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City Of Oconomowoc Parks And Recreation Board Meeting Minutes February 9, 2026 1) Call To Order – Roll Call a) The meeting was called to order by Board President Jimi Hall at 6:30 pm in the Oconomowoc Community Center Upper Hall Room C. Confirmation of appropriate meeting notice was made by Staff. b) Members Present: Chad Brown, Bruce White, Scott Antonneau, Julie Nankee, Karen Spiegelberg and Rusty McConnell c) Members Excused: Katie Miller and Jimi Hall d) Staff Present: Eric Boettcher – Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and Michelle Sewell – Administrative Assistant e) Public Present: 1 Adult and 6 members of Troop 116 2) Comments From Citizens a) Young men from the Troop 116, were present to complete one of their Merit Badges by attending a Citizenship in the Community and Environmental Science to complete an Eagle Scout requirement. 3) Consider/Act o n Minutes from the November 2025 Meeting a) S Antonneau moved to approve the minutes from the November 2025 Meeting. Second by J. Nankee . No opposition. Motion Carried 4) Discussion And Review o n Rockwell Park Vegetation Plan a) E. Boettcher presented the proposed plan that was put together with Watershed Manager Erik Joost and the department ’s Horticulturist Tim Butson. We have had discussions with the Rotary club as they help plant Section A vegetation will be a shared cost with the Watershed Protection Program as this works with the shoreline to promote a proper vegetative buffer between the shoreline recreation and surface water. The species of plants, trees and shrubs for the entire Rockwell park were picked by the Department, from their knowledge of them as well as ease of maintenance for the years to come. Rockwell Group will also be providing about 14-15 trees to replace those that were removed for construction purposes at their cost . We ’ll meet with them to stake it out where they will be planted. Bryan Spencer, our Forestry Superintendent, is working on a quote for the filtered dirt and sod for the park as well. With the irrigation that was placed during the project reconstruction, this will help in aiding the successful growth for the future plantings. We are planning on beginning with planting in April/May to have this all take hold by summer. We do have some remaining funds from the Rockwell Project budget that will go towards the purchase of the plants. K Spiegelberg moved to approve the plantings suggested. R McConnell Seconded. No opposition. Motion Carried. 5) Discussion And Review on Parks a nd Recreation Utility Mailing a) E. Boettcher presented the February Newsletter. The department is moving away from the brochure and replac ing the information in a monthly newsletter. This will help us target and promote to the monthly programs we offer along with spot lighting our Staff and crew in the department. It was found that classes changed or updated throughout the season due to schedule changes or cancelled programs, as it is hard to plan a year in advance for some programs we offer. This will be going in the Utility mailing approximately 4 times a year which will reach every City Utility user. The newsletter will be printed monthly and available for pickup at multiple locations throughout the city . This is also posted on our website where everyone has access to view as well. We are hoping to get feedback from the public on t he monthly newsletters if this is something to continue or if we ’ll need to look into other options with bringing the brochure back. C. Brown mentioned about the sponsors we had for the Brochure. In 2025 there were no sponsors hips but in years prior there had been to off set cost . Newsletters began going out in January of this year and will continue monthly. 6) Department Reports a) Director – Dog Park – Old shop building to be torn down and removed approximately around April. All the posts are installed for the perimeter with the fencing to start going up within the next week. All grading and seeding were completed prior to the snowfall. Depending on the growth and if reseeding is needed, our hopes are to have a few mowings complete with opening b) Parks and Forestry Superintendent Report – written reports included in material packet c) Recreation Manager ’s Report – written reports included in material packet d) Community Center Update Report – written reports included in material packet. 7) Consider/Act On November & December 2025 and January 2026 Vouchers a) J. Nankee moved to approve the November and December 2025 and January 2026 vouchers. Second by R. McConnell. No opposition. Motion carried. 8) Comments From Board Members a) None 9) Adjournment a) B White motioned to Adjourn. Second by S. Antonneau . No opposition. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:16pm.