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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
OH TWO.WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, UH, GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE ON BOARD.
AND, AND WHAT HAVE YOU, I'LL DO LIKE A QUICK ROLL CALL.
UH, BUDDY SNYDER, PRESIDENT JOHN DON JOHNSON HERE.
UM, MARY ROSS IS OUT THIS EVENING.
SHE SENT ME AN EMAIL, UH, SUSAN I'M HERE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS EVENING? SUSAN? UH, BRIAN SENT ME AN EMAIL.
HE HAD A CONFLICT, SO HE'S NOT HERE THIS EVENING.
UH, MS. PORTER IS NO LONGER ON THE PARKS BOARD.
AND, AND WHAT HAVE YOU, UH, RAJ HERE.
AND CLAUDIA, CLAUDIA IS NOT HERE.
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY'S BEEN STAYING SAFE AND HEALTHY AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF GOOD THINGS.
UH, AND, AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, UH, IT'S, IT'S TURNING AROUND NOW.
I SEE US MAKING THE CURVE AND, AND, AND, AND GOING TOWARDS THE HOME STRETCH.
SO WE JUST WANT TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND, AND BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD OF US.
[2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE APRIL1, 2021 PARKS BOARD MEETING MINUTES]
WERE EMAILED, UH, THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.AND I WILL, IF THERE'S NOT ANY CHANGES, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APRIL 1ST, 2021 MEETING MINUTES.
UH, IF THERE'S NOT ANY CHANGES, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE PICK NOW, BUT IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, AYE.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
UH, WE WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THAT YOU, UH, SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, STAFF THAT I NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE? JULIA DID NOT SEND ME ANY, UH, UH, REQUEST TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
[4. REVIEW OF COMMUNITY SURVEY AND PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COMMUNITY SURVEY AND PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS.SO WHILE A HUNTER GETS HIS THING OFF OF MUTE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, UM, HUNTERS FROM, UH, MHS, UH, DESIGN, UH, AND PLANNING.
THIS IS THE FIRM THAT WE HIRED TO REDO OUR MASTER PLAN.
WE'D BEEN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, UH, FOR SOME MONTHS.
UH, MANY OF YOU HAVE, UH, PARTICIPATED IN EITHER A SURVEY OR A FOCUS GROUP.
UM, AND, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON OUR DRAFT NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND WE WANT TO HAVE HUNTER HERE, UH, TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU, TO SEE IF, UM, YOU AS OUR EYES AND EARS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES, TO THE DIFFERENT, UH, UM, NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, CAN CONCUR WITH, UH, THE, THE DATA THAT WE HAVE AND THE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO PUT FORWARD.
SO WHILE I'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN THE TIME OVER TO HUNTER.
AGAIN, MY NAME'S HUNTER RUSH WITH MHS PLANNING AND I HAVE EMILY GUNDERSON HERE AS WELL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR PLANNERS WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS SPECIFIC PLAN.
UM, AND LIKE JASON SAID, WE'VE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH, UH, WE'VE INVENTORIED THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE, WE'VE WALKED IT, WE'VE LOOKED AT IT.
UM, WE'VE DONE A CITIZEN SURVEY OF A LOT OF FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS.
AND SO WE KIND OF JUST WANTED TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE FOUND.
AND THEN ALSO WE'VE PUT TOGETHER SOME PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE WANTED TO BRING THEM TO YOU SO THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU SAY, HEY, THAT IS NOT AT ALL.
WHAT WE SEE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY IS WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING, UH, TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THAT WITH YOU.
UH, SO FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH, UH, THE AGENDA.
THE, THE OTHER QUICK THING IN THE, UH, AGENDA PACKET THAT WE SENT OUT, TWO DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS, ONE IS A CONDENSED VERSION
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AND ONE IS VERY LENGTHY.UH, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CONDENSED VERSION.
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU BOTH TOO TO KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE IN THERE, BUT I KNOW YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO SIT HERE FOR TWO HOURS AND DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU.
UH, SO, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADDRESS THEM, UM, AT ANY TIME.
SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH, UH, THE FOCUS GROUP FINDINGS, THE PARKS AND RECS, CITIZEN'S SURVEY, FINDINGS GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES, UH, WHICH WHICH INCLUDE, AND THEN SOME PRIORITIES AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH AND THEN THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS.
SO FIRST THING, FIRST, UH, AGAIN, WE, WE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS.
UH, WE MET WITH CITY STAFF, YOU ALL THE PARKS, BOARD PLANNING, COMMITTEES, SPORTS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION, UH, MISSOURI CITY GREEN AND QUAIL VALLEY, AND MOM'S FOCUS GROUPS.
SO SOME OF THOSE FINDINGS OF, YOU KNOW, WHY SOME SERIOUS CITY, A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, IT'S A SMALL KNIT COMMUNITY.
UH, WE HEARD THE WORD DIVERSE, CULTURAL, CULTURAL, AND PROGRESSIVE A LOT, UH, THE PROXIMITY TO HOUSTON, UH, THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WERE OFFERED AND THAT STAFF IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE, UH, AND, AND COMMUNICATE WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM? THERE'S A LOT OF STRONG PROGRAMMING, UH, THERE'S STRONG MAINTENANCE, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S GREAT MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THERE'S DIVERSITY IN THE PROGRAMMING AND THAT THERE'S LARGE EXPANSES OF TRAILS, NATURAL AREAS AND CREEKS, UH, IN YOUR AREA.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF PROS, THERE CAN BE SOME, SOME AREAS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT.
UH, LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T A WHOLE LOT, BUT KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE THINGS WE FOUND WERE THAT THEY NEEDED THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY IN PARKS ZONES THAT ARE LACKING PARKS RIGHT NOW, UH, UPDATE STAMOS COMMUNITY PARK BALL FIELD.
SO SOME OF THE ATHLETIC FIELDS NEED UPDATING, UM, AND THEN UPDATE NEWER AMENITIES JUST WITHIN THE PARKS, KIND OF AS A WHOLE, JUST SOME OF THE AMENITIES NEED TO BE UPGRADED AND THEN INCREASE OUTDOOR NATURE PROGRAMMING, UH, SOME MORE ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS, UM, KIND OF IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THEN ADDITIONAL SHADE SPACES, WHETHER IT BE NATURAL WITH TREES OR, OR SHADE CANOPIES.
AND I WILL, I'LL ALSO INTERJECT IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION OR COMMENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME, UH, TO I'M VERY CONVERSATIONAL.
UH, WE ALSO TALKED SPECIFICALLY WITH THE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, UM, AND IT'S A VERY BIG PART OF THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF, A LOT OF, UH, INTERACTION WITH THAT AND THAT THE SPORTS FIELDS ARE PRETTY MUCH OUT, A LOT OF, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT SOME ARE OUTDATED AND THEY'RE OVERUSED.
SO EXPANDING THOSE, UM, AND THAT, AND THAT THE REAL BENEFIT WOULD BE MAKING THEM MULTIPURPOSE SO THAT NOT JUST BASEBALL PLAYERS USE BASEBALL FIELDS, BUT WE CAN REALLY, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CAN, CAN UTILIZE THESE FACILITIES.
UM, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE AND THEN CONTINUE TO THE CITY AND PRIVATE AND, UH, ATHLETIC LEAGUES WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO RUN A FUNCTIONING PROGRAM, THERE ARE A LOT OF HOA WAYS.
UM, SO, SO WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH ON HOW WE'RE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE HOS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEY, THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF RECREATION FOR A LOT OF, A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, SO IT SUPPORTS THE PARK SYSTEM.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT A LOT OF THE POOLS ARE THERE, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE USUALLY TYPICALLY FOR THOSE AREAS ONLY, AND NOT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UH, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE HOA SHOULD ENCOURAGE TO CONSTRUCT TRAILS THAT TIE INTO THE MAIN PARKS TO THE TRAIL SYSTEM, UH, TO CONTINUE TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HOS IN THE CITY AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS, TO BUILD PARKS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS AS, AS THEY COME, COME TO THE AREA THAT WAS, THAT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, 30,000 FOOT ELEVATION ON, ON ALL THE FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS WE HAD.
UH, SO NOW WE'RE GONNA JUMP INTO THE CITIZEN SURVEY DATA THAT WE RECEIVED.
UH, WE SENT OUT A 17 QUESTION SURVEY.
UH, IT WENT OUT THROUGH THE ISD AND WENT THROUGH LISTSERV THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC AND IT WAS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, SO IT WAS OUT FOR, I DON'T KNOW, WAS IT ABOUT FIVE WEEKS OR SO? UM, AND WE SENT RECEIVE 932 RESPONSES TO THAT SURVEY.
SO WE ASKED PEOPLE HOW THEY WOULD RATE THE EXISTING PARKS AND FACILITIES.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT 69% RATED THEM GOOD OR EXCELLENT.
UH, SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD NUMBER, GENERALLY SPEAKING.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND WE ASKED IF YOU COULD REASONABLY WALK TO A PARK, UH, WE FOUND THAT 64% OF THE RESIDENTS COULD REASONABLY WALK, UH, WHICH AGAIN IS A PRETTY, PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER ARE ADDITIONAL PARKS
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AND RECREATION FACILITIES NEEDED.UH, 73% OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID, YES, THAT ADDITIONAL AREAS ARE NEEDED WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I WILL SAY ON THAT, MOST PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THAT, YES, YOU DO NEED MORE RECREATION, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU OFFER.
UH, SO THAT'S A PRETTY STANDARD ANSWER.
UH, WE ASKED, WE, WE ASKED FOLKS TO RANK THEM.
I THINK WE HAD A LIST OF ABOUT 25 TO 27 L ITEMS. UH, AND WE ASKED, WE ASKED PARTICIPANTS TO RATE WHICH ELEMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE IN A PRI PRIORITY ORDER.
UH, IF YOU GAVE IT A, A ONE SCORE, A ONE POINT, IT WAS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY, YOU GOT FIVE POINTS.
IF YOU, IF IT WAS YOUR SECOND PRIORITY, YOU GOT FOUR POINTS AND WE WEIGHTED THEM.
AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE COME THROUGH AND PLACED THEM IN PRIORITY RANK ORDER BASED ON THE TOTAL VOTES THAT THEY RECEIVED.
AND AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FROM THE SURVEY, UH, DATA WE RECEIVED.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT BOTANICAL AND FLOWER GARDENS RANKED AS NUMBER ONE, PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.
UM, I WOULD SAY WE DO A WHOLE LOT OF SURVEYS.
UH IT'S I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER SEEN BOTANICAL FLOWER GARDENS AS YOUR NUMBER ONE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SO EITHER IT'S VERY, VERY UNIQUE OR THERE WAS A, YOU KNOW, A GROUP GOT IN AND, AND CONVINCED THEIR FRIENDS TO TAKE IT, WHICH AGAIN IS NOT, IT'S NOT WRONG.
UM, BUT TYPICALLY WE DON'T SEE FLOWER GARDENS RANKING AS YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FROM THE SURVEY AND WE WERE, WE ABSORB ALL THE DATA.
UM, SO IT'S JUST A PART OF IT, AS YOU CAN SEE NATURE TRAILS RANKS UNDERNEATH IT WITH DOG PARKS REC CENTERS.
AND THEN AGAIN, UH, MULTI-USE NATURAL TRAIL SURFACES, UH, WATER FEATURES, SWIMMING POOLS, FISHING PIERS.
AND AGAIN, YOU HAVE ANOTHER LINE ITEM FOR MULTIPURPOSE PAVED TRAILS AND MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS.
SO, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THOSE TOP 10, FIVE ARE, ARE TRAIL BASED.
SO YOU TRAILS ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.
CAN YOU GO OVER THAT? I'M JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TRAILS.
UM, LIKE WHAT'S THE MULTI-USE NATURAL SURFACE VERSUS A MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL VERSUS CAN YOU JUST GO INTO THAT JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE? YEAH, CERTAINLY.
SO NATURE TRAILS TYPICALLY WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST WOOD CHIPS OR DIRT THAT WOULD BE JUST ON THE GROUND, UM, THROUGHOUT JUST NATURAL AREAS.
UM, MULTI-USE NATURAL SURFACE TRAILS, W I'M SORRY, MULTI-USE NATURAL SURFACE TRAILS WOULD BE THE, YOU KNOW, EITHER WOOD CHIPS, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF JUST DIRT, WHEREAS NATURE TRAILS ARE TYPICALLY DECOMPOSED GRANITE OR SOME KIND OF ROCK ROCK BASE A LITTLE MORE.
I, YOU KNOW, PERMANENT AS A LOOSE TERM.
UM, BUT, BUT A NON-SLIP, UH, SURFACE, UH, MULTIPURPOSE PAVED TRAILS WOULD BE YOUR TYPICAL WOOD.
YOU WOULD KIND OF CONSIDER A SIDEWALK SO CONCRETE, UH, WE WOULD SAY SIX FOOT IS THE, IS THE MINIMUM WE WANT TO GO.
A LOT OF COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO EIGHT TO 10 FOOT.
UM, WE ACTUALLY IN TYLER, THEY JUST PASSED A NEW ORDINANCE AND WE'RE HAVING 14 FOOT TRAILS AS DEVELOPERS COME IN.
SO THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY, PRETTY BIG, CAUSE THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO USE ALTERNATE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION AND RIDE BIKES AND, UM, AND WALK, AND THEN MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD PROBABLY KIND OF INTERTWINE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS AND NATURAL SURFACE TRAILS.
