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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_06.15.1995CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board Minutes June 15, 1995 MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Kathryn Stallard, Chair Ms. Ronda Seagraves, Vice Chair Ms. Joyce Gadison Mr. Mark Moore Mr. Roger Pena Mr. Tom Swift Mr. Harold McDonald Ms. Debbie McGarry MEMBERS ABSENT: Dr. Nick Sikes OTHERS PRESENT: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks & Recreation Andy Hesser, Intern Colorado State University Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant Larry Hicks, Place Collaborative Inc. J. B. Smith, Williamson County Sun Jann Webster, Chair of In -Door Pool Committee I. APPROVE MINUTES FROM MAY 11, 1995 Motion was made by Ronda Seagraves to accept the minutes as corrected, seconded by Tom Swift and passed by unanimous vote. II. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD None. III. IN-DOOR SWIMMING POOL Jann Webster and Tom Swift The task force preliminary report fmdings recommend to move ahead with the in -door swimming pool and to continue looking into joint partnership with the City, Hospital, and School. The pool would be attached to the recreation center. Each entity would contribute to the project. The Task Force is waiting for the hospital and the school to react to the proposal before they move ahead. IV. PARKS NEEDS ASSESSMENT Ronda Seagraves and Harold McDonald of the Parks and Recreation Board subcommittee toured all the city parks and made an inventory showing which parks had what facilities. Based on the tour, they came up with some ideas that they would like to be considered for the Parks and Recreation budget. The inventory sheet was passed out to all members for their information. V. ALCOHOL USE IN THE PARK The Subcommittee on Parks Security gave options to be considered for action to be taken regarding alcohol use in the park. After a lengthy discussion on all issues, a motion was made by Tom Swift and seconded by Ronda Seagraves to recommend to City Council that all alcohol is banned in all parks at all times. Voting in favor of the motion were 4 board members, opposing were 3. The motion carried. The motion will be forwarded to Mayor and City Council once the Citizens Advisory Task Force has made their recommendation. VI. PLANS FOR HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL & ALTERNATIVES FOR BLUE HOLE Larry Hicks of Place Collaborative showed different options concerning the hike and bike trail at Blue Hole. After much discussion, Harold McDonald made a motion to recommend to City Council that option 3 be chosen. The motion recommended parking on Rock Street with no parking on Scenic Drive, a one way road east to west through the cemetery, a drop off only area with no parking except for handicapped spaces, an option to close the road at any time for safety reasons, and a 10 mph speed limit with speed bumps. The motion was seconded by Debbie McGarry and passed by unanimous vote. VII. INFORMATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS • Roger Pena met with Katherine Nichols of Texas Parks & Wildlife and received Rails to Trails Conservancy information. • Joyce Gadison invited everyone to the Juneteenth Celebration in the park. VHI. ADJOURN Motion to adjourn was made by Tom Swift and seconded by Ronda Seagraves.