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PARKS & RECREATION BOARD
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
3800 UNIVERSITY
December 8, 1999
Call to Order. Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes. November Minutes were moved and approved.
III. Citizen's Requests and/or Miscellaneous Staff Reports. Mark Mailes gave the
Whitt Johnson construction update. The project is underway and progressing.
IV. Chairman's Re ort/U date.
A. Bill Hall Memorial. Will Bertron gave update on Bill Hall Memorial.
Design is in process and Kathy Hall Dobbs working to finalize.
Hufngton Park sign was approved. Waiting for permanent "element"
issues to be resolved before proceeding.
B. Rosenbloom Pavillion. A reception will be held January 9, 2000 at 1:00
p.m. at Whitt Johnson in honor of Henry Rosenbloom's $10,000 donation
for the building of the pavillion in honor of his wife.
C. Park Lover's Ball. To date twenty-five tables have been sold. The sale of
tables is going well.
D. "Home lace" Tennis Tournament The Mayor asked the parks board to
take the lead on running the tennis tournament as part of "homeplace"
festivities in April. Tim Hanson and Mark Mailes of the parks board will
head this event. American General will provide design graphics material
for recognition awards.
E. Parks Master Plan. Will Bertron reviewed the selection process. Since
last meeting, Mark Mailes, Evans Attwell, and Will Bertron met and
discussed how to proceed with plan development proposal. Jim Patterson
has prepared inventory review and built a tentative flow chart. Today,
Mailes, Bertron, Patterson, and Dr. Scott conducted a "drive around" the
community and discussed the overview of the community. Presentations
were given on the following:
1. White Oak Process Overview. Jim Patterson explained proposal
process that included the scope and timeline for the master plan,
actual development, and implementation. He also handed out
copies of proposed timeline.
2. Survey Overview Presented by-Dr. Scott.
i. Distribution. Should take approximately 7 weeks for the
survey process. The survey will be conducted in four
waves: preliminary notification, the survey, postcard
reminders, and a data analysis section that should be
completed by March 20 with a report following on April
17.
ii. Survey Details. Discussed details of survey including
questions that should be asked and the number of
households that need to participate in the survey to drive
statistically significant samples. Decided to survey all
households to get thorough input.
Survey Design. Anticipate mailing approximately 5400
surveys and receiving approximately 2700 responses in
return.
3. Types of Survey and Data Collected. Five types of information
expected to receive from the survey:
i. Frequency of Park Use;
ii. Satisfaction of Parks;
Priorities of Park Facilities;
iv. Funding of Parks; and
V. Background information on Park Goers.
V. Discussion Item. Discussion ensued on the quality and character of data and the
resultant direction of survey questions. There was also discussion regarding
demographic shift and subsequent need for "teen-space."
VI. Adjournment. Meeting adjourned.