this conference will now be recorded okay we'll call the order of the park board meeting for December 2024 and take a motion to approve the agenda or make alterations I'll make a motion to approve the agenda
all in favor I opposed motion passed we have the minutes to look at for November for all motion to approve the minutes from November 4th
2024 all second all in favor I opposed motion passed we have accounts of payable a grand total of $475 721 cents
make a motion to approve the accounts payable I'll second hi for November 2024 okay room for public comment my name is Mike schy and I am a member of this
community want to wish happy holidays to Zoda his neighbors that's my that's my com that's my time [Music] on the pool fundraisers it went very well sold all 400 of the raffle
tickets so there should be $10,000 coming there um went through several 5050 Raffles originally we're going to sell only 200 tickets the first 100 we're going to be $10 tickets raising
500 for ourselves sold all those out and then ended up doing so well on the next $5 ones that raised 250 that we did it three times so so there was another 750 there the silent auction items all sold
very well very close to what we had on there for estimated value on all of them so I forget what the actual total was Brian was gonna tally that all up but just his rough math those was north of $ thousand dollar on the silent auction stuff too so lots of stuff there and
then don't know that any bricks were actually sold a lot that stuff is online but the visibility was there a lot of people asking about them um couple actual just monetary donations came in at the table so I know there was a significant one I think of like $500
that had come in so raised a lot of money it was a good thing a lot of awareness so overall it was a huge success awesome good yeah and I've had I've had quite a few um brick donations come through my
email is broken so I can't see how many but I'd say it's almost probably two dozen give or take we've had a lot of people that have ordered multiple so that's been pretty cool awesome yeah yep I had a couple pledges come
in um can't think of them off the top of my head um one was Shane electric for a thousand um there was another one oh from Joan and her family's
business the Mini Storage um I believe that one was a thousand as well yeah yeah awesome very kind any other comments on pool committee or anything else that we're planning in the future or need help
with um I think there is an upcoming pancake breakfast or something that the BFW is going to donate to us as well looking for pool committee members to help serve and do things on there haven't set an official date yet but that one is in the works as well for the
next little fundraiser so lot of support coming from the VFW greatly appreciate it's awesome y was awesome thank you you all right we can move on to some new business everyone's okay with that
mhm we're going to just drop the hammer on these camp ground fees and copy paste looks like the edits have already been added to the fee schedule picking that up right let me look Kim must have put in some estimates
oh I think that's what they were they were that yeah yep um so I did have I got a phone call from Donnie Holst today the the camp poost and he just wanted to give some of his input um uh I know that
Neil flero the one that he's the one that fills in for Donnie usually when he's gone um he had been in and talked to Brian a little bit ago they would like to see the fees not make a drastic change Donnie
recommended for the seasonal sites being that they're going to be paying um their own electric and are they doing their own water and sewer as well or was it just electric we were metering just electric he thought that it would be worth considering not going
any High higher than 15500 annually at this point as he he does he said he doesn't want to see anybody get scared off by it so otherwise by the looks of those other um Campground fees that I found were pretty competitive with
them so I would say we're we're definitely not overcharging that the whole reason for the expansion was Demand right but there was a backlog and a weight list whatever so and then I guess too there's always the shelter fee if you want to take a
look at that one if you want to make any adjustments to that one as well then we have to make these changes tonight if you want to make any um because they get approved at the first meeting in January for the council so has it been discussed of
bumping up the seasonal campsite fees or is everybody fine with leaving them down to 1300 I'm GNA throw out a 10% increase on the seasonal campsite just as a starting conversation
how many seasonal sites did we end up with a dozen 11 I don't recall what that was going to be I think have but they don't have sewer [Music]
they don't have water or they don't have the discussion be a little more I think was [Music] [Music] [Music] notate a good season we
definitely up just the daily people so right I guess my only concern from the seasonal is the whole flood thing was to get them up out of there so if someone does have what is considered a semi-permanent camper park there they don't have to hurry up and uproot and
flash flood where down below you're going to have to do that so depending on what they consider seasonal but they're still hooked up or can get hooked up within a safe amount of time only those
inrease correct so we can add a line to the as well we distinguish just Water and Electric hookup and then electric water and
sewers I think it's nice and tidy to have all the seasonal sites together as well up top correct that was one of Donnie's concerns down below too is that the arrangement of the water and sewer sites
doesn't have a very well established layout it was kind of where it all kind of fit so I'm here in 10% increase on seasonal we'll bump up the shelter to 160 primitive to 25 electrical and water to
45 is the daily fee the just one that's that's pool okay we don't got to worry about those okay not for at least till we could raise yeah and electric water and sewer maybe
60 bucks and that's just an increase these prices have stayed around for like 3 years or more I'm sure 1300 the shelter was like 125 a little bit ago right yeah yeah when I started
here last five years so that that one I was guessing on I was like maybe we should just leave it but we do offer full kitchen electric and water and 24 hours they get it
for oh not overnight we could offer it overnight sleep there is there also going to be a line item for the septic we talked about that at one time too for the people who are not camping theum
station yeah that's what I was seeing too 15 that's just for non- guests it looks like right yeah I say we just keep 15 for non guess on that one then at least we're not having
people just dumping yeah yeah it like encourages like a good enough price to encourage people to use it when they're down there they're going know what guess [Music]
yeah yeah easy if they're there for sure right yeah two places were both 15 I think to correct all so so far on the discussion it's a 10%
increase in the seasonal campsite adding the dump station at 15 and then adding an additional line item for electric water and sewer correct and what was the price on that that we discuss currently right now it's
35 for just electric and water you said 60 right Mike I suppose we just add on 15 to 35 huh make it 50 yep yeah yeah all right and then a Increase
five Z yes mind I mentioned the increase to 45 for the electric and water so then it would be six deer the trifecta um and then 25 just
to increase the primitive camping camping fee I don't know if I want to pitch to increase on primitive camping fees but 25 just for Park income you any inre increase shelter I'm scared
to move it up again I tell you guys pretty consistently bumped up there for quite a few years so so we got 1430 for a seasonal no movement on the shelter 25 primitive
45 on electric and water 60 on the trifecta with sewer and I'll call it Trifecta forever and a dump station for 15 you're saying M for a full water sewer and electric hook up 60 bucks a night 60
bucks which would be 15 on top of 45 might a little Ste right like H3 is at 50 that's just Water and Electric water electric Water and Electric yeah Water and Electric and
Sewer monthly they're charging 800 full hookups the one is full hookups is 43 45 on the one y 37 on the billsby there's a graph I can put together on electrical
AP and it ranges you know like we see this 400 and another one 16 sorry 1,82 those are solar credits I know they go back and forth I figure we get something back from that but um in the
summertime I thought I saw like $4,000 of electricity fees so it it really spikes on us if you want to put that in consideration tonight and I also can provide that data so you're not just Word of Mouth
there you can also maybe try with the way station being that it's a new to have a BFD this year you can start with 10 15 is competitive with the two others that are highlighted here though and surprisingly where you're
going draw those people from people just pulling off right so you're notate a lot of but I think for people because they see camping [Music]
yeah Money Maker but a deterrent for people from doing it for free correct correct based on Bob's observation though of the other prices for the water sewer and electric campsites of being below
50 I would entertain keeping our existing one at 35 or just bumping it to 40 rather than going all the way up and seeing what your feedback is on
that it's also can be a draw too if we're a little bit less than others in town too or I mean in the area yeah doesn't sound like uh we have any shortage of people wanting to Camp their the demand so I could see a little bit
of an increase maybe taking that 35 up to 40 and then sticking with the $50 one for the trifecta correct oh yeah yeah good point that daily fee for
the pool is going to 1 .6 from $2 and5 dollar 1.6 million little short right oh we need is one exactly I agree with with a couple of you guys that 60 sound steep I think
that that is just a little too long for me as well I like the idea of the 5040 I think that's doable just just want to pass just have to remember that people
just something to consider especially those that's what's kind right we really get a baseline after this summer then as to how much those meters draw one camper and AC unit and
TV and refrigerator and lots the important stuff those boot warmers where you put your mittens on top in summertime oh winner jamp okay are standing right now we got
1430 we got 25 uh 40 50 and 15 14 30 seasonal no movement on the shelter fee $5 up on primitive camping
$40 for electrical $50 for electric water and sewer and 15 for a dump station say Trifecta I want trying to be clear where's my word unless there's further discussion I make a motion to accept those as stated
by our president I'll second as this uh authoritative figure says all those in favor I opposed motion passed thank you for the thoughtful discussion on it it was well
done I hope it pays dividends for the community back and forth on the number like even at a $50 Trifecta site if they were to stay there for three months the 90 days that's 45 $100 so that's like
triple what a seasonal would be if somebody were to stay there and just sit there so obviously it makes the seasonal site very attractive if you're going to be camping Down Below in a flood plane paying the $50 per night that kind of thing I've been to a few state parks
where they I've talked to them like I'm here for three days and they're like okay you can do you know the daily fee but I got this other deal and then they put me into the right price thing that happened to me a couple times I'll tell you the story goes like this driving up to gimle in
Manitoba and there it is that's the end of the story so I don't have anything else on the agenda do we have any more pages in the back we have um have look at our giant account
building um 616 and 226 are savings looks in good standing and we also got a page on our money markets I think time to sell sell sell watch the Dow
Jones One update on outs the structures are 100% complete as far as the roof the the tin everything is all said and done um I was going to reach out to Mike before snow fell but looks like I've
drug my feet too long we still have some of the um bowl pole out sitting behind the back stops and whatnot there um we're not 100% sure that we're going to be able to reuse those because of the location of the giant 6X sixes that had to be dug in and all that stuff there so
early early in the spring to finish off the dugouts we're going to have to put the fowl fence back up more than likely that's going to get attached to the timber or have some sort of spacer that's a little bit smaller than the actual poles that were taken down so if that F fence is nice and straight and
