Parks Board

REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAFAYETTE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD 4:00 pm 18 September 2023 The City of Lafayette Parks and Recreation Board met in regular meeting at 4:00pm, September 18, 2023. The meeting was held at Rush Pavilion in Columbian Park. The meeting was called to order by Park Board President Matt Metzger. Board members present were Dave Mecklenburg and Siany Molina. Parks Superintendent Claudine Laufman, Parks Director of Operations Jon Miner and Recording Secretary Jenny Spencer were present. Parks staff members present were Mike Perry, Kurt Wolf, Chad Aldridge, Dean Landes, Samantha Haville and Caitlin Laffery. Upon motion by Ms. Molina, seconded by Mr. Mecklenburg and unanimously carried, minutes of the August 28, 2023, Parks Board meeting were approved. Upon motion of Mr. Mecklenburg, seconded by Ms. Molina, and unanimously carried, General Fund Claims in the amount of $30,308.54, Non-Reverting Fund Claims in the amount of $34,624.75 for a total of $64,933.29 were approved. Superintendent’s Report:  Marketing Manager Haville provided an update on coming events. Latinofest is this weekend. Then on October 13th, Monsters, Inc. will be shown at Loeb Stadium for Movie Night. Doors open at 5pm, movie begins at 6pm. Ms. Haville also shared the current numbers for social media with increases on all platforms. In addition, Ms. Haville shared that Ashley Wulff, Marketing and Events Coordinator is leaving her position to return to her home state.  Facilities and Grounds Director, Mike Perry introduced Dean Landes as the incoming Assistant Director. Mr. Landes provided a brief biography and work prior to his position at the Parks Department.  Superintendent Laufman began the project updates with McCaw Park. The trusses are up on the restroom building. The fencing around the dog park is sunken eighteen inches in order to prevent dogs from digging under the fence.  Further updates include Director of Operations Miner sharing Armstrong Park upgrades. Those include laser grading and installing sod on the baseball fields. There is new fencing up at the fields. Lafayette Youth Baseball received a donation for concrete batting cages. In addition, the new playground is ready for the pour-in-place surface.  At Munger Park, the missing pieces for the playground have arrived, it is complete and ready for landscaping. The team is laying out Arlington plan. The playground will be torn out this week.  Mr. Miner also shared the final Aquatics Report. The average daily attendance at Tropicanoe Cove was 809. The concessions revenue exceeded $195,000, with pretzels being the number one seller. In addition, there were 20 private rentals. Park Board Minutes 9/18/2023 Page 1 Communications:  Board: none  Public: none  Written: none There being no further business to come before the Board, on motion of Ms. Solina, seconded by Mr. Mecklenburg, and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 4:16 pm. _______________________________________ Matt Metzger, Park Board President _______________________________________ Maurie Denney, Secretary Pro Tem ________________________________________ Jenny Spencer, Recording Secretary Park Board Minutes 9/18/2023 Page 2