2017_04.05 Parks Board Minutes KENNEI?ALE
Parks and Recreation Board
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PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes
REGULAR MEETING
April 5, 2017
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE
1. CALL TO ORDER
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Chairman David Deaver called the meeting to order at 7:00pm
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Azam Shaikh, Jeff Nevarez, David Deaver, Michael Chandler, Gary Swan Absent:
! III. MINUTES APPROVAL
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Consider approval of minutes from March 1, 2017 regular meeting. Motion to: Approve March
1, 2017 minutes Action: Approve. Moved By: Michael Chandler, Seconded: Azam Shaikh
Motion Passed Unanimously
IV.VISITOR/CITIZENS FORUM
A. Sandra Lee, citizen spoke to advise the Park Board that her group Kennedale Unite will be
having an event this weekend on Saturday April 8, 2017 at the Town Center Pavilion. She
wanted to make sure they were Okayed to have the event minus police presence; this event
has been approved and will be discussed extensively at our next meeting for any future
events in May 2017.
B. Danny Wilcox— Monofilament line recycling station is a program that recycles monofilament
line to go back into the environment. The approximant cost is forty ($40) to fifty ($50) each
recycling station. They would like to start out with one station and have some high school
students or himself come out and empty the station each week. The City of Arlington has
approved to have them put in, but Mr. Wilcox is waiting to hear a final number they will need
and Kennedale can join in in the order to keep the cost down as low as possible. The Park
Board would like to move forward and purchase one station as well as the signage that goes
along with the station to show how it works.
C. Eric Teddy would like the board to keep in mind his expansion idea to make the Disc Golf
course and 18 hole course. We are acquiring land and there will be room for possibly
expansion in the near future.
D. DJ and Eric Ryals from the Kennedale Youth Association have brought the new Baseball
Commissioner Derrick Kelly; he would like to grow this program and gets this program going.
d Mr. Kelly has implemented an online sign up rather than having members sit a storefront or
restaurant to sign children up for baseball. Also the KYA board needs a place to hold a
meeting on the last Sunday each month to hold a meeting no more than two hours per
meeting. The Park Board will discuss a location for them at the next meeting. The KYA will
be looking at the contract to see if there are any changes they would like made and they will
contact City staff to set up a discussion to make any suggested changes.
V. REGULAR ITEMS
A. Discussed having a concert in the park events. Jeff Nevarez would like to discuss
hosting a Concert in the Park in early fall of 2017; he will be pulling together
resources together with Laurie Sanders as far as funding goes. Mr. Nevarez would
like for the Park Board to host the event for two local bands to get for free to attend
in early fall. The Park Board could also ask for canned donations to give to the local
food bank and/or church. The event will be held in Town Center. There would be no
cost to the City. We will bring all resources together and have this as an item on the
next several Park Board Agendas. The only issue is the sound system, a small
sound system with lights, he has people that could run the system, but he just needs
help getting someone to let us use their sound system or we may have to pay for the
sound people and/or equipment. The City will need restrooms, security and clean up.
This will mean overtime pay for City employees.
Vl. REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Opening weekend for KYA baseball season will be held this Saturday April 8'2017. The
Kennedale High School band will be in attendance and the Kennedale High School
Choir will be singing the National Anthem.
B. Kid Fish, Bark in the Park, and National Kids in the Park Day will be held this year on
Saturday May 20, 2017. The Fleniken's Island plaque dedication will also be held
during this event.
C. The Glenn of Village Creek development thirty-three (33) lots will be going into this
development. Everything has run smoothly with the developers up to this point.
D. Hilltop development is thirty-six(36) lots, they are installing utilities and they will be
paying $1200.00 per lot for park dedications fees
E. The Falcon Crest subdivision had a final inspection and we are waiting for the items to
be corrected so they can begin building. They will have a total of seven (7) lots
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to: Adjourn Action: Adjourn. Moved By: Michael Chandler
The meeting was adjourned at 8:23pm
Approved:
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David Deaver, Chairman
Attest:
Gloria Rangj17YaFkpdrd Secretary