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AND RECREATION BOARD
Monday, October 28, 1985
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1'. Approv,a1 of Board Minutes of ~londay, S,eptember 23, 1985.
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Introduction of Mrs. Tench. Mrs. Tench and her son will
present a proposal to the Parks and Recreation Board
as it relates to the request to have "Hillcrest Park"
named in memory of her son who died at 20 years of age
in an automobile accident years ago. Mrs. Tench will
also be discussing her proposal to donate playground
,apparatus for the park which is currently undeveloped.
The final decision on the naming of parks rests with
'the City Commission. However, according to Resolution
No 80-82, after considering each request in terms of
gertaincriteria, the Parks and Recreation Board may
make a'recommendation one way or the other to the City
Commission. (A copy 'of this Resolution is enclosed
for members" information) .
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a) ,Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Members to be
updated ,on golf course proposal,for,north Clearwatel?~
David Martin Soccer Field - Dedication ceremony to be
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.... "c) 'capital Improvement Projects - Members to be ,advised
of status of various Capital Improvement Projects.
,'d) Other Reports
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Comment~'bY'Board Members
'5. 'Adjournment
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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MINUTES
Monday, October 28, 1985
Tho regular meeting of tho Parks and'Recreation Board was held at tho Parks
and Recreation office of the City Hall Annex on Monday, October 28th, 1985 at
7:30 p.m. Members present included Eric Ford, Murray Fuchs Co-Chairperson
Elizabeth McMaho~, Dorr snoyonbos, Jacquelyn Tobin and Co-Chairperson Charles
Wood. Dr. Ira Berger, Mark Legue and Dr. LaMar MacNutt were unable to attend.
Mr. Art Kader was also in attendance.
Mr. Wood called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Hr. Fuchs moved that the
Board Minutes of September 23rd, 1985 be approved as mailed. Mrs. Tobin seconded
the motion which passed.
Chairman Wood turned the meeting over to Hr. Kader for reports. Mr. Kader
reported that the first item on the agenda, proposal of Mrs. Tench concerning the
naming of a park, had been pUlled from tile agenda. He did however discuss brief-
ly the guidelines for naming a park which are governed by Resolution No. 80-02
which was received by all the Board members. Since there were no questions con-
cerning the ReSOlution, Mr. Kader went on to other reports.
. Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundatio~ - Mr. Kader reported that on October 17th,
1985 the City Commission approved the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation proposal
to construct a golf course on City property north of Countryside High School and
,west of McMullen Booth Road. Further, the Commission approved the lease of prop-
erty west of M~tullen Booth Road for a PGA family golf center to be leased from
the Chi Chi ROdriguez Youth Foundation. Mr. Kader indicated that a lease was being
drafted by the City Attorney and between the representatives of the Chi Chi
Rodriguez Foundation. This lease will be considered by the City Commission at
their November 7th meeting. Chairman Wood commented on how beautiful the Glen
O~s Golf Course now looks and supported the proposed golf course in north Clear-
water. Other Board members commented on how nice Glen Oaks looked and were im-
pressed as, to how the Foundation was operating the golf course.
, ,David Martin Soccer Field - A discussion ensued concerning the dedication
.ceremony to be held,for,the David Martin Soccer Field previously known as the
court Street Soccer Field located north of Glen Oaks Golf Course. Jacquelyn Tobin
suggested that we contact the Martins to see what type of ceremony they may desire.
Eric Ford suggested several possibilities for exhibition soccer on the dedication
day. He, indicated that they could bring in the team which David played on and
also thought about the vossibility of his old Central Catholic team members play-
ing in the'game. Mrs. Tobin indicated that she had some problems with having a
, special game, since the youth are already too busy with regular season games and
practices. She suggested that it migbt be best to have a regular scheduled game
played at the facility on that day. Mr. Kader suggested that he would contact the
Martins to see what type of ceremony would be appropriate in their eyes and would
~eport same to the Board members once a ceremony has been established.
,capital Improvement Projects - Members were informed about the progress of the
following capital Improvement Projects throughout the city.
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, 1. Bike Trail Construction - Mr. Kuder reported that we are continuing to
pursue the connection of Cliff Stephens Park with west Cloarwater by con-
necting to Drew street under the viaduct at US 19. He outlined the proposed
route for the bike trail on an aerial for the Board members. Further, he
indicated that there was enough monoy in the budget to make this connection.
2. Crest Lake Park - The aquatic plants and aeration system were recently in-
stalled in the lake at Crest Lake Park.
3. Ray Green Ballfield Mr. Kader reported that the installation of trees
and barricade fencing was now completo and that Board members should make
an effort to see this facility.
4. Countryside Sports Complex - The planning stage: for restroom facilities
is under way and hopefully the facilities will be built within the next
four to six months. Mr. Kader indicated that the administrative staff has
met with representatives from the soccer and football organizations in the
Countryside area to explore their participation in the construction ox
this building as well as other buildings on the property.
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5. E. C. Moore Complex Restroom BUilding - The restroom building at the com-
plex is complete and is now being used by participants at the complex.
Mr. Kader indicated that soccer players would also use this facility.
Further, he indicated that a driveway would be constructed from the south
entrance of the four field complex to the restroom facility.
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,6. Bomber Restroom/Press Box Building - This building is complete and the
final inspection will be October 29th. Mr. Kader indicated that the stadium
is now used on a weekly basis by the City's recreation leagues and have had
nothing but good reports from all people involved.
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7. Edgewater Drive Parkin~ - The parking lot is complete with the exception
~f,striping and beautification. Monies are not available to beautify the
entire Edgewater Drive scenic vista.
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8~ Exercise Courses - Mr. Kader indicated that all of the exercise courses have
been installed throu9hout the City and that there would be a dedication of
the Gamefield Courses on November 4th at 8:30 at Ross Norton Park and invited
all Board members to attend if they wish.
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9. Sailing Center - Mr. Kader indicat~d that a preliminary plan was complete
for the Salling Center but it must be approved by City staff and also the
sailing committee.
10. 'Coachman Park - New fountains have been installed at Coachman Park, one to
produce a better flow at the waterfall and the second one as an aeration
spray fountain in the middle of the lake. These fountains will make a
drastic improvement to the park.
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Jacquelyn Tobin asked whether the parking lot on Memorial Causeway was complete
and if it was being constructed by the City of Clearwater. Mr. Kader reported that
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it was being constructed by the Public Worka Dopartment and that it was noaring
completion. He further indicated that tho Nursory Division waG rosponsible for
the beautification of this parking lot. Corr Snoyonbos did not know that a park-
ing lot was approved for the Memorial Causeway and quostioned the location of tho
parking lot.
Jacquelyn Tobin indicatod that thero wero several plants and shrubs that were
brown and dying from the waterside. She stated that she was sailing and noticed
how bad these shrubs looked. Mr. Kader indicated ~lat he would have the Parks
personnel look into the situation and remove any dead plant matorials on Memorial
Causeway.
Other Reports - Mr. Kader reported that ~le City of Clearwater was eligible for
Federal assistance duo to the damage by Hurricane Elena. He further stated that
some of the residents on Sand Key were requesting the City's assistance in replant-
ing sea oats along the private properties on Sand Key. Also, the beach had a swail
that was created by the hurricane and needed to be leveled off. Mr. Kader indi-
cated that the City was pursuing legal means to rectify this situation and make
the beach more presentable to its citizens and guests. In addition, a burn is
being scheduled for Sand Key Bayside Park on WedneSday, October 30th, to get rid
of all of the debris left over from Hurricane Elena.
Mr. Wood asked if there were any comments by Board members. The comments are
as follows:
Jacquelyn Tobin - Reported that the Homeowners Associations in Morningside and
'Meadows are attempting to establish some fundraising efforts for the recreation
center in Morningside. She requested that the Department establish a IIwish list"
so that the Associations could choose those items which they would like to support
and give financial assistance. The Associations are excited about the opportunity
to raise funds for the, new recreation center. She indicated that some money would
be coming from their treasuries, however, other activities were being planned to
raise money.
MurrayFuchs - No comment.
Charles Wood - Mr. Wood indicated that the triangle east of the County Court-
,house where an old waterfall use to be is in very'poor condition. He suggested that
we either get the waterfall working or make other improvements to this property.
Mr_ Kader indicated that we were investigating the possibility of renovating this
triangle and that something would be done in the very near future.
Elizabeth McMahon - Reported that the Chamber had established the "Tree
Thoughts" program for this year and that the location would be Coachman Park.
Further, she stated that the program would be to raise' money before actually plant-
ing of the trees. This would be done by selling buttons and various other activities.
Also, Ms. McMahon wished to publicly thr.~k Ream Wilson for the fine job that he
did in assisting her and the committee on Sparkling Clearwater Day.
Eric Ford - Mr. Ford commended Ms. McMahon on the job that she did on Spark-
ling Clearwater Day and lndicated t~at the soccer organizations would like to get
more involved in the Sparkling Clearwater Day and month. Mr. Ford indicated that
there was a problem with mole crickets at the E. C. Moore soccer fields and also
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that there could be a problem with the irrigation system. He BU9gBsted,that the
olub would be more than willing to assist in the watering of the grass at E. C.
Moore. Also, he stated that the grass around the ditch to the south of the soccer
fields had grown up a great deal and needed to be trimmed down. He said that they
did a little bit of trimming so that they couldretriove the balls Which were '
:kicked,over the fence at this point. He suggested that we 'look at the possibility
of ,tapping the spring water which is at the base of the ditch for use as irriga-
tion water. Mr. Kader indicated, that effluent water would be ,used on the E. C.
Moore Complex and that the spring water would probably not be needed at this time.
porrSnoyenbos - Mr. Snoyenbos reported that a development known as Brenmoor
on the northeast corner of 580 and countryside ,Blvd. had created a construction
eye~ore. He stated that several of the buildings were in a state of incompletion
,and ,that it'seemed that the development had come to a standstill. He wondered if
there was some department within the City that could look into the situation to
get the developers to finish this complex and clean up' the site. M~. Ka~er
indicated that he would contact the Building Department to see what could be done.
',Th~l:'e being no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at
8:20'p.m.
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