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THE OCTOBER 7TH PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.IT IS SEVEN O'CLOCK, AND THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO GET AN APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH.
ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE MS. BISHOP MAKING THE MOTION.
ANYBODY WANNA SECOND THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND.
MR. PARRISH WAS GOING TO SECOND THAT MOTION.
THE AYES HAVE IT MUTE IT DON'T HAVE A RED LIGHT.
IS EVERYBODY RED? YEAH, EVERYBODY'S RED.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT.
ONTO ITEM NUMBER THREE, PARKS FOUNDATION UPDATE.
UH, THERE WAS NOT A, UH, PARKS FOUNDATION MEETING LAST MONTH.
UH, JUST WE HIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT, SO WE WEREN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO MEET.
SO THERE'S NO REAL UPDATE FROM THE FOUNDATION AT THIS TIME.
AND THEN NEXT UP, ITEM THREE B.
AND I BELIEVE ALBERT IS GOING TO BE TAKING OVER FROM HERE.
SO IT'S FOR THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR.
ANYBODY WANNA NOMINATE SOMEBODY FOR THE CHAIR FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR? THIS, THIS, ANYBODY DOES? I WOULD LIKE TO STATE YOUR NAME SO WE GET ON RECORD.
MY NAME IS MOLLY BISHOP, AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE OUR, UH, JASON AGAR TO BE CHAIR.
ANYBODY ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE A, DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND? NO.
I JUST FORGOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
SHE SECOND THAT? YOU DON'T NEED TO SECOND IT.
AND THEN NEXT UP, WE ARE GOING TO GO TO ITEM THREE C.
CONSIDER THE ELECTION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, VICE CHAIR.
POINT OF POINT OF, WHAT WAS THAT? A POINT OF ORDER? I WANNA NOMINATE DAVID MOREHEAD.
ANYBODY WANT TO SECOND ALRIGHTYY? WE GOT A SECOND FROM MISS NANCY.
UH, ALL, UM, IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 3D, THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
I'M THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR.
SO IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, THE TVS AREN'T ON.
WELL, I'LL HUDDLE AROUND YOUR LAPTOP.
I REALLY ARE LITERALLY A REMOTES.
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ANNOYING.I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE YOU DO THE PRESENTATION ON THE HANDOUT THAT YOU GAVE, AS FAR AS MISSPELLING OF NAMES, WHEN WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING THAT UP? YEAH, WELL, LIKE MINE, 12 PERSON ABOUT THAT.
IT'S, IT'S UNDER IN 72 SECONDS.
HOW LONG IS THAT? LAPTOP? EARLY ON.
SO, ANY CORRECTION, WE'LL DO IT DURING THE PRESENTATION SO THAT WAY AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL MAKE THE CHANGES AS WE GO.
AND I WILL APOLOGIZE FOR ANY MISSPELLING SO FAR.
SO AFTER TAKING YOUR INPUT, UH, AT PARK BOARD MEETING LAST PARK BOARD, UH, AS A, WE WAS DOING THE PRESENTATION, UH, THE FIRST THING ON THE SLIDE IS OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
UM, UH, WE DECIDED THAT WE WAS GOING TO JUST PUT THE MISSION STATEMENT AND NOT THE OBJECTIVE, AND THEN WE MAKE THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION YOUR OBJECTIVE.
SO EACH OBJECTIVE THAT Y'ALL HAD, AND I THINK, UM, UM, YVONNE GAVE Y'ALL A COPY OF YOUR MISSION STATEMENT AND OBJECTIVE, THAT BASICALLY WE WILL USE THE OBJECTIVE FOR EACH SLIDE.
SO THAT WAY WHEN JASON TALKS ABOUT THE, UH, UM, PARKS AND BOARD, UH, BOARD AND WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISH, HE'S ALREADY GOT A SCRIPT.
SO WHEN WE GO OVER THE PRESENTATION, Y'ALL CAN SEE THAT THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE TRY TO DO.
SO LET'S GO TO THE PRESENTATION.
SO FIRST THING WE DID, UH, THIS IS NOT THE PRESENTATION.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ON THE LEFT.
THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT PRESENTATION.
YEAH, THERE'S ONE MORE ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE.
IS IT IN THE FOLDER CALLED PRESENTATIONS UNDERNEATH THE RECYCLE BIN? NO, BUT YOU GIVE ME A MOMENT.
I PULLED THE ONE FROM THE FOLDER AND EVIDENTLY THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT ONE.
IF WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN, DID YOU HAVE A EXTRA COPY OF THE PRESENTATION? IS IT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE HANDED OUT? NO, JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW THE VISUAL.
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OKAY.AND B, WE'RE GOING TO USE THE POWERPOINT THAT Y'ALL HAVE.
SO, SO BASICALLY THIS IS THE PICTURE THAT WE TOOK ON THAT PAGE.
UM, UM, THIS, THIS IS THE MISSION STATEMENT, SO EVERYBODY AGREE WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT.
AND THEN, UM, VINCE, YOUR NAME IS GOOD.
UM, WHICH, WHICH WE'RE GONNA GO WITH, UM, UH, WHAT THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE.
DAVID, YOU GOOD? WE'LL PUT VICE CHAIR THERE.
SO THE NEXT ONE, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT WAS THE OBJECTIVE.
SO, UH, WHAT WE DID WAS WE LISTED ALL OF THE OBJECTIVES.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE GARLAND.
UM, SO BASICALLY IT'S BROADENING RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND CIVIL PARTICIPATION THROUGH CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS.
AND Y'ALL CAN READ EVERYTHING.
UM, SO BASICALLY WE LISTED THE GARLAND PARKS FOUNDATION WORKING WITH SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE.
AND THEN WE LISTED THE COORDINATED ORGANIZATION THAT WAS PRESENTED IN 2026, WHICH WAS GARLAND SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, GARLAND ADULT SOFTBALL, GARDNER LITTLE LEAGUE, AND GARLAND PEEWEE FOOTBALL.
SO, ANY QUESTION ABOUT THAT SLIDE? CAN CAN I GO BACK TO THE OTHER SLIDE? YES.
IS, IS INTERGENERATIONAL, IS THAT NOR NORMALLY HYPHENATED BETWEEN INNER AND GENERATIONAL? OR IS THAT, OR, I JUST WAS GOING STRAIGHT.
WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO, IN WHAT WAS IN AN ADMISSION STATEMENT IS WHAT I'D USED.
SO IF WE WANT TO CORRECT THAT, I'M GONNA HAVE TO CORRECT THAT.
THAT WENT TO COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
SO WELLBEING IS HYPHENATED, BUT INTERGENERATIONAL LONG WORD.
OR MAYBE THEY USED TO BE NO, I I WAS JUST, IT IS JUST A, IT'S ONE WORD.
EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH THAT SLIDE? MM-HMM
NEXT WAS, UH, FACILITY PRO AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.
AGAIN, UM, Y'ALL CAN READ THAT.
SO BASICALLY THE WAY WE SHOW WAS THE, UM, THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR SURFING SWIM.
UH, SO WE USED THAT IMAGE, BUT BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT, HOW Y'ALL USE FACILITY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S IN YOUR OBJECTIVE AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, FOR THE BOARD TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
ARE THEY GONNA HAVE LIKE FOR NUMBERS OR THEY MOST LIKELY NOT.
THEY'RE GOING, THEY'RE GOING, BASICALLY WE'RE PROVIDING TO THE COUNCIL WHAT Y'ALL ACCOMPLISH IN 2026.
AND THE MISSION STATEMENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE WAS ONE OF THEM.
NEXT ONE WAS, UH, BEAUTIFICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, SO, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN.
WE CONTINU NEEDS TO SUPPORT THAT.
UM, CAPRA ACCREDITATION AND THEN TREE CITY USA VOLUNTEER.
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YOU COULD HAVE A, YOU'RE DOING A PHENOMENAL, AND THEN YOU COULD HAVE A PICTURE FROM ONE OF LIKE THE CLEANUPS OR SOMETHING, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE ON THAT PAGE.CAN, CAN YOU MAKE LIKE CAPRA BIGGER IN TREE CITY, BIGGER? I MEAN, WASN'T CAPRA KIND OF A BIG DEAL?
RECOMMENDATION IS I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE CAPRA AND TREE CITY AND THEN PUT THE PICTURE OF VOLUNTEER CLEANUP BECAUSE I HAVE LIMITED SPACE.
I COULD INCREASE IT, BUT I WOULDN'T PROBABLY NEED TO REDUCE A IMAGE IF I MAKE 'EM BIGGER.
SO I'M JUST SEEKING DIRECTION.
SO LIKE, PUTTING BOTH THE LOGOS RIGHT THERE AND THE PICTURE RIGHT HERE? YES.
UH, AND THEN THE LAST ONE WAS GOVERNMENT, UH, GOV GOVERNANCE AND POLICY.
SO, UH, BASICALLY WE LISTED EVERYTHING THAT BASICALLY WAS, UH, CONSIDERED AND APPROVED, UH, BY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS NEW FEES FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, THE NAMING OF THE SCAPE AT SPRING CREEK, THE NEW MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD, THE BYLAWS, AND THEN THE YOUTH PROGRAM'S STANDARDS OF CARE.
COULD WE MISS ANYTHING? WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A PICTURE WITH THE WE COULD DO THAT.
IS THAT, IS THAT THE DIRECTION? MM-HMM
I'M GONNA PUT THAT DAVID, UH, GOING PROVIDE THAT PICTURE TO ME AND THEN I PROBABLY WILL JUST THE LAST ONE WILL BE THANK YOU.
SO ARE Y'ALL GOOD WITH THAT? ANY TWO QUESTION MARKS AT THE END? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
TYPICALLY WE DO THREE, RIGHT? TO SAY HOW EXCITED WE ARE ABOUT QUESTIONS.
SO, SO I THINK THIS WILL BASICALLY PROVIDE THE COUNCIL EXACTLY WHAT Y'ALL ARE FOCUSING ON THE BOARD, UM, AND, UH, ACCOMPLISH.
WHAT, UH, I THINK, UH, Y'ALL HAVE ASKED US TO DO IS PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED DURING 2026.
NOW WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT POP UP, BUT THEY, THEY MIGHT LIKELY BE INTERESTED IN SURF AND SWIM AND, AND, UH, OFFER.
SO MOST LIKELY IF THEY DO ASK QUESTIONS, JUST TELL THEM THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM.
UM, ALBERT DOES HAVE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL, SIMILAR TO WHAT HE'S PROVIDING TONIGHT ON THE NUMBERS.
THEY HAVE REQUESTED, JUST LIKE Y'ALL REQUESTED IT.
SO HE IS GOING TO COUNSEL WITH, UH, SOME NUMBERS.
YOU'RE PROBABLY DOING IT BEFORE THE BOARD 'CAUSE THAT'S IN NOVEMBER.
CLOSER TO, YEAH, I HAVE TO SEE WHENEVER THEY HAVE ME IN QUEUE.
I'M NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OR THEY'RE TRYING TO GET EVERY DEPARTMENT IN.
SO, WHICH, WHICHEVER THAT IS THE ANSWER COULD BE, UH, STAFF IS PROVIDING THOSE NUMBERS AT A LATER COUNCIL MEETING.
SO, 'CAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE NUMBERS EXACTLY.
WE MAY HAVE TO GET BACK TO HIM.
WHICH IDEA DID JASON LIKE THE GALLERY? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE MIGHT, HE MIGHT INTRODUCE THE BOARD.
WE, AND THEN HE PUT THE PICTURES UP, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE TO INTRODUCE THE BOARD.
YOU KNOW, AND I'LL SPELL 'EM OUT.
YOU GUYS WANT ON THERE TOO?
I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT OUT TO Y'ALL.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING, UH, THE EFFORT AND PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR US.
NEXT UP, ITEM THREE E, THE SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMMING UPDATE.
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THANK YOU.ALBERT MONTERO, RECREATION DIRECTOR.
SO, UH, I THINK AT THE LAST, UH, MEETING YOU GUYS WANTED AN UPDATE ON OUR SUMMER, SO I DID A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON OUR SUMMER AND A LITTLE BIT INTO OUR, WHAT, WHAT OUR YEAR LOOKED LIKE, THAT SOME OF THE FACILITIES.
UM, SO FIRST WE'LL START WITH AQUATICS.
WHAT I DID, I PUT THE ATTENDANCE NUMBER FOR ALL OF THEM.
AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, BRADFIELD HAD 3 3800 PEOPLE ATTEND BRADFIELD DURING THE SUMMER.
AND WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT WE WERE CLOSED.
UM, 11,329 ATTENDED HOLFORD, UH, ALMOST 60,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED SURF AND SWIM.
SO THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER FOR US.
AND OUT OF, UM, ALL THE HOLFORD AND BRADFIELD AND, UH, WE OFFERED AND SURF, WE OFFERED, UH, ALMOST 2000 SWIM LESSONS, UM, SEASON PASSES.
IT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR OFFERING SEASON PASSES AT HOLFORD.
IN THE CONCESSION STANDS, WE ONLY HAD, UM, SURFING SWIM AND HOLFORD THAT HAD CONCESSION STANDS.
AND WE MADE 17,000 IN HOLFORD AND ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SURF AND SWIM.
WAIT, SO THAT'S LIKE SIX TIMES AND SIX.
DO YOU HAVE, I KNOW, UM, SURF AND SWIM JUST OPENED THIS YEAR, BUT HOW DO THESE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS COMPARE TO LAST YEAR FOR THE, FOR HOLFORD AND BRADFIELD? SO, HOLFORD WAS PRETTY STEADY COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
IT, IT DIPPED JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE SURF OPENED, UH, BRADFIELD LAST YEAR.
WE WERE CLOSED LONGER BECAUSE WE HAD A POOL MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT, THAT ACTUALLY OPENED UP LIKE ALMOST THREE, FOUR WEEKS INTO THE, INTO THE YEAR.
SO, UM, SWIM LESSONS, SWIM LESSONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY STRONG FOR US.
SO THE ONLY THING THAT AFFECTED OUR SWIM LESSONS IS THE FACT THAT WE WERE CLOSED FOR A COUPLE OF SESSIONS AT BRADFIELD.
HOW DID YOU, UM, HOW DID THE SEASON PASS PERFORM? LIKE, AS FAR AS LIKE EXPECTATIONS FOR IT BEING THE FIRST TIME WE OFFERED HIM, WE, WE WERE PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT.
UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE A LOT MORE, UM, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T.
AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, UM, HOLFORD WASN'T AS BUSY AS WE WOULD'VE LOVED FOR IT TO BE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT.
UM, AND THAT NORMALLY TAKES PEOPLE AWAY.
UM, BUT I THINK FOR THE FIRST SEASON, THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
AT LEAST IT GIVES US A BENCHMARK.
SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW IT COMPARES.
AND WE DO PLAN TO OFFER SEASON PASSES FOR SURF AND SWIM FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN THESE ARE THE RENTALS THAT WE HAD.
YOU COULD TELL THE CABANAS WERE EXTREMELY POPULAR AT SURF AND SWIM AND AT HOLFORD, UH, OUR PARTY ROOMS DID REALLY WELL.
THIS IS THE NUMBER OF RENTALS WE HAD AT OUR PARTY ROOMS, 79 AND 15.
UM, AT HOLFORD, UH, WE ONLY HAVE PAVILIONS AT SURF WE HAD 34, AND THEN AFTER RENTAL HOURS, THAT'S WHEN SOMEBODY COULD RENT THE WHOLE FACILITY.
WE HAVE FIVE AT SURF AND FOUR AT HOLFORD.
SO UNLESS IT'S USUALLY A BIG COMPANY OR SOME BIG EVENT THAT SOMEBODY RENT OUT THE WHOLE FACILITY, HOW MUCH IS, HOW MUCH IS THE, OOH, RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
I, WE COULD PULL THOSE NUMBERS UP REAL QUICK FOR YOU, BUT YEAH, I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THAT TOO.
'CAUSE YEAH, KEITH, KEITH IS PULLING IT REAL QUICK.
SO WHERE WE THINK THEY'RE DOWN, YOU KNOW, ATTENDANCE IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR SOME MARKETING OR SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO FOR DOWN FOR, WELL, FOR, FOR THE WHOLE AQUATICS PROGRAM.
WELL, A LOT HAS A LOT OF EFFECT.
WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON, ON LIKE BRADFORD, WE COULDN'T HELP.
SO THAT BROUGHT OUR NUMBERS DOWN AND THAT BROUGHT OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR SWIM LESSONS DOWN TOO.
I THINK SURFING SWIM WAS REAL SUCCESSFUL.
UM, HOLFORD, UM, IT'S JUST MORE OF A COMMUNITY POOL AS OPPOSED TO A BIG WATERPARK.
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT, UM, WHAT WE COULD DO.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, WE DID OFFER SENIOR SWIM THIS PAST YEAR.
UH, WE OFFERING, UH, MORE DISCOUNTS, SENIOR DISCOUNTS, AND WE'RE OFFERING MORE, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT DISCOUNTS THAT WE COULD DO TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE IN.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE NOW THE, THE LEEWAY TO BE ABLE TO, AS IT GETS HARDER, WE GET TO DO SPECIALS.
SO WE COULD DRAW MORE PEOPLE IN BY, YOU KNOW, CHARGING A LITTLE BIT LESS
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ON TIMES THAT ARE NOT AS CORRECT.BUT ONLY SENIORS AT HOLFORD? NO, WE'LL DO IT FOR EVERYBODY.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE DOWNTIMES, WE'LL, WE'LL TRY TO DRAW PEOPLE IN WITH, YOU KNOW, SPECIALS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THIS IS OUR SUMMER CAMP AND OUR NUTRITION PROGRAM.
SO OUR STARS CAMP IS OUR CDBG GRANT FUNDED CAMP.
UM, WE HAD 602 PEOPLE ATTEND, UH, GRANGER RECREATION CENTER, 174 DUCK CREEK 194 AND HOLLOW BALL, WHICH IS OUR TEAM CAMP AT 104.
AND THAT IS AN EXTREMELY HARD GROUP TO DRAW.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO, THAT, THAT CAMP WAS ALMOST FULL EVERY, EVERY SESSION.
UH, SO WE WERE REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT.
UM, MOST OF OUR CAMPS, INCLUDING OUR STARS CAMP, WERE FULL FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER.
DUCK CREEK IS THAT DUCK CREEK IS THE AUDUBON.
SO STARS, I MEAN, DIDN'T WE CONTRIBUTE SOME LIKE A BIT TO THAT? YOU SAID THE GRANT? I, YEAH, WE'RE AT LEAST.
SO CDBG GRANT IS WHAT STARS IS BASED OUT OF.
SO THE GRANT THAT WE GET FROM CDBG DOES NOT COVER ALL OUR EXPENSES FOR RUNNING SUMMER CAMP.
SO WHAT YOU GUYS HELP THE FOUNDATION HELP OFFSET SOME OF THAT FOR A SESSION WHICH WENT DIRECTLY TO THE KIDS.
SO WE'RE, I THINK THE LAST SESSION WE HAD IN STARS CAMP, WHICH WERE 75 KIDS, WENT FOR FREE FOR THAT SESSION WITH THE GRANT THAT THE FOUNDATION GAVE US.
UM, THEN THIS IS THE, IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE ACTUALLY AS A DEPARTMENT DO NOT HOST THE SUMMER NUTRITION MEALS.
WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED UP WITH GISD AND WE HAVE 1400 AND 14,218 MEALS THAT THEY SERVE THAT ALL OUR REC CENTERS.
UM, AND WE DID SEE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 4,000 MEALS.
THE MEALS THEY PROVIDE ARE COOKED AT THE, AT ONE OF THE CAFETERIAS BY THEIR CAFETERIA STAFF.
AND THEN THEY'RE BROUGHT OUT, SO THEY PROVIDE UP TO FOUR HOT MEALS A WEEK AND ONE COLD MEAL.
AND THEN THEY ALSO PROVIDE SOME BREAKFAST SOMETIMES AT SOME OF THE CENTERS.
AND SO THE QUALITY OF FOOD THAT THEY OFFER COMPARED TO THE OTHER GRANT THAT WE HAD IS I THINK MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IS IT, WAS THE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM PRIMARILY FOR YOUTH OR WAS IT FOR EVERYONE? IT'S 18 AND UNDER.
SO MY BOYS DID SWIM LESSONS AT HOLFORD AND WE SAW, AND WE DID THE SUMMER MEAL SOMETIMES.
AND YEAH, THERE WERE TEENAGERS COMING THAT WERE GOING IN TO TO PLAY BASKETBALL OR WHATEVER.
EVERYBODY AFTER SWIM LESSONS WOULD GET THEIR FOOD AND EAT THERE.
AND THEY GOT SO BIG AT HOLFORD THAT THEY HAD TO START OFFERING BREAKFAST HUNGRY OVER THERE.
UM, SO I'LL, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THEIR NUMBERS FOR THE REC CENTERS.
SO IF YOU NOTICED AUDUBON RECREATION CENTER, WHAT THE ATTENDANCE IS, I PUT THE ATTENDANCE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR SO Y'ALL COULD SEE WHAT THE WHOLE YEAR DID AT EACH OF THE RECREATION CENTERS.
UH, AUDUBON YOU COULD TELL WHAT, 226,000, UH, AND THEN YOU HAVE HOLFORD THAT WAS 448,000.
UM, AND YOU COULD SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, THOSE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST AND MOST UPTODATE CENTERS THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE INCREASE OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE.
UM, AND THEN OUR SENIOR CENTER, ALMOST 70,000 AND CONSIDERING IT IS CLOSED, IT IS, IT'S A GREAT NUMBER FOR US.
SO, SO THAT'S PEOPLE, SENIORS AT FIELDS, SENIORS AT FIELDS THAT DO ALL THE PROGRAMMING AND DO ALL THE, AND AND GO TO EAT THERE.
AND WE DO THE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION.
WE DO THE REGULAR TRANSPORTATION.
SO THAT IS A VERY GOOD NUMBER CONSIDERING THEY DON'T HAVE A FACILITY.
UM, AND THEN THE, THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ARE FOR THE SUMMER.
THESE ARE, OTTMAN HAD 162, UH, PROGRAMS THEY OFFERED DURING THE SUMMER.
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. UH, BRADFIELD 140, UH, FIELDS 120, GRANGER 194 HOLD FOR 238, UM, AND HAUL ABOUT 202.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE OUR SENIOR CENTERS, RESPECTIVELY, 39 FOR CARVER AND 234 FOR THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND THEN I PUT THE NUMBER A YEAR OF RENTALS THEY HAD FOR THE YEAR, UM, FOR ALL THE RECREATION CENTERS.
UH, 351 WAS AUDUBON AND THEN YOU HAD FERT THAT, SO ONLY 322.
BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY HAVE A LARGER ROOM, THEY CHARGE A LITTLE BIT, THEY CHARGE MORE FOR THAT LARGER ROOM THAN WE DO FOR OUR STANDARD ROOM AT AUDUBON.
SO OUR, OUR INCOME AT HOLFORD FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF, OF RENTALS WAS JUST TREMENDOUS FOR US.
IT'S, UM, IT WAS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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DOES GRAINGER INCLUDE THE ANNEX? YES, IT DOES.ANY QUESTIONS? AND THEN I JUST LISTED SOME OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE, UH, GARLAND'S GRAVEYARD, UM, 1800 PLUS THAT ATTENDED LAST YEAR.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE IT AGAIN ON THE 30TH OF OCTOBER.
AND THIS YEAR WE'RE MOVING IT TO AUDUBON.
HE ALWAYS WAS HOSTED AT BRADFIELD, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE, WE'RE MOVING IT TO AUDUBON AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MAKE IT A LITTLE LARGER.
WE'RE GONNA DO A HAUNTED HAY THROUGH THE PARK, HAY RIDE THROUGH THE PARK AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT.
UM, SNACKS WITH SANTA, UM, 240 PEOPLE ATTEND AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF SANTA THEY COULD TAKE FOR FREE.
UH, AND THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES WE PLAY.
SWEETHEART IS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BIGGER ONES.
UM, NORMALLY THAT'S DOUBLE THE, THE SIZE, BUT WE WENT WITH ONE DANCE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE, YOU KNOW, UM, THE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING WE WERE DOING.
AND WE HAD SUCH A HUGE WAITING LIST THAT THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO TWO DANCES.
SO WE'LL GO BACK TO TWO DANCES.
USUALLY WE HAVE ABOUT 700 TOTAL THAT ATTEND THAT, THAT ACTIVITY.
EGG SCRAMBLE, UH, ABOUT 1100 IF YOU EVER BEEN TO OUR EGG HUNT.
UM, YOU, YOU BAT YOUR EYES AND IT'S DONE, UH, IS PRETTY QUICK.
AND, UM, WE DO LIKE, WE TRIED DIFFERENT AVENUES OF DOING IT AND WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON DOING THE EGG SCRAMBLE AND THAT'S HOSTED AT, UH, AUDUBON.
THESE, THESE PROGRAMS WOULDN'T BE ADVERSELY, LET ME SAY HOW I WANNA SAY THIS.
HOWEVER, THE PROPOSITION COMES OUT IN NOVEMBER.
OR NAME WOULD THEY BE? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO THESE PROGRAMS, ALL OF THEM ARE FREE EXCEPT SWEETHEART.
SWEETHEART IS THE ONLY ONE WE CHARGE ANYTHING FOR.
THE OTHER ONES ARE DEPARTMENT COVERAGE.
THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT WITH THE FEES THAT WE, UH, WE GET FROM THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING WE RUN, THAT'S OUT OF OUR PERFORMANCE FUND.
CAN I ASK SOMETHING ABOUT SURE.
AS FAR AS BEING AT AUDUBON, AND I HEARD THAT A LOT OF STUFF WAS GOING INTO THE CREEK.
IS THAT, IS THERE LITTER OR SOMETHING THAT'S GOING IN AND BYPRODUCT OF THE NOT FROM US.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING INTO THE CREEK.
WE ACTUALLY DO IT AT THE CARTER, UH, PARKING LOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CARTER SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
SO THAT'S, AND ANY QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE ONE, AND YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME 'CAUSE I KNOW I'M NEW AND I'VE BEEN TOTALLY, I'VE BEEN ON THE LINE TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT REGARDING THE AQUATICS MM-HMM
IT'S SURF AND SWIM AND HOLFORD ARE THE TWO AQUATIC PLACES, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.
AND BRADFIELD THIS PAST YEAR, BUT NOW BRADFIELD GOES AWAY, SO WE'LL KEEP TWO.
AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE OUR, OUR, UM, SPLASH PADS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO DO WE TRACK, UH, FOR THOSE, THE TWO LARGE PARKS, DO WE TRACK HOW MANY RESIDENTS VERSUS NON-RESIDENTS ARE BUYING TICKETS? WE, WE DON'T, WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING A NON-RESIDENT FEE.
KEITH? WE DON'T TRACK IT OR WE CAN'T TRACK IT.
WE DON'T BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A SALE OF PURCHASE FOR A TICKET
AND WE DO NOT ASK FOR ID, SO THERE'S NO WAY TO TRACK IT UNLESS WE DO SO, SO, BUT NEXT YEAR WE DO A RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT FEE.
SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK THAT IN THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING WITH IT.
SO Y'ALL HAD ASKED FOR NUMBERS.
SO, UM, FOR HOLFORD TO RENT THE FACILITY, IT'S, UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS $850.
FOR A NON-RESIDENT IT'S $1,200.
UM, AND THEN FOR SURFACE SWIM FOR RESIDENTS, 1400 FOR A NON-RESIDENT IS 1600.
SO IT'S A LITTLE, THAT'S FOR, THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE SURF AND SWIM.
FOR FOR, YES, FOR THE WHOLE, FOR SURF AND SWIM IN FOUR HOURS, FOUR HOURS, TWO HOURS, TWO HOURS, FOUR HOURS.
SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S REAL STAFF INTENSIVE AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY PRICEY FOR JUST A REGULAR BIRTHDAY PARTY.
SO USUALLY IT IS A COMPANY THAT'S HAVING THEIR CELEBRATION FOR THEIR STAFF THAT DO IT.
