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WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHT? THE ONES THAT HAVE, SO WHEN WE TALK TO DIFFERENT MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT, THEY WANT THIS LAW BECAUSE THEY WANT THE DEMAND TO GO DOWN AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE.WE'RE WORKING ON REDUCING DEMAND IN OUR CITIES.
AND SO, SO MANY, YES, MASSAGE BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE RULES.
THE ONE THAT YOU PICKED OUT IS PROBABLY THE MOST EGREGIOUS, BUT IT'S ASKING FOR A LIST OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT, THAT WORKS IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH IS NOT REALLY THAT DIFFICULT.
THE OTHER ONES THEY ALREADY COMPLY WITH.
UM, LEGITIMATE MASSAGE BUSINESSES ARE NOT OPEN AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING OR MIDNIGHT AT NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO.
AND, YOU KNOW, VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, UH,
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IF AN OFFICER CAME TO MASSAGE HIM, HE SAID, CAN I SEE YOUR VIDEOS OF PATRONS THAT CAME IN HERE YESTERDAY FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 8:00 PM UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, PRESUMABLY THAT MESSIAH JIMMY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THAT.CORRECT? THEY WOULD, BUT I DID NOT.
I NEED TO LOOK AT THE RICHMOND ORDINANCE AGAIN, BUT I DIDN'T SEE OFFICERS COMING IN TO ASK FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.
WELL, ACTUALLY THAT WAS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS ONE PAMPHLET ABOUT VIDEO CAMERAS, RECORDING ENTRANCE REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.
THAT'S THE WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THAT YOU COULD REQUIRE.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE RICHMOND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THEY DIDN'T REQUIRE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE A HARDSHIP ON LEGITIMATE MASSAGE BUSINESSES.
WE ONLY WANT TO REDUCE THE DEMAND IN FOCUSING ON THE ILLICIT MASSAGE BUSINESSES.
CAN I ADD SO WITH THIS DISCUSSION? CAUSE I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION ASK IS THAT WE WILL HELP.
WE WILL WORK WITH RHONDA AND HER TEAM AS WELL, BECAUSE WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKETS ARE, UH, THE STANDARDS THAT HAPPENED BEEN ADOPTED BY THE CITY, IT'S IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE AS WELL AS WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED.
UM, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE TOOL THAT MIGHT BE USED BECAUSE TO THAT QUESTION, UM, IF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT OR A ZONING HAS REQUIRED, THAT IT WILL REQUIRE, UM, MASSAGE ENVY OR THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS WHERE THE APPROVAL OF A SUP.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IN PRESENT BACK TO THE PERMISSION, UM, WHAT THOSE APPROPRIATE TOOLS MIGHT BE, UM, TO ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE THAT'S BEING ESTABLISHED.
UM, BUT THEN ALSO NOT CREATING A HARDSHIP, UM, OR ANOTHER BARRIER, UH, FOR LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES OUT THERE.
AND I WOULD SAY I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT THAT TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BECAUSE IT IS TOO MUCH OF A HARDSHIP ON A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT THOUGH, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS POLICE TO COME IN AND BE ABLE TO SHUT THEM DOWN IF THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH WHAT THEY AGREED TO DO IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
SO JENNIFER LOOKING AT THE REPORT, IT SAYS WE CONSIDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP, UM, FOR THE COMMISSION.
SO ANY AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES US TO DO A PRELIMINARY REPORT IN PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND THEN A FINAL REPORT PRIOR TO SENDING IT TO CITY COUNCIL.
UH, SO THIS GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.
UM, YOU'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATION, UH, WHAT THE REQUEST IS.
UH, WE CAN GO BACK AND WORK WITH RHONDA, UM, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EXISTING CODES AND THEN BRING TO THE COMMISSION, UM, POSSIBLY AT THE NEXT MEETING, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND OTHER CODES.
SO IF WE MADE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO DO A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND CALDWELL THE CARING, THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE OUTCOME.
YOU'RE NOT AGREEING TO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT YOU ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD.
WE ALSO JUST TO INTERRUPT REAL QUICK, WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GIVING TO CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 21ST.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION IN THE PACKET UNDER, UM, WHERE IT'S IN RED.
WHY, WHY IS IT IN RED? GOOD, GOOD QUESTION.
SO THE RED, THE RED INK IS, UM, ARE THE REGULATIONS CURRENTLY IN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT ARE SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED, UM, OPTIONS, UH, THAT THIS TEAM IS PROVIDING.
SO IT MATCHES WITH SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FLYER THAT WAS PROVIDED.
SO IT'S ALREADY IN ART, RIGHT? SO WE, WE HAVE THOSE PROVISIONS ALREADY WITHIN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE DON'T REQUIRE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT TO, UH, SEEK SUP APPROVAL, BUT IT IS A CODE REQUIREMENT THAT'S APPLIED TO PERMITTING.
SO THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PUSH HERE IS TO, TO TAKE THAT STEP THAT WILL, WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR SOMEBODY JUST TO OPEN UP A BUSINESS AND, AND DO THIS EVEN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE.
I MEAN THAT HAVING AN SUP MAKES IT MORE RIGOROUS PROCESS, I'M GUESSING.
AND THE SUP ALSO BRINGS IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE SEP REQUIRES PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE IT CAN BE APPROVED.
ANY DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FIGHT AND
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THE AYES HAVE IT ON TONIGHT.SEE, DEBBIE, IT'S YOUR TERM ON TONIGHT? UM, WE'LL CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS WITHIN THIS, OUR JURISDICTION.
[10. OTHER MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION OR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE]
TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PARKS MASTER PLAN.WELL, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
I THINK IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME I PRESENTED ON THIS TOPIC, UH, THAT WAS IN AUGUST 11TH OF LAST YEAR.
UH, SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD A BOND ELECTION NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON.
WE'VE MADE A FEW MINOR CHANGES, UH, AND NOTHING DRASTICALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE OVERALL DOCUMENT, WHICH IS 250 PAGES.
BUT IN SHORT, UM, AFTER THE BOND ELECTION WAS APPROVED, WE CHANGED OUR IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.
NOW THAT WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME, UH, VOTER APPROVED PROJECTS COMING UP, UH, WE CHANGED SOME DATES ON THOSE.
UH, THEY'RE KIND OF GUIDELINE DATE RANGES, WHERE WE'RE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS.
THAT ALL DEPENDS ON FUNDING AND AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AT THOSE TIMES.
AND ALSO THE LAST SMALL CHANGE WAS, UH, WE CHANGED OUR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, JUST THE NOMENCLATURE OF HOW WE NAME AND CLASSIFIED UNDEVELOPED PARKLANDS.
SO IF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT, OR DO LOOK AT THE MASTER PARENTING PLAN IN THE FUTURE, AND IT'S AN UNDEVELOPED PARKLAND, IT'LL SAY IN CAPITAL LETTERS, U N D STANDING FOR UNDEVELOPED IN FRONT OF IT, AND THEN THERE'LL BE A SPACE AND THEN THERE'LL BE A LETTER ALPHABETICAL.
AND THAT'S JUST ALPHABETICAL FROM A TO WHATEVER, UH, IN THE LISTING OF THE DIFFERENT PARKLANDS.
SO WE HAVE THAT ARE UNDEVELOPED, AND THEN IT'LL SAY HYPHEN Z AND A NUMBER.
SO THAT'S ZONE, WHATEVER ZONE IT'S IN.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, ARCS EDGE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP, UH, OVER IN ZONE 10 IS U N D I DASH Z 10.
SO I'LL JUMP INTO THE SLIDES HERE.
UM, SINCE IT'S SUCH A, A MEATY DOCUMENT AND HAS SO MUCH IN IT, UH, WE CHOSE TO FOCUS TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT, UH, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
UH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE AMENITY PRIORITIES ARE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN THE NEXT STEPS.
SO THE MASTER PLAN GOALS HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
UM, PARKS AND RECREATION GOAL IN GENERAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PARK SYSTEM.
AS WE WENT, ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND WE'LL DO THAT BY INCORPORATING PARKS AND NATURAL OPEN SPACES, TRAILS, RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, ALL OF THAT TOGETHER TO ACCOMMODATE FOR MISSOURI CITY'S DIVERSE AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A NATURAL OPEN SPACE GOAL AND THAT'S TO IDENTIFY, PROTECT AND CONSERVE NATURAL OPEN SPACES OR THE PRESERVATION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL HABITATS AND SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND TO PROVIDE PRIMITIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF MISSOURI CITY.
THE THIRD GOAL IS TRAIL AND CONNECTIVITY GOAL.
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON EXPANDING THE TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, OUR GREENWAYS, OUR SIDEWALK SYSTEMS, AND USE THEM TO CONNECT DESTINATIONS, NOT JUST PARKS, BUT POSSIBLY DESTINATIONS, UH, AND ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO UTILIZE THE TRAILS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTION.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE MAINTENANCE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL AND CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS CUSTOMER SERVICE.
SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT MISSOURI CITY'S CITIZENS HAVE SAFE AND MISTAKENLY PLEASING FACILITIES, PARKS, AND TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACES.
THIS IS A LIST OF 15 DIFFERENT FUTURE AMENITY PRIORITIES.
SO I'LL JUST READ DOWN THE LIST.
UH, NUMBER ONE, THERE IS MULTI-PURPOSE PAVED AND NATURE TRAILS, ENHANCED LANDSCAPING AND FLOWER GARDENS, NATURAL AREAS AND WATCHER WATER FEATURES, SHADED AREAS, FISHING, PIERS, DOCKS, AND WILDLIFE VIEWING AREAS, A DOG PARK, BICYCLING OPPORTUNITIES, AQUATIC FACILITIES, MULTI-USE SPORTS COURTS, PLAYGROUNDS, INDOOR RECREATION CENTER, EXPANSION, MULTIPURPOSE LAWN AREAS WITH OPEN PLAY SPACES.
THIS GOLF COURSE, MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS FIELDS, ADULT AND YOUTH BALL DIAMONDS.
THE MAJORITY OF ALL THIS CAME OUT OF VERY SURVEYS AND THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE MASTER PLAN EFFORT.
NOW, THIS IS A TEN-YEAR PLAN 2021 THROUGH 2031.
AND WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS, AND WE'LL TRY TO IMPLEMENT A NEW ONE BETWEEN THE FIVE AND SEVEN YEAR MARK, BECAUSE THINGS CHANGE PRETTY QUICKLY.
AND AT THAT THAT'S THE SUGGESTED TIME PERIOD FOR TAKING A NEW LOOK AT A MASTER PLAN.
UH, SO WE'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT YEAR RANGES THAT WE'RE CATEGORIZING THIS 10, THIS 10 YEAR PLAN IN FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENT A PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THE MOST IMMEDIATE, THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR
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YEARS.ONE OF THOSE IS RIDGEVIEW PARK.
UH, I WON'T GO DOWN ALL THOSE AMENITIES NECESSARILY, BUT THAT, THAT PRICE TAG IS ESTIMATED $800,000.
THAT WAS PART OF THE BOND ISSUE THAT WAS JUST PASSED THIS NOVEMBER.
SO AS SOON AS WE SELL THOSE BONDS AND WE GET THE FUNDING, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH US, SAME THING WITH BICENTENNIAL PARK.
HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE AT A MILLION.
THAT WAS A, A COST ASSESSMENT.
WE HAD A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, UM, BUT STILL WE'LL BE WELL WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK TO DO THOSE, THOSE PROJECTS IN THE TIMELINE.
UH, THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE WE HAD ON THE BOND ISSUE, UH, STEAM OF SPORTS PARK, UH, COMPLETELY RENOVATING THAT, THAT PARK REGRADING IT, AND IT HAS SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AND THEN TURNING IT INTO, UH, EXPANDING IT BEYOND JUST BASEBALL AND SO FORTH SOFTBALL FIELD.
SO IT'S TRULY A SPORTS PARK WITH MULTIPLE PURPOSES.
UH, WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN START A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR DOCUMENTS, UH, IN THE, IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR AND HOPING THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY EVEN START CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW, SHOVELING DIRT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THAT WILL BE A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT.
UH, HERE'S WHERE IT COMES INTO OUR NEW CLASSIFICATION DEVELOP, UH, THIS UNDEVELOPED PARKLAND.
