October 9, 2024 Park Board Agenda & Minutes

Posted: October 8, 2024 | Updated: October 14, 2024

AGENDA

 

NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:                                    CRESCO PARK BOARD

DATE OF MEETING:                                   Wednesday, October 9, 2024

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING:                        6:00 P.M. at CRESCO FITNESS CENTER

 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED

GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL MEET AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE.    THE TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SAID MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:

ROLL CALL:  DENNER, HEROLD, HOVDEN, MYERS, O’BRIEN.

CONSENT AGENDA:   There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

  1. Approval of the Agenda
  1. Approval of Minutes from: September 11, 2024
  2. Approval of the Claims

OTHER BUSINESS:  There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE:

REPORTS: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

  1. FITNESS CENTER (Memberships – 797)

Employees

Building Update/Memberships

  1. PARKS

Completed, Ongoing, & CIP Projects

SET PROBABLE DATE FOR NEXT MEETING:

ADJOURN:

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENTAL BODY.  POSTED: October 8, 2024.

Minutes

O’Brien called the Cresco Park and Recreation meeting to order on 10/9/2024, at 6:02 pm at the Cresco Fitness Center (CFC). Board Members Hovden, Myers and O’Brien were present. Denner and Herold were absent.

Also Present: Brandon Kerian and Rich McConnell

O’Brien made the motion to approve the consent agenda which included the approval of the agenda; claims, and minutes of the September, 2024 meeting. Hovden seconded the motion and it passed all ayes.

Other Business: – – –

Comments from the audience: – – –

Kerian reported on the Fitness Center: Memberships – 797 down a little.
Employees: O’Brien made a motion to hire Maryn Hvitved as a Lifeguard at $10.00 per hour. Myers seconded the motion and it passed all ayes.
Building Updates/Memberships: Nick with Emergent Architecture met with CFC full-time employees to make updates/changes to the rendering. Kerian provided a copy of the new rendering for the board to review.
Full-time CFC team has been working on a new Membership Dues packet. Wanting to simplify options and there is potential for slight increase. Board will review next month.

Kerian reported on Parks: Completed project is the Kessel Parking Lot. Lines will be painted next spring.
Ongoing project is the Eagle Scout project by Ethan Casper. He already has the concrete poured!
CIP Projects: 1. New North Building 2. Evans Park 3. New Pool Grates and Tile 4. Lights for Pickleball Courts
Jason Passmore and Scott Thomson approached Kerian about contributing to the Electronic Sign that is on the corner of Beadle Park. Estimated cost to replace/repair is $30,000. Myers made the motion to donate a max of $5000.00 towards the sign. Hovden seconded the motion and it passed ayes.

Hovden moved to adjourn at 6:50 pm. O’Brien seconded and it passed all ayes. The next regular Cresco Park and Rec meeting is scheduled for November 20 at 5:30 pm at CFC.

Respectfully Submitted,

Holly O’Brien, Board Secretary