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Minutes 12/23/1992 R Parks & Recreation Advisory Board ( PARAB ) Minutes December 23 , 1992 MINUTES COLLIER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Golden Gate Community Park Naples, Florida 33999 Wednesday, December 23, 1992 PRESENT: Ms. Cherryle Thomas, Chairman Mr. Gil Mueller, Vice Chairman Ms. Geneva Till Mr. Timothy Blackford ABSENT: ' Mr. William Clendenon ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Bruce Pray, Candidate from District 5 Mr. Jim Davis, Candidate from District 5 Mr. Joseph D. Zaks, Candidate from District 5 Mr. Steve Brinkman, Parks & Recreation Director Mr. Gary Franco, Parks Superintendent Ms. Barbara Johnson, Sr. Secretary I. CALL TO ORDER 2:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from Wednesday, November 25, 1992, meeting approved. IV. REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION: Moved directly to Item V. V. NEW BUSINESS/PRESENTATIONS A. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Appointments District 1 - Diane Koontz will be present at the January meeting. Candidates from District 5 will be present today - Bruce Pray, Jim Davis, and Joseph Zaks. Presentations by the applicants will be heard and recommendations will be made to BCC after the January PARAB meeting. Attendance of meetings was stressed by the current PARAB members. The Board covers a large variety of subjects and attendance is important and necessary. Bruce Pray: Currently lives and works in Immokalee. He is Assistant Resident Manager of the Collier County Housing Authority, and manages 30 units by himself - grounds maintenance, home repairs, tennis court maintenance. On the 541 other units Bruce deals with people and takes care of paper work but performs no maintenance work. He worked previously at IMCP as Assistant Park Program Supervisor where he dealt with people and programs. Bruce graduated from high school in California, was awarded Who's Who in English in 1984, and was in the Air Force. He wishes to be on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board because he is interested in the community, actively involved in the use of the facilities, knows the people of Immokalee and type of programs -1- desired, and has gained knowledge of people in the community that can and will work on a volunteer basis. The Learn to Lead class is a leadership class held by Denise Coleman of the Agriculture Department. Since attending that class, Bruce has been interested in the community. Joseph D. Zaks - District V - is a lawyer and lives in Longshore Lake Development off Immokalee Road. Mr. Zaks moved from the Boston area, took the Florida bar exam in February of 1991 and has lived in Collier County for approximately a year. He has two young children and is active in St. John's Evangelist Church, Longshore Lake Advisory Committee, is a member of the YMCA, enjoys scuba diving, playing softball, racquetball, and golf. Meeting times would not be a problem as his work hours are flexible. Mr. Zaks has always been a worker in various organizations but not a member of the committees. James Davis - is a civil engineer and lives in Willoughby Acres - District V. He spent holidays as a youth with grandparents in Naples and has seen the area grow. Mr. Davis graduated from Colorado University in 1984 - worked in Naples for a year and a half, went back to Colorado for a year, came back to Coastal Engineering in Naples and has been here ever since. He has worked on some park projects for Collier County as well as projects in Lee County. Mr. Davis has two sons who participate in Park programs, his family has always been active in Parks & Recreation Departments, and at this time he wishes to give back to the community some of the things that he has received. The "conflict of interest" issue was discussed. Mr. Brinkman is to request an opinion from the County Attorney's office. Mr. Mueller's position was discussed. PARAB can recommend any person they wish but the BCC actually appoints the person. If there is a vacancy on PARAB and there are no applicants, the incumbent can be reinstated for another term. 2:30 - Ms. Cherryle Thomas had to leave the meeting at this time; however, she will be in attendance at the January meeting. Mr. Mueller took charge of the meeting. B. COLLIER COUNTY RACQUET CLUB Draft copies of the Management and Operation Study of the Collier County Racquet Club were distributed by Mr. Brinkman with the request that the study be read and to call with any questions. The final report will be submitted to the BCC. VI. REPORTS/UPDATES A. - Immokalee Projects are moving along well. The Football/soccer field should be completed within the next 30-60 days. One large project - the -2- renovation - will take place at Immokalee Middle School and should be going out for design soon. The facility will be completely renovated and will consist of a gymnasium, locker rooms, and additional meeting rooms. There is another detached building which may become an arts and crafts building with the two buildings being merged into one. The Immokalee district has it owns MSTD and budget. B. - Conklin Point Boat Ramp - construction started the first week in December and should be completed in June. A RFP is in the process of being drafted for a concessionaire and fees will be charged from the opening date. C_- Vanderbilt Beach Access - January 15th is the dedication of the turnaround. The ceremony will take place 10:00 a.m. D - Collier County Racquet Club - A packet of information has been distributed with a summary on the back page of various options available. When we go back to the BCC some of these options may be reduced, and your recommendation is needed. Mr. Mueller was concerned with the timing - if BCC wished it on the agenda the first of the year, there would not be time to give opinions. A postponement is to be requested for the BCC agenda so PARAB may discuss this report; if a postponement is not possible, a special meeting or a date change of the PARAB meeting could be called. E - Ballfield Construction at Veterans and Golden Gate Community Park - `s.. there will be 200 additional parking spaces at GGCP. Fields should be completed by the end of January and will be ready for this season. F - Swimming Pool Construction - Construction started December 7th and has been progressing rapidly. The blasting only lasted one day; the contractor will be going to a depth of 15 to 18th feet for the large pool. The facility should be open sometime during the summer and will be used year round. G - Proposed Regional Sports Complex - a firm has been hired to do a Master Plan for the Barron Collier High School site which would include 5 softball, 4 baseball, and 8 soccer fields. When that plan is finished, it will be presented to PARAB, hopefully the January meeting. H. Lighting Football/Soccer Fields - East Naples and Veterans Park - The lighting has been completed and the fields are open for play. I. Barefoot Beach Preserve Management Plan - The plan is completed and will be presented to the BCC in January for review. This needs to go back to the State for approval. A copy will be provided to you at the end of the meeting. The RFP for the concessionaire at Lely has been prepared by the Purchasing Department and is out for bid. A pre-bid meeting will be held on December 29th, bids will be submitted in January, and soon after that the bid will be awarded. The Friends of Barefoot Beach are still interested in giving the County 90% of the revenues. This organization -3- spends a lot of time cleaning the beach, etc. , and is comprised mostly of residents of Lely and people who use the Preserve. The bid will go out to everyone on the County's bid list as per County regulations. The concessionaire will have to purchase any necessary equipment and supplies. Each concessionaire agreement is different as each beach site is different. The building at the Preserve is small and there will be no beach equipment rented at this location. Rules and regulations, hours, items sold, etc. , will all be covered in the Agreement. The AUO at Clam Pass is not renewing the current agreement but will be bidding on a new RFP. The current contract expires April 1, 1993. It is costly for the Registry to run this concession, but it is important for the hotel to have the beach access. An internal audit was performed this year and receipts are being issued to customers. Eventually the cash registers will be tied directly to the Finance Department computers so the Z reports will be automatically recorded. ThisViill be a strong financial accounting tool for the County. Currently the cash registers do have a tape giving beginning and ending figures, allowing the Department a means for verification. MOTION: Ms. Till made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Blackford. Meeting was adjourned at 3:20. 8425 •