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SO IT'S[Parks and Recreation Board Meeting on January 13, 2021.]
JANUARY 13TH AND IT'S 6:00 PM.AND THIS IS THE MEAN, OR THE GARLAND PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
AND I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
HAS ANYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MANAGE? OKAY.
SO I GOT THAT FROM ED AND I HAVE A SECOND FROM MOLLY.
SO WE HAVE, UH, SOME, UH, CITIZENS THAT WISH TO SPEAK.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THEM UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, SO THEY CAN GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.
SO IF THEY WANT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO, UH, TO SAY AND WATCH THE WHOLE MEETING.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US THE WHOLE TIME.
AND, UM, YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU NEED TO START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR, UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR ADDRESS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST WHAT STREET YOU LIVE ON HERE IN GARLAND.
AND, UM, AND THEN, UH, YOU GOT THREE MINUTES.
SO ROXANNE, I'LL GO WITH YOU FIRST.
ARE YOU ON MUTE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO.
WELL, MY NAME IS ROXANNE CYBER AND I LIVE AT 33 17 RIDGEDALE IN GARLAND.
AND, UM, ACTUALLY I AM JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM LAWN WIND PARK, WHICH I NOTICED THERE'S LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
AND THERE SEEMS THAT THERE'S TWO SIDES TO THE PARK.
THE ONE PARK THAT HAS A SWIM ONE SIDE THAT HAS A SWIMMING POOL, WHICH I UNDERSTAND WILL BE TAKEN OUT.
A SPLASH PAD WILL BE PUT IN THE OTHER SIDE.
MY SIDE, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING THERE EXCEPT FOR CONCRETE WALK AND LOTS OF FORESTRY.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT, BUT THAT'S THE REASON FOR MY CALL IS WE NEED PICKLEBALL IN GARLAND.
I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, BUT THIS IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA, NOT JUST FOR SENIOR CITIZENS FOR ALL LEVELS.
WE HAVE TO GO TO DALLAS RICHARDSON, RAUL AT ROCKWALL, THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON HERE.
NO OUTSIDE COURTS, THE TWO SMALL, TINY LITTLE PROGRAMS WITHIN REC CENTERS WERE TAKEN OUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC CAME AND I AM CALLING TO ASK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO START DOING SOMETHING.
THERE IS SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN OUR PARKS.
WE HAVE CENTRAL PARK THAT HAS TENNIS COURTS NOT BEING USED BECAUSE THE FENCE HAS BEEN DESTROYED.
IT COULD BE MADE INTO PICKLEBALL COURTS AND TENNIS COURTS.
AS FAR AS I CAN SAY, THE LAWN WIND PARK, IT SERVES NO PURPOSE.
IT COULD EASILY HAVE SOME PICKLEBALL COURTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT CONSTRUCTION IS, BUT IT SHOULD BE FOR PICKLEBALL.
AND, UM, I JUST, AND I ALSO, I HEARD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE PARK ADJACENT TO THE, UM, TO THE COLEMAN, UH, TENNIS CENTER.
SO THE TENNIS CENTER, THEY COULD ACTUALLY CONVERT A COUPLE OF COURTS TO PICKLEBALL, OR THEY COULD ADD A FEW COURTS OR YOU COULD PUT IT IN THE PARK ADJACENT TO THEM.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO DRIVE 25 MINUTES TO GET THERE AND I PAY $3 FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WORTH OF PLAY.
AND THEY HAVE TAKEN THEIR JUNIOR COURTS OUT AND MAKE THEM INTO PICKLE BALL COURTS.
GARLAND NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING PLEASE.
PLEASE PUT IN SOME PICKLE BALL FOR ME, MANY OTHER SENIORS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE GROWING UP.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UH, YOU HAVE A LOT OF, UH, SUPPORT HERE ON THIS BOARD FOR A PICKLEBALL.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT PICKLE BALL PLAYER.
I AM NOT A PICKLE BALL PLAYER YET, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING ABOUT IT.
SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TEACH YOU.
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GUEST REAL QUICK, DAVID, IF I COULD, I'M SURE.SINCE WE AREN'T ABLE TO COMMENT ON THESE REQUESTS, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RESPOND TO ALL OF ROXANNE'S QUESTIONS.
SO IF YOU WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH OUR PARKS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, UM, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE THERE IS AN ANSWER TO ALL OF THEM.
AND I CAN, AND I CAN CONTACT YOU AT PARKS AND RECREATION, THE YEAH.
AND THEY'LL GET YOU TO ME IF I'M AVAILABLE THAT THE PARTICULAR TIME WHEN YOU CALL OR I'LL MAKE TIME TO SET UP A TIME TO VISIT WITH YOU AND WE'LL GET YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED, BECAUSE WE ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THE NEED AND THE DESIRE FOR IT, AND MAY HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU.
UM, AS YOU MATTHEW, AND WERE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK? YES.
TELL US, UH, YOUR, YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORDING AND WHERE YOU LIVE AND THEN YOU GOT THREE MINUTES.
MY NAME IS
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GETTING THE GROUND LIKE SUMMER IN A MOST OF THE TIMES BY ONE O'CLOCK.
AND, UH, I'M SORRY, THE WINDOW OF TIME ON O'CLOCK AND THE SUMMERTIME THREE O'CLOCK, BUT LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ISSUES WITH, UH
UH, AND WE ARE PLAYING JUST FOR THE RECREATIONAL PURPOSE.
AND, UH, CRICKET IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GROWING POPULATION IN GARLAND AREA.
SO I JUST REQUESTING, YOU KNOW, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING FOR US TO PLAY IN A, WE JUST NEED ONLY FOUR SUNDAYS, MAYBE LIKE FOUR HOURS.
SO IF SOMETHING CAN, THE CITY CAN, UH, TAKE A SHIT OF THAT TO PRO UH, EVERY SUNDAY, THAT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED.
I KNOW, I KNOW THE, UH, SOME OF THE PEOPLES WORKING IN NEW GROUND IN, UH, UH, THE AUDUBON PROUD, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TAKES SOME TIME AND WE JUST WAITING FOR AT LEAST THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOME GROUND TO PLAY IN THE CITY, CAN DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD BE GOOD.
THAT'S MY CONCERN, UH, MATTHEW IS, IS, UM, I UNDERSTAND FROM AN EMAIL EXCHANGE TODAY WITH STAFF, YOU'RE PART OF THE SAME GROUP IT'S DOCTOR, SHE WAS SAMUEL, RIGHT? THAT, THAT CRICKET PITCH WILL BE BUILT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT USE, UH, TO, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUESTS THAT WE'VE HEARD, UH, OUTSIDE OF THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE AT THE O'BANION GROUND, UH, TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR THE CASUAL AND RECREATIONAL LEVEL PLAYERS.
SO, UM, WE'VE HEARD THOSE REQUESTS AND ARE HAPPY TO RESPOND AND PROVIDE, PROVIDE A NEW PITCH THAT DOESN'T INTERRUPT THE SOCCER PLAY IN THE ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE LIGHTED AREA THERE.
SO I THINK YOU GUYS WILL BE, UH, HAPPY WITH THAT RESULT.
OUR GUESTS ARE WELCOME TO STAY AND, UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE GUESTS AT THIS POINT.
UH, THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE, UH, AN UPDATE ON THE, UH, GARLAND GIRLS SOFTBALL, AND I SEE DELETE LISTED.
AND SO I'M GOING TO LET, UM, MARY TALK TO THE GROUP ABOUT THE GARLAND GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, BUT WE ALL CALL HER AND KNOW HER AS KIKI.
AND SO, UM, SHE IS HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND ASK HER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? LET ME CHECK THIS.
DID YOU TAKE THE MUTE OFF? YES.
UM, MARY GRAVLEY, P E R R FALL LEAGUE WAS SUCCESSFUL, EVEN THOUGH WE MAKE A FEW CHANGES BECAUSE OF THE COVID, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE GOT OUR FALL SEASON AND WE'RE GEARING UP FOR SPRING REGISTRATION.
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BUT, UH, WE HAVE A PAPER FORM THAT PEOPLE CAN USE IF THEY'RE UNABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE.SO, UM, WE'RE GOING TO START GAMES IN MARCH.
IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS PLANNED WITH COACHES IN FEBRUARY, UH, TEAMS THAT HAVE AT LEAST FIVE PLAYERS REGISTERED.
THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO PRACTICE ON THE FIELDS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM KNOW AT THE MANAGER'S MEETING FEBRUARY 8TH, WHEN THEY CAN START THAT DID Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME.
CAUSE, UM, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH OUR USUAL PAPERWORK AND PROCEED WITH OUR SPRING SEASON AS USUAL.
HOW MANY TEAMS AND HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS ARE YOU HAVING RIGHT NOW? UM, RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 30 PEOPLE REGISTERED SO FAR, BUT THAT'S EARLY FOR US.
WE OFFER AN EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT IF THEY REGISTER IN JANUARY.
SO WE'VE GOT THAT OPEN AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET A MAJORITY, MAYBE MAJORITY OF OUR RETURNING PLAYERS REGISTERED WITHIN JANUARY.
UM, WE HAD, UH, TWO BLAST BALL TEAMS, UH, TWO PEOPLE TEAMS, THREE EIGHT AND UNDER FIVE 10 AND UNDER, AND THEN FOUR, 12 AND THREE EIGHT, 14 MENDER LAST YEAR.
BUT OUR BIGGEST GROUP WAS ACTUALLY 11 HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. AND I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE SHUT DOWN FOR THEIR SCHOOL BALL AND AS CONSTELLATION, A LOT OF THEM CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.
I'M GLAD WE COULD PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
SO YOU PLAY OVER AT WINTER SPARK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? UM, JUST THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY, OUR PARK IS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL TAKEN SUCH GOOD CARE OF HIM.
THANKS GOES TO THE STAFF ON THAT.
YEAH, I GOT, I GOT A QUESTION, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MAYBE.
UM, IS THIS, UH, IS THIS ALL REC LEAGUES OR DO YOU HAVE ANY SELECT TEAMS IN THIS GROUP? DO YOU HAVE TOURNAMENTS? UM, DURING THE YEAR, UM, GARLAND USED TO BE BIG ON TOURNAMENTS.
HOW ARE WE DOING NOW? WE CONSIDER OURSELVES DIRECTLY.
BUT TO BE HONEST, THERE ARE SOME TOURNAMENT TEAMS THAT REGISTERED WITHIN OUR LEAGUE AND PLAY AND YOU COULD CALL THEM RINGERS, BUT THEY, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO TURN THEM AWAY AND THEY UPPED THE LEVEL OF PLAY FOR THE OTHER GIRLS.
SO A LOT OF TIMES IT WORKS OUT VERY WELL FOR THEM, THAT TOURNAMENT TEAM TO COME, IF YOU HAVE ANY TECH TEAM THAT A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP AND THEY'RE JUST ASSIGNED TO A TEAM THAT HAS THE LEAST NUMBER OF PLAYERS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SO WE CONSIDER THE RECREATIONAL LADY.
AND, UH, DO YOU EVER, DO YOU HAVE ANY TOURNAMENTS ANYMORE? WE DO THOSE THINGS.
OUR LAST TOURNAMENT WAS IN NOVEMBER FOR OUR IT'S OUR ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT THAT WE, WE TRY TO HAVE EVERY YEAR.
FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT TOYS AND FOOD AND, UM, FINANCIAL DONATIONS FOR THE GOOD SAMARITANS GARLAND.
SO THAT THAT'S OUR SERVICE PROJECT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER TOURNAMENTS THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THAT, UH, WE ORGANIZE THROUGH USA SOFTBALL, AND I BELIEVE WE'VE ASKED THEM TO BEGIN THOSE IN APRIL.
UM, THEY WANTED US TO HAVE ONE IN MARCH AND I THINK WE'VE ASKED THEM TO DELAY IT UNTIL APRIL FOR OUR, UH, ONCE A MONTH.
WE TRY TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE TOURNAMENT A MONTH JUST TO THERE.
NOW, NOW, NOW YOU'RE GETTING TO WHERE, WHAT I WAS LOOKING TO HEAR.
YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE ONE TOURNAMENT A MONTH.
I COACHED DOWN THERE WITH YOU GUYS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, UH, AS WE'RE KIDS WERE GROWING UP, UH, IN FACT, WE, WE OPENED UP THE WINTERS SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
WE USED TO HAVE TO PLAY ALL OVER TOWN.
AND SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
I WAS THERE TO CROSSMAN AND HOLFORD AND, UM, MY DAUGHTER WAS PLAYING BACK THEN ALSO, THERE YOU GO.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, UH, THAT THE LEAGUE IS DOING WELL.
AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU EVER, EVER GET A CHANCE, YOU MIGHT ALLOWED TO GO OUT THERE AND BEHIND RESIST ALL HATS,
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UH, OUT THERE IN THE FIELD WHERE THEY USED TO KEEP SHEEP.CAUSE THAT'S, THAT WAS WHERE THE GIRLS FIRST PLAYED WHEN THAT WAS ALL STARTED A LONG, LONG TIME AGO IN GARLAND, OUT THERE IN THE FIELD BEHIND RESIST ALL HANDS.
SHE HAS TO USE OUR IMAGINATION, ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? JUST IF THERE'S ANY OTHER WAY THAT WE COULD GET HELP WITH OUR PUBLICITY, I GUESS THAT'S THE MAIN PROBLEM WE HAVE IS GETTING THE WORD OUT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT ALLOW US TO SEND HOME FLYERS ANYMORE.
I MEAN, THAT USED TO BE AN AVENUE FOR US TO GET THE WORD OUT AND ALL THE ASH FOREST, MAYBE OUR RED CAR REGISTRATION FORMS AT THE RECREATION CENTERS THAT MIGHT HELP THEM OTHER THINGS THAT Y'ALL COULD DO TO HELP US WITH PUBLICITY.
SO I THINK, UH, CAN WE TALK TO CHRIS HALLMARK ABOUT THAT? WELL, SO I'LL, I'LL CHIME IN ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE FULLY IN, ON HELPING WITH THAT, CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH STEVEN AND HE'LL KEEP SAM AND DELETE AND MYSELF IN THE LOOP.
WE, WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR AFFILIATE LEADS OR WE'LL PROMOTED.
UM, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU IN THAT REGARD.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER.
IF YOU HAVE TOURNAMENTS THAT YOU THINK WE'LL HAVE OUT OF TOWN, UH, IN MULTI-DAY DRAW, WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE HOTELS TO TRY TO PUT TOGETHER A RATE PACKAGE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
SO, UM, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS LET STEVEN KNOW AND WE'LL WE'LL PITCH IN AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.
AND I WOULD CHECK FROM THE BOARD PERSPECTIVE, UH, MAYBE WORKING THROUGH THE LEA, IF YOU COULD, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON OR SPECIAL TOURNAMENT OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, I, FOR ONE, AND I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS LIKE TO GO AT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND, UM, I LIVE BY HOLFORD AND I GO WATCH THE, THE NORTH GARLAND, UH, SPORTS ASSOCIATION GUYS PLAY PERIODICALLY.
SO, AND SO WE LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT, UH, AND GET OUT AND SEE SEAWEED, HOW OUR PARKS ARE BEING USED.
WE CAN GET ANY KIND OF INFORMATION OUT AT THE REC CENTERS, IF YOU NEED US TO PUT OUT REGISTRATION FORMS AND THEN WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO JUST GET THE INFORMATION TO STEVEN AND WE'LL GET IT DISPERSED.
WELL, I GAVE HIM A REGISTRATION FORM, BUT SOMETIMES ON THE BACKSIDE THAT'S BLANK, WE WOULD PUT A FLYER OR A BIG PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR LITTLE BLAST PHONE GIRLS SWINGING A BAT.
WHEN THEY SEE YOU A LITTLE FOUR YEAR OLD, THAT CAN SWING A BAT, LIKE SOMETIMES GET IMPRESSED.
SO, UM, I'LL PUT THAT MAYBE ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT AND THEN BRING THOSE TO Y'ALL.
WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO DO IS DO A DIGITAL FORMAT OF THAT.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN CARRY IT IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
AND IT HAS A, UH, GOOD RESOLUTION, DIGITAL PRESENCE AS WELL.
WELL, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS PROBABLY THE ONLY THING WE REALLY HAVE.
THAT'S AFFECTING PUBLICITY RIGHT NOW.
SO I GUESS, YEAH, DIGITAL WOULD BE GOOD.
I FIND A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THAT EVEN WITH PAID ADS.
I MEAN, WE CAN, WE JUST LET US KNOW AND WE'LL ABSOLUTELY WOULDN'T CARRY THE LINKS, UM, AND YOU KNOW, DO ALL THE TAGS AND THE LINKING THAT, THAT THE KIDS ARE DOING THESE DAYS, THEY TELL ME.
SO, UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP CHAIRMAN JUST ONE MORE, ONE LAST QUESTION.
ONE, ONE QUESTION, ONE QUESTION, ONLY PARTS OF ONE QUESTION.
WHEN AND WHEN, AND WHY DID THE, UH, GARLAND VENDOR SCHOOL DISTRICT STOP ALLOWING YOU TO, UM, ADVERTISE THROUGH THEM? AND THEY REWORKED THEIR WEBSITE.
THEY PUT WHAT THEY CALL A COMMUNITY BOARD ON IT.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST A LITTLE, YOU HAVE TO NAVIGATE AND CLICK THROUGH THEIR WHOLE WEBSITE TO FIND IT, BUT THEY THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR US BEING ABLE TO PUT A FLYER IN THE SCHOOL.
SO THEY THINK IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN RECOMMEND FOR ACTIVITIES, THAT PEOPLE WILL NAVIGATE THEIR WEBSITE AND GO TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD, WHICH I'M NOT SURE THAT PEOPLE REALLY KNOW TO DO THAT.
SO I SEE THAT AS AN EFFECTIVE REPLACEMENT, JERRY, THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT'S HAPPENING.
I THINK EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR A VARIETY OF LEGAL AND POLITICAL REASONS, IT GETS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY CAN AND CANNOT LET INTO THE SCHOOL ACCESS FLYER PROGRAM.
UM, AND SO THAT BECOMES, UH, ONE OF THE NEUTRAL RESPONSES TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW EVERYBODY TO POST ON THAT BOARD.
UM, WE ARE ON THE BOARD, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SEEING IT.
CAUSE I CAN'T, I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO HOW MANY HITS THAT PAGE GETS.
HAVING ACCESS TO THE KIDS' FOLDERS
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ANYMORE FOR FLYERS IS A THING OF THE PAST.BUT THEY WILL LET US PUT A SIGN.
IF I HAD THE STAFF TO GO AROUND AND PUT ONE UP EVERY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS THE CHOICE.
I HAVE TO APPROVE IT ON CAMPUS FOR US TO PUT A SIGN LIKE A STREET SIGN IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP PROMOTE TO THE SPORTS LEAGUES HERE.
ANY OTHER, ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE BOARD GOING TO ASK A QUESTION? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO THAT'S YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO HANG ON AND LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE MEETING.
I HAVE TO GO TAKE MY TO DINNER.
WHAT'D YOU COME TALK TO MY WIFE.
UM, I SEE WE HAVE A NEW, UH, ANOTHER, UH, RESIDENT.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK TO THE BOARD FOR THREE MINUTES? YES.
UH, WELL IT MAY NOT BE THREE MINUTES.
SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RULES, ONE STATE YOUR NAME BECAUSE WE RECORD THE MEETING.
AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE WE GET IT ON THE, ON THE PUBLIC RECORD.
SO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
AND THEN, THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANT.
UH, MY ADDRESS IS TWO SIX OH THREE SIM TOURISTS DRIVE AND THAT'S 7,504 FOUR.
UM, I AM A HUGE PICKLEBALL BALL FAN.
I, UH, PLAY WITH A GROUP OF PICKLEBALL PLAYERS FROM THE GARLAND AREA ON OUT TO DALLAS AND RICHARDSON.
UH, HOWEVER I HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO DALLAS OR RICHARDSON, UM, TO FIND A COURT TO PLAY ON BECAUSE GARLAND DOES NOT PROVIDE A COURT FOR US.
UM, AND SO I WAS IN HOPES THAT MAYBE CENTRAL PARK COULD, UM, YOU KNOW, BE ONE OF OUR, UM, PLACES THAT WE COULD PLAY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION FOR IT.
IT'S A HIGH ON OUR LIST AND I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON IT, ANDY.
UM, AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL DETAIL.
IT IS ON OUR RADAR AND IT ISN'T A MASTER PLAN THERE AREN'T IMMEDIATE, UM, PLANS THAT YOU'LL SEE HAPPEN THIS YEAR, BUT WE MAY HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO ALTER SOME FACILITIES OR ADD SOME AS SOME OTHER CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING.
THE CHALLENGE WITH THE CENTRAL PARK COURTS IS, IS THAT THEY'RE IN REALLY BAD SHAPE AND REALLY NEED TO BE REBUILT.
THE SURFACING ON THEM IS FAILING AND THE SLAB IS FAILING.
UM, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT THE FUNDS TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE DEMAND AND THE NEED, UM, FOR IT AND ARE ABSOLUTELY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO TRY TO PROVIDE IT.
UH, CAN I ASK IF, UH, A LOAN IS AVAILABLE FOR A COURT AGAIN, IT'S A, IT'S A MATTER OF FUNDING.
