Parks Committee

AGENDA OF THE PARKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025, 5:00 PM In person at City Hall, Room 207. Virtual attendance is also available via Zoom. AMENDED A. Zoom Meeting Information. 1. Join Zoom Meeting Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84314784824?pwd=THBkdmRwT1k4MG5DV3hhbC9xVDhXdz09 Or call in by phone: +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 843 1478 4824 Passcode: 278667 If you wish to speak at this public meeting or leave a comment, please fill out the online Comment Form prior to the meeting. More detailed Zoom Instructions can be found online. B. Roll Call. 1. Members: Melinda Eck, Joey Prestley, Ben Delie, Jim Ridderbush C. Approval of the Agenda. 1. Approval of the agenda for the Wednesday, October 1, 2025, meeting of the Parks Committee. D. Approval of Minutes. 1. Approval of the minutes from the September 10, 2025 Parks Committee meeting. E. Regular Business. 1. Consideration with possible action on the approval to purchase (1) Forestry Body w/Hoist for a total cost of $47,137.00 from Casper's Truck Equipment. 2. Consideration with possible action on hiring Wisconsin Public Service to install the electric Agenda of the Parks Committee October 1, 2025 Page 1  service and gas service for the JBS subdivision and park development for a total cost of $225,000. F. Informational. 1. Director's Report on updates and recent activities of the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department. 2. Next Meeting: October 15, 2025. G. Adjournment. 1. Adjournment of the Wednesday, October 1, 2025, meeting of the Parks Committee. 1) THIS MEETING IS RECORDED: THE VIDEO OF THIS MEETING AND MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.greenbaywi.gov 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Any person wishing to attend who requires special accommodation because of a disability, should contact the City Safety Manager at 920-448-3125 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting time so that arrangements can be made. 3) QUORUM: Please take notice that a majority or quorum of the Common Council will attend this Parks Committee meeting and will constitute a meeting of the Common Council for purposes of discussion and information gathering relative to this agenda. 4) REPRESENTATION: The party requesting the communication, or their representative, should be present at this meeting. Agenda of the Parks Committee October 1, 2025 Page 2  Report to the Parks Committee of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 1, 2025 AGENDA ITEM # D.1 Approval of the minutes from the September 10, 2025 Parks Committee meeting. BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. 9-10-25 Parks Committee Minutes 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  Report to the Parks Committee of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 1, 2025 Dan Ditscheit, Parks Director AGENDA ITEM # E.1 Consideration with possible action on the approval to purchase (1) Forestry Body w/Hoist for a total cost of $47,137.00 from Casper's Truck Equipment. BACKGROUND The City bonded $182,700 in 2025 for the replacement of this Forestry Truck. The truck has already been purchased and delivered. The truck body w/Hoist will be a separate purchase from a separate vendor. The Purchasing Department sent out a Request for Quotes to various providers for the purchase of the body w/Hoist. Only one vendor submitted a quote. We are requesting approval to purchase the truck body w/Hoist for a total cost of $47,137 from Casper's Truck Equipment. We are familiar with this company and have purchased equipment from them in the past. After this purchase is complete, we still need to purchase approximately $5,000 in misc. equipment to make this truck ready for service. This would include lights, a toolbox and various other small items. The total cost for this purchase, along with all other items associated with this truck will come out to approximately $149,000, which is well below what was budgeted for this truck purchase. RECOMMENDATION To approve. FISCAL IMPACT The City bonded a total of $182,700 for the replacement of this truck in 2025. $96,767 - Cost to purchase this truck. This has already been purchased and delivered. $47,137 - Cost to purchase the truck body w/hoist. $5,000 - Approximate cost for lights, toolbox and additional amenities. (These have not been purchased yet.) $148,904 - Total approximate cost for this truck replacement. ATTACHMENTS 1. Bid Form 2. Request For Bid Info 3. Forestry Body Product Info 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  Report to the Parks Committee of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 1, 2025 Dan Ditscheit, Parks Director AGENDA ITEM # E.2 Consideration with possible action on hiring Wisconsin Public Service to install the electric service and gas service for the JBS subdivision and park development for a total cost of $225,000. BACKGROUND The City requested a quote from Wisconsin Public Service to provide