H a a ~ U P. /C V] Q z w z r h E W a N ~ F Vl E a W a W .] a E ~7 O ~ a H U ~ O ~ ~ .-+ W a ~n a ~ w ~- E Z ~ z ° a a Q o H m w ~ aH~ a f~ r ~. N ~ U ~ I N FC C 7 W ~ W v a H a ~ . ~ M `~ z ow H ra ~ ao ~c ~c 0 -" w w o H o w ~H z~n ~azm COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT. MADE BY: Fred Henneke OFFICE: Countv Judge MEETING DATE: December 13, 1999 TIME PREFERRED: SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC) Informational up-date from Tim Hufstedler regarding activities at the Kerrville State Park.. EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON) NAME OF PEKSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE: County Judge/Tim Hufstedler Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows: Meeting scheduled for Mondays: THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY: THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday. All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the eazliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court. lo.oo 12/13/99 KERRVILLE-SCHREINER STATE PARK OVERVIEW AND DESCRiPT1ON Kert County, %z mile south of Kerrville on Texas 16 to State Highway 173 for 2.5 miles to entrance on Park Road 19. Total acreage, 517; adjacent to Guadalupe River. Acquired in 1934 by deed from the City of Kerrville. Original improvements by CCC. Facilities include S picnic sites with shade shelters; 16 picnic sites without shade shelter, (two goup picnic areas); 58 regular campsites; 10 campsites with shade shelter, water, and electricity; 32 campsites with water, and electricity; 20 campsites with water, electricity, and sewer, 2 stutitary dump stations; goup facility (Dining Hall); 23 screened shelters; Rareation Hall; 4 restrooms with showers; convenience store within'/~ mile; laundry available; boat tamp; fishing pier; playgound; hiking trails totaling 7 miles. Activities are boating (motors allowed, see Rules and Regulations), fishing, camping, picnicking, unsupervised swimming in river, tube and canoe rentals, bird watchiag, hiking, walking and cycling. The park offers a representative sampling of Hill Country landscape, with acros of juniper, live oak and Spanish oak populating the hills and arroyos. Other plants include redbud, sumac, buckeye, pecan, mesquite and several varieties of flowers. The Texas bluebonnet is one of the more plentiful and colorful of fire native plants. White-tailed deer, which have made the Hill Country famous as a hunting area, abound in the park. Also plentiful are squirrels, armadillos, jack-rabbits and many species of birds. Entrance and camping fees, screened shelters, standard rates; screened goup dining hall, $75 per day, kitchen included; recreation hall, $125 overnight, kitchen included. This park is located on the Guadalupe River. Nearby Camp Verde, on Verde Creek, was a base of the U.S. Army's experiment in the use of camels for transportation in the desert Southwest. It was established in 1855 turd abandoned in 1869. There were about 75 camels stationed at Camp Verde during the experiment lasting from 1856 to the beginning of the Civil War. Bandana Pass, 12 miles south of Kemille, is a noted gap in the chain of mountains through which passed camel caravans, wagon traitts, Spanish conquistadors, immigrant trains, U.S. troops and Texas Rangers. The Kerrville area offers much for those interested in the history of the Hill Country and rho several cultures which took part in its development. Featttres include the Hill Country Arts Foundation, local craft shops, the Cowboy Artists of America Museum and the Schreiner Museum. Parks located less than 50 miles away include Lost Maples State Natural Area Guadalupe River State Park, Admiral Nimitz, L.B.J. 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