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Home My WebLink About1990-09-10 REGULAR MEETING PARK AND RECREATION BOARD SEPTEMBER 10, 1990 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Park and Recreation Board was called to order at 7:00 PM, Monday, September 10, 1990, in the Council Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building by Chairman Hogg. ' Other members present were Mrs. Bonnie O'Brien (alternate), Messrs. Marland Ernest, Richard McNeese, Jerry Robinson, - and Bill Tarin (alternate). Also present were Rick Herold, Community Services Director; Julia Wakeley, Park and Leisure Services Manager; and Valerie Keelen, Recording Secretary. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mrs. Bonnie O'Brien. VISITORS None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated August 06, 1990 were approved as written. OLD BUSINESS Mrs. Bonnie O'Brien reported that her parks look great. Mr. Jerry Robinson reported that his parks look good. He inquired about the sign that used to be on Main Street for South Euless Park. Rick Herold responded that the sign was taken down to be painted and will be put back up. Mr. Leon Hogg reported that volunteer hours for the month of August were 64 hours for the TML Dinner; help on RMC - 4 hours; BEE Committee - 227 1/2; clean up of Main and Mid-Cities - 35 hours. The year-to-date total is 3,236 1/2 hours for a savings of $16,182.50 (at $5.00 per hour). Mr. Richard McNeese did not have a report. Mr. Bill Tarin said that his parks look good. Mr. Marland Ernest said that Bear Creek and Lakewood look fine. NEW BUSINESS I. PARKS REPORT Mr. Rick Herold said that the Villages of Bear Creek Park plans will be Park and Recreation Board Meeting September 10, 1990 Page 2 presented at the next meeting for comments and review. Flooding has been taken into consideration in the park planning (i.e. all tables, etc. will be bolted down and affixed to the ground in some manner. ) Rick also reported that City Council is favorable on the 1 + 1 = 2 program. Funding request is scheduled for the next council meeting. 35% of the community betterment funds are being requested. The City Council funded $320,000 in parks infrastructure repair. $14,000 of this will be spent on irrigation systems. New lighting on Westpark is needed. The lighting is weak at best. New parking at Westpark and Bear Creek are also needed. Also, 100 picnic tables will be added throughout the city in addition to about 35 grills. Rick said that the PLEASE program has begun and he is very glad to see this type of program being run in the City of Euless. Rick also invited the board to tour the greenhouse before the next meeting. The tour of the greenhouse will begin at 6:00 PM with the board meeting to follow at 7:30 in the Council Chambers. Rick mentioned that there is an artist designing entrance signs for the city. II. LEISURE SERVICES REPORT Usage for Midway Recreation Center was as follows: Racquetball, 557; Gym, 3,478; Track, 542; Game Area, 984; Weight Room, 620; TML Dinner, 275; Airport Meeting, 750; Class Participants, 282. This is a total of 7,488. Simmons Center had 314 units for the month. Swimming pool attendance was as follows: Midway, 2,649; Wilshire, 490; South Euless, 732. The afterschool program, PLEASE, has begun. Oakwood Terrace has 12 participants and South Euless has 28 participants. Midway Recreation Center had 18 facility uses outside of classes for the month of August. Ruth Millican Center had 4 uses. Leisure Times will be mailed this week. New classes will begin the week of September 24. We had over 900 participants in our summer classes. The senior's had a great time on the Amarillan Adventure. 22 seniors participated in the trip. More trips are being planned, the next one being a trip to the State Fair for "Senior Citizen Day". The Spice of Life Band performed last month at the Airport YMCA to an audience of 100 youth. Softball begins August 20 with 52 teams. Flag Football will begin this Thursday. Play will be held at Westpark and Pennington Field. The City of Euless was one of the 5 finalists for the statewide T.A.A.F. member city award. Euless placed third. Park and Recreation Board Meeting September 10, 1990 Page 3 Andy Tarkington will be attending the State T.A.A.F. Conference next week. Fall Volleyball registration will begin this Wednesday and continue through September 24. The entry fee will be $110 per team. Games will be played at Midway Recreation Center. Diana Arca, Senior Citizen Coordinator, has found another job at D/FW Airport. Tim Rolen will be taking over that position. III. DISCUSSION OF 1 + 1 = 2 One more source has been added to funding sources in hopes that more business will be interested in participating. Leon reported on the breakdown of the Community Betterment Fund since inception. Revenues = $235,438; Expenditures = $216,796; Incumbencies = $3,000; Balance = $15,642; Average Monthly Receipts = $2,102. Expenditures are as follows: Midway Recreation Center $72,080; Del Norte, $5,000; Play Ground Equipment, $41,500; Senior Citizens, $2,000; Books/Videos, $19,662; Library Remodeling, $21,471; BEE, $20,000; Lakewood Tennis Courts, $2,083; Midway/157 Signal Light, $33,000. Procedure for receiving these funds is through the City Manager's Office and then through City Council for approval. IV. BUSINESS OF THE TREE BOARD Richard McNeese reported that year-to-date expenditures for Tree City requirements are $32,906. After salary and benefits for a nurseryman of $18,135 is added the grand total comes to $51,041. We have met our goal for re-certification of Tree City. IV. BEAUTIFY EULESS EVERYDAY REPORT None. V. INPUT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS None. VI. INPUT FROM VISITORS None. Park and Recreation Board Meeting September 10, 1990 Page 4 VII. FURTHER BUSINESS Leon Hogg mentioned that Rick will be ordering the videotape "How to Survive as a Park and Recreation Board Member" from NRPA. Marland Ernest made a motion that Dottie McKinney receive the Volunteer of the Month Award for October and that Marge Crow receive the award in November. Jerry Robinson seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously. Rick Herold asked that Mark Brandsma receive a special award in the month of October for all of his help with the 10k. Marland Ernest made a motion that Mark be recognized in October. Richard McNeese seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously. Chairman