A. Elected officials report: Alderman Babcock reported that the 1^st Congregational Church has completed the survey work on the city owned property on Webster St. Park and Rec is adding a stipulation that the city continue to be allowed to place a picnic table on the property for the benefit of the pool patrons. Hwy 33 design work is in progress, some property owners are upset with the driveway plans.

B. Planning Commissioner report: A. Davel explained a group requested rezoning property in the industrial park to allow recreational use ie. BMX. Further, the property west of the Country Inn and Suites will be developed into offices soon.

C. Directors report: J. Jansen highlighted the maintenance work completed by staff; the conference in Lake Geneva; the concert rental; program registration; work on the new maintenance facility; progress on the skateboard park; and progress with the Kiwannis Club fund raiser project.

A. Review and recommend revised Facility Use Agreement. J. Jansen described the minor changes that are being done to the existing use agreement in order to increase the accountability of performers using the Rec. Center. He will bring the completed version to the next meeting.

B. Review and recommend Summer theater Mission Statement. Director S. Decker and J. Jansen presented a draft of the Mission Statement. A phrase was added to describe the volunteers will be sought from the City of Port Washington or surrounding area. Motion by MA Klotz to approve as amended; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 6-0.

C. Review and recommend new meeting time. A meeting time of 6:30 PM is preferred to allow more time with family in the evening. Motion by P. Lemkuil to change the regular meeting time to 6:30 PM beginning in January 2006; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 6-0.

D. Discuss alternative date for January meeting. Jay is requesting a change in the January meeting date because of a scheduled vacation. He offered either Jan. 4 or Jan 26 as alternatives. After discussion, January 4^th is preferred and Jay was directed to check with the absent members before setting the date.

E. Establish sub-committee to develop park plans for Didier property. Jay is seeking 3 members to assist with the preliminary master planning of the newest park located in the White Pines subdivision. Volunteering are: A. Davel, L. MacRae, and P. Lemkuil. Jay believes 3 meetings should complete the process.

A. Elected Officials report: Alderman Babcock is absent

B. Planning Commission report: A. Davel reported that the Commission has been busy with development issues and re-zoning parcels.

C. Directors report: J. Jansen highlighted recent activities such as: DPW/P&R Building on hold until steel arrives in late November; furniture and colors are selected; Upper Lake Park road completed, thanks to Rob V.; Basketball courts are resurfaced; Skateboard park is graded; Adult leagues are running; Flag football is done; Donor bench installed on bike trail; all parks are winterized.

A. Elected Officals Report: Alderman Babcock indicated the budget is moving from Finance Committee and headed for Council. Currently looking at no significant increases in property taxes in ’06. Open Space funds tapped for Upper Lake Road, will be reimbursed with remaining contingency fund from Municipal Services Center building.

B. Planning Commission Rep report: A. Davel discussed Hwy 33 construction.

C. Director Report: J. Jansen reviewed the budget meeting that resulted in $4,000 reduction for mics, reduced the capital from $36,000 to $15,000. Budgeted to generate $155,000 in revenue, overall budget is up 3.6%. Project update: new building is moving along; steel arrival in late November; 3 basketball courts resurfaced; reported on pool revenue and expense; reported on Summer Theater revenue and expense. Comments from members regarding the Summer Theater; play chosen did not have enough parts; Rising Stars parent evaluations indicated this program needs further attention; shift in community show philosophy shown when outside performers were solicited for parts in lieu of community auditions; interested volunteers turned away; play chosen not conducive to children; local business with donated supplies turned away. Board would like a mission statement drafted, a survey of the past cast members (04 & 05) to acertain their past experiences, and an evaluation of the paid staff members.

D. North Beach Access Update: Mayor S. Huebner offered an update of the engineering progress related to access to the North Beach. After meeting with two separate engineers, he reports that building a boardwalk above the breakwater is not feasible. Each suggested using the stabilized hill behind the filtration plant to construct steps to the beach. Cost estimate for such a project is $70 to $80,000 including planting trees to hide the filtration plant. Such a design could also include a changing room/rest room facility. Further, a grant may be pursued to fund this project.

