Wayne Kenny, I'd like to call the meeting today of the Board of Parks Commissioners regular meeting for Wednesday, May 20th.

I would call the meeting to order.

Uh the meeting memorandum uh the May 6, 2026 uh regular meeting memorandum minutes were out there for approval.

Do I have any discussion or a motion for approval?

So moved.

Two so moves.

One of those will be a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

Motion carries.

The consent agenda, a request approval and execute Swander Ice Arena use agreement with demolition uh City Roller Derby.

Request approval to seek quotes on fencing and containment improvements at Mescar Park Zoo and Botanic Garden.

Request approval to see quotes on various painting and EI EFUS projects at Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden.

Request approve and execute agreement for point of sale SAAS for fender golf course with T Snap.

Approve and execute agreement for point of sale SAAS for McDonald's golf course with T SNAP.

And request approval to execute agreement for a point of sale SAAS for a health rec golf course with T SNAP.

Any questions or discussion?

No.

I'll entertain a motion for the consent agenda approval.

I have a motion and a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

It has approved.

Um there is no old business.

Uh under new business, we are going to move item G request approval and execute quick uh quick claim deed for twelve twelve South Garmin Street.

I think Officer Cargas are just going to address that.

Hello.

So this item was uh not sure what I was researching, but I had found that part of TP Park, which is twelve twelve uh South Garvin was not under the purview of the City Parks Department, which mainly it was the big canopy area that people would have picnics and parties and then the parking lot itself and then the building that the nonprofit uses.

Anyhow, um the rules and regulations of the park like park closing hours and just anything else that's enforced for all the parks would not be in effect for that spot.

So when I let the city know the uh I guess it's the EMSO redevelopment commission, they had offered to just, hey, let's just deed it over to the parks and make it official so that all the rules and regs for the rest of the park can also be used for that part of the park.

Makes sense.

Is there a structure on that ground?

Okay.

It's an old it's it's an old house, but they use it for like a organization.

Okay.

Mr.

President, board of park commissioners.

So this property and this area of the property is something that Parks has assisted with maintaining and taking care of, so this is more just a technicality.

Um it is our desire to continue to be able to help out the TP Park neighborhood and community one and and assist with those repairs and renovations.

And we can't do that until it's official.

So understood.

I'll entertain a motion.

So moved.

Say again.

Aye.

Opposed?

Thank you.

Thanks a few.

Let's return up to the top.

Uh request uh trail cleaning and marching band enhancement project.

Hi, Lori Van Hoek with the Evansville Area Trails Coalition.

Uh just seeking uh formal approval to do some trail cleanup just to improve safety visibility on the way to the Marshan Bridge.

Okay.

You have any questions about it regarding the project and what it entails?

Is this a request or is this a request approval to do that?

Request approval with grant funding.

Should be request to approval.

Okay.

All right.

Is it request for approval?

Questions.

I'll entertain a motion.

So move.

We have a motion and a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Thank you.

Approved.

Thank you.

Second item is request approval permission to implement winter rates at Fendrick golf course during spring.

Sprigging.

Yeah, it's not a word that's used.

It's a new term.

Yeah, kind of.

Sprigging is uh basically what you've got to uh you've got some information up there.

Sprigging is basically where you take Bermuda pull plugs, not plugs exactly, but roots system and place them back across the golf course.

So that's the term.

But anyway, you've got the information for where we're at right now.

So the the irrigation project is for the majority of it is completed.

Good.

It doesn't mean that uh they're not still going back over and cleaning things up and uh repairing cart paths where they've done stuff like that, but for the most part, the the majority of it at Fendrick is done.

So the next part is from the winter kill from 2024 and 25, which means that uh in we're in like a transition area for for grass for Bermuda versus uh cool weather grass in Bermuda.

Sometimes if it's a bad winter, we've you know it it fails, and then that year it did.

We were hoping that last year it would spread out more than it did, and it did not due to uh believe a little bit of flooding and cool spring that we had last year, and it didn't really do what it needed to.

So with the parks bond, um they approved the ability to sprig a lot of the faraways at Fenderick.

There's a lot more at Fender than there is a McDonald, and way more than there is at Hallford right now on the issues.

So I'm asking that we uh are allowed to lower the price for whatever time frame that I come, you know, it depends on how it how it goes, but hopefully less than a month to lower the rates to winter winter rates so that people still want to come out to the golf course and play, even though it's not gonna be you know, great conditions for a while.

So the springing itself is for the long term combined with the irrigation that we do have now, we should be able to make that work.

Okay, so during this, hopefully less than a month, um, we're asking to lower the rates so that people still want to still want to be out there.

What's the difference in rates just education-wise?

Uh on a weekend it's uh 44 dollars, it's 29 dollars to walk and then 15 for the cart.

So during the winter rates, it would bring it down to 29, 29 dollars to go out and play.

That's 17 to to ride to walk and 12 dollars to ride, 12 dollars extra.

So, both both facets have gotten lowered, the cart rate and the greens fees as well.

Um, at McDonald, I don't foresee it being uh big a footprint and a big issue, so I'd like to keep the rates they are the way they are, but if you give me the opportunity, if it's possible, something happens to where it's way worse than what you know what we're looking at.

I think the playability of the course is gonna be better there, so we're just wanting to leave the rates the way they are, but at Fenderick it's the most popular course in the area pretty well, and the entire back nine is gonna be affected pretty well.

Okay, I have a questions, yeah.

Would you explain what is it going to disrupt the play or something?

So, what happens in sprigging for this is literally you have to kill.

You put herbicide over the affected areas and you get rid of the uh competing grass.

That's what you're supposed to do.

Um I don't think you have to do it to where you kill everything, but you're supposed to get rid of the bad grass.

But when that happens, that's the first part.

And then that's done 12 10 to 12 days in advance, and then these machines come out, and they literally drop sprigs and cut paths in the ground in the ground, and then once that happens, we have to rope it off, and you're literally watering it almost like a rice patty, like four times a day.

So the irrigation project itself should be able to take care of that part of it, but people have to stay off.

So we're talking fairways, almost every fairway on the backside we're trying to affect.

So that's it's gonna be.

So it would disrupt your ability, your playing experience.

So go to provide the discount.

Walking out to get your golf ball in every hole or changing a hole from a par four to a par three, possibly.

I just have a general procedural question, and so I'm gonna ask, and I don't know who I'm directing it at when we'll toss it out.

We have these things come before the parks board uh routinely for rate changes, and what we want to do that I think is very operational, and the business is trying to run that.

Is there a reason why they have to come here or on an annual basis?

Could we allow for there to be approvals for stuff to be changed as the managers of these facilities see fit?

Because I know the next two items on the on the agenda are basically the same thing.

Asking permission to do something different with rates for specifics, and I just didn't know if that has to come here every time, or if there's a better way to handle handle these procedurally so that the facilities can manage without asking each each and every time.

Yeah, I know that at least in at least some of the instances it's part of the ordinance where where the specific facilities are governed by the ordinance and they set out you know that it's different than just parks generally.

So certainly Mesker, you know, they have their own procedure that they go through to adjust rates.

Um I'd have to address these things one by one because some of them, like for example, uh Wesselman uh Woods has you know in the nature center, they they are under a management agreement, and I believe that they're required to do that to come before the board as part of that agreement.

Some things, as I said, would be a matter of uh ordinance.

I it's not it's not clear to me whether we could standardize that or not, but I'm happy to look into it.

I think I would like to.

I just it's just one of those things to me that seems that we to let allow Kevin to do what he needs to do in certain instances, but I don't want to violate anything, but make things run more efficiently.

It does have an impact on uh with the golf courses, that's a non-reverting fund.

So that money does not go into the general fund.

Um it stays where it is.

And so the parks board needs to, I mean, the part the board and the department benefit from and the course courses obviously benefit from that.

So that's why I think there's probably a closer eye on it from a controller's office standpoint.

Uh and that may be this another source of okay the issue.

Thank you.

If I can add one more thing to the hopefully if things go the way they're supposed to, literally they can be mowing the fairways within two to three weeks.

So if the weather is warm, it needs to be hot.

You never know what June's gonna hit and do this, it's gonna start June the 12th or the 11th, I believe, and then 12th at McDonald's.

But it's possible if it takes like it's supposed to, you're literally looking at less than a month that they can actually get back to where we we can and you know actually raise the rates back up.

All right, good.

Thank you for that explanation.

I'll entertain a motion.

So moved.

Second, all in favor say aye.

Aye, opposed.

Thank you.

Uh, the last part that uh I'm putting that banner that you've got the information.

That's gonna be a banner at Fendrick so that people have the information.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next item is permission for Swander Ice Arena to offer two dollars and fifty cents admission during fourth of July weekend for public skating stick time and free play, Mr.

Bearman.

Uh good afternoon, Mr.

President, members of the board.

Nick Perriman, General Manager at Swander.

Um you may remember a few weeks ago uh when we discussed uh pricing at Swander, we uh made a commitment to some additional programming at our rank.

Um so this is uh a continuation of that along with the next item as well.

Um the summertime is historically our slowest time of the year.

Um so if we can um try to encourage more people to come out and experience the fantastic air conditioning that Swander has to offer in the heat.

Um that's our goal.

Okay, to be clear as well, um Swander will be closed on the fourth itself.

Um, the fourth this year falls on a Saturday, so this would be for Friday and Sunday sessions.

Okay.

I'll entertain a motion.

So move.

Second.

We have a motion of a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed motion carries while you're there.

Permission for Swander Ice Arena to offer cool skate dollar days during the month of June, July, August, and September.

Yep.

Uh again, uh, we've heard the need from the community for um particularly children to have something to do on a hot summer day.

Um, so with this promotion, any day that the heat index is over a hundred degrees on a Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday, which are daytime sessions during the heat of the day.

Um, we would be able to offer that um for one dollar, then that and that includes skate rental as well.

Okay.

Sounds good.

I'll entertain a motion.

So move.

Motion and second, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Motion carries.

While you're there, there was another item added to the agenda under new business approved and execute agreement.

Was solid grounds for Swander concessions?

Yes, uh, so this agreement is for the concessionaire at Swander.

Uh, we did an RFP for that a number of weeks ago.

Um, we did find this response to be um adequate.

Um, so we would like to pursue this as our new tenant at um at Swander for their the future ahead.

And how long was the RFP for the committee?

The agreement.

Yeah, it's for one year, so it would expire um actually at the end of April of next year.

Okay, it's renewable for three additional one-year terms.

But it does our decision, our decision?

Auto renewed with a notice.

It's automatically renews unless either party gives notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the end of the current term.

Copy that.

So it's an initial term plus three, or it initial term plus two.

Three additional, three additional, okay.

So total of four potentially.

Okay.

Mr.

Paraman, while you're up there, would you be willing to share with the board um the reason that we're executing this today?

What how that will benefit the facility in terms of upcoming events and maybe give them some information about the uh event upcoming?

Yeah, absolutely.

Um, so um, the reason we wanted to get it on the agenda today.

We uh, of course, um on the consent agenda, we had the demolition city roller derby.

Um their first event's gonna be held on June the third.

Um so we were hoping to get this agreement pushed through that way.

We could have a concessionaire for that agreement.

Uh or I'm sorry, for that event, um, along with their two additional events later in the summer in July and August.

Okay, I'll entertain a motion.

So moved.

We have a motion of second, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Motion carries.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We're not requesting 100 degree heat index days, just so you know.

So all right, the next item is approval and execute change order number three with Rivertown construction for next level trail in the amount of five thousand three hundred and forty-four dollars and sixteen cents.

Mr.

Bozeman.

Good afternoon, Mr.

President, members of the board, Paul Bowsman, deputy director, Evansville Parks and Recreation.

Uh, this is a change order that encompass encompasses three small uh changes in scope for this project.

One was to remove some additional concrete sidewalk that was missed in the demo plan uh for the project that um will allow us to put a grass safety strip between uh the new trail and Lincoln Avenue without a continuous uh concrete surface into uh Lincoln Avenue.

Uh the second was to uh, oh, and that was one thousand two hundred and ninety-four dollars and ninety-two cents.

Uh the next one was to place additional concrete at Lincoln and Vane Avenue uh to connect the trail to an existing um ADA ramp uh that just is an opportunity to make the new trail completely compliant at that intersection.

And then the last one was or that one was four thousand four hundred and five dollars and ninety-four cents.

The last one is to place flowable fill over the gas line we excavated.

Flowable fill is like a concrete sleeve, basically, uh, so that we can adequately compact the soil over that so that the trail and the set of steps that were built over that will not uh settle and cause and cause problems, so we can really compact that without damaging the gas line.

So that was discovered in just some conversations back and forth uh with uh center point and moving that gas line, and we thought that this was uh a very good thing to do.

$3,600 and $43.75.

So the total change order uh as you said was five thousand three hundred and forty-four dollars and sixteen cents.

Okay, questions?

Nope.

Entertain a motion for approval.

So move second motion and a second, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

Motion carries.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Request for approval and execute professional services agreement with Caldwell Park Proposal site survey and site design.

Danielle.

Mr.

President, board members.

Um, speaking of routine agenda items, this is another one of those items.

Um, we are asking your permission to approve and execute an agreement.

I don't believe it lists, but uh professional services with three I for this site survey and site design.

And again, this is the first step before we can put a playground or any type of amenity in.

We need to make sure that those are completed.

So step one in getting that playground in the equipment is ordered and will arrive the beginning of August with a tentative installation of the second week of August there at Caldwell Park.

So I'm hoping to get this going so that we are ready for the next step.

And uh step two, just a reminder, will be the site work.

I'll come before you again at that point.

Okay.

Nope.

I'll entertain a motion.

So move, second.

Okay.

We have a motion and a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Uh the next one is open sealed quotes for path and paving projects at Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden.

Mr.

Beck.

Good afternoon, Eric Beck, Executive Director for Mesker Park Zoom and Handy Garden.

Um, we sent out a RFQ to a few uh local contractors to do some path and paving work around the zoo.

Uh we have sealed quotes here that we're opening today.

These are broken down by four different project areas inside the zoo.

So you should have a bid tabulation form sheet somewhere on your area.

Okay, the first one here is from Dyke Brothers Lumber and Construction Company Inc.

Uh A Nusker Park Entry is $7,400.740.

Uh B, the African Panorama Path is $59,900 five nine nine zero zero.

Six, the pectory loop is three thousand eight hundred fifty dollars, three eight five zero.

And D is the Lemur Hill 27,900 2790.

Thank you.

Okay, the next one is from Concrete text.

C-O-N-C-R-E-T-E-X.

I'm gonna say that's concrete X.

LLC.

Uh A, Massacre Park Entry, four thousand five hundred dollars, four five zero zero, $450.

B, uh African Panamorama Path $72, seventy-two thousand dollars, seven two two two two zero zero zero.

C the Pecary loop four thousand five hundred dollars, four five zero zero.

Lemur Hill, twenty-one thousand seven hundred dollars, two one seven zero zero.

And the last one is from Danco Construction Inc.

And the A Mesker Park Entry $13,585, $13585.

B the African Panorama Path, $68,800, $6880.

C, the Pecquerie Loop is $11,795, $11795.

D the Lemur Hill is $22,503, $22535.

That's that's the last one.

Great.

I will take these under advisement and then hopefully come back to you with a construction agreement to get some of this started.

Okay.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Next item is to open Biz for the Casey Newsom Center Renovations.

And you have a tabulation form for that as well.

Okay, this one has a bunch of alternates.

The first one is from CH Garmong and Sun Inc.

The base bid amount is five hundred seventy-three thousand six hundred dollars.

That's five seven three six zero zero.

Alternate number one, thirty-five thousand three hundred fifty dollars, three five three five zero.

Alternate number two, eight thousand four hundred dollars, eight four four four four four zero zero.

Alternate number three A, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars, one five nine zero zero, alternate number three B, twenty-one thousand dollars, two one zero zero zero.

Alternate number four is seventeen thousand dollars, one seven zero zero zero.

And alternate number five is forty-six thousand dollars, four six zero zero zero.

Next one is from Midwest contracting and maintenance in uh base bid amount is seven hundred three thousand dollars seven zero three zero zero zero.

Alternate number one is thirty-three thousand dollars, three three zero zero zero, alternate number two, seven thousand nine hundred dollars, seven nine zero zero.

Alternate number three A is six thousand five hundred dollars, six five zero zero, alternate number three B is fourteen thousand eight hundred dollars, one four eight zero zero alternate number four is twenty-two thousand dollars, two two zero zero zero, and alternate number five is fifty six thousand five hundred dollars, five six five zero zero.

Okay, the next one is from Dyke Brothers Lumber and Construction Company Inc.

Base bid amount is six hundred thirty two thousand eight hundred dollars, six three two eight zero zero.

Alternate number one is forty-five thousand six hundred dollars,600, $4560.

Alternate number two is $7, six zero zero, $790.

Alternate number $3A is seven thousand nine hundred dollars,300, 1630.

Alternate $3B is $20,600, $2060.

Alternate number 4 is $21,600, $2160.

And alternate five is uh fifty-two thousand three hundred dollars, five two three zero zero.

Uh next one is from ARC Construction Company Inc.

Base bid amount is five hundred ninety thousand five hundred eighty dollars five nine zero five eight zero alternate number one thirty eight thousand seven hundred dollars three eight seven zero zero alternate number two nine thousand five hundred seventy five dollars nine five seven five alternate number three A is six thousand six hundred dollars six six zero zero alternate number three B excuse me is fifteen thousand two hundred dollars one five two zero zero alternate number four is twenty-two thousand four hundred dollars two two four zero zero alternate number five is forty-nine thousand dollars four nine zero zero zero and the last one is uh frompire contractors Inc.

The base bid amount is six hundred fifty-two thousand four hundred eighty dollars, six five two four eight zero alternate number one is thirty nine thousand three nine hundred fifteen dollars three nine one five alternate number two is nine thousand five hundred thirty dollars nine five three zero alternate number three A is six thousand six hundred eighty dollars six six eight zero alternate number three B is fifteen thousand three hundred fifty dollars, one five three five zero, alternate number four is twelve thousand seven hundred dollars, one two seven zero zero, alternate number five is sixty-three thousand eight hundred forty dollars, six three, eight four zero, and that's all we would like there's I should mention there's also um this one there's a voluntary alternate for uh high RH adhesive for the gym floor, adding two dollars and sixty cents per square foot, Mr.

President Board Members, we would like to take these under advisement.

Thank you.

Is there any other business the board wishes to consider or any public comment today?

Come forward please state your name.

Sorry, I've never been here and done this before.

This is neat.

Uh Board of Directors, uh, President Kenny and Executive Director Cook.

Thank you for the opportunity to ask one question.

I've decided to change my tact here.

Um I'm curious.

Do you have an updated um budget for the Deaconess Aquatic Center for 2026 C 109, specifically that slide?

I'm unable to find that in the mayor's current budget slide deck.

I think that would go to the controller's office.

The controller's office has the official, you know, updated everything, the official version of everything.

And it's right across the hall.

That is directly across the hall.

Yeah, can you could could you state your name for the record?

Sure, Gabriel Correjo.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anything else that uh public comment.

Hearing none, uh Danielle, executive director report.

Just a couple of updates today.

The Wesselman Playground restroom is officially open.

So I know we have a lot of excited family members taking their kiddos, and it's been um heavily utilized to this point in a good way.

So we're happy about that.

Just uh some reminders on events.

The first movie in the park is uh May the 29th, and that is Minecraft that will be playing at Van Park again once the sun goes down, usually around 8 p.m., uh Kona Ice will be there, and it should be a good time.

And then update it's pool season, so update on aquatics here.

Howl Mosby Pool and Rochelle Pool will open as scheduled on May the 30th.

Um Lorraine Pool is looking to be delayed a couple of weeks at this point, taking it day by day, but we had the pool liner of that pool replaced, which was incredibly needed, and I don't know that we would have made it through the season without it.

So tackling that deferred maintenance and um as the company went through that project.

There was some crumbling concrete and other things that needed to be addressed.

And kudos to our park maintenance team.

I don't know if Scott's still in the back, but they took on that project, um, they felt they could handle it and uh have worked overtime trying to get the pool up and going and and making those repairs.

So just a little bit of delay in Lorraine, and as soon as I have that opening date, I will communicate that to the board.

And then just last but not least, a public thank you.

Some of you have been able to attend some of the parks events lately, whether that be a sign dedication or a ribbon cutting, whatever it may be, and um we are grateful for you each and every day, and thank you for your support.

Thank you.

I just wanted to add one thing to that, and not that I'm an executive director.

Uh yesterday uh the mayor gave her state of the city address at Rotary.

Those um videos of those addresses uh and and any rotary uh meetings are typically available on YouTube.

Uh and they're produced by WNIN and in their regional voices series, and the parks department featured quite prominently.

Uh, I think there was a really nice um set of comments and and statistics and things like that that I think everybody should uh would gain information and insight from.

And Danielle was um featured on a few uh a few of the videos, and I I thought it was a terrific presentation, and and I think the department does us all proud.

Thank you for those comments.

I appreciate that.

Hearing nothing else.

Uh I will entertain a motion for acceptance of payroll and vendor claims.

So moved.

We have a motion and a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye, aye.

The meeting is adjourned.

Thank you.