Park Board

Park Board Yukon Park Board Minutes July 19th at 6 p.m. The Yukon Park Board met in regular session at 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 19th, at the Yukon Community Center, 2200 Holly Avenue, Yukon, OK 73099. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Joe Edwards, Chairman – Ward 1. II. Roll Call ROLL CALL: (Present) Joe Baumann – Vice Chairman Stephen Nelson – Ward 2 OTHERS PRESENT: Ryan McClure, Parks and Recreation Director Bryan Kelley, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Kahlil Garner, Parks and Recreation Office Coordinator III. Visitors/Special Guests/Public Comments Visitor Carrie Sharp IV. Approval of the minutes from May 17th, 2023 The board began by reading the minutes from the May meeting. Joe Edwards moved that they accept the minutes as written, Stephen Nelson seconded. Passed. V. Parks and Recreation Department Report and Project Update City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085  Park Board Parks and Recreation Update: 1. New Hire of a Second Assistant Director – Ashley Geddes 2. Resignation of Cathy Wright from the Park Board a. Donna Yanda will announce replacement. 3. Projects a. Recently Completed Projects i. City and Kimbell tennis court lights ii. Jackie Cooper Gym 1. Wall repairs and painting project completed iii. Dale Robertson Center 1. The new front desk and desk area moved/new TV with announcements iv. Kimbell Park exercise area v. New fencing at Welch Park b. Current Projects i. Freedom Trail Playground and Splashpad 1. Ship date for splashpad = 8/21 2. Ship date for playground = 8/31 c. Upcoming Projects i. Will review when I discuss the capital budget a little later. 4. Special Events a. Freedom Fest i. Great turnouts on both nights 1. Will be able to determine attendance with new program we have ii. Cherry Bomb Triathlon = 60 participants iii. Hot Dog Eating Contest = 12 participants 1. Winner ate 15 hot dogs and buns iv. Cornhole tournament = 12 teams, 24 participants v. Veteran’s Tribute Dinner was well attended despite lightning and rain vi. Big car show (OK Mustang Club) vii. Stage entertainment was great viii. People enjoyed the kids areas ix. Fireworks shows were great City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085  Park Board b. Friday Fun Days i. Touch a Truck, Turtle Races, Fishing Derby, Disc Golf, Extreme Animals (about 200 of various ages attended) c. Concerts in the Park d. Upcoming Events i. Rock the Route on August 31st 5. Programs a. Aquatics i. Swim lessons – 519 ii. Swim team – 47 b. Summer Kids Camp i. Maxed out – 50 per camp c. DRC Lunch program and attendance i. Attendance is up 13% when compared to last year ii. Averaging over 100 participants in facility and at lunch iii. New programs 1. Chair volleyball 2. Trivia 3. Dobro 6. FY 23/24 Budget a. General Fund i. $2,305,683 (11% increase from last year) ii. Category Increases 1. Full-time staffing budget (COLA) 2. Part-time staffing budget 3. Programs 4. Aquatics (chemicals and equipment) 5. Food supplies 6. Special Events – Freedom Fest, Sounds of the Season, Veteran’s Tribute City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085  Park Board b. Capital i. Overall = $425,500 1. City Splash Pool Filter = $80,000 2. JCG renovations = $10,500 3. YCC – basketball goals lifts and backboards = $10,000 4. Fencing – City Park baseball fields = $17,500 5. DRC Renovations = $7500 6. YCC Interior Renovations = $35,000 7. Program and facility equipment = $15,000 8. DRC HVAC = $250,000 / $340,000, 3 – 4-month delivery time. c. Other i. YCC Exterior Project 7. Miscellaneous a. Pools will close in August; splashpad after Labor Day b. Fall programming (September – December) will be out soon VI. Open Discussion - Joe Edwards thanked Cathy for her service with Park Board and thanked Parks and Recreation for all they do. - Stephen Nelson was thankful for Cathy’s service. He also thanked the Parks and Recreation Department and is excited to hear about Ashley, the new P&R Asst. Director. - Joe Baumann thanked Cathy for her service on the board and thanked Parks and Recreation for all they do. VII. Date & time of next meeting: Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at the Mary Huckaba Building at 532 West Main Street in Yukon. Joe Edward announced the date, time, and location of the meeting. VIII. Adjournment Meeting adjourned. Minutes submitted by Kahlil Garner City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085