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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - PRAB - 09-18-2014 MEETING MINUTES CITY OF MILTON PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:30 a.m. Council Chambers, Milton City Hall CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order by Chairman Mark Reed at 11:33 a.m. ROLL CALL Roll call was taken by Mark Reed. MEMBERS PRESENT Mark Reed David Shannon Scott Stachowski Ron Hill Sue Rekuc (arrived 11:50am) OTHERS PRESENT Jim Cregge, Parks and Recreation Director Quorum was announced by Mark Reed. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Jim Cregge made a request to the Board to approve the Meeting Agenda with the addition of item (e) Playground Grant in the New & Unfinished Business section. Motion to approve Meeting Agenda, as amended, was made by Scott Stachowski and seconded by Ron Hill. The vote was unanimous and motion carried. APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES Motion to approve minutes of the August 21, 2014 meeting was made by Ron Hill and seconded by Scott Stachowski. The vote was unanimous and motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT No Public Comment. September 2014 PRAB Minutes NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS I. New & Unfinished Business a. Introduction of Mr. Joey Costanzo: Jim Cregge introduced Joey Costanzo who is Councilman Rick Mohrig’s District 3/Post2 appointee to the PRAB. Mr. Constanzo gave the Board a brief description of his background. He is scheduled to be sworn in at the next City Council meeting on September 22nd. b. Citizen Request to Honor Cindy Hollingsworth: Jim Cregge recommended that this item be tabled until May/June 2015 at which point the options for recognition at Bell Memorial will be clearer as the park nears completion. Scott Stachowski suggested April might be better time to allow for planning as Bell Memorial is being finished. c. Discussion on the role of Parks & Recreation regarding programming: Jim Cregge opened the discussion on ways that Milton Parks & Recreation can expand its non- athletic programming. Mr. Cregge mentioned various activities such as chess which have seen good demand in other jurisdictions. Mr. Cregge asked the Board to think about what role the City of Milton Parks and Recreation should play in offering these non-athletic activities. Tom Gilliam had conducted research into other area city programs to get an idea of the variety for this type of non-athletic recreation. Scott Stachowski asked Mr. Cregge to have Tom Gilliam list our current non-athletic programming with detail on season offered, staffing, and the number of classes/sessions offered. Mr. Cregge will have this information for the next meeting. Ron Hill asked if there were any special request coming into the City for this programming. Mr. Cregge mentioned Chess, Rugby and Ultimate Frisbee. d. Crabapple Fest: Jim Cregge noted that the Crabapple Fest was scheduled form 10am – 5pm on October 4. Mr. Cregge would be working the city information table for Parks & Recreation. Any help that the Board could provide in relief would be appreciated. e. Playground: Jim Cregge presented to the Board that a $10,000 grant is available from Resurgens Foundation for recreational capital expenditure targeted to children of all abilities. Mr. Cregge reviewed with Board various playground alternatives for Bell Memorial that would provide play alternatives for kids of all needs. These facilities qualify for grant money. Jim Cregge was seeking approval from the Board in order to take this recommendation to the Council for their consideration. Dave Shannon made a motion that the Board recommend to City Council that they City should apply for a grant to obtain playground equipment to serve children of all abilities. Ron Hill seconded motion. The vote was unanimous and motion carried. September 2014 PRAB Minutes II. Committee Reports a. HYA Update: No Update b. Veteran’s Memorialization: Mr. Hill mentioned he will meet with Ms. Daviadoff as a follow up to start program to register living veterans in the city. Mr. Hill will be researching Home Depot’s program/philanthropy for vets and will report to PRAB in October. c. Football Partnership: Scott Stachowski said the subcommittee met with one of the providers and has more meetings to schedule before reporting back to the Board in October. III. City Staff Reports & Communications a. Providence Park Update: City has sent in formal request to purchase Providence Park form Fulton County for $4200 per House Bill 90. The Fulton County Commission seem to want the land designated as surplus land, thus allowing it to be sold on the open market to the highest bidder. City of Milton will be contesting this move. b. Bell Memorial Park Status Update: Construction is underway; path for trail has been cleared. A citizen in Champions Overlook has been notified that he is encroaching on park land; he has agreed to remove his landscaping. c. Hopewell Middle School Field Improvements: Approvals secured for score boards and batting cages. City still actively looking for concrete contractor. d. Crabapple Community Center Project Update: Demolition is scheduled for next month; facility will not be ready for holiday celebration in Crabapple e. Freedom Park Update: Irrigation problems were fixed and grass was recovering until pump at Lake Deerfield was vandalized. Grass has since died, and City is evaluating over seeding the dead grass as a recovery measure once the pump has been fixed. f. Ordinance Change Update: Parks Hours recommendation is on agenda for Council meeting on October 6th. These recommendations are: Parks with lighted activity fields are closed form 10:30pm to 6am and unlighted parks are closed form dusk to dawn. g. Soccer Provider Update: Jim Cregge noted that Wall-2-Wall sports, the city soccer provider, wants exemption from out-of-city fees. Wall-2-Wall is not interested in providing soccer under our terms. There are ongoing discussions of other sports they could provide such as dodge ball, and ultimate Frisbee. September 2014 PRAB Minutes h. Boy’s Lacrosse: Demand for the program will grow from 160+ participants to 400+. To meet this demand, Mr. Cregge is looking into leasing portable lighting for the IGA fields. Fulton County approval will need to be secured. IV. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn made by Mark Reed, Sue Rekuc seconded motion; vote to adjourn was unanimous. Mark Reed adjourned meeting at 1:05pm. V. Next Meeting Date: October 16, 2014, 11:30 a.m.