September 22, 2026 Parks and Recreation Meeting Packet

Parks & Recreation Committee · 2026-09-22 · agenda_packet

The document is an agenda and minutes for a Parks & Recreation Committee meeting, along with a Memorandum of Understanding and a shade structure rendering. The meeting agenda lists items including a Destin Parks Foundation MOU, Clement Taylor Restrooms, shade structure ideas for the dog park, and various committee member comments. The minutes detail a presentation by Pierce Barrett with FDEP on proposed improvements to Joe's Bayou Recreation Area, including Mattie Kelly Park and its associated boardwalk. The project is approximately 90% designed, has received a City development order and Florida DEP permits, and is waiting for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit. The committee approved the project and next steps. The MOU is between Destin Parks Foundation, Inc. and the City of Destin to establish a cooperative relationship for fundraising and park improvements. The rendering is for a shade addition to the Destin Dog Park. No specific street address, acreage, or case number is stated for any project. The decision for the Joe's Bayou project was approval by the committee. The next meeting date is September 22, 2026.