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MEETING OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
OKAY. EVERYBODY WAS EMAILED THE MINUTES. ANYBODY HAD ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THEM? MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. REPORTS.[REPORTS]
DANIEL, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE A REPORT YOU SAID FOR BOTH YOU AND JOSH.SO GO AHEAD. ALRIGHTY. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME UPDATES ON THE RECREATION SIDE.
MAY 17TH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE KIDS TO PARKS DAY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EVENT AT FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK FROM 10 TO 2.
WE PARTNERED WITH SOME OF OUR VENDORS THAT USUALLY WORK WITH US AT EVENTS.
SO KONA ICE IS GOING TO BE GIVING FREE ICE CUPS TO THE KIDS AND THE INFLATABLES ALSO DONATED THEIR INFLATABLES AND THEIR STAFF TO RUN THEM AS WELL. SO IT'LL BE A FREE EVENT. WE'LL HAVE A POOL BASH FROM 12 TO 4 THAT DAY.
ALSO AT THE POOL. DURING THAT TIME, THERE'LL BE FREE ENTRY INTO THE POOL FOR ALL KIDS.
JUNIOR LIFEGUARD CLASS BEGINS MAY 17TH THAT MORNING FROM 9 TO 10.
SO WHEN THEY TURN 15, THEY'RE ABLE TO BE A LIFEGUARD.
PRE-QUALIFIED. MAY 24TH. WE GOT OUR TURKEY CREEK 5K.
I GOT AN UPDATE ON OUR REGISTRATIONS. WE'RE ALREADY UP TO 160 REGISTRANTS.
AT LEAST SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY, THAT IS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT AND USUALLY WE GET AN INFLUX OF ABOUT 25 TO ABOUT 50 REGISTRATIONS THE WEEK OF. SO WE'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED OUR REGISTRATION NUMBERS FROM THE PAST.
MAY 31ST IS GOING TO BE OUR SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENT.
IT IS IN AT THE HABITAT IN GRANT-VALKARIA. SUMMER CAMP BEGINS AT BOTH LOCATIONS ON JUNE 2ND.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT IN A PDF IN A VIRTUAL FORM.
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO HOPE TO AT LEAST GET AN ALLOTTED AMOUNT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PRINT OUT AND PASS AROUND TO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND, AND HOPEFULLY THE SCHOOLS AS WELL. THIS IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS FROM THE PARK SIDE FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK, THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT HAS BEEN RESTRIPED.
FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK, IRRIGATION AT SOFTBALL.
A NEW ONE HAS BEEN INSTALLED. VETERANS PARK. THE GAME FIELD, THE RETURFING HAS BEGUN.
BEGAN ON APRIL 21ST. FIRST. IT'S EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE AUGUST, AND ON MAY 29TH, PARKS AND FACILITIES WILL BEGIN THE LIBERTY PARK RENOVATIONS WITH THE CDBG FUNDS THAT THEY RECEIVED.
I'M GOING TO JUMP IN WITH ONE THING REAL QUICK WHILE IT'S ON MY MIND.
A PLATINUM MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER. AND I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD USE SOME OF THAT.
ADVERTISEMENT. THAT COMES WITH THAT MEMBERSHIP FOR OUR RECREATION EVENTS.
THAT WAY, WE'RE ABLE TO CHANGE IT FOR THE. USUALLY IT'S ABOUT THREE SEASONS.
YOU'LL HAVE A SUMMER, A FALL WINTER AND A SPRING GUIDE.
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THAT WAY WE COULD USE THE SAME CODE BUT HAVE AN UPDATED VERSION GOING FORWARD.ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW, MR. DANIEL. WE'RE GOING TO BE SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PARKS AND THE WE YOU KNOW, I KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE PARK RANGER.
WE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT OR JUST LET IT GO.
WHAT I COULD COMMENT IS RECREATION IS GOING TO LOOK AT ADDING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS SOME PART TIME STAFF ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS TO BE ABLE TO PATROL THE PARKS AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR PERMITS AND USING THE PARKS CORRECTLY.
RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S VERY TO ME, THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SOME ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE V-6 LEAGUE WE HAVE GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A V-6 SOCCER LEAGUE DOING DOING VERY GOOD, VERY GREAT AND WE WE HAVE 10 TEAMS WORKING ON THIS, BUT WE WERE PLANNING TO START A NEW LEAGUE IN JULY.
BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING WE WANT TO DO WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO JOIN IN, WITH THE SOCCER TOURNAMENT, BUT THEY WANT TO HAVE THE 11, THE BIG TEAM 11 VERSUS 11 AND WE HAVE IT IN MIND.
WE WANT TO START THAT YOU KNOW, ON AUGUST 3RD.
SO WE COULD SIDEBAR ON THAT AND GET TOGETHER.
AND THAT WAY I COULD GET YOU WITH THE RECREATION SUPERVISOR THAT OVERSEES ATHLETICS AND THE SCHEDULING AND OBVIOUSLY, PARKS IS INVOLVED WITH, YOU KNOW, THE FIELD USAGE AND THE MAINTENANCE, SO.
BUT WE COULD DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING WE'RE DOING VERY GOOD WITH THE SIX VERSUS SIX WE HAVE LIKE TEN TEAMS AND DOING GREAT. SO WE'D LOVE TO GET A FULL A FULL FIELD.
THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. MY FAVORITE TOPIC LATELY IS THE UPDATE ON THE BRIDGE.
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WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS BRIDGE FOR OVER A YEAR AND NOBODY CAN TELL ME WHEN.ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE UPDATE I COULD GIVE YOU.
I HOPE THIS HELPS WITH A WIN. IT'S A VERY SHORT UPDATE.
WE GOT BACK FROM THE ENGINEERING COMPANY KIMLEY-HORN.
HEY, I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS. I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. I. THAT CALLS FOR SOME DEEP THOUGHT.
IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ANYBODY WANT TO BRING TO THE NEXT MEETING? THE LAST THING I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS IN JUNE.
CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T MEET. IT'S IN THE CITY CHARTER NOW.
THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL, JULY. WE NORMALLY HAVE THE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE ALSO.
RIGHT? THE LIGHTING IN JULY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE MEETING IS GOING TO FALL IN JULY.
LET'S HOPE IT'S NOT THE FIRST WEEK, I THINK WE'RE PRETTY SAFE.
SO JULY 1ST FALLS ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AND THAT WEEK WE'RE REALLY GEARED UP, REALLY OUT AT
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THE EVENT SITE. GOOD. SO IT WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR US TO MEET IN JUNE AND NOT JULY? OKAY. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT. OKAY. I SECOND THAT.NO I CAN'T. I DIDN'T MAKE THE MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO.
SO WE'RE MEETING IN JUNE, NOT JULY. RIGHT.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. OKAY, SO WE WILL MEET IN JUNE.
WE WILL NOT MEET ON JULY 1ST. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.