2020_01.08 Parks Board MinutesKENNEDALE
Parks and Recreation Board
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PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes
REGULAR MEETING
January 8, 2020
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE
1. CALL TO ORDER
Larry Hoover called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Ann Beck, Kenneth Michels, PhD Wallace, Jeremy Johnston Absent: David Deaver, Jeff
Nevarez, Gary Swan
III. VISITOR/CITIZENS FORUM
IV. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Discuss and consider future bond proposal items
1. L. Hoover presented the board with a spreadsheet that they could use to prioritize/rank
the possible bond project items that had been identified so far. He had filled one out so
the board members could have an example of how to use the sheet. He stated that
the board members could each fill one out and he could take that input along with his
own input and present the board with a list of recommendations to be presented to
City council.
2. J. Johnston asked how the board could make a recommendation to city council to
cancel the current KYA contract.
3. J. Johnston discussed an offer Prime Baseball made to him after the last board
meeting whereby Prime Baseball offered to pay the city $40,000 to rent the baseball
fields for 5 months. J. Johnston could not understand why this offer had been
declined.
4. A. Beck asked if renovating the ballfields is actually the best use of whatever funding
may be available. She pointed out that in a survey completed for the Park Master plan
under "things you want more of baseball ballfields were 7% and football fields 0.9%
that people wanted more of. Whereas trails were 51%, picnic areas were 34%,
playgrounds were 40%. Everything was ranked higher than ballfields. So she feels that
the demand is not there to support a large expenditure on ballfields. She stated that it
seems like there are a lot of others areas that would be better to spend money on like
trails, nature areas, playgrounds and picnic areas. P. Wallace agreed that nobody
would probably use the fields that aren't already using them now and felt that it
probably is not a good idea to put a lot of city money in to renovate the fields.
5. J. Johnston stated that spending the money on the splash pad would be a better idea.
P. Wallace agreed that the splash pad is very popular with a lot of people.
6. There was a discussion about the disc golf course in Sonora Park and the possibility
of expanding it in the future and possibly having a disc golf tournament.
7. L. Hoover stated that R. Taylor had taken pictures of the new scoreboards at the
ballfields and these were included in the agenda packet. Board members stated that
they liked the new scoreboards.
V. MINUTES APPROVAL
Consider approval of minutes from December 4, 2019 regular meeting. Motion to: Approve
December 4, 2019 minutes. Action: Approve Moved By: A. Beck Seconded: J. Johnston
Motion Passed: Unanimously
VI. DECISION ITEMS
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to: Adjourn meeting at 7:40 pm Action: Adjourn. Moved By: K. Michels Seconded: P. Wallace
Motion Passed: Unanimously
Approved:
Da aver, Chairman
Attest:
Mary Goza, Park Board Secretary