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ALRIGHT, SO THE HOUSE, THAT'S TO THE SEVEN.[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK.OUR CHAIRMAN, URNER IS NOT HERE YET.
WE GO AROUND AND CALL THE ROLE A LOT OF NEW FACES.
SO WHEN WE CALL YOUR NAME, WE'LL GIVE YOU ABOUT A MINUTE OR SOMETHING TO TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF.
SO JUST ANSWER YAY AND NAY IF PRESENT.
UH, WHAT DO YOU, UH, ONE MINUTE.
THIS, THIS ABOUT HOW I'M FEELING TONIGHT.
I, UH, I'VE SERVED ON, UH, VARIOUS COMMITTEES, UH, WITH THE CITY.
UM, I WAS IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, UH, COMMITTEE, A COUPLE OF, WELL, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO I'VE BEEN ON PARKS AND, UH, PLANNING, NOT PARK THE PARKS AND BOARD.
I'VE BEEN ON ZONING AND PLANNING.
UH, ALSO, UH, I, UH, AM A, UH, COLLEGE PROFESSOR AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
BEEN THERE ABOUT 30, 30 SOMETHING YEARS.
AND, UH, AND I'M GLAD TO BE, UH, ON BOARD WITH THIS PARTICULAR BOARD.
OKAY, IF WE CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU'RE AN EXPERIENCED BOARD MEMBER, YOU CAN JUST SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE A LITTLE HALF HOUR SPEECH.
I'M GLAD TO SEE ALL THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
YEAH, I SAY THAT REAL, VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS.
UM, AND I AM VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I'VE BEEN A MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT FOR FIVE YEARS.
I TRIED OUT FOR ANOTHER BOARD POSITION AND, BUT THIS APPARENTLY WAS THE ONE THAT WAS RIGHT FOR ME.
UM, I'M, I'M DIANE AND I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF BRIGHTWATER RYAN MERCHANT.
UM, THAT, UH, I AM A NEW BOARD MEMBER.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF 12 VALLEY FOR 15 YEARS.
UM, I AM, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE EMPTY NESTERS, AND SO I DECIDED TO APPLY FOR THE BOARD BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING TO DO.
I'VE, UH, UH, DID ABOUT NINE YEARS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THEN TOOK A LITTLE HIATUS AND, UH, CAME, CAME BACK HERE.
I'M KIND OF A SEMI SEMI-RETIRED, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY.
UM, ADJUNCT FACULTY FOR A AND M GALVESTON AND, UH, RUN THE, UH, LOWER BRAS, UH, RIVER WATCH PROGRAM.
KEEP TRACK OF THE RIVER FROM WACO DOWN TO THE GULF.
UH, HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT IN MISSOURI CITY FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
ALSO A RESIDENT IN QUE VALLEY.
UH, MY DAY JOB, I'M DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE TEXAS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, WHICH IS A STATEWIDE TEACHERS UNION.
UM, UM, AND, UH, SO IT'S, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TAKE SOME TIME TO VOLUNTEER AT HOME, UM, AS I'M BUSY ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
[3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES ]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES.YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE, I THINK IN FRONT OF YOU A COPY OF THE MINUTES.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE OR TWO OR SO.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DIRECT THEM TO DIANE
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON.
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I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.MS. NER SUGGESTED WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN EXCEPT FOR ITEM NINE A, WHICH SAYS THAT THE PARKS BOARD MEMBER JOHNSON SUGGESTED EACH BOARD MEMBER ASSIGNED A PARK PARKS BOARD MEMBER SNYDER SUGGESTED A DISC GOLF, GOLF TUTORIAL, NOT GOLD TUTORIAL
SO WITH THAT ADDITION AND CORRECTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING OF THE MINUTES.
OH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'M SORRY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ACCEPTING MINUTES AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM AT THIS JUN? THIS TIME SILENCE.
[5. ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ACTION ]
THE FY 24 ANNUAL PLAN, PARKS AND DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR DONNIE THOMAS HAYES WILL NOW TALK TO US.I GUESS, ALTHOUGH IT SAYS IT NEEDS NO ACTION.
AND, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEW TO THE BOARD, WELCOME.
UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
I AM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
AND, UH, I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHOPPING THREE MONTHS NOW.
UM, FINALLY FEELING A FEW, UH, ALASKA, YOU KNOW, WEATHER TYPE OF FEELINGS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
UH, IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC FOR ME AT LEAST.
UM, JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.
UM, OUR FY 25 OR OUR, OUR CURRENT, UH, WELL, FY 24, APOLOGIZE.
UM, GOALS, UH, THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
UM, AND SO WE WOULD JUST WANNA MAKE THE COMMUNITY AWARE OF THEM.
WE WANT YOU GUYS TO BE AWARE OF THEM, UH, BECAUSE OF COURSE WE WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, RIGHT? UM, SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, UH, THIS SHARES JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, WHO WE ARE, WHAT OUR VISION IS.
UM, AND THEN ALSO TALKS ABOUT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND THEN WE GET INTO LIKE EVALUATING OUR DEPARTMENT.
WHAT ARE OUR THREATS? WHAT ARE OUR WEAKNESSES? WHAT ARE OUR OPPORTUNITIES? UM, BUT REALLY ONCE WE, ONCE WE SAT DOWN WITH STAFF AND WE DO AN ALL STAFF MEETING TO REALLY START TO EVALUATE THAT SWOT.
UM, THEN FROM THAT MEETING, WE ALSO BUILD OUT ALL OF OUR KPIS AND OUR GOALS.
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE OUR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.
AND SO THESE ARE TYPICALLY RESPONSES TO A SURVEY THAT IS SENT OUT ANNUALLY THAT WE SET A GOAL.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS WHO RESPOND TO THAT SURVEY, THAT 90% OF THEM ARE AT LEAST SATISFIED WITH THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.
OF COURSE, WE WOULD PREFER THAT THEY'RE COMPLETELY SATISFIED.
UM, BUT THAT IS OUR GOAL, TO HAVE A 90% RETURN ON PEOPLE SAYING YES, THEY'RE SATISFIED WITH THE WORK THAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING IN, IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN WE GO DOWN THROUGH A FEW ADDITIONAL, UM, KPIS THAT WE BUILD OUT, AND WE WILL HOLD TO THOSE, UM, OVER ALL FOUR QUARTERS AND EVALUATING THEM AS AS WE MOVE ALONG.
UM, NEXT WE MOVE INTO OUR SPECIFIC HIGH LEVEL GOALS.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, THESE GOALS.
WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PERSON WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THEM IN THE DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THAT, THAT PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IS THAT WE'RE TRULY ACTUALLY LOOKING AT AND TRYING TO EVALUATE.
FOR EXAMPLE, DEVELOP A FORMAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE HAVE HAD A FEW INTERNS OVER THE YEARS, UM, BUT WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE MORE INTERNS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT, UH, COLLEGES OUT THERE WITH RECREATION PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO MENTOR NEW FOLKS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE FIELD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ALSO GIVING THEM ACTUAL REAL LIFE OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE LEARNING TO, UM, TO WORK.
AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT IS ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO TRULY CREATE A, A TRUE PROGRAM FOR INTERNSHIPS.
UM, THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, COMPLETING DESIGN AND THE START OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF FREEDOM TREE, WHICH, UM, WE ARE, WE ARE DEFINITELY IN THE, UM, IN THOSE PHASES RIGHT NOW.
HERE ARE THREE ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT GOALS.
COMPLETE THE RENOVATIONS OF BICENTENNIAL PARK, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR BOND PROJECTS.
UM, LOOK AT, UH, WAYS TO REDUCE RECYCLING AND WASTE, AND THEN ALSO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT, UH, AN ACTUAL LITTER REDUCTION CAMPAIGN BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING SOME SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LITTER AND WE'RE HEARING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT.
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UM, IN OUR PARKS, ALONG OUR CORRIDORS, UM, PARKS AND RECREATION DOES MANAGE LIKE THE CARTWRIGHT, UM, MEDIANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.AND SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS AS AS AN ORGANIZATION, UM, TO REALLY TRY TO, TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN.
AND THEN WE GET DOWN INTO SOME OF THE MORE NITTY GRITTY, UM, THAT ARE OUR MAJOR PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES.
AND SO HERE YOU SEE THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC.
SO COMPLETE AND BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING, LOOKING AT DEPARTMENTAL ONBOARDING PROCEDURES.
HOW DO WE TRAIN OUR STAFF SO THAT WHEN THEY ARE BRAND NEW STAFF, THAT THEY ACTUALLY KNOW THE GOALS AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF THEM AS PART OF THIS NEW DEPARTMENT.
UM, IMPLEMENT A METHOD FOR EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON PARK PROJECTS.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE WITH A PROJECT LIKE FREEDOM TREE.
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? WHAT'S THE PROCESS? AND SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE GOALS THAT, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
HERE'S OUR NEXT FOUR DEVELOPED PARKS REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE.
UM, DEVELOP A FACILITY REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE, DEVELOP A LIGHTING AND SECURITY PLAN FOR OUR PARK SYSTEMS. UM, THAT'S A MAJOR COMPLAINT THAT WE HEAR ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH FOLKS THAT ARE WALKING OUR PARKS DURING THE WINTER TIMES THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH LIGHTING, ESPECIALLY ALONG OUR TRAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THEN WE GET INTO TO SOME OF OUR, OUR LAST FEW, UM, LOOKING AT OUR MEDIA ENHANCEMENTS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR SHELTERS AND RESERVATION SYSTEMS. UM, WE ALL ARE LOOKING AT OUR MARKETING STAFF AND EQUIPMENT.
AND SO ALL OF THESE ARE ALL OF OUR, OUR MAJOR GOALS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, AS A DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND SO WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME REALLY LOOKING AT, AT THE FINE, UM, THINGS THAT WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON.
AND WE'VE, WE'VE SHARED THAT AMONGST OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM SAYING, OKAY, WE NOW KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE, WHEN WILL THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY.
UM, AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THESE, THIS IS A GREAT SET OF GOALS FOR US AS A DEPARTMENT TO REALLY FOCUS ON OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SHARING SPECIFICALLY WITH EACH OF YOU WHERE WE ARE ON THESE GOALS, HOW WE'VE, UH, BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THEM.
AND, UH, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD HELP YOU GUYS TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE BEGINNING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND SO, SO THAT IS, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE ON OUR, UM, FY 24 ANNUAL PLAN.
UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THIS.
UM, SO ANYTIME ANYBODY WOULD LIKE, UM, A COPY OF THIS, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THIS, THAT WE'RE ALSO HAPPY TO EMAIL IT OUT AS WELL.
UM, AND EVEN IF YOU WANT TO, TO SEE THE, UH, MOST UPDATED, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE SPOTS FOR US FOR NOTES AND, AND GIVING UPDATES EACH QUARTER.
UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.
UM, WELL, I HAVE A REQUEST YEAH.
THAT YOU EMAIL ME A COPY OF YOUR DOCUMENT.
EVERYBODY WANTS A COPY OF THIS.
LIKE ME, I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW THIS BECAUSE OUR MONITOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT.
ANYBODY ELSE? IT'S NOT ON, IT'S NOT ON, IT'S NOT ON, IT'S NOT ON, IT'S ON.
I DIDN'T THINK SO THAT IS NOT ON HERE.
IS THAT CORRECT? STACY, YOU'RE NOT USING SCREENS.
HERS WAS ON, THIS WAS ON, THIS IS ON, IT'S ON, BUT IT'S NOT THIS MEETING.
UNFORTUNATELY, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE SOME ISSUES GETTING THAT SQUARED AWAY.
BUT ALSO BECAUSE WHEN YOU GUYS WILL BE FULLY FILLED, THERE'LL BE A COUPLE OF FOLKS THAT WON'T HAVE MONITORS AT ALL.
AND SO OUR GOAL UNFORTUNATELY WILL BE THAT IT'LL BE A PAPER PACKET.
AND YOU'RE GONNA SEND US ALL A COPY.
I'M GUESSING, UH, THIS, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE, BUT HA IS THERE CURRENTLY A PLAN FOR 23 IN PLACE NOW THAT HAS SOME METRICS? MM-HMM.
COULD THAT ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT'S SHARED? SO, SO WE CAN BE CAUGHT UP WITH SPEED.
SO JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND I ARE TALKING THE SAME LINGO.
OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS OCTOBER 1ST.
SO THESE GOALS ARE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
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THAT'S, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON, BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR FY 23 GOALS, WHICH ENDED, YOU KNOW, SEPTEMBER.UH, ON THE, UH, FREEDOM TREE, IS THERE A TIMETABLE AS FAR AS WHAT IS GONNA BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN A PARTICULAR TIMEFRAME? UH, THERE ABSOLUTELY IS.
UM, AND I COULD ASK YOU HEAR THAT WITH ME.
I'M GONNA ASK DANIELLE TO COME UP, UH, WHO IS OUR ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, WHO'S ACTUALLY OVER PARKS AND, UH, THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
UM, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 60% DESIGN, UM, WHICH IS THE CREATION OF, WE CALL IT DESIGN.
IT'S BASICALLY CREATING THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, CHECKING THE DRAINAGE, THE GRADING, WHERE THE INLETS ARE, WHAT TYPE OF PLANT WE'RE GONNA PUT IN EACH LOCATION.
UM, SO WE'RE AT 60% DESIGN RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE HOPEFUL TO BID THAT PROJECT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN FEBRUARY, UM, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IT BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, I SAY ULTIMATE GOAL BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES AND TIMELINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, THE, THE KIND OF HARD DEADLINE, UH, WILL BE BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025.
UM, WE DO A LOT OF EVENTS AT THE FREEDOM TREE PARK ALREADY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN FEBRUARY.
UM, SO THAT IS OUR, IT HAS TO BE OPEN DATE.
IS THIS TIMETABLE WRITTEN OUT SOMEWHERE WHERE THE PUBLIC COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT? YES.
UM, WE DID RECENTLY PUT ALL OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, UPDATES, SCHEDULES, UM, BUDGETS, EVERYTHING ONLINE.
I WOULD HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A DIGGING, BUT I CAN SEND YOU THAT LINK.
WE DO THE CITY UPDATES, NOT JUST PARKS, BUT STREETS AND EVERYTHING, DRAINAGE, UM, MONTHLY WE DO AN UPDATE AND IT HAS A, A MAP SYSTEM.
THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH IT.
I'LL HAVE TO FIND THAT LINK AND I CAN SEND THAT OUT TO YOU GUYS.
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THE FREEDOM TREE.
OKAY, WELL YOU'RE GONNA GET ALL OF 'EM.
SO SORRY,
I'LL LINK YOU DIRECTLY TO FREEDOM TREE, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS ARE ON THERE AS WELL.
UM, BICENTENNIAL AND RIDGEVIEW OR BOTH BOND PROJECTS.
UM, SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND WHAT ARE OTHER, UH, FY 24 GOALS.
SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OF THOSE.
BUT I WILL LINK DIRECTLY TO FREEDOM TREE FOR YOU.
AND WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS, DANIELLE, UH, NCE, EXCUSE ME, FOR BEING LATE.
THAT'S WHY WE LIVE IN MISSOURI CITY IN FORT BEND COUNTY.
WHY DON'T YOU SEND THAT LINK TO EVERYONE? SO EVEN THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, THEY CAN SEE IT.
IF THEY GOT QUESTIONS, UH, THEY CAN EMAIL IT, WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND SO THAT WAY THEY'LL ALL GET IT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON ONE OF THE EARLIER SLIDES.
UM, I THINK WAS BASED ON A CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY.
AND YOU SAID YOU WANTED PRETTY MUCH 90% IN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES TOWARD THE BOTTOM.
UM, IT WAS 10% FOR THE RECREATIONAL TENNIS RECREATION TENNIS CENTER.
AND THAT'S OUR MEMBERSHIP GROWTH PERCENTAGE GROWTH.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE TENNIS AND REC CENTER BY 10% ANNUALLY.
HAVE YOU, DID YOU MEET THAT THIS LAST YEAR? WE DID.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I WILL SEE THE MEETING OVER TO THE IMPOSING GENTLEMAN WHO IS OUR CHAIRMAN, MR.
SO WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, HOPEFULLY ITEM SIX.
AND I KNOW YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB, AS USUAL.
[6. ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION ]
NUMBER SIX IS ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION.UH, ITEM A SIENNA JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT AND SIENNA JOHNSON NORTH DEDICATION OF PARKLAND TO SATISFY CHAPTER 82 OF THE CITY OF CODE OF ORDINANCE.
UH, AND FOR THIS ONE, WE HAVE, UH, PRESENTERS.
OH, WE GOT OUR, WE GOT BOTH OF THEM HERE.
NO, JOSEPH, WHERE'S HE AT? OH, I'M SORRY.
I AM SHORT, BUT I AM NOT THAT SHORT.
NO, I, I WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS THOUGH BEFORE WE START HERE.
AND SO, UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A PACKAGE, BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF A TOUGH THING FOR YOU TO COME IN THAT FOR THE NEW PEOPLE TONIGHT, UH, YOUR FIRST NIGHT AT THE MEETING, YOU'RE DOING A PARKLAND DEDICATION.
A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, UH, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO READ THAT PACKAGE, THAT WELCOME PACKAGE, UH, THAT STACY PUT TOGETHER WITH A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.
WELL, AND, AND SO WHAT I ALWAYS TELL EVERYBODY AND, AND THE POSITION I'M READY IN RIGHT NOW, IT'S TO HELP FACILITATE, MAKE SURE WE ALL GET OUR INFORMATION AND
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ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHATEVER DECISION THAT THEY MAKE.I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE PARKLAND DEDICATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING.
UH, IT IS HOW WHEN A SUBDIVISION GOES IN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA GO INTO THAT LEVEL OF DEBT, BUT I'M GOING TO, UH, AND, UH, UH, SO A PARKLAND DEDICATION, THE WAY YOU'RE GONNA GET A HIGH LEVEL OF IT, PARKLAND DEDICATION.
WHEN A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMES IN, THEY'RE REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE TO DEDICATE X AMOUNT OF ACREAGE OF LAND.
IT'S LIKE ONE ACRE FOR EVERY 100 UNITS.
THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THAT ORDINANCE.
IF IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION, IF IT'S A MULTIFAMILY, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE RATIO IS ONE ACRE FOR EVERY 100 UNITS, WHETHER, YOU KNOW.
SO IF IT'S A 400 UNIT, PART, APARTMENT COMPLEX, FOUR ACRES, AND THE OTHER PART OF IT, AND AS YOU READ IT, UH, IT WILL SAY THEY CAN DO MONEY IN LIEU OF, AND AND THERE'S CAVEATS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL.
AND SO, WHAT I AM GOING TO DO, AND I'M TELLING YOU KIND OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT.
AND IF YOU ARE AREN'T COMFORTABLE MAKING A DECISION TONIGHT ON SOMETHING, JUST SAY, I'LL ABSTAIN.
YOU JUST, YOU JUST THREW ME INTO THE FIRE.
SO, UH, I WANNA MAKE THAT STATEMENT BEFORE WE START, SO THAT WAY IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, YOU'RE LIKE, EH, I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
NOW STAFFS ARE GONNA DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
THEY'LL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB ON EXPLAINING TO YOU.
UH, YOU WOULD GET ONE TONIGHT.
THAT'S NOT AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND CUT DRY
BUT, UH, AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE PRESENTER.
LIKE I SAID, AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR FIRST ONE.
AND THE WAY THIS WORKS IS WE ARE A RECOMMENDING BODY.
WE RECOMMEND, WE CANNOT OBLIGATE THE CITY.
WE CANNOT MAKE A FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF THE CITY.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHATEVER ACTION THIS BODY TAKES AS IT RELATES TO PARKLAND DEDICATION, THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT GOES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
WE EITHER SAY, YES, WE LIKE IT.
UH, WE LIKE IT WITH THESE MODIFICATIONS, HOWEVER WE WANT IT SERVED UP.
WE MAKE THAT PRESENTATION OR THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION.
THEY GET OUR NOTES, THEY GET OUR PRESENTATION AT THEIR NEXT MEETING, SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
AND FROM THERE THEY'LL SAY, HEY, WE SUPPORT WHAT THEY'VE DONE, OR WE DISAGREE WITH OUR MODIFICATIONS.
AFTER IT LEAVES PLANNING COMMISSION, IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.
EVERYTHING STOPS AT CITY COUNCIL.
CITY COUNCIL TAKES THE FINAL ACTION.
THEY MAY AGREE WITH US, THEY TAKE WHAT WE SAY AND WHAT WE DO UNDER VERY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
BUT SOMETIMES THERE'S SOMETHING AT THEIR LEVEL THAT THEY SEE DIFFERENTLY THAT MAY MAKE THEM GO A DIFFERENT WAY.
MAJORITY OF THE TIME THEY SEE IT, THEY UNDERSTAND IT, THEY KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
I JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT TONIGHT.
I'M GONNA ALSO HAVE THEM COME BACK ON ANOTHER AGENDA DAY AND REALLY DELVE DOWN INTO IT.
'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST DRAG IT ALL DOWN, BUT THAT'S AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
UH, THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO FOR A NIGHT.
IN THE TWO OR THREE MINUTES, I, I'VE TRIED TO CAPTURE AS MUCH AND, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT ON OVER TO THE, TO MY MAN, JOSEPH, CHAIRMAN TURNER, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
I THINK YOU CAN CALL FOR A VOTE NOW.
OKAY, YOU TOOK ALL THE WIND OUTTA MY SAIL.
ALRIGHT, SO WHAT, UH, MY NAME IS JOSEPH QUINTAL AND I'M AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, UH, FOR THE CITY, OF COURSE.
AND I'M BRINGING TO YOU TODAY, UH, YOUR, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UH, A PARKLAND DEDICATION.
THE PARKLAND DEDICATION IS, UH, FOR, UH, SIENNA NORTH PARKLAND.
AND, UH, IT'S A TOTAL OF, UH, LITTLE OVER 200 ACRES OF PARKLAND.
SO IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PARKLAND.
AND AS THE CHAIRMAN HAS TOLD YOU AND ADVISED YOU THAT UNDER CHAPTER 82, BEFORE THE CITY ACCEPTS PARKLAND, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS BODY, THEN THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND ULTIMATELY ACCEPTANCE BY CITY COUNCIL.
AND CITY COUNCIL RELIES ON THIS BODY AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE WHAT THEY'RE GETTING IS, IS, IS, UH, FIX THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.
OKAY? SO, UH, AGAIN, UH, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT, UH, CONVEYANCING OR DEDICATION INSTRUMENTS.
IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME, IT IS THE SAME DEVELOPMENT, BUT TWO DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS.
ONE IS CENA JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT LP, AND THE OTHER ONE IS SIENNA JOHNSON.
BASICALLY THE SAME DEVELOPER, BUT, UH, UNDER TWO DIFFERENT OWNERSHIPS.
UH, IF YOU LOOK, I BELIEVE EACH OF YOU GOT A COPY OF THE, OF THE, UH, UH, THE INSTRUMENTS.
THE LAST PAGE, WELL, NOT THE LAST PAGE,
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EXHIBIT A ON EACH OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS SHOWS YOU WHERE THE ACREAGE, UH, IS THAT, UH, THE CITY'S GONNA BE ACQUIRING.IF YOU LOOK ON THE SIENNA NORTH DEDICATION INSTRUMENT, IT'S THE ONE THAT HAS 12 PAGES.
IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, EXHIBIT A ONE, THE LAST PAGE OF EXHIBIT EIGHT ONE, IT'S GONNA BE EIGHT OF 12.
ON YOUR, ON YOUR, ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, UH, DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE 78.3 11 ACRES, AND THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S THE PARKLAND THAT'S BEING DEDICATED TO THE CITY RIGHT HERE, JUST SO YOU SEE.
OKAY? AND THEN IF YOU FLIP OVER TO PAGE 12 OF 12, NOW, NOW IF YOU PAGE OVER TO 11 OF 12, YOU'LL SEE THE, UH, 72.689 ACRES THAT IS BEING DEDICATED TO THE CITY FOR PARKLAND.
SO THOSE, THAT 78, 3 0.3 11, AND THAT 72.6 89 TOTALS UP TO, UH, 141 ACRES IN THAT, IN THIS PARTICULAR CONVEYANCE.
IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT DOCUMENT, THE ONE THAT HAD IS, UH, ONE IS 11 PAGES LONG.
THAT IS THE, THE, UH, DEDICATION FROM SEEING A JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT LP.
AND IF YOU GO TO PAGE SEVEN OF THAT DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE A 35.297 ACRE, UH, DESCRIPTION OF THE DEDICATION.
AND THEN IF YOU GO TO PAGE 11, YOU'LL SEE 24.703 ADDITIONAL ACRES FOR A TOTAL OF 60 ACRES.
SO TOGETHER IT'S, UH, UH, 201 ACRES OF PARKLAND THAT, UH, THAT THE DEVELOPER IS, UH, DEDICATING TO THE CITY, UH, IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 82 OF THE CITY'S COURT OF ORDINANCES TO DEDICATE, UH, BY THE FORMULA INCLUDED THAT ORDINANCE, UH, PARKLAND FOR THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS THAT IT DEVELOPED.
UH, THIS, THIS, UH, THIS, THIS PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE DEV THAT THEY'RE, UH, DEDICATING TO THE CITY WAS VETTED THROUGH, UH, JASON MANGUM, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WHO WAS THE FORMER, UH, PARKS DIRECTOR, AND, UH, IF IT WAS VETTED THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER TO THEM.
AS, UH, SHERMAN TAYLOR HAD, UH, EXPLAINED TO YOU TODAY, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPROVE, APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS OR DISAPPROVE THIS DEDICATION OF PARKLAND.
I WANT TO DUCKTAIL ON THE END OF THAT RIGHT THERE.
OKAY? SO AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR FIRST RODEO ON THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
AND, UH, THIS IS PART OF A MASTER PLAN.
THIS ISN'T LIKE THEY JUST STARTED AND SAID, HEY, TODAY I'M JUST DOING THESE TRACKS RIGHT HERE.
UH, AND THIS ENTIRE AREA IS OVER THERE BY THE BRAZOS RIVER.
TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD PULL GOOGLE EARTH UP OR NOT, BUT, UH, IT'S ALL ALONG AND IT'S BOTTOM LAND AREA, AREA, GENERALLY, MOST OF YOUR PARKLAND AREA IS GOING TO BE AREAS THAT MR. DEVELOPER CAN'T BUILD.
UH, I MEAN, IT JUST MAKES SENSE.
IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE WHERE, UH, A LOT OF THE HARDWOOD TREES ARE GONNA BE ANIMALS.
UH, THEY ALSO UTILIZE SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT THEY DEDICATED PARKLAND FOR BECAUSE THEY CAN GET SUBMERGED, UH, WHEN THE RIVER RISES, THEY'LL HAVE PARKLAND.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU EVER BEEN OVER IN SIENNA BACK THERE ALONG THE BRAZOS RIVER.
THIS, THIS IS STILL ALL OF THAT LAND OVER IN THAT AREA, UH, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH, THEY CAN'T BUILD IN IT AS PART OF IT, MAJORITY OF IT'S IN THE FLOOD WAY.
UH, BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO MEET THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION AND STILL UTILIZE THAT LAND.
SO, UH, THIS IS ALL BEEN PART OF PROBABLY 30, 40 YEARS AGO, 30, 40 YEARS AGO, BEFORE CIANI EVEN DEVELOPED.
THEY DID A BIG MASTER PLAN STUDY, AND THEY JUST KIND OF IDENTIFIED CONCEPTUALLY WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE MAKING ALL THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION, OBVIOUSLY, WAS GONNA ALL BE OUTSIDE THE LEVEE OVER IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
SO, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, BEEN IN THE MAKING.
UH, AND IF YOU NOTICE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, LIKE LET'S SAY YOU LOOK AT THE 73 ACRE MAP, YOU'LL NOTICE THIS IS THE FUTURE FORT BEND TOLLWAY THAT'S GONNA EXTEND THROUGH THERE.
AND IF YOU NOTICE, THEY'RE DEDICATING THE LAND THAT'S EITHER NORTH OF IT OR SOUTH OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL CAN SEE THAT ON THERE.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS NOT, THIS IS KIND OF PART OF A BIGGER PLAN.
AND TYPICALLY WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS WHEN THEY DO A, A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE, THEY'LL COME IN WITH A CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND SAY, WELL, HERE'S THE GENERAL AREA.
WE'RE GONNA PUT OUR STUFF IN OUR PARKLAND, AND THEN OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT, WE'RE PUTTING RESIDENTIAL.
AND THEN AS THEY GO THROUGH THE NEXT STEP, THEIR PRELIMINARY PLAN, THEY'LL START DRILLING DOWN.
AND SO THAT'S NOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
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THEY'VE DRILLED DOWN ON A CONCEPTUAL MAP THAT THEY STARTED 40 YEARS AGO.THEY KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE OVER IN THIS AREA, AND THEY JUST DO IT AS DEVELOPMENT CAME DEDICATED THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION APPROPRIATELY.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
UH, AND, AND AS, UH, JOSEPH STATED EARLIER, UH, UH, THE VETERANS THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, THEY, THEY'VE SEEN IT.
THEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS COME TO US.
UH, IT IS JUST ONE OF THE MAJOR ACQUISITIONS THAT'S COMING FOR US NOW.
AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT STATEMENT, AND NOW I WANT TO OPEN IT UP AND LET YOU GO BACK TO, UH, EITHER JOSEPH OR MYSELF TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WILL THERE BE ANY SIGNAGE THAT'S PARK? THIS IS JUST PARK LAND DEDICATION.
THIS IS JUST WHERE YOU JUST GET THE LAND, OKAY.
AS FAR AS HOW IT'S GONNA GET DEVELOPED OR ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T, THAT DISCUSSION DOESN'T HAPPEN AT THIS LEVEL, AT THIS TIME.
IT'LL BE A PROJECT THAT WILL EITHER BE, UH, ACIP PROJECT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES RIGHT THERE.
SO AT THIS LEVEL, IT'S ABOUT, HEY, LOOK, HERE'S THE BOUNDARY OF IT AND YOU GET THIS LAND, UH, AND, AND HOW YOU UTILIZE IT.
THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION IN A, AT A DIFFERENT, UM, AGENDA ITEM.
WOULD THAT GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING AS FAR AS GETTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, THE PARTICULARS YOU JUST MENTIONED? NO.
SO WHAT ONLY, WHAT'S ONLY GOING TO PLANNING AND ZONING IS THE DEDICATION OF THE LAND.
WE GOT OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, MS. DANIELLE PARK STAFF WHO WILL CREATE IDEAS FROM SURVEYS, FROM INFORMATION, THINGS THAT THEY'VE GATHERED, AND THEY LOOK AT IT, THESE ARE THE PARK PROFESSIONALS, AND SO THEY WILL EDUCATE US ON A LOT OF THINGS.
YOU'RE GONNA BE AMAZED AT WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT PARKS
YOU HAVE NO, I MEAN, AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR ROLE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL FEED US INFORMATION SO WE CAN HELP MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
AND THAT WOULD COME BACK TO US.
AND GENERALLY THAT COME BACK IN THE FORM OF WHEN THEY JUST, LIKE HE TALKED ABOUT THEIR BUDGET, WE'RE GONNA SAY, OKAY, HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY DO.
AND WE DO, WE LET THEM, THEY'RE THE PROFESSIONALS.
LEMME JUST SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I'M GONNA, I'LL PROBABLY GO A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE NORMALLY DO, BUT THEY'RE THE PROFESSIONALS.
SO THEY KNOW, THEY KNOW, UH, WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT'S MORE APPROPRIATE.
WE MAY GIVE THEM SUGGESTIONS, BUT WE LEAVE IT TO THEM.
THEY'VE EITHER GONE TO SCHOOL, THEY'VE HAD TRAINING AS IT RELATES TO THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE THEY GOTTA HAVE A FALL ZONE IN THERE THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOTTA BE THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL FOR THE SAFETY.
WE GOTTA PROVIDE ADA, UH, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
SO WE LEAVE IT TO THEM AND WE, AS THE PARK BOARD MEMBERS, SUPPORT THEM.
WE ARE THE EYES AND EARS FOR THE STAFF TO HELP THEM GATHER KNOWLEDGE FOR THEM TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS BACK TO US TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
I THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION BECAUSE IT, AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER, IT'S MUCH CLEARER THE PROCESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT DETAIL.
UM, ON THE COMMENT ABOUT, SO THIS HAS BEEN VETTED BY THE STAFF, OTHER THAN THE, THE INSIGHT THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED, ARE THERE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT STAFF VET PROJECTS, LAND PIECES LIKE THIS? SO BEFORE, IS THERE ENVIRONMENTAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF THINGS? SO TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WAY THAT THE ORDINANCE IS STRUCTURED, UH, EVEN WHEN THEY WANT TO DEDICATE PARKLAND, WHEN YOU READ THAT ORDINANCE, WHEN YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT, YOU'LL SEE THAT HOW AND THE VALUE OF THAT LAND, LET'S SAY THAT THEY WANT TO DEDICATE, I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A NUMBER, MAKE IT EASY FOR ME, A HUNDRED ACRES.
AND IF THEY WANT TO DEDICATE A HUNDRED ACRES, THEY ONLY GET X AMOUNT OF CREDIT.
IF IT'S IN THE, IF IT'S ENCUMBERED WITH, UM, UH, UH, A DETENTION POND, INSTEAD OF GETTING ONE ACRE FOR ONE, EVERY EVERY 100 UNITS, IT'S DISCOUNTED.
IF IT'S GOT A PIPELINE THAT'S GOING ACROSS THERE, MM-HMM,
SO WE STILL ONLY DEAL WITH VALUE OF THE ACREAGE OF THE LAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE, UH, UNTIL WE START LOOKING AT, UH, UNTIL WE START LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GONNA DEVELOP AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
AT THAT POINT, THEN WE DROP DOWN TO THAT LEVEL CHAIRMAN, UH, DANIELLE HAS, YES, MA'AM.
REAL QUICK, JUST, UM, SO ON THIS SPECIFIC DEDICATION, UM, IN PARTICULAR NOT, WE DON'T ALWAYS DO THIS, BUT DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS DEDICATION, UM, WE DID HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT DONE, UM, BEING ALONG THE BRAZOS RIVER TO LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL ELEMENTS, GEO GEOLOGY, THE SOIL, UM, SO WE DID HAVE THAT DONE 20 2017.
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THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS FOR THIS LAND SPECIFICALLY.UM, BUT WE DID HAVE THAT, THAT ASSESSMENT DONE, UM, PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THESE PARCELS AND TYPICALLY A PARKLAND DEDICATIONS.
LIKE I SAID, YOUR FIRST ONE IS, I'M SORRY, YOUR BAPTISM BY FIRE.
MOST OF THE TIME IT'S WITHIN A SUBDIVISION THAT'S GONNA BE DEVELOPED.
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL LIVE IN SUBDIVISION, SO YOU KNOW THAT NEIGHBORHOOD PART.
AND SO IT'S BEEN VETTED ALREADY BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, MR. DEVELOPER, HE'S NOT GONNA DEVELOP ON A TOXIC LANDFILL, YOU KNOW? SO TYPICALLY WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE CITY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
UM, WHAT, UM, ON THIS, UH, 78.31 ACRE DURING THE 72.689 ACRE TRACT, UM, WHAT IS THAT BOUNDARY? IS THAT A LEVEE OR A, UM, THE DANIEL, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS, THIS ACREAGE IS THE ROAD IN THE, THE 78.
THIS IS THE LEVEE THAT'S GOING ALONG RIGHT THERE.
IT'S NOT CALLED OUT ON THIS ONE.
YEAH, THAT'S THE BRAZOS RIVER THERE, THE MIGHTY BRASS FUTURE TOLL ROAD.
AND THAT, THAT DIVIDES IT IS THE FUTURE TOLL ROAD EXPANSION.
UM, THAT WILL, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SEPARATED INTO TWO DIFFERENT PARCELS.
THAT'S THE FUTURE TOLL ROAD EXPANSION, UM, THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY THERE.
THAT DIVIDES THAT 72 ACRES AND THE 78 ACRES RIGHT ALONG THE BRAZOS.
AND THE, THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THESE, UM, LITTLE STRIP TRACKS, THE 19 ACRES, UH, THAT KIND OF LIKE, UH, ADD UP INTO THE 78, THE WAY THE BOUNDARIES ON THOSE ARE DRAWN, IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE IT ACTUALLY GOES UNDER THE TOLL ROAD.
I'M PRESUMING THAT THAT'S, UH, NO, NO, NOT THE WAY THAT, THAT'S, UH, THAT WE'VE GOT ACTUALLY A BETTER BOUNDARY THAT SHOWS WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING DEDICATED.
SO THIS IS A MEETS AND BALANCE DESCRIPTION, THE LITTLE DASH LINES THAT YOU SEE THOSE, UH, AND THIS IS FROM A SURVEYING STANDPOINT, NOW.
UH, BUT THEY HAVE TO SHOW IT WHEN THEY'RE DEDICATING IT.
THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL TRACKS OR PARCELS OF LAND THAT THE OVERALL 78 ACRES IS COMING OUT OF.
AND SO GENERALLY WHEN YOU SHOW AN OVERALL TRASH, YOU GOTTA SHOW, WELL, WHAT, WHAT MAKES UP THAT, THAT 78 ACRES? WHAT MAKES UP THAT GOOD POUND? YEAH.
AND THE, THE, FOR THAT 78 AND THE 72, I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS THE TOLL ROAD DIVIDING IT.
UM, IT WILL BE RAISED, SO WE WILL HAVE LAND UNDERNEATH THE TOLL ROAD.
SO YOU WILL HAVE LAND UNDERNEATH THE TOLL ROAD.
BUT, BUT IT'LL BE WITHIN THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR STAFF? AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU'RE, YOU'RE COMFORTABLE MAKING DECISION, THAT'S GREAT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, IF THERE'S NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. THOMASINA.
I WAS WONDERING,
MAY I GET A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND, MS. GILNER? I GOT A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO JUST RAISE YOUR HAND 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY'S NAME.
NOW I HAVEN'T LEARNED EVERY OUR NEW FOLKS' NAMES YET, SO
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ON.SO THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE WE'VE HAD.
UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STAFF REPORTS, UH, STAFF REPORTS, UH, PARK PROJECTS.
MR. T TRAIN WHAT HE IS RIGHT THERE.
AND HAVE, HAVE THEY MET STAFF? HAS EVERYBODY DID AN INTRODUCTION OF EVERYONE? NOT YET.
WE INTERVIEW, WE INTRODUCED OURSELVES.
I'M, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO HOLD OFF ONE SECOND.
I'M JUST, I'M GONNA TAKE A POINT OF ORDER, SO AT LEAST, UH, I'M GONNA ASK A POINT OF ORDER THAT I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO START RIGHT THERE.
AND IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, I'M GONNA MAKE THIS THE TIME YOU DID.
OH, YOU DID? AND I'M GONNA, I ASK THAT QUESTION? YES.
THE STAFF HAS, WE DIDN'T GET INTRODUCED TO STAFF.
WELL, WE'LL MAKE SURE AS THEY COME UP, THEY TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THOSE THAT DON'T PRESENT TONIGHT, WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY COME UP AND SPEAK SO AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE AS A WHOLE.
SO I'LL GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION.
I'M THE PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
I'M BORN AND RAISED IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
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URBAN PLANNING, UM, GOING BACK ABOUT 10 YEARS WORKING FOR, UM, TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE, THE CITY OF HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY.UM, SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHERE MY EXPERIENCE LIES.
UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER AFTER THE MEETING.
UM, SO I'LL GET INTO THE UPDATES.
SO WE HAVE, UM, SO AT CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK WE HAVE NEW PLAYGROUNDS AT RIDGEVIEW AND BICENTENNIAL GOING UP, UH, FOR APPROVAL.
UM, WE ARE ALSO GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC INPUT MEETING AT, AT BICENTENNIAL TO GATHER MORE INPUT FOR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING NEXT MONTH.
THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THAT HAS BEEN PROGRESSING WELL THIS PAST MONTH.
UM, AND ALSO, UH, WE RECENTLY GOT FUNDING APPROVAL FOR AN ENTRANCE SIGN FOR HUNTER'S TRAIL PARK.
UM, DID Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR.
WE LOVE BARRY
I'M BARRY HAMILTON PARK SUPERINTENDENT.
LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY FOR 22 YEARS AND BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 18.
WHAT
WELL THANK YOU VERY WELL,
WE REPAIR BROKEN STUFF, BUT IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK.
WHAT ARE THOSE CEMENT BASES AROUND THE TENNIS COURTS? I'M SEEING SECURITY LIGHTING PUTTING IN MORE LIGHTING, YES.
HOW MANY FOR WHAT COST? I'LL HAVE TO DEFER THAT.
CURIOUS WHY? WE HAVE MORE LIGHTING.
THEY WANNA MAKE SURE WE CAN SEE.
UM, I'LL ANSWER BUDDY'S QUESTION AND THEN INTRODUCE MYSELF FOR, FOR OUR NEW TEAM, SINCE I DIDN'T BEFORE.
UM, THAT IS ADDITIONAL SECURITY LIGHTING, NOT COURT LIGHTING.
UM, SO THEY'LL BE THE SHORTER 12 FOOT, 12 FOOT POLES, UM, SIMILAR TO HOW WE HAVE IN THE PARKING LOTS.
UM, BUT JUST THROUGHOUT THE SIDEWALKS IN BETWEEN THE CART IN BETWEEN THE COURTS BECAUSE IT DOES GET VERY DARK OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE COURT LIGHTS ARE NOT ON, UM, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR STAFF WHO GO LOCK UP OR WHEN THE LAST TENNIS PLAYER OF THE EVENING IS STILL PACKING UP AND GETTING OUT TO THEIR CAR AND THE LIGHTS GET TURNED OFF.
UM, SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT THOSE LIGHTS ARE.
THERE'S 15 BASES AND THEY'LL RUN FROM, UM, RIGHT AROUND THE FLAGPOLE OF THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER, UM, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BACKSIDE TO THE TRAIL AND THEN UP THE OTHER SIDE TO THE PICNIC TABLE UNDER THE TREE.
UM, FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE IT, IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER, WE DO HAVE 12 OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS AND THREE OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS, UM, WITH SIDEWALKS IN BETWEEN THEM.
AND THAT'S THE, THE SECURITY LIGHTING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE HAVE SPORT COURT LIGHTING ON ALL OF THEM THAT ARE THE BIG MASSIVE, UH, SPORTS LIGHTING, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THERE'S NO LIGHTING IN BETWEEN THE COURTS.
WHAT ABOUT THE, THE BOX OUTSIDE? THE ENTRANCE, THE BLACK BOX? IT'S AN INFORMATIVE DEVICE, JUST LIKE THE ONE OUT FRONT OF CITY HALL.
WHAT'S GONNA BE ON IT? TOUCH ACTIVATED? I'M NOT SURE.
SO FLYERS AND
UM, SO WE CAN PUT OUR PROGRAM MATERIALS UP THERE.
WE COULD DO SPECIAL EVENT THINGS.
UM, THEY ARE DOING THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE ONE AT COURTS, UM, AT PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS.
THERE'S ONE HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO UPGRADING A LOT OF THE GATEWAY BOARDS THAT YOU SEE, UM, WITH, UH, WHERE'S THE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL? THERE'S, WHEN YOU'RE TURNING ON TEXAS PARKWAY, IT'S MISSING RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE THEY'RE REPLACING IT.
UM, SO THERE'S, THEY'RE GONNA BE COLOR BOARDS AS WELL.
IS IT TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION? UM, FOR THE, FOR THE GATEWAY ONES? I COULDN'T TELL YOU, BUT I CAN FIND OUT AND SHOOT YOU GUYS AN EMAIL AND LET YOU KNOW.
UM, THAT ONE IS THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, OUR, THE ONE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE REC CENTER, THE, THE RECTANGLE ONE SHOULD BE OP UP AND RUNNING WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO FOUR WEEKS.
UM, THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SOFTWARE, INTEGRATING IT INTO OUR SYSTEM,
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UM, SO THAT IT'S WIRED IN WITH THE BUILDING AS OPPOSED TO SEPARATELY FOR CONNECTIVITY AND ELECTRICAL NEEDS.SO DANIELLE, WOULD THEY BE SPECIFIC FOR WHATEVER THAT BUILDING IS OR IS IT THE SAME THROUGHOUT? THAT HAS BEEN OUR REQUEST.
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTROL OUR OWN BOARD
UM, ESPECIALLY WE DO SO MANY EVENTS, UH, AT THE REC CENTER, BEING ABLE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WELCOME TO FAMILY FUN NIGHT INSTEAD OF JUST A RANDOM ROTATION WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, BUT NOT 100% CERTAIN YET.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
UM, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR FIVE AND A HALF YEARS.
ORIGINALLY FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, OR JUST SOUTH OF NASHVILLE.
UM, AND CAN'T COMPLAIN, DON'T PLAN ON GOING BACK.
DANIELLE ALSO WAS, UH, OUR, UM, CHIEF WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR, SHE TOOK OVER JASON'S SPOT WHILE WE WERE LOOKING FOR OUR NEW DIRECTOR.
AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE OUR NEW DIRECTOR, WHO I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF WHEN HE COMES UP, BUT, UH, SHE'S DONE A YEOMAN'S JOB AND, AND FILLING IN THE SPOT AND SURE DID.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, NEVER MISSED AB THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY NEVER MISSED AB.
ANY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR BARRY? BARRY, AL ALWAYS SENDS THIS REPORT OUT SO YOU HAVE IT BEFOREHAND.
AND WE TYPICALLY TRY TO DO AN HOUR LESS THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF, SO WE CAN GET YOU IN AND OUT AS WELL.
UH, NEXT ONE IS, UH, RECREATION ZANE.
I'M THE RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT.
UH, I, ME AND DOMI STARTED TOGETHER FOUR MONTHS AGO.
UM, I ORIGINALLY WAS BORN IN MISSOURI CITY, BUT THEN I MOVED TO PEARLING AND I WOULD SAY I'M
I I WAS THERE, UH, WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
I GRADUATED UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.
UH, JUST MOVED BACK IN THE AREA TWO YEARS AGO FROM DALLAS.
I WAS IN DALLAS FOR EIGHT YEARS WORKING FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION UP THERE.
AND MY MOTHER SAID, COME BACK HOME NOW.
I TRY TO BE, SHE MIGHT SAY DIFFER,
I HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN A WHILE.
SO THE RECREATION PART OF IT, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE REPORT RIGHT THERE, UH, OCTOBER WAS A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR US.
WE HAD A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON THOUGH.
UH, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EVENTS THAT WE HAD WAS THE TRICKS AND TREAT.
UH, WE HAD ABOUT EIGHT 1800 ATTENDANCE THERE.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR, UM, POPULAR EVENTS WITH OUR TENNIS PROGRAM, WITH THE TENNIS STRIP BALL TOURNAMENT, AND HAVE PARTICIPANTS OF, UH, 70 PARTICIPANTS THERE.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE ONE, UH, ANOTHER POPULAR EVENT THAT WE HAD WAS OUR KID, UH, FISH EVENT.
UH, SOME UPCOMING EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IS OUR FRIDAY FIGHT.
UH, FRIDAY FIGHT NIGHT, UH, TOMORROW.
THAT'S OUR LAST ONE OF THE SERIES.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL DAY EVENT COMING UP ON 1111.
UH, THAT'S GONNA BE HERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE OUR TURKEY TROTT, UH, THAT'S ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER AND TOMORROW WE ALSO HAVE OUR CAMP OUT IN THE PARK AT COMMUNITY PARK.
UH, AS YOU SEE WITH THE REVENUE, UH, IT'S A HIGHER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
UH, AND THAT'S DULY BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN OUR PICKLEBALL.
AND AS WELL, WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY POPULAR VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I'LL JUST COMMENT.
I WAS AT TRICKS AND TREATS IN THE PARK BECAUSE OF MISSOURI CITY GREEN.
WE HAD A BOOTH THERE AND I THINK THE WHOLE PARK STAFF DID A GREAT JOB.
YES, SHE REALLY HELPED US OUT AND SHE WAS EVERYWHERE.
MS. PARKER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, MR. ZANE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT, WE FINISHED STAFF REPORTS.
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EIGHT, OUR FEARLESS LEADER.MR. DONNY, PLEASE COME UP, SIR.
SO, UM, ONCE AGAIN, DONNIE HAYES.
UM, TELL YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.
MY OLDEST IS 20, SHE'LL TURN 21 HERE IN LIKE TWO WEEKS.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD AS MY YOUNGEST.
AND SO I HAVE FOUR OF MY SIX KIDS HERE WITH ME CURRENTLY.
UM, MY TWO OLDEST, UH, BOTH WHO ARE 18 AND 20 DECIDED THAT THEY HAD LIVES OR SOMETHING STILL IN ALASKA.
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TEACHER.AND SO THEY DIDN'T WANNA, THEY DIDN'T WANNA MOVE TO TEXAS FOR SOME WEIRD REASON.
UM, BUT, UH, THEN I, MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, OF COURSE, UH, IS A FORMER SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO OUR MAYOR IN ALASKA.
UM, SUPER STAR, UH, DESIGNER, ARTIST, YOU NAME IT.
I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH HER.
UM, BUT
BOTH OF US WERE RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, HAVE LIVED ON CATALINA ISLAND.
WE'VE, WE'VE KIND OF HAD A LOT OF FUN.
SO, UM, BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
AND YES, IT IS WARMER AND WE LOVE IT.
UH, WE HAVE SPENT MORE TIME OUTSIDE THIS WINTER THAN WE EVER DO, UM, IN THE 12 YEARS THAT WE LIVED IN ALASKA.
SO, UM, REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
UM, SO WE'LL GET TO, UH, MY, MY PARKS REPORT.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I DO, UM, JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE AND MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE OF.
WE DO HAVE THIS SNOW FEST EVENT THAT IS COMING UP ON DECEMBER 2ND.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE DESIRE TO BE IN THE PARADE.
SO THAT MEANS DO YOU WANT TO, DO YOU HAVE A FLOAT THAT YOU WANNA DO? GREAT.
DO YOU HAVE A YOUTH DANCE GROUP THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE? DO YOU KNOW OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE? WE ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE CONTACTS SO WE CAN CALL THOSE FOLKS AND INVITE THEM TO BE A PART OF OUR PARADE.
UM, SO PLEASE FLOOD MY EMAIL ADDRESS, DONNIE.HAYES@MISSOURICITYTX.GOV.
UM, ANY IDEA THAT YOU POSSIBLY HAVE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THOSE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO REACH OUT TO THOSE FOLKS.
UM, SO GROUP ON HORSES, WE'LL TAKE THOSE.
UM, SO ANYTHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IS FUN THAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE IN A PARADE, PLEASE SEND THOSE IDEAS OUR WAY.
WE WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR CONTACTS FOR THAT.
UM, ALSO WE DID WANT TO LET THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEW KNOW AND ALSO, UM, OLD BOARD MEMBERS, YOU GUYS DO PARTICIPATE IN THE SNOW FEST PARADE.
SO WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A GRAND FLOAT FROM YOU ALL.
UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST ANOTHER REMINDER, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS.
UM, SNOW FEST IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE ONES THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIPS.
IF YOU KNOW OF A COMPANY, IF YOU KNOW OF AN ORGANIZATION, UM, THAT'S LOOKING FOR A WAY TO MARKET THEIR COMPANY AND TO ALSO SUPPORT A GREAT EVENT.
SNOW FEST IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST HERE IN THE COMMUNITY OF MISSOURI CITY.
AND SO WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR SPONSORS.
UM, AND THEN VOLUNTEERS SNOW FEST.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, HELP WITH THE PARADE, HELP WITH THE RACE, HELP WITH THE SNOW HILL, HELP WITH, UM, OUR, UM, OUR FARMER, NOT FARMER'S MARKET.
WHAT ARE WE KINDA ARTS MARKET, WHAT ARE WE CALLING IT? HOLIDAY MARKETS, HOLIDAY MARKET.
UM, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR, UM, FOR FOLKS TO VOLUNTEER AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE PARKS BOARD OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, TALKING ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL PARKS AND RECREATION IS, RIGHT? UM, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, UM, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SNOW FEST, UM, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL.
UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOU.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO JUST KINDA WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH, UM, TO, UM, I'M NOT TYPICALLY THIS RED.
I AM USUALLY FAIRLY RED, BUT TODAY I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SUN.
UM, THE PARKS MAINTENANCE, UH, DEPARTMENT, UM, ANNUALLY GOES TO A, UH, A COMPETITION.
IT'S CALLED THE MAINTENANCE RODEO, IS WHAT WE CALL IT.
AND SO IT IS COMMUNITIES FROM ALL OVER, UM, THE EAST REGION OF TEXAS.
UM, SO THERE ARE 29 DIFFERENT TEAMS OUT THERE TODAY DOWN IN BAYTOWN, UM, INCLUDING OUR PARKS AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO THEY DO, UH, LOTS OF EVENTS AND SO THEY WILL, UH, SHOW THEIR SKILLS ON THEIR ZERO TURN, UM, MOWERS OR TRUCK AND TRAILER PARKING.
UM, THEY EVEN HAVE A, A NAIL HAMMERING COMPETITION.
UM, THERE'S ALSO A BACKPACK BLOWER COMPETITION WHERE THEY BLOW A BALL THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE AND THE PERSON WITH THE THAT FINISHES THE FASTEST, UM, WINS.
UM, AND THEN, LET'S SEE, ALSO AN IRRIGATION.
YOU PUT TOGETHER AN IRRIGATION LINE.
UM, THAT'S A COMPETITION THAT THEY DO.
UM, THEY ALSO HAVE, UM, A SIX MAN, UH, TRUCK PULLING COMPETITION.
AND SO JUST, UH, FOR SOME KICKS AND GRINS FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, WHAT WE DO AND SOME OF THE FUN THAT WE HAVE.
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STAFF.UM, IN, ON THE FAR RIGHT OR FAR YOUR PROBABLY YOUR LEFT.
UM, YOU'LL SEE OUR STAFF, THEY'RE BUSY TALKING TO EACH OTHER, FIGURING OUT EXACTLY HOW THE, THE TRUCK AND TRAILER COMPETITION IS GOING TO WORK.
WE'VE GOT D QUEUED, UM, BUT VALIANT EFFORTS BY THE STAFF.
AND THEN THE MIDDLE IS THE HAMMER COMPETITION AND THE BACKPACK BLOWING COMPETITION.
AND SO THE STAFF WERE HAVING AN ABSOLUTE FANTASTIC TIME, UM, BEING OUT, BEING ABLE TO BE AMONGST A LOT OF OTHER PARKS, MAINTENANCE FOLKS.
UM, THERE WERE LOTS OF VENDORS THAT WERE THERE, WHETHER IT BE BOBCAT OR KUBOTA OR PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS.
UM, LOTS OF FOLKS THAT, UH, WE TYPICALLY WORK WITH, UM, THAT, UH, HELP US WITH, UH, SUPPLIES.
THEY WERE THERE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
WE LEARNED ABOUT SOME, UH, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS AN OVERALL GREAT EVENT.
DID WANNA TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT, UH, THE, UH, TRUCK PULL COMPETITION.
UM, ON THAT LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE MYSELF AND A COUPLE OF, UH, THE LEADERS OVER IN, UH, THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
UM, WE HAD A LITTLE SIDE BET GOING THAT IF OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, COULD PULL THE TRUCK FASTER THAN THEIR DEPARTMENT, THAT I WOULD GET TO, UM, PIE THEIR DIRECTOR'S FACE AND THEY WOULD ALSO PROVIDE MY WHOLE ENTIRE PARKS MAINTENANCE STAFF WITH LUNCH.
PROUD TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE GETTING LUNCH SOON.
ALRIGHT, TALKING ABOUT, I'M TALKING ABOUT, UM, SO A LITTLE BIT OF FRIENDLY BANTER WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITIES, UM, AROUND IS ALWAYS, UH, APPRECIATED.
AND, AND THE STAFF THERE IN ENGLETON ARE FANTASTIC AND WE LOVE WORKING WITH 'EM.
UM, GREAT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE, UM, WITH AND TALK WITH AND MENTOR WITH.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN LASTLY, I DID WANT TO, UH, POINT OUT THAT, UM, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM, DENNIS, HE'S THE ONE WITH THE PLAQUE, UH, CAME IN SECOND PLACE IN THE PLANT ID COMPETITION.
UM, AND SO THAT IS JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF RECOGNITION OF THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT, UH, WE HAVE ON OUR STAFF.
INCRE INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT, GREAT AT WHAT THEY DO, UM, AND REALLY ARE PUTTING THAT KNOWLEDGE AND EFFORT, UH, INTO OUR PARKS.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO I DID WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF STAFF KUDOS.
UM, CHRISTINA, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF, UM, A LOT OF OUR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL ACTIVITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT REALLY IS JUST, UH, ONE OF OUR SUPERSTARS.
AND SHE PUT ON THIS EVENT, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEKEND, UH, IT WAS A GLOW IN THE DARK PICKLEBALL EVENT.
UM, GREAT SUCCESS, UM, LOT OF COM COMMUNITY SUPPORT, UH, REALLY WELL DONE.
UH, A LOT OF RECREATION STAFF HELPING WITH THAT AND TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO, UM, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, THAT YOU FOLKS KNEW HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE.
ALSO, UM, CURRENTLY WE ARE WITHOUT A RECREATION MANAGER.
AND SO ALLISON VICKERY, ONE OF OUR, UM, OUR RECREATION STAFF HAS STEPPED IN TO KIND OF HELP LEAD THE CHARGE ON SNOW FEST FOR US.
AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK AND TIME AND EFFORT.
SO WE WANT TO THANK ALLISON FOR THAT.
UM, DANIELLE FINNEY, UM, OUR MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IS GETTING A LOT OF RECOGNITION RIGHT NOW.
UM, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA ARE ASKING THE MAYOR, HEY, HOW DO YOU HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING PROGRAM AND WHY IS IT WORKING SO WELL FOR YOU? AND WHY DO YOU HAVE 80 DIFFERENT KIDS ALL SIGNED UP FOR THIS, THIS PROGRAM? AND WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THEM? AND SO DANIELLE FINNEY AND ALSO EMERSON HAVE BEEN HIT WITH A LOT OF REQUESTS AND A LOT OF WORK, UM, TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST PROGRAM POSSIBLE.
AND THE TWO OF THEM HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND SO REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, PAUL AND DENNIS, UM, WHO ARE WITH OUR FORESTRY DIVISION, UM, THEY SPENT THE LAST, UH, LIKE MONTH DOING SOME PRETTY EXTENSIVE, UH, UM, UPDATES HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, REPLACING SOME OF THE TREES THAT WE LOST, UH, DURING THIS SUMMER'S, UH, HEAT WAVE.
UM, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS TO, UM, MAXIMIZE BEAUTY WHILE AS, UM, ALSO MINIMIZE, UM, SOME OF THE WORK AND MAINTENANCE THAT GOES INTO THESE, WHICH INCLUDES A LITTLE BIT MORE HARDSCAPE AND, AND ROCK DESIGNS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALSO LOOKING AT THE TYPES OF TREES AND PLANTS THAT WE'RE PLANTING THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT LESS WATER HUNGRY.
AND SO THERE'S NEW DESIGNS AS YOU ENTER INTO CITY HALL, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED THERE OVER THE LAST, UH, COUPLE OF WEEKS.
REALLY BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITIES.
THERE'S ALSO, UH, ONE DESIGN PIECE THAT IS JUST IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY HERE, UM, THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE MISSOURI CITY LOGO THAT THEY
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DID IN ALL ROCKS.UM, SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH HERE AT CITY HALL OVER THE LAST MONTH.
AND SO WE JUST WANT, UH, EACH OF THESE STAFF TO REALLY BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.
MR. SCHNEIDER, FREEDOM TREE PARK DEVELOPMENT, ANYTHING NEW AT FREEDOM TREE PARK? SO WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT ONE.
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE AT 60% ON, UM, FREEDOM TREE.
AND SO, UH, FOR THE DESIGNS EXPECTATION IS FEBRUARY FOR ACTUAL BID ON THAT.
AND THEN OUR GOAL IS, UM, TO HAVE THAT, UH, FINISHED AND DONE, UM, BEFORE WHAT, FEBRUARY OF 25.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADED RIGHT NOW.
AND THE STATUE AND ALL THAT IS NOT A, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PHYSICAL FACILITY ITSELF? YEAH.
NOT THE ARTWORK REVOLVE INVOLVED.
THE ARTWORK IS STILL SOMETHING, UM, THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW.
UM, AT SOME POINT THAT HAS TO GO OUT TO, UM, BID AND, UH, LOOK FOR, UH, PROJECTS.
UM, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DECIDED CURRENTLY.
AND THAT'S NOT PART OF THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE PARK ITSELF.
THE DESIGN WILL HAVE A SECTION THAT'LL BE LAID OUT.
THEY'LL JUST SAY THERE WILL BE AN ART PIECE THERE.
BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE PROJECT, UM, THAT I KNOW THAT, UH, ZANE, OUR RECREATION, UM, SUPERINTENDENT AND THEN DANIELLE, OUR ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR WILL BE WORKING ON HERE, COMING UP WITH A PLAN AND THEN TAKING THAT ALSO TO THE ARTS COMMISSION.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, FOR THE NEW DIRECTORS? WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ARTWORK AND THE FREEDOM TREE, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? WHAT TYPE OF ARTWORK ARE YOU REFERRING TO, BUDDY? SO THAT'S ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE THAT HAS NOTHING REALLY TO DO WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
IT'LL JUST BE A PIECE IN THERE.
THEY, THEY HAVE A, UH, COMMITTEE THAT YOU WANT.
AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR OWN OPINION ON ART.
WHAT, WHAT WE DO OR WHAT THAT PLAN IS GONNA HAVE IS JUST HERE'S THAT SPOT.
WHAT Y'ALL PUT IN THAT SPOT, Y'ALL TELL US.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS RIGHT THERE.
I MEET, WE TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE AT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
AND BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER FOR STAFF THAT HAS NOT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, PLEASE COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF SO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS WILL KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND, AND, AND HERE'S YOUR MOMENT OF GLORY RIGHT HERE.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME'S EMERSON YELLEN.
I'M THE ONE RECREATION MANAGER, ONE OF THE RECREATION MANAGERS POSITIONS.
UM, I MOSTLY OVERSEE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND, UM, I HANDLE ALL THE RSAS, WHICH ARE REGISTERED SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO SUPERVISE, UM, DANNY FINNEY, UM, AND ALLISON WHO, UM, DONNY TALKED ABOUT.
AND I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, AND I REALLY LOVE PARKS AND REC.
WELL, WE HAVE SOME OTHER, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT HARSH DEPARTMENT.
THEY'RE TRYING TO, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SITTING HERE TONIGHT.
THEY'RE HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN COME ON OVER TO THIS DEPARTMENT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY KNOWS STAFF.
THEY, THEY WANNA BE, THEY'RE WANNABES.
I'M THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR, UH, THE CITY.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY WHO WILL BE SERVING AS COUNSEL TO THE PARKS BOARD.
UM, HAS SERVED AS THE PROSECUTOR AND UH, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THE OLDER BOARD MEMBERS KNOW JAMES SANTANGELO WHO HAS GONE ON TO DIFFERENT PASTORS.
UH, BUT KRISTEN WILL BE TAKING HIS PLACE AND WORKING WITH THIS BOARD, SO, OH, OKAY.
VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
I ACTUALLY HAD MY FIRST ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION MEETING LAST NIGHT.
SO, VERY HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH BOTH.
AND YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WRANGLE ME IN BECAUSE I'LL GO OFF THE RESERVATION REAL QUICK.
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AND WELCOME.AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF THAT WE GET TO WORK WITH.
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ITEM IS, UH, ITEM NUMBER NINE, BOARD REPORTS.ARE THERE ANY BOARD REPORTS? WELL, I'LL JUST SAY MISSOURI CITY GREEN IS DOING A TEXTILE RECYCLING ON SATURDAY.
AND WE ARE USING SOME OF THE PARK STAFF.
UH, JOSE LYNN'S GONNA BE THE CREW CHIEF.
UM, SO ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU WOULD NOT SEND TO WOMEN'S SHELTER OR GOODWILL OR WHATEVER, BRING IT OVER THERE.
LET'S KEEP EVERYTHING OUTTA THE LANDFILL.
DO NOT THROW AWAY ANYTHING THAT'S TORN, RIPPED, UM, STAINED, WHATEVER.
WE'RE TALKING CLOTHES, LINENS, PURSES, HATS, BELTS, WHATEVER.
IF I, I KNOW THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE ANYTHING READY FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT I HAVE SOME THINGS.
CAN Y'ALL STILL TAKE THEM? ABSOLUTELY.
ANYTHING ELSE? SO, I WANTED TO ASK, WHEN ARE WE GONNA DECORATE THE FLOAT? WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.
THIS IS THE QUEEN WHO HANDLES US AND GETS US
I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT ONE SECOND.
SO I JUST, I WANT, I WANT TO KIND OF, I, I MADE A COUPLE OF NOTES.
I JUST SO EVERYONE REALIZES, UM, BRUCE, UH, THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE AND NOT HERE, UH, THEY, THEY TELEVISE THE MEETING.
SO YOU'RE, I GET TO TRY, TRY TO WEAR MY SUNDAY BEST MOST DAYS HERE.
UM, AND, AND YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK IF YOU HAVE TO MISS EVERY NOW AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS.
'CAUSE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS, UH, BRIAN, HE'S ACTUALLY OUTTA TOWN FOR BUSINESS.
SO EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE KNOW THAT SOMETHING COMES UP THAT YOU CAN'T MAKE WHATEVER, I MEAN, YOU GOTTA PAY BILLS.
AND SO WHAT WE ASK YOU TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE YOU SEND AN EMAIL TO, UH, STACY AND MYSELF, OR EITHER ONE OR HOWEVER, JUST SO WE'LL KNOW AND CAN PLAN APPROPRIATELY TONIGHT.
UH, THE OTHER THING, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WERE BRINGING UP IS THE, UH, UH, S FEST PARADE.
AND TYPICALLY WE TRY TO GO FOR THE JUGULAR TO TRY TO KNOCK COUNCIL LAW.
WE TRY TO NOT PLANNING COMMISSION OFF WITH OUR FLOW.
AND I'M, AND I'M LETTING 'EM TAPE IT SO THEY CAN HEAR IT.
UH, BUT WE, WE NORMALLY DECORATE OUR FLOW.
UH, WE NORMALLY DO IT, SO IT'S KIND OF FALLING A WEIRD YEAH.
UH, NORMALLY WE DO IT LIKE THE FIRST WEEK AT OUR PARKS BOARD MEETING.
SO NORMALLY OUR DECEMBER MEETING IS OUR PARKS BOARD MEETING.
IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE PARADE IS SCHEDULED, UH, WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY HAVE TO DECORATE IT IN NOVEMBER 27TH.
TELL, TELL ME ON THE DATE, OH, 30TH.
IS IT THURSDAY? ARE YOU DOING THURSDAY THE 30TH? THE 30TH.
LIKE THE PARADE'S GONNA BE THAT SECOND SATURDAY.
WELL YOU WANNA DO IT THAT THURSDAY OR ANYTHING THAT WE, WE NORMALLY DO IT THAT THURSDAY.
AND SO, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS, UM, FOR THE NEW FOLKS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, IT USED TO BE THE OLD FIRE STATION.
UH, WHEN YOU GET TO THE SIGNAL LIGHT, WHEN YOU DRIVE OUT OF THE MISSOURI CITY COMPLEX, THERE'S A SIGNAL LIGHT AND A SIGN RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU JUST LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD, THERE'S A BIG BUILDING RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE PARKS AND RECS BUILDING RIGHT THERE.
AND SO IF YOU JUST GO, JUST LITERALLY JUST DRIVE STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IN THE BACK, THEY HAVE, UM, UH, FENCING.
IT'S ALL STORAGE AND EVERYTHING BACK THERE.
UH, WE NORMALLY MEET THERE AND DECORATE OUR FLOW.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION.
THEY'RE NORMALLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA WORK THIS YEAR AS WELL.
UH, BUT THEY'RE NORMALLY THERE DECORATING THEIR FLOAT AS WELL.
AND SO WE, WE DO CHILD LABOR IF WE NEED SOMETHING
BUT, UH, I WOULD THINK MR. THOMASINE, SHE JUST HELPS US GET IT TOGETHER AND LOOK.
YEAH, WE NEED TO GIVE IT BARRY.
WELL, UH, BARRY, I MEAN WE NORMALLY MEET AROUND SIX OR SEVEN, UM, SIX OR SEVEN.
AND WE'LL ASK STACY TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL AS A REMINDER WITH THAT ADDRESS.
UH, AND THEN AFTERWARDS WE HAVE A TRADITION THAT THE, UH, THAT THE NEW DIRECTOR OF PARKS, UH, TREATS US TO DINNER AT STEAK HOUSE.
HEY, IF YOU CAN GET THAT PASSED BY MY WIFE,
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BUT, UH, ANYWAY, SO IT'LL BE, UH, NOVEMBER 30TH, 6:00 PM UH, OVER THERE, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.WE NORMALLY, WE THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, NO MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF.
UH, THE OTHER THING THAT, AND THEN THE PARADE IS THAT SATURDAY.
UH, AND TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, PARKS BOARD, WE HAVE OUR FLOAT.
UH, AND TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS, UH, THEY'LL SEND IN INSTRUCTIONS OUT, BUT YOU'LL COME AND YOU'LL PARK DOWN THERE AT FOOD ORAMA AND THEY'LL HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TIME.
AND YOU'LL CATCH THE SHUTTLE FROM THERE AND TAKE IT BACK DOWN TO THE FIRE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
AND NORMALLY WE'RE THERE EARLY, SO THEY HAVE DONUTS, COFFEE, STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THE PARADE STARTS THERE.
NORMALLY YOU MEET AROUND, SHE'S GONNA SEND AN EMAIL.
BETWEEN SEVEN AND EIGHT SOME SOMEWHERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE GET TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO KICK OFF HERE.
BUT Y'ALL DO A BETTER JOB OF PLEASE DO.
WE WE HAVE TO LIMIT BUDDY OVER THERE.
UH, THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION TOO.
SO THERE'S TWO THINGS TOO AS IT RELATES TO THAT.
UH, WE TYPICALLY, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S OUR DECEMBER MEETING, UH, IS THAT THURSDAY.
AND WE DON'T MEET BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE, THE PARK STUFF TOGETHER.
SO NORMALLY DECEMBER, JANUARY, WE DON'T MEET UNLESS THERE'S A PARKLAND DEDICATION.
AND I CAN'T STRESS TO EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
SO, UH, WE ARE A BOARD, WE DO, SOME THINGS CAN'T HAPPEN LIKE THIS PARKLAND DEDICATION.
IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR FORUM TO TAKE CARE OF THAT BUSINESS, THAT PROJECT CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER.
'CAUSE THEY GOTTA GET BEYOND US TO GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO I ALWAYS TELL EVERYBODY WE'RE VERY IMPORTANT.
OUR ACTION HOLDS UP THE PROCESS.
AND THERE MAY BE A LOT OF REASONS WHY SOMETHING MAY NOT GO, BUT IT WON'T BE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A FORUM AND TO DO OUR PART TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
SO WE TAKE THAT VERY, VERY SERIOUS.
UH, BECAUSE THIS PARKLAND DEDICATION, THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING.
IT HOLDS UP MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF TAX BASE THAT CAN BE GENERATED HERE IN THE CITY.
SO WE WANNA BE CAREFUL ON THOSE TYPE OF THINGS RIGHT THERE.
BUT DECEMBER AND JANUARY WE NORMALLY DON'T MEET, UH, BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND IT BEING THE FIRST THURSDAY.
BUT IF THERE IS A PARKLAND DEDICATION, WE WILL MEET.
UH, THE LAST ITEM THAT I WANNA SAY IS, YOU KNOW, AS PARKS BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT PARK STAFF.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT AT EVERY EVENT THAT I GO TO, THEY'RE THE FIRST ONE THERE.
THEY'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT ON SATURDAYS WEEKENDS, UH, THAT IF THERE'S EVENTS AT THE PARKS, IT'S NOT THE CITIES.
THEY'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THE TRASH CANS ARE EMPTY.
THEY'RE GONNA ADDRESS ANY ISSUES WHILE WE, THE PUBLIC ARE HAVING FUN.
AND WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WORKING LIKE THAT, I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US AS PART BOARD MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE WE WALK BY AND WE TELL 'EM, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S A HUNDRED DEGREES AND WE'RE JUST GONNA GO OVER THERE AND SIT UNDERNEATH THE SHADE TREE AND THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE FOLKS IN AND GUIDING THEM, SAY THANK YOU, THAT MEANS A LOT.
SO THEY JUST NEED TO HEAR THAT.
UH, OTHER THAN THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ON THE AGENDA? I HAVE ONE QUESTION REAL QUICK.
ON THE PARKS BOARD MEETING HAS 2004, SHOULD THAT HAVE BEEN 2024? IN IN OUR PACKET? IN OUR PACKET, YEAH.
HAS, I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER GOT MEETING.
THIS IN THIS PACKET THAT WAS GIVEN US BY STATION.
I, I SEND, OKAY, SO THIS IS NOT CORRECT.
I WAS THINKING IT WAS JUST A TY TYPO ON THE NUMBER.
AND SO THE REASON WE DON'T MEET IN JULY AGAIN 'CAUSE WE MEET ON THE FIRST THURSDAY.
AND PARKS DEPARTMENT, THEY GOTTA GET READY FOR 4TH OF JULY.
AND SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS, AGAIN, IF IT'S A PARKLAND DEDICATION MM-HMM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER ITEMS WE NEED ON AN AGENDA? FUTURE AGENDA? WHAT IS, WHAT IS OUR QUORUM NOW THAT THERE'S 13? IT'S STILL THE SAME.
AND SO WHAT I'VE DONE, I'VE ASKED HER TO SET, UH, THE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS UP.
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HAD SOME MEETINGS, SO I KIND OF BROUGHT 'EM IN.BUT THE, THE, THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS SAYS I TRIED TO PUT SOME SEASONED PEOPLE BY NEW PEOPLE.
SO THAT WAY IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION, YOU CAN JUST KIND OF LEAN OVER
SO THAT'S THE, THE, THE REASONING OR THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS RIGHT THERE.
UH, AGAIN, IF YOU EVER HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, I'LL GO, GO ON AND MAKE THIS STATEMENT TOO.
UH, I ALWAYS TELL EVERYBODY ON THE PARKS BOARD, I, IF WE GOT QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR WHATEVER, I ALWAYS SAY DIRECT TO THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS OR OUR STAFF.
WE DON'T GIVE DIRECTIONS TO STAFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT IF WE GOT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, SEND THEM TO DONNIE, SEND 'EM TO MYSELF.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY GET ADDRESSED.
UM, MY CELL NUMBER'S ON THAT LIST.
YOU WANNA MAKE ONE STATEMENT I MEANT TO MENTION DURING MY REPORT, ESPECIALLY FOR ANYBODY THAT'S NEW.
UM, BUT TO ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE, I'M NEW MYSELF.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME IN OR WOULD LIKE A PARK TOUR OR A TOUR OF THE TENNIS AND AND RECREATION CENTER OR THE COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE THOSE.
WE JUST CAN'T HAVE, UH, MORE THAN, UH, TWO OF YOU AT A TIME.
OTHERWISE WE START HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUES.
I THINK WE CAN, WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING BUSINESS 'CAUSE WE'VE DONE PARK TOURS WITH YEAH.
'CAUSE I KNOW OTHER GROUPS HAVE DONE BEFORE, JUST POST A NOTICE OF POSSIBLE FORUM, WHOEVER HAVE A FORUM.
BUT YOU SEE HOW YOU HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN ME OUT ALREADY YOUNG LADY.
SEE? 'CAUSE I'M LIKE, NO, LOAD THEM ALL IN THE VAN.
BUT NONETHELESS, MORE THAN HAPPY TO, UH, TAKE Y'ALL OUT AND SHOW YOU, UM, WHAT OUR STAFF DO AND THE AREAS THAT WE CURRENTLY MAINTAIN TAKE CARE OF AND WHAT WE MAY DO ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
AND I'LL PUT IT ON THERE AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS AND I'M GONNA GET US ON OUT.
SO WE NORMALLY TRY TO LET YOU PICK A PART THAT YOU WANNA MONITOR THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AND, AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION.
UH, THINK ABOUT WHICH PARKS YOU MAY LIKE.
THE OTHER PART OF IT TOO, BECAUSE SINCE WE DO HAVE SO MANY YES.
UH, WE WOULD DO IT AS A GANG TOUR, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL GET THE TOUR BUS AND PICK A DAY, PICK A SATURDAY MORNING THAT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN JUMP IN THAT VAN OR JUMP ON THE BUS AND THEY CAN RIDE YOU AROUND TO BEACH PARK.
ESPECIALLY WITH, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF NEW ONES THAT WE DO HAVE.
OR WE CAN TRY TO SCHEDULE THAT.
AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NOT DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
MAYBE LIKE FEBRUARY, MARCH, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A HOLIDAY SEASON AND IT'S, IT'D BE PRETTY TOUGH RIGHT NOW.
CAN I, CAN I TASK THE CITY POSSIBLY WITH PROVIDING US A ROSTER WITH PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAILS? WE HAVE THAT IT'S, IT'S, WE HAVE IT.
BINDER WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE THAT BINDER.
WE, WE GIVE NEW SHE'LL SHE'LL EMAIL.
SHE'LL EMAIL YOU THE BARKS LIST.
BUT BUDDY, YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE, YOU'RE CELL PHONE AT HOME SO WE CAN'T CALL YOU ON YOUR CELL PHONE.
WHERE'S YOUR CELL PHONE? PULL IT OUT AT HOME.
ANY OTHER FOR THE NEW MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, WELL WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
HEY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.