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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/10/1998 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board - MINUTES -- CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 - 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL PARK CONFERENCE ROOM 1000 KRENEK TAP ROAD MEMBERS PRESENT: Elizabeth Cunha,Chair;Debra Anderson,Vice Chair;Bob DeOtte;and John Crompton MEMBERS ABSENT: Mike Manson and Gary Halter STAFF PRESENT: Steve Beachy,Director;Peter Vanecek, Senior Parks Planner; and Pamela Einkauf, Senior Secretary VISITORS: Texas A&M RPTS: Stacey Baker, Geraldine Marsh,Eric Lorenz, Guy Hunter,Julie Traweek,Michael Cerha,and Jennifer Downing The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. I. Approval of Minutes — January 13, and January 27, 1998 ' ' Corrections: On the January 13, minutes, Mr. Szabuniewicz's proposal for his parkland dedication requirement excluded the floodplain. On discussion of 1998 user fees, Elizabeth and Bob did not abstain from the motion, they opposed the two motions to approve the fees. On the January 27, minutes, regarding John's motion to allow bikes limited access within Lick Creek Park, Bob, Elizabeth, Mike, Debra, and Chris did not abstain from the motion, they opposed it. The minutes were approved as corrected. II. Hear Visitors - No unscheduled visitors present. III. Discussion of Proposed Parkland Dedication Clarance Ebner: Mr. Ebner was not present. IV. Presentation and Discussion of the Brazos Valley Boy's and Girl's Club — Kevin Bingham: Mr. Bingham handed out a letter which stated the highlights of their organization. He stated that their new program coordinator, Cheletia Johnson, has been in her position for about six weeks now and works 3040 hours a week at the Lincoln Center. They also hired a gym instructor, 20 hours per week, to run club programs at Lincoln. Mr. Bingham also mentioned that they hold meetings at least once every two weeks to address the needs of the staff and club members at Lincoln. Their organization also provided "Smart Moves" training to Lincoln staff members. Smart Moves is a drug and alcohol abuse prevention program that teaches young people the negatives that drugs and alcohol bring to their lives. Mr. Bingham stated that the Lincoln Center had 39 kids per day the previous month and believes that they could provide programming to 70. He stated that they are working towards developing more structured programming for the kids. Mr. Bingham mentioned that some of the programs he intends to provide at the Teen Center include job skills training, tutorials, SAT preparation training,etc. He mentioned that since teens travel in packs,sometimes there will be 2-3 at the center and sometimes there will be large groups. V. Presentation of TAMU Class Project Report Concerning Residents' Attitudes Towards College Station Parks and Recreation Department — Stacey Baker: Ms. Baker stated that they developed a survey instrument that they used to survey College Station households to find out about their usage patterns and satisfaction with the parks and programs. She stated that they divided the area into four zones, and 17 students went to over 400 homes. They got a 71% response rate. She mentioned that 63% of the households did not have children under the age of 18. Geraldine Marsh, one of the students who participated in the surveying, stated that after compiling the results of the survey, the students developed seven main recommendations for the department. 1) &wain information distribution — 25% stated that they were not aware of the programs offered, 42%got their information from the newspaper. Most requested that programs be advertised on the television. 2) Program registration — most liked registering in person, but registering by phone was also recommended. 3) Parks Master Plan — most were unaware of the master plan or any new development. Most did not know about the new athletic complex. 4) Park Usage— most stated that they had a lack of time. 5) Senior citizens they were not responsive to the survey. Students felt that maybe the senior citizens weren't being considered for programming. 6) Beautification of the parks — ranked number one and they were willing to spend money to keep it up. 7) Trails— interest for more trails around the community was identified,but they were not willing to pay for them. VI. Consideration of Subcommittee Recommendation of Naming Wayne Smith Baseball Fields and W. A. Tarrow Park — John presented the members with a letter of recommendation for the naming of the facilities and made a motion to accept the subcommittee's recommendation. The motion was seconded by Chris and the motion passed. VII. Discussion of Parks in Zone I — Northgate Area: Mike was not present, so this item was tabled until the next meeting. VIII. Approval of Conference Center Advisory Committee Bylaws: Elizabeth suggested to leave in "The committee shall semi-annually submit a report to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board." Bob suggested to change it to "annually." Chris motioned to accept the bylaws as amended. Debra seconded and the motion passed. IX. Capital Improvement Program Report: Peter reviewed the CIP report. X. Discussion of Board Goals: Steve reviewed the goals and reported some changes. John asked Steve for a list of items that needed to done in order to complete the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. He stated that if a list was developed the Board could request assistance from various resources to help complete the process. Steve stated that the silt study at Wolf Pen Creek will go to Council on February 26. John reported that the Parkland Dedication Ordinance will be revised and will not include community parks in the requirements. He stated that the developers felt that neither they, nor the homeowner's, should have to provide the funding for community parks. • Parks Board Minutes February.10,1998 Page 2 as XI. Committee Reports: a. Lincoln Center Advisory Committee: Steve stated that Larry Johnson requested that the Board not send a liaison to their meetings. They feel like they can conduct the meetings on their own. b. Lick Creek Park -John Crompton: No report. c. Board Chair - Elizabeth Cunha: No report. :Km Board Concerns / Other Business: The Board decided to leave the original bylaws as submitted by the Conference Center Advisory Committee and not ask for an annual report. Instead, Elizabeth and Debra requested minutes for both the Conference Center and Lincoln Center Advisory Committees. XIII. Executive Session: a. Land acquisition (551.072) XIV. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m. Parks Board Minute., February 10,1998 Page 3 of 5'