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City of Palm Beach Gardens
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Monday, November 18, 2013
City Council Chambers
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW MEMBERS
D. ROLL CALL: Regular Members
Tory Buckley
Christopher Dinolfo
Howard Nass
William Sonnenreich
Carol Ellis
Maryanne Hedrick
Matilde Lanier
E. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
• Appointment of Chair
• Appointment of Vice Chair
F. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS
G. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. 9/23/13 Minutes
B. 5/20/13 Minutes
H. ITEMS BY COUNCIL LIAISON
I. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON
J. OLD BUSINESS
K. NEW BUSINESS A. Park History Presentation
B. Mirasol Park Playground/Fitness Project
L. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC
M. COMMENTS BY THE BOARD
N. SET QUARTERLY MEETING DATE - ( January 28, 2014, February 25, 2014, March 18, 2014)
O. ADJOURNMENT
PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING PAGE
05-20-13
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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS 1
PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD 2
REGULAR MEETING 3
May 20, 2013 4
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The regular meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Buckley. 6
I. CALL TO ORDER 7
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 8
III. ROLL CALL 9
PRESENT: Chair Tory Buckley, Vice Chair Amie Schneider, Timothy Frohling, William 10
Sonnenreich, Christopher Dinolfo. 11
ABSENT: Howard Nass, Jacob Noble. 12
ALSO PRESENT: 13
Council Liaison, Council Member Marcie Tinsley; Recreation Director, Staff Liaison Laura 14
Schuppert. 15
IV. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS 16
None. 17
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from the January 28, 2013 meeting. 18
Board Member Schneider made a motion to approve the January 28, 2013 meeting minutes. 19
Board Member Sonnenreich seconded. 20
Motion passed 5-0. 21
VI. ITEMS BY COUNCIL LIASON 22
Council Liaison, Council Member Tinsley advised the board that the softball, soccer and all of the 23
City’s fields are used a lot and suggested considering artificial turf for the fields to keep them from 24
having down time. 25
Chair Buckley requested an update on the Newtown Connecticut memorial discussed at the 26
January 28, 2013 meeting. 27
Council Liaison, Council Member Tinsley advised there is an upcoming meeting in which the 28
memorial will be discussed. 29
VII. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON 30
Recreation Director, Staff Liaison Laura Schuppert advised that the Compassionate Friends 31
Reflective Gardens will be meeting on Wednesday night, May 22, 2013, to talk about the design. 32
VIII. OLD BUSINESS 33
None. 34
IX. NEW BUSINESS 35
None. 36
X. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC 37
None. 38
XI. COMMENTS BY THE BOARD 39
Board Member Frohling expressed there have been many events in the last few months in the 40
City and he has heard nothing but positive things. He gave his congratulations to all. 41
A. SET QUARTERLY MEETING DATE 42
(July 22, August 19, September 23, 2013) 43
There was consensus of the board to select July 22, 2013 as the quarterly meeting date. 44
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XII. ADJOURNMENT 46
Chair Buckley adjourned the meeting at 6:13 p.m. 47
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APPROVED: 1 2 3
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Tory Buckley 5
6 7
8
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Howard Nass 10 11
12 13
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William Sonnenreich 15
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Christopher Dinolfo 19
20 21
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Carol Dutra Ellis 23
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Maryanne Hedrick 27
28 29
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Matilde Lanier 32 33 34 ATTEST: 35 36 37 38
39 Donna L. Kramer 40
Municipal Services Coordinator 41
42
NOTE: These minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of 43
the meeting. A verbatim audio recording is available on the City Website or from the Office of the City 44
Clerk. 45
All referenced attachments on file in the Office of the City Clerk. 46
PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING PAGE
09-23-13
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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS 1
PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD 2
REGULAR MEETING 3
September 23, 2013 4
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The regular meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. by Vice Chair Schneider. 6
I. CALL TO ORDER 7
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 8
III. ROLL CALL 9
PRESENT: Chair Tory Buckley (arrived at 6:07 p.m.), Vice Chair Amie Schneider, Timothy 10
Frohling, Howard Nass, William Sonnenreich. 11
ABSENT: Christopher Dinolfo. 12
ALSO PRESENT: 13
Council Liaison, Council Member Marcie Tinsley; Recreation Director, Staff Liaison Laura 14
Schuppert. 15
IV. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS 16
None. 17
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 18
The board unanimously agreed to move the approval of the minutes for the May 20, 2013 19
meeting to the next regular meeting. 20
VI. ITEMS BY COUNCIL LIASON 21
Council Liaison, Council Member Marcie Tinsley 22
