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Home My WebLink About04-18-2012 Regular MeetingI Public Meeting Notice Committee: Recreation Board Meeting Date & Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 5:15 p.m. Place: Fairhope City Gym 803 North Greeno Road Subject: See Attached Agenda Notice must be stamped, dated and initialed before posted on bulletin board. POSTED 0~ .. Fairhope Rec Board Meeting Agenda -April 18, 2012 5:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room Recreation Center-803 North Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL • Approval of Minutes for February meeting • Old Business • Discussion of Ordinance regarding pets on playing surfaces • Financial Report • New Business • Manley Project • Work at Founders • State Tournament in July • Report from Tom Kuhl Schedule of Future Meetings (Note: Regular meetings are on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month at 5:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Recreation Center, 803 North Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL.) • Next regular meeting: Wednesday, May 16 , 2012 The Recreation Board of the City of Fairhope met Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 5:15 p.m. at the Recreation Center located at 803 North Greeno Road. Present were: Vann Saltz, Sherry Sullivan, Bob Keyser, Tom Kuhl, Jenny Douglass, Michelle Smith, Erik Cortinas, City Councilman Mike Ford. City Executive Assistant Gayle Fogarty took the minutes at the meeting. Absentees were: Derek Thomas and John Baker. Guests: City Council President Lonnie Mixon, Mike McPherson and Mark Bernasconi Chainnan Vann Saltz called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m. The March meeting did not have a quorum, so no official business was taken. The minutes from the meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 were reviewed and approved by 1st motion by Jenny Douglass, and 200 motioned by Erik Cortinas and unanimously carried. Mark Bernasconi-Mark Bernasconi is part of the Eastern Shore Master's Swimmers and wanted to inform the group that he and another volunteer have a partnership with the Rotary Youth Boys & Girls Club, to start a begins swimming class-The first class was Friday, April 13 and will be held on Friday afternoons from 4:30-5:30 p.m. it is a 7 week course targeted at minorities. Old Business -Bob Keyser stated that discussion bas been ongoing with Mobile Soccer Club and BLAST as potentially merging into one organization -on the travel level. A merger would be a benefit to promote facilities in our area, as 150-160 teams come to town each Spring. This is a benefit to the kids that want to play high school vs. travel soccer. Season (includes: tryouts, practices, games, tournaments, etc.) runs from June to December. Ordinances-There was discussion of the dog park ordinances-needing clarification of all parks- which are included? (golf, etc.) All athletic facilities should be included. Discussion about #1 on proposed if the leash law is violated. Need to add no smoking. All parks that include an athletic playing field or court: -Founders -Fairhope Municipal Park, Volanta Park -Barnwell -Stimpson -Manley Van Slatz expressed concern that Rec was not represented on committee appointed by city council. Rec Board will have a presence at council meeting when the ordinance is addressed. It was also suggested that no coolers be allowed during scheduled athletic events. The Rec board appointed Jenny Douglass, Derek Thomas, Vann Slatz and Sherry Sullivan to look at ordiance and report back to the the Rec Board for approval and then present to council. New Business-Manley & Founden State Tom Kuhl stated that he would like to finish the Founder's project before starting the Manley Road project. A permit has been submitted with ADEM, looking at a week to 10 days on wait time. Tom added that the Fairhope Tennis Association recently held a tennis tournament. Also he added that the Rec Center is going well. Vann asked about using bank draft or auto charge for monthly bill paying. Tom added that Fairhope Tennis Association recently held a tournament. Bob Keyser satated that break-in has occurred at the soccer and softball field concessions. Security lights are not coming on and they need to look at security lights on cession facilities. Tom stated that he will check on the lights. Bob added that the building training facility-money is currently being solicited. He has talked to FSTC and talked about making some space available for public usage. Tournament Erik Cortinas gave an update on the Ozone State Tournament. Season ends May 26, in July 2012. State Tournament planning meetings are underway. A meeting was held on Sunday, 15, 2012 with the board, they will meet every two weeks up until six week out from the tournament, and then they will meet weekly. The committee is working to confirm donations and commitments from local businesses. Opening Ceremony will be July 13 and games will play through July 19. It is a sixteen team tournament and fourteen of them will be from outside Mobile and Baldwin County. Each team will be assigned a host family. The tournament committee confinned that a Mardi Gras parade in downtown Fairhope will take place on July 14. Eric also noted that the winner from the Ozone State Tournament would go onto the Dixie Youth World Series. There being no further business the meeting was duly adjourned at 6:40 p.m. The next scheduled meeting will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2012. ORDINANCE NO. -- AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RECREATION AREAS INCLUDING FAIRHOPE MUNICIPAL PARK, VOLANTA PARK, STIMPSON FIELD, FOUNDER'S PARK, BARNWELL AND MANLEY ROAD BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLWWS: SECTION I: APPLICABILITY 1. This Ordinance shall apply in all parks and recreation areas that have athletic fields under the jurisdiction of the City of Fairhope. As used in this Ordinance, the term "person " includes natural person, firms, and cotp0rations. Violators may be removed from the park . SECTION Il: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ALL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS INCLUDING ATHLETIC FIELDS. 2. No animals sbalJ be permitted on the playing surface of any athletic fields. 3 . The owner or person having custody of animals within the park shall be responsible for removal of any animal solid waste. 4. All animals must be leashed. 5. No littering 6 . No glass containers 7 . No golf carts 8 . No golfing in the parks or on any athletic fields 9 . No profanity or vulgarity 10. No Smoking 11 . No weapons or controlled substances allowed in a recreational park 12 . No alcoholic beverages 13 . No bicycles or skateboards during scheduled activities with the exception of the Fairhope Skate Parle 14 . No coolers allowed during scheduled athletic events 15 . Parle at your own risk SECTION m SEVERABD.JTY The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such ruling shall not affect any other paragraphs and sections, since the same would have been enacted by the municipa]ity council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section . SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its due adoption and publication as required by law. AITEST: Lisa A. Hanks, MMC CityClerlc ADOPTED nns 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2012 Tlnlothy Kant, Mayor