Peoria Standard

Peoria Park District Board met March 2.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Members of the Board of Trustees of the Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Peoria attended a legislative breakfast with members of the Illinois Association of Park Districts and members of the State Legislature that was held at the Zambezi River Lodge at Peoria Zoo, 2320 N. Prospect Road, Peoria, Illinois, on Friday, March 2, 2018 beginning at 8:00 a.m.

TRUSTEES PRESENT:

Trustees Harant and Ryan and Vice President Robert Johnson.

STAFF PRESENT:

Executive Director Emily Cahill, Brent Wheeler, Trish Blattenberger, Carley Allensworth, Jan Budzynski, Matt Freeman, Becky Fredrickson, Katie VanCleve, Chief Sylvester Bush, Mike Miller, Mike Friberg, Karrie Ross, and Seth Hanchett.

OTHERS PRESENT:

Senator Chuck Weaver; Senator David Koehler; Representative Ryan Spain; Representative Tim Butler; Colleen DiGiallonardo, Peoria PlayHouse Advisory Board; Attorneys Bill Streeter, Ken Snodgrass, Kevin Day, Kyle Tompkins of Hasselberg Grebe Snodgrass Urban & Wentworth; Dr. Sharon DesmoulinKherat, Peoria Public Schools District 150; Bob Anderson and Dave Stenerson of OSF St. Francis Medical Center; Christopher Setti of Greater Peoria Economic Development Council; Mike Johnson and Craig Weigle, Fondulac Park District; Joel Dickerson, Morton Park District; Mayor Donald White, City of Chillicothe; Kevin Yates and Steven Maurer, Chillicothe Park District; Mayor John McCabe, City of Pekin; Cameron Bettin, Scott Price, Dori Smith, Gary Gillis of Pekin Park District; Brian Tibbs, Washington Park District; Mayor Kenneth Maurer, Village of Metamora; Mayor Jim Ardis, City of Peoria; Peter Murphy and Jason Anselment, Illinois Association of Park Districts.

PRESS PRESENT:

None.

BUSINESS:

Peoria Park District Board Trustees, Peoria Park District staff, state legislators, representatives of the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and members of surrounding park districts and municipalities came together to eat breakfast and discuss legislative issues facing park districts in Illinois. Local legislators addressed topics on the upcoming legislative docket and answered questions from participants.

Upon completion of the discussion, the breakfast was concluded at 10:00 a.m.