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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951 PRC Packets . . . JANUARY 3, 1951 The regular (December, postponed) meeting of the Stillwater Recreation Board was held at the City Hall at 7:30 P.M., January 3, 1951. Present were: Waldref, Pozzini, Grove, Bourdagjls, Swanson and Arthur Bartkey ,a new member, recently appointed by Mayor Linnerto succeed._ Val Radke. Date of Bartkey's term of office: Jan. 1, 1951. . Councllman Grove reported that the City Council had been. forced to eliminate Recreation Board funds from the budget for 1951 in order to remain within the legal limit of. general fund appropriations. The Board's allotment was cut from $5,687.00 to $687.00. coUncilman Bourdaghsreported that thef0110wingamounts had been ex- pended for operation and maintenance of the two beaches in 1950: Item: (VFW) Lily Lake Beach: $ 700.00 23.85 100.00 18.27 151.58 $ 993.70 L68ion Beach: Life Guards Light & Power Caretaker Maintenance Miscellaneous 693.84 400.00 (& repairs) 601.00 849.50 108.01 $2,652.35 Chairman Waldref made the following suggestions a..ftera discussion of our problems: That we. set a program we think is reasonable, That we present it to our Advisory Committee anci get their help to raise money to carry out the program. Tentative monetary needs were discussed with the following being ~stablished as minimums: Summer program of two beaches - Lifeguards Caretakers Lights $1600. 1200. 200. $3,000. 500. '3,500.00 Winter skating program.- Total necessary for a minimum program The Secretary was instructed to prepare and ail a letter to all organi- zations, in the City asking them to send a representative to serve on our Advisory Committee and meet on Janua.ry 31st, for further discussion as to ways and means of carrying out a program ~or 1951. ..... On motion 'the meeting was adjourned. t4,i4~< · ...... ... .... . Sec>:<>tary. ., . .. JANUARY 61, 1951 Regular meeting of Recreation Board was held at City Hall at 7:30 P.M. on January 31st, 1951. Present: Waldref, Pozzini, Bartkey, Grove, Bourdaghs, Swanson Also present as Advisory Committee: 1 Mrs. N. W. Danielson Mrs. L. W. Taylor 7 Mrs. Louise Kalinoff 7 Mrs .Jos Muckenhausen Mrs. Gordon Kelson George Gruber A. L. Sjowall J . Edwin Berglund Leo Haak Louis A. Haak Mrs. Grace Thompson / Mrs. Eleanor Finken Howard Dumphy George M.R.Smart ~ Stw. Ass!n. 7 Ed Hanson RotaryCl ub Morrie Bolline fI Club Babe Qrff Legion Post 48 7 Wilbert Monson F. O. E. Arnold Nippoldt " Roderick Lawson V.F.W. Mike Muller Red Cross 7 Mrs. Helen Mauer JayCee Wives E. L. Roney Stw., Gazette G. B. Glasrud Lions Club Mrs. Bert Old Rep. at large Rev. Donald Woodward Methodist Church WomellS I Reading Club Friday, St udy Club " Bus. & Prof. Womens II Jr. Chamber Wa.shington Pl'A Carpenters Union St. Mary I s Social & II Athletic Club Jr.-Sr. PTA JayCee. Wives U.C.T. The Chairman of the Board and Councilman Bourdaghs explained the predicament the Board finds themselves in due to lack of funds in the City General Fund with which to sponsor recreation for 1951. They explained that this was due to the statutory limitation on assessments, that a bill was being pushed in the Legislature to remedy the situation and that our lack of funds was a temporary situation. Various members of the Advisory Committee expressed their ideas as to how we might raise sufficient funds with which to carry on our program for this year. Many good ideas were suggested and considerable discussion ~ollowed. The plan finally decided on was as follows: To contact the various organizations of the City and ask them to donate as large an amount as possible with which to start the fund, this to be done during February. Iti March, or as soon as possible after the Red Cross drive to conduct a house-to-house campaign for funds with the members of the Advisory Committe r s organizations making the contacts, the Board to organize the campaign and furnish materials for the work. The above