PRTLU MEETING — Minutes

Town of Lafayette PARKS, RECREATION, TOURISM, LAND USE and PLANNING COMMISSION March 9, 2026 7:00 PM Lafayette Town Hall CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Scott Faris at 7:00 PM. The following members were present: Rob Brown, Scott Faris, Jenna Hazelton, Sue Lane, Neil Mathwig, Doug Matthews, Mark Sedlacek, and Jerry Zais; a quorum was present. DeWayne Krumenauer was not present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA & PRIOR MEETING MINUTES A motion to accept the Agenda for the March 9, 2026 meeting and to approve the Minutes of the February 9, 2026 PRTLU meeting without correction was made by Jerry Zais / Sue Lane; motion was approved by unani- mous voice vote. GENERAL PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION 1) Eagle Scout Mason Grant, from Troop 75, requested approval for his Eagle Scout project. He stated he had spoken with Bruce Kyes, who had proposed planting trees. Mark Sedlacek agreed that some trees could be planted on the disc golf course, then suggested an alternate project of building and placing benches in the area of each tee box.. 2) Mr. Jerry Williams said the disc golf portion of the web site needs updating, and asked about the status of the anti-goose owl decoys at Ray’s Beach. EXPEDITED ITEMS 1) Yellow River Acres Plat - There was no representative present to answer Commissioners’ questions. Con- sequently a motion to postpone any action was made by Jerry Zais / Sue Lane; motion passed by unanimous voice vote. FINANCIAL REPORT Doug Matthews reported that the Room Tax account had one expense in the amount of $191.28 for the Harvey Rec Area main sign, and fourth quarter Room Tax revenue totaling $153.30; this brought the February 28, 2026 balance to $66,202.37. A motion to accept the Financial Report was then made by Jerry Zais / Sue Lane; mo- tion passed by unanimous voice vote. OLD BUSINESS 1) Concrete Pads for Softball Bleachers - Mark Sedlacek presented an updated materials cost estimate of $4,212.00 for a reinforced 13-ft. X 100-ft x 5-inch pad; he advised labor would be furnished by the Public Works personnel. A motion to approve the cost for installing concrete below the bleachers was made by Scott Faris / Sue Lane; motion passed by voice vote with one abstaining. NEW BUSINESS 1) Discuss / Approve Commissioner Recommendations to the Town Board - Scott Faris explained there are three Commission positions whose terms end in April, and there are three applicants: Jerry Zais, Doug Matthews, and Scott Faris. The Town Board will need to take action before the April 13, 2026 PRTLU meeting. A motion recommending the Town Board re-appoint the three applicants was made by Sue Lane / Jenna Hazel- ton; motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Page 2 of 2 COMMISSIONERS’ CONCERNS & COMMENTS  Mark Sedlacek circulated a draft of the second Harvey Rec Area sign, and there were no objections to the text; funding has been previously approved. He also asked about wording for additional signs for single vehicle parking at the Brick Boat Landing.  Sue Lane requested additional details to clarify what are acceptable uses of room tax revenue, since the Wisconsin statute wording is vague. She also asked about possibly moving the Commission meet- ing time to 6:00 PM for the summer months; the consensus was to maintain the 7:00 PM time.  Doug Matthews suggested establishing the Boat Parade Committee at the next meeting.  Scott Faris reported the staffing plan for the Brick Boat Landing has been set. NEXT MEETING DATE - Meeting date is April 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM. MOTION TO ADJOURN A motion to adjourn was made by Jerry Zais / Sue Lane; motion passed by voice vote at 7:55 PM. Submitted for Approval, Doug Matthews Doug Matthews PRTLU Commission Secretary / Treasurer