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Kerrville City Council Workshop: Parks, Sports, and Bond Updates - November 18, 2025

City Council & associated boards — Tuesday, November 18, 2025
BodyKerrville, Texas
SessionCity Council & associated boards
DateTuesday, November 18, 2025
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Speaker 1

0:10

It's four o'clock.

0:11

I'm gonna go ahead and call to order the city council workshop for November 18th, 2025.

0:19

Are there any public comments tonight?

Speaker 2

0:21

No, sir.

Speaker 1

0:22

Let's go right into 2A.

Speaker 2

0:25

Yes, sir.

0:25

We do have two public comments.

0:27

Sorry.

Speaker 1

0:28

Never mind.

Speaker 2

0:29

Um Raymond Galgo.

Speaker 3

0:37

Okay.

Speaker 2

0:43

It is.

0:44

We speak at the first part of the meeting.

0:47

At the workshop.

Speaker 1

0:48

Who's a second?

Speaker 2

0:49

Sarah Stewart.

Speaker 1

0:52

Here.

Speaker 4

0:54

I too thought I would speak at the agenda item, but um

Speaker 1

0:57

come on up.

Speaker 4

0:59

Okay.

1:01

So item two A has to do with the reimagining of the parks.

1:06

Right.

1:06

And I met with uh Jay this week and wanted to get a closer look at what the ideas were for um Lehman Monroe Park in particular.

1:16

Um I'm part of a group that meets there at the dog park.

1:20

Um I spoke with Brenda Hughes a little bit about this, and I think maybe my husband had a few words with Kent about it also.

1:27

Um thank you so much for um giving me some time.

1:30

Uh we meet with people, we go to that dog park, we use it all year long.

1:36

Uh for some folks, that is the only time that they get out.

1:40

It's their only social activity for a lot of them, they are um disabled, and that's how they exercise their dog.

1:48

Um for a lot of folks, um accessibility is a huge big deal, and uh singing winds just hasn't been cutting it.

1:56

And for a few folks, it's a mental health issue big time.

2:00

And we have one of the most beautiful dog parks of any of the surrounding counties.

2:06

We have people that come here from all over the place for our dog park in particular.

2:13

We would like to see our dog park restored.

2:15

There's a good portion of the fence is still in place.

2:19

We've gotten a few bids, and it wouldn't take much to put it back together.

2:23

In fact, it could have been up and running by now.

2:26

And in fact, I think you probably have a few private donors that would be interested in doing that.

2:31

You've got a lot on your plate with the reimagining of the parks, and I think this is one thing that we could just keep as is.

2:38

And I would ask that you consider it as a cost savings to us the taxpayers, and as a piece of this community that makes it such a great place to live to just simply restore our dog park at Lehman Monroe.

2:56

Thank you.

2:57

Thank

Unassigned speaker

2:58

you.

Speaker 1

3:00

Has the first person arrived yet?

Speaker 3

3:03

No, he has not.

Unassigned speaker

3:05

Do

Speaker 1

3:05

you want to speak in his stead?

Speaker 3

3:07

I don't live in the city.

Speaker 1

3:08

Okay.

3:08

Wait, okay.

3:10

You don't have to live in the city, but yeah, if you would like to speak to whatever subject he was going to speak to.

Speaker 3

3:15

I'll have a little something.

3:17

Um you

Speaker 1

3:17

need to state your name,

Speaker 3

3:19

Charles Johnson.

Speaker 1

3:20

And and which city you live in.

Unassigned speaker

3:22

Do you

Speaker 1

3:22

live in Carville?

3:23

I'm in Kerbal.

3:24

Okay, go ahead.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Parks and Recreation█████████████████████████████████████████████59%
Flood Recovery███████████15%
Youth Programs████████10%
Capital Projects██████8%
Economic Development███4%
Procedural██3%
Community Engagement█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Kerrville City Council Workshop: Parks, Sports, and Bond Updates - November 18, 2025

The Kerrville City Council held a workshop on November 18, 2025, to discuss the reimagining of Louise Hays and Lehman Monroe Parks, a partnership to reconstruct Guadalupe Park, the selection of a new operator for the Kerrville Sports Complex, and updates on Quality of Life Sales Tax Bond projects. The meeting included two public comments and staff presentations on each agenda item.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Sarah Stewart, representing a dog park user group, expressed support for restoring the dog park at Lehman Monroe Park rather than building new amenities, citing its importance to disabled and elderly users and the potential for private donor contributions.
  • Charles Johnson of Kerrville urged renewed activity at the Kerrville Sports Complex, specifically for DBAT baseball tournaments, to bring visitors and economic benefit to the city.

