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POSTED DATE: 8.28. 2026 ALL MEETING ATTENDANCE (OR ABSENCE) MUST BE CONFIRMED WITH A RESPONSE PLEASE RSVP YOUR ATTENDANCE TO THIS MEETING ASAP 920-846-4505 or Jfriedman@cityofocontofalls.wi.gov CITY OF OCONTO FALLS PARK & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL BUILDING 500 N. CHESTNUT AVE. OCONTO FALLS, WI 54154 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 5:00 PM AGENDA TO: Cathy Strom Mayor Clint Braun Devin Wirtz-Chair Administrator Peter Wills Jeff McDonald Deputy Clerk Jenny Friedman Citizen Appointment: Street Superintendent Wally Remic Ken Harter Christine Grzelak Stephanie Holman DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION/ACTION ON ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes-May 28, 2026 4. Eagle Scout Project Update Re: Deputy Clerk Friedman 5. Westside Tennis Court-Skate Park Update Re: Street Superintendent Remic A. Skate Park Proposal 6. Adjourn _____________________________ City Administrator Peter A. Wills/JF *A quorum of the Common Council may be in attendance of this meeting. Notice was given to the public at least 24 hours prior to this open meeting - agenda was forwarded to newspapers and any news media who have requested the same – agenda was posted at City Hall, Oconto Falls Community Library, and on the City website at: cityofocontofalls.com . Copy of agenda packet is available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk. Any person wishing to attend the meeting who requires special accommodations because of a disability should contact the Clerk’s office at 920-846-4505 with adequate notice so appropriate accommodations can be made. Park & Rec Committee Meeting –May 28, 2026 5:00pm Page 1 CITY OF OCONTO FALLS PARK & REC COMMITTEE MEETING Council Chambers - Municipal Building 500 N. Chestnut Ave. Oconto Falls, WI 54154 Thursday May 28, 2026 – 5:00 PM Minutes Meeting called to order at 5:00 PM by Mayor Clint Braun Roll Call: Ken Harter, Devin Wirtz, Christine Grzelak, Cathy Strom, Jeff McDonald, Stephanie Holman Also Present: Mayor Clint Braun, City Administrator Peter Wills, Deputy Clerk Jenny Friedman, Street Superintendent Wally Remic, Sophie Ford, Annora Harper, Courtney Schwartz, Katherine Berg, Don Hille DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION/ACTION ON ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Welcome New Member: Stephanie Holman Chair Devin Wirtz welcomed new member Stephanie Holman to the Park and Recreation Committee. NO ACTION TAKEN 4. Elect Park & Rec Chair MOTION: Strom/Harter Motion to elect Devin Wirtz for Park and Rec chair. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 5. Approval of Minutes-January 27,2026 MOTION: Holman/Strom Motion to approve the minutes from January 27,2026. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 6. Eagle Scout Project lifejacket containers and racks proposal Annora Harper proposed Eagle Scout Project of a lifejacket containers and rack. Some of the questions asked were; • Where would this be located? This would be for both East and West Side Beaches. • Are the current containers the one the county placed out for the public? Yes Park & Rec Committee Meeting –May 28, 2026 5:00pm Page 2 • What is the size of this unit? Seven feet tall, four feet wide with the box on the bottom. • What kind of material are you going to build it out of? Pressure Treated Pine or Cedar. • Will the box be able to open and close? Yes • Is there worry about theft? Since the current life jackets there has been some theft but they get replaced by the county funding at this time. • Is the box on both sides or just one? As of right now on the one side. MOTION: McDonald/ Harter Motion to accept the Eagle Scout Project lifejacket containers and racks proposal and send it to Common Council. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 7. Park Bathrooms Presentation Street Superintendent Remic gave an update with the street department activities. The Arbor Day Tree giveaway was a great success and were able to give out all the trees. This last winter was a great success with the brine equipment. With using the brine, the city was able to eliminate salt use all together for some storms. With the purchase of the Mastic trailer the City has been able to keep cost low on some road repair. The city purchased a used stump grinder and since has utilized the machine on a regular basis and has saved money buy doing this in house. Memorial Field has had bathrooms updates, crows’ nest, old backstop from east field and elevated scores shack was removed. Westside Beach Bathrooms- adding ADA stalls