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Park Board Minutes - 02/24/2000CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Date By Time Memorial Auditorium 1:30 p.m. Presiding: Members Present: Members Absent: Staff Present: City Council Representative: CALL TO ORDER: 1 Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting February 24, 2000 Gary Patrick/Chairperson Gary Patrick, Al Norris, Mark Howell, Clark Waters, and Bob McBee. Barbara Green, Kenneth Haney, Bill Barnes and Kitty Wilson. Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson Dan Shine, absent The meeting was called to order at 1:43 p.m. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT: The two coaches for the Tram are nearly complete. We are waiting for the benches to be delivered. Audio Connection is installing the speakers, and the tug is really starting to look like a steam engine. It should be complete and in use by this summer. We received official notice that the grant for the three -mile trail, which starts at the bottom of the dam by the spillway and ending at Fairway, was approved. Mr. Howell was wondering if the trail was going under Old Lake Road, and if it was to be constructed with City money? Mr. Murphy explained that the two projects end on either side of Old Lake Road leaving about a quarter mile gap. There is a plan being considered to put the trail at the bottom of the creek where there happens to be a platform that goes under Old Lake Road bridge. It may be flooded at times, and Public Works is worried about the silt that may occur. We will just have to see what happens. The contractor should be starting on the second trail, which is the 1.2 -mile section that will join O'Reilly Park to Williams Park. Mr. Patrick asked what kind of time frame we have on the three -mile trail? Mr. Murphy said that it should be completed in about six months to a year. The two -mile trail should be completed in a few weeks. Is the Tram going to be street legal? Jack said that we can put the slow vehicle sign on it and it will be street legal. Mr. McBee asks about spurs being constructed to connect with the trail, and if we would be able to connect the residential area just east of Weeks Golf Course to the trail? Possibly once the trail system is completed we may be able to put extensions or spurs that will connect with the trail. As far as an extension over the Holliday Creek and through the Golf course to the residential area we are not sure. It is being looked at and no solution has been reached. We have overlaid all the trails in Lucy Park with asphalt and they are looking really good. Glenn Jamison, Kathy Whetstone and Larry Nash have gone to the TRAPS meeting at South Padre Island and will be back Monday February 28. The Recreation building Phase I is finished and Phase 11 is starting. The Santa Rosa Construction is the contractor doing the renovation and is doing an excellent job. The architect is Ron Fox. OLD BUSINESS: A. It was discussed and recommended to the board to place only the portion of Weeks Park discussed previously on the City Council election in May for disposal. Al Norris made the motion and Clark Waters seconded. None opposed. A. Mr. Berzina wants the Park Board to set a date and a place to get together in a retreat to approve a five -year park plan. A motion was made to have the retreat on Thursday March 23 from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the Log Cabin. Al Norris seconded the motion and it was approved. B. We are not planting trees at this time. Even with the special allowances for watering we will still lose trees if it doesn't rain. Drip emitters are being placed on Kell and in other places. C. The Park Board was not pleased with certain aspects of the new Lake Wichita boat ramp and wanted Mr. Murphy to pull the specs from Engineering Department and see what was specified. At the end of the ramp where the boats go into the water it was supposed to be dredged and it is still not deep enough to get most boats into the water. Also, Engineering needs to notify the contractor who did the pier and let them know that a center brace needs to be put in and the boards should be attached with screws instead of nails. NEW BUSINESS: A. Request by the Radio Control Club for an ordinance waiving Sec. 22- 1(a)(2) of the Code of Ordinances to permit parking of vehicles on the grass during their event May 6, 2000 in Jaycee Park. Al Norris made the motion to approve and Bob McBee seconds the motion. None opposed. B. Request by the Tex -Mex Baseball League for extended reservation privilege for the baseball field at Spudder Park and Williams Park on Saturdays and Sundays from March 11, 2000 through October 30, 2000. Al Norris made the motion to approve and Bob McBee seconded. None opposed. OTHER BUSINESS: THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:37 P.M. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000 AT THE LUCY PARK LOG CABIN.