Park Board Minutes - 09/23/2021 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
September 23, 2021
W.F. Recreation Center
600 11th Street
Room 205
Time: 1:30pm
Presiding: Jim Heiman
Members Present: Sandy Fleming, Charlie Zamastil, Thomas Taylor,
Alan Donaldson, Patrick Hearn, Michael Battaglino,
Members Absent: Larri Jacoby, Jessica Traw, Caitlyn Wood, Crystal
Byrd
City Council Representative: Absent: Steve Jackson
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:
• New members Patrick Hearn and Dr. Michael Battaglino were sworn in by City
Clerk Marie Balthrop.
The minutes from June 24, 2021 were put before the Board for approval. Thomas
Taylor made the motion to approve the minutes and Alan Donaldson seconded
the motion.
• Addendum Correction: June 24, meeting last sentence, Thomas Taylor to head
up the Parks Review Sub-Committee.
• Charlie Zamastil made first motion to approve addendum Thomas Taylor made
seconded motion
3. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
A. RECREATION: Scott McGee
• See attached hand out from Recreation
• Scott added the dance studio hardwood floors were re-done and
walls painted.
B. Parks: Terry Points
• See attached hand out from Parks
• Parks had no new updates
C. Circle Trail Updates:
• A 20-year project, now zooming in on one of the final phases.
• Homeowners along the north side of Lake Wichita have raised
issue about the circle trail being too close to their home.
• The property is city owned and the circle trail plans have it being
installed on the shoreline of the city land.
• Homeowners are going to City Council with their concerns
• Charlie Zamastil Park Board member recommended that the Park
Board support the circle trail 20-year project as planned. Sandy
Fleming made the first motion and Charlie Zamastil seconded the
motion. Park Board members encourage and support the city to
complete the entire city loop trail project as planned, including
the section along the city owned land. Motion made and
seconded approved unanimously.
4. BUDGET 2021-2022
A. Parks
• General Fund:
• 1 new playground being purchased for Lucy Park Lucyland
• Rotary Club raised $65,000 to put in new playground equipment at
Rotary Park.
• Repairs to old rail road tie, falling toward trail
• New railing going in at Rosewood St. along trail
• New 18 hole Disc Golf Course for Williams park
• New rocket ship restroom at O'Reilly park
B. Recreation
• General Fund:
• Purchasing and installing new wind screens at Hamilton Tennis
Center and later in spring Weeks tennis center
• Re-establishing Parks & Recreation programs, actives and
athletic programs
C. 5 year CIP
• Circle Trail completion
• Lucy Park Pool Repairs
• Roads in Parks resurfaced
• Turf on one field at Soft Ball Complex
5. 4B Board
A. 4B Request Projects
• Cast Away Cove water park
• Champion Golf Course
6. Parks Review Update
A. Parks review committee passed out a handout
• Parks reviewed Hamilton, Scotland, Edgemere, Martin Plaza
• Removing Lucy Park, Weeks Park (Tennis & Golf) & Lake
Wichita Park from list of reviews due to being a broad
scope & size
• Review committee has started a tabulation on parks
reviewed, but is not completed at this time.
• Estimated completion date October 15, 2021 on reviews of
parks for the Park Board
7. Other Business, Announcements, Comments:
A. Upcoming Park Board meeting dates
• October 28, 2021
• November and December meeting combined due to holidays
• Set date for meeting December 9, 2021
Meeting was adjourned at 2:45 pm
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Signature: -4_1'7i /(12,e.tiL- .—
im Heiman (1st Chair Person)