HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-2012 Parks Advisory Board MinutesPARK 0 TISOIRY 11::010 1111 ISS1
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JAN"U. 111„le 12, 2012
The City ofPlainview Park Ai.dvisory :Board, as appointed by City OrdinanceiNumber 95-303.5, dated,
as approved,. March 28, 1995, 'held, an, open meeting 'Thursday, January 12, 2012, in thelCouncil
Chambers, 9011 Br cia,dway Street, Ilainview„ 'texas. Minutes 'tier this meeting are hereby stihrnittitid as,
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11 Cilailifi,k1 to order by Chair ihuirile at 4:33 Rif
2. Invocationi, given by. Ruby Tgms
3. iMenibers present. were Lucile Davis„ Barbara 'R,ainirez„ "Pailiby fklig!,i)iins„ Gabriel Rodriguez ,and
Phyllis afl
4. thilernbers absent 'were: Carlene Kirby, „loani Chapman and vacancy
.5. Guests present:no
(. City Sitailfil present was: "Rusty "Reese, Park Stiperintendent, Belinda Hinchosa, City Secretary
and Jeffery Snyder, assistant City l'ilanager,
Y. iBetober 13, 201.1 uneeting minutes were given try Lucile Davis and approved as written.
111 Id 'Business:
A. R sty Reese addressed the following:
1) S(,):c.iiirity lighting in B Hood Parking Lot
h) Resealch 'has begun in obtaining tile expenses flu r the lighting,
iii) Three (3) street light, fixtur as 'will be added to the area, One on ti th est .side an
on both the uo ntlH and .soutl . side of the parking lot.
iv) It 'will be ina.intained by Xcel and there is 'orio expense 'fibr installation.
v) All is :shade availabille by anonynichilis donor,
[3 :Park limproverrients 2012. Rusty "Reese provided two sulisestions on how the r oney
be Lfil sed .„ Rusty -went Ion to say Unit we c uld purchase a iditional drinking four
in vari his parks wad thiat the lighting at 11.21N and, Utica Park could, ,and needed to be
Rustr was shed hoMU Ch ]rricloney is :needed for lighting updates intlhe replied.
,approximately $5,000 and th.e 'drinking fountains cost approximately $2,800 each Ruby
Riggins sugg.ested that the Given.s :walking trail needed to have lighting around the tr, ack.
because it is used frequently after sundown. Ruby asked Rusty how 'many light poles
vvoulid be required to go ar ound the entire track and "Rusty replied app r :xinniately 12 poles,
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erruellS asked Rusty to obtain a cost estimate for such and report back, 'Phyllis
all stiited that she would Ince to hold oro dedicating, tile available 'monies until a later
titne and to see what developed n the proposed skate park: 'No actions were 'taken
Arbor Report 'Tree er oua s Rusty was asked by 'members at, 'the last October 113, 2011
Ineet.ing, to :check with the "iii,egal Departmein: to make a determination if the tree memorial
markers could be rein:toyed and placed on a sign, at each park. .R.tisty went on to aythat
the rernoval of the haat:kers 'coulkl not be tr ansferred. to a sifrui because at the 'tittle they
were sold, the 'City .stated it 'inf.:fielded a tree marker to be placed at the basef the tree 'with
the —ording of their lehoice 10 fbt within the 6X8 plidnue and tine purchaser could, select 1he
park the ¶rce could be planted. in„, This constitutes a verbal a,greetnent.
8New .E3us1Lnes4:
A„, Oath of office to member Phyllis 'al
113. Arbor Day Activities. Rusty told .members thft. it is time to consider what a.ctty the
board wanted to do to recognize Arrbor fla A Rer som.e discussion Barbara Ramirez k
researich the possibility ofilld or 41'll graders to have some type of tsar, drawing contest in schools.
Barbara is to report to 11,,,uci1e Da,vis a,fiter haflorrna,ti
ar. is g..athered„,
9, Next meeting set. for April 12, 2012
10„. Meeting, a„djourned at 5:33 P,.
ACCEPTED:
Davi,si Chair per,son
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lkusty Departaterit.