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Home My WebLink About2025 08 06 Parks, Rec and Mobility Regular Meeting AgendaPARKS, RECREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025 - 5:30 PM CITY HALL - COMMISSION CHAMBERS 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434, WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 1 CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Agenda Changes AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS 100. Not Used INFORMATIONAL AGENDA 200. Not Used PUBLIC INPUT Anyone who wishes to speak during Public Input on any Agenda Item or subject matter will need to fill out a “Public Input” form. Individuals will limit their comments to three (3) minutes, and representatives of groups or homeowners' associations shall limit their comments to five (5) minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission. CONSENT AGENDA 300. Approval of the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Parks, Recreation, and Mobility Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes 2025 05 07 PRMAC Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA 400. Not Used REGULAR AGENDA 500. Parks and Recreation FY25-26 Budget Overview 501. Parks and Trails Update parks and trails august meeting.pdf 502. Parks and Recreation Update Parks Board Meeting august update.pdf 503. Discussion on ADA needs in relation to the Park, Recreation and Mobility Advisory Committee. REPORTS PUBLIC INPUT Anyone who wishes to speak during Public Input on any Agenda Item or subject matter will need to fill out a “Public Input” form. Individuals will limit their comments to three (3) minutes, and representatives of groups or 2 homeowners' associations shall limit their comments to five (5) minutes, unless otherwise determined by the City Commission. ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC NOTICE This is a Public Meeting, and the public is invited to attend and this Agenda is subject to change. Please be advised that one (1) or more Members of any of the City's Advisory Boards and Committees may be in attendance at this Meeting, and may participate in discussions. Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City of Winter Springs at (407) 327-1800 "at least 48 hours prior to meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority" - per Section 286.26 Florida Statutes. "If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based" - per Section 286.0105 Florida Statutes. 3 CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 300 PARKS, RECREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA | AUGUST 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Approval of the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Parks, Recreation, and Mobility Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes SUMMARY FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Committee approve the May 7, 2025 Parks, Recreation, and Mobility Advisory Committee Regular Minutes as presented 4 PARKS, RECRREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVIOSRY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MAY 7, 2025 CITY HALL – COMMISSION CHAMBERS CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA CALL TO ORDER Assistant City Clerk Tristin Tarrant called the Wednesday, May 7, 2025, of the Parks, Recreation, and Mobility Advisory Committee Regular Meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). Roll Call: Committee Member Jason Byrne, present Committee Member John Hibbs, present Committee Member Leah Weisman, present Committee Member Paul Krebs, present Committee Member Brenda Lambie, present Committee Member Jennifer Hankes, present Committee Member Robert Tommy, present Assistant City Clerk Tristin Tarrant, present Also present: Mr. Christian Gowan, City Clerk, City Clerk Department Mr. Michael Krist, Parks Manager, Parks and Recreation Department A moment of silence was held and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. REGULAR AGENDA - PART I 500) Election for Chairperson of the Parks, Recreation and Mobility Advisory Committee for Calendar Year 2025 ASSISTANT CITY CLERK TARRANT OPENED THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRPERSON. COMMITTEE MEMBER HANKES NOMINATED COMMITTEE MEMBER BYRNE. THE NOMINATION WAS ACCEPETED. NO OBJECTION TO THE NOMINATION WAS GIVEN. NO OTHER NOMINATIONS WERE GIVEN. MOTION PASSED WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT. JASON BYRNE WAS ELECTED THE CHAIRPERSON 501) Election for Vice-Chairperson of the Parks, Recreation and Mobility Advisory Committee for Calendar Year 2025 ASSISTANT CITY CLERK TARRANT OPENED THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE- CHAIRPERSON. COMMITTEE MEMBER WEISMAN NOMINATED HERSELF. THE NOMINATION WAS ACCEPETED. NO OBJECTION TO THE NOMINATION WAS GIVEN. NO OTHER NOMINATIONS WERE GIVEN. 5 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES PARKS, RECREATION AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGUALR MEETING – MAY 7, 2025 PAGE 2 of 3 MOTION PASSED WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT. LEAH WEISMAN WAS ELECTED THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS 100) Committee Training City Clerk Gowan presented a brief orientation and sunshine law training to the Committee. Discussion ensued on committee communications methods and best practices for the committee to bring forth information to other committee members. INFORMATIONAL AGENDA 200) Not Used PUBLIC INPUT Chairperson Byrne opened “Public Input”. No one addressed the committee Chairperson Bryne closed “Public Input”. CONSENT AGENDA 300) Not Used PUBLIC HEARINGS AGENDA 400) Not Used REGULAR AGENDA – PART II 502) Parks and Recreation Update Mr. Krist opened the item and began with presenting the “City of