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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda RAB 042108AGENDA CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MONDAY, April 21 AT 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. Call to Order 11. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call IV. Additions, Deletions, and Modifications V. Items by Council Liaison VI. Items by Staff Liaison 1. Grant Updates (PGA Park — LWCF, FRDAP, Lilac Park - FRDAP) 2. Announcement: Public Budget Workshops, May 1 & 15 6PM VII. Old Business 1. Master Planning Start: Plant Drive /Lilac Drive a) Site Data — review survey forms b) Next Steps VIII. New Business 1. Meeting needed to discuss the combination of Boards (RAB & CAB) IX. Updates 1. Construction Services (TK) 2. Recreation (CP) 3. Parks (MK) 4. Golf (DR) I. Comments by the Public II. Comments by the Board III. Adjournment Recreation Advisory Board Plant Drive /Lilac Park Site Visit — Survey Site inventory: Park Element Condition: New /Refurbished/ Notes Needs Attention /Replace Skate Ramps Ok Separate from basketball Good Update and expand Needs Attention Ramps appear to be in good shape New, fairly new Basketball Good Needs moved Courts Good Need new backboards Needs Attention Possibly move to the Lilac side, expand Good parking and plants Needs attention Excellent condition Should be moved to NE corner of site South Restrooms Ok Inadequate Refurbish Building needs attention New facilities with stadium ADA compliant questionable Women's had large garbage cans Meeting Room Needs Updated And expanded Needs Attention Building needs attention Replace Possible phase III replacement Softball Field Best See stadium plans Excellent Needs more parking Replacing, Excellent, New, OK Ball Field Parking Good Shape Inadequate Insufficient /Shared Need more —expand Fine See stadium plans New May need more spaces, Needs more parking Batting Cages Old Design with new stadium Good See stadium plans Replacing, Good, New Netting in good shape Rinks Ok Not much use Refurbish Add stands Needs Attention Needs more study Refurbish Needs a little TLC, graffiti in dug outs, What is missing? (what would you add and where to enhance the park development) 1. More parking 2. All purpose field 3. In -line skating rink where volleyball is 4. Lilac side — 2 multipurpose fields, with dog park & parking Needs attention piles of leaves in corners, no spectator shade Dugouts needs attention Rink Restrooms Nice No problem Good, Needs attention Floors need to be painted /repaired Rink Parking Ok If no games New Inadequate /need more Sufficient at present Could use more spaces, more parking Baseball Field Good, Excellent, Newer, Needs more study Excellent, Needs attention Baseball Parking Ok If no other activities Good Not always sufficient Excellent, New Needs more parking Dog Park Newer Needs expanded New Need More Needs additional space Add another section big /small No ada access, dirt and mud by gate Playground OK, Newer Well used, expand Excellent, New Need more for younger children Exercise Trail Newer Needs expanded Excellent, Good Fine, Can add to the east by the canal Exercise Excellent Need more for younger children Equipment Good Can add stations Pavilion Good Add smaller ones throughout Newer, Excellent Fine, Should add more New, Needs attention Picnic Area Good Same comment Excellent Fine New, Needs attention Needs more study Bridge Good Good Newer Excellent, New, OK What is missing? (what would you add and where to enhance the park development) 1. More parking 2. All purpose field 3. In -line skating rink where volleyball is 4. Lilac side — 2 multipurpose fields, with dog park & parking 5. Needs more study Dog park — cement walking into the area, around park and by water fountain Rink — shade coverage if games scheduled during the day Additional parking for the entire area Some kind of connection between the parks, maybe a bridge or crosswalk Lots of baseballs go over top the playground, can we stop this? Overall comments about the two parks: (too much, too little, use conflicts, do elements compliment each other ?) 1. Not enough 2. Basketball vs. skate park 3. Elements do not compliment each other 4. Plant Drive needs refurbishing to be freshened up 5. Expand parking to north at softball field, make basketball parking 6. Rock wall needs to be for younger children 7. Plant Drive — older, bathroom needs touch up, repaint over graffiti 8. Lilac — awesome facility except for condition of dog park facility, odor of the area is bad Sand Volleyball not used How about a playground next to the volleyball court Facility participation: Facility Number of Participants Comments Playground 3 2 children /1 adult 8 kids Lighter color rubber, flooring gets hot, put benches under stand by playground, rock climbing wall, playground for smaller children Skate park 10,14 Softball 2 Rink 3 Dog park 8 dogs, 15 adults 10 people /12 dogs More benches needed Exercise Trail 2 adults, 3 people Basketball 5 People were skateboarding on the basketball courts Baseball 6 people