Park Board Minutes - 04/26/2007Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
April 26, 2007
W.F. Recreation Center
Room 202, second floor of the Library
600 11"' Street
1:30 p.m.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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Presiding: Mary Ward /Chairperson
Members Present: Mary Ward, Sharon Roach, Brad Rodgers, Peg
Marquardt, Gene Strouth, Penny Miller, Dennis Kays
and Alan Donaldson.
Members Absent: Elmer Emory and Jan Herzog
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Lanham Lyne /Mayor (Absent)
CALL TO ORDER:
Mary Ward called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. The minutes from March 22,
2007 were put before the Board for approval. Alan Donaldson made the motion to
approve the minutes and Peg Marquardt seconded the motion. Approved
unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
The Parks & Recreation Department has three principal projects going on right now
and Jack Murphy gave the Park Board a short status report.
1. The Softball Complex project is moving along. We have acquired the property
where the complex will be built and this week we are advertising Phase I which
is the dirt work. The latest estimate is 2.6 million to build the complex.
2. We don't have a design yet for the skate park but we are down to one company.
This is a design /build bid so we can deal with one company for the design and
then the actual building of the park. Hopefully it should be done in about 5 to 6
months.
3. As you know the schools will be purchasing land at Scotland Park and
Southern Hills Park. We are going in with the school system to build an adult
gym at each grade school. We will pay the architect $40,000 for expansion cost
of the gym to expand it from an elementary to adult gym. Total cost of this
project will be 1.2 million. The city's share will be about $700,000. Two sites
have been chosen and these sites are Huey and Jefferson. Hopefully this will
take care of the problem we have with gym use.
4. Glenn Jamison is now interviewing for summer staff for the Recreation Summer
programs. Terry Points is interviewing for the summer maintenance staff.
NEW & OLD BUSINESS:
1. Review of March Park tour.
There was a discussion on the parks that were viewed at the last meeting.
2. Discussion of Park, Recreation and Open Space plan.
3. The Lease Committee report was postponed to next meeting.
OTHER:
The Park Board has one vacancy and the members were asked to try and get
people to apply.
There was a discussion about the work being done at the Weeks Park Golf Course.
Mary Ward ask about reserving the Stage for City View School concert.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Si' nature.
Mary Ward/ irpemon