Item 4A1JOINT CITY COUNCIL, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND SOUTHLAKE
PARKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING: AUGUST 3, 2009
LOCATION:
Timarron Bent Creek Clubhouse
1240 Bent Creek Drive
Southlake, Texas 76092
(A board member may be listed more than once if he or she serves on multiple boards.)
City Council present
: Mayor John Terrell, Mayor Pro Tem Virginia M. Muzyka, and
Councilmembers Brandon Bledsoe, Carolyn Morris, and Pamela A. Muller.
City Council absent
: Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Laura K. Hill and Councilmember
Gregory Jones.
Parks and Recreation Board members present:
President John Slocum, and Board
members Margaret Adams, Sherry Berman, Elaine Cox, Ken Goodman, William S.
Packer, and Tina Wasserman.
Parks and Recreation Board members absent:
Board Members Julie Landesberg
and Kevin Smith.
Southlake Parks Development Corporation Board members present:
President
Carolyn Morris, Vice-President Virginia M. Muzyka, Secretary Pamela A. Muller, and
Board Members Sherry Berman, Deborah Frazier, and John Slocum.
Southlake Parks Development Corporation Board members absent:
Board Member
Gregory Jones.
Staff present
:City Manager Shana Yelverton, Assistant City Manager / Director of
Public Safety Jim Blagg, Assistant City Manager Ben Thatcher, Assistant to the City
Manager Alison Ortowski, Director of Community Services Chris Tribble, Deputy
Director of Community Services Kari Happold, Deputy Director of Community Services
Kerry McGeath, Director of Finance Sharen Jackson, Director of Planning and
Development Services Ken Baker, Director of Public Works Robert Price, Deputy
Director of Public Works Gordon Mayer, and City Secretary Lori Payne.
Agenda Item 1. Call to order. The Mayor called to order the joint meeting at 5:47 p.m.
City Manager Yelverton made opening comments and discussed the meeting format
and agenda.
Agenda Item 2. Discussion: Current financial environment. Director Jackson provided
the group with a detailed report on the finances of the Southlake Parks Development
Corporation (SPDC). The presentation covered collections, debt and future fund
availability.
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Agenda Item 3. Discussion: 2005 Park, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan
implementation. Assistant City Manager Thatcher presented the City’s strategy map and
discussed the Strategic Management System.
Assistant City Manager Blagg reviewed the most recent citizen’s survey, specifically the
park-related responses and the areas needing improvement. The group discussed the
survey results.
Director Tribble presented information on the existing Master Plan including project
priorities and addressed questions. The group discussed the Master Plan components.
Director Price presented the pathway plan implementation status and addressed
questions. The group discussed the various pathways presented.
Director Tribble reviewed other projects including Safety Town, the Matching Fund
Program and Joint Use. The group discussed these other projects.
Agenda Item 4A. Executive Session. Mayor Terrell called for an executive session
pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section
551.072. Executive Session began at 7:22 p.m. and ended at 8:06 p.m.
Mayor Terrell called for a break at 8:06 p.m.
Agenda Item 4B. Reconvene:Mayor Terrell reconvened the meeting at 8:27 p.m. and
asked if there was any action necessary on items discussed in Executive Session. No
action was necessary.
Agenda Item 5. Discussion: Project profiles. Director Tribble reviewed each of the
SPDC Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) including a project profile, a map of the area,
a description of each project and the estimated costs. Director Tribble answered
questions from the group.
Agenda Item 6. Discussion: Capital Improvement Project priorities (FY 2010-2014).
Director Baker conducted a group ranking exercise of the five-year CIP. The group
ranked the projects in the following manner:
1. Multipurpose Facility
2. Bicentennial Park Phase I (Development)
3. North Park (Design and Development)
4. Safety Town Park
5. Land Acquisition
6. Pathways
7. Bicentennial Park Phase III (Design and Development)
8. Community Services Matching Funds
9A. Bicentennial Park Phase II (Design and Development)
9B. Bob Jones Park – North Playground Improvements
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Agenda Item No. 7. Adjournment. There was no action taken at this meeting. Mayor
Terrell adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
________________________________
John Terrell
Mayor
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Carolyn Morris
Southlake Parks Development Corporation
President
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John Slocum
Parks and Recreation Board President
ATTEST:
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Lori Payne
City Secretary
*An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City
Secretary’s Office.
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