1989-10-09 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
MINUTES
October 9, 1989
The City of Southlake Parks and Recreation Board meeting was called
to order by Chairperson, Bethann Scratchard. Members present: Ann
Barnes, Steve Bender, Richard Lantz, Janet Murphy, Sue McNutt, and
Terry Mitchell. Members absent: Rick Roberts.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read.
Bethann Scratchard introduced the Board's new member, Janet Murphy.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Park Land Dedication Ordinance. Bethann and Steve reported
that they had presented the proposed ordinance to P &Z at their
last meeting. They indicated that there was some opposition
or questions concerning the basic ordinance, especially the
wording in certain sections. One particular section drew
considerable concern - -the issue of credit to developers for
private recreational facilities.
``" Mike Barnes asked Steve to compile information and setup a
matrix to illustrate that our proposal is reasonable compared
with other Texas cities.
Randy Robertson passed out a copy of Traps- Blueprint for
Action a publication of the Texas Recreation and Park
Society. He pointed out transcripts of court cases that were
relevant to our situation.
There was a lengthy discussion on suggestions on how to handle
any opposition from P &Z.
a. Bring in public support to lobby ordinance
b. Publicity through the Grapevine Sun and the Star
Telegram. (The Grapevine Sun has already contacted
Steve.)
c. Park Board go in mass to next P &Z meeting. October
19th.
2. Budget. $20,000 for lights is definitely in the budget.
Randy would like a copy of the budget.
3. Donation from Skaggs. Mike sent a letter back to Skaggs
containing the pricing (Steve Wiesner of Shade Tree Toys
furnished) to complete Phase II on playground equipment.
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4. 50G Fee on Water Bills. Mike Barnes reported that the final
price on software will be $1,800.
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5. Park Use Policy. Mike Barnes reported that the City was
having some trouble with groups using the lodge and not
leaving it clean. He suggested we have a use policy in place
that covers all usage, fees, and deposits. The Board will
work on this next month.
6. Adult Basketball League. Randy Robertson reported that the
basketball league proposal was on the agenda for next month.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Grapevine Lake Masterplan. Bethann announced an invitation
for us to attend a meeting in Grapevine concerning the
Grapevine Lake Masterplan.
We discussed looking at the lake plat in an effort to find
possible access to Lake Grapevine on Corp of Engineer property
to use for Southlake parks.
The meeting was adjourned. The next regular meeting is scheduled
for November 13th, 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
nn Barnes, Secretary
Parks and Recreation Board