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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
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September 25, 2001
The City of Palm Beach Gardens Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met Tuesday,
September 25, 2001, at the Burns Road Community Center - Art Gallery, located at 4404
Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.
Members present included: Mayor Joe Russo, Charles Torrey, Mary Anne Hedrick, Tory
Buckley, Mark Kenigsberg, Phil Milton, Bert Premuroso, Pam Sartory, and Jim Maynor.
Staff present included: Jack Doughney - Assistant to City Manager, Brian McLaughlin -
Assistant Director of Parks/Recreation, Mike Kelly - Supervisor of Parks, Christy
Murphy, General Programs Coordinator, and Kathy Baxter, Special Events Coordinator.
Also present: Steve Person, Superintendent of Recreation for the City of Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida.
• I. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
The minutes from the August 21, 2001 meeting of the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board were approved as written.
II. MAYOR'S,PRESENTATION:
Mayor Russo presented his thoughts to the Board regarding the need and plans for
holding a bond referendum to address the future needs of the Parks and
Recreation Department.
III. PRESENTATION OF STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL
BONDFERENDUMS, BY STEVE PERSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF
RECREATION FOR THE CITY OF FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA:
Mr. Person presented an hour and a half slide show, and question and answer
period on the strategies he and his professional affiliations have used in passing
numerous bond issues.
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His presentation focused on the Six C's of Bond Development including:
• Department Check Up
• Citizen Involvement And Recognizing The Need For The Bond
• Choice Of Projects
• Campaign Strategies
• Construction and
• Celebration
Discussion on fine tuning the prospective projects and dates was held, with no
consensus of opinion on which direction should be taken, until the Mayor and /or
Council can determine if the City will be pursing the District Park.
IV. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
NOTE: The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will be
Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 7:00p.m. in the Art Gallery, Burns Road Community
Center, located at 4404 Burns Road.
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