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Resolution 79-16 - Create Park Advisory Board - 11/27/1979 RESOLUTION NO. 79-16 WHEREAS, the Huntsville City Council is aware and concerned about the recreational facility needs of the citizens of the community of Huntsville and desires to devote the necessary attention to the exixting facilities to assure their continued optimum service to the recreation of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council are of the opinion that citizen input would be a great asset to their delivery of these services and that it would be advantageous to create a Park Advisory Board for each of the City's three park facilities : Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park, Thomas Henry Ball Memorial Park and the Emancipation Park; and WHEREAS, the Council envisions the structure of these parks boards to be as follows : Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park . • . • Six members on board Thomas Henry Ball Memorial Park . . Five members on board Emancipation Park . . . . . . . . . Five members on board Terms: Two members. .. . . . . . . . . . . . one year term Two-.Three. members. . . . . . . . . . two year term Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . three year term Meetings: The second Monday evening of the month in the City Hall at 7:00 P.M. or at called times convenient to the board members. and; WHEREAS, the purpose and function of these parks advisory boards would be to advise the City Council on the needs of the parks and to make suggestions for the future development of the parks as well as ideas to more fully make use of the existing park land areas and to report their findings to the City Council ` on a regular basis; NOW, THEREFORE, be it so resolved to create the three Parks Advisory Boards to become the "arms into the community" for the assistance and support of the programs of the Huntsville City Council . APPROVED this the 27th day of November, 1979. THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (SEAL) Morris I. Waller, Mayor iI