11-04-1986 (Parks & Recreation) Minutes MINUTES
PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1986
The Parks & Recreation Board for the City of Wylie, Texas,
met in regular session on Tuesday, November, 4, 1986 at 7: 00
P. M. at the Community Room at 800 Thomas Street. Notice of
the meeting had been posted for the time and in the manner
required by law. Those present were Chairman Derek
Ammerman, Mr. Curtis Hale, Mrs. Peggy Sewell, Mr. Morris
Love, Absent from the Parks and Recreation Board were Mrs.
Jayne Chapman, Mr. John Morgan, and Willie Benitez.
Representing the staff were Mr. Gus Pappas, City Manager;
Ken White, Supervisor and Susan Marquardt, Secretary.
Chairman Derek Ammerman called the meeting to order, at 7: 15
P. M.
ITEM NO. 1 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Chairman Derek Ammerman
asked if there were any corrections or additions to the
minutes. Hearing none, a motion was made by Mr. Curtis
Hale to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion seconded
by Mr. Morris Love. Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM NO. 2 - PARKS & RECREATION PRIORITY LIST FOR THE BUDGET
1986-87 - Mr. Pappas, City Manager opened the discussion
with the board members on the budget 1986-87. He stated
that the budget this year has $10, 000. 00 which the board
may spend on capital improvement items. The budget also has
some miscellaneous money for small items. Chairman Ammerman
asked if this money was for exsiting parks? Mr. Curtis Hale
asked about some jogging and bike trails. Mr. Pappas, City
Manager replied that he did not have the design completed
yet. Mr. Morris Love asked what it would cost to Bomag a
pass on the Greenbelt park for jogging and bike trails? Mr.
Pappas, City Manager replied, that for a 8 foot pass it
would cost about 50 cents a sq. ft. Thats with a cement
base with a hot mix overlay.
Chairman Ammerman asked if this budget was an area for high
school help in the summer? Mr. Pappas, City Manager
replied, that this was the first year in which we now have a
fulltime person instead of having part time summer help. He
went on to say that the next big use for summer help is when
we start cleaning up for the wilderness park and a
recreational program for the children of Wylie during the
summer months. Mr. Morris Love asked what the status was on
the wilderness park? Mr. Pappas, City Manager replied` that
the wilderness park could be a fact by next year' Mrs.
Peggy Sewell asked Mr. Pappas, City Mana�e c go a�eag and
�ursue the wilderness par[ ' Mr. Curtz`s Hale �sked c|`et ti�e
Director of Parks & Recreation be put on the agenda for next
month, so that the board could consider a Director for next
year.
Mr. Pappas, City Manager informed the board after some
discussion that the hospital greenbelt park, the park below
the Birmingham land were items for consideration for next
year.
Mr. Morris Love asked about a basketball court? Mrs. Peggy
Sewell asked if it would be possible to have a 1/2 court at
Kirby Park?
After some discussion the following items were asked to be
put on the priority list for the budget 1986-87:
1 . Bleachers for the fourth baseball field
$1400. 00.
2. Playground equipment for the parks $1000. 00.
3. Fixing the road going into the Community Park.
The Parks and Recreation Board asked that these priorities
be recommneded to the City Council .
ITEM NO. 3- WORK ON THE PARK MASTER PLAN - Mr. Gus Pappas,
City Manager handed out the list of the City of Wylie park
master plan along with designs of school/park configurations
for land use. Mr. Gus Pappas, City Manager suggested to the
board that if they feel comfortable with what was on the
list they needed to start thinking about putting it actually
on the master plan board. This is the beginning of tieing
them together.
Mr. Gus Pappas pointed out the Muddy Creek, Lavon Dam, and
Cottonwood Creek Parks as being part of the park plan.
After some discussion the board asked Mr. Gus Pappas to
start putting the parks on the master plan board. Mr.
Curtis Hale asked how many parks are now on the master plan?
Mr. Gus Pappas, City Manager replied, " 12 parks are
represented at this time. "
Mr. Pappas, City Manager suggested to the board to start
thinking about a priority list of what they would like to
see begin happening first on the master park plan. Mrs.
Peggy Sewell asked if this included the community rooms,
restrooms and etc . Mr. Gus Fappas~ City Manager replied,
"We will put on the master plan everythinq that we want as
far as parks, then when the developer comes to City Hall , we
can show them what we are lookinq for in the wav of parks.
The Parks and Recreation Board asked that the approval of
the master, plan as they have it be put on the agenda for the
next meeting.
ITEM NO. 4 - ADJOURN - With no more business or discussion,
Chairman Derek Ammerman asked for a motion to adjourn. Mrs.
Peggy Sewell made the motion, seconded by Mr. Curtis Hale.
Meeting adjourned by Chairman Derek Ammerman.
Derek Ammerman, Chairman
Parks & Recreation Board
Respectfully submitted:
S"sa./ narquarue, Secretary