electric service and gas service to the JBS subdivision and park. There are 4 electric services included within this quote. Two separate electric services are needed for the street lights. One electric service is needed for the destination/boulevard park and one electric service is needed for the sewer lift station. This cost does not include running electric and gas service to the residential developments within this subdivision. Each residential developer will have to request and pay for their own services to satisfy each development. These City utilities will need to be installed prior to any developer requesting service for their individual developments. If approved, these utilities will be installed later this fall. These underground utilities will be installed within existing utility easements already in place. This is a necessary expense and there are no other vendors that can provide this service. This was an anticipated expense from the start of the project. RECOMMENDATION To approve. FISCAL IMPACT The $225,000 needed for this work will come from the already allocated TIF funding for this project. No additional funding is required. ATTACHMENTS 1. ESTIMATE LETTER21_3406807 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov September 30, 2025 CITY OF GREEN BAY 100 N JEFFERSON ST ROOM 510 GREEN BAY, WI 54301 Dear Customer: Following is the estimated cost for the proposed work request at: Property Description: JBS SITE REDEVELOPMENT CITY OF GREEN BAY County of BROWN State of WI • The cost to install your Electric facilities is: $0.00 service and $195,000.00 system. Total Electric charges are $195,000.00. • The cost to install your Gas facilities is: $0.00 service and $30,000.00 system. Total Gas charges are $30,000.00. The estimate is effective for sixty (60) days as of the date of this letter. It is based on our understanding of the existing conditions and the proposed location of the system and/or service on the property. If you decide to proceed with the proposed work request we will calculate the actual cost. This actual cost may vary from the estimated cost because of changes in job scope, location/route, materials/labor costs, winter construction or other variables. If you would like to proceed, a Service Application and Property Site Sketch & Liability Waiver will need to be completed. For more information you can visit our Website at: WisconsinPublicService.com or contact us at 920-617-2775 and refer to Work Request 3406807-1. Thank you. Sincerely, Robert T Laskowski  Report to the Parks Committee of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 1, 2025 AGENDA ITEM # F.1 Director's Report on updates and recent activities of the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department. BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. Director's Report 10.1 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  PARKS COMMITTEE DIRECTOR’S REPORT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025 PARK DIVISION • Park shelter rentals are continuing through the fall months. • Park crews continue to mow the parks, green spaces, and RDA owned property on a regular basis. Mowing crews are getting caught up on detail work such as pruning suckers off trees, extra string trimming, picking up branches, and picking litter. • Park landscape crews are out and about maintaining landscape beds in our parks, Bay Beach, aquatic facilities, and other areas throughout the city. • Park crews are also in the process of restoring the playground and splashpad that were removed from Farlin Park. • Park crews continue to assist with special events throughout the city. • Park caretakers continue to have a presence in the parks picking litter, checking bathrooms, emptying garbage cans and ensuring the parks are in order for visitors. • The ballfield crews continue to prepare soccer fields, softball fields, and baseball fields for fall athletic games. Preparing the various fields can mean anything from dragging ballfields, to laying out and line painting soccer fields and moving soccer goals. • Park Carpenters have begun the installation of various new playground pieces at Murphy Park. • Staff have begun end of season maintenance on pools and wading pools. This includes giving wading pool vessels a new coat of paint. • We are starting to close down the splashpads for the season. All of the splashpads should be closed by early October. • Trail maintenance throughout the Baird Creek biking trails has been an ongoing project throughout this summer and continue into early fall. • On Thursday, Sept. 25, Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27, Habitat for Humanity completed exterior beautification projects around the Fisk Neighborhood. 