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Votes at a glance: West Bend Parks commission actions, Jan. 30, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions recorded during the West Bend Park and Recreation Commission meeting on Jan. 30, 2025, including routine approvals, event permits, program-fee changes and donations.
The Parks and Recreation Commission recorded several routine and substantive approvals during its Jan. 30 meeting. The following items were approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
- Approval of Nov. 21, 2024 meeting minutes: Motion by Commissioner Craig; second by Chair Mike Starlet. Vote: aye; motion carried.
- Eagle Scout Ridge Run steps project (applicant: Seth Cover, Troop 52796): Motion to approve project as presented. Vote: aye; motion carried. Staff to provide Diggers Hotline contact and fundraising resources.
- Westbury Bank naming-rights agreement for the Regner Aqua Park: Motion to approve the naming-rights agreement for a seven-year term beginning upon Common Council approval; staff presentation described a $60,000 total commitment (presentation cited $25,000 upon signing and $5,000 per year in subsequent years). Vote: aye; motion carried. Agreement implementation is contingent on Common Council approval and staff will finalize signage, ticketing and operational policies.
- Approval of 12 no-fee/co-sponsored special events for 2025 at various park locations (including Bachfest, Easter egg hunt, kids fishing clinic, spring cleanup, plant sale, community car show and a variety of tournaments and beer-garden events): Motion to approve the listed no-fee events. Vote: aye; motion carried. All events must complete the city special-event permit process and any applicable permitting for concessions or alcohol sales.
- Approval of 1 fee event: West Bend Little League Father's Day tournament (June 13'15): Motion to approve. Vote: aye; motion carried. Riverside Park fee of $460 was noted for this event and others were covered by existing MOUs.
- Approval of proposed summer program fee changes and administrative fee implementation: Motion to approve updated fee schedule and an administrative fee to offset program administration and staff costs. Vote: aye; motion carried. Staff described the admin fee as a small per-registration charge to offset costs such as staffing shirts and scheduling software; several program-specific price changes (tennis league increase, Aqua Park admission changes and season pass structures) were included in the packet and discussed.
- Approval of donations: $4,800 from Gary Britton to pay for acoustic sound panels at the Beach House and $25,000 (first half of a $50,000 pledge) from West Bend Friends of Parks and Recreation toward Aqua Park inflatables: Motion to accept donations with thanks. Vote: aye; motion carried. Staff noted the acoustic panels were ordered and would be installed soon.
Where motions or seconders were not explicitly named in the meeting transcript, the record shows voice votes with "aye" and "motion carried." For items requiring further implementation steps, staff was assigned follow-up tasks in the meeting record.
