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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.IT IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS,
IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK BY THE CITY HALL.
THE ATTORNEY KEEPS ME STRAIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UH, IT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
UH, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND, UH, GOING DOWN THE ROLL CALL, I'M JUST GONNA SAY EVERYONE IS HERE, BUT MS. OVERTON, SHE'S HERE.
SO EVERYONE'S HERE EXCEPT FOR MS. OVERTON.
UH, LET THE RECORD, LET THE RECORD REFLECT.
UH, THE ONLY ONE MISSING IS MS. OVERTON TONIGHT.
UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER
[3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES.CONSIDER APPROVING OF THE SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024 PARKS BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
UH, THOSE MEETING MINUTES, WERE ALL EMAILED TO EVERYONE AND THEY'RE IN THE PACKAGE AS WELL.
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES.
UM, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, MODIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THOSE MEETING MINUTES? AND IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2024 PARKS BOARD MEETING.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COMMENTS.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME BEFORE US, AND, UH, YOU GET TO SPEAK.
AND WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER THAN, UH, OTHER GROUPS.
SO THIS, THIS TIME I BROUGHT Y'ALL GIFTS, YOU KNOW, IN TRUE TEXAS FASHION.
GOTTA BRING A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING.
THAT JUST TELLS ME YOU GOT HOME TRAINING.
OH, AND PLEASE EVERYBODY, MAKE SURE YOUR MIC IS ON SO THEY CAN HEAR YOU.
OH, THANK PHOTOS TAKEN BY LOCALS
THAT'S WHY WE GIVE YOU THE PHOTOCOPY.
UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, UH, GIVING ME SOME TIME TO SPEAK TODAY.
I'M EXCITED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, UH, INFORMATION.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UH, A BIG, KIND OF, PART OF A, UH, A BIG KIND OF DREAM OF MY COMMUNITIES, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, TO MAKE THIS WOODED AREA A PROTECTED SPACE.
THIS WAS TAKEN ACTUALLY THIS WEEKEND, UH, WHEN ME AND A FEW, UM, OF MY NEIGHBORS, WE WENT IN TO JUST KIND OF TAKE SOME CONTENT, TRY AND PHOTOGRAPH WHAT'S THERE CURRENTLY TO SHOWCASE TO OTHERS AND GET FOLKS EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR BACKYARD AND WHAT WE GET TO SEE AND ENJOY EVERY DAY, AND WE HOPE OTHERS CAN SEE AND ENJOY EVERY DAY.
IT'S PART OF, UH, WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, MAKES MOST CITY MAGIC, RIGHT? UH, IS THE FACT THAT WE GOT TO GO RUN AROUND IN THE WOODS AS KIDS AND SEE DEER AND ALL THESE WILDLIFE AND ANIMALS.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS FIRST PICTURE REALLY SHOWCASES IT.
THESE FIRST COUPLE PICTURES WITH THE WOODS, THEY'RE REALLY VERY AWE INSPIRING.
YOU'LL SEE SHADED AREAS, YOU'LL SEE PECAN TREES.
YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT IN THE CITY.
YOU'RE TRANSPORTED TO LIKE A NATIONAL PARK SOMEPLACE AMAZING.
THESE DEER AND, UH,
THESE ARE, UM, THEY, THEY, THEY COME AROUND EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LITTLE PACK, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE MOM AND HER AND HER KIDDOS.
BUT WE, WE SEE FAMILIES OF 20, RIGHT? PARTYING NEXT TO REAL, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES OF 20 DOING A CRAWFISH BOIL SOMETIMES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY, THEY CALL THIS AREA THEIR HOME AND THEY GO WANDER OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT'S THE WOODS THAT ARE THEIR, THEY KNOW THEIR TRUE PROTECTOR, AND WE GET TO ENJOY THIS EVERY DAY.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVEN WHEN WE WANDERED INTO THE WOODS THE OTHER DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO SEE DEER AND THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING OUT HERE? YOU KNOW, LIKE, IT WAS LIKE, USUALLY Y'ALL ARE IN THAT, IN THAT OTHER AREA WITH THE WEIRD HOUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT, UH, SO THEY, UH, THEY WERE A LITTLE CURIOUS TOO.
BUT, UM, YEAH, IT, IT WAS REALLY SWEET.
AND WE GET TO HAVE THESE REALLY AMAZING, ENRICHING EXPERIENCES EVERY DAY.
AND THE BABY DEER AFTERWARDS IS A VIEW I GET FROM MY BACKYARD AND I GET TREATED WITH, 'CAUSE I ACTUALLY BACK UP ONTO THIS WOODED RESERVE.
SO THESE ARE THE WOODS I'VE HAD TO GROW UP WITH AS A KID.
I KNOW EVERYONE HAS KIND OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WILD AREA.
THEY GREW UP AS A KIDS, AND THEY GET, WENT AND WANDERED AROUND AND FOOLED AROUND IN.
AND WE ALWAYS JOKED IF WE GOT IN TROUBLE WITH THE POLICE, WE'RE LIKE, GO 10 FEET.
THAT WAY, NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW WHERE WE WENT, RIGHT? UH, POLICE THIS, PLEASE THAT.
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SO, UM, IT'S JUST A REALLY WONDERFUL AREA.AND THEN, UH, A NEXT PICTURE HERE IS THE BIRDS AND THE WILDLIFE, SO THAT WE SEE EVERY DAY.
AND THIS IS A CROWDSOURCE FROM MY VERY SWEET NEIGHBOR.
SO BEAR, BEAR IN MIND, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF PICTURE QUALITIES THERE FROM VERY HIGH TECH TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TAKEN WITH IPHONE FOUR.
BUT YOU CAN SEE OUR BALD EAGLE, UM, THE D THE DUCK, UH, I THINK THOSE ARE BLACK BELIED WHISTLING DUCKS, THE WHITE CRANES.
WE'VE RECORDED OVER 50 BIRD SPECIES, UM, LIKE THAT RED-TAILED HAWK.
UM, SOME INTERESTING, UH, LIKE WATERFOWL AND MIGRATORY BIRDS AS WELL, LIKE OWLS.
IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY HILARIOUS.
ONE OF MY, UH, NEIGHBORS IS THIS HUMONGOUS DUDE.
AND HE HAD, UM, SHRIMP ON HIS, UH, MAILBOX
AND, UH, ONE DAY HE FINALLY SAW HIM, HE CAME HOME AND THERE WAS AN OWL ON HIS MAILBOX EATING CRAWFISH THAT HAD GOT FROM THE SWAMP IN THE BACKYARD.
BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF US, WE WERE LIKE, YEAH, THERE'S SOMEONE THAT, YOU KNOW, IS OBVIOUSLY HAVING A FEW TOO MANY DRINKS AT LIKE 2:00 AM AND IS LIKE, I'M GONNA SHOW HIM.
BUT YEAH, IT, IT IS AMAZING SPACE.
IT MAKES US LAUGH AND, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE JOY EVERY DAY.
IT IS US FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTIVE, AND WE'D LIKE TO BRING THIS TO ALL OF MISSOURI CITY.
LIKE, AS SOON AS WE SHOW FOLKS ABOUT IT AND TELL FOLKS ABOUT IT, THEY TELL US TO KEEP GOING.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW THESE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT I, I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH Y'ALL.
ALL THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EFFORT GOING ON AND PUT MORE OF THESE THINGS IN THE CITY.
THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN NATURALLY.
IT HAPPENS WHEN CITIZENS COME TOGETHER.
COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER WHEN WE MAKE THEM HAPPEN.
SO, UM, WE'VE EVEN TALKED TO LANDOWNERS SINCE, UH, WE'VE TALKED TO YOU.
AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED KIND OF LIKE, HEY, WE SEE THERE'S APARTMENTS GOING ON HERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE? WE REALLY LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, NATURE AREA.
CAN WE, LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO COME AND ENTERTAIN THIS? SO YOU SEE PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS AND LIVES AND SIZES WHO WOULD NEVER NORMALLY TALK TO EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, STOP IN THEIR CAR AND BE LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU LIVE OVER HERE.
WHAT CAN WE DO? SO, UM, I THINK YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF, UH, COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMETIMES THE CITY GETS CAUGHT UP IN POLITICS AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHY IS THAT PARKING GARAGE SO BIG? THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
I THINK THIS CAN BRING A REAL WIN TO THE COMMUNITY OF SOMETHING THAT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITY, AND LIKE, BRINGS ENRICHMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, GETS US OFF OUR IPADS, GETS US ON BIKES AND DOING, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY STUFF THAT ACTUALLY BUILDS, UM, THE WAY OF LIFE THAT WE GREW UP LOVING AND WHY WE LOVE HERE.
WE DIDN'T GROW UP HERE TO BE IPAD KIDS, RIGHT? WE GREW UP HERE TO BE OUT IN NATURE, RUNNING AROUND PLAYING SPORTS, RIGHT? ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO, WOULD LOVE, UH, TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, YOU KNOW, JUST REACH OUT, HELP OUT HOWEVER WE CAN.
I'M ACTIVELY REACHING OUT TO DANIELLE, TRYING TO WORK WITH HER TO FIGURE OUT LIKE FUNDING AND ALL OF THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, UM, WE WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS AND LIKE, DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.
IF LIKE THE GOAL IS, HEY, WE NEED YOU GUYS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RAISE $4 MILLION, WE'LL DO THAT, RIGHT? AND WE'RE HAVING TO PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS AND LIKE, MAKE IT A THING.
MY, UH, MY LITTLE NEIGHBOR, I THINK SHE RENT RAISED 10 K ON LIKE A POPCORN SALE FOR HER SCHOOL.
SO I WAS LIKE, ALL WE NEED IS A 30 OF HER, YOU KNOW,
SO I, UM, YEAH, I JUST, UH, I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THE COMMUNITY'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND I'M HOPING BETWEEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BETWEEN ALL THE UPCOMING, YOU KNOW, BONDS AND THIS AND THAT, AND COMPLEX CITY STUFF, GOVERNMENT STUFF, WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND PARTNER TOGETHER.
I THINK IT'D BE A REAL WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY AND LIKE SOMETHING WE CAN ALL RALLY AROUND TO COME AND WE CAN ALL LOOK AT THE OWLS AND MAKE FUN OF, UM, YOU KNOW, LEAVE SHRIMP ON OUR NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX AND, YOU KNOW, CAUSE HAVOC.
BUT, UM,
SO, UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS WE DID TALK TO JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ ABOUT THIS AS WELL, AND LIKE, HOW DO WE FURTHER, WHETHER IT'S ZONING OR ALL THOSE THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, PARTNER TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THAT NEEDLE AS WELL.
BUT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING WE CAN DO WITH YOU GUYS, PLEASE LET US KNOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE HERE TO COLLABORATE AND HOPEFULLY THESE PICTURES, YOU KNOW, PROVIDED A WINDOW INTO HOW SPECIAL THIS AREA IS FOR US AND CAN BE FOR ALL OF US.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR EXCITEMENT, YOUR ZEAL AND BRINGING, UH, THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
AND THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE CAN'T REALLY RESPOND.
SEE, SHE GAVE ME THE NOD AND SAID, YOU DID GOOD MARY.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU WANTED TO AND I DO.
I LIVE AT 4 5 1 1 PINE LANDING DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS.
AND I LIVE IN THE SAME SUBDIVISION AS DEI.
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I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 21 YEARS AND I CAN ATTEST TO YOU THAT, UM, THE ANIMALS ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.WE REALLY ENJOY THEM AND WE WANNA KEEP THAT AREA IF POSSIBLE.
UM, AND IT'S NOT JUST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE LIVE IN THE ESTATES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE NEIGHBORS IN, UH, OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND US, LIKE THE MANORS AND WATERBROOK WHO HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED AN INTEREST.
SO IT'S, WE HAVE COMMUNITY INTEREST FROM OTHER HOAS IN THE AREA THAT WANT TO TRY TO KEEP THAT AREA GREEN.
UM, AND WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE FOCUS GROUPS FOR THAT AREA AND WE ARE PUT, PUT FORTH THOSE IDEAS WITH THE FOCUS GROUP.
AND WE RECENTLY ATTENDED THE CITYWIDE FOCUS GROUP, UM, AND WE EXPRESSED THAT WE WANNA KEEP THAT, THAT AREA GREEN.
SO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO PUSH THAT IDEA WITH THE CITY, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
ITEMS NOT, UH, REQUIRING ACTION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO TONIGHT, TONIGHT.
[6. ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION]
UH, AND I DON'T THINK, UH, OTHER THAN JUST MAYBE AN UPDATE ON, UH, THE PART CHECKLIST.AND I'M GONNA SAY Y'ALL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US TONIGHT? YEAH, WE HAVE SEVERAL.
ONE, WE HAVE A PACKET WITHIN YOUR, UH, IN THE PACKET THAT HAS ALL THE PARKS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, UH, DANIELLE SENT US A COPY OF A PROGRAM THAT THEY HAD STARTED WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CALLED PARKS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
OR WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT, WE SAW THE SIMILARITIES IN WHAT THEY WERE RECOMMENDING AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
TANNER WAS ABLE TO GET A LIST, I THINK SOME OF YOU ALL HAVE, AND IF NOT, YOU WILL BE GETTING A COPY OF IT, UM, PROBABLY TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY.
UH, THAT LIST, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO THE PARK.
BUT IF WE JUST GO TO, SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A LIST OF ALL THE PARKS.
SO THE FIRST THING WE'D LIKE TO DO IS FIND OUT WHO HAS THE PARKS.
BECAUSE UH, WHEN I WENT THROUGH THIS AS I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD THIS MANY PARTS, SOMEBODY DIDN'T EVEN, SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT TODAY.
'CAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY HAS SENT YOU A LIST.
OH, YOU HAVE, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM EVERYBODY, BUT WE DO HAVE A LIST.
SO EVERY, IF EVERYONE CAN GET WITH STACY AND TELL THEM WHAT THEY PUT, SHE, I'VE, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A FREEDOM TREAT.
AND YOU CAN, AND IT CAN BE THAT ONE.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE, UH, ARE LOOKING AT IS TRYING TO, WITH A DEFINED CHECKLIST OF WHEN YOU GO TO A PARK, IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS IN THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
WHEN YOU GO TO A PARK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GO TO A PARK, I TALK TO THE PEOPLE IN THE PARK AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW, WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THIS PARK? WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PARK MEANS? IS THERE ANYTHING MISSING? IF I KNOW FOR INSTANCE, AT HUNTERS GLEN, UH, THE HURRICANE TOOK OVER OUR CANVAS THAT WAS OVER THE BASKETBALL COURT.
THEN I'M READING SOMETHING AND NEXT AND NEXT DOOR, THE FOLKS ARE SMOKING GRASS IN THE PARK.
SO THE POLICE, I NEED TO GET THE POLICE INVOLVED.
OH, WHAT, WHAT? DON'T ENTERTAIN ME, DANIELLE.
BUT THE THING ABOUT IT IS, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHEN WE'RE VISITING THE PARK AND WHEN WE NEXT DOOR IS A SOURCE THAT PEOPLE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
I HAVE NOT WITNESSED THAT, BUT THERE'S A GROUP OF GUYS THAT MEET THERE ON A REGULAR, WHENEVER I DRIVE UP THERE, THEY HAVE THEIR TABLES AND THEY'RE PLAYING DOMINOES.
I DUNNO WHAT ELSE THEY'RE DOING, BUT WHEN I'M THERE, THAT'S WHAT I SEE.
BUT OF COURSE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, WHAT TYPE OF FREQUENCY SHOULD WE HAVE? SHOULD IT BE AT LEAST, AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH? WOULD THAT BE TOO MUCH FOR A PARK MEMBER TO DO TO GO TO YOUR RESPECTIVE PARKS? NOW SOME OF THE ONE, THE LARGER PARKS WHERE YOU MAY HAVE THREE PEOPLE MM-HMM.
WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN THE PARKS BOARD HAVE A TURN GOING BY AND JUST CHECKING IT.
BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
SO NOW THAT WE KNOW, WE HAVE A LIST OF WHO HAS THE PARKS, WE WILL BE SENDING YOU THE DETAILED LIST THAT WE GOT FROM LOUISVILLE, WHICH IS A CHECKLIST.
AND IT'S TALKING ABOUT TREE CANOPIES OR THE, THE
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TRASH PICKED UP.AND THEN DANIELLE, WE'LL HAVE A OFF THIS AGENDA CONVERSATION, MR. THINGS NEED.
OKAY, SO IS THAT PERFECT? NICE.
WELL, I, I THINK WE HAD A, A GREAT GROUP CONVERSATION AND THANKS TO MARY FOR, UH, ALSO BRINGING SOME IDEAS IN.
SO WE WERE COVERING EVERYTHING FROM TREES, GRASS, AND WATERWAYS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
[7. STAFF REPORTS]
SEVEN, STAFF REPORTS.UH, WE'LL START WITH PARK PROJECT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, MR. TRAIN.
UH, TODAY IS A, UH, A JEWISH HOLIDAY.
WE DID NOT, UM, LOOK FORWARD INTO THE WEEK LONG ENOUGH TO PULL HIM OFF OF THE AGENDA.
UM, BUT, BUT HE'S, UH, HE'S WITH HIS FAMILY, UH, AND HIS, UH, CHURCH TONIGHT.
UM, SO PARK PROJECTS, UM, WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU JUST A KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL RUNDOWN.
UM, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO WE HAVE BICENTENNIAL PARK, THE PLAYGROUND AND THE SURFACING ARE NOW INSTALLED.
THE PARK IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR USE.
WE HAVE NOT DONE A RIBBON CUTTING BECAUSE WE HAVE A PHASE TWO AND THREE COMING.
UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL DONE.
SO WE WILL BE COMING IN WITH SOME SHADE STRUCTURES.
UM, AND THEN REDOING THE FENCING, UM, ON THAT PARK.
THE, THE CHAIN LINK IS, IS NOT THE BEST LOOK IF YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN OVER THERE.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL BE DOING A, UM, AN EIGHT FOOT WOODEN FENCE TO SEPARATE THE PARK FROM OUR NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARDS.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF ON A PAUSE RIGHT NOW AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR FISCAL YEAR WITH POS AND, AND CONTRACTS AND STUFF.
BUT WE'LL GET THAT RAMPED UP HERE AGAIN IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
UH, RIDGEVIEW PARK, THIS IS A, A PICTURE OF THE NOT FULLY COMPLETE PLAYGROUND, UM, BUT IT IS HUGE AND IT IS AWESOME AND BRIGHT COLORED AND IT, WE WERE HOPING IT WOULD, UM, BUT IT PERFECTLY MATCHES THE SPLASH PAD.
UM, SO IT, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD OUT THERE.
UM, THE, THE COLORS AND THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE TOP OF THOSE LITTLE, UH, WIND, UH, OR, I'M SORRY, SHADE, UH, SUN CATCHER THINGS.
UM, SO THAT ONE, UH, THAT PLAYGROUND SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP HERE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
UM, SIMILARLY WE WILL HAVE A PHASE TWO THAT WILL INCLUDE THE PAVILION REPLACEMENT.
UM, SO WE'RE TEARING OUT ALL OF THE OLD PAVILIONS, INCLUDING THE SLABS.
AND WE WERE COMING BACK IN WITH THREE PAVILIONS AS OPPOSED TO FIVE.
UM, THEY'LL BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND WE HAVE REPOSITIONED THEM SO THAT EACH OF THEM CAN SEE THE SPLASH PAD AND PLAYGROUND AREA, SO THAT AS A PARENT YOU CAN STILL ACTUALLY RENT THOSE AND HAVE YOUR KIDS PLAY INSTEAD OF KIND OF BEING TUCKED AWAY WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PARK.
UM, AFTER THAT IS DONE, WE'LL THEN COME IN AND REPLACE THE, THE TRAIL AROUND THE PARK.
UM, AND WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE PAVILIONS ARE DONE SO THAT THEIR EQUIPMENT DOESN'T MESS UP THE BRAND NEW CONCRETE AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO, UM, LUCKILY WE'RE KIND OF, WE'RE THE SPLASH PAD'S CLOSED NOW, SO WE'RE NOT REALLY IMPACTING TOO MUCH OUT THERE.
UM, AND OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERYTHING DONE BY SPRING BREAK.
UM, THAT ONE, WE ARE KIND OF SLOW PLAYING JUST A TAD 'CAUSE WE GOT SO MUCH ELSE GOING ON.
AND WE KNOW THAT, THAT IT'S NOT AS, AS HIGHLY USED.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE PLAY ELEMENTS, UH, DURING THE WINTER EAST HAMPTON PARK, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM FINALLY HAD THE, UH, THE FINAL, UH, EASEMENT AGREEMENT, SOMETHING, UM,
UM, AND SO THAT ONE WILL BE, BE, OUR PORTION OF THAT PROJECT, UM, WILL BE LAST.
BUT, UM, THAT ONE IS MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.
TROXEL PARK, WE ARE NEARING COMPLETION.
UM, WE HAVE SENT, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACTORS.
WE'VE SENT THEM OUR KIND OF A CLOSEOUT LIST, UM, LIKE YOU WOULD A HOME.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR FINAL WALKTHROUGH WITH THEM.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING A GROUNDBREAKING IN, UM, ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO SIX WEEKS.
UM, WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO SCHEDULE THAT UNTIL WE'VE COMPLETED THE, THE WALKTHROUGH JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WRAPPED UP.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COORDINATE WITH RANDY TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS FAMILY CAN BE HERE.
SO THERE WILL BE A TIME PERIOD WHERE THE PARK'S DONE, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD A RIBBON CUTTING.
AND IT'S, IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT HE CAN BE THERE.
UM, AND HIS FAMILY CAN COME IN TOWN, UH, QUAIL GREEN WEST PARK.
WE'LL, UH, START TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT OVER THERE, UM, POTENTIALLY AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.
UM, OUR CONTRACTOR IS MOBILIZING THAT.
UH, THAT WILL BE THE BASKETBALL COURT.
SO THIS IS A PHASE TWO OF THAT PROJECT.
UM, WE'RE COMING IN, WE'RE, WE'RE REDOING THE ROOF ON THE BASKETBALL COURT.
UM, SANDBLASTING THE WHOLE THING, REDO GUTTERING IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT DIP ON THE EDGE IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE.
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UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING SOME BLEACHERS 'CAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE REALLY TO SIT AND WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE PLAYING.UM, AND THEN OUR PARKS AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BUILDING WE ARE CURRENTLY PREPPING TO MOVE OUT.
UM, WE'LL HAVE OUR PRECON MEETING ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER, UM, WITH WORK POTENTIALLY STARTING AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER 1ST.
UM, SO THAT ONE IS COMING ALONG PRETTY QUICKLY AS WELL.
UM, THE BIG ONE, FREEDOM TREE PARK.
UM, SO WE HAVE SCHEDULED OUR GROUNDBREAKING FOR NOVEMBER 9TH.
UM, WE WILL BE SENDING YOU GUYS A CALENDAR INVITE WITH THAT.
UM, WITH THAT INFORMATION, UM, DALTON AND HIS TEAM PLANNED AN EXCELLENT EVENT.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF, OF, UH, WHAT HE'S WORKING ON.
HE'S GONNA FEATURE A, I'M NOT STEALING YOUR THUNDER, AM I? NO, YOU'RE NOT.
UM, HE'S DOING A, UH, A WALK WITH HISTORY.
UM, SO WE'LL HAVE OUR BIG STAGE OUT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A, A, UH, SEMICIRCLE ROUND AREA THAT, UM, WILL PRINT, UH, HIGH QUALITY IMAGES OF WHAT THE PARK DESIGN'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE ARTWORK'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, UM, SOME HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS OF THE TREE.
AND SO THAT IT REALLY BECOMES MORE OF AN EVENT THAN JUST A, HERE'S SOME DIRT THROWN.
UM, AND, UH, WE'RE INVITING PHILLIPS 66 AND LAKE OLY, HOA PARKS BOARD ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION.
WE'RE EXPECTING A PRETTY BIG TURNOUT.
UM, SO THAT'S GONNA BE A REALLY COOL EVENT.
LIKE I SAID, KEEP AN EYE ON, ON YOUR INBOX FOR AN INVITE.
UM, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MARK IT DOWN, IT'S NOVEMBER 9TH AT 10:00 AM.
UM, ON THE LEFT HERE IS THE, THE CENTERPIECE ART SCULPTURE.
UM, THIS WILL GO SO PRETTY MUCH RIGHT IN THAT, IN, IN THE LAYOUT MAP.
UM, THAT'S THE PLAZA FOR THE PARK AS, AS WE'VE SHOWN YOU GUYS A COUPLE TIMES.
UM, THE CENTER OF THAT PLAZA IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A SCULPTURE THERE.
UM, THAT WAS THE, UH, A TASK THAT WE GAVE THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION.
SO THEY PUT OVER THE PAST YEAR ALMOST, UM, THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WORKING TOWARDS THE, THE, THE SCULPTURE SELECTION POSTING THE CALLED ARTIST RECRUITING.
THEY DID A VERY INTENSIVE EVALUATION.
AND THIS IS THE, UH, THE PIECE THAT HAS BEEN CHOSEN.
UM, IT IS CALLED LIBERATION AFTER, UH, IS BY ANTHONY SUBER.
UM, HE IS A LOCAL ARTIST, UH, FORT BEND LOCAL, AND HE TEACHES AT U OF H.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S EVEN COOLER.
UM, WE ARE GONNA ASK THAT HE, UH, THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND SEE IF WE CAN DO IT.
IT'S, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 10 FEET.
UM, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND HIT 15, UM, JUST TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT IT, UM, THAT IT, IT SHOWS FROM BOTH, BOTH ENDS OF MISTY HOLLOW, UM, AND THE KIND OF, THE LITTLE LEAFS RIGHT THERE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A REFLECTIVE ELEMENT.
UM, NOT BLINDING, BUT REFLECTIVE FOR THE CARS COMING BY.
SO, SO LOTS OF, UH, LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING WITH FREEDOM TREE.
UM, AND THEN OUR UPCOMING PROJECTS.
UM, SO THIS IS AN IMAGE OF, UM, THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED FOR OUR Z FIVE C PROPERTY.
UM, SO THAT IS THE REVOLUTION WAY THREE ACRES ON FOR, WE CALL IT REVOLUTION WAY.
UM, IT'S THE NEW SUBDIVISION THAT JUST CAME IN OFF OF INDEPENDENCE, REALLY CLOSE TO A 10 92 RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE PURSUE YOUR PASSION SCULPTURE.
IF YOU, IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS, UM, THEIR, THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION AS YOU TYPICALLY, WE DON'T ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS THAN FIVE ACRES.
UM, HOWEVER, THERE'S NOT REALLY ACTIVE PARK SPACE IN THAT AREA.
UM, AND SO WE, UH, WE WERE, I GUESS YOU GUYS WORKED WITH THE, UH, WITH THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER AND, AND WORKED IT OUT WHERE THEY DEDICATED THIS LAND AND THEN THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD PARKING FOR IT AS WELL AS DO THE PLAYGROUND.
UM, SO WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAPPEN WAS THE, THE DEVELOPER TO COME IN AND JUST POP A PLAYGROUND IN THE MIDDLE.
AND NOW WE HAVE KIND OF A, AN OAK HILL OR QUAIL VALLEY NORTH SITUATION WHERE, WELL, THERE'S A PLAYGROUND, BUT THERE'S SPACE WE COULD DO MORE.
AND IT WAS JUST POORLY PLANNED.
UM, SO WE, WE WORKED WITH, UH, SOME OF OUR, OUR DESIGN, UH, CONSULTANTS AND DEVELOPED THIS, UM, THE SOCCER FIELD.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT A SOCCER FIELD THERE BECAUSE OF THE STREET, HOWEVER,
UM, AND JUST THE FACT THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING THERE, BUT THAT IS TO SHOW THE SIZE OF THAT OPEN SPACE.
SO THERE IS PLENTY OF GREEN SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY.
UM, AS WELL AS THE, THE TRAIL SURROUNDING IT.
AND, UM, I'M GONNA GO BEG, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TO LET US PUT A CROSSWALK RIGHT THERE AT REVOLUTION WAY, SO THAT IF YOU WANT TO GO SEE THE PROCEDURES, PASSION SCULPTURE, YOU CAN PARK HERE.
THERE WILL BE A CROSSWALK OVER.
UM, IT'S NOT ON HERE 'CAUSE THEY HAVEN'T SAID YES YET.
UM, COMMUNITY PARK, WE HAVE TWO SMALL PROJECTS GOING ON.
UM, ONE IS, UH, A RELATED TO THE DISC GOLF COURSE.
SO WE CAME IN LAST YEAR AND WE UPGRADED THE DISC GOLF COURSE WHILE PAUL, UH, OUR CITY FORESTER IS NOW COMING IN AND HE
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IS DOING A, UM, UH, A REVAMP ALREADY, NOT BECAUSE ANYTHING'S WRONG WITH IT, BUT, UM, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE THE TEES AND THE, AND THE HOLES.AND SO HE'S COMING IN AND HE'S GONNA COMBINE THE DISC OFF WITH A NATURE EDUCATION ELEMENT.
UM, AND SO HE'S DOING OUR ZEROSCAPE SURROUNDING THE TEES, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGES ON VARIOUS TYPES OF LANDSCAPING AND TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
'CAUSE, 'CAUSE DISC GOLF IS KIND OF MORE OF A LEISURELY SPORT.
UM, AND THEN WE ARE, WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THIS MONTH OUR SOLAR LIGHTING FOR THE BASKETBALL COURT WILL BE MOBILIZED.
UM, I'LL, I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED ON THAT.
UH, THAT'S, THAT'S STILL A HOPEFUL THING.
UM, BUT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THE HUNTERS GLEN JOGGING TRAIL, THIS WAS A BOND PROJECT AND WE, UH, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE HGAC, UH, FUNDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS.
WE CAME TO YOU GUYS AND, AND TALKED ABOUT ADDITIONAL AMENITIES.
WE HAVE PUSHED THIS PROJECT TO, UM, UH, FY 26.
SO A YEAR FROM NOW WE ARE GOING TO START IT.
WE'VE COORDINATED THAT WITH HGAC AND OUR BOND, UH, CIP ADMINISTRATORS.
IT'S JUST, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND IT, WE PROBABLY WEREN'T GONNA HIT THE DEADLINES THAT HGAC REQUIRES.
AND SO WE'VE KIND OF PUSHED IT OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UM, IT'S STILL GONNA HAPPEN, BUT A LITTLE LATER.
UM, AND THEN AMERICAN LEGION PARK TRAIL AND MCNAUGHTON PARK TRAIL.
WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THESE IN A WHILE, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING 'EM UP.
UM, THEY WERE PART OF OUR BOND PROGRAM.
UM, BUT THEY'RE FUNDED IN THE 2027 YEAR.
UM, SO THEY ARE HAPPENING, WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THOSE.
AND THAT IS GONNA BE TO UPGRADE, UH, TO CONCRETE AS WELL AS FIX SOME OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES, PARTICULARLY AT AMERICAN LEGION PARK ON THE VERY BACKSIDE.
UM, IF, IF YOUR MOBILITY CHALLENGED YOU, YOU REALLY CAN'T USE THAT TRAIL OR YOU'RE JUST DOING HORSESHOES BACK AND FORTH INSTEAD OF A LOOP.
UM, AND IT GOT PARK, WE WERE HOPING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE DRAINAGE IN THERE AS WELL.
UM, 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME AREAS THAT REALLY HOLD WATER AND MAKE MAINTENANCE, UH, NOT FUN.
ANY QUESTIONS ON, UH, PROJECTS? YES MA'AM.
DID I MISS YOU SAYING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO SOME UPGRADES IN THE CONCRETE ON THE SIDEWALKS IN MCNAUGHTON PARK AS WELL? YES.
UM, SO WE WILL BE DOING BOTH OF THOSE, BOTH WERE PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM.
UM, AND BECAUSE I JUST KINDA WANTED TO, THEY'RE UPCOMING IN TWO YEARS.
UM, WE, I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK WE FORGOT ABOUT 'EM 'CAUSE THEY WERE VOTED ON BY OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR, OUR CIP TEAM AND KIND OF BUILT IT OUT BASED THE SCHEDULE BASED ON, UM, FUNDING AVAILABILITY AS WELL AS, UH, TIMELINES.
WE DON'T LIKE TO PUT PROJECTS IN THE LAST YEAR OF A BOND THAT CANNOT BE DONE IN A YEAR.
AND SINCE THESE DON'T REQUIRE DESIGN, UM, IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST A REPLACE.
UM, THERE'S NOTHING REALLY TOO MUCH TO IT.
THESE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE LAST YEAR OF THOSE BOND FUNDS.
IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
OKAY GUYS, I PROMISE BARRY WAS GOING TO COME TONIGHT.
BUT, BUT HIS REPORT IS ALWAYS BRIEF.
SO YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW BARRY'S LEAD.
UH, SO WE'RE TRANSITIONING INTO A SLOWER GROWING SEASON.
UM, SO WE'RE TRYING TO WRAP UP OUR, OUR STANDARD MAINTENANCE CYCLES.
UM, AND WE WILL KIND OF SHIFT INTO MORE OF THE, UH, ANNUAL MAINTENANCE STUFF, PRESSURE WASHING, CURB, STOP REPLACEMENTS, SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE PUT OFF UNTIL, UNTIL NOVEMBER.
UM, AND THEN JUST RAMPING UP FOR THE EVENT SEASON.
YOU WANNA DO THIS ONE TOO? NOPE.
GOOD RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT.
SO WRAPPING UP SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER IS OUR TRULY PROBABLY GOING INTO FALL AND WINTER SEASON.
AUGUST IS KIND OF THAT MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND GETTING TO THE SWING OF THINGS.
SO SEPTEMBER KIND OF STARTS OUR SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER, UH, FALL SEASON.
UM, SOME OF OUR NEWER PROGRAMS, WE HAVE A RUN CLUB THAT JAVIER, OUR RECREATION SPECIALISTS IS, UH, PUTTING ON.
AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY AWESOME.
AND THEN ADAPTIVE BINGO, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY AWESOME FOR ADAPTIVE BINGO.
THEY PUT IT UP ON THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE ANYBODY THAT'S VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR, UM, DONE HERE AS WELL TO MAKE SURE IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY AWESOME.
UM, SEPTEMBER 23, COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER 24, WE'VE HAD A 41% INCREASE IN REVENUE.
UM, AND THEN 9% INCREASE IN TOTAL USAGE.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT'S JUST A, WE'RE OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS AND MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH.
OUR ACES VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO AVERAGE MAYBE 85 TO 95, UM, ATHLETES A WEEK.
UM, AND THEN EVEN OUR FULL COURT FRIDAYS, WE ACTUALLY HAD OFF THIS
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PAST FRIDAY, I THINK IT WAS PAST FRIDAY FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR.'CAUSE WE DIDN'T WANNA, UM, INCORPORATE PEOPLE THERE, BUT I MEAN, THERE'S PROBABLY 40 OR 50 PEOPLE THERE READY TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
SO, UM, IT, WE'VE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL WITH THAT.
OCTOBER FEST IS ANOTHER BIG EVENT THAT WE JUST GOT WRAPPED UP WITH ON SEPTEMBER, UH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, UH, CITY CENTER, WE HAD ABOUT 550 PEOPLE IN ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE.
UM, WE, OF COURSE WE HAD A BAVARIAN THREE PIECE BAND AXE THROWING.
WE HAD LIKE THE, UH, VELCRO AXE THROWING AND THEN REAL AXE THROWING.
AND SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS INTERESTING.
WE HAD A CARICATURE, UM, TEXAS BEER GARDEN WAS THERE.
SHOUT OUT TO JERRY, THE FIRST PLACE WINNER DOG THERE.
UM, THEN WE HAD A STEIN HOLDING COMPETITION, UM, AND ALL THAT.
AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR, WE SHIFTED THE TIME FROM UH, FOUR TO SEVEN TO FIVE TO EIGHT.
WE JUST NOTICED THAT WAS PROBABLY BETTER TIMING FOR SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES.
THEY CAN CATCH AN EARLY DINNER AND THEY COME OUT.
UM, ONE THING WE LEARNED THERE IS WE NEED LIGHTS FOR IT.
IT GOT PRETTY DARK QUICK, SO I THINK PEOPLE GOT THE MESSAGE LIKE, HEY, YOU DON'T GOTTA GO HOME, BUT YOU GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE
UM, AND THEN ANOTHER THING I WAS, UM, DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR.
IT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL CITY CENTER BUILDING.
THE ACTUAL BUILDING WAS CLOSED AND SO WE THINK WE ARE DOWN MAYBE EIGHT OR 9%, UM, IN ATTENDANCE FROM LAST YEAR.
BUT WE REALLY THINK THAT WAS A BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG PART OF IT.
UM, AND KIND OF SOMETHING THAT WE DO TO, UM, EVALUATE EVENTS WHERE IT'S NOT REALLY A PAYING THING.
THESE, UH, FREE EVENTS, FREE EVENTS, UM, IN THAT WE DON'T SEND OUT FORMAL EVALUATIONS TO, IT'S JUST A PRICE PER PARTICIPANT.
AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THAT EVENT, WE DIVIDE IT BY HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE WE, UM, HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE CAME.
AND THEN THAT'S THE PRICE PER PARTICIPANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S KIND OF EVEN WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER EVENTS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, OCTOBER FEST WAS ABOUT $9 AND 9 CENTS PER PARTICIPANT.
UM, OUR OTHER SHOWS LIKE 4TH OF JULY WAS $9 AND, UH, 49 CENTS.
AND THEN LIKE OUR SNOW FEST IN 2023 WAS $8 AND 21 CENTS.
SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF OUR WAY OF MAKING SURE WE'RE IN LINE.
IF 4TH OF JULY WAS $15 AND SNOW FEST WAS $2, THEN WE PROBABLY NEED TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT IN THAT SENSE.
UM, MOVING ON FROM THAT RECREATION SPECIALISTS FOR THE YOUTH AND FAMILY, WE HAD INTERVIEWS ACTUALLY ALL MORNING THIS MORNING.
UM, WE'RE HOPING WE, UH, UH, OFFER, WE'RE GOING TO OFFER TO A CANDIDATE AND ON, UH, NEXT WEEK AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THEM START BY NOVEMBER, UM, THE START OF NOVEMBER.
AND SO THEY'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR FAMILY CAMP OUT OUR DAY CAMPS, UM, SNOW FEST AND EVERYTHING.
SO THEY'LL BE DRINKING FROM A FIRE HYDRANT, BUT, UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM ON.
UM, KINDA LOOK AHEAD FROM THAT IS OUR BOO BASH.
SO WE HAVE AN ADAPTIVE DANCE ON, UH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.
THAT'LL ACTUALLY BE AT THE REC CENTER.
WE HAVE OUR TRICKS AND TREATS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH.
THAT'S AT BUFFALO RUN PARK FROM FOUR TO SIX.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PICKLE BOO GLOW IN THE DARK ON OCTOBER 20, UH, OCTOBER 25TH, SIX O'CLOCK TO 10 O'CLOCK.
AND THOSE ARE ALWAYS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WELL RECEIVED AND, UH, ATTENDED BY THE PUBLIC.
SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TRY AND MAKE IT BRIEF.
ON THE OCTOBER 5TH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS.
WE ONLY HAD ONE FOOD OFFERING AS I RECALL.
WE HAD TWO $19 AND SOMETHING PERSON.
I FOUND THAT BE A TERRIBLY HIGH PRICE.
WE HAD A DIFFERENT FOOD OPTION.
WE HAD, UH, THEY WERE OFFERING OTHER LIKE, HOT DOGS AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE.
SO AS SOON AS YOU CAME IN, THERE WAS A, UH, FOOD OPTION TO THE SEC TO, TO THE LEFT.
SO THERE WAS TWO FOOD OPTIONS.
SECOND THING IS WHY WAS THE DECISION MADE TO REMOVE THE ENTERTAINMENT SO FAR FROM THE SEATED AUDIENCE? THE, IN TERMS OF THE HAD COVERED TENT AND THEN YOU HAD THE BAND ACROSS THE FIELD IN A SEPARATE TENT.
I THINK THAT WAS TO INCORPORATE THE PATIO AND THEN THE PATIO AND THEN THE 'CAUSE OF THE, IN THE PAST OF THE VARYING BAND, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, DANIELLE CAN CORRECT ME, IS THE BAND HAS BEEN ACTUALLY IN THE TENT THAT WE'VE OFFERED.
AND SO I THINK THIS TIME PUT 'EM ON THE STAGE AND THAT WAS KIND OF, WE WERE TRYING TO INCORPORATE THAT GREEN AREA AT CITY CENTER AND SO WE DIDN'T WANNA BRING IT IN SO CLOSE TO THE TENT, BUT WE ALSO WANNA ACTIVATE THAT, UM, GREEN AREA FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO SIT ON THE GRASS AND EVERYTHING.
WE ALSO HAD TO, UM, FIT WITHIN THE CITY CENTER THAT THAT TENT IS BEING USED AS THE CITY CENTER'S FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
WE WERE ABLE TO USE IT FOR OUR EVENT.
SO WE HAD TO USE WHAT THEY HAD.
IT'S A SPECIAL YEARS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND SO NEXT YEAR I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SAY YOU'RE BACK TO NORMAL BECAUSE THINGS WILL BE BACK IN PLACE.
HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
IT WAS PRETTY WELL RECEIVED FROM BEING BACK THERE SO PEOPLE COULD STILL HEAR THE MUSIC COMING IN.
AND THEN THEY STILL HAD A AREA FROM WHERE THEY WERE SITTING WITH THE TABLES AND THEN BACK.
SO IT WAS PRETTY WELL RECEIVED FROM WHAT WE HEARD.
FINALLY, YOU WERE GONNA HAVE EXPLANATION OF THE INCOME FROM 23 AND 24 BASED ON THE LAST MONTH'S, MINUTES, THE 1500 OR SO THAT WAS DOWN.
THERE'S NOTHING, I MEAN, I REALLY SAW, I MEAN, IF YOU COMPARE FROM SEPTEMBER, AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO AUGUST, SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, THEN WE FAR EXCEEDED IT.
SO, UM, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A MONTH, I DON'T, I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT IT IS, BUT IF WE LOOK AT A FISCAL
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YEAR OF TOTAL REVENUE BROUGHT IN, THEN WE ARE, I MEAN, WITHIN THAT TWO MONTH SNAPSHOT WE'RE, WE'RE WAY ABOVE IT.I, I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT DIG DEAL WITHOUT THE FIGURES IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THERE WAS LIKE A HUGE DISPARITY.
HOW MUCH? $1,500 I BELIEVE FOR REVENUE.
IT WAS IN EXCESSIVE THAT, BUT OKAY.
I'LL BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
YOU SAID YOU'D HAVE AN EXPLANATION.
YEAH, AND I, THERE WASN'T REALLY MUCH ELSE I COULD SEE ON THAT PART, SO YEAH.
I WASN'T HERE WHEN, MAYBE NEXT YEAR, IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN.
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE HERE AND I'LL ABLE TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. THANK YOU MR. DALTON.
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MAKE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.UM, SO I SAID I WOULD BE QUICK LAST TIME.
I'LL TRY TO DO BETTER AT THAT THIS TIME.
UM, AS, UH, AS DALTON MENTIONED, THEY DID INTERVIEWS FOR OUR RECREATION SPECIALIST POSITION, UM, ONCE FILLED THE, THE RECREATION DIVISION WILL BE FULLY STAFFED.
UM, WE WERE DOING PRETTY WELL IN PARKS AND FORESTRY.
AND THEN FISCAL YEAR 2025 STARTED ON TUESDAY AND WE NOW HAVE FIVE BRAND NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE VACANT BECAUSE THEY GAVE US EXTRA STAFF.
UM, SO IT IS A GREAT, GREAT WAY TO HAVE VACANCIES.
UM, SO WE, WE WERE, UM, WE HAVE FOUR PARKS CREW MEMBERS AND ONE FORESTRY TEAM MEMBER, UM, THAT WILL BE HIRING NEW FOR NOW.
THESE ARE BRAND NEW PEOPLE OR BRAND NEW POSITIONS.
UM, WE ARE, WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'LL COME WITH SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A BACKLOG FOR QUITE A WHILE.
WE'VE BEEN PRETTY, UH, COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, VERY UNDERSTAFFED.
UM, SO THIS IS VERY, VERY HELPFUL.
UM, AND THEN OUR, UH, OUR FORESTER TEAM LAST WEEK, THEY, UH, THEY ATTENDED THE TEXAS TREE CONFERENCE IN, UM, IN WACO.
UM, THEY, IT WAS KIND OF PRECIOUS.
THEY GOT AN AIRBNB, THEY HAD A LITTLE BRO TIME.
UM,
UM, AND THEN, UH, JOSE CASTILLO, WHO'S BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME, I'M SURE MANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW HIM.
HE HAS BEEN WORKING HIS BUTT OFF.
UM, AND SO HE TOOK HIS TEST TO BE A CER CERTIFIED ARBORIST.
UM, SO WE DON'T HAVE RESULTS BACK YET, BUT HE, HE'S REALLY, THIS IS A, THIS IS A BIG THING FOR HIM.
SO, UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, SEVERAL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS CERTIFICATIONS, UM, AND NEW LICENSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I'M, I'M PRETTY PROUD OF HIM GOING THAT EXTRA MILE.
UM, CURRENT OPERATIONS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE REALLY JUST TRYING TO TRANSITION INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
UM, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, CLOSE OUT SOME OLD THINGS, UM, AND START FRESH, FILL THESE NEW POSITIONS.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REASSESS WHERE THOSE NEEDS ARE, UM, AND WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE LONG TERM.
UM, BECAUSE IT, IT MAY NOT JUST BE PLUG IT IN FOR ANOTHER MOWING OR TRASH CREW.
UM, IT MAY BE THAT THEY DO THESE CERTAIN PARKS, OR IT MAY BE THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE RIGHT OF WAY CREW GOING FORWARD.
SO WE'RE REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT THAT, UM, AND TRYING TO BUILD IT FOR FUTURE, NOT FOR REACTION.
UM, SO WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED, BUT, UM, THE, UH, UPCOMING EVENTS AND INITIATIVES.
SO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, UM, WE HAVE STARTED A, UH, A STAFF DEVELOPMENT SERIES.
WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR FIRST ONE YET, BUT IT'S ON OUR CALENDARS, UM, WHERE WE'RE GONNA DO SOME, SOME CROSS TRAINING AND SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UM, TOGETHER ONCE PER MONTH.
UM, SO ONCE WE GET THAT SCHEDULE SET, UM, IT'S REALLY DESIGNED TO KIND OF BE TEAM BUILDING AND INFORMATIVE.
UM, IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY INTEREST IN, UM, YOU'RE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
UM, I KNOW OUR FIRST ONE IS, UH, CHRISTINA ESMO, OUR, OUR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL REC SPECIALIST.
UM, SHE'S GONNA KIND OF TEACH, SO EVERYBODY PARKS, FORESTRY, ADMIN, REC ARE ALL COMING TOGETHER AND SHE'S GONNA KIND OF GO OVER WHAT SHE DOES FOR HER PROGRAMS. 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER TAKEN A LOOK AT THE REC REPORT, BUT HERS ARE ABOUT 20 TIMES HIGHER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
AND THAT IS, SHE DOES A GREAT JOB.
AND HER, HER PROGRAM AREAS ARE VERY POPULAR, BUT, UM, BUT SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB AT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER CUSTOMERS.
AND SO SHE'S GONNA TALK THROUGH HOW SHE DOES THAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO OUT TO THE TENNIS COURTS AND SHE'S GONNA TEACH EVERYBODY HOW TO DO AN ACTUAL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ON A COURT.
UM, BECAUSE THAT'S, SHE'S THE PRO IN THAT.
UM, BUT THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE TEAM, UM, AND BUILD KIND OF THAT TEAM MORALE AS WELL.
AND SO WE'RE JUST GONNA DO DIFFERENT STAFF EVERY MONTH,
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UM, AND START THAT SERIES.UM, TWO OTHER THINGS THAT, UH, ARE MORE OF AN ASK THAN AN UPDATE.
UM, SO WE ARE GOING TO BE ACTIVELY SEEKING A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR SNOW FEST PARADE.
BASICALLY, WE WANT TO, UH, I DON'T KNOW FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO GUYS HAVE BEEN TO THE PARADE, UM, YOU'LL SEE STAFF.
THERE'S ABOUT THREE OF US THAT WORK THE PARADE.
'CAUSE THEN WE'VE GOT FIVE AT THE REC CENTER AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS ALREADY SETTING UP HERE FOR THE FESTIVAL.
UM, AND SO WE'RE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE WHOLE ROUTE TRYING TO SPEED UP, SLOW DOWN, SPEED UP, FILL THE GAP.
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN FIND VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR TO TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, EVERY 20 YARDS OR SO JUST ALONG THE ROUTE IN THE MEDIA AND THE ROADS CLOSED SO THAT THEY, THEY'RE, THEY ARE DOING THAT AND WE'RE NOT, IF THE GAPS AREN'T CREATED, WE DON'T HAVE TO CLOSE THEM.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL.
