HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/2006 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION MINUTES
CRESCENT POINTE SITE TOUR
4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 7, 2006
City Hall Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue • College Station, Texas
Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Director; Eric Ploeger, Assistant Director; Peter Vanecek,
Senior Park Planner; Curtis Bingham, Parks Operations Superintendent; Pamela
Springfield, Staff Assistant
Members Present: Jodi Warner, Chair; Jeannie McCandless; Gary Erwin; Harry Green;
Gary Thomas; John Crompton; Kathleen Ireland
Members Absent: Carol Blaschke; Glenn Schroeder
Visitors: Stuart Kling; John Hamilton
1. Call to order. Jodi Warner, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. Pardon and possible action concerning requests for absences of members.
Requests for absence had been submitted by Carol Blaschke and Glenn Schroeder.
Kathleen I. moved to approve the requests submitted. Jeannie M. seconded the
motion. The vote was called; all were in favor and the motion passed unanimously.
3. Site tour of Crescent Pointe proposed park land dedication. The proposed
dedication site was approximately five acres, 280' wide by 750' long. Apartment
projects would be going in on both sides of the proposed park site that would be
geared to attract single adults and married couples without children.
The Board walked around the proposed site, after which, discussion took place. The
members and staff discussed street frontage, the park's visibility, and accessibility by
the apartment residents. If the apartments backed up to the park with fencing
separating the park from the apartments, the park would become a dumping ground.
Everyone agreed that it was a nice piece of property for a park, but the Board wanted
to make sure that the apartments would face or overlook the park and that there
would be no fencing to impede access or promote dumping.
Jeannie M. moved to accept the proposed park land dedication. Gary E. seconded
with a friendly amendment that the Board's concerns regarding frontage and visibility
from the apartments be taken to Planning & Zoning. Kathleen I. seconded the
friendly amendment and the vote was called. All were in favor and the motion
carried unanimously.
4. Adjourn. Gary T. moved to adjourn and was seconded by Gary E. The vote was
called and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
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