Recreation & Parks Commission

. Commissioners: The Russellville Recreation and Parks Department will hold the monthly meeting of the Recreation and Parks Commission on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The meeting will be held at noon at the Hughes Community Center. Lunch will be served prior to the meeting. Attachments include the agenda for this meeting, the monthly report, and the minutes from the last meeting.  Russellville Recreation and Parks Department Monthly Commission Meeting Agenda August 13, 2013 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes (6-11-13) III. Old Business A. Ordinance 1190 IV. New Business A. Russellville High School Fields Construction Project B. Kiwanis Request V. Updates A. Continuation of Sales Tax – Parks and Recreation B. Public Meeting Meetings C. Kickball League D. Monthly Report E. Upcoming Events  RUSSELLVILLE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION Minutes from Monthly Meeting August 13, 2013 Present: Marvin Collier, Andy Hatley, Mack Hollis, Chloe Lieblong, Spence Roberts, J.W. Stratton, Terry Thomas Absent: Theresa Herrick, Mike Johnston Person Recording: Kelli Nealy Guests: None The meeting was called to order at 12:05pm. Chloe Lieblong made a motion to accept the minutes from the June meeting. Marvin Collier seconded the motion, and the motion passed. Old Business A. Ordinance 1190-This agenda item was tabled until September. New Business A. Russellville High School Fields Construction Project-Russellville High School recently submitted a plan to renovate Fields 1 and 6 at Hickey Park. The project is estimated at $700,000 and will be funded solely by Russellville School District. Initial plans have been approved by the state and were shown to the commission. The school district has requested an extended use agreement for the fields. More information and final drawings should be available at a later date. B. Kiwanis Request-In July 2010, the commission voted to charge 25% of net to vendors selling at department special events. Russellville Kiwanis Club has requested their percentage be reduced to 10%. In the past, the Kiwanis Club has provided concession at our Community Fireworks Display and the Russellville Christmas Parade. The commissioners all agreed that the current percentage was fair and adequate, therefore no change was needed. Updates A. Continuation of Sales Tax-Parks and Recreation-The campaign for the continuation of the one cent sales tax will begin Wednesday, August 14. Continuing the tax could allow the department to complete the following projects: Russellville Aquatic Center, Soccer Complex field lights, trails, backstops at Hickey Park, shade structure on Field 6 at Hickey Park, and a new field at the Soccer Complex. B. Public Meeting Minutes-A public hearing was held on June 25 at 5:30pm at the Hughes Center in order to receive public input on the recreational needs of the community. Minutes from the meeting were distributed to the commissioners. C. Kickball League-An organizational meeting will be held Monday, August 19 at 6:30pm at the Hughes Center to determine if there is enough interest to form an adult kickball league. D. Monthly Report-The commissioners received a copy of the department’s monthly report. E. Upcoming Events-A schedule of upcoming events was given to the commissioners. The meeting adjourned at 12:30pm.