MINUTES PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS CITY HALL TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024 6:00 P.M. Chair Sheilan Runnels Chair Sheilan Runnels Chair Sheilan Runnels  Call to Order: Invocation: Pledge of Allegiance:  Roll Call: Those in attendance were Chair Sheilan Runnels, Board Member Dave Fawcett, Board Also in attendance were Parks Director Emily Deal, and Administrative Assistant Anaeli  Member Don Widener, and New Board Member Teresa Rothberg.  Quinones.  Meeting began at 6:00pm. save it for then. approval of minutes.  Parks Director Deal told the Board that her updates were in the agenda sO she was going to Chair Runnels announced the recognition of citizens. Seeing no one, meeting moved on to the  APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: JULY11,2023  Board Member Widener made a motion to approve the minutes for. July 11, 2023; seconded by Board Member Fawcett and motion was approved by unanimous voice call vote.  Chair Runnels moved on to the next item on the agenda.  NEW BUSINESS  1.) Introduce New Parks Board Member.  Parks Director Deal introduced the new Board Member Teresa Rothberg to the Board. She gave a brief background for Mrs. Teresa as a new Lake Alfred resident and being excited to work for the City, including the Heritage Festival coming up. She then asked her to introduce  herself to the Board.    Board Member Rothberg gave a brief description of her background coming from Gatlinburg, TN, spoke about her family history, her move to Florida last July, and how she's having the time Parks Director Deal gave her a welcome and moved on to the next item on the agenda.  of her life here.  2.) Discussion Nominate and Appoint a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2024. Chair Runnels asked if there were any nominations for the Chairperson position. After a brief silence, she moved on to start with the Vice Chairperson position. She the shared how she would not like to be Chairperson due to having a lot going on. She does not want to step down from the Board, just from that position, although she does not mind helping with coaching in that Chair Runnels nominated Board Member Rothberg for Chairperson and it was seconded by Board Member Fawcett. Board Member Rothberg accepted, and the vote was approved Board Member Fawcett nominated Chairperson Runnels for Vice Chairperson and it was seconded by Board Member Widener. Chairperson Runnels accepted, and the vote was  position.  unanimously.  approved unanimously.  Parks Director Deal moved on to the next item on the agenda.  3.) Heritage Festival Update.  Parks Director Deal talked about the festival taking place this upcoming Saturday, from 10am until 4pm. It will take place downtown, with the historic bus tours, kids 'activities, and the library will be extended to be opened as well. There will also be a live band, historic people doing shows and walking around, food vendors, and Board Member Rothberg has volunteered to  help with the bus tours.  Chair Runnels thanked Parks Director Deal for the update. Parks Director Deal moved on to the next item on the agenda.  4.) Project Updates.  Parks Director Deal talked about the current projects going on. Some renderings were done to paint the outside of the library after it was power washed and noticing that it is really dated. The renderings were submitted to the City Manager for approval and we are going to work with contractors to move forward with the color scheme chosen which is similar to the current colors. Board Member Widener asked ift the funding for that is coming out oft the library's budget.    Parks Director Deal said that City Manager Leavengood has a project line item and it is coming out of there. She also showed the renderings to the Board with the colors that were chosen. She hopes that by the next board meeting the project would have already be completed, or have started working with a contractor to get it completed. She then moved on to the updates that have been made at the Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve and encouraged the Board Members to go take a look if they have not yet. She talked about the new flower beds and brick border that have been put in the front of the house, along with redoing the irrigation since it was not working. The front door was painted as well as the outside window frames, and the entryway too. The drainage has also been updated since it was causing washout issues with the grass and the pavers. As of last week, there is also new asphalt on the driveway by the entrance and the playground area. She then explained how the Parks crew has been working on a list of things given by the Florida League of Cities, which comes and gives an audit of the City. These lists are given to each department depending on what kind of potential liabilities may arise. The Parks crew mostly finished their list just last week. There is only one thing that they are currently working on from that list to complete it. The last update that she had to give was the registration  for summer camp is now opened and explained how the program goes. Parks Director Deal responded that it is $550.00 for the full 7 weeks. Board Member Rothberg asked if there were any volunteers fori that.  Chair Runnels asked about the cost oft the camp.  Parks Director Deal spoke about the junior counselors that sign up as volunteers, as well as  the regular counselors that will be running it. Chair Runnels asked about the dates fort the camp.  Parks Director Deal responded that it will be from June 10th through July 26th. Parks Director Deal asked if there were any other questions.  There were none.  Parks Director Deal mentioned the Easter Egg Hunt that will be hosted by the Lions Club on Chair Runnels announced the recognition of citizens. Seeing no one, she asked for a motion to Board Member Fawcett made the motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Board Member  March 30th at the Lions Park. adjourn the meeting.  Widener. Motion was approved by unanimous voice call vote.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:18pm. Respectfully submitted, bali Goes Anaeli Quinones  Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant