HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 11/16/2017 - Parks and Recreation Committee PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING REPORT
Thursday,November 16, 2017,2:00 PM
McHenry Recreation Center, 3636 Municipal Drive, McHenry,IL
1. Call to Order: Chairperson Schaefer called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm in the
McHenry Municipal Center Conference Room.
2. Roll Call: Chairperson Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Devine and Alderwoman Condon.
City Staff Attendance: Director of Parks & Recreation Hobson, Athletic & Aquatic
Supervisor Thompson, and Parks Maintenance Superintendent Gorniak.
3. Public Comment: None.
4. Motion to approve the October 26, 2017 Parks and Recreation Committee meeting
report.
This matter was tabled to the next meeting.
5. Department Updates
McHenry Zone Skate Park Renaming and Installation of Lights.
Director Hobson provided the Committee with an update on the McHenry Zone Skate
Park and a request to dedicate the park in memory of Ryan Buss was discussed along
with the installation of lights in the park.
It was the consensus of the Committee to present to the full City Council a
recommendation to rename the McHenry Zone Skate Park to Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park,
and to recommend the installation of lights at the facility.
6. Future Meeting Topics.
None.
7. Driving Tour of Parks and Recreation Facilities and corresponding discussion on
Parks and Recreation Department Capital Improvement Proiects for Fiscal Year
2018/19.
The Committee exited the meeting site at 3636 Municipal Drive at 2:10 PM and began a
tour of various Parks and Recreation facilities together in the department van.
8. Motion to Adiourn
As there was no further business to discuss, Chairperson Schaefer called for a motion to
adjourn the meeting. Alderwoman Condon made a motion, seconded by Alderman
Devine to adjourn the meeting. All ayes,motion carried.
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The meeting adjourned at 3:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Marci Geraghty, Executive Assist/Deputy Clerk
Reviewed and approved this day of �? 2017.
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A.l rm e ry A. Schaefer,Chairperson