Minutes 10/28/1992 R Parks & Recreation
Advisory Board
( PARAB )
Minutes
October 28 , 1992
MINUTES
COLLIER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
Golden Gate Community Park
Naples, Florida 33999
Wednesday, October 28, 1992
PRESENT: Mr. Gil Mueller, Vice Chairman
Ms. Geneva Till
Mr. Timothy Blackford
ALSO PRESENT: Mr.Steve Brinkman, Parks & Recreation Director
Murdo Smith, Parks & Recreation Operations Manager
Mr. Gary Franco, Parks Suprindent
Ms. Barbara L. Johnson, Sr. Secretary
Ms. Jacquie Minnis, Temporary Secretary
ABSENT: Ms. Cherryle Thomas, Chairman
Mr. William Clendenon
GUESTS: Dan Johnson, Civil Engineer, Gee & Jensen
Timothy Stone, Architectural Engineer, Gee & Jensen
Tom Donegan, OCPM.
Q I . CALL TO ORDER 2: 15 p.m.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Approval of September 23, 1992 minute. Motioned by
Timothy Blackford, seconded by Ms. Geneva Till ,
IV. REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION - SPECIFIC UPDATE ITEMS
V. NEW BUSINESS/PRESENTATION:
A. PRESENTATION - CONKLIN POINT
A presentation was given by Timothy L. Stone, Architectural
Engineer and Dan Johnson, Civil Engineer, of Gee & Jensen;
and Tom Donegan, OCPM, regarding the Conklin Point Boat
Launch Facility. Plans of the Conklin Point Boat Launch
Facility were displayed and discussed. There is a strip of
land, approximately 30' wide by 550' long on the north side
of the property, that may be purchased and used for future
additional parking. The facility includes space to be
leased by the Coast Guard - the Executive Summaries for this
Agreement with the Coast Guard, and the award of the bid for
construction of the facility will be presented to the Board
of County Commissioners at the same time.
Bid #92-1965, for construction of this facility, was
discussed. Of the five bids submitted, Vanderbilt Bay
Construction Company was the lowest bidder. The dollar
amount bid of $866,750 was still approximately 6 1/2% over
expectations. A grant in the amount of $505,660.91 has been
received from the Florida Boating Improvement Program, and
an additional $19,114.09 has been requested. This would
bring the total amount of the grant to $524,775.
MOTION by Mrs. Till : Move that Vanderbilt Bay Construction
Company bid for Conklin Point Boat Launch Facility be
accepted. Seconded by Mr. Blackford. Passed 3/0.
B. DISCUSSION OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
A table of Parks and Recreation Facility Standards was
distributed and briefly reviewed. Mr. Brinkman left the
meeting at 2:45 and was not present to review this report in
depth. This will take place at the next PARAB meeting.
VI. REPORTS/UPDATES
A. IMMOKALEE PROJECTS
The Amphitheater is being renovated with the final completion date
approximately November 2nd. The entire facility will be handicapped
accessible and should be ready for the Thanksgiving Day festivities.
The cooking area at Airport Park is in need of major repair, a new
roof, etc. but there is no money budgeted this fiscal year. The
grills will be repaired and everything will be in order for the
holiday festivities held there. Dinners are served to the needy on
Thanksgiving and Christmas and in the spring a Harvest festival is
held at this site.
B. Conklin Point Boat Ramp - discussed during presentation
C. Vanderbilt Beach Access
This project has slowed down for several reasons. The brick pavers
had to be put out for bid and the State had some concerns with the
type of lighting being used. We are currently looking at a
completion date the end of November.
D. Collier County Racquet Club
Two clay courts have been installed, one court refinished, and
lighting installed. Although the contractor is still making
adjustments to the water, the facility is open to the public. There
will be some type of grand opening soon to promote the facility and
the new courts. Mr. Mueller made favorable comments about the
maintenance of the new courts.
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Policy/fees - New fees have been submitted to the BCC for the use of
County recreational facilities. Instructions from the Board were to
�r leave the fees as submitted, but to meet with Mr. Prey and some other
interested people, to discuss the fees at the Racquet Club. The
concensus was there should be a variance between the fees charged for
tax payers and non-residents. Results of this meeting will be
presented to the BCC soon.
BEACH PARKING FEES - Mr. Mueller read a report to the PARAB members
regarding the beach parking fees and the decision of the BCC.
Update of the BCC decision on beach fees - on June 30 we were
instructed to raise the beach fees to $2.00 per car as the result of
the productivity committee review, thus increasing the parking
revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. On September 29, at the BCC
meeting, a small group opposed this increase, and the BCC eliminated
all County beach parking fees. This also resulted in the termination
of 10 beach parking attendants. Concerns were raised regarding
vandalism, parking, etc. without supervision at these sites.
A discussion was held regarding the importance of PARAB if the BCC
did not adhere to any of their recommendations. Comments by Murdo
Smith reassured the PARAB members that their recommendations had
indeed made a difference on various issues - i .e. Bluebill property,
etc. Mrs. Till wished to go on record as saying that PARAB stands by
their decision to charge at County beach sites.
E. Ballfield Construction - Veterans and Golden Gate Community Park
The construction of the Little League field at Golden Gate is
progressing well and is approximately one week ahead of schedule,
with substantial completion expected in December. The North Naples
Little League/softball project is two weeks behind schedule due to
extremly wet conditions in the area. Lynch Construction Co. feels
that they will be able to make up time and completion will occur in
mid January.
F. Swimming Pool Construction
The bids came in above our estimate. Policy allowed negotiations
with the lowest bidder - Weller Pools, 1 .9 Million Dollars - to
reduce the total cost by eliminating some "extras" . The BCC
approved $1,580,000 and was favorable about retaining the slide and
plunge pool if moneys can be found to fund this portion of the
project. A revised Executive Summary should be presented to the
Board soon.
G. Community Center Schedules - this item was tabled.
4 H. Vineyards Community Park
A Grand Opening was held October 17 for the new soccer complex
constructed at Vineyards Community Park. There will be 62 teams
playing there every Saturday and the facility will be well used.
The staff did an excellent job getting the fields into shape and
ready for play.
I. Proposed Regional Sports Complex
Staff has been working with members of the School Board and principal
of Barron Collier High School to expand this facility. There is
approximately 35 to 40 acres available east of the school .
The School Board would be donating the land - 4 baseball fields and 5
softball fields would be constructed by our Department for joint use.
There would also be soccer fields at this location. This would be of
great benefit to both entities.
J. Lighting Football/Soccer Fields - East Naples and Veterans Park
Lighting of the football/soccer fields at East Naples and Veterans
Park is taking place. Mid Continent Electric was awarded the
$100,000 contract in August, the poles have now been delivered to the
sites, and should be installed by the second week of November.
The County sponsors flag football programs - tackle football programs
are offered by the City of Naples.
VIII. Meeting was adjourned at 3:55 pm. The next meeting will be
Wednesday, November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving.
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