The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, with all four commissioners present: Rusty Braun, Kenya Cribb, Heather Petrillo, and David Schott. No members of the public addressed the Commission during the open call. The Recreation Manager provided an update on upcoming events and programs. The Commission approved the previous minutes, elected officers for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, reviewed bylaws without action, and discussed a proposal by the Daughters of the American Revolution to preserve the Old Prescott to Mohave Toll Road.
The meeting adjourned following the setting of the next agenda.
Good evening. Welcome to the Parks and Rec Commission meeting. Uh, today is Wednesday, September 16th. Thank you. Uh, your interest in the business of the commission is appreciated. If you wish to speak on an agenda item, please come forward when the chairperson opens the floor for public input on that item. Uh, we will call this meeting to order, and may we have a roll call. All commissioners are present. All right, let's do our Pledge of Allegiance. One nation under indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Um to the public is for citizens wishing to address the commission on issues within the jurisdiction of the city. Your comments must be limited to three minutes or less unless you are speaking on behalf of a group of citizens present, and then the time is five minutes. At the conclusion of the open to call to public, individual members of the commission may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the commission, may ask staff to review a matter, or may ask the matter to be placed on a future agenda. Members are restricted by law to not discuss or take action matters not already on the agenda. Seeing no one, we will close the open call to public. Once those are completed, we will be moving on to the north and south fields along with our baseball and softball fields. This is an important part of keeping our parks and fields looking beautiful and providing the best playing surfaces possible for our community. Uh we did have a tournament last weekend, and I was told by the tournament director that um the teams really enjoy coming out to Volhead City to play because of our fields. And that of course makes me happy to hear that our fields are something teams look forward to coming back to each weekend. Um and now the calendar really starts to fill up. The next few weeks are going to be busy with events happening throughout our community, and it is exciting to see everything we have been working for on coming to life. We will kick things off with Oktoberfest, hosted by the Bullhead City Chamber of Commerce at Community Park on September 26th. That is just the beginning of everything that is coming our way this fall. The following weekend, you will start seeing that beautiful banner along the highway announcing the much anticipated return of the Bullhead City Farmers Market. Our first market of the season is the haunted market, and we are already excited to are already excited about it. Right now we have more than 65 vendors along with live music, food trucks, and bounce houses for the kids. It is going to be a great way to kick off another season and bring our community together. By the middle of October, you will start seeing those hay bales along the highway and a haunted house being built with the Kiwanis Club getting ready for Cornfest. It is always fun watching everything come together and seeing the parks transform for these events. And while all of the bigger events are happening, recreation is still finding ways to bring our community together with some of our smaller events. Tomorrow we will be hosting Thursday Eats and Treats at the Gary Keith Park Pavilion from 5:30 to 8 p.m. We will have local food trucks, music, and some fun long lawn games. It is simple events, but those are some of my favorite because people can just come out, grab some food, listen to the music, play games, enjoy an evening together. And of course, we can't forget about our furry friends. Puppy play dates are coming back October 2nd. And this is one is going to be flannels and fun. So you're gonna grab your fur baby, put them in their cutest flannel, and come out for a fun morning. There is so much happening over the next few months, and honestly, it makes me proud to see our parks and recreation programs becoming such a big part of our community. Thank you. All right, I love that. Exciting. It sounds exciting. Uh commissioners, any comments on uh current events? No, thank you. Lots of good things coming. I love it. I think I'll uh be there with my dog for the the puppy event. Sounds fun. Yep. Get matching flannels that are required for prizes.