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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_02.11.1999CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board Minutes February 11, 1999 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Ben White, Chair Ms. Joan Sukup, Vice Chair Mr. Wesley Kidd Ms. Rochelle Hall- Schwarz Mr. Thurman Holt Mr. John Philpott Mr. Jim Atencio Ms. Brenna Nedbalek Mr. Don Brent MEMBERS ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant Mary Lee Dobi, Recreation Superintendent Kelli McMahan, Recreation Superintendent Andy Hesser, Parks Superintendent I. APPROVE MINUTES FROM January 14,1999 A motion was made by Brenna Nedbalek to accept the minutes from the January 14, 1999, meeting. Jim Atencio seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. II. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD None III. INTRODUCTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF Randy introduced parks and recreation staff members and then each one told a little about what they do for the department. Kelli McMahan, Special Services Superintendent, coordinates all the adventure recreation programs. She works with the Georgetown Project on many activities. Currently there is a joint staff person between the Georgetown Project and Parks and Recreation that is working with the after school program and adventure recreation. Kelli is also responsible for all the camps that parks and recreation offers. She also supervises staff that coordinates senior programs and the tennis program. She is proud to have a strong following in the outdoor recreation programs. Andy Hesser, Parks Superintendent, is responsible for maintaining 13 parks, 3 cemeteries, 3 swimming pools, the community center, downtown, and the hike and bike trail. The parks department has 12 full time employees and 4 -6 seasonal employees during the summer. Andy started out as an intern from Colorado State and got involved with the first grant and the trail system, he has worked his way up to Parks Superintendent. The parks department has been involved in building many playscapes for joint school /parks. The parks department also helps with many special events throughout the year. Mary Lee Dobi, Recreation Superintendent, is a Texas A &M graduate. She is in charge of athletics, aquatics, and the recreation center. The athletics program includes adult softball which is a growing sport. We will be hosting the TAAF State Tournament in 2000. We also took over the girls fastpitch program and t -ball that is held at the VFW fields. We have a youth soccer program that runs in the spring and fall and also a youth basketball program which runs in the winter. These programs were given to parks and recreation by the Georgetown Youth Recreation Association. We teach swim lessons to all ages from 6 months to adult at all three City pools. There are 6 pool managers and 30 lifeguards that staff the pools throughout the summer. Some new programs that parks and recreation has started are in -line hockey and womens over the hill soccer. Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant, works very closely with Randy. She tracks and helps write grants for the department. She tracks the budget and does other financial reports. It is her responsibility to make sure all parks and community center reservations are done correctly. Ben thanked the staff for their input. IV. UPDATE ON SAN GABRIEL RIVER PARK III PROJECT Randy gave the board members an updated drawing of the softball complex and said that the softball fields would all be long enough to host major tournaments. V. TOUR OF PARKS ON FEBRUARY 27TH There will be a tour of all the City parks on Saturday, February 27, 1999, at 10 am. Everyone should meet at the recreation center. VI. INFORMATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTOR Rochelle said she would try to come to the 5k on Saturday and help out. Brenna said the Main Street Children's Center came to the recreation center for a tour and had a wonderful time. She said she would like to get more information to distribute to the children and their families. She also said she had a new home phone number 869 -1254. Wesley wanted to know if the tennis courts at Berry Creek would be resurfaced. Randy said that they would not be resurfaced at this time. He also wanted to know when the McMaster Fields would be lighted. Randy said the lights are tied to the grant and should be done this year. Wesley also asked when the boards and commissions banquet was. It is on March 25`' at Sun City. John asked for e -mail addresses for the board members. Thurman is sorry that he will miss the 5k this weekend. Don asked if the parks department would eventually get overextended. Randy said yes and that he was going to ask for more staff in next years budget. Joanie said she would try to come and help with the 5k on Saturday. — Jim expresses his gratitude for being on the board. He said it have given him a different look at recreation. Randy said that we should be taking over the Berry Creek Tennis Center in May or as soon as their new facilities were finished. The Village is going to build a heated pool. The City will run the pool and the school will be able to use it. Ben mentioned that the lights on the basketball court at Williams Drive have been on late at night and wondered if the timers should be checked. VII. ADJOURN Wesley Kidd made a motion to adjourn the meeting.