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The Parks Conservancy Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 at 5:30pm in Conference Room 119, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, NC.
Present: Eric Blaesing (presiding), Janeth Dill, Justin Gibson, Jessica Wilson and Commissioner Rob Zapple.
Excused: Tori Jones, Comer Lyons, Paul Smith, Richard Lawson, and Jeremy Wilson.
Absent: Faye Brock, Cindy Kauth and Anne Murray.
Staff: Tara Duckworth, Tanya Gurganious, Andy Johnson, Janine Powell and Jodi Rich.
There was no quorum.
The following is a synopsis of what was discussed.
Tara shared that 5 members are phasing off of the board: Faye Brock, Cindy Kauth, Richard Lawson, Anne Murray and Jeremy Wilson.
Should meetings be held every other month due to lack of quorum?
Pictures shared from the Food Truck Rodeo. Estimated 8,000 people in attendance.
Fall Food Truck event will be held on October 7th
Consider charging registration fee. (The board will vote on this issue at the June meeting.)
Coastal Challenge will be held on November 10th at 9am.
Construction to begin on skatepark bowl repairs in June. Tara and Andy met with representative this week to discuss. Our cost will be approximately $16,000 (dirt). Construction will
take approximately 1 month. Memorandum of Understanding, new design and cost estimate will be delivered to Tara/Andy.
The $17,000 grant was received for Pages Creek Preserve kayak launch and storage. (Commissioner Zapple asked that a ribbon cutting be held once complete.)