City of Moline Park & Recreation Board met May 25

By Rock Island Today Reports

Aug 4, 2023

City of Moline Park & Recreation Board met May 25.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

PRESENT: Bill Abel

Susie Archer

John Knaack

Rico Navarro

Don Welvaert

Daniel Williams

ABSENT: Roger Clawson

STAFF: Amanda Bolt, Parks Recreation Coordinator

Yvonne Brolander, Parks Executive Coordinator

Kayla Collins, Parks Intern

Eric Griffith, Parks Recreation Director (Remote)

Greg Johnson, Park Operations Manager

Rodd Schick, Municipal Services Manager

Call to Order

Park Board President, John Knaack, called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Public Works Conference Room.

Roll Call

Items on Consent

Approval of the Park Board Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2023.

Approval and acceptance of departmental April/May bill payment and departmental April/May revenue, expenditures, capital projects, park reserve and cemetery reports.

Approval of a Special Use Application for the QC Crime Stoppers to utilize the Ralph Birks Recreational Trail for their annual QC Crime Stoppers 5K. The event is to be held Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 4:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. (this includes set-up and clean-up time).

Omnibus Vote

Rico Navarro, seconded by Daniel Williams, moved to approve items by omnibus vote. Motion carried with unanimous approval.

Items Not on Consent

Change Order: Riverside Park Improvements. Staff requests to change order out the drainage work around the existing tennis courts and add in asphalt overlaying the existing tennis court parking lot.

Removal of drainage around the tennis courts: $184,947

Adding in the existing tennis court parking lot (south parking lot): $43,282.90

Cost saving of roughly: $141,664.10

Add alternate of the south parking (tennis parking lot): $163,002

Staff recommends removal of the drainage around the tennis courts and adding in the existing tennis court parking lot to asphalt overlay. The savings will give us 10% contingency if any other change orders come up. Don Welvaert motioned to approve, motion seconded by Bill Abel. Motion carried unanimously.

Informational

1. Parks & Recreation Update – Park Director, Eric Griffith, gave an update on the Capital Improvement Projects.

2. Staff Reports

Other Park Business

Public Comment

Adjournment

On the motion of Don Welvaert, seconded by Daniel Williams and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:44 p.m.

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