Park Board Minutes - 02/24/2011Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
February 24, 2011
W.F. Recreation Center
Room 202, 60011 "' Street
1:30 p.m.
Presiding:
Alan Donaldson /Chairperson
Members Present: Alan Donaldson, Ben Filer, Penny Miller, John
Hirschi, Jim Miller, Sharon Roach, Peg
Marquardt, John Fritzsch, Stephen Priester and
Mike Rucker
Members Absent: Stephen Garner
Staff Present: Jack Murphy & Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Mary Ward
CALL TO ORDER:
Alan Donaldson called the meeting to order at 1:30 pm. The minutes of January
27, 2011 meeting were put before the Board. Penny Miller made the motion to
accept the minutes. Mike Rucker and Ben Filer seconded the motion. Minutes
were approved.
OLD BUSINESS:
No Park Improvement Committee meeting this for this month.
Alan Donaldson mentioned that the Park Improvement Committee has not had a
meeting in some time. It was agreed that the Park Board needs to do some brain
storming. Each member was ask to go over the 5 year Plan again and reacquaint
themselves with what needs to be accomplished in this plan. Next months
meeting the members are to bring some new and fresh ideas on what they want
accomplished.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
1. Lady's and Men's Basketball leagues are continuing.
2. Softball registration goes through Friday, February 25. Alan asked if staff
could think of a possible kickoff event at the first day of league play to
3. Registration for Kickball and Volleyball is March 7t'.
4. The Holliday Creek Trail project is continuing. We are told by TXDOT that it
should be completed in April.
5. Peg Marquardt asks if we had any problems or complaints from business
along the trails about the trails running to close to the business where
people don't normally go. Staff indicated no such problems or complaints
have been received.
6. The other two TXDOT matching grant sections of the Circle Trail are along
Seymour Hwy. and Barnett Road and the City will be going out for bids in
July. As yet the Holliday Creek Trail and Seymour Hwy. and Barnett Road
trails have not been budgeted for trail amenities.
7. The 4B project has been approved for the Dog Park Facility and is under
construction. All the water valves have been dug up and will be changed
from a raw water source to City water source. Bids on fencing will be
solicited next week. The rules may have to be approved by City Council.
8. Staff is working on the four 413 Fund Lake Wichita shore nature trail signs.
Jack Murphy asked the Board members for ideas or opinions for the trail
signs. Staff is now checking with the City sign shop to possibly help us
with these signs. By the next meeting Mr. Murphy should have a firmer
idea on the cost of signs. The other three shore projects that the Public
Works has committed to engineer are the flotation dock, observation
platform, and two areas for bank fishing access. These should be
completed sometime in summer.
9. Park staff has finished the replacement of dead trees and is spreading
mulch.
10. Castaway Cove management contract will, again, be with AMG this year.
The slides are being repainted and the pool areas are being re- plastered.
11. Parks staff will be going out to Lake Kickapoo to make repairs to the boat
dock.
12. The Water Mill structure will be installed as soon as traffic relocates their
traffic cabinet.
13. The Sports Complex maintenance building is near completion.
NEW BUSINESS:
No new business.
OTHER ITEMS:
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting was adjorned at 2:15 pm.
Signature: J
Alan Donaldson /Chairperson