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Home My WebLink AboutPRB 1999-09-21 Minutes MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD AT THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS RECREATION CENTER LOCATED AT 6720 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 ATTENDANCE Present: Board: Dwayne Leslie Chairman Scott Turnage, Jr. Vice Chairman Mark Haynes Board Member Kyle Appling Board Member John Pena Board Alternate Absent: John Lewis Board Member Jeff Arwine Board Member Present: Staff: Jim Browne Director of Parks and Recreation Vickie Loftice Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Christina Lopez Administrative Secretary Chris Swartz Aquatic Park Manager Bill Thornton Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Greg Vick Managing Director of Community Services and Facilities ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Browne called the meeting to order September 21, 1999 at 6:05 p.m. ITEM 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES APPROVED Mr. Turnage made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pena, to approve the minutes of the August 2, 1999 meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Leslie made a motion, seconded by Mr. Turnage, to approve the minutes of the September 10, 1999 workshop. Motion passed 5-0. ITEM 3. PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN JOINT MEETING WITH PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLA.N EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Members present from the Park System Master Plan Executive Committee: Mr. Randy Shiflet and Mr. Ronnie Caruthers. Ms. Andrea Thomas, National Service Research, presented the results of the Park System Master Plan Survey. The Park and Recreation Board along with the PSMP Executive Committee worked together to establish weighting factors to prioritize the needs identified by the citizens, Park and Recreation Board, Staff, PSMP Executive Committee, Youth and NRPA Standards. The following was agreed upon by all present: Weighting Factor Citizen Survey 8 Park & Recreation Board 2 Executive Committee 2 Staff 2 Youth Survey ~ NRPA Standards 1 Staff will prepare the information to be distributed for input. ITEM 5. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN APPROVED Mr. Turnage made a motion, seconded by Mr. Haynes, to nominate Mr. Dwayne Leslie to the position of Chairman for the remainder of 1999 through July 2000. Motion carried 4-0. Mr. Pena made a motion to nominate Ms. Sherry Milano to the position of Vice Chairperson. Mr. Pena was not aware that Ms. Milano had resigned from the Park and Recreation Board. Motion was withdrawn. Mr. Haynes made a motion, seconded by Mr. Leslie, to nominate Mr. Scott Turnage, Jr. to the position of Vice Chairman for the remainder of 1999 through July 2000. Motion carried 4-0. ITEM 5. PARK OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT Mr. Bill Thornton updated the Board on the following: The Linda Spurlock Park Irrigation System is currently being installed. The Linda Spurlock Park Restroom is still proceeding. The contractor is currently into liquidated damages and has requested additional time which staff is evaluating. Park and Recreation Board Minutes September 21, 1999 2 The grass has been installed at Walker's Creek Park and the fence has been reinstalled on Field #1. Preliminary design work for the Cottonbelt Trail has been completed and submitted to DART. After meeting with DART officials, staff will be revising some of the road crossings. After revisions, the design will be resubmitted to DART and then to TxDOT. Staff is working on the acquisition of easements for Holiday at the TXU Substation, BISD, Kimberly Clark and Engler properties. Mr. Pena commented that the rules have changed as to the distance you have to be from a TXU Tower from 5- 6 feet to 12 feet. The Parks & Recreation Department is working on the City Image Study, in-house. Staff has been collec#ing data, inventoried overhead utilities, identifying visual clutter to help establish some solutions and guidelines. Staff has been empowered to take down signs that have been put up at intersections which violate the city sign ordinance. A plan will be put together to aid in the distribution of the Bike Route maps. Timing is a key issue. We need to determine how much of the trail will need to be completed before they are distributed. Staff has been working with TxDOT on the on-road signage for the bike trails, they would like to have the on-road signs in place before the maps are distributed. The Hike/Bike Trail maps will be distributed to the Park and Recreation Board at the next meeting. ITEM 6. RECREATION, ATHLETICS, SENIOR ADULTS, TEENS AND TENNIS CENTER REPORTS Ms. Vickie Loftice updated the Board on the following: The fourth annual Registration Party, "Fall Recreation Celebration Sneak Preview" was held with over 600 people in attendance. Revenue for class registration exceeded $8,000. The Game Night theme for the month of August at Bursey Senior Center was "A Mexican Fiesta". Sixty-five participants attended and enjoyed various table games and Mexican food. Dan Echols held their monthly covered dish luncheon on August 11 with 72 people in attendance. Adult Fall Softball Registration is underway with the season to begin September 27tn NRH will be bidding to host the 2001 Men's 6 Foot & Under State Basketball Tournament at the TAAF Annual conference in September. "the edge" teen after school program continues to have high attendance. Since adding the portable building at Smithfield Middle School, attendance has grown from 10 to approximately 60 students each day. At North Richland Middle School "the edge" meets on the basketball court near the gym and at North Ridge Middle School "the edge" meets away from the building. The Youth Advisory Committee held its first `back to school' event. "YAC Party 99" was held on September 11 with more than 500 teens attending the outdoor concert at Northfield Park. Park and Recreation Board Minutes September 21, 1999 3 For the second year, Richland Tennis Center is organizing "Grow the Game" a BISD Middle School program that began August 16th. The program runs Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. and has 34 students participating. The program is funded through a$4,000 grant which will be depleted at this end of this year, however the school district is exploring financing options for the continuance of the program. Jason Brown has been promoted to Head Tennis Professional. Charlotte Wylie, Richland Tennis Center Manager, has been selected to be the Head Coach/Coordinator for the USTA-Texas Northwest Zone. This program selects top junior players, ages 9-14, from the northwest zone to train 25 hours in the Spring and 25 hours in the Fall. ITEM 7. AQUATIC REPORT Mr. Chris Swartz updated the Board on the following: Final attendance for the 1999 Season at NRH2O reached 239,420. This is a decrease of 1.5% from last season, although for the months of July and August there was a nine percent increase over last season. Maximum attendance for one day during the 1999 season was 5,072. Survey results for the 1999 season ended very strong with the guest service rating increasing from 4.578 to 4.651. The attractions and facilities rating also increased from 4.324 to 4.36$. Survey results are through August 31, 1999. All surveys are done at the park. Mr. Swartz will have a more comprehensive "end of season" report at the next Park and Recreation Board meeting. ITEM 8. PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS APPROVED Mr. Thornton presented the Parkland Dedication Requirements Article 13. Mr. Turnage made a motion, seconded by Mr. Appling, to forward the Parkland Dedication Ordinance to City Council for their consideration. Motion carried 4-0. (Mr. Pena abstained because he had not read Article 13.) ITEM 9. REVENUE POLICY AND FEE STUDY TABLED Mr. Pena made a motion, seconded by Mr. Turnage, to table this item until the October Meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Park and Recreation Board Minutes September 21, 1999 4 ITEM 10. NAMING OF PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES APPROVED This item has been brought back to the Park and Recreation Board after being tabled from the August 2, 1999 meeting. Staff requested that the Park and Recreation Board research and recommend names for two park locations for City Council consideration; the 100 Acre City Park site located off Douglas and the neighborhood park located within the Thornbridge subdivision. The Board reviewed historical information, previously submitted names, researched historical figures and took in to consideration the geographic region. After much discussion and deliberation the Board decided on the following names. Mr. Turnage made a motion, seconded by Mr. Haynes, to forward to City Council the recommended name "Cross Timbers Park" for the 100 Acre Park site. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Appling made a motion, seconded by Mr. Haynes, to forward to City Council the recommended name "Thornbridge Park" for the neighborhood park located within the Thornbridge subdivision. Motion carried 5-0. ITEM 11. OTHER INFORMATIONS ITEMS Mr. Browne announced that the NRH Parks and Recreation Department will participate with the Cities of Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Colleyville and Grapevine in hosting the TAAF 2003/2004 Games of Texas. This event is expected to draw 7,000 - 10,000 athletes and 20,000 spectators. ITEM 12. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Lesfie made a motion, seconded by Mr. Appling to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. , 4 Y Dwayne Leslie, Chairman ATTEST: V ' Christina A. Lopez, Adminis Secretary Park and Recreation Board Minutes September 21, 1999 5