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05_26_2022 Parks Advisory Board Meeting 1 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOCC Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Advisory Board Thursday, May 26, 2022 Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr. All People’s Community Park and Life Center PRESENT: Anthony Sanchez Jack Berlin Nathan Gennara Joe Guidry Jr. Aaron Casteel Barbara Heineken STAFF: Rick Valdez Ross Dickerson Billy Graham I. WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER a. This meeting was called to order at 12:06 PM by Anthony Sanchez II. PUBLIC COMMENTS None III. PRESENTATIONS a. ELAPP Acquisition Update i. Ross Dickerson shared information about active six negotiations. ii. Discussion ensued regarding background information and closed golf courses. b. State Road 56 Extension i. No update at this time. c. Lettuce Lake Park Nature Center Naming i. Mr. Dickerson shared that the signage has been created. ii. Billy Graham shared that a date will be set shortly. d. Temple Park – City of Temple Terrace Police Chief Ken Albano i. Temple Terrace Police Chief Ken Albano spoke about renaming Temple Park to honor the Pepin family. ii. Discussion ensued regarding naming policies and staff/community support. Motion: Jack Berlin made a motion to recommend to the BOCC the renaming of Temple Park to honor the Pepin family. The motion was seconded by Joe Guidry and was passed with no opposing members. e. June 30 Meeting i. This meeting will be rescheduled to July 14. 05_26_2022 Parks Advisory Board Meeting 2 IV. BOARD ACTION a. Approve minutes from the April 14, 2022 meeting Motion: Joe Guidry made a motion approving the April 14, 2022 meeting minutes and the motion was seconded by Nathan Gennara. The motion was passed with no opposing members. V. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS a. Discussion ensued regarding the recent cell tower request. VI. COMMUNICATIONS, ACTIVITIES, OR STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS a. Rick Valdez shared that we are NRPA Gold Medal finalist. Alison Hughes shared the video that Communications created for the final voting. b. Mr. Dickerson informed the group that the Hillsborough FL Nature Tours app is available for download. VII. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:56 PM. Respectfully submitted, Alison Hughes, Parks Board Coordinator