THERE'S NOT AN ALLOCATED FUND, UM, FOR ANY OF THOSE FACILITIES.
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO DO IS IN PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY HAVING IMPROVEMENTS DONE, FOR EXAMPLE, HOLFORD REC CENTER, THERE'S A SLAB OVER THERE.
THAT'S KIND OF A MULTI-USE BASKETBALL, TENNIS.
IF IT WERE REPURPOSED FOR PICKLEBALL, IT MIGHT HOLD MAYBE SIX OR EIGHT PICKLEBALL COURTS.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, AS WE REDO THE RECREATION CENTER DESIGN FOR HOLFORD REC CENTER AND AQUATIC CENTER, IS THAT WITHIN THE BUDGET TO DO THAT.
SO THAT PROCESS WILL TAKE SOME TIME, UM, BUT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT BECAUSE WE'RE VERY WELL AWARE OF THE DEMAND.
AND WE MAY HAVE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES IN THE MEDIUM FUTURE.
I JUST CAN'T DISCLOSE IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE INVOLVES SOME REAL ESTATE, UM, ISSUES, BUT WE, UM, WE WOULD LOVE TO PROVIDE AS MUCH PICKLEBALL AS PEOPLE CAN STAND.
AND SO, UH, CAN THAT NUMBER OF THAT CONTACT NUMBER, UH, HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THEM JUST AT THE, UH, IF YOU WANT TO CALL THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE AND ASK FOR ME ANDY HESSER, I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AS BEST I CAN.
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OKAY.YOU'RE WELCOME TO ENJOY THE REST OF THE MEETING IF YOU WANT.
THEN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT GRANT FOR JOHN PAUL JONES PARK.
SO IF KEITH, IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL UP THAT MAP THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE, THAT WAS IN THE COUNCIL PACKET WHILE HE'S DOING THAT.
SO WE HAD AN OCCASION TO TAKE SOME MONEY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN, UM, APPROVED AND THE BOND PROGRAM AND PREVIOUS FUNDING SOURCES TOWARDS JOHN PAUL JONES AND CHOP BOAT RAMP, PRIMARILY FOR PARKING, UM, AND SOME OTHER MONEY.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT MONEY AND LEVERAGE IT AS MATCH WITH A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE VOTING ACCESS GRANT SO MUCH LIKE WE'VE DONE WITH WATSON, WE'RE GOING TO USE MONEY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IS MATCHED TO GET MORE MONEY.
UM, AND SO THE KEY WITH JOHN PAUL JONES IS, IS WE HAD ROUGHLY ONE POINT MILLION ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR SOME VERY BASIC IMPROVEMENTS.
THE PARKS, WILDLIFE, BOATING ACCESS GRANT PROVIDES ANOTHER, OH, I BELIEVE IT'S 1.7, 5 MILLION NOW 250,000 OF THAT FOR DESIGN IN ONE AND A HALF MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO COMBINE THAT WITH OUR 1.1 MILLION AND LOOK AT THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BOAT RAMP ITSELF.
THERE'S ABOUT 350 FEET OF SHEET PILING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IF YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU TURN LEFT INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE LAKE IS ABOUT TWO YEARS FROM GETTING INTO THE ROAD PAVING ITSELF FROM EROSION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME BULKHEAD THERE, RECLAIM WHAT WE'RE LOSING, RE REDO THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT, REDO THE BOAT RAMP.
UM, HOPEFULLY REDO ALL THE FISHING PIERS AT A KAYAK LAUNCHED IN ANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN DO.
SO, UM, THAT COMBINES VERY NICELY WITH SOME OTHER TRAIL INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS THE TECHSTOP, UH,
AND SO WE WILL LITERALLY HAVE A TRAIL FROM ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND HARBOR POINT FROM BASS PRO INTO THE BOAT RAMP INTO JOHN PAUL JONES AND THEN CONNECT THERE'S, UH, YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THE HIGH END RV RESORT THAT'S HAPPENING THERE AT THE SOUTH END OF, UH, RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET TO JUMP OR UP THE END OF JOHN PAUL JONES, RIGHT BEFORE THE GEORGE BUSH OVERPASS, YOU'LL SEE THIS NICE RV PARK BEING CONSTRUCTED.
SO THAT ENTIRE DISTRICT, THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT FOR ACCESS TO THE WATER.
AND WE, AGAIN ARE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES ON THE LAKE THAT HAVE ANY REMAINING POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY, UM, ON THE, ON THE LAKE FRONT.
UM, SO THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY USE OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY TO BRING THIS PARK UP TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
AND SO COUNCIL APPROVED THE FUNDING RESOLUTION, UH, AND THE APPLICATION LAST NIGHT.
AND THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS FEBRUARY 1ST.
AND IT'LL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WE HEAR BACK FROM THEM.
UH, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S A STRONG APPLICATION.
ARE THERE ANY JERRY CARTER INQUISITIVE SOUL.
UM, THE KAYAK, THE KAYAK LAUNCH OUT THERE, ANDY OF COURSE, OVER THERE ON THE, THAT SIDE, UH, THEY'VE COME UP WITH IT.
I MEAN, THEY'VE, THEY'VE REALLY HIT THINGS LIKE A HOME RUN OVER THERE.
HAVE YOU TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FACILITIES WE MAY NEED? THEY'VE BUILT A BUILDING OVER THERE NOW AND ADDING ADDITIONAL PARKING AND ALL THAT.
UM, SO IT, THE, THE BUILDING THAT'S, THERE IS ACTUALLY PRIVATE, UM, THAT IS A COMPANY AND A GENTLEMAN I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH AND HAD KNOWN FOR YEARS AND USED TO PROVIDE, UM, KAYAK INSTRUCTION IN MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT ON OUR, THAT OTHER SIDE OF THE POND.
SO THAT THAT PRIVATE FACILITY COULDN'T BE IN A BETTER LOCATION.
SO THEY, THEY DO KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A MONOPOLY ON A WELL SHELTERED FROM THE WIND, UH, FACILITY IT'S, IT'S CALLED PADDLE POINT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE AIN'T ENOUGH PARKING THERE BECAUSE IT'S SO POPULAR.
UM, AND SO THIS IS IN KEY, KEEPS SHOWING YOU HERE RIGHT NOW, THE JOHN PAUL JONES, UM, PLAN THAT WE ARE SUBMITTING AND KIND OF A ROUGH BUDGET OF WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR PARKS AND WILDLIFE.
IT'S AN 85 20, IT'S A, I'M SORRY, 75, 25 MATCH.
UM, AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE GOT WELL OVERMATCH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO BUILD THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE THAT PARKS AND WILDLIFE WILL PROVIDE.
UM, AND SO WE HOPE TO PUT A KAYAK LAUNCH IN THERE.
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WILL PROBABLY CONSULT WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS THAT FACILITY, THAT PRIVATE BUILDING THAT HE'S BUILT, UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT YOU CAN GET INTO THE WATER THAT ARE, HAVE PROS AND CONS.YOU WANT TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO GET LARGE AMOUNTS OF BOATS IN AT ONE TIME ADA ACCESS THE WHOLE BIT.
UM, THIS IS A REALLY FANTASTIC PARK THAT JUST NEEDS SOME UPDATES, NEED SOME IMPROVED PARKING, UM, AND REPLACE THE FISHING PIERS.
SO THIS, THIS IS A HUGE, HUGE, WE VIEW IT.
AND I THINK SO DOES COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGEMENT, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THIS HARBOR POINT AREA.
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC, ANDY, AND YOU'VE, UH, YOU'VE DONE THIS, YOU'VE DONE IN EVERY TIME I ASK A QUESTION, YOU JUST KEEP DOING THAT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING AND YOU, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO, UH, UH, TO STAY UP, STAY UP WITH IT WITH THE JOHN PAUL JONES.
YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, SO I'M NOT COMPLETELY FAMILIAR HOW EVERYTHING WORKS ON THAT, UM, IN THAT PARK, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE IT SAYS THERE ABOUT, UM, THERE IS A BOAT RAMP THAT THEY'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THERE TOO.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE SOME RULES OR SAFETY, SOME SAFETY RULES TO FOLLOW WHEN BOATS AND KAYAKS ARE GOING TO BE AT THE SAME TIME ON THAT.
UM, SO WE, WE'LL PROBABLY SEPARATE THOSE TWO LAUNCH POINTS THAT HASN'T BEEN DESIGNED YET, BUT GENERALLY YOU WANT TO SEPARATE THE POWERED CRAFT FROM THE UNPOWERED CRAFT SO THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT CONFLICT.
UM, SO YOU'LL NOTICE, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE KAYAK LAUNCH IS MORE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRAWING AND THE BOAT RAMP IS ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
SO THE KEY TO HAVING A SUCCESSFUL KAYAK AREA, IS IT BEING, UM, NOT EXPOSED QUITE SO HEAVILY TO THE WIND.
AND SO THIS SHORELINE IS FACING NORTH, WHICH PRIMARILY WILL, YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS WINDS AND WHERE WE ARE.
ARE THEY EITHER OUT OF THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST? UM, OCCASIONALLY THE WEST.
AND IF IT'S AN EAST WIND, UH, THAT'S BAD, THAT'S USUALLY A PRETTY WEIRD STORM COMING IF IT'S FROM THE DEAD WEST OR DEAD EAST, RIGHT? SO IT'S MOSTLY PROTECTED FROM 70% OF THE YEAR'S WORTH OF WINDS.
SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD KAYAK LAUNCH THAT CAN BE SEPARATE FROM THE WATER, THE MOTORIZED CRASH.
I JUST HOPE THAT WE HAVE SOME RULES OR SOMETHING, UH, DISPLAY IN THE AREA BECAUSE WE USED TO PROCRASTINATE.
SO WE SAY, WE ARE TOLD NOT TO GO CERTAIN PLACES, AND WE GO IN A WAYS WITH OUR SUPER STRONG BOATS, SO THAT CAN DISTURB THE PEOPLE USING AND TRYING TO ENJOY THEIR KAYAKING.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS A PUBLIC BOATING ACCESS GRANT.
AND SO THEY'RE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AS MUCH AS THEY ARE THE BOATING ACCESS.
SO BETWEEN KAYAKS AND MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT, UM, THEY'LL SUPPORT THAT THERE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE NEW SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, INDICATING, AND IF THERE'S ANY RULES AND I KNOW DALLAS WATER UTILITIES CAN HELP PROVIDE BUOYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, NO WAKE ZONES THAT WE CAN REQUEST AND THAT KIND OF THING.
MAYBE I FIND THAT'S UP TO DPD, UNFORTUNATELY.
WHAT IS A COURTESY DOC? OH, THAT BASICALLY MEANS THAT WHEN YOU UNLOAD, IF YOU'LL, IF YOU'LL NOTICE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GO OUT THERE, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT, BUT THEY UNLOAD THEIR BOATS AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO TIE OFF.
SO IF YOU'RE THERE BY YOURSELF AND YOU WERE UNLOADING YOUR BOAT, YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT IT DOESN'T FLOAT AWAY.
BY THE TIME YOU GET TO IT AND PARK YOUR CAR.
SO THAT WHAT THAT IS, IS AN AREA FOR YOU TO TIE OFF, TO LOAD UNLOAD.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY OR A CREW OF PEOPLE YOU'RE WANTING TO UNLOAD, YOU PULL UP TO THE COURTESY DOCK, OFFLOAD THEM, SOMEBODY GOES AND GET YOUR BOAT.
TRAILER BACKS IT IN, AND YOU, AND YOU OFFLOAD.
SO THAT THAT'S REALLY ALL THAT MEANS.
I THINK THERE USED TO BE ONE THERE, BUT IT'S NOT THERE NOW.
FOR SOME REASON I CAN SEE WHERE IT USED TO BE, BUT I'M SURE IT GOT DAMAGED IN SOME STORM AND NEVER REPAIRED OR SOMETHING A MINUTE.
WHERE THE TORNADO CAME THROUGH.
SO I BET THAT'S WHAT PROBABLY HAPPENED.
IT MAY BE, THERE WERE SOME OTHER DAMAGE TO THE EXISTING PIERS THAT NEVER REALLY HAD ADEQUATE FUNDING TO REPAIR.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE INCLUDING ALL OF THAT IN THIS SCOPE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
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OKAY.KEITH, CAN YOU UNMUTE HIM? NO, I CAN JUST ONLY REQUEST DAVID.
DAVID, CAN YOU, UH, TYPE YOUR QUESTION INTO THE CHAT, RIGHT.
WHILE HE'S WORKING ON THAT, I HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, SO THAT TORNADO DID COME THROUGH THAT AREA AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE PAVILIONS.
UH, YOU HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT NEEDING TO GET IN AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF SOME EROSION ISSUES, CORRALS AND NOTICED THAT.
AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE TO COME IN AND TRY AND MITIGATE THE EROSION ISSUES? THAT'S WHAT HER LIKE.
SO, UM, COUPLE OF THINGS, MOST OF THIS PROJECT ALREADY HAS, OR MOST OF THIS PARK ALREADY HAS, UM, SEAWALL.
THE ONLY PART THAT DOES NOT HAVE SEAWALL IS WHERE ZELLE ZION ROAD, UM, BASICALLY TEES INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE, WHERE IT TERMINATES THERE THERE'S 350 FEET OF NO SEAWALL.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX GOING IN, UH, TO THE EAST.
THEY'RE PUTTING IN, IN THEIR PROPERTY.
THEY ARE PUTTING IN A SEAWALL TO ADDRESS THAT EROSION.
SO THAT, BETWEEN OUR PARKING LOT, IN THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX LEAVES 350 FEET EXPOSED AND IT'S SEVERE.
SO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IT HAS TO BE DONE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE GET THE GRANT.
UM, AND SO THERE, WHEN, BACK WHEN THEY DID THE, UM, THE LAKE IMPOUNDMENT PLAN, THEY IDENTIFIED A BUNCH OF HIGH HAZARD OR NOT HIGH HAZARD, UM, HIGH EROSION ZONE.
UH, AND I THINK THIS AREA FALLS IN, IT'S A LOT OF PLACES WHERE YOU SEE SEAWALL OR HIGH EROSION ZONES IDENTIFIED BACK.
GOSH, I DON'T KNOW, SEVENTIES OR EIGHTIES BY THE CITY OF DALLAS.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT MR. MOREHEAD EROSION WAS MY BIG CONCERN.
SO WHEN THE TORNADO CAME THROUGH, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE PAVILIONS AND, AND THE, THE ROADS AND THINGS.
AND I THINK THEY HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THAT POINT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'D BEEN REPLACED, BUT, UH, IS THERE ANY, I DON'T KNOW THE ORIGINAL NUMBER THAT WAS THERE, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE, I THINK THEY WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO MY TIME.
UM, THERE'S TWO, MAYBE THREE, UH, METAL, METAL PAVILIONS WITH ROOT METAL ROOFS ON THEM AND THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
I DIDN'T, I JUST KNEW THAT SOME WERE DAMAGED AND I DON'T RECALL HEARING THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS AND SOME OF THEM I THINK WERE TAKEN OUT.
THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENED IN THE TORNADO WAS, UH, AN ENTIRE GROVE OF TREES WAS BLOWN OVER SURE.
SO I HOPE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THE, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS GETS THERE, THAT WE WILL, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT WHAT THE PRE REQUIREMENT IS AND, UH, CONSIDER PUTTING SOME OF THOSE TREES INTO OUR TREE PLAN.
I KNOW A GUY THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO PLANT SOME TREES OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE TREES THAT ARE STILL STANDING OR ARE IN VERY BAD SHAPE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SURVIVED THAT WERE JUST ABSOLUTELY BEATEN TO DEATH.
AND THEY'RE NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE SAFE AT THIS TIME, BUT THEY'RE JUST NOT ATTRACTIVE.
AND SO WE DO, WE DO FORESEE A LITTLE BIT OF REFORESTATION EFFORTS HAPPENING.
AT SOME POINT WE DID PUT ONE LONE TREE INTO THE ARBOR DAY, A FEW YEARS AGO BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF THEM COUNTS.
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THAT? WELL, ACTUALLY I DO MR. PEAR, MAN.UM, I NOTICE IT IS ALMOST $2 MILLION IN GRANTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK, UH, WHAT THOSE ARE COMING FROM.
SO THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERED SEVERAL GRANTS.
UH, THE ONE WE APPLIED FOR, FOR WATSON IS ONE OF THEM.
THEY HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND I WON'T LIST THEM ALL OUT.
UM, SO THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS A VOTING ACCESS GRANT AND IT IS FEDERAL PASS MONEY.
UM, SO IT, IT IS PAID FOR BY, UM, SOME FEDERAL MONEY THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE.
THAT IS, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT FUNDING SOURCE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT IT'S PROBABLY LIKE, UM, MARINE GAS TAX.
AND SO IT HELPS FUND THESE TYPES OF THINGS.
IT'S A LOT OF, UH, AREAS THAT WILL BE, UM, FUNDED WITH MONEY LIKE THAT.
IN THE GRANT, I'VE DONE TWO IN THE PAST AND THE GRANT USED TO ONLY BE ABOUT 500,000 AND PEOPLE, THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT'S REALLY NOT EVERYTHING ON THE WATER COST TWICE AS MUCH MONEY TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE WATER.
AND SO THEY'VE UPPED THE AMOUNT SUBSTANTIALLY TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS MORE VIABLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE EVERYBODY ALL AT ONCE.
SO IF YOU'RE WAITING JUST ANOTHER, ANOTHER QUICK HERE, THIS IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE EXPANSION OF THE USE OF THAT PARK BY RUNNING ALL THE WAY, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE, UM, DOES, UH, GEORGE BUSH, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL, PHENOMENAL EXPANSION, UH, FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY IT'S A STEP TOWARDS WIND SURF, BUT EXCUSE ME, THAT'S IT.
UM, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT, I HAD ONE SUGGESTION AND PROBABLY KNOW AN ANDY PRIOR TO, HE KNOWS ABOUT IT, BUT JUST BRINGING IT UP.
SO OBVIOUSLY I'M VERY AWARE OF, OF A PADDLE POINT PARK AND WHAT GOES ON OVER THERE, AS FAR AS THE RENTALS AND ALL THAT, SOMETHING THAT I JUST RECENTLY WAS, SOMEBODY HAD SHOWN ME.
I DON'T KNOW IT WAS WHEN ONE OF OUR STATE PARKS IS ACTUALLY A KAYAK RENTAL VENDING MACHINE.
BASICALLY IT'S A BUILDING WITH KAYAKS IN IT AND YOU STICK YOUR DEBIT CARD IN THEIR CREDIT CARD AND IT BASICALLY PULLS OUT AND YOU CAN RENT THE KAYAK RIGHT THERE.
AND IT'S JUST A SMALL FACILITY AND IT'S BASICALLY, NO ONE HAS TO MAN IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S PROBABLY A WAY THAT WE COULD GET EITHER CHEAPER OR ACCESS TO KAYAKS AND KEEP IT ALL IN HOUSE AND NOT HAVE TO SUB IT OUT OR WHATEVER.
I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
NO, SOMEBODY RECENTLY, ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WENT TO, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER, I'LL ASK HIM WHAT STATE PARK IT WAS, BUT HE HAD A PICTURE.
IT WAS PRETTY NEAT, LITTLE, LITTLE APPARATUS THERE.
AND I'D, I'D, WE'D BE HAPPY TO RUN IT THROUGH OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT THEIR COMFORT LEVEL IS.
IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE, WITH THE GENTLEMAN.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, VERY WELL OVER AT PEDAL POINT.
AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT A CONCESSIONAIRE OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT, WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY COMES, IT WOULD BE A SMALL STORAGE FACILITY THAT HE COULD OPERATE, UM, AND, AND, AND GO THAT ROUTE.
BUT THIS ALSO WOULD BE A GREAT, GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT MIGHT BE JUST A LOT EASIER TO START UP THEN THAN TRYING TO GET YOU INTO JUST SUGGESTION AND WHO WAS THE GENIUS THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF PUTTING THE KAYAK KAYAKS DOWN THERE BY THE RV RESORT, WHICH IT COULDN'T BE ON A BETTER PLACE ON THE LAKE ON ALL OF THAT.
IF YOU'RE COMING WITH A NICE RV AND THIS IS A NICE RESORT, IT'S A RESORT, IT AIN'T A RV PARK.
UM, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COMING WITH BOATS AND KAYAKS AND, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ATVS AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY'RE WANTING TO RECREATE WITH AND IT, IT COULDN'T BE BETTER.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AT THIS TIME.
AND THE BETRAYALS THAT ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE, BACK TO THE, WHAT IS THAT? THE NORTH YEAH.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT WE'LL ACCOMPLISH THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? SO THE NEXT TOPIC I GOT IS, UH, THE 2021 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, I HAD TO WAVE MY HAND AND I PRESSED RAISE HAND.
WELL, YOU ONLY SEE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE OF US AT ONCE.
SO IF YOU'RE ON THE BOTTOM LINE, I GET THAT.
UM, SO WHEN I WAS IN TENNESSEE, I GOT, UH, UH, I HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH DAVID.
