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CITY PARKS BOARD MEETING TO ORDER. AND FROM. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL ARE PRESENT EXCEPT TOMASINA. ADAM, MARY AND KIM. I DID GET AN EMAIL FROM KIM THAT SHE WASN'T GOING TO BE[3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES]
HERE TONIGHT, BUT AT THIS TIME, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE NOT PRESENT. ITEM NUMBER THREE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVING THE AUGUST 7TH, 2025 PARKS BOARD MEETING MINUTES. NO. THEY WERE EMAILED. CORRECT. CHRISTY. HE WAS WAITING ON. HOW DO WE DO I HAVE ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? APPARENTLY SO. OKAY. I REFER TO PAGE THREE OF TWO.PAGE THREE. THREE OF TWO. THREE OF TWO. THREE. DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT. THAT'S HOW IT'S LABELED, THOUGH. OH, YEAH. WE'RE ON PAGE THREE OF TWO, WHICH IS ACTUALLY 6 OR 7. SIX OF SIX OF SEVEN.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS SPEEDING INVOLVED WITH THAT. RECREATION MANAGEMENT. WELL, THAT'S WHY THERE WAS SPITTING. IT SHOULD BE SHOULD READ THE ARTICLE. IT SHOULD BE SPLITTING THE SPEEDING. 000. FROM THE SUBJECT. JUST ILLUSTRATION. SHOULD BE SPLITTING. I THINK THEY SPLIT IT, BUT IT'S OKAY. ANY OTHER CHANGES OR COMMENTS? WELL, I THINK WE DON'T WANT THAT TO GO OUT IN SPITTING. IT'S GOING TO BE CORRECT. AND I DO READ THIS. I YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SUBJECT TO REVISING. HONESTLY UP TO THE MANCHESTER TO REVISE ONE. I SECOND. I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC COMMENTS I DO NOT SEE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THIS EVENING.
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WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRING ACTION. AND THIS IS GOING TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON NEW DEPARTMENTAL POLICY STANDARDS OPERATING PROCEDURES. MR. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. NOW BEFORE YOU START, DID YOU SEE HOW SHE LOOKED AT YOU? I DID NOT. I WAS WONDERING WHY NOBODY WANTED TO SIT NEXT TO YOU. THEY WERE LIKE, IF I DIDN'T GET HIM OUT IN 30 MINUTES, THEY WERE GOING TO FILL THESE CHAIRS UP WITH BODY PARTS OF MINE. OH, LORD. NO, I FIGURED YOU GUYS, NOBODY HERE'S A COWBOY STAND, RIGHT? WE CAN JUST STAY ALL NIGHT. OH, SURE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING A FEW NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS UPDATING SOME STANDING ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO YOU GUYS SOON. SO I KIND OF WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN. YOU'VE HEARD US TALK A LOT ABOUT SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING, REDIRECTING OUR PARKS CREWS FROM TASK BASED TO GEOGRAPHICAL BASED, AND INSTILLING AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM, A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT WE REALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. AND SO WITH THAT, WE DECIDED THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST MAKE IT ONE LARGE PROCESS AND MANUAL INSTEAD OF DOING ALL OF THESE SMALLER LITTLE THINGS AND EXPECTING OUR STAFF TO KEEP UP WITH 80 DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS AND AND US UPDATE 80 DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS. SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS TO CREATE A PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF MANUAL. AND THIS WAS FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REASONS. ONE, WE WANT SOMETHING IN WRITING TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND TO LAY OUT THEIR EXPECTATIONS. IT'S HARD TO HOLD SOMEBODY TO EXPECTATIONS IF YOU NEVER DEFINE THEM, AND IF YOU NEVER REVIEW IT WITH THEM, AND IF YOU NEVER RETRAIN THEM ON IT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS DOCUMENT IS. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE USED FOR THEIR ONBOARDING AS WELL AS ONGOING TRAINING. ALSO FOR US, WE HAVE A LOT OF WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND ACCREDITATION, WE HAD TO CREATE A LOT. AND IT'S A LOT OF ONE AND TWO PAGE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE THAT ARE PRE HUMAN RESOURCES OPERATIONS BASED. THEY APPLY TO EVERY STAFF MEMBER. BUT WE HAD AND I'M NOT JOKING 15 TO 20 THAT THEY'RE JUST STANDALONE POLICIES THAT WE'RE TRAINING EVERY STAFF MEMBER ON EVERY ONBOARDING OR EVERY YEAR. AND SO THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE. WE ALSO WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, NOT THE CITY BENEFITS, BUT THE FREE[00:05:06]
MEMBERSHIP TO THE REC CENTER, THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT IN THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE A RESOURCES SECTION AS WELL. AND SO WITH THIS POLICY, SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF IT AND A LOT OF THESE ARE, LIKE I SAID ALREADY STANDALONE. SO WE ALREADY HAD A CODE OF CONDUCT. IT APPLIES TO ALL STAFF. IT'S IN OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES ARE IN THIS DOCUMENT. OUR KEY CONTACTS ARE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, BE ENGAGING. BE CONSIDERATE, LISTEN FIRST. LISTEN TO ANSWER, NOT LISTEN TO OR LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND, NOT LISTEN TO ANSWER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THOSE ARE OUR QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHETHER YOU'RE IN A PARK OR AT THE FRONT DESK, ON THE PHONE, WHATEVER IT IS, WE WANT THE SAME LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE ACROSS THE BOARD. AND THEN WE DEFINED OUR WORK. ATTENDANCE AND BREAKS HASN'T BEEN TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOR US, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN WRITING SO THAT WE CAN REFER BACK TO OUR TRAINING AND EVALUATIONS. SO THAT'S THAT'S MORE FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, RIGHT? IF IT'S ALREADY CLEARLY DEFINED, CLEARLY WRITTEN, WE KNOW IT'S IN OUR EXPECTATIONS, IN OUR STANDARDS. EMPLOYEES RECEIVE THE TRAINING THEY NEED BOTH ON THE JOB AND IN DEVELOPMENT WISE AND AND GET EVALUATED AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO IMPROVE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO WORK ON. OUR DRESS CODE AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE. PERSONAL APPEARANCE IS ACROSS THE BOARD. DRESS CODE IS VERY BASED ON NOT JUST THE DIVISION YOU'RE IN, BUT THE JOB YOU'RE DOING RIGHT. YOU'LL SEE OUR RECREATION TEAM IN SHORTS AND A T SHIRT OCCASIONALLY, AND THEY'RE IN UNIFORM. YOU'LL SEE THEM IN SLACKS AND A BUTTON DOWN, AND THEY'RE IN UNIFORM, AND IT'S VERY DEPENDENT ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING THAT DAY JUST BECAUSE OF THE INDUSTRY THAT WE'RE IN. BUT WE WANTED THAT DEFINES THAT ALSO IN THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR OUR GUYS IN THE FIELD, FRONT DESK EMPLOYEES OR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO WEAR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING A GYM, SO GYM SHORTS ARE OKAY, BUT MAKE SURE IT'S PROFESSIONAL AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. USE OF DEPARTMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS ALREADY A STANDALONE POLICY. BUT WE HAVE MOST OF THE THINGS. PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE USE IS CITY OR DEPARTMENT OWNED. AND SO HOW WE TREAT THOSE ITEMS, HOW WE STORE THEM, HOW WE THEY'RE ALL SHARED. SO PUTTING THEM BACK, TAKING CARE OF THEM, DOING THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THEM, USING TECHNOLOGY FOR WORK, NOT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, STUFF LIKE THAT.IT'S VERY DIFFICULT EVEN FOR ME. I WON'T, I WON'T LIE. RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THIS IS ONE THAT WAS A STAND ALONE POLICY, BUT WE'VE TAKEN IT A STEP FURTHER. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO PARTICIPATE WITH MISSOURI CITY GREEN IN THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM AND LEARNED A LOT. SO WE'RE PUTTING IN MEASURES TO TRY AND BE MORE ECO FRIENDLY, INCLUDING DIGITAL FIRST OPERATIONS. IF WE HAVE TO SIGN SOMETHING, IT'S GOING TO BE DIGITALLY. WE'RE NOT PRINTING IT AND TAKING IT TO DONNY'S DESK. IF WE'RE DOING TRAININGS OR POLICY REVIEWS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE SENDING IT DIGITALLY INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT OUT FOR RECEIPTS FOR CUSTOMERS, IT'S WE'RE AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO EMAIL IT TO YOU. AND AND IF YOU WANT A PRINTED COPY, YOU CAN REQUEST IT AND WE'LL DO SO. BUT TRYING TO REDUCE THAT CARBON FOOTPRINT AND NOT JUST THROUGH PAPER, BUT IMPLEMENTING RECYCLING IN ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING AS WELL. SO LOOKING MORE TOWARDS LONGEVITY, NOT PAPER PLATES, PLASTIC SILVERWARE, BUYING ACTUAL PLATES AND SILVERWARE, WASHING IT WHEN YOU'RE DONE AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. OUR DISRUPTIVE PATRONS POLICY. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING POLICY. THIS IS FOR, YOU KNOW, MINOR AND MAJOR INFRACTIONS. WE COME INTO THE GYM, WE MOVE REALLY LOUDLY VERSUS YOU HIT SOMEBODY. WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES THAT WE FOLLOW FOR THAT. THERE'S ALREADY AN OUTLINE OF WHAT THOSE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS COULD LOOK LIKE. THIS IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROCEDURE OF ONCE THIS HAPPENS, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. BECAUSE WE KEPT RUNNING INTO CONFUSION WHERE, HEY, THIS PERSON SUSPENDED AND THAT DOESN'T GET TRICKLED DOWN TO THE EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY AT THE DESK. AND SO THEY COME IN, WHO'S SENDING THE LETTER, WHO'S KEEPING THE FILE.
