Parks, Forestry, & Recreation Committee

PARKS, FORESTRY & RECREATION COMMITTEE Minutes Monday, April 20, 2026, 5:00 PM Meeting will be held in person. North Conference Room, City Hall, 75 N. Bonson Street, Platteville, WI Committee members in attendance: Bob Gates, Debi Sigwarth, Kris Wright, Maureen Vorwald, Molly Zuehlke, Cody Bochenek Committee members excused: Kecia King, City Staff present: Bob Lowe Members of the public: Jack Kusch A. Call Meeting to Order 5:00pm B. Approval of Minutes: March 23, 2026 Motion Kris Wright Second, Bob Gates C. Citizen Comments D. New Business a. Gazebo Color Sequoia was the consensus of the committee b. Dog Park maintenance requests Estimate for releveling the fence When mulch is requests, can the Streets Dept drop off mulch created from trees/branches instead of unknown brush c. PFRC/Parks & Recreation Dept. responsibilities E. Old Business a. Restrictions & guideline development policies for Memorials & Legacies in City Parks Replace the word clutter Develop list of potential (recommended) places for benches Remove the option of a request for non-existing location New benches option from prewritten list Replacement bench list Committee can start a list of current benches, those that need replacements, and locations that could use a new bench. Update the location Restriction b. Term limits for committee Presented to Council, April 21 will be the last Information and Discussion Recommendation that Staff will work with attorney to allow virtual attendance Recommendation that PFRC will adjust to two consecutive terms, before the required year break. c. Accessible Tables placement in City Park Reviewed Federal Requirements - West end placement Placing pad perpendicular to the sidewalk with an extended end for the accessible table side. Table will be attached to the concrete once the pad is poured. Likely closer to mid-June. d. Basketball Courts status Final bid: 38,150 Grant submitted to the Platteville Community Fund for basketball hoops 5k CIP : 33,000 Size is standard high school 84 by 50 Moving forward with an installation date this summer e. Smith & Mound Park Trail resealing status Quote estimated to be 7K to reseal Smith with a coating Parks only has 3k in trail maintenance budget. Will be seeing if there is anything that could be used extra from projects Putting feelers out for additional funding asks f. Aquatic Center Updates Nothing urgent g. Broske Center Updates Nothing urgent h. Platteville Inclusive Playground updates Rubber playground is still under warranty. Company will be doing repairs and recover the rubber will be done in July. Camera replacement has been ordered. Cost has been split between city and PIP. i. Revisit Ice Rink Wayne Abing - perhaps use the retention pond over by the dog park. Location: the tball diamond over the horseshoes, but would need to be graded. Place the berm on the north end to hold water in. Size of potential rink discussed Goal is a dual use area. j. Revisit sub-committee info on City website i. Broske Center Needs to be reviewed, ii. Platteville Aquatic Recreation Subcommittee Needs to be removed from website F. Staff Updates No further updates G. Next Meeting: May 18, 2026 Monday May 18 will be readjusted to 6PM H. Adjournment 6:19pm, Debi motion, Molly Z second.