Park Board Minutes - 04/24/2014 RECEIVED IN
Wichita Falls Park Board Meeting CITY CLERKS OFFICE
April 24, 2014 DATE:
W.F. Recreation Center
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Room 202, 60011th Street
1:30 p.m.
Presiding: John FritzschNice Chairperson
Members Present: John Fritzsch, Ben Filer, Stephen Garner, Walter Lambert,
Jennica Lambert, Nancy Howell and Sharon Roach
Members Absent: Penny Miller, John Hirschi, April Bevington and Mike
Rucker
Staff Present: Jack Murphy and Genice Wilson
City Council Representative: Mary Ward/absent
CALL TO ORDER:
John Fritzsch called the meeting to order at 1:33 pm. The minutes of February 27th were put
before the board. Ben Filer made the motion to approve the minutes with one correction.
Sharon Roach seconded the motion. The minutes were approved.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT:
Recreation:
1. The 50 Plus Zone events for the week included Free Bingo, AARP Lunch, Senior Idol
Talent Show, Mary Kay Facials, and Live Band Dance.
2. Summer Brochure is out with programs for May -August.
3. Lucy Park swimming pool fee decision. Currently, they are $1.50 per child and $1.75
for adults. You can buy a 20 visit pass card for$20.00. If the pool open this year the
fees will probably increase.
4. 3 Water well tests only have been dug at the Sports Complex. They have plenty of
water volume at over 40 gpm. But, salt content is too high (over 2500 ppm)for trees
and grass. The water can be used to prepare and maintain infields, but, not to water
grass and trees.
5. Crew will set up the Mobile Stage at MSU Friday night for a City Crimestoppers event.
6. 2 Tournaments this weekend at the Sports Complex. One softball and one youth
baseball.
Park Maintenance:
1. Log Cabin window and door replacement nearly complete. They also had to re-line
the north wall and reinforce with steel strapping to prevent it from bulging, again.
The wood burning fire place has been redone with an electric fireplace.
2. Re-roofing complete on the small pagoda in north Lucy Park.
3. Continuing to mulch trees and cut dead trees when manpower available.
4. Met yesterday with three members of the Lions Club at Lions Park to review their
offer to donate for improvements.
Projects:
1. No Change on section along Wichita River.
2. No change on section along BNSF ROW. There was a discussion on trying to get to
the right person to move this forward.
3. No change on Section along Lake Wichita.
4B District V Park Improvement
1. Expressway Village Park Pond, hope to go out for bid again to redesign.
2. We are continuing effort for acquisition of the five vacant lots adjacent to City View
Park for access to the park.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Park Improvement Committee(Lake Wichita Study Committee).
Stephen Garner gave an update on how the Lake Wichita Study Committee is
proceeding. Staff sent 3 updated boundary and recreation feature maps and a letter
of summary of the project to the COE ahead of meeting with them in Tulsa
Wednesday of next week. The April 30th meeting will be from noon to 2:00 pm pre-
application meeting. The Tulsa office has received in advance the presentation that
was presented to the City Council along with additional information. Hopefully, the
meeting will result in specific information that the COE says is what we are going to
need for a completed application.
OTHER ITEMS:
Walter Lambert let staff know that he had emailed some data on softball fields for the
web site.
There was a discussion on finding a place for an archery range in the parks.
Ben Filer gave an overview of the Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference that
he attended. Hotter N Hell is putting bike racks and pump stations along the trails. The
City is putting bike racks in ten different locations.
John Fritzsch was concerned about the attendance of the Park Board members that has
made making a quorum each meeting difficult. A discussion was made on what could
be done about members who have had several absences.
John Fritzsch suggested putting a task force for trails together to help with Circle Trail
improvements. A motion was made by Stephen Garner to form a Dream Team Task
Force for trails as an extension of the Park Improvement Committee. Walter Lambert
seconded the motion and it was approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting was adjourned at 2:26 pm.
Signature: J
Penny MI er/Chairperson