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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_03.21.1996CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board Minutes March 21, 1996 (Amended) MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Kathryn Stallard, Chair Ms. Ronda Seagraves, Vice Chair Ms. Joyce Gadison Mr. Mark Moore Ms. Debbie McGarry Mr. Tom Swift Ms. Cheryl Mize Ms. Joan Sukup Ms. Sarah O'Brien MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks & Recreation Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant Kylie Privratsky, Recreation Center Supervisor Carla Benton, Planning and Zoning _ I. APPROVE MINUTES Motion was made by Ronda Seagraves to accept the February 15, 1996, minutes. Debbie McGarry seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. H. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD None III. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR There was a brief discussion of the role of the Vice -Chair in that the Vice -Chair would eventually become the Chair. The consensus was to keep everything the same, but the role of the vice chair would change. The vice chair would be assigned particular duties. A motion was made by Ronda Seagraves to nominate Kathryn Stallard as Chair. Debbie McGarry seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. A motion was made by Debbie McGarry to nominate Cheryl Mize as Vice - Chair. Joyce Gadison seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. IV. REDESIGN TEAM UPDATE - CARLA BENTON Carla Benton from the Planning Department gave a brief report on the Development Process Redesign Team. The team was designed to find out what the problems are in the planning process and to make it a smoother and more customer friendly. Bob Hart, City Manager, established the Redesign Team made up 9 employees from different departments throughout the city. The team is working together to find an ideal process. There are two models the team is testing. One is a core model which involves a small group of people taking the individual through the process. The other model is an assembly line model where the individual's application would be walked through internally by a representative. The models are being tested at the current time. The project must be finished by August 1, 1996, and the team will be coming back to the board every other month to update the board. V. QUARTERLY UPDATE ON RECREATION PROGRAMS - KYLIE PRIVRATSKY Kylie Privratsky, Recreation Center Supervisor, gave a report to the board on programs held in the Recreation Center. She started by passing out the new Spring /Summer Guide for 1996 which details the events the Parks and Recreation Department plans to do throughout the summer. Some of the on -going programs the Recreation Center offers are aerobics, Gymtime, Tang Soo Do, and Free Spirit dance. Two new programs that the Recreation Center will be offering are gymnastics and Shotokan karate. This spring and summer the center will hold a volleyball clinic, offer a track program and have a basketball league for the youth. Adult athletics will include softball, aerobics, rockclimbing and karate. Some special events that the Recreation Center will be hosting are a basketball shootout, volleyball, football camp and chili cook -off. We also hold a dynamite Saturday night once a month as an evening activity to teens. There is a Parks Buck Program in which people volunteer time for the center in return for membership to the facility or partial payment of a program. The memberships are continuing to grow at a rapid rate and the center is doing well. VI. ORGANIZE 1/z CENT SALES TAX SUB - COMMITTEE - CHERYL MIZE A separate group, aside from the board, must be formed to campaign for the 1/2 cent sales tax. This group will campaign and raise money for the issue. The group is non - profit and must keep records of all donations for auditing purposes. Cheryl Mize is taking charge of forming the ad hoc committee called "Friends of Georgetown Parks". Each member was assigned a council member to contact and try to their support at the next city council meeting to vote to put the 1/2 cent sales tax issue on the ballot for the May election. VII. DISCUSSION ON PECAN BRANCH PARKLAND DEDICATION Pecan Branch Subdivision is proposing to give the City of Georgetown 13 acres of parkland. The subdivision is located out FM 971 to Weir. The board discussed the possible dedication and would accept the land if offered as parkland dedication. VIII. APPOINT SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE A committee composed of Sarah O'Brien, Tom Swift, and Joyce Gadison was appointed to look into finding a new area for constructing a pool. IX. INFORMATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS Kathryn Stallard set up a tour of the parks for new board members on Saturday, March 30, 1996 at 9 am. She reminded everyone of the invitation to the Baseball Field dedication on Saturday, March 23, 1996, in San Gabriel Park. This project was made possible from the money that Del Webb donated to the City. Kathryn also told members that she is on a Facilities and Services Planning committee that is looking at facilities needs within the City. Randy Morrow mentioned the ISTEA grant that he is working on. The trail will go from Blue Hole to the hospital as an alternative means of transportation. The grant is an 80/20 match that has to be in cash. Construction on the Hike /Bike Trail will begin next week. Sarah O'Brien said that teachers meeting are a good place to target for the '/a cent sales tax. The second Wednesday of April there are meetings in the morning and afternoon that people can go to and talk about the issue. X. ADJOURN Motion to adjourn was made by Debbie McGarry and seconded by Joyce Gadison.