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MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF MILTON PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD
Thursday, January 21, 2015 11:30 AM
Executive Conference Room, Milton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Mr. Shannon at 11:53am.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by Mr. Shannon.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Joey Costanzo
Phil Cranmer
Ron Hill
Van Kottis
Dave Shannon
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 motion was made by Mr. Shannon and seconded by Mr. Kottis to approve
PRAB agenda. The vote passed unanimously.
APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES
A motion was made by Mr. Hill to approve the minutes from the previous
meeting. It was seconded by Mr. Kottis. The motion passed unanimously.
January 21, 2016 PRAB Minutes
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Hopewell Baseball: Mr. Cregge provided the projected registration for the
spring season at 400 participants. HYA will play baseball on the four
baseball fields only this spring.
2. Veterans Memorialization: Mr. Hill is working with Bill Lusk and Cambridge
Beta Club. Mr. Cregge is setting up a contractor to maintain Freedom
Park. Mr. Kottis recommended Rivers Academy for additional help.
3. Football – Mr. Cregge reported that the Milton Steelers had 158
participants in the fall season between tackle, cheer and flag. Only ten
are reported to have previously participated in Alpharetta’s program.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Wall of Fame: still working on selection process, zero in on both walls. One
wall most likely to be a Wall of Fame for permanent recognition and one
wall to be the Champions Wall, honoring the previous season’s
championship winners. Working to make changes, including how many
can be nominated and inducted each year. Edits will be made and a
vote will take place next meeting.
2. Drone Policy: Mr. Cregge- Sandy Springs Parks and Rec are taking the
lead on the research. More information coming soon.
3. Facility Rental Policies: A cricket league has rented the fields for the spring
and summer on Sunday mornings. The PRAB wishes to review the rental
policy at the next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Sponsorship Banners at Bell Memorial Park: The idea of allowing banners at
Bell Park was discussed and tabled to next meeting.
2. Hover board policy: There was a discussion about allowing hover boards.
They are considered a motorized vehicle, so they will not be allowed on
fields.
3. Vapor smoking – There was a discussion regarding allowing vaping in the
park. The question is if we should consider changing the park ordinances
to include vaping.
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CITY STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
1. Bell Memorial Park Status Update: The Park is still not finished. There is now
a bridge on the trail, and there are discussions between the City and the
GC regarding the completion of the trail. There are drainage issues at two
of the buildings, allowing water to creep under the walls and into the
buildings. One building has mold growing up the wall .
2. Providence Park: The City is working get an engineering company
onboard to evaluate the three bridges on the trail. Once they evaluate
the bridges, a decision will be made regarding the next steps in making
the trail safe to open the park.
OTHER
1. PRAB members are reminded that the next meeting in February will have
a location change. The meeting will start at the conference room at Bell
Memorial Park at 12:00 and will continue at the barn owned by Mr.
Shannon at 2395 Birmingham Road.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Shannon. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Cranmer. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. The meeting ended
at 1:16pm