Loading ...
Hillsboro...
Civic & Government
Minutes
44
0
Try Now
Log In
Pricing
1 03_05_2020 Parks Advisory Board Meeting HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOCC Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Advisory Board Thursday, March 5, 2020 PRESENT: Anthony Sanchez Jack Berlin Nathan Gennara Joe Guidry, Jr. Aaron Casteel Harold Jackson STAFF: Rick Valdez Forest Turbiville Greg Brown Brad Reinert Sign in sheet available upon request. I. WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER a. This meeting was called to order at 4:43 p.m. by Anthony Sanchez II. PUBLIC COMMENTS None III. PRESENTATIONS a. Thank you to Jack Berlin for providing us with dinner today. b. Update: Board lunches i. Joe Guidry, Jr. informed the Board that Friends of the County Parks will fund meeting lunches for the remainder of 2020. c. Update: Field Use Agreement (FUA) i. Greg Brown stated that his team has been working with leagues. Next step is the Town Hall Meeting tonight and then BOCC Meeting in April. ii. Dave Ramirez was promoted to Athletics Manager. iii. Rick Valdez recognized staff for their tremendous efforts in this process. iv. Discussion ensued regarding when the Board should vote on the document. Motion: Jack Berlin made a motion to accept the document as amended. The motion was seconded by Nathan Gennara. The motion was passed with no opposing members. v. Rick Valdez requested Anthony Sanchez attend the BOCC meeting on April 1 to represent the Board and support the new FUA. 2 03_05_2020 Parks Advisory Board Meeting d. Update: Park Impact Fees Consultant i. Rick Valdez and Forest Turbiville have been meeting with a consultant and are in the fact-gathering stage. ii. Discussion ensued between board and staff about other counties, impact fees, when they were last updated, etc. iii. Discussion ensued regarding if/when the Board should write an endorsement letter. e. Update: Bakas Equestrian Center i. Forest Turbiville informed the Board that Mr. Pepin has come back and is ready to move forward. Drawings are being finalized and should ready by February 28. He and Rick Valdez will be meeting with him tomorrow. ii. Discussion ensued regarding recent survey, construction standards, quality, etc. IV. BOARD ACTION a. Approve minutes from the January 30, 2020 meeting Motion: Jack Berlin made a motion approving the January 30, 2020 meeting minutes and the motion was seconded by Joe Guidry, Jr. The motion was passed with no opposing members. V. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS a. None VI. ACTIVITIES a. AED Update: Rick Valdez informed the Board that James Crouch found an AED model with a waterproof storage container that does not require storage in an air-conditioned space. Orders are on hold due to COVID-19. Will order as soon as available. b. Discussion ensued regarding cost, warranty, maintenance, etc. c. Harold Jackson asked if the department has any feedback or data on how people across the county are managing AEDs at athletic fields to see what’s working well and what’s not. ACTION ITEM: Reach out to other entities for AED management best practices. d. Discussion ensued regarding AED security, cameras, vandalism, security at parks, boat ramps, campgrounds, etc. e. Discussion ensued regarding seventh board member. VII. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:09 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Alison Hughes, Acting Parks Board Secretary
