MEEKER | The Meeker Rec Center Board held its monthly meeting last Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the town of Meeker, Colorado. Four out of five board members attended the meeting.
The meeting began with a discussion involving the Town of Meeker Board of Trustees about Circle Park and the Meeker Riverfront project. Mandi Etheridge, a member of the town board, talked about a meeting she and Executive Director Josh Embrey attended.
“It was a really productive meeting, probably lasted about an hour, just went through all the details of hooking up our contractor, engineer, and designer to make sure they’re on the same page moving forward,” Etheridge said.
“Jake Haskins, who is with Expo Services, is working with Tom, our project manager, and Michael Sprock, our engineer. They’re currently working on moving through the design process for materials availability and sourcing, specifically rock,” Etheridge continued.
“Within the next couple of weeks, GEI plans to have a 60% redesign available to support the floodplain permit that’s necessary to get the final construction plan set. Those deliverables, which include stamped construction design plans and specs, will be submitted by October,” Etheridge stated.
The design should be finished by October, with construction to begin at Circle Park. This led both boards to discuss the lease agreement, which included operation standards, expectations, and vertical enforcement. JW Squire, Parks and Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, also attended the meeting. He brought up the topic of the park and what’s acceptable for the district.
“We’re maintaining property that you all own. Are we meeting expectations? Is our operation sufficient that everybody’s happy?” Squire said.
“I feel like we do a great job. There are some areas where our level of standard that we strive for can’t be reached because of overall conditions,” Squire continued.
The discussion moved on to different rules that should be enforced, such as the leash law—whether or not dogs will have to be on leashes. Curfew was also discussed, specifically what time the park will close for the evening.
The rec district board then discussed amending the rec center hours, replacing Resolution 2020-06. They also approved the minutes from the July 16 and Aug. 6 meetings, as well as the monthly financials.
The board reviewed the new Executive Director’s performance and the appraisal process. Each of the managers presented reports on their recent activities. Near the end of the meeting, they received a presentation from Mark McLain of Confluence Architecture regarding outcomes from the rec center natatorium environment and issues that need to be analyzed to fix what could be an HVAC problem. After the presentation, the meeting was adjourned. The next regular meeting will be on Sept. 17, 2024, at 5 p.m.
By JARED HENDERSON