Parks and Recreation Board

Village of East Troy Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes – May 14, 2018 Present: Trustee John Alexander, Director Vickie Muszynski, Commissioners- Jim Holm, Geri Mayotte, Annie Van Buren, Steve Rostkowski Call to order – Jim Holm called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Approve Park & Recreation Commission minutes from April 9, 2018 - Motion by Commissioner Van Buren and Second by Commissioner Mayotte to approve the minutes dated April 9, 2018. Motion carried. Revenue/Expenditure Report – Nothing new to report. Motion by Trustee Alexander and Second by Commissioner Mayotte to approve. Motion carried. Director’s Report – Muszynski has finished the 2018 Summer Guide, Century Fence has completed the North Ball field at Mitchell Park. Tickets are in for the summer discount program. All advertisers for the Movies in the Park are set. Archery Range –The Lions Club will be working on the pavilion the end of May. High school student Houston Widener is working on the project of fencing and will be working on that the end of May, to complete his Eagle Scout Project. The next meeting, we will discuss the ideas for the grand opening of the archery range. Playmore Park Pavilion- Muszynski informed the commission that they have stained the poles and wood at the pavilion and have seeded the area that needed restoration. Walking Trails at Lake Bluff Subdivision- Van Buren presented the commission with drawings and maps of the Lake Bluff Subdivision with proposed walking trails. She has previously talked with Jason Equitz and he thought this would be doable as it would only require mowing a path. Suggestions were made to notify homeowners so they would be aware that people would be walking in areas they may not have seen walkers in previously. Parking would only be available on the road. The commission was very positive on this idea and would like to meet at the site to see the possibilities. This item will be included on the next agenda for action. If the project could be started this summer and finished next year as there is one area that would be more intense on clearing. Safety Surface- Muszynski informed the commission that they have received prices for installing safety surfaces at the parks that currently have sand as a safety surface. The benefits of having a poured in place surface are that there is no maintenance and the bees are a concern to park goers. Bees have been nesting in the sand and cause a danger to those at the park. Exterminators are called in and the parks are shut down. There are 3 parks with sand; Lyndale Park, the swing set at Playmore Park and the Play structure at Mitchell Park. We would like to move forward with replacing 1 surface next year and then 1 each year after. These items would be placed on the capital improvement budget. Holm asked if Pea Gravel would still be an option. Muszynski was going to check into that option. Adjourn – Motion by Trustee Alexander to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 pm. Second by Commissioner Rostkowski, Motion approved. Respectfully Submitted, Vickie Muszynski Next Meeting Dates: June 11, 2018 July 9, 2018 August 13, 2018