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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-07-07 Regular Meeting Park and Recreation Board July 7, 1986 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Park and Recreation Board was called to order at 7: 00 P.M., Monday July 7 , 1986 in the Council Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building by Chairman Zahn. Other members present were Mrs. Helen Lightbody, Mr. Ron Henson and Mr. Leon Hogg, alternate member. Also present were Julia Wakeley, Recreation Director; Bob Phillips, Parks Director; K. B. Fuller, Personnel Director; and Diretha Crockett, Recording Secretary. VISITORS Mrs. Julia Wakeley introduced Mr. Rick Herold, Recreation Superintendent, in the Recreation Department. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Chairman Zahn. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated June 2 , 1986 , were approved as written. OLD BUSINESS I . KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL REPORT Mrs. Helen Lightbody reported the Keep Texas Beautiful Committee had a meeting June 17 , 1986, and they are still gearing for the new year. The new year begins now and they will be reorganizing, re-evaluating and working to help our city staff and citizens in a Community Betterment Program. Mrs. Carolyn Park and Mr. Ron Tipton took the 2nd place winning Girl Scout Troop to Austin, Texas to receive their award. (all but one Girl Scout attended) She further reported, Mr. Ron Tipton made a tape of the program, and there are some interesting projects , we hope to include in our youth program this year. Mrs. Helen Lightbody went on to report, Mr. and Mrs. George McKinney (sponsored by Texas Power and Light) and herself, attended the 19th Annual Meeting. The red, white and blue trash cans provided for the city by the Youth Volunteers of the Keep Texas Beautiful , have been installed along Highway 10 . Regular Meeting, Park and Recreation Board, July 7 , 1986 , Page 2 Also, we have two new signs up, showing that we are participating in the Adopt A Highway Project. New selections have been made for the "Yard of the Month" for June. ' There were five yards selected, the winners will receive a plaque with their name engraved on it , declaring them winners for the month of June 1986, and a sign placed in their yard for the next month. Mr. Leon Hogg made a statement, that at the last Council Meeting, they had all the girls scouts there, and the Mayor did his proclamation for Girl Scout Day for the City of Euless. Mrs. Helen Lightbody made mention that they had received a letter of recognition, for their entry in the Beautification Program, and she was going to present it to the City at the Council Meeting on July 8 , 1986 . II . AREA AND FACILITY REPORTS Mr. Ron Henson reported his area is Midway Park, and the maintenance crew have replaced the lights at the tennis courts. During the day the little league boys baseball were playing ball. The snack stand by the swimming pool had a lot, of activity. Other times there were picnickers at the park. The park is in real good shape. Chairman Zahn reported his area is Carr Park, Kiddie Carr Park and Oakwood Terrace. At Carr Park there is a lot of activity, with the joggers , and the movies in the park. There is still not much activity at Kiddie Carr Park. At Oakwood Terrace the trees are looking real good, and there is activity at the park. All the parks are in good shape. Mr. Bob Phillips reported the jogging trail at Carr Park has been roto-tilled. Mrs. Helen Lightbody reported she had not seen much activity at West Park. III. OBJECTIVE REPORT Mrs. Helen Lightbody had no report at this time. Mr. Leon Hogg reported on the volunteers, and nothing has transpired since the last meeting. Mr. Leon Hogg announced his plans for Adopt A Park, he had talked with Ron Tipton from the Keep Texas Beautiful Program. He further stated he was waiting for the Boards approval because everything had been worked out with Mr. Ron Tipton. Regular Meeting, Park and Recreation Board, July 7 , 1986, Page 3 Discussion then centered around the Adopt A Park Program. Chairman Zahn recommended that Mr. Leon Hogg go ahead with his plans. NEW BUSINESS IV. RECREATION DIRECTOR' S REPORT Mrs . Julia Wakeley reported the attendance at Ruth Millican Center was 1 , 542 and 805 at the Simmons Center, a total of 2, 347. She further reported on the swimming pools for the months of June and July. Despite a couple of rainy weeks and threating weather, pool attendance continues to increase. June attendance total for three pools was 7 ,936. Three pool rentals have already been scheduled for the month of July. We are presenting a "Fun-Olympics" for the three pool staffs , on July 20th, at Wilshire Pool . It will be a pool vs. pool in a fun evening of recreation and fellowship. The First Wacky Dive Contest is scheduled for South Euless Pool , Saturday, July 19th. The events range from funniest dive to most original. Different age groups will compete against each other. Mrs. Julia Wakeley went on to report that Euless played host to the TAAF Senior Girls Regionals, Saturday, June 28 , 1986 , at West Park, five teams competed, with the Hurst Angels winning the championship. The Euless Aces received an at large bid earlier today. This coming weekend we are hosting the TAAF Jr. Girls Regionals, 9 teams will compete for the trip to state. Teams from Euless, Hurst, Granbury and Mansfield will be batting for the top spot. On June 26th, thirty Seniors went on the Spring Trip entitled "Sesquicentennial Bingo Mystery Tour" , they were entertained by Crackers the clown at the Simmons Center. After that they went to the Sheraton in Denton for lunch, games , singing and on to view the Wagon Train. They made the comment, this was one of the best trips they had ever been on. The Seniors 4th of July luncheon, sponsored by the MBank of Euless , was held on July 3rd, with thirty-eight participants. The Softball TAAF Regional allocations twenty five teams. In the TAAF Track, we have one hundred and thirty participants. In the TAAF Tennis entries there were twenty seven, with (sixty one participants in local play) . Regular Meeting, Park and Recreation Board, July 7 , 1986, Page 4 Movies In The Park 1st Movie - Jungle Book - 225 attendance 2nd Movie - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 300 attendance Free T-Shirt night for all the children, sponsored by Kerry McCombs Insurance. July 11 , 1986 - Jack And The Beanstalk (animated) Fall League Registration begins next week. V. PARK DIRECTOR' S REPORT Mr. Bob Phillips reported that the Parks Department has installed fifty five gallon drums on Highway 10 , they have been painted red, white, and blue and carry the "Don' t Mess With Texas" slogan on them. The Parks Department has received our signs stating that we have adopted five miles on Highway 10 for nicking up trash, trimming employees put railroad ties and landscaping around it to make it visible. At Carr Park, Parks workers have roto-tilled the jogging trail. At West Park, Parks employees have repainted the stadium seats and prepared the park for a girls softball tournament. At South Euless, the Parks Department has pulled up and removed the blacktop and put in two railroad tie retaining walls and filled them in with sand and put sand around in the park area. The Parks Department has done some dirt work at the retaining wall at Bear Creek. Parks employees have fertilized around City Hall once more. The Parks Department is continuing to be mowing at 100%. Parks Workers have repaired all of the leaks and vandalism in all of the irrigation systems in the parks. The systems are now all running up to par. Parks Employees have put in another 1000 heads of drip system at the greenhouse in Kiddie Carr. They have also built a small 12 'x16 ' building there, in order to install valves, or put in fertilizer, chemicals, etc. VI. INPUT FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS None Regular Meeting, Park and Recreation Board, July 7 , 1986 , Page 5 VII. INPUT FROM VISITORS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 8: 05 P.M., with a closing prayer by Chairman Zahn. GrJ mil/' .4� : Charm / 17 / At est •