WE ARE GOING TO REALLY BE LOOKING FOR SOME SPONSORS, NOT ONLY FOR SNOW FEST, BUT FOR 4TH OF JULY.
UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.
UM, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR CITY LEADERSHIP HAS ASKED IS, HEY, BEFORE WE INCREASE YOUR BUDGETS, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
GETTING SPONSORSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, SO IF YOU GUYS KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER OR WILLING TO, UM, HAVE THEIR LOGO ON OUR FLYERS IN EXCHANGE FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS, LET ME KNOW.
UM, WE, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE 'EM.
UM, GIVE US THE, THE, THE ACTUAL PRICES FOR YES.
CAN YOU REMIND ME OF THAT? THANK YOU.
UM, SO, AND THEN THE LAST ITEM, UM, WE ARE, WE HAVE A DRAFT OF OUR FISCAL YEAR, 2025 ANNUAL PLAN.
THIS IS BASICALLY OUR VERSION OF OUR, UM, OF OUR BUSINESS PLAN, OUR WORK PLAN FOR THE YEAR.
UM, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS WE, I, I THINK WE'VE SHARED IT WITH YOU GUYS.
WE'VE JUST CREATED, UM, A BIG POWERPOINT DOCUMENT THAT HAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF, UH, LINE ITEMS IN THEIR, THEIR GOALS.
THEY MIGHT BE OBJECTIVES, THEY MIGHT BE KPIS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING.
UM, SO WE KIND OF RESTRUCTURED THAT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AND WE BASICALLY BROKE IT DOWN TO THREE CORE ELEMENTS.
UM, AND THESE ARE, THESE ARE PRETTY MUCH BASED ON STAFF INPUT.
WE DO A QUARTERLY ALL STAFF MEETING AND, AND BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT THEY THINK.
UM, AND THEN I TALK TO JASON AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, UH, AND SEE KINDA WHERE THEY SEE THE DEPARTMENT GOING.
AND THEN WE BRING OUR DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TEAM TOGETHER TO KIND OF HASH THAT OUT.
UM, SO OUR THREE OVERARCHING THINGS RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE WE WANNA INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH PUBLIC SPACES.
UM, WE WANNA POSITION OURSELVES AS A SOLUTION TO, TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS OPERATING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY.
IF WE CAN DO THESE THREE THINGS, I'D SAY WE'RE DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL.
UM, AND SO WE THEN BROKE THAT DOWN, UM, INTO OBJECTIVES FOR EACH AND KPIS FOR EACH, UM, OR PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EITHER ONE.
UM, SO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS ENGAGED WITH PUBLIC SPACES, THIS IS, FOR THE MOST PART, WE WANNA FINISH OUR PROJECTS, RIGHT? WE'VE KIND OF BEEN, THEY'RE BIG PROJECTS, BUT THEY'VE KIND OF DRUG OUT A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE WOULD'VE LIKED.
UM, FOR OUR RECREATIONAL SPACES, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE INCREASING FROM USAGE.
SO THIS 40,000 IS BASED ON, UM, ABOUT 8% INCREASE, UM, OVER THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A LITTLE HEFTY, BUT IT'S A GOAL.
UM, AND THEN WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AT AT LEAST 85% SAY THEY ARE VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE REDEVELOPING OUR RECOGNIZED SPORTS ASSOCIATION, UM, PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S EQUITABLE, FAIR ACCESS TO OUR SPORTS FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD THIS ONE, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A WEIRD OBJECTIVE.
I DON'T REALLY LOVE IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, OF SOME OF THE SMALLER AREAS AND, UH, AND STRATEGIES AND TIMELINES AND IMPLEMENTATION METHODS IN THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED YET.
UM, SO PART OF THAT WITH, UH, WE WANNA START ACTUALLY NOT JUST PULLING THE DATA FROM OUR PLACER SOFTWARE, BUT WE WANNA START USING THAT.
UM, AND REALLY TYING IN OUR PLANNING, OUR REC TEAMS, OUR PARKS MAINTENANCE TO, TO USE THAT DATA TO KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO GO CHANGE THE TRASH INSTEAD OF JUST IT, WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY.
UM, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO KIND OF TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER.
SO WE HAVE, UM, MAINTENANCE STANDARDS IN OUR MASTER PLAN, UM, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE MAINTENANCE PLANS FOR EACH PARK AND EVERY SINGLE PARK IS DIFFERENT.
UM, SO THIS YEAR WE'LL DO FOUR.
NEXT YEAR WE'LL DO FOUR AND START BUILDING THOSE OUT SO THAT WE HAVE WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, YEARLY TASKS THAT WE KNOW, UM, AND THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE AS IN INSTEAD OF IT GETTING A BACKLOG.
UM, AND THEN WE STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS LEFT ON OUR 2017 NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
UM, VERY SMALL THINGS, BUT I, I WANNA WRAP THAT UP.
IT'S TIME TO BE DONE WITH THAT ONE.
UM, UH, FOR, UH, BECOMING A OR
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POSITIONING OURSELVES TO BE A SOLUTION TO MEET THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, UM, OVERALL JUST IMPROVE OR I THINK THE FULL VERSION ACTUALLY SAYS CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE.UM, 'CAUSE IT, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT BAD ON QUALITY OR VARIETY, BUT CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE, OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
UM, AND SO WE WILL BE, UH, REALLY, UH, PUSHING FOR OUR PROGRAM SURVEYS, UM, FEEDBACK.
UM, DID, DID YOU GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT? DID YOU HAVE FUN? WOULD YOU COME BACK? WOULD YOU TELL A FRIEND ABOUT IT? THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND THEN MAKING SURE WE GET THAT 85% VERY SATISFIED RATE.
UM, AND, UH, WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR, IN OUR EVENTS THAT WE DO HAVE, NOT NECESSARILY NEW ONES, BUT REALLY TIE IN THAT PUBLIC ART AND OUR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND HISTORICAL RELEVANCE, UM, TO, TO TIE IN THOSE ELEMENTS TO WHAT WE ALREADY DO.
UH, WE'RE GONNA MAINTAIN OR EXCEED OUR EXISTING MAINTENANCE STANDARDS THAT I JUST MENTIONED.
UM, SO PART OF THIS IS WE'RE REALLY GONNA BE TRYING TO SHIFT MORE TO US DOING IT.
WE WANNA TAKE THAT OWNERSHIP, UM, TRYING LESS RELIANCE ON CONTRACTORS.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THIS NATIVE AND ZEROSCAPE LANDSCAPING.
AND EVERY TIME WE REDO ANY BED ANYWHERE, UM, WE'RE GONNA SHIFT TO THAT.
UM, IT'S BETTER FOR MAINTENANCE, IT'S BETTER FOR, FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE DO THAT.
UM, THESE, THIS NEXT ONE IS A HIGH QUALITY, UH, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, SERVICES.
THOSE FIRST THREE ARE OUR PROGRAMS OFFERED, THE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED, AND THEN THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION.
THOSE ARE KIND OF YEAR TO YEAR GOALS FOR OUR REC DIVISION.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE SHOOTING FOR EACH YEAR.
AND THEN OUR INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, WE'RE REALLY GONNA TRY AND START PUSHING, NOT JUST, HEY, SIGN UP.
BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE DO, UM, THE BENEFITS OF WHAT WE DO TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN OUR OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL EFFICIENCY.
UM, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ADHERING TO OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND OUR BEST, BEST PRACTICES.
UM, SO IN 2026, IT WILL BE TIME FOR US TO REAPPLY FOR OUR CAPRA ACCREDITATION.
AND SO WE WILL BE DOING OUR FINAL TEST RUN THROUGH THIS.
UH, AND AS WE DO THAT, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HIT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL AND 90% OF THE NON FUNDAMENTAL STANDARDS SO THAT WE ARE FULLY PREPARED.
AND IT'S NOT A, A MAD SCRAMBLE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE.
UM, WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING AND, AND NOT JUST IMPLEMENTING, BUT REQUIRING, UM, A MINIMUM NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF, INCLUDING OUR PART-TIME STAFF.
UM, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO, AND I'M, WE'RE NOT TOTALLY SURE WHAT THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE YET.
UM, BUT WE WANNA IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM FOR STAFF MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
UM, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES, HOW MANY MORE TIMES I CAN GO TO CITY MANAGEMENT AND CITY COUNCIL AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED MORE STAFF BECAUSE WE DO, BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE PARKS.
LIKE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE DO, BECAUSE WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED, THAT'S NOT GONNA REALLY WORK ANYMORE.
UM, SO WE WANNA BUILD SOME WAY TO TRACK WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE NEED SO THAT THEN NEXT TIME, 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA NEED STAFF FOR STEAM O, RIGHT? UM, I CAN GO AND SAY, WE ARE ADDING 15 ACRES THAT ARE GOING TO NEED MAINTAINED, AND BASED ON OUR DATA, WE PER STAFF MEMBER ARE SPENDING X NUMBER OF HOURS DOING MOWING.
UM, AND WE DO THIS FOR OUR BUDGET, BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE IT FOR STAFF YET.
UM, AND, AND THE BUDGET SIDE REALLY HELPED.
WE SAID, YOU KNOW, FOR EACH NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM WE HAD, IT'S GONNA BE THIS MUCH IN WATER BILLS AND FOR EACH SPORTS FIELD, IT'S GONNA BE THIS MUCH IN LIGHT BILLS AND IT HAS WORKED.
SO WE WANNA DO THAT FOR STAFF, UM, AND FOR OUR, OUR TIME BASICALLY.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS, THIS NEXT ONE IS A BIG ONE.
THIS STAFF, STAFF ASK FOR THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME.
IT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THE CROSS TRAINING, UM, AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT.
UM, BUT WE WANNA INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND DIVERSIFY THEIR SKILLSET.
