* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] IN MY LAST. ALL RIGHTY, EVERYBODY. IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK. IT IS TIME TO START THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. UM, FIRST THINGS FIRST, WE DO NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET AN APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. UM, ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT. MR. MOREHEAD MAKES A MOTION. ANYBODY WANNA SECOND IT? I SECOND IT. AND MS. BISHOP SECONDS IT. UM, NEXT UP WE DO HAVE, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SAW SOMEBODY SHOWED UP ACTUALLY SPEAKING OR JUST HANGING OUT? NO, I'M JUST HERE TO WATCH. AWESOME. WELL WELCOME IN. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP. UH, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THREE. A CONSIDER CANCELING OR RESCHEDULING THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING FOR JULY 1ST, 2026. YES. SO THE NEXT THE JULY MEETING WOULD BE SCHEDULED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST. WE HAVE THE OPTION TO CANCEL OR WE COULD POSSIBLY RESCHEDULE PENDING THIS ROOM AVAILABILITY. AND I WOULD ADD THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESSING BUSINESS AT THIS TIME. UM, OUR BUDGET, UH, WE WILL NOT PRESENT OUR BUDGET TO COUNCIL UNTIL, UH, MID-JULY. SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT FOR YOU ALL. BUT IF, UM, AND WE CAN ALSO SEND AN EMAIL IF SOMETHING DID NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY HARD FEELINGS ABOUT IT? IT'S MY ANNIVERSARY SO I DON'T . PROBABLY STAY AT HOME. WELL, IT SOUNDS AS IF WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PRESSING BUSINESS THAT ABSOLUTELY MUST BE ADDRESSED. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, HOW ABOUT WE ARE NOT COMPLICATED WITH TRYING TO FIND A FITTING IN BETWEEN OTHER BOARDS AND TO SAY, SEE YOU IN AUGUST. IS THAT A MOTION? THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION. WE NEED A MOTION OR A DISCUSS. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CANCEL THE JULY 2ND. OKAY. ALRIGHT. MR. PARISH MAKES A MOTION. AND MS. BISHOP SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? UH, WE DO NEED A, OH, WE NEEDED TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST THING TOO, I THINK. YES. SORRY. ALRIGHT. UH, SHOULD WE REWIND REALLY QUICK AND TAKE A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? 'CAUSE WE DID FORGET TO DO THAT. , UH, EVERYBODY WHO APPROVES THE MINUTES SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? A AYE. NONE. ALL RIGHTY. PERFECT. SO THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. ALRIGHT. AND ON TO VOTING FOR CANCELING THE, UM, JULY 1ST MEETING. AYE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. . ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHTY. THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT UP. ITEM THREE B, THE GARLAND PARKS FOUNDATION UPDATE. MOLLY, DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT OR DO YOU WANT ME TO? I'LL LET YOU. AWESOME. UM, WELL, WE'LL SAY THE EVENT THAT WE HAD, UM, AT SURF AND SWIM WAS A GIANT SUCCESS. UM, I WANNA SAY, I KNOW WE MADE SOMEWHERE AROUND THE NINE TO 10,000 ISH DOLLARS, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE. SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, KIND OF DEFUNDED OUT AND DISTRIBUTED. BUT, UM, I KNOW THERE WAS A MEETING THIS PAST WEEK, BUT WE'RE STILL KIND OF, UH, FIGURING ALL THAT OUT INTERNALLY. UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY MAKING THAT ANOTHER, OR JUST AN ANNUAL EVENT. UM, SO I KNOW THAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE HAPPENING AS WELL. AND THEN NEXT UP, I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE THE, UM, BENCH, UH, KIND OF SEMI FINALIZED AT RICK ODEN PARK. SO WE WILL BE WORKING THROUGH THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN ANSWER? SO HOW MANY, UH, SUMMER CAMP, UH, STUDENTS ARE YOU ABLE TO COVER? 104 IS HOW THE LAST COUNT THAT I HEARD ON THAT. WE, WE, WE SURPASSED ALL OUR GOALS. YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS AMAZING. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. AND I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON AN EVENT TO KIND OF, UM, HAND OVER LIKE A CEREMONIAL CHECK AS WELL WITH TO THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO, EXCITING TIMES AHEAD. MIKE IS WORKING, BUT SOMEONE EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT STARS IS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT UNTIL THIS. MM-HMM . STARS CAMP IS OUR, UM, SCHOLARSHIP BASED CAMP TO SEND KIDS TO SUMMER CAMP. SO KIDS THAT QUALIFY, THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE, IT'S INCOME BASED AND ABLE TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP, GO ON FIELD TRIPS, GO TO THE POOL, DO ALL THE FUN SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITIES, CHILDREN. MM-HMM . YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. LOVELY. WELL, [00:05:01] WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THAT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ITEM THREE C, A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW FROM, UH, MR. MONTERO. GOOD EVENING. ALBERT MONTERO RECREATION DIRECTOR. SO, UM, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE HAVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. UM, SO WILL WE DO, THE PURPOSE OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. SO HOW IT WORKS IS THAT YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY. AND THE WAY WE QUALIFY THEM IS THAT YOU HAVE TO, THEY HAVE TO BRING IN THEIR INCOME TAX RETURN. UM, AND IF THEY DO QUALIFY, IF THEY'RE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME, UM, WE GIVE 'EM 60% DISCOUNT OFF WHATEVER PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY THEY HAVE. SO, BUT THE THING WITH OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS THAT ONCE WE USE IT, IT'S GONE. AND THEN THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT OCTOBER. SO IT GOES FISCAL YEAR FOR US. SO IT GOES OCTOBER TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. OKAY. AND THIS, AS YOU COULD TELL, THIS CHART IS THE CHART THAT WE USE THAT DESIGNATES THE LOW INCOME. AND THIS CHART ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE DALLAS FAIR HOUSING. SO, UH, THIS IS WHAT WE USE. SO IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY OF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY OF ONE, THEN AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MAKE THE $65,000 50, 65,700, THEN ANYTHING BELOW YOU COULD QUALIFY. YOU SKIPPED IT. IS IT, OH, DID I SKIP IT? JUST DID IT ON ITS OWN. THERE YOU GO. IS THAT BASED ON LIKE 102? WELL, THAT'S LIKE SEVERAL HUNDRED PERCENT. IT'S BASED ON 117,300 IS THE ME MEDIUM FAMILY INCOME. THAT'S WHAT THEY BASE IT OFF