I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FACILITY AT CUMBERLAND STATE PARK IN TENNESSEE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAD THERE THAT I THOUGHT WAS DOABLE AND NOT, UM,
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EXCESSIVELY OUTRAGEOUS TO DO WAS, UH, THEY HAD SOME SORT OF A FLOATING DOCK THAT WAS THERE, UM, NOT MADE OUT OF, UH, I GUESS THE NORMAL STUFF.UM, SO I DUNNO IF THE WEATHER PROHIBITS US FROM DOING THAT IN, UM, UH, LIKE, LIKE RAY HUBBARD OR, UH, NOT.
UM, SO THAT WAS KIND OF ONE THOUGHT THAT I HAD, I'M SURE YOU'VE LOOKED AT MATERIALS.
UM, BUT THE SECOND COMMENT ON HAVING A, UM, A VENDOR WHERE YOU, UM, YOU JUST PAY A VENDING MACHINE RATHER THAN A VENDOR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THE GENTLEMAN TO WHOM YOU KEEP REFERRING AT AT PADDLE POINT, WHO HAS A FOUNDATION THAT HE WORKS A LOT WITH SCOUTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH DOING THE KAYAKS IS HE REALLY PRIDES HIMSELF ON, YOU KNOW, THE TRAINING AND TEACHING, AND THEY'RE JUST NOT THROWING SOMEBODY UNDER THE WATER.
UM, SO, UH, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU'RE TAKEN OFF, WHEN THE WIND'S AT YOUR BACK, IT'S A LOT OF FUN UNTIL YOU HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND COME BACK AND, UM, IT'S AND TO HAVE TO GO CHASE THOSE DOWN RATHER THAN HAVE THEM HAVE THEM COME BACK.
BUT, UM, I THINK IT'S, UH, KAYAKING IS SO COOL BECAUSE IT'S PORTABLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL VEHICLE FOR IT.
UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TH THEY WOULD HAVE INFLATABLE ONES NOW.
I MEAN, THERE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT, UM, UH, MATERIALS AND SIZES.
AND, UH, AND, AND THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TRAINING, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY THAT YOU NEED FOR, BUT HAVING BASIC STUFF LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT TO DO, IF YOU GET IN TROUBLE OR SOMETHING WOULD, WOULD BE GOOD.
AND THEN, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH KAYAKING IF IT'S, WHEN A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORBOATS.
CAUSE I THINK KENYA BROUGHT THAT UP TOO, BUT, UM, IT WAS BOATING IF THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF LICENSE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE TO HAVE SAFETY AS A REQUIREMENT TO GET THAT, THAT'S MY RAMBLING.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO, UH, THE CAPITAL IN BERLIN THAT SAYS Q3 REAGAN, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET US SOME PICKLEBALL COURTS? WELL, MAYBE NOT THIS YEAR, UM, I'VE JUST SENT YOUR EMAIL, WHICH IS, I JUST GOT UPDATE.
NO, UH, WE DID GET THE 20, 21 WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL LAST TIME.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE UPDATED SHEETS THAT, UH, I JUST SENT EVERYBODY A COPY THROUGH THE BOX ACCOUNT THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY Y'ALL WILL BE GETTING HERE SHORTLY.
SO IT DOES HAVE THE UPDATED, UH, CIP SHEETS, WHICH I HAVE THE WHOLE THING.
AND I EITHER JUST PULL THE PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION.
UM, SO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
UM, WE ARE PRESENTING TO THE C COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY AT A SPECIAL, UM, CFP PRESENTATION, BUT, UM, THIS IS, UH, JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT IS PRESENTED AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, UM, FOR LITTLE APARTMENT FOR 2021.
AND SO WHAT, AND AGAIN, THIS IS LITERALLY HOT OFF THE PRESS, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IN ADVANCE, CAUSE IT JUST WENT TO COUNCIL, THEIR MEETING.
SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT, UH, WHEN WE MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL, IF YOU'VE GOT ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM THAT WAY.
IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, FROM YOUR DISTRICT, UH, WE'D BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN.
THE BULK OF THESE ARE JUST CARRY OVERS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE, FROM THE BOND PROGRAM, THERE'S A HANDFUL THAT ARE, THAT ARE NEW, THAT ARE NOT BOND RELATED.
UM, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S JUST CARRYING OVER MOST OF THE PROJECTS WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED AND, AND AWARE OF QUESTION, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE TIMING BETWEEN WHEN YOU PRESENT ON TUESDAY AND WHEN COUNCIL WILL VOTE AND IT WILL BE
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ACCEPTED POLICY? THEY LET'S SAY OUR PRESENTATION IS ON THE 19TH THE DAY AFTER MLK THAT'S FOR THE TAX SUPPORTED PROJECTS.THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY IS THE, UM, UTILITY, UH, AND REVENUE SUPPORTED, UH, FUNDS.
SO WE WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE 19TH AND THEN I BELIEVE THEY REVIEW IT AND, UH, AT BOTH MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY.
SO IT WOULD BE THE SECOND MEETING OF FEBRUARY.
I DON'T HAVE A CALENDAR IN FRONT OF ME WOULD BE WHEN IT'S FINALLY ADOPTED CORRECTLY.
AND SO THEY'LL PRESENT THE PRESENTATION THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COUNCIL ON THE 19TH AT THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING.
AND SO THERE'S NO PROPOSED TAX INCREASE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN FACTORED IN FROM THE BOND PROGRAM.
UM, OR THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF A BALANCING ACT TO GET ALL THIS IN THERE, BUT CITY MANAGER DID A PHENOMENAL JOB AS USUAL OF TRYING TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS IN THE BOND PROGRAM IS MOVING FORWARD.
UH, PRETTY STRONGLY, UH, QUICK QUESTION.
UH, THEY, UH, FOR ANDY, DID YOU, ANDY, ANDY, THE THING THAT YOU SENT US 345 PAGES ON THIS BUDGET, UH, WHAT PAGES ARE, ARE THE PARKS? THEY'RE ALL 345 OF THOSE PARKS.
JERRY, GO CHECK OUT EACH PAGE OUT.
I'LL SEND YOU MY 72 PAGE REPORT, BUT HOW MANY PAGES DO YOU KNOW WHAT PAGES THE PARK'S ON IN MY PHONE IS TOO SMALL? I CAN'T READ EVERYTHING.
UH, WHEN I GET YOU BACK TO MY IPAD, I CAN, I CAN, YEAH.
UM, SO, UH, THE SKATE PARK IS THAT BEING DONE RIGHT NOW? CAUSE I SAW THAT RICK ODIN'S KIND OF TORN UP AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE ROAD OR DID IT, IT IS, IT IS PHASE ONE A, WHICH IS PRIMARILY THE SKATE PARK.
THAT'S THE ONE WE WERE TRYING TO HURRY UP AND GET IN NOW SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
IT'LL TAKE A FULL YEAR TO BUILD IT.
SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY DIGGING THE HOLE FOR IT NOW, AS WELL AS, UM, A LITTLE BIT OVER THE PARKING AND SO FORTH.
AND THEN PHASE ONE B WILL START TO BE THE BASEBALL FIELD, THE ADDITIONAL PARKING, THE FOOD COURT AREA, SOME OTHER THINGS CLOSER TO THE CREEK.
AND THEN PHASE TWO WILL BEGIN.
YOU'LL NOT KNOW YOU WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PHASES.
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO WORK THEIR WAY NORTH TO SOUTH.
AND THEN THAT'LL JUMP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, OF THE TENNIS COURTS AND FINISH UP THAT SIDE.
UM, AND THEN ON THE, WELL, THE PAGE IS TAKEN AWAY, THE GREEN BELT, IS THAT THE GREEN BELT? UH, OR IS IT GREEN BELT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS? IS THAT THE, WHERE IS THAT TAKING PLACE? AND IS THAT GOING ON RIGHT NOW? I MAY LET ZIAD, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOSE.
I THINK THAT ONE WILL ULTIMATELY BE A STORMWATER AND ENGINEERING PROJECT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT.
UM, THE GREENBELT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, INCLUDES TWO PROJECTS, ONE, UH, TO ADDRESS SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AT, UH, AVALON PARK AT THE SOUTH SOUTH PART OF, UH, GARLAND SOUTHWEST 30 TROUGHING, UH, ARNOLD AND CAROL AVALON PARK.
UM, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH TROTH, AVALON THAT'S IN DUCK CREEK GREENBELT.
UH, AND THEN THE SECOND PROJECT IS, UM, UH, MEADOWCREEK BRANCH GREENBELT, UH, WHICH IS A FAILED GABION WALL WITHIN A TRIBUTARY THAT FEEDS INTO DUCK CREEK, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO METAL CREEK PARK AND CENTERVILLE.
UM, NOW THAT PROJECT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ENGINEERING, TO HAVE THEM TAKE THAT OVER AS PART OF THEIR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, CIP.
UM, SO, UH, AT, UH, LAWN WIND PARK, KIND OF BOTH SIDES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CREEK ARE TORN UP.
ARE THOSE THE, IS THAT WHAT IS GOING ON AT THAT PARK? THAT'S THE NEW TRAIL PROJECT THAT'S, I'M GOING TO CONNECT ACTUALLY FINALLY CONNECT THE NORTH SOUTH BIKEWAY, UH, IN TWO CRITICAL AREAS THAT ONE THAT YOU SEE THERE AT CENTERVILLE AT LONDON LONGWIN PARK, UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRAIL THAT CONNECTS ACROSS IT.
IT'LL ACTUALLY LITERALLY BRIDGE THE TWO SIDES OF LONG WIND PARK, PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE BRIDGE.
AND THEN THE TRAIL WILL ACTUALLY LOOP AROUND IN THAT GROVE OF TREES NEXT TO THAT PARKING LOT, GO UNDER CENTERVILLE AND CONNECT
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UP WITH THE TRAIL THAT EXISTS CURRENTLY AT DUCK CREEK, UM, AT THE FURTHEST NORTH SIDE OF DUCK CREEK GREENBELT.THERE'S A SECOND CONNECTION AS PART OF THAT SAME PROJECT THAT CONNECTS THE SOUTHERN MOST PART OF DUCK CREEK TRAIL UNDERNEATH I 32, THE CITY OF MOSQUITO.
SO, UM, LAWN WHEN ISN'T UNDERGOING ANY OF THE AQUATIC STUFF OR PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT? NOT AT THIS TIME.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE AQUATICS JUST KIND OF GOT INTO THE MIX HERE ON THIS ONE, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND WHAT WERE THE, THE THREE, UH, PARKS THAT THEY DECIDED TO DO? SPLASH PADS IN EMERY PARK, WATSON PARK AND, UM, IN LONG-WINDED.
