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GGCC Minutes 05/05/2025GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY BOARD (GGCCAB) MEETING MINUTES 05/05/2025 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: WILLIE BRICE, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ANGELA RICHBERG, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER CONSTANCE BETTINGER, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER LIZETTE HOMAR-RAMOS, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: KAYDEE TUFF, ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR ALSO PRESENT: JAMES HANRAHAN, INTERIM DIRECTOR - PARKS & RECREATION & INTERIM SUPERINITENDENT OF MAINTENANCE EVELYN TRIMINO, MANAGER, FINANCIAL OPERATIONS - GROWTH MANAGEMENT'S DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS & REGULATORY MANAGEMENT BROOKE ROXBERRY, MANAGEMENT ANALYST - OPERATIONS & REGULATORY MANAGEMENT RAY CORIANO, GGCC SUPERVISOR - PARKS & RECREATION MARIAH BOSETTI, GGCC TRANSCRIPTIONIST - PARKS & RECREATION Page 102 of 425 I. Call to Order Ms. Bettinger called the Meeting to order at 6:05 PM. II. Attendance/Establish a Quorum Roll Call was taken. Ms. Bettinger and Ms. Richberg were present. Ms. Tuff was not present. Ms. Homar-Ramos and Mr. Brice joined the meeting after the Pledge of Allegiance. A quorum was established. III. Pledge of Allegiance Ms. Bettinger led the Pledge of Allegiance. IV. Approval of Agenda Ms. Bettinger called for a motion to approve the Meeting Agenda. Ms. Richberg entered the motion, it was seconded by Ms. Homar-Ramos. All members were in favor. The motion was carried. V. Approval of Minutes - April 7111, 2025 Ms. Bettinger called for a motion to approve the Meeting Minutes from April 7th, 2025. Ms. Richberg entered the motion; it was seconded by Ms. Homar-Ramos. All members were in favor. The motion was carried. VI. Public Comments Ms. Bettinger welcomed and asked that the guests introduce themselves and explain what part of the County they are with to the Advisory Board. Mr. James Hanrahan stated that he has been the Interim Director for Parks & Recreation for a year and a month. He has also been the Interim Superintendent of Maintenance for about six months. He had attended a few Advisory Board meetings before, and he hopes to have more regular attendance for the meetings now that things have kind of settled down for him with those positions. Ms. Evelyn Trimino stated that she is the Manager of Financial Operations for Growth Management Division. Now that Parks and GMD are all in one, she oversees the financial aspect of the entire department. Ms. Brooke Roxberry stated that she is part of Evelyn's team. She oversees Capital Projects and Contracts for the Finance Division. VII. Monthly Budget Report Mr. Coriano gave the Budget overview for the month of April. FY2025 Budget Amended: $553,700.00 1. Revenues a. FY2025 Amended: $954,400.00 b. Actual Monthly Revenues for GGCC: APRIL: $53,883.47 c. FY2025 Total Actuals: $833,338.87 d. Available: $121,061.13 At 87.3% Consumption on Revenue for FY2025. 2. Operating Expenses: a. FY2025 Amended: $749,000.00 b. Actual Monthly Expenses for GGCC: APRIL: $204,860.92 c. FY2025 Total Actuals: $430,811.25 d. Available: $210,645.00 At 71.9% Consumption on Expenses for FY2025. Page 103 of 425 VIII. Community Center & Wheels Park Facilities Updates Mr. Coriano gave updates on the following items: A. Community Center: 1. Field Gazebo: Gazebo has been removed. We have the plaques cleaned and ready for distribution to whomever wants them. Same with the pavers. 2. A/C Unit in Auditorium: The air conditioning unit was replaced on Thursday, May 1st. 3. Restroom Floors: Mr. Coriano asked Ms. Roxberry to explain the status, who is overseeing the project. Ms. Roxberry stated that they had put out the full restroom renovation out to bid. One stipulation in the contract was that the job couldn't exceed $200k. Two of the bids exceeded that $200k marls, and the one that was below was only $2k below. The Procurement Department will not accept that. She believes that it would be best to put all six bathrooms (including those at the Wheels building) and put out to bid a full package for all of them. It will take longer, but with the expense that we are going to incur, she would rather do it right out front. Mr. Brice questioned whether the flooring for the bathrooms would be the same as they had previously selected. Mr. Coriano stated that they would be the tiles selected by the Advisory Board. 