Park Board Minutes - 02/22/2001RECEIVED IN
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
February 22, 2001
Municipal Auditorium
City Council Conference Room
1:38 p.m.
Presiding: Gary Patrick/Chairperson
Members Present; Gary Patrick, Al Norris, Mark Howell, Bob McBee,
William Barnes, Barbara Green, Kenneth Haney, Ed
Godsey and Matthew Bohlen
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
City Council Representative:
CALL TO ORDER:
Linda Bates and Clark Waters
Jack Murphy and Lisa Jensen
Dan Shine (Absent)
The meeting was called to order at 1:38 p.m.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
The final coach of the P & R Tram is almost complete. The Parks Department
plans on taking the Park Board on a ride along the new trail when the tram is
complete.
We have three trail projects that are in progress and hopefully will be completed
this year. The South Holliday creek trail, the new trail at the base of the spillway,
which Austin Bridge got the bid on, and gravel trail in Jaycee Park. We received a
grant for the gravel trail from the Parks and Wildlife Department.
We also have the grant for Tex Dot T -21 enhancement program which will be going
in about June this year.
We are about finished with our tree planting for the Winter. We replaced about 300
trees in the city.
After we finish the tram the next construction project will be the ornamental piece
on Harding Street. It will be in the shape of a clock tower with a workable clock.
Bids will open tomorrow on the flowers we plan to plant in May of this year.
Mark Howell informed the Board that the Parks & Wildlife Department will be
stocking the lake at Martin Plaza. Channel catfish and Sun fish will be the species
put in the lake.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Park, Recreation, and Open Space Plan. Priority selections.
Bob McBee made the board aware of the problem the school district is having
with available, good softball fields. He suggested the Parks Department and
the school district make an alliance and work together to get another 4 field
complex. Mr. Jack Murphy said he would get in touch with the school district
and see what he could do.
There was a long discussion on how to prioritize the facilities as to which
would be the top priority. This is how the priorities ended.
1. Gymnasium
2. Lake Wichita Shoreline Improvements
3. Softball Complex
4. Lucy & Jaycee Park Improvements
It was agreed that Jack Murphy understood what was wanted and he would
inform Mr. Jamison on how to proceed.
B. Funland contract termination.
The city will take care of the pavement and the contractor will take care of the
buildings. Timing is not an issue for tearing down. Jack talked with Glenn and
Terry to get ideas on what to do with property.
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NEW BUSINESS:
A. Election of Park Board Officers.
Gary Patrick was elected to continue as Chairperson. Kenneth Haney was
elected as Co- Chairperson. Mark Howell will continue as the secretary. All
were approved unanimously.
B. Parks advocate reports.
Lynwood Park is looking good except for a few dead trees. Hursh Park has
mesquite sprouts coming up that may cause problems. Lincoln Park is hard to
find. There is a drainage ditch between the little and big Lincoln parks. Ben
Darnell Park is a nice looking green belt park and has been kept up nicely.
Kiwanis Park needs to be mowed by the prairie dog homes. Scotland Park has
some tennis courts are they being used? It needs some more full length
basketball courts. Would it be feasible to convert the tennis courts over to
basketball courts?
The board wanted to know how Mr. Bobby Hagerman is doing at the Weeks
Park Tennis Center. Mr. Murphy informed them that Mr. Hagerman was doing
well and settling in fine. He is concerned about the golf balls that keep coming
over the fence.
C. Park Board attendance.
This was the best attended meeting in a long, long time. Mr. Patrick wanted to
remind everyone that if three meetings in a row are missed than you are off the
board. Linda Bates was mentioned.
OTHER BUSINESS:
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:30 P.M.
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY MARCH 22, 2001 IN THE
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM.