September 13, 2023 Park Agenda & Minutes

Posted: September 12, 2023 | Updated: October 19, 2023

AGENDA

NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:                  CRESCO PARK BOARD

DATE OF MEETING:                          Wednesday, September 13, 2023

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, ERNST, HEROLD, HOVDEN, O’BRIEN.

 

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

  1. Approval of the Agenda
  2. Approval of Minutes from: August 16, 2023
  3. 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 – 690)

Employees

24/7 Update

 

  1. PARKS

NEI3A Contract

 

  1. RECREATION

Fall Programming

 

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: September 12, 2023.

MINUTES

O’Brien called the Cresco Park and Recreation meeting to order on 9/13/2023, at 6:02 pm at the Cresco Fitness Center (CFC). Board Members Denner Herold Hovden and O’Brien were present. Ernst was absent.

Also Present: Brandon Kerian, Wendy Bohr, and Rich McConnell

Herold made the motion to approve the consent agenda which included the approval of the agenda; claims, and minutes of the August 16, 2023 meeting. O’Brien seconded the motion and it passed all ayes.

Other Business: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below. Jamie Hackman’s last day is 9/15. Starting the internal application process and getting ads in the paper. Working on behind the scenes logistics with all the staff changes. Staff have been great and receptive to all the changes.

O’Brien asked for comments from the audience: – – –

Kerian reported on the Fitness Center: Memberships = 690 – down, but still up compared to last year.

Employees: O’Brien motioned to hire Jami Weinacht as a Fitness Instructor at $20.00 per class.

Hovden seconded the motion and it passed all ayes.

24/7 Update: Kerian gave an update that they are still expecting equipment at the end of September/early part of October. Having a Locksmith come and install 3 coded locks. New padded mat that Featherlite ordered is in. Once installed, netting will be replaced.

Kerian reported on Parks: NE13A Contract: Herold made a motion to move forward with another year contract with NE13A. Denner seconded the motion and it passed all ayes.

Kerian reported on Recreation: Fall programming is going well, Roughly 100 kids in flag football and 50 for Volleyball. Have great volunteers!

Will hopefully get winter programming out next month. Looking at adding something else besides basketball.

O’Brien moved to adjourn at 6:33 0m. Hovden seconded and it passed all ayes. The next regular Cresco Park and Rec meeting is scheduled for October 11 at 6:00 pm at CFC.

Respectfully Submitted,

Holly O’Brien
Board Secretary