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07/28/1986 j '., . \'.' f' ; C :t" ~ : ~ .. ~ PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AGENDA ~" ':;~:;'<' >,"! (!.',> , t{:::.... ~!t:,', " ,~~( :'r;."', '. r.\' .,}, . ."} '.<~' . :r~'.' ." ~ ~" Monday, July 28, 1986 - 7:QO p.m. ROSS NORTON PARK SWIMMING POOL 1426 S. Greenwood Ave. 1. 'Approval of Board Minutes of Monday, May 19, 1986. :,2 ."Approval . of Board Minut.es of Monday, June 23, 1986. 3.Tha~k you, letter from Board member Elizabeth McMahon. '. 4.' . Get Well Card for Mr. Charlie Finton. . 5. Reports., " a.. .Enclosures for private swimming pools - Board members, '.to be updated on discussions regarding the feasibility of enclosures being' required. for private' swinuning pools.' ~:'~,:>l.'..,. . _ I t:>, , ' .: ., b.:'coinments by Board members. J~~~;.r.: '. "c~ Aquatic and' Recreation program - Mr. Steve Miller ~.',c'::. . ." . . (Supt.' 0 f ,Recreation) and Mr. Lou Dacey (Aqua t io Supv.)' !~~.~:i;':::;.;,:>>';',' . '~;~;e'~~~~~S;~~~~a;~f~~~d:~~~~r~y o~h~a~;~~;t:~~~~iC and ~~r.'::~:': . . d. Other Comments_' . . I ~ W;';;,:;:', ;., ,6 ~..' '~dJo':1rnritent~ ;r ~~~::"~ ':, . < ' E ~)i(J.' <.::: '. " -.., ~)~:'> :, " . " .il . . " ',' , "\ , ' ,I I .'. . ~ .' .: >: C , ~: ,~, .: . .' , .j. '" .,.... .> ,:.;0,:,.1"" . .:, ~:." "~I. :' : ,'. ,\', .;,." "\" CF \ " .I'" . . ~' ."i. , .. ..<' , , ~. .. oc' . . ,,' ~ ': ,..',' ,-.i . /;"'. ~:'~'. V ,I,;." . '1 ", . . , . ~/. c' . c , ~'\: . .. '';'<<,.' ". "( ..... . ' , ,~~ . ". :(" t.;. " . ". ~ . :;.,,' r'! '" r .' , . ('.'0 ,. or ~ : ' '.. ~ J PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MINUTES Honday~ July 28. 1986 / The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board was held at Ross Norton Park Recreation Center on Monday. July 28th~ 1986. at 7;00 p.m. Members present included Hr. Murray Fuchs, Mr. Herbert Hayes) Mr. Mark Legue, Mr. Dorr SnoyenboB. Mrs. Jacquelyn Tobin and Co-ChaIrperson Charles Wood. Elizabeth McMahon was unable to attend due to excused extended illness. Mrs. Lois Martin was not in attendance and newly appointed member, Mrs. Paula Boulton, was advised of the meetIng by letter but was unable to be reached by phone to confirm attendance. Mr. Ream Wilson. Mr. Steve Miller and Mr. Lou Dacey were also in attendance from Parks and Recreation staff. Co-Chairperson Wood called the meeting to order and asked for action regarding minutes of the last two Board meetings. Mr. Murray Fuchs made a motion that the Board minutes of Monday, May 19th. 1986, and the meeting of Monday. June 23~d) 1986 be approved as mailed. Mrs. Tobin seconded this motion which passed. Mr. Wood read a letter that was recently received from Elizabeth McMahon. Ma. McMahon thanked Board members for the Get Well card they. sent her and exp't'essed her 'appreciation for the ~oncern 8h~wn by Board members regarding her absence and hospital stay. . Members wished ~1s. McMahon a speedy recovery and asked Mr. Wil~on to be sure to forward copies of Board minutes to her. , Mr. Wood also distributed a Get Well card to members for s1gnatu't'es. that will be sent to Mr. Charlie Finton. Mr. Fuchs stated.'