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Home My WebLink About11291988 PR City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 n SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 MINUTES PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1988 - 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Chairman McCollum called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. George Schum led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Present: Irene Traficante George Schum Gene Dory Chairman Nate McCollum Lonnie Powell (arrived 7:30 p.m.) Absent: Cliff Hoose APPROVE MINUTES: October 25, 1988 Minutes Irene Traficante amended the minutes as follows: Page 2 (c), third line from the bottom, strike "charged" and add "reimbursed"; Page 3, "Committee Matters", second paragraph, last line, strike "executive" and add "consecutive"; same page, third paragraph, second line, strike "team" and add "season". George Schum amended the minutes as follows: Page 2, "County Representative Report", first line, strike "Gene Dory" and add "George Schum"; move the second paragraph under "County Representatives Report" to "North County Representative Report" strike "none"; also strike "14,500" and add "4,515". 1 MOTION by Schum/Traficante I move we approve the October 25, 1988, minutes as amended. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried 4-0. attendance) (Powell not yet in MOTION by Schum/Traficante I move we place the October 17, 1988, Minutes on the agenda for approval. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried 4-0 (Powell not yet in attendance) George Schum noted that the date of the Minutes was incorrect~ therefore, "Tuesday, September 20" was stricken and "Monday, October 17", 5:00 P.M., was added. MOTION by Schum/Traficante I move we approve the October 17, 1988, Minutes as amended. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried 4-0. attendance) (Powell not yet in Irene Traficante requested that the spelling of her surname be corrected. MOTION by Schum/Doty I move we add "Discussion/Playground Equipment" to this agenda. The City Manager recommended that this item be combined with his report on the subject. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried 4-0 (Powell not yet in attendance) Following a lengthy discussion, recommendation from the City Manager as stated in his memo to Mayor Votapka and City Council dated November 8, 1988, and input from Parks and Recreation Committee members regarding Schumann Park, Candy Cane Park and Hardee Park, the following motion was made: Lonnie Powell arrived at ?:30 p.m.) - 2 - MOTION by Powell I move we instruct the City Manager to follow through on his recommendation as stated in his memo dated November 8, 1988 to Mayor Votapka and City Council (1) to obtain a 84,000 grant from the National Fitness Campaign and request from Council funding for the balance of 85420 for a fitness court at Hardee Park; (2) to obtain 8250 from North County Recreation and request from Council the balance of 82§0 for Candy Cane Park equipment; and (3) to research costs for the extension of the fitness trail at Hardee Park. MOTION died for lack of a second. George Schum requested the installation of an emergency phone and wheel stops in the parking area at Hardee Park. MOTION by Schum/Traficante I move we instruct the City Manager to follow through on his recommendation as stated in his memo dated November 8, 1988 to Mayor Votapka and City Council (1) to obtain a 84,000 grant from the National Fitness Campaign and request from Council funding for the balance of S§420 for a fitness court at Hardee Park; (2) to obtain $2§0 from North County Recreation and request from Council the balance of $2§0 for Candy Cane Park equipment; (3) to research costs for the extension of the fitness trail at Hardee Park; and (4) install an emergency phone and wheel stops at Hardee Park. ROLL CALL: irene Traficante - aye George Schum - aye Lonnie Powell - aye Gene Doty - aye Nate McCollum - aye MOTION CARRIED. The City Manager stated that this recommendation would go to City Council at their December 7, 1988 meeting. He also stated that he would report back to Parks and Recreation on the cost of the Hardee Perk fitness trail extension at their January 31, 1989 meeting. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE REPORT George Schum stated that he had been told at the County Parks and Recreation meeting that the County was funding the Barber Street Sports Complex 3-0 by setting aside $21,000 and 840,000, although it was his understanding that the $21,000 was city money. The City Manager said the $21,000 was city funding and the 840,000 was a county line item which could be encumbered and carried forward if the city 10. advises the county it will not expend the money by April 1989. NORTH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE REPORT Cliff Hoose was not in attendance. RECREATION COORDINATOR REPORT Gene Dory reported that men's softball is over and that there will be a men's and women's tournament. CHAIRMAN'S MATTERS Chairman McCollum advised the committee that City Council had denied the request for handicap equipped portaletS at the Yacht Club due to a concern for lack of control of vandalism; reminded the committee that there will be no meeting in December; and thanked the City Manager for his assistance on the Parks and Recreation Committee. COMMITTEE MATTERS George Schum requested that a discussion of a four wail racquetball court at Hardee Park be a January 31, 1989, agenda item. He said he would try to obtain a mechanical drawing for that meeting. Lonnie Powell requested that he be considered excused from the October 25, 1988 meeting due to a death in his family. The committee concurred. PUBLIC MATTERS None. CITY MANAGER MATTERS The City Manager requested input from the committee regarding the Barber Street Sports Complex. Chairman McCollum recommended that the city maintain control of the complex and that the city will possibly have to have a recreation department or increase its public works staff to strictly maintain parks. Gene Dory and Irene Traflcante concurred. The committee also concurred with the City Manager on using universal fields. The City Manager said he would keep the committee posted on the progress of the complex. Discussion took place on skateboard ramps, however, the City Manager advised that the committee not consider them due to liability. City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 n SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1988 - 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVE MINUTES: Approve October 25, 1988, Minutes 5. OLD BUSINESS: 8. 9. 10. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS NORTH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS RECREATION COORDINATOR'S REPORTS CHAIRMAN'S MATTERS COMMITTEE MATTERS PUBLIC MATTERS CITY MANAGER'S MATTERS NEW BUSINESS ADJOURN ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT i r - s THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) WILL NEED A RECORD AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD I� IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. ro'os 2 OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENCE UPON