07-31-2024City of Edgewater
Meeting Minutes
ation & Cultural Services Board
104 N. Riverside Drive
Edgewater, FL 32132
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 5:00 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
Laura Konters, Chair of the Recreation & Cultural Services Board, called the meeting to order at
5:15 p. m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4 - Laura Konters, Glenn Powers, CarolAnn Jeronimo and Haley Vezza
Excused 1 - Tiffany Sudakis
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
AR-2024-915 Minutes from the April 24, 2024 meeting of the Recreation & Cultural Services
Board.
Attachments: RCS Board Meeting Minutes 04-24-2024
A motion was made by Hayley Vezza, second by CarolAnn Jeronimo, to approve Minutes
from the April 24, 2024 Recreation and Cultural Services Board Meeting. The MOTION
was APPROVED unanimously.
4. OLD BUSINESS - None at this time.
5. NEW BUSINESS - None at this time.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS / REPORTS
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a. AR-2023-378 Parks & Recreation Department Director's Report
Parks and Recreation Director, Samantha Bergeron, introduced Assistant Parks Director, Jason
O'Keefe to the Board and discussed the potential that he would be stepping into her role upon her
departure at the end of August. She updated the Board on Parks Department activities including
construction at the Animal shelter and for the Building Department expansion, the Pickleball project,
planned YMCA expansion, future boat ramps by Boston Whaler, a mural by local Girl Scouts at the
Butterfly Garden and the development of a pollinator pathway in Hawks Park with educational
identification signs, the upcoming Fall Festival, event banners, artificial intelligence "Flock" facial
recognition cameras in parks and license plate readers around Edgewater. Ms. Bergeron also shared
that the DOT Sun Trail, that will address the crossing at Whistle Stop Park, is currently in the design
phase.
b. AR-2023-379 Event Coordinator's Report
7. SCHEDULE NEXT MEETING
The next Board meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, October 16,, 2024 at 5: 30 p.m.
& ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5: 49 p.m.
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