UM, AND SO WE'RE GONNA CREATE A STANDARDIZED CERTIFICATION PROCESS, BASICALLY BUILD A LIST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO OUR INDUSTRY, UM, CREATE A SIMPLE FORM OF WHAT THEY WANNA TAKE, WHY THEY WANT TO TAKE IT, AND HOW THEY'RE GONNA USE IT SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST LIKE, HEY, I WANNA DO THIS.
UM, AND THEN THEY WILL BE, WE'RE GONNA EMPOWER THEM TO SIGN UP THE CITY PAYS FOR IT, BUT SIGN UP STUDY, UM, AND MAKE SURE WE GET THAT DONE.
UM, SO THAT WE ARE ENSURING THAT OUR STAFF KNOW, UM, WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND CAN CROSS TRAIN AND CAN MOVE UP WHEN THE TIME COMES.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO IMPLEMENT, UM, BIANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR ALL STAFF.
PREVIOUSLY, WE'VE DONE THIS ONCE A YEAR.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE THAT TO TWICE A YEAR SO THAT IT'S NOT A SURPRISE FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, AND THEN WE WANT TO START TO, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, REDUCE OUR RELIANCE ON THAT GENERAL FUND.
UM, AS I MENTIONED FOR THE, THE SPECIAL EVENTS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S NO THREAT OF THIS RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT THE MORE WE CAN BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY PARKS, PARKS ARE A SERVICE.
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PARKS OPERATE UNDER TAX FUNDS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO CAN MOVE TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY.UM, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT 95% OF OUR CAPITAL ASSETS ARE INSPECTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO THIS WILL BE TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR, OR HOPEFULLY PREVENT SOME OF OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEMS, RIGHT? IF WE CAN, IF WE CAN FIX SOMETHING BEFORE IT FULLY BREAKS, NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT.
UM, AND THEN WE WANT TO REDEVELOP OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION STRUCTURE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2017.
AND I PROMISE YOU, $1,400 IS NOT ENOUGH TO BUILD A PARK, UM,
SO, AND WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING FAIRLY CLOSE TO BUILT OUT.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, RE WE'RE GONNA EVALUATE THAT.
UM, WE WE'RE TALKING TO SOME OTHER CITIES ALREADY AND SEEING HOW THEY DO IT.
FORMULAS VERSUS COST OF LAND VERSUS RESIDENTS, LIKE THAT SORT OF THING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT, IT'S, IT'S ACCURATE AND RELEVANT FOR US.
UM, AND THEN DEVELOP A COST RECOVERY PLAN.
UM, PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE NOT HAD A COST RECOVERY REQUIREMENT IN ANY OF OUR REC PROGRAMS. UM, AND WE STILL WON'T, BUT WE WANNA AT LEAST START LOOKING AT THAT, UM, AND START LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF SOMETHING'S FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND IT'S FREE AND IT'S MEANT FOR, FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION AND SOMETHING FUN FOR FAMILIES TO DO, THERE DOESN'T NEED TO BE A COST.
BUT IF THIS IS HIGH LEVEL ADVANCED ATHLETIC SKILLS, MUSIC SKILLS, THAT IT IS VERY SPECIALIZED, THEN WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS.
'CAUSE THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
UM, AND SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME OFFSET.
ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THE ONLY, I'M GONNA SAY COMMENT.
UH, AND THE AMOUNT EVEN IN 2017 THAT IT REQUIRED TO BILL THE PARK WAS MORE THAN WHAT IT ENDED UP BEING.
UH, WE JUST WENT THROUGH AND JUST DID THE, THE DR.
THAT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS LOOK AT.
AND, AND, UH, WE SENT WHAT THE NUMBER WE FELT LIKE THE NUMBER WOULD BE BASED ON THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM PARKS BOARD.
BUT THEN OBVIOUSLY, JUST SO YOU WOULD KNOW HIM, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, HE GOES TO NOT ONLY US, WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND IT GOES TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND THEN COUNCIL, AND ULTIMATELY COUNCIL MAKES THAT DECISION.
AND, AND THEY STILL LOOK AT IT FROM JUST A, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUSINESS DECISION.
YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE ATTRACT, WHAT ARE THE OTHER CITIES DOING AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT THAT'S JUST THE ONLY ONE COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THE, ON THE DIOCESE WITH ME.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU DID A GREAT PRESENTATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? YES, MA'AM.
OH NO, I JUST, OH, I CROSS THE WITNESS.
I'LL, I'LL GO TO THOMASINE THERE.
I JUST SAID DANNY, Y'ALL JUST DO SO MUCH WITH SO LITTLE ALL THE TIME.
AND I WAS WONDERING, IS IT SOME KIND OF WAY, BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE PARKS BOARD THAT WE KNOW WE CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO LET THE CITY KNOW ABOUT THESE PARKS.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST PASS BY, YOU KNOW? BUT I THINK IF WE COULD TRY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE MAYBE HIGHLIGHT A PARK A MONTH OR SOMETHING.
AND IF WE COULD START EMPHASIZING THAT AND LETTING COMMUNICATIONS HANDLE THAT, YOU CAN'T DO ALL OF THAT.
RIGHT? NO, I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
AND WE CAN EVEN, UH, WE CAN TIE THAT INTO SOME OF THESE GOALS, BUT INCREASING OUR ENGAGEMENT, RIGHT? UM, WE CAN GO OUT TO PARKS AND WE ACTUALLY DO MANAGE OUR OWN, THE PARKS AND REC, UH, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND WEBSITE.
UM, AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE CAN DO AND THE CITY CAN SHARE.
BECAUSE I'M ALSO A BIG FAN OF LET LET US POST IT AND THEN LET THE CITY SHARE IT TO THEIR 20,000 FOLLOWERS.
BECAUSE THEN THOSE FOLLOWERS ARE SEEING THAT, HEY, PARKS AND REC HAS A FACEBOOK, UM, AND THEY'RE GONNA COME FOLLOW US AND THAT'S GONNA HELP US.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UM, WE CAN LOOK AT, I KNOW, UM, DENNIS, UH, HOLT, ONE OF OUR FORESTRY GUYS, HE USED TO BE IN VIDEOGRAPHY AND, AND FILM COMMERCIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND HE'S, HE'S WORKING ON JUST KIND OF IN HIS, UH, WHEN HE, AS IF IT'S DOWNTIME, RIGHT? IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY BIG PROJECTS GOING ON, HE GOES OUT AND HE HAS A DRONE AND HE FILMS OUR PARKS AND HE'S DONE A COUPLE EDITS OF SOME VIDEOS OF WHAT, WHAT THE PARK IS AND DO, DOES SOME ZOOM INS ON SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
AND SO WE CAN START LOOKING AT POSTING THOSE, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO, LIKE, IF YOU SAID WHAT PARKA MONTH AND REALLY HIGHLIGHT THAT ON THE DIGITAL BOARDS.
NO, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
AND THEN ONE OTHER LITTLE THING.
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DO TO HELP WITH, UH, Y'ALL STAFF RETENTION? UM, WE ARE ACTUALLY, WE'RE DOING OKAY RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY ON RETENTION.UM, AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS WEIRD BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WE USUALLY HAVE VACANCIES.
UM, BUT I THINK, UM, OUT OF THE LAST, LET'S SEE, UH, EIGHT DEPARTURES, ONLY TWO WEREN'T FOR PROMOTION OR ADVANCEMENT.
UM, SO THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT THAT IS LIKE, SURE, YOU'RE LEAVING US, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE PREPARED YOU TO TAKE ON A DIFFERENT ROLE, WHETHER IT'S HERE OR SOMEONE ELSE.
UM, WE, WE GOT YOU TO THAT POINT.
AND IT, IT STINKS FOR US, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL IS, UH, IS TO IMPROVE STAFF AND, AND DEVELOP THEM PROFESSIONALLY.
AND SO, UM, YEAH, I THINK, UH, THE, THE EIGHT VACANCIES THAT WE'VE HAD, ONLY TWO WERE A GENUINE, I'M, I'M LEAVING MISSOURI CITY.
UM, AND ONE WAS I'M LEAVING THE INDUSTRY.
I DON'T WANT TO DO NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS ANYMORE.
SO, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT EVEN REALLY COUNTS.
UM, BUT, BUT LET ME LOOK INTO IT.
UM, AND SEE, I KNOW, UM, CAN THEY SIGN IN BLOOD OR SOMETHING?
SOMETHING BECAUSE Y'ALL DO SUCH A GOOD JOB OF TRAINING PEOPLE AND THEN, THEN THEY LEAVE.
SO IT'S GOOD THE DEPARTMENT IS ENCOURAGING CERTIFICATION AND STUFF.
WHO PAYS FOR THAT? TYPICALLY THE CITY DOES.
UM, SO IT WOULD BE A, UM, THE SUPERVISOR HAS TO APPROVE IT AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BUDGET THERE.
UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE CREATING A, UM, KIND OF LIKE AN, NOT AN APPLICATION, BUT A FORM OF SORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SUPERVISOR SIGNS OFF ON IT AND THAT IT'S, IT MIGHT NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THEIR CURRENT ROLE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DIVISION.
UM, AND THAT WAY THEY KIND, YOU KNOW, IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN LANDSCAPING AND IT'S A, YOU KNOW, NOT SOMEBODY WHO'S ON PAUL'S CREW, LIKE THAT'S STILL GONNA HELP OUR DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE.
UM, AND SO WE DO HAVE BUDGETS IN EACH DIVISION FOR TRAINING, UM, AND CERTIFICATIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? EXCELLENT.
UM, ITEM NUMBER NINE, BOARD REPORTS.
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DO I HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? UM, ONLY THAT MISSOURI CITY GREEN WILL BE AT TRICKS AND TREATS IN THE PARK.I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE THAT, BUT, OKAY.
A SMALL HANG OUT GIVING OUT WHAT WE DOING YET.
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WE SUPPORT.I KNOW
UH, AND JUST SO FOR OUR NEW MEMBERS, SO TYPICALLY WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS, UH, 'CAUSE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS AND SO FOR DECEMBER WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS BECAUSE THEY DO SNOW FEST, WE'LL TYPICALLY NOT HAVE A MEETING IN DECEMBER.
