Min - Parks and Recreation Board - 1986 - 01/13 - RegularMINUTES
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
REGULAR CALLED MEETING
JANUARY 13, 1996 - 7:30 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT
Don Proeschel, Chairman
Clint Miller, Vice -Chairman
Hclen Johnson, Secretary
Mickey Christakos
Richard Saunders
Gary Edstrom
David Medina
CITY STAFF PPESENT:
Mark Thornton, Director of Parks and Recreation
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman, Don Proeschel, called the meet;.nc to
��� order at 7:40 P.m.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Minutes from December 9, 1965, Regular
Called Meecinc.
MOTION: There was a motion made by Clint Miller
and seconded by Mickey Christakos to
approve the Minutes ..ith corrections
as noted. The motion carried, 7 for,
0 against.
IrI. -acCm�n�e none nm
A. Explorer Post
Director Mark Thornton informed the Board that
Mr. Jim Allen, Head Advisor to the Post was
scheduled to appear before the Park Board,
but due to illness was unable to attend.
Mr. Dick Corcoran of the Boy Scouts of America
had a previous engagement, but both would
cry to rescheule for the February Parks and
Recreation Board Meeting. Mickey Christakos
inquired as to when and where the Post was
®{ meeting, and was informed that they meet the
first and third Mondays at the Municipal
Annex.
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Main Street
Director Thornton presented the Board with a
Master Landscaping Plan drawing proposed by
SWA Group of Houston. He reported that the
City Council had approved $300,000 funding
for the landscaping of the area and lighting
in Phase i of the process.
Sesquicentennial Park
Thornton presented an overview of the proposed
Sesquicentennial Park along with a gift list
of proposed funding for the landscaping of the
Park. He presented a sample of the pave stone
to be used for walkways within the Park to the
Board. He also gave a brief update on the
proposed brochure for the funding opportunities
for indi,7iduals, businesses, and civic
organizations.
D. Greenbelt Study
Director Thornton resorted that he had a meeting
scheduled with Albert Halff and Associates for
Tuesday, January 14, 1986, at which time he
would set up a calendar of meetings for the
Steering Committee to continue the process.
-hointon also informed the Board that the Citv
had met with FEMA and the Corps of Engineers
a l
�, o - -ca .,
se o_ Greenbelt
Study. VFFMA realized that we were doing some
floodplain studying and that for a small add-
itional fee a complete re -study could he
performed with new maps dated 1987. (Bv
coincidence, Albert Halff contracts floodplain
mapping for. the Corps and FEMA.)
On December 20, FE14A, the Corps, and Albert
Halff met to work out the details which in
summary, Halff will do all. additional work
needed to update our Flood Insurance mans and
FEMA will cover all additional fees.
Bill Kuno, with FEMA, stated that upon
completion, every stream and tributary will
be mapped, giving Allen "the most complete
floodplain map within this FEMA region.
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IV. DISCUSS EXAMPLES OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES
MANUALS
Thornton presented examples of Policy and Procedures
Manuals from Garland, Abilene, Irving, and
Duncanville to the Parks and Recreation Board
members for their review. He 'indicated that he
had written to various departments around the
state, and found out that some have no
Policy Manual at all, while others operate
ander seperate ordinances. Thornton indicated
that he hoped to have organizational outlines
of manuals prepared by the next meeting of the
Park Board.
V. UPDATE ON FORD PARK CONSTRUCTION
Thornton gave a slide presentation of the progress
since the November meeting on the Ballfields and
Pool construction at Ford Park. He indicated that
with unusually high rainfall in October and
November, the milder weather in December and
currently for the month of January, had presented
perfect conditions for concrete work at the site.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
Richard Saunders inquired as to the progress of
Barnes Development Company with the Golf Course
Proposal for west Allen. It was reported that
Barnes had completed their financial arrangements,
and -were now in the process of developing a
cs_ntat_on for the Planning and Zoniv, C_a..._..___...
Clint Miller indicated he would like to abstain from
any discussion or vote when the proposed development
comes before the Parks and Recreation Board due to
his firms professional involvement in the planning
of the Barnes Development.
VII. ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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i These minutes approved as read this 106k day of
2zkW4 N_ , 1986.
hc7u ll%� s�
Don Proeschel, Chairman Hel n John. on, Secretary
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