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05/05/2003 - 00028651CITY OF FRIDLEY PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING — MAY 5, 2003 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Kondrick called the May 5, 2003 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Dave Kondrick, Tim Solberg, and Dick Young Others Present: Jack Kirk, Director of Recreation & Natural Resources Dave Lindquist, Park Maintenance Supervisor Mark Daly, Program Supervisor Tom Nergard, FYSA Youth Baseball APPROVAL OF APRIL 7, 2003 PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES MOTION by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Solberg to approve the minutes of the April 7, 2003 meeting. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL MEMBERS VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICK DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA FOR MAY 5, 2003 MOTION by Mr. Solberg, seconded by Mr. Young, to approve the agenda for the May 5, 2003 meeting. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL MEMBERS VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICK DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED. 1. STAFF REPORT a. Program Update Mr. Kirk stated that the Program Update for the Recreation and Natural Resource Department was included in the agenda packet for review by the Commission members. This is a summary of some of the activities that have been held since the last meeting. On this month's update is information on a new activity called the Bunny Breakfast. It was a family oriented special event that the Recreation Department sponsored in cooperation with the Fridley School District Community Education Staff. Participants enjoyed the entertainment and the delicious pancakes. Over 240 plates of pancakes were served. Mr. Kirk also reported that the Spring Fling at Springbrook Nature Center was held on Saturday, April 19t". An estimated crowd of 575 people enjoyed the games, activities and food. Parks and Recreation Commission Meetinq - Mav 5, 2003 Paqe 2 Mr. Kirk also stated that registration has begun for the garden plots at Locke Park. We currently have 33 of the 46 plots rented. Last year, all of the plots ended up being used. b. Park Maintenance Report Mr. Lindquist stated that the maintenance staff had completed a lot of work in the parks during the month of April. Tasks completed included the following: picking up leaves and debris from last fall and winter; overseeding the skating areas, football and soccer fields; preparing baseball and softball fields for the season; adding ag-lime to the infield areas; checking out lighting and scoreboard systems; painting the inside of the Community Park building; removing lifeguard towers from Moore Lake Beach; putting up nets and cleaning court areas; and picked up litter and trash at all the parks. Mr. Lindquist further stated that they also worked with volunteers at Stevenson Elementary school to help with installation of new playground equipment. c. Fridley `49er Days Mr. Kirk stated that the annual city celebration, "Fridley `49er Days", is scheduled for June 11- 15 this year. There are many of the regular popular attractions such as the carnival, the Friday night street dance featuring the Dweebs and the Saturday street dance featuring the White Sidewalls. The annual parade is set for Thursday night with a 6:30 p.m. starting time. The Stand For Children Day event will be on Saturday afternoon at the arena with activities from 3:00 — 6:00 p.m. The Teen Dance Party will be at the FCC on Friday night from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The Senior program has a number of tournaments and special activities planned for our seniors. Mr. Kirk invited the Commission members to participate in the `49er Days festivities. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Baseball Tournament Request — Fridley Little League Mr. Kirk stated that the Fridley Little League has requested use of the four Little League fields for a fundraiser tournament on May 30, May 31 and June 1. The Little League organization has run several tournaments in the past and has done a good job caring for the facilities. Staff would recommend approval of the tournament with same fee structure as in past years. Fees would be as follows: $60 for each field used; payment for a dumpster to handle the garbage from the event (estimated at $200); payment for an additional satellite toilet; and payment of actual costs associated with the City providing a maintenance person to take care of the fields. A refundable $200 clean-up/ damage deposit should be required with the rental. MOTION by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Solberg to approve the baseball tournament request by the Fridley Little League with all the applicable fees outlined by Mr. Kirk. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL MEMBERS VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICK DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED. Parks and Recreation Commission Meetinq - Mav 5, 2003 Paqe 3 b. Baseball Tournament Request — Fridley Youth Baseball Mr. Kirk stated that the Fridley Youth Baseball group, part of the Fridley Youth Sports Association, would like to hold a fundraiser baseball tournament on several of the City baseball fields on Saturday and Sunday May 17t" and 18t". The application is for use of Commons #1, the Little League fields and the High School #1 baseball field. Permission to use the high school baseball field would have to come from the School District. Mr. Tom Nergard of Fridley Youth Baseball is at the meeting to discuss this request. Mr. Nergard stated that the tournament is being run in cooperation with the Minnesota Youth Athletic Services (AAU) and is one of their "super saver" or low cost early season events. Each team plays three games in the tournament, with all games played in a single day for each team. The Little League organization has agreed to run the concession operation for the weekend and share the profits with the Youth Baseball organization. The MYAS will have a tournament director on-site and Fridley Youth Baseball will also have personnel on-site to make sure the tournament runs smoothly. Mr. Nergard further stated that this is more of a pre-season type tournament with time limits on all the games. It is designed for the teams to get used to playing some games early in the year. Mr. Kirk stated that staff would recommend approval of the tournament request with the same fee structure as required for the previously approved Little League baseball tournament. Fees would be $60 for each field used and a payment would be required for a garbage dumpster. Additional satellite toilets would have to be paid for as well. Fridley Youth baseball would like to handle the ballfield maintenance with volunteer help. The refundable $200 clean-up deposit should also be required. Mr. Lindquist stated that if volunteers were going to be doing the maintenance, he would like to meet with the people in charge prior to the tournament. He would like to review the proper maintenance techniques to make sure the fields are properly cared for. Mr. Kirk recommended to Mr. Nergard and the Fridley Youth Baseball that they explore the possibility of the Minnesota Youth Athletic Services sharing in the costs to rent the fields and put on the tournament. Mr. Young suggested that Fridley Youth Baseball make arrangements with the Fridley School District for parking of cars for the tournament. MOTION by Mr. Solberg, seconded by Mr. Young to approve the use of the Commons #1 and the four Little League baseball fields for a tournament run by the Fridley Youth Baseball. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL MEMBERS VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICK DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED. Parks and Recreation Commission Meetinq — Mav 5, 2003 Paqe 4 c. Showmobile Rental Request — City of Blaine Mr. Kirk stated that the City of Blaine is requesting use of the Showmobile for the Blaine Blazin' Fourth Celebration. The unit would be used for concerts/ street dances on June 27, 28 and 29, 2003. The City of Blaine has rented the showmobile from us in the past and there were no problems reported. Staff would recommend approval of this request with the standard rental rate of $700 per day and additional costs for moving of the unit. Motion by Mr. Solberg, seconded by Mr. Young to approve the Showmobile rental request to the City of Blaine with all of the standard rental fees applied. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL MEMBERS VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICK DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Mr. Solberg, seconded by Mr. Young to adjourn the meeting at 9:02 p.m. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL MEMBERS VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON KONDRICK DECLARED THE MAY 5, 2003 MEETING ADJOURNED.