02-02-1994
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
FEBRUARY 2, 1994 7:00 PM
CITY HALL
MINUTES
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman, Tom Tipton, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM in
the Edgewater City Hall.
Members present were Charlene Dennis, Tom Tipton, Paul Alvord and
Larry Lamb. Board member Betty Rindone was absent. Also present
was Jack Corder, Director of Parks and Recreation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Alvord moved to approve the minutes of the November 3, 1994
meeting and Mrs. Dennis seconded. The motion CARRIED 4-0.
OLD BUSIRESS
Beautification Project
Mr. Corder stated the beautification project on the median strips
was finally completed with around 11,000 plants now in the ground.
He said in spring it will look even better when the iris and day
lilies begin to bloom and there should be lots of color. The
lantana are already blooming and should stay in bloom pretty much
year round. The Board members agreed the project really turned out
well and does a lot to improve the looks of Edgewater.
Mr. Corder stated he has applied for another grant to do 2 medians
in the north end of town, but won't hear a response on that for
about 6 or 7 months. Mr. Alvord asked the exact location of these
2 medians and Mr. Corder said the one in front of Neptune
Restaurant and the one directly south of that. He said it would be
basically the same concept as the ones that were just completed.
Mr. Tipton asked about maintenance and Mr. Corder replied that he
had spoken to Jodi Geiger at the high school and they were working
out a plan for the FFA to do the maintenance. Mr. Corder also
noted the City was re-negotiating with D.O.T. on the highway
maintenance agreement to cut down on highway maintenance and retain
the mowing and picking up of trash.
Miscellaneous Old Business
Mr. Tipton asked about the possibility of starting a program in
which the Recreation baseball teams could help in maintaining the
fields. He said other places have tried it and it works because
the kids take better care of things that they take pride in and
help to maintain. Mr. Lamb agreed, saying it works with his Boy
Scout troops. Mr. Corder said it was a good idea and would check
into it.
Mr. Alvord stated he had gotten the information on the exercise
trail he had seen at the Veterans hospital in Bay Pines and he
hoped maybe it could somehow be incorporated into Riverwalk, or
some other location in the city. He said the contact was called
the National Fitness Campaign Grant Committee and the project was
called the Game Field Walking and Fitness Course. He gave this
information to Mr. Corder and he said he would check into it.
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Review/26 Acres
Mr. Corder stated the proposed site plan for the 26 acres, which he
presented to the Board, has already been approved by the previous
Council. He reviewed the items to be included in the complex which
were; ballfields, racquetball courts, tennis courts,
gymnasium/activities center. This complex site is already
incorporated into the State Comprehensive Plan.
Possible Fundino/26 Acres
The problem, Mr. Corder stated, is the funds to develop the site.
He stated he is applying for a FRDAP grant to develop the ballfield
area, but there is no guarantee the city will get these funds, and
he has found no grants to date that can be applied for the funding
of the gymnasium/activities center. He said the total price to
build the gym could be $750,000.00 or more.
He stated he has run across one possibility that is a big money
maker and it has been used several times in Stuart, with a lot of
success. It is a contest, not a raffle, in which a house is given
away. They sell tickets to tour the house and when the goal of
profit is met, the house is given away free and clear. He said the
amount of profit on one house could go as high as $400,000.00. He
said the City could use the two buildable lots that make up
Umbrella Tree Park, which has always been a problem park, and use
this site to construct two houses. The tickets to "tour" the
houses could be sold for $50.00 or $100.00 and at the end of a
designated time period, someone will own a home free and clear. It
was asked how large of a demographic area it was for selling
tickets and Mr. Corder replied that Stuart does it state wide. A
marketing firm handles all the ticket sales and advertisement. He
said he was getting the information from Stuart and would be
presenting the idea to Council after reviewing it with the City
Attorney. He added, if successful, this is a way to get our
gymnasium built at no cost to the taxpayers. The Board members
agreed this was a really good idea and hoped it would be approved
by Council.
Mrs. Dennis stated she would also get as much information as she
could from the Chamber of Commerce concerning possible ideas for
fund raisers.
Parks and Recreation Monthlv Report
Mr. Corder said the month of December was mainly spent on the
decorating for Christmas: the trees on the Boulevard, the Christmas
Parade, Santa House and Christmas In The Park at Rotary. The other
project which took up most of the month was the completing of the
beautification on the medians.
ADJOURJIIgHT
There being no further business, Mr. Alvord moved to adjourn,
seconded by Mrs. Dennis. The meeting ended at 8:25 PM.
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