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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
700 PMTuesday, August 9 2011
The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek v 1015 Colgate
College Station, TX 77840
STAFF PRESENT: David Schmitz, Director; Amanda Putz, Board Secretary; Marci
Rodgers, Senior Services Coordinator; David Gerling, Special
Facilities Superintendent; Peter Lamont, Recreation
Superintendent; Pete V ne ek, Senior Park Planner
BOARD PRESENT: Gary Erwin, Chair; Susan Fox, Billy Hart, Gerard Kyle, Jon
Denton
VISITORS: Jodi Warner, 4404 Spring Branch Court, College Station, TX
1. Call to order and __Roil Call: The meeting was called to order with a quorum
present at 7:00 p.m.
2. Possible action concernine re.uests for absences of members: George
Jessup, Shane Wendel, and Douglas Becker had submitted requests for absence.
Jon Denton made a motion to approve the absence requests submitted, and Susan
Fox seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion
passed unanimously.
3 Hear visitors; Hearing none, this item was closed.
4. Consideration .ossible a•: 'royal and discussion of minutes from the
meson ofn 2011: Billy Hart made a motion to approve the minutes as
submitted, and Jon Denton seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in
favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
5. Chi r i royal ani is s i the S i i ,nt
Committee _ men : Marci Rodgers, Senior Services Coordinator,
reported on the applications that were sent in for the committee. The Senior
Advisory Committee voted within themselves and suggested that Joanna Yeager be
appointed as Chair, and Frank Duchmpsclo be appointed as Vice Chair. Billy Hart
made a motion to approve the applicants, and Jon Denton seconded the motion.
The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
6. date on Park Maintenance Standards • uarterl Re.ort for FY11: David
Schmitz, Director; reported on the Park Maintenance Standards Quarterly Report.
This was an informational item only, and no action was required.
7. Consideration p i 0 :•:royal and discussion concerning the new fee
schedule: David Schmitz reported on the new fee schedule. He explained that the
fees were to be put forth toward the 2012 budget. Discussion followed. Jon
Denton made a motion to approve the new fee schedule, and Gerard Kyle seconded
the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed
unanimously.
8. Discussion and possible action concerning the M :: ors Council on Ph : sical
Fitness: Peter Lamont,ont, Recreation Supervisor, reported on the Mayor's Council on
Physical Fitness. He explained that the Council has run into the problem of not
being able to have a quorum at a majority of the meetings, which would be 8
members. It was suggested that the Council become a sub-committee of the parks
and recreation advisory board. The suggestion was that there be three parks and
recreation advisory board members, and four to six members from the public
(appointed by the Mayor) as being the structure of the committee. Mr. Lamont
explained that by redoing the structure it would take another amendment of the
Bylaws. Mr. Lamont summarized the proposal to the Board as a revamped
structure that encompasses more energy, and to reorganize the amount of
members on the Council.
Billy Hart made a motion to reorganize the Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness as
hybrid sub-committee of the parks and recreation advisory board consisting o
three members from the parks and recreation advisory board, and four to six
members of the public at large appointed by the Mayor, and Gerard Kyle seconded
the motion. Discussion followed. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the
motion ion passed unanimously.
9. Discussion and possible action concerning the Parks and Recreation
Advise Board Goals for Discussion followed. This was an informational
item only, and no action was required.
10. Report Possible action and discussion concernin. the current Ca pita!
m: Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner, reported on the
Capital Improvement Project Lists. This was an informational item only, and no
action was required.
Capital Improvements and Park Land Dedication Project Lists of July and
August 2011.
11. Presentation iossible action and discussion on future a.: items:
Board m rA ,inquire_about a subject for which notice has not been
'liven. A statement of s•ecifkfactual information or the--recitation of
xi r 6 i rt.__- Any deliberation shall be limited to a
_ , figprda for a subsequent meeting*
Next Regular Meeting September 13, 2011, The Green Room at Wolf
Pen Creek
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12. jpurn; Billy Hart made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Jon Denton
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the
meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
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