HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-1985 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met August 21, 1985
at 7:30 p.m. at the Administration offices of the City of
Fairhope.
Present: Al Johnson, Roy Lloyd and Rae Jackson
Phil Rutherford and Fred Rux and Harry
Dwyer. Members Shull and Smith were out
of town.
The minutes of the July 17 meeting were considered and approved
as written.
The bills were approved as presented on motion by Al Johnson
seconded by Rae Jackson and unanimously approved.
The Board had received a letter from Woolpert Consultants
presenting a fee proposal for providing the CIty with complete
construction plans and specifications for the eighteen hole
golf course with a lighted driving range. Al recognized Mr.
Rux, who was present. Mr. Rux went over the fee proposal
with the Board(proposal attached). After discussion from
all present, a motion was made by Rae Jackson, Seconded by
Al Johnson to accept the proposal as presented. Motion carried
unanimously. Mr. Rux to now proceed with getting contract ready
for presentation to the Council.
At this time tie board recognized Tony Cameniti of the swim
association. He said the pool closed August 19, 1985. That
attendance was way down. He went over figures regarding number
of people attending during the time the pool open. He will
furnish complete report by next meeting. He said in all it
was a good season and that they did not go in the hole. The
Board commended the swim association for the way the pool was
run. He asked about the possibility of enlarging the pool
to six lanes. The Board commented that this was the year
the pool needed reworking but what he was asking as far as
fixing the pool would take the complete recreation board
budget. He had plans to fix a playground at the rear of
the pool, six lanes, take the barb wire down or replace it,
asked about putting a separate door at the back of the restrooms
and enlarging the drains in the restrooms, about more security
lights, lounge chairs for next year and covering the pool.
The Board told him that the long range plans did include
covering the pool but we could not say how many years it might
take. A discussion was held on whether or not to leave open
for an aerobic class now going on, Tony to call Phil to
let him know whether or not to leave open.
The Board recognized Ronnie Langar, who was present to voice
a complaint about the way Calvin Hunt is running the Young
Street facility. He said he had hoped to take it over but
Calvin beat him up here. That he and Calvin had a disagreement
over Ronnie trying to put on a dance for the teenagers but then
Calvin said he would have to pay him a percentage to hold it
there. The Board told him that they had told Mr. Hunt to run
the facility for the community. They were aware he was having
to sleep there to keep the facility from being broken into.
That he has run off the riffraff. Ronnie disagreed with the
Board, they told him that they had begged for someone to come
forward to take over the facility, and recounted past experiences
where we had not gotten any cooperation from the community
supporting programs that we know were tried. They told him
to try and work with Calvin. He said he would rather not do
it. They asked him to draw up a program and present his side
to the Board. He said he would.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.