A. Review and Recommend Facility Use reservation policy. Discussion focused on our current calendar year reservation policy and the difficulty this places on groups or individuals (especially weddings). Suggest modifying the policy to more customer friendly one that is K-date in structure that allows people to reserve an area 12 months from the date they are making the reservation. This policy should be enforced starting January 3, 2006. Motion by B. Babcock to adopt K-date in January; second by S. Kinas. Motion passed 8-0.

B. Review and Approve 3^rd Quarter Revenue and Expense Report. Jay highlighted the 3^rd Quarter report. No action was taken.

C. Request for donation by St. John’s Lutheran church. Jay reported he receives several requests from community groups for P & R to offer pools passes for auction. Recently, all requests were denied because the budget did not allow for many free admissions. While the budget is still an issue, he is seeking authorization to again offer this to community groups as a public relations matter. Motion by L. MacRae to grant the Director discretion to community groups and offer 4 daily passes for auction. Second by A. Davel. Motion passed 5-2-1.

D. Review and recommend Whitefish sledding hill configuration. Jay described several options for Board consideration that are related to the unsafe practice of sledding at Whitefish Park. He suggested opening the area to sledding by eliminating the brush at the bottom and building a 5-6 foot earthen berm on the west side of the bike trail to make the sledding safer. While sledding by nature is a dangerous activity, the park presently is not safe and the posted signs say so. While there have been no life threatening injuries since 1981, it is safe to assume many injuries have occurred on the hill. Motion by R. Voigt to table this discussion and look for other sledding options because the recommendations do not provide enough recreational value; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 8-0.

E. Review and recommend request by Kiwannis Club to put recycling bins in the parks. The Club is interested in building a barrier-free playground and would like to put Al. recycling cans in several of the parks to help fund the playground. They agree to monitor them and collect the cans on a regular basis. They would ask to put a sign on each of the cans to promote the program. Jay will work with the group to purchase the appropriate cans. The Board offered their approval of the plan by consensus.

F. Review and Approve Fall/Winter staff. Jay distributed a list of candidates for review. Motion by M.A. Klotz to approve as presented; second by R.Voigt. Motion passed 8-0.

A. Elected Officials Report: Alderman Babcock enlightened us on the specifics of charging residents for the sidewalk program and the progress of said program to date. He further reviewed the DPW Building status.

B. Planning Commission Rep Report: A. Davel reviewed the design/cost cutting efforts to bring the DPW Building in on budget.

C. Directors Report: Jay reviewed the previous maintenance projects, programs, and pool attendance.

A. Annual Summer Park Tour: The annual tour consisted of visits to Whitefish Park, Birchwood Hills Nature Area, Upper Lake Park Tobaggan area; North Beach Access; Bielinski Development, Didier Development, and Ansay (south) Development.

B. Port Hoops status: Jay and MA Klotz have spoken to leaders of the new basketball group and the concenses is the Rec Basketball program is a viable element in their success. We will therefore offer the K-3 program and 4^th-6^th grade league just as before.

C. Route and About Tours: John Norman visited the meeting and described his new hobby business of GPS Touring through Port. Would like to offer a one-day GPS class through the Rec. Dept. Jay will work with him when he sets a potential date.

D. Facility Use Request: Engle; Special Needs kids of Ozaukee County is requesting to waive fees for one day. Motion by MA Klotz to waive fees for one visit to the pool, second by A. Davel. Motion passed 7-0.

Ozaukee Labor; requests to offer a community picnic with music at Vets Park until 6:00 PM Labor Day. Motion by A. Davel to accept; second by L. MacRae. Motion passed 7-0.

E. Review and Approve staff: One park leader resigned and a previous leader has unexpectedly returned to town for the summer. Motion by L. MacRae to accept; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 7-0.

A. Elected Officials report: Alderman Babcock reported on the progress of the North Beach Access; the planned path from Fisherman’s Park to Rotary Park; and the proposed DPW/P&R maintenance building.

B. Planning Commissioner report: Commissioner Davel summarized the Terriane Group city survey including calls for more drinking fountains, restrooms, and picnic areas.

C. Directors report: Jay commented on the new chlorine system, registration, summer staffing, pool preparations, the Dry Run, and the schedule at the Bandshell. He also mentioned the ongoing dispute for sewer/water rights at the Schanen Farm between the City and Village of Saukville. He also thanked outgoing member Kelly Herrmann for her commitment to the Board and wished her well at college.

A. Review and recommend sale of property adjacent to Columbia Park. Jay presented a survey of the park property and adjacent land the owner of the car repair business is interested in acquiring. The property in question is 41’ X 100’ or .97 acre. We are interested in the land sale because we do not use the property and the perspective buyer will make improvements to the park in lieu of cash to the city. Motion by L. MacRae to accept the sale and negotiate park improvements; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 8-0.

B. Review and recommend location of regional park. In light of the conflict between the City and Village over the sewer/water rights to the Schanen Farm, Jay is suggesting a revisit of an earlier decision to use the Schanen Farm (20 acres). He displayed an illustration that showed the entrance to the City on Hwy. 33 and Jackson Road. While the situation will not be solved soon, Jay recommends the park not be built on the western edge of town but instead in the southern area where the majority of the new development is taking place. The consensus was that as long as the entrance to the City was done with ample green space and a quality sign and planting bed, the park should be moved.

C. Review and recommend developers agreement parameters. Mike Ansay is developing two large farm tracts, one north of town and one south. Due to the topography and land formations of the northern tract, the option for open space is very limited. Therefore, he is proposing we roll his open space dedication to the southern tract and develop a more significant park after combining the two required open space dedications. The land is question is located adjacent to the WE Energies power and gas line so this use is consistent with good land use practices. Several members voiced their opinion that since the land is not developable as residential because of the power lines, Ansay should consider and we should seek a full donation of the property and his dedication funds could then be used to develop the area. The Board then directed Jay to pursue this notion with the Planning Dept. Director.

D. Review and recommend summer staff. Jay distributed a list of the final summer staff for the various divisions. Motion by J. Quentin to approve the list as presented subject to the age limitation for a work permit on one perspective employee. Second by S. Kinas. Motion passed 7-0-1 (Klotz).

E. Review and recommend facility use requests. J. Ware: requests the Bandshell for religious music on Sat. Aug. 20 from 8 AM to 9 PM. Motion by M. A. Klotz to approve; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 8-0. E. Dyson: requests using the Lions Shelter for a wedding reception on July 22 from 1-10:00 PM. Motion by J. Quentin to approve; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 8-0.

F. Review and recommend request to use Amusement Ride proceeds to support Freeport Music concerts. In lieu of using the proceeds to pay for renting the 16mm movies for Friday Nite Flicks, Jay is requesting $500 from the proceeds be dedicated to assist with paying the bands for the new Freeport Music program. With this contribution, the pool of available funds is $5,000. Motion by L MacRae to commit up to $500 toward the program; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 8-0.

A. Elected Officials Report: Alderman Babcock reported on the road design progress of Franklin and Wi. Streets; the new design will allow for a wonderful treescaped roadway. WE testing update. Burnoff is suspected to be a coating the manufacturer put in the equipment.

B. Planning Commissioner: A. Davel reported that Alderman Babcock stole her thunder.

C. Director report: Jay highlighted the new equipment at the horseshoe courts to facilitate scorekeeping; Birchwood Hills Nature Area encroachment by the neighbors; Ferris (Simplicity) mower ordered; County is working up a quote to resurface Stacker, Columbia, and Hill School courts; Brochure is out, nice job Diana;

A. Election of new officers: Jay facilitated the nominations of G. Ewig (Chairperson); L. MacRae (Vice Chairperson); and M.A. Klotz (Secretary). Motion by B. Babcock to close nominations; second by S. Kinas; Motion passed 8-0. Vote for entire slate of officers is 8-0. Congratulations and thanks to officers. Jay opened the floor for nominations for Planning Commissioner. L. MacRae nominated A. Davel. Hearing no other nominations, motion to close the nominations by S. Kinas; second by G. Ewig. Motion passed 8-0. Vote to elect A. Davel is 8-0.

