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MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF MILTON PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Council Chambers, Milton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Mr. Shannon at 7:08 PM.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by Mr. Shannon.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Dave Shannon
Van Kottis
Sue Rekuc
Ron Hill
Phil Cranmer
OTHERS PRESENT
Jim Cregge, Parks and Recreation Director
Tom McKlveen, Parks and Recreation Program Manager
Quorum was announced by Mr. Shannon.
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
A discussion on allowing multiple advanced level sports teams was added to
the agenda under New Business. A motion to approve the agenda with
changes was made by Mr. Kottis and seconded by Mr. Hill. The vote passed
unanimously.
APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES
A motion was made by Mr. Hill and seconded by Mr. Kottis to approve the
September 2017 minutes. The vote passed unanimously.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
o None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Hopewell Youth Baseball
o Recreational baseball will finish on 11/11 barring weather
cancellations
2. Eagle Stix
o No report
3. Milton Steelers
o Season is going well
o At the last board meeting, they’ve asked that we service the
restrooms more often and provide more outdoor trash cans
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Wall of Fame
o A motion was made by Mr. Shannon to table the discussion to the
next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kottis. The vote
passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
1. NAFL
o Stephanie Butler was present for this discussion
o She asked if there is an open bid process for services, and surveys
administered to participants.
• The city does not bid out services for existing programming,
unless the quality of the program is in decline.
• Quality surveys are administered after each season. In the
2018 contracts, it will be required that the program partners
supply us with contact information to gather surveys.
2. Discussion on Park Memorials
o The City of Milton is researching adding a process to placing
permanent memorials on City property.
o What dictates someone worthy of recognition?
o Tree vs. Bench? Veterans? How will it be funded? What will the
standards be? These were all questions raised.
o City staff will conduct research on what surrounding municipalities
and agencies are doing.
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3. Discussion on Multiple Travel Teams in a single age group
o The way that the program provider contracts currently read, only
one advanced level team can be formed in each age group
• This is causing kids to leave city programming to play
elsewhere
o A motion was made by Mrs. Rekuc to recommend the removal of
the one advanced level team per age group requirement, with
recreational programming remaining the main focus. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Shannon. The vote passed unanimously.
CITY STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
1. CDBG – Jim Cregge
o The first invoice was submitted to Fulton County
2. Programming – Jim Cregge
o Programs are running successfully
3. Scholarships
o Milton Steelers – There was discussion on whether the equipment
that is purchased by Milton Steelers participants can be accepted
to scholarships.
4. Master Plan Update
o Statistically valid surveys were sent out to random homes
throughout the City of Milton.
OTHER
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Kottis. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hill . The
motion was approved by a unanimous vote. The meeting was ended by Mr.
Shannon at 8:19 PM.