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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Parks And Recreation Advisory Committee - 05/08/2013 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Regular Meeting May 8, 2013 5:00 p.m. 6t"Floor Conference Room, City Hall 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christ!,TX 78401 Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Rita Padron Michael Morris Dorian Ramirez Stacie Talbert Sylvia (S.)Campos Debra Rodriguez Ron Woods Andrew Dimas Carlos Valdez Carlos Haney Jinsun Kim Lisa Torres Richard Avila Rick Barrera Huxley Smith I. Cali to Order Lisa Torres, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members The recording secretary called roll and announced a quorum was present. Adoption of Minutes Regular Meeting of April 10, 2013 Rita Padron motioned to accept minutes of April 10, 2013. Carlos Valdez Sr. seconded. Motion carried. Minutes approved. 111. Public Comment-- Alice Bussey with Keller Williams Realty commented on May 9, 2013, being their special day to give back to the community. They will help beautify Mike Zepeda Park on Sunnybrook Drive and are requesting assistance from the P&R Department for supplies. Clint Wyatt will be delivering shovels and paint but the requested mulch could not be provided on such short notice. It is greatly appreciated that the community wants to help, but in order for the work to be done right and in a safe manner prior planning is required, stated Stacie Talbert. Neil McQueen, Chair, Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee commented that he would like the committee to review the Resolution for Improved Anti-Litter Ordinance and Enforcement handout for its approval before presenting to other committees and the City Council. Currently there is no enforcement for individual littering. A stronger ordinance is required and Municipal courts need to take action. The committee was asked to perform Action on the Resolution at the June meeting. IV. Presentation for Discussion and Possible Action— Golf Update— Peter Palacios with Foresight Golf made the presentation. The presentation included a Privatization Timeline, Financial Report, Course Conditions, Customer Satisfaction, 2012 Successes and 2013 Goals. One of their goals is to encourage visitors (non-golfers) to their Beverage and Food area. Foresight Golf has placed significant effort into their property irrigation. Foresight Golf operates the properties and the City receives 50% of the profits at the end of each year. Mr. Palacios extended an invitation to have the committee members come out and visit the properties. The Committee members thanked Mr. Palacios and Foresight Golf for the fantastic job being done at the Golf Courses. PRAC Regular Meeting 518113 1 � r V. Old Business and Possible Action— PRAC Appointment Nominations -- The committee nominated Curtis Ford, Linda Lindsey, Iris Martinez and Monica Rawlings as the vying candidates to the Parks and Recreations Advisory Committee. The nominees will be invited to attend the .tune meeting and present their interest to the Committee. Recommendations will be forwarded to City Council. Rita Padron motioned to accept the four individuals; send them the questionnaire and ask them to attend the June meeting. Dorian Ramirez seconded the motion. Motion carries. Presentation to City Council - The Finance Task Force will work on the presentation to later include PRAC. The goal is to help keep money in the budget for Parks and Recreation facilities. The timeline for submitting the ,presentation is between mid-May and June. Sylvia C. stated that PRAC members could address the City Council as citizens during public comment at meetings to let them know of their concerns. Lisa T. welcomed everyone's input. All ideas will be included in the presentation. The suggestion to accompany the video to the presentation and answer questions afterwards speaks volumes of Parks and Recreation. Two points of focus would be to improve facilities and tourism. Artesian Park Adopt A Park Co-Parents—Stacie T. reported that an application belonging to a church group had been approved. The group would be maintaining the park in the same manner as PRAC. She suggested the committee set a joint workshop day to work in conjunction with the church group or that PRAC could start looking into maintaining another park. Information about the Co-Parents workdays will be forwarded to PRAC members. VI. New Business and Possible Action — By-Laws/Change of meeting time — Rita P. reported researching PRAC meetings for a four year period. The reason for the research was due to the Attorney General's Office citing a committee in a West Texas for not following the posted times on their agendas. The research produced that our average meeting start time was 5:08 p.m. She recommended changing the meeting start time to 5:15 p.m. to allow members to settle in and be ready to begin by 5:15 p.m. Sylvia Campos motioned to change the meeting time to 5:15 p.m. Carlos Valdez Sr. seconds the motion. Motion carries. Rita P. reported that two (2) changes have been made to the By-Laws. She suggested that the Secretary make sure that the City Secretary's Office receives a copy of the changes as they are approved. Lisa T. thanked Debra Rodriguez, Secretary, for being on top of PRAC items. Task Force Goals—Lisa T. asked the Subcommittee Chairs for an update on their goals. The goals can be e-mailed to the ChairNice-Chair. VII. Committee, Liaison/Staff Reports • PSA, Finance/Marketing Task Force—Carlos Athletics Task Force- Richard Avila, Rita Haney, Lisa Torres, and Rick Barrera—Carlos Padron, and Ron Woods—Richard A. reported Haney reported e-mailing members an updated Ron W. is working on the Task Force goal and PSA(commercial). He will work on cutting the it will be submitted in a timely manner. two (2) minutes version to :30 seconds. Lisa T. reported that the PRAC article was released. The article will consist of two parts. One portion was released in May and the other in June. The article will appear in 230,000 publications throughout the United States. Lisa reported Facebook is 43 friends away from the 2000 mark. • Prooram Development Task Force—Ron • TACIBicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee — Woods, Sylvia Samaniego, Jinsun Kim, and Huxley Smith -No report Rita Padron— Ron W. reported their goal in the past was to design new and view existing • Watershore & Beach Advisory Committee--. programs for community needs. The goal will Neal McQueen reported earlier. be revised after review of old paperwork. PRAC Regular Meeting 518113 2 y. TM • Volunteers Program Task Farce—Rita Padron -no report. • Planning & Development Task Force— Dorian • Planning Department Liaison -Andrew D. — No Ramirez - No Report; Goal will be submitted. report • Police Department Liaison—Jesse Garcia — • Horticulture Task Force - Carlos Valdez Sr. — No report No report Director/Assistant Director—Michael M. and Stacie T. provided updates. • Bond 2012 Update—The department is continuing to work on introductory meetings with the consultants on the design for all the projects. The consultants have been selected and are now in the scope process. Committee members will be updated on progression. • TAAF Update—The Parks and Recreation Department and the team that worked on last year's TAAF (Texas Amateur Athletes Federation) Games were recognized as"Most Valuable Partner' by the Corpus Christi Convention and Visitor's Bureau at their Annual Tourism Luncheon held today. TAAF Games will be held from July 25tH-28t'With Welcoming Ceremonies to be held on Friday night. Planning and Promotional efforts are underway. Commercials, Morning shows and an interview by Stacie to be run in segments have commenced. Coordinators will be seeking volunteers to help conduct events for the 7,000 athletes expected. All venues will be maintained with a few events being relocated. Stacie T. extended an invitation to all PRAC members. • West Guth/Laborite Park Easter Update—The weekend ran smoothly. 125 sites at Labonte Park were sold. A$2/day parking fee was assessed to help have more control of driving on the park. The new Labonte Park is West Guth Park. Plans and Procedures for the$2/day parking fee will be moved over to West Guth next year to help control park access. The fee may not be implemented next Easter due to construction at the park. • Parker Pool Update—Pool hours were reduced in 2010 with closure scheduled in 2011. A Weed and Seed Grant kept the pool open and last year's budget scheduled it for closure again. The pool is in disrepair losing 1,500 gallons of water daily. The pool item will be up for discussion at next week's City Council meeting to see if Bond money is available to keep it open and operational. • Artesian Park Update-$75,000 is available in the Bond to make improvements at the park. Robert Gignack will be working on the design plan. The committee will have input once the project progresses into the contract. Irrigation may take up most of the money. • Athletic Fee Schedule—There have not been any changes in the fee schedule since 2010. Several groups are utilizing use of parks without paying the City a fee and charging individuals for the activity/event(i.e. exercisinglrunning event). The Legal Department has been notified as it has been placed on their list of things to do. VIII. Identify items to be placed on next agenda PRAC Appointment Nomination Invitations Presentation to City Council Adopt-A-Park(new park) Anti-Litter Ordinance and Enforcement Resolution Bond 2012 Update Artesian Park Plastic Bag Update IX. Adjournment As there was no further business, Huxley Smith motions to adjourn the meeting, Sylvia Campos seconds. Motion carries. Chair Lisa Torres adjourns at 6:44 p.m. PRAC Regular Meeting 518113 3