Park Board Minutes - 08/25/2005Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
August 25, 2005
Recreation Center
City Council Conference Room
1:30 p.m.
Presiding:
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE �
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Walter TyndalelChairperson
Members Present: Walter Tyndale, Gary Patrick, Peg Marquardt, Elmer
Emory, Eric Bogaards, Penny Miller, Alan Donaldson,
William Hinkle and Dennis Kays.
Members Absent: Mary Ward and Gary Dishm.
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Lanham Lyne
Visitors: Brandon Brown/Child Care Director of YMCA and
Barry Gaheb/New Sports Director of YMCA
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. The minutes of June 23rd, were put
before the board. Gary Patrick made the motion to accept the minutes as written
and Elmer Emory seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
• Last City Council meeting the council took action to approve a waiver
request that was late in coming. The request from Pumpjack Dinner for the
use of Harrell Jones Park for their Labor Day event. Board was polled by
e-mail and phone.
Minor Improvements were done In the park to get it ready.
• Discussions with the YMCA and University Kiwanis Club regarding the
development of a restroom /concession facility for the YMCA in Lake
Wichita Park is on going.
Elmer Emory presented a request to the board by the Kiwanis/YMCA to
entertain a lease agreement and permission to erect a
restroom/concession outlet in Lake Wichita Park. Motion was made and
William Hinkle seconded the motion. Approved
• There was minor flooding on the Wichita River and Holliday Creek Trail
Systems. Cleanup was completed today.
• Summer Day Camps are completed for the summer and they were a
success.
• NRPA will be held in San Antonio this October. The mobile stage that was
purchased for our Recreation department will be on display there.
• We will be advertising this week for bids for a storage barn at Central
Services off Sunset for the stage. Renting the stage out is also being
discussed and will be another possibility.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Request by Mark Dobson of Rider High School for permission to drive a
motorized vehicle upon the grass in lake Wichita Park during their
proposed cross country track event September 29, October 20 and October
28. There was also a similar request from Burkburnett High School.
Elmer Emory made the motion to deny request from two school systems to
use motorized vehicles on the trail and recommending that they use
bicycles and cell phones for safety and the motorized vehicle only in
emergency for retrieving injured participant from the trail system. William
Hinkle seconded motion. Approved
B. Discussion of sites to visit on Park tour in October.
Walter Tyndell passed out sheets with assigned parks to each of the
members. He requested at a later date after everyone has looked at their
assigned park, the board members get with Jack Murphy and deside which
parks they would like to visit. Jack Murphy also suggested that maybe
sometime this Fall the Park Board members and City Councilmen take a
trail train tour starting at MPEC and seeing a part of the trail that most of
us don't get to see.
It was suggested that Jack Murphy pick a couple of dates in October and
then the board can decide on which date would be better for all involved.
Mr. Tyndale explained how he divided up the parks and asked that each
member please visit their assigned park and relay back to the board what
they find.
Permission was given by each member to send out addresses, phone
numbers and e-mail address of each member to the rest of the board
members for communication.
OTHER:
Peg Marquardt wanted to know why the contractors were not required to give land to the
City for parks in new neighborhoods. The board ask Jack Murphy to contact Dave Clark
with Planning and Zoning to attend the next meeting and discuss this topic.
ADJOURNMENT:
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:10 p.m.
Signature: C iL pis
Wa ter Tyndal hairperson