4. Gym Floor: Ms. Trimino stated that she had a meeting scheduled with a vendor next week to see if the floor needed to be replaced or if it could be refurbished. If it can be refurbished, it will be quicker and will bring the costs down. If they believe it needs to be replaced, we will have to go through Procurement for bids, which will take four to six months. Mr. Brice asked Mr. Coriano what his preference would be. Mr. Coriano stated that his preference would be to replace the whole floor. Ms. Trimino stated that the meeting with the contractor would help determine if it needed to be replaced or if it could just be refurbished. Mr. Brice stated that he would be more in favor of having it replaced., that way we don't have to worry about it. We want it done; we've been talking about it for a while. If we can use a little MSTU money to do it, then let's do that. Ms. Trimino stated that they aren't just looking at the floor for the project, they are looking at the entire gym. Bleachers, stage, AC vents, the sound barrier, concession area, etc. Marquee Sign: Ms. Roxberry stated that unfortunately, the three vendors that quoted, did not quote apples to apples. She asked if we have looked at the surface under the sign, as she would like to include that in the quote. Ms. Richberg suggested that they all go out and look. Ms. Trimino stated that they just need to make sure that they get all the specifications and all the data so that they can submit it one time. One of the things that they were discussing was whether or not we wanted to go with a digital sign. Ms. Bettinger stated that the Advisory Board was under the impression that the County didn't allow digital signs. Mr. Hanrahan stated that they would verify that for the Advisory Board. Ms. Richberg asked if we could, maybe, go outside and have Ms. Roxberry and/or Ms. Trimino explain to the Advisory Board from top to bottom what they are talking about. It will give her a better idea of their concept. Page 104 of 425 Mr. Coriano suggested that once the meeting was adjourned, everyone could have a little field trip out to the marquee sign. 6. Floor Cleaning & Polish: This was scheduled for this month. So, with summer camp coming up, Mr. Coriano opted to reschedule for the second week in August. 7. Other Improvement Request We had previously talked about other areas for improvement in the facility. We talked about the lighting, and we also talked about the floor for the entire Center. Facilities Maintenance came over and installed samples of some new LED lights in both Mr. Coriano's office and over the front desk area. They had also looked at the light covers in the gym because the covers are the original covers; not designed for LED lighting. Ms. Trimino stated that they have two spreadsheets for the Center. One for capital projects and one for maintenance. Ms. Roxberry is taking care of the maintenance list, and she wanted to touch on some of the items that had been identified and they are working to fix/replace. - Expecting a quote from our Game Time (playground equipment vendor) representative in soon for the replacement of the landscape guard around the mulch landscaping in the playground. - Received a quote for some bleachers for the BMX facility. - The toddler swings on the playground were identified as needing to be replaced and Facilities Maintenance has replaced them. We have replacement seats for any of our regular swing seats outside. - The seating out in front of the Auditorium was torn and unappealing. They had some seating at GMD that they were able to bring over to replace the worn ones. - They are working on the irrigation. They are trying to see what they need to do to get the well up and running, so that we can have irrigation for our facility again. - The pool and ping pong tables in the Wheels building are a bit torn up. They are getting two new multi -function game tables. They can be converted to a pool or ping pong table, and then two new ping pong/air hockey tables. Mr. Brice stated that he has been asking about it for a while, but he would love to see an outdoor, covered basketball court and/or volleyball court. Where it's covered and the kids can play in the afternoons or later at night, and also for during the summer when we are running camp. B. Wheels Skate & BMX Park 1. Skate Park Maintenance & Skate Lite Ms. Trimino stated that there is a Purchase Order placed for the roof at Wheels. They are just waiting on materials to get to the vendor. Mr. Coriano stated that Mr. Johnson, from Ramp Doctors, is getting the quote for the Skate Lite that he has to provide, per his contract. 