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City of Moline Park & Recreation Board met July 24.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Park and Recreation Board Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

Individuals wishing to speak in person should sign in on the public comment sign-in sheet. Members of the Public are permitted to speak after standing and stating their names. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person. Park Board will not respond to public comment during the meeting. When appropriate, Park Board will refer the issue to the appropriate staff member for further consideration. Those wishing to submit emailed public comment must send comments no later than 2:00 p.m. of the day of the meeting, to parkboard@moline.il.us or to the Customer Service & Marketing Coordinator, swinter@moline.il.us with “Public Comment” in the subject line. Comments will be read aloud at the Park Board meeting.

4. Consent Agenda – Approval of Minutes

All items under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions of these items until a Board Member so requests, in which case, the item will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after the Omnibus Vote.

4.1. Park and Recreation Board meeting minutes of June 26, 2025

4.2. Approval and acceptance of departmental June/July bill payment and departmental June/July revenue, expenditures, capital projects, park reserve and cemetery reports.

4.3. Consideration of a Special Use Application for Pregnancy Resources to utilize Ben Butterworth Parkway for their annual Walk for Life event. The event is to be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Supporting information and special consideration requests are detailed on the Special Use Application.

4.4. Consideration of a Special Use Application for Zeb Brooks to utilize Prospect Park/Pavilion for their new Groove in the Park event. The event is to be held on Sunday, August 31, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Supporting information and special consideration requests are detailed on the Special Use Application.

5. Omnibus Vote

6. Non-Consent Agenda

6.1. Policy for Funding Request for leased facilities (Eric Griffith, Director of Parks and Recreation)

Explanation: In order to ensure the continued safety, functionality, and appearance of city owned leased facilities, the City of Moline will share the cost of repairs and improvements with the lessee based on the type of issue. The amount of funding is determined during the budgeting cycle for capital improvements projects.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Fiscal Impact: This will allow to better leverage funding from the City of Moline and lessor.

7. Informational

7.1. Riverside Riverslide 2025 Attendance Report

7.2. Parks & Recreation Update

8. Other Park Business

8.1 Roll Call Vote (Bill Abel)

9. Executive Session (if necessary)

10. Adjournment of the Park and Recreation Board

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