UH, BUT THEY WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH DESIGNATED FOR MOUNTAIN BIKES SPECIFICALLY, UH, JUST BECAUSE OF THE SPEED VARIATIONS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS WITH TYPICALLY HAVE SOME SORT OF FEATURES USUALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, JUMPS AND, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, SUGARLAND HAS MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS THAT DOUBLE AS, AS NATURAL TRAILS WHERE PEOPLE CAN HIKE ALONG THOSE TRAILS OR, OR MOUNTAIN BIKE.
UM, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S FAIRLY TYPICAL IN A MUNICIPAL SETTING TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A LOT.
THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THOSE CAN REALLY OVERLAP, BUT WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU JUST PUT TRAILS AND SOMEONE'S THINKING EDIBLE ARBOR TRAIL, WHICH IS A BIG WIDE SIDEWALK, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WE BUILD, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, A SINGLE TRACK TRAIL THAT THEY'RE LIKE, AH, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SEE, UM, HOW, HOW THEY WOULD RANK OUT BECAUSE TRAILS, WHEN WE DO OUR STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY EVERY OTHER YEAR, UM, AND THROUGH, THROUGH THE CITY-WIDE ONE TRAILS IS ALMOST ALWAYS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT COMES UP.
UM, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU KNOW, WHAT DO PEOPLE REALLY MEAN BY WHEN THEY SAY TRAILS? AND AS WE CAN TELL FROM THE RESULTS THAT THEY MEAN YES, ALL OF THEM, IT'S NOT ONE REALLY ROAD, I MEAN, FULL FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAILS, WE'RE ALL IN THE TOP 10.
SO, UM, IT DIDN'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, NARROW IT DOWN AND PINPOINT IT TO ONE SPECIFIC TYPE OF TRAILS PEOPLE.
SO THIS IS TOM SAYING, WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT JUST ADDING, UH, THE TERM WALKING TRAILS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S
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GOING TO BE A VERY HIGH, UH, ITEM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU SAY NATURE TRAILS AND EVERYTHING, BUT YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, I HEAR PEOPLE ALL, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT WALKING TRAILS ALL THE TIME, AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE SEEN THAT ON THE LIST.AND YEAH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IN OUR, IN OUR LINE OF WORK, WE USE TERMS THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOESN'T USE.
SO I'M GLAD YOU POINTED THAT OUT.
UM, CAUSE WE CAN, WE CAN ADJUST THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS PLAN IS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO, SO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, IF THERE'S CERTAIN WORDS THAT PEOPLE USE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UTILIZE THOSE SO THAT AS YOUR COMMUNITY READS IT, THEY UNDERSTAND IT.
UH, THE OTHER, UH, THE OTHER IMPORTANT THING, JASON, THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT I, I SHOULD MENTION IS, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE SURVEY WE PUT OUT IS NOT STATISTICALLY VALID.
UH, WE DISCUSSED THAT, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS AND LIKE JASON SAID THAT THE CITY PUTS ONE OUT EVERY OTHER YEAR.
UM, AND SO WE DECIDED TO UTILIZE THAT INFORMATION AS A WHOLE, AND THEN PUT OUT ANOTHER SURVEY, UH, FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PARK MASTER PLAN, JUST TO, JUST TO GATHER DATA.
SO IT WENT A LITTLE DEEPER SPECIFICALLY INTO THOSE, INTO THOSE ITEMS, UH, TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION AND IT'S BACKED UP BY THAT, BY THAT OTHER SURVEY BY THE CITY, UH, LET'S WE EXISTING PARTS OF MISSOURI, MISSOURI, IT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED OR APPROVED.
YOU CAN SEE 93%, UM, AGREED THAT THAT SHOULD BE THE CASE.
UH, WE ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF STAY MODE SHOULD BE THE PREMIER SPORTS COMPLEX.
I KNOW PROBABLY ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE, UH, THE RENDERINGS AND THE CONCEPTUAL PLANNING THAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THAT.
SO WE WANTED TO GET A FEEL FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE OF, OF THAT.
YOU CAN SEE 83% OF THE RESIDENTS STRONGLY AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE THE PREMIER MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS COMPLEX WITHIN THE CITY.
WE ASKED IF, IF TRAILS SHOULD CONNECT PARKS, SCHOOLS, UH, RESIDENTS, COMMERCIAL AREAS IN, UM, 80, 85% OF THE RESIDENTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED TO THAT, WHICH AGAIN IS A PRETTY STRONG CORRELATION.
UH, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SLIDE.
WE LIKE TO, WE LIKE TO ASK AND WE REALLY LIKE TO SHOW IT TO COUNCILS.
UH, YOU CAN SEE 93% OF THE RESPONDENTS AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREED AT PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES ARE WELL WORTH THE COST OF TAXPAYERS.
UH, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.
UM, I DON'T TYPICALLY SEE IT THAT HIGH.
SO THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S MEANS SOMETHING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN YOUR, IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT SAME QUESTION, UH, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF ALONG THE SAME LINES, BUT WE ASK IF PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO SUPPORT, UH, THE PORT BONDS OR TAX INCREASES FOR FOUR PARKS, AS YOU CAN SEE, 89% OF THE RESPONDENTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED, WHICH AGAIN IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.
UM, YOU KNOW, AT THE VOTING BOOTH IS WHERE IT REALLY COUNTS, BUT THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD SIGN THAT, THAT PEOPLE SUPPORT, SUPPORT THE CONCEPT.
SO WE ASKED, SO WE ALSO ASKED PEOPLE TO CONSIDER JUST IN GENERAL, THEIR FUTURE, UH, TOP THREE CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING FUTURE, UH, THE PARKS AND YOU SEE, UH, QUALITY OF FACILITIES AND DESIGN IS THE NUMBER ONE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE, UH, OF THOSE AREAS IS NUMBER TWO.
AFTER CONSTRUCTION, THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS IS NUMBER THREE, FOUR IS PROXIMITY, AND FIVE IS NUMBER OF FACILITIES.
UH, I ALWAYS WOULD ALWAYS FIND INTERESTING ABOUT THIS QUESTION IS SEEING WHERE THE QUALITY FACILITIES, UH, LANDS VERSUS THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES.
AND IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT PEOPLE WOULD RATHER HAVE FEWER NICER THINGS THAN A WHOLE LOT OF MEDIOCRE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WITH THEM FALLING AT NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FOUR SO WE'VE DEVELOPED SOME MASTER PLAN GOALS AND OUR WE'VE DEVELOPED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE OBJECTIVES, BUT THERE'S ABOUT FIVE OR SIX OBJECTIVES FOR EACH GOAL.
AND SO INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS ON BOARD WITH THE GENERAL GOALS WE HAVE IN THIS PLAN.
SO HOW WE, WE GO ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IS ONCE WE'VE TAKEN ALL THIS SURVEY DATA, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THIS STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY, WE HAVE THE SURVEY, WE PUT OUT FOCUS, GROUP MEETINGS, UH, DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF.
WE, WE DEVELOP GOALS GENERICALLY OR NOT GENERICALLY, BUT GENERALLY OF WHAT DIRECTION WE THINK THE PLAN SHOULD GO.
AND THEN AS WE, AS WE DEVELOP THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE PRIORITIES, WE'RE LOOKING BACK THROUGH THESE GOALS AND GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH, WITH THOSE GLASSES ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL MEETING THOSE GOALS AS WE DEVELOP THE PLAN AND GET TO THE IMPLEMENTATION.
SO THE PARKS AND RECREATION GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PARK SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY
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LIFESTYLES BY INCORPORATING PARKS.NOW FOR OPEN SPACES, TRAILS, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO ACCOMMODATE FROM MISSOURI, CITY'S DIVERSE AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY, THE NATURAL OPEN SPACE GOAL TO IDENTIFY, PROTECT, AND CONSERVE NATURAL OPEN SPACES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL HABITATS AND SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND PROVIDE PRIMITIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF MISSOURI CITY.
UH, SOME OF THOSE MAY SOUND A LITTLE WORDY.
WE DO USE A LOT OF KEY WORDS, UH, JUST FOR FUTURE, AS YOU'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP, UH, PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANTS, YOU KNOW, THEY LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF THESE WORDS.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF BUZZ WORDS THAT WE INCORPORATE INTO PLANS.
A TRAIL CONNECTIVITY GOALS IS TO FOCUS ON EXPANDING TRAILS, GREENWAYS, AND SIDEWALK SYSTEM TO CONNECT DESTINATIONS AND ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO UTILIZE THE TRAILS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTION.
AND THEN A MAINTENANCE GOAL, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY TECHNICAL AND CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ENSURE MISSOURI CITY HAS A SAFE AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING FACILITIES, PARKS, TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACES.
I KNOW THAT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN, UH, PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON THOSE GOALS SPECIFICALLY? UM, AGAIN, WE HAVE OBJECTIVES, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE CAN SHARE THOSE OBJECTIVES WITH YOU.
UM, HERE, HERE, SHORTLY AFTER WE, AFTER WE WRAP UP THIS MEETING, WE CAN SEND YOU COPIES.
WE'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COMMENT AND BRING YOUR QUESTIONS UP HUNTER.
I, UM, I KNOW I'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION AND THE DRAFT OF THE PLAN AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, BUT SOMETHING JUST STOOD OUT TO ME TODAY THAT I THOUGHT I'D BRING UP BECAUSE THEY'LL FORGET ABOUT IT LATER.
AND, AND THE BOARD CAN EITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH ME, BUT MAYBE UNDER THE NATURAL OPEN SPACE GOAL.
UM, WE PUT SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT, UM, EDUCATION, UM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PRESERVATION AND RECREATION, BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NATURAL OPEN SPACE, I THINK THERE'S, UH, AN EDUCATION ASPECT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE SHOULD KIND OF MAKE THAT OUR, ONE OF OUR GOALS THAT WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T JUST PRESERVE IT FOR THE SAKE OF PRESERVING IT, BUT WE WANT TO PRESERVE IT AND WE WANT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
AND SO MAYBE WE CAN JUST ADD THAT SOMEONE THERE, SOMEWHERE IN THERE, OR I KNEW JOHN WOULDN'T SPEAK UP AND BACK ME UP ON THAT ONE.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD, UM, GOOD OBSERVATION AND SURVEY, UM, SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT, UM, UM, WHAT WE DO IN THE CITY, UM, TALKS, UM, VERY GOOD, ACCURATE THINGS ABOUT, UM, PARKS.
I LIKE TO SERVE IT IN GOALS WISE.
I LIKE, I LIKE THIS ONE AS WELL, ESPECIALLY ON THE TRAILS.
SOME THINGS IN, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO BE DONE AS WELL.
SO, SO IN MY, IN THAT ASPECT, WE WELCOME THAT VERY MUCH.
TRAILS CAME UP IN EVERY CONVERSATION WE HAD, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
I LIKE ASK HIM ABOUT THE DOG PARK.
MAYBE I NEED TO ASK JASON, WE DON'T HAVE A DOG PARK THAT I KNOW OF YET.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE PLANNING STAGES CONSIDERATION FOR A DOG PARK ACTUALLY I'M, UH, HAVING, HAVING A DOG PARK WAS, WAS, UH, ALSO IN OUR LAST MASTER PLAN.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT.
UM, I KNOW IT, YOU APPEARED SEVERAL TIMES.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE, WE HAVE, UH, WE, WE CONTINUALLY LOOK AT POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR A DOG PARK, UM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, UM, IN AN EXISTING PARK.
UM, OUR GOAL WOULD BE ON THE, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY, JUST BECAUSE, UH, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY, YOU HAVE KITTY HOLLOW PARK THAT HAS A BIG DOG PARK, UH, UM, FOLKS LIVE IN RIVERSTONE.
AND THEN, AND THEN, UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOK, WE'RE LOOKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY.
UM, AND, UH, SO YEAH, WE, WE HAVE SOME IDEAS AND SOME THOUGHTS, UM, AND, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO LOOK TO MAKE THAT, MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO, SO YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND, AND, UH, HOPING TO, TO MAKE THAT, MAKE THAT A REALITY.
AND THAT IS, IS ANY EVER BEING MADE YOU REACH OUT TO THE HOA OR THE COMMUNITY USE OF POOLS? UH, WE DON'T HAVE A BALL.
MISSOURI CITY IS NOT GOING TO BUY
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ONE INSTALL ONE, BUT IS THERE ANY KIND OF PARTNERSHIP, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BEING SHOT FOSTERED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO SEE ABOUT THE UTILIZATION, THOSE POOLS FOR THE GREATER COMMUNITY? NOT, NOT ON A GENERAL SCALE.UM, I, YOU KNOW, POOLS ARE EXPENSIVE AND, UM, IT, I WOULD HAVE A, I MEAN, I WOULD FIND IT PRETTY DIFFICULT TO FIND A, A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO LET THEIR RESIDENTS PAY FOR THE UPKEEP AND LET THE REST OF THE, YOU KNOW, CAUSE THAT'S BEING PAID FOR OUT OF ASSESSMENTS AND, AND, UH, BUT, BUT WE DO, WE DO HAVE, UH, WE HAVE UTILIZED PARTNERSHIPS BEFORE ON A LIMITED BASIS FOR PROGRAMS, UM, WE'RE POOLS.
SO OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, UM, WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD SOME PARTNERSHIPS SO THAT OUR CAMP KIDS CAN GO SWIMMING, BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ON A GENERAL ON A GENERAL SCALE.
UM, I'M ON THE BOARD OF HUNTERS, GLEN FOR HOA, AND WE DO PARTNER WITH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
UM, I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WHO DON'T HAVE A POOL, UM, THEY, THEY PAY OR, YOU KNOW, WE PARTNER WITH THEM TO ALLOW THEM TO SWIM AT OUR POOL.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO OVER HERE.
AND THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, ON THE HOUSTON SIDE WHO WILL UTILIZE OUR POOL.
