Park & Recreation Committee — Minutes

. Park & Recreation Commission Minutes July 6th, 2026 1. Call Meeting to Order, Roll Call and Pledge to the Flag: Chairman Peter Mark called the meeting to order at 5 pm. Members present included Ryan Lipovsek, Chris Griswold, Amanda Ewert, and Rick Ziegler. Those present stood to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Approval of previous minutes: Lipovsek made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Griswold seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 3. Report from Park & Recreation Staff: It was reported that baseball season is coming to a close. Staff will be submitting possible changes to the baseball contracts for 2027 based on issues that may have arisen in 2026. Training of seasonal workers has been going well. A trailer was given to the park & rec department from Eric Van Lare, it will be used for the watering wagon. 4. Discussion and possible action on Fall Festival: There was discussion about combining the town’s fall fest activities with Ixonia Bank’s fall fest, Mark will reach out to the bank to discuss. 5. Discussion and possible action on Christmas Tree lighting: Options for purchasing a lighted tree was provided to the Commission. More research is needed. It was also discussed that the Ziegler should reach out to WE Energies to see if they would be willing to donate to the event like they have in the past. 6. Update, discussion and possible action on Kaul park a. Additional signage posted – additional signs have been posted b. Park management plan on website – it was noted that the park management plan is on the website Ben Degner stated that he has a call scheduled with the DNR regarding the grant that the town received for the purchase of the land for the park. Degner also reported that the launch is in bad shape, questions on whether the launch should be removed or repaired were items to think about for future discussion. Setting up a honesty box for launching was also mentioned for future discussion. 7. Discussion and possible action on Baseball contracts & fees for 2027 season: This item will be placed on the next agenda. 8. Update, discussion and possible action on filling open Park & Rec Committee positions: Nothing to report. 9. Discussion and possible action on fundraising for playground equipment at Ixonia firemen’s park a. Fundraising Working Group activities and Community fund raising events b. Rummage sale at town hall – August 22, 8am - noon – Town board approval to use parking lot and restrooms – allow parking on street during sale c. Dockhounds Ixonia Night – August 7th will raise $5 per ticket purchased through QR code. d. Beer Garden August 1st It was discussed that the updated project cost is $265,000. An application for the rummage sale at townhall was discussed. The advertisement was reviewed and updates were requested on contact phone numbers. 10. Update on Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ixonia Elementary school/Oconomowoc School District: It was noted that the school is asking for a long-term agreement. It was discussed that the annual agreement was to keep communication between the school and the town. Andrew Beaudette offered that a long-term agreement is acceptable as long as contacts for both parties gets updated each year. 11. Review previous months Financial Reports: No discussion 12. Next meeting date – August 3, 2026 at 5pm – Ixonia Town Hall: Reviewed. 13. Motion to Adjourn: Ziegler made a motion to adjourn at 5:57 pm and seconded by Ewert. Motion carried. Jo Ann Lesser, CMC, WCMC Clerk/Treasurer