IZEA 10 AS PARK'S EDGE, THAT'S OVER JUST IT'S THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S NEXT TO COMMUNITY PARKING ZONE 10 RIGHT OFF OF, UH, THE TOLLWAY THERE.
UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT PROJECT BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A CURRENT CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS AND WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THAT DESIGNER TO GO TO NOT ONLY DO THE DESIGN DOCUMENTS, BUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
SO WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A NEW PARK OUT THERE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR TO TWO PARKS EDGE IS A 3.83 ACRE PARCEL.
THAT'S IN THE PARK'S EDGE, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE DIRECT EAST OF COMMUNITY PARK IN ZONE 10 FREEDOM TREE PARK.
THIS WAS ANOTHER BOND ISSUE IN, UM, I THINK I MISSED AN EDIT THERE.
IT HAS A YEAR RANGE THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY MOVED UP TO THE 20, 20 TO 2025.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS ANOTHER, UH, BOND ISSUE THAT, UH, WE'RE HOPING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN SERVICES OR THIS YEAR, AND HOPING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY START ON THAT PROJECT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, ANOTHER MULTI-YEAR PROJECT.
NOW YOU'LL SEE, THE HEADING HAS CHANGED.
THE YEAR RANGE NOW IS 25 TO 29.
UH, SO HUNTER'S TRAIL PARK NOW, WE'VE WE JUST RECENTLY ADDED BRAND NEW PLAYGROUNDS THERE.
UH, WE ACTUALLY PICKED SOME LOW, LOW HANGING FRUIT, IF YOU WILL.
WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE TWO TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD PLAYGROUND, UH, JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO.
UH, BUT THERE IS SOME OTHER PROJECTS.
WHEN DO WE WANT TO DO LIKE IMPROVE THE PARKING, UM, AND ADD ADDITIONAL SHADE STRUCTURES, UPDATE THE PARK ENTRY SIGN, THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, DEVELOP A UNDEVELOPED THAT IS DOWN IN SIENNA.
I BROUGHT MY COMPUTER UP HERE WITH THE MASTER PLAN OPEN SO I CAN CROSS REFERENCE SOMETHING IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTIONS I'M JUST GOING TO VERIFY THAT PROPERTY IS YAY.
I WAS THINKING OF THE NEXT ONE.
UM, JC FIVE IS A SMALLER PORTION OR A PARCEL.
IT'S UP NEAR A, I THINK IT'S ARMSTRONG AND STAFFORD ELEMENTARY.
IT'S OFF OF INDEPENDENCE WHERE IT CURVES AROUND 2, 10 92, UH, AS THAT PROPERTY, THAT, THAT VACANT PROPERTY IS BEING DEVELOPED.
THERE'S SITE WORK BEING DONE NOW, UH, AT THE NORTH PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY, UH, THEY'VE ALLOCATED SMALL, A SMALL PARCEL FOR PARKLAND MCNAUGHTON PARK, UH, $350,000 FOR VARIOUS AMENITIES THERE.
I WILL NOTE THAT THE SECOND BULLET POINT, UH, CONSTRUCT A MULTI GOLF COURSE, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN BRIEFLY WHAT THAT IS.
UH, WE JUST FINISHED THAT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT SOMETIMES THESE PROJECTS WE GET TO MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE BIT SOONER THAN WE EXPECTED.
AND WHAT MULTI GOLF IS IT'S DISC GOLF, AS WELL AS FOOT GOLF, I E SOCCER BALL.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN IN COMMUNITY PARK GOLF COURSE OUT THERE, THERE'S VARIOUS BASKETS, IF YOU WILL, THEY'RE TARGETS.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, POLE IS A CHAIN TARGET WITH A BASKET.
AND THE OBJECT OF IT IS TRY TO TOSS THE DISC INTO THE CHAINS AND THEN IT DROPS INTO THE BASKET.
SO, UH, IN MULTI GOLF, WE'VE ADDED A CUP THAT'S ACTUALLY, UH, DOWN IN THE GROUND, SO YOU CAN KICK A SOCCER BALL AS WELL.
SO JUST THAT ADDED A DIFFERENT, INTERESTING ELEMENT, DEVELOP A UNDEVELOPED LZ 11 THAT'S THE ONE IN, DOWN IN SIENNA, THAT'S ABOUT 117 ACRES
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ALONG, UH, THOMPSON FERRY ROAD.WE HAVE SOME PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE AS WELL.
SO WEST SIDE, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP SOME BIKE TRAILS DOWN THERE.
WE HAVEN'T DONE A FULL SITE PLAN FOR THAT YET, BUT, UH, IS FUN AND COMES AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE.
WE THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR NEXT BIG PROJECTS AS WELL.
AND THEN NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THE FINAL, UH, YEAR RANGE, WHICH IS 2030 THROUGH 31.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE HERON PARK, UH, HEROIN TRACK PARKLAND.
UM, BUT THE LONG RANGE VISION OF THIS IS, UH, TO DEVELOP A PARK THAT HAS AN OUTDOOR NATURE EDUCATION BASED ASPECT WITH AMENITIES TO SUPPORT THAT SUCH AS OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, THREE HOUSE PODS, DEFINITELY PROTECTING, UH, WILDLIFE.
UH, ALL OF THE, UH, NATURAL HABITAT IS OUT THERE.
THERE COULD BE, YOU KNOW, BOARDWALKS DECKS, OBSERVATION FOR WILDLIFE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
ANOTHER ONE OF THE BIGGER PROJECTS WE SEE IN THE FUTURE AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, UH, THEN SOME, UH, SOME OTHER, UH, PROJECTS WHICH ARE MORE OF LIKE UPDATES AND COMMUNITY PARK.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS WE CAN DO OUT THERE IN THAT LIST.
THE SAME THING WITH QUELL GREEN WEST PARK.
UM, I'LL GO BACK TO COMMUNITY REAL QUICK.
THERE'S, THERE'S A LITTLE ONE THERE.
IF YOU PLAYED DISC OFF OUT THERE, WE HAVE REPLACED OR ARE IN PROCESS OF REPLACING THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AT THE DISC GOLF COURSE.
UH, THEY WERE JUST IN SUCH THIS REPAIR THAT WE DECIDED TO MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD, UH, QUELL GREEN WEST.
UM, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS WE'D LIKE TO DO THERE AS SOON AS WE HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
I THINK IT'S THE FIFTH BULLET THERE, THE REPLACING THE FIVE TO 12 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUND.
WE INTEND ON DOING THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING INTO ADDING A RESTROOM THERE, HOPEFULLY IT PAVILION AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, IF ONCE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, WE'D LOVE TO REFURBISH THE EXISTING BASKETBALL PAVILION.
ALSO, WE'D LIKE TO REDO THE PARKING LOT.
UM, THAT'S EXISTING RECONFIGURE IT AND MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF SPACES THEN AT THE BOTTOM THERE THERE'S ROWAN PARK.
UM, THERE'S JUST, UH, WE'D LIKE TO ADD A LOOP TRAIL IN THAT PARK EVENTUALLY.
AND ALONG THERE WOULD BE SOME EXERCISE STATIONS IN ENHANCED LANDSCAPE.
I'M GOING BACKWARDS BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING, THERE IT IS.
I APOLOGIZE IN THE INITIAL YEAR RANGE FOR A 2022 THROUGH 2025 AT THE BOTTOM.
I KNOW ONE COMMISSIONER IN PARTICULAR WILL LIKE THIS.
WE'RE TRYING TO ACQUIRE A MINIMUM OF FIVE ACRES OF PARKLAND AND PARK SOMEONE FOR FUTURE PARKLAND.
WE'RE HOPING THAT SOMETHING COMES AVAILABLE AS IT DOES.
WE'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED, BUT THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR US.
SO WE'VE INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FROM ALMOST DONE.
UH, SO HERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS WE WANT TO DO.
WE WANT TO DO SOME THINGS AT FIRST COLONY TRAIL? WELL, THINGS LIKE THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN OUT THERE IS IN SOME DISREPAIR EVENTUALLY WHEN WE REPLACE THAT AT A BIKE REPAIR MAINTENANCE STATION, CAUSE WE JUST TURNED THAT TRAIL IN 2020 FROM DG TO CONCRETE, UM, ADD SOME NEW SIGNAGE, UH, EVENTUALLY MAYBE EVEN REPLACE AND THE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT THAT EXISTS THERE, THE TRAILHEAD, UH, SIMILARLY TO, OR, OR STIR CREEK TRAIL.
THERE'S NEVER THINGS WE WANT TO DO THERE AS WELL.
WE'VE ALREADY, OR WE ALREADY HAVE THE BIKE MAINTENANCE STATION.
WE JUST HAVE TO INSTALL IT AS WELL AS A BENCH IN A BIKE RACK.
UH, SINCE IT GETS SO MANY USERS THERE, UH, THE GCWR TRAIL, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE D COMPONENT OR THE D DECOMPOSED GRANITE TRAIL THAT EXISTS.
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL DG AND OR REPLACED WITH CONCRETE.
AT THE TIME, WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO TURN THAT INTO CONCRETE.
LIKE WE DO SOME OF THE OTHERS.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT SURFACE TYPES FOR TRAILS IN OUR SYSTEM.
UM, BUT WHO KNOWS THAT WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY.
AND THEN FINALLY, A HUNTER'S GLEN JOGGING TRAIL.
WE WENT TO, AGAIN, SAME THING, CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THAT TRAIL.
WE DO PLAN ON REPLACING THE GG WITH CON CONCRETE IN PHASES.
WE BROKEN THAT LONG, UH, THAT LONG TRAIL INTO FIVE DIFFERENT SECTIONS AS FUNDING COMES AVAILABLE, WE INTEND ON STARTING TO DO THIS, UH, THOSE SECTIONS.
UH, THERE'S A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THERE THAT'S IN SOMEWHAT DISREPAIR.
WE NEED TO FIX THAT AND CHANGE SOME SIGNAGE AS WELL.
WHAT IS GWC WHICH, WHICH PARK IS THAT DELPHI? G CWA STANDS FOR GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY.
UH, SO RIGHT THERE AT, UH, COURT ROAD, UH, RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOMINO'S ACROSS FROM THE, UH, FIRE STATION.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE COULD YOU SEE WHO IT STRETCHES FROM, IF YOU THINK UP NORTH AT INDEPENDENCE PARK AND IT
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HAS SOUTH, AND IT GOES PAST THE RECREATION TENNIS CENTER AND EVENTUALLY ENDS OUT OF ROWAN PARK.AND HERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE PROJECT-BASED, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WENT AND SHARED ALL OF OUR PARKS HAVE THE RIGHT AMENITIES, SUCH AS THE BENCHES BIKE, RACKS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, THEY HAVE WATER BOTTLE, REFILL STATIONS.
WE FEEL THAT'S AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, UM, ACTIVITY THAT WE WANT TO PROMOTE IN OUR PARKS.
I HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PLASTIC BOTTLES AND DEBRIS THAT WE SEE LEFT AS TRASH, UH, PICNIC AREAS, RESTROOMS, SHADE, AND SIGNAGE, OR WORKING ON DESIGN STANDARDS.
SO WE CAN HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY AT A HIGH QUALITY FOR OUR PARK SYSTEM.
AGAIN, WE WENT TO INCREASE AND INCREASE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PARKS.
WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY BY IMPLEMENTING THE 2021 ADA THAT'S AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT, TRANSITION PLAN OVER TIME.
AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT'S BE CITYWIDE.
AND AS FUNDING ALLOWS, UH, WE WANT TO DEVELOP, UH, CITY SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS, WHICH I JUST TOUCHED ON, BUT WE WANT THEM TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP'S, UH, TRY TO UTILIZE ENERGY CONSERVATION COMPONENTS, SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS, AND PERMEABLE SURFACES, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES.
WHENEVER THOSE THINGS ARE FEASIBLE.
AND FINALLY, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN THROUGH THE CITY CITY JUST RECENTLY, UM, CREATED A NEW PUBLIC ART COMMISSION.
THEY WERE KIND OF IN THEIR INFANCY, BUT THEY'RE GETTING THEIR LEGS UNDER THEM IN THERE.
AND THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD, HOPEFULLY WITH THE MASTER PLAN IN THE FUTURE.
AND FINALLY, NEXT STEPS, UH, WAS PRESENTING TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT, UH, DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER LAST WEEK, WE HAD TO POSTPONE THE PARKS BOARD THAT WAS GOING TO BE LAST THURSDAY TO TOMORROW NIGHT.
I ALSO PRESENTED THIS, THIS ALMOST IDENTICAL PLAN TO THEM LAST AUGUST.
AT THE SAME TIME I PRESENTED YOU GUYS AND THEY GAVE LIKE YOU GUYS DID THEY, THEY VOTED AND GAVE US A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL.
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT WE SAW COMING THAT WE NEED TO WAIT BEFORE WE TOOK IT TO COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE BACK TONIGHT.
AND WE'RE PLANNING ON TAKING THE PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, UM, PROBABLY FEBRUARY 21ST, ASSUMING AND HOPING THAT WE GET A POSITIVE FROM BOTH OF THE COMMISSION AND THE PARKS BOARD AT THAT TIME, WE DO PLAN OPTION OR PLAN ADOPTION.
AND THEN WE START TO START THE WORK, APPLY FOR GRANTS AND TRY TO START CHECKING THINGS OFF THE LIST WITH THAT I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
SO YOU WANT US TO APPROVE THIS BEFORE THE PARKS BOARD DOES? I WOULD, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE GET A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL, BUT THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU THE SAME THING WITH PARKS BOARD.
YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T HELP THAT, UH, DUE TO WEATHER AND NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE.
THEY WEREN'T AVAILABLE TO, UH, RESCHEDULE UNTIL TOMORROW, BUT THEY'VE ALREADY VOTED ON IT ONCE AND GAVE A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION.
SO I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SAME HERE.
GIVE IT A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
THIS ONE SAYS WE CAN TAKE THE LEAD.
YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO BEAT US UP.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
THE GOALS THAT YOU PUT UP, UM, THERE WERE UNBELIEF FOUR GOALS.
ARE THEY, WERE THEY IN ANY SPECIFIC ORDER? IS THERE, IS IT LIKE ONE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, IS THIS THE ORDER OF THEM NOW, THESE ARE VERY BROAD, GENERAL GOALS, UH, KIND OF GUIDANCE OR THE DOCUMENT, TELL THEM WHAT OUR OVERARCHING GOALS AND HOPES FOR, OR IN GENERAL TERMS. GOOD.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE, BIG CONCERN TELLING YOU NOT TO PUT MAINTENANCE IS NUMBER FOUR ON, IT NEEDS TO BE NUMBER ONE.
AND I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO THE CONSULTANT.
UM, 10 YEAR PLAN, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU WILL REVISIT IT AT THE FIVE OR THE SEVEN YEAR MARK.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, 10 YEARS IS TOO LONG.
AND THAT'S KIND OF AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PARKS AND REC, BUT ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO STATE GRANTS OR TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, THAT'S THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
SO A LOT OF TIMES, UNLESS WE DO THAT IN ANOTHER FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS, WE WON'T QUALIFY FOR NEW GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE.
AND TO DETTOL THAT I SERVED ON THE BOND COMMITTEE.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN YEARS WAS TO BEAT THE LONGEST IN TERMS OF GETTING A PROJECT UNDERWAY AND COMPLETED WITH A 20 YEAR SERVICE LIFE.
THAT WAS OUR, THAT WAS THE DRIVER.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WAS ON THE BUYING COMMITTEE WITH ME.
UM, THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE TO CONCRETE.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? UM, WE'RE DOING THAT.
UM, FIRST IT'S, IT'S SHOWED UP IN A LOT OF WORD OF MOUTH FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE YEARS.
UH, IT SHOWED UP ON SURVEYS AND IT IS A BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATION FOR A LOT OF MASTER PLANS THAT IN YOUR INES, INNER CITY
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OR ARC DISTRICTS, A SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE A DIVERSITY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES SURFACES, UM, FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, CONVERTING DG TO, UH, CONCRETE REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF COST TIME LABOR.AND IT'S JUST, IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.
GIVEN OUR CLIMATE HERE IN THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE GET, AND THEN IT MAKES THAT TRAIL UNUSABLE FOR ANY NUMBER OF DAYS.
