May 4, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Ward County Park Board

May 4, 2010

 

The meeting of the Ward County Park Board was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Chairman Gruenberg with the following members present: Carroll Erickson, Jack Nybakken, Ken Kitzman and Jim Muzzy. Also present were Highway Engineer Dana Larsen, Park Manager Steve Fuegmann and Secretary Kari Bennett.

 

It was moved by Mr. Kitzman, seconded by Comm. Erickson to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2010 meeting. Roll call vote: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

It was moved by Comm. Erickson, seconded by Mr. Kitzman to approve the following bills:

	PARK BOARD MISCELLANEOUS - February 2, 2010
125976	Xcel Energy	Utilities	78.05
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	78.05
	PARK BOARD MISCELLANEOUS - February 16, 2010
126289	Verendrye Electric	Siren - RL	40.00
126290	Ward Co Hwy Dept	Maintenance	1,013.50
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	1,053.50
	PARK BOARD MISCELLANEOUS - March 2, 2010
126550	NDRPA	Membership Dues	50.00
126561	Ward Co Hwy Dept	Unit #4 - Chev Suburban	2,000.00
126562	Xcel Energy	Utilities	67.64
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	2,117.64
	PARK BOARD MISCELLANEOUS - March 16, 2010
126883	Circle Sanitation	Sanitation Service - O.S. & N.C.	2,058.00
126909	Nebraska Park/Rec	Registration	175.00
126923	Verendrye Electric	Siren - RL	38.00
126925	Ward Co Hwy Dept	Maintenance	1,148.64
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	3,419.64
	PARK BOARD MISCELLANEOUS - April 6, 2010
127154	Home of Economy	Hooks, Eyes, Rags	37.17
127155	K-Mart	Toilet Tissue	64.90
127163	Menards	Plate, Ball, Coil	177.21
127166	Minot Restaurant/Supply	Garbage Liners	89.70
127184	Xcel Energy	Utilities	65.44
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	434.42
	PARK BOARD MISCELLANEOUS - April 20, 2010
127566	Enerbase	Gasoline	168.43
127573	Home of Economy	Posts	42.90
127581	Menards	Twine, Bolts, Washers	17.08
127594	Verendrye Electric	Siren - RL	37.00
127595	Ward Co Hwy Department	Maintenance	3,251.86
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	3,517.27
		Total Park Board Miscellaneous	$10,620.52

Roll call vote: all present voted yes; motion carried.

 

Moved by Mr. Kitzman, seconded by Comm. Erickson to approve the 2010 Memorandum of Understanding for Service and Maintenance of Water Board Properties and authorize the Chairman to sign.  Roll call vote: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Fuegmann presented the camping fee survey.  Moved by Mr. Kitzman, seconded by Comm. Nybakken to increase the camping fees at Old Settlers Park to $12 per day without electricity and $18 per day with electricity.  Roll call vote: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Moved by Mr. Kitzman, seconded by Comm. Erickson to accept the bid of Craft Builders, Inc. not to exceed $16,848 for the Old Settlers Park bathroom remodeling project and authorize Chairman to sign the contract.  This approval is contingent on clarification of which heaters will be installed.  Roll call vote: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Moved by Mr. Kitzman, seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to accept the low bid of Dakota Fence not to exceed $7,500 to replace 500 feet of damaged fence at Old Settlers Park.  The old fence will be removed by Fuegmann and his crew.  Roll call vote: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Mr. Kitzman asked Larsen to bring a revised budget, including the fence and restroom projects, to the next meeting so the Board has an accurate picture of the finances.  Larsen was also asked to research having the walk bridge cables x-rayed to ensure there is no loss of cable integrity.

 

Larsen then notified the board that North Prairie Rural Water got an easement is putting water in at Rice Lake.  Linda Anderson of Rice Lake appeared for comment.

 

At 8:48 a.m. with no further business it was moved by Mr. Kitzman, seconded by Comm. Nybakken to adjourn the meeting.

 

ACCEPTED AND APPROVED THIS 6^th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010.

s/Jerome Gruenberg

Chairman, Ward County Park Board

ATTEST:

s/Nicole Shaw

Secretary, Ward County Park Board