May 28, 2024 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting (2024-05-28)

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING DESTIN CITY HALL BOARDROOM MAY 28, 2024 - 4: 00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairwoman Trammell called the Parks & Recreation meeting to order at 4: 00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in the Destin City Hall Annex Chambers with the Pledge of Allegiance immediately following. 2. ROLL CALL: Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Sandy Trammell Leslie Schmidt Kim Montgomery Deputy City Clerk Nikki Johnson Lisa Firth Recreation Director Isacc Birch Ryan Reed Dep. Recreation Director L' Rena Anderson Ryan Scott, City Engineer Autumn Weidenhamer 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None 5. VICE CHAIR NOMINATION: Chairwoman Trammell moved to appoint Committee member Nikki Johnson as Vice Chair, Committee member Birch provided the second to the motion which passed 5- 0. Committee member Johnson accepted the nomination. A) Pickleball Courts— 90% Plans Update Joe Bodi Mr. Bodi explained how this project will be a seven phase project with the first phase being the restrooms and four pickleball courts, and explained what is planned for each of the other phases and their timeline all dependent on funding. There was a brief discussion about the need to additional temporary parking between the Chairwoman, the members and Mr. Bodi, as well a€ possible locations for the necessary sunshades. Motion by member Isaac Birch to recommend to the City Council to accept the 90% plans with the recommended addition to Phase 1A and 1B for a gravel parking lot to be added for temporary parking during construction of Phase 1. Committee member Nikki Johnson provided the second to the motion which passed 5- 0. B) Parks and Recreation Master Plan Staff reviewed with the members the draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan.

Motion by Chairwoman Trammell to accept the draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan as written and forward it to City Council for final approval, with Committee member Johnson providing the second. The motion passed with a unanimous vote of 5- 0. C) Parks Inspections Staff explained Parks assignments to new Committee member Weidenhamer regarding what all is expected, in terms ofreporting items of concern and what may need immediate attention for repairs or replacements. The Chairman informed her of her park assignments and their locations. Vice Chairwoman Johnson briefly explained how the Adopt-a- Park program works and how this committee adopted the Destin Dog Park and their responsibilities, adding that they would place this on their agenda for the next meeting to go into more details of their responsibilities. D) Member Comments Chairwoman Trammell mentioned the workers for the DFCD are still parking their vehicles at Clement Taylor Park. Mrs. Firth stated that starting this weekend they will no longer be using the parking lot anymore. E) Staff Comments: Mr. Cozadd provided the members with the current status of the Norriego Point Park and the proposals the State received. He briefed the members of the general plans for the park and mentioned that the State has asked the city to provide$ 233k to help fund the cost of the additional two crossovers, and if the city decides not to, then they will only build the one in the middle. Mrs. Firth advised the members of the upcoming events that are planned for the summer months. The members decided to move the meeting for the month of June, to the 18t. 6. ADJOURNMENT: Having no further discuss' , the ' eeting adjo ed at 5: 20 PM. Adopted and approved this a of2024.P PP Y L .I 1 A 7 . I cam( Sane y i gi / ell, Chairwoman c r m ontgom , ' a , 1. uty City Ca k 0