HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - PRAB - 01-21-2010MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF MILTON PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD
Thursday, January 21St, 2010 11:3o a.m.
Executive Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair Mark Reed at 11:4o a.m.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken by Mark Reed.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mark Reed
Jack Flowers
Lauren Jackson
Curtis Mills
Sabrina Moore (via conference call)
Scott Stachowski
OTHERS PRESENT
Cyndee Bonacci, Milton Parks and Recreation Director
Quorum announced by Mark Reed
APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES
Motion to approve minutes of the December 1']th meeting was made and seconded. The vote was
unanimous and motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) A motion was made by Lauren Jackson nominating Mark Reed to serve as the 2010
Chair. The motion was seconded by Sabrina Moore. The vote was unanimous and
motion carried.
b) A motion was made by Sabrina Moore nominating Lauren Jackson as the 2olo Vice
Chair. The motion was seconded by Mark Reed. A motion was made by Lauren
Jackson nominating Scott Stachowski as Vice Chair. Discussion ensued. Lauren
withdrew her nomination. The vote was unanimous and Lauren Jackson will serve as
Vice Chair.
c) A motion was made by Mark Reed nominating Sandy Sheley as the 2010 Secretary.
The motion was seconded by Scott Stachowski. The vote was unanimous and motion
carried.
d) Mark Reed reviewed the past history of the various sub -committees and asked for
input from the board on how or if the sub -committees should continue. Cyndee
Bonacci offered some suggestions as to how new sub -committees may arise in the
future. Lauren Jackson recommended that three sub -committees remain part of the
Advisory Board, Finance, Partnerships and Communications. The need and relevance
of each were discussed by the Board.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
a) Assignments were made for each of the three standing sub -committees. Sandy Sheley
and Mark Reed will be the representatives for Finance. Scott Stachowski, Lauren
Jackson and Jack Flowers will be the representatives for Partnerships. Sabrina Moore
will bet he representative for Communications and will work with Jason Wright,
Milton Communications Director. As the Parks and Recreation Director, Cyndee
Bonacci will represent the City on each sub -committee.
C= STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
a) Cyndee Bonacci gave a series of updates to the Board. She offered an update on the
status of the Parks and Recreation Assessment Plan and Pattern Book. Both are on
the February 1 Council agenda for adoption.
b)
She gave an update on the status of the Needs Assessment Survey. The contract is
ready to be awarded and is also included on the February i Council agenda. The
survey will be mailed out to all households in Milton instead of the sampling
previously discussed. A final draft of the survey questions will be emailed to the Board
once they are finalized by the contracted firm.
A new agency application has been submitted for Milton Parks and Recreation to the
Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA). A vote will be taken by the GRPA
Board of Trustees in Hall County on March go.
Ms. Bonacci also reminded the Board that Milton Special Events now falls under the
Parks and Recreation Department. She asked for input from the members regarding
future events.
Ms, Bonacci made the Board aware that she is reviewing a draft created by Brad
Chambers, CH2MHill Consultant, regarding future fees and charges.
She discussed a meeting held between Scott Stachowski, Jeff Cease and Brad
Chambers and herself regarding the feeder team. Starting in 2011, the feeder team
will fail under the Hopewell Youth Association (HYA). This was mutually agreed upon
by all parties.
Ms. Bonacci updated the board that parks and recreation issues previously held by
other Milton staff are now being funneled through her.
Ms. Bonacci announced that she would be meeting monthly will the other North
Fulton directors from Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek to discuss
potential partnerships, issues and available resources. The first meeting was held last
week and was very beneficial.
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Ms. Sonacci offered a status update on the IGA being explored with Hopewell Middle
School. The initial draft agreement is still under review as well as a timeframe.
OTHER BUSINESS
The members requested the approved 2010 Parks and Recreation budget be discussed at the next
meeting.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING DATE
Thursday, February 18th, 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION OF MEETING
The location of the meetings will be the Executive Conference Room in the City
Manager's office.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion and Vote: A motion was made by Scott Stachowski to adjourn the meeting. The motion
was seconded by Curtis Mills. The vote was unanimous and the motion carried. The meeting
adjourned at 1:03 p.m. Jack Flowers left the meeting just prior to adjournment.
DATE APPROVED: -40
Mark Reed, Chair
Milton Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
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