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City of Red Bud Recreational Facilities Committee met Sept. 19.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Committee Members Present: Kyle Donjon, Rodney Nevois, Alan Piel, Jeremy DeMond, Bill Hanebutt

Committee Members Absent:

Council Members Present: Ben Schwartzkopf, Curt Guebert, Mike Rheinecker Council Members Absent:

Others Present: Acting Mayor Susan Harbaugh, Police Chief John Brittingham, Admin. Assist. Pam Poetker, Code Admin. Jeff Mueller, City Attorney Paul Ray, City Superintendent Josh Eckart

Others Absent: City Clerk Joanne Cowell

Committee Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.

Old Business

I. Ratz Park – Approval of IDNR Agreement for Splash Pad Grant Code Administrator Jeff Mueller stated that the grant period is very short and was not enough time for their project. Supply chain issues caused a problem as well. Jeff recommended that we get pre-authorization to sign off on the agreement once we have it. Administrative Assistant commented that there isn’t much in the agreement you are going to be able to change. The state is not going to allow much in the line of changes or they will recall the funding.

Motion made by chairman Donjon, seconded by committee member Hanebutt, to approve the agreement with IDNR contingent upon review and approval of the City Attorney. Motion carried.

II. Red Bud Pool YMCA Monthly Report

Report was in the packet. The YMCA did attend the last Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting. Chairman Donjon and Mayor Harbaugh did ask questions particularly why we didn’t run the snack stand at all and they said it was because they did not have enough staff. We are going to look into all of the operations prior to paying the invoice.

The report in the packet was preliminary. The official invoice probably will not come until October. Mayor Harbaugh and Pam Poetker are meeting with the YMCA this week.

New Business

I. Approval of Prior Month’s Meeting Minutes – August 15, 2022

Recommendation made by Committee Chairman Donjon, seconded by Committee Member Nevois, to approve the minutes from the August 15, 2022, meeting. Motion Carried.

II. Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes – Meeting September 7, 2022 Minutes not included in the packet.

III. Requests from Muskets for Annual Homecoming

Recommendation made by chairman Donjon, seconded by committee member Hanebutt, to approve the Muskets annual homecoming requests. Motion carried.

IV. Purchase of Replacement BBQ Grills at Lincoln Park

The BBQ grill at pavilion 1 at Ratz Park need to be replaced. The Parks and Recreation Committee would like to remove the old ones and replace them with a new one. Mayor Harbaugh recommended that we get an updated price because the invoice was outdated. The item will be on the council agenda for approval.

V. Acceptance of Resignation from Kevin Cartee from Parks Committee Parks and Recreation Committee has accepted the resignation.

Recommendation made by chairman Donjon, seconded by committee member DeMond to accept the resignation of Kevin Cartee. Motion carried.

VI. Filling Vacated Parks Committee Seat

Motion made by chairman Donjon, seconded by committee member Hanebutt, to approve Brad Mayberry to fill the vacant seat on the Parks and Recreation Committee. Motion carried.

V. Public Comments/Anything for the Good of the City

Meeting was adjourned at 6:38 P.M.

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