2017-03-06 Minutes MINUTES
PARKS, RECREATION AND BEAUTIFICATION BOARD
March 6, 2017
Civic Center Community Conference Room
REGULAR MEETING
Members Present: Russ Stukel, Paul Leslie, Kent Boring, Frances Punch, Johanna McDaniel
Members Absent: Maria Renner, Gary Barber
Staff present: Emerson Vorel, Julie Leal, D'Lee Williams, Kathy Schaeffer, John Schubert, Jim
Mays, Janie McLeod; Jim Mays, absent.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Stukel called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
BEAUTIFICATION BOARD MINUTES FOR:
A. February 6, 2017 — Members pointed out number sequencing inconsistency.
With that correction, Boring made a motion to approve; McDaniel seconded.
Motion passed unanimously.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
A. Maria Denison won the State Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS)
Media Excellence Award; and
B. Marlene Cordell won Outstanding Staff, TRAPS Leisure and Aging Branch:
D'Lee Williams, Assistant Director, acknowledged each award winner and
expressed appreciation for their hard work and dedication to the Parks
Department.
C. Jason Wilson placed at the State TRAPS Rodeo competition:
John Schubert, Superintendent of Parks Maintenance, expressed his
appreciation for Wilson's effort and his hope that next year's rodeo event will
produce additional winners.
D. Marshall McGee passed the International Society of Arboriculture exam:
Per Schubert, there's 200-plus questions on this test and it sometimes requires
more than one effort to pass. Mr. McGee did so on first.
Stukel extended congratulations to the individuals noted and suggested that
their achievements be recognized and published via the City's website, a
potential which parks staff agreed to explore.
4. ACTION ITEMS: Consider making a recommendation to the Denton City Council
on the following items:
A. Approve the City of Denton Park and Recreation 2017-2018 Standards of
Care:
D'Lee Williams, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, presented the annual
Standards of Care for annual review and recommendation. She responded to several
member clarity-based questions to the satisfaction of the Board.
MOTION: Leslie made a motion to recommend approval; Boring seconded. The
motion to approve recommendation passed with a unanimous vote.
B. Approve the Denton Festival Foundation's request for Pro Fest, Inc., to be
the sole proprietor allowed to sell alcoholic beverages at the Denton Arts
and Jazz Festival:
Janie McLeod, Special Events Coordinator, summarized the terms of the
cosponsorship agreement and responded to Member questions regarding specifics.
McLeod noted that the vendor's request is for three successive years' approval while
the notice produced for agenda purposes only requests one. The Board opted to
recommend approval for only one year, consistent with the notice:
MOTION: McDaniel made a motion to recommend approval for one year; Punch
seconded. The motion to recommend was approved unanimously.
C. Approve the Cinco de Mayo Committee's request for Sabor de Mexico
Restaurant to be the sole proprietor allowed to sell allow alcoholic beverages
at the 2017 Cinco de Mayo Festival:
Per McLeod, the Cinco de Mayo Committee has hosted the festival in Quakertown
Park for 19 consecutive years, and has contracted with a variety of vendors to provide
for the sale of alcohol over the years. Sabor de Mexico Restaurant of Sanger is their
chosen vendor for 2017, and the Committee recently discovered that Sabor de Mexico
Restaurant of Pilot Point is not TABC-approved (Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission) for the sale of alcohol to entities not a 501(c)(3) non-profit, which the
Cinco de Mayo Committee is not. McLeod suggested approving the request with an
unspecified vendor, which the Board rejected with an alternate suggestion to rebring
the request at a later date. Leslie proposed hosting the event via the BYOB (Bring
Your Own Beer). Vorel committed to assist the Cinco de Mayo Committee to source
a vendor and rebring this request at the next meeting of the Park Board. MOTION:
Leslie made a motion to deny the request; Stukel seconded. Vote: Stukel, Leslie,
McDaniel in support; Punch and Boring abstain.
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Consider the following items which may be moved to action
items at the next meeting:
A. None
6. OTHER BUSINESS:
A. Leisure Services Report— Oral
Per D'Lee Williams, Assistant Director, the Summer Job Fair effort produced 82
interviews and 70 job offers. Parks employs between 200-300 part-time
employees to support summer programs. Next year, Williams plans to expand
on this effort.
B. Parks Projects Report—Written (incorporated by reference)
7. DIRECTOR REPORT:
None
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
May lst Tour of Parks—Recommended venues
With no further items on the agenda, Punch made a motion to adjourn; Leslie seconded.
Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.