Meeting Minutes

PARK COMMISSION MINUTES November 1, 2023 Meeting called to order 9:36am Commission members in attendance: Fred Belay, Jennifer Meyer, Kathy Alf, Tom Roach, Barb Kleist, Dean Kallenbach and Tony Bischel Adopt Agenda; motion made by Kathy/sec Fred and passed Approval of October 4 minutes; motion made by Jennifer/sec Barb and passed Financial Report Total expenses paid in October $ 1,509.37 Total YTD $ 13,951.27 Approval of payments for the following: --Invoice # 1111 Blue Ox Music Festival $ 1800.00 Conservancy trail clean up labor & equipment --Invoice0000001 Tim & Linda Johnson $ 600.00 horse drawn wagon rides fall event --Sam’s Club charges on credit card $ 250.05 supplies fall event --Jennifer Meyer- mowing at Conservancy 3 hours @ $15 per hour, total due $45.00 --Joe Alf-fencing at Conservancy Tower labor total due $120.00 Motion to approve financial report and expenses to be paid made by Barb/sec Fred and passed Parks Discussion Sherman Creek- the Commission discussed the possibility of rip-rapping creek bank or letting nature take its course. It was decided to see what the spring runoff does and address the issue in the spring. Fred gave an update on the two completed Eagle Scout projects. He has approved the final paperwork for John Langer’s project. Fred is waiting to hear back from Oscar Vlcek. Conservancy- the Fall Event took place October 14, approximately 80 people attended. The horse drawn wagon rides were popular again this year. For safety reasons the horses left the area during the vehicle extrication demo because of the loud noise. It should be noted for future events to look at the “big picture”. Budget Development for 2024- the total requested of $ 49,000 was approved at the Town workshop. The public hearing to approve the budget is scheduled for November 15. New Business A brainstorming session for future projects to improve and grow the Parks listed several ideas and will continue next month. Next meeting Wednesday, December 6 @9:30am Meeting adjourned 10:57; motion made by Fred/sec Jennifer and passed