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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES IF
7:00 PM, Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The Green Room
1015 Colgate
College Station, TX 77840
STAFF PRESENT: Marco A. Cisneros, Director; David Schmitz, Assistant
Director - Operations; Amanda Putz, Board Secretary; David
Gerling, Special Facilities Superintendent; Peter Lamont,
Recreation Superintendent
BOARD PRESENT: Gary Erwin, Chair; David Scott, Jody Ford, Wayne Williams,
George Jessup, Glenn Schroeder, Billy Hart, Shawn Rhodes,
Billy Hart
BOARD ABSENT: Jonathan Riley Bryan
VISITORS: No visitors present
1. Call to order: Gary Erwin, Chair, called the meeting to order with a quorum
present at 7:02PM.
The Board skipped to Item #6 on the agenda in order to administer the Oaths of
Office and Statements of Appointed Officer to the new board members.
2. Roll call and •ossible action concernin. re•uests for absences of
members: Amanda Putz, Board Secretary, commenced with roll call confirming
that there was a quorum present to start the meeting. Jonathan Riley Bryan had
sent in a request for absence. Gary Erwin moved to approve the absence
request submitted, and George Jessup seconded. The vote was called. All were
in favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
3. Hear visitors: Hearing none, this item was closed.
4. Consideration .ossible a 'royal and discussion of minutes from the
Re. War Meetin. of Jul 8 2008: Jody Ford moved to approve the minutes
as submitted, and Wayne Williams seconded. The vote was called. All were in
favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
5. Recognition and discussion with past board members for their
service to the board: Hearing none, this item was closed.
6. Administerin. the Oath of Office and Swearin. in of new and
rea:' •ointed Board members: New Board members George Jessup, David
Scott, and Glenn Schroeder were duly sworn in. Hearing no further
discussion, this item was closed.
7. Discussion and •ossible action re.ardin. the a • 'ointment of a Vice
Chair for the Board: Gary Erwin made a recommendation for Jody Ford to
be considered as Vice Chair for the Board. Billy Hart made a motion to
approve the recommendation, and David Scott seconded the motion. The
vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously.
8. Discussion and •ossibie action re.ardin.. the a' 'ointment of members
to the Board Sub-committees: Marco A. Cisneros explained that there were
vacancies on several of the Board's Sub-committees. Discussion followed. New
and existing Board members volunteered for the vacancies.
The Sub-committees are as follows:
Bylaws Review
....._.._„....„............. ...................__....._________Gary Erwin, Wayne Williams
Comprehensive Plan Update Advisory Committee
„.....„.........„............._....._...............___.....Gary Erwin, Glenn Schroeder (Alternate)
Fees
..........„„............. ...... ............ ........._........,..Gary Erwin, Glenn Schroeder, Jody Ford
Field Usage
Billy Hart, Shawn Rhodes, Wayne Williams, Glenn Schroeder (Alternate)
Joint Parks Nanning and Zoning
_....„.............. ...... ...... ..... ...... ......_........_..„Jody Ford, George Jessup, Gary Erwin
Park Naming
..... ......... ...... ..... ......... ..................„.._....,..„._...........„..Gary Erwin, David Scott
Recreation, Park, and Open Space Master Plan
David Scott, Billy Hart, Wayne Williams, Shawn Rhodes
Wolf Pen Creek Oversight Committee
..................... .......,..,..__„.._„._,....„........Gary Erwin, Jody Ford (Alternate)
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J..' Shawn Rhodes arrived at 7:17PM.
9. Discussion and •ossible action concernin g the 2009 annual PARD user
fees: Marco A. Cisneros explained that this was a starting point for the 2009
user fees. Discussion followed. This was an informational item only, and no
action was required.
10. Reco g nition and discussion re g ardin g Ric Noe g errs reco g nition
related to the execution of The Green Room •ro'ect: Marco A.
Cisneros explained that this recognition is not to name The Green Room, but
for a plaque to be posted at The Green Room for Ric Ploeger in recognition of
his outstanding service to The Green Room project and the City of College
Station. Discussion followed. Jody Ford made a motion to approve the
recognition by posting a plaque at The Green Room and Billy Hart seconded
the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed
unanimously.
I.I. Discussion and •ossibie action concernin•g Parks and Recreation
Advisor Board B laws: Marco A. Cisneros explained that the Bylaws were
being brought back to the Board once more due to some procedural changes.
The change was being done so that the Board would have the ability to amend
their Bylaws rather than having City Council ratify them each time. Wayne
Williams made a motion to approve the amended Bylaws as submitted, and
George Jessup seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and
the motion passed unanimously.
12. Discussion and •ossible action concernin g Parks and Recreation
( Boarc_ LQo...,a.1.g.,,.:. Discussion followed. This was an informational item
only, and no action was required.
13. Presentation •ossible action and discussion concerning the current
Ca•ital Em•rovement Pro•ram:
ig Current Ca•'tat im g rovement and Park Land Dedication Pro'ect
Lists: David Schmitz, Assistant Director - Operations, reported on the
Capital Improvement and Park Land Dedication Project lists. This was
an informational item only, and no action was required.
Dedications of Less than 3 Acres:
The Barracks r' Park Zone 15
David Schmitz, Assistant Director - Operations, briefly reported on the
dedication. This was an informational item only, and no action was
required.
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14 Presentation •ossible action and discussion on future a.enda items:
Board Member ma: in•uire about a sulfect sulfafor which notice has not
been •iven. A statement of s•ecific factual information or the recitation
on
of existin• :"olrk m _iva r An deliberation shall be limited to a
:•ro#osal to 'lace the sub-act on an a..enda for a subse•uent meetin•
• Next Regular Meeting — September 9, 2008, The Green Room
▪ Recreation, Park nd Open Space Master Plan
15.15. Aurournt Glenn Schroeder made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and the
motion was seconded. The vote was called; All were in favor, and the meeting
adjourned at : 8P .
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