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PARAB Minutes 09/30/2014 S Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Informational Meeting) Minutes September 30 , 2014 September 30, 2014 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BIG CORKSCREW ISLAND REGIONAL PARK INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION Naples, Florida, September 30, 2014 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Parks and Recreation, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 6:30 P.M. at IFAS Extension — University of Florida Institute and Agricultural Sciences Collier County Extension, 12700 Immokalee Road, Immokalee, Florida. PRESENTATION: Steve Carnell, Public Services Administrator Barry Williams, Director Parks and Recreation GUEST SPEAKERS: Tim Hancock, AICP — Stantec Senior Planner Community Development Jeff Butzke, President— SW Florida Adrenaline Also Present: Commissioner Tim Nance, District 5 Amanda Townsend, Director— Operations Support Annie Alvarez, Regional Manager III Ilonka Washburn, Manager Park Operations Nancy Olson, Regional Manager I Peg Ruby, Marketing Specialist Reed K. Jarvi, P.E. - Transportation Planning Manager Margaret Bishop, Facilities Management 1 September 30, 2014 Tim Hancock, AICP — Stantec welcomed everyone and introduced himself, Steve Carnell, Public Services Administrator and Barry Williams, Director of Parks and Recreation. He gave an Overview of the 2006 Park Plan and the proposed design changes. He noted the park has 59 acres to construct on. The proposed projects included parking in the acreage. The meeting was held to get input from the public on the Park Design, At the end of the meeting, the audience would get a chance to vote on what they would like in the park. A second meeting will be held to present the Park Plan which will include the choices voted on at tonight's meeting. Barry Williams mentioned a 97 acre lake, adjacent to park, could be either filled in or dug-out to give the opportunity for future phases. Tim Hancock introduced Commissioner Tim Nance of District 5. Commissioner Nance stated District 5 was the only district without a park. He indicated the Budget FY14-15 includes $4,000,000 to construct the park and that it will take $12,000,000 to complete. Steve Carnell noted any persons who would like information emailed to them could print their email address behind their name on the sign-in sheet at the end of the meeting. The Parks and Recreation website will post Park Plans and updates. Presentation Boards with proposed projects and acreage required were displayed: ➢ Lakes — 5-6 Acres ➢ Racquetball Courts — 4 Acres ➢ Little League Complex— 4 Fields ➢ Pickle Ball Courts (multiple outdoor courts) ➢ Basketball Courts — 6 Acres ➢ 4 — Tennis Courts — 1.25 Acres ➢ 4 —Soccer/Multi-Purpose Field— 12 Acres ➢ Dog Park— 5 Acres ➢ Gymnasium - 4 Courts, Indoor ➢ Multi Sports Complex—Adrenaline—Plus 40 Acres ➢ 18 Hole Frisbee Golf— 10 Acres (5 acres for 9 holes) ➢ Interactive Water Feature - .5 Acres ➢ Community Center—Plus 5,320 sf ➢ Walking/Jogging Path with pavilions 2 September 30, 2014 Tim Hancock gave a slide presentation on the 2006 Park Plans reporting was included in the plans and proposed projects not in the current plan. • Three Ways to Play • Planning Tools — Phase 1 • Budget Jeff Butzke presented the proposed plan for the Multi Sports Complex. He noted his group was a not for profit organization. The organization would build, staff and maintain the Sports Complex. He spoke on plans for future tournaments, scholarships and inviting soccer scouts to Naples to meet players. Tim Hancock held a "question and answer session." All questions were addressed. Discussion on size of Community Center& Playground and access to the Park were made. Concerns on the Community Center and park access were voiced. It was noted, if Multi Sports Complex was chosen; funds for the 40 plus acres required would not come out of the County budget allowing funds to be utilized to construct on the remaining park acreage. Tim Hancock held an "opinion round" and the following audible suggestions were made in addition to projects proposed: - Dirt Bike Path or BMX Track - Safe access to Park - Nature Walk and Bike trail with flowers to attract wild life possibly fenced to protect the beauty and wild life - Football Fields, possibly adapt fields for football - Parking garages (cost prohibited) - Controlling the noise level and protecting the life style of the neighborhood - Pool Commission Tim Nance spoke briefly on the new proposed access entrance to Palmetto Ridge High School and to the Park. Barry Williams reported Rangers patrol the Parks and the Sheriff's Office works with Parks and Recreation. 3 September 30, 2014 The "Opinion Round" continued: - Ice Skating Rink - Consider reconfiguring the parking for kayaking - Traffic safer for making left hand turn onto Immokalee - Back-up plan — Park will be too small for more developments - Park seems to be created for teenagers and adults - Community Center needs to be larger - Activities similar to the YMCA - Petting Zoo - Focus more on Community Park and Pool Staff distributed voting envelopes, with 3 green dots and 1 red dot, to each attendee. They were instructed to place a green dot in a cup placed before 3 of the proposed projects they would like to see in the Park Plan. The one red dot would be used for the proposed project they liked the least. Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 P.M. 4