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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-16 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting Minutes • City of Dania Beach Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting May 10,2006 The Parks&Recreation Advisory Board met at Frost Park on Tuesday,May 16'b. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kurt Ely at 6:00 p.m. Members present: Kurt Ely Chip Brockman Julie Brockman Lisa Drake Beulah Lair Judy Jensen Jimmy Peterman Members absent: Jo Ann Brave Sharon Nearn Others present: Mark Felicetty,Senior Facilities Manager Chris Barile,Griffin Civic Association Suzanne&Bud Witz Sharon Nearn and Jo Ann Brave had requested an excused absence. Motion to excuse made by Lisa Drake,seconded by Chip Brockman. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes of the previous meetingwere presented for approval. Jimmy Peterman made a correction saying the football program at C.W.Thomas Park is not run by the Optimist. Motion to approve as corrected made by Beulah Lair,seconded by Lisa Drake.Motion approved unanimously. • Julie Brockman stated she had a problem with some of the statements in the April minutes. She said she and her husband had never requested the board meetings be changed from Monday to Tuesday. Also they had been allowed to sign in and be counted as present before Mr.Felicetty had arrived. Chairman Ely said no one on staff remembers sign in without attendance being allowed. Mr. Brockman said Kristen should remember because she was the one running the meetings at that time. There was seldom a quorum present for the board meetings and no minutes were taken Chairman Ely explained the April minutes reflect what was said and done at the April meeting only. He said whatever happened previous to his appointment on the board he was not going to spend time trying to straighten out and he will request that Kristen attend the next meeting. Chairman Ely asked Mr.Felicetty to report on the lightning warning system. Mr.Felicetty said he was happy to report the lightning detection system will be installed at the Frost Park location on Thursday,May 18*and at the beach the following week. Purchase orders have been issued for all four facilities. With the demolition coming up at C.W.Thomas and the reconstruction at Melt,they can't be installed at those locations at the present time. Chairman Ely asked if the two parks were going to be open for summer activities and,if so,why can't the systems be installed. Mr.Felicetty explained the hardware,about a 54,000 computer item,goes inside the buildings. Chairman Ely asked if the hardware for C.W,Thomas could be installed at the trailer and later moved when the new building is completed. Mr.Felicetty said he would look into it. He also said he will look into where the hardware could be installed at Meli. Chairman Ely also said some signage is needed at all the parks,warning people to clear the area immediately if they hear the lightning detector alert. The next subject discussed was the Frost Park patio cover. Chairman Ely said no decision has been made even though this board recommended the patio cover funds be used instead for the lightning detectors. The Commission decided money for the lightning detectors will be taken from the reserve. Mr.Brockman said be wanted to be on record in favor of a cover for the Frost Park patio since not every rain shower has lightning. 1. • Mr.Peterman asked if the same type of structure is going to be constructed at C.W.Thomas Park as that at Frost Park. Mr.Felicity said it will be similar. Frost Park is 6,000 square feet and Thomas will be 5,000 square feet. It is a"design build"so the architects will be providing input and there will be citizen input,Commission input as well as board input. It should go oat for bid approximately July 1",if not sooner.Mr.Peterman inquired why the building is 1,000 feet smaller. Mr.Felicetty said one reason is because the cost of building materials has been steadily rising, He also suggested that Mr.Peterman ask Kristen U he has other questions. The neat order of business was Mr.Feticitys department update. He stated the playground equipment has been delivered and is ready for installation. The new roof at the Parker Center is complete.The contract for the Men reconstruction has been awarded to Coastal Contracting with work to start the first week of June.It is a 120 day project and a grand opening is anticipated sometime in October. The car show,held on Saturday the 291',was a success. There were 25 to 28 cars and motorcycles. The next car show will be held on Saturday,July 291h. The Plywood Regatta was successful and received good media coverage. He feels the City now has a nice relationship with the Marine Institute and hopefully they will be returning for years to come. He is serving as Liaison for the"Arts&Antiques on the Avenue"which is going to be held the weekend of June Yd and 4* from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. The City is doing this in conjunction with the Arts&Antiques Council. All 75 vender spaces are already taken and people will be here from Dade and Palm Beach Counties. When Mr.Felicetty finished his report,Chairman Ely mentioned the Swordfish Tournament kick off which was scheduled for July at the Parker Center has been cancelled because of the renovation schedule.This event is sponsored by"A Child is Missing". The tournament will be held in October and plans are being made to reschedule the tournament kick off for neat year at the Parker Center. Beulah Lair said she wanted to comment on the recent"Relay for Life".She said it was an outstanding success. Chairman Ely complimented the staff on a job well done. Mr.Felicetty said a • meeting is being held at Frost Park on the third Wednesday of the mouth to start preparations for the event In 2007, Chairman Ely asked Chip and Jule Brockman about their"End of the Season Celebration"which was an all day affair honoring the kids that took part in the Optimist recreation program. Julie Brockman said about 135 kids,ages 5 to 12,participated. Chairman Ely said one of the nicest things about it was that every kid received a trophy. Chip Brockman explained the program is backed by the Optimist and each child has a 535.00 registration fee which covers a shirt,hat and all the equipment for the season. The kids have a good time and are supervised,safe,busy and off the streets.The Brockmans said the programs will begin again in the Fall.They are going to be active but not as busy as previously. Under new business,Mr.Brockman asked that something be done about dogs in the park.He suggested additional signs are needed.He then made a motion that signs be posted in all the parks saying "No Dogs Allowed". Motion seconded by June Brockman and a number of the board members.Motion carried by a vote of 6 to 1 with Judy Jensen voting in opposition. Chairman Ely reminded the board the next meeting will be Tuesday,June 20'h,at 6:00 p.m. Beulah Lair said she will be out of town and requested an excused absence. There being no additional business to discuss,the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Ely at 6:55 p.m. Kurt Ely,Chairman Respectfully submitted, • Suzanne Witz 2.