Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

City Hall City of Harrisonburg 409 South Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Meeting Minutes - Final Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Monday, April 27, 2020 3:00 PM Council Chambers 1. Call To Order A special meeting of Harrisonburg Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission was held on Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 3 p.m. via GoToMeeting to discuss Heritage Oaks Golf Course. Kevin Gibson called the meeting to order with the following commission members present: Sandra Bopp, Chance Ebersold, MuAwia DaMes, Obie Hill, James Logan, Daniel Martonik and Deanna Reed. Present from Parks and Recreation: Gin Chandler and Luanne Santangelo. Present 8- Council Member Deanna R. Reed, Chairperson Kevin Gibson, MuAwai Dames, Daniel Martonik, Sandra Bopp, James Logan, Chance Ebersold, and School Board Member Obie Hill 2. Approval of Minutes 2.a. Minutes from the February 24, 2020 Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission meeting Mayor Deanna Reed made a motion to approve the minutes from February 24, 2020. The motion was seconded by Chance Ebersold. All members voted in favor of approving the February 24, 2020 minutes. 3. New Business 3.a. Discussion regarding the Heritage Oaks Golf Course Chair, Kevin Gibson, reviewed discussions and requests regarding the golf course starting in December 2019 to present. In January 2020, Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation staff gave a presentation on the golf course. In February, Parks and Recreation Commission hosted a public hearing regarding Heritage Oaks Golf Course. Discussion was held regarding commission members role and the intended outcome from the special meeting. Sandy Bopp made a motion to turn decisions regarding the golf course over to Luanne Santangelo, Director, and not make a recommendation at this time. The motion was not seconded, and the motion failed. MuAwia DaMes made a motion that PRAC recommends, based on the best interest of the citizens, that the golf course be paused for one-year time and opened to the general public thereby reducing expenditures during the pandemic while keeping full time staff. The motion was seconded by Obie Hill. City of Harrisonburg Page 1 Printed on 1/11/2022 Parks and Recreation Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 27, 2020 Commission MuAwia DaMes made a motion that PRAC recommends, based on the best interest of the citizens, that the golf course be paused for one-year time and opened to the general public thereby reducing expenditures during the pandemic while keeping full time staff. The motion was seconded by Obie Hill. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 4- Dames, Bopp, Logan and School Board Member Hill No: 3- Chairperson Gibson, Martonik and Ebersold Abstain: 1- Council Member Reed 4. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m. City of Harrisonburg Page 2 Printed on 1/11/2022