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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA
Tuesday May 09, 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 (arrived @ 6:28 p.m.); Madeline Giroir, Scott Shafer
Council Present: None
Call meeting to order and consider absence requests. With a quorum present, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @ 5:48 p.m. There were
no absence requests submitted.
Hear visitors. None present.
Informational Items
3.1 Presentation and discussion on staffing updates. Steve Wright announced that a new Assistant Director has been hired, his name is Michael Isermann and will start on May 22. He also
updated the Board that Aquatics Supervisor Ashley Waldon has turned in her resignation and will be moving to Japan in July.
Regular Agenda
4.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the approval of minutes
From the previous meeting. Upon a motion made by Scott Shafer and a second by John Polasek, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed, to approve
the minutes as written from April 11, 2023. The motion carried unanimously.
4.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Funded/Unfunded
Parkland Dedication and/or CIP Projects. The Board went over the list and added 2 additional Futsol Courts @ Anderson in Zone 1 because it is the #1 requested sport for special needs.
They also reduced Summit Crossing in Zone 2 to 300K, they removed Futsol Courts from Zone 3 since it was added to Zone 1 and increased Castlerock Trails to 200k. Upon a motion made
by Scott Shafer and a second by David White, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0) opposed, to support the Parkland Dedication Funds as amended. The
motion carried unanimously.
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4.3. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the College Station
Parks Foundation donation and project. David White stated that the College Station Parks Foundation had a request for covered tennis courts. Upon a motion by David Scott and a second
by Scott Shafer, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed, to obtain conceptual approval by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for covered
tennis courts at Bee Creek. This aligns with the 5.6 Strategic Plan. (This item was presented after 4.1)
Discussion and possible action on future agenda items. Bird Blind Update.
No Parks Board meeting in June due to lack of quorum.
6. Items of Community Interest. Lisa Aldrich stated that the MS150 was very
successful.
Adjourn. Upon a motion made by Scott Shafer and second by John Polasek, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted nine (9) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the meeting at 7.19
p.m. The motion carried unanimously.
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