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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4th Quarter (October-December)MINUTES THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD REGULAR SESSION OCTOBER 24TH, 2001 A REGULAR SESSION of The Parks & Recreation Board of the City of The Colony, TX., that was scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24`', at 7:00 p.m. was not held due to no quorum present. Members in attendance were: Susan King - Chairperson John Sanders - Member Members Absent: Jim Briggs - Vice Chairman (Arrived late - 7:21p.m.) Rich Lewis - Member (Arrived late - 7:21p.m.) Larry Henderson - Member The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. r Kathy Neal, R cording Secretary Susan King, Chairpers n MINUTES THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD REGULAR SESSION NOVEMBER 28TH, 2001 A REGULAR SESSION of The Parks & Recreation Board of the City of The Colony, TX., that was scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 28`h, at 7:00 p.m. was not held due to no quorum present. Members in attendance were: Susan King - Chairperson John Sanders - Member Rich Lewis - Member Members Absent: Jim Briggs - Vice Chairman Larry Henderson - Member Lisa Leary - Member The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Kathy 4Neal, ~ecording Secretary Susan King, Chairp rso MINUTES OF THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY HELD ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2001 A SPECIAL SESSION of The Parks & Recreation Board of The City of The Colony, TX., was called to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following board members present: Susan King - Chairperson Lisa Leary - Member Jim Briggs - Vice Chairman Rich Lewis -Member and with members Sanders absent, excused, and member Henderson absent, unexcused, a quorum was established. Also in attendance was Pam Nelson, Director of Park & Recreation, Sam Fitzgerald, Asst. Parks & Recreation Director and Freida Henderson, Lake Parks Manager. 1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 22ND 2001- Rich made a motion to approve the minutes of August 22, 2001. Jim seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3. UPDATE FROM DESIGN COMMITTEE - Sam showed the board an aerial view of phase one of Five Star that includes the hikelbike trail, 2 parking lots, 2 football fields, 5 of the baseball fields, 6 soccer fields, and the maintenance building. The demand for inline hockey has diminished and we've starting getting a lot of requests for free style skating. The city is sharing in some of the infrastructure costs. The city is also going to absorb the cost of the ongoing maintenance and personnel for the facility. We have received approval to hire an athletic coordinator and a maintenance crew assigned to the complex. We are going out for construction bids on Dec. 13'h and Dec. 20'h. There is a pre-bid meeting on Dec. 21" at City Hall; bids will be opened on Jan. 8'', 2002 and we hope to move dirt at the beginning of February. 4. REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR STEWART CREEK PARK AND HIDDEN COVE PARK - Freida said in 1996 the cost for using the dining hall was increased from $110 to $140 and it continues to be rented out every weekend. Camping has increased every year. We want to increase the fees because of the cost involved to keep the parks looking good enough or better, so people keep coming to the park. Freida said the fees have been $5 since The Colony has taken over the parks. Some Corp parks charge per car and also charge $1 for the driver and some charge for the car and per person. HCP is the only park with screened-in shelters on the lake. The $5 day pass fee will remain. We want to increase the annual fees for permits to SCP and HCP. We are in the process of building a storage area at HCP with 28 spaces available to store boats or trailers, and if people pay for one year of storage, they will get an annual permit for free. Rich made a motion to approve the new fee structure for Stewart Creek Park and Hidden Cove Park. Jim seconded the motion. Motion carried. DIRECTOR / ASST. DIRECTOR UPDATE - Skateparks - The 4B Board is having a Public Hearing regarding skateparks. The location being considered is behind the Rec. Center. It is recommended that when a skatepark is built, it be built close to a supervised facility. The size of the concrete will be 70 x 90, about the size of a single tennis court. Sam said he and Pam have toured some other facilities. The price range anticipated is $75,000 - $100,000. There will be signs posted requiring proper equipment be worn and the signs will also have warnings about the risks involved if using the facility. Roof Repairs - Repairs are complete on 95% of the Rec. Center. The Police Dept. is about 80% complete, and work at fire station #2 and Public Works is in progress. 6 ITEMS OF CONCERN TO THE BOARD - The road at Stewart Creek Park, just past the park host, has a lot of potholes. Pam said this comes from the weather conditions and the heavier vehicles and work trucks during recent work to the water lines at the park. With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Kathy Neal, Recording-Secretary Susan King, Chairpers