HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-06-01 REGULAR MEETING
PARK AND LEISURE SERVICES BOARD
JUNE 01, 1992
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Park and Leisure Services Board was called to order
at 7:00 PM, Monday, June 01, 1992, in the Council Chambers of the Euless
Municipal Building by Chairman Hogg. Other members present were Messrs.
Richard McNeese, Charlie Miller, and Eric Owens.
Also present were Rick Herold, Community Services Director; Julia Wakeley,
Parks and Leisure Services Manager; and Ann Hajek, Recording Secretary.
VISITORS
Visitors included Councilman Henry Boatright and Volunteer Coordinator Diane
Eggers.
INVOCATION
The invocation was given by Charlie Miller.
MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting dated May 04, 1992 were approved with
changes to Richard McNeeses report on South Euless park.
VOLUNTEER REPORT
Diane Eggers reported the volunteer hours for 1992 as follows: January,
432.75; February, 902; March, 461.5; April, 1527.25; May, 156.5. Total
volunteer hours for 1992 year-to-date are 3,489. Diane said that she feels
the support she has gotten has greatly contributed to the success of the
volunteer program. She thanked the park board members for their help.
OLD BUSINESS
Richard stated that his areas are Lakewood and Bob Eden Park. The parks
looked good despite the rain. There is not much damage from the rain.
Charlie Miller said that his areas are Westpark and Wilshire. Westpark looks
good. The field looks good considering all the rain. Wilshire looks fine.
Leon reported that the new signs at Ruth Millican Center look good. He said
the trail is being used more and more in the early morning. Leon also
reported that South Euless looks good.
Eric Owens reported that Villages of Bear Creek and McCormick Park look good.
The parks have taken the rain well.
NEW BUSINESS
I.
LEISURE SERVICES REPORT
Charlie Miller asked Julia Wakeley if she expected good attendance at Wilshire
Pool this summer. Julia said she hoped so. She explained that the staff
schedules educational programs at Wilshire and tries to encourage day care
centers to go there. Charlie asked why the pool is not more crowded. Julia
said that the neighborhood has grown up and there are not as many children as
there once were living close to the pool. Councilman Boatright suggested
putting a flyer about the pool in the water bill. This will be looked into.
Building use for the month of May was as follows: Midway Recreation Center
meeting rooms: sports associations, 12; city, 7; rentals, 6; job fair, 1.
The gym was used once. Ruth Millican Center: sr. dances, 5; city, 5;
rentals, 4; bridge, 4; writer's workshop, 4. Simmons Center: rentals, 3.
Simmons Gazebo, 2. Bob Eden pavilion, 8.
Recreation units for the month of May were as follows: racquetball, 217; gym,
1,771; track, 379; game area, 1,108; weightroom, 941; Simmons, 740; RMC, 811.
II.
PARKS REPORT
Rick Herold said that the Parks employees will be celebrating 700 consecutive
days without any loss of time due to on the job injuries.
Rick commended John Ledbetter for his work trying to get the ballfields ready.
Irrigation will soon be going into the amphitheater area at Villages of Bear
Creek, then in the soccer fields and the softball field. The jogging trail is
almost finished. Extra labor may have to be hired out of the grant.
Rick told the board that city departments had a chance this year to address
the council on the budget. He felt priviledged to have this opportunity.
The Wilshire jogging trail will go in by the tennis court. The first area had
too many problems with motor bikes.
Rick thanked Facilities Department and Reggie Cast who put the ceiling fans in
Ruth Millican Center. They should really help the temperature.
Charlie Miller asked if the Parks Department got any sympathy from the council
on labor. Rick said he asked for four positions frozen last year plus two
part time people to work on ballfields.
Euless will work to have the city named the official Arbor Day City for the
state of Texas in 1994.
Charlie asked how well we coordinate with the Police Department to prevent
park damage. Rick said that anytime we notify the Police they do a very good
job. He said he feels we have pretty good coordination with them. Rick said
that if we called the Police Department every time the ballfields are closed,
the police would probably ask for more signage.
Xeriscape will be done on Hwy 10. The parks department will try to get Hwy 10
businesses to maintain the areas directly on their land in the right-of-way.
A xeriscape conference will be held soon.
III.
BUSINESS OF THE TREE BOARD
Total grant and donation funds for 1 + 1 = 2 equals $33,145. Year-to-date
expenditures for Tree City USA equal $55,950. 3,960 trees have been planted
and distributed in 1992.
Rick told the board that in planning for Arbor Daze '93 he would like to have
1,175 trees available. He would like the board to consider purchasing 325
5-gallon trees at $6 each. 250 additional trees will be pulled off line from
the nursery (15 gallon) . Also, 600 one-gallon trres could be obtained from
the greenhouse. Leon Hogg made a motion that the board authorize purchase of
325 5-gallon trees at $6 each. Charlie seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. Charlie asked if we could possibly give free trees to Euless
residents only. Rick said it could be a possibility. Charlie said he
understood that there were pros and cons to this.
IV.
BEAUTIFY EULESS EVERYDAY REPORT
The BEE committee did not meet in May.
V.
INPUT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Councilman Boatright said that as a citizen it is very evident that the Parks
and Recreation Department does an outstanding job. He said the department did
a magnificent job in their budget presentation to council. He commended the
board for their work.
VI.
INPUT FROM VISITORS
Mike Daniel said that the parks department is doing an excellent job on the
fields. He has asked Rick for the names of the Parks employees so they can be
commended.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 8:07 PM
with a closing prayer by Chairman Hogg.
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