MINUTES HEATH, IPARK: BOARD SPECIALLY CALLED MEETING MONDAYANUARY 22, 2024, at 6:00 PM  ATTENDING: Katie Dyer, Chair  Patrick Cummins, Vice Chair Rich Krause, Council Liaison Dr.. Anthony Berg John Reed  1. Call to Order  Chairman Katie Dyer called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  2. Public Comment  There was no public comment. 3. Items for Individual Consideration  3.a Discussion and Action Regarding Minutes of September 18, 2023, Regular  Meeting. MOTION: MOTION MADE: SECONDED: APPROVED:  APPROVE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 16, 2023, REGULAR PASSEDI UNANIMOUSLY BYTHOSE PRESENT  MEETING. BERG CUMMINS  3.b Staff Board and Reports i. Park Board Report, January 2023 Park CIP Fund: $843,026.04  Staff! board liaison Suzanne Brooke reported on the balances on the following funds:  Park Fund: PATH Fund:  $41,697.45  $29,571.56 (with monthly recurring donations: $825.00)  ii. She also shared a draft of a new more detailed report on. Park CIP funds andj projects to  assist the Board ini their planning activities.  3.c Update on Towne Center Park Renovation Project (K. Lasher)  Lasher reported that the park will be closed beginning April 11 to organized field activities including team practices and games, with the exception ofr remaining Rockwall ISD: field events through the end oft the school year. Permit submittal drawings should be presented toi the Park The mass, grading oft the park should begin at the end of] May, with a completion goal by thei time school resumes in August. Security fencing and contradorsub-ontracto: check-in procedures will bei inj place to ensure the safety of students and faculty at Amy Parks Elementary. Weather permitting, the renovation of thej park will be completed by December 2025.  Board by the end of April.    3.d Update Regarding Pocket Park at' Town Center/Tom Thumbincluding  Discussion and Action of Name. (K.. Lasher)  City Manager Kevin Lasher reported that construction plans byl lat terra studio are 90% complete, which Michael Black confirmed. The construction bid opening willl bel held at City Hall on February 28 at 31 p.m., and the contract should be awarded by the City Council ati its March 26 meeting. The Park Board discussed suggestions for a park name that were submitted by Board members. No action wast taken regarding the name. 3.e Presentation, Discussion and Action on Citizen Application to Adopt the New Pocket Park at' Town Center/Tom Thumb. (S.. Brooke) Brooke presented an application submitted by Park Board member Brent King as a family and through hisl business, Brent King Group, to adopt the pocket park upon completion.  MOTION: MOTION MADE: SECONDED: APPROVED: (K. Lasher)  APPROVE THEAPPLICATION: SUBMITTED BY BRENT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BYTHOSE: PRESENT  KING BERG REED  3.f Update. Regarding Design Proposal for Respite at Hubbard/Bois d' Arc/FM 740. The Park Board endorsed in concept the design for the respite prepared by Michael Black of lai terra studio as approved ati the October 16, 2023, meeting. Thel Park Board agreed to remove the! kiosk, bike repair station and fountain, and retain the bike rack and dog waste stand and seating. Having the seating shaded would bei ideali ifi not too cost prohibitive. Black will bring a final design and construction costs back to the Park Board at its February 26 meeting for approval. While this project is not yet funded, the Park Board agrees regarding thel benefits ofhaving it "shovel ready" in tandem with the other park projects underway for any possible cost efficiencies and design compatibility. 3.h Update, Discussion and. Action Regarding yemadinrePATi/.a, including Playground at Terry Park. (S.. Brooke)  Brooke shared challenges faced with thej proposed new] playground equipment at' Terry Park, including potential drainage and grading issues that would further increase the cost which is currently quoted at $290,781.00. There is also the concern of staff covering the Towne Center Park renovation and the construction oft the pock park, both of which were not officially approved when thej playground was first proposed in response to a citizen offering a significant contribution to PATH tol help complete a new amenity in Heath. It was suggested to delay the playground at this time and focus upon the projects now underway, watching for a new opportunity to apply the PATH donation. Both thel PATH donor and Park Board agreed. Park Board members also expressed a desire to retain the  "vibe" ofthe Sunset Swings now seti inj place at Terry Park.    3.i Presentation, Discussion and. Action Regarding Request to. Authorize Use of Brooke presented a request from Acting Director of Public Works Mike Shook to authorize the use of $45,000 from the Park Capital Improvement Fund to repair the boat docks and ramp at Terry Park, which are in such disrepair that they have been closed since September 2023. The request included al bid from Sea' Tech Retaining Walls to complete the work for $45,000 using higher quality materials than the original construction. Weather permitting, the work could be completed within three weeks and the docks and ramp re-opened at that  Park CIP Fund to Repair Terry Park. Boat Ramps. (M. Shook)  time. MOTION: MOTION MADE: SECONDED: APPROVED:  APPROVE USING PARK CIP FUNDS INTHEA AMOUNT OF $45,000 TO REPAIR' THE TERRYI PARK BOAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BYTHOSE PRESENT  RAMP/DOCKS. BERG CUMMINS  3.j Discussion and Action Regarding Citizen Requestfor the City to. Plant Wild Flower Seeds on City-owned. Property at F.M. 548 &. Heathland Crossing in Brooke presented a request from Acting Director of Public Works Mike Shook to authorize use ofl Park Capital Improvement funds to sow the city-owned land at F.M. 549 &. Heathland Crossing with wildflower: seeds in timej for the. spring blooming season. The item was tabled until additional expert information and advice regarding the planting as well as the property itself could be provided to the. Board. The original request was brought to Shook, 3.k Park Board Brainstorming Session on Suggestions for Enhancing the City's  Timefor the Spring Flowering Season. (M. Shook)  by a citizen.  Parks & Trails System. (K. Dyer)  At the request oft the Park Board, a new standing items for brainstorming has been added to the agenda. The purpose isi to allow the opportunity for members to make suggestions to be added to: future agendas for discussion, action and funding as time and financials permit.  BOARD BRAINSTORMING DREAM LIST I January 22, 2024  PROJECT-1 PARKS Antigua Bay Improvements Update of 2018 Park Master Plan --with enhanced CIP planning component PROJECT-1 TRAILS Heathland Crossing Stub Southside Heathland Crossing Stub Northside Renaissance to Sanctuary Connection Stoneleigh/Rabbit Ridge/FM, 549 Connection Unfunded Falcon Point/McDonald Connection City-owned 50 acres - natural/open trails  Unfunded Unfunded  Neighborhood Trail Connections Citywide Unfunded  Developer Owner built Developer Owner built Unfunded Unfunded Unfunded  Towne Center Park to' Terry Lane Connection Developer Owner built + unfunded segments    4. Adjourn  Dyeradjourned the meeting at 7:45p.m.  SUZANNE BROOKE, STAFF BOARDLIAISON  Lb  CHAIRMAN  diby