September 8, 2026 - Parks and Recreation Meeting Minutes
Walford Park and Recreation Minutes
Regular MeetingTuesday 9/8/26
Meeting called to order 7:00 pm. Butz, Miner, Horak, Hahn, Perkins present.
Motion by Horak to approve the July 7 meeting minutes, seconded by Hahn. Approved unanimously.
Youth Sports
A few outstanding items - softball league fees pending invoice, umpire payments pending time sheet signatures. Parks Coordinator is following up.
Concrete pads for bleachers for benches. Quotes are determined to be out of scope for what needs exist. Re-quotes will be required for October meeting.
Pickleball courts discussion
Perkins presented quote from Abode excavation for review. No action taken.
Concession stand/restroom findings
Shive Hattery engineering bid discussed. Discussion also included ways to assess value of such a facilities investment given current and potential future use patterns of the park. No action taken.
Motion by Hahn to approve expenditure of up to $500 for Halloween Party, seconded by Perkins. Approved unanimous. Saturday, October 24 is the date, 10 am to noon.
Equipment/Grounds/Maintenance
• Knapp Creek park equipment rubberized surface on stairs and platforms is peeling - update that new panels are available and will be installed by city maintenance staff.
• Backstop at city park ball diamond area and backstop at small diamond have fencing that is curling and pulled away from posts/pipe. Board requests maintenance staff re-wire fencing back to post to prevent balls from escaping backstop enclosure during gameplay
• Board acknowledges the placement of the mats under the swing set. Placement appears to be inconsistent with expectations of mats being flush with the surface of the ground and may require additional grading, tamping, and fitting. UPDATE - this remains and requires remediation
• Continued and constant concerns persist regarding quality and timing of mowing and other general city parks maintenance
Motion to adjourn by Butz, seconded by Horak. Meeting adjourned 8:21 PM
________________________________________ Rachel Hahn, Chairperson
_________________________________________ Pat Miner, Secretary