to the men’s and women’s rooms, two urinals to the men’s room. New lighting and zero threshold on the concrete approaches at the door, new steel doors, repainted bathrooms, and new stainless steel bathroom fixtures. Eastside Beach will be doing concert to make ADA compliant zero threshold on entry way of bathroom, and a six-foot wide path from pavilion to the dock. All the bathroom enclosers at Westside, Eastside and Memorial field will be replaced with the new updated material. Pleasant View Park- The roof, soffit, facia on the bathrooms all had work done on them. All funds were utilized from the Oconto County ARPA Recreation Grant. NO ACTION TAKEN 8. Memorial Field Lease with Oconto County Farmers Market a. Oconto County Farmers Market Memorial Field Lease Agreement Sophie Ford Chair of the Farmers Market the thought of moving the Farmers Market to the side closest to the parking area and possibly developing Memorial Field with a permanent spot for Farmers Market and possible have sponsored community flower gardens. With the goal; of making it more inviting for the community to gather with a landscaped welcome area. Sophie proposed this in phases. The community space being used by Sophie Ford Chair of the Farmers Market it would be in the best interest of all parties to have a lease agreement. The lease was presented and was in need of some small date corrections and needing to be further reviewed by Sophie Ford Chair of the Farmers Market. MOTION: Holman/Strom Park & Rec Committee Meeting –May 28, 2026 5:00pm Page 3 Motion to recommend Oconto County Farmers Market Memorial Field Lease agreement to Council. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 9. Westside Tennis Court A. Street Department Proposal Street Superintendent Wally Remic has been monitoring how the Westside Tennis Courts have been utilized for the last year. The courts are in need of repair and since they are not utilized, Street Superintendent Wally Remic proposed turning them into a skate park with equipment that was bought last year. MOTION: Grzelak / Holman Motion to recommend Westside Tennis Courts/Park revised into skate park. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 10. Eastside Beach Lifeguard Shack Rental The Eastside Beach Pavilion is not utilized by lifeguards and has sat empty last year and this. Deputy Clerk Friedman proposed that its Eastside Beach Pavilion be able to be rented out to the public. Non-profit organizations and Oconto Falls School Clubs would be able to rent and run a food stands out of while parks are open to rent. The non-profits and school would still follow the normal rental procedures and be responsible for any damages but the rental fee could be waived by the City Administrator for non-profits and Oconto Falls School Clubs. Street Superintendent had agreed that the space would be able to be utilized for this. This space would just need to be cleaned out and prepared for this. MOTION: Holman/ Strom Motion to present Eastside Beach Lifeguard Pavilion to be rental form/ rental to Council. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 11. City Bubblers Status Street Superintendent Wally Remic gave an update that all the bubblers in the City are broken. Some of bubblers need parts that are no longer available and some are rusted off and need complete replacement. The cost of this is estimated about five hundred dollars a bubbler or more for the ones that need complete upgrade and pipes fixed. The cost of repair, need to upgrade some of the bubblers and lack of use it does not to keep the bubblers up and running. MOTION: Harter/ Holman Motion to discontinue the city bubblers. Voice Vote: All voting aye -MOTION CARRIED 12. Adjournment. Having no further business, Devin Wirtz declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm. ____________________________ City Administrator Peter Wills *A quorum of Common Council was in attendance at this meeting. Oconto Falls Library Post Skate Park posting on FB on July 1, 2026 We're excited to share that the City has purchased some gently used skate park equipment and has installed it for everyone to enjoy at the Pine Grove Park. This is a great opportunity to see how the community uses these features as we continue exploring ways to improve our recreational spaces. We'd love to hear from you! If you've had a chance to check it out, please share your feedback in the comments. Tell us what you think. Please remember this is used equipment and we are just trying to explore new ways. We hope you enjoy the new additions, and as always, please skate safely and be respectful of others while using the equipment and park.