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APR 2 `99 <br />ROOK f'AU d <br />PARKS 6 RECREATION COMMITTEE REPORT <br />Chairman Bird read aloud the following Summary of the April <br />4th Meeting, noting that Board action is needed on a couple of <br />the items: <br />PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />SUMMARY <br />April 4, 1991 <br />1) Tree Planting Suggestion <br />A fifth grade student suggested that a tree be planted in a <br />park each time a baby is born in Indian River County. There <br />were 1266 babies born in the county last year. <br />Chairman Bird will write the child and tell her, based on <br />the recent changes in the comprehensive plan requiring more <br />open space, and with the land acquisition activities right <br />now to acquire more property to be left undeveloped, and <br />with the way we are presently developing our parks in a high <br />quality environmental manner, we feel we -are addressing <br />this. Also the City of Vero Beach Tree Commission holds a <br />sale of seedlings every year. It was the consensus of that <br />committee that they will give every Vero Beach citizen a <br />certificate for a free tree when they have a baby. <br />2) Purchase of Additional Fairground property <br />Property adjacent to the Fairground property is available. <br />The committee felt that the property does have some value to <br />be added to our inventory to be added to the Fairground <br />property, and they recommended that staff be allowed to look <br />into the financing feasibility of this property. This <br />property is under review by the Land Acquisition Advisory <br />Committee. <br />3) Lease Agreement on Donald McDonald Park <br />The Forestry Division lease will expire in June, 1992, and <br />they will not be renewing the lease. They don't have the <br />funds to continue maintaining the park, and the work they do <br />at the park is not covered under fire -fighting duties. They <br />would like to negotiate with the County to keep their men <br />based at -the park. <br />4) Earth Day <br />Friends of the Sebastian River are planning an Earth Day, <br />and requested permission to use Dale Wimbrow Park for the <br />festivities. The committee unanimously recommended <br />approval of the request to use the park for no fee. <br />5) Stop signs at exits of Dale Wimbrow and Donald MacDonald <br />Parks <br />One of the committee members felt that stop signs should be <br />placed at the exits of Dale Wimbrow and Donald MacDonald <br />Parks because of the speed of traffic on Roseland Road. <br />6) 5 Acre tract adjacent to Tracking Station Park <br />Indian River Shores is interested in trading the 5 -acre <br />piece of property adjacent to the Tracking Station Park for <br />the 40± acres at Gifford Park. <br />W <br />19 <br />W <br />i- 1 <br />