Park, Recreation, & Tourism Commission — Minutes

13136 30 th Avenue Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Office (715) 726-2660 www.lakehallie.us Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission Monday February 23rd, 2026 6PM Village Hall Building 13136 30th Avenue Lake Hallie, WI 54729 1. Meeting Called to Order according to Chapter 19.84 of the Wisconsin State Statutes-6pm 2. Roll Call: Mr. Danielson...Ms. Squires...Ms. Leibke...Mr. Stelter …Mr. Scholtz… Ms.Normand, Were all present at the meeting...Ms. Devereaux …Mr. Calkins…Were absent from the meeting 3. Public Comments: Pat Spilde had a request to put up “NO Trespassing” signs up during events for the homeowners that butt up against the Soccer Fields to keep unnecessary behaviors from happening on their properties. Soccer organization to look more into that. Renee will ask them about possibly putting snow fence up along the lot lines. Marie Erickson presented with a question of interest about purchasing one of the parks tot lots off of 134th st. as they own the land in front of it. To be further discussed with the Village and Zoning 4. Approval of Minutes: a. January 26th, 2026 Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Becky and seconded by Jayson to approve the minutes as presented. Cathy and Renee abstained due to not being present at that meeting. 5. New Business: a. Discuss/Review-Go Chippewa Falls (If Present with information. Noting not their scheduled month to present however) N/A b. Discuss/Recommend/Approve -Concession Stand Contract with revised increase for 2026 season -To be put on March’s agenda as we did not get the revised contract for approval c. Discuss/Approve-Weed Harvester Hydraulic Fluid replacement and who will call Zimmerman for hose fixing before spring. -Mark to provide further update in March on this for further discussion d. Discuss/Approve additional funds needed to complete the Crows Nest further updates needed -To be put on the March Agenda for final board approval of the additional funding needed to complete this project. The Booster Club agreed to donate $4500 to the project for the siding, soffit and facial, floor repair and gutters needed. They request we use Red with White Trim on it. Kent will call Tompkins Construction to be sure they will still honor the bid that was provided to us and said to expire at the end of October 2025 or to provide us an updated bill to be discussed and or approved at our March meeting. Once the Estimate is received and approved, we are to invoice the Booster Club the $4500 they have agreed to pay towards the project. e. Discuss/Review/Approve Boys and Girls Contract indicating User Fee increases for the 2026 season with signatures required on behalf of both the girls and boys current board members. -To be moved to our March meeting as nothing has been provided from the office for approval and signature. Will also look at creating a signage policy for the parks at the March meeting as well. 13136 30 th Avenue Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Office (715) 726-2660 www.lakehallie.us f. Discuss/Approve the Field rental increase of $250 and $500 that will be allocated to and paid out to Hallie Boys Baseball noting the increase was based on batting cage ware and tare -This has been approved and updated on the website. There are currently 8 weekend tournaments scheduled. However, none of them are at the new rate as of Feb. 23rd board approvals. g. Discuss/Approve the Soccer Field Equipment Usage Agreement the Strikers are presenting. -To be discussed at their meeting with the Parks Board sub committee that was created earlier tonight. h. Discuss/Approve HGS CF Batting Cage Draft-Chaz -Chaz indicated that the drainage is now good and no financial obligation to be obtained from the Village and they (Hallie Girls Softball) have secured the funding and will begin the process, once approved. Kent made the motion to approve and Jayson seconded it; motion carried with no objections. i. Discuss/Recommend Summer Employment-Kent indicated that all the past years weekend help is coming back this year. Cathy to reach out to office for updated wages for discussion at next month’s meeting. Earl indicated he will be there in the Spring and the Fall seasons. Jacob will also be coming back. Carl will be back all summer. All rehires will have to fill out and submit their applications to the Village. Kent has applications that have currently been submitted. Once Jacob gets ahold of previous workers to find out if they are coming back, he will then reach out to others to fill the vacant positions. j. Discuss/Approve Kayak rentals at Lake Hallie Boat Landing -Surf Shack Rentals has agreed to work with the Village of Lake Hallie Parks Board to bring Kayak rentals to our community near the boat landing by Sportsmans. It will be $12/hour or $19/hour for double seating. They provide all the paddles, life jackets and all promotional fliers, we do believe. They will be at our March meeting to present along with providing us a contract to begin this partnership this summer. They will market this on their website and hopefully we can have Go Chippewa Falls help promote this as well as River Jams and Sportsman’s. k. Discuss/Approve Chippewa Prisoner Help/services at the Park for Spring Cleanup and projects -Kent indicated they had reached out to ask if we needed any help with anything and it was recommended they help with the parks spring clean-ups. Kent to organize this by letting them know we are interested and the dates will be determined based on weather. A tree fell at Peace Memorial, Kent will talk to Sam about the removal of it. 6. Old Business: a. Update Booster Club on funding for the crow’s nest on Sipple Field-Jayson and Mik -Previously discussed b. Tot Lot playground equipment update-Renee -Renee visited Bresina 1 &2 where the picnic tables still need to be removed. She also visited Horgan Park where the Picnic Tables need to be touched up. Cathy will talk to Gary about posting signage at each playground to “Use at your own risk”. Landmark 2 needs the swing gate removed and picnic tables at Landmark 1 need power washing. 13136 30 th Avenue Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Office (715) 726-2660 www.lakehallie.us c. Sipple Field Crows Nest update on the repairs approved last meeting with Anderson Bridges -Previously discussed 7. Review of Disbursements and Profit & Loss -Cathy to meet with the office ladies about the questions the board has on several items 8. Standing Agenda Items: a. Discuss/Approve Park Rental Agreements -N/A b. Peace Memorial Park Update -Previously Discussed d. Capital Outlay Projects -N/A e. Lake Association -N/A f. Pickleball Courts Update -N/A g. Bike/Ped Update -Completed waiting to hear on maps h. Lake Hallie Outdoor Recreation Plan update -N/A i. Hallie Boys Baseball -Arnie Swoboda in memory of Berry Nesja is wondering about putting up a park bench at the ball fields to be fully paid for by the family. Bench specs to be sent to Kent by Cathy and then sent to Derek who will provide them to the family. We will provide the concrete slab for it to be placed on. They still need to complete the paperwork for Hallie Youth Days and the All Star Tournament. j. Hallie Girls Softball -Russ provided an update from the 2025 season for the concession stands. Concessions stands profited around $19,200. Very successfully run and managed this past year. Russ also indicated there were 225 players registered so far, 25 of which are T-Ball. That number is lower than expected. Provided dates and times, of the next softball meeting, to the Board, if they were interested in attending. k. Chippewa Strikers/Soccer Complex -previously discussed, more to come at our next meeting in March 9. Adjournment -Next Parks Board meeting will be March 23rd at 6pm. Motion to adjourn was made by Mark at 7:13pm and seconded by Renee. Posted: 5/28/2026 CC: Chippewa Valley Newspaper, Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Maverick Media, Clear Channel, WEAU, WQOW, Committee Members, Village Board Member Posted by Deputy Treasurer