[Parks and Recreation Board on July 10, 2023.]
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BUT ITEMS OF DISCUSSION LISTED ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY BE DISCUSSED. WE DO HAVE QUORUM TONIGHT WITH NOBODY ABSENT. OUR FIRST ORDER IS PRESENTATIONS. I THINK BRANDS ARE YOU DOING PRESENTATION? AH, THANK YOU. WE JUST WANTED TO WE WANTED TO WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF SO THE BOARD CAN BECOME FAMILIAR WITH YOU. UH, SO WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST I BELIEVE IT'S PLACE ONE BRIAN ARNOLD. I THINK WE'LL JUST START DOWN WITH WITH YOU. AND THEN JANET WILL CIRCLE BACK. JUST KIND OF TALKED TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. AND WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET ON PARKS AND REC BOARD AND ALL THAT. YEP. HOW'S IT GOING? BRIAN ARNOLD, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. I AM LIVED IN WIDELY ENOUGH FOR THREE YEARS WITH MY I'VE GOT A WIFE AND WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THEN A EXPECTING A BOY. AUGUST 2ND, SO, UM, COMING QUICKLY. UM AND I'VE YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS REALLY WANTED TO JUST BE INVOLVED IN THE CITY DOING THAT ARE GOING ON AND TRYING TO GET INTO TO HELP OUT AND JUST BE A VOICE AS WELL. SO UM AND PARKS AND REC, YOU KNOW, TOLD THE WHEN WE HAD OUR INTERVIEWS AND STUFF WITH THE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT KIND OF THING I SAID, I KIND OF HAVE A I GUESS A SOFT SPOT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I'VE GOT YOUNG KIDS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF AS WELL. SO UM, LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO, UM, HELP THE CITY IN ALL THE AREAS THAT WE CAN AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU ALL. BEEN WORKING TOGETHER.
THANK YOU. THAT'S NOT WITH YOU. AND THEN AH! JUST CLICK OFF AND THEN AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT BRIAN NUMBER TWO. ONE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CRAIG. I'M SORRY. BRENT WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER TOO LONG. NO, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BRIAN NUMBER TWO WAS THERE BEFORE THE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. NERVOUS THIS COULD JUST BE BRIAN SPOT. UM WHAT ARE WE DOING? JUST JUST INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO THE NEW TEAM MEMBERS. YES. SO I'M CRAIG ALLEN. UM I'VE BEEN IN WYLIE FOR WHEN WE HAD 17 YEARS NOW. RAISE KIDS HERE. UM, MY YOUNGEST IS 15. UM AND I'VE I THINK THIS IS MY SECOND TERM. I CAME IN AS A ALTERNATE. UM SO WE KIND OF HAD A HALF TERM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEN I BELIEVE THIS IS MY SECOND. SECOND TERM ON THE BOARD. UM BUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE, KIND OF LIKE, USE THAT AS ONE OF THE INVOLVED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE CITY OF WILEY. BRIAN AND BRIAN SIGNING OFF. HI BRIAN DYSON HERE. I'VE BEEN WILDLY SINCE 2019. WE CAME IN ORDER TO HAVE CHILDREN. AND SO NOW WE HAVE TO TWO AND FOUR. MY WIFE, CASSIE AS A DANCER AND RUN SOME CLASSES AT THE REC CENTER. AROUND HERE IN TOWN. WE OWN A CROSSFIT GYM ATLANTIS ON THE EAST SIDE OF 78 AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT BUSINESS HERE AND WILEY. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR ON THE BOARD. YEAH SO THAT'S THE ELEVATOR PITCH.
AND, UM, YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING TO WORK THAT SHIRT BACK INTO MY REPORTORIAL WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT. HMM. THANK YOU. UM I'M KIMBALL IS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW LONG BUT LONG ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE MY TERM UP ALREADY. I THINK THREE YEARS 3.5 YEARS, FOUR YEARS UM, BEN AND WILEY FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY AFTER DOING A TON OF RESEARCH. UM AND ENDED UP SUPER INVOLVED IN WYLIE. SOFTBALL UM, ON THIS BOARD, I COACH UM BOTH WRECK AND SELECT TEAMS FOR GIRLS SOFTBALL . I HAVE TWO KIDS WHO RIGHT NOW ARE BOTH THE SAME AGE, BUT THEY'RE NOT TWINS. YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT. SHOULD I LET CRAIG INTRODUCED ME? HE CAN CALL ME A DIFFERENT NAME IF HE WANTS TO MAKE IT FAIR. MY NAME IS BRENT STARR HOURS ON THE ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. IN MY SEVENTH YEAR BACK IN
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WYLIE, I STARTED OUT IN WYLIE BACK IN BOTH SIX AND WORKED A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN WENT TO ANOTHER CITY AND THEN CAME BACK ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. SO UM, DOING THIS NOW FOR 17 YEARS, UM JUST BEEN BOARD LIAISON FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR, THOUGH, SO STILL VERY NEW TO ME A LITTLE BIT SO UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. HI, EVERYONE. UH, MY NAME IS SCOTT HAVEL. I STARTED. WE MOVED. LIKE PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE HERE, RIGHT, WE MOVED WILEY ABOUT 7.5 ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AGO. COMPLETELY BY ACCIDENT. JUST YOU KNOW, IN FACT, AT THAT POINT, WE WERE LIVING IN DALLAS AND I SAID, WHERE'S WILEY? WHERE ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? AH! BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. MY DAUGHTER SHE'S NOW EIGHT. AND SO I COACHED SOCCER. I. WRAP SOCCER . I'M INVOLVED WITH THE SOCCER ASSOCIATION. AND NOW THAT I'M KIM, NOW THAT I KNOW THAT YOUR SOFTBALL WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT TO. I HAVEN'T QUITE FIGURED THAT OUT, BUT SHE'S DECIDED THAT SHE WANTS TO GIVE SOFTBALL ATTRACT. UM ANYWAYS, SIDETRACKED SO BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN THE NORTHEAST SO WIDELY JUST FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE THE COMMUNITY THAT I'M USED TO GROWING UP IN. AND I JUST I LOVE IT HERE, SO I WANTED TO GET MORE INVOLVED HAVE BEEN ON THE FOUR B BOARD FOR LAST FOUR YEARS, THREE YEARS. I DON'T KNOW SOME SOME PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS FUNNY HOW THE YEARS DISAPPEAR. I JUST KNOW I KEEP SHOWING UP. UM SO THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO STEP UP AND BE PART OF THE BOARD AND I WAS LIKE, HECK, YEAH, LET'S LET'S DO IT. SO THAT'S WHAT BRINGS ME HERE, AND IT'S GOOD TO MEET EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, NIC PUENTE. I'VE BEEN IN WIDELY ABOUT 20 YEARS MINUS THE SIX YEARS OUT OF THE WAY FOR COLLEGE AND AIR FORCE. UM SO WE MOVED BACK ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. MY WIFE AND KIDS. UM YEAH, I GUESS I JOINED JUST TO BE MORE INVOLVED AS WELL. YOU KNOW, JUST DURING COVID SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS AND DIFFERENT PARTS AND DIFFERENT PLACES AND KIND OF THAT'S WHAT DREW ME TO THE PARKS BOARD. BUT JUST IN GENERAL, WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, SO I'M STAYING FOR A WHILE AS WELL. MHM. I'M GLORIA SUAREZ. CAN'T FORGET TO MENTION SHE SAID HERE THIS BOARD AND I'M THE VICE CHAIR. UM I AM AN ORIGINAL DALLAS SITE AND HAVE LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE IN HOUSTON AND A LITTLE BIT OF STATE NEW YORK. UM I RETIRED IN 2014 AND FOUND A HOME IN WYLIE. AND, UH, MY REALTOR WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SHE GOT ME TO VOLUNTEER WITH SOMETHING AND I HAD WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR A HOUSE I WAS CARRYING ON ABOUT MYSELF. BUT I HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS AND I'VE BEEN THERE AND I'VE BEEN BAD AND I'VE BEEN ON UNITED WAY AND I'VE DONE THE MARCH OF DIMES, SO I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT SHE WAS CHAIRPERSON OF VOLUNTEERISM. SO SOMEWHERE IN THERE, UM SOME OF THE PEOPLE ENCOURAGED ME TO BECOME PART OF THIS BOARD. AND, UM AND YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING EVERY MINUTE AND I'M STARTING MY THIRD TERM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK I HOPE THAT YOU FIND THAT THIS IS A GOOD BOARD TO BE ON IT. I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT. OH, YOU GUYS REALLY WORK? WELL, YES, WE DO. SO ANYWAY, UM, THAT THAT TO MEET YOU, TOO, GUYS AND WHAT'S ON BOARD? HI I'M CARMEN PELON. I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN IN WYLIE SINCE EIGHT. I WAS IN ANOTHER CITY BEFORE THAT. SO I'VE ACTUALLY I'VE ACTUALLY OUT, TERMED THE FIRST ONE AND I HAVE I GREW UP IN A RURAL AREA THAT DID NOT HAVE PARKS AND RECREATION AMENITIES. SO WHEN I STARTED COLLEGE. THIS WAS NOT MY PATH, AND WHEN I TOOK A PART TIME JOB IN PARKS AND RECREATION TEACHING CLASSES, AND I WAS JUST FLOORED THAT PEOPLE WE'RE COMING TO DO THIS STUFF AND THAT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO A COMMUNITY. AND THEN I TOOK THE JOB AND WILEY SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT NEEDED IT WAS ON THE VERGE OF GROWTH OF GROWING A PROGRAM.WHEN I STARTED HERE, WE OPERATED JUST OUT OF BART PEDDICORD COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WAS THE OLD POST OFFICE DOWNTOWN, AND THAT'S IT. UM SO ALL OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE NOW HAVE GROWN EXPONENTIALLY, AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR A YEAR, AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO COME SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND WELCOME ABOARD. JANET TELL US ABOUT YOU. FORGET ABOUT ME. I'M JANET PIPER. I HAVE LIVED. I LIVED IN WYLIE FOR 17 YEARS. DON'T LIVE HERE ANY LONGER BUT RAISED KIDS LOVED IT. SMALL
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COMMUNITY OF 17,000 TURNED INTO 60,000. WHEN I LEFT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS ANY LONGER WORK FOR THE CITY OF WILEY. UM FOR 12 YEARS. I STARTED NEXT DOOR AS A PART TIME. G S S. SO I WAS THE ONE TAKING YOUR CARD AND SIGNING YOU UP FOR MEMBERSHIPS. FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN I THE MANGLED MY WAY IN OVER HERE AND GOT HIRED AS THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. I WORKED FOR CARMEN. AND, UM. AND I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT, AND IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU GUYS.YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU CAN ALWAYS RESPOND TO ME WITH YOUR EMAILS.
PLEASE DO NOT EVER REPLY ALWAYS REPLIED JUST TO ME BECAUSE IT DOES. LIKE SOMEONE SO BUT FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT ANY TIME. AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. I'M HERE FOR YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU, JANET. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? THAT'S WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. OUR FIRST ITEM IS CONSIDERING ACT UPON ELECTION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CHAIR FOR THE 23 2023 SLASH 2024 TERM. MAY I FIRST START OFF BY SAYING, UM, THAT TO ABSTAIN A VOTE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CONFLICTING REASONS AS TO WHY YOU WANT TO DO THAT. AND YOU HAVE TO SEE ME BEFORE I ACTUALLY HAVE TO NOTARIZE IT. IT'S A BIG DEAL, SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND IN IF YOUR VOTE IF YOU WERE TO ABSTAIN, IT'S STILL A YES VOTE, SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK OUT PRIOR TO THE MEETING. JUST SO YOU WANTED TO LET THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THAT PARTICULARLY JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. UH KIM MULLIS HAS HAD THIS ROLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. AH AND THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF ODD BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS HERE. TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY NOMINATED IF YOU MISSED THIS MEETING BUT WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE. SO THIS JUST JUST TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU KNOW.
WE CAN ALL KIND OF TALK IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MAYBE WARNING THIS POSITION OR IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN KEEPING KIM IN THIS POSITION. UM YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF US TO KIND OF TALK AND IF ANYBODY DOES HAVE INTERESTS, YOU KNOW WE'D LOVE TO HEAR OR IF YOU HAVE NOMINATION THAT YOU WANT AH , TO RECOMMEND SOMEBODY FOR THE CHAIR POSITION. IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THE FLOOR IS OPEN. KIM. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN STAYING IN THE ROLES CHAIR. I HONESTLY IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS THE OPPORTUNITY I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO RELINQUISH THE TITLE OF CHAIR . BUT IF NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE IT, THEN I'VE LEARNED A LOT SO AND A LOT OF GREAT THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. I LIKE QUICK MEETING. YES, CORRECT. YES, CRAIG. SO I TALKED TO KIM. LAST SESSION AND ASKING HER FEELINGS ABOUT HOW DO YOU LIKE SITTING IN, UH, THE ROLE AND SHE'S FINE WITH IT. SHE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AS CRAIG'S POINTED OUT. AH! IT'S JUST MY NATURE TO MOVE INTO MORE AND MORE LEADERSHIP ROLES.
SO I ASKED HER WOULD BREAK YOUR HEART. IS IT LIKE, YOU KNOW, BLOODTHIRSTY BATTLE TO THE DEATH IF I ASKED TO BE NOMINATED. SO THAT'S WHERE I THINK CRAIG IS. THROWING ME OUT THERE. UH, SO.
THERE WE ARE. I HAVE AN ACCIDENT . THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY MY NOMINATION AND JUST SHARING WITH YOU. WHAT WHAT? THE BEHIND THE SCENES OVER THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE BOW FOR UM. I THINK YOU WOULD BE GREAT. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR NOMINATING ME AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL. SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, IF I COULD DO THAT, THEN PLEASE LET YOUR VOTE BE YOUR GUIDE. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOMINATE BOW WHERE THE CHAIR OF THE FUNCTIONAL CREATION BOARDS. THANK YOU, GLORIA. DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THIS NOMINATION? I WILL. SECOND THE NOMINATION. FOR THE MOST OF THE MOTION FOR A NOMINATION AND WE WILL VOTE. WAS THERE ANY MORE NOMINATIONS, THOUGH? OH, I DON'T THINK SO. NOBODY SPOKE UP. SO IT'S ALL YOU
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KNOW, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH EASIER ON ME IF I JUST HADN'T SHOWN UP SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT COOKIES. WHY COMPLIMENTED HIS SHIRT? DON'T FORGET THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL VOTE FOR BO TO BE OUR NEW CHAIR FOR THE NEW PEOPLE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT'LL COME UP WITH A YES NO OR ABSTAIN, REMEMBER, YOU CAN'T REALLY ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE. UM SO IT'S A YES OR A NO.SO GO AHEAD. AND ONCE WE'RE ONCE IT COMES UP, GO AHEAD AND VOTE. YOU GOTTA PRESSURE, BUT. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES TOTAL VOTES BY A LANDSLIDE SEVEN FOR BO TO BE OUR CHAIR STARTING IN AUGUST, SO NICE JOB. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT VOTED, AND I WANT TO ADMIT I ALMOST JUST TO CAUSE DRAMA. ALMOST VOTED NO. NO, NO, NO, I WAS GOING TO PLAY IT OFF. IT'S LIKE WHO VOTED NO GOSH. THANKS I'LL DO MY BEST TO LEAD US THROUGH QUICK AND EFFICIENT MEETINGS. AH! AND CARRY OUT THE DUTIES THAT YOU'VE DELEGATED ME TO PERFORM. THANK YOU, GLORIA.
THANK YOU, CRAIG. AND EVERYONE ELSE. I'M HERE TO SERVE. IN AUGUST. YEP. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IS CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON THE ELECTION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2023 2024 TERMS. SAME RULES APPLY. SO GLORIA HAS HELD THIS ROLE FOR HOW LONG NOW, GLORIA. IT'S BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS. UM BUT AGAIN, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY IF ANYBODY ELSE YOU KNOW, IS INTERESTED IN IT IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK UP, OR GLORIA, IF THIS IS YOU KNOW SOMETHING YOU STILL WANT. THE WHOLE HEY. UM YOU MIGHT WANT TO CLARIFY WITH THE ROLE IS FOR THE VICE SO, OKAY, SO ANY TIME THAT THAT THE BOARD CHAIR IS ABSENT UM, THE VICE CHAIR WILL BE THE ONE THAT STEPS IN AND RUNS THE MEETING. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IF BO DECIDES HE'S NOT SHOWING UP FOR A MEETING. BUT HE'S HERE EVERY MEETING SO THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
WAS IT? GLORIA HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT KEEPING YOUR ROLE? WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE JOB YOU'VE DONE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE SERVING, UM THERE WAS SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS DECISION. I'M FINE WITH IT. UH, I'M GOING TO REMAIN ACTIVE. THIS IS MY LAST TERM TWO YEARS, SO WHETHER AND VICE CHAIR OR NOT, I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH BOARDS. HAPPENED. STAY ON OR ANYBODY ELSE WANTS IT? IT'S THERE. BO. YOU CAN'T DO BOTH OF THESE. HMM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR OUR VICE SURE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE GLORIA REMAIN OUR VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I MOVED TO SECOND THAT MOTION AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
RIGHT? ABOUT VOTE PASSES. SEVEN NOTHING UM, TO HAVE GLORIA B R VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2023 2024 TERMS. OUR NEXT REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IS CONSIDERED AN ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 12TH 2023 PARKS AND REC BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. WHICH HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO READ PRIOR. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE? AS PRESENTED. I'M SORRY, GLORIA. UH MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE 12TH 2023 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO APPROVE SIX AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALREADY OUT THE DOOR. RIGHT? THE MOTION PASSES, SEVEN TO NOTHING. WE'LL MOVE ON
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TO OUR WORK SESSIONS OR FIRST WORK SESSION IS BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION, WHICH CARMEN YOU'RE GOING TO CARRY? UM WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS TIME I MADE PACKETS.OKAY THE SLIDES IN THE PACKET OF UPDATED A LITTLE BIT, SO GO OFF OF YOUR SCREEN. UM WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE BOOK. WE'RE JUST GOING TO KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS BUT THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR HANDOUT. SO I'M JUST A QUICK LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT'S INSIDE TO HELP YOU GET STARTED. UM, AND AS I HEAR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS COME UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR I AM MAKING NOTE AND THOSE ARE THINGS I WILL END UP UPDATING, SO THIS WILL BE MORE OF A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT . UM, WE ALSO STARTED DOING THE RESOURCE GALLERY LAST YEAR ONLINE FOR SOME OF THE CONTACT INFORMATION THAT SORT OF THING.
WE WILL BE ADDING OUR TWO NEW MEMBERS. TO THAT SHORTLY AND HAVE, UM, LINKS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH FROM BRIAN. AND FOR SCOTT AND JANET. YOU'LL SEND THAT OUT FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO. A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, OR I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU. IT'S INFORMATION THAT YOU'LL HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU. SHOULD YOU RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS? UM IT'S A GOOD.
GOOD STARTING PLACE FOR YOU. AND OF COURSE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT UM. ANSWERED THEN YOU JUST LET ONE OF THE STAFF NOW AND WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. SO UM, IN THE WIDELY WE HAVE ABOUT 2.5 MILLION VISITORS DO SOMETHING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION EVERY YEAR. THAT'S BETWEEN OUR ATHLETICS AND PARKS ARE REC CENTER, THE SENIOR REC CENTER. THE BROWN HOUSE. THE THAT'S THE WELCOME CENTER BROWN HOUSE. UM AND WITHIN ALL OF THAT THE STAFF ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR UM . OPERATING ALL THOSE LOCATIONS AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN MARKETING AND, UM, MANAGE OUR FINANCES. IN 2020 , THE DEPARTMENT STAFF INITIATED MISSION VISION AND VALUE PROCESS AND THE RESULTING MISSION VISION AND VALUES ARE UP ON THE SCREEN . RIGHT NOW. WE APPLY THIS TO MOST OF OUR DECISION MAKING THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. MISSION IS SPARK CONNECTION WITH SELF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH MEANINGFUL PARK AND RECREATION EXPERIENCES. THE VISION, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR SETTING THE STANDARD FOR CONNECTION SERVICE AND QUALITY AND PARKS AND RECREATION. AND THEN ARGUE VP, WHICH IS OUR UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION. UM IS CONNECTION MOVES US BECAUSE IT MOVES YOU. ALSO AT THAT SAME TIME WHEN WE WORKED ON THIS ONE STAFF WORKED ON IT IN 2020. WE DEVELOPED THE GUIDING PHILOSOPHY FOR THE DEPARTMENT. UM. THIS IS OUR COLLECTION OF VALUES THAT THAT DETERMINES THE CORRECTNESS OF OUR DECISION MAKING. THIS IS DETERMINED BY THE GUESTS, NOT BY STAFF, ACTUALLY, UM SO SERVICE COMMUNITY AND QUALITY SERVICES INSPIRING AND DELIVERING ATTENTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY THAT HAS COMMON LIFE GOALS FOR AN ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE. DIVERSITY AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND QUALITY. OUR COMMITMENT TO KINDNESS, EXPERTISE, CREATIVITY AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. AND DURING THAT PROCESS, UM THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF IT, OR IT WAS A LIST OF THINGS THAT WERE KNOWN FOR WERE KNOWN FOR HAVING CLEAN FACILITIES. NICE PARKS CARRYING STAFF ARE SENIOR OFFERINGS.
SUMMER CAMPS ARE DOWNTOWN EVENTS BEYOND BALLARD, GLOW IN THE PARK AND VICTORIAN HAUNT. UH TRAIL SYSTEM AND OUR ATHLETIC COMPLEXES. AND WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR OUR FACILITIES
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FOR OUR STAFF FOR PROGRAMMING. WE HAVE A LIST OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ON PAGE EIGHT AND NINE. I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR THIS, BUT THAT NEXT PAGE IN YOUR BOOK AT PAGE 10 HAS A LIST OF OUR CURRENT PROJECTS. UM AND I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS UPDATED PERIODICALLY AS WELL. WE DO HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND IF SOMETHING IS MISSING, OR IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AGAIN. JUST REACH OUT TO US, AND WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. SO FUNDING FOR PARKINSON RECREATION. WE HAVE SEVERAL BUCKETS OF FUNDING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO USE. WE HAVE, UM REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE PROPERTY TAX. AH! FROM FOUR V SALES TAX. SO ANYTHING THAT SOLD . IN THE CITY OF WILEY AND SELL STOCKS ARE COLLECTED. WE DO GET A HALF A CENT SALES TAX. THE END, I LAND DEVELOPMENT FEES.THOSE ARE THE FEES THAT ARE PAID BY THE DEVELOPERS WHENEVER THEY ARE PUTTING IN A NEW PROJECT, OR RESIDENTIAL AREA. WE HAVE ACCESS TO GRANTS AND DONATIONS, AND THEN WE ARE ABLE TO USE A LITTLE BIT OF THE HOTEL MOTEL REVENUE. FOR THE HISTORIC FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE SO STONE HAVEN AND BROWN HOUSE. AND STOP YOU FOR A SECOND MHM. THE AN ISLAND DEVELOPMENT FEES. UM WAS THAT A VERY BIG PORTION OF THE FUNDING. YES AND IT COMES IN WAVES. IT'S NOT STUDY, SO UM, THIS YEAR. WE'VE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES, AND THEY GO INTO ZONED BUCKETS. AND SO, UM WHEREVER THE MONEY COMES IN. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO SPEND. IT ISN'T WITHIN A CERTAIN AREA.
