HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-15-2005 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Wednesday, June 15,
2005 at 6:30 P.M. at the Municipal Gym located at Volanta Park
Present: Charlie Langham, Jim Godfrey, Vann Saltz, Hank Mullins, Jenny
Douglass, Sherry Sullivan, Mike Ford. Betty Rivenbark, Secretary. Absent:
John Baker, Derek Thomas
Under old business, Charlie mentioned he, Eddie and Jack Rousso met with
the mayor and told him the plan to move the tennis courts to Stimpson Field
and Jack's plans for the layout and construction on the tennis courts at
Stimpson Field. As of now there is nowhere else to put men's softball so
this is still a future plan.
Eddie reported that he had talked with John Baker about 3 weeks ago
and he said he had his engineers on board and had seen some guys out
today locating utilities but no plans had been forthcoming yet. It was the
consensus of the board that we could not get a building ready by the time
we need it so they asked Sherry to look into renting port-o-lets. Charlie said
that Coach Lassiter told him that no matter if it was in the middle of the
season he would like to get it going when we could.
Eddie also reported on the arrest of a new employee last weekend that he
had hired three months ago. He was using drugs at the park. He said he
was fired as a result.
Eddie told the board of his being asked to handle the golf course along with
the recreation fields. He had no problem with doing this but also asked the
board to consider recommending to the City Council that $20,000 be used to
purchase him a new vehicle. Vann Saltz moved that the city council be
asked to use $20,000 out of the Capital Improvement fund to buy Eddie a
new vehicle. Jenny Douglass 2nd the motion and it carried unanimously.
Mike Ford to present the request.
Eddie reported on the summer program, said it was going really well, also
swimming and tennis wide open. He mentioned the possibility of opening a
road on the south side of the gym to exit on Volanta to help with the obvious
congestion when children are being dropped off or picked up for these
programs. Mike Ford said this is the first time he had heard this but was all
for doing it. Eddie said he had gotten a bid of $8,000 but felt it could be
even lower if we helped with work. The board thought this was something
that needed to be done and on motion by Jenny Douglass, 2nd by Jim
Godfrey moved to ask the city council to approve this. Mike Ford to present
the request.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned at 7:20 P.M.
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