I EXPECT YOU TO RENT IT NEXT SUMMER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE MOLLY ON THERE? LIKE THE SURFBOARD PARK, TWO HOURS WAVE RUNNER PARK BOARD.
PARK FOUNDATION HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYBE WE COULD RENT THEM.
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F PARK SECURITY UPDATE FROM CARRIE PACHECO.CARRIE PACHECO, PARKS DIRECTOR.
AND I'M GONNA GIVE JUST SOME UPDATES FOR SOME OF THE SECURITY THINGS THAT WE DO IN THE PARKS.
THE FIRST ONE IS OUR GARLAND PD AND PARKS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
UM, WE PARTNER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL COME AND CHECK THE PARKS, UH, PRIMARILY THE PARKS THAT HAVE RESTROOMS IN THEM.
UM, THESE ARE THREE HOUR SHIFTS THAT THEY CAN PICK UP KIND OF AS AN OVERTIME, UM, SHIFT.
BUT THEY'RE DONE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 PM AND 6:00 AM TYPICALLY.
SO A LOT OF THESE SHIFTS ARE PICKED UP EITHER AFTER A SHIFT OR BEFORE A SHIFT, BUT IT'S KIND OF UNPREDICTABLE, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THEN YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE POLICE ARE GONNA ROLL THROUGH THE PARK.
UM, AND SO THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS IS CHECKING THE RESTROOMS IS SOMETIMES PEOPLE CAN PUT THINGS IN THE DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T LOCK SO THEY CAN GET INTO THEM LATER.
AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THEY WERE TARGETING PARKS THAT HAD RESTROOMS. BUT REALLY WITH THIS PROGRAM, WE'VE NOTICED THAT THERE'S REALLY THREE MAJOR BENEFITS THAT WE GET, WHICH IS FIRST AND FOREMOST THE PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ALSO ASSET PROTECTION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE GET FROM THE REPORTS, UM, AND WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF TRACK ISSUES AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY PATTERNS, WHETHER IT'S, UH, A PARTICULAR PARK OR A PARTICULAR ISSUE.
AND IT ALSO KIND OF BRINGS TO LIGHT SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK, LOOK FORWARD, UH, TO MAYBE A PROJECT.
SO FOR INSTANCE, IF THERE'S A PARK OR A PARKING LOT THAT THEY NOTICE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CARS HANGING OUT IN IT'S DARK AND THEY HAVE SUGGESTIONS OF ADDING LIGHTS TO THIS PARTICULAR PARKING LOT OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO THAT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN KIND OF PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND SEE WHERE THERE'S ISSUES THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO TRY AND HELP MITIGATE.
UM, ANOTHER KIND OF HOT TOPIC FROM THE PAST YEAR IS THE RICK ODEN PARK.
UM, LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME WE WERE INSTALLING A FENCE AROUND THE SKATE PARK.
UM, BUT THERE WERE ALSO ISSUES WITH PEOPLE HANGING OUT IN THE PARK, PEELING OUT, DRIVING CRAZY BLASTING MUSIC.
AND SO THE RESIDENTS WERE, UM, CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CALL FOR PATROLS TO REMOVE PEOPLE FROM THE PARK AFTER HOURS.
SO, UM, WE HAD SECURITY CAMERAS INSTALLED, WE ADDED GATES AT THE ENTRANCES ON THE MILLER SIDE AND THE BRIARWOOD SIDE AND, UM, BOLLARDS OTHER ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE WERE JUST POPPING THE CURB AND DRIVING THROUGH THE BIG OPEN AREA ON MILLER TO GET INTO THE PARK.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, DESTROYING THE TURF AND JUST, JUST BEING NUISANCES.
SO, UM, ANOTHER THING WE DID WAS ADDED A FENCE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF MILLER.
AND SO WITH ALL THOSE THINGS, UM, THE GOAL WAS TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY CLOSE THE PARK AT NIGHT AND ENFORCE PARK HOURS.
AND SO WE PARTNERED WITH, UH, THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE WHO, UM, EVERY EVENING WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND TRY AND CLEAR THE PARK, GET EVERYBODY OUT, AND THEN WE'LL LOCK THE GATES AND THEN THE PARK STAFF GO IN THE MORNING WHEN THE PARK OPENS AT SIX AND UNLOCKS THE GATES.
AND SO WE REALLY HAVEN'T, UM, HEARD OF ANY CONTINUING ISSUES OUT THERE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T COMPLETELY CLOSE A PARK BECAUSE THERE IT'S RIGHT BY THE CREEK AND, YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MAJOR ISSUES OR HEARD OF ANYTHING, SO, SO IT IT'S HELPED, IT'S HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.
YEAH, WE HAVE SOME SECURITY CAMERA PROJECTS UNDERWAY.
UM, WE'VE ADDED, UH, CAMERA AT THE SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE, UM, JUST TO KIND OF TEST IT OUT.
A LOT OF TIMES WITH THE CAMERAS YOU NEED INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE SITES AND A LOT OF PLACES WE JUST DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT IN PLACE.
AND THEN THE COST TO GET THAT THERE, THE POWER AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND SO WE'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PRODUCTS TO HELP WITH THAT AND HAVE TESTED ONE, UM, AT THE FOREST PRESERVE AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING PRETTY WELL.
AND SO WE'VE ADDED SOME POLES, HAD SOME POLES INSTALLED AT CENTRAL PARK AND SPRING CREEK PARK PRESERVE.
WE HAVE THE CAMERAS, WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM INSTALLED AND START RUNNING THOSE.
AND SO, UM, THEY PROVIDE US A LIVE FEED AND THEN WE CAN ALSO GO BACK AND WATCH FOOTAGE IF WE'RE ALERTED TO ANYTHING.
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CONTINUOUSLY, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THAT.BUT WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF, WE'RE MADE AWARE OF SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GO BACK AND, AND TRY AND FIND THAT FOOTAGE.
SO, UM, WE, WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
AND THEN, UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH PD IF THEY WANT ACCESS, THEN WE CAN GET THEM THE KIND OF THE LOGINS FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO WE'VE BEEN SEEING ANYTHING ON THOSE CAMERAS.
UM, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR I THINK THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS OF, UH, PEOPLE HAD FIND FOUND, UH, BULLETS OR THE, WHAT ARE THE, WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED AFTER THE CASES AND STUFF.
UM, HAVEN'T REALLY HEARD OF ANYTHING TO NEED TO GO BACK AND REVIEW FOOTAGE.
SO, SO THE CAMERAS HAVE SOUND OR JUST VISUAL? THEY, THE ONE THAT WE TESTED DOES HAVE SOUND, SO YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE TO ASK, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BODY THAT THEY FOUND? UH, I DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY ALL THE DETAILS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANY FOUL PLAY INVOLVED.
HERE ARE THESE THINGS TO GRAPEVINE? YEAH.
I KNOW, BUT I MEAN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LATELY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT THE OVERNIGHT POLICE PROGRAM MM-HMM
IS THAT GONNA CONTINUE? IS THAT, IS THAT A, IS THAT A GRANT OR? NO, THAT BECAME AN UNFUNDED REQUEST.
AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF LAST YEAR.
UM, EACH TIME THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR THAT, IT WAS UNFUNDED.
AND SO AGAIN, THIS YEAR WE DON'T HAVE IT IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET TO COVER THAT.
SO THAT IS, THAT WILL BE A PART OF THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? A COPY OF THIS? SURE.
ITEM 3G, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
MR. MARK ALLEN WILL BE PRESENTING.
UH, MARK ALLEN PARKS PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT UPDATES.
GARLAND SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER IS A LOT OF ACTION HAPPENING THERE.
UM, IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD ON THE INSIDE, ON THE OUTSET AS WELL.
UM, RIBBON CUTTING IS SCHEDULED FOR, UH, OCTOBER 30TH.
IT'S LIKE A SOFT OPENING, IF I'M CORRECT.
THERE'LL BE A RIBBON CUTTING AND A PREVIEW THAT YOU COULD WALK AROUND AND SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THE FACILITY.
10:00 AM WE'LL SEND INVITES TO EVERYBODY.
THIS IS THE LOOK AT THE FRONT.
UM, IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE RENDERING, SO JUST KIND OF COMPARING THOSE TWO.
IT LOOKS, YOU KNOW, THE RENDERING'S REALLY DEPICT WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE FOR THE MOST PART, WHICH IS LANDSCAPING.
SO WHEN'S IT ACTUALLY GONNA OPEN? YOU SAY THAT PREVIEW, WE'RE LOOKING AT OPENING IN MID-NOVEMBER, DEPENDING HOW FAR ALONG THEY COULD GET GOING.
UM, SURE THE INSIDE IS GONNA BE DONE BY THE 30TH, UH, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK ON THE OUTSIDE WITH SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE TO, UH, FIX BEFORE WE ARE ABLE TO OPEN AND GET A FULL CO FULL CERTIFICATE.
THIS IS THE LOOK OF THE INTERIOR.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE, THE CAFETERIA, I BELIEVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
THIS IS A LOOK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING.
UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING IN THE CEILING.
UH, THE WEIGHT ROOM ACTUALLY HAS A WEIGHTS IN THERE CURRENTLY.
SO, UM, YOU CAN SEE IT'S REALLY TAKING SHAPE OF THE CEILING, UH, THE DROP CEILING USING A MORE, I, I THINK UPSCALE LOOK WITH THE WOOD VERSUS JUST A SINGLE, WHAT YOU SEE ABOVE YOUR HEAD.
SO
A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS GONE IN WITH THESE BECAUSE THEY HAVE FLAGPOLES AND ACCOUNTING FOR THE WIND LOAD ON THESE IS KIND OF INSANE, BUT, UM, BUT IT'S REALLY
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TAKEN SHAPE WITH THAT, UH, LU HUFF PARK.UH, THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND THE POOL HAS BEEN, HAVE BEEN REMOVED COMPLETELY.
THE MOISTURE CONDITIONING IS COMPLETE SITE.
THIS IS A VIEW, IF YOU WERE STANDING, UM, I GUESS THE LARGE GYMNASIUM WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND HERE.
UM, SOIL'S READY FOR THE NEXT INSTALL OF PAVING AND ALL THE, EVERYTHING ELSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
THIS VIEW HERE ON THE RIGHT IS WHERE THE BRIDGE CONNECTION WILL BE.
UM, OF COURSE, THE TREES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WILL BE CLEARED UP TO KIND OF MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE VISUALLY OPEN.
BUT THIS IS, UH, A VANTAGE POINT FROM THAT.
UM, AGAIN, IN, UH, STARTING THE TRAIL CONNECTIONS, UH, INSTALLING THE FORM WORK, THIS IS A LONG AVENUE BI BELIEVE IT'S CALLED AVENUE B, UM, AND THEN TRENCH WORK.
UM, BUT NOW THAT THE, THE POOL AND BUILDINGS ARE COMPLETELY GONE, IT'S, IT'S OFF THE RACES WITH PRETTY MUCH INSTALL.
SO, UH, RICK RICO AND THE SPLASH PAD, WE HAVE THIS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR APPROVAL OF THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BLAST PAD.
UM, IT'S ON THE, UH, OCTOBER 20TH.
SO ONCE THAT IS APPROVED, HOPEFULLY, UM, FINGERS CROSSED.
UM, UH, THE NEXT STEP IS REALLY, UH, TO HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING AND GET THE, GET THE BALL ROLLING WITH INSTALL.
SO I KNOW JACK COLEMAN, UH, TENNIS CENTER IS, UH, WHAT WAS THAT OPENING DATE? WE HAD A SOFT OPENING ON THE 1ST OF OCTOBER, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE RIBBON CUTTING, UH, THREE 30 ON SATURDAY THE 10TH OF OCTOBER.
SO WITH THIS PROJECT BEING IN MIND THAT THE JACK OWEN WOULD'VE OPENED ALREADY, WAS REALLY TRYING TO BE STRATEGIC ON THE INSTALL OF THIS PROJECT WHERE IT'S NOT TOO DISRUPTIVE TO WHAT THE NEW CENTER THAT JUST OPENED.
UM, SO WE MODIFIED THE PLANS A LITTLE BIT TO KIND OF ACCOUNT FOR THAT.
UM, PUTTING SOME SCREENINGS ON THE, THE FENCING TOWARDS A LITTLE BIT BETTER USE OF THAT SPACE FOR THE CURRENT TENNIS USERS.
QUICKER RENDERINGS OF THIS, UH, WIND JOYCE PARK, UH, THE CONCRETE TRAIL CONNECTION INSTALL CONTINUES.
UH, THE PARKING LOT PAVING IS COMPLETE.
THAT INCLUDES THE DRIVE AS WELL.
UM, SITE UTILITY WORK IS JUST UNDERWAY.
UM, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE LAKE.
UM, IN THE PAST, THE WATER WOULD'VE BEEN RIGHT AROUND HERE AND I BELIEVE, IF I HAD TO GUESS, IT WAS ABOUT OVER A HUNDRED FEET, UH, OUT.
SO, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF THE RECENT RAINS AFFECTED THAT ANY, I DON'T THINK IT RAISED AS MUCH AT ALL.
WE ACTUALLY, WE WERE, WE WERE REALLY, SO WE WERE, WE WERE, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAD TO INSTALL A FISHING PIER HERE.
SO THE LONGER IT STAYS KINDA IN THAT DROUGHT KIND OF FURTHER OUT, IT'S, IT MAKES IT FOR EASE OF INSTALLATION WITH THESE, UH, FOR THE FISHING PIER.
THIS IS JUST A VIEW OF KEEP GOING.
WELL, WELL THE FISHING PIER EXTENDS QUITE A BIT OUT INTO THE LAKE.
UH, I THINK IT'S LIKE 70 OR SO FEET.
SO
SO THIS IS JUST THE OVERALL VIEW OF, OF THE CURRENT PROGRESS, REALLY LONG HAUL
IT'S REALLY, IT'S UM, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY THIS AERIAL PHOTO'S A LITTLE OUTDATED, BUT THERE'S A PARKING LOT OVER HERE, BUT THE WAY IT SHAPES AND WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT TO THE, THE OVERALL, YEAH, I MEAN IT LOOKS, YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY STARK.
THE CONTRACTOR'S DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB OF REALLY MAKING SURE THEY HIT THESE CERTAIN POINTS OF ALL THE RADII FOR THE, THE TRAILS TO REALLY CAPTURE THAT.
SO, UH, HERE'S THE VIEW OF THE PARKING LOT.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF THIS IS, UH, SOMEONE'S DOING SOME ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THAT, A LOT OF TRAILS, BUT IT'S PROGRESSING REALLY WELL.
UM, AND CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE HAD, IT WASN'T A MUD PIT.
SO THAT KIND OF GOES TO SHOW THAT THEY'VE GRADED IT REALLY WELL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT FINISHED IT, SO IT DOESN'T HOLD WATER AS MUCH AS YOU EXPECT.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THERE'S, SO WHENEVER THEY'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION, THEN YOU NEED TO HAVE ACCESS FOR CERTAIN AREAS.
SO RATHER THAN DRIVE OVER A NEW FORM, CONCRETE OH, SO JUST LEAVE OUT FOR, FOR EQUIPMENT MM-HMM
BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY'RE GONNA CRACK IT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, THIS ONE IS, IS STILL PENDING.
UH, WE, UH, WE NEED TO GET, UH, SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH, UH, UM, UH, ACCESS FOR THIS OFF OF THE FIRE LANE, UM, OFF OF KINGSLEY ROAD FOR THIS FIRE LANE.
BUT, UH, IT'S AN ONGOING, IT'S AN ONGOING THING.
IT'S GONNA BE A BROKEN RECORD FOR MAYBE FOR THE, EVEN FOR THE NEXT ONE, BUT IT'S, IT'S STILL IN THE WORKS.
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WHY? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE FORCING THIS PARK INTO THIS PIECE OF LAND THAT IS NO GOOD.AND AFTER THE MEETING LAST TIME, I WAS LIKE, WHY ARE WE SQUARE PEGGING INTO A ROUND HOLE HERE? YOU KNOW, IT'S TRICKY.
UM, WASN'T PART OF THIS GRANT MONEY THOUGH? AT ONE TIME IT WAS, BUT THEN IT WAS SWITCHED OVER AND IT'S NOT AND IT'S NOT GONE.
SO IT'S NOT SITTING THERE EARNING INTEREST IN OR ANYTHING, ANYTHING DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME, THE MANY LONG PERIODS OF TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT EARNING ANY INTEREST OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I DIDN'T WHY
UM, BUT THE, IT'S KIND OF TRICKY.
SO THE, WE'VE RUNNING INTO SOME PROPERTY LINES ENCROACHMENTS, UM, THAT HAVE, WERE DONE DECADES IN THE PAST.
SO IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY HAVE A FIRE LANE IN THERE, WERE DISCUSSIONS ON, UM, TALKING WITH SOME ADJACENT OWNERS TO GET SOME ACCESS INTO THERE.
UM, IT'S, YEAH, IT'S, UH, IT'S A TRICKY THING.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY, THE WAY WE DESIGN THIS, IT'S A PLAYGROUND THAT'S STONE.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S FLAMMABLE.
S ALL IS METAL, BUT WE STILL
BUT THE REASON, SO YOU SAY FIRE LINE, IT'S JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T, IT IS JUST REALLY A PINCHED ENTRY FOR THIS PARK AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME, UH, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND WHATNOT.
SO THERE'S NOT, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE WERE EVEN DOING THIS $2 MILLION PARK.
THAT IS JUST, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY, BUT APPARENTLY IT'S A PET PROJECT.
IF WE HAD AN OPTION, IF THERE WAS A, AN ADJACENT PROPERTY THAT WAS LIKE RIGHT AROUND THE MIDPOINT OF THIS PARK WE COULD UTILIZE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
BUT NO ONE HAS THAT FOR SALES, BUT YES, PART OF THE MASTER PLAN.
BUT IT'S A COOL ONE IF YOU EVER GET AROUND TO IT.
SO, UH, IT, IT'LL, IT'LL HAPPEN THOUGH.
SO, UM, WE DID HAVE A DISCU A MEETING WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.
UM, WE EXPECT THOSE COMMENTS VERY SOON WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS.
UM, SO ONCE WE GET ALL THOSE, WE'RE GONNA COMPILE 'EM, GET ONE LAST SET TO GARLAND ENGINEERING.
THEY CAN JUST SIGN OFF WITH THE APPROVAL LETTER.
UM, ONCE THAT'S DONE, THE BID PROCESS CAN BEGIN.
UM, UM, JASON SAID THIS IS A LARGER PROJECT GO THE HARBOR POINT PROJECT THAT'S GONNA ENCOMPASS THIS, BUT THIS WILL BE ITS OWN ENTITY, UM, TO KIND OF INCORPORATE INTO THAT.
WHERE, WHERE IS THIS LOCATED? THIS IS AT JOHN PAUL JONES PARK OFF OF ZION ROAD.
IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A LAUNCH AND A, A FISHING PIER.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE MIDDLE? THAT'S, THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, THIS, IF YOU GO OUT THERE NOW, THE, THE PARKING LOT IS RIDDLED WITH POTHOLES.
YOU'LL, YOU'LL BREAK YOUR CAR.
SO IF YOU DRIVE OUT THERE, SO, UH, THIS REPLACES THE PARKING LOT, UH, WITH A, THE, UH, REINSTALLED SOME, UM, HEAD WALL THAT WAS, OR SOME UH, I GUESS SOME SEA WALL THAT WAS JUST DAMAGED.
SO THAT REPAIRS THAT AND FIX THE NEW, UH, BOAT RAMP WITH A COURTESY DOCK.
UM, AND THEN PARKING AND JUST REALLY ENHANCE THE AREA WITH THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A KAYAK LAUNCH AND A FISHING PIER ON THE SIDE.
SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS ONE GETTING TO THAT POINT.
WE HAVE APPROVED FROM DALLAS WATER THAT THAT WAS TAKING A LONG TIME.
UM, AND WE'LL BID FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.
USUALLY IT'S ABOUT FOUR WEEKS FOR BID AND SEE WHAT WE GET FOR THAT ONE.
SO, UM, THE FLOOD STUDY WITH THIS TOOK A LITTLE, TAKES A WHILE TO GET THIS ONE.
THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THEY DON'T FLOOD ANYTHING UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM.
SO, UM, THAT'S BEEN, THAT'S BEEN SORTED OUT.
SO, UH, LATE OCTOBER IS THE, IS THE GOAL.
SO I HAVE, THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION.
HOW'S IT GONNA AFFECT THE DISC GOLF HOLES? 'CAUSE MY FRIENDS, MY CONSTITUENTS SAID, LIBBY, YOU NEED TO FIND OUT HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT HOLES EIGHT AND NINE.
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IN HERE IS THERE GONNA BE A BRIDGE AND CORRECT ME, I'M, I NEED TO LOOK IN, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE DISC GOLF IS NOT WITHIN THIS AREA.CAN WE LIKE MEET ONE? LIKE HAVE YOU AND I GO MEET AND LET ME WALK THIS, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A HARD TIME WITH THIS MYSELF AND NOW PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL WHAT'S, WHERE'S, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? HOW ARE WE GONNA PLAY DISC GOLF? BUT WELL, THEY'LL HAVE TO, THEY'LL HAVE SOME, IF THERE'S ANY ENCROACHMENT INTO IT, THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO, UH, WE'LL HAVE TEMPORARY SIGNS, BUT I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT I COULD PROVIDE NEXT TIME IS, UM, I HAVE A MAP OF THE DISC GOLF.
I COULD OVERLAY THAT TO KINDA GIVE YOU A REFERENCE OF, IN FACT, I COULD USE THAT AT REFERENCE MYSELF, YOU KNOW, UM, JUST TO SHOW WHERE THAT COULD OCCUR.
UM, PLEASE DON'T BRING IT IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE I WON'T BE HERE.
UH, WE CAN GET TOGETHER MAYBE.
UH, WE CAN, I CAN HAVE YOU DO THAT.
UH, JAMES PARK, WALL CREEK, UH, LANDSCAPE INSTALL A NEAR COMPLETION OF THE CONCRETE WORK IN THE PLAZA AREA.
WE'RE DOING A FINAL PUNCH INSPECTION, WHICH IS LIKE THE FINAL WALKTHROUGH, IDENTIFYING ANY REMAINING ITEMS TO, UH, BE ADDRESSED.
UM, YOU SEE THE SITE FURNISHINGS ARE IN, UM, SOME TRAIL WORK.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY RUN THE IRRIGATION.
UM, ONCE THEY GET THAT INSTALLED, THEY'LL DO THE LOT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, SURPRISINGLY WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH PEOPLE USING THIS PLAYGROUND IN THE PAST 25 OTHER PLAYGROUNDS THAT WERE DONE IN THE YEARS PAST.
THERE WAS ALWAYS AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE GETTING THERE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS OPEN FOR NOW, BUT, UH, THE CONTRACTOR'S DONE A GOOD JOB KEEPING THAT CLOSED AND THEY MONITOR IT.
UH, I ACTUALLY HAVE AN UPDATE ON THIS ONE AND, UH,
SO, UH, EARLIER TODAY I RECEIVED SOME PLAN, UH, SOME PLANS AND DETAILS FOR THIS OVERHEAD RAILROAD PROTECTION STRUCTURE.
UM, SO HERE'S A PLAN VIEW OF THIS.
SO, UH, THE RAILROAD'S OVERHEAD, THIS AREA IN RED IS, IS BASICALLY A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS ANYTHING THAT FALLS OFF THE RAILROAD FOR THE TRAIL USERS.
AND HERE IS A KINDA A THREE VIEW OF THIS, WHAT FALLS.
SO IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU LOOK AT SOME RAILROADS, THEY HAVE A LOT OF THESE LARGE AGGREGATE STONES AND THE RAILROAD IS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT FALLING OR ANYTHING FALLING FROM WHERE ANY OF THE FREIGHT CARS BELOW ONTO, ONTO THE, THE, THE TRAIL.
SO, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF THINGS COULD FALL OFF.
NOT THAT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS, BUT IT'S JUST SOME, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY AGGREGATE? NO, I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY.
BUT I DROVE THROUGH THERE THAT THREW THAT.
YEAH, IT'S UM, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF HUGS, EXISTING SUPPORTS LIKE THE, IF YOU EVER GO OUT THERE, THE, THE WALL, THE VERTICAL SUPPORTS ARE HERE, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.
BUT THAT WAS THE BIGGEST, THAT WAS THEIR THING.
THEY NEED A-C-P-K-C WANTED A PROTECTION STRUCTURE.
AND I JUST RECEIVED THIS EARLIER TODAY, SO THIS WILL BE REVIEWED AND OF COURSE THIS IS A COMPANY'S WAS, IS ACCOMPANIED WITH STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.
UM, BUT THIS IS, THIS WAS THE WHOLE STRUCTURE THAT, YOU KNOW, DELETED HER THING WITH.
UM, SO STAY TUNED WITH THAT ONE.
UM, THIS WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR STRUCTURAL REVIEW AND OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE A FEW RENDITIONS OF THIS AS WELL.
OF COURSE, GARDEN AVENUE UNDERPASS STILL ON HOLD WITH THE KIMLEY HORN, UH, SPRING CREEK RESERVE STUDY WITH THAT SAME THING FOR HUMAN FOREST.
I'M REALLY HOPING TO GET THESE GOING SOON.
UH, 'CAUSE UH, UNDERPASS WOULD'VE, IT WOULD'VE BEEN FINISHED, UH, AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION WISE.
UM, 'CAUSE IT WASN'T A LONG TIME FOR LONG DURATION FOR THAT, BUT, SO FINGERS CROSSED WE CAN GET THESE KICKED BACK UP.
SO WHERE ON THE MAP IS THIS FOR THE DUCK CREEK? SO DUCK CREEK'S THE, FOR THE OVERHEAD STRUCTURE.
SO IT IS SOUTH GLENBROOK IS HERE, RIGHT THERE.
SO IF YOU DRIVE AROUND HERE, YOU COULD PEEK AT IT A LITTLE BIT WHERE THAT OPENING WOULD BE.
UM, IN FACT, IN THE NEXT MEETING I CAN PROVIDE LIKE A KINDA A VIEW, ILLUSTRATE WHAT THAT ROUTE WOULD BE.
SO, UM, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I COULD GO BACK TO ANYTHING.
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ALRIGHTYY.ITEM THREE H IS THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS.
YOU GUYS CAN ALL REVIEW THOSE.
AND THEN, UH, ITEM FOUR, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. GO OVER SOME OF THOSE.
SO WE COMPLETED MOST OF THE, ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT Y'ALL HAD REQUESTED.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY NEW REQUESTS FOR ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? ANYTHING Y'ALL WANT TO SEE? ANYTHING Y'ALL WANNA HEAR ABOUT? I JUST WANNA TOSS THIS OUT AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
I THINK MOLLY AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT WERE HERE AT THAT POINT.
AND UH, YEAH, WE KNEW WE WERE WORKING ON IT.
THE, UH, I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF, YOU KNOW, LIKE AN UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN MIGHT BE A USEFUL THING FOR THIS GROUP.
ANYTHING ELSE? THE UPDATE ON, YEAH, FOR CARRIE, DO YOU HAVE UH, ANYTHING FURTHER ON THAT ONE? SO I COULD PUT THAT DOWN IF Y'ALL WANNA DO THAT IN NOVEMBER.
THIS LETTER WE GOT, IS THIS JUST AN FYI? YES IT IS.
WE WHAT WAS BASICALLY IT SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST WANT TO OPEN THEIR OWN TEEN CENTER AND JUST SOMETHING DEDICATED FOR TEENS.
UM, AND WE JUST DON'T, UM, SUBJECT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA I'VE BEEN TOLD, SO WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT, BUT RIGHT, RIGHT.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN PUT AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO GO OVER THE LETTER? SURE.
TO REALLY TO SEE WHAT, HOW TO SUPPORT TEAMS IN, UH, OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT SERVICES WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
CAN WE INVITE THE YOUTH COUNCIL? ABSOLUTELY.
WE COULD DO, WE COULD INVITE THE YOUTH COUNCIL TO SPEAK.
LET'S DO WE Y'ALL WANNA DO THAT IN DECEMBER, JANUARY? YEAH, SURE.
UH, IT IS 8 0 2 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.