Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee

City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, April 19, 2022 3:30 PM Community Room Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Chair: Carlos Portu Vice-Chair: Allyson Richards Members: Adrian Conner, Doug Kelly, Dawn Kuhn, David Shagott, Dolores Siegel City Staff: Daniel Smith, Samantha Malloy, Miguel Carballo, Martha Montgomery, Jill Cartaya Parks and Recreation Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 19, 2022 Committee (1) CALL TO ORDER Chair Portu called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm. (2) ROLL CALL Present: 7- Member Conner, Member Kelly, Member Kuhn, Vice-Chair Richards, Member Siegel, Chair Portu and Member Shagott ALSO PRESENT Samantha Malloy, Parks, Culture and Recreation Manager Dawn Snyder, Recreation Program Supervisor Miguel Carballo, Fleet and Facilities Manager Martha Montgomery, Facilities Supervisor Tristan Ashby, Recreation Leader Ryan Border, Senior Park Attendant, Mackle Park (3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Chair Portu (4) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chair Portu requested to approve the Agenda. MOTION by Member Siegel, seconded by Member Conner to approve the Agenda. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 7- Member Conner, Member Kelly, Member Kuhn, Vice-Chair Richards, Member Siegel, Chair Portu and Member Shagott (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ID 22-2221 PRAC Draft Minutes March 15, 2022 MOTION by Chair Portu to Approve the March 15, 2022 Minutes. Motion by Member Siegel, seconded by Member Conner to approve the March 15, 2022 Minutes. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 7- Member Conner, Member Kelly, Member Kuhn, Vice-Chair Richards, Member Siegel, Chair Portu and Member Shagott (6) PRESENTATIONS a. Todd Birch, Volunteer, Farmer's Market Samantha Malloy, Park, Culture and Recreation Manager, and members of the Parks and Recreation Department thanked Mr. Todd Birch for his continued volunteer duty assisting with parking during this Farmers Market season. Chair Portu and the entire committee expressed their thanks as well. (7) PUBLIC COMMENT City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Parks and Recreation Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 19, 2022 Committee None. (8) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS ID 22-2224 April 2022 Staff Report Samantha Malloy, Park, Culture and Recreation Manager, asked if anyone has any questions. Vice-Chair Richards asked when the spray park would be operational and/or repaired. Martha Montgomery, Facilities Supervisor, stated that nine vendors have been contacted. Our vendor is performing weekly maintenance. The caps have been removed to pressurize the system to find the leaks. No leaks were found, and the caps have been put back. Staff is working with the vendor to get the spray park running. Once the system is running again, the Collier County Health Department must be contacted to sign off on it. The Fleet and Facilities department is getting a proposal for a new pump system. Vice-Chair Richards asked how long it will be closed. Miguel Carballo, Fleet and Facilities Manager reported that the system was tested last week but the system does not have adequate pressure. The goal is to get it running but it will not be at full capacity. Fleets and Facilities is working with a company who specializes in replacement pumps. There is a rough estimate of $80,000 just to replace the pump equipment. Member Kuhn asked how old the equipment is. Mr. Carballo replied 15 years old. Chair Portu asked if this $80,000 will be included in the next budgetary request. Mr. Carballo stated that there are two options for the next budgetary request. One is to budget for a professional design, specifications, and recommendations or to replace the entire pump system. Chair Portu asked what the cost would be for a conceptual design for a Splash Park. Mr. Carballo replied about $20,000. Vice -Chair Richards asked if Fleets and Facilities is going to re-sign the agreement with Interlocal with the Collier County School District for the Softball Fields. Samantha Malloy, Park, Culture and Recreation Manager and Miguel Carballo, Fleet and Facilities Manager are working together to provide all the information needed for City Council. Member Kuhn asked if the scan cards for the Racquet Center could be redesigned to a scan card to put on key chains. Mrs. Malloy replied that it could be investigated, but it would probably be an additional cost and the cost would be passed to the member. Mrs. Malloy stated that April 20, 2022, will be the last day of the Farmer’s Market. Parks and Recreation has already begun accepting registrations for summer camp. Parks and Recreation are working on field trips. Some of the field trips would be Sun-N-Fun Lagoon, Naples Zoo, Rookery Bay and possibly a Dolphin Tour. City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Parks and Recreation Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 19, 2022 Committee Member Kuhn asked with Parks and Recreation will be looking for some scholarships. Mrs. Malloy replied Yes. Member Siegel thanked the Parks and Recreation Department for the amazing job done at the Farmer’s Market. Member Kelly asked what the status of the POW/MIA memorial at the Veterans Community Park is. Mrs. Malloy stated that it should be moving forward. (9) OLD BUSINESS None. (10) NEW BUSINESS Member Siegel asked about the naming of the Band Shell. Chair Portu answered that it was on the City Council Agenda. Chair Portu asked if the Veterans Community Park project is on schedule. Miguel Carballo, Fleet and Facilities Manager stated that the City of Marco Island website should have the most recent updates. The Sculptural Play Art equipment has some delivery delays. Chair Portu asked about the Ping Pong tables at Veterans Community Park. Samantha Malloy, Park, Culture and Recreation Manager replied the Ping Pong tables are moving forward with using a different material than the original material requested. (11) COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS a. FY23 Budget Season Member Portu suggested an outdoor piano, possibly at Jane Hittler Park, Landscape Leyland Way vacant lots, and trees in parks. Member Kuhn and Member Siegel mentioned the upkeep at Calusa Park. Another recommendation would be more trees and benches. Vice-Chair Richards suggested an outside restroom at the dog parks. Member Shagott asked about the hydration station proposed last year at Leigh Plummer. Martha Montgomery, Facilities Supervisor said the cost of a hydration station (last year’s cost) was $5500.00 just for the tower. This does not include the cost for installation. Member Conner mentioned having a billboard Marque sign to inform community members of events, a dig park at Leigh Plummer, Splash Park, and benches around Mackle Park, i.e., soccer fields. (12) ADJOURNMENT City of Marco Island Florida Page 3 Parks and Recreation Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final April 19, 2022 Committee Chair Portu asked for a Motion to Adjourn the meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at: 4:40 pm. MOTION by Member Shagott and seconded by Vice-Chair Richards to adjourn the meeting. Yes: 7- Member Conner, Member Kelly, Member Kuhn, Vice-Chair Richards, Member Siegel, Chair Portu and Member Shagott City of Marco Island Florida Page 4