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[Parks and Recreation Board on August 14, 2023.]
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OKAY WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL.
UM. COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. NO, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE ARE SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERING ACT UPON APPROVAL. OF THE JULY 10TH. 2023 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD . REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DO HAVE EMOTION TO APPROVE. MAKE A MOTION. TO MISS GLORIA SUAREZ.
MOTION TO APPROVE THEIR SECOND I SECOND THE MOTION. PUENTES THE SECOND.
SUPPORT. OKAY. BOARD. THIS IS A REPEAT EVENT. UM EMOTION THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IS TO PROVE THE ITEM IS PRESENTED. UM SO IT'S A REPEAT EVENT BY THE WILY POLICE CLUB TO HOLD THE WILY POLICE CLUB SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FOUNDER'S PARK. THEIR INTENT IS TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR YOUTH CLUB BY CHARGING TOURNAMENT FEES AND PRE PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS AND DRINKS.
IT WILL CONSIST OF 18 TEAMS AND A DOUBLE ELIMINATION STYLE TOURNAMENT USING FOUNDER SOFTBALL A, B, C AND D. STAFF HAS CONFIRMED THE AVAILABLE USE OF THE FIELDS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WILY USE BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION. UM ANY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT A CHANCE TO LOOK IN YOUR EYE CAN GO AHEAD AND READ IT, BUT I KNOW THE NEWER BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THIS IS A MICHAEL STEWART IS A RESOURCE OFFICER FOR CITY WILEY. I'M SORRY, WILEY. I SD HE WORKS THE WILY HIGH SCHOOL AND SO THE HE'S THE ONE THAT PRESENTED THIS. HE'S ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS. SO THE APPLICANT THE WIDELY POLICE PRACTICE STANDS FOR PRACTICE, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY , CHARACTER EDUCATION TO CLUB
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THAT IS AN ORGANIZATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AVAILABLE WIDELY ISD STUDENTS FROM GRADES NINE THROUGH 12. THE CLUB IS SPONSORED BY THE WILY POLICE DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. THE ORGANIZATION GIVES STUDENTS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION FROM THE LOCAL TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND ALSO TEACHES STUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER TRAITS . THEIR MAIN PURPOSE IS TO BUILD BETTER STUDENT LEADERS IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THIS IS DONE BY EDUCATING THE STUDENTS ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD LEADER AND HOW THEY AS STUDENTS HAVE A MAJOR ROLE IN SHAPING THE ATMOSPHERE. OTHER THEIR SCHOOL CAMPUS. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASES STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY, ALLOWING THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CHANGES FOR THE BETTER. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE EVENT. OUTSTANDING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THE WHITE POLICE CLUB SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH. UM I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. FOR THE WILY POLICE CLUB. TO HOLD THE CLUB SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AND FOUNDERS PARK ON SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4TH. FROM 8:08 A.M. TO 9 P.M. THANK YOU. MR MULLINS IS OUR SECOND THAT MOTION. MISS SUAREZ. LET'S VOTE.MOTION PASSES. AND LET'S REWIND TO THE PRESENTATION READY, CARMEN.
WELL, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRITTANY WILLIAMS. I IN THE RECREATION SUPERVISOR FOR OUR LOVELY FACILITY NEXT DOOR. WE OPENED UP BACK IN 2011 AND I JOINED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THEY CAN'T GET RID OF ME. SO NOW THEY'VE PUT ME IN CHARGE OF THINGS. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, I RECOGNIZE MOST OF YOU, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL KEY AREAS IN OUR FACILITY. WE HAVE OUR FRONT DESK ZONE. THE CLIMBING MALL, THE FITNESS FLOOR CHILDCARE. WE HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS SPACES. UM. IN DIFFERENT LOCKER ROOMS ON OUR FITNESS FOR REAL TO HAPPEN, INDOOR WALKING TRACK. AND I DEFINITELY NEED TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. NONE OF THIS COULD BE RUN WITHOUT OUR LOVELY STAFF. WE CURRENTLY OPERATE WITH FIVE FULL TIME STAFF AND 54, PART TIME STAFF.
AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TRAINING. WE HAVE AREAS SPECIFIC TRAINING . WE HAVE A LOT OF RETRAINING. WE HAVE DIFFERENT CROSS TRAINING BECAUSE EACH ZONE IN OUR FACILITY IS SPECIALIZED. THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED FOR EACH OF THOSE. SO WE ALSO DO A LOT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SAFETY TRAINING. AND THEN FOR OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE ALSO DO A LOT OF VERBAL AND WRITTEN SKILLS TRAINING AS WELL . SO PART OF MY ROLE IS, UM I GET TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FACILITY APPEAR AS A WHOLE. WE DO A LOT OF MAJOR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND WE ALSO DO, UM, SOME BASIC MAINTENANCE FOR ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT. SO SOME OF THE FUN PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR WE HAVE REACHED THE 12TH YEAR OF OUR OPERATIONS, SO WE HAVE BREACH THE TEENAGE YEARS.
WE REPLACED OUR MEETING ROOM PROJECTOR RECENTLY. WE'VE ALSO UPDATED A LOT OF OUR BASKETBALL GOALS. SOME OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS WOULD BE LIKE THIS MASSIVE CABLES AND THE SAFETY STRAPS. ALL OF THE LOVING CARE THAT THOSE GOALS GET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO WE'RE ABLE TO REPLACE ALL OF THOSE THIS YEAR. WE ALSO UPGRADED OUR ROBOT ROOM SOUND SYSTEM. UPCOMING. WE HAVE OUR LABOR DAY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SCHEDULES. SO WE DO THE AEROBICS ROOM FOR WE DO THE GYM FOR AND THEN WE ALSO DO OUR LOVELY MESQUITE FOR SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGER THINGS THAT
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WE DO AS FAR AS PROJECTS GO, UM, ONE OF MY REASONS FOR BEING AT THE REQUISITES OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE DOING IS TALKING WITH OUR GUESTS TALKING WITH STAFF HEARING WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AND SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE HEAR FROM OUR GUESTS THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS IMPLEMENTED. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OFFER, WE GO AHEAD AND TRY TO OFFER IT. SO A FEW OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS YEAR. PICKLEBALL IS A BIG DEAL AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE OUR OPEN PLAY PICKLEBALL OFFERINGS. I'M NOT JUST ONE TIME A WEEK, BUT NOW WE HAVE IT UP TO THREE TIMES A WEEK. AND WE ALSO HAVE STARTED DOING THE BAD MITTEN OPEN PLAY IN THE MORNINGS. BATMAN KIND OF EBBS AND FLOWS, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S ALSO REACHED A PEAK. SO WE OFFER TO SPECIALIZED TIMES IN THE MORNING FOR THOSE IN GENERAL GET TO OVERSEE OPERATIONS. SO WE HAVE TO PRETTY DISTINCT GROUPS OF GUESTS THAT COME IN AND USE OUR FACILITY. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN FOR OPEN PLACE. SO LIKE THE FITNESS FLOOR , THE CLIMBING WALL, THE GYM AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ALSO COME IN EXCLUSIVELY FOR CAMPS AND CLASSES. AND SO WHILE WE DO HAVE OVERLAP, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GET TO DO AS PART OF AN OPERATIONS TEAM AND THEN A PROGRAMMING TEAM IS WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT SPACE. AND SO SOME OF THE FUN CLASSES THAT WE OFFER ON A REGULAR ONGOING BASIS. UM AND YOUR WIFE TEACHES UP THERE, TOO, AND SHE'S GREAT. SO WE DO THINGS LIKE ADULT BALL WAY WE DO PIANO CLASSES. WE DO PICKLEBALL. WE DO HOPE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SCHOOL. IT'S UM, WE RECENTLY WRAPPED UP SUMMER AS WELL. AND SO WITH THAT WE HAD 11 WEEKS OF SUMMER. WE'RE AT A RAP FOR THAT. BUT WITH THE 11 WEEKS OF SUMMER, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER 75 DIFFERENT CAMPS, WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT SEVEN CAMPS PER WEEK. AND WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THAT THAT TAKES ABOUT 10 TO 25 STUDENTS PER CAMP. THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS IN THE FACILITY. SO WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE OFFERING A SAFE AND FAMILY FUND FACILITY FOR EVERYBODY. RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PASS THE SWIMMER.CAN WE ASK THE QUESTION CAN ASK QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS NOW I'M READY. KOREA ONE DID THEY DECIDE? I THINK MORE SO DURING THE WEEKEND. TO LOWER ONE OF THE BASKETBALL. UH HOOPS. FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS. IS THERE A DECISION ON THAT? OR THE FIRST PART? ONE MORE TIME FOR ME THE BASKETBALL HOOPS. OCCASIONALLY THEY LOWER THEM FOR THE KIDS. THAT SAID, WHAT IS IT? WHEN DID THEY DECIDE TO DO THAT? OR SHOULD THEY DO IT ON A REGULAR BASIS? SO THE KIDS NO. HEY IF I GO AT THIS TIME IT HOPES WILL BE LOWER. GOOD GOOD QUESTION. I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ONE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT HOOPS AND GOALS AND SO THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE FRONT DESK AREA SO WE CAN HELP WATCH FOR THE LITTLEST ONES. WE SEE LITTLE KIDS IN THE GYM. WE AUTOMATICALLY LOWER THAT ONE DOWN. SO THAT HELPS A LOT. IF THERE ARE A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS IN THE GYM, THEN WE JUST KIND OF BALANCE IT BASED ON REQUEST, SO YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A THAT THE LITTLE KIDS DON'T KNOW IF I GO AT THIS TIME. YOU JUST IT'S JUST REALLY WHO SHOWS THAT AUTOMATICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE LITTLE KIDS SHOW UP. WE LOWER THAT GOAL. YEAH, THANKS. GOOD QUESTION. ANY OTHERS. I WILL NOW PASS IT OFF TO ANIKA. HELLO I'M ANNIKA SACCO. UM PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERVISOR OF A REVENUE AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.
I'VE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF WILEY PARKS AND RACK FOR 13 YEARS TO ALL OF THOSE AS SUPERVISOR OF THE REC CENTER AND BRITTANY'S POSITION. UM, BUT THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD A LITTLE CHANGE OF ROLE. I'LL GO OVER THAT A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU. UM I'VE WORKED IN THE RECREATION FIELD FOR 27 YEARS NOW. UM I'VE MY ROLE HAS CHANGED. UM WITH THE DEPARTMENT. UM. IN A WAY TO OFFER SO THAT WE CAN OFFER HER THE EXCELLENT AMENITIES THAT WE CURRENTLY OFFER WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THEM AND KEEP THAT SAME STATUS STANDARD OF QUALITY HIGH . AND, UM, UM. GETTING ALL JITTERY FOR SOME REASON. UM BUT KEEP THAT STANDARD HIGH AND IN THE QUALITY HIGH AND TO OFFER NEW THINGS OUR CITY IS GROWING, AND IT WANTS MORE AND ONCE MORE ACTIVITIES AND ONCE MORE AMENITIES AND ONCE NICER THINGS AND WE WANT TO OFFER THOSE NICER THINGS AND CONTINUE TO OFFER THOSE AND SO WE NEED TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS OF GETTING THAT REVENUE END TO PAY FOR ALL OF THAT. UM SO, UM SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT I DO IS I'M LOOKING FOR THOSE CREATIVE AVENUES. SO SOME OF THOSE ARE IN THE WAY THAT WE PRICE. OUR ACTIVITIES AND OUR FEES. UM, FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.
ALSO, IT'S FOR GRANTS. UH, DONATIONS PARTNERSHIPS. AND THEN OTHER OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE'RE
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LOOKING AT TWO. UM. SO I WORK NOT ONLY WITH RECREATION, BUT I ALSO WORK WITH PARKS AND ATHLETICS. SO UM, SO MY, UM MY AREA FOCUS HAS BROADENED. SO THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT UM THAT SO THAT'S THAT'S A NEW AREA FOR ME THIS YEAR. AH, AND I'M WORKING WORK WITH JANET ON A LOT OF THINGS TO NOW AT OUR MAIN OFFICE. SO MY POSITION NOW HAS MOVED FROM THE REC CENTER, AND NOW I'M OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND PART OF WHAT I DO UP THERE IS I ALSO MANAGED THE ON SITE. UM SERVICES IN OUR IN OUR SUITE. HMM. SO I AM I ALSO WORK WITH THE OTHER SUPERVISORS. AND IN THEIR AREA OF OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE MARKETING MARKETING TEAM. OF ONE, BUT I WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR MARKETING. AND UM I HAVE TO RECREATION PROGRAMMERS THAT DIRECT WORK. REPORT DIRECTLY TO ME, THEY FOCUS ON OUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. MOSTLY OUR CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES. SO ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE GOING ON AT THE REC CENTER. THE SENIOR EX CENTER AND AT THE BROWN HOUSE. UM, THEY FOCUS ON THOSE UM. I ALSO WORK WITH, UM WE RESEARCH GROUPS. RESEARCH TRENDS AND WITH MY TEAM AND TO KEEP THINGS UP TO DATE. I MEET WITH THE OTHER RECREATION MANAGERS AND OTHER CITIES. EARNED THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY TO KEEP UP OUR COMMUNICATION AND TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEIR LATEST TRENDS ARE, UM, AND TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT FURTHER. HMM. AND THEN , UM, A LOT OF THE NEW PRODUCTS . IT TAKES A LOT TO GET A NEW PRODUCT OUT. A NEW SERVICE AND NEW AMENITY, AND I WORK WITH THE TEAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GET RELEASED IN THE RIGHT WAY. AND UM AND THEN 66 SUCCESS. UM. AND, UM. I GOTTA SAY, I DO A LOT OF AUDITING TO A LOT OF WHAT I DO IS I'M DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING. HOW ARE REVENUES ARE GOING UH, COMPARING IT AGAINST PAST REVENUES. WHAT'S CHANGED? AND UM AND I DO THAT, AND I WORK WITH OUR DIRECTOR. DIRECTLY UM, ON ALL OF THOSE UPDATES. AND KEEP HER UPDATED ALL THAT INFORMATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? UM. I KNOW YOU JUST THIS IS YOUR FIRST YEAR IN THIS POSITION, BUT, YEAH. ARE YOU DOING ANY STUDIES OR SURVEYS ON ON THE WALL, YOU SENIOR REC CENTER ACTIVITIES. WELL, I KNOW PROUD OF YOU LAST YEAR WE INCREASE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN SOME OF THE COST. TO THE MEMBERS. AND ARE YOU DOING ANY RESEARCH IS DETERMINED ARE FEWER PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF THE COST.OR IS IT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT? OR ARE WE DOING ANY RESEARCH ON THAT AT ALL? OR HAVE YOU SCIENTISTS? ABSOLUTELY UM, WE LOOK AT IT. MONTHLY. WE LOOK AT IT QUARTERLY UM, WE COULD COMPARISONS AND KIND OF SEE IF THERE IS A TREND FOR SOME THINGS. BUT YEAH, WE HAVE WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF, UH SO CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHAT YOU'RE FINDING FINDING, UM. UH THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AH I WAS SURPRISED THAT OUR DAY PASSES OF STAYED STRONG. UM I WAS THINKING THAT THERE WOULD BE A SHIFT TO PASSES MORE FREQUENTLY, AS FAR AS OUR DAY PAST ARE STEADY OR ONGOING, THEY PASS HOLDERS UM THEY LOVE THEIR DAY PASSES. AND SO THOSE UM, ARE GOING STRONG AND, UM AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE INCREASE IN REVENUE. WE DO SEE WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE MONTHLY AUTO RENEWS. AND THE MONTHLY PASSES. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE VALLEY SENIOR X CENTER. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE WILY SENIOR REC CENTER. HOW SENIOR REC CENTER WHAT ABOUT THAT? THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING ABOUT, BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE DAY PASSES. I MEAN, THEY JUST COME IN AND SIGN UP. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT THE DAILY MONDAY TO FRIDAY IS STAYED ABOUT THE SAME AND WHAT SHE'S WANTING TO KNOW IS THE CLASSES AT THE SENIOR EXTENDER WHERE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE FEES. AND WHAT YOUR FINDINGS HAVE BEEN. UNDER THIS SENIOR PROGRAM
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SPECIFICALLY. OH, ACTUALLY, THOSE HAVE GONE UP. AND WE KNOW THAT BUT I'M SAYING IT SEEMS TO ME. THAT THERE'S LESS. PARTICIPATION IN FACT, SOME CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP SO I'M ASKING YOU ARE YOU LOOKING AT THAT? LIKE MEYER SAID. WHY IS THAT HAPPENING? I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF SENIORS. NOT LONGER, AND THEY SAID, WELL, I THINK IT'S TOO HARD. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GET OUT. BUT I'VE SEEN THAT TREND BEFORE IT GOT TOO HOT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING IT. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO PLAY WITH THAT, BECAUSE IT COULD BE. IT COULD BE THE TEMPERATURE. IT CAN BE THAT THEY THAT'S THEIR SEASON FOR TRAVELING. UM. BUT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PROGRAMS BEING OFFERED TO. SO YOU KIND OF HAVE TO FACTOR THOSE INTO THERE'S GOING TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED. LIKE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THOSE THAT WILL GET CANCELED. AH! JUST BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS THAT YOU OFFER AS WELL AND YOU KIND OF PUT THOSE OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN. AND THEN WHEN YOU SEE THAT THINGS AREN'T MAKING, THEN YOU KIND OF SWITCH SWITCH GEARS AND FOCUS ON THE ONES THAT ARE ARE MAKING AND THEN TRY SOMETHING NEW. BUT WE TYPICALLY TRY TO PROGRAM SO THAT WE SEE A CERTAIN NUMBER THAT DO FAIL BECAUSE IF WE AREN'T SEEING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE FAILING, THEN THAT MEANS WE'RE NOT TRYING NEW THINGS. WE'RE NOT BEING ORIGINAL . IF YOU DON'T SEE THAT PERCENTAGE UM. IF EVERYTHING MAKES ALL THE TIME, THEN WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT REALLY STEPPING OUT AND REALLY GETTING SOME REALLY CREATIVE THINGS HAPPENING. SIT DOWN. THANK YOU. UP YEAH, YEAH. ARE EUROPEAN TRIP SOLD OUT IN ONE DAY? SO WHICH IS GREAT. GREAT FOR THE SENIORS. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION OR HAVE, LIKE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME DATA ON SOMETHING YOU CAN ALWAYS LET US KNOW TOO AND WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. OKAY HELLO. I'M KATIE BURTON. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ALMOST 13 YEARS I STARTED IN 2010 AT THE REC CENTER, AND I WAS A PROGRAMMER THERE FOR FOUR YEARS. AND THEN I AFTER MATERNITY LEAVE WITH MY SECOND KID, I STARTED AT THE SENIOR WRECK, SO BECAME SUPERVISOR IN 2014, AND JUST RECENTLY THIS LAST YEAR TOOK OVER AT THE BROWN HOUSE. SO JULIE WAS PREVIOUSLY OVER THE BROWN HOUSE AND I TOOK OVER IN DECEMBER, UM, SO THAT SHE COULD MOVE INTO MORE OF A MARKETING ROLE. SO AT THE SENIOR CENTER.IT'S PRETTY PRETTY SIMILAR PRESENTATION FOR THOSE WHO WERE HERE LAST YEAR, BUT WE HAVE A GAME ROOM. WE HAVE THE FITNESS ROOM. WE HAVE THE CLASSROOM. WE HAVE THE DINING ROOM IN WHICH WE HAVE MEALS ON WHEELS, WHICH IS SERVED UM MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY OF THE WEEK. WE HAVE GAMES GOING ON IN THE DINING ROOM ACTUALLY HAD, UM, A PERSON JUST EMAIL RECENTLY AND ASKED FOR CAN ESTA AND ANOTHER GAME AND WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, COME ON, LET'S BRING ON CONTEST. OH SO WE'RE VERY MUCH ABOUT LIKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO COME AND DO WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF YOU HAVE A FIELD TRIP YOU WANT TO GO ON. WE WILL TAKE YOU THERE. UM I'M OVER BUDGET AND PURCHASING.
I AM I HAVE. LET'S SEE ABOUT 12 STAFF. I HAVE TO BUS DRIVERS, ONE THAT JUST RETIRED AFTER 16 YEARS, SO I HAVE AN OPEN BUS DRIVER POSITION. I THINK I AM OVER AUDITING AT THE SENIOR CENTER. SO SORRY. UM. WE HAVE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE THE EUROPEAN FIELD TRIP THAT WE JUST LAUNCHED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN 2024 AND WILL TAKE 24 SENIORS TO EUROPE TO THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS. THEY LOVE THE BIG TRIPS GLORIA TO SPEAK TO THE TRIPS IN THE SUMMER. I THINK IT IS THE HEAT THAT KEEPS THE SENIORS AWAY AND WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PRICES AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT ALSO GETTING USED TO THAT PRICE CURVE. THAT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGING FOR THE SENIORS, BUT I THINK MOST KNOW THAT AS INFLATION GOES UP, WE HAVE TO RAISE OUR PRICES AS WELL TO COVER OUR COSTS. SO UM, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON WITH YOU, BUT WE DO HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS. WE DO QUARTERLY LUNCHEONS. WE DO QUARTERLY PANCAKE BREAKFAST THAT ARE CATERED BY GARNET HILL REHAB CENTER. AND THAT'S A FREE OUTREACH FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE LIBRARY TO DO BOOK BUNCH. THEY HAVE STAFF THAT COME OVER AND LEAD BOOK BUNCH, WHICH IS A BOOK CLUB MEET UP EVERY MONTH. AND THEN OVER THE BROWN HOUSE TO KIND OF SHIFT GEARS. UM WE ARE JUST LIKE A FULL FUNCTIONING MUSEUM. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE, BUT WE ARE. WE HAVE THE GIFT SHOP, WHICH IF YOU
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HAVEN'T I HOPE YOU'VE ALL STOPPED BY. BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY COME CHECK OUT SOME OF THE MERCHANDISE. UM AND THE MUSEUMS ARE AMAZING. I HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF OVER THERE . TRACY LAWSON HAS JUST LETTING AMAZING CREW OVER THERE TO PUT TOGETHER THESE BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS USING WILEY, UM, ARTIFACTS AND PIECES THAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY BRING TO HER.SO UM IT'S A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY. WE CHANGED THAT OUT EVERY QUARTER ABOUT EVERY QUARTER AND KIND OF DO A THEME. SO IT GOES ALONG WITH HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS OR BACK TO SCHOOL.
MORE THE TRAIN DISPLAY, WHICH WE JUST HAD. UM AND WE ACTUALLY JUST ARE PUTTING UP A NEW DISPLAY THIS MONTH. SO PLEASE COME BY AND CHECK IT OUT. UM AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE. TRACY IS VERY INVOLVED IN THE WILY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. UH AND I AM ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE ROTARY, SO WE TRY TO BE VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND HERE, YOU KNOW, GET FEEDBACK FROM OTHER HISTORIANS AND UM AND AS WELL FOR THE SENIOR RECORD, I GET A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS AT THE ROTARY AS WELL AND WE GET VENDORS TO COME IN, SO I'LL MEET LIKE THE CHOCOLATE TO OUR LADY. OR UM, PUT THE POPCORN IN PLACE DINI AND POPCORN AND WE'LL HAVE THEM COME, SPONSOR BINGO OR WHATEVER, AND GIVE OUT FREE POPCORN. SO REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIPS OUT THERE AND THEN I'M OVER OPERATIONS SO I'M A POLICY GURU . I LOVE POLICIES. I LOVE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
I'M A NERD. BUT IT KEEPS THINGS STRAIGHT. ACCUSED MY STAFF STRAIGHT. IT KEEPS ME STRAIGHT.
SO BEEN WORKING A LOT ON THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND, UM THAT'S REALLY I THINK ALL THAT I HAVE TO SAY WE DO HAVE A VERY LARGE RENOVATION COMING UP AT THE SENIOR CENTER. SO UM, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING IT STARTED. SO ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY.
THANK YOU. HEY, IT'S ME AGAIN. HELLO MY NAME IS JULIE PANEL. I'VE MET MOST OF YOU ALL BEFORE I GOT TO MEET BRIAN. A LITTLE BIT AGO. UM TAKE HIS PICTURE. HE'S PROBABLY WONDERING WHO IS THIS PERSON? OH, WELL, I'M GONNA TELL YOU NOW. UM SO LIKE THEY'RE SAYING, UM, I WAS SUPERVISOR WITH THE BROWN HOUSE ACTUALLY STARTED WITH PARKS AND REC. ALMOST 14 YEARS AGO, I STARTED PART TIME WORKING AT THE BAR PEDDICORD COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN THAT'S REALLY ALL WE HAD, AND WILEY WAS UM JUST THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WAS OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK FOR THE SENIORS, AND THEN WE RENTED IT ON THE WEEKENDS AND UM, WEEKNIGHTS. SO UM, WORKED THERE AND THEN I FINISHED MY COLLEGE DEGREE AND THEN WHEN A POSITION OPENED UP AT THE SENIOR EX CENTER MOST PROMOTED PROGRAM OVER THERE AND THEN, SHORTLY AFTER I WAS PROMOTED TO BROWN HOUSE SUPERVISOR AND UM KIND OF . TOOK OVER THE MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS OVER THE PAST YEARS. AND, UM THIS YEAR REALLY STEPPED INTO JUST DURING THAT. SO UH, I'M OVER AT CITY HALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE PART SUITE NOW. AND, UM STILL BASICALLY DOING EVERYTHING THAT I DID DO JUST KIND OF LET GO OF THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OVER AT THE BROWN HOUSE. WHICH HAS BEEN NICE, SO THANK YOU, KATY. AND ALSO I DO ALL THE LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR DOWNTOWN. I WORK WITH THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS. WILEY E.
