2009-01-22
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Parks and Recreation Board 2/9/09
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2 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD SPECIAL MEETING:
3 January 22, 2009
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5 LOCATION: Bicentennial Park Community Center
6 400 N. White Chapel Blvd
7 Southlake, Texas
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9 Board Members Present: John Slocum, Chair; Ken Goodman, Vice Chair; Sherry
10 Berman, Margaret Adams, Elaine Cox and Bill Packer
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12 Board Members Absent: Emily Galpin, Julie Landesberg and Purvi Parakh
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14 Staff Members Present: Chris Tribble, Director of Community Services and Deputy
15 Director Kerry McGeath
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17 Guests: Anne Wise, Southlake DPS Citizens Association, Jim Blagg, Asst. City
18 Manager-Operations and Robert Finn, Chief of Police
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20 REGULAR SESSION
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22 Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by Chair Slocum at
23 6:00 p.m. A quorum was present.
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25 Agenda Item No. 3A. Consider: Recommendation to approve the Site Plan and Concept
26 Plan for Safety Town
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28 Construction Manager Peter Kao presented information about the development of
29 Safety Town. Background information and childhood injuries/death statistics were
30 provided. Features of the site and concept plans for Safety Town were explained in
31 detail. The location of Safety Town has been relocated from Bicentennial Park to DPS
32 West site as presented on the concept plan.
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34 Chair Slocum opened Public Forum.
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36 Dianne Dorman, Southlake parent and member of the Carroll Education Foundation
37 Board, asked questions of the Board about Safety Town's maximum capacity, storefront
38 displays, signage limitations, maintenance and funding.
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40 Public Forum was closed.
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42 The Board discussed the plans and operations of the proposed Safety Town. Questions
43 about how the Southlake Safety Town compares with the City of Frisco Safety Town,
44 potential growth and funding resources, capacity levels and curriculum development,
45 sponsorship process and opportunities were answered.
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Minutes of the January 22, 2009 Special Parks and Recreation Board Meeting
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OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by the Parks and Recreation Board 2/9/09
1 Anne Wise, Southlake DPS Citizens Association representative, Jim Blagg, Asst. City
2 Manager-Operations and Robert Finn, Chief of Police, responded to questions from the
3 Board.
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5 A motion was made to recommend to approve the Site Plan, moving it from Bicentennial
6 Park over to Randol Mill and 1709 (the DPS land that's vacant) and the Concept Plan
7 for Safety Town.
8 Motion: Berman
9 Second: Cox
10 Ayes: Adams, Berman, Cox, Goodman, Packer and Slocum
11 Nays: None
12 Abstention: None
13 Vote: 6-0
14 Motion carried.
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16 Agenda Item No. 4. Adjournment
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18 A motion was made to adjourn the meeting.
19 Motion: Cox
20 Second: Berman
21 Ayes: Adams, Berman, Cox, Goodman, Packer and Slocum
22 Nays: None
23 Abstention: None
24 Vote: 6-0
25 Motion carried.
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3 John SI cum, Chair
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33 Attest:
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37 &A-/ T le, Interim Director of Community Services
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39 A CASSETTE TAPE RECORDING OF THE MEETING IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
40 SECRETARY.
Minutes of the January 22, 2009 Special Parks and Recreation Board Meeting
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