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AND KICK OFF THIS PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, CALLING IT TO ORDER AT SEVEN.FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND CONSIDERABLE APPROVAL FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026 MEETING.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS THE, UH, APPROVE OF THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
ALL RIGHT GUYS, WE DO HAVE TO, UH, VOTE.
NEXT UP, WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ON ITEM THREE A, CONSIDER APPROVAL TO RECOMMEND THE YOUTH PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE.
ALBERT MONTERO, RECREATION DIRECTOR.
UM, SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO, UM, HAVE YOU GUYS APPROVE THE STANDARDS OF CARE.
SO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THE STANDARDS OF CARE, THE STATE, STATE LEGISLATOR LEGISLATIVE ALLOWS US TO CREATE A STANDARDS OF CARE FOR OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AND OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM IN LIEU OF BEING LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UM, WE DO THIS 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT, IT'S, UH, MORE RECREATIONAL AND IT'S NOT A DAYCARE, SO THAT'S WHY THEY ALLOW US TO DO IT.
UH, THE STANDARDS OF CARE ARE GUIDELINES THAT WE FOLLOW FOR OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS, UH, SUCH AS A SUMMER CAMP AND AFTER SCHOOL.
SOME OF THE STANDARDS OF CARE COVER STAFF, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING, DISCIPLINE, PROCEDURES, STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO, UH, TRANSPORTATION, FIRE SAFETY DRILLS, COMMUNICATION AND PROGRAMMING.
UM, IT'S REQUIRED EACH YEAR TO, UM, HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR IT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN THEIR AGENDA.
AND SO THEY WILL HEAR THIS IN, UM, APRIL, APRIL THE SIXTH AT THE WORK SESSION.
APRIL THE 21ST AT THE REGULAR MEETING.
SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE STANDARDS OF CARE.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND ALRIGHTYY ANY COMMENTS ABOUT IT? QUESTIONS? NONE.
CAN WE GET A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
FIR, UH, FIRST AND THEN MS. JANSEN SECOND.
ONTO ITEM B THREE B, CONSIDER CANCELING THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING FOR APRIL OR MAY.
SO ON THIS HELLO ON THIS, UM, WE, WE HAVE STARTED OUR BUDGET PROCESS A MONTH EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO WE WILL HAVE BUDGET ITEMS THAT MAY NEED TO COME TO THE PARK BOARD, UH, BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL, SO Y'ALL CAN START SEEING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT GO THROUGH.
SO, UM, OUR SUGGESTION IS THAT WE DON'T CANCEL EITHER OF THE, UM, MEETINGS THAT WE GO AHEAD AND MEET IN, UM, APRIL AND MAY.
UH, AND WE STILL HAVE OUR, OUR, UH, TOUR ON THE 25TH OF APRIL.
UM, JUST BECAUSE ON THE 25TH WE CAN'T TALK ANY BUSINESS, RIGHT? SO WE JUST HAVE TO PUBLICLY LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE AND WHAT STOPS WE'RE GONNA MAKE.
SO IN CASE THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SHOW UP, BUT WE CAN'T TALK REGULAR BUSINESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA GO AHEAD AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THOSE, THE MEETINGS AS SCHEDULED.
SO WHY CAN'T WE TALK, DO REGULAR BUSINESS? BECAUSE THE, IN A BUS, IF YOU DO REGULAR BUSINESS, PEOPLE CAN'T ATTEND BECAUSE IT'S, Y'ALL ARE TRAPPED IN A BUS.
SO WE WOULD, BUT IF WE MET HERE TO START OR MET AT THE MEN, I'M JUST IN THE DEVIL'S HEAD.
IF Y'ALL MET HERE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT AND ADVERTISE IT AS A MEETING.
ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT IT? WELL, IF THEY SERIOUSLY HAVE ISSUES THAT THEY NEED TO BRING BEFORE US, THEN WE NEED TO BE HERE.
SO, UM, WE DO NEED A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER NOT CANCELING IT.
SO I GUESS WE WOULD HAVE MOTION THAT WE HAVE APRIL AND MAY AS REGULARLY SCHEDULED.
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THE MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.ONTO THE GARLAND PARKS FOUNDATION UPDATE.
WE DO HAVE A DATE FOR THE SURF AND SWIM EVENT THAT IS GOING TO BE MAY 16TH FROM 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM UH, AT SURF AND SWIM, WE WILL BE DOING A FUNDRAISER.
UM, I THINK THE TICKETING INFORMATION SHOULD BE GOING LIVE SOON.
UM, THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THE SURF AND SWIM EVENT.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE DOING FOOD THERE FOR SALE, CORRECT? YEP.
AND THEN THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THE SURF AND SWIM.
THEN WE DO, WE ARE WRAPPING UP SOME SMALL DETAILS FOR THE RICK ODIN PARK BENCH AT, UM, RICK ODIN'S BROTHER HAS BEEN HELPING OUT WITH AND TRYING TO GET DONE.
UM, HOW, HOW MUCH IS THE TICKETS TO THE THING AT SURFACE SWIM? UH, I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN DETERMINED YET.
AND HOW MANY, DO WE KNOW ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE? NO, I THINK WE WERE LOOKING AROUND LIKE 200 ISH IF IT WAS LIKE THE ONE AT, UM, WHAT WAS IT? HOLFORD? MM-HMM
I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 200 ISH THERE, SO PROBABLY A LITTLE BIGGER, HONESTLY.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU GONNA WANT, I THINK SPRING CREEK HAD A BOOTH THERE LAST TIME AT HOLFORD.
YOU GONNA WANT THINGS LIKE THAT? I'M SURE WE'LL REACH OUT MM-HMM
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A MEETING TO, UH, THIS SUNDAY.
SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT THERE.
YOU'LL REACH OUT TO ME OR REACH OUT TO REBA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHTY.
UM, WE DO NEED TO GO ON TO ITEM 3D, WHICH IS PROPOSED, UH, FISCAL YEAR 26, 27, FEE UPDATE AND DISCUSSION.
SO EVERY, EVERY YEAR WE LOOK AT OUR FEES THAT, THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE.
WE LOOK TO SEE AND WE BENCHMARK 'EM WITH CITIES ACROSS, UM, THE METROPLEX REAL CLOSE TO WHAT WE ARE DOING.
UM, AND WE SEE WHAT OUR FEES ARE, WE SEE WHAT THEIR FEES ARE, UM, AND WE SEE IF WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR FEES.
AND, UM, WE'RE ALWAYS WAY BELOW WHAT WE CHARGE, UH, WHAT OTHER CITIES CHARGE.
SO EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO MEET, UM, OUR BENCHMARK AND SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S FEES THAT WE ARE NOW GONNA START LOOKING AT, INCLUDING.
AND SO SOME OF THESE THAT WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SO Y'ALL CAN SEE 'EM.
SO Y'ALL COULD, IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSIONS, ANY SUGGESTIONS.
UM, SO THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE DOING IS, SO IF YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY WE AT THE SENIOR CENTERS, WE DO NOT CHARGE A FEE.
