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MATT, WE HAVE TWO NEW, UH, PARKS, CREW LEADERS, UM, PARKS, CREW LEADERS WERE, UH, POSITIONS THAT WERE, UH, ADDED TO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
SO, UM, THEY'RE NOT REPLACING ANYBODY.
UM, IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO MEET, UH, ROB OR, OR GLEN, THEY'RE NEW PARKS, CREW LEADERS.
IF YOU WENT TO SNOW FEST, YOU PROBABLY, PROBABLY WOULD'VE SEEN GLEN.
HE WAS, UH, OUT THERE ON THE SNOW HILL THE ENTIRE TIME, JUST LAUGHING AND HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW ADDITIONS.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE, UH, DANIELLE FINNEY, DANIELLE, UH, STAND UP AND WAVE.
UH, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE? UM, DANIELLE, WE, WE GOT DANIELLE, UH, WE, WE STOLE HER FROM A LOCAL PARKS AND REC, UH, AGENCY, DEER PARK.
UM, SHE HAS, UH, OVER SIX YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, BOTH DEER PARK AND HOUSTON.
AND I'LL LET HER GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE HERSELF.
HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TONIGHT? GOOD.
WELL, SO MANY OF YOU, I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET SOME, SOME OF YOU, UM, DID NOT SHOW UP WITH YOUR OTHER PARK BOARD MEMBERS TO DECORATE YOUR TRAILER, SO I DID NOT GET TO MEET YOU, BUT IT'S VERY NICE TO MEET YOU AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT CITY.
WHERE YOU FROM? I'M FROM HOUSTON.
YOU WANNA TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF? WE NEED TO KNOW WHO YOUR PARENTS ARE, GREAT GRANDPARENTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, MY PARENTS, THEY'RE FROM HOUSTON AS WELL.
I LOVE, UH, BEING ABLE TO PROGRAM FOR THEM, SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AS WELL AS HELPING WITH THE STAFF HERE.
SAY YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH, UH, SNOW FEST.
MISSOURI CITY GREEN REALLY APPRECIATES ALL THE MAYOR YOUTH COMMISSION, UH, STUDENTS THAT YOU LET US USE, AND THEY WERE GREAT.
THEY ENJOYED, UM, MAKING THE BIRD SEEDS.
COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US.
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RIGHT.ITEM NUMBER SIX, UH, ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION.
UH, WE DO HAVE CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION ON A PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR THE BEVERLY WOODS SUBDIVISION MS STORY.
SO THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE.
DO YOU ALL PREFER PRESENTATION HERE FOR PRESENT
GOOD EVENING PARKS BOARD MEMBERS.
SO WE RECEIVED A PLOT APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION BY THE NAME OF BEVERLY WOOD.
IT IS SEVEN ACRES, UM, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CAR RIDE OVER BY THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBIA BLUE AND CAR RIDE ROAD.
UM, IT WILL DEVELOP APPROXIMATELY 37 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND PER THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, ANY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER FIVE ACRES REQUIRES A PARKLAND DEDICATION.
THE DEVELOPER HAS, UM, PROPOSED TO PAY CASH IN LIEU OF A PARKLAND DEDICATION AND THE AMOUNT OF, UH, $51,000 AND $851,800 THAT WILL GO TOWARDS, UM, PARK ZONE SEVEN.
SO, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I, I DID HAVE JUST, AND THIS IS MORE SO I GUESS FOR US,
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UH, I KNOW IN THEIR, IN THEIR DEDICATOR, UM, PRESENTATION, CUZ WE'RE NOT DOING ANY OPEN LAND AT ALL.UM, THIS LOOKED LIKE THIS WAS PART OF, AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH JASON, AND YOU MAY WANT TO ELABORATE IT JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS, UM, UM, THERE'S A, I ASKED THEM FOR ABOUT THE PARK MASTER TRAIL PLAN THAT WE HAVE.
AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DRAFT THAT WE HAD BACK THEN MM-HMM.
AND, UH, SO, SO YEAH, LEMME JUST, UH, EXPLAIN THAT REAL QUICK.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD ASKED, UH, FOR WHEN WE FIRST INITIALLY SAW THIS.
UM, THIS IS A REAL SMALL STRIP OF LAND IN BETWEEN, UH, THE WOODS AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT? YEAH, IT'S THE, HUH? WHAT'S THAT? THAT G C W? YEAH.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE OTHER SUBDIVISION THAT IT'S BETWEEN NO ONE'S EAST, EAST.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S, SO ANYWAY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
LITTLE TEENY TINY, UH, STRIP, UH, IT, IT'S, IT DOES BORDER CARTRIGHT ON THE NORTH AND G C W A ON THE SOUTH.
UM, THE, THE THOUGHT IS, UH, IF WE CAN, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
I'M TRYING TO GET IT SO THAT WE CAN EXPAND THE G C W A TRAIL ALL THE WAY TO ROME PARK, UH, WOULD BE THE GOAL.
AND, UM, WE CAN'T DO THAT, UM, IN EVERY SPOT ON, ON THE TRAIL EASEMENT ON THE, THE CANAL EASEMENT.
SO BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH A SUBDIVISION LIKE THIS TO, TO GET THEM TO, UM, TO, UH, INCLUDE IT ON THEIR PROPERTY IS MAKES ONE STEP CLOSER FOR US TO BEING ABLE TO, TO GET IT, UM, UH, TO EX EXPAND IT ALL THE WAY TO ROME PARK, UM, AGAIN, IS A SUPER SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT, UM, HAVING, HAVING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO ROME PARK WOULD BE THE BEST ACCESS TO, UM, TO THIS, TO THE, TO THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
UH, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO OUT TO CARTRIGHT, HANG A RIGHT, GO WELL DOWN TO TEXAS PARKWAY, HANG A RIGHT, GO ALL THE WAY AROUND.
THAT WAY, IF WE CAN DO A, A FOOT PATH FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS INTO ROME PARK, THEN IT'S, UH, MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE.
AND SO, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY AND WHERE I WAS GOING WITH IT AS WELL, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS DEVELOPMENT, JUST, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL PHYSICALLY KNOW WHERE IT'S LOCATED AT, UH, AND ROME PARK IS, THE PARK IS WHENEVER THEY DEDICATE, WANNA DO MORE MONEY THAN LAND AND NOT PUT APART, BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WELL, HOW, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL TRAINED ME, DON'T TAKE THE MONEY.
DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA HAVE ACCESS TO A PARK.
AND SO MY, MY THOUGHT PROCESS AND WHEN WE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH STAFF, UH, THEY PUT THAT SEGMENT IN.
