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PRAB MEETING
January 26, 1982
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting came to order at
4:15 pm in City Hall.
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OLD BUSINESS:
1. Election of Officers:
Motion was made and seconded to re-elect all current officers
for the 1982 term. Officers for 1982 are as follows:
Chairman: David Lashley
Vice Chairman: George Knight
Secretary: Beverly Melton
2. Chairman David Lashley read the history of the PRAB and their
accomplishments to board members. Beverly Melton was re-elected
to serve and Charles Sego was also elected to serve on the board.
Beverly Melton recommended to keep a yearly status report on the
board's accomplishments to be recorded at the end of each year.
3. Organizational Chart:
David Lashley reviewed the organization chart of the Parks and
Recreation Department/Youth Center/City Board/PRAB with the
board. To work more efficiently, the board is divided into
three subcommittees which meet outside of board meetings to
accomplish their goals. The subcommittees are all interwoven
and interchangeable, but are divided as follows:
Budget & Planning: Lashley, Melton, Knight
Facilities & Development: Waite, Melton (pool),
Sego, Knight
Recreation & Personnel: Ryan, Widder, Thomason
Other changes in the chart was the addition of Publicity/Public
Relations to the Administrative Assistant duties.
4. Programs:
The board approved to support the Children's Theatre to be
taught by University Professor Dr. Pat Romanav this spring.
The program will be self -supportive and as a basis to start
a summer program in Children's Theatre. Dr. Ryan and Connie
Edmonston will meet with Dr. Romanav to workout the specifics
this Thursday. The board asked for Dr. Romanav to be on the
next meetings agenda on February 9.
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NEW BUSINESS:
1. Superintendent Harry Vandergriff asked for a resolution of the
school to build four new tennis courts on the land leased to
the city at Bates Park. The board unanimously voted yes on the
resolution with the possibility of getting CD money to build
two of those courts.
2. CD Funds:
Rick Mason needs to have the
this Monday. The City Board
CD Fundings on February 15th
board's 1982 "CD Want List" in by
will have their meeting on the
or 16th.
David Lashley gave the following report on what the board
for in 1981. There was $130,000 CD carryover from 1981.
1. Asbell $75,000 ON HOLD
2. Washington Mt. Purchase $55,000
3. Walker Park North $90,000
4. Bates Tennis Courts $40,000
5. Purchase of American Legion Field
ON HOLD
asked
price unknown
The board decided that it will start to work on what other
sources besides CD it can get funds for Asbell renovations.
They perceive Asbell as the "indoor expansion area" needed.
The Asbell gym needs to be expanded to house six basketball
goals and a spectators area. Dale Clark and George Knight
will look into school and/or city about funds for the project.
3. "CD Want List":
The board made the following "Want List" to be presented:
1980 On Hold (not completed)
1. Greathouse $35,000
a. Bridge b. Fence c. Softball field
1981 REQUEST
1. Washington Mountain Purchase: $55,000
2. Walker Park North Softball Fields: $100
3. Bates Tennis Courts: $40,000 ON HOLD
4. Asbell Renovation dropped and the $90,00
above three to be redistributed.
1982 REQUEST
1. Walker Park North Soccer Development: $80,000
2. Washington Mountain Development: $50,000
3. Land Acquisition - Red Arrow: $25,000
4. American Legion Field Purchase: Price unknown
4. Swimming Pool Report:
Beverly Melton reported that negotiations are still being
made with the Engineering Contractor. She will give a report
at a later date when negotiations are finalized.
5. Walker Park North:
Bill Waite is getting a finalized drawing of the soccer/softball
fields and a cost estimate either this Tuesday or Wednesday. The
drawings are the same as presented to the board with the following
ON HOLD
,000 ON HOLD
0 added to the
0
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changes: 1)Reoriented the large soccer field for better field
useage, 2)Omitted the retaining walls and added graded slopes.
Bill Waite spoke of the fill dirt problem. He said that dirt
can be generated through local contractors if we know two to
three years in advance and where to hold the dirt. The expense
will be in the trucking of the dirt. Dale Clark and Bob
Braswell are locating an area in Industrial Park or Greathouse
Park to create our own dirt pile.
6. Washington Mountain Area:
Dale Clark said the board needs to locate what land exactly
it is interested in purchasing at Washington Mountain. The
committee needs to get with Frank Sharp who knows that area
well to make a final decision.
7. Pavilion Problems:
Dale Clark informed the board of the vandalims and key problem
the Youth Center is having with the school pavilions. The
board recommended possibly making the users put a "stiff"
key deposit down for the pavilion key and to also place the
keys on a large plank or metal. Discussion was also on the
possibility in the future of hiring supervisors for the
pavilions.
MEETING:
The next PRAB Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 9,
4 pm at City Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 6:20 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Ed nston
Administrative Assistant
In attendance:
Dale Clark Charles Sego Romey Thomason
David Lashley Bill Waite Beverly Melton
Rodney Ryan George Knight Connie Edmonston