Park Board Minutes - 09/24/2009� R
Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
September 24, 2009
W.F. Recreation Center
Room 202, 600 11th Street
1:30 p.m.
Presiding:
Peg Marquardt/Co- Chairperson
Members Present: Peg Marquardt, Ben (Chip) Filer, Elmer Emory,
Penny Miller, John Hirsch!, Sharon Roach,
Stephen Priester and Stephen Garner
Members Absent: Robert Riddle, Mary Ward and Alan Donaldson
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Councilor Jim Ginnings (absent)
CALL TO ORDER:
Peg Marquardt called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. Motion to accept the
minutes from June 25, 2009 meeting was made by Elmer Emory and seconded by
Penny Miller. Minutes were approved.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Summer programs are over except for one concert left in Weeks Park. As you
know the concerts were cut in the budget for the up coming year. We have
enough funding for one concert a month or four concerts in one month. It has not
been decided yet.
The annual budget was approved a week and a half ago and the Parks and
Recreation Department did not loose any positions. The Library and the Martin
Luther King Center are now under the Director of Parks and Recreation due to
temporary vacancy of the Assistant City Manager position.
The City Council has given good support for the landscaping efforts of the Parks
Department Jack Murphy attended the Grand Opening of Kell West today at 11:00
am. The City will be landscaping about 2% miles of the Kell West medians.
We will be planting 300 maybe 400 more trees around the Flyover and we will be
putting the Water Wheel Ornamental Structure at the east bound Kell area.
All other programs and projects are going fine. Falls Fest is this week -end and
Steering Committee is in the process of putting it all together.
There has been a request for the City to purchase Castaway Cove Water Park.
The City Council will likely have this on the agenda for their annual retreat in
October. At the request of the City Manager we are gathering information from
other cities on water parks. The former Hawk Ridge golf course site acquisition
proposal will also, likely, be on the same agenda.
The Mobile Stage was purchased so we could have a stage for our concerts and to
look for a place to have, perhaps, a permanent outdoor theater. One site was Lake
Wichita by the hill over looking the Lake and another is at the MPEC.
Update on Lake Wichita survey. The survey should be complete next month and
as soon as it can be made public the findings will be shared with Park Board.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Discussion of Park Board Lake Wichita and Park Improvement committees.
This has been tabled until next meeting when Alan Donaldson and Robert
Riddle can be here.
OTHER ITEMS:
Stephen Garner wanted to know if we had maps of the Disc Golf course at Lake
Wichita. There was a discussion on a map for Lake Wichita Disc Golf course and
where the motion voted on in April, about the draft rental agreement of the two
Disc Golf courses and the Skate Park, stood with the council. Jack Murphy will
revisit this motion and let the Board know.
Sharon Roach asked that the Outdoor Concerts in the Park not be moved indoors.
These concerts give the families in Wichita Falls a chance to get outside and
enjoy good music and the park. There was a discussion on the cost of the
concerts and if it would be possible to get these concerts sponsored.
A motion was made by Stephen Garner to recommend the City Council look at
accepting sponsorships for the outdoor concerts in the park. Ben (Chip) Filer
seconded the motion and it was approved.
Ben (Chip) Filer wanted to know if Jack Murphy was aware of Al Graham wanting
to put a concert stage at Berends Landing.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
Signature:
Alan Donaldson /Chairperson
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