BUT I, I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE OVERALL TRAIL PLAN SHOWED.
AND SO WHEN THE DRAFT TRAIL PLAN, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS, AND I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT STREET IT'S ON, BUT THE TRAIL PLAN ACTUALLY SHOWS LIKE THIS WILL BE PART OF THE TRAIL THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR ACTUALLY FITS WITHIN THE DRAFT MASTER TRAIL PLAN THAT I SAW.
AND SO THE WAY IT WORKS IS, UH, THEY GOT AN EXISTING TRAIL ON THE G C W A CANAL THAT COMES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STREET THAT'S JUST TO THE LEFT OF IT.
AND I'M SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO PULL IT UP RIGHT QUICK.
YOU KNOW, AND SO BETWEEN QUA VALLEY EAST AND QUA VALLEY EAST IS LIKE RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN THIS SEGMENT.
I MEAN, LITERALLY IT'S LIKE RIGHT HERE.
AND SO THE ONLY SEGMENT THEY WOULD BE MISSING TO EVEN HELP THOSE THAT ARE OVER HERE, GET OVER TO ROME PARK.
ROME PARK IS PHYSICALLY ABOUT RIGHT HERE.
AND SO THEY'RE PUTTING THAT SEGMENT IN.
AND SO WE'RE ONLY MISSING FOR ANY RESIDENTS OR PEDESTRIANS TO WALK ON THE TRAIL ALONG ABOUT FROM HERE TO HERE AND ABOUT HERE TO HERE TO GET 'EM TO ROME PARK.
AND I JUST, IT, IT MADE SENSE TO ME AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL THINKING ABOUT IT AND GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
AND SO FROM MY STANDPOINT, INDIVIDUALLY, IT MAKES SENSE.
WERE ANY OTHER, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE STREET? LIKE I'M TRYING TO PICTURE CARTRIGHT IS WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK HERE ON RIGHT.
IS CARTRIGHT IS JUST NORTH RIGHT UP HERE.
LITERALLY, I MEAN, PHYSICALLY LIKE MY HAND, I CAN ALMOST REACH, YOU SEE THE, YOU SEE THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE SUBDIVISION ACTUALLY THROUGH THE WOODS.
AT THE VERY SOUTH END OF THEIR CUL-DE-SAC, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A REC CENTER AND A LITTLE PARK AREA.
UM, SO, UM, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY ACCESS IT THROUGH THE WOODS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHO'S AVAILABLE.
UM, THEY'RE KNOWN AS KIND OF A EUROPEAN BOUTIQUE HOUSING
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DEVELOPER.UM, YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, ACTUALLY B TWO HOUSING LLC, I BELIEVE IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT.
THAT'S HOW I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT.
UM, AND ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'VE DONE BOTH HERE AND IN THE AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR RE FOR A RECOMMENDATION.
THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION OF RANDY SLASH D PARK, FORT BEND COUNTY MUD NUMBER 26.
UH, AND THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT I ACTUALLY, UH, ASKED TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THE REASON THAT I ASKED ABOUT THIS WAS, UH, UH, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AND, AND LET ME ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.
I SEE WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR, UH, GUESTS THIS EVENING IS, UH, THE, UH, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE, UH, MS. SONYA MARSHALL BROWN HERE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
UH, AND SO, UM, THIS IS A PARK THAT'S OVER THERE AT THE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WELLS FARGO BANK BUILDING IS DOWN THE STREET ON 2234.
THIS IS THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT IS RIGHT BEHIND.
IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBIA BLUE AND COURT ROAD.
AND SO THERE'S A VACANT TRACK RIGHT BEHIND THE BANK BUILDING, AND THAT'S PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUD DISTRICT, UH, THE MUD DISTRICT IS DOING.
AND THEY JUST WENT THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS OF GETTING THAT REZONED FOR WHERE THEY WILL USE A PORTION OF IT AS A WATER PLANT AND THEN A PORTION OF IT AS A PART.
AND SO, UH, I MET ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AT A FUNCTION, AND WE GOT TO TALKING ABOUT IT, AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, WELL, ANYTIME ANYBODY DOES SOMETHING IN AS PARK RELATED, AND IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY OR, OR CONVERSATIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD, I KNOW US AS PARKS BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
SO IF SOMEONE ASKS US ANY INFORMATION, WE CAN TALK INTELLIGENTLY ABOUT WHAT'S COMING, WHAT'S IN THE PIKE.
UH, ALSO TOO, I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, WORK WITH THE CITY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN, UH, AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, EVEN WITH THE NEWLY ELECTED ONE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OVER THERE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THAT MUD DISTRICTS AND THE CITY CAN PARTNER TOGETHER.
UH, AND IT'S DONE IN THE PAST AND WORK SUCCESSFULLY.
AND SO I ASKED THEM TO CALL NUMBER ONE, DO A PRESENTATION, UH, BEFORE THE BOARD SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND KNOW ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THEN TWO, UH, TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP OR, OR, YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS THAT WE MAY NEED, UH, AS A COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE NEEDED IN THAT AREA AT THAT PARK FACILITIES OR SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND SO, UH, THIS EVENING WE'RE HONORED.
I'M GONNA TELL Y'ALL WE'RE HONORED.
Y'ALL DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL TALK ABOUT ME, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU, WE HONORED WHEN I HAVE THESE TWO GENTLEMEN, I INTRODUCED THESE TWO GENTLEMEN RIGHT HERE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE DEFINITELY, UH, UH, A KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE KNOWN PROBABLY SINCE I WAS LITERALLY 20.
I'VE BEEN WORKING IN FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT WITH THESE YOUNG MEN.
UH, AND SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THEM TO DO THE PRESENTATION.
MR. SCHWEITZER AND MR. SAGHER AND THEIR BOARD MEMBER AS WELL, IF THEY CAN COME AND JUST KIND OF, IF NOTHING ELSE, INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND, AND JUST GIVE US A, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
OH, MORE ELY MOBILE THAN
MONICA JOHNSON, HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF FOR BEND.
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AS YOU KNOW OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW THAT WAYNE SALOR IS THE ENGINEER FOR THE DISTRICT.I'M THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR THE DISTRICT.
UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING SOME PROJECTS WITH 'EM FOR SOME TIME.
UH, BASICALLY, UH, WE WERE TRYING TO DEVELOP THE PARK AND WE DIDN'T COME UP WITH A FARM FARM PRESENTATION FOR THE NINTH.
