04-01-1992
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
AND SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY AD HOC COMMITTEE
APRIL 1, 1992 7:00 PM
CITY HALL
MINUTES
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman, Larry Lanchoney called the meeting to order at 7:05
PM in the Edgewater City Hall Conference Room.
Members present were: Larry Lanchoney, Thomas Tipton, Danny
Hatfield, John Cory and Sharon Mooney arrived at 7:15 PM. Members
present from the Senior Citizen Advisory Ad Hoc Committee were Ben
Berman and Joseph LeTeurneau. Also present was Jack Corder,
Director of Parks and Recreation, Mark Miller from the press and a
few interested citizens from the public.
SENIOR CITIZEN AD HOC COMMITTEE/OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Lanchoney asked for any Old Business items and Mr. Berman asked
what had been done about the platform for the boccie ball shed.
Mr. Corder stated he had done a work order for it to be done a
little differently than planned but felt it will work out better
this new way. Mr. Berman agreed.
There were no New Business items for discussion.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Hatfield moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 1992
meeting and Mr. Cory seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0.
OLD BUSINESS
Update on Riverwalk
Mr. Corder stated he had just spent the whole day with the City
Attorney and City Engineer on the legal aspects of any future
problems. He said in the next week, he would be visiting the
property owners who may have problem areas concerning the Riverwalk
to eliminate these problem areas before the final design is
completed and later the City will have public meetings on the
project.
Mr. Ray Anderson, a Riverside Drive resident, asked Mr. Corder to
go over the state of development thus far and give a quick run down
on the proj ect. Mr. Corder stated the preliminary plans are
completed and the walk will run from Sanchez to the end of
Riverside Drive. He said the walk will be made of pervious
concrete, which allows water to soak through it and this will save
on retention areas and the walk will vary in width between 6 - 8
feet. He stated there are some areas where they will have problems
and the path will need to be moved and that is why they want to
eliminate all these areas now before the final design is planned.
He said people have been concerned about their plants, shrubs,
sprinkler systems, etc., and he wants to assure these people that
the City will make every effort to work with them, and move these
things if necessary, or remove them altogether if that is what the
home owner would prefer. He noted the City is still expecting to
begin construction in July and a completion date of around October.
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NEW BUSINESS
Update on Baseball Season
Mr. Corder stated baseball season is in full swing and we improved
8 teams over last year, from 26 teams to 34 this year. He said all
of the teams are full to capacity and they are playing Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each week at both ballfields. Mr.
Lanchoney asked how the umpire situation was this year and Mr.
Corder said there were some problems, but everything is worked out
now.
Mr. Lanchoney asked how the tennis program was going and Mr. Corder
said Steve Hardock was running a monthly program and had about 40
people overall.
Mr. Cory asked how the Spring Training Baseball bus trips went and
Mr. Corder replied it was very successful for a first endeavor and
he hoped to do it again next year, maybe going to Vero Beach
instead of Haines City.
Easter Eoo Hunt
Mr. Corder said the Easter Egg Hunt would be on Saturday, April
11th, at 10 AM at the Whistle Stop Park Ballfields. There will be
5 age divisions and a grand prize winner in each age division.
Four of the groups will have a 50.00 savings bond, which were
donated by local banks, as a grand prize and the youngest age
division will win a big, stuffed bunny rabbit. He said last year
was real successful for a first year and this time there will be
5,000 plastic eggs with a small surprise in each egg for the
children to find. The Easter Bunny will also make an appearance to
visit with the kids.
Parks & Recreation Monthlv Report
Mr. Corder stated the month of February was spent working on the
Beautification grant, the Riverwalk plans and the Summer Recreation
Program for the kids in the summertime. He said all the ballfields
at both locations have to be worked every day for the baseball
games and a lot of work has been done to get the baseball season
underway.
Mr. Tipton asked to bring up an item that had been discussed a few
months back and that was the possibility of getting a sign like the
one at Edgewater Rent All to use for publicity for City events. It
could advertise for baseball sign ups, Easter Egg Hunt, Christmas
events, City meetings, etc. It could be put in a very visible
location and everyone driving through town would be up on what's
going on in the City because a lot of people don' t get the
newspapers and it's often a problem to get any publicity for
Edgewater events. The Board agreed that the Fire Station on U.S.
1 or maybe the Library might be a good visible location for such a
sign. Mr. Corder said he would find out if this could be possible.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Tipton moved to adjourn,
seconded by Mr. Hatfield. The meeting ended at 7:55 PM.
Minutes submitted by
Barb Kowall
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