[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:12] WE WILL BE CALLING THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PARKS BOARD MEETING TO ORDER, WHICH IS THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. FOR THE ROLL CALL. THE OWN EVERYONE'S HERE EXCEPT KIM AND. THOMAS. AND MARY. MARY IS NOT HERE. OH, MARY'S NOT HERE. MAKE ME ROLL CALL. HEY. AND BRUCE. YEAH. SO I HAVE FOUR THAT ARE NOT HERE THIS EVENING. BRUCE, MARY, KIM AND THOMAS SEEM. OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYONE ELSE IS PRESENT. THAT CONCLUDES ROLL CALL ITEM NUMBER THREE. [3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES] CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES. THOSE MINUTES WERE EMAILED. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS COMMENTS? YES, SIR. TANNER ON ITEM SIX B, I TALKED TO DANIELLE. WE CLARIFYING THE INTENT OF THE MOTION, WHICH WAS TO. FOR THE REGULAR CONTRACTED ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND VERSUS JUST THE ONE TIME CONTRACTS. THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED. OKAY. WE THE HANDWRITING AND THE MICROPHONE HAD A THING. SO BUT THAT WAS THE INTENT OF IT VERSUS THE NAY. AND THAT'S WRITTEN. SO THE, THE MOTION. SO THERE'S THERE'S ONE CORRECTION MODIFICATION THAT'S BEEN DULY NOTED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS MODIFICATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS IT RELATES TO THE MINUTES. IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OF THE MINUTES. FROM OCTOBER 2ND. I MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. I SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I GO ON ANY FURTHER, PLEASE, EVERYONE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR MICROPHONE ON. THE GREEN LIGHT NEEDS TO BE LIT. SO AUDIO, VIDEO CAN HEAR EVERYTHING WE SAY. PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO, BUT THAT'S OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU CAN COME AND SPEAK BEFORE THIS BODY. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? I SEE NO ONE COMING TO [5. ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ACTION] THE FRONT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ITEM FIVE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ACTION. THE ITEM WE HAVE HERE IS INTRODUCTION OF NEW PARKS AND REC STAFF MEMBERS. SO LET'S WELCOME WHOEVER. WELL, LET MR. HAYES COME UP AND AND BRING UP OUR NEW SOLDIERS. THAT'S IN OUR ARMY. SO FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF OPENINGS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW, AND DALTON HAS GOTTEN A FEW ADDITIONAL GRAY HAIRS. HE'S HIDDEN THEM WELL, I MUST SAY. BUT WE'RE WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU GUYS TODAY THOSE WHO WE HAVE FILLED THOSE POSITIONS WITH. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE AARON GREEN WITH US. HE IS OUR NEW RECREATION SPECIALIST. HE WILL BE UNDERNEATH ALLISON OVER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOCUSED ON FAMILY RECREATION, SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMING, YOUTH PROGRAMING AND OUTDOOR PROGRAMING. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT HE'S GOING TO DO. HE'S BEEN HERE SINCE MONDAY AND WITHOUT A DOUBT WE'VE ALREADY PUT HIM TO WORK LIKE ALL THREE OF THEM. WE'VE WE LIKE SINCE THEY'VE BEEN HERE, LIKE RIGHT INTO THE THICK OF THINGS. AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT HERE LATER THIS EVENING. ALSO WITH US IS KRISTA JOHNSON, WHO COMES FROM US FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE IS OUR NEW OFFICE MANAGER. SHE'S BEEN HERE. THIS IS WEEK THREE FOR HER. AND SO FILLING IN FOR STACY. STILL GETTING SOME TRAINING GOING JUST SO THAT WAY. BUT NEXT TIME WE HAVE A MEETING, SHE'S GOING TO BE IN CHARGE. SHE'LL BE THE ONE SENDING OUT ALL OF THE AGENDAS AND MINUTES AND THE WHOLE WORKS. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE KRISTA ON BOARD AS WELL. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE MONICA ROBERTS, AND MONICA IS OUR NEW RECREATION MANAGER, SO SHE WILL OVERSEE THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER. I ALMOST SAID THAT WRONG. SOMETIMES I CALL IT THE TENNIS AND RECREATION CENTER. JUST TO TEASE DANIELLE. BUT SO. SO MONICA WILL BE OVER [00:05:02] THE STAFF AT THE RECREATION AND TENNIS CENTER. SHE'LL ALSO BE OVER RSAS AND SPORTS AND FITNESS PROGRAMING, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE ALL THREE OF THEM HERE IN JUST A SECOND. I'M GOING TO INVITE THEM ALL UP JUST TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM AND TO WHO THEY ARE AND WHY THEY'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH MISSOURI CITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AARON GREEN. THEN WE'LL HAVE KRISTA COME UP AFTER AARON, AND THEN MONICA WILL BE OUR LAST ONE. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. JUST A QUICK COUPLE NOTES ABOUT MYSELF ORIGINALLY FROM NEW JERSEY. SO IF YOU HEAR THE LITTLE TWANG COME OUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY. DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME. SO JUST A QUICK OVER 20 YEARS OF WORKING WITH YOUTH, PRIMARILY NONPROFIT WORK, ANYWHERE FROM WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE POOREST PARTS OF HOUSTON, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN, I RAN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SUMMER PROGRAMING CAMPS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO EVERYTHING FROM SMALL BUDGETS OF, HEY, YOU HAVE $20 FOR THE SUMMER. COOL, AND FIGURING OUT AND FIGURING OUT WAYS TO MAKE PROGRAMS AND EXPANDING THAT PROGRAM. WHEN I GOT THERE, THEY ONLY HAD TEN KIDS, AND SO WE EXPANDED THAT TO ABOUT 85 TO 100 FOR THIS SUMMER PROGRAM. LAST POSITION WAS COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS. SO I WAS THERE FOR FIVE YEARS DOWN IN GALVESTON COUNTY, SANTA FE, LA MARQUE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE LAST HIGH SCHOOL I WAS AT WAS HITCHCOCK. SO A LOT OF FAMILY PROGRAMING, A LOT OF YOUTH PROGRAMING EXPERIENCE. SO IT'S GOING TO SERVE ME WELL. I'M EXCITED, I APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME. WELCOME ABOARD. HELLO EVERYONE. HI, I'M KRISTA JOHNSON. MY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND. I SPENT NEARLY A DECADE AT THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND AS A DISPATCHER. THREE OF THOSE YEARS I WAS A DISPATCH SUPERVISOR. FROM THERE, I WENT TO WORK FOR MISSOURI CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, DOING ADMINISTRATIVE WORK FOR THEM. AND THEN I HOPPED ON OVER TO THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. I LOVE IT SO FAR, AND I DO. IT'S BEEN A LOT. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION. IT'S BEEN A LOT. BUT I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF. WE HAD AN EVENT TODAY AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I DO LIVE IN THE CITY, SO I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE CITY AND THE PARKS AND THE WAY, THE SUCCESS OF EVERYTHING. SO IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT YOU HAVE A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN OF STEPPING UP TO A BETTER POSITION AND A BETTER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT EACH TIME. YES, SIR. YOU WENT FROM SUGAR LAND TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN YOU DECIDED TO COME TO THE BEST DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. SO KUDOS TO YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'M EXCITED. GLAD. THANK YOU. I'M MONICA ROBERTS. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MONICA ROBERTS. I AM ORIGINALLY FROM CALIFORNIA. I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE. I AM COMING RIGHT FROM VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. SO I WAS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SLASH INNOVATIONS MANAGER, WHERE I WORK WITH A LOT OF COLLEGES AND, YOU KNOW, INSTITUTIONS LIKE THAT FOR PROGRAMING AND PARTNERSHIPS. BUT I WANTED TO GET BACK INTO PARKS AND RECREATION. THAT WAS MY PASSION WORKING WITH KIDS. I WAS WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR A LITTLE BIT, AS WELL AS A FACILITY MANAGER OF A PARK, SO I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE BACK DOING WHAT I LOVE AND MY PASSION, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TIME. SO YEAH, WELCOME, WELCOME WELCOME AGAIN. DONNA, YOU'RE BRINGING PEOPLE IN WHO ARE JUST DOING A, A A CAREER PROGRESSION OF GOING TO BETTER PLACES, NOT HOLDING ANYTHING AGAINST THESE OTHER PLACES. BUT THEY'RE COMING TO THE BEST. SO WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU ALL REALLY EXCITED. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. WE WELCOME YOU TO THE FAMILY AND AND THIS BOARD, THIS BODY UP HERE. WE DO WANT TO SUPPORT YOU ALL AND JUST ALWAYS WANT TO THANK YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. SO I CAN GET US OUT OF HERE. MOVING ON OVER TO ITEM NUMBER. WE'RE MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER SIX RIGHT HERE. ITEM SIX ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION. ITEM A IS. CONSIDER FORWARDING A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE AMENDED PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE. I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY ASK THAT WE NOT DO THAT THIS MONTH, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY YET AT THIS TIME, SO WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE THAT UNTIL OUR NEXT FULL BODY MEETING. AND IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IN DECEMBER, IF IT'S IN JANUARY, IT'S THAT'S WHEN [00:10:01] WE'LL DO IT. SO IF I DON'T THINK THAT'S WE'RE JUST I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER ACTION OR COMMENTS IS REQUIRED. WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU SWEETIE, MY LOVELY [7. STAFF REPORTS] ASSISTANT. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STAFF REPORTS FIRST ONE STAFF REPORT. STAFF REPORTS. FISCAL YEAR 2025. RECAP. WHO'S PRESENTING THAT ONE? ADAM. HE'S NOT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP HIM. SO. OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID BACK DOWN QUICK. HE DID. YES HE DID. I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION WE PREFER TO POSTPONE THAT. ADAM HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND SO WAS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UPDATE ON OPERATIONS, MISS STEWART. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A COUPLE QUICK UPDATES ON OUR PARK OPERATIONS THAT ARE ONGOING. I KNOW I'VE SHARED SEVERAL TIMES OUR KIND OF LOGISTICAL SWITCH FROM TASK BASED TO LOCATION BASED CREWS. THIS WAS A FEW MONTH PROCESS TO GET THEM REALLY ENTRENCHED IN IT, BUT WE ARE NOW 100%. STEAMROLLING THROUGH THIS. THE GUYS HAVE ADAPTED VERY WELL. WE ARE ENTERING INTO KIND OF OUR QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE AREA OF THIS. SO WHAT I HAVE HERE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU TODAY IS KIND OF JUST A SAMPLE OF EXACTLY HOW WE'RE OPERATING UNDER THESE NEW LOCATION BASED STRUCTURES FOR OUR CREWS. WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A DIGITAL SYSTEM, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY REALLY KNEW IT, UNDERSTOOD IT, AND THEN HAD A REMINDER WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS A SAMPLE OF ONE OF THE CHECKLISTS THAT WE'RE UTILIZING. THERE IS A A SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOM CHECKLIST FOR EACH PARK, AND WE HAVE BROKEN DOWN THEIR ONGOING TASK BASED ON DAILY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUALLY. AND SO EACH WEEK OUR CREW LEADERS ARE COMPLETING THESE CHECKLISTS. AND THEN WE'VE ACTUALLY NOW MOVED INTO IF YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE, YOU ADD IT TO THE BOTTOM SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO CUSTOMIZE THESE LISTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT FORGETTING THINGS. SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING EVERY WEEK, WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADD IT IN THERE. BUT THEY HAVE REALLY ADAPTED EXTREMELY WELL TO THIS. THEY ARE NOW WE HAVE WE HAVE A COUPLE CREWS WHO ARE NOW COMING TO ME SAYING, HEY, CAN WE CAN WE DO THIS? CAN WE FIX THIS FENCE? CAN WE, CAN WE PRESSURE WASH THIS, THIS EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT TIME FOR THE QUARTERLY. YES. YES YOU CAN YES YOU CAN. PLEASE DO. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS KIND OF AN UPDATE ON THAT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A PRETTY LONG PROCESS. IT IT WAS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT MOVE. OUR OUR TEAMS HAVE REALLY TAKEN PRIDE IN THEIR PARKS. THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN PRIDE IN THE THE CONTINUED LEARNING OF ADDING MORE ONTO THEIR PLATES. AND IT'S REALLY STARTING TO SHOW THROUGH. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU GUYS HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH SOME OF OUR PARKS, BUT THEY LOOK INCREDIBLE. THEY THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD AND I JUST AM EXCITED TO SEE HOW FAR THAT CAN GO. THE NEW THING THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED, AS WELL AS AS THE WEATHER KIND OF STARTS TO CHANGE AND THE GRASS STARTS TO GROW A LITTLE BIT SLOWER, WE GET TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE INSTEAD OF CONSTANTLY MOWING. AND SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY PAUL'S IDEA. HE HAS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE FOR EACH CREW EACH WEEK. SOMETIMES IT'S AS SIMPLE AS LEARN HOW TO USE THIS NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, LEARN HOW TO USE THE MINI EXCAVATOR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LEARN HOW TO USE THE BACKHOE. OR IT COULD BE A HEY, FIND A BETTER WAY TO TO MAINTAIN YOUR FENCE LINES AND YOUR PARK. AND SO HE'S GIVING THEM CHALLENGES EACH WEEK AND AND IT'S KIND OF TAKEN OFF. IT'S REALLY BEEN FUN TO SEE. WE ALL KNOW PAUL IS SECRETLY LIKE THE BEST TEACHER AND COACH EVER. SO SO SEEING HIM GET A LITTLE BIT GIDDY ABOUT THAT HAS BEEN REALLY FUN AS WELL. AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE KIND OF ENTERING INTO THE QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW. TWO PROJECTS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS COMMUNITY PARK AND BUFFALO RUN PARK, AND I CALL THEM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S EXTENDING THE LIFE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ESTHETIC OF THE PARK. SO AT COMMUNITY PARK, ROB WAGNER, ONE OF OUR CREW LEADERS OVER THAT PARK, HE HE CAME TO DONNY AND I, HE SAID, HEY, I HAVE THIS IDEA. I THINK WE CAN MAKE THIS LOOK A LOT BETTER. I JUST NEED PERMISSION TO DO IT. AND I SAID, YOU DO NOT NEED MY PERMISSION TO DO THAT, ROB. SO HE ORGANIZED THE CREWS, ORGANIZED THE EQUIPMENT, WENT AND BOUGHT THE SUPPLIES. THEY FULLY PRESSURE WASHED AND PAINTED PAVILION NUMBER NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE ONE BACKED BY THE PLAYGROUND. SO ALL THE CONCRETE, ALL THE RESTROOMS, EVEN THE THE PARTITIONS IN THE [00:15:02] RESTROOMS, THEY FULLY PRESSURE WASHED. AND THEN HE REPAINTED ALL OF THE METAL TO A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER OF A COLOR, WHICH IS GOING TO BE EASIER TO MAINTAIN ONGOING, AND ALSO LOOKS BRIGHTER AND MORE UPLIFTING. INSTEAD OF THE BROWN THAT IT WAS, HE'S ALSO CREATED A PLAN TO START DOING THIS EACH EVERY OTHER MONTH. HE WANTS TO HAVE ONE DONE SO. THERE'S FOUR PAVILIONS IN COMMUNITY PARK. THAT WAY HE'S COMPLETE WITH THE FULL PARK. BY THE TIME MOWING SEASON REALLY KICKS BACK UP AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, HE THEY WORK TOGETHER. HE ORGANIZED IT ON HIS OWN, BUT THEY REDID THE AMPHITHEATER THAT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO PAVILION NUMBER FOUR. SO THEY BROUGHT OUT ALL THOSE BROKEN DOWN PIECES OF WOOD. THEY'RE LEVELED. IT BROUGHT SOME DG IN AND IT JUST LOOKS GREAT. THEY FIXED THE ELECTRICAL. EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE FOR MOVIE NIGHT. YES IT WAS, IT WAS FANTASTIC WITH ALL THE SAND AND EVERYTHING THROUGH THERE. LIKE FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. GOOD. SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. YEAH. I WOULD DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, GO TAKE A LOOK. THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF A NOT THE AMPHITHEATER BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE, BUT THE THE RESTROOM PAVILION UPGRADES. THAT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE PARK AS WELL. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO KIND OF COPY THAT, THAT METHOD OVER TO SOME OF OUR OTHER OLDER PARK PAVILIONS AND PARK RESTROOMS, SUCH AS HUNTERS GLEN AND BUFFALO RUN. SOME OF THOSE OLDER ONES THAT ARE THE DARK STYLE TO TRY AND JUST LIGHTEN, LIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN AT BUFFALO RUN PARK, WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT. THIS WAS ACTUALLY DONNIE'S IDEA, AND THE GUYS JUST MADE IT HAPPEN IN ABOUT 48 HOURS. SO I HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME MORE IDEAS FOR THEM. THE OLD SIGNS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE EVER SEEN. WE HAD THE THE PARK RENDERING SLASH MAP, TRAIL MAP. THERE'S AT LEAST TEN YEARS OLD. THEY'RE DATED. SO WE ARE WORKING ON ORDERING SOME NEW ONES OF THOSE. BUT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, THE OLD WHAT ARE THOSE CALLED? BULLETIN BOARDS, THE PANELS, THEY CAME IN AND THEY TOOK OUT THOSE PANELS BECAUSE THEY'RE KIND OF DATED. WE'LL END UP COMING BACK WITH QR CODES SO WE CAN STILL SHARE THAT INFORMATION. BUT THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE OLD PANELS AND WE'VE ORDERED BENCHES TO PUT UNDER THERE. SO YOU STILL GET TO USE THE THE STRUCTURE BECAUSE IT HAD A COVERING AND A SHADE. YOU STILL GET TO USE IT, BUT A LITTLE MORE FUNCTIONAL THAN JUST OUTDATED INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE TO CHANGE OUT WEEKLY. YOU HAVE TO CLEAN OFF THE THE GRAFFITI OR WHATEVER IT IS. SO THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT. IT'S I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND THEN WANTED TO SHARE SOME UPDATES ON REAL QUICK. DONNIE AND I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS AND SPLASH PAD MANUFACTURERS, AND WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR RENDERINGS OR ONE OF OUR OPTIONS AVAILABLE. SO I WANTED TO TAKE YOU GUYS THROUGH AND KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. SO AGAIN, THIS IS FOR STAMOS SPORTS PARK. PART OF THE REDESIGN OF THAT PARK IS GOING TO HAVE A FAMILY ZONE. IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE OFF OF MOORE ROAD AS YOU TURN INTO THE PARK. SO IT'LL BE THE FIRST THING YOU SEE AS YOU'RE APPROACHING THE PARK. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS AN IMPACT AND NOT JUST IN SIZE, BUT IN COLOR AND IN WOW AND IN POP AND IN UNIQUE FEATURES. SO THIS IS A VIEW FROM KIND OF IF YOU WERE ON TOP OF THE PAVILION LOOKING AT IT, YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'VE GOT ALMOST EVERY COLOR YOU COULD THINK OF. MIGHT NEED A LITTLE MORE NAVY. I'M JUST KIDDING. THIS IS PERFECT. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE KIND OF SEPARATED IT OUT BY AGE GROUPS. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME, SOME ACTIVE ZONES THAT ARE A LITTLE LESS STRUCTURE BASED. SO ON THE RIGHT, THIS IS OUR 5 TO 12 YEAR OLD PLAY STRUCTURE. IT IS THREE STORIES TALL. I WILL BE GOING DOWN THAT SPIRAL SLIDE. WE KNEW THAT. AND THEN IN THE CENTER PRIMARILY COVERED BY SHADE, WE HAVE OUR TODDLER AND OUR 2 TO 5 ZONE. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PARENTS OF THOSE LITTLE KIDS HAD SOMEWHERE THAT THEY COULD SIT AND BE ABLE TO SUPERVISE THEIR CHILDREN WHILE ALSO BEING COMFORTABLE. THE OTHER KIND OF BENEFIT OF THIS IS IT'S PROVIDING A SPACE FOR PARENTS SO THAT THERE IS SOMEWHERE TO TO RELAX, WHILE WE ALSO RENT OUT THE PAVILION. BECAUSE IF THE PAVILION IS THE ONLY SHADED AREA, IT DOESN'T MAKE AS MUCH SENSE TO RENT IT OUT. BUT THIS WAY WE'RE ABLE TO TO. YOU CAN GET A PERMIT TO RESERVE THAT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY, FAMILY FUNCTION, WHATEVER IT IS, AND OTHER PARENTS AND OTHER PARK USERS STILL HAVE A PLACE TO TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE SUN. SO THAT'S THAT ANGLE. THIS IS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE OF SHOWING YOU THE THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. SO WE DO HAVE THE THREE PRIMARY SLIDES, SOME ADDITIONAL PLAY ELEMENTS SURROUNDING IT FOR INTERACTION. AND THEN THIS IS KIND OF THAT NOT NON-STRUCTURE ACTIVE ZONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WE WANTED SOMETHING TO [00:20:02] FILL THIS SPACE THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN MISSOURI CITY. AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE CAME UP WITH. SO IT'S BASICALLY USING SOME ELEVATION. THINK OF LIKE BUBBLES IN THE GROUND. SOME OF THEM ARE AS TALL AS THIS TALL. SOME OF THEM ARE LITTLE. IT KIND OF GIVES YOU SOME A LITTLE BIT OF DEPTH AND ELEVATION WITHIN THE PARK. IT ALSO PROVIDES A PLACE FOR SOME OF YOUR OLDER KIDS TO JUST KIND OF LOUNGE A LITTLE BIT. YOU GET THE THE 12 YEAR OLDS, AND ONCE YOU GET TO THAT AGE GROUP, YOU MIGHT JUST WANT TO SIT AND CHAT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. AND IT PROVIDES THAT FOR THEM WHILE ALSO STILL HAVING THE PLAY ELEMENTS WITH IT. THIS IS THE THE I GUESS IT'S CLOSEST TO THE PARKING LOT, KIND OF THE APPROACH TO THE PARK. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EMBANKMENT SLIDES WITHIN MISSOURI CITY, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE UTILIZING ELEVATION FOR PLAY AND FOR CHALLENGE IN PLAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT WITHIN THIS PARK. AND THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY IS VERY CREATIVE IN THE WAY THAT IT IT GETS YOU TO THE PLAY STRUCTURE. SO WHERE THE KIND OF THE GUY IN THE GRAY IS ON THE LEFT, THAT'S GOING TO BE LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE PLAYGROUND. IT'S SURFACE LEVEL. AS YOU COME UP THAT RAMP, IT'S GOING TO THE PLATFORM FOR THE PLAYGROUND. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INCLINE ALL THE WAY UP. AND I BELIEVE THE NEXT ONE SHOWS. YES. SO FROM THE TOP. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONTO THE TOP OF THE PLATFORM FOR THE STRUCTURE. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING A CLIMBER OR ROPES THINGS LIKE THAT, WHAT IS WHICH IS NORMALLY THE STANDARD FOR ACCESSIBLE APPROACH TO A PLAYGROUND. THIS WILL HAVE RAMPED UP. SO SOMEONE IN A MOBILITY DEVICE, A WHEELCHAIR, A WALKER WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM WITHOUT ACTUALLY EVEN GETTING OUT OF THEIR CHAIR OR REMOVING THEIR WALKER. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE SEVERAL ELEMENTS OF PLAY THAT WILL BE ALONG THAT ROUTE AS WELL, UTILIZING TURF. THIS IS THE THE VIEW OF THE TODDLER ZONE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ACTUAL PLAY STRUCTURE FOR THE 2 TO 5, AS WELL AS THE SMALLER HOUSES. WHAT DO THEY CALL THEM? BLOBS. YEAH, BLOBS. BLOBS. YEAH. THIS ORANGE THING IN THE BACK, IT HAS A FACE. AND IT'S JUST THIS KIND OF FUZZY CREATURE THAT THAT ALLOWS SOME OF YOUR, YOUR LITTLES, YOUR 18 MONTHS, TWO YEARS TO BE ABLE TO PLAY ON AS WELL. AND THEN THE SPLASH PAD. SO I DON'T HAVE AS MANY RENDERINGS OF THIS. AND WE, WE, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE DESIGNERS ON THIS, BUT WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT HAD A COLOR POP AND FIT WITH THE PARK THAT ALSO FELT A LITTLE BIT MORE NATURAL AND A LITTLE BIT MORE USABLE OUTSIDE OF SPLASH PAD SEASON. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, A SPLASH PAD IS OPERATIONAL THREE MONTHS A YEAR, AND THEN IT WOULD JUST SIT. SO WE WANTED IT TO STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAY ELEMENT, A LITTLE BIT OF WE STILL WANT IT TO ADD TO THE PARK IN OFF MONTHS. AND SO WE WENT WITH THE ROCK SCAPE, WHICH IS GOING TO MATCH OUR LANDSCAPING BECAUSE IT'S OUR STANDARD, AS WELL AS THE NATURAL FEEL OF SOME OF THE DRAGONFLIES, BUTTERFLIES, FLOWERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE ALSO INTEGRATED SOME LIGHT INTO IT SO THAT IF WE DO HAVE EVENTS OUT THERE, THERE'S A TOURNAMENT OUT THERE FOR REC GAMES, WHATEVER IT IS ON THE FIELDS, THIS CAN BE AN ADDITION TO THE PARK INSTEAD OF JUST A DARK SPOT OVER IN THE DISTANCE. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YEAH. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE COMMENTS FEEDBACK. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR IT. YES. BASE OF ALL THESE IS GRAVEL. SO THIS THIS THE PLAY STRUCTURE ITSELF IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE POOR AND PLAY SURFACING. AND WE'RE GOING WITH A GRAY AND BLACK BLEND SO THAT THE COLORS POP MORE. AND SO THAT LET ME SEE IF I HAVE A PICTURE OF. SO THE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL OH BETWEEN THE AREAS BE CONCRETE, BROKEN CONCRETE OR SOLID CONCRETE. SOLID CONCRETE. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT WITHIN THE FACILITY RESTROOMS. AND SECONDLY, WATER AVAILABILITY. DRINKING WATER. DRINKING WATER. YES. SO THE SO THE AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY SHOWN ON THE THE PLAYGROUND RENDERINGS. BUT THIS WHERE THIS PICTURE IS TAKEN IS WHERE A PAVILION IS GOING TO BE. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FOUR STALLS AT THIS PAVILION OF RESTROOMS AS WELL AS A WATER FOUNTAIN. SO THERE WILL BE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO RESTROOMS AND WATER AS PART OF THE FAMILY ZONE THAT'S SURROUNDED BY THE PLAYGROUND AND THE SPLASH PAD. AND THE PARKING CAPACITY IS 600. THE PARKING CAPACITY 600. THAT'S A BIG FIELD. OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT ABOUT LIGHTING? LIGHTING. SO LIGHTING WILL BE AS PART OF THE THE PARK ITSELF. [00:25:05] WHAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO DO IS PULL OUT THE PLAYGROUND AND THE SPLASH PAD. INSTEAD OF IT BEING IN THE GENERAL CONTRACT. IT SAVES US A MARKUP AND ALLOWS US TO ADJUST BASED ON BUDGET, AVAILABILITY AND THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS SCOPE. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE BOTH BOLLARDS AND POLE LIGHTS WITHIN THE PARK DESIGN AND WILL BE RIGHT BEHIND THE PLAY STRUCTURE IS THE WALKING PATH AND SO IT'LL BE BETWEEN THE THE, THE PLAYGROUND AND THE WALKING PATH, AND IT'LL HAVE THE DUAL SIDES ON EITHER SIDE. SO THE PLAYGROUND WON'T BE FULLY LIT, BUT IT WILL HAVE LIGHTS SURROUNDING IT SO THAT IT'S FOR SAFETY. VERY NICE. SORRY. EATING FACILITIES, PICNIC TABLES, BENCHES FOR ADULTS. YES, WE WILL HAVE THAT WILL BE PART OF THE PAVILION. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE BENCHES SURROUNDING THE FAMILY ZONE AS WELL, IN CASE IT'S, YOU KNOW, BENCHES FOR PEOPLE TO HANG OUT AT, SIT, READ, WAIT FOR THEIR KIDS TO GET DONE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME FOR THIS? SO WE ARE FINALIZING THE DESIGN PHASE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS PROJECT. WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE BID IN JANUARY. WE'RE WE'RE WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SOME FINAL STEPS WITH THE MUD ON WATER CAPACITY AND AVAILABILITY, GOING FROM HAVING ONE RESTROOM TO SIX SPORTS FIELDS THAT ARE IRRIGATED AND A SPLASH PAD AND THREE RESTROOM FACILITY BUILDINGS AND A CONCESSION STAND. INCREASED WATER A GOOD BIT, BUT WE ARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND OUR CIP TEAM TO FINALIZE EVERYTHING. FOR THAT, IT SHOULD BE ABOUT AN 18 MONTH PROJECT DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND TIMELINE OF BIDDING. SO OUR GOAL IS TO BE DONE MID 2027. COMPLETELY OPEN RIBBON CUTTING. EVERYTHING AND THE PROJECTED COST. PROJECTED COST. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 13.5 AND 15.5 MILLION. STUFF IS EXPENSIVE. NOW THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN NO, NO. KEEP IN MIND THAT KEEP IN MIND THAT IS FOR THE ENTIRE PARK, NOT JUST FOR THE PLAYGROUND AND THE SPLASH PAD. SO IT'S 32 USABLE ACRES AND INCLUDES TWO FULL SIZE SOCCER FIELDS THAT ARE ALSO A HYBRID CRICKET PITCH FOR BASEBALL, SOFTBALL DIAMONDS, A CONCESSION BUILDING, A BATTING CAGE SLASH MULTI-USE FACILITY, AND EQUIPMENT SHED, AN OPEN LAWN AND THIS WHOLE THING, AND A BASKETBALL COURT AND TWO PARKING LOTS AND ALL OF THE LIGHTING AND UTILITIES TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. SO JUST TO TO ADD ON TO IT, WE ALSO, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE PARKS BOND, THIS PROJECT RECEIVED $4 MILLION FROM FORT BEND COUNTY TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROJECT. SO WE'RE WE'RE TOUCHING AT ONE TIME TO GET THE ULTIMATE IN THERE. THEY'RE NOT PIECEMEALING IN THE THE PRICE IS RIGHT IN LINE. I MEAN, I'VE SEEN OTHER PARKS ALL OVER. AND SO THIS THAT PROJECT, IT'S IT DOESN'T SCARE ME. YEAH. AND IT'S, IT'S POCKET CHANGE FOR YOU, BUDDY. SO COME ON, MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS. YES. I THINK PARKS INDIVIDUAL. SO RELATIVE TO TIME I WOULD SAY OKAY BECAUSE BUFFALO RUN I MEAN YOU KNOW WE THERE'S A PRETTY PENNY THERE WHEN YOU START ADDING ALL THOSE VALUES. AND THAT TIME RELATIVE TO THAT, THAT TIME PERIOD. AND WHEN YOU WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR RECENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE BUILD OF TROXELL PARK, THE REDEVELOPMENT OF RIDGEVIEW, THE REDEVELOPMENT OF BICENTENNIAL AND THE BUILD OF FREEDOM TREE, IT IS PRETTY ON PAR. FREEDOM TREE IS ACTUALLY A HIGHER COST PER ACRE THAN STAMO WILL BE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK THAT MAY HELP THEM. DO WE HAVE AN OVERALL CONCEPT LAYOUT MAP THAT WE COULD SHARE AT THE NEXT MEETING, OR MAYBE EVEN EMAIL IT TO THEM IF YOU DON'T MIND? AND THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING I WANT TO SHARE WITH FORT BEND COUNTY, SINCE THEY DID SEND US MONEY, I WANT TO SEE YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. WE'LL MOVE ON. RECREATION REPORT. MR. MOBLEY. HELLO. DANIEL KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING BY SHOWING A REALLY COOL PARK AND THEN ME GETTING TO THROW NUMBERS AT YOU ALL. SO WE'RE INTO THE SWING OF THINGS WITH FALL PROGRAMING. DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DEPTH IN TOO DEEP ABOUT A LOT OF THOSE, BUT PICKLEBALL PROGRAM IS ONE I WANT TO MENTION. THIS ISN'T HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. WE HAD OUR ADAPTIVE TENNIS PROGRAM AND IT FILLED COMPLETELY UP. I THINK WE HAD 16 PEOPLE FOR IT. WE HAD A END OF SEASON CELEBRATION AND AT THAT THEY ASKED CHRISTINA. THEY SAID, HEY, WE WANT ADAPTIVE PICKLEBALL PROGRAM. SO SHE AT 7:00, THEY SAID THAT AT 8:00, I THINK IT [00:30:05] WAS ALREADY OPEN FOR IT, AND WITHIN 36 HOURS IT WAS ALREADY FULL. CHRISTINA'S LIKE, WE HAVE 30 PEOPLE. SHOULD I DO MORE? IT'S LIKE, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. SO THAT'S REALLY COOL THAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GROWING. PICKLEBALL IS FOR EVERYBODY AND IT'S IT'S SHOWING THROUGH THIS. SO THAT'S REALLY COOL. I KIND OF WANT TO SKIP DOWN TO THE EVENTS. OUR OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES WAS OUR FIRST ONE. WE SHOWED HOCUS POCUS OUT AT COMMUNITY PARK, WHICH WAS MENTIONED BEFORE. OUTDOOR MOVIES CAN GO ANYWHERE FROM YOU GET FIVE PEOPLE TO TEN PEOPLE. AND TANNER COULD PROBABLY ATTEST TO THIS. I MEAN, THERE'S PROBABLY 250 PEOPLE OUT THERE. AND SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MOVIE. IT WAS REALLY GOOD SHOWING. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID, WHY DON'T WE SHOW SOMETHING EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT? AND I GOT AN ARGUMENT WITH DANIEL, AND HE WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, THREE OTHER HALLOWEEN MOVIES. AND DANIEL'S LIKE, ACTUALLY. AND SHE CAME WITH THE WHOLE LIST. SO I WAS LIKE, OKAY, MAYBE NEXT YEAR THOUGH. SO I THINK IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GREAT THAT SOME FOLKS WERE JUST COMING THROUGH THE PARK AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE DO THIS, THIS IS GREAT. YEAH, AND IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT WITH THE MOON AND EVERYTHING. SO ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY SHOWN ME HOMES CAME TO US. THEY CAME TO US AND LIKE, WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? AND WE'RE LIKE, HEY, WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN, YOU KNOW, A YEAR OR SO LET'S, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS. AND THERE'S TRENDS IN PARKS AND REC. OBVIOUSLY WE THOUGHT PICKLEBALL WAS A TREND. IT'S NOT A TREND. IT'S HERE. BUT OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES ARE ONE OF THOSE TRENDS THAT GO UP AND DOWN. AND RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE WANTING IT. SO WHY NOT DO IT? WE HAVE OUR SECOND OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES ON DECEMBER 12TH. I THINK IT IS. I THINK IT'S THAT IT'S THE SECOND FRIDAY I DIDN'T PUT ON THERE. IT'S ALL GOOD. AND WE'RE SHOWING ELF. THEY'RE ACTUALLY BE OUT HERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR COMMUNITY. IT'LL BE NEAR THE AMPHITHEATER. WE'LL PUT THE SCREEN UP. AND OF COURSE, IF IT'S REALLY, REALLY COLD OR IT'S RAINING OR SOMETHING, WE'LL MOVE INSIDE. BUT THE WHOLE PART OF AN OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES IS BEING OUTDOORS, RIGHT? TRICKS AND TREATS WAS OUR NEXT EVENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE WERE KIND OF LOOKING AT AS STAFF, JUST SAYING, HEY, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS? THERE'S TRICK OR TREAT TRUNK AND TREATS AND ALL THESE FALL FESTIVALS GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 1800 PEOPLE THERE. AND SO WE SAID, THIS YEAR, LET'S, HEY, LET'S REALLY GET DOWN, LET'S PLAN IT, LET'S MAKE SURE THE COMMUNICATION IS OUT, LET'S GET EVERYTHING GOING FOR. AND WE HAD 2200 PEOPLE OUT THERE. AND SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GROWTH. AND SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE MENTIONED IT AND THEY PEOPLE CAME OUT, PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR IT. AND SO I THINK MY GOAL FOR KIND OF NEXT YEAR AND MONICA WILL BE OVER TRICKS AND TREATS, BUT WE'LL WORK TOGETHER IS KIND OF SEEING IF WE CAN BRING SOME MORE PEOPLE IN. SO I KNOW THERE WAS A DIFFERENT PARKS, A DIFFERENT EVENTS AT DIFFERENT PARKS. AND SO SEE IF YOU KNOW, HEY, LET'S CONSOLIDATE IT A LITTLE BIT. LET'S GET MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE. BUT IT WAS A IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EVENT. I KNOW MISSOURI CITY REPRESENTATIVES PROBABLY PUSHED A LITTLE TOO FAR DOWN THERE, BUT WE'LL WE'LL KNOW FOR NEXT TIME. OKAY? OKAY. PERFECT. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I CAN DO THAT. WE ALSO HAD OUR BOO BASH, WHICH ARE ADAPTIVE DANCE THAT WE HAD ONE LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR, FIRST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 25. AND SO WE'RE AT 50 NOW. SO WE DOUBLED IT. SO THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN FORT BEND ISD SERVICE SENTINELS. THAT WAS A REALLY, REALLY COOL PROGRAM. IT WAS. FORT BEND IC REACHED OUT TO US AND SAID, HEY, WE WANT OUR THREE SCHOOLS, THIRD GRADERS TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND SO THEY CAME AND WE ORGANIZED IT, WHERE THEY GOT TO COME UP HERE AND SIT UP AT THE DAIS. AND THEY WE ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE LAWS. MOST OF THEM SAID, OKAY, WE WANT CANDY FOR BREAKFAST AND EVERYTHING. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET BEHIND THAT AS A DAD, BUT IT WAS REALLY COOL. AND SO THEY GOT TO HEAR FROM CITY SECRETARY OFFICE. THEY GOT TO SEE FIRE POLICE CARS. THEY GOT TO SEE WITH PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, FORESTRY, AND THEY GOT TO HANG OUT WITH US AT RECREATION. AND SO IT WAS REALLY COOL. SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF, I THOUGHT WAS REALLY COOL IDEA WAS THEY WANTED TO DO SOME TYPE OF PARK CLEANUP, SOME SERVICE PROJECT, AND SO ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO COMMUNITY PARK. AND THERE'S NOT MUCH TRASH OUT THERE. GOOD JOB DANIELLE AND HER CREW. SO THERE'S NOT MUCH TO CLEAN UP OUT THERE. AND SO WE SAID, HEY, HOW ABOUT Y'ALL LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY INPUT? AND SO WHAT WE DID ACTUALLY ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE ON THE BACKSIDE THAT MIDDLE PICTURE WE DID ALLOW. OH IT'S ON THERE. IT'S SHOULD BE ON YOUR PAPER THOUGH. WE ALLOWED THEM TO WE WANTED THEM TO TEST THE PLAYGROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENT. AND THEN THEY HAD TO PICK WHAT THEIR FAVORITE PLAY STRUCTURE WAS. AND SO WHAT I ESSENTIALLY SAID IS, HEY, GO OUT THERE, TEST IT, AND COME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE. AND THEY PUT STICKERS ON THEM, STICKERS ON THEM, THEIR MOST FAVORITE PLAY STRUCTURES. AND SO IT WAS A SPIN GLOBE OR THE ZIP LINE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND SO IT WAS PRETTY COOL. IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM HAVE PUBLIC INPUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW AS CITIZENS AND GROWING UP THAT, Y'ALL, THEY HAVE A VOICE AND THEY NEED TO TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE. AND Y'ALL, THE KIDS ARE THE EXPERTS. THEY NEED TO TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE PLAYGROUND. SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL. PROGRAM ON THE BACKSIDE FACILITY. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT. FACILITY USAGE IS DOWN FROM LAST OCTOBER TO THIS OCTOBER. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I KNOW. THERE'S AN IOS THAT OPENED UP IN SUGAR LAND. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE KIND OF THE LIFETIME FITNESS KIND OF COMING IN. AND I THINK REALLY WHAT IT WAS IS WE WERE FIXING OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE DEPARTMENT WE WERE HAVING. WE HAD OUR FIELD USAGE, FIELD RENTAL AND EVERYTHING, AND WE WERE CLEANING UP WAYS THERE. AND SO YOU'LL SEE, ACTUALLY OUR REVENUE IS UP 30% FROM LAST TIME. BUT I THINK WE JUST DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. MARKETING MEMBERS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE IN, TRYING TO GET PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, REGISTERING FOR MEMBERS. AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR MONICA. SO [00:35:01] WE WILL WE WILL SIT DOWN AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT TRAJECTORY GOING BACK UP. THE LAST COUPLE THINGS. LOOK AHEAD. WE HAVE OUR VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH. THAT'S PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSALLY MADE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY LANDING A HELICOPTER. I DON'T THINK IT'S A HELICOPTER, A HELICOPTER OUT IN THAT GRASSY AREA AND EVERYTHING. AND SO I WENT FIRST, WENT TO FIRE CHIEF, AND HE'S LIKE, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. BUT WE GOT APPROVED, SO THAT'LL BE PRETTY COOL. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR MCT GOBBLE ON THE GREEN. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE SAW SURVEYS AND PEOPLE WANTED TO THEY WANTED SOME TYPE OF TURKEY TROT. AND SO THIS IS WHAT IT IS. I ASKED DONNY WAS LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO CLOSE DOWN STREET. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN DO? HE SAID, THE GOLF COURSE IS CLOSED TWO DAYS A YEAR, AND IT'S A THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A THAT'S THE GOBBLE ON THE GREEN. SO THAT'LL BE THAT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN TO. ANY QUESTIONS. WHAT IS GOBBLE ON THE GOBBLE ON THE GREEN CHAT. GPT GOT IT FOR ME I'M NOT GOING TO EVEN SAY I WAS CREATIVE ABOUT IT. GOBBLE THE TURKEY AND THEN GREEN IS LIKE THE FAIRWAY THE GREEN. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM. SO YOU PUT IN TURKEY IT'S A RUN. IT'S A5KI APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. SORRY. YES FIVE K. TURKEY RACES ON THE GOLF COURSE. TURKEY RACES. YES. WE ALREADY GOT SOME. ABSOLUTELY GREAT. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S ACTUALLY A LOT BETTER IDEA. THERE'S A WHOLE DEBATE ABOUT CHICKENS OVER THERE. SO THIS WILL BE EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'LL HAVE A5K. WE'LL HAVE A MILE RUN. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING WHERE IT'S WE GOOGLED THAT THE AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE COUCH FOR THANKSGIVING IS LIKE 5 TO 7FT. AND SO WE'LL HAVE IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET ALL THE GOOD STUFF, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO RUN A5K OR EVEN A FAMILY RACE, THEY HAVE TO WALK SEVEN FEET BECAUSE THAT'S FROM THE KITCHEN. SO IF THEY'RE PAYING THE SAME PRICE, I DON'T CARE HOW FAR YOU RUN. HERE YOU GO. SO. YEAH OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. NEXT TIME I'LL JUST SAY THAT FOR TRICKS AND TREATS IN THE PARK, YOU HAD A REALLY GOOD THING WITH MAYOR YOUTH COMMISSION. YES, ABSOLUTELY. DEFINITELY. YOUR VOLUNTEERS ARE GREAT. THEY'RE AWESOME. THEY'RE AWESOME. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THEY HOPE THAT THE MOVIE NIGHT TOO, THEY WERE THEY WERE THEY WERE THEY HELPED THE KIDS MAKE THESE BROOMSTICKS AND THEN THEY WERE DOING S'MORES. IT WAS GREAT. YEAH. THESE ONES WERE ANNOYINGLY GOOD. THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT CAN I DO? WHAT CAN I DO? IT'S LIKE, JUST HOLD ON, JUST HOLD ON. WE'LL FIND SOMETHING. AND SO THEY WERE AWESOME. WE ALWAYS WANT THEM. YEAH. OKAY. THEY'VE ALREADY VOLUNTEERED FOR SNOWFEST. I THINK THEY HAVE LIKE ALMOST A HUNDRED NYC KIDDOS THIS YEAR. AND SO IT JUST KEEPS GOING GOING, GOING. YEAH. COOL. ALL RIGHT, ALL [8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT] RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT DIRECTOR'S REPORT. YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING ON MY BELT. YEAH, YEAH HE HAS I NEEDED TO PUT SOME SHADES ON. I FEEL LIKE MUSIC COMING UP HERE FOR THIS. WAIT. OH, HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO. DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA. ROCKING THINGS. LOOK AT THAT SWAGGER. YES. SO TODAY, STAFF INVITED THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS SOCIETY EAST TO MISSOURI CITY, TO COMMUNITY PARK TO HOLD THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE RODEO. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PARK STAFF TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS. THEY DO COMPETITIONS ON IRRIGATION, HAMMER AND NAIL, ZERO TURN MOWER, COMPETITION, TRUCK AND TRAILER RACES. THEY'VE GOT BACKPACK BLOWER COMPETITIONS. THEY HAVE A PLANT ID COMPETITION TWO YEARS AGO, DENNIS LANDSCAPER ACTUALLY WON TRAPS EAST AND THEN WENT TO THE STATE COMPETITION AND WON STATE AS WELL. THIS YEAR. WE TRIED MAKING IT REALLY HARD ON HIM, SO THAT WAY NO ONE COULD SAY THAT WE WERE HOMERS AND HE UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T PLACE. BUT WE HAD A GREAT DAY OUT OF THE PARK. EASILY. OVER 300 PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE HOUSTON REGION JOINED US. WE HAD AWARDS. WE HAD RAFFLES, 17 DIFFERENT VENDORS SHOWING OFF, DIFFERENT LAWNMOWERS AND PARKS EQUIPMENT AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, YOU NAME IT. WE HAD VENDORS OUT THERE SHOWING OFF THE PARK. I HEARD OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM THESE COMPETITORS ABOUT HOW THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE COMPETITIONS THAT THEY'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. THESE ARE ACTUALLY TWO DRONE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN BY ONE OF OUR VENDORS, AND IT SHOWS THE THE GROUNDS OF WHERE THE COMPETITIONS WERE AND ALSO SHOWS THE AMPHITHEATER THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE HELD ALL THE AWARD CEREMONY WAS IN THE AMPHITHEATER, WHICH IS JUST THE PERFECT LOCATION. THE BACKGROUND IS THE LAKE. AND SO EVERYONE TRULY, REALLY JUST LOVED IT. WE GOT SO MUCH GOOD FEEDBACK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE MISSOURI CITY HAS HAD [00:40:06] THE COMPETITION HERE IN LIKE 15 YEARS OR SO. AND SO LIKE THERE'S I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE STAFF MEMBER THAT STILL WORKS FOR US THAT REMEMBERS THE LAST TIME THAT MISSOURI HELD MISSOURI CITY, HELD THIS COMPETITION HERE. AND SO WITHOUT A DOUBT, LIKE I SAID, THE NEW STAFF GOT PUT RIGHT TO WORK. AND SO THIS EVENT WAS FANTASTIC. DANIELLE, WOULD YOU HIT ME THE NEXT ONE? I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF THAT HELPED PUT THIS ON. WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE RECREATION STAFF WERE INTEGRAL TO MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE PARKS GUYS. THIS IS ABOUT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN AND AND BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME REALLY AMAZING BARBECUE. AND SO SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPENS, WE'LL HAVE A HUGE EVENT AND THE PARKS GUYS DO MOST OF THE SETUP AND THEY'RE THE BACKGROUND PEOPLE. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REC STAFF TO BE THOSE PEOPLE, FOR THE PARKS GUYS. AND SO JUST WANT TO A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THEM AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS THIS HAPPENED AND WORKED OUT SMOOTHLY. NEXT ONE. SO THIS YEAR WAS THE INAUGURAL DIRECTOR'S CHALLENGE AT THE MAINTENANCE RODEO. THIS CONSISTED OF ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT DIRECTORS DOING THE SKILLS CHALLENGES THAT ARE PARKS GUYS WERE DOING. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT IDEA TO GIVE THE PARKS GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE DIRECTORS DO WHAT THEY DO AND DO IT REALLY POORLY. YOU KNOW, A CHANCE FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW, RAISE US AND LAUGH AND JOKE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. DALTON HAD THE IDEA THAT IT NEEDED TO BE A BELT FOR THE FOR THE WINNING DIRECTOR. WE CALL IT BOB. THE BELT OF BEAUTIFICATION. AND SO WITHOUT A DOUBT, AS AS WE PROMOTED THIS NEW EVENT AT THE MAINTENANCE RODEO, I CONSISTENTLY TOLD PEOPLE THAT THEY THEY HAD NO CHANCE OF WINNING. THEY MIGHT AS WELL NOT EVEN PARTICIPATE. AND YET STILL WE HAD ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT DIRECTORS FROM ALL ACROSS HOUSTON PARTICIPATE IN THE ZERO TURN, ZERO TURN LAWN MOWER COMPETITION, WHICH WHICH IS LIKE A A LAYOUT WHERE YOU HAVE TO RIDE THE ZERO TURN WITHOUT KNOCKING TENNIS BALLS OFF OF CONES AND BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH ALL THESE LITTLE TURNS AND ZIGZAGS AND AND PARKETTES PROFICIENTLY. BEST TIME AND LEAST AMOUNT OF TENNIS BALLS KNOCKED OFF WINS. WE ALSO DID THE HAMMER AND NAIL COMPETITION, WHICH IS BASICALLY TO SEE WHO CAN HAMMER A NAIL THE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SWINGS. AND THEN THE THIRD EVENT THAT THE DIRECTORS DID WAS THE BACKPACK BLOWER. COMPETITION. AND I, I, I HOPE YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME. AND SO THE INAUGURAL BELTS WILL STAY IN MISSOURI CITY. AS I WAS HANDS DOWN THE CHAMPION. THANK YOU. HI. CHRISTA. HOW MANY POINTS DID I WIN BY? ONLY TWO. YEAH. A WIN IS A WIN. WIN IS A WIN. DOESN'T MATTER. NEXT QUESTION. IT'S A WIN I LIKE I CAME IN FIRST IN THE HAMMER AND NAIL WITH ONLY THREE SWINGS OF THE HAMMER. THANK YOU. AND THEN I CAME IN SECOND IN THE BACKPACK BLOWER. AND THEN I WAS KIND OF PROBABLY MIDDLE OF THE PACK ON THE ZERO TURN. I NEED SOME PRACTICE ON THAT ONE. BUT A LOT OF FUN. IT WAS REALLY EXCITING. AND THE BEST PART WAS HONESTLY JUST SEEING THE STAFF YELLING AND SCREAMING FOR ME THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME AND AND JUST ROOTING FOR ME TO WIN AND THEM TELLING ME OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, DONNIE, THIS IS OUR HOME TURF, SO HELP ME. YOU BETTER WIN. AND SO I'M GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO UPHOLD MY END OF THE BARGAIN. WELL, WE SHOULD WELCOME BOB TO THE CITY. YES. DEVELOPMENT REMAIN MOUNTED IN REC CENTER, SO THE BELTS WILL BE IN THE AWARD CASE FOR THIS YEAR. THEN NEXT YEAR, IT'LL IT'LL GO BACK TO THE SAME EVENT. AND THE DIRECTOR THAT WINS NEXT YEAR WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE IT HOME WITH THEM FOR A YEAR. AND SO IT'LL TRAVEL AROUND THESE PARTS. MY PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS WITH US AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. YEAH, YEAH. [00:45:03] LASTLY. LAST WELL NOT LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO JUST FOLLOW UP ON A COUPLE ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL THINGS, CARS AND CHAI, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW. WE DO THIS TWICE A YEAR. OUR SECOND ONE IS COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT IS THE WEEKEND BEFORE SNOW FEST, THE SUNDAY BEFORE SNOW FEST FROM 3:00 TO 7:00. I BELIEVE IT IS. AND SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME OUT, PARTICIPATE AND JUST SEE WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS DOING, BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE EPITOME EVENTS THAT WE DO THAT PARTNER WITH AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, WHICH ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MINIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE TO PUT ON AN EVENT. AND SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF EVENTS THAT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIND MORE AND MORE OF SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BEING ABLE TO STRETCH OUR BUDGET AS FAR AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND NOT BURNING OUR STAFF OUT. AND SO CARS AND CHAI IS A IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. THAT'LL BE SATURDAY, THE 27TH, 29TH, 29TH. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. AND SO AND THEN OF COURSE DALTON TALKED ABOUT GOBBLE ON THE GREEN. IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT LIKES TO WALK RUN OR JUST EAT TURKEY THIS IS THE GREAT GREAT EVENT FOR ALL OF THOSE FOLKS. PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT. GET A LITTLE EXERCISE IN THE MORNING BEFORE YOU GO HOME AND HAVE THAT LARGE FAMILY MEAL. I KNOW MY FAMILY ON ON THANKSGIVING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU'LL USUALLY FIND US OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE WALKING THE GOLF COURSE. ANYWAYS, NOW I JUST GET A PAY TO WALK. DO IT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, OF COURSE IS SNOW FEST. AND SO WE'RE OF COURSE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON GETTING PREPARED FOR THAT. AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE COMING. I KNOW WE JUST SPOKE WITH THE MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PERFORMING WITH THEIR BAND AND THEIR ORCHESTRA AT THE THE KNIGHTS ACTIVITIES. AND THEN THEN CARS AND CHAI WILL BE AT THE PARADE. SO WE'RE SEEING SOME REAL GROWTH HERE OF PEOPLE THAT THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE LIKE, OH, AND THEN YOU DO SNOW FEST. WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL. SO LOTS OF REALLY GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. AND THEN, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT STAFF. KUDOS. AND SO WE RECENTLY OVER THE LAST MONTH STARTED A PROGRAM CALLED CALLED OUR RISE AND ROOTED. I BRIEFLY MENTIONED IT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, BUT THIS RISE AND ROOTED PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT OUR QUALITY STANDARDS. THESE ARE OUR CORE STANDARDS THAT WE REALLY BELIEVE AS A DEPARTMENT ARE ARE WHAT HELPS TO MAKE US WHO WE ARE. AND SO THOSE FOUR STANDARDS ARE SAFETY, ENGAGEMENT, CLEANLINESS AND THEN ALSO RESOURCEFULNESS. AND SO THOSE FOUR STANDARDS ARE WHAT KIND OF DRIVES US. AND SO PAUL, DANIELLE AND I CAME UP WITH THIS PROGRAM. IT'S FOUR CARDS. AND WHEN WE SEE A STAFF MEMBER EPITOMIZING ONE OF THOSE FOUR STANDARDS, WE'RE ABLE TO PULL OUT A RESOURCE CARD AND PROVIDE THAT TO THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND TELL THEM HOW THEY HOW THEY REALLY WERE FOCUSED ON THAT SPECIFIC STANDARD. AND IT'S HELPING US TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO HELP THEM LOOK AROUND THEMSELVES AND UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE STANDARDS APPLY ON THEIR DAILY, ON THEIR DAILY WORK, WHEN THEY GET ALL FOUR OF THE STANDARDS, YOU PUT IT TOGETHER AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES AN OAK TREE. SO EACH ONE OF THOSE CARDS COME PUTS TOGETHER AND IT MAKES AN OAK TREE, AND THEN THEY GET TO TURN THOSE INTO A DANIELLE OR I. AND WE, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH A GIFT. I KEEP ON TELLING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM THAT WHEN THEY TURN THAT IN, THAT THEY GET A LUNCH WITH ME. FOR SOME REASON, THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT THEY'D RATHER SOMETHING ELSE. I DON'T GET IT. BUT HERE ARE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF SOME OF OUR STAFF THAT HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN THOSE FOUR CARDS. AND WE'RE WE'RE TAKING PICTURES OF THEM BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO REMEMBER IT. WE WANT THEM TO TRULY BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING. YOU SEE THE LITTLE DESIGN I HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR VISION, OUR MISSION, THAT'S THAT'S OUR COMMON PURPOSE. AND WE BELIEVE IN THOSE STANDARDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT DRIVES US. THAT'S OUR THAT'S PART OF OUR WHY. AND SO WE TALK ABOUT VALUES. WE TALK ABOUT VISION. [00:50:02] AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION ALL OF THE STAFF, EVEN OUR NEW ONES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR CHRISTA, LAST WEEK FOR AARON AND FOR MONICA, THEY CAME ON BOARD AND WE SAID, HEY, BY THE WAY, WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING IN THESE 300 PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS HOUSTON. IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OFF AND SHOW UP. RIGHT. AND SO WE NEED YOUR HELP. STAFF WERE HERE AT COMMUNITY PARK BEGINNING AT, YOU KNOW, 530 THIS MORNING. AND MOST OF US GOT DONE ABOUT 330, 4:00 TODAY CLEANING UP, WENT HOME, SHOWERED AND THEN ARE HERE BEFORE YOU GUYS TONIGHT. THAT IS THE TYPE OF STAFF THAT ARE HERE TO SERVE AND I LOVE IT. THEY ARE TRULY THE EPITOME OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN OUR COMMUNITY. CHRISTA HAS BEEN WITH US FOR THREE WEEKS. THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATION THAT HAPPENS WITH THIS TYPE OF EVENT, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AT EACH EVENT AT A CERTAIN TIME, THAT THEY'RE ALL LAID OUT, THAT THE SCORING SHEETS ARE ALL PREPARED, THAT EACH ONE OF THE AREAS IS SET, THAT WE HAVE A MAP ORGANIZING, SHOWING WHERE EVERYBODY GOES, THAT THE VENDORS ARE COMMUNICATED. AND OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS, I JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO DO IT. AND I HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED TO HAVE CHRISTA SAY, HEY, I NEED HELP WITH THIS, THIS, THIS AND THIS. AND WITHOUT IT, IT'S JUST STRAIGHT KILLED IT. AND SO WE WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN AND FILLING THOSE GAPS AND ALREADY SHOWING US THAT THEY BELIEVE IN THE VALUES AND THE VISION OF MISSOURI CITY PARKS AND RECREATION. WE HAVE THE STAFF IN PLACE. WE'RE BRINGING ON NEW STAFF TO FILL THOSE ROLES. BETWEEN THOSE TWO THINGS, WE REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO THANK YOU. OKAY, I WOULD SAY PARKS AND RECREATION MAKES MISSOURI CITY LOOK GOOD. IT DOES, I DO. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. I MEAN, WE'VE LAUGHED A LOT THIS LAST WEEK, BUT WE'VE ALSO WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD. AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THIS DEPARTMENT IS THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A SMILE, THERE'S ALWAYS A LAUGH TO BE HAD. AND THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, MAKES IT FUN TO BE ABLE TO GO EVERY SINGLE DAY AND TO WORK 14 HOURS, 15 HOURS, 16 HOURS WITH THE SAME PEOPLE. SO IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? YEAH. ALWAYS STARTS AT THE TOP. OH WELL THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. WE ALWAYS SEE OUR PARKS DIRECTOR COME IN AND REALLY KIND OF PINK SUNKIST THERE. I WAS LIKE WHAT'D YOU WHAT WERE YOU DOING TODAY A LITTLE SUNSCREEN YEAH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? IF NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT. JOB WELL DONE. ALL [9. BOARD REPORTS] RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER NINE BOARD REPORTS. DO I HAVE ANY I'M SORRY, BOARD REPORTS. DO I HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE A COMMENT. YES, MA'AM. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL YOU GUYS DO WHAT YOU DO. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK, HARD WORK, LONG HOURS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND YOU GUYS STILL HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE, SO THAT'S FANTASTIC. ONE THING THAT THAT I HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ASKED FOR, AND I THINK RIGHT NOW PROBABLY, MAYBE A GOOD TIME, YOU'VE HIRED THREE STAFF AT THIS POINT. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE VACANCIES WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT YOU NEED TO FILL? CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ONE VACANCY THAT IS UNFILLED IN THE FORESTRY DIVISION, BUT IT'S OPEN. WE'RE ACTIVELY PROMOTING IT, TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THAT ROLE. THAT ROLE DOES REQUIRE SOME VERY SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS FOR IT. WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON YET. SO THAT MEANS AFTER THIS ONE PERSON IS HIRED, YOU WILL BE FULLY STAFFED. WE'LL BE FULLY STAFFED. GREAT, GREAT. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO I'VE ASKED TO HAVE A TOUR OF ALL THE PARKS. AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN UNDERSTAFFED AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TRY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN THE SPRING TO JUST TOUR ALL THE PARKS. I THINK IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE, BUT I WOULD ENJOY THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU GUYS ARE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT PARKS AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND ME PERSONALLY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED. AND SO THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR ME. YEAH, I THINK WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. AND IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, WHAT I'D LOVE TO DO INSTEAD OF DOING ALL THE PARKS ALL AT ONCE, THAT'S 25 PARKS, IS IF WE KIND OF BROKE IT UP INTO THE WAY IN WHICH WE HAVE OUR STAFFING BROKEN UP. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A NORTH, A SOUTH AND EAST WEST TYPE THING. AND SO WE CAN DO IT, YOU KNOW, IN A FEW DIFFERENT DAYS AND TAKE IT BY CHUNKS. SO THAT WAY YOU GUYS GET TO EXPERIENCE THE PARKS INSTEAD OF [00:55:01] ME JUST DOING A DRIVE BY. AND THIS IS AND THEN KEEP GOING. I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA. VERY GOOD IDEA. AND WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT. THE OTHER THING WAS, I SEE YOU HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON AND WHAT HAVE YOU. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE LIKE AN ACTIVITY CALENDAR A MONTH AT A GLANCE OF WHAT'S ALL THAT'S GOING ON, FOR INSTANCE, THE MOVIE NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE PEOPLE GETTING THIS INFORMATION, WHERE ALL THIS IS HAPPENING, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE GONE IF I HAD KNOWN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS COME UP AND JUST A SUGGESTION OF CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE MONTH SO THAT WE AS DIRECTORS WOULD KNOW, AND WE COULD JUST VISIT THOSE AND TELL OUR NEIGHBORS AND ALL OF THAT, JUST TO HELP YOU GUYS OUT IN PROMOTING IT, ARE YOU BY CHANCE FAMILIAR WITH OUR RECREATION GUIDE? SO ABOUT FOUR TIMES A YEAR WE WE PROVIDE A REC GUIDE. AND WHERE WOULD THAT BE LOCATED? WE WE HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE IT IN A WEBSITE. YEAH. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PAPER DOCUMENT OF THAT AT THE REC CENTER, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND, AND INSIDE OF IT HAS ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT ARE UPCOMING FOR, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BUILT INTO THAT SPECIFICALLY. AND SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IS ALSO JUST SEND YOU GUYS AN EMAIL WITH THE LINK ONCE OUR NEW ONE COMES OUT, BECAUSE WE'LL BE HAVING OUR NEW REC GUIDE COMING OUT HERE WITHIN A MONTH OR SO. AND SO WE CAN JUST SEND THAT AS AN EMAIL AS KIND OF PART OF OUR UPDATE. SO YOU GUYS HAVE THAT AVAILABLE. IT WOULD BE GREAT. AND THAT WOULD BE AT A MONTH, AT A GLANCE, EVERYTHING. IT'S A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT IT'S BUT IT STILL HAS ALL THAT INFORMATION. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YEAH. SO YOU DO THAT WITH THE SENIORS BECAUSE I GET AN EMAIL ONCE A MONTH AND IT TELLS ME EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. WITH REGARDS TO SENIORS. NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M GETTING IT FROM, BUT THERE'S AN E-BLAST THAT I GET. AND BECAUSE I GOT, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, I'M LIKE, OKAY, HEY, THEY GOT THIS GOING ON, GO SEE THIS, AND I SEND IT TO THEM. AND SO AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE WHO'S DOING THAT. THAT'S NICOLE AND THAT'S A THAT'S PART OF HER PROGRAMING THAT SHE DOES SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS. YEAH OKAY. AND SO MAYBE THAT'S THE SAME THING. YOU KNOW MAYBE I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. YEAH. THE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE FOR PARKS HAS ITS OWN PAGE ON FACEBOOK, FOR EXAMPLE. AND I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT I'M NOT ON. OH NO, THAT'S OKAY. DON'T BE SORRY. YOU'RE IN A GOOD SPACE. SHE'S GOT THE HORSE AND BUGGY. YEAH. YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM. BUT I THINK THE GREAT IDEA BECAUSE AT THE SENIORS, I GET EVERYTHING THAT THE SENIORS ARE DOING. YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE JUST HELPFUL FOR ME. YEAH, YEAH. NO. AND ACTUALLY, I GOT TO AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE I LOOK AT IT EVERY MONTH AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WELL, I GOT SOME FOLKS I NEED TO MAKE THEM GET OUT THE HOUSE. LET ME LOOK AT IT. YOU KNOW, AND SO AND OBVIOUSLY THAT SAME MAYBE THERE'S A WAY I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE GOT A MASS EMAIL BLAST THAT THAT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH AT A GLANCE MAY GO OUT AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. NOT EVEN JUST US, BUT EVERYONE. AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S JUST THE HEAD OF A BUTTON SUGGESTION. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YES, SIR. BUDDY, IS HE GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE FREEDOM TRAIN PROJECT WHERE WE STAND? SO RIGHT NOW FREEDOM TREE IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THEY'VE POURED ALMOST ALL OF THE CEMENT FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE PATHWAY, FROM FREEDOM TREE TO COMMUNITY PARK. SO THEY JUST WERE FINISHING UP THAT WITH THIS WEEK. THE PARKING LOTS ARE COMPLETED. NOW WE'RE WAITING ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE PLAYGROUND AND ALSO THE THE BATHROOM. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. AND SO IN DECEMBER WE'LL SEE BOTH OF THOSE BEGIN TO COME, COME TO, TO SHAPE I GUESS. SO I'M GETTING A SNAKE EYE FROM THE ATTORNEY OVER THERE AND SHE SAYS IT'S BOARD REPORT, NOT YOUR REPORT. AND SO SHE SNAKE EYED ME. SO I KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M SORRY BUDDY, SHE'S SNAKE EYED ME. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS ASK HIM AT THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU CAN BRING US A REPORT ON IT. YOU BET. AND SOME PICTURES. THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE IT, AND I CAN GET THOSE EYES OFF ME. YEAH, I SEE, I THOUGHT IT WAS BOARD B O R E D YOU GUYS WERE BORED, SO YOU WANTED TO REPORT. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT THIS IS REPORTS FROM US. NOT QUITE. WE CAN'T QUESTION HIM I SAW YOU. THAT'S RIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT OFF OF ME. ANY OTHER BOARD REPORTS? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE DECORATING OUR FLOAT THE THURSDAY BEFORE? SO THEY WANT TO BE THE FIFTH. THE SIXTH IS THE FIFTH? YEAH. IS THE PARADE. OH, YEAH. WHERE ARE WE THURSDAY? WHERE DO WE MEET? ARE WE GOING WHERE WE WENT BEFORE. SO WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SEND YOU ALL AN EMAIL WITH FURTHER [01:00:07] DETAILS ON THAT. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE WILL BE REQUESTING A PARKS BOARD MEETING THAT FIRST THURSDAY. YEAH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS. WE REALLY NEED YOU GUYS TO WEIGH IN ON. YEAH. AND SO, SO LIKE WE WOULD LOVE TO. YEAH. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL JUST PUT A PIN IN IT FOR NOW. AND BY THANKSGIVING WE'LL HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WEEK OF. IT'S FINE THANK YOU. YEAH. BUT WE'VE HAD BOARD MEETINGS BEFORE WE GO AND. OH YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S, THAT'S WE'VE DONE IT ALL. YEP. ANY OTHER COMMENTS REPORTS. WELL BOB BE A PART OF OUR FLOAT THIS YEAR. YEAH. YEAH I LIKE THAT IDEA. I LIKE THAT IDEA VERY MUCH SO. I'LL GET MY CAPE ON AND EVERYTHING. I LOVE IT. I GUESS THE ONLY REPORT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, I'M GOING TO ASK ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO JUST BE PRAYERFUL FOR THE NICKELS THEY I DID GET A REPORT. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHATEVER IS GOING ON, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU ALL. AND OBVIOUSLY IF I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP THEM LIFTED UP IN PRAYER, THEY NEED IT. IF I WOULDN'T ASK IF IT WASN'T. AND FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS JUST TO KNOW WHO THE NICKELS ARE, THEY ARE STEWARDS, GREAT STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE TO LOOK UP TO HIM LITERALLY, BECAUSE HE IS LITERALLY I HAVE TO LOOK UP TO HIM. BUT THERE ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE VERY, VERY COMMITTED TO THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION, HAVE BEEN THEY'RE JUST WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY MAKE ME PROUD OF LIVING IN MISSOURI CITY. SO JUST PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS. OTHER THAN THAT, NO OTHER BOARD REPORTS. I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN. AGAIN. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT THAT ON THE AGENDA YOU'LL BRING BACK AN UPDATE WITH PICTURES OR WHATEVER AS IT RELATES TO THE FREEDOM TREE. SO WE CAN GET [10. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA] BUDDY COVERED OVER THERE. IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS WE NEED ON THE NEXT. AND WE KNOW WE'LL HAVE THE POTENTIALLY HAVE THE PARKLAND PARKLAND ORDINANCE ON THERE? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ANOTHER QUICK NOTE TO JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT WE DO HAVE THE THE CHRISTMAS SNOW FEST THAT SATURDAY, WHICH WE'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING, SAFE, HAPPY THANKSGIVING. AND WE CAN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.