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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard Minutes11 4 2015 NEW HANOVER COUNTY PARKS ADVISORY BOARD PAGE 1 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 4, 2015 ASSEMBLY The Parks Advisory Board held its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 8:00am in conference room 119, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington NC. Present: Frank Amoroso (presiding), Andy Mills, Linda Reece, Rebecca Powell, Bruce Shell, Shawn Spencer and Nikki Zeldin. Staff: Tara Duckworth and Tanya Gurganious. WELCOME AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES The meeting was called to order by Frank Amoroso who asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the September board meeting. (There was no quorum at the October meeting. However, notes were taken and will be filed for future reference.) MOTION: That the minutes of the September board meeting be approved. Motion carried. Departmental / Parks Operations Update. TaraDuckworth shared that the Master Plan should be completed 1. in May. She asked everyone to take a look at their schedules to see if they could attend one of the upcoming rd public meetings. A public meeting will be held on the 3 Tuesday of the month, 5:30pm in the Human Resources conference room where there will be a review of everything the consultants have heard in the focus groups. The $750,000 Trillium grant was awarded to the parks department. The grant will be used to disassemble the large playground at Hugh MacRae Park and build an all-inclusive playground which will allow for handicap access. Tara will meet with Miracle Equipment Company to discuss possible playground features. Northern Regional Park is moving along well with a ribbon cutting planned for the spring. The Ogden skate park is still in a holding pattern as we are awaiting the quote from the vendor. The Food Truck Rodeo will be th held Sunday, November 14 with proceeds going to the skate park. The USTA state tournament will be held throughout the parks system during the next two weekends. Tara also shared that the parks will be closed on Thanksgiving day, with the gates open but no staff on duty with the exception of one staff member who will make rounds throughout the parks to ensure there are no incidents. Tara also shared a draft of the park to be put in at the downtown library. The interactive park will be located where the courtyard is currently. A structural engineer will take a look at the wave fiberglass currently in the courtyard to see if it can be re-purposed at the skate park as a shade structure. 2. Non-Agenda Items. Tara informed the board that the County Manager has included funding for summer basketball in the budget. Nikki Zeldin inquired about the aesthetics of the Castle Hayne soccer fields. With the new additions, there are changes to the aesthetics and they don’t quite fit the way they used to. Tara shared that due to the new road and its close proximity to the soccer fields, things have to stay the way they are. The question was posed as to County resident having to pay a higher fee than city residents for the use of the municipal golf course. Bruce Shell asked those present to share with him any school board issues they might have so that he can provide that information to the school board. ADJOURNMENT MOTION:MOVED; SECONDED Frank Amoroso by Andy Mills that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY . The meeting adjourned at 9:06 am. Respectfully submitted, Tanya Gurganious Administrative Coordinator - Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Parks Advisory Board meeting.