Parks Committee

AGENDA OF THE PARKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025, 5:00 PM In person at City Hall, Room 207. Virtual attendance is also available via Zoom. 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 29, 2025, meeting of the Parks Committee. D. Approval of Minutes. 1. Approval of the minutes from the October 1, 2025 Parks Committee meeting. E. Regular Business. 1. Consideration with possible action on the request to purchase a Bobcat L28 Small Articulated Loader with attachments from Bobcat Plus, Inc. for a total cost of $74,081.82. F. Informational. 1. Director's Report on updates and recent activities of the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Agenda of the Parks Committee October 29, 2025 Page 1  Department. 2. Next Meeting: November 19, 2025. G. Adjournment. 1. Adjournment of the Wednesday, October 29, 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 29, 2025 Page 2  Report to the Parks Committee of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 29, 2025 AGENDA ITEM # D.1 Approval of the minutes from the October 1, 2025 Parks Committee meeting. BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. 10-1 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 29, 2025 Dan Ditscheit, Parks Director AGENDA ITEM # E.1 Consideration with possible action on the request to purchase a Bobcat L28 Small Articulated Loader with attachments from Bobcat Plus, Inc. for a total cost of $74,081.82. BACKGROUND The Parks Department is requesting approval to purchase a Bobcat L28 Small Articulated Loader with a snow blower attachment and a broom attachment from Bobcat Plus, Inc. The total cost for the loader and the two attachments is $74,081.82. This equipment will be used at City Hall to brush and clear the snow off the sidewalks. This will replace an existing unit that is 10 years old, which is in poor condition and rusting excessively. We are proposing to replace the existing equipment with a larger, more efficient piece of machinery due to the increased snow removal needs with the addition of the Press Gazette building. This was quoted out through the Purchasing Department through the Sourcewell Contract. RECOMMENDATION To approve FISCAL IMPACT The total cost for this purchase is $74,081.82. The Parks Department is proposing to use extra bond funding from other equipment that was purchased, but the costs were lower than the budgeted dollar amount. No additional funding will be needed for the purchase of this piece of equipment. $55,007.90 - Leftover 2025 bond funding from 3 trucks that were purchased. $19,073.92 - Leftover 2024 bond funding from the purchase of scoreboards. This piece of equipment is currently listed in the Park Department's 2026 bond request. If this purchase is approved, this expense can be removed from the 2026 bond request. ATTACHMENTS 1. CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS - L28 - AU1438746(1) 2. CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS - SNOWBLOWER - AU1444816 3. quote-BW1446753 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov Product Quotation Your Bobcat Contact Your Customer Contact Quotation Number: AU1438746 Alex Urlaub Quote Sent Date: Oct 02, 2025 Phone: Expiration Date: Nov 01, 2025 Email: alex.urlaub@doosan.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deliver to Bobcat Dealer Bill to CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS Brian Weber CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS 919 CROCKER ST Bobcat Plus, Inc., DePere, WI 919 CROCKER ST GREEN BAY, WI, 54303-3661 1372 MID VALLEY DR. GREEN BAY, WI, 54303-3661 DEPERE, WI, 54115 Item Name Item Number Quantity Price Each Total Bobcat L28 Small Articulated M1403 1 37,772.00 37,772.00 Loader Standard Equipment: 24.8 HP Tier 4 Diesel Engine Glow Plugs (Automatically Activated) Telescopic Lift Arm (24" extension) Horn Auxiliary Hydraulics: Variable Flow 12 GPM Instrumentation: Articulation Lock Bar Engine Temperature & Fuel Gauges, Hourmeter, RPM Backup Alarm and Warning Lights Bob-Tach Lift Arm Support Device Operator Interlock Control System - Integrated in Left LED Work Lights, 2-Front & 1-Rear Arm Rest Operator Canopy: Controls: Cup holder, Adjustable Suspension Seat, Retractable Forward & Reverse foot pedals with joystick Seat Belt controlled workgroup functions & variable control Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) meets ISO 3471 switches for auxiliary hydraulics Falling Object Protective Structure (FOPS) meets ISO Engine/Hydraulic Systems Shutdown 3449, Level I Parking Brake: Spring Applied, Pressure Released (SAPR) Tires: 8 Ply 23-10.50x12 Turf (46.5" wide) Warranty: 1 year, or Unlimited hours whichever occurs first Comfort and Performance Package M1403-P01-C03 1 4,411.80 4,411.80 Included: Heated enclosed cab with wiper / washer, heated suspension seat, block heater, Power Bob-Tach, radio, traction assist. Side Window Slider M1403-R18-C02 1 372.40 372.40 Heated Rear Window M1403-R17-C03 1 285.00 285.00 26X12.00-12 Turf Tire M1403-R09-C03 1 378.48 378.48 50" General Purpose Bucket (463) 7114583 1 776.72 776.72 Bolt-On Cutting Edge, 50" 7104502 1 122.07 122.07 Snow Blower 26X56 M7054 1 4,868.56 4,868.56 MOTOR PACKAGE 50CC (8-12 M7054-R01-C01 1 580.64 580.64 gpm) 64" Angle Broom M7044 1 4,470.32 4,470.32  64" Angle Broom with 10.3 M7044-R02-C01 1 418.00 418.00 motor (9.6-12.0 gpm) Road Light kit- Cab 7362524 1 1,200.00 1,200.00 Strobe Light Kit, Amber 7352416 1 278.17 278.17 Attachment Control Kit 7427921 1 484.09 484.09 Total for Bobcat L28 Small Articulated Loader 56,418.25 Quote Subtotal 56,418.25 Dealer PDI 1,100.00 Tariff Surcharge 2,608.04 Freight Charges 875.00 Destination Charges 437.00 Dealer Assembly Charges 1,098.50 Quote Total - USD 62,536.79 Comment: *Plus applicable taxes. IF Tax Exempt, please include Tax Exempt Certificate with the order. *Prices per the Sourcewell Contract #020223-CEC *Sourcewell Member Number (if applicable): ____________ *All orders should include 1) Accounts Payable Contact and email address, 2) W9 with correct legal entity name, and 3) Bill to Address. *Orders may be placed with the contract holder or authorized dealer as allowed by the terms and conditions of the contract. *A Copy of all orders must be provided to Heather.Messmer@Doosan.com. *Contact Holder Information: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. Govt Sales, 250 E Beaton Drive, West Fargo, ND 58078. TID# 38- 0425350. *Payment Terms: Net 60 Days. Credit cards accepted. *Remittance address: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. P. O. Box 74007382, Chicago, IL 60674-7382 Customer Acceptance: Quotation Number: AU1438746 Purchase Order: ___________________________________ Authorized Signature: Print: _______________________________ Sign: _____________________________________________________________ Date: _____________ Email: ________________________________________________________ Addresses Delivery Address________________________________________________________________________________________ Billing Address (if different from ship to): _____________________________________________________________________ Tax Exempt: Y ▢ / N ▢ Exempt in the State of: ______________________________________ Tax Exempt ID: Federal: __________________________________________________ State: ____________________________________________________ Expiration Date: ___________________________________________ Product Quotation Your Bobcat Contact Your Customer Contact Quotation Number: AU1444816 Alex Urlaub Quote Sent Date: Oct 07, 2025 Phone: +17012416372 Expiration Date: Nov 06, 2025 Email: alex.urlaub@doosan.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deliver to Bobcat Dealer Bill to CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS Brian Weber CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS 919 CROCKER ST Bobcat Plus, Inc., DePere, WI 919 CROCKER ST GREEN BAY, WI, 54303-3661 1372 MID VALLEY DR. GREEN BAY, WI, 54303-3661 DEPERE, WI, 54115 Item Name Item Number Quantity Price Each Total Snow Blower 26X48 M7053 1 4,594.96 4,594.96 MOTOR PACKAGE 50CC (8-12 gpm) M7053-R01-C01 1 580.64 580.64 Total for Snow Blower 26X48 5,175.60 Quote Subtotal 5,175.60 Dealer PDI 250.00 Tariff Surcharge 248.43 Destination Charges 181.00 Quote Total - USD 5,855.03 Comment: *Plus applicable taxes. IF Tax Exempt, please include Tax Exempt Certificate with the order. *Prices per the Sourcewell Contract #020223-CEC *Sourcewell Member Number (if applicable): ____________ *All orders should include 1) Accounts Payable Contact and email address, 2) W9 with correct legal entity name, and 3) Bill to Address. *Orders may be placed with the contract holder or authorized dealer as allowed by the terms and conditions of the contract. *A Copy of all orders must be provided to Heather.Messmer@Doosan.com. *Contact Holder Information: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. Govt Sales, 250 E Beaton Drive, West Fargo, ND 58078. TID# 38- 0425350. *Payment Terms: Net 60 Days. Credit cards accepted. *Remittance address: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. P. O. Box 74007382, Chicago, IL 60674-7382 Customer Acceptance: Quotation Number: AU1444816 Purchase Order: ___________________________________ Authorized Signature: Print: _______________________________ Sign: _____________________________________________________________ Date: _____________ Email: ________________________________________________________ Addresses Delivery