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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-1995 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 6:30 PM at the City Administration Building, 161 N. Section Street Present: Chairman Richard Bass; members Larry Thomas, Rae Jackson Charlie Langham, Trisha McMahon; Facilities Director Phil Rutherford, Recreation Director Eddie Boyett; Councilmember Mike Ford and Secretary Betty Rivenbark Mark Callahan, Vince Boothe and- Chuck Cravat representing the Boosters Club were present to talk about a benefit they are having for W.C. Majors on June 2 to invite everyone to come and also to request that the Recreation Board recommend to the Council the renaming of the football stadium to the W.C. Majors Stadium. Mark talked about all he had done for the youth and the community and how he thought this would really be a boost to the youth and the program. He said he envisioned nice classy letters being used. He presented his request and thanked the board for their consideration. Steve Moore was present and talked about the swim team plans. He told the board about the renaming of the team to the Fairhope Area Swim Team - FAST Sharks. He said they still had some banners/pennants that they will be trying to use up. He said Allison Tracey is the coach and they will have 130 swimmers - 4 coaches, the meets are Tuesday and Thursday and they practice from 8-11. He is requesting that we reconsider the closing tim -24 hrs - that the pool has been shut down. See if we could do it from 11:00 Monday to 11:00 Tuesday. He was told that the board had no problem with this but to check with Pep/Eddie and see if they can work it out. The minutes were approved as written on motion by Charlie Langham, by Larry Thomas and unanimously carried. The bills were approved on motion by Charlie Langham, seconded by Rae Ja and unanimously carried. Under old business, it was reported that the net is up at Stimpson Field, no more complaints and the fields are in great condition. Charlie brought up the batting cages and it was decided too late in the year to do something now That we need to address for next year. The parking problems were talked about and Phil/Eddie are going to look at and get back with the board. Eddie gave an update on the Revelers soccer program. Said everything going good. Larry said he and Charlie Ingersoll met again on the land, still a live issue Under new business, Charlie Langham brought up the need for 2 more employees for the department. He said with all the work and the additional use of the facilities we are not able to keep up. Further discussion led to a motion by Charlie Langham, seconded by Larry Thomas to hire 2 part-time summer employees for the recreation department, this recommendation to be put to the Mayor by Councilman Ford. Motion carried unanimously. Trisha asked about the tennis program and Eddie told her what planned. The request for renaming the stadium was discussed. Phil said he thought it should be J.P. Nix stadium, he was the one who made it happen. Mike Ford suggested they should name the field house after W.C. Majors, in the past we have not done this. Further discussion led to a motion to recommend to the Mayor and Council that the stadium be named the W.C. Majors stadium. Charlie Langham seconded and motion carried unanimously. Eddie went over the programs for the summer, the d-ay camp, pool, tennis. He said he had been down to Foley and talked to them about the batting cages you pay to use and that it boils down to a $20,000 project. Nothing decided at this time just think about it and see what happens in the future. There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.