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GOOD EVENING AND THIS WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL MEETING WORK SESSION OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS OUR CONTINUING MEETINGS DISCUSSING AND REVIEWING OUR C I P BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, JUST A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING POINTS BEFORE WE GET GOING COUNSELOR WERE MORE IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY YOU CAN SEE HIM THERE AND BACK THERE AND I THINK WE HAVE GOOD AUDIO. UM SO WE WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. FIRST ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SPECIAL WORK SESSION ITEMS, PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. SPEAKERS ARE TAKEN ONLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING OTHER THAN INVITED TESTIMONY. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO ADDRESSING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING, AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. WE DO, SUSAN MENDEZ. YOU CAN COME FORWARD, AND, UH, WE'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SUSAN MENDEZ. I MY ADDRESS IS 52 OH, TWO TERRORISTS COURT IN GARLAND. WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR PIPE, AND IT LOOKS GREAT. UM, I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO IMPROVEMENTS FOR WINDSURF A PARK AS A RESIDENT OF THAT GENERAL AREA. LITTLE DISAPPOINTED. UM IN APRIL OF 2022. THERE WAS A WATER PERMIT PERIMETER FENCE PUT UP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HEAR FROM I 1 90 IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. SO HOPEFULLY WE'VE HEARD FROM ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH 1 90. IN THE WORK SESSION. I MEAN, IN YOUR CI P ON PAGE 78. IT MENTIONS THAT 2004 BOND MONEY WAS MOVED FROM WINDSURF BAY PARK TO JOHN PAUL JONES. AND, UM. I KNOW THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS PUT TOGETHER OR THE PLAN WAS PUT TOGETHER AROUND MAY SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEN WHAT 1 90 WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH 1 90, NOT A LOT OF MONEY MOVED IT TO WHERE YOU COULD USE IT AND SPEND IT UNDERSTOOD. BUT UM, IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN, THEY BOTH TALK ABOUT WINDSURF BAY PARK BEING ON HOLD UNTIL SOMETHING WITH 1 90 IS KNOWN. AND SO I'M HOPING THAT IN THE MONTHS PET SINCE APRIL, WHEN WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HERE IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS, SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE ON 1 90 THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF PLAN FOR WINDSURF BAY PARK GOING FORWARD. SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE . WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, AND I CAN SEE THE CITY MANAGER MAKING A NOTE TO THIS ADAM OUT OF MY PERIPHERAL VISION. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU AND DISCUSS WHAT WE DO KNOW FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL UNDER THIS SECTION? ALRIGHT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM TO HOLD A
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PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2023 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND I'LL ASK AGAIN. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NINE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE[3. Council Discussion and Questions Regarding 2023 Proposed CIP]
COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS REGARDING 2023 PROPOSED CI P CANCELED. I'M SORRY. OKAY I DON'T SEE ANYTHING LIT UP. UM THERE WERE SOME ANSWERS SENT OUT EARLIER IN THE DAY. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THEM THAT WE'RE SORT OF CARRIED OVER FROM OUR MEETING ON SATURDAY. WE DO HAVE ONE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. UM, BUT COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. YOU JUST ASKING MY QUESTION, MAYOR. BUT THE PRESENTATION YES. YES. THANK YOU, SIR. AND BEFORE WE BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, WELL, I'LL GO BACK TO THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT WERE SENT OUT EARLIER THAT WERE CARRIED OVER FROM SATURDAY. IS THERE ANY PROBLEM UP THAT IS NEEDED ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. OKAY? AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO THE FIREWALL GOLF PARK PRESENTATION. AND, UH, WE WILL GO FROM THERE. WE ARE SEEING IT ON OUR SCREENS, SO ALRIGHT IF YOU COULD JUST MAKE IT WORSE, THE FULL SCREEN THAT WOULD THERE WE GO. GOOD[00:05:06]
AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY OPEN UP THIS DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION, AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR SLADE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUALLY TO LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FOR THE GOLF COURSE. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED TO HAVE IMPROVEMENTS OUT AT THOSE LOCATIONS AND WE'VE BEGIN TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER ON WAYS TO ALLOCATE THE TO UTILIZE THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN POTENTIALLY ALLOCATED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE COURSE FOLLOWING THE C I P. SATURDAY MEETING I MET WITH KEVIN AND DAWN AS IT RELATES TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE CLUBHOUSE. AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS ESSENTIALLY TABLING THE TRAINING AND LEARNING CENTER AND PROVIDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING FACILITIES. WITH THAT WE DID PROPOSE EVENTUALLY. AT THE PREVIOUS, UH, PRESENTATION 500,000 AND EXPENDITURES WHICH WOULD COME FROM THE FUND BALANCE. WE DO HAVE EXPENDITURES THAT ARE OVER 500,000 IN THIS PRESENTATION, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A DEAD ISSUE. IT'S PORTION ASSOCIATED WITH WITH PROJECTS, BUT WITH THIS WE WILL TOUCH EVERY BUILDING WE HAVE AT THE AT THE GOLF COURSE AS IT RELATES TO THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE PAVILION. SO AGAIN. THIS WAS A PRESENTATION PUT TOGETHER BY THE GOLF COURSE STAFF AS WELL AS THE FACILITY STAFF, AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO KEVIN AND WE CAN WE CAN GO THROUGH WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE LOOKING AT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, PHIL. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.KEVIN SLAY HERE, KIND OF JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON SATURDAY'S MEETING. I'D LIKE TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS WITH YOU RIGHT QUICK. THE FIRST ITEM IS RELATED TO THE FIREWALL GOLF PARK FUND BALANCE. I THINK WE HAD A QUESTION SATURDAY AS IT RELATES TO THE FUND BALANCE AND JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE HISTORY.
AH THIS SLIDE HERE KIND OF KIND OF GOES BACK FOUR OR FIVE YEARS TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE PICTURE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH OUR FUND BALANCE AS IT RELATES TO OUR OPERATING BUDGET.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE A FEW YEARS BETWEEN 1920 2021 WHERE OUR FUND BALANCE DID DIP AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC, AND IT'S CLOSING THE FACILITY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT LEADING UP TO THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD NOTICED AN UPTICK IN PLAY AND PROFITABILITY AT THE GOLF COURSE SO THINGS WERE REALLY GOING AT A GREAT DIRECTION. FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
