[Parks and Recreation on July 8, 2024.]
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PLEASE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE JULY 8TH, 2024 WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE TIME IS 5:31 P.M. WE ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND REMEMBER THAT THIS MEETING IS RECORDED LIVE STREAM. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE WAIT ON THE BOARD CHAIR TO CALL ON YOU BEFORE SPEAKING, AND ONLY ITEMS OF DISCUSSION LISTED ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY BE DISCUSSED. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TONIGHT WITH THE ABSENCE OF SCOTT HAVEL, BRANT STOWERS WILL NOT BE JOINING US, BUT WE ARE READY TO ROLL, THIS WILL BE A FAST MEETING AS WE HAVE A TOUR TO GET TO. ALL RIGHT, FIRST UP, JANET PIPER WILL GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE, PARKS AND REC BOARD ROLES, OTHER KEY INFO, AND THEN ALL WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. GOOD EVENING. BOARD, WE JUST FIRST WANT TO WELCOME TARA HARRISON HERE TO OUR BOARD. AND TINA TURNER, IT YOU SAY IT LIKE RENEE, BUT IT'S CINDY. I ALREADY ASKED, SO WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU. WE'LL GET AROUND TO INTRODUCTIONS AND WE CAN BRIEFLY SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OURSELVES IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT I WANTED TO MENTION THAT, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION COMING FOR THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND A KIND OF A REVIEW FOR OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL, WE'LL GO INTO IT SLOWLY, BUT, THE RESOURCE GALLERY, I THINK EVERYBODY'S USING THAT PRETTY REGULARLY, AND YOU GUYS WILL GET A, A LOGIN FOR THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO, WE HAVE, I HAVE GIVEN YOU GUYS A COPY OF OUR CALENDAR FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBER. IT IS A LITTLE BIT AMENDED. WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO TO ONE TOUR A YEAR AND WE'VE CHANGED IT TO JULY, SO I'VE ASKED THOSE OUT THERE FOR YOU, AND THEN THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. I THINK, LAST MONTH BECAUSE IT FALLS ON A CITY HOLIDAY, SO FIRST WANTED TO DISCUSS THE PRIMARY ROLE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBER, YOUR YOUR DUTIES ARE TO RECOMMEND AND ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE APPROVAL OF MATTERS SUCH AS ORDINANCES AND BYLAWS, IMPROVEMENTS IN PARKS AND FACILITIES, AND YOU WILL BE SEEING SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON AS WE SPEAK. WE'LL BE STOPPING BY FOUR OF THEM, YOU ALSO WILL BE DOING A RECOMMENDATION, RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, NAMING, IF, IF APPLICABLE, NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATIONS. WE ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON ONE OF THOSE THIS EVENING AND PARKLAND DEDICATION WHERE YOU ACCEPT, WE ACCEPT MONETARY DONATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR LAND IN LIEU OF FUNDS. BOARD ALSO ADVOCATES AND EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS, BOND PROGRAMS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
YOU APPROVE THE ANNUAL PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING CALENDAR. YOU ATTEND MONTHLY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETINGS. MOST OF THE TIME WE HAVE ONE EVERY MONTH. IT'S THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH THAT IT WILL ALWAYS FALL ON THE SECOND MONDAY, OCCASIONALLY WE KNOW IN ADVANCE IF IT'S GOING TO FALL ON SPRING BREAK OR A CITY HOLIDAY. WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING, BOARD IS ALSO ADHERES TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD BYLAWS AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER AT CITY SPONSORED COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PARTICIPATES IN COUNCIL MEETING WORK SESSIONS AS NEEDED. SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE ROLE OF A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBER. YOU ARE RECOMMENDING BOARD TO CITY COUNCIL AND SO THEN LET'S SEE. SO IF YOU GUYS LOOKED AT YOUR MINUTES, THE GREAT NEWS IS THEY'RE SHORTER AND YOU COULD READ THEM VERY QUICKLY NOW. SO IT HAS BEEN DECIDED AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO AS LENGTHY IN GREAT DETAIL. WE REALLY JUST ARE INCLUDING THE MAIN POINTS IN YOUR MINUTES. SO THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH YOU'LL NOTICE THEY'RE A LOT SHORTER THAN BEFORE AND IT'S THE NEW FORMAT WE'RE USING. SO WE WILL BE, PUTTING IN THE KEY POINTS OF, OF YOUR CONSENT ITEMS OR YOUR AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH ARE LIKE THE FOUR WE'RE FIXING TO VOTE ON. AND THEN A LITTLE BRIEF SENTENCE ABOUT WHAT OUR WORK SESSION DISCUSSIONS ARE. AND THEN WHEN WE ADJOURN AND WHO, WHO'S WHO, WHO DOES THAT AND WHAT THE VOTE IS. SO THAT'S ON MINUTES, ONE THING I WANT TO
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REMIND ALL THE BOARD IS THAT WHEN I EMAIL YOU, I DO USUALLY DO BLIND COPY. AND I DO THAT FOR THE REASONS. IF YOU HIT REPLY ALL IT CAN VIOLATE THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND CONSTITUTE A MEETING. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T EVER REPLY ALL. JUST REPLY TO ME. IF I ACCIDENTALLY DO NOT SEND IT TO JUST OR TO BLIND COPY, JUST DO NOT REPLY ALL PLEASE. AND THEN THAT IS NOTED AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY EMAIL THAT I SEND AS WELL. IN RED, AS FAR AS ABSTAINING A VOTE, ABSTAINING A VOTE BASICALLY TURNS IT INTO A YES VOTE. YOU CAN ABSTAIN. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO ABSTAIN FOR THE REASON THAT YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH AS YOU'RE DIRECTLY AFFILIATED OR WORK FOR THE WHATEVER IT IS IN QUESTION THAT WE'RE VOTING ON, THEN YOU WOULD WANT TO ABSTAIN, BUT YOU NEED TO LET ME KNOW IN ADVANCE. THERE IS A FORM THAT YOU'LL NEED TO FILL OUT. IT'S AN AFFIDAVIT, AND I HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO SIGN IT, AND I HAVE TO NOTARIZE YOUR SIGNATURE PRIOR TO THE MEETING. SO IF YOU DO SEE THAT, JUST BE SURE EVERY WEEK, THE WEEK THAT YOU GET YOUR AGENDA PACKET THAT YOU JUST LOOK THROUGH THAT. AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WE DO NEED TO DO THAT, OTHERWISE, IF YOU DECIDE TO ABSTAIN, YOUR VOTE WILL TURN INTO A YES VOTE. SO THERE'S YES, NO AND ABSTAIN. BUT ABSTAIN IS ALWAYS YES, SO THAT'S ON THE ABSTENTION. OKAY. AND THE LAST THING, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING, WE FOUND OUT LAST WEEK A CITY EMPLOYEES AND THIS AND THIS ALSO GOES TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND YOU AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, YOU NOT ONLY GET A FREE MEMBERSHIP TO THIS TO WILEY RECREATION CENTER FOR YOURSELF, BUT NOW YOUR WHOLE FAMILY GETS IT. SO THAT'S A PRETTY, PRETTY NEAT, BENEFIT TO BEING ON THE BOARD AND BEING AN EMPLOYEE. SO I'VE INCLUDED WITH YOUR AGENDA PACKET AND YOUR TOUR ITINERARY, A COPY OF THAT. YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK OVER IT AND JUST THERE'S A, FAQS ON THE BACK, AND IT GOES OVER THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HOW THAT CAN BENEFIT YOU. AND IT'S ONLY APPLICABLE TO UP TO I BELIEVE IT IS SIX FAMILY MEMBERS THAT LIVE WHERE YOU DO LIVE AT YOUR HOME. SO I'M MOVING RIGHT ALONG. LET'S GO TO INTRODUCTIONS. SO, I'M JANET PIPER, I'M CARMEN PALIN'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. I'M NOT HER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. BRANT STOWERS, WHO IS NOT HERE, IS HER THAT HER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR? I AM HER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.AND SO YOU'LL LIKE I SAID, YOU'LL HEAR FROM ME A LOT. I SENT OUT ALL THE EMAILS AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME. EMAIL. YOU HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER. YOU HAVE MY HOME NUMBER OR MY WORK NUMBER.
AND, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME AT ANY TIME, SO I WORK FOR THE CITY OF WILEY FOR 13 YEARS, 13.5 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN AT THE SAME POSITION AND THE SAME DEPARTMENT. THAT'S HOW GREAT IT IS. AND SO I, I THINK YOU LADIES ARE GOING TO LOVE BEING A PART OF THE BOARD. WE HAVE A GREAT WE HAVE A GREAT BOARD NOW. AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU GUYS. SO NEXT. MY NAME IS BRIAN ARNOLD. I LIVED IN WILEY HERE FOR ALMOST, WELL, A LITTLE OVER FOUR YEARS NOW, BUT ON THE BOARD FOR ONE YEAR. SO THIS IS THE START OF THE SECOND YEAR. NOW SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL, AS WELL. AND I CURRENTLY I WORK IN HR FOR MEDICAL CITY HEALTHCARE. SO THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING.
AND, BUT YEAH, GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. YEAH OKAY, I'M TARA HARRISON. I'VE LIVED IN WILEY FOR ALMOST SEVEN YEARS, AND I WORK AS AN ACCOUNTING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR AN IT COMPANY, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ON THE BOARD. HI, EVERYONE. I'M SYDNEY TURNER, JUST LIKE SHE SAID, LIKE RENEE, BUT WITH A C, I'VE LIVED IN WILEY SINCE 2015.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, 12 AND 16. OH MY GOSH, I'M AN INTERIOR DESIGNER BY TRADE, SO I HAVE A GREAT VISUAL EYE FOR ALL THINGS THAT INVOLVE COLOR FLOOR PLANS, BLUEPRINTS, ALL THE THINGS.
REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY IDEAS, THOUGHTS, SUGGESTIONS? AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS JOURNEY ENTAILS. MY NAME IS BO DYSON. I'VE BEEN IN WILEY FOR, GOING ON SIX YEARS, PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNER, HERE IN THE CITY. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR TWO YEARS.
YEAH. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US, LADIES. AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. GOOD EVENING. I'M NICK. ONCE, BEEN IN WILEY 20 YEARS, WITH. I WAS AWAY FOR FIVE YEARS IN THE MILITARY, AND, IT'S MY SECOND TERM ON THE BOARD HERE, AND, YEAH, REALLY
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ENJOY THE PARKS WE HAVE AT THE CITY. SO GLAD TO BE A PART OF THIS. I'M GLORIA SUAREZ. I'M ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY FROM DALLAS. I'VE SPENT MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE IN HOUSTON AND A LITTLE BIT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, SO I RETURNED TO THE MOTHERLAND TEN YEARS AGO. I LIVE IN WILEY. I'M IN MY SIXTH AND LAST YEAR ON THE PARKS BOARD. I'VE BEEN THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I BELIEVE, SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU GUYS ON BOARD, SO WELCOME. WELL, WELCOME TO THE BOARD.WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE EVERYONE HERE, MY NAME IS CARMEN PALIN. I'M THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF WILEY SINCE 2008. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION INDUSTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WITH I'VE BEEN WITH TWO OTHER CITIES, AND I'VE BEEN IN THE DIRECTOR ROLE FOR JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I KNOW THAT BRANT IS NOT HERE, BUT HE DOES SERVE AS THE BOARD LIAISON. SO YOU'LL MEET HIM AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE DO HAVE A FEW STAFF HERE THIS EVENING THAT YOU'LL BE MEETING, AND THEN AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE WILL HAVE A FEW OTHER STAFF COME IN AND YOU'LL GET TO KNOW SOME OF THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO, A PRESENTATION OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND REC MONTH BY ALI HOLMAN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. MY NAME IS ALI HOLMAN. I AM A RECREATION PROGRAMMER FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WHICH IS JULY. AND AMERICANS HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING THAT SINCE 1985. AND NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH HAS BEEN A MUCH ANTICIPATED MONTH IN THE CITY OF WILEY SINCE 2011. LAST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 29,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE WITH US DURING THE MONTH. SO VERY EXCITING STUFF.
LIVING CLOSE TO PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES IS CONSISTENTLY RELATED TO HIGHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS. ALSO, PARKS PROVIDE CONNECTION TO NATURE, WHICH STUDIES DEMONSTRATE RELIEVES STRESS, STRENGTHENS, STRENGTHENS INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PARKS AND RECREATION STIMULATES THE ECONOMY BY PROVIDING JOBS, ATTRACTING HOMEBUYERS, AND REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL COST, ACCORDING TO AN ONGOING STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES STIMULATE AND SUPPORT PRIVATE FITNESS PROVIDERS. THE STUDY SHOWS THAT WHEN A COMMUNITY REC CENTER COMES INTO THE MARKET, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FITNESS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC MARKETS GROW, WHICH AND IN EFFECT MAKES A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. PARKS AND REC POSITIVELY IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS BY REDUCING AIR POLLUTION, SOIL EROSION, AND URBAN FLOODING. TREES ARE PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT COSTS. PARKS CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL URBAN COOLING, WHICH MEANS THAT PARKS MAKE OUR SUMMERS A LITTLE MORE TOLERABLE HERE. THIS YEAR'S THEME, NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, IS WHERE YOU BELONG, AND THAT CELEBRATES THE VITAL ROLE THAT PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS PLAY IN BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND FOSTERING THE GROWTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS PROVIDING 26TH JULY ONLY SPECIAL ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO NATURE AND COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION HAS TWO LOW COST OFFERINGS SPECIAL EVENTS, ONE AT THE REC CENTER, ONE AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER, THE ONE AT THE RECREATION CENTER IS A FAN FAVORITE. NERF WARS. IT'S FOR KIDS AGES 4 TO 14 TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT NERF SAFETY, AND THEN DO A LOT OF FUN GAMES AND ACTIVITIES. AND THEN THE LOW COST OFFERING AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER IS A DINNER DOUBLE FEATURE WHERE GUESTS AGES 55 PLUS CAN COME AND WATCH TWO MOVIES, HAVE DINNER AND DESSERT, SOME OF THE NO CHARGE OFFERINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AT WILEY RECREATION CENTER INCLUDE A FREE FROZEN TREAT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY. ON MONDAYS, BLACK LIGHT FITNESS WEEK, WHICH IS A FUN, GLOW IN THE DARK TWIST FOR GROUP EXERCISE ACTIVITIES, AND THEN A FAIRY TALE GARDEN THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW. AND GUESTS CAN CREATE A, A FAIRY HOUSE USING NATURAL MATERIALS AND THEN GO AND PLACE IT ON THE NEW FAIRY GARDEN ON THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX TRAIL. SO IT'LL BE SUPER CUTE. IT'LL BE JUST SOUTH OF THE DOG PARK. COMMUNITY PARK CENTER. NO CHARGE. OFFERINGS INCLUDES TASTE TEST TUESDAY, WHERE GUESTS CAN COMPARE NAME BRAND AND GENERIC SNACKS AND DRINKS. AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE FUN GAME. AND THEN A FITNESS FOR STRENGTH CHALLENGE AND NAME THAT TUNE EACH WEDNESDAY GOING ON THE WELCOME CENTER AT BROWN HOUSE IS
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CELEBRATING WITH A PORCH PARTY EVERY SATURDAY, INCLUDING A FREE LAWN GAMES, LEMONADE AND POPCORN. AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A SPECIAL PLANT TALKS WITH PARKS AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER, AND THEY'LL BE SHARING PLANT TIPS AND TRICKS WITH GUESTS. AND THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME A PLANT, WE'RE JOINING THE HASHTA. WE'RE JOINING THE CONVERSATION OF HASHTAG WHERE YOU BELONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH SPECIAL POSTING FOR OUR GREAT PARKS.MAKE A MARK ON FRIDAYS, AND OUR AWESOME EXPERT HIGHLIGHTS ON MONDAYS FOR DETAILS ON PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR SPECIAL PARKS AND REC MONTH ACTIVITIES THAT'S GOING ON, FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE OR GRAB A BROCHURE THAT'S LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OR MAYBE JANET HAS IT IN YOUR SPECIAL SWAG BAG, AND YES, AGAIN. AND PARKS AND REC IS SO MUCH FUN. AND, THE MONTH OF JULY IS REALLY SPECIAL HERE, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON SOME OF THESE FUN ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
AND, LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALI. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, DON'T ASSUME SO SINCE NO ONE ELSE IS IN THE ROOM. TRUE. JANET ALL RIGHT. OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. NOW ITEM ONE WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE ELECTION OF THE PARKS AND REC BOARD CHAIR FOR THE 2024 AND 25 TERM. JANET, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ WHAT THAT, POSITION ENTAILS? YES. I SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL, BUT I WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT THE DUTY ENTAILS. THE JOB OF A CHAIRPERSON, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BO DYSON. YOU PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS. YOU REPRESENT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS, APPOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEES, ASSIST PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF IN ESTABLISHING THE AGENDA FOR EACH MEETING. AS NEEDED, AND AS A VICE CHAIR, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BY GLORIA SUAREZ. SHE'S BEEN HOLDING IT FOR, WHAT, FOUR YEARS, I BELIEVE, AS YOU ASSIST THE CHAIRPERSON IN DIRECTING THE AFFAIRS OF THE BOARD AND ACT IN THIS CHAIRPERSON'S ABSENCE. SO WHEN THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING, THEN THE CO-CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR WOULD WOULD STEP UP AND LEAD THE MEETING. SO I DO KNOW THAT I, THAT BO IS INTERESTED IN SERVING, CONTINUING TO SERVE. WELL, I JUST AM SAYING THAT YOU WERE INTEREST, BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO NOMINATE. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. GLORIA, WE SPOKE BRIEFLY, JUST SO WE I'M GOING TO, SEED MY POSITION BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE MY LAST YEAR ON THE BOARD. SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE THAT POSITION OVER. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT YOU STILL DECIDED TO DO THAT. SO GLORIA IS GOING TO STEP DOWN FROM VICE CHAIR. BO WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE. OF COURSE, ANYONE CAN NOMINATE ANYONE. THAT'S THAT'S ON THE BOARD. EVEN SCOTT, WHO'S NOT HERE. SCOTT HAVEL. IN FACT, THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN NOMINATED FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T HERE. THAT HAS HAPPENED A TIME OR TWO. BUT, AND THAT'S A KIND OF A STANDING JOKE THAT IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEEMED WHATEVER. SO, OTHER THAN THAT, YOU CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF IF YOU LIKE, OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS ON THE BOARD. SO I WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU. YOU TO YOU GUYS TO DECIDE. WELL, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR YOU THESE LAST 12 MONTHS. AND I DON'T WANT TO DENY YOUR REQUEST. AND I WILL PUT MY NAME BACK IN THE HAT FOR CHAIRPERSON. IF NO ONE ELSE, HAS ANY OBJECTION, I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE. ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRPERSON OR VICE CHAIRPERSON? MR. FUENTES? GO. WAS THAT A NOMINATION THAT I HAVE TO SECOND OR CAN DO I JUST. ALL RIGHT. NO. YOU NOMINATE AND THEN I MOTION TO NOMINATE BO DYSON FOR A SECOND TERM. YEAH. WE'RE JUST DOING THE CHAIR FIRST AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL DO A SEPARATE VOTE FOR THE VICE CHAI. SO WITH YOU NOMINATING HIM, WHO WANTS TO SECOND. SORRY I'LL SECOND THE, THE I COMPLETELY JUST I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. NOMINATION OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SHOULD WE OPEN FOR VOTING NOW? OKAY. OKAY. CAN YOU ALL VOTE IF YOU