AND SO WE CLEARLY DEFINED ALL OF THOSE ACTIONS WITH THIS POLICY. AND THEN LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FROM PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTIES TO EMPLOYEE SWAG. WE WE SELL A LOT OF REALLY COOL LOOKING SHIRTS AND HATS AND STICKERS. WE'RE TECHNICALLY NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE THAT AWAY, BUT WE CAN DO INCENTIVE TYPE OF PROGRAMS FOR THOSE. AND SO WE'RE DEFINING THAT SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT. THE NEXT POLICY THAT IS NEW IS KIND OF AN EXTENSION OF THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT. WE IMPLEMENTED A STAFF TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY. THIS IS BRAND NEW. WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS BEFORE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
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STAFF THAT THEY WANT CERTIFICATIONS, THEY WANT TO DO THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AND YOU KNOW, THEY THEY HAVE THE DESIRE. BUT HOW DO WE BE EQUITABLE IN APPROVING THAT? BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET A TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET. BUT IF YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE CERTAIN CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION YOU'RE IN AND YOU'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS THEM, BUT THIS OPPORTUNITY ONLY COMES UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. AND SO IT'S REALLY FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE, TO BE EQUITABLE IN OUR DECISION MAKING, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR DIDN'T GET APPROVED FOR TRAINING. SO WITH THIS ONE, SOME OF THE KEY POINTS WE REALLY DEFINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SO EMPLOYEE TRAINING WE HAVE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED OF US AS CITY EMPLOYEES. SOME OF THAT'S IT TRAINING, SECURITY TRAINING, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE TRAINING THAT'S REQUIRED FOR OUR DIVISION, WHETHER THAT'S PROGRAM PLANNERS OR PARK OPERATIONS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OR SPECIFIC TO OUR POSITIONS. AND THAT COULD BE EQUIPMENT, THAT COULD BE A SOFTWARE, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ALL OF THAT IS CONSIDERED TRAINING FOR THE MOST PART. THOSE ARE REQUIRED. WE DO BRING IN SOME PROFESSIONALS OCCASIONALLY TO ADVANCE THAT. SOME REQUIRED, SOME OPTIONAL.THOSE ARE SUPPLEMENTAL TRAININGS. THOSE REALLY AREN'T WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS.
BUT BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER ENRICHMENT ARE CALLED A TRAINING, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TITLE SO THAT OUR STAFF WEREN'T CONFUSED BY IT. WHAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT HERE IS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT IS EXTENDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXTENDING THEIR SKILLS, GETTING THEM CERTIFICATIONS, FURTHERING THEIR ABILITIES, WHETHER IT'S IN THEIR CURRENT POSITION OR FOR WHEN THEY MIGHT WANT IN THE FUTURE. SO MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE TO OPERATE A TRACTOR AT THIS POINT, BUT THEY WANT TO MOVE UP TO A SENIOR TECHNICIAN TO DETECT MAYBE WITH THE REC CREW, THEY THEY DON'T DO SPECIAL EVENTS RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WANT TO TAKE A MARKETING COURSE WHERE THEY CAN FURTHER THEIR THEIR PROGRAM OUTREACH AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALSO DEFINE THE PROCEDURES BOTH FOR STAFF AND FOR SUPERVISORS. SO NOT JUST A REQUEST, BUT HOW THE SUPERVISOR REVIEWS THAT REQUEST THEIR BUDGET. THE EMPLOYEES CURRENT PERFORMANCE AND LAST EVALUATION, AND HOW IT BENEFITS THE DEPARTMENT. AND THAT DIVISION SPECIFICALLY. WE HAVE SOME CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS IN THERE. SO IF YOU DID NOT HAVE A GOOD PERFORMANCE REVIEW, YOU NEED TO CLEAN THAT UP BEFORE. WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR SOME MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR YOU. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU AND SUPPORT YOU AND GET YOU THROUGH THAT. BUT IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THINGS LIKE DEFINING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU NEED BOOKS FOR THE CLASS, IF YOU NEED MATERIAL SUPPLIES, THE FUNDING OF THAT WHO BELONGS TO AND AND SOME ARE JUST THE, THE RED LINE STUFF THAT GOES WITH THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE A LIST OF RECOMMENDED TRAININGS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU START LOOKING INTO IT. MORE. SO WE DEVELOPED, WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF OUR DIVISIONS AND EVERYBODY KIND OF LISTED OUT EVERYTHING THEY'VE EVER HEARD OF, AND NONE OF US HAVE TAKEN IT, AND WE CREATED A LIST OF THAT AND THEN PROVIDED SOME RESOURCES FOR THEM TO LOOK IT UP. AND THEN WHAT WE DID WAS WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REQUEST FORM THAT EMPLOYEES CAN FILL OUT. AND SO THEY IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING THEIR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR THEIR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR OR THE MARKETING CERTIFICATE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY NEED TO LOOK IT UP. THEY NEED TO SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS WHEN IT'S OFFERED, IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR IT, IF THERE'S REOCCURRING COSTS OF IT.
RIGHT. SO IS IT ONE TIME OR ARE WE PAYING A MEMBERSHIP FROM HERE ON OUT? YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US HOW IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THEM AS A PROFESSIONAL. SO THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEIR ADVANCEMENT AND THEIR CAREER. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO TELL US HOW IT BENEFITS US AS A DEPARTMENT. SO HOW ARE THEY GOING TO USE THAT WITH OUR DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR DIVISION.
AND THEN IT HAS A SECTION FOR THE SUPERVISORS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. SO THAT WAY WE CAN KEEP THAT ON FILE. AND IT REALLY STARTS HELPING THEM. OUR EMPLOYEES THINK THROUGH, YOU KNOW LIKE IT'S EASY TO SAY, OH YEAH, I WANT TO DO THAT TRAINING. I WANT TO DO THIS, I WANT THAT TO DO THIS, I WANT TO DO THIS. AND NOW THAT SOUNDS COOL. HOW ARE WE GOING TO USE IT THOUGH? RIGHT? I MEAN, WE CAN'T ALWAYS JUST BE GOING TO CLASSES AND DOING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. AT SOME POINT. YOU GOT TO USE THE INFORMATION. SO THAT REALLY GETS THEM THINKING, US THINKING THROUGH HOW WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE. THE NEXT TWO ARE PRETTY QUICK. SO ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO IT WAS OCTOBER 23RD. WE BROUGHT TO YOU GUYS PARK DESIGN STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL.
SO THIS DOCUMENT IS NOW UNDER REVIEW TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONS ADDED. WE'VE LEARNED SOME STUFF THAT WE DID NOT INCLUDE. WE WANT TO KIND OF ORGANIZE IT JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER. FOR THE MOST PART. THIS DOCUMENT WAS CREATED AS A A BLUEPRINT, A GUIDE TO BE OUR FOUNDATION TO CREATING A PARK SYSTEM THAT IS RECOGNIZABLE, RIGHT? IT DEFINES WHAT OUR PAVILIONS LOOK LIKE.
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IT DEFINES THE BENCHES THAT WE USE, THE THE WIDTH OF OUR WALKING PATHS, THE THE PROXIMITY OF A PLAYGROUND TO A RESTROOM AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT WHEN WHEN PEOPLE GO VISIT OUR PARKS, THEY KNOW THIS IS A SPACE AND GET THAT ESTHETIC AND THE VIBE, AND THEN IT MAKES SURE THAT WE'RE USING INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES AS WELL AS ASTM, BEST BEST PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS AS WELL. SO WITH THIS REVIEW, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE LEARNED SOME STUFF. WE DID NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING ABOUT SITE PLANNING OR SITE PREPARATION. WE SAID WE WANT THESE BENCHES, WE WANT THESE. THIS IS THE SIZE WE WANT OUR SOCCER FIELDS. BUT WE DIDN'T SAY YOU NEED A CERTAIN DISTANCE BETWEEN SOCCER FIELDS. WE DIDN'T SAY THAT ANYTHING ABOUT SECURITY. SO LAYOUT AND CIRCULATION, HOW ARE WE GOING TO LAY OUT THIS PARK IS THE PLAYGROUND. RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT IS THE IS THE SOCCER FIELD RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WETLANDS? LIKE, HOW ARE WE LAYING OUT THESE PARKS? AND WE AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PARK PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE NOTICING WE'RE DOING MORE AND MORE IN-HOUSE. AND SO HAVING THAT CLEARLY DEFINED, AND EVEN WHEN WE DO GO OUT TO TO BID OR AN ARCHITECT ENGINEER ANYTHING LIKE THAT SAYING, HEY, THIS IS OUR IDENTITY, THIS IS HOW WE WANT IT DESIGNED. LEAVING CAVEATS AS SEA LIONS LOOKING AT ME, LEAVING CAVEATS FOR EXCEPTIONS BASED ON REQUESTS BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS. AND I WILL SAY OUR MCNAUGHTON PARK RECENT ACCIDENT REALLY BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY ASPECT. I WHEN I STARTED ON THIS PRESENTATION, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT. AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PLAYGROUND AND I'M LIKE, UNFOLD THAT. AND OUR PARK DESIGN STANDARDS. RIGHT. BALLERS BLOCKING BLOCKING ACCESS SOMEHOW SO THAT WE DON'T RUN INTO THIS AGAIN. THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS, IS A SITE PREPARATION. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING. WE HAD GRADES FOR CONCRETE. SO MINIMUM MAXIMUM FOR ACCESS. WE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING JUST FOR THE GROUNDS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE LEARNED DURING TROXELL WITH THE BIOSWALE BECAUSE THOSE ARE FIRST BIOSWALE. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE SHOULD CLEARLY DEFINED OUR DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER RUNOFF AND OUR EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE WHILE THERE ARE STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, WHATEVER STANDARDS FOR PARK, RIGHT, WE WANT TO FILTER AS MUCH OF THAT RUNOFF AS WE CAN. WE WANT HIGHER STANDARDS WHEN WE HAVE THE BUDGET AVAILABLE AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, AND THEN IRRIGATION STANDARDS, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN IRRIGATOR NOW. AND WE READ THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT AND SAID, I DON'T WANT THAT ONE.AND SO WE'RE UPDATING IT TO BE SMART IRRIGATION SO THAT WHEN IT RAINS ALL SUMMER, LIKE IT DID THIS YEAR, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DRIVE ALL OVER THE PLACE, RESETTING OUR TIMERS AND OUR SCHEDULES. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, THIS ONE WE ACTUALLY JUST STARTED VERY RECENTLY. WE HAVE A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN. PART OF THE REASSIGNING OUR PARKS CREWS HAS REALLY OPENED US UP TO DO MORE OURSELVES. THEY'RE TAKING MORE OWNERSHIP. THEY'RE GETTING MORE DONE.
HONESTLY, IT'S FANTASTIC AND I LOVE IT. WE HAVE A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN, AND BARRY HAS, SINCE WE'VE REASSIGNED, CREATED CHECKLISTS. SO THEY HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL PARK NOW HAS NOT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE BUT ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN. SO EACH WEEK WE DO THIS EVERY QUARTER WE DO THIS EVERY TWICE A YEAR. WE DO THIS ANNUALLY. WE DO THIS. AND IT'S SPECIFIC TO EACH PARK. SO COMMUNITY PARKS LIST IS A PAGE AND A HALF, WHEREAS OAK HILL IS A VERY LITTLE. WE'RE GOING TO INTEGRATE THESE TWO THINGS TO NOW BE A OPERATIONS AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN SO THAT IT'S ALL TOGETHER. BECAUSE EVEN WHEN WE ARE DOING OUR STANDARD MAINTENANCE, IT'S STILL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE BECAUSE WE'RE STILL OFFSETTING SOME OF THAT WEAR AND TEAR. WE'RE STILL OFFSETTING OR EXTENDING THE LONGEVITY OF IT.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ADD IN OUR RIGHT OF WAYS, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE WITH THE MEDIANS AND RIGHT OF WAYS AND BEAUTIFICATION. AND TO PREVENT, AGAIN, HAVING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CLEARLY DEFINE AND ACTUALLY THIS KIND OF CAME FROM THIS BOARD, THE PARK ASSESSMENT THAT YOU GUYS CREATED. IT HAS A THIS IS OUR GOAL. AND THEN THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT. SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF USE THAT METHODOLOGY AND SAY THIS IS OUR THIS IS OUR GOAL. THIS IS TOP OF THE LINE. THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE. THIS IS OUR STANDARD IN OUR REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE TO BE HERE. WE WANT TO BE HERE SO THAT WHEN WE TRAIN OUR CREWS, THEY KNOW THAT LIKE WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU IS, IS THE MINIMUM, RIGHT? ALWAYS BE ABLE AND WILLING AND AND TRYING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS NO TRAFFIC PARK. RIGHT. BUT OUR STANDARD IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CHECK FOR LITTER AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL THE TRASH EVERY DAY. WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AFTER US, BUT THIS IS OUR GOAL FOR THIS, HOPEFULLY.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. SORRY. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. VERY GOOD INFORMATION. IT REALLY IS VERY GOOD. AND A LOT OF IT IS VERY REMINISCENT. AND I'M HEARING YOU IT SOUNDS LIKE DELTA AIRLINES REALLY DOES. TRULY IT DOES BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I WILL TELL YOU TODAY I'VE BEEN TO TWO PARKS. ONE WAS RISKVIEW, WHICH I HAD NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE. I HADN'T DON'T TELL MANY PEOPLE THAT. NO, NO. BUT THE THING IS, I REALIZED I HADN'T, SO I DECIDED, LET ME GO SIT AT THIS PARK. YEAH, IT WAS VERY CLEAN.IT WAS VERY UNIQUE. AND YOU HAD STAFF THERE WORKING THERE WHEN I WAS THERE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, BUT THEY WERE WORKING IN THE PARK. AND THE OTHER ONE IS COMMUNITY PARK THAT I HAD TO WORK BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ADOPTED PARK STARTING THIS SATURDAY WITH 35 KIDS AND CHAPERONS RIGHT THERE AND SO, AND THEY'RE ALL READY TO GO AND TRYING TO FIND A LOCATION FOR THEM TO GO TO MEET AND THEN DISPERSE. BUT I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE CONDITION.
IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME COMMUNITY PARK BECAUSE IT DIDN'T LOOK DIRTY TO ME. IT REALLY DID. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT IS COMING, SO THAT COULD CHANGE IT. BUT LOOKING AT IT AT BOTH OF THOSE PARKS TOGETHER, THEY LOOK GREAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S VERY GOOD TO HEAR.
THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT DO WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR ACROSS THE FOUR DIVISIONS I. I WANT WE AVERAGE 1500 PER EMPLOYEE AND THAT INCLUDES SOME OF OUR LIKE THAT. KEEP IN MIND THAT INCLUDES OUR CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER DESIGNATION TRAINING AS WELL AS OUR CPR FIRST AID AED. SO IN THOSE THOSE BULK UP BECAUSE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, 40 PEOPLE GOING THROUGH IT EVERY YEAR. BUT I WANT TO SAY IT'S ABOUT FOUR. I THINK IT'S $1,460 WAS THE AVERAGE PER FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. SO NOT NOT BAD. NOT BAD. IF YOU'RE SMART WITH IT YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH THAT. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THOMAS? WITH THIS I HAVE A QUESTION WITH THIS PARTICULAR MASK, MANUAL COVER, DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES OR DISCIPLINARY STEPS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. SO OUR PERSONNEL POLICY ACTUALLY COVERS THAT.
AND WE HAVE TO BE PRETTY CAREFUL BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRYING TO OVERWRITE OR. THANK, YOU KNOW, CIRCUMVENT THE PERSONNEL POLICY. BECAUSE MOST OF OUR ACTUALLY FOR THE MOST PART, ALL OF OUR DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS DEFINED BY THE PERSONNEL POLICY. SO THAT'S AT A CITY LEVEL. THIS WILL ONLY BE DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL. OKAY. WHAT THIS DOES DO IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN AN ENTIRE CITY, THERE'S NOT AN ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR AN THEN THERE'S TIME OFF. RIGHT? BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SEASONAL SUMMER CAMP EMPLOYEE AND A CITY MANAGER OF ATTENDANCE, HOW DO YOU WRITE THAT INTO A PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY? SO IT PUTS IT INTO WRITING WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS AND OUR STANDARDS ARE, AND THEREFORE ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND THE PERSONNEL POLICY MORE EFFECTIVELY.
