Min - Parks and Recreation Board - 2019 - 08/12 - Regular PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
AUGUST 12, 2019
Parks and Recreation Board
Present:
Michael Smiddy, Chair
Geoben Johnson III,Vice Chair
Tom Cowart
John Holley(late)
Paul Davidson
Tricia Losavio (late)
LaReeda Rentie(late)
Absent:
City Staff:
Tim Dentler, Director, Parks and Recreation
David Angeles, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation
Brian Bristow, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation
Carrie Cessna, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation
Travis Cunniff, Recreation Manager, Parks and Recreation
Joey Ramos, Program Supervisor,Athletics
Jennifer Robinson, Support Specialist, Parks and Recreation
Kim Spearman, Site Superintendent, Parks and Recreation
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Parks and Recreation Board present, Chair Smiddy called the
meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019, in the Classroom of
the Allen Senior Recreation Center at 451 St. Mary Drive,Allen,Texas.
1) Approve Minutes of the April 8, 2019, Called Meeting
Motion: Upon a motion by Member Cowart and a second by Member
Davidson,the Parks and Recreation Board voted four(4) for and none (0)
opposed to approve the minutes from the April 8, 2019 Called Meeting as
presented. The motion carried.
2) Appoint Two Senior Advisory Committee Members
Member Cowart reported on the selection process and then made the following
motion.
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Motion: Upon a motion by Member Cowart and a second by Member
Davidson,the Parks and Recreation Board voted five(5) for and none(0)opposed to
appoint Dottie Gandy and Lester Velez and reappoint Connie Holiday to the Senior
Advisory Committee. The motion carried.
3) Receive Subcommittee Updates
Chair Smiddy reported that the Exchange Parkway Recreation Center Steering
Committee has met five times and will have one more meeting before meeting with the
public.
4) Update on Spirit Park Operations
Assistant Director, Carrie Cessna, introduced Kim Spearman, Site Superintendent, and
Travis Cunniff, Recreation Services Manager, to give an update on Spirit Park
programming and maintenance. Travis reported on league play, tournaments and the
economic impact they provide as well as concessions. Kim covered the maintenance
needs of artificial turf,both daily and bi-monthly/monthly, as well as some turf
challenges that are being addressed. Upcoming items including perimeter netting,
temporary parking lot, trash mitigation, and participant behavior.
5) Update on Exchange Parkway Recreation Center
Tim Dentler, Director, shared information on concept designs, construction timelines
and potential funding sources for the future Exchange Parkway Recreation Center.
Once complete, the feasibility study will be presented to the board.
6) Update on Future Projects
Assistant Director, Brian Bristow, gave an update on Rolling Hills Park,previewing
what would be presented at the Public Input meeting directly following this meeting.
Tim Dentler, then gave a brief update on the McDermott property, located along
Rowlett Creek between McDermott Drive and Alma Drive,which was recently
donated to the City of Allen. The land will be kept in its natural state, other than a trail
addition for connectivity purposes. The Allen Parks Foundation was granted a$1
million endowment that will be used for maintenance on the Eugene McDermott Park
property.
7) Items of Interest
a. Items for Future Agendas
b. Next meeting Monday,November 11, 2019
8) Adjourn
Motion: Upon a motion by Member Losavio and a second by Member Cowart,the
Parks and Recreation Board voted seven(7) for and none(0) opposed to
adjourn the meeting at 6:57 p.m. The motion carried.
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These minutes approved on the 11 to day of November 2019.
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