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Home My WebLink About1992-04-06 REGULAR MEETING PARK AND LEISURE SERVICES BOARD APRIL 06, 1992 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Park and Leisure Services Board was called to order at 7:10 PM, Monday, April 06, 1992, in the Council Chambers of the Euless O'Brien, Building by Chairman O'Brien,g•RiOther chard McNeese,present Charliewere Miller, Bonnie Jerry O'Brien, Messrs. Stephen and Eric Owens. Also present were Rick Herold, Community Services Director; and Ann Hajek, Recording Secretary. VISITORS Visitors present included Mr. & Mrs. Joe Jordan, Mr. Mike Daniel, and Mr. Andy Tarkington. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Bonnie O'Brien. MINUTES The minutes of the meeting dated March 02, 1992 were approved unanimously with changes under Other Business that the concession policy be fair to all youth leagues and with changes to Eric Owens' report of Villages of Bear Creek Park, not Bear Creek Park. OLD BUSINESS Stephen O'Brien reported that his areas are Blessing Branch and Midway. Midway has been very busy and looks nice. Richard McNeese reported that Bear Creek and Lakewood both look fine. Charlie Miller said that his parks are Wilshire and Westpark. Westpark is in excellent condition. Wilshire look fine. Leon Hogg reported that his parks are South Euless and Ruth Millican Center. Ruth Millican Center looks good. He asked Rick if there is a date when the used equipment will be moved to Ruth Millican Center. Rick said that there is not a date as yet. Jerry Robinson said that his areas are Van Riet and Del Norte. Van Riet is very busy with soccer. Bonnie O'Brien that drainage Kiddie Oakwood Terrace. She e reported that the dit h at J.A. Carr Park gets quite full of trash during heavy rain. Eric Owens reported that his areas are McCormick Park and Villages of Bear Park and Leisures Services Board Meeting Minutes April 06, 1992 Page 2 Creek. Curbing is in for the new parking lot at Villages of Bear Creek. Also, the new playground equipment has been installed. The park looks good. AWARDS PRESENTATION Richard McNeese presented Joe Jordan with the Volunteer of the Month Award for unselfishly devoting his time as a volunteer. NEW BUSINESS I. LEISURE SERVICES REPORT Softball registration has concluded and a record 89 adult softball teams have registered to play in Euless. With the exception of the women's softball leagues, all leagues reached their capacity. In fact additional field space was obtained from the City of Bedford in order to accommodate the 89 teams. Registration has completed for the second spring session with the class numbers being as follows: 243 weekly participants. Classes and programs are already being planned for our summer brochure that is slated to begin on June 1. As we have done in the past, the format for the summer will consist of three 4-week classes. Swim lessons will begin at that time as well but will be held on a two week schedule. Seniors citizens had 131 participants. This number includes regular meetings and Spice of Life participants. Plans for a Senior Citizen "Forty-Two Tournament" to be held in mid-May at the Simmons Center are coming together. The players will also have a luncheon served at the games conclusion. Trophies will go to the top three finishers. Building use for the month of March was as follows. Midway Recreation Center meeting rooms: sports associations, 30; city, 3; rental, 1; other, 2. Ruth Millican Center: sr. dances, 4; city, 2; rental, 2; bridge, 4; Writers Workshop, 4. Simmons Center: rental, 4; other, 1. Simmons Gazebo was used twice and McCormick Gazebo was used once. Recreation units for the month of March were as follows: racquetball, 565; gym, 3,348; track, 776; game & snack, 1,108; weightroom, 941; Simmons, 941; RMC, 775. II. PARKS REPORT Rick Herold reported that the the department has been working with youth sports associations trying to get facilities ready for them. He said work is being done to revise the master needs list for the Parks Department. This report is looking at future needs. Rick would appreciate input from staff, board and associations. Park and Leisures Services Board Meeting Minutes April 06, 1992 Page 3 • The Texas Trash off on April 4 concentrated on Hwy. 10, Glade Rd. , Mid-Cities Blvd. and Villages of Bear Creek Park. There was a nice lunch afterward. Rick said the grass is coming in nicely at the Villages of Bear Creek Amphitheater. The Pre-Grand Opening will be held April 11. The parking lot will be finished in the amphitheater area by then, except for the asphalt. The soccer field lot should be available for parking also. Rick said that sponsor's for Arbor Daze so far include Bank One, Western American Bank, Mid-Cities Daily News, and Burns & Ricker. He told the board about the World's Largest Living Tree which will be formed with area 4th graders on April 24. The children will be treated to lunch and entertainment also. Rick reported that there will be over 12 different food booths at Arbor Daze. He expects the Arts & Crafts and Business Expo areas to sell out. The entertainment lined up is wonderful. There will be a petting zoo. Also, over one thousand trees will be given away. Euless Athletic Association begins their season on April 25. The Easter Egg Hunt will be held April 17. Rick introduced Andy Tarkington, Athletic/Aquatic Coordinator. Andy told that Llano's Stars won their division at the State Tournament. Leon Hogg mentioned the picture of Euless in the paper and the picture of Rick at the Amphitheater. III. BUSINESS OF THE TREE BOARD America The Beautiful Grant Program awarded Euless $7,000 for tree planting along Hwy. 10. Year-to-Date Expenditures for Tree City USA total $43,128.00. Rick requested $1,000 from the Tree Board to fund the living tree that area fourth graders will participate in. This enactment will be used as a marketing tool for Arbor Daze. A boom truck will be on hand to give media members opportunities for pictures. Rick said a nice media package will be going out to all of the local television stations. Charlie Miller made a motion that $1,000 be given from the Tree Board for this event. Bonnie O'Brien seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Rick reported that staff is working on a proposal for changes in appropriation of the Community Betterment Fund to be brought to the board. Rick feels that the new proposal would explain the fund better to the public. Park and Leisures Services Board Meeting Minutes April 06, 1992 Page 4 IV. BEAUTIFY EULESS EVERYDAY REPORT Eric Owens reported that the Texas Trash Off was discussed at the March 16 meeting. The Trash Off had a good turnout. Due to the amount of events in April, the Ruth Millican Cleanup has been postponed as well as Yard-of-the-Month. Timbercreek apartments won the Beautification award for the month. The next meeting has been moved up to April 13 due to Arbor Daze. Rick pointed out that the recent cleanup was successful in showing the BEE Committee to the public. More cleanups may be a good way to market the committee. V. INPUT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS None. VI. INPUT FROM VISITORS Mike Daniel said that the Euless Athletic Association has had 1,010 participants sign up. He expects a total of 1,100. This is a 15% increase over last year. Bear Creek and Lakewood have the most children in the association. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 7:53 PM with a closing prayer by Chairman Hogg. Chaff H . 1 / ,' i p i is Att /