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Home My WebLink About02 09 1977 • MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES February 9, 1977 Meeting called to order at 7:35 p.m. Present: Pat Collard, Dave Higbee, Kitty Sheehy and Myrna Cain. Boyd Fullmer was excused. We read through minutes of the last meeting and approved them. Dave Higbee made a motion that until we have our full complimentary board that we dispense with the rule requiring a majority of five to vote. Kitty Sheehy seconded the motion. Kitty - yes, Myrna - yes, Pat - yes, Dave - yes. Motion carried. Pat noted that we are still short one member on our committee. Kitty Sheehy introduced Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Clappier. They are willing to help us set up a Moto Cross Track in Chubbuck. Richard Myers and John Harris from the Little League came to the meeting to explain the Little League Program. Mustang 9 -10 year old and Bronco 11 - 12 year old. They spent $3760.00 last year on only ten teams. They want twelve teams this year. They would like $5,600.00 this year. The ball parks need to be better maintained. They wondered if this comes out of their budget or from the city's budget. They want to buy a pitching machine for $600.00 and the umpires pay plus the two new teams. These are included in the $5,600.00. John Harris said that in the summer of 1978 he would be willing to work in the mornings with kids in the parks on a baseball program for the ones who do not make the teams. Rule books are needed badly. They have played five years without them. Kitty Sheehy suggested that the money made from selling pens should be theirs to use for their own good. Such as award banquets and trophies. The sponsors money should go into a city account ear marked for the little league to help defray costs. A new back stop is needed at Stuart Park or modify the present one with an over hang. This would protect surrounding property owners yards and windows. Approximate cost $400.00. Equipment needed for the Parks: Volleyballs - four - nets, two Basketballs - five Horse Shoes - Three Sets Soccer balls - four Footballs - five Softballs - four Approximate money needed $300.00 It was suggested we have $1,500.00 for Chubbuck Days. John Sheehy has volunteered to be the general chairman for the committee. Our total budget is $8,470.00 plus wages for program director. The $120.00 we used for the Safety Poster Contest was included in our $8,470.00 budget. The swimming pool was tabled for now. Meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. Pat Collard, Chairman Myrna Cain, Secretary SUGGESTIONS ON THE B M X TRACK Dirt track fairly hard ground. All corners are banked. Parking for cars for people attending. Signing - only one stating that not responsible for accidents or injury. All jumps should be in use only during meets so should be able to remove them during the rest of the time. There should be a fee charged - 50t per rider for track maintenance and trophies. Would need a couple of stop watches. The track could be used for other types of bike contests not only B M X. Money needed to set up track - $250.00 plus donated min hours and donated bull dozer. A piece of city property 150 x 200 to put the course on. \.J . - MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ADVISORY BOARD BUDGET February, 1977 1. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL PROGRAM $5,600.00 Uniforms, umpires, trophies, new pitching machine, equipment ( balls, bats, etc. ), rule books and expansion from 10 to 12 teams. 2. PARKS RECREATION EQUIPMENT 300.00 Basketballs, footballs, sockerballs, volleyballs and nets, softballs and bats, horshoe games and etc. 3. MOTO-CROSS TRACK ( B M X ) 250.00 City to provide land for track, set up and some labor to contour track. Signs, slag for auto parking, ramps - wood for jumps, stop watches (2) , etc. BYCYCLE RODEO - planned to be an annual (summer) 300.00 event. (To help train bicycle riders & promote the bicycle registration program). Trophies, bike pennants, reflectors, signs, bike racks, etc. 4. SAFETY POSTER CONTEST - Annual event (winter) - 120.00 Chubbuck, Tyhee Schools - Safety awareness program. 5. CHUBBUCK DAYS - 1,500.00 6. NEW BACKSTOP(TOR STUART PARK - 400.00 TOTAL $8,470.00 ALSO BUDGET FOR PARK RECREATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS WAGES ef-Ge I MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ADVISORY BOARD BUDGET February, 1977 1. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL PROGRAM $5,600.00 Uniforms, umpires, trophies, new pitching machine, equipment ( balls, bats, etc. ) , rule books and expansion from 10 to 12 teams. 