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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_07.11.2002CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board Minutes July 11, 2002 I. CALL TO ORDER John Philpott, chair, called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mr. John Philpott, Chair Ms. Jean Houck Mr. Phil Davis Mr. Douglas Blackard Ms. Amy Vick Members Absent: Ms. Mary Lee Dobi Mr. Ron Doernbach Ms. Dawn Hitt-Wilken Ms. Brenna Nedbalek Others Present: David Mitchell, Windridge Village Peter Veroicchio, Sun City Texas Staff Present: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation Kimberly Garrett, Manager of Administration III. APPROVE MINUTES FROM JUNE 13, 2002 A motion was made by Phil Davis to approve the amended minutes from the June 13, 2002, meeting. Jean Houck seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. IV. STAFF REPORT ON THE YOUTH AND ADULT ATHLETICS PROGRAM - GLENN MOSS, SUPERINTENDENT OF RECREATION Glenn Moss, Superintendent of Recreation spoke to the board about youth and adult athletics. The focus is on the youth of Georgetown. We send flyers to local schools to get the word out about our programs. The youth athletic programs offered are soccer, t- ball, in -line hockey and basketball. In adult athletics, adult softball is one of the most popular programs we have. This program has an economic benefit too. When large tournaments are played at our Parks and Recreation Board Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 1 of 4 complex, many people come to Georgetown to spend money and stay in our hotels. With the new softball complex, we can accommodate more teams. We are getting teams playing in our league from Round Rock and Austin. Glenn is working on trying to get an adult soccer league going. There is already a women's over 30 soccer league that is very popular. The new Softball Complex was featured in Southwest Softball Magazine, which was very positive and has increased rentals. Doug told Glenn he was doing a good job. Jean asked about the scoreboards. Glenn said that Barrett Mitsubishi and Don Hewlett are interested. Glenn said a scoreboard costs around $4,000. Additional seating is also needed as we grow. Glenn's experience includes degrees from Iowa and Maryland. He worked at Boston University and also played baseball. Has coached many clinics and has a long history of being involved in athletics. The board asked about scholarships available to residents. There is a park bucks program in place that allows a resident to do some work at the recreation center in lieu of paying for a program or membership. V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE PARK AMENITIES AT WINDRIDGE VILLAGE David Mitchell, of Gavurnik Builders, showed the board plans for the recreation area at Windridge Village located on Holly Street. He said the demographics of the development would be mainly adults and college students. There would be 57 units, of which 50 would be duplexes and 7 would be town homes. The plans include a recreation area with 2,200 linear square feet of jogging track, 2-3 exercise stations, and a couple of benches. Mr. Mitchell believes that there will be mostly adults in the area and plans to build the trail 8 feet wide with crushed granite. The trail does not connect to the trail on Holly Street. There would be approximately 150-175 people living there. The board would like details and specs on the benches and the exercise stations. There was discussion regarding building the trail out of concrete versus crushed granite. John prefers a concrete trail so that maintenance would be low. He said if cost was an issue, he would prefer less amenities to get the concrete trail. Amy prefers a granite trail for walking and jogging. John said the trail could be reduced to 6 feet wide if that would save on construction costs in order to get the trail constructed out of concrete. Picnic shelters would also be good. Phil Davis made a motion recommending a 6-foot wide concrete walkway, approved picnic facilities and benches by the Director of Parks and Recreation, grass, and landscaping be included in the recreation area of Windridge Village. Doug Blackard seconded the motion and it passed 3-1. (Vick opposed) VI. DISCUSSION ON DEL WEBB MASTER PLAN — SEC PLANNING CONSULTANTS Peter Veroicchio, representing Del Webb, spoke to the board regarding a development adjacent to Sun City. The development is 2,500 acres and is the northern half of the Sun Parks and Recreation Board Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 2 of 4 City land. The goal today is to come in and discuss parkland options for a 5,500 unit conventional master planned community. The required parkland dedication is 110 acres. Mr. Veroicchio came to the board for ideas and suggestions on the parkland since this is in the very early stages of development. He is envisioning a trail system linking all the residential pods with all the green areas. Peter said maybe there was a possibility of developing the park and giving less land. Randy asked how long the trail would be. The plan currently shows 5.9 miles of trail. Some options discussed were dedicated parkland, private parkland with no credit and then a combination of the two. He also talked about giving land along the floodplain, which would count as 50% credit towards the total parkland required. Randy would like the trails to be public. Fees would be around $650,000 and 6 miles of trails could be built for that amount of money. They are also looking at putting in an elementary school in the development. There are several meetings set up with Development Services in the next week. Peter said there would probably be private and public parks. They are taking a proactive approach and coming to the board early during the concept plan. They plan on coming to the next board meeting with more information. VII. PARKLAND DEDICATION SUBCOMMITEE REPORT Items VII and VIII were discussed together. Jean said that at the last subcommittee meeting on June 19, 2002, the members present were Jean Houck and Brenna Nedbalek. Council member Gabe Sansing also attended the subcommittee meeting. He is very excited about parks and is trying to find innovative ways to develop and maintain parks. Three main points were discussed. The committee felt comfortable with the fees in lieu of going to $600 for single family units and $480 for multi family units. Also two new ideas came up at the last meeting, which included a development fee and a maintenance fee. The development fee would be paid when land is dedicated so the parkland could be developed. Also a maintenance fee which could be included on the utility bill to go for maintenance of parks. This would be a mandatory fee for park maintenance. One of the negative aspects of this fee may be that it would hurt the voluntary $1 fee for the Good Neighbor Fund. If residents paid the fee then they could take their utility bill to the swimming pool and get a free family swim in return for their contribution to parks and recreation. John and Randy said the fee would have to be voluntary. The development fee could be $250 per lot and that money would go towards developing the park. John said that Leander requires $500 worth of improvements for every built out unit. Leander also requires that dedicated parkland is established with grass by the developer Parks and Recreation Board Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 3 of 4 and an irrigation system must be installed and approved by the city building official before it is turned over to the City. Amy asked about the value of a lot in Leander versus Georgetown. John said he thinks lots in Georgetown are valued higher. John said that another option would be to include the park maintenance fee in the storm water fee because our trails are in the storm water/drainage areas. This fee could pay for maintenance such as curb and gutter, litter pickup, mowing, and drainage improvements. The board needs to have a workshop with council to discuss the maintenance fee. A letter will be sent to council regarding the board's recommendations on the parkland dedication fees, development/acquisition fees, and the park maintenance fees. Also included in the letter will be the recommendation that floodplain located along the San Gabriel Rivers should be given as parkland even if it is a commercial development. These recommendations will be taken into consideration when Council reviews the Unified Development Code. VIII. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DEDICATION FEES IN REGARDS TO THE FEE IN LIEU OF, A MAINTENANCE FEE AND AN ACQUISITION FEE Discussed with item VII. IX. INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEARING FOR FUTURE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS The public hearing for the hike and bike trail from Rivery Park to Lake Georgetown will be on July 17, 2002, at 6 pm at the Recreation Center. Following the public hearing, there will be a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting to begin no earlier than 7:30 pm to discuss the information brought up at the public meeting. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Update on the replacement of the low water crossing in San Gabriel Park. Update on possible meeting with Council on a workshop. XI. ADJOURN Doug Blackard made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 4 of 4