Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission

Bristol Tennessee Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting February 6, 2014 6:00pm Present: Susie Chandler Sherry Willinger Richard Heller Charlotte Duncan Nelson Lundberg David Akard Absent: Jim Goodwin Chris Connally Chris Estep Staff: Terry Napier Crystal Key Guests: Blake Ailor I. Call to Order - Richard Heller II. Invocation – Richard Heller III. Approval of January 2, 2014 Minutes – Susie made the motion to accept the minutes. Charlotte seconded the motion. Motion carried. IV. New Business A. Parks & Recreation Long Range Plan –Blake Ailor presented the results of the survey, and explained what some of the results seemed to point toward. B. Fee Recommendation – The Commission discussed all of the Parks and Recreation fees and recommended the increases of existing fees, and implementing new fees. Susie made a motion that Terry move forward in making the recommendations to the City Manager. David seconded the motion. The motion passed. V. Old Business A. Monthly meetings – The Commission will go back to monthly meetings during this planning process. B. New Tennis Court Plans/Funding – Waiting to see how the plans for a new middle school go. C. First Tee Program Enhancement – We will be providing space for them at the golf course. D. Review new fee options – There are several various fees that we need to look at implementing to supplement our programs. E. Review sponsor options – Area sports complexes have sponsorships which help to pay for park maintenance, etc. We need to look at some of these options. VI. Formal Acceptance of Resignation – Vivian Tester – Charlotte made the motion to accept the resignation. Susie seconded the motion. The motion carried. VII. Comments from Commissioners-None VIII. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm. IX. Next Meeting Date – March 6, 2014 ________________________ Terry Napier, Director