5-11-2026 Minutes

1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY BOARD May 11, 2026 The meeting of the Park, Recreation & Forestry Board of the Village of Slinger was called to order by Chair Bergum at 300 Slinger Road, WI 53086 at 6:00 PM on Monday, May 11, 2026 in accordance with the notice of minutes emailed to the members on Thursday, May 7, 2026. 1. Roll Call & Notice of Meeting: Present Absent Bob Stuettgen x Jeff Behrend x Jennie Stonehouse x Becky Wojtak x Dawn Smith x Jake Bergum x Scott Kusta x _________________________________________ 7 0 Also Present: Margaret Wilber, Village Administrator , Josh Feller, Parks Supervisor , Dyann Benson, Assistant Administrator/Community Development Director, Jackie Mich & Kyle Estrada from Vandewalle & Associates It was noted that the open meeting law had been complied with in connection with the meeting , including the notice of the meeting being sent to all who requested it and posting in three public locations. 2. Approval or Correction of Minutes: 04/13/26 Motion Smith/Behrend to approve the minutes from 04/13/26. Passed 3. Public Comments - None 4. Unfinished Business A. Forestry Report Supervisor Feller said spring planting is completed for 2026. Feller said they planted 36 new trees rather than 41. Feller stated that some of the trees that were not planted were planned for areas where gas lines were buried. B. Recreation Report Director Dobson read a report prepared by Supervisor Van Maanen. We had a successful Pint-Sized Prom with 16 participants and transformed the Village Community Room for the event. We are also looking forward to several new programs, including our gardening workshops taking place at the end of the month. As we head into June, we are preparing for our summer season and are excited for our second annual Breuer Family Fun Day. For the Village rummage sale map, we introduced a new interactive map feature and saw approximately 2,500 views from the Slinger community. Little League practices have officially begun, and games will start next week with more than 360 participants this season. May 11, 2026 2 C. Vandewalle & Associates Plan Draft #1 presentation and discussion Jackie Mich and Kyle Estrada from Vandewall & Associated presented draft #1 of the updated park and open space plan. Considerable discussion took place regarding updates to the plan itself along with updated maps, population projections and future parklan d needs projections. Vandewalle & Associated also had Board members participate in a survey voting on the top five needs of the parks in the next five years. This information will be in the updated plan. Some additional discussion took place regarding the updated plan. Vandewalle & Associates will be back in June to present plan #2 and for the public informational meeting. 5. New Business A. Dog Park Update Director Dobson said that they will be meeting the fence company at the dog park on Tuesday to begin string lining the fence. Director Dobson also informed the Board that the Friends of the Slinger Dog Park donated $5,000 so the Village could slit and drill seed the current dog park area. Director Dobson said that the areas was seeded last weekend. Jennie Stonehouse told Board members that they will also have three shade structures, 9 benches, 2 trees and up to 3 dog waste stations. Jennie Stonehouse said they are hoping to be open late this summer. B. Farmers Market Update Director Dobson said he is currently accepting applications and payment for the upcoming Slinger Farmer’s Market. He stated staff hopes to have at least 12 -15 vendors by week one. Some discussion took place regarding the new Farmer’s Market. Director Dobson said that week one will be Sunday, June 7th from 8:00 am to noon. C. Breuer Park Security Camera Update Director Dobson said that wifi is back up and operational at Breuer Park after the recent lightning strike , along with most of t he cameras. He stated that Network would be in tomorrow to finish installing the remaining cameras at the park. Director Dobson stated that the Village insurance adjuster was out last week and every indication shows this will be fully covered by insurance. Other Discussion Dawn Smith thanked Rick Kohl not only for his service to the Park Board over the years, but also to the Village of Slinger. Dawn mentioned that Rick passed away last week and his memorial service would be at St. Paul’s Church on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Many members passed on their sympathies and gratitude for Rick and his service to our parks and community. Director Dobson mentioned the next meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 7th, however that could change depending on the availability of Vandewalle & Associates. Next Meeting Date Monday, June 7, 2026 6. Adjourn Motion Stonehouse/Stuettgen to adjourn at 6:49 pm. Passed __________________________________________ Submitted By Tony Director Dobson, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director