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1. Call to order. Chairperson Williams called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.
2. Pardon. Received a pardon from Gary Cochran.
3. Hear visitors. None.
4. Discussion, consideration, and possible action concerning the FY 2003 Goals for the
Lincoln Recreation Center Advisory Committee. As a result of the discussion of the
Committee's goals and vision, it was moved and seconded that Chairperson Williams,
A. J. Daily, Lance Jackson, and Neal Donovan meet with the Boys and Girls Club
representatives (Ron Rowlett and Gerald Carter)prior to June 30, 2003 to discuss
concerns regarding the decision of hosting Boys and Girls Club basketball games.
Chairperson Williams will draft a letter to Ron Rowlett to request the meeting and
send to Lance for review. In addition, it was moved and seconded that the Youth
Participation Questionnaire be an agenda item for the Committee's regular May
Meeting, as it is a tool the Committee will use to help accomplish Goal #1 which is as
follows:
Support and empower LRC Staff to provide character and development of LRC
Youth.
A. Girls Education
B. Conflict Resolution
The motion carried. The Committee will focus on the top two items on the
questionnaire.
Chairperson Williams informed the Committee that the meeting scheduled prior to
June 30, 2003 is another means for the Committee to meet Goal #2 (Provide visibility
and support of LRC activities. A. J. Daily raised the idea of the Committee having
golf shirts (long sleeve and short sleeve) for the LRC Advisory Committee members
to wear to LRC activities i.e., the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Program, etc. It was
moved and seconded that the Committee would investigate obtaining golf shirts. The
motion carried.
Chairperson Williams informed the Committee that Goal #3
(Provide visibility, direction, and feedback regarding Master Plan Update of
LRC/W.A. Tarrow Park) is ongoing. And Committee representatives will work with
Prairie View A&M University Engineering and Architecture Departments regarding
the preservation of the old buildings which will become a museum and office space
for seniors. Chairperson Williams and Annie Williams will travel to Prairie View
A&M University(PVAMU) to meet with the Engineering and Architecture
Departments to look at and discuss the plans of the buildings, and request assistance
for needs assessment on refurbishing the buildings. Debra Thomas advised the
Committee that Carolyn Williams, the former LRC Advisory Committee
Chairperson, is a graduate of PVAMU's Engineering School and still had contacts
there. It was moved and seconded that Chairperson Williams contact Carolyn to
discuss possible contacts at PVAMU Engineering Department. The motion carried.
In addition, it was moved and seconded that Bobbie Smith work with Richard Burt,
Construction Science Professor at Texas A&M University. The motion carried.
It was moved and seconded that the LRC Advisory Committee's Public Relations
Subcommittee Chairperson works with Bill Davis of the City of College Station's
Historical Preservation Committee regarding the process of obtaining a historical
maker for the old buildings. The motion carried.
5. Adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 11:42 a.m.
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