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08-01-1990 o o CITY OF EDGEWATER PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD August 1, 1990 7:00 P.M. City Hall ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER The Chairman~ Harry Montgomery called the August 1~ 1990 meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Edgewater City Hall. Members present were: Harry Montgomery~ Lawrence Lanchoney~ Sharon Mooney~ Jeff Ridgdill and Kirk Jones. Also present was Jack Corder~ Director of Parks and Recreation~ and Charlene Thomas from the press arrived at 7:15 P.M. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Lanchoney moved to approve the minutes of the July 11~ 1990 meeting and Mrs. Mooney seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0. OLD BUSINESS There were no Old Business items on the agenda for discussion. NEW BUSINESS Fall Little LeaQue Baseball PrOQram Mr. Montgomery stated he had contacted Ormond Beach to get information on their fall baseball program. He said it is more an instructional program that gets the l~ids ready to move up to the next league. He said the cost is $20.00 and games are played on Mondays~ Wednesdays and Fridays only during the month of September. Mr. Montgomery asked Mr. Corder if it were possible for Edgewater to have a fall program this year and Mr. Corder said he would check into this. Mr. Jones stated he was working with others on drawing up an athletic association to help defray costs for recreation programs. Mr. Corder said this would be a very good thing and he'd be pleased to see it happen. Park Update/Parks & Recreation Monthly Report Mr. Corder stated that worl~ has been done on cleaning up the pond at Rotary Park and also banking and grading to reduce the slope. He said work on the fitness trail has begun and the playground equipment should be in next week. He noted the dedication for the first phase should be at the end of August. He said the County is out for bids now on the boat ramp repairs at Kennedy Park and they will be handling all of it. He further stated that Whistle Stop Park will have a full basketball court by next week and the fitness trail is going to be started shortly. He explained the presentation he had given to the Port Authority on the proposed riverwalk for Riverside Drive and stated they seemed very interested in the proposal. ,.1r. Lanchoney asked ,,~hat material the riverwalk would be constructed out of and Mr. Corder said it would be mainly asphalt. Mr. Corder said the project would probably take 1 to 2 years~ with most of the time being spent on the survey for Riverside Drive. Impact Fee Report The Board discussed this monthly report and determined they would prefer to have it presented on a quarterly basis rather than monthly. Mr. Lanchoney moved to receive and review this ~eport on a quarterly basis and Mr. Jones seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0. o o MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Jones stated he would be having some Fire Department classes coming up soon on Wednesday evenings and they would last for 16 weeks which would mean he would miss at least 4 months of meetings. The Board discussed this and determined Mr. Jones could pick up his agenda packets and submit to Mr. Corder any imput he may have on the agenda items in written form and this ...~ay he coul d keep abreast of t~hat ..~as happeni ng. f'1rs. Mooney also stated she may have some classes coming up as well. The Board decided if something did come up that would require all of the Board to be present~ Mr. Montgomery could call a Special Meeting to be held on a night other than Wednesday. ADJOURNMENT There being no further seconded by Mrs. Mooney. business Mr. Jones moved to adjourn~ The meeting ended at 7:50 P.M. Minutes submitted by Bar b Kowa II Page 2 Parks & Recreation Board August 1~ 1990