Park Board Minutes - 02/25/2021 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
February 25, 2021
W.F. Recreation Center
600 11th Street
Virtual 1:15pm
Presiding: Jim Heiman
Members Present: Sandy Fleming, Charlie Zamastil, Alan Donaldson,
Jim Heiman, Caitlyn Wood, Jessica Traw, Audra
Lambert, Larri Jacoby, Thomas Taylor, Crystal Byrd,
Members Absent: Marcy Brown Marsden
City Council Representative: Steve Jackson (Absent)
Other: Scott McGee, Terry Points (Staff Liaison)
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Jim Heiman called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from January 28, 2021 were put before the Board for approval.
Sandy Fleming made the motion to approve the minutes and Tom Taylor
seconded the motion.
The Park Board Memebers appointed Jim Heiman as 2nd chair as replacement of
member John Fritzsch.
3. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
A. RECREATION: Scott McGee
• Recreation classes are opening up more.
• 50 Plus Zone numbers are way up.
• Dog Obedience training classes will be opening up their summer
session.
• Kids Fishing Rodeo has been canceled this year, TPW are not
participating in actives this year due to Covid.
• Softball, Volleyball registration is open for the spring sign up.
• Basketball season is closing out, make up games are in process due to
the bad weather.
• First weekend in March a high school softball tournament will be held at
complex.
• Middle of March Hamilton Tennis Center will host a Jr. and Adult Tennis
tournament.
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• A committee for the Master Plan has been put together, if you would like
to be on it contact Marcy
B. Parks: Terry Points
• Freeze damage to the shop, restrooms and Irrigation system.
• After record breaking cold weather last week, main concern is how
much damage was done to trees, shrubs and other plants.
• Most Live Oaks are going to prematurely lose their leaves, thinking
most trees will be okay, but only time will tell.
• Crape Myrtles are historically lost when temperatures go below 10
degree for an extended period.
• Southern Magnolias trees have had a lot of damage to their leaves
from cold snap.
• At this time, we will not know how much damage has been done until
April or May.
• The pansies will be devastated. most are still alive right now, and
many even kept their blooms, in areas where they were protected like
MPEC & Library.
• Smith's Garden town has a good link on FB with information about
plant damage from freeze
• Kiwanis Park playground is completed.
• Hamilton Park splash pad is moving slowly.
• Edgemere Park Ninja Course playground will be delivered early
March.
• Westover Park playground has been picked out.
• Lake Wichita fish cleaning station has been repaired.
• The original Falls sign is back. Rocks and park bench has been
removed and the bench pad will be next.
• Crews are cleaning out mesquite for hog fence to be installed at
Rosemont cemetery.
4. Other Business, Announcements, Comments
5. Adjournment:
Meeting was adjourned at 2:44 pm
Signature: ( -Zm- ----72 -2-"--''
J. Heiman ( 2N° Chair fill in)