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May 119 1976
�:as meeting ;^J cls called to order at 7:00 pm. Attend ;--o were Chairl:ian
Louis-oLges; members Fred Louse, .reda r:o�ik, Glga-earson, Staphen
:iter, ary Saslow; Councilman Larry Ringer; Parks and Recreation
" r`ct:or 'aul-V'ojciachowski;; and ,fisitors Sob Casey (representing
Richard Smith Company), Fred Klatt and Carroll Johnson (representing
the Loy Scouts)..
1. Stephen Riter, New 1 -ember of the Parks Committee was welcomed.
=,reda Kozik volunteered to act as secretary for this meeting.
3. minutes of the. April � 7 were approved.
Mary Saslow questioned where the PTinutes go,
The City °"anager gets a copy, the arks and :recreation
gets a ?Ycopy. : t =' '-'- ty Gff��e.
copy. �i 1„ i� oil i _le 1" .,'a -4 ' ••
Each of the Parks and Recreation Co:rctittee ::embers get
a copy.
It ;las suggested that City Council and Planning and Zoning
should also get copies. This :•1 11 be dole in t':'- future.
4. The C::air n called :attention to C'zarles Denneyand David J. e3ds
1 .�i-ter of thanks for our Committee the time to criti-ue
the Park .. la,.ning :a -d :-esicJn stu :eats' fi:-al ,:fans on =i _'erson
Street Park.
5.. Brentwood Subdivision. a..;. -land Dedication
'yob Casey, representing Richard Smith Company, pointed out
that they --sere ready to file the final plat but must have some
decision about where to locate the park..
Comij-nittee :!ambers who, had gone out .to inspect '- :e
land around..the tank reported that they think till site is
preferable to the site designated for a park '-,y the developer.
Discussion brought out the fact that there night be some
problem in 3rawing boundaries around phis tank. If it is set
one way a corner of land appears to be unusable by the developer.
If it is set another way there will not be much parkland around
the tank. The problem would be resolved if we could acquire
more land in the vicinity and develop a larger park.
Mary Saslow moved and Steve Riter seconded, that we accept
a dedication in the area of the tank, leaving the Director of
Parks, the City Planner and the subdivider to agree on acceptable
boundaries prior to the plat approval; the park Comrxtttee, to
review the boundaries orior to the submission of the plat to
City Council; the developer to be bound to provide access by
paved road when the development proceeds. Motion carried..
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ary Saslow moved, Fred Souse seconded, that the Parks Committee
authorize the Park Director to contact City Council about the possibility
of negotiating with Richard Smith Company to lease land adjacent to the
tank site for recreational uses :°otion carried.
Th Parks Committee agreed with Chairman Hodges that it ,could be
well to have a°member of the Planning andZoning Commission as liason
to the Parks Committee. The Parks Chairman will cont-ct ?lanming and
-oning about this
6. Reopen Scout House -Proposal
The Parks Director reported that he had been doing some research
and learned the following:
One example of a group using city is i7' -e 3rLa ngement
entered into by the 2.odel Railroad Society and the City of Bryan. This
is in the.form of a five year lease which sets forth in detail the
various limitations, responsi:Dili'l.ins and provisions the Society must
assume while using the city builuin:;.
There might be a possibility of the Boy Scout Foundation -,:.-orking
through the Community :education Program and by coordinating their
activities with tie Community Education Program have the use of h & P -i
Consolidated facilities until 9:30 P.m.
Fred Klatt and Carroll ,Johpaon, representing --the
asked for more time to continue their investigation, after which they
will come ;ack and share their in -'or:: -ration at the nsxt meeting..
7. Cther Business
"red Souse asked the carks iraCtOr what is planned for summer
recreation.
`:.'here will be strong swim -ring and softball programs..
`.bout £300 people will be involved in softball. There will be
s:+otL
h facet and 31ow—pii-c:l teams. total of 2$ adult teams. to :-yen -)e r
roster. -
4 High School %irls' `reams plus young girls' teams.
Lots of calls from women about women's softball 1,:�ague, i4-ot enough
fields. for all that activity..
Suggest more coordination bet -,,;e --n sc-:ool and city in use of school
facilities. (Especially for baseball)
4e Earned that 3 councilmen and 3 school board members alreadv have
been appointed to wcr k together in recreation efforts..
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Breda Kozik questioned when an education/information pro,,ram
-:.out the sale of bonds to acquire park lands would begin.
Co�inci.lman Ringer said the public would not be voting on the
� and issue before late July or early-%ugust. ::�reover, eVen ir" t .e
the Parklands .Acquisition 3ond Issue were voted in,we are not certain
when those moneys would be available for park use.
The consensus is ... no matter what does or does not develop...,
it would be .arise to start looking for future park lands right now..
Freda Kozik
Committee Member
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