BECAUSE IT CLEARLY DOES IN IN THIS BRINGS UP A QUESTION THERE IS IN THE HR MANAGEMENT, STEPS FOR DISCIPLINARY AND STAFF IS TRYING TO HAVE TO DO THAT IN ALL. ALL RIGHT. YES, YES I COUNT OUR PERSONNEL POLICY. DOES DISCIPLINARY TERMINATION SUSPENSION. I MEAN SOME OF THEM WILL HAVE LIKE EMPLOYEES LIKE A HEALTH PROGRAM WHERE THE EMPLOYEE CAN BE HAVE SO MANY WARNINGS AND THEN THEY'RE PUT ON A GROWTH PROGRAM IN ORDER TO IMPROVE. DO YOU GUYS HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? IT'S SIMILAR. IT'S IT'S NOT THE EXACT SAME, BUT IT IS IT'S SIMILAR. AND WE HAVE THE PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR STEPS THAT ARE THE SAME THING WITH DIFFERENT WORDS. AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THIS OUT TO ALL EMPLOYEES. SO THE THE STAFF MANUAL, WE WILL ACTUALLY BE DOING OUR WE DO A QUARTERLY ALL STAFF TRAINING WHERE IT'S ABOUT HALF A DAY. WE DO A FOUR TIMES A YEAR WITH ALL FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. IT'S MANDATORY UNLESS THEY HAVE PRE-APPROVED TIME OFF. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS ENTIRE MANUAL AS IF EVERY EMPLOYEE WAS BEING ONBOARDED AS A NEW EMPLOYEE. AND THEN GOING FORWARD, EVERYBODY, WE HAVE AN ONBOARDING PROGRAM. THIS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO IT AND BE THE BULK OF IT. SO SO THAT EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE, WHEN THEY ARE ONBOARDED, WE USUALLY TAKES THEM 2 TO 3 HOURS, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY, WHAT, WHAT DIVISION AND POSITION THEY'RE IN FOR
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WHICH FORM THEY FILL OUT. I WOULD EXPECT IT'S GOING TO TAKE CLOSE TO A FULL DAY. BY THE TIME WE PUT THIS IN OUR ONBOARDING PARK TOUR. ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH STAFF.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER SIX STAFF REPORT
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STARTING WITH PARK PROJECT HEARINGS. NOT HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE SPOT. YEP.BRING IT ON. YES. SO ADAM IS ACTUALLY ATTENDING ONE OF OUR HOA MEETINGS TONIGHT. HE IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE WE'VE PUT A FLIER RIGHT BEHIND YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK FOR THE EAST HAMPTON PARKLAND. WE WILL BE DOING A PUBLIC INPUT SESSION. AND AND I CANNOT TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE HOA'S ONE OF THOSE TWO HOAS IS HAVING A MEETING TONIGHT THAT WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WEEK. AND SO WE SAID, HEY, GO, GO, GO, GO DO THAT. I'LL DO THIS. WE'LL BE FINE. AND SO ADAM'S THERE ANNOUNCING IT. I KNOW A COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE DONNY PRESENTED OUR IDEA FOR GATEWAY PARK, WE'RE DOING A PUBLIC INPUT OUT AT THE PARK. WE'RE INVITING THEM, AND WE HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY. IF YOU SCAN THAT QR CODE, WE'LL BE SHARING OUR IDEAS, GETTING PUBLIC INPUT COMMENT CARDS. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO DO AN ONLINE SURVEY, WE'LL HAVE IT AND THEN WE'LL BE OUT THERE SHARING KIND OF THE BACKGROUND, GETTING SOME INPUT. WE'LL HAVE THE BOARDS, DISPLAY BOARDS WITH THE PARK RENDERINGS AND, AND THE DESIGN THAT THAT COMMUNITY CAME UP WITH FROM THE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION. SO PLEASE COME IF YOU'RE ABLE. BUT THAT'S WHY ADAM'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. COUPLE QUICK UPDATES ON OUR PROJECTS, SOME OF THE BIGGER ONES THAT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET. YOU GUYS DON'T GET A MONTHLY UPDATE ON FREEDOM TREE IF YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN IT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW IT'S BEEN ON LOCKDOWN, FULLY FENCED IN. THEY ARE FULL GO. I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID HAVE. IF YOU FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN WE RELOCATED WHAT I CALL THE BABY FREEDOM TREE. SO NOW IT WILL BE THE CENTERPIECE OF THE FAMILY PLAY ZONE. IT'S IT'S RELOCATED. IT'S A VERY COOL PROCESS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE FACEBOOK AND YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE IT, YOU SHOULDN'T GO OFF AND DO SOME OF THE PICTURES AND VIDEOS. IT'S REALLY COOL. SO THAT PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG. WE'RE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, OUR DESIGN CONSULTANTS, OUR CIP TEAM, AND THEN THE SCULPTOR WHO DID THE CENTERPIECE ART SCULPTURE. AND SO EVERYTHING IS MOVING. WE ARE HOPEFUL IT'S GOING TO BE A SPRING OPENING AGAIN. WE DID HAVE A LOT MORE RAIN THIS SUMMER THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATING. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND BECAUSE OF IT, BECAUSE THE GROUND IS WOULD NOT STAY DRY ENOUGH FOR US TO DO ANY CONCRETE WORK. HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTOR HAS MADE GREAT PROGRESS OUT THERE AND IS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY QUICK AND DOING WHAT THEY CAN. AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE. STAMOS SPORTS PARK WE DID GET THAT REPLANTED. I THINK WE WERE AT SIX DIFFERENT PARCELS INITIALLY, AND SO THEY SAID, BEFORE WE CAN DO A PERMIT, WE HAD TO REPLAT IT. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE THE CITY, I GUESS. AND SO THAT IS DONE. WE'RE NOW WORKING WITH THE UTILITY DISTRICT, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PERMITTING TEAM, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT GOING TO BID THIS FALL. DONNIE AND I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH SEVERAL OF THE PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS TO GO AHEAD AND GET A JUMP ON THAT. WE WILL BE BIDDING THE PROJECT AND THEN CONTRACTING DIRECTLY WITH THE PLAYGROUND, ETC. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE BIDS BACK SO THAT WE HAVE SCALABILITY WITH THE OTHER ELEMENTS, THE OTHER ELEMENTS BEING THE PLAYGROUND AND SPLASH PAD, THE SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING, AND THE PUMP TRACK. THAT WAY IF WE GET FAVORABLE BIDS, WE CAN SCALE UP. IF WE GET UNFAVORABLE GOOD, WE CAN SCALE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. IT HELPS US BETTER MANAGE THE BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. CAN WE EXTEND THE THE SITE PLAN? FOR THERMAL PLANTS? YES. YOU KNOW SUPERCELESTIAL. YES. OKAY.
DOING SOME OF THAT. AND THE ONE THING, ONE SUGGESTION I WOULD GIVE YOU IF WE DID A BUNCH OF PARTS AND WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PULL THE EQUIPMENT OUT SO WE DIDN'T GET THE MARKUP FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE DOING IT. YEAH. BECAUSE IT IT WAS A BIG MARKUP AND IT WAS LIKE, MAN, IT WAS A BIG DROP WHEN WE DID IT THAT WAY. YES. AND A LOT OF IT WAS ON BOARD. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE DOING IT. THOSE FOUR THINGS ARE THE THINGS WE CAN GET ON PURCHASING COOPERATIVES. SO WE ALREADY GET A DISCOUNT. AND SO WE GET THE DISCOUNT.
