HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRBMINUTES050599Date. 5/19/99 Time: 1:38:26 PM
City of West University Place Parks & Recreation Board Meeting
May 5, 1999
Members Present:
Marcela Chenisi
Virginia Wilson
Tim Hansen
Staff & Guests Present:
Mark Mailes
Linda Gray
Pat Lawrence
Ann Martin
Ross Frazer
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Connie Spencer
Linda Lewis
Will Bertron
The meeting was called to order (a,) 7:40 PM.
Ross Frazer from The Friends of WU Parks Board reported that there is a "free" cash
balance within The Friends' budget of $362,883.
A resident (Jim Shell) who lives nearby Whitt Johnson Park spoke to the Board and
expressed concerns about the plans to include a basketball court in the newly refurbished
park. His concerns surrounded some of the negative by-products of the court including
(1) the use of bad language by some players (2) the lack of a restroom (3) trash, and (4)
parking. He also noted that the posted 20-MPH speed limit surrounding that park
appeared to be mostly ignored by motorists and not enforced by the WUPD. The Board
reported that the court will be included in the plan, and this resident's specific concerns
will be noted by Mark Mailes and passed on to the WUPD for consideration.
The Board discussed ways to determine the extent to which WU can limit the use of some
or all of its parks to WU Residents. Also pondered was the idea of giving residents of
WU priority in the case of using facilities that may require advance reservations. Further.
methods of enforcing such were discussed.
Linda Gray from Friends of WU Parks reported to the Board that the "Friends" would
like to see the P&R Board come up with some sort of long range plan for WU Parks. The
Tapley Plan was previously used by Friends to make presentations to Foundations and
other potential donors, however it is almost outdated and needs to be replaced.
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Considerable discussion ensued regarding "park priorities" going forward. It was
observed that the future park plans would require consideration of several potentially
related projects, including but not limited to (I) Colonial Park (2) SW YMCA (3) the
"Rice" pocket park (3) West U Elementary School (4) Stella Link Redevelopment
Association and (5) Southside Place Parks. The consensus was that the Board needed to
develop a plan which (1) developed existing opportunities and (2) planned for the future
park developments.
Connie Spencer nude the followitig motion, wiii
approved: cli was seconded and iitianiniously
'The WU Parks Board shall pursue the hiring of a planner/consultant who
can help the Board develop a long range plan for NV Parks in general,
focusing initially on Colonial Park."
As a matter of follow-up to the preceding motion, Tim Hansen agreed to send out an
invitation for several area planner/consultants to submit their credentials and
qualifications, and indications of interest, to the P&R Board. This invitation will include
a general "scope" of the anticipated project. Once information is received from
prospective planner/consultants, the Board will then review the information submitted
and eventually select a planner/consultant to recommend for hire for this project.
Tim Hansen gave a brief update on the progress of the A.R.F. project.
There tieing no further tieiv or old business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.