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MINUTES Recreation Advisory Board/Tree Board/Little League Board Department of Parks and Recreation The Recreation Advisory Board /Tree City USA Board/Little League Board met in a called meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 12:07 pm. Upon roll call the following members were present: Bob Miller, Ron Starr, Mary Scudder, Johnny Coffman, Linda Long and Larry Rhodes Upon roll call the following members were absent: Moises Contreras The following guests and staff members were present: Matt Siniard, Reya Joseph and Angela Leitzel The following decisions were made and ordered a part of the records of the Recreation Advisory Board/Tree City USA Board/ Little League Board. -1- NEW BUSINESS Splashpad/Playground Pricing Angela Leitzel presented comparison pricing of local splashpad pavilion rental fees to the Board. Due to the hours of the rentals and the lack of staff available, the Board suggested that verbiage be added to the permit, that renters must pick up and take their trash with them . A press release will need to be sent announcing the new rate with an effective date of May 1st. Motion was made by Johnny Coffman, seconded by Bob Miller, to raise the pavilion/shade structure rental rate at the splashpad/playground at Athens Regional Park, to $30 for a 2- hour rental black effective May 1, 2024. Motion Carried Credit Card Payments at Concession Stand/Pool Matt Siniard explained to the Board that computers/hardware, software, firewall and internet needs to be installed/updated to work with credit card machine terminals. There is a 3% fee associated with taking credit cards and discussion was made about passing the fee directly to the customer or hiding it in the prices of the food. The Board suggests researching the costs of the hardware and everything involved to take credit cards, before they will make a decision. -4- ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:59pm.