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City of Colleyville
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
MINUTES
City Hall 100
Main Street
Colleyville, Texas 76034
817. 503.1000
www.colleyville.com
Monday, October 24, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Colleyville Center
5301 Riverwalk Drive
1. CALL TO ORDER
Assistant City Secretary Angela Larson called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. and
called the roll:
Present: Members Amy Ackermann, Dustan Goodell, Eric Presson, James
Poettcker, Jerome Davis, Joe Stout, and John Hillebrand.
Absent: Member Bob Scott.
Also Present: Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Wheat, Colleyville Pickleballers, and Parks and
Recreation Director Lisa Escobedo, and Assistant City Secretary Angela Larson.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 4, 2022
A motion was made to approve the minutes of April 4, 2022, by Member Stout,
seconded by Member Poettcker, and passed unanimously.
3. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
3a Election of a Chair and Vice Chair
Member Goodell made a motion to elect Member Presson as Chair and Member
Hillebrand as Vice Chair, seconded by Member Ackermann, and passed
unanimously.
3b Senior Center Renovation Update
Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Escobedo presented an update on the Senior
Center Renovation Project; providing the background, start date, budget, and
design to accommodate for more programming.
Member Stout asked if there will be lockers and Director Escobedo answered no.
There was discussion regarding who may be a member, membership fees, date of
completion, and land available behind the Senior Center.
3c Purchase of property for a City-owned Rec Center
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Director Escobedo provided a report on the pending purchase of the property to be
utilized as a City-owned Recreation Center noting the history of the purchase,
acreage of land, building condition, purchase price, and next steps.
There was discussion regarding timeline, recreation usage of the facility, staffing
and traffic increase, and the board’s role during this time.
Member James Poettcker left at 6:32 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Wheat noted GCISD requires City staff at all practices and the
recreation usage of the facility will be under review.
3d Presentation on pickleball courts and discussion of a recommendation
from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Director Escobedo provided a presentation on the pickleball courts, noting the four
courts are located at City Park, high demand and usage of courts, and resident
feedback and requests for more courts.
Janet Cunningham, Colleyville pickleballer, addressed the board stating there is a
high demand to play pickleball and not enough courts to play on in Colleyville. Ms.
Cunningham suggested striping two pickleball courts on a tennis court at City Park,
and to revise pickleball court policies. Director Escobedo stated recreation policies
are coming soon.
There was discussion regarding the cost of striping and removing striping,
distraction of multiple lines on a court, concern of taking away tennis courts, hours
and days of usage for different player groups, and options for a comprehensive
review and master planning for City facilities.
Member Davis left the meeting at 7:12 p.m.
The board requested additional information from Director Escobedo regarding usage
and requested delaying a recommendation until the next meeting.
4. REPORTS
Parks and Recreation Director Report
Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Escobedo reviewed the written report, which was
provided to the Board and recorded in the agenda packet.
Member Ackermann left the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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Chair Presson asked for the Parks and Recreation board dates for 2023. Director
Escobedo said she will provide a meeting dates list.
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 8 AYES, 0 NAYS, ON THIS THE 9TH DAY OF January 2023.
Minutes taken and prepared by:
Angela Larson
Assistant City Secretary