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THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
REGULAR SESSION
JUNE 25TM 2003
Present: Susan King - Vice Chairperson Staff: Pam Nelson
Brian Wade - Member Sam Fitzgerald
Jim Briggs - Member Kathy Neal
John Sanders - Member
Absent: Rene Asprion - Chariman - Excused
Lisa Leafy - Excused
Rich Lewis - Unexcuscd
1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 14TM 2003 AND SPECIAL SESSION MAY
29TM 2003 -
Motion to approve - Sanders; Second - Wade; Motion carried.
3. DISCUSSION OF THE BEAUTIFICATION PLAN -
The board was given a notebook that identifies beautification issues in the city. City
Council will also be given the same notebook so they will have a foundation to work on.
A suggestion was made that the wording be changed in some ordinances to specify
Hcensed professionals - irrigators, landscape architects - to complete the outside work
at a new business. There was also a question as to whether a new business that moves
into an already established building from a previous business has to bring with them new
landscaping or beautification; Para said she did not think they did, but that is something
that should be considered. The board also agreed that more code enforcement is needed.
Pam said we are currently experimenting with wildflowers on the medians. We have had
several discussions with the city of Richardson; they have told us it takes along time to
find the right kind of wildflowers for medians because of the different soil types in the
medians. There is also a Landscape Cost Sharing grant program form TXDot that we
could participate in. It is a matching grant program that is on going. You submit
your application and use in-kind or cash services as your match and they will give
the funding to plant trees or do landscaping on your medians and right of ways.
Another program from T. Y Dot is the Green Ribbon Program. We could submit a letter
to them now, and say that if they redevelop 121, we want them to put the landscaping
in and maintain it for one year, then after that we wouM take over the maintenance.
Pam asked the board to review the 34 action items in the notebook and prioritize their
top 10 in order of importance. If there is an item not listed that you think should be
listed, make sure you make a note of that also. This is to be done by the next board
meeting.
4. DISCUSSION OF LIBERTY BY TH ~: LAKE JULY 4TM EVENTS -
The day's events include the 5K & One Mile Fun Run, the parade, the community --
barbeque, several different games and carnival rides for the kids, different bands
playing throughout the day, a rubber ducky race, anything that floats regatta,
salsa contest, and fireworks to music. Beginning at 4:00 we will start charging a parking
fee to anyone who wants to park at the park; there will also be free shuttles running from
Five Star to the park.
5. UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR / ASST. DIRECTOR -
Five Star - We are progressing on the concerns we addressed with Adolfson/Peterson.
There is grass on all the soccer /football fields and fields 3, 4, and 5 need the hydro
mulch. There is an erosion problem, trees are not staked, some trees are dying.
We will take over the mowing on the soccer fields J,2,3 and 4. There are burn spots
on some of the fields because of their mowers. A lot of the problems we have now are
because of the sub contractors ,4/P hired for this project.
Spruyground - We hope to open by August 1st. The company is doing a good job.
Skatepark - This project began on May 23 and they were finished by ,June 11. We will
be ordering equipment from Ozone, which is part of the Miracle Playground Company.
The equipment is very durable. The colors are tan and black. The equipment should be
here in 5 weeks.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Kathy Neal, Recording Secretary Rene Asprion, Chairman