Minutes

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, May 16, 2023, 6:00 pm AGENDA 1. Call to Order at 6:00pm 2. Roll Call (Members Present: Sigl, Poock, Espinosa, Prudhon) 3. Motion to Approve Agenda (Motion by Pook, Second by Espinosa) all in favor 4. Motion to waive the reading of the minutes from the March 21, 2023 meeting and approve them as printed. (Motion by Sigl, Second by Espinosa) all in favor 5. Civility Reminder 6. Citizen appearances other than agenda items listed 7. New Business A. Evansville Jays-Discussion and Possible Motion to Waive the Reservation Fees for the Evansville Jays use of the Field. John Frey came to talk about the things they do to help the parks and events the Jays were holding this summer to support the park fundraiser. Jim Espinosa, Moved to Waive the Fees, Seconded by Gene. All voted in favor. B. Underground Music-Discussion and Possible Motion for Underground Music Event. Mark Schnepper attended to give an update on the upcoming events and ask for a motion to approve EUM events in the park for the summer. They will have permits, June 10th June 17th, and September 9th. All are on Saturdays and would end by 9pm. Motion to approve these made by Matt Poock, Seconded by Jim Espinosa. All in favor. C. Curt Nyhus/Boy Scouts: Boy Scout’s use of Lake Leota Discussion and Possible Motion to Waive the Reservation Fees for the ; Matt P Motioned to waive the fees, Seconded by Gene. All in favor. 8. Park’s Report; Bathrooms, pool are put back together and water is on. Still have park store to work on. Mowing is in full swing. Planning on replacing partitions in the lower bathroom boys side in the next month. NO major issues when water was turned on. New mower for the park is to be delivered soon. 9. Aquatic Center/ Report: Pool is on track. The pool staff has cleaned out the leaf litter from the pool and the pool is set to get filled next week. 10. Old Business A. Aquatic Center, Splashpad, and Park Improvement Updates; Matt Poock gave an update on the Park Capital Campaign. They are now in the public phase of the campaign and we will start to see press releases and social media work. Events will be coming up, working towards a major gift. Hope to have a couple of large gifts coming in the next week or two. 400k cash in hand and 907k in gifts committed so far. B. Lake Leota Dam Updates: The dam is looking for proposals to finish the dam. The DNR is concerned with the underpinning of the dams. There is a lot of paperwork to complete the grants with the DNR. We have 500k in a draft stormwater fees to put toward repair. The coffer dam on the west side, the DNR is ok with that for a while and we will need to fix that down the road and set aside money for it. C. Leonard Leota Park Bandstand & Warming House Updates : The group discussed the bandstand and Warming House buildings in the park, considering options such as using it for ice skating, warming, or storage. The discussion around price was key here and we wanted to know how buildings would be utilized before committing to spend any money. We do not have original plans for the bandstand as it was prior to adding the stone. D. Park & Outdoor Recreation Plan Review: Jason talked about the plan and a goal of using the plan at each meeting as a guide to what we want to accomplish each year. We surveyed city residents and need to use that survey results to add recreation to our parks. 11. Upcoming Meetings A. Wednesday May 17, 2023 at 6:00pm – Historic Presentation Discussion of Bandstand -Alderperson Cory Neeley, Park & Recreation Board Chair B. Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 6:00pm 12. Motion to Adjourn: Moved by Gene, Seconded by Jim E. All in favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:06pm