UH, I SEE YOU HAD ONE PICTURE OF ONE OF THE PRE-FABRICATED SHELTERS.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IN, UH, OUR ORIGINAL PLANS.
WE WERE CONSIDERING DOING A SPLASH PAD, THAT TYPE OF THING.
UM, PLAYGROUNDS, UH, AGAIN, JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST GENERAL PLAY, OPEN PLAY FIELDS, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT IS THAT ONE REASON WE'RE LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE HELP WITH THE CITY.
AFTER WE DID ALL OUR BUDGETING AND TALKING ABOUT SPLASH PADS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE CAME UP WITH A COST OF OVER 2 MILLION TO DEVELOP THE PARK.
AND AS, UH, IS POINTED OUT JUST A MINUTE AGO, PART OF THIS PROPERTY IS, UH, SIX PLUS ACRES IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE WATER PLANT.
BUT THE REST OF, UH, AREAS, UH, IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE PARK.
UH, AS REQUIREMENT OF THE ZONING THAT WE GOT APPROVED, THE CITY REQUIRED US TO PUT UP A WALL BETWEEN QUAIL GREEN WEST SECTION TWO, AND THE PARK THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE A EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL.
SO WE HAVE DONE THAT PLUS SOME PERIMETER FENCING ON COURT BLUE AND, UH, COLUMBIA, UM, COURT ROAD AND COLUMBIA BLUE.
UH, ANYWAY, THEY DID THOSE IN WITH THAT WORK.
ALL THOSE, UH, COST TO DO THAT WORK IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $200,000 TO DO THAT.
UH, WE HAD EX UH, PLANNED AN EXTENSIVE PARKING LOT TO DO IT, A RESTROOM FACILITY AND ALL THOSE, THAT TYPE OF THINGS.
AND AGAIN, SO NOW IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING LESS THAN THE $2 MILLION WE ALREADY PROJECTED.
BUT WE WERE LOOKING TO DO A FIRST PHASE OF IT, GETTING THE PLAYGROUND IN RESTROOM AND, UH, PARKING FACILITIES.
SO, UH, IN THE FIRST PHASE, UH, THE PARKING FACILITIES, UH, DIDN'T, UH, WAYNE SALK'S WORKING ON THOSE BUDGETS, BUT THE PLAYGROUND AND THE, UH, PRE-FABRICATED SHADE STRUCTURE, UH, PAVING AND JUST, AND A, UH, ESSENTIAL ORIGINAL PART OF THE PARK AND, AND THE RESTROOM WE'RE LOOKING AT FUNDS THAT NEEDED ABOUT $300,000.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF THE CITY MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER AND SEE WHERE WE ARE ON IT.
UH, THE, UH, THERE WILL BE A NEW BUDGET ESTABLISHED BY THE MUD AND TRYING TO WORK ON THOSE THINGS AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WE CAN DO SOME THINGS WITH THE FUNDS THEY'RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD, WAYNE? WELL, WE'RE, UH, THE DIRECTORS OF 26 ARE FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO THIS DEAL AND I WORK FOR THEM.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, UH, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD.
UH, THE PRICE OF THINGS NOWADAYS HIGHER THAN WHAT WE DREAMED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA DO A FIRST PHASE, UH, GET IT GRADED, GET IT CLEARED OFF, GET IT TO WHERE IT CAN BE USED.
UH, BY THE TIME WE PUT, UH, PHASE ONE PARKING AND THE STUFF THAT DALE WANTS TO BILL CHART PUTTING IN THE RESTROOM BUILDING, WE'LL PROBABLY SPEND ABOUT 500, 550,000.
UH, WE'RE EMPTY OUT THE COUCH CUSHIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE COME UP.
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO.
PARTIALLY WE'RE GONNA DO, IS PUT IN THE ACCESS PARKING AND GRADE THE SITE.
UH, AND THEN AFTER WE GET THAT DONE, UH, NORMALLY SEE HOW WE CAN BUDGET THE FIRST PHASE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND LEAST GET SOME GRASS ON THE FIELDS IN STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE BUILT OVER THE YEARS DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT, UH, TO WHERE WE END UP WITH THE ULTIMATE
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PARK THAT THEY WANT.AND THEN THE WATER PLANT SIDE IS BASICALLY, IT'S A SEVEN MAJOR SITE AND, UH, IT'S ABOUT, I FORGET WHAT THE LENGTH IS, BUT THE 50 FOOT CLOSEST TO THE DITCH IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA PUT THE WATER PLANT.
AND THAT'LL, WE FEEL LIKE THE DIRECTOR FEEL LIKE THERE WAS, OR THERE, UH, SORRY, WE'RE RECORDING THE MEETING.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU ON THE CAMERA USING THE MIC JUST TO FINISH YOUR OH, OKAY.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HAVE GIVEN HIM, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN HIM THE MIC.
WHAT, WHAT SONG DO YOU WANT ME TO SING?
UH, BUT BASICALLY THAT'S ALL I GOT.
I MEAN, WE COULD, UH, WE NEED HELP WITH EVERYTHING, UH, WITH, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT IT'S GONNA COST US TO RUN THE THING, MAINTAIN IT ON AND ON AND ON.
CAN OUR SCREEN MONITOR PUT IT ON THE OVERALL SITE PLAN? WHOEVER'S CONTROLLING THAT BUTTON, I KNOW THEY CAN HEAR ME.
SORRY, IT DIDN'T, THERE'S A SITE PAINTING.
I JUST WANNA ASK THEM A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
OH, YOU'VE GOT, YOU'RE THE CONTROLLER OF THE PICTURE CHAIRS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
AND SO, UH, JUST TO, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, BUT I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN I WAS LOOKING AT, AND IT LOOKED LIKE AT SOME POINT Y'ALL WERE LOOKING AT PUTTING IN A SOCCER FIELD AND A BASEBALL FIELD.
IS THAT, AND THIS IS ULTIMATE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, BUT THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE, AS WELL AS I LOOK LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING SOME WALKING TRAILS AROUND THE SITE, ULTIMATELY.
AND SO, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, AGAIN, I GO BACK TO THAT, UH, DRAFT MASTER TRAIL PLAN THAT WAS HAD, AND I SAW THAT, UM, THIS PROPERTY WAS PART OF THE OVERALL MASTER TRAIL PLAN.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU HAVE A TRAIL HEAD WHERE COURT ROAD INTERSECTS 2234.
IT'S KINDA LIKE A TRAIL HEAD FOR THE TRAIL THAT CONTINUES, UH, BACK AROUND TO THE PARK AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND JASON, YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS STRAIGHTEN ME BACK OUT OR, OR STAFF STRAIGHTEN ME BACK OUT.
