HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-20-1988 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met January 20, 1988,
at 7:30 p.m. at the City Municipal Complex, 161 N. Section Street
Fairhope, Alabama
Present: Barney Shull, Chairman; members Don Smith, Rae
Jackson, Al Johnson, Phil Rutherford, Facilities Director and
Eddie Nelson Programs Director and Mike Ford
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as written.
Larry Williams
introduced himself to
the Board and said he wished to
take over
running the Young Street
facility. He said he plans to
work with
the
churches and the community.
Don Smith moved to give
him a key
for
a month and see what
he can do, at the end of the month
come back
and
report, Rae Jackson
seconded and motion carried unani-
mously.
Barney brought
up to the
Board that he had been talking with
the
Mayor and that
so far the
Golf Course has an overrun of $44,103.00
and that the Board
needed
to discuss what we could do to get
the
money to finish
the project. Barney went over with the Board
a
breakdown he had
worked
out on funds already expended. He
had
it broken down
as follows:
Construction (rental of equipment & H. Smith) $600,000.00
Land Cost 200,000.00
Irrigation 100,000.00
Debt Service(10,000 a month) 40,000.00
Club House 45,000.00
Operating Overhead (15, 000 a month) 60, 000.00
1,045,000.00
After discussion on this the question was asked what are we going to
need to finish the project and the following was decided:
Pro Shop
Landscaping
Fixtures
Cart Paths (tees
Parking & Drives
Inventory
Overhead
Bldg & Carts
Shelters
& greens only)
34,000.00
2,000.00
4,000.00
40,000.00
10,000.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
100,000.00
85,000.00
10,000.00
295,000.00
The Board then discussed different ways to obtain the money. After
a while Barney suggested possibly getting an advance from utilities.
Mike asked what we would be able to do to pay this money back. Don
Smith suggested commiting money out of budget plus golf receipts to
pay back and obligate the Board to not have any capital projects, only
keep programs going. This was further discussed and put in a motion
by Don Smith to obligate $15,000 from the Recreation Operating Budget
plus golf course receipts in return for an advance from utilities (amount
not to exceed $200,000.00) to be paid back in a two year period. Rae
Jackson seconded and motion carried unanimously.
A discussion was held on carts and it was decided to order 48 electric and
2 gas on motion by Don Smith, seconded by Al Johnson and unanimously
carried. Phil reported on progress so far and what we needed to get
finished in time to open in April, that Mayor said it will be done by then.
Barney told the Board that he would have the building plans on the cart
barn by Monday
Eddie reported on the new rules for high school baseball and had a letter
he wished Barney to send to Bubba Scott, that he is working on it.
The Bills were approved on motion by Don Smith, seconded by Rae Jackson
and unanimously carried.
Don Smith moved to meet Wednesday night, 1 /27/88 from 5:15-6:15, All agree(
Maatinn was duly adinurned.