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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks and Rec Advisory Board-Minutes-2/4/2002 . . ll@ Texas PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES Monday, February 4, 2002 7:00 p.m. Chairman Joe Noorlag called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. on Monday, February 4,2002 at the Parks and Recreation Office. ROLL CALL: Members: Councilman Ginny Tigue, Tom Cicherski, Meg Davis, Chris Foy, Jim Messina, Bill Mitchell, Joe Noorlag, Chuck Thomas, Gil Turner ABSENT: None STAFF: Dianne McWethy, Deputy City Manager, Monica Sue Walsh, Parks and Recreation Manager, and Craig Dishman, Recreation Supervisor and Barbara Werner, Administrative Secretary 1 . Call to Order 2. Approval of the January 7, 2002 Minutes GiI Turner moved to approve the January 7,2002 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes and Meg Davis seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 3. Discussion and Consideration of approving the American Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Study of City park facilities and authorizing the use of Parkland Dedication Fund and Voluntary Park Fund monies, in an amount not to exceed $92,500 for improvements Monica Sue Walsh gave an overview of the needed changes necessary to make Sparger Park, Colleyville Nature Center and L. D. Lockett House ADA compliant. She gave the following staff recommendation: Replacement of the Sparger Park playground at a cost estimate of $70,000; replacement of Colleyville Nature Center playground surfacing at a cost estimate of $10,000 and replacement of L.D. Lockett House handicap ramp at a cost estimate of $2,500. After discussion by the board, Chris Foy moved to approve the use of the Voluntary Park Fund 5109 Bransford Road P.O. Box 185 Colleyville, Texas 76034 656-PARK Metro: (817) 498-4749 Fax: (817) 577-1986 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting February 4, 2002 Page 2 and Parkland Dedication Fund monies in an amount not to exceed $92,500 for improvements as outlined in the American Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Study of City park facilities. Jim Messina seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 4. Presentation by Michelle Reitz concerning usage of practice facilities Ms. Reitz returned to provide information to the incumbents and new members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board concerning her dissatisfaction with the use of the Pleasant Run Practice Park fields by select soccer teams over the CSA recreational league teams. Ms. Reitz reviewed the January 9 meeting held with Diana Mueller, Colleyville Soccer Association President, Monica Walsh, Dianne McWethy and Tom Sweatt of American Eagles. Ms. Reitz stated that representatives of CSA and American Eagles did not provide the information as requested by staff concerning practices by each of the organizations. Monica Sue Walsh presented a letter that was sent to Dianne McWethy and herself from Diana Mueller, CSA President. (Letter is attached.) Joe Noorlag requested that Dianne McWethy contact Diana Mueller of CSA to request the information concerning the usage of the fields and scheduling procedures for CSA and American Eagles. Staff also requested that Diana Mueller be invited to attend the March 4, 2002 meeting to provide information to the Parks Board. 5. Presentation by Pete Flagella, President of Colleyville Girl's Softball Association, concerning usage of game fields Pete Flagella presented a presentation to the board requesting that the City allow Colleyville Girl's Softball Association to use City Park playing fields for practice; fix drainage problems on all playing fields; add equipment to stands in all dugouts and link to the C.G.S.A. website. Dianne McWethy reviewed the creation of the 1998 ordinance related to the use of the game fields at both Pleasant Run and City Park, which prohibits the use of game fields for practice. Staff recommended that a committee be established representative of all of the youth sports association presidents to make a recommendation to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the City Council. Joe Noorlag requested that an item be placed on the March 4, 2002 agenda for the appointment of a committee to review the use of the game fields at Pleasant Run Park and City Park. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting February 4, 2002 Page 3 6. Discussion and Consideration for redirecting Voluntary Park Fund monies Monica Sue Walsh gave a summary of the status of the Voluntary Park Fund expenditures as approved by City Council. Bob Leininger, President of Colleyville Football Association, approached the board requesting the Voluntary Park Fund monies allocated to the Colleyville Middle School Lighting be returned to the fund and the amount be reallocated to purchase a new scoreboard for use by the Colleyville Football Association. The board requested Mr. Leininger come back with a presentation and cost estimates for the scoreboard. After discussion by the board, Chuck Thomas moved that the Cottonbelt Trail Phase I monies in the amount of $48,000 and the Colleyville Middle School Lighting monies in the amount of $8,100 be unencumbered and returned to the Voluntary Park Fund. Jim Messina seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 7. Recreation, Athletics, Tennis and Seniors' Reports Craig Dishman, Recreation Supervisor provided an overview of the current and proposed recreation programs and activities available to citizens of Colleyville and surrounding areas. 8. Park Operations and Capital Improvement Status Reports Monica Sue Walsh, Parks and Recreation Manager presented a status report on current projects. 9. Other Informational Items 10. Adjournment Chris Foy moved to adjourn a 9:45 p.m. and Chuck Thomas seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Respectfully submitted and approved: Barbara Werner, Administrative Secretary fit , 'vll~/fW~]~~ SaCeef' A~soc~a~~au, 1~}~. I P.O. Box 875 Colleyville, Texas 76034 1-30-02 Diane McWethy 5400 Bransford Rd. P.O. Box 185 Colleyville, TX 76034 Dear Ms. McWethy, After our January meeting with Michelle Reitz, it appears that she feels non- residents should not be given the same rights as Colleyville residents even after the non-residents have paid the non-resident fee. This seems to be a city issue rather than a soccer issue. Citizens from Colleyville enjoy participating in sports from neighboring towns, we enjoy the libraries in neighboring towns and we share schools with children from Grapevine and Euless. To ignore the benefits Colleyville citizens receive from neighboring communities and to attempt to make non-resident participants second-class citizens seems to CSA to be a dangerous path to go down. Non-resident fees contribute a significant amount of funding to the maintenance of our sports facilities, benefiting both residents and non- residents. This revenue would be difficult to make up if lost. If the city does decide to change their policies regarding the participation of non-residents in youth sports, they should first request input from all youth sports organizations. If Mrs. Reitz' issue centers on inadequate practice space for soccer players, we would welcome her input and support at a CSA board meeting. This is a concern for all soccer players in Colleyville. CSA has discussed options for more creative use of space for practices with the Parks and Recreation Department in the past and would be happy to continue doing so. If Mrs. Reitz' has a specific complaint about an American Eagles team, the CSA board would like specific information so that the complaint can be addressed through the appropriate channels. When Mrs. Reitz did attend a CSA board meeting, this issue was not brought up. The CSA board has not received complaints on this issue from our coaches, who must find practice space for their teams each season. CSA and the American Eagles have had a mutually beneficial relationship for many years. Many of the recreation soccer participants look forward to participating in select soccer. The CSA welcomes input from parents and would benefit from the involvement of more parents. However, at this time the CSA board has unanimously voted not to poll the recreation coaches as to where they practiced last Fall 2001 season. CSA welcomes all participants in its recreation and select program, regardless of their address. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support of Colleyville Soccer. Sincerely, Cftarz rJJl~Lldt!10 Diana Mueller CSA President Cc: Monica Sue Walsh Michelle Reitz