The Board of Parks Commissioners held a regular meeting on June 3, 2026. The board approved several consent agenda items, new business contracts, and a zero-dollar change order extending a project completion date. Public comment was heard from a resident regarding a claim. Staff provided updates on park programs, pool openings, golf course revenue, and a retirement.
Marcus Horton (2120 West Illinois Street) addressed the board about a claim that he stated was merged with the city government and went through the parks department in 2020. He indicated that he was a victim in Indiana used as an alias for confidentiality reasons and that he has ongoing health issues. He expressed difficulty in getting resolution from multiple departments and asked the board for assistance.
I would like to call the meeting to order for the Board of Parks Commissioners. Uh regular meeting today, June 3rd, 2026. The meeting is now called to order. I would need a motion to approve our meeting memorandum from May 20th, 2026. Do I have a motion? So moved. All in favor. All against motion carries. I read a consent agenda items. Request approve and execute land use agreement for Van Pollock Park. Baseball field with uh young and established. Request permission to issue 118 hole for some with CART Golf Certificate for Goose with Catholic Church. Some associal fundraiser. C request approve and execute Swana Ice Arena use agreement with Bethel Church. D approve and execute agreement with PASS PEST for various park facilities. Do we have any questions and comments on the consent agenda items? None. Hearing a scene none, I will entertain a motion. So moved. Second. All in favor. Aye. All against motion carries. There are no old business. So under new business, requests approve and execute agreement with Dyke Brothers for paving and path project at Mesco Park Zoo and Botanic Gardening. Mr. Beck. Good afternoon, Eric Beck, Executive Director for Master Park Zoom and Handicarden. We opened sealed quotes on May 20th at this meeting, and uh Dyke Brothers was the low uh qualified quote to do several uh paving projects. Their total amount was 99,050 dollars. And today we have a contract in front of you to execute so we can start with that work. All right, do we have any questions for Mr. Beck? I do not make a motion to approve. I'll second all in favor, aye, against motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you. Item B awards secret Newsom Center renovation project to Garma Construction Services, Ms. Crook, members of the board just requesting your permission to move this project forward. Um and follow purchasing's recommendation to award to Garmong Construction, they were the low bidder for this project. All right, uh do we have a motion to award seeker news and center renovation project of Garmount construction services? So moved. Second all in favor, aye, all against motion carries. All right, item C approve and execute change order number three with uh midwest contracting to extend the substantial completion date for fourth and main park on November 25th, 2026. Good afternoon, board members. This is a zero dollar change order. Again, this is just to extend the completion date. If you have driven down Main Street, you've seen um it's been kind of just a big hole for a minute. Um lots of delays there, including some vaults that they found during excavation, some basements and things that we weren't aware were there, so we had to take care of that and materials delay on that end, and then some work with center point as well, just getting that timing figured out, and then some delays from the residential contractor all piled on. Um do want to make you aware this uh is not going to impact the ready funds.