Discussion Items

  • 2.A Louise Hays and Lehman Monroe Park Reimagining (Jay Brimhall, Parks & Recreation): Staff presented the first iteration of a reimagining plan that moves amenities out of the flood zone, including a covered basketball court, pickleball courts, shaded structures, and extensive tree planting. Council discussed dog park relocation, safety separation between dog park and splash pad/playground, and the possibility of a portable stage. No formal action taken; staff will refine the plan based on feedback.
  • 2.B Guadalupe Park Reconstruction (Jay Brimhall): Staff announced a partnership with the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Dallas Mavericks (each donating $125,000) and the Texas Hill Country Community Foundation to rebuild Guadalupe Park at no cost to the city. The concept includes pickleball courts and an inclusive playground, with completion targeted before Q2 2026. An MOU will be brought to the next council meeting for approval.
  • 2.C Kerrville Sports Complex Operator (Jay Brimhall): Staff reported that an RFP has been completed and a recommendation will be made at the next meeting. Citizen Raymond Gallego and representatives John Junker and Jeff Quillan (affiliated with Five Tool Baseball) spoke in favor of increased usage and transparency, emphasizing the economic impact of tournaments. Council expressed support for renewed activity and recouping maintenance costs.
  • 2.D Quality of Life Sales Tax Bond Project Update (Mark Hornes, Asst. City Manager): Updates included: the Cailloux Theater opened under budget at $3.1 million; the Olympic Pool demolition ongoing with a $150,000 plumbing change order covered by contingency; the Scott Schreiner Golf Course is mostly complete with improved revenues; the A.C. Schreiner House handover delayed to mid-January due to elevator certification and additional painting; and the Granger McDonald Park boardwalk cost estimated at $2.6 million (budgeted $2.2 million), with council consensus to move forward and seek grant funding to close the gap.

Key Outcomes

  • Informal consensus to proceed with the Granger McDonald Park boardwalk project, including grants and value engineering.
  • The Guadalupe Park partnership MOU and a new sports complex operator contract will be presented for formal approval at the next city council meeting.
  • Staff will continue refining the Louise Hays/Lehman Monroe park reimagining plan and proceed with phased tree planting.

Meeting Transcript

It's four o'clock. I'm gonna go ahead and call to order the city council workshop for November 18th, 2025. Are there any public comments tonight? No, sir. Let's go right into 2A. Yes, sir. We do have two public comments. Sorry. Never mind. Um Raymond Galgo. Okay. It is. We speak at the first part of the meeting. At the workshop. Who's a second? Sarah Stewart. Here. I too thought I would speak at the agenda item, but um come on up. Okay. So item two A has to do with the reimagining of the parks. Right. And I met with uh Jay this week and wanted to get a closer look at what the ideas were for um Lehman Monroe Park in particular. Um I'm part of a group that meets there at the dog park. Um I spoke with Brenda Hughes a little bit about this, and I think maybe my husband had a few words with Kent about it also. Um thank you so much for um giving me some time. Uh we meet with people, we go to that dog park, we use it all year long. Uh for some folks, that is the only time that they get out. It's their only social activity for a lot of them, they are um disabled, and that's how they exercise their dog. Um for a lot of folks, um accessibility is a huge big deal, and uh singing winds just hasn't been cutting it. And for a few folks, it's a mental health issue big time. And we have one of the most beautiful dog parks of any of the surrounding counties. We have people that come here from all over the place for our dog park in particular. We would like to see our dog park restored. There's a good portion of the fence is still in place. We've gotten a few bids, and it wouldn't take much to put it back together. In fact, it could have been up and running by now. And in fact, I think you probably have a few private donors that would be interested in doing that. You've got a lot on your plate with the reimagining of the parks, and I think this is one thing that we could just keep as is. And I would ask that you consider it as a cost savings to us the taxpayers, and as a piece of this community that makes it such a great place to live to just simply restore our dog park at Lehman Monroe. Thank you. Thank you. Has the first person arrived yet? No, he has not. Do you want to speak in his stead? I don't live in the city. Okay. Wait, okay.

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