Parks and Environment Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, January 13, 2014

CITY OF O’FALLON

Park & Environment Committee

January 13, 2014

5:30-6:00 P.M

Mayor’s Conference Room

Minutes of a regular meeting of the Parks & Environment Committee of the City of O'Fallon, held in the Mayor’s Conference Room, City Hall, 255 S. Lincoln, O’Fallon, Illinois January 13, 2014

I.  Attendance:  MEMBERS          X      True, Chair (2)

                                                X      Mouser, Vice Chair (3)  

                                                X      Meile (1)

                                                X      Hagarty (3)

                                                X      Cardona (5)

                                                X      Holden (6)

II. Council:       Albrecht; Bennett; Cozad; Garrish; McCoskey; Roach

Park:          Kasten       

Guests:     Hillyer;  Pitts; Drolet

Staff:        Denton; Funk; Litteken Hutchison

                        Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m.

      

III. Minutes:     November 11, 2013

   Motion        Hagarty motion to approve the minutes November 11, 2013 Meeting

       Second:      Meile

       Approved:  All

 

IV. Items:  Pavilion F FSP: Design Review

Pavilion F Concession/Storage was constructed with DCEO Grant funds along with the splash pad playgrounds.  The facilty was not completed due to lack of total funding.  FY14 has establish funds to complete this facility hopefully by spring 2014 for soccer.   This is a fairly small construction project.  A contract from Gonzalez Companies will be sent to council to complete this project by February.

 

V.    Field Reports:  Reviewed as presented

  • Snow remowal for Fire, Police, Library and City Facilities:
  1. Issues with only 4 workers (less than 18 mo on the job)
  2. 1 4-Wheel drive truck with blade and salt spreader
  3. 1-Ton Dumptruck:  limited use in this type of snow
  4. Public Works provided support with equipment/staff
  • Brochure will be mailed out this week once the shippers located.
  • OPRD will distribute flyers through the school District Skyward Electriconic System.  (Huge savings in time and money for both gov groups)
  • HR paperless employment registration starts at the end of the month.(400+ apps in the summer)
  • Solar windmill will be contructed in the south SP Pond.

        ADJOURN Motion:    Mouser

Second:                 Meile

Approved:             All

PREPARED BY:        MJ Hutchison

Next Meeting:  February 10, 2014