In addition with Ab's retirement, the department should save some personnel costs. Jeff Schott will attend the January meeting to go over the budget in more detail. Skate Park Karlene presented information on the feasibility of constructing a skate park. Other cities have been contacted and shared information on their parks or plans for a park. There are concerns from the city's liability carrier for the project.
Recommendations range from having a net over the top to having the facility locked at night.
Most parks are not supervised. In the State of Iowa skateboarding liability is exempt, however we do not know if it would hold up in a skate park situation. The question of a professional or in-house design is also a consideration. The possibility of fee for use or sponsorship was also discussed. The recommendation was made to bring this back to next month's meeting to discuss further information for liability and other concerns.