D. C. THE CHAMBER. UM PUTTING TOGETHER SPECIAL EVENTS FOR LIKE BLUEGRASS ON BALLARD. ANYTHING THE CITY HAS INVOLVEMENT WITH WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. I'M A PART OF THAT. AND ALSO, UM, BEEN TAKING ON A ROLE KIND OF AS LIKE OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT AND GETTING MESSAGES OUT THERE. UM TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHEN WE HAVE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, UPDATES ON OUR PLANS AND PROJECTS, UM SO WORKING WITH THEM TO HELP HE KEEP OUR MESSAGE IS MOVING. AND . ALL THIS OTHER STUFF, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS NO, I DID ALL THE BRANDING, UM. ANYTHING YOU SEE IN A MAGAZINE OR ON OUR WEBSITE THAT ALL COMES FROM ME. AND UM, THAT'S REALLY ABOUT IT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OF COURSE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. BUT YOU FORGOT TO SAY THAT YOU'RE THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. I AM THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. UM MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE ON THE COVER OF THE ACTIVITY MENU IN THE FALL. IT'S ACTUALLY PHOTO I TOOK OVER TWO YEARS AGO. SO SHE'S FOUR NOW. NOT TOO BUT, UM YES, I LOVE TAKING PHOTOS, A PASSION OF MINE AND GLAD I GET TO DO IT AT WORK, SO AND YOU ALSO DIDN'T MENTION YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SENDS OUT THE EMAIL FOR HELP. SO I'LL BE SENDING AN EMAIL SOON, SO WE DO VOLUNTEER
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKING NORTH BOARD. AND ALL THAT COMES THROUGH ME, AND I COORDINATE ALL OF THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, GLORIA. ANYTHING ELSE? ALREADY. I'LL PASS IT OVER TO OUR PART.HELLO MY NAME IS RICARDO AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 22 YEARS. SO I'M OVER A SPECIAL PROJECTS. I OBVIOUSLY PROJECTS ONCE THEY ARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE FROM START TO COMPLETION. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THAT I OVERSEE OUR PLAYGROUNDS, CONCRETE WORK NEW LANDSCAPE AREAS. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING OKAY. THREE PICKLEBALL COURTS COMMUNITY ABOUT PARKING TO SPLASH PADS. UM I'M ALSO OVER SPECIAL EVENTS WE SET UP AND CLEAN UP. AFTER THE EVENTS IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND DECORATE OLD CITY PARK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDE THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CHRISTMAS PARADE ONE BALLARD BLUEGRASS TO NAME A FEW EVENTS. UM SO DO DAILY OPERATIONS. WE MAINTAIN ALL THE IRRIGATION. TREE MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPE FOR 648 ACRES. PARKLAND IN OPEN SPACES ACROSS 34 PARKS AND STILL GROWING. WE ALSO MAINTAIN AND SERVICE 17.8 MILES OF TRAILS 20 PLAYGROUNDS THAT HAVE TO BE INSPECTED MONTHLY 11 11 PAVILIONS. ESCAPE PARK AT THIS GOLF PARK CRICKET PAD. AND ALSO TUNED BRAND NEW SPLASH PADS AND DUCK PARK AND THREE NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS WITH THE CREW OF EIGHT. ANY CITY REQUESTS FOR TREE REMOVALS OR DAMAGES ARE TAKEN CARE OF BIOS TO I AM ALSO THE SAFETY LEGS ON FOR THE DEPARTMENT. WHICH MEETS QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I DO FOR THE CITY OF IRELAND. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY JUST FOR THAT, JUST FOR THAT. I'M LIKE COMMENT . UH I SAW ON FACEBOOK WHERE YOU GUYS ARE FINISHING UP THE PICKLE BALL, OF COURSE. AND THEN THE GUYS ARE NO GOOD DEED GOES AND PUNISHED, AND THERE WAS SOMEBODY WHO CAME BACK AND SAID WE WANT TO COVER BUT ANYWAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING PARK BOARD MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS RON THOMPSON. I AM A SUPERVISOR FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION. THE ATHLETIC SIDE OF PARKS AND I AM SOMEWHAT OF A LIAISON WHEN IT COMES TO THE SPORTS LEAGUES. HANDLE. UM ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COME UP AS FAR AS SCHEDULING.
WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHTS TOURNAMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE NINE STAFF MEMBERS OF THAT ARE UNDER ME. THAT WE. ALSO MAINTAIN ALL THE FIELDS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE MAINTENANCE SIDE, WHICH I HAVE TO CHEMICAL APPLICATORS. UM, ONE CREW LEADER. AND ONE ATHLETIC FIELD SPECIALIST IN THE MORNING CREW. UM I AM OVER BOTH CONTRACTS, WHICH IS LITTER. CONTRACTOR AND MOWING CONTRACTOR. WE DO CHEMICAL TREATMENTS. UM ANYTHING. TO DO WITH THE FIELDS AS FAR AS MAINTAINING WISE. WE ALSO, UH, HER THANK CARE OF LITTER. WE DO THE INNER OFFICE MAIL DELIVERY.
WE TAKE CARE OF ANY GRAFFITI OR VANDALISM OR ANYTHING WHICH WE BOTH KIND OF DO THIS WHEN ONE IS BUSY. THE OTHER ONE. TAKE CARE OF IT. STAFFING CUSTOMER SERVICE INSPECTIONS. UM. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. AND THAT IS ABOUT IT. IF IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY JUST KIDDING. NO I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT LIKE UM, EVEN THOUGH I PERSONALLY GIVE YOU A HARD TIME A LOT DURING THE SEASON. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE KIDS IN THE FIELD, SO THANK YOU. YOU ONE ELSE. AND YOU, YOU ALSO JUST HAD A PROJECT RECENTLY DONE OVER AT COMMUNITY PARK. UM BASEBALL FIELDS. YES, WE DID. UH, SORRY. I DIDN'T MENTION THAT. UM YEAH,
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WE JUST RECENTLY HAD SYNTHETIC TURF PUT IN FOUR OF OUR BASEBALL FIELDS. AROUND THE HOME PLATE AND IN FRONT OF THE PICTURES MOUNDS. WHICH IT TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD. WE STILL HAVE YET TO SEE HOW THE KIDS REACT. WHEN THEY PLAY ON IT, BUT IT OUGHT TO BE. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING SITE. ANYONE ELSE? CAN IT. HMM. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I DON'T NEED TO PLUG THIS BACK IN. READY TO PLUG THIS SECOND. LAPTOP.OKAY BACK INTO REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM THREE. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. BYLAWS. OKAY SO JANET AND I MADE SOME CHANGES JUST SOME CLEAN UP TO OUR BYLAWS BASED OFF OF WHAT WE WERE SEEING AT SOME OTHER CITIES. NOTHING MAJOR. I DO WANT TO GO THROUGH A FEW OF THE POINTS DURING OR UNDER ARTICLE TWO MEETINGS. WE UPDATED THE WORDING TO SAY THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS DID SAY CONFERENCE ROOM. AND WE'VE UPDATED IT FROM THE. THE BOARD TO THE STAFF CAN DETERMINE OTHERWISE. DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. G. THIS WAS ALREADY IN THE BYLAWS. IT WAS IN A DIFFERENT SECTION THAT WE MOVED IT TO ADDRESS. MEETING SPECIFICALLY, MRS CHAIRPERSON MAY REQUEST AGENDA ITEMS AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS REQUESTED BY ANY MEMBER MUST BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIRPERSON BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE STAFF LIAISON. ANY TWO BOARD MEMBERS NOT INCLUDING THE CHAIRPERSON MAY SUBMIT AN ITEM TO THE STAFF LIAISON TO BE PLACED ON THE BOARD AGENDA AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MEETING. AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE STAFF LIAISON. ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE. UNDER. WELL, SEEING THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS. IF YOU SKIP DOWN TO SEE SECRETARY AH! WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE CALENDAR APPROVAL. TWO. ANY MEETING, UM BY DECEMBER INSTEAD OF SPECIFICALLY IN DECEMBER BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS THAT FREQUENTLY THAT DECEMBER MEETING CANCELS BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS AND EVENTS. SO, UM. THAT IS PART OF THIS WHAT YOU WILL BE APPROVING TONIGHT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO, IS THAT WE WOULD, UM JANE AND I WOULD PROBABLY BRING THE CALENDAR. UH IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE BEFORE OCTOBER AND BUT THAT GIVES US OCTOBER NOVEMBER TO GET IT APPROVED. AND THEN, UM, ARTICLE WHERE WE AT? OKAY UH, THAT WHOLE SECTION FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE ADDED THAT END. UM JUST SIMPLY STATING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS THE BOARD MEMBERS. NO MEMBER SHALL SERVE ON THE BOARD. FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE TO YOUR TERMS OR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LESS. UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST 3/4 OF THE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL, EXCEPT FOR A BOARD MEMBER WHOSE TENURE HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AS APPROVED IN SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION, A BOARD MEMBER WHO HAS SERVED THREE CONSECUTIVE TWO YEAR TERMS OR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LESS. ON THE BOARD MAY BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AFTER BEING OFF. THE BOARD FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND UPON REAPPOINTMENT BOARD MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ANOTHER THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS OR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LESS SUCH BOARD MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE, HOWEVER, FOR APPOINTMENT TO A DIFFERENT BOARD OR COMMISSION WITHOUT WAITING,
