Draft November 20, 2020 minutes not approved as Committee was dissolved by City Council through bylaw modification prior to approval. — original pdf

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PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD LAND, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 20, 2020 MINUTES The Land, Facilities and Programs Committee of the Parks and Recreation Board convened in a special meeting on Friday, November 20, 2020 via videoconference in Austin, Texas. Chair Morgan called the meeting to order at 1:04pm. Committee Members in Attendance: Fred Morgan, Laura Cottam Sajbel and Kate Mason- Murphy. Committee Members Absent: Romteen Farasat, Kimberly Taylor and Dawn Lewis, Ex-Officio. Staff in Attendance: Liana Kallivoka; Davin Bjornass, Tiffany Cabin, Lucas Massie, Greg Montes, Ricardo Soliz, John Wepryk, Glen Taffinder and Sammi Curless. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the special meeting of June 5, 2020 were approved on Committee Member Cottam Sajbel motion, Committee Member Mason-Murphy second on a 3-0 vote with Committee Members Farasat and Taylor absent. B. NEW BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 1. Recommendation to the Parks and Recreation Board to support a Parkland Improvement and Maintenance Agreement with Austin Travis County Vietnam Memorial Association and others for the placement of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial adjacent to the Nash Hernandez Building at Holly Shores/Edward Rendon Sr. Park at Festival Beach to recognize the men and women who honorably served from all of Travis County and in particular from East Austin. Registered speaker: Paul Ancira speaking in favor of the item. Committee Member Mason-Murphy made a motion to recommend to the Parks and Recreation Board as a consent agenda item support of a Parkland Improvement and Maintenance Agreement with Austin Travis County Vietnam Memorial Association and others for the placement of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial adjacent to the Nash Hernandez Building at Holly Shores/Edward Rendon Sr. Park at Festival Beach; Page 1 of 2  Committee Member Cottam Sajbel seconded the motion. The motion passed on a vote of 3-0 with Committee Members Farasat and Taylor absent. 2. Recommendation to the Parks and Recreation Board to approve the Temporary Staging Area (9,920 sq. ft.), not to exceed 240 Calendar Days on parkland located at 2407 Canterbury Street (Metz Neighborhood Park). Total mitigation value is $54,441. Committee Member Mason-Murphy made a motion to recommend to the Parks and Recreation Board as a consent agenda item to approve the Temporary Staging Area (9,920 sq. ft.), not to exceed 240 Calendar Days on parkland located at 2407 Canterbury Street (Metz Neighborhood Park); Committee Member Cottam Sajbel seconded the motion. The motion passed on a vote of 3-0 with Committee Members Farasat and Taylor absent. 3. Recommendation to the Parks and Recreation Board to recommend to the City Council the renewal of the Local Standards of Care for the Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Recreation Programs to be discussed via public hearing as required for State of Texas' Child Care Licensing exemption for youth programs operated by a municipality (public facilities) - Code Chapter 42.State of Texas' child care licensing exemption; Public Hearing request date February 4, 2021. Committee Member Cottam Sajbel made a motion to recommend to the Parks and Recreation Board as a consent agenda item a recommendation to the City Council for the renewal of the Local Standards of Care for the Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Recreation Programs to be discussed via public hearing (requested date February 4, 2021) as required for State of Texas' Child Care Licensing exemption for youth programs operated by a municipality (public facilities) - Code Chapter 42.State of Texas' child care licensing exemption; Committee Member Mason-Murphy seconded the motion. The motion passed on a vote of 3-0 with Committee Members Farasat and Taylor absent. 4. 2021 Land, Facilities and Programs Committee meeting schedule. Item discussed; no action taken by the Committee Members. C. FUTURE ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS No future agenda items were brought forward by Committee Members. Chair Morgan adjourned the meeting at 1:49pm. Page 2 of 2