HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-18-2006 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Wednesday, October 18,
2006 at the City Gym on Volanta Avenue at 6:30 PM.
Present: Charlie Langham, Chairman; Jim Godfrey, Jenny Douglass, Mike
Ford, Vann Saltz, Derek Thomas. Eddie Boyett, Recreation Director and
Betty Rivenbark, Secretary. Absent: Sherry Sullivan, John Baker, Hank
Mullins
The minutes of the August meeting were duly considered and approved on
motion by Jim Godfrey, 2nd by Derek Thomas and unanimously carried.
Charlie turned the meeting over to Eddie who reported that the new field
house and restroom facilities were finished.
He reported that Scottie Wilson had been rehired. He had worked with
Recreation before and is now mowing out at Barnwell.
He reported on the status of the track and said that Bradley Byrne was
supposed to give us some money out of his discretionary funds but that use
of these funds had been challenged so that is on hold right now.
He said youth basketball is supposed to start this weekend.
Mike Ford reported on the status of the 40 acres, the Barnwell contract with
the Catholic Archdiocese, and said that he went over to Mobile today to talk
with David Wilton at the diocese. The lease had been reworked and sent
over but there was a problem with the clause that said we would have to
leave in 60 days was taken out by their lawyers and since Archbishop
Lipscomb is retiring this year he did not want any changes for the new
Archbishop to have to deal with so it will be reinstated. Mike also explained
the map and proposal telling where we want to place the fields and parking
lot and where we would leave a 10 acre area for the church to build if they
wished to do so. This is still ongoing. Acquiring other properties was also
talked about for the needed facilities.
Eddie went over the proposed expansion of the gym, pool, five year plan.
Mike said the bond issue for this should come up at the November 13tn
meeting of the City Council and Jenny asked that all the Recreation Board
members be notified so they can attend.
It was mentioned that the skateboard exhibition will be at the Civic Center
this Saturday if anyone is interested in participating.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned at 7:45 PM.
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