2000-12-14 OFFICIAL MINUTES
Approved by Joint Utilization Committee
1 JOINT UTILIZATION COMMITTEE
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5 December 14, 2000
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7 Joint Utilization Committee Members Present: Jerry Lawrence, Chair and CISD Board of
8 Trustees Representative; Patsy DuPre, Vice -Chair and City Council Representative; Steve
9 Harold, CISD Board of Trustees Representative; Greg Standerfer, City Council
10 Representative; Wendi Carlucci, City Council Appointed Citizen; and
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12 Committee Members Absent: John Rollins, CISD Appointed Citizen; and Jim Glover, Parks
13 and Recreation Board Representative
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15 Guests: None
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17 Staff Members Present: Steve Polasek, Deputy Director of Community Services for the City of
18 Southlake; Steve Johnson, Assistant Superintendent for the CISD.
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20 Agenda Item No. 1, Call to Order - Mr. Lawrence called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
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22 Agenda Item No. 2, Administrative Comments — CISD and city staff, along with outside
23 resources, met to begin discussions on programming and revenue projections for the natatorium.
24 The process will take approximately sixty days to complete, at which time a preliminary
25 schedule of events and income projections will be presented to the Board.
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27 Agenda Item No. 3, Consider: Approval of the Minutes from the November 9, 2000 meeting —
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29 Motion to approve the minutes as submitted
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31 Motion: Harold
32 Second: Carlucci
33 Ayes: Lawrence, Standerfer, Harold, and Carlucci.
34 Nayes: None
35 Abstentions: DuPre
36 Approved: 4 -0
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38 Agenda Item No. 4, Discussion: Joint use of CISD gymnasiums — CISD Assistant
39 Superintendent and JUC Ex- Officio Committee member Steve Johnson briefed the Board
40 regarding recently resolved issues related to scheduling the gymnasiums for the City's youth
41 basketball leagues.
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43 Mr. Johnson also addressed future joint use of the new gymnasiums currently under construction
44 at the Kimball and Carroll school sites.
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1 This item will brought back for discussion annually in October.
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3 Agenda Item No. 5, Discussion: Dallas Stars Center — City Council met with representatives
4 from the Dallas Stars in a special work session November 28, 2000, to discuss various issues
5 associated with the possibility of locating a Stars Center within the city. Ms. DuPre, City
6 Council and JUC member, briefed the Board on the results of that work session
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8 Alternative sites were considered for the Stars Center ice hockey rink. There were five properties
9 proposed in addition to the South Kimball Avenue site -- one in the Town Square development,
10 one on the southside of FM 1709, west of White Chapel, the property adjacent to Byron Nelson
11 Parkway south of FM 1709, the Dallas Foam property, and one tract at SH 114 and Highland
12 Drive. All factors considered, the property adjacent to the CISD stadium site off of Kimball
13 Avenue would provide the most attractive location, utilizing the stadium parking. The only
14 negative consideration would be visibility from the highways. However, Ms. DuPre stressed that
15 visibility was not an issue for the StarsCenter, as they have overcome that problem at other
16 locations and she commented that "if you build it, they will come."
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18 Committee members agreed to consider this item again at a future joint City Council and CISD
19 school board meeting. The date to be determined.
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21 Agenda Item No. 6, Discussion: Community Services Project Update — The city's youth and teen
22 basketball program consists of over 1,000 participants, an increase of almost 200 children from
23 1999. The league has over 100 teams, serving youth between the ages of six and fifteen, and
24 currently utilizes gym space at four school sites -- Durham Elementary School (both new and old
25 gyms), Carroll Intermediate School, Rockenbaugh Elementary, and Carroll Middle School (new
26 gym). Games began December 9 with a tournament scheduled for February 19 -23.
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28 Steve Polasek, Deputy Director of Community Services for the City of Southlake, commended
29 the CISD School Board, members of the JUC and CISD Administration for their support of the
30 youth and teen basketball program and commented on the positive impact this program has in the
31 community.
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33 Agenda Item No. 7, Discussion: City Project Update Mr. Polasek indicated that Mike
34 Hutchinson was the City's new senior civil engineer, and was hired to replace Shawn Poe who
35 left in October. Mr. Polasek said Mr. Hutchinson would provide a regular City Project Update
36 for street, drainage and utility construction at the Board's regular monthly meeting, beginning in
37 January.
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39 A progress summary of the intersection improvements at Peytonville/FM 1709 and White
40 Chapel/FM 1709 was presented. All lanes are due (weather permitting) to be open by January 24,
41 2001, with final completion scheduled for early March 2001.
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43 Agenda Item No. 8, Discussion: CISD Project Update — Staff did not receive any requests for
44 projects to be discussed at this time.
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1 Agenda Item No. 9, Discussion: Future Joint Use Facilities, Projects and Goals — Mr. Lawrence
2 presented this item stating there was nothing new to report at this time. An update on the
3 construction of the CISD schools would be given at the December 18 CISD Trustee Board
4 meeting, which he would convey at the next JUC meeting. Mr. Lawrence did share that
5 Elementary School No. 5. the Intermediate/Middle School, natatorium and stadium are still on
6 schedule.
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8 Mr. Lawrence said in regards to joint utilization he wanted the committee to have a "heads up"
9 that based on financing, the Robin Hood Bill impact and the current budget plans, there was a
10 strong possibility that the intermediate school opening would be delayed a year, which would
11 make the gymnasium not available for joint utilization programs until the school is open.
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13 Committee members briefly talked about the Robin Hood Bill and it's affect on area school
14 districts and the possibility of the State taking over the funding — collecting the tax and allotting
15 funds to the school districts. A constitutional amendment would be required to effect this change.
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17 Agenda Item No. 10, Adjournment - Motion was made for adjournment at 7:16 p.m.
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