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03-01-1999 Meeting r ; Park & Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. , Monday, March 1 , 1999 Clermont, Florida MINUTES 1. Wayne Saunders welcomes committee. Sign in sheet was passed around. 2. Introduction of members. Each Member spoke briefly about themselves. 3. Wayne Saunders announced Amy Lesner as our new Park & Recreation Coordinator. She will be taken off the Advisory Committee, but still will be attending the meetings as an employee for the City of Clermont Parks & Recreation. 4. Time to elect the officers. /" Joe Janusiak motioned Basha Schlazer for Chairman. Jay Smith seconded the motion. Jay Smith motioned Charles Becker for Vice-Chairman Joe Janusiak seconded the motion. Basha Schlazer motioned Tara Shaver for Secretary. Jay Smith seconded the motion. 5. Discussion of summer programs. There has been no charge for this program to the people who live in the City limits. only a five dollar charge for those outside the City. Some suggestions from the committee were to charge a fee,with the additional charge for those r' who live outside the City limits. . Maybe a fund ii should be set up for low income failies. Amy will research other parks fees to use as a comparable. 6. What about the members who have not been attending the meetings. Wayne said that Jack Gaines was the only one that called. He would not be able to attend due to prior commitments. • ; 7. Hancock Park Recreation Area Wayne Saunders updated the committee on the Grant request from the State & County. 8. McKinney Park Dedication Ceremony The Ceremony will be held on March 27, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. Wayne would like the Advisory committee to attend_ 9. Palatlakaha Park The cost to maintain the park runs the City $80,000. dollars a year. The committees objective find ways to cut costs. Baseball fees are $40.00 dollars per team. The Committee thought those fee might be to low. The Baseball league also uses the concession stand free of charge which generates $25,000. dollars a year. Some suggestions from committee were to either let the City operate the concession stand or lease it to the league. Basha asked wayne if the Parks budget was available for review. The committee should receive a copy on or before the next meeting. The committee would also like to review the Leagues financial records. Wayne told the committee that the baseball league has donated several items to our Parks. 10. Basha suggested the next meeting be hel on April 5, 1999 @ 7:00 p.m. All were • avour. 11. The Chairman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Amy seconded the motion. , Meeting Adjourned