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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - PRAB - 05-17-2018 MEETING MINUTES CITY OF MILTON PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Thursday, May 17, 2018 Council Chambers, Milton City Hall CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order by Mr. Stachowski at 7:01 PM. ROLL CALL Roll call was taken by Mr. Stachowski. MEMBERS PRESENT Scott Stachowski Dave Shannon Phil Cranmer Ron Hill Todd Townes OTHERS PRESENT Jim Cregge, Parks and Recreation Director Tom McKlveen, Parks and Recreation Program Manager Quorum was announced by Mr. Stachowski. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA A motion to approve the agenda was made by Mr. Hill and seconded by Mr. Shannon. The vote passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES A motion was made by Mr. Shannon and seconded by Mr. Townes to approve the April 2018 minutes. The vote passed unanimously. May 17, 2018 - PRAB Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 PUBLIC COMMENT None COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Hopewell Youth Baseball o Spring Baseball has completed and All Stars has started. 2. Eagle Stix o No report. 3. Milton Steelers o The contract for 2018 has been completed. Mr. Hill is in touch asking about the next Board meetings. 2018 registration is going on now. UNFINISHED BUSINESS o Inception of Park Memorials o In a correction from last month’s discussion, the “In Memorium” members on the Wall of Fame will have to go through the process to be selected to the Wall of Fame. o Field Capacity and Safety Issues o This was deferred to next month. NEW BUSINESS o Revised Commission Structure o Mr. Steven Krokoff, City Manager spoke to the PRAB. He would like the PRAB to research an alternative structure to the registration fee commission. He would like to see it more closely tied to field usage. o MOU with Alpharetta o Mr. Krokoff also spoke on this issue and is seeking guidance from the PRAB regarding the future of the Alpharetta MOU. The general question of what do we want Parks and Recreation to look like in the City of Milton should be addressed. o With regard to both issues, Mr. Stachowski established a sub- committee made up of Mr. Alberici, Mr. Hill and himself to start addressing the issue. Mr. Krokoff asked that no work begin until he can provide the PRAB further guidance. May 17, 2018 - PRAB Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 o Providence Park Master Plan o Mr. Scott Sawyer addressed the PRAB. He expressed concerns regarding the ADA accessibility of the park and specifically does not believe that a playground will be good for the Park. He believes that the all-inclusive playground should be placed in another location. o Mr. Cranmer asked if the project timeline can be moved up. The answer is yes, based upon the availability of money and the council’s wishes. o A motion to approve the Providence Park Master Plan was made by Mr. Shannon. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cranmer. The motion passed unanimously. o Milton City Pool Policy o Mr. Cregge spoke about a variety of rules. The recommendation of PRAB was that staff should implement that which they feel they need in this first year. o Lacrosse Wall o Mr. Cregge spoke about an idea to pursue the construction of a Lacrosse Wall at Bell Memorial Park. The concept is to create a partnership between EagleStix, Cambridge Lacrosse, Milton Lacrosse and the City to fund this. o A motion was made by Mr. Townes that the City should pursue this idea further. The motion was seconded by Mr. Shannon. The motion passed unanimously. CITY STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Jim Cregge o Providence Park o The Master Plan will be presented to council on June 18 for a final vote. o Golden Games o The opening ceremonies were a huge success and the games are going well. They will be finished next week. o Pool Update o The Swim Team had a goal of 50 members and it is now at 81 members. As for the pool itself, we have sold over 125 passes. May 17, 2018 - PRAB Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 o Children’s Charities o They will hold a Beer Bash at Bell to help fund raise for the inclusive park. OTHER BUSINESS None ADJOURNMENT Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Hill . The motion was seconded by Mr. Townes. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. The meeting was ended by Mr. Stachowski at 9:03 PM.