Commission
Meeting
Minutes
Summary
September 17,
2007
PRESENT:
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Commission: Jerry Glass, David Kennedy, Nancy Trevino, Eddie
Hiott, Tom Lindsay
CALL TO
ORDER:
Mr. Glass called the meeting
to order at 6:00 p.m.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS:
Mr. Steve Handley from the
Little League Organization stated that the baseball season was a success. He received good response from coaches,
parents and kids about how well balanced the teams were. He also noted that he thought the
practice time between registration and games was too short.
Mr. Steve Handley stated
that the parking at Felkel Field should be increased.
OLD
BUSINESS:
MINUTES:
Minutes from the August 13
and August 20 meetings were approved.
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Financial report for the period ending August 31, 2007 were
approved.
PROJECT STATUS REPORT:
Parking Lot
Mr. Stuber informed the
Commission that Austin Construction won the bid and will be breaking ground
soon. The official start date was
September 14, 2007. Mr. Stuber also
noted that they have 60 days to complete the task at hand.
City Contract
Mr. Stuber updated the
Commission on the tentative date for the attorney to speak with them about the
contract with the City. The date
has been set for October 18, 2007 and Mrs. Tudor will bring them to the
Commission for a special meeting.
Mr. Glass sent everyone an
email and asked if there was any response to the alterations to the contract.
5.1 section was changed to
the original wording along with section 2.1. Mrs. Trevino asked if there is any other
action that needs to be taken.
Mr. Glass stated the
attorney will be coming to give their opinion about the three major issues at
hand and the legal fees will be coming out of the budget.
Mr. Kennedy stated that a
vote should not be made on the changes until everyone had a chance to look it
over. He stated that we do not need
to act hastily about the decision.
Mr. Kennedy requested that a
special meeting be scheduled on Monday, October 1st and to announce
it the paper.
Model A Car Show
Mrs. Heiselman verified with
Mr. Kennedy about the specifics of the show. She stated her concerns about the fields
and rain.
Mr. Kennedy said if it rains
it will be cancelled but he had already spoken with Mr. Fesler about the fields
and he feels that the show can be accommodated.
DIVISION REPORTS:
Maintenance Division
Mrs. Trevino asked Mr.
Stuber if the Maintenance staff had been increased?
Mr. Stuber informed the
Commission that an ad was placed on the City website about the maintenance
openings. He stated that he has
hired one person and spoke to another.
Recreation Division
Mr. Kennedy made a motion,
seconded by Mrs. Trevino to approve Palmetto Awards as the supplier for our
trophies this season. All in favor,
motion carried.
Mrs. Heiselman informed the
Commission that the City of Charleston Recreation Department has decided to go
with the Cal Ripkin/Babe Ruth Baseball & Softball and
Mr. Glass voiced his concern
about making sure the rules are very clear.
Mr. Hiott asked if we would
be able to host tournaments.
Mrs. Heiselman stated that
tournaments would be awarded on a rotating basis. She is also working on a fee comparison
between the different leagues and waiting on Dixie Softball for more
information.
No action was taken at this
time.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Mr. Stuber is working on
accommodating both recreation and travel ball.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Mr. Handley asked the
Commission and Mr. Esarey for an additional explanation on the contract with the
City.
Mr. Glass and Mr. Esarey
explained the differences in opinion on why the contract is being
disputed.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Kennedy made a motion,
seconded by Mrs. Trevino, to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m. All in favor,
motion carried.