2. Observation/Announcing Tower Tarp Replacement Mr. Coriano stated that when Game Time was out for the walk through, they had talked about the tower tarp. The Game Time representative stated that they might have a vendor that does that kind of job. He is waiting on word back from him on that. Page 105 of 425 IX. Old Business Mr. Coriano gave updates on the following Old Business Items. A. Spring Fling Event We had a little over 300 participants for the event. We were expecting a bit more, but we have noticed the past few events that our numbers have been going down. Some of the other parks are also experiencing some lower numbers too. We did our little egg hunt corral; it went well, everyone seemed to have a good time. We got good feedback out of it. Mr. Coriano showed the Advisory Board a video slideshow of the event compiled by Ms. Carly Del Pozo, GGCC Program Leader. B. Winter/Spring Programs We had a good turnout for registration this year; we were able to have four full teams for our basketball league this year. The team that Ms. Kelsey Puente, GGCC Program Leader, coached ended up winning the championship game. The championship trophy will be exhibited in the display box in the hallway outside the gym. We would love to get to the point for next year, where when North Collier does their league, we can do a selection from here so they can play against each other. Mr. Hanrahan stated that he loves what Mr. Coriano and Mr. Williams are doing with the league. What the plan is to allow the kids from the different parks to play together without always having to go to North Collier Regional Park. To have them play one week at Golden Gate, the next at North Collier, and then maybe out at the Immokalee Sports Complex too. That's the goal that they are trying to get to. Mr. Coriano showed the Advisory Board a video slideshow of some of the games/practices from the 2025 Spring Basketball League compiled by Ms. Carly Del Pozo, Ms. Kelsey Puente, and Mr. Keion Williams, GGCC Program Leaders. This last session of volleyball skills clinics ended up having 34 participants. He was able to get a volunteer in so that he could open up the program to more participants. Mr. Coriano decided to use a medal award system for the players based on their skill levels. For the BMX Gold Cup Races, Friday night there was a local race with a good turn out.. Then on Saturday, they had over 300 riders, with races starting at 10:00am and ran until about 4:00pm. C. Summer Camp Summer Camp was full within two weeks of registration opening. We are full and have an active wait list. X. New Business A. Summer Programs Additions Our programs are limited in the summer, because of camp and availability of the gym. The general schedule for the gym will be for only Naples Futsal, basketball clinics, volleyball clinics, and Old School Basketball. B. Fall Program Planning Program Leaders are working on Fall Program entry now. Page 106 of 425 XI. Member Comments Ms. Richberg stated that everything seems to be slowly coming along thanks to Ms. Roxberry. She thanked Ms. Roxberry and Ms. Trimino for being at the meeting. She asked Ms. Roxberry how long the process would be for the marquee sign. Ms. Roxberry stated that it would be about three months. Mr. Brice also thanked Ms. Roxberry and Ms. Trimino for attending the meeting. He stated that they would love to get the stuff done that's on our lists. Ms. Homar-Ramos also thanked Ms. Roxberry and Ms. Trimino for attending the meeting. She stated that she would not be present for the July and August meetings. Mr. Coriano wanted to remind the Advisory Board that traditionally we don't hold a meeting in June and the Board will meet again in July. XII. Adjournment With no further topics for discussion, Ms. Bettinger called for a motion to adjourn the Meeting. Mr. Brice entered the motion, Ms. Homar-Ramos seconded the motion, and all agreed. The Meeting was adjourned at 7:38PM. Golden Gate Community Center Advisory Board Chairman These minutes approved by the Board onF/;z/Z9Z:S-as presented, or as amended Next Meeting, July 7th, 2025, at 6:OOPM Golden Gate Community Center 4701 Golden Gate Parkway, Rm. C, Naples, FL 34116 Page 107 of 425