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PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
7:00PM, Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek ~ 1015 Colgate
College Station, TX 77840
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David Schmitz, Director; Amy Atkins, Assistant Director;
STAFF PRESENT:
Amanda Putz, Board Secretary; David Gerling, Recreation
Superintendent; Peter Lamont, Recreation Superintendent;
Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner
Jon Denton, Chair; George Jessup, Shane Wendel, Ida Bellows,
BOARD PRESENT:
Susan Fox, Billy Hart, Shawn Reynolds, Sherry Ellison, Fred
Medina
Lucas Calvert, 2312 Pronghorn Lane, College Station
VISITORS:
Jennifer Bettiol, 412 Onyx Dr., College Station
1.Call to order and Roll Call: The meeting was called to order with a quorum
present at 7:00PM.
2.Possible action concerning requests for absences of members: Hearing
none, this item was closed.
3.Hear visitors: Hearing none, this item was closed.
4.Consideration, possible approval, and discussion of minutes from the
meeting of February 14, 2012: Billy Hart 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.Discussion and possible action concerning the formation of a sub-
committee over parkland dedication review: David Schmitz, Director, briefly
reported on this item. Discussion followed. Sherry Ellison, Shawn Reynolds,
Shane Wendel, and Billy Hart volunteered to be a part of the sub-committee. This
was an informational item only, and no action was required.
~ George Jessup arrived at 7:03PM. ~
6.Update on the Mayor’s Council on Wellness: Peter Lamont, Recreation
Superintendent, reported on this item. This was an informational item only, and no
action was required.
7.Update on the College Station Senior Games: Jon Denton, Chair, reported on
this item. This was an informational item only, and no action was required.
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, possible action, and discussion concerning the current Capital
:
Improvements Program
Capital Improvements and Park Land Dedication Project Lists of
March 2012: Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner, reported on the Capital
Improvements and Park Land Dedication Project Lists. This was an
informational item only, and no action was required.
10. 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 ~ April 10, 2012, The Green Room at Wolf Pen
Creek
The Barracks
Update on the Festival Site
Update on City Naming Policy
Future Goals for Parks Development (Update on growth)
Connectivity between parks, Lemontree, Bee creek, and Harvey Mitchell
Parkway
11. Adjourn: Fred Medina made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Billy Hart
seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting
adjourned at 7:38PM.
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March 20, 2012
Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board Meeting Minutes