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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-11GRAPEVINE PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010 — 6:00 PM BESSIE MITCHELL MEETING FACILITY 411 BALL STREET Call to Order 11. Invocation III. Approval of the minutes of the February 18, 2010 meeting IV. Citizen Comments V. Presentation A. "Birds of Grapevine" — Dr. Ray Chancellor B. Improvements at Horseshoe Trails — Travis Smith VI. New Business A. Consider approval of Adopt -An -Area agreements with Pathways UU Church for Mustang Drive, from the Service Road on W. D. Tate Avenue to Main Street and with the Grapevine Heritage Lions Club, for Ira. E. Woods/Hudgins, from Dallas Road to Dooley Street B. Consider renewal of Adopt -An Area agreements with the Family of L. W. and Imogene Parker for College Street, from Main Street to the Service Road of SH 114 and with the Neill Family, for the Big Bear Creek Nature Preserve, from Old Mill Run to Pool Road VII. Miscellaneous Board/Staff Reports (No action will be taken on any of the following items) - �czti(,J�, • Report on Texas Round -Up Health and Fitness Initiative �4'r • Update on improvements at the Vineyards Campground .. Lia.•.` _ •� , • Update on the low water boat ramp at Meadowmere Park k:--1 • Information on the update of the Open Space Master Plan La • Keep Grapevine Beautiful Activities — s Lt U-7 7ir4311 � ls.. y — ` e a+ t N VIII. Adjourn ` IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AT (817) 410-3122 AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq, ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA, WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 5T" DAY OF MARCH 20.10 AT 5:01C7 I���j(' DIR OR OF PARKS &RECREATION "Oa L. CITY OF GRAPEVINE COUNTY OF TARRANT STATE OF TEXAS The City of Grapevine Parks and Recreation Board met Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bessie Mitchell Meeting Facility, 411 Ball Street, Grapevine, Texas with the following members present, to wit: Roy Robertson Lawrence Baker Larry Francis David Buhr John Dalri Debra Tridico Elizabeth Kaufman Absent: Ray Harris Bob Tipton Guests: Clarence Musar, Mad Duck Travis Smith, Horseshoe Trails Steward Dr. Chancellor Staff: Doug Evans The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Invocation A moment of silence was observed. Approval of Minutes Scott Hardeman A motion was made by Larry Francis and seconded by Lawrence Baker to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2010 meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Citizen Comments Clarence Musar from Mad Duck spoke about their new bicycle family of Grapevine working with staff for future biking in Grapevine. There are 407 members and their goal is to be a livable and sustainable community. The website for this group is www.bikegrapevine.org. Presentation A presentation was made by Dr. Chancellor and he spoke on the eco -system at lake Grapevine and the call to assistance for preservation of the lake areas as these areas are a haven for wildlife and numerous species of birds. Travis Smith gave a presentation and update on Horseshoe Trails projects. Travis will send an email out. Their website is www.dorba.orq. Page 1 of 2 New Business Motion was made by John Dalri and seconded by Elizabeth Kaufman to approve Adopt -An - Area agreements with Pathways UU Church for Mustang Drive, from the Service Road on W. D. Tate Avenue to Main Street and with the Grapevine Heritage Lions Club, for Ira. E. Woods/Hudgins, from Dallas Road to Dooley Street. Motion passed unanimously. Motion was made by John Dalri and seconded by Lawrence Baker to approve renewal of Adopt -An Area agreements with the Family of L. W. and Imogene Parker for College Street, from Main Street to the Service Road of SH 114 and with the Neill Family, for the Big Bear Creek Nature Preserve, from Old Mill Run to Pool Road. Motion passed unanimously. Miscellaneous Board/Staff Reports • Doug Evans reported on the Texas Round -Up Health and Fitness Initiative and reminded everyone to keep the logs updated. • Doug Evans gave an update on improvements at the Vineyards Campground and reported that there has been 90% approval of the plan and it will go out to bid in a couple of weeks. Staff are working on sewage, electricity for the new cabins, camp office and store, etc. • Doug Evans gave an update on the low water boat ramp at Meadowmere Park and reported that there has been no progress because water is currently too high. Also, Doug mentioned the restroom at Meadowmere and Tournament Pavilion are included with this phase. • Doug Evans reported Staff are working on the Open Space Master Plan. • Doug Evans reported that the Citizen Survey will go out to about 6,000 folks. City Council to approve the survey before going out in April. • Keep Grapevine Beautiful Activities - David Buhr reported on the lakeshore clean up and Scott's Landing with approximately 25 people. April 3rd is the Community Wide clean up at 2 locations. Keep Grapevine Beautiful will participate in the DFW Earthdate Conference April 15-16. The Sabre group is looking to get involved with a project during their conference. Keep Grapevine Beautiful is applying for a grant for boaters to re -cycle and education of boaters around the lake areas • Doug Evans reported that the Trail Plan is a work in progress. The April 15th Park Board meeting will be a tour of the trails - meet at the SAC. • School Liaison Shelby Freyou reported that the Cast for Catfish is scheduled for April 10tH • Other Reports - David Buhr inquired about the CAC hours (participate numbers) for 6 and 7 p.m. A motion was made by Larry Francis and seconded by Elizabeth Kaufman to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Time: 7:20 p.m. OR I G SECRETARY — Scott Hardeman, Athletic Supervisor DIRECTOR D i� PARKS AND RECREATION Page 2 of 2 V. New Business A. Discussion regarding the Bear Creek Disc Golf Course The Board asked that this be on the April agenda for discussion. For your information, a workday and meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, April 3'd and staff will report on how that event went. B. Discussion regarding the citizens survey for the update of the Open Space Master Plan The survey was e-mailed to the Board over a week ago so that you could review the survey before the meeting. Staff has added a couple of items since that time and the Board will discuss those items as well as the rest of the survey. C. Discussion regarding changing the date and/or time of the May meeting due to conflicts with Main Street Days Board Member John Dalri asked if this item could be placed on the agenda for discussion.