12/10/2013-Parks Rec-Minutes-Regular MINUTES: Parks and Recreation Board
December 10, 2013
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Jackie Pevehouse, Tom Swartz, LeeAnn Galbreath Barnes, Terry Stogsdill, Josh Shumate, Carrie
Bilyeu
MEMBERS
ABSENT: Lee Allison
OTHERS
PRESENT: Director of Parks and Recreation Brian Crenwelge, Parks and Recreation Secretary Jennifer
Shumate
1. Meeting called to order.
2. Pledge.
3. Citizen’s Input.
No citizens
4. Consider minutes of the meeting of November 12, 2013.
Minutes approved unanimously after a motion to approve by Josh Shumate and a second by
Terry Stogsdill.
5. Sanger Christmas Parade.
The parade will be on December 14, 2013 at 6:30pm.
Police Car will lead with the remaining floats being distributed as needed (horses away from
fire trucks and band, etc).
Butterfield Elementary School has agreed to have a choir in the parade – they will be singing
near the Gazebo downtown.
Line Up is at Stephen Baker Football Field.
Parade will begin at 6:30pm with Invocation and Welcome/Tree Lighting to begin at 6:10pm.
Lineup will begin at 5:20pm. The parade will leave the staging point at 6:20pm to arrive at
downtown at 6:30pm.
Parks Board members will arrive at the downtown park at 5:00pm.
Parks Department will also provide maps for all the floats and a list of floats that are signed up
as of the parade date.
The Parks Department will provide a Gator for the Board Members stationed at Line Up to use.
6. Christmas Light Decorating Contest.
Jackie Pevehouse and Carrie Bilyeu will meet the week of December 15th to determine the
winners. There will be two winners – one of the east side of the highway and one on on the
west.
Ms. Bilyeu and Ms. Pevehouse will send the pictures to the Parks Department for placement in
the local paper.
Signs were provided by the Parks Department to place in the yards of the winners.
7. Project Graduation Rain Deer Romp 5K Run Scheduled for December 21, 2013.
Sponsored by Project Graduation and the event is from 10am – 12noon.
The City has very limited involvement. This is more of an FYI.
8. Splash Park Update.
No current update. Meeting was moved due to weather.
9. Sanger Parks & Recreation Department Logo.
Three colors only.
Once submitted the Logo will become the Property of the City of Sanger, Parks Department.
Logo is due at the 1st of February.
Parks Department will determine the winner.
Reward will be a presentation at a City Council meeting – with a plaque presentation and of
course the photo will be placed in the paper.
The Middle School art teacher is very interested in his students participating.
Tom Swartz will contact the High School art teacher.
10. Open Discussion of Future Projects.
Restrooms at Rail Road Baseball Fields are almost completely painted. Once this project is
completed (weather related delays) the concession stand will be painted as well.
11. Future Agenda Items.
Christmas Parade
Sanger Parks & Recreation Department Logo
Trash Off
Splash Park Update
12. Meeting Adjourned.