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Village of Chatham Public Property and Recreation Committee Met July 12.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

A. Call to Order

Chairman Saucier called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

Present: Dewey Detmers; Paul Marconi; Lisa Smith; Peggy Windisch; Craig Olson; Chairman Rollo Saucier

Absent: Scott Curtis

Others Present: Village Clerk Holden; Dustin Patterson

3. Public Comments

No Public comments were received or presented.

B. Consent Agenda

1. Approval of Minutes from the May 10, 2021 PPRC meeting

A motion was made by L. Smith to approve the minutes from the May 10, 2021 meeting. This motion was seconded by P. Windisch. The motion passed with a voice vote.

C. Old Business

1. Possible grant funding from the state of Illinois

Dustin Patterson provided information regarding the grant funding and that the Village is still waiting for information from the state. There is no new information.

2. Current/proposed park maintenance projects

Dustin Patterson stated that the maintenance projects are still on hold as they await the final approval of the Village budget. Dustin Patterson also provided draft sketches of the expansion of the number of parking spots in the parking lot at Community Park. CMT Engineering provided the draft sketches and there was discussion amongst the Commissioners regarding this potential project. More discussion will occur and the Village Board will be brought up to speed on this draft proposal.

3. Community interest in establishing a skate park

There was no new information presented on this agenda item.

4. Community Garden update

There was general discussion on the success of the community garden. Everyone agreed that it seems to be popular.

D. New Business

1. Nature Reserve

Zack Burtle spoke to the Committee regarding his desire to explore options to create a natural habitat in the area of the proposed water retention pond on Village Property by the maintenance buildings on the south side of town. This lead to a broad discussion on the retention pond. Commissioner Detmers will discuss with the Village Board.

2. Farmers Market at Veterans Memorial Park

Chairman Saucier provided information that he had gathered from Downtown Springfield, Inc. regarding their set up and operation of the Downtown Springfield Farmers Market. There are numerous things that need to be explored and discussed before moving forward. The creation of a Committee/Advisory Board was proposed and it was agreed that more discussion would occur at the September meeting. Chairman Saucier will invite Kayla Graven of Downtown Springfield, Inc. to attend the September meeting.

E. Meeting Dates

1. Public Properties & Recreation Commission Meeting Municipal Hall September 13th 6:00 PM 2021

F. Closed Session

There was no closed session.

G. Closing

1. Adjournment

A motion was made by L. Smith to adjourn. The motion was seconded by C. Olson. The motion passed with a voice vote.

The meeting adjourned at 6:51 pm.

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