Minutes

City of Evansville Park and Recreation Board Regular Meeting City Hall, 31 S Madison St., Evansville, WI 53536 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 6:00 pm MINUTES 1. Call to Order: Neeley called the meeting to order at 6:00pm 2. Roll Call: 3. Motion to Approve Agenda by Sigl, seconded by Evans. Motion passed 4-0. *Espinosa arrived at 6:01pm* 4. Motion to Waive the reading of the minutes from the September 17, 2024 meeting and Approve them as printed by Espinosa, seconded by Sigl. Motion passed 5-0 5. Civility Reminder: Neeley issued a reminder that we hold all city meetings with respect and decorum. 6. Citizen Appearances: A. Thyme shared the history of the spring tournament that the Angel’s host. They are looking to see if they could hold their tournament next year at Larson Acres Park. There was discussion about the upcoming revamping of Chapter 86 and the fee schedule to go with. Currently, the park reservations occur on a first-come, first served basis starting January 1st. B. Thompson inquired about the conditions of the 11x11 soccer field as it is a little rough. There was some discussion on the events of the construction process of the park. 7. New Business: None 8. Park’s Report: Anderson shared that the restrooms will be closed on October 28th, excluding Larson Acres and Countryside due to soccer. The mowing has concluded for the season. There was additional discussion on the paving in the park yet to be completed this year. 9. Aquatic Center: A. Season Report/Updates: Neeley started the discussion with questions about the cash handling procedures and the chain of command. There was additional discussion about the limited hours that Olsen was able to work due to the restriction of 1199 rolling hour limit. There was some discussion about the rates and the amount of money that was continuing to Members Present/Absent Others Present Alderperson Cory Neeley P Scott Kriebs, Municipal Services Director Sue Merrit A Ray Anderson, Park’s Custodian Lyman Fuson A Angie Olsen, Aquatic Center Director Chad Sigl P Julie Roberts, City Treasurer Matt Poock P Leah Hurtley, City Clerk Jim Espinosa (arrive at 6:01pm) P Mike Thyme, Angels Softball League Kris Evans P Ryan Thompson, Evansville Soccer Club be accepted all summer long, even into August. Neeley reiterated that with the amount of money that the Aquatic Center generated, it needs to be treated as a business. The money needs to be tracked and cash handling procedures in place or large sums of money could disappear quickly. There was additional discussion on wages and the potential of increasing them. They used to be average, but now are at the lower end. There was discussion about the benefits of retention of help and rewarding that as the returning help would be able to train new employees. There was some discussion about the vandalism that had occurred during the season and what could be done moving forward. For the next meeting, the committee would like to see a P & L for the Pool and Concessions. 10. Old Business: None 11. Upcoming Meetings: A. Tuesday, November19, 2024 at 6:00pm 12. Adjourn: Neeley adjourned the meeting at 6:45pm