Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes 01-15-2025

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                                         City of Muskegon
                            Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
                               Wednesday January 15th at 5:30 pm
                                 City Hall, Conference Room 204


                                                MINUTES
 Present: Evelyn Hough, Sidney Long, Sarah De La Rosa, Lynnette Marks, Yancy Weaver, John
             Burt, Roberta King, Aaron Bodbyl-Mast, Leann Heywood, David Ruck
                                       Absent: Hillery Ross


  I.   Meeting called to order at 5:30 pm
II.    Action Item:
          a. Approval of 12/18/24 Minutes
                  i. Motion to approve by De La Rosa, seconded by Marks.
                                          Motion Passes
III.   Presentation:
          a. Jonathan Seyferth: Connecting Community to the Water, Ports & Parks
                  i. City Manager Jonathan Seyferth makes a presentation on the opportunity
                       to expand public access which includes 3 properties: Mart Dock,
                       Fisherman’s Landing, and Verplank. Seyferth gives the benefits of this
                       new project, tentative timeline of this project and shows the possible
                       gain in city property.
                 ii. Heywood asks about the future of the LST. Seyferth explains the LST and
                       the Clipper are proposed to be on the current Mart Dock property
                 iii. Rucks asks if the DNR will be involved. Seyferth explains they would be
                       involved in the conversion but not the sale.
          b. Mayor Johnson & Seyferth explain if this agreement goes forward, we
              immediately gain ownership of the 3rd St Wharf even if the grant does not go
              through.
IV.   Jamie Pesch: Wayfinding Signs Plan
         a. Pesch explains that he was tasked with finding placement for wayfinding signs.
              Blue markers are proposed locations for signs. The difficulty comes with trying to
              anticipate every different way a person may come from and not having signs get
              lost in the many signs.
         b. Karczewski goes over wayfinding questions from the last meeting where King
              asked why Richards Park wasn’t on the wayfinding signs map. Pesch agrees that
              it should be added.
         c. Pesch explains Beachwood and Kruse don’t touch Muskegon Lake so that is why
              they were not originally added but they certainly can be.
         d. Pesch also explains having the fewest number of signs needed in the best visual
              location for the signs is best practice. There are rules about which direction you
              want to have listed first on a sign. You also don’t want to have too many
              directions listed on one sign.
         e. Bodbyl-Mast adds that there are limitations on sign designs such as color.
         f. Pesch explains as much as the sign is important, the design of these spaces we
              are directing people too is also just as important and you want the space to be
              inviting.
         g.   Heywood asks if we will have signage noting all the entrances to the lakeshore
              trail. Pesch explains he didn’t add any wayfinding signs on private property but
              only on legal accesses.
V.    Update: Beach Safety Master Planning
         a. Director Karczewski explains we have officially accepted a proposal and we are
              starting an audit on Pere Marquette so we can have the audit completed by
              Memorial Day weekend.
         b. Mayor Johnson asks if we are hoping to implement some of what is suggested in
              the audit this summer. Director Karczewski is hoping to implement some of the
              improvements by this summer.
           c. Ruck wonders if we are letting the public know. Director Karczewski says the
                 study results will be presented at a later commission meeting and Mayor
                 Johnson shares that he has already started sharing that we are having the study
                 done.
 VI.    Mayor Johnson asks if we are ready to switch to bi-monthly schedule for meetings.
        Director Karczewski feels bi-monthly meetings are acceptable at this point. The
        committee agrees that we should switch to bimonthly meetings and reconvene in
        March.
VII.    Public Comment
           a. Bodbyl-Mast lets the committee know the Progressive AE trails and waterways
                 study has kicked off and information will be on the Connect Muskegon page.
VIII.   Adjournment
           a. Motion to adjourn by King, second by Heywood.
                                          Motion Passes
Meeting adjourned at 7:12 pm

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