Reported the budget passed; attended the Literacy Coalition Luncheon; suggested a book drive; 23
announced October 3rd is “Read for the Record”. 24
Discussion ensued regarding the book drive. 25
VII. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON 26
Recreation Director, Staff Liaison Laura Schuppert 27
Reported on the following: the Nickelodeon Play Day at the Tennis Center; Soccer Season opening; 28
dedication of the new Concession Stand at Gardens Park; 970 kids attended the Gardens Park 29
Parade; new summer camps this year consisting of Gardens Gives Back, Almost Famous, Mind 30
Body Splash, Cheerleading, campers visited the speedway; summer partnership with the Gardens 31
Green Market at Store Self Storage located at 11010 N. Military Trail; October 6th the Green Market 32
will move back to City Hall; the Skate Park reopened and the Skate Park Concession Stand building 33
was moved and renovated, new Riverside Playground; partnered with the Police Department for 34
National Night Out. 35
VIII. OLD BUSINESS 36
1. Golf Course Renovation Update. 37
Staff Presentation: Golf Director, Tim Kasher. 38
Discussion ensued regarding landscaping. 39
IX. NEW BUSINESS 40
1. City Park Expansion – Tennis Center Improvement. 41
Staff Presentation: Recreation Director, Laura Schuppert. 42
Discussion ensued regarding parking and Mirasol Playground. 43
X. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC 44
Matilde Lanier, 8300 Steeplechase Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418. 45
XI. COMMENTS BY THE BOARD 46
Discussion ensued regarding board member terms. 47
XII. SET QUARTERLY MEETING DATE 48
The board unanimously agreed to set the next meeting date for November 18, 2013. 49
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XII. ADJOURNMENT 1
Chair Buckley made a motion to adjourn the meeting. 2
Board Member Sonnenreich seconded. 3
Motion passed 5-0. 4
Vice Chair Schneider adjourned the meeting at 7:09 p.m. 5
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APPROVED: 7 8 9
10
Tory Buckley 11
12 13
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15
Howard Nass 16 17
18 19
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William Sonnenreich 21
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Christopher Dinolfo 25
26 27
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Carol Dutra Ellis 29
30 31
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Maryanne Hedrick 33
34 35
36 Matilde Lanier 37 38 ATTEST: 39 40 41 42
43 Donna L. Kramer 44
Municipal Services Coordinator 45
46
NOTE: These minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of 47
the meeting. A verbatim audio recording is available on the City Website or from the Office of the City 48
Clerk. 49
All referenced attachments on file in the Office of the City Clerk. 50
RECREATION & PARKS
ADVISORY BOARD
Checklist for Success
2002 - Present
BACKGROUND
In 2002 the Palm Beach Gardens Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
(R.A.B.) after careful analysis of the parks inventory and with
considerable public input composed a priority list of potential parks
projects. The R.A.B. initiated a recommendation to the City Council of a
$20.8 million Parks Improvements Plan that would rectify an aging parks
system. The City Council agreed to place the issue as a Parks Bond
Referendum on the March 2003 Election Ballot .
SITE PROJECTED COSTS
Lake Catherine Passive Park 350,000
Lake Catherine Sports Recreation Center 2,550,000
McArthur Boulevard Improvements 1,797,240
Land Acquisition & Development 1,653,685
Gardens Park 710,000
Municipal Plaza 1,190,000
Burns Road Community Center 1,890,000
Burns Road Municipal Pool 1,600,000
Oaks Park 530,000
PGA Park 2,600,000
Plant Drive Park 1,200,000
Lilac Park 2,700,000
Dog Park 160,000
Riverside Community Center Park 510,000
Sandhill Crane Access Park 770,000
District Tennis Center Park 430,000
ALL PARKS $20,800,000
BOND ELEMENTS
Initially, the City of Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Advisory Board took the
following steps to assess and analyze the viability of the parks system:
Parks Bond Issue developed through public phone survey (May)
Skate Park Groundbreaking (May)
Master Plan Consultants Selection (July))
Sand Hill Crane Access Park Request (August)
Parks Public Forum/Charette (October)
District Park Feasibility Study (December)
City Council approved Bond Referendum for March 2003 elections
(December)
2002
2003
The Parks Bond Referendum was unsuccessful at City Elections in March. Despite the initial setback, the Recreation
Advisory Board moved forward to establish a priority list of parks improvements over a projected ten (10) year
completion timeline through extensive public input from the use of interest surveys, workshops and meetings.
Potential funding would emanate primarily through FRDAP and LWCF Grants, Recreation Impact and General Fund
Capital expenditures . The R.A.B. initially moved on the following projects:
Burns Road Recreation Campus Workshop (July)
FRDAP grant submission (August)
Lake Catherine Workshop (August)
Parks surveys distributed (November)
Checked off projects chronicle the story of the R.A.B. success .
Purchased and remodeled former Church Nursery School
as the Lakeside Center on property adjoining the
Burns Road Center (October)
Completed Lilac Park Phase I with partnership with the
Palm Beach County School Board and Florida Education PECO
grant for a baseball stadium, restroom/concession building etc .
Opened Mirasol Park including Recreation Center,
concession/restroom building, multi-purpose fields, softball field,
basketball courts, picnic pavilions and playground.