UH, BUT WE'LL WORK ON OUR FLOAT, UH, THAT DAY.
IF WE DO HAVE AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES ACTION BY THE PARKS BOARD, WE NORMALLY TAKE CARE OF IT AT THAT MEETING.
WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THOUGH, AND PRETTY MUCH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS KIND OF GAUGE IT TO WHERE WE DON'T, WE NORMALLY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING, UH, THEN OR IN JANUARY.
BUT IT ONLY IF WE DO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT REQUIRES ACTION AND THAT'S BASICALLY A PARKLAND DEDICATION, WE'LL MEET.
BUT YOU NORMALLY GET THOSE, THOSE TWO MONTHS OFF RIGHT THERE.
I'M, I'M, I'M STILL DOING MY MATH ON HOW MUCH MORE CANDY I NEED TO BRING THIS UP.
YOU KNOW, I, I TRIED TO TEACH YOU YOUNGSTER
WE LEARNED WHAT THAT FEST PARADE AND ALL.
I'M SORRY, WHAT'S THE DECEMBER? IS IT DECEMBER 7TH? OKAY.
SNOW FEST LAST YEAR WAS JUST AMAZING.
SO WILL WE, WILL THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING STILL BE THERE TO PUT THE TOGETHER? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO WHAT DO WE DO FOR THAT? UM, SO WE WILL LIKELY BE HERE, NOT IN THIS ROOM, BUT AT CITY HALL SOMEWHERE.
UM, I THINK WE DID IT ONE OTHER YEAR HERE.
UM, IT WAS A WHILE AGO, BUT OUT IN ONE OF THE PARKING.
AND SO, WE'LL EITHER IF THE, IF THE UH, COMMUNITY CENTER'S AVAILABLE, WE'LL BACK THE TRAILERS IN, UM, OR USE A, A LITTLE LIFT JACK THING TO GET 'EM IN THERE SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN USE THE AUDITORIUM.
UM, IF NOT, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A LIGHT TOWER OUT THERE TOO.
AND, AND A TENT AND SOME CHAIRS AND STUFF.
AND WE'LL USE ONE OF OUR PARKING LOTS.
DO THEY HAVE E EITHER OPTION STILL BETTER THAN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP? OH YEAH.
DO HAVE UH, LIKE THE OUTDOOR PARKING LOT LIGHTS AT
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THE STREET SIGN OVER IN THAT AREA.OH, THEY MIGHT, WE MIGHT COULD DO THAT.
'CAUSE I THINK THE WHOLE PLACE IS LIT.
'CAUSE IT'S OUR GAS STATION AS WELL.
YEAH, THAT MIGHT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
WE NEED TO BEAT, SING THEM UP AND MAKE SURE THEY GIVE US ROOM PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, YEAH, AS LONG AS YOU GUYS DON'T TAKE YOUR PERSONAL CARS IN THERE, THAT'S WHAT HE FREAKS OUT ABOUT.
UM, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A, UM, A DIFFERENT ROUTE THIS YEAR FOR THE PARADE.
UM, WE ARE STILL MAPPING THAT OUT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA COME DOWN CARTWRIGHT, BUT WE'RE GONNA START AT QUAIL VALLEY ELEMENTARY.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE WORKING ON, WE GOTTA FIGURE IT OUT WITH THEM.
UM, BUT WE, WE REALLY NEED TO ELIMINATE 10 92.
UM, WE, WE GOTTA GET IT OUTTA HERE.
THE, THE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TOO SLOW AND WE'RE, WE'RE SHUTTING IT DOWN FOR TOO LONG.
AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
UM, SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT MAPS, WE'RE SEEING, AND WE, WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE.
UM, WE THOUGHT ABOUT A COUPLE OTHER LOCATIONS 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANNA CHANGE IT UP TOO MUCH.
UM, BUT QUAIL VALLEY ELEMENTARY HAS THE BUS LINES AND THE CARPOOL LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THE FREEDOM CHURCH BACKS UP TO IT.
THERE'S JUST A FIELD IN BETWEEN.
SO NOW WE CAN HAVE, IF YOUR CAR'S IN THE PARADE, YOU'RE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IF IT'S NOT, YOU DON'T EVEN BRING YOUR CAR IN HERE.
IT'S OVER AT FREEDOM CHURCH AND YOU WALK ACROSS.
'CAUSE IT'S ABOUT, I THINK WE MEASURED, IT'S ABOUT, IT'S ABOUT 40 YARDS.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH STAGING IS, UM, ALL OF THE CARS THAT ARE IN THERE AND, AND THEN STAFF DON'T KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET YOU TO COME ON AND LIKE, COME ON.
IT'S YOUR TURN, IT'S YOUR TURN, IT'S YOUR TURN.
AND THE PERSON'S LIKE, OH NO, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
BUT, UM, IT, IT CREATES KIND OF A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE.
AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE END UP ON 10 92.
WE HAD, WE HAD SOME KIDS JUST STANDING THERE WAITING FOR EVERYBODY TO KEEP MOVING LAST YEAR.
AND SO, UM, THAT, THAT ROAD OUT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT TIGHT.
UM, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT AND I THINK IT'LL GONNA WORK OUT A LOT BETTER.
DO YOU, UM, MARCHING BANDS, DO THEY GET INVITED TO THIS? IF YOU CAN GET US A MARCHING BAND, I'LL GIVE YOU LIKE 18 HIGH FIVES.
YEAH, WE, UH,
UM, I KNOW DALTON'S ALREADY CONTACTED, LIKE WE WON OUR, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR HIGH SCHOOL, OUR DRUM LINES, EVERYONE LOCAL.
UM, BUT WE'VE ALSO, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE REACHING OUT TO PRAIRIE VIEW A AND MU OF H, UM, UHD AND SOME OF THOSE TO SEE IF THEY CAN, THEY CAN COME IN AS WELL.
'CAUSE THAT'S, WE'RE REALLY MISSING THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S GONNA BE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL, UM, FEATURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARADE THIS YEAR.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE GOING FOR HOORAY PARADE INSTEAD OF, I MIGHT VOTE FOR YOU, WHICH IS WHAT IT HAS BEEN.
UM, IT'S BEEN OUR, OUR FLOAT THE COUNCIL FLOAT, MAYBE A HORSE OR TWO, MAYBE SOME BOY SCOUTS, A LOT OF DANCING AND THEN CAMPAIGNING.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT SO THAT WE GET SOME MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
NORMALLY MARCHING BANDS, THEY DO LIKE SOME TYPE OF COMPETITION TYPE THING.
THEY HAD THE UILI THINK IS WHAT IT IS.
UM, WHEN WE LOOKED, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LATER IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
THE KEY ELEMENT'S GONNA BE REACHING OUT.
UM, APPARENTLY WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT KNOW HIM WELL.
UM, HE WAS, HE WAS AT STATE OF THE CITY.
SO I'M REALLY HOPING WE CAN KIND OF USE THOSE CONNECTIONS, PULL SOME STRINGS AND MAKE IT HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
IT ALWAYS HELPS WHEN YOU CONTACT, ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IT'S ABOUT THAT RELATIONSHIP AND, AND HAVING THE RIGHT PERSON INVITE THE RIGHT PERSON.
AND THAT JUST MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO TAKE THAT APPROACH OF, YOU KNOW, WE CAN REACH OUT, WE CAN ESTABLISH THAT 'CAUSE WE'RE BE THE ONES THERE, BUT, BUT WE NEED THAT.
UM, WE ALREADY HAD A, AN INITIAL MEETING WITH, WITH SOME OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY LEADERSHIP TO, TO ESTABLISH THAT NEED.
UM, AND THEN KIND OF, WE'RE ALSO REALLY LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, CAN WE GET THE MASCOTS OUT HERE? CAN WE GET THE HOUSTON JEEP CLUB OUT HERE? CAN WE GET, UM, THE SHRINERS LITTLE BABY CARS? UM, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE JUST AN EXTRA ELEMENT.
UM, BECAUSE THEN YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU SPRINKLE IN YOUR YOUTH DANCE GROUPS AND YOUR YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAMS AND THEN IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT MORE ENGAGING FOR OUR, OUR RESIDENTS.
HOUSTON ART CARS, THEY LIKE TO BRING 'EM OUT.
HOUSTON ART CARS, LIKE THE ART CAR PARADE? YEAH.
THEY LIKE TO, THEY LIKE TO BRING 'EM OUT TO OTHER AREAS.
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ALL RIGHT.YEAH, THEY DO LIKE TO SHOW AND YOU HAVE TO GET 'EM ALL WITHIN, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT THREE WEEKS BECAUSE YES.
AND THEY'RE BOOKED AFTER THAT.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE OKAY IF WE ASK? YEAH, LET 'EM KNOW.
SO WE SEND THEM TO WHO? UM, YOU CAN SEND 'EM TO THE REC CENTER FOR RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO I CAN GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER IF YOU WANT.
WE'RE WE'LL START BUILDING A LIST.
SO WE'RE ALSO SHIFTING IT THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GONNA DO A, AN APPLICATION.
UM, BECAUSE THAT WAY WE KNOW WHO'S GONNA BE IN, WE CAN PLAN IT.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT 80 OF ONE TYPE OF ENTRY.
UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT MEANS WE ARE GONNA TURN SOME PEOPLE AWAY.
UM, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE IT OVERALL FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO WE'LL START BUILDING THAT LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED.
IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE 'EM REACH OUT, UM, EITHER THE FRONT DESK, MYSELF OR DALTON, ANY OF US.
UM, AND THEN ONCE THAT APPLICATION IS, UH, IS COMPLETE, UM, WHICH I'M HOPING THAT IT'LL BE, UM, MID MONTH, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEND THAT TO 'EM.
WHO'S THE BRAND MARSHALL THIS YEAR? THEY HAVE NOT SELECTED ONE YET.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH AGENDA? IF NOT, THANK YOU ALL.
EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE EVENING AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.