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MINUTES
ANNA PARK BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, Feb 16, 2010
The Park Board of the City of Anna held a regular meeting on Monday, Feb 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Community Room of the Anna City Hall Administration Building, located at 111 North Powell
Parkway (Hwy 5), to consider the following items.
1. Call to order at 7:11 pm and establishment of quorum. Park Board members present were Erin
Coger, KellyBailey, Jon Hendrix and Rachel Lyon. Maurice Schwanke was also present.
2. There were no citizen’s comments. Maurice Schwanke presented a parks update. He
explained that there are grants available for recycling but we must have the money upfront to
do the work then apply for the grant and pay with the grant money later. We received a grant
for the Collin County Park in the amount of $282,500.00. Our cost is $247.00.00. We are
talking to Landscapes Unlimited about an 80ft. Bridge for $80,000.00. We have $100,000.00 at
our disposal. We are working with Mr. Mann to acquire the property on 455. Also talking to
others (churches, schools, subdivisions) farther south to acquire more land.
The city council voted and we have a signed contract.
3. Discussions
Co-Ed softball League – A notice was posted on the internet and Erin has been receiving calls.
But we must postpone the beginning because the school has a temporary fence up.
Batting Cage – The school is building a $60,000.00 batting cage to belong to the city. It will
have removable nets.
4. Special Projects
Community Garden – The city is leasing 16 spaces to start. There are two possible locations,
Slayter or Greer Park. It will have raised beds. There was discussion about whether the
participants will bring their own dirt and compost or we will provide it. We will contact a
compost company about buying a truckload of compost. We need to write some requirements
for leasing a garden spot. We want to make it organic, no pesticide use. We need to talk to the
Colin County Master Gardener for guidelines. We need to talk to the Village of Fairview about
donating food to the food bank. Maurice will research the cost of providing a garden space to
help determine a fair cost to participants.
5K or 1K Run will take about six months to plan so we need to start thinking about it now.
5. Park Board Minutes Jan 19, 2010
Erin made a motion to approve the minutes of Jan 19, 2010. Rachel seconded it. Motion
passed.
6. Adjourn
Jon made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Erin seconded it. Motion passed.
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Rachel Lyon, Secretary
ATTEST:
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