Park Board Minutes - 01/25/2007Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
January 25, 2007
Municipal Auditorium
City Council Conference Room
1:30 p.m.
Presiding:
Members Present:
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
City Council Representative:
Visitors:
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Date
ME
Time
Elmer Emory/Chairperson
Elmer Emory, Alan Donaldson, Brad Rodgers, Dennis
Kays, Sharon Roach, Gene Strouth and Penny Miller
Mary Ward, Peg Marquardt, Jan Herzog and Alvar
Alcazar.
Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
Lanham Lyne /Mayor
Sandra Shawver and Charlie Craft from the YMCA
CALL TO ORDER:
Elmer Emory called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. The election of Park Board
officers for the 2007 year began.
Dennis Kays moved to nominate Mary Ward for Chairperson for the Park Board and
Alan Donaldson seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
Alan Donadlson nominated Peg Marquardt for Co- chairperson for the Park Board
and Brad Rodgers seconded the nomination. Approved unanimously.
Dennis Kays nominated Sharon Roach for Secretary for the Park Board and Alan
Donaldson seconded the nomination. Approved unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Our two big projects are the Softball Complex and the Skate Park. The proposals
for the Skate Park should be in on February 23rd. This is a design build project not
a design bid. This project should be finished possibly this summer or later this
year.
The Softball Complex is moving along. We have the same architectural design firm
as we had with the first Softball Complex. Hopefully it will be finished this year.
The Recreation Brochure for the winter is out and we have several new classes.
One is the Ballroom Dance class in which the Tango is taught. Violeta Saiz is the
new instructor for this class and others.
Park maintenance has completed the planting of some 250 trees. They have about
300 left to plant. We are looking for places to plant them, so if you have any ideas
let us know.
Jack Murphy's office has moved from the auditorium to the W.F. Recreation Center—_
Lisa Jensen is now at the Park Maintenance building behind the Central Service
Complex.
NEW BUSINESS:
Request by YMCA for license to ball fields in University Kiwanis Park and Lake
Wichita Park for a 2007 Spring and Fall youth baseball league.
The YMCA asked for a couple of changes on the lease.
1. The fields at Kiwanis and Lake Wichita Park will be made available Sundays
only for Public use.
2. Lake Wichita Park there will be no portable restrooms, because the Kiwanis
Club put in a permanent bathroom and concession building.
Dennis Kays made the motion to accept changes in the lease agreement and it
was seconded by Brad Rodgers. Approved unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
Discussion of Park, Recreation, and Open Space Plan.
There was a meeting on December r between the Park Board and the City Council
on this subject. The next action will likely be the one day all day planning session
of the City Council in February.
Lease Committee report.
We are drawing close to finalizing the leases between the City, the YMCA and the
Boy's Club. This should be implemented the beginning of 2008.
OTHER:
Alan Donaldson wanted to know what the next step would be for the Park Board,
since the City Council and Park Board seemed to be in agreement about the Park,
Recreation, and Open Space Plan. Where does the money for these projects come
from?
There are several different sources we could try to get funding from such as
bonds, grants or 4 -13 board.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.
Signature
EI r mory/Chairpe