HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2/27/2007 - Parks and Recreation Committee PARKS AND RECREATION
Annual Facilities Scheduling Meeting
Tuesd�y,February 27,2007
Municipal Ceater Classroom, 7:00 p.m.
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In Attendance:
1. Deputy Chief Bill Brogan Character Counts! Coalition
2. Loreen Rondzewski McHenry Pigtail League
3. Frank Devita McHenry Township
4. Michael Dudek MPTL
5. Don Adams JB Thunderbirds
6. James Brown JB Thunderbirds
7. Chuck Bnummond McHenry Shamrocks
8. Joe Zubrzycki McHenry Shamrocks
9. Jeff Diedrich McHenry Area Soccer
10. Ambrose Kittl McHenry Parks and Recreation
11. Vic Freund McHenry Baseball Assn
12. Pattie Lunkenheimer McHenry Parks and Recreation
13. Pete Merkel McHenry Parks and Recreation
14. 7eff Ramme( McHenry Shamrocks
15. Joe Parisi McHenry Sha.mrocks
16. Patty Gay LPYB
At 7:04 p.m. Director of Parks and Recreation Merkel welcomed everyone and stated the
`.- purpose of the evening's meeting is to schedule athletic facilities for the Year 2007.
Deputy Chief Brogan gave a presentation on Character Counts! And stated each month athletic
organization and the City will recognize one of the six pillars of character in the Character
Counts! Program. The first pillar to be highlighted is trustworthiness. Others include respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The Character Counts! Coalition is requesting
that participating athletic organizations post the pillar information on their websites and
encourage athletic participants(and their families)to abide by these pillars of character.
It was announced the NRPA Nike Cleats Program will be held on Saturday, March 31� from
9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. There are 31 pairs of shoes left from last year.
Discussion followed regarding availability of the 2007 of athletic facilities:
- Availability of Facilities
North Oak Park(no more practices)
Shamrock Park(Field 1 & 2 plus soccer field)
-Field Renovations/Improvements
Knox Park Field#1 (renovate in fall)
Shamrock Farms Park(ball fields 2—60' bases—spring 2007)
Certificates of Insurance(name city as $IM additional insured before league begins)
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- Scheduling of Facilities
Games/l'ractices(warm up only on field assigned)
Use of fields from other communities and organizations
(VFW, Toumship, Lakemoor, Schools—High School deal directly with Drew Potthoi�
Rain-dates/Make-up games/schedule changes(e-mail Pattie Lunkenheimer& Cindy Witt/
to make sure bathrooms are open, etc.)
In-Seas�n and Post-Season tourna.ments/Fall leagues
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-Field Clean Up (Freund Field—boys/Fox Ridge—girls)
-Field Maintenance Training Day(Sat. April 21�`9 a.m. at Petersen Park)
- Security — issuing of keys, unauthorized use of fields (Police, also background checks for
coaches)
-Pitch Hit Run
- Season Schedules Deadlines
�diournment
The me�ting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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