[Parks and Recreation on April 14, 2025.]
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          AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE APRIL 14TH, 2025 WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE TIME IS 532. WE ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND REMEMBER THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING 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 CURRENT ABSENCE OF SCOTT HAVEL. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT RIGHT OFF WITH PRESENTATIONS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE NEED TO. FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY. COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THERE'S NOBODY IN THE GALLERY SO I'M SAFE TO SAY WE CAN SKIP THAT EXPLANATION THERE. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 10TH, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. I TRUST EVERYONE'S READY TO VOTE. NO, THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE. YOU GOTTA HAVE A MOTION. OH. THAT'S TRUE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. NICK. MAY I HAVE ANOTHER? SECOND? THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU. GLORIA. NOW LET'S VOTE. 
          WELL, YOU GOT ME. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES WITH. SIX. YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL LEAD US RIGHT INTO WORK. SESSION OF PROJECT EVENT UPDATES. LET'S START WITH THE PROJECT UPDATE SPRINT. ALRIGHTY. SO HAD AN EXCITING MONTH. WE'VE HAD SOME DRY WEATHER WHICH HAS HELPED US, YOU KNOW, GAIN SOME GROUND ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. I DO ONLY HAVE FOUR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WE HAVE UPDATES. THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE FOUNDER'S FIELD RENOVATIONS. THIS IS THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE FIELDS. THE CONTRACTOR HAS STARTED. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT AT FOUNDER'S OR IF YOU'RE IN THE SPORTS OR IF YOUR KIDS ARE IN SPORTS, YOU'RE PROBABLY SEEING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON OVER THERE. THEY'RE BASICALLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR IS THEY'VE TAKEN THE FIRST TOP LEVEL OF THE TOPSOIL OUT. ALL OF THAT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE REPLACED. BUT WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS ALL THE DRAINAGE WORK. THEY'RE GRADING. ONCE THEY FINISH THE GRADE WORK, THEY WILL BE INSTALLING IRRIGATION. AND THIS WON'T BE LIKE THE LAST RENOVATION THAT WE DID LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR THEY HAD TO INSTALL A PUMP. THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY RERUN AN ENTIRE MAIN LINE. MOST OF THAT WORK IS ALREADY COMPLETE ON THIS ONE. IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE A FEW HUNDRED FOOT OF MAIN LINE THEY HAVE TO ADD, AND THEN ALL THE LATERAL LINES, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ALL THE ZONES. THAT SHOULD GO PRETTY QUICKLY. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT ON POWER AND EVERYTHING LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR. SO THIS NEXT PORTION I FORESEE GOING PRETTY QUICK. BUT IT'S JUST FINISHING THE GRADE, INSTALLING THE IRRIGATION. AND THEN THEY'LL START ADDING NEW TOPSOIL, TOPSOIL. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO TWO INCHES OF SAND THAT IS ON THE PLAYING AREA. ONCE THEY COMPLETE THAT THEN THEY'LL BE SORTING. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HOPEFULLY AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME. THIS RENOVATION STARTED A LITTLE LATER THAN LAST YEAR'S, BUT THEY SHOULD BE FINISHING UP SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER WITH SOD WORK. ANY QUESTIONS ON FOUNDER'S PARK? ALL RIGHTY. NEXT ONE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO IS THE BROWN HOUSE. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN A LOT OF WORK GOING ON THERE. THE CONTRACTOR HAS, I'D SAY ABOUT 50% HAS FINISHED THE PAINT JOB. THEY STILL HAVE. THERE'S STILL AREAS OF WOOD REPLACEMENT THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ROTTED AREAS IN THE SOFFIT AREA THAT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. BUT BASICALLY THEY'RE DOING REPAIRS TO THE EXTERIOR WOOD AND 
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THEN PAINTING IT AS THEY GO. WINDOW SILLS, THE WINDOW FRAMES ALL HAVE. NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE TO BE REWORKED. THEY ALSO ARE WORKING WITH CUSTOM WINDOW MAKERS. 
          THERE'S A COUPLE OF THE STAINED GLASS PIECES THAT HAVE BROKE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAVING THOSE REMOLDED AND REDONE. AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A PIECE OF STAINED GLASS THAT ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF A FRAME, DIDN'T BREAK OR ANYTHING. THEY JUST HAVE TO REBUILD THAT FRAME. SO THIS IS ALL WORK THAT'S STILL BEING COMPLETED. WE'RE HOPING SOMETIME IN MAY WE MIGHT WRAP THIS ONE UP. BUT IT COULD GO ON INTO THE SUMMER A LITTLE BIT. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE'RE ALSO HAVING THEM LOOK AT SOME OF THE INTERIOR FLOOR. MAY NOT ADD IT ON TO THIS JOB, BUT IF THE MONEY'S THERE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD. ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A MOISTURE TEST UNDER THE HOUSE. 
          SO THESE ARE JUST A FRONT DOOR AS WELL. I FORGOT TO ADD THAT ONE. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE FRONT DOOR, NOT REPLACING THE DOOR, BUT BASICALLY JUST REBUILDING THE FRAME AND ALL OF THAT. WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE FOUNDATION WORK THAT WE JUST HAD DONE. IT'S SHIFTED THE HOUSE A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE TO THE FRAME OF THE FRONT DOOR. SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE GIVING US PRICING. IF WE HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. IF NOT, WE'LL PUSH IT TO THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON BROWN HOUSE? ALL RIGHTY. SO PICKLEBALL COURTS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY PICKLEBALLERS IN HERE, BUT THOSE ARE GETTING REALLY CLOSE. WE ACTUALLY JUST STARTED THE SURFACING PROJECT TODAY. SO WE HAD TO WAIT 28 DAYS. SO ONCE YOU POUR THE CONCRETE, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 28 DAYS FOR THE CONCRETE TO CURE BEFORE YOU CAN START DOING THE SURFACING. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A WHOLE LOT GOING OVER THERE FOR THE LAST MONTH. BUT THE CONCRETE SECURED NOW, I THINK WE ACTUALLY WAITED ABOUT 34 DAYS AND THEY'RE OUT THERE ATTACHING THE CONCRETE, GETTING IT ALL READY. 
          WE'RE HOPING THAT THOSE SHOULD BE PAINTED AND DONE WITHIN A WEEK. AND THEN THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP ALL SIX OF THOSE COURTS. NOW, THIS DOESN'T COMPLETE THE PROJECT, BUT IT DOES COMPLETE THAT PHASE. WE STILL HAVE TO SHADE. THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. WE STILL HAVE TO LIGHT THEM. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT. COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE SHADE TO GO OVER THE SIX PICKLEBALL COURTS. THEY'RE JUST IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S IN ENGINEERING WITH THE VENDOR THAT HAS THAT. THEY'RE ENGINEERING THE SET OF DRAWINGS. ONCE THEY GET THAT COMPLETE WE'LL REVIEW THOSE AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH, YOU KNOW, MANUFACTURING THE ACTUAL SHADE. 
          IF I CAN REMEMBER THE NEXT MEETING, I MIGHT ACTUALLY BRING A CONCEPTUAL OF THAT SHADE. IT'S A REALLY NEAT SHADE. I'M TRYING NOT TO NERD OUT TOO MUCH ON IT, BUT IT'S BASICALLY METAL TRUSSES. I MEAN, IT'S A BIG, HUGE ORDEAL, YOU KNOW, COVERING SIX COURTS. SO IT'S GOT TO BE BIG. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE LIGHTING VENDOR THAT WE'RE USING, WHICH IS THE LIGHTING VENDOR THAT WE USE FOR BASICALLY ALL SPORTS LIGHTING. WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON GETTING THE TYPE OF LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING SENT OVER TO THE ENGINEER, SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY INCLUDE ALL OF THAT IN THERE. SO THAT'S STUFF THAT I KNOW WE CAN'T SEE. MAYBE MOST OF US JUST CARE ABOUT THE ACTUAL COURTS GETTING DONE, BUT HOPEFULLY THOSE WILL BE GETTING WRAPPED UP IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE EVERYTHING OPEN. AND THEN TYPICAL. I FEEL LIKE ON OUR END, ABOUT THE TIME THAT SUMMER'S ENDING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT A SHADE OVER IT. SO, SO ANY QUESTIONS ON PICKLEBALL? ALRIGHTY. LAST ONE. SPLASH PADS. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. SO WE'VE YOU'LL PROBABLY NOTICE THE PARKS AND REC STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB WITH ALL THE LANDSCAPING. EAST MEADOW OVER HERE IS FULLY LANDSCAPED. IT'S IRRIGATED. THE SOD IS ALL DOWN. EVERY TREE IS PLANTED. EVERY PLANT IS IN. IT'S JUST THE CONTRACTORS JUST FINE TUNING SOME COMPONENTS OF THE FEATURES AND THE EQUIPMENT ROOM. COMMUNITY PARK. THE STAFF ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THAT THIS WEEK. AS FAR AS FINISHING UP ALL THE LANDSCAPING. GRADE WORK JUST GOT COMPLETED TODAY. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH SORTING. THERE'S SOME DRAIN WORK THAT THE STAFF ALSO GOT COMPLETED TODAY. 
          BUT WE'LL HAVE PLANTS SOD IN. ALL OF THAT SHOULD WRAP UP THIS WEEK. AND AGAIN SAME THING. 
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SPLASH PAD VENDOR YOU KNOW HAS SOME COMPONENTS WITHIN THE EQUIPMENT ROOM AND ON THE SPLASH PAD ITSELF THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO BUTTON UP THIS WEEK. WE'RE HOPING FOR A OPENING DAY SOON. 
          WITH A GRAND OPENING ON MAY 10TH IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. SO YOU'LL START SEEING, YOU KNOW, FOR BOTH OF THEM. YEP. WE'LL START SEEING SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT OF ADVERTISING THAT DAY. WE DO HOPE TO HAVE THEM OPEN OBVIOUSLY BEFORE THEN, BUT FOR A GRAND OPENING ON MAY 10TH. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SPLASH PAD? ANYBODY EXCITED? OH, YEAH. 
          SORRY. THE TIME FOR THAT IS 1030 TO NOON ON MAY 10TH. YES, YES, Y'ALL WILL BE INVITED. IT'S A SATURDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME. SO WE ARE GOING TO DO THE RIBBON CUTTING. AND AT EAST MEADOW. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE'LL ALSO BE DOING COMMUNITY PARK. WE'LL HAVE SOME SWAG THERE AS WELL. YOU KNOW A BOOTH SET UP WITH DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WE WILL BE TAKING THE MAYOR FROM EAST MEADOW TO COMMUNITY PARK TO SAY A FEW THINGS AS WELL, I BELIEVE. YEAH. SO BASICALLY BOTH OF THEM. BUT BUT STARTING AT EAST MEADOW OR THE MAYOR WILL BE STARTING AT EAST MEADOW. YEAH. 
          SO. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN WE OPENED THE DOG PARK, WE DID TEMPORARY RULES SIGNS WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WE HADN'T ADDRESSED. WE WILL BE POSTING SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR THE SPLASH PADS. WE'LL HAVE TEMPORARY RULE SIGNS. AND THEN AS WE FEEL AS THE MONTHS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MOVE ON AFTER WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING TACKLED AND WE WILL MAKE THOSE PERMANENT. BUT I DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR THE BOARD TO KIND OF KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND EARS. IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE OR ADDRESS IN THOSE RULES. NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO BE DOING THAT. AND EVERYBODY HERE HAS TO GO THROUGH THE SPLASH PAD. ONCE ON THE OPENING. NO. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SPLASH PADS? GOT TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE. OH WELL WE LIKE THOSE TOO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. BRANT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT TIME FOR US TO SEGUE RIGHT INTO PROGRAM AND EVENT UPDATES. CARMEN, CAN WE COUNT ON YOU FOR THAT? YES. I DON'T HAVE A LOT TODAY. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT LIGHT. THE SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN, SO WE ARE RAPIDLY GEARING UP FOR SUMMER. THE SENIOR PROM WAS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH, AND WE HAD, I THINK, OUR SECOND HIGHEST ENROLLMENT YET. 119 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THAT. THE SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT THAT'S HERE AT THE COMPLEX WILL BE ON MAY 30TH. IT'S AT 9 A.M, RUNS UNTIL 1145. THAT IS A FREE EVENT. AND IT'S COORDINATED BETWEEN THE REC CENTER AND THE LIBRARY STAFF. AT THAT POINT, WE'LL BE DOING SUMMER CAMP SIGNUPS. WE'LL HAVE BOUNCE HOUSES, A TRAIN OUT, OUT IN THE BACK PARK AREA. THERE WILL BE INSTRUCTOR MEET AND GREETS, FOOD TRUCKS, BUBBLE PARTY AND MANY MORE ACTIVITIES. 
