Park and Rec Committee Minutes – 2026-03-24

March 24, 2026 (Allouez Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee Meeting) 1 ALLOUEZ PARKS, RECREATION, & FORESTRY COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. ALLOUEZ VILLAGE HALL, 1900 LIBAL STREET CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Meeting was called to order at 5:30 by Marc Seidl Present: Keith Leiterman, Marc Seidl, Gerry Faller, Jason Mathwig, Rob Atwood Excused: Fritz Schmidt Also Present: Chris Clark MODIFY / ADOPT AGENDA K. Leiterman moved to adopt the agenda as presented. J. Mathwig seconded the motion. Motion passed. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 24, 2026 MINUTES R. Atwood moved to approve the minutes dated February 24, 2026. K. Leiterman seconded the motion. Motion passed. PUBLIC APPEARANCES - None INFORMATION: UPDATES ON DISCUSSION ITEMS AND PROJECTS a. The Allouez Wishbook has been completed and is now available. This is a compilation of community projects and items that are available for donors to fund. Items range from $500 to well over $1 million. Copies are available at the Village Hall or on the Village website. Interested donors can contact Village President, Jim Rafter or Village Administrator, Jim March for more information. b. Updates on park projects and maintenance items. - Staff maintenance items ▪ Snow removal in parks and trails ▪ Facility maintenance ▪ Street tree pruning and removals ▪ Disc golf course expansion prep work ▪ Upcoming project prep March 24, 2026 (Allouez Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee Meeting) 2 DISCUSSION: LANGLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTY The Village of Allouez has acquired Langlade Elementary School from the Green Bay Area Public Schools and will take occupancy later this year. The Village Board is currently looking into options for the use of the building as well as development of the surrounding property. The Village is currently working with Somerville Architects and Engineering on the feasibility of use including the potential to utilize a portion of the building for a community/recreation/senior center. Staff will also work with a consultant on possible uses and development of the surrounding property to include the adjacent Langlade Park as we move forward with this project. Somerville will be providing a short presentation to the Village Board at the April 21, 2026, meeting on a similar project they recently did in the Village of Denmark. The Committee is encouraged to attend this meeting. Staff anticipates a public engagement process through surveys and open houses as we move forward. DISCUSSION: KIWANIS PICKLEBALL COURT SCHEDULING C. Clark provided information and a request from a Village resident that would like to reserve three pickleball courts for league play at Kiwanis Park this summer. Currently the six courts at this location are available for open play on a first-come basis. - There has been some confusion with users regarding reservations. Some groups claim that they have courts reserved through a pickleball phone app known as Team Reach. - Should the Village look into offering court reservations. If we control reservations and scheduling it could reduce much of this confusion. - The Village Recreation Department does hold a few programs that reserve courts for their purpose. - Pickleball is a popular sport and very popular in the mornings during summer. Discussion: - Other sport fields are reserved by youth sport groups utilizing field use agreements. - There should be parameters regarding number of courts or time frames for reservable courts. - A portion of the courts should always be available for open play. - One fee for reservations. - The Committee would like staff to bring back some possible options for scheduling and reservations to the next meeting for them to consider. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - None ADJOURNMENT J. Mathwig moved to adjourn at 6:07 PM. G. Faller seconded the motion. Motion passed. Minutes taken by Chris Clark, Director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry