Park Board Minutes - 03/24/2022 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
March 24, 2022
W.F. Recreation Center
600 11th Street
Time: 1:30pm
Presiding: Jim Heiman
Members Present: Thomas Taylor, Alan Donaldson, Larri Jacoby,
Dorcas Chasteen, Charlie Zamastil, Michael
Battaglino, Jessica Traw
Members Absent: Crystal Byrd, Sandy Fleming, Patrick Hearn
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:
The minutes from January 27, 2022 were put before the Board for approval.
Charlie Zamastil made the motion to approve the minutes and Larri Jean Jacoby
seconded the motion.
3. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
A. Recreation: Scott McGee
• Annual Fishing Rodeo was held, Saturday March 5. Over 250 kids
attended
• 50 Plus Zone member count is up to 200 visitors per day
• 50 Plus Zone Murder Mystery Dinner Theater will be March 24,
2022 Tickets are sold out
• Applicants for Summer Recreation Jobs are slowly coming in.
Recreation staff will be attending MSU job fair on April 5, 2022
• Spring Volleyball season kicked off. We have 10 Co-Ed teams
• Spring Softball season opened there are 26 teams signed up
• Spring Basketball registration is underway
• Sport Complex hosted the Flag Football World Championship
Series Regional Qualifier this past week there was 34 teams from
all over Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico competing
• Spring Concert series starts April 7, at the Farmers Market in
adjacent to Downtown Development Art Walk with The Wichita
Youth Symphony Orchestra
B. Parks: Terry Points
• Rotary's new playground is complete and park sign was also
redone
• Crews are painting park restrooms, playgrounds, signs
• Parks Dept. is removing selected old equipment in parks
• Swinging Bridge will be closed Monday — Friday next week for
wood and fence replacement
• Removed all baskets at Lucy Park Disc Golf Course. WFDGA
helped install new baskets.
• Vietnam Memorial is getting new trees & sod. DAR ceremony is
March 29, 2022 @ 11:00am
• Removed large area of Junipers & planted sod near MPEC flag
pole area
• Applied for CDBG funds for Bridwell Park multi-purpose courts
including 6 basketball goals and 2 futsal ball goals ,
Baseball diamond, redoing dug outs, benches and fountain
• City Job Fair held in February parks hired 3 new employees, and
still short 16 employees
C. Circle Trail Updates:
• Concrete poured by Larry Marine Center at Lake Wichita for circle
trail will open up around March 28, 2022
• Michael Battaglino was appointed as the Park Board liaison for
the Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee.
4. Park Reviews Sub-Committee Update:
• A Final Report from the Park Review Sub-Committee was handed
out to the Park Board committee
5. Other Business, Announcements, Comments:
Signature: �y►c' ,C ci _J
Jim eiman (1st Chair Person