Minutes

City of Evansville Park and Recreation Board Regular Meeting City Hall, 31 S Madison St., Evansville, WI 53536 Tuesday, July 21, 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 Fuson. Motion passed 7-0. 4. Motion to Waive the Reading of the Minutes from June 16, 2026 meeting and Approve them as Printed by Wallace, seconded by Barker. Motion passed 7-0. Correction to the location of the Van Drisse Park Adoption and Barker shared that the Motion of the Warming House wasn’t moved forward. 5. Civility Reminder: Poock issued a reminder to act good and kind to everyone. 6. Citizen Appearances: None 7. New Business: None 8. Park’s Report A. General Park Updates: Anderson shared that speed bumps are being installed at Lake Leota Park this week, and there was about $500 in vandalism damages at Larson Acres Park. The Police have identified one of the individuals involved in the vandalism. The July 4th weekend ended up being a nice weekend and just had a problem when the large tent was damaged in the Thursday night storms leading into the weekend. B. Adopt-A-Park: Anderson and Dalton will be meeting this week to look for more opportunities and update records. 9. Aquatic Center: Dalton shared that the slides haven’t been fixed yet for the peeling paint, there have been a number of compliments from teams that have come for the Swim Meets that have been held, and a large number of complaints have been made regarding the Non- Resident Daily Rate. The sports’ meeting will be held in the next week and that will determine the availability of staff for the remainder of the season. 10. City Youth Baseball: Dalton shared that it has been a fairly uneventful season. The season will be over August 1st with the Pool Party at the Aquatic Center. There was additional discussion regarding the next steps for the program with the reduced participation. Sigl was asked by Poock to reach out to the Royals to gage any interest in the program. 11. Old Business A. Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan Update (placeholder): No one present to give information. Members Present/Absent Others Present Alderperson Norman Barker P Scott Kriebs, Municipal Services Director Sue Merritt P Ray Anderson, Park Custodian Lyman Fuson P Elle Dalton, City Baseball Coordinator Chad Sigl P Chair, Matt Poock P Kris Evans P Sam Wallace P B. Canoe Racks at Lake Leota: Evans has purchased the lumber and will begin building the rack soon. Wallace and Fuson offered to help. The plan is to put behind the Park Store so that it will be close to the launch but not completely visible. C. Traffic speed in Lake Leota Park: being addressed with installation of speed bumps. 12. Upcoming Meetings A. August 18th at 6:00 p.m. B. September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15 13. Adjourn: Poock adjourned the meeting at 6:23 p.m.