Park Board Minutes 2003 02-24-03 APME
Yorkville Parks &Recreation -3,ay•03
Burbach Aquatic Planning Meeting
Minutes
February 24,2003
Call to Order-
Chris Rollins called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Roll Call-
Present: Chris Rollins,Dave Cathey,Ken Koch,Heather Fiala,Van Truman
Staff in Attendance: Laura Brown,Dan Hebreard, Sue Swithin
Guests and/or City Officials-
Sara Stotmeister,Burbach Aquatics
Approval of Minutes-
Minutes of the Januaryl3 meeting were unanimously approved following a motion by Koch, and
seconded by Cathey.
New Business-
Stotmeister presented two versions of the preliminary site plan for a community aquatic park.
Points of discussion included safety considerations, operational issues, and the general layout of features.
Safety Considerations
• Contamination-if the lazy river and the main pool area are connected and one becomes
contaminated,both areas would have to be closed.
• If the two pools are connected-concern for youngsters leaving the main pool to enter the lazy river,
handling the increased depth and flow of the water in the lazy river.
• Lifeguard stations-Stotmeister pointed out that the State mandates where lifeguard stations are to be
located.
• Inner tube access-Location of inner tubes to minimize congestion.
Operational Issues
• Hiring of staff
• Patron fees
• Irrigation of grassy areas
• Lighting
• Special events
• Funding of facility
• Cost of operation
General Layout
Discussion ended with the Board ' s consensus on :
• Shape of the main pool and its features.
• To not connect the main pool and the lazy river.
• Install a staircase for access to the lazy river at the end opposite the tube slide.
• Keep the diving pool and lap pool separate, but narrow the grassy area between the two by 20 feet.
• Relocate one deck umbrella to the sand play area.
• Remove the shelter by the food court and replace with two umbrellas.
• Install additional bathrooms along the fence behind the lazy river and diving pool .
• Increase the size of the concessions area.
• Add a drinking fountain to the shelter by the diving pool.
• Add removable basketball hoops to the lap pool, and remove the lily pad walk from the plan.
• Parking lot is fine as is (one parking space for every 5 patrons).
• Sand play area features, tipping coconut palm trees, geysers, speed slide and inner tube slides - OK.
• Check-in area, fine as is .
• Add more lockers in bathhouse. Otherwise the bathhouse is fine as is. (Bathhouse will be used for
storage during off season.)
I
Alderman Paul James arrived at 6 :49 p.m.
i
Stotmeister will prepare another version of the plan incorporating the above changes . Following the
Board' s review of that plan, she will prepare display boards for the presentation to City Council. Cost of
operation should be a part of the presentation to City Council. Once approved by Council, the Park
Board will begin discussion of specific feature descriptions and implementation.
Pool discussion ended at 7 :43 p.m.
Bills Review -
Brown said she will request a new account signature card, from the bank, to add Fiala and Truman to the
authorization list.
I
Swithin asked for approval of an additional $ 101 .04, in account #81006069000, in bulk mail postage for
a mailing to celebrities for the May 10 golf outing.
Cathey moved for approval of bills with the additional $ 101 .04 . The motion was seconded by Truman.
A roll-call vote was taken: Rollins, yes; Cathey, yes; Koch, yes; Fiala, yes; Truman, yes.
i
Additional Business -
Brown made the following announcements:
• Board members will be receiving an invitation to the City' s annual Staff Appreciation Dinner being
held on April 12 at the American Legion. It will begin at 6 p.m.
• The annual golf outing will be held on May 9 at Blackberry Oaks Golf Club.
• The March 10 board meeting packet will include an action plan resulting from the recent community
survey.
• Tuesday night' s City Council meeting will include an Executive Session regarding land acquisition,
which will deal directly with parks. Board members are encouraged to attend. The regular meeting
begins at 7 p.m. The Executive Session will follow.
I
Youth Baseball/Softball Association President, Ben Assell, thanked the Board for approving the
agreement with the association. He reported that 685 kids have signed up so far, with the total count
expected to top 700 .
Brown explained the process for developing parks in new developments, in response to a question by
Heather Fiala regarding the Country Hills subdivision.
Adjournment -
The meeting adjourned at 8 :00 p .m., following a motion by Koch, seconded by Cathey.
I
Respectfully Submitted,
Judy Rice
i
Next meeting 7 : 00 p.m. March 10 in the Austin Room of Beecher Center.
i
i
i
i
i
i
L