11-16-2016104 N. Riverside Drive
Edgewater, FL 32132City of Edgewater
Special Meeting Minutes
Recreation & Cultural Services Board
5:30 PM Council ChambersWednesday, November 16, 2016
1. CALL TO ORDER
Kadie Mullins, Chair of the Recreation and Cultural Services Board, called the meeting to
order at 5:29 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Walt Zakaluzny, Kadie Mullins, Tiffany Evers, Laura Bernstein and Glen PowersPresent5 -
Also in attendance were John McKinney, Assistant City Manager and Shailesh Patel of Dredging &
Marine Consultants.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Approval of Special Meeting Minutes - October 27, 2016
A motion was made by Laura Bernstein, second by Tiffany Evers, to approve
Minutes from the November 16, 2016 Recreation and Cultural Services Board
Meeting. The MOTION was APPROVED unanimously.
Yes:Walt Zakaluzny, Kadie Mullins, Tiffany Evers, Laura Bernstein, and Glen Powers5 -
4. OLD BUSINESS - None at this time
5. NEW BUSINESS
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Christmas Parade
Mr. McKinney invited members of the board to participate in judging the annual
Christmas parade. Kadie Mullins, Walt Zakaluzny and Tiffany Evers volunteered to be
parade judges. Mr. McKinney also invited the board to announce the Christmas parade
winners along with the Holiday Light Decorating Contest winners at the January 9, 2017
City Council meeting.
This year, due to storm debris management at the Air Park facility, parade staging will
begin by entering at Silver Palm and 22nd and proceeding down Air Park Road to 442.
The parade will end at Banyan as the City is no longer able to utilize the shopping center
parking lot. Detailed parade instructions will be distributed the week of the event.
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Holiday Light Decorating Contest
The holiday light decorating contest is currently being promoted on social media and
entrants can sign up by completing form in person, via e-mail or online. After the
contest, all entrants will be notified of who the winners are and invited to the awards
ceremony to be held at the January 9th Council meeting. Walt Zakaluzny volunteered to
coordinate gift baskets for contest winners. The entry deadline is December 12th.
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Whistle Stop Park - Updated Conceptual Design Discussion with DMC
Shailesh Patel, of Dredging & Marine Consultants, told the board that DMC took the
information from the last RCS Board meeting and created an updated conceptual plan for
Whistle Stop Park's redevelopment.
The updated plan segments the park into a kids area, a green space area and an athletic
area. It includes a circular drive entrance with flagpole and drop off area in addition to
potential overflow parking. In the previous plan, the splash pad and playground areas
were towards the back. The new plan has a "kids area" with splash pad and playground
at the front of the park with the skate park behind. The fitness area has been spread
out along the walking trail and a bathroom has been positioned central to the skate park,
playground and splash pad.
From the main entrance, a promenade is being created with a train themed grand entry
way. The center of the park is a "green space", open event area with pavilions and a
stage. In the back of the park, a "athletic area" will include: ballfields, tennis, volleyball
and racquetball courts and dog park. Mr. Patel stated that DMC will present a model of
the park to the board around February 2017. The board still agrees that a themed
playground will be utilized only if budget allows. After the approval of a conceptual plan,
beginning to work with the budget is DMC's next step in planning the park.
Mr. McKinney advised that if the board is satisfied with the updated conceptual plan, they
recommend it to City Council for approval.
A motion was made by Walt Zakaluzny to recommend the updated Whistle Stop
Park conceptual plan to City Council for approval, second by Tiffany Evers. The
MOTION was APPROVED unanimously.
Yes:Walt Zakaluzny, Kadie Mullins, Tiffany Evers, Laura Bernstein, and Glen Powers5 -
6. OTHER BUSINESS
Mr. McKinney noted that he visited Lake & Alice Park where debris has been removed
and the park is clean. He mentioned that in coming years this area may become a
passive "green space" park.
7. DISCUSSION ITEMS - None at this time
8. ADJOURN - There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
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