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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_09.12.2024Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday., September 12,, 2024 The Georgetown Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 6:00 PM 2t Georgetown Parks & Recreation Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, TX 78626. T - - 19-Americ an s7i 174-IT RU007-A-d7Aj X7ff you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact the Cit� SecreI Office, at least t n : I , I UMWTMMrffr6V6),T,fM=neTh1ng, Or Street Tor ad n ormation; I I T users' routeYfffr-o-u-g-ff-&I Texas at 711. IIIII ana rkecreation Board Chair. 1.B Roll Call Roll Call -- Brazos Fielder, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Chair III I! III III 11��1111111 �; ��Ijj III 11�111I�! !I 111111151f,;;?y—IIII�T 1.0 Recognize outgoing Board Members Recognize Outgoing Board Members - Chad Holz and Jolene Melancon -- Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director Kimberly Garrett recognized Chad Holz and Jolene Melancon for their service on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for the past two years. Kimberly presented Jolene with a Spun Wooden Bowl created from tree trimmings collected after a routine tree pruning in the San Gabriel Park. Chad Holz was not present at the meeting. Staff member introduction -- Patrick Cavanaugh, Parks Development Manager Patrick Cavanagh, Parks and Recreation Development Manager introduced himself to the Parks Advisory Board. Patrick began with Georgetown Parks and Rec in December of 2023. Before coming to work with the City of Georgetown, he worked for the City of Round Rock as a Park Development Specialist. Patrick is originally from California where he was a Landscape Planner. His wife, Kerry Cavanaugh, is also a Landscape Architect and works for the City of Georgetown in the Planning Department. Patrick and his wife have two boys, Hank •11mr. Kai Div 41MM32FATim Re Patrick stated that he enjoys his job and the team that he works With. He supervises the development of City parks as well as equipment replacement, working closely with the Planning Department and Contractors. He also works with Kimberly to identify future parkland when new developments come to Georgetown. Eric Nuner stated we are glad to have him, he has been an asset to our department. 1.E Approve Minutes Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the March 14, 2024, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting -- Amy Castillo, Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant Moved by Katherine Kainer', seconded by Keith Fruge to Approve Meeting Minutes for March 14, 2024. Motion Approved: 0 Voting For: Katherine Kainer, Jolene Melancon, Peter Bahrs, Brazos Fielder, Keith Fruge 1.F Friends of Georgetown Parks and Recreation Update Friends of Georgetown Parks and Recreation Update -- Peter Bahrs, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Member Liaison The Friends of Georgetown Parks and Recreation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support the City of Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department. Currently they are providing scholarships to those needing assistance with funding for Recreation Memberships �ind Program opportunities through the Recreation Center. Customer are required to pay 10% towards the scholarship to have a vested interest in the membership or program they receive. The Friends group also holds the contract for the Annual Two Step Inn Festival. With the most recent Two Step Inn Festival they gave 50K to help with mulch and parking for the a cargo van to be used for the Rec on the Go Program, provided funding to help with Summer Movies in the Park, and the Tales on the Trails program. The Friends next meeting will be held on of 23, 2024, at the Parks Administrative Conference Room, at 5:30pm. 1.G Blue Hole Master Plan Update Blue Hole Master Plan Update -- Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director There are a series of Master Plan Projects for the Blue Hole that were approved in August 2024 for next year's budget. Blue hole is part of the gateway to downtown, was added to the Downtown Master Plan. Parks will be working with the Downtown Master Plan consultant throughout the project. There will be public input, checking in with the City CouncSurveys, Etc. Our Goal is to bring an update to the Parks Board in March or April 2025. We hope to start the project in 2026 or 2027. 1.1-1 San Gabriel Phase IV Master Plan Updates San Gabriel Phase IV Master Plan Updates -- Eric Nuner, Parks and Recreation Assistant Director San Gabriel Phase IV is the portion of the original 2008 Bond Election that provided ••i• for improvement to the San Gabriel Park. Phase IV was always •_ • the plan but was not part of the funding package. It was also part of the 2015 San Gabriel Master Plan which was identified in the 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan; making it possible to get some funding to do an updated Master Plan for Phase IV. Phase IV includes parts of the San Gabriel that have not been improved such as, the GYBA Baseball Fields, Youth Soccer fields and the side of the park off 971 and River Haven Drive. We are looking to get started on this project soon, it was approved at City Council in August 2024. We will be utilizing Park Hill for this project; they are new to the area, and we are excited to have them aboard. 1. 1 Berry Creek West Trail Phase 1 Feasibility Study Update I Berry Creek West Trail Phase 1 Feasibility Study Update -- Eric Nuner, Parks a Recreation, Assistant Director I This is the third of the projects tied to future Master Planning Feasibility Projects. Berry Creek West Trail begins in Berry Springs Park and currently ends under 11-135. We will be investigating the opportunities to extend Berry Creek West to Westside Park. This joint trail project came to be from the Nov. 2023 Williamson County Bond Election. This will be a cost sharing project; each party will contribute 2,900,000.00. Design is scheduled to begin fiscal year 2126. Update on current Capital Projects - Reminder that City of Georgetown Capital Projects can be found at https:Hgeorgetown-tx.cleargov.com/projects -- Eric Nuner, Parks and Recreation Public Wishing to Address the Board 00114400 �ti Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the table at the entrance to the meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting being called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six minutes for a speaker may be granted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be present at the meeting. Onasub` ectnot paostedonthe a enclar A request must be received by the Advisory Board or Commission Liaison prior to the day the agenda for this mee ng is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the Board or Commission members. No action can be taken. Adjournment Motion Adjourn: Voting For: Katherine Kainer, Jolene Melancon, Peter Bahrs, Brazos Fielder, Keith Frugle Voting Against: None These minutes were approved at the meeting of Attest