CITY OF PICKERINGTON
PARKS & RECREATION BOARD
CITY HALL, 100
LOCKVILLE ROAD
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL. Mr. Campbell called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken with Mr. Frazier, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Boetcher and Mr. Campbell present. No members were absent. Others present were; Steve Carr, Lori Aberman, John Edsall, Deborah Edsall, Brian Mahoney, Erica Adams, Roberta Burley, Mike Hand, Stephanie Stevens, Chuck Grabner, David Coutri, Ben Dunson, Nick Robson, Darrell Baker, Rylan Regins, Lee Norman, Sam Katlarek, Kelly Kristoph, Ryan McAndrew, John Boutselis, Brandon Price, Adam Proehl, Jeff Laird, Ben French, Teauana Long, Anthony Palermo and others.
2. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES OF August 22, 2005, Regular Meeting.
Mr. Boetcher moved to approve; Mr. Campbell seconded the motion. Mr. Campbell, Mr. Boetcher, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs.
Ball and Mr. Frazier voted “Aye.” Motion
carried, 5-0.
3. COMMUNITY COMMENTS. None.
4. PARK DEVELOPMENT / IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
A. Parks Master Plan – Update with Edsall & Associates. John and Deborah
Edsall provided the Board with an update on the Parks Master Plan. Mr. Edsall provided the Board with copies of community survey examples from Evendale, Huber Heights, Tipp City, PROS 2000 for Westerville and the City of Wyoming. The examples were briefly reviewed and Mr. Edsall asked the Board to review them and provide feedback to the Director within a week as to what format the City of Pickerington would like to implement and what components each Board member would like to see included in the Parks Master Plan. Mr. Edsall stated they will be presenting the same information to Safety Committee on October 3, and will ask for their feedback within a week as well.
Mr. Campbell stated bike paths are very important and he would like to see them tied into existing trails with the possibility of a connector going to Pickerington Ponds. He continued the Skate Park is not conducive to kids who want to use their bikes so they need to look into providing a facility for them as well.
Mr. Campbell inquired what type of timeframe are we following for the survey. Mr. Edsall stated they plan to finalize gathering information on October 24, and within a week the final survey would be produced. Mrs. Edsall stated it would be prudent to set a date for the completed survey to be returned within two weeks.
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Mr. Edsall stated it would be very proactive to post notices of the upcoming survey and upcoming meetings on the City’s website, as well as notifications in the local newspapers.
Mr. Campbell inquired could the survey be available online? Mr. Edsall stated they have worked with other communities who conducted website surveys, however, the mail out survey has been more successful and there is less opportunity for the results to be skewed. Mrs. Edsall stated you might have someone complete the survey more than once if it were available online and that would jeopardize the results. Mr. Carr stated he would have to check with the company that maintains the City website as to the feasibility of putting the survey online. He continued the meeting notices can be posted on the City website.
B. Sycamore Park Tennis Courts – Update. Mr. Carr stated the agreement
was signed with a fence company to install all new fencing. At this point in time in consultation with City Manager it has been determined that the crack repair will not be completed until the synthetic surface is installed based on the advice of contractors who bid on the project. The fence repair has to be completed prior to the installation of the synthetic surface.
C. Putting/Chipping Green – Update. Mr. Carr stated turf repair will be
completed at the putting and chipping green this fall.
D. Joint Park District – Update. Mr. Carr stated each Board member should
have received a package of information that was distributed at the last meeting with Violet Township. He continued Mr. Campbell and himself attended the meeting last week at the Violet Township offices. Mr. Carr briefed the Board of items discussed and questions asked at that meeting. He continued that some of the people in attendance at the meeting felt the Township needs to do a survey as well to gain feedback from the community to gain a feel as to whether this idea would be well supported by the township residents. Mr. Campbell stated the overall consensus of opinion is no one wants to pay for this. He continued if it is feasible and the people want it then it is something both the City and Township need to look into. Does the City want to give up control of the existing parks and the district as a whole want to pay for it? Mr. Campbell stated it would take at least 1.5 mills to meet the current budgetary needs and that does not include any future projects. He continued they are also looking into how would a recreation center be financed if they only have funding for five years.
5. RECREATION AND EVENTS. No update at this time.
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6. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Review of the Parks and Recreation portion of the CIP. Mr. Carr stated each Board member should have a copy of the five-year plan. He continued he would like each Board member to review it and provide any feedback to him regarding the Parks section of this plan.
7. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Boetcher moved to adjourn; Mr. Frazier seconded the motion. Mrs. Ball, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Boetcher, Mrs. Hammond and Mr. Frazier voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 5-0. The Parks and Recreation Board meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M., September 26, 2005.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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Lori L. Aberman, Deputy Municipal Clerk
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Steve Carr, Parks and Recreation Director