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Park Commission approves ordinance amendment, updates reservation form and Reception Park concession
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Park Commission approved an amendment to Ordinance Sec. 12-1-6 on park space reservations, updated the park reservation application, and authorized Reception Park concession-stand improvements funded by a local association.
The Park Commission met on Aug. 11, 2025, called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. and approved several administrative items before adjourning at 7:37 a.m.
Rob Grover moved and Kelly Kreger seconded approval of the minutes from the June 19, 2025 meeting; the motion carried. The commission then considered miscellaneous action items including an ordinance amendment, a change to the reservation application and a concession-stand improvement request.
Rob Grover moved, and Jesse Swing seconded, to approve an amendment to Ordinance Sec. 12-1-6(b)(d)(e) regarding reservation of park space; the motion carried and the amendment was approved as presented. The ordinance section referenced in the minutes was recorded exactly as "Sec. 12-1-6(b)(d)(e) Reservation of Park Space." The minutes do not record a vote tally.
Jesse Swing moved, and Tom Thatcher seconded, to approve an amendment to the application for park reservation as presented; the motion carried. The minutes do not specify the text of the application changes beyond noting the amendment was approved.
Rob Grover moved, and Jesse Swing seconded, to approve an improvement request from the Reception Park Improvement Association to paint and update the concession stand and announcer’s booth using the association's own funds; the motion carried and the commission approved the requested improvements. The minutes state the association will fund the work; no funding amount, timeline or permit conditions are specified.
Kelly Kreger moved to adjourn; the meeting was recorded as adjourned at 7:37 a.m. The minutes conclude with "Respectfully submitted," signed by Kelly Kreger.
The record lists Todd Peterson as city personnel present and notes Linda Skwierawski as absent. The minutes provide no public comments, staff presentations, or recorded vote tallies beyond the notation that motions "carried."
