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03/18/1983 Minutes Naples, Florida , March 18, 1983 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board met at 9 : 00 A.M. in Building "F" of the Courthouse Complex, East Naples, Florida , on this date with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: Vince Murphy Hank Caballero Glenn Tucker Dan Monaco Anne Goodnight (Absent) ALSO PRESENT: Elinor M. Skinner , Deputy, Clerk; Rollie Rice , Parks & Recreation Director; Donald Norton, Public Services Administrator ; Chris Holley, Administrative Assist- ant and Dan Loubier , Recreation Aide. AGENDA I. Call to Order II . Approval of Minutes IIT. Addenda IV. New Business A. East Naples Park Concept - Presentation by Lely High School students - Todd Lausterer and Paul Puciata B. Sunshine Shuffiers - Francis Finch V. Old Business A. Sub-committee reports from each district B. Status report on consulting engineering firm proposals - Rollie R. Rice C. Basic needs/facilities for community parks VI. Discussion of Addenda VII. Adjournment Page 1 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board March 18, 1983 MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 18, 1983 - APPROVED AS PRESENTED Mr. Monaco moved , seconded by Mr. Caballero and carried 4/0, that the minutes of the February 18, 1983 meeting be approved as presented. PRESENTATION BY LELY HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOLS OF TWO CONCEPTS OF EAST NAPLES COMMUNITY PARK Chairman Murphy said that the Fast Naples Area Park Committee formulated an abstract idea of what the East Naples Park should include and Lely High School Assistant Principal Jones volunteered his students to create something tangible from that idea . Mr . Murphy thanked Mr . Jones and the two students , Paul Puciata and Todd Lausterer, for their assistance . Mr . Jones explained that he and Paul walked the park site and, with the assistance of aerial photographs , Paul and Todd Lausterer created the concepts which were placed on a board . Mr . Lausterer explained the various elements of his park concept which include basketball courts, racquetball courts, tennis courts, football , baseball and softball fields , a fenced tot lot , recreation center and a swimming pool with a jogging trail around it and indicated the parking lots located near each activity area . He said that chickee huts would be placed around the park for picnic purposes. Mr. Murphy said that the panhandle area could later be used for additional basketball courts, and Mr . Lausterer explained that area is gE0 feet long by 330 feet wide. Mr. Puciata explained his park exhibit which was the same park concept as mr . Lausterer ' s but included vegetation Page 2 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board March 18, 1983 and showed depth. He indicated the various trees that would be left to add to the park' s beauty and said that money would not be wasted on landscaping . Mr . Monaco congratulated the men them for their effort. Mr. Murphy thanked them and urged the other committee members to look to local resources such as the aforementioned exhi- bits when developing the other County parks . REQUEST BY FRANCIS FINCH ON BEHALF OF THE SUNSHINE SHUFFLERS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A BUILDING TO BE USED BY THE GROUP Mr . Francis Finch , a member of the Sunshine Shufflers Square Dance group, asked the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to consider planning for a building which could be used for this activity. He gave background information regarding the Sunshine Shufflers and stated that square dancing is an activity which is enjoyed by middle age and elderly people . He said that the group presently meets on Saturday evenings in the Naples High School cafeteria but that it has outgrown the facilities there. Responding to Mr. Monaco , Mr . Finch said a building with a good floor that is not carpeted and is approximately 75 feet by 150 feet , with movable partitions, would meet the needs of the group. Mr . Homer Jones, another member of the Sunshine Shufflers, said that the building could also he used to teach square dancing . Mr . Murphy thanked the gentlemen for being present and urged them to make their request known to the County Commis- sion , adding that the park committees need to be aware of the needs of the community as they relate to recreation . Page 3 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board March 1S, 1983 GOLDEN GATE PARK COMMITTEE REPORT Mr . Caballero said the Golden Gate Park Committee is still trying to find a piece of property suitable for a park . He said that a swimming pool is the number one item on the responses to the surveys which were sent out, adding that 2500 were distributed and 601 have been returned , thus far . Public Safety Administrator Norton said that the site selec- tion presentation for Golden Gate is on the agenda for the March 22, 1983 BCC meeting. He said that staff is recom- mending that no formal action be taken on a site selection until the report is sent to the Parks and Recreation for review. Parks and Recreation Director Rice said that the situation has been complicated because there are many owners for the the various pieces property which are being considered for park sites . Mr . Caballero introduced Kathy Ennis and noted that she is an active member of his committee . NORTH NAPLES PARK COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Monaco said that his committee is currently getting the surveys returned and computed . He said his committee intends to have a public meeting in Naples Park to obtain more public input . He complimented his committee members for their participation , adding that one member had the survey printed using his own funds. MARCO ISLAND PARK COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Tucker said that , in his opinion , there will be another twenty years of development on Marco Island by Page 4 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board March 1P, 193 Deltona Corporation and that it would behoove the Advisory Board to follow through , when Deltona submits their PUD applications, to ensure that areas are set aside for parks as has been done in the past because the parks will serve the whole section of the County. PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Rice said , regarding the selection of a consulting engineer for the parks, that twenty-three letters were sent to architectural engineering firms and there have been sixteen replies, to date. He said those will be reviewed and a Short List prepared. Mr. Norton suggested that a letter he written to Chairman Kruse requesting that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Chairman be allowed to he a member of the committee to select that consultant. He said that the Consultant Review Committee members are Mr. Rice, Mr. Virta , Mr. Hartman , a represenative of the citizens, possibly a second citizen representative and himself . Mr . Rice said that Jim Smith, a representative of a group of cultural arts people, will be present with Edison Junior College people for the Advisory Board ' s April 19, 19P3 meeting to discuss a future park site in relation to the proposed Edison Junior College campus . Mr . Rice said that a discussion of a survey will be presented at the April 15th meeting in respect to cost , operation and maintenance of the Community Parks. He refer- red to a telephone survey recently undertaken by his depart- ment with regard to proposed swimming pools , adding that good input has been received from governmental agencies as far Page 5 , * Parks & Recreation Advisory Board March 18, 1q83 away as Vero Beach . Mr . Rice said that he and Mr . Norton are trying to get the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board involved in the development plans for PUD's and that , thus far , the Advisory Board is involved in the point system for plan review. Mr . Loubier showed a movie regarding Wave Tech swimming pools where waves are activated in the pool . Mr. Rice said that these pools are not much more expensive than a conven- tional pool and they operate at a profit. He distributed a pamphlet of information the Parks and Recreaton compiled regarding information on swimming pools. During the discus- sion that followed the movie, Mr . Murphy noted that a request for a swimming pool is number one in the Golden Gate and North Naples communities. There being no further business to come before the Advisory Board , the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 10: 20 A.M. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Vince Murphy, Chairman Page