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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA
Tuesday March 08, 2022
Minutes
Staff Present:
Steve Wright, Director; Kelly Kelbly, Assistant Director; Andrea Lauer, Administrative Support
Specialist; Rusty Warncke, Project Manager
Board Present:
Debe Shafer; Madeline Giroir; John Polasek; David Higdon; Ann Hays; Joel Cantrell; Lisa Aldrich;
Don Hellriegel; David White
Council Present:
John Crompton
1. Call meeting to order and consider absence requests. With a quorum present, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order @ 6:00 p.m. on
Tuesday March 08th ,2022. No absence requests were received.
2. Hear visitors. None present.
3. Informational Items
3.1 Presentation and discussion on report from the Parks and Recreation
Director. Steve Wright went over the process for prioritizing the bond projects for
this evening.
3.2 Presentation and discussion on parks programs or events highlighted by
the board chairperson. Debe Shafer wanted to give Kudos for the City of College
Station on hosting the TRAPS Conference, she stated it was a great event. She also
wanted the Parks Board members to visit their assigned parks and report back any
findings to the department by May.
3.3 Presentation and discussion of the interlocal agreement regarding facilities
between College Station Independent School District and the City of
College Station Parks and Recreation Department. Kelly Kelbly went over the
school access vs. park access, and the fees associated with the ILA. The ILA went
to the School Board last month and will go to Council next month.
3.4 Report and discussion, concerning the current Parks Project Summary and
Dedications of Less Than Five Acres from Rusty Warncke. Informational item
only and no action was taken.
4. Regular Agenda
4.1 Presentation, discussion, and the possible approval of minutes from the
previous meeting. Upon a motion made by David Higdon and a second by John
Polasek, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0)
opposed, to approve the minutes for March 08, 2022, as written. The motion
carried unanimously. Upon a motion made by Ann Hays and a second by Lisa
Aldrich, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none
(0) opposed, to approve the minutes for February 22, 2022, with a spelling
correction on Shafer. The motion carried unanimously.
4.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding direction from the
board prioritizing bond projects for the board chair to carry forward to the
Citizen Advisory Committee. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board started
with 19 items related to Parks Projects on the bond, they collectively chose the top
10 projects that Debe Shafer will bring to the Citizen Advisory Committee. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items:
6. Items of Community Interest. The Bush Library will open 100% starting March
28, 2022.
7. Adjourn. Upon a motion made by Joel Cantrell and second by John Polasek, the
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.
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