HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/09/1981 Parks Board
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City of The Colony
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Denton County,
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Texas
A Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board was called to order
at 7:30 PM, on the 9th day of December 1981, with the following members
present:
Rich Frohardt-Chairman
Earl Brantley-Member
Barbara Sanchez-Member
Vince Ashman-Alternate
Director Herold, City Manager Dan Savage were also present and members
Haas and Seidler not in attendance.
Minutes: Minutes were not available from the November meeting
Citizens Input: No citizens present
Directors Report:
a. Grant Update..Director Herold briefed the Board on the current status
of the park grants. Construction had picked up and the
tennis courts were recently poured. The concession standi
restroom facility at John Bridges Park was going up and
work was scheduled to begin soon at Turner Street Park.
b. Activity Report..The Colony Parks Department held numerous activities
in November, highlighted by the The Colony Turkey Trot
and the Colony Golf Classic at Bear Creek Golf Course.
The two special events signals that the Colony Parks and
Recreation Department have now held 24 Special Events
in their first 19 months.
C. New Employee..The Colony Parks Dept. hired an interim part-time em-
ployee named Marvin Alderman. Mr. Alderman has been
an excellent addition to the parks maintenance staff.
The director also thanked the Council and City Manager
for their work in procurring the Library/Park Building.
Herold, after reviewing operation hours with the Board,
settled on hours of 8:30-5:30 for the new facilities.
d. Winter Magic II..Finally the director gave a brief introduction to
Winter Magic II, the latest leisure program offered by
the Colony Parks and Recreation Department. Herold looks
for increased numbers in every activity.
Correspondence.. No correspondence was delivered to the Board
New Business......a. Tour of new facilities..The Board looked thru-out the
building and was briefed on the new facility. There was
concern about taking drinks thru-out the facility.
b. Concession Use Policy..The Board held a lengthy discussion on the use
of the concession facilities. The Board looked over nu-
merous other cities policies and decided to study the
policy and directed Mr. Herold to invite sports associa-
tion presidents to attend next meeting for input.
b. Concession Use Policy...Proposal: Table issue until next meeting I
whereas other input may be gathered. Motion
made by Member Brantley, Seconded by Ashman.
Passed unamiously.
c. Playground Equipment..Playground equipment purchase was not avail-
able for the Boards action, additional informat:
ion was being refered to the department by the
manufacturers.
Old Business..a. Acceptance of Dr. Seidler's Athletic Lights
The Board reviewed the lights Dr. Seidler donated to
the department and passed the donation.
Proposal: I recommend to accept the lights as donated
by Dr. Seidler for the use of the Colony
Parks and Recreation Department.
Motion made by Member Brantley and seconded by Altern-
ate Ashman, passed unamiously.
b. Report from John Crosely, N.T.S.U.
The Board received additional information regarding
John Crosley's propposal of an in depth study for the I
City. After reviewing, the Board confirmed their
interest in studying the matter and asked that Mr.
Herold and City Manager Savage meet with Mr. Crosley
and discuss possible alternatives and prices and bring
back the information at the January 1982 Board Meeting.
Any other matters that may come before the Board...
Director Herold announced a Sports Federation Meeting
to be held Tuesday January 5 at 7:30 pm., to discuss
the upcoming Sports seasons and update the teams on the
progress of the parks.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 PM, motion made by Brantley and seconded
by Haas..Approved unamiously....
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