plan was made D a motion by Lawrence Pozzini, seconded by C. D. Bour- daghs, carried unanimously. On motion, the meeting adjourned. FEBRUARY 27, 1951 A regular meeting of t.he Recreation Board was held February 27th at 7:30 P.:M:.at the City Hall. ' Present were: Bourdaghs, Grove, Bartkey and Swanson. Ted Langford was also present. Mr. Langford presented a plan for next winter to grade part of his property on Willard Street and make a skating rink for .thekids in his neighborhood, stating :he and his neighbors would grade the land, keep the rink clear and furnish some facilities for warming house but asked the Board I s assistance in flooding the rink. He was assured that this would be done and was thanked for his interest. After a tentative report on results of the fund raising ,camign, the meeting was adjourned. . } Secretary. .. . .' "'. ". .:' MARCH 27, 1951 Regular meeting of Recreation Board was held Tuesday, March 27, 1951 at 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall Present were: Bourdaghs, Bartkey, ~ Lawrence Pozzini, Swanson, and Nick A.Jun.kerrec~ntly appointed to complete Richard A. Kearney1s term on the School Board and assigned as member of Recreation Board. Also present were the ~ollowing members of the Advisory Committee were also present: Mrs. Dan Porter representing the V .J" W. Auxiliary Mrs. Andy Finken It JayCee Wives Mrs. Bill Mauer II II Mrs. N. 'V{. Daniels on It Women I s Reading Club Mrs. Louise Kalinoff II Friday Study Club :Miss Mable I\:lcEwen It Business & Professional Women Mrs. Jos. Muckenhausen If It Wilbert E. Monson II F. O.Eagles Ed Hanson tI Rotay Club J . Edwin Berglund If Carpenters Union The house-to-house drive for funds was explained and discussed. Envelopes and receipts covering each block in the City were distributed among th~ members of the advisory committee which disposed of all but 23 of thedis- tricts. Bartke;, took several envelopes for the.V.F.. W.and St. Joseph1s Society of st. lIdary1s Church. Bourdaghs took the remaining 23 envelopes to distribute among the Legion, Lions and Elks Clubs. On motion of Bourdaghs ,seconded by Pozzini, the Secretary was instructed to, place all contributions in a special fund, separate ~rom other City funds, to be withdrawn by checks signed by the officers of the Recreation Board. Motion passed unanimously. .On rmhtion, the meeting was adjourned. ~et~. .. . . APRIL,30, 19~1 Regular meeting of the Recreation Board was held at the City Hall on April 30, 1951, at 7:30 P.M. Present were: Grant T. Walclref, Arthur E. Bartkey, C. D. Bourdaghs, Lawrence M. Pozziniand Harry A. Swanson. Envelopes from the house-to-house canvass .ere received fr.om various members of the Board and the contents checked..The total received was $583.72 which brought the total funds of the Board to $1902.22 - plus the $687.00 in the City budget makin~ grand total of $2,589.22 at the Board's disposal. After considerable discussion a motion was made by O. D. Bourdaghs, seconded by Art Bartkey,carried unanimOUSly, to go ahead with the beach progra.l11,open- ing on Memorial Day (ll III eguards are available ) and continue as long as the funds hold out. . On motion of 1a.wrence Pozzini, seccnded by .Art Bartkey, carried unanimously, lifeguards were hired as follows : St. Croix Beach - Carol Nielsen, Lily Lake Beach - Douglas T. Berg and Relief man - Kenneth Kaiser. On motion of Lawrence Pozzini, seconded by Harry A. Swanson, carried unanimOUSly, the salaries of beach guards were set at $150.00 per month. On motion of HarryA. Swanson, seconded by Art Bartkey, carried unanimously, Miss Ila Rose Jarchow was hired as caretaker at the Lily Lake Beach at a monthly salary of $125.00. Howard (Mickey) McLaughlin a.p.d Jim Rutten were also present at the meeting and made sugge:;;tions and entered the discussion. McLaughlin volunteered to take seveI'alblocks in order to help complete the canvass fOrfunlls. The Secretary reported that the G.A.A. of the High School would canvass some of the blocks which had been missed due to failure of some of our advisory committee~ in getting co-operation from their organizations. The next regular meeting of the board was moved up one .eek to May 22nd and the Secretary instructed tonotlly lifeguards and caretaker to meet with the board at that time. On motion, the meeting was adjourned. 