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Parks & Recreation Board
Minutes
June 13, 2002
I. CALL TO ORDER
John Philpott, chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Mr. John Philpott, Chair
Ms. Jean Houck
Mr. Phil Davis
Mr. Ron Doernbach
Ms. Dawn Hitt-Wilken
Ms. Brenna Nedbalek
Members Absent:
Mr. Douglas Blackard
Ms. Mary Lee Dobi
Ms. Amy Vick
Others Present:
Shannon Matingly, City Manager of Leander
Debbie Jackson, Leander Parks and Recreation Board
Andrea Navarette, Leander Parks and Recreation Board
Staff Present:
Kimberly Garrett, Manager of Administration
Kimberly Wilkinson, Aquatic Coordinator
III. APPROVE MINUTES FROM MAY 16, 2002
A motion was made by Phil Davis to approve the amended minutes from the May 16, 2002,
meeting. Ron Doernbach seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
IV. STAFF REPORT ON SUMMER AQUATICS — KIMBERLY WILKINSON, AQUATICS
COORDINATOR
Kimberly Wilkinson, Aquatics Coordinator manages five City swimming pools and
coordinates the programs for each pool. Programs include swim lessons, year round
water aerobics and a summer swim team. This year there are 133 participants in the swim
team program, which is up from last year. The first swim meet is this weekend at the
Village Pool from 9 am-12:30 pm. The Swim Team Program runs through the end of
July.
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Kimberly does all the First Aid and CPR training for all the lifeguards. There are 85
lifeguards on staff this year. There were 56 lifeguards hired this year that worked for us
last year.
Jean asked for a breakdown of the revenues and expenses for each pool in order to justify
budget requests if necessary. Kimberly said she would work on trying to gather that
information.
Two pools that gets used the most are the Tennis Center Pool and San Gabriel Pool.
Daycare centers are high users of those two pools.
Ron asked about lifeguard training and safety. All our lifeguards are certified through
Red Cross and must go through a review every year. All guards are also required to do a
weekly inservice to keep their skills current. The internal audit process will start soon to
check and make sure our staff is doing their job correctly.
V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PARK AMENITIES AT
WINDRIDGE VILLAGE
The Windridge Village subdivision is located at Holly and 2nd street. This development
is a high -density residential area and must provide recreation within the parkland. A
small hike and bike trail is proposed. The details as to location, material and length were
not known at the time of the meeting. The board took this item as information only and it
will be on next month's agenda.
VI. DISCUSSION ON TREE PRESERVATION PROGRAM — PHIL DAVIS, PARKS
BOARD MEMBER
Kimberly passed out the ordinance that is in place regarding preservation of trees. The
ordinance protects trees where the size of the development is 5 or more acres. Phil asked
about the Rivery in particular. John said they have a specific plan in place for the Rivery
Development to protect the trees. The developer of the Rivery is going above and beyond
what is required in the ordinance.
VII. DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR FUTURE OPERATING BUDGET
Kimberly discussed the priorities set by City Council at a workshop on Monday night.
Staff uses these priorities when preparing budget requests. All budget requests are due on
July 3rd to the Finance Department. The City Manager then presents the requests to the
Council in August. The Council will begin balancing the budget on August 5th.
VIII. PARKLAND DEDICATION SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
Jean Houck reported that the parkland dedication subcommittee met and discussed a $600
fee per single family dwelling units and a $480 fee for multi family dwelling units. This fee
is similar to the one Cedar Park has in place.
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Leander charges a fee of $500 per dwelling unit. They also charge a development fee per
unit when land is dedicated.
Jean wants the parkland dedication subcommittee to meet again for a final discussion.
IX. REPORT ON WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS BOARD — RANDY MORROW
Randy is on the technical committee for the Williamson County Parks Board. He has
been to one meeting thus far and the committee is trying to gather revenue and expense
information to project the budget needed to run the new park.
X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None were discussed
XI. ADJOURN
Phil Davis made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
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