City of Moline Park and Recreation Board met Sept. 24.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
CONSENT AGENDA
All items under the consent agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions of these items unless a Board Member so requests, in which case, the item will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Omnibus Vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Park and Recreation Board meeting minutes of August 27, 2020.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
1. Approval and acceptance of departmental August/September bill payment and departmental August/September revenue, expenditures, capital projects, park reserve and cemetery reports.
OMNIBUS VOTE
NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
1. TBK Quad Cities Marathon. (Eric Griffith, Parks Recreation Director)
Explanation: Joe Moreno, coordinator of the TBK Quad Cities Marathon, is seeking Board’s permission to utilize the Ben Butterworth Parkway and Ralph Birks Recreational Trail to host an “independent” version of the TBK Quad Cities Marathon. The event is to be held Saturday, September 26 and Sunday September 27, 2020, from 5:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. (this includes set-up and clean-up time). The race/run/walk will be held on an independent basis. The start/finish will be located at the Tax Slayer Center. There will be a few card tables set up along the path with water bottles and volunteers making sure any garbage is cleaned up. Supporting information and special consideration requests are detailed on the Special Use Application.
Attachment: Yes
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
2. Grant Letter to the Moline Foundation. (Eric Griffith, Parks Recreation Director)
Explanation: The friends of Moline Pickleball is requesting on the behalf of the Park Board and the Friends of Moline Pickleball a $20,000 grant to go toward the construction of the pickleball courts.
Naming rights of the courts would be available for every $10,000 given.
Attachment: Yes
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval.
Fiscal Impact: Grant funds for the pickleball construction.
3. Black Hawk College Highway Construction Careers Training Program Partnership. (Eric Griffith, Parks Recreation Director)
Explanation: Black Hawk College has a Highway Construction Careers Training Program that is looking to partner with the City of Moline to complete two projects this fall with the Parks & Recreation Department. The first project is to remove and replace the section markers at both cemeteries and the second project is to help install new metal benches and cover picnic tables on Ben Butterworth Parkway. We do not have to pay Black Hawk College anything and they are getting hands on experience.
Attachment: Yes
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
4. Prospect Park Pavilion Historical Landmark. (Eric Griffith, Parks Recreation Director)
Explanation: The historic commission for the city would like to make the Prospect Park Pavilion a historical landmark and would like the Park Board approval.
Attachment: No
Staff Recommendation: Staff seeks recommendations
Fiscal Impact: N/A
INFORMATIONAL
1. Friends of Riverside Update (Dick Potter, Friends of Riverside)
2. Budget Update (Eric Griffith, Parks Recreation Director)
OTHER PARK BUSINESS
https://www.moline.il.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6557
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