Meeting Notes

Friends of Anastasia                                                                                 April 15, 2008

 

Attended By

Linda Devlin, President

Constance Wiecking, VP

Leo Seaman, Secretary

Brandi, Treasurer     

Shelly (ranger)

Ally Holloway (board member)

Bob

Paul (Park manager)

Dennis Salvati

David & Cindie

Mitch (Assistant Park Mgr)

Ray (board member)

 

Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Roll Call
  2. Reading of the minutes - approved
  3. Financial Report
    1. Balance: 18,128.51
  4. Membership Report
    1. 75 members in good standing
    2. 6 renewals since last month
    3. would like to do a socal for the group

                                                              i.      Brandi has volunteered to set it up, some Saturday afternoon in may.

                                                            ii.      Shelly will assist with reserving a pavilion

                                                          iii.      Saturday, May 17th at 5:30-8:30 PM or Sunday, May 18th at 2:00pm

                                                          iv.      Need to send out an email – Dennis will do this – Brandi will coordinate with Dennis to send email.

  1. Reports from chair
    1. Nursery

                                                              i.      Janet had a 4H meeting tonight, but sent a report in to Shelly.

                                                            ii.      May 1st doing a plant training to 10am – 12am.  Dennis will email this out to the membership.

    1. Speed bumps – Jim

                                                              i.      Jim is not here tonight, but Linda is providing information from him

                                                            ii.      There are restrictions to the signs that we can put up on the road.  We then have to write a letter to Paul to start getting approval.

                                                          iii.      Could be nice if we could borrow the radar sign from the city or county police.

                                                           iv.      Committee will check signs that are available, and what is allowed from district.  Then will send a report to

    1. Solar Panels – Leo

                                                              i.      No new information to provide.

                                                            ii.      Waiting on information from Michelle.

                                                          iii.      Division is making more of a push for going green.

                                                           iv.      Leo will try to get someone who can come in and talk to us about it.  In the record, there is a company in town that is setting up in town.

                                                             v.      Leo todo: email Michelle to get usage information

    1. Playground  Linda

                                                              i.      Not much more to report this month.

                                                            ii.      Right now Larry has the picture that was put together to see what district would think of it.  We also need to include any other items we want

                                                          iii.      Pavers from pavilion to the playground, 8’ wide, would cost about $5,000.00.

1.      May be able to get price reduced if we do the manual labor.  Jim has volunteered to help.

2.      Linda will be calling a few people who have setup paver to use as a fund raiser

a.      Every 3-4 months we’d take the pavers and send them in to be cut with names

3.      Pavers Express did the work for the Library, they are using a company from GA to do the engraving.

4.      Library was charging $100.00 per brick, and also offering a ‘mini brick’ for $15 which is a paper weight sized replica of the brick.

                                                           iv.      Hoping to have volunteers build benches that would go along the pathway.

                                                             v.      Would like to do a fund raiser at the Elks lodge   

1.      we would have to pay $1,200.00 for the use of the lodge, but then they would donate $1,200.00 to the playground fund.

2.      Estimating that we could raise upto $50,000 for one event.

3.      Fund raiser of $50,000 or more must be approved by district.

    1. Endless Summer Run

                                                              i.      Website has been updated.

                                                            ii.      ACRR has been notified.

                                                          iii.      Would like to list on First Place Sports.

1.      Need to get an image for the 2008

2.      Shelly will ask one of the Americorp guys

                                                           iv.      If anyone knows anyone who wants to do a t-shirt design, please have a sketch ready for the may meeting.

                                                             v.      Still running as a 10k event

1.      ACRR isn’t willing to time two races at the same time

                                                           vi.      Would like to do a volleyball or bocce tournament later in the day.

 

  1. Florida state park business
    1. Shelly

                                                              i.      May – need a nominating committee for finding board members at the next annual meeting

                                                            ii.      Would be good to have some non-board members on the nominating committee

1.      Shelly will provide us the list of which officers and board members will be reaching term limits

                                                          iii.      Mitch & Shelly went out and looked at ATV’s.      

1.      found an identical one to one that needs to be replaced

2.      is less than $4,000, and is new.

3.      used for beach patrol, search & rescue, and exotic removal.

                                                           iv.      Motion to spend $4,000 on the ATV for the park (budgeted)

1.      motion was approved and passed 6-0

    1. Paul

                                                              i.      Annual CSO Meeting coming up,

1.      starts on Friday, finishes Saturday at noon

2.      May 9-10

                                                            ii.      Good time to go and meet with other CSO groups.

                                                          iii.      Leo & Ally might be able to attend.

                                                           iv.       

                                                             v.      Nature trail on the campground loop

1.      Don Linard (a volunteer camp host at the park) will be working on the grant.

2.      Anyone who is interested in reading the grant can get a copy from Shelly.

                                                           vi.       

 

  1. Old Business
    1. Art Show each spring

                                                              i.      April 30th there is a meeting of the art assoc. Karen will be attending and let them know that we want to do an art show in the spring.

 

    1. Handicap Accessible Nature Trail

                                                              i.      Need to flag from the playground area over to the pond.

                                                            ii.      Then we can have the biologist report on the proposed trail.

                                                          iii.      Would like to do educational signs along the path

                                                           iv.      Will need to get an amendment to the park management plan to do this trail.

                                                             v.      Linda will email when paul is ready to do the walk

 

 

  1. New Business
    1. Member Input

                                                              i.      It would be nice to have committee chairs at the social in May, so that we can direct people to committee people.

    1. New stamp was given to Brandi.

 

  1. Announcements
    1. Next meeting

                                                              i.      May 20th at 5:30

  1. Adjourn