SO BY CONVERTING IT TO CONCRETE LIKE WE DID AT THE OYSTER CREEK TRAIL, UM, SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE EDIBLE ARBITRARY IT'S READY FOR USE THE NEXT DAY BY EVEN BY WIELD TRAFFIC STROLLERS OR, OR BIKES.
IN ADDITION TO, UM, I WAS SAD TO SEE THE TECHNOLOGY USE IS ONLY GOING TO BE WHEN FEASIBLE, BUT FINE.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE BALL FIELDS THAT YOU HAVE THE OUTFIELD FOR THE SOFTBALL OR BASEBALL FIELDS ARE SHARED WITH THE SOCCER FIELD? SO A THIRD OF THE SOCCER FIELD IS ACTUALLY THE OUTFIELD FOR THE BALL.
ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR ? YES.
IT COULD BE, UH, IT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR, FOR SOCCER, CRICKET, UH, RUGBY.
I MEAN, LIKE ON A SATURDAY YOU CAN'T HAVE A BASEBALL GAME GOING ON AND A SOCCER GAME GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE SHARING THE SAME TURF.
SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SCHEDULING.
I MEAN, IN THEORY, YOU COULD STRIPE THE OUTFIELD WITH SAY SOCCER OR WHATEVER ACTIVITY YOU'RE GOING TO DO, AND YOU CAN HAVE YOUR BALL FIELD GAMES IN THE MORNING AND THEN YOU CAN CONVERT IT AND GO TO THE NEXT SPORT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THAT'S JUST MAXIMIZING THE USE OF THAT, THAT GREEN SPACE.
AND THAT'S PART OF YOUR GRADING.
YOU SAID THAT THEY HAD SOME GRADING ISSUES.
DRAINAGE IS SO YOU'RE GOING TO GRADE THE BALL FIELD, THE OUTFIELD AND THE SOCCER FIELD, ALL TO ACCOMMODATE DRAINAGE ALL IN ONE.
I MEAN THAT WHOLE SITE IS GOING TO BE THIS THING OF A CHALK BOARD.
THERE'LL BE REGRADED FROM THERE TO HELP IMPROVE DRAINAGE ON EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THAT PLAN, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED BASKETBALL COURTS, PICKLEBALL COURTS, PLAYGROUND, UH, WALKING, JOGGING TRAILS AROUND POSSIBLY EVEN A PUMP TRACK FOR, FOR BMX BIKES.
WE REALLY WANT IT TO BE MULTIPURPOSE IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD.
IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE MOST BALL FIELDS HAVE A CROWN DOWN THE CENTER AND THEN IT SLOPES TOWARDS THE SIDE.
YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ONLY IF THEY'RE A DEDICATED FIELD.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WHEN IN THE MULTI-USE CONCEPT, WE JUST DON'T DO THAT.
AND YOU SEE THAT MORE ON THE RECREATIONAL SIDE WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO MORE THE COMPETITIVE OR IN OUR SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE RECOGNIZED SPORTS ASSOCIATION RSAS AND GROUPS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY RENTING TO, UH, IN THE CON COMPETITION, UH, LEVELS LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN YOU USUALLY SEE THE FACILITIES, THE DESIGN KIND OF FOLLOW THAT AS WELL.
IT'S A YEAR IN THE COMING YEAR IN THE MAKING.
SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
THERE'S A LOT OF PICTURES TOO.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF TW WELL, I'LL TAKE THE HIT.
I SOLD MOOD THAT WOULD RECOMMEND, OH, OH, HOLD ON.
HOLD THAT MOTION RIGHT THERE THOUGH.
CAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CROWD.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION? OKAY.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MS. LUCAS.
UM, HELLO, MR. HARRISON, I, I SAW MOVES THAT WE MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE, UH, THE PARK PACKAGE PARKS PLAN, OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN PARKS, OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ANY NAYS? THE MOTION CARRIES TW CHECKED ALL THE, ALL THE BOXES.
I JUST DIDN'T GET MY CAMERAS, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR FEEDBACK.
I'M ON TONIGHT THAT CONCLUDED TECH ALL OF OUR BUSINESS.
WE DON'T NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ANYTHING.
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IS THERE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN? THANK YOU, MS. LUCAS, IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BAILEY.