Cuba Parks and Recreation board member Karina Rice shared concerns on June 9 that the concession stand at the pool ran out of food at one point.

“One family came out to spend (about $120), and they didn’t have the food,” Rice said. “Just so that everybody’s aware, St. James park, Tiger Shark Park is down...,you know, we’re hoping that’ll bring up some business in the pool.”

Rice also said, during the May 12 meeting, that concessions were a way for the pool to make money since outside food and drinks were not allowed. They hope to make a little more money since both Tiger Shark Park and Steelville City Pool are currently closed for repairs.

Louis Raineri recommended that an interdepartmental meeting with the pool staff be held to inform them what to do if a situation like that occurs again.

No action was taken.

Board Vice President Beth Kight brought sales data from between opening day and June 1.

She said that 21 individual passes, five senior passes, 10 family of two passes and 31 three-to-eight-person passes were sold.

Josh Hepperman, board member, addressed the problem of vendors at the fair running their cords across the sidewalk, making it difficult for wheelchair users.

Fair Board President Jared Boast said that they haven’t really made any progress on solving the issue. The primary recommendation is to cut the sidewalk for the cords and place steel plates over it.

A motion to recommend that the city speak with the fair board to look into making cuts into the sidewalk for the vendors where their electrical cords go was approved with a 6-0 vote.

Boast also mentioned that the square footage of the stage has been greatly expanded, so they are adding safety handrails to it.

Rice, as part of the Mapleshade Park Committee, announced that both the men’s and women’s bathrooms needed some faucet repairs.

“I mean, there’s a faucet. There’s no knob on the faucet,” Rice said. “But the women’s bathroom, it’s got a knob, except for it’s probably costing the city a ton of money because the faucet runs nonstop.”

Roslind Reiner, board member and also part of the Mapleshade Park Committee, announced that there is a tree right on the property line that has a big dead limb hanging over the street.

No action was taken on either issue.

Board President Chris Kight advised that the picnic tables around the playground at Tangle Creek Park needed to be removed because people were destroying them. In place of the picnic tables, he said three benches should be added.

A motion to recommend that the picnic tables in Tangle Creek Park be replaced with three benches was approved with a 6-0 vote.

In other business, Ashley Wells, board member, suggested an ice machine for Recklein Auditorium and charging for use of it at events.

“A lot of people have voiced that when they have events there, that it is a pain to haul ice in,” Wells said. “You can charge a deposit on it and make back your money.”

No action was taken.