11-3-2025 Minutes

1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY BOARD November 3, 2025 The meeting of the Park, Recreation & Forestry Board of the Village of Slinger was called to order by Chairman Bergum at 300 Slinger Road, WI 53086 at 6:00 PM on Monday, November 3, 2025 in accordance with the notice of minutes emailed to the members on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. 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 Scott Kusta x _________________________________________ 6 1 Also Present: Margaret Wilber, Village Administrator , Josh Feller, Parks Supervisor , Elizabeth Van Maanen, Recreation Supervisor 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: 10/6/25 Motion Wojtak/Stuettgen to approve the amended minutes from 10/6/25. Passed 3. Public Comments - None 4. Unfinished Business A. Forestry Report Supervisor Feller said that they planted the final three trees for their fall planting. Feller stated that 24 street trees were also planted in Farmstead Creek, which has made that subdivision very close to being done. Feller said that they would do a large planting this spring. Feller also stated that they will be renting a lift in December and working on pruning some additional discussion took place regarding the variety and types of trees that are being planted. B. Recreation Report Supervisor Van Maanen said that the October Trails & Cheers event had 115 hikers with many people coming from all over the state. Van Maanen also stated that the Trail of Treats at Breuer Park had over 350 kids, which greatly exceeded our expectations of 200 kids. Van Maanen stated that basketball has begun with more programs starting this month and open gyms staring this week. Van Maanen also informed the Board that the Winter/Spring 2026 Activity Guide will be coming out in December. C. Park and Open Space Plan Director Dobson said that the addition of a trail design plan for the Arboretum would be $1,600, which would bring the total cost of the park and open space plan to $22,100.00. Dobson said that they will need to hold off on signing the contract until the V illage Board adopts the 2026 budget. Dobson stated that once the budget is approved he hopes to be working on the updated plan in January of 2026. November 3, 2025 2 5. New Business A. Park Rental fee updates and recommendation to Village Board Director Dobson presented the proposed updated park rental fees for 2026. Dobson said the fees on the current proposals reflect the Park Board discussion and decisions made at the October meeting. Dobson stated that to move forward they need a recommendation for approval to the Village Board. Motion Behrend/Kusta to recommend to the Village Board the proposed park rental fees. Passed B. New online park reservation system Director Dobson said that staff will be implementing a new online park reservation software for 2026. Dobson said they will be working with a company called Sports Key to help us install an online park reservation and payment system. Dobson said they will be working in the next couple of months to get the system implemented so it is ready for users in 2026. Dobson stated that this should significantly cut down on staff time as well as provide a much more streamlined system for users. Some discussion took place regarding whether or not Village residents should have a specific time period for reservations. Dobson said they can set up the system so that only Village residents can reserve parks for the first two weeks of January. C. 2025 Christmas Tree Lighting Supervisor Van Maanen informed the Board that the 2025 Christmas Tree Lighting would take place on Friday, December 5th at 5:45 at Community Park. Some discussion took place regarding this year’s event. Other Discussion Next Meeting Date Monday, November 3, 2025 Supervisor Feller informed the Board that park bathrooms would be closing this week. Some additional discussion took place regarding Bird City USA and the possibility of making bird houses in 2026. 6. Adjourn Motion Stuettgen/Smith to adjourn at 6:24 pm. Passed __________________________________________ Submitted By Tony Dobson, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director