BUT ON THAT DRAFT, WHICH IT MADE SENSE, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE GONNA STILL STICK WITH IT, IS THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE TRYING TO, AT THE END OF THE DAY CONNECT, LET'S SAY FROM 2234 IN COURT ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE STA PARK.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE, THE WAY THE DRAFT, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I KNOW IT WENT ALONG HERE.
AND SO TO ME SEEMED LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MAYBE THAT SEGMENT OF A TRAIL GETS PUT IN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T, AND AS A PARK SPORT, WE DON'T HAVE THE, THE RIGHT TO OBLIGATE THE CITY, BUT WE DO HAVE A VOICE TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE, THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO, THE CITY'S PLANNING TO DO THAT WE WANT TO DO BASED ON OUR STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.
AND SO I ALWAYS LOOK AT, WELL, YOU KNOW, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE INSTEAD OF THEM PUTTING IN A A FOUR FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK, MAYBE THAT'S A SEGMENT OF THE TRAIL THAT GETS PUT IN.
UH, ALSO TOO, I'M ASKING BECAUSE OUR PARKS AND STAFF KNOW WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AS WELL FOR THE AREA.
AND IS THIS SOMETHING OR PLACE THAT WE MAY WANT TO PARTNER WITH THEM AS A RECOMMENDATION THROUGH STAFF OR THROUGH THE CITY OF, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE THAT MAYBE WE PARTNER WITH THEM TO, TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S PART OF THIS ULTIMATE, AND IF MAYBE SOMETHING DOESN'T NEED TO BE ALTERED ON THIS ULTIMATE.
AND SO, UH, AND HAVE THE STAFF EVEN SEEN THIS ALTOGETHER.
AND SO THAT'S A QUESTION I'M GONNA ASK FOR STAFF FROM MY STANDPOINT.
I'M GONNA ALSO, AGAIN, OPEN IT UP TO MY OTHER COLLEAGUES UP HERE.
AND BILL, LOOK LIKE YOU WERE ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING WELL JUST POINT OUT IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BASEBALL FIELD AND SOCCER,
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UH, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT A T-BALL TYPE FIELD AND A JUNIOR SOCCER FIELD, SOCCER FIELD OF AUTHENTIC, UH, AD YARD.EM WOULD TAKE UP MULTIPLE SITES.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU HAD A QUESTION OF STAFF HAD SEEN THESE PLANS? YES, SIR.
YEAH, SO WE, WE MET, UM, I DON'T KNOW, WAS IT A YEAR AGO? UM, JUST WITH, UH, T W AND A COUPLE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, SO WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
WE PROVIDED SOME INPUT ON THE, ON THIS, ON THIS PLAN.
UM, UH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT MORE MULTI-USE FIELDS, NOT, NOT REALLY SUPER PROGRAMMED SPECIFIC, UH, FIELDS, BUT JUST MULTI-USE FIELDS, OPEN FIELDS.
UM, AND, AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE PROVIDED A LITTLE BIT OF INPUT ON THE DESIGN, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT'S NOT A CITY PARK.
AND, UM, UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE, THERE WILL BE SOME ASKS COMING FOR, UM, TO THE, TO THE COUNCIL, UM, FOR, FOR THIS.
UM, BUT UM, WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET THERE.
WELL, THEY'RE STARTING TONIGHT, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT
THEY SAID CLOSED MOUTH, DON'T GET FED.
AND SO, AND THAT'S, THAT'S HOW IT CAME TO ME.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I KNOW IN THE PROCESS IT'S GOTTA BE PUBLICLY NOTED.
AND, AND SO WE'RE PUBLICLY NOTING IT.
BUT AGAIN, I ALSO WANTED THE OTHER HALF OF THIS CONVERSATION IS, YOU KNOW, WE AS BOARD MEMBERS, ANYTHING TO DEAL WITH PARKS, WE ALL GET ASKED QUESTIONS ON THINGS.
AND SO I WANTED EVERYONE TO BE AWARE OF IT.
DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ANYTHING THEY WANNA SAY? I DO.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING, CUZ I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE, IT'S UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE MUD, THIS PARK.
SO YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING IN THE PARK.
DO YOU WORK WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AT ALL? I MEAN, CUZ EVERYBODY THINKS A PARK BELONGS IN MISSOURI CITY ANYWAY.
SO WELL EVENTUALLY YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE CITY WOULD BE TAKING IT OVER.
I'M GONNA HELP 'EM OUT ON THIS ONE.
AND, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA BE SEVERAL YEARS AWAY WITH
YOU KNOW, THE BONDS ARE ALL SOLD, TAKEN CARE OF, ALL THAT RETIRED.
SO, UH, YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THE RESTROOM FACILITY AND Y'ALL POINTED THIS, UH, TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT, I BELIEVE IT'S LIBERTY PARK.
IS THAT IT? OR AMERICAN LEGION? STEAM ROLL LEGION.
UH, THAT'S THE FIRST CLASS RESTROOMS, AIR CONDITIONED, ALL THAT WE PLANNED, WE DID.
AND STILL WITH LOOKING AT $158,000 WOULD BE JUST AN OPEN AIR TYPE RESTROOM IS NOT AIR CONDITIONED AND THAT'S STILL GONNA REQUIRE SOME MAINTENANCE.
SO THE MUD WOULD TAKE OVER THAT, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME TYPE OF MAINTENANCE.
YOU WOULD'VE AN AMERICAN LEGION FIELD AT PARK.
SO, AND SO FOR MY COLLEAGUE, WHAT I'LL TELL YOU IS THAT, SO THE LAND IN FEE IS OWNED BY THE MUD DISTRICT MM-HMM.
AND SO ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, ANYTHING THAT'S, UH, CONSTRUCTED, IT'S GONNA BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
ANYTHING BREAKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, ALL OF THAT FALLS UPON THEM BECAUSE THEY OWN THE LAND IN FEE.
UH, AND, AND A PORTION, I'M GONNA SAY MAYBE FOURTH OF THE LAND IS, AND WHY THEY BOUGHT IT ALL WAS THEY NEEDED TO PUT A, A UTILITY FACILITY THERE MM-HMM.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
BUT THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, HOLD ON A SECOND.
AND, AND THEY DID THIS PARK, AND I LIKE THE NAME OF IT.
IT'S ACTUALLY FROM TWO, UH, PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBERS WHO LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY, OBVIOUSLY, AND WERE VERY ACTIVE, UH, IN, IN THE CITY.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY I CALLED MY EYE.
UH, I KNOW THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS DOING VERY WELL.
AND, AND, UH, AGAIN, I I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A, A GOOD LITTLE PROJECT IN THERE.
UH, BUT, UH, UH, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I I THOUGHT ABOUT THE MASTER TRAIL PAINT.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE FIRST THING BECAUSE YOU GOTTA THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
HOW DO YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN? WELL, I KNOW PART OF THE MASTER TRAIL PLAN SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CONNECTIVITY PIECE.
IT GOES IN THERE THAT MAYBE CAN GO IN AND, UH, TIE INTO THEIR WALK PATH THAT THEY HAVE AROUND THERE.
AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT SINCE IT IS PART OF OUR MASTER TRAIL PLAN, AGAIN, I'D RATHER SEE, INSTEAD OF PUTTING UP FOUR FOOT SIDEWALK, PUT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN USE AND EVERYBODY CAN GET UP AND DOWN THERE AND, AND IT GET BENEFICIAL USE, I TRY TO THINK BIGGER THAN JUST, JUST THIS PARK RIGHT HERE MM-HMM.
UH, BUT THEY HAVE, AND, AND I WANT THE, I WANT MS. MONICA TO COME UP AND, AND SO SHE CAN SAY IT AND, AND BILL IS ELOQUENT AND SAID IT AS WELL, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ASKED, AND I GUESS AT SOME POINT YOU'LL FORMALLY, YOU'RE FORMALLY ASKING RIGHT NOW IF THEY'RE, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS RIGHT NOW FORMALLY.
AND SO, UH, I THINK, UH, MAYBE IF IT'S PAPERED UP WITH A REQUEST, WE EVEN HAVE A COUNCIL
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MEMBER WHO'S THERE AS WELL, WHO, AGAIN, WE CAN'T OBLIGATE IT AND THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN'T.BUT AT LEAST HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF ON, MAYBE IT'S A, A COMPONENT OF IT.
MAYBE IT'S PART OF THAT MASTER TRAIL PLAN, THAT PART, THE, THE WALKWAY THAT GOES THROUGH THERE THAT DIVES INTO IT.
AND THERE IS THE EXISTING DRAINAGE EASEMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARK THAT WE HAD PLANS TO TYPE TIRE INTERNAL TRAILER SYSTEM TO THAT POTENTIAL TRAIL THAT WOULD GO DOWN THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT.
AND IT, THERE'S ALL OTHER QUESTION I HAVE ALONG WITH SUSAN, UH, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE MOWING AND ALL OF THAT.
RIGHT NOW THAT'S BE DONE BY THE CONTRACT WITH THE QUAIL QUAIL VALLEY UTILITY DISTRICT.
WE JUST DON'T WANT THE PARTS TO HAVE TO HAVE OVERLOAD.
NOW THAT PARTS HAS NOTHING, THERE'S NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION CONTRIBUTION OR ANYTHING.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A MUD ENDEAVOR RIGHT NOW.
AND NO MATTER HOW YOU WANNA, WHAT MR. ATTORNEY WILL WRANGLE ME BACK IN AND SAY IT IS LIKE, WELL, THAT'S A NO PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, THERE'S A MUTUAL, THERE HAS TO BE AN AGREEMENT DONE.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST THE PROCESS.
AND THE ONLY REASON I KNOW THIS PROCESS IS WHEN WE DID THE SPLASHBACK, THAT'S WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN.
I MEAN, SO, UH, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
IT'S JUST GOTTA DEFINE WHAT IT IS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? YEAH, JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL, I HAVE, YOU HAVE A DESIGNATED PICNIC AREA.
I DON'T SEE ANY SHELTERS OR ANYTHING JUST ANTICIPATED TO JUST BE SPACE PAVILIONS OR ANYTHING.
WE PLAN TO DO A PREFABRICATED, THE FIRST'S 30 STRUCTURE CONDITION IN THERE.
SO UNFORTUNATELY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT DID SHOW US FLASH PAD.
I THINK THAT'S OUT THE ONE PATH.
WE'RE ALSO SHOWING JUST TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARKING AREA, LARGES MEETING ROOM.
AND, UH, THAT'S THOUGHT MEETING ROOM COULD BE USED FOR DIFFERENT, UH, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES LIKE BOY SCOUTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OUT, OR, UH, THAT'S GONE BY THE WAYSIDE.
SO GOING BACK TO THE PICNIC THING, WE'RE ANTICIPATING ONE, ONE SHELTER, ONE PICNIC TABLE.
WAS THAT FOR THE FIRST PAGE? YES.
SO, SO THE QUESTION I HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF I DIDN'T FINISH THERE.
YOU, SO, SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THE TIMING.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE TIMING AGAIN? IT'S, THIS IS A TWO TO THREE YEAR, THREE TO FIVE.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT THERE FOR, FOR CONSTRUCTION, DEPENDING ON THE FUNDS THAT ARE BUILT.
SEEING WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO WITH THE, AGAIN, THE SHADE STRUCTURE, RESTROOMS, AND PLAYGROUND HERE IN THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH MEANS SOMETIME TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR PERHAPS.
I CAN WORK IT INTO THE BUDGET.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ULTIMATE? YEAH, BOTH.
THE, WE'RE STARTING OFF, UH, PROBABLY AFTER BIDS ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PARKING, UH, IN ABOUT 30, 45 DAYS.
UH, THE ULTIMATE PARK, UH, MAINLY DUE TO FUNDING, UH, IS PROBABLY THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETION, JUST AS A GUESS, YOU KNOW.
UH, BUT, AND AS FAR AS THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ALL THE MONTH THEY'VE TAKEN ON THE WHOLE THING.
SO WE, WE JUMPED IN THE WATER AND, UH, ASKING FOR HELP
UH, IS THAT GOING TO BE PART OF PHASE ONE? IS THAT IN OR IS THAT SOMETHING DOWN THE ROAD? IT, IT WILL PROBABLY BE IN PHASE ONE, BUT NOT PRIORITY CAR IN
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GET THE SITE CLEARED OFF AND GRADED SO THAT IT DRAINS IS KIND OF A CONSTRUCTION DUMPING GROUNDS RIGHT NOW THAT'S HIDDEN BY ALL THOSE TREES AND STUFF.UH, GETS THE SITE GRADED WHERE IT DRAIN, UH, AND GET IN THE, UH, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS THAT STUFF THAT'S KIND, LOOKS LIKE A WORM THERE IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT WILL PROBABLY BE THE PHASE ONE STUFF.
UH, AND THE, THE BALL FIELDS ARE BASICALLY JUST GOING BE FLAT GROUND.
