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IT[1. CALL TO ORDER]
IS NOW SEVEN OH FOUR.WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UH, IT IS FEBRUARY 2ND, UH, 7 0 4 AND I'M CALLING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PARKS BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.
UH, GLAD TO SEE THOSE THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT IN THE FRIGID WEATHER.
UH, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WE'LL BE VERY EFFICIENT WITH OUR TIME TONIGHT TO GET US IN AND OUT.
UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'VE CALLED A MEETING TO ORDER, UH, FOR ROLL CALL JUST FOR PROCESSES.
UH, LAWRENCE TURNER HERE, BUDDY SCHNEIDER PRESENT JR.
SHE SENT US A NOTE THAT SHE WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
[3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES]
ALL RIGHT.ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES.
I'M GONNA MOVE THIS BACK CUZ I KNOW I TALK LOUD.
UH, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES.
UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THE JANUARY 5TH, 2023 PARKS BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
THOSE WERE SENT TO US AND YOU ALSO HAVE THEM IN THE PACKAGE.
UH, IF THERE ARE NOT ANY CHANGES, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
CAN I GET A SECOND? ALL SECOND.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENTS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE LIST.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS MOMENT THAT'S WANTING TO TALK ABOUT HERE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEE SOME CHILDREN IN THE BACK, THEY MAY WANNA COME UP AND SEE
[5. ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ACTION]
TO ITEM FIVE.ITEM FIVE ARE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ACTION.
AND WE HAVE SOME INTRODUCTIONS TONIGHT.
UH, AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THOSE FOLKS.
I'M NOT, BUT STAFF IS GONNA INTRODUCE THOSE.
I WILL START AND I WOULD FLIGHT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT MY NAME IS MISSPELLED
IT'S A G NOT Q, IT'S RUNNING AROUND OUR STAFF.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL MY
I'M A RECREATIONAL MANAGER FOR THE CITY.
UH, I'D LIKE TO HOW WE RECORDING IT.
MY NAME IS JOSH, RECREATION MANAGER FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST RECREATION SPECIALIST, OUR PROGRAMMER OVER ATHLETICS AND FITNESS.
CRYSTAL PRITCHETT, THE THREE KIDS IN THE BLACK BELONG TO HER.
UH, AND SHE'S UH, SHE'S JOINED US TODAY.
SHE'S BEEN WITH US A LITTLE OVER A MONTH.
WE WERE LUCKY TO GET HER FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY.
UH, AND SHE'S DOING A REAL, REAL GOOD JOB, UH, OFF TO A REALLY GOOD START.
AND I WOULD LIKE FROM A BOY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I KNOW CRYSTAL, PROBABLY FOR THE PAST YEAR, SHE WAS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYONE ELSE.
AND SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING.
SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE STILL WITH THE CITY.
WELL WELCOME YOU TO THE BEST DEPARTMENT THERE IS.
MISSOURI CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UM, MIRANDA'S SICK SO SHE COULDN'T COME, SO WE'LL DO HER NEXT MONTH.
UM, WE HAVE AN INTERN JOINING US, UM, FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER.
HE'LL BE HERE THROUGH MID-APRIL.
OH, WE'LL GET HIM EVEN LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT.
UM, BRIAN, WES IS HERE FROM RADFORD UNIVERSITY.
UM, HE HAS A GOOD BIT OF EXPERIENCE.
HE'S A, HE'S A REC PARKS RECREATION MAJOR, HAS A GOOD BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH OUTDOOR REC, UM, AND HAS A, HAS SHOWN AN INTEREST IN ALL OF OUR WIDE VARIETY OF, UH, PROGRAM AREAS AND ASPECTS AND PARKS AND FORESTRY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT HIM TO WORK, GET HIM A WIDE BIT, UH, WIDE BIT OF EXPERIENCE WHILE HE IS HERE.
WELL THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL, UH, FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
UH, UH, WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ALL ON BOARD AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, YOU'RE IN A, UH, DEPARTMENT THAT HAS LOTS TO OFFER FROM A LEARNING STANDPOINT AND AN ENGAGING STANDPOINT.
AND, UH, YOUR VALUE WILL JUST INCREASE WITH WORKING WITH THE STAFF AND THE TALENT LEVEL WE HAVE HERE.
[6. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOGNIZED SPORTS ASSOCIATION]
NUMBER SIX, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOGNIZED SPORTS ASSOCIATION.[00:05:05]
HI.UM, I HAVE A COUPLE, PROBABLY HANDFUL OF RSAS FOR Y'ALL TONIGHT.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, SAME OLD PONY LEAGUE.
I THINK EVERYBODY'S BEEN ON HER LO I KNOW SUSAN, YOU WOULD BE THE YOUNGEST ONE.
YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE RSAS WORK, CORRECT? YES.
OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'VE THIS A LOT.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU HAD ONLY BEEN HERE IN SIX MONTHS.
SO EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH R A PROCESS.
UM, SO THE, THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, STA PONY LEAGUE, WHICH IS, UH, PONY BASEBALL LEAGUE THAT USES STA PARK.
UM, THEY USE, I THINK THERE'S FIVE FIELDS OUT THERE THAT THEY USE AND THEY TOOK, UH, A SEASON OFF, BUT NOW THEY'RE BACK AND THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING WITH, WITH US.
AND IT'S MY RECOMME RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE OR THAT YOU APPROVE.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UH, THE NEXT ONE IS MISSOURI CITY LITTLE LEAGUE.
THERE, LITTLE LEAGUE THAT USES THE, UM, LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS USES, UH, FIELDS TWO AND THREE AND THEN FIVE AND SIX OUT AT COMMUNITY PARK.
UM, THEY ARE PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST LITTLE LEAGUE AND, UH, THEY'VE BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME AND IT'S MY, AND THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING AND IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE THEM.
I'LL MAKE A, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVING THE RSA FOR MISSOURI CITY LITTLE LEAGUE.
UH, THE NEXT ONE'S RISE SOCCER.
UM, THEY USED THE SOCCER FIELDS AT COMMUNITY PARK, UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN WITH US FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND, UH, THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN A REALLY GOOD, UH, RSA FOR US.
AND THEY'VE, THEY'RE PLANNING A LOT OF BIG IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE, AND THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDINGS, AND IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PROOF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR RISE SOCCER.
UM, THE NEXT ONE'S FROM MISSOURI CITY RAIDERS.
THEY USE WHAT WE ALWAYS CALL THE LIGHTED FIELD OUT AT HUNTERS GLEN, BUT NOW THEY'RE BOTH LIGHTED.
SO THE, THE ONE THAT'S BEEN LIGHTED FOR THE LONGEST,
THEY'RE, UH, IN GOOD STANDINGS.
THEY TEND TO, THEY STILL RENT THE FIELDS, UM, WHEN IT'S NOT FOOTBALL SEASON, JUST SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR RSA AND NOW THEY'RE BACK AND IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON AND SO THEY'RE READY TO GO.
SO IT'S, THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING THEN.
IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OH, CITY SECOND.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS SOCCER CENTRO.
UH, THEY USE THE LIGHTED FIELD OUT AT ROAN, ROWAN PARK, ROAN PARK, I WOULD SAY AT ROAN ROWAN PARKS.
UM, THEY, HE WORKS REALLY HARD.
HE DOES A LOT OF, UM, UM, WORK WITH THE BUGS AND THE WEEDS AND EVERYTHING, AND ALWAYS MAINTAINS THOSE FIELDS REALLY WELL.
SO THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING WITH US, AND IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE.
I'LL MAINTAIN A MOTION FOR SOCCER CENTRAL.
[7. STAFF REPORTS]
ALL RIGHT.ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STAFF REPORTS.
UM, SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS, UM, I WILL JUST RUN THROUGH ALL THREE.
UM, A, B, AND C BARRY IS OUT TODAY.
UM, SO I'LL START OFF WITH THE PARK PROJECTS.
UM, LAST MONTH I TOLD YOU GUYS ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE COMING UP AND WE'RE PLANNING.
THE QUAIL GREEN WEST, UM, IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE ALMOST COMPLETE WITH THE RAIN THE LAST WEEK, WEEK OR TWO.
THEY'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY, BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING AT LEAST BY THE END OF FEBRUARY TO BE FULLY COMPLETE.
UM, THAT'S THE, THE SIDEWALKS, THE RESTROOM, THE NEW PLAYGROUND AND THE NEW PAVILION.
UM, SO THAT'S ALL COMING ALONG.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE SAYING ONE TO TWO WEEKS.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU GUYS A MONTH JUST CUZ OF THE WEATHER DELAYS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE GOTTEN UP AND UP AND GOING, UM, WE HAVE STARTED WORK ON THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER COURT 13, WE'RE CONVERTING THAT FROM PICKLE OR FROM TENNIS TO PERMANENT PICKLEBALL.
UM, SO WE HAVE STARTED WORK ON THAT.
AND THEN SAME SIMILAR PROJECT AT MCCLEAN PARK, CONVERTING ONE OF THOSE TENNIS COURTS TO PERMANENT PICKLEBALL AS WELL.
UM, THOSE TWO PROJECTS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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SITE PREP WORK FOR COMMUNITY PARK, THE, THE SIDEWALK TRAIL THAT WILL CONNECT THE PARK'S EDGE BRIDGE TO THE PLAYGROUND.UM, THEY'VE STARTED SOME SITE PREP.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO WORK ITSELF OUT AS WELL.
UM, BUT THEY'VE AT LEAST MARKED EVERYTHING OFF OUT THERE AND ARE, ARE READY TO ROLL AS SOON AS THEY'RE ABLE TO.
UM, THE OTHERS ARE, ARE STILL MOVING ALONG.
UM, OUR OUR NEW PARK ENTRANCE SIGNS, UM, ARE IN DESIGN PHASE.
THOSE SHOULD BE STARTING IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON PARK PROJECTS? OKAY.
UM, BARRY'S INFORMATION IS IN THE REPORT AND HE DID ASK ME TO, TO RELAY THAT.
UM, WE DID NOT REALLY HAVE ANY STORM DAMAGE, UM, FREEZE OR TORNADO.
UM, WE, WE WILL EVALUATE THE FORESTRY SIDE OF THE FREEZE DAMAGE AS WE ENTER INTO SPRING.
WE WON'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL APRIL IF THOSE PLANTS COME BACK OR NOT.
UM, BUT AT LEAST ON THE PARK SIDE OF THINGS, WE, WE CAME OUT PRETTY WELL AFTER BOTH OF THOSE WEATHER EVENTS.
AND THEN, UM, ON THE RECREATION SIDE, WE DID HOST OUR ANNUAL FIT EXPO.
UM, JOSH AND CRYSTAL WERE THE, THE PRIMARY LEADS ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS.
UH, WE, WE HAD 14 NEW MEMBERSHIP SALES THAT DAY.
UM, SO PEOPLE THAT HAD JUST COME IN FOR THE FIRST TIME TO, TO LEARN ABOUT OUR FACILITY AND WHAT WE OFFER.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE STILL STAYING VERY STRONG, UM, ON BEATING TOTALS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO OUR, OUR REVENUES, OUR USAGE, OUR PROGRAM NUMBERS ARE ALL CONSISTENTLY ABOVE WHAT THEY WERE THE YEAR PRIOR.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I LOOK FOR.
AND THEN UPCOMING EVENTS, I WANT YOU GUYS TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
UM, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TOMORROW, WE DO DO HAVE AN ARTIST SHOWCASE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
UM, THAT WILL BE AT THE VISITOR CENTER AT SIX O'CLOCK.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM WALK ON FEBRUARY 25TH.
UM, THIS IS THE SECOND ANNUAL ONE WE STARTED THAT LAST YEAR.
AND IT'S A, IT'S A BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION.
WE MEET AT COMMUNITY PARK AND WALK AS A COMMUNITY TWO FREEDOM TREE PARK, UM, AND HAVE SOME TIME FOR REFLECTION AND REMEMBRANCE.
AND THEN ON THE WALK BACK WE HAVE A WALK OF CELEBRATION AND UNITY AND TOGETHERNESS.
AND THEN GO AHEAD AND PRE-MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CHALK FEST.
WE'RE EXPANDING THAT TO BE A TWO DAY EVENT INSTEAD OF JUST A ONE DAY EVENT.
UM, AND JOSH HAS BEEN MAKING GREAT MOVES ON THAT.
HE WAS TELLING ME TODAY HE'S GOT ARTISTS COMING IN FROM CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, MEXICO, AND MEXICO.
UM, SO WE GET, WE'RE GETTING INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AS WELL NOW.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING.
I GUESS YOU'VE GOT THE DAD DADDY DANCE.
AND DAD AND DAUGHTER IS, UM, NEXT SATURDAY.
UM, AND WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT THE SAME NUMBERS FOR THAT COMING THROUGH.
UM, THE, THE THEME THIS YEAR IS ENCANTO, WHICH IS, I'M NOT TOO SURE.
IT'S A BIG THING WITH THE LITTLE GIRLS.
UM, BUT I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE, THE YOUNG KIDS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT THEME.
IT'S REAL BRIGHT, COLORFUL DRESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
OH, THERE'S ONLY EIGHT MORE TICKETS, SO WE'RE ALMOST SOLD OUT.
IS THERE AN AGE LIMIT? CAN I BRING MY 23 YEAR OLD NOW? IF YOU CAN TALK LAREN INTO BEING THERE,
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[9. BOARD REPORTS]
NUMBER NINE, BOARD REPORTS.DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, MISSOURI CITY GREEN ELECTRONIC RECYCLING WAS CANCELED LAST MONTH FROM COMY CYCLE.
AND IT'S RESCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH, THE 18TH, FEBRUARY 18TH.
AND ALSO ON THE 25TH WE, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING, MISSOURI CITY GREEN WILL BE WORKING WITH, UM, PAUL TO PLANT 40 TREES IN BUFFALO RU PARK.
ARE WE ADVERTISING ON THE BILLBOARD OR? YES, YES.
I SAW TODAY THEY DID UPDATE THE DATE ON THERE, SO.
THE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE UPDATED.
AND UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT PART, I THINK, UH, STACY ALREADY HAS SOME, UH, FLYERS FOR US.
AND WE'LL BE IN THE, I GUESS THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OR WHATEVER.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER BOARD REPORTS? ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA? YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA TELL YOU
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WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS NOW, UH, SEVEN 19 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.