03-04-1986 (Parks & Recreation) Minutes MINUTES
PARKS °, RECREATION BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1986
The Parks & Recreation Board for the City of Wylie, Texas,
was scheduled for 7: 00 P. M. on Tuesday, March 4, 1986 at the
Community Room at 800 Thomas. Notice of the meeting had
been posted for the time and in the manner required by law.
Those present were Chairman Retha Tibbals, Mrs. Jayne
Chapman , Mr. Curtis Hale, and Mr. Morris Love. Representing
the City of Wylie was Mrs. Carolyn Jone, City Secretary; and
Mrs. Susan Marquardt , Secretary. Those absent were Mr. Don
Hughes, Mr. John Morgan , Mrs. Peggy Sewell , and Mr. Derek
Ammerman , Mr . Gus Pappas, City Manger; Mr. Bill Windham,
Director of Public Works; and Mr. Kenneth White, Parks
Supervisor.
ITEM NO. i - APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - Chairman Retha
Tibbals called the meeting to order . Chairman Retha Tibbals
asked for any corrections or additions to the minutes. Mr.
Curtis Hale made motion to accept the minutes as submitted.
Mrs. Jayne Chapman seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM NO. 2 - 4TH BASEBALL FIELD - Mrs. Carolyn Jones
addressed the board that the sand for the baseball fields
had been ordered and are starting to work on the fields.
Mrs. Carolyn Jones also stated the the WSA was putting up
the backstop on the 4th baseball field. WSA has already
started construction on the backstop.
Chairman Retha Tibbals asked about the sprinkler system.
Mr. Curtis Hale asked if the field was going to be lighted.
Mrs. Carolyn Jones said that to her knowledge, there would
not be any lights on that field, that it was just going to
set up as a practice field.
ITEM NO. 3 - GENERAL DISCUSSION - Mrs. Carolyn Jones
informed the board that the fence for the backstop at
Valentine Park was in the process of being erected. The
metal door for the Akin Pavi l l i on was here and ready to be
put up. Also, the Park Supervisor has been adding to the
playground equipment.
Mr. Curtis Hale asked if the park sign was up with the
proper poles changed out to meet state regulations?
Chairman Retha Tibbals asked about a state fund on
beautification. Mrs. Carolyn Jones stated that Mayor Akin
was working on it for trees and plants for the side of the
highway. We don 't have the statistics yet on this program.
Mr. Curtis Hale mentioned that the consession stand was
broken into again. He stated maybe we needed some type of
an alarm system to prevent this sort of thing. Chairman
Retha Tibbals suggested that we needed to form a committee
to study the possibilities and expense for an alarm system.
Chairman Retha Tibbals asked Mr. Curtis Hale and Mr. Morris
Love would like to represent the committee and to see if Mr.
John Morgan would also like to be on the committee.
Chairman Retha Tibbals thought that the committee could get
with Mr . Bill Windham and give a report on the situation at
the next meeting.
ITEM NO. 4 - ADJOURN - Chairman Retha Tibbals adjourned the
meeting.
Retha Tibbals
Chairman