Recreation Board

Approved 8/2/2022 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 5, 2022 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND RECREATION BOARD WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2022, BY LYNORE WARN. ROLL CALL Present: Caperton, Kiel, Varga, Warn Absent: Majchrzak Others: Recreation Director VanHove, City Manager Moore, Mayor Rix Recording Secretary Field Visitors: Councilor LaFore Motion by Kiel, seconded by Caperton, to excuse Board Member Majchrzak from tonight’s meeting. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Kiel, seconded by Caperton, to approve the May 3, 2022, minutes as presented. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Kiel, seconded by Caperton, to approve the June 7, 2022, minutes as presented. All yeas Motion passes ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Kiel, seconded by Caperton, to adopt the Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes RECREATION DIRECTOR UPDATES A. Activity Report – June 2022 Swim lessons are full for the first session. We have created a waiting list and added an infant class. Pool staff is doing well and the pool has been busy. Page 1 of 3  Approved 8/2/2022 The first Children’s Entertainment Series will be Eureka from the Detroit Science Center on July 28th. On August 11th will be Gordon Russ – Magician. The final event will be Ka-Boomistry from the Detroit Science Center. Camp Richmond is back after a two-year break. The staff is doing amazing and the children are having a great time. B. Upcoming Events Saturday, July 16th Movie in the Park – Jungle Cruise – at dusk Saturday, July 23rd Community Garage Sale at Beebe St Park – 8:30 a.m. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION A. The Roosevelt Auditorium List The Recreation Director and City Manager, along with the Recreation Board and City Council, held a special meeting at the Roosevelt Auditorium. This meeting was needed to review the interior and exterior of the building once the church had vacated, prior to a Fall of 2022 opening. After the June 7, 2022 Walk Through, the Recreation Director and City Manager created a “Priority List of Short- and Long-Term Projects”. This list was created from those comments made by City Council members and Recreation Board members during the walk through. Discussion: Under Maintenance add to repair the men’s bathroom urinal. Motion by Kiel, seconded by Varga, to approve and forward to Council the Priority List of Short and Long-Term Projects from the Aud walk through on June 7, 2022. All yeas Motion passes ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION A. Summer Programs 2022 Having the opportunity for the Richmond Community Pool to host the Lifeguarding Class has allowed us to train and retain lifeguards for the pool. We were able to put five guards through the class and put them on our schedule. The increase in pay has helped also. Camp Richmond is back after a two year break. The counselors have been doing an amazing job and having fun with the children. Every day we are seeing a new child registered. Averaging about 10 – 12 children per day. Posting on social media has helped to increase interest with new families. Saturday, July 23rd will be our annual Community Garage Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Approval has been given to utilize the Good Old Days field. There will be no Goodwill pick up this year due to staffing issues. We will continue to offer some of our old programs while hoping to develop some new partnerships with instructors to offer new and exciting programs. Page 2 of 3  Approved 8/2/2022 BOARD MEMBER AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS Varga – Can we advertise our events better, maybe listing them on YouTube. Recreation Director VanHove – this is the last meeting for Recording Secretary Field. She is retiring from City Hall. Thank you for your years of service in taking our minutes. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Kiel, seconded by Varga, to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:48 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully submitted: Dawn Field Recording Secretary Page 3 of 3