2022-11-02 Agenda
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PARKS & GARDENS
896 Airlie Road · Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 798-7620 · (910) 798-7621 FAX · www.nhcgov.com
PARKS ADVISORY BOARD
AGENDA
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November 2, 2022 8:15 A.M.
Airlie Cottage 896 Airlie Road
1. Call to Order John Hinnant, Chair
2. Approval of October Minutes John Hinnant
3. Voice of the Customer John Hinnant
Dave Ellegood, Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association
4. Top of Mind Topics All
5. Director/Staff Q&A
6. Adjournment
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PARKS ADVISORY BOARD PAGE 1
REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 5, 2022
ASSEMBLY
The Parks Advisory Board held its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Airlie Cottage.
Present: John Hinnant (presiding), Lindy Ford and Gayle Tabor.
Excused: Ryan Bisplinghoff, Carol Hunter, Malik Shabazz, and Pete Wildeboer.
Guests: Tom Kerner, Cape Fear Ultimate Frisbee
Staff: Tara Duckworth, Tanya Gurganious and Andy Johnson.
WELCOME AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The meeting was called to order by John Hinnant who asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the
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September 7 board meeting. The following motion was presented:
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MOTION: Gayle Tabor MOVED; SECONDED by Lindy Ford, that the minutes of the September 7 meeting be
approved. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
1.Voice of the Customer. Tom Kerner (Cape Fear Ultimate Frisbee) provided some information about the
organization. They have 120-150 people per league and play three seasons (spring, summer & fall). At the
end of the season, they have a 1-day tournament. Getting involved with youth to encourage them to play the
sport. Hope to have a league among schools in the future. He asked about being able to know ahead of time
about field closures
time to see if fields are closed. He also said it would be helpful to be able to use fields in the southern area as
well as the north. Lastly, he shared they hope to be able to do two-day tournaments held in March/April 2023
and October 2023.
2.Top of Mind Topics. None.
3.Director/Staff Q&A. Andy Johnson presented information regarding facility usage. He shared that in 2017
the county adopted a facility use policy. User groups are classified by type and activity to establish priority.
There are some challenges such as: Lacrosse play needs isolated fields; field hoarding; field
improvements/repairs can only be made during June and July; groups not working together due to
competition and there is only one staff member in the evenings for each park district for field audits.
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4.Next Meeting. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 2.
5.Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 9:38am.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Gurganious
Administrative Coordinator
-Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Airlie Gardens Foundation Board meeting.