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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/20/1982 • � CTTY OF APPI,E VALI,E�' PARK C�MMITTEE MINIITES �pril 2U, 1982 PRESERTTt Chaa.rman Robert Naegel�! T�rry Lan�a�er, 3�avid Mi11er, F11en Milosy Ra.ta GutEnkauf, Virg�.nia Steriing, Gfluncil Me�be� Barbar� Saro�anich (7t�$ arri�v�.l)� �ity Administrator Riehard Aslssan� Recrerztion Pra�ram Supervisor Terr� Schult2. ABSEN'.�. Dou�2as Dahlen. Minutes of the �pril 6, '19$2 me�tin� were corrected as follcar��: line 33, delete the wc►rci *�rou�h�t and use co�,e�arnec� t�ri.th. C�MMENTS f�N HZR�NG OF 13EW PARK DIRECTOR by G�TY ADMINI�TRATOR RICH:ARI? AST,ESON� Mr. Asleson �ave Park Committee Members an Agez�da far Park Director Recarui�ment which he carefully �xpl.ained. He felt that the Park Cc�mm�.ttee has/had a total.?�y di�'ferent canc�pt of what a Park Director�s �alxf�catiatts should be than what Staf� wa� actuall�r seek3ng. Mr. Asle�an stressed the x�eed far � P�rk Directc�r h�.tr'ing st�t�rt� admi�istrative qualificatians (p�r Cit�' Couneil minutes y 8-2'7-81)y a strong �c�l� backgrou�dy the ability to be � ne�atiatar� and �he abi3.ity to be a part ca� a �"team" in �he wor� ez�vironment. The list af 12 questioae� aske� of those� e�endidate� interviewed/to be interviewed was 3.ncl�ad�d along with pnsiti+�s� re�pnnsibilite� and 1g$2 Budgets, �alary 1evels ir� the Me�ropal�.tan area far P�rk Direetor�� housir�.g costs and the�.r �ffect on recruitme�t, the rtature and exa�ples of work expected, and the desirable requ3rements« Mr� Asleson braught the Crammittee up to date regarding per�4ns who had besa 3�tervi.ewedy those wha had been high3y sr�ught� �nd th� ul.t3,mate di�appointmen� of the persan fram {}sh�osh, �iscor�sin turnin� down the pc��itiora here in �ppZe Va11�y. Because af State La.w, the person wha became$ the new Park 37�.rector doe� nt�� have to become a reside�.t of Apple Valley. The average salary in the Metropolitian ar�a of Parl� Di.rectcrs 3.s $32,,OtJOs ax� aPpr4ximately 8� increa�e aver 1g$�4 �g salary average o�' $29y500. Mr. Asle�oxi shar�d a quc�te b�► Ma�ror-Garrison--�'W� may be averag� an tern�� af a Park �arectc�r�, but we are above ave�ra�e fn ter�s af what we hav� to a��er o�r publi.c fa� pa�rks �,n.d recr�atiom, there�ar� the �cc�pe t��' respcaa�sibi.litie� af t�e per�on h�.red �a c�arry but thi� pragra� is grea��'� �pple Va11.ey 3.s lcsakeed upon as a progressive �flmm�tn3ty 3.n the �arks and Recre�tion area. It is fe3t that �'top doliar" wil.]. have to be paid tn retain �sQmecne to �oord3.nate the tremex�dcus dallar a�sets we �ow have i.n the parks. Gbmms.tte� �ember� �espor�ded with vaaci€�us Goncern�. Mr. M31�.er wan�dered if the the f�elin�e af �he Park Cmmrn�.ttee would be a3.rec1 any �o�e ef�'ectively tc� the C�,t�r Cctunc3.2, in a ma,nner to make it knc�wn to �he City Gcruncil. tha� the Park �c�mmi�tee wants particular 3.tems c�r has par�icu3.ar cc�ncerns. x+� alss€► camm�n��d that the Committee h�s !'unet3oned �u�t �xne with4ut a Park A3.rector; 'Mr. Mi11er w€�u,].d like to knaw what �his �arl� Committee is Bupposed ta da �or the Ci�y af Apple Yal.ley. He ��ated that the canc�r�a o�rer the Qc�I,�' Gcaurse �eem�s �c► be rrru�ni�tg the whole �ha�wr.