the park board meeting to order We'll start with roll call Miller yes Sandy yes Schaefer yes Shape here Burns yes Pledge of allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all All right moving on to item four Uh approval of of the agenda
Make a motion to approve Second Do we have any discussion on that um yes Uh I'd be interested in a couple changes Um pulling out the Halloween event
um from consent and then putting that as 8e Um and then adding a public forum to either the tennis or the pickle ball discussions Uh we do have a public forum going today That would be for items were not on the
agenda So they wouldn't be able to speak to either of those issues which I I'd be willing to amend my motion with those changes Okay I'm not I'll second All right So we have 8F
would be the dangerously thrilling decibb and then um it was brought up before uh we did you weren't here yet We do have community empowerment grant on there also So dangerously thrilling will go 8F Sure
So we have an amended motion for removing dangerously thrilling from the consent calendar and making that 8F and 8E is community empowerment grant Do we have any other discussion on that not All those in favor say I Pause Because he asked for a public forum for
in the discussion items Yep Yes Discussion on the public forum Mr Miller Anything no discussion No Okay And the public forum for pickle ball Any other discussion on that that' be item 7A Just to clarify I think
that probably where we want the discussion Yeah exactly Okay Yes Any other discussion on that okay All those in favor i I opposed Motion passes Making my notes because I won't
remember Okay Okay Um item five consent calendar So we have approval of amendments and approval of dispersements Um notice to public All matters listed are considered routine by the board and will be enacted by one
motion There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the board votes on the motion to be adopted by roll call I'll make a motion to approve the consent calendar cons uh containing the minutes and dispersements Second that I have a motion and a second
And we will go for a roll call vote Miller yes Sandy yes Schaefer yes Stripe yes Burns yes Motion passes Moving on to item number 6 A Gregory
Park tennis court usage Thank you Mr President We did pull a report from 2024 regarding all the usage at the tennis court and the community ed community action has uh quite a bit of uh usage there and also the discovery
wood school and these are the only um usage that we have regarding those uh courts Um I just would like to indicate that five tennis courts in a neighborhood park if they were 100% used
to their fullest potential uh I would be getting quite a few phone calls from the neighbors indicating that there's you know 40 cars parked here on a regular basis if those courts were utilized to its fullest potential Um but with this
usage it there's not as much usage there as as it it may seem But the other thing that's not re being recorded is just the general public being going there and utilizing those uh courts So I just wanted to bring it to our attention that
yes we do have some usage not to the fullest potential but that is uh because individuals will just go there and use it and and which is that's what it's there for Um but at the same time when we have to resurface those uh courts
we're going to be spending $30 $40,000 to resurface that and with the small usage that we have here and these are majority weighed fees um we now have zero dollars coming in for usage and
about 30 $40,000 going out I just want to make that announcement Not that it's right or wrong or indifferent I just want to make that uh indicated for decision making Mr Kellerman thank
you My name is Larry and thank you for allowing us on your agenda today which is considered courts First of all why am I here today i spent more than 20 years living and I along with my tennis
colleagues spent many hours playing out indoor courts But from the first of May I play five times a week They play in three different groups with more than 30 players The longest playing
group of six regular players who rotate on the schedule two times a week during the winter A group which with players like Jens notable community
Now that group has grown to more than 10 to 12 in the summer playing three times a week The second group 12 to 14 men playing together for about 25 years play twice a week in the summer and drive to
Sartell in the winter in order to play indoors Again the size of this group requires a need for three courts And the third group the largest with an average of 25 players each summer is sponsored through the center for senior tennis
players over the age of 55 And from May 1st until Halloween this group plays three times a week with an average of 12 to 16 players attending accounting for the need of all three courts and frequently a fourth court as
well Now the physical education instructor at St Francis of the Lake Catholic Church a few blocks from Gregory Park utilizes the courts for three to four weeks each spring and fall teaching fourth through 8th grade students with class sizes between 20 to
27 And the administrative assistant at Discovery Woods Monasuri School of Brainard pointed out that for a week each spring and fall they use the three tennis court section for Gregory Park for first through sixth graders four
sessions per day with 20 children per session for a total of 80 students They also use the courts once a year for track and field events which involve a 100 students on the courts Jack Freeman director of activities for
school district 181 knew of the utilization of Gregory Park courts but directed me to visit with Lisa Saleo retired coach for the district Lisa Sale was also recently indog who was recently inducted into the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame
identified a number of times and events in which the school district uses the Briggery Park tennis courts She noted that both the high school and middle school have large numbers of athletes who come out for tennis resulting in needed additional court space at Gregory
Park for dual tennis play against other towns She noted that allows them for most if not all athletes on the roster and opposing teams rosters the opportunity to compete Salo also noted that the high school
varsity and junior varsity tennis teams also compete at Gregory Park courts for multiple team tournaments hosted during the tennis season The fivecourt complex she said is relatively close to the schools in the district allowing for the
tennis needs from time to time In addition to the tennis team needs Solo pointed out that afterchool tennis program sponsored by District 181 Brainer Community Education for third and fourth grade students has been conducted at Gregory Park for multiple
years As I have just described there is still a definite need to keep them maintained the three tennis court unit at Gregory Park However the area tennis players also believe there definitely is a need for more and better pickle ball courts in Brainer But we do not believe
converting the three courts at Gregory Park is your best solution It would take away the active usage the courts currently get from tennis players Over the years some accommodations have even been made on those courts to provide three pickle ball courts While not ideal
a total conversion is a mistake We believe you the park and recreation board should not make Mr Hobbyor Bernard public works director in an introduction to the Bernard area pickle ball association
noted that new pickle ball courts should meet United States pickle ball standards which enable groups to play sanctioned tournament play Again we agree as tennis players In addition in visiting with Tracy Kennedy an area professionally
certified pickleball and tennis coach who noted that in order to do sanctioned tennis play regular pickle ball courts need to be 30x 64 ft to meet US standards Data shows that to establish an 8 court complex takes a space of
about 240x 480 ft The three court section of tennis courts at Gregory Park measures out at 125x 148 ft Quite short of the need This is extremely short of the space sanctioned for tournament play
And my understanding is that the Briner Area Pickle Ball Association is planning for something far less than this But given the growing needs and demands for pickle ball courts in the Brainard area it seems far more logical to plan and
create an 8 court complex which both the pickle ball association and you the park board and the city of Brainard can be proud Statistics show that to build an 8 court complex will take approximately 150 to
$200,000 Brad Miller who was instrumental in the development of the Ironton pickle ball courts noted that to construct those courts cost 175,000 for six courts with 8-foot fencing I know this amount is far more than the Pickle
Ball Association is thinking it will take to convert to Gregory Courts That's true But the question to consider is it wise to destroy the three courts at Gregory Park each valued at $40 to $60,000 if you have to replace them for
approximately the same cost as a new pickle ball complex The value gained would be zero and the loss is the active usage the courts currently receive So that answer is no There is also the noise level in this residential
community as well as parking issues Noise levels from pickle ball can reach 70 dB or higher It's the same frequency as the beeping of a garbage truck backing up This con constant repetitive pop sound over an extended period of
time can be highly irritating Noise complaints have led residents to experience sleeplessness anxiety and general peace of quiet Parking around Gregory Park is minimal when a number of cars converge on the area at present
With increased numbers of pickle ball courts this problem also increases Consideration such as these also need to be given to the Briner North Side Neighborhood Association Their members have concerns about this and the
proposal to convert the course will change the complexion of the neighborhood One does not destroy one usable property which has high usage to replace it with another simply because someone had an idea they thought might
work I realize that the city of Brainard has a long range plan for capital improvements I've been told there's no money earmarked for either this year or 2026 but I also understand a single tennis court is tenatively in the plan for another Briner Park in the future It
seems that it would be wise to rethink funding of the proposed tennis court and redirect its tentative funds to partial funding for a new pickle ball complex in collaboration with the Brainard Area Pickle Ball Association Additionally funds may also
be available from organizations such as Community Foundation Essentia Health and other serviceminded community groups In visiting with many tennis players who both play tennis and pickle ball some seem even more than willing to help fund
a new pickle ball complex rather than destroy the existing tennis courts at Gregory Park We as avid tennis players and pickle ball supporters ask you to consider the facts and concerns before moving forward with a project you may
later regret I printed summary data to be given to you to consider our arguments as a reason the court should remain for tennis and data to consider in finding a better solution for the new pickle ball courts which will both serve
the needs of the players and will also be US pickle ball association approved for tournament play I thank you for your time and look forward to a reasonable solution for both tennis and pickle ball players alike
Thank you Mr Kellerman I appreciate the research and the insight that you have provided Moving on to number seven item A discussion on the pickle ball agreement Thank you Mr President And yes Larry thank you Seriously I first want
to just publicly apologize for not having a public outreach uh component to this plan and that resides with me So I formally apologize to the north side and uh because I enjoy public outreach I
think it's a huge component of of working with any municipality So I just want to formally indicate and that solely rest on in my office So with that said I've met with the pickleball uh association and uh met with other agencies our different clubs
and they are pulling their request from Gregory Park Uh they would like to still maybe have uh um a little presence there with temporary courts so that they can grow the the sport of pickle ball but that is another discussion Um so
formally they are pulling their request and they are going to be continually funding and fundraising for another home here in Brainard And I think that's really admirable that they still want to move forward Um and they also apologize
They didn't want to create any hardship whatsoever It we're all in Brainer together right and so they really are are supporting and they want to have a good cooperative arrangement working with everyone So that is the latest working
with the pickle ball association and um so with that uh I they just also wanted to indicate that hopefully there's still an appetite for them to have some presence there to grow the sport and to fund raise for the city of Brainer to have some pickle ball complex here in
Brainard Um but that will be on another topic So again just to reiterate they're they're pulling their request for u an agreement at Gregory Park Do we have any questions for staff yes Are they still interested in I know
part of the agreement was putting up banners at Gregor Are they still interested in that i feel like we just have the one there but that could be a kickstart for their fundraising Correct and they would uh they just suggested working with the north side community
Would one tennis court be okay one tennis court equals two pickleball courts Um because we do want that type of surface to have to grow the sport of pickle ball You need that type of surface uh to have quality play And then
they would also put up some banners to start fundraising moving forward And that banner program would follow our banner guidelines We have a very extensive staff has done a great job researching and developing a procedures for our banner program and it would
match that Cool Cara or Dave yeah I was just going to say if we're going to do banners let's just follow whatever your decision is when you get to that point with the banner program since there isn't going to be any type of agreement in place The idea behind the banner program is to go
towards the amenity that it's on So if that's what the what they're raising funds for that should go directly towards that amenity So it'd be a safer bet to just follow ourselves in our own policy once it's created Do we have any other questions for staff
okay seeing none there will be no action needed on our end So we will move on to 7B approval of banner quotes got to pause you there because we we did have a public forum um under this item So if people want to speak under the public forum this was I believe that's where we put the public forum So you want it
under pickle Yeah it don't matter to me Okay So um we will open a public forum at 4:19 This is the time allocated for cit citizens to bring matters related to the
pickle ball agreement to the board Uh time limits may be imposed as needed I didn't think so Okay seeing none we will close the public forum at 4:20 Can I still Sorry I wasn't getting up
fast enough Oh yes Okay Sorry Come on up Great Christa Sukup uh 606 Bluff Avenue Brainer president of the Brainer North Side Neighborhood Association And um I'm glad that it uh that topic was uh taken off um for
uh approval by the board And as a resident of North Brainer and um my um my daughters are captains of the tennis team they've grown up in the courts And the great thing about tennis and having that there is there are many neighborhood kids that use it a lot They
can walk to it They can bike to it All ages It's a great activity and just wanted to verbally say that we are uh adamantly opposed to converting the tennis courts removing the tennis courts
from Gregory Park Thank you Do we have anyone else for the pickle ball public forum okay seeing none now we will close it at 421 Moving on to 7B approval of banner quotes Thank you Mr President Like I
indicated earlier staff has really been working hard on on this banner program to make some standard operating procedures and gather some quotes And at this time I'm going to turn turn it over to Caleb So you'll see attached um are quotes that I received from local
printing companies So there's quite a few Um we have six different companies that we receive quotes from for 4x4 and 4x6
outdoor banners Uh the recommended material for outdoor banners are 13 to 18 ounces Um we recommend Illusion Graphics because the owner brought his prices down to match cost and wants to gain our
business Um he's also experienced and designs the BIR banners and the Lakes Jam banners And you can also see a table that I handed out and it shows all the costs in there
Do we have any questions for staff okay Well I appreciate the table That is much nicer to go through than all the quotes Yes Cara Um how long is he willing to give us i don't remember what we decided Is this like three years last week we were talking like how long is this
contract his prices good for if you've reduced his prices for us uh we didn't discuss that Um he he said for the first year and typically prices don't change after the first year
Andrew Um so Illusion has the like the setup fee Did you get a sense is that something he's willing to do for most folks or is that like he does it but isn't super excited about that part of the work right Yeah He said he would
match any of the companies for any fees So he's including that into the total price So it won't be an additional fee Oh that's built in Okay It's read that Mr Mayor I just have a procedural
question Are we allowed to do that are we allowed to get a quote and then have them match the the other people's quotes um to answer that question directly I'm not sure That's something that we'll reach out to our finance department for and make sure that we're in compliance
Yeah I want to make sure we're in compliance Do we have any other questions for staff i don't think a question for staff I think it's more just a comment So um when I'm looking at the breakdown we're talking about specifically what the city
is going to have to pay to have the banners made um when we're talking about cost So um the design fee I think nicely included um because we want to set expectations for people when um they do reach out to these companies when they're going to have their banner
design but not something that we're necessarily mandating that they do as long as it follows the standards So um a full pricing that includes design may not necessarily be where we want to be because we we just want to pay for the
banner to be made right and not so much the the design side right they provide the design and if they want to go through our vendor we're okay with that So like the the 4x4 and 4x6 cost is the part that we eat and the design part of
it is the the part that they eat Like we're not having them pay for the design through us right so are you getting what I'm spinning no Yes Cuz Yeah Cuz again the the we're only fronting the cost of
the banner Like that's what we're paying to construct So like the the actual inclusion of again um congruency aside or if we can even do this like the the ones with the included design fee pricing
um I think is maybe not where we want to be because it's just kind of one of those where they can bring a design to us and as long as it fits standards they don't need to pay the vendor to make their design So um I'm I'm more inclined
to take a like like a first impression style quote because we're just paying for the materials and then the design fee is optional We can move them over to first impression and say "Hey this is what they're going to charge you or you can bring your design to us as long as it reaches standard." So I don't
necessarily like um the quotes with the design fee included um if that's again I like to see the it it as a separate item So um again that's just my only hang up with the pricing is
that I I want to be able to look at this and say okay what does it cost the city to manufacture these um versus what we're charging people for the banner So that's kind of my comment on that Mr Sandy the last
meeting didn't we talk about like sending folks to the our selected vendor and just having them supply the banner to us and pay the cost for the banner and the design or was that did I read that completely wrong i thought that was
the Yeah Yeah So okay So what you're saying is um because there's two there's two components here right there's there's yeah there's the material cost and then there's the design cost right and they don't necessarily need them to do the design if they have somebody
internal I mean our discussion was not a lot of small businesses do have that but some people do have design elements So um when we're sending them over um if that's the process that we want to do I just want to make sure that when we're quoting people that the cost of the design if they were to bring their own
that meets standard isn't included in the actual cost of materials Isn't that something that they're just working directly with that vendor with like the if that's the Yeah And that's the route we kind of decided on again But when we're setting expectations for the program right I want to make sure
that people are aware what what each piece is Material cost Yeah The material cost and like hey here here are the savings that you can have if you take it to the you do the design work yourself I think what David you bring this up at the last meeting where you talked about how you might not want people doing
their own design because they're pixelated graphics and things might not come out the way you want and maybe we want to require that they have it professionally designed Yeah part of our just from a personal preference I think it it's important for the city to know what we're putting up So and and it like
we said it's totally different depending on where you're putting it Baseball fields way different than a tennis court Um that would be my only fear with that is that just making sure that everything has a cohesive and I I and I 100% agree I just
we didn't require folks to bring or to to go through whatever vendor for their design We were just saying "Hey you know we these guys are going to have our standard so if you want to utilize them you can but we weren't requiring people
to do it at the end of our last uh the design side of things It wasn't required." Yeah I just I just want us to make sure that we're having a cohesive look Yeah picking what we want this to look like and then putting them in there because it like I said a baseball field smattered logos of all different colors
looks kind of cool I don't think that that looks kind of cool on everything in the park I think that there's with all the time and energy that you guys have spent on creating a design standard it seems weird to me to then go eh just throw up a bunch of logos here and there You know I I think being methodical
about it is is important So that was that was my thought process behind it But I don't know I I mean there's a big difference You know $75 an hour but your cost of your banner is drastically lower So So I understand what you're
saying but I but I I almost am more inclined to say I would rather that our banners look the same I'd rather that when when it comes to us we know what it is And the example I would use is you go look at the softball fields and everything's different You know like
I said I agree with you I just what you know I think for us to decide is most importantly is are we going to require that their banner be designed by the vendor because that was not the conversation last at my question to you would be what do you want the banners to
look like well that's I think that's another discussion right but well that that going to determine whether or not you make that decision or not what do you want it to look like if you just want a white logo on a on a you know if you want a logo on a white background that's pretty simplistic to do but if
you're doing something different than that I think that's a totally different conversation So but that's for you guys to decide Cara um I think we were going to ask our vendor to create a banner Weren't we going to do that using their logo we were going to get some ideas of
what they would look like Yes So this whole process is going to be similar to our park benches So in our memorial that uh they pay that invoice of the bench plus the fee for that we
charge So this is following that same process with that And yes we did we designed um in illustrator I forget the program that we used just a sample banner We put the city of Brainard logo on there you know for all your recreational needs And we said "Okay
this is what a standard banner is going to look like 4x4 4x6 or whatever it is." And we had that as a template We didn't literally make them make a banner and waste that cost We just said "Okay this is what it's going to be like It's going
to be you know so many ounces 13 ounces 18 ounces or whatever." Um and so this process will mimic our bench process also and our treememorial process We have any other discussion Andrew i
think Oh sorry Go ahead Nick You know just a general comment I'm just hearing some of this discussion and um I haven't been involved with this whole process My recommendation based on what I'm hearing to the board would be you know whatever we submit in a request to proposals that
we push out to the vendors I would recommend that you be very explicit with what you're looking for as far as dimensions material color the weight of the fabric the design work I would be very explicit on what you guys are looking for And I would also be similarly explicit on how you want them
to produce their proposals if it's unit cost hourly cost In other words we want to make sure that we're asking for exactly what we want and we want to make sure that all the vendors have an equal footing as they submit their proposals and it's going to be an apples to apples
to for a comparison Um based on the uniqueness of what I've heard on some of how the bids came in and we maybe had a vendor that said we'll match who anybody else's bid I would advise against that I would probably defer this decision and put this out for bid again and be really
explicit on what you guys are looking for and have a vendor submit a cost not a cost that's with an asterisk that says we'll be anybody else's price That's that's not the way to conduct this kind of business in my opinion So that'd be my recommendation is to defer this and
have another go at it Any other further discussion comments if not I will entertain a motion One more Mr U I think as we look at this I think I kind of understood things as you did Cara that we were going to ask the
vendors to design sort of a branded or styled banner for us to see like okay if you were printing every banner for the city how would you take a logo like the city or yours and transform it to be something we can standardize across softball field pickle ball court tennis
court hockey rink whatever um because I don't think any of us are exceptional graphic designers and so we can lean on their expertise as part of the the process to not just get a price for the banners but also can you help build a brand and a style that we can repeat
over and over So I'd want to I think include that as part of the bid process if we're going to send this out again I would agree Yeah And I think yeah that was part of really kind of the the conversation too because we have a certain level of design standard for like our signage and coloring and all
that sort of thing that's within the system So if we can just utilize that as part of the bid to have them like I said realistically put their logo on a banner Again it doesn't need to be some incredible threehour you know design piece but you know utilizing what we
have um for design standards colors and things like that to promote some sort of design that we could go off of um using their logo Like if they were to be hung up at the softball field how would they want their 4x4 to look based on our design standard right and then kind of
going from there Andrew just to build on that John maybe it's like because Dave's point the softball field looks really cool when you've got all colorful things I think hockey boards same way right let's have splashes of color It's great Tennis
court basketball whatever I want it to blend in more with so maybe it's like a park branded logo and then just being able to handle being things unpixelated and a colorful logo and then as a board we decide this facility gets this style
and this facility gets the other style but it's that I feel like we can make as a board and say right we're deciding softball's colorful tennis courts are more neutral right because it's in a neighborhood or hockey boards are colorful because you're inside the
My only request is that we don't make this too complicated because as a business person if we start putting too many complications on it I'm out So we need to keep that in mind that the harder and more complicated we make it the less that we're going to raise in funds Mike thank you Mr President Uh so
asking a company to make a sample banner that's a cost to them Are you authorizing us if they say "Well it's going to cost you x number of dollars are you authorizing us to pay for that or are we saying we want them to I don't
think necessarily need to print a banner I just want to see a PDF of what they would think Just a again it doesn't need to be some masterfully stroked thing Just kind of you know again something that matches our color scheme typography that sort of thing and just slap it on a
4x4 or 4x6 and show us an example of your of your brand with our color scheme and type typography and something for us to go on Right Mhm Mayor Yeah And I would just add the the idea is that these are
reproducible So you know the I if I was to do this I would make it very simplistic to take a logo that is going to come through that is going to be pixelated because that's what you're going to get and make it something that is reproducible So I I know it seems like we're asking someone to make some
grand thing We're a template is essentially what we're asking for and I don't think that that's too much to ask but no we absolutely don't want an actual banner to be just a basic concept but it has to be reproducible so that when someone else's logo comes in they can slap that logo in there
JD just to um add to your point about the too much for our business Like I think once we get that then you know the radio will say "Cool I want to be a sponsor We'll get your logo and then we'll put it on there." You know it's not like they have to recreate their own
crazy you know awesome banner From what I'm understanding it's be very much like whichever field they want It's going to be like maybe change the colors to match your logo or something like that Okay Do we have a motion for staff direction i think I'd like
to um make a motion to um direct staff to contact these vendors have them put together a very simple um template for um the 4x4 and 4x6 banners utilizing our color and
typography standards um within our park system utilizing their logo as if they were to be again we're going to use the softball fields because that's where we're at right now a softball field style banner in a PDF using our color scheme and
typography and their logo So as if they were out there that that's the banner they would hang on our outfield fence use utilizing our standards We have a motion Do we have a second i'm just a question staff Does that
provide enough guidance to you or Yes that is like perfect Thank you I I'll second then I think Cara beat you to it Okay Thanks Cara I have a motion and a second Is there any further discussion on this motion mr Mayor under the assumption that all logos that will be
received will be the worst versions of all logos they have ever seen No other discussion All those in favor say I I Oppose Same sign Motion passes Moving on to eight new business Item A
discussion of men's adult softball league rules Thank you Mr President And we are getting ready for our softball league to uh start up here And we there's always softball rule discussions wherever whatever municipality you go to
There's always some type of rule discussion and and moving forth And so as we look at our rules we want to make sure that they're congru congruent and that it is encouraging play for all levels of individuals and you will never
have a rule rule book that will satisfy every person on that baseball diamond Knowing that I'm going to turn it over to Kira and um uh and then move forward with that
Kayla So Brainer Parks and Recreation is sanctioned through Minnesota USA softball and our league will abide by their rule book Uh so if you take a look at the rules in the
packet so you'll see 1A rosters subbing MS-2 teams may have one A or B classified player or two C players total on their roster They are not allowed to have one A player and one C player one B
player and one C player more than one A or B player or more than two C players So there are a lot of MS-2 players that like to play up to MS1 to play more than
one night Uh this helps to form enough players for all of the teams in our leagues So and just to continue we have one there was one complaint that indicating that MS1 players playing down to MS2
level So these are our two categories MS1 and MS2 And then on the other side we have a ranks of players A B C and then D So when you have those two different categories individuals at the higher level still want to play more
games but we have some criteria where you can't load an MS2 team with very competitive players We have it very strictly indicated out So the rules are pretty solid but again you're going to
have individuals that think these players should not be playing at all So our only recommendation if if the board would like to have some stronger rules in place is that we allow um with for the MS2 the lower league that no a
player can play in MS2 league that is if we want any type of modification to our rules our staff recommendation is not to change them but if we do if we have an appetite to change that we only allow or we allow don't allow A players to play
in that lower level And then also with a caveat next year for 2026 we want to create another level of MS3 play So it'd be recreational intermediate and then advanced So we'd have three different
layers where individuals would come in and play Some municipalities will have that lower recreational team as you know 50 or 40 and over or recreational league or whatever you want to call it but is just tr truly a beginner league And that
way you have a beginner intermediate and then advanced play and individuals can go back and forth But uh again just to reiterate the only modification that we would want if there is any we would recommend that there's no rec no changes to our our softball leagues but if there
is an appetite to tighten it up a little bit is that we do not allow a players to play on the MS2 league All right discussion Mr Sandy I don't have anything I'm sorry
I I do have one question for Kayla and it's been a while since I've played but do you know how many of our players are A B or C ranked that came after I was done playing So I don't have a list of that but is on the USA website that we would
be able to view that Okay Is this an epidemic i mean I like I said I'm the one who filled in the complaints So I mean but is it I mean one of the things that was brought up to me originally was that we we did make a few
I mean we've gotten over this the rule changes and things like that significantly over the last 6 months And so all of the like the rakes being out there and all this other stuff again the rules of the game are set by the you know we have standards for that and
that's totally fine But um is this a huge problem no I was only contacted by one manager about this and um I was actually contacted by many other managers about
not wanting to change the rules Yeah And that and that's sort of in order to have a team Yeah And I you know again I if it's about filling the league up I like I said I I get this the subbing thing It makes total sense to me But um yeah as long as that was the only change that
was discussed that everybody was not I think it was really Yeah Right Exactly That's what I mean It's not change But again we went over a significant amount of changes to how we operate I guess internally And again I don't necessarily
think that meets the league rules or anything like that I just wanted to make sure that the effort that we put in last year I mean Nick you were involved um on a on a higher level but that we're holding our end of the bargain up on those things as well I mean because
again the rule thing it the rules are the rules so we're just going to go by the rules But I mean what what we were again I wasn't present for that particular presentation later on in the year Um you might have been there but um with with Jesse and Haley at that time
in a season meeting the one at Mill Stadium Yeah Yeah I was there There was there was one individual that was very passionate about this particular issue but I think I kind of lean into what you're saying as well is that we had a plethora of issues last year and I think
most of them are solvable I don't know if diving at that particular rule is going to solve ex I think if we clean up a lot of the other issues that we had Yeah And and take a year of that I think we could get away with reinvestigating this year if it continues to be an issue
I don't need to touch this rule at all I just wanted to make sure that those things that we we discussed are in place and we've taken care of and we've we've received that feedback because again we we put a whole complaint system in because of of this situation right last year So I just want to make sure that
the other ends of not so much the rules but the uh the uh the way that we operate um we've adjusted based on community feedback and league feedback The rules are the rules I mean that's I want to be there And if we're having issues filling
teams and subbing and things like that and the teams are not they can't feel the team I suppose that would be a completely different issue But yeah I just want to make sure that those concessions that was all I was worried about I as far as the rules are concerned they're the rules But yeah to
speak to that Nick you were there as well I don't know I I don't Did you leave early i don't remember if you were there I think you were there the whole time So you you probably heard the same comments There was some discussion of this particular item in that you get players that say it's not fair right and
but then you get players on the other side that say "Well then we can't field enough teams." And so I can understand this being something that we need to dial in but I completely agree This was not the main issue that we had last year The main issue we had was the basic foundation of running the league that
seemed to be shaky So um I I think that this is something that we could continue to have those discussions with him because again I did hear multiple people at least conversing back and forth about well that will this that will that you know but at the same time I think you're absolutely correct the tiny things about
rake usage and that sort of stuff between play Um I think that's the most important aspects to get correct Yeah And and again to our point like we just need that solid foundation and we don't necessarily need to make any rule changes or try to approve any rule changes until we have a year or two of
harmony and then figure out where the holes are Right And you know creating another league I you know again I don't know necessarily um the the fielding teams issue if there's enough interest out there that sort of thing That's kind
of on you guys But yeah I mean I I just like before we make any sort of non you know again non-ongruent with what everybody else is doing changes to the rules I'd like to have a couple years of harmony in our league um where it's ran well and everybody's actually satisfied
with just playing the game and then going there and and getting feedback on the rules So it's strange that I'm the lone uh remains from that uh discussion that we had So I'm I'm just trying to make sure I have my memory correct So if
anybody's out there watching and and feels that I am misspeaking this the discussion did happen So I I know there is a need for us at some point to make some small adjustments in terms of that But I think the overall assessment is exactly what you said that the issues
were outside of rules so much Kayla since we're sanctioned by them do we have the ability to rank players no we don't Okay I as you know I trust your judgment on the wig rules So I I
think we run with how we have it If that's what you would like to see and if anything further you can come back to us and give us your feedback Anything else on the topic okay seeing none we will move on to item 8B approval of grand openings
event at JC's and one park Thank you Mr President We just got done with two construction projects last year at JC and Lump Park and we want to just uh announce those and showcase them to the public and announce um you know
invite the dispatch and some general public individuals uh regarding Lump Park We would invite the ski loons to be there to help us set off this grand opening regrand opening if you will And it I it's just a good time for us to put
a feather in our hat to these are two great projects and uh we would just like to get the okay to have some type of grand opening regrand opening events at these parks Okay Discussion questions before car Oh
I wanted to be carrot asking about um just a beater this time um uh information or progress on the cleanup of the Lumpark Beach water Yes we are also I've been reached reached out to
the DNR and to get how far can we go with this type of cleanup We are working with I forget the exact vendor but they will charge $1,200 to clean it up and on a repetitive basis We want to get them on their calendar So that is something
that we'd at least want to do the minimum of that Uh but then how far can we go i want to I've been reached out with the DNR I got a meeting with them talking about the Mississippi River and we're going to be talking about how far can we go with cleanup of weeds I know
it's very regulative and uh so I want to make sure that we're following all the rules Very good Okay So then can you commit to us that that will be the beach will be ready before you do the grand opening so that
we can all jump in the lake and show everyone it's safe or you know we Troy can bring his dog you know whatever like because again we don't want to have this big celebration if we're like oh but then wait for two more months until August to swim and I just feel like it would be really great to have Yes So to
answer your question yes we're going to do the most that we can do with the restrictions of the guidelines of the state of Minnesota That's all I doing your situps A few crunches We're going in Mr Sandy
Mine has to do with readiness of the parks too And um like we talked last year and making sure that everything establishes this spring and not allowing like specifically at JC's use Um I'm a little nervous about um a big grand opening event like this while the grass
is still in its infancy stages and having people walk around and trample on the newly planted grass Um so what time of year are we kind of expecting this to happen and um do we think that that grass is going to be in a place at that
time to kind of rebound after something like that where you have people walking around stepping on top soil um choking out that newly planted grass that's my only concern So first I'll answer the easy one Lump park will be the shade
structures will be up The beach will be clean to the most extent that we can regarding law and everything will be clean So then we'll be having that one at JC Park The soccer field will be off play off footprints for the entire
summer We need to have strong root capacity You need to let the roots take place and grow and mature before you put a soccer cleat on those on those fields So that will be guarded off And we're just going to be we're talking about
we're going to be having multiple softball leagues or the our Brainer Baxter Baseball Association will be having multiple leagues there and tournaments We're going to be having sort of doing a combination event when they have a a tournament there We're going to be kicking it off So we have
plenty of individuals there and we're just we just want to put a feather in our hat saying "Hey look at this great field You can't touch it yet but look at it It's it's really awesome." And we have a nice formal parking lot Um and so yeah just to answer your question no one will be able to touch that grass till
it's uh next year Yes Cara So then should we wait to have a grand opening um because I feel like grand opening means come and play Um yeah Dave is the one who just said but I mean like it might maybe we wait until
October Could we do the great pumpkin festival there or you were saying a whole year no for the if it's just two months is what you need for grass to take full root and then we were going to mow it and then the second mowing is when you
can now put a cleat on it So we could move that event there and make that a grand opening event there So now we're not playing soccer on that field but we're just having a festive environment with tenner shoes Yeah So that that's actually a really good idea And so we
could either move it to the fall or we could move it to next year also Great idea Toddlers have to push the pumpkins out of the pleasure rink The pleasure pond Pleasure pond Any other questions or comments from staff if not I will entertain a motion
Uh just one thing Mike in terms of the weeds at LUM I know there's kind of this uh swampy bit to the east northeast I guess if we could see if the DNR would let us trim the brush there and maybe
longterm make it into grass I think it we have the potential for a larger beach and we've got the lovely improvements So if we could have a bigger beach and not have whatever that was attempted as 10 or 15 years ago I think that'd be nice
given it's it's a supposed to be a rain garden but um yeah it's Yeah but the there was so much water coming to that one spot it would like wash out the backside So all that rip wrap got put in there at the end a few years ago to
prevent that wash out Yeah And it Yeah It's a kind of ugly Any other questions comments do I have a motion uh I'll make a motion to direct staff to
or approve a grand opening event um at the summer time for Lump Park and then the pumpkin festival be hosted at JC's as a park grand opening Second that Okay I have a motion and a
second Any discussion on the motion i I I guess I didn't realize what Do you have a a specific date picked out for the lump part no we do not Okay Not not quite But just after the canopies are up the beach has been cleaned and we can do
it to the extent of what we can do regarding the beach Very good Yeah By state state regulation Yeah Yeah Seeing no other discussion all those in favor say I I I Opposed Same sign Motion
passes 8C temporary fence at Buffalo Hills softball field for the Briner High School Thank you Mr President So we here we are working with the the the Briner High School so that they can have uh some play on on some fields for the
girls softball right and so we're going to be allowing them to utilize our fields They would like to put up a temporary fence and we've met with them We said "Okay if you would like this fence we are not going to do it You need to put up the fence and remove the fence
on a weekly basis so that we can mow and our staff is not slowed down at all regarding this usage with the high school Do we have any questions or comments for staff sorry I don't understand what they're they would just want to take that whole field and they want to fence it off so
