11-03-1993
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
NOVEMBER 3, 1993 7:00 PM
CITY HALL
MINUTES
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman, Tom Tipton, called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM in
the Edgewater City Hall Conference Room.
Members present were Charlene Dennis, Tom Tipton and Paul Alvord.
Members absent were Larry Lamb and Betty Rindone. Also present was
Jack Corder, Director of Parks and Recreation and NoraJane
Gillespie from the public.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mrs. Dennis moved to approve the minutes of the September 1, 1993
minutes and Mr. Tipton seconded the motion.
OLD BUSINESS
Medians/Update
Mr. Corder stated that as of today, he has finally received a
verbal ok to proceed with the jack and bore, and the paperwork
should be here in a few days. Mr. Corder said they will be
proceeding as soon as it is received and it will be done by the end
of the year.
Mrs. Dennis stated she attended the Edgewater Area Council meeting
in the past month and there were many members there that
volunteered to help with the planting of the medians. She stated
Mr. Corder needed to get together all the information from the
project for these volunteers, and Mr. Corder said he would. Mr.
Corder said he also had committments from the High School FFA and
the Boy Scouts and the Men's Garden Club. Mr. Corder said the only
hold up on the project has been this permit for the jack and bore
and now it can go ahead full speed.
Halloween Toddler Fun House
Mrs. Gillespie asked to speak and stated she has been in charge of
the Toddler Fun House for the past five years. She stated that she
has had a lot of fun doing this, but feels it is now time for the
Parks and Recreation Board members to take charge of this project,
and she will still be involved on a volunteer basis only. She
stated that Edgewater is the only city in the area with a fun house
for the smaller children and she heard many wonderful comments from
parents. She expressed her thanks to all of the volunteers who
have helped her to run the fun house and bag the candy for the
Haunted House. Mr. Corder thanked her for her many years of
helping with this project and expressed his appreciation.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion/Golf Courses
Mr. Corder stated the Board had received the golf course
information for them to familiarize themselves with. He said there
is still talk going on about a golf course coming to this area and
he would like the Board to be as informed as possible on all the
processes and procedures for such a venture, should this subject
ever come to the front burner again.
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Discussion/Golf Courses - Continued
Mr. Alvord asked which area is being considered and Mr. Corder said
there are two. One is the P. I. D. land, which is the railroad
property on the north end of town and the other is the land near
Volco Road on the south end of town. He said neither is a totally
dead issue at this point. He added that municipal golf courses are
money makers for cities and he has never seen statistics to prove
otherwise.
Parks Monthlv Report
Mr. Corder explained the procedure for jack and bore for the
median project and safety during planting was discussed. Mr.
Corder stated the Haunted House was a success and we are preparing
now for a co-venture with the Rotary Club for after the Christmas
Parade. It will be held in Rotary Park after the parade and the
elementary schools will be involved also, providing musical
entertainment. He said soccer season was underway and we have an
abundance of over 60 men's softball teams playing at Whistle Stop
three times weekly.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Corder explained that with the new paving program, the City
will be required to utilize the side streets in Florida Shores as
retention areas, which is required by St. Johns Water Management
District. He said the City would like to make these areas resemble
passive parks. He said that 22nd and 26th Street would remain
open, but the others would be sodded and added with a minimum
amount of landscaping and perhaps a few benches here and there in
some. He stated he would like the Board to come up with any ideas
for improving these areas and making them look like park areas. He
added this could come to a total of 200-250 passive parks. He said
the city would be doing a model area for residents to look at, so
they can see for themselves how nice these areas will look.
Mr. Corder stated along with the Park Board's help, he would also
like to get the Beautification Committee involved, and also wanted
to set up a meeting between the two boards. The Park Board members
agreed this would be a good idea and asked Mr. Corder to invite
them to the next Park Board meeting scheduled.
Mr. Corder proceeded to show the members the city wide plan for
bike paths and stated it was a possibility that during this paving
program, some of these paths would be implemented at that time.
Mr. Corder stated that Indian River Boulevard was not included,
because it is a State road, and when it is widened, they will be
responsible for putting in a bike path. After much discussion on
both of these issues, the Board members agreed that the passive
park areas and the bike paths connecting the whole city would go a
long way in improving the looks and safety in Florida Shores.
Mr. Tipton asked the status of the memo sent to Council about the
pet ordinance. Mr. Corder replied it was decided to keep the
present ordinance unless pet clean up became a major problem and
needed further addressing.
Mr. Alvord asked if there were any plans to add a fitness trail to
Riverwalk, and Mr. Corder replied it had been discussed but decided
against. He asked Mr. Alvord to bring in any information he may
have concerning fitness trails.
AD JOUIUlMEHT
There being no further business, Mrs. Dennis moved to adjourn,
seconded by Mr. Alvord. The meeting ended at 8:20 PM.
Minutes submitted by
Barb Kowall
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Minutes - November 3, 1993