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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/2011 CDC MINUTES THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR SESSION JANUARY 13TH 2011 PRESENT: Don Beckel - President STAFF: Pam Nelson John Sanders - Treasurer Keith Helms Stephen Sohn - Member Kathy Neal Kathy Braby - Member Lisa Leary - Member TeRon Lawrence - Vice President Dan Mahle - Secretary COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris 1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - Christi Martin, 5604 Longhorn, The Colony - She apologized to the board and told them she had intended to have an item on this agenda regarding the project to improve the lighting enhancements to the existing kaleidoscapes, but was unable to because of all the requirements that had to be met before it could be put on the CDC agenda, but she hopes to have it on the next agenda. She expressed her frustration involved with the process of joint committees and the things someone needs to do to be able to get through that process. When someone or an organization wants to apply for assistance for projects through the Cultural Arts Board (CAB) or the Community Development Corporation (CDC), the first step you have to do is to is attend a meeting and speak during citizen input and at that time make a request to have your item be placed on the agenda or speak to a board member or staff liaison and request that they add your item to the agenda. Then you have to provide back-up information consisting of budgets, site plans, concept plans, etc., to both boards prior to the meeting, and city staff also has to review all the information. If it is an art project, the project is presented to the CAB first and depending on the amount it may have to go to City Council, and you also have to make sure you provide the correct wording for the agenda item. So prior to even getting your project started, there are multiple meetings; some projects will even require a public hearing and if there is a public hearing there is a 60 day comment period. There too many hours that have to be spent on the process than it would take to complete the project. She understands there are rules that must be followed, but wants the board to consider re-doing the process to make it simpler and to expedite the process. Lisa Leary - Board member - she invited everyone to attend the Soup N Bowl event on Jan. 29'h at The Cascades. The event is open to the public and all proceeds go to the food bank. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9TH 2010 - Corrections need to be made - Keith Helms is listed as being present, but he was absent and there is a spelling error in 44 - change "SEE, T" to "SET". Motion to approve the minutes with corrections - Lawrence; second - Braby; motion passes with all ayes. 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS According to the CDC bylaws, election of officers takes place every year. Don Beckel and TeRon Lawrence were nominated for President; Don declined the nomination and TeRon accepted the nomination. TeRon Lawrence was voted in as the new CDC President. Stephen Sohn and Dan Mahle were nominated for Vice President; Dan declined the nomination and Stephen accepted the nomination. Stephen Sohn was voted in as the new CDC Vice President. Kathy Braby was nominated for Treasurer; she accepted the nomination and was voted in as the new CDC Treasurer. Lisa Leary was nominated for Secretary; she accepted the nomination and was voted in as the new CDC Secretary. 4. RECEIVE UPDATE FROM STAFF AND DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Sales tax is up. We are researching the amount of overtime reflected on the financial statement as it is very high; we should have an explanation at the next meeting. CDC/CAB COMMITTEE UPDATES - Cultural Arts Board Master Plan - This has been on hold until new board members are appointed. A meeting will be scheduled at the end of January or the beginning of February. Kids Colony Nameboards - The nameboards will be installed on the under-side of the pavilion. Kaleidoscape - Plans for the upgrade have been received and will be considered by the Cultural Arts Board in February. We should be able to move ahead soon after that and the funding could come from the CDC operational budget. The sculpture garden concept will be on the Cultural Arts Board February agenda. Soundwall Panels - Keith and Pam met with an artist in Fort Worth that is very interested in this project. She does "relief" type design work. Stewart Creek Park -A meeting will be scheduled in the Spring. Gateway Entry Features - This project is on hold as there is no funding. WILCOX PARK - The park is getting a lot of use and Stephanie Aceves would like us to schedule the ribbon cutting soon. The board scheduled it for Saturday, Feb. 12"' with Feb. 19' as a rain date. The ceremony will be at 11:30 and we will serve food at noon. RIDGEPOINTE PARK - We have received estimates to add new structures and take down what is left of the playground since the fire - the estimate is over $100,000.00. The city is offering an award for the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the fire and the Fire Marshal continues to follow leads as he gets them; some people heard a noise like an explosion or fireworks. We have filed a claim with the insurance company. We have been discussing a video surveillance system for Five Star but not at other parks because they don't have the infrastructure needed, but there are also hunting cameras that are motion sensitive that we could consider. A suggestion was made to add more lighting to parks. KIDS COLONY PLAYGROUND - The playground equipment has arrived. The community build project scheduled for Jan. 151h has been cancelled because of the weather; the ground is still too frozen and wet. This will be rescheduled for Jan. n d 22. DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT - The winter tournament is on Jan. 22"~- there is a team coming from Iowa. DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE - This event is on Feb. 51h at the Cascades Event Center; there will be two dances that night. VOLUNTEER BANQUET - The banquet is Feb. 3'd at The Tribute; RSVP to Lisa or Christie in the City Secretaries office. Current CDC President Don Beckel congratulated all the new officers and thanked everyone for their support through the years while he served as board president. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Kathy Neal, Recording Secretary Ton Beckel, President