HomeMy WebLinkAbout11262007PRMINUTES FROM PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING 11/26/07 AT RIVERVIEW PARK.
Don Wright called meeting to order at 5:32 PM.
Members present: Don Wright, Jeff Kaggan and Joann White.
Cindy Falco arrived at 5:40PM.
Staff present: Chris McCarthy, Parks & Rec. Supt.
Approved minutes from October meeting. Motion Kaggan -Second White.
Jeff discussed some grant opportunities. He emailed them to Linda. Don asked to have
the information put on the January meeting agenda for discussion.
Don asked Chris to work on Parks Inventory list for January meeting.
The board walked around the Park to discuss improvements.
Improvement suggestions -Please put on January meeting agenda for discussion.
Cigarette butt containers.
New benches, picnic tables and trash receptacles.
Lights in large pavilion.
Historic Riverfront Area directional signs.
Paint or stain pump house and pavilions.
Plant flowers and shrubs around pump house and power pedestals.
Irrigation for planting areas.
Fountains.
Archway entrances.
Planter boxes with plants and flowers.
Wooden guardrail around Park with different entrances.
Members Matters
Don discussed writing articles for the newspaper and them would print them.
Don would like Council to announce any activities in Parks.
Joann informed Chris about fire ants at Easy St. Park and rubber mulch in playground
needed attention at Easy St. Park. Discussed slow crosswalk signs on Main St. and U. S.
Chris informed her this was a County issue and she should contact them.
Jeff would like to see wooden guardrails around Easy St. Park to prevent people from
parking and driving in swales.
Board members discussed possibly having future meetings in other Parks.
Board members decided to skip the December meeting because of the holiday..
Next meeting is on January 28, 2008.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45PM.
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AGENDA
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
November 26, 2007
5:30 PM at Riverview Park
1) Call Meeting to Order
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Roll Call
4) Approval of Minutes: October 22, 2007
5) Old Business:
Grants
Parks Inventory
Riverview Park Improvements
Discussions in the newspaper
6) New Business
None
7) Input from Public
8) Chairman's Matters
9) Member comments
10) Staff Comments
11) Set next meeting date and agenda
11) Adjourn
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