Board of Park Commissioners

Board of Park Commissioners Meeting Minutes November 13, 2023 Call to Order: Mrs. Galka called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. followed by the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was held open to the public and a call-in number for remote public participation. Roll Call: Commissioners in attendance: Mrs. Galka, Mr. Kara, Mr. Such, and Ms. Grabczak. Also present: School Board Representative Mrs. Hillan. Park Board Secretary Ms. Montes and Park Director Mrs. Goodpaster. Absent, Council Representative Mr. Huddlestun Approval of Agenda: Motion by Mr. Kara, seconded by Mr. Such to approve the agenda as presented. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Approval of Minutes: Motion by Ms. Grabczak, seconded by Mr. Kara to accept the November 13, 2023 minutes as presented. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Approval of Register of Claims: Mrs. Goodpaster mentioned that the Lakota Group invoice would be our last payment on the master plan. We are still waiting on the final payment for Premier Porta Potty. Now that we have the bathrooms done, we don’t have to deal with them again unless it’s for big events. Mrs. Goodpaster also explained the invoice for the Chicago Carolers and Candle Light Horse and Carriage is for the tree lighting ceremony and is sponsored by BF&S. Motion by Ms. Grabczak, seconded by Mr. Kara to accept the register of claims. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Correspondence: nothing under correspondence Director Report: Mrs. Goodpaster reported that we will be marrying Events and Lakefront budgets together, therefore, we will also need to add new line items to our deposit sheet. The dog park fence is going up now and will be done by the end of the month. It is looking good. Mrs. Goodpaster will be working with Heather the city attorney on making changes to the park ordinance so we can enforce the park rules. Mrs. Goodpaster announced that the destination playground was done. There are still small things that need to be addressed but need to be done during warm weather, so they will come back during spring for the final walk-through. The Ribbon cutting will be on Monday, November 20th at 4:00 pm. She mentioned that we don’t have a name for the park yet, but for now, it will be called Hobart Pool and Play. Mrs. Goodpaster did mention that we can also go back and revisit the name and make changes in the future. Mrs. Goodpaster announced the Christmas tree lighting ceremony which will take place Friday, November 24th from 5 pm-7 pm. We decided to bring it back to the Festival park because we added a lot more festivities and our goal is to make it bigger every year. We will have horse and carriage rides, professional carolers from Chicago, Santa, reindeer, a few craft and food vendors, the high school band, and fireworks. Plan Commission Report: nothing under the plan commission report Common Council Report: Nothing under common council report School Board Report: Mrs. Hillan announces that the Hobart High School JROTC Raiders are the 2023 Raider Challenge National Champions. We are overwhelmed with pride. The Hobart High Theatre is pleased to announce its fall production of OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder. The performance will take place November 9, 10, 11, 17,18 at 7 pm and November 12 at 3 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. Mrs. Hillan mentioned that E-sports has become a real opportunity for students who do not fit into sports. There are more students involved and have an opportunity to compete against other schools throughout Indiana. Also, congratulations to the Hobart University at the School City of Hobart for being selected to mentor other high schools for early college. The school is honored and works hard as a team to give students the best opportunities. Old Business: nothing under old business New Business: Sandy O’Brien came forward to announce that Fred Rose will be getting some much-needed prescribed burning on Tuesday and Wednesday between the hours of 11 am and 4:30 pm on both 8th St. and Lakeshore Dr. sides. The fire department and the police department have been notified and 137 letters have been sent to surrounding neighbors. There was a small discussion about INDOT removing invasive species on their property on the west end of Robinson Lake property. Mrs. O’Brien asked Mr. Such if he could provide his contact. Mr. Such advised he would do so. Announcements: Nothing under the announcements Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Mr. Kara, seconded by Ms. Grabczak. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________