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07-11-2002 "-'" ....., CITY OF EDGEW A TER RECREA TION/CUL TURAL SERVICES BOARD JULY 11, 2002 6:30 PM LEISURE SERVICES OFFICE - 1108 S. RIDGEWOOD AVE. MINUTES ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER The Chairman, Tom Tipton called the meeting to order. Members present were: Mike Visconti, Jo Hagan, Kat Bearsley, Joe Fishback and Tom Tipton. Also present was Jack Corder, Director of Leisure Services, Adelaide Carter, liaison from the Economic Development Board and Mike Giusti, from the press. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mrs. Hagan moved to approve the minutes of the June 13t\ 2002 meeting. Mr. Visconti seconded the motion and it CARRIED 5-0. OLD BUSINESS Relocation of Fountain Mr. Corder stated during the last two meetings there has been discussion on the relocation of the fountain, and based on the last meeting, the consensus of the Board was to move the fountain to the arboretum as soon as it was completed. (Previous to this, the Board had voted to relocate the fountain to Menard May Park.) Based on the consensus of the last meeting, Mr. Tipton drafted a letter to the Council for the Board to sign, and forward to Council as a formal recommendation. Mr. Tipton read the letter to the members. Mr. Visconti asked the time frame for the completion of the arboretum and Mr. Corder stated it could be one year or five years; it will depend on funding and grants. Mrs. Hagan stated this Board has discussed this issue of the fountain 9 times and Mr. Tipton agreed it was time to get the fountain relocation final as there are many projects coming up that need the attention of the Board. All of the Board members present signed the letter and Mr. Fishback moved to send the letter to Council for their final approval of relocating the fountain to an area in the arboretum when it is completed. Mrs. Bearsley seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0. Mrs. Hagan asked what the end result was with the letter about D.O.T. and the medians a few months back, and Mr. Corder replied he had a meeting with D.O.T. and they were to come back and dress them up a bit, which they haven't done as yet. Mrs. Hagan also asked about the park projects in Whistle Stop and Menard. Mr. Corder stated he spoke with Debbie Green from the Agricultural Center and they are still Recreation/Cultural Services Board July 11,2002 Minutes 1 ..... ..",." working on the plans and it should be done soon. At Whistle Stop, he stated the Eagle Scouts will be doing a community project there. Mr. Fishback stated he was very pleased with the job that D.O.T. is doing on the road widening and the traffic flow is moving right along. Mr. Visconti asked what happened with the "Welcome to Edgewater" signs that the Chamber of Commerce was going to replace and Mr. Corder stated the Chamber had gone to a Council meeting and spoke about redesigning them and he hasn't heard anything since. NEW BUSINESS Park Update Mr. Corder stated the ballfields are moving along slowly, but at least moving. He said the excavator is working there now and next will be the well, sprinklers, sprigging, fencing, dugouts, etc. He said at the last meeting he hoped to get the museum opened near the end of July, but that is not going to happen. It is taking much longer than he expected; he is hoping for sometime in August but is not going to set a date yet. Mr. Corder said this year's budget is really going to be tight. He lost some money for the medians which had to be spent on pipe for the Boulevard project. He said he has ordered some new playground equipment for Whistle Stop and Menard parks and that should be here in 4 to 6 weeks. Mr. Corder stated, for obvious reasons, he cannot run the Christmas Parade down the Boulevard this year and he has come up with an alternate route that he hopes will be acceptable. The staging area would be at the Edgewater Elementary School, and the parade would run down Old County Road to Park Avenue and then left to Rotary Park where the parade would disband. The Board agreed this would be a good alternative. Mr. Corder stated his Recreation Assistant, Christi Moeller, has put together some seminars this summer which are going well. One was on Lawn Care, one on Pest Management and the last one will be on Hurricane Preparedness. The Board had a lengthy discussion on an Adopt a Median project and Mr. Corder asked the members to bring ideas and suggestions for this to the next meeting. Beautification Ad Hoc Committee Report Mr. Visconti stated he is pleased with the progress made in beautification over the past years. He said the committees in the past worked hard and things are coming together. The medians look great with the trees in bloom and things are getting cleaned up along Recreation/Cultural Services Board July 11,2002 Minutes 2 ...... .."., U.S. 1. and many businesses and homes seem to be landscaping more. He said we should be proud ofthe way our city is starting to look. The Board members submitted their nominations for the business beautification award to be chosen in August. MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Fishback commented on a "60 Minutes" show he watched recently concerning the country of Venzuela implementing a program for children to play instruments and learn classical music. He would like to see some sort of program here for the kids if funds were available, or perhaps implemented by the schools. Mr. Tipton, a retired teacher, stated the schools have cut funding for music and art programs in the schools, and their focus seems to be more on students passing the FCA T tests. The Board members agreed they would like to see such programs reinstated for the kids. Mr. Tipton gave Mr. Fishback the name of a contact in the school system and he agreed to find out what, if anything could be done. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mr. Visconti moved to adjourn, seconded by Mrs. Hagan. Recreation/Cultural Services Board July II, 2002 Minutes 3 '-" ..." RECREA TION/CUL TURAL SERVICES BOARD JULY 11m, 2002 6:30 PM 1108 S. RIDGEWOOD (LEISURE SERVICES OFFICE) AGENDA ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS MISCELLANEOUS ADJOURNMENT Approval of June 13, 2002 Minutes Relocation of Fountain Park Update Beautification Ad Hoc Report