Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission

Bristol Tennessee Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting September 5, 2013 6:00pm Present: Susie Chandler Sherry Willinger David Akard Nelson Lundberg Jim Goodwin Charlotte Duncan Richard Heller Chris Estep Absent: Chris Connally Staff: Terry Napier Meghan Ricker I. Invocation by Chris Estep II. Introductions III. Approval of July 11, 2013 minutes – Jim made the motion to accept the minutes. Richard seconded the motion. Motion carried. IV. Old Business A. Golf Course irrigation system/pump overhaul-It has been replaced B. Slater Center Additional Property and parking expansion- The City has obtained the property on past east side as well. C. Slater Center Room renovation/spin class- We have purchased a dozen spin bikes for the class and classes will start as soon as we finish up renovations. This will leave just one classroom open which will be used for storage. D. Summer Playground/NJTL Report- Our summer playground numbers have decreased this year due to educational classes that the schools have provided for their students. We are going to try surveys to see what the community thinks we can improve on and make our program succeed. E. Haynesfield Pool Report. As of June we have has 4,800 swimmers attend. Pool Parties and Night Swim have all been a success and we will continue to have these extra activities at the pool. F. Train & Boats Report- We had 3,700 train riders in the month of June. The paddle boats have also been successful and we are looking at adding a floating dock as we renovate. G. Golf Course Report- The number of players have been down this year due to all the rainy weather we have had, but other than that the course is in great shape. H. Farmers Market Report- On average we have had 25 vendors and 250 attend the farmers market. Wednesday July 3rd was our first night of having the farmers market and we had 7 vendors attend. I. Girls Softball Report- We had 18 teams this year. Played a few games at Whitetop Park, then moved to Rotary and finished out the season. J. FY14 Capital Projects- Terry have a brief overview of the status of the following projects. • SCP beach area reclamation o Possible rain garden grant (30,000) • New floating boat docks/relocation/boathouse • Causeway repair /rebuild • 2nd phase of WTCP soccer field improvements  • Western Little League Scoretower/facility renovation • Avoca Senior League Field fence replacement • New playground installation (TBD) • Renovation of old maintenance office building-Locker- room/supply store K. FY14 Capital Equipment- Terry gave a brief overview of the status of the following vehicles, and equipment. • Tractor replacement • New Mowers (3 zero-turn mowers) • Delivery Van • Infield Groomer • 24 Passenger bus (FTA grant funds) V. New Business A. Slater Center Additional Property and parking expansion- The blue house has been removed. We now have the grass lot for extra parking. B. Slater Center Room renovation / spin class- Renovations are coming to a close and the room should be complete in the next couple of weeks, and the equipment as well. C. Haynesfield Pool Report/Doggie Swim- The pool is official closed to the public but not for the dogs. We had our annual Dog Swim this week with an average of 25 dogs. Ramps were made by our maintenance guys, plastic diving boards were also ordered. D. Farmers Market Report- Averaging 25-30 vendors and 300 plus shoppers. It was a great year for corn not so much for tomatoes because of the frost. E. Western Little League Scoretower/facility renovation underway- The scoretower has been insulated, new siding and an air unit was installed. The field renovations such as the fence and gates have been replaced and ready for the season to start next year. VI. Comments from Commissioners VII. Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm. VIII. Next Meeting Date – November 7, 2013 ________________________ Terry Napier, Director