4/L .. Secretary. . - . MA.Y22, 1951 Regular meeting of the Recreation Board was held at the City Hall on May 22, 1951, at 7:30 P.M. Present were: All Board members, also Carol Nielsen, Douglas Berg, Ila Rose Jarchow and Donna Sandquist. Carol Nielsen announced that she was not interested in a lifeguard position due to an expanded Red Cross Lifesaving and Swimming program. DouglasT. Berg accepted the lifeguard job at Lily Lake and Ila Rose Jarchow the job as caretaker. Kenneth Kaiser failed to show up and a phone call to his home verified information that he was considering another job for the summer. On motion of Bourdaghs, seconded by Pozzini, the matter of lifeguards at the Legion Beach and relief guard was left to Grant T. Waldref and Harry A. Swanson. A discussion of recommended beach rules followed, Art Bartkey and Nick Junker takfung notes and nakingplans to have cards printed for display at both beaches. The Secretary reported that total funds to date were $2,931.72 including the $687.00 in the City budget. On motion of Nick Junker, seconded by Art Bartkey, Lavvrence Pozzini was authorized to have the grass cut at Washington Park and Staples Field once or twice, if necessary, between this time and the June meeting of the Board. On motion the meeting was adjourned. ~.~ JU N E 25, 1951 till Regular meeting of the Recreation Board was held at the City Hall on June 25, 1951 at 7:.30 P.M. Present were: Waldret, Pozzini, Grove and Swanson Minutes of regular meeting of May 22nd were read and approved. Lawrenee pozzini reported .on the softball-baseballp:'ogram, stating that the Legion had hired O'Brien to handle their program and the Eagles were handling their portion of the summer work as they. did last year, without any help from the Recreation Board. Playgrounds were discussed in general. .': The Seuretary reported the financial position as follows: Receipts from solicitation - $ 2,hhl.67 June 15th disbursements: Lifeguards salaries $ll5.00 Extra labor at St. Croix . Beach 69.00 Miscellaneous expenses 16.50 Balance 011 June 25th - City Bud,get 200.50 I 2,241.17 CJ37.00 , 2,92tl.17 On motion, the meeting adjourned. ~,~. . '. BOARD OF RECREATION .A,ugust 28, 1951 Regular meeting of the Stillwater Recreation Board was held at the City Hall on August 28th, 1951, at 7:30 P.M. Present were: Bourd.aghs, Grove, Bankey, Pozzini, Junker and Swanson. AI Serkland and Hollis Sawyer representing the WaSh.ington P.T.A. were also present. Councilman Bourdaghs introduced a clipping from the Minneapolis papers stating that their beaches had been closed for the season. Hesuggested that we close our beaches immediately. Considerable discussion followed. Bourdaghs :made a motion to close our beaches Wednesday morning, August 29th. There was no second and the :matter was <iropped. Hollis Sawyer, committee chairman of the WashingtonP.T.A. requested the Board's assistance in grading Staples Field so that a larger skating rink could be set up for this winter. He was appreciative of the Board's help last winter and commented on the co-operation of Fire Chief Colombo in flooding the rink. . On motion of Nick Junker" seconded by Art Bartkey, carried unanimously" the Board agreed to investigate the cost of grading arid to ask City En- gineer Abercrombie to. bring in a report at our next meeting or go ahead with the work il not too costly. Hollis Sawyer made some additional remarks showing that 0'Llr swimming program is highly successful in that his See ut troop of 17 boys between the ages of II to 13 years had taken a test at the Scout Camp on St. Croix River in which 11 of the 17 boys received a rating of "A" s'Wimmers. He stated that a Minneapolis troop of older boys received only five "Aft ratings . On motion, the meeting was adjourned. ~~ .. . STILLWATER RECREATION BOARD Date Payee Lifeguards Caretaker Maintenance Lily St. Croix 6-6 Zoller Printing Co. Thompson Hdwe. Co. 4.75 Economy Printing Co. 6-18 Jane Henley 30.00 Barbara Plourde 10.00 Andy Sjoholm Earl Dornfeld 75.00 6-30 Barbara Plourde 21.00 Ear3l Dornfeld 75.00 Ila Rose Jarchow Andy Sjoholm Douglas T. Berg 78.00 Jane Henley Weiss 3.00 7-17 Barbara Plourde 75.00 Earl Dornfeld 75.00 Andy Sjoholm Marguerite Becker 6.00 Douglas T. Berg 75.00 Ila Rose Jarchow 7-31 Marguerite Becker 12.00 Douglas T. Berg 75.00 Earl Dornfeld 75.00 Ila Rose Jarchow Barbara Plourde 75.00 Mark Carroll Andy Sjoholm Stillwater Book Store 0. H. Bahneman Thompson Hdwe. Co. Consolidated Lumber Co. 8-15 Earl Dornfeld 35.00 Barbara Plourde 75.00 Marguerite Becker 12.50 Andy Sjoholm Douglas T. Berg 75.00 Ila Rose Jarchow American Playgrourid Egpt.Co. Zolldan Grocery 9-5 Andy Sjoholm Marguerite Becker 15.13 Earl Dornfeld 90.00 Barbara Plourde 90.00 Douglas T. Berg 90.00 Ila Rose Jarchow Ray C. Grove & Son 10-8 Wilfred Arcand Lyle Oran 69.00 125.00 34-00 38.00 62.50 62.50 8.00 27.00 14-50 2.60 .84 29.00 62.50 11.90 2.10 58.00 75.00 20.00 11242.63 387.50 28.85 51.04 Total Receipts - $2,470.67 Total Expenditures 1,996.32 474.35 - Balance on hand. 297.50 Ivdscellaneous 4.00 7.75 .90 Playgrounds:I ixzall 5.00 12.65 5.00 Secre ary -- .. .. OCTOBER 3, 1951 The postponed September :meeting of the Stillwater Recreation Board was held at City Hall October 3, 1951, at 7:30 P.M.. Present were: Waldref,Pozzini, Bartkey, Grove and Swanson The annual report from the St. Croix Beach by Ed McKnight was read and made a part of the official record of the Board. The budget and financial matters were disc'USsed. The leviUing of Staples Field was discussed and it was agreed that if this work could be done at a cost of $300 that the work should be started. on motion the meeting was adjol.lI'Iled.. OCTOBER 30, 1951 Regular meeting of the Stillwater Recreation Board was held at the City Hall at 7:30 P.M. on October 30, 1951. Present were: Bourdaghs, Junker and. Swanson; also.Al Serkland, Sidney Wihren and John Galowitz representing the Washington P.T..A. Bourdaghs reported that he and City Engineer Abercrombie had the following estimates on the grading of Staples Field: (Figwes by Moelter Construction Co.) 1. Level a rink 6Ox90 feet @ $125.00. (In this case the work would have to be done over ~ the spring to replace pJ.a.ving field, at an additional cost of $125.00 next year.) 2. Level the entire field, l50x200 feet. sary to remove 500 yards of dirt). (In order to do this it is neBes- Cost - $500.00 on motion of Bourdaghs, seconded by Junker, propoSition No.2 was accepted, the Board agreeing to furnish $300 toward the work, the balance to be supplied by the Washington PI'A. After the PTA Committee had left the meeting a report from Ila Rose Jarchow on the. summer program at Lily Lake Beach was read and ordered made a part of the permanent records of the Board. ~(~ Adjounmentat 9:35 P~M. \~~~"~-:>"r;'::"",or~,, ",~ ""~':T':1',:"_~,~.,,~c-,, '. a . >N-.'>1.~~'" September 20, 1951 Members Stillwater Recreation Board Stillwater, Minnesota Gentlemen: Douglas Berg, as life guard, and I, as custodian o'f the 1,11y Beach for the past summer submit the 'following list of recommend- ations, suggestions,and comments relative to its operation and maintenance. It is our hope that these may be of some value to the Board in carrying on the excellent work that has already been done. We havj~ then, for your convenience and consideration, divided these into three classifications: 1) Matters which will require immediate attention 21)' Details of daily operation 3)'; Long range projects which can be accomplished over a period of yeaDs. The following should be taken care of before the Beach opens next season: a. Expen advice should be sought in regard to