HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_10.14.1999CITY OF GEORGETOWN
Parks & Recreation Board
October 14, 1999
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mr. Ben White, Chair
Ms. Joan Arneson, Vice Chair
Ms. Brenna Nedbalek
Mr. Thurman Holt
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Mr. Don Brent
Mr. Wesley Kidd
Mr. Jim Atencio
Mr. John Philpott
Ms. Rochelle Hall- Schwarz
OTHERS PRESENT:
Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant
Ed Barry, Development Services
Clyde von Rosenburg, Development Services
Sara Milburn, Planning and Zoning Commission
Robert Brannen, Planning and Zoning Commission
Cal Wilkerson, Planning and Zoning Commission
Claude Proctor, Planning and Zoning Commission
Pat Walsh, Planning and Zoning Commission
I. JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON
PARKLAND DEDICATION
Members of the Parks and Recreation Board and Planning and Zoning Commission
discussed how parkland dedication is acquired. Items discussed were public access to the
parkland by a street, land donation versus money donation, and flood plain land.
Planning and Zoning would like to know how the parkland fits into the general scheme of
the park plan. This is in the case where the land is not adjacent to any streets or roads.
The desire of Parks and Recreation is to have land along the rivers to expand the hike and
bike trail system. Land along the floodplain is also acceptable because you can build
trials in that area. The Parks and Recreation Board and Planning and Zoning
Commission want to look at how the process can be streamlined so that Parks and
Recreation can have input where parkland is dedicated.
II. APPROVE MINUTES FROM September 16,1999
No quorum present to approve minutes
III. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
None
IV. PRESENTATION OF HIKEBIKE TRAIL SAFETY PROJECT
Brent Schacherl and Lamont Navarette from the Georgetown Police Department spoke on
a Hike/Bike Trail Safety Project. This project would involve volunteer citizens to serve
as park rangers to patrol the parks. The rangers would attend classes and receive a shirt.
They would work different shifts depending on the number of volunteers. The officers
also introduced personal safety alarms that citizens could check out at the Recreation
Center. The officers said this was a very cost - effective way to patrol the park.
V. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON GEORGIAN PLACE PARK NAMING
Ty Cunningham is proposing to give an additional 9.36 acres of parkland in addition to
the .92 acres required for Georgian Place. In return Ty is requesting that the park be
named Geneva Park. Legal needs to be contacted to interpret the 80% rule in Park
Naming Policy.
VI. INFORMATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTOR
Parks and Recreation Board members that have expiring terms this year need to reapply
to City Hall by November 1 ". Members that are eligible to reapply are Don Brent,
Thurman Holt, Rochelle Hall- Schwarz, and Joan Arneson.
The Parks and Recreation staff will travel to Nashville next week in hopes of winning the
National Gold Medal Award.
Ben said he missed seeing the Notes and Thoughts.
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