AND THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT AND PRETTY MUCH SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN. ONCE THE PANDEMIC KIND OF CANDY GOT BEHIND US AND WE REOPEN THE GOLF COURSE WE HAVE BEEN GOING GANGBUSTERS OUT OUT AT FIRE WHEEL, SO WE STARTED THE FISCAL YEAR WITH A $1.1 MILLION FUND, BALANCE IT AT FIRE WHEEL AND MY HOPE IS, IT WILL BE ABLE TO ADD TO THAT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE NEXT SLIDE JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY COVERS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. THAT FIRE WHEEL. WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AROUND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES OUT THERE. OBVIOUSLY THE LION'S SHARE OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH GOLF TOURNAMENTS AND GOLFING EVENTS, BUT WE PUT TOGETHER WENT BACK AND TOOK A LOOK AT OUR FIRE WELL CALENDAR. FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND ARE PAVILION AND EVENT CENTER. THERE AT THE OLD AND LIGHTS COURSE WAS USUALLY UTILIZED AND BOOKED. 108 TIMES ARE BRIDGES FACILITIES, WHICH IS THE NEWER FACILITY UP ON BRAND ROAD. WE HAD 117 EVENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. AT THE BRIDGES FACILITY, AND I'VE KIND OF REALLY CAPTURED UNDERNEATH THESE TWO ITEMS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON OUT THERE, AND I'D ALSO ADD WE HAVE WEEKLY EVENTS, MAYBE A WEEKLY BRIDGE CLUB OR A REALTOR ASSOCIATION BREAKFAST. WE HAVE THOSE EACH AND EVERY MONTH, SOMETIMES EACH AND EVERY WEEK AND WE JUST COUNTED. THOSE IS ONE TIME SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF REOCCURRING THINGS GOING ON OUT. THERE WERE GROUPS AND CLUBS THIS MORNING WE HAD OUR FIRE WHEEL SENIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION HAD A BIG BREAKFAST OUT THERE THIS MORNING. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT 225 MINUTES AND ACTIVITIES WE HAD ON OUR CALENDAR AND THE LION'S SHARE. THOSE WERE RELATED TO THE TO THE GOLFING COMMUNITY OUT THERE. AH YOU KNOW NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO COVER SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE FEEL WOULD WOULD WOULD BE WELCOME AND ARE PROBABLY NEEDED IN OUR FACILITIES. THE FIRST ONES AS ARE OLD AND LIKE SCORES, CLUBHOUSE AND PRO SHOPS, INCLUDING OUR GRILL 64 RESTAURANT. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE TO REALLY TO COMPLETELY REDO THE INSIDE OF THAT FACILITY OF ABOUT $125,000. THIS WOULD PRETTY MUCH
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REPAINT IT RE PREP THE WALLS REPAINTED FACILITY PUT IN NEW CARPET, LIGHT FIXTURES, CEILING FANS, UH, AND A LOT OF THE STUFF YOU SEE ON THE LIST HERE. SO, UH, THAT'S BOUNCE OVER TO THESE ARE THESE ARE FURNISHINGS INSIDE THAT BUILDING. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STUFF WE'RE USING IS 2030 YEARS OLD. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. THAT $40,000 IS WHAT IT WOULD TAKE. I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH RESTAURANT TABLES AND CHAIRS WERE, BUT WE WOULD REPLACE ALL OF OUR CATS ARE GROSS 64 TABLES AND CHAIRS. WE HAVE A LARGE ROOM THAT IS USED FOR A LOT OF OUR COMMITTEES FOR GOLF TOURNAMENTS. A LOT OF OUR GOLF CLUBS WILL MEET IN THAT ROOM. WE HAVE A BIG FLAT TEAMS TV IN THERE WE HAVE A 1969 BROWN COUCH SETTING IN THERE, AND A LOT OF OTHER FURNISHINGS. AND FOR ABOUT $40,000. WE COULD CLEAN A LOT OF THAT STUFF UP AND PUT IN A LOT OF NICE, NICE NEW FURNITURE IN THAT FACILITY. OLD AND LIKES COURSE RESTROOMS AGAIN. THOSE RESTROOMS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE BUILDING WAS BUILT, AND YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE GO IN AND KIND OF KIND OF REDO THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM FACILITIES THERE AT THE OLD AND LIKE SCORES , AND I WON'T GO OVER OVER EVERYTHING WE HAVE ON OUR LIST HERE, BUT WE DID HAVE A CONTRACTOR IN THERE AND WE PRETTY MUCH GUTTED THE RESTROOMS AND STARTED OVER. AH WE RECEIVED A BID FOR ABOUT $53,000 TO REPAINT THE EXTERIOR. THAT STUCCO BUILDING. UH YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTOR RECOMMENDED AH, YOU KNOW, DAMMIT DEMOING A FEW OF OUR WING WALLS AND YOU KNOW POWER, WASHING THE FACILITY REPAIRING A LOT OF THE DAMAGE STUCCO AND JUST KIND OF FIXING THE EXTERIOR THAT BUILDING UP PROBABLY PAINTING IT A NEW, MORE MODERN COLOR. I THINK GRAZER KIND OF IN THESE DAYS WITH A LITTLE WITH A LITTLE TRAIN MATCH OUR WILL LOGO AROUND THE BUILDING. SO WE'VE GOT THAT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL. THIS IS OUR PAVILION. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN THERE THAT IS A HUGE, HUGE, TALL 34 STORY FACILITY. AH THIS THIS IS A BID TO COMPLETELY REPAINT AND REFURBISH THE EXTERIOR THAT BUILDING A LOT OF IT. IT WILL THE MAIN PART OF THE INTERIOR. THAT FACILITY IS OPEN AIR. AND WE WOULD REPAINT THE INSIDE OF THAT LARGE VENUE AREA . UH YOU KNOW THIS. THIS PROCESS ALSO INCLUDES TAKING CARE OF TWO LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM AND STAGING ROOMS WE HAVE AT THAT FACILITY. WE DO BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE MORE LATER ON IN THE SLIDE SHOW AS TO WHAT THOSE CONFERENCE ROOM COST AND SO ON.BUT IF WE WANT TO DIRECT OUR ATTENTION AND AT THAT PAVILION AH, YOU KNOW, THAT IS DEFINITELY WELCOMED ITS YOU KNOW AGAIN. THESE YOU KNOW, THE FACILITY HAS BEEN THERE OVER 35 YEARS, SO THROW THAT OUT BACK OVER OUR BRIDGES COURSE IT'S OUR NEWER FACILITY OFF BRAND ROAD. MANY OF YOU HOPEFULLY HAVE BEEN OUT THERE. MAYBE TO HAVE LUNCH. AH YOU KNOW, WE PUT IN A PACKAGE HERE TO UPDATE THE LIGHTING FIXTURES IN THE BUILDING. A LOT OF THOSE DOORS HAVE BEEN AH, THEY'VE JUST BEEN USED A LOT. WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO ADDRESS OUR DOORS AND DOORFRAMES IN THIS NUMBER IS ALSO NEW FURNISHING AND FIXTURES AND WALL ART. AND YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ALL OF OUR BRANDING IRON TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TRY TO TRY TO BRING IN SOME NEW FURNITURE AND PURCHASES IN INTO THE BRIDGES CLUBHOUSE. AH HERE IS JUST KIND OF A PROPOSED OVERALL PROJECT COST. IT'S REALLY WHAT WE JUST KIND OF WENT THROUGH. IT'S BROKEN DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. WE'VE GOT A 15% CONTINGENCY IN HERE. THE TOLL COST IS ABOUT $289,000. TO GO IN AND COMPLETELY REDO. THOSE THREE FACILITIES OUT OF FIRE WILL AH, THE I THINK PHIL MENTIONED IT EARLIER. I MEAN, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT ON SATURDAY USING SOME OF THE FIREWALL FUND BALANCE ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT AND THEN USING SOME SHORT TERM TAX NOTES OF ABOUT $289,000 TO FUND THESE PROJECTS. AND. HOPE I THINK THAT'S IT, SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MR MAYOR, IF I MAY JUST ADD ONE THING IN THE PRESENTATION AS PART OF THIS REMODEL OF THE COUNCIL DOES CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE ARE WORKING ON PACKAGING AN UPDATE TO OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOOTPRINT TO BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE AND HOPEFULLY INCREASE THE LEVEL OF GOLF THAT'S BEING PLAYED IN THE COMMUNITY, THE FACILITIES THAT
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WE HAVE AVAILABLE THAT CAN BE UTILIZED AS WELL. SO THESE TYPE OF INNOVATIONS DEFINITELY COMPLEMENT THAT. INCREASED FOOTPRINT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. BUT WHETHER THE COUNCIL CHOOSE TO DO IT OR NOT, WILL STILL BE ABLE TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO ADVERTISE WHAT WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE. OKAY? MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS. MM. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND THANK YOU, PHIL. AND THANK YOU, KEVIN. UM I CERTAINLY SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST WENT OVER AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE MEN'S RESTROOMS ARE LIKE THERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE LAST SEVERAL TIMES I WAS OUT THERE AND WENT IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. IT WAS EMBARRASSING.THINGS DON'T WORK, AND THERE'S SCIENCE EVERYWHERE, SO I'M VERY HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING YOU JUST LISTED, UM MR CITY MANAGER IS, IS IT? UM IS IT FEASIBLE THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO NOT ONLY DO THIS BUT TO ALSO DO THE TRAINING CENTER? THE DOLLAR FIGURES AREN'T ENORMOUS. AND I DON'T WANT TO ACTUALLY SPRING THAT TOO MUCH, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED? YOURS IS AUTOMATICALLY HEAD. GOOD QUESTION. I THINK THE WAR APPROACH WITH THIS WAS TO FOCUS ON THE FACILITIES WE'VE GOT NOW , UM AND THEN LATER THIS YEAR EVALUATE HOW OUR FISCAL YEAR GOES AT THE GOLF COURSE, IF IT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU'VE SEEN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE SHOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUND BALANCE THAT WE COULD PUT TOWARDS, UM, THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER OR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT TRYING TO BE A LITTLE PRUDENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY BE GOING INTO A RECESSION AND GOLF BACKS OFF. SO OUR THOUGHT WAS, HEY, LET'S SEE HOW WE DO THROUGH THE SUMMER SPRING SUMMER FALL AND THEN COME BACK WITH POTENTIALLY SOME MORE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL. OKAY AND THAT THAT'S A GOOD PLAN. I JUST WANTED. I WAS HOPING THAT THE TRAINING CENTER HADN'T BEEN, UM , JUST COMPLETELY DISCARDED. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT, UM, LATER ON THIS YEAR, GREAT. I WOULD PERSONALLY LOVE AGAIN BARRING FINANCIAL DISASTER FALLING ON US. UM THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THERE. IN ADDITION TO THE IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT YOU OUTLINED AND, UH, YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS BEING 2020 TO 30 YEARS OLD AND LOOKING LIKE IT. YEAH I THINK TAKING CARE OF OUR EXISTING FACILITIES, UM, MAKING THEM NICE AGAIN AND THEN KEEPING THEM THAT WAY IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT, MOVING FORWARD AND ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE FELL. YOU TALKING ABOUT UPDATING THE WEBSITE AND THE ABILITY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO MAY NOT BE PART OF THE GOLFING COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BOOK THOSE MEETING ROOMS THAT HAVE SUCH A LOVELY VIEW, ONE OF THE PRETTIEST VIEWS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, MAKING IT OPEN TO THE WHOLE CITY. UM I LOVE IT. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD CUSTOMER, WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. THANK THANK YOU, BOTH FOR THE PRESENTATION. AH THANK YOU, MR CITY MANAGER. PULLEY AND KEVIN PUT IT ENJOYS A PRUDENT APPROACH TO DOING THIS AND CERTAINLY OPEN. FOR COMING BACK LATER ON THE TRAINING CENTER. MY QUESTION IS TALKING ABOUT TRAINING. IN THE INTERIM. AND YOU, YOU'RE TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT SATURDAY. KEVIN ABOUT THE TRAINING NEEDS. SO WOULD YOU EXPLAIN AGAIN? HOW WE HANDLING THAT NOW? AND MOVING FORWARD ABSENT THE NEW FACILITY THAT IS PRIMARILY DONE OUTSIDE ON AND OUTDOOR DRIVING RANGE WITH A CLUB PROFESSIONAL OR SOME SOME INSTRUCTOR MANY TIMES USING AN IPAD OR USING A SMARTPHONE, AND THERE ARE APPS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT IS AVAILABLE VIA AN IPAD OR A LAPTOP TO VIDEOTAPE A GOLF SWING. AH TO REPLAY GOLF SWINGS AND MONITOR MOVEMENT IN A SWING AND IT'S PRETTY AMAZING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH YOU CAN DO WITH A COMPUTER NOWADAYS SIMPLY BY VIDEOTAPING SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO LEARN TO PLAY GOLF BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE VISUAL LEARNERS AND TO BE ABLE TO REPLAY THAT AND GO OVER THINGS IN THE SWING AND PROBLEMS. A LOT OF THAT IS BEING DONE OUTSIDE AND OPEN AIR IN THE ENVIRONMENT. AND YOU KNOW SAME WITH OUR JUNIOR GOLF CAMPS OR GOLFING PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE ALL DONE OUTDOORS RIGHT NOW, AND IT IS HARD TO KEEP SOMEONE'S ATTENTION WHEN IT'S 109 DEGREES OUTSIDE, SO A LOT OF GOLF COURSES WITH THE UPSWING AND POPULARITY OR PUTTING IN THESE INDOOR TRAINING CENTERS, AND THINGS ARE BOOMING AT A LOT. A LOT OF THE INDOOR TRAINING CENTERS LIKE PGA SUPERSTORE IN GOLF TECH. PEOPLE CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THERE. THERE'S TECHNOLOGY NOW THAT ALLOWS THE GOLFER TO RENT OUT THE TRAINING CENTER, AND THERE'S A BIG VIDEO SCREEN THERE AND WITH IT WITH THE WITH THE BALL
