[1. Call to Order / Roll Call.]
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FORD OCTOBER 13TH 2022. WELCOME EVERYONE. LET US CALL THE ROLL. I'M ACTUALLY GONNA NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP WITH THE ROLL CALL TONIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE NAMES OF OUR TWO NEWEST MEMBERS.
SITTING IN FRONT OF ME. I USUALLY USE THAT USUALLY HAVE A CHEAT SHEET. SHALL WE DO INTRODUCTIONS REAL QUICK, OKAY. SO I WAS REMISS TO INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'VE GOT TWO NEW PARKS BOARD MEMBERS WOULD GET MEGAN BRANDON DANIEL KNOCKS. SO MEGAN DANIEL WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. UM GOT A GREAT GROUP DEDICATED PEOPLE. UM, I ALREADY TALKED TO YOU ABOUT ABOUT SHOWING YOU OUR SHOP AND DOING ALL THOSE THINGS WILL SET UP A TIME WITH YOU. PROBABLY TOMORROW. I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL AND SEE WHAT'S A GOOD GOOD TIME.
TO DO THOSE THINGS, BUT, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, I JUST WANNA INTRODUCE THEM SO NOW WE CAN TAKE ROLL. WONDERFUL. THANKS, DAN. AND SO WITH THIS TONIGHT, DANIEL KNOCKS VALERIE LITTLE, CAMERON REEVES, JOHN METCALF AND MEGAN BRANDON PRESENT FOR THE BOARD. AND STAFF PRESENT. WE HAVE KAYLIN STONE MET FOR TREVOR HILTON, PAUL NEWTON, DAN BAKER. WELCOME.
WELCOME EVERYONE. AND ITS ALUMNI NIGHT TONIGHT, BARBARA GREAT. NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA FOR THE
[2. Consider and act upon the minutes of the September 8, 2022, Parks and Recreation Board meeting.]
EVENING, CONSIDERING AND ACTING UPON THE MINUTES OF THE LAST PARKS AND REC MEETING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. DO I HAVE A MOTION? ON THE MINUTES I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.THERE IS A MOTION I'LL SECOND THE SECOND ANY DISCUSSION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AND ALSO WITH THE VISUAL HI. ANY OPPOSED. MINUTES ARE PASSED. ITEM NUMBER THREE ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC. DID WE HAVE ANY ANYTHING SUBMITTED EITHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE. NO. ALONG. ITEM NUMBER FOUR CONSIDERING AND
[4. Consider and Act Upon the appointment of the Parks and Recreation Board Chair, Co-Chair, and Secretary.]
ACTING UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SECRETARYD SECRETARY ROLL OFF THE BOARD. UM BUT COME TO FIND OUT. WE NEED TO DO THIS ELECTION ANYWAY.MISTAKENLY FOR THE THREE OF US WHO ARE ACCUSTOMED TO DOING THIS ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS.
EVIDENTLY THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT. MISTAKENLY FOR THE LAST AT LEAST AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, SO THAT WAS MY INSTRUCTION THAT WE'RE DOING IT ANNUALLY. NOW I'M GOING TO VERIFY THAT AFTER TODAY TO MAKE SURE FOR NEXT YEAR. I BELIEVE I READ IN OUR ORDINANCES THAT HIS EVERY TWO YEARS, BUT UNLESS THAT'S CHANGED, OR SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON. NOT SURE BUT WILL WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH TONIGHT, OKAY? SEE IF IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECT IN THE FUTURE.
THAT WOULD PUSH IT IN THE AGENDA. TO SEE IF TY SHOWS UP. HE KNEW THAT THANKS, CAMERON.
ANY COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THAT FURTHER DOWN IN THE AGENDA. AND LET US MOVE ON TO
[5. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and Director.]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE STAFF UPDATES. STARTING OFF WITH RECREATION AND MR TREVOR.GOOD EVENING PARKS BOARD. SO WE , UM, OUR LAST PARKS BOARD MEETING WE WERE WE JUST FINISHED OUR POLICIES ON BROADWAY EVENT. AND SO, DANIEL AND, UM MEGAN, JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL KIND OF A RECAP OUR HEADS UP OF WHAT WE WERE DOING SO BACK IN THE SPRING OR THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF WAS JUNE WITH THE PERSON EVENT SO WE HAD IMPLEMENTED FOR DOWNTOWN SPECIAL EVENTS. UM, IT WAS KNOWN AS THE DISCOVERED DOWNTOWN SERIES. SO THE FIRST EVENT WE HAD WAS IN JUNE, IT WAS BOOTS ON BROADWAY, A OUTDOOR CONCERT. IN JULY. WE HAD A KID'S FOCUSING EVENT WHERE WE BROUGHT IN SOME WATER
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INFLATABLES IN THE TOWN HALL PARKING LOT. AND THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE OF RESCHEDULES. BUT WE HAD OUR PAWS ON BROADWAY. IT WAS A DOG KIND OF DOG FRIENDLY EVENT . UM AND THAT WAS HELD ON BROADWAY STREET. ON SEPTEMBER THE 10TH AND THEN WE FINALIZE IT WITH OUR MOONLIGHT MOVIE. AND BASICALLY WITH THE MOONLIGHT MOVIE WAS GIANT INFLATABLE SCREEN SET UP IN THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD POPCORN SHAVED ICE, A COUPLE OF MOVIE CHARACTERS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE FAMILIES.AND SO THE 24TH THE MOONLIGHT MOVIE THAT WAS THE RAP ON THE DISCOVERED DOWNTOWN SERIES WITH THE MOONLIGHT MOVIE WE END UP ABOUT 250 PEOPLE GIVE OR TAKE SHOWED THE MOVIE INCANTO. SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT ALL THOSE EVENTS YOU KNOW, WE FELT THAT WITH EACH EVENT. UM. WE FELT MORE COMFORTABLE RUNNING THOSE EVENTS AND FELT LIKE WE WERE HAVING A LOT MORE SUCCESS AS IT CONTINUES TO GO ON. UH SO WITH CONCLUSION OF THAT STAFF IS GOING TO BE MEETING PRETTY SOON TO DISCUSS FUTURE EVENTS. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF KIND OF DEAL IS SOMETHING THAT THE TOWN I WOULD LIKE TO DO EVERY YEAR. AND SO HERE PRETTY SOON STAFFS AND I GET TOGETHER AND START PLANNING OUT THE DATES OF THE 2023 EVENTS. UM. WE RECEIVED A LITTLE BIT OF DIRECTION THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY STAY AWAY FROM THE JUNE JULY AUGUST JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT. IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO GET CROWDS OUT THEIR WOUNDS. 100 DEGREES. SO SPRINGTIME AND FALL TIME SEEMED LIKE THAT, UM SEEMED LIKE THE MOST. THE BEST CHOICE IS REALLY TO DO THOSE. SO WHAT HAVE SOME MORE UPDATES ON THAT? BUT I JUST KINDA WANTED TO BRING YOU ALL UP TO SPEED ON WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DOING AS FAR AS THE DISCOVERED DOWNTOWN AND, UM THE MAIN GOAL IS TO HELP BRING TRAFFIC AND BRING ATTENTION TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND SO PART OF A BIGGER PLAN OF A REDEVELOPMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. UM SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HAVE MORE UPDATED INFORMATION WILