HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1-24-1979Recreation Board Meeting
Cape Canaveral Recreation Center
January 24, 1979
Members Present: Mrs. Butler, Mr. Meilleur, Mrs. Nicholas, Ms.
Riggs, Mr. Rhame.
Others Present: Mr. Hannon, Mrs. Hanson, Mr. Vorsino
Mr. Welton called the meeting to order at 7:45 P.M.
Mr. Meilleur resa the minutes ror the December 27, 197d
meeting. Mrs. Nicholas moved to accept the minutes as read.
Ms. Riggs seconded. All in favor.
Directors Report: In addition to the written report submitted,
Mrs Hanson discussea the lifeguard program for the beaches.
Brevard County will contract with the Cape Canaveral City
Council to provide One full time, and 4-6 part time people
to man the beaches.
Mrs. Nicholas moved to consider New Business before Unfinished
Business. Mr. Meilleur seconded. All in favor.
New Business: 1979 Little League Season. Mr. Chuck Hannon,
Presiaent or the Cape Canaveral Little League, advised the Board
of the schedule of activities. Registration starts 2/10/79,
for children from 5-16 years old. In addition, Mr. Hannon
has the following requests;
1) Automobile traffic had been an increasing problem in the
past. Mr. Hannon asked for assistance in reducing traffic. It
was suggested by Mr. Welton that a policeman could. stop and
check the field area periodically to maintain some control.
This could also serve as a deterrent to reduce drinking on the
premisis. Mrs. Hanson was to follow up on this request.
2) The sewer openings have swallowed baseballs when games are
going on. The Board gave permission to Mr. Hannon to place
screens at the sewer entrances during games. The responsibility
for the screens rests with the Little League.
3) Mr. Hannon requested an area to screen in the batting/pitching
machine owned by the Little League. An area approximately
10'x60' will be needed. Mr. Vorsino and Mr. Hannon were to
agree on an acceptable location.
4) Mr. Hannon also inquired about the possibility of expand-
ing the third field in the complex to big league size. This
request was turned crown, but the Board suggested that the Little
League utilize the F.P.L. land for practice. Mr. Hannon
said he will include this in the practice schedule.
The following requests were made of the Little League:
1) Keep the playing area clean, especially the dougout area.
2) Improve the management of the locks and keys given to the
managers. Mr. Hannon was aware of these problems, and said he
will try to improve on these points.
Unfinished Business: Reservation System. The current reserva-
tion regulations have been accepted as permanent by the Board.
Abuse of the regulations, however, continues to be a problem.
To correct this, Mr. Meilleur made the following motion;
Failure to honor reservations, pay fees, or conform to
other rules twice in a thirty(30) day period will result in
the suspension of reservation privileges for thirty(30) days.
Mr. Rhame seconded. All in favor.
Unfinished Business: Golf Instructional Clinic. Mrs Hanson
reported that the four local golf instructors did not think
that a net would be beneficial to golf instruction. The
opinions seemed to be negative concerning instruction without
properly trained personnel, and facilities to allow students
to follow the flight of the ball. As a result, the possibility
of a golf instructional clinic was dropped for the present
time.
New Business: City Council Request -Racquetball Courts. Mr.
Welton reported that City Council requested a plan concerning
building two additional courts at the Recreation. Complex. This
plan, and the Boards recommendations, are to be submitted for
consideration in the 1980 budget. To accomplish this, the
following items need to be considered;
1) Are additional courts justified from the point of demand?
Mrs. Hanson and Mr. Meilleur are to work on present turn downs
and projected demands for playing time.
2) In this area, who else is building, or planing to build
additional courts in the future? Mrs. Hanson and Mr. Meilleur
are to report on their findings at the February meeting.
3) How should additional courts be constructed, and where
should they be placed on the complex? This item will be
considered at a future meeting.
Mrs. Hanson will try to get the plans loaned to Rockledge for
their court construction.
This item is to be considered at meetings throughout early 1979.
First Quarter Budget Review: The budget for the recreation
department will be submitted for review on a quarterly basis
in the future.
Discussion: Lights for the basketball courts were discussed,
in addition to the blacktopping of the parking area at the
baseball field..
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M.