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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-26-2023 PR MinutesPARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JUNE 269 2023 Call to Order -- Chairperson Webster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all. Roll Call Present Ms. Webster Mr. Mauro Mr. Renzi Mr. Allen (a) Not Present Mr. Agudelo -- Unexcused Ms. Drumheller -- Zoom Mr. Danise Ms. White -- Zoom Also Present Mr. Antoine Van Meir, Parks Supervisor Mr. Joseph Perez, AV Technical Assistant Ms. Janet Graham, Technical Writer IV. Announcements and Agenda Modifications -- None V. Approval of Minutes -- Meeting Minutes from May 22 , 2023 Everyone indicating they had reviewed the Minutes, Ms. White called for a motion. A motion approving the Minutes from May 22, 2023 as presented was made by Mr. Danise, seconded by Mr. Renzi, and approved unanimously via voice vote. VI. Public Input -- None VII. Unfinished Business A. Current Project(s) Update Mr. Van Meir gave an update on current projects as follows: Barber Street Complex -- The football goal posts have been installed. That has been completed and the goal posts are ready to be used. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE PAGE 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 26, 2023 Easy Street Park -- We are scheduled to move forward with removing the playground at Easy Street Park. That will be done next week, the first week of July. The new playground is scheduled to be delivered the second week of July. Dog Park -- There was a small project at the dog park. Part of the fence was removed, and it was replaced with new fencing. Also, resodding was done to the areas that had been dug up by the dogs. B. Committee Member Park Updates Mr. Mauro -- stated the Yacht Club looks fine. The Main Street boat ramp also looks fine. There is nothing much new to report on pickleball at this time. Mr. Renzi -- stated Riverview Park looks great. The extra benches are being used, and everything else looks great. Mr. Danise -- stated he thinks the City's parks are in great shape. He mentioned the docks are waiting for approval to be repaired/replaced. Ms. Drumheller -- regarding Filbert Park, she commented that when people go from the parking area to walking where the trail is, there is an influx of red ant mounds. She suggested taking care of any ant problems be put on the to-do list. Periwinkle Park is fine, and she stated that Mr. Van Weir already spoke about the modifications at the Dog Park. Mr. Van Weir stated staff will go ahead and address the ant problems at Filbert Park. He said they will probably use a product called Advion. That product will not harm any other animals. Ms. Webster -- Stated that Hardee Park looks really good. Ms. White -- She said her parks are okay. She stated they are just waiting for the playground. C. Upcoming Events at Riverview Park Mr. Van Weir reviewed that the July 4t' event will be held on Tuesday, July 4. He encouraged everyone to come out and enjoy it. There will be several different events in the Park that day. Vill. New Business PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE PAGE 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 26, 2023 A. Select a Chairman and Vice -Chairman, adopt rules of procedure Ms. Webster opened the floor for members to nominate fellow Committee members for the position of Chair. At this time, she called for nominations for Chair. Mr. Danise nominated Ms. Webster to continue as Chair, and Mr. Mauro seconded this nomination. Mr. Renzi nominated Ms. Drumheller, and Ms. Webster seconded this nomination. Ms. Drumheller accepted the nomination. Roll Call (Ms. Webster) Mr. Mauro -- Yes Mr. Renzi -- No Ms. Webster -- No Vote -- Four nos and two yeses. Roll Call (Ms. Drumheller) Mr. Mauro -- No Mr. Renzi -- Yes Ms. Webster -- Yes Mr. Danise -- Yes Mr. Allen -- No Ms. White -- No Mr. Danise -- No Mr. Allen -- Yes Ms. White -- Yes Vote -- Four yes and two no. Ms. Drumheller is elected as Chairperson. Ms. Webster called for nominations for Vice Chair. Ms. Drumheller nominated Ms. Webster, and Ms. White seconded the nomination. Ms. Webster accepted the nomination. There being no additional nominations for Vice Chair, Ms. Webster called for a roll call vote. Roll Call (Ms. Webster) Mr. Mauro -- Abstains Mr. Renzi -- Yes Ms. Webster -- Yes Ms. Drumheller -- Yes Mr. Danise -- Yes Mr. Allen -- Yes Ms. White -- Yes Vote was six yeses and one abstention. Ms. Webster is elected as Vice Chair. Mr. Mauro called for a point of order. He reviewed that the Committee was down to four members and two alternates. Was the fifth position announced to anybody as to whether they wanted to become a full-time member of the Committee? Ms. Drumheller stated that it was posted on the Sebastian web page, and it was posted on the City page. There were openings for three committees to her recollection for alternate positions as well as PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE PAGE 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 26, 2023 full positions with expiring terms, and the instruction was to contact the City Clerk. Mr. Mauro said the reason he posed the question was that, in the past, the City Clerk actually contacted those of the Committee members that were alternates, and that did not happen this year. Ms. Webster said she can check on that process. B. Discuss Adopt -A -Park Committee Member Allocations Mr. Van Meir stated that there are a few parks open for adoption. He reviewed the parks and the Committee members who have those parks, a list of which is attached to this evening's agenda. There are three open parks that can be adopted. Ms. Drumheller said she recalls that those parks were allocated to Mr. Agudelo. His term expired last month. She asked if anyone wanted to change the allocations. Ms. White suggested waiting until the next meeting. Mr. Allen stated he wants to know the responsibilities for this adoption program. He would like to have a list so he can look into the parks. Also, someone suggested that one or more of the Committee members might want to shuffle those. He would like to have a longer discussion on that. He is an alternate, and he does not want to overstep his bounds by taking on this responsibility. Ms. Webster then suggested that this discussion be held off until the next meeting. Mr. Van Meir then described the responsibilities of the Committee members regarding their specific parks. Ms. White added what she does regarding her parks. Ms. Drumheller described how Mr. Allen can find out where the parks are that are currently open, the listing of which is attached to this evening's agenda. Mr. Danise described his recent experience when engaging with people at the parks. Ms. Webster asked if the Committee members could have a list of the members and their terms. Mr. Van Meir said he will have that at the next meeting. IX. Items for the next agenda and date: July 24t", 2023 Mr. Mauro asked that a discussion about additional pickleball courts be put on the agenda for the next meeting. Mr. Van Meir said Mr. Benton is still working on those numbers and looking into that project. There is no room to the east or west of the present courts. There is no room to the north, so if the additional courts are to the south of the present courts, the City will have to pay rent to the Airport to add the additional courts. X. Adjourn There being no further business, Ms. Webster called for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mr. Mr. Renzi, seconded by Mr. Danise, and approved unanimously via voice vote. By: _ Date: �`1,�� j9