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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING
DATE: Tuesday May 1, 2012
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
'LOCATION: Longwood Commission Chamber
175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, FL 32750
Minutes
Present: Lori Rice, Chair
Nikki Bright, Vice Chair (left meeting at 8:44 p.m.)
Abigail Shoemaker, Member
Dave Putz, Member (left nneeting at 8:06 p.m., due to medical reason)
Anna Rivera - Laguer, Member
Judi Coad, Member
Fran Meli, Leisure Services Director
Karen Behling, Recording Secretary
.Absent: Alex Trauger, Member, Absent
1. CALL TO ORDER — 7:05 p.m.
2. PUBLIC INPUT- NONE
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING — JANUARY 3, 2012 AND
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Member Shoemaker moved to approve. Second by Vice Chair Bright, carried by a
unanimous voice vote with Member Trauger absent.
4. STAFF REPORT
a. Easter Event was well attended, approximately 15,000 people attended.
"Magic 107.7" will be receiving a proclamation from the City
Commission.
b. Car Shows and Longwood Elementary programs are going well
c. The "Food Truck Bazaar" will start the third Saturday, May 19, 2012
along Church Ave. This event will be held on the first and third
Saturday of each month.
d. "Meals on Wheels" will start at Longwood Elementary on Monday May
7, 2012 from 9am until 1pm.
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e. Summer Camp signups are going slow. Camp will be going on one field
trip a week; a day will be a water day. Each week will be theme based.
Member Putz asked about flags at Reiter Park. Ms. Meli replied that a boundary
survey had to be done for the grant that the City of Longwood applied for.
Chair Rice asked Ms. Meli if the City of Longwood has construction plans back for
Reiter Park with costs. Ms. Meli replied yes, the first phase will be part of satisfying
the grant that the City of Longwood applied for.
Member Putz asked how much money the City of Longwood has to spend on Reiter
Park. Ms. Meli replied $300,000 (three hundred thousand dollars).
5. ACTIONS ITEMS
A. CANDYLAND PLAYGROUND:
Ms. Meli explained that the City of Longwood has (45) forty -rive hundred
square feet of artificial turf that has been paid for including the installation that
was marked for Reiter Park. Ms. Meli explained that Candyland Park has a
water issue around the playground equipment when it rains washing out the
mulch. She had the contractor come out to Candyland Park to see if the area
under the playground equipment could be utilized for the artificial turf that has
been paid for. She stated to install this turf there will be no additional cost to
the city. s
Chair Rice moved to install artificial turf under the playground equipment at
Candyland Park carried by a unanimous voice vote with Member Trauger
absent.
B. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT EXAMPLES:
Examples of a "Gyro Twister Spinner" and "Blender Spinner" were passed out
to Board members for a vote.
Chair Rice moved to accept "Gyro Twister Spinner" to be installed at Shadow
Hill Park carried by a unanimous voice vote with Member Trauger absent.
C. DISCUSS PROGRAMS FOR BUDGET PREPARATIONS
1. Unknown Event name: Vice Chair Bright recommended a "Chili Cook
Off', Member Coad recommended "It's a Community Affair"
sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Advisory hoard.
2. Ms. Meli suggested a quarterly garage sale at Longwood Elementary
School. Member Coad suggested "Wares & Fairs ". Member
Shoemaker made the suggestion of hosting the "Wears and Fairs" every
six months.
3. Ms. Meli brought up adding lights on State Road 434 power poles. Cost
estimate would be $600 per pole to put up Holiday Lights. Member
Coad wants to add lights to State Road 434 and Ronald Reagan
Boulevard 427 area intersections.
4. Member Shoemaker asked for restrooms to be added to Reiter Park for
capital improvement.
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Member Coad asked what the final cost for the Easter Event was. Ms. Meli replied we
.spent $200 on the purchase of eggs.
Ms. Meli brought up cancelling July 3, 2012 meeting, the Board agreed. The regular
scheduled meet for August 7, 2012 falls on National Night Out this meeting will also be
cancelled.
Vice Chair Bright left the meeting at 8 :44 p.m.
D. BOARD UPDATES
Member Shoemaker updated that her project can't go ahead until a survey can be
done.
E. AJOURNMENT-
Member Shoemaker moved for adjournment.
Chair Rice adjourned the meeting at 9:11 p.m.
Lori Rice, Chair
.ATTEST:
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Karen Behling, Recording ecretary
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