01-12-1983
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
January 12, 1983
Minutes
Mr. Wyatt, Chairman, called the regular meeting to order at 7 p.m. ln the
conference area of the Community Center.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Messrs. Wyatt, Bidault, Richards and Jones. Excused:
Mr. Wolfe. Also present: Mr. Michael Avery, Superintendent of Parks
and Recreation, Mrs. Susan Wadsworth, Deputy City Clerk, and Mrs. Taylor,
Secretary. One member of the press was also present.
Mrs. Wadsworth administered the oath of office to Messrs. George E. Bidault,
Ray Richards and Kirk Jones, appointed to the Board on January 10.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Mr. Bidault and seconded by Mr. Richards to approve the minutes
of the October 13, 1982 meeting. The motion CARRIED 4-0.
Mr. Michael B. Avery briefed the board reo the grant applications for the City
Park and Pier and Menard Park, advising that he would be assisted by the
City Engineers in submitting the applications to the D.E.R. and the Corps
of Engineers for pier permits. The Grant application for Menard-May Park
was denied because the appraiser used was not State approved and the permit
for the pier was not final.
On other matters, Mr. Avery reported that the timers for the lights on the
racketball and tennis courts would be installed next week; the new bolina
courts are now under construction and near completion.
Discussion on the division of the Parks and Recreation Department into
two separate departments will be continued at the next meeting, as well as
a review of the agreement reo the shuffleboard court.
The baseball program was discussed. Mr. Avery said there were 320 children
in the baseball program last year and they estimate another 100 for this
year. Mr. Wyatt said he has talked to all the officers of the Edgewater
Athletic Association and they favor the takeover of the athletic program
by the Parks and Recreation Department. They will act as a booster cor-
poration. Mr. Avery will continue to act as baseball director.
The Parks and Recreation Board voted 4-0 to recommend to Council that the
Parks and Recreation Department take over the responsibility of the athletic
program in the City. This motion was made by Mr. Richards and seconded by Mr.
Bidaul t.
Mr. Don Bennington, Acting Chairman of the Planning Commission, ~as present
and'iasked the,)Board' g opinion about the use of the 5% recreational fee money
from subdivisions. The Ordinance reads 5% of the land or 5% of the land
value for facilities. Councilman Jack Spencer said he felt that that money
should be used for something permanent such as land and facilities. Members
present agreed with this. Mr. Spencer also reminded the Board that there
should be some recreation provided for older citizens. Councilwoman Benning-
ton suggested getting the older people involved with working with the young
people.
A motion was made by Mr. Richards and seconded by Mr. Bidault to resubmit
the letter to Council recommending a 7/l0th of a mile bike path from Wild-
wood Subdivision along Park Avenue to Flagler Avenue. The motion.carried
4-0. The estimated cost of construction is $7,500, using City workers to
build it.
There was talk about City owned property and its location. Councilman
Spencer said he would ask Mrs. Winks in the Planning Department to prepare
a map showing this property. Mr. Jones agreed to locate the City park
property in the City and show it on a map, so that the Board would know
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where the need for new facilities exists.
Mr. Wyatt said that he was advised by Mr. Dana Armstrong that Mr. Armstrong
had given land to the City for a park near Canal Road and Cheeta Drive.
Mrs. Taylor was asked to write a letter to Mr. Armstrong to get this infor-
mation.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Minutes submitted by
Joan Taylor, Secretary
Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting
January 12, 1983
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