Parks and Recreation Board - Regular Meeting

Good morning. We truly value your particip participation and appreciate the time and um the time you've taken today to join us. If you haven't already, please take a moment to sign in. Uh grab an agenda and three dots. Um, I'd like to quickly go over how today's meeting will flow. As outlined in our agendas, we'll start with a brief board meeting. Once we've handled all the motions, we'll adjourn the board and move on to our facilitated presentation, which will set the stage for a fun and engaging public input session. And to help keep um our meetings on track, we ask that the questions or feedback for the community discussion be saved um for breakout sessions during the public input session. With that, I'd like to officially call to order the meeting of the Hancock County Parks and Recreation Board. Today is February 19th, 2026, and the time is 10:01. This meeting is being recorded and streamed live. By participating, you acknowledge that your image, voice, and comments may be captured, made available to the public. This meeting was properly noticed in accordance with Indiana Code 5141-5. I, Miriam Morales, will call our board attendance role. Members, please just respond as I call your name. Heather Van Djk,

present. Kelly McLaren, here. Um Terry Gotchuk and Jeannie Shiveley is absent unfortunately. So let the record show that a quorum of board members is present. Um the board has received the minutes from our last meeting which was on January 15th of 2026 is presented. Are there any corrections or anything you'd like to discuss? Nope. Make a motion to approve the minutes for January 15th. Okay. Thank you, Heather Van Djk, for a first. Is there a second? Thank you, Terry Godshock. All in favor say, "I." I.

All those opposed. The motion passes. The board minutes from the January 15th, 2026 meeting are approved. Um before we adjourn and for the record, members of the board will be present during the community input session. Um in compliance with the Indiana Open Door Law, there's no official board business, deliberations, or decisions that will occur during this session. Um are there any other items from our members or new business to discuss? Okay. May I have a motion to adjourn the board meeting?

I'll make a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:03. Thank you, Heather Van Djk. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Kelly McLaren. All in favor say I. I. The Hancock County Parks and Recreation Board meeting is now adjourned at 10:03. We are flying through this. This is great. So,