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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
7:00PM, Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Southwood Community Center
1520 Rock Prairie Road
College Station, TX 77845
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STAFF PRESENT: David Schmitz, Director; Amanda Putz, Board Secretary;
Marci Rodgers, Senior Services Coordinator; David Gerling,
Recreation Superintendent; Venessa Garza, Greenways
Program Coordinator; Jason Schubert, Senior Planner,
Planning and Development Services
BOARD PRESENT: Jon Denton, Chair; Susan Fox, Fred Medina, Shane
Wendel, Shawn Reynolds, Sherry Ellison
VISITORS PRESENT: Jesse Durden, CapRock; Joanna Yeager, Senior Advisory
Committee; Frank Duchmasclo, Senior Advisory
Committee
1.Call to order and Roll Call: The meeting was called to order with a quorum
present at 7:08PM.
2.Possible action concerning requests for absences of members: George
Jessup, Ida Bellows, and Billy Hart had sent in requests for absence. Shane Wendel
made a motion to approve the absence requests submitted, and Fred Medina
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion
passed unanimously.
~ Sherry Ellison arrived at 7:09PM ~
3. Hear visitors: Hearing none, this item was closed.
4. Consideration, possible approval, and discussion of minutes from the
meeting of November 8, 2011: Shane Wendel made a motion to approve the
minutes as submitted, and Sherry Ellison seconded the motion. The vote was
called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
5. Update and discussion regarding the Brazos Valley Senior Games: Jon
Denton reported on the Brazos Valley Senior Games update. Discussion followed.
Fred Medina made a motion to accept the recommendations for the College Station
Parks and Recreation Department to assume the responsibility of the Senior
Games, and Susan Fox seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in
favor, and the motion passed unanimously. This was an informational item only,
and no action was required.
6. Update on the Mayor’s Council on Wellness: David Schmitz, Director, briefly
reported on the Mayor’s Council on Wellness. This was an informational item only,
and no action was required.
7. Consideration, possible approval, and discussion on development adjacent
to Southwood Community Park: Jesse Durden with CapRock, presented the
concept plan to the Board. There was a request that a ten (10) foot multi-use path
as shown on the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Master Plan be built on park
land on the west side of the development, and that the developer be credited for
the costs from their community park development fees to build the path on the
park land. Sherry Ellison read a letter written from Anne Hazen regarding a
concern for the development. Discussion followed. Shane Wendel made a
motion to accept the suggested hike and bike path (approximately 200 yards) to be
constructed and funded by the community park development funds that would be
paid by the developer, and Fred Medina seconded the motion. The vote was called.
All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
8. Discussion and possible action concerning the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board Goals for FY12: Discussion followed. This was an informational
item only, and no action was required.
9. Report and discussion concerning teen issues: This item was postponed to
the January meeting. Hearing none, this item was closed.
10. Report, possible action, and discussion concerning the current Capital
Improvements Program: Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner, reported on the
Capital Improvement Project Lists. This was an informational item only, and no
action was required.
Capital Improvements and Park Land Dedication Project Lists of December
2011
11. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A
Board Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been
given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of
existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a
proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting:
Next Regular Meeting ~ January 10, 2012, The Green Room at Wolf Pen
Creek
Teen Issues
Review Park Land Dedication Ordinance
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12. Adjourn: Fred Medina made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Shawn
Reynolds seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the
meeting adjourned at 8:05PM.
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