11/19/1982 PARAB • 4, Naples , Florida , November 19, 1992
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Parks & Recreation
Advisory Board met at 9 : 01 A.M. in Building "F" of the
Courthouse Complex, East Naples, Florida on this date with
the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Vince Murphy
Dan Monaco
Hank Caharello
Anne Goodnight
ALSO PRESENT: Maureen Kenyon , Deputy Clerk; Don Norton,
Public Services Administrator; and Rollie Rice, Parks and
Recreation Director .
AGENDA
I . Call to Order
II . Addenda
III . New Business
A. Selection of members for parks committees for
community park input
B. Establish meeting time of park committees and PARAB
C. Allocation of funds by district
V. Discussion of Addenda
VI . Adjournment
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5 , 1982 - APPROVED AS PRESENTED
It was the general consensus that the minutes of
November 5 , 1982 , be approved as presented.
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DISCUSSION REGARDING SELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR PARKS
COMMITTEES FOR COMMUNITY PARK INPUT
Chairman Murphy stated that this is a discussion of the
concept of local committees for each park site area . He
reported that , basically, a member of the Parks & Recreation
Advisory Board would chair the committee within their
district for each community park, adding that the committee
would be made up of citizens within that community in order
to receive input as to where the parks should be and what
should be in each park. He noted that the community
committees would meet on a regular basis and the Chairman
would then report back to the Parks & Recreation Advisory
Board with such input . He noted that each Chairman would set
up his own committee with various people from all walks of
life . He reported that once the committees are formed , it
would be their responsibility to view the site selection
input and decide where the parks should be located and then
what will be put into the park. He stated that once the site
selections have been approved , the County would be the
primary entity in contracting for the land . He noted that it
would benefit the timetable if the sites that have been
located within the past year or so could he utilized .
There was a general discussion as to what sites are
still available , to which Rollie Rice indicated that site
numbers 1 and 2 in East Naples should he taken off the list;
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Immokalee site number A. should be taken off the list; Golden
4:) Cate site numbers 1 and 3 should he removed From the list;
and site number 1 in North Naples .
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 , 1982, 7:00 P.M. 3RD FLOOR BOARDROOM
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
SLIDE PRESENTATION
Mr . Murphy stated that this is a decentralized operation
and each Chairman will hold his own meetings, but each
Chairman of the committees should he on a schedule with
regard to reporting back to the Parks & Recreation Advisory
Board .
Mr . Caharello stated that he would like to recommend
that all committees review the slide presentation as well as
having Parks & Recreation Director Rice give a talk regarding
Cthe pertinent data that each committee should he familiar
with .
Mr . Rice stated that once the committees have been
selected , the slide presentation should he made and then each
member of the committee , as well as the Chairman, will have a
general concept of where the property lies and what the
general guidelines are that should be followed .
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It was the general consensus that the Chairman would
write a letter to the committee members welcoming them and
asking them to attend the first meeting of the committee on
Thursday, December 11 , 1992 , at 7 : ^'F+ P. M.° in the 3rd Floor
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Boardroom for the purpose of a slide presentation and general
guidelines for committees to follow.
There was a general discussion regarding theme parks
with the consensus being that each park would have an
individual theme as well as the basics .
Rollie Rice indicated that each park would he an average
of 34 or 35 acres , adding that each one could have a theme .
He stated that he is in the process of doing research around
the state regarding community parks and how they are laid
out , etc . He noted that there could he some field trips
taken to various parks to give the Chairman of each community
ideas of how various parks are set up. He noted that he
would give each Chairman a list of what the basics would he
"Not. in each park.
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DISCUSSION OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BY DISTRICTS
Mr . Norton stated that the Board should think about
guidelines or make recommendations regarding the allocation
of funds by districts .
1r . Murphy noted that this is a countywide project and
if there is a savings in one area , as a result of a donation ,
the funds are not earmarked for that one district . He
reported that after all land is purchased or donated , the
remaining funds would he put into one account for development
that would he distributed equally for each district . He
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stated that fair shares are not the subject , good parks are .
QMr . Murphy noted that the site selection should not be
that lengthy, then each individual Chairman will have to get
their members to work and come up with a valid and positive
recommendation . He noted that the next project that the
group would have would he to review everything and make a
recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners . He
reported that the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board is now an
individual acting board , adding that he urges each Chairman
to push and drive to make the plan work. He noted that after
the December 16, 1982 meeting , a 3 month time limit should be
the maximum in regards to making a recommendation to the
Board of County Commissioners for land acquisition.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Parks
& Recreation Advisory Board , the meeting was adjourned by
Order of the Chair - Time 10 : 15 A.M.
Vince Murphy, Chairman
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