2018-01-22 Parks Committee Minutes
Albertville Parks Committee
Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2018
Location of Meeting:
Albertville City Hall
5959 Main Ave. NE
Albertville, MN 55301
Attendees: Johnny Vetsch, Tim Guimont, Larry Boller, Sharon Oakvik, Sarah Hansen, LeRoy Berning
Not Present: Andy Swanson
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m.
Central Park:
Plans for Central Park will be presented at the next meeting. The group discussed the Barthel property
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and how acquiring this property could impact the park. Discussion of realigning 58 and Lander to go
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through the Barthel property. The group also discussed putting a dead end in on 58 or Lander. The
purpose for this realignment or the use of a dead end would be to allow for park amenities to be located
adjacently without having to cross a street. Splash pad was discussed at a variety of sites: near caboose,
at sand volleyball court, at Barthel property and on Lander where existing road lies. Concern about
splash pad at sand volleyball court due to the homerun’s from the softball field.
Four Seasons Park Sliding Hill:
In previous meetings, the group discussed having a sliding hill at Central Park. This option was looked
into and deemed to be not the best site. Staff is looking into a possible hill at the Four Seasons Park.
This park has good parking and much of the work could be done in house. Tim is checking on site and
looking into this further.
Park Directional Signs:
The group discussed purchasing signage for the city parks. The signs are green signs that say “City Park”
with an arrow directing people to the park. Recommendation from the group to look into purchasing a
sign for each park if budget allows, or purchasing for the larger parks. Other signage discussed was
special event signs (city of Otsego is using them). These signs could be used for Farmer’s Market,
Concerts in the Park, etc.
Other Business:
Westwind Park improvements were discussed. Equipment has been ordered. This project is slated for
spring/summer 2018. Larry is working on gathering details for a possible butterfly area. Discussion of
using local girl scouts or resources at the schools to assist with seeding.
Meeting times were discussed. The group plans to meet at 7:00 pm for the next meeting. Discussion of
following daylight savings time for meeting times (7:00 and 8:00 pm).
I.Agenda Items for Next Meeting
Discuss Central Park Plans.
Adjourn 8:50 p.m.
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Next Meeting: Monday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes submitted by: Sarah Hansen