SO THEY JUST, OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO ULTIMATELY WHAT YOU'LL SEE AT LAWN, WHEN WILL BE A NEW PLAYGROUND, A NEW SPLASH PAD AND A NEW LIBRARY KIOSK ALL IN ONE PACKAGE AND A BETTER MAYBE EVERY TIME YOU SEE THE COUNCIL PICKLE BALL COURTS ARE ON HERE, YOU, THEY USE THE, THE ONES THAT OFFERED FOR FOOT TALL.
AND SO WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE, I'LL BRIEF YOU ON WATSON.
I'M GOING TO FILL YOU IN ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE WERE, WE'RE NOT COVERING UNDER THIS ONE OR WE COVERED IT FOR WATSON PARK.
IT, SHOULD WE DO IT NOW BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE BOND PACKAGE.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE, I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEFING ON WATSON, YOU GUYS REQUESTED IT LAST TIME, SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO RUN THAT PROJECT DOWN FOR YOU PLEASE.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT JUST, I MEAN, IT FEELS LIKE TO SOMETIMES I WONDER THERE'S JUST TOO MANY GOOD THINGS HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE.
AND A LOT OF IT'S JUST TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT IT ALREADY.
THERE WAS FUNDING FOR A PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT OR A REPLACEMENT HERE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT HERE IN YELLOW.
UM, THIS WAS PRIOR TO MY TIME ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS A PLACE TO PUT THE FOOTBALL COURT.
UM, AS WE GOT INTO IT, WE KIND OF FELT LIKE, UM, THIS WAS A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT PROGRAM.
AND SO AGAIN, WE COULD USE OUR MONEY TO LEVERAGE MORE MONEY FOR AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS.
IT'LL BE A LITTLE TIGHT, BUT I THINK THAT, UM, WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE MONEY IN THE GRANT.
SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS AS YOU COME IN, THERE'S THE PARKING LOT KIND OF BELOW, UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND THEN OFF TO THE LEFT OF THAT AS A CHURCH.
SO AS YOU COME IN, THERE'S GOING TO BE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING PAVILION.
REDO THE REDO THE BASKETBALL COURT, REDO THE PLAYGROUND, ENHANCE THE PICNIC AREA.
ADD RESTROOMS ARE CURRENTLY AREN'T ANY ADD THE SPLASH PAD, ADD PARKING.
I'M JUST KIND OF CONTINUING WEST HERE.
THERE'S A BIG, BEAUTIFUL GREEN OPEN SPACE THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THE SOCCER, UH, CREATE A SOCCER FIELD.
CAUSE WE KNOW FROM FEEDBACK THAT THIS DISTRICT LIKES TO PLAY SOCCER IN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS.
SO THIS'LL BE A REALLY NICE SOCCER FIELD.
WE'LL HAVE SOME NATIVE LANDSCAPING AND SOME, UH, NATIVE GRASS AREAS FOR EDUCATIONAL, INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, ADDITIONAL PARKING TO THE NORTH.
UH, BUT ALL IN ALL AROUND UPGRADE TO THIS PARK THAT IS WELL WELL NEEDED AND I THINK WILL BE UTILIZED PRETTY HEAVILY.
SO KEITH YOU'LL GO TO THE, THE RENDERINGS THAT THEY DID.
YOU CAN KIND OF GET A, A LITTLE BETTER IDEA.
SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE PLAYGROUND THAT'S IN THE BOND PROGRAM ALREADY.
UM, HERE'S, UH, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE, AT THE SPLASH PAD IN THE RESTROOM, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE WATER TOWER IN THE BACKGROUND AT THAT, THAT THE WATER SEPARATE PARCEL TO THE NORTHEAST.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE ALL WE HAVE.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE GOT ONE MORE RENDERING OR NOT.
UH, AND THERE, AND THEN THERE'LL BE UP THAT'S THE FOOTBALL COURT.
SO, UM, WE WILL HAVE, WE WILL HAVE EVERY AMENITY YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE IN THIS DISTRICT IN WATSON PARK.
SO, SO HOW MUCH SPACE IS THERE, HERE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, VIRGINIA KIDS NEED TO JUST FIND GREEN SPACE FOR KIDS TO RUN AROUND.
SO GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN, IF YOU COULD, KEITH, I THINK, I THINK THERE'S STILL PLENTY.
WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY OF THAT AWAY NECESSARILY.
IT SAYS SOCCER FIELD, THAT'S REALLY AN OPEN PLAY FIELD.
IT JUST WILL HAVE SOCCER GOALS
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AND IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE MAINTAINED A LITTLE BIT BETTER QUALITY FOR, TO HANDLE THE FOOT TRAFFIC FROM SOCCER, BUT, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE GRASS MEADOW OFF TO THE EAST.UM, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S TAKING A LOT OF UNUTILIZED PLACE AND REALLY MAKING IT A LOT MORE USABLE, BUT IT WON'T TAKE AWAY.
THERE IS HUGE VALUE YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE BIG, WHAT I JUST CALL OPEN PLAY.
YOU JUST NEED A BIG OPEN FIELD SOMETIMES AND THAT'S STILL WILL REMAIN THERE.
KEEP GOING AND BEAUTIFUL AND HELPING WITH THE LANDSCAPING PART OR ANYTHING OR CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T GOT THAT FAR YET.
IT'LL BE DESIGNED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
WE'LL PROBABLY SPECIFY IT AS PART OF THE PLANTING.
UM, HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
IS THIS PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR STARTING WORK THIS YEAR? UH, NEXT YEAR WE'RE WHERE ARE WE ON THAT? UH, IT WILL DEPEND MOSTLY NEXT YEAR.
UM, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WHEN I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE IT IT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON WHEN THEY LET US KNOW ABOUT THE GRANT.
UM, WE HOPE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
UM, I'M THINKING SPRING MAYBE, UM, ONCE WE GET THE CONTRACT SIGNED BY SUMMER, WE CAN START DESIGN MAYBE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND START CONSTRUCTION IN 22.
SO ZIAD, IF I'M OFF BASE THERE, CORRECT ME.
UH, I NOTICED THAT IN THIS PART, WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY SHAPE OR COVER, NOT EVEN IN THE PLAYGROUND.
REMEMBER THIS IS TEXAS SUMMER GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND PEOPLE LIKE SOME SHADES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS ANY ROOM TO ADD A COUPLE OF THOSE SOMETHING.
I REALLY THINK THAT WE NEED TO START, UH, CONSIDERING THE SHADES WITH A LITTLE MORE IMPORTANCE IN OUR PARKS.
NO, AND WE, WE COMPLETELY AGREE.
SOMETIMES IT'S A FUNCTION OF BUDGET.
I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THERE, WE'RE TRYING TO ORIENT THINGS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURAL TREE COVER.
THERE'S SOME VERY MATURE TREES THERE.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE WE'VE GOT SOME ON THE WEST SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE, SOME OF THESE AMENITIES, UM, THERE, THERE MAY BE SOME INTEGRAL SHADE INTO THE PLAYGROUND.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S THE PAVILION.
WE'RE HOPING TO KIND OF SEE IF WE CAN REHAB PAVILION.
UM, BUT YES, WE'RE VERY, VERY, WE FEEL THE SAME WAY.
SOMETIMES IT JUST ENDS UP BEING A FUNCTION OF BUDGET.
NOW YOU'LL NOTICE, I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO INCORPORATE SOME SHADE OVER BY THE SPLASH PAD.
THAT'S KIND OF USUALLY WHERE MOMS AND DADS AND FAMILY HANGOUT.
UH, MR. MOREHEAD, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS JUNIOR DISTRICT AND I KNOW IT'S CLOSE TO YOUR HEART.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLOSE TO MY HEART.
UM, MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED CONCERNING.
OH, WELL ACTUALLY THE, UM, YOU SAID THAT TOO, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PAVILION AREA.
ARE YOU WANTING TO REPLACE IT OR EXPAND IT OR JUST SIMPLY A REMODEL? IT PROBABLY REMODEL IT AGAIN.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BUDGET FUNCTION.
UM, THE, THE MONEY WE HAVE PLUS THE GRANT STILL PRETTY TIGHT.
SO WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THINGS IN MIND WITH THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW, WHAT I, WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR EXISTING PAVILION IS IT'S GOT THESE BRICK WALLS THAT I FEEL LIKE PROVIDE HIDING PLACES, UH, IN KIND OF THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT.
I'D RATHER MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE OPEN.
SO WE MIGHT TRY TO REHAB RENOVATE THAT, UM, AND MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE UP-TO-DATE AND SAFER.
UM, AND THE RESTROOM FACILITIES, WILL THOSE, IS THAT GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S ONLY OPEN DURING PARTICULAR HOURS OR IS THAT GOING TO BE A 24 SEVEN W WE DO NOT HAVE ANY THAT ARE 24 SEVEN.
IT GETS TO BE VERY PROBLEMATIC AND WILL FREQUENTLY TURN INTO, UH, PEOPLE'S DOMICILES IN THE, IN THE, IN THE NIGHTTIME.
SO THEY DO USUALLY HAVE THE AUTOMATIC MAGNETIC LOCKS THAT HAVE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE HOURS OF SOME OF THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
IF WE START HAVING ISSUES, THEN WE MAY CHANGE THE HOURS.
BUT IT'S WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER OPEN DURING REASONABLE PARK USE HOURS, ANYTHING MUCH PAST 10 O'CLOCK I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO LEAVE OPEN.
QUESTION ABOUT ANOTHER ISSUE, MS. CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.
UM, THIS IS ABOUT THE CARTER SOFTBALL COMPLEX CANTERBURY REPLACEMENT.
IS THIS, IS THIS THE BIG CENTER DOWN? UH, IT IS, BUT LET'S WELL, SO THERE'S SOME HISTORY THERE.
THAT IS AN AUDIENCE THAT IS AN OLD PROJECT LINE ITEM.
THAT WAS, THAT HAS BEEN, WILL BE
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CANCELED OUT.AND THE, THE BALANCE OF THAT FUND WILL GO TOWARDS, HANG WITH ME HERE FOR A SECOND.
IT WAS NOT ENOUGH INSURANCE MONEY OR LEFTOVER MONEY TO REPLACE THAT MIDDLE CANOPY.
IT ONLY COULD DO THE BARREL VAULTS ON THE FIVE ALLEYWAYS.
UM, SO THE REMAINING MONEY THERE WE FELT WAS BEST SERVED BECAUSE ANOTHER NEED WE MIGHT HAVE IS THOSE BACKSTOPS.
IF WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WANTED TO GO AFTER, UH, A LARGE, UH, COMMUNITY-WIDE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT OR FAST PITCH SOFTBALL.
SOMETIMES THOSE BACKSTOPS AREN'T HIGH ENOUGH OR HAVE ENOUGH CANTILEVER TO PROVIDE SAFE COVER FOR THE SPECTATORS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO REDO THOSE BACKSTOPS.
