10-16-2017 (Parks & Recreation) Minutes I PA(
CITY'F W 'Lit=. Parks and Recreation Board
Meeting Minutes
Monday,October 16, 2017—6:30 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex
300 Country Club Road#100
Wylie,Texas 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Board Chairman Rose called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.with Board Member Chesnut, Board Member
White, Board Member Kinser, and Board Member Jones in attendance. Board Member Robinson and Board
Member Dean were absent from the meeting.
Staff members present were Superintendent Robert Diaz, and Parks Board Secretary Janet Hawkes.
CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
No Citizens came forward.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Consider and act upon approval of the minutes from the September 11, 2017
meeting.
Board Action:
Board Member Jones made a motion to approve Minutes from the September 11, 2017 meeting.
Board Member Chesnut seconded the motion, and a vote was taken and passed 5-0.
2. Consider and act upon approval of a vendor application for the Wally Watkins
Elementary PTA for a fundraiser event at Founders Park on November 23,
2017.
Superintendent Diaz informed the Board that the Wally Watkins Elementary PTA wants to host a 5K
and one mile fun run (titled the Wally Watkins Turkey Trot)at the Founders Park trail the morning of
Thanksgiving, November 23, 2017. This event was held near Watkins Elementary in previous years;
however, due to safety concerns, the Wylie Police Department is currently not issuing permits for
road races. The event will be held entirely within Founders Park without the use of any City streets
during the race, and additional parking in the Wylie High School lot will be available to participants.
Entry fees and school spirit items will be sold within Founders Park. The Parks Division will provide
support for this event.
Board Action:
Board Member Kinser made a motion to approve the vendor application for the Wally Watkins
Elementary PTA for a fundraiser event at Founders Park on November 23, 2017. Board Member
Jones seconded the motion, and a vote was taken and passed 5-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
• Update on art installation at Municipal Complex Trail.
Superintendent Diaz advised that the Wylie Municipal Complex Trail art piece, Entwine, has been
constructed, up-lights have been installed, and decomposed granite is currently in process of being
laid at the base of the piece. The other two art projects, Prairie Crossing and Lift Off, are both
scheduled to be installed at the Brown Street trailhead and Disc Golf Course by the end of the year.
• Review of FY 17-18 approved budget projects.
Superintendent Diaz reviewed fiscal year 2017/2018 parks and recreation projects with the Board.
With respect to all of the upcoming projects planned, Superintendent Diaz noted that due to the
amount of projects there will not be a need for a Board Acquisition and Improvement(A& I) Project
Committee during this fiscal year.
Superintendent Diaz addressed 4B funded projects with the Board that will be addressed this year.
They include the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan,Wylie Senior Recreation Center
Facility Usage/Needs Assessment study, and the Brown House Feasibility Study. The Community
Park playground replacement project, which has a budget of$110,000, will begin construction by
year end or early 2018.
Superintendent Diaz also reviewed upcoming A& I Fund projects with the Board. These include
design projects at Parkside Park, the Municipal Complex Trail for some trail lighting, Twin Lakes
Park trail connection feasibility/design to Southbrook Park, and some conceptual design work for
Braddock and Bozman Farms Parks. Staff will also work with the Wylie Lakes Home Owners
Association on the installation of a fund-matched park pavilion in Wylie Lakes Park.
Superintendent Diaz also notified the Board that the Master Plan process that will start this fiscal
year will probably be composed of Parks and Recreation Board Members and City staff. The Master
Plan process will take approximately one year to complete.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Board Member Kinser. Board Member
Jones seconded the motion, and a vote was taken and passed 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
ATTEST
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Janet Hawkes, Parks Board Secretary Matt Rose,Parks Board Chairman
Minutes October 16, 2017
Wylie Parks and Recreation Board Meeting
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