Recreation and Parks Board

Parks and recreation meeting minutes July 16th Meeting Attendance: Board Chair: Mike Riegel Board Members: Marc Mignogna, Drew Heck, Scott Rieland, Ryan McCulley, George Guevara, Heather Hobbs Michael, Councilman Karl Munder Town Staff: Ashley Collier Parks and special events coordinator, Nancy Hernandez Parks Attendant Press: Tony Burke Mount Airy Messenger The meeting was called to order at 7:05 with the Pledge of Allegiance The June minutes were approved Chairman’s Comments: Chairman Riegel stated he has been visiting all the parks with being home more often. Council Report: Councilman Munder reported that the council meeting was held in person and that there were several ordinances. He also stated the budget amendment for the dog fence was introduced. Guests: Harrison-Leishear: Councilman Munder presented details on the Harrison-Leishear property. He presented details as far as costs, water, pros and cons, as well as the grants. Updates: Twin Arch BBall Court: Tile ordered Benches for Twin Arch BBall court: Ordered 5k Signs: Ordered Negotiations with CSX for rails to trails west of main street Camp Night: Mount Airy Baptist church is hosting outdoor movie night with social distancing on August 7th. Movie will begin after dark Community parks playground grant: Approved upfront spending of phase I New social distance signs installed at the parks Field reservation updates: All reserved for baseball and soccer. Pavilion reservations filling up Village gate access: Installed from legion across the parks to the tracks. Unfinished Business: Mountain Bike discussion: Informal gathering at east west park on June 26th. Reviewing minutes from last month. The Ellis’s are looking into costs and designs, project would be done by volunteers and grant $. Parking issues were also discussed. Dog park fence update: Introduced in FY 2021 Parks spreadsheet: Prioritizing each park with its needs. Addressing issues. New Business: Concern about Summit Ridge baseball field: Resident is concerned about foul balls hitting neighbors and breaking glass. The resident is proposing moving the batter box. The members discussed different options on how to prevent balls going into backyards. Mike will contact the resident on what we discussed. Ashley went over the upcoming events Drew made a motion to adjourn the meeting George 2nd all in favor. Respectfully, Marc Mignogna th The meeting ended at 8:54. The next meeting will be on August 20 at 7:00 zoom format.