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HAVEN'T ALREADY? DO IT AGAIN. THANK YOU. BO OH, SORRY. YOU GET TO SAY IT. BO IS. BUT SO. BO SO THE VOTE. WELL OH SIX. YES ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON ELECTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD VICE CHAIR FOR THE 20 2425 TERM, OPEN IT UP FOR, NOMINATIONS OR TO SPEAK UP, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE NICK FUENTES AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2025, 20, 22, 25 TERM. I, TOO, WILL SECOND THAT MOTION FOR NICK POINT TO BECOME VICE CHAIR FOR THE 2425 SEASON OR TERM. IF I GET TO KEEP THIS CHAIR, I ACCEPT YOU DO YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR CHAIRS? I DON'T WANT TO MOVE. YEAH.ALL RIGHT. SIX YESES. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, NICK. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON, APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 10TH, 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. REGULAR MINUTES, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE, PLEASE? GLORIA, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE 10TH, 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. OUTSTANDING. CAN I GET A SECOND, PLEASE? TARA HARRISON, I SECOND TO APPROVE THE JUNE 10TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES.
STELLAR. LET'S VOTE. GOODNESS GRACIOUS. ANOTHER SIX ZERO WIN FOR THE PARK MINUTES. OKAY, I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO CARMEN. SHE'S GOING TO, TAKE US THROUGH A WYLIE ISD COUNCIL OF PTA'S BACK TO THE FUTURE FUNDRAISER EVENT AT OLD CITY PARK COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER. MADAM I'M GOING TO LET JANET TELL YOU ABOUT THE EVENT, BUT I WANTED TO EXPLAIN JUST VERY BRIEFLY WHY WE LOOK AT THESE. THE CITY HAS AN ORDINANCE THAT PREVENTS THE EXCHANGE OF MONEY FOR GOODS OR SERVICES ON CITY PROPERTY, INCLUDING A PARK, CITY COUNCIL HAS DECIDED, THOUGH, THAT THEY ARE OKAY WITH A VARIANCE TO THAT ORDINANCE. IN THE CASE OF NONPROFITS NEEDING TO COLLECT FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF FUNDRAISING, SO YOU WILL SEE THESE APPLICATIONS COME THROUGH. WE TYPICALLY HAVE ONE EVERY MEETING, AT LEAST, WHERE YOU WILL REVIEW THE EVENT THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED AND DECIDE AS A BOARD IF WE'RE OKAY OR NOT WITH, THEM DOING ANY FUNDRAISING IN THE PARK. AND THEN THAT WILL MOVE ON TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL BEFORE THE EVENT CAN TAKE PLACE. SO JANET, THANK YOU. CARMEN THE WYLIE ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNCIL, A PTA REPRESENTATIVE, BECKY WELCH, YOU MAY KNOW HER FROM THE WELSH RUN AS WELL. SO SHE DOES, SHE'S THE PTA REPRESENTATIVE AND THIS IS A ONGOING EVENT. WE HAVE BEEN, ASSISTING WITH FOR MANY YEARS. PROBABLY SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS. AND IT'S GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING TO HOST THEIR ANNUAL EVENT AT OLD CITY PARK. AGAIN, THEIR GOAL IS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION AND TO BRING THE WYLIE ISD AND THE CITY OF WYLIE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO SELL
