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PARAB Minutes 08/15/2012 August 15,2012 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Naples, Florida, August 15, 2012 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 2:00 P.M. at North Collier Regional Park Exhibit Hall, 15000 Livingston Road, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: VICE CHAIR: Edward (Ski) Olesky Mary Bills Phil Brougham John Ribes David Saletko Excused Murdo Smith Lenice DeLuca- Excused ALSO PRESENT: Barry Williams, Parks & Recreation Director Nancy Olson, Regional Manger I Peg Ruby, Marketing Specialist Tony Ruberto, Senior Project Manager Rick Garby, Senior Field Supervisor Amanda Eberl, Administrative Assistant Hank Jones, Facilities Management 1 August 15,2012 I. Call to Order Mr. Olesky,Vice Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:02 PM. A quorum was established II. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Invocation was held. III. Approval of Agenda Mr. Brougham moved to approve the Agenda as presented. Second by Mr. Smith. Motion carried unanimously,4-0. IV. Approval of June 20,2012 Minutes Mr. Brougham moved to approve the June 20,2012 Minutes as submitted. Second by Mr.Smith. Motion carried unanimously,4-0. V. Staff Highlights a. Employee of the Month Barry Williams announced Sandra Gurrola as the Employee of the Month for July 2012. She was presented the"Employee of the Month"award and was recognized for going above and beyond in her responsibilities. b. Facilities Management Capital Projects Report—Addressed after 1X c. Field Usage Rick Garby gave a thief slide presentation on field conditions, landscape proJects and general maintenance performed. Discussion was made on the cost differential between purchasing and leasing maintenance equipment,the repair of maintenance of aged equipment with less funds. Fleet Management will maintain and/or repair equipment but it takes equipment out of commission for several days. The County will consider replacing equipment if it cost more money to fix than what it is worth. Suggestions made: ▪ Investigate leasing equipment for a year and purchasing after. • Pull gang mowers. Costs are lower and gang mowers can be pulled by a tractor. is Trade-ins John Ribes arrived at 2:19 p.m. VI. New Business a. Re-striping of Vanderbilt Beach Parking Garage Barry Williams suggested the item be addressed at the next meeting. Complaints have been received on the interior of Vanderbilt Beach Parking Garage due to the stripes have worn away. Staff will provide the Advisory Board a proposal for the re-striping of the garage to be submitted to TDC for their consideration. TDC built it in 2005. PAR do not have the funds to do re- striping of the garage. 2 August 15,2012 Barry Williams reported Staff is working on a 5-Year Capital Plan with Tony Ruberto and Nancy Olson. The 5-Year Capital Plan should be completed by December for the Advisory Board's review prior to submitting the plan to the BCC in March,2014. The Advisory Board would like Staff to petition BCC to direct TDC to award Beach Park Facility funds available for the project. Staff will work on the presentation of 5-Year Capital Plan and 5-Year Maintenance Plan. b. Capital Projects Update Barry Williams explained PAR responsibilities under the department reorganization and working with Conservation Collier and Facilities Management. Staff distributed and reviewed the Capital Projects Update dated August 13, 2012. (See attached) He described funds as follows: • 709- Grants Projects • 306- Ad Valorem Tax—Repair and Replace Projects • 80 - Coastal Zone Projects • 346- Impact Fee Projects • 183 & 195 -TDC Funded Projects Mr. Ribes expressed concern over potential issues on the control of project management and coordination of operations. Mr. Olesky inquired if 306 could fund Vanderbilt Beach Parking Garage stripping. Staff responded it may be the direction to go. PAR have 60 parks to maintain and not enough funds. Coastal Zone Management will complete the following projects: • Vanderbilt Beach/Bathrooms Blue Bill/Bathrooms ➢ Bayview Park/Boat Ramp c. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Chairman Elections Mr. Olesky nominated John Ribes for Chairman. Second by Mr. Brougham. Mr. Ribes accepted nomination. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. Mr. Brougham moved to nominate himself for Vice Chair. Second by Ms. Bills. Mr. Olesky moved to nominate himself for Vice Chair. Second by Mr. Ribes. Advisory Board Members voted privately. Amanda Eberl collected and counted the ballots. Ms. Bills was welcomed by the Advisory Board. 3 • August 15, 2012 Results will be announced in VI d. d. Adopt A Park Assignments Barry Williams asked the Board Members if they had any preferences other than the parks that were assigned to them. He reviewed the Adopt A Park Program and the reporting procedures. Board Members volunteered to report on parks as follows: • Phil Brougham - Eagle Lakes Community Park - East Naples Community Park - Port of the Islands - Paddle Park - 951 •• Mary Bills - Golden Gate Community Center - Golden Gate Community Park - Bayview Park - Sugden Regional Park ••• John Ribes will retain - Vanderbilt Beach/Parking Garage - Barefoot Beach Preserve/Access - North Collier Regional Park • Murdo Smith will retain Vineyards Community Park - Veterans Community Park - Pelican Bay Community Park - Freedom Park • Ski Olesky will retain Immokalee Community Park - Immokalee Sports Complex - Ann Olesky Park/Boat Ramp - South Park The following Parks are not assigned: Tigertail Beach Park - Caxambas Marina - Goodland Boat Park - Max Hasse Community Park Barry Williams reported receiving a call from Lenice DeLuca,who was recommended to serve on the Advisory Board. She accepted a position with a private firm and will not be available to attend meetings if they are held on Wednesdays during the hours of 2:00—4:00 pm, Mr.Ribes announced Mr. Olesky won the nomination to serve as Vice Chairman. VII. Director's Highlights Barry Williams reviewed the following: 4 1 August 15,2012 • Eagle Lakes Parks rusted park equipment replaced. • East Naples need shaded areas need to be provided. Improve the appearance and revamp the skate park. • Eagle Lakes—Victor Latavish was awarded the contract and will start designing park in September. PAR would like to have Commissioner Fiala and the community involved in the design. Barry Williams introduced Amanda Ebert and gave a brief history background. She is an Administrative Assistant for PAR. VIII. Informational Items-Read only. IX. Public Comments/Board Comments Mr.Brougham suggested the Advisory Board become more attractively involved by assisting PAR set priorities and funding issues. He suggested holding a workshop with Barry and Steve Carrell. He would like the opportunity to provide Advisory Board support to PAR at BCC meetings and while funds are available. Mr. Olesky responded he did not want to micro manage. Mr.Ribes stated presentations made by Advisory Boards to the BCC are effective. Mr. Smith expressed he would be interested in suggesting capital projects. Public Speaker Bob Krasowski Mr. Smith asked if the PARAB where also members of the Florida Parks & Recreation Association. Staff will research who is covered under the membership. VI. New Business b. Capital Project Update Hank Jones and Tony Ruberto gave a slide presentation and reviewed the status on Capital Projects. (See attached) • Gordon River Greenway Park Naples Zoo Entrance Concept-Option `D'Modified(See attached) • Eagle Lake Community Center • Clam Pass Mr. Brougham left at 3:48 p.m. ■ Immokalee South Park • Corkscrew Lake • Pepper Ranch Preserve o Louise Hasse • Vineyards • Port of the Islands • Clam Pass Draw Bridge 5 Y e August 15,2012 There being no further business for the good of the County,the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chairman at 4:18 PM. COLLIER COUNTY PARKS&RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD t l t.. John Ri I •s,PA' S : 'Chairman These Minutes were approved by the Committee/Board on ``1Z as presented or as amended 6