[Parks and Recreation on March 10, 2025.]
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GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MARCH 10TH, 2025 WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE TIME IS 540. WE ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR 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 BRIAN ARNOLD AND CINDY TURNER, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA? 321. TIME'S UP. MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, THE FIRST ITEM UP FOR BUSINESS IS CONSIDER AND ACT. UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 13TH, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM ONE. TARA HARRISON I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE AS PRESENTED. OUTSTANDING. HOW ABOUT A SECOND, NICK FUENTES? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. WONDERFUL. LET'S VOTE ON SAID MOTION.
OUTSTANDING. 5 TO 2. THOSE NOT IN ATTENDANCE ARE THE TWO. SO WE'VE GOT A YES. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM TWO. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT F WELCH, THE THIRD CHARITY NONPROFIT GROUP TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT F WELCH. THE THIRD RUN FOR OUR HEROES FIVE K AND WALK EVENT AT OLD CITY PARK ON APRIL 26TH, 2025. ALL RIGHTY. BOARD. SO WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS GOING TO SPEAK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS EVENT, KIND OF HOW OVER THE YEARS, HOW THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND REALLY WITH THE WHOLE CITY. SO, MISS WELCH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT, AND THEN THE THERE'S A BUTTON, THE LITTLE SPEAKER BUTTON DOWN THERE. YEP. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU BOARD SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME COME OUT TO SPEAK TODAY. AND WE APPRECIATE OUR CHARITY. APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE THIS EVENT. THIS WILL BE THE 14TH YEAR THAT WE HOST THE RUN FOR OUR HEROES. AS SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF, ROBERT WELCH WAS MY HUSBAND. WE LOST HIM IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2011. AND SO OUR MY FRIENDS AND I CAME TOGETHER TO FORM A CHARITY IN HIS HONOR THAT NOT ONLY HONORS OUR FALLEN HEROES, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS OUR MILITARY VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26TH THIS YEAR IN OLD CITY PARK. WE HAVE MET WITH THE CITY OFFICIALS SO FAR TO GET THAT IN THE PLANNING STAGES.
THIS IS KIND OF A LOT OF MOVING PARTS FOR THIS EVENT. WE HAVE A5K AND A ONE MILE IN THE MORNING THAT GOES DOWN JACKSON STREET, TAKES A LEFT ON BROWN AND COMES BACK. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A VENDOR FAIR THAT WILL BE TAKING PART FROM 8 TO 2 P.M. THAT DAY WITH LIVE MUSIC, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT VENDOR BOOTHS, INCLUDING NONPROFITS THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. IRREVERENT WARRIORS WILL BE COMING OUT THIS YEAR, AND ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR OUR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EMPHASIZING THIS YEAR IS THE MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS BEING FACED. AND SO WE'RE VERY I DON'T WANT TO USE THE TERM EXCITED, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. AND ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT THIS EVENT IS THAT IT REALLY BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. A LOT OF WHAT WE HEAR IS PEOPLE WANT TO HELP AND THEY WANT TO SUPPORT, BUT THEY DON'T
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KNOW HOW. AND SO THIS EVENT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S EASY. THAT BRINGS OUT EVERYBODY AND JUST LETS US, YOU KNOW, HONOR AND SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND WE WILL BE PROVIDING WE USUALLY DO A FREE MEAL FOR THEM AT LUNCHTIME. WE'RE CHANGING IT UP THIS YEAR.SO WE'LL ACTUALLY BE DOING A FREE BREAKFAST FOR BREAKFAST TACOS FOR ALL VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS WELCH? BOARD MEMBERS? SCOTT? YEAH. QUICK QUESTION. JUST PARDON MY IGNORANCE. SO THE FUNDS THAT GO INTO THIS, THEN WHERE DO THEY GO? LIKE WHAT DO YOU DO TO BENEFIT THE VETERANS. SO WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MAKING A DONATION DURING OUR OPENING CEREMONIES THIS YEAR, ONE TO THE WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ONE TO OUR WYLIE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT'S EXCITING. WE TRY TO SUPPORT IN DIFFERENT AREAS. I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HELPED WITH SOME OF THE A-FIB MACHINES WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAY BACK WHEN. WE ALSO HELP SUPPORT OUR ARMORY AND OUR LOCAL VETERANS THROUGH HELPING WITH THE FOOD PANTRY UP THERE. LIKE IF THERE'S ANY RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, FOOD AND SUPPLIES. WE ALSO HELP WITH TOYS DURING CHRISTMAS TIME FOR OUR MILITARY CHILDREN. WE ALSO HELP WITH DIFFERENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LIKE OUR BLESSING BAGS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS, AND THOSE ACTUALLY GET DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE LOCAL VETERANS VETERANS RESOURCE OFFICES IN ROWLETT AND PLANO. AND WE'VE GONE OUT TO DALLAS TO TAKE THOSE. WE ALSO DO DIFFERENT THINGS AND HELP WITH GOLD STAR FAMILIES. IF ANYBODY COMES UP AND NEEDS ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE NICE THING ABOUT OUR CHARITY IS THAT WE'RE REALLY, TRULY GRASSROOTS. WE DON'T MIND HARD WORK. TO ME, WE FUNDRAISE AND A DOLLAR IS A DOLLAR AND IT GETS US SOMETHING MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY. AND SO ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS IS THAT WE'RE SOME ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRE ALL THE RED TAPE AND JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS. WE'RE ABLE TO TRY TO FILL THOSE GAPS AND MAKE IT EASIER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT ASSISTANCE.
