Parks and Recreation Board

255 E. Parkway Boulevard City of Coppell, Texas Coppell, Texas 75019-9478 Minutes Parks and Recreation Board Monday, February 3, 2020 6:30 PM 2nd Floor Conference Room Ed Guignon Nick Paschal Chair Vice Chair Margaret Bryan Brian Olsen Boardmember Boardmember Earl Rogers Maureen Corcoran Boardmember Boardmember Lisa Reynolds Maheshika Ratnayake Boardmember Alternate Kevin Erickson Divya Ravindra Alternate Student Advisor Shivi Sharma Student Advisor The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Coppell, Texas, met in the 2nd Floor Conference Room at 255 E. Parkway Boulevard. The purpose of this meeting was to consider the following items: Regular Session (Open to the Public) 1 Call To Order Ed Guignon, Park Board Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:30PM. Members present: Ed Guignon, Nick Paschal, Brian Olsen, Maureen Corcoran, Margaret Bryan, Earl Rogers, Lisa Reynolds, Shivi Sharma City of Coppell, Texas Page 1 Parks and Recreation Board Minutes February 3, 2020 2 Citizens' Forum: Citizens should complete a Citizens Appearance Form. Pursuant to the State Open Meetings Law, the Board is restricted in discussing or taking action on items not posted on the Agenda. Action on your statements can only be taken at future meetings. Citizen Robert McBrayer of 340 Meadowood introduced himself and informed the committee he was in attendance to understand Park Board's role. 3 Consider approval of Minutes: January 6, 2020 A motion was made by Boardmember Brian Olsen, seconded by Boardmember Earl Rogers, that this agenda item to be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 4 Discussion related to potential ordinance change regarding dogs at Kid Country Playground After Committee discussion, Ed Guignon, Chairman, proposed that the committee first raise awareness of the current ordinance to leash your dog, clean up after your dog and increase signage in the park/playground before moving forward with an ordinance change. They feel the current ordinances should solve the issues being brought to the committee. 5 Discussion related to feasibility of an enclosed dog park at Andrew Brown Park East After committee discussion, it was decided that it is not currently feasible to have an enclosed dog park at Andrew Brown Park East as it is a located in a floodplain. 6 Update and discussion regarding changes to the Texas Administrative Code Rule 3.334, concerning local sales and use taxes Parks Director, Brad Reid, gave an update. 7 Youth Advisor's Report Shivi Sharma, Student Advisor, suggested that the Parks Department start sharing their marketing with CHS so that they can inform the student body of upcoming special events. In addition, she suggested advertising events earlier on the Parks Department social media, city website, via postcards and brochures by directly mailing them to residents homes. 8 Director's Report A. Update on Special Events B. Update on Current Projects Jessica Carpenter, Assistant Director of Recreation, gave a report on the following: A. Sunset Socials begin in March at Old Town. March 6- Party Machine will City of Coppell, Texas Page 2 Parks and Recreation Board Minutes February 3, 2020 play live music. March 21- screening of 2019 Aladdin. Eggstravaganza has been cancelled this year. Discussion to host pop-up events to replace this event are in the works. The 2020 Event Calendar will be released soon with other upcoming events. John Elias, Park Project Manager gave an update on current projects: B. MacArthur is on hold, CORE bridge replacement completion and re-opening February 10, Moore/Riverchase green lines have been added to the bike lanes, Parkway completion expected mid-March, Andrew Brown West-CHS connector trail is schedule to begin and the shades at Old Town Pavilion are being installed with slight weather delay. 9 Chair Report A. Future Agenda Items Ed Guignon, Chairman, reminded the committee of the Parks Bus Tour Saturday, February 22 at 9:00AM. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:57PM. ______________________________ City of Coppell, Texas Page 3