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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/05/2000 - Special Agenda - Parks Board***M1"nutes*** CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARKS & RECREATION BOARD Special Meeting Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Parks Conference Room - 1000 Krenek Tap Road 7:00 p.m. Staff Presentoo Steve Beachy, Director of Parks and Recreation- Eric Ploeger,, Assistant Director, Kris Startzman, Board Secretary. Board Members Present: Chris Barzilla, Chair -, George Dresser, Co -Chaff* -, Bill Daviso, Glenn Schroeder; Glen Davis; Jon Turton (arrived late); John Crompton, Alternate9 Laura Wood9 Alternate. k, CaRl to orderro. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. 2, Hear Visn'torso. There were no visitors present at the meet -mg. 3, Pardorm — Consider requests forr zbsences of members from meefingl- Bill Davis made a motion to accept the absence of John Nichols as excused. Glenn Schroeder seconded the motion. All were *in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. Jon Turton made a motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2001 Board goals. Bill Davis seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. 0 5, Adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 945 p.m. Parks & Recreation Board Special Meeting Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Page I of 3 ***Minutes*** CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Special Meeting Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Parks Conference Room 1000 Krenek Tap Road 7:00 p.m. Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Director of Parks and Recreation; Eric Ploeger, Assistant Director; Kris Startzman, Board Secretary. Board Members Present: Chris Barzilla, Chair; George Dresser, Co -Chair; Bill Davis; Glenn Schroeder; Glen Davis; Jon Turton (arrived late); John Crompton, Alternate; Laura Wood, Alternate. Board Member Absent: John Nichols. 1. Call t order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Hear Visitors: There were no visitors present at the meeting. 3. P.. ron — Consider requests for absences of members from meeting: Bill Davis made a motion to accept the absence of John Nichols as excused. Glenn Schroeder seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. 4. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the Parks and Recreation Board Goals: This item pertains to the review of the Parks and Recreation Board Goals. Each Board member was given a tabulation sheet, and asked to rank the current Board goals, as well as to suggest additional goals that they would like to see accomplished in the future. The ranking sheets were collected and tabulated (see attachment). After some discussion, the Board agreed to the following (see attachment). Jon Turton made a motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2001 Board goals. Bill Davis seconded the motion. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. 5. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Parks & Recreation Board Special Meeting Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Page 1 of 3 City of Co11eg .: St°; ti n Parks _. Recreation Department Fiscal Year 2001 Board Goals Iinvestigate the feasibility ©f coper., five ventures with CSISD Support the hill lementatio of a Greenways the Geeenways Faster Plan (S versight Coanmittee to support ❑ Establish policies amyl standards Ti re -a opraisal of existing parks, facilities 9 anal services ffered by the ))epart east o Encourage arboretum/garden parks and color emphasis in existing parks • Work on plans to make current and future parks intergenerational u Set up quarterly standards to measure performance for maintenance and field use for neighborhood and community parks u evision of the Surcharge Policy ❑ Intergenerational ideas spanning all age gaps, but more emphasis to the Senior age group ❑ Develop an Urban Forestry flan for the City of College Station • Investigate the feasibility of cooperative ventures with TAMU on facilities and programs ❑ Explore the feasibility OE commercial ice skating rink Lo More interaction between Fazio Advisory Board and Planning and Zoning Commission, and shared vision with City Council ❑ Monitor code review and revision projects currently underway with respect to codes im acting pks. u Ide tify areas of common concern between Parks Advisory ':;oard and Planning and Zoning Commission ® Review annually the parkland dedication ordinance. Keep current a file of other city parkland dedication ordinances and review annually ❑ Develop criteria for parkland dedication. What are the desired characteristics of a neighborhood park with respect to size, amenities, pedestrian access, vehicle access, lighting, vehicle parking, trees, open space, connectivity to greenways, connectivity to bikeways, drainage and retention ponds, ease of maintenance, location with respect to arterial streets and the neighborhoods served, etc. ❑ Explore further the concept of advanced planning for neighborhood parks well ahead of the development in an area. ❑ Identify, as a part of the City's Comprehensive Plan, the future general location of community parks. Determine time frames for when they will be needed. Estimate land acquisition costs. Develop community park acquisition strategy. Parks & Recreation Board Special Meeting Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Page 2 of 3 Li Explore opportunities and identify locations where parks could serve as the focal point for a neighborhood, subdivision entrance, city gateway, or arterial corridor. u Further explore opportunities for developer fees and/or parkland dedication for development of community parks. Find out what other Texas cities are doing. CI Identify obstacles to quality parkland dedication by developers. Work to remove obstacles that are within the control of the City. O Schedule a joint meeting of the Parks Advisory Board and the Planning and Zoning Commission once a year. u Schedule a joint workshop meeting of the Parks Advisory Board and the City Council once a year. On -Going Activities C) Implementation of the approved Capital Improvement Program u Implementation of the Wolf Pen Creek Master Plan Parks & Recreation Board Special Meeting Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Page 3 of 3