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December 20, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee
County Park Commission was held Thursday morning, December 20, 2001 at
9:00 AM at the Ozaukee County Administration Center Room 117 with the
following committee members in attendance: Ted Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave
Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter, Steve Groom and Al Krier. Also
present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the
November 15, 2001 meeting were read and a motion was made by Clarence
Boesch seconded by Steve Groom to approve the minutes as read. The motion
carried.
Payroll listings for the periods ending November 17
and December 1, 2001 as well as vouchers from the dates of November
10 to December 14, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made by Clarence
Boesch seconded by Steve Groom to approve these items as presented. The
motion carried.
To open the meeting Bill Knight announced we had
received a second DNR grant figure of $100,000 for phase 2 improvements at
Tendick Park.
At Virmond Park, Bill Knight noted the new park
shelter had been completed, but that the DNR had offered to extend the
project period until June 30, 2002 to allow time for construction of
pathways from the shelter to the parking lot and to have the lot marked
properly to ADA standards. The DNR final reimbursement for the project
costs will be delayed until these items are completed.
Barry Genson, engineer from Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik
and Associates was present to discuss the results of the new bid opening
for the construction of the new Mee-Kwon Golf Course clubhouse.
Barry announced there were 15 bidders on the re-bid of the project with
the low bidder being Reichl Construction Inc of Hales Corners, WI at
$1,275,300. Barry said he had completed a background check of Reichl
Construction through financial sources and found them to be a responsible
contractor. Barry said he had appeared at the December 19 meeting of the
County Building Committee and said he had recommended no alternatives to
the bid except Alternate #7 which permitted the county to purchase some of
the larger construction material items eliminating over $21,000 in sales
tax. The approximate total cost of the project was estimated to be
$1,481,382. The awarding of the bid had been approved by the building
committee. The contract called for substantial completion of the new
building by November 1, 2002 with a non-completion penalty contained in
the contract. Demolition of the current building would be done after
construction is completed. It was felt that the new contract not only
allowed for completion of the new building but also allowed for some
contingency for additional construction and administration costs. After
some further discussion a motion was made by Dave Albert, seconded by
Ralph Port to authorize Reichl Construction to proceed with the
construction process according to terms contained in a letter of December
19. The motion carried.
Bill Knight announced Mee-Kwon Golf Course would
finally be closed December 19, 2001 following an excellent fall weather
season.
Andy Holschbach and Andrew Struck from the County Land
and Water Conservation Department presented a program relating to a new
state law called the Wisconsin New Smart Growth Law. The purpose of
the program was to introduce the conceptual highlights of the New Smart
Growth Law and how it will affect future land use planning in the State
and County. Andrew Struck explained how the new program in intended to
provide a framework for developing comprehensive planning throughout the
state. After the presentation a motion was made by Al Krier seconded by
Clarence Boesch to approve the draft copy of the flow chart of the program
dated 10/09/01. The motion carried.
Bill Knight noted the county's Taxation and Claims
Committee was looking for guidelines from the Park Commission for
potential uses for an approximate 60 acre parcel of land in Section 34 of
the Town of Fredonia that had been obtained by the county for non-payment
of real estate taxes. The land happened to be adjacent to the current
Hawthorne Hills Park complex and the land was described as being largely
wooded with trees native to the area along with Milwaukee River frontage.
It was noted that except for cleanup of some environmental issues the
property was described as "gorgeous" for a park environment. The committee
thought an extension of the current hiking trails would be appropriate and
very briefly discussed placement of mountain biking trails. Since the site
contains a residence and outbuildings the question rose as to whether
those buildings should be surveyed off the parcel and sold separately or
retained with the parcel. After some discussion a motion was made by
Clarence Boesch seconded by Steve Groom to recommend the property be kept
together and not divided. The motion carried. It was not known for sure
when the land might be available for county parks use, but no major
expenditure was envisioned for future improvements.
Andy Holschbach from the Land and Water Conservation
Department spoke to the committee about the status of the proposed
acquisition of the Lions Den property. Andy briefly noted there
were still some land division issues to be resolved with the current offer
calling for a 3/15/02 financing contingency clause and April 1, 2002
closing date. Tom Meaux said the county was still looking for private
financial support for the anticipated purchase.
Bill Knight noted the replacement roof at Hawthorne
Hills Clubhouse had been completed.
In Virmond Park, it was thought the vertical
drilling project to relieve the bluff area water problem would be
completed prior to January 1, 2002.
A brief update on the progress of the Ozaukee County
Interurban Trail was presented with a notation that the Milwaukee
River bridge project in Town of Grafton will begin in early January 2002
with a March 2002 completion date.
With no further business to come before the committee,
a motion to adjourn was made by Ted Egelhoff seconded by Al Krier.
The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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November 15, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park Commission was
held Thursday morning, November 15, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the Mee-Kwon Golf
Course, with the following committee members in attendance: Ted Egelhoff,
Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter, Steve Groom and
Al Krier. Also present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the October 18, 2001 meeting were read
and a motion was made by Clarence Boesch seconded by Steve Groom to
approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings for the periods ending October 20 and
November 3, 2001 as well as vouchers from the dates of October 17 to
November 9, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made by Dave Albert
seconded by Ralph Port to approve these items as presented. The motion
carried.
The committee first discussed the need to increase
reservation fees for the parks, H. H. Peters Youth Camp and Waubedonia
Park. The recommended increase was $25 in all existing categories of the
reservation fees, and after some discussion, a
motion was made by Ron Schowalter, seconded by Dave Albert to approve the
$25 increase and thus amend Section 5.01 of the Park Ordinances. The
motion carried. A correction was noted to add the word "hour" in Section
5.01 (1) (b) after the number "24".
Steve and Nancy Klatt, the new 2001 season lessors of
Mee-Kwon Golf Course restaurant came to the committee seeking approval to
keep the clubhouse restaurant open on weekends during the winter season
when the sled hill is open so they could offer food and beverage items to
the general public. Steve also was asking for permission to promote cross
country skiing by renting skis for use on the golf course. He told the
committee he has proper insurance in place for this activity so there
would be no concern for the county. In discussion that followed, it was
noted that there perhaps would be some increased cost to the county for
heating the building to a higher temperature, but that the lot is normally
plowed and there was a county employee on duty anyway at the sledding hill
from noon to 5 PM weekends. In general, the committee thought this would
be good public relations for the golf course and would provide a new
service for the public not currently available. Any additional rental
costs to the Klatts would be reviewed for next year after it could better
be determined what, if any those costs were.
In conclusion a motion was made
by Ron Schowalter, seconded by Clarence Boesch to approve of the Klatt's
request for the 2001-02 season. The motion carried.
Barry Genson, engineer from Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik
and Associates, presented an final update on the new Mee-Kwon Clubhouse
design as it would be prepared for release for bidding to contractors.
Barry said after this review bids would be opened December 4 at 2:00 PM in
the County Courthouse Room 117. He said he had received some inquiries
from potential new bidders on the project. He detailed how $300,000 had to
be cut from the project to make it financially possible. He discussed how
the demolition of the old clubhouse would be delayed until November, 2002
rather than immediately allowing the existing clubhouse to be used for one
more season during the construction process of the new structure. Barry in
detail discussed changes in both the structure and site plan including the
elimination of the basement, retaining wall, and entrance tower and
relocation of the mechanical room all of which resulted in cost savings.
He discussed the need to retain the fire protection system including a
12,000 gal. water storage tank to be located under the building. The
committee listened intently to Barry's suggestions and while no formal
action was taken on the matter, the committee was in concurrence with
Barry's final proposal for the project design. Mark Lesar had asked about
some change in the golf cart storage location so the carts could be
bettered viewed from the pro shop.
Bill Knight reported there were some rotten roof
rafters discovered during the Hawthorne Hills pro shop shingle replacement
project and that those rafters would have to be replaced and funds would
be found to cover the additional cost.
Bill Knight reported the drilling project at Virmond
Park was finally ready to be done to relieve the water pressure on the
bluff surface.
Regarding the Interurban Trail project, Bill Knight
requested the committee's approval on an accounting transfer allowing the
pooling of the other participating municipalities grant funds into the
county's fund since payments for the project will be made under county
auspices. Technically with these funds transferred, the cost of the
project will increase to $1,341,784 with the county's cost portion
remaining unchanged. A motion was made by Ralph
Port, seconded by Clarence Boesch to approve the pooling of funds and the
required funds transfers as presented on the transfer of funds document
dated 11/14/01. The motion carried.
On the Tendick Park project, Bill Knight discussed the
need for an amendment to the professional services agreement between the
County and Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates resulting from a
$2,200 cost increase for wetlands delineation needed for construction of
the pond at the park. A motion was made by Al Krier,
seconded by Ron Schowalter to approve the increase and contract amendment.
The motion carried. Bill also mentioned that thanks to the
co-ordination of Jay Jansen from the City of Port Washington in
conjunction with the Port High School, a 9 hole frisbee golf course has
been installed in the park and that efforts are under way to complete the
second 9 holes through high school student efforts. Bill estimated nearly
$25,000 has been saved because of this involvement.
With no further business to come before the committee,
a motion to adjourn was made by Dave Albert seconded
by Steve Groom. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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October 18, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park Commission was
held Thursday morning, October 18, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the Hawthorne Hills
Golf Course with the following committee members in attendance: Ted
Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Steve Groom and Al
Krier. Also present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the
September 27, 2001 meeting were read and a motion was made by Clarence
Boesch seconded by Steve Groom to approve the minutes as read. The motion
carried.
Payroll Listings for the periods ending September
22 and October 6, 2001 as well as vouchers from the dates of
September 20 to October 16, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made by
Dave Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to approve these items as
presented. The motion carried.
To begin the meeting, Barry Genson, from the
engineering firm of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates, designers
of the new Mee-Kwon clubhouse, confirmed that the county finance
committee would not approve an additional $250,000 for the clubhouse
project as was recommended at last month’s park commission meeting. Barry
explained how after that meeting he, Bill Knight and Mark Lesar discussed
how the project could continue within the dollar limits allowed without
interfering with the quality and integrity of the building. Barry
explained in detail how eliminating the lower level basement construction,
replacing it with a slab on grade structure would save considerable
expense. He explained how omitting the east retaining walls with its
foundations and footings saved expense, and discussed other savings in the
reusing of some kitchen equipment, eliminating the entrance tower and the
fire protection tank and reducing landscape plantings save considerable
expense. Barry maintained that in these changes, the view would not change
and the basic exterior of the building maintained its integrity. Barry
also discussed the timetable going forward. He felt plans could be
developed so bids could be sought November 15 to be opened December 4,
2001. This timetable called for keeping the old clubhouse for 2002 with
construction to begin on the new structure in April 2002 with the
intention to be used for the 2003 season. After discussion some additional
costs and including a contingency amount of $50,000 a motion was made by
Clarence Boesch, seconded by Ted Egelhoff to accept the final estimated
construction cost as $1,587,808.50 and to seek bids as such. The motion
carried.
Dave Van Camp, a project engineer from Earth Tech, Inc.
designers of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail was present to announce
the results of the bids opened for the Milwaukee River bridge needed for
the trail. He said low bid of $328,000 was received from Pheifer Bros.,
Neenah, WI., with bids of $439,000 received from Concrete Structures, Inc.
of Janesville, and $461,050 from Lunda Construction, Waukesha, WI. The bid
solicitation called for construction of the 12’ x 325’ bridge to be
completed by March 1, 2002. Upon Dave’s request a motion was made by Dave
Albert seconded by Ralph Port to award the bridge contract to Pheifer
Bros. of Neenah, WI as stated. The motion carried. Kit Keller was present
to question Earth Tech’s future involvement in the design of signage for
the trail, but Dave Van Camp said he felt their firm’s commitment to
signage had already been completed. Van Camp was also questioned about the
fulfillment of public hearings attendance by his firm acknowledging that
some additional commitment was owed under the contract terms.
Bill Knight noted the Hawthorne Hills Golf Course
roof replacement was scheduled to begin in early November by J T
Roofing, Inc.
Regarding the Virmond Park bluff drainage system
on October 11, 2001 letter from North Shore Drilling was introduced
stating that the project was finally ready to be completed so a motion was
made by Al Krier seconded by Steve Groom to proceed with the project for
the cost of $15,140.00. The motion carried.
Bill Knight briefly reported the progress being made at
Tendick Park noting the pond construction would probably start in
spring 2002 rather than this fall and that the frisbee golf course layout
might be donated by volunteers.
With no further business to come before the committee,
a motion to adjourn was made by Dave Albert seconded by Steve
Groom. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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September
27. 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning September 27, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the
Mee-Kwon Golf Course, with the following committee members in attendance:
Ted Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter,
Steve Groom and Al Krier. Also present were Bill Knight, Ozaukee County
Park Commissioner and County Board Chairperson, Katie Smith.
The minutes of the August
16, 2001 meeting were reviewed and a motion was made by Ralph Port
seconded by Steve Groom to approve the minutes as read. The motion
carried.
Payroll listings
for the periods ending August 11, August 25 and September 8, 2001 as well
as vouchers from the dates of August 20 to September 19, 2001 were
reviewed and a motion was made by Clarence Boesch seconded by Dave Albert
to approve these items as presented. The motion carried
Bill Knight opened the meeting by
advising the committee that he had received communications from both Pat
Landrum at Hawthorne Hills and Steve and Nancy Klatt at Mee-Kwon that they
both desired the opportunity to return in 2002 as the concessionaires
at their respective golf courses.
Bill Knight also reported an incident
at Virmond Park in which an artist had basically lived in the park the
entire summer while he was preparing a mural of the park. Bill said some
thought might have to be given to preparing a more strict policy on
commercial type uses of the parks noting that this artist definitely
should have contacted the parks department in advance of his planning.
Barry Genson, Paul Erlich and Chris
Braun from the engineering firm of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and
Associates were in attendance to confirm that the bids for the new
Mee-Kwon Clubhouse were opened on Tuesday September 25 and that the
bids came in too high. Barry said there were nine bids with the low base
bid being from Jos Schmitt & Sons Construction Co.,Inc. of Sheboygan
for the base bid amount of $1,670,000. With the acceptance of six
alternate bids deducting various items, the construction cost would be
$1,598,625. This amount was deemed unacceptable because it did not yet
include items for furniture, WEPCO line relocation fees, soil test
borings, State review fees, architectural and engineering fees, and any
contingency costs. County Corporation Counsel Dennis Kenealy told the
committee that the county had the responsibility to the lowest responsible
bidder and could not negotiate the contract lower without causing a
conflict from the other bidders. He said the alternatives were to accept
the bid and seek additional funding approval from required county
departments or to significantly reduce the plan specifications by about
$150,000 and rebid the project. It was immediately noted that rebidding
would delay the project for an entire year, not a popular option. In the
discussion that followed regarding which alternate bid deductions would be
acceptable, it was determined that the exterior stone patio wall and
related items in alternate bids 1, 3 and 4 totaling $28,000 be accepted
and that alternate bids 5, 6, and 7 be retained thus making the project
cost $1,642,000. Bill Knight suggested that since we are spending golf
course revenues and not tax dollars, that steps be taken to request
authority to spend the additional funds rather than rebid the project. It
was noted that the county finance committee meets tomorrow and the county
board approval could be obtained at next week's meeting with agenda
changes. Barry Genson estimated that the contingency costs mentioned
earlier that are not presently included in the cost could be approximately
$200,000, thus raising the construction costs to $1,842,000. Previously
the county board had approved funding up to $1,600,000, so approval for
approximately an additional $250,000 would be needed. Barry said he would
work immediately to communicate with Bill Knight a more definite dollar
amount for the contingency costs and would attend tomorrow's finance
committee meeting with Bill. In conclusion, a motion was made by Clarence
Boesch, seconded by Ron Schowalter to approach the Finance Committee and
County Board to request authority to expend an additional $250,000 from
the parks department's retained earnings to cover the cost of construction
and contingencies and once having the finance committee's approval,
approve the awarding of the contract to Jos. Schmit Construction Co., Inc.
of Sheboygan for the cost of $1,640,000. The motion carried.
Bill Knight reported the Hawthorne
Hills roof repair bids had been received with the successful bidder
being JT Roofing of Saukville for a price of $21,485.00. Further, Bill
reported the building committee had approved the project which is now
scheduled to begin in October.
As had been discussed previously, Bill
Knight mentioned the Covered Bridge Park bridge roof needs
replacing. Bill said the had received a preliminary estimate of $30,000 to
replace the cedar shake roof and said the project can be moved into next
year's budget with the work to be completed next year. Bill said he would
look into the possibility of obtaining grant money for a portion of the
project.
Regarding Virmond Park, Bill
Knight noted progress was being made on the replacement of the house roof.
Bill also noted a recent cross country meet had caused a very large
gathering of vehicles in and near the park causing somewhat serious
traffic and parking concerns. Bill said he would work with Mequon Rotary
Park officials to determine if the larger meets could be held there and
would review the permit application process in Virmond Park in an attempt
to reduce such occurrences.
Bill Knight reported the bids were out
on the Milwaukee River bridge needed for the Ozaukee Interurban
Trail crossing and results should be available in a couple weeks. No
construction was to be done this year except for grading and graveling. A
preliminary thought of holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening
of the trail was endorsed by the committee.
Vern Arndt, a
land owner in the Town of Belgium appeared before the committee to express
his concern over the paving of the WEPCO interurban line for the new bike
trail denying him access to his 27 acres of land and cabin which is
accessible only by the interurban line right-of-way. He explained that in
1966 he received verbal approval from WEPCO to use the right-of-way as
access to the land and later constructed a cabin and dug a pond on the
land. Vern said it would be almost impossible to obtain other access due
to the nature of the swampy land and was seeking the board's support for
obtaining a permanent access to the site along the WEPCO right-of-way and
paved trail. He said Roger Schueller owned a similar wood lot in the area
and was also concerned about access to his lot. He said that during the
winter months no motorized vehicles would be used so the trail would not
have to be maintained. Following some discussion, a motion was made by
Dave Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to endorse Vern's application to
WEPCO for a permanent easement to his site by virtue of a letter to be
written to WEPCO supporting Vern's request. The motion carried.
At the Carlson Park Ice Center,
Bill Knight said some consideration was being given to constructing an
enclosed outdoor ice rink to relieve the skating schedule pressure at the
ice rink at a much lower cost than constructing a new building.
At Tendick Park, Bill Knight
noted that parking lot, trail and pond construction was ongoing and will
be completed this fall along with some work on the east side of Highway O.
The issue of concessionaire fees for
the two golf courses had been discussed previously and a committee of
Dave Albert, Steve Groom and Al Krier reported their recommendations to
the committee. After some study it was recommended that an annual fee of 8
cents per golfer at each course be used to determine the fee to be charged
the succeeding year to each concessionaire at their respective course. In
discussing the matter the committee urged no undue financial pressure be
put on the concessionaires so as to cause them to discontinue their much
appreciated services. With the addition of Steve and Nancy Klatt this year
at Mee-Kwon and Pat Landrum at Hawthorne, the committee felt customers of
the golf courses were being provided very good service and wanted that to
continue. A motion was made by Steve Groom and seconded by Al Krier to
determine the annual fee at 8 cents per golfer as outlined above. The
motion carried. It was noted some additional negotiations would have to be
held if Steve and Nancy ever decided to open the Mee-Kwon clubhouse after
the golf season.
With no further business to come before
the committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Steve Groom seconded
by Al Krier. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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August 16, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning August 16, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the
Mee-Kwon Golf Course, with the following committee members in attendance:
Ted Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter,
Steve Groom and Al Krier. Also present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County
Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the July
19, 2001 meeting were read and a motion was made by Steve Groom
seconded by Ralph Port to approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings
for the periods ending June 16, July 14 and July 28, 2001 as well as vouchers
from the dates of July 14 to August 9, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was
made by Dave Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to approve these items as
presented. The motion carried.
Bill Knight opened the meeting with
several items of correspondence including a thank you letter from the Riveredge
Nature Center for allowing them to use the Covered Bridge Park as a rest
stop on their bike ride fund raiser. In addition the WSGA offered a
thank you for allowing the use of Mee-Kwon golf course for the State
Amateur qualifying in June, and the Ozaukee County Agricultural Society
included a thank you for use of golf carts during the county fair.
Bill Knight presented the committee with
highlights of the 2002 Park Commission budget figures outlining
major purchases to be included for all park departments in next years
budget. The committee reviewed but took no formal action on the
information.
Barry Genson representing the
engineering firm of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates presented
a review of the Mee-Kwon clubhouse construction project at 50% of
the final design completion stage. Barry spent considerable time
explaining his updated cost estimate for the project now that the design
had been refined since the original proposal in January, 2001. Barry
explained the increases in the general construction, electrical, HVAC, and
plumbing phases caused by additional bathrooms, the moving of a WEPCO
line, an addition for furniture, and other changes.
The new cost total with revisions to
date totaled $1,522,565 versus the $1,421,500 estimated in January, 2001.
Barry stressed the need for careful timing of the planning for this
project so construction could begin in November of this year with an
opening for golf season 2002. To facilitate moving the project along
easier, it was decided to move the September Park Commission meeting to
September 27 in order to approve bids slated to be opened at the September
25 Building Committee meeting. A potential existing clubhouse demolition
time line was discussed and reviewed by the committee as well as Mark
Lesar and Bob Gosewehr. All committee members hoped construction would be
accomplished in a timely manner with as little interference with the
golfing public as possible.
Bill Knight noted the Virmond Park
wetlands area had been determined and that the drainage project for the
bluff area would proceed.
The Ozaukee Interurban Trail was
reported to be under preliminary construction with grading slated for many
areas in preparation for a spring paving.
Bill Knight reported the Tendick Park
entrance drive and parking lot had been paved and work had started on the
balance of the project slated for the 2001 season.
With no further business to come before
the committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Dave Albert seconded
by Steve Groom. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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July 19, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park Commission was held
Thursday morning July 19, 2001 at 8:30 AM at Hawthorne Hills Golf Course
Clubhouse, with the following committee members in attendance: Ted
Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter, Steve
Groom. In absence was member Al Krier. Also present was Bill Knight,
Ozaukee County Park Commissioner, Katie Smith, County Board Chairperson,
and Mark Lesar, Pro Shop Manager/Golf Courses.
Election of Officers: A motion
was made by Clarence Boesch and second by Steve Groom to have the
secretary cast an unanimous ballot for the current slate of officers,
naming Ted Egelhoff as Chairman, Ralph Port as Vice-Chairman and Al Krier
as Secretary. There were no other nominations from the floor and the
motion to elect the slate of officers as stated passed unanimously.
Minutes: June 21, 2001 minutes
were read. Dave Albert again had questions regarding the fee charges of
each golf course concessionaire. Dave suggested that there should be an
audit done to determine the expense and profit of the concessions. The
suggestion of a committee to study this proposal and a committee assigned
for this is stated in the June 21 minutes. The proposal and motion was
passed. Motion was made by Clarence Boesch to approve the minutes as read,
second by Steve Grooms. The motion carried.
Payroll Listings & Vouchers:
Payroll for period ending July 7, 2001 and vouchers for period June 16
through July 13, 2001 were reviewed. Ron Schowalter made motion to approve
these items as presented and Dave Albert second. Motion was carried.
Agenda: Bill Knight
communicated the Wisconsin State Golf Association’s amateur
qualifications were a success and noted the letter of appreciation from
the association.
Bill also brought to the committee’s attention the
golf article in the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel of July 4, 2001. The
article referenced Mee-Kwon Park Golf Course on its golf rating course
scale. Mee-Kwon averaged an 8 on a scale of 10 with 10 being the highest.
Bill addressed the allocations of grants through
the Stewardship Local Assistance programs. He noted Ozaukee County being
allocated for $356,647 for development of Tendick Park.
The committee was informed of losses accrued from a burglary
at Hawthorne Hills on May 23-24, 2001. This information has been submitted
to Local Government Property Insurance Fund who is handling the claim.
Mark Lesar assured the committee that our claim was for the full loss and
Bill Knight felt we should recover the full amount. The total amount
rendered was $5,722.05.
Bill Knight stated the Hawthorne Hills Clubhouse roof
is in need of repair and cannot wait another season. Bill will address
this to the Building Committee and have them place this on their Agenda.
Bids for a new roof will be sought, approved, and the roof repaired yet
this year. Repairs would be done later in October, November so not to
interfere with the golf season. The whole roof would be removed and
reshingled.
There was a meeting with the architects (Bonestroo),
structural engineers, and Bill Knight on July 19, 2001 regarding the new
Mee-Kwon Clubhouse. Bill Knight presented the committee with the
financial vote approval for the clubhouse. There had been some discrepancy
which was linked to misinformation regarding this vote. Ted Egelhoff
indicated positive feedback from the public regarding the design of the
new clubhouse. Breaking ground should begin in September of this year.
Mee-Kwon’s flagpole is another issue. The
current pole was created from an existing tower and was not converted into
a flagpole correctly, causing damage and inability to raise and lower the
flag properly. Bill Knight and Mark Lesar discussed the on going problem
and possible cost of a repair to both the pole and getting a new flag.
Mark Lesar also stated the flag was just too big for our purposes. Several
committee members suggested that we look into replacing this unit with a
new pole and flag. Bill Knight could ask the architects to place a new
pole within the new landscape and destroy the old structure. Ted Egelhoff
suggested (with several members agreeing), we replace the pole now and it
can be moved when needed. Bill Knight will investigate replacement for
cost and availability.
Virmond Park: A contract with
a consultant was signed for the study of wetlands. Bill Knight also
informed the committee that we should get rid of the outhouses at Virmond
and replace these with port-a-johns. This will aid in repairs, problems of
the water filling them up, and hopefully discourage unwanted activities in
the park. The removal will also include Coverbridge as well. Bill Knight
suggested the Highway Department doing the removal.
Katie Smith inquired about the progress of the Bike
Trail. Bill stated it was in the hands of the DOT and should be
hearing from them anytime. Katie asked that he make a call since the
governor must approve plan yet and we want to get this project finished.
Dave Albert and Clarence Boesch inquired about the
budgeting of all items. Both felt we have enough projects on our list but
would like to see figures in relation to projects. Bill Knight addressed
the committee that we had put in our tentative budgets to the
Finance Department and will supply the committee with proposed budgets
next meeting.
The Lions Den is pretty much a
dead issue per Katie Smith and Bill Knight. It looks like the County will
not be having any new discussions with the landowner any day soon.
Bill Knight reminded the committee that the Ice
Center would be closing for the month of August for maintenance of
center.
Tendick Park: Black topping of
parking lot, digging a new pond, and new trails are part of the agenda for
the park. Port Washington High School will use the park for its
cross-country training/track team.
Ozaukee County Golf Tournament:
Mark Lesar assured the committee the tournament would be a great success
and sign-up was very good.
Harry Canfield was honored for
26 years of service with the County Golf Courses. Harry brought along his
son to celebrate. Woody Voigt (former Parks Director) also attended to
give his thanks and share stories of their experiences on the golf course.
Mark Lesar wanted everyone to share the story of how Harry was hired. This
story will be a legend forever in the history of Ozaukee County Golf.
The committee adjourned.
Minutes taken by:
Cheryl Rodziczak
Park Department
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June 21, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning, June 21, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the
Mee-Kwon Golf course, with the following committee members in attendance:
Ted Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter,
Steve Groom and Al Krier. Also present were Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park
Commissioner and County Board Chairperson, Katie Smith.
The minutes of the May 17, 2001 meeting
were read and a motion was made by Steve Groom seconded by Clarence Boesch to
approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings for
the periods ending May 19 and June 2, 2001 as well as vouchers from the
dates of May 11 to June 15, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made by Ron
Schowalter seconded by Dave Albert to approve these items as presented. The
motion carried.
To open the meeting, Bill Knight introduced a
6/14/01 letter from Westbrook Associated Engineers, Inc. notifying the parks
department that their firm was going to be performing some survey work for a temporary
bridge over Cedar Creek in the Town of Cedarburg. This letter was
informational only as they may require access over county owned lands to
accomplish the survey work.
Bill Knight also said he had received the
annual request from Riveredge Nature Center to use Covered Bridge Park as
a rest stop on their upcoming fund raising bike ride.
Patti Brill, the Ozaukee County Finance
Director next presented the issue of potential long term financing for the
new Mee-Kwon Golf Course project. She said that this concept of long term
financing would be introduced to the county board at the July 11 meeting and
would allow for a financing option for larger projects such as the golf course
clubhouse, and the LaSata Heights project. Patti said in the past the county had
been used to "cash financing" which contrary to belief is not always
the best option in long term project financing. She explained that with good
planning of a capital needs forecast and development of a capital financing plan
dependent on timing of needs and interest rate environment, the various entity
enterprise funds could be maintained and invested, while spreading the cost of
the projects out over their useful life. This concept also allows any tax burden
to be shared by
future taxpayers who benefit from the
projects. Patti showed a chart outlining the parks department annual payment of
approximately $210,000 over a 10 year period with financing the entire $1.6
million cost of the clubhouse. The annual payment would be formed as part of the
parks department budget and paid from golf course user fees at no cost to
taxpayers. The current golf course enterprise fund would remain in tact under
this option according to Patti. In summary a motion of support endorsing long
term financing of the Mee-Kwon Golf Course project through issuance of notes was
made by Ralph Port and seconded by Clarence Boesch. Included in the motion was
authorization of a transfer of current golf course funds as follows: $96,000 to
Mee-Kwon Clubhouse Project Architect Fees, $4,000 to Mee-Kwon Clubhouse Project
Advertising Bids, and $572,000 to Mee-Kwon Clubhouse Project Construction, with
these funds originating from the Golf Course Fund. The motion carried.
Dave Albert asked if the current homeowner
adjacent to the Mee-Kwon golf course maintenance shop had ever been
approached to give the county a chance to purchase the property in the event it
came up for sale. Bill Knight said there had not been much of an interest on our
part to acquire the property but said he would put the owner on notice to
contact the parks department if the owner was interested in selling.
Dave Albert questioned the number of
outside accessible bathroom facilities to be provided for lady golfers in
the new Mee-Kwon golf course clubhouse project and Bill Knight and Ted Egelhoff
concurred the issue could be discussed with the leagues and architect.
Dave Albert questioned the rationale for
determining the fees charged to both the golf course concessionaires and
suggested a study committee be formed to investigate the matter. At Bill Knights
suggestion, a committee of Dave Albert, Steve Groom and Al Krier was appointed
and a motion was made by Al Krier, seconded by Clarence Boesch to approve the
appointments. If necessary, County Finance Director Patti Brill could be used as
a committee resource.
Bill Knight and Ted Egelhoff gave an update on
the attempts to secure a permit for the Virmond Park bluff drainage. Bill
reported a meeting was held after last Monday's rain and some progress has been
made.
Regarding the Ozaukee Interurban Trail,
Bill Knight reported the engineering plans had finally been submitted to the WI
DOT and DNR and that approvals would be sought as soon as possible.
Bill Knight reported some construction of Tendick
Park improvements would be started later this summer with trails and the
pond being the primary focus for this year. $200,000 was available for this year
with the 2002 and 2003 grant proposals to go before the county board on the
August agenda.
Bill announced the County Golf Tournament
would be held July 26-29 at both county golf courses.
A motion was made by Dave Albert seconded by
Ted Egelhoff to provide 4 rounds of golf with a cart at Mee-Kwon or Hawthorne
Hills as a donation to the Land and Water Conservation and Agriculture
Extension groups conventions as a way of promoting the Ozaukee County golf
courses. The motion carried.
With no further business to come before the
committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Ralph Port seconded by Dave
Albert. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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May 17, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning, May 17, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the Hawthorne
Hills Golf Course with the following committee members in attendance: Ted
Egelhoff, Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter, Steve Groom
and Al Krier. Also present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the April 19, 2001
meeting were read and a motion was made by Clarence Boesch seconded by Steve
Groom to approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings for
the periods ending April 21 and May 5, 2001 as well as vouchers from the
dates of April 14 to May 10, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made by Ralph
Port seconded by Ron Schowalter to approve these items as presented. The motion
carried.
To start the meeting Bill Knight said he had
been contacted by Froedert Hospital requesting permission to film a
commercial at Virmond Park and reported a similar request from Fleet Farm at
Covered Bridge Park last year. Bill thought some sort of ordinance change should
be made so a fee could be collected for such requests. This will be discussed at
a future meeting.
Bill Knight reported he was still struggling
through the process of completing the directional boring process approved for
water drainage at Virmond Park. Bill said now that the Army Corp of
Engineers is involved and a firm has to be hired to delineate potential
wetlands, the project has really slowed down. This committee has long felt that
the bluff erosion is being caused by excess surface water at the bluff surface
and another section of bluff had eroded this spring despite the large beach area
at the lakeshore itself. On a more progressive note, Bill said the new road and
parking lot budgeted for 2001 will be completed this year.
Regarding the Ozaukee Interurban Trail,
Bill reported the engineering plans had been submitted and state agency
approvals were being awaited.
The Lions Den project remains at a
standstill awaiting a response from the owner Dr. Dahr regarding purchase
proposals made to him.
Bill Knight reported he was setting up a
staging meeting with Ralph VandeBoom the caretaker at Don Tendick's farm
regarding the work to be completed at Tendick Park this year.
Several items of discussion followed regarding
the concessionaire contracts at both Mee-Kwon Park and Hawthorne Hills.
Bill Knight confirmed to Hawthorne Hills concessionaire Pat Landrum that she
would be free to advertise her restaurant services despite a non- advertising
clause contained in our contract because Mee-Kwon concessionaire will be allowed
to advertise their new services to the public. Dave Albert questioned why the
two concessionaire fees were different at the two courses and asked how that fee
had been determined. He was told that the Park Committee itself had long ago set
those fees supposedly based on the number of golfers at the courses. Mark Lesar
felt the fee should best be determined by a flat fee rather than the number of
golfers. In summary, Dave Albert felt a study group should be set up to
investigate on how best to determine the annual fee charged the concessionaires.
Bill Knight reported the draft of the Park
and Open Space Plan had been discussed at the May 2 County Board meeting and
reported several concerns had arisen and that the county board sent the plan
back to the Park Commission for revisions. SEWRPC representative Dave Schilling
said the concerns centered around the open space protection element of
the plan involving land acquisition and zoning rather than the outdoor
recreation element of the plan which refers more to development of existing
park sites. A county board question asked if only the outdoor recreation element
could be adopted. Dave said that while this was technically feasible, no grant
funding eligibility would be available for open space development or
improvements. Dave said it was difficult for him to communicate any clearer that
the proposed Park and Open Space Plan was only a guide and for only willing
sellers and buyers. Other concerns were that any acquisition of land would
reduce neighboring property values, and that the estimated costs of land
acquisition should be included in the plan. Dave felt a statement discerning
that the plan was not a zoning document should be added to the text. Dave
had prepared some text outlining that any zoning changes brought on by this plan
must be initiated and acted upon at the local town village or city level. After
some discussion a motion was made by Dave Albert seconded by Ralph Port to
insert the new text prepared by Dave Schilling regarding the zoning authority,
to Page 3 of Chapter V of the plan; to endorse the county board amendment
calling for including the words "as a guide" in two appropriate places
in the Resolution; and to include Supervisor Tom Richart's wording in his May 3,
2001 letter regarding the preclusion of an alternate site for a future ice rink,
and with these changes resubmit the resolution to the June County Board meeting
for approval. The motion carried.
Barry Genson of Bonestroo, Rosene Anderlik
& Associates was present to outline the progress of the Mee-Kwon
Clubhouse project. Barry reported that since our last meeting, he had met
with and gained the approval of the county's buildings committee and that he had
a May 21 appointment with the City of Mequon Plan Commission seeking their
approval of preliminary construction plans. Barry would then appear at the May
25 county finance committee meeting where he said they would determine the
funding method for the project. Barry went on to stress how important it is to
maintain momentum for the project so that after county board approval bids could
be awarded in September of this year with the project starting in September and
the building being enclosed by winter of 2001 so it could be opened for service
next spring. Barry said Corporation Counsel Dennis Kenealy had questioned a
paragraph regarding dispute resolution in the contract, but Barry said the item
could be omitted so there would be no delays. After several other questions, a
motion was made by Dave Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to recommend adoption
of A Resolution Approving Construction Of A New Mee-Kwon Golf Course Clubhouse
and to recommend its approval to the Ozaukee County Board. The motion carried. A
further motion was made by Clarence Boesch, seconded by Ron Schowalter to award
the engineering contract to Bonestroo, Rosene Anderlik & Associates when
approved by the County Board. That motion carried.
With no further business to come before the
committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Dave Albert seconded by Steve
Groom. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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April 19, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning, April 19, 2001 at 8:30 AM at the Mee-Kwon
Golf course with the following committee members in attendance: Ted Egelhoff,
Ralph Port, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Steve Groom and Al Krier. Also present
was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the March 15, 2001
meeting were read and a motion was made by Clarence Boesch seconded by Ralph
Port to approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings for
the periods ending March 10, March 24 and April 7, 2001 as well as vouchers
from the dates of March 10 to April 13, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made
by Steve Groom seconded by Al Krier to approve these items as presented. The
motion carried.
To open the meeting, Bill Knight said he had
been asked by a citizen if there were any regulations regarding the use of metal
detectors in the county parks. Bill sid he acknowledged that there were none
at this time but said it could be a subject for future discussion.
Bill Knight reported receiving information
that the cooking facilities range hood at Hawthorne Hills Golf Course was
no longer in strict compliance with state guidelines and would have to be
updated by December of this year. Bill said the improvements would be included
in next year's budget.
The committee next discussed the next step for
gaining approval of the Park and Open Space Plan which has been an
ongoing project of review since July of 2000. After hearing the changes
recommended last month by SEWRPC representative Dave Schilling following public
hearings, a motion was made by Dave Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to
recommend the adoption of the Park and Open Space Plan to the Ozaukee County
Board for adoption. The motion carried.
In discussion progress being made on the
drainage of the bluff at Virmond Park, Bill Knight noted that Northern
Drilling Co., a subsidiary of Moraine Environmental Division was prepared to
complete the work pending a wetland area determination. The work would be
accomplished for less cost than budgeted.
Al Krier and Bill Knight reported progress was
being made on the engineering plans for the Ozaukee Interurban Trail and
reported on items discussed at a planning meeting held last month.
Bill Knight reported a new proposal had
reportedly been made to purchase the Lions Den property but negotiations
were still being held regarding the potential purchase.
Regarding the proposed new Mee-Kwon Golf
Course clubhouse, Bill said he had met with County Administrator Tom Meaux
and Barry Genson of the engineering firm to attempt to determine the best
alternative for financing the project. More information will be forthcoming at
future meetings.
Bill Knight reported Phase I of improvements
at Tendick Nature Park would commence this year with initial work to
include grading of a picnic area, application of the binder course to parking
lots, trail improvements, pond dredging and other landscaping, tree installation
and sign installation. $100,000 of the anticipated cost will be paid from the
DNR grant funds received, and the balance designated from our budget.
With no further business to come before the
committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Dave Albert seconded by Al
Krier. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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March 15, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning, March 15, 2001 at 10:00 AM at the Ozaukee
County Administration Center Room 117 with the following committee members in
attendance: Ted Egelhoff, Dave Albert, Clarence Boesch, Steve Groom and Al Krier.
Also present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the
February 15, 2001 meeting were read and a motion was made by Clarence Boesch
seconded by Steve Groom to approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings for
the periods ending February 24, 2001 as well as vouchers from the dates
of February 10 to March 9, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was made by Dave
Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to approve these items as presented. The
motion carried.
Dave Albert opened
the meeting by stating he had not received a notice for the last month's meeting
and therefore was not in attendance. Dave also received answers to some
questions he had relating to the golf course clubhouse concessionaire contracts
that were awarded at last months meeting.
Bill Knight said he had attended a Town of
Saukville meeting relating to the rezoning of the Tendick Park area to
conform with the park's use. Bill said the rezoning was adopted as presented.
Some communication was received from a
Cedarburg area youth group that had used the Herb Peters Park and liked
the adventure.
Bill Knight reminded the committee of the
Ozaukee County Employees visit to Miller Park coming up Saturday June 16
and also reminded them of the garlic mustard removal program planned for
Waubedonia Park on Saturday May 12, 2001.
Dave Schilling and Heather Petre of SEWRPC
were in attendance to report on comments received in public hearings held prior
to consideration of adoption of the new Park and Open Spaces Plan for
Ozaukee County. A suggestion proposed at the public hearings was to modify the
proposed plan map to move the Milwaukee River Trail to coincide with County
Highway A from Waubedonia Park west to the Washington County Line. This
suggestion was the result of citizen input concerned about the DNR proposed
North Branch Milwaukee River Wildlife and Farming Heritage Area and simplifying
the Milwaukee River Trail line in this area of the Town of Fredonia. Relating to
that plan, Dave reiterated that any land acquisition accomplished in the future
would be between only willing sellers and the DNR. Chris Luft a Town of Fredonia
resident expressed her family's concern about the DNR's options for enforcement
of the natural areas protection and a general mis-trust of the DNR. Ozaukee
County Supervisor Sandy Wirth said he initially feared DNR land condemnation as
part of their land acquisition process, and assured Chris Luft there was no
direct connection between the DNR and SEWRPC's presentation of the draft of the
Park and Open Spaces Plan. Sandy said he is more supportive of the Park and Open
Space Plan with the assurance that it mirrors the Town of Fredonia's own land
use plan. Dave Schilling concluded that with the revision proposed at this
meeting, that the plan would be identical to the Town of Fredonia's own plan and
that the environmental corridors would be the same in both plans. His
explanation satisfied the issues brought forward by Chris Luft. In conclusion, a
motion was made by Dave Albert seconded by Clarence Boesch to amend the SEWRPC
plan to place the Milwaukee River Corridor along Highway A from Waubedonia Park
west to the Washington County Line and to further recommend adoption of the
revised plan to the County Board. The motion carried.
The Committee next discussed final approval
of equipment bids that were undecided at last month's meeting. Accordingly,
a motion was made by Al Krier, seconded by Clarence Boesch to purchase the
Progressive model TRI DECK ROTARY FINISHING MOWER from Wisconsin Turf for $8,278
after trade. The motion carried. A motion was made by Ted Egelhoff seconded by
Al Krier to purchase the BACKHOE ATTACHMENT from F&I Equipment, Inc. for the
low bid of $5,750. The motion carried. A motion was made by Al Krier, seconded
by Clarence Boesch to award the bid for the MID MOUNT MOWER to Egelhoff Lawn
Service for the price of $7,713 after trade. The
motion carried. Ted Egelhoff made a motion to
purchase the New Holland 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR from F&I Equipment, Inc. for
a price of $18,500 after trade. The motion carried. A motion was made by Al
Krier, seconded by Steve Groom to award the purchase of 2 REGULAR UTILITY
VEHICLES to Club Car, Inc. for $8,067.60 after trade. The motion carried. And
finally, a motion was made by Clarence Boesch, seconded by Dave Albert to award
the bid for the 2 HARD SIDED UTILITY VEHICLES to J W Turf for John Deere
vehicles for a price of $17,150. That motion carried.
Al Krier and Bill Knight reported attending a WEPCO
Interurban Line Trail meeting last February 15 at which various decisions
were made concerning various aspects of the bridge crossing the Milwaukee River
and other options regarding the placement of the trail. Al and Bill reported the
engineering firm was striving to have the final engineering plans submitted to
the DOT and DNR for review by April 1 so that in about 60 days bids could be let
for the project with an anticipated completion by October of 2001. In that end
Al Krier asked for a motion from this committee to support the appointment of Kit
Keller as a project manager for the trail construction. This would be a paid
position and the grant application as submitted contained an amount of $10,000
for the hiring of an manager. Al said Kit's abilities, expertise and concerns
for the trail made her a perfect candidate for the position. A motion was made
by Clarence Boesch, seconded by Steve Groom to approve the appointment of Kit
Keller as the project manager/expeditor for the construction of the WEPCO
Interurban Line Trail. The motion carried.
Bill Knight reported he would be attending a
meeting of the Mequon Plan Commission to review the revised plantings plan for
the Ice Center building now that the highway construction is completed.
In discussing any progress in the proposed Lions
Den acquisition it was noted Andy Holschbach of the Land Conservation
Department was going to contact Mr. Dhar this week to see if any progress was
being made in the decision whether or not to sell the property to the county.
County Administrator Tom Meaux attended the
meeting to discuss some financing options relating to the construction of the new
clubhouse for Mee-Kwon golf course. Tom said there were three financing
options available for the project: (1) To delay the project for another year and
hopefully have the cash available from golf sales to pay for the entire project,
or (2) externally finance the project, or (3) to internally finance the project
within the county's funds by temporarily borrowing from the general fund.
Advantages and disadvantages of each option were discussed with the feeling that
delaying the project would only serve to increase the cost. Tom said he would
explore options on selling bonds or notes in combination with other county
projects, but the preferred option was to obtain a short term loan from the
general fund until the funds become available next year. Tom recommended to let
the county finance committee make the call based on this committee's
recommendation.
Regarding Tendick Park, Bill Knight had
reported working with the DNR to revise this year's grant application and
announced he was successful in obtaining a $100,000 grant for this year. That
amount, in combination with the $172,000 contained in the Park's Department
budget for 2001 will allow considerable improvements to be accomplished this
year. Another grant application will be submitted for next year's phase of
construction.
With no further business to come before the
committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Steve Groom seconded by Al
Krier. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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February 15, 2001
A meeting of the Ozaukee County Park
Commission was held Thursday morning, February 15, 2001 at 10:20 AM at the
Ozaukee County Administration Center Room 117 with the following committee
members in attendance: Ted Egelhoff, Clarence Boesch, Ron Schowalter, and Al
Krier. Also present was Bill Knight, Ozaukee County Park Commissioner.
The minutes of the January 18, 2001
meeting were read and a motion was made by Ron Schowalter seconded by Clarence
Boesch to approve the minutes as read. The motion carried.
Payroll listings for
the periods ending January 19 and February 2, 2001 as well as vouchers
from the dates of January 13 to February 9, 2001 were reviewed and a motion was
made by Clarence Boesch seconded by Ron Schowalter to approve these items as
presented. The motion carried.
SEWRPC representatives, Dave Schilling and
Heather Petre were present to review the "Summary" portion of the
proposed newly revised Park and Open Space Plan for Ozaukee County which
has been discussed since July 2000. A question was raised regarding removing the
references to the Milwaukee River Trail since there is very little chance of
that being accomplished in Ozaukee County with current private ownership of the
land. After some discussion, it was felt the trail should be left in the final
plan because it is part of the regional plan and would be desirable if possible
to accomplish. Dave Schilling presented and reviewed individual comments
received at the public hearing held 2/8/01 in the courthouse auditorium. One of
the public hearing suggestions was that a formal presentation format be held
rather than the simple open house informational session, and so it was decided
to hold a second round of public hearings in the "presentation" format
and a tentative date of March 8, 2001 was suggested with potential locations in
Town of Fredonia in the afternoon and City of Cedarburg in the early evening. In
summary a motion was made by Clarence Boesch, seconded by Ron Schowalter to
approve the "Summary" portion of the SEWRPC report. The motion
carried.
The Committee next received bids received for
the following pieces of equipment needed in the parks and golf courses for the
upcoming year:
OUT FRONT ROTARY MOWER:
Reinders, Inc. Toro Grounds Master 225 $19,183
after trade
A motion was made by Clarence Boesch seconded
by Al Krier to award the bid to Reinders, Inc. for the mower. The motion
carried.
RIDING AERATOR:
Wisconsin Turf Equip. Corp. Ryan Model GA30
$12,286 after trade
A motion was made by Ted Egelhoff, seconded by
Ron Schowalter to award the bid to Wisconsin Turf Equipment Corp. for the riding
aerator. The motion carried.
SOD CUTTER:
Wisconsin Turf Equip. Corp. Ryan
18"w/Briggs $2,979 after trade
Reinders, Inc. Ryan 18"w/Briggs $4,015
Reinders, Inc. Ryan 18"w/Honda $4,137
A motion was made by Ron Schowalter seconded
by Ted Egelhoff to award the bid to Wisconsin Turf Equip. Corp. for the sod
cutter. The motion carried.
TRIPLEX GREENSMOWER WITH TURF
GROOMER:
Wisconsin Turf Equip. Corp. Jacobsen $16,902
after trade
A motion was made by Al Krier, seconded by Ted
Egelhoff to award the bid to Wisconsin Turf Equipment Corp. for the triplex
greensmower. The motion carried.
TOP DRESSER:
Wisconsin Turf Equip. Corp. Turfco $7,357
A motion was made by Al Krier, seconded by
Clarence Boesch to award the bid to Wisconsin Turf Equipment Corp for the Turfco
top dresser. The motion carried.
The following bids were opened and accepted,
but were not awarded pending review of the equipment specifications, pricing
structure and compatibility with current equipment:
TRI-DECK ROTARY FINISHING
MOWER
Wisconsin Turf Equip. Corp. Progressive $8,278
after trade
Lochen Implement Land Pride $8,245 after trade
BACKHOE ATTACHMENT
F&I Equipment, Inc. $5,750
Lochen Implement $7,635
MID MOUNT MOWER
Egelhoff Lawn Service Grasshopper 20 HP
w/mulching kit ($175) $7,713 after trade
Pro Lawn Grasshopper 20 HP
<3/10/01 $7,555 after trade
<4/10/01 $7,593 after trade
Lochen Implement Kubota 18 HP $8,100 after
trade
Kubota 21 HP $8,600 after trade
4 WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR
F&I Equipment, Inc. New Holland $18,500
after trade
Lochen Implement Case IH $21,500 after trade
2 REGULAR UTILITY VEHICLES
Club Car, Inc. Club Car $ 8,067.60 after trade
Reinders, Inc. Toro Workman $11,204.00 after
trade
2 HARD SIDED UTILITY VEHICLES
Club Car, Inc. Club Car $18,142.20
J W Turf John Deere $17,150.00
Bill Knight reported a letter had been sent to
the County Personnel Committee recommending an upgrade to the Waubedonia Park
Caretaker position. It appears that as the current rent and utilities
charged the caretaker increases, his actual take home wage has decreased causing
the caretaker to not receive the full benefit of his wage. At Bill's suggestion,
a motion was made by Ted Egelhoff seconded by Ron Schowalter to recommended to
the Personnel Committee that the current antiquated wage structure be reviewed
and a more fairly implemented plan be adopted. The motion carried.
Al Krier and Bill Knight reported their
attendance at a progress meeting relating to the WEPCO Interurban Line Trail
held January 31, 2001 attended by the engineering firm, county highway
department personnel and officials from involved communities. The primary focus
was on the specifics of the bridge to cross the Milwaukee River at Grafton.
Advantages of various bridge widths and decking materials were discussed with a
consensus decision made that the bridge be 12' wide with a timber decking. The
timing of the bridge design work presentation to the WI DOT and DNR and approval
dates hopefully will allow construction of the bridge to be completed in
October, 2001 with the balance of the trail paving and other culvert
installations to begin prior to then so the trail could be completed in 2001. A
motion was made by Ted Egelhoff seconded by Ron Schowalter to authorize County
Board Chairperson Katie Smith to sign the WEPCO route lease agreement. The
motion carried.
A proposed resolution relating to the newly
proposed Mee-Kwon Golf Course clubhouse was held over for review as the
resolution contained a mathematical error and the committee questioned the need
for the resolution at this time.
Bill Knight introduced a letter dated February
2, 2001 from Thomas Blotz of the WI DNR stating that our grant application for Tendick
Park improvements did not rank high enough to obtain funding in the current
year Stewardship program. The letter did note that a reapplication for next
years funding was encouraged and the DNR offered to work with us on
strengthening the application so it could be approved. Bill said he had already
met with the engineering firm in that regard and that we were the 1st alternate
in case some higher ranked project were not able to proceed and he felt
confident funding might still be available for Tendick Park for this year. The
worst case situation will be completing Tendick Park improvements to the extent
possible with only the limited county funds budgeted for this year.
After some discussion, a motion was made by
Ted Egelhoff seconded by Clarence Boesch to award the park and golf course portable
toilet concession to Port-a-John @$40/unit/month versus $55/unit/month from
Arnolds Septic. The motion carried.
A motion was made by Clarence Boesch, seconded
by Ron Schowalter to approve the following Transfers of Funds that were
carry-overs from the 2000 Budget to the 2001 Budget: $3,500 for Land
Improvements account #100553; $20,000 for Land Improvements account #100569;
$20,000 for Land Improvements account #100575; and $16,240.68 for Architectural
Services account #50335. The motion carried.
A February 6, 2001 letter from Mequon resident
Roger Micheln regarding provisions for in-line skating be installed at
Virmond Park was read, but the committee felt the new WEPCO trail would be an
ideal location for in-line skaters to enjoy their sport and no further action
was taken on the letter.
After review of the proposed contracts for concessionaires
for both Hawthorne Hills and Mee-Kwon golf courses, a motion was made by
Clarence Boesch, seconded by Ron Schowalter to have contracts prepared and
signed by the lessees for the upcoming season with the same rental rates as the
past season. The motion carried.
With no further business to come before the
committee, a motion to adjourn was made by Al Krier seconded by Ted
Egelhoff. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Al Krier,
Secretary
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