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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_08.12.1999CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board August 12, 1999 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Ben White, Chair Ms. Joan Arneson, Vice Chair Mr. Wesley Kidd Mr. Thurman Holt Ms. Brenna Nedbalek Mr. Don Brent Mr. Jim Atencio MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. John Philpott Ms. Rochelle Hall- Schwarz OTHERS PRESENT: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant Irene Varan, Luther Stearns Log Cabin Steve O'Brien, Williamson County Sun Roberto Garcia, Garcia Design Wil Mehaffey, Berry Creek Neighborhood Association Sally Volling, Berry Creek Neighborhood Association Lisa Jackens, Berry Creek Neighborhood Association I. APPROVE MINUTES FROM July 15,1999 A motion was made by Brenna Nedbalek to accept the minutes from the July 15, 1999, meeting. Jim Atencio seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. II. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD None III. PARKLAND ISSUES AT BERRY CREEK SUBDIVISION Representatives from the Berry Creek Neighborhood Association came before the board to request a park/parkland be established in their neighborhood. There are no parks in the subdivision. The representatives expressed concern for the safety of the children playing in the neighborhood. Right now some of the children are playing in the street. The neighborhood association is trying to work with the new developer on getting some parkland donated. Several members of the neighborhood association are meeting with the developer at the same time as this meeting. Randy asked if other residents of Berry Creek are in favor of a park. The neighborhood association said yes they were. Ben asked the neighborhood association to keep him informed on how the meeting with the developer went. IV. PRESENTATION ON HIKEBIKE TRAIL SAFETY PROJECT Postponed until the September meeting. V. UPDATE ON SAN GABRIEL RIVER PARK III PROJECT Roberto Garcia gave the board an update on the San Gabriel River Project III. He said there was a 4 -8 week delay because of access to some of the land that needed surveying. On September 9', 90% of the plans should be ready. Permits will be submitted by the end of August. There are some options on the ballfield lighting. The soil is deep clay which will make setting and stabilizing the light poles a challenge. A stainless steel baseball bat will be in the center of the softball complex. Roberto showed a sketch of the proposed bat that would mist water when a certain button was pushed. Thurman asked about the safety of the center because of foul balls. Roberto said it would be controlled with nets and fences. There are three bridge alternatives to crossing the San Gabriel River under IH35. The best alternative is to put a bend in the trail to enter the bridge landing at a better angle. There are three basic parts to construction. The softball complex, the trail and the rivery area. It will take 3 -6 months for construction. There may be some delay in construction due to TxDOT working under IH35 and Austin Avenue Bridge. Roberto said the construction will be easy, the phasing will be difficult. The bidding should take place in September and construction should begin in October and take 90 -120 days. VI. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT OF LUTHER STEARNS LOG CABIN Don and Brenna went on a tour of the Luther Stearns Log Cabin along with Irene Varan, Randy Morrow, and Clara Scarbrough. The committee thought there was about 20% of usable materials from the original log cabin. Irene Varan conferred with that statement. The committee said the log cabin was not what they had envisioned. All the nails they found were round indicating that the structure was not that old. Don Brent mad a motion to recommend to City Council that the board not accept the log cabin as a City project. Wesley Kidd seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. Irene Varan agreed that it was not a log cabin and that it was in bad shape. She suggested that maybe some pieces of the building could be salvaged and put on display to show the family heritage. VII. INFORMATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTOR Joan asked if the bridge under IH35 would be similar to the Bonner Bridge and Randy said yes. Wesley asked if the San Gabriel River Project had to be finished in a year and a half. Randy said the project has three years to complete and must be finished by January 2000. VIII. ADJOURN Brenna Nedbalek made a motion to adjourn the meeting.