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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA
Tuesday February 08, 2022
Minutes
Staff Present:
Steve Wright, Director; Kelly Kelbly, Assistant Director; Andrea Lauer, Administrative Support
Specialist; Rusty Warncke, Project Manager
Board Present:
Debe Shafer; Madeline Giroir; John Polasek; David Higdon; Ann Hays; Joel Cantrell; Lisa Aldrich;
Don Hellriegel; David White
Council Present:
John Crompton; Bob Brick; Dennis Maloney
1. Call meeting to order and consider absence requests. With a quorum present, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order @ 6:00 p.m. on
Tuesday February 08th ,2022. No absence requests were received.
2. Hear visitors. None present.
3. Informational Items
3.1 Presentation and discussion on report from the Parks and Recreation
Director. Steve Wright stated that a future agenda item will be the BYLAWS for
the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, they haven’t been updated since 2005. He
also added that the Strategic Initiative number will be listed on each agenda item
that it pertains to going forward. Last item he went over was that the Parks
Department is in the progress of evaluating tennis courts, cleaning, and adding new
nets as needed.
3.2 Presentation and discussion on parks programs or events highlighted by
the board chairperson. Debe Shafer went over the new binders that were handed
out to the Committee, she is excited for the members to use them to help keep
everything organized monthly and would like the members to bring them to each
meeting. She also reminded the members to check in on the Parks that those chose
for the monthly Park Walk Thru.
3.3 Update and discussion regarding progress and improvements at Lick Creek
Park. Bradley Barger, GIS Analyst for Parks introduced the interactive QR Code
that he is working on that will be implemented in Lick Creek Park soon, he went
over the many features that it has to offer. Steve Wright explained that more
benches and signage has been added throughout the park.
3.4 Overview of the TRAPS Institute and Annual Conference. Ana Romero,
Recreation Manager for Parks went over the schedule for TRAPS and invited the
Board to attend the events. She mentioned that the City of College Station is
excited to host the TRAPS Conference, and this is the first time that the City of
College Station will host this event. The estimated attendance is around 700 with
participants and vendors.
3.5 Report and discussion, concerning the current Parks Project Summary and
Dedications of Less Than Five Acres from Rusty Warncke. Informational item
only and no action was taken.
4. Regular Agenda
4.1 Presentation, discussion, and the possible approval of minutes from the
previous meeting. Upon a motion made by David Higdon and a second by John
Polasek, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0)
opposed, to approve the minutes as written. The motion carried unanimously.
4.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on recommendations of nominees to serve on the Senior Advisory Committee. Colton Koenig, Senior
Services Coordinator for Parks presented the applications to the Board, he stated he
had 5 applicants with 4 openings. Upon a motion made by Ann Hays and a second by Don Hellriegel , the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and
none (0) opposed, to appoint Kaye Carpenter, Mickey Stokes and Diane Davis to the
Senior Advisory Committee. The motion carried unanimously. Upon a second
motion made by David White and a second by Don Hellriegel, the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0) opposed to also appoint
Mary Ringo to the Senior Advisory Committee. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: The existing ordinance for dogs off leash
Tennis and Pickleball
Bird City
Naming the Nature Center after Gary Halter
Quarterly update on Senior Programming
6. Adjourn. Upon a motion made by Ann Hays and second by David Higdon, the Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the meeting at 7:21 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.
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