SO, UM, I KNOW A HUNDRED IS GOING FOR US IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THAT CURRENTLY.
SO IF, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO CAN PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD.
I, I WILL ACTUALLY, UH, BACKUP LESLIE ON THIS SAME THING.
FIRST COLONIES, THE SAME WAY WE HAVE SEVERAL, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO US AND, AND WE MAKE THEM, WE ASK THEM FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO IT, TO OFFSET THE COST OF A, OF UTILIZING THE POOL.
SO, UH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK EVERY HOA IN OUR AREA MINUS MAYBE THE ONES THAT STILL HAVE DEVELOPERS INSIDE OF THEM.
UH, I THINK ALL THE OTHER ONES, UH, THE ESTABLISHED ONES ARE, ARE KIND OF OPEN TO THE IDEA.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I'LL JUST KIND OF CHIME IN AS WELL, BECAUSE HUNTER'S PARK, WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHEN WE HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH HUNTERS GOING ONE AND TWO, BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE AREA.
AND SO FOR THOSE, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO HAVE THEM, THEY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PAY AS YOU GO KIND OF DEAL THAT, BUT IT'S GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT MISSOURI CITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL TEND TO WORK TOGETHER AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, NO GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET THINGS DONE.
AND, YOU KNOW, UH, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF BOARD MEMBERS GETTING TOGETHER ALSO TO BUDDY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, UH, FROM A MUD DISTRICT STANDPOINT, THAT'S WHY WE PUT IN THE SPLASH PAD, UH, OVER THERE AT, UH, UH, AT THE PARK OVER THERE BY FIESTA BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM LIKE TO KIND OF GET AWAY FROM IT, UH, PULLED BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY INSURANCE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
BUT, UH, I NOTICED A LOT OF AREAS ARE BEGINNING TO GET MORE AND MORE INTO THE SPLASH PADS, UH, KIND OF DEALS.
AND, AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY MUCH UTILIZED.
UH, MAN, WE, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WE BUILT A MAMMOTH SIZE, WENT OVER THERE AT THE PARK, BUT, AND YOU GET ALL THOSE KIDS UNDERNEATH THERE, THEY COMING OUT AND YOU CAN UTILIZE THOSE TYPES OF, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE A LOT LONGER AND A LOT LESS MAINTENANCE AND EXPERIENCE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS JUST ON THE ST I HAVE ONE COMMENT.
I THINK ONE THING WE CAN ADD TO THIS IS THE ACTUAL, UH, USE THE TERM FOR, UH, PARK ENTERTAINMENT, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO AND WE DON'T REALLY EMPHASIZE IT A LOT, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN WE DO THE MOVIES AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND, AND, UH, THE, THE, THE CONCERTS AND EVERYTHING, I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE DO THAT.
AND AGAIN, THAT MAY BE A TERMINOLOGY THING BECAUSE WE USUALLY, THE WORD PROGRAMMING IS TYPICALLY WHAT WE USE FOR, WE CALL THEM PROGRAMMED EVENTS.
SO THAT MAKES IT, MAKES IT MORE CLEAR.
I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE IT DOWN TO THE LOWEST DENOMINATOR.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
NO, I WAS GOING TO SAY, UM, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, UH, DO WE CONSIDER THIS JASON AN ACTION ITEM OR LET'S SAY POSTMAN?
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NO, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'LL TAKE THE FEEDBACK.UM, UH, HUNTER AND HIS TEAM WILL TAKE IT BACK AND, UM, MAKE SOME TWEAKS AND EDITS TO THE FULL DOCUMENT.
UM, THEN WE WILL, UH, WE'LL BRING YOU A, A DRAFT DOCUMENT TO, TO, UM, LOOK AT, UH, IT'S, IT'S A BIG ONE.
SO, UM, BUT, UH, EVENTUALLY THE DOCUMENT WILL GET APPROVED BY YOU THAT'LL HAVE OUR, OUR, OUR GOALS AND THEN ALL OF THE ACTION ITEMS UNDERNEATH THOSE GOALS.
AND, UM, AND THEN, UM, WE MAKE THE CHANGES THEN, AND THEN ONCE, ONCE THAT A DOCUMENT IS APPROVED BY THE, UM, PARK'S BOARD, THEN IT'LL GO TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THOUGH, ISN'T THERE MORE TO THE PRESENTATION THERE, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT, IF YOU WANT TO KICK ME OUT, I GET IT TOO.
YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING.
I'M NOT IN CONTROL OF THE SLIDES, SO THEY'RE JUST MAGICALLY MEETING FOR ME.
UH, SO THIS IS ANOTHER, THIS IS ANOTHER SLIDE THAT WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU ALL AND GET YOUR, GET YOUR FEEDBACK.
THIS IS A LIST THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER BASED ON ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE COLLECTED.
WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THE TOP 15 PRIORITIES, UH, NOW, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS LIST IS NOT, IT'S NOT A LIST OF WHAT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, IF NOT, UH, WE SHOULD BUILD TRAILS FIRST AND THEN LANDSCAPING, AND THEN NATURAL AREAS.
IT'S JUST KIND OF THE LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE, BUT THEY'RE ALL VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, SO, SO THIS IS INPUT MULTIPURPOSE PAVED IN NATURE AND NATURAL TRAILS, UM, AS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND AGAIN, W WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY ADD WALKING TRAILS HAVE CHANGED SOME OF THE VERBIAGE IN THAT.
SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE OTHER THING WE DID WAS BECAUSE WE HAD FLOWER GARDENS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS LISTED SO HIGH, WE'VE ACTUALLY KIND OF INTERPRETED THAT A LITTLE BIT AND CALL THAT ENHANCED LANDSCAPING.
UH, AND SO THAT MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T WANT SPECIFICALLY A BOTANICAL, YOU KNOW, A $3 MILLION BOTANICAL GARDEN, BUT MORE OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO TO PARKS, MAYBE ONE LEVEL ABOVE GRASS AND TREES.
UH, SO WE DID HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT NATIVE PLANTINGS AND ENHANCEMENTS AND THINGS.
SO, SO WE'VE KIND OF TAKEN THAT IN, AND THAT'S HOW WE'VE CONSIDERED THAT AND MOVED IT TO YOUR SECOND PRIORITY.
AND THEN HERE'S THE DOG PARK THAT FALLS FALLS AT NUMBER SIX, UH, BICYCLING OPPORTUNITIES.
AGAIN, WE, WE KIND OF COMBINE THAT SINCE WE HAD A LOT OF, A LOT OF BIKE TRAILS, MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES, AQUATIC FACILITIES, AGAIN, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, ALL ENCOMPASSING OF THE SWIMMING POOL CONVERSATION, THE SPRAY GROUND CONVERSATION, UM, YOU KNOW, IT LEAVES THOSE INDOOR INDOOR AQUATIC FACILITIES, OUTDOOR IT'S A BROAD AQUATIC FACILITIES LINE ITEM, MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS COURTS, PLAYGROUNDS, INDOOR RECREATION CENTER, UH, EXPANSION, MULTIPURPOSE LAWN AREAS OF PLAY SPACES, UH, DISC GOLF COURSES, MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS FIELDS, UH, AND ADULT AND YOUTH BALL DIAMONDS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY WANTED TO HEAR FROM SOME FEEDBACK IS IF EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND AREAS OF, YOU KNOW, IS THIS LIST A PRETTY GOOD SUMMARY LIST OF IN PRIORITY OF, OF WHAT AMENITIES ARE NEEDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY? SO I'LL TAKE ANY, ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MY, MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE THE DISC GOLF COURSE.
UM, I ENJOYED THIS GOLF MYSELF, BUT, UH, THE DISC GOLF COURSE THAT FIRST COLONY CURRENTLY OWNS AND MAINTAINS IS INCREDIBLY UNDER UTILIZED.
AND WE FEEL THAT THAT SPACE MIGHT BE BETTER USED FOR OTHER THINGS.
IT TAKES UP A LARGE SWATH OF AROUND OUR LAKE.
AND SO WHATEVER A DISC GOLF COURSE LOOKS LIKE, WE WOULD WANT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT, HEY, WHERE IT IS SO CENTRAL TO EVERYBODY AND B THAT IT IS PROPERLY SHOWCASED TO GET PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP TO IT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A COMPLETELY UNUTILIZED ONE SITTING OVER HERE, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM ME.
IS IT, IS IT JUST, I GUESS, JUST, YOU NEVER SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE PLAYING ON IT OR IS IT NO, LIKE WE, WE ACTUALLY DID A STUDY ON IT AND, AND WE HAD OVER, UH, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS A TWO MONTH PERIOD.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF LIKE 15 PLAYERS.
ARE THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SAY YOU HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF YOUR, OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? NOT ON THAT COURSE
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ON THE DISC GOLF COURSE.I CAN DRIVE DOWN THERE TONIGHT AND LOOK, IT I'LL TEXT YOU, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANYWHERE THAT THAT SAYS IT'S FIRST TO PLAY IT.
AND I JUST HANG MY HEAD EVERY TIME THAT I TRY TO GO ON.
YOU SHOULD JUST, YOU SHOULD JUST CALL ME AND I'LL, IF I GUESS IT IS PASS.
BUT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT PARTNERING WITH, I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE JASON, I'VE BEEN DOING SOME STUFF ON THE SIDE.
SO LIKE, PERHAPS THERE'S A WAY FOR US TO WORK OUT A DEAL WHERE WE COULD OPEN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE IN EXCHANGE OF, UH, ALL OUR INCOME, UH, NOT IN CAN, BUT IN TANDEM WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING.
AND IF WE CAN TALK OFFLINE ABOUT IT TOO, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN OPEN THAT THE DISC GOLF COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS WHY WE DON'T PLAY ON IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE CHANGE THESE THINGS ABOUT IT, THEN WE WOULD PLAY ON THAT ALL THE TIME KIND OF THING, YOU KNOW? SO, UM, DEFINITELY, UH, PARTNERSHIPS ARE AWESOME.
AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD POINT TOO, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING OVER, GOSH, THE PAST DECADE IS PARKS AND RECREATION IS THE MINDSET HAS BEEN ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, PARKS ARE KIND OF A FREE THING.
YOU KNOW, WE PAY FOR THEM WITH TAXES, BUT PEOPLE UTILIZE THEM FOR FREE ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY GO ACCESS THEM.
UM, BUT THE DEMAND OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT, YOU KNOW, THESE $40 MILLION REC CENTERS AND INDOOR AQUATIC CENTERS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY ADDITIONAL TAXES.
SO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH, YOU KNOW, HOS AND PRIVATE SECTOR, THOSE ARE JUST BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TAX BASE CAN'T SUPPORT THE DEMAND AND THAT MOST COMMUNITIES HAVE, UH, FOR THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AND SERVICE THEY WANT WITHIN THEIR PARK SYSTEM.
SO I THINK THE MORE WE CAN PROMOTE AND UTILIZE PARTNERSHIPS THE BETTER, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON, ON THIS SPECIFIC LIST, THIS ORDER, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE, THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE FUNDING.
THIS IS FOR, TO BE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE APPROVED THIS MASTER PLAN.
THIS LIST IS REQUIRED BY THEM.
UM, AND IT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS, THE LIST THAT IS USED, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GO FOR FUNDING, THESE WILL BE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'LL WANT TO CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING IN YOUR PARK SYSTEM.
SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THIS SPECIFIC LIST, UM, EVERYONE'S HAPPY WITH IT AND THINKS THAT'S PRETTY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK ON THAT LIST? AND NOW WE'VE GOT SOME, WHAT WE HAVE IS NEW PARK RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXISTING PARK RECOMMENDATIONS.
NOW THIS IS WHEN I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO KNOW RELATIVELY QUICKLY THROUGH THESE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT, AND THIS IS EVEN THE CONDENSED VERSION.
UH, BUT I, BUT I REALLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THROUGH THE PACKET, OR IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY PLEASE LOOK THROUGH IT AND ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS, WE'RE STILL TWEAKING THROUGH THESE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE PUT TOGETHER LISTS OF ELEMENTS FOR EACH PARK OF WHAT WE THINK SHOULD BE DEVELOPED BASED ON ALL THE INPUT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, IT'S PRETTY LENGTHY TO SIT HERE AND JUST READ EVERY LINE TO YOU.
UM, BUT WE CAN, WE'VE KIND OF PICKED OUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS, UH, FOR RIGHT NOW, UM, HAGGERSTON ROAD PARK LANE, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL TRAILS, CONNECTING TRAILS, UH, SITE AMENITIES AND PARK ENTRY SIGNS, UH, LAKE SHORE HARBOR PARK, UH, IS TO CONSTRUCT WALKING TRAILS, UH, SITE AMENITIES AND, AND, UH, PARK ENTRY SIGNS.
UH, WE HAVE THE HEROIN TRACK AS A, AS A NEW PORT RECOMMENDATION.
AGAIN, THERE'S, THERE'S BEEN A MASTER PLAN PROVIDED FOR THAT, UH, IN THE PAST, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAILS, NATIVE, NATIVE ELEMENTS INTERPRETED SIGNAGE, UM, NATURE, PLAY AREAS, PLAYGROUNDS, BOARDWALKS, UM, I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS DRAWING BEFORE AND, AND DISCUSS THIS PROJECT.
UM, BUT WE'VE GOT THAT AS ONE OF THE DEVELOPED PROPERTIES IN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS.
UH, SOME, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL PARKS, PARKS, EDGE, UH, PARKLAND, THE REVOLUTION WAY PARKLAND AND RIVERSTONE PROPERTY.
NOW THESE ARE ALL CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND TO DEVELOP THESE PARKS, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.
UM, NATURE TRAYER IS TRAILS PRETTY MUCH FALL ON EVERY ONE OF THESE PARKS SITE AMENITIES, UM, NATURAL VIEWING AREAS, UH, AGAIN, MORE TRAILS PARKING LOTS, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF PUTTING IN BASIC PARK PARK ELEMENTS AS WE, AS WE DEVELOP THESE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES.
UM, SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE BUFFALO RUN PARK TO REPLACE DECOMPOSED
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GRANITE, UH, WITH, WITH CONCRETE PAD CONCRETE TRAILS, UH, REGRADE, THE EMBANKMENT REPLACED TWO TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD PLAYGROUND AND THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD PLAYGROUND, UH, COMMUNITY PARK TO IMPROVE, IMPROVE THE FIELDS AND THE TURF, UH, CONSTRUCT SHADE STRUCTURES, AND JUST GENERALLY UPDATE THE PARK IN WHOLE.AGAIN, I WON'T, I WON'T READ THROUGH EVERY LINE ITEM, UM, BUT, BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN SEE THEM TREE PARK TO IMPROVE LANDSCAPING, UH, TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE SITE-SPECIFIC MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING THESE ZIBO, MORE WALKING PATHS, PICNIC AREAS, PLAYGROUNDS, UM, HUNTER'S GLEN PARK, UH, RESURFACE THE BASKETBALL COURT, UH, YOU KNOW, PUTTING CONCRETE TRAILS, REPLACED DRINKING FOUNTAINS, ED, UH, BATES, BASEBALL BACKSTOPS, AND THEN SITE AMENITIES, UH, TO GENERALLY KIND OF JUST ENHANCE THE AREA HUNTER'S TRAIL PARK, REPLACED THE PLAYGROUNDS REPLACED SWINGS, THE BARBECUE PITS.
AND AGAIN, UM, YOUR GENERIC SITE AMENITIES, INDEPENDENCE PARK, WE HAVEN'T STIR INSTALLING, UH, SECURITY LIGHTING, CONCRETE PATHS TO THE PAVILION, SPECIFICALLY CONSTRUCT FISHING PIERS AND, UH, PADDLE LAUNCHES.
SO KAYAKS CANOES, PADDLEBOARDS, ANY OF THOSE ELEMENTS PARK, UH, TO COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASTER PLAN, UH, CONSTRUCT A DISC GOLF COURSE, ADDITIONAL CONCRETE TRAILS, UH, ENHANCE THE SMALL POND AREA, UH, ENHANCED.
THIS IS WHERE THE NATIVE LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS, UH, COME IN ADDITIONAL PARKING AND AGAIN, UH, ADDITIONAL SITE AMENITIES, BENCHES, TRAY, UH, BENCHES, THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.
WELL, GREEN WEST IS REPLACED THE, UH, THE TRAIL OF THE BASKETBALL PAVILION, UH, REPLACED SWINGS, REPLACED THE PLAYGROUNDS RESURFACE THE BASKETBALL COURT.
AND THIS IS A, THIS IS A SPACE WHERE CONSIDERED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DOG PARK.
UH, QUAIL VALLEY NORTH PARK IS TO CONSTRUCT A TRAIL TO THE WATERSHED, UH, CONSTRUCT ANOTHER LOOP TRAIL WITHIN THE PARK, UH, MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS COURTS, AND THEN YOUR BASIC SITE AMENITIES TO ENHANCE, TO ENHANCE THE PROPERTY AGAIN, MORE EXISTING PARKS, RIDGEVIEW PARK, YOU KNOW, REPLACED THE PLAYGROUNDS, THE SWINGS, THE RESTROOMS, UH, INSTALLED SHADE STRUCTURES, ROWAN PARK CONSTRUCT, A WALKING TRAIL AND EXERCISE STATIONS ALONG THAT TRAIL, UH, ALONG WITH THE SPRAY GROUND OR SPLASH PAD AND ENHANCE THE LANDSCAPING.
SO LET ME TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SOME OF THE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS.
UH, SO WE HAVE THE FIRST COUNTY TRAIL ON TRAILHEAD.
SO AGAIN, TRAILHEAD IS TYPICALLY A, UH, STARTING PORT OR A NODE THAT HAS BIKE REPAIR STATIONS, UH, BENCHES, SMALL MAPS, PAVILION, SIGNAGE, JUST TO KIND OF A SPACE TO GET STARTED BEFORE YOU GO ON THE TRAIL HUNTERS, GLEN TRAIL.
SO REPLACED, UH, THE GRANITE WITH CONCRETE, UH, REPLACED THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
AND THEN AGAIN, INSTALL SITE AMENITIES THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL AND MILE MARKERS.
AND THEN THE SAME WITH THE GCWR TRAIL.
LET ME CALL YOU BACK AND, UH, OYSTER CREEK TRAIL, UH, TO INSTALL BIKE MAINTENANCE STATIONS AGAIN, THAT TRAIL HEAD AND, UH, CONSTRUCT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES.
AND I WILL SAY, I WILL SAY TOO, I KNOW I'M GOING VERY QUICKLY THROUGH THIS.
UH, AS JASON MENTIONED, THE PLAN IS, IS PRETTY LONG.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION THAT BACKS UP THESE PRETTY SHORT LISTS THAT I'M JUST, I'M SPITTING OUT ALL THESE LINE ITEMS TO YOU, BUT THERE'S MORE, THERE'S MORE BACKING THIS AND THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT.
UM, SO IN TERMS OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION, UH, TO REPAIR AT THE, AT THE TENNIS CENTER TO REPAIR THE TENNIS COURTS, REPLACE ALL THE PICNIC TABLES, UH, CONSIDER ADDITIONAL INDOOR SPORTS COURTS, ADDITIONAL SECOND INDOOR GYMNASIUM, UM, AND THEN PICKLEBALL COURTS.
AND, UM, AS AGAIN, I'M SURE MANY OF YOU SEEN THE STAMOS SPORTS COMPLEX RENDERINGS, UM, TO EXPAND THIS SITE AND THEY GET VERY MULTI-PURPOSE.
UM, SO THAT IT'S IT'S, THE INTENT WOULD BE THAT IT'S ACTIVE ALL THE TIME, AND EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME FORM OR FASHION ON THAT, ON THAT SITE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE GENERAL AND ONGOING RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE THINGS THAT AREN'T SPECIFICALLY GOING TO BE AS WE GO THROUGH THESE RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE THEM.
AND WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE SPECIFIC PARK PARKS WITH PARK PROJECTS, THE ESTIMATED COSTS AND THE ESTIMATED DATES OF WHEN THEY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM.
SO WE'LL GO THROUGH AND KIND OF BALANCE KIND OF THE BUDGET AND THE FUNDING TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A $10 MILLION PROJECT EVERY YEAR FOR 10
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YEARS, CAUSE THAT'S JUST NOT FEASIBLE.SO, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH AND KIND OF BALANCE IT.
SO IT'S A REASONABLE BUDGET AND THEN TALK THROUGH DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH PROJECT.
BUT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME THAT ARE JUST, UH, FOR, FOR JASON AND TW WHEN THEIR STAFF, UH, JUST LINE ITEMS THAT ARE THINGS THAT JUST CONTINUALLY NEED TO BE NEEDED TO BE LOOKING AT AND WORKING WITH THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PERIOD, WHICH IS ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL PARKLAND AGAIN, UM, ENCOURAGING HOS TO, TO CONSTRUCT TRAILS THAT CONNECT TO THE OVERALL TRAILS, UH, CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE TRAILS AND BIKEWAYS MASTER PLAN.
AGAIN, PARTNERSHIPS IS A BIG ONE WITH ALL DIFFERENT AREAS.
UM, CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE AS THINGS ARE IMPLEMENTED, THEY ARE ADA ACCESSIBLE.
UM, AND THEN CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SINCE ITEMS INCREASED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, SECURITY CAMERAS, LIGHTINGS THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES, AND THEN, UH, DEVELOPED C STANDARDS.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA START USING THE SAME BENCHES, THE SAME TRASH CANS.
AND SO PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THEY'RE ARRIVING TO A CITY, MISSOURI CITY PARK, UH, IMPLEMENT PUBLIC ARTS MASTER PLAN AND DEVELOP AN AMENITY LIFE CYCLE PLAN.
SO THAT AS WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW CERTAIN PLAYGROUNDS OF CERTAIN LIFESPANS.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND BUILD IN A PLAN TO REPLACE THOSE AFTER SO MANY YEARS, UH, AS THEY DATE OUT BEFORE, WELL, I'LL RUN THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS REAL QUICK.
SO THE PLAN NOW, AND JASON'S ALREADY TOUCHED ON THIS IS WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA UPDATE BASED ON COMMENTS TONIGHT, AND THEN SOME STAFF COMMENTS WE'VE RECEIVED AND ARE PLANNING TO RECEIVE, WE'RE GOING TO MODIFY THE PLAN.
UM, AND THEN BOTH WILL GET IT BACK TO STAFF.
THEY'LL REVIEW IT AND THEN WE'LL SEND IT OUT TO THE PARKS BOARD FOR REVIEW.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S PRETTY LENGTHY DOCUMENT, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT.
AND ONCE YOU REVIEW IT, WE'LL MEET AGAIN.
AND, UM, WE'LL TAKE ACTION ON, ON APPROVING IT, HOPEFULLY TO GO FORWARD TO COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL PRESENT IT TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, WITH PARKS BOARD APPROVAL.
AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL, I'M SORRY, I'M ALREADY HEADED UP IN THIS, IN THIS LIST.
I'VE ALREADY JUMPED AHEAD, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL THAT PROCESS OR, UH, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.
AND ONCE WE GET IT ADOPTED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT WHERE THE PLAN ENDS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THE PLANNING PROCESS, ONCE YOU GET IT ADOPTED THAT THE PLAN IS, IS DONE, THEN WE REALLY WANT TO GO ACTUALLY GO INTO, UH, APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING AND PLAINTIFF MUTATION.
YOU KNOW, THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET PARKS ON THE GROUND AND UPDATED PARKS AND INCREASE.
THE QUALITY PLAN IS JUST A STEPPING STONE TOWARDS THAT PROCESS.
UM, SO IT'S, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONCE THIS THING'S APPROVED, WE GOTTA MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T SIT ON A SHELF AND IMPLEMENT ITEMS ON IT.
WHAT'S A PROJECTED TIMELINE FOR THAT ACTION.
UH, WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE IT BACK.
JASON, HAVE WE, I THINK PROBABLY GOING TO TRY TO GO TO COUNCIL IN PUBLIC TWO MONTHS.
OH, DEFINITELY BY YEAR END, DEFINITELY.
HOPEFULLY BY BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER, THAT'S THE GOAL IT'S NOT ADDRESSED THERE, BUT IF I CAN REAL QUICK, ONE TIME THERE WAS TALK OF A HANDBALL COURT ON THE EXISTING FACILITY DIRECTION, WHICHEVER WE COME UP, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HEARING ABOUT IT.
HANDBALL COURT AT THE REC CENTER, RIGHT ON THE BACK WALL.
ACTUALLY, NO, THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.
HE'S BEEN HERE A COUPLE MONTHS FIRST.
HOWEVER WE CAN, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO SOME DIGGING, LIKE JASON SAID, THANK YOU.
IF I HAVE SOME FEEDBACK ON, UM, I'LL DO WE COMMUNICATE, I WRITE TO YOU OR, UH, UH, THE, THE BEST WAY IS TO PROBABLY GO THROUGH TW UM, IF YOU HAVE HIS INFORMATION, HE CAN, IF YOU CAN GET EVERYTHING TO HIM, HE'S BEEN OUR MAIN POINT OF CONTACT.
AND YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY COMMENTS.
UM, I THINK THAT THE IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS TO, AS YOU WORK THROUGH THIS, MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS OUR COMMENTS PRETTY QUICKLY, BECAUSE ONCE WE START GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S HARD TO CHANGE SOMETHING AT THE VERY BEGINNING BECAUSE IT HAS TRICKLE THANKS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAN.
UH, SO IF YOU DO HAVE COMMENTS, THE SOONER, THE BETTER WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THAT IS AGAIN, THAT WAS, IT MAY HAVE FELT LONG, BUT THAT WAS FOR THE, THE, AS MANY PAGES THIS PLANE IS TURNED INTO.
THAT WAS A PRETTY QUICK SUMMARY,
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UH, PRETTY HIGH ELEVATION.UH, BUT, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH.
I THINK, I THINK IT'S COMING TOGETHER.
I HOPE YOU TELL ME WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH, WITH STAFF AND, UM, EMILY HAS BEEN WORKING, WORKING HARD TO GET THIS PUT TOGETHER.
SO I THINK, UM, I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH YOUR BLESSING.
UH, JUST, JUST A QUICK NOTE AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT, UH, IS MARY ROSS, UH, HAS JOINED US IN THIS MEETING PLACE.
AND, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE REPORT PRESENTED TO US TONIGHT.
A, A VERY GOOD REPORT AND, AND WELL PRESENTED.
[5. CONSIDER RETURNING TO IN-PERSONMEETINGS]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, CONSIDER RETURNING TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS.UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN APART FOR OVER A YEAR AND SOMETHING NOW, AND, AND I'VE ALMOST FIGURED THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT, UH, JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT TO THE GROUP, UH, CITY COUNCIL.
THEY DID THEIR FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING THIS PAST MONTH OVER AT THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
UM, I MEAN OVER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT IS GOING TO BE WHERE ALL MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE HELD.
UH, JASON CORRECT ME WHENEVER I'M MISSPEAKING, BUT ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD BECAUSE THEY'RE REMODELING THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AND SO MOVING FORWARD, UH, WHEN NOT IF, BUT WHEN WE DO GET BACK TO IN-PERSON MEETING, UH, IT WILL BE OVER THERE, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, I WOULD IMAGINE, UH, THE ONLY THING IS WE JUST NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHEN, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD STILL FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO, I'M GOING TO GIVE EACH INDIVIDUAL, UM, ON THE CALL BOARD MEMBER, AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE EITHER A YAY OR NAY OR THEIR CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE, BECAUSE HERE'S THE DEAL I NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND IT MAY BE A MORPHOUS OF, YOU KNOW, PARTIAL IN-PERSON AND PARTIAL VIRTUAL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE DO IS WHAT EACH INDIVIDUAL IS COMFORTABLE DOING.
UH, SO BY ALL MEANS, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL PRESSURED IF THEY'RE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, HEY, HOLD ON A SECOND ENOUGH.
Y'ALL NOT VACCINATED OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.
I DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, I STILL GOT THE X FACTOR UP AND THAT'S OKAY.
THAT IS, WE CAN APPRECIATE IT.
AND WE RESPECT THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
AND THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE BOARD, UH, THE PARKS BOARD.
UH, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, I WOULD JUST KINDA, UH, FIRST, UH, JASON, IS THERE ANYTHING I MISSED BEFORE I STARTED GOING TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT I NEED TO MENTION TO HIM BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO KIND OF HAVE DIALOGUE WITH THEM THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD? UM, IF WE STARTED BACK UP, IF THE CORE DESIRES WOULD START BACK UP NEXT MONTH AND THOSE MEETINGS WOULD BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, WITH, UH, DISTANCE PROTOCOLS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, I'LL START WITH TOTAL AND LET ME, LET ME, HOLD ON, BEAR WITH ME FOR ONE QUICK SECOND HERE.
UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOW WE'LL START WITH, UH, SO I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE LIST AND ALPHABETICAL ORDER THE WAY THEY'RE ON THEM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK? I DON'T CARE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
I CAN RESPECT OTHERS OR WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT TO DO.
DIANE, I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON FULLY VACCINATED, BUT WE PROBABLY WON'T HAVE A MEETING IN JULY, RIGHT.
SO I WOULD SAY JUST WAIT TO AUGUST, BUT I COULD GO EITHER WAY, BUT WE WILL HAVE ONE A GYM, RIGHT.
WE'RE ASKING IF WE WANT TO HAVE ONE IN PERSON, RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING IN JULY.
I SAY WE WAIT TILL AUGUST, UNLESS EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO JUNE.
I COULD GO EITHER WAY, BUT I SUGGEST AUGUST.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GO TO EACH INDIVIDUAL TO, TO GET A CONSENSUS OF EVERYONE, BECAUSE THE MORE OPINIONS YOU GET, THE BETTER DECISION CAN BE MADE.
UM, I WOULD GO WITH, UM, SUSAN, UH, DID ON AUGUST, STARTING FROM AUGUST.
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SO THAT'S MY, UH, PERSONAL PREFERENCE, BUT, UM, IT'S OKAY IF WE, UM, EVERYBODY MAJORITY DECIDES TO GO WITH JUNE.I GOT FISH SHOT, SO I HAVE 30 MORE DAYS TO GO FOR, UM, SECOND SHOT.
I WILL WAIT UP UNTIL AUGUST, BUT I'M FINE.
AND, AND JUST, JUST FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE AGAIN, I DON'T LIKE TO PUT ANYBODY IN A BAD POSITION, WHATEVER, UH, WHETHER YOU'RE VAX VACCINATED OR NOT, THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE.
I JUST WANT TO JUST MAKE THAT AS A POINT, BECAUSE AGAIN, I TRY NOT TO MAKE ANYBODY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
EVERYBODY'S GOT OPINIONS, OPINIONS ARE LIKE NOSES.
AND, AND SO AGAIN, UH, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY RESPECTFUL HERE AND I KNOW WE WILL ALWAYS WILL BE.
UM, AND THAT WAS DIANE THAT MADE THE COMMENT, UH, DON THOUGHTS.
UM, WE HAVE NOT BEEN GOING BACK.
UM, BUT I KNOW IT'S INEVITABLE THAT ONE MORE ALONG THE LINE HERE, THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN THE LAST YEAR, REALISTICALLY, AUGUST.
UM, MS. JOHNSON, THOMAS SAYING, UH, I, I MISS EVERYBODY TREMENDOUSLY, BUT I AGREE WITH DIANE.
I THINK AUGUST WOULD BE A GOOD TIME, ESPECIALLY FOR ME BECAUSE I'M STILL RECUPERATING FROM A BROKEN ANKLE.
AND THAT'S ALSO YOUR BIRTHDAY TOO.
ALL RIGHT, MS. UH, MR. MAG, MR. LESLIE, MY THOUGHTS, COMMENTS, I'M LOVING THE VIRTUAL ILLNESS.
I WOULD VOTE TO STAY VIRTUAL, BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE DONE AND IN PERSON IS, IS, IS, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN BUSINESS GETS DONE FOR THE CITY.
SO, UM, I MEAN, EITHER WAY IS GOOD FOR ME, BUT IF I HAD TO, YOU KNOW, MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE IS TO STAY BERTRAM, BUT I WON'T BE SELFISH EITHER WAY.
AND, AND AS I CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH HERE, KEEP IN MIND, WE CAN ALWAYS, I MEAN, THERE CAN BE SOME IN-PERSON, SOME STILL CAN MEET, DO VIRTUAL.
AND SO, UH, IT'S NOT AN ALL OR NOTHING, YOU KNOW, WE WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.
I PROMISE YOU, WE HAVE THE STAFF AND THE TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE, EXCUSE ME FOR BEING LATE.
UM, WHEN I LOOKED AT MY MIND NOTICE, IT SAID IN HOUSE AND I CAME IN HERE RUNNING FROM ANOTHER MEETING.
I WAS LIKE, OH GOD, I GOTTA TO GO TO CITY HALL AND RAN OVER.
UM, SO I WAS LATE ANYWAY, UH, I'M FULLY VACCINATED, BUT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEGREE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF VACCINATIONS THAT ARE, HAVE BEEN DONE.
AND I WOULD AGREE THAT WE SHOULD WAIT TIL, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST AUGUST, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE, REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, YOUR COMMENT THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ALL OR NOTHING.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO, UM, TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION WHERE EVERYBODY IS COMFORTABLE.
UM, SO EITHER WAY WITH ME, UH, I REALLY, I WOULD, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD MEET IN PERSON.
I WOULD LIKE FOR US, NOT ME PERSONAL UNTIL AUGUST, BUT I'LL GO WITH THE, I'LL GO WITH THE MAJORITY.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THE OFFER FOR ALL OR NOT FOR, FOR NOT NEEDING TO BE ALL ONE WAY FOR ME.
HI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
MA'AM UH, MISS SUSAN, I GOT TO SEE YOU.
I LIKE EMAIL ME A PICTURE OF YOU.
I WANT TO SEE YOUR LOVELY FACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING? I'VE NEVER MET EVERYBODY IN PERSON.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY, BUT I WAS THINKING THAT, UM, WE SHOULD AT LEAST MEET FACE-TO-FACE ONCE A QUARTER.
AND THEN IF, IF VIRTUAL WORKS FOR EVERYONE ELSE, THEN YOU KNOW, THE OTHER
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TWO MONTHS WE MEET VIRTUALLY.SO IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO MEET EVERYBODY AND SEE EVERYBODY THAT'S IN A WHILE.
SO THAT'S, MY BOAT IS AT LEAST ONCE A PORTER IN PERSON.
I DON'T MIND EITHER WAY, EITHER WAY IS FINE WITH ME, BUT I THINK PLEASE REACH AND MEET ONCE IN A WHILE.
NOT A PROBLEM, ANGELO, CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? YEAH.
AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS AS LONG AS THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER SUSPENDING.
UH, CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IS IN PLACE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL, AND I, I APOLOGIZE.
I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, BUT THIS DISCUSSION NOW IS KIND OF SUBJECT TO THAT.
SO IF THAT GETS RESCINDED, THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, PER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, UH, IN-PERSON MEETINGS WILL BE REQUIRED, BUT SINCE YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO, UM, NOBODY'S ANTICIPATING THAT THAT'S GOING TO GET LIFTED ANYTIME SOON.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, BUT IT IS SUBJECT TO THAT.
AND JAMES CORRECT ME IF I'M, IF I'M MISTAKEN, BUT EVEN WHEN THEY LEFT THE ORDERS AND IF I STILL HAVE, AND THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL, BUT IF I HAVE A, A BOARD MEMBER CAN SAY, LARRANCE LAIRD SAYS, YOU KNOW, HE'S ON OXYGEN AND CAN'T COME TO THE MEETING.
UH, WE COULD ALLOW THAT PERSON TO COME TO THE MEETING VIRTUALLY, AM I CORRECT IN STATING THAT IF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE REINSTATES, THAT THOSE PROVISIONS, THOSE SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, THE, I GUESS, TELE, I FORGET WHAT WORD THEY USE, THE VIDEO, OR, UM, TELECONFERENCING IS ONLY APPLICABLE IN VERY LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
LIKE IF THERE WAS A NATURAL DISASTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A, AN IN-PERSON FORUM PRESENT AT THAT POINT.
NO, I'M I'M I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M SAYING IF I HAVE, UH, IF IT JUST SO HAPPENS, I'M JUST USING LAYER AS THE EXAMPLE, IF LANCE HAS A MEDICAL ELEMENT THAT DOES NOT ALLOW JUST HIM ALONE, ONE INDIVIDUAL NOT TO ATTEND, THEY COULD STILL ATTEND THE MEETING VIRTUALLY YES OR NO.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY COULD PARTICIPATE AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
UM, LIKE I SAID, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE IN IN-PERSON FORUM PRESENT TO VOTE, BUT I MEAN, NOTHING WOULD PROHIBIT IT BEING LIVESTREAM.
NOTHING WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM, UH, TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS.
I JUST DON'T THINK THEY'D BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
IF YOU CAN VERIFY THAT FOR ME, PLEASE.
I DIGRESSED A LITTLE BIT, BUT JUST IN CASE, BECAUSE I MEAN, I, THERE'S SOME STRANGE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED DURING THESE TIMES.
AND SO I WANT TO COVER THE BASE AND PROVIDE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY, NO MATTER WHAT, UH, THE LAST PERSON TO SEE.
BRIAN'S NOT HERE, HE'S OUT, VICTORIA'S GONE, BUDDY.
I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST THING WE HAVE IS FAIR ITSELF.
I VOTE FOR JUNE FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS.
SO BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD, AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, WITH REGARDS TO CHAR, YOU KNOW, RETURNING TO IN-PERSON MEETING, BUT WHAT I'M GATHERING AND IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM.
UH, SO, BUT BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE OVERALL GROUP, IT APPEARS THAT WE'RE NOT MEETING IN JULY BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING THEIR FIRST, UH, UH, JULY EVENT FOR THE JULY EVENT, UH, JUNE IS, IS, IS NEXT MONTH.
AND SO, UH, WHAT I'M HEARING IS THE MAJORITY WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE STARTED IN AUGUST, UH, AS A FIRST IN PERSON MEETING.
UH, I THINK WHEN I LOOKED AT HOW THEY DID CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAD AND JASON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HELP ME OUT ON THIS ONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT, WE HAVE A LOT MORE FOLKS THAN WHAT THEY HAVE IN CITY COUNCIL.
THEY ONLY HAVE, I THINK IT'S, IT'S, UH, FOUR, SIX, SEVEN ALL TOGETHER.
AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SAW HOW IT WAS SET UP.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SET UP FOR 13 OF US, UH, TO ATTEND.
SO I THINK MAYBE AUGUST HEARING THE MAJORITY, IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST THAT LAWS.
SO GIVE THEM, THEM BEING STAFF, UH, TIME TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE I KNOW THEY TAPED THE MEETINGS AS WELL.
AND SO THEY GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, CAUSE WHEN I SAW THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I'M LIKE,
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IT'S JUST SEVEN OR THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH 13.YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A BIGGER FAMILY, WE ARE A BIGGER FAMILY THAN, THAN, THAN COUNCILS.
SO, UH, I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE, UH, AUGUST MIGHT BE OUR FIRST MEETING.
AND, UH, IF THAT WORKS IT'S, THE MAJORITY HAS SPOKEN WHEN I COUNTED THE NUMBERS OF, UH, IT SEEMED LIKE THAT WAS THE PREFERENCE OF EVERYONE.
UH, AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT GIVES STAFF TIME TO KIND OF GET THEIR STUFF TOGETHER ON, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TABLES PARTITIONS BETWEEN EACH ONE AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF IT.
UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE BIG HEARTBURN WITH US DURING OUR FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST? CAN EVERYBODY MAKE IT TIL AUGUST? ALL RIGHT.
NOBODY VOICED ANY MAJOR CONCERNS.
OBJECTIONS WE'LL DO AUGUST AS OUR FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING.
UH, JASON IS PROVIDING A FULL FIVE COURSE MEAL FOR US THAT NIGHT, UH, ALL KINDS OF GOOD GOODIES.
HE'S GOT A LOUD BAND COMING THAT NIGHT.
SO, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT, YOU GOT YOUR WALLET, WE GOT YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER, SO THAT I'M WEARING PEOPLE UP FOR DISAPPOINTMENT.
DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THOUGH, THAT CONVENTION IN AUGUST, ALL FUTURE MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND NOT BACK AT CITY COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS OR WHATEVER.
THEY'RE REMODELING THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AND SO RIGHT NOW ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND THAT'S A BIGGER ROOM FOR THEM TO SOCIAL DISTANCE AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO, UH, THAT YOU DID HEAR CORRECT? YES, SIR.
THAT'S FOR TIME AND MEMORIAL, JUST, JUST, JUST UNTIL, UH, UNTIL THEY'RE FINISHED AND WE CAN BE CLOSER TOGETHER.
AND BUDDY, NEXT TIME I SEE YOU.
ISN'T THAT THAT'S AN UGLY SIGHT.
[6. PRESENT RIDGEVIEW SPLASHPAD PROJECT PROPOSAL]
ITEM NUMBER SIX, UH, PRESENT RIDGE VIEW, SPLASH PAD, PROJECT PROPOSAL.MR. MANGUM ON ME, I HAVE, UH, JUST ABOUT FOUR SLIDES.
I, I WANT TO SHOW YOU REAL QUICK, UH, REGARDING A POTENTIAL PROJECT, UH, UH, RIDGEVIEW PARK.
UM, WE, UM, ARE WORKING WITH THE QUAIL VALLEY HOA FOR SOME FUNDING.
UM, HOWEVER, I DID WANT TO BRING THIS TO THE BOARD BECAUSE I'M KIND OF TREATING THIS LIKE A, A GRANT.
UM, THE, UH, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, WE COME UP WITH A GRANT AND THERE MIGHT BE A MATCH THE CITY HAS TO COME UP WITH AND WE WANT TO PRESENT THAT TO THE PARKS BOARD TO SEE IF THAT'S A WISE USE OF MONEY, AND THEN PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL TO SEE IF THEY'D BE WILLING TO FUND, UM, THAT MATCH, UH, FOR GRANT.
AND, AND, UH, SO WE HAVE THIS PROJECT, UM, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMILAR EXCEPT INSTEAD OF A COMPETITIVE GRANT.
IT'S, WE'RE WORKING WITH ONE OF OUR HOS AND THEIR PARTNERS, UM, TO, TO FUND A SPLASH PAD IN RIDGEVIEW PARK.
UH, ORIGI PARK IS IN THE QUELL VALLEY SUBDIVISION, UM, AND, UH, FULL VALUE, LIKE TO HAVE, UM, SOME, SOME, UH, WATER AQUATIC AMENITIES, UM, AND HAVE PROPOSED THIS, THIS RATHER LARGE, UH, SPLASH PAD.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY LIKE A MINIATURE WATERPARK OR A GIANT WATER PLAYGROUND.
UM, WE WOULD, UH, PUT THIS OVER ON THE, UH, ON THE, UH, UM, SIDE OF THE PARK, CLOSEST TO THE EQUALITY HOA BUILDING, UM, NEAR WHERE THE PLAYGROUND IS.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THAT BOTTOM PICTURE THERE'S, UH, WHERE, WHERE THE PLAYGROUND WOULD BE.
SO WE WOULD ADD THIS, UM, SPLASH PAD ELEMENT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE IT FROM SOME OF THE PICTURES OR THE PICTURES DON'T QUITE DO IT.
I SAW A LIVE PICTURE OF ONE OF THESE MODELS AND THAT SLIDE WHERE YOU HAVE THE TWO KIDS ON THE, ON THE, ON THE RIGHT, ON THE TOP RIGHT SIDE, THERE WAS ACTUALLY THREE KIDS, UM, NOT COMPUTER GENERATED, BUT THREE KIDS ON THAT WITH PLENTY OF SPACE.
SO IT WAS A VERY BIG, UM, UH, FEATURE AND A VERY BIG, UH, UM, SPLASH PAD.
THE, UH, IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF SOME ZONES THAT ZONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO WHERE THE PARENTS IS STANDING IS KIND OF THE, THE REAL TAME ZONE.
UM, AND THEN, UH, YOU HAVE, UH, THEN, THEN THE, THE ELEMENTS KIND OF PROGRESS.
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SO IF A KID'S REAL TENTATIVE, UH, THEY CAN KIND OF STAY IN THAT AREA AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING BLASTED BY A TEENAGER AND A WATER CANNON.AND THEN, UH, THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE BIG, UH, THE BIG STRUCTURE, THEN YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, UM, MORE FEATURES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH, UH, THE AMOUNT OF WATER THEY MIGHT SPRAY OR DUMP OR, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, THIS IS THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES AND, UH, THERE WERE A SPLASH PAD DIVISION THEY'D BEEN REALLY GOOD TO WORK WITH.
UM, THOSE ARE THE COLOR PALETTE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, VERY, VERY SUMMER VIBRANT COLORS, THE KIND OF THAT TANGERINE AND THE, UM, WELL, THEY CALL IT LAGOON AND PEACOCK AND, UM, IT'D BE A VERY BRIGHT, UM, VERY, VERY NEAT, UH, SUMMARY, UM, COLOR PALETTE, GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT, I THINK THE NEXT ONE IS JUST THE, UH, UH, UM, THE FUNDS.
UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING A $750,000 FOR THIS PROJECT.
UM, UH, NOT ONLY DOES IT INCLUDE THE SPLASH PAD, WE'RE DOING A RESEARCH COLLATING SYSTEM SO THAT WE'RE NOT WASTING THE WATER, THE WATER ACTUALLY GETS TREATED AND RESEARCH-RELATED LIKE A POOL.
UM, IT ALSO INCLUDES, UM, THE PUMP ROOM, WHICH WE NEED AND, AND THE PUMP ROOM WILL BE ATTACHED TO A, UM, A NEW RESTROOM.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE RESTROOMS IN THE PARK WOULD, WOULD TEAR THAT OUT AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW RESTROOM AND, AND THE, UH, RESTROOMS AT RIDGEVIEW OR IN, IN, IN BAD SHAPE AND DIRE NEED.
BUT THE FINAL PROJECT COST IS, UH, 686 CENTS.
UM, SO WE NEED ABOUT 120,000 FOR, UM, TO, TO DO THIS PROJECT.
UM, IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE SOME, SOME SHADE STRUCTURE, UM, SOME BENCHES INSIDE OF MANY.
SO IT'S REALLY A TURNKEY, UM, TOP TO BOTTOM PROJECT.
UM, BUT WE WOULD NEED TO, UH, APPROACH CITY COUNCIL, UM, ASK THEM, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, THAT, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WE CAN GET A, WE CAN GET ALMOST A $900,000 PLAYGROUND FOR, OR A SPLASH PAD FOR $120,000 THAT, UM, UH, WE, BUT I WANTED, I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO THE PARKS BOARD AND, UH, UH, GET A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS BOARD SO THAT I CAN PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL AS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.
OR IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK THIS IS A RIGHT USE OF MONEY AND, AND, UH, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, THEN WE'D TAKE IT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, BUT, UM, UH, WANTED TO GET YOUR, YOUR THOUGHTS AND, AND, UH, UM, POTENTIALLY, UH, UH, A MOTION AND A VOTE FOR, UH, A RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS, OR ARE ANY, ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THE, UH, POTENTIAL RIDGEVIEW PARK SPLASH PAD? JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
UH, JASON IS, IS, IS THERE ANY FUNDING AVAILABLE TODAY IN THEIR PARTS THEM? UM, YEAH, THERE, THERE IS, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT, UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE, WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROJECTS IN THERE THAT WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS LIKE NEW PARK SIGN.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT PARK SCIENCE PROJECT.
UM, THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE COULD DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE IN THERE.
SO, UM, WE, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT IN THERE AND, AND, UH, IF WE WOULD NEED TO, UM, NOT DO THE PARK, UH, UM, SIGN, BUT, AND, AND, UH, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT WAS WHY I WAS ASKING IF THERE'S OTHER ALLOCATIONS FOR THAT FUNDS.
I'D RATHER YOU USE IT FOR THAT AND JUST ASK COUNSEL FOR THE FULL AMOUNT.
WE HAVE A SPLASH PAD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BRIGHTWATER, IT'S VERY POPULAR.
IT'S SAFE, THE LITTLE ONES LOVE IT.
AND THE ONE I'VE SEEN AT HUNTER'S GLEN PARK SEEMS TO BE VERY POPULAR TOO.
I DEFINITELY APPROVED OTHER QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS WILL THERE BE A SIDEWALK FROM THE PARKING LOT? SO, UM, THIS WOULD, UH, THAT THE, THE SIDEWALK THAT GOES FROM THE PARKING LOT, UM, CONNECTS TO THE TRAIL, UM, THAT THERE'S A TRAIL THAT GOES AROUND THE PARK.
UM, AND THEN, THEN THERE WOULD BE A SIDEWALK COMING OFF OF THAT TRAIL, UH, TOO, THAT WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THIS FLASHBACK.
THIS IS THOMAS SAYING, HAS ANY OTHER HOA, UH, ASKED ABOUT DOING A JOINT VENTURE LIKE THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
IF WE CAN GET THE OTHER HOA TO AT LEAST KNOW THAT IT'S POSSIBLE.
I THINK IT MAY BE SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS.
UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE ARE WORKING
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WITH, UH, FIRST COLONY ON A PROJECT.UM, UH, THEY HAVE A BOARD MEMBER THAT'S, UH, VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION AND, UH, THEY'RE A COMMUNITY AND THEN, UH, MISSOURI CITY, UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION, UH, JR.
BUT, UM, UM, SO WE, AREN'T, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROJECT, UH, NOT A SPLASH PAD, BUT ALSO A PROJECT, UM, THAT WOULD BE IN THE FIRST COLONY, UM, SUBDIVISION.
JASON, YOU MAY WANT TO GET WITH KELLY BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE'S HOA REPRESENTATIVE.
IF SHE CAN BRING THAT TO THE, SHE HAS TO GO TO MOST OF THE MEETINGS SO SHE COULD BRING THAT INFORMATION.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL, UM, TO OTHER BOARDS, YOU MEAN TO OTHER HOS? YEAH.
WE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE S WE STARTED, UH, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE DID THE, UH, UM, REACHED OUT TO THE HOA IS ABOUT THE, UM, PLAY IT FORWARD PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE ENCOURAGING HOS TO PARTNER WITH US.
UM, WE CAN, UH, DIDN'T GET A LOT OF, UH, MIGHT'VE BEEN THE TIMING WITH COVID AND WHATNOT.
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO, TO RE-LOOK AT THAT PROGRAM AND, UH, REALLY TRY TO ENCOURAGE H WAYS TO PARTNER WITH US SO THAT WE CAN, UM, SO WE CAN MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WHAT KIND OF UTILIZATION DOES THAT PARK HAVE NOW? THE PARK ITSELF? YEAH, IT GETS GOOD.
UM, THE, DURING THE DAY IN THE MORNINGS, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING ON THE TRAIL, UM, IN THE AFTERNOONS, IN THE EVENINGS, WE'LL HAVE, UH, PEOPLE ALSO ON THE TRAIL, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT UTILIZE THE PAVILIONS ON WEEKENDS.
THERE'S ALWAYS GROUPS OUT THERE.
UM, SO IT'S, IT GETS, UH, IT GETS GOOD UTILIZATION.
I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S, UH, ONE OF OUR, UH, ONE OF OUR GEMS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GREATER FUCKING FACILITY.
THE NICE, THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS ONE IS, UM, WE HAVE A NICE, NICE SIZE PARKING LOT.
UM, AND, AND THEN THERE'S A STREET PARKING THAT GOES ALL THE WAY ALONG, UH, THIS PARK.
AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF PARKING, UM, AVAILABLE HERE, UM, WITHOUT DISRUPTING, YOU KNOW, UH, NEIGHBORS AND, UM, NOT QUIET ENOUGH THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE USED TO BE A SOCCER GAMES AND STUFF THAT USED TO BE PLAYED HERE.
THERE WASN'T, WASN'T QUITE ENOUGH TO HANDLE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, WITHOUT, WITHOUT INTRUDING ON THE NEIGHBORS, BUT FOR, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, UH, YEAH, WE'RE, THIS IS, THIS WOULD BE GREAT.
SO I'M GOING TO, ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO I JUST HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS, UH, JASON, THAT I THINK WOULD, WOULD MAYBE HELP.
UH, AND I DIDN'T, I JUST WANT TO JUST THROW IT OUT THERE AND I'M JUST, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT, UH, UH, THE PARK WE HAVE OVER THERE ON BY FIESTA.
ARE THEY GOING TO USE ANY OF THOSE RECYCLED WATER FOR IRRIGATION? UH, THAT'S A THOUGHT THAT THEY MAY, I'M JUST GONNA THROW THEM OUT THERE AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE THEM HOWEVER THEY NEED TO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DID AT THE OTHER PARK IS, UH, UH, WE TOOK SOME OF THE WATER, CAUSE AT SOME POINT THEY DO DISCHARGE.
SOME OF IT IS, AND WE JUST USED IT FOR IRRIGATION AND ACTUALLY GOT US RECOMMEND RECOMMENDATION OR, UH, UM, UH, ADVERTISEMENT, FREE ADVERTISEMENT AND SOME OF THE LOCAL MAGAZINES AND THE CITY ACTUALLY GOT AN AWARD FOR, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT WE DID IN BLUE RIDGE.
UH, THE OTHER COMPONENT THAT I WOULD SUGGEST, UH, IS MAYBE GOING TO THE MUD DISTRICT AND ASKING THEM, BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE A MODEL TO TELL THE MUD DISTRICTS THAT, HEY, LOOK, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A WATER BILL, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU ALREADY HAD ONE OF YOUR COUNTERPARTS STEP UP TO THE PLATE WITH REGARDS TO BILLING AND GAVE US A REDUCED BILLABLE USAGE OF A WATER USED OUT THERE ON THE SIDE.
AND SO, BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE COMMUNITY AND SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR THE PARK OVER THERE, UH, THE FIESTA PARK.
SO, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD THROW OUT THERE AS WELL, UH, AND ALSO ASKED THEM IF THEY WANT TO JUST STEP IN AND MAKE A DONATION OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S BUILT THERE.
SO JUST SOMETHING TO THROW OUT THERE AS WELL.
THE HOA IS COORDINATING, UH, SUPPORT FROM THE, UH, UM, FROM, FROM THE MUD DISTRICTS IN THE AREA.
THEY ARE, UH, WELL, UH, WHERE THIS, UH, PROJECT AND, AND, UH, ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS, UH, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S A GOOD MODEL TO FOLLOW, UH, GETTING, UH, THE MUD DISTRICTS INVOLVED
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WITH, UH, UM, PROJECTS LIKE THIS.UM, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE OUR WATER FACILITIES AND, AND, AND LED DISTRICTS ARE IN THE WATER BUSINESS AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT MATCH.
AND, UM, IT'S A GREAT, A GREAT MODEL, UM, THAT WE USED IT, UH, HUNTER'S GLEN PARK.
UM, SO THIS ONE'S, THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A HUNTER'S BEN PARK, AS FAR AS THE, THIS, THIS WATER WE'RE X BE TREATED LIKE A POOL, IT'D BE CHLORINATED WATER.
UM, AND, AND IT'LL BE ON A RECIRCULATING SYSTEM.
SO, UM, BUT YEAH, UM, THOSE ARE ALL GREAT POINTS AND WE ARE, WE ARE ON POINT AND ON THE SAME PAGE WITH, UH, WITH ALL OF THOSE, UM, THOSE ASPECTS.
WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[7. STAFF REPORTS]
TO THE NEXT ITEM.WE'LL START WITH, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.
HEY, CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME OKAY? YES, SIR.
SO I JUST HAVE A HANDFUL OF PROJECTS I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE.
UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING, UH, STARTING AT AMERICAN LEGION PARK.
WE'RE WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND A CONTRACTOR ON GETTING PROPOSALS TO ASSIST WITH, UH, BANK EROSION CONTROL OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.
UH, THE WATER HAS BEEN ERODING THOSE, UH, THE BANK, SARAH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO IMPROVE THAT WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING FOR BUFFALO RUN PARK AT BICENTENNIAL PARK, UH, WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR FOR A NEW ENTRY SIGN THERE, AND ALSO HAVE QUOTES FOR FENCING AND CONCRETE, UH, ON THE, I THINK IT'S, UH, I FORGET THE NAME OF THE STREET WAVE WAVELAND, OR IT'S IT'S ON THE BACKSIDE, BUT IT HAS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE PLAYGROUND.
SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT POSSIBLY, UH, HERE LATER ON THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND COMMUNITY PARK.
UH, I THINK I'D MENTIONED BEFORE THAT WE HAD JUST PUT IN THE, UH, UH, THE NEW PLAYGROUND RECENTLY TO COMPLIMENT THE ZIP LINE AND THE BOULDERS THEY WERE ALREADY THERE.
WE'RE ALREADY SEEING A TON OF USAGE OUT THERE EVERY TIME THAT, UH, JASON I'D GO OUT TO THOSE PARKS AND TAKE A LOOK, UH, JUST CRAWL THEM WITH KIDS, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE PUT IT THERE.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT, UH, THERE WAS SOME INFIELD RECONDITIONING DONE ON THREE OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS THERE, UH, THAT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AS WELL AS THREE FIELDS.
IT'S, UH, SAME-O ON SOME OF THEIR PONY FIELDS.
UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE PARKS EDGE DEVELOPER, THAT'S RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BEHIND COMMUNITY PARK, UH, AND THEIR CONTRACTOR TO PUT SOD IN CONCRETE AT THE BRIDGE.
THERE'S A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OUTSIDE, UH, BEHIND THE, THE BALL FIELDS THERE THAT CONNECTS THEIR RESIDENTIAL AREA TO THE PARK.
UH, THE CONTRACTOR JUST RECENTLY PUT THE SOD DOWN TO HELP REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF, UH, UM, EROSION THERE.
AND I'M GOING TO BE MEETING WITH A CONTRACTOR ABOUT ACTUALLY PUTTING A CONCRETE LANDING THERE AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE, AND THEN AN ADA PATH DOWN THE GRADE.
AND THEN WE'LL LOOK INTO TRAIL CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE PARK THERE FROM THERE, UH, IT'S FREEDOM, FREEDOM TREE PARK.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A COMMUNITY, UH, COMMITTEE ABOUT A POTENTIAL DESIGN FOR THE PORTION THAT WAS UNDEVELOPED, UH, IN, IN RECENT YEARS.
AND COVID KINDA STOPPED THE IN-PERSON MEETINGS WHILE WE'RE PICKING THAT UP HERE.
AGAIN, THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE MEETING HERE IN LATE MAY, UH, WITH NEXT STEPS ABOUT POSSIBLE DESIGN.
SO MORE TO COME WITH THAT PROJECT, BUT WE ARE MOVING, TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, UH, HUNTER'S TRAIL PARK.
WE RECENTLY INSTALLED NEW PLAYGROUND THERE.
IT JUST, UH, WAS COMPLETED LAST WEEK.
UH, WE REMOVED THE OLD STRUCTURE, PUT A NEW ONE IN WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY DONE THERE.
WE'LL END UP PUTTING A TWO TO FIVE-YEAR OLD AGE, UH, STRUCTURE THERE AT A LATER DATE.
UH, BUT THE CURRENT ONE, THE NEW ONE HAS SWINGS.
UH, SO IT'S GOT BELT SWINGS, IT'S GOT BUCKET SWINGS FOR TOTS, AND IT'S ALSO GOT A, UM, UH, WHAT I CALL A SAFETY SWING THAT HAS LIKE A CHEST HARNESS TO, UH, FOR, FOR THOSE WHO NEED A LITTLE MORE PROTECTION IN THE SWING.
BUT THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, THE PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES GEARED TOWARDS AGE FAVE, FIVE TO 12 YEAR OLDS, UH, INDEPENDENCE, UH, PARK STAFF ARE WORKING ON TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND ADDING DG, UH, TWO PLACES THERE, UH, AS WELL AS OTHER TRAILS THAT WE HAVE.
SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE OUT AT INDEPENDENCE IN THE PARKING LOT, UH, THERE ARE A FEW SPACES THAT HAVE, UH, BIG MOUNDS OF DECOMPOSED GRANITE.
AND WE'LL BE HOPEFULLY MOVING THAT TO THE TRAILS, UH, SOONER THAN LATER.
AND THEN FINALLY, WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT MOSTLY PARK, THAT ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A BIKE, FIX IT, REPAIR STATION AT THE TRAIL HEAD THERE NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT, AS WELL AS A, ANOTHER PART OF ARBOR TRAIL NEAR CARTWRIGHT, A PART THAT'S CLOSE TO THE YMC THERE.
WE JUST RECEIVED THOSE, UH, THOSE REPAIR STATIONS IN,
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UH, AT THE REC CENTER THIS WEEK.SO WE'RE WORKING ON POURING SOME CONCRETE AND WE'LL INSTALL THOSE AS SOON AS WE CAN.
ANY QUESTIONS, IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON OVER TO BARRY, MR. HAMILTON.
NO FIRES, NO HURRICANES, NO FLOODS AND NO STORMS WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM.
YOU JUST JINXED US HURRICANE LOCUS NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HAMILTON? IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO MR. BROWN.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES, SIR.
THE, UH, APRIL REPORT IS IN THE AGENDA PACKET.
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS WE HAVE COMING UP IN MAY STARTING WITH THIS WEEKEND.
UM, WE'RE HAVING A SYNTHES SENSORY GARDEN BUILT DAY AT THE RECREATION CENTER.
WE'RE PUTTING IN A SENSORY GARDEN, UH, OVER ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLAYGROUND.
UM, SO WE'RE HAVING A COMMUNITY BUILD DAY OUT THERE FOR THAT.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, UH, IT WOULD BE FROM 8:30 AM TO NOON, UH, CONTACT ALLISON VICKERY.
UM, WE HAVE OUR RECORD LYMPIC SERIES GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT A SENSORY GARDEN IS.
UH, SO SENSORY GARDEN IS ESSENTIALLY, UM, A GARDEN.
THAT'S A KIND OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN OF ALL ABILITIES CAN GO AND, AND EXPERIENCE THE GARDEN WITH, WITH DIFFERENT ASPECTS, YOU KNOW, FROM SIGHT TO TOUCH, TO TASTE, TO SMELL.
UM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY ADA ACCESSIBLE SO THAT, LIKE I SAID, PEOPLE OF ALL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITIES ARE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY THAT SPACE.
AND, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THEIR INPUT ON THAT? IS THAT PRETTY DECENT? OKAY, KEVIN, I'VE GOT A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THIS, ACTUALLY.
UM, AND THIS IS A PERSONAL QUESTION.
I NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT FOR MY WIFE, MY WIFE WANTS TO GO AND WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE PLANNING ON TAKING THE KIDS.
I'M SAYING THE KIDS, BUT SHE WAS GOING TO SHOW UP A LITTLE BIT LATE.
IS THERE ANY PROBLEM WITH SHOWING UP AFTER EIGHT 30? NOT AT ALL.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR ASSISTANCE WHENEVER YOU WANT TO SHOW UP.
I ASSUME SO, BUT I WANTED TO VALIDATE YOU SUGGEST KEVIN, THAT WE SOLICIT TO THE BOARD.
WE BOUGHT BRICKS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT YOUR GARDENS.
I UNDERSTAND ON THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
I'LL, I'LL BRING THAT UP TO ALISON AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT ALL AVAILABLE VENUES FOR, UM, SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THING TAKES OFF AND STAYS RUNNING AND IT'S A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
SO WE DID, WE DID PURCHASE SOME, UM, ESPECIALLY BUILT SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR THAT PURPOSE.
UM, AND SO WE'RE, THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON SATURDAY IS KIND OF PUTTING THOSE, UM, ADA COMPLIANT, CLIENT GARDEN BEDS TOGETHER AND PUTTING THEM WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE FROM YOUR LEFT SIDE OF THE BUILDING, MOVED INTO THE GRASSY AREA.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T REALLY HEAR YOU DON.
UM, THE BOXES ARE ALONG THE WALL NEXT TO THE, UM, WATER FAUCET AND THAT'LL PROVIDE WATER, BUT THE BOXES THAT ARE THERE, THAT MY BOSS, IF SHE MOVES INTO THE GRASSY AREA, MORE BOXES, HOW DO YOU GET WATER TO THAT? SO I KNOW WE DO HAVE SOME, UM, RAIN BARREL COLLECTION.
I GOT A WATER COLLECTING RAIN BARREL THING OUT THERE.
UM, I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE TO, WITH THE HOSE TO REACH SOME OF THOSE OTHER AREAS.
IF WE CAN, KEVIN, I TALKED TO ALISON, I THINK THEY'RE GREAT.
I QUESTION WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO START PLANTING THINGS IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER, WE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT JUST TO BUILD
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THE BOXES, STOP THE BOXES AND WAIT TILL A MORE WEATHER FRIENDLY TIME.IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GROW.
I THINK PART OF THAT TOO, IS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH, UM, PAUL AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT IN PLANTS THAT WE KNOW WILL SURVIVE IN VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND, UH, SO YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY A CONSIDERATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING IN MIND.
UM, WE, UH, WE'LL RE RESUME THE, UH, FAMILY FUN NIGHT OF THEM, SORRY, THE FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS, UH, NEXT FRIDAY, THAT'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY PARK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING JUMANJI WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION AS PART OF THEIR SERVICE PROJECT.
AND WE ARE ASKING AGAIN, UH, INSTEAD OF PAYING A FEE TO COME, WE WANT YOU TO BRING, UM, SOME ITEMS THAT CAN BENEFIT THE MISSOURI CITY ANIMAL SHELTER.
UM, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE UP THERE AT SIX 30 AT COMMUNITY PARK ON THE 14TH.
WE HAVE OUR THIRD AND FINAL SPRING KAYAKING WORKSHOP, THE FOLLOWING DAY ON SATURDAY TO THE 15TH AT BUFFALO RUN PARK.
UM, AND THEN ON MAY 22ND, WE'RE BRINGING THE DAD AND DAUGHTER DANCE BACK.
WE HAD TO POSTPONE IT THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY GENERALLY, BUT BECAUSE OF COVID, WE HAD TO POSTPONE THAT WE DID A RESCHEDULE THAT FOR MAY 22ND.
UH IT'S UM, BOOTS AND BOSE IS THE THEME.
SO IT WAS KIND OF A WESTERN THEME.
UM, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR KEVIN? ALL RIGHT.
[8. DIRECTOR’SREPORT]
NUMBER EIGHT DIRECTOR'S REPORT.I'VE GOT, UH, TWO THINGS TONIGHT.
UH, FIRST ONE IS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW, UM, OFFICE MANAGER.
WE'VE BEEN BLESSED IN OUR DEPARTMENT WITH, UH, UH, ADMIN STAFF THAT ARE CREATIVE, THAT ARE FUN, THAT ARE HARD WORKING, THAT ARE ORGANIZED WITH, UH, TRISH AND SYDNEY.
UM, I'D LIKE TO, UH, INTRODUCE, UH, KELLY.
SO, UM, WE'LL GIVE, UH, KELLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, INTRODUCE HERSELF SO YOU GUYS CAN PUT A, UM, A FACEBOOK BEHIND AN EMAIL.
UM, AND, UH, SHE, SHE OBVIOUSLY WILL BE A VERY INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD.
I WANTED TO SAY, INTRODUCE YOURSELF QUICKLY, KELLY, WHERE ARE FROM, AND I'M KELLY.
I SPENT MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE IN HOUSTON.
I HAVE ABOUT 15 YEARS, UH, EXPERIENCES, SOME ADMIN OFFICE MANAGER, WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL ME.
UM, I'VE WORKED IN MANY INDUSTRIES AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO BE BACK, UH, IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS.
I JUST BIG OLD SMILE ON MY FACE ALL DAY LONG, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
PLEASE REACH OUT, PLEASE STOP BY.
I'D LOVE TO MEET Y'ALL IN PERSON, GIVE YOU A BIG COVID HUG.
UM, KELLY KELLY, UH, IS ALSO A, UM, MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT, UM, AND, UM, HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT, UM, THAT KNOWLEDGE WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UM, WE CAN UTILIZE SOME OF THAT AND DO SOME TRAININGS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND, AND, UH, HELP US BECOME A, UM, A BETTER, UH, DEPARTMENT, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.
AND, UM, SHE'S BEEN HERE, UH, THREE DAYS, SO SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING ALREADY.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR CAPRA ACCREDITATION PROCESS.
UH, IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN SHARE MY SCREEN BY CHANCE? I WANT TO SHARE A WEBSITE, UM, DOUGLAS, IS THAT POSSIBLE? OKAY.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY, UH, UH, SHARE THE, UH, I'M JUST LOOKING FOR IT NOW.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S NOT LETTING ME SHARE MY, MY INTERNET BROWSER.
UM, MAYBE LIKE MAYBE I CAN'T DO THAT.
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CAN YOU SHARE YOUR ENTIRE SCREEN? OKAY.SO, UM, THIS IS THE LOGO THAT, UM, UH, THE CAP FREEZES, CAPRA, ACCREDITED AGENCIES DISPLAY PROUDLY.
UM, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, RECAP OF WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND WHERE WE'RE AT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS FOR ACCREDITATION AND PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, WHAT DO YOU GET MORE MONEY BECAUSE OF IT? AND, UM, WE DON'T DIRECTLY, BUT IT DOES HELP US, UH, BE MORE COMPETITIVE FOR THINGS LIKE GRANTS AND, UM, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THERE BECAUSE IT DEMONSTRATES, UH, THAT WE ARE OPERATING UNDER NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES.
UM, IT RECOGNIZES US AS A, AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN.
IT ENSURES THAT OUR STAFF ARE PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE AND SERVICES.
UM, IT, IT, UM, THE PROCESS, IF YOU LOOK AT RIGHT HERE, UM, THERE'S FIVE STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING CAPRA ACCREDITED.
UM, WE SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION OF FEE.
WE DID THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, UH, SO THAT, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR THIS.
THIS IS OUR, THIS IS OUR GOAL.
UM, WE ATTEND A CAPPER TRAINING.
UH, WE DID THAT ALSO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO LEARN HOW TO, HOW TO DO IT, AND THEN PREPARE THE SELF-ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS THAT'S THE DOOZY.
IT'S TAKEN US A COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, TO BECOME COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE STANDARDS AND, UM, TO, UM, TO, TO BASICALLY THEN WRITE A REPORT THAT PROVES HOW WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE STANDARDS.
LAST WEEK, WE COMPLETED STEP FOUR, UM, HOSTS, A ON-SITE OR VIRTUAL EVALUATION BY TRAIN CAP FOR VISITORS.
WE HAD, UH, THREE VISITORS THAT WERE WE HOSTED VIRTUALLY THAT WENT THROUGH ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTATIONS, UM, ALL OF OUR EVIDENCE, THEY CALL IT EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE OF HOW WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH THAT STANDARD.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IS TO ATTEND AN OFFICIAL CAPRA HEARING IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY AT THE NRPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
NOW, UM, THE, THE ONSITE TEAM, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME AND STEPPED FORWARD, THEY, THEY WRITE A REPORT AND ON THE LAST DAY OF THEIR VISIT, THEY SAT DOWN WITH US AND WE HAD A MEETING AND THEY TALKED ABOUT TO ALL OF THE CHAPTERS.
THERE'S 10 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, THERE'S 154 STANDARDS.
AND, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PAGE, THERE'S A 154 STANDARDS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION TO ACHIEVE ACCREDITATION.
THE AGENCY MUST COMPLY WITH ALL 36 FUNDAMENTAL STANDARDS.
SO THERE'S 36 FUND, LOW STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET AND 106 OF THE 118 NON FUNDAMENTAL STANDARDS UPON AN INITIAL ACCREDITATION, WHICH IS US AND 112 OF THE 118 NON FUNDAMENTAL STANDARDS UPON REACCREDITATION.
SO WE HAVE TO MEET 75% OF THESE NON FUNDAMENTAL STANDARDS.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S A LIST OF THE STANDARDS.
UH, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT, UM, OUR, OUR AGENCY, THE REPORT THAT IS GOING GO TO THE COMMISSION BY OUR SITE, VISITORS SAYS THAT WE MET A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE 36 FUNDAMENTAL STANDARDS AND, AND, UM, AND A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE REMAINING STANDARDS.
WE, WE GOT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF EVERY STANDARD.
UM, I'VE BEEN ASSIGNED A SITE VISITOR FOR, FOR 12 YEARS.
I'VE NEVER, I'VE NEVER SEEN IT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN AN AGENCY GET A HUNDRED PERCENT BEFORE I'VE, UH, REVIEWED, UH, CITIES LIKE AUSTIN AND ROUND ROCK THAT ARE WELL-FUNDED.
UM, AND, UM, I'M, I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT, UH, THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE, UM, PUT FORTH THE WORK.
AND, UH, NOW WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT OFFICIALLY CREDITED YET, CAUSE THAT HAPPENS, UH, AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE, BUT THE REPORT A RECOMMENDATION IS GONNA, UM, SAY THAT MISSOURI CITY MET A HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL THE STANDARDS POSSIBLE.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
UM, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE, UH, STAFF THAT A DEDICATED, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN YOU HAVE, UH, A BIG GOAL LIKE THIS, IT TAKES, IT TAKES EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER.
IT TAKES EVERYBODY IN ALIGNMENT.
UM, BUT IT ALSO TAKES THE REST OF THE CITY.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A WHOLE SECTION ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND, UH, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
WE COULDN'T GO ON WITHOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, OUR, UH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY A FEATHER IN THE CAP FOR NOT ONLY OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING THE FOURTH, UH, ACCREDITED AGENCY IN THE HOUSTON AREA AND THE 21ST ACCREDITED AGENCY IN TEXAS.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE AND, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, WE HAVE THE BEST BOARD OUT THERE AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, UM, TO BE MOVING FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS.
WHAT TIME IS THAT DINNER THAT JASON'S SPONSOR WE'LL PARTY IN SEPTEMBER, WE'LL HAVE A BIG PARTY.
UH, AND ONCE WE, ONCE WE GET THAT OFFICIAL, THAT OFFICIAL LOGO, UM,
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WE, WE WILL CELEBRATE.SO, UH, JUST TEXTED ME AND HE SAID, HE'S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF ALL OF STAFF'S FOOD FOR A MONTH IS WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO.
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR JASON WITH REGARDS TO HIS REPORT? OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS INPUT.
REALLY, REALLY I'M GLAD ABOUT THIS.
UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON OVER
[9. BOARD REPORTS]
TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, UH, BOARD REPORTS.DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS, UH, FROM THE BOARD WE NEED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS IS AN ACTUALLY REPORT, BUT, UM, LAST MONTH, MISSOURI CITY GREEN HAD A, UM, A VIDEO SHOOT WITH, UH, ROBIN ELLA CAT AT FREEDOM PARK FREEDOM TREE PARK.
AND I NOTICED THE DECKING THERE, SOME OF THE BOARDS WERE MISSING.
I THINK THEY HAD SOME HOLES YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK ON THAT.
ANYONE ELSE? THIS IS, THIS IS THOMAS SAYING, I JUST WANTED TO SUGGEST ONE SMALL THING.
UH, WHEN WE MEET IN AUGUST, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US INVITE RANDY? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE RETIRED, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING FOR HIM.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO JUST, UH, GIVE HIM A PROPER FAREWELL, JUST A GREAT IDEA.
AND I'M SURE KELLY WILL COME BACK JUST AS AN FYI, MISSOURI CITY GREEN, GETTING THEM THE GOLDEN TREE AWARD.
SO WE HAVE A PICTURE OF MOUTH INTO TO EVERYBODY.
I JUST WANTED TO, UH, BRING THE, UH, NEWS THAT'S GOING ON IN INDIA BECAUSE I'M, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM INDIA AND, UM, IT'S SUFFERING, UH, HEAVILY, UH, ABOUT THE SECOND WAVE OF, UH COVID AND, UH, PLEASE KEEP, UM, THE COUNTRY IN YOUR PRAYERS.
LOTS OF PEOPLE, UH, FRIENDS THAT I KNOW OF, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF MY FRIENDS RIGHT HERE IN FISHERMEN, HIS PARENTS, UH, HIS WIFE'S PARENTS PASSED AWAY JUST DIFFERENCE OF ONE WEEK.
UM, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ENJOYING THE LUXURY OF, YOU KNOW, VACCINATION AND LIVING AND ESCAPING COVID, BUT, UH, OTHER PART OF THE WORLD, UH, ESPECIALLY IN MY COUNTRY IS, UH, GOING THROUGH A TERMINAL IT'S OUT OF CONTROL.
SO, UM, KEEP THAT IN YOUR BRAIN.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND JUST BRINGING IT BACK HOME THAT IT'S NOT OVER YET, YOU KNOW, THE, THE VICTORY FLAG IS NOT OVER WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
UH, SO YES, WE'LL DEFINITELY DO THAT.
RAJ, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES.
UM, AND THIS MAY GO ON FOLLOW INTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
I MEAN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM AGENDA, BUT, UM, WITH THE THINGS GOING ON WITH BUFFALO ROOM PARK OR THE NEWS MEDIA TODAY, UM, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
SEE IF MAYBE THE BOARD CAN MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OF SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO SECURITY WISE AT THAT PARK.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY GONE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF IS ALREADY DOING CURRENTLY, BUT, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN THE NEXT AGENDA.
I MEAN, NEXT BOARD MEETING DISCUSS THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO, UH, HEIGHTEN THE SECURITY OVER THERE AT THAT PARK.
AND WE'LL NOT JUST ADDRESS IT AT THAT A PARK, I THINK REALLY JUST HAS TO HAVE TO UPDATE US ON ALL THE PARTS BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE CANINE ISSUE IS SOMETIMES AN ISSUE, UH, WITH REGARDS TO SOME OF THE PARTS AS WELL.
UH, I'VE GOTTEN SOME CALLS THAT, UH, PEOPLE AND SOME OF THE PARKS, OR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AT THE DOGS RUN THOSE AND, YOU KNOW, UH, I'M, I'M A DOG LOVER, UH, BUT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERYBODY'S A DOG LOVER AND SO WE JUST HAVE TO BE MINDFUL AND, AND CONSIDER IT.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, UH, MR. MACK, THAT, UH, UH, WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE NEXT
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AGENDA AND NOT JUST THAT PART, BUT ALL PARKS.SO, UH, WE CAN BE VIGILANT ABOUT PROVIDING SECURITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, I'M JUST GOING PIGGYBACK BY REAL QUICK.
UH, JASON, COULD WE MAYBE ASK, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE SOMEBODY SHOW UP WITH THE INJURY, NOT RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT SOME, LIKE WE'VE DONE A FEW THINGS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON THOSE PROJECTS AS PART OF THAT, TO JUST KIND OF SEE WHERE, WHERE THEIR THINKING IS, AS FAR AS THE SECURITY GOES TO THE PARKS, UH, AND NOT JUST ABOUT ONE, BUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOARD.
AND, AND BRING A REPORT ON IT, OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE AREA.
SO AT LEAST WE KNOW IT'S BETTER TO KNOW THAN NOT KNOW.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT OUR HEADS IN THE SAND.
AND GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT, THEY SAID, WHEN YOU START PUTTING THAT STUFF OUT THERE, IT PUTS EVERYBODY AWARE.
IT'S NOT THAT IT'S BAD OR DANGER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST MAKING EVERYBODY AWARE AND MINDFUL OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS OF ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SO NOW I'VE COME IN BOTH Y'ALL, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR REPORTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 10, IF NOT, ITEM 10,
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UH, BESIDES THE ONE ITEM WE'VE ALREADY ADDED FOR THE AGENDA, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE JUNE AGENDA? I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I AM SO HAPPY AND SAD THAT THEY'RE DOING NOT HAPPY, HAPPY, AND SMILEY THAT THEY'RE DOING THE DAUGHTER, DAD DANCE.I JUST, MY, A LITTLE HARD JUST FLUTTERS ALL THE TIME.
UH, THE OTHER THING I DO NEED TO MENTION, YES.
UH, WE DO HAVE THE MYC BANK QUICK, UH, NEXT WEEK AND YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITE, UH, TO ATTEND.
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, BUT STAFF AS USUAL HAS DONE A YEOMAN'S JOB OF, OF MAKING IT WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SO, UH, FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, AND, AND AGAIN, THEY ALWAYS INVITE PARKS, BOARD MEMBERS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
IF NOT, IF THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON OVER TO ITEM NUMBER 11.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AGAIN.
APPRECIATE WHAT ALL OF YOU ALL HAVE DONE CONTINUE TO DO AND BRING TO THE TABLE WITH REGARDS TO, UH, THE PARKS BOARD, UH, THE BEST BOARD THAT MISSOURI CITY HAS.
STAY SAY, MR. CHAIR, JUST TO MAKE SURE DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? UH, PINKY PINKY.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.