SO HOW SOON THEY'LL GET THERE, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND, AND THE REASON I BRING THAT UP, BECAUSE HERE'S THE, HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT I KNOW IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE PARKING LOT, THEY'RE GONNA COME, THEY'RE GONNA COME FOR, I'M GONNA TELL YOU ALREADY, THEY'RE GONNA COME FIRST OFF FOR THAT OPEN GRASS AREA, UH, WHAT LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM I GOT.
WE GONNA GO OVER THERE OR WE CAN GO OVER THERE AND, AND PRACTICE OVER THERE, OR, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
I MEAN, THEY GO TO THE SCHOOL, THEY GO WHEREVER, AND WE'RE ALL FAR, WE HOPE UP.
HEY, WE HOPE THEY SHOW UP AND THEY CLOSE DOWN COURT, ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND NIGHT
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR RIGHT NOW.
AND HOPEFULLY SEE, UH, DADS IN THE COMMUNITY TO WHOEVER GOT THERE WITH KEEP ALL GROUP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LET THEM USE THE PARK AND LEAVE THAT.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT PARKS ARE FOR.
THEREFORE, I, YOU KNOW, I TELL EVERY PARKS ARE TO BE USED.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW THAT, THAT'S IN THE GREAT FORK COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ANYONE? I'D LIKE TO JUST UNDERSTAND, UH, YOU, YOU WERE SAYING THAT THE SPLASH PAD IS NO LONGER PART OF THIS PLAN, AND HOW MUCH ON THIS, UH, HOW MUCH ON THIS DRAWING THAT WE WERE GIVEN IS NOT PART OF THE PLAN ANYMORE? I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.
WHAT? HOW MUCH ON THIS DRAWING THAT WE WERE GIVEN IS NOT PART OF THIS PLAN ANYMORE? YOU SAID THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS.
THE SPLASH PIP FLAT HAS GONE, SPLASH PAD HAS GONE AWAY.
PUT THING, IF I GIVE YOU A, A PLAN MM-HMM.
I I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE IN PART OF WHAT YOU WERE SENT BEFORE.
IF YOU GO BACK INTO THIS PAGE, IT IS, I'M SORRY THAT IT IS THERE.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ON THE SCREEN NOW, BE PRETTY MUCH THE FIRST PHASE AND YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR PACKET.
HERE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN QUAIL GREEN WEST SECTION TWO, BUT THAT, UH, ON THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE, THAT WAS ALL A WOOD FENCE BEFORE.
AND NOW IT'S A NICE, UH, GOOD LOOKING BRICK WALL THAT I THINK EVERYBODY, UH, WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTS THERE THAT THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT TEARING DOWN THEIR FENCES.
WE HAD TO CUT DOWN, UH, TWO TREES THAT WERE ON THE PROPERTY LINE, BUT THEY WERE HACKBERRIES THAT WEREN'T IN VERY GOOD SHAPE ANYWAY.
SO ANYWAY, UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG PLUS.
UH, I ALREADY KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.
I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA COME UP AND PUT UP A, A MASONARY FENCE AND TAKE DOWN MY OLD WOOD FENCE AND I GOTTA MAINTAIN THAT.
I KNOW WHAT THEY, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE MORE THAN THAT.
AND THE WATER PLANT WOULD ALSO HAVE THE SAME BRICK WALL GOING AROUND.
IT HAVE TO REQUIRE TO BE EIGHT FOOT TALL, BUT NO BARBED WIRE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON, ON THE FENCE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
DO NOT, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
HEY, YOU ALL COMING OUT THE SCENE DOING THIS PRESENTATION? THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION.
AND, AND MAKE SURE YOU, YOU TALK TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO TALK TO, UH, THE GUY THAT'S
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SITTING UP HERE, MR. MANNUM, AND, AND, AND I'D EVEN STOP AND VISIT WITH THAT LADY IN THE BACK OVER THERE.MAKE SURE YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO HIM.
WELL, I HOPE IT WON'T BE ANOTHER 30 YEARS.
APPRECIATE YOUR MS. MONICA, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING AS WELL.
[7. STAFF REPORTS]
UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STAFF REPORTS A OUR PROJECTS MS. STEWART.UM, WANTED TO KIND OF PROVIDE YOU ON A BRIEF UPDATE ON SOME OF THE PARK PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
UM, FOR THE MOST PART, OUR ONGOING ONE IS QUAIL GREEN WEST PARK.
UM, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THERE, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT THEY'RE MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING, UM, FOUR TO SIX WEEKS LEFT ON THAT PHASE.
ONE OF THAT WE DO HAVE, THE PLAYGROUND WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED.
UM, THE, THE STRUCTURE FOR THE PAVILION IS NOW UP MOST OF THE CONCRETE WORK IS DONE.
UM, SO THAT ONE'S MOVING ALONG RATHER QUICKLY.
UH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, YOU'LL ALSO BE SEEING A LOT OF PROGRESS.
UM, WE HAVE OUR RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER PICKLEBALL CONVERSION, SO WE'RE CONVERTING ONE OF OUR TENNIS COURTS TO PERMANENT PICKLEBALL.
UM, WE ARE DOING A SIMILAR PROJECT AT MCCLAIN PARK, CONVERTING ONE OF THOSE TENNIS COURTS TO PICKLEBALL, UM, AND THE COMMUNITY PARK BASKETBALL COURT, UM, THAT WILL BE, UH, RENOVATED, FULLY REPLACED, UPGRADED.
UM, THOSE THREE PROJECTS SHOULD BE STARTING IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS AS WELL.
UH, OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE'LL STICK IT AT COMMUNITY PARK.
WE DO HAVE THE, THE BRIDGE PATH, UM, FROM THE, THE BRIDGE OVER THE BAYOU TO THE PAVILION CONNECTING BEHIND THE, UH, SOFTBALL FIELD.
UM, SO THAT THREE SOFTBALL FIELD NUMBER THREE, UM, THAT WILL BE, BE STARTING HERE PRETTY SOON AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN THE, THE LAST ITEMS KIND OF GOING ON THE, THE BUFFALO RUN PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS.
SO WE'RE REPLACING THAT SMALL PLAYGROUND, UM, THAT WE'RE IN THE WORKS WITH.
WE'VE MADE THE SELECTION OF THE DESIGN AND EVERYTHING.
SO THAT'LL, THAT'LL GET STARTED HERE, PROBABLY TWO MONTHS.
UM, WE, THAT STILL NEEDS TO GO TO COUNCIL, BUT, BUT THAT ONE'S ON THE, ON OUR RADAR AS WELL.
