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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-17-2024 Fairhope Recreation Board Minutes Fairhope Rec Board Meeting Agenda – February 21st, 2024 5:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room Recreation Center- 803 North Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL • Approval of Minutes for o January 17th, 2024 • Recreation Update – Pat White ○ Fee Structure for New Track & Field at Founders • New Business/Old Business – Lisa Atchley ○ Continued Discussion of 5 Year Plan Schedule of Future Meetings Note: Regular meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Recreation Center, 803 North Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL Next meeting: March 20th, 2024 City of Fairhope Recreation Department Mission Statement: To offer the citizens of Fairhope the best and safest recreational facilities in all sports and leisure. Minutes of the Fairhope Recreation Board The Fairhope Recreation Board and Youth Summit met on Wednesday, January 17th, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at James P. Nix Center located at 1 Bayou Drive in Fairhope, Alabama. Present: Lisa Atchley, Pat White, Charlie Langham, Cathy Hudson, Maurice Morrisette, Dan Hoover, Josh Warren, and Jack Burrell. Absent: Scott Berry, Haden Giddings, Corey Martin, and Debra Flowers. The meeting was called to order by Lisa Atchley at 6:00 p.m. The minutes of the December 13th, 2023, meeting minutes were considered and approved on a motion by Charlie Langham, seconded by Josh Warren, none opposed. Guest(s): Mayor Sherry Sullivan, Fairhope Soccer Club Board Members, Youth Football & Cheer Board Members, Youth Baseball Board Members, Youth Basketball Board Members, Youth Softball Board Members, and FAST Board Members. Rec Summit Meeting: Board Members from each youth sport attended. Fairhope Soccer Club/Academy: Total registered with FSC: 400-500 and with Academy: 250. They host 2 large tournaments every year, in the Spring (90 teams) and Fall (110 teams). Some of soccer’s priorities are new irrigation sprinklers (already in the works), additional bathrooms and a covered space to house goals, along with weather pavilion area. Youth Football & Cheerleading: Currently Youth Football has a Spring Flag Football Season with 140-170 registered and a Fall Tackle Season with 170 registered and Flag Football Season with around 16 teams. Some of youth football’s priorities include more practice space for both tackle and flag leagues (preferably their own football complex) and a new scoreboard for the 2nd field at Barnwell. Youth Cheerleading (for tackle football season only) has 95 registered. Their priorities include a dedicated practice space indoors and outdoors where all age groups can practice together . In addition to practice space, they need some sort of storage space/shed to house all their run through banners, megaphones, speakers, and extra clothing items. Youth Baseball: Fairhope Youth Baseball has around 600-650 kids registered for their Spring season and 350 in their Fall season. FYB priorities include having a fall draft each year, along with championship rings for the players. Youth Basketball: Youth Basketball has 600 co-ed kids registered. Their biggest priority is much needed additional gym space, as they are having to utilize both Rec Center gyms and all 3 elementary school gyms. Youth Softball: Youth Softball has 107 registered for their Spring season and 80% of those are Fairhope kids . The other 20% is made of kids from all over Baldwin County. Youth Softball’s priority is to have the rest of their parking lot at Founders paved, along with adding a new batting cage there and updating their existing one. FAST Swim: FAST Swim typically has around 350 registered, including a State high school swimmer and diver . FAST Priority is to be able to have an indoor pool that would consist of a diving well, so that they can start hosting sectional meets and our divers will not have to travel to and from Mobile to practice. Recreation Updates: Pat White informed the Rec Board and all Youth Board Members that the below items are the capital improvements that will be taking place in 2024. $1mil indoor pool structural repairs, shade structures over bleachers at Founders & Volanta parks, Tennis Center is adding additional outdoor pickleball courts and clay courts, Quail Creek Pickleball court adding LED lighting, Founders Track & Field is adding LED lighting, along with a grandstand and press box, Fairhope Soccer Complex is adding grandstand seating on Fields 4 & 5, that will include fencing around both fields, and the bathroom at the stadium at Volanta park will be torn down and a new bathroom building that will have a designated concession stand and ticket office area, along wit h an umpire dressing room and renovating the current walkways in the stadium. He informed everyone that he and the Board are continuing to work towards the 5 -year plan for our existing parks, as well as our 114 Acres at Highway 13 and 32. Being no further business, the meeting and summit was adjourned at 7:24 p.m.