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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION1
PARK AND RECREATION rOm`1I TTEn
Tuesday, Septerrber 28, 1976
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm. Attendingwere
Councilman Larry Ringer; Parks and Recreation 'Director Paul
!rJojciechowski; Chairman Louis Hodges, and members Stephen Riter,
Tary Saslow, and
J. -Minutes of the meeting of .lune 22 were approved.
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2. Swimming- pool enclosure study by Professor lees Harper and
stuuents of the Architecture Department at TATIJ.
During the summer a plan was
members for a removalfecover
plastic or cloth stretched o
now seeking a grant.
3. The bond sale.
presented to some of the committee
for the Bee Creek pool consisting of
n wires. Those who did the study are
Some bonds have been sold, including 3225,000 for parks. It can
be spent starting Oct. 1, and must be spent or encumbered under
contract in 18 months.
4. Priorities for construction of park improver^snt projects..
Paul iaJojciechowski proposed the following expenditures for the
3225,000 from the first bond issue sale:
Oaks Park: 2 tennis courts (3201r), restrooms (31010, group picnic
shelter T510m), picnic sites (561), trails or walkways (SC -1r!),
foot bridges (51m), water lines for drinking fountains (jlm) = 554,000
Anderson Ride+ Park: lighted ballfield (5208, playground
10n T—,Picnic sites and walkways (55M) 35,000
Wayne Smith Park: paved parking areas, paved area around Bleachers
and restrooms and concession stand, improve existing bleachers
and playfield, renovate lighting system 20,000
Lincoln Center: a room presently usad by younger children
will be renovated with paint, air conditioning, steel doors,
etc., so that it can be used once or twice a year for 8 -week
periods, daily from Sam to 5pm, as a place where new firemen can
be trained. For the remainder of the year in the daytime, and
in the evening all during the year it wall be availabe to any
group for meetings.
Addition of k1-tchen equipment so that Years for Profit, a
program for providing noon meals for senior citizens, can
start in College Station. 20,000
pity of College Station, Parks and Recreation Committee, 9/27/76.
Pana 2.
Bee Creek Park: ballfield (330-35M), group picnic shelter
with the assistance of the Lions Club (10-12M), parking lot
and roads, including road to arboretum (534-41M) --=-�w,/ 381,500
Thomas Park: improve existing tennis courts(�6,500), pool
designed by pool design engineer (58M) 14,500
total- 3225,000
Figures'�are aporoximate.
5. Other business
Two policy statements concerning park dedication were handed out
by Paul. They will be considered at the next meeting.
Plays in parks: Arts Council is applying for a grant which may
result in plays performed in the parks.
Summer activities in the parks: Mary Saslow suggested that
informal summer activities for children might be possible.
Apparently it was tried one summer on school campuses and was
not a great success.
--Mary Saslow
Committee Member
Parks and Recreation Committee
Parkland Dedication Review Policy
1. The subdivider, developer, owner or agent should have a conference
with the City Planner and the Parks and Recreation Director.
Z. Submit to the Parks and Recreation Director a map or area plan showing
the proposed parkland dedication boundaries, vegetation, and topography
with as much details as practicable.
This must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. the Wednesday preceeding
a regularly scheduled parks and recreation committee meeting. This is
' necessary to allow time for preparation of materials for the agenda
packet of the next meeting.
3. Have a representative at the meeting of the Parks and Recreation
Committee to discuss the proposal. This representative should have
the authority to offer alternatives.
4. Set meeting date and time for an on site visit by the Parks and
Recreation Committee. (Stake off or otherwise mark the boundaries
of the proposed parkland area.)
5. Action on a recommenation may be taken at the meeting on site or
may be discussed further at the next regularly scheduled committee
meeting.
6. If an agreement on parkland location, boundaries etc., cannot be
made within the time frame of two regular meetings , the Parks and
Recreation Committee will recommend to the Planning and Zoning
Co=ission, and/or the City Council that they accept money in lieu
of land.
Furthermore, this recommendation will include a statement similar
to the following as an explanation.
-.I.foney is recommended because the Parks and Recreation Committee
has found no suitable parkland within the development.
--Money is recommended because there is already adequate parkland
within the service radius of the development.
--Other parkland sites have already been established inthe service
area of the development and these sites required additional land
area.
--Money is recommended because the parkland dedication for the
development is too small and there is no potential to enlarge it.
--rloney is recommended because the Parks and Recreation Committee
and the developer could not agree on suitable parkland within the
development. In this case the committee will attach a map showing
sites within the development that the'committee feels acceptable
but that the developer hesitates to dedicate as parkland.
POLICY STATEIMEINT FOR PARK DEDICATION
1. The Parks Committee will recommend to the Planning and Zoning Commission
and the City Council the acceptance of parkland dedication if the follo,.•iing
conditions are met:
A. The land offered is at least of minimum size as prescribed by ordinance.
B. The land offered is of suitable configuration and land type to lend
itself to serviceable parkland development.
C. The land offered is at least five acres in size, or is in an area
which has options available to gain at least five acres, or adjoins
other parkland which is either five acres or more in size already or
is planned to be at least five acres in size.
D. The land offered is within the service radius of the development.
(Service radius to be considered generally 1/2 mile radius, however,
consideration must be given to other factors influencing service
radius i.e. geographic or physical barriers, major streets,
sociological makeup of the area etc.)
2. If these conditions are not met the Parks Committee will recommend cash
contributions instead based upon ordinances in effect. ($150/D.U.) At this
point the developer has the options to:
A. Appeal directly to the City Council.
B. Await action of the Planning and Zoning Commission and if their
action does not satisfy the developer he may then appeal to the
City Council.
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