Parks and Recreation Commission on July 1, 2021

Agenda

7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle, North Liberty, Iowa

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1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes, June 3, 2021
3. Board Members
   1. Welcome two new board members and one renewing term: New: Amy Chen, Kevin Stibal; Renewal: Craig Sundell
   2. Appointment of board positions: Chair Person, Vice Chair, Secretary
4. Reports
5. Parks Report
6. Recreation/Pool Report
7. Questions or Concerns
8. New Business
9. Old Business
10. Next Meeting: Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 7:00pm.
11. Adjourn

 

 

Minutes

Date: July 1, 2021, 7pm in person
Board Members Present: Jeremy Parrish, Richard Grugin, Shannon Greene, Amy Chen, Kevin Stibal, Craig Sundell
Absentees: Marcia Ziemer, Shelly Simpson
Others Present: Guy Goldmith, Brian Motley

1. Call to Order
• 7 PM by Richard Grugin

2. Approval of Minutes from June 3, 2021
• Motion by Richard Grugin, second by Craig Sundell. Motion carried.

3. Board Members
• Returning: Shannon Greene (1 year), Craig Sundell (1 year)
• New: Amy Chen, Kevin Stibal
• Parks Director: Guy Goldsmith
• Assistant Parks Director: Brian Motley
• Appointment of Board Positions
 Chair: Richard Grugin
 Vice Chair: Shannon Greene
 Secretary: Amy Chen

4. Reports
• Parks Report
 Ranshaw House project has paint issues, contractor will fix
 Pool heater project: bid and accepted
 Park tail trash: high usage
 Maintaining lawn equipment
 Landscaping now has two crews
o Added one due to extensive streetscaping
o Allows for better time coverage, too
o Bike trail cleared of 2 miles of low limbs
 More trimming due to dry weather now back to moving
 Ballfield maintenance due to town league ending
o Now focusing on supporting weekend tournaments
 Penn Meadows Ball Field Complex
o Replaced the wooden dugout seating
o Aluminum tops were repurposed at no cost but labor
 Playgrounds
o All playgrounds were given new safety mulch except rec center
o Took 7 semi loads of mulch
 Loop Road around Centennial Park
o Going to bid shortly
o Construction to begin in Fall and be completed in Spring 2022
o Creating road, parking areas, and shelter around perimeter
 Forevergreen Trail Improvements Project
o Raising the trail 2 feet to allow better drainage this summer
o Cover Bridge Road by trees down to the Y of the trail
 Penn Meadows Park
o Installed the donated free library by the splash pad
 Rec Center
o Installed new poles and LED lights at the rec center
o Took only two days
o Did have to block parking by closing either North or South side
o Uses less power than high-pressure sodium lights
o Also added additional electrical outlets to poles for future events
 Tennis court renovations
o To begin in the last week of July and will take all of August
o 2 tennis courts to be replaced with 6 pickleball courts
o Resurfacing to cover the surface cracks
o Installing fabric barrier between new asphalt and the new surface
o Originally installed in 2006
o Surface of varying depth due to poles raising up (thicker on East)
o Level needed for ice rink install in the winter
o Tennis courts at Liberty High School will more than replace the loss
o Pickleball in more popular than tennis
 Dog Park
o Selling a lot of dog passes
o Usage steady, but lower due to heat
o Turf better than in spring
o Will spray and do another seeding in fall
 Splash Pad
o Controller burned out
o To be fixed over the weekend for holiday
 Broadmoor Pond
o Huge fish kill; cleaned 30 June and 1 July
o Fishery department came and reported the oxygen level deficiency
o Cause was the algae bloom after week and a half of overcast weather
o Algae pulled oxygen from the water rather than the air
o Probably better in the long run as the fish were overpopulated
o Put out a pond pack that feeds on the nutrients that supply algae
o Usually, the blooms happen a month and a half later
o Pond susceptible to winter kill; didn’t happen this past year
o Look into pond aeration system as it is shallow
• Recreation/Pool Report
 Now open
o Visitors can check in by the snacks
o Front desk used only for membership problems
o Only allowed 250 max (normal max is 500)
o App alerts visitors when busy
o Noon is when all members can come in
o 1 o’clock is when daily fee folks can come
 Filter
o Using a clarifier as a short-term solution
o Wisconsin engineer looking into solutions
o Repainted both pools
o Outdoor pools usually the one with cloudy issues
 Programming
o Aqua programs are popular but not full
o Swim lessons held outside; indoor pool only for lap swimmers
o One 3X3 basketball league
o No tennis this summer
o No adult 40+ basketball
o BSB about 40 participants
o No offsite events; probably will pick up for fall season
o Backyard campout held in June
o No BIC leisure ride
o Basketball program had 25 attendees (4 teams, 6 kids/team)
o Tennis lessons had 39 participants
o Tennis lessons at Liberty High in July
o June 18 was the busiest day, 535 people that day, 50% capacity
o Concession only pre-packaged food
o Space is an issue as pool check in there now
o Community clean up can be booked for two-hour time slots
o Muddy creek clean-up day will be August 5 at 7 PM
 Questions or Concerns
o Women’s tennis usually fills at 15, men’s usually doesn’t
o Library doors open between rec center and library
o Community clean up: department can work with groups at any time

5. New Business
• None

6. Old Business
• None

7. Next Meeting
• Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 7:00pm.

8. Adjourn
• Motion to adjourn by Amy Chen. Seconded by Craig Sundell. Motion carried.

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