HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-2006 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Wednesday, March 16,
2006 at 6:30 PM at the City Administration Building, 161 N. Section Street
Present: Charlie Langham, Chairman; John Baker, Jim Godfrey, Hank
Mullins, Jenny Douglass, Derek Thomas, Sherry Sullivan, Mike Ford,
Council Liaison; Eddie Boyett, Recreation Director; Betty Rivenbark,
Secretary Absent: Vann Saltz
The minutes of the January 19t" 2006 meeting were approved as written
on motion by John Baker, 2"d by Jim Godfrey and unanimously carried.
The meeting was turned over to Eddie for reports:
Tennis Update — Eddie said after all the hoopla Craig decided to stay and he
sat down with him and had a good talk and thinks everything has been
worked out.
Church Softball/Stimpson Field — Eddie talked about moving two tennis
courts over to Stimpson once we find a place to send the church softball
group. Right now they are using the fields 1 & 2 .
Youth Basketball update — Eddie gave an update on the youth basketball
and said he solved the restroom problem by having the lifeguards check
on the restrooms every hour on the hour and things have gone smoothly
since then.
He gave a report on the Dressing Room/Restroom Facility and said that the
building bids had gone out and come back with Kemko being low bidder at
$61,000. The plumbing bids had gone out and come back with a low bid
of $25,000 that the bids had not gone out on the blocks, bricks, foundation,
HVAC or doors. He said that the main concern now is moving the lift
station, and once that gets done he can move forward on completing the
building. He mentioned that we also wanted to redo the track and gate
restrooms, that he is juggling everything and getting it to work out as best as
he knows how; just hope it falls in line, get all the pieces together at the
right time.
He reported that the spring programs are wide open — baseball, T-ball has
18 teams, 400 kids in softball, 400 kids in soccer.
Referencing the question at the last meeting about extended hours at the
pool he said he was trying to work that out, the problem is finding lifeguards
that want to work that late. He also reported on trying to work out a program
jointly with Thomas Hospital to build our new facility. He said he and Charlie
are going to Chicago to look at a facility up there that is partnering in a
situation that is being proposed. Will report back next meeting.
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Mike Ford reported on the land we are trying to acquire and said he is still
working with Mason McGowin to see if we can work out something there.
It was pointed out that nothing had been done to the fields down in Barnwell.
There being no further business, the meeting was duly adjourned at
7:30PM.