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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
OCTOBER 9, 1991 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL
MINUTES
ROLL CALLI CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman, Harry Montgomery, called the October 9, 1991 meeting of the Parks
and Recreation Board to order at 7:10 P.M. in the Edgewater City Hall Conference
Room.
Members present were: Harry Montgomery, Lawrence Lanchoney and Thomas Tipton.
Board member John Cory was excused and Sharon Mooney was absent. Also present
was Jack Corder, Director of Parks and Recreation, and Mr. Ben Berman from the
Senior Citizen Advisory Ad Hoc Committee.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Lanchoney moved to approve the minutes of the September 4, 1991 meeting and
Mr. Tipton seconded. Motion CARRIED 3-0.
OLD BUSINESS
There were no Old Business items on the agenda, however, Mr. Lanchoney wanted to
inquire the status of the possible "Adopt-A-Park" program that was discussed at
the previous meeting. Mr. Corder replied he had not had enough time the past month
to even get the packets ready to mail out to businesses and clubs. Mr. Montgomery
noted maybe the upcoming spring would be a good time to begin this as many people
may be more receptive than they would be during the winter months. Mr. Lanchoney
stated the Board could help by getting a list for Mr. Corder of those businesses
and clubs who may be interested in a project of this kind and noted that some of
the area businessmen are already involved in an "Adopt-A-Highway" program.
Mr. Lanchoney asked if Mr. Corder had gotten the final word on the second grant for
the Riverwalk and Mr. Corder replied he did get the additional $65,000.00. He stated
the survey was completed and he and the City Engineer were still working on the final
design. He added there will be a public meeting held for all the residents on
Riverside Drive who will have their property directly affected.
NEW BUSINESS
Haunted House Plans
Mr. Corder stated the Haunted House would be held on October 31st, Halloween night,
from 7:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. He said the Costume Contest will start at 5:00 P.M. and
have five age divisions. He noted it will be held for one night only as it gets
harder and harder each year to get volunteers and there will be no admission charge.
He said the purpose of the Haunted House is to help keep the kids off the streets and
out of trouble and he feels we should give something back to the community. He
noted there will also be a Halloween Fun House for the little children who might be
afraid to go through the Haunted House.
Discussion To Meet On Bi-Monthly Basis
Mr. Montgomery stated the Board had hashed this over the previous year and felt
every Board member should be present for a final discussion. He said the reason for
bringing this up again was the recent lack of agenda items, impact fee money is
presently earmarked for a few years, and not too much was really going on. He
recommended to meet bi-monthly, if the Board was in agreement, and revert back to a
monthly basis if it became necessary. Mr. Montgomery asked if there was a City ord-
inance or such that would need to be changed and Mr. Corder stated it would have to
go before Council and the by-laws amended. Mr. Lanchoney suggested not amending the
by-laws and by agreement of all members, to meet monthly or bi-monthly as the agenda
dictates. The Board agreed this may be the easiest way to handle it; continuing to
meet monthly unless otherwise advised that there was a lack of agenda items to
discuss.
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Parks And Recreation Monthly Report
Mr. Corder noted a big portion of his time in September was spent on the budget and
in various meetings. He said the crew spent the majority of time mowing with all
the rain we've had lately and the ballfields were invaded by mole crickets, army
worms and other insects that had to be taken care of. He stated the Attorney has
the title for the e6acres and it's a done deal.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Tipton asked if a date had been set for the Christmas Parade and Mr. Corder
replied it will be on December 14th at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Tipton asked if it could be
possible to combine New Smyrna and Edgewater into one parade, as it is difficult
for the students in the performing bands, cheerleaders and majorettes to get two
separate Saturdays off in a row to participate in both parades. Mr. Corder said
with the size of both cities and the fact that each city wants their own parade,
he felt it would be doubtful that they could be combined.
Senior Citizen Advisory Ad Hoc Committee Report
Mr. Lanchoney said the Committee discussed the Senior Games that New Smyrna is
having now and they wondered if Edgewater could co-sponsor these events, as many
people from Edgewater are participating. Mr. Corder said unless we were involved
in the activities themselves, it would be doubtful they would want to co-sponsor.
He said Edgewater would be getting involved in their own senior games program in
the future.
Mr. Lanchoney asked if there was any progress made on the storage shed for the bocci
ball equipment and Mr. Corder stated it would get underway at the end of this month
or the beginning of November.
Mr. Lanchoney stated the third thing discussed was the progress on the design of the
Riverwalk and Mr. Corder stated he is still working with the City Engineer and
unfortunately right now, Mr. Castle is pretty tied up with the Capital Improvements
Program.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Lanchoney moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr.
Tipton. The meeting ended at 8:20 P.M.
Minutes submitted by
Barb Kowall
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