~hat Mr. Finton~s current address is 1704 Danford Ave., Pan.ma City, Florida 32401. Mr. Wood turned the meeting over to Mr. Wilson for reports. ,Encl~su~es for Swimming Pools - Mr. Wilson explained that the .CityAttorney recently received a copy of an ordinance from the City of Orlando regarding enclosures around pools that are required in Orlando. Indications are that this subject will be considered by the City Commission during meetings in August. Mr. Wilson' explained that an ordinance will be proposed reguiring fences or other' barriers around private swimming pools. < Items . that 'need to be concerned include pools that are in the ~nincorporated, area of the County, pools that have been in place frir"many years, backyard jacuzzis, etc. Mr. Snoyenbos felt that an ordina~ce is needed .to require fencing around all pools. He said he' was surprised that the City of Clearwater had no such ordinance. Mr. Legue felt that an ordinance should be of utmost importance and that the adoption of same should not be postponed. 1 , . ." ,. ". ...., ' I I' ':.' , ::.'" .1\::.3f' ::.. ~ ,~,,'~'.>..::...~..~;:..~. '~.' ....: :~'...::~'.:,.: 1:.:. ,~".' .:t:..~.,.:,~ ".I~.'.:,::":.,.:';'.~.:: "\'. :.':' .:,..:~-L..~ ,,:,,\:.,.:,'::','}: .'.11' .'~",' ~. " '.~ '. ~ ~ ."," . I. ~',0 ',1 I .. , ' ,,, :i" .e', ' ' : .", '.~ '.: .:." . \ , ~ ; . . , :," ' ~~:;" W , . , . ~ll'S. Tobin felt that "bird Cllgcstt should be considered 8S sufficient for pool enclosurcs. Thc remainder of Board members agreed with Mrs. Tobin. Mr. Fuchs felt that all poola should be required to be fenced in or surrounded with a bird cage. He felt that pools that have existed for many years should also be required to meet provisions of 8 new ordinance. Members discussed this issue at length and concensus waR in favor of the City adopting an ordinance. Mr. Fuchs made a motion that the Parks and Recrc~tion Board recommend to the City Commission that an ordinance be adopted requiring fencing or bird cages around all private and public swimming pools. Mr. Snoyenbos seconded this motion which carried unanimously. Members recognized that there are many variables to be considered for inclusion 1n the ordinance but felt that these specifics would best be addressed by the City Commission rather than the Board. Aquatic and Recreation Program - Mr. Wilson introduced Mr. Steve Miller, Superintendent of Recreation, who in turn discussed the City;s aquatic program with Board members. Mr. Miller explained improvements that have recently occurred at Ross Norton Park Recreation Center through the Community Development Block Grant program and discussed the various activities that were now available. He also discussed similar programs that take place a major complexes such as Horningside, Martin Luther King and Ross Norton Park. Hr. Miller introduced Mr. Lou Dacey who in turn explained the workings of the Parks and Recreation Department;g aquatic programs. Mr. Dacey showed video film of various instructional swim classes involving youngsters aa young as 18 months through Master programs involving adults in their senior years.. He said primary emphasis is placed on instructional swimming with qualified instructors and that opportunities are available to all age groups to progress from these instructional programs all the way through competitive activities. Mr. Dacey also discussed. the City;s day camp programs which currently take place at Norton .Park, Martin Luther King and Condon Gardens. He said all of these children are involved in swimming instructional programs and that classes are going very well. He agreed that fence~ are needed around swimming pools and also said that s~imming instruction is the prime deterent to drowning. Members asked numerous questions of Mr. Miller and Mr. Dacey and d.iscussion ~nsued fQ~ some time. At the conclusion, Mr. Fuchs complime~ted Mr. Miller and Mr. Dacey for the fine job they do for the City of Clearwater. .All members joined Mr. Fuchs in complimenting the personnel and programs. Comments by Board Members Mrs. Tobin explained that ten students will be arriving in Clearwater from Clearwater;s sister city, Nagamo, Japan. Two adults will be,accompanying these students and they will be 1n Clearw~ter from August 5th through August 12. Arrangements bave been made for the students to' attend a CIty Players production of .. 