July Parks_Planning Meeting Packet

PARKS & RURAL PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA July 10th, 2023 – 12:30 p.m. Virtual/Remote Online via WebEx and in person https://marquettecounty.my.webex.com/marquettecounty.my/j.php?MTID=mb62ff6223052cc7410e2bff8c131878a County Board Room – Services Center – 480 Underwood Avenue, Montello, Wisconsin Meeting Number (access): 2554 845 4023 Pass: PpA3umikb92 Join By Phone: 1-408-418-9388 Pass: 77238645 Note: A citizen wishing to address the Committee/Board and attending the in-person meeting shall place his or her name on a sign-in sheet before the meeting is called to order and indicate in which town, city, or village the citizen resides or owns property prior to making a citizen comment. Those citizens attending remotely will ask to be recognized under the citizen comment portion of the meeting and will adhere to the same reporting process as those attending on-site. Civil discourse will be observed at all times. Committee: Ken Borzick, Dave Benson, Jeff Frazer, Gary Doudna, Karen Wampler, Kathleen McGwin, Karen Christensen All Agenda Items Below Involve Potential for Discussion and Action. Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Review/Approve Agenda 3. Review/Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting 4. Citizen Comments/Concerns 5. Monthly Report & Updates 6. Marquette Park on the Mont’Leau River a. Progress Update b. Dedication Event July 16th, 2023 7. Natural Playground Update 8. Apuckawa Landing Rehab Update 9. John Muir History Route Update 10. Review May/June 2023 Monthly Expenses 11. Adjourn This is a public meeting. As such, all members, or a majority of the members of the County Board may be in attendance. While a majority of the County Board members or the majority of any given County Board Committee may be present, only the Parks & Rural Planning Committee will take official actions based on the above agenda. Anyone requiring special accommodation because of disability please contact the County Conservationist’s office, (608) 296- 2815, 24 hours before scheduled meeting time so appropriate arrangements can be made. MARQUETTE COUNTY LAND & WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 438 Industrial Drive ♦ Suite 1 ♦ Westfield, WI 53964 ♦ Phone (608) 296-2815 PARKS AND RURAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes May 8th, 2023, 12:30pm Virtual/WebEx or in Person at Services Center-Demo Room 480 Underwood Ave. Montello WI. Chairman Borzick called the meeting to order at 12:30pm. Members: Ken Borzick, Dave Benson, Kathleen McGwin, Gary Doudna, Jeff Frazer, Karen Wampler & Karen Christensen. Others: Patrick Kilbey, Ron Barger, Keri Solis, Daryl Christensen, Mary Walters. Wampler, 2nd by Christensen, motion to approve Agenda. Motion Carried. Benson, 2nd by Christensen, motion to approve the March 2023 Meeting Minutes. Motion Carried. Kilbey gave Monthly Report. Update was given on beaver issues at the Lower Locks. Beavers are being removed due to clogging road culvert. Parks are ongoing being cleaned up of garbage, brush, and other winter messes. Update on the Marquette Park on Mont’Leau River were given. Original Contractor backed out building gazebo at last minute. Struggle to find building contractors to complete the gazebo work, concrete contractors are ready, just trying to find builder. Dedication Ceremony of the park in the planning process now for June 24th. Discussion followed. Daryl Christensen gave a Bird City update and presented on how we qualify as a Bird City and the requirements annually to be eligible. Discussion followed on Muirland Birdland activities and how they tie into Bird City Designation. Kilbey gave a Natural Playground update. Locust logs have been stripped of bark by Jeff Frazer and students from Fresh Start Program. Next step will be to sand the logs. Late August construction is scheduled. The Company will be at June County Board Meeting to show playground plans. Kilbey presented future Capital Improvements Planning for funding/completion in next 3-5 years. Discussion followed on priority of projects and all but 1 being included in 2016 Outdoor Recreation Plan as priorities. Wampler, 2nd by Benson, motion to approve Capital expense planning in order of priority: Puckaway Landing Rehab ($50,000), Muir Park Shelter Expansion ($18,000), Tuttle Lake Shelter ($18,000), Two Natural Playgrounds ($70,000) and Moon Lake Landing Rehab ($10,000). Motion Carried. McGwin reported last month that analytics for the John Muir Mobile App switched companies, so she wasn’t able to get a report. She will have a 2 month repot at next meeting. Next meeting date and Parks tour were discussed. Thoughts were to hold Tour in fall when existing projects are completed. Committee reviewed March/April expenses and Meeting was adjourned by Chairman. Vendor Invoice # Invoice Date Invoice Amt. Description VISA $257.50 Truck Fuel, Park Supplies WI State Lab of Hygiene $35.00 Muir Well Testing Patrick Kilbey $53.05 Employee Expenses LRS $143.00 Lower Locks Restroom Holliday Shopping Center $93.34 Park Supplies Adams Columbia Electric $34.92 Muir Well Virch's True Value $21.96 Park Supplies John Drennan $13,200.00 Gazebo Final Payment Uline $166.70 Boat Launch Posts Huffcutt $5,507.10 Puckaway Boat Landing Rehab Total: $19,512.57 SCHEDULE OF VOUCHERS This is to attest that the vouchers listed above have been examined and the expenditure approved. Parks & R. Planning June 2023