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WATCHING YOUR WATCH ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN OKAY, SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD
[1. Call to Order / Roll Call.]
EVENING, EVERYONE AND IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 8TH EDITION. OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PROSPER PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO A CALL THEM. DID THEY CALL THE ORDER? LET'S TAKE CARE OF ROLL CALL. THE BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. FROM MY LEFT TO RIGHT, VALERIE LITTLE CAMERON REEVES.GINA KERN. MYSELF. JOHN MED CAMP. MATT FERREE. THAI BLOOD SO AND LOOKS LIKE BOB BENSON AS WELL. SO, YES, A FULL HOUSE STAFF. AH, ON HAND THIS EVENING. UM. DO WE HAVE ANY NEW STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS TIME? OH, GO AHEAD.
OH, AND GIVES A HECK OF A TREE TOUR BY THE WAY. SO FANTASTIC AND, UH, ALSO, UH, DAN BAKER AND THANK YOU, PAUL FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, TREVOR. AND I SEE MATT AND HALEY'S HERE AS WELL.
ALRIGHT WELCOME, CAITLIN. SORRY I SAID HALEY. IT'S ALL OKAY. YOU KNEW WHO I WAS TALKING ABOUT,
[2. Consider and act upon the draft minutes from the August 11, Parks and Recreation Board meeting.]
OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. LET'S MOVE ON TO, UH, REVIEWING THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING, AND I WAS NOT HERE SO. ANY COMMENTARY FROM THE BOARD OR A MOTION TO ADOPT.MAKE A MOTION. SO MOVED SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM TY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I ANY OPPOSED.
AND I'M GONNA ABSTAIN SINCE I WAS NOT HERE. GINA, TOO. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC. ANYBODY ONLINE GOT TO KNOW. BUT WE ARE ON THE AIR. WOW, THAT FEELS SO OFFICIAL.
YEAH, I'M ON THE TONIGHT SHOW OR SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO A THANK YOU TO GINA KERN AND
[4. Thank you to Gina Kern & Matt Furay.]
MET YOUR A. OKAY SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY . OBVIOUSLY, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD IT RECORDED ON THE AGENDA BUT ALSO GIVE A PERSONAL IN TOWN. THANK YOU TO MATT AND GINA. FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU'VE BEEN AWESOME, VERY EASY TO WORK WITH. AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE YOU BEFORE BEFORE YOU GO OUT. SO THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE THEIR THEIR LAST MEETING WHERE THEY'RE MOVING ON OTHER THINGS, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO NEW PEOPLE. NEXT MONTH, SO WE'LL GET TO INTRODUCE THOSE BUT MATT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY? AND THE CHAIRMAN'S PREROGATIVE. UM BUT ALSO LIKE TO THANK BOTH OF YOU AND BE IT RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. UM, BOTH OF YOU ARE VERY FREQUENT HAND RAISERS WHEN CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS. WHETHER IT'S VOLUNTEERING TO BE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OR VOLUNTEERING PRETTY MUCH FOR ANYTHING WE ASK YOU TO DO.
WHETHER IT'S CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OR BEING LIAISON WITH LOCAL SPORTS. UM YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING HOW YOU STEP UP AND TAKE THE INITIATIVE. SO THANK YOU BOTH. REALLY SINCERELY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE, AND I CAN ONLY ANTICIPATE THAT YOUR CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TIME IN THE COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. OKAY? SOME MASS STAFF UPDATES. WE HAVE FIRST UP THE RECREATION UPDATE.
[5. Receive staff updates:]
GOOD EVENING PARK BOARD. SO I WANT TO START OFF WITHIN, UH, UPDATE ON THE DISCOVERED DOWNTOWN. SERIES WE HAVE TWO MORE EVENTS LEFT ONE EVENT THIS SATURDAY. THE PARCEL AND[00:05:02]
BROADWAY EVENT. THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE FOCUSED FOR THE DOG LOVERS OF THE TOWN. UM THIS SATURDAY FROM ONE PM TO FOUR PM UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER OFFER BROADWAY STREET. WE HAVE A LOT OF THE IT'S HARDLY EVENTS PLANNED. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COUPLE OF CONTEST. UM WE HAVE A SAY MAKESHIFT, BUT WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE AREA THAT'S GONNA HAVE SOME DOG OBSTACLE COURSES. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. UM THIS WAS THE THIRD EVENT OF THE DOWNTOWN DISCOVERS SERIES. SO, UM WE'LL GET THAT KICKING OFF THE WEATHER. LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE FINE, SO WE'LL JUST BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE CANINES THAT COME OUT. UM AND THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME AND JOIN US. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DOG, THAT'S COMPLETELY FINE. UM, ONE THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUT THERE WAS TODD RICE OR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER WAS ABLE TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH US. UM IT'S BASICALLY A ROBOTIC DOG. IT'S CALLED SPOT. UM AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT OUT THERE AS WELL. SO THAT WOULD BE REALLY NEAT. WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF VENDORS. COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE OUT THERE AS WELL. SO UM, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS FROM THIS SATURDAY WILL BE THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2020 TO DISCOVER DOWNTOWN SERIES. THIS WAS ACTUALLY A RESCHEDULE FROM A RESCHEDULE, UM, ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE AN APRIL MOVED IT TO AUGUST REALIZED PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT TOO HOT TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY SO CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AT NIGHT. SO WE WILL BE, UM, FEATURING THE MOVIE AND CANTO. UM IT WILL BE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN HALL PARKING LOT. AND WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF MOVIE CHARACTERS ACTORS, THEY'RE AROUND POPCORN. KONA ICE WILL BE THERE TO SERVE REFRESHMENTS TO THE MOVIE GOERS. AND THEN THE OFFICIAL START TIME IS GOING TO BE SEVEN AND THEN THE MOVIE WILL START 8 30, YOU KNOW, WILL KIND OF SEE HOW SUNSET GOES, BUT 8 30 IS PROBABLY THIS GOOD TIME TO START THAT MOVIE. AND, UM ALL FREE OF CHARGE, OF COURSE. AND SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND THEN ONCE WE FINISH WITH THAT EVENT, WE WILL GO INTO THE PLANNING STAGES FOR 2023. SO, UM. LOOK FORWARD TO IT, ESPECIALLY THE MOVIE. I KNOW THE POP UP MOVIES ARE VERY POPULAR. UM AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD YOU KNOW, LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO. UM BUT YEAH, IF LIKE I SAID, BRING OUT THE FAMILY TO THAT EVENT AS WELL.THESE ARE ALL FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS. AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
FOR THE SUMMER FINISHED IN THE BEGINNING AUGUST FALSE STARTS, TYPICALLY RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, SO I JUST KINDA WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. UM SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS AND I SAY NEW.
THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE NEVER IMPLEMENTED BEFORE. WITHIN THE TOWN. UM, IT'S ACTUALLY TONIGHT'S THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASS. UM THIS IS PUT ON BY OUR TAEKWONDO INSTRUCTOR. UM WE STARTED WITH BEGINNERS TAEKWONDO, AND WE'VE MOVED ON TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. UM THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT K. THE TAEKWONDO IS REALLY FOR YOUTH. THERE'S MORE FOR ADULTS. UM, HE INSTRUCTED AS A REALLY GOOD JOB.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM. UM, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, IF IT'S PAST SELF DEFENSE, MAYBE WE DO IT TOWARDS ACTIVE ADULTS MORE WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS. WE HAVE OUR AFTER SCHOOL STEM PROGRAM MINDS IN MOTION. WE HAVE A CHAIR, YOGA CLASS THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTED, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE FOCUSED TOWARDS THE ACTIVE ADULT POPULATION SENIOR POPULATION. UM AND SINCE I MENTIONED THAT AARP DRIVER TECH PROGRAM, UM. THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM. WE'RE NOT DOING ANY REGISTRATION FOR THIS. IT'S MORE OVER. YOU KNOW AS WE CONTINUE BEFORE WE GET TO THE E V WAVE OF VEHICLES. UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF NEWER VEHICLES HAVE A LOT MORE STUFF THAT'S GOING TO CONFUSE YOU. AND UM ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING. YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE IN THAT SITUATION. SO THIS CLASS IS REALLY MORE TO JUST KIND OF SHOW. UM SOME OF THE THINGS AND VEHICLES THAT YOU'RE NOT USED TO FOR THE OLDER POPULATION. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THAT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE 407 REC CENTER.
AND THEN, UM WE. WE ALWAYS KNEW THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR COED ADULT ATHLETICS. WE CURRENTLY
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RUN A MEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUE FRONTIER, UM, DUE TO FACILITY AVAILABILITY. UM AND ALSO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE ROOM TO DO A COED SOFTBALL LEAGUE. SO ONE THING THAT I THOUGHT OF IS BECAUSE I KNOW IN SOLANO. THEY DO COED SOFTBALL, AND WE DO MEN'S SOFTBALL, AND WE KIND OF WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM. THIS YOU KNOW IF I GET ANY COED INQUIRIES, SEND IT THAT WAY. UH, VICE VERSA. SLINE WILL SEND OUR WAYS FOR THE MEN'S. KICKBALL IS VERY LOW MAINTENANCE OF VERY EASYGOING SPORT. AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST OFFERING THAT WE'VE DONE FOR COED ADULT ATHLETICS. UM SO WE'RE COMING UP ON THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE PRETTY SOON, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ENOUGH TEAMS IN THERE. UM BUT IT'S A I'VE SEEN IT. I'VE BEEN ON KICKBALL TEAMS BEFORE. IT'S LIKE I SAID, VERY LOW MAINTENANCE. IT'S MORE REALLY ABOUT HAVING FUN OUT THERE. UM AND I DID MENTION OUR CHAIR.YOGA SO WE'VE ALWAYS RAN A YOGA PROGRAM INSIDE THE 407 REC CENTER. UH UM. RIGHT NEXT TO BOYER PARK, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL PART. UM JUST WORK TOGETHER WITH THE INSTRUCTOR AND SAID, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DOING SOMETHING OUTDOOR? YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES EARLY IN THE MORNING. CAN'T REALLY DO IT IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE IT'S THE NINETIES AROUND NINE IN THE MORNING, BUT YOU KNOW THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR OFFERINGS. AND SO WE DID A VIDEO STAFF WORK TOGETHER. WE HAD SOME STAFF MEMBERS COME OUT AND THE YOGA INSTRUCTOR KIND OF RAN THROUGH SOME OF THE BASICS THERE, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON FINALIZING THAT VIDEO AND THEN GETTING IT OUT THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. THESE ARE YOU KNOW, BRINGING ON THE TWO NEW SPECIALIST IS, YOU KNOW, GIVING US OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REALLY PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO EXPANDING AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY ALL THESE PROGRAMS CAN MAKE. AND THEN ONE THING I DIDN'T IT'S NOT QUITE NEW, BUT WE ARE OFFERING A SENIOR BUS TRIP AS WELL. SO WE DID LAST SPRING WENT TO, UM MINERAL WELLS . YES I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S LIKE CATTLE MILLS. SO JUST THROWING TWO NAMES TOGETHER, BUT YES. WENT TO MINERAL WELLS THIS YEAR. WE'RE GONNA GO TO DALLAS DOWNTOWN DALLAS. UM AND SO WE, UM, CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE COMPANY, HERITAGE BUS TOURS JUST TO FINALIZE A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT THAT WILL BE IN NOVEMBER, THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER. I BELIEVE NOVEMBER 2ND. THAT'S A WEDNESDAY UM, PRETTY SURE IT IS.
