02/28/1977
1.' Welcome new Board members - Mrs. Legare Hole - Mr. Jack Gilmore
2. Recognition of guests
3. Minutes Month of January
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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 1977
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4. Beautification Program: Crest Lake - Clearwater Beach -
Edgewater Drive - Bill Voght
5. Discussion:
(a) Island Estates - Letter Mr. Valery
(b) Proposed golf course presentation to City Commission
(c) Proposed Recreation Standards for Clearwater
6. Reports:
(n) Departmental Budget
:(b) Glen Oaks Golf Course
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(c) Woodgate - ball fields - tennis courts - multipurpose
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(d)' McMullen Park - bike trail - pedestrian entrance from
Flushing - lighting installed on courts
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DelOra Park - bike trail
Norton Park - swimming pool
'Jack Russell Stadium roof
Carpenter Field
Phillies spring training game schedules
Little League Discus~ion Re: Facilities
Belmont Field
~roposed GOB Projects
Proposed Community Developme~t Fund Project~ - 3rd year
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
PARKS AND RECREATION UOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 1977
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The renular monthly meeting of the Parks and Recreation
Board was held at the department offices at 10 S. Missouri
Avenue on Monday, February 28, 1977, at 7:30 P.M. Present
,were Mr. Dick Prokes, Chairman, Mr. Gus Stavros, Mr. Jack Gilmore,
Mrs. Edwin Grenel1e, and Mrs. Legare Hole. Also present were
Mr. Eddie C. Moore, Mr. Ream Wilson, Mr. Bill Voght, and Mr.
Albert Valery.
Chairman Prokes welcomed new members Mrs. Legare Hole and
Mr. Jack Gilmore to the Board.
Motion was made by Mr. Stavros, seconded by Mrs. Grenelle,
that the minutes for the meeting of January be approved as re-
ceived in the mail. Motion carried.
Mr. Albert Valery appeared before the Board to request
consideration of the City acquiring property on Island Estates
for recreation purposes. Mr. Valery has directed a letter to
Assistant City Manager M. J. Paroby requesting this consideration,
and Mr. Paroby has sent this letter to Parks and Recreation,
Department requesting Board members receive copies for their
consideration. After discussion. Mr. Moore stated he would con-
tinue to ~ursue information on properties available at Island
Estates including cost and would present this information to
the Board for possible inclusion on a General Obligation Bond
Referendum by the City in May.
Nursery Superintendent Bill Voght was present and discussed
a beautification program for Crest Lake. We, have a total of
$20,000,in the operating budget of the nepartm~nt, and approval
for expenditures of this fund has heen received. After discussion
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of improvements to Crest Lake, Mr. Voght indicated he would
again appear at the meeti~g of the Board for March and provide
recommendations and site plan for expenditure of the available
funds.
Mr. Moore inquired of the Board with regard to their rec-
ommended presentation of the proposed golf course construction
for northeast Clearwater. including th~ time for the presentation
to the City Commission. After discussion, Board members indi-
cated approval for presentation to the City Commission at their
first meeting in April. Mr. Moore stated he would meet further
with Mr. Garl and City officials.
Board members had received copies of proposed recreation
standards for Clearwater at ~he January meeting and were invited
to include their comments. Members indicated approval of the
proposed standards. Mr. Wilson commented that the standards"
were related to population and age levels.
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Boord members received copies of department att~ndance for
recreation activities nnd Glen Oaks budget throUBh December 24,
1976. Mr. Moore reported the cold weather had considerably
reduced participation at the Glen Oaks course, althou8h revenue
continued to exceed expenacs. Although total department budget
figures were not available since December 24, 1976, Mr. Moore
indicated budget expenditures for this date were satisfactory.
The Board was advised bids would be received on tennis
courts, multipurpose court, and parking lot for Woodgate on
March 2. Awarding of bids is scheduled for the Commission
meeting of March 17.
The Board was advised we are making an effort to open a
bike trail-pedestrian entrance at McMullen Park from Flushing
Avenue. This would provide an entrance to the Park from the
Morningside-Mcadows area. The tennis court lighting has now
been installed at McMullen Park and interest is increasing.
The department is also making plans to construct a bike
trail at Del Oro Park extending to Bayshore Boulevard. Mr..
Moore reported he had met with Mrs. Hole, Mrs. Myers, and re-
presentatives of the Engineering Department to propose a route
for ,the proposed trail.
The Board was advised a consultant has been recommended
for the Norton Park Pool, and representatives from Engineering,
Parks and Recreation, and the Manager's Office are meeting with
the proposed consultant to determine a recommendation of a
contract to be presented to the City Commission. It is impera-
tive this project be under way by June in order to obtain the
~225,OOO allocation for this project from Community Development
Fund monies.
Mr. Moore reported the new roof at Jack Russell Stadium is
tobe installed prior to the opening of the spring training season
of the Philadelphia Phillies. In the event the roof is not in-
stalled prior to ,the start of the spring training games, it will
,be necessary to postpone construction until after the Phillies
leave in April. The Board was advised the playing facilities at
Jack Russell Stadium were excellent.
The Philadelphia major league team is at present training
at Carpenter Field, and conditions for the training sessions are
exc~llent. Mr. Moore indicated he would provide schedules of
the Phillies, spring training games at Jack Russell Stadium for
Board'members.
Mr. Moore reported he and Mr. 'Wilson had met with Little
League officials to discuss the possibility of using Little
L~~gue fields for either girls or womens softball games. The
number of Little League participants has declined from approxi-
mately 900 youths to approximately 600 this year. We have seven
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fields at Sid Lickton with five being lighted. The total of
seven fields for the 600 participants approximates the same
num~er of fields used for the rcm~inder of the softball pro-
'grams which includes approximately 2.000 participants. Appar-
ently, we are unable to make arrangements whereby Little League
fields can be utilized for softball this year.
Board members were provided information with regard to Parks
and Recieation open space recommendations to be included in the
proposed General Obligation Bond Referendum for May. ~I 'fhe check
marks on the proposed properties or development indicates the.
proposals to the City Manager's Office. Ho~evcr, nt present we
are' unable to determine the open space available or cost for
proposed acquisition at Island Estates.
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Mr. Wilson reports we have augmented a new recreation pro-
gram.for archery at the Youth Maritime Center and the'Master
., Track program at Clearwater High School on Monday and Wednes-
,da~ ~fternoons, 5:30 to 7:00 P.M.i for men and women.
the meeting was adjourned~
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