UM I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN ALWAYS, BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND, TOO, THAT EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE UM, BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION. THERE IS ALWAYS REDEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OR WHATEVER, AND THEY WANT TO GIVE US A PORTION OF THE LAND OR BUILD A TRAIL FOR US IN LIEU OF THESE UM. YOU KNOW IS IT IS THAT TAKEN OUT A LOT OF ONE OF THE FUNDING OUT OF THAT BUCKET OR CAN WE DO HAVE SOME DISCRETION, THE STAFF AND THE BOARD AND COUNCIL AS TO WHETHER WE WANT THE LAND. WE WANT THE FEES. UM THE WE'RE WHAT WE'RE NOTICING, ESPECIALLY COUNSELING THIS LAST YEAR AS IF IT'S IF IT'S IN FLOODPLAIN. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. AND SO WE WANT THE TYPICALLY YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO GET THE FUNDING. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. JUST ONE OTHER NOTE. THE PARKS FUNCTIONS FOR OPERATIONS. THEY ARE FUNDED FROM GENERAL FUND. AND SOME FROM FOUR B SALES TAX. THE RECREATION SIGNS SO SENIOR RECREATION CENTER BROWN HOUSE STONE HAVEN AND THE REC CENTER ANY FUNDING THAT'S NOT COVERED BY THE USER FEES IS THE FOUR B SALES TAX, SO NO, THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW BECAUSE YOU WILL GET ASKED ABOUT IT. PROPERTY TAX. DOES NOT SUPPORT DIRECT CENTER. IT IS NOT SUPPORT THE SENIOR REC CENTER OR BROWN HOUSE. HMM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON FUNDING? AGAIN THERE'S MORE DETAILS IN THE BOOK. IF AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING UNANSWERED, LET US KNOW. UM SOME OTHER GOOD TALKING POINTS FOR YOU. WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IS, UM, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT PARKS AND RECREATION HAS ON THE COMMUNITY. PARKS AND RECREATION TRACKS. HOMEBUYERS REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS IT STIMULATES TOURISM INCREASES PROPERTY VALUES GENERATE SALES ATTRACTS BUSINESSES, REDUCES PUBLIC HEALTH COSTS AND PROVIDES JOBS. SO WHEN WE ARE PRICING. PROGRAMS WE LOOK AT, UM WE USE A TIERED STRUCTURE. UM WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED? UM, AND THEN THAT HELPS TO START GUIDE. HOW MUCH WE ARE CHARGING OR HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO BE SUPPLEMENTING WITH ONE OF THOSE OTHER BUCKETS. UM SO THE VERY TOP OF THE CHARGE CHARGES THEIR VALUE ADDED, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE CHARGING USER FEES AND THAT SCENARIO. UM FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT THEY DO NEED A LITTLE BIT FROM ONE OF THE OTHER
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BUCKETS. WE WILL SUBSIDIZE THOSE . THAT WOULD BE THE ARTS TYPICALLY. UM AND THEN OUR CORE SERVICES IS ANYTHING THAT. THAT COUNSELOR IN THE COMMUNITY DECIDED THAT WE'RE OKAY WITH SUBSIDIZING THIS EITHER. JUST, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT TO COMPLETELY FALL FOR SUBSIDY SUBSIDY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT CAN CHANGE OVER TIME, TOO. SO WE MAY HAVE YOU KNOW THIS? BIG PUSH TO HAVE PARTICULAR PROGRAM THAT WE DON'T CHARGE FOR. BUT OVER TIME WE MIGHT START TO SEE THE PARTICIPATIONS DWINDLED. BUT FOR A FEW PEOPLE REALLY STARTED TO TAKE HOLD AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO IT. WE MIGHT HAVE TO START CHARGING AT THE IN THAT SCENARIO. AND THEN I DO HAVE A LIST IN YOUR BOOK OF SOME EXAMPLES OF, UM, THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS. UM. SO ONE EXAMPLE LIKE HE'S THINKING ABOUT WHEN COVID HIT. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THAT. THERE WASN'T UM, A BUCKET OF MONEY FOR THAT. AND SO WE HAD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND THERE WERE A LOT OF HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN. SO TO ME, WE ADDED PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES AT THAT POINT, UM SO WE WANT TO BE READY IN THE FUTURE FOR ANYTHING ELSE THAT SHOULD COME UP. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? IT'S PICKLEBALL ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES OF BECAUSE IT BECAUSE THERE WAS, UM IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN IT FIRST STARTED.THERE WAS ALMOST TWO COURTS FULL OF PEOPLE AND THAT SOME POINT THERE MIGHT BE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR THAT SESSION . AND, OF COURSE, NOW WE GOT THE PICKLES PICKLED COURT. UH AT THEY'RE READY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS STILL. IT HASN'T. IT HASN'T BEEN DONE YET. BUT BUT IS THAT AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE I THINK WORK? A SHIFT WERE SHIFTED? YES ABSOLUTELY. YEAH OR ANOTHER EXAMPLE. UM WITH THE BUSSES AT THE SENIOR RECREATION CENTER BECAUSE WE DO GO PICK UP SENIORS IN THE MORNING AND BRING THEM TO THE CENTER. WE'RE STARTING TO FIND THE NEED TO INSTEAD OF DOING BUSSES, AND MAYBE WE NEED TO REPLACE WITH THE LARGER WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VANS SO WE CAN HAVE MORE OF THEM GOING OUT , POTENTIALLY NOT RIGHT AWAY, BUT OVER TIME. SO THAT IS ALSO EXPANDED. BUT IT'S BEEN DECIDED THAT THAT WOULD BE A CORE SERVICE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE PROVIDING. OKAY AND THEN OUR LIST OF AMENITIES. UM SO WE DO HAVE A CLIMBING WALL NEXT DOOR AT THE RECREATION CENTER. THAT'S AVAILABLE TO PASS HOLDERS. THERE ARE REGULAR CLASSES, DEMOS AND THE WALL CAN BE ADDED ON AS PART OF A RENTAL FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR TEAM BUILDING. UM WE HAVE THE INDOOR TRACK THAT'S 1/10 OF A MILE AT THE REC CENTER. THE PAST IS REQUIRED FOR THAT. THERE ARE, UM , A COUPLE OF ROOMS AT THE RECREATION CENTER THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL SPACE. WE HAVE PAVILIONS AND UM, OLD CITY PARKING COMMUNITY PARKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT. WE HAVE INDOOR VOLLEYBALL. AT THE REC CENTER. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ATHLETIC FIELDS USED FOR SOCCER , FOOTBALL, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, AND WE HAVE PRACTICE FIELDS ALL OVER THE CITY. UM THE FIELDS ARE PRIMARILY USED BY WILEY YOUTH BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, WILEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND WIDELY USED SOCCER ASSOCIATION, AND THE LEAGUE'S DO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE CITY. IT'S A PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE ABOUT 19 MILES OF TRAIL, AND WE'RE ADDING CONNECTIONS ALL THE TIME. UM. PEOPLE ARE USING THOSE FOR HIKING, WALKING, RUNNING, BIKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL OVER THE CITY. WE HAVE PLAYGROUNDS. AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS. HAVING HIS MAKING THEM AS FULLY INCLUSIVE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, OVER TIME. SO AS WE HAVE UPDATES THAT WE'RE MAKING. WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY. THERE'S FITNESS EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT THE REC CENTER AND AT THE SENIOR REC CENTER. WE HAVE TWO HISTORIC HOMES. THE BROWN HOUSE, WHICH IS DOWNTOWN, AND THEN THE STONE HAVEN HOUSE, WHICH IS ACROSS FROM FIRE STATION ONE CURRENTLY AH STONE HAVEN IS VACANT. BROWN HOUSE IS UP AND RUNNING. UM AND . WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW VISITORS COMING IN TO SEE THE HISTORIC DISPLAYS A LITTLE GLIMPSE TO PAST. WE HAVE OPEN SPACE ALL OVER THE CITY THAT'S CONSIDERED TO BE UNDISTURBED AREAS, AND THERE'S MINIMAL MAINTENANCE ON THOSE SPACES. WE MANAGE MANICURE THE RIGHT OF
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WAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND THE DEPARTMENT TAKES CARE OF THE PUBLIC ART THAT YOU WILL SEE ON CITY PROPERTIES OF LIKE THE PIECES OUT HERE IN THE TRAIL, THE PIECES AT THE FIRE STATION AND ANIMAL SHELTER. UM THAT'S 1% OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. FOR 1% OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDS OR DEDICATED TO THE ART PROJECTS. AND WE HAVE SPLASH PADS COMING ONLINE SOON AND DOG PARK PICKLEBALL THAT GLORIA JUST MENTIONED THAT WILL BE AT COMMUNITY PARK. OUTDOOR BASKETBALL, SAND VOLLEYBALL, CRICKET PITCH SKATEPARK DISC, GOLF, OUTDOOR RENTAL SPACE AND INDOOR BASKETBALL. I MISS ANYTHING. BRENT. THE DEPARTMENT IS SPLIT INTO WE. DON'T REALLY REFER TO PARTS DIVISION RIGHT DIVISION ANYMORE. WE'VE WORKED TO REALLY COMBINE EFFORTS OVER THIS LAST YEAR, AND THE WAY WE'RE DIVIDED NOW IS OPERATIONS MARKETING AND THEN THE REVENUE IN PROGRAMMING SIDE. THE WAY WE RECEIVE DIRECTION. AND MAKE DECISIONS COMES FROM COUNCIL CITY MAN AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER TO ME. AND THEN UNDERNEATH BRENT, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. HE OVERSEES OPERATIONS OF PROJECTS. AND THEN I HAVE MARKETING AND THE REVENUE PROGRAM SIDE. AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT ADVISORY BOARDS THAT WE WORK WITH. SO WE HAVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, WHICH IS THIS ONE. WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC ART BOARD AND THEN THE FOUR B BOARD THAT SCOTT IS ALSO ON UM WE REFER TO OUR STRATEGIC PLANS THE MASTER PLAN. WE LEAN ON THAT VERY HEAVILY FOR DECISION MAKING OUR MISSION VISION VALUES GUIDING PHILOSOPHY . SEVERAL BUSINESS PLANS, DIFFERENT STUDIES, SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS AND ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS. ON OUR ORGAN CHART. UM LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN WHICH IS BRENT PARKER AND THEN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WHICH IS LADY YONAS. THAT'S WHO I REPORT TO UM, AND THEN OVERALL WE HAVE ABOUT 120 STAFF. 70% OF THOSE STAFF OR PART TIME, SO WE ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF FULL TIME STAFF. FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETINGS. REASONS THAT, UM WE MIGHT WANT TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE THINGS LIKE THIS PRESENTATIONS AND WORK SESSIONS. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE WILL NEED TO UPDATE SOME ORDINANCES, USUALLY THAT THAT'S SPECIFIC TO ANY OF THE RULES IN THE PARKS. UM, BYLAWS FOR THIS BOARD. AND IF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANY PARKING FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, OR WE NEED SOME FEEDBACK ON SOMETHING PARKLAND. DEDICATIONS WILL COME BEFORE THIS BOARD. IF WE'RE ACCEPTING A DONATION, THE BOARD WILL, UM REVIEW THAT AND THEN ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT THE SPORT FUNCTIONS TO DO IS REVIEW AND VOTE ON NONPROFIT EVENT APPLICATIONS. THE REASON THAT WE DO THAT IS THE WAY THE ORDINANCES WRITTEN. THERE'S NO EXCHANGE OF FEES. ON CITY OR PARK PROPERTY. UM SO THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO PROVIDE A NONPROFIT EVENT WHERE THEY ARE SELLING, YOU KNOW, UM DRINKS OR FOOD OR WHATEVER, AS PART OF THEIR FUNDRAISER, AND YOU GUYS WILL BE REVIEWING THOSE AND VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THAT. THOSE DO MOVE INTO AND I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR THIS. BUT THESE THOSE ITEMS WILL MOVE UP TO COUNCIL AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO IMPROVE THOSE. AND OUR DEPARTMENT WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CALLING COLLEGE. OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS TEXAS RECREATION IN PART SOCIETY. UM BE PACKED, WHICH I CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHAT DEEPAK STANDS FOR. BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY. COMMITTEE. WE WORK WITH THE CHAMBER. WE'LL WORK WITH A GROUP OR AN ORGANIZATION CALLED LEARN, AND WE WORK WITH OUR E. D. C. WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF OUR SISTER CITIES. MANY OF OUR STAFF HAVE FRIENDS, CONNECTIONS OR HAVE WORKED IN OTHER CITIES MAINTAIN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. UM WE ALSO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR YOUTH YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION. SO THAT'S WIDELY BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION. WIDELY FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND WILEY YOU SOCCER ASSOCIATION. UM AND THEN WE WORK[00:40:02]
CLOSELY WITH NORTH NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND YOU MAY HEAR IT REFERRED TO AS COG.THAT'S THE BI PACK THAT I MENTIONED FALLS UNDER THAT. WE HAVE SEVERAL AVENUES THAT WE UTILIZE FOR OUR REGULAR MARKETING. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE OFF THINGS THAT WE DO AS WELL.
BUT ON PAGE 34 AND 35 OF YOUR HANDS OUT. YOU'LL SEE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WHAT WE DO REGULARLY. SO THE MAIN SAYING THAT DRIVES OUR REGISTRATIONS IS THE ACTIVITY MENU, AND THAT DOES COME OUT FOUR TIMES A YEAR, FOUR TIMES A YEAR. PLUS, WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL CATALOG JUST FOR SUMMER CAMPS. WE HAVE OUR SO WE HAVE THAT BOOK ONLINE IS OUR FLIP BOOK. WE HAVE ACTIVE NET, WHICH IS WHERE WE ALSO TAKE. REGISTRATIONS WERE ON FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DISCOVER WILEY. UM, WE HAVE MULTIPLE REGISTRATION DRIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UH PAID PRINT ADS, POSTCARDS WEEK AND 30 SECONDS REGISTER, AND THEN WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF REGISTERED DOMAIN NAMES THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED SO THAT WE CAN USE SHORTENED VERSIONS OF OUR LONG ADDRESS LIKE YOU HAVE SHORTENED DOWN TO WILEY CAMPS .COM. WE PROVIDE RACK CARDS AND OUR CITY WEBSITES AS A NUMBER OF ITEMS. YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE, TOO. IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY TRACKING INFORMATION. AH SENIOR REC CENTER HAS A NEWSLETTER, AND THEY ALSO PUT OUT A CALENDAR. OUR REGULAR PROMOTIONS INCLUDE ESPECIAL PRICING FOR REC PASS HOLDERS EARLY BIRD ONLINE REGISTRATION. CAN'T EARLY REGISTRATION CAMP FROM A REGISTRATION, RESIDENT PRICING AND BOY PRICING AND AGE RELATED PRICING. UM. YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE 36 A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAKDOWN, LIKE WITH THE EARLY BIRD ONLINE REGISTRATION WHEN THAT'S HAPPENING. OKAY AND THEN , UH, WE'RE GETTING TO THE END HERE. UH UM, FOR OTHER THINGS THAT I KIND OF WANT TO REITERATE OR HOWEVER, THERE IS, UM I LOCATION FINDER ON OUR WEBSITE. SO IF YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND A PARTICULAR PARK OR AMENITY, WE DO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE. ON OUR SIDE. AND THAT THE WEEKEND 30 SECONDS I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WILL GIVE YOU A VERY QUICK RUNDOWN OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE, NOT EVERYTHING BUT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT WEEK, AND WE DO POST THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, WE HAVE A LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO AN ENHANCEMENT REQUEST.
WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THOSE WE DO CONSIDER ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGET. AND, UM. ALSO THE PLANS AND PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. AND THERE'S A LIST OF FAA HUGHES. THAT'S THE LAST OF THE SLIDES, BUT ALSO IN YOUR BOOK. YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A LIST OF OUR COMMON LANGUAGE AND ARE ACRONYMS THAT YOU MAY WE TRY TO CLEAR HIM UP WHEN WE USE ACRONYMS. BUT JUST IN CASE I FORGET THERE IS A LIST OF THE REGULAR ONES THAT YOU WILL HEAR FRIEND AND I USE AND I HAVE THE FEELING THAT THIS LIST WILL BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT CONTINUES TO GROW BECAUSE THIS IS DESTINY, EVEN SCRATCH THE SURFACE. UM AND THEN I DID INCLUDE SO NEW THIS YEAR, UM I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD MAKE THE WRECK PASS AVAILABLE TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE WE NEED YOU TO BE ADVOCATES AS ONE OF YOUR ROLES. SO NOW YOU CAN'T YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A WRECK. PASS NEXT DOOR WHILE YOU ARE ON THE BOARD , AND, UM YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR DISCOUNTS. SO CHECK THAT OUT. AND THEN JUST ONE LAST THING I INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS QUITE AN INTERESTING READ ON PAGE 44 NEW SURGEON GENERAL ADVISORY RAISES ALARM ABOUT THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF THE EPIDEMIC ON LONELINESS. AND ISOLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IT DOES TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ROLE.
