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Home My WebLink About10/20/2008 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board (2) ,,fearq I AR AND ATO ADVISOR BOARD ■ ... w(1111111 CAPRA C*1(11%4 MINUTES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 171166:41W 5:30PM GOALS WORKSHOP, REGULAR MEETING AND PARK LAND DEDICATION PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:00PM, Monday, October 20, 2008 College station Conference Center, Room 101 1300 George Bush Dr. College station, TX 77840 tv RESCHEDULED AI STAFF PRESENT: Marco A. Cisneros, Director; David Schmitz, Assistant Director — Operations; Amanda Putz, Board Secretary; Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner; Vera Soils, Pools Supervisor; Peter Lamont, Recreation Superintendent BOARD PRESENT: Gary Erwin, Chair; Glenn Schroeder, Billy Hart, J. Riley Bryan, David Scott, Shawn Rhodes BOARD ABSENT: George Jessup, Wayne Williams, Jody Ford VISITORS: Venessa Garza, Greenways Program Manager; Charles E. Thomas, Homebuilder/Developer; Steve Arden, Homebuilder/Developer; Glenn Thomas, Homebuilder/Developer; Kim Jacobs, Homebuilders Association Board Goals Workshop 55:30 p.m. 1. Call to order: Gary Erwin, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. 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. Jody Ford, Wayne Williams, and George Jessup had sent in requests for absence. Glenn Schroeder moved to approve the absence requests submitted, and J. Riley Bryan seconded. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. 3. Discussion and .•ossible action ooncernin.• Parks and Recreation Advisor Board and De•ar mental •oals and ob ec iv s: There was discussion regarding this item, and changes were made, The Goals and Objectives will be revised as proposed and brought back to the Board for review and approval at the November meeting. Billy Hart arrived at :4 PM. David Scott made a motion to break for dinner, and Billy Hart seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously at 6:40PM. Break for Dinner— 4. Reconvene for Re•ular Meetin. — 7:00 The regular meeting reconvened at 7: 05PM. There was a quorum present to proceed with the meeting. 5. Hear visitors: Hearing none, this item was closed. 6. Discussion and .ossible action concernin. a citizen's corn'taint re.ardin. Raintree Parits: Marco A. Cisneros reported on this item stating that the situation has been rectified to satisfy the customer. This was an informational item only, and no action was required. 7. Consideration .ossible action and discussion of minutes from the Re.ular Meetin. of September Glenn Schroeder made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted, and David Scott seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. 8. Re.ort •ossibie action and discussion re.ardin. Park Maintenance Standards for FY 2008: David Schmitz, Assistant Director — Operations, reported on the Park Maintenance Standards. This was an informational item only, and no action was required. 9. Discussion •ossible action and consideration re.ardin.• Board Fees Subcommittee FY 2009 Fee recommendations: Marco A. Cisneros reported on the FY 2009 Fee recommendations. Vera Soils, Pools Supervisor; reported on her area of aquatic fees and explained her recommended changes to the fees. Discussion followed. Glenn Schroeder made a motion to approve the fees as submitted, and Billy Hart seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion passed unanimously. 10. Public Hearin. .resentation .ossibie action and consideration re.ardin. revisions to the Park Land Dedication Ordinance: Marco A. Cisneros made a presentation on the park land dedication ordinance revisions. Discussion followed. PublicHe_ a_rLnAnnients: Charles Thomas, 2902 Coronado Dr., College Station, Homebuilder and Developer — "Raising the park land dedication fee by the cost recovery amount stated in the presentation is unaffordable. He does not want to see young families being priced out of homes." Glenn Thomas, 1110 12th Man Court, College Station, Homebuilder and Developer - "I believe that few quality community parks are better than a lot of pocket neighborhood parks that rarely get used. By doing this you are getting more for your money. The City needs to be more prudent in their spending, during these financially difficult times. Why is the City wanting to build more parks when the City can't afford the ones that they have?" October 20, 2008 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes Steve Arden, 311 Cecilia Loop, College Station, Homebuilder and Developer - "The methodology and the process has to change. The current city park facilities are not at maintenance standards to what the City expects homeowner's yards to be. This is not an acceptable fact. We have thousands of greenways and we need to think about making those areas more attractive and useful to the community. These areas can be used for smaller children. The city can focus on how to make these natural features visually attractive to the community. The City needs to think "up front" to make these areas more attractive and geographically blend. Mr. Arden does not understand why the multi-family fees are lower than the single family fees. I do not see the logic in the numbers." The Public Hearing portion closed at 8:22PM. Glenn Schroeder made a motion to recommend the park land dedication ordinance revisions, and include the adjustment for neighborhood parks. There was no second. The motion died. Marco A. Cisneros explained more regarding the ordinance revisions. David Scott made a motion to recommend the ordinance as submitted to City Council, and J. Riley Bryan seconded the motion. The vote was called, Billy Hart, Glenn Schroeder and Shawn Rhodes were against the motion. The motion failed two to three (2 to 3). Billy Hart said that he would like to table this item for a later date. Billy Hart made a motion to table the item and Shawn Rhodes seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the motion was tabled until the November 18th Board meeting. 11. Presentation •ossible action and discussion concernin• the current Ca•ital Im Pro ram: Current Ca•ital Im•rovement and Park Land Dedication Pro*ect Lists: Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner, 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 Three Acres: Pete Vanecek, Senior Park Planner, reported on the Dedications of Less than Three Acres. This was an informational item only, and no action was required. • The Exchange II Apartments - Park Zone 7 • Crescent Pointe Phase 4 - Park Zone 4 • Bewley Addition - Park Zone 12 • Reatta Meadows - Section 1, Phase II - Park Zone 10 • Castlerock Phase 2B '- Park Zone 10 • No name given, Location - Park Place Street - Park Zone 6 12. Presentation •ossible action and discussion on future a•enda items: A Board Member ma in•uire about a subbSect for which notice has not been •iven. A statement of s•ecific factual information or the recitation of existin• •olic ma be •iven. An deliberation shall be limited to a iro•osai to 'lace the subbSect on an a•enda for a sutg71 eetin • Southwest Park Site Development Public Hearing and Regular Meeting November 18, 2008, The Lincoln Center, 1000 Eleanor, 7:00PM 3 October 20, 2008 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes Discuss Park Land Dedication Ordinance revisions, November 18, 2008 Board Meeting 13. Billy Hart made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Shawn Rhodes seconded the motion. The vote was called. All were in favor, and the meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m. October 20, 2008 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes