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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA
Tuesday March 14, 2023
Minutes
Staff Present:
Steve Wright, Director; Andrea Lauer, Administrative Support Specialist
Board Present:
David Higdon; Don Hellriegel; John Polasek; David White; Kevin Bishop; David Scott; Lisa Aldrich; Madeline Giroir (arrived @ 6:25 p.m.)
Council Present: Dennis Maloney
Call meeting to order and consider absence requests. With a quorum present, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order @ 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday March 14, 2023. Scott
Shafer requested an excused absence. Upon a motion made by Don Hellriegel and a second by John Polasek, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed,
to approve the absence request. The motion carried unanimously.
Hear visitors. None present.
Informational Items
3.1 Presentation, discussion and possible action by the Director of Parks and Recreation on matters pertaining to the Board. Steve Wright informed the Board that Rusty Warncke moved
to Capital Projects and the Project Report will no longer be included in the packet. He also wanted to make the Board aware that the College Station Parks Foundation and Military Heritage
Museum will be presented at Council Workshops in April.
3.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding updates on Lick Creek Bird Blinds and Butterfly Alley. Steve Wright informed the Board that two sealed bids were opened
for the bird blinds on March 14, 2023, it will take a couple of weeks to go over those bids, if they are over budget they will go to Council. Butterfly Alley has been cleared and culverts
added, signage and benches will be added soon.
3.3 Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding updates on summer activities from Economic Developments Tourism Division. Jeremiah Cook is the Tourism Manager in Economic
Development, he gave an overview of his department’s responsibilities and their mission which is to grow local economy. He went over events that will be happening in College Station
through the remainder of the year.
3.4 Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding Senior Programming Updates. Kari Williamson was unable to attend the meeting but provided a typed report regarding all upcoming
Senior Programming and events.
3.5 Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding Parkland Dedication Funds and Process. Steve Wright talked about two projects Westside Park and Carter’s Crossing sidewalk
connectivity. He will go more in depth at the next meeting regarding available funds and how to spend those funds. He will include the Parks Board in those decisions.
Regular Agenda
4.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the approval of minutes
From the previous meeting. Upon a motion made by David White and a second by David Scott, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed, to approve
the minutes from February 13, 2023. The motion carried unanimously.
Discussion and possible action on future agenda items. College Station Parks Foundation and Planning ahead for the future.
6. Items of Community Interest. None
Adjourn. Upon a motion made by John Polasek and second by Madeline Giroir, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the meeting at
7.18 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.
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