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Haslet council approves 2025 parks survey, asks for QR code outreach; punts ball-field fees to Oct. 20
Summary
The council approved publishing a 2025 parks survey with requested changes: add maps for all parks, use QR codes at park sites and include notice in the city water bill. The council deferred action on proposed baseball/softball rental fees and a rental agreement to the Oct. 20 meeting for more information.
The Haslet City Council voted unanimously to publish a citywide parks survey in 2025 and directed staff to expand outreach to maximize resident participation.
Cindy Laird, a Haslet Parks and Recreation Board member, presented a draft survey and said the board requested respondents name their top five preferred projects; staffrecommended keeping the top-three format in the packet but agreed to the board's mapping suggestions. Council approved publishing the survey after adding three outreach measures the council discussed: placing QR-code signs at all parks linking directly to the survey, inclusion of a notice and QR code in the municipal water bill, and an updated map showing all parks and athletic fields.
Council members and park-board members discussed whether paper forms should be accepted; staff and volunteers offered to process paper responses if needed, but the council prioritized electronic collection and QR-code outreach to reduce staff processing burdens.
Separately the council discussed establishing a rental-fee schedule for baseball and softball fields. Staff proposed a nominal fee of $35 per team per day as a starting point; council members debated fee structure (per-player, per-team, lights vs. no-lights, insurance and equipment access) and monitoring/reservation logistics. The council ultimately voted to continue the field-rental item to the Oct. 20 meeting so staff and the city attorney can craft a rental agreement, define insurance and lights policies, and present comparative fees used by other cities.
Council recorded the parks-survey approval as unanimous and the ball-field rental fee item as continued to the Oct. 20 meeting.
