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Mayor
David J. Kaptain
City Council
Richard Dunne
Terry Gavin
Rosamaria Martinez
Tish S. Powell
John Prigge
Carol Rauschenberger
Toby Shaw
F. John Steffen
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
September 27, 2016 City Manager
6:00 p.m. Richard G. Kozal
The Centre of Elgin
Staff Conference Room Second Floor
100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120
Present: Chair Eric Larson, Tom Armstrong, Marino Lamantia, Carl Missele, Fred Moulton
Absent: Michelle Santucci
Staff: Randy Reopelle, Maria Cumpata, Verdelle Corn
Guest: Jody Benz
I. Call to Order: Chair Eric Larson called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
II. Minutes of the August 30, 2016 Meeting: Change the start time for August meeting
from 5:03 to 6:03.
MOTION: Carl Missele moved to approve the August 30 minutes with the start time
corrected to 6:03 p.m. Tom Armstrong seconded. Motion unanimously approved.
III. Citizens Forum (items not on the agenda): None.
IV. Jack Cook Park Phase 2 Discussion: Randy Reopelle provided a summary of the park
development to date. 25 acres were developed (Phase 1). 199 acres are open.
We do not have a timeframe for Phase 2, but should have a concept plan developed.
Randy passed out Master Plan findings and recommended standards.
- Going forward what elements should be incorporated as part of a phase 2 concept
plan? Some recommendations include:
* Additional parking
* Should have both active and passive recreation.
* Large picnic shelter (permitted)
* Paths
* Disc golf
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* Dog park
* 1 or 2 soccer fields (depends on engineering and elevations)
* Practice fields (soccer)
* Planting of Oak trees so park is similar to Lords and Wing Parks.
* Wetland creation and possibly banking, which can help pay for future Jack E. Cook
Park development.
What part should we develop?
• Develop area south of Plato ditch and east of Pingree ditch.
• Wetland banking could use many of the acres; it is very scalable.
V. Naming of Parks Discussion: Randy Reopelle shared that the Council should soon act on
the recommendation of naming the first Bowes Creek park as Tournament Drive Park. A
council member has suggested naming some of the parks at Bowes Creek after a
significant person; such as a famous Elgin golfer. The second park at Bowes Creek includes
3 holes of mini golf, so this might be a good fit. The History Museum has a list of golfers
from the area and Randy will do more research into their backgrounds. Marino Lamantia
communicated that the second park's neighborhood homeowners already refer to the
second park as Fairway Park. This park is used a lot by the neighborhood's active and
young families.
VI. Slade Park Plan: Eric Larson also serves on the Northeast Neighborhood Association
(NENA) Board. At a recent NENA meeting, some neighborhood residents asked about
possible improvements to Slade Park, which is located where Slade Avenue meets the Fox
River (east bank). Randy noted that 3D Design Studio created a concept plan in 2011 with
the plan to apply for an Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) grant. This grant
option was removed from IDNR's grant cycle soon after; thus eliminating the application
process. Staff did not apply for IDNR funding.
Eric noted that NENA would love to see the boat launch improved, however NENA's
prirority would be to change the bike route to go up above the water treatment building
and away from the parking and boat launch for safety reasons. Tom Armstrong
recommended staff check with Dave Waden of the Planning Department first to see if
Planning has jurisdiction information on that stretch of the bike path. If not, then Tom
suggested contacting Patrick Knapp of Kane County to determine who has jurisdiction.
VII. Miscellaneous:
a. Kirk and Kramer Park Update: Kirk and Kramer Park is located near the Isaac Walton
League property now owned by Hanover Township. A grant was obtained and the
shoreline stabilization work on Poplar Creek should be done in October. Hanover
Township is interested in owning the property. In a month or two, the City of Elgin
will turn the property over to Hanover Township.
b. Other:
VIII. Adjournment:
MOTION: Carl Missele motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:32 p.m. Fred Moulton
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seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Verdelle Corn, Recording Secretary
Approved:
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