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City of Casselberry Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Regular Meeting — March 9, 2021 Ms. Moore then gave an overview of arts and culture activities in the City. She informed the board of the current virtual gallery with the Women's Group and current virtual class offerings such as Spring Art Academy, Teen Urban Art, Acrylic Painting, and Kids Clay. She added that in- person classes are scheduled to begin in May. Lastly, Ms. Moore mentioned that Camp Casselberry would take place this summer with modifications and that the first in-person event would be Rock N' Blues Concert and Car Show on May 29, food truck events would resume in June, and board members could look forward to a modified Get Outdoors Casselberry event. Discussion followed. Ms. Moore added that at the upcoming Commission meeting on March 22nd, Commissioners would be considering an approval related to the parks renovations. Board Member Dia Nordstrom inquired when the fields would be redone. Ms. Moore explained the proposed timeline and the impacts of the Land Water and Conservation Fund grant to the timeline. Additional discussion followed. 7. Board Member Reports: Board Member Nordstrom commented on the Sculpture House and its attractive aesthetic. Vice Chair Farmer thanked the Art House for hosting the Seminole County AP Underclassmen Exhibit and mentioned staff member Jason Costa for the tremendous job he did to bring the exhibit online and how grateful the students were for the opportunity. The exhibit was promoted throughout the entire school district. Board Member Nash commented on the enthusiastic participation of residents getting outside in the parks. She then asked about the participation in the virtual classes. Ms. Moore responded that the class success is highly dependent on the instructor's level of comfort with an online platform. Ms. Moore said the online galleries were very well received with thousands of visitors to the website. Further discussion continued. Chair Icenhower welcomed Board Members Nick Santiago and Dia Nordstrom to the board. She then thanked the staff for keeping the board well informed and stated she could assist people with reporting for Walk Florida if needed. 8. Audience Participation —None.