City Council

CITY OF EL LAGO AGENDA PARKS BOARD MEETING 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS 77586 October 21st, 2025 6:30 P.M. NOTICE is hereby given of a Parks Board Meeting of the City of El Lago, County of Harris, State of Texas, to be held at: City Hall Events Room, 411 Tallowood Drive, El Lago, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following numbered items. 1. Call to Order 2. Declaration of a Quorum 2.1. Announce Absent Members of Parks Board 3. Citizen Comments Citizens are invited & encouraged to speak for up to three (3) minutes on matters relating to the city and/or its government. 4. Mayor, Councilmembers, & City Official Reports and comments 5. Old Business 5.1. Member Reports 6. Workshop to discuss city entrances 7. Future item requests 8. Adjournment I CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS NOTICE OF THE PARKS BOARD MEETING FOR THE DATE LISTED ABOVE WAS POSTED AT CITY HALL, 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS, AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. __________________________, City Secretary  CITY OF EL LAGO MINUTES PARKS BOARD MEETING 411 TALLOWOOD DRIVE, EL LAGO, TEXAS 77586 JUNE 17, 2025 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order. Meeting was called to order by Tiffany Bachner at 6:30 PM. 2. Declaration of a Quorum 2.1. Announce Absent Members of Parks Board. All members, Will Salbert, Lanie McLehnay, Helen Sable, Carla Fernandez, and Tiffany Bachner, were present. 3. Citizen Comments Bob Kosar at 503 Whitecap asked members to introduce themselves and state why they joined the Parks Board. Tiffany Bachner encouraged resident to stay after the meeting to individually speak to each member. Bob Gillispie at 1506 Lake Bank asked what does the parks board do and how is the board going to accomplish things. Tiffany Bachner said potential future projects will be discussed at a later Agenda item. 4. Mayor, Councilmembers, & City Official Reports and comments. Councilman Parrett introduced himself to the board and encouraged members to keep an open mind and thanked everyone for volunteering their time and effort to the city. He stated the responsibilities of the board and TOMA regulations that need to be followed. 5. Consent Agenda No previous consent agenda present. 6. Old Business 6.1. Vote for a Parks Board Chair for Term length June 2025 to June 2026. Tiffany Bachner brought a motion to approve herself as Chair. Board member Sable second the motion. Vote was unanimous to approve Tiffany Bachner as Chair. 7. New Business 7.1. Discuss responsibilities of Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Chair Bachner gave a brief description of each position, such as the Vice Chair would lead parks board meetings and give council reports in the absence of the Chair. The Secretary is responsible for taking meeting minutes and coordinating the agenda with the chair. The treasurer would be responsible for keeping track of money, grant application process, and donations. Board members will have the opportunity to choose position at the next meeting. 7.2. Discuss future possible projects. Board member Salbert suggested to prioritize projects and getting an inventory of all public spaces and what they house, such as how any entrances, signage, flowerbeds and structures. Another project will be to get McNair Park playground certified as safe. Following projects were mentioned as possibilities: Park Entrances, Street Signage, Tree at McNair park, McNair Monument, the green space/ flood plain that is landlocked in Taylorcrest, 402 Cedar Property, Park Signage, Benches, bringing back ‘Yard of the Month’, Historic Markers, Electric Box beautifications, Rain Gardens,  Baseball field and upkeeping of the Pavillion. Member Salbert mentioned a history with Precinct 2 and the McNair Pavillion that should be explored. 8. Future item requests. Member Salbert asked for board to vote and fill other positions. Member Helen Sable suggested the board put together a Priority list of items that need immediate attention. Members agreed to discuss City Décor. 9. Adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 7.49 P.M.