UM, WE THINK WE'VE GOT SOME MONEY IN ANOTHER ACCOUNT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR SPORTS FIELD RENOVATIONS IN THE BOND PROGRAM.
AND WE'VE ALREADY MET WITH A COMPANY TO LOOK AT REDOING THAT ENTIRE DESIGN FOR THE MIDDLE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS IT AS WELL AS GET THE BACKSTOPS UPGRADED.
SO IT SHOULD BE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS RIGHT NOW THAT I'M GOING TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT THAT PARTICULAR DESIGN AND THAT PARTICULAR MATERIAL IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG WINDS.
IT JUST CREATES A FUNNEL AND HIS TORN IT UP TWICE NOW.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A MORE OF A S A, A SAIL LOOKING KIND OF MULTI FABRIC PIECE IN THE MIDDLE TO PUT THAT SHADE BACK IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY.
THAT'S GOOD THAT, UH, THAT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST.
AND, UH, IS ANY OF THIS MONEY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE, FOR THE, UH, THE SALES OR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE, OF THE COVERAGE? RIGHT.
WE'RE KIND OF BIG THE SPORTS RENOVATIONS BOND PACKAGE.
UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS AROUND 7 MILLION, SIX, 6 MILLION MAYBE, UM, HAS SOME VERY SPECIFIC PROJECTS ALREADY IDENTIFIED RESTROOM, CONCESSIONS AND SHADE, ALL THE OTHER SPORTS FACILITIES.
ONCE WE CAN GET A HANDLE ON THOSE BUDGETS AND FULFILL THOSE EXPECTATIONS, THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR EXTRA PROJECTS THAT STILL FIT THE BILL FOR SPORTS FIELD RENOVATIONS.
UM, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET SHADE AT PLACES THAT HAVE NONE LIKE HOLFORD, BRADFIELD AND CENTRAL, UH, BUT I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO ALLOCATE SOME MONEY TO THEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT WATSON.
UH, YOU BROUGHT THE GOOD POINT ABOUT THE BRICK WALL WAS SAFETY AND SO FORTH.
IS THERE CURRENTLY ANY TYPE OF LIGHTING AT WATSON OR IS THERE GOING TO BE PROJECTED IN ANY TYPE OF ABSOLUTELY THEY'RE THERE? WE DO TRY TO, EVERY TIME WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRY TO ADDRESS SECURITY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN PRETTY REGULARLY.
WE TRY REAL HARD TO ADDRESS THAT.
AND NOW THE WRITING THAT MANY MORE AMENITIES THAT, THAT PARK DESIGN WILL INCORPORATE, UH, SOME IMPROVED, YOU KNOW, I WON'T SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LIGHTING THE ENTIRE PARK UP, BUT IT WILL HAVE, UH, IMPROVED SECURITY LIGHTING, I THINK.
YEAH, I NOTICED THAT HELPS A LOT AT NIGHTTIME, FOR SURE.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT WINTER SPARK.
MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, THE, I, WHEN WE WENT TO VISIT THE TRIAL, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS HAPPENED THERE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEN WHEN WE LOOK, YOU KNOW, PARKING ON THAT, UH, PLAYGROUND THAT IS THERE, WE LOOK ON THE LEFT SIDE AND WHILE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, EVERYTHING LOOKS CLEAN AND I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL THE GREENERY, ALL THE BUSHES ON THE, THOSE BEAUTIFUL TREES.
IT LOOKS VERY NICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE LEFT IS LIKE A BIG JUNGLE, UH, WITH A LOT OF DRY, UH, TREES.
AND, UH, IS THERE ANY PLANS TO ALSO CLEAN UP THAT SECTION? UH, I MAY HAVE MISSED THE FIRST PART OF WHERE YOU SAID THAT WAS I'M SORRY.
UM, WINTER PARK, WHERE THE TRAIL WAS CREATED WITH A NICE BREACH AND ALL OF THAT, WHEN YOU GO TO THE PLAYGROUND THAT IS RIGHT THERE, WHERE TO PARK ON THE LEFT SIDE IS REALLY BOUGIE IS ALL THE IT'S.
IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG CONTRAST AGAINST THE RIGHTS FACING THE PARK.
THE RIGHT SIDE IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE LEFT SIDE LOOKS ALL DIRTY AND FULL OF THAT BRANCHES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO I WONDER IF THERE IS ANY PLAN TO GO AND ALSO CLEAN UP THAT AREA, YOU KNOW, THERE'S YES AND NO.
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I THINK STILL HAS VALUE TO BE KIND OF A NATURAL HABITAT.THERE, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF DEBRIS IN THERE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AS FAR AS THINNING OUT ANY UNDERBRUSH.
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO DO THAT.
UM, THAT PIECE OF THE PARK, UM, IS A VERY, UH, WELL, WE CURRENTLY USE IT AND IT'S A GREAT LOCATION AND WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR PARTS OF THE CYCLOCROSS RACETRACKS THAT WE HAVE, UM, THOSE RACES PERIODICALLY, AND THEY UTILIZE THAT AREA.
AND I THINK IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION AS A NATURAL, UH, FOREST AND AREA RIGHT NOW, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY DOES HAVE SOME DEAD AND SOME DEBRIS IN THERE.
I THINK THAT IS EVEN THAT IN ALL THOSE NATIVE PLANTS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY OVERGROWN AND I THINK CLEANING UP, IT WILL BE ACTUALLY HELPING THE NATIVE PLANTS THERE.
MAYBE IF SOMEBODY GOES AND TAKE A LOOK, WE'LL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT I'M, WHAT SECTION I'M TALKING ABOUT, BUT IT'S WHERE THE PLAYGROUND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SIDE THAT GOES TOWARDS TO THE HAWAIIAN PARK THAT RIGHT.
I MEAN, THE CONTRAST IS VERY NOTICEABLE, GREAT ALSO FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
AND WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MANAGE TO SUSTAIN IT, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU CLEAR UNDERBRUSH LIKE THAT, IT ACTUALLY INVITES LESS DESIRABLE, INVASIVE STUFF.
AND IF YOU CAN'T MOW IT AND KEEP UP WITH IT ON A REGULAR BASIS, IT'S SOMETIMES BEST TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
UM, BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
WE HAVE SO MANY OF THESE TYPES OF AREAS THAT IF WE, IF WE TOUCH THEM, WE, WE INVITE MORE WORK THAN WE'VE GOT MANPOWER TO HANDLE, BUT I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DEBRIS AND DEADFALL THAT I'D LIKE TO GET OUT OF THERE.
I THINK SOME OF IT IS SOME TREE TRIMMING INTERNALLY THAT YOU CAN'T SEE FROM THE ROAD THAT HAS BEEN PILED UP OVER THE YEARS.
I'D LIKE TO GET RID OF THAT FIRST.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY.
SHOULD WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY REPORTS, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON SPECIAL EVENTS OR RECREATION OPERATIONS? OKAY.
SO, UM, I THINK WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE COMMUNICATION AND CLOSURES.
AND, UH, I GOT, I GOT THE BOND PROGRAM PRINTS NICELY ON THE EIGHT AND A HALF BY 14 PAPER LEGAL PAPER.
SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO READ THAT WAY.
UM, SO SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
MARGARET GOT, SO THE LAST TIME I WENT TO TINSLEY PARK, IT WAS LIKE FIVE 30 IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND, UM, I SAW A COUPLE DRUG DEALS AND I ALSO SAW SOMEONE DRIVE ONTO THE GRASS AND GO BACK INTO THAT AREA BEHIND THE TREELINE, WHERE THAT BRIDGE IS WHERE THE OLD APARTMENT COMPLEX USED TO BE.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME KIND OF UPDATE FOR THAT, ANYTHING I MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUMP IN HERE, UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY OUT THERE THIS MONDAY, UM, AND CLEANED OUT TWO CAMPS.
UH, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND GET EVERYTHING.
SO THEY WILL, THEY ONLY ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH STORMWATER ON MONDAYS TOO, TO DO GET THE BIG EQUIPMENT IN THERE TO CLEAN THAT STUFF UP.
SO THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GO NEXT MONDAY BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, BUT THE MONDAY THAT THEY WILL BE BACK IN THERE TO GET THE REMAINDER OF THE STUFF THAT'S BACK THERE.
UM, BUT THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF IT AND PATROLLING IT MORE AND MORE.
BECAUSE THERE IS A GATE, AN IRON GATE THERE THAT THEY OPEN SO THAT THEY CAN DRIVE BACK TO TAKE MATTRESSES AND CRATES AND HIDE OUT OVER THERE.
UM, SO MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO CLOSE THAT GATE SO THAT VEHICLES CAN'T GET BACK THERE.
YES, MA'AM WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO GET BACK THERE FOR MAINTENANCE.
AND SO, UH, EVERY TIME THAT THEY PUT A LOCK ON THERE OR ANY TYPE OF LOCKER CHAIN, THEY'VE JUST RIPPED IT OFF.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT DOING IS TAKING THE GATE PIECE OF IT OUT AND JUST PUT MORE STURDY, UM, BLOCK, YOU KNOW,
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A GATE IN THERE THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH.SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT AS WE SPEAK.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR FUTURE? UH, DON, WHICH GOT, WELL FIRST I, I APOLOGIZE.
I THINK I WAS A FEW MINUTES LATE TO THE MEETING.
UM, DID THE KICKBALL LEAGUE GO ANYWHERE AT ALL AT THE SOFTBALL COMPLEX? THAT'S FEW ANDY.
I HAVE NOT HEARD, I'D HAVE TO REFER TO, UH, SAM OR STEVEN ON THAT AND THEY'RE NOT ON THE CALL.
WE ALWAYS DO THAT IDEA AROUND, UH, FOR ADULTS DURING THE WINTER, LIKE A CO-ED AT THE, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS AND TRY TO GET THE DOWNTOWN, UH, RESTAURANTS AND PLACES TO SPONSOR.
SO AFTER THE GAMES, THE, THEIR TEAM COULD GO TO THEIR SPONSOR RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER.
I THINK IT, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE OFFERED.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN I DID HEAR THEM TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT I SAW IT IN THE BOOK.
I THOUGHT, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL FIND OUT THAT WOULD BE FUN.
NO, NOTHING'S JUST FUN AS PICKLEBALL.
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR ANDY, UH, AS THERE, I DON'T THINK THERE HAS BEEN, I'M JUST ASKING, HAS THERE BEEN ANY, UH, NEW UPDATES ON THE SQUARE? I KNOW WE SAW THE RENDERING AND ALL THAT.
UH, IT'S MOSTLY FORWARD IT'S, UM, INDESIGN STILL THERE'S, THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT PHASE THEY CALL IT.
UM, IT'S PAST CONCEPTUAL AND INTO SCHEMATIC.
SO THERE WAS A FEW VALUE ENGINEERING DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.
