Park and Rec Committee Minutes – 2026-07-28

July 28, 2026 (Allouez Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee Meeting) 1 ALLOUEZ PARKS, RECREATION, & FORESTRY COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. EASTLAWN PARK, 1515 BOYD STREET CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. by Gerry Faller Present: Marc Seidl, Jason Mathwig, Gerry Faller, Fritz Schmidt, Rob Atwood, Keith Leiterman Also Present: Chris Clark MODIFY / ADOPT AGENDA F. Schmidt moved to adopt the agenda as presented. M. Seidl seconded the motion. Motion passed. APPROVAL OF MAY 26, 2026 MINUTES R. Atwood moved to approve the minutes dated May 26, 2026. K. Leiterman seconded the motion. Motion passed. PUBLIC APPEARANCES - None ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan community survey will be available for input from July 27th through August 17th. b. The Wiese Park kayak launch project is scheduled to begin in the latter part of August. This project is being funded and constructed by the Brown County Land and Water Conservation Department. c. Music in the Park will be on August 13th at Green Isle Park from 5pm-8pm. d. Movie in the Park will be on August 14th at Voyageur Park in De Pere in partnership with the City of De Pere Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department. The movie that will be shown is The Incredibles. INFORMATION: UPDATES ON DISCUSSION ITEMS AND PROJECTS a. Updates on park projects and maintenance items. - Staff maintenance items ▪ Grass cutting ▪ Athletic field prep and maintenance ▪ Park cleaning and maintenance ▪ Softball and baseball tournament preparations ▪ Memorial bench installations ▪ Facility maintenance ▪ Disc golf course expansion July 28, 2026 (Allouez Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee Meeting) 2 ▪ Storm damage cleanup of tree debris and trail repairs ▪ Seasonal staff will be done working mid to end of August b. Optimist Park playground update ▪ Village staff installed the musical items in the first week of June that were donated by the Miracle League ▪ Staff also removed the bell dinger from the green slide near Kalb Street that was a concern with the neighbors ▪ We have received no negative comments or issues since the installation however we did receive positive feedback from park users on the new addition c. Kiwanis pickleball court schedule update ▪ Village staff instituted and posted the previously discussed court usage schedule at the end of May ▪ We received five comments from pickleball user groups the first few weeks; have not received any comments since June 23rd ▪ The comments were mostly about the change from norm of open play as well as the scheduling of league play on Friday mornings ▪ Court use remains high, especially full in the mornings ▪ Staff will continue to gather input in the next few months and re -assess as needed DISCUSSION: 2027 PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BUDGET The Committee discussed a draft list of capital improvement projects (CIP) in parks for the next five years. The listing of projects was derived from projects defined in the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, projects defined by the Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Committee during a 2024/25 exercise, as well as a needs assessment from Village staff. The Committee will continue discussions and review the draft CIP list at the next meeting to include in the 2027 budget. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - Capital improvement project list SITE TOUR – EASTLAWN PARK The Committee toured Eastlawn Park to look at recently completed as well as potential future capital improvement projects. ADJOURNMENT R. Atwood moved to adjourn at 6:49 PM. F. Schmidt seconded the motion. Motion passed. Minutes taken by Chris Clark, Director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry