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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-12-06 REGULAR MEETING PARKS AND LEISURE SERVICES BOARD December 6, 1999 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Parks and Leisure Services Board was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 1999, in the Council Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building by Chairman Eric Owens. Other Board Members present were: Glendora Waldrup, Carl Miller, Stacey Hollinger, Boyce Byers and alternate Mike Daniel. Members absent were: Bruce Ebert. Staff members present were: Director of Community Services Rick Herold, Parks Superintendent Johnnie Green and Administrative Secretary Linda Lux. Visitors present were: Council Member Leon Hogg, new alternate member Carroll "Scotty" Scott and his wife. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Carl Miller. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Owens asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes from the November 1, 1999 regular meeting. There being no changes Mike Daniel made the motion to approve the minutes as presented and was seconded by Glendora Waldrup. The vote was unanimous. OLD BUSINESS I. Board Members' Reports Mr. Daniel said Midway Park and Blessing Branch Park were both in good shape. Mrs. Byers said when she visited McCormick Park she spoke to a passing jogger who said the park is in good shape. At Villages of Bear Creek Park she said there were some guys playing soccer and the park looked nice. Mr. Green said the parks maintenance staff has been watering and sowing seed on the soccer fields in order to get them in shape for the upcoming soccer season. Parks and Leisure Services Board Page 2 December 6, 1999 Mr. Hollinger said the Athletic Complex is in good shape and has not had much activity recently. Mrs. Waldrup said she attended three Special Events during November. Those events were the play"Harvey", the Christmas Tree Lighting and the Seniors Thanksgiving luncheon which took place at North Main Barbeque with the food being donated by them as well. Mrs. Waldrup said Bob Eden Park looked good. She also said at Trailwood Park there were lots of people out walking with their dogs and many people out gathering pecans. She said there was also some new mulch which had been delivered to the park. Mr. Miller said at South Euless Park there had been some vandalism with graffitti being written on stones, markers, on and under the bridge and also on the playground equipment. He also inquired as to when the basketball goals would be installed and also said the lights are not coming on. He said the trees and new sod looks good. Mr. Miller said Heritage Park looks nice. Mr. Owens said Westpark looked good and no recent activity. At Wilshire Park he said the new parking lot is nice and more accessible and everything looks good. He also said he loves the new entrance sign at J. A. Can Park. NEW BUSINESS II. Parks Master Plan Chairman Owens again gave a brief overview of the Parks Master Plan recommendations and said he was proud of the emphasis being put on the irrigation and beautification improvements to all the parks. He also said he appreciated all staffs help and input with the plan. Mr. Miller made the recommendation to approve and recommend submitting the Parks Master Plan to City Council and was seconded by Mr. Daniel. The vote was unanimous. Chairman Owens advised the Board that he and staff will be attending the City Council meeting on December 14th and said if any Board Members would like to attend the meeting to please do so to show their support on the new Parks Master Plan. Parks and Leisure Services Board Page 3 December 6, 1999 III. Business of the Tree Board Tree Board Vice Chairman Miller said the Parks Department plans to plant trees at each of the ten Euless public schools and also at the 2000 Arbor Daze picnic area site. Also there will be a millennium tree planting on New Years Eve at the Texas Star Conference Centre area. Mr. Green said they plan to get a stone marker to mark the millennium tree planting at the Texas Star facility. Mr. Herold also stated both Home Depot and Pave Stone will be working with the city again on Arbor Daze 2000. Also Horticulturist Jimmy Beck is presently working on the applications for Tree City USA (13th year) and the Growth Award (7th year)which will be sent in later this month. IV. Leisure Services Report Mrs. Wakeley was not in attendance due to her husbands recent illness. V. Parks Report Parks Superintendent Johnnie Green said the staff has been very busy with the holidays. The department has decorated the new Christmas Tree for the upcoming tree lighting and put all the Christmas banners up throughout the city hall complex. At Midway the new port-o-let enclosures are being installed and they have also been reburbishing all the soccer fields. VI. Community Services Report Rick Herold, Director of Community Services, handed out the first edition of the"Euless Today" which is a combination of the Mayor's Newsletter and "The Star" and stated this new magazine will be distributed to all residents three times a year. He also reminded the Board Members and audience of the upcoming New Year's Eve party at the Texas Star with entertainment by Trout Fishing in America, with the kid's show at 2:00 p.m. and the Millennium Countdown Show at 9:00 p.m. Mr. Herold mentioned a millennium tree would be planted at midnight at the Texas Star complex. The First Baptist Church is also scheduled to have a New Year's Eve function and they expect to have 35,000 in attendance. At the recent Arbor Daze 2000 kick-off in November they had Rodney J as the entertainment which will also be performing during Arbor Daze. He did mention some of the upcoming acts but said they would be confirmed within the next week or two. Parks and Leisure Services Board Page 4 December 6, 1999 Mr. Herold said all the sports associations would be invited to attend the January meeting in order to see what their needs will be for the upcoming year. Mr. Herold also mentioned that Pete Wakeley is doing great since his recent surgery. He also reminded everyone of Breakfast with Santa and Baby Rudolph on Saturday, 11`h from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. and the Sixth Annual Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m. and Vince Vance and The Valiants at 5:00 p.m. Mr. Herold also reminded everyone of the Christmas Tree Recycling progam on January 8th at Midway Park. VII. Other New Business Chairman Owens mentioned the Park Board would be meeting with all the athletic associations (BESA, EGSA and EAA) at the January meeting. He introduced Carroll"Scotty" Scott as the new alternate which will start in January and also mentioned there will be new park assignments in January. VIII. Input from City Council Members and Visitors Council Member Hogg said he recently attended the NLC (National League of Cities) in Los Angeles. He also mentioned the proposed water tower will be built in the area behind the Ruth Millican building. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Owens gave the benediction. There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Chairman Attest ,''