PLUS WE SAVE THE MARKUP AND WE CAN DO TURNKEY SOLUTIONS WITH THEM. THAT'S THEY OFFER THAT.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY I MEAN FOR FOR THOSE PRICE TAGS WE FIGURED YEAH IT'S POTENTIALLY 30% SAVINGS IF YOU COUNT THE DISCOUNT SAVINGS ON THE MARKUP OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. BUT YES I WILL SEND THAT TO YOU. SO WE ARE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE IT WAS, BUT WE WE WERE PLANNING TO
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BID THAT PROJECT THIS FALL AND THEN START THIS WINTER AND THEN BICENTENNIAL PARK, WHICH IS OUR OTHER BOND PROJECT THAT WE ARE STILL CLOSING OUT. IT WAS ONE OF THEM THAT WAS AFFECTED BY THE THE RAINS. THIS SUMMER WE WILL BE THE PLAYGROUNDS IN, BUT WE WILL BE ADDING A SHADE, SAIL, SOME NEW BENCHES, NEW PICNIC TABLES, SOME NEW GRILLS AND THEN SOLAR LIGHTING TO THAT PARK. SO THEY ARE EXPECTED TO START IN 2 OR 3 WEEKS. IT'LL BE ABOUT A 2 TO 3 WEEK PROCESS. SO I ALREADY SAID ABOUT THE EAST HAMPTON, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE PARK PROJECT UPDATES THAT I HAD. ALL RIGHT. SO STATE OF THE CITY. MAYOR ANDERSON WILL BE WINNING SOME SORT OF A BUSINESS NAME, INDEPENDENCE PARK. SO THEY REALLY APPRECIATE FOR THAT. OKAY. WAS IT JUST A CHECK IN HERE? YEAH, I THINK I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO GIVE GIVE A VERY LARGE NAMING RIGHTS AND HAD A NAME, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WOULD GO. I CAN'T SAY IT WOULD BE GOOD OR BAD PEOPLE WOULD GO FOR IT. BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE THE DIRECTION THAT WE GO. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW MANY BANDS AND AFTER THAT POINT IS IT? I MEAN, IT IS. SO WE LAST WEEK THEY WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND DO THE COMMUNITY CENTER PLAZA STAGE. THE HUNTERSGLEN ONE IS SHOULD BE THIS MUCH. THAT WAS A MUCH. IT'S THEY'RE ALL CUSTOM AND THEY WERE ALL BACKORDERED. AND SO WE WERE REALLY HOPEFUL IT WOULD BE BEFORE IT WAS CALLED. BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT THAT IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER. SO AS LONG AS EVERYTHING STAYS ON TRACK, THEN WE'LL BE GOOD BECAUSE THAT'S THE QUESTION. I'M GOING AROUND THE CLOCK. THAT'S YOUR MAIN QUESTION THAT I KNOW. I'M GETTING THE COLOR. IT'S COMING. IT'S WATER. LET ME TELL YOU WHY IT TAKES SO LONG. THANK YOU. I HAVE A LOT OF REASONS. THANK YOU. YES. AND PART OF IT'S BECAUSE WE WE WENT UP IN THE QUALITY. WE WENT FOR A HIGHER WIND LOAD AND IT'S CUSTOM. IT'S, IT'S BUT IT'S STILL TAKEN A LOT LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. AND WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING FREQUENTLY WITH OUR VENDOR ABOUT THAT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE KIND OF ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. THINGS THAT KEEP OUR VENDORS OR OUR CONTRACT ISN'T THE ONE MANUFACTURING IT, BUT THAT'S WHO WE TALK TO. AND WE JUST KEEP ASKING HIM OVER AND OVER. AND I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING, BUT IT'S IT'S FRUSTRATING. SO MOVE ON OVER TO BAILEY PARK OPERATIONS REPORT I'D LIKE THAT. WE WERE BEGGING. YEP. I WOULD JUST SAY WE DO HAVE YOUR REPORT HERE. I WOULD JUST SAY OUR EFFICIENCY HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE WITH THE RE REASSIGNMENTS. AND THEN WE HAVE BEEN GETTING TO A LOT OF OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE TASKS, INCLUDING A LOT OF OUR ADA SITE INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT, RETAINING SIDEWALKS OR, I'M SORRY, PARKING LOTS AND STRIPING, FIXING WATER CRACKS AND LINES AND WATER FOUNTAINS, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF WORK, BUT WE NEED TO GET TO IT. THEY HAVE DONE EXCELLENT WORK. THEY'VE GOTTEN TO IT IN OUR BUSIEST SEASON. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED. THEY'RE ALL THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PARKS TO COME TO MY OFFICE. HEY, ARE WE ALLOWED TO REPAINT AND REPAINT THE CIVILIANS? YES, YES. NO YOU ARE, YES YOU ARE. YES, PLEASE. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO SEE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE KIND OF HOW THEY DO THIS FALL AND WINTER, BECAUSE THEY USUALLY SLOW DOWN AND GET TO PROJECTS AROUND THAT TIME. GRASS STOPS GROWING AS FAST. SO IF THEY'RE ALREADY LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME MORE PROJECTS FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET BORED. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON OVER TO OH, SEE? MR. MOBLEY RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT. HELLO EVERYONE. I KNOW USUALLY I THROW A WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS AT Y'ALL IN AUGUST. AS Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY AWARE, KIDS ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, SO I THOUGHT I'D THROW THE PROJECT AT Y'ALL. SO ON AUGUST 18TH, WE ACTUALLY CLOSED DOWN THE REC CENTER FOR A RENOVATION. USUALLY WE DO IT DURING THANKSGIVING, BUT WE'VE HEARD FROM IN THE PAST PEOPLE SAYING LIKE, HEY, I'M COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. I WANT TO HANG OUT WITH MY HIGH SCHOOL BUDDIES, AND WE WANT TO GO HOOP OR WE WANT TO GO WORK OUT. AND SO WE THOUGHT, LET'S PICK A DEAD TIME IN AUGUST AND TRY TO SEE IF THAT WORKS. SO WE'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW IN THE DECEMBER MEETING OR JANUARY MEETING IF THAT WAS THE RIGHT CALL. WE HAD A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WE DID. THE FIRST ONE WAS A LOT OF PAINTING, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE ENTRY TO THE GYM REPAINTED. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE IMAGE, THE ARCH ABOVE WHERE THE GYM ENTERS. WE DID THAT BLUE LINE TO MATCH THE INSIDE OF THE GYM AND THEN THE GRAY, AND THEN[00:35:01]
THE WHOLE WEST WING WILL KIND OF GO DOWN TO THE RIGHT. WEST WING WAS PAINTED GRAY TO MATCH IT. WAS THAT LIKE KIND OF CREAM COLOR YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAY WAS TO MATCH A LOT OF THE OTHER FACILITIES. SO THAT'S OUR NEW STANDARD COLOR GOING THROUGH. AND THAT'S WHAT THE GYM IS PAINTED AS, AS WELL. SO I SAY WEST WING, BUT IT'S WHENEVER YOU GO IN JUST THE HALL PAST THE DESK. ALSO WE DID RESURFACING. IT'S TECHNICALLY REFINISHING NOT RESURFACING, RESURFACING A LOT MORE REFINISHING ADDS A COUPLE OF LAYERS TO IT. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES THERE. IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE SPARKLY AND SHINY.SO PAINTING WAS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY THEY CAME AND REFINISHED THE GYM FLOOR AND AEROBIC ROOM AND IT'S A LOT OF CHEMICALS AND SO WE COULDN'T LET ANYBODY IN. I MEAN, WE DONNIE, I THINK I CAME IN THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T MIND IT. AND THEN WITHIN FIVE MINUTES DONNIE'S DOOR WAS CLOSED, LIKE, YEAH, OKAY, OKAY. YEAH. YOU DON'T MIND IT. SO WE GOT A LOT DONE THERE ASIDE FROM THAT. SO WE PAINTED THE GYM WALL, THE WEST WING, THE ENTRYWAY. WE FINISHED THE GYM FLOOR AND AEROBIC ROOM, AND THEN WE SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE IN, WE DID A LOT OF ORGANIZATION AND INVENTORY OF OUR CLOSETS. AND SO THERE'S A GYM CLOSET, THE ELECTRICAL CLOSET. WE HAVE A CLOSET INSIDE WHERE THE OFFICES ARE ACTUALLY REDID ALL THAT. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF DECORATIONS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD FROM A COUPLE OF OKTOBERFEST BACK AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. SO PRETTY INTERESTING. PRETTY INTERESTING. I THINK I SAW A COUPLE DOCUMENTS FROM 2013, SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL. YEAH, THAT WAS KIND OF THE RENOVATION THERE AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AS A REC SUPERINTENDENT, YOU SEE THE SMILES ON FACES AND THAT'S GOOD. BUT IT'S KIND OF NICE GOING IN AND SEEING LIKE, HEY, WE DID SOMETHING. WE CHANGED IT. ON THAT SENSE.
