12-05-2005 (WISD & City Council Subcommittee) Minutes MINUTES
MEETING OF
WYLIE CITY COUNCIL &
WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUBCOMMITTEE
December 5, 2005— 6:30 A.M.
Wylie High School
2550 West FM 544
Room#125 (East Entrance to Main Building)
Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER-WYLIE CITY COUNCIL
City Council members present were Mayor John Mondy; Mayor Pro Tem/City Chair Eric
Hogue; and Council Member/City Vice Chair Rick White. School Board members
present were: WISD Trustee/School Subcommittee Chair Susan Schuler and WISD
Trustee Ronni Fetzer. Also in attendance were Dr. John Fuller, Superintendent of Schools
and Mark B. Roath, City Manager. WISD Trustee Henry Garland was in attendance via
telephonic call.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Appointment of Chair of the City of Wylie Subcommittee.
All City representatives agreed that Eric Hogue should be Chair of the City Sub-
committee.
2. Appointment of Vice Chair of the City of Wylie Subcommittee.
All City representatives agreed that Rick White should be Vice Chair of the City Sub-
committee.
3. Purpose/Goals for Subcommittees and Suggestions for Future Meeting
Susan Schuler explained that not all Subcommittee members had an opportunity to
explain their ideas about the purpose of the Committee. At which point, Eric Hogue
addressed the membership and stated that he felt shared communication was important,
especially at the Board level. Dr. Fuller suggested that those on City Council as well as the
City Manager, might want to be added to his "First to Know" e-mail notification of school
issues.
4. Joint Projects between the City of Wylie and Wylie I.S.D. during the Past 10 Years
Mark Roath read a list of past and present joint projects between the City and School
District including joint development and approval of the Master Plan for Founders Park;
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Joint use of parking and recreational facilities at Founders Park; use of WISD facilities by
the City for the Wylie Wave Program; WISD staff attendance at the City's Weekly
Development Review sessions; City Fire and Rescue Programs in the schools; joint funded
Reserve Police Officers in the schools; joint funding of Crossing Guards; Student
Government Day; and City Council recognition of students at meetings to name a few.
Subcommittee members discussed the need to make these joint efforts public.
5. Open Space Area Available for Future Joint Projects Including Walking Trails
Mark Roath briefly discussed information about the Parks and Open Space Master Plan,
which was adopted by the City in 2002/03. Dr. John Fuller stated that the School District
might be interested in improving walking trails around school facilities. Ronni Fetzer
stated that the School District had approximately seven acres, between Dodd and
McMillan, in the flood plain that might be used for trails. Participants asked the City
Manager to provide the School District with a map depicting the future trail system.
6. Recent Wylie I.S.D. Demographic Study Information
Dr. John Fuller discussed demographic information used by the School District. He
further indicated that he would furnish a copy to the City.
The Subcommittee agreed to meet next on January 9th at 6:30 a.m. at the City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 a.m.
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Eric Hogue,S ,0
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SUBMITTED BY:
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Mark B.Roath,City Manager
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