HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 8, 1978CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840
Colle;e Station, rar,s ;ecreatiop,
Committee i:eetin,
exular sleeting
August 8, 1 }78 -7:00 P.M.
1. !approval of mi. -sites.
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2. Near visitors.
3. Discussion of Xrenek Tap Park.
4. Discussi=on of i nomas Park pool.
3. Other business.
CITE' OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9 9 6 0 1 1 0 1 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STAT) ON, TEXAS /784 0
MIN MES
City of .Colle{;e Station
Parks &recreation Committee
"egular Meeting
July 25, 1978
,EvOERS P� ESI�NT: Chairman, Lou Hodges; Don Martell, rich ?:erbel
Ji,m Luscoilibe; Councilman, Larry tin.-er; Parks
Director, Steve 3eachy; Parks Planner, Andy
Czimskey.
i-Zi,2Ei2S SEN : Jim Behling, Kathleen Kenefick, David Turello
GUSTS: A.ecreaiion Superintendent, {rank Lader
Agenda temN1o. 1proval of minutes.
Changesto the minutes are as follows:
Under agenda Item i"o. 3, first motion should read: Rich zierbel moved
to purchase land North of Haines. *The motion died as lack of second.
Second i7 ot.i.on sbould rear : Cathleen Kenefic-t moved to consider purchase
of land South of Maines.
Don 3lartell seconded the notion.
Motion passed.
Third motion should read: Don Martell moved that the land South of -
Haines be bought on net basis of 8 acres excluding the open space.
I<_athleen Kenefick seconded the motion.
Mlotion passed.
Tile rest of the minutes were approved.
Agenda Item No. 2 - Bear visitors.
No visitors.
Paras & Recreation Cori-,,*.-',- Lee
he. -alar Neetinl-
July 25. 1973
Page 2
ATenda Item No. 3 - Discussion of Krenek Tap l=ark.
Andy Czims;-:ey presente(to the committee five concepts on tl,e ,;rencl-
Tap ;=ark for discussion?.
Concept A consists of: tI softball fields(liphted)
tennis courtsilighted)
i concession/restrooms
flag football fields
�? soccer fields superimposed on football fields
F)icnic sites throughout park
.ature areas - access at Bypass
Concept 113 consists of: r softball fields(lighted)
tennis courts/handball courts(lighted)
soccer fields
concession/restrooms/storage
1 parX'.ing area with access at Krenek Tap road
flam football fields
picnic sites throug.zout pari:
nature areas
Concept C- consists of: s'•. softball fields(lighted-� / 4 flR,; -feo-tball-
tennis courts(lighted)
soccer fields
concession/restrooms/storage
)icnic sites throughout area
;.atur- areas
cevided parking on site with access a ::rentk
Tap Road
Concept D consists of: 21 softball fields(lighted)
5 future baseball/softball fields(lighted)
soccer fields
1 concession/restrooms
flag football
picnic sites throughout area
nature areas
separate parking with access
and Bypass
both at Krenek Tap
Concert,E consists of: softball fields/concession stand/restrooms
> adult soccer - 1 lighted
youth soccer - 2 lighted
flab football fields
tennis courts(lighted)
1)icnic sites thourghout pari:
_:ature areas
ostrooms by picnic sites with future picnis
F'lel ter
Parks &;'recreation Committee
i;e0ular iLieetin
July 25, 1978
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Concept consists of: separate parking with access at both I:renek Tap
and Bypass
A116:; Czins':ey and Steve :peachy are in. favor of Concept E.
Jim Lusco:be wanted to know how lon..- the fields at Bee Creek and
irenek Tap would hold up.
Steve Beachy said he would have to get with various ;,,i•oups to discuss
this.
Steve also said that because of the location of ?rrene% yap it would
be a show place for the city and that we should do the best possible
work we can.
Larry Ringer would .life to see some figures on .what we. need to
utilize the programs.
The committee decided to proceed with soccer fields to be completed
for this fall and to wait for B.O.D. ;rant to complete the rest of
the parts.
Jin Luscombe moved that the Parks &—�,ecreation commit-L.oe give preliminary
approval to Concept i. as prepared by the Par%s & Decre-ition staff and
recommends that the City authorize the Parks ^I iecrela.-_ion staff to prepare
an application for land and waiver conservation funds.
Don ilartell seconded the notion.
The motion passed'. -
&�enda Item No. 4 - Other business.
Jim.Luscombe asked that the Little League people be reriinded to take
down the fence at -layr_e Smith.
Andy said he had already talked to Dennis Yerd about it.
AES nda Item No. 5 - Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20.