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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-25-1991 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Monday, November 25, 1991 at 6:00 p.m. at the City Administration Building, 161 N. Section Street Present: Chairman Richard Bass; members Rae Jackson, Larry Thomas Charlie Langham, Phil Rutherford, Facilities Director and Betty Rivenbark, Secretary There were several guests present tonight and Richard recognized the ladies from the Eastern Shore Junior Auxiliary present, Ann Pearson and Glenda Gravlee. Mrs. Pearson said that the auxiliary was made up of about 60 ladies and they were wanting to inquire about the use of the football field for a fund raiser in the conjunction w/arts & crafts next year. She said they wished to have a family -type concert, use both sides of the field and the refreshment area, but would not cook on the premises. Mrs. Pearson was asked about the placement of the stage, what were her ex- pectations on this. She said they wished to put something that would utilize both sides of the field. She went on to say they would like to know something by December 3. She was thanked for coming and told that it would be discussed and someone would be in contact with her. Thorn Thomas, president of the Eastern Shore Soccer Assn. was here tonight in response to our letter sent to each of the organizations requesting a report on their programs for the year. First,he thanked the Board for the facilities and the upkeep and support of them. He said they had 33 teams made up of youth from Spanish Fort to Point Clear. He said the only problems they had experienced were with vandalism with the goals. He said the program is over and that he wished to report the ice machine in the concession stand needed fixing. Trisha McMahon was here representing the ES.S.A. She said they had 175 children in the program. That they had to hold 3 practices and that they had record numbers in the swimming lessons and record numbers at the pool. She related the day care's that came and said they would not let them come without scheduling. She said a daily record was kept but she did not have that figure tonight. Rae asked that she at least get us a copy. She ques- tioned if we knew if there was a pool capacity. That they had at times felt it was overcrowded and would like some guidance. The Board told her that if she brings us the input we can rule. They did say that closing one day a week to let the pool rest was a help. The only complaint we imparted was the lack of time that was allowed for open swim and that that needed to be worked on. She was asked to come back in January. She had a repair list (in file) of things that they would like to work on, one being the floor continually peeling. She said they were looking atcarpet and would like to experiment with it. She was told to go ahead and try, but it would still have to be able to drain. The repaving of the parking lot was mentioned and she was told that we are trying to do something about that. She asked about the sign and was told that it was down so they could paint it and fix it. She had a trophy that she wished to display at city hall. Joe Faust was here from the American Heart Assn. to talk about using the football field May 2nd for a benefit concert. He said he wished to use local talent from the churches. He asked what we would expect from them. The board told him we would have to get back with him, but he also needed to bring us some specific information. Tony Caminiti represented the men's softball association and passed out a list of things that he felt needed to be done at Stimpson(list in file) before next season. He went over them and the board thanked him for the suggest and told him that we would work on them as we could. The minutes and bills were approved on motion by Larry Thomas, seconded by Charlie Langham and unanimously carried. The board decided to have a work meeting December 9th on what rules and regulations are for stadium and Stimpson Field so we can give answers to these groups. Charlie Langham made a motion to purchase another 15 ft, 10 row set of bleach Larry Thomas seconded and motion carried unanimously. The secretary reported on letters sent out. There being no further business meeting was duly adjourned.