IT'S ACTUALLY ON BUDGET FOR THE MOST PART.
IT'S JUST IN THOSE PRELIMINARY.
WHEN THE S WHEN THE CM AT RISK CONSTRUCTION AT RISK IS LOOKING AT, THEY GET REFINED AND REFINED UNTIL BID DAY.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S GOING TO STILL BE A GREAT PROJECT WITHOUT NOBODY WILL SEE ANYTHING MISSING OF ANY SUBSTANCE.
WE'RE JUST DOWN TO PICKING FINISHES AND, AND ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, ITEMS AND PRODUCTS THAT STAY IN BUDGET.
SO I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THEY ANTICIPATE HAVING CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS DONE.
I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE OUT TO BID BY THE END OF THE YEAR FOR THE SUB-TRADES.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING SINCE BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
UM, AND SO I JUST, I JUST DON'T KNOW THE LATEST.
QUESTION FOR ANDY QUESTION FOR ANDY.
UM, AND I KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS REAL EARLY.
UH, HAS THERE BEEN ANY MOVEMENT ON THE LIBRARY HELFORD PARK, UH, UM, THING THAT WAS CAME OUT OF THE BOND ELECTION? YES.
SO SINCE IT PASSED, IT PASSED THE, UH, THE BALLOT INITIATIVE PASSED AND THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD.
I D I, I BELIEVE THAT THE LIBRARY HAS AN ARCHITECT SELECTED THERE IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES.
I KNOW THEY DID KIND OF THE, THE CEREMONY, UH, TODAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY DID THE BLITZ OF RIBBON OR GROUNDBREAKINGS, UM, FOR BOB HALL, RICK ODIN, HOLLENBALL, UM, POLICE EVIDENCE AND A FIRE STATION.
UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY KEPT THAT GROUP VERY, VERY SMALL, JUST BECAUSE OF THE COVID, UH, SITUATION WHEN THEY WANTED TO KEEP THAT, THAT GROUP VERY, VERY SMALL.
SO, UM, UH, YES, SO, UM, THAT DISCUSSION IS MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE WE'RE AHEAD ON THE HALL OF BALL RENOVATIONS, WE'RE IN THE DESIGN PHASE FOR THAT, UH, PRETTY HEAVILY.
AND THEN ONCE THE LIBRARY COMES ONLINE, WE'LL, WE'LL JOIN UP ON THE SITE PLAN.
I KNOW THAT THERE STILL IS SOME STUDY GOING ON ABOUT THE DRAINAGE ENGINEERING IS DOING A FLOOD STUDY.
THERE'S AN AREA THERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S FLOOD PRONE.
UM, AND THEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT THE STORM SEWER IN THAT AREA IS ADEQUATE AND NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED THEY'RE IN THE EARLY PHASES OF THAT.
SO THAT'LL FACTOR INTO HOW THE LIBRARY DESIGN MOVES FORWARD, BUT IT IS, IT IS MOVING FORWARD AS THE SHORT ANSWER, ALL IN, ALL IN THE, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PARTS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
UH, AND JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE THE VOTE FOR HAVING THE LIBRARY, UH, THERE IN THE PARK, DID YOU HEAR THAT NUMBER? YEAH, IT WAS LIKE 70 SOMETHING PERCENT, 80 SOMETHING PERCENT, 10% SOMETHING LIKE 72,000.
I MEAN, THAT IS, THAT IS, THAT IS HOME, RUN HOME, RUN FOR THE GANG.
NICE TO SEE PEOPLE PARTICIPATE AND WANT TO BE A PART OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
I HAD A QUESTION WHAT A SPIKE BALL.
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SO SPIKE BALL, IT'S ACTUALLY AN OLDER SPORT THAT SOMEBODY IT'S, IT'S A NET AND IT SITS ON THE GROUND AND IT'S LIKE A FIVE POINT CARGO NET.AND THEN IT HAS A BALL AND THERE'S TEAMS OF TWO, AND IT'S LIKE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE VOLLEYBALL, BUT YOU SPIKE IT DOWN ONTO THE NET.
AND THAT, AND THEN THE OTHER PERSON HAS TO, HAS TO SPIKE IT BACK.
I DON'T KNOW ALL THE RULES, BUT I'VE SEEN IT PLAY, BUT IT'S APPARENTLY KIND OF A BIG DEAL.
IT MAY BE EVEN MORE FAST-GROWING THAN PICKLEBALL.
UM, BUT OUR, OUR CVB DEPARTMENT, DESPITE THE COVID SITUATION HAS BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OF ATTRACTING AND BIDDING ON TOURNAMENTS OF THINGS THAT WORK FOR OUR, OUR RESOURCES AND OUR HOTEL CAPACITY.
THEY'RE BRINGING A HUGE SPIKE BALL.
WE'RE BIDDING ON A GIANT PAINT BALL TOURNAMENT.
UM, WE'RE WORKING ON SOME MORE CYCLOCROSS, SOME MOUNTAIN BIKING, FISHING TOURNAMENTS.
I MEAN, THEY'RE BUSY OVER THERE.
WHERE, WHERE WOULD THEY DO A PAINTBALL TOURNAMENT? UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AUTOBON, IT'S NOT, YEAH, I, I THINK IT WORKS WELL PROBABLY THERE.
UM, I DID WANT TO SAY A BIG KUDO ON THE NEW NETS THAT ARE ON THE DISC GOLF COURSE AT AUDUBON.
I HEARD, UM, YOU KNOW, POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT I PASSED WHEN I WAS THERE.
AND, UM, I KNOW A LOT'S BEEN CLEARED OUT THERE AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT'S DONE, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE REC CENTER AND EVERYTHING, BUT, UM, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT, IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO HAVE IT OPEN.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS IT DOES BACK UP TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY, WE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, BUT WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN AND THE, THE YELLOW RIM THAT WENT AROUND, IT MADE IT A LOT MORE VISIBLE.
IT'S VERY, IT'S VERY, VERY BUSY.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST USED DISC GOLF COURSES IN THE METROPLEX.
I, I KNOW FOR SURE, WE FELT THAT IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT QUALITY, UH, YOU KNOW, UPGRADED, UH, BASKETS FOR, FOR THE USE THAT WE HAVE AND TRYING TO ATTRACT TOURNAMENTS.
AND MATT AND CASEY AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF WORKING WITH THIS VERY INVOLVED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.
THOSE GUYS ARE REALLY PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS AND HELPING US OUT.
WE'RE, WE'RE PUTTING WE'RE, WE'RE IN KIND, DOING A LOT OF WORK THAT THEY PROBABLY NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.
UM, AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPROVING THAT COURSE AND WE'RE HOPING THAT'LL HELP THEM ATTRACT OUT OF TOWNERS AND TOURNAMENTS MORE THAN IT ALREADY DOES.
IT'S A GREAT COURSE, ALWAYS HAS BEEN OKAY.
SO YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, FROM THE SPRING CREEK FOREST PERSPECTIVE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE SUPPORT WE'VE BEEN GETTING OUT OF, UH, THE MARKETING GUYS AND, AND PROMOTING THE THINGS WE GOT ON GOING ON.
AND YOU GOT NEW PICNIC TABLES TOO, AND NOW SOMEONE'S ALREADY CALMED DOWN INITIALS IN THERE.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU THINK FOR FUTURE, EVERYBODY READY TO? NO, BUT I WONDER IF THE LEAVES THERE, I MEAN, I WAS READING AND THEY ARE COMING SOMETHING CALLED TELEPHONE.
DILLEY HAD TO, SHE HAD TO JUMP OFF.
I GAVE HER THE REST OF THE NIGHT OFF.
SHE'S GOT SOME OTHER THINGS GOING ON WITH, IT'S FUNNY.
I NEVER HEARD SUCH A THING EMAILED HER AND I'M SURE SHE CAN EXPLAIN IT CAUSE I CAN'T DO THAT.
WELL, I THINK IT'S WITH OUR DEMENTIA.
I THINK IT'S WITH OUR SENIORS, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR SENIORS ENGAGED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T COME TO THE BUILDING AND WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE THEM IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS, UM, TO KEEP THEM CONNECTED.
I MEAN, BEING SOCIALLY CONNECTED IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
I THINK NOW HOW YOU PLAY IT? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DO KNOW WE ARE DOING IT.
BEFORE WE GET OFF HERE, UM, THE, UM, ABOUT WHAT TIME WE SHOULD HOLD OUR MEETING.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE EVERYBODY'S GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT SIX 30.
I THINK YOU'RE, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE WORK COMMITMENTS THAT KEEPS YOU A LITTLE LONGER.
JUST TRYING TO GET HERE AND GET ON AND HAVE EVERYTHING PREPARED.
AND IF AT SIX 30 WOULD BE A LITTLE HELPFUL, IF WE COULD JUST MOVE IT BACK 30 MINUTES WOULD BE PRETTY HELPFUL.
SIX 30 WOULD BE MUCH BETTER GUYS ON TIME.
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ONLY IF YOU HAD A TIME MACHINE YOU'RE ON TIME FOR THE NEXT ONE.ANDY, CAN WE DO THIS AT SIX 30 NEXT MONTH? YES, SIR.
UM, ONE MORE QUESTION WAS CHAIRMAN WAIT, LET ME CHANGE.
UM, AND ANDY, WE HAVEN'T, I DON'T RECALL US HAVING ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE WERE SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT LIGHTING, UH, LIGHTING THESE AREAS, UH, FOR, FOR THE NIGHTTIME USAGE.
AND, UH, WE, WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TRAILS PLUS OR MINUS.
I I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THAT.
I MEAN LIKE NOW WHEN PEOPLE GET OFF WORK, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T GO WALK ON THE TRAILS BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY DARK.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S A POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE, BUT I'D LIKE FOR US TO TAKE 15 OR 20 MINUTES MAYBE, UM, AND IN THE FUTURE AND HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT, WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY SEE FOR THE EXTENDING, THE USE OF USABLE HOURS OF SOME OF THESE REALLY NEAT THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IN THE PARKS.
W W WE CAN, WHAT I'LL, WE'LL PUT THAT AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
WE CAN BETTER ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE WE WILL NEED TO PULL SOME INFORMATION.
UH, ZIAD CAN PULL SOME THINGS FROM THE MASTER PLAN AND THE TRAILS PLAN THAT CAN, THAT CAN ADDRESS THAT.
UM, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN'T DO.
AND THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THE SIX 30 TIME THAT HELPS WITH MY AFTERNOON NAP, AND THEN THEY MAKE ME GET UP SO EARLY.
SO CHAIRMAN, WE WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR ENERGY.
SO WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTS AND THINGS.
WITH THAT, I GOT, UH, SEVEN 28 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
WHAT DATE IS THE NEXT MEETING? THIRD, FIRST, WEDNESDAY.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, EVERYBODY.