AND THEN THE, THE THREE NEW PARK SIGNS THAT WERE APPROVED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
UM, SO ONE AT GAEL PARK, ONE AT QUAIL GREEN WEST PARK, AND ONE AT MCLEAN PARK.
AND THAT'S PART OF THAT, UH, PARK, PARK SIGN PROGRAM THAT WE DO.
SO THEY WILL MATCH THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM, UM, AND CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE GETTING TO DO THREE THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF TWO IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
WE'RE KIND OF JUST IN THIS WAITING GAME.
WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, FOUR TO SIX WEEKS UNTIL WE START A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS.
AND, AND HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, I'LL HAVE A LOT MORE PROGRESS UPDATES ON THAT END.
SOUNDS LIKE PARKS OPERATIONS, PARKS SUPERINTENDENT, MR. HAMILTON? YES, SIR.
FOUR MONTHS OF REPORTS IN HERE,
IT'S NOTHING OUTTA THE ORDINARY REALLY, EXCEPT FOR SNOW FEST IN THE FREEZE.
AND I'LL COVER THE FREEZE NEXT MONTH,
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? ANYONE? OKAY.
UH, C MR. MAY SIT BACK DOWN PLEASE.
SO SIMILAR WITH BARRY, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THREE MONTHS OF REPORTS FOR US.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A LOT, UM, GOING ON IN THE REC DIVISION SINCE WE SAW YOU GUYS LAST, UM, FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING.
UM, ONE OF THE BIG ONES I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS SNOW FEST.
UM, I KNOW I SAW A BUNCH OF YOU GUYS AT THE PARADE, UH, AT THE FESTIVAL.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ATTENDING THAT.
WE DID HAVE CLOSE TO RECORD NUMBERS, UH, FOR THAT EVENT.
UM, THEY ESTIMATED ABOUT 4,000 PARADE VIEWERS, UM, WHICH IS, WHICH IS VERY HIGH UP THERE.
UM, EMERSON DID A FANTASTIC JOB KIND OF REVAMPING THAT THIS YEAR.
UM, AND YOU COULD TELL CUZ PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR IT.
AND THEN THE, THE FESTIVAL ITSELF HAD ABOUT 6,000.
UM, I KNOW I SAW A BUNCH OF YOU GUYS THERE.
IF, IF YOU HAPPEN TO MISS IT, MISS IT.
WE HAD, UM, WE WENT, WE WENT BIGGER AND BETTER THAN I THINK WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
UH, CARNIVAL RIDES, THE SNOW HILL, THE, THE INSIDE AREA WITH MISSOURI CITY GREEN AND THE, THE, UM, HOLIDAY MARKET.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
UM, WE ALSO DID A COUPLE OTHER HOLIDAY EVENTS THAT, THAT WERE PRETTY, PRETTY INNOVATIVE IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.
UM, THE STAFF DID A GREAT JOB.
UM, ONE OF 'EM WAS A HOLIDAY, PICTURES IN THE PARK.
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TO SEND OUT FAMILY PICTURES FOR, FOR CHRISTMAS.UM, EMERSON'S A PHOTOGRAPHER AND SHE, SHE HOPPED OUT THERE, TOOK FAMILY PICTURES FOR PEOPLE AND, AND SENT 'EM TO HER.
AND, AND THAT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM.
AND WE ALSO DID A HOLIDAY TRASH HUNT, WHICH WAS A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY.
UM, GO PICK UP IN YOUR LOCAL PARKS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THAT WAY WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE OFF FOR THE HOLIDAYS, YOU CAN GO, GO EXPERIENCE A CLEAN PARK.
SO, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.
[8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT]
MR. JASON, CAN I GO NOW?IS THAT GONNA BE THE NEW STANDARD? OKAY.
YEAH, WE, UH, CAN EXPAND THE FESTIVAL.
UM, PEOPLE WITH YOUNG KIDS CAN COME OUT MORE DURING THE DAY WHERE ON FRIDAY WE WERE WORKING TILL FIVE.
AND SO IT ALLOWS US TO SPREAD OUT THE CROWDS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, WE'LL GET THE YOUNGER FAMILIES EARLIER AND, UH, SOME OF THE, THE OLDER PEOPLE, OLDER, UH, FAMILIES, KIDS, OLDER KIDS, OLDER TEENS, SO.
A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON, UH, A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, STAFF, UH, REPORTED ON THE, THE BUFFALO RUN PLAYGROUND.
IT WILL BE ON THE 17TH AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THAT PURCHASE.
AND THEN, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, THE PLAYGROUND COMPANY HAS A 14 WEEKLY LEAD TIME.
UH, SO, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ABOUT THREE MONTHS BEFORE WE'LL SEE THAT, UH, BE INSTALLED, BUT JUST, UH, UH, HEADS UP, UH, ON, ON THAT ONE ALSO.
UM, WE ALSO HAD A REALLY UNIQUE, UH, SITUATION, KIND OF FREEZE RELATED, UM, KIND OF NOT ON CHRISTMAS.
UH, WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT THERE WAS A FIRE AT BUFFALO RUM PARK AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED.
UM, SOMEBODY HAD, WELL, WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT STARTED, BUT, UM, IT, IT WAS UNDERNEATH, NEAR NEXT TO ONE OF THE, THE BRIDGES, UM, AT BUFFALO RUM PARK.
UM, THAT BRIDGE, UM, HAD SOME GRASS UP, YOU KNOW, NEXT TO IT.
AND, UH, WE DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE KIND OF CRAWLED UNDER THE BRIDGE TO STAY WARM AND BUILT A CAMPFIRE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S FIREWORKS.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ARSON, WE DON'T KNOW.
UM, BUT THERE WAS A FIRE, UM, THERE WAS SOME EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BULKHEAD.
UM, SO WE, WE FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE BULKHEAD IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED ON OUR, UM, INSURANCE.
AND SO IT'S, IT WON'T BE COVERED BY INSURANCE, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT REPAIR, UH, THAT WE'LL NEED TO MAKE IT BUFFALO RUM PARK.
UM, I, UH, I'LL BE HONEST, I'VE BEEN HERE SIX AND A HALF YEARS AND I, I DIDN'T REALIZE THE BULKHEADS WERE A, A COMPOSITE MATERIAL.
UM, SO INSTEAD OF A, LOOKS LIKE STEEL, IT'S A, IT LOOKS LIKE A STEEL BULKHEAD AND, UM, BUT IT CAUGHT FIRE AND, AND MELTED AND, UH, KIND OF CAME APART.
AND SO, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME, UH, SOME DAMAGE OVER THERE AND WE'LL, UH, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AND GET IT REPAIRED.
UM, WE ARE, WE ARE SATED BY, UM, THE LOSS OF T W T W HAS, UH, TAKEN A DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION ROLE IN, UH, MISSOURI OUTSIDE OF ST.
AND, UH, HE, HE WAS HERE FOR JUST ALMOST EXACTLY TWO YEARS.
UM, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING OUR TEAM ACCREDITED, OUR DEPARTMENT ACCREDITED, UM, REALLY PUSHED FORWARD ON, UM, WORKED ON THE, THE BOND AND HE AND OF OUR PARK PROJECTS.
AND SO HE, HE WILL DEFINITELY, UH, BE MISSED.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, ASKED DANIELLE TO SERVE AS THE INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, SO WE CAN, UH, FILL THAT ROLE.
AND WE'RE, UM, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UH, HER AND IF YOU, IF YOU KNOW HER, SHE'S SMART AS HECK.
AND, AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE, UH, MISSING, MISSING A BEAT.
UM, THIS YEAR WE HAD, UM, IN DECEMBER WE HAD OUR, UM, TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY EAST REGION AWARDS.
UH, WE WERE THE RECIPIENT OF FIVE AWARDS THIS YEAR, TWO OF MORE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, UH, WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN SHUT OUT ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW.
SO WE'RE SUPER GLAD THAT, UM, WE HAVE SOME, SOME REALLY COOL, UM, IMAGES TO SHARE.
WE ALSO RECEIVED, UH, INNOVATION AND MAINTENANCE AWARD, AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY FOR THE PROJECT WITH, UH, THE GOATS THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, BUT, UM, TURNED INTO THAT LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BODY AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE, THE SHEEP FARMER TO PUT HIS SHEEP ON THAT PROPERTY.
SO WE'RE STILL GETTING THE SAME BENEFIT.
UM, AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, UH, WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS INNOVATION
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AND MAINTENANCE.UM, WHEN WE, WHEN WE FIGURED OUT THE COST SAVINGS OF, OF WHAT THAT, THAT GIFT TO THE CITY, IT'S, IT WAS OVER, IT WAS OVER $10,000 A YEAR IN COST SAVINGS JUST BY HAVING THIS, UH, LEASE AGREEMENT.
UM, NOT TO MENTION THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAVING, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
WE DON'T HAVE TRACTORS AND MOWERS OUT THERE ON THE PROPERTY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE NOISE POLLUTION, WE DON'T HAVE, UH, THE MANPOWER, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT GOES INTO, INTO MAINTAINING THOSE, EVEN AT THE MOST MINIMUM LEVEL, WHICH IS WHAT UNDEVELOPED POWER LAND IS.
SO, UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE WON THE, UM, PROMOTION AWARD FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS LEAGUER BREWERY AND THE, UM, DOWN THE PIKE BEER THAT THEY CREATED, WHICH IS, UH, UM, A PORTION OF, OF THE SALES OF THAT, UM, PRODUCT GOES TO, UM, THE PARKS FOUNDATION.
AND SO WE, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.
AND THEN, UM, WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION IN, UH, PARK AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR MULTI GOLF COURSE AND, UH, BEING THE FIRST ONE IN NORTH AMERICA.
UM, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT FACILITY AND, UH, IT'S INCREDIBLY FUN.
IF YOU HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO UP TO MCNAUGHTON PARK AND PLAY IT.
UM, MY, MY KIDS ARE HOME FOR COLLEGE RIGHT NOW AND, UM, THEY WENT OUT ONE DAY AND PLAYED FRISBEE GOLF AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT AND PLAYED FOOT GOLF.
SO, UM, I GOT GOOD REPORTS ON IT FROM THEM.
AND SO, UH, UH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT FACILITY, SO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
ALL RIGHT, ONE QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
IT USED TO COME TO US AND I DUNNO WHERE IT'S AT NOW.
THEY USED TO BRING, LIKE WHEN THEY PAINT THE SIGNAL BOXES, UHHUH
UM, IT WASN'T BEFORE, UH, IT WAS UNDER PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANY SIGNAL BOX, UM, NEW SIGNAL BOX, UM, DECORATIONS SINCE I GOT HERE.
THE LAST ONE WAS RIGHT BEFORE I GOT HERE.
UM, THERE WAS SOME MONEY THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR IT IN PUBLIC WORKS AND SCOTT ELMER WAS, YOU KNOW, UH, ASKING UH, US TO HELP WITH THAT.
IT JUST NEVER, UM, IT NEVER MATERIALIZED.
BUT UM, WITH THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION THAT WILL FALL UNDER THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION.
SO, UM, WE ARE LOOKING TO ACTUALLY, INSTEAD OF JUST KIND OF DOING IT ONE OFF, UM, TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP A PROGRAM AND A PROCESS FOR IT AND A CRITERIA.
UM, AND SO WE'RE UH, DANIELLE'S WORKING ON THAT IN HER ROLE AS THE LIAISON FOR THE, UH, THE ARTS COMMISSION THAT'LL FALL UNDER THE ARTS COMMISSION.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.
[9. BOARD REPORTS]
UH, ITEM NUMBER NINE, BOARD MEMBERS' REPORT ANY REPORTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT MISSOURI CITY GREEN'S GONNA HAVE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS.I KNOW THAT'S NOT REALLY PARK SUPPORT, IS IT? YES, IT'S, WE'RE PARTNERS.
WELL, I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER THING I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THAT, UH, GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TOMORROW.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S, ANY OTHER REPORTS OR ANYTHING? DO
[10. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA]
WE HAVE ANY ITEMS WE NEED ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA? AND AS A REMINDER, I THINK EVERYONE THAT'S ON THE BOARD NOW HAS GONE THROUGH, I'M GONNA CALL IT A MINI-TRAINING, UH, UH, PARKLAND MEDICATION.I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU WOULD'VE BEEN THE YOUNGEST ONE ON, YOU GAVE IT TO ME.
NO, I HAVE OH, YOU HAVE ENOUGH? I HAVE ASKED.
THE ATTORNEY HAS NOT GIVEN YOU THAT'S SACRED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU STAYED ON THE PARK.
OKAY, WELL, UH, WE MAY PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA AS A REFRESHER AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO THAT WAY LY I CAN SAY THAT YOU HAD IT.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF, SO WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA NEXT MONTH TO DO A SEGMENT.
ANYTHING ELSE? I'M JUST GLAD TO BE BACK.
IT IS NOW 7 57 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.