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THE RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE MET WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 22, 2001 AT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,161 N.
SECTION ST. AT 6:30 P.M.
PRESENT: CHARLIE LANGHAM,TRISH MCMAHON,RAE JACKSON,MIKE
FORD, JIM GODFREY,BOB CALLAHAN, DIRECTOR EDDIE BOYETT,RONNIE
NORRIS,YOUTH BASEBALL,DEBBIE TURBERVILLE,YOUTH SOFTBALL,
CECIL CHRISTEN BERRY, COUNCILMAN AND VAUGHN KELLY,TOURN-
AMENT SOFTBALL.
MR. NORRIS AND MRS. TURBERVILLE WERE ASKING FOR PERMISSION
TO PLACE SIGNS IN THE RESPECTIVE YOUTH PARKS FOR ADDITIONAL
REVENUE.EACH ALSO PRESENTED SOME PAPERWORK PERTAING TO
THE REQUEST.
VAUGHN KELLY WAS ASKING ABOUT $TIMPSON FIELD RENTAL
CHARGES. MR, KELLY WANTED TO KNOW WHY CHARGES WERE AS
THEY WERE.BOB CALLAHAN EXPLAINED THE BOARDS POSITION
FOR THE PRICES AS NECESSARY. COMPARISONS WERE MADE TO
OTHER AREA FIELDS, LOXLEY, DAPHNE, ETC.THE BOARD THANKED
MR. KELLY FOR ATTENDING.
CECIL CHRISTENBERRY VOICED HIS INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED
SUMMER PROGRAM WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL.THE BOARD ASSURED
HIM THAT THEY WERE ALL BEHIND THE PROGRAM AS WAS THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL.DETAILS ARE BEING WORKED OUT.
MINUTES FOR JANUARY WERE APPROVED WITH MOTION FROM BOB
CALLAHAN WITH A SECOND FROM TRISH MCMAHON.BILLS WERE
APPROVED FOR PAYMENT WITH A MOTION FROM JIM GODFREY AND A
SECOND FROM BOB CALLAHAN.
BOB CALLAHAN FELT THAT STIMPSON RATES SHOULD STAY THE SAME
WITH A VOICE AGREEMENT FROM OTHER MEMBERS.
AS FAR AS SIGNS,MIKE FORD VOICED HIS CONCERN THAT IT APPEARED
THE YOUTH BOARDS HAD ALREADY SENT OUT REQUESTS TO
MERCHANTS TO PURCHASE SIGNS. JIM GODFREY AND BOB CALLAHAN
AGREED.THERE ALSO IS A CONCERN ABOUT REMOVING SPONSORS
NAMES FROM BACKS OF JERSEYS IN LIEU OF SIGNS.THE BOARD AS A
WHOLE WAS NOT HAPPY THAT IT APPEARED THE YOUTH BOARDS
HAD PROCEEDED WITHOUT PERMISSION TO SELL SIGNS.THE
BOARD AGREED TO ALLOW SIGNS FOR ONE YEAR.THEY INSTRUCTED
EDDIE BOYETT TO MEET WITH THE YOUTH BOARDS AND PASS THEIR
CONCERNS ALONG TO THE YOUTH BOARDS.
EDDIE BOYETT PRESENTED A LIST OF PRIORITIES TO THE BOARD AS A
FOLLOW-UP FROM THE LAST TWO MEETINGS ALONG WITH AN
ESTIMATED COST PROJECTION FOR A NEW REC CENTER. THE BOARD
ACCEPTED THE PRIORITY LIST AND REQUESTED MIKE FORD ARRANGE
A MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS A FOLLOW-UP TO
THE FALL MEETING BETWEEN THE REC BOARD AND COUNCIL AND
TO PRESENT PRIORITY LIST TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:45 P.M.
No meeting in March 2001