Park Board Minutes - 07/28/2022 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
July 28, 2022
W.F. Recreation Center
600 11th Street Room 205
Time: 1:30pm
Presiding: Jim Heiman
Members Present: Alan Donaldson, Larri Jacoby, Dorcas Chasteen,
Michael Battaglino, Sandy Fleming, Patrick Hearn,
Jessica Traw, Thomas Taylor, Charlie Zamastil
Members Absent:
City Council Representative: Present: Steve Jackson
Other: Scott McGee, Terry Points (Staff Liaison)
Absent: Blake Jurecek
1. CALL TO ORDER:
New Park Board member Simeon Hendix and Josh Phillips were sworn in by
Recreation Liaison Scott McGee.
Jim Heiman called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from June 23, 2022, were put before the Board for approval.
Thomas Taylor made the motion to approve the minutes and Dorcas Chasteen
seconded the motion.
4. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
A. Recreation: Scott McGee
• 50 Plus Zone ended the month with 212 daily attendance.
• Food Bank is holding a 4 class series of cooking classes in
August & just completed 3 classes in July at the 50 Plus Zone.
• Health Department & 50 Plus Zone presented 2 cooking
classes in July and will have 2 more in August.
• A Diabetes Empowerment Program, Live Well Workshop &
Improv Workshop will be held in August with 50 Plus Zone.
• Recreation programs wrap up Summer Camp. Camp Lots A
Fun finished at 103% for all 4 sessions & Summer Fun camp
closed at 51% for 4 sessions.
• Recreation Staff will be attending Back to School Roundup
Saturday August 6th at the MPEC.
• Recreation will have a new instructor for Youth Ballet & Jazz
classes starting in September.
• Athletics Summer Volleyball league continues through August.
• Registration for fall sports is underway for softball, volleyball,
kickball, Soccer and Flag Football.
• Lucy Park swimming pool will close Sunday August 6.
• Swim lesson end Friday July 27. All 205 spaces were filled for
swim classes.
• Ending contract with Impact Activities at Hamilton Tennis
Center, Recreation will take it back over in September.
• Weeks Tennis Center will possibly convert into a full
Pickleball facility.
B. Parks: Terry Points
• With no rain, the ground is shifting and major leaks are showing
up.
• Squirrels and rats are causing mass problems in flower and tree
irrigation.
• Parks crews trimmed back tree overgrowth along the trail and we
have been spot mowing and trimming. Prepping for HHH.
• WSC put out and pick up trashcans downtown for the Taco Fest.
• Trees at Park Central mulched and the dead tree have been
removed.
• Mowed and cleaned 348 lots combined this month.
• Eleven funeral services this month along with routine
maintenance.
• Expressway village pond water fountain is being shut down due
to low water hard on pump from the drought.
• New cover have been installed over small shelters at Kiwanis
Park.
C. Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee: Mike Battaglino
• Sidewalk at Veterans memorial plaza 15 ft. wide, unveiling next
May for Memorial Day.
• Bricks are on order with names for the Veteran, looking for
storage facility when bricks come in
D. Circle Trail Update: No update at this time.
E. Parks Review Update:
F. Other Business, Announcements, Comments:
Meeting was urned at .53pnti
Signature: 14/11--'
Ji Heiman (First Chair)