BM 2000-11-06 PBPARK AND RECREATION/TREE BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
November 6, 2000
Meeting Time:
7:00 p.m.
Meeting Place:
Town Center
255 E. Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, Texas 75019
Members Present:
Diana Raines, Scott Williams, Victor Burke, Chris Ruska, Tracey
Garman, and Mark Tepper.
Staff Present: Gary Sims, Brad Reid, Jane Anne Sellars, Lloyd Mauch and Hilda
Salazar.
Item 1:
Item 2:
Item 3:
Call the meeting to order
Mrs. Raines called the meeting to order @ 7:02 p.m.
Approval of minutes from September 11, 2000 meeting.
Mr. Scott Williams, moved to approved the minutes from October 2, 2000
meeting
Mr. Victor Burke, seconded the motion
Vote: (6- 0), approved.
Citizen's Forum. Citizens should complete a Citizen' s Appearance Form.
Pursuant to the State of Open Meetings Law, the Board is restricted in
discussing or taking action on items not posted on the Agenda. Action on
your statement can only be taken at future meetings.
No citizens present
Item 4:
Presentation by Lloyd Mauch concerning the NYSCA certification of
coaches and officials
Lloyd Mauch, provided the Board with diverse information regarding the
certification of coaches and officials through NYSCA, TAAF and Kids
Sports Network.
Following are some of the offerings from the different organizations:
Help volunteers understand the psychology of coaching children.
Give coaches practical skills to help all kids have fun and maximize their
athletic skills.
Sport-specific fundamentals
Injury prevention and treatment
Importance of role modeling for children
Drug, tobacco, and alcohol prevention
Coaches' code of ethics
National standards for youth sports
Child abuse prevention in youth sports
Nutrition, safety, and first aid
Role of winning and losing
Discipline and team work
Dealing with parents
Conditioning the young athlete
Organizing effective practices
The Board decided to form a sub-committee to analyze the diverse options
and provide a recommendation. The members on the subcommittee are:
Mr. Chris Ruska, Mr. Scott Williams and Mr. Mark Tepper along with
staff member Lloyd Mauch.
The City of Coppell is willing to teach the classes on a quarterly basis so
every coach can have the opportunity to attend.
Item 5:
Consider approval of adding swing set to Allen Road Park as part of Park
Board priority list.
Mr. Chris Ruska, moved to approve adding a swing set to Allen Road Park
to the priority list.
Mr. Scott Williams, seconded the motion
Vote: (6- 0), approved.
Item 6:
Consider naming options for the numerous Andrew Brown Park Jr.
Community Parks
Board decided to form a sub-committee to discuss different options and
invite Mr. Bill Markham to participate.
Mrs. Tracey Garman, moved to approve
Chris Ruska, seconded the motion
Vote: (6- 0), approved.
Item 7:
Item 8:
Discussion of text revision to the Tree Ordinance, regarding mesquite
trees.
Mrs. Garman informed the Board about the ad in the newspaper regarding
the text revision to the tree ordinance, requested by Planning and Zoning
scheduled for the City Council November' s Meeting.
Board expressed their concern with Planing & Zoning recommendation to
Council with out consulting or informing Tree Board about it.
Construction Project Update by Brad Reid, Asst. Director of Park and
Leisure Services
Mr. Brad Reid provided the Board with updated information on the
planning and construction project issues.
Board hesitant to spend $50,000.00 more in another study to find the
appropriate site for the Tennis Center, they recommended revise the
existing studies and come up with a recommendation
Mr. Reid also informed them about a presentation by Colorado Time
System regarding scoreboards for Wagon Wheel Park.
Item 9:
meeting.
Discussion of Cancellation of the December Meeting
Mr. Chris Ruska, moved to approve cancellation of the December
Mr. Mark Tepper, seconded the motion
Vote: (6- 0), approved.
Item 10:
Rescheduling of the January 2001 regular meeting
Board decided to reschedule the meeting for January 8, 2001.
Item 11:
Recreation Report by Jane Ann Sellars, Recreation Manager
Mrs. Sellars informed the Board that the Recreation staff is still working
on the formation of the swim team.
She also provided them with the dates and activities for the Christmas
Parade, Open House and Arts and Crafts Show.
Arts & Crafts Show from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Aquatic &
Recreation Center
Breakfast with Santa @ 10:00 a.m. at the Aquatic & Recreation Center
Christmas Parade starting @ 3:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Sandy Lake and
Samuel Blvd.
Open House starting immediately after the parade with the following
attractions:
Visit Santa & Mrs. Claus
Snow sledding
Sumo wrestling
Fun House
Bungee Run
Mrs. Sellars invited the Board to help with the judging of the parade floats
and the Board agreed.
She informed the Board of the great success of the Family Fish Event.
Item 12:
Chair Report
Mrs. Raines informed about the Board & Commissions orientation and
mentioned the diverse topics they addressed.
Item 13:
Director' s Report
Mr. Gary Sims informed the Board the orientation for the new Coppell
Recreation Development Corporation member will be held on Wednesday,
November 9, 2000 in the Second Floor Conference Room @ Town
Center.
Mr. Sims provided the Board with a copy of the City ordinance 9-11-7 that
authorizes staff to cancel or suspend use of any athletic facility if, in the
opinion of the Superintendent (this is now Director of Parks and Leisure
Services or my designate), such cancellation or suspension is in the best
interest of the citizens and/or is necessary for the maintenance and control
of the facilities.
PigFest event dates are May 18-20, 2001 @ Andrew Brown East. He'll
provide more information as soon as it becomes available.
Mr. Sims invited the Board to the Presentation by Colorado Time System
regarding the different types of scoreboards to be held on November 13,
2000 @ 7:00 p.m. @ Town Center. Sports Council Members, and CRDC
members are invited to attend also.
The City is still advertising for the Park Planner position.
Texas Recycling Day to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2000,
beginning @ 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
"Light the Way for Santa" will take place on Monday, November 20, 2000
starting @ 5:00 p.m.
Item 14:
Subcommittee Reports
Youth Sports Issues
Mr. Chris Ruska provided an update and informed staff that the Sports
Association requested a research on the light timers. Board decided to add
this item to a future meeting for discussion.
Board will follow-up on utilization of facilities with Sports Associations
starting in January.
Sub-committee will meet again in about a month to talk about field
utilization.
Pepsi Funding Distribution
Board decided to wait until June to make recommendation
~ark Park
Sub-committee will meet with the Beren's to make some decisions
~bout this item.
Item 15:
Future Agenda Items
Field Utilization
MacArthur Park Inauguration (Staff will talk about it at the January
meeting)
Park Board Meeting Adjourned @ 9:40 p.m.