A. Elected Officials report: no report

B. Planning Commissioner report: no report

C. Director report: Long time member Arlie Davel submitted her resignation stating personal reasons. New winter session of gymnastics is almost full and will help us get closer to our revenue goal. Youth basketball league is starting with 12 teams; registration is a struggle and may not merit the program next year. Service Center Bldg. is all but complete, we’re in and it’s working great. Forecast for ’06 expenditures is about 1% over budget, ’07 budget approved. Bids for new Jeep due in early January. Lakefront Society has an ambitious work plan for 2007. Approached by Morgan-Chase publications to commit $500 for advertising in their hard cover book on Highlights of Wisconsin. Not going to consider this opportunity.

D. Review and recommend location for All Access playground. John Sigwart was here to represent the Kiwanis Club. Jay explored two locations for consideration in Upper Lake Park…the south area near the existing backstop, north area near the park entrance road. His recommendation is to consider the southern area because the topography there is not as significant a problem. John also studied the locations and believes a third area, between the aforementioned sites would also work and not potentially block the view to the light house from the southbound traffic lane. The Board consensus is that if done correctly, it would not block the view but would also consider the middle location. Motion by G. Park to approve Upper Lake Park as the location of the playground and final approval will be based on drawings showing how the piece will work in each location. Second by J. Quentin. Motion passed 6-0.

E. Review and approve Summer Musical Director. Jay reviewed the advertising and interview process (thanks Lori and Ron) and is recommending Diana Neumeyer for this position. Motion by L. MacRae to approve; second by R. Voigt. Motion passed 6-0.

F. Approve change of January meeting date. Discussion pointed to keeping the date if there is enough on the agenda or cancel until February.

A. Elected Officials Report: no report

B. Planning Commissioner Report: no report

C. Director’s Report: Jay highlighted the 2007 budget directive (+3%); suggested the park maintenance crew will be moved into the new Service Center by the end of the month; offered a summary of the pool attendance for July; and reported on the fall/winter line up of programs.

D. Review and approve fall program staff. Motion by P. Lemkuil to approve as presented; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 6-0.

E. Review and recommend hourly waterpark rental rates for competitive swim teams. Jay explained that the current group rates are not compatible with swim teams since only one or two lifeguards are required. He surveyed area pools and recommends $35 per hour if the group supplies the lifeguard and $50 per hour if they do not. Motion by B. Babcock to accept the recommendation; second by S. Kinas. Motion passed 7-0.

F. Review and recommend 2007 Goals and Objectives. Motion by L. MacRae to table until next month when better Board attendance is expected; second by MA Klotz. Motion passed 7-0.

A. Tour and discuss park areas. Veteran’s Park play equipment. Jay described the two options, north and south, and the advantages and challenges of each. Motion by P. Lemkuil to put the equipment in the south location; second by MA Klotz. Motion passed 5-0. Upper Lake Park fountain was considered. Patti described a vision to put a large 15-20’ fountain in an open area. She described possible seating around the fountain, and lighting. Generally, the concept was embraced by the board. Jay will begin to formulate costs to bring the utilities to the site and report back to the board. White Pine subdivision park area was discussed. The consensus generally shifted from all open space to only enough open space to accommodate a neighborhood baseball diamond while the remaining area will be allowed to revert to its natural state. The location of the drinking fountain was finalized at the park. Jackson Street rest areas. Two possible areas were evaluated as potential rest areas offering a panoramic view of downtown and the lake. One area is owned by the Water Utility and the other Ozaukee County. If the Water Utility site were to become a park, the Open Space fund must purchase it at the appraised value, between $40k and $60k. The County site is one block south but offers a broader view of the area. Further, they are developing plans to improve the site to offer just such an amenity. The consensus is to not purchase the land and allow Council the opportunity to review all the plans and direct us after assessing all the options.

B. Discuss Community Barrier-Free Playground. Mardy McGerry led a group from the Kiwanis Club in a presentation of a large project for the community. They envision the cost to be as much as $300,000 and utilizing several acres of land. Installation will be completed with an all volunteer corp of community workers. The Club has begun discussions with a company who did a similar project in Manitowoc. The immediate challenge is to agree on a location so a plan may be developed and a fund- raising effort mounted. After hearing their thoughts, the Board felt this would be an excellent addition to the park inventory and a true draw for the community.

C. Discussion of the Lions Park play project is postponed until more information is available.

D. This item was discussed during the park tour.

E. No additional staff are required.

F. Facility Use Requests. Trae Mittnacht requests to use the Band Shell for a concert of local bands. He is not requesting a change in hours. Motion by B. Babcock, second by J. Quentin. Motion passed 5-0.

A. There was no Elected Officials Report

B. Planning Commission Official report: There will be a coffee kiosk going in next to Peiffers station which will be a welcome improvement to the corner. Changes have been made to the plans from suggestions by the commission.

C. Director report: Presented by Diana Verheyen, assistant to the Director, standing in for Jay Jansen. The comfort station is coming along nicely. Bob has been back to help out the Park Department. There has been an August 1 completion date for the new maintenance building. The summer musical auditions went well according to the chairman of the musical. Lori MacRae and Arlie Davel asked that a percentage of the numbers of "hometown" parts (Port Washington & Saukville citizens) versus out of town parts status be given from the audition as discussed at past meetings and sighted in the objectives for this program. Gals presented the concessions menu including popcorn, soda, water enriched water, home-baked goods. The Park Department received some nice thank you notes from the school district for help with the community clean up, St. John’s Lutheran Academy for the departments donation to their Mardi Gras and Jodie Speas for the extra effort to make sure the telephone poles on Myer’s Lane were removed. The adult golf program was unfortunately cancelled due to weather and absences due to illness. The participants were given the choice of a refund or very generously 2 private golf lessons. Diana stated that Jay is feeling that it would be a good idea to move the spring golf program back indoors for next year with an option to go outdoors if the weather is nice to be decided on a week-to-week basis. Tennis is all set with the beginners program completely full. Gymnastics is full. Andi Conradt set up a training program with the coaches for the program which is going on tonight. The pool opening went well. Lincoln Elementary School used the pool today for their end-of-year activities. Men’s softball is going well. Riveredge Nature Center would like to place temporary signs up pointing out invasive plants on the bike trail to increase awareness with the general public. Jay forwarded a message that he would like the board to think about moving the Dunwiddie Park program to Columbia due to the lack of bathroom facilities and/or shelter after 3:00pm. The board had an informal discussion about this, expressing concern about location. Children wanting to attend the Park program at Dunwiddie would not be able to walk to Columbia. There is a large population of children in the Dunwiddie area. A suggestion of installing port-a-potties was brought up. Also, looking into the school district extending the hours of access to the school facilities was brought up.

D. New ordinance No. 2006-14. Mark Grams, City Administrator, brought new versions of the ordinance dealing with alcohol being allowed in city parks back before the board as it was tabled at the city common council meeting. One version would allow no alcohol in the parks without a permit. The second version allowed alcohol in limited parks. Mr. Grams explained that citizens could apply for a permit at almost any hour at the police station. This would limit the times available to just 2 hours before a park would close. He expressed some of the information brought before the common council at their meeting. Tom Hudson had brought up at the Common Council meeting that the law to prohibit alcohol in the park was passed in 1973 because of problems in the city at the time, but pointed out that the legal drinking age was 18 at that time, not 21. The Common Council felt strongly that alcohol should not be allowed in the city parks accept for a block party. It was pointed out by Gene Ewig that the County parks and Thiensville have no ordinance against drinking in the parks, so we would not be alone in making such a decision. Gene Ewig also pointed out that the Common Council had very little discussion or opposition to allowing drinking in the Marina which was voted on separately. Burt Babcock pointed out that the Chief explained that the Marina was an enclosed area with staff on hand, thus the reason for this passage. Lori MacRae extended that these same fisherman would be in Park areas to clean their fish at the fish-cleaning station. Mary Ann Klotz brought up that there was extensive discussion on this at the meeting called on May 25, 2006. She stated that she had deep respect for the Chief of Police’s research and concerns for not allowing drinking in the Parks, but per our long discussion at the last meeting, she felt the majority of the board had come to the conclusion that they would like to see citizens and tourists allowed to have a malt beverage or glass of wine, responsibly, at small, impromptu picnics in large public parks. The board had listened to and compromised with the Chief on moving Guenther Park from the list of Parks allowing alcohol to be consumed due to its proximity being difficult to patrol for any problems. Therefore, M. Klotz moves to keep the version of ordinance 2006-14, section 3, brought before the board on May 25 by the City Attorney with the changes included at that meeting and with an addition of verbiage in part B. that would specify that permits to drink in the smaller neighborhood parks would specifically be for block parties; Second by G. Ewig; passed 7-2. Below is an example of the version brought to us by the City Attorney on May 25 with the changes suggested:

E. Summer Staff. L. MacRae moved to approve the summer staff brought before board. Second by A. Davel; Motion passes 9-0.

F. Facility Requests. Ozaukee County Trades & Labor has requested use of Veterans Park on September 4 for their annual picnic. The Lions Club has requested use for the annual Fish Derby on July 28-30. L. MacRae moves to approve both facility requests; Second by S. Kinas; Motion passes 9-0.

G. Concessions Request. Christ the King Church has requested permission to sell chicken dinners at the city band concert on July 16, 2006. S. Kinas moves to approve request; Second by J. Quentin; Motion passes 9-0.

A. Elected Official report: The City Building is moving forward. Skate Park is up and busy. Fastenel, a distributorship of fasteners, will be going in just west of Earnie Van Schloedorn on Hwy 32.

B. Planning Commission Official report: no report

C. Director report: 3 seasonal programs are going right now. Baseball fields are ready for play. Skateboard Park is up. L. MacRae requested that the sign be put back up at the new location. Spring gymnastics is done and there seems to be some communication problems with the upper staff that will need some attention, but the program ran well. The dance scheduled last month was not as well-attended as expected due to the IC dance with the same DJ being the night before. DJ Dan agreed to a drop in price. May 2 Golf was cancelled due to the director of the program being ill. Evan will need to contact Squires about extending the season. Registration went well with a group about the same size as last year signing up.

D. Alcohol policy in city parks and open spaces. S. Kinas moves to approve the new alcohol policy with the amendments recommended by Jay which includes moving the beach areas from Generally Prohibited; Exceptions to Allowed; Time of Day Restrictions. Also Schanen Acres and Westport Meadows were added to Allowed with Permit; Time of Day Restrictions. The board recommends removing the second section E(which we assumed should have been section F), Glass beverage Containers Prohibited. We would like citizens to be able to bring a bottle of wine to the jazz concerts on Thursday evenings during the summer. Second by R. Voigt; Motion passed 6-0.

E. Allowing food vendors on park property. M.A. Klotz moves to leave the present food vendor ordinance as is in order to continue to support local businesses. Second by S. Kinas; Motion passed 6-0.

F. Tiles by Lake Breeze Pottery for the Pirates Hollow wall. L. MacRae recommended that we pass on this discussion until Lauri Schemenauer comes in to a meeting to talk to us to explain her plan in more detail, including some samples.

G. Summer Theater ticket prices. R. Voigt moves to change the price of the tickets to $8.00 in advance, $9.00 at the door and $5.00 for seniors who are 60-years-old and over. Second by S. Kinas; Motion passes 6-0.

H. Summer staff. M.A. Klotz moves to approve the summer staff brought before the board. Second by J. Quentin; Motion passes 5-0, with 1 abstention.

A. Elected Official report: no report

B. Planning Commission Official report: A. Davel reported that the Greystone subdivision is having difficulty selling duplex lots and has requested a change in the density and the Commission rejected this request.

C. Director report: Jay highlighted the maintenance activities, spring programs, projects and summer registration. Work has started on the skate board park, and the Eagle Scout project (Jackson St. kiosk) has been revived. Lastly, G. Gruen is spearheading an effort to beautify the first 100 feet of the bike trail north of Jackson by contributing $1,000 in nursery stock.

A. Review and recommend request to sell concession items at concert series. GALS of Port Washington is requesting authority to be the sole provider of concessions at the Friday night concerts and/or Thursday night Jazz concerts. They would offer a light menu and soft drinks for profit to fund local projects. Motion by MA Klotz to approve; Second by L. MacRae. Motion passed 8-0.

B. Review and recommend request to apply decorative tile on Water Park block wall. No one from Lake Breeze Pottery is present to speak for the project. Motion by L. MacRae to table until further discussion; second by P. Lemkuil. Motion passed 8-0.

C. Review and recommend facility use request. Maritime Festival is requesting to use Rotary Park with tents and music August 11-13. Motion by B. Babcock to approve; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 8-0.

D. Review 1^st Quarter report.

E. Review and approve 2006 summer staff. Jules Klumb proposed 4 new leaders. After discussion, one candidate is rejected and replaced with the 1^st alternate. Motion by L. MacRae to accept amended list; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 8-0.

F. Review and recommend items for the time capsule at the Service Center. Ideas are: Parks Plus; t-shirt from Park Program; Pitcure of crew; Picture of pool, playground equipment and skateboard park; picture of undeveloped property such as White Pine subdivision.

G. Review and recommend Veteran’s Park Play structure. Jay distributed evaluation sheets and described the designs. After considerable discussion, careful and thoughtful consideration, L. MacRae made a motion to accept M-1 schematic if the tot section of M-1 could not be combined with M-2; second by G. Ewig. Motion passed 8-0.

A. Elected Officials Report: Council agree to sell Columbia park and use the net proceeds to improve the property. City is completeing a title review to confirm there are no restrictions on the property. Council approved Haag-Mueller to design the new comfort station at the entrance of Rotary Park. Proposed funding is 75% Marina, 25% Park and Rec.

B. Planning Commissioner report: No report in the absence of A. Davel.

C. Directors Report: Jay highlighted the Youth Center season. Although Saturday evenings are a struggle to get the older kids to attend, the staff is doing everything possible ie a Sweetheart Dance on 2/11. Service Center building is on hold until the weather warms and the mason can begin laying block. Expect a post Fish Day move in. Request for bids to pour pad for the skate board park will be out in Feb. Benches, trees, and drinking fountain to be installed after job is done. The new pick up truck is ordered and expected by the end of Feb. Brochure ads sales program is out and program info is being assembled. Most of the summer supplies are ordered and letter to returning staff are out. Department experienced several expensive repairs to start the new budget season. The Director has been asked to instruct at the National Aquatics Conference in Austin, TX in late Feb. White Pines subcommittee needs to meet at the site to begin master planning. Group should consider a drinking fountain and possible site for sledding hill.

A. Softball field rental structure. The Director explained the cost to prepare the field has risin above the current rental fee of $25. It typically requires 90 minutes to prepare the diamond. A $50 per day fee will adequately cover the preparation time and materials. Motion by G. Ewig to establish a new fee of $50; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 7-0.

B. Facility Use Requests:

Charter Steel Co. picnic: Aug 12, Upper Lake Park

Wedding: July 22, Rotary Park, with DJ before and after ceremony

Joint Parish Festival: Aug 10-13, Vets Memorial Park

Motion by B. Babcock to approve all as presented including music to 11:00 pm for the Joint parish festival; second by J. Quentin. Motion passed 7-0.

C. Winter/Spring staff. The Director offered a list of new a returning staff for consideration. The Board agrees more attention to the Gymnastics staff is required and asked to see the Coordinator at the next meeting to address concerns. Motion by L. MacRae to approve all employees on the list but to place the gymnastics staff on probation until they exhibit better control of the kids and siblings. Suggest a letter to enrolled students with guidelines before next session begins. Second by MA Klotz. Motion approved 7-0.

D. Review of 2005 annual Report: The Director offered the report and highlighted several successes and challenges that lie ahead. Motion by R. Voigt to approve as presented, second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 7-0.

E. Request to increase Tennis Fee. A proposed fee increase from $24 to $30 will bring the Youth Tennis Program in line with the Youth Golf Program. It makes sense for these programs to be priced the same as the costs are about equal as are the class sizes. Motion by L. MacRae to approve the proposed fee structure; second by G. Ewig. Motion passed 7-0.

F. Request to increase Tennis Insturctor and Assistant wage. A proposed increase of $100 to the Tennis Insturctors wage scale will bring his wages more in line with the tennis market. Additionally, the proposed $9.00 per hour assistant wage is comparable with the swimming lesson instructors. Motion by MA Klotz to approve the proposed wage increases; second by J. Quentin. Motion passed 7-0.

A. Elected Officials Report: Alderman Babcock reported on a vacancy in the race in the 2^nd District.

B. Planning Commissioner Report: no report

C. Director Report: Jay reviewed the status of the Church Park development project; youth programs, the Service Building construction, and ice skating.

A. Review and recommend Facililty Use Request contract. Jay distributed a draft of the new form that will be used when multiple groups use the recreation center. The purpose is to place the responsibility of the facility and guests on those who are using the facility. After some discussion, two changes were requested to the form in order to clearify the intent. Motion by B. Babcock to approve as revised, second by J. Quentin. Motion carries 7-0.

B. Review and recommend Waterpark operation policies. (1) Change Saturday hours from 12-8 PM to 12-6 PM. and increase base rental fee from $100/hour to $125/hour. Motion by A. Davel to approve the hour and fee change as proposed; second by S. Kinas; motion passed 7-0. (2) Consider non-swimming grandparents free admission. Discussion focused on placing additional work on the admission staff and pool staff to monitor observers who are not allowed in the pool but use the lounges and restroom facilities. Also discussed the loss of revenue when residents already heavily subsidize the pool. Discussion ended with no motion and therefore no further action.

C. Review and recommend purchase of ’06 PU truck. Jay presented a summary of the quotes that were received that compared them against the State Bid. The State Bid is about $170 below the lowest local quote (Schmit Ford). Motion by L. MacRae to accept the local quote from Schmit Ford; second by S. Kinas. Motion passed 7-0.

D. Review and recommend reciprocal agreement with Village of Grafton pool. Port Washington has benefited greatly from this policy. Motion by R. Voigt to extend the policy for another year; second by A. Davel. Motion passed 7-0.

E. Motion by S. Kinas to go into closed session per Wisconsin State stature 19.5 (1) (C) to discuss employee hiring; second by B. Babcock. Motion passed 7-0.

F. Motion by B. Babcock to return to open session and approve summer hiring; second by J. Quentin. Motion by B. Babcock to approve J. Klumb as Playground Coordinator; second by L. MacRae. Motion passed 7-0. Motion by A. Davel to approve J. Priestler as Aquatics Coordinator; second by L. MacRae. Motion passed 7-0. Motion by R. Voigt to approve S. Decker as Musical Director; second by S. Kinas; Motion passed 5-2.