15-CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR NEW PARK MASTER PLAN

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Item No. 15 memo�andum TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Alan Efrussy, AICP, Planning Manager SUBJECT: CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE NEW PARK MASTER PLAN DATE: March 18, 2013 BACKGROUND: At the February 25, 2013 city council meeting, City Manager John Godwin stated that the contract with MHS to create a new Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan mentions the consultant working with a citizens advisory committee. Mr. Godwin also indicated that city staff believes there is a need for an ad hoc committee or board of local citizens to aid in guiding input, priorities and ideas for this plan. These parks advisory boards historically have been common components as part of new or updated paxks master plans. At this February 25t" council meeting, Mayor Pro-Tem Grossnickle recommended that staff send letters to representatives of various organizations that would be interested in participating in said advisory committee. Mr. Godwin stated that staff would address this request and bring our findings back to the council in four weeks. The purpose of this agenda item is to provide information that staff acquired regarding this matter. STATUS OF ISSUE: Various individuals who staff thought would be interested in serving on this committee were contacted, including representatives of Keep Paris Beautiful, TNT Grant Program, Boys & Girls Club of Paris, representative of Paris Independent School District, Archers for Christ, and the M�ey Rifleman's Gun Club. Names of those individuals who are interested in participating in the citizen's advisory committee are attached to this memo. Several do not live within Paris, but still desire to serve. In particular, Mr. David Osborne indicated to staff that although he lives in the county, he strongly desires to serve on this committee, that he is an officer of the Maxey Rifleman's Gun Club, and that he has been requested by said club members to be their representative on this park plan committee. The MHS contract scope of work indicates that the citizen's advisory committee is scheduled to have its first meeting in April, 2013. �2