BRANDON, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? OKAY. BECKY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I JUST GOT I JUST HAD ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION. DO YOU ACCEPT LIKE WALK UPS LIKE DAY OF FOR THE RACE OR DOES THAT NEED TO BE DONE BEFOREHAND. YES, SIR. SO RIGHT NOW REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. BUT WE DO ALLOW WE'LL BE DOING REGISTRATION DAY OF AT 730. AND PEOPLE CAN WALK UP AND DO THE FIVE K REGISTRATION OR THE ONE MILE THAT MORNING. YEP. AND IT'S OPEN FOR EVERYBODY. WE'VE ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS IS WE ACTUALLY HAD A MOM REACH OUT TO US THAT HAD JUST ADOPTED HER SON'S RETIRED SERVICE ANIMAL, AND SO SHE'S BRINGING HIM OUT. SHE'S SO EXCITED. SHE WANTED TO KNOW HOW SHE REGISTERED HIM. I SAID HE JUST NEEDS A LEASH, BUT IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE. AND WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS TOO. I JUST WANT TO ADD THIS. IT'S VERY OBVIOUSLY IT'S CLOSE TO DEAR TO MY HEART.
ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS. SO WE'RE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE ROB'S ANGEL VERSARY ON APRIL 3RD WHEN HE WAS KILLED. AND WE STAY IN CONTACT WITH ALL OF HIS BATTLE BUDDIES THAT SERVED WITH US AT FORT KNOX. AND IT'S ALWAYS NEAT BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME THAT TRAVEL IN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS EVENT. AND THEY'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW WILEY BECAUSE OF US, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WE HAVE TO COME TO WILEY. WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THAT'S SO NEAT BECAUSE A PART OF WILEY GOES BACK OUT WITH THESE GUYS, AND IT'S ALL THAT CONNECTION WITH A LOSS THAT'S NOW TURNED INTO SOMETHING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY BECKY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THE CITY OF WILEY TRULY, TRULY EMBRACED MY BOYS AND I WHEN WE MOVED BACK DOWN HERE. AND THIS IS THIS IS HOME. THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP.
AND I'M PROUD TO CALL THIS MY TOWN. AND IT REALLY, WHEN I SAY THINGS, IT'S THESE KIND OF THINGS AND THE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE CITY THAT MAKE WILEY UNIQUE. AND SO I JUST HOPE I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. I HOPE YOU ALL COME OUT ON RACE DAY AND JUST HELP US FURTHER OUR CAUSE TO SUPPORT OUR MILITARY VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE JOBS THAT NOT ALL OF US ARE WILLING TO DO. AND THE SACRIFICE IS GREAT. AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BOYS AND THEIR NAMES AND AGES, PLEASE? YES. SO AIDEN IS MY OLDEST. HE IS 17 AND THEN ROBBIE IS 15. WHEN ROB WAS KILLED, THEY WERE THREE AND ONE AND A HALF. SO WE'RE ABOUT TO DO SOME GRADUATING. AND IT'S BITTERSWEET BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE
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GRADUATING FROM THE SAME STAGE THAT THEIR DAD AND I GRADUATED FROM. SO IT'S A MOVING TIME.BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY, THROUGH TRAGEDY, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING RIDE AND GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED US. THANK YOU. BECKY, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE FIRST LIEUTENANT, ROBERT F WELCH, THE THIRD CHARITY NONPROFIT GROUP TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL RUN FOR OUR HEROES FIVE K WALK EVENT AT OLD CITY PARK ON APRIL 26TH, 2025. AND SUBMIT YOUR VOTES. BOARD MEMBERS. SORRY. OH, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO? OH YEAH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, MR. PUENTE. CAN I GET A SECOND TO THE MOTION, PLEASE? SCOTT? I'M SORRY. TARA HARRISON. I'D LIKE TO SAY I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. ALL RIGHT, FIVE YESES. CARRY IT. THANK YOU. BECKY, APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE JUNETEENTH OF WILEY ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT GROUP, TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL OF WILEY EVENT AT THE OLD CITY PARK ON JUNE 14TH OF 25. ALRIGHTY. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER EVENT THAT THE CITY HAS HELPED WITH FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT MR. JOHNSON, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP AND JUST SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENT AND ANY INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD WOULD NEED FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS JUST A REALLY NEAT EVENT. AS YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO.
NATIONALLY, THEY MADE JUNETEENTH A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. SO JUNETEENTH IS THE HOLIDAY ITSELF IS BASICALLY ROOTED IN TEXAS, DOWN IN THE GALVESTON AREA IN WHICH THE SLAVES, LIKE THE UNION SLAVES, HAD TO COME DOWN AND FORCEFULLY FREE ABOUT 200,000 SLAVES FROM AROUND GALVESTON, TEXAS. AND SO IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 19TH. AND SO THEY JUST CALLED IT JUNETEENTH. AND SO I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A HISTORY, BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, IT'S NOT JUST AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, IT'S ACTUALLY AMERICAN HISTORY. IT HAPPENED ON OUR ON OUR GROUNDS AND EVERYTHING. SO IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, ALLOW PEOPLE TO LEARN SOME THINGS THEY MAY HAVE NOT KNOWN AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST HANG OUT TOGETHER AND ENJOY IT TOGETHER. SO WE USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE. LIKE I SAY, ON HISTORY, WE HAVE VENDORS THAT COME OUT.
