Minutes

City of Evansville Park and Recreation Board Regular Meeting City Hall, 31 S Madison St., Evansville, WI 53536 Tuesday, August 19, 2025 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 Merrit, seconded Stuart. Motion passed 6-0. 4. Motion to Waive the Reading of the Minutes from the May 20, 2025 Meeting and the Special Meeting Minutes from July 29, 2025 and Approve them as Printed by Sigl, seconded by Stuart. Motion passed 6-0. 5. Civility Reminder: Poock issued a reminder for everyone to be civil and kind 6. Citizen Appearances: None 7. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Motion to Approve the Creekside Raffle and Sign Request for a Rubber Duck Fundraising effort on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Allen Creek: During discussion, it was determined that the sign ordinance would need to be reviewed to determine if the proposed placement for the banner would be in compliance with the Municipal Code. Lynn was to follow up with Sergeant at City Hall. B. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Aquatic Center Schedule: Olsen shared the scheduling concerns that seem to crop up every year for the month of August, primarily the last two weeks of August. Olsen shared that they will be open as much as possible, but scheduling flexibility may need to be reviewed each year as August proposes scheduling challenges with staff schedules. 8. Park’s Report: Anderson shared the Larson Acres Park wood chip update to the playground area and the lower restroom finished with the clean up from the vandalism last winter. A. Adopt-A-Park Updates 1. Discussion and Motion to Approve Home Depot Store #4911’s Application for the Dog Park. Discussion included that Home Depot had applied to adopt Wind Prairie Park as Members Present/Absent Others Present Alderperson Erika Stuart P Scott Kriebs, Municipal Services Director Sue Merritt P Jason Sergeant, City Administrator Lyman Fuson A Angie Olsen, Aquatic Center Director Chad Sigl P Elle Dalton, Youth Baseball Coordinator Chair, Matt Poock P Ray Anderson, Parks’ Custodian Kris Evans P Shawn Lynn, Creekside Place Sam Wallace P their first choice, but it has already been adopted by another group. The second choice for the Dog Park was available. 9. Aquatic Center Updates: information was covered above 10. City Baseball League: Dalton shared the number of participants for the season for Coach Pitch and the T-ball Leagues. There was additional discussion about the availability of the program for Coach Pitch moving forward. Sigl is going to reach out to BYE to get information. Discussion to be re-visited in October. 11. Old Business: A. Larson Acres Park Construction Status: Sergeant shared that it has been slow moving with resolution for the work that didn’t meet standards. There has been some money that has been taken off the bill. In addition, the boulders that were too small at the Spraypad have been swapped out for larger ones. The canopy has also been ordered for the Spraypad. The rest of the naming plaques should be in for the donors any time now. B. Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan Update: There was an email that had been sent out to look for feedback to include in the survey to update the plan. The survey is scheduled to go out soon. 12. Upcoming Meetings A. Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. 13. Adjourn: Poock adjourned the meeting at 7:06 p.m.