weed removal in the immediate beach limits. The presence of weeas seemed to be the most common complaint of the <patrons. b. !he diving boards need a long period of drying, oiling, and painting. Loren LeBaI'd recommends that this be done during the winter months by someone who understands the nature of the wood. He adds that. t.hese boards are unusually good and are now get.ting t.o be "at their best.." Oouldn't the boards be dried out in the fire department? It should be noted that. there is a lamination in each board. c. It has been suggested that the entire raft be raised slightly. Strong chains should besubst.ituted for the anchor cables at either end. The oables proved unsatisfactory. At least one set o'f steps should be built on the 'float. Younger children and women have QQme difficulty in climbing upon it. d. The boat.needs painting and perhaps a general going-over. The type of oar-lockS make teathering" impossible. The other type might be substituted. e. A general paint-up around the dre~sing rooms, etc. isneeded. Some more hooks for hanging clothe8.aouldbe used. The base of the flag poie _hows weathering. The door on the stand needs some repair. ,f. A'more secure anchorage for the boat would prevent fishermen from helping themselves to the use of the boat and leaving it dirty and sometimes slightly d~aged. It was possible to lift the cement blocks into the boat. _1... -2- . g. A chair should be built for the life guard. Five feet high is sufficient. It should be placed in the center of the beach about fifteen or twenty feet from the water's .Age. We perceive that the responsibility of the life guard is trememdous, particularly when t}lere is a large crowd. He should have every advantage for keeping a close watch. h. There is no clearly defined safety zone for non- swimmers. A white rope with floaters might be used to mark a safe distance. i. The docks and stakes on the east end of the beach area should be either used or removed. As they are, they turned out to be a nuisance as well as BDsightly. j. There should be some advance.'newspaper publicity against bathing before beach hours. Then too, we could use a little t'countertt publicity against rumors con- demning the safety of the water, etc. This publicity should be early and repetitive. k. The supply of first aid material should be replenished. Incidentally, either the lifeguard or th~ custodian or both should have first aid training. . d. The custodian should definitely wear a conspicuous badge. There are emergencies where this is the only way of identifying the person in charge. There should be some mark of identification for the life guard, also. . .' . . ...~- e. Waste baskets of some kind are needed in eaoh of the dressing rooms. One inoonspiouous one on either side of the front door would be helpful. f. The money remaining in the "milk bottle" fund might be used to buy a basketball and possibly a few sand pails. These should be under the care of the custodian. The "milk bottle" offerings should be continued, if for no other reason than a chanoefor expression of apprec- iation. These are the projects which can be accomplished over a peri os of time: a. A chain across the entrance to the beach to help eliminate after hour beach visits. b. A bicycle rack to accommodate at least some of the bicycles. We sometimes had" nearly 200 parked around the building. c. Enlarge the beach as far as the docks. For such an area it would be necessary to have two guards on busy days. d. Graveling and black-topping to the road in the rear of beach house. Picnic tables back there were seldoa used beaause of the dust. e. To prevent erosion and beautify the site, start a narrow boulevard. from the flagpoJ,.e on toward the street. This could be planted to grass and become a park-like addition. f. Grass could be encouraged on the west side of the beach house. This would be a good place for a picnic table. ,:'he unsightly piles of lumber could be removed. g. A diving tower has been suggested by various patrons. h. Some spots near the building can use some more sand. i. Some provision could be made for basket checking servioe. If so, perhaps the storage room in the stand could be oonverted to shelves. j. A general planting of' trees and shrubs where possible, and attention to weed eradication. We wish to express our appreciation for a pleasant summer in your employ. We have oome to take rather a personal interest in the Beach and we hope the Board will feel free to call upon us at any time We can be of assistance. Sincerely, &4/ ~ September 299 1951 j:ecaro,�Aion 1bo,�.rd City of btillwator Gc:ntl�•. .,nt: May I re -port on the condition and functioning' of the Lit; ion bathing beach during season 19514 Although many unforseen f e cto rs i,ueh ail abno r o lly high eater throughout prectically the entire: seen and at't6ne_+arit .rise - nc; fall of s:Yioroline which neo�!s. itat;-.d frequent changes in .1 ir_.ri tent of ber ch equipiuc_nt, al, o r eo4­tt::ndaac= , at timee far beyond pur noniisl capacity, during J une and dw)y only to fall off considerd A y during most of August to alo��e on Boptembc,r 3. Ana, the record high water prior to opening which made a lot of extj:,7 ark for one m�,n. Not to mention thy, rise in Sept _. ,..: er to which we may ditto. No actual count v made of attendance. but on July 4th, ch�jckur counted 609 oars, trucks and buseb (2), from 9:30 ima to 6 pa. It -!as not uncQ,WUcn to use of rra fro„t ge'veral different states (0 t one ti,ie) and many -of these visitors took the time to oomplt, rnt our zet-up as out of tkie o xd inary and worthwhile..e which spurred us onf knowing we were appreciate- by people who have "b c-:n around a bit". Lif �rguard� carried out their assignments to p - rfection and so are entitled to a great deal of or:-dit. This holds et:pesially for the, extra,$ B rbar: Plourde, who teemed to enjoy her ark to the extent -.hat ;..t re..orted for duty an hour or co early on the hottest dayE , an." iAil11-on duty sate& the part of one responsible for the care and ' afety of a larg,:• number of humans. Although our hours were.supposed.to be 1-8s30 any hgt day mf:ant that ere would hr7ve e-.rly v'iuiters. That is a problea we have been unable to taolve r s yet# but we invaribly opened about 10 ant on S undays when an extra lifeeuard was available. The following are the repiLrs and replasements needed before reopening next years About SO yards of sand needed to top -dross entire beach urant! ;-.atting for springboards (2). This replacement should last 2 yrs. (#should be ordered early to insure deliver) Uhore desk (ehildren's) needs repair and pant. Roof of bath house needs repair. Could use 6 more pionto tables. Mol-e parking space ,needed. 300 feet of 3/4 rope 8 anotwre needed for large float .ill supplios and replacewents, with several exceptions were con- tributed without cost to recret.tion. respectfully su witted, . . . ---c DECE1l1TI3ER 5, 1951 Regular meetulg of the StillwauerRecreation Board was held at the City Hall on December 5, 1951, at 7:30 P.M. Present were: Wald.ref, Junker, Bartkey, Pozzini and Swanson. A letter from Mrs. G. vi. Gruber, Secretary of the J.G.Wives inquiring about the recreation program for the corning year was read and after discussion the Secretary was instructed to answer it giving an outline of our plans for 1952. A report was made to the effect that we have been allotted the sum of ~3, 687.00 for the year 1952 by the City Council. The 1952 program was discussed at some length. The proposal was made that we allot the same amount for each of our two beaches so that the proper maintenance work can be done. A bill of the Moe1ter Construction Company in the amount of $72.00 for grading Staples field was approved for payment. '\ The program for 1951 was reviewed and the officers instructed to publish a report in the Gazette to inform the public of the work done with the flli~ds donated by them. Adjournment was taken at 9:10 P.M. 4~. . Secretary.