Commission Meeting
Minutes Summary
May 19, 2008
PRESENT:
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Commission: Jerry Glass, David Kennedy, Milton Terre, & Tom Lindsay
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Kennedy called the
meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Mrs. Roberts and her two
children attended to ask the Commission about the status of the skate park.
Mrs. Hines asked the
Commission if the
Mr. Stuber and Mr. Kennedy
were adamant that nothing will change regarding the
OLD BUSINESS MINUTES:
The minutes of the April 21,
2008 meeting were approved.
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Financial reports for the
period ending April 30, 2008 were approved.
PROJECT STATUS REPORT:
Skate Park & Tennis Courts:
Mr. Stuber met with Seamon
& Whiteside to get a drawing of the location and cost of tennis courts and
a skate park. The properties that have
been discussed are the Bunch property, the
Mrs. Roberts asked the
Commission about supervision regarding the skate park.
Mr. Stuber answered yes
there will be supervision, especially if the park is located next to the
Community Center.
Mr. Glass told Mrs. Roberts
that the reason we need Seamon & Whiteside to give the Commission a drawing
is so that we have a visual concept of what it might look like at different
areas. The Commission can always change
or move things around on the visual picture provided.
Contract:
Mr. Stuber provided the
Commission with a copy of the signed agreement with the City of
Mr. Stuber said that he is
taking the transition very slowly. He
told the Commission that there will be two management teams, one representing
the Goose Creek Recreation Commission and one representing the City of
Mr. Kennedy told Mr. Stuber
to make sure all staff is involved in the transition.
Mr. Stuber asked the City
Manager to attend the Commission meeting but he had another prior arrangement.
Mr. Kennedy asked to have
both the City Manager and the Mayor at the next Commission meeting.
RECREATION
REPORTS:
Recreation Division:
Mrs. Heiselman informed the
Commission that the Fitness area has been staying open until 8pm for the past
couple of months. She made a proposal
that the Fitness area permanently stay open until 7pm.
Mr. Glass made a motion to
extend Friday night hours to 7pm on a permanent basis, seconded by Mr. Lindsay,
all in favor motion carried.
Fall Bids:
Mrs. Heiselman provided the
Commission with the fall bids for Football, Soccer, & Fall Ball. The Companies that are involved are T&T
Sports, Flories, and Challenger Sports.
Mrs. Heiselman suggested
that for the older kids in Soccer that we provide them with an actual jersey
instead of a t-shirt. The price is only
a dollar more per uniform.
Mr. Glass made a motion to
accept the fall bids, seconded by Mr. Terre, all in favor, motion carried.
Mr. Kennedy suggested that
next year the staff should write down any problems that they have with any of
companies.
Public Comments:
Mr. Terre brought to Mr.
Stuber’s attention that the golfers are still tearing up the grass at Foster
Creek.
Mr. Stuber told Mr. Terre
that he knows about the golfers and he has not put up signs yet requesting them
to not golf on the field.
Mr. Terre also asked about
the NO PARKING signs.
Mr. Stuber said he does not
have them up yet but he will have them done in about two weeks.
Mr. Kennedy asked that the
area around the Foster Creek concession be cleaned up.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Glass made a motion,
seconded by Mr. Terre, to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. All in favor, motion
carried.
Next regularly scheduled meeting is set for June 16,
2008 at 6:00 p.m.