Park Board Minutes - 07/13/2000.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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Municipal Auditorium
City Council Conference Room
1:40 p.m.
Presiding:
t�1 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
July 13, 2000
Gary Patrick/Chairperson
Members Present; Gary Patrick, Al Norris, Mark Howell, William
Barnes, Kenneth Haney, Clark Waters and
Matt Bohlen
Members Absent: Barbara Green, Bob McBee, Ed Godsey and
Linda Bates
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Dan Shine, absent
Visitors: Mark Hamilton, Robert Johnston, Bill Lemmon,
Tom Hansen, Heather Hansen and Hannah
Hansen. These visitors represented the Texoma
Youth Inline Hockey League.
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order and the minutes of June 29th were put
before the board. There were no changes to the minutes and William Barnes
made the motion to approve the minutes. Mark Howell seconded the motion.
Approved unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
Visitors were introduced and spokesman Robert Johnston told the board
that the Texoma Youth Inline Hockey League had heard about the covered roller
hockey and activities court being discussed in the five -year plan from Jack
Murphy and were attending the meeting to see if a plan they had started and the
Park Board's plan could be formed together.
The Texoma Youth Inline Hockey League is in need of more practice and
game facilities. They have had to turn several kids away because there were not
enough facilities to handle the demand. The league came up with the idea to
build an outdoor practice facility so the teams could at least have a place to
practice. (A slab of concrete mostly.) Thanks to McDonalds Children's Charity,
who came up with some fundraisers, the little practice facility has the potential to
turn into a lot nicer facility. The Texoma Youth Inline Hockey League needs a
place for it, so they went to Jack Murphy and he told them about the Park Board
meeting.
Several different ideas were discussed and the board asked several
questions. Mr. Patrick stated that this is an opportunity that needs to be taken
advantage of for our youth. He asked the Texoma Youth Inline Hockey League to
put together a plan and present it to the Park Board. To include in this plan the
financial support and specific needs of the league.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Mr. Murphy gave the board an overview on the annual workshop retreat
the City Council went on.
The CDBG Fund to extend the trail and go about another 3 miles was
approved by the Council on the 18th of June.
The trail between O'Reilly Park and Williams Park is nearing completion.
The Tram is also nearing completion and will soon be traveling over the
trails.
Mr. Howell wanted to know about the status of the well being dug by Lucy
Park Pond. Jack Murphy stated he made a recommendation the City Manager to
pursue digging a well in order to keep the pond full.
Mr. Patrick asked if we could get Tenth Street swept between Indiana and
Ohio directly north of the Library /Rec building. There is debris that has been
there for a long, long time and it diminishes from the building's image.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Park Board went over all changes that were made to the Five Year Plan
and made several changes. #5 which is to be changed to read, Botanic displays
along Holliday Creek Trail (Phase 1). Subparagraph A - 30 display beds of plants
with walks.
Change on #6 to read:
Construction of a planned second four -field softball complex adjacent to
the existing softball complex off Sheppard Access Road. Existing City land
would be used if the floodway designation could be satisfactorily addressed.
Adjacent land could be acquired if the floodway land can not be used. The two
fields in TESCO Park would then be removed. This action will permit all softball
games and larger tournaments to occur at one site. It will also reduce
maintenance due to a single location of game fields.
A better design of the Five -Year plan to be presented was discussed and
Jack Murphy will check into getting some overhead maps of the area to add to
the plan. It was also discussed to change the name of Jaycee Park to Lake
Wichita Park.
OTHER BUSINESS:
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
4:35 P.M. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY JULY 7TH,
2000 AT THE LIBRARY /RECREATION BUILDING, 10TH AND INDIANA.