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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Parks and Recreation Board - 1983 - 07/11 - RegularMINUTES Parks and Recreation Board Regular Called Meeting f duly 11, 1983 7:30 P.M. Allen Municipal Annex PRESENT: Ron Workman, Bob Outman, David Morgan, Helen Johnson CITY STAFF: Mark Thornton, Director I. Chairman, Ron Workman, called the meeting to order at 7:28pm. II. Approval of the minutes of May 23, 1983 and June 13, 1983. Minutes approved as read. III. Director's Report A. Softball Update League winners and teams planning to attend the district and regional tournaments were announced. Plans for the summer/fall season were also dis- cussed. B. Concession Report A report on concession revenues held during Sat- urday make-up games was given. C. Report on Day Camp A report by the Recreation Supervisor on the day camp was presented. Plans for future day camps were also discussed. Thornton presented the liscense for the day camp from the Depart- ment of Health. D. Other Business Thornton presented the new ordinance reflecting the change of meeting nights. Also discussed was the resignation of Russ Bratcher as board member and the Council's decision on the effec- tive date of resignation. L Minutes 7/11/83 Parks 6 Recreation Board Page 2 IV. Rowlett Creek Request for Proposal Ll The final draft from Dr. Mertes on the RFP was presented to the board for review and comments. The board decided to review this draft and have a special workshop the following Monday for dis- cussion on the RFP. V. Development of Walden and Rolling Hills Parks A cost analysis from Ron Fix was given for each park. There was a lengthy discussion on the City acting as general contractor for the develop- ment of these parks and whether the department staff had the experience and time to act as such. The board decided to examine the development plans for each park and to discuss this at the special workshop already scheduled for the follow- ing Monday. VI. Future Use of Hillside Softball Fields Wayne Austin came before the board to ask for full use of Hillside fields for the fall season this year. He explained that the work requested by the City Council had been completed and that he would like to see these fields utilized. He also presented the fact that the fall season, if held the same as the spring season, would put some of the games into November making the weather a prob- lem. Thornton reminded the board that construc- tion on Jupiter Road bridge would begin soon caus- ing some traffic problems to and from the Jupiter Softball field. After lengthy discussion, the board advised Thornton to come up with a schedule that showed definite need for full use of Hillside fields and to present it to the Council for their comments. VII. League Eligibility MOTION: Upon a motion made by Bob Outman and se- conded by David Morgan, the board voted to table this item. Vote 4 for, 0 opposed. VIII. Adjourn There being no further business MOTION: Upon a motion made by Ron Workman and se - L i conded by Helen Johnson, the board voted Minutes Parks & Recreation to adjourn. Vote 4 for, 0 opposed. 7/11/83 Page 3 These minutes a /t% approved as read this _day of 1983. Ron Workman, Chairman R Helen Johnson, Secretary