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LINCOLN RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 13, 2001
Lincoln Recreation Center
1000 Eleanor Street
5:45 PM
1. Call to order- The meeting was called to order by Chairman Carolyn Williams at
5:45 p.m.
2. Hear visitors- There were no visitors present
3. Pardon — Consider requests for absences of members from meeting- Absent
members were: Joe Dan Franklin, Eleanor Williams and Barbara Clemmons.
Requests for absences were received from Eleanor Williams and Barbara
Clemmons.
4. Approval of minutes from Regular June 11, 2001 Lincoln Recreation (LRC)
Committee Meeting- The June 11th LRC Meetings were approved as read.
5. Discussion on LRC Board Bylaws and Constitution- Jackson presented a copy of
the LRC Committee Bylaws and Constitution for committee review. After
reviewing the afore-mentioned, the committee suggested changes should be
made in the following sections: Page 1, Section II, under Terms of Office, Page
1, Section III, under Termination, Page 2, Section I, Annual Meetings, and Page
3, Section VIII. Jackson will finalize the LRC Committee Bylaws and Constitution
and bring to the September 10, 2001 Committee Meeting.
6. Discussion on Lincoln Recreation Center telephone Communications- After
discussions, Jackson suggested the addition of two phone lines would alleviate
the problems associated with telephone communication at the LRC. Jackson will
be pursuing this need with the city.
7. Discussion of newsletter procedures and publishing dates- In an attempt to
provide assistance for Eleanor Williams and ensure the timely publications of
Newsletters, Jackson will coordinate a discussion with Eleanor Williams and
Debra Thomas. Thomas will also speak with an interested party in regards to
providing assistance with the newsletter. It was also decided the LRC Advisory
Committee would review the newsletter prior to publishing.
8. Report(s):
— Treasurer- Treasurer, Clemmons was absent from the Meeting
— Adolescent Outreach Subcommittee- Thomas and Jackson discussed
proposed workshops, with no definite scheduling.
Lincoln Recreation Center
Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes
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—Public Relations Subcommittee- Information for this item was provided
in Agenda Item.
— Education Subcommittee-
(a) Discussion on Fall TAAS Buster Rally- Clemmons will discuss
this item further at the September committee meeting.
—Facilities Subcommittee- Jackson discussed current LRC expansion plans
with the committee.
—Seniors Subcommittee- Comments from Chairperson Robinson-
Robinson reported no activity for the month of August.
LRC Supervisor's Report- Lance Jackson
(a) Discussion of Boys & Girls Clubs After School Program 2001-
Jackson discussed the after school program with the
committee.
(b) Discussion of Potential Board Replacements- Due to the fact
that LRC Chairperson Carolyn Williams, Vice-Chairperson Joe
Dan Franklin and Secretary Cathy Watson will be rotating off
the committee in October 2001, it was decided that Jackson
would expedite requests for replacements and report results at
the September LRC committee meeting.
(c) Report, Discussion and Possible Consideration of Revised
Rental policies for the LRC- Jackson discussed this item with
the committee. It was decided that there would be no change
in rental fees at this time; the current membership fees would
also remain unchanged; however the summer membership
fees would be increased to $30.00 for the summer.
(d) Feedback from Jackson re: LRC Youth Athletics Council-
Jackson advised the group that comments would be returned
by September 14, 2001.
(e) Report, Discussion and Possible Consideration of LRC FY 02
Fee Change Proposal — Jackson informed the committee that
the regular membership fee would not change; however
summer membership fees would be increased to $30.00 per
summer.
8. Future Agenda Items: Health Care Insurance
9. Adjourn- The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. — Next LRC Committee meeting will be
held Monday, September 10, 2001 starting at 5:45 at the LRC.