Park Board Meeting — Minutes

Minutes of Boulder Junction Park Board Meeting Thursday, August 21, 3:30pm Boulder Junction Community Center, Nordloff Room 1) Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call: Meeting called to order at 3pm by Laura Bertch (Chair) who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call/ Present: Laura Bertch, ,Dennis Duke , Steve Weber, Judy Tegtmeyer , Richard Jenks- absent /excused, Pete Burditt excused. Royer 2) Approval of Agenda / Order of the day: Motion/Duke, Second/Royer Motion carried. 3) Citizens opportunity to address the committee about topics on or off the agenda. Guest: Marc LaFortune and son Henri LaFortune. Cathy Royer, Dennis Reuss, Town Chairman 4) Approval of Meeting Minutes 7/24/2025 Motion/Duke, Second/Tegtmeyer Motion carried 5) Review of most recent financial report: 5/2025, No comments. 6) BJCF approximate balance as of 5/27/2025: $4,703.71Maintenance fund. No change 7) Old Business: (discussion and possible action) A. Friends of the Park 1. Grant with the Green Bay Packers for the Glide. Submitted by Rasmussen August 3. 2. C.Royer presented a drawing for shelves for the warming hut. 3. Friends of the Park and the Park Board to submit a grant to the BJCF for up to $5,000. Discussion and possible action: $5,000 grant with $1,500 to be allocated to the Friends. Motion/ Weber Second/Duke. Motion carried B. Town Park- Dennis Duke & Pete Burditt - Updates 1. Basketball court fundraising update a. Donor commitments: $$88,344.35 Ordered new bench Coach Olson b. Bricks ordered c. Install of bricks August d. Park Board Celebration July 5th. No discussion 2. Disc Golf Report Update a. Park rules- Duke & Burditt- final version for discussion and possible action. Daylight hours/ Year round. Family friendly venue. No fireworks, no drugs. b. Update on fundraising. Bench for Mike Kobach, course designer 3 holes left to mulch, 12 Tee pads done. c. Press Release. Grand opening plans- discussion and action. Possible grand opening early October. 3. Discussion and possible action for upgrade for baseball diamond. Duke and citizens: Marc LaFortune and son, Henri proposed replacing bases and improvements to the the infield. Proposed cost @ $16,000. Dennis Reuss said the last improvements were done @ 6 years ago. Suggested that he discuss with a qualified person as to what was required for refurbishing the infield. Motion/ Weber, Second/ Royer. Motion carried. C. Winter Park Weber & Royer - questions and discussion 1. Vinyl Sign for entrance (Home of the Glide) Will get estimate from Ace 2. Green Bay Packer Grant for the Glide submitted by Carrie Rasmussen July 3. 3. Review of completion of items a- k: Installation of permanent signage on Glide, within park and on K to be completed. Permanent pit toilets- future fundraising project. Woodshed considering acquiring Jeff Long’s shed. Gate entrance and gate entrances to Glide under construction. Floor repair not done, storage system to be installed with a locked outlet. Pending grant for acquiring benches, will use Lions’ benches. Review of rules. D. Nichols Beach Jenks & Tegtmeyer - questions and discussions 1. Erosion- Update To be addressed by Town crew. 2. Secure Picnic tables. To be addressed. 3. Trash/garbage. No update 4. Repair picnic tables. Estimates E. Jenks asked the Park Board consider leading an initiative to identify AED locations in the parks, provide training and grant assistance up to $2,500. For discussion only. Reuss said not a Park Board matter and is best addressed by the town EMS. F. Park vision statements. Bertch, Weber, Reuss to consider. 1. Summary of differences between LUA’s to strive for unity. Determined one park at a time with Winter Park to be considered first. 2. Signage suggestions: for discussion and possible suggestions to be included in each LUA for each site. E. Copyright and Trademark for names & logos for the “ The Glide” and “Tall Pines”. Bertch and Weber to pursue State of Wisconsin instead of federal requirements. 8) Discuss and set date and possible location for next meeting- Wednesday September 17, at 4pm. 9. Adjournment 5:15 Submitted Royer Topics for future agendas: Blaisdell Park, Dog Park (tabled for site info), Skate Park sign, Community garden, Winter park pit toilets, mechanical brush, summer projects.