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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06241986 PRPARKS & RECREATION COMMI~ AGENDA JUNE 24, 1986 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OLD BUSINESS RFCREATION COORDINATOR SUBCOMMIITEE REPORTS COUNTY ~ENTATIVES REPORT NORIH COUMIY REPRES~ATIVES REPORT RECREATION COORDINATORS REPORT CHAIMMAN' S MATTERS PUBLIC MATTERS NEW BUSINESS APPLICATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION (]0M~ITIEE ~ IRENE TRAFICANTE PURfMASE OF lOTS 8 & 9 NEAR BARBER STREET BALLFIELD - PROPOSAL FROM REALTYLINE, OPEN HOURS FOR CITY PARKS ADJOURN INC. .. ~A~KS_AND~R~.CREATION COMMITTEE JUNE 24. 1986,. ROLL...CALL.:.. PRESENT: DAVID UNDERILL. NATEMCCOLLUM EUGENEDOTY GEORGE SCHUM LONNIE POWELL HOWARD CARSWELL, VICE CHAIRMAN LINDA KINCHEN, CHAIRWOMAN ABSENT: CLIFF HOOSE KATHLEENMCCARTHY (EXCUSED) DANPREUSS MARY .DE CHAINE (EXCUSED) ROBERT MCCARTHY, LIASION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE ON .WHAT .ACTION TO .TAKE ON THE RECREATION COORDINATOR. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE .COMMITTEE WAIT AND.SEE IF THE FUNDING FOR A FULL TIME RECREATION COORDINATOR ON THE 86-87 BUDGET IS APPROVED. MOTION BY HOWARD CARSWELL, SECONDED BY EUGENE DOTY, TO HOLD OFF ACTION ON HIRING A RECREATION COORDINATOR UNTIL BUDGET APPROVAL. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: UNANIMOUS ~ CARRIED~ SUBCOMMITTEE~REPORTS COUNTY~REPRESENTATIVE!S ~EPORT. GEORGE. SCHUMSPOKE.ON BUILDING OF. RESTROOMS AT DALE WIMBROW PARK. NORTH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES REPORT. NONE. (KATHLEEN MCCARTHY WAS. NOT..AT.M.EET!NG) RECREATION_COORDI_~NATOR'S_REPORT_ EUGENE DOTY .SAID .THAT .THE MEN'S SOFTBALL .LEAGUE HAD STARTED AND THERE ARE EIGHT TEAMS PLAYING TUESDAYS AND .THURSDAYS FROM. 6:30 1 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES JUNE 24, 1986 PAGE 2 UNTIL 10:30 P.M.. HE SAID TWO TEAMS HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE FIELD. HE SAID THAT OF 12,500 TEAMS IN THE NATION FOLEYS IS RANKED 4TH AND IF THERE WAS ANOTHER FIELD THE CITY MAY BE ABLE TO DRAW 60-70 TEAMS FOR TOURNAMENTS. WHEN ASKED BY GEORGE SCHUM HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD BE NEEDED FOR A NEW FIELD, GENE DOTY TOLD HIM THAT AT LEAST $25000.00 WAS NEEDED. LINDA KINCHEN ADVISED GENE DOTY TO GET THE TEAM MANAGERS TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARD THE NEW FIELD. DAVID UNDERILL QUESTIONED WHY THE CITY HAS HAD THE PLAN AND THE FUNDS FOR THE FITNESS TRAIL AND HAS NOT STARTED IT. HE STATED THAT A DEADLINE SHOULD BE PUT ON THE TRAIL OR THE FUNDS RETURNED. LINDA KINCHEN SAID SHE HAD A MESSAGE FROM HECTOR FRANCO, CITY ENGINEER, THAT IF THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO SHORTEN THE TRAIL TO 1/2 MILE TO LESSEN THE TURNS THE CITY WOULD START ON IT RIGHT AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY. MOTION BY HOWARD CARSWELL, SECONDED BY DAVID UNDERILL, TO SEND LETTERS TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AL PELTIER; CITY ENGINEER, HECTOR FRANCO; AND MAYOR HARRIS ADVISING THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS AGREED TO REDUCE THE FITNESS TRAIL TO 1/2 MILE AND ASKING WHEN THE CITY WILL TAKE ACTION. ALL AYES: MOTION._CARRIED_. COMMITTEE._ MATTERS:_. LONNIE POWELL SAID HE'D SPOKEN TO LITTLE LEAGUE ABOUT THE SODDING OF THE MAIN STREET FIELD AND THEY