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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/1999 City Council OU7150 MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON MARCH 22, 1999 The WORK SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on the 22nd day of March, 1999, at City Hall, 5151 N. Colony Boulevard, The Colony, Texas, with the following council roll call: Mary Blair Watts, Mayor Bill Longo, Councilmember Bemetta Henville-Shannon, Councilmember David Stanwick, Councilmember Al Garcia, Councilmember John Dillard, Councilmember Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present Present Present Present Present Present Absent (arrived at 7:50 p.m.) and with six rresent a quorum was established and the followmg Items were addressed: ITEM 1.1 DESCRIPTION Joint Work session with the leaders of the various sports and athletic associations in The Colony to receive information and respond to their concerns Mayor Watts asked those representing sports associations to introduce themselves. Those seated at the table were: Ralph Thompson - Little League; Michael Swanson - Little League; Karen Ream - Little League; Karen Heiman - Soccer; John Dillard - Football; Clark Switzer - Select Football; Nick Miller - Little League. Mr. Thompson stated he primarily represents Little League but really speaks for all sports. He listed some priorities of Little League as follows: . condition of playing fields . inadequate practice fields . more and better parking . poor lighting in restrooms Mr. Swanson advised the council of efforts the board has made over the past two years, stating their emphasis has been to improve the conditions for Little League. He further advised LISD has offered the elementary fields for practice, but the condition of those fields is not suitable or safe for practice. Mr. Dillard advised that the football association had made most of the improvements at their fields themselves with assistance from the city. Mavor Watts asked Mark Shaw, LISD board member to 1 STATUS SOURCE Watts/ Sports Assoc. nU7150 join the table. Clark Switzer said the select football association leases the Griffin Middle School field for play, and stated they practice at Lakeview Middle School. Karen Heiman, from the soccer association, said the main problem is space for practice. Mr. Shaw said in other cities, LISD has land use agreements with the municipality and the cities have in some instances built city facilities on LISD property. Councilmember Longo said this was the first time to hear some of these problems and that the city needs to do what we can to help out right now, but to plan for the future. Mayor Watts asked city attorney John Hill to explain how funds from the 4B sales tax and the Austin Ranch park dedication could be used. Mr. Hill read from the statute governing the sales tax. Discussion followed regarding possible uses for those funds. All agreed we need to plan for the future, but that there are immediate needs. It was noted that 4B is getting ready to hire a consultant to help establish priorities in this area. Councilmember Stanwick said he had not really heard anything new, but agreed there are some immediate needs. He commended Pam Nelson and the Parks & Recreation Department for providing the best facilities with limited budget and manpower. Mayor Watts asked Rich Lewis to come to the table to represent the Adult Softball League. There was further discussion regarding future needs, multi-sport practice fields, etc. Mr. Lewis said the adult fields at B. B. Owen are often used as practice fields by various other associations. He said the 4A and 4B tax were passed because the people thought a multi-sport complex would be built and went on to say that is needed. With no further business to address, Mayor Watts adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m. l-fr Mary Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary 2