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PADS AND THE TECHNOLOGY, I CAN ACTUALLY GO PLAY THE MASTERS COURSE WITH THREE OF MY BUDDIES , AND IT'S ALL LIKE A VIDEO GAME APPROACH AND YOU CAN RENT THOSE THINGS OUT FOR $125 A PERSON AND YOU CAN GO PLAY THE MASTERS WITH YOUR BUDDIES AND DRINKING COLD BEER, SO YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SO THAT'S WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY IS GONE. IT IT'S REALLY AMAZING. AND IF WE EVER DO GET THIS SET UP AND OFF THE GROUND, I WOULD INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME OUT THERE. WE'RE GOING TO PUT A GOLF CLUB IN YOUR HAND AND WE'RE GONNA VIDEOTAPE AND WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU AND SHOW YOU AND IT'S PRETTY COOL, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA KICK IT DOWN. THE ROAD WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MR REX AND HIS WHEN WE THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT. WE DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT BACK AND SEE THIS AT FIRE WILL DID I ANSWER YOUR COLD BEER YOU, KEVIN ? WELL OKAY, YEAH. ON PAGE THREE. YOU TALK ABOUT THE BRIDGES, FACILITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO OUR WEBSITE, KEVIN, HOW ARE WE PUSHING, PUSHING THOSE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES NOW OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT OUR CURRENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. A LOT OF THE LOT OF IT RIGHT NOW IS BY WORD OF MOUTH AND JUST BY US BEING AN ESTABLISHED GOLF COURSE WITH OUR REPUTATION. I MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S THE GOLFING COMMUNITY FROM HERE TO THE RED RIVER. IF YOU'RE AN AVID GOLFER , YOU KNOW ABOUT FIRE WILL GOLF PARK. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT IS WE HAVE AND WHAT WE DO OUT THERE. AND SO A LOT OF THIS I MEAN, DON MAY HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT OPINION, BUT BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT'S PRIMARILY WORD OF MOUTH. ARE GOLFING COMMUNITIES, A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THIS OR GOLF ASSOCIATION'S, UH, YOU KNOW THE FOLKS THAT PLAY OUT THERE, THEY KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE BRANDING IRON AVAILABLE IF THEY WANT TO DO A BIRTHDAY PARTY ON A FRIDAY EVENING, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMIC OF THEM HOSTING A BIRTHDAY PARTY, ALONG WITH MAYBE THE GOLFING COMMUNITY GUMMING COMING THROUGH THERE. SO THAT'S HOW A LOT OF THIS IS PROBABLY GETTING DONE NOW. I'M SURE WE WILL OCCASIONALLY GET A PHONE CALL AND AN INQUIRY AND WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. BUT A LOT OF THIS IS WORD OF MOUTH. OKAY OKAY. WELL I'M JUST SAYING, THERE'S SOME POTENTIAL CONVERTS OUT THERE. AND I THINK SOME RESOURCE IS KEVIN. UH ALONG THE LINES OF PUSHING OUT THESE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO THOSE POTENTIAL COUNTRY BE POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, NOT THEIR REGARD FOR SO LIKE YOU SAID. THOSE FOLKS SAY THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT I THINK THERE'S A POTENTIAL MARKET OUT THERE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I'M SUGGESTING THAT GO AHEAD YOURSELF IN RESPONSE TO THAT THERE IS AN APPROACH THAT WE ARE TAKING AT THE GOLF COURSE WHERE WE DO WANT TO HAVE MORE OF A COMMUNITY SINCE WITH THE GOLF COURSE. SO AS YOU SAW THIS THIS PAST CHRISTMAS, WE HAD THE EVENT . THE BREAKFAST WAS SAYING THAT THERE'S DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EASTER EGG HUNT SO THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF GOLF THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AT THE AT THE GOLF COURSE. THAT NUMBER ONE LETS PEOPLE KNOW THAT WERE THERE. AND IF YOU WANT TO COME, PLAY GOLF, TAKE LESSONS, WHATEVER. MAYBE THAT'S AVAILABLE, BUT THERE'S ALSO ESTABLISHMENTS TO HAVE A CONFERENCE THERE OR TO COME OUT AND EAT OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE SPECIAL OUTREACH IS THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING ALONG WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE OUTREACH AS WELL, UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE OLD LEGS INTERIOR. FACILITY THE OUTDOOR AND I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL EVENTS OUT THERE. LAST TIME WAS WAS A WEDDING. UM BUT ANY ANY PLANS TO SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE OUTDOOR SPACE? OF GETTING ANY KIND OF PETITIONS COVERING. I'M NOT TRYING TO GET INTO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, BUT BUT BEEN TOO FEW. SOME EVENTS OUT THERE AND THE WEATHER WAS THEY WERE OUTDOORS EVENTS THERE AT THE PROVISIONS. SO ANY ARE YOU LOOKING AT THAT, KEVIN HOW WE CAN, HOW WE CAN PERHAPS MAKE THAT MORE ADAPTABLE SHOULD WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EVENT AND WE EXPERIENCE INCLEMENT WEATHER OUT THERE. WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THAT AREA. UH YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WE WOULD TRY TO DO IS RELOCATE THAT ACTIVITY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO THE OTHER GOLF COURSE WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE ROOM AT OUR BRIDGES AND OUR BRANDING IRON AREA. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE SO WE WOULD TRY TO PLACE THEM AND ONE OF THE OTHER FACILITIES IN LIEU OF JUST YOU KNOW, LEAVING, LEAVING THINGS OUTSIDE. OKAY? RIGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY? CANCER LOOK. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'VE ADDED TO THIS LIST. I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE PAVILION. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE PAVILION AND STILL UNTIL I TOOK MY COUNSEL ORIENTATION AT THE GOLF PARK, AND IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING FACILITY. I REALLY JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WHOLE PLACE WHEN I WAS THERE, SO, UM,
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I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE THE TRAINING CENTER ADDED TO THIS LIST AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THESE IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE FIREWALL GULF PARK PRESENTATION. BECAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY ELSE SPEAK BEFORE I DID. AND NOW IN MY HEAD , THOUGH, WHAT I'M PICTURING IS I'M PICTURING AN EASTER EGG HUNT ON THE DRIVING RANGE WHILE IT'S ACTIVE. THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD HAVE IT. BUT WE WOULDN'T GIVE THE LITTLE KIDS HARD HEADS. UM ANYWAY, KEVIN, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE YOU DON . AND I APPRECIATE YOU, KEVIN.ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS DO OUT THERE. AND I KNOW YOU CAME TO US SATURDAY WITH WITH THE HUMBLE REQUEST, AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING BACK. AND, UM YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU I THINK YOU SEE THE CURRENT COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE. DOES BELIEVE IN THE FIREWALL GOLF PARK AS A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND UM, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, AND SO. WHEN BEFORE WE GET TO THAT QUOTE BEFORE I TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE QUESTION IS, OR THE STATEMENT I HAVE IN MY HEAD IS EVERYBODY'S SEEN THE PRESENTATION. UM AND I DON'T HEAR ANY OPPOSITION TO MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. OKAY SO MY QUESTION. MY QUESTION IS BECAUSE THIS IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS A DIFFERENT REQUEST THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED. DOES IT HAVE TO COME THROUGH AS AN AMENDED REQUEST OR HOW ARE WE WENT? WHEN IT'S TIME FOR ADOPTION? HOW DO WE PROCEED? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL . TYPICALLY HOW WE PRESENT CHANGES LIKE THIS IS THE NIGHT BEFORE ADOPTION. I WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION OUTLINING ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. AND THEN THE NIGHT OF ADOPTION, YOU WILL CHOOSE TO ADOPT THE 23 CAPITAL PLAN WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS TO MAKE SURE VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT THAT WAS AS I SAID EARLIER. THAT WAS THE ONLY PRESENTATION WE HAD THIS EVENING IS. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH STAFF? CATHERINE MOORE. ARE YOU GOOD UP THERE? YES MR I AM, AND I WANT TO ALSO ECHO MY SENTIMENTS THAT RELATES TO WHAT KEVIN HAS JUST PRESENTED. THANK JEFF REALLY ADDRESSED IT PROPERLY. HE CAME WITH KIND OF A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF HOW HE WANTED TO MAKE PRESENTATION DIDN'T WANT IN COMMERCE VERY MUCH WITH A LOT OF EXPRESS, BUT I THINK THAT HE SEES AT THIS POINT THAT THIS COUNCIL WE ARE ON BOARD WITH GOING FORWARD AND MAKING THAT THAT FACILITY THE VERY BEST THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE, AND I'M JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT I'VE HEARD HIM SAY THIS EVENING. NO I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. AND, UM ONBOARD. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
EVERYTHING YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR THE MAN ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS. VERY GOOD, SIR. ALRIGHT WITH THAT WILL POSE THE QUESTION . WE ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER MEETING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 31ST UM, IT DOESN'T SEEM. IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT, MITCH, IF YOU I SEE YOU AND MR ENGLAND. MAYOR THERE'S A POSSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH NOT DEFINITIVE, YET WILL KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT MIDDAY TOMORROW THAT WE MAY NEED TO HAVE IT. EXECUTIVE SESSION NEXT WEEK RELATED TO A SETTLEMENT OFFER AND LITIGATION MATTER THAT THIS COUNCIL IS INVOLVED IN SO THAT CAN'T HOLD OVER UNTIL THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH OF FEBRUARY. WHEN I WISH IT COULD PROBLEM IS, WE'RE UNDER A SCHEDULING ORDER, AND WE HAVE A SUMMARY JUDGMENT HEARING THAT'S PENDING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND SO THIS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN FAIRLY QUICKLY, AND SO, LIKE I SAID, IT MAY NOT HAPPEN, BUT I'LL KNOW MORE BY NOON, AND I'LL BE SURE TO SEND AN EMAIL OUT TOMORROW. OKAY? AH SO WITH THAT, AS FAR AS STAFF IS CONCERNED, THAT IF WE HAVE TO MEET ON THE 31ST, IT WILL NOT BE CONCERNING THE C I P SO I THINK WE CAN ADJUST OUR WE CAN ADJUST OUR CALENDARS TO TAKE TO TAKE THAT ADDITIONAL CRP MEETING OFF IF WE HAVE TO DO THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE 31ST THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE SEPARATE THING. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND UH AND WITH THAT, THE NEXT WE WILL TAKE
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THE C I P UP AGAIN. IT WILL BE ON OUR WORK SESSION ON THIS SIXTH AND THEN ON THE SIXTH THAT OUR WORK SESSION ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SEVENTH WITH HOPEFULLY WITH ADOPTION OF. YES ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS HERE ON THIS ITEM AT WHAT TIME IS IT AT 6 30? WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.