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Home My WebLink About2025-06-19 Regular Meeting GRAPEVINE PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING JUNE 19, 2025 - 6:00 PM THE VINE ARTS & EVENTS CENTER 225 W WORTH STREET I. Call to Order II. Invocation III. Approval of May 15, 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 • No new business VI. Recognition of Service — Chris Smith and Trent Kelley • Paul Slechta • Renee Townsend • Amond Cowans • Avery Gaudett • Audrey Torres VI I. Presentation and Discussion Marketing Update— Claire Gilbert VIII. Miscellaneous Board Items • Grapevine High School Student Liaison • Colleyville Heritage High School Student Liaison • GCISD Board Report • City Council Update • Parks and Recreation Update IX. 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 9t" DAY MAY 2025 AT 5:00 P.M. OL A Chris Smith, Director of Parks & Recreation CITY OF GRAPEVINE COUNTY OF TARRANT STATE OF TEXAS The City of Grapevine Parks & Recreation Advisory Board met June 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at The Vine its & Events Center located at 225 W Worth in Grapevine, Texas with the following members present, to-wit: MEMBERS: ABSENT: Christian Ross Robyn Readicker Roy Robertson Renee Townsend Lavon Light Kelly McDowell Rob Fenton Kern Stephens ARRIVED LATE: Amend Cowans MAISONS- Paul SI hta — City Council Kathy Spradley— GCISD or Liaison Avery Gaudett — GHS Student Liaison (Absent) Audrey Torres — CHHS Student Liaison (Absent) Constituting a quorum with the following members of it staff: Chris Smith, Director Trent Kelley, Deputy Director Claire Gilbert, Marketing Manager Natasha Gale, Administrative Manager Christian Ross called the meeting to order at 6:011 p.m. A moment of silence was observed followed by the invocation led by Lavon. ARRE2YRL2LMjaU!LeA A motion was made to approve the May 15, 2025 meeting minutes. Motion: Robertson Second: McDowell Ayes: Light, Stephens, Nays: on Abstention: Ross, Fenton Approved: 4-0-2 Citizen Comments None New Business No new business. RecqgflA!2n_2L§qpt!9,e Chris Smith and Trent Kelley expressed gratitude to City Council liaison Paul Slechta, to with 1 memberse Townsend and Amond Cowans, as well as student liaisons Avery Gaudeft and Audrey Torres for their dedicated time and service to the board. Trent introduced Arianna Suchthe new Event Production Manager. Arianna addressed the board and introduced herself and her prior experience. Presentation Claire Gilbert introduced herself to the board and presented the annual marketing report touching on traffic trends, performance data regarding the website and all the social media channels, and key improvements and strategic goals for the rest of 2025 and year of 2026. GCISD Student Liaison Avery Gaudeft, student liaison from Grapevine High School, was absent and Natasha Gale updated on her behalf. Grapevine Varsity Boys Baseball won the 5A Division 2 StateChampionship. Audrey Torres, student liaison from CHHS, was absent and Natasha Gale updated the board on her behalf. The Class of 2025 seniors celebrated an incredible graduation. Although the baseball team concluded their season with a hard-fought game, they unfortunately did not make the playoffs. Preparations for the - 06 school year are underway with successful tryouts for dance and cheer. Additionally, the Leadership and PALS programs are preparing for Cat Camp this summer which is a key event designed to welcome and support incoming freshmen as they begin their Journey at CHHS. Kathy Srl , Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board Liaison, provided the following updates. The district offices will be closed during the week of July 4th for summer break. With students away, extensive construction and repairs will be taking place at various campuses and the Swim Center. The Human Resources staff are currently busy conducting new hire orientations each week. Additionally, the GHS Baseball team has won their second consecutive championship, while the GHS girls' softball team had n impressive season, finishing semi-finalists in the 5A Division. Registration for Leadership Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is currently open and is about halfway full.The Walk of Honor has announced this year's inductees: Walt Milner and Joe Deupree. Lastly, summer meals (breakfast and lunch) are available at Timberline Elementary for children aged 18 and younger until July 28. It i , Paul Slechta reported that City Council are conducting interviews for boards and commissions. At the last joint City Council and Planning and Zoning public hearing, a couple of new restaurants, Dutch and Stella, were approved, along with Floor and D6cor. Additionally, a new hotel adjacent to Settlers Park was also approved. Parkscr i s Trent Kelley reported that Tony Steele retired last week, and Kurt Hardin will be stepping into the role of Parks Manager. The Travel World Series wrapped up even-aged divisions on Wednesday at Oak Grove, and the odd-aged divisions will start tomorrow. Last week, we hosted BerryDunn at our quarterly staff development meeting to launch our Open Space Master Plan. BerryDunn facilitated brainstorming activities with the Parks and Recreation staff o gather their feedback. Additionally, they participated in several pop-up events within the community. Chris Smith reported that the Parks and Recreation Department submitted budget proposals and held meeting with the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to discuss future projects related to The 2 REC Phase 2. The CAPRA review team has been on-site all week, reviewing 154 standards and conducting site visits. The team was impressed wit The Parks and Rec 's efforts and actively engaged with us throughout the review process. Robertson asked howthe CAPRA team reviews the 154 standards and howthey are assessed while -site. Christian Ross adjourned the meeting . Recording ecrt — Natasha Gale PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PARKS & REQIiEA ON OARD OF THE CITY OF GRA 1 I 1t" 5. Chris Smith Ch 'stia oss Director arks Recreation Department n of Parks& Recreation Advisory Board 3