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PARK AND RECREATION BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING (DRAFT)
June 5, 2000
7:00 p.m.
Town Center
255 E. Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, Texas 75019
Diana Raines, Scott Williams, Bill Markham, Reg Allen, Chris Ruska & Lynn
Kees.
Gary Sims, Dennis Slayton, Jane Anne Sellars, and Hilda Salazar
Item 1:
Item 2:
Item 3:
Call the meeting to order
Mrs. Raines called the meeting to order ~ 7:03 p.m.
Approval of minutes from May 1, 2000 meeting.
Mr. Lynn Kees ,moved to approved the minutes from May 1, 2000 meeting
Mr. Reg Allen, 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:
Discussion of the Aquatic and Recreation Center Opening Activities.
Jane Anne Sellars informed the Board that the activities for the Aquatic and Recreation Center
Soft Opening are as follow:
- June 14th. Employee Night
- June 15th. VIP Night
- June 16th. Ribbon cutting ceremony and Center open to the public.
- July 4th. Grand Opening
Mrs. Sellars requested volunteers to assist with diverse activities.
Item 5:
Update on the demolition of the Coppell Middle School Athletic Facility.
Mr. Dennis Slayton provided the Board with a schedule of the Coppell Middle School Demolition.
Mr. Echols has informed the City that field #1would remain intact to use as practice fields.
The restroom facility will have to be demolished, therefore, the city will have to pay the money
back to CDBG.
The date to have everything removed from Coppell Middle School Fields is July 16, 2000.
Item 6:
Review of meeting dates for the months of July and August, 2000, and January, 2001.
Board decided to cancel the July meeting, due to holiday and schedule conflicts.
Also they voted to move the August and January meetings to the second week of each month.
Mr. Bill Markham, moved to approved
Mr. Lynn Kees, seconded the motion.
Vote: (6 - 0), approved.
Item 7: Final update on the policy to require Background Checks for persons wishing to coach on the
Coppell Youth Sports Associations.
Mr. Gary Sims provided the Board with an update on that information and the Board decided to
move on the recommendation to Council.
Staff thanked Mr. Ruska and Mr. Williams for the efforts provided to complete this project.
Item 8: Discussion of the results of the Raymond Turco Survey.
Mr. Sims provided the Board with a copy of the Raymond Turco Survey results.
Item 9: Chairman's Report.
Mrs. Diana Raines informed the Board that she accompanied Mr. Jim Witt and Mrs. Candy
Sheehan to visit the Tennis Center located in Southlake, she described the facility and invited the
Board to go and visit it in the near future.
Item 10: Board Report.
No Board Report
Item 11: Director's Report and Item 12: Construction Project Update were combined.
Mr. Sims introduced Mr. Adel Zantout, Hydrologist with Hydro-Tech Engineering.
Mr. Zantout explained to the Board the Water Well analysis for the Andrew Brown Park system,
to obtain water and how much water can be produced.
Mr. Sims provided the Board with the project construction update.
Meeting Adjourned ~ 9:00 p.m.
Mr. Chris Ruska, moved to approve adjournment
Mr. Bill Markham, seconded the motion
Vote: (6 - 0), approved.