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AND THIS DOES COME FROM CITY ORDINANCE. AND THEN QUESTION YES, MA'AM. IS IT JUST A RUMOR OR OR IS IT A FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF WILY TO BE ON THE BOARD? THIS BOARD SPECIFIC I DON'T KNOW. WHERE DID YOU I JUST ALWAYS HEARD THAT IF YOU'RE NOT HMM. IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY OF WILEY, YOU CAN'T BE ON THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE. JANET DINO ON THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. WE'VE HAD A BOARD MEMBER THAT MOVED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS TERM, AND HE CONTINUED TO SERVE UNTIL HIS TERM WAS UP. BUT AS FAR AS BEING ELECTED AND NOT LIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS. IT HASN'T BEEN DONE AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE 2012 OR 2011. SO I'D HAVE TO CHECK IN TO SEE IF THERE WHAT KIND OF STIPULATIONS ARE WITH THAT? THE ORDINANCE GOES, WE. WE'VE JUST NEVER HAD A GOOD QUESTION. SPECIFICALLY THE SUBJECT HAS COME UP WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OVER THE YEARS. TO LIVE IN SAINT PAUL OR LUCAS. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEIR KIDS GO TO ONE OF THE WIDELY SCHOOLS. AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY, VERY ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THAT THEY SAID. WELL, I HAD TO LIVE IN. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHILE YOU CAN BE ON THE BOARD, AND I SAID, I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE. BUT I'VE NOT SEEN IT IN WRITING UP AGAIN. IS IT? RUMOR? OR IS IT FACT? LET ME LET ME RESEARCH THAT AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU, BECAUSE, UM I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER ON THAT. I JUST KNOW HOW IT'S BEEN. SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND WE'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE THAT WAS NOT INSIDE OF CITY LIMITS ON THE BOARD, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE CHAIR WHO HAD MOVED. DURING THE MIDDLE OF A YEAR OR EARLY ON, AND I THINK WE HAD SOMEONE ON STAYED. WE HAD SOMEONE IN THE PARK BOARD. I THINK THE FIRST YEAR I WAS HERE THAT, UH, THEY HAD MOVED. PROBABLY THE SAME PERSON CORRECT TIME THAT I'VE EVER SEEN IT AND WE HAD A, UM AN ALTERNATE THAT WOULD COME TO OUR MEETINGS.THAT WAS NOT LIVING INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BUT HE WAS NOT ELECTED OR DID NOT CHOOSE TO TRY TO BE THE LAST TO BE ELECTED TO BE ON THE BOARD. SO, AS I SAID, I NOT CLEAR PERSONALLY ON THAT, BUT I WILL CHECK INTO THAT. COULD YOU GUYS CLEAR IT UP AND INCLUDED IN THIS? YES I MEAN, NO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GLORIA. OKAY AND THEN, UM UNDER POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBERS SYSTEM CLEAN UP THERE ON C. THIS ORIGINALLY STATED RECOMMEND POLICIES TO GOVERN THE OPERATION AND PROGRAM OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION APARTMENT. THE. ITEMS THAT THIS BOARD, UM OVERSEAS ARE NOW ACTUALLY IN ORDINANCE. THIS WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THAT HAD OCCURRED. SO WE'VE UPDATED THAT TO SAY MAKE ORDINANCE AND BYLAW RECOMMENDATIONS. D ASSISTANT PLANNING AND GUIDING THE IMPROVEMENT. WE REPLACE. THE WORD EXPANSION WITH IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. AND E ASSIST, INTERPRETING THE ORDINANCES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PARKS RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO THE PUBLIC. UM F PROVIDE AN OPINION ON DEDICATIONS AND DONATIONS. THE ENERGY OR SORRY, F G AND AGE, WE HAVE ADDED. PROVIDED OKAY, SO F PROVIDED AN OPINION ON DEDICATIONS AND DONATIONS. G RECOMMEND ORDINANCE VARIANTS REGARDING FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND ADVOCATE THE BENEFITS. PARTIAL CREATION BY VOLUNTEERING ASSISTANCE AT PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT EVENTS. AND BE PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ENGAGEMENTS AS NEEDED. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR EMOTIONS.
YOU APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION TO HIM IN THE PARKS AND REC BOARD BYLAW. JANET DO WE NEED TO SAY IT WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT UM GLORIA HAD REQUESTED. I THINK SO. WE CAN AMEND IT TO CLARIFY.
CAN WE APPROVE IT WITH THE CLARIFICATION? OR DO WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK? WE MIGHT HAVE. I THINK WE'D HAVE TO RUN IT. BRING IT BACK WHEN WE BROUGHT JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEING AND MENDED TO ONE OR THE OTHER. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK WE CAN BRING IT OR WE CAN APPROVE IT TONIGHT WITH THE AMENDMENT AND THEN TAKE IT ONTO COUNCIL AND THEN COME BACK WITH YOU KNOW THE NEXT MEETING, LETTING PARKS AND REC BOARD KNOW THAT IT WAS AMENDED TO MAKE THAT. WOULD THAT WORK? TYPICALLY THAT WORDING? SO HOW DO YOU MAKE THE MOTION AND, UH HE WOULD MAKE EMOTION FOR US TO
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INCLUDE IN THE BYLAWS. UM RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. TO SERVE ON OUR BOARD. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THE BYLAWS WITH THE AMENDMENT OF RESIDENCY PROCEDURES, BUT THEN BYE LAWS.BECAUSE WHATEVER AHEAD I'M SORRY. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. PARK AND RECREATION BOARD BYLAWS. WITH THE AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH RESIDENCY. IN THE CITY OF WYOMING. UM RESIDENCE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS. DEFINED OUTSIDE ALSO INCLUDE CITY OF VALUE IN THAT PERIOD. THANK YOU, BRIAN. THEY GO THROUGH. TWO.
I MUST HAVE MISSED A LOT. WE'RE ALREADY ON. THIS ONE WILL WIN. HMM. ALRIGHT SO FIRST ONE JUST WANTED TO TALK TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE DOG PARK. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN IT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T AFTER THIS MEETING, YOU SHOULD REALLY GO OVER THERE AND GET DIRTY AND WALK THROUGH IT.
THEY WERE MOVING A LOT OF DIRT. UM CARMEN AND I WENT OUT THERE COUPLE OF DAYS AGO LAST WEEK, AND IT'S MUCH BIGGER. THEN I GUESS WE WERE THINKING ON PIECE OF PAPER ACTUALLY GETTING OUT THERE AND WALKING. IT'S HUGE, BUT THEY ARE MOVING DIRT. UM THEY JUST TALKED TO HIM TODAY.
THEY UH, PLAN ON DOING THE WATER TAPS FOR THE METERS FOR IRRIGATION AND FOR THE DOG WASH STATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR AH, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING DOING THAT, PROBABLY NEXT WEEK. UM AND THEN LOOK INTO COMPLETE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, SO IT COULD BE SOONER. BUT AT LEAST RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE CAN START TAKING OUR LITTLE FOR ONES OUT THERE SO DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT GLORY? I DO. I JUST WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE LIKE IT'S THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME COMING . ARE WE GOING TO DO LIKE A BIG GRAND OPENING PARTY? WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A GRAND OPENING. ALRIGHT, AWESOME.
SHOULD WE ANNOUNCE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE SO EXCITED, BUT MAYBE I SHOULDN'T NOT YET. IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING GRAND. IT WAS TOTALLY JULIE'S IDEA. SO. YEAH. YEAH. SO YES. SO THAT IS COMING HOPEFULLY INTO THE YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT. SO BUT YOU KNOW AS WELL.
WE'LL GIVE YOU REGULAR UPDATES EACH MONTH ON KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT, TOO. IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY. SO UM NEXT IS OUR SPLASH PADS. I KNOW THIS ONE'S KIND OF BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AS WELL. BUT WE ARE WE JUST WORKED ON AGENDA ITEMS TODAY FOR COUNCIL. THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 22ND. UH WE'RE LOOKING TO TAKE TO THEM. THE PURCHASE OF THE ACTUAL EQUIPMENT FEATURES AND THE INSTALLATION SO THIS IS GOING TO BE INSTALLING THE PUMPS THE FILTRATION SYSTEM THAT'S INSIDE THE MECHANICAL ROOM, AND ALL OF THAT WORK DONE, INCLUDING THE CONCRETE FOR THE SPLASH PAD. SO ALL OF THAT WORK WE'RE TAKING THAT TO COUNCIL ON ON THE NEXT MEETING, AUGUST 20 AUGUST 22ND. SO NOW THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT UTILITIES THE RESTROOMS. NOTHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THOSE PRICES. WE ARE THINK, UM MYSELF AND ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER, AMY WE'RE WE'RE WORKING WITH. ABOUT SEVEN DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS ON THIS, SO THIS IS A CONTRACTOR NUMBER ONE THAT WE'RE TAKING A COUNCIL. SO NOW I AM LOOKING AT PARKS AND RECREATION AS ANOTHER CONTRACTOR, SO I GUESS, TECHNICALLY SIX, BUT WERE COUNTING SEVEN. SO. BUT YES, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ONE. I DO ANTICIPATE THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER. PROBABLY
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TAKING A COUPLE OF MORE. UM YOU KNOW AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS, SO WE'RE HOPING TO START MOVING SOME DIRT OR STARTING THE PROJECT KIND OF LATE FALL EARLY WINTER. THE MAIN THING WAS GETTING THE SPLASH PAD EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BECAUSE THERE IS A 20 TO 24 WEEKS LEAD TIME ON THAT. SO BY GETTING THIS PURCHASED HERE IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW COUNCIL MEETINGS NEXT WEEK, SO AFTER CONTRACTS ARE DONE, MAYBE THAT FIRST PART OF SEPTEMBER ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE. THAT PUTS US SOMEWHERE IN MARCH OR SO OF ACTUALLY GETTING THE EQUIPMENT. AND THE NOW THERE'S A BUNCH OF WORK THAT WILL GO AND YOU KNOW DURING THAT 20 TO 24 WEEKS. I MEAN, THERE'S DIRT MOVING. THERE'S PIPES BEING INSTALLED. THERE'S A PUMP ROOM WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DOING. THEY GOT TO PUT IN A 5000 GALLON TANK THAT IS THE RECIRCULATING TANK, SO ALL OF THAT WORK WILL BE GOING ON. SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING. IN THE 20 TO 24 WEEKS. IT'S JUST THE ACTUAL FEATURES. UM YOU KNOW WHICH THAT'S REALLY THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENS ANYWAY, SO THE TEACHERS GET INSTALLED AND THEN IT'S READY TO OPEN UP AFTER THAT, SO GOOD TIMING. UM WE JUST GOT TO LOCK DOWN THE OTHER CONTRACTORS. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS. CAN YOU DO FINE TAKING INTO THE COUNCIL? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO WE'RE BASICALLY THE PROPOSAL. SO WHEN WE GET A PRICE FROM THE CONTRACTOR OF QUOTE, AN ESTIMATE UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT. WE SEND IT TO PURCHASING PURCHASING, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE IT'S FOLLOWING THE PURCHASING LAWS AND THEN WHENEVER IT'S GOOD, AND WE'RE READY TO MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRACTOR WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO COUNSEL SO THAT COUNCIL WILL APPROVE. UM US SPENDING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THAT PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR. ONCE THEY APPROVE IT, THEN IT GETS FINALIZED AND PURCHASING WITH AN AGREEMENT AND THEN YOU KNOW, BOTH PARTIES SIGN YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON SPLASH PADS EXCITING. I KNOW WE ALL WISH WE HAD IT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THIS 100 DEGREE WEATHER. SO AH, NEXT THING ANOTHER EXCITING ONE. I KNOW ONE OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERVISORS. RICO MENTIONED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES PICKLEBALL COURTS. THEY ARE ALMOST DONE THEIR ALMOST COMPLETE. THESE ARE AT COMMUNITY PARK. WE KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES HERE THAT WE RESURFACED. ONE OF THE BASKETBALL COURTS. THERE WE HAVE THREE THERE WE HAD THREE.THEY'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH IN THE SAME LOCATION. WE TOOK ONE OF THEM THE ONE THAT'S KIND OF FURTHEST AWAY, THE CLOSEST TO THE SENIOR RECREATION CENTER. AND WE EXPANDED THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT. THAT PART IS DONE AS FAR AS THE CONCRETE ALL THE FENCING IS UP. THE ONLY THING THAT'S LACKING RIGHT NOW IS THE GATES. SO THERE'S THREE INDIVIDUAL GATES THAT GO INTO EACH COURT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A MAINTENANCE GATE IN THE BACK TO WHERE WE EVER NEEDED TO GET EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING IN THERE TO YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A DOUBLE GATE. WE CAN DO THAT. SO I DID TALK TO THE CONTRACTOR THIS MORNING. UM THOSE GATES SHOULD BE IN LATE NEXT WEEK TO BE INSTALLED. AND THEN I DO BELIEVE THE IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE COMING WITH A WINDSCREEN MESH THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. JUST TO HELP WITH WIND THAT SHOULD BE COMING AND ALSO NEXT WEEK, SO ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT WE'RE WAITING ON IS JUST THE ACTUAL SURFACING. PICKLEBALL SURFACING AND THEN THE NET INSTALLATION AND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN KIND OF THE FIRST WEEK OR SO OF SEPTEMBER. I KNOW RICO'S WORKING WITH THE YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTOR ON THAT REALLY NAILED DOWN THAT DATE. I KNOW WE JUST SUBMITTED THE COLORS. AND I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE VISUALS FOR Y'ALL AT THIS MEETING. I DO PLAN ON HEAVEN'S SOME MORE VISUALS. YOU KNOW AT THAT SEPTEMBER MEETING, SO I CAN KIND OF SHOW YOU THE COLOR SAMPLE THAT WE'RE GOING WITH AND ALL OF THAT. SO ACTUALLY, I MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU THE ACTUAL PICKLEBALL COURT IF IT'S COMPLETE BY THEN. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT I HEARD THERE'S A CHALLENGE COMING UP, POSSIBLY YEAH, YEAH. YEAH, THERE MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE ONCE PICKLEBALL IS OPEN SO BETWEEN CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO CHALLENGE YOU KNOW? DOES ANYBODY WANT TO GO AGAINST THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC NOT TRYING OKAY? YEAH. WE GOT ANOTHER CHALLENGE. YOU NEED TO HIT THE GAVEL FOR THAT. NO, I'M JUST NOT GET CARRIED AWAY. THAT'S YOUR QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. WHAT YOU'RE MEASURING. ALRIGHTY. WELL, UM SENIOR RECREATION CENTER RENOVATIONS. I KNOW KATIE BROUGHT THIS UP A LITTLE BIT AGO. UM WE ARE FINALIZING PRICING. HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK THE END OF THIS WEEK EARLY NEXT WEEK
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, WE SHOULD BE GETTING THE PROPOSAL BACK FOR THAT. UM IT'S BEEN A YOU KNOW THAT ONES. ALSO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE. UM YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED TO ACTUALLY START PICKING OUT FINISHES AND EVERYTHING TO GET AN ACTUAL PRICE. SO WE DID NOT KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW, EARLIER ON, WE THOUGHT WE COULD JUST SAY WE WANTED NEW FLOORING. AND THEN THEY GIVE US A NUMBER. SO YOU KNOW IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, GET GET ALL THE FINALIZED FINISHES THAT WE WANT, BUT WE ACTUALLY FINALIZED THAT. AND WE SHOULD BE GETTING PRICING BY THE END OF THE WEEK. EARLY NEXT WEEK . I COULD POSSIBLY BE A LITTLE CHEAPER THAN WHAT WE'RE THINKING SO WE MIGHT END UP YOU KNOW, MAYBE ADDING SOME TWO THAT I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING AT A PARKING LOT EXPANSION. MAYBE EVEN SOME EXTERIOR UPGRADES. SO UM, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, UH, THIS COULD POTENTIALLY GO TO COUNCIL SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER. UM AND THEN YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH KATIE ON SCHEDULING AND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE RENOVATIONS COULD END UP HAPPENING LATER, PART OF THIS YEAR, SO INTO EARLY NEXT YEAR. SOME ANY QUESTIONS? HMM. QUESTION, RIGHT? THE RENOVATION WAS TALKED ABOUT GOING TO DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING ANNEXES THAT CAN YOU UPDATE US ON WHAT DIRECTION THIS THESE ARE BIDS ARE GONNA GO. YES SO WE, UM SO WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO DO THE EXPANSION RIGHT NOW. ORIGINALLY, WE WERE LOOKING AT UM, DOING AN OVERALL PLAN AGAIN FOR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS? UM, WITH AN ARCHITECT. AND THEN WITH THAT WE WERE GOING TO ADD, UM, CONCEPTUAL DRAWING OF AN ANNEX BUILDING NEXT TO IT. UM YOU KNOW, MANAGEMENT DECIDED THAT WASN'T THE ROUTE WE NEEDED TO GO . SO THEY SAID THEY USE THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND FOCUS JUST ON THE RENOVATION RIGHT NOW, SO THIS IS ONLY GOING TO BE JUST FOR RENOVATING. THE EXISTING BUILDING RIGHT NOW. YEAH. GOOD QUESTION. UM. THE LAST ONE I HAVE ON HERE IS THE FOUNDERS RENOVATIONS. THE THREE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS. I'M GONNA TRY TO SAY THIS RIGHT? THE NORTHERN WEST SIDE. OF FOUNDERS PART. SO THIS IS THE OLDER SIDE SIDE THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 1999.UM IT ORIGINALLY WAS AN OLD PASTURE. FIELD WORK WAS NOT DONE TO IT. OTHER THAN JUST PUTTING AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN AND ADDING SOME SPORTS LIGHTING, BUT THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIELDWORK TO PREP FIELDS. ALL THE ALL THE EXCUSE ME ALL THE NICE FIELDS THAT YOU SEE NOW IS JUST FROM THE STAFF OVER THE YEARS OF JUST THE TURF CULTURAL PRACTICES THAT THEY PUT INTO IT TO MAKE THOSE FIELDS NICE PLAYABLE FIELDS. UM BUT OTHER THAN THAT THEY HAVEN'T HAD A RENOVATION, LIKE THE EAST SIDE OF FOUNDERS HAS HAD. WHERE THE SOCCER YOU KNOW WHERE SOCCER YOU KNOW, PLAYS MOST OF THEIR GAMES THAT SO THIS IS THE WEST SIDE THAT HASN'T REALLY GOT THAT RENOVATION OR THAT ATTENTION. OF AN ACTUAL FULL RENOVATION. WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THE NORTHERN THREE FIELDS. RIGHT NOW. THESE ARE THE ONES CLOSEST TO THE STADIUM ARE CLOSEST TO THE PART OF THE VISITOR'S SIDE PART OF THE STADIUM. UM THEY'RE GOING TO BE BROUGHT UP ABOUT FOUR INCHES WITH MATERIAL. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROFESSIONALLY CROWNED. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE SAYING CAP TO HELP, YOU KNOW, WATER PERCOLATE AND EVERYTHING THROUGH THE SOIL. WITH THAT ALSO A FULL NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF NOT JUST THE FIELDS, BUT ALL THE COMMON AREAS AROUND IT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THERE'S YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN THE LOOP THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND FOUNDERS. BUT THERE'S ALSO A SECTION JUST IN BETWEEN THE TRAIL AND THE FENCE. UM ORIGINALLY, YOU KNOW, THE LEAGUE'S WEREN'T ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT. BUT WITH THIS CONTRACT, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE THOSE CROWNED AS WELL. AND TRY TO CREATE SOME SMALLER FIELDS FOR THEM, I THINK POSSIBLY SIX SO THAT'S KIND OF BEEN A SURPRISE THAT I HAVEN'T GOT TO SAY YET BECAUSE IT HASN'T . WE HAVEN'T GOT FINAL NUMBERS, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE NOW AND IT IS UNDER BUDGET. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING THE THREE FIELDS, BUT WE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE CREATING A FEW MORE SMALLER FIELDS. IN FRONT. SO UM. THAT GOES TO COUNSEL AS WELL. THAT'S ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM THAT WE WORKED ON TODAY, AND THAT SHOULD BE GOING TO THE MEETING. WE'VE ALREADY PICKED OUT A VENDOR THAT WE WANT TO USE FOR IT. THEY'RE VERY SKILLED IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. UM SO WE'RE HOPING TO ONCE THAT'S APPROVED. START MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT WE DID MEET WITH ALL THE LEAGUES. UM LAST MONDAY, AND WE LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE RENOVATION. THEY DID ASK US TO YOU KNOW, HOLD OFF UNTIL MAYBE NOVEMBER TO TRY TO GET MOST OF THEIR FALL SEASON AND FIRST BEFORE WE START, SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT UM I DON'T SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE ONE. IT JUST WILL DELAYS THE SOCCER SEASON A LITTLE BIT GOING INTO THE SPRING. SOCCER WAS COMPLETELY
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FINE WITH THAT. THEY SAID. THEY'D RATHER DELAY THE SPRING AND STAY OFF OF THOSE FIELDS AND MAYBE NOT GET ON THEM UNTIL YOU KNOW, APRIL OR MAY NEXT YEAR. SO THEY WERE TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT. SO HONESTLY, THAT'S I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST SOLUTION, BUT BUT YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO HEAR THEM SAY THAT SO . OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S UH, THE PROJECTS THAT I HAVE. WE DO HAVE SOME WALKING TRAIL ART PROJECTS, WHICH I'M GOING TO PASS THAT ON TO JULIE. SO THAT SHE CAN UPDATE YOU ALL ON WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? DO I'M SORRY, KIM. NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD GIVE US AN UPDATE ON AVALON PARK. OH YES. SO AVALON, THE BACKSTOPS. SO THAT THOSE HAVE STARTED NOW APOLOGIZE. UM THOSE HAVE STARTED AS WELL. WE'VE SO WE RIPPED DOWN THE OLD OR THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE PICKLEBALL FENCING IS ALSO DOING AVALON BACKSTOPS. UM THEY'VE ALREADY RIPPED THE OLD ONES OUT. THEY'VE PUT THE POLES IN FOR THE NEW ONES ARE MUCH HIGHER, MUCH MORE ROBUST THAN THE YEAH, THEY'RE THERE. THEY'RE PRETTY SERIOUS BACKSTOPS. I MEAN, THEY'RE MORE ROBUST THAN WHAT WAS THERE. UM THE FENCING SHOULD GET WRAPPED UP ON THAT NEXT WEEK. THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING PICKLEBALL TOLD ME THAT TODAY. BUT THAT SHOULD BE GETTING WRAPPED UP. SO YEAH, NO. THAT'S EVER. I MEAN, HAS IS THERE ANOTHER HAS BEEN ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION FOR PARKING EVERYONE AT AVALON. SO AVALON IS KIND OF A IT'S DIFFICULT THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN REALLY DO THERE SO IT IS ENCORE EASEMENT. UM PRETTY MUCH TAKES UP. THAT ENTIRE PART DOESN'T REALLY ALLOW US TO DO A WHOLE LOT TO IT. THERE'S ALSO, UM YOU KNOW, WATER LINES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THERE. UM NORTH TEXAS IS RUNNING THROUGH THERE. SO THERE'S I MEAN , IT WAS AMAZING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A FENCE PUT UP. UM WE CAN ADD STUFF LIKE BACKSTOPS AND SOCCER GOALS. AH, BUT HARD SURFACE STUFF, YOU KNOW, PARKING LOTS TRAIL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT WE CAN'T ACTUALLY PUT IN THE PARK. THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET PARKING THERE IS IT WOULD BE ON STREET PARKING. WHICH WE HAVE KIND OF LOOKED AT A PLAN FOR THAT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PLAN FOR THE FENCE. BUT IT WASN'T GOING TO ADD MUCH PARKING. THERE'S A LOT JUST TO THE WEST OF AVALON, BUT THAT'S OWNED BY THE SCHOOL. SO THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL IF THEY EVER BUILT THE SCHOOL THERE, AND THEY HAD A PARKING LOT THERE THAT MAYBE BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW FAR DOWN THE ROAD IT IS FOR A SCHOOL BEING BUILT THERE. SORRY, GIULIO. IT'S ALL YOURS. OKAY SO I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC ART COORDINATOR. THIS LAST GO AROUND. UM I WAS SELECTED TO BE ON THE PUBLIC ART. JUROR. TO, UM. SELECT IN NARROW CANDIDATES FOR THE NEW PUBLIC ART. THERE'S GONNA BE TWO PIECES. BEHIND THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. I BELIEVE ONE IS BEHIND THE REC CENTER AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THE TRAIL. YOU DON'T HAVE A MAP. DO YOU KNOW GLORIA? ANYHOO UM, THEY'RE BOTH. THEY'RE BOTH BEHIND THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. IT'S TWO NEW PIECES. AND, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE NARROWED, UH, THE SELECTION TO FOUR ARTISTS. AND SO THEY CAME DOWN, UM, LAST WEDNESDAY, AND THEY'RE ALL FROM OUT OF STATE, SO THEY CAME TO TEXAS AND THE 100. 7 DEGREES WEATHER AND TOWARD THE TRAIL WITH CAROL. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, THERE WAS, UM A PUBLIC ART HEARING SO THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD GATHER AND TALK TO THE ARTISTS AND LET THEM KNOW. THEIR INPUT FOR THE TWO PIECES AND SO, UM WE DID GET TO SPEAK WITH THEM. AND GLORIA WAS THERE ALSO, AND SHE MIGHT CHIME IN AND SAY A FEW WORDS. UM BUT IT'S THERE'S TWO ARTISTS THAT THEY ONLY WORK IN STONE. AND THEN THERE'S A BRONZE ARTISTS AND THEN, UM, LIKE A MIXED METAL ARTIST. SO THEY'LL THEY ARE GOING BACK. THEY WENT BACK HOME LAST WEEK, AND THEN THEY HAVE UNTIL THE 21ST. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, THEY WILL COME BACK WITH THEIR WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CREATE. AND THEN FROM THERE, THE PANEL WILL CHOOSE EITHER 22 WINNERS SO. THERE'S TWO[01:05:01]
DIFFERENT PIECES THAT SO IT COULD BE ONE ARTIST THAT DOES BOTH PIECES OR IT COULD BE TWO DIFFERENT ARTISTS. SO AT THIS AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT, WHAT? THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK AND PROPOSED YET, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND THIRD, VERY IMPRESSIVE. ALL FOUR OF THEM SO IT WILL BE. TOUGH DECISION, BUT IT'S GONNA BE VERY NICE EDITION. WELL TO ADD TO THAT. NO ARTWORK . IT'S BASED ON. THE CATO INDIANS, UH AND AT SOME POINT, THE FLORAL AND ANIMALS AND FOR THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS EXCAVATED , EXCAVATED FOR THE CITY HALL COMPLEX. THEY FOUND POTTERY PIECES THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE CATO INDIANS WERE HERE. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY THE EMPHASIS IS THAT AND WE ARE, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER. LAST YEAR THEY PROVED THE BIG BIG ART PIECE IS GOING TO BE RIGHT BEHIND HERE, AND THESE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL, AND, UH, WE HAD HOPED IN THE FIRST MEETING AND THEN WITH THIS GROUP WE HAVE ONE OF THE ARTISTS IS ACTUALLY NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN. UH, FORGET LUCY. YEAH, FORGET, UH, TURKEY. YEAH, YEAH. SO HE'S ONE OF THE ARTISTS AND, UH, IT STARTED FAVORITISM THING. IT'S JUST THAT HE HAD A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION. FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE. AS A MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE NATION AND THE OTHER 311 THAT WAS VERY KIND OF ECLECTIC, KIND OF MORE MODERN, BUT THEY ALL WERE THEIR PRESENTATIONS. UM, IN THE PROCESS OF DOING DESCRIBE, YOU GET TO VIEW THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE BEFORE. AND I THINK ALL OF THEM HAD DONE WORK FOR MUNICIPALITIES THINK IT'S EVERY CALL, WHICH ALWAYS BRINGS A DIFFERENT FLAVOR TO THE REQUIREMENT. UM ANYWAY. THEY WERE THEY PRESENTED THEIR WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS WOULD BE. AND I THINK A COUPLE OF HAD TO CHANGE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT. UH BECAUSE ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT THAT WE KNOW, UH FROM THE CITY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL MENTIONED WHOM, UH ONE OF THE DIRECTORS WAS THEY WANTED? THEY WENT AT OUR PIECES THAT PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND. NOT HAD I INTERPRET THAT YOU KNOW THAT WAS AND IT WOULD BE EDUCATIONAL. UH AND I THINK THE FOUR ARTISTS I THINK THEY GOT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO PRODUCE, UH, SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S UH VERY REALISTIC. AND NOT ECLECTIC, NOT. MODERN WORDS . WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WITH THE SUN RISING, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST SAID THE AVERAGE LAYPERSON AND KIDS, ESPECIALLY, UH, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT SO AND IT IS GOING TO BE TWO MORE IN THE BACK AND THE WALKING TRAIL THAT'S BACK HERE FAMOUS. BELIEVE THAT COMPLETES OUR PROJECT. UPDATES. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ONES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. NO. OKAY LET'S KEEP IT ROLLING. LET'S GO RIGHT INTO PROGRAM UPDATES NOW. OKAY JUST A REAL QUICK CREEK. RECAP ON SUMMER CAMP. WE ACCEPT. SEE OR INCREASED REVENUE BY 13% THIS YEAR. UM AND ALMOST 80% OF THE CAMPER SEATS WERE FILLED THIS YEAR. THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER. UM THERE WERE 95 ACTIVITIES OFFERED GEORGE DURING THE PARK AND REC.MONTH ACTIVITIES AND WE HAD 7000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES. THAT'S A 40% INCREASE THIS SUMMER COMPARED TO LAST SUMMER. UM LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FALL. WE'VE GOT EARLY BIRD ONLINE REGISTRATION STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST FOR GENERAL. REC AND THEN SEPTEMBER 8TH FOR SENIOR WRECK. UM OH, WE DO HAVE THE BOARD TOO ARE COMING UP. WE ARE LOOKING AT OCTOBER 21ST. IT WOULD BE IN THE MORNING TO NOON. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS AT THIS POINT? SENATOR. YES. TO CONFLICTS. I DO HAVE A CONFLICT. BRIAN, CAN YOU LOOK TOO. OCTOBER, 21ST. EIGHT TO NOON. PRETTY MUCH CHANGES. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT? OKAY.
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OKAY, UM. PUMPKINS ON THE PRAIRIE COMING UP. IN OCTOBER GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP AND DECEMBER ALSO DONUTS WITH SANTA VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET. THAT IS A NEW SPECIAL EVENT THAT WILL BE AT THE WELCOME CENTER AT BROWN HOUSE. UM, AND IT IS A COOPERATIVE EVENT WITH THE DC AND THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS. ALSO AND OH, SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK ON MY TIMELINE JUST LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE SPOOKY YOGA ON THE PORCH AT BROWN HOUSE. AND THEN IT WAS MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE SENIOR REC CENTER HAS THE EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKET TRIP COMING UP. THAT IS NOVEMBER 30TH THROUGH DECEMBER 8TH. THERE ARE LIKE THEY SAID. IT WAS IT IS FULL. THERE'S 24. SENIORS GOING ON THAT TRIP. AND UM, THERE'S EIGHT ON THE WAIT LIST. THEY ARE GOING TO BE VISITING THE CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS OCTOBER 3RD. WE WANT. BALLARD IS OCTOBER 26 THAT WE ARE IN PLANNING STAGES FOR THAT EVENT. STAFF HAVE ALREADY STARTED ON SUMMER CAMPS AND NATIONAL PARKING RECOMMEND PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEN AS FAR AS BOARD VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, WE'VE GOT THE SENIOR REC CENTER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION COMING UP ON DECEMBER 15TH. HIM. PUMPKINS ON THE PRAIRIE. OCTOBER 13TH. UM BALLARD 26TH OF OCTOBER. AND THEN TREE LIGHTING ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3RD AND JULIE WILL SEND OUT REMINDERS THE LINKED TO SIGN UP FOR ANY OF THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IS ON YOUR RESOURCE GALLERY. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT. I HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, SO THERE IS NO RESTRICTION. TO LIVING WITHIN THE CITY OF WILEY. YOU CAN SERVE ON OUR BOARD AND NOT BE A WILY RESIDENT. AND I CAN'T BURN THAT IT IS IN THE BYLAWS. YOU HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED VOTER AND THE ONES THAT WE WERE APPROVING TONIGHT. ARE YOU PROVED TONIGHT? DOESN'T SPECIFY BECAUSE THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER BOARD REQUIREMENTS, WHICH I DID SOME YOU DO HAVE TO BE A CITIZEN. SOME YOU DON'T SO THERE'S DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH COMMISSION OR BOARD AND THE COUNCIL BUT IN OURS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE. INSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. SO YOU'RE UM, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SPOKE WITH COULD APPLY , AND THEN IT'S UP TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSION WHETHER THEY WILL YOU KNOW, THEY'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION OR NOT. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE'VE WE'VE ONLY HAD A BOARD ALTERNATIVE THAT WAS NOT WITHIN CITY LIMITS. BUT WE HAVE NEVER SINCE I'VE BEEN ON.WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT LIVED OUTSIDE THE CITY OF WILEY, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THAT MOVED IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN JUST ENDED HIS TERM. BUT I BELIEVE CARMEN, WE COULD JUST MAYBE. CLARIFY THAT. BYE LAWS OR JUST LEAVE IT AS IS, BUT IT WE DON'T NEED TO ADD TO IT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE A WIDELY RESIDENT. YEAH THAT WAS STEPHANIE. I WANT I WANT TO GET THIS WITH THE CITY SECRETARY JUST TO CONFIRM THAT'S WHO YOU TALK TO. YEAH, WELL, I ASKED HER THAT'S AMAZING. I LOOKED IT UP. I LOOKED IT UP AND I READ WHAT I COULD FIND. AND THEN I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING UNTIL I CONFIRM WITH HER BECAUSE I DO REMEMBER THAT ONE GENTLEMAN DID NOT LIVE WITHIN CITY LIMITS. SO IT IS CONFIRMED. OKAY SO WE COULD MAYBE JUST CLEAN IT UP TO SPECIFY REFER TO RIGHT THAT. WHATEVER STEPHANIE WE'RE JUST PEOPLE THAT FROM ITS ACTUALLY, HOW IT'S WRITTEN ON THE BYLAWS IS HOW IT IS. WHAT ARE THE, UM WHEN YOU GO TO APPLY FOR A BOARD, THEY REFER TO OUR BYLAWS AND BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY YOU HAVE TO BE A WILY CITIZEN. IT JUST SAYS YOU HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED VOTER. THAT'S IT. UM BRITISH VOTER IN COLLIN COUNTY, OR IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. REGISTERED VOTER. SOLID SPECIFIES. SO WE CAN GET WITH STEPHANIE AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO IF WE CAN SPECIFY THAT IN THERE OR NOT, OKAY? AND THEN PROCEED WITH CITY COUNCIL APPROVED IT. YES. CONFIRM STEPHANIE AND THEN. I JUST WANTED TO COLLECT CLARIFY THAT SINCE THAT WAS THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION, BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT , DEPENDING ON WHICH BORDER COMMISSION YOU'RE ON. SO THANK YOU, JANET.
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YELLING EARLIER. OKAY THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WILL MOVE TO A GERMAN MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING. WE HAVE A 2ND 2ND THAT. THANK YOU, NICK. MAKE ADJOURN TO VOTE. AH ALL THAT TIME. I WAIT UNTIL THE END. OKAY? UH HUH. OH THANK GOODNESS.OKAY. MEETING ADJOURNED.
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