HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 03 PRB MinutesWUP Parks and Recreation Board MINUTES FEBRUARY 5 , 201 4 6:30PM REC CENTER – CONFERENCE ROOM TYPE OF MEETING Monthly Meeting CHAIR Melissa Pifko ACTING SECRETARY David DeAnda ATTENDEES Melissa Pifko, Kevin Boyle , Tracy Larson , Wayne Franklin, David DeAnda , Joan Johnson ( City Council ) Tim O’Conn o r (Staff) VISITORS M r . Rams a y Elder (West U niversity resident) I. Call to Order: The mee ting was called to order at 6:3 5 pm by the chair , Melissa Pifko who noted that there w ere not enough attendees to establish a quorum. Melissa asked new board member Dr. Wayne Franklin to introduce himself to the group. Dr. Franklin informed group that he was a cardiologist that had lived in West University for six year s. II. Approval of Minutes: Approved by consensus, no vote due to lack of quorum. III. Friends Overview : Amanda McGee not in attendance so Tim O’Connor gave a quick update on Park Lover’s Ball. He stated that it was sold out and that $300,000 had already been raised. IV. Board Member Updates: -Tour of Parks & Facilities Wayne asked about the colonial pool concession and Tim informed Board that Princess Burgers had just renewed their contract and that they were planning more member only activities at Colonial for this summer. Firehouse Subs and Chick -Fil -A also expressed an interest but ultimately were not able to mo ve forward as Firehouse Sub is unable to modify their standard menu and Chick -Fil -A is unable to accommodate Sunday hours. Tim stated that he came away with 14 talking points from the tour which he distributed to the attendees and also addressed the holl y -berry concern that had been brought up during tour by Tracy Larson. Kevin inquired about the rogue palms that had been planted at Huffington Park and Tim stated that he was working with forester to have them removed. : Tim asked group who had attended tour to comment on tour. Kevin suggested that another tour be organized for those board members who were not able to attend. -Program & Events Planning Sub -Com mittee various vendors. Tim stated that they were going to shy away from providing food as in prior years there has been a significant amount of food left over after the event. Cupcake food truck is still planned. It was discussed that another spa day wa s being planned with priority registration to be given to those that had Colonial Pool memberships. Also discussed was the July 4 th event. Committee was looking for a mom -type contest to be paired with belly flop contest that is geared to dads. An in quiry was made as to whether there could be additional movie nights scheduled. Tim stated that it would cost an additional $1200 to have another movie night due to the licensing fee of each movie. Appropriate level of movies discussed and Tim suggested that future movies be approved by the Programs committee members. : Sub -Committee members discussed the most recent meeting where committee primarily focuse d on upcoming Easter celebration. This year the Easter egg hunt will be replaced by a trail type event were kids will be able to collect trinkets/prizes from
Parks and Recreation Board Minutes page 2 -Park Neighbor Survey Update : None -Park Ambassador Report s Various parks discussed. Tim stated that issue with gates at Judson Park that Tracy had mentioned during tour was being addressed with the replacement of gate hardware. : Melissa explained duties to Wayne and board assignment changed to reflect that he wo uld be assigned Judson with Tracy assigned Colonia l pool and Colonial East. V. Staff and City Council Updates: -2014 Master Planning Update : Tim stated th at the survey deadline is in mid -February. Goal is for A&M to issue a compilation of survey by mid -March . -Youth Commission Update : Workshop is planned. Goal is to design more programs for tweens and possibly high school students. -Parks Reforestation Update : Tim stated that over 60 trees had been p lanted as part of reforestation program to address the issues caused by prior droughts and Hurricane Ike. VI. Citizen’s Comments: Citizen , Ramsay Elder, in attendance had no comments. VII New Business: None. VIII . Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:40. The next meeting will be scheduled for March 5 th , 201 4 @ 6:3 0 pm .