The Board:
Adam Redmond- Present
Cheryl Kielman- Present
Marcie Lowery- Present
Jim McEvers- Present
Robert Sizemore- Present
Craig Foster- Present
Dustin Phipps- Present
Council Liaison:
Fred Chavez- Absent
The Agenda:
Citizens Forum:
James Pierce- He spoke about the continued absence of a council liaison from the QOL. This is the sixth month in a row that there has been no representation from the council. In early March, Council members Courtland and Chavez swapped positions with the permission of council. He has missed three in a row. He also thanked Joe Brown for all the years of service that he gave to Copperas Cove and the Parks Department.
Ron Nelson- He expressed concern that the Hike and Bike trail will not be a priority after Joe Brown leaves the city. He is working on a forum in the region that works with TNR programs for cats. He expressed farewell to Joe Brown and that he will be missed. He is worried that the condition of the parks will regress due to the lack of leadership and that cutting the parks budget any further is unacceptable.
Action Items: There were no votes taken during the Action Items.
Parks sent of via Facebook a Survey Monkey request and got 450 responses from citizens. They are still processing the responses.
Editorial comment: If the council liaison was present then everything that was spoken about today at the meeting could be brought back to the council. This department has a yearly budget of over $2,000,000 dollars which should make it a priority to the city leaders. These board members volunteer their valuable time through out the month and every month to assist the city and parks department. The new Mayor of Copperas Cove (Bradi Dewald Diaz) needs to ensure that this happens and also that they brief the council on a regular basis.
This is the update briefing BSP gave the city concerning the Parks and Golf Course projects:
As you can see they are making progress except when the weather interferes with the work.
There is now a cat sub-committee consisting Marcie, Craig, Jim, and Adam. They asked Ron Nelson to join as a guest. Their first meeting will be May 31 at 0700 at the golf course. They will get organized at this meeting. Their goal is to come up with possible solutions for the feral cat situation at South Park.
The parks master plan should be complete by December and sent to Council, for approval.
Joe Brown informed the board that he is writing an executive summary for the Interim City Manager. It is currently over six pages long. He said thank you for all the support.
City Manager report:
Revenue is down for the month of April due to rain and may be like that for May.
Parks Status:
South Park- Little bit of trash available, about 40 cats are visible
High Chaparral Park- Looks good, the new 8 inch square drain seams to be working as designed
Kate Street Park- Needs to be mowed
Ogletree Gap Park-Needs to be mowed
Heritage Park-Needs to be mowed
Highland Park-Needs to be mowed
Rhode Park-Needs to be mowed
City-Park-looks good
The Winter Soccer Report
The last part of the blog is to show everyone how detailed the Parks and Rec Dept is in their record keeping. This is for Winter Soccer that recently concluded. There are lots of moving marts to this from players, coaches, referees, and staff. This takes lots of planning. I am including the entire report for your review.
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