HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_04.16.1998CITY OF GEORGETOWN
Parks & Recreation Board
Minutes
April 16,1998
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mr. Tom Swift, Chair
Mr. Ben White, Vice Chair
Ms. Joyce Gadison
Mr. Wesley Kidd
Mr. Don Brent
Mr. Thurman Holt
Ms. Rochelle Hall
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Ms. Debbie McGarry
Ms. Joan Sukup
OTHERS PRESENT:
Kimberly Garrett, Administrative Assistant
Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation
Susan Morgan, Director of Finance and Administration
Will Moore, Heritage Society
Lucas Adams, Williamson County Art Guild
Becky Lorraine, Williamson County Art Guild
Larry Simpson, Williamson County Art Guild
Dave Glanzer, Williamson County Art Guild
I. APPROVE MINUTES FROM March 12,1998
A motion was made by Thurman Holt to accept the minutes from the March 12, 1998, meeting.
Ben White seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
II. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
Will Moore spoke to the board on San Gabriel Cemetery. The Heritage Society is looking for a
project and they want to revamp the cemetery because it is in bad condition. The fence around
it needs to be replaced, the headstones are in bad shape, and the exact boundaries of the
cemetery need to be marked. They want to get the neighborhood involved and keep them
informed of what is going on. The Heritage Society would like to do this project in conjunction
with the 150th Celebration. Once the cemetery is restored, the parks department would take
care of the maintenance, as they do now. There is going to be a public meeting to get people
involved in the cemetery. It will be at the Library on April 30th at 7:00 pm. The main goal of
the meeting is to get people excited about restoring the cemetery. Will urged representatives
from the Parks and Recreation Board to come to the meeting.
III. WILLIAMSON COUNTY ART GUILD
Dave Glanzer gave a slide presentation on the Williamson County Art Guild. He talked about
the organization's mission and goals. He spoke to the board on establishing a permanent art
center. There are three phases involved in the art center. They are building the basic structure,
a theater for performing arts, and a sculpture garden. The Art Guild is looking for grants and
donations to build the center. They are asking the Parks and Recreation Board to recommend
to City Council that the City donate 10 -15 acres of land to build the facility on.
Tom Swift had some questions for the Art Guild members. He asked why the City should
donate land to the Arts? They responded by saying it would attract people into the county and
bring in money. Tom also asked them where else they have looked, private land versus city
land? Who will own the building that is sitting on City land? There are a lot of questions that
need to be answered and a lot of specifics are needed.
The next step for the board will be to look at possible places for the art guild center and go out
and look at them. Drawings of the building will also be good to give the council an idea of
what the building will look like. Members of the Art Guild will make another presentation to
the board at the next meeting.
IV. DISCUSSION ON STONEWATER CONCEPTUAL PLAN
This item was not discussed.
V. DISCUSSION ON THE ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN - SUSAN MORGAN
Susan Morgan asked for input from the board on what is of value to citizens. She asked them
to look at the 14 policy areas and list factors that exceed their expectations and cause them to
remain in Georgetown. She said this process was a way to get citizen input on how the City is
doing and help with the budget process.
VI. INFORMATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTOR
Joyce asked about water fountains at Kelly Park. Randy said they would be installed before
summer. There is a water line already there, a water fountain just needs to be installed. The
Bonner /McMaster Dedication was discussed. A new date has been set for June 20, 1998.
Joyce also asked about the policy on parks and recreation vehicles. Randy said employees are
able to drive City vehicles around during the day for City business.
Ben said the playscape looks good after all the maintenance.
Don also commented on how good the playscape looks. He has talked to LCRA and TU
electric about donating money or lights for the parks. He has not been very successful with TU
electric. LCRA is giving a large donation to the City for the 150th celebration, so it may be a
while before they can donate to the parks. He is still pursuing it.
Thurman said he should have a schedule of events of the Williamson County 150th by May 1 st.
They are still looking for entertainment.
Tom distributed a memo that he has drafted to City Council on the batting cages. He read the
memo to the board and they said it sounded good. Tom said he would get that memo to
Council as soon as possible.
VII. ADJOURN
Joyce Gadison made a motion to adjourn the meeting.