Park Board Minutes - 08/17/2000Municipal Auditorium
City Council Conference Room
1:40 p.m.
Presiding:
Members Present;
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
City Council Representative:
Visitors:
CALL TO ORDER:
RECEIVED IN
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Date
By Time
Wichita g
August 17, 2000
Gary Patrick/Chairperson
Gary Patrick, Mark Howell, William Barnes,
Kenneth Haney, Ed Godsey, Clark Waters and
Matt Bohlen
Barbara Green, Al Norris, Bob McBee, and
Linda Bates
Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
Dan Shine
Robert Johnston/Texoma Youth Inline Hockey
League.
The meeting was called to order and the minutes of July 13 were put before
the board. There were no changes to the minutes and motion was made to
approve the minutes. Approved unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
We have finished the CDBG Linear Sidewalk in O'Reilly Park and Williams
Park. It should go before the council for acceptance at the next meeting.
Warning signs may have to be added at the end of River Road to advise the linear
sidewalk users to be aware of the intersection.
Parks has started work on the barn, which will house the new Tram. It
should be finished next week.
Some trees are showing stress due to the watering restrictions. We are
installing drip irrigation in different Parks throughout the City. Mr. Shine asks if
we were still watering by hand? Jack Murphy said there is no way we can haul
water to these trees to water by hand, because we do not have a water truck or
the man power to do this type of watering. There has been about 25,000 trees
supplied with the drip system so far and we are still putting them in.
The Park Board asked Jack to put the drought stressed trees on a high
priority list and get as much water to them as possible. We do not want to lose
trees if at all possible.
Summer programs are over and they were very successful. We are now in
the process of planning for a program called Camping for Kids, which is part of a
Texas Parks and Wildlife Grant. There will be two overnight camping trips.
These trips will be taken to Lake Arrowhead State Park and Copper Breaks State
Park.
We are pumping the water out of the Swimming Pool into the center part of
Lucy Park instead of into the river, as was normally done each year. This is due
to the drought and lack of watering privileges.
We are working with Public Works on the pond in Lucy Park where the
edging is showing and also the erosion in the pond. At the same time we are
getting specs to go to bid on drilling the water well by the pond. This activity
could be extended to other ponds if it shows promise.
VISITORS:
Robert Johnston of the Texoma -Youth Inline Hockey League was
introduced to the Park Board. He wanted to find out when the hearing on the
Five -Year Plan was going to be scheduled. He gave the board some figures on
the amount of players and teams in the Roller Hockey League. The League is
starting next week on August 22 "d. They have 16 teams and 10 to 11 kids per
team. The numbers did drop from last season due to limited practice times and
having to cut the games short because of no place to have the games. The
prices also had to go up because of roller rink expenses.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Request by the Falls Fest organization for waiver of Sec. 22 — (a)(10) of
the Code of Ordinances to permit possession and consumption of
alcoholic beverages and to allow animals in the park for their event in
Lucy Park on September 29 and 30, 2000. Staff recommended approval.
The board approved the waiver.
B. Request by Glenn Beck for waiver of Sec. 22 — 4, to permit possession
and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the shelter in Kiwanis Park
on October 14th for 1970 graduates. This being a private event for a
private group of people, the board decided not to approve. If this waiver
is approved for a private group function then it will open the doors for
other private events to want alcoholic beverages in the parks.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Park Board went over the Five Year Plan and there were several
changes and corrections made. In the opening cover letter it was stated that the
board wanted to change the name of Jaycee Park to Lake Wichita Park. It was
suggested to hold off on this change until a later date.
All changes will be made and the board will have time to approve those
changes before it goes to the Council.
Motion was made by Bill Barnes to approve this plan and appoint a few
members from the Park Board to review the final copy before sending it on to the
Council. Ed Godsey seconded the motion. All approved.
Dan Shine received a suggestion to put an entrance sign at highway 287
where it comes into the city from the south that says "Welcome to The City of
Wichita Falls ". Mr. Murphy stated that the Texas Department of Highways would
not allow the sign to be put in the median but maybe it could be put on the
opposite side to the road.
OTHER BUSINESS:
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
4:40 P.M. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 28T ", 2000 IN THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE ROOM.