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2018_11.07 Parks Board MinutesKENNEDALE Parks and Recreation Board www.cityofkennedale.corn PARKS RECREATION ADVISORY OARD Minutes REGULAR MEETING November 7, 2018 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman David Deaver called the meeting to order at 7:OOpm II. ROLL CALL Present: Jeff Nevarez, Gary Swan, David Deaver, Phil Wallace Absent: Josh Hayes, Michael Chandler III. MINUTES APPROVAL Consider approval of minutes from October 3, 2018 regular meeting. Motion to: Approve October 3, 2018 minutes with two corrections Action: Approve Moved By: J. Nevarez, Seconded: G. Swan Motion Passed Unanimously IV. VISITOR/CITIZENS FORUM V. REGULAR ITENIS A. Discuss and consider Christmas Tree Lighting Event. a. G. Swan noted that they had difficulty keeping up with the demand for hot chocolate at the event last year. The main bottleneck was having enough hot water. Strategies to have more hot water available were discussed. J. Nevarez stated that he could speak with the Rotary Club and see if they would serve hot chocolate also to help keep up with the demand. He will also get with Starbucks to arrange for them to supply coffee at the event. L. Hoover stated that the KKB board members may want to participate in the event and help serve hot chocolate as well. b. J. Nevarez and D. Deaver stated that the Methodist Church provided apple cider last year. c. J. Nevarez stated that he had spoken with the gentleman who does Santa Claus. He had requested that someone get him a pillow to sit on while he is doing the event. P. Wallace stated that he would check on Santa this year and make sure that he had water or whatever he might need during the event. B. Discuss and consider budget matters. a. The board discussed the budget and future projects. The consensus was that focusing on baseball and improving the baseball fields was the best plan forward. D. Deaver recommended focusing on maintaining and improving what the City already has rather than adding more at this time. L. Hoover felt that focusing on improving the ballfields would bring in more revenue which could then be used to continue to improve the ballfields as well as other park features. P. Wallace agreed with this and stated that he is going to talk to a company in town that does electrical work to see if they would be willing to donate work time or electrical equipment to help improve the ballfields. b. J. Nevarez asked L. Hoover what his top three picks would be from the list provided. L. Hoover stated that his preference would be: i. Recondition and improve the existing fields ii. Fix the lights and light poles iii. Do other ballfield related projects like replace scoreboard, add scoreboard stand, landscape the area, add trails with lighting, improve security by replacing the fences and adding security camera system c. J. Nevarez stated that Jan Joplin indicated with her discussions and plans in the last City council meeting that she wanted to support park improvements. D. Deaver stated that he thought all of the council members were in favor of park improvements, he also felt that the City Manager is in favor of improvements as well. L. Hoover stated the problem is finding the money to get the improvements done. d. J. Nevarez stated that he had already approached the Rotary Club members about doing fund raising next year to raise $5,000 to help replace the ballfield scoreboard. It hasn't been approved but it is currently on the table as an option. e. The board discussed receiving donations from local businesses in return for displaying a banner on the ballfield fence with the companies name on it. D. Deaver stated that this was done a lot in the past. L. Hoover stated that it is still in the KYA contract that they are allowed to set up an arrangement like this. f. There was a discussion about future trails and hooking Kennedale trails to trails from Arlington or other surrounding cities. L. Hoover stated that the location of possible trail adjoining points should be kept in mind when planning new trail locations. C. Discuss and consider meeting dates for December and January. a. Motion to: Have December meeting on the regular meeting date and cancel the January meeting Action: Approve Moved By: Jeff Nevarez Seconded: Gary Swan Motion Passed Unanimously VI. REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Price List for Splash pad features a. Board discussed the available features and prices. J. Nevarez suggested that the board should pick a theme for the features to ensure that it doesn't end up being a mish mash of different themes since the features will be purchased over a period of time. b. G. Swan is still interested in the possibility of getting a cover for the Splash Pad. J. Nevarez stated that he liked the idea of a cover as well. L. Hoover stated that he can get pricing for the board to see how much a cover for the Splash Pad would be. VII. ADJOURNMENT Motion to: Adjourn the meeting at 8:15 pm Action: Adjourn. Moved By: Jeff Nevarez Seconded: Gary Swan Motion Passed Unanimously Approved: 61,14 David Deaver, Chairman Attest: