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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Parks And Recreation Advisory Committee - 09/10/2003 V PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Regular Meeting September 10, 2003, 5:00 p.m. City Hall—Basement Training Room 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi,TX Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Gloria Aguilar Dorrinda Garza Gregory Perkes David Ondrias Anne Baker Rome Gregorio Maria Ramos Linda Hodge Sandra Billish Megan Welch K Chute Clifford Bost Karen Woodard Davie Cissna CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chair, Rome Gregorio called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. II. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The recording secretary called roll and announced that a quorum was present. New member, Megan Welch was introduced. (Sandra Billish arrived at 5:07 pm.) III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of August 13, 2003. Dorrinda Garza moved to accept the minutes as submitted. Gloria Aguilar seconded. The motion passed. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC: Trian Serbu, 1050 Plaza Del Rey spoke of his concerns regarding Marina funding, the South Wharf project and the North bound lane reroute on Shoreline Boulevard. Sandra Billish invited Mr. Serbu to attend the Friends of the Parks meetings. V. BUSINESS: Presentation of the RTA Cable Car Project by David Seiler Mr. Seiler invited the committee to attend a workshop for this project on Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at the Ortiz Center. Mr. Seiler stated key community leaders were part of the previous ability study and an Environmental Impact Study is currently being conducted. This project is to compliment the planned Southeast area development by providing supplemental parking. A presentation for City Council is scheduled on September 23, 2003. Karen Woodard arrived at 5:25 p.m. and was introduced after Mr. Seiler's presentation. B. Old Business— Discussion and recommendation on Landry's MOU. The committee concluded their discussion on the Landry's Memorandum of Understanding and composed the following recommendation to Mayor Loyd Neal and the City Council. Date September 10, 2003 To: Mayor Loyd Neal & City Council From: The Park and Recreation Advisory Committee Re: MOU Proposal for Landry's Dear Mayor Neal: We the members of the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee have recommended the following: SCANNED r./ We do not approve of the current MOU proposal from Landry's. We are in favor of Development in the Marina. However, we recommend the following provisions be amended to the current MOU. If Landry's is not willing to negotiate then we have no alternative than to reject this proposal. Financial 1. Financial -Lease Payment equal the Bond Equity 2. Bonds should be insure 3. Increase of rent to commensurate with inflation 4. There should be delay penalties to ensure performance 5. There should be a clause to address the failure of the project down the road so the city would not be left with a big expense and a white elephant 6. Specify what type of bonds i.e. Revenue Bonds or General Obligation Bonds 7. The $20,000,000 bond should not go to Landry's Marina Concerns 1. Sufficient parking for the boaters who rent slips 2. Upgrade the current boat ramp 3. There should be a separate Management Company for the Marina Operations 4. Better trailer parking so boaters would be able to use the launch ramps 5. There should be performance reviews of the Marina Operation 6. Water Taxi's could be disruptive to the Mariana and other boaters 7. Remove the amusements from the Marina areas Restrictions 1. Remove the restriction clause with regard to other developments on the T & L heads 2. There should be no conflict with Leon Loeb's project 3. Additional shops should be developed for competition 4. Landry's should not have full control of the T& L heads and dictate to the city Parking & Green Space 1. Remove the parking from the T& L heads 2. Develop additional green spaces on the T& L heads where families can enjoy a wonderful afternoon by either fishing, picnicking or just plan relaxation' and is free 3. Construct an off site parking garage 4. There should be ADA compliance in all areas of development& upgrades Development 1. There should be community involvement in the development 2. Check with other cities such as San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Chicago to see what they did to develop their successful Marinas 3. Consider development and improvement of all the T& L heads 4. Consider development and improvements in the downtown area Concerns: 1. Stability of Landry's for the next 40 years 2. They had limited community contributions in the past. 3. No sense of connection to our community 4. No limit on Landry's ability to assign contract 5. Landry's given right to determine use of tax money 6. Landry's is given use of tax revenues which must be offset from other sources by citizens 7. Most of the bond money goes to Landry's 8. Capital Reserve- City would only contribute If Landry's was paying 2.2% of the revenue so in the 5th year, Landry's would find this $2,000,000 9. 2.2% payment is highly improbable ft \► v 10. payment not even equal to current marina income Davie Cissna made a motion to approve the recommendation as presented. Rome Gregorio seconded. The motion passed. Dorrinda Garza requested an addendum that future endeavors to develop the Marina should take these concerns into account in the eady planning stage. The committee agreed unanimously. C. New Business—none VI. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS: A. Director's Report— Acting Director, David Ondrias reported work on the Capital Improvement Projects List was almost finished. A report will be distributed to the committee upon completion. The H.P. Garcia Park project was funded by the CDBG program for basic infrastructure work. Grant request work is continuing on the Boater's Facility. Research and planning continue on the Dan Whitworth Memorial. Airheart Point now has a new stairway access to the water. Other improvements for this area are planned. Linda Hodge, Assistant Director of Programs is planning a retreat for the Sr. Staff. She will also attend an Inclusion Seminar and work with City Staff on implementing Accessibility into our offered services. An Open House will be held to gain community input regarding needs and desires for better services. B. Park Development Committee The committee discussed and decided to change the name of this committee to the "Planning Development Committee". Cliff Bo4 reported the committee has not recently met. Davie Cissna reiterated their request for information on the Park & Recreation Department Policies and Procedures, a Comparison of Cities, and on the progress of the Master Plan. More information will be provided after the Sr. Staff retreat and information is received from the Dallas/Ft. Worth survey. C. Program Development Committee Dorrinda Garza suggested a meeting with the Youth League members to discuss parental behavior and provide tips on group organization in an effort to avoid bad publicity as recently experienced. D. Finance/Budget Committee Meetings were suspended after the budget was approved. E. Park Dedication Ordinance Review Have not met F. Green Committee Liaison's Report Davie Cissna reported rounds played were down from previous counts. He requested information about the National Average and comparable cities. Bruce Haddad is gathering information for this report. Mr. Cissna led discussion about the youth fee increase. Per his previous request, a statistical report was provided regarding the impact of this fee increase. The Sur-charge repairs to the courses continues with the completion of pot hole repair and the beginning of sand trap repairs. Mr. Cissna continued previous discussion regarding the Tournament Management Software. He recommended the Golf Pro provide the management service. Mr. Cissna stated the Greens Committee By-Laws were being revised to allow for the Junior Golfers Representative position. Nomination of Billy Olivares is expected at their next meeting. Mr. Cissna reported that there were still concerns about the management of the Snack Bar. Mr. Ondrias assured the committee that the concerns were being investigated and solutions were being composed. The retirement of Red Taylor, Golf Pro was discussed and concern about the absence of a pro at each City course was noted. Mr. Ondrias described the proposed staffing solution. The committee will be invited to Red's Retirement Party. Mr. Ondrias also announced that the new fleet of golf carts are scheduled to be delivered on Monday, 15th and Tuesday, 16'". 71/ C. Friends of the Parks Sandra Billfish noted the committee is applying for their Articles of Incorporation. Sponsors and / members are now needed. D. Arbor Festival— Dorrinda Garza and Karen Woodard have been working on the festival plans. Karen Woodard reported that due to a lack of sponsors, the festival will not be held this year. There is not enough time to properly prepare a week of festivities. There will be an Arbor Day Ceremony on November 8th at Inwood Park at 11:00 am. The Tree Council plans to join Beautify Corpus Christi with Daiquiri Richard as their Executive Director. Plans for next year's festival are already beginning. VII. COMMITTEE CONCERNS: A request for shorter meetings was again reiterated. VIII. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, AGENDA ITEMS: - • Election of officers, chair and vice-chair • Reappointment of Sub-committees • Planning Commission to give presentation on Padre Island and Mustang Island Development Plan IX. ADJOURNMENT: As there was no further business, Rome Gregorio made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:09 p.m. Cliff Bost seconded. The motion passed. David Ondrias,Acting Director Park and Recreation