[00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 11TH WILEY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. [Parks and Recreation on August 11, 2025.] THE TIME IS 5:41 P.M.. WE ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND REMEMBER THAT THIS MEETING IS RECORDED LIVE STREAM. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE WAIT ON THE BOARD CHAIR TO CALL ON YOU BEFORE SPEAKING, AND ONLY ITEMS OF DISCUSSION LISTED ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY BE DISCUSSED. WE DO HAVE QUORUM TONIGHT WITH ZERO ABSENCES. ALL RIGHT. OVER TO YOU, BRANT, FOR PRESENTATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. HAVE ANY OF THOSE. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR OUR REGULAR AGENDA WE HAVE I'M GOING TO TOSS IT OVER TO JANET FOR A LITTLE BIT TO TALK ABOUT OUR MEETING MINUTES. WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON THERE. YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE WERE WE VOTING ON THE MINUTES? THE REVISED MINUTES. IT WAS A MINOR CHANGE THAT I CAME ACROSS, BUT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT CHANGE. SO BASICALLY, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK ON THE FIRST SET OF MINUTES FOR APRIL, I CHANGED. I HAD HAD THE DATE APRIL 14TH UNDER REGULAR AGENDA ONE AND THEN BOARD ACTION. I ACTUALLY HAD APRIL 14TH ON THERE AS WELL, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MARCH 10TH, 2025. SAME FOR BOARD ACTION. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THINGS I CHANGED ON THOSE MINUTES. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE JUNE MINUTES, IT WAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. JUNE 9TH MEETINGS PREVIOUSLY SAID JUNE 9TH, 2025 UNDER REGULAR AGENDA AND BOARD ACTION. SAME DATE AS WHAT WAS UP TOP. BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MAY 12TH, 2025. SO I MADE THOSE AMENDMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO REVOTE ON THOSE INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN GO ON, MOVE ON TO THE JULY 14TH, 2020 FIVE MINUTES, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN YET VOTED ON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED APRIL 14TH, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE AGENDA ITEM. SCOTT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED APRIL 14TH, 2025 PARKS AND REC BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MATT, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. TO ENTER THE MEETING FIRST. ONE MORE PLEASE. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THAT? ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN YESES AND ZERO ABSTAINING. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED JUNE 9TH, 2025. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. MEETING MINUTES. AT THIS TIME, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. MATT. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM TWO AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY, WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN YESES. MOVING ON TO THE THIRD AGENDA ITEM, CONSIDER AND ACT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE JULY 14TH, 2025 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES. AT THIS TIME, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. BRIAN. YEAH. MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE JULY 14TH PARKS AND REC RECREATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN YESES. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A NON MEETING MINUTE ITEM. LET'S SEE. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION FROM THE CURE SANFILIPPO FOUNDATION TO HOLD THE FOURTH ANNUAL DO IT FOR DECLAN FIVE-K AND FUN RUN EVENT AT FOUNDERS PARK ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2025. TOSS IT TO YOU, BRANT. ALRIGHTY, BOARD. SO THIS IS A REPEAT EVENT. [00:05:01] WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE THIS FIVE-K SEVERAL YEARS NOW AT FOUNDERS PARK. IT IS TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON FOR ALL OF OUR SPORTS LEAGUES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE MOST OF THEM ARE ALREADY DONE. WE HAVE ALSO ALREADY MET WITH ALL THE LEAGUE GROUPS. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS FIVE-K EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T COME TO THE BOARD YET BECAUSE IT WAS A A REPEAT FIVE-K EVENT. WE'VE TYPICALLY ALWAYS PUT THOSE DATES ON THERE SO THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. THEY'VE ALL WORKED AROUND THE SCHEDULES. THEY WILL BE SELLING FUND OR. EXCUSE ME, SELLING MERCHANDISE AND REGISTRATIONS. SO THIS IS WHY THEY'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD. I KNOW OUR REPRESENTATIVE ISN'T ABLE TO BE HERE, SO I WILL HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS EVENT? TARA? YEAH. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DATE, BECAUSE THE APPLICATION AND THE AGENDA SAYS THE 13TH, BUT THE FLIER SAYS THE SIXTH. YEAH, I CAN ANSWER THAT. I SPOKE WITH CATHERINE AND HAD TOLD HER THE 13TH DATE. ALSO ASKED HER, SO WE COULDN'T DO THE SIXTH, BUT WE COULD DO THE 13TH. AND SHE SENT THAT IN LAST MINUTE. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE HAVE TO BE TWEAKED A LITTLE BIT. BUT YEAH, I GOT THAT LITERALLY ON THURSDAY OR NO MONDAY, NO THURSDAY TO ADD TO. SO IT WAS A LAST MINUTE THING AND A LITTLE BIT OF AN ERROR ON HER PART. BUT WE'LL GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT. THANK YOU. NO YOU ARE YOU ARE DEFINITELY VOTING ON ON THE JANUARY OR THE DECEMBER 13TH. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR. CHECKING THE WEBSITE. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, JUST. BRANT. CAN YOU. BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. CAN YOU JUST GIVE A QUICK 32ND ON WHAT THIS IS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S TWO PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T HERE LAST TIME AS FAR AS WHAT THE EVENT IS OR THE FIVE K. SO I'M GOING TO BE 100% HONEST. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M THE BEST ON THIS ONE. BUT SAN FILIPPO, I GUESS THAT IS A CONDITION. AND SO ALL OF THE ALL OF THE MONEY THAT IS RAISED FOR THIS FIVE K EVENT IS GOING TO GO TO THAT FOUNDATION. I BELIEVE MISS SINK DID PUT IN THERE IN THE APPLICATION AS WELL, THAT ALL PROCEEDS THAT ARE MADE FROM THIS EVENT DO GO TO HELP FIND A CURE. SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THIS ONE'S ALL ABOUT. DID THAT HELP? IT DID. AND JUST TO REMIND ME, THEY TYPICALLY THEY THEY CLOSE FOUNDERS TO LIKE, LIKE ONE IN THE AFTERNOON OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES LIKE WHAT'S THE TIMELINE. DO YOU REMEMBER. YEAH. SO TYPICALLY FOR ALL THE FIVE KS THAT ARE DONE AT FOUNDERS PARK YOU KNOW, THE ORGANIZATION OR THE FOUNDATION THAT'S DOING IT WILL START AROUND, OR THEY HAVE THE PARK FROM 6 A.M. TO ABOUT NOON. WE TYPICALLY TELL ALL THE LEAGUES THAT IF THEY WANT TO HAVE ANY KIND OF PRACTICES OR GAMES, IT'LL HAVE TO BE A, YOU KNOW, 1 P.M. AND ON. AND SO TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, WE DO STILL HAVE LEAGUE PLAY THAT DOES HAPPEN ON THIS DAY. IT'S JUST A LITTLE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. SO. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS. I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN YESES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE FIFTH AGENDA ITEM. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL FOR THE NONPROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION FROM CIRCLE TEN, PACK 304 TO HOST THE BACK TO SCOUTING BASH FUNDRAISER EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025 AT OLD CITY PARK AND BRANT. YES, SO THIS IS A NEW EVENT AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES HERE. AND IF YOU COULD JUST COME ON UP AND JUST THERE'S SHOULD BE A LITTLE TALK BUTTON ON THE MIC THERE. [00:10:09] AND JUST IF YOU CAN GIVE THE BOARD KIND OF A AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT THIS DAY AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE EVENT. SO THIS IS A RECRUITMENT EVENT FOR SCOUTING AMERICA, FORMERLY SCOUTS BSA OR BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PUT IT. BUT WE'RE HOPING TO BRING ALL OF THE PACKS AND THE TROOPS TOGETHER AT ONE BIG FUNCTION AND KIND OF DO A CELEBRATION OF SCOUTING AND BASICALLY A ONE STOP SHOP FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO HAVE THEIR YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN A SCOUTING PROGRAM OR IN A SCOUTING AMERICA PROGRAM. WE WILL HAVE A TROOP THERE I KNOW OF FOR SURE. AND PAX PRESENT. WE'RE HOPING FOR 11 DIFFERENT PAX AND TROOPS. AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON IF THEY'RE CAPABLE OF COMING THAT WEEKEND. AND WE DO PLAN ON SELLING MEMBERSHIPS FOR TO JOIN SCOUTING AMERICA AND IF POSSIBLE SOME PREPACKAGED FUNDRAISERS, LIKE WATER SODAS OR GATORADES MAYBE BAGS OF CHIPS. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE PACKS WAS ASKING IF THEY COULD DO THE THE SCOUTING AMERICA TRADITIONAL POPCORN. SO WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL, IF WE CAN. NOTHING THERE WOULD NEED HEALTH PERMIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT, JANET? I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE ANYTIME YOU'RE PROVIDING ANY KIND OF FOOD ITEMS AT ALL TO CHECK WITH THE THE MCKINNEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE NUMBERS ON THE APPLICATION AS WELL, AND ON THIS ONE THAT WE HAVE HERE, IT SHOULD BE AS WELL AS THE ONE THAT YOU FILLED OUT WHEN YOU INITIALLY SUBMITTED IT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THAT, I CAN HELP YOU. BUT I IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA JUST IN CASE. TYPICALLY PREPACKAGED ITEMS ARE NOT REQUIRED, BUT JUST IN CASE BECAUSE BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN OUR WHEELHOUSE, WE'D RATHER YOU JUST CHECK TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. JUST THE FOOD ITEMS THOUGH. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS RESERVING, I GUESS, THE PAVILION, BASICALLY THE WHOLE SPACE AND EVERYTHING THERE. YES. OKAY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING. AT THIS TIME, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. SCOTT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACT ON THE APPROVAL OF THE NON PROFIT PARK EVENT APPLICATION FROM CIRCLE TEN, PACK 304 FOR SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025 AT OLD CITY PARK. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? ELIZABETH, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN. YES. MOVING ON TO OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE HOPE BRIDGE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER TO HOST THE WALK FOR LIFE FIVE K FUNDRAISER EVENT ON JANUARY 24TH, 2026. SAYS AGENDA SAYS FIVE. I'M ASSUMING SIX 2026 AT FOUNDERS PARK. SO QUESTIONS BRETT. YEAH, ANOTHER SUPPOSED TO BE 2026. SORRY. SO WE WANT TO CALL OUT WITH MODIFICATIONS ON THIS ONE. YEAH. OKAY. SO AGAIN THE BRAND NEW EVENT IT IS ANOTHER FIVE K OVER AT FOUNDERS PARK. AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF IN OUR OFF SEASON TIME AS FAR AS THE LEAGUES, I DO BELIEVE WE STILL HAVE SOME LEAGUES THAT MIGHT DO SOME TOURNAMENTS, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER DATE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES HERE TO KIND OF HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENT. SO. THANK YOU. OH, IF YOU COULD JUST HIT THE LITTLE SPEAKER BUTTON DOWN THERE. SORRY, SORRY. I'M PAM SAWYER AND I'M KINSEY EDWARDS, AND WE ARE WANTING TO HOST AN EVENT TO BUILD AWARENESS AND OF WHAT GOES ON, WHERE WE ARE TO BUILD BRIDGES ABOUT WHAT WE DO AT THE HOPE BRIDGE, WHICH IS THE PRC. [00:15:07] IT'S A PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER. AND THE THE WALK, AS YOU SEE, IS A WALK FOR LIFE. IT'S A IT'S A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. IT'S NOT JUST A LOCAL THING, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WHERE WE WILL CONNECT WITH OUR CHURCHES, WE WILL CONNECT WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, CONNECT WITH OUR PARKS AND REC, AND BUILD A MORE OF A COMMUNITY FEEL TO THIS EVENT. PEOPLE WILL COME, THEY WILL HAVE SPONSORSHIPS. THE ONLY THING THEY WON'T NEED TO GIVE US ANY MONEY WHEN THEY'RE THERE. THEY DO IT ALL ONLINE. SO THERE'S NO FUNDS EXCHANGED, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER. THEY GET A FREE T SHIRT, WE'LL HAVE SOME COCOA AND HAVE A FUN TIME, BASICALLY. AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THE. THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE ALLOCATED IS EIGHT TO NOON, AND MAYBE THAT'S SET UP AND BREAKDOWN, BUT THE WALK ITSELF, AS YOU KNOW, FIVE K WALK, IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG. SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD THAT I'VE LEFT OUT? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. QUESTIONS? ANYTHING? SCOTT? YES. SO YES, IF YOU HAVE THE EVENT AND SOMEBODY SHOWS UP AND THEY'RE LIKE, COOL, FIVE K, I WANT TO DO THAT. WILL YOU HAVE THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO REGISTER THERE? YES THEY CAN. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE THROUGH THEIR PHONES OR CELL PHONES, THEY'D BE ABLE TO THROUGH THE DIGITAL. YEAH. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO MONEY EXCHANGE REALLY AT ALL. YOU SAID THAT OKAY. YEAH. AND WE'RE NOT MAKING MONEY. I MEAN, IT GOES. YOU'RE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE FREE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO ALL THE PROCEEDS WOULD GO BACK TO OUR ORGANIZATION, JUST BEING ABLE TO OFFER THOSE SERVICES FOR FREE. WE DO FREE PREGNANCY TESTING AND VERIFICATION SO THEY CAN GET SIGNED UP FOR MEDICAID ULTRASOUNDS AS WELL, AS WELL AS PARENTING EDUCATION. WE HAVE PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM WHERE THEY DO CLASSES ONLINE. THEN THEY GET WHAT WE CALL BLOCK BOOKS TO USE IN OUR BABY BOUTIQUE TO GET BABY ITEMS. AND SO THAT SERVES WOMEN THROUGH THEIR WHOLE PREGNANCY AND BABY'S FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. AND SO ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL JUST GO BACK TO HELPING WOMEN AND FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GETTING THOSE ITEMS THAT THEY NEED. THEY LOVE DIAPERS AND WIPES. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE ITEM. BUT WE HAVE CLOTHES AND OTHER STUFF. THEY GET STROLLERS AND. YEAH. BIG STUFF. OH, NICE. YEAH, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY WHO REALLY WANT TO COME AND GET IT. IT'S JUST THERE IF YOU JUST WANT TO DO IT. YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO THE CLASSES. AND THE CLASSES ARE SO EASY, BUT THEY'RE SO INFORMATIVE. I'M A VOLUNTEER. I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM THOSE CLASSES. I WISH I'D KNOWN IT SOONER. OH, AMAZING. YEAH. WELL. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR SPEAKING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. AND WITH THE MODIFICATION ON THE DATE, THE APPLICATION IS CORRECT, BUT THE THE ITEM MODIFICATION. SCOTT. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE HOPE RIDGE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER. HOSTING THE WALK FOR LIFE FIVE K EVENT ON JANUARY 24TH, 2026 AT FOUNDERS PARK. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, BRIAN? I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN YESES. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM SESSION. PART OF THE MEETING. EXCUSE ME. MOVING ON TO WORK SESSION. WE GOT WORK SESSION, ITEM NUMBER ONE, 2025, DIVISION OVERVIEW. THIS IS OUR PARK STAFF PRESENTATIONS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HELLO. MY NAME IS ANIKA SACCO. I'M THE SUPERVISOR FOR PARKS AND REC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR 15 YEARS. I LEAD THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT RESEARCHES AND PLANS, PRODUCES ACTIVITIES, OPEN PLAY SPACES, REC PASSES, RESERVATIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. MY TEAM IS COMPRISED OF TWO FULL TIME PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION PROGRAMMERS THAT FOCUS ON FUTURE AND CURRENT NEEDS AT ALL THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. [00:20:01] WE MANAGE 150 SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SUB SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTION. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION, SUPERVISOR AND WORK AS PART OF THE TEAM THAT DEVELOPS AND PRODUCES OUR DEPARTMENT'S MARKETING. OUR JOB INCLUDES TRACKING REVENUES AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS MONTHLY, MID-YEAR AND ANNUALLY IN REVENUE. DATA AND RESEARCH HELPS GUIDE PROCESSES, MAKING SURE WE ARE MEETING OUR GOALS AND CHANGING PROCESSES IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I'M THE BUSINESS PLANNING CONSULTANT. I GUIDE THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE THE ONE YEAR BUSINESS PLAN AND ADVISE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGIC PLAN. I CREATE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE BUDGET AND OPERATIONAL COSTS. CONTINUALLY COSTS CONTINUE TO AS COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ANNUALLY. I ALSO SERVE AS AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR OUR REGISTRATION SOFTWARE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT. MY TEAM ENTERS ALL THE ACTIVITIES INTO THE SOFTWARE EACH SEASON, AND THEY PLAN OUT EACH SPACE SO THAT THERE IS A BALANCE AND VARIETY OF OFFERINGS. WE ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENTS ON OUR CURRENT POTENTIAL OFFERINGS. I MEET REGULARLY WITH OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS TO GAIN AND OFFER INSIGHT. WE REVIEW DATA TO SUPPORT OFFERINGS AT OUR DIFFERENT FACILITIES. WE DETERMINE WHAT MEETS COMMUNITY NEEDS WANTS SO THE PUBLIC IS SERVED AND WE EXCEED REVENUE GOALS AND MEET STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS LIKE YOURSELVES. WE RARELY REVIEW ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS. AND WHEN THOSE COME IN, WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A BUDGET CHANGE, THEN THOSE GO INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING. WE MAINTAIN SERVICE CLASSIFICATION PYRAMID. AND THERE IT IS ON YOUR SCREEN. WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE TRYING, WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOR OUR OFFERINGS. WE START WITH WHERE THE SERVICE FALLS IN OUR COST RECOVERY. AND WE HAVE A MATRIX MATRIX THAT GO THAT WE GO THROUGH TO HELP DETERMINE EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES CATEGORIES. SO AT THE TOP YOU'LL SEE THE VALUE ADDED IS THE USER FEES IMPORTANCE AND IS THE SUBSIDIZED FROM TAXES AND FEES, AND THE CORE SERVICES ARE GENERAL FUND TAX SUPPORTED. SO THE CORE SERVICES ARE THE THINGS LIKE THE PARKS AND THE PLAYGROUNDS. AND THEN THE VALUE ADDED, IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE VALUE ADDED, WHICH IS LIKE THE RECREATION CENTER OFFERINGS. AND I AM READY TO TAKE ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE HAVE ANY RIGHT NOW. OR I CAN TAKE THEM LATER AS WELL. OUR HIGHEST USER FEE REVENUE GENERATOR IS WIDELY RECREATION CENTER. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 18% INCREASE IN REC PASS SALES FROM LAST YEAR. AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO THE LOCATION SUPERVISOR, BRITTANY WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS BRITTANY WILLIAMS AND I AM THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE REC CENTER, WHICH IS ABOUT 20 GOOD CARTWHEELS EAST OF CITY HALL. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS. I LEAD AN OPS TEAM THAT FACILITATES COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR GUESTS, THAT EXPANDS ACROSS ALL AGES AND ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ALL THE WAY FROM THE BEGINNING, ALL THE WAY TO THE END. MY TEAM IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT FULL TIME AND 52 PART TIME STAFF. THAT DOES INCLUDE OUR SEASONAL STAFF THAT RETURN ON HOLIDAY BREAKS. THE REC ITSELF IS OPEN 92 HOURS A WEEK, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SPECIAL EVENTS AND RENTAL HOURS THAT EXTEND BEYOND THOSE TYPICAL WEEKLY TIMES. GUESTS FROM WILEY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES MEET AT OUR FACILITY TO ENJOY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR OFFERINGS IS OPEN PLAY. SO EXAMPLES OF OPEN PLAY. THOSE WOULD BE THINGS LIKE WORKING OUT ON OUR FITNESS FLOOR, SCALING OUR 30 FOOT CLIMBING WALL, PLAYING IN CHILDCARE OR UTILIZING THE GYM FOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES LIKE BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, PICKLEBALL, BADMINTON, FOOSBALL, GAGA BALL. YOU GET THE PICTURE. AND THEN DURING THE SUMMER AND HOLIDAY BREAKS, WE ALSO HOST A SPECIAL GAME TIME ZONE, WHERE KIDS BOND OVER A VARIETY OF GAMES, CRAFTS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. SO TO PUT NUMBERS IN PERSPECTIVE, BACK IN 2024, WE HAD JUST SHY OF 400,000 GUEST CHECK INS FOR THE YEAR. DURING THE SUMMER, WE HOSTED 82 SUMMER CAMPS AND FRIDAY WORKSHOPS, AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR WE HOSTED 460 ACTIVITIES AND CLASSES. THAT IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY. SO ON TOP OF ALL THAT, WE ALSO OFFER RENTALS AND THOSE CAN COVER BIRTHDAY PARTIES, BABY SHOWERS, GRADUATION RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS, QUINCEANERAS AND CHURCH SERVICES. THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW. AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT OUR GUESTS LIKE TO GET VERY CREATIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF OUR MORE RECENT INTERESTING ONES WAS LAST YEAR. [00:25:01] WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT HOSTED A TAYLOR SWIFT THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY. I WAS NOT THERE. I HEARD IT WAS GREAT. SO OUTSIDE OF INTERNAL OFFERINGS, WE ALSO PARTNER IN HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS SUMMER KICKOFF ON BALLAD, BLUEGRASS AND BALLAD AND MANY MORE. OUR GOAL AT THE REC IS TO HOST A LOCATION FOR CONNECTION, AND BASED ON REVIEWS, OUR GUESTS VALUE OUR CLEAN FACILITY, OUR FRIENDLY STAFF, AND OUR SAFE ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT'S VERY VALIDATING FOR ME AS A SUPERVISOR, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT OUR STAFF TRAININGS AND OUR JOB DUTIES, THOSE ARE THE EXACT PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE AS WELL. WE STRIVE TO BE WELCOMING. WE WANT TO BE CLEAN. WE WANT TO BE SAFE. SO WHILE REC DOES MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT IN WYLIE IN OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I LOVE MY JOB SO MUCH. SO WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR ME FROM THE REC. CENTER? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON THE FRONT DESK STAFF, SPECIFICALLY THE EARLY MORNING ONES, BECAUSE THAT'S EARLY LIKE 530 IN THE MORNING AND THEY ARE SO JOLLY AND SO ENERGETIC AND SO WELCOMING, AND IT JUST MAKES GETTING UP THAT EARLY AND DOING SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EXCITING, MORE EXCITING. SO THANK YOU. YES THEY'RE GREAT. I WILL PASS THAT ON. THEY LOVE TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? SCOTT. YEAH. SO YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY. THERE'S THERE'S TWO THINGS I NOTICED THIS SUMMER. ONE TICINESE POINT I WAS IN IN A LOT OF WEIRD TIMES, AND I STILL HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ONE PERSON AT THE FRONT DESK THAT DID NOT HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, WHICH IS, LIKE, IMPOSSIBLE. LIKE THAT DOESN'T EXIST IN REAL LIFE. SO THAT THAT SAYS A LOT. BUT PICKING HER UP AROUND LUNCHTIME, I WAS SURPRISED THERE ACTUALLY WERE TWO DIFFERENT DAYS WHERE I COULDN'T FIND A PARKING SPACE. YES. WHICH, I MEAN, THAT THAT BLEW MY MIND. MY MY QUESTION FOR YOU, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE TRIAL AND ERROR PORTIONS AS A PARENT THAT I HAD THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT GOES ON IN THE SUMMER THERE THAT I DIDN'T I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED. DOESN'T MATTER. LIKE WITH WITH READING, WITH EVENTS LIKE, YEAH, I KNOW YOU HAVE BASKETBALL AND I KNOW YOU HAVE EVENTS, BUT WHEN I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT JUST SORT OF LIVE THERE DURING THE DAY ALL SUMMER, AND I THINK, WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY DO? AND THEY SAY, OH, WELL, WE DID ART PROJECTS, AND THEN WE WERE PLAYING THIS AND THEN WE WERE. AND IT WENT ON AND ON AND ON AND ON. AND I'M THINKING, I THOUGHT SHE JUST PLAYED BASKETBALL. LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THERE WAS THERE IN THE GYM. ANYWAYS IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAYBE. LET PEOPLE KNOW MORE ABOUT THOSE THINGS, RIGHT? BECAUSE AS A PARENT, I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT SENDING YOU OVER THERE FOR A FEW HOURS AND COME TO FIND OUT, IT'S IT'S THE BEST THING. IT'S LIKE THIS BEST KEPT SECRET IN TOWN, WHICH MAYBE IT SHOULDN'T BE A BEST KEPT SECRET. YEAH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF INTERNAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE. LIKE AT THE FRONT DESK, YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF. HERE'S EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO IN THE GYM. HERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT AT THE WINDOW. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT OUR STAFF BLESS THEM FOR BEING CREATIVE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PROFESSIONAL. THEY JUST PULL IT OUT THE DAY OF. SO WE HAVE A CLOSET FULL OF SUPPLIES AND THEY JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN. BUT THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA. MAYBE WE COULD COMPILE A BETTER LIST AND MAKE IT MORE AVAILABLE. YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. WELL, AS YOU'VE SEEN THE WE FILL A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR ALL AGES AT THE REC. BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KATIE BURTON WHO SPECIALIZES IN A SPECIFIC POPULATION AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER. HELLO, I'M KATIE BURTON. I'M THE SUPERVISOR FOR COMMUNITY PARK CENTER AND FOR WELCOME CENTER AT BROWN HOUSE. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 14 YEARS. I'LL IT'LL BE 15IN NOVEMBER. IT'S GONE BY FAST. I LEAD AN OPERATIONS TEAM THAT FACILITATES COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR GUESTS 55 AND UP AT THE COMMUNITY PARK CENTER, AND WE ALSO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR HISTORY AND THE VICTORIAN ERA. AT THE WELCOME CENTER AT BROWN HOUSE, MY TEAM IS COMPRISED OF TWO FULL TIME STAFF AND 23 PART TIME STAFF. THREE OF THOSE ARE BUS DRIVERS. A COMMUNITY PARK CENTER IS OPEN 40 HOURS A WEEK, AND THE WELCOME CENTER AT THE BROWN HOUSE IS OPEN 40 HOURS A WEEK, APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER AND 30 HOURS A WEEK, NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS AND RENTALS, WHICH GO BEYOND OUR TYPICAL WEEKLY TIMES. A COMMUNITY PARK CENTER IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS AGES 55 AND UP. IT'S FREE OF CHARGE AS OF RIGHT NOW. GUESTS COME TO ENJOY OPEN PLAY, FITNESS ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE PROM, CHRISTMAS PARTY, AND TRIPS. TRIPS CONSIST OF LOCAL ADVENTURES AND OVERSEAS TRAVEL. WE RECENTLY JUST RETURNED FROM HOLLAND IN APRIL AND WE'RE TAKING THEM TO SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND IN THE SPRING OF 2026. [00:30:06] I AM NOT LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO ON THAT TRIP THIS YEAR. WELCOME CENTER HAS A GIFT SHOP AND ROTATING EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS. IN 2026, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF AMERICA. IN 2024, WE HAD 46,145 GUESTS AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER AND AT THE BROWN HOUSE. WE HAD 11,599 GUESTS. WE JUST STARTED ACCEPTING RENTALS AT COMMUNITY PARK CENTER THIS LAST JULY. WE'VE HAD TWO RENTALS. IT INCLUDES THE DINING ROOM WITH THE KITCHEN, AND IT'S AVAILABLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. IT'S A GREAT LOCATION BECAUSE WE HAVE SPLASH PAD NEARBY. WE HAVE THE PLAYGROUND, WE HAVE PICKLEBALL. WE HAD ONE OF OUR RENTALS WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD, AND THEY DID A SPLASH PAD EVENT, AND THEN THEY CAME TO THE CENTER AND DID CAKE AND ALL THE THINGS. COMMUNITY PARK CENTER ALSO HAS EVENING WEEKDAY CLASSES FOR ANYONE 18 AND UP. WE HAVE ZUMBA AND RELAXING WITH WATERCOLORS. TWO REALLY GREAT CLASSES ON MONDAYS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? SCOTT. PURELY AN IGNORANCE QUESTION. SO THE COMMUNITY PARK CENTER IS THAT FOR CERTAIN AGES? WHO WHO WHO? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S USUALLY FOR TYPICAL AGES, BUT IS THERE IS IT ANYONE CAN GO OR TELL ME MORE ABOUT IT? ANYONE 55 AND UP. SO YOU CAN BE A SENIOR 55 AND UP AND. BUT THEN THOSE MONDAY NIGHT CLASSES, THOSE ARE 18 AND UP. AND WE REALLY GET LIKE 55, BUT THEN WE GET 91, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAD A 91 YEAR OLD GO ON A TRIP THIS LAST THURSDAY WITH US. AND HE DID GREAT. BUT THEN THEY'RE HANGING OUT WITH, YOU KNOW, THE 55 YEAR OLD. SO IT'S LIKE YOUR PARENT CAN GO WITH THEIR PARENT OR YOU CAN GO WITH YOUR PARENT. SO THAT'S GREAT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. WELL, WE. OH. I'M SORRY. YEAH. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU OFFERED ANY TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE CITY OF WYLIE TO HELP PICK UP SOME OF THE MEMBERS WHO CAN'T DRIVE THERE. YEAH. WE DO. WE ACTUALLY GO RIGHT THROUGH RIGHT DOWN YOUR STREET TO PICK UP SOMEBODY. BUT WE HAVE A BUS THAT RUNS MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY FROM. THEY PICK UP BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AND THEN DROP OFF BETWEEN 2 AND 3. SO THEY GET TO COME PARTICIPATE IN LIKE, OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, MOSTLY GAMEPLAY OR FITNESS, BUT AND THEN IF THEY'RE SIGNED UP ON BUS ROUTE, WE PICK THEM UP FOR TRIPS ON THURSDAYS TO OR STORE TRIP ON TUESDAYS. ANYBODY ELSE? SO IN REFERENCE TO THE BUS SERVICE AND THEN ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENTS, IS IT LIKE THE REC CENTER WHERE THEY HAVE TO PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP, OR IS THIS JUST IS IT COMPLIMENTARY THROUGH THE CITY BECAUSE MOST OF THESE FOLKS ARE ON FIXED INCOMES? HOW HOW DOES THAT WORK? THAT'S THE IDEA. IT'S 55 AND UP, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN WYLIE. YOU CAN LIVE IN WISCONSIN AND VISIT IN THE SUMMER. THE COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS FELT THAT IT'S A VERY IT'S A GOOD BENEFIT FOR THE SENIORS BECAUSE THEY ARE ON FIXED INCOMES. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST. YOU KNOW, THE FREE ID, BUT AS OF FOR NOW, IT'S FREE FOR EVERYBODY AS WELL AS THE BUS. YEAH, THAT'S FREE AS WELL. OKAY. WELL, IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WELCOME CENTER AND COMMUNITY PARK CENTER RECEIVE A LOT OF HELP FROM OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT SETTING UP EXHIBITS. WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO RICO, WHO KEEPS OUR GARDENS BEAUTIFUL AT BOTH FACILITIES. HELLO, I AM RICO, I'M THE PARK SUPERVISOR OVER PROJECTS, LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION AND PLAYGROUNDS. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 24 YEARS. PROJECTS WE ASSISTED WITH IN 2024 2025 INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF SPLASH PADS, THE DOG PARK, AND THE ADDITION OF THREE MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF THE SPLASH PADS, OUR STAFF INSTALLED ALL THE LANDSCAPING, TREES, SOD AND IRRIGATION FOR BOTH PADS, WHICH SAVED THE CITY MONEY TO INVEST IN OTHER AREAS. WE PROVIDED ON SITE LOGISTICS DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND WE DO THE DAILY INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR BOTH PADS. LANDSCAPING INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF SEASONAL FLOWERS AND COLORFUL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CITY HALL COMPLEX, DOWNTOWN OLD CITY PARK AND COMMUNITY PARK SPLASH PADS. IN THE SUMMER AND IN THE WINTER, WE MAINTAIN ALL THE LANDSCAPING FOR ALL THE CITY PARKS AND MAIN FACILITIES. WE ALSO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE CLEANING, TRIMMING, PLANTING, ETC. HERE AT THE CITY OF WYLIE. WE LOVE TREES. I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT WYLIE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE DESIGNATION OF TREE CITY USA FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS BY THE [00:35:04] ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION. ON ARBOR DAY, WE GIVE OUT TREE SEEDLINGS TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW TREES. WE MAINTAIN ALL THE IRRIGATION CITYWIDE ON ALL PARKS AND ALL FACILITIES. WE ALSO INSTALL IRRIGATION FOR PLAYGROUNDS, SPLASH PADS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS. WE HAVE THREE LICENSED IRRIGATORS TECHNICIANS ON OUR STAFF. MANY CITIES CONTRACT OUT IRRIGATION. WE TAKE CARE OF ALL THE REPAIRS IN-HOUSE, WHICH SAVES THE CITY MONEY EVERY YEAR. I MAINTAIN ALSO ALL THE PLAYGROUNDS, BASKETBALL COURTS AND A SKATE PARK. PLAYGROUND LICENSE DESIGNATION IS GIVEN AFTER COMPLETION OF A SAFETY PLAYGROUND COURSE AND TOUCH WITH TEACHERS INSPECTORS. HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS ON PLAYGROUNDS, RANKED PLAYGROUNDS, HAZARDS ACCORDING TO INJURY POTENTIAL, AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE TO ESTABLISH AN EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAYGROUND SAFETY PROGRAM. WE INSPECT ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS MONTHLY AND MAKE REPAIRS AS NEEDED. WE ALSO AUDIT NEW PLAYGROUNDS AFTER INSTALLATION. FOR INSTANCE PIRATE'S COVE. WE ALSO WORK HARD TO PROVIDE ADA PLAYGROUNDS FOR GUESTS OF ALL ABILITIES. I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF OUR NEWEST PIRATE COVE PLAYGROUND, WHICH IS OUR FIRST ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. I AM ALSO THE SAFETY LIAISON FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF. I ALSO OVERSEE ALL THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTS AND ENSURE QUALITY CONTROL. I AM ALSO OVER BUILDING MAINTENANCE AT THE RESTROOM FACILITIES AND CONCESSION STANDS AT COMMUNITY FOUNDERS AND OLD CITY PARK. ALL OF THIS TAKES PLACE WITH A NINE MAN CREW. HALF IS DEDICATED TO IRRIGATION AND THE OTHER HALF IS DEDICATED TO LANDSCAPE CREW. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SIDNEY. I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS USING THE TRAIL AROUND HERE, CLOSE TO THE EAST MEADOW SPLASH PAD. IT WAS ON A SUNDAY, AND ONE OF YOUR GUYS WAS OUT THERE WORKING. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HIM ON A SUNDAY. HE WAS OUT THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND I. HE WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE ROOM OF THE SPLASH PAD. SO I WALKED IN THERE. I THINK I SCARED HIM. BECAUSE I WANTED TO ASK HIM ABOUT THE IRRIGATION PROBLEM ON THE TRAIL, HOW IT'S CONSTANTLY WET. AND, I MEAN, I ASSUMED HE KNEW, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS JOHNNY ON THE SPOT. HE KNEW ALL ABOUT IT, TALKED ABOUT HOW BRENT'S BEEN INFORMED, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH I KNEW ABOUT IT, THAT HE WAS ALREADY AWARE AND THAT YOU GUYS WERE ALREADY AWARE. WE TRY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHEN WE AND WE'RE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TOLD ABOUT THAT. SO WE GOT A GREAT PLAN. AND HOPEFULLY HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'LL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. YEAH. SO ANYWAY, COMPLIMENTS TO YOU. THANK YOU. AND TO HIM AND TO YOU FOR MAINTAINING ON TOP OF IT AND AND DOING A GREAT JOB. I WILL LET THEM KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF. YEAH. WELL, I'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE PROJECTS. LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION. I WORK IN TANDEM WITH RON, WHO HANDLES ALL THE ATHLETICS. OH, I'M SORRY SCOTT. YEAH. OH, YEAH. SO. AND THIS IS. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS, BUT I WOULD. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. MAYBE THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK ANNUALLY THAT WE SAVE BY OUR OWN SWEAT EQUITY IN OUR PARKS AND REC? BECAUSE I KNOW I MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE BEEN ASKED AND SOMEONE SAYS LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS? AND THEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM, I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY ARE DOING THE WORK SO THAT WE CAN SAVE MONEY. I WOULD LOVE TO PUT A NUMBER TOGETHER. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA MAYBE ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY HOW MUCH WE SAVE? I WOULD LIKE TO SWING FROM THE HIP AND GIVE YOU AN ANSWER, BUT I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO DO THAT. SO THAT IS A THAT IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT I THINK YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH WORKING WITH MISS SACCO, WE CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE'VE I MEAN, WE I KNOW ANIKA DOES AN AMAZING JOB KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF THE EXPENSES THAT WE DO. AND I THINK THAT BETWEEN HER AND I AND WITH SOME OF THE SUPERVISORS, WE CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH THAT PRETTY CLOSE. SO, YEAH, WE JUST DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. EXACT. SO, SO. SO I TAKE IT FROM YOUR QUESTION, WE DO MORE IN-HOUSE HOUSE HERE, THEN THAT OTHERS MIGHT OUTSOURCE OR CONTRACT OUT. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? YEAH, I MEAN, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY SO. I KNOW WITH WITH A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE DO BECAUSE IN THE PAST AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE STAFF HERE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, OVER A DECADE OR MORE. [00:40:01] WE USED TO HAVE, WELL, FOR INSTANCE, FOUNDERS PARK RENOVATION BACK IN 2010. A LOT OF THE WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER IMPORTANT STUFF LIKE THE LANDSCAPING, THE DRAINAGE, THE IRRIGATION, A LOT OF THAT GOT CUT ASIDE SO THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE NICER RESTROOM AND CONCESSION STANDS OR MORE FIELDS, WHICH, DON'T GET ME WRONG, THOSE ARE ALL IMPORTANT, BUT BUT WE SACRIFICED A LOT OF THE KIND OF LANDSCAPING THINGS AND IRRIGATION, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN FIXING NOW. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE JUST TRYING NOT TO MAKE THAT SAME MISTAKE AGAIN. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT IN A CONTRACT FOR A, FOR A CONTRACTOR TO DO, WE JUST GET WITH OUR STAFF AND SAY, HEY, CAN WE HANDLE THIS? AND THEY'RE ALWAYS JUMPING ON IT WANTING TO TO DO IT. SO YEAH. AND I FEEL LIKE HE'S GLARING AT ME RIGHT NOW. LIKE THEY'RE NOT WANTING TO JUMP ON IT. BUT BUT HE WON'T SAY THAT HERE. I KNOW HE WON'T. SO. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, WELL, I'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE PROJECTS, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION. I'LL WORK IN TANDEM WITH RON, WHO HANDLES ALL THE ATHLETICS. THANK YOU. RICO. EVENING PARK BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RON THOMPSON. I AM PARK SUPERVISOR FOR THE ATHLETIC SIDE. EXCUSE ME OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN HERE A LITTLE OVER 22 YEARS. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE. CONSIDERED THE LIAISON FOR SPORTS LEAGUES. AND I MANAGE THE MOWING AND LITTER CONTRACTORS. I HAVE NINE TEAM MEMBERS, TWO LEAD CHEMICAL APPLICATORS, TWO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, AND FIVE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS. MY TEAM MANAGES FOUR BASEBALL FIELDS, FOUR TEE BALL FIELDS, FOUR SOFTBALL FIELDS, NINE SOCCER FIELDS, TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS, TWO MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, ONE FLAG FOOTBALL FIELD, ONE VOLLEYBALL COURT, AND ONE DISC GOLF COURSE. WE MANAGE LITTER ACROSS CITY PROPERTIES. WE SPLIT FORCES WITH LITTER CONTRACTORS AND TAKE ON MAIN AREAS OURSELVES SUCH AS MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, EAST MEADOW TRAIL AND SPLASH PAD, RESTROOMS IN ALL TRAILS CITYWIDE. FOR THE MOWING SIDE, WE HAVE ONE DEDICATED LARGE MOWER THAT'S 16 FOOT WIDE. ALSO HAVE A MOWING CREW WORKING AT SELECT LOCATIONS CITYWIDE, SUCH AS MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AND THE MAIN PARK'S FOUNDERS CREEKSIDE, OLD CITY PARK, BROWN HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER, JUST TO NAME A FEW. AND HERE'S A FUN FACT THE MORE YOU MOW GRASS, THE BETTER IT GROWS AND LOOKS. I ALSO MANAGE OUR CHEMICAL APPLICATORS CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, KEEP OUR GRASS AREAS HEALTHY AND FREE FROM BUGS AND WEEDS. TO DO THIS, WE USE INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, MICRONUTRIENTS, AND FERTILIZERS. INSECTICIDES ARE DISTRIBUTED IN LOW DOSES AND RARELY USED. THESE HELP REMOVE UNDESIRABLE INSECTS LIKE BAGWORMS, ARMY WORMS, SCALES, ETC. HERBICIDES HAVE TWO CATEGORIES SELECTIVE AND NONSELECTIVE. THE SELECTIVE GOES AFTER SPECIFIC TYPES OF WEEDS. NONSELECTIVE SELECTIVE KILLS EVERYTHING. WE LIKE THAT IN THE WINTER TIME. OUR FERTILIZERS ARE BASICALLY STRAIGHT NITROGEN, WHICH HELPS GRASS TO GROW. WE USE THESE ONCE A MONTH ON OUR ATHLETIC FIELDS IN ALL PARKS. THESE GIVE GRASS THE LUSH GREEN FIELD LOOK THAT THE ATHLETICS USERS ENJOY. MICRONUTRIENTS ARE MORE THAN JUST NITROGEN. THEY HELP MAKE THE GRASS GROW AND LOOK LUSH, AND THEY ALLOW WATER TO BE TAKEN INTO THE ROOTS FASTER AND HELP THE SOIL PROFILE. SPEAKING OF GRASS AND FIELDS, I'M THE COORDINATOR WITH THE WILEY'S ATHLETIC LEAGUES. WE MEET TWICE A YEAR TO DISCUSS FIELD USE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSS SCHEDULING OF GAMES AND EVENTS, FIELD CONDITIONS, MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT EXPECTATIONS, AND ANYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN. MY TEAM MAINTAINS FIELDS AND LIGHTS BETWEEN LEAGUE USAGE. FOOTBALL LEAGUES USE TWO FIELDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE CAN HAVE 8 TO 10 TEAMS IN A WEEKEND SOCCER LEAGUE IS A BIG DEAL IN A WEEKEND, AND THROUGH THE WEEK THEY THEY PLAY AROUND 150 GAMES. BASEBALL LEAGUES ARE POPULAR IN THE SPRING AND FALL SEASONS, AND THEY CAN PLAY 130 GAMES IN A YEAR. SOFTBALL LEAGUES ARE ALSO A BIG DEAL HERE. IN THE SEASON, THEY CAN HAVE ABOUT 40 GAMES. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, I HANDLE MANY SPECIAL PROJECTS TREE MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE AND TRAILER MAINTENANCE, AND SPECIAL EVENT SUPPORT LIKE THE RECENT FIREWORKS SHOW IN FIVE K RUNS. [00:45:05] ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SCOTT. SO THIS IS PURELY SO. I'M A BOARD MEMBER NOW WITH THE SOCCER ASSOCIATION. SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER A LOT OF NEW FACES. AND SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE THE POINT PERSON WITH THEM I MEAN OBVIOUSLY SCHEDULING LIKE HEY WE'VE GOT THIS GOING ON AND THIS GOING ON. IF THERE ARE CONCERNS, ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT WITH THE FIELDS, THEN YOU WOULD BE THE CONTACT PERSON. YES. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT YOU HANDLED? MAYBE, MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT THAT YOU'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS OR STRUGGLES WITH COMMUNICATIONS? NO, I THINK IN THE PAST THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT HE DID PRETTY WELL AT LETTING ME KNOW IF HE WHEN HE SEES THINGS THAT NEED TO GET ADDRESSED. AND WE'VE MY TEAM HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB THIS YEAR OF STAYING ON TOP OF FIELD CONDITIONS. AND I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE ACTUALLY AHEAD OF THE CURVE. NICE. SO OUR TO ME, OUR FIELD CONDITIONS ARE SO MUCH BETTER IMPROVED THAN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. RAIN HELPS. YES IT DOES. THANK YOU. YES IT DOES. IF WE NEED SIGNAGE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS OR FIELD RENOVATIONS, WE CONTACT OUR COMMUNICATION PROMOTIONS EXPERT, JULIE. THANK YOU. WELL HELLO AGAIN. I'M CLEARLY NOT JULIE. I'M STILL BRITTANY. HOWEVER, JULIE IS OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE SO I'M GOING TO READ YOU HER ROLE. SO JULIE IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PARKS AND REC SUPERVISORS AND SHE IS OVER MARKETING, PROMOTION AND COMMUNICATIONS. JULIE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 16 YEARS. SHE OVERSEES OUR PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAM, AND IN FACT, WE DO HAVE FOUR NEW PIECES SET TO BE INSTALLED AT THE END OF 2025 ON THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX TRAIL. JULIE IS OUR BRAND AMBASSADOR, SO SHE OVERSEES ALL PUBLIC MESSAGING, SIGNAGE, COLOR SCHEMES AND BUILDINGS AND JUST THE OVERALL VISUAL COHESIVENESS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THIS INCLUDES BROWN HOUSE EXHIBITS. BEING A BRAND AMBASSADOR HELPS OUR COMMUNITY QUICKLY IDENTIFY US SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING ONLINE AND YOU SEE THIS SET OF COLORS OR THIS PATTERN, YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY THAT IT'S PARKS AND REC. JULIE IS THE CONTENT CREATOR FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, INCLUDING PSA'S CLASS AND CAMP PROMOTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL POSTS. SHE PROVIDES UPDATES ON CLOSURES, PARKS MAINTENANCE AND PROJECT UPDATES. JULIE ALSO MONITORS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS AND ONLINE FORUMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WILEY IS A VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY. OUR POSTS DIRECTLY IMPACT AWARENESS OF WHAT PARKS AND REC BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT HELPS HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE PROVIDE. JULIE HELPS CREATE FIVE ACTIVITY MENUS EACH YEAR THE WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, AND THEN A SPECIAL SUMMER CAMPS BROCHURE. THESE ARE OFFERED ONLINE AS WELL AS IN PRINT, AND THE MAIL IS CIRCULATED TO REC PASS PARTICIPANTS, AND THEY'RE ALSO AVAILABLE AT CITY FACILITIES LIKE CITY HALL, THE REC CENTER AND THE LIBRARY. NOW, YOU MIGHT WONDER, WHY WOULD WE CHOOSE TO PRINT ACTIVITY MENUS SINCE WE HAVE A LOT OF ONLINE RESOURCES. AND I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S BECAUSE ON OUR END, WE DO SEE A 2 TO 1 RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR EVERY ACTIVITY MENU THAT WE PRINT. MEANING, FOR EVERY TWO ACTIVITY MENUS PRINTED, WE GET AT LEAST ONE PERSON THAT PARTICIPATES IN A PARK OR REC ACTIVITY. NOW THAT'S MONUMENTAL, BECAUSE WHEN YOU CONSIDER FOR REFERENCE THAT NATIONAL STANDARD IS 50 TO 1. SO IN WILEY WE ARE FAR AND ABOVE THAT EXPECTATION. WE ARE EXCEEDING ALL OF THAT. SO FOR THE WILEY COMMUNITY, PRINTING MATERIAL ACTUALLY WORKS BEST. NOW IF THAT EVER CHANGES, WE WILL ALSO ADAPT. JULIE WORKS WITH THE UTILITY BILLING DEPARTMENT TO DIRECTLY MAIL ALL NEW RESIDENTS REGARDING REC OFFERINGS. WE PROVIDE A FREE DAY PASS TO HELP GET RESIDENTS INVOLVED AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE. JULIE IS ALSO THE DEPARTMENT LEAD FOR DOWNTOWN EVENTS SUCH AS PEDAL CAR RACES, BLUEGRASS AND BALLAD, BOUILLON BALLAD ARTS FEST, AND THE VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET. SHE'S A VERY BUSY LADY, SO ACROSS PARKS AND REC. WE DO VALUE FEEDBACK. WE REVIEW ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS REGULARLY, LIKE ANIKA MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT AGO, AND OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THOSE CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF WYLIE AND BEYOND. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP AND SAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BUT PLEASE REMEMBER I'M NOT ACTUALLY JULIE, SO I WILL DO MY BEST. SO NO QUESTIONS. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JANET, WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR POWER BACK? WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR POWER BACK? OKAY. SURE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR SECOND WORK [00:50:09] SESSION. ITEM. PARKS AND RECS BOARD UPDATES. JANET, I BELIEVE OR. BRANT, ARE YOU DOING THAT ONE? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW SEGMENT. EVERY MEETING. IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED PARB UPDATES. AND IT'S JUST WHERE I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW LITTLE UPDATES. BASICALLY. TWO OF THE THINGS WE HAVE LISTED. THE FIRST ONE IS POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE OCTOBER 14TH MEETING. LAST MEETING, WE TOOK A POLL TO SEE WHO WAS GOING TO BE HERE. AND IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE. WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE HERE FOR SURE, BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN. SO IT'S A LITTLE RISKY AND THERE'S NO REASON TO MEET IF THERE'S A CHANCE THAT WE WON'T MAKE QUORUM. SO WE DID KNOW WE HAD THREE DEFINITE BOARD MEMBERS NOT ATTENDING. AND IF SOMEONE GETS SICK OR CAN'T MAKE IT OFF WORK, WE COULD POTENTIALLY MEET AND NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE. SO IF THERE IF YOU GUYS ARE IN AGREEMENT. WE WILL CANCEL THE OCTOBER 14TH MEETING IF NEW BUSINESS COMES UP. THAT CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT DATES AS THE TIME COMES, BUT IF WE'RE JUST MEETING TO VOTE ON MINUTES AND HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS, THEN IF YOU ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT, WE'LL JUST CANCEL THE OCTOBER 14TH MEETING. IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? OKAY. AND THEN JUST REMEMBER DECEMBER WE TYPICALLY DO NOT MEET. SO THAT'S ANOTHER DATE. SO WE WILL MEET IN SEPTEMBER. WE WILL MEET IN NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. WE TYPICALLY DO NOT MEET UNLESS SOMETHING BECOMES NECESSARY. YES. SO SO I JUST I HAD TWO QUESTIONS ON THAT. I JUST FROM A LOGISTICS STANDPOINT SO IS QUORUM FOR OUR MEETINGS. DO WE NEED FOR OR DO WE NEED FIVE FOR OKAY. AND SO THEN BUT YOU WOULD ANY MOTIONS YOU WOULD NEED THREE OF THE FOUR TO BE BINDING. OR DO YOU NEED, DO YOU NEED ALL FOUR TO AGREE TO A MOTION? I NEED ALL FOUR. OKAY. YEAH. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE FOUR. WOULD HAVE ALL FOUR. CORRECT? CORRECT. AND THE OTHER THREE SHOW UP. WE CAN'T VOTE ON ANYTHING. WE CAN JUST HAVE DISCUSSION ITEMS BUT THAT'S IT. AND THEN ALL OF OUR BUDGETING THAT WE LIKE OUR BIG MEETINGS WHERE WE APPROVE THINGS TO GET READY FOR THE END OF THE. IS THAT SEPTEMBER OR IS THAT OCTOBER, LIKE ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF WHERE WE GOT TO SAY LIKE, HEY, WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS OR NOT? NOT SURE. I'M NOT CLEAR. WELL, I MEAN, I WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING COMING UP, BUT I'M TYPICALLY RIGHT AROUND. RIGHT. THE BUDGET YEAR ENDS AT THE END OF OCTOBER. SO I KNOW WE LIKE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CITY COUNCIL NEEDS FROM US TO FINALIZE THEIR THINGS. DO WE, CARMEN? DO WE DO WE DO THAT SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER? THE BUDGET BECOMES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST. AND FOR THIS BOARD, THE WAY THAT WILL WORK IS WITH TARA BEING ON FOR BE. ANY OF THOSE COMMUNICATIONS HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND THEN WE WILL. TARA, DO YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU SEEN WHEN THAT MEETING IS YET THE FOR BE WELL, SCOTT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE TO IT WILL BE DURING ONE OF THE UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS PRIOR TO THEM ADOPTING THE BUDGET. BUT AT THIS POINT, EVERYTHING'S ALREADY PUT INTO MOTION. OKAY. SO WE DON'T RUN THE RISK OF CREATING A PROBLEM BY NOT HAVING A MEETING IN OCTOBER. I JUST FROM A FROM A LOGISTICS I DON'T KNOW. I SEE WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT. YEAH. NO. WE'RE FINE. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY CONSIDER IS I THINK WE'RE FINE TO MISS THAT MEETING, BUT TEXAS ARBOR DAY IS NOVEMBER. AND THIS. IF WE WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING DURING THIS MEETING, IT WOULD BE AT THE OCTOBER MEETING. BECAUSE ARBOR DAY, I THINK IT'S LIKE THE FIRST WEEK, FIRST FRIDAY OF NOVEMBER. AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL RECOGNIZE IT AT THE COUNCIL MEETING IN OCTOBER. THE SECOND COUNCIL MEETING. SO WE CAN ALTERNATIVELY PLAN, YOU KNOW, IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO COME TO THAT, WE CAN DO OUR PRESENTATION THEN IN LIEU OF DOING ANYTHING HERE. YEAH. OUR TEXAS ARBOR DAY, WE CELEBRATE IT ON NOVEMBER 7TH. FRIDAY. THAT'S THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH. AND THEN WE WOULD MEET ON THE 10TH, WHICH IS A FEW DAYS LATER. SO. OKAY. SO GO AHEAD. YEAH. ONE THING I THINK THE MONDAY IS THE 13TH. [00:55:04] FOR FOR OCTOBER. YES. OCTOBER 13TH. OKAY. BUT I WAS REFERRING TO, THE NOVEMBER MEETING. RIGHT. IT SAYS CANCELLATION THOUGH. OCTOBER 14TH. YES, YOU ARE CORRECT. ME AND MY DATES AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I JUST WANTED I HAVE A DATE PROBLEM. OKAY, I'M GOING TO WORK ON. I'M GOING TO WORK ON THAT. I'M GOING TO WORK ON THAT. I DO APOLOGIZE GREATLY FOR THOSE DATE ISSUES. OKAY. MY OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WAS THE NOTICE OF THE OPEN MEETINGS DATE CHANGE. AND THAT'S WHERE I WILL BE SENDING YOU THE AGENDA PACKET AND BEING SURE, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S POSTED AND EMAILED TO Y'ALL. AT LEAST THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. SO OUR MEETING, LIKE TONIGHT, I HAD TO COME. COME WHAT IS IT, SEPTEMBER. IT'S GOING INTO EFFECT COME SEPTEMBER. IT GOES INTO EFFECT THAT I WILL HAVE TO PUBLISH AND SEND YOU GUYS THE LINK THE PREVIOUS TUESDAY. NOW, IF IT'S DONE AND READY AND THERE, I DON'T FORESEE ANY CHANGES. I'LL SEND IT PRIOR TO THAT DATE. BUT I DO. THE LATEST I CAN CHANGE IT IS, I THINK, THE TIME I WAS TOLD ONCE IT WAS 12, AND I THINK THAT'S TO ALLOW THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO POST IT OUTSIDE AS WELL. BUT MARY HAD SAID THAT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS FIVE. EITHER WAY, THAT'S NOT YOUR YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH THAT. BUT TUESDAY YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR AGENDA PACKET. SO YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK IN YOUR EMAILS ON TUESDAY OR BEFORE. NOW, AS FAR AS WHAT CARMEN HAD BRUSHED ON EARLIER IN THE WORK SESSION WAS THAT IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE TWO PEOPLE OR NICK WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING OR TWO BOARD MEMBERS TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETING. SO THE MEETINGS ON A MONDAY. SO EXACTLY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO. AND WE'LL BE UPDATING THE PARK GUIDE AS WELL TO REFLECT THAT. AND TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR, YOU CAN LOOK RIGHT ON THERE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE ACCURATE DATES. JUST BE UPDATING THAT HERE SHORTLY. BECAUSE THIS CHANGE GOES INTO EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER. SO THEN ALSO, ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD IS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR ONE CITY REC PASS. YOUR WHOLE FAMILY GETS IT. IT'S A GREAT LITTLE PERK FOR YOU GUYS. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE REC, YOU NEED TO VISIT IT. I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE, BUT IT'S A GREAT SOURCE FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANY DATE QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC DATES OR YEARS? I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT I WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY NEXT MEETING SO I WON'T BE HERE. OH, OKAY. SO YOU'LL BE MISSING THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. YES. ANYTIME YOU GUYS KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE, I DO APPRECIATE LETTING YOU KNOW. LETTING ME KNOW AS SOON AS. AS SOON AS YOU FIND OUT, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IF WE WE SEE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE QUORUM, WE CAN CONSIDER CHANGING THE DATE OR CANCELING THE DATE. SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT EVER HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK WITH THIS BOARD, SO, BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW FOR YOU GUYS TO KEEP ME UPDATED ON THAT. THANK YOU ELIZABETH. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JANET. THIS TIME WE'LL RECONVENE INTO THE REGULAR SESSION AND THERE'S NO MORE REGULAR SESSION ITEMS, SO THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. I WOULD BE OPEN TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SCOTT, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND MOTION CARRIES SEVEN YESES. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. SIR. I DON'T HAVE A SCRIPT FOR THAT PART. SO GOOD. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.