Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingWharton, TX · March 28, 2022
Minutes
MINUTES
OF
CITY OF WHARTON
CITY COUNCIL PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
City Hall, 120 East Caney Street, Wharton, Texas
Monday, March 28, 2022
6: 30 p.m.
City Manager, Joseph R. Pace, declared a meeting of the City Council Parks and Recreation
Committee duly open for the transaction of business at 6: 30 p. m.
Committee Members present were: Councilmember, Russell Machann; Councilmember,
Steven Schneider and Councilmember, Terry Freese.
Committee Member absent was: None.
Council Member present was: None.
Staff Members present were:
City Manager, Joseph R. Pace; Assistant to the City
Manager, Brandi Jimenez; Finance Director, Joan
Andel; City Secretary, Paula Favors; Facilities
Maintenance Director, Bob Baker and Director of
Planning& Development Gwyn Teves.
Staff Members absent were: None.
Visitors present were: None.
Public comments. There were no public comments.
The first item on the agenda was to review and consider minutes from the meeting held
January 10, 2022. Councilmember, Russell Machann, made a motion to approve the
minutes as presented. Councilmember, Steven Schneider, seconded. All voted in favor.
The second item on the agenda was to review and consider a Resolution: A resolution of
the Wharton City Council approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Caney
Creek Conservation Foundation regarding the use of Guadalupe Park and authorizing the
Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all documents related to said Memorandum of
Understanding. Director of Planning & Development, Gwyn Teves, stated to the
Committee that the City of Wharton Staff had met with Mr. Walter Garrett, Director of the
Caney Creek Conservation Foundation, on March 22, 2022, in reference to a Memorandum
of Understanding ( MOU) for the use of Guadalupe Park. She stated that Mr. Garrett and
his Foundation have maintained a Community Garden at Guadalupe Park for several years
with verbal authorization from the City Manager' s office and Mr. Garrett wanted to make
the agreement more formal. She stated that Mr. Garrett had maintained the property in
good condition and Mr. Baker, Facilities Maintenance Director, agreed that the
arrangement had been advantageous to the park and the neighborhood. After some
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discussion, Councilmember, Russell Machann, made a motion to recommend to the City
Council to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Caney Creek Conservation
Foundation regarding the use of Guadalupe Park. Councilmember, Terry Freese, seconded
the motion. All voted in favor.
The third item on the agenda was adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 6: 32 p.m.
Jos
R. face, City Manager
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Agenda
CITY OF WHARTON
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
MEETING
Monday, March 28, 2022
6:30 PM
CITY HALL 120 EAST CANEY STREET
WHARTON, TEXAS 77488
NOTICE OF
CITY OF WHARTON
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting will be held on
Monday, March 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM at the Wharton City Hall, 120 East Caney Street, Wharton,
Texas, at which time the following subjects will be discussed to-wit:
SEE ATTACHED AGENDA
Dated this 24th day of March 2022.
By:
Joseph R. Pace, City Manager
I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Parks
and Recreation Committee Meeting is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a
true and correct copy of said Notice on the bulletin board, at City Hall of said City or Town in
Wharton, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and
said Notice was posted on March 24, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. and remained so posted continuously for
at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said Meeting.
The Wharton City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Access to the building and special parking
is available at the primary entrance. Persons with disabilities, who plan to attend this meeting and
who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing
impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to contact the City Secretary's Office at (979) 532-
4811 Ext. 225 or by FAX (979) 532-0181 at least two (2) days prior to the meeting date. BRAILLE
IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Dated this 24th day of March 2022.
CITY OF WHARTON
By:
Paula Favors
City Secretary
AGENDA
CITY OF WHARTON
Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting
Monday, March 28, 2022
City Hall - 6:30 PM
Call to Order.
Roll Call.
Public Comments.
Review and Consider:
1. Minutes from the meeting held January 10, 2022.
2. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council approving a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Caney Creek Conservation Foundation regarding the use of
Guadalupe Park and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all
documents related to said Memorandum of Understanding.
Adjournment.
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