2. PARKS RECREATION EQUIPMENT 300.00 Basketballs, footballs, sockerballs, volleyballs and nets, softballs and bats, horshoe games and etc. 3. MOTO-CROSS TRACK ( B M X ) 250.00 City to provide land for track, set up and some labor to contour track. Signs, slag for auto parking, ramps - wood for jumps, stop watches (2) , etc. BYCYCLE RODEO - planned to be an annual (summer) 300.00 event. (To help train bicycle riders & promote the bicycle registration program) . Trophies, bike pennants, reflectors, signs, bike racks, etc. 4. SAFETY POSTER CONTEST - Annual event (winter) - 120.00 Chubbuck, Tyhee Schools - Safety awareness program. 5. CHUBBUCK DAYS . . - 1,500.00 NEW STUART- PARK - - • 400.00 TOTAL $8,470.00 ALSO BUDGET FOR PARK RECREATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS WAGES 7 , �{ F .. , v LI'8845 Cornwall Drive '' i1 "- ° • . Phone (2081 377-5775 Boise, Id. 83704 Recreation Company Home 377-4811 Equipment • Design • Installation • PRINCIPLES OF PLAYGROUND DESIGN A review of research on the philosophy of.play and playground design by Friedburg, Dattner and others reveals the following basic principles: This research was done after children were observed playing in vacant lots adjacent to unused, expensive playgrounds. • i. Play is a major component of the total childhood experience which ultimately develops the adult personality. Play should be a meaningful learning experience. 2. Different age groups of children have different interests, and needs. The playground should reflect those needs. 3.'.Traditionally, play areas and facilities have been designed by adults to satisfy their desires for indestructible equipment which is easily maintained. Often the needs of children have been overlooked in the quest for satisfying these adult needs. 4. Extensive studies revealed the following with regard to the desireable attributes of a playground from a childs point of view. A. Freedom - Children should have total freedom to move in, around, under and over any equipment on the site. Any items which restrict movement to one direction or limit patterns of movement are limited in providing a meaningful stimulating play opportunity. B. Imagination stimulation - A playground should provide as broad a variety of shapes, sizes, textures, colors, ect. as - possible to excite the imagination. Children should be able to role-play and enjoy passive moments for introspection not found in the typical playground today. C. Structures - When left on their own with a variety of materials the children invariably developed complicated, interrelated structures which amounted to more or less of - an environment of its own. It was found that such a struc- ture of multiple interrelated and linked activities had much more play value than the same activities provided in separate isolated facilities as one sees in the typical, traditional playground. Especially desireable are struc- tures which provide travel over a broad distance without touching the ground. D. 1Challenge and safety, - The playground should provide a range of activities graduating in difficulty, while keyed to the user age group. As soon as a playground loses its challenge it becomes hazardous as the children begin using equipment for other than its' intended purpose to add ex- citement. Examples of this are such games a "swinging over the top of the swing set", "jumping from the swings", or jumping off the see-saw while your partner is in the air". toyer) . /216(--1,1-4-A- - d...........,...._ START — — L/ ..— — — --- r ifr REGISTRATIOD BICYCLE INSPECTION AREA / CERTIFICATES / AND AWARDS 1.MOUNT & DISMOUNT 1 I / 1 2. MANEUVER I 1 5. EMERGENCY STOP ' 0 0 (......0.'' / / ----ii‘ ___,A 14. T -t,a 3. STRAIGHT LINE % ' CONTROL q i i T DJ i 7. SLOW SPEED r _ % I 1 \l 1 e ; ‘` 6. TURNING � — -fix D I I ' J. L>--—— 4. WEAVING x -.)-- CHUBBUCK PARK PLAYGROUND Concept KEAN RECREATION COMPANY This playground design will provide an, exciting play experience for a broad range of ages of children. The Bigtoy structure provides for many different play activities in a complicated, interrelated compo- nent system. The colorful spring animals and flying saucer enhance the overall facility by adding color and additional play opportuni- ties. No attempt is made to inhibit or direct action, however, move- ment naturally flows around the east portion of the play area, reser- ving the west portion for passive role-play and introspection. Equipment Cost BIGTOY #1H $2,250 Patterson-Williams Flying Saucer 320 Burke Spring Animals (3) 27 Total 2,897 Est. Freight 2 Total $3,172 Other Equipment Basketball Standards (2) Delivered - $ S36 Picnic Tables (each) " 100 Barbeque Grills (each) 70 Baseball Backstops from $250 to $3800 Picnic Shelter - new design coming out soon y�� l Cr>-1.e 1 i .Z 6' . , ,7 P ..., ,...,, ,..,. i , ,............._.- i --11 .. . .. .. /4,2 ( N , Avi.,.,,, , ---- , -1,/ --id , i , ) ) '' : 1 ,/ '7 '- F ./ - )