Attendance (absent members are highlighted)
President: Stacey Krum
Vice President: Katy Marquart
Treasurer: Karen Ryan
Secretary: Emily Kagey
Beautification: Mike Tykoski
By Laws: Kurt Richter
Welcoming: Kelly Estrada
Social Media: Kyle Stone
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
President’s report:
- No report.
Vice President’s report:
- No report.
Secretary:
- No report.
Treasurer’s Report
- No report.
- For a copy of the budget, please contact treasurer@pickwickvillage.org
By-Laws:
- No report.
Beautification:
- Mike requested new quotes for trimming and cleaning up trees in the main parks.
- He received another quote from Andrews Tree Service for about $3500. The quotes have all been around $3500 to $4000.
- We will look into trimming only the trees by the west and north entrances to the North Park and around the playscapes in the South Park.
- Mike sprayed the weeds in the Barchester island. The board discussed cleaning up the playscape weeds in both parks. Stacey will ask Charlie Pell to come out and take care of weeding those areas.
- Mike is going to reach out to the lawn/plow company about renewing our contract.
- We plan to reseal the South Park path this year. Board members will seek quotes for both resealing and repaving.
Welcoming:
- No report.
Social media
- The license for the Pickwick Village website will be coming due in August.
- Kyle reported that the cost of SquareSpace, and it would be about $400 per year. He did not find a calendar module that he liked as well as what we have now.
- Kyle will be stepping down from this role in July. The board is seeking a volunteer to fill the Communications/Web Master role.
New business
- Summer event planning:
- Stacey will reach out to Dan the Kona Man to reserve him for the Slow Roll and summer picnic. She will also reserve the bounce house and water slide for the picnic.
Old Business
- The board further discussed options for replacing and updating the playscapes in the north and south parks. The existing playscapes are from Recreation Creation and are approximately 30 years old.
- Dave, the general manager from Kids Gotta Play, came to the neighborhood on May 3 to look at the existing playscapes and make recommendations.
- Dave noted that the North Park playscape is in worse shape, structurally, than the South Park playscape. The South Park playscape has cosmetic damage but is structurally sound for now.
- He noted that the North Park playscape area could be reconfigured fairly easily to accommodate a different shape of playscape or a slightly larger playscape.
- He recommended against residential playscapes and suggested that steel and plastic would be the best bet for longevity in our type of setting.
- He noted that they can blow in mulch (optional) and remove the old playscapes.
- They do offer financing.
- Following that meeting, Amy (of Kids Gotta Play) sent additional recommendations, which the board reviewed.
- Based on costs, the board will aim to replace one playscape this year and then replace the other within five years, once savings have built back up. We will also look into financing options.
- Emily is going to ask Amy for a detailed quote on full installation and removal.
- The board will plan to vote on a plan for moving forward with the playscapes at the June meeting.
- Dave, the general manager from Kids Gotta Play, came to the neighborhood on May 3 to look at the existing playscapes and make recommendations.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on June 13, 2024, in the Pavilion.