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<br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes <br />April 9, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 4 of 5 <br /> 7.4 Parks and Recreation Commission By-Laws <br /> Mr. Shelby presented his report. Commissioner Fermoyle pointed out five grammatical errors such as <br />spacing and misspelling. Secretary Larson made note of the errors to correct in the document. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek said with the recent park dedication issues they have had over the past couple <br />of months he said that he thinks they should add some verbiage about what should and shouldn’t be <br />done for park dedication. From what he saw happening with the Specht property recently he thinks that <br />the park dedication policies are very gray and are hard to understand. He said that the details are <br />unclear to him about what land/cash can be accepted as park dedication. He said he isn’t sure if that <br />should go in the bylaws or if there needs to be some additional training on the subject. Chair Anderson <br />and Mr. Stremcha said that should go under ordinances instead of bylaws. <br /> <br />Commissioner Goodwin suggested that it could be under member training or a yearly refresher from <br />staff. Commissioner Fermoyle said that from a training perspective reviewing something annually about <br />the park dedication ordinances would be appreciated. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek asked if they could utilize park dedication ordinances when needed. Mr. <br />Stremcha said he thinks it is already incorporated into the training area in the bylaws and implied as one <br />of the core functions that would necessitate training. Chair Anderson said for example like the master <br />trail plan etc. Chair Anderson said that he has discussed with staff about having more trainings but that <br />it adds to the meetings already expected to attend. Mr. Stremcha said it could be done offline not <br />necessarily at a meeting. Commissioner Goodwin said that she thinks there should be more time <br />dedicated to staff training. <br /> <br />Chair Anderson asked if there were any other questions. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Niziolek and seconded by Commissioner Fermoyle to approve <br />the April 2025 revision of the Parks and Recreation By-Laws with the noted changes that <br />were outlined by Commissioner Fermoyle. Motion carried 7-0 <br /> <br />8. PARKS AND RECREATION MANAGER UPDATE <br /> <br /> 8.1 Parks and Recreation Manager Update <br /> Mr. Shelby presented his report. Commissioner Niziolek requested staff to come up with a <br />presentation to review the park dedication ordinance and related topics. He shared that he felt <br />uncomfortable about how things went with the Specht property, and he was unsure of what he should <br />be doing as a park commissioner regarding park dedication. Chair Anderson confirmed that the subject <br />should be brought back to a future meeting as a discussion item. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek said he noticed that someone was doing soil borings under Cty Rd 32. He said <br />he is assuming that it is for some sort of project being that the road is immediately adjacent to <br />Woodland Trails Regional Park, and he would like staff to find out that is for, so the commission can <br />pursue a trail along Cty Rd 32. Chair Anderson said they are doing the same thing along Cty Rd 30 and <br />so he would like an answer from staff on that as well. <br />9. ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />