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City of Muskegon
Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
Wednesday December 18th 5:30 pm
City Hall Conference Room 204
MINUTES
Present: Yancy Weaver, Aaron, Bodbyl-Mast, Roberta King, David Ruck, Sidney Long, Hillery
Ross, Lynnette Marks, Mayor Johnson, Leann Heywood, Sarah De La Rosa
Absent: Evelyn Hough
I. Meeting called to order at 5:32 PM
II. Action Item:
A. Approval of 10/16/24 Minutes
i. Motion by King, supported by Marks by approve the 10-16-24 minutes.
1. Change 2025 date to 2024 on the minutes date.
2. Change Rucks statement in section C, part 1 to “Ruck wants
clarification on allowing camping in parks and compares the rule
to other municipalities”.
Motion Passes
III. Discussion Items:
A. Beach Parking Fees
i. Mayor Johnson confirms what did get adopted with the beach parking
fees. He acknowledges that beach parking fees should have gone
through the Parks & Rec Advisory Committee.
ii. Ruck wants to clarify where the money goes and the percentage that
goes to Parks vs Public Safety. Kyle says roughly $300,000 net of the 1.1
million gross goes to park after parking enforcement costs.
iii. De La Rosa feels there should be a percentage put on where the money
goes for the public to be able to see because it is perceived that all the
money goes directly to parks.
iv. Heywood feels there should be a breakdown of the revenue and costs.
Mayor Johnson feels that is should be broken down in the budget of the
parking.
v. Ruck asks what is the final breakdown of the parking fee structure. Mayor
Johnson breaks done the sequence of events that led to the current
beach parking fees and informs the group of what fee structure has been
settled on.
B. Wayfinding Signs
i. Ruck asks how the wayfinding sign points were selected. Director
Karczewski explains points were selected by City employee Jamie Pesch.
Director Karczewski goes over the potential sign locations.
ii. King mentions Richards Park needing wayfinding signs. Burt feels the
signage should be tabled for Richards Park planning since it is hard to
access and the layout is discombobulated.
iii. Heywood feels that the map is confusing because there is a lot going on
with the map. She points out Kruse and Beachwood aren’t indicated they
should be included for trail access.
iv. Mayor Johnson says we need to make sure Adelaide Pointe is included.
C. 2025 Grant Outlook & Identify Priorities
i. WMSRDC is helping us inventory our trees, with the main focus right now
being terrace trees and discussed possibly adding parks trees. Director
Karczewski goes over upcoming grant opportunities for Outdoor
Recreation Legacy, MDNR Recreation Passport, Natural Resources Trust
Fund Grant.
ii. Marks thinks we should consider having a restroom added.
iii. Director Karczewski gives an overall scope of how a grant timeline would
look.
iv. Bodbyl-Mast asks how much ARPA grant money will have left. Director
Karczewski gives a breakdown and shows the capital project allocations
and an overview on what has been spent per Ward.
D. Final Park Plans & Estimates
i. Review Plans –
ii. Discuss Phases & Priorities
1. Heywood feels the McGraft Park pedestrian bridge is a big safety
hazard.
2. The committee engages in an activity putting stickers on the
amenities that they like the on the McGraft Park, Kruse Park,
Campbell Field, Richards Park, Hartshorn Marina conceptual
plans located on the walls of the meeting room.
E. Public Comment – no public comment
F. Adjournment
i. Motion by King, seconded by Ruck
Motion Passes
Meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM
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