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Home My WebLink About01/13/1998 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board .................... CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 1998 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL PARK CONFERENCE'ROOM. 1000 KRENEK TAP ROAD .Members Present: Elizabeth Cunha,Chair; Debra Anderson,Vice Chair;Gary Halter,John Crompton,Chris Barzilla,Bob DeOtte Members Absent: Mike Manson Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Eric Ploeger, Dana Williamson, Peter Vanecek, David Gerling, Vera Solis, Linda Waltman, Jane Kee, Jenny Hartsfield, Bridgette George • . Visitors Present: Jonn Szabuniewicz,Westfield Addition Developer Called to Order 7:05 p.m. 1. Approval of Minutes: December 9, 1997: John submitted some name changes. The minutes were approved as amended. 2. Hear Visitors: No unscheduled visitors spoke. 3. Presentation and Consideration of Potential Parkland Dedication for Westfield Addition: Ric displayed a graphic representation displaying a possible layout of the park and school site. He met with David Neal, CSISD,who stated.that they could probably supply 10-15 acres of property for a park without the City having to purchase any land. Mr. Szabuniewicz displayed a site plan that showed a rough estimate of the floodplain that his engineer calculated. He proposed donating roughly 4 acres to satisfy his current dedication requirement and asked for credit for any portion of land above his requirement to be used for future development requirements. The exact amount of m 'It V acreage will be determined when the final drainage study is completed. Mr. Szabuniewicz hasplanned for 219 dwellingunits. Therefore, 1.65 acres is his current �' �` required dedication. The Board discussed if there should be a timeline on future development if the new dedication ordinance is passed by Council. Steve stated that currently there is not a time frame in the parkland dedication ordinance. Gary motioned to accept the proposed dedication, adding that future development must occur within a 10-year time frame in order for the credit to be valid on future dedication requirements. The motion was seconded by Bob and passed. 4. Discussion of the Boys and Girls Club of the Brazos Valley: Mr. Kevin Bingham could not attend the meeting,so this was postponed until the February meeting. 5. Discussion of Leash Requirement for Pets at Lick Creek Park: Elizabeth called the City Austin for information on their leash policies. They stated that they have 11 sites that are "leash free,"however,the dog must still be under"voice control." She stated that there is ( a sign in every park telling patrons that there are dogs in the park without leashes. • Page 1 of 3 rl Austin has had no problems with their policies. Gary motioned to remove the leash law at Lick Creek Park, with the provision that owners can handle dogs with voice control. John seconded the motion, Bola,abstaineelr, the motion passed. Elizabeth asked that signs be posted to reflect the change. /p i d er:1$J 6. Review of Proposed Revision to the Parkland Dedication Ordinance: John mentioned that the ordinance has not been amended since 1981. The goal of the ordinance is for the City to maintain the current level of standards for all future parks. Bob stated that it would be beneficial to have a floating scale so that the ordinance would not have to be revisited. He also stated that it should be indexed to the value of the land. Steve stated that after approval from the Board, it will go to the focus group on February 3, to Planning & Zoning on February 19, to Council on March 12, at the earliest, and should be approved on March 26.John motioned to approve the proposed parkland dedication ordinance. Gary seconded, Bob abstained, the motion passed. Steve stated that if changes are made to the ordinance by the focus group, it will be brought back to the Board for review. 7. Discussion and Consideration of 1998 User Fees: Linda reviewed the proposed changes for 1998 and 1999. Increases were suggested by staff to increase swim lessons in order to retain instructors and lifeguards. Jenny stated that she has problems hiring and keeping instructors for swim lessons. Instructors currently get $6.25/hr. and she would like to increase that to $8/hr. She prefers to have certified instructors, but had to hire non-certified instructors due to the lack of certified ones. John stated that his kids used to instruct in the program but no longer do and the program has gone down in quality due to the lack of quality instructors. Vera suggested increasing fees in order to increase staff salaries to keep quality staff. An increase for adult softball was suggested to help fund the newly installed demand meter at Central Park. It will probably increase electrical costs for those affected fields. Basketball and volleyball were increased to add one official in basketball and one scorekeeper for volleyball. John motioned to accept the proposed fees increases for 1998 and 1999, and ask Council to absorb any future salary increases through the budget process, including for 1999. The motion was seconded by Gary and passed. Elizabeth and Bob .g ..*A"d. 9jry motioned to approve the fees for pool admittance as recommended. The mo io was seconded by Debra. Elizabeth and Bob absta-ineel:v v-ep-Ar f 'fx5v".. 8. Discussion of Golf The Board agreed not to provide funds to the City of Bryan to help renovate their municipal golf course. 9. Discussion of Board Goals: Steve reviewed that current goals and informed the Board of where the Department was with each one. After some discussion, the Board decided on the following goals in order of preference for 1998. 1. Complete the Parks Master Plan 2. Complete acquisition of the athletic park site and develop a long-term development master plan 3. Revision of the master plan for Wolf Pen Creek 4. Youth programming for teens 5. Implementation of the Lincoln Center/Wayne Smith Park Master Plan B. Conduct public hearings and oversee design process for Woodway Park 7. Develop a Master Plan for Lick Creek Park 8. Madeley Park development 9. Design a small park that serves the Spring Loop residents 10. Consider revisions to the Parkland Dedication Ordinance 11. Develop a Greenways Plan Page 2 of 3 ............................... ....................................... } 12. Developa structure with the school board for joint development of indoor athletic facilities 13. Develop an urban forestry plan 10. Capital Improvement Program Report: Ric reviewed the report with no additional changes. 11. Committee Reports:• a. Lincoln Center: Mike was not present. Steve stated that James Steen will probably submit his resignation to the Committee due to his employment with the City. b. Lick Creek Park: John mentioned that the next meeting is January 27, at the Conference Center in Room 106, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is for discussion and consideration of the final master plan. c. Chair: Elizabeth stated that she set up a subcommittee for the naming of the baseball fields near Lincoln Center. She asked John to Chair and Debra to Vice Chair the subcommittee. The subcommittee consists of representatives from Little League, Lincoln Center Advisory Committee,and Lincoln Former Students Association. There are two petitions,one from Ron Carter for"Wayne Smith" and one from James Steen for "W. A. Tarrow." John stated that the first meeting is January 26, at 7:00 p.m. Chris suggested naming the baseball complex the Wayne Smith Park and name the fields for specific people. The Board discussed several options for the subcommittee to consider. 12. Board Concerns/Other Business: Debra asked about the air conditioner request for the Lincoln Center gym. Steve mentioned that Community Development has been asked to submit a request of funding to provide air conditioning at Lincoln Center. } Bob asked that material be provided in the Board packets for any items being discussed at the meeting. Bob suggested having a perpetual calendar for the Board. Elizabeth suggested using volunteers for putting up Christmas in the Park lights. Bridgette mentioned that the department already uses community service workers. Bob asked that Christmas in the Park not be moved up any further because he doesn't want because of soccer. 13. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. APPROVED: it„--w Aet 6,-/7 EliObeth Cunha,Board Chair #(1—(ra Date Attest. Itt6,�► r B idgett- eorge CPS,Bo ■ Secretary I/. /0 Dael Page 3 of 3