Park Board Minutes - 06/26/2008Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting
June 26, 2008
W.F. Recreation Center
Room 202, second floor of the Library
60011 th Street
1:30 p.m.
Presiding: Alan Donaldson /Chairperson
Members Present: Alan Donaldson, Dennis Kays, Peg Marquardt,
Elmer Emory, Mary Ward, Sharon Roach, Randy
Holt, and Penny Miller
Members Absent: Robert Riddle, Patricia Thompson and Justin
Perez
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: unknown
CALL TO ORDER:
Alan Donaldson called the meeting to order at 1:30pm. The minutes of May
22 "d meeting were put before the Board and Peg Marquardt made the
motion to approve the minutes. Elmer Emory seconded the motion and
they were approved unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Jack Murphy gave his departmental report.
1. The Skate Park is no longer a project but a reality. The dedication was
Wednesday, June 25th and it went well. The Board wanted to know how
the rules were to be enforced. We have put up signs and hopefully they
will be read and followed. Several suggestions such as, security
cameras, putting up a fence, were made.
Alan Donaldson had a suggestion to add a misting stand to help with
the hot summers. The participants could then get out of the heat and
cool off. Also he suggested adding "Never Skate Alone" to the signs.
2. The Softball Project is coming along, and in another month the third
phase, primarily the building, will be done. We are still shooting for
games to start the week of August 18th.
3. Falls Flyover Irrigation project has stopped for the moment. The
trencher has been down for about eight weeks due to all the concrete
discovered in the area.
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NEW BUSINESS:
1. Report of Park Improvement Committee.
The committee took a tour of the Lake Wichita Area. Off of Sisk Road
there is an area that belongs to the North Texas Railroad District. This
public area could be considered in our future trail plan.
There is an opportunity to extend Gregg Road all the way down to the
lake. We are waiting for the survey of Lake Wichita to be complete and
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when this is done it should open quite a few resources with which to
work with. The Park Board needs to be thinking of some uses for this
land in the future.
2. Report of ad hoc committee on sales in the parks.
The ad hoc committee had a meeting with Jack Murphy and Dee Decker
on the ordinance for Sales in the Parks. The ad hoc committee
recommends that the ordinance stay the same.
Mary Ward made the recommendation from the ad hoc committee and
Penny Miller seconded the recommendation. Dennis Kays made the
motion to accept the recommendation and Penny Miller seconded the
motion and it was approved unanimously.
The ad hoc committee was disbanded.
3. Discussion of proposal for park adoption program.
The board discussed the possibility of different businesses or
organizations adopting a park, sort of like adopt a highway program of
TXDOT.
OLD BUSINESS:
OTHER:
Discussion of the relevance of the Park Board ordinance establishing its
duties and powers as per the request of the City Council.
Recommendation made to keep the ordinance duties and powers section
the same.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 2:47 p.m.
Signature:
Alan Donaldson Chairperson