Park Board

Park Board Yukon Park Board Minutes February 15th at 6 p.m. The Yukon Park Board met in regular session at 6:00pm on Wednesday, February 15th, at the Mary Huckaba Building, 532 W. Main Street, Yukon, Oklahoma 73099. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Joe Baumann, Vice Chairman. II. Roll Call ROLL CALL: (Present) Stephen Nelson – Ward 2 Tim Rhodes – At Large OTHERS PRESENT: Ryan McClure, Parks and Recreation Director Casey Barnett, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Bryan Kelley, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Yahola Tiger, Athletic Coordinator Kahlil Garner, Office Coordinator III. Visitors/Special Guests/Public Comments There were no public comments. IV. Approval of the minutes from January 18, 2023 The board began with reading of the minutes from the January meeting. Joe Baumann moved that they accept the minutes as written, Tim Rhodes seconded. Passed. V. Parks and Recreation Department Report and Project Updates 1. Introduction of Parks and Recreation Staff a. Ryan McClure introduced the board to Yahola Tiger, the new Athletics Coordinator. Yahola spoke about previous employment at the YMCA where he ran sports and coached kids. Working with P&R in Tulsa County, he started Pickleball and other athletic programs. City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085  Park Board 2. Projects a. Welch Park Disc Golf Course i. Construction has been pushed back ii. Ribbon cutting/grand opening event tentatively scheduled during March b. DRC Partition Wall i. Delayed to March due to winter snowstorms and manufacturing issues c. Freedom Trail Playground and Splashpad i. Groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for March 7th ii. Playground colors have been selected 1. Possible completion scheduled for Feb 2024 d. Baseball i. Batting cages (1 large, 1 large divided into 2 cages) being installed next week on field 3 ii. Baseball backstop replacements starting tomorrow e. City Park and Kimbell Park Tennis/Pickleball courts i. Merritt Tennis and Track Systems will be recommended to City Council for both locations at next meeting. Possible start date of 3/15 with a possible finish date in May ii. Fencing and lighting will be separate projects f. Aquatic facilities i. $37,492 in capital funds; orders are being placed for these projects 1. Rock wall – Kimbell Pool 2. Pool paint 3. Lane lines 4. Actuator for chair lift 5. Splashpad concrete repairs 6. Program and safety supplies 7. O2 Tanks 8. New drains g. Submitted capital requests for FY 23-24 to City Management 2. Special Events a. Daddy Daughter Dance Recap i. 891 Participants ii. 3 Dance times and new DJ b. Chocolate Festival Recap i. # of tickets sold = 1048 City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085  Park Board ii. Revenue = $16,547 before expenses and dividing with Ladies Library Club 1. $7000 after expenses 2. Yonda and Son won best taste c. Upcoming Special Events i. Kids Trout Fishout – March 4th @ 8am, vendors will be at Welch Park ii. Taste of Yukon – March 23rd iii. Yukon Senior Games – April 14th – 22nd, 38 registered so far 1. Ryan asked Tim how they made track and field their biggest event back when they started. Tim talked about using the senior living facilities to advertise and how Debbie at Spanish Cove was a huge help. Tim also mentioned doing something like Wii bowling, softball throw for seniors. iv. Festival of the Child – May 6th v. Freedom Fest in the planning stages 1. City wide meeting 2. Fireworks 3. OKC Philharmonic and Irv Wagner will be the 3rd and 4th 3. Programs a. Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt @ JCG i. 48 have signed up and we haven’t done any marketing b. Youth baseball i. Preseason tournament starts at the end of this month ii. Season starts in mid-March iii. Baseball tournaments 1. Looking at having a Yukon based organization run tournaments – Triple Crown c. Youth indoor soccer i. 98 signed up d. Hooked on crochet – 2 sessions i. 31 sign-ups e. Painting with mom – 2 sessions i. 60 signed up ii. 39 more on the waiting list! f. Dads, Donuts, and Cornhole i. 22 signed up for April event City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085  Park Board g. Spring break activities i. Nerf wars, kickball, dodgeball, archery, basketball camp, kids camp ii. 47 signed up h. Kids Night Out – February i. 25 signed up i. Pancake appreciation and summer showcase event i. 26 signed up for April event – showcasing all parks and recreation summer programs j. Spirit League i. Basketball – 31 ii. Bowling – 16 k. In the process of getting all our summer programs finalized VI. Open Discussion: (This item is reserved for announcements, recognitions, etc. and is not intended for the conduct of City business by members of the public body) VII. Date & time of next meeting: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the Dale Robertson Center at 1200 Lakeshore Drive in Yukon Joe Baumann announced the date, time, and location of next meeting. VIII. Adjournment Meeting adjourned by Joe Baumann. Minutes submitted by Kahlil Garner City of Yukon | P. O. Box 850500 | Yukon, OK 73085