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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks and Rec Advisory Board-Minutes-7/1/2002 citY Of ilC9 Texas PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES Monday, July 1, 2002 7:00 p.m. Chairman Joe Noorlag called the meeting to order at 7: 1 0 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2002 at the Parks and Recreation office. ROLL CALL: Members: Meg Davis, Jim Messina, Bill Mitchell, Joe Noorlag, Chuck Thomas, ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Ginny Tigue, Tom Cicherski, Chris Foy and Gil Turner STAFF: Dianne McWethy, Deputy City Manager, Monica Sue Walsh, Parks and Recreation Manager, Craig Dishman, Recreation Supervisor and Barbara Werner, Administrative Secretary 1 . Call to Order 2. Approval of the June 3, 2002 Minutes Jim Messina moved to approve the May 6, 2002 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes and Bill Mitchell seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 3. Discussion and Consideration of the update of the Colleyville Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan by Carter and Burgess City Council requested that private park land be included in the Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan. The Master Plan has been updated to include the private park information. Phillip Neely and Julie McCall of Carter and Burgess gave an overview of the update. Jim Messina requested that there be a joint work session with City Council to review the updated plan. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting July 1, 2002 Page 2 Chuck Thomas moved to approve the update to the Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan as presented. Meg Davis seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. 4. 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. 5. Park Operations and Capital Improvement Status Reports Monica Sue Walsh, Parks and Recreation Manager presented a status report on current projects. 6. Other Informational Items Gary Stickles addressed the board with his issues concerning the City Park tennis courts. (Comments attached) 7. Adjournment Jim Messina moved to adjourn at 9:27 p.m. and Chuck Thomas seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Respectfully submitted and approved: ~/;.~.IM../ U)J. kM( U Barbara Werner, Administrative Secretary Meetinq Aqenda Damage to courts: Metal baskets being used by the tennis pro's are damaging the courts. The sign states that no metal racquets are to be used yet the pro's are using metal buckets to pick up balls. This practice of using metal buckets should be eliminated to protect the courts surfaces which already show signs of wear and damage. Soliciting lessons: My three children while playing on the tennis courts were approached by one of the tennis pro's and were solicited for tennis lessons. This represented fear to my children since a stranger approached them and was completely out of line. Rudeness: 1) The pro's take have interrupted my match on more than one occasion to introduce themselves as the town's tennis pro's. 2) The pro's have walked next to the net while my children were playing to meet with a parent. They could have just as easily walked around the court as anyone else would have but their superiority complex did not allow it. 3) The pro's while giving lesson's are constantly yelling instructions and make it a less than desirable place to play tennis. This level of instruction does not belong on recreational courts. 4) I was removed from one of the tennis courts and made to play on a dirty tennis court because the pro said he had reserved the court. When I asked to see the reservation sheet he said he would be glad to go inside to make one up since he's the person who makes the reservations. Priority to use courts: Residents should be the only one's able to make reservations to use the courts. Non-resident's should not be allowed to use the courts. Lessons: Lesson's should be restricted to the two double courts at the bottom of the hill. Lessons should be restricted after 6:00 p.m. on all nights. No more than two courts should be able to be used for lessons at anyone time. All balls for lessons should be marked so residents balls are not mistakenly picked up in error. League use: League participation should be restricted to Colleyville Resident's and their guests. This will allow the courts to be more readily available for use by Colleyville residents. "Not for personal gain": The sign states this clause and I am confused as to why pro's are able to use these recreational courts for personal gain. They are making their living on our recreational courts. Reservations: As board needs to be established to show what courts are reserved each night. If a court is not reserved then a Colleyville resident has priority over the court. Volleyball courts: The tennis court next to the volleyball court is constantly dirty. A buffer of some sort (i.e., shrubs) would help to prevent this problem. Pro's equipment: The pro's leave their equipment (ball cars, etc.) on the courts when they are finished giving their lessons. The courts should be cleaned and emptied after each lesson. Simply stated the pro's should leave the courts in better condition than when they arrived. Lesson signs: The park is a beautiful setting and the signs advertising pro lessons should be removed. The park was designed for it's residents not the tennis pro's and this should be respected. I personally have a problem with the town of Colleyville having pro's on recreational courts and doing the type of things they have been getting away with. These are recreational courts and should be re-established as recreational courts for the residents of Colleyville. There is no reason for anyone to be making their living off of these courts, especially when you consider that many of the people taking lessons do not reside in Colleyville. This situation has made the courts unavailable to residents and available to non- residents. This scenario needs to change. I would like to see resident badges created. Residents with badges take priority over all else taking place on all the single courts. The courts should be used on a first come first serve basis, get rid of the reservations system it will not work since no one can predicts how long a match will take. One thing I pondered on was why we are allowing non-residents to make reservations which keep Colleyville residents from playing. Yes we make two dollars but what does it cost to run the lights on all of these courts each night. I am confident that this is a loss scenario which is costing the residents the use of the courts as well as the use of their tax dollars to light and maintain the courts. As stated earlier should you continue to allow pro's to use the courts they should have nothing to do with reservations since they make personal gain off the courts. There should be a black out from lesson on all the single courts and a black out on lessons on Mon-Fri after 6:00 p.m. and all day on weekends. If these changes are made I am confident that the courts would be more readily available for Colleyville residents and that the residents would cease having to pay for non-resident use. One thing I do know for sure is that changes need to be made so the residents can use the courts they pay for.