          THE SPLASH PAD. GRAND OPENING, LIKE BRANT SAID, IS ON MAY 10TH, 1030 TO NOON. THERE WILL BE GIVEAWAYS, COOKIES AND PHOTO OPS. THEY WILL BE OPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. EAST MEADOW AND COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY PARK CENTER HAS A HOLLAND AND BELGIUM SPRINGTIME RIVER CRUISE SCHEDULED IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. IT'S ON OR ACTUALLY IN A WEEK. APRIL 20TH THROUGH THE 30TH. 
          THERE ARE 24 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THAT ONE. AND UPCOMING NEXT MAY. SO MAY OF 2026. 
          REGISTRATION HAS NOW OPENED FOR DISCOVER BRITISH LANDSCAPES TRIP THAT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY PARKS CENTER STAFF. THAT ONE INCLUDES. SEE IF THERE'S. OKAY. SO THE 
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REGISTRATION FOR THAT ONE WILL INCLUDE THE BUS TRANSPORTATION, FLIGHT, TRAVEL, INSURANCE, HOTELS, 12 MEALS AND TOURS. SO THAT WILL BE A NICE BIG TRIP. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. 
          QUESTION. COULD YOU REPEAT THE DATE OF THE KICKOFF, PLEASE? KICKOFF DATE IS MAY 30TH, 9 A.M. 
          TO 1145. WHAT? 30TH MAY, MAY, MAY. OH. THANK YOU. AND WHAT'S THE DESTINATION OF NEXT YEAR'S MAY TRIP? THE MAY TRIP NEXT YEAR IS DISCOVER BRITISH LANDSCAPES. NOW, I WAS CURIOUS. I'VE NEVER ASKED ABOUT THESE TRIPS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO THE BRITISH ISLANDS, AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HOLLAND. YES. OKAY. THAT WAS JUST A QUESTION I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY ASKED. 
          MINIMUM AGE LIMIT IS 55. I'M SORRY. GLORIA IS AHEAD OF YOU. GO AHEAD. GLORIA. I HAVE A QUESTION OR A SUGGESTION OR A CONCERN. WHY DOESN'T THE SENIOR REC CENTER PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION? BECAUSE UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO THE CENTER, SOME OF THE STUFF YOU DON'T SEE. 
          WHERE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE PUBLISH? NO, THAT'S. YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY GOES INTO THE CITY WEBSITE TO DIG DOWN INTO THE WHERE THE SENIOR REC ACTIVITIES ARE GOING. BUT I MEAN, I JUST NOTICED THAT NOT THAT I'M GOING, BUT YEAH, I JUST NOTICED THAT UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO THE CENTER ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE ALL THE FLIERS OUT, BUT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. SO I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I STILL HAVE THAT FACEBOOK SITE THAT I CREATED. AND OCCASIONALLY SOME, YOU KNOW, PAM OR AMY OR JANET MIGHT POST SOMETHING THERE, BUT IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL SITE. OKAY. BUT I DON'T KNOW. 
          YOU KNOW, JUST KICK IT AROUND. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GLORIA. CINDY TURNER. OH, THERE SHE IS. WELL, ONE OF THE PLACES THAT WE COULD PUBLISH IT IS IN THE CONNECTION MAGAZINE, BECAUSE THAT GOES TO EVERY HOMEOWNER. I READ THOSE, I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO, BUT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO PUT IT. YOU KNOW, SIGNS IN THE REC CENTER, MAYBE. I MEAN, THERE'S VARIOUS PLACES WE COULD POST THAT, BUT THE CONNECTION MAGAZINE WOULD BE A GOOD ONE. 
          OKAY. PERHAPS THE FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA WOULD BE ANOTHER FANTASTIC PLACE. THEY COULD FIND THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW. CARMEN. IS THAT ALL WE HAD TONIGHT? THAT'S THE END OF MY LIST. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH ALL THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS TODAY. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION. 
          I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BRIAN ARNOLD. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU BET. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU. BRIAN. CAN I GET A SECOND TO BRIAN'S MOTION, PLEASE? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. NICK. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS. ISSUE. ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES WITH A VOTE OF SIX. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR A FANTASTIC UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS AND EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.