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Minutes 06/14/1974 MINUTES OF PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD JUNE 14, 1974 The regular monthly meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board was held at the Collier County Courthouse June 14, 1974 at 9 A.M. in Building D. Members present at the meeting were as follows : Steve Smith, Paul Bogatko, Margaret Garrison and Dan Breeden, Parks and Recreation Director. Paul Bogatko made the motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Margaret Garrison. Motion approved. Jerry Jolly and George Toth were at the meeting to voice their concern over the shortage of the Little League fields . Dan Breeden stated that within the next 30 to 60 days, Seagate, and Barfield fields would be finished, in addition to Avalon and Shadowlawn. Mr. Smith asked the Little League representatives how many fields Little League will need for the next season. Mr. Jolly replied that two fields would be sufficient, preferably Avalon and Shadowlawn, possibly Marco also. Mr. Smith replied that it could be possible as long as the Little League met with the Parks and Recreation Dept . prior to the setting up of the schedules . After some discussion, it was agreed upon that Little League would meet with the Parks and Recreation Department early in the season to set up the schedules. Rich Woodruff of the Planning Department was present to discuss the future Master Plan that the Planning Department is in the process of putting together. Mr. Woodruff presented to the Parks Board aerial photos of Collier County showing the parks, boat ramps - proposed and existing. The proposed parks and boat ramps were injected by the Planiing Department following the guidelines and standards set by the National Recreation and Parks Association. (Atch A) The Planning Dept. would like from the Pnrks Board their inputs and/or critical criticism on these proposed sites in the next 4 to 6 weeks . Minutes Parks and Recreation Board June 14, 1974 The next item on the Agenda was the discussion of purchasing adjacent lots to the Marco Beach site for parking lots . Mr. Breeden stated that he had checked into the possibility of buying the lots and that most of the lots were either in the process of being sold back to Deltona or are being held by private owners for resale and there is quite a bit of red tape attached to the lots . Deltona does own some of the lots . Mr. Smith sugested Dan Breeden to check further into the acquisition of these lots and report back to the Board. Chairman Smith stated that he has received numerous complaints concerning the litter and condition of some of our parks. He asked the Board if they had any suggestions as to how we could stop the vandalizing and littering of the parks . Mrs . Garrison suggested signs placed at the parks. Chairman Smith suggested just leaving the parks without cleaning or maintaining them. Mr. Breeden replied that the Department has placed 50 Gallon drums at the different parks and they have been stolen or the people bring their own household garbage to be picked up. Mr. Breeden stated that Golden Gate was an example of constant vandalism. The dugouts there have been repaired twice and now need it again. Mr. Breeden stated that there is a supervisor at the Park now and the vandalism has been reduced since he has been there, but unfortunately he will be there just for the summer. Chairman Smith stated that the actual discipline has to be taken care of at the source by the public who knows who is doing the damage. Mr. Breeden stated that there is no immediate answer to the problem. The next item on the Agenda is the Park site in the East Naples area that has been offered by the Conservancy. After some discussion Chairman Smith suggested to Mr. Breeden that Mr. Oberhelman of the Conservancy attend our July Parks Board meeting. 1Qinutes arks and Recreation Board June 14, 1974 Page - 3- At the last meeting Chairman Smith requested the Board to recommend someone for alternate for the Parks Board. Chairman Smith recommended Curt Rindy for alternate for the Parks and Recreation Board. Mrs. Garrison made the motion to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners Curt Rindy for alternate for the Parks and Recreation Board. Mr. Bogatko seconded the motion. Motion approved unanimously. Chairman Smith requested Dan Breeden write a letter to the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners recommending Curt Rindy for an alternate member of the Parks and Recreation Board, with a copy of the letter to Mr. Turner, County Manager. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:06 A.M. Respectfully submitted, Pat Cookson Recording Secretary APPROVED: • ATTACHMENT A PROPOSED PARKS • • } In preparing the "Proposed. Parks" section of the master plan, we have used as our base the standards of the National Recreation and Parks Association . Of the various categories, . we have decided to show neighborhood, community and metropolitian parks . To help you understand what type park each of these is, we have made a brief summary. Neighborhood Parks : Size : Usually less than 10 acres Standard: 2 .5 Acres per 1000 persons Primary User Group: Children--Normally under 12 Normal Location : Adjacent to Elementary school. User mode of Transportation.: "walk--to" or "Bike-to" parks . Main. Activities : Play Ground • Community Parks : Size : 10 to 50 Acres Standard: 2 .5 acres per 1000 persons • • Primary User Group: Above 12 years Normal Location: Adjacent to an intermediate or High School User mode of transportation : "Bike-to" , "Drive-to' park. Main activity: Play ground, Ball fields , tennis. courts , etc. . Metropolitan Parks : Size : • 50 to 250 acres Standard: 5 acres per 1000 persons Primary User Group: All Ages • • Normal Location: Near natural areas . • Main activities : Picnicking, swimming, fishing, boating, etc. Whenever possible, we have located the proposed parks as N .R.A. S . base recommended. Our locations are only generalized locations and merely attempt to point our the "area" in which parks are needed. We have also identified possible boat ramp areas . These are also generalized locations . • • Board of County Commissioners eI 6.4 16 July 1974 NAPLES, FLORIDA 33940 PHONE 774-8929 Mr. Curtis Rindy 4515 Dorando Drive Naples, Florida 33940 CLIFFORD WENZEL CHAIRMAN THOMAS P. ARCHER Dear Mr. Rindy: VICE-CHAIRMAN RUTH VAN DOREN This is to inform you that you have been appCnted STEPHEN MITCHELL as an alternate member of the Collier County Parks DAVID C. BROWN and Recreation Board. As an alternate member, you would be expected to .atttend the meetings and, when MARGARET T. SCOTT one of the regular members is absent, to sit in CLERIC for that member and vote as you think best during W. H. TURNER COUNTY MANAGER that meeting. DAVID E. BRUNER • COUNTY ATTORNEY The Board of County Commissioners and I appreciate BEN D. DRIVER your being willing to serve Collier County in this FISCAL OFFICER capacity, and we are sure that you will do an excel- IRVING BERZON lent job. If I can be of any assistance, please do COUNTY ENGINEER not hesitate to call on me. Very truly yours, W. H. Turner, P. E. WHT:iw County Manager cc: Mr. Dan Breeden, Parks and Recreation Director •