[Parks and Recreation on August 12, 2024.] [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE. OH, HEAVENS. AUGUST 12TH, 2024. WYLIE PARKS AND RECREATION MEETING. IN THE BOARD MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE TIME IS 5:31. WE ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND REMEMBER THAT THIS IS. 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 TARA HARRISON. AND BRIAN ARNOLD. IT SEEMS WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO TONIGHT, SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT. FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PRESENTATIONS PRESENTED TO US BY ANIKA, KATIE, JULIE, MATT AND RON. HERE WE GO. OKAY. WE'LL GET THIS SWITCHED. IS IT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERVISOR. OVERVIEW. AND I'M ANNIKA SACCO. I AM THE PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERVISOR OVER REVENUE AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 14 YEARS NOW. AND IN PARKS AND RECREATION FOR 28. I HAVE TWO PROGRAMMERS THAT REPORT DIRECTLY TO ME, AND THERE ARE OVER OVER 150 SERVICE PROVIDER INSTRUCTORS THAT THEY PROGRAM FOR ACTIVITIES AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. AND PART OF WHAT WE DO AND PART OF WHAT I DO IS ANALYZE THE DATA. AND WE DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS DAILY. AND WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT PRODUCT AREAS, AND WE HAVE BENCHMARKS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET FOR ALL THOSE PRODUCT AREAS. SO WE HAVE THE REC PASSES, ACTIVITIES, RENTALS AND MERCHANDISE AND CONCESSIONS. AND ONE OF THOSE BENCHMARKS, WE HAVE LOTS OF BENCHMARKS FOR EVERYTHING. AND SOME OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH NOT JUST THE REVENUES AND THE AND THE PARTICIPATION, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THEM ON THE SURVEYS THAT WE GIVE OUT TO PARTICIPANTS. SO FOR INSTANCE, WITH THAT, OUR SURVEY FOR ACTIVITIES IS FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS. AND LAST YEAR WE DID 4.7 OUT OF FIVE STARS, WHICH IS GREAT. AND WE'RE TRACKING PRETTY MUCH AROUND THAT RIGHT NOW. I'M WAITING TO GET ALL THE SUMMER STUFF BACK, SO WE'LL HAVE MORE UPDATED AT THE END OF THIS SEASON. REC PASSES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO. TRACK ALSO IS REC PASS RESIDENT UNIQUE RATE. AND WE GOT THAT RATE FROM DOCTOR JOSEPH WALKER AT UNT. AND HE SAYS 20% OF YOUR SERVICE POPULATION WILL HAVE A MEMBERSHIP SOMEWHERE. SO 20% OF WYLIE. AND OF THAT 20%, 30% WILL HAVE A MEMBERSHIP TO A CITY TO THAT CITY. AND WE EXCEEDED THAT BENCHMARK BY MORE THAN DOUBLE BY REACHING 15% OF THE POPULATION OF WYLIE LAST YEAR. AN INTERESTING FACT ON THAT IS THAT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE A MEMBERSHIP WITH A CITY ALSO HAVE ANOTHER MEMBERSHIP SOMEPLACE ELSE. AND AND YOU SEE THAT TOO. UNT ALSO HAS DONE A STUDY THAT SHOWS THAT, AND I TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR. BUT FOR SOME OF THE NEW ONES HERE. I'LL, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT, THAT ACTUALLY HAVING A RECREATION CENTER STIMULATES THE SUCCESS AND THE NUMBER OF LOCAL RECREATION BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. AND SO YOU'LL YOU SAW THAT IN 2000. STARTING IN 2011, WHEN WE OPENED UP THE REC CENTER, PRIOR TO THAT, YOU WEREN'T SEEING A WHOLE THERE WAS RECREATION AVAILABLE, BUT IT WAS VERY LIMITED AND IT COMPLETELY INCREASED. AFTER THE REC CENTER OPENED, A LOT MORE FACILITIES OPENED UP. AND YOU SEE THAT WITH PRIVATE BUSINESSES LIKE AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE LIKE LOWE'S AND HOME DEPOT. SO WHEN THEY MOVE INTO THAT AREA, THEY KIND OF FEEL OUT THE MARKET FOR THE OTHER ONE, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE MOVES IN WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN HANDLE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORKLOAD. AND SO YOU SEE THAT WITH THE REC CENTER AND COMMUNITY REC CENTER AS WELL. WE RESEARCH MARKET TRENDS LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY. AND WE ALSO LOOK AT THE NATIONAL TRENDS. LET ME, LET ME. I'M LOSING MY TRACK HERE. [00:05:03] OOPS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOK AT IS ALSO OUR ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS. SO FOR THE PUBLIC CAN FILL OUT AN ENHANCEMENT REQUEST, AND WE LOOK AT THAT TO DETERMINE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING AS WELL AT THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND AS WELL AS AT THE PARKS. AND WE TALKED TO STAFF AS WELL. WE WHEN WE ADD A NEW PRODUCT, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE USE IS WE HAVE DIFFERENT TOOLS WHEN WE ADD DIFFERENT PRODUCTS. BUT ONE THING WE NEED TO DO IS DETERMINE IF IT'S GOING TO COVER ALL THE DIRECT COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PRODUCT, AND THE DIRECT COSTS ARE THE COSTS THAT DISAPPEAR IF THE PRODUCT DISAPPEARS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING THOSE COSTS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE INTRODUCED GATORADE AT THE REC CENTER, AND WE LOOKED AT ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WHETHER THEY WOULD EVEN WANT TO BUY THAT AT THE REC CENTER WHILE THEY'RE THERE. AND AND THEN WE LOOKED TO SEE HOW MUCH NOT ONLY THE PRODUCT WAS GOING TO COST, BUT HOW MUCH IT WAS GOING TO COST TO MANAGE THAT PRODUCT, THE STAFF TIME AND, AND WHERE WE WERE GOING TO BE GETTING THE PRODUCT SO THAT WE COULD DETERMINE IF IT WERE WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND AS WELL. AND WE DETERMINED THAT WE COULD DO IT, AND WE OFFERED IT, AND IT BECAME A VERY BIG SUCCESS FOR US. AND SO AND ALL THE DIRECT COSTS ARE COVERED WITH THAT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE LOOK AT. SO LIKE I WAS SAYING TO THE DIRECT COSTS ARE COSTS THAT DISAPPEAR IF THE PRODUCT IS NO LONGER THERE. SO SOME OF THAT IS PART TIME SALARIES. SO SOME OF THE TIME IT TAKES WOULD DISAPPEAR. FITNESS EQUIPMENT IF IT'S LIKE ON THE FITNESS FLOOR, IF WE'RE NOT OFFERING FITNESS, THEN THOSE WOULD DISAPPEAR. BUT THOSE ARE DIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING A FITNESS FLOOR, THE REC CENTER. SO THOSE ARE APPLIED TO REC PASSES. SO IF YOU EVER SEE DIRECT COSTS THAT'S WHAT THOSE ARE. INDIRECT COSTS ARE THINGS THAT DO NOT DISAPPEAR WITH THE PRODUCT. SO THINGS LIKE SOFTWARE, INSURANCE ON A BUILDING, THAT KIND OF THING. THOSE WOULD STAY REGARDLESS. SO SO WE ANALYZE THE INDIRECT AND THE DIRECT COSTS OF THINGS. AND PART OF WHAT I DO TOO IS TO LOOK AT TOOLS TO FIND AND GET THE DATA QUICKER, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE THING THAT IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM IS BY THE TIME YOU GET A LOT OF DATA, IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO WE'RE HAVING TO LIKE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE WORKING SEVERAL, YOU'RE HAVING TO WORK SEVERAL SEASONS BEHIND. AND SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO GET DATA QUICKER, AND WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT FASTER AND FASTER WAYS TO DO IT SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE CHANGES LIKE ON THE MOMENT DAY TO DAY. SO WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. SO SOME A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. RICK. PASS REVENUE THIS YEAR IS CURRENTLY TRENDING AT 20% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR, WHICH IS HUGE. THAT'S A HUGE INCREASE. AND SO THAT THAT IS WHAT IF YOU LOOK UP THERE TOO, THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT I REALLY FOCUS ON. I AM LIKE THE BUSINESS SIDE OF PARKS AND REC. IF YOU WANT TO SEE, SEE, SEE ME AS THAT. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW AS FAR AS DATA, THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN LOOK UP. AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING, LET ME KNOW AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT I DO? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. BRITNEY IS NOT HERE, SO. OH, YES. MISS SUAREZ HAS A QUESTION FOR ANNIKA. OKAY. SO. SO, DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU HAVE A 20% INCREASE? I MEAN, IS THERE SOME MARKETING THAT TOOK PLACE? OR NEW STAFF, NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW OPERATION? IT'S A COMBINATION OF A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE WE, WE'VE SEEN OUR MARKETING PERSON THAT'S JULIE HAS ANALYZED HOW MARKETING IS AFFECTING IT. WE'RE ALSO SEEING THAT THE WAY THAT WE ARE SELLING THE MONTH TO MONTH AND THE AUTO RENEWS HAS CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE ARE PURCHASING PASSES. SO JUST EVEN THE METHOD METHODS IN WHICH WE'RE SELLING THE REC PASS HAS CHANGED. WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF ONLINE SALES, TOO. SO BUT, YEAH, IT'S. THANK YOU. YEAH. [00:10:05] OKAY. BRITTANY'S NOT HERE, SO I'M KATIE BURTON. I'M RECREATION SUPERVISOR OVER THE COMMUNITY PARK CENTER. THIS SAYS SENIOR REC CENTER, BUT REALLY, IT'S COMMUNITY PARK CENTER NOW. WE MADE THAT CHANGE WHEN WE REOPENED AFTER RENOVATING IN JUNE. AND THEN I'M ALSO OVER THE WELCOME CENTER AT BROWN HOUSE. AS A PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES, I OVERSEE STAFF. I OVERSEE BUDGET FACILITY PROJECTS, OVERSEE ABOUT 12 TOTAL, MAYBE 18 OR SO STAFF PART TIME. AND THEN GUESS I OVERSEE ABOUT FIVE 4 TO 5. WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER ONE ON THIS YEAR. AT THE REC CENTER. WE HAVE SORRY AT THE COMMUNITY PARK CENTER. WE HAVE LOTS OF CRAFTS. WE HAVE FIELD TRIPS. WE HAVE MEALS ON WHEELS, WHICH IS A FREE SERVICE OFFERED TO THE SENIORS MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE OUR SENIOR PROM. WE HAVE A. GOODNESS, MY. I JUST WISH MY VOICE WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW. BUT ANYWAYS, WE HAVE SENIOR PROM. WE HAVE CHRISTMAS PARTY EVERY YEAR. THERE ARE REALLY BIG EVENTS. WE HAVE PROBABLY 200 PEOPLE AT EACH EVENT AND IT'S A BLAST. WE DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCAL CHURCHES TO BRING IN PEOPLE TO TALK TO OUR SENIORS ABOUT SAFETY, TO GIVE THEM RESOURCES FOR FOOD, YOU KNOW, SAFETY AT HOME SECURITY. WE PARTNER WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND WE ALSO HAVE THEM COME TO BINGO EVERY THURSDAY, WHICH IS REALLY FUN. THEY PROVIDE OUR COOKIES OR OUR CAKE OR OUR BINGO PRIZES. AND I WOULD LOVE FOR ANY OF YOU TO DROP BY FOR A BINGO AT 12 ON A THURSDAY? THE WELCOME CENTER. WE ROTATE EXHIBITS. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, WE HAVE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BASEBALL. IT'S ACTUALLY VICTORIAN BASEBALL. IT'S TWO WORDS. SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD EXHIBIT. I'D LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO COME BY AND SEE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET COMING UP. IT'LL BE THE SAME DAY AS WYLIE ARTS FESTIVAL. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERY YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO PAIR UP CLOSELY WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND AND I'M PLANNING ON BEING A ROTARY LIAISON. I HAVEN'T QUITE DONE THAT YET, BUT BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT I DO TO PARTNER WITH THE WELCOME CENTER. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, I WORK ON BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT. I WORK ON POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND BEST PRACTICES BECAUSE I LOVE POLICIES. AND LOTS OF REPORTING. AND THEN JUST DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO WHAT A DAY WILL BRING. IT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 14 YEARS AND I LOVE MY PEOPLE, LOVE MY JOB, AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. KATIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT UP. DAVID. JULIE. HI, THERE. HI. OH, YOU SON OF A. OKAY. HI. MY NAME IS JULIE PARNELL, AND I'M OVER MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. WELL, LET'S SEE, WHERE DO I START? OH, SO, BASICALLY, I OVERSEE SPECIAL EVENTS. THAT'S A BIG PART OF MY JOB, ON TOP OF THE MARKETING ASPECT OF IT. SO ANY DOWNTOWN EVENTS ON BALLARD ARTS FESTIVAL. VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET COMING UP. WHAT'S ANOTHER ONE? NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ANY OF THE BIG DOWNTOWN EVENTS? PARTNER WITH THE CITY, WORK WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS TO PLAN ALL OF THOSE EVENTS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER. ALSO OVERSEE THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. SO I'LL BE TALKING LATER ABOUT THAT. SO I WON'T REALLY GO INTO THAT RIGHT NOW. BUT SO THERE'S THAT ASPECT OF THE, THE WHOLE THE DOWNTOWN. AND ALSO I USED TO BE OVER OFFICE AT THE BROWN HOUSE AND KATIE COME IN AND KIND OF TAKEN THAT RESPONSIBILITY SO THAT I CAN FOCUS MORE ON THE MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS. BUT I STILL DO FROM TIME TO TIME, DO LIKE QUALITY CONTROL OVER THERE. AND I'M SO SORRY. THAT FLY IS LIKE DRIVING Y'ALL INSANE. IT'S SO DISTRACTING. BUT. SO I WORK WITH TRACY AND HER AND KATIE'S TEAM OVER AT THE BROWN HOUSE. AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEIR EXHIBITS ARE ARE READY TO TO GO LIVE. AND THEN THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY GET A LOT OF EXTRA ATTENTION BEING IN DOWNTOWN. [00:15:01] SO WE WORK WITH LIKE WYLIE NEWS WILL COME BY AND DO EXHIBITS. PLEASE STOP. OR I'M SORRY, NOT EXHIBITS. THEY'LL COME BY AND DO ARTICLES. AND SO ANYTHING THAT IS FORWARD FACING TO THE PUBLIC RUNS BY ME AND I'LL, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER MESSAGE IS GOING OUT FOR THE BROWN HOUSE OR REALLY THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT IS, IS CHECKED AND GOOD TO GO. A BIG PART OF WHAT I DO IS THE ACTIVITY MENU AND WE PRODUCE THAT FIVE TIMES A YEAR. WE HAVE ONE EVERY SEASON. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SUMMER CAMP BROCHURE THAT WE STARTED DOING. IT'S BEEN MAYBE THREE SUMMERS NOW, BUT IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAS REALLY HELPED BOOST OUR SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATIONS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK LIKE, WHY ARE WE STILL PRINTING AN ACTIVITY MENU? ISN'T THIS A LITTLE OUTDATED? BUT NO, THE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT, THAT COPY IN THEIR HANDS AND THAT CONTINUES TO DRIVE SALES. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A 2 TO 1 RETURN RATIO. SO FOR EVERY TWO ACTIVITY MENUS THAT WE PRINT, WE GET ONE REGISTRATION. AND IN RETURN FOR THAT, WHICH IS AMAZING. ONE OF THE COLLEAGUES THAT WE GET A LOT OF OUR BENCHMARKS FROM THEIR THEY SAY WE'RE DOING GOOD. IF WE GET 50 TO 1 AND WE'RE AT 2 TO 1. SO THAT'S REALLY SUPER AWESOME. AND WE DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF THAT MENU IN PAPER IN-HOUSE. IT ALSO SHOWCASES THE EVERYTHING AMAZING THAT WE DO. SO THAT MAGAZINE IS IS FULL OF JUST AWESOME PHOTOS OF KIDS AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND THE SENIORS. AND IT'S REALLY A WAY TO SHOWCASE HOW GREAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND PEOPLE PEOPLE LOVE SEEING THEIR KIDS IN THAT ACTIVITY. MENU. AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I KNOW ALL THE PARENTS AND EVEN THE SENIORS, THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MENU COMING OUT EVERY QUARTER AND SEEING WHAT'S NEW AND EXCITING IN THERE. SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY FUN TO WORK ON. AND THEN WE'VE BEEN TRAINING OUR STAFF TO, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS SO I DON'T HAVE TO RUN AROUND LIKE A CRAZY PERSON AND GET ALL THE PHOTOS. WE HAVE ALL THESE PART TIME STAFF THAT ARE REALLY EXCELLING AT TAKING PHOTOS FOR US. AND WE ALSO USE THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WE'RE DOING ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE'RE SHOWCASING, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR PROGRAMS AND ALL OUR CAMPS AND EVERYTHING, AND THAT'S DRIVING MORE AND MORE REGISTRATIONS. SO IT'S JUST BEEN GOING REALLY GREAT. KIND OF LIKE WHAT ANNIKA WAS TALKING ABOUT. LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN REVENUE ALL AROUND. SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT. AND THEN ALSO ON TOP OF THE REGULAR PROMOTION PROMOTIONS WE'VE HAD, WE HAVE PRINT PRINT ADS AND POSTCARDS. WE STARTED SENDING POSTCARDS TO NEW RESIDENTS, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE UTILITY BILLING DEPARTMENT, AND THEY'RE SENDING US A LIST ONCE A MONTH, ALL THE NEW RESIDENTS IN WYLIE. AND SO WE'RE SENDING THEM LIKE A WELCOME TO WYLIE, YOU KNOW, COME CHECK OUT THE REC CENTER. HERE'S YOUR FREE DAY PASS. COME, COME SEE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT. AND SO THAT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL AS WELL. AGAIN, JUST QUALITY CONTROL SURVEYS LOOKING OVER THAT THE INTERNET RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT GOOGLE AND YOU'VE GOT A GOOGLE BUSINESS FOR EVERY SINGLE PARK THAT WE HAVE. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEPING UP, KEEPING ON TRACK WITH THAT. AND THEN THAT THAT FIVE STAR REVIEW, LIKE WE'RE CONSIDERING THOSE INTERNET REVIEWS THAT ARE COMING IN TO NOT JUST OUR PAPER YOU KNOW, END OF END OF CLASS SURVEY. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT US ONLINE. SO AND EVERYTHING'S VERY POSITIVE. SO THAT'S GREAT. YEP. THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU JULIE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT MATT WELCOME. THE METS TAKE ENRICO'S PLACE, BUT WE'LL GET A MUCH BETTER FEEL FOR WHAT MATT'S GOING TO DO FOR US. THERE YOU GO. SORRY. HI, I'M MATT GREEN. I'M ACTUALLY THE ONE OF THE IRRIGATION TECHNICIANS. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 18 YEARS. [00:20:01] STUFF THAT HRINKO. AND I'M ALSO ON RICO'S CREW. STUFF THAT WE KIND OF DEAL WITH ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. ON THE DAY OF THE OPERATIONS, WE TAKE CARE OF OVER 40 PARKS, MEETINGS, RIGHT OF WAYS, TRAILS FOR FOR FIRE STATIONS, THE NEW DOG PARK, PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING. CITY HERE AT CITY HALL AND THEN SOON TO BE TWO ADDITIONAL SPLASH PADS. ON IRRIGATION WE DO INSPECTIONS, REPAIRS, NEW INSTALLATIONS IF NEEDED. ALSO ON THE LANDSCAPE, WE DO ALL THE TREE TRIMMING TREE INSTALLATIONS SPRING AND WINTER FLOWERS, SUMMER FLOWERS, ALL THE ALL THE FLOWERS, ALL ALL THE LANDSCAPING THAT YOU SEE WE DO THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE ON THE PAVILIONS, THE RESTROOMS. WE DO ALL THE BENCHES AND THE LITTER RECEPTACLES. ALSO WE DEAL WITH THE PLAYGROUNDS. WE DO A MONTHLY INSPECTION EVERY MONTH ON ALL PLAYGROUNDS. WE DO REPAIRS WHERE NEEDED, EITHER ON THE PLACE. IF WE NEED TO ADD WOOD CHIPS, WE'LL ADD WOOD CHIPS. IF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS BROKE, WE'LL ORDER A NEW PIECE AND WE WILL INSTALL THAT. AND WE ALSO PREP FOR NEW SITES FOR NEW PLAYGROUNDS. WE ALSO OVER WE ALSO OVERSEE ALL THE BIG MAJOR PROJECTS, NEW PLAYGROUNDS, ANY KIND OF CONCRETE WORK SPLASH PAD AND SPLASH PADS. ONCE ONCE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS UNTIL IT'S CONSTRUCTED. AND THEN WE WILL INSTALL LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION, IF NEED BE. ESPECIALLY WE WE DEAL WITH ALL THE SPECIAL EVENTS DOWNTOWN OR DOWNTOWN OLD CITY PARK. PRETTY MUCH WHEREVER IS NEEDED. WE GO TO THE MEETINGS, WE DO THE PREP FOR THE EVENTS. WE DO THE CLEANUP FOR THE EVENTS. WE ORDER ALL THE LIGHT TOWERS, ALL THE PORTLETS. SOME OF THOSE EVENTS ARE BILL AND BELLA THE CHRISTMAS. WE PUT A TREE HERE OR AT CITY HALL, WE PUT A TREE AT OLD CITY PARK, AND WE ALSO INSTALL LIGHTS HERE AND AT THE BROWN HOUSE. WE ALSO DO A LOT OF VERY EXTENSIVE ADMIN WORK AND OVERSEE ALL THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTS. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S IT. MATT, DO YOU HAVE ANY FREE TIME? DO I HAVE ANY FREE TIME? YES, SIR. NO I DON'T. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY ASSOCIATE, GLORIA WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION. MATT. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I WOULD I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, IN THE PARKS AND AND YOUR WHOLE CREW. THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB. THEY'RE THERE EARLY TO SET EVERYTHING UP, AND THEY HANG AROUND TO CLEAN OUT THE BATHROOMS AND ANYTHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE. SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, RON, YOU WANT TO HANG OUT? ALL RIGHT. HOW DO I GET THIS? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CARMEN BRANT AND PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. MY NAME IS RON THOMPSON. I AM THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE ATHLETIC SIDE OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE OVER 21 YEARS. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 EMPLOYEES, TWO SEASONALS, WHICH WE GET IN THE SUMMERTIME. FOR ON THE MOON CREW, TWO LEAD CHEMICAL APPLICATORS, TWO EQUIPMENT OPERATORS WHICH TAKE CARE OF THE BALL FIELDS. EXCUSE ME. ONE LITTER PERSON AND MY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TOO, WHICH IS MY GO TO GUY. I AM RESPONSIBLE ALSO FOR TWO OF THE CONTRACTS THAT THE CITY HOLDS, WHICH IS THE MOWING CONTRACT AND THE LITTER CONTRACT. WE ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE. MY CREW IS FOR THE UPKEEP, MAINTENANCE OF ALL ATHLETIC FIELDS, WHICH INCLUDES SEVEN SOCCER FIELDS, FOUR BASEBALL FIELDS, FOUR T BALL FIELDS, FOUR SOFTBALL FIELDS, TWO SOCCER FIELDS OR TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS, AND ONE FLAG FOOTBALL FIELD WITH FOUR MULTI-USE [00:25:07] FIELDS AND A COUPLE OTHER FIELDS THAT ARE USED FOR VARIOUS THINGS. ALSO CONSIDERED A LIAISON FOR THE SPORTS LEAGUES FOR THE CITY WHICH BASEBALL, SOCCER, FOOTBALL AND SOFTBALL. TAKE CARE OF LIGHTING, SCHEDULING, LIGHTING ISSUES ON ALL ATHLETIC FIELDS. ALONG WITH EQUIPMENT. MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT. AND OUR VEHICLE FLEET. IF ANYTHING BREAKS DOWN, WE ORDER THE PARTS, WE FIX THEM. NOT THE VEHICLES, BUT THE EQUIPMENT. AND THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. RON. RON. OVER HERE. ABOUT HOW MANY COACHES DO YOU WORK WITH? COACHES? YEAH. AS FAR AS THE COACHES ARE CONCERNED, I DON'T KNOW. AS FAR AS THE LEAGUE PERSONNEL, THERE'S ABOUT EIGHT LEAGUE PERSONNEL THAT I DEAL WITH. AS FAR AS COACHES, I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S A LOT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED. ISN'T THERE A COUPLE HUNDRED THAT YOU DEAL WITH? PROBABLY. YEAH, PROBABLY. YEAH. PLUS ALL THE KIDS. YEP, YEP. THEM TOO. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU THANK YOU RON. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS? OKAY. COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I'D LIKE TO READ THIS TO YOU. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MUST FILL OUT A FORM PRIOR TO MEETING IN ORDER TO SPEAK. BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, SIX MINUTES FOR A GROUP. IN ADDITION, BOARD IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE, OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. OUR REGULAR AGENDA THEN WILL KICK OFF WITH. CONSIDERING AND ACTING UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE JULY 8TH, 2024 PARKS AND REC BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. THEY ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA FOR YOUR REVIEW. AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE. MR.. NICK. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. OUTSTANDING. NICK. NEED SOME BACKUP? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. BRIAN, YOU CAME THROUGH AGAIN. THANK YOU. SIR. LET'S GET READY TO VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE YESES HAVE IT. WE WILL APPROVE. THE JULY 8TH, 2024 PARKS AND REC BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, BRENT'S GOING TO TAKE US THROUGH AN EXPLANATION OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION FROM THE WYLIE POLICE CLUB TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT FOUNDERS PARK ON NOVEMBER 2ND AND THIRD, 2024. WHO'S THIS BENEFIT? BRANT. WELL, BOARD AS YOU DO HAVE THE APPLICATION IN FRONT OF YOU. THE NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION. THIS IS A THE WYLIE POLICE CLUB. WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST. ACTUALLY, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. THE PARKS AND RECREATION PUT A TEAM TOGETHER AS WELL AND JOINED THE LEAGUE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE MADE IT VERY FAR, BUT. BUT WE PLAYED ANYWAY, SO THIS IS A GROUP THAT BENEFITS THE THE ISD. THEY DO HAVE A LET ME GO THROUGH. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS IN HERE. AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE POLICE CLUB FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO TRY TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT ALL, BUT IT'S A REPEAT EVENT HOSTED BY THE WYLIE POLICE CLUB, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AT FOUNDERS PARK ON SATURDAY. THE SECOND AND THE THIRD. THE ORGANIZATION GIVES STUDENTS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION FROM THE LOCAL TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TEACHES STUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER TRAITS. WYLIE ISD RESOURCE OFFICER JOSE SERRATO, WHICH I BELIEVE HE WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT BUT NOTED ON HIS APPLICATION THAT IN ADDITION TO THE TEAM PARTICIPATION [00:30:09] PARTICIPATION FEES, THEY DO PLAN TO SELL PREPACKAGED GOODS. THESE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, FOOD AND DRINKS DURING THEIR DURING THEIR EVENT, 16 TEAMS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE. I DO NOT THINK WE GOT A TEAM THIS YEAR. IS THAT RIGHT, MR. THOMPSON? OKAY, SO. BUT I CAN HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS EVENT. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH MR. THOMPSON ON, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED, ANY OF THEIR NEEDS. WE WILL HAVE STAFF AT THIS EVENT AS WELL SO I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. IF THE BOARD WANTS TO FORM A TEAM, I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT. THAT'S OFFICIALLY A NON AGENDA ITEM THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS AT A DIFFERENT TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRANT OR ONE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO ADD TO. SO WE DID JUST MEET WITH ALL THE SPORTS LEAGUES LAST WEEK. WE BROUGHT YOU KNOW, WE BROUGHT THIS EVENT TO THEM. AND SO THEY'RE THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. THEY KNOW THAT SOFTBALL IT IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY GOING TO AFFECT THE SOFTBALL LEAGUE. BUT THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT, THE DATES. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO. SO I DID WANT TO ADD THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. I BELIEVE WHAT WE NEED IS SOMEONE TO SUGGEST A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WYLIE POLICE CLUB TO HOLD ITS ANNUAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT ON THE SECOND AND 3RD OF NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, 2024. MRS. SUAREZ, TALK TO ME. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION FOR THE WYLIE POLICE CLUB TO HOLD THEIR EVENT. FOUNDERS PARK, NOVEMBER 2ND AND THIRD OF THIS YEAR. OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU. YES, SCOTT, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S VOTE ON THIS. ALL RIGHT. UNANIMOUS. THAT GOES THROUGH. OUTSTANDING. NOW, BRANT, I NEED TO CALL ON YOU AGAIN, SIR. BRANT, CAN YOU HELP ME? AS I GET THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AN ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE DO IT FOR DECLAN FIVE K EVENT AT FOUNDERS ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2024. OKAY, SO ANOTHER REPEAT FIVE K THAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE AT FOUNDERS PARK. I BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT MR. THOMPSON AND HIS STAFF TAKE CARE OF. IT IS A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE YEAR, DECEMBER 14TH. MOST LEAGUE PLAY IS DONE WHEN THIS FIVE K YOU KNOW TAKES PLACE. NOW, WE DID HEAR AGAIN AT OUR LEAGUE MEETING LAST THURSDAY THAT THERE IS A SOCCER TOURNAMENT GOING ON THAT DAY, BUT THEY ARE PUSHING THAT BACK AFTER 12 P.M., SO IT SHOULDN'T IMPACT THIS RUN. WE'VE WORKED WITH THIS APPLICANT. LIKE I SAID, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE RUN'S BEEN VERY SMOOTH. THEY'VE WORKED VERY WELL WITH OUR STAFF. LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE WE HAVE ABOUT A COUPLE OF STAFF THAT WILL STAY BY AND JUST HELP WITH BARRICADES, HELP WITH BLOCKING THE ROAD. YOU KNOW, JUST MAKING SURE NOBODY'S DRIVING DOWN JERRY WAYNE COLUMBUS DURING THE RUN. SO AGAIN, A GOOD EVENT. THAT'S. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT ISN'T HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO YOU'VE GOT ME, AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME FLIERS. AND THERE'S INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKETS THAT KIND OF HELP EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENT. I TOO AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS EVENT. I'VE OFFERED MY EMPLOYEES A SERVICE AND ASSISTED MRS. CINQUE AND HER HUSBAND, JOHN AND YOUNG DECLAN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION OR THE THE THE APPLICANT, THEN I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP BRANT ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE SHOULD HAVE JUST HAD YOU DO THIS ONE. WELL, I HAD I GOT TO BE HERE. I GOT TO PASS IT TO YOU, BROTHER. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. NOW AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL RUNNING OF THIS LITTLE FIVE K, SO IF ANYTHING CHANGES, WE'LL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS COME UP LATER. [00:35:05] BUT IN THE MEANTIME, CAN I GET A MOTION TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE DO IT FOR DECLAN FIVE K EVENT AT FOUNDERS CLUB ON THE 14TH OF DECEMBER, 2024. DON'T BE SHY. MY MAN NICK. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. SEE, THAT'S SOMEBODY YOU CAN COUNT ON RIGHT THERE. CAN I GET A SECOND SIGN? TRY THAT AGAIN SOON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I SECOND THE MOTION. IT'S MY ACCENT. SORRY. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD SUBMIT YOUR VOTES, PLEASE. THAT'S RIGHT. I NEED ONE MORE VOTE, PLEASE. WONDERFUL. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING AND TOUR CALENDAR. JANET. OKAY, BOARD, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE CHANGES AS FAR AS NOVEMBER 4TH. I'M SORRY, NOVEMBER 11TH FALLS ON A CITY HOLIDAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT MEETING OFF BECAUSE THAT'S VETERAN'S DAY AND TAKE OFF, OF COURSE, THE DAY TO SUBMIT A DEADLINE. SO THAT ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED. WE HAVE, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD OUR BOARD TOUR IN JULY. WE'RE NOT HAVING ONE IN OCTOBER, SO THAT ONE IS BEING REMOVED AS WELL. SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE TWO MAJOR CHANGES HERE. THE TOUR WAS REMOVED AND A MEETING WAS PUT BACK ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH. SO, YOU KNOW, WE MEET THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THAT'S KIND OF A STANDARD. BUT THE WAY OUR BYLAWS ARE WRITTEN, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. SO I WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THE CALENDAR AND TO DO THAT OFFICIALLY SO I CAN POST IT FOR YOU GUYS, I HAD TO HAVE YOU VOTE ON IT. SO THAT'S BASICALLY ALL THIS IS, IS AN UPDATED CALENDAR FOR YOU. SO IF YOU WILL, JUST IF YOU COULD JUST CONSIDER VOTING TO APPROVE THAT THIS CALENDAR. NICK HAS A QUESTION. BUT HE'S NOT THAT HE'S NOT ON OCTOBER. YOU'RE NOT ON HERE? NO. OKAY. NOW YOU CAN HEAR ME. THAT THAT WEEK OF OCTOBER, I THINK, IS THE FALL BREAK. ARE WE CONSIDERING. NO, I SAW THAT, I SAW THAT YEAH. WE TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM BREAKS. I, I'VE ALWAYS PAID ATTENTION TO SPRING BREAK. YEAH. AND THEN WE HAD A TOUR THAT MONTH WHICH WOULD REPLACE THAT, AND I WENT AHEAD AND KEPT IT ON THERE BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE OF VETERANS DAY. SO. IS THAT GOING TO BE A BIG CONFLICT FOR Y'ALL? FOR ME IT WILL. BUT I MEAN JUST ONE PERSON. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? GLORIA. WELL, THE OCTOBER AND THEN IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, THERE WON'T BE A MEETING IN NOVEMBER. CORRECT. SO, SO. AND GENERALLY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY DECEMBER. SO DO WE NEED TO TO LOOK AT AN ALTERNATIVE DATE FOR ONE OF THOSE THREE MONTHS. WE HAVE SO MANY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO FIND ANOTHER DATE TO BE ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND HAVE A MEETING, BUT IF WE HAD TO, WE COULD MEET, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE CAN STILL MEET IN ONE OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS OR SOMETHING, BUT GENERALLY IT'S HARD TO RESCHEDULE IT TO MEET IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND I'M NOT LOOKING TO ADD A MEETING FOR THE SAKE OF A MEETING. AND IF SOMETHING COMES UP I GUESS IN SEPTEMBER, THAT WOULD BE THE LAST SHOT TO TO APPROVE THROUGH THE BOARD AND ACTIVITY. AND THAT'S AGAIN, CORRECT, I THINK. I THINK MAYBE YOU CAN STEP BACK WITH, WITH STAFF AND SAY, WELL, DO WE REALLY WANT TO CREATE A PRECEDENCE WHERE WE DON'T MEET FOR THREE MONTHS? SO WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO DO THAT? WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE PLANNING TO HAVE THE FEBRUARY MEETING WE'RE HAVING. I KNOW WE'RE SCARED TO MOVE IN DECEMBER, BUT WE HAVE IN THE PAST NOT MET IN DECEMBER. YEAH. SO BUT WE WOULD BE IN NOVEMBER FOR SURE IF WE DIDN'T MEET IN DECEMBER, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. WE DON'T GENERALLY SKIP TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW. SO THE AS I SAID, TYPICAL IS THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. [00:40:07] IF IT BECAME NECESSARY FOR US TO HAVE A MEETING IN BETWEEN TIME, WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR ALTERNATIVES AT THAT TIME. A LOT OF THESE VENDOR APPLICATIONS, WE ASK, WE REALLY PREFER THEY GIVE US SIX MONTHS NOTICE, BUT MINIMUM IS THREE MONTHS NOTICE. SO SOMETIMES WE WILL HOLD ON TO THEM AND WAIT TO ANOTHER MEETING, PARTICULARLY IF I GET THEM IN LATE. SO IF IF WE COULDN'T HAVE A MEETING IN DECEMBER FOR WHATEVER REASON IF SOMETHING WAS TURNED IN, WE WOULD BRING IT TO THE JANUARY MEETING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET IT APPROVED FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL AND THEN COUNCIL TO GIVE IT ITS FINAL APPROVAL. THANK YOU. SCOTT. I JUST WANTED TO PASS ALONG. I DIDN'T REALIZE WITH THAT DATE THAT THAT IS FALL BREAK, SO I KNOW WE'LL BE SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YET, BUT I KNOW WE'LL BE AWAY THAT WEEK. SO THE PENNSYLVANIA MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT YET. SO I KNOW TYPICALLY IN OCTOBER IS WHEN THE CITY NEEDS ALL OF OUR STUFF. SO I KNOW IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT WE MEET IN OCTOBER, YOU KNOW, IN CASE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COMES UP BEFORE THEN. BUT I MEAN, WHAT'S WHAT'S THE PROCESS OR PLAN IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, PHYSICALLY MEET AND HOLD A MEETING ON THE 14TH, WE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE A QUORUM, TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON SOMETHING, WHETHER IT'S THE MINUTES OR A NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION. OKAY. AS LONG AS WE HAVE PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, HERE THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE, IF YOU CAN GIVE US NOTICE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. WE KNOW THERE'S CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THAT, BUT IT DOES HELP US PLAN FOR THE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE CAN STILL MEET IF WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM AND DO DISCUSSION ITEMS, WORK SESSION ITEMS, AND WE JUST WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO VOTE ON ANYTHING DURING. SO THE AGENDA ITEMS WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN I JUST NOW THAT I SEE THE. I KNOW THAT IF I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO TO BE THERE, AS LONG AS FOUR PEOPLE SHOW UP, WE CAN THAT Y'ALL CAN VOTE ON IT, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T MEET ANYWAY. WE CAN STILL MEET, OKAY FOR THE OTHER ITEMS OR UPDATES AND SUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JANET? NO, I DO NOT. I THINK I THINK I GOT MY ANSWERS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT FOR TWO PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT, BUT IT'S NOT A PROBLEM AT THIS TIME FOR ANYONE ELSE. OKAY. THAT HELPS. HELPS US PLAN. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED, MEETING INTO HER CALENDAR FOR 2024. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN. YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING IN TOUR CALENDAR. THANK YOU, MR. ARNOLD. WHO'S GOING TO BACK HIM UP? SCOTT I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL RIGHT. LET'S THINK ABOUT VOTING ON THAT SUCKER. GREAT. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. I APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. AND FINALLY, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THIS DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S TO AMEND THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD BYLAWS. AND FOR THAT, I BOUNCE IT TO JANET. YES. THIS IS ACTUALLY FOLLOWING WHAT WE JUST DID. WE WON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON CHANGING THAT CALENDAR. THIS ONE THAT YOU GUYS GET. THIS WILL BE A CONVENIENCE. COPY THAT. I'LL MAKE SURE I KEEP UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES THAT WE THINGS THAT WE CHANGE ON IT. SO OUR STANDARD MEETING IS ALWAYS GOING TO FALL PLACE. OUR REGULAR MEETING IS ALWAYS GOING TO FALL ON A MONDAY THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. IF IT DOESN'T, I WILL SEND OUT A CANCELLATION CANCELLATION NOTICE. AND ALSO I WILL UPLOAD IT TO THE WEBSITE. SO SO IT'LL BE OUT THERE. BUT SO BASICALLY WE ARE RECOMMENDING REMOVING THE BYLAW REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. CALENDAR MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCHEDULED ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, AS IN THE PAST, UNLESS THIS COINCIDES WITH A CITY HOLIDAY. WHILE SPRING BREAK LOOKS LIKE I MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK AT WINTER BREAK NOW, BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE AND THEN OR IF THERE ARE [00:45:03] NO AGENDA ITEMS, IF THERE'S NOTHING OTHER THAN MINUTES TO TO ADDRESS OR NO URGENT UPDATES. SOMETIMES WE'VE CANCELED IN THAT FOR THAT REASON. AND SOMETIMES THAT FALLS EITHER IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER. OR IT'S POSSIBLE FOR A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE CALLED. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. IF IT'S NECESSARY IN THESE CASES, STAFF WILL ISSUE A MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE AND AN UPDATED CALENDAR WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. SO WE'RE JUST IF YOU LOOK AT THE BYLAWS ON PAGE 30, I THINK IT'S 36. YOU'LL SEE IN RED. THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU'RE VOTING TO AMEND. SO WE'RE JUST TAKING OUT THE PART UNDER ARTICLE THREE SAYS ON SEE UNDER SECRETARY, THE BOARD WILL APPROVE A YEARLY CALENDAR OF AND MONTHLY MEETINGS BY THE REGULAR DECEMBER MEETING. YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO DO THAT. WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO WITH THE STANDARD SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH, AND THAT'S ALL YOU'LL BE VOTING ON. THAT'S ABOUT IT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SCOTT. SO WE'RE OKAY TO DO LIKE THERE AREN'T ANY TEXAS BYLAWS THAT PROHIBIT US FROM DOING THIS CORRECTLY. NO, THIS IS THIS PARTICULAR CALENDAR, THE ONE THAT I SET UP. A LOT OF THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS DON'T USE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY JUST HAVE A STANDARD LIKE CITY COUNCIL MEETS ON THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH MEETING. I'M SORRY, THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. IF THEY DON'T. OH I'M SORRY. OH, THAT WAS TOTALLY WRONG. THAT'S ONLY THE ONE. OKAY. SORRY. THANK YOU. THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. AND IF THEY DON'T MEET, THEY PUT OUT A CANCELLATION NOTICE. OKAY. I MEAN, THAT'S THEIR STANDARD. OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAD TO. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THERE AS A REQUIREMENT OR JUST. THAT WAS JUST A. OKAY. HOW IT WAS SET UP MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AND I CHECKED WITH THE CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS WASN'T GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT KIND OF CALENDAR. CALENDAR? THEY JUST KNOW THEIR MEETINGS. THE SECOND OR THIRD OR WHATEVER DATE IT FALLS ON US. LIKE I SAID, IS THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. SO THAT'S ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING. BUT ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FANTASTIC. OKAY, LET'S LET'S GET A MOTION TO CONSIDER AND ACT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE PARKS AND REC BOARD BYLAWS AS STATED. SCOTT. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A MOTION THAT WE ACT UPON THE APPROVAL TO AMEND THE PARKS AND REC BOARD BYLAWS, STRIKING THE THAT SECOND PORTION OF. A OR D'ARCY PART TWO AS AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCOTT. GLORIA, I SECOND THE MOTION. OUTSTANDING. ALL RIGHT. VOTING HAS BEEN INITIATED. I HAVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE. WE HAVE APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE PARKS AND REC BOARD BYLAWS. WE'LL NOW ENTER A WORK SESSION OF PROJECT, PROGRAM AND EVENT UPDATES. AND THEN WE'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT UPDATES. ALRIGHTY. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN OUR PROJECTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO I'LL TRY TO GIVE YOU A PRETTY QUICK UPDATE. THE FIRST ONE, PIRATE COVE PLAYGROUND OVER THERE AT FOUNDERS PARK. THE PLAYGROUND IS NEARING COMPLETION. THERE'S JUST A FEW COMPONENTS WE'RE STILL WAITING ON TO HAVE INSTALLED. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT ONE OPEN SOON. BUT. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON GRAND OPENING AND KIND OF JUST DISCUSSIONS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE ALL OF THAT. SO MORE TO COME FOR THAT ONE. BUT MOST OF THE PLAYGROUND, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE A WALK DOWN THE TRAIL OR SO YOU CAN YOU CAN SEE IT. IT'S A VERY NEAT PLAYGROUND. IT'S FULLY PORT AND PLACE SURFACING. IT'S A PLAYGROUND FOR ALL, WHICH JUST MEANS IT HAS A LOT OF INCLUSIVE COMPONENTS TO IT. SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. IT'S FINALLY HERE. WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO OPEN IT. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON PIRATE COVE? [00:50:03] SORRY, GLORIA, WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE REINSTALL THE ORANGE FENCING. I WAS ON, OKAY. SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE REINSTALL THE ORANGE FENCING. I WAS THERE YESTERDAY AND SAW THAT THE FENCING WAS TORN DOWN. AND THERE'S TRASH ALL OVER THE NEW PLAYGROUND, SO CLEARLY SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY USED IT. SO IT NEEDS TO BE BARRICADED AGAIN UNTIL IT'S READY. THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW. WE'LL WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. GLORIA. ONCE THE NEW PRIVATE PIRATE COVE IS IS COMPLETED AND OPEN, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD ONE? OR IF YES, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THAT SPACE? IF NOT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IT? SO THE PLANS ARE TO REMOVE THE EXISTING PIRATE COVE PLAYGROUND. NOW WE DO. WE ARE WORKING INTERNALLY TO FENCE OFF THE AREA, AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMPONENTS THAT YOU KNOW, FROM THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY BUILD MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THOSE COMPONENTS. SO WE ARE GOING TO DELICATELY TAKE THE PLAYGROUND APART AND ANYTHING THAT IS AND STILL IN GOOD SHAPE, WE WILL ALLOW THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY BUILD TO COME AND GRAB THOSE PIECES. BUT THEN ONCE THE PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETELY GONE, WE DO HAVE PLANS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE WORKING ON. AS LONG AS THEY GET APPROVED IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. WE DO HAVE PLANS ON DESIGNING PARKING WHERE THE WHERE THE CURRENT PIRATE COVE IS AT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE MASTER PLAN FOR THAT PARK CALLED FOR PARKING AROUND ON THAT SIDE WHERE THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND IS. SO THIS IS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. DOES THAT MEAN IT'S WITHOUT QUESTION, THEN THE INSTALLATION OF THE PARKING LOT AFTER IT'S GONE? THAT'S THE INTENTION IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. UNDERSTOOD. SCOTT? YEAH. QUICK JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP. SO THOSE THE WALLS WITH ALL THE HANDPRINTS AND ALL THAT STUFF. WILL THAT WILL THAT STAY OR IS THE PLAN TO TAKE THAT OUT AND AND REMOVE IT. AT THIS TIME THE PAVILION AND THE WALL WITH THE HANDS IS ALL STAYING. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT REMOVING THAT. OKAY. GREAT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. SO STAYING MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PROJECT, BUT STAYING AT FOUNDERS PARK. IF I CAN GET THIS FLY AWAY FROM ME, IT IS MAD. OKAY. FOUNDERS FIELD RENOVATIONS. THIS PROJECT DID GET COMPLETE, SO WE RENOVATED THE THREE NORTHERN FIELDS OVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF FOUNDERS. IF YOU'VE DRIVEN THROUGH FOUNDERS, YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED THE REALLY GREEN FIELDS THAT ARE THERE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY MR. THOMPSON THERE IN THE AUDIENCE. HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH THESE FIELDS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THAT SIDE OF FOUNDERS WAS BUILT BACK IN 1999. IT WAS A PASTURE, BASICALLY. AND ALL THEY ALL THAT WAS DONE WITH THAT WAS STADIUM LIGHTS WERE PUT IN THE FIELD LIGHTING AND AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WORK TO THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, PLAYING FIELD SURFACES. SO DURING THAT PROJECT, THEY'VE DIDN'T SO MUCH CROWN THE FIELDS, BUT THEY DID BRING THEM UP A LITTLE BIT AND THEY LET THEM DRAIN. THEY THEY CONVERTED DRAINAGE, YOU KNOW, TO WHERE IT'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO DRAIN. NOT TO MENTION THEY ALSO INSTALLED TIFF TUFF, WHICH IS JUST AN ATHLETIC GRADE SOD THAT'S THAT WITHSTANDS FOOT TRAFFIC. IT CAN HOLD UP BETTER IN THIS HEAT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN TEXAS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THIS FALL WILL BE THE FIRST SEASON THAT WE'LL ACTUALLY GET TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE THE YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FIELDS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEY HOLD UP. SO BUT THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT ONE. ANY QUESTIONS ON SCOTT WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT ONE. YEAH. ARE YOU ARE. SO WE ARE WE'RE FREE AND ACCEPTABLE TO BEGIN LIKE ACTIVE PLAY ON THOSE FIELDS. SO WE WE JUST MET WITH THE LEAGUES LAST WEEK. SO THE LEAGUES WILL TYPICALLY GET THE FIELDS AFTER AUGUST 15TH. NOW, WE DID TALK TO THEM. THEY WON'T BE USING THOSE UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST. OKAY. I DO BELIEVE TOO. WE WILL BE OPENING UP RESERVATIONS AGAIN ON THE WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS THAT THE CITY USES. [00:55:01] BUT WE WILL NOT START THOSE UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST. OKAY. YEP. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY FOLLOW UP. SO IF YOU WANTED TO RENT AND USE THOSE FIELDS, THAT'S JUST THROUGH THE WEBSITE. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR LIKE IS THAT TURNED OFF NOW AND WILL BE TURNED BACK ON. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WHAT YOU JUST SAID. SORRY. I BELIEVE SO, RIGHT. JANET, WE'RE LOOKING TO OPEN UP RESERVATIONS. YES, WE ACTUALLY HAD THEM OPEN. WE DID THAT LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE FOR ONLINE RESERVATIONS. SO YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT ALL ONLINE. AND THERE'S SOME INFORMATION ON THERE CALLED PARK FAQS, RULES AND PROCEDURES. YOU MIGHT READ UP ON THAT FIRST IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING RENTING A FIELD, BUT IT'S IT'S FOR PRACTICES, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PRESERVING THOSE FIELDS AND ANXIOUS TO GET THEM BACK OPEN AGAIN. OKAY. NO, THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SOME MORE ACTIVITY. AND THE LEAGUE SAID, OH YEAH, NO, YOU CAN DO IT. AND I JUST WASN'T COMPLETELY SURE IF WE WERE. IT'S ONE THING TO BE, OH, THE FIELDS, OKAY. AND IT'S ANOTHER THING TO SAY, OKAY, LET'S LET'S THROW 20 SOCCER PLAYERS ON THE FIELD AND AND RUN AROUND. SO SO THE LEAGUES HAVE DELEGATED USE IF IT'S UNLESS IT'S EXCEPT FOR WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS. NOW IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SOME OF THEM ARE NOT ALL OF THEM. IT'S JUST A FEW OF THEM. SO TWO ARE OPEN ON ONE. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE. I THINK IT'S SUNDAYS WE HAVE TWO AVAILABLE. AND THEN ON WEDNESDAYS WE HAVE THREE FIELDS AVAILABLE. SO IT'S IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE SAME FOR BOTH DAYS, BUT SOMETHING IS AVAILABLE THERE FOR INDIVIDUAL TEAMS IF THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PAY THE FEE AND THE LIGHTS FOR THEIR TIME. SO THAT HELPED ANSWER. YEAH. THAT'S AWESOME. PERFECT. ALL RIGHTY. SO MOVING OVER HERE TO THE COMPLEX. WE DO HAVE A PAVILION THAT IS BEING INSTALLED. WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THIS PROJECT MUCH IN OUR MEETINGS, MAINLY JUST BECAUSE WE BUILT THE PAD BACK HERE. SO BACK HERE AT THE LIBRARY GARDEN, WE ALWAYS INTENDED FOR A 25 BY 25 FOOT PAVILION TO BE INSTALLED THERE. WE PUT THE PAD IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO ACTUALLY PUT THE PAVILION IN. SO WE STARTED THAT PROCESS THIS YEAR AND DURING BUDGET AND GOT THE APPROVAL. BUT THEN IT TOOK A WHILE TO OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD TO MAKE THE PAVILION. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD US MENTION IT MUCH IN HERE. BUT THEY FINALLY GOT THE PAVILION DONE. THEY DRILLED THE PIERS LAST WEEK, POURED THE CONCRETE AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE INSTALLING THE PAVILION THIS WEEK. SO LOOK FOR THAT TO BE HAPPENING BACK BEHIND CITY HALL AND THE WYLIE RECREATION CENTER. THEY JUST DELIVERED EVERYTHING LAST WEEK. SO I KNOW I SPOKE WITH THE CONTRACTOR LAST WEEK AND TODAY AND THEY'RE READY TO GET MOVING ON IT, SO IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO INSTALL. SO GLORIA SUAREZ HAS A QUESTION. BUT FIRST, KATIE, WOULD YOU MIND TURNING THAT MICROPHONE OFF AT THE LECTERN FOR ME, PLEASE? THANK YOU. GLORIA. WELL, I NOTICED THE FRAME IS THERE, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROOF ON IT. IS IT GOING TO BE METAL ROOF, OR IS IT GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE CLOTH THINGIES? IT'S GOING TO BE A METAL ROOF. YEP. AND AND WILL IT HAVE, LIKE PARK BENCHES OR IT'S JUST GOING TO BE OPEN OR WHAT'S THE PLAN? WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING SOME PICNIC TABLES THERE AND TRASH RECEPTACLES. BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THERE. JUST THE PICNIC TABLES. I REMEMBER HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE LADIES ON THE THE GARDEN LIBRARY, GARDEN CLUB, AND AND SHE SAID TO ME THAT, NO, NO, NO, IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE LIBRARY. AND WE MIGHT HAVE LITTLE CLASSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT BECAUSE I SAID, WELL, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, PICNIC TABLES. AND SHE, SHE WAS SAYING NO. SO, SO I GUESS THAT HAS CHANGED SINCE, SINCE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THE PAVILION IS GOING TO BE FOR PUBLIC USE. NOW THE LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY WILL DO SOME PROGRAMING OUT THERE. BUT I MEAN, IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO WE'LL HAVE PICNIC BENCHES THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THOSE. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE SPLASH PADS. I'LL SAVE THAT ONE FOR THE YOU KNOW TO THE END AND WE'LL START WITH EAST MEADOW SPLASH PAD JUST HERE. OFF OF BROWN STREET. SO IT WAS AN EXCITING WEEK. LAST WEEK WE HAD THE RESTROOMS INSTALLED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THERE. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THOSE. IT WAS QUITE THE OPERATION. I DON'T THINK I WAS IN THE OFFICE HARDLY AT ALL LAST WEEK, BUT THEY BROUGHT THEM INTO TWO BIG TRUCKS, A CRANE, TWO BIG [01:00:01] PIECES. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING WATCHING THOSE GO TOGETHER. IT WAS KIND OF STRESSFUL TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SET RIGHT ON THE PIPES. BUT ANYWAYS, THOSE GOT INSTALLED LAST WEEK. IN ADDITION, WE HAD OUR CONCRETE CONTRACTOR START WORKING ON THE PIERS FOR THE PAVILION THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE. THEY ALSO INSTALLED THE GATEWAY STRUCTURE, WHICH IS THAT ENTRYWAY THAT KIND OF AS YOU'RE ENTERING INTO THE SPLASH PAD, YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE TRELLIS THAT THAT WAS INSTALLED. SIX OF THE SEVEN SOLAR LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED IN THE PARKING LOT. WE'RE HAVING A BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH THE SEVENTH ONE, BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RIGHT WHERE ALL OF THE PUMP PIPES ARE GOING TO THE SPLASH PAD, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THAT ONE. BUT THAT ONE WILL BE COMING. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS EVERYTHING LAST WEEK. SO THIS WEEK THEY'RE GOING TO START WORKING ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT INSTALL THAT'S GOING TO GO IN THE EQUIPMENT ROOM. THIS IS THE PUMPS. THE FEATURE PUMPS, THE THE CHEMICALS, THE UV, EVERYTHING THAT GOES TO TREAT THE WATER THAT'S IN THE BALANCE TANK. THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING THAT IN THE EQUIPMENT ROOM THIS WEEK. SO ANOTHER BUSY WEEK FOR THE SPLASH PAD VENDOR. IN ADDITION WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE CONCRETE WORK DONE WHERE THE PAVILION IS GOING TO BE GOING. AND AS WELL, YOU'LL PROBABLY START SEEING HERE IN THE COMING WEEKS A LOT OF THE CONCRETE WORK. SO THE THE TRAIL CONNECTIONS, THE SIDEWALK GOING ALONG THE PARKING LOT AS WELL AS THE PLAZA AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF THE RESTROOM. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT'S OUTSTANDING ON THIS, ON THIS ONE. AND IT'S ALL GOING TO START HAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON EAST MEADOW SPLASH PAD GLORIA. YES. GLORIA. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO STRIPE THE PARKING LOT? SO I'M SAVING THAT FOR KIND OF THE END. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF TRUCKS GOING IN AND OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, AND I'M AND AND OUR STAFF AS WELL HAS HAVE A LOT OF LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION WORK TO DO. SO I'M HOLDING OFF AS LONG AS I CAN ON DOING THE STRIPING JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO STRIPE IT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT GETS DIRT AND MUD AND EVERYTHING ALL OVER IT. IT'S THE EASY ANSWER. ONCE THE SPLASH PAD IS READY, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO BACK UP TO THE LIBRARY THING. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR FOR PUTTING THAT SIDEWALK THAT GOES FROM FROM THE REC CENTER DOWN TO THE THE LIBRARY GARDEN. OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. THAT NEEDED TO BE THERE. IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS. I KNOW, BUT I JUST REMEMBER THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. NO PROBLEM. ANY QUESTIONS ON EAST MEADOW? ALRIGHTY. SO, JUMPING OVER TO COMMUNITY PARK SPLASH PAD. THIS IS THE ONE THAT HASN'T SEEN A WHOLE LOT OF WORK GOING ON LATELY. HOWEVER, THEY DID POUR THE CONCRETE THAT THE ACTUAL PAD IS IS ON THE ACTUAL ONE WHERE ALL THE FEATURES ARE GOING TO SIT ON. THAT CONCRETE WAS POURED THIS MORNING. I WAS OUT THERE TAKING SOME PICTURES OF IT. REALLY, WHAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT THERE IS THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME DIRT WORK JUST AROUND THE PAD, BUT THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSING MORE ON EAST MEADOW SO WE CAN TRY TO GET THAT ONE OPEN. COMMUNITY, THE REALLY THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT THAT CAN BE DONE UNTIL THE RESTROOM FACILITY IS BROUGHT OVER THERE. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE RESTROOM IS EVEN BROUGHT OVER THERE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL WEEKS OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, EVEN THINK ABOUT OPENING UP COMMUNITIES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO START FOCUSING ALL OF THEIR ATTENTION TO EAST MEADOW. BUT COMMUNITY IS COMING, I PROMISE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT ONE. ANY QUESTION ON COMMUNITY OR ANY OF THE PROJECTS? THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. OH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. GOING BACK TO THE FOUNDERS PARK IN THE FIELDS, I NOTICED THE OTHER DAY THAT THERE WAS MORE DIRT DELIVERED AND POURED IN THE PARKING LOT AND SCATTERED. I GUESS KIND OF CLOSER TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD SECTION, IS THAT ARE THERE PLANS TO DO THE SAME THING TO THE FOOTBALL FIELDS THAT WERE DONE TO THE SOCCER FIELDS? SO GREAT QUESTION. SO THE SAND THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW AT THE FOOTBALL FIELDS IS BECAUSE. SO WHEN WE RENOVATED THE THREE FRONT FIELDS, THEY WE HAD TO RUN AND WE HAD TO RUN A NEW IRRIGATION MAIN LINE DOWN FOR FIELDS FOUR AND FIVE. THE FOOTBALL FIELDS. BY DOING THAT, WE HAD TO RUN THE WHOLE NEW LINE AND INSTALL, I BELIEVE, 16 VALVES, 16 NEW IRRIGATION VALVES. IT TOOK TIME TO DO THAT. AND THEN THE HEAT CAME BEFORE WE WERE READY AND IT STARTED OPENING UP THE GROUND. SO WE'VE GOT THE WATER GOING NOW, BUT MR. [01:05:04] THOMPSON, STAFF ARE HAVING TO FILL A COUPLE OF CRACKS, MAYBE A LOT OF CRACKS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SAY A COUPLE. SO THAT'S WHAT THE SAND THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS FOR. BUT IT WAS A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THE RENOVATION TO THOSE SOUTH FIELDS. AGAIN. IT HAS TO BE APPROVED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THIS MONTH. IF IT'S APPROVED, THEN WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT RENOVATION. SO YEP. ANYTHING ELSE ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS? THAT IS ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. BRANT. NEXT ON THE WORK SESSION IS OUR PROGRAM AND EVENT UPDATES. I BELIEVE. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM CARMEN ON THAT STUFF. ALL RIGHT, SO WHEN ANNIKA SPOKE EARLIER, ANNIKA SACCO, SHE PROVIDES ME WITH THE A LOT OF THE DATA THAT I SHARE WITH YOU DURING THESE MEETINGS. SO NOW YOU KIND OF HAVE A FACE, YOU KNOW, TO WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM. SO ANNIKA AND HER TEAM FOR THIS MEETING, THEY WANTED ME TO SHARE SOME METRICS REGARDING THE SUCCESSFUL SUMMER THAT WE JUST HAD. WITH SCHOOL GOING BACK WE WRAPPED UP THE SUMMER WITH OFFERING 63 SUMMER CAMPS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING ART, OUR SPORTS TEAM AND SPECIAL INTEREST CAMPS. THE REVENUE COMING IN FOR THOSE CAMPS SAW WE HAD AN INCREASE OF OVER 24%, JUST IN REVENUE ON THE SUMMER CAMPS. THAT WAS ALMOST $200,000 IN REVENUE. THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS THAT PARTICIPATED INCREASED BY 19%. 84% OF CAMP SEATS WERE FILLED. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ANNIKA AND HER TEAM WORKED ON FOR THIS SUMMER WAS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REC PASS HOLDERS THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN CAMP. THAT DID GO UP A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR. IT WAS 40% LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR IT WAS 43%. NEXT UP IS THE PARKS AND REC MONTH RECAP. AND WE HAD 95 ACTIVITIES THAT WERE SPECIFIC TO PARKS AND REC MONTH. WE HAD MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES. SO THAT WAS JUST DURING THE MONTH OF JULY AND MADE MORE THAN 36,000 IMPRESSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES. AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD INTO THE FALL. EARLY BIRD ONLINE REGISTRATION IS SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH EIGHTH. THE REGISTRATIONS AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAMS WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 9 A.M.. FALL SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDE PUMPKINS ON THE PRAIRIE, GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP, SORRY GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP, AND DONUTS WITH SANTA. THE ACTIVITIES AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER WILL INCLUDE THE EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKET TRIP, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 30TH THROUGH DECEMBER 8TH. THE SENIORS ARE GOING TO BE VISITING THE CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY. REGISTRATION IS FULL. THERE'S 2024 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING AND YOU HAVE A WAITLIST, DON'T YOU? TWO STAFF DO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE TRIPS. WE TYPICALLY JUST FYI, I'M SIDETRACKING A LITTLE BIT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THOSE TRIPS, WE DO TRY TO SEND A MALE AND A FEMALE STAFF PERSON. AND THEN WE GOT BOUILLON. BALLARD IS COMING UP. STAFF ARE STARTING TO MEET ABOUT THAT THIS WEEK. AND THAT EVENT IS THAT WITH THE VICTORIAN HAUNT IS ON OCTOBER 24TH THIS YEAR. AND LET'S SEE. OH VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE WELCOME CENTER AT BROWN HOUSE IS DECEMBER 7TH. AND THAT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WILY ARTS FESTIVAL. AND JULIE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU. SHE'S UP NEXT WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. IS THAT ONE INCLUDED? OKAY. NO. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO. OKAY. SO VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET. THE SYNOPSIS ON THAT IS PARTICIPANTS CAN PICK UP UNIQUE GIFTS FROM SPECIALTY VENDORS, ENJOY LIVE MUSIC WITH CAROLERS ON THE LAWN, AND TAKE A TOUR OF BROWN HOUSE, WHICH WILL HAVE NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT 15 THEMED CHRISTMAS TREES AVAILABLE. [01:10:01] AND OKAY, THAT IS IT ON PROGRAM UPDATES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. CARMEN. VERY THOROUGH. ARE WE MOVING FORWARD TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, JULIE? YES. OUTSTANDING. I'M READY. OKAY. SO, AS I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER, WE DO OFFER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARK AND REC BOARD MEMBERS. I TRY TO GET THEM OUT EVERY QUARTER WHEN THE ACTIVITY MENU IS RELEASED. IN THE SUMMER, IT'S REALLY PRETTY MISERABLE. SO WE DIDN'T OFFER ANY SPECIAL EVENT OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER FOR YOU GUYS, SO I APOLOGIZE. I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. BUT I KIND OF FIGURED NO ONE WOULD WANT TO BE OUT IN THE HEAT. SO. AND AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANYTHING LIKE CARMEN WAS SAYING WITH THE THE ARTS FESTIVAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SEE ADDED OR YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER AT, JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN ALWAYS WORK SOMETHING OUT. BUT I DO HAVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE VICTORIAN HAUNT THAT'S HAPPENING AT BOWEN BALLARD ON OCTOBER 24TH. THE EVENTS FROM 530 TO 830, AND YOU WILL BE YOU WOULD JUST BE HANDING OUT CANDY AND ENJOYING THE TRICK OR TREATERS AT AT THE BROWN HOUSE IN THE LAWN. WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 8TH, AND THAT IS ALWAYS FROM 3 TO 5 IN THE COURTYARD BETWEEN THE REC CENTER AND THE LIBRARY, AND WE HAND OUT TREE SEEDLINGS TO ABOUT 200 GUESTS. GLORIA ALWAYS HELPS WITH THAT ONE. WE APPRECIATE HER HER VOLUNTEERING AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE. MORE OF YOU. AND WHERE'S MY OTHER SHEETS? OKAY WE ALSO ARE DOING PUMPKINS ON THE PRAIRIE ON OCTOBER 13TH. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WILL BE THE THIRD WILL BE TAKING PLACE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. AND IT IS LOCATED ON THE PRAIRIE BEHIND THE REC CENTER IN THE LIBRARY. AND FAMILIES COME OUT AND PICK A PUMPKIN, AND THEY EITHER PAINT OR CARVE THE PUMPKIN. SO WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO BE THERE HANDING OUT CARVING UTENSILS. AND YOU COULD EVEN, YOU KNOW, MAKE FAMILY NIGHT OUT OF IT. BRING YOUR KIDS, CARVE PUMPKINS. IT'S REALLY A LOT OF FUN. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SENIOR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION THAT'S HAPPENING. I THINK WE STAFF WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THE DATE DECEMBER 13TH. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE CROSS CHURCH SPECIAL EVENT CENTER FROM 11 TO 1 P.M., AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SERVE LUNCH TO THE SENIORS. ALSO GREET THEM, GET THEM CHECKED IN AS THEY COME IN. AND THAT'S A REALLY FUN EVENT TO WORK IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN AT THAT ONE BEFORE. AND THAT IS WHAT WE'VE GOT FOR OUR FALL 2024 SPECIAL EVENT OPPORTUNITIES. YOU GUYS SHOULD ALL HAVE YOUR OWN PARK AND REC BOARD RESOURCE GALLERY WHERE THERE IS A LINK TO ALL THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. AND IF YOU HAVE MISPLACED YOUR RESOURCE GALLERY OR LINK, LET ME OR JANET KNOW AND WE CAN SEND IT BACK TO YOU. BUT ANY THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, YOU'LL JUST FILL OUT A FORM THAT YOU'LL FIND ON THE LINK AND TURN IT IN, AND WE'LL GET YOU ALL SET UP. ALSO, JUST A REMINDER, IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AGES SEVEN THROUGH 11 YEARS OF AGE, THEY CAN VOLUNTEER WITH YOU WHEN THEY'RE DIRECTLY SUPERVISED BY YOU. SO AND ANYONE 12 TO 15 MAY VOLUNTEER WHEN YOUR BOARD MEMBER PARENT IS IN THE SAME AREA OR VICINITY, AND THEN ANYONE 16 AND UP CAN VOLUNTEER SEPARATELY WITHOUT YOU. SO THIS IS OPEN TO FAMILIES AS WELL. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? FANTASTIC. JULIE. [01:15:01] THANK YOU. SO NEW BOARD MEMBERS, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE RESOURCE GALLERY IS? OKAY. JANET WILL GET WITH YOU ON THAT. IT'S A LINK TO A WEBSITE THAT YOU'LL HANG ON TO AND USE FOR VARIOUS RESOURCES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.. OKAY. THIS HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING AND FUN, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO START WRAPPING IT UP. IF I CAN GET TWO PEOPLE TO AGREE WITH ME AND MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, THAT WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL. THERE'S. GLORIA. WHAT'S HAPPENING? MAKE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU. WHO'S NEXT? I SECOND THE MOTION. OUTSTANDING. NOW WE GOT TO VOTE. NOBODY LEAVE. NAIL BITER. SIX TO NOTHING. WE'RE OUT OF HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY. HEY, SCOTT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FLY IS MADE OF. THERE'S TWO. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.