Park Board Minutes - 09/25/2003Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
September 25, 2003
Municipal Auditorium
City Council Conference Room
1:30 p.m.
Presiding:
Gary Patrick/Chairperson
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Members Present: Gary Patrick, Al Norris, Mark Howell, William Barnes,
Brett Lee, Walter Tyndale, Steve Chaney and Kenny
Catney.
Members Absent: Kenny Haney and Elmer Emory.
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Johnny Burns
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order at 1:40 p.m. The minutes of August 28'h were put
before the board. Mark Howell made the motion to accept the minutes and Brett
Lee seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
D. Discussion of Skate Park project.
Donald Cole chairman of the Skate Park Committee gave the up dates on
where the Skate Park is right now and to request again an open space area for
the building of a Skate Park. The Skate Park Committee is now trying to raise
funds to build the park but without a place to build it, fund raising is next to
impossible. Since the last time they were before the board they were informed
that Weeks Park is unavailable. The committee would like to make a
suggestion. They were told that there was a Sports Complex in the works.
Something like that would be a good place for a Skate Park. The other
suggestion would be a stand alone project maybe in Harold Jones Park.
Mr. Troy Seacord president of the Rotary North Club was introduced to talk
about the Skate Park. The Rotary Club donated funding for the Skate Park.
Walter Tyndale made the motion to appoint a sub - committee to get together
with a couple of people from the Skate Park Committee and the City Parks
Staff to make the necessary arrangements and bring the results back to the
next meeting. Al Norris seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
Park Board members appointed to the sub - committee were Walter Tyndale,
Brett Lee and Kenny Haney.
NEW BUSINESS:
B. Discussion of a proposal for an annual event to promote a more positive image
of Lake Wichita and Lake Wichita Park.
Robert Seabury introduced a proposal to the board for an annual Festival at
Lake Wichita Park. Several options were discussed. The board liked the idea
and gave Mr. Seabury the go light to possibly get this Festival going.
A. Request by Rusty Sons of the Greater Wichita Falls Down Syndrome Network
for waiver of Sec. 82 -63 of the Code of Ordinances to permit posting of signs
during a Buddy Walk event to increase the awareness of Downs Sndrome in
Lucy Park October 18, 2003.
William Barnes made the motion for the board to support this and Mark Howell
seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Proposal by Jane Spears to donate an ornamental bridge over the pond in
Martin Plaza Park. Jane Spears was not able to make the meeting.
B. Discussion of a pier on Lake Wichita by the spillway. Jack Murphy still needs
to get with the City Manager on this. He will get back to the Park Board.
C. Proposed plaque in Lake Wichita Park regarding JayCee Park. The city
manager is not in favor of this.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
• We are about to finish the connector trail on F.M. 2380 bridge on Holliday
Creek. The contractor is a little bit late on this project.
• The next focus on the trail is to make the two mile connection from Holliday
Creek between Hamilton Park and East Scott.
• Other projects are the installation of the Red Roof shelter on the trail at Wichita
River on River Road.
• We have finished the construction of two steel restrooms and they will be
installed at Lamar Park and at the shelter site off River Road on the Linier
sidewalk near Williams Park.
■ We are 70% finished with the landscape at the Coliseum.
■ Next month we will be busy changing out our 208 flowerbeds.
ADJOURNMENT:
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:35 p.m.