Parks & Environment Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, February 9, 2015
CITY OF O’FALLON
Park & Environment Committee
February 9,2015
5:30 P.M
Publc Safety Building
 
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Parks & Environment Committee of the City of O'Fallon, held in the Public Safety Building Community Room, 285 S. Seven Hills Rd, O’Fallon, Illinois September 8, 2014
 
I.  Attendance:  MEMBERS                  X        True, Chair (2)
                                                            X        Mouser, Vice Chair (3) 
                                                                      Meile (1)
                                                                      Hagarty (3)
                                                            X        Cardona (5)
                                                            X        Holden (6)
 
II. Council:             Albrecht; Bennett; Drolet; McCoskey; McCoskey; Roach
Park:            Kasten        
Guests:        Pitts; Malare
Staff:           Denton; Funk; Hutchison; Dallner
                              Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m.
       
III. Minutes: September 8, 2014       
  
Motion               Mouser motion to approve the minutes September 8, 2014 Meeting
     Second:            Cardona
     Approved:         All
 
IV.      Active Software:  Superintendent of Recreation Andrew Dallner provided a tutorial of the Parks and Recreation Department’s new registration system, Active.net.
 

He presented the more popular segments of the software including how to search for a pavilion to rent on line, how to search for a recreation activity to participate in and how the system is more user friendly for our customers. 

 
It was also explained the benefit for staff on the many options now available for communicating with our customers such as text messaging and mass emailing.
      
Report Review:  December & January Park Maintenance
  • Landscape & Small Tree Pruned
  • Silt Fence installed and pitching mound repair
  • Leaf collection and bed site development-2015
  • Pavilion installation Savannah Hills
  • 1205 Taylor opening
                                  Recreation Report
  • O & S 3-6 grade basketball
  • Budget development
  • Illinois Park & Recreation Conference in Chicago
  • Kixx Spring soccer league
  • Kixx Trivia Night
  • DD Night prep; OTHS Field Contracts
                              
ADJOURN Motion:      Mouser
Second:                       Holden
Approved:                   All  
 
PREPARED BY:  MJ Hutchison Next Meeting:  March 9, 2015  6:00 PM