Estacada Parks & Recreation
Commission
Members Present: Pam Peterson, Deb Weikum, Kristina
Engelbrecht, Rob Kowalewski, Cheryl Coupland and Roxanne Morrisey
The minutes from the
01/22/03 meeting were reviewed. Commissioner Kowalewski made a motion to
approve the minutes as written, Commissioner Coupland seconded this motion. All in attendance agreed.
No citizens concerns or comments.
New Business:
Commissioner Weikum
made a motion to elect Pam Peterson as the new Vice Chair for Estacada Parks
and Recreation Commission. Commissioner
Kowalewski seconded this motion and all in attendance agreed.
Gary Guttridge from
the Lewis & Clark pageant Planning committee was not in attendance for the
meeting. It was unclear as to exactly
what he needed to speak about.
Commissioner Peterson
made a motion to elect Michelle Cheshier as the Parks & Recreation City
Council Liaison. This motion was
seconded by Commissioner Weikum and all in attendance agreed.
Staff Report:
City Manger, Randy Ealy started by discussing the budget. Total revenue so far this year for park fees and reservations totaled $3,600, last years totals were $14,000. The parking situation and the electricity problems at Timber Park were discussed. Commissioner Weikum volunteered to attend the meeting at the Public Works building on 02/27/03 at 11:00 am where there was going to be a discussion about the electricity being upgraded at Timber Park.
Phase I and Phase II
of the Master Plan were discussed.
Trying to obtain grant money to fund Phase II was also discussed, but
due to time constraints did not seem feasible for the funding of Phase II. Commissioner Kowaleski made a motion to recommend
to the Estacada City Council to move forward with the funding of Phase II of
the Master Plan using the S.D.C money
in the approximate amount of $14,000.00. Commissioner Peterson seconded this motion. All in attendance agreed.
A work session was scheduled
for Saturday, March 8th. to look at Wade Creek Pond, the possibility
of setting up an Earth Day clean up and the writing of grants.
Meeting adjourned at
08:55 PM