GOOSE
CREEK RECREATION
COMMISSION
MEETING
January
11, 2010
Present
Call to Order
The
meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman Jerry Glass.
Public Comments
There
were no public comments at this time.
Minutes
Mr.
Terre made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 7, 2009 meeting; motion
seconded by Mr. Kennedy; all in favor.
Financial Reports
Mrs.
Trevino made a motion to approve the financial reports as submitted for the
period ending December 31, 2009; motion was seconded by Mr. Terre; all in
favor. Mr. Stuber informed the Commission
that we received a $179,000 tax check from Berkeley County last week and he
will be contacting them this week about tax collections. Our cash flow position is still negative, but
it should be changing now that tax revenue is beginning to come in.
Project Status Report
Playground Equipment
for Oak Creek Park
Mr.
Stuber reported that the bids for the playground equipment were re-submitted
and approved by City Council. The
equipment has been ordered and will be installed soon.
2008 Audit
Mr.
Stuber asked the Commission if they had any questions regarding the Audit that was
passed out last month. There were none
at this time.
New Business
Maintenance Report:
Mr.
Stuber reported that the maintenance department is working on several winter
projects. Included in the projects
are:
·
Finishing
the path at Foster Creek Park
·
Installing
a sewer line at Dogwood Park
Recreation Report:
Mr.
Kennedy asked about the status of the Community Garden idea. It was decided that we would advertise this
concept in the next Recreation Newsletter.
Mrs.
Heiselman presented a new all-star policy for the 2010 baseball/softball season
and asked for the Commission’s support for this policy:
·
All Star play may be offered in the following
leagues: Baseball -Minors, Majors , Juniors; Softball –Minors, Majors, Jr/Sr. Teams must compete in their respective local
tournament and place first in order to earn the right to advance to the
next level of play. There are no
automatic bids to state or regional tournaments. In any of the leagues
listed above, we will not offer all-stars if the level of talent or player
commitment does not warrant it.
The
Commission agreed to adopt this policy as presented.
Director’s Report
Mr.
Stuber reported that he is looking closely at all programs and activities to
see which are doing well and which are not.
Mr. Glass suggested we also look at which activities people might want
that we are not offering. It was also
suggested that we look at where the people are coming from; residents vs.
non-residents.
The
gymnastics program is growing and has asked us to invest in improvements for
the Casey Center. An analysis will be
done to see if this is something we should invest in. Mayor Heitzler
suggested we factor in the cost of the space, utilities and staff when we look
at this.
A
discussion took place about area municipalities pooling their resources to
build regional facilities. Mayor Heitzler will be meeting with Mayors from Moncks Corner and
Hanahan to discuss the possibilities.
Mrs.
Trevino asked Mayor Heitzler about expanding the
boundaries of the Recreation Commission.
A discussion was held about approaching County Council to expand.
Mrs.
Trevino stated that the Commission now has a by-law that allows people to
continue to participate in sports if they move outside the district or city;
Mayor Heitzler said that it is his opinion that this
by-law should be phased out.
Election of Officers
Mr.
Kennedy made a motion to elect the same slate of officers for 2010 as 2009;
motion seconded by Mr. Hiott; all in favor.
The
officers for 2010 are:
Chairman: Jerry Glass
Vice-Chair: Nancy Trevino
Secretary: Tom Lindsay
Treasurer: Milton Terre
Closing Public
Comments
Mayor
Heitzler commented on his vision for the future of
recreation and the working relationship with the Commission.
Adjournment
Mr.
Lindsay made a motion to close the meeting at 7:05 p.m.; the motion was
seconded by Mr. Hiott, all in favor.
The
next regularly scheduled meeting is February 8, 2010 at 6 p.m.