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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRB 2008-12-01 MinutesMINUTES OF THE PARK AND ECREATION BOARD MEETING OF THE CITY OF NORTH ICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS HELD IN THE PRE COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 December 1, 2008 Present: Tom Lombard Marty Kusmierski Ricky McElroy Jay Crane Mike Filis Marlin Miller Tracye Tipps Absent: Brad Greene Staff Members Vickie Loftice Bill Thornton Sharon Davis Chris Swartz Christina Lopez Lori Newman Jared Miller Chairman Vice-Chair Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Alternate Board Member Director of Parks and Recreation Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Waterpark Manager Administrative Secretary Cultural Arts/Special Events Coordinator Assistant City Manager 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Tom Lombard called the meeting to order December 1, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 6, 2008 MEETING APPROVED MR. MCELROY MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 6, 2008 PARK AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. MR. FILIS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-O. 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS None Park and Recreation Board Minutes December 1, 2008 Page 1 of 5 4-A. NRHZO 2008 END OF SEASON REPORT AND 2009 PLANNING Mr. Chris Swartz, NRH2O Park Manager, presented the 2008 End of Season Report which covered attendance, revenue, expenses, media coverage, special events, donations, group sales, lifeguard audits and surveys. Attendance - $233,654, Revenue - $3.94 million, Expenses - $3.08 million, Media Coverage -ABC World News, regarding Dive In Movies, Donations - 1,600 tickets to 800 organizations, Group Sales - $193.192, Surveys - NRH2O received 4.5 out of 5 Mr. Swartz also discussed the Cryptosporidium outbreak that occurred in July. NRH2O was the first facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex to hyperchlorinate their pools as a result of the notification from the Tarrant County Health Department concerning the potential outbreak. The Hyperchlorination process kills any Cryptosporidium in the water at that time. NRH2O also began a weekly hyperchlorination schedule which continued through the end of the season. Staff is researching various solutions to address potential Crypto outbreaks in the future. 4-B. PRESENTATION ON "GREEN TEENS" Ms. Lori Newman, Cultural Arts/Special Events Coordinator, presented information on the Green Teens program. The NRH Cultural Arts Division was awarded a grant from the North Central Texas Council of Governments through funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to implement the Green Teens program. The program, reaching out to young environmentalist through training and hands-on demonstrations promotes positive changes in attitudes concerning waste prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling and sustainability. Green Teens was implemented at Birdville High School this year with 35 students participating and hopes to expand to other BISD schools in following years. This is the first program of its kind in our area. 5-A DIRECTOR'S REPORT Park and Recreation Board Packet Format Revisions -The format for the Park and Recreation Board packets has been updated and now includes a new section "Citizen Comments". The newspaper articles will no longer be copied and included in the packet. The articles will be emailed to those interested in receiving them. Park and Recreation Board Minutes December 1, 2008 Page 2 of 5 Temporary Assignment -Managing Director of Community Services - Mr. Jared Miller, Assistant City Manager, announced that he is reporting to active duty in Iraq beginning in December and during his absence Ms. Vickie Loftice will become a part of the City Management Team and assume some of his responsibilities. Mr. Miller will be away for approximately one year and during that time Vickie will oversee the Library and Iron Horse Golf Course. The Board wished Mr. Miller well and a safe return. Sub-Committee to Review and Revise Park Ordinances - Asub-committee is being formed to review and revise the Park and Recreation Department's ordinances. Upon completion, the revised ordinances will be forwarded to City Council for their consideration. The committee is comprised of Board members Tom Lombard, Marty Kusmierski and Jay Crane. Ms. Loftice congratulated Mr. Chris Swartz on his election as the Chairperson for the World Waterpark Association's Board of Director's. This is the largest Association in the world for Waterparks which has more than 1,000 facilities as members. Mr. Swartz will serve as Chairperson for two years and will be attending meetings on behalf of the Association. 5-B. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON LISTED ITEMS CURRENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Ms. Sharon Davis updated the Park and Recreation Board on the following: NRH PARD received the 2008 Region II Promotional Award from the Texas Recreation and Park Society for their "Think Green" initiatives, which promotes conservation, preservation of natural resources and steps to sustainability. The Annual College Look Tournament was held on October 24-26, 2008 at Walker's Creek, Fossil Creek and Northfield Parks. Approximately 20 college coaches from Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma attended to watch 55 teams play and possibly offer college scholarships. Replacement of the Ace Park "I Luv New York" mural continues. A digital design artist will use Photoshop to recreate the broken panels using original photos and the professionally taken photos. Once complete, the digital photos will be fabricated into phenolic resign panels. The process will take approximately 12 weeks to complete. Recreation Center program revenue is up 6% for the Month of October. Youth program revenue is up 11 % and Massage Therapy and Personal Training revenue is up 20%. The Bursey Road Senior Center held their Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 20 and plan to hold their December Holiday Luncheon on Thursday, December 18. Park and Recreation Board Minutes December 1, 2008 Page 3 of 5 The Dan Echols Senior Center held their Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, November 19 and plan to hold their Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, December 17. The Dan Echols Senior Center joined the Tarrant Area Food Bank in being a "Pet Food Provider" agency for qualifying seniors to receive free pet food. The Athletic Division partnered with BISD in promoting a girl's middle school volleyball league. The league will be played on Saturday mornings at the Recreation Center. Richland Tennis Center will hold their 5th annual "Toys for Tennis" event on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Toys collected will be given to the NRH Santa Cops program. 5-C. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON LISTED ITEMS PARKS CAPITAL PROJECTS Mr. Bill Thornton updated the Park and Recreation Board on the following: Preparation of the construction documents for the Third Phase Attraction at NRH2O is complete and bids are scheduled to be received December 5, 2008. Mr. Filis asked about the tractors at Richfield Park. Staff responded that they are for the contract Public Works has for cleaning out the drainage ditches. Chairman Lombard asked if staff received any comments about the new playground equipment at Northfield Park. Staff responded that we have received lots of great comments. Staff is hopeful in wrapping up details soon that have been delaying the design of the LBC and Calloway Branch Trails. The Blvd 26 Trail is on hold until the outcome of development plans for the old mall area. There are a number of issues that the City does not have control over that are being worked out between the Hospital, Medical Building Owners and mall property owners. There is a possibility that the project will not move forward, but staff is working on that aspect. 6. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS This item was omitted from discussion. Park and Recreation Board Minutes December 1, 2008 Page 4 of 5 7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Night of Holiday Magic will be held on Saturday, December 6 at NRH2O. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Lombard adjourned the meeting at 7:26 p.m. ,'e'er Tom Lombard, Chairman ATTEST: ~~ ~~-1.t ~~~ Christina Lopez, Administrative Se et Park and Recreation Board Minutes December 1, 2008 Page 5 of 5