2012-02-13 CITY O F
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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING: February 13, 2012
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 Edmondson, Recreation Superintendent Steve Moore
and Deputy Director Kerry McGeath (arrived 8:26 pm)
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to order. Chairman Slocum called the meeting of the Parks and
Recreation Board to order at 7:11 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. Consent
A. Approve minutes from the regular Parks and Recreation Board meeting
held January 9, 2012 — No corrections to the minutes.
B. Absence of Parks and Recreation Board members — There were no absences
for the Board to consider at this meeting.
A motion was made to approve the meeting minutes as presented.
Motion: Cox
Second: Formella
Ayes: Adams, Berman, Cox, Formella, Palmer, Slocum and Wasserman
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Approved: 7 -0
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
Minutes of the February 13, 2012 Parks Board Meeting
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Agenda Item No. 4. Consider:
A. Recommendation on Park Dedication requirements for Watermere South
Village — Director Tribble presented the proposal for Watermere South Village, a
54 residential unit development located at Watermere Drive and Union Church
Road. The total required park land dedication is 1.35 acres of public park land or
an alternative fee payment of $162,000. Watermere South Village proposed to
satisfy the park dedication requirement by dedicating 2.47 acres of public park
land and installing 0.2 miles of concrete trail in the park at an approximate value
of $322,800. However, upon further discussion, the exact acreage of park land
and trail distance could not be confirmed by the developer at this meeting, so the
Board favored tabling the item until the March meeting to allow the developer
time to provide exact footage for the trails and actual park land acreage
calculations.
Developer Rick Simmons, Watermere at Southlake, 3110 W. Southlake Blvd.,
was present and responded to questions.
Some suggestions made by the Board to the developer were to place parking
signs on Watermere Drive until the parking lot is complete, install benches in the
park area, include mileage markers for the trail, and make modifications to the
developer's proposal letter.
A motion was made to Table this item until the March meeting.
Motion: Berman
Second: Wasserman
Ayes: Adams, Berman, Cox, Formella, Palmer, Slocum and Wasserman
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Approved: 7 -0
Motion Carried
The Board moved Agenda Item 5A from the regular agenda sequence.
Agenda Item 5. Discussion:
A. Recreation and Athletic Participation Report — Recreation Superintendent
Steve Moore presented statistics on athletic programs and information about the
recreation programs.
Agenda Item No. 4. Consider: (continued)
B. Recommendation on SPDC Matching Fund Policy Revisions — Director
Tribble presented the SPDC Matching Funds Policy and answered questions
from the Board. The Board discussed the proposed Policy.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity • Innovation • Accountability • Commitment to Excellence • Teamwork
Minutes of the February 13, 2012 Parks Board Meeting
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A motion was made to approve the SPDC Matching Funds Policy revisions as
presented.
Motion: Berman
Second: Formella
Ayes: Adams, Berman, Cox, Formella, Palmer, Slocum and Wasserman
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Approved: 7 -0
Motion Carried
Board member Berman left the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 5. Discussion:
B. Construction Management Report — The Construction Management Report
was distributed in the meeting packet. Staff answered Board inquiries about
Bicentennial Park and North Park.
C. Southlake 2030 Plan Components Update — A brief update was provided.
D. Bob Jones Nature Center & Preserve Update — A brief update was provided.
Management contract is still in negotiation.
E. Joint Utilization Committee Update — A brief update was provided about
modifying the Joint Utilization Committee. Specific changes to committee
configuration will be finalized at upcoming Council meeting.
F. Miracle Field Update — An update was provided. The non - profit corporation has
been finalized. The organization is investigating turf options.
Agenda Item 6. Adjournment:
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m.
Motion: Cox
Second: Palmer
Ayes: Adams, Cox, Formella, Palmer, Slocum and Wasserman
Nays: None
Abstain: None
Approved: 6-0
Motion Carried
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Chris Tri le
Director, Community Services Dept.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity • Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork