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CITY OF 21GRTH r.i~HiAND KILLS
Fa~ks ar.d Recre«tion Bcard ~f the City of Nortl~ R~chland Hills
JUIiE 7, 19~8, a~ G:30 PM
City Council Chambers, City Ha11, 7301 Northeast Loop 82G
BGARD I?d ATTENDANCE : David McGilvary, Cliairman
Don Tipps
J. Douglas Davis
Bob FenimorE
Wade Parkey
Ron Parks
BOARD NOT IN A':TENDATICE: Sharon Battles
Babbie Lambert
F~LSO IN F~TTE13DA21LE . navE Petika, Director of Parks & Recreatioil
Monica Walsh, Recreation Coordinator
Mary Ann G1I~5011, NRH Sr. Center
Dan Munoz, President RYA
Dan Nawol, Vice Przsidei~t RYA
Geor~e Angle, NEFAL
MEETING CALLEB TG ORDER: DGvid McGilvary, 6:35 PM.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Mation was made by Mr. Fenimore to approve and
accept as ameuded the minutes of the May 3,
1988 Boara Meeting. Mation was seconded by Mr.
Davis. i.'ate was unanirr~aus in favor of
acceptance af t~.e minu~es by thcse in
attziidance at the May 3, 1988 Board
Meetir~g. EXCEPTION: Mr. Davis requested that
ui~~er Discu551011 in Item 5 Athletic/Recreation
Update his st«tement ~e cllanged ta read, "Have
all c,f our ccaehes been certified yet?" The
secretary will review tlie tapes and confirm any
otlier cli~nge~ m«de in responsz ta Mr . Davis' s
question. '
I`TEW BUSIiQESS .
ITEM 4: PARKS DIVISION UPDATE
I~r. Petika gave the following report:
rir. Giacomarrc i: ~n vacation in Scotlaild at the present time as
is Mr. Browne. The part time summer h21p for th~ parks crews
ha~%e started work Cs of 1~2onday. We have 2zad « rasli of bleachers
w &tG12I1 &IICI cut up for se~ling al~~minum. 'vae are replacinq tliesE
bleacliers wit~z waod ir~ tlie ho~es that wood will not be stolen
~lso. WE are fzct al~ne, Hcustoii has been experienc:ing similar
t2iefts.
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ITEN 5: F.ECREfiTI~Ivj~THLET~C' UFDATE:
M~. Walsh gave thc fol2owing report:
A. l~ay 14 We particiFated ir. the "Summ~r Is No Bummer" everrt at
North Hills Mall. We had a booth :et up and approximate3y
~GO visitc}rs stUpped hy to view pictures cf our gymi~astics
1~la~ses aiid pick up our summer scliEdu2e~.. we feel tliis was
a great pronEctional tool since this is our first year in otu:
new facility.
B. May 24 and ~6 we finislied holding certifi~ation classes far
IdFSCP?. Only about three or four coar.hes from the
associations participated in these make-up classes.
C. Our first annu~I sprinq dance recital was he~d May 15 at
Richland Juni~r High Schaal. We would like to thank Sliarcn
BattlES foi all the help she gave our instructor Terry
wedge. We would a~so like to thank Mr. aild Mrs. Tipps a~zd
Fon Par}:s far tlieir atte2iclance.
D. All of our summer classes start this week. our programs are
rEally booming and we are loo}~ing far a great summer.
Discussian: Mr. McGilvary asked if we had gotten a big
respor~se from our p~rticipation at North Hills Mall. NIs.
Walsh said that shz tli4ught we ha3 gotten a very goad
rzsponse. Ms. Walsh said that the only thing she would have
changed was the location of the b~ath, which was at one ~n3
of the mall and not iii the middle wllere there wa_ mc~re
traf f ic .
ITEM G: NF.H SENIOR CITI~EN CENTER REPORT
Tlxe Chair asked for a r~pres~nLative froia the Sei.ior CenLer,
Mary hi~n Gibsan gav~ the following report: In r;ay activities
included a"Fling Dinq Dinner Dance", Mother's Doy, Glder
TT?mmerican Manth, and I3ational Senior Center h'eek. In June thEre
will he a CPR training program presented. we will also
celebratz Fatlzer'~ Day and have a pot luck picnic. Madge Wright
one of our participazlts will be featured iil the Uizited Way
campuign film that will be shown oi~ tel~vision starting in
September.
ITEM 7: RICHLAND YOUTH ASSOCIATION F.EPOP.T
The Chair asked for a representative from RYA. Da:z Nawcl ga~e
~ the followir~g report: F.YA will finish baseball season this
~ week. District Mustang and Brunco ~ames will be played
~ after July 4th. Ab~ut 750 kids participa~ed in the baseball
progr&m this season. Tllere were 20 T-ball teams with about ~0
kids pE1 team.
~iscussion: Mr. Par}:ey asked if RYA ha~ replaced the pre~~dent
who ~ es ir~i~ed 1 as t month . Mr . 21awo1 repl ie3 th«t Dan MliiiGZ is
now thF presi3er~t al,d lie is vi~e prESi~eut. Mr. Farl~ey as}.ed
if thE BGald CO~lId 'r:iiUW Mr. Higg:' IruSGi~ ~C~T qltitt117g. M1 .
tdawol said that Mr. Higgs tcl3 him that ~1~~Ere were persoz:al
reasons and tl;at Y,i~ clzange in jobs had mcre requirement.s. 1~2r.
MLi110Z told the Raard that all except one af the ~uildings had
LeEii ~aii~ted . Mr . Munoz tlzanked Mr . FenimGre for the donatiar~
cf tlie material ta do needed repairs ai~d said that R~'A would
like to aUk for a rF-ii~sp~ction by the city at this time to see
if all complaiilts f~und in last Septe~nber' s inspecticn iiad been
rectified.
ITEM 8: NORTH RICHLAi3D GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCI~TION
The Cllair asked for a regresentativ~ from NRGSA, noiie was
presei~t .
ITBM 9: NEFF~L REQUEST FGR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF "WESTERN DF~YS"
Gearge Tyngle of NEFF~L gave the follcwing prapc~sal. NEFAL wauld
like to put on a wastern celebratiaiz f~r the city of Nor~h
F~ichlanu Hills tc~ help encourage the arts. This event w~uld
~egin about 6 F. M. and end about 9:30 P. M. Tl1e activities
' wauld include a fast draw contest for artists, a western art
display, the uames Ganq a dramatic aild camedy group that
ins~ludes mock gunfights, a fiddler, the mayor and cti~er mayors
and city council iil a sl~awdown water balloon f ight . If the
cable peaple wauld tape or broadcas~ this event it should be
ir~terESting. NEFI~L dc~es ilot waiit to affer food except maybe fcr
soft drinks. i3EFAL would pay for the,enterta~nment. NEFAL would
like ta ask the Far}.s an3 F,ecreation Bcard and thE City cf North
~icl~Iaiid Hills to co-sponsor this evEr~t .
Discussio~i: Mr. Tipps said that he whole heartedly en~orsEd
this event and tl3ought it was a great compliment to tlle city.
t~tr. McGilvaiy asked it the Board could offer the building free
of charge. Mr. Peti}:a said that the only thing that needed to
be checncd was to make sure that this did not iiiterfere with any
~ctivities a11 rea.dy planned. Mr. Fenimore asked if any other
groups could sEll food. Mr. Angle said that NEFAL didn't want
to bother with faod p~rmits ar~d would only have a self cantainE3
soft drinl: b~ath. Nr. Davis asked if this had to go I~EfGI'~ City
Council for approval. Mr. Fetika s~id that this does ilat have
te go before City Council and that staff is anxious to suppart
this. Mr. FPnimore made the motion for the Parks and Recreatian
Departmeilt to co-~pon.ar tl~e NEFAL °'Western Days" celebration.
Mr. Bavis sec~~nded the motion. Vote was unanimous far approval.
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ITENi 1 u: D~ SCLJSSI~N GF OTHER ITEMS
Mr. Par};ey madE a~notian t~ abst_ain fr~m ?lOiding a ~~nE~ti.ig i:i
July uue tc7 vacatians dlid bu_y : Cl~edules . Mr . Fe111111GiE
secon~Ed t~le I11~7t1C}Il. vOtC' WSS ttlidIliI110LiS iIl fav{.~r Of apprcval.
ITEM 11: ADJC~URr3MENT
Mr. Fenini~re macie a moti~n tc adjourn. Mr. D'aV].S seconded t~;e
mozian. V~te was ui~auimous ii~ favci ~f adjournment at 7:020P~t.
Respectfully Stibmitted,
Jan Ai~3rews
Recording Secretary
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