Recreation Advisory Board

MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 CALL TO ORDER: A meeting of the Recreation Advisory Board was held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Buena Vista Community Center, 715 E. Main Street, Buena Vista, Colorado. Marcus called the meeting to order at 7:35 am. Roll Call Members present were co-chair Marcus Trusty, Gary Crowder, Ashley Davis, Jan Johnson and Dan Hamme, and Rick Bieterman. Also in attendance were Recreation Director Earl Richmond, Program Coordinator Shane Basford, Recreation Assistant Ben Eichel, and members of the Peak to Peak Pickleball Clinic and Drone Club. Pam Kelly? Ice Rink APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Gary moved to approve the January 2020 minutes, as written. Rick seconded the motion. Motion passes with unanimous approval. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Gary moved to approve the February 2020 agenda as with amendments. Dan seconded the motion. Motion passes with unanimous approval. PUBLIC COMMENT: I. Drone Club- a. New area of Drone club SE of Sportsman Club. b. Sportsman’s Club has no issue with plan, drone club moving forward and will meet with rodeo club then move to present to Trustees. c. May present final plan to RAB next month. II. Pickleball Club- a. Raised 20K and hopefully will raise 30K. b. Want to be considered for GOCO grant next year c. March Tournament in BV d. August Tournament is Salida III. Ice Rink- a. Met in January- 30 people attended and the general theme was “something is better than nothing- start small” b. Will have work sessions- fundraising, construction, and marketing c. Want to flood volleyball courts d. Want to have dedicated courts in Paul’s Lot. e. Salida Ice currently has one inch of ice, will work for another inch this week. f. Looking at used items for rink. g. Plastic ice- unknown effects- may slow puck down, will have to sharpen skates h. Young kids interested in skating and hockey- currently going out of town i. Also 60 HS kids interested  New Business I. Program Report Summary a. New batch of winter programs- adult indoor soccer (maxed capacity plus) b. Youth open gym soccer going well- may have more opportunities next year c. Pickleball tournament d. Demon Diggers Volleyball starts next week (extended registration due to website issues last weekend) e. Free Art Classes going well with Chaffee Art (increase in interested kids) f. Circus School ongoing g. Possible Lego Camp for $180 for 5 day session (compared to $75 four day course from BV REC) i. Use scholarship funds? ii. Great use of STEM principles iii. What about library offering it? iv. Are we committed to paying if no one signs up? II. Rec Director Report Summary a. Ashley on Rec Department Team as contracted laborer (still can attend as RAB member) b. Upcoming SE Weekends (04 JUL, 01 AUG) c. Sand VB Court Sand has been excavated (new sand coming from Leadville d. Restorative Justice- skatepark graffiti will have project e. Singletrack project next to disc golf next summer- workgroup (maybe no cost to Town) f. Boys and Girls Club of Chaffee County/BV- currently in a small area. Looking to plan for a designated facility and maybe work with Town g. Meet with Salida Rec Department in coming weeks to continue to collaborate h. Updated sponsorship program i. McPhelemy Shade Structure- can do for 5K, would be fantastic with 8K III. Ben’s Report a. Facilities: 275 Facility inquiries, $2700 collected, $8900 by end of year, Received 65” TV b. Events: 12 SE apps, 36 Events expected, 04 JUL & 01 AUG Need deconflicted, incomplete applications, working with SE applicants (meetings and discussions) c. Programming (NSTR) IV. V. Community Informational Gathering a. Mix public, private, schools, coaches, etc with roundtable type discussion b. Looking to get an update on what all is going on in community c. Make sure we put community events and offerings onto website (as info center) d. Do both daytime and evening meetings to get all crowds e. Looking at April VI. Rodeo Grounds Signage and Address a. Address sent to google b. Rodeo board looking to get donated sign posts c. Rick has old telephone poles they can use  VII. Special Event Input- Weekends of 04 JUL and 01 AUG Ongoing Business I. Board Pulse a. Need Bench at pump track b. BV girls gymnastic club competed in CS over week, some placed #1 overall, first and second place awards (out of 400). c. Positive feedback on how Shane works with youth of community d. Upcoming Rodeo Grounds projects (Use restorative justice?) e. Rodeo Board and Drone Club meeting f. Rec Department space- people want space to practice sports i. Salida charges 250 per session to use gyms (up to 4 hrs) plus $4 per kid to cover wear and tear) II. Facility Updates- Sand VB, McPhelemy Band Shell, Community Center III. Hockey Rink and Ice Update IV. Drone- RC Air Park Update V. Master Planning Workshops a. Rodeo Board dedicate a workshop night to future plan and what it could look like b. Need to have unified plan of where facilities will go ADJOURNMENT: Marcus motioned to adjourn at 9:04am. Respectfully submitted: Digitally signed by Marcus Marcus Trusty Date: 2020.05.28 Marcus Trustee, Co-Chair Trusty 14:04:11 -06'00' Digitally signed by Benjamin Benjamin Eichel Date: 2020.05.28 Ben Eichel, Recreation Department Eichel 12:02:32 -06'00'