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REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 - 6:00 Pff,
THE REC, ADMINESTRATQR CONFERENCE ROOIJ. 2ND LOO
Call to Order
Invocation
III. Approval of the July 16, 2015 meeting minutes
IV. Citizen Requests
V. New Business
o Grapefest booth and activities
VI. Presentations
Texas Cricket Academy — Unni Krishnan and T. Kumaran (Kenny)
Athletic Program Area Report— Scoff Hardeman, Andrea Dailey, Brian Blakeway
VII. PARD Informational Items (No action will be taken on the following item)
o The REC of Grapevine update (Kevin Mitchell)
o Flood Recovery
o Trail Updates
VIII. Miscellaneous Board items (No action will be taken on any items discussed)
Keep Grapevine Beautiful
GCISD Report
High School Student Report
IX. Adjourn
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq, ACTS OF THE 1993 TERAS
LEGISLATURE, THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA, WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 14th DAY OF
AUGUST, 2015 AT 5.00-
Kevin Mitchell, Director of Parks lis Recreation
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
COUNTY OF TARRANT
STATE OF TEXAS
The City of Grapevine Parks & Recreation Advisory Board met August 20, 2015 at 6:00
p.m. in The REC of Grapevine Administration Conference Room, 1175 Municipal Way,
Grapevine, Texas with the following members present, to -wit:
MEMBERS
Roy Robertson
Larry Francis
John Dalri
Terry Musar
Krystyna Plut
Debra Tridico
Dave Buhr
With following members absent:
Ray Harris
C. Shane Wilbanks (City Council)
Abby Sandy (Student)
Gary Humble
LIAISONS
Becky St. John (GCISD)
Constituting a quorum with the following members of the City Staff
Kevin Mitchell
Director of Parks & Recreation
Chris Smith
Deputy Director
Scott Hardeman
Athletic Manager
Andrea Dailey
Athletic Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
A moment of silence was observed.
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Larry Francis and seconded by John Dalri to approve the July
16 18, 2015 minutes. Motion passed 7-0.
Ayes — Roy Robertson, Larry Francis, John Dalri, Terry Musar, Krystyna Plut, Debra
Tridico, and Dave Buhr
Nays— None
Absent — Ray Harris, Gary Humble
Citizen Requests
There were no citizen requests.
New Business
Scott Hardeman discussed Grapefest and the Parks and Recreation booth at the
festival. Scott passed around a sign up list to help staff manage the booth and the
tennis area that will be part of our exhibit.
July 16, 2015
Presentations
The following members of the Texas Cricket Academy were present: Vanket, Kenny,
Sudharsan. The group gave a brief history of cricket and the plans for the sport to grow
in Grapevine. The location of the fields will be 224 Foxfire Rd., Grapevine, TX 76092.
There are approximately 3,000-4,000 cricket players in DFW area. The hope is to
eventually bring large cricket tournaments to Grapevine while in the short term focusing
on youth development. The group is hoping to open in March or April of 2016.
Scott Hardeman introduced Andrea Dailey and Brian Blakeway (Brian was not present).
Scott introduced the staff and the duties each person performs along with programs
hosted by the Athletics program area and the recently held SWOT analysis. Andrea
spoke about her past with the Texas Rangers and about her role with the department.
PARD Informational Items (No Action Taken)
The REC of Grapevine update — Kevin Mitchell reported the following:
• Landscaping - trees and other landscaping will be planted by staff and
contractors as areas are complete. Interior punch list is 65-70% complete.
Membership is at 13,500 and growing daily.
• Flood Recovery - areas are being cleaned and opened daily as the flood
continues to recede. Volunteers are helping to get areas clean and will be used
to help us match the FEMA 25% requirements. Sonic Grapevine recently gave a
$5,000 donation which will help with the recovery from the flood. The large
clean-up and restoration event will be held Saturday, September 12. GSSA will
be performing a large scale clean-up at Meadowmere Soccer Complex on
Saturday, August 22.
• Trail Updates — Bear Creek connection is done and people are definitely using it.
Links Trail continues to move forward. The construction crew is presently
working on the more difficult/challenging sections and then will end with the
faster/easier sections to construct. Highway 26 trail to Colleyville is going very
slow along with the Wall -Farrar Nature Trail. Krystyna asked about Oak Grove
Trail and bridges on the trail. Kevin reiterated that all areas on this trail survived
the flood and is now fully open for usage.
Miscellaneous Board Items (No Action Taken)
Keep Grapevine Beautiful — Dave Buhr reported on the following:
• Vacancies on the board
• Lake Clean-up, September 12
GCISD Report — Becky St. John reported on the following:
• School begins Monday, August 24
• Athletic facilities are up and running ready for school to begin
• Committee continues looking at facilities 5-7 years down the road for upgrades
and repairs that will be needed
• FIRST on GCISD web page for citizens to ask a question or make comments
about facility needs
High School Student Report —
Abby was not present
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July 16: 2015
Adiourn
Motion was made by Debra Tridico and seconded by Terry Musar to adjourn the
meeting at 7:00 p.m. Motion passed 7-0.
Ayes — Roy Robertson, Larry Francis, John Dalri, Terry Musar, Krystyna Plut, Debra
Tridico, and Dave Buhr
Nays— None
Absent — Ray Harris, Gary Humble
RECORDING SECRETARY — Chris Smith, Deputy Director
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 15th day of October, 2015.
DI ECTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION CHAT OF THE BOARD
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