like the public can't use it Is that what the fencing is there for well the fencing is for the for the women's softball team to have a for home run purposes That outdoor that outfield fence is a little bit too far for the
reg regulatory rules for the women's softball So they're going to be bringing in a temporary fence so that if they do hit a home run now that signifies a home run They're shortening the field for their regulations Okay Thank you Like 40 ft
Mr Mayor how's that going to work with the parking lot situation we're tearing up with We're tearing that all up this summer aren't we yes we are So but their usage if Kayla how what is their usage for the
year it's only for springtime Okay During the school year we we won't be tearing it up before until they're done If we do we will be working with them that they'll have to walk park There's nowhere else to park So that would be my
only my only fear with that is just making sure we're we're that they're aware and we're aware of when we're going to start tearing up that parking lot cuz that uh there is nowhere else to park there Maybe I mean yeah No no no I just don't
want us tearing it up and then them showing up and being like where where's everybody going their their last usage is May 19th Okay that should be fine then right okay Very cool Do I have a motion motion to approve the
installation of a temporary fence at the softball field at Buffalo Hills Second I have a motion and a second Is there any further discussion on this seeing none All those in favor say I I I Opposed Same sign Motion passes 8D Approval of a revised
agreement with community education Thank you Mr President Lori if you could bring up their agreement Uh we wanted them to put the city of Briner logo on their shirts Well they already printed their shirts so I had uh a conversation
with them if they would just put it on their website put it on their um rules just put our banner our logo on their printed material signifying this partnership I I just would like the city of Brainard to get some acknowledgement
uh from them So they uh I forget the very specific page I think it's a little bit further down right there Um so but they do want to work uh they're they're already put our logo on again the printed material that they can and so
they just modified that Questions comments i'm good with it Yeah it's Do I have a motion for a revised approval yeah I'll make a motion to approve the revised contract for this year with the contingency that uh next
year uh it was as it was written this year Told second Okay I have a motion and a second Any further discussion not all those in favor say I I oppose the same sign Motion
passes 8E I got to flip back Consider granting dangerously thrilling decibels permission to park in Gregory Park during Halloween I think you said there was one in between funding or something Community empowerment
grant ae community empowerment grant Yes Thank you So this is a grant for us to go out and and uh continue our movie in the parks And this is something that we just uh
like to bring to the board to see if you would like us to move forward in that direction We have any questions for staff comments you're just asking if you can move forward and apply for the grant Correct
Yeah It was a huge hit last year It was Yeah Yeah I will entertain a motion I will I just question what the grant amount is for Is it through sourcewell or is it we I just saw a brief indication on this and I talked to the
president to add this on there I haven't dove into it very much at all So I just wanted to before I did I wanted to get permission to go ahead and do this It's through community action Community action Saw that it was up to $2,500 is what I read on the Facebook page
I didn't even know this was coming up I was reading about it Okay Do we have a motion uh yeah I make a motion for to direct staff to entertain the community empowerment grant Second I have a motion and a second Any
further discussion on the motion seeing none all those in favor say I I Opposed Same sign Motion passes 8 F Dangerously thrilling Halloween event in Gregory Park
Thank you Mr President This is a program that's been going on for a number of years and u the community loves it It's quite an event from looking at the past I've never attended but I've seen some pictures and it's very
extensive And um I will just be again for when we are conducting events and whatnot um just the power of recreation and what it can do and the amount of revenue that it can bring waving a fee is we're uh our recommendation is is for
that you approve that and we don't charge anything in the years in at the end of this year we will be putting forth another fee schedule for 26 and I will be having a pretty lengthy presentation on cost recovery with our
fee structure and recreation is just a huge powerful tool and this is an event that uh is a great need in our community but it now how much work is this going to create for our staff thereafter So that is just what I'm looking at and I
need to look at our assets our staff time and all of this when we wave uh fees like this programs like this They're great for the community but it puts a huge toll on our staff and we have limited staff limited hours and moving forth there We have a lot of
amenities in Brainer a lot of great amenities and but I don't want to take away from this request right now Again this is a request for uh a fee waiver if you will to be conducted on Halloween and the the music is only I forget very
specifically It's listed there till I believe it's 8:30 at night which is very reasonable and uh so the request is uh admirable and they provide a great service to our community Do we have any other questions or
comments on this for staff or Danny andrew I have a couple Uh first of all I'd love this so much Danny It was amazing last year Uh it's also the best smelling smoke I've ever smelled I don't know how you did that Yeah Dave liked that too It's just additive you put in
the fog machines and it's delightful That's That's Mayor Dave Mayor Dave Candy That's Mayor Dave We're formal around these Yeah I I picked out cotton candy as opposed to like I don't know they got like a bunch of other ones like dead morg and stuff So anyway but cotton
candy was the best So that's what I went with Um conceptually I think having you set up the day before makes sense but I think granting you access exactly when the park closes the night before is probably not something we want to do as
a board like get you in there earlier in the evening if you want to do some setup or bring stuff in the night before Yeah that's fine I mean I I mean it would probably I mean I try to estimate my time the best I can but I mean I can obviously be there an hour earlier
whatever so that I'm there before it's actually closed Yeah I think we just don't want to set the precedent that like you can be in the parks after they're closed especially Yeah for messing with your stuff after you leave Sure Um there'll be that And then I know you've got some trailers Yep I You got
them into the park last year Yeah I pulled them by hand with the help of my parents and it was a nightmare Especially that big one the one uh not that one That one's lighter surprisingly but the other one the enclosed trailer that with everything in there it's a
6x10 and it's like four or 5,000 lb Yeah that's So I I don't feel like it's too much for me to ask to be able to pull that into the park park it and then get my vehicle out of there or even leave the vehicle connected
whatever But I mean it would be unaccessible to anyone and once it's parked where it's at it stays there until I'm out of there So so historically we've had two concerns with that One is the safety of right people in the park while you're driving in
there Yeah The second is damage to the park from the vehicle right sidewalks destroying grass things like that Yeah I think like Mike if you feel like you and Troy and Cokes could have someone there to make sure folks are not
around when he's pulling in and that there's a path especially for a trailer that heavy that could get in the park without damaging the archway the sidewalks things like that I could support this Um because like what you're doing is beyond something you can bring
in in another way Yeah Um so I want to make it practical for you but also right follow the general policies we've come up with as a board So like yes Mr President we can definitely work with Danny and and his staff and crew or volunteers to make sure that when they
do go in it's it's a safe route and yeah would definitely work with the vendor on this I know I was one that was kind of stuck in my ways last year and I got to see the setup last year and I I have a different appreciation for it So I want
to say thank you for what you do for the city Of course I can warn Mr Mayor I will say that the mayor's mom loved it So she has a house block away and uh she says louder So I
can't say that everyone says that but my mom says louder She loved it I will say that the houses around there you would think you know would would say "Oh you know this because it's a it's a big event Um but Halloween to North Brainard is a big deal and so this was a great
inclusion that people really loved and Councilman Kelly Bevven is directly across the street and he also enjoyed it." So I you got you got friends on all sides of the city It's a great event I really I'm excited for you So keep it up
Do we have any other questions for Danny okay I would entertain a motion Move to approve Motion by Andrew Uh oh sorry Let me amend that Uh move to approve with the condition that we move the start time at least to 9:00 p.m and that uh Mike and
