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Home My WebLink About2025-04-17 Regular Meeting GRAPEVINE PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING APRIL 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM THE VINE ARTS & EVENTS CENTER 225 W WORTH STREET I. Call to Order II. Invocation III. Approval of the March 20, 2025 meeting minutes IV. Citizen Comments Any person who is not scheduled on the agenda may address the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board under Citizen Comments or on any other agenda item by completing a Citizen Appearance Request form with the staff. A member of the public may address the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board regarding an item on the agenda either before or during the Board's consideration of the item, upon being recognized by the Chairman or upon the consent of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. V. New Business • Adopt-An-Area New • Grapevine High School Service Club • Adopt-An-Area Renewal • Merlin Entertainment; Sea Life Grapevine • Movement Climbing Yoga & Fitness • Kip & Ric Knuth Vl. Presentation and Discussion • Update on Settlers Park— Kathy Nelson VI I. Miscellaneous Board Items • Grapevine High School Student Liaison • Colleyville Heritage High School Student Liaison • GCISD Board Report • City Council Update • Parks and Recreation Update 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 111h DAY APRIL 2025 AT 5:00 P.M. Chris Smith, Director of Parks & Recreation CITY OF GRAPEVINE COUNTY OF TARRANT STATE OF TEXAS The City of Grapevine Parks & RecreationAdvisory Board met April 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at The Vine Arts Events Center located at 225 W Worthin Grapevine, Texas with the following embers present, to-wit: ABSENT: �E_hr_isfian Ross Kelly McDowell Roy Robertsonvo Light Rob Fenton Reneeo sen Robynis r Amendo s rri Stephens LIAISONS: Paul lec t —City Council Kathyr y®GCISD BoardLiaison t) Averyett—GHS Student Liaison Audrey Torres—CHHS StudentLiaison (Absent) Constituting orum with the following members of City staff: Chris Smith, Director Trent Kelley, Deputy Director Kathyelso , CIP and Planningr Natasha Gale, Administrative a er Christian Ross called the meetingto order at 6:01moment of silence was observed foo y the invocation led by Chrisi . ARMYRIAMIB91229 motion was made to approvethe March , 2025 meetingminutes. Motion: Fenton Second: Stephens Ayes.- Ross, Robertson, Readicker, Townsend, Nays: None Abstention.- Cowans Approved: 6-0-1 Citizen None BusinessNew e following Adopt-An-Area new agreement was reviewed: r evin i School Service Club motion was made to approve the newGrapevine i cool Service Club Adopt-An-Area. Motion: Fenton Second: Townsend Ayes: Ross, Robertson, Readicker, Cowans, Stephens Nays: None Approved: 7-0 The following o - n® r renewal r e is were reviewed: Merlin Entertainment; Sea Life Grapevine, Movement Climbing Yoga itne s, and Kipis Knuth. 1 A motion was made to approve the renewed Adopt-An-Area for Merlin Entertainment; Sea Life Grapevine, Movement Climbing Yoga & Fitness, and Kip & Ric Knuth. Motion: Cowans Second: Readis Ayes: Ross, Robertson, Fenton, Townsend, Stephens Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Presentation Kathy Nelson from Grapevine Parks & Recreation Department presented an update on Settlers Park and Kathy and Chris Smith answered questions. GCISQ Student IIgI§2fl_gp4Mq Avery Gaudett, student liaison from Grapevine High School, reported that Prom went great last weekend at the Zoo and that the it Soccer team made it to the semifinals. Eight Track athletes are competing at Regionals Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19. Both the Baseball team and Softball team are heading to Play-offs next week, The Girls Golf team qualified for State. No update from CHHS. Kathy Spradley, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board Liaison, was absent and the following highlights were shared by Christian Ross. GCISD third annual Walk a Mile was held Tuesday, April 15 at Mustang Panther Stadium, the weather was wonderful and had great attendance. Grapevine High School held their Prom last weekend at the Zoo, attendees had a great time and got to feed the giraffes! Colleyville Heritage High School will host their Prom soon at the Perot Museum in Dallas, Friday, April 18 is a student/teacher holiday. Grapevine Chamber of Commerce and Colleyville Chamber of Commerce will host the GCISD Employee oft Year Luncheon on Thursday, April 24. Next week the second class of Leadership GCISD is graduating, if anyone is interested in signing up fort Fall session, contact at Spradley to apply. 9&S2900 Paul SI hta reported that early voting starts next week fart City Council and School Board. Main Street Fest is coming up in May. Leadership GCISD is a great opportunity and program. The City Council is very excited about the development of Settlers Park. Parks and Rec[qgI[qfl_gg4gLeg Trent Kelley reported that the Grapevine Parks and Recreation Department hosted 56 attendees for"Rec Camp," an annual event organized by Barker Rinker .Seacat Architecture, a design firm renowned for its work in community recreation center design. Participants from nine states were welcomed to Grapevine, where they toured a variety of state-of-the-art recreation centers across the DEW metroplex. REC Membership Appreciation Day will be held on Monday, April 28. This year's theme is"Safari." Staff will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner, aIon g with free family-friendly activities and fitness classes, and there will be exotic animals to see. The Oak Grove Umpire Al Assist will be used in live games starting in May, Grapevine will host the NCCAA Girl's World Series from May 19 to 21. Additionally, the "Litter Ends with Us" event is scheduled for Monday, it 21, during is full-time staff will pick up litter that was left over from the Easter holiday. Chris Smith reported that Berry, Dunn, McNeil, & Parker, LLC (dba BerryDunn)was chosen for the development oft Parks and Recreation Open Space Master Plan, The new Meadowmere building, now known as the "Meadowmere Adventure Center on Grapevine Lake," is nearing completion. There are plans to construct a temporary parking lot with approximately 30 to 50 spaces near the soccer fields, specifically adjacent to Fields 1 and 2. The CAPRA review team is scheduled to visit from June 16 to June 20. Staff members have started moving into the newly renovated Service Center that was impacted by a tornado three years ago. The new dock at Meadowmere Park is now open for public use. 2 Robertson commented that Opening Day was well done this year. The Annual celebration at the Animal Service Center was a success and attendance was high last weekend and that the new dock at Meadowmere Park is nice. Townsend commented that the Grapevine You Professional's Spooky Soiree will benefit four non-profit causes, one of the in Keep Grapevine Beautiful. Cowans reported that the Grapevine High School's Fillies Dance Team won Nationals two years in a row! Agiourn Christian Ross made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:43 p.m. Motion: Readicker Second: Townsend Ayes: Ross, Robertson, Fenton, Cowans, Stephens Nays: one Approved: 7-0 Recording Secretary— Natasha Gale PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PARKS & RECREATION B RD OF THEC VINE, TEXAS :51h ,ON T DAY 77 2025."1 Chris Smith Lavon Light Director of Parks & Recreation Department Vice Chairman of Parks & Recreation Advisory Board