WE SERVE FOOD THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO DO, LOTS OF MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT. AND SO WE WOULD IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON JUNE 14TH FROM 10:00 UNTIL 3:00. WE'VE WORKED WITH THIS ACTUALLY CAME ABOUT BY A GENTLEMAN NAMED JACOBY THAT JUST KIND OF DID IT ONE YEAR, I THINK IT WAS SIX YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS JUST KIND OF A POP UP AT THE PARK. AND HE BARBECUED AND IT WAS ABOUT 10 OR 15 PEOPLE, AND HE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH OR AFTER THE EVENT, HE KIND OF GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK IT WAS SERGEANT AT THE TIME, JOHNSON, HE'S A LIEUTENANT NOW, DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE THE EVENT A LITTLE BIT LARGER. SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS SO, SO APPRECIATIVE OF AND JUST THE CITY AS A WHOLE, IS HAS WORKED WITH US FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH YEAR, THE FIFTH EVENT THAT WE'VE DONE, AND IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT EVENT. SO THAT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE FOR YOU. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IS THIS GOING TO BE THE FIRST INAUGURAL EVENT OF THIS NATURE? SO THE FIRST WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO WITH KOBE AS A AS A JUST DOING IT ON THE SIDE. IT'S TECHNICALLY THE SIXTH
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EVENT THAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S THE FIFTH EVENT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY ON. SO WE CALL IT THE SIXTH. JUST IN TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE FIRST TIME. BUT THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR THAT WE'VE DONE IT ON THIS SCALE. AND WITH THE CITY AND EVERYBODY WORKING WITH US. CAN YOU TAKE US THROUGH WHAT THAT DAY LOOKS LIKE? JUST THE ACTUAL STARTING AT 10:00? YEAH, THE EVENTS AND WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT WE CAN ENJOY THAT DAY. UNDERSTOOD. SO BASICALLY IT STARTS AT 10:00. WE GET OUT THERE ABOUT 6:00 IN THE MORNING BECAUSE WE HAVE VENDORS THAT COME IN AND NEED TO SET UP. I ACTUALLY HAVE AN INFLATABLE BUSINESS AS WELL. SO WE BRING OUT INFLATABLES AND SET IT FOR THE KIDS. WE HAVE THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT'S SETTING UP AND DOING THEIR MIC CHECKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE EVENT STARTS AT TEN. WE OPEN UP WITH THE PRAYER. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USUALLY SERVES FREE FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COME. WE HAVE VENDORS THAT WILL SERVE FOOD AS WELL, BUT WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME OUT BUT MAY NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR STUFF AND NOT WANT TO COME BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL THEIR KIDS NO. SO WE USUALLY TRY TO HAVE FOOD FOR THEM SO THEY DON'T. THEY CAN HAVE SOMETHING AS WELL. THERE'S ENTERTAINMENT. WE HAVE BANDS, LIVE BANDS, LIVE MUSIC. WE HAVE COMEDIANS AND VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT. THE KIDS CAN PLAY ON INFLATABLES. THERE'S NO SET STRUCTURE TO WHAT WE DO EXCEPT FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE IT ON A TIMELINE WITH WHO COMES NEXT AND WHATNOT. BUT AS FAR AS JUST EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S JUST KIND OF THERE.YOU KIND OF HANG OUT, YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND STAGE THIS YEAR, SO WE CAN KIND OF SPLIT IT UP AND HAVE PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE USUALLY KIND OF HANG OUT UNDERNEATH THE PAVILION. AND SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND STAGE THIS YEAR, SO WE CAN KIND OF HAVE PEOPLE TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH IN BETWEEN THE VENDORS TO KIND OF HELP MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY SEES THEM. BUT THERE'S NO SET SCHEDULE OTHER THAN THE VARIOUS ACTS THAT COME ON ON THE STAGE. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO IT'S COME AND GO, EXCEPT FOR THE STRUCTURED ENTERTAINMENT THAT YOU HAVE. YES, SIR. SCHEDULE A LOT OF PEOPLE. USUALLY THEY ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT AND THEY'LL STAY PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE DAY. IT IT'S HOT. AND SO THAT'S THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM. BUT WE BRING OUT PORTA I THINK Y'ALL HAVE LIKE 4 OR 6 PORTABLE FANS THAT YOU BRING OUT. OR MAYBE THE CITY DOES. IS THAT RIGHT? I THINK SO, I DON'T THAT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT DOES, BUT I KNOW THE CITY PROBABLY SUPPLIES THOSE. YEAH. AND THEN I HAVE LIKE FOUR PORTABLE FANS TOO. SO I'LL BRING THEM OUT. SO WE TRY TO AND WE HAVE A MR. FAN TENT. SO WE TRY TO KEEP IT COOL.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO. THEY SIT DOWN, THEY ENJOY THE MUSIC AND EVERYTHING'S, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ACTS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND SO THEY STAY FOR THE MOST OF THE EVENT, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED. IT'S NOT MANDATORY. BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN KEEP THEM THERE THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. WE DO SHUT DOWN THE STREET AT OAK LIKE BETWEEN 78 AND OAK. SO YOU'VE GOT BALLARD AND JACKSON AND WE SHUT IT DOWN AT BALLARD AND 78 BALLARD AND OAK. I'M SORRY.
