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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-2024 Fairhope Recreation Board Meeting MinutesMinutes of th e Fairhope Recreation Board The Fairhope Recreation Board met on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024, at 5:15 p.m. at Recreation Center located at 803 N. Greeno Road in Fairhope, Alabama. Present: Pat White, Lisa Atchley, Josh Warren, Cathy Hudson, Charlie Langham, Scott Berry, Corey Martin, Jack Burrell, Debra Flowers, Cole Wagner, and Maurice Morrisette. The meeting was called to order by Lisa Atchley at 5:16 p.m. The minutes of the July 17th, 2024, meeting was considered and approved on a motion by Corey Martin, seconded by Jack Burrell, none opposed. Guest(s): Gary Gover Recreation Updates: Pat White informed the Rec Board of the following: •Feasibility study for new property was approved by council. •Engineering services for the alterations/renovations of the stadium press box were approved by council. •The office/pavilion project at Founders is near completion. Just needing A/C unit in Cole's office and this should be done this week. •Becky, Cole, and I went last week and spent some time with Daphne Parks and Rec staff to discuss how they operate their facilities and share thoughts and ideas on how we may improve. •The bathroom building at the entrance to the stadium was demolished and hauled off. The contractor team will be mobilizing in the next couple of weeks to begin laying out the foundation. We have rented a bathroom trailer for football events for overflow bathroom usage. •Parks staff refurbished the old F hedges at the south endzone of the stadium with landscape edging and different colored Liriope in the shade of the cursive Fairhope F. This should be more maintenance friendly. •First varsity football game tomorrow night (August 22 nd) vs. Spanish Fort. Parks staff have been busy preparing the stadium and field. The new lighting in the stadium is impressive. Recreation New Business: Discussion was had and Motions were recommended to the City Council for the following: 1.Cathy Hudson made a motion to recommend to the City Council to that Eastern Shore Parents Aquatic Foundation, Inc. (SWAT) continue to utilize pool lane rental fees in the amount of $1200/month and individual indoor pool lane rental fees be $25/per lane/per hour (this will include lane rental fees for Bayshore Christian School and St. Michael's Catholic School), and to allow Eastern Shore Masters Swim to pay a total of $250/month for the use of 4 indoor pool lanes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:30 am to 7 am only, and in turn Eastern Shore Masters Swim will provide the City with documentation of 8 hours of in­ kind services each month, and 2nd by Corey Martin, motion passed unanimously. 2.Scott Berry made a motion to recommend to the City Council that the rates and daily practice fees for Founders Track and Field be set as $100/per hour for up to 5 lanes on the track, $100/per hour for the use of the infield of track, and an additional $40/hour for lighting. A rate of $2500 set for closure of the track and field for track meets (other than Fairhope Middle and High School), and this rental rate does not include the use of equipment, and 2nd by Josh Warren, motion passed unanimously. 3.Jack Burrell made a motion to recommend to the City Council to set a rental fee rate for use of the hard courts only at Mike Ford Tennis Center be set at $100/court for a total of 4 hours maximum, and $50/court for pickleball courts (including the pickleball courts at Quail Creek), and 2nd by Josh Warren, motion passed unanimously. 4.Josh Warren made a motion to recommend to the City Council to set a rental fee rate for use of the Disc Golf Course at Volanta and the Colony Property to $500/day, and 2nd by Jack Burrell, motion passed unanimously. 5.Maurice Morrisette made a motion to recommend to the City Council to increase the current rental rate of W C Majors Stadium to $4000/day for any event being held on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday only. This only includes use of the field, paint, and scoreboard. No use of the jumbotron will be allowed except by Fairhope Middle or High School, and 2nd by Corey Martin, motion passed with 2 opposed. 6.Jack Burrell made a motion to recommend to City Council to increase the soccer tournament rate at Fairhope Soccer Complex to $1500 facility fee, per day, per complex with a three-day minimum. Facility fees may be reduced to a two-day tournament, at the discretion of the Recreation Director, and 2nd by Scott Berry, motion passed unanimously. Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:02 p.m.