3-2-2026 Minutes

1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY BOARD March 2, 2026 The meeting of the Park, Recreation & Forestry Board of the Village of Slinger was called to order by Trustee Behrend at 300 Slinger Road, WI 53086 at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026 in accordance with the notice of minutes emailed to the members on Thursday, February 26, 2026. 1. Roll Call & Notice of Meeting: Present Absent Bob Stuettgen x Jeff Behrend x Jennie Stonehouse x (Excused) Becky Wojtak x Dawn Smith x Jake Bergum x (Excused) Scott Kusta x _________________________________________ 5 2 Also Present: Margaret Wilber, Village Administrator , Josh Feller, Parks Supervisor, Dyann Benson, Assistant Administrator/Community Development Director, Elizabeth Van Maanen, Recreation Supervisor, Kyle Estrada, Vandewalle & Associates, Meredith Perks, 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: 02/02/26 Motion Stuettgen/Kusta to approve the minutes from 02/02/26. Passed 3. Public Comments - None 4. Unfinished Business A. Forestry Report Supervisor Feller said staff finished up pruning last week at Cedar Bluffs and American Eagle. Feller stated that he is currently preparing a list for spring planting, which will include replacement trees as well as new plantings. Feller said he currently has 24 replacement trees going in this spring. B. Recreation Report Supervisor Van Maanen said that winter recreation programming and leagues have wrapped up. Van Maanen stated that toddler playtime and youth tumbling sessions have begun and are going extremely well. Van Maanen also stated that she is working on new and exciting family events for the spring which includes an Easter Egg hunt at our parks similar to our Fall Jack-O-Lantern Hunt. Van Maanen also said that she is working to finalize our Summer Activity guide, which should be out in April. C. 5 Year Open Space Plan update discussion (Vandewalle & Associates) Kyle Estrada and Meredith Perks presented the Board with a presentation discussing the Village’s upcoming Park and Open Space Plan. This presentation talked about the importance on an updated plan along with funding opportunities that become accessible with an updated plan. Considerable discussion took place regarding each park and what the future needs are at each of these sites. Discussion also took place on the biggest needs at each park and what the Board’s top five wish list items would be for our c urrent park system. Estrada and Perks also discussed the timeline for completion of this project and said they are planning stakeholder meetings for next week to gain valuable input from community members. Estrada and March 2, 2026 2 Perks stated that they would be back at a Park Board meeting in May to review draft #1 of the updated plan. Supervisor Van Maanen presented the Board with survey results from community members. Van Maanen said that we 234 individuals respond to our survey helping staff gain valuable feedback about our current park system and recreation programs. Van Ma anen stated that the top priorities according to the survey results were walking/biking trails, indoor recreation space and restroom/park amenities. Dobson said they have emailed all survey results to Vandewalle so the results can be incorporated into the updated plan. 5. New Business A. Music in the Park and Slinger Brat Fry Director Dobson said that they are still searching for two more music in the park sponsors. Dobson also said that he contacted the Slinger VFW to see if they would still be interested in being a part of the Brat Fry this year. Dobson said he is still wai ting to hear back from them, but that he would love to keep them involved. Other Discussion Next Meeting Date Monday, April 6, 2026 6. Adjourn Motion Smith/Wojtak to adjourn at 6:56 pm. Passed __________________________________________ Submitted By Tony Dobson, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director