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SCHEDULED FOOD VENDOR TRUCKS TO SHOW UP, AND THEY'LL BE COORDINATING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL THEIR APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS AND SUCH, AND PERMITS. AND THEY'LL BE SELLING T SHIRTS, TUMBLERS, BOOKS, CANDLES, WREATHS, ETC. DURING THEIR EVENT. LOCAL PTAS WILL ALSO BE SELLING MEMBERSHIPS AND SPIRIT WEAR ITEMS, THE EVENT WILL ALSO HAVE LOCAL BUSINESS AND VENDOR BOOTHS, CARNIVAL GAMES, BOUNCE HOUSE INFLATABLES, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS APPLICATION THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED UP? GLORIA SO I DON'T WANT TO BE IN REMISSION, BUT WHO IS THIS BENEFITING, IS IT THE COUNCIL? IS IT THE PTA? IS IT THE SCHOOL? IT'S THE WYLIE ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS. SO IT'S THE LOCAL SCHOOLS. SO THE PTA, THE WYLIE ISD, SO, SO ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE PTA, SEPARATE PTA, AND THEY JUST ALL COME TOGETHER FOR THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT TO, TO RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR PTA THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE EVENTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE CHILDREN. SO THE PTA IS HOLD EVENTS AND THIS IS A FUNDRAISER FOR TO PAY FOR THOSE EVENTS. I'M SORRY I SAID THE PTA IS HOLD EVENTS. I GUESS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT, THEY'RE GOING TO COLLECT MONEY FOR THE FUNDRAISING. BUT WHO ARE THEY FUNDRAISING FOR? I MEAN, THE PTA ORGANIZATION. YES, THE INDIVIDUAL PTA GROUPS, YOU KNOW, THEY COME TOGETHER THAT ARE PART OF WYLIE. THEY'RE JUST THE WYLIE ISD COUNCIL. IT'S NOT OUTSIDE OF WYLIE. SO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.OKAY. I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT EXPENSE THE PTA HAS OTHER THAN MAYBE THEY PAY FOR REFRESHMENTS AND MEETING ROOMS. YEAH, THEY RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHILDREN'S, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY HOST. THEY HELP OUT WITH THINGS LIKE THEIR SUMMER EVENTS, LIKE THE WHEN THEY HAVE THE EVENTS OF THE PTA. SO. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION THAT MIGHT CLEAR UP FOR ME AND FOR EVERYONE LISTENING. SO THE INDIVIDUAL PTA FROM THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS WILL BE CONDUCTING THEIR OWN SALES RAFFLES AND WHATNOT. AND SO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL PTA WILL BENEFIT ON THEIR OWN FROM THIS EVENT. IS THAT TRUE? YES CORRECT, CORRECT. AND THEY'LL BE WORKING TO SELL PTA MEMBERSHIPS AS WELL WHILE THEY'RE THERE, WHICH THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I THINK IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, TYPICALLY. BUT, BUT THIS ACTUALLY BRINGS MORE AWARENESS AND BRINGS UP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND MORE WHAT THEY'RE ALL ABOUT AND WHAT THEY'RE BENEFITING. BEAUTIFUL. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS RASCAL? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO, APPROVE THE WYLIE ISD COUNCIL OF PTA BACK TO THE FUTURE FUNDRAISER EVENT AT OLD CITY PARK ON NINE 2124. PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, MR. PUENTE. MAY I GET A SECOND ON THAT MOTION, PLEASE? I SECOND TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. SANDY ALL RIGHT, WHEN YOU'RE READY, BOARD.
GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES. ALL RIGHT. SIX AYES HAVE IT. ALL RIGHT, SO BECAUSE OF OUR TOUR, WE'RE GOING TO, WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WE'RE GOING TO, TALK ABOUT ADJOURNING.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING, PLEASE? BRIAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. OUTSTANDING ONE MORE SECOND FOR ME, PLEASE, GLORIA. I'LL MAKE A SECOND. A SECOND MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. CAST YOUR VOTES. OH. SO CLOSE. SIX.
NOTHING. THANK YOU. BOARD
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