2 . ,> ,. :.- o , . :':;":1 . " ,', ., ,-, " . .,H'O ,.\ .- " "Kiss Me. Kate" at Ruth Eckerd Hall and for a picnic with the Mayor and City Commission at Moccasin Lake Park. Mrs. Tobin also expressed concern about budget cuts .that might be proposed for the 1986/87 fiscal year. She discussed these concerns with Board members and expressed hope that cuts are not made to the Parks and Recreation Department budget requests. Members inquired about the City Commission budget hearings and Mr. Wilson stated that he would send a note to each Board member letting them know when the hearings would be conducted. Mr.' SnoyenboB asked as to when the meetings were changed from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mr. Wilson explained that this was done only during the Bummer months when meetings were held out in the field to take advantage of the daylight. Although there will be no Board meeting in August. the next meeting in September will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Annex. Mr. Legue expressed concern about the two narrow sidewalks that lead into CreBt Lake Park from Glenwood Avenue on the west. He stated that these sidewalks needed to be torn up and replaced. He also expressed concern about the condition of the park. other than the area around the identification sign. Mr. Wilson explained that the grass has been growing rapidly during the recent rains and that rains also keep mowing crews from physically. performing some work thus causing backlogs of park property. Mr. Legue understood and Mr. Wilson stated that he would look into the situation at Crest Lake since it is one of the most .popular parks in the City. Mr. Legue also expressed concern that monies do not seem to be available to complete the renovation of the Morningside Recreation Center (formerly Coconuts Lounge). He feels that since the City invested capital monies to purchase the facility, they should proceed to complete the renovation so that it could be, used. by ,the public. Mr. Wilson stated that $30,000 is being proposed for next year which would come from impact fees to riompletethe renovation of the upstairs and to paint and repair the outside of the building. Additional monies would then be needed to complete renovation of the downstairs. Mr. Lague felt this to be a most important item and expressed hope that money would ba made available to tomplete the' project. Mr. Wi'lson informed members that a "Tree Thoughts Program" and "Arbor Day Celebration" ,will be hald at Coachman Park during " the last week of August. He said that members would be receiving invltatiorts to the ceremony and hoped that most could attend. Mr. Fuchs read a letter to Board members from Mrs. Gladys Helichar, President of the Edgewater Drive Association. The ", 3 ., .;,. ,}.::c"cl":;' :., .", '..; '. , " , ~ ~ ,. . , ii''\'<,::,'>:, ' , ',. : ';',..,', '" , {;.~.. : '. ::,. II . :. /c . l '. \ ',~ :., r~~.:~<'...:..~. <.~ <" :,,';', ",:~:";(>:' " ",.. '.i'", . ":. . 'c .' " .' J; . ~ . '.< ~ , ~ ' " '. > .. . ;'I~/';":"('; .} :,'. "." ~ I . . ... '~" r' -, . .. ~ ," if,;;,.:,.'..'" "::,.,:' ....,..~,:,'. ""',,' ",. ,.'." ::::".:~j' :",'.1'." , !,~~ ~ ,,'. '\ :....., ." .' >; ',', +' ~. ..' . . . { \.. .~. ~ .:,:, :c.'/": ::~ . ::' ': i',!ili,';'~~j(jji:~;ii;jZ:;';;~i;!' ': ,I :':D ();(';<i,:;;::',!;0?'\,:.'if ..","; .""::~,' ,.'.., ':,' .,:.', ..,.',...." ",. , .', I.. 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