Parks, Recreation, Tourism, & Land Use Planning Commission — Minutes

Town of Lafayette PARKS, RECREATION, TOURISM, LAND USE and PLANNING COMMISSION February 10, 2025 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: Scott Faris, Jenna Hazelton, Sue Lane, Doug Matthews, Mark Sedlacek, and Jerry Zais; a quorum was present. Brett Bullock, DeWayne Krumenauer, and Neil Mathwig were not present. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES & AGENDA A motion to accept the Agenda for the February 10, 2025 meeting and to approve the Minutes of the Jan- uary 13, 2025 PRTLU Regular meeting without correction was made by Mark Sedlacek / Sue Lane; mo- tion was approved by unanimous voice vote. GENERAL PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION None EXPEDITED ITEMS 1) Eagle Scout Project – Nate Shilts addressed the Commission, distributing diagrams to explain his Eagle Scout project of building and installing a box for personal flotation devices at the Brick Boat Land- ing. He anticipates a completion date of approximately June 21, 2025. Following discussion and a few recommendations, a motion recommending the Town Board approve the project was made by Sue Lane / Jenna Hazelton; motion passed by unanimous voice vote. 2) Wissota Firefighters Association Fall Festival Application – There was no representative from the W.F.A. present. Bruce Kyes said he had been in contact with a representative regarding using the rec fa- cilities on Saturday, October 4 for setting-up and Sunday, October 5, 2025 for their Fall Festival. There was discussion whether to allow vehicles on the ball fields by crafters, with the consensus that this would depend on the condition of the fields at the time. A motion recommending the Town Board approve the Wissota Firefighters Association’s event for October 4 and 5, 2025 was made by Sue Lane / Mark Sed- lacek; motion passed by unanimous voice vote. FINANCIAL REPORT Doug Matthews reported that the January 31, 2025 Disc Golf account balance was carried-over from De- cember, 2024 and remained at $5,916.20 with no expenditures for the past month. The General Use ac- count for January 31, 2025 also had no expenditures, leaving a balance of $10,000 after the $9,332.48 remaining from 2024 was “returned” to the Town. The $3,450.00 earmarked for payment to Chippewa County for bike trail signage remains pending. The Room Tax account for January 31, 2025 received new revenue in the amount of $547.32, leaving a balance of $74,657.60. A motion to accept the January 31, 2025 Financial Report was made by Jerry Zais / Sue Lane; motion passed by unanimous voice vote. OLD BUSINESS 1) Disc Golf Course; Ski Trails – Ski trails were groomed on the past Saturday afternoon. Jerry Zais reported he had spoken with a group of three who complimented the trails. A question was asked whether a few of the disc course fairways could have ski trails placed on them to add more trail length, and it was decided this was possible. No further Commission action was taken. 2) PRTLU Bylaws – Scott Faris reported the Town Board had approved the proposed revisions to the Commission’s Bylaws, and would like a clean copy. No further Commission action was taken. 3) Bleacher Purchase – It was clarified that dugout benches and not spectator bleachers were in- tended. Bruce Kyes explained he is requesting a changed style of bench to one with an integral shelf be- hind the seat. He said there is sufficient funding available, including large donated amounts. Discussion Page 2 of 2 concerned the possibility of the bench being used as a seat and possible damage from cleats; coaches could police this and stop it. A motion to approve the new style of dugout bench with no addition to the al- located funds was made by Mark Sedlacek / Sue Lane; motion passed by voice vote with one “No” vote. NEW BUSINESS 1) 2025 Projects – The following possible projects for 2025 were mentioned: a. - Ball field fencing – Mark Sedlacek said he had spoken to Shane at American Fencing about changing out the existing 4-foot fencing for 6-foot fencing where needed. b. - Paving the soccer parking area and marking stalls for more orderly use. c. - A safer fence at the top of the bank behind the Veteran’s Memorial area of Ray’s Beach Park. d. - Adding lights to the pickle ball courts. With no cost details available yet, no Commission action was taken. COMMISSIONERS’ CONCERNS & COMMENTS  Scott Faris reviewed recent actions by the Town Board. NEXT MEETING DATE - Meeting date is March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM. MOTION TO ADJOURN A motion to adjourn was made by Sue Lane / Jerry Zais; motion passed by voice vote at 8:00 PM. Submitted for Approval, Doug Matthews PRTLU Commission Secretary / Treasurer