Park Board Minutes 2013 11-14-13APPROVED 1/9/14
Yorkville Parks and Recreation Department
City Hall
800 Game Farm Road
November 14, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Call to Order: Deb Horaz called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
Roll Call: Deb Horaz – yes; Kelly Sedgwick – yes; Seaver Tarulis – yes; Mark Dilday – yes; Amy
Cesich – no; Dan Lane – no; Matt Konecki – no.
Introduction of City Official and Staff:
Tim Evans – Superintendent of Recreation
Scott Sleezer – Superintendent of Parks
Shay Remus ‐ Recreation Department
Tyler Nelson – Recreation Department
Other Guests: None.
Public Comment: None.
Presentation: None.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the October 10, 2013 minutes were approved. Motion to
approve the minutes was made by Kelly Sedgwick and seconded by Seaver Tarulis.
Bills Review:
October 24, 2013 – No questions from Board.
November 14, 2013 – Deb asked about a certificate renewal on page five. Tim said it is for food
handlers.
September 2012 Budget Report – Informational purpose.
September 2013 Budget Report – Informational purpose.
Scott said that the part time salaries are going over, but he said it will be made up for it in the future
somewhere in our budget so there will not be a budget shortfall.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
2014 Meeting Schedule ‐ Kelly asked if we can have a later start time like 6:30 p.m. Tim said 6:30
would be great. Kelly said it is hard for him to get there by 6:00 p.m. The board agreed that 6:30 p.m. is
fine. Motion to approve the 2014 schedule and change the meeting time to 6:30 p.m. Motion made by
Seaver Tarulis seconded by Kelly Sedgwick. Motion approved.
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Reports:
Recreation Report – Tim introduced Tyler Nelson. He has been with the Recreation Department 6
weeks and doing a great job. Tyler said he graduated last May and worked with several park districts
and he loves the field and he is excited to be in Yorkville.
Tim said he sent an email regarding an incident at softball. A serious fight broke out with some
suspensions. Tim said if there are questions, feel free to ask him. Tim said the city is taking it seriously
and the city will not accept that type of behavior. Kelly said he just wanted to make sure that the board
knew about it. Kelly said the man that started the fight was going to come to the meeting and contest it,
but he is not here. Kelly said he agrees with the board’s decision.
We went down to the Bristol 65 presentation a few weeks ago and Scott said he feels the city has a
good chance to get it. Scott thinks the presentation was short, but sweet and the city answered their
questions and went last.
Tim said basketball registration is big. Tim said there is rumors the YMCA basketball is having problems
and the city has seen a big jump. Tim said a 67% jump is a lot of people. Kelly asked if there are enough
coaches. Shay said they have enough coaches. Tim said the gym space is the biggest problem down the
road to work all the games in.
Tim said soccer went well and the softball is over tonight for men’s coed. Preschool is doing well and is
only down 3 kids after leaving the REC. Tim said this building is better for preschool. Holiday Under the
Starts is next weekend. It is a breakfast with Santa at Cobblestone and 1‐6 are all the activities the city
always provides and then fireworks over the river at night.
Tim said Boombah will provide the shirts for free for the Chili Chase run and we can use that money for
the fireworks show. That way Boombah is the fireworks sponsor. The Chili Chase is on Sunday morning.
Scott and Tim are going to try to send out weekly reports to keep you updated. Tim and Scott attended a
November 2nd city council vision planning session and there was a lot of good feedback on park and Rec
stuff and a lot of support on the council to have general interest in Parks and Rec, which was nice to
hear.
Tim said the baseball situation YYBSA, Sparks, Furry etc. will all have their owns fields and control it
themselves, which should be easier for Scott’s staff. Tim said that the city has one park with lights, not
everyone can use, but for the most part they are all happy.
Parks Report – The day of service was a great success in Yorkville. There were 388 kids who participated
in Kendall County. In Yorkville the city had sod laid at Cannonball and downtown they painted all the
lights black. It is amazing how that makes things look so much better. The kids laid the sod quick and
did a great job. Most of that group was from Cross Lutheran and some out of state kids.
Scott attended the Paddle on the Fox Meeting with Oswego and Montgomery Park District. This is the
group that is putting same signs up and down the river. A grant pays for half of the signs. This is so
people know where they are and what local things are around them. Scott said it will direct people to
where food, shopping, banking or historical things are located.
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Scott said the shelter for Clark Park will begin this week. Scott said it is a dark bronze almost black roof
with dark legs. Scott said it has a double roof and he said he wanted to create something that could be
used for weddings since it is down by the river. Staff is working on extending ball fields at Bristol
Meadows Park and finishing up the infield at Cannonball and the backstop install happening tomorrow.
Scott said some of the Christmas is going up in time for Holiday Under the Stars.
Additional Business:
None.
Adjournment: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m. Motion was
made by Kelly Sedgwick and seconded by Seaver Tarulis.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by:
Lisa Godwin
Minute Taker