Minutes; Park Board. February 2012

PARK & RECREATION BOARD MINUTES Monday, February 13th, 2012, 6:00 p.m. Evansville City Hall 1) Call to Order & Roll Call o Call to order - called to order at 6:08pm by Culbertson. o Present: Todd Culbertson, Rich Modaff, Ben Ladick, Jerry Krueger, Ray Anderson, Ron Carlsen, Lyman Fuson & Sue Merritt o Absent: Rick Hamacher 2) Motion to approve Agenda as printed. o Motion made by Rich Modaff, second by Sue Merritt 3) Motion to waive the reading of the minutes from the November 14th, 2011 meeting & approve them as printed. o Motion made by Rich Modaff, second by Lyman Fuson 4) S.O.L.E. o Rod Courtier, 240 Kinsey Ct, requesting permission to create an Osprey nesting area at Lake Leota Park. Rod also inquired about the possibility of having a culvert added at the north end of Lake Leota. The culvert was an option that was recommended as part of the dredging process, thus minimizing silt build-up within the lake. 5) Citizen appearances, relating to Park & Recreation, but not listed as agenda items. o John Decker, 143 W. Main St, planning stages for a 2nd annual Civil War event to be held at Lake Leota Park. Will be discussed with possible action at March meeting. o Antes Cabin relocation and restoration – Cheryl Fox has offered to donate work on this project. Will be discussed with possible action at March meeting. o Sandy Decker, 143 W. Main St., informed the board about the upcoming additions to the Ice Age Trail. Sandy is encouraging public comment as there are several possible options for the location of the trail, some of which include Evansville. Comments are due by 3/15/12. o Dan W. (City Administrator) informed the board about the upcoming Youth Baseball sign-up and plans for sponsorship opportunities. 6) West Side Park bathroom and shelter o EHS students are currently working on “building plans”. Rob Castrone is also putting together a cost estimate with his students. Todd will approach the Evansville Lions Club about possible involvement with the shelter portion. Todd will also inquire about a portion of this project as a possible Eagle Scout project. 7) Aquatic Report o No report 8) Chair’s report on items of interest and/or actions of City Committees & Common Council o No report 9) Reports/updates park projects/maintenance o No report 10) Old business 11) New business 12) Motion to adjourn – Motion made to adjourn at 6:58pm by Rich Modaff, second by Ron Carlsen Next meeting Monday, March 12th, 2012 - 6:00 pm, Evansville City Hall