THAT PARKS AND RECREATION HAS OKAY? THAT IS IT FOR THE BOOKLET AND SLIDES. UM, ALSO IN YOUR PACKET. THIS IS BACK TO YOUR AGENDA PACKET. YOU DO HAVE THE MEETING CALENDAR, WHICH IS IN THE RESOURCE GALLERY. EARLIER WHEN CRAIG ASKED ABOUT THE AND IPHONES THIS MAP. ON THE
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BACKSIDE. OF THE CALENDAR. UM. IT SHOWS YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE DIFFERENT ZONES. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE. OH, MY GOSH, I CAN'T READ THAT. LONG PAUSE. PLEASE HOLD. OKAY NOW I CAN SEE IT SO LIKE HERE'S A ZONE YOU CAN SEE. RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE CENTRAL ZONE AND WEST SOUNDS FOR THE TEXT IS THE WEST EAST CENTRAL. ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AS A LITTLE CHEAT SHEET FOR THE BASICS OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. THIS IS HOW WE DO CONDUCT OUR MEETINGS. OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES FOR RULES, REGULATIONS GUIDELINES AND, UM PARKS AND RECREATION. WHICH SOMETIMES YOU'LL HEAR US REFER TO IT JUST AS CHAPTER 78. UM SEE YOU. BOARD BYLAWS. JANET DID WE PUT THE BYLAWS. OKAY THE BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY, SO THAT WAS A REALLY QUICK VERSION, BUT I THINK THE MAIN THING I WANT NOT TO TAKE AWAY THAT IT'S PROBABLY IN HERE. THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START. SO. SO YOU SOMETHING TO WALK AWAY WITH? DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE LIKE TRYING TO FIND SOME IN SOME OF THE INFORMATION ONLINE HAS BEEN TOUGH. UM SO I THINK HAVING IT ALL IN ONE PLACE REALLY HELPS. IF SOMEBODY ASKS THE QUESTION THAT MAYBE I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO ITS IN HERE, AND I CAN GO FLIP THROUGH AND FIND IT REALLY QUICK. SO THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU GET TOGETHER. OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I MUST SAY THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOU GUYS PUTTING IT TOGETHER, AND, UH TO THE NEW MEMBERS. IT'S A REALLY GOOD COMPOSITE OF EVERYTHING A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU PRESENTING IT AND, UH AND I'M GONNA GET BACK TO BEING A MEMBER OF THE REC CENTER. YOU KNOW? AND I'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR I GUESS. EIGHT YEARS. AND I DON'T HAVE KIDS, BUT I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR KIDS, UH, SCHOOL YEAR AND DURING THE SUMMER BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT A CAMP. UM AND THEN THE IT'S IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THE UPSTAIRS IS MAINLY ADULTS. UM AND THE DOWNSTAIRS IS CHAOS. YEAH HIS KIDS CONTROLLED CONTROLLED CHAOS . BUT BUT AGAIN, IF YOU IF YOU DON'T GO, YOU GOTTA, YOU KNOW, DROP BY AND IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE THANK YOU, GLORIA. ANYTHING ELSE ON ORIENTATION. RIGHT WE'LL MOVE INTO WORK SESSION TO WHICH IS PROJECT AND PROGRAM UPDATES. AND THEN JUST. ALREADY, UM. I THINK FIRST, WE'RE GONNA KIND OF GO OVER SOME PROJECTS. I KNOW I'VE KIND OF BEEN TRYING TO KEEP YOU, YOU ALL UPDATED AND, UM, FOR SOME OF OUR FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THESE PROJECTS MIGHT, YOU KNOW BE NEW TO YOU. WE'VE KIND OF BEEN TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL OF THEM FOR NO OVER A YEAR FOR SOME OF THEM AND THEN SOME OF THEM KIND OF SINCE APRIL, SO UM FOR THE FIRST ONE DOG PARK. THIS IS ONE WE'VE KIND OF BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE. WE WERE IN DESIGN PHASE FOR ABOUT A GOOD 18 MONTHS AND THEN, UM YOU KNOW, WE DID GET A CONTRACT AWARDED. ON MAY 30TH. UM CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW THAT WE WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, PURCHASING HAS WORKED ON CONTRACT BOOKS. THEY'VE THEY'VE FINISHED THE BOOKS. THE CONTRACTOR WHICH IS OUR LM EARTH COUP. AH, THEY I BELIEVE ARE WORKING TO GET ALL THEIR BONDS THAT THEY NEED FOR THE PROJECT. AND THEN ONCE THEY GET ALL THAT RECEIVED BACK, AND WE GET CITY MANAGEMENT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT BOOKS WILL BE READY TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND STARTED PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING SO THAT ONE'S COMING UP HERE. PROBABLY HERE PRETTY SOON, SO WE'RE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.UM AND THEN AT ANY TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROJECTS, JUST JUST STOP ME OR THROW SOMETHING AT ME OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW. AH UM PART OF THE PART OF THAT PROJECT. WE
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ALSO HAD TO SPLASH PADS SO AND AGAIN. THIS IS FOR THE NEW MEMBERS. WE WENT OUT TO BID FOR THOSE THE SAME TIME WE DID FOR THE DOG PART. WE DID DO IT AS A SEPARATE BID. UM WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID. WE ENDED UP REJECTING THE BID OR COUNCIL REJECTED THE BID AT THE MAY 30TH MEETING. I JUST FOUND THAT THE PROJECT WASN'T FAIR AND REASONABLE. IT WAS OVER SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET. SO PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF ARE TAKING THIS PROJECT ON OURSELVES AND WORKING WITH DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS TO GET THESE SPLASH PADS INSTALLED. UM WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND TUNE SOME PRICING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED. UM AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT VENDORS.UM, BUT WE ALSO ARE TAKING A GRANT RESOLUTION TO COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT PARKS AND RECREATION HAS. SO WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERVISORS AND CO. SACCO IS DONE. AN AMAZING JOB PUTTING TOGETHER THIS GRANT FOR COLLIN COUNTY OPEN SPACE. AH, THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR. THEY DID A THEY DID A BOND ELECTION BACK IN 2018, WHERE THEY YOU KNOW, SET ASIDE $10 MILLION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AH SO 2018 TO 2023.
THEY'RE DEDICATING $2 MILLION PER YEAR FOR OPEN SPACE PROJECTS FOR YOU KNOW, TRAILS, LAND ACQUISITION AND THEN IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKLAND. SO WE'VE RECEIVED THIS GRANT A FEW TIMES THE TRAILS THAT YOU SEE BACK, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. THOSE OF ALL A LOT OF THOSE HAVE COME FROM FUNDING FROM CALLING COUNTY FROM THIS PARTICULAR GRANT, ANNIKA SACCO. SHE DID. SHE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS GRANT HAS ALSO HELP SOME CITIES WITHIN CALLING COUNTY ACTUALLY PUT IN SOME SPLASH PADS. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT TO COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT. I BELIEVE THE GRANT IS OR THE APPLICATION IS ACTUALLY DO THIS WEEK. AND THEN, UH, WE WILL KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE AWARDED ANY FUNDING OR ANYTHING BY OCTOBER, SO WE PLAN ON STARTING THE PROCESS PRIOR TO THAT. AS FAR AS SOME OF THE SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UTILITIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THE PRICE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EXCUSE ME THE PART OF THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET HELP WITH THE GRANT. FUNDING IS GOING TO BE LIKE THE ACTUAL SPLASH PAD EQUIPMENT. THE PUMP FILTRATION SYSTEM STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I THINK WE'RE ASKING FOR 1,385,000 . WHICH IS BASICALLY 50% OF THE PROJECT FOR BOTH SPLASH PADS, SO IT'S QUITE A BIT, UM, JUST SAYING IT TO YOU ALL. I DON'T ANTICIPATE GETTING ALL OF THAT FUNDING ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE 2 MILLION FOR ALL THE CITIES IN COLLIN COUNTY. BUT EVEN IF WE CAN GET YEAH, YOU KNOW PORTION OF THAT, YOU KNOW 250,000 OR 500,000. JUST FOR THE EQUIPMENT . IT'S A IT WOULD BE A HUGE WIN FOR US. SO BUT LIKE I SAID, WE WON'T KNOW ANY RESULTS OF THAT UNTIL SOMETIME IN OCTOBER, SO UM . SO THEY'RE OKAY WITH THIS GRANT FUNDING FOR BEING A LIKE A PRE PRE PLANNED PROJECT ALREADY. YES SO ACTUALLY CALLING COUNTY PART OF THEIR PROCESS IS YOU ALREADY HAVE TO HAVE THE PLANS IN PLACE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS. THEY WANT TO SEE THE ACTUAL PROJECT AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS. WHAT EACH YOU KNOW LINE ON THEM. AND EVERYTHING IS SO THE FACT THAT WE WERE ALREADY THIS FAR ALONG WITH THE PROJECT. IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A HUGE HELP FOR US AND OUR FUNDS THERE OR THIS IS APPLY. GET REIMBURSED, OR YES, SO IT IS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT. SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY UP FRONT TO PUT TO PUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT TOGETHER. SO THIS IS JUST, UM IF YOU ALL REMEMBER BACK IN, UM I BELIEVE IT WAS APRIL 11TH AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN WE DID, UM WE ASKED FOR SOME MID YEAR FUNDING TO BE MOVED OVER. A LOT OF THAT CAME FROM FOUR B FUND BALANCE. AND, UM, SO THIS WILL ONCE WE PAY FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT, GET IT INSTALLED. IT'LL HELP PUT THAT MONEY BACK INTO FOUR B FUND BALANCE. SO YOU KNOW FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. CAN I JUST ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THE SPLASH PADS? CAN YOU BEING THAT I'M KIND OF NEW ON THAT PIECE. MOST OF THE OTHER STUFF I'VE HEARD, BUT LIKE WHERE? WHERE WILL IT BE? IS IT LIKE, WHAT'S WHAT? WHAT'S THE USABILITY? I MEAN, IS IT FOR KIDS FOR EVERYBODY? FOR WHAT? WHAT'S CAN YOU JUST SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT FOR ME? ALL GREAT QUESTIONS. SO WE'RE BUILDING TWO WERE TRYING TO HIT YOU KNOW THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. ON THE WEST SIDE. WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING ONE RIGHT HERE ON THE
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COMPLEX. IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE EAST MEADOW JUST ACROSS FROM THE TREE LINE ON BROWN STREET. WE'VE GOT OUR ARTWORK PRAIRIE CROSSING THERE. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 29 PARKING SPOTS. THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE TO ADD MORE PARKING THERE AS WELL AND A RESTROOM FACILITY. BUT UH UM. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS GOING AT COMMUNITY PARK. AT THE BASEBALL COMPLEX, THEREBY THE PAVILION PLAYGROUND. UM AND BOTH SPLASH PADS. I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE ALL AGES, SO IT'S THERE ABOUT 1900 SQUARE FOOT. UM AND THEY'LL BE BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU KNOW, KIDS, PARENTS, YOU KNOW? SO THAT'LL HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION. DID ALRIGHT? YEAH. UM TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY ON THOSE WERE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING ALL THE PRICING THAT WE NEED. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST . IT'S JUST FINALIZING IT AND THEN TAKING THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS TO COUNSEL BUT WE'LL LET THE BOARD KNOW. YOU KNOW EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT. SO UM, AND THEN AFTER THAT, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF SMALL ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON PICKLEBALL AS GLORIA MENTIONED A SECOND AGO. THAT'S ALSO GOING AT, UM COMMUNITY PARK WHERE REPURPOSING A BASKETBALL COURT AND MAKING IT INTO PICKLEBALL. UM GOT NOTIFIED, ACTUALLY TODAY. THAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON WANTING TO START THIS PROCESS SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. UM SO WE COULD START SEEING WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO HAVE STAFF REMOVING THE BASKETBALL GOALS THIS WEEK.WE'RE WORKING WITH A CONCRETE OR CONCRETE CONTRACTOR TO FORM UP THE COURT BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE TO POUR A LITTLE BIT. OF CONCRETE ON ALL FOUR SIDES JUST TO EXPAND IT A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THREE QUARTS. UM AND THEN WE'VE GOT A CONTRACTOR THAT'S READY TO COME IN AND START INSTALLING THE FENCING AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK, POSSIBLY SO UM, BE SEEING. YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE SEEING SOME CHANGES OVER THERE. COMMUNITY PARK HERE REAL SOON ON PICKLEBALL. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE'VE GOT WE HAD SOME FUNDING IN THE BUDGET, ACTUALLY IN OUR A AND I FUND UH, TO REPLACE THE BACKSTOP CETERA AVALON PARK. SO IF YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY PUT A WROUGHT IRON FENCE. EXCUSE ME, NOT A WROUGHT IRON FENCE UP. UH VINYL CHAIN CHAIN LINK FENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND THAT PART. WE UPDATED THE SOCCER GOALS THERE A COUPLE OF OTHER AMENITIES LIKE THE LITTLE RECEPTACLES AND BENCHES OR THE ONLY THING THAT WE DIDN'T DO. THERE WAS REDO THE BACKSTOPS. SO THESE ARE ACTUALLY GONNA BE TRUE BACKSTOPS. THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING PICKLEBALL IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE DOING THE BACKSTOPS AS WELL SO THAT TOO, COULD START AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK. SO HOPEFULLY GETTING THOSE IN BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS. UM AND SOME A LITTLE NEW EDITION AT COMMUNITY PARK BASEBALL FIELDS. SO THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION CAME TO US ABOUT WANTING TO ADD SOME ARTIFICIAL TURF TO AH, PARTS OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS THEY WANT TO. THEY WANT TO ARTIFICIALLY TURF, THE HOME PLATE AREAS AND THEN A COUPLE OF , UM, A SPOT KINDA IN FRONT OF THE PITCHING MOUND. SO WHEN THE PICTURES GOING LAND, THEY'RE NOT , YOU KNOW, DIGGING A HOLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE STARTING HEARING ABOUT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THEY'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH PURCHASING. WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE PURCHASE ORDER. WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE CONTRACTOR, AND THEY'VE ORDER THE MATERIAL. IT'S GOING TO TAKE THEM ABOUT A WEEK TO INSTALL ALL THAT. BUT WE SHOULD BE SEEING THAT AGAIN BEFORE THE SEASON OPENS AND HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THINK MY ONLY QUESTION AND MAYBE THE CLARIFY, UM THEY PAID FOR THAT CORRECT.
IT WAS LIKE A DONATION THAT WE APPROVED. THEY PAID FOR. DID THEY COVER ALL OF IT? OR DID YOU ? DID THE CITY PUSH ANYTHING INTO IT? NO THAT'S SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION SO EARLY IN THE BUDGET YEAR, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN LATE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OUR BUDGET YEAR GOES FROM OCTOBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. UM SO LATE LAST YEAR. WE DID A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN OUR A AND I CENTRAL ACCOUNT IT WAS FOR $50,000. UM SO. EXCUSE ME. WE MADE THAT AMENDMENT. WE MOVED THE MONEY OVER THERE. UM AND THEN, SO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF THAT FUND FIRST. BUT THEN THE WILY BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION IS ACTUALLY UM, DONATING ALL THE FUNDS 100% FOR THAT PROJECT. WE HAVEN'T DONE THE DONATION PART YET. I THINK THEY'RE WAITING FOR US TO ACTUALLY DO THE PROJECT AND THEN AT A FUTURE MEETING WILL BRING THAT TO PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THEN IT WILL END UP GOING ON ON THE COUNCIL AS A DONATION PRESENTATION, SO IT'S A REALLY EXCITING ONE. THAT'S A YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE ASSOCIATION FOR WE'RE DOING THAT PROJECT. SO THANK YOU. KIM FOR BRINGING THAT UP. UM NOW MOVING BACK ON TO SOME OF THE BIG ONES
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THAT, UM YOU KNOW, WE STARTED GETTING SOME MOVEMENT ON OUR SENIOR RECREATION CENTER RENOVATIONS. AH WE RECEIVED SOME . WE HAD SOME CHANGES TO, UH, KIND OF THEIR CONCEPTUAL PLANS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON FOR US. AH THEY SENT US THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE. UM THEY LOOKED REALLY GOOD. WE DID HAVE A FEW LITTLE MINOR CHANGES TO THEM, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY READY TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH PRICING. SO THAT WAS LATE LAST WEEK. HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WE CAN START SEEING SOME PRICING ON THE RENOVATIONS THAT THEY THAT THEY'RE MAKING FOR SO ONCE WE SEE THOSE, AND I'M SURE THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MORE TWEAKS AND EVERYTHING THERE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT ONE. UM BUT THAT ONE'S MOVING ALONG. IT'S GETTING PRETTY EXCITING ON THAT ONE. AH, UM AND THEN THE LAST ONE I HAVE HERE IS THE FOUNDERS. FILLED RENOVATIONS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT RENOVATING THE THREE. SO THIS IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF FOUNDERS, THE OLDER SIDE. THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 1999. UH UM, THERE'S THREE FIELDS THERE ON THE NORTHERN END, SO THAT THERE'S A TRAIL THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT AND THEN A TRAIL THAT GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE. SO THE NORTHERN FIELDS THAT ARE CLOSER TO THE VISITOR'S SIDE PARKING LOT VISITOR STADIUM. WE'RE LOOKING AT REDOING THOSE THREE.UM, THE. CONTRACTOR THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. JUST RECEIVED ALL HIS BOND INFORMATION BACK. UM SO WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RECEIVING OUR FINAL PROPOSAL ON THAT TOMORROW. AH AND THEN ONCE WE GET THAT, AND IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, WE'LL BE TAKING THAT TO PURCHASING AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING ALL THE TEASER ACROSS DOTS. OUR EYES ARE DOTTED AND THEN IF EVERYTHING'S GOOD, WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT ONE TO COUNSEL. SO AH, THAT ONE'S MOVING ALONG PRETTY QUICK. I THINK I SAID THAT BACKWARDS. YEAH. AND UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ON THE ONES THAT THE CHANGES TO THE SENIOR CENTER THIS I HAVE TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL OR NO. UH THE AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THE EXCUSE ME AWARDING THE PROJECT TO THE CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL. YES, MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHTY THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON PROJECTS. I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME PROGRAM UPDATES, HMM. OKAY. THIS IS THE FUN STUFF. UM BLUEGRASS ON BALLARD. WE HANDED OUT 570 POPSICLES. BROWN HOUSE, UM AT OLD CITY PARK. THERE WERE 1800 PEOPLE THAT CAME TO OUR BOOTH. WE RAN OUT OF EVERYTHING. UM WE WERE HANDING OUT SWAG ACTIVITY MENUS, AND THEN WE HAD THE INFLATABLE MAIZE CORN MAZE. UM THE FIREWORKS. WE UH, PERHAPS THE FIELD OVER THE EAST MEADOW FOR A VIEWING LOCATION. UM I WAS THERE. I GOT A ROUGH HEAD COUNT ABOUT 200 PEOPLE THERE IS THEY WERE KIND OF SPREAD OUT ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN. EAST MEADOW AND THEN ALSO UP AT THE PARKING LOT. UH UM. AND OF COURSE, 200 DOESN'T REPRESENT THE COLLEGE AND FOUNDERS EVERYTHING ELSE. UM LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE BROWN HOUSE HAS AN EXHIBIT IN JULY CALLED SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY, DISCOVER HOW PEOPLE IN THE VICTORIAN AREA CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE DAY AND THEN AUGUST WILL BE THE EXHIBIT WILL BE SCHOOL DAYS IN WYLIE. UM NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTHS. NERF WARS ARE ON JULY 14TH. BLACK LIGHT PICKLEBALL. IS DELIGHT 21ST. BLACK LIGHT GROUP . FITNESS WEEK IS 15 THROUGH THE 20TH. LAWN GAMES, WHICH IS CROQUET AND BADMINTON AT THE WELCOME CENTER. UH GOING ON NOW , ANYTIME TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 TO 6. PLANT TALK WITH PARKS OF THE SENIOR EX CENTER JULY 21ST 1 TO 2. THEY PARTICIPANTS TO GET TO TAKE HOME A PLANT. TASTE TEST TUESDAY START TOMORROW AT THE SENIOR RECREATION CENTER AT 10. 30 0.
WE'RE DISTRIBUTING PARKS AND RECREATION BINGO CARDS FROM ALL THE FACILITIES AND THEY'RE ALL THEY'RE DIFFERENT PER FACILITY AND YOU CAN PICK UP A PARKS BINGO CARD FROM ANY ONE OF THE FACILITIES. I HAVE SEVERAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP. AND THEY INCLUDE NERF WARS.
I NEED HELP PICKING UP DARTS CHASING DARTS THAT IS THIS FRIDAY. 5 15 TO 7 15 FOR SOME REASON I HAVE ON HERE, 7 17, BUT IT IS THE 15. UM, BLACK LIGHT PICKLEBALL. FOR THAT ONE WE'RE
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NEEDING, UM HELP WITH GUESTS MANAGEMENT. YOUR WALLS, WHICH GLORIA HAS SIGNED UP FOR IS JULY 29TH 6 TO 8. WE NEED HELP GREETING, REPLENISHING SUPPLIES AND CLEANING. AND THEN COMING UP THIS FALL. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE THE SENIOR REC CENTERS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, WHICH IS GOING TO BE DECEMBER, 15TH. IT'S OUT OF ORDER. LET ME BACK UP. SO PUMPKINS ON THE PRAIRIE IN OCTOBER. ON THE 13TH. BOO ON BALLARD WILL BE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TH. AND IN THE TREE LIGHTING AND PARADE, WHICH, UM, WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME HELP PRESSING OUT CANDY. THAT'S ON DECEMBER 3RD. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, THERE'S A LINK IN THE RESOURCE GALLERY AND THE BOARDS RESOURCE GALLERY YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR PREFERENCES THERE. AND ONE MORE THING, SOME REALLY AWESOME NEWS THE CAMPS AT THE RECREATION CENTER ARE 82% FULL AT THIS POINT, WHICH IS PRETTY MIND BOGGLING. UM AND THERE ARE. 1100 KIDS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED SO FAR. MAKING UP. I WANT TO ADD TO WHAT CARMEN JUST SAID. UH, WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER FOR THESE ACTIVITIES, THEIR STAFF THERE, SO YOU'RE NOT ON YOUR OWN, BUT THAT IS AN EXCELLENT POINT. AND UH, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S JUST A GOOD WAY TO BE INVOLVED FOR THE NEW GUYS. UH, SO, UH, I KIND OF LIKE THE PAINTING JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S. JUST LIKE TO DO THAT. I'VE DONE THE CHRISTMAS PARADE THINGY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I THINK I HAVE THAT BEHIND ME NOW, BUT BUT ANYWAY, UM FOR YOUR NEW GUYS, IT'S GOOD JUST TO BE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES, AND SOME OF THEM ARE JUST FOR KIDS. SO YOU WOULDN'T FIRST OF BEING ABLE TO TELL YOU ANYWAY. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A GOOD WAY. YOU KNOW EVERYONE, I THINK SAID, YOU KNOW THEY WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S ONE WAY TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THE 8 TO 5 TIME RANGE, BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, GET OUT THERE AND DO SOME STUFF. IT'S A GOOD TIME TO MINGLE WITH THE STAFF TO, UM LET THEM SEE YOU AND UM, YEAH, IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT CHASING THE NERF DARTS IS HANGING OUT WITH EVERYBODY. CAN I CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION, SO WITH THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AH WELL. WHAT'S WHAT'S SORT OF AND I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY DIFFERENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT IS THERE KIND OF LOWER AGE LIMIT LIKE IN OTHER WORDS, IS THERE ANYTHING WHERE SAY MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DOLLAR I CAN DRAG HER ALONG TO ASSIST WITH SHE PROBABLY A LITTLE TOO YOUNG FOR THAT DEPENDS. YEAH LET US KNOW. WHICH ONE. I MEAN. I MEAN, I KNOW EVERY EVERYTHING, BUT I JUST CURIOUS ON HOW YOU GUYS HANDLE FAMILY STUFF. HASN'T COME UP YET, BUT GOOD QUESTION. OH, IT'S FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS. FOR WHICH FOR PARSING RECREATION BOARD. ARE YOU ON THE FOUR B BOARD OR ON THAT ONE IS DIFFERENT. WILL YOU HANG OUT AFTER WE'RE ABOUT DONE, AND I'LL COME TALK TO YOU, OKAY? JUST TO CLARIFY TO YOU CAN SIGN UP THROUGH THE GALLERIES. ALRIGHT, THERE'S A LINK IN THERE, OKAY? WELL WHAT JULIE PARNELL. CANAL SHE'S PAST THAT SHE SENDS OUT AN EMAIL, UH, QUARTERLY AND ASKED SHE'LL SHE'LL HAVE A THE CHOICES OF WHAT YOU CAN VOLUNTEER FOR. AND THEN YOU CAN AND THEN YOU CLICK A BUTTON, AND IT GOES TO THE LITTLE APP APPLICATION AND SO SHE DOESN'T LIKE THAT, BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AT ANY TIME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. UM NOW WE WILL RECONVENE BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. AND INTO OPEN SESSION AND THEN DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A 2ND 2ND MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU. GLAD AND PLACE YOUR. OH MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6 43
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