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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-15-2014 Regular MeetingMinutes of the Fairhope Recreation Board January 15, 2014 The Fairhope Recreation Board met Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 5:15pm in the meeting room at the Recreation Center, 803 N Greeno Rd. Present were Jennifer Douglass, Bob Keyser, Vann Saltz, Michelle Smith, Derek Thomas, Cathy Hudson, Tom Kuhl, Sherry Sullivan, and Diana Brewer; as well as Shane Nolte, Officer. Absent were Kevin Grimes and Mike Ford. Jennifer Olmstead took the minutes. The minutes of the November 20, 2013 meeting were considered and approved on a motion by Bob Keyser, second by Cathy Hudson, none opposed. Update on Manley Rd Complex — Sherry Sullivan provided an update to the group stating that the plans have been approved for the entrance to be on County Road 13 with provisions that the City of Fairhope take over the maintenance from Mosley Road to County Road 34. A traffic study will be completed with Neill -Schaffer. Bids for the dirt work should be done in February. The final plans are still to come from Preble-Rich. The projected date of completion is spring 2015. Update on Community Park — Sherry Sullivan provided an update to the group stating the community meetings and school visits have been completed. Build out should start the end of March and to be completed the end of April. Due to bidding process, these dates might possibly change. One company will be chosen to complete the project from start to finish. Resignation of Kevin Grimes — Kevin Grimes submitted a resignation letter due to a conflict of interests. The resignation was considered and approved on a motion by Bob Keyser, second by Derek Thomas, none opposed. Tom Kuhl provided the board with season opening dates of March 1 for Softball and March 8 for Baseball. High School Soccer has a couple of tournaments in February. Senior Bowl practice will be on Monday, January 20 and Thursday, January 23. Bob Keyser stated that the Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday, January 18 at 8am at the Middle School Cafeteria. A High School Soccer camp is on -going at Founders. A'3 v. 3' tournament will be held January 18 at Founders and is a qualifier for the National Tournament. High School Soccer starts January 20 with first matches being held in the middle of February. JV matches are scheduled to start in March. Rec program registration will open the next week or so with opening date somewhere near the beginning of March. However there is a scheduling conflict with opening days and will need to be looked at again. Cathy Hudson — Swim is done for now. Heavy maintenance will be going on Feb 3 —15 and the pool will be closed. Jennifer Douglas —The "triangle" was discussed with the possibility of creating a new Parks Board per Diana Brewer. It will be left as natural as possible. Sherry Sullivan —Two new positions will be posted in February: a part-time custodian and a part-time tennis instructor. Some personnel changes at the pool have happened. Team Summit meeting will be held the first week of February. Vann Saltz — Youth Baseball registration is currently going on. They are also hosting the Dixie Youth Ozone State Tournament in July this year. Opening day is March 8. After no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:51pm.