BALLARD AND 78 AND JACKSON AND 78. AND WE ALSO SHUT IT DOWN AT OAK AND BALLARD AND OAK AND JACKSON. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY WAY TO GET IN THE TRAFFIC, WILL. YOU KNOW, WE SHUT THE STREET DOWN JUST FOR SAFETY THERE. UNDERSTOOD? YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MISS HARRISON? JUST ON THE APPLICATION HERE, IT SAYS THE START TIME WOULD BE 6 A.M. FOR SET UP, BUT THE END TIME ALSO SAYS 6 A.M. SO HOW WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK? 6 P.M. 6 P.M. I DON'T THINK IT I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG. I JUST LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BUFFER IN THERE IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS. AND 6 A.M. NOBODY'S THERE ANYWAY, SO I CAN GET TO WORK AND IT'S FINE.
WE USUALLY IT USUALLY TAKES US ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO BREAK DOWN, BUT JUST IN CASE. SO THE EVENT STARTS AT TEN. AND WHAT TIME DOES IT GO. SO SET UPS IS 6 A.M. AND START TIME IS 10 A.M. END TIME IS 3 P.M. OKAY. AND I JUST PUT LIKE, WE'LL BE CLEARED OUT OF THERE BY 6 P.M, OKAY. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE DATE? SHOULD WEATHER OR SOMETHING COME UP? NO, SIR. RAIN OR SHINE. RAIN IS ALWAYS FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME. IT FEELS SO GOOD, YOU KNOW. YES, SIR. BUT WE ALSO BLOCK OUT THE WHOLE DAY. SO YOU GOT THE WHOLE DAY START TO FINISH. NOBODY'S GOING TO COME IN BEHIND YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU. FROM SUNRISE TO MIDNIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE THERE. WE WILL BE THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DO OUR MAGIC? ALL RIGHT. I'D BE OPEN TO
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A MOTION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, IF ANYBODY MIND IF I JUST SAY ONE LAST THING? YES, SIR. PLEASE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING TIME TO LET ME SPEAK. I HOPEFULLY, IF APPROVED HERE AND APPROVED AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I JUST WANT TO EXTEND AN INVITATION FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT AND I THINK YOU'D HAVE A GOOD TIME. BRING THE FAMILY OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOU'RE BEING VERY THOROUGH IN YOUR EXPLANATION. I CAN GUARANTEE YOU'LL SEE ME THERE. PERFECT. PERFECT. AND TARA AND TARA. GOOD. GOOD DEAL. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY OPEN TO TOSSING A MOTION IN THE RING TO ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. I'M SORRY, IT DOESN'T. OH, THERE WE GO. THERE'S SCOTT. OKAY. I HAD TO FIND IT HERE ON THE ON THE AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNETEENTH EVENT. TO HOLD THEIR FESTIVAL AT OLD CITY PARK JUNE 14TH, 2025. OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU. SCOTT.MISS SUAREZ, COULD YOU HELP US OUT? I SECOND THE MOTION AS WRITTEN AND PRESENTED.
OUTSTANDING. WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
GREAT. YESES. HAVE IT. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT GEARS INTO A WORK SESSION HERE WITH SOME PROJECT UPDATES. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO PROGRAM EVENT UPDATES. ALRIGHTY.
ALRIGHTY. SO WE'VE WE'VE HAD SOME EXCITING THINGS HAPPEN. I KNOW WE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS DURING THE WINTER TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE HASN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT GOING ON, BUT THERE HAS BEEN THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES GOING WELL NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME SUNSHINE OR EXCUSE ME, SUNSHINE AND GOOD WEATHER. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. SO BEAR WITH ME ON THESE UPDATES. FIRST ONE, THE PIRATE COVE PLAYGROUND SHADE. SO IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST YEAR WE INSTALLED THE NEW PIRATE COVE. WELL, THIS YEAR WE HAD APPROVED FUNDS TO SHADE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE WHOLE PLAYGROUND, BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 80% OF IT. WE'VE WE'VE GOT THAT SHADE APPROVED AT COUNCIL. IT'S COMING IN JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDER $200,000. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN THE ENGINEERING PHASE. SO THEY'RE IT'S BACK WITH THE COMPANY. IT'S WE BUILD FUND.
WHO ACTUALLY INSTALLED THE PLAYGROUND? THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DOING THE SHADE AS WELL. SO ONCE THEY GET IT APPROVED FROM US, WHICH THEY HAVE FROM COUNCIL, IT THEN GOES TO THEIR DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENGINEERING PHASE. ALL OF IT HAS TO BE ENGINEERED. IT COMES BACK TO THE CITY AGAIN FOR THE CITY TO APPROVE THAT ENGINEERING. AND THEN IT STARTS ACTUALLY BEING MADE. SO WE'RE STILL, YOU KNOW, WEEKS OUT FROM SEEING IT BEING INSTALLED. BUT I AT LEAST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEXT 5 TO 6 WEEKS, IT'LL GO INTO ACTUALLY MANUFACTURING WHENEVER THAT'S COMPLETED, WHICH I WOULD ANTICIPATE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABOUT 2 TO 3 MONTHS. THEN THEY'LL COME OUT AND INSTALL IT. SO WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT A MID MID TO LATE SUMMER, WHICH MAY NOT BE IDEAL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT'S JUST WHENEVER IT'S STARTING TO GET HOT. BUT HOPEFULLY BEFORE JULY OR AUGUST, WHENEVER IT'S REALLY HOT, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT. YOU KNOW, THAT ENTIRE PLAYGROUND SHADED. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON PIRATE COVE SHADE? ALL RIGHTY. SO I SAW YOU MOVING YOUR HAND. I JUST I JUST TWITCH A LOT. OKAY. SO NEXT ONE UP, DOG PARK LIGHTING. SO AGAIN, WE OPENED UP THE DOG PARK ABOUT THIS TIME OR ABOUT A YEAR AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WE ONLY HAD ONE LIGHT IN EACH PADDOCK. SO AFTER, YOU KNOW, BEING OPEN FOR ABOUT A YEAR, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT INCREASED LIGHTING WOULD BE NICE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE ENTIRE PARK. SO WE MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT. BACK IN OCTOBER, COUNCIL APPROVED A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PUT FUNDS INSIDE OUR BUDGET TO INSTALL BASICALLY 12 NEW POLES. NOW, THESE ARE SOLAR POLES. THESE
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AREN'T GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE TIED TO THE POWER LIKE THE EXISTING ONES OUT THERE. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE 12 ADDITIONAL SOLAR. THE CONCRETE PIERS WERE POURED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE HAD TO SHUT THE PARK DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEY WENT. THEY WORKED REALLY QUICK. THEY WENT OUT THERE, THEY DRILLED THEM. THEY POURED THEM. EVERYTHING'S GOOD. THE PARK'S BACK OPEN RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER, TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE'LL HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN AGAIN, BECAUSE NOW THE POLES HAVE TO BE INSTALLED WITH THE SOLAR PANELS, THE BATTERIES, ALL OF THAT. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THOSE YET. WE OR. EXCUSE ME, WE'VE RECEIVED THE POLES, BUT WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE SOLAR PANELS AND THE BATTERIES. WE'RE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THOSE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. ONCE WE DO, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO LOOK AT AND INSTALL DATE, PROBABLY TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH. SO AGAIN, MAYBE NOT IDEAL BECAUSE TIME CHANGE JUST HAPPENED. SO NOW IT'S GETTING YOU KNOW, IT'S GETTING DARK A LITTLE LATER. HOWEVER, WITH THE PARK BEING OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THERE'LL BE SOME LIGHT NOW AROUND THE ENTIRE PARK. SO BE LOOKING FOR THOSE, LIKE I SAID, KIND OF TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH. WE WILL HAVE TO CLOSE THE DOG PARK DOWN AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THOSE GET INSTALLED. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LIGHTS AT THE DOG PARK? SO IF THE PARK IS OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT. THERE ARE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND THEN THERE'S THE SOLAR LIGHTS. SO WILL THE SOLAR LIGHTS EXTEND THAT LATE OR. YES. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT. AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WE'LL HAVE A WAY TO PROGRAM THESE LIGHTS SO WE CAN PROGRAM THEM FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. WE CAN PROGRAM THEM TO SHUT OFF AT MIDNIGHT. NOW WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE AN AUTOMATED LOCKING SYSTEM ON IT. SO OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, WE LEAVE IT OPEN THE WHOLE TIME AND THE, I BELIEVE THE LIGHTS THAT ARE TIED TO ELECTRIC, I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ON ALL THE TIME AS A KIND OF LIKE A SECURITY. SO THESE WILL BE SHUTTING OFF THOUGH AT MIDNIGHT. THE SOLAR ONES WILL. THANK YOU. YEP. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO FOUNDER'S PARK. IF YOU'RE AT FOUNDER'S PARK QUITE A BIT, YOU'LL PROBABLY NOTICE THAT WE'VE STARTED ANOTHER RENOVATION FILLED RENOVATION. AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE WEST SIDE.THE SOUTH PORTION. SO LAST YEAR WE RENOVATED THE NORTH PORTION ON THE WEST SIDE. NOW WE'RE RENOVATING THE SOUTH. WORK JUST STARTED, I BELIEVE LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE THEY STARTED TAKING OFF THAT FIRST LAYER OF SOIL. THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT FIRST. ONCE THEY TAKE OFF THAT AND GET RID OF THAT DIRT, THEY'RE GOING TO START REDOING THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THAT'S THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE. AFTER THE IRRIGATION, THEY'LL BE PUTTING IN ABOUT TWO INCHES OF NEW TOPSOIL AND THEN TWO INCHES OF SAND. THAT'S JUST HOW THE OTHER RENOVATION WAS DONE. IT'S ACTUALLY ALL THE RENOVATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING DONE ARE ARE BEING DONE THIS WAY. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEN WE'LL BE GETTING NEW SOD. AGAIN, THIS WILL BE THE SAME SOD THAT WE HAD FOR THE FIRST RENOVATION, AS JUST AN ATHLETIC GRADE SOD THAT CAN HOLD UP TO THE FOOT TRAFFIC AND THE AND THE HEAT THAT WE GET HERE. BUT WITH ALL OF THIS GOING ON, WE PROBABLY WON'T BE OPENING UP THOSE FIELDS UNTIL THE FALL OF THIS YEAR. BASICALLY, JUST LIKE WE DID THE OTHER RENOVATION. THE SPRING SUMMER, WE LET IT KIND OF GROW IN, AND THEN THE FALL SEASON. YOU KNOW, THE YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS WERE ALLOWED TO USE IT. OKAY. WHAT WHAT ACTIVITIES AND OR RENTALS OR RESERVATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED UNTIL THE FALL? YEAH. SO REALLY SO THESE FIELDS PREDOMINANTLY ARE UTILIZED BY THE YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. NOW WE DO TYPICALLY RESERVE THESE FIELDS ON WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAY NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE EXCUSE ME, WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ALL DAY SUNDAY.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IT IS IMPACTING THAT. SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THOSE RESERVATIONS.
AND MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE THE REST OF THE FIELDS OVER THERE. SO THOSE NORTHERN FIELDS. WE'VE ACTUALLY KIND OF HALTED RESERVATIONS ON THOSE AS WELL, EXCEPT FOR, I BELIEVE, ON SUNDAYS. AND THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE FOOTBALL NOW HAS TO SHARE THAT, THAT THOSE FIRST THREE FIELDS, THOSE NORTHERN FIELDS THAT WE RENOVATED LAST YEAR, FOOTBALL AND SOCCER ARE HAVING TO USE THOSE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE HAD TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RESERVATIONS FROM ANYBODY OUTSIDE THE YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS. BESIDES THOSE TWO. YES. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT IS IMPACTING IT A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD SAY FOR A GOOD CAUSE WE'RE GETTING NICER FIELDS. BUT FOR
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THE YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS THAT WE CONTRACT WITH, IT'S DISPLACING THEM. BUT THEY'RE STILL GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF USE IN SPACE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? ALRIGHTY. SO THAT MOVES US TO THE PICKLEBALL COURT EXPANSION. THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE AGAIN. WE BUILT NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS LAST YEAR. FOUND OUT REAL QUICK THAT IT WASN'T ENOUGH. SO WE ARE EXPANDING ON THAT NOW. SO WE'RE THE EXISTING THREE COURTS ARE AT. WE'RE JUST GOING JUST BEHIND THAT AND ADDING THREE MORE COURTS. EXCUSE ME. AND SO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, THE CONCRETE IS POURED. THE POST FOR THE NEW COURTS ARE UP ALREADY. AND THIS WEEK THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING THE NEW FENCE FABRIC AROUND THE NEW COURTS. SO WE HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS DOWN THIS WEEK FOR THAT WORK TO BE DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL PLAY PICKLEBALL AND IF THAT'S IMPACTED YOU, BUT IF YOU HEAR FROM ANYONE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE DO HAVE SIGNS POSTED. WE HAVE PUT OUT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND ALL THAT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW. BUT THE REASON WHY WE'RE HAVING TO SHUT THE EXISTING ONES DOWN IS WE'RE PUTTING NEW GATES ON THE BACK END SO THAT YOU CAN GET FROM, YOU KNOW, ONE COURT TO THE OTHER. AND ALSO WE'RE REPAIRING A SECTION OF FENCE THAT WAS DAMAGED IN A STORM ON THE EXISTING COURT. SO ALL OF THAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING TO SHUT THE COURTS DOWN. IN ADDITION TO THIS EXPANSION, WHAT WE ALSO RECEIVED WAS WE'RE GOING TO BE SHADING THE ENTIRE SIX COURTS NOW WITH ONE BIG SHADE, AND WE'LL BE ADDING LIGHTING UNDERNEATH THE SHADE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COURTS CAN BE UTILIZED IN THE EVENING TIMES AND ALL OF THAT, OR AFTER DARK. NOW, WE DID TAKE THE PICKLEBALL SHADING TO COUNCIL. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE LAST MEETING THAT WE JUST HAD WITH THEM AND THEY APPROVED THAT. SO THAT IS IN THE SAME STAGE AS THE PIRATE COVE SHADE RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S KIND OF IT'S BEEN APPROVED. IT'S GOT TO GO THROUGH ENGINEERING. ONCE IT'S APPROVED, THERE IT GOES BACK TO US. SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT FROM GETTING A SHADE ON IT. BUT AGAIN, WHENEVER THAT HEAT OF THE SUMMER COMES, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HOPEFULLY WE'LL START SEEING THAT INSTALLED. AND THEN I'M CURRENTLY WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH ELECTRIC CONTRACTORS TO FIND A WAY TO GET LIGHTING INSTALLED ON THAT SHADE UNDERNEATH IT. SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT, WE'LL TAKE THAT ITEM TO COUNCIL, GET IT, YOU KNOW, WORK TO GET IT APPROVED AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. THAT'LL KIND OF GO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHADE. FOR WHAT KIND OF SHADE IS IT. IS IT GOING TO BE THAT FABRIC THING OR METAL OR IT'S GOING TO BE A FABRIC SHADE? YEP. SO SOMETHING TO WHERE LIGHT CAN STILL KIND OF GET DOWN TO WHERE IT'S NOT DARK UNDERNEATH IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT KIND OF BLOCKS THOSE RAYS AND THE HEAT A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. YEP. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF WORK ACTUALLY GOING ON RIGHT NOW. SO. ALRIGHTY. BROWN HOUSE. SO WE'VE HAD IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR TO DO SOME EXTERIOR REPAIRS OF THE BROWN HOUSE. THIS WAS REPLACING ANY ROTTING WOOD AND BASICALLY REPAINTING THE ENTIRE FACILITY. YOU KNOW, WE RAN INTO SOME ISSUES ON GETTING THINGS APPROVED, AND WE HAD TO GO TO THE HRC COMMITTEE AND, YOU KNOW, APPROVE ALL OF THESE ADDITIONS THAT WE'RE DOING. WE FINALLY GOT ALL OF THAT. AND THEN WE HAD TO ROLL IT INTO THIS BUDGET. THEN WE HAD TO WAIT. ONCE WE GOT IT APPROVED, WE HAD TO WAIT BECAUSE WE HAD ALL OF THE HOLIDAY EVENTS COMING UP. THIS PAST, YOU KNOW, FALL, WINTER. NOW THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE COMPLETE. CONTRACTORS ACTUALLY STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE BROWN HOUSE. THEY'RE THEY'RE BASICALLY SCRAPING ALL THE, YOU KNOW, THE PAINT OFF AND, YOU KNOW, PREPPING THE SURFACE TO START REPLACING ANY OF THE ROTTING WOOD. I'VE BEEN MEETING THE CONTRACTOR OVER THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY.JUST, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE FACILITY AND FINDING ALL THE WOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THAT. YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE SOME NEW PAINT.
