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City of Verona 111 Lincoln Street Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-6495 veronawi.gov PARK, RECREATION, AND FORESTRY COMMISSION MINUTES DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 TIME: 5:30PM LOCATION: VERONA COMMUNITY CENTER 130 N. FRANKLIN STREET VERONA, WI 53593 1. Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 5:31 pm by T. Powers. 2. Roll Call Tyler Powers, Phil Hoechst, Beth Tucker Long (5:35), Geoff Guist. Absent: Angela Guthrie 3. Public Comment: David Lonsdorff representing the Friends of Badger Mill Creek. Advocating for capital budget funds for conservancy projects and for establishment of a conservancy lands division within the City. Daryl Hinz representing the Verona Pickleball Club. Advocating for capital budget funds for pickleball related projects. 4. Approve the minutes of the July 15, 2026 meeting of the Park, Recreation and Forestry Commission. Motion to approve by B. Tucker Long, seconded by P. Hoechst. Motion carried 4-0. 5. Discussion and Possible Action Re: VAIS Harriet Park Event Approval • Review of the Special Event permit by the Commission o Event following the same format that has been done in previous years. Motion by B. Tucker Long, seconded by P. Hoechst to approve the special event permit as presented. Motion carried 4-0. 6. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Puppets in the Park Event • Review of the Special Event permit by the Commission o Event following the same format that has been done in previous years. • Proposed changes would now make a clear distinction between the Parks & Urban Forestry Director and the Recreation Director positions. • This is a long overdue change as these positions have been in place for around 20 years. Motion by B. Tucker Long, seconded by T.Powers to approve the special event permit as presented. Motion carried 4-0. 7. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Skatepark Revised Design • Revised skatepark design presented to the Commission o Overall footprint reduced slightly to fit within the allotted budget. o No loss of skate features. • This design will be presented at the last public input meeting set for 8/13 No action taken at this time. 8. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Service Animals in Parks Ordinance • Revised ordinance presented and discussed by Commission members. o Proposed changes confined to service animals in Parks only. o No discussion on dogs in Parks in general at this time. Motion by T. Powers, seconded by P. Hoechst to approve the proposed ordinance changes and refer to Common Council for final approval. Motion carried 4-0. 9. Discussion Re: 2027 Verona Parks & Recreation Proposed Capital Budget • Presentation of the proposed capital budget by staff and discussion of proposed capital budget by the Commission. • Request by staff for the Commission to prioritize the list of projects based on their views. o Prioritization will be finalized at the August Commission meeting. No action taken at this time. 10. Updates from the departments 11. Adjourn Moved by P. Hoechst and Seconded by G. Guist to adjourn. Motion Carried 4-0. Time 6:37 p.m. Tyler Powers - Chairperson