04-06-1994
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
APRIL 6, 1994 7:00 PM
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
MINUTES
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman, Tom Tipton called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM in
the Edgewater City Hall Conference Room.
Members present were Tom Tipton, Paul Alvord, Larry Lamb and Martha
Carden. Boardmember Charlene Dennis was absent. Also present was
Jack Corder, Director of Parks and Recreation.
Mr. Tipton introduced Martha Carden to the Board as the newest
member.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Alvord moved to approve the minutes of the February 2, 1994
meeting and Mr. Lamb seconded. Motion CARRIED 3-0.
OLD BUSINESS
26 Acres/Tour of Homes
Mr. Corder stated he took his proposal on the Tour of Homes to
Council and they were very receptive to the idea and they wanted
the City Attorney to check everything out with the State Attorney's
office and get back to them.
Mr. Corder brought Mrs. Carden up to date with the idea of a
fundraiser to help build the gymnasium at the 26 acres. He
explained the Tour of Homes and said he still hasn't decided on the
price for the tickets, but felt that $20.00 might be the best idea.
Anyone who may have spent $100.00 would now buy five, and those who
maybe couldn't afford $100.00 could at least afford one and have a
chance to win a home free and clear. He said the area that we
would like to cover would be Jacksonville, Orlando, and down on
towards the Melbourne area. The marketing firm that would have to
be hired to handle this proj ect would be responsible for that
aspect.
Mr. Corder said he would like the Board to set up some ad hoc
committees for this project, to cover publicity, style and design
of the home, interior decorating of the home, activities, tour
volunteers and facility design. Mrs. Carden volunteered to work
with the activities committee and the interior design committee as
she works for DBCC and they have an interior decorating class there
already. Mr. Tipton said he would work on the publicity committee
as he deals with a lot of it working at the Speedway. Mr. Alvord
stated he was interested in working with the style and design
committee.
Mr. Tipton asked how many houses we intended to do this with. Mr.
Corder replied in no way it would be a one time shot. It may take
two homes just to build the facility and after that it will take a
lot of money to maintain and operate it. Mr. Tipton asked what the
time frame would be between homes and Mr. Corder stated probably
two the first year and one a year after that. Mr. Tipton
questioned whether all the profits will go to Parks and Recreation
and Mr. Corder stated he wanted to have a special fund account set
up that would guarantee the proceeds to be used for the 26 acre
complex exclusively.
Mr. Corder displayed his posters of the proposed facility design
inside and out. The gymnasium will include a full NBA sized
basketball court, 2 racquetball courts, a weight room, locker
rooms, teen activity room, senior activity room and offices. The
outside area will have baseball fields, an ampitheater, fitness
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trail, tennis courts, racquetball courts, all purpose concrete slab
and a maintenance building.
Mr. Corder stated he has come across another idea for fundraising
from a company that makes signature bricks. People could purchase
the bricks which would have their name engraved on them, and these
bricks would be incorporated into the design of the outside of the
building and also along the sidewalks. The Board agreed this was
also a really good idea. Mr. Corder said he would check into this
further as to what the cost would be for people wanting to add
their name to the 26 acre complex.
Passive Park Issue
Mr. Tipton asked if anything more had been decided concerning the
retention areas on the side streets in Florida Shores that will
have to be put in when the paving of the streets begins. Mr.
Corder stated this is still up in the air for right now and no
decision to make them into passive parks has been made. He noted
that two to three hundred retention areas would require at least
two new mowers, two trailers, three vehicles and six additional
workers to keep them maintained.
NEW BUSINESS
Teen Age Advisory Board
The Board reviewed the memo from the City Manager regarding the
Council's suggestion of creating a teen age advisory board and
working with the principals of local schools in selecting persons
to be considered. Mr. Alvord felt that working with the school
principals would result in only getting the model students on the
board and therefore wouldn't represent all the student population.
Also, without the proper facilities to have new activities and the
lack of funding, makes it even more difficult. Mr. Alvord stated
at this stage he would rather see a survey done among the students
to see what kind of response we would get as to what they really
want. Mr. Corder said it could probably done through the high
school and middle school and one question on the survey could be
concerning their interest in a teen age advisory board. The
results of the survey would determine if there is a need for such
a board. Mr. Tipton moved to go ahead with the survey only at this
time and wait for the results before recommending a teen age
advisory board. Mr. Alvord seconded the motion and it CARRIED 4-0.
The Board agreed to come back to the May meeting with some
questions they would like to incorporate in the survey.
Monthlv Report
Mr. Alvord questioned the need for Mr. Corder to review the monthly
report each month. He felt it should be included for everyone to
read and then if someone had a question about something it could be
discussed. The Board agreed that this was not a necessary monthly
agenda item.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Corder noted that the amount of baseball teams this year has
increased to 39, which was an increase of 8 full teams. Mr. Alvord
said he is one of the umpires for the baseball teams and he is very
impressed with the whole program and the people who run it.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Alvord moved to adj ourn,
seconded by Mrs. Carden. The meeting ended at 8:55 PM.
Minutes Submitted by
Barb Kowall/Secretary
2 Parks & Recreation Board
April 6, 1994 Minutes