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A rrrr r r". ....: .............�. ..... .. :.... ..: ....:: rrr rfrrr Ill r J� .'" ' ' City of College Station Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting August 13, 1996 -- 5:30 p.m. Conference Center 1300 George Bush Drive AGE FI A 1. Tour of Park Facilities 2. Adjourn ...." ,r CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Post Office Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue College Station,Texas 77842-9960 (409)7643500 • August 6, 1996 Mr. Jonathon H. Watson 401 University Oaks#608 College Station, Texas 77840 Dear Mr. Watson: Thank you for your recent letter to Mayor Mahar-ley concerning egrets in the College Station area. The City of College Station was aware of the situation concerning egrets in the Hensel Park last spring and of the potential health problems associated with them. Personnel from the Parks and Recreation Department were designated to monitor their movements into other areas of College Station to track possible roosting locations. Staff members were in daily contact with officials from State Representative Ogden's office along with members of the Texas Animal Damage Control team that were assigned to the project. The Animal Damage Control personnel were licensed to move the birds from • populated areas within Bryan and College Station. This was accomplished by means of noise making devices and shotguns. The goal was to remove the birds from these areas prior to nests being established. We provided the ADC supervisor two way radio equipment to remain in contact with the Public Safety Dispatch Center throughout the operation to minimize complaint calls concerning gunshots within the city limits. The egrets broke into smaller concentrations and slowly relocated to rural areas over a period of several weeks. Local residents were asked to notify the City if any of the birds started to nest in their neighborhoods and these calls were then investigated on a daily basis until the problem was resolved. The birds are no longer a threat to College Station for this year. However, there is potential for this to become a reoccurring problem in future as the flocks seek new nesting sites. Home of Texas Afrivi UnivI2trsity The City will continue to monitor this situation and work with other local and state .officials to resolve similar problems in the future. Please feel free to contact me at 764-3413 if additional information is required. Sincerely, V26 67 Steve Beachy Director of Parks ani Recreation copies: Mayor Mcilhaney Skip Noe, City Manager 4, . * . • I J ba) Jonathan H.Watson iim"'utie 401 University Oaks #608 College Station,TX 77840 )1r. rit.91 July 22,1996 The Honorable Lynn McIlhaney i17\ ff-17., • Mayor City of College Station City Hall ;1 JUL. 25 1996 P.O.Box 9960 . ; College Station,TX 77842 „• . , v Dear Mayor McIlhaney: I would be more than thrilled to know that this letter will eventually be perused by your eyes,as you examine an issue and a decision that greatly concerns the well being of your constituency in the years to come. First,let me say that that my name is Jonathan Watson and I am a sophomore at Texas A&M • University. Currently I am taking classes at Blinn College while.I Work up.here this Summer t6 assure my job's availability in the fall. While researching for a Government assignment at Sterling C. Evans I learned of this delicate ecological situation prevalent in the pre-summer months of this area of Brazos County. All cities no matter how great are continually assured that throughout the course of time they will suffer at the hand of natural, economic, and social misfortunes. For those of us in Brazos County, (especially B/CS area) that misfortune comes in the guise of an innocent bird, Bubulcus ibis ibis, commonly referred to as the Cattle Egret. Once a year, usually mid to late March and early April, the egrets well known for their large migrations are flying around throughout the Brazos and surrounding counties looking for a place to nest. This year on Thursday April 4, 1996 a flock of upwards of 4500 egrets flew to a woody section of Hensel Park between Texas Avenue and College Streets(Bergmann,96). It would be easy to overlook our feathered friends had the federal and state government not already made unique conditions regarding these creatures. According to our state and national legislature it is illegal to kill the egrets,or disturb their nests in an effort to move or eliminate them(Bergmann,96). Thus our birds have to dealt with both carefully and seriously to protect the interests of our government. But why the fuss over a flock of birds? Let's look at the nature of the beast first to find answers. The egret is a term given to the members of the ibis species. Not all members of this family are nuisances;the snowy egret and the heron are classified with this group for example and they certainly haven't proved bothersome enough to warrant federal interest. But the cattle egret is a bird who's nature,as the name implies,includes a herd of cattle. The creatures who are known to migrate south towards Mexico along the panhandle in the winter, spend the better part of the year flying after cattle to spots the herd has already passed through. By volume, 57.6% of their diets include grasshoppers disturbed by the herds and hoofed mammals as they passed through(Rubin,3). This alone is still not incriminating, but the other 42.4% of their diet, consists of ticks and other pest insects. Thus,the birds eat,insects and pests that forage where cattle have been,and dropped their wastes; then the birds live off these pests and easily come into contact with anything else the pests were carrying. Disease is the foremost worry that egrets pose.Both the lymph node disease Hystoplasmosis,and the brain disease Cryptococcosis can be passed on to humans form their droppings. In a study of 31 Texas egrets, 21 species,of parasites were recovered, including one mite, one tick, one hippoboscid, three biting lice, two cestodes,five trematodes,seven nematodes,and one acanthocephalan(Conti,81). As you can see if 31 egrets can have this many pests just think about the effects of 4500 in one area. It is my belief that only by swift and forceful efforts can we dissuade these pests from maldng our fair city their home. Please consider your constituents'health as you deal with the egret issue this year. ywe eee / Sincerely, }73#1:31k2In (61 /4f!I , ' CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Post Office Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue , r College Station,Texas 77842-9960 (409)764-3500 August 5, 1996 • Mr. Christopher E. Holguin 3328 Lodgepole College Station, Texas 77845 Dear Mr. Holguin: Thank you for your recent letter concerning the use of athletic fields after local rainfall. We close the all athletic fields whenever it is determined that the turf may damaged due to wet conditions. This is a judgment call that is based upon one or more supervisors walking throughout the fields to determine the surface conditions after a rain. If the ground is soft and susceptible to damage from active use, then we close the fields. This practice was initiated several years ago in an effort to improve the quality of the turf on ) , our athletic fields. There are some instances where a field may be left open for use in marginal conditions. This usually occurs during large tournaments or at the end of a season when there is little or no time left to reschedule games. This decision is made on a "case by case" basis with the interests of the players and the potential damage to the fields being the controlling • . factors. Also, we will close the fields if the conditions are likely to cause a safety hazard to the players. The same criteria is used for soccer, baseball and softball fields. What may cause some field to be open while others are closed is the difference in soil conditions as well as varying amounts of rain throughout the community. Some of the fields drain much better than others and this variation even occurs within a single park. Also, another factor is the type of use on a particular field. Soccer is generally more damaging to a wet field than softball or baseball and adult play is more damaging than youth. We try to keep the fields in the best condition possible for the year-round use that they receive. This is important to be able to support the large number of games that are.played throughout the year. We also try to maximize the playing time to greatest extent possible and keep the games on schedule. There are times when we misjudge the amount of Home of Tes AGM particular field or the length oftime required to bring the field back to moisture in a €� drying playable condition. Hopefully, this does not occur frequently. 'thank once ou again for your letter. I will forward it to the Parks Operations staff for y � their information. Please contact us in the future if we can be of further assistance. Sincere 4.;_z_ei ',- Steve Beachy Di 3328 Lodgepole College Station, TX 77845 26 July 1996 Mr. Steve Beachy Parks and Recreation Director City of College Station P.O. Box 9960 College Station,TX 77842-9960 Dear Mr. Beachy: I would like to thank you and your department on a job well done. Your department has taken care of the city parks and fields beautifully, especially the different team sports fields. I do want to inform you of several problems that reoccur fairly often, and maybe you can inform me of the department's reasoning. Over the last several years after it rained, the Parks and Recreational department shut down the soccer fields in order to protect them;however, on many of those same days, the baseball and softball fields remained open for usage. If heavy rain occurred,I can understand why the fields should be closed down,in order to protect the fields from destruction. However, shouldn't the same standard be used for the baseball, softball and soccer fields?Maybe, instead of closing down the fields after a light sprinkle,the Parks and Recreational department could keep them all open, and after a "heavier" rain, all the fields are closed. I hope your department continues to maintain the high quality of fields,but with fair judgment for all recreational sports. I am looking forward to your reply in the near future. Sincerely yours, Christopher E. Holguin • • CITY OF COLLEGE STATION , • ':4-• Post Office Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue College Station,Texas 77842-9960 (409)764-3500 August 6, 1996 Mr. Chad A. Hesters 1414 Clement Ct. College Station, Texas 77840 Dear Mr. Hesters: Thank you for your recent letter to Mayor Mcllhaney concerning the potential for large scale biological threats to our community. College Station has adopted an "all hazards" approach to emergency planning and disaster response. This method provides for an integrated plan that includes all known and potential • hazards to our community including those posed by some type of biological occurrence. This plan is part of an intrajurisdictional agreement with the City of Bryan, Brazos County and Texas A&M University that addresses hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness, response and recovery operations. The plan identifies specific responsibilities and roles for the various public and private agencies within Brazos County that may become involved in any of the phases of emergency management. The responsibility for health and medical planning is assigned to the County Health Officer with support and assistance from other related staff personnel. Most communities c16 not have the resources to effectively manage all types of potential disasters. Response to an actual occurrence will require the coordination, assistance and support of all local agencies. Also, a large scale incident will likely involve the Texas Department of Health and other state agencies in the response effort. If necessary, federal assistance can be provided when state and local resources are no longer able to effectively manage the situation. The plan adopts standardized procedures for this state and federal assistance to be: requested through the load Disaster District of the Texas Department of.Public Safety. Our annual training exercises routinely include this type of scenario. Horne of Texas A&M University • The most recent biological incident in College Station occurred last year and involved the threat of encephalitis. One fatality was positively associated with the disease. The response was coordinated with the County Health Department through the local emergency management agencies. Also, representatives from the Texas A&M Department of Entomology were utilized to monitor potential breeding sites for the vector. A comprehensive public notification and information campaign was mounted to reduce the hazard to the local residents and areas of standing water were treated with larvicides to control future infestations. No additional infections were reported. The City continues to be monitored for presence of diseases such as encephalitis and dengue fever on a regular basis by experts from the Department of Entomology. Also, the task of disaster planning and response is never ending. Local personnel from all agencies meet on a regular basis to discuss issues, formulate plans and conduct exercises. While the community can never be 100% prepared for every potential hazard, we can develop essential relationships and planning agreements that can guide us during those unfortunate times when a disaster strikes. Thank you once again for your interest and concern in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at 764-3413 if additional information is required. r-ly, Steve Beachy or Emergency Management Coordinator copies: Mayor Mcllhaney Skip Noe, City Manager VII I P14j.g, kr) Oloo- Office of the Mayor- JULY 23, 1996 City of College Station,Texas 1101 Texas Avenue S College Station,TX 77840 Mayor Mcilhaney, As a citizen and voter of the City of College Station, a personal concern has obliged me to submit a question to your office. While our city appears to be one that is administratively and operationally efficient,some areas of community welfare can very rarely be tested as to their general effectiveness. The issue of concern is that of a city wide contingency plan for biological situations/outbreaks-that would pose a detrimental threat to our community. Recently,Money Magazine rated the area of Bryan/College Station as number 45 in a nationwide comparison of the best places to live. (July, 1996 pg. 72) This in itself is respectable,considering the categories taken into account One of these categories was health. While this area of the state and country tends to less vulnerable to attacks of exotic diseases and viruses,we still remain at risk for many possibilities of disaster. For example; our area is at risk for the Dengue virus, a condition that affected thousands of people in the area of northern Mexico. This virus is transported through carrier insects and is hard to detect until an outbreak occurs.(Newsweek June 17, 1996 pg. 8) Although this is a random example,the question that results is quite clear;is our community equipped to deal with biological outbreaks and if so,what manner is this carried out. Communities not unlike ours have had occurrences of polio,typhoid,and similar diseases that are thought to be almost obsolete. Are officials in our city equipped to handle such problems? The Aids virus currently is carried by over 780,000 people in North America.(U.S. News July 15, 1996 pg 14)If our region was to become a high risk area then what steps would be taken to counteract such an event? While these questions are hypothetical,it would be disastrous if prior planning had not been initiated in the field of large scale biological/disease related emergency response. Sinc- el if ; , CHAD A. RESTERS al „ , / 1414 Clement Ct.11/1 AN\CV College Station,TX 77840 1 1 , : , , , , - 1.. , Lisa RethensPies 2902 LodgePole College Station' TX 77845 , July 26 1996 members, , Recreation board _ 1c in Wic • Parks and Recre Watson par • bita, for rent Station . ii-to - fhi's one . , College a visit . like this . boats miniature Dear ,Tpii. In_ • .paddle simple m eks ago vv‘i are pa and a s couple of we A there — ant., or . future • A cou. mall lake .i . ria.es f ling -- It has a small lake have pony when hen.-- in d Kansas. 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(5'"444:41 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY a ,} 4;4,2,1 Office of the CommandantJ4/6v- „,„„ . r A i876w�, July 10, 1996 RECEIVED JUL 2 1996 The Honorable Lynn McIlhaney • City of College Station College Station, Texas 77842-9960 Dear Mayor McIlh aney We are deeply appreciative to the City of College Station for including Corps of Cadets Center brochures in the Tourist Information Centers. We especially want to thank Mr. Steve Beachy for his efforts on this project as well as other projects we have worked together on. Thank you again for your support and we hope to see you at the summer meeting of Texas A&M/Bryan-College Station Council meeting which will be held on July 23, 1996 in the Corps • Center. Sincerely, DONALD R. HENDERSON • LTC, USA(Ret.) Chief of Special Activities and Corps Center Operations w xc: Colonel Donald J. Johnson • Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center College Station,Texas 77843-1400• (409)845-9232• (800)TAMU AGS• FAX(409)862--2496 A Department in the Division of Student Affairs AL: , CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Post Office Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue College Station,Texas 77842-9960 (409)764-3500 July 22, 1996 Dr. Peter A. Witt Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-2261 Dear Peter: Thank you for taking time to meet with me to discuss the at-risk youth consortium that your Department. is developing in cooperation with the National Recreation and Park Association. The College Station City Council recognizes the importance of this topic and they have designated at-risk youth as one of their strategic issues for the past several years. The Parks and Recreation Department is developing plans to address this council issue and we are very interested in being associated with your research in this field. We have several programs that are specifically oriented to the at-risk populations within the community that will coincide with your area of research. However, I would encourage a more comprehensive approach to the analysis of our overall programming effort to receive a better understanding of the effect on the community. This is due to the fact that most of the existing programs target all segments of our population. Unfortunately, there is a lack of participation by some of the at-risk youth in some of these programs. Several members of the City staff attended the national colloquium held in February, 1995 and have participated in other conferences and training programs related to the issues of at-risk youth. We would like to work with you and David Scott to find methods to apply some of the lessons learned from these sessions to our programs in College Station. I can commit the efforts of our staff to assist in this collaborative venture. Also, while I cannot guarantee any local funding support for this project, I will assist in the preparation of a proposal that may be submitted to the City Council for their consideration in future budget cycles. Thank you once again for your time and interest in this project. I look forward to working with you and your staff to improve the leisure programs for youth in College Station. Sim/09—> teve Beachy Director, 1111, Parks & Recreation E cp m ................................. ,,,,, -4„,„,,,,_,:,,,...„„.-%, itssb 411\ i' LS CLU f r,,,,,,,„„y„.„,„,„ I, OYS & GI IS ,r.„,.,,,,, ,,,.„,_„„ --,,,,,,,„ .,,,?,,,,,„", ,� . OF THE OS VALLEY ,,, „,., I _, .., .,.:,,, �`�� „fr �� m` plc `: P.G. Box 524 Bryan, Texas 77806 n OFFICERS June 24, 1996 President Linda Waltman President Elect Shawn Riley Stephen BeachyVice President p Marci Rodgers College Station Parks & Recreation P.G. Box 9960 Secretary College Station, TX 77845 Darlene Nichols Treasurer Dear, Mr. Beachy: Linda Johnson Immediate Past President On behalf of the Boys & Girls Clubs,of Brazos Valley, I would like to Steven Steele thank you for providing Linda Waltman with the time to participate BOARD OF DIRECTORS in Club events and conferences. Tim Bryan Mike Conduff It is very important to our youth membership that our board of Marty Criswell directors be informed about issues that affect the success of our Dr. Tommy Davis programs. The time you have given has allowed Linda to be a • Jack Dillard valuable asset to our organization. Ronnie Gidley r 1 Gary Guest ............... Thank you for your support of the Boys & Girls Clubs and the Lynn Hickey children of the Brazos Valley. David Hickson Bernie Hunt Sincerely, Richard Lindsay <' --/i77 Hugh T. McElroy Jr. 2,-,6,01- Emil Ogden Ron Rolett John M. Prewitt Executive Director ti Reba Ragsdale Jim Scales Ron Schmidt Morris Schulman Dave Stevenson Woody Thompson Maria Valdes Tommy Vance Sandie Walker John Womack Executive Director Ron Rolett Honorary Board Member Mark Dennard Board Member Emeritus Pete Rodri.uez MS 1:��ir is Member of County nited Way ART ADAMS ON POOL Development Proposal - Goal To provide increased water-oriented recreation opportunities for local residents as well as summer visitors to our community. - Concept- Redevelop the existing Adamson Pool from a 50 meter competition pool into a multi-use„ theme-oriented site through the addition of recreation equipment, shelters, deck furniture, graphics, lanciscaping, and related support facilities. -Theme - "Adamson Lagoon" - A semi-tropical, inland lagoon surrounded by jungle plants and creatures. An exciting water playground that offers safe, clean and adventurous activities for participants of all ages. - Development Plan- Phase I Preliminary development to occur during Fiscal Year 1992 with $67,000 funds currently approved through General Obligation Bond Funds and General Fund appropriations. Major components and cost estimates to be completed in Phase I include: *Frog slide for wadingpool $8,300 *Fence relocation and improvements $6,500 *High diving board removal $4,000 *New metal picnic tables $4,000 *Large scale wall mural & 2 doors $8,000 *Floating rafts: Li.113pad Walk $12,000 Log Raft $2,000 Small Frog $5,000 Snake $3,000 *Tot sandbox and play stations $1,000 *Water volleyball court $200 *Small waterslide for deep end $12,000 *New signage $1,000 Phase II Major development to occur during Fiscal Year 1993, utilizing approximately$150,000 of funds authorized by means of a debt obligation to be repaid over a five year period.. Revenues will be generated through a special fee schedule developed for this facility. Major components and cost estimates to be completed in Phase II include: *Large sinsle chute water slide $125,000 *Entry/exit facility on east side $15,000 *Additional shade structures $10,000 • Phase III Additional development to occur as warranted by actual attendance revenues from previous improvements. The timing and amount of development will be determined by the success of the facility as well as the expected growth potential as determined at that time. Major improvements and cost estimates that may be added during this phase include: *Second water slide $100,000 *Additional restrooms $70,000 *Additional shade structures $50,000 *Additional deck furniture $10,000 *playground for baby pool area $20,000 -PROJECT BENEFITS The development of this project has several distinct benefits for the . community. They include: *A regional attraction for a comprehensive water-oriented recreation experience. *An additional recreation facility for use by convention participants and their families. * rovi es additional recreational opportunities for College Station residents. *Will increase attendance at an underutilized facility. I # ARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT YT POOLS STATUS As as 5ept/ember 27.1994- IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII A � A I] NITEN NCS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEII SOUTHWOOD ADAM5ON LAGOON THOMAS 1992 1993 1994 1992 1993 1994 1992 1993 1994 MARCH 1,023 771 942 MARCH 0! 0 0 MARCH 0 0 0 APRIL 2,921! 2,416 3,000 APRIL - 0 0 0 APRIL 0 0 0 MAY 4,845 5,075 6,007 MAY 890 3,679 3,318 MAY 593 297 754 _ JUNE 11,162' 9,478 10,563 JUNE 10,226 12,456 15,170, JUNE 5,081 4,241 8,910 JULY 7,730 _ 9,959 8,789 JULY 9,110 17,247 12,436 * JULY 4,547 5,200 7,607 AUG 6,061 6,240: 4,894 AUG r 5,859 9,919 6,788 AUG 2,157 2,587 2,117 SEPT 3,425 2,535 2,616 5EPT 0 1,121 345, SEPT 0 0 0 OCT 1,564 407 1,321 OCT 0 l -0 0 OCT 0 0 0' NOV 199 0` 602 NOV 0 0 0 NOV 0 0 0' 38,930 36881 38,734 26,085 44,422 35,057 12,378 12325 19,388 *Closed 3 clays for Games of Texas SOUTHWOOD ADAM5ON LAGOON THOMAS 1992 1993 1994 1992 -1993 1994 1992 ( 1993 1994 MARCH $3,601 4 $3,504 $4,473 ' MAY $1,620 $6,937 $12,161 , MAY $1,331 $568 $1,811 APRIL $6,395 $4,229 $6,621 JUNE $11,220 ' $23,606 $37,403 JUNE $6,951 $3,660 $5,958 MAY 1 $9,265 $14,870 ' $10,401 4 JULY $7.228 $28,534 $25,530 JULY $4,151 $4,516 $4,400 JUNE 1 $9,266 $11,826 $10,948 AUG $4,995 $16,413 $12,632 AUG $1,884 $1,987 $1,419 1 JULY $7,593 $8,167 $8,747 SEPT $0 $1,754 $1,050 SEPT $0 r $0 $0 AUG $5,284 $5,141 $4,574 4 OCT $0 $0 $0 OCT $0 $0 * $0 SEPT $2,076 " $1,751 $1,847 _NOV $0 $0 $0 NOV $0 $0 " $0 OCT $549 $226 ' $679 * $25,063 I $77,244 ` $55,776 , $14.317 $10,731 $13,587 NOV $39 , $0 $96 $44,068 $49 714 $48TOTALS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIIIII ATFEN9ANCE REVENUE 1992 77,393 1992 $53,448 1993 93,628 1993 $137,689 1994 96,179 1994 $150,748 ':\AQUATICS\Poo15\1994\statu5 Revenue Comparison As ofAug.13 1995 1996 Adamson $102,888 $103,847 Southwood $42,986 X24,580 Thomas $9,539 $12,710 Natatorium $0 $20,660 Totals $155,413 $161,797