WE'RE KIND OF FROM HERE ON OUT, WE'RE PLANNING TO DO A MORE SO KIND OF LONG TERM. SO WE WANT TO DO A PHASED APPROACH WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE GRAY INTO THE OTHER AREAS. SO YOU'LL SEE THERE'S KIND OF MORE CREAM COLOR IF YOU COME INTO THE REC CENTER. AND THEN WE ALSO NEED TO PAINT THE AEROBIC ROOM WALL. IT'S STILL KIND OF AN ORANGISH BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO THE LOGISTICS OF REFINISHING AND PAINTING AT THE SAME TIME. WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE CLOSED FOR ANY LONGER THAN WE WERE. SO WE'LL REFINISH EVERY YEAR, BUT EVERY OTHER OR EVERY YEAR WE'LL BE DOING A COUPLE MORE PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THE REC CENTER SERVES THE BEST WE CAN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE I GO ON? COOL. OKAY, COOL FOR THE RECREATION REPORT, AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, WITH A WEEK CLOSED. YES, THE NUMBERS OF COURSE ARE GOING TO BE DOWN. I THINK IT WAS ONLY DOWN 20%, 25%. SO THAT MAKES SENSE FOR A WEEK. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THAT MAKES SENSE. I KNOW FOR INCOME REVENUE WE'RE ONLY DOWN 7%. SO THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE STILL SIGNING UP FOR PROGRAMS, EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T OPEN NECESSARILY TO SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIPS AND EVERYTHING. SO THAT'S STILL REALLY GOOD TO SEE. I ASSUME IT'LL KIND OF TRICKLE INTO OCTOBER. WE'LL SEE A LITTLE DECLINE OF REVENUE, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL COME RIGHT BACK UP SINCE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, BRAND NEW REC CENTER. ESSENTIALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR EVENTS, WE HAVE CARS AND CHAI. THAT WAS ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH. IT WAS ACTUALLY HELD AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARKING LOT. WE HAD ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE THERE. AND SO IT WAS JUST LIKE REALLY COOL SUPER CARS. THEY HAD VENDORS. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE. OH, THAT'S NOT THE PICTURE. THAT'S A FARMER'S MARKET. IT WAS REALLY COOL. THERE'S A LOT OF COOL, FANCY CARS. DONNIE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT. I THINK THERE WAS PROBABLY 40 OR 50 EXOTIC CARS FROM 80.
THERE YOU GO. KEEP GOING UP. YEAH, EXPENSIVE. A LOT OF EXPENSIVE. YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL EVENT THAT'LL BE COMING BACK AND THAT'S CONTINUING TO GROW. WE MOVED IT FROM COMMUNITY PARK OVER TO THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARKING LOT. AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS, MAYBE SOME LIKE TINY TIKES CARS OR SOMETHING, A TOUCH A TRUCK OR SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT EVENT TO OFFER FOR THE LITTLE ONE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. WE ALSO HAD THE HIGH SCHOOL FARMERS MARKET, SO THAT WAS THAT BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE WE HAD 13 BOOTHS TOTAL. WE HAD MAYBE 400 OR 500 PEOPLE SHOW UP. THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS REALLY COOL. I WENT AND MY KID, MY KIDDO PICKED OUT A STUFFED SHRIMP, A CROCHETED SHRIMP. HE REALLY LIKED IT. THERE WAS LIKE STUFFED BEARS AND EVERYTHING.
HE WANTED THE SHRIMP OR WHATEVER, BUT THAT WAS REALLY COOL. WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO GET SOME PLANTS. THE PLANT GUY WAS ALREADY SOLD OUT AND EVERYTHING, SO THEY GOT REALLY GOOD BUSINESS. THEY WERE ACTUALLY FEATURED ON THE FORT BEND STAR AS WELL, AND SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL. CHRISTINA. SHE'S ACTUALLY OUR PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS SPECIALIST. SHE'S LIKE, I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS FALL IN MY PURVIEW. I WAS LIKE, NO, DO IT, LET'S DO IT, LET'S DO IT.
AND SO SHE'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT WAS REALLY COOL. OPPORTUNITY GOING TO BE ANOTHER YES SIR. YES SIR. ANOTHER ONE. WE'RE THINKING FOR SPRING. BUT WE KNOW THAT WITH HIGH SCHOOLERS SOMETIMES SENIORS JUNIORS ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT THEN. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DEFINITELY COMING BACK. IF NOT SPRING DEFINITELY COMING BACK IN FALL AGAIN BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY WELL. AND WE HAVE PICTURES TO MARKET IT NOW AND EVERYTHING. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT AND HOPEFULLY THE PLANT GUY WILL BE HERE OCTOBER OR FOR LOOK AHEAD. WE HAVE FAMILY FUN NIGHT ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH. THAT'S FROM 6:00 TO 8:00. THAT'S JUST A NIGHT FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE FUN. AND SO WE'LL COME THERE. WE'LL HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF GAMES, LITTLE SNACKS, JUST A WAY FOR FAMILIES TO GET OUT WITH THEIR PARENTS KIDDOS AND GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LOOK AHEAD. I PUT IT IN THE WRONG ONE. OKTOBERFEST. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A BIG EVENT. ALLISON WOULD STRIKE ME DOWN IF SHE SAW ME NOT MENTIONING THAT. SO THAT'S OKTOBERFEST. THAT'S ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 5 TO 8 AT QUAIL VALLEY GOLF COURSE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK. DO WE HAVE BREWS? WE HAVE THE WIENER DOG RACES. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CERTAIN STIPULATIONS THAT CERTAIN DOGS DON'T RUN AWAY. THAT'S DONNIE'S DOG THAT RAN AWAY DURING THE RACE LAST RACE TIME. BUT THAT'S REALLY THAT'S REALLY GOOD. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. WE'RE GETTING GEARED UP. THEY HAVE SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THERE. SO YOU'LL PROBABLY GO BY I'M LIKE, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO DO? WE ALREADY HAVE IT ALL SET UP. AND GOLF COURSE HAS BEEN REALLY GRACIOUS TO SAY, HEY, YOU CAN STILL HOST IT HERE. AND
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THAT'S REALLY ALL I GOT. ANY QUESTIONS? IF THE WHEN IS THE OCTOBER EVENT? SEPTEMBER 20TH.YES. NOT NOT. THAT. THE COMMUNITY CENTER. QUAIL VALLEY GOLF. GOLF GOLF COURSE. YES.
YES. ABSOLUTELY. YES. WE'VE ALSO $1,000, OVER $1,000 IN REVENUE IN AUGUST OF 25 OVER AUGUST 25TH, WE WERE CLOSED FOR A WHOLE WEEK. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ATTRIBUTING IT TO. ONE WEEK IN. YEAH, DOWN 7%. I WOULD USUALLY ASSUME IT PROBABLY BE DOWN 20% TO MATCH UP TO ONE WEEK OUT OF FOUR WEEKS. THAT'S HOW I LOOKED AT IT. AND SO DOWN 7% ACTUALLY IS PRETTY GOOD FOR ME. I LOST $3,000. IN EXCESS OF $3,000 IN AUGUST 2425. YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD NO TRANSACTIONS DURING THAT UNLESS THEY WERE REGISTERING ONLINE. SO NO RENTALS WERE COMING IN.
NO MEMBERSHIPS WERE COMING IN, NONE OF THAT. WAS CLOSED AS WELL. YES. AND SO ACTUALLY WE DID FACILITY UTILIZATION NUMBERS LAST WEEK AND WE WERE SUPER, SUPER LOW TOO. AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS THE RIGHT WEEK TO CLOSE DOWN. IT'S ONE OF THOSE TWO WEEKS, THOSE MIDDLE OF AUGUST WEEKS WHERE WE ASSUME THAT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, PARENTS AREN'T THINKING ABOUT DOING ANYTHING IN THE REC CENTER AND EVERYTHING. SO YEAH, SO AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A BIG UPTICK IN THANKSGIVING, PEOPLE COMING HOME AND HANGING OUT AND. EVERYTHING. SO AND LAST YEAR, THE VIEWING THIS TIME WE DID IT DURING THANKSGIVING. YES, MA'AM. OKAY.
SO THIS TIME IT WAS LONGER DAYS OFF. WE WERE CLOSED. MORE DAYS. YES. SEVEN DAYS. WELL, THANKSGIVING WE CLOSED FOR THE SAME AMOUNT TO CLOSE THAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AND SO WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING DURING AUGUST THIS TIME RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE'LL CLOSE THIS TIME SINCE WE'RE LOW ANYWAY, AND THEN IT'LL BE OPEN FOR THANKSGIVING, BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, HEY, I COME HOME FROM COLLEGE, I COME HOME FROM SCHOOL, ALL THE FAMILIES IN TOWN, WE WANT TO GO PLAY PICKUP BASKETBALL, WE WANT TO GO WORK OUT. AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT ALLOWS SOME PEOPLE
[7. DIRECTOR'S REPORT]
A SAFE PLACE TO RECREATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. NOTHING ELSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE REPORT. LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN DIRECTOR'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING.AND SO LAST YEAR'S OKTOBERFEST, MY WIENER DOG IS STILL THE FASTEST DOG AROUND. IT JUST RAN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BUT BUT IT RAN REALLY, REALLY FAST AND THEN PROCEEDED TO POOP ALL OVER SOMEONE'S GOLF CART BECAUSE THEY WERE SO. THEY WERE SO SCARED. SO I PROBABLY WON'T BE BRINGING BIRDIE TO THIS YEAR'S EVENT, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS IT'S ALWAYS A FUN ONE. WE ACTUALLY REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE GOLF COURSE BEING SO WILLING TO HELP US WITH THIS YEAR'S EVENT. THEY ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SO THEY'LL HAVE JUST FINISHED THE NEW PUTTING GREEN THAT'LL BE BEHIND THE FACILITY. THEY'RE PUTTING IN A NEW CEMENT PAD UNDER THE SHELTER, SO THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE TONED DOWN. JUST A HAIR COMPARED TO YEARS PAST, BUT IT'LL STILL BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO INSIDE. SO THE BLUEBONNET ROOM AT THE GOLF COURSE IS OPEN CURRENTLY. AND SO FOLKS ARE ALREADY GETTING LUNCHES THERE AND ENJOYING SOME AC. AND SO WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THE FOOD AND ITEMS AND ALCOHOL BEING SERVED DIRECTLY OUT OF THE BLUEBONNET ROOM THIS YEAR WHILE THEY DO CONSTRUCTION ON THE PATIO. SO. PRACTITIONERS WILL BE OUTSIDE. YEAH. NO, NO, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO GO INSIDE THE BLUEBONNET ROOM TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP FOOD, TO SIT DOWN, TO GRAB DRINKS. BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE ALL THE SAME ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN OUTSIDE THAT WE NORMALLY DO. WE'LL STILL HAVE THE BAND OUTSIDE, WE'LL STILL HAVE THE WIENER DOG RACES OUTSIDE, WE'LL STILL HAVE ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES, BOUNCE HOUSES, ALL THE FUN STUFF THAT'LL BE OUTSIDE THE BIG TENT. WE WILL NOT HAVE THE BIG TENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THAT AREA. WE LIMITED, YOU KNOW, THE PATIO IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SO THE PATIO, THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKING AND EXPANDING THE BAR AND THE RESTAURANT OUT ONTO THE PATIO. SO THE PATIO IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. AND SO FORGIVE ME, WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE PARTICIPANTS SITTING HERE. SO WE WILL HAVE WE WILL HAVE SMALLER TENTS LAID OUT ON THE GROUNDS. AND THEN ALSO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SIT AND DRINK INSIDE THE BLUE BOTTLE. OKAY. SO DIRECTOR'S REPORT, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. LAST NIGHT WE HAD THE UNVEILING OF OUR MOSELEY PARK MONOLITHS.
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THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE AND OUR OUR DIVERSITY, AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR LOCAL TALENTS, DENNIS HOLT, WHO WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR FORESTRY DIVISION, HAS A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT TALENT THAT DRIVERS. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM ON OUR ON OUR TEAM. AND SO LAST NIGHT AT MOSELEY PARK, WE DID UNVEIL FOUR DIFFERENT MONOLITHS, THREE OF WHICH THAT CELEBRATE THE WHAT IS IT? IT IS AN ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS MONTH. THOSE WERE THOSE WERE DESIGNED FOR THAT. AND THEN THE FOURTH ONE THAT WAS DENNIS'S SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON MISSOURI CITY AND OUR HERITAGE. ANYWAYS, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT LAST NIGHT. REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO BRING A LITTLE MORE COLOR TO OUR PARKS, A LOT MORE ART, A LOT MORE TALENT. AND SO THAT WAS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US, BUDDY.RIGHT THERE, FRONT AND CENTER. YOU HAVE THE SAME SHIRT ON WITH TWO. JUST SAYING I'M NOT JUDGING, MAN. NOT JUDGING. LAWRENCE, DO YOU REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY WHEN NO ONE WILL SIT NEXT TO YOU? BUT DON'T KEEP ME IN LINE. YEAH. NEXT EVENT DALTON SPOKE ABOUT A LITTLE BIT WAS OUR CARS AND CHAI EVENT. SO CARS AND CHAI IS ACTUALLY A MISSOURI CITY LLC.
AND REALLY THEY WERE CREATED SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS IN MISSOURI CITY. WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THEM. LIKE WE SAID, THERE WERE 80 CARS THERE. YEAH, THERE WAS ABOUT A THOUSAND VISITORS I PUT BLANK. SO THAT WAY I WOULD GO BACK AND PUT THE NUMBER IN AND I MAY HAVE I MAY HAVE NOT GONE BACK AND PUT THAT NUMBER IN THERE. THEY'RE ALL THOUSANDS.
YEAH. YOU GET TO GUESS HOW MANY VISITORS YOU HAD. BUT WE DID. WE HAD ABOUT A THOUSAND VISITORS. THERE WERE FOOD TRUCKS, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. I MEAN, THE STYLE OF VEHICLES WAS PRETTY BROAD TOO. WE ALSO HAD MOTORCYCLES. IT WAS IT WAS A VERY, VERY COOL EVENT.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT CARS AND CHAI VERSUS WAKE AND SCRAPE FOR A DEPARTMENT LIKE OURS, WAKE AND SCRAPE, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD DONE THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN WE PARTNERED WITH THAT ORGANIZATION. WE AVERAGED ABOUT 900 PARTICIPANTS OVER THREE DAYS IN A THREE HOURS. AND THIS EVENT WE HAD OVER 900 PEOPLE. AND THEN FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE, IT TOOK US THREE STAFF, TWO PARKS GUYS AND MYSELF, AND THEN CARS AND CHAI BROUGHT IN. ALL THE REST OF THE VOLUNTEERS, MADE SURE THEY MAINTAINED ALL OF THE ROADWAYS, TOOK CARE OF CLEANUP. AND SO IT REALLY WAS A PRETTY MAGNIFICENT PARTNERSHIP. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING OUR NEXT ONE IN NOVEMBER. AND SO WE'LL DO TWO OF THESE WITH THEM EACH YEAR. BUT WE'LL ALSO PARTNER ON A LOT OF LITTLE TINY, SMALLER POP UP ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING UP AT LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND JUST TO PUT A LITTLE CALL OUT, HEY, BY THE WAY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO MEET AT SUCH AND SUCH COFFEE SHOP OR HEY, WE'RE GOING TO MEET AT THIS SHOPPING CENTER.
AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE A IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THEM. IT ALSO PROVIDES US ONE MORE GROUP THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF OUR SNOW FEST PARADE. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BRING OUT A LOT OF THEIR CARS, PROBABLY NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEM. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO IT'S GREAT WHEN THEY ALL GO VROOM, VROOM, VROOM. AND THEY BACKFIRE LIKE YEAH. SO JUST AS WELL THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT BACK BEHIND US. YEAH. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF BACKFIRING. YES. YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT'S AT MEMORIAL CITY AND IT'S CALLED THE. I THINK IT'S CARS AND COFFEE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. AND THEY HAVE LIKE HUNDREDS, HUNDREDS OF CARS OUT THERE AND IT'S LIKE SATURDAY MORNINGS. IT'S KIND OF THE SAME THING. BUT YEAH, THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THAT WAS LIKE THREE IN THE MORNING. AND THEY LOVE IT. ABSOLUTELY I THINK THIS IS GREAT. EXACTLY I DO TOO.