maintains a safe barrier between the Dugout and the the field of play and then we're going to have to come back to the parkboard and purchase chain link fence to go around the outside of the Dugout to keep any stray balls and different things run outside away from that but other than that I would say
they're like 95% complete I mean we're just missing the put the fence back up that came down in the front and then add a new fence around the back side of that thing but otherwise hats off to all the people that showed up it wasn't an easy task to
get people to come in and volunteer their time a couple of them happened over holiday weekends and different things like that so it was quite a task to get those wrapped up before snowf so just want to give a shout out to the volunteers who did that awesome they look very nice I drive by them in the
morning shade and B so yes it's looking like a complex out there to the point where uh the varsity coach had reached out and asked if there would be an opportunity for the junior high baseball team rather than
traveling down to the herb Vic park down in mppa now that we got the right base length stuff put in there if they could start utilizing that for some hosting some games for the Z BR mppa Junior High sweet that's
awesome so next spring fencing wrap that up and then onward with my Endeavors to try and get that concession stand finished off and get that opened up so that the boosters can start making some money and putting some seed money back in because they'll help donate like they
did here with the volunteer groups and the they donated some rakes and some lime and all some stuff so that's great great great work thank you buddy um to you yeah for real it's only
taken six years but we're getting [Laughter] somewhere pool took longer than that right yeah anybody who's interested in joining the pool committee we're still looking for volunteers to help with our endeavors so why are you looking at me
when you say that just in this general direction so yeah any ideas for any 2025 um improvements or tasks throw that up into January while we have space here
this right Pine Island to with their permanent boards and fencing that goes around there is a very very popular option for the pickle ball people because then you're not shagging the loose ball I know there's a lot of people that prefer to go up to the
school and play pickle ball up there just because of the fence versus playing down here but this acts like an overflow when that one's all filled up so baseball complex changed to one of those uh pitching Mountain that goes below the ground like the metrome then
pickle ball goes on top of the SOP well we could definitely convert the basketball court that is there into a batting cage that could convert into a pickle ball court and then you got the
full net around it that's genius because that that basketball court there would make an ideal batting cage since we now have basketball available on this side of the road that keeps all of the
baseball softball stuff on one side of the road I would say that the Bas the long axes yeah it's a longer Court bigger one it's not Gang Related are you
sure least from what I see it looks like friendly the young versus the Elder youngers Elder youngers cigarett adult Mr olison would you put a
basketball embedded lines on our on our ice rink to to make a more usable long AIS basketball basketball oh my gosh basketball court that uh we
could dismiss use of the basketball court up by the softball fields turn it into pickle ball and make it long lasting almost a trifecta of sorts I don't think you could make it wider really effectively though without putting in more concrete once you do
that you got a different slab slab that's going to heave and do different things there I don't know if that would work out so well not that not that that's not what I mean um the just switch the Hoops so they're on the the ends oh and then put
some lines in so the hockey rink has a a blue line but it's also the basketball mid midline I know Sports if you were to rotate the basketball court it would be too long oh yeah then you're going to court
and a half or whatever whatever the length of the hockey rank is then can we put one of those this is just a joke I'm sorry guys I was going to say put a net there so that we can have a half court full court and then make a community complex which we talked about last
month I do like basketball the lights too so when they're down there plant they have the lights and different things but I I do see the the takeaway as a baller when you're down there if you don't have a full on court okay it's
very very short it's not the same width as the other court all right as one wonderful ideas chew on them keep dreaming there's always this uh we know from this community there's always something that they support and it's a wonderful
thing so don't let go of ambition to to progress in the Parks has there been any more discussion on the park or whatever there is where the old Indian Trails used to be isn't that now Parkland that little dead end
section there Y is there any plans for that or is it just now park liability to maintain it and mow it and probably right um didn't they talk
about Brian kind of envisioned a bench or a something up there at some point I thought he did walking path so the downside is is that the walking path is on complete opposite
sides of the road from where our park is I mean that's not you got to cross the street to get to it your Park section is on the uh on the north west side it's the old Indian Trails isn't it from
where [Music] Jefferson yeah so it's on the same side as the so it is on the south side yeah oh so is it between like the school and Jefferson is it that little wetlands area that they're originally
going to donate cross the road from that um so6 the east6 that's that goes down to down
y up to school property to the power line or whatever y yep that it's big enough dog park how much you need for
dog 1.9 AC 1.9 Acres One softball field yeah yeah I still recommend a Tree House Museum leave the trees
there dang it yeah yeah that's right I think I saw the beginning of that I haven't seen it lately I'm gonna go cry over here Christmas Time Is
Here sorry well any more discussion no I could have taken an entertainment motion entertainingly the way your face lit up when he said that it was like a get at
Christmas but I will suck at that entertainment all in favor I opposed wonderful thank you everybody