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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING: October 10, 2011
LOCATION: Southlake Town Hall — Council Chambers
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Board Members present: Chairman John Slocum, Vice - Chairman
Tina Wasserman, Secretary Margaret Adams, and Board Members Sherry Berman, Elaine
Cox, Gregg Formella and Lori Palmer
Parks and Recreation Board Members absent: None
Staff present: Director of Community Services Chris Tribble, Deputy Director Kari Happold
and Assistant to the Director Candice Sanders.
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to order. Chairman Slocum called the meeting of the Parks and
Recreation Board to order at 7:14 p.m.
New Park Board member Lori Palmer was introduced and welcomed to the Board.
Agenda Item No. 2. Consent
A. Approve minutes from the regular Parks and Recreation Board meeting
held September 12, 2011 — No corrections to the minutes.
B. Absence of Parks and Recreation Board members — Approved absence of
Park Board member Sherry Berman from the September 12, 2011 meeting.
A motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda with the meeting minutes and the
absence of Sherry Berman as presented.
Motion: Cox
Second: Formella
Ayes: Adams, Cox, Formella, Palmer, Slocum and Wasserman
Nays: None
Abstain: Berman
Approved: 6 -0 -1
Motion Carried
Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum. No one was present during Public Forum to address the
Parks Board at this meeting.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
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Official Minutes of the October 10, 2011 Parks Board Meeting
Approved by the Parks Board 11/14/11
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Agenda Item No. 4. Discussion:
A. Construction Management Report — The October Construction Management
Report was distributed in the meeting packet. Staff answered questions about
Bicentennial Park Phase I and field designs and the playground in Phase 2 as
well as the trail restoration funding grant from TPWD.
B. Southlake 2030 Plan Components Update — An update was provided to the
Board. Staff included discussion of the timeline on various Southlake 2030 Plan
committees (ie., Mobility Plan, Community Plan, Youth Plan, Sustainability Plan).
C. Safety Town Project Update — An update was provided to the Board.
D. Bob Jones Nature Center & Preserve Update — An update was provided to the
Board. The Bob Jones Nature Center & Preserve Master Plan management
agreement for operations of the nature center is under negotiation and staff will
report on its status at the next meeting.
E. Joint Utilization Committee Update — An update was provided to the Board.
F. Miracle Field Update — An update was provided to the Board. Configuration of
the fields to meet the needs of both groups (Southlake Baseball Association and
Miracle Association) and budget issues are being worked on by staff.
Staff will contact Parks Board members to determine a feasible date for the next tour of the
City park facilities.
Agenda Item 5. Adjournment:
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
Motion: Cox
Second: Berman
Ayes: Adams, Berman, Cox, Formella, Palmer, Slocum and Wasserman
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Approved: 7 -0
Motion Carried 10
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Jo Slocum
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C ris Tribble
Director, Community Services Dept.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity • Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork