10-5-2026 Minutes DRAFT

1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY BOARD September 8, 2026 The meeting of the Park, Recreation & Forestry Board of the Village of Slinger was called to order by Chairman Bergum at 300 Slinger Road, Slinger WI 53086 at 6:00 PM on Monday, October 5, 2026 in accordance with the notice of minutes emailed to the members on Thursday, October 1, 2026. 1. Roll Call & Notice of Meeting: Present Absent Bob Stuettgen x Jeff Behrend x (Excused) Jennie Stonehouse x Becky Wojtak x Dawn Smith x (Excused) Jake Bergum x Scott Kusta x _________________________________________ 5 2 Also Present: Village Administrator Margaret Wilber, Community Development Director Dyann Benson, Parks & Forestry Supervisor Josh Feller & Recreation Supervisor Elizabeth Van Maanen 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: 9/8/2026 Motion Stonehouse/Stuettgen to approve the minutes from 9/8/2026. Passed 3. Public Comments - None 4. Unfinished Business A. Forestry Report Supervisor Feller said that fall planting would begin in the next week or two. Feller stated that 15 replacement trees would be added making total plantings in 2026 just over 60 trees. Chair Bergum asked if our tree inventory has been steadily increasing the past few years. Supervisor Feller indicated that our inventory has consistently grown each year. B. Recreation Report Supervisor Van Maanen said that we have a very active and busy October full of exciting special events. Van Maanen talked about Saturday’s Trails & Cheers event along with our Creepy Crawler program on October 19th in the VCR room. Van Maanen also talked about the Spooky Slinger Jack -O-Lantern Hunt and our Trail of Treats on October 24 th. Van Maanen also informed the Board of the new Trick or Treat Kickball Tournament at Community Park on Saturday, October 24th. Some additional discussion took place regarding the great work Elizabeth has done with the Ice Age Trail and her events bringing people to our community. 5. New Business A. Proposal from “The Tap Yard” at Community Park Nick Marking, owner of the Tap Yard Beer Gardens talked to the Board about taking over the concession stand at Community Park. Considerable discussion took place regarding the possibility of the Tap Yard Beer Garden coming to Slinger. Dobson indicated that it was extremely difficult to staff the Community Park October 5, 2026 2 concession stand on a consistent basis. Motion Wojtak/Kusta to recommend approving a lease agreement for Community Park with the Tap Yard to the Village Board. Passed B. Fund 22 Preliminary Budget Discussion Director Dobson presented the Board with the 2027 preliminary Fund 22 budget. Dobson said the they are moving 50% of the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Directors salary and benefits to the general fund budget. Dobson said that this is necessary because Dobson spends a considerable amount of his time focusing on Parks as well as recreation. Dobson stated that moving a portion of his salary will allow them more flexibility in the fund 22 budget. Dobson also said that moving these expenses to the general fund has allowed the fund 22 tax levy to drop 14.76%. Dobson also said they will have to make some changes to the presented budget if we do move forward with the lease agreement with the Tap Yard. Dobson said the lease agreement will include a $3,000 per month lease payment for the months of May through September. Dobson informed the Board that our department would continue to operate the concession stands at both Breuer Park and Rueckl Fields. C. Fund 10 Budget Discussion Director Dobson presented the Board with the Fund 10 preliminary budget. Dobson said that the Parks department has revenues from the school maintenance contract as well as park rental revenues in fund 10. Dobson said that they are hoping to be over $55,000 in total revenues from park rentals in 2026. Discussion took place regarding fund 10 expenditures, which include lawn mainten ance contract, park supplies and expense and utility expenses at the splash pad at Rotary Park. Motion Wojtak/Stuettgen to recommend the proposed budget with changes to the concession line items to the Village Board. Passed 6. Other Discussion Next Meeting Date Monday, November 2, 2026 7. Adjourn Motion Wojtak/Stuettgen to adjourn at 6:45 pm. Passed __________________________________________ Submitted By Tony Director Dobson, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director