Address________________________________________________________________________________________ Billing Address (if different from ship to): _____________________________________________________________________ Tax Exempt: Y ▢ / N ▢ Exempt in the State of: ______________________________________ Tax Exempt ID: Federal: __________________________________________________ State: ____________________________________________________ Expiration Date: ___________________________________________  Quotation Number: BW1446753 Quote Sent Date: Oct 07, 2025 Expiration Date: Nov 06, 2025 Prepared By: Brian Weber Phone: 920-660-9356 Email: bweber@bobcatplus.com Customer Contact Dealer CITY OF GREEN BAY-PARKS GREG BARTA Bobcat Plus, Inc., DePere, WI 919 CROCKER ST Phone: +19204483457 1372 MID VALLEY DR. GREEN BAY, WI, 54303-3661 Email: gregba@greenbaywi.gov DEPERE, WI, 54115 Phone: +1 920 448 3457 Item Name Item Number Quantity Price Each Total Erskine 48" Angle Broom with Hydraulic 900892 1 5,690.00 5,690.00 angle. Description: Includes 14 pin wire harness Total for Erskine 48" Angle Broom with Hydraulic angle. 5,690.00 Quote Subtotal 5,690.00 Sales Total before Taxes 5,690.00 Taxes 0.00 Quote Total - USD 5,690.00 Notes: 3% fee will be applied if paying with credit card. Customer Acceptance: Quotation Number: BW1446753 Purchase Order: ___________________________________ Authorized Signature: Print: _______________________________ Sign: _____________________________________________________________ Date:_____________ Email:________________________________________________________ Tax Exempt: Y ▢ / N ▢  Report to the Parks Committee of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 29, 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 10.29 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  PARKS COMMITTEE DIRECTOR’S REPORT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 PARK DIVISION • Park shelter rentals are wrapping up for the season at the end of October. • Park crews continue to mow the parks, green spaces, and RDA owned property on a regular basis. With the leaves beginning to fall, our lawnmowers will be mulching the leaves in the parks as they proceed through their routes. Leaves are also being blown out of landscape beds, playgrounds, and off hard surfaces and being mulched up as well. • Park landscape crews are out and about maintaining and performing fall clean ups of landscape beds in our parks, Bay Beach, aquatic facilities, and other areas throughout the city. • Park crews have completed the restoration work of the old splash pad and playground at Farlin Park. • A few less special events are taking place throughout the city, but the Parks Dept. is continuing to support events as they occur. • 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. • Fall aerating is taking place on a number of athletic fields. • Park Carpenters are close to wrapping up the installation of various new playground pieces at Murphy Park. • Staff is continuing the winterization of the pools and wading pools for the season. Some smaller maintenance needs are being taken care of as long as the weather holds out. • All the City’s splash pads have been shut down for the season and along with a number of shelters that are not heated for the winter months. FORESTRY DIVISION • Crews are still working on pruning and tree removals for ongoing DPW projects including road resurfacing, reconstruction and sidewalk replacements. • Forestry staff continue to work with IT staff on transferring our tree inventory to a GIS format. • The stump grinding is winding down for the season. There will be ~250 stumps on the far west side that we will not get to this year. Stump grinding in 2026 will begin on the west side to complete these stumps. • 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 pulling stakes and training pruning young trees. • Fall tree planting season is upon us, staff and crews are busy with all facets of this operation for the next 3 weeks. DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION • 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 has begun. • 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 consultant has been hired for Baird Creek Mountain Bike Flow Track Improvements. • A request for quote is out for Beaumont Park playground, in partnership with the Green Bay Public School Ditrict. • A request for quote is out for Joannes Aquatic Center Engineering. GREEN BAY CONSERVATION CORPS • On September 22nd, 15 conservation corps members started the 4th program year. All members completed the 2-week orientation. • Crews continue to produce biochar in partnership with the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory to create a soil amendment for tree plantings. • Crews finished fall plant maintenance and mulched all planting sites including 4 inactive neighborhood signs: Baird Creek, Kennedy, Three Corners, Colburn, and Maple Arches. • Crews completed foliar follow up at Red Smith and Newberry for invasive shrubs. • Staff hosted a volunteer event at Joliet Park on October 19th. Seven neighborhood volunteers joined to remove invasive honeysuckle. • Crews have started seed collecting for 2026 greenhouse growing and habitat restoration. • The 2026 pollinator plantings have been selected, and crews have started removing the turf grass and prepping the planting sites. 