06.03.2026 Parks Commission Meeting Minutes

WATERLOO PARKS COMMISSION – MINUTES June 3, 2026 1. ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER. Parks Coordinator Haberkorn called the Parks Commission meeting to order at 5:00 pm in the Municipal Building Council Chambers. ROLL CALL: Voting members present: Cummings, Petit, Radloff, & Neumaier. Absent: Setz. Ex-officio members present: Parks Coordinator Gabe Haberkorn & DPW Director Chad Yerges. Absent: Friends of Firemen’s Park President Jessica Pickel & WYSO Representative Jessica Perkins-Dorn. Others present: None. 2. MEETING MINUTES APPROVAL: APRIL 1, 2026. MOTION: Motion by Cummings to approve meeting minutes, seconded by Petit. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0. 3. CITIZEN INPUT: Haberkorn introduced the new Parks Commission members. 4. REPORTS/UPDATES: a. Coordinator’s Report: Haberkorn spoke about the Coordinator’s Report on the events that took place and Capital Projects that are on-going or completed. Discussion. b. Parks Financial Report: Haberkorn spoke on the status of the Parks Department budget and Balance Sheet with the year to date is $42,000 in the black. Haberkorn discussed the problem with the Financial Reports and being hard to read for the new Parks Commission Members. Discussion. c. 2026 Capital Projects: Haberkorn stated that they will talk about Capital Projects in the upcoming agenda items. Discussion. 5. NEW BUSINESS: a. Updating Policy for Rentals: Haberkorn spoke on the online reservation systems that he would like to change to in RecDesk and/or Civic Plus. Haberkorn stated similarities and differences in the two different online reservation systems. Haberkorn also spoke about the difference in cost. Haberkorn stated that both systems have POS Systems and Terminals, but RecDesk offers an Admin and Customer App within their system. Discussion. MOTION: Motion by Neumaier to approve updating to RecDesk, seconded by Cummings. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0. b. Updating Fee Schedule for Upper Pavilion: Haberkorn spoke on the Pavilion being booked again every weekend and feeling the need to update fee schedule again as it was last done in late 2024. Discussion. MOTION: Motion by Cummings to approve updating Fee Schedule for Pavilion and Outdoor Chair Setup to take into effect on August 1, 2026, seconded by Petit. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0. c. Purchase of Field Grooming Equipment: Haberkorn spoke on the Capital Projects and that the 1983 Toro Sand Pro can no longer be fixed and needs a new hydraulic pump which is from 1977 and cannot be retrofitted for a new one. Haberkorn stated on having no funding to buy the new equipment. Haberkorn spoke on a conversation with the mayor to move out of Capital Projects the Upper Pavilion Ceiling and replace with the purchase of the new 3040 Toro Sand Pro. Discussion. MOTION: Motion by Cummings to purchase the Toro 3040 Sand Pro not to exceed $40,000.00, seconded by Radloff. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0. d. Artwork In Waterloo Regional Trailhead: Haberkorn spoke on email exchange from Laura Cotting and discussed the complaint coming to the Parks Department about the WRT being unlocked and open. Haberkorn also spoke on Resolution 2013-50 from 2013. Discussion. MOTION: Motion by Cummings to Rescind Resolution 2013-50 and remove artwork from Waterloo Regional Trailhead, seconded by Petit. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0. 6. INFORMATION: a. Outdoor Concert – June 11, 2026 (Myles Wangerin) b. Tom Hamilton Night – June 15, 2026 c. July 4 Celebration 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND THE NEXT MEETING. a. Next Meeting: August 5, 2026, at 5:00 pm 8. ADJOURNMENT. MOTION: Moved by Cummings to adjourn, seconded by Petit. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried 4-0 Approximate time: 5:45 pm Gabe Haberkorn Park Coordinator