Six out of seven members were in attendance at the Alva Recreation Authority meeting. This was the first meeting since September 2018. Because of the holidays, a quorum was hard to come by.
The minutes from Sept. 19 were approved. The finance statements from September, October, November and December were discussed and approved. The biggest budget items mentioned were:
• The collection from youth sports at $10,460 October 2018
• Concession costs, profitability and inventory rollover
• In November, sprinklers were repaired in all of the fields
• In December the YTD revenues were $311,523 and expenditures were $323,629, with encumbrances of $104,467; in the bank was $117,108 in cash.
The Director's Report
There are 76 rec league kids, 262 competitive players. Women's volleyball is coming up and the deadline is this weekend.
The first baseball tournament is April 20. Soccer deadlines are coming up. The rec center is hosting slow pitch softball
for Alva High School (as their field is too small). The rec center has been very busy, with something going on seven days a week.
City Council Report
• Water tower is complete
• Sewer line was put in east of town.
• Water line replacement is starting. About 6,500 feet will be replaced.
• Bids have been sent out for our coronation station in the oilfield (helps water). The system is about 60 years old and is needing to be replaced. Because of the e. coli scare, it will 100 percent ensure water is treated before it is delivered to anyone. It will be continually monitored.
• The city will be rolling out a new app called C Click Fix. You can put in any issue that need to be repaired (leaks, tall grass). You can be emailed on the progress of the fix.
• A sewer station will be upgraded.
Other Business
Discussion to change the frequency of the ARC meetings was had. Ordinances for the meetings must be changed by the city. Likely, meetings will become quarterly soon.
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