Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board

Bastrop Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board Agenda Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 September 05, 2024 Agenda - Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board at 5:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. Anyone in attendance wishing to address the Board/Commission must complete a citizen comment form and give the completed form to the Board/Commission Secretary prior to the start of the Board/Commission meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen discusses any item not on the agenda, the Board/Commission cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time. Instead, the Board/Commission is limited to making a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may be referred to City Manager for research and possible future action. It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment or demeaning of any individual or group. Neither is it the intention of the Board/Commission to allow a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Board/Commission, as a body, or any member or members of the Board/Commission individually or collectively, or members of the City’s staff. Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward the Board/Commission and/or any person in the Board/Commission’s presence will not be tolerated. 3. REPORTS 3A. Receive a report on the operations of the Parks & Recreation Department. Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 3B. Receive a report on the operations of the Bastrop State Park. Submitted by: Nathanial Gold, Regional Director for the Central Texas Region of Texas State Parks and Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 3C. Receive a report on the Parks and Recreation Director’s monthly update. Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board Agenda September 05, 2024 Page 1 of 3  Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 3D. Receive an update on the Bird Junction Project. Submitted by: Margaret Robinson, Parks and Recreation Board Member and Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 3E. Receive a report on the Bird City Coalition. Submitted by: Margaret Robinson, Parks and Recreation Board Member and Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 4. WORKSHOP 4A. Discussion on the tree and parkland requirements in the current City of Bastrop Building Code. Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner and Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 5. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 5A. Consider and act to approve Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board meeting minutes from the August 6, 2024, Regular Meeting. Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 5B. Discussion and possible action on the vision for Fireman’s Park. Submitted by: Rick Rivera, Parks and Recreation Board Member and Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 5C. Discussion and possible action on establishing Parks Task Force groups. Submitted by: Deborah Jones, Parks and Recreation Board Chair and Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 5D. Discussion and possible action regarding the Volunteer Park Clean-Up Day to reschedule to October 12, 2024. Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks & Recreation Director 5E. Discussion, update, and possible action regarding the City of Bastrop Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 5F. Individual Requests from Parks and Recreation Board members for particular items to be listed on future agendas. Submitted by: Terry Moore, Parks and Recreation Director 6. ADJOURNMENT Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board Agenda September 05, 2024 Page 2 of 3 Bastrop Parks and Public Tree Advisory Board meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary at (512) 332-8800 or write 1311 Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) to Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. __________________________________________ I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place of convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. /s/Victoria Psencik Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board Agenda September 05, 2024 Page 3 of 3