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE RESIDENT, NON-RESIDENT, THEY COME IN FOR FREE.
UH, SO LOOKING AT THE BENCHMARKS OF ALL THE CITIES AROUND US, UM, THE AVERAGE FROM ALL THE CITIES CHARGING AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, IT'S ABOUT $33 A YEAR.
SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO A $20 A YEAR FEE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND AN $80 A FEE FOR OUR NON-RESIDENTS.
AND WHERE WE GET THOSE NUMBERS ARE, WE CURRENTLY OFFER A SENIOR PASS A SENIOR FITNESS PASS FOR 20 AND $80, 20 FOR RESIDENTS, 80 FOR NON-RESIDENTS, UM, THAT THEY COULD USE ANY REC CENTER THEY WANT.
SO THEY GO INTO AUDUBON HOLD FOR WHATEVER IT IS.
UM, SURPRISINGLY WE SOLD 533 OF THESE PASSES LAST YEAR.
UM, SO DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GETTING USED TO PAYING THE FEE AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND OPENING A 28,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, UM, WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE IN THAT BUILDING.
UM, WE THINK IT'S A GREAT TIME TO START SORT OF IMPLEMENTING A FEE.
NOW WE DO OFFER A FREE MEALS PROGRAM, UM, FROM DALLAS COUNTY.
SO WE FEED EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO EAT THERE FOR FREE.
UM, WE ARE NOT GONNA CHARGE THOSE PEOPLE A MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S A GRANT-BASED PROGRAM AND THEY WILL NOT ALLOW US TO CHARGE.
SO IF THEY'RE SIGNED UP FOR THE MEAL PROGRAM, THEY WILL GET A, THEY'LL GET A FREE MEMBERSHIP, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND EAT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO EAT AT THE FACILITIES ACTUALLY ARE BUSED IN.
UH, SO WE PICK 'EM UP IN BUSES, UM, BRING 'EM THERE TO EAT.
THEY MAY STAY THERE AND EAT, MAYBE PLAY BINGO, MAYBE ONE MORE PROGRAM.
AND BY 1 1 1 30 WE PUT 'EM BACK ON THE BUS AND START TAKING 'EM HOME.
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A WHOLE LOT OF TIME.UH, THEY MAINLY COME FOR THE SOCIALIZATION OF THE MEALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR OUR SENIOR CENTERS, UH, TO START CHARGING THIS AMOUNT.
SO, UM, KNOWING ALL THE INFORMATION I GAVE YOU THAT WE NEVER CHARGED BEFORE, UM, DO WE THINK IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT OF A, AN ADJUSTMENT FOR SOME OF THE SENIORS? ABSOLUTELY.
BUT WE HOPE THAT THE FEES ARE LOW ENOUGH.
UM, AND THESE FEES QUALIFY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE A SENIOR THAT THINKS THAT STILL THE $20 A YEAR IS TOO MUCH.
THEY COULD APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND, UH, THE CITY PAYS 60% OF THAT.
AND THEN ALTHOUGH YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY IS 40%, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO THAT AS WELL.
SO, SO IS THIS THE SAME AS THE, WHAT'D YOU CALL IT, THE FITNESS, IS IT GONNA BE THE SAME? IS IT GONNA, DOESN'T INCLUDE FITNESS.
SO, AND THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST REASON WE DID IT, IS SO NOW ALL THE SENIOR FEES MIRROR EACH OTHER ACROSS THE, ACROSS ALL OUR CENTERS.
SO WOULD THIS BE, THEY COULD GO TO THE SENIOR CENTER OR THEY COULD GO TO ANY REC CENTER? 'CAUSE IT'S THE SAME PRICE.
SO IT DEPENDS ON, SOME SENIORS LIVE BY AUDUBON AND THEY CHOOSE, MAYBE THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO GO TODAY.
SO THEY'LL GO AND THEY COULD WORK OUT OR DO WHATEVER THAT AUDUBON OR IF THEY WANT TO COME TO THE SENIOR CENTER, THEY COULD DO THAT.
IF THEY WANT TO GO TO HOLFORD, THEY COULD DO THAT AND WALK THE TRACK OR DEPENDING ON WHATEVER THEY WANTED TO DO.
HAVE YOU RUN THIS BY THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE? NO, THAT'S TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA RUN BY THEM.
UM, ARE THERE FEES FOR PROGRAMS INSIDE THE CENTER? SO PROBABLY WE DO HAVE FEES FOR SOME OF THE PROGRAMS, SOME OF THE CLASSES, AND SOME OF THEM ARE FREE.
SO WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF FREE CLASSES THAT WE OFFER DURING THE DAY.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE FEE-BASED THAT WE BRING INSTRUCTORS IN TO DO DIFFERENT CLASSES WITH 'EM.
UH, SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT PROGRAM IT IS.
UH, LIKE IF THEY DO LINE DANCING, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY PAY A $15 A MONTH FEE TO LINE DANCE.
UM, BUT IF THEY COME AND DO POTTERY, THAT MAY, THAT MAY BE FOR FREE.
DO YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO DO LIKE THE, LIKE CHAIR EXERCISES, 15 BUCKS A MONTH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? DO YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO ACTUALLY DO THAT? TO GET THE 15 BUCKS? SO LIKE IF YOU, IF YOU ARE JUST COMING FOR A CLASS AND YOU'RE PAYING A FEE LIKE AT EVERY OTHER CENTER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER, YOU JUST HAVE TO GO INTO THAT CLASS.
BUT THEN YOU CAN'T GO IN AND WORK OUT IN THE FITNESS ROOM.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW OUR FITNESS ROOM AT THIS, AT THIS UH, SENIOR CENTER, IT'S GONNA BE ALMOST 5,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO IF YOU GO TO HOLFORD RECREATION CENTER AND YOU SEE THEIR FITNESS ROOM, UM, IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND IT'S GONNA BE, UM, ALMOST AS BIG AS HOLFORD.
UH, WE SPACE IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR A DA STUFF, BUT IT'S GONNA BE PHENOMENAL AND IT'S GONNA HAVE AN INDOOR WALKIN TRACK.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? I'M PROPOSING YOUR FITNESS, ANY COMMENTS, DISCUSSIONS? AND DOES THIS HAVE TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL? IT DOES HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE BRING IT TO THE PARK BOARD AND TO THE ADVISORY COMMISSION TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS THINK.
AND NOW WE COULD TAKE IT TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND AS YOU KNOW, IT ALL, IT'S ALL WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON IF THEY WANT TO CHARGE OR IF THEY WANNA, THEY, THEY THINK IT'S NOT HIGH ENOUGH.
UH, SO, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE WITH YOU GUYS.
SO YOU COULD GIVE US, YOU KNOW, YOUR THOUGHTS.
