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City of Colleyville
City Council and Parks
and Recreation Advisory
Board Joint Worksession
Minutes
City Hall
100 Main Street
Colleyville, Texas 76034
817.503.1000
www.colleyville.com
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
5:00 p.m.
Executive Conference Room
Third Floor – City Hall
Mayor Richard Newton called the joint City Council and Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board to order at 5:00 p.m.
Round table self-introductions and roll call:
Present: Mayor Nancy Coplen, Richard Newton, Mayor Pro Tem Bobby
Lindamood, Councilmembers Tammy Nakamura, Kathy Wheat, George Dodson,
and Mike Taylor. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Vice Chair Mitali Mandlekar,
board members Natalie Genco, Rich Hendler, Cliff LeBlanc, John Hillebrand, Ajit
Purandare, and Jim Hasenpflug.
Also Present: City Manager Jerry Ducay, Assistant City Managers Adrienne
Lothery and Mark Wood, Parks Manager Heather Dowell, Recreation Manager Lisa
Esobedo, Community Development Director Ben Bryner, Principal Planner Felix
Landry, and City Secretary Christine Loven.
2. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
2a Presentation and discussion of the Park, Recreation and Open Space
Master Plan
Parks Manager Heather Dowell introduced representatives of Brandstetter Carroll,
Inc., the City’s Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan consultant: Larry
Brandstetter, Principal; Patrick Hoagland, Principal in Charge; and Elizabeth
Holser, project manager. Mr. Hoagland provided a presentation which highlighted
the work and results to date.
Mr. Hoagland provided a summary of the public engagement, open house, and
stakeholder group meetings, and the mailed and web available survey results.
The presentation also covered a park and facility service areas and benchmarking
summary.
Councilmember Taylor asked how many citizens responded to the survey and how
we tracked if those completed on line were duplicates. Mr. Hoagland responded
1,500 surveys were mailed and they were hoping to receive 300 – there were 534
responders to the mailed survey; and 1,410 responded to the web survey.
City Council and Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board Joint Worksession
Minutes December 6, 2017
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There was general discussion regarding dog parks, trails and sidewalks, tree
surveys, the City’s thoroughfare plan and master plan, and the availability of
grants.
Mr. Hoagland then led the group in a Vision-Mission–Core Beliefs exercise,
whereby everyone could participate regarding their vision for the City’s parks.
This information will be incorporated into a report which will be included in the
final recommendations.
Mr. Hoagland outlined the remaining steps in completing the Parks, Recre ation and
Open Space Master Plan:
Establish a Vision, Mission, Core Values, Goals and Objectives Statement
Finalize Individual Park Recommendations
Identify Capital Costs
Complete Action Plan
Complete Draft Report
Public Presentation
Council Presentation
Mayor Newton thanked everyone with Brandstetter Carroll for their work and said
he was pleased with the process this far.
3. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the City Council and Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board, Mayor Newton adjourned the Worksession at 6:46 p.m.
APPROVED BY A CITY COUNCIL VOTE OF 6 AYES, 0 NAYS, AND 0 ABSTENTIONS ON
THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017.
Minutes taken and prepared by:
Christine Loven, TRMC
City Secretary