Park Board Minutes 1989 09-12-89 Minutes of the Yorkville Park Board metting 9/12/89
Beecher Building.
Members present: Steve Bridge, Mary Kay Price , Cindy Davidson.
Members absent: Mike Welton, Dave Schmelzle.
Also present: Stormy Gray, Rec . Dir. , Ann Englehart , Asst. Rec. Dir.
Meeting called to order at 7: 06 p.m.
Stormy presented bills for payment.
Motion to approve by Steve Bridge , 2nd. Mary Kay Price.
Vote: Steve Bridge, aye , Mary Kay Price , aye , Cindy Davidson, aye.
Old Business:
Back Stops. Steve Bridge, on behalf of the Park Board, has contracted
with Fox Valley Fencing (Mark Hovemann ) to in stall the backstops
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during the last half of October. Backstops . . . $3 , 640 . 00 , Side
fencing, $1 , 858 . 00
New Business:
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StormWhat fall classes are doing fairly well in attendance and
monetarily; we will know better in a few weeks when everyone has
settled into their schedules.
Cecelia Sanders , who works for Senior Services would like the Park
Board to consider dividing the Daley Room in half so that Sr. Services
could move most of their desks , etc. into that area, and thus
alleviate the overcrowding they now face in their present circumstances
in the Austin Room. They would also like to be able to divided
the Perkins Room in half when necessary. This would be accomplished
by means of folding room dividing panels of some sort.
The cost of this project would be in the area of 18 , 000. 00 to*20, 000. 00
dollars . Sr. Services has some money for this , but won ' t know
exactly how much until some time later. Other alternative solutions
for their space problems were discussed and this situation will
be looked into further and discussed at the next several mettings .
Steve Bridge told the Board about the Ice Arena project that was
presented to the City Council a couple of weeks ago by Steve Devik
and Nancy Sleezer. This was to be a memorial arena to Todd Campbell,
Nancy' s son. Mr. Devik proposed building the arena and then turning
over the payments and operation to the City. This would amount to
no less than $10, 000. 00 per month to run. A figure way beyond the
relm of the Park Board' s or even the City ' s budget. It was suggested
to Mrs . Sleezer that perhaps the YMCA would be interested inland
more able to handle a project like this .
Stormy asked if we could get a pop/juice machine in the lobby of
the Beecher Building. All of the ladies in exercise classes and the
children in the gymnastics , tumbling, dance, etc. classes are
mighty thirsty when they get out and would like to be able to buy
a can of pop or juice when they are done with class.
Steve Bridge talked about moving Shoe String Park. Fran Klaas , City
Engineer said that the City equipment could take it out and move
it to its new site , but that we would need to find some help in
reassembling. . Robt. E. Lee Building Co. , Inc. would donate the
use of a post hole digger to help reassemble the equipment. We
just need to find volunteers to run the machine and pound nails .
Little League coaches and Soft Ball League coaches should be
contacted as well as the kid's parents to ask for help in moving
the Park and putting it back together. The Park Board also has
$1 , 000. 00+-to purchase some new playground equipment . We will have
to decide what sort of equipment we need and then let the
Women' s Club choose the specific piece or pieces.
Stormy informed the Board that she has another part-time job
as a teacher' s aide at Yorkville Grade School form 1 to 4 p.m. .
She assured the Board that this job would not interfere with
her duties as Recreation Director.
Stormy and Ann will be attending a conference on Drug Abuse on Oct.
1st and 2nd. in Oakbrook. Total cost of the conference will be
$206 . 00.
A motion to approve their attending the conference with the
Park Board paying for it was made by Steve Bridge, 2nd. by
Cindy Davidson. Vote , unanimous aye.
The next regular meeting of the Yorkville Park Board was set for
October 9 , 1989 at 7: 00 p.m. in the Beecher Building.
Motion to adjourn by Steve Bridge , second by Mary Kay Price.
Respectfully,
Cindy Davidson