�' Ferhap,s a fifty-�i.v� �ear old per�Qa Ecr samec�r�e in that ages bracket) €�haulcl be hired. Mr« A€�leaon re,sponded �h�t the Go1f Caurs+e 3.�a 1g81 alm4�t �hewed a pr4��.� �'or the ��.�st tante. M�s. wav�nich iffidxcated that the City Cott�acil has been, u�aui�ous in the d3.rectian f�1V821 '�C� �2*., A�tl A�tns� �i�n �!^h�a reant.�»�l-i�nn nf a nAw p�rk nir�etor. � � PARK CQ�IMZTTEE MINUTES �prf.I 2�, 998� Page � �r« �.slesc�n �,gai.�n prsinted ou� the ne�d te� h3�re somean� with prc�v�tn adm�Lni.strat�.ve ab�l�.t�r. M�. �terling quest�,4ned what she hac� h�ard as � �7�-8Q!{74n pa�k�ge with �ri�age bene�'�.t�. �Ir„ A�l��or� ostated that tl�er �a�lary w4u�.d b� i� the $�,�la€7t�.4� ran�e ana that th� �$d-8�iC1�(?.C?d wn�ald in,ciude � t��e t�.me �.nterim loan that �rauld have to be arepaid�►•�fc+rgivex� �.n sm�ll in�remerats oqer fa,ve year�. Pa.yiffig h�usi.ng difPer�nt3.al 3�� r�o diff�r�nt from what �ri.vate i,r�dus�ry +�ffers« The cc�st ��' hcrusin� rrith the extremely high 3.nterest rates ma�es i� d�ff�ct�lt. . Nir. L�nga�er stated t�a� he �a.s hearin� frc�m th@ groLip �°f�u�t�"at�.4�if�. Hf3i tor��, questioned the f�nction of thia Park Comm3.ttee; he fel�/feels the Park Com�nitte� dc�e� ha�� a very good feela�.� of what � Park D3,rect�r is supposed to do. �Ir. �s1��o� respc�r�ded t�at he hear� ar�d. uadersta�d� the cancerr� 4f the �ommittee; he ��ggested rese�rczh�.n� the bylaws c�f th�e Cc�mmittee; i.t 3.� �n arm ��' the City Couxi�il. �i�. M3.1,o�s stated that the ��rk �c�mmitt�e fux�ct3.an� �s a �"s�hc�le.f� �he queet�,Qned he�w far tYze C�ty Cduneil wan�s the Cnmmittee tc� �e� an it� functi�ns. ,�he �'eel,s that tl�e Ca�mi.ttee i� concerned ov�r the reactions af the catizenr� fro� all the par�s th�t ecrver the entire �ity. M�. ,�terl�ng expr�ssed a� spe��.al thank �rc�u tc� Park I)epart�ae�.t �ecret�ry Betty far the excellent map �he proe3�ded Camm3.tt�e members wi�h ind�.cat3.s�� the 1QCati�n� of the F�rks w�.�h their new �.ad o].d name�. The ent�.re �a��nit��e �c►3�,ed in tha� appre�iatioa�. Cha.irman Na��eli' ques�ianed the directiQn �he Park Cc�mmittee wa� �c�ing 3n; he e�pressed � f�ela.n� 4� �.�AB�.�1� S30IDE of �he dir�cti,on the Cammittee ha�d over thes years. �e dc�e� nQ� �raat ta se� the Cam��,tt�e b�e�a�ning invol.ved 3.n �. paliti��l type af s�.tuat3.c�n. �te dc�ez� nat feel th�.t the Park Comm3ttee is �.t a s�ar�c��ti].3.. He f�els plan�s �r�uld, bc��in being made fc�r Farquha:r �ca presest tc� the City �aunc�l.. H� wa�].d ].3.ke� t+� spend the �aext se�eral meetin�e set�in�; up �aal�s e��;d. c�b�e�ctive� �ar �the �.ex� 6-8 mon�hs. REPt3RT ON RECRE�TIflN A�TIV�TIES by RE�REATTtJN PRQC�RAM ,�UPERVIS4�R� '�ERRY �CHULTZr Mr. Schult� passed r�ut �n in�'armative r�part di the Apple V�l�.ey Parks az�d Re�rea- �yan Repor� for Detaber 198� thrc�ugh �eptern�er 1q89. 1ie str�ssed that he 3.s ual�.t�r c���.en.ted in pra�r�m� rather than qu�:ntit�. �e�aa�tment 36 r�fer� ta pro- �rams supported 'by the City. Departments 46 a�c� �+� are se1,f suppr�rtir��r $30,000 of Rec. Programs ar�..not self-sugporting (excl�ding Adui. cost) .'�'�� ���� o� ���-�b `�""0�'���'��"� w�� di.�eu�ssed a�d �.t i� nc�r�aally a d3F�3.�u1t �ray to pro�i�de program� becau�� o� the �uppc�rt wd�k need�d. PRr. Schultz said that he wQU3.d use �rolunteers and has had some» Mr. Na.e�eli wor�d.ered 3f �pecial Events �caul.d be run r�3.th indsv�.dual col.l�e���rns, �Sr. Schult� replied that �� the directiox� th�� �ere pt�r$u�.�g. �te w�ruld like �or �he �i�mmer pla��round prs��ram to break even. Mr. N�e�el3, ,�e�;�ge�ted. char�in� perhaps ��+(��{�0 fcr a six-ar�eks prc�gr��. The summer playgr�und prcagram wa� cut b�r $'l4,C1pd.C)C3 which has to be pa.cke�d up ia� �ome mann�r te mai.ntaf� the 1eve1 crf serv�.ce�. Counci2 Member Sav�anich �trc�u�ht up the �e�n.cer�, far so�e type of prc���am �.� 4-fi parts af the City f�ar 4-� hours a �.ay� for older cha.ldren. e�pecially� since th�re wa.11 b�s �o �ummer �chc�al prc�gra�s e►�fered�jt�st limited�. : �r. �'chult2� e�pressed the �eed for a ].i�hted ath3.etic �aci�.ity �'or adu3.ts. (NL�. A�ie�ar� le�t the meet�n� at 9:40 p.m.} Ms. �terlin$ painted nut th�.� some pare�.ts u�e the summer pr��rams as a �nea�.s r�f � � P�RK CC)M1�IITTEE MZNU�E� Apri1 24, '1 g82 Page 3 wc�rkin� Qut the3.r p�rsonal seh�du3es around them. Mr. Sch�.It� pe�inted out that the �ee for the summer play�round pro�ram wi1�. be doubl�d. �hairman Naegel�. tha�.ke�. Mr. Schultz fc�r h3s informativ� preseatatio� and �or hi� patien�e f� wait�ng for hi� port3oz� of the meeta.r�g. OTH�;R IT�MB s Fark As�si�nment;�--th�►�e w3.11 be made at the r�ex�t me�t�.ng. '�olujnteer Recngn�.ticn Wes�C•�•� Chairmar� Naeg�1�. read a letter fram M�,yQr �rarriso� ind�.catin;� Apr3l 1$•.�4 wnuld be observ��d a� Apple Val.ley Vol'utateer Recc►g�3,» tia� i�eek. Ch�irmmn Naegeli and V�.ce Chairp�rson �3.los wi1.1 at�end the C�.t� Cpunc�.2 meeti�a� Apri1 22 durin� which the �ark Co�m3.ttee wi31 be recogni�ed. MC'N�I4N. by M�. �'terlir�g� �econded by Ms. �S�.loa tc� ad�aur�.. The Park Gomm�.tt�� S�eeting ad�our�ted at q:,�8 p«m. REF(3RESTATTt7N CC?MMITTEE MEETI�'4 Chairm�n M3,�.1er ea3.led the Reforestaticn Committee Meeting ta crder at 1�:�� p.m. and �urned it over the Arbor Day CQmm3.ttee Chairman M�.1ns, aeedli��+� w�.11 be efl�:d can Sa.turday� Apr�.1. 24 at Applebaum�s by Mr« Miller and Mr. I��.ga�er; M�. �I�.lrrs and Y�er famil�r w�.11 sc��.l them at Hauser's. �tat� Represent�ti�e Radriguez wi7.l tr� tc� attend the ceretnony. Cost of printa.n� the cert3.f3eates vra,s don,ated by APple �ta�.ley Gaast ta CQas� and �i�nnehah� Fa1.].� Alursery in the amcu�t of $5?.54 eac� for a tatal df �11�.00. �o oftse� the ta�c and cost of bagsy Park Comm3.tte� members Nae�e13.� I?ahlen, Gutez�kauf� �ter].i�aga and Langager e�ch cc�ntribut�d $'i.44. M4�T4N« by Mr. Naegel�., seconded by Ms. S�erli�� to ad�c�uz�n the �eeting. The Re�ore�sta�ior� �Qmm3 ttee l�eetiag �d�ourned €�t 10:�$ p.m.