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HARTFORD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES Wednesday , July 1 , 202 6 5 :30 PM – City Hall Council Chambers Present: Kate Carro ll, Joe Kohler , Dan H um mel , K en Mikulec , Todd Rusniak Excused: Scott Helms , Chris Becker 1. President Rusniak called the me e ti n g to order a t 5:30 PM; "This is an open meeting under 19.81 to 19.98 of the Wisconsin State Statutes". 2. Approval of Minutes – MOTION BY Kohler , seconded by Mikulec to approve the May minutes. MOTION CARRED February Minutes – Tabled due to lack of q uor u m June Minutes – Tabled due to lack of quorum 3. Infor mational Mont hly Staff Reports – Re v iewed 4. Communicatio n and Correspondence - None 5. Appe arances / Public Comm ents – None 6. O ld Business – None 7. New Business ADMINIST RATION 202 6 Operational Budget Up date – The 2027 Operational Budget is due Friday, Ju ly 3. As this is staff ’s peak season, fitting in budget work can be trying. Late in 2025 the City Administrator had asked Department heads to consider ways to reduce the 2027 budg et. As a result, muc h o f the Operational Budget numbers were pre-set. In general, program fee will increase $5, membership fees by 2% , n on- r esident fees by $2, drop in program fees by $ 1 as well as increa se s for cemeter y plot sales, interment fees , and some park rent al fee s. R ECREATION PR OGRAMS / ACT IVITIES No Repo rt AD U LT / YOUTH SPORT No Report AQUATICS VMAC Attendance a n d Pass Sale Update – June weather was not cooperative. It was very cool and the three to four hot days had scattered showers in the afternoon. As such, attendance is down compared to last year, but around the same as 2024. Pass sales are strong with higher sales this year compared to last year in Family, Individual and Senior. Youth sales are down as likely more parents have opted for the Family pass. Pass revenue is up, however, the Aquatic Fitness Supervisor reminded the C o mmission that an increase in passes was approved for this year. Hartford Family Aquatic Center S p onsored by The Lutz Fam ily F o undation S hut Down/ Maintenance – The annual m aint enan ce and cleaning will start on August 1 3 and the pool will re-open September 8 . This will be a longer shut down as the boilers will be replaced. PA RKS OPERATIONS Parks Report – Rev iewed Parks Tour – The Commission went on site to the following Parks : Homestead Park – R eviewed the shade structure and the new asphalt slab fo r one basketbal l ho op as well as having pickleball court lines. S ome pic nic tables will be brought in. The D irector is ordering more tables for our park system and staff continue s to re-furbis hing tables as they can. This completes the plans for this park. West Side Park - – Reviewed the Pickleball Courts and received updates on the fence, stairs, and the seating area that is to be installed this summer. This shelter portion of the s eating area has been donated by Zuern Building Pro duct s. One tree will need to be relocated to make room for the seating area. Veterans Park – SKATE PARK – R eviewed new equipment . This $1 30,000 project included $30,000 for concrete and $100,000 for equipment. T h is addit ion was primarily paid for through donation s /fundraising as well as staff doing some of the concrete base work. While the skate equ ipment company was here, staff asked them to inspect the current equipment . Wh ile t he company was impressed with the condition of the equipment given it ’s a ge, staff has put in $50,000 at the end of the current 5 year CIP to replace some of the older pieces. Commissioner Carroll asked what the total value of the S k ate Park is. The Director e stimated just under $50 0 ,000 . VETERANS MEMORIAL AQUATIC CENTER – Rev ie wed the sand play area and the complications it causes with sand being dragged across the deck and into the pool which then causes iss ues with the vacuum as well as concerns as it makes it s way in to the pip es. Staff is researching installing a splash pad instead. T h e Director co mplimented maintenance st aff for the work they did on the grass areas to be sure it was well maintained. As the facility continue s to have less chairs available due to replacement costs, having areas for people to set down towel s is needed. The Commission rev iewed the break wall in the toddler area. W h en the pool originally opened, the wall was considered too short by the State. Another inc h of concrete was added to meet state requirements. This addition n ever cur ed we ll. St aff has repaired it multiple times as well as painted it . T he current paint job has not adhered well. A n other issue maintenance is working on is the pad at the bottom of the fish slide. T his needed replacement . H owever the pa d the company sent us does not have the fastener holes in the same spot as the fasteners . Unfortunately, while staff wor ks on resolving this issue, the fish slide is not us able . The new turbo chef oven is working great. T he new mats for the bath house are also great. O THER RE PORT S / COMMISSION RE QUESTS None ADJOURN MENT MOTION BY Carroll , seconded by Mikulec to adjourn at 7 :0 6 PM . MOTION CARRIED S ubmitted by, Ran dy Wojtasiak a nd Sa ra Cummings "Persons with di sab ilities requiring special accomm odations for attendance at th e meeting should contact the City Cl erk at least one (1) business day prior to the meeting." Members of the Common Council may attend the abov e meeting. Purs uant to State ex rel. Badke v. Gre end a le Village Board , 173 Wis. 2d 5 53, 494 N.W. 2d 408 (19 93) su ch attendance may be considered a me eting of the Common Council may attend the meeting without violatin g the open meeting law."