BUT YEAH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'VE I'VE NEVER SEEN SO YEAH, WE'LL OPEN UP REGISTRATION FOR THAT PRETTY SOON. AND THEN ALSO. SO BACK IN THE SUMMER THIS PAST SUMMER. UM IT HAD BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE WE HAD DONE A ADULT ACTIVE ADULT. UM, INTEREST SURVEY. IT HELPS US GET A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMS WERE NOT OFFERING THAT THERE'S INTEREST IN UM AND SO WE PUT TOGETHER A SAYS A, UH SATISFACTION SURVEYS TECHNICAL TERM. GOT SOME FEEDBACK AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A REAL COMMON, UH, WAS THAT. THE ACTIVE ADULTS WANNA TIME TO? NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE TIME SET UP FOR DOMINO'S.
WE HAVE TIME SET UP FOR CANASTA AND MARGIN. UM, BUT THERE REALLY WASN'T A TIME TO JUST COME IN AND HANG OUT. UM YOU KNOW YOU CAN PLAY GAMES OR JUST HAVE COMMUNICATION TALK, YOU KNOW, AND SOCIALIZE. AND SO ONE IDEA THAT WE HAD WAS LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, FRIDAY WE HAD MA JONG.
SOME DAYS, WE WOULD HAVE SIX. SOME DAYS, WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, LET'S TAKE THAT TIME AND ACTUALLY USE IT FOR YOU CAN PLAY. YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PLAY DOMINOES DURING IT, IF YOU WANT TO DO YOU WANT TO CONTEST OR EVEN WANT TO DO A GAME THAT WE DON'T EVEN OFFER? THIS IS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND SO THIS FRIDAY TOMORROW UH UM, WE'RE HAVING THE OFFICIAL FIRST SOCIAL TIME, SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME. I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT LIKE AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL, BUT WE'LL HAVE ICE CREAM. WE'RE GONNA YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, IT'S ALL COMPLIMENTARY, JUST INVITING PEOPLE TO COME IN, AND THERE'S BE A GROUP THAT IS REGULARS FAMILIAR FACES. AND THERE'S PROBABLY GROUPS OF THAT. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WE OFFER PROGRAMMING IN THAT BUILDING. UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT STAFFS WORKED WITH STEPS WORKED WITH COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO GET THAT WORD OUT, AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON SOME PARKING OVER AT THE 407. SO UM, TOMORROW 1 TO 4. YOU'RE ALL INVITED. OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT TO SWING BY
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AND GET A SCOOPER TOO, BUT YEAH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER IT'S JUST ANOTHER OFFERING THAT WITH THAT WE'RE I'M INTERESTED IN DOING AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A GOOD TURNOUT TOMORROW. SO WHERE DO YOU UM WHERE DO YOU GET IDEAS? FOR DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. SO IN REGARDS TO RECREATION. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT. I CALL IT GROUPINGS, BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE YOUR ATHLETICS YOUR EDUCATION. UM YOUR NUTRITION. UH, YOUR FITNESS YOUR. ACTIVE ADULTS SENIOR AND SO WHAT YOU DO IS YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING. AND IF YOUR TOP LOAD YOU KNOW IF 70% OF YOUR OFFERINGS OUR ATHLETICS. THEN YOU JUST TRY AND BRANCH OUT A LITTLE BIT AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE NOT OFFERING. NOW.WHAT DOES HELP IS BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE BENCHMARK CITIES. SEE WHAT THEY OFFERING AND NOT SO MUCH COPYCAT, BUT I MEAN, IF YOU GO THROUGH IF YOU GO THROUGH SOME OF THE BROCHURES FOR PRODUCTION OF CREATION, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF SIMILAR KIND OF ACTIVITIES AND SIMILAR KIND OF PROGRAMS. AND SO A FEW THINGS GO. I MEAN LOCATED FACILITY IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT PLAYS INTO IT. UM THE COMMUNITY. THE DEMOGRAPHICS UM SO YOU KIND OF HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH ALL THAT INFORMATION. AND THEN YOU KNOW, TRY MAKING THE BEST JUDGMENT AND THEN ALSO , THERE'S TIMES THAT SOMETHING WILL JUST KIND OF FALL IN OUR LAP TAEKWONDO INSTRUCTOR FELL IN OUR LAP WE HAVE ON THE, UH ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION PAGE, A SPECIFIC AREA WHERE INSTRUCTORS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE INSTRUCTORS CAN SUBMIT THEIR INFORMATION. AND THEN IT'S A IT'S A FULL ON PROPOSAL. UM, RESUME. ALL THE ATTACHMENTS THAT YOU NEED. AND THEN WHENEVER YOU WE GET THOSE JUST KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE, DOES IT FIT WITHIN THE MISSION? DOES IT FIT WITHIN THE TOWN AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SUBMITS SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT. BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID WITH THE TAEKWONDO INSTRUCTOR HE REACHED OUT TO US. AND THEN NOT ONLY DO IS HE DOING TAEKWONDO. NOW HE'S DOING SELF DEFENSE. SO IT JUST KIND OF IT REALLY DEPENDS. BUT YOU WHEN YOU GET TO A POINT, I MEAN, YOU DO WANT TO COVER ALL THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPINGS LIKE I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER AND THEN SOMETIMES LIKE NOW, SOMETHING THAT'S VERY POPULAR IS, UM, GAMING. I MEAN, THERE'S BREXITERS THAT ARE UM, REMODELING SOME OF THEIR OLD MEETING ROOMS TO BE LIKE A GAMING ROOM. AND SO SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE MORE NEW AND NOT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE 50 YEARS AGO, SURE, HAVE TO ADAPT AS WELL. YEAH, I MEAN, JUST AND I'M THINKING, AND IT MAY BE LIKE A SIDEBAR CONVERSATION. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M LIKE I MEAN, I'M A STICKER BECOMING FROM THE LEFT FIELD.
BUT I'M THINKING SOCIAL TRENDS. I'M THINKING DEMOGRAPHICS AND THINKING THAT GROWTH OF OUR TOWN. THE PUSH TO BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. I THINK THAT'S SERIES IS REALLY COOL. UM I THINK IT TIES INTO THE EC AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND PROMOTE CORRECT. AND SO I WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO IN OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY? UM WHITLEY PLACE, SO WE'VE GOT A SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY THESE LADIES ARE CONSISTENTLY LOOKING AT AT SOCIAL TRENDS. THAT MATCHED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IN ONE OF THEM WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTO FOOD.
AND SO THEY DO A THING WHERE THEY DO YOU KNOW, ONE WEEK THEY DO A SHOCK A TREE TRAY CLASS THAN THEY DO LIKE A WINE TASTING OR WINE EDUCATION CLASS THAT GET SOMEBODY IN THEN THEY GET MAYBE LIKE A B FOR A CHICKEN SUPPLIER COMING IN, AND I DON'T KNOW AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MIGHT ATTRACT. THANK YOU DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHERE YOU'RE DOING CLASSES FOR THREE WEEKS, AND IT'S I DON'T KNOW. WHAT ALSO WILL HELP IS DOING WHAT I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER. KIND OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE ACTIVE ADULT IS A SATISFACTION SURVEY AND WHEN YOU GIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO, UM YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A SECTION THAT SURVEY WHERE PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW LIST? IT'S NOT A YES OR NO, IT'S LISTING SOMETHING. WHY DON'T YOU DO? WHY DON'T Y'ALL DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? OR WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, TO BE HONEST. WE TRY AND KEEP UP WITH UM FOR INSTANCE. WHEN A NEW COMMUNITY PARK IS BUILT. WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEING OFFERED THAT COMMUNITY PARK IS A MULTIPURPOSE PICKLEBALL COURTS, IS IT, YOU KNOW? IS IT GOING TO BE A AMPHITHEATER? AND SO ONCE YOU GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN
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PLACE, THEN ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR AMPHITHEATER YOU CAN YOU CAN YOU CAN GET A DRAMA CLASS GOING OR WITH THE PICKLE BALL. YOU CAN GET A PICKLEBALL LEAGUE ON OR PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT GONE, AND SO THAT DOES KIND OF HELP. ALSO UM, AND IF YOU KNOW THAT TWO YEARS FROM NOW. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MULTI USE PICKLEBALL. COURTS SO THEN YOU TRY AND THINK, OKAY, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NOW. BUT WHEN WE DO HAVE THEM WE WANT TO BE READY. AND THAT'S THE SAME. YOU KNOW, FOR A LIKE A COMMUNITY CENTER. YOU DON'T HAVE ONE NOW. BUT WHEN YOU DO HAVE ONE YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ALREADY IN PLACE . LIKE FOR INSTANCE, THE ZUMBA CLASS. WE'VE DONE IT OUT OF FRONTIER PARK PAVILION. HAVE ALSO DONE AT THE 407. TYPICALLY THOSE CLASSES ARE RANDOM DANCE ROOMS WITH SPECIFIC FLOORS AND BEING CLOSED OFF SO THEN CRANK UP THE MUSIC. SO THESE ARE IT'S KIND OF YOUR PRE PLANNING FOR SOME OF THESE FACILITIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YEARS FROM NOW, BECAUSE IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE FACILITY OPENS, THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO. YOU CAN ALSO LOSE OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY OF A PRIVATE GROUP RUNNING SOME OF THOSE THINGS. UM AND I MEAN THE SOCIAL TIME. THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S A PART OF SENIOR CENTER. YOU KNOW, THERE'S TIMES WHEN THEY COME IN, AND THERE IS A SHOOTING POOL PLAYING DOMINOES, ARGUING OVER WHAT CHANNEL TO WATCH. YOU KNOW SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU JUST KIND OF HAVE TO BE READY FOR. AND SO THESE ARE ALL SMALL STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION. UM BUT , YEAH, NO, I'M I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND IT'S KEEPING UP WITH THE TRENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. OKAY? TOTAL CURIOSITY QUESTION. BUT DO YOU ALREADY HAVE AN AGENDA FOR THE DALLAS SENIOR TRIP? YES WE DO. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO TO AND NOT IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDER. UM WE WANT TO GO TO THE, UM PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. THE 64 MUSEUM. UH UM, GET LUNCH AT A TEX MEX PLACE, AND I BELIEVE IT'S AN OAK CLIFF. UM AND I BELIEVE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING OR ACTUALLY LOOKING TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE TRAFFIC BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND AVOID TRAFFIC RUBICON TO LEAVE, LIKE SEVEN IN THE MORNING UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO LEAVE AFTER THAT? THE 64 MUSEUM AND THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH THROUGH THOSE. BUT THOSE ARE TWO OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND THEN WE'LL GO TO LIKE I SAID THE TEX MEX PLACE. I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT, BUT IT'S IN OAK CLIFF. AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, DO SOME DRIVING AROUND OAK CLIFF TOO, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY HEAR OUT CLIFF, YOU KNOW THE KIND OF IT'S ALMOST LIKE A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT. BUT THERE'S LIKE SOME ROOTS OLD TOWN DALLAS, AND THERE'S SOME REALLY NICE AREAS IN THERE, ESPECIALLY THE SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM. I'VE NEVER BEEN AND I REALLY WANT TO GO. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO MOVE HERE WHO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO IT AND WHEN YOU'RE IN, IT'S A TOUR. SO DO WE REALLY KNOW? I MEAN, IT'S UH, DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER DAY, FOR SURE. BUT NOW, UM, AND WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE TOUR GUYS, I MEAN, THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. I MEAN, IT'S PART OF THEIR JOB. UM, SO THAT'S THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT DAY, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THE TRAIN. OH, MAN, UM TRAINS INTERESTING. UM I WISH WE COULD SHOW THEM. THERE'S LIKE TUNNELS DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE KNOWS THERE'S LIKE UNDERGROUND TUNNELS IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED LIKE 34 YEARS 40 YEARS AGO. UM IT'S COMMON, NEAT LITTLE THING. MAYBE I'LL TELL OUR BECAUSE BYRON, THE GUY WITH THE HERITAGE TOURS, HE'LL BE WITH US. SO MAYBE I'LL DROP THAT PIECE OF KNOWLEDGE WITH THEM AND ACT LIKE HE CAME UP WITH IT. MHM. EXCELLENT. DID YOU WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PERFECT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, TREVOR. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND INTRODUCED HARVEY'S AGAIN. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE REMEMBERED HIM FROM THE TREE TOUR AND I JUST WANTED HIM. HE'S BEEN, UM VERY MUCH INVOLVED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A LOT OF THE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING GOING AROUND THE TOWN AND HE'S GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN THAT. UM AND SO HE'S BEEN GREAT. I ALSO DO WANT TO JUST MENTION TO MATT AND GINA, THANKS AGAIN FOR UH, JUST PARTICIPATING ON PARK BOARD AND THEN GINA WITH THE HIGH COMEBACK TRAIL MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE AND HELPING US THROUGH THE FUN PUBLIC INPUT PROCESSES LIKE PECAN GROVE AND SOME OF THESE OTHER FUN ONES. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, GUYS. AND YOU KNOW, DON'T BE A STRANGER. SO ALRIGHT, BUT THAT BARBIE SCHOOL THANK YOU. BYE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M[00:25:05]
GOING TO START WITH I CAN'T BACK TRAIL PROJECTS. MORE TRAILS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN OUR GUEST AND WINTON RANCH IS ONE OF THE SANDRA. PHASE EIGHT, IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS PLANTING AROUND THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL ALONG TILL PARKWAYS COMPLETE. ON PHASE NINE ABOUT 1000 FT OF THE 12 FT TRAIL. ALONG THE CREEK, LOCATED AT THE NORTH OF PHASE NINE AREA IS POOR. PHASE NINE IS LOCATED EASTER TILL PARKWAY AND PHASE EIGHT. LOCATED WEST OF TILL PARKWAY. PHASE NINE IS THE ONLY PHASE OF VINCE SONG UH, RANCH THAT LOCATED AT THE OTHER SIDE, THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARK. THE NEXT PROJECT IS GREENS THAT LEGACY. THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF PREY, THE RIGHT AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS INSTALLED IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING. BERMS. UM THEIR MEANING AND PLANTING IS COMPLETE AROUND THE HIKE. END BACK TRADE. AND WITH THIS PROJECTS, ACTUALLY, WE.THERE ARE 2.8 MILES OF HIKING BAG TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN 2022. AND WITH ALL THESE, WE CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN 50 MILES OF TRAILS IN TOWN OF PRADA TOWN OF BRASCO RIGHT NOW. AH! PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC PARKS. ACTUALLY A STAR MIDDLE PARK IS ONE OF THEM. THIS PARK IS LOCATED ON LEGACY DRIVE. I JUST SENT TO THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH BLUE STAR GROUP AND THIS PROJECT. AND THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL HAS ALREADY HAD ALREADY BEEN PUT RIGHT RECENTLY. BASKETBALL COURT IS IMPORT THE GOAL IS INSTALLED AND THE CONTRACTOR IS WORKING ON A NATION AND LAND ESCAPING, PLANTING THE TREES AND LAYING DOWN SOME SORT. WELL DONE. PRAY HACKBERRY PARK.
WE PUT TWO HALF COURTS OUT THERE PRE PARK. WE RECENTLY PUT INTO HALF MORE COURTS OUT THERE. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE. TANNER'S MILL, WHICH HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO COVER. OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. COULD BE THE THIRD OR FOURTH FUNDED. IS INSTALLED RIGHT NOW, THE ONE THAT WE WOULD HAVE IF YOU EVER WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE WANT TO AT THE TIME. EXCUSE ME AND, UM, HALL HONORABLE. UH, PAY. THEIR FOUNDATION HAS BEEN POURED AND CONTRACTOR INSTALLED THE PAPERS AND THEY ARE WORKING ON INSTALLING CAST A STONE AND THE SIDE WORK BACK OFF. THE WALLS ARE POET RECENTLY. AND THE LAST PARK PROJECT IS THE TENOR MILL TANNER'S MILK PARK. HMM FERMENTED PERMANENT IRRIGATION IS INSTALLED. UH THEY'RE SWELL AT THE NORTH OF THE PARK. RIGHT NOW. IT'S SO DID THE OPEN AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK IS HYDRO SAY THAT HYDRA MIDGE AND WE GOT BENEFIT OF THE SUMMER HEAT AND ITS HYDRO MARCHED, UH, IT'S BEEN HYDRO MUCH IN, I GUESS AND RIGHT NOW STARTED GERMINATING AND OPEN AREA LOOKS GREEN AND NICE RIGHT NOW.
CONTRACTOR IS WORKING ON THE PLAYGROUND AREA DECIDE WORK AROUND THE PLAYGROUND IS FORMED RIGHT NOW, AND AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE WORKING ON THE SUB GRADE ON LANDED ON BASKETBALL COURT AS WELL. BECAUSE GROWTH PARK AS PARLIAMENT MENTIONED IS THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT THE STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT. AND RIGHT NOW THE PROCESS IS KIND OF COMPLETE AND THIS PROJECT IF GOING TO TOWN COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. AND PERHE UPDATE ON OUR PARK AMENITIES SHE ATE AND PARK LIFT. THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF OUR PARKS RIGHT NOW IS 600 FOR THE ACRES. UM. THAT'S
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ALL I HAD FOR TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PARTIES. GREAT THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTATION. PARK OPERATIONS.NOTHING NEW REALLY GOING ON. WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SPORTS. I GUESS THE ONLY THING ABOUT THE CHANGE WE'RE ABOUT TO START THAT PIGMENT PROGRAM. I CAN'T EXPLAIN LAST YEAR. WE'LL START THAT NEXT WEEK. GOOD AS LAST YEAR. REALLY WE'RE JUST DOING BASIC MAINTENANCE FIELDS READY EVERY DAY. GOOD GREEN GRASS RIGHT NOW. AFTER THE RAIN. WE'RE REAL BUSY. THAT KIND OF STUFF. MAINTENANCE ON OUR CONCESSION STANDS BIG BIG PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. REPLACING SOME OF THE PLANT MATERIAL THAT DIED DURING THE DROUGHT THIS YEAR. WITH QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE. WORKING ON THAT. WE HAVE THE. CHAMPION TREE PROGRAM COMING BACK FOR ARBOR DAY. IT'LL START THIS SEPTEMBER 15TH OCTOBER 15TH. AT THAT TIME, THE TREE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WILL BE RELEASED THAT DAY. SO THEY DID. COMPLIMENTS TO YOUR TEAM, MATT, YOU KNOW DURING THE DROUGHT THINGS STILL LOOKED AMAZING OUT THERE. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO KEEP MY OWN YARD LOOKING GOOD, BUT SOMEHOW YOU GUYS MANAGED TO GET IT DONE, SO PLEASE PASS ALONG THE APPRECIATION. APPRECIATE THAT IT WAS THAT THIS YEAR. BUT WHY IS IT THAT WE HAD WELL, WATER AND WE WEREN'T UNDER RESTRICTIONS AND ALL THAT. LUCKILY AS OUR SPORTS FIELDS WERE ABLE TO KEEP THEM PRETTY GREEN NOT REALLY GROWING, BUT YOU KNOW, AT LEAST GREEN AT THE TIME, BUT WE START FOR SOME DAMAGE, BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CITIES AROUND IS THE HAT. PROBABLY MORE THAN WHAT WE DID.
BUT YOU GO OUT THERE AND LOOK NOW ARE GRASPING. IT LOOKED LIKE IT SUFFERED AT ALL. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING SO GREAT. I MEAN, IT WAS TOUGH. GROUND SHIFTING ALL THE TIME. I THINK THAT WILL KEEP UP WITH ALL THE STATS, BUT WE'RE PROBABLY MORE MAINLAND BREAKS THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE, WITH ALL THE CRACK ANOTHER GROUND. WHEN WE HAD THAT ONE FULL WEEK OF COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR NORTH TEXAS WATER. SORES THAT HURT THAT HURT REAL BAD. BUT 110 BUTY TO MAKE IT ALL LOOK GOOD BY FALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. RUNNING THE ANCHOR, LEG OR DIRECTORS UPDATE. OKAY JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO BRIEF YOU ON FROM FROM MY END OF THINGS. UM YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE CAPRA ACCREDITATION PROCESS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEEDED TO DO ON OUR CHECKLIST WAS FOR DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING. SO UM, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A AS YOU ALL KNOW, LIVING HERE. VERY SKILLED. GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO DOES EDUCATIONAL TRAINING IS LIKE LIKE THAT.
ACTUALLY THEY SAID, WE SET UP TWO TRAININGS FOR THE DAY WE GET MOST OF OUR DEPARTMENT IN THEIR VERY INFORMATIVE BUT JUST KIND OF SHOWED US WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT. UM SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH BUT I KNOW VALERIE NO P I S T PARTICIPATE WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THOSE AS WELL. UM SO, UH, NOT FUN, BUT NECESSARY. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT. ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON AUGUST 24TH TO MEET WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION, BUT A HANDFUL OF FAMILIES WANTED TO COME TALK TO US TALK TO ME AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HADN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT HIM AND, UH WHAT CAN WE DO AS THE TOWN TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, TO HELP INCORPORATE, UM THEIR KIDS AND THEIR KIDS INTO OUR PROGRAMS AND
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WHETHER THAT'S UH, PROGRAM THAT SET UP JUST FOR THEIR POPULATION OR WHETHER THAT'S INCLUDING THEM IN WHAT WE HAVE GOING, UM SO I HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS. UM TREVOR, CECILY AND BRIGHT AND I MET THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT MAYBE WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN LOOK AT DOING INCLUDING OUR EVENTS, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL TO ROLL OUT SOME IDEAS. PROBABLY THE NEXT MEETING AND SHARE SOME OF THOSE WITH YOU, UM, SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT SOMETHING NEW FOR THIS TOWN AND SOMETHING VERY NECESSARY SO HAPPY TO BE ON THE FRONT END OF THAT, UM HMM. READING THAT SO WE HAD OBVIOUSLY AND NOT AND I KNOW THIS IS IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE SORTS OF WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY WITH PTSD AND THE BUS ISSUE AND WE TOOK US A MINUTE TO TAKE A LOOK AT OURSELVES. WE'VE GOT THE 407. WE RUN KIDS ALL THROUGHOUT THAT PLACE. WE HAVE ADULT INSTRUCTORS THAT COME IN AND TEACH GREAT GREAT PROGRAMS TO THEM. UM WE HAVE FELT LIKE WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO DO.THEY'RE ALL BACKGROUND CHECKS. AND UH, BUT DOES THAT REALLY GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE, SO I AM STARTING TO REACH OUT TO SOME OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES. SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING? ARE THEY YOU KNOW, DOES IT ARE WE GOING TO START LOOKING AT? MAYBE LIKE A CLASSROOM MONITOR TO SIT IN WITH INSTRUCTORS. IS IT VIDEO CAMERAS? IS IT WE DON'T KNOW. SO WE'RE GOING TO START FLIPPING SOME STONES AND SEEING WHAT CAN WE DO TO OFFER BETTER PROGRAMS. SAFER PROGRAMS. WE DON'T I HAVE A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW THAT WE BELIEVE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN FRONT OF IT AS BEST WE CAN BE, SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. AND THEN, UM THIS GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD. WE'RE IN THE FINAL COUPLE WEEKS OF OUR FISCAL YEAR, SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH BUDGETS, MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING, UH UH, ACCOUNTS SPENT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SPENT WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR SUPPLIES FOR THE END OF THE YEAR. IF WE GET PROJECTS WE NEED TO CLOSE OUT. OR IN SOME INSTANCES BEING ABLE TO ROLL OVER SOME FUNDS INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO THIS THIS THIS GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THAT. UM IT'S REALLY ALL OF THAT FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT IT HELPS WITH THE RECREATION PROGRAM. THE DIOCESE OF DALLAS, UM, HAS THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM COMING OFF AS WE KNOW A LOT OF. SITUATIONS WITH, UM IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS A PARENT OF, UM CHILD IN PAROCHIAL SCHOOL. I HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM, AND IT'S PRETTY RIGOROUS IF THEY'RE HAPPY TO CONNECT YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE, I WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD SEND ME SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. THAT'S SOMETHING CERTAINLY LIKE TO LOOK INTO WHAT WE CAN DO. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SPEAKING OF THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND, UH, YOU KNOW THE BUDGET MEETING NEXT WEEK, ANY PREVIEWS. PREDICTIONS SUPPORT NEEDED. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO REALLY COMMENT ON THAT. WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS, UM I'VE BEEN A MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEETINGS WERE DISCUSSION HAS TAKEN PLACE. AND YOU KNOW THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS YOU SIT THERE AND TRY TO PROJECT OUT AND THANKFULLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T MET BOB SCOTT BOB IS A VERY SMART, TALENTED BUDGET MANAGER AND KNOWS HIS STUFF. UM AND OUR COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN ALL THAT AS WELL. AND SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS ON HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH BUDGET? THIS GOES BACK SEVERAL MILES A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AT LEAST WHEN WE WERE MAKING OUR REQUESTS AND YOU KNOW THEY WERE LOOKING AT ARE WE IN A RECESSION? ARE WE CREEPING UP ON A RECESSION? WHERE ARE WE IN CERTAIN THINGS? THEY YES, CERTAIN THINGS. THEY KNOW WE'RE NOT, UM SO UNDER THE COUNCIL DIRECTION. UM YOU KNOW, THERE WERE THREE SCENARIOS WERE ROLLED OUT. ONE IS IGNORE WHAT WE'RE SAYING. WE'VE BEEN IN OUR BOOM TRACK. KEEP GOING. THE OTHER WAS MORE OF A MODERATE CONSERVATIVE. APPROACH LETS, YOU KNOW LET'S PULL BACK A LITTLE BIT. MAKE SURE WE'RE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND THE LAST IS JUST BARE BONES, THANKFULLY, AND I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION. IN MY OPINION. THEY WENT WITH THE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH AND IN MY PRIOR YEARS AT ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY A LOT OF TIMES WE WOULD GO WITH THAT. AND THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE YEAR. IF THINGS WERE BAD, AT LEAST WE WEREN'T MAKING SIGNIFICANT CUTS. UM IF THINGS WERE TURNING REALLY WELL. THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN ON SOME DOLLARS FOR WHETHER IT'S STAFF OR PROGRAMS OR WHATEVER IS NEEDED. SO, UM. SO, REALLY, WE'VE GONE WITH CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. UM I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, AND HOPEFULLY COUNCIL SIGNS OFF. ON THAT AND THEN COUNCIL HAS BEEN THROUGH. MULTIPLE BRIEFINGS ON THIS, TOO, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE SURPRISES. MY GUESS IS IT WILL GO THROUGH ON THE 13TH OF NEXT WEEK. UM AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WE ASKED FOR SOME THINGS WERE NOT GOING TO GET BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN SO YOU KNOW, WE KNOW, UM WHEN YOU'RE A PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE KNOW WE'RE IMPORTANCE. BUT WHEN
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YOU'RE GOING UP AGAINST THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS I CAN'T ARGUE THAT. SO UM SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE FOCUS OF SOME OF THESE DOLLARS GOING PROBABLY TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY. UM AND THEN WE'RE YOU KNOW, BUT WE'LL KEEP. WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING WELL. WHEN THAT OPPORTUNITY ARISES, WE'LL WE'LL JUMP ON IT SO BUT I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. FISCALLY UM IN THE UPCOMING YEAR AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THERE.SO IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF NICE OCTOBER ONE IS KIND OF A MONEY GETS TURNED BACK ON RIGHT. ALL THESE ACCOUNTS ARE WATCHING. DWINDLING DOWN. IT'S LIKE, ALL RIGHT, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THROUGH THAT ONE? SO IT'S KIND OF NICE TO REFILL THE GAS TANK AND GET GOING AGAIN. SO YEAH.
VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST GONNA MAKE A COMMENT ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION AND Y'ALL GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS . I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL. THIS WAS A MONTH OR TWO AGO. AS WATCHING WATCHING THE NEWS CHANNEL, AND THEY HAD A STORY ABOUT A SPECIAL NEEDS PARK. THIS WAS UP IN NEW JERSEY. I THINK IT WAS JUST FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION AND HOW BIG IT IS AND UP IN THAT AREA AND JUST WHAT AN IMPACT IT HAD. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE POPULATION AND PROSPER BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PRIVATE SCHOOLS HERE THAT HAVE BIG PROGRAMS AS WELL. UM AND I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT BE GOOD FOR THE TOWN TO HAVE A GOOD IMPACT AS WELL. AND I FAILED TO YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. I FAILED TO MENTION WE DID HAVE, UM, SOME OF THE P I S D SIT IN MY MEETING, AND TREVOR AND SICILY ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING WITH ANOTHER PERSON FROM PTSD CAME ACROSS THE STREET. AND SO THEY'RE THEY'RE REACHING OUT . I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY A PARTNERSHIP. WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, I THINK UM WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND DIFFERENT TALENTS WERE PROBABLY NOT THE MOST TRAINED TO HANDLE THAT POPULATION. BUT WE HAVE FACILITIES AND WE HAVE WE HAVE PEOPLE AND WE HAVE THINGS WE CAN OFFER RESOURCES WE CAN OFFER. SO YOU KNOW, IT'S UM THESE GUYS ARE ROLLED THEIR EYES. UH I'M VERY MUCH A CRAWL, WALK RUN GUY, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, BUT WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE RESOURCES AND THINGS. IT'S NOT THAT HARD. UM ONE OF THE COMMENTS THEY MADE AND I'M FAIRLY. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I'M SUPER FAMILIAR WITH. I'VE DONE A LITTLE WORK WITH SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS IN THE PAST.
UM THEY HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS AND JUST IDEAS AND THINGS SO FROM LIKE, I SAID, DOING THEIR OWN PROGRAMS WITH THEIR OWN POPULATION TO BE INCLUDED IN OTHER ONES, THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THE LADIES SAID. MY KIDS DON'T WANT TO PLAY WITH THE KIDS. THEY GO TO SCHOOL, BUT THEY WANT THEY WANT THE KIDS IN THE OTHER CLASSES TO HANG OUT WITH AND DO THOSE THINGS. SO THAT WAS A GREAT COMMENT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA DO THE BEST WE CAN AND WHAT? WE'LL GET SOMETHING STARTED THAT SO TO WHAT DEGREE? I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING, BUT, UM, WE'LL GET SOMETHING. I THINK TALENT BE PROUD OF. SO DAN TO KIND OF GO OFF OF CAMERAS STATEMENT AS WELL, AS YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE RESOURCES HERE LOCALLY. WE HAVE MAIN GATE, WHICH IS A THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP RANCH. AND. I KNOW THE DARLING FAMILIES ALWAYS LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN REACH OUT AND BECOME MORE INVOLVED. SO I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF AN ASSET . IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO, UM, WE'RE VERY CLOSE WITH THE DOOR AND FAMILY. UM THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, WHETHER IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN TIE IN. WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING, OR IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST LEARN FROM. YOURSELF TO SERVE THE POPULATION. BETTER, UM IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO HIM, LET ME KNOW. GREAT THAT WE I THINK I THINK WE'RE OPEN TO WHATEVER WE CAN DO WE DID AFTER THAT MEETING THAT I HAD ON THE 24TH. WE HAVE A GREAT RESOURCE PERSON IN IN THE WITH THE TOWN SO INSTANTLY SENT HER AN EMAIL SAID. START LOOKING FOR GRANTS FOR ME IF WE CAN FIND EQUIPMENT OR DOLLARS FOR INSTRUCTORS OR WHATEVER IS OUT THERE. WELL YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SOMETIMES IT'S WHAT'S AVAILABLE. THAT MIGHT KIND OF GUIDE YOU TOWARDS WHAT YOU CAN OFFER. RIGHT SO, UM, BUT WE'RE OPEN EARS AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAN. ALRIGHT REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. GINA MATT. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DUMP ON US AS YOU WALK UP TO YOUR LAST CHANCE. BUT, SPEAKING OF THAT, I GUESS NEXT NEXT MEETING WILL NEED TO HAVE ELECTIONS FOR A SECRETARY AND VICE PRESIDENT OR VICE CHAIR. THAT'S ONE THING. OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
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EVERYBODY ELSE SEEMS. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE SQUARED AWAY. ALL RIGHT. AH SO LET'S CLOSE THIS THING OUT . DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? A SECOND. SEEMS APPROPRIATE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.ANY OPPOSED. MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.