Park Board Minutes - 09/27/2007Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
September 27, 2007
W.F. Recreation Center
Room 202, second floor of the Library
60011"' Street
1:30 p.m.
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Presiding: Peg Marquardt/Co- Chairperson
Members Present: Peg Marquardt, Gene Strouth, Elmer Emory, Sharon
Roach, David Troublefiield, and Billie Green, Jr.
Members Absent: Brad Rodgers, Alan Donaldson, Penny Miller, Mary
Ward and Dennis Kays.
Staff Present: Glenn Jamison, Terry Points and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Ray Gonzalez
CALL TO ORDER:
Peg Marquardt called the meeting to order at 1:37 p.m. The minutes from August
23, 2007 were put before the Board for approval. Billie Green, Jr. made the motion
to approve the minutes and Elmer Emory seconded the motion. Minutes were
approved unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Glenn Jamison introduced the new Program Coordinator, Lauren Rains, to the Park
Board. Lauren Rains is the replacement for Kathy Whetstone's position. Kathy
retired in December of 2006.
Lauren told the Board a little about herself and how long she has lived in the City
of Wichita Falls.
Glenn Jamison gave some information about the Recreation Department's
activities.
1. The Summer Outdoor Concert Series came to an end this last Tuesday.
2. Fall Softball season has begun as well as our Flag Football season. This
is the first time in about five years that we have had enough teams to
have a Flag Football season. We are hoping it goes well.
3. Falls Fest is coming up this weekend and we are operating the Trail
Train for the first time as a money making concession. We are doing
this through Streams and Valleys and are hoping that this will improve
our sales. We are also providing the mobile stage and the sectional
stage.
4. This coming Sunday we are having our Punt, Pass and Kick contest at
Memorial Stadium.
5. The Recreation Department will be having our 2nd Annual Bluegrass
Festival on October 5 and 6th.
6. October 7th we will have our Cheerleading Clinic and Contest. The MSU
Cheerleaders come out to the Memorial Stadium and teach about 200 or
more girls and boys different cheers, stunts and chants. Then they
participate in a contest.
7. The 50 + Zone will be going on an overnight camping trip to Red Rock
Canyon State Park the 9th, 10th, and 11th of October.
8. The 27th of the month of October is our Lucy Park Halloween for all ages.
9. Stage rentals are picking up. Midwestern is using the stage for the rest
of their home games this year.
10. The Skate Park is designed for 13,000 square feet. It came in at about
$475,000 dollars.
11. The Softball complex has been delayed because of rain but they have
started putting up the fence post and digging out the ponds.
Terry Points reported on activities of the Parks Maintenance Department.
1. The Parks Maintenance division has been working hard this week
helping with the Falls Fest event.
2. In about two weeks the flowerbeds will be going away, making room for
the Pansies that are going in for Fall season.
3. The maintenance crews are having lots of problems with the Pecan trees
through out the city loosing limbs. The winds we had earlier in the year
have weakened the trees and all the rain has caused a prosperous pecan
crop, making the limbs very heavy and they are starting to break and fall.
The maintenance crews have done preventive maintenance but people
still need to be cautious when around these pecan trees. Signs will be
placed in Lucy Park to alert people for the danger.
Peg Marquardt and Billie Green were concerned about the mowers mowing
the Park in City View and not picking up cans and bottles before mowing.
This is causing broken glass and sharp metal being scattered in the park.
Terry Points said he would look into the problem and take care of it.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Lease Committee report from Elmer Emory
The YMCA still has concerns and are in disagreement with the proposed lease
between the City of Wichita Falls and the YMCA. The lease will be tabled until
the October meeting when it will be voted on and sent to the City Council.
2. Park Improvement Committee report from Gene Strouth.
The Park Improvement Committee was chartered to address the question, "How
do we get people into the parks ?"
The members of the committee decided upon a number of courses of action.
First the committee chose to look at cities with populations plus or minus 10
percent of Wichita Falls' population. The Committee members divided the list
of cities, and each member researched their share of the cities. The findings
were submitted to the board for consideration.
The committee will focus next on the current Wichita Falls' parks.
OTHER:
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Signature:
Mary Warrhairperson