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Home My WebLink AboutPRB 2025-10-06 Minutes MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL 4301 CITY POINT DRIVE OCTOBER 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lewis called the meeting to order October 6, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Board Members Present: Tracye Lewis, Chair- Place 1 Crystal Blake, Board Member- Place 2 Thomas Osen, Vice-Chair- Place 3 Kieran McMahon, Board Member- Place 4 Turquoise Banks, Board Member- Place 5 Mel Delaney, Board Member- Place 6 Sean Nutt, Board Member- Place 7 Board Members Absent: Andrew Rivera, Board Alternate Staff Members Present: Adrien Pekurney, Director Tanner Arwine, Assistant Director Antonio Evangelista, Assistant Director Stephanie Hee-Johnston, NRH2O General Manager Michael Wilson, Park Planning Manager Cindy Dobbs, Office Coordinator B PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no requests to speak from the public. C. ACTION ITEMS ( ' C.1 APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 4, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. APPROVED October 06, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER NUTT, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER DELANEY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 4, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. l - MOTION TO APPROVED CARRIED 6-0. MS.ADRIEN PEKURNEY INTRODUCED NEW BOARD MEMBER TURQUOISE BANKS. D. PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION ITEMS _ D.1 E-BIKE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW Ms. Adrien Pekurney presented a general overview of the E-Bike public education campaign developed in collaboration with the NRH Police Department. D.2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS Ms. Adrien Pekurney presented a general overview of the variety of events hosted over the past year and the upcoming community events that support opportunities for community engagement through department planned and hosted events of varying sizes. Pumpkin Point and Fall at the Hall is being introduced this year. E. DEPARTMENT UPDATES E.1 NRH2O FAMILY WATER PARK UPDATE Ms. Stephanie Hee-Johnston, NRH2O General Manager, provided an update on activities at NRH2O Family Water Park. -NRH2O Water Park just wrapped up its 31 st season. May 2025 set its third-best monthly revenue totals in park history. Beachside Bay Bungalows have had their first full season and helped set the overall rental revenue record, beating the old record set just last season. -The End-of-Season Team Party was a great opportunity to say'thank you'to the staff for their hard work throughout the season. Awards were given out during the gathering, based on customer feedback as well as input given by co-workers. -NRH2O will be partnered with the NRH Animal Services Center to host the annual Doggie Beach Bash on Sunday, September 28. The park welcomed over 900 dogs and over 1200 human guests. -Staff is already planning for the 2026 season with no increases on passes or ticket prices. -The water park has plans to extend their Friday hours next season to accommodate October 06, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 • more guests. -Repair and maintenance projects are taking place at the park during the off-season. E.2 PARKS CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE Mr. Michael Wilson, Park Planning Manager, presented an update on capital projects. -Kay Granger Park and Legacy Park Playground Replacement: This project is about halfway done. Kay Granger is complete but the Legacy Park playground will be installed during the December winter break to avoid disrupting,daily school operations. -City Point Trail Development in Oncor Easement: This project is underway. Concrete is nearly completed. There is some grading that needs to still be done as;well as installing the pedestrian guardrail. -Pond Bathymetry Study: RFQ responses were received last week. This project will analyze our city ponds to identify any potential needs for sediment removal. E.3 PARKS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS UPDATE Mr. Tanner Arwine, Assistant Director, provided an update on parks maintenance and operations activities. -Tree care is taking place, which includes trimming and pruning, for aesthetics and most of all, safety. -Staff have worked on the fall cutbacks at the Lakes of Hometown. They have been mowing some of the native vegetation closer to the water. They will be removing cattails in certain locations. -Game cameras were installed at multiple locations where illegal dumping occurs. Neighborhood Services received a grant that funded the project and park operations staff installed the cameras and signage. -Fall athletics maintenance is in full swing, including mowing, fertilization`'and aeration.' -The procurement process for the athletic field paint robot will begin soon. This will allow labor hours to be reallocated to other areas that are needed. -A memorial bench was recently installed at the Lakes of Hometown. The Memorial Tree & Bench Program allows citizens to purchase a bench and/or tree and request a certain park and location. Staff will be volunteering with.the City's Fit-It-Blitz Program later in the month to help residents that need assistance with yard work and maintenance. E.4 NRH CENTRE, GRAND HALL, ATHLETICS, SENIOR CENTER, RICHLAND TENNIS CENTER, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES UPDATE Mr. Antonio Evangelista, Assistant Director, presented an update on activities at the NRH Centre, Grand Hall, Athletics, Senior Center, Cultural Arts and Richland Tennis Center. October 06, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Minutes Page3of5 -NRH Centre sold an estimated 14,500 day passes in fiscal year 2025, which is the third highest amount since opening the facility. This was also a record year for personal training and wellness programming. Youth programming saw over 2,000 participants and Camp NRH revenue also set a record in its 31st year. -Youth basketball and volleyball camps were well attended and there are plans to continue this program. -The final Bike & Hike event will take place on Thursday, October 9 at 6:00.pm and will start at Northfield Park. -Aquatics will host a Splash Flix on October 24 featuring a movie that is being chosen by our Facebook Community. -Richland Tennis Center brought home the second place trophy in the Junior Grand Prix, led by Tennis Pro, Sarah Swanston. -The Grand Hall has been hosting various social events, such as weddings and quinceaneras. -The NRH Senior Center hosted a garage sale recently and raised over$16,900. All goods were donated by other seniors. Those funds are used to fund their holiday luncheons and other events. Their annual Senior Craft Fair is coming up on October 29 & 30. All vendors are selling handmade goods and all vendors are seniors themselves. -Upcoming Community Events include Pumpkin Point and Fall at the Hall. The Pop-Up Art Gallery is on display in the Lobby at City Hall. The annual Veterans Day Event is scheduled for November 11 at 11:00 am at NRH City Hall. The Veterans Wall displaying photos of local veterans and will be featured in the City Hall Lobby from November 4-11. F. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS F.1 -COMMUNITY SERVICE MONTHLY REPORTS (JULY &AUGUST) -DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER (SEPTEMBER) -SAVE THE DATE CALENDAR (AUGUST & SEPTEMBER) -CAPITAL PROJECTS: CONTINUING AND FY26 ADOPTED (VIA TOUR OF SITE LOCATIONS) Staff continued the meeting via a driving tour to show board members multiple completed, continuing and adopted FY26 Parks and Recreation Capital Projects. Sites visited included: Spring Oak; Hometown dock&fountain; NRH Centre outdoor rentable space, new sign at NRH2O Water Park. (Chair Lewis was unable to attend the driving tour.) G. ADJOURNMENT Vice-Chair Osen, adjourned the meeting at 7:45 pm. October 06, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 . . _ .r ir, ' rl_-.__ .. ma racye Lewi.:, Chair ATTEST: - .i (-- sr' ,,,,ir Cindy Dobbs. • 'ce Cooidinatow „„ October 06, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Minutes Page5of5