07-10-1997
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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
JULY 10, 19977:00 PM
EDGEWA TER CITY HALL
MINUTES
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Chairman, Tom Tipton, called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. Members
present were Tom Tipton, Erwin Brown and Jack Corder, Director of Parks and
Recreation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the March 13, 1997 meeting and Mr.
Tipton seconded. Motion CARRIED.
OLD BUSINESS
26 Acres
Mr. Corder showed his site plan for the 26 Acres and showed the location of the
new maintenance building, for which bids are now being prepared. He said he
hoped to have construction starting on the building by September. After the
building is up he said the next thing to be done would be the amphitheater, in the
hopes that it could be used to hold fund raisers to develop the rest of the
complex. After that he said he would prefer to do the gymnasium but with the
expense there, probably the ballfields would be next as grants are available for
those. He stated the gymnasium is needed desperately as the church will not be
allowing us in this year for the basketball program. Mr. Tipton stated we need to
start coming up with some ideas which will generate the needed funding and
check the design on the gymnasium to get a realistic cost of what we're up
against. Mr. Corder stated COBG funds, if obtained, could be used possibly to
do the structure in phases. Mr. Tipton asked if the plan for the amphitheater had
a covered stage and if funds generated from this could be used solely for the 26
acres and Mr. Corder replied yes to both. Mr. Tipton stated there are many big
name celebrities living in Volusia County and perhaps they could be persuaded
to help with such a project. Mr. Corder stated he would like it to be designed
with a moat around the stage, for security and vandalism reasons. This moat
could also be used for other ideas such as the duck races he had seen In
Jacksonville, in which the holder of the winning duck wins a new car. The Board
discussed in length some ideas for fund-raisers that could be accomplished with
the amphitheater being completed.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Corder stated he had been contacted by a company awhile back called
Watersport Inc, which is a mobile watersports business. This company was
seeking a location for rentals of kayaks, canoes and sea cycles and approached
him , believing Menard-May Park to be a good location for such an operation.
Mr. Corder said he liked the concept and did RFP's and only received one
response, that being Watersport, Inc. Mr. Corder explained that none of the
rentals would be motorized and would not affect the environment in any way and
would also provide revenue to the city. He stated the company would also
conduct tours of the Indian River and camping trips. He stated he and the City
Attorney proceeded to work on an agreement with Watersport Inc. , as they were
the only bidder, which included the company providing insurance. He said it
would be presented before Council at the next meeting. Mr. Brown said he liked
the idea very much and Mr. Tipton concurred. Mr. Brown made a motion to
approve this facility and do what needed to be done to accomplish getting this
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facility in place and recommended that Council should approve this. Mr. Tipton
seconded and Motion CARRIED. Mr. Tipton felt this would be a very smart use
of an existing park.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Corder stated that he and the Rotary Club had set up a tentative date of
October 4, 1997 for a park festival in Rotary Park. He noted the Rotary Club
would be handling a horseshoe tournament, and bring in some bands for
entertainment and the Recreation Dept. would bring in an arts and crafts show.
There would also be food and drinks available from the Rotary Club.
Mr. Tipton asked if the dates were still correct for the Concerts in the Park series
at Rotary and Mr. Corder replied yes.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8: 15. PM.
Minutes Submitted by
Barb Kowall
Secretary/Parks and Recreation Board
Parks and Recreation Board
July 10, 1997
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