Quality of Life board meeting on February 14, 2019

Quality of Life Board meeting notes for February 14, 2019


Board Members:
Adam Redmond-Absent
Cheryl Kielman-Present
Marcie Lowery-Present
Jim McEvers-Present
Robert Sizemore-Absent
Craig Foster-Absent
Dustin Phipps-Absent

Council Liaison:
Joann Courtland-Absent

Mayor Candidate:
Bradi Diaz-Absent
Ron Nelson-Present

Here are some of the highlights from their board meeting (which included a summary from the CIP Town Hall on Monday):

The recently hired Davis Dewald resigned his position as Rec Supervisor and has been replaced by Joe Dyer.

The Park Maintenance Shop that will eventually be three building will be rebid again to get a lower cost.

The signage for the park signs should start being install in March. The City Park now has a flag pole. Joe Brown stated that the flag adds a lot to the appearance of the park.

The new parking lot for Olgetree park will start on April 1 (weather permitting).

The NEW bathrooms at City Park are coming soon (Phase 3 will bring bathrooms to High Chaparral and Rhode parks). All new bathrooms and pavilions will have anti-graffiti coating on them.

The golf park renovation should be finished in 2020.

Baseball/Softball/Tee Ball/Kick Ball registration is January 28-March 4.

Current numbers: Baseball 17

                             Softball 10

                             Tee Ball 14

                             Kick Ball 2

Winter Soccer is ongoing at this time. There are 35 Copperas Cove and 5 Ft Hood teams. The games begin on March 4, 2019.

The Basketball tournament will start on February 23. there are 448 registrants. 

CCPARD suspended David Esposito for 1 game for his ejection.

Olgletree Gap Hike and Bike workgroup is continuing to grow and volunteer. There has been 300 hours of volunteer work in the last several months. Recently, while they were clearing the hiking trails, they discovered a deer blind in the park. It was reported to authorities and dismounted. Hunting is not allowed in the city limits of Copperas Cove. If you are interested in joining their workgroup, here is the Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/386361225201153/ .

The Civic Center renovation will start soon, also. It will included the entrance (including the sign), bathrooms, and new office space.

Hills of Cove Golf Course at this point in the fiscal year has brought in about $7000 more compared to last year. For FY2019 65307.13 compared to 58048.02. There were only 10 bad weather days in January. Looks like good progress for the golf course. Tournament season will start up in March.

Parks report:

South Park: There is trash in the parking lot. On at least two occasions, people were walking the dogs on the soccer field and one without a leash. 

High Chaparral: The are ruts in the park from people driving in the park.

Heritage Park: Prep wok is being done for renovation. The marked trees will not be cut down.

March 14 is the next Quality of Life board meeting at the golf course, at 12:00pm.

Mayor Candidate Ron English and QoL member Marcie Lowery