100’s of Volunteers assisted with the efforts throughout the entire neighborhood. Fisk Park received fresh woodchips for the playground area. The Resch Aquatic Center and Fisk Shelter/Splashpad areas will be getting pressure washed as part of the efforts. FORESTRY DIVISION • Crews are still working on pruning and tree removals for ongoing DPW projects including road resurfacing, reconstruction and sidewalk replacements. • Forestry staff recently removed infested ash trees and pruned trees around the Nature Center parking lot at the WLS. • Forestry staff continue to work with IT staff on transferring our tree inventory to a GIS format. • The stump grinding has been completed on the east side. Approximately 725 stumps have been ground so far this season. Crews are starting the west side list in the neighborhoods near Ft Howard and Seymour Parks. There are approximately 500 stumps remaining on the westside. • Cycle pruning efforts are being focused in the downtown and Whitney Park areas. Typical cycle pruning includes raising tree limbs for clearance, deadwood pruning and structure pruning to help reduce the chances of breakage during storms. • Pruning crews are also working on individual pruning requests throughout the city. DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION • The state approved the completion of the West End Train. This ride will open to the public in May of 2026. Park staff will work on beautification efforts adjacent to the ride in the off season. • Staff are working with a consultant to complete the wildlife viewing platform and shoreline walk construction plans for Bay Beach Amusement Park. Staff hired a consultant to complete the quality assurance requirements in the EPA grant for the wildlife viewing platform and shoreline walk work. • Shipyard Phase II design work has begun. The consultant recently submitted the 50% bid plan sets for review. • Planning continues for the Joliet Park Area of Concern habitat restoration project. • Construction is nearly completed on the Main Street East River Trail project from Baird to Irwin. • Construction of the JBS project is well underway. The infrastructure/road project is nearly completed. The construction of the Park/Boulevard will likely begin in mid- October. • Planning continues for the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and Renard Island Nearshore Area. A draft Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) has been completed. • Planning for the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary Strategic and Master Planning has begun. • The consultant is actively working on the redesign of the Leicht Park shelter project. Final plans have been submitted to the city for review. The site grading for the soil surcharge has been completed. • A consultant has been hired to design improvements for Joannes Sk8 Park. The consultant is developing conceptual plans. • Construction of the Bay Beach HVAC Pavilion Project began on 9/8/25. • A Request for Quotes has been issued to trail designers for Baird Creek Mountain Bike Flow Track Improvements. GREEN BAY CONSERVATION CORPS • The 2024-2025 program year concluded on August 31st. The new crew starts September 22nd. This year, we filled more positions in the fall than anticipated, with a total of 16 crew members. Nine of these members are alumni of the program. • The Red Smith school received a grant to install storybook trail signs along the trail. Staff began installing these trail signs in late August. The Girl Scouts built and donated 3 benches along the trail. After vandalism of the new trail signs, park staff reinstalled them with concrete, and the storybook was installed on September 17th. • Staff continue to complete encroachment surveys throughout the park system and have begun re-inspections. • Staff presented at the Woodland Dunes Nature Center (September 9th), the Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education Annual Conference (September 16th), and the Sustainability Coffee Hour (September 16th). • Staff met with the Botanical Gardens to discuss the 2026 Pollinator Corridor plantings. Five sites were chosen: Muir, Marquette, Fort Howard, Sullivan, and Metro Boat Launch. These five plantings will nearly complete the corridor at a 0.5-mile radius between plantings. The Botanical Garden has also agreed to match our plant kit giveaway if we receive the grant funding. This would increase the planned 100 free plant kits to 200 free kits for Green Bay residents. • Staff have been meeting with other organizations across the state to develop a state coalition of programs dedicated to youth career development and community service. Other programs include Operation Fresh Start, WisCorps, and multiple Youth Build programs. • Staff continue to research and write grants for the department. Recently, staff worked with Design & Development to submit an application for stormwater management at Bay Beach. RECREATION DIVISION • The adult fall softball leagues began August 19th. We are offering Co-Ed Slow-pitch and Men’s Slow-pitch at Beaver Dam Park. The season will run Mondays and Tuesdays through mid-October. • Adult football leagues have begun. Leagues are played on Thursday nights at East River Van Beaver and Ted Fritsch Parks through mid-October. • Youth Basketball Skills registration opened on