Meeting Minutes

PARK COMMISSION MINUTES January 8, 2025 Meeting called to order at 9:30am Commission members in attendance: Fred Belay, Jennifer Meyer, Kathy Alf, Tom Roach, Barb Kleist, and Tony Bischel Adopt agenda; motion made by Kathy/ sec Fred and passed. Approval of December 4, 2024 minutes; motion made by Fred/ sec Tom and passed. Financial Report Total expenses paid in December $ 772.93 Total year to date $ 23,584.24 Town of Union Treasurer Report dated December 10, 2024 shows Visit EC Dest. Dev. Balance $ 30,710.99 correct balance should be $ 50,305.83 per Visit EC as of 12/5/24 variance totals $ 19,594.84 The Town Treasurer will work on correcting the balance on the monthly reports. The Nicolet Park Checking shows a balance of $ 4,236.99 of which $ 2,061.00 is for the Aylen Bain Memorial. No work log hours reported. No invoices to approve. Motion to approve financial report made by Jennifer/ sec Tom and passed. Parks Discussion Sherman Creek Park Jennifer, Barb, Jeff Whyte, and Tommy from Landmark met with officials from the Eau Claire County Highway Department and the Eau Claire Area School District to discuss the erosion issue. Previous work was done in 2021. It appears the rip rap erosion is caused by runoff from the Sherman Creek School Property. Potential options to correct the problem are being investigated. The Park Commission and/ or Town will need to approve of any action taken that affects the Town’s property. Conservancy The River Top Trail observations were discussed. Barb is attempting to make contact with Chippewa Valley Biodiversity group with hopes they may be interested in invasive species mitigation projects at the parks. We are still waiting to get the results from the survey done by Visit Eau Claire. Old Business We will monitor the minutes of the Rural Partners Network (RPN) outdoor recreation group. Bit and Spur will be working with Visit Eau Claire to explore possible grants available for their anniversary celebration. The 2025 Project Plan was reviewed. Next meeting: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 @ 9:30am Meeting adjourned at 11:30 am motion made by Barb/ sec Fred and passed.