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MINUTES . JANUARY 4, 2012 6:30PM
TYPE OF
MEETING
CHAIR
SECRETARY
ATTENDEES
VISITORS
I
Monthly Meeting
REC CENTER - CONFERENCE ROOM
John Wilkinson
Kristen Woiwode-Flores
John Wilkinson, Moya Varner, Susan Reeves, Kristen Woiwode-Flores, David
DeAnda, Melissa Pifko, Burt Ballanfant, Sona West and Tim O'Connor (staff)
Absent: Leah Raaiel, Amv Moraan, Burt Ballanfant and J.C. Kneale
Sara Barbatano (Instant News) and Caroline Evans (West University Examiner)
I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by the chair John Wilkinson.
II. Approval of Minutes: Following a motion by David DeAnda , the Dec. 7th minutes were
approved.
III. PRB Sub-Committee Updates: Tim reviewed the different sub-committees and the goals
and objectives of each sub-committee. Meeting dates and times of each sub-committee
were also discussed. Facility issues at Judson Park and Weir Park were addressed.
IV. Park Land Acquisition and Park Expansion: The park acquisition sub-committee will meet
to develop a schedule leading to a meeting with the City Council on whether to proceed or
table park land acquisition funding efforts.
V. Friends Overview: Leah Ragiel was absent, so John gave a summary of the Friends Board
meeting which took place earlier in the day. The Park Lover's Ball planning is well
underway. The park pavers are now up-to-date.
VI. Board Updates: Park Ambassadors gave brief reports about their parks. There was a
discussion about the surface material at Wier Park-Moya and Melissa will do an informal
survey of park users to see if they have a preference between the two proposed surface
materials.
VII. Staff Updates: Tim gave everyone an itinerary of the tour which will take place on
Saturday, January 7th. A light breakfast will be available beginning at 7:30 with the tour
starting at 8:00. The Tree Replacement project is underway and the first phase of new
trees will be planted soon. The City of Houston will not be able to participate in the Poo
Free Parks, but Harris County is still in talks with Tim. The park signs look like they are out
of the question. The manufacturers will not budge on their advertisement requirements.
Tim encouraged all of the Park Board members to come to the Mayor's Annual Breakfast
during the Houston Marathon.
VIII. Citizen's Comments: There were no citizen's comments.
IX. New Business: There was no new business.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 1, 2012 @ 6:30 pm in the conference room at the
Recreation Center.