August 4th. The program will start on September 29th. • We are currently taking registrations for the table tennis league which will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning October 1st at Franklin Middle School. • Fall permits have been issued for the youth baseball, cross-country, football, soccer and tennis programs. • We are currently taking registration for the adult basketball leagues which are scheduled to begin November 5th. • Fall 2025-2026 Dance Registration is open. Information on Fall classes is available at: https://www.greenbaywi.gov/885/Dance-Classes. The informational parent meeting takes place on September 23rd with classes beginning the week of September 30th. • FIT in the Parks concluded August 28th with great success following a short hiatus. Stay tuned for some fall pop-up FIT classes. • Registration opened for the Howling Halloween Hike on September 8th. We anticipate selling out the event, which is scheduled to take place on October 24th at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. AQUATICS • This off-season, staff will continue to evaluate the staffing shortage we continue to endure. Some notes to consider: o Types of schedules o Length of shifts o Scheduling software o Incentives o Weekend bonus pay • Staff are working on completing the 2025 Annual Aquatics Report. This will assist in making decisions for the 2026 season. • Staff are working on completing Program Analysis’. This will assist in programming for the 2026 season. BAY BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK • Ride Repairs o Sea Dragon: Staff are waiting for delivery of new lap bars. o West Train: Construction is nearing completion. The train has been tested on the new tracks. The State Ride Inspector has completed their final inspection. The contractor still has to complete the queue line fencing. o Merry Go Round: Down for the year. This will be repaired in the off season. o Rockin Tug: Replacement parts are on the way. • Inclusive Playground o Elevate is looking to install the donation sign around September 23rd. o The new prefabricated bathroom is installed and open when the park is busy. o On nice days, there are plenty of families utilizing the playground. • Staffing o Our staffing numbers continue to decline as staff head back to college. o Some rides do close on weekends as staff call in sick. o Staff are planning on attending the annual IAAPA conference in Orlando for professional development, seeing new trends, and looking for options of rides we may purchase. • Improvements o Dancehall HVAC construction has begun. o Look for ways to increase special events for 2026 season. METRO BOAT LAUNCH • The Pay Station is open and taking payments. • This year we have seen an average amount of usage. TRIANGLE HILL • Shelter rentals are underway. • Disc golf and bike track continue to get a great number of participants. • Discussions on winter operations continues. • Construction of the underground utilities for making snow will begin in a few weeks. WILDLIFE SANCTUARY • The Raptor Walk exhibit electrical now live with a very small amount of backfill/mulching remaining. • AOC Habitat grant work continues onsite. Plant assessments are still underway in our forests, fields and lagoons and the data being analyzed. • Work continues on Sanctuary Strategic & Master Planning project. Early deliverables are being generated. Onsite meetings, including public input sessions, will be scheduled in the near future. • The 20th annual Walk for Wildlife was held on September 20th. There were over 500 pre-registered walkers. This year we are highlighting our otters Renee and Cesar. It turned out to be a successful event and the weather cooperated. • The OAK 4K school year is now nearly a month in, with full enrollment. • R-PAWS – the sanctuary’s wildlife rehabilitation program has admitted 6300+ already this year, with 3000+ of these being native mammals. While it is late in the season, staff is still seeing newborn rabbits and a few species of very recently hatched birds including Mourning Doves and Goldfinches. ADMINISTRATION • Reservations for shelter rentals are open for heated shelters until October 26th. • Staff are continuing to support special event requests. • Gift cards are available to purchase by phone or in person in our office. • Metal Detecting Permits are available for purchase online, or in person in our office. • Posted social media events, programs, and information. • Annual Metro Boat passes are available in the Parks and Recreation Office for the 2025 season. • Park and Recreation Department budget formulation continues. • Capital Improvement Project budget formulation has been compiled. • Basketball, Table Tennis, and Youth Basketball Skills are open for registration. • Registration for the Dance 2025-2026 season is available online, by phone, or in person with a program start date of September 29th. • Registration for the Howling Halloween Hike, scheduled for Friday, October 24th, is available online, by phone, or in person.