Park Board Minutes - 09/27/1966 WICHITA FALLS PARK BOARD
Regular Meeting
September 27, 1966
The Wichita Falls Park Board met in regular session on Tuesday,. September 27, 1966
at 3:00 P. M. in the Auditorium Board Room.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Dick Darner, Chairman.
Mr. Pat O'Neil
Mrs. M. D. Cherry
Mr. Tom Crane
Mr. Steve Gose, Jr.
Mr. Kenneth Hill, Council Representative
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mrs. Charles Hurd
Mrs. C. E. Jackson •
Mr. Doug Menden
Mr. Lloyd Smith
OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Ed Daniel, Director of Parks & Recreation
Mr. Bill Hursh, Asstt.i;. Director of Parks & Recreation
Mrs. Dorcas Chasteen, Secretary to Mr. Daniel
Mr. Porter Oakes, Wichita Falls. Record News
Mr. Larry Sledge, Channel 6
ITEM I: The minutes of the June 28 meeting were not read as a quorom was
not present at the meeting,:tHerefore the minutes were not recorded.
ITEM II: Mr. Darner asked Mr. Daniel if there was any old business left from the
June meeting. Daniel told the Board that the scoreboard building requested
by the Boys' Club for Jaycee Park has been constructed and is in use
at the present time. •
ITEM III: Mr. Daniel told the Board that the Public Safety Division of the
Citizen's Advisory Committee has considered three proposals for the
lots located at Ninth and Ohio. Daniel presented drawings of the three
' . proposals. Proposal I includes parking lots and park areas; Proposal II
' ' illustrates the old Fire and Police Station sites as park areas; and
Proposal III illust1'atts restrooms in the park areas. Daniel stated that
the new parking lots would contain thirty metered parking spaces in each.
He said that the present lot has fifty-two spaces, but that the spaces
are too narrow for the present day automobiles. After Mr. Daniel presented
the three proposals,' the Board discussed the pros and cons of having public
restrooms in the park areas.
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MOTION'#790 Mr. Gose made a motion that the Board accept Proposal I
with two metered parking lots and one park area, without public restrooms.
Mr. O'Neil seconded the motion and it was carried by unanimous vote.
ITEM IV: Mr. Daniel told the Board that the North Texas Field & Stream Association
has requested permission to build a 50 ft. x 36 ft. building at the Kid
Fishing Hole in Weeks Park. He presented a drawing of the building which
will contain a storage room, meeting room, and public restrooms with both
interior and exterior access. Daniel stated that the building will be
used for instructional fishing classes for children and for a work area
for the Association. He said that the Association will construct and
maintain the building; and if they cease to use it, the building will
revert to the City.
MOTION #791 Mr. O'Neil made a motion that the Board accept the'proposed
building and that the City Attorney be requested to prepare a contract with
the Field and Stream Association in which all areas such as extent of
maintenance could be agreed upon. Motion was seconded by Mr. Gose and
carried by unanimous vote.
ITEM V: The subject of this item was the change of the Board meeting date.
Due to lack of action, this item was tabled indefinitely.
ITEM VI: Mr. Daniel told the Board that the monthly reports 'for,rhe past
three months have been basically the summer work schedule.
ITEM VII:.: Mr. Darner asked Mr. Daniel if he had any, other business he would
like to present.
Mr. Daniel told the Board that the Weeks Park Tennis Center has a
new Tennis Professional. Cliff Brashier resigned September 1 in order '
to attend the University of Texas Law School. Brashier was replaced
by Chuck Avera, who worked at the Center from 1953 to 1964.
Mr. Daniel stated that the maintenance division at the golf course • •
has been moved under the supervision of the Golf Pro. It is felt that
the golf course would be better co-ordinated under this system.
Mr. Daniel told the Board that the putting green at the golf
course is open at the present time. Signs have been posted on the
gre n stating that no golf shoes may be worn on the green. With this. .
anal-the cooler weather the surface of the putting green has improved
considerably.
Mr. Daniel stated that the Lucy Park Project was approved in
, Washington on September' 20. Total amount of the request was approved
for $267,124. , of which 'the City must provide $135,562.
Mr. Gose asked Mr. Daniel about the possibility of municipally-owned
swimming pools. Daniel stated that they are beneficial to a• city if they ;
are properly operated, with location, parking area, and construction
the most important factors. Mr. O'Neil suggested that a study be made on
the subject to see the possibility of having pools in Wichita Falls. ,.
Daniel said that he would collect information and present it to the •
Board at a later date.
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There being no' further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:10 P.M. The next •
regular meeting of the Park Board will be at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 25.
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