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SOUTHLAKE
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING: FEBRUARY 15, 2011
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Council Chambers in Town Hall
Parks and Recreation Board Members present: Chairman John Slocum, Vice - Chairman
Tina Wasserman, and Board Members Margaret Adams, Sherry Berman, Elaine Cox, Gregg
Formella, Kevin Smith, and Randy Williamson.
Parks and Recreation Board Members absent: Secretary Julie Landesberg.
Staff present: Director of Community Services Chris Tribble, Deputy Director of Community
Services Kari Happold, and Assistant to the Director Candice Sanders
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Slocum at
4:15 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments.
A. Marketing Committee — A status report was presented by Deputy Director
Happold. The scope of the marketing plan has expanded from the single location
of Bicentennial Park to encompass all City facilities, including sponsorship
opportunities for events, programs and fields. Parks Board members Kevin Smith
and Randy Williamson will meet with Deputy Director Happold to work with staff
on concepts. Parks Board will review the marketing /sponsorship concepts prior
to those concepts being presented for City Council discussion and direction.
Then the proposed marketing concepts will be presented to the athletic
associations for their input and comments. Board members suggested a timeline
on the process be provided to the sports associations.
B. SPDC Matching Funds Work Group — Director Tribble presented an update.
Currently, the SPDC Matching Funds Work Group, which includes Park Board
member Elaine Cox, SPDC member Deborah Frazier, and a City Council
appointed member, is on hold. At the City Manager's direction, staff is drafting a
document based on the discussions from the November 2, 2010 joint City
Council /Parks Board meeting and the Parks Board meeting. The draft document
will be presented to City Council for further direction and then to Parks Board
and SPDC for their recommendations.
C. Bob Jones Nature Center & Preserve Master Plan — Director Tribble presented
the Bob Jones Nature Center Master Plan timeline. A Workshop is planned
March 10, 2011, followed by a joint Parks Board /SPDC /CC Work Session March
21, 2011. (At the writing of the minutes, the joint meeting on March 21, 2011 has
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been rescheduled for April 11, 2011.) Members of the Master Plan Work Group,
including Park Board members Gregg Formella and Julie Landesberg, staff,
nature center representatives and the design team, will meet to provide input and
feedback during the next month. Deputy Director Kerry McGeath will contact the
members once the meetings have been arranged.
The Parks Board meeting may be held at the nature center in April or May.
CONSENT AGENDA: Consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the Board and
are enacted with one motion. Chairman Slocum read the consent agenda items into the
record.
Agenda Item No. 3A. Consent: Absence of Parks and Recreation Board Members
The Board considered the absence of Park Board member Kevin Smith from the regular Parks
Board meeting held January 10, 2011.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved (8 -0) to accept Park Board member
Smith's absence.
REGULAR AGENDA:
Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum. No one spoke during the public forum.
Agenda Item No. 5. Adjournment.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved (8 -0) to accept Park Board member
Smith's absence.
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