OF. SO IT CHANGES FOR US EVERY YEAR, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DALLAS HOUSING, UM, IMPLEMENTS AND WE FOLLOW THEIR GUIDELINES. DALLAS COUNTY. DALLAS COUNTY. OKAY. AND WE DO HAVE SOME STUFF THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND PULL ADMISSIONS AND CONCESSIONS, UH, FEES THAT ARE ALREADY DISCOUNTED. LIKE STARS CAMP IS A GRASS IS A GRANT BASED CAMP, SO OBVIOUSLY WE, THAT'S ALREADY HEAVILY DISCOUNTED. SO THAT'S, WE DON'T LET THAT, UH, FALL INTO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. UM, PUNCH CARDS, UH, SWIM PASSES, THINGS LIKE THAT. UH, TRIPS WITH THEIR SENIORS. WE DON'T, UH, LET THEM USE THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THAT. UM, QUALIFICATION CRITERIA, LIKE I SAID, IT'S FAMILY OR INDIVIDUALS, MUST BE A RESIDENT OF GARLAND. UH, FOSTER KIDS AND LEGAL DEPENDENTS OF THE STATE AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY. AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY JUST BRING US THEIR, THEIR FOSTER DOCUMENTATION AND WE COUNT THAT TOWARDS THE, THE PAPERWORK AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. UM, AND IN ORDER TO, THE WAY YOU APPLY IS YOU GO TO A REC CENTER IN PERSON, UH, USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 30, 30 MINUTES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE PAPERWORK, MAKE COPIES, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY QUALIFY AND THEY HAVE TO BRING, UM, PROOF THAT THEY ARE THE GUARDIAN. UM, BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF, UH, ALL THE CHILDREN UNDER 18, UM, THEY HAVE TO BRING A PROOF OF GARLAND RESIDENCY SO THEY COULD BRING IN THEIR BILL, THEIR UTILITY BILL, MORTGAGE STATEMENT, OR LEASE AGREEMENT ARE THE ONES THAT WE TAKE, UM, AND VALID ID AND THE PROOF OF INCOME, WHICH IS WHAT WE USE AS THE INCOME TAX RETURN. OKAY. SO UPON APPROVAL, A FAMILY COULD GET, UH, THEY'LL GET 60% OFF THE PROGRAM AND EACH FAMILY MEMBER WILL GET A HUNDRED DOLLARS TOWARDS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. SO WITH A MAX OF $500. SO IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE AND YOU QUALIFY, THEN YOU WOULD GET $500, NO MORE THAN $500. YOU DON'T, HERE'S OUR, HERE'S OUR CATCH TO IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE $500 FOR EVERYBODY IN THE FAMILY. YOU COULD USE IT FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL IF YOU WANT. YOU COULD USE IT FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS. SO WE DON'T REGULATE WHO YOU USE THE MONEY FOR APPROVAL OF YOUR APPLICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE FUNDS THAT ARE RESERVED. SO THE WAY WE DO IT, IT SEEMS A LITTLE ODD, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY AND IT WORKS REALLY WELL, IS THAT IF YOU QUALIFY AND YOU'RE GIVEN $500, UM, YOU HAVE TILL SEPTEMBER 30TH TO USE THE $500. IF YOU DON'T USE, IF YOU WAIT AND TRY TO USE THE SEPTEMBER 15, WELL IF [00:10:01] WE'RE OUT OF THE FUNDS ALREADY, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THOSE JUST 'CAUSE YOU WERE, UM, APPROVED AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL OCTOBER 1ST TO RE REDO IT AND GET YOUR MONEY. UM, LEMME MAKE SURE. AND THEY HAVE TO REAPPLY EVERY OCTOBER. AND THEN, SO THIS IS OUR, WE NORMALLY BUDGET $15,000 A YEAR FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUR PROGRAM. UH, SO IF YOU COULD TELL IN 2324, UM, WE GAVE OUT $9,500, A LITTLE OVER $9,500. THAT WAS 65 FAMILIES. AND, UM, SWIM LESSONS TOOK 20, 28% OF IT. AND 72 OTHER 72% WERE FROM OTHER PROGRAMS. LIKE OTHER SUMMER CAMPS THAT WE HAVE, SWIM LESSONS, UM, DANCES AS OTHER, ANYTHING, UH, IDS, FITNESS CENTERS WHERE YOU COULD USE IT FOR ANY OF THAT STUFF. IN 24 25, WE GAVE OUT 1400, 14,000 533 68 FAMILIES. AND THEN YOU COULD TELL THE SWIM LESSONS START GOING DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. 23,000 IN SWIM LESSONS, 23% ON SWIM LESSONS, AND 77% IN PROGRAMS. AND YEAR TO DATE, SO FAR WE'VE GIVEN OUT $4,700, UH, 40 FAMILIES, 50% SWIM LESSONS, 85% OTHER PROGRAMS. SO THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BECAUSE NANCY WAS ASKING WHAT WE COULD DO FOR FOSTER KIDS. UM, SO WHILE THEY DO QUALIFY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, UM, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE CAN DO, WE COULD IMPLEMENT, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW NONE OF THE AQUATICS PROGRAMS BESIDES S SWAN LESSONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS THAT THE WEEKDAY SEASON PASS BE ADDED TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THAT MEANS IF YOU WANT THE PASS AND YOU QUALIFY, THEN YOU COULD GET THE 60% DISCOUNT. UH, SO THAT MEANS IF, UM, THE, SAY IT'S A FOSTER CHILD WANTS TO, WANTS TO, THEY BUY 'EM A, UH, TICKET INSTEAD OF $35, THEY'LL, THEY'LL BUY FOUR. THEY'LL PAY $14 FOR THE SEASON PASS, UH, AN ADULT INSTEAD OF $40, THEY'LL PAY $16 FOR THE SEASON PASS. SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO IT, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES. SO IF WE NEED TO ADJUST NEXT YEAR, WE COULD LOOK AT ADJUSTING NEXT YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE LIKE A, A HANDOUT FOR FAMILIES LIKE THAT HAS THIS INFORMATION ON IT? YES. WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A SHEET THAT WE GIVE EACH FAMILY. UM, MOST OF THEM AREN'T PREPARED WHEN THEY COME TO APPLY, SO WE GIVE IT TO 'EM. IT HAS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EVERYTHING IN IT. UH, THEY USUALLY COME BACK WITH EVERYTHING, ALL THE INFORMATION ON IT, AND THEN WE GO AHEAD AND PROCESS THEIR, UH, APPLICATION. USUALLY IT'S PRETTY FAST. LIKE I SAY, IT'S ABOUT 30 MINUTES FOR US TO DO IT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S KIND OF LOW. I WOULD'VE THOUGHT WE WOULD'VE SPENT MORE MONEY BY NOW. IS THERE, ARE THERE JUST NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLYING OR, WELL, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF THE SEASON. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, SWIM LESSONS JUST STARTED, SUMMER CAMPS JUST STARTED. SO I THINK AS WE START GOING INTO THE SUMMER, WE'LL USE MORE OF IT. IT DOES SEEM LIKE, UM, 'CAUSE LIKE I'M THINKING, I WORK AT A TITLE ONE SCHOOL, SO I THINK A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT PROGRAM, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT BEFORE. YEAH. UM, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE I THINK WE COULD SHARE AT THE SCHOOL. LIKE MY PRINCIPAL COULD PUT IT IN THE NEWSLETTER OR WHATEVER. LIKE I THINK THERE COULD BE MORE OUTREACH FOR THAT KIND OF STUFF. DEFINITELY. WE DO PUT IT, IT'S, UH, IT'S DEFINITELY IN OUR, UH, IN OUR REC BEAT THAT WE SEND OUT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T SEND THAT OUT TO ALL THE SCHOOLS. SO, UM, WE PUT IT IN OUR WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, BUT IT IS VERY LIMITED BY WHO KNOWS TOO. SO DO