Dog Park Meeting 
April 8, 2016
12:30–2:00pm
3100 Eaton Rd.

Meeting began: 12:30pm

In attendance: Sandy Kemper, Ben Webster, Paul Theys, Laura Mossakowski, Robin Daanen, Mark Schuster, Stephanie Schlag, Jennie Wertel, Steve Soukup

Secretary Report: 
Approval of February’s minutes: Paul & Sandy Approve

Treasurer report: Account Balance: $53,980.47
GoFundMe: $1393.00 thus far
$750 from donors to add

Community Fundraising: 

Donations continuing to come in.  GoFundMe going well.  

Thank you for Natalia – Plaque other engraved item, participation in some capacity so we can highlight her at the K9 Karnival

Robin reaching out to foundations (Kress and others) also looking into grants

Next meeting: May 13, 2016 12:30-2pm

New Business:

K-9 Karnival Updates:
MC needed – secured role 
Donation / Raffle Item Campaign
K9 Officer Attendance – Stephanie
Set up-helping vendors get set up – Jennie to try to get GU students
Bake Sale – Sandy
Concessions – Steve (to do Hot Dogs, Happy Joe’s, etc.)  
Face Painting – Sandy
Photography - Jennie
Possibly other activities- dog wash, ball bobbing, new games – Jennie to bring pool
Tables – Stephanie (Laura has some)

Next steps / Mark’s Update: 
Lighting options included in final plan
Fencing options may change based on availability of heights
Dirt needed yet for berms, dirt from parking lot will be needed around the lot but if any left it will be used for the berms
Schedule for final steps – DNR permits and zoning permit needed, potentially one needed from Brown County (minimum 30 days to get DNR permit)
First week in May – have funding secured to get bidding process going.  If all goes as planned June 1st construction start with a month to complete that building.  Contractor to seed and care for the lawn for first 4 mowings and hopefully open Labor Day weekend.
Sign Quote added to estimate

Future agreement still needed with Bellevue for maintenance and other costs.  Village board needs some type of agreement in place to give approval to begin.  Village board prefers to see that the committee covers maintenance costs for the park.  Snow removal, utilities, mowing, garbage, etc. to be planned out.  Agreement can change in the future as the rest of the park is developed.  Can be as little as a 2-5 year agreement and look to make new agreement.  Agreement can also include that village gets yearly estimates (bid package) with other estimates and provides that to the committee for consideration.  August is when the new budget begins.  Proposals can include many options for covering the costs including fund raising options as well as payment of services options.  Agreement can be to have X dollars in an account each year to go towards maintenance costs.  Can also include options for fee collection and other items.  

Second Monday are Park Commission Meetings – have their support (attend the meetings).

Second and fourth Wednesday of the month Board Meetings – Board packets go out the Friday before the meeting.  Goal to attend May 11th so items all needed to be submitted by May 5th to Stephanie and Angela.

Need to be added to the Board Meeting agenda to be able to present.  Can be a standing agenda item to give updates monthly.  

Meeting adjourned: 2:45pm