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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_PAREB_01.10.2002CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board L CALL TO ORDERJanuary 10, 2002 John Phil o p tt, chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 n• ROLL CALL p m. Members Present: Mr. John Philpott, Chair Ms. Tracy Dubc ak, Vice Chair Mr. Douglas BIackard Ms. Jean Houck Ms. Brenna Nedbalek Mr. David Rinn Ms. Amy Vick Members AbSent: Mr. Wesley Kidd Ms. Liz Mealy Visitors Speaking Jana Rice, Cunningham Allen Engineers, Inc Bob Allen Cunningham Allen Engineers, Inc. Frank Hubbard, Citizen Staff Present: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks Kimberly Garrett, Manager of and Recreation III. Administration INTRODUCTION OF Amy Vick was introduced as NEW BOARD MEMBER She will be fillinew board member appointed Board g the spot vacated by Richard rowho to ther Parks and W. TjjESmERATIONANDPOS resigned in Recreation CONCEPT APOSSIBLE ACTION y 2FO Jana Rice withCT PLAN OF MEADOWS OF ORETPARKLAND dedication for thenmgham Allen GEpRGETOWN DEDICATION FOR MeadowsEngineers, in response tot of Georgetown. Inc., spoke plan the board re he December n. The concept g parkland Springs. The the December meeting. This P is back in front ofothe board of then required parkland was increasedf ropos 1.5 subdivision is Parks and parkland dedication. m adjacent to Dove Recreation Board The 2.16 acres of proposed to 2.16 acres January 10, 2002 Minutes Revised P ed , which is half Page 1 of 4 parkland would also include Park development Park caliber trees, benches development would include playscape for ages 5-12, practice trail ed for access, , Picnic tables, I5-3 would be $40 000 and swings. There development. worth of improvements built on this rove Randyparkland during the first phase said he liked the idea because in the first phase of development. even though �h it is just atwo-acre David askedpark, it will be 6uiIt asked about. installing about irrigation in for g a fence around the the trees and also so park where it borders the The parkland some assurance that the houses. Tracy dedicated meetse park would get built. they areaproposing $ted e worth of iflteria except for size. In mprovements, place of the other two acres, Bob Allen with Cunningham out; and Allen maybe theCmodel homesEngineers, Inc., could be could said the fence issue o could be worked out to insure go in next to the would water the trees that thepark area worked Burin park is built in the first Also, an agreement g the first year. Phase. The developers David made a motion to in the first phase of accept the 2.16 acr10,es res of parkland and the in 11, 12, and 16 Included in the park would b proposal to developed, from the pack, developere a fence se develop a park p ,and developer would motion. Amy would waterpost a bond separating lots 9, asked if sports p like trees during the first year. to Insure thec park was practice fields. They groups GSA motion would and GYBBrenna seconded the passed be first -come first -serve `� would be unanimously, and the allowed to use the V. APPROVE NII1�T� F Y could use the fields. The A motion ROM D meeting. Tracynlade by Doug Blackard o�ER 13, 2001 Dubcakbysecondedogthe approve the minutes from motion and it passed by unanimous the December 13 arumous v 13, 2001, • UPDATE PROJECTON WATER QUALITY p vote. O� IN THE SAN GABRIEL � The Rivery Towne CrossingRIVER PARK Gabriel Park Is planning III is alreadyilin River ndo showed in Rivery Park The putting woateruld ld connect pond int the San input s and in place.aeRandyw bywed a conceptualpondwould with the trail that aross the the parks and recreation board.plan ot will co pond" It would beme back to the board for Lamar Boulevard a naturallaz to the water y There is a paces more ofquality pond behind pedestrian bridge David pond" Central Market on asked about flooding in the area Parks and Recreation Board up. The water 'there has not been JanuaryMinutes quality pond would be a flooding on the North San 10, 2002 Revised constant Page 2 of 4 water pond and would require relocation of disk golf holes 3, 17 & 18. Frank Hubbard, a citizen, said he thinks the holes are too close to the trail and that it is dangerous for the people using the trail. The holes could possibly be relocated along the property line or go across the pond if the shape was changed. Amy asked about access to the Rivery Park. Randy said that staff is currently working on a bridge and parking is under IH35. Amy thought maybe the Rivery Town Crossing could give fair market value for the land they are using as a water quality pond and that money could go towards access. John said this went to Council on Tuesday night as a public hearing and the City Council will vote at another council meeting to accept this plan. The commercial development will bring in sales tax revenue to the City, which in turn will provide revenue to the general fund, which is where Parks and Recreation is funded. Amy said she has done a lot of research on public land being used for private use and she just wants to make sure everything is done properly. She is also checking into Title X, the governmental code. Doug also thinks that the Texas Fair Market Value should be looked into. When construction starts, the board will have input. Randy said this was just an update on the issue. Amy asked if there was a value on the interpretive center and gazebo. Randy said City Hall has more information. Amy also wants the schools involved in the interpretive center because it becomes a wet biology lab, which is excellent learning experience. VIL UPDATE OF THE MASTER PLAN SCHEDULE The Master Plan is scheduled to go to Council in late February/March for their approval. At the February meeting, we will look at the park priorities again and update them to be able to apply for more grants and get maximum points. The plan is going to be tweaked and refined before Council actually approves it. On April 8th, the Parks and Recreation Board has their annual workshop with Council where the board will discuss various funding options including grants, 1/2 cent sales tax, and bonds to help implement the master plan. Amy commented that she did not like the "Sale of Williams Drive Pool" as being a funding option for an indoor pool in San Gabriel Park. That issue will be discussed at the next meeting. VIII• CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING A PARKL DEDICATION CHECKLIST FORM AND The checklist was reviewed and the only comments were to make requirement # 2 - "Is the park reasonably located and adaptable for use as a park?" a short answer question instead of a yes/no answer. The revised checklist is attached to the minutes for reference. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes Revised January 10, 2002 Page 3 of 4 IX. UPDATE OF INFORMATION PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON JA John gave the quarterly Parks and Recreation Board report to Council on Janu R gt' 2002 Included in the report were the following ar3' • Presented the National Softball Association Award for McMaster Athletic Com le which was presented in Las Vegas, Nevada P x • LCRA calendar with the trail on the South San Gabriel River featured in the month of February • Toured the Chamberlain tract recently purchase b Y Pfiesterthe county with Councilmember • Update on the Master Plan • The flood damage in San Gabriel Park —there is a $25,000 deductible for the b and lights bridge • Safety and low maintenance trails are a main concern of the parks department p ks and recreation • The parkland dedication fee in lieu of may need to be re -addressed • 7th annual Cupid's Chase 5K run/walk is February 9, 2002 X. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD DINNER The parks and recreation board is going to havdinner�TH STAFF' — JANUARY 17, 2002 and Recreation Staff on January 17th at the Wildfire, for board members and Parks XL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Update on Regional Park • Parks and Recreation Staff member rotate coming to the meeting to give a program update monthly starting in April. P dam • Budget Timeline • Master PIan Update ....Williams Drive Pool funding option removed • February meeting would start at 6:00 PM rather than 7:00 m due to falling on Valentine's Day P the meeting • March meeting moved from the 14t to the 21 sc due to Spring Break Week XII. ADJOURN Brenna Nedbalek made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes Revised January 10, 2002 Page 4 of 4