The
Approve Minutes of
Geraldine McIntyre made a motion to accept the minutes
from the April meeting. L.D. Axsom
seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Public Comment
Dennis Williamson, Ellettsville
Town Council Ward 2 Representative, was in attendance and wanted to thank, on
behalf of the Town Council, all of the Parks & Recreation Board members for
serving. He is interested in the Parks activities and the
Jeff Frownfelter
stated that Denise Knell had resigned and there is an opening on the Parks
Board.
Geraldine McIntyre made
a motion to appoint Amber Ragle to serve on the Parks Board replacing Denise
Knell. L.D. Axsom seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Approve Accounts Payable/Review Expenditures
Expenditures were
reviewed for the previous month. Amber
explained the $25.76 that was in question from the previous meeting was an
expense for hardware for the reserved sign(s) for
Jeff Frownfelter
passed out the Extreme Sport Area Inspection Form and the Recommended Wording
for Rules and Warnings Signs for an Extreme Sport Area that was received from
Mark Ennis with Bliss-McKnight, the Town’s Insurance Company. Bliss-McKnight would like the addition to the
rules before they can insure the
Bliss-McKnight
would like the Extreme Sport Area Inspection Form performed on a monthly
basis. Dennis Williamson suggested
having the Planning office perform the inspections. He stated a part-time person was just hired
and she might be able to do the inspection once a month. Jeff said the Parks Board would make a
recommendation to the Town Council for the new part-time person in the Planning
office or the part-time laborer for the Street Department to perform the
inspections once a month.
Jeff questioned
whether or not the Medical & Accident Insurance is a necessity. It was noted that there is $862.00 budgeted
for it this year. Geraldine suggested
asking the council, clerk-treasurer or the attorney if it is needed and what
specifically it covers. Jeff will
contact Mike Spencer and find out.
Wishing
Jeff noted that
the estimate for clearing the underbrush at the nature park was over
$2,000. He then questioned whether or
not anyone even uses the park since there is no obvious access, people might
not know it is there. There was
discussion about the future plans for the park and what the members would like
to see happen in the next few years. It
was mentioned that a gravel drive to the park and a small parking area are
needed, signage needs to be installed to let visitors know where it is located
and a trail that is usable needs to be finished. A comment was made about having little or no
labor and a limited budget. Dennis
Williamson asked about approaching the School Corporation in a joint effort for
a parking lot and a start to the gravel walkway from the parking lot to the
trail.
New Business
L.D. Axsom asked
the other members what dates they had in mind for visiting
Amber Ragle
informed the other members that $68.00 was received from Spicer
Enterprises. It was for proceeds from
the Coke Machines located at the
Jeff Frownfelter commented
that the restrooms at the
The meeting was
moved to adjourn by Geraldine McIntyre and seconded by Edwin Macatangay. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at