THANK YOU. YEAH. AND AND IF I DIDN'T MAKE IT CLEAR THERE WAS HOT CHAI FOR FREE FOR ANYBODY THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT, IT WAS A LITTLE HOT FOR ME TO HAVE HOT CHAI, BUT BUT THERE WAS A VENDOR THAT HAD COLD CHAI, LIKE OVER ICE WITH CREAM, A LITTLE SUGAR. I WAS HAPPY. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER GREAT EVENT AND ANOTHER GREAT PARTNERSHIP, ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU GUYS ALL AWARE OF. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS AS A CITY, AND SO WE ARE INVITING THE WHOLE ENTIRE CITY OUT FOR MISSOURI CITY NIGHT OUT AT THE
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SPACE COWBOYS. AND SO THIS WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. THE MAYOR WILL BE THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH. WE'VE GOT OUR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AS OUR HONOR GUARD, AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE VEHICLES OUT IN FRONT SHOWING THOSE OFF AS PEOPLE COME INTO THE BUILDING. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A MEET AND GREET FROM 430 TO 6 BEFORE THE GAME AT THE FIELD ITSELF. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GET SOME TRAINING FROM THE SPACE COWBOYS STAFF ON CREATIVE MARKETING AND HOW TO USE SPORTS TO BENEFIT OUR MISSOURI CITY BUSINESSES. AND SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT DEPARTMENT, LIKE A GREAT PARTICIPATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. IT'S ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE ALL STAFF IN THE CITY, TO BE ABLE TO GO ENJOY A NIGHT OUT AND OUR CITIZENS TOO. REALLY COOL THING THAT THE SPACE COWBOYS ARE DOING FOR US IS THAT THAT LINK ON THERE THAT SAYS SCAN ME IF YOU CLICK IF YOU SCAN THAT ON YOUR PHONE, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO A LINK AND YOU CAN GET A FREE TICKET TO THE GAME. AND SO IF YOU WANT MORE THAN ONE TICKET, THE REST OF THE TICKETS ARE DISCOUNTED. BUT THAT LINK WILL ALLOW YOU TO GET A FREE TICKET. AND SO THAT ALLOWS ALL OF OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAME FOR FREE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO. SO IT'S ALSO ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHICH MEANS IT'S DOLLAR DOG NIGHT. AND SO THOSE OF US THAT MAY HAVE A FEW CHILDREN WITH US AND WANT TO KEEP OUR BUDGET LOW, THOSE DOLLAR HOT DOGS GO A LONG WAY. AND IF YOU ADD AN ADDITIONAL $2, YOU GET CHILI AND CHEESE, JUST, YOU KNOW. BUT ANYWAYS, OUR GOAL IS TO TRULY FILL THAT STADIUM TO SHOW SOME MISSOURI CITY PRIDE. I WOULD INVITE EACH OF YOU TO ATTEND AND TO BE PRESENT AND COME ENJOY A GREAT GAME OF BASEBALL WITH OUR OUR FELLOW STAFF, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. SO. LAST THING, I DID WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF STAFF DURING MY STAFF. KUDOS. NUMBER ONE, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE NICOLE MCGEE. SHE IS OUR SENIOR AND ADAPTIVE RECREATION SPECIALIST. SHE'S NOT BEEN WITH OUR DEPARTMENT FOR TWO HORRIBLY LONG, BUT OVER THE LAST LITTLE WHILE, SHE'S REALLY MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AS WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR PROGRAMING FOR BOTH OUR SENIORS AND OUR ADAPTIVE PROGRAMING. JUST THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD OUR BINGO PROGRAM, FULLY SPONSORED BY ONE OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND THE THE PRIZE TABLE WAS JUST FILLED WITH PRIZES. AND SO WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, HOW EXCITED THEY WERE TO ATTEND BINGO, AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND TO SEE THAT TYPE OF OF RESPONSE. BUT ALSO, SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF OUR MONSTERS BASKETBALL TEAM, WHICH IS OUR ADAPTIVE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL TEAM. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN'T WIN THIS YEAR. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HADN'T WON IN A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, BUT AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE TOLD THIS STORY HERE, BUT THAT TEAM TO THOSE THOSE THOSE PLAYERS MEANS A LOT TO THEM. SO I WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF SPACE COWBOYS GAME WITH STAFF, AND I WATCHED ALLISON WALK DOWN TO THE FENCE BECAUSE ONE OF OUR MONSTERS PLAYERS IS ALSO ONE OF THE BAT BOYS FOR THE SPACE COWBOYS. AND SO ALICE WENT DOWN AND SAID HI. AND AND HE TURNED AROUND. WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE ALLISON. THEY TALKED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN I COULD SEE FROM A DISTANCE LIKE HIM POINTING AT HER, AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, ALLISON, WHAT DID HE SAY? AT THE END? SHE'S LIKE, OH, HE'S READY FOR BASKETBALL. HE'S READY. AND SO I'VE ACTUALLY GOT A VIDEO OF HIM DRAINING THE VERY LAST THREE OF THE GAME. AND IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE THAT. BUT SO A LOT OF KUDOS TO NICOLE AND THE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING AND THE SERVICE THAT SHE GIVES OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO TO ROB WAGNER, JACOB BURNS, GABRIEL VALDEZ, WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF COMMUNITY PARKS. AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB LATELY. THEY'VE PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIELDS ARE SOFTBALL, FIELDS, ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF, AND PREPPED FOR ALL OF THE RENTALS DURING THE WEEKENDS.BUT THEY ALSO TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE PARK, MAKING SURE TRASH IS TAKEN CARE OF. AND THAT IS NOT A SMALL PART. NO, IT'S NOT. SO THEY TAKE CARE OF COMMUNITY PARK. THEY ALSO TAKE CARE OF TROXELL PARK, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE AS WELL. AND SO TWO OF OUR GEMS IN THE PARK SYSTEM,
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AND THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME OUT THERE. THEY'VE ALSO BEEN TAKING CARE OF A LOT OF OUR SMALLER AREAS. IN THE PAST, THERE WOULD BE TIMES WHERE THESE LITTLE TINY, WE HAVE THESE LITTLE TINY POCKETS OF GRASS THAT AREN'T A PART OF A PARK AND GET FORGOTTEN. AND ROB AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN MAKING SURE THAT THOSE LITTLE TINY SECTIONS ARE BEING WELL MAINTAINED. WE GOT AN EMAIL JUST RECENTLY FROM A NEIGHBOR ON ONE OF THOSE PARCELS SAYING, HEY, LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE GUYS ARE, BUT EVER SINCE YOU STARTED THEM FOCUSING ON THIS AREA, THEY'VE BEEN OUT HERE WEEK AFTER WEEK TAKING CARE OF THAT GRASS AND I NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT ANYMORE. AND SO THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE EFFORT THAT'S BEING PUT IN. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PLANNING THAT'S GOING FORWARD. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF KNOW CONSISTENTLY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO THAT IS THAT IS THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. WELL THANK YOU STAFF. I WAS SURPRISED AND SAD ABOUT THANKSGIVING BECAUSE I THINK HE DID A GREAT JOB FOR US. AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER. AND HE WAS A GOOD PLACEMENT OF A MAN. YEAH, I, I HAD TO BEG FORGIVENESS. THAT'S THAT'S WHY LAWRENCE HAS NO ONE SITTING NEXT TO HIM. I WASN'T GOING TO CALL YOU OUT TO LEAVE YOU ALONE. IT'S OKAY. IT'S ON ME. I'M ALRIGHT WITH IT. ALRIGHT. WELL, IF NOT, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON OVER TO ITEM EIGHT. ANY BOARD[9. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA]
REPORTS? ALL RIGHT. NO BOARD REPORTS. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA. JUST FOR WARNING. I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON HERE BEFORE. WE HAVE OUR MEETING IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND THEN OBVIOUSLY IN DECEMBER WE WE WILL FLOAT I THINK. HAS EVERYBODY BEEN HERE IN RECENT YEARS? YES, ADAM HAS NOT. ADAM IS THE ONLY ONE. YEAH. I THINK ADAM'S ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA. YES. OKAY. I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS AS FAR AS OUR DEDICATION. DO WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT? BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE COMING. PARKLAND DEDICATION. YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE AREN'T KIND OF CHEAP. WE ARE VERY CHEAP. WELL, I WAS I WAS TRYING TO BE DIPLOMATIC. I THINK DANIELLE'S PRESENTATION ON THAT PREVIOUSLY SHOWS VERY CLEARLY, CLEARLY THAT THEY ARE. SO WE'VE TAKEN BACK YOUR GUYS'S COMMENTS.WE'VE REVIEWED THEM. WE'VE WE'RE BEGINNING TO REVIEW THOSE ALSO WITH A FEW OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FALLING IN LINE WITH THOSE. THOSE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, ALONG WITH ALSO TWO OTHER PRESENTATIONS, ONE ON SOME UPDATES ON OUR FEES, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION FEES. THOSE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU GUYS AS WELL. SO ALL RIGHT, I, I FORGOT TO ASK ONE QUESTION. BONNIE, DO YOU NEED US ON THE PARKS BOARD TO HELP WITH THINGS LIKE FINDING PAPER OR ANYTHING? THE DISCUSSION WE DO NOT NEED YOU FOR THAT TYPE OF EFFORT. WHAT WE DO NEED IS PARKS BOARD PRESENCE. BEING ABLE TO BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS DOING. AND SO HAVING, YOU KNOW, RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LIKE YOURSELVES WHO ARE ON THE PARKS BOARD, WHO HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA OF THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING, BEING PRESENT AT ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT ALLOWS US TO TO POINT TO YOU AND SAY, WELL, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW OR ON THIS AND THIS AND THIS, YOU KNOW, HERE'S ONE OF OUR PARKS BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO IT ALLOWS US STAFF ARE GREAT, RIGHT? BUT WE ARE STAFF. AND SO HAVING, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS LIKE YOURSELVES WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS JUST ALWAYS HELPFUL AT EVENTS LIKE THIS. AND. SO, IF NOTHING ELSE. ITEM TEN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.