Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board
Regular MeetingBastrop, TX · November 6, 2025
Minutes
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Director of Parks and Recreation. Jason Alfaro
Agenda
Bastrop Parks and Recreation / Public Tree
Advisory Board Agenda
Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers
1311 Chestnut Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512) 332-8800
November 06, 2025
Agenda - Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board at 5:30 PM
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write 1311 Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. (Telecommunication Device for the
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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. MINUTE APPROVAL
3A. Consider and act to approve Parks and Recreation / Public Tree Advisory Board meeting
minutes from Thursday, October 2, 2025 Regular Meeting.
Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
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4. REPORTS
4A. Receive a report on the operations of the Parks & Recreation Department Monthly
Update
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
4B. Receive a report on the operations of the Bastrop State Park.
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Nathanael Gold, Bastrop and Buescher State Parks
Complex Superintendent
4C. Receive a report on the Bird City Coalition
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Luke Thompson, Bird City Committee
5. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
5A. Receive and discuss an update on the Tree Carving
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
5B. Consider and take action to recommend approval to the City Council of Article 5,
Landscaping Requirements, for inclusion in Chapter 14 (Bastrop Code of Ordinances),
replacing the current B3 landscaping provisions upon adoption of the Bastrop
Development Code.
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Brittany Epling, Senior Planner
5C. Consider and act on a recommendation to the City Council for Article 6, Tree
Preservation and Mitigation, for inclusion in Chapter 14 (Bastrop Code of Ordinances),
replacing the current B3 Code and Technical Manual tree preservation provisions upon
adoption of the Bastrop Development Code to City Council.
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY:Alondra Macias, Planner I, Development Services
Department
5D. Discussion on Designating part of Mayfest for Parkland for Veterans Memorial
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
5E. Discussion on Canceling January Meeting
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
5F. Discussion on Workshop in February
AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
6. ADJOURNMENT
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,
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as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the
following date and time: October 30, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. and remained posted for at least two
hours after said meeting was convened.
/s/ Sandy Holder
Sandy Holder / Parks and Recreation/PW Technician
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