2020-08-12
Blair Park Board Meeting Minutes for August 12, 2020
Call to Order: Blair Park Board President Neil Jensen called the meeting to
order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Neil Jensen, Steve Tonn, Sarah Boeka, Joe Burns, Betsy
Anderson and Park Superintendent Pat Long.
Approval of Minutes: The March 11, 2020 minutes were approved by Joe
Burns and seconded by Steve Tonn.
Approval of Bills: No bills presented.
Old Business:
1. Update on Black Elk Mountain Bike Trail System.
Stephen Fullmer presented an update on the Black Elk Mountain Bike
Trail System. He presented the Memorandum of Understanding
between Trails Have Our Respect (THOR) and the City of Blair (City).
This Memorandum is required by the City to insure organizational
responsibility and insurance/indemnification. After a review of the
document a motion was made by Betsy Anderson to accept and
forward the Memorandum of Understanding between THOR and the
City of Blair to the City Council for their approval. The motion was
seconded by Sarah Boeka and was unanimously approved by the
board. Construction of the trail system is scheduled to begin yet this
fall.
New Business:
1. Discussion and review of fall projects.
Due to COVID19 the park department projects that were scheduled to
begin earlier in the year were put on hold. The proposed budget and
projects that were previously approved and have now been
reapproved included:
The surface rework of the Ridgeview Park playground.
The remodeling of the shelter at Steyer Park which includes
electrical work and additional outside lighting, opening up the
back wall of the shelter to improve air circulation and
extension of the parking area.
The installation of a blade on the new pickup.
Additional Information about these and other projects:
An Engineering Study for the modification of the park shelter
at Steyer Park was approved at the 7/14/2020 City Council
Meeting.
An Engineering Study was approved at the 7/14/2020 City
Council Meeting for construction pre-design layout for new
dock renovation at Optimist Park.
An Engineering Study was approved at the 7/14/2020 City
Council Meeting for preliminary development plan for a new
park to include a splash pad and other activities on city
property north of Civic Drive.
Items that have been accomplished include:
The Dana ball field project is completed. With the use of
GPS and laser leveling/grading the infield has been
reconditioned and top dressed. The fields are currently in
use by the Cubs Organization and are being used for
tournaments.
New benches have been installed at the Rich Warrick
Memorial Park and Black Elk Neighardt Park.
Adjournment: Joe Burn’s motion to adjourn the meeting was seconded by
Sarah Boeka. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Betsy Anderson August 14, 2020