10-6-2025 Minutes

1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY BOARD October 6, 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, October 6, 2025 in accordance with the notice of minutes emailed to the members on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 1. Roll Call & Notice of Meeting: Present Absent Bob Stuettgen x Jeff Behrend x Jennie Stonehouse x Becky Wojtak x (Excused) Dawn Smith x Jake Bergum x Scott Kusta x (Excused) _________________________________________ 5 2 Also Present: Margaret Wilber, Village Administrator, Josh Feller, Parks 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: 9/8/25 Motion Stonehouse/Smith to approve the amended minutes from 9/8/25. Passed 3. Public Comments - None 4. Unfinished Business A. Forestry Report Supervisor Feller said that they will be planting 3 to 4 additional trees this fall and a large amount of new trees in the spring. Some discussion took place regarding a sidewalk that is currently partially blocking a sidewalk in the Village. B. Recreation Report Director Dobson read the following recreation report prepared by Supervisor Van Maanen. “We wrapped up our flag football season this past Saturday, and it went really well! This Saturday, we’re exciting for our Slinger Trails and Cheers event at Community Park from 4:00 to 7:00. This week also kicks off our first fall pom and dance session, which has already reached capacity with 84 girls. Toddler playtime takes place this Thursday, and next week we’ll begin our fall tumbling program, along with two cooking classes that have doubled in size since their first sessions over the summer. Looking ahead, we’re excited for our big Trails of Treats event at Breuer Park on October 25th from 10:00 to 1:00. 5. New Business A. Park & Open Space Update Discussion Dobson presented the Board with two proposals for our open space plan update. Dobson said the first proposal was from Vandewalle & Associates in the amount of $20,500 and the other was from RA Smith with a proposed cost of $23,000 to $25,000. Dobson said both proposals bid on ten goals for the updated plan. Dobson informed the board that he also contacted SWRPC in an attempt to obtain a bid. Dobson said that SWRPC told him that they do not do any bidding on plans that are asking for RFP’s or getting proposals from other companies. Dobson said that he did not feel comfortable just handing the plan update to SWRPC October 6, 2025 2 if they are not willing to compete on the same scope of services as the other companies. Some discussion took place regarding the updated plan including the possibility of adding a trail design for the Arboretum into the update. B. Award Park and Open Space Plan contract Motion Behrend/Smith to approve the park and open space plan update from Vandewalle & Associates not to exceed the cost of $25,000.00. Passed C. Park Rental Fee Discussion Considerable discussion took place on park rental fee adjustments for 2026. The board discussed park use and current pricing. Dobson said he will update the park rental form for 2026 and bring to the November board meeting for approval. Other Discussion Next Meeting Date Monday, November 3, 2025 6. Adjourn Motion Behrend/Smith to adjourn at 6:39 pm. Passed __________________________________________ Submitted By Tony Dobson, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director