THEY'VE ALREADY KIND OF STARTED PAINTING SOME THINGS. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PRETTY MUCH GOING ON ALL THE WAY THROUGH MAY. SO QUITE A BIT OF EXTERIOR REPAIRS TO IT. AS GLORIA. WELL.
HOW OLD IS THAT HOUSE? OH, THAT'S QUIZZING ME. I WANT TO SAY IT'S EARLY 1900S. I WANT TO SAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY. 1904 IS STUCK IN MY HEAD, BUT. SO FROM A HISTORICAL STANDPOINT, IT HAS TO. IT HAS TO BE TOTALLY FRAMED. I MEAN, IT'S I MEAN, IT'S LUMBER. IT'S NOT SIDING. YEAH, I
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KNOW. IT'S BASICALLY THESE IT HAS TO GO TO A MILL AND ACTUALLY HAS TO BE MILLED TO THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF WOOD SIDING THAT IS THERE. SO I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE TEN YEARS. WAS IT TOTALLY REBUILT ON THE OUTSIDE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS OR SO? WE JUST DO PATCHWORK ON IT. I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN SOME PATCHWORK AND IT'S BEEN WITH LIKE, MATERIAL. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A FULL NOW.IT'S NOT TAKEN OFF EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF WOOD, ONLY TAKEN OFF PIECES OF WOOD THAT ARE DAMAGED OR ROTTED. AND IT'S ONLY REPLACING THAT. SO EVERYTHING ELSE IS STILL GOING TO STAY.
YEAH I WOULD SAY MAJORITY OF IT'S STILL GOING TO STAY ORIGINAL. SO WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LIFE OF THE PAINT THAT'S GOING TO GO ON THE WOOD SURFACE. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LIFE. FIVE YEARS THREE YEARS TEN YEARS. I MEAN I WOULD SAY 15 TO 20. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN PAINTED SINCE WE'VE HAD IT. THE CITY HAS. BUT I MEAN, I'M SURE IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, BEEN PAINTED BEFORE THAT. YEAH. I WAS JUST WONDERING FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT THAT IF, YOU KNOW FAR OUT THAT I HAVE TO PUT THIS IN THE, IN THE 2030 BUDGET OR I HAVE TO PUT THIS IN. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING. I COULD SEE US HAVING TO DO THIS AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD, PROBABLY IN 15, 20 YEARS.
YEP. 1905. 1905. YES. YOU WERE CLOSE. I DON'T KNOW WHY. 1904 WAS STUCK IN MY HEAD. THAT WAS GOOD. YOU WERE ONLY ONE YEAR. I GUESS I WAS THINKING ABOUT BUILDING IT A YEAR BEFORE. NO, NO. ALRIGHTY. SO, MOVING ON TO OUR LAST TWO PROJECTS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE THE SPLASH PADS.
FIRST ONE, I'LL START WITH EAST MEADOW ONLY BECAUSE THAT ONE'S THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE HAD, AND IT'S ALSO THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO BEING COMPLETE. SO I ACTUALLY MET THE CONTRACTOR OUT THERE THIS MORNING AT BOTH SITES. WE DID A FULL WALKTHROUGH. THEY'RE GETTING STARTED AGAIN TOMORROW. THEY ORIGINALLY WEREN'T GOING TO COME BACK UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH TO START WORKING ON THE CHEMICALS, BUT EXCUSE ME, I'VE. I'VE ASKED THEM IF THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED NOW. ONLY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO HOLD US UP FROM, YOU KNOW, OPENING WHEN WE WANT TO OPEN. SO THEY'RE GOING TO START WORKING THIS WEEK, PROBABLY HAVE EVERYTHING WRAPPED UP THAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. AND WHAT I'M SAYING WITH THIS IS IT'S, IT'S MAINLY THE CHEMICAL WORK. BALANCING THE TANKS. I NEED ALL OF THAT DONE BEFORE I CAN START GETTING INSPECTIONS WITH THE COUNTY, WITH THE CITY AND ALL OF THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THAT WORK IS DONE PRIOR TO, YOU KNOW, GETTING THOSE THOSE INSPECTIONS DONE. SO. AS FAR AS THAT'S AS FAR AS THE SPLASH PAD. NOW, THE LANDSCAPING WORK THAT THE PARK STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN EAST MEADOW. THEY'VE DONE AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOB. WE'VE PUT THE LIMESTONE BLOCKS OUT THERE NOW. I BELIEVE I BELIEVE EVERY TREE HAS BEEN PLANTED, MAYBE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1 OR 2. ALL WE HAVE LEFT THERE NOW. ALL IRRIGATION IS DONE. ALL WE HAVE LEFT NOW IS SOME PLANTS AND SOD. SO I WOULD LOOK FOR THAT TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE THE CONTRACTORS, THEY'RE DOING THE LAST LITTLE TOUCH UPS THAT THEY GOT TO DO. AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE LOOKING AT OPENING THESE UP SOON. SO THAT'S EAST MEADOW COMMUNITY. WAS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BEHIND. HOWEVER THE CONTRACTOR IS STILL GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME WORK AT COMMUNITY PARK THAT HE'S DOING AT EAST MEADOW, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST THE CHEMICALS BALANCE IN THE TANK DOING ALL OF THAT. SO AND THEN NOW OUR STAFF HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO DO THERE. WE'VE GOT IRRIGATION STILL TO DO. WE'VE GOT THE TREES, WE'VE GOT PLANTS, WE'VE GOT SOD. BUT A LOT OF THAT CAN GET DONE REALLY QUICK. WE JUST NEED SOME GOOD DRY WEATHER. SO BUT I BELIEVE IN OUR PROGRAM UPDATES. WE DO HAVE YOU KNOW WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AN UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING THE SPLASH PADS. SO BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT ON PROJECT UPDATES. MISTER PUENTE HAS A QUESTION. I DO. IT'S ABOUT THE SAGE CREEK PARKS. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT TIMELINE WISE? THE PLAYGROUNDS? YEAH, I GET LIKE TWO POSTS A MONTH IN THE HOA PAGE. YEAH, YEAH. NO. SO. SO I DIDN'T PUT THOSE ON HERE. BUT BASICALLY I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT ORDER BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE RENOVATING THE SAGE CREEK AND THE RIVERWAY PLAYGROUNDS, WHICH ARE REALLY RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. ONE OF THEM IS BEING DONE IN LATE MAY AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN EARLY JUNE. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IF IT'S SAGE CREEK OR RIVERWAY. BUT YES, BUT MAY, MAY AND JUNE, BOTH OF THOSE
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WILL BE GETTING REPLACED. ALRIGHTY. THAT'S ALL I GOT. FANTASTIC. SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO PROGRAM AND EVENT UPDATES. ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT TOO? I'M GOING TO PASS THAT ONE OVER TO JANET. ROGER. OR DID YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? I CAN DO IT HERE. I DON'T MIND. DO YOU WANT TO DO IT, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO? SO? SO OUR SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION OPENED UP MARCH 1ST. OVER 80 CAMPS ARE BEING OFFERED. 271 CURRENT REGISTRATIONS. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD SPRING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY SIGNUPS ARE OPEN. I BELIEVE JULIE SENT EVERYBODY A LINK FOR THAT. YES. AND THEN THE VERY LAST ONE IS SPLASH PADS. GRAND OPENING DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT WEEK. SO IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, WE WILL HAVE A DATE FOR THE GRAND OPENING. YEAH, I DO ANTICIPATE US OPENING UP THE SPLASH PADS BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING, SO WE'LL HAVE THOSE OPEN, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO BEFORE THE ACTUAL GRAND OPENING. IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL ON HOW WE DO THINGS LIKE THE DOG PARK. WHEN WE OPENED IT UP LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW, IT WAS ACTUALLY OPEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND THEN WE HAD A GRAND OPENING. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE THAT THE GRAND OPENING MIGHT BE A MIDDLE OR LATE MAY DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY WON'T TECHNICALLY BE OPEN. THEY MAY BE OPEN BEFORE THAT. IT JUST ALL DEPENDS ON REALLY. IT DEPENDS ON WEATHER AND THE KIND OF TEMPERATURES WE'RE SEEING. SO. YES, SCOTT, DO WE NEED TO PUT ANY PUBLIC NOTICES AROUND THAT SPLASH PAD ABOUT DOGS? WE WILL. WE WILL HAVE SIGNAGE. THAT PART OF HAVING THE SPLASH PAD IS CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS HAVE TO BE POSTED AROUND SPLASH PADS. I DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, PETS AROUND SPLASH PAD IS ONE OF THEM. SO, BUT. BECAUSE SCHOOL IS, WHAT DOES IT GO THROUGH EARLY JUNE OR IS IT EARLY MAY OR IS IT BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY? IT'S. YES, IT'S STUPID EARLY. YEAH. SO IS IT GOING TO BE OPEN DURING THE DAY OR JUST ON WEEKENDS? IT WOULD BE OPEN BEFORE. BEFORE SCHOOL CLOSING. IT'LL BE OPEN EVERY DAY. OKAY. WHEN WE DO OPEN, IT WILL BE OPEN EVERY DAY. WITH. WITH HOURS. I MEAN, WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE FINE TUNED THE HOURS YET, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE SOMETHING LIKE 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. OR DARK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO. IT'S THE LAST WEEK OF MAY 22ND. OKAY. THAT'S THE LAST DAY FOR. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL WE GOT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE BOARD TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE ABOUT ANYTHING WE'VE DISCUSSED SO FAR ON THE AGENDA. OUTSTANDING. WELL, LET'S RECONVENE INTO AN OPEN SESSION.THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. I'M OPEN TO ANY BOARD MEMBERS BRINGING UP A MOTION TO ADJOURN. IF YOU FEEL UP TO IT. SCOTT, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE END THIS BEAUTIFUL MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT. I KNEW WE COULD COUNT ON YOU. I'M OPEN TO A SECOND IF GLORIA WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT TO THE TABLE. I SECOND THE MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. ALWAYS CAN COUNT ON MISS. FANTASTIC. THE AYES HAVE IT. LET'S ADJOURN. THANK YOU. BOARD
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