SO IF YOU DON'T CHOOSE TO PURCHASE THE SENIOR CENTER PASS, DO YOU GET A REDUCED RATE FOR THE OTHER REC CENTERS OR WOULD YOU JUST BUY THE SENIOR PASS AND JUST NEVER GO TO THE SENIOR CENTER? SO, SO THE SENIOR CENTER PASS WILL GET YOU INTO AN REC CENTER, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO GO TO A REGULAR REC CENTER AND YOU WANTED TO USE THE FITNESS ROOM, IT'LL STILL COST YOU $20 FOR THAT MEMBERSHIP.
NOW IF YOU WANNA GO A REC CENTER AND STRICTLY YOU SHOOT BASKETBALL, THEN THAT'S A, THAT'S $15 A YEAR.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT FEE BECAUSE ALL YOU GET IS THE BASKETBALL COURT.
RIGHT NOW ISN'T IT LIKE $40 A YEAR FOR NOT IT'S $40 A YEAR SENIOR CITIZENS? CORRECT.
WE GIVE THEM RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT WE'RE DOING 50% OFF, UH, FOR SENIOR RATES.
SO WE'RE GIVING THEM A DISCOUNT ALREADY.
UH, FOR GOING TO ANY OF THE REC CENTERS, I THINK THAT'S A TREMENDOUS VALUE.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW, UM, SINCE SENIOR CITIZENS TEND TO, UM, BE MORE INCLINED TO HAVE, UH, DISABILITY ISSUES, HOW DO YOU HELP THEM IN THE FITNESS CENTER? PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? SO ALL OUR EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT'S SPECIFIC TO LIKE, IF, UH, WE EVEN HAVE ONE THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN IS IF, IF THEY'RE IN A WHEELCHAIR MM-HMM
UM, THEY COULD ACTUALLY, WE, IT'S, IT'S UM,
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YOU COULD PUSH IT UP TO THE WHEELCHAIR AND ACTUALLY YOU COULD DO AS AN ELLIPTICAL WITH YOUR HANDS MM-HMMWHEELCHAIR JUST ROLLS ON THE RAMP TO DO THAT.
SO THERE'S CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE SPECIFIC FOR, UH, FOR DISABILITIES.
UM, BUT IF THEY NEED HELP, WE HAVE STAFF THAT COULD GO IN THERE AND HELP 'EM AND IF, DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM THEY WANTED TO DO AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING FOR US IS, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER NOW, OUR, OUR AGE GROUP IS 55 AND UP AND I THINK THIS BUILDING WILL ATTRACT A LOT OF THE YOUNGER SENIORS TO GO IN THERE AS OPPOSED TO THE PAST.
'CAUSE THE PAST, IF YOU EVER SAW THE OLD FITNESS ROOM, IT WAS THE SIZE OF THE KITCHEN, SO IT WAS REALLY SMALL.
BUT, SO I THINK THIS WILL DEFINITELY ATTRACT A DIFFERENT GROUP OF SENIORS AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHTY.
AND DO ANY OTHER FEES? UM, FOR THE SENIOR CENTER? NO, JUST, YES, THERE'S A LOT OF FEES.
SO OUR NEXT FEE IS, UM, RENTAL INCREASES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
SO WE CURRENTLY, UH, WHEN WE DO RENTALS AT ALL OUR FACILITIES, UM, WHERE IT SAYS CURRENT FEES, THAT'S WHAT WE CHARGED FOR ALL THE ROOMS. UM, AND THEN OUR PROPOSED FEE IS TO INCREASE THEM BY $5.
BUT IF YOU COULD SEE THE BENCHMARK AVERAGE, WE'RE STILL WAY BELOW WHAT THE AVERAGE RENTALS AROUND THOSE THAT CITIES CHARGE.
SO AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME TO, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO STAY CURRENT WITH THEM.
UM, AND IT HELPS US OFFSET THE COST OF TABLE REPLACEMENT, CHAIR REPLACEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT TAKEN A LITTLE BEATING DURING RENTALS.
UH, AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE ACTUALLY INSTITUTING A NON-RESIDENT FEE.
AND THAT'S BEEN ASKED, UH, JUST SO WE COULD SEE, UM, HOW MANY NON-RESIDENTS WE ARE GETTING A NICE LITTLE THING FROM NON-RESIDENTS COME AND RENT OUR FACILITIES.
UM, AND OTHER CITIES DO HAVE THE SAME THING AND WE JUST NEVER HAVE.
SO NOW WE'RE DOING A NON-RESIDENT FEE.
UH, SO IF YOU ARE, UM, IF YOU'RE RENTING LIKE THE CLASSROOM, SO INSTEAD OF PAYING 65 FOR THE CLASSROOM, YOU'RE A NON-RESIDENT, YOU'LL PAY 85 AN HOUR, WHICH IS STILL BELOW THE BENCHMARK AVERAGE THAT THE OTHER CITIES HAVE.
AND YOU HAVE A STILL, WE STILL HAVE A POLICY WHERE NONPROFITS CAN GET USE OF A AVAILABLE ROOM ONCE A MONTH, CORRECT? YEAH, THAT'S, SO IF YOU'RE A NONPROFIT, YOU COME AND USE IT.
UH, WE DO RESTRICT IT TO MEETINGS, UH, AND EVENTS TO DO WITH A NONPROFIT.
UM, WE WON'T LET A NONPROFIT HOLD A BABY SHOWER IN THERE, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT YOU COULD DO, YOU COULD HAVE YOUR MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSED RECREATION CENTER RENTALS, INQUIRIES? OKAY, LET ME SEE.
NO, SO THIS IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY, FOR PEOPLE THAT KNOW, WE, THIS IS THE RATES THAT WE CHARGE OUR GARLAND SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER BEFORE IT CLOSED.
THESE WERE THE RATES THAT WERE, THAT THEY WERE PAYING.
UM, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA CHANGE THE RATES.
I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE SENIOR CENTER RATES, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTS.
SO IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, YOU COULD RENT A CLASSROOM FOR $30, UM, KITCHEN FOR 30, CLASSROOM FOR 30.
AND THE BIGGEST REASON THIS NUMBER IS THAT THE $30, IT JUST PUTS US WHOLE 'CAUSE IT, WE UM, WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO STAFF AT ALL TIMES ON HAND AN HOUR.
SO THIS PAYS WITH THE STAFF FOR THEM TO USE IT.
AND THEN IN THE PAST, UM, WE DIDN'T CHARGE OUR A FEE FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE BEING CLOSED FOR FIVE YEARS.
SO NOW WE'RE INSTITUTING WHERE THEY GET A 50% DISCOUNT.
SO IT'LL BE $45 AN HOUR IF THEY WANTED TO RENT IT.
NOW THIS IS, AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY FOR, UM, GARLAND RESIDENTS, SENIORS.
SO IF A NON-SENIOR COMES IN, THEY'LL PAY THEIR REGULAR RENTAL.
AND THIS IS DURING THAT, DURING REGULAR HOURS.
THIS IS DURING OR AFTER JUST THIS IS THE RENTAL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? OKAY, SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED SENIOR RENTAL RENTAL FEES.
THIS IS FOR ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S NOT A SENIOR THAT WANTS TO COME AND RENT THE FACILITY.
SO THIS WILL MIRROR WHAT OUR REC CENTERS DO.
SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF RENTALS.
AFTER HOURS WHEN THE SENIOR CENTERS CLOSED, EVERYBODY'S GONE ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.
WE RENT OUR FACILITIES OUT AT ALL, YOU KNOW, AT ALL THEIR CENTERS.
SO THIS WOULD JUST FOLLOW SUIT AGAIN, SINCE WE'VE BEEN CLOSED, WE HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENT OUR CENTERS.
SO THIS WILL, UH, FOLLOW SUIT TO WHAT WE DO AT THE OTHER RECREATION CENTERS AND IT PAYS FOR STAFF TO BE THIS PAY FOR STAFF AND A LITTLE BIT MORE.
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I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT, WHAT KINDS OF THINGS, UH, DO, DO THEY HAVE? OH, LET ME TELL YOU.WE HAVE WEDDINGS, WE HAVE BABY SHOWERS, WE HAVE WAKES, WE HAVE QUINCEANERAS, WHICH ARE EXTREMELY POPULAR.
SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THAT'S WHEN UH, A YOUNG GIRL TURNS 15.
UH, THEY THROW A BIG PARTY AND THEY'RE BIGGER THAN WEDDINGS IT SEEMS LIKE.
UH, SO, UM, SO OUR ROOMS GET USED FOR EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, YOU NAME IT, SOME PEOPLE RENT IT JUST SO THEY COULD EXERCISE IN THERE WITH THEIR GROUP.
I MEAN, WE HAVE RENTALS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
UH, WE RENT OUR GYMS OUT FOR PRACTICES, UH, FOR TOURNAMENTS.
SO, AND ALL THIS IS AFTER HOURS, SO AFTER OUR FACILITIES CLOSE SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE PUBLIC.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT? THIS IS EASY.
OKAY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR WHEN WE OPENED WHOLE FOR RECREATION CENTER, UH, IN THE AQUATIC CENTER, UH, WE DID NOT HAVE A SEASON PASS AND WE WANTED TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR OF OPERATION TO SEE IF WE COULD DO A SEASON PASS OR IF IT WAS GONNA BE NOT BE ABLE TO WORK.
SO THIS IS THE SEASON PASS THAT WE ARE GONNA TRY TO IMPLEMENT.
UH, BUT WE PROPOSE A SEASON PASS OF $55 FOR THIRD FOR ADULTS RESIDENTS, AND $50 FOR YOUTH RESIDENTS.
NOW, UM, WE BELIEVE THIS AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A FIVE DAY PASS.
SO YOU COULD GET A FIVE DAY PASS OR A SEVEN DAY PASS, UH, FIVE DAY PASS.
IT'S NOT, UM, WE DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE AS HEAVY 'CAUSE THE WEEKENDS ARE THE HEAVY ONES.
SO WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH SELLING 200 OF THE FIVE DAY PASS AND 100 OF THE SEVEN DAY PASS TO SEE HOW IT GOES.
IF WE NEED TO ADJUST AND MOVE UP, WE'LL ADJUST AND MOVE UP.
UM, BUT THIS WILL ACTUALLY, WE LOOKED AT IT MONEY-WISE, IT'S GONNA BE A WASH FOR US BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, IF WE SELL THE SEASON PASSES, WE'RE NOT GONNA SELL THE DAY PASSES FOR THEM TO COME IN.
SO IT'LL BE A WASH, BUT IT'LL BE CONVENIENCE SINCE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT SHALL LOOK AT ALL AT DOING LIKE A FAMILY PASS.
WE DID LOOK AT DOING A FAMILY PASS, BUT IF WE GO BY WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING AROUND US AND WE TRY TO GET A BENCHMARK, IT WAS REAL HARD.
IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THEM DOING A COUPLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL PASSES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE USUALLY FIND THAT THEY JUST BUY A COUPLE OF YOUTH PASSES AND THE PARENTS KIND OF COME AND SIT ON THE SIDE OR, WELL, TO GET IN THE FACILITY, THEY WOULD NEED A, THEY WOULD NEED A, THEY NEED A ENTRY FEE TO GET IN.
SO LIKE YOU CAN'T, LIKE A MOM CAN'T TAKE OR THREE KIDS AND SHE STILL HAS TO PAY TO TAKE THE THREE KIDS INSIDE.
ANY OTHER QUESTION? NO, THAT'S IT.
WHAT ABOUT SURF AND SWIM? SURF AND SWIM, WE ALREADY DID LAST YEAR WE SET THE FEES AND PRICES FOR SURF AND SWIM.
UH, SO, UM, WE WILL START, UM, WHEN DID THESE BECOME EFFECTIVE? OH, FOR THESE WILL BE EFFECTIVE IN THE NEW, IN NEW FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEN SO WE'LL TAKE IT TO UM, COUNCIL KEITH, YOU REMEMBER? YEAH.
IT WILL GO TO COUNCIL POLLING IN JULY, JULY AND THEN IF THEY APPROVE IT, THEN IT'LL BE IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER 1ST.
THE ONLY FEE THAT WILL BE THIS YEAR WILL BE THE SEASON.
YEAH, THE SEASON PASSES IS THE NEW ONE THAT WILL START SINCE THE SEASON HASN'T BEGUN.
AND COUNCIL ACTUALLY ASKED US TO LOOK AT A SEASON PASS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT.
SO THE SEASON, IT'S THE SEASON PASS, BUT IT'S ONLY FIVE OR SEVEN DAYS.
YEAH, BUT IT'S FOR THE WHOLE SEASON.
SO IF YOU BUY A FIVE DAY PASS, YOU COULD ONLY COME MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AND THEN SEVEN DAY PASS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
COULD YOU DO A SHEET THAT HAS ALL THESE FEES ON IT? I SURE DID.
SO SOMETIMES WE GET QUESTIONS OR WE SEE PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS ONLINE AND OH, DEFINITELY.
ONE QUESTION I SAW ONLINE WAS, UH, HAS THE CITY CONSIDERED DOING AN ALL PARKS, LIKE ALL THE POOLS GET ONE? WE HAVE, BUT OUR POOLS ARE SO DIFFERENT THAT I THINK IT'LL, IT'LL BE OVERPRICED.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO USE FUEL ALL THE TIME AND YOU'RE PAYING THAT FEE FOR TRY TO GO TO THE OTHER POOLS.
ONCE A TIME WE LOOKED AT IT, IT JUST WASN'T CONDUCIVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO A MONITOR AND TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING.
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WHATEVER SEASON PASSES WE SELL, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT THAT THAT WILL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT COULD COME IN.SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT BECAUSE IF NOT, WE COULD BE OVER THE LIMIT STUFF.
SO WE DO THAT AND WE'RE ALSO IMPLEMENTING, UM, A, AN ADULT SWIM.
UH, THAT'S SOMETHING ALSO THAT WAS, THAT WAS REQUESTED.
THAT'S GONNA BE MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS FROM SIX 30 TO SEVEN 30.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE WE'LL CLOSE, UH, 30 MINUTES TO THE GUARDS TO CLEAN UP AND EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AN ADULT ONLY SWIM THOSE THREE DAYS.
UH, SO THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WAS REQUESTED.
UH, SO ANY ADULT THAT WANTS TO GO SWIM, UH, DURING THAT TIME, ANYBODY 18 AND OLD CAN GO NOT WORRY ABOUT KIDDOS JUMPING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL BEEN TO SOME POOLS.
SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY THEY'LL GO, OKAY, ADULT SWIM AND THEY PULL EVERYBODY OUT FOR 15, 20 MINUTES AND THE KIDS HAVE TO SIT ON THE SIDELINE WITH ADULT SWIM.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE SO BUSY THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND DID A CERTAIN TIME FOR THEM.
AND SAY THOSE TIMES AGAIN PLEASE.
UH, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY FROM SIX 30 TO SEVEN 30.
IN WHAT POOLS? UM, IT'LL BE HOLD FOR POOLS RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE IN THE A AMS OUR GUARDS ARE CLEANING THE POOL, GETTING READY FOR, UH, SWIM LESSONS AND THEN OPEN SWIM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
DO WE NEED A MOTION OR ANYTHING? NO.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY COMMENTS, UH, IF Y'ALL THINK OF SOMETHING, EMAIL IT TO US AND WE'LL ANSWER YOU GUYS BACK.
AND WE'LL SEND SOMETHING OUT PRETTY REASONABLE? YEAH.
OH, YOU WANT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FEES SO THAT WAY WHEN WE GO TO COUNCIL, WE CAN SAVE THE BOARD.
WE GOT A MOTION FROM MR. PARISH.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS THE APRIL 25TH PARK TOUR.
LOCATIONS UPDATE AND DISCUSSION.
OKAY, SO WE LOOKED AT THIS AND SO WE CAME UP WITH CERTAIN, UM, AMENITIES THAT WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO.
SO IT'LL BE APRIL THE 25TH, WHICH IS A SATURDAY.
UM, AND OUR PLAN IS TO GO TO G GSAC SO Y'ALL CAN SEE IT.
AND WE'RE GONNA COORDINATE A WALKTHROUGH.
UM, AND Y'ALL BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH AND IT WON'T BE AS HOT AS LAST YEAR.
SO Y'ALL BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH AND SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING DONE THERE.
IF Y'ALL PASS BY, YOU CAN SEE STEELS GOING UP ALREADY.
NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MOVING A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE HOLFORD SOCCER SITE, IS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING, UM, EIGHT FIELDS, UM, WHICH IS OFF OF HOLFORD ROAD AND GEORGE BUSH.
AND SO WE WANNA SHOW YOU THAT SITE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE WANNA SWING BY AND YOU CAN SEE BOB DAY CENTER AND IT'S GONNA BE WOO FANTASTIC.
IF YOU HAVEN'T, IF YOU'VE BEEN BY, IT'S ALMOST 99% COMPLETE MARK.
OUR, UH, OPERATOR THAT THAT'S RUNNING IT SAID THAT THIS IS THE BEST SITE AND DFW BY FAR THAT HE OPERATES.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO CENTRAL, CENTRAL LOOP TRAIL SEGMENT.
THREE MARK'S GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK ON THAT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA, UM, THE WALLSCAPE AT SPRING CREEK.
AND THAT'S, UM, WE WANTED TO SHOW HIM BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU WANTED TO PUT A BENCH FOR.
UM, THEY'RE GONNA, WE WERE HAD WE VOTED ON NAMING IT? YES.
TAKING IT TO, UH, COUNTY IN APRIL.
AND THE THING IS, THEY SAID AS SOON AS YOU GUYS KNOW FOR EXACTLY WHERE IT IS, THEN THE LEAD WILL TAKE IT TO THEM, UH, WHEN IT'S TIME.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA, AND THEN THE LAST STOP WILL BE SURF AND SWIM AND WE'LL ALSO COORDINATE A WALKTHROUGH SO Y'ALL COULD ACTUALLY SEE IT.
AND BY THEN, UH, WE SHOULD HAVE WATER IN THE POOLS AND IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLOSE TO COMPLETION AS WELL.
SO SHOULD, WE SHOULD WEAR OUR SWIMSUITS
YOU COULD WEAR YOUR SWIMSUITS IF YOU WANT.
IF YOU ACTUALLY FALL IN, WE'LL HAVE GUARDS THERE TO RESCUE.
OH NO, I'M CLIMBING UP THE SLIDE.
COME BACK FROM ME FOR 30 MINUTES.
8:30 AM IS THAT RIGHT? IS RIGHT THAT STAND? AM I STAYING THE RIGHT, KEITH AND YVONNE? IS THAT WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR? NORMALLY CLOSER TO, WE PROBABLY MEET AT EIGHT 30.
SO YOU COULD EAT A, A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND THEN, AND YEAH, WE'LL LEAVE AT NINE AND THEN WE'LL START THE TOUR
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AND THEN, UH, THE AGENDA WILL GO UP NORMAL.IS THERE LUNCH AGAIN AFTERWARDS? YES.
WE'LL FEED YOU LUNCH BABES, BABES BABES.
OR WE COULD TRY SOME PLACE NEW.
YEAH, WE MET AT EIGHT 30 LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE CALENDAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOT NONE.
SO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS AS WELL.
DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS? NO.
MR. MARK, YOU ARE UP WITH OUR CIP PROJECTS UPDATE.
HELLO? HELLO, UH, MARK ELLEN PARKS, PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR.
ARTURO VIBA, UH, NEW LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
UH, WOULD YOU START TWO WEEKS AGO? UH, SO I AM SLOWLY INTRODUCING HIM TO ALL OF THE PROJECTS.
SO, UH, TO A MEETING YESTERDAY.
I DID, I TOOK HIM TO A GOOD MEETING YESTERDAY.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE.
UM, AND IT TOOK LONG ENOUGH, SO, ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
SO, AS WE, YOU KNOW, THE GARLAND SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, UH, WE HAVE GONE VERTICAL WITH THAT.
SO THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD PHOTO.
YOU LIKELY HAVE SEEN THE CRANE IF YOU DRIVE BY DOWNTOWN IN THE DURING THE DAY.
SO, UH, REALLY EXCITING, UH, PROJECT AND, UH, REALLY GLAD THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN OFF THE SLAB.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.
UH, THE END OF THIS, END OF THIS MONTH.
SLIDE RENTALS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE, UH, SMALLER KID SPLASH PAD, PLAY EQUIPMENT AREA, BUILDING FACADE, EXTERIOR OR UNDERWAY.
THEY'RE RUSHING TO GET IT, UH, INSTALLED FOR THE RAINS.
UH, THEY WERE WORKING ON THIS TODAY.
UM, THAT IS A REALLY PRONOUNCED ITEM WHEN YOU WALK NEXT TO IT, SO IT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY GREAT.
UH, CABANAS ARE BEING CLADDED.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE SO MANY MORE PHOTOS, I COULD JUST SPEND 30 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT IT.
SO, UH, LOU HUFF, UH, WE HAD AN ONSITE PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING WAS HELD TODAY AND SOON.
THE CONTRACTOR WERE REALLY MOBILIZING ON SITE.
UH, THE FIRST TASK IS TO REALLY ADDRESS THE, THE EXISTING GYMNASIUM.
IT'S, UH, IT'S A SELECTIVE DEMO, SO THEY HAVE TO BE REALLY PRECISE WITH THINGS.
UH, SO REALLY EXCITED TO GET THE MILLICENT DEVELOPMENT ON BOARD WITH WITH THIS ONE.
AND I ACTUALLY ADDED A FEW ADDITIONAL RENDERINGS, UH, JUST TO, I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE SHARED THESE BEFORE.
UH, WE'RE WORKING ON, THIS IS THE CULTURE RING.
UH, THE, UH, CONSULTANT T AND P PROVIDED THESE, SO IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT AS TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE INSTALLED.
RICO AND SPLASH PAD KIMLEY HORN IS, UH, THEY'VE HAVE SIGNED THEIR AMENDMENT TO LOOK INTO REDUCING THE SCOPE AND SIZE OF THE SPLASH PAD TO GET US WITHIN BUDGET.
UH, STILL KEEPING THE SAME CHARACTER AND THEME, JUST SLIGHTLY MODIFICATION, SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS ON THAT TO REALLY GET THE PROJECT TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
JOYCE PARK, UH, CONTRACTOR IS MOBILIZING ON SITE AND THEY ARE DOING THEIR SURVEYING STAKING.
UH, THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK FOR THAT.
UH, MILLS DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR WIN JOYCE AND LUKO.
SO THAT'S GOING TO HAVING THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT GIVES FAMILIARITY WITH PROJECTS AND, UM, HOPEFULLY CUT DOWN ON ANY ISSUES.
HERE'S A FEW PHOTOS OF THAT ONE AS WE GET INTO CONSTRUCTION.
UH, I'LL, I'LL SHARE PHOTOS JUST LIKE WE, I DO WITH SURF AND SWIM.
RIGHT NOW IT'S ESSENTIALLY A FIELD.
SO KINGSLEY PARK, UH, THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT 60 TO 70% DESIGN.
THE NEXT TIME WE MEET, I'LL HAVE, UH, ADDITIONAL PLANS ADDITIONAL, UH, AND I CAN SHARE THAT WITH, WITH EVERYONE.
'CAUSE UH, I FEEL LIKE I'VE, I'VE SEEN THIS A FEW TIMES.
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OOPS.UH, WE ARE, WE HAVE RECEIVED THE PLANS THAT FOR THE, ACTUALLY WE'RE WAITING TO RECEIVE THE 100% PLAN SET.
IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THE FISHING PIER, UH, MODIFICATIONS BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS COMMENTS FROM THE CITY.
UH, BUT AS WE GET THOSE IN, UM, THOSE WILL BE FINALIZED.
AND ULTIMATELY TEXAS PARKS TUCKER, UH, FINAL INSPECTIONS ARE UNDERWAY.
AND THE GRAND OPENING EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH, TENTATIVELY MARCH 25TH.
SO IT'S STILL IN THE EARLY WORKS OF GETTING ALL THE INVITES.
AND IS THAT GONNA BE A BILL GARLAND DAY OR JUST FOR THE TENNIS CENTER? IT'LL BE THE TENNIS CENTER AND WIN JOYCE PARK ONLY.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA DO A BIG, YOU WILL GET IT.
Y'ALL GUYS ARE ON TO GET AN INVITATION.
IS IT SATURDAY THE 21ST OR IS IT WEDNESDAY THE 25TH? OH, I'M SORRY.
WE WERE LOOKING AT DURING THE, DOING IT DURING THE WEEK.
UM, BUT I THINK THE COUNCIL PEOPLE REALLY WANTED IT ON A WEEKDAY, SO WE ENDED UP HAVING TO DO IT ON THE 21ST.
AND WHAT OTHER, UH, WIN JOYCE PARK, WIN JOYCE? I THINK THE WIN JOYCE PARK WILL BE A GROUNDBREAKING.
AND THEN WE WILL GO TO, UM, THE TENNIS CENTER.
I WILL
THERE'S NOT TOO MORE YOU CAN INCLUDE, BUT
UM, IT REALLY HAS A NICE FEEL WHEN YOU WALK INSIDE.
IT'S REALLY, UH, FEELS REALLY, UH, MODERN IN A WAY.
BUT IT'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR, UH, CIRCULATION.
WE, WHAT'S NOT SHOWN HERE, WE DO HAVE, UH, THE INTERIOR FURNITURE, BUT IT REALLY UPSCALE FILL, BUT NOT AS A MASSIVE, UM, CLUBHOUSE THAT YOU WOULD FILL.
BUT IT FEELS, UM, SO IF ON WALKTHROUGHS, WE'RE DOING SOME INSPECTIONS WITH ENGINEERING, UM, AND IC RELATED ITEMS FOR THAT.
SO, SO IS THAT, YOU ALREADY HAVE A PUNCH LIST ON THAT OR YOU WE DO.
THEY HAVE, UH, PUNCH LIST WAS CONSIDERING THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THIS.
UM, IT WAS RELATIVELY MINOR WITH THAT, UM, AS ONE COULD EXPECT WAS BIG PROJECT LIKE THAT.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT, UH, WE HAD AN ACCESSIBILITY REVIEW AND THERE WERE ONLY THREE ITEMS ON THE ENTIRE PROJECT WITH THAT.
SO KUDOS TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR DOING GOOD WORK.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS, WE HAD OUR MEETING AS YOU KNOW, MR. PARISH, UH,
SO, UH, WE ARE HELPING THEMSELVES.
WE ARE, UH, PAUL'S IN DESIGN ON THIS ONE AT 90%.
I'M HOPING TO ONE DAY TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.
WE WILL ULTIMATELY, BUT JUST, IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME FOR THIS STUDY IN, UH, TUCK CREEK AUDUBON.
UH, THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE 60% SET.
THEY ARE WORKING TOWARD THE 90% PLAN SET.
SO WE'LL PROVIDE ACCESS, UM, ACROSS THIS CREEK, UH, ACROSS THAT CREEK AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM HAVING TO BE REQUIRED TO WALK ON THE ROADWAY.
UM, OUR NEXT, UH, PARK BOARD, I'LL HAVE SOME UPDATES WITH THAT ONE.
UH, WE ARE NEARING COMPLETION.
THERE'S A FEW PORTIONS OF PAVING THEY STILL NEED TO IN INSTALL.
UM, SO I WAS OUT THERE EARLIER TODAY AND I ALWAYS GO AND TAKE PHOTOS AND IT TURNS OUT I TOOK PHOTO IN GENERALLY THE SAME SPOT AND IT KIND OF, I WANTED TO KEEP THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT I SHOW THE BEFORE AND AFTER.
BUT, UM, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
IT WINDS THROUGH THE DOG PARK AND, UM, HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALL THE WAY THROUGH IN FRONT OF GRANGER REC CENTER.
SO, UM, I WOULD SAY 95% OF ALL THE PAVING IS COMPLETE.
UM, WE'LL DO OUR FINAL WALKTHROUGH HERE IN THE COMING WEEKS.
SAME AS, UM, THE NAMAN FOREST CONNECTION TRAIL.
WE'LL ULTIMATELY NEED TO, UM, REBID THIS, UM, AND ALSO REALLY LOOK INTO WHAT EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE NOW WITH BASED ON EVERYTHING ELSE.
I THINK A BITE PIECE OF THE BACK FELL AWAY DOWN THERE TODAY.
OH REALLY? WE LOOK LIKE ALL LIMESTONE.
AS WE GET INTO, UH, BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA SIMPLY JUST REBID.
WE REALLY NEED TO INVESTIGATE LIKE ON FOR THIS PROJECT
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ULTIMATELY, LIKE DOES IT STILL WORK? WHAT MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THAT? SO IF ANY, UH, DUCK CREEK CENTRAL TRAIL, UH, WE HAVE GIVEN, WE WERE GIVEN TENTATIVE APPROVAL.THEY ARE CONFIRMING ON THEIR END, UM, THAT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
UH, WE'RE GETTING AN OFFICIAL APPROVAL, UM, HOPEFUL IN THE COMING WEEKS OR SO, RAILROAD.
BUT THE CONSULTANT IS UPDATING THE PLANS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK.
UM, SO STAY TUNED WITH THAT ONE.
JAMES PARK AND QUAIL CREEK, UH, RATLIFF CONSTRUCTION, THEY ARE ON SITE.
THE EROSION CONTROL IS INSTALLED.
SILT FENCING, UH, CHECK DAMS AND UTILITIES ARE UNDERWAY SOON.
UH, NEXT WEEK THEY WILL BE, UM, UNLESS THEY'VE STARTED IT THIS WEEK, DEMOLISHING THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND.
UM, NEXT STEPS FOR THAT WOULD BE INSTALLING CONCRETE TRAILS.
UM, I'LL INCLUDE SOME PHOTOS FOR THE, FOR THE NEXT PARK BOARD.
SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
ONE IS ON THE CENTRAL PARK, UH, WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THAT? YOU STUMPED ME ON THIS ONE.
I, UH,
I SHOULD, I'M, I'M DEFINITELY GONNA INCLUDE THIS ON THE NEXT TRAIL.
YOU GET ON AT THE, AT THE GRANGER CENTER AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CORRECT.
UH, SO, UH, THIS IS THE GRANGER REC CENTER AND RIGHT NOW THIS CONNECTS TO, THIS STOPS HERE.
ULTIMATELY THERE WILL BE ANOTHER TRAIL THAT GOES RIGHT HERE.
SO YOU CAN GET ON HERE, GO DOWN AVENUE F UH, IT GOES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE, UH, GRANGER ANNEX AND CONNECTS ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THE DOG PARK.
AND YOU RUN ALONG, UH, GLENBROOK.
SO RIGHT NOW, THE, UH, THERE ARE WAYS WHERE YOU COULD GO HERE AND CUT THROUGH, GET ON THE DRIVE AND IN A WAY MAKE A LOOP.
BUT AS WE PLAN IN THE FUTURE WITH THE DUCK CREEK CENTRAL SEGMENT THREE, I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A TRAIL THAT WILL CONNECT HERE.
SO COMPLETING THE ENTIRE LOOP, AND THIS IS A 12 FOOT WIDE TRAIL, SO VERY GENEROUS.
YOU'RE NOT CROWDING IT, YOU KNOW, TWO-WAY TRAFFIC WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT.
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BLACK AND THE LINE? SO, UH, BACK IN, I STARTED IN 21, WE DID THE ROAD ENHANCEMENT PROJECT THROUGH CENTRAL PARK IN WHICH SOME OF THAT TRAIL WAS INCLUDED IN THAT PROJECT.
SO IT, THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.
THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THE, THAT'S WHAT THE GRAY, UM, OR THE, THE NON, I GUESS THE OUTLINE AREA INDICATES.
SO, AND THEN I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, ABOUT HUFF.
WE'RE, WE'RE SPEAKING OF THE CULTURE RING.
AND, UH, DID, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THAT.
OH NO, I, UH, WE, UH, I PROVIDED THE IMAGES TO JUST INDICATE, YOU KNOW, SHOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT ONE.
BUT WE ARE IN THE WORKS OF GETTING AN RFQ TOGETHER FOR AN ARTIST, UH, OUTREACH TO DETERMINE, UM, WHAT THE WALLS WOULD BE.
AND THAT INVOLVES A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CONVERSATION.
AND WHERE IS THAT SIDE? IS THAT ON THE, IS THAT ON THE OLD REC THE OLD GYM? YES.
UH, BASED ON THIS AREA, UH, THAT OLD GYMNASIUM IS APPROXIMATELY RIGHT HERE.
AND THERE'S A LARGE, THERE'S A LOT OF MATURE TREES.
I BELIEVE IT'S JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THAT, UM, WE CALL THE CULTURE RING.
UM, SO, UH, AT GYMNASIUM AND THE, THE ADJACENT UH, SMALLER ACTIVITY ROOM BUILDING WILL BE COMPLETELY REMOVED, BUT WE'RE GONNA SALVAGE PORTIONS OF THE STRUCTURE, UH, AS WELL AS THE WOOD FLOORING AND USE THAT THROUGHOUT THE SITE AS A KIND OF A NOD TO EVERYTHING.
SO GOOD BECAUSE I ATTENDED SOME OF THE COMMUNITY INPUT ON THAT.
I KNOW HOW MUCH THAT GYM MEANT TO OH, VERY MUCH RESIDENTS.
AND SO, UM, THE SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S BEING HANDLED VERY SENSITIVELY.
IN FACT, WE WERE ON SITE TODAY AND SOMEONE STOPPED BY AND SAID THEY USED TO SWIM OR THEY USED TO PLAY IN THAT GYMNASIUM BACK IN THE DAY.
SO, UH, ANYWAY, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SALVAGING THE FLOORING, WE'RE USING IT INTO FURNITURE, UH, MATERIALS.
THE STRUCTURES WILL BE LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
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SURE THAT WOULD BE.SO THERE WERE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WERE IN THE CIP, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE NEW PROJECTS.
ON DUCK CREEK TRAIL, ON THE NORTHWEST TOWN AND UH, TRAIL OR SIGNAGE PROJECT.
THE TWO THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW.
CAN WE GET THOSE ADDED TO THIS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
UM, I'M THINKING TRAIL FEASIBILITY, EVEN THE, UH, CENTRAL PARK, ALL THE VOLLEYBALL COURT PLACEMENT, WE CAN GET THOSE.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE SLIDES SHOWS.
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE, RIGHT NOW I'M 29 PAGES ALL IT'S GONNA BE 50, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE.
ALRIGHT, AM I OFF TOPIC? NO, NO, NO.
KEITH I THINK HAD A QUESTION, BUT NO, NO MORE.
THERE'S SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT YEAH, I KNOW THERE'S HASN'T STARTED YET THAT ONCE THEY START OH YEAH, I THINK, UH, YOU, I UNDERSTAND.
WE TALKED ABOUT ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
REALLY TOOK TWO YEARS OR FOR TAKE.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOU GOTTA ALL RIGHTY.
UM, EVERYBODY HAS YOUR ATTACHED DOCUMENTS THERE, SO ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING OVER THEM? NO.
ONTO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, IN THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS STATUS REPORT.
SO JUST REALLY QUICK, UM, MR. PARRISH ASKED FOR A REQUEST AND AN UPDATE ON THE CAMERAS AT SPRING CREEK PRESERVE.
UM, WE ARE GONNA PROVIDE THE UPDATE ONCE THE COMPLETION OF JOHN KUER AND, UH, PARK CENTRAL CAMERAS ARE DETERMINED TO SEE WHAT FUNDING WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
UM, MOLLY BISHOP, UH, REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE EFFECTIVENESSES OF THE SKATEBOARD, FENCING AND CAMERA.
UM, AND WE'LL PROVIDE THE UPDATE ONCE EVERYTHING'S, I THINK, UH, EVERYTHING'S LIVE NOW, RIGHT? CARRIE? YES.
SO I THINK, UH, YOU WANT TO WANT TO COME UP HERE AND GIVE A QUICK, SO MOLLY'S NOT HERE.
YEAH,
UM, CARRIE PACHECO, PARKS DIRECTOR, UM, AN UPDATE ON THE CAMERAS AT RICKO AND SKATE PARK.
THOSE WERE INSTALLED AND THEY ARE NOW LIVE.
UM, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE AND ADJUST SOME OF THE SETTINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TIME MATCHED THE VIDEO THAT WAS TAKEN.
UM, ALSO JUST READJUSTING, UM, THE ANGLES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE PICTURE THAT WE'RE WANTING TO SEE AND THAT THAT HELPS IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY GET A, A VIEW OF, OF THE AREAS.
AND SO WE'VE DONE A COUPLE TWEAKS, UM, HAVEN'T REALLY NOTICED ANYTHING SEVERE GOING ON.
UM, SOMETHING THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE SECURITY OF THE PARK IS THAT WE DO HAVE THE, UH, CPD PROGRAM BACK INATED.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE POLICE, UM, ARE COMING AFTER HOURS AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THE RESTROOMS IN THE EVENINGS.
UM, AND SO THAT HAS BEEN HELPING.
UM, AND THEY'RE ALSO GIVING US A WEEKLY REPORT OF FINDINGS THAT THEY HAVE, WHETHER IT WAS SOMEBODY BROKE INTO A RESTROOM OR JUST ANYTHING THAT THEY FIND THEY LET US KNOW SO WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, ONE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS YEAR WAS THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T WINTERIZE THE RESTROOMS UNTIL LATE IN THE SEASON BEFORE THAT, THAT BIG FREEZE.
AND IT'S BEEN SO WARM SINCE THAT WE HAVE DE WINTERIZED.
SO THE, THE RESTROOMS REALLY WERE NOT WINTERIZED FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS SEASON.
AND SO, UM, THAT HAS REALLY HELPED HAVING PD COME AND LOOK AND MONITOR THAT FOR US AND REPORT BACK.
SO, UM, AS FAR AS THE SECURITY GATES, THOSE, UH, THE GATES OF THE RICK ODEN SKATE PARK, WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE CLOSURE OF THOSE AT 10:00 PM YET.
WE'RE STILL KIND OF WAITING ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BE ADDED TO THE, UH, PARK, UH, SOME THINGS THAT SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE, WE ADD MORE GATES.
AND SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO COUNCIL, THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE DISCUSSED.
SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING ON THAT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY STEMMING FROM THE SKATE PARK AREA.
IT'S, IT'S ALSO PEOPLE JUST DRIVING INTO THE PARK AND BURNING OUT AND DOING THINGS
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LIKE THAT.AND SO JUST TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON THAT ACTIVITY.
BUT, UM, WHAT, WHO CAN SEE THE CAMERAS? I MEAN, IS IT JUST YOU, YOU AND PARKS, OR ARE THEY AT THE 9 1 1 CENTER OR, UH, THEY HAVE ACCESS IF, IF THEY NEED TO GET THAT.
SO THEY'RE NOT ACTIVELY MONITORED, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN REAL TIME.
UM, PARK STAFF HAS, HAS, UM, ACCESS TO SEE THOSE IT FACILITIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED BACK TO PD, THEN THEY'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
SO CARRIE AND THE LEE OR SPRING CREEK FOR US YESTERDAY, WE'RE TALKING, UM, AND THERE'S A CAMERA OUT THERE THAT DOESN'T HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.
UM, DO YOU GET A REPORT ON THAT? YOU KNOW, YOU SAID POLICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS IT SOME PERIODICALLY.
I THINK THAT, UM, WE DON'T NECESSARILY JUST GET A REGULAR REPORT IF THERE'S ACTIVITY OUT THERE.
UM, WE HAVE A REALLY, UM, GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH SEVERAL OF THE LIEUTENANTS THAT MM-HMM
UM, UPDATE US IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON AND ALERT US TO SOMETHING.
AND, UM, VICE VERSA, IF WE'RE NOTICING SOMETHING, WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO IMMEDIATELY.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WERE ALERTED TO THE, THE GUNFIRE ACTIVITY AND THE RIGHT SHOTGUN SHELLS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE CAN REACH OUT TO SOMEONE AND, AND GET AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THAT.
BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE UPDATE.
YEAH, TWO BAGS FULL OF CASINGS, FULL OF CASINGS.
IT'S, SO YEAH, AS, AS WE'RE LOOKING INTO MORE SECURITY, WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO ADD MORE CAMERAS.
ANOTHER ITEM WAS, UM, A REQUEST FOR A PERIODIC UPDATE ON SPRING CREEK.
UM, WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO THAT IN APRIL OR MAY, DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY.
UM, IF THEY, WHEN THEY COULD SCHEDULE THEM.
AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
UM, WE'LL ALSO, UH, UPDATE ON BOARD WALLSCAPE NAMING AT SPRING CREEK.
UM, WE'LL DO THAT ONCE IT'S COMPLETED.
UM, WE, WE DID RECOMMEND A NAME AND AN UPDATE BOARD ON, UH, GARLAND PEEWEE FOOTBALL.
THE COMMENTS THAT THEY HAD WITH THE SCOREBOARD NOT WORKING, THE LIGHTS OUT, ESSENTIAL AND SHADE STRUCTURE, REPLACEMENT REPAIR.
UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THOSE ISSUES AND WE'LL REPORT BACK ON THOSE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT YOU WANNA SEE? OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7 53.