WERE READY TO START STRIPPING THE FIELD NOW. HE REQUESTED THAT THE BUDGET BE CHECKED TO SEE IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. WHEN QUESTIONED BY GEORGE SCHUM AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE RAMP AT THE YACHT CLUB, LINDA KINCHEN TOLD HIM IT WAS CAUSED BY EROSION AND WOULD BE REPAIRED AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY. HOWARD CARSWELL SAID HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY DON MARKS THAT THE BENCHES HAD BEEN TORN UP AND THE LIGHTS SHOT OUT AT THE END OF THE MAIN STREET PIER. THE SECRETARY WAS ASKED TO SEND A LETTER TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR STATING THE DAMAGE AND REQUESTING A REPAIR. HOWARD CARSWELL STATED THAT THE FENCE AROUND THE FLAGPOLE AT RIVERVIEW PARK IS A DISGRACE TO LOOK AT AND SERVES NO PURPOSE. HE QUESTIONED WHETHER THE COMMITTEE COULD HAVE IT REMOVED. MOTION BY HOWARD CARSWELL, SECONDED BY EUGENE DOTY, TO SEND A LETTER TO MAYOR HARRIS RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF THE FENCE tj PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES JUNE 24, 1986 PAGE 3 SURROUNDING THE FLAGPOLE AT RIVERVIEW PARK~ DUE TO ITS UNSIGHTLY APPEARANCE~ AND IF THIS IS APPROVED TO MOVE THE CLEAT UP OUT OF REACH~ BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY. GEORGE SCHUM SUGGESTED THAT THE COMMITTEE VOTE AFTER THEY HAVE ALL SEEN THE CONDITION OF THE FENCE. FURTHER DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE ON THE CONDITION OF THE FENCE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: UNANIMOUS CHAiRMAN~S,_MATTERS.. -MOTION CARRIED,, LINDA KINCHEN, STATED THAT.APPROVAL OF. MAY 27, DONE AT.THIS TIME. 1986, MINUTES BE SECRETARY WAS TOLD TO ADD UNDER THOSEPRESENTTHE NAME OF LONNIE POWELL MOTION BY LONNIE.POWELL, SECONDED BY GEORGE SCHUM, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 27,. 1986, PARKS AND RECREATION MEETING AS CORRECTED. ALL AYES: MOTION.~CA~IED LINDA, KINCHEN. ANNOUNCED. THAT SHE HAD BEEN TOLD BY. FINANCE~. DIRECTOR~ CAROL CARSWELL THAT THERE WAS $6600.00 AVAILABLE TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TRUST FUND. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT SOMEONE HAD CONTACTED HER INTERESTED IN TEACHING TENNIS AT THE SCHUMANN COURT AND THE MONEY COULD BE USED FOR THIS. MOTION BY LONNIE POWELL~ SECONDED BY EUGENE DOTY~ TO ASK FINANCIAL DIRECTOR, CAROL CARSWELL~ TO SEEK FUNDS FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES TRUST FUND FOR TENNIS INSTRUCTOR. HOWARD CARSWELL STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE ILL FEELINGS WITH RECEIVING THE FUNDS FOR A NEW VENTURE. HE SAID THE MONEY SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE NEW BALLFIELD OR SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY IN EFECT. MOTION AND SECOND WITHDRAWN BY LONNIE POWELL AND EUGENE DOTY. MOTION BY DAVID UNDERILL, SECONDED BY GEORGE SCHUMt TO ASK FINANCIAL DIRECTOR, CAROL CARSWELL, TO APPLY FOR FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TRUST FUND FOR THE NE~. BALLFIELD. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: UNANIMOUS PARKS AND, RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES PUBLIC _.MATTERS JUNE 27, 1986 PAGE 4 NONE., AP. PLI. CATION~F. OR, PARKS..AND~RECREATIONCOMMITTEE- ,IRENE TRAFICANTE. MOTION BY GEORGE SCHUMt SECONDED BY HOWARD CARSWELLt TO ACCEPT IRENE TRAFICANTE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. DISCUSSION OF ABSENCES OF PARKS AND RECREATION MEMBERS FOLLOWED. LINDA KINCHEN TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT AFTER THREE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES A MEMBER WAS NO LONGER ON THE COMMITTEE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: UNANIMOUS MOTION~2~RRI ED., PURCHASE... OF. LOTS__8~,.&..9.,NEAR~,.BARBER.~STREET., BALLFIEL,D. -PROPOSAL. FROM.,.REALTYLINE~.INC COMMITTEE MEMBERS FELT THAT $11,000.00 WAS MUCH TO HIGH FOR THE TWO LOTS. MOTION BY LONNIE POWELL~ SECONDED BY HOWARD CARSWELL~ TO OFFER, REALTYLINE,,. INC. $8000.00 FOR, LOTS 8 &,9~ BLOCK 208, UNIT 10~ SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: UNANIMOUS SECRETARY WAS.. INSTRUCTED. COUNTEROFFER. MOTION_CARRIED. TO. SEND. LETTER TO. COUNCIL.. WITH. THE.. OPEN, HOURS. FOR, CITY, PARKS~ EUGENE, DOTY REQUESTED THAT hlQ_~SIGNS BE PUT UP AT THE BALLFIELD. HE SAID THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY DOGS BROUGHT TO SOFTBALL~ GAMES. HE, SAID. THAT. HE, HAD~SPOKEN, WITH~ THE, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT IS POSTED. MOTION, BY NATE. MCCOLLUM~ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT STREET.BALLFIELD.. SECONDED BY LONNIE. POWELL~ TO POST ~..~SIGNS AT TO. REQUEST THE BARBER HOWARD CARSWELL STATED THAT. THE. COMMITTEE SHOULD. ASK THE SEBASTIAN. SUN, PRESS,,JOURNAL..AND THE, TODAY.PAPER..TO RUN A.PUBLIC SERUICE ARTICLE STATING THE CITY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND PETS FROM CITY PARKS. 4 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE.MINUTES JUNE 24, 1986 PAGE 5 MOTION.WAS.AMENDED,TO,.INCLUDE~. RE~UEST.THE,.SEBASTIAHSUNt, PRESS JOURNAL~ AND THE~ TODAY PAPER..TO.,HUN. A. PUBLIC,, SERVICE ARTICLE. STATING: THE. CITY. ORDINANCE. PROHIBiTING. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.,. AND PETS. FROM. PUBLIC. PARKS.. LINDA KINCHEN STATED THAT COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED THAT PARKS AND RECREATION ESTABLISH OPEN HOURS FOR CITY PARKS. HOWARD CARSWELL EXPLAINED THE REASON THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS REQUESTED. HE SAID THAT AGROUP HADREQUESTED FROM COUNCIL PERMISSION FOR A RELIGIOUS CONCERT AT RIVERVIEW PARK UNTIL 10:00 P.M. AND BECAUSE. OF THE EXISTING, CLOSING HOUR BEING ONE HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET THE GROUP WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE THE CONCERT BUT HAD TO END AT THE REGULAR TIME. HE. SAID ONE PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WAS THAT SCHUMANN PARK WAS OPEN LATE AND THIS WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE. ORDINANCE. THE. BARBER STREET BALLFIELD WAS ALSO OPEN LATE FOR SCHEDULED SOFTBALL GAMES BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES. MOTION BY LONNIE POWELL, SECONDED BY GEORGE SCHUMt TO RECOMMEND THE. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 18~ SECTION 18-1 OF THE CITY CODES TO EXTEND CITY PARK OPEN HOURS TO 10:00 P.M. WITH ANY FURTHER EXTENSION BY CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES: UNANIMOUS MOTION~CARRIED DAVID. UNDERILL. ANNOUNCED. THATTHEREWAS A, STRONG, PUSH..IN.TOWN_ ESTABLISH A YMCA. TO MOTION BY GEORGE SCHUM~ SECONDED BY LONNIE POWELL~ TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. LINDA KINCHEN ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 7:53 P.M. 5