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Park Board approves vending, sponsorships, tree-planting policy, vendor contracts, Wilson Park design work, and beer garden revenue policy
De PereFeb 19, 20262 min read
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At the February 19, 2026 Board of Park Commissioners meeting the board unanimously approved meeting minutes, accepted donations and sponsorships, authorized a park vending permit, revised the Arboriculture Specifications Manual to give Forestry staff authority to specify appropriate tree types, approved beer garden-related vendor agreements and a fundraiser, authorized Graef Consulting for Wilson Park design/oversight, and adopted a Beer Garden Revenue Policy.
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- Approved minutes of the January 15, 2026 Board of Park Commissioners meeting (unanimous).
- Accepted a $1,500 donation from Durr CTS Inc. for individual sponsorship of Beer Gardens on June 16 and August 4, 2026 (unanimous).
- Approved a Park Vending Permit with Swamp Donkey for a bait vending machine at Voyageur Park (unanimous).
- Approved staff-recommended revisions to the Arboriculture Specifications Manual to allow the Forestry Department to request appropriate tree types for planting locations (unanimous).
- Approved a pop-up beer garden fundraiser with Stubborn Brothers to benefit the dog park (unanimous).
- Approved a 3-year agreement with Kay Distributing as the beer vendor for the Beer Gardens (unanimous).
- Approved a proposal from Graef Consulting for $19,500 to provide design and construction oversight for the Wilson Park renovation project (unanimous).
- Approved the Beer Garden Revenue Policy directing review of beer garden revenues alongside the CIP and submission of funding recommendations to the City Manager and Finance Director (unanimous).
- Noted staff updates on $750 donations each from IEI General Contractors, Inc. and Immel Construction Inc. as individual Beer Garden sponsors (informational).
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Board of Park Commissioners
Feb 19, 2026, 6:30 PMCity Hall, Council Chambers, 335 S. Broadway, De Pere WI 54115completed
Agenda
- I. Call to Order
- II. Public Comment on Matters not on the Agenda. Comments made during the public comment period shall pertain only to matters under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners. §6-3(f) DPMC
- III. Items
- 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the Board of Park Commissioners minutes from the January 15, 2026 meeting.attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 2. Consideration and possible action to approve a $1,500 donation from Durr CTS Inc. for individual sponsorship of the Beer Gardens on June 16 & August 4, 2026. *Donation approval for Beer Gardens from Durr CTS Inc. | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 3. Consideration and possible action to approve a Park Vending Permit with Swamp Donkey for a bait vending machine to be placed at Voyageur Park.attachments=2 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 4. Consideration and possible action on revising the Arboriculture Specifications Manual regarding tree planting.attachments=2 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 5. Consideration and possible action to approve a pop-up Beer Garden fundraiser with Stubborn Brothers to benefit the dog park. *attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 6. Consideration and possible action to approve a 3-year agreement with Kay Distributing as the beer vendor for the Beer Gardens. *attachments=3 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 7. Consideration and possible action to approve the proposal from Graef Consulting for $19,500 to provide design and construction oversight of the Wilson Park rennovation project. *attachments=2 | reports=1Decision: Items
- 8. Consideration and possible action to approve the Beer Garden Revenue Policy. *attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Items
- IV. Discussion Items
- V. Staff Updates
- 1. Staff update on a $750 donation received from IEI General Contractors, Inc. for the June 30, 2026 individual sponsorship of the Beer Gardens.attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Staff Updates
- 2. Staff update on $750 donation received from Immel Construction Inc. for the June 9, 2026 individual sponsorship of the Beer Gardens.Donation Sponsorship for Beer Gardens | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Staff Updates
- 3. Staff update on major park projects.attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Staff Updates
- 4. Staff update on 2025 donations.attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: Staff Updates
- VI. Future Agenda Items
- VII. Adjournment
Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://deperewi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5366,plainText=false)
- Packethttps://deperewi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5367,plainText=false)
- Minuteshttps://deperewi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7496,plainText=false)
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