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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/10/2004 - Joint Minutes - Parks Board MINUTES Parks and. Recreation Advisory Board To nt Meeting with City Council Thursday, .dune 10, 2004 3:00 p.m. College Station City Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas. PARD Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Director; Eric Ploeger, Assistant Director; David Gerling and Peter Lamont, Recreation Superintendents; Pamela Springfield, Staff Assistant City Council Members Present: Ron Silvia, Mayor; Dennis Maloney; James Massey; John Happ; Robert Wareing; Nancy Berry; ua Lancaster Other City Staff Present: Tom Brymer, City Manager; Glenn Brown, Assistant City Manager; Jeff Kersten, Budget Manager; Connie Hooks, City Secretary; Vonn Casares, Assistant City Secretary Board Members Present: Glen Davis, Acting Chairman; Larry Farnsworth; Jodi Warner; Don Allison; Glenn Schroeder Board Members Absent: John Nichols, Chairman; Gary Erwin Visitors Present: Todd Callaway, BCS Soccer; Stephen Hollas, Aggieland Soccer Club; Charles Edelmon, President - Woodland Hills Homeowner's Association 1. Call to order. Glen Davis, as Acting Chairman in John Nichols absence, called the meeting of the Parks Advisory Board to order at 3:05 p.m. 2. Pardon ,.► possible action concerning requests for absences of members. A motion was made to accept the absence request forms turned in by John Nichols and Gary Erwin. The motion was seconded by Jodi W. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Glen D. turned the meeting over to Steve Beachy. 3. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding lights for soccer fields, neighborhood park development, and related issues. Steve made a presentation to Council, which included a letter of request for field lighting from the three soccer organizations and a summary of the motions (all attached) that had been made at the June 8, 2004 Parks Board meeting when the issues had been discussed and voted on by the Board. Steve stated that the motions, as part of the minutes of that meeting, would not be approved until the July meeting. The request for soccer field lighting was based on the priority needs of the local soccer organizations. Part of their request was for the lighting of three fields at Central Park for practice purposes. Also presented and of equal importance to the Board, was a proposal for the development of four neighborhood park sites. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board a Otte Joint Meeting with City Council 4Pr°11%eCq— j l June 10,2004 n� After the presentation the topic was opened for discussion. Funding options were discussed. Mayor Silvia requested that the Board establish a policy that in the future when new fields were developed, lights would be included. The Council unanimously voted to commit to lighting the three fields at Central Park so that design work could begin, and to consider funding for the four existing fields at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex and the development of the four neighborhood park sites as part of the FY 2005 budget process, as well as to support a grant application with priority going to the Central Park fields. 4. Adjourn. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board portion of the workshop adjourned at 4:15 p.m. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Joint Meeting with City Council June 10,2004