YOU EVER HAVE ANYTHING, UM, THAT YOU LIKE, THAT YOU WANT FORWARD ON TO LIKE THE DISTRICTS, LIKE, 'CAUSE I CAN SEND TO MY COORDINATOR AND THEY CAN SHARE WITH OTHER CAMPUSES OR THINGS LIKE THAT, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE THINK, UM, WOULD BENEFIT, UM, IN THE DISTRICT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT. SURE, DEFINITELY. SO I KNOW FROM, UH, SPRING CREEK THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE PUT IT BOTH IN THE DIRECT BEAT AND IN THE CITY PRESS. AND WHEN WE ASKED PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY HEARD ABOUT THIS A LOT MORE, YOU KNOW, MENTIONED THE CITY PRESS. SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY GET LIKE A HARD COPY AND THEY THUMB THROUGH IT. AND THEN ALL THAT, I THINK AND WE COULD DEFINITELY ADD IT. THE CITY PRESS. YEAH, WE HAVE LIMITED A SPACE, BUT WE COULD ACTUALLY, WE COULD DO THAT IN THE APRIL EDITION, SO THAT WAY PEOPLE KNOW RIGHT BEFORE THE SUMMER. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? ALL RIGHTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM 3D, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, UH, FROM MARK ELLEN. [00:15:07] GOOD EVENING. UH, MARK ELLEN PARKS PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR. ALL RIGHT. HERE'S THE, UH, HERE ARE THE, UH, CAPITAL APPROVED, SORRY, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATES. UM, SO IF YOU'VE BEEN DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN LATELY, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN GLIMPSES OF THE SENIOR CENTER. IT'S REALLY TAKEN SHAPE. UH, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, EXTERIOR AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR WORK'S STILL GOING ON. UH, IT'S GONNA BE GOING ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT ONCE YOU KNOW, THE EXTERIOR STARTS TO REALLY TAKE SHAPE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE COURTYARDS ARE GONNA SHOW UP. UM, SO I STOPPED BY TODAY AND TOOK A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS, UH, JUST SO Y'ALL CAN TAKE A LOOK. SO THE SITE PAVING, UH, THAT INCLUDES THE PEDESTRIAN AS WELL AS THE VEHICULAR, THE PARKING LOTS, THE DRIVES, UH, THOSE ARE UNDERWAY. UM, AND SOON AFTER THAT, ONCE ALL THAT'S INSTALLED, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST PROCESS FOR IRRIGATION, LANDSCAPE LIGHTING. SO, SO WE'RE ON TRACK TO OPEN IT. I BELIEVE IT WAS, UH, SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY WHEN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETIONS IN OCTOBER. OCTOBER, YEAH. I HAD 9, 16, 26. SO THAT GOT PUSHED BACK. I'M SORRY, I HAD 9, 16, 26. IT'S PROBABLY WEATHER DELAYS INTO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS. SO IT, IT FLUCTUATES. BUT OCTOBER, WHAT'D YOU SAY? 20TH. 20TH. OCTOBER 20. OCTOBER 20TH. SUBSTANTIAL. YES. WHICH THEN, UM, BUT THAT MEANS WE CAN USUALLY START, UM, WITH OUR PROCESS OF MOVING IN AND GETTING THINGS SET UP, FINISHING OUT PUNCH LIST ITEMS. MM-HMM . OF COURSE, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO CONTEND WITH WEATHER, SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT ALWAYS HAPPENS, BUT ONCE YOU GET IT CLOSED IN MM-HMM . YEAH. UH, LHO PARK, UH, THE REC CENTER SPECIFICALLY, WELL, BOTH THE GYMNASIUM AND THE SMALLER, UH, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. UH, THE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY, UH, THIS FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. UM, SO REALLY IF YOU GO OUT THERE, THERE'S A PARTICULAR SIDE OF THE SITE. NO ONE'S REALLY WORKING ON THAT 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S ALL SEALED OFF, SO IT HAS TO BE PROTECTED. SO, UH, ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, THE INTERIOR SALVAGE WILL BEGIN. UH, THAT WILL BE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, UH, SOME OF THE FLOORING, ET CETERA. UM, HERE'S A FEW PHOTOS. THIS IS THE VIEW, LOOKING AT THE, UH, WHAT WAS ONCE THE SOFTBALL FIELD. SO IT'S A LOT OF GRADES GOING IN, BURNING REALLY NICE BERMS. THERE'S GONNA BE TRAILS ON THIS SIDE, SO I'M EAGER TO GET INSIDE THE GYMNASIUM. SO RICK SPLASH PAD, UH, CONSULTANT IS NEARLY FINALIZED, ALMOST READY TO SUBMIT THEIR PLANS TO US. THEY, I WENT BACK TO 'EM, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEIR COST ESTIMATE IS VERSUS WHAT WE WILL REALISTICALLY GET IN A BID. SO THEY'RE TAKEN WITH IT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO I'LL BE SURE PASS THAT INFORMATION ALONG. TAIL ON THE NEXT ONE. LET'S SEE. JOYCE EARTHWORK IS UNDERWAY. UM, WITH THE TRAILS, YOU CAN GO OUT AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TRAILS ARE GOING GO, WHERE THEY CUT IT OUT. THEY'RE DOING SOME, A LOT OF UTILITY WORK. UM, IT'S ADJACENT TO A 60 INCH WATER LINE, SO IT'S A MASSIVE WATER LINE. SO THEY'RE BEING VERY MINDFUL. THERE'S MULTIPLE INSPECTORS OUT THERE. THERE'S ALSO A ATMOS GAS LINE, UH, WHICH KIND OF MAKES THIS SITE UNIQUE. THERE'S SO MANY UTILITIES IN THE GROUND. UM, SO THE PROGRAMMING OF TRAILS IS PERFECT BECAUSE IT'S NOT VERY DEEP. SO A FEW OTHER VIEWS WAIT, THAT A SANITARY SEWER, SO THEY WERE DIGGING DOWN TO SEE HOW DEEP THE UTILITIES WERE. STARTED TO DECIDE THAT THE TRAILS AREN'T THAT DEEP. IS THAT WHAT, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? CAN UTILITY WORK ANYWAY? YES. YES. OKAY. THERE'S A RESTROOM OR SOMETHING THERE. YES, THERE'S A RESTROOM. UH, SO YOU HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL. HAVE A LOT OF LINE LOCATIONS DONE CONSTANTLY. SO, BUT THE CONTRACTOR'S REALLY ON TOP OF THINGS OF THAT. UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT A LOT OF THE DIRT WORK, THEY'RE PUSHING IT OUT. KINGSLEY PARK, UH, WE RECEIVED THAT 60% PLAN SET [00:20:01] A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE RETURNED IT. SO THE NEXT ROUND, UH, WILL BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 90. WE'RE KIND OF IRONING OUT SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE EXCESS. UM, BUT WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT ONE. JOHN PAUL JONES. UH, WE RETURNED THE, THE FINAL PLAN SET TO THE CONSULTANT, UH, WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW, OR ADDRESSING MINOR COMMENTS INDIVIDUALLY RATHER THAN SUBMITTING THE ENTIRE SET. UH, SO ONCE THAT IS SUBMITTED BACK TO THE CITY, UH, WE'LL HAVE AN APPROVAL AFTER WHICH, UH, THE CONSULTANT WILL PRESENT TO, WILL SUBMIT TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. ONE PORT, ONE PORTION OF THAT WILL GO TO THEM. THE OTHER WILL GO TO DALLAS WALL UTILITIES. SO, SO THE, THEY ANTICIPATE MAYBE FOUR TO SIX MONTHS OF REVIEW. IT JUST TAKES A LONG TIME. UH, UH, THE CONSULTANTS WORKING TOWARD A NEARLY A 100% PLAN SET. UM, WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK WITH THE CITY TO REVIEW SOME COMMENTS. UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S COMING TOGETHER AND, UH, WE, UH, MAY HAVE TALKED TO, TALKED TO SOMEONE DURING THE PARK BOARD TOUR ABOUT WHERE, UH, THAT CONNECTION WOULD BE, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE YES, THAT WAS ME. THAT WAS YOU? YES. YEAH, , I COULD NOT EVER VISUALIZE IT. THANK YOU FOR POINTING IT OUT TO ME. . SO, UH, CENTRAL PARK, UH, WALKING TRAIL, THAT ONE WE HAD ONE LINGERING UTILITY POLE, UH, THAT'S HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. UM, AND IT WAS RIGHT THERE. SO, UM, WE, BECAUSE THE CONTRACT IS GONNA FINISH THAT. UM, AND THEN ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW THE, THE, THE TRAIL IS OPEN. UH, THEY'RE DOING SOME IRRIGATION WORK ADJACENT TO IT, BUT IT, IT'S, IT'S UP AND RUNNING, UM, WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. CORAL CREEK, THIS IS, UH, REALLY EXCITING. IT'S STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. UH, WE HAVE SOME SITE PAVING IRRIGATION'S IN PROGRESS. THE PLAYGROUND, I BELIEVE MAY BE COMPLETED. WELL, THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION WILL BE COMPLETED BY WEEKS IN, UM, YOU CAN TELL RIGHT HERE. SO WE'VE GOT THE BORDER, IT'S COMING TOGETHER. THE NEXT STEP FOR THIS, ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED, UH, THEY'RE GONNA DO THE PORT IN PLACE. RUBBER SURFACING. HERE'S THE VIEWS HAS SWING SET. SO EVERY PLAYGROUND THAT WE HAVE, UH, INSTALLED IN THE PAST, WHAT, FIVE YEARS, THEY'RE ALL UNIQUE. THEY'RE, THERE'S NEVER ONE THAT'S THE SAME. SO IT'S KINDA MAKES IT UNIQUE. IT REALLY FITS THE ENVIRONMENT. SO THERE'S SOME TRAILS ALONG THE ROADWAY. UM, WE WE'RE CONTENDING WITH THE WEATHER A LOT, SO, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF IT FORMED UP. UM, SO IF WE GET RAIN, IT DELAYS A LITTLE BIT, BUT AT LEAST IT'S FORMED UP. UM, SO, BUT WE'RE, THEY'RE MAKING PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS LATELY. UM, IT'S JUST THE WEATHER SOMETIMES. UH, THIS IS AT QUAIL CREEK. UH, NOT A LOT OF WORK HAS HAPPENED AT QUAIL CREEK PORTION JUST YET, JUST DUE TO THE FEDERAL FUNDING OF THIS. BUT, UH, WE'RE FOCUSING ON JAMES PARK FIRST, BUT, UH, WE HAVE SOME SIGNS THAT HAVE GONE IN. UM, THIS IS LIKE A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, MAR CATION, DEMARCATION SIGN, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO, UM, WE WERE DURING THE PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC MEETING, SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT JAMES PARK WAS IN THE AREA. SO IT'S 0.8, 1.18 MILES AWAY. SO IN CASE THEY NEED TO FIND IT, CAN YOU JUST SAY THE DISTANCE AGAIN, PLEASE? POINT ONE EIGHT. I, I SURE HOPE THAT'S RIGHT. PRETTY CLOSE. POINT TWO . WELL, I HOPE IT'S RIGHT 'CAUSE IT'S ON THE SIGN NOW. SO JUST 'CAUSE IT'S ON THE SIGN. I WALKED IT OFF. IT SEEMED FINE. SO 1.75. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S ENOUGH. UH, THE, UH, THE CREEK CENTRAL TRAIL SEGMENT THREE. UH, I, I'M REALLY, UH, WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP. WE HAD ONE, UH, LAST, LAST TWO WEEKS AGO TO TALK ABOUT THIS. UH, THEY WERE FINALIZING THE ROUTE, UH, AND REALLY GETTING SOME DETAILS IN ON THE, UH, OVERHEAD STRUCTURE. IT'S JUST TAKES SOME TIME FOR THAT. BUT VERY EXCITING, VERY CRUCIAL CONNECTION TO A TRAIL TO THE CITY. SO WE ALL KNOW THE SAME STORY FOR THIS ONE, IT'S PAUSED. UM, WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO, WE WILL HAVE TO REBID, UM, AND PERHAPS MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, BUT I'M NOT QUITE CERTAIN WHAT THAT WOULD BE RIGHT NOW. UH, SAME FOR THE NAMAN FOREST CONNECTION TRAIL. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENING ON NAMAN SCHOOL ROAD, UM, . SO, UH, BUT, UH, AND I GUESS EVENTUALLY, ONCE THIS IS FINALIZED, IT WILL, IT WILL GO UNDERNEATH NAMAN SCHOOL ROAD. SO IT, IT WILL [00:25:01] WE'LL BE TALKING TO, TO EACH OTHER EVENTUALLY, BUT IT'S JUST PAUSE FOR NOW. SO STUDENTS ARE RIPPING DOWN THE PARKING SIGNS AT, UH, HALF OR WHAT AT HOW PARK? THERE'S A THREE HOUR PARKING LIMIT WHEN SCHOOL. OH, BECAUSE THEY WANNA PARK THERE DURING SCHOOL. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S GONNA BE INTERESTING DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THIS, UM, THIS TRAIL SEGMENT. YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT WOULD LIKELY BE A STORAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE ALL DAY LONG. YEAH. DURING THE SCHOOL. ALRIGHT. REMEMBER THOSE? THAT IS ALL. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS WE GET FURTHER INTO CONSTRUCTION? I'M, I'M GONNA FLOOD THIS WITH PHOTOS, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS HAPPY TO SHARE. SO, SO I HAVE A QUESTION. SO JUST IN THE GENERAL AREA HERE? YES. ON THE, UM, UM, FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE DUCK CREEK TRAIL? YES. UH, DO WE HAVE A SENSE FOR WHEN WE'RE GONNA SEE SOMETHING ON THAT? THE CONSULTANT PROMISED ME THAT THIS FRIDAY I WILL HAVE A DRAFT PROPOSAL. THIS IS THE ONE FROM, UM, JUPITER BELTLINE. DOWN TO BUCKINGHAM. YEAH. SO HE'S GONNA SEND OVER A DRAFT PROPOSAL AND THEN I'M GONNA SUBMIT THAT TO, UM, JUST FOR CITY REVIEW AND THEN ALSO FOR DALLAS COUNTY TO HAVE A TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. YEAH. UM, IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGING PROJECT OR, WELL, NOT THE PROJECT, BUT JUST ANYTHING DEALING WITH THAT. SO WE HAVE A FEW ALTERNATES, TWO BRIDGES TO GO UNDERNEATH THERE. CORRECT. CONNECTED IT TO RICHARDSON. ACTUALLY WALKED UNDERNEATH IT. IT WAS REALLY COOL. IT'S KINDA NEAT, BUT STAY TUNED. AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? ALRIGHTYY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. THE NEXT UP WE HAVE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE ALL HAVE. CORRECT. LOVELY. ALL RIGHTY. AND THEN ONTO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. BRADFIELD, ANYBODY GOT ANYTHING ELSE PRESSING THEY WANT TO, UH, ASK ABOUT IN AUGUST OR NO? I GUESS WE'LL STILL HAVE AN UPDATE IN JULY, CORRECT? IS THAT WHAT WE DECIDED? WELL, WAIT, DIDN'T WE JUST DECIDE TO CANCEL ALL? YEAH. YEAH. THEY USUALLY SEND AN UPDATE. OH, OH OH. UPDATE. NO DISCUSSION. GOTCHA. RIGHT. ALL RIGHTY. SO WE'RE MEETING AGAIN WITH SPRING CREEK OR WITH, UH, WATER UTILITIES ON SPRING CREEK IN AUGUST. ASSESS THE SCHEDULE. SO MAYBE BY SEPTEMBER. CHRISTINA, GIVE US AN UPDATE IF SHE'S GOT SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL, NOT I'LL SCREAM. MM-HMM . UM, CAN WE MAKE A, A DISCUSSION OR A PLACEHOLDER FOR THE BUDGET COUNCIL BUDGET PRESENTATION? YEAH. YEAH. WE, WE WILL DO THAT ONE IN AUGUST. MM-HMM . WE'LL HAVE THAT. I DIDN'T THINK I NEED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR AND TALK ABOUT IT. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHTY. ANYTHING ELSE? LOVELY. WELL, WE ARE GONNA WRAP THIS THING UP AT 7 29. ALL RIGHT. 7 29. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.