City of Ashland

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING

ACTION MINUTES

July 23, 2007

ATTENDANCE

Present:    Commissioners Eggers, Gardiner, Lewis, Noraas, Rosenthal; City Council Liaison Navickas; Director Robertson; Superintendents Gies and Teige

Absent:     None

CALL TO ORDER

Eggers called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Study Session – June 18, 2007  The minutes were approved with amendments—5/0.

Regular Meeting – June 25, 2007  The minutes were approved with an amendment—4/0 [Lewis: abstain]

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Open Forum

None

ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA

N. Main / Scenic Park Construction Documents Update moved to “Unfinished Business” to allow for public participation.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

N. MAIN / SCENIC PARK CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS UPDATE

Motion Approved 4/0 [Eggers: abstain]

NEW BUSINESS

REQUEST FOR FUNDRAISER IN LITHIA PARK, ASHLAND CITY BAND

Motion Approved 5/0

RECREATIONAL IMMUNITY RESOLUTION

Motion Approved 5/0

SUB-COMMITTEE and STAFF REPORTS

None

ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS

Eggers requested an opportunity to discuss pesticide and herbicide use in the parks system. Commissioners and staff agreed to discuss the topic in the fall timeframe.

Eggers asked about additional water testing in Ashland Creek. Robertson agreed to check with Public Works and forward an update to the commission.

UPCOMING MEETING DATES and PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS

§         Study session set for August 20 at 7:00 PM—Parks Office—340 S. Pioneer.

§         Regular meeting set for August 27 at 7:00 PM—Council Chambers—1175 E. Main.

ADJOURNMENT – By consensus, with no further business, Eggers adjourned the meeting at 9:14 PM.

Respectfully submitted, Susan Dyssegard, Ashland Parks & Recreation Department