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01-06-1988 ... . o ~ Q CITY OF EDGEWATER PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD January 6, 1988 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL Q MINUTES ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Harry Montgomery, at 7:00 P.M. in the Edgewater City Hall. Members present were: Harry ,Montgomery, Kirk Jones, and Dr. Bazin. Arriving later were Sue Pezanowski and Jeff Ridgdill. Also present were David Garrett, Recreation Director/Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Superintendent, and Ron Carwile and Gary Butt, members of the Edgewater Rotary Club. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Montgomery called for approval of the minutes of the December 2, 1987 meeting. Dr. Bazin moved the minutes be approved, seconded by Mr. Jones. Motion carried 3-0. Mrs. Pezanowski arrived at this time, 7:01 P.M. OLD BUSINESS Rotary's Plans for Park Ave. Property Ron Carwile and Gary Butt were introduced to the Board members and began their presentation of the plans for the Park Ave. property. Mr. Ridgdill arrived at this time, 7:05 P.M. Mr. Carwile proceeded to show the Board the sketch he had brought which included a parking area, restrooms, fitness trail, basketball, racquetball, pavilion, softball or utility field, and also a fenced in playground area for the ,Ii ttle children. He noted there is already a beautiful lake on the property but it is not fit to swim in and Rotary wants to put a child-proof fishing dock out over the lake so the children could go out on it with no danger of falling in the lake. He went on to say the Rotary has already received donations for many things for the park and they are just waiting for Council to give their approval to go ahead. He said the Rotary is willing to work with the City and make changes if necessary, whatever it takes. Mr. Garrett asked what the time span would be for them to get this all finished and Mr. Carwile replied it would probably be about 2~ to 3 years. He said the only thing that Rotary asked of the City is to name it "Rotary Park". All the Board members were pleased and enthusiastic about the plans. Mr. Jones moved to send a memo to Council giving the Park Board's approval and asking that Council approve the sketch so Rotary can proceed. Dr. Bazin seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0. 5 Year Comprehensive Plan The Board discussed the various requirements for the 5 Year Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Ridgdill moved we ask Council's permission to run a City- wide Recreational Survey to determine recreation needs and desires for the Comprehensive Plan, as recommended by the State of Florida. Dr. Bazin seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0. Further discussion was held as to how the survey might be run and how it would be tab- ulated. All agreed this is something we have needed for a long time, to get the citizens' input into what the goals should be for the Recreation Department. Mr. Ridgdill left the meeting at this time, 8:02.P.M. Ramp Approach at Kennedy Park Mr. Montgomery stated there is a problem with the ramp approach at Kennedy Park and there are boaters who cannot launch safely because the slant of the ramp is too steep. Mr. Garrett replied he has already spoken with Gerry Ferrara, the City Engineer, about this. Sand bags can be placed in the water without any kind of permits and this problem is being worked on at this time. ... J f o I o Contest to Name New Park Mr. Garrett stated the News Journal has offered their services to run a coupon in.the paper for the "Name The Park" contest. The Board agreed this was a great way to inform everyone and proceeded to set down the rules for the contest. It was agreed the Park Board would pick the five most "original" names and Council would pick the final winner who would receive a $50.00 savings bond. In case of a tie the winner will be picked in a random drawing. NEW BUSINESS Chairman and Vice-Chairman Elections Mr. Montgomery opened the nominations and Dr. Bazin moved to nominate Harry Montgomery for Chairman and Kirk Jones for Vice-Chairman for the coming year. Motion was seconded by Mrs. Pezanowski. Dr. Bazin moved the nominations be closed and Mrs. Pezanowski seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 4-0. Impact Fee Monthly Report The Board reviewed the monthly Impact Fee Report and there being no questions, Mr. Montgomery proceeded to the next item on the agenda. Parks and Recreation Monthly Report Mr. Garrett gave the monthly report for his department. This report included 32 meetings and activities in the Community Center, working on the 14 Acres, bikepath, soccer season close out, starting up of baseball season, Baseball Clinic, equipment ordered for baseball, and various meetings attended by Mr. Garrett. The Board discussed what a good deal we had gotten on the Baseball Clinic and suggested a Thank You letter be written to those involved when the Clinic is over. Mr. Garrett continued with the Roberts Rd. Park and everyone agreed it was really coming along well. He explained about the repairs to the 319 Club which had been damaged by one of our City Rescue vehicles. Property for Possible New Park The Board members expressed their desire to get going with possible land purchase in the North end of town. This is an area with many children and no park facilities readily available to them. The Board discussed that they may have available money in the Community Development Block Grant which could help with a purchase in this area. Dr. Bazin moved to send a memo to Council to pursue purchase of land in the North end of town in conjunction with the Community Development Block Grant. Mr. Jones seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 4-0. Possible Boat Ramp at Menard Park Mr. Montgomery stated it was his hope we may be able to put a small dock and rampway for boats to launch at Menard. After discussion on the difficulty in getting permits, it was decided to hold off on this idea for awhile. The Board decided that correcting the ramp problem at Kennedy Park may be all we need at this time. Mr. Jones added that Menard Park has really turned out great and the playground is really getting a lot of use. All the members agreed Mr. Garrett has done a good job there. At this time Mr. Garrett gave an update on the status of Veterans Park. He stated the Assistant Recreation Director, Jack Corder and City Engineer, Gerry Ferrara had a meeting in Orlando with the D.N.R. The City will be required to get a quit-claim deed or land lease from the State of Florida as part of this property is owned by the State. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mr. Jones moved toadjour~,. secDrid~d, by Dr. Bazin. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Minutes submitted by Barb Kowall -2- Parks and Recreation Board Minutes of January 6, 1988