BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING

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REGULAR MEETING
KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS
ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
12:00 NOON

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MINUTES January 2, 2013

3. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Request Re: Declare Bouncy Toys Surplus for Public Sale. – Schall
b. Request Re: Approve National Skating Month Free Lessons and Skating at Swonder Ice
Arena January 19, 2013. – Crook
c. Request Re: Approve and Execute Contract with Tucker Publishing Group for City View
Insertion for Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. – Morris*
d. Request Re: Approve and Execute Contract with Tucker Publishing Group for Social
Datebook Insertion for Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. – Morris*

*Recommendation from Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Advisory Board.

4. OLD BUSINESS
a. Request Re: Approve Rockin’ River City Ride with Vendors at Sunset Park April 20, 2013. –
Laura Hamilton
b. Request Re: Approve and Execute Gateway Services Agreement for POS System at Golf
Courses and Hartke Pool. – Nadeau
c. Request Re: Review and Award Pest Control Services at Various Park Facilities. – Boberg
d. Request Re: Review and Award Fire Extinguisher and Fire Suppression Systems at Various
Park Facilities. – Boberg
e. Request Re: Review and Award Exhaust Hood Cleaning Services at Various Park Facilities. –
Boberg
f. Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement with Spear Corporation for Pool Chlorinators at
Lloyd, Mosby and Rochelle-Landers Pools. – Schall

5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Request Re: Open Quotes for Cleaning Services for Shelter Houses and Restrooms. – Boberg
b. Request Re: Open Quotes for Locking Restrooms and Security Services. – Boberg
c. Request Re: Open Quotes for Porta-Jon Services. – Boberg
d. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments.

6. REPORTS
a. Denise Johnson, Executive Director

7. ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

8. ADJOURN

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5 COMMENTS

  1. The parks board should consider converting from gas chlorination to liquid sodium hypochloride at our public swimming pools.

    Gas chlorination can be extremely hazardous to humans and wildlife, and highly corrosive to the facility especially following mechanical malfunctions. Enclosed swimming pools, such as Lloyd Pool, are especially susceptible to the adverse effects of gas chlorination.

    Liquid chlorine can be purchased as sodium hypochloride, or converted from common salt (NaCl) on site and very economically.

  2. The parks board are taking quotes to hire someone to lock restrooms?

    Why can’t a full time member of parks staff do this?

    • It may be cheaper for the city to outsource this work than to deal with the union rules and attitude that comes with having staffers do it. Locking doors may not be in the official union job description.

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