Parks & Recreation Board

CITY OF OCONOMOWOC PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY BOARD MEETING MINUTES – DECEMBER 14, 2020 I. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL A. The meeting was called to order by President, Joe Moroni at 6:30pm in the Community Center – Upper Hall. Confirmation of appropriate meeting notice was made by Staff. B. Members Present: Joe Moroni, Scott Antonneau, Jimi Hall, Katie Miller, Matt Mulder and Charles Schellpeper. Quorum present. C. Members Excused: Lauren Wittnebel and Dan Gotzler D. Staff Present: Craig Hoeppner – Director; Jennifer Clayton – Administrative Assistant Community members were also in attendance. II. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE None III. CONSIDER/ACT ON MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 2020 MEETING J.Hall moved to approve the minutes of the November 2020 meeting; second by S.Antonneau. No opposition. Motion carried. IV. CONSIDER/ACT ON PICKLEBALL COURT REQUEST FOR WESTOVER PARK C.Hoeppner recapped the previous meetings and requests. Staff was asked to get pricing at the last meeting on restriping Westover from 4 to 6 courts. Frank Armstrong Enterprises recommends coloring and restriping everything because of fading lines and colors. Total would be $12,700, the courts are fairly new so there shouldn’t be any crackfilling or repairs. We did have some carryover from Blain Street Tennis Courts that could be used towards this since it’s also tennis courts. Discussion included: How long ago were the courts done? 3 years ago; How long should we be able to go without restriping? Usually 8-10 years; Where is the carryover money supposed to be spent? If we would like to use carryover money, we would have to take to council for approval; When NE Park gets developed will there be pickleball at both Westover and NE Park or would we move it to NE Park only? There’s enough need the Pickleballers think they would keep both full; How many of the 180ish pickleballers are city residents? About 60; Why do we need to do this right now when only 1/3 are city residents? Pickleball Players, Dave and John, responded that the courts are getting a lot of use and there is a need for more courts. Last week, Dec 7th – 13th, there were 2 days the courts were full and there were people waiting. Pickleball is growing rapidly, so there will be more people waiting all the time. They are working on getting a 501c3 for fundraising so they can help more when the time comes for NE Park. K.Miller moved to approve the Pickleball court request for Westover Park. Second by M.Mulder. Schellpeper opposed. Motion carried 5-1 vote. V. CONSIDER/ACT ON LAKE ACCESS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS Jimi Hall showed a PowerPoint Presentation of the Lake Access Task Force. He stated that 3 months ago the board decided to create this task force to look at the lake access areas in the City of Oconomowoc and come up with some recommendations. Some discussion included where trash cans and no parking signs are and should be, where alcohol is allowed and not allowed and launch fees for boats and watercraft and CSO’s. K.Miller moved to approve the motion to the recommend to City Council that Chestnut Street Lake Access, Locust Street Lake Access, Greenland Avenue Lake Access and Grove Street Lake Access be removed, by Ordinance, as designated Public Swim Areas/Facilities. Second by S.Antonneau. No opposition. Motion carried. M.Mulder moved to approve the motion to recommend to City Council that the boat launch fees be established as follow: $5 Kayaks/Canoes/Paddleboards; $8 Unattended W:\Administration\Park & Rec Board\Meeting Minutes\2020 11.docx  motorized boats and other non-motorized watercraft; & $11 Motorized boats with Attendant. Second by S.Antonneau. No opposition. Motion carried. K.Miller moved to approve the recommendation to direct city staff to follow through on recommendations as provided. Second by S.Antonneau. No opposition. Motion carried. Thank you for the Lake Access Task Force Members for their contributions! VI. CONSIDER/ACT ON PARK SHELTERS, PICNIC AREAS & FACILITY RENTAL POLICY C.Hoeppner stated to the board staff would like to update some pricing on some of the rentable shelters. Staff would like to see them charged by capacity/size of shelter. C.Schellpeper moved to approve the new Park Shelters, Picnic Areas & Facility Rental Policy. Second by M.Mulder. No opposition. Motion carried. VII. CONSIDER/ACT ON CITY BANNER POLICY C.Hoeppner shared with the board how popular the banner program has been. Staff would like to update pricing. We were charging $25 per week but would like to change to $30 per week. J.Hall moved to approve the new City Banner Policy. Second by M.Mulder. No opposition. Motion carried. VIII. DEPARTMENT REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2020 A. DIRECTOR’S REPORT – CRAIG HOEPPNER Downtown Lights and Holiday Tree are up Skate Park – sending out RFP Parks & Forestry final interviews are Wednesday. There were 45 applicants – did 4 virtual interviews last week – 2 final candidates coming in for in person interviews. B. PARKS AND FORESTRY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT Written report included in packet. C. RECREATION MANAGER’S REPORT Written report included in packet. D. COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL REPORT Written report included in packet. IX. CONSIDER/ACT ON NOVEMBER 2020 VOUCHERS J.Hall moved to approve vouchers from November 2020; second by S.Antonneau. No opposition. Motion carried. X. COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBER None XI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THIS BODY None XII. ADJOURNMENT K.Miller moved to adjourn; second by C.Schellpeper. No opposition. Motion carried. The meeting ended at 8:25 p.m. W:\Administration\Park & Rec Board\Meeting Minutes\2020 11.docx