Parks and Recreation Board
Regular MeetingWest Lafayette, IN · February 23, 2026
Agenda
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
Monday, February 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Meeting Agenda
*Revised
The Board of Parks and Recreation is held at Margerum City Hall, 222 North Chauncey Avenue, West
Lafayette, IN 47906. Comments can be submitted to the Clerk's office by emailing
clerk@westlafayette.in.gov. within 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date. Comments will be
forwarded to the committee members before the meeting. Please identify the agenda item in your
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1.
Call to Order
2.
Consent Agenda Items
a. *Minutes
Documents:
• Minutes - January 26, 2026 (Pending Approval) (rev 02.23.2026)
b. Parks and Recreation Report
Documents:
• Parks and Recreation Report - February 2026
c. Department Information*
*(Part-Time New Hires, Program Rates, Membership Rates, Facility Changes (Hours,
Rates, etc.))
Documents:
• MEMO- Park Board Part-Time Hires - February 2026
d. Claims
Documents:
• 01.13.2026 - DD $33,664.07
• 01.13.2026 - PC $4,980.05
• 01.27.2026 - PB $25,435.39
• 02.06.2026 - PR $136,934.99
• 02.10.2026 - DD $20,888.08
• 02.10.2026 - PC $7,961.19
• 02.17.2026 - DD $16,077.81
3.
Old Business
a. Dennis Wellness Center
4.
New Business
a. Program Spotlight- Municipal Nursery-Jennifer Gardiner
b. Transfer- Forestry Technician
Documents:
• Forestry Technician 1
• MEMO- Transfer-Skye Abt (Forestry Technician) (02.14.2026)
c. New Hire- Maintenance Technician II
Documents:
• Maintenance Technician II 1
• MEMO- New Hire-Chase Koster (Maintenance Technician II) (02.17.2026)
d. *New Hire- Maintenance Technician II
Documents:
• Maintenance Technician II 1
• MEMO- New Hire-Robert Lyon (Maint Technician II) (03.02.2026) (rev 02.23.2026)
e. Update- Happy Hollow Park Improvements Phase I
Documents:
• 2026 RVI Planning- Assumption Agreement
f. AmeriCorps- Presentation
Documents:
• Gabrielle Dennis WLPR Board
5.
West Lafayette School Board
6.
Other
7.
Public Comments
8.
Adjournment
9. Next Meeting: March 23, 2026, 4:00 p.m., Margerum City Hall, Council Chambers
Appointing Authority Disclosure:
West Lafayette Board of Parks and Recreation
https://www.westlafayette.in.gov/government/boards-and-commissions/parks-and-
recreation-board