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Minutes of January 14, 1988
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The regular monthly meeting of the Englewood Parks and Recreation Commis-
sion was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Poole at the Englewood
Municipal Golf Course Clubhouse.
Members present: Bradshaw, Braucht, Gomes, Neyer, Poole, Vanderleest,
Wiggins, Hathaway (alternate), Kuhn, ex officio
Members absent: Higday, Hoyt
Also present: Jim Ka vi nsky, Parks Supt. 1.
Tim .Cavanaugh, Parks Supv.
Don Allard, Golf Course Manager
Chairman Poole asked if there were any additions or corrections to the
minutes of November 12, 1987. There were none. A motion was made and secon -
ded that the minutes be approved as presented. The motion passed.
Alternate Commission member Hathaway entered the meeting at 5:32 p.m.
Director Kuhn introduced Don Allard, Golf Course Manager, to the Commis-.
sion. Allard was selected to fill this newly created position in November,
1987.
• Commissioners Braucht and Neyer entered the meeting at 5:36 p.m.
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Parks Supt. Kavinsky introduced Tim Cavanaugh to the Commission . Tim was
hired to fill the recently vacated position of Parks Supervisor.
Parks Supt. Kavinsky reported on the status of the 1987 lottery fund
projects. He stated that the Belleview Park tennis court lighting project is
complete, and that the final aiming and 8 hr. testing of the lights will be
done when the weather permits. He stated that the Belleview Park court resur-
facing, fence repair and landscaping will be complete in April as weather per -
mits. Kavinsky reported that construction of pavilions at Cushing and Belle-
view Parks is complete and the concrete flooring will be poured and barbeques
put in as weather permits. Playground modules have been put in at Jason,
Belleview and Centennial Parks. Picnic tables have been built to be placed in
the new pavilions. Kavinsky reported that the slopes project at Belleview
Park will be complete in the Spring.
Parks Supt. Kavinsky reported that application has been made to Arapahoe
County for a grant from their lottery fund to construct a pedestrian bridge
from the shelter to the restroom at Belleview Park. He stated that fund s in
the amount of $19,000 for the bridge have been approved by the Arapahoe County
Commissioners. The balance of the construction cost will come from the City 's
remaining lottery funds.
Discussion ensued with regard to the amount of lottery funds received by
the City, the per capita amount received , State use of lottery funds, Lotto,
if passed, as being a means for increasing the per capita amount in futu r e
years, etc.
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Director Kuhn reported that the parks staff is working with the State
Highway Department with regard to the development of Little Dry Creek in con-
junction with their design of a bike trail that will run through Cushing Park
and under Santa Fe Drive to tie in with the path on the West side of Santa Fe.
In addition to the bike trail construction, the highway department will slope
the area and plant approximately 130 trees. An irrigation system will be in-
stalled to get the trees started but will then be discontinued to allow trees
to live in a native environment.
Kuhn explained that the highway department will make channel i mpro vements
at Dartmouth and Santa Fe which will include 4 to 1 sloping, a concrete lined
channel bottom, with boulder and rip rap sides to stabilize the slopes. The
flow channel will be 16 to 20 ft. wide. Kuhn stated that the highway depart-
ment is planning to put up a structure in the area along the creek at the
Cushing Park property line to control water flow. Kuhn stated that an 8 ft.
deep pool of water forms at this point on the creek and it may attract kids to
swim in that area. In addition to signage to help alleviate the danger, Kuhn
has requested the highway department to put up a 6 ft. chain link fence around
the structure and stair step type walls in the channel end with rungs in the
pool area walls.
, K~hn stated that with reconstruction of the Santa Fe and Dartmouth inter -
change and development of Little Dry Creek through Cushing Park, it will be
necessary to rebuild the entrance to the park and he is recommending, for
traffic safety measures, that all parking facilities for the park be moved to
the south side of the park off of Eastman Ave. The present number of parking
spaces on the North end of the park will be duplicated with construction of
the new lot.
Director Kuhn reported that Orris Saunders' term of office on the Malley
Center Trust Fund Committee expires in April, 1988, and that Mr. Saunders has
expressed that he would like to be reappointed for another term of three
years. Commissioner Gomes made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Wiggins, to
recommend reappointment of Orris Saunders to serve on the Malley Center Trust
Fund Committee for a three-year term to expire on April 20, 1991. The motion
passed.
There was some discussion with regard to Commissioner Wiggins' term of
office on the Parks and Recreation Commission. He received a letter from
Mayor Van Dyke stating that there had been an error in his notification of
appointment to the Commission which stated that his term would expire in
February, 1990, when in fact, the term expires in February, 1988 . Director
Kuhn suggested that Wiggins write a letter to Mayor Van Dyke expressing his
desire to be reappointed to the Commission for another term. Kuhn stated
that the confusion of his term may have inadvertently occurred due to the
vacancies created by School Board members leaving the Commission.
With regard to the Parks and Recreation Commission Students of the Mon t h,
there was considerable discussion concerning the seeming lack of interest by
students and teachers which makes obtaining nominations diffi cult , possible
promotional problems, etc. From six nominees, three boys and three girls, the
Commission voted on Students of the Month for February, with Troy Pillow and
Rebecca Crump taking the honors .
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Commissioner Neyer commented on the large percentage of outside home
Christmas lighting this past season and the possibilities of bringing back the
practice of lighting competition.
Director Kuhn reported that the miniature golf course proposal will be
presented to City Council on January 18, as will the proposal for park use
fees for day care centers. Kuhn stated that the proposal for the construction
of driving range lights at the golf course will be considered by Council in
the near future.
Commissioner Gomes suggested to the Commission that meetings during the
winter months be held at City Hall rather than the golf course since the
weather prohibits the course from opening to the public, and for the conces-
sionaire to open for the Commission meetings is costly. Following discussion,
Commissioner Gomes made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Neyer, to hold Com-
mission meetings at City Hall from October through March and to meet at the
golf course clubhouse from April through September in order to cut the conces-
sionaire's expense of opening the clubhouse one evening per month during
winter months for the Commission meetings. The motion passed with one oppos -
ing vote from Commissioner Bradshaw.
, Cpmmissioner Neyer reported that he received the results of a survey ,
resulting from a Town Meeting held in October 'at Sinclair Middle School,
wherein the youth at Flood and Sinclair Middle Schools were asked in what rec-
reational activities they would be interested in participating. Commissioner
Vanderleest stated she has heard that the students at Flood and Sinclair would
like to compete with other schools instead of only each other and asked if
there is a way to broaden the sports competition for the two schools. Direc-
tor Kuhn stated he had discussed this with Recreation Supv. Ballard and they
are working to add other schools to the after school sports program.
There was much discussion with regard to the difficulty in organizing
activities for middle school age youth in which they would be interested in
participating. The Commission agreed that a "dive-in" (movie in the pool)
might be worth checking in to. Director Kuhn stated he would work with the
recreation staff and work up some details for staffing, appropriate movie,
safety, timing, effective advertising, etc., and make a proposal to the Com-
mission at the next meeting in February.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary
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