HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20-2009 Regular MeetingThe Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Wednesday, May 20,
2009 at 5:10 PM at the City Municipal Park in the new gym located on
Highway 98.
Present: Charlie Langham, Chairman; Vann Saltz, Jim Godfrey, Sherry
Sullivan, Mike Ford. Eddie Boyett and Liz Chandler, Recreation staff and
Betty Rivenbark, Secretary. Absent: Hank Mullins, John Baker, Derek
Thomas, Jenny Douglass.
Charlie opened the meeting and introduced David Faulkner, the new Athletic
Director and Head Coach at Fairhope High School. David said he had just
come tonight to introduce himself, that he is trying to get out and meet
people, get involved city wide. He said he has three children and that he
wants to be the father/coach that he would want his children to have. He
said he used to be a much harder coach but once he had children he
understands and relates better. He said he teaches five pillars of success —
focus, discipline, leadership, believing in oneself and being successful.
He said he is willing to help in any way. He thanked the board for inviting
him and left.
The minutes of the April 15th meeting were considered and approved on
motion by Vann Saltz, 2nd by Jim Godfrey and unanimously carried.
Charlie turned the meeting over to Eddie who reported that we are rolling
into summer activities, spring programs gearing down. He said the high
school programs have had a great year — golf , soccer and softball, baseball.
He said Summer Fun will start June 1 and that the new coach will be
handling the program. He reported that the indoor pool pump is out, that he
had to take it to Mobile to be repaired today and it may be a few days before
he gets it back, he does not know at this time how much it is going to cost to
get repaired. He reported on the accepted bids for the equipment for the
new Rec Center and they were pleasantly surprised at the prices that had
come back on the bids. Liz told how once the low bidder was chosen and
she started doing some research that they did not meet specs and could not
deliver so they had to go to the next bidder to get quality equipment.
Eddie mentioned at this time the scoreboard issues and said that this is
something we are going to have to eventually address, that Coca-Cola, who
provided scoreboards for years, is no longer doing this and that it is costing
a lot of money to fix these old scoreboards. He said the electric department
has been good about trying to keep them working, that maybe we can meet
with the Mayor and come up with something before next spring. He said Liz
is doing a great job. Liz touched on the software/hardware that we are
going to need for the computers. She told how we will have tags and the
memberships will be checked through the computers, how computer
programs will help in exercise programs. She said that we will also be
getting money through memberships, and she envisioned having a nursery
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that people would pay for, and pay for personal training programs, putting
money back into the center.
Liz said she had been contacted by the city about having a basketball team
at the new facility and that she had to tell them to use the old gym because
we do not have a C.O. yet.
Mike Ford brought up at this time the purchase of more land for recreation
facilities and that he had gotten the city council to go into executive session
at the last meeting and that they had directed him and the Mayor to
negotiate with the idea to purchase more land. He talked with the members
about the location on Hwy 13 of possibly 40 acres that is available and
possible cost they wished to offer for the land near the new Middle School.
Charlie said he had been talking with owner and that had agreed to taking
payment of $100,000 with the balance to be carried at 3% for 10 years.
Mike said he had a consensus that the board wished him to do the best
deal.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned at 6:25 pm.
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