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Park Board Minutes - 04/27/2000CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting Date - o- April 27, 2000 av 1:30 p.m. Presiding: Gary Patrick/Chairperson Members Present: Members Absent: Staff Present: City Council Representative: Visitors: CALL TO ORDER: Gary Patrick, Clark Waters, Bob McBee, Ed Godsey, Linda Bates and Donald Ruth. Al Norris, Mark Howell, Bill Barnes, Barbara Green and Kenneth Haney. Jack Murphy, Glenn Jamison and Genice Wilson Dan Shine, present Lydia Torres /City Clerk, Dewayne Robinson and Reno Vassler. The meeting was called to order and new members were introduced to the board. New members are Ed Godsey, Donald Ruth and Linda Bates. Each gave a brief overview of themselves. Lydia Torres, City Clerk, officially swore in the new members, and they were welcomed to the Park Board. Reno Vassler /Southwinds Neighborhood Association was introduced to the board. He wanted to follow up on his request made November 18, 1999 to put a bridge across the Holiday Creek or possibly to create some other way for the Southwinds neighborhood to have access to the trail. It was discussed and found that at this time there was nothing that could be done. If there were some finances available we could possibly build an access but right now that is not possible. The board would keep it in mind and maybe at a later date something would come up and give the Parks Department the opportunity to put in some type of access. Mr. Vassler wanted to make sure that some sort of plan be put together whether it happens in two months or two years, so that a desired access to the trail would not fall through the system. Mr. Patrick suggested Mr. Vassler present his plan on how to do this to Jack Murphy and we would make sure it would gets on the agenda and hopefully will not fall through the system. Dewayne Robinson was introduced to the board and he wanted to know if another Softball Complex was in the works to be constructed? There is a big demand for Softball in this area and we need some new fields. Mr. Murphy stated that the Parks Department has 54 acres that was bought for the purpose of building a new four field complex next to the one we already have, but there were problems presented by the floodway. Clearance of the floodway and funding is now needed to get this plan started. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT: Clark Waters asked Jack if there were plans on taking the trail behind the #12 tee box at the Country Club Golf course? Jack stated that yes there is but how it is going to be done he was not sure yet. Mr. Murphy gave a brief overview of the trails as they are now set up. There are three elements for trails that we need right now. 1. Is to come up with $176,000 to match the federal grant for the T -21 grant which is the three mile trail from the Spillway to Jaycee Park. 2. Extension of the trail, which ends near Midwestern and Hamilton Park for ' /Z mile to the natural trail head. This will take about $60,000 dollars to complete. 3. Is getting under FM 2380 so that the Weeks Park trail that ends on one side of the bridge which is Old Lake Road to connect with the T -21 trail on the other side. This should cost $20,000 plus dollars. Even if the City gets no other funding this would almost complete a trail in the City that would supply access for skaters, joggers, bicyclers and others. All the way from Jaycee Park to Lucy Park. Martin and Speedway project is done, and the City is installing a new drip irrigation system for our trees. The project for T -21 will go to bid in January, this is the three mile trail that will end in Jaycee Park. The tram is almost complete and will soon be ready to go on the trail. The 4b Sales Tax members went on a tour of the new fire station and the Library/Recreation building. They were happy and pleased with the progress being made. OLD BUSINESS: A. Five Year Plan. Gary Patrick announced that since a number of the board members were not at the meeting, the business of the Five Year Plan would be postponed until the next meeting. B. Lake Wellington development land offer. Clark Waters made the motion to table this request until the Five Year Plan was adopted. Linda Bates seconded the motion and it was approved. OTHER BUSINESS: THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:05 P.M. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2000 IN THE CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM.