02-05-2007
Minutes
Schertz Parks and Recreation Board
Schertz, Texas 78154.
February 5, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Attending:
Board Members
Lawrence Brenner, Vice Chairman
Glen Ber9uist
Aundra Davis
Johnie McDow
Debbie Roberts
Wendy Swan
Staff Members
Gail Douglas, Community Services Director
Don Cramer, Parks & Recreation Superintendent
Sandy Bryant, Administrative Assistant
City Council Liaison
David L. Scagliola
Members Absent
Richard Coon, Chairman
Jerry Graham
Others Present
Brent Luck, Land Design Partners
Ken Greenwald
Sally Macias
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Lawrence Brenner called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
2. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
There were no citizens to be heard.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Johnie McDow made a motion to approve the December 18,2006 minutes. Ms. Wendy Swan
seconded the motion. The vote to approve the minutes was unanimous.
4. OLD BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSffiLE ACTION ON PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
MASTER PLAN
Mr. Brent Luck briefed the board on the changes to the plan that included adding goals for the City
Parks and Recreation system and recommendations and priorities for implementing the plan.
Mr. Larry Brenner requested the corridor map include the City Municipal Building, City Library, Post
Office, Guadalupe County Office and the School District Office.
Ms. Wendy Swan and Ms. Gail Douglas recommended the guidelines for Neighborhood Parks be
increased to 2.5 acres/1000 and the Linear Parks decreased to 2 acres/1000. This would allow the total
of 11 acres per 1000 to remain the same.
Mr. Johnie McDow requested the color scheme for the needs assessment be changed to more
contrasting colors.
After a brief discussion and recommendations for minor grammatical changes, Mr. Johnie McDow
made a motion to approve the Parks and Open Space Master Plan as amended. Ms. Wendy Swan
seconded the motion. The vote to approve the plan as amended was unanimous.
Mr. Brent Luck thanked the board for all their input and help working on the Parks and Open Space
Master Plan. He stated it had been a pleasure working with the board.
5. ITEMS BY MEMBERS
Mr. Glen Berquist asked what was the next step now that the board had approved the Parks and Open
Space Master Plan. Mr. Johnie McDow told the group the plan still has to go to the City Council
workshop for review and then to the Council Meeting for approval, a process that will take .
approximately four weeks.
Ms. Aundra Davis recommended the board start thinking about setting priorities for implementation of
the Parks and Open Space Master Plan.
Mr. Lawrence Brenner suggested the board make a priority list of items they wish discussed at the
board meetings and submit them as agenda items.
6. ITEMS BY STAFF
Mr. Don Cramer noted that since the Department of Texas Parks & Wildlife grants would be coming
up in June that the board needed to start working on the application right away.
Ms. Gail Douglas recommended the grant application be put on the agenda for the next board meeting.
Ms. Douglas also requested the Parkland Dedication Fees be an agenda item for the next meeting. She
and Ms. Wendy Swan have worked on a draft that Ms. Swan will email to the members for their
review and discussion at the next meeting.
Ms. Gail Douglas announced that the next scheduled date for the board meeting is on a City holiday
and asked ifthe board would like to move the date to February 26,2007 instead. The board agreed to
move the next board meeting to that date.
Members may forward all requests for agenda items to Ms. Gail Douglas or Ms. Sandy Bryant prior to
the next meeting. The agenda has to be posted a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours prior to the
scheduled meeting.
Councilman David Scagliola thanked the board for their hard work on the Parks and Open Space
Master Plan. He stated he was looking forward to the board's continued work on Parkland
Dedication, land procurement for parks, recreational needs, grants and their recommendations for the
parks budget.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
The next meeting of the Schertz Parks and Recreation Board will be Monday, February 26, 2007 at
6:00 pm in the BVY A building at 401 Oak Street.
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