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--Matt Poock, Chair of Park & Recreation Board N O T I C E A meeting of the City of Evansville Park and Recreation Board will be held on the date and time stated below. Notice is further given that members of the City Council and Historic Preservation Commission may be in attendance. Requests for persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting should be made by calling City Hall at (608)-882-2266 with as much notice as possible. City of Evansville Park and Recreation Board Regular Meeting City Hall, 31 S Madison St., Evansville, WI 53536 Tuesday, February 17, 2026 6:00 pm AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Motion to Approve Agenda 4. Motion to Waive the Reading of the Minutes from January 20, 2026 meeting and Approve them as Printed 5. Civility Reminder 6. Citizen Appearances 7. New Business A. Dennis James: Ice Age Kiosks B. Discussion on 2026 City Youth Baseball Leagues 8. Park’s Report A. General Park Updates B. Adopt-A-Park Updates 9. Old Business A. Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan Update 10. Upcoming Meetings A. Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. B. 2026: April 21 @ 6:30 p.m. (conflict with Common Council Re-organization), May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15 11. Adjourn City of Evansville Park and Recreation Board Regular Meeting City Hall, 31 S Madison St., Evansville, WI 53536 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 6:00 pm MINUTES 1. Call to Order: Poock called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call: 3. Motion to Approve Agenda by Sigl, seconded by Stuart. Motion passed 5-0. 4. Motion to Waive the Reading of the Minutes from December 16, 2025 meeting and Approve them as Printed by Fusion, seconded by Merritt. Motion passed 5-0. Correction that Sigl was not late to the December meeting. 5. Civility Reminder: Poock issued a reminder to be respectful of others. 6. Citizen Appearances: None 7. New Business A. Discussion on 2026 City Youth Baseball Leagues: There was discussion about the dwindling numbers for the coach pitch league. The items that need more information is in regard to the ages, the cost of the Royals, and potentially the cost of subsidizing those that can’t afford the program. 8. Park’s Report A. General Park Updates: Anderson reported that there are a large number of fishermen on the lake. The DNR has been around checking licensing and believes that most of those that are fishing are not keeping what they catch. To date, there have been no issues with the lower park being open for the winter. All the shelter’s roofs have been replaced. Sergeant added that there was about $125,000 discount on the final payment for the Larson Acres Park Project. There is still some negotiating going on with extended warranty or replacement for the pool area. B. Adopt-A-Park Updates: Nothing to report 9. Old Business A. Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan Update: Spranger reported that there was a lot of love for Leonard Leota and Larson Arcres Park. People are enjoying the trails but wish that there was more lighting around town and that the sidewalks were better kept up. Overall, Members Present/Absent Others Present Alderperson Erika Stuart P Scott Kriebs, Municipal Services Director Sue Merritt P Ray Anderson, Parks’ Custodian Lyman Fuson P Colette Spranger, Comm. Dev. Director Chad Sigl P Jason Sergeant, City Administrator Chair, Matt Poock P Kris Evans A Sam Wallace A 4 the survey revealed that people would like to see fixing and upkeep of what the City currently has before spending money on something new. 10. Upcoming Meetings A. Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. B. 2026: March 17, April 21 @ 6:30 p.m. (conflict with Common Council Re-organization), May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15 11. Adjourn: Poock adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m. Elle Natrop From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Elle, pastor@stjohns-lc.org Wednesday, February 11, 2026 1 :23 PM Elle Natrop Jason Sergeant; Scott Kriebs FW: Parks and Recreation Board Topic - Kiosk Installation for Ice Age Trail @ Lake Leota Park Please put "Ice Age Alliance kiosks" and Dennis James on our next Park Board agenda. See below for pictures to include. FYI, Jason and Scott. Matthew A. Poock, Pastor pastor@stjQ.bns-=-l� rg (608) 882-4044 St. John's Lutheran Church www.StJohns-LC.org 312 South Third Street Evansville, WI 53536 Our Mission: Reaching Up, Reaching Out, Reaching Within, Because GOD reaches out to us From: IATA Rock Co Chapter <RockCoChapter@iceagetrail.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 12:43 PM To: pastor@stjohns-lc.org; 'Ben Corridan' <b.corridon@evansvillewi.gov> Subject: Re: Parks and Recreation Board Topic - Kiosk Installation for Ice Age Trail @ Lake Leota Park Matt I can be at the meeting next Tuesday, Thank you for the quick attention on this. 1 7A We will have UV protected Lexan over the posters Dennis 1 | Page Da te: Friday, February 13, 2026 To: Park & Recreation Board From: Elle Dalton, City of Evansville Youth Baseball Coordinator Re: Status of the Program offerings in Evansville Januar y 19, 2026 I spoke with Nick Manion to gather information about what the upcoming year was to bring. Nick informed me that B.Y.E. was no more and that they had been absorbed by the Royals program. I was informed that the Royals would be continuing the “Tournament League” that they had been running since 2023 and adding the Rec League that had been B.Y.E. To urnament League: 1- has an estimate of 115 kids join the program. 2-is scheduled to be weekend only. 3-set for ages 8 and up. Re c League: 1-practice/games are anticipated to be 1-2 times per week. 2-no tournaments are anticipated for the league. 3-anticipating starting at ages 6-7 and up…. Basically 1st grades on up. 4-some travel (only to close locations such as Brodhead) 5-B.Y.E had roughly 200 kids 6-no plans for t-ball February 8, 2026 While on social media, I found that the Rec League had opened registration with the following: Ro yals Youth Summer Baseball: Ages-Current Pre-K and Kindergarten (shown as 4k & Kindergarten), with practices 1-2 times per week. Season begins after school is out of session through the end of July. Cost is $50.00 and includes t-shirt and hat. Ro yals Summer Rec League: Ages-Current 1st-8th Graders. Practice will begin in April, and games will start at the beginning of June and run through the end of July. Practices will be held in Evansville; games will be held in Evansville and surrounding communities. Practices and Games will be 1-2 times per week each. Each player must have Royals jersey. Registration fee includes Royals Hat. Cost for No Jersey is $110.00. League Cost with Jersey is $175.00 Febr uary 12, 2026 Curt Zoet reached out to me at City Hall to find out what the plan was for the City program this year. I let him know that a decision hadn’t been made at this time. I did tell him that with the Royals now going after 4k, it seems that they are taking more kids from the City run program. Curt said that if the City decides not to offer Staff Report City of Evansville www.evansvillewi.gov 31 S Madison St PO Box 529 Evansville, WI 53536 (608) 882-2266 7B 2 | Page the program, he would like to know as soon as possible to be able to get the word out so that sign ups can occur before the deadlines. Curt iterated that they have the volunteers and the means to run their program. A dditional Information: A ngels Softball 2026 (Taken from Registration Screen) A ngels cost: Under 6 is $50.00, Under 8 is $65.00, Under 10/12/14 is $125.00. Under 6 begins in early June, under 8 begins mid-May, under 10+ begins mid-April. All ages will end practice/games at the end of July—except for any tournament play. T hey City run program has been designed for 2 different programs: T-Ball is designed for ages 4-6, and Coach Pitch is designed for ages 6-9. Year Coach Pitch (6- 9y/o) T-Ball (4-6y/o) Program Total 2025 28 64 92 3 Teams Coach Pitch, 5 Teams T- Ball 2024 59 64 123 6 Teams each Coach Pitch, T-Ball 2023 66 77 143 2022 69 82 151 2021 86 63 149 2020 0 0 0 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 2019 109 59 168 2018 106 90 196 2 025 was the first year that B.Y.E lowered their program from age 9 to age 8. Prior to 2025, B.Y.E was for kids currently in grades 3-8. With the age drop from B.Y.E. there was a significant drop in the number of sign-ups for the City Program for Coach Pitch compared to a handful years prior. 3 | Page Each of the 3 2025 Coach Pitch Teams had roughly 9 players each. To offer the same type of program “game- wise” that had been done prior, there were “double headers” every week but unable to offer variety of time slots for practice and games. I was only able to get a single Coach for each of the Coach Pitch team. E ach of the 5 2025 T-Ball Teams had about 12 players each. T-Ball was forced to drop down to just 5 teams due to the lack of volunteers to coach. I was able to get at least one coach per team, with a couple of them having 2 coaches. Game quantity was like past years, with the exception that there was 1 team each week that had a bye. One solo team ended with 2 bye weeks. T o help attain coaches, the City has provided free registration for children of parents that coach, and by requiring coaching for those that sign up late.