Park Board Minutes - 06/29/2000CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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Municipal Auditorium
Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
June 29, 2000
City Council Conference Room
1:30 p.m.
Presiding: Gary Patrick/Chairperson
Members Present;
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
City Council Representative:
Visitors:
CALL TO ORDER:
Gary Patrick, Al Norris, Mark Howell, Bob McBee,
Ed Godsey and Linda Bates
Barbara Green Kenneth Haney, William Barnes and
Clark Waters
Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
Dan Shine, absent
Dewayne Robertson
The meeting was called to order and the minutes of May 25 meeting were put
before the board. Mark Howell made the motion to approve the minutes and Al
Norris seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Mr. Murphy gave the board an update on the progress of the P & R Trailways
Tram. Each coach will seat twelve adults and it should be ready to put on the
trails by August.
Approval by the 4 -B Sales Tax Board of a $176,000 dollars appropriation to be City
matched for the B21 Fedreal grant that we received in January. It goes to Council
Wednesday.
The Council recommended that we use a part of the funding in this year's
allocation of CDBG funds to extend the trail and go about another 3 miles. This
will go before the City Council on the 18th.
The Parks and Recreation summer programs are doing well. The Community
Outreach Program grant we received a grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife is
going over big with the campers.
The budget is being put together and looks like it will be a status quo type budget.
We are requesting funds for the parking lot at Weeks Tennis Center to replace the
one removed when the Holliday Creek project went through.
Mr. Patrick asked for an update on the replacement trees that were planted this
year. Mr. Murphy stated that they were doing well. We planted replacement trees
in Weeks Golf Course, at Wastewater Treatment Plant and there were some trees
that the SAFB bought and planted at the Golf Course on the base.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Park Board went over all changes that were made to the Five Year Plan and
made several changes. This will be followed up on at the meeting scheduled for
July 13, 2000. Mr. Patrick wants to schedule a date for a public hearing on the
Five Year Plan once all the changes have been made and approved.
Approval for the July 13 board meeting to be held at the Library/Recreation
building at 10th and Indiana was passed.
OTHER BUSINESS:
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:10 P.M.
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY JULY 13, 2000 AT THE
LIBRARY /RECREATION BUILDING, 10TH AND INDIANA.