REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2010
MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Frank Altimore
MEMBERS PRESENT: Altimore, Berthiaume, Bovid, Carlson, Jurado, Kelley, Martin, Rice, Steidemann
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Jan Yuergens, Carl Coons
Minutes of November 3, 2010
Jurado motioned, Steidemann seconded to receive minutes of the meeting of November 3, 2010. Motion passed 9-0.
Call to Audience
None
Friends of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail Request
Tabled – the Friends of the Pere Marquette representative was not able to make the meeting.
Project Reports - None
Proposed Recreation Fee Public Hearing: Post
reviewed the proposed recreation fees as presented to the Commission at their
November meeting. A public hearing was
conducted with no public comments offered.
Martin motioned to recommend the fees as proposed to City Council at the
upcoming joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City
Council. Jurado seconded. Motion passed 9-0.
Division Update
Vice-Chair Carl Coons delivered a presentation on the Beautification Advisory Commission regarding the commission’s work.
Old Business
Commissioner Altimore announced that there will be a joint meeting between the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 20th. As a reminder, there is no meeting in January, 2011.
Band
shell update
The
City has solicited a basic structural analysis of the band shell and results
show significant work is required. Right
now the City is discussing with the Alden and Vada Dow Foundation options
regarding the needed work.
New Business
Haunted Forest
As
published in the December 6, 2010 edition of the Midland Daily News, it was
decided recently that the Haunted Forest will come to an end, based primarily
on liability concerns regarding the event.
Answering questions from the commissioners, Marcella Post added that
there was a safety issue at the forest between two volunteers. Post also added
that volunteer help is very unpredictable and not dependable and also that
weather and local events such as football games are always and issue and always
potential for low-event attendance.
Other factors that were mentioned were that several staff hours go into
the preparation of the event and therefore the event is not financially
profitable. Post mentioned that the City
did extend the offer for Special Olympics to take over their event in its
entirety but they declined. Finally,
Post mentioned that there will be another Halloween-themed activity that will
replace the event.
Motioned by Jurado, seconded Carlson to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 9–0.
Adjourned: Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcella Post
Recreation Manager