Parks & Environment Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, May 11, 2015

CITY OF O’FALLON

Park & Environment Committee

May 11, 2015

6:00 P.M

Public 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 May 11, 2015

285 S. Seven Hills Rd, O’Fallon, Illinois May 11, 2015

I.  Attendance:  MEMBERS                    X       Holden, Chair (6)

                                                            X       Gerrish, Vice Chair (7)   

                                                            X       Albrecht (2)

                                                            X       Meile (1)

                                                            X       Hagarty (3)

                                                            X       Mouser (3)

                                                            X       Smallheer (4)

 

II. Council:      Bennett; Drolet; McCoskey; Roach; Cardona; Cozad; Kueker

Park:         Kasten        

Guests:     Pitts; Witter; Malare; Zelms; Drolet; Andrews; Rushing;   Boch

Staff:        Denton; Funk; Hutchison; Evans;

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

 

III. Minutes:     March 9, 2015   

   Motion        Albrecht motion to approve the minutes March 9, 2015 Meeting

       Second:      Meile

       Discussion:           Correction of Members in March Minutes

       Approved:  All

 

IV.    Feasibility Study:  Town Centre/Community Recreation Center (Centre)

BK (Ballard*King) would provide a holistic study to address all community recreation and fitness needs.  This provides an objective and rational approach to the pros and cons of developing a “Centre”   

 

Phase I:  Includes review and development of a market analysis.

This would include service areas and demographic characteristics, as well as competitive market analysis.

 

Phase II:   Public Input includes support or lack of support that the general public has for the project.  The public input is layer with statistical data to recommend components, structure and schedule.

 

Phase III.   Partnership Assessment:   Partnership assessment that provided a range of options and possible stakeholders.

 

Phase IV:   Operations Analysis:  OA would be development of business plan which would include budgets and operational performance indicator analysis.   This would provide a detailed line item budget and a 5-year projection.

 

Motion:     Albrecht motion to recommended to Council to enter into agreement with Ballard *King & Associates to provide a Feasibility Study not greater than $26,000.   

        Second:     Meile

        Approved: All

 

 

         Report Review: Park Maintenance & Recreation Report provided.

       

ADJOURN Motion:     Meile

Second:                      Albrecht

Approved:                 All  

 

PREPARED BY:  MJ Hutchison

Next Possible Meeting:  June 8, 2015 5:30 PM