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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/13/2007 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board (3) PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD CITY OF COLLEGE STATION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING 5:30 PM, Tuesday, February 13, 2007 The EXIT Teen Center 1520 Rock Prairie Road • College Station, Texas Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Director; Eric Ploeger, Assistant Director; Pamela Springfield, Staff Assistant/Board Secretary; Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner; David Wood, Park Planner, Peter Lamont, Recreation Superintendent; Curtis Bingham, Parks Operations Superintendent; Scott Hooks, West District Parks Operations Supervisor Members Present: Jodi Warner; Kathleen Ireland; Gary Thomas; Shawn Rhodes; Joan Perry Members Absent: Gary Erwin; Jody Ford; John Crompton; Harry Green Visitors: Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP; Kevin Myers 1. Call to order. Jodi Warner, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Pardon and possible action concerning requests for absences of members. Four members had submitted Requests for Absence. Gary Thomas made a motion to approve the requests submitted from Gary Erwin, Jody Ford, John Crompton, and Harry Green. Kathleen Ireland seconded the motion, and the vote was called. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. 3. Hear visitors. Hearing none this item was closed. 4. Consideration, possible action, and discussion of minutes from the Regular Meeting on January 9, 2007. The minutes had been circulated in the members' packets. Shawn Rhodes moved to approve the January meeting minutes as submitted. Joan Perry seconded the motion and the vote was called. All were in favor and the minutes were unanimously approved. 5. Update, possible action, and discussion regarding the Park Land Dedication Ordinance/Comprehensive Plan and the February 9, 2007 Focus Group meeting. The key issue when meeting with the Comprehensive Plan consultant was whether the Board would recommend keeping the same of level of park service as the city expands, and if so, who should pay for it? Information related to the timeline for the Comprehensive Plan's adoption was distributed. Discussion followed. No action was required on this update. 6. Update, possible action, and discussion regarding Gabbard Park Improvements - Ric Ploeger and David Wood. Staff would be bringing this item back to the board in April due to lack of proper notification of the residents as promised. The potential park elements and conceptual plan, created based on the comments received from the neighborhood residents who attended the public hearing, were reviewed. No action was required. 7. Report, possible action, and discussion regarding Wolf Pen Creek Tree Mitigation Plan - Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan Engineering. This item was moved from item number 5 pending the arrival of the visitor presenting the item. Due to development improvements being done at Culpepper Plaza, the US Army Corp of Engineers was requiring mitigation work to be done. The developer had chosen to hand plant ten-gallon-sized trees native to the area. They will report to the Corp for five years and assure an 80% survivability rate of that plant species throughout the five years, or replant. The Corp was asking for a plan, adopted by the board, designating the area as a permit area, protected from encroachment by the city. Kathy Ireland moved to adopt the plan as shown. Gary Thomas seconded the motion. Hearing no further discussion, the vote was called. All were in favor and the motion carried unanimously. 8. Report, possible action and discussion regarding first quarter Park Maintenance Standards - Curtis Bingham. The Park Maintenance Standards for the first quarter of FY 2006-07, were briefly reviewed. Due to recent, heavy rainfall and vandalism at Southwood Athletic Park, the standards had dropped slightly. No action was required on this item. 9. Report, possible action and discussion concerning Board Goals, Departmental Goals and Objectives, and City Council Strategic Plan. Updated lists had been submitted in the board members' packets. The City Council had authorized the Department to move forward on a contract with the owner of small piece of property for a potential park site in Northgate. No action was required on this item. 10. Report, possible action, and discussion concerning the Capital Improvement Program: Updated lists had been included in the board members' packets and brief updates were given. • Current Capital Improvement and Park Land Dedication Project Lists • Dedications of Less than Three Acres -Two had been received and approved by staff: - Joe Pasler Partial Subdivision in Park Zone 2 -- Sweetland Subdivision in Park Zone 8 No action was required. 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. • February 22, 2007 - Noon meeting with Consultant regarding Comprehensive Plan Update, Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive, Room 105. Lunch would be served. • March 2, 2007 Veterans Park Dedication - POSTPONED -- date to be announced. • March 6, 2007 - Regular Meeting (rescheduled due to Spring Break) to be held at the Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive, Room 103, 5:30 p.m. - Report on park land dedication funds and work on a prioritized list of how to use those funds. - Approval of minutes from the Focus Group and the Comp Plan Update meetings. • March 7, 2007 - Woodland Hills Park Development Public Hearing, 7:00 p.m., EXIT Teen Center • Regular May Meeting - Eric Simanek may bring forward some concepts to the board regarding the interpretive water park at that meeting. The Board might want to meet at 5:30 p.m., in the new Wolf Pen Creek multi-purpose buildings. 12. Adiourn. Kathleen Ireland moved to adjourn. Shawn Rhodes seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor and the meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.