Troy and team work with Danny to have staff help him pull in safely and to path the trailer so it's safe for the resources in the park Second I have a motion and a second Any other discussion um is the trailer truck
and trailer going we going to move it for the event not sitting there all day so that I feel like we would get possibly some kickback for that from other events or is that difficult to move the trailer out onto the street and then move it back in or what would be best
i personally would rather have him move it in once and out once instead of in and out in and out And that's probably less damage That's also much better because one of the trailers it does sit right on the center sidewalk cuz that's where all like the sound equipment is
Okay So that one didn't ever move And then the other one the lighter one that's exposed that one moved from one side but that was just pulling it by hand So it's more of a cart at that point So All right Might get something Yes Mr
President And I would just recommend that we do leave the trailers in there just for ease of loading and unloading We will you know work with the vendor to make sure that they're in good locations Uh we would just ask that the vehicle be removed so that the president of a
vehicle in a park isn't over dramatized So I like that Any other discussion on the motion not I will ask for a vote All those in favor say I I I Oppose Same sign Motion
passes Thank you Thank you Danny Thanks All right Moving on to number nine the public forum The general public forum Time allocated for citizens to bring matters not on the agenda to the attention of the board Time limits may be imposed if necessary Opening the public forum at 5:12 p.m David O
executive director of Brandon Community Action I just want to say hello to you guys once again It's going to be a busy summer in the parks So we do not have our applications in for you yet but you will be seeing a plethora of them for your next meeting So I just want to give
you a heads up on that We also are entertaining taking over of music in the park Uh so we'd like to kind of talk with uh your staff and whatnot about what that could potentially look like um a potential to have a couple of
concerts like we did last year We had one that went really really well and we're looking at potentially partnering to do a couple more of those but then a couple of smaller things as well So just giving you a heads up that uh it's going to be a busy busy summer and we look forward to working with you guys and
appreciate everything that you do Thank you sir Seeing no other public forum comments I will close that at 5:13 p.m moving on to item 10A staff reports 2025 recreational
events Thank you Mr President We've been working on a lot of different events and Kayla's just uh put forth a good list of them and she'll share right now So attached you'll see a list of the events and activities
uh and dates for the year So if you have any questions about that let me know And then I have some upcoming events as well So that'll be the next one So the Easter egg hunt uh location
is Gregory Park on Saturday April 19th for the Easter egg hunt uh partnered with the Brainer Rotary Club Cub Foods donated to this event to help purchase candy This is a free event for 2 to 9year-olds Uh to start the
event the kids will have the opportunity to take photos with the Easter Bunny Then at 10:00 the hunt will begin There will be four different quadrants based on ages And then the kids will receive bags of candy after they are done with
their hunt And then the next one is a flyer for Easter ball hunt Uh this is an event for the dogs and will be after the Easter egg hunt on April 19th This is also a
free event at Buster Dog Park and the Buffalo Hills Trail around Boom Lake The hunt starts at noon Tennis balls are donated by the Brainard Warriors tennis team and will be scattered around the trail There will be a special prize for
the dog and owner who finds the red tennis ball And then the next event is the early bird softball tournament Men's CD uh that will be held at the Memorial
Park Fields on April 26th Dunmy's food truck Mama's will be there and the Brainer Eagles club agreed to give a portion of the proceeds to go back into the softball fields Any questions for staff on the 2025
recreational events andrew just one seeing the uh co-ed grass volleyball tournament which I think is cool Is the beach at Lum big enough we could have a beach volleyball tournament there i know there's a lot of
bars that do it so I don't know if there's the market for more but I like that idea That could be cool I'll look into it Any other questions comments Mr President i'd just like to thank staff Kayla and Lisa have worked extensively
really hard This list is a pretty comprehensive list for you know Lisa is already working on a lot of different things So she's a little bit part-time helping out Kayla but Kayla is listed all of these events and she has championed them So I just want to publicly just say that this is a great
list of programs and thank you All right moving on to 10B staff reports Thank you Mr President I have several of them We've met with a few of you working on the 26 budget and that is we're still working on that Um so that will be I'll
be asking for another u little meeting with the individuals that were included last time And the second one is at the concession stands to streamline our efficiencies We are looking at uh just accepting credit cards at the concession
stands So I think that will help our overall process and last year we were in the red I would really we're working with Coca-Cola Right Right Um so we're working with them They are helping us making a menu We're going to streamline
our menu to be very much more efficient and just for efficiencies purposes The big goal is just to get in the positive That is our number one goal So it's it's hard when you look at the all the the expenses that go into a concession stand
The state of Minnesota the health uh code regulations are hundreds of dollars and now we're paying staff $20 an hour to hand out a dollar soda can So it's u it's difficult but we are ma having
measures in there to be positive and have a positive outcome at the end So that's one of the efficiencies if the board is okay Lisa has already worked with our IT department to get the necessary equipment in there and um that is moving forward also at that we'll
take any questions Dr Mr Miller Uh yeah I think when we talked credit cards the last time I think this was what two years ago now but when we talked credit cards last time we were attaching a fee to every credit card that we used Um if we're credit cards only are we attaching
a fee to credit card usage 3% So on a dollar soda machine or a can pot machine so that would be$13 Okay Mr Couldn't we just build that into the
price then since it's only it's only card usage we would just build it into the price We could but it's a caveat It's on 3% and it goes directly if I correct me if I'm wrong LG goes directly to that credit card company and it
doesn't really come to us So but something that we could definitely look into I mean yeah you just would just list it that way I just Yeah the marketing on that seems really bad because they're going to be like "Hey you can only use credit cards here." But also we're charging you a 3% fee on everything that you buy So it
looks kind of bad um in my opinion But that's again I'd rather pay 25 cents more for something I look I look I totally you know what I mean i just Yeah I I get it Like but yeah if we're saying "Hey you have to do this but also we're charging you a fee for doing this." Uh
yeah dollar optically looks terrible Yeah it just 25 looks better than dollar plus right and so we will look at that just for efficiencies purposes Sometimes you will see um individuals or you're at an organization and they have these
efficiencies laid out and you're like okay they are really doing their due diligence to ensure that this is a positive and profitable for the organization So that is our only way or that's our one way to help with our
efficiencies and making it streamlined Yeah Anecdotally I I was worried about the cash uh portion of our transactions uh when we reviewed the concession stands before the POS system was put in So um yeah I mean I'm I'm a I think
removing cash out of the equation is kind of a big deal when we're operating on such a small margin and uh the faith of um the staff that we put in there um on a cash level So I you know I'm not opposed to it Like I said it just was uh you know the fee seems kind of funky So
yeah if we want to just pitch that a little bit better that'd be and we will according to the with the mayor's comment we'll definitely look in that to see if that's a a way to do that for marketing It will just be a better approach handling that I'm going to I'm
going to go ladies first Cara um so I know that we had some kind of deal with Coke in the past where we had so many bottles we had to buy or cans and just like do we renew that or are we almost do we are we sure that Coke is
our best vendor maybe it's too late but like is that the best price deal for us you guys are shaking your heads So what we're doing with Coke because they do provide that It was a small incentive check last year very small So what and
we've met with them and they recommended not having a contract and correct me are we going to be also help are they going to be helping with our some of our events so instead of signing a contract we are working with them and they are going to be helping us with some of our our free
events they will come set up a a booth offer free samples for at these these uh free events that we do and that will just be a compliment from them saying "Hey thanks for utilizing our service We're not entering into a contract for
us for the staff for for in my department We want to make sure that this is a profitable endeavor This is a lot of work for our staff and it was shocking that we did not make money on this last year So that is our first and
foremost is that we need this to be profitable and and efficient So we went in that approach but we also Coca-Cola was like hey we still want to help you and you can go this route don't need you to sign a contract we're even going to
go for so far to help you with your free events So Kayla's going to be working with them saying hey come to this event this event and this event and that'll be great Okay So then it is possible to you know check out Pepsi or Delheimr or something for future summers if Totally
Yeah Okay Yes Thanks Andrew could you send me a copy of our merchant agreement for the point of sale system i'm just curious how our rates shake out Sure Yes we will do that Thank you We'll send it to the whole board
Any other questions for staff seeing none we will move on to item 11 Board member reports Sorry excuse me Mr President I wasn't finished yet If I could take the privilege to continue So credit cards on the concession stand Also we want to set up
um we want to work on our all of our agreements for 26 That will also be coming And then the last one is our feast schedule for 2026 Also we're going to be working on our measures You will be um in that whether we have a workshop
or something like that we could entertain that just to have some open discussion on fees fee structures and also what do our agreements really cost the city of Brainard I'm going to be opening that up and really looking at
what our agreements and and it's I'm totally good for decision- making We just have to know all the information and we know all the information If we still want to go down that road that's great It's just good for decision- making to have all the information at
our fingertips before we make a decision moving forward And that's what the purpose of that fee structure will be and an analytical report on pricing structure and a report Thank you President President Okay Uh board member reports Sandy I
have nothing further to report Nothing to report this time There's a trend going on Uh two things Uh there's a photo in the dispatch of kids playing a triangle which was lovely And I think just a reminder that sometimes kids just need
green grass to play And I know we have a lot of amenities we work on but like they were just running I mean the grass isn't even green right but they were just running around having fun Uh so I'm excited just for the stuff to start greening up And I like to see some of our less used parks uh get attention So
that and then um just another shout out Kayla I think seeing this list of activities is really exciting Feel like since I've been on the board it's been hey the pumpkin festival is next month Let's see what we should do or the Easter egg hunt is in two weeks What's
happening so really excited just to get everything mapped out and to be more proactive um as a board So it's awesome Okay Uh I'm just um requesting that we have the special permits like the special events like can they be their own
bullet especially if we're going to be like today we moved it and made it its own discussion but like um if if there's going to be more discussions or more permits maybe have them as like a bullet point Anything out of the out of the ordinary
yeah Where we need to like discuss it more No special requests I guess Yeah But I mean if that then we can actually discuss it versus saying hey can we move this is most likely because we don't really get to discuss within that um consent calendar I don't know What do you guys think about
that is that like something have to make a motion about i I didn't think today like this particular event asked a little bit more of us than normal So I probably would have liked to see this event application and event applications
like this not in the consent calendar because there was a little bit of discussion especially I mean we if we just sweeping motion it and then you know he pulls his trailer you know trailer into the park you know that would have been kind of a bummer So I think there are just a few if we have to
make certain like outside of park hours um requests or things like that I I think if we if we need to go farther than we normally would I I probably would like to see those types of applications pulled from the consent calendar and and have discussion about it Just that th this is a good example
of kind of out of the ordinary Um and you know and again I I didn't want him to wait until the very end of this of course but um those types of permits I think I'd like or applications I' I'd probably like to see myself outside of the event or consent calendar Mr Mayor
yeah I'd also like to just point out too that we've had a couple instances in the last couple summers of events that are happening that don't actually come before the council and ask for permits So I just want to make sure we're proactive on that as a staff level of if we see something like that because typically they're advertised but we've
had instances where we say you know we we don't allow this to you know take place in this manner and then they say well we don't we never applied for a permit or anything So we've had a couple of larger events that have done that So just making sure that if staff sees something like that out there that the
board is aware of what's going on that you're aware of what's going on It's a safety concern that sort of stuff Making sure insurance is involved So just want to make sure we're keeping an eye on that stuff I also wanted to ask about graffiti under the bridge I don't mean to bring it up Like I feel like I haven't heard it on a list of like being cleaned up Is
that Oh sorry Did it just happen now no I was down there the other day There's nothing down there I think the cameras have maybe worked to some degree #team ascension Yeah maybe the last time ever
I think there's probably 50 mills of paint under that bridge Chip it off with a jackhammer Structural paint Any other board member reports board period report I'm not a board member but would would
you entertain a couple i would I would actually enjoy it This last week my son and I my littlest son So on Thursdays him and I like to go have adventures This week we went to Lump Park and I just want to say that things are looking
great over there We have really seen a a large um movement in that park Uh a part of that was I I then at home cuz I'm a nerd was looking at like Google reviews and stuff Um and I think we could do a better job of like identifying those
things from like listening to what the public is saying right or wrong about some of the things that they like or dislike about our parks because they identified like the restrooms and stuff as things we could do from the financial side of things We just met recently The bathrooms are lower on our year list
than you know we maybe should be looking at So I'd like to see us kind of um take an approach where we're being a little bit more mindful of that stuff But I just want to say that park from where it was a couple years ago is looking fantastic The dollars that have been spent there the time that has been spent there and the
potential to recover some of that beach I don't know I was just surprised to see I've lived here my whole life and I was surprised to see that that wall extends about another 100 150 ft from where it is So there's potential for us to reclaim some of that beach area and not
necessarily have it be glorious white sand but have it be um at least more visible Us turning ourselves back towards the river and towards the lake is a big deal for Brainard And so I just think it's really exciting stuff So he also I just want to say the reason we
went there as my little 5-year-old said he wanted to go in the woods where there are no benches So we've been down trails He had said no benches That was the the stipulation And we have a really nice little tiny chunk of Lump Park that uh
is just un you know un uh it's untamed wilderness at least for a 5-year-old So he thought it was the greatest thing in the world He thought that that that little bit of woods was the greatest thing in the world So I just want to say that I appreciate uh what we've done with that park
Oh my Sorry Sorry Much like Mike not done We officially have a burm I was gonna bring it up We officially have a burm Bring it up I I almost forgot I I started getting teeyed about my son in the in the woods Lump park It may be the
smallest burm in the history of BMS Some may may call it a bump However we officially have a burm So I don't know if you heard we're here for the last meeting but I said I retire So see you later David See you I sent a picture to Cara and she didn't even know it was a burm So there you go
It is the smallest burm in the history of BMS I see it Just a bump But I thought you were taking a picture of like a burm is a burm We're moving in the right direction though folks We're moving in the right direction So a burm is a burm and beggars can't be choosers B It is our first ever burm So we are in
the burm business And we accept your resignation And you accept my resignation End of report All right Seeing no other reports we will move on to item number 12 I would have a motion to adjurnn Make a motion to adjurnn Second I have a motion and a second All
those in favor say I I Oppos Same sign We are adjourned at 5:32