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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-20GRAPEVINE PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011 — 6:00 PM BESSIE MITCHELL MEETING FACILITY 411 BALL STREET Call to Order II. Invocation III. Approval of the minutes of the September 22, 2011 meeting IV. Citizen Requests V. New Business A. Consider renewal of the following Adopt -An -Area agreements • Grapevine American Business Club for Main Street, from SH 114 to Northwest Highway and Barton Street and Jenkins Street • John & Karen McKergow for Kimball Road, from Silvercrest Lane to the entrance of Meadowmere Park • Lambertson Family for Fall Creek, from West Dove Loop to the Vineyards Campground (Creek West of Grapevine Cemetery) • Grapevine Yoga for West Wall Street, from Main Street to Dove Road B. Consider approval of an Adopt -An -Area agreement with Winding Creek Neighborhood Association for Dove Park C. Report on the 'Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" — Travis Smith VI. Miscellaneous Staff Reports (No action will be taken on any of the following items) • Update on the boat ramp at Meadowmere Park • Update on the Fall event at the Vineyards Campground • Update on the Cottonbelt Hike and Bike Trail • Upcoming events G VII. Miscellaneous Board items (No action will be take o any items discussed) • Keep Grapevine Beautiful 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 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2011 AT 5:00 P.M. QmLmot7� DIRWTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION CITY OF GRAPEVINE COUNTY OF TARRANT STATE OF TEXAS The City of Grapevine Parks & Recreation Advisory Board met Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bessie Mitchell Meeting Facility, 411 Ball Street, Grapevine, Texas with the following members present, to wit: John Dalri Lawrence Baker Dave Buhr Larry Francis Elizabeth Kaufmann Staff: Doug Evans The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Roy Robertson Ray Harris Debra Tridico Ben Dyer " (non-voting/not sworn in) Joe Moore Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Ray Harris and seconded by Larry Francis to approve the minutes of the September 22, 2011 meeting. Motion passed 8-0-1. Citizen Requests There were no Citizen Requests. New Business A motion was made by Larry Francis and seconded by Ray Harris to approve renewal of the following Adopt -An -Area agreements: • Grapevine American Business Club for Main Street, from SH 114 to Northwest Highway and Barton Street and Jenkins Street Motion passed 8-0-1, with Larry Francis abstaining. • John & Karen McKergow for Kimball Road, from Silvercrest Lane to the entrance of Meadowmere Park Motion passed 8-0-1. • Lambertson Family for Fall Creek, from West Dove Loop to the Vineyards Campground (Creek West of Grapevine Cemetery) Motion passed 8-0-1. • Grapevine Yoga for West Wall Street, from Main Street to Dove Road Motion passed 8-0-1. A motion was made by Elizabeth Kaufmann and seconded by Ray Harris to approve an Adopt -An -Area agreement with Winding Creek Neighborhood Association for Dove Park. Motion passed 8-0-1. A report on the 'Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" was given by Travis Smith. Elizabeth Kaufmann shared event details; i.e. education, training, riding, food, drinks, vendors. Attendance was about 30-40 total. Miscellaneous Staff Reports • Joe Moore gave an update on the boat ramp at Meadowmere Park. Joe Moore gave an update on the Fall event at the Vineyards Campground. • Joe Moore gave an update on the Cottonbelt Hike and Bike Trail. • Joe Moore gave an update on upcoming events which included the following: ➢ TACO Fall Show ➢ Baseball Tournament Double Trouble 10K Race ➢ Los Chupacabra 10K Race at Rockledge Park ➢ Sunset Concert in the Parks ➢ Trash & Treasures event Miscellaneous Board items Keep Grapevine Beautiful Trash & Treasures event is coming up. Robert Brunson (former Park Board member) passed away September 28th A motion was made by Larry Francis and seconded by Lawrence Baker to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously. Time: 6:55 p.m. RECORDING SECRETARY — Joe Moore, Asst. Director DIRECTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION CHAI OF TH BOARD V. New Business A. Consider renewal of an Adopt -An -Area agreement with the Tipton Family Staff will e-mail the agreement early next week. B. Consider approval of an Adopt -An -Area agreement with the Elks Lodge Staff will e-mail the agreement early next week. a Mary Jo Tellin will give the Board a report on the event. Randy Sell and Chris Smith will give a report on the event. E. Consider cancelling the December Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting The Board will consider cancelling the December meeting. The Board has not met in December for over 18 years due to the many holiday activities going on in December.