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Anna Park Board
Regular Meeting, March 19, 2007
The Park Board of the City of Anna held a regular meeting at 7:00 pm, Monday,
March 19, 2007, at the Community Room, Independent Bank, 101 S. Powell
Parkway, and considered the following items.
1. Call to Order and establishment of quorum.
The meeting was officially called to order at 7:05 p.m. Park board members Jon
Hendricks, Candace Ingle, John Loyd, Monica Barrientos and Kelly Bailey were
in attendance. Wendy Blair and Angie Toles were absent.
2. Discuss and take action as desired regarding resignationlelection of
Secretary of Park Board.
Agenda item #2 was skipped at this time in hopes that Wendy Blair would arrive
late. Discussion on item #2 began after agenda item #8. Discussion included
the resignation received from Wendy Blair and her expressed desire to not be
appointed as Park Board Secretary.
All present board members expressed their surprise and concern regarding the
resignation and her disapproval of the secretarial appointment.
Motion to table item until Mayor can speak to Ms. Blair, ask her to remain on the
board and renounce her appointment as Park Board Secretary on the next
agenda was given by Candy Ingle, seconded by Kelly Bailey.
5 ayes 0 nays 0 abstained Motion passes.
3. Update and take action as desired regarding Slater Creek Park project,
including discussion and possible action regarding fundraising strategies.
Discussion included the need for a breakdown of allocated funds, specified line
items if available and concept plan or layout of the facility. Board members
wanted to review these items as well as discuss fund raising strategies for items
not covered in the funding.
Additional discussion focused on the specifications of the park, the dimensions
and elevations of the fields, concession stand, pavilion and possible relocation of
certain aspects of the park.
City staff reminded the board that the specifications were already approved and
certain criteria had to be met and conformed to. The fields, tennis courts and
parking area were a few of the items that should not be moved or changed with
regards to the concept plan. There are certain portions of the park that may be
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relocated. Staff would ask Maurice Schwanke, City's consultant on the park
projects to attend the next scheduled meeting.
Some discussion took place regarding the different types of fundraising to be
considered. Suggestions included flags, borders, and/or bricks and possible
consideration of a higher dollar type of sponsorship used for scoreboards or
naming of a ball or soccer field. A suggestion was made to consider asking for
donations on the city's utility bills. City staff advised that this option would be
discussed with legal counsel.
Jon Hendricks will compile a list of items desired for each of the individual parks.
The list will include bathrooms, concessions, back stops, monument entry signs,
bleachers, covered areas, scoreboards, lighting, fencing, etc. The board will
review the list for each park and prioritize based on need, cost, fundraising
feasibility and future goals will be set.
The board was asked to bring any fundraising ideas and copies of the
information to the next meeting for discussion.
No official action taken
4. Update and take action as desired regarding Geer Park project, including
discussion and possible action regarding fundraising strategies.
Discussion included setting goals for the park and using the list Jon Hendricks is
compiling for Slater Creek as the base criteria for all of the parks, even if funding
does not allow for purchasing any of the items right now. A brief discussion on
the current status of Geer park included the future grading and the plans to
hydromulch the area.
No official action taken.
5. Update and take action as desired regarding Bryant Park project, including
discussion and possible action regarding fundraising strategies.
Discussion on the current status of Bryant Park included the completion of the
grading of the area and the plan to hydromulch the park within the next few
weeks. Board requested a copy, if available, of the Byant Park concept plan for
review at next meeting.
No official action taken.
6. Discuss items as desired by Park Board members.
• Schedule special meeting for April 2, 2007
• Request Maurice Schwanke's attendance at meeting of April 2ntl
• Focus on fundraising activities at next meeting
• Bring fundraising ideas and information
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• Bring list of suggested names for one of the old parks in city (Mann
property).
7. Financial report.
No action. Bring report to next meeting.
8. Staff reports and items for discussion.
a. purchase of tables and benches for parks.
Hold quote regarding tables and benches for parks. Barbara to contact Miracle
Equipment to see what kind of discount we can receive, if any, and how long it is
available.
9. Adjourn.
Motion to adjourn at 8:44 p.m. by John Loyd, seconded by Candy Ingle.
5 ayes 0 nays 0 abstained Motion passes.
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Join iendricks, Chairman
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