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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-21 Regular MeetingGRAPEVINE PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 2025 - 6:00 PM VINTAGE HALL THE VINE ARTS & EVENTS CENTER 225 WEST WORTH STREET I. Call to Order II. Invocation III. Approve the July 17, 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. Presentation and Discussion • Youth Sports Association Reports o Mustang Panther Football and Cheer o Mustang Panther Wrestling o Mustang Panther Lacrosse o Grapevine Southlake Soccer Association • Grapevine Baseball & Softball Annual Report VII. Miscellaneous Board Items • Grapevine High School Student Liaison • Colleyville Heritage High School Student Liaison • GCISD Board Report • City Council Update • Parks and Recreation Update – Chris Smith/ Trent Kelley 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 13th DAY OF AUGUST 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 & Recreation Advisory Board met August 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in Vintage Hall at The Vine Arts & Events Center located at 225 West Worth in Grapevine, Texas with the following members present, to -wit: MEMBERS: Christian Ross Roy Robertson Kelly McDowell Kerri Stephens Robyn Readicker Jake Copeland Rob Fenton LIAISONS: ABSENT: Lavon Light Martin Guthrie Chris Coy — City Council Kathy Spradley— GCISD Board Liaison Brynley Inglis — GHS Student Liaison Addison Gormley — CHHS Student Liaison Constituting a quorum with the following members of City staff: Chris Smith, Director Trent Kelley, Deputy Director Andrea Tredaway, Athletics & Hospitality Manager Blake Benavides, Athletics Supervisor Megan Holladay, Administrative Manager Christian Ross called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. A moment of silence was observed followed by the invocation led by Christian Ross. Approval of Minutes A motion was made to approve the July 17, 2025 meeting minutes. Motion: Robertson Second: Stephens Ayes: Ross, Robertson, McDowell, Stephens, Nays: None Abstention: Light, Guthrie Approved: 7-0-2 Citizen Comments None Readicker, Copeland, Fenton New Business Christian requested that Addison Gormley, our CHHS Student Liaison introduce herself to the advisory board because she was unable to attend the July meeting. Presentation Youth sports presentations. Andrea Tredaway, Athletics & Hospitality Manager, introduced all the organizations and gave a brief explanation of the importance of having these groups in our community. Jonathan Jackson, representative from Mustang Panther Wrestling provided an update on the 2024- 2025 season and used the slides provided to go over details regarding their year. He was glad to share that when he started the organization, there were roughly ten kids participating and now, they are starting their season with 54 kids. He now has four additional coaches helping and they are competing in tournaments and competitions. Jackson took questions and Robertson asked what nights they wrestle. Jackson shared that the kids weigh in on Friday and tournaments are usually on Saturdays and sometimes Sunday. Readicker asked if there were any females and Jackson said there aren't as many but there are a few. Ross asked the age range of those that are participating and Jackson shared that the organization started as K-6 but now has expanded to K-8. Jackson will step back from coaching weekly practices but will be managing the administration. It costs $175 for the winter season; that fee covers the uniform but parents are responsible for insurance card. Over half of the fees goes towards gear. MP Wrestling donated $800 for low income families to attend a tournament in OK. Cameron Petty, representative from Mustang Panther Football and Cheer provided an update on the 2024-2025 season and used the slides provided to go over details regarding their year. Petty shared that Cheer has grown, there are currently 162 girls signed up, whereas football saw a slight drop in the sign ups this year. Petty shared details that K-3 is no tackle and 4-5 is tackle. The cost to participate in Cheer is $250 for a new cheerleader and $135 for a returning cheerleader. The uniforms are used for two years and then they swap high schools. Football is $225 for tackle, to cover the cost of equipment and pads, and $125 for flag football. Admin expenses are $24. The Mustang Panther organization provides their jersey and this year they provided padded pants. They currently have 11 voting members on their board. Petty shared that they will be hosting their annual pep rally tailgate at MP Stadium on Saturday August 23. They had roughly 400 people in the community attend last year and they have had 650 RSVPs so far for this year. Petty took questions and McDowell asked if groups were organized by age and she said there was a change this year and there was more intention when creating the groups. Similar grade and school cheerleaders would be cheering for similar grade and school football. There were no scholarships provided for cheer this year. Brett Mair, representative from Mustang Panther Lacrosse provided an update on the 2024-2025 season and used the slides provided to go over details regarding their year. This will be his last year with the organization as his son is aging out but he was excited to share that when he came on board, the organization as a whole was not doing well and through recruiting efforts and scholarships, they have turned it around considerably. Thie year they raised roughly $10,000 with sponsorships and that money will help cover the expenses they did with scholarships. They are grateful for the field maintenance at both GMS and HMS and thanked everyone for their support. Justin Hibbs, president of Grapevine-Southlake Soccer Association provided an updated on the 2024- 2025 season and used the slides provided to go over details regarding their year. GSSA has roughly 1000 kids each season in the fall and spring, and participation is holding steady, but they are preparing for an expected increase after the World Cup. Fees are currently $100 and they provide scholarships for roughly 30-40 kids each year. They currently have a relationship with Solar Soccer Club that helps what is needed to keep coaches up to date and make sure the kids are developing. The majority of the players are within the U4-U8 ranges and he shared the soccer is a great introductory sport. Hibbs 2 closed by complementing the fields and said that he has heard from players and other organizations that have all had nothing but great things to say about the quality and maintenance. Andrea Tredaway introduced Blake Benavides who provided an update on the 2024-2025 Grapevine Baseball Softball season and used the slides provided to go over details regarding their year. He shared that there are consistent numbers in both baseball and softball and he shared that a big accomplishment was getting through the All -Star Tournament with record numbers and the surveys taken gave positive remarks about overall experience. One change for this fall was the date cut off adjustment for age brackets. The new date is Sept 1 and so it falls in line with a school year and grades versus a calendar year. Closing out the presentation, Christian Ross expressed the importance of recreation sports. GCISD Student & Board Liaison Update Brynley Inglis, student liaison from Grapevine High School, provided her update. She shared the following: First day of school- Aug 13th Senior sunrise- Aug 15th Kicking off football season, Grapevine had a midnight scrimmage right at MP Stadium on the 15th Football BBQ- Aug 16th First football game against Wakeland - Aug 29th Season opener for Grapevine volleyball- Aug 12th Tennis won against Colleyville- Aug 19th & 20th Band had a parent performance- Aug 11 th Coming up, Grapevine cheer is hosting a clinic on September 13th for the community. And for parents, Greenback Night and Open House are on September 8th. Here they will do things like walk their students schedule, meet teachers, and overall see what students are doing. Addison Gormley, student liaison from Colleyville Heritage High School provided her update. She shared the following: We had Panther Pride Night on Friday August 8, to kick back school in which we had over 3, 000 people attend! We had numerous vendors from around the community to support Panther Booster Clubs. Panther sports teams and clubs were recognized I'm the field! Our GC1SD board liaison Kathy Spradley and Superintendent spoke during the pep rally in MP Stadium, and all of the GC1SD Board Trustees attended.9th Grade, JV and Varsity football teams are all playing in Scrimmages- tonight at MP Stadium also! Volleyball, Band and Cross Country have all been busy - with Cross Country finishing 5th last week! The PTSA hosted all Heritage teachers and staff for a Welcome Back lunch, and new students were all invited to. campus for a walk-through of their schedules! Grapevine Colleyville FFA just held their first district -wide interest meeting, on Monday August 18th with over 100 attendees at Nash Farms and will soon start prepping for Leadership development event competitions in the next month. Senior Sunrise was held last week before school started. Curriculum Night is next Wednesday, August 27th at 6:00 pm - and the Senior Parent Meeting begins at 5:30 pm. Our Homecoming is Friday, September 26th, with our Homecoming Parade on Wednesday, September 24th. College Night will be held in conjunction with GHS at GHS on September 25th. 3 Kathy Spradley, the Grapevine-Colleyvilie ISD Board Liaison, provided a recap on Convocation that was a "pep rally" held at Grapevine High School before the start of school for all teachers. The district theme for this year is "GCISD Journey" and the overall experience was well received by teachers and staff. Mustang Panther Stadium will open on Aug 27th from 6:00-8:OOPM for seniors to come and take Senior Photos throughout the stadium and on the field. Grapevine Chamber kicked off on August 21st with an update given by the superintendent, Dr Schnautz and Grapevine High School Senior, Luke Gromly. GHS Band was invited to perform at the at Cattle Barrons Ball with Post Malone on Oct 25. Panther Pride Night, held on Aug 15th at Mustang Painter stadium was a success with over 3000 people attending. The event was organized by the CHHS PTSA and it was a great opportunity for all organizations to be recognized. City Council Chris Coy reported that the City Council met this week and adopted the budget for new fiscal year, lowering the tax rate by 2%. Grapevine currently has the second lowest tax rate in the state. Planning and zoning was extensive at the meeting. Weinberger's is expanding in January. Approved additional building for Hotel Vin where Sunbelt was located. Dig World was approved, which is a place for kids and kids at heart where they can use big machines and equipment. Parks and Recreation Updates Chris Smith presented on Master Plan Listening Sessions. Everyone should have received an invitation for Master Plan Listening Session for Tuesday Sept 9th 11:30-1:OOPM at The REC in Admin office. We have various other groups participating as well including students, community members and Club All - Access. We are trying to hear from various groups within the community and BerryDunn will also be doing various Pop Ups within the community. Chris went over the current status of Settlers Park; Phase 1 B. Trent Kelley reported that there will be an Open House for Club All -Access on Aug 27 at the Bessie Mitchell House. Trace Worthy, the previous Horticulturist, and Jeremiah Obert will be stepping in to manage the gardens. Trace will continue to stay on contract and continue to mentor Jeremiah. Trent also shared that Keep Grapevine Beautiful attached President Circle status by meeting national standards. There will be a scheduled parks clean up day after Labor Day. The REC will be closed for annual Cleaning Week, Tuesday September 2 through Sunday September 7. Adiourn Christian Ross adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m. Recording Secretary — Megan Holladay PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS IS 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025. 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