04-29-1991 (Parks & Recreation) Minutes MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
PARKS & RECREATION BOARD
CITY OF WYLIE , TEXAS
The City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Board met in regular
session at 7 : 00 P.M. on Monday, April 29 , 1991 in the
Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex . A quorum was
present and notice of the meeting had been posted in the
time and manner required by law. Members present were
Chairman Bryan Glenn, William Calverly, Scott Borwn , B.J .
Upshaw, Charles Stetler and John Burns . Peggy Sewell was
not present . Also attending were Bill Nelson , Director of
Parks & Recreation and Barbara LeCocq , Secretary.
ITEM NO. 1 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MARCH 25 ,
1991 MEETING: Chairman Glenn asked for any additions or
corrections . Hearing none , a motion was made by B. J. Upshaw
to approve the minutes as submitted , seconded by John Burns ,
all in favor .
ITEM NO . 2 - DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
COUNCIL FOR RECYCLING BIN AT COMMUNITY PARK: Bill Nelson
advised that he had checked with other cities and with
private firms concerning the availability of the igloo type
containers . None of these private firms could provide
these . Mr . Nelson also spoke with Browning , Ferris ,
Industries ( BFI ) about placing a recycling container at the
Park. They offered two options , ( 1 ) placement of a 4 CY
container to be emptied by BFI at the cost of $15 . 00 per
trip and BFI retained the proceeds of the sale of the
materials ; (2 ) 95 gallon polycart , same pricing and
retention of sale proceeds apply. Mr . Nelson also had been
checking into the possibility of the city buying the igloos
and taking the materials to a recycling center for sale .
Proceeds to stay with the City.
After lengthy discussion a motion was made by B. J. Upshaw
to ask Bill Nelson to talk further with BFI , without
obligating the City and return to the Board with a report .
Seconded by Scott Brown . Five in favor , 1 abstentian .
ITEM NO. 3 - UPDATE REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING :
a . VALENTINE PARK: Mr . Nelson has been working with
Resolution Trust Company (RTC) to have the land
donated to the City in order to provide ingress
and egress to the area. Discussion revealed a
desire to continue with the cleanup and
development of the park as a passive area while
waiting for the paperwork etc . involved in getting
a road into the Park. Asked this be placed on the
Council Agenda .
b . CONCESSION STAND: Mr . Nelson reported that as of
Sunday, April 28 , the City had received $790 as
our share of the receipts from the Concession
Stand . The money will be collected weekly. Mr .
Nelson also reported that the operator of the
stand has agreed to provide drinks for the teams
at $ 5. 00 per team up to and including 13 soft
drinks ; with all team members receiving their
drinks at the same time .
c . NEW ROAD INTO COMMUNITY PARK: Mr . Nelson reported
that we have obtained a temporary five year
easement from the School Board and Joe Helmberger
of Helmberger Associates , is drawing up a legal
description at this time . Target date for the
completion of road is June 1991 , cost estimated at
$13 , 000 .
d . COMMUNITY CENTER /LIBARY LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT:
Mr . Nelson reported that they had completed the
beds in front of the Library and had used dwarf
crepe myrtles along with other shrub plants and
some flowers for color .
e . PLAYGROUND: Mr . Nelson reported they were
replacing some swings and replacing toddler
swings ; Boy Scouts are going to help install new
equipment . They are putting wood sealer on
everything for preservation .
f . LIGHTING: Installation of electrical system at
concession stand , lights on ball diamonds and
security lights have been placed on timers .
g. WYLIE WOMEN'S LEAGUE PLAQUE: The plaque has been
installed and dedicated on April 15 , 1991 .
H. WOMEN'S LEAGUE CONCERT EVENTS: Women's League
will be sponsoring concert events during the
months of June , July and August behind the
Community Center as fund raising events . Women' s
League will provide the stage and the security ;
the City wil provde the cleanup and possibly some
type of seating . A concession stand will be
placed on the School property in order not to
infringe on our contract with the Community Park
concessionaire . The Women's League has offered
the Park Fund a sum of $200. 00 to be used as
needed for improvements .
i . HWY 78 SPRINKLER SYSTEM: The Public Works Dept .
has set the meter for this system and the Parks
Dept will install the system. This will be a drip
system to water the trees and will not provide
water for the grass .
j . CITY COMPLEX LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS: Mr . Nelson
said some trees had been transplanted to and from
the property. For this year , the Parks Dept . will
try only to maintain this property and keep it
mowed and neat , with any involved improvements
coming next year .
k . SANDEN PROPERTY: Mr . Nelson said he had acquired
some maps from Sanden and is also requesting some
aerial maps of the property from the Highway Dept .
1 . WSA RELATIONSHIP/STORAGE BUILDING: Mr . Nelson
said he feels his relationship with WSA is g000d
overall and he is satisfied with the way things
are progressing . He further stated that WSA had
placed a portable building on school property and
was storing some equipment in the Community
Center .
m. ATHLETIC FIELD FEES: Mr . Nelson stated that the
fields were booked Monday through Friday from 5PM
to 10PM and Saturday and Sunday nearly all day.
Mr . Nelson also stated that the City had received
$600 from soccer and he is expecting checks soon
for softball and baseball .
n. CAPITAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND: Mr . Nelson stated
there was $ 16, 388. 35 in this fund from the water
bill collections . There have been expenditures of
$8300 from this amount .
o . CITY BARBEQUE: Mr . Nelson reported that there was
a good turnout and that the Parks Dept had
decorated and cleaned in preparation for the
event . All seemed to enjoy and appreciate the
effort .
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further discussion , a motion
was made by Scott Brown to adjourn , motion was seconded , all
in favor . Meeting adjourned .
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Br Glenn , Chairman
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Barbara LeCoc , Secretary