Parks & Recreation Commission

MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Parks & Recreation Office 1402 W. College Blvd. July 15, 2019 5:30 PM A. CALL TO ORDER Chair JaneAnn Oldrup called the July 15, 2019 meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. B. ROLL CALL The following were present: Members: JaneAnn Oldrup, Barry Mathison, Kim Elliott, Hannah Robertson and Maegan Sanders. The following were absent: James Edwards and Becky Joyce. Staff present: Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager; Damian Cheatem, Recreation Supervisor and Gina Montague, Administrative Assistant Senior. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Member Mathison motioned to approve the agenda, member Sanders seconded, a voice vote was unanimous. Motion passed with members Edwards and Sanders being absent. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Member Elliott motioned to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2019 meeting, member Mathison seconded. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed with members Edwards and Joyce being absent. E. NON-ACTION ITEMS 2. Report on the Roswell Recreation and Aquatics Center – Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager and Damian Cheatem, Recreation Supervisor Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager gave a report and answered questions regarding the Recreation and Aquatics Center that opened on Saturday, June 29th. Damian Cheatem, Recreation Supervisor gave a brief report on the number of memberships sold and revenues so far for the Recreation and Aquatics Center. Cheatem also informed the Commission about plans to create a literal “Hall of Fame” in the new recreation center. He will place jerseys and other sports memorabilia in shadow boxes down the hallway. These items will come from professional athletes who grew up in Roswell. He already has several being shipped and more to come. This is to show the kids of Roswell that even though they come from a small town, they can achieved great things as others have done. 3. Report on the Pickleball players and Dancers Commission Chair JaneAnn Oldrup gave a brief report on the Pickleball players, stating that Marcus Gallegos met with them to address concerns they had in regards to where they can play. He offered them several options, one being at  the Tennis Courts in Cahoon Park, the Roswell Adult Center or the Roswell Recreation and Aquatics Center in the gym with cones and portable net. Next, Oldrup went over what was discussed with the dancers from the Roswell Adult and Recreation Center. They want to hold their classes at the Recreation and Aquatic Center, so they were given a tour, tried out the flooring with their dance shoes, etc. They are considering moving their classes here in January using portable flooring for dancing. They are concerned about the acoustics in the multi-purpose room where they would be dancing. F. ACTION ITEMS None G. OTHER BUSINESS 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS JaneAnn Oldrup, Commission Chair asked citizen Bonnie Bitzer to speak about her decision to run in the next City Council election. Commissioner, Barry Mathison let the Commission know that he has a Little League team competing in the Regional Championships in Houston, Texas next week. If they win there, they will be flown to Livermore, CA to compete in the Little League World Series. H. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 6:18 p.m. Next Commission meeting: August 19, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.