B. Joint Parish Festival: Festival organizers would like to extend the hours to allow music until 11:30 PM both nights. The extended hours will allow them to maximize food and beverage sales. Motion by P. Lemkuil to allow the requested extension and monitor the complaints for next year; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 7-1.

C. Staff list. Jay distributed a list of spring/summer candidates. Motion R. Voigt to accept all with the exception of Amanda Zirtzlaff; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 8-0.

D. Moore Rd Skateboard park finance plan. Jay described the bidding process and results. Motion by L. MacRae to transfer $20,000 from the Open Spaces Fund to a designated fund for the construction of the pad; second by S. Kinas. Motion passed 8-0.

E. Coal Dock Park design brainstorming. Ideas to pass along to the design committee are: Power plant museum; Great Lakes Research Facility; Commercial Fishing recognition; Open air amplitheater; High Speed Ferry; amenities similar to Hydle Park.

F. 1^st Quarter Report: Jay discussed the highlights of the positive 1^st Quarter and the new Port Hoops Club.

Elected Officials Report: Alderman Babcock had no report.

Planning Commission Member Report: Not present.

Director’s report: Director Jansen was on vacation along with the P & R staff.

Review and recommend sponsorship of concert series. Bob and Marge Mittnacht were present to discuss a proposal to form a partnership with the City to develop a concert series called "FreePort". He is offering this opportunity to partner with us to bring 3 bands to Port, at the Bandshell for a free evening of quality live music. Bob indicated he will seek sponsorships to pay the bands and that no city funds will be utilized other than set up and clean up. Jay questioned the structure of the agreement with regard to paying the bands through the city invoicing process. Bob indicated he would like to have the sponsors donate to the city into a separate fund that would be drawn down to pay the groups. Thus, sponsors may use it as a tax write off and the city auditor will keep track of the funds with the band contract as support material. Bob is not expecting to make any money on this project. Motion by L. MacRae to move forward with a memo of understanding between Bob and City of Port Washington, second by S. Kinas. Motion carried 6-0.

Review and recommend refund policy. In order to recover costs associated with refunding program registration fees, Jay is seeking to impose a $5 processing fee with every request for refund initiated by the participant. The Department will continue to offer a credit letter good for the entire amount and valid for 12 months. Motion by B. Babcock to approve the new policy as described, second by S. Kinas. Motion passed 6-0.

Review Lake Street reconstruction plans. Jay explained the proposed changes to the parking lots in Upper Lake Park as part of the Lake St. reconstruction project. His plan requires a narrower north/west lot and shorter west lot in order to improve the water run off and reduce the cost of the project. The changes represent a loss of approximately 20 parking stalls but the areas slated for modification are underutilized so the impact will be negligible. Motion S. Kinas to approve the design changes and install a surface water control measure; second by P. Lemkuil. Motion passed 7-0.

Review retention pond skating maintenance procedure. Jay offered an ice-skating pond maintenance procedure to ensure safe access to the retention pond on N. Spring Street. The practical usefulness of the pond is being explored as an alternative to flooding grass and basketball courts for ice skating. It poses several challenges such as the slope from the curb to the pond as well as the fluctuating water level. This procedure will ensure the safety to the maintenance men and equipment and offer required training to assist them in the event of an emergency. Motion by G. Ewig to accept as presented; second by L. MacRae. Motion passed 7-0.

Review 2004 Open Space Fund annual report. Jay presented the annual report for review and questions. Additional revenue is expected as the subdivisions come on line, thus boosting the balance.

Review and recommend reciprocal agreement with Grafton Pool. Motion by A. Davel to allow resident season pass holders access into our pool; second by G. Ewig. Motion passed 7-0.

Review and recommend advertising fees in 2005 summer brochure. Jay presented a plan to fire Alliance Publications and sell the ads in house using the following price structure: $90 brochure; $110 brochure and summer theater program. Motion by S. Kinas to set prices as recommended; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 7-0.