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WEST UNIVERSITY PARKS & RECREATIONAL BOARD
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JUNE 14, 2000
Members Present:
Guests / Others:
Evans Attwell
Will Bertron
Marcela Chennisi
Renelle Cadena
Mike Hood
Christi Quinn
Burt Ballanfant
Linda Gray
Mark Mailes
I. Call to order. Meeting was called to order at approximately 6:05 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes. May 3, 2000 minutes were approved.
III. Citizen's Requests and/or Miscellaneous Staff Reports Next Meeting will be May
20, 2000 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the Master Plan.
IV. Chairman's Report/Update
A. Colonial Park Pool Hours. Discussed opening the pool and rec. center for
Adult lap swim and gym workouts on Friday morning at same time as other
mornings. People choosing to working out during this time will have to work
around employees cleaning the facility Friday mornings before noon.
Decided to reduce the number of swim lanes during open swim to 1 1/2 swim
lanes. Will review possibility of opening the pool for open swim at 11:30.
Suggestions to look at were: completing swim lessons by 11:30 or putting a
rope up and opening 1/2 of the shallow end. Also, Mark was going to review
with the staff the possibility of opening the pool for open swim on Sundays at
noon instead of 1:00 p.m.
B. City Center Meeting. Mark Mailes, Linda Gray, Will Bertron, and Jim
Patterson attended and it was a good meeting. Issues raised were a need for
a regular meeting and a need for a "Master Planner."
C. YMCA Purchase. Per John Graf they are reviewing appraisals.
D. JMH. Janet Wilson (Edloe Deli) is possibly buying the JMH Corporation
V. Discussion Items.
A. Whitt Johnson Park. The gate has been adjusted so it only opens one
direction and a spring added so the gate will remain closed. A light has been
temporarily adjusted to light the backboards. It will stay on until 10:00 pm.
Also, a motion was passed to ask Friends for funds to complete the fencing of
a 10 foot gap by the utility boxes that was not originally fenced. The cost is
$1540. Ideas are being looked at to keep the crushed granite of the walkway
from scratching the courts. Estimates are being reviewed for recycled
benches in the Gazebo.
B. Edloe Linear Park. Cost of moving the lights is the hold up. The city is
looking to have Reliant Energy pay to move the lights.
C. Colonial Park House. Has been put into condemnation.
D. Judson Park. The one way street trials are still up and seem to be working
fine. The trial of parking on one side of the street has been in effect for the
last Z weeks and will be given 90 days. When the streets in around the park
are redone, the street could be narrowed for one way and add a 4' sidewalk
outside of the fence of the park. Head on parking could be added next to the
Tennis Courts. The Traffic Task Force suggested 5 cross walks. We
suggested to move them to street corners and not in the middle of a block.
E. Friends Update. "I Love Parks" t-shirts are on sale. The West U PTA has
asked if they can be involved in fund raising for the Elementary school
through the Park Lover's Ball. It is under discussion. Also, an idea being
discussed for the Ball is having specific park elements that people can buy for
a park (ie: bench, tree, etc.)
F. White Oak. Master Plan proposal and discussion.
VI. Adjournment. Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.