Park & Recreation Committee — Minutes

Park & Recreation Commission Agenda June 1, 2026 1. Call Meeting to Order, Roll Call and Pledge to the Flag: Chairman Peter Mark called the meeting to order at 5 pm. Commissioner’s present included Ryan Lipovsek, Chris Griswold, and Rick Ziegler. 2. Approval of previous minutes: Mark made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Ziegler seconded the motion. Motion carried, 4-0. 3. Report from Park & Recreation Staff: Park Supervisor Andrew Beaudette informed the Board that the seasonal hires have started working. It was also reported that the building locks were not up to code and had to be updated, they were not ADA compliant. 4. Update, discussion and possible action on Easter Egg hunt thank you notes: Nothing was discussed on this item. 5. Discussion and possible action on Movie-in-the-park: There will not be a movie in the park this year, the bank has canceled this event. 6. Discussion and possible action on Fall Festival: It was thought that the Town could work with the Ixonia Bank and combine fall fest activities with their trunk or treat. It was thought to invite them to the next meeting to discuss. 7. Discussion and possible action on Christmas Tree lighting: Discussion was held on how to make this event happen. The lights were destroyed last year during the hailstorms. Beaudette said that last year he was looking into a pole tree. Mark asked that he research costs and bring this back next month. 8. Update, discussion and possible action on Kaul park a. Concerns brought to the DNR b. Recommended additional signage c. Park management plan Mark gave an update on the park closure and the complaint that was filed. The DNR stated that the boat launch needs to remain available to emergency vehicles, the barricades need to be removed, can replace with a cable or something that would be easily removed. It was also recommended for additional signage, working with the DNR on this item as well. Mark stated he would look for the park management plan and get a copy to Jo Ann. 9. Discussion and possible action on Baseball contracts & fees for 2027 season a. Update of field prep costs from Park staff b. Update on waste removal costs c. Update on power / electrical costs This item is slated for the August meeting. It was asked of Beaudette to gather costs for garbage and game information. 10. Update, discussion and possible action on filling open Park & Rec Committee positions: No discussion was held on this item. 11. Discussion and possible action on fundraising for playground equipment at Ixonia firemen’s park a. Fundraising Working Group activities. b. Rummage sale at town hall – August 22, 8am - noon – Request board approval to use parking lot and restrooms c. Community fund raising events The plan to hold the rummage/flea market in the parking lot of Town Hall was discussed, selling parking spots to raise money for Fireman’s Park playground equipment. It was thought to have a coffee truck and maybe a bounce house. Parking was discussed as well as closing off the parking lot to attendee vehicles. It was mentioned to ask the Town Board to allow parking on one side of Marietta Ave. for the event. Ziegler made a motion to recommend approval for the community sale in the town hall parking lot and to suspend the no parking rule on Marietta on one side of the road during the event. Lipovsek seconded the motion. Motion carried, 4-0. 12. Update on Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ixonia Elementary school/Oconomowoc School District: Mark asked where the MOU status is at. Lesser responded that it was received from the School District with changes but wasn’t sure if it was signed. Lesser will look into it and get back to Peter. 13. Review previous months Financial Reports: Reports were reviewed. 14. Next meeting date – July 06, 2026 at 5pm – Ixonia Town Hall: Item was reviewed. 15. Motion to Adjourn: Ziegler made a motion to adjourn at 6:05 pm and Griswold seconded the motion. Motion carried, 4-0. Jo Ann Lesser, CMC, WCMC Recording Secretary