2026 planting sites include Muir, Marquette, Fort Howard, and Sullivan. • The new field assistant for the conservation corps started Monday, October 20th and has started onboarding and training. • Staff and crews are preparing for the annual Make a Difference Day event on Saturday, October 25th at John Muir Park from 9 AM to 12 PM. • 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. RECREATION DIVISION • Fall permits have been issued for the youth baseball, cross-country, football, soccer and tennis programs. • Adult basketball begins November 12th. • The Howling Halloween Hike took place on October 24th at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary with 800 kids and their families attending. 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 completed program analyses for 2025 and are using it to evaluate program planning in 2026. • Lifesavers Pathway o Staff are working on writing a curriculum for a new program that will help promote and certify lifeguards. In conjunction with the Green Bay Y and through a donation from Jones Signs, we are hopeful to roll out the new program in 2026. BAY BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK • Ride Repairs o Sea Dragon: Staff are waiting on lap bars to be delivered. o Maintenance crew has been working on getting the rides that have been down back to operating so they will be ready in the Spring. o Rides are starting to be taken down for the winter.  o Painting and maintenance have begun. • Inclusive Playground o Elevate installed the donation plaque on October 17th. o The bathrooms have been winterized. • Staffing o Staff are planning on attending IAAPA in Orlando for professional development, seeing new trends, and look for options of rides we may purchase. o Onboarding documents are getting updated for 2026 season. o Scheduling process will be reevaluated. • Improvements o Dancehall construction has begun. o Researching ways to increase special events for 2026 season. o Survey sent out to staff to see what we can change or keep doing for 2026. METRO BOAT LAUNCH • The Pay Station is open and taking payments. • 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 continue. We will hopefully have electric and water hooked up to make the snow making process smoother. WILDLIFE SANCTUARY • The Raptor Walk enclosure wood post replacement will begin this week. Three enclosure structures have been deconstructed. Deteriorating support posts will be replaced. • AOC Habitat grant work continues onsite. Data analysis is underway. • Initial in-person meetings were held with the consultant for sanctuary master planning. Meetings were held with all stakeholders to gather initial input. • The first annual Ottertoberfest was held with over 2000 people attending. This annual event features bands, food trucks, and a great Kids Zone. • The USDA conducted an inspection for all bird and mammals onsite. This very thorough and involved inspection occurs every three years. Sanctuary staff all worked together to prepare for this inspection. The Sanctuary passed with zero violations. • The R-PAWS wildlife rehabilitation remains busy. While many of the seasonal infants are released, some that need extra initial help are coming in. Intake for the year is over 7000 already, with two months left. • The school program season is well underway with many field trips and staff led programs weekly. • Winterization of enclosures and relocation of temperature-sensitive ambassador animals is underway with cooler temperatures approaching. • Caging was completely replaced in the Observation Building quarantine area. This upgrade was through a generous donation by the FOWLS Guild, replacing nearly 30- year-old fiberglass cage bank with new, larger, stainless steel. ADMINISTRATION • 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. • Park and Recreation Department budget formulation has been submitted. • Capital Improvement Project budget formulation has been compiled. • Preparation as begun in our reservation system for the upcoming facility rental season. • Staff are working on rehires for the 2026 seasonal hiring. • Staff is currently preparing to post our open positions for new hires in anticipation of our 2026 season.