Park Board Meeting — Minutes

Minutes of Boulder Junction Park Board Meeting Thursday,February 19, 2025 at 4 pm Boulder Junction Community Center, Boulder Lake Room 1) Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call: Meeting called to order at 4pm by Laura Bertch (Chair) who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call/ Present: Laura Bertch, Steve Weber, Richard Jenks, Dennis Duke, Judy Tegtmeyer, Absent with notice: Burditt, Royer 2) Approval of Agenda / Order of the day: Motion/Weber, Second/Tegtmeyer Motion carried 3) Citizens opportunity to address the committee about topics on or off the agenda. Guests: Randy Schultz - observer, Dennis Reuss, Town Chairman 4) Approval of Meeting Minutes 12/11/2025, Motion/Weber, Second/ Tegtmeyer, Motion carried 5) Review of most recent financial report: September 2025. No comments. 6) BJCF approximate balance: Maintenance fund 2/19/2026 $8,543.92 Nosure if amounts includes $ 1,159.66 collected from Winter Park ‘bird house’ donation boxes and $ 116.78 collected from sales of hot chocolate and coffee on Saturday for 2 hrs (President’s day weekend) Note funds given to Dan weekly. 7) Old Business - discussion & possible discussion: A. Friends of the Park - update and questions - Cathy Royer out of town. Cathy to resign officially in March. B. Town Park - Dennis Duke & Pete Burditt 1. Update on Basketball Court - Dennis Duke Remaining items to be completed this Spring: Lay brick walk. 2. Disc Golf Report Update- Dennis Duke & Burditt Install pavers around Disc Golf pavilion, install 18 baskets, and get donation/ donors sign. C. Nichols Beach Park - Judy Tegtmeyer & Dick Jenks Jenks provided a cost to improve existing pit toilets: paint and general repairs including fixing/ replacing fascia. Note DNR may pump out. Projected cost $ 2,900 less if work is done by volunteers. Weber/Motion, Tegtmeyer/Second Propose to have volunteers to do the work. Budget not to exceed $2,900. Put on agenda in May to set up work schedule. Before doing work, Dennis Reuss will contact DNR to get approval. Motion carried. D. Winter Park- Steve Weber & Royer questions & discussion a. Skating lessons- propose for 2026/27 season providing lessons. Before proceeding, determine insurance requirements and whether allowable under DNR guidelines. b. Illumination event: Weber provided details given by Catherine Egglehoff and Cathy Royer to Laura Bertch. Will do event again. c. Weber provided the Board with a detailed Winter Park 2026 report. Topics covered: 1. Firewood Consumption, 2. Visitor information banner Warming Hut, 3. Illumination event sum- mary, 4. Ice Conditions Reporting and Communications, 5.Visitor Volume, 6. Porta Potty Conditions, 7. Warming Hut Operations, 8. Parking Lot Lighting, 9. Ice Maintenance Equipment, 10. Preliminary Summer 2026 Improvement Lists, 11. Acknowledgments Weber informed Board that, due to adverse weather conditions, resulting in extensive ice damage, the Glide and rink were closed for the season effective, February 19, 2026. Note the Park itself is not closed, just the ice surfaces. The sledding hill remains open. 8. Discuss and set date & possible location for next meeting: Thursday, March,19, 2026, Boulder Junction Community Center. 9. Future Topics for discussion: ‘Bird house’ donation box campaign. Development and promotion of Boulderatplay website. Consider a Parks activities coordinator ( Friends of the Park) with consideration of tax exempt status. 10. Adjournment. Submitted by Henry Royer.