Parks & Recreation Workshop
MIRASOL PARK
2004
Parks Survey Results
Submitted LWCF Grant for Thompson River Linear Park
Established 5 Year Capital Projects Priority Plan of Action (March)
District Park Walking Tour & Long Range Plan (May)
Dog Park Request for City Council action (May)
Lake Catherine Pavilion & Restrooms (June)
City Park Phase I (July)
Basketball Courts
Handball Court
Playground
Restrooms
Thompson River Linear Park Plan (August)
LWCF Grant Submission (August)
FRDAP Phase II City Park (Sept)
FRDAP Phase II Lilac Park (Sept)
Hurricanes Frances & Jean Recovery (October)
Conceptual Plans City & Lilac Parks (November)
2005
Riverside Youth Enrichment Center (Y.E.R.P.)
Skatepark Sportslighting (January)
Annual Parks and Recreation Survey (August)
Palm Beach County District Park Master Plan Presentation (Sept.)
Aquatic Center Expansion
Competition and Activity pools
Competition timer
Umbrellas & Shade Structures
Water Play System
2006
Thompson River Linear Park
Lilac Dog Park (April)
Play Amenities
Benches
Shade Umbrellas
PGA Park Walking Tour (May)
PGA Park
Master Plan (July),
Public Meetings (Sept)
Walking Tour (Oct)
Lake Catherine Building (Sept)
Golf Course Improvements
Burns Road Recreation Center
PGA Sportslighting (Dec)
BURNS ROAD RECREATION CAMPUS
2007
Park System Master Planning (January)
Lilac Park Phase II
Lake Catherine Sports Complex
Clubhouse
Sportslighting
Maintenance Bldg.
Sand Hill Crane Access Park
Restroom Bldg.
Fishing Pier
Tennis Center Enhancements
Tennis Courts & Lighting
Lilac & PGA parks FRDAP grants (August)
PGA Park (November)
Plant Drive Field of Dreams (December)
PGA NATIONAL PARK
2008
City Park Master Plan (Jan)
City Park Phase II
Sportslighting
Racquetball Courts
Picnic Pavilion
Playground Shade Structure
Mirasol Park Improvements
Sportslighting remote timers
PGA Park FRDAP & LWCF Grants
Lilac Park FRDAP Grant (April)
Plant Drive/Lilac Parks Master Plan (July)
Burns Road Center Improvements
Playground and surfacing
Pool restrooms
Veterans Plaza Improvements (October)
2009
City Park Master Plan (Jan)
Aquatic Center Enhancements (Sept)
Large Pavilion
Pool Liner
50th Anniversary Celebration
PGA Park Opening
Multi-Purpose Fields
Picnic Shelters
Softball Sportslighting
Irrigation
Maintenance Bldg.
Basketball Court
2010
Lilac Park Phase II
Playgrounds
Shade Structures
Synthetic Turf
Gardens Park
Batting Cages
Playgrounds
“Green Monster” Field
Plant Drive Park
Skatepark Shade Structure
Irrigation System
Parks & Basketball Court Timers
On demand timers
2011
Aquatic Center
Splash Park
Climbing Wall
Interactive Water Features
Pavilions
Mirasol Recreation Center
Lilac Park Sportslighting
Parks Ordinances Revision (November)
Tennis Center (November)
Sportslighting
Stadium Court
2012
PGA Park Phase III
Concession Bldg.
Restrooms
Playground and surfacing
Scoreboards
Dugouts
Putting Green
Picnic Shelters
Lilac Park Phase III
Multi-purpose fields
Playground
Pavilion
2013
After a decade of successful projects, forty (40) ‘s completed the RAB
continues to move forward on numerous projects.
City Park Master Plan Phasing
Lilac Park Phase IV (May)
Concession Building
Gardens Park
Field & Interior Renovations
Drainage
Dog Park – small dogs
Obstacle Course
Shade Structure
PATHWAY TO SUCCESS
Project
Completion
Assess
Needs
City
Council
Approval
Funding
Options
Public
Input
The City of Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Advisory
Board has established over forty (40) projects checked
off as a successful project which has met the needs,
demands and standards of the Palm Beach Gardens
community. Use of the same “tried and true” method for
the success of every parks project included:
RAB and City Staff Assess Parks Needs
Local, Regional and National Standards
Seek Public & Professional Input
Master Plan
Surveys
Consultants
Establish Funding Options
Impact Funds
Grants
General Funds
Make Recommendations for City Council Approval
Mirasol Park
Playground and Fitness Zone
Improvements
Palm Beach Gardens Upcoming Events
• Tree Lighting Festival:
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• 30th Anniversary Gardens Holiday Bazaar:
Friday, December 6, 2013, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and
Saturday, December 7, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Breakfast with Santa:
Saturday, December 14, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• at The Gardens GreenMarket:
Sunday, December 22, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.