Winter Springs Parks and Recreation Update for May”. The presentation reviewed updates related to the City’s Pickleball courts, past and future programs the city will be holding in the various parks, as well as upcoming parks items such as closures, renovations and improvements they will be receiving soon. Discussion ensued during the pickleball update between staff and the committee regarding the number of pickleball courts to tennis courts the city now has. It was requested for the city to investigate adding more tennis courts or reverting a few for pickleball courts back to tennis courts. Staff relayed they are looking at redoing the tennis courts. Discussion continued as the presentation progressed with questions regarding lighting of both the Trotwood basketball courts and the Central Winds Dog Park. Staff relayed in kind to each question presented. The concern for the basketball court would be staffing and light leakage into the surrounding neighborhood. Mr. Krist transitioned to present the Committee with an overview of the Central Winds Comprehensive Plan as it is phased now. The plan relays the vision for Central Winds, input given by the residents, for improvement, future amenities and troubleshooting current issues. This master plan is a several phase improvement plan for Central Winds Parks. Support was 6 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES PARKS, RECREATION AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGUALR MEETING – MAY 7, 2025 PAGE 3 of 3 expressed for the suggested improvement, but concern was also relayed for environmental preservation of the park. 503) Discussion on Duties and Focus of the Committee Assistant City Clerk Tarrant opened the item and relayed the staff’s intent for this item. City staff were looking to gauge the interest and focus the committee wants to take on for the next upcoming meetings. Discussion ensued on items for the next Committee meeting. The items stated are to discuss the city’s interconnectivity, the parks budget, city owned parcels and trails and the amount of tennis courts within the city. Further discussion ensued on frequency of the meetings of the committee. Consensus was given that the current four meetings a year were agreeable. Concerns were expressed on not being able to discuss issues related to the 4th of July event due to the next meeting being scheduled for August. Discussion ensued on the number of handicapped parking spaces available due to issues that had arisen in past years. A suggestion was made for the city to invest in obtaining mobile handicap signs to be able to designate additional handicap spaces if needed. Staff took the suggestion into consideration and additionally explained the improvements that will be implemented at this year’s 4th of July celebration so that the issues may be prevented this year. REPORTS PUBLIC INPUT Chairperson Byrne opened “Public Input”. No one addressed the committee Chairperson Bryne closed “Public Input”. ADJOURNMNET Chairperson Byrne adjourned the Regular Meeting at 7:29 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: _____________________________________ TRISTIN TARRANT ASSISTANCE CITY CLERK NOTE: These Minutes were approved at the ________, 2025 Parks, Recreation and Mobility Advisory Committee Regular Meeting. 7 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 500 PARKS, RECREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA | AUGUST 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Parks and Recreation FY25-26 Budget Overview SUMMARY Per the request of the Committee at the last regular meeting, City staff will provide a general overview of the Parks and Recreation budget for next fiscal year. FUNDING SOURCE N/A RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending the Committee review information presented by staff 8 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 501 PARKS, RECREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA | AUGUST 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Parks and Trails Update SUMMARY FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Parks, Recreation and Mobility Advisory Committee discuss parks and trail connections within the city 9 PARKS AND TRAILS 10 211 312 413 514 615 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 502 PARKS, RECREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA | AUGUST 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Parks and Recreation Update SUMMARY FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION General Discussion 16 PARKS UPDATE 17 2 FISH WINTER SPRINGS/ SUMMER CAMP 18 3 CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM 19 TROTWOOD PAVILION 420 5 TROTWOOD TENNIS COURTS 21 CURRENT PARKS PROJECTS •Baseball Concession stand refurbish •Roof and foul ball net replacement •Sidewalk repairs for all city parks •3 ADA ramps at Central Winds Park •Moss Park re-opened 622 UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS •Babe Ruth Opening day September 12th Central Winds Park •9/11 Memorial Ceremony September 11th 8-9 AM, Police Station •Food Truck Thursday September 18th 5-8 PM, Trotwood Park •WSPD national night out 2025 October 7th 2025 •Hometown Harvest October 25th 4:30-8:30 PM, Central Winds Park 723 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 503 PARKS, RECREATION, AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA | AUGUST 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Discussion on ADA needs in relation to the Park, Recreation and Mobility Advisory Committee. SUMMARY FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION This item was requested by Vice-Chairperson Weisman to be added to the Committee agenda for discussion and possible recommendation to the Commission on ADA needs within the City. 24