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Home My WebLink About01-21-2005 1225 Main Street E] Sebastian, Florida 32958 Telephone (772) 589-5330 [] Fax (772) 589-5570 City Council Information Letter Janua~ 21,2005 Pro.qrammin.q Opportunities for Special Needs Pla¥.qround Equipment in City of Sebastian Parks In response to recommendations as offered to City Council by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee during your December 8, 2004 session regarding the possibility of implementing special needs playground equipment programming in park facilities throughout the community, please be advised that both the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance were recently directed to incorporate respective financing opportunities via the second quarter budget adjustment process (via possible allocation assistance from the Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Fund), anticipated within the next three months or so. As referenced in the attached memorandum as compiled and delivered by Parks and Recreation Superintendent Chris McCarthy, additional purchase and installation recommendations will be offered via the Fiscal Year 2005/2006 capital improvement schedule. It was recently determined that immediate benefits can be offered at both Easy Street Park and Filbert Street Park, given the space available, as well as consistent with previous plans to possibly expand equipment installation at both sites later this year. Mr. McCarthy will discuss more specific details regarding these suggestions during the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee's public input session scheduled to take place next Saturday, January 29th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. here at City Hall. Pro.qrammin.q and Staffing Recommendations - Friendship Park Tennis Courts and Clubhouse Facilities Staff from the Office of the City Manager, Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance recently convened to discuss potential recommendations for staff and programming to accommodate new tennis facilities at Friendship Park at the Sebastian Municipal Complex. As stated City Council Information Letter January 21, 2005 Page 2 during the December 8, 2004 dedication ceremony, many park features will become available for public use circa late February, necessitating the need to engage ideas and/or recommendations regarding staffing, hours of operations and programming fees. The attached memorandum as compiled and delivered by Parks and Recreation Superintendent Chris McCarthy offers suggestions for consideration regarding such, based on benchmark information secured from other municipalities in Florida providing these opportunities, notably nearby Melbourne. Ideas regarding resident and non- resident rates of $2.00 and $3.00 respectively ($3.00 and $4.00 with lights) were also shared with members of the Sebastian Friendly Tennis Group, who expressed their endorsement for such an arrangement. However, City Council will have an opportunity to consider recommendations, as well as offer other direction as determined appropriate during a regular meeting sometime in February. Student Government Day Just a reminder that city administration once again recently rescheduled its annual Student Government Day program, now scheduled to take place Tuesday, January 25th beginning circa 9:00 a.m. This adjustment was engaged in an effort to accommodate revised testing dates for area students and pupils resulting from various inconveniences of the 2004 hurricane season, as well as per request of various educators to accommodate such. This year's event will therefore continue to enable youth from the elementary to the high school level to participate in an invaluable experience to assist their efforts to learn more about local government operations, services and decision-making processes. For those of you with flexible schedules that may be able to join us, please feel free to do so. Young people assigned to my office during the event will serve as the mock City Council, City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney for the day. As such, I therefore would like to encourage any of you to visit this office sometime prior to the "City Council" session. Final City Council Information Letter Report As previously reported, my final City Council information letter will be delivered to each of you next Friday, January 28, 2005. The primary purpose of this report will be to provide various synopses regarding current projects, programs and related matters. Updates will therefore include the status of finalization of the Sebastian Municipal Complex (to likely include a City Council Information Letter January 21, 2005 Page 3 final expenditure report to once again clarify that both effective project and budget management practices were fully engaged); implementation of the Old Sebastian Elementary School/City Hall Restoration Program; continuation of the Louisiana Avenue Improvement Program; as well as various capital projects underway at Sebastian Municipal Airport. Of course, I will be happy to meet and/or discuss with any of you individually regarding questions and/or concerns above and beyond the content of next week's statement. As such, please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. Enclosure(s): Memorandum and Background information from Chris McCarthy - Special Needs Playground Equipment Memorandum and Background information from Chris McCarthy- Staffing, Hours of Operation and Fee Scheduling for Friendship Park Tennis Facilities My Documents/In foLett er241 CI~ OF HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND 1225 MAIN STREET · SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE: (772) 589-5330 ' FAX (772) 589-5570 MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: THROUGH: SUBJECT: January 18, 2005 Terrence R Moore, City Manager Chris McCarthy, Parks and Recreation Superintendent Terry Hill, Director of Public Work ~ Special Needs Playground The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board had requested Council that we explore the possibility of constructing a Special Needs Playground in the City. After discussions at our January 10, 2005 meeting, we would recommend programming two Special Needs Playgrounds into the 2005 - 06 Capital Improvement budget at a cost of $100,000.00 ($50,000.00 each). Recreation Impact Fees might be available in funding these projects. I am also looking into the Florida Boundless Playgrounds Initiative for additional funding. The playgrounds could be located at Easy St. Park and Filbert St. Park. This would give us a Special Needs Playground north and south of Sebastian Blvd. I will attend the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board public input meeting on January 29, 2005 and should come away from that meeting with some good ideas regarding this matter. CC: Shai Francis, Director of Finance Playgrounds Zn!ti_~Uve Colle~'__!nr~ Pre-Authorized Playground Models ' ~ ~zmmunity L~d~r.' encourage you to join the to bring a Boundless ,laygrounds project to your My goal is for to have 50 Boundless Playgrounds in the next three years-more than any other state in the naUon, If we can work in partnership to accomplish this task, we will have fulfilled a wish of every pamnt'of a child with disabiliUes--to see their child play~ happily with others and in the process we ~11 have c~eated outdoor play and learning environments that will benefit everyone, with and ~V~)ut dbabilitJes. Governor leb Bush February 2003 What is the Florida Boundless Playgrounds Initiative? The NaUonal Center for Boundless Playgrounds® is working in partnership with Governor 3eh Bush to create a statewide public/ private partnership in support of his Strengthening Families Initiative. The Florida Boundless Playgrounds Initiative will and be a catalyst for these unl( and much needed playgrounds that are barrier-free and developmentally advantageous. The NatJonal Center for Boundless Playgrounds is a nonprofit organization that configures playgrounds where children and adults of all abilities can laugh, play, grow and learn together. : Florida Boundless Playgrounds , ~ www. boundlessplayg rounds.org or/OF HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND 1225 MAIN STREET · SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE: (772) 589-5330 · FAX (772) 589-5570 MEMORANDUM DATE: January l8, 2005 TO: TerrenceR. Moore, City Manager FROM: THROUGH: SUBJECT: Chris McCarthy, Parks and Recreation Superintendent / Terry Hill, Director of Public Work ,__~ Staffing, Hours of Operation and Fees for Clay Tennis Courts at Friendship Park The new clay tennis courts at Friendship Park are currently under construction and are scheduled for completion at the end of February. After discussions at our January 12, 2005 meeting, it is necessary to make recommendations regarding staffing, hours of operation and fees to use the courts. We recommend hiring three part time attendants for the courts. We can implement this with 2nd Quarter budget adjustments. The hours of operation and fees charged would be in the form of a Resolution for Council approval at the February 9, 2005 meeting. We visited the City of Melbourne's Fee Avenue Tennis Courts to gather information about how they operate. The Fee Avenue Courts have four clay courts along with several asphalt courts. We have attached their hours of operation and fee schedule to this memo. We will consider annual memberships in the 2005 - 06 budget. Here are our recommendations for the Friendship Park Courts. DAILY FEES WITHOUT LIGHTS WITH LIGHTS Resident $2.00 Non Resident $3.00 Juniors(Under 18 yrs. old) $1.00 $3.00 $4.00 $1.00 HOURS OF OPERATION Mon - Fri 8AM - Noon and 3 - 9PM Sat - Sun 8AM - Noon and 3 - dusk City of Melbourne, FL - Leisure Services Tennis Complexes Page 1 of 2 Leisure Services Tennis Courts & Activities The Leisure Services department operates two tennis complexes. Among the tennis opportunities available to the community are Tennis Lessons and Leagues and Tournaments. FACILITIES HOURS OF OPERATION Fee Avenue Tennis Complex e-mail 114 E. Fee Avenue - (321) 674-5720 Mon-Fri: 8a.m.-noon/3-gp.m. Sat-Sun: 8 a.m.- noon / 4 p.m.- dusk Jimmy Moore Tennis Complex e-mail Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.- noon 1 3 - 9 p.m. 2810 Samo Road - (321) 255-4613 Sat: 8 a.m.- noon Tennis Lesson Information Sun: closed LESSONS FEES Please call either facility for additional information. The City of Melbourne offers tennis lessons to all age groups as listed below: The City of Melbourne offers tennis lessons to all age groups as listed below: ~ Beginner Tennis-Juniors (6 & up) ~* Intermediate Tennis-Juniors (10 & up) ,~ Advanced Tennis-Juniors (10 & up) ,~ Beginner Adult-(Over 18) ~ Intermediate Adult ~;~ Leagues · 4 Tournaments Daily Fees (sales tax included) w/o Lights w/Lights Resident $2.00 $3.00 Non- Resident $3.00 $4.00 Junior $1.00 $1.00 Annual Fees (sales tax included) Non- Resident Resident Single $ 89.50 $126.60 Family $169.00 $243.20 Junior $ 47.10 $63.00 Senior 65+ $ 79.50 $116.60 Registration & Reservations: Registration for classes and leagues will be held at the tennis courts on a first come, first serve basis. Court reservations may be made in person or by calling 24 hours in advance by annual card holders. Associations: Melbourne Women's Tennis Association meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Contact Joan Kundis at 733-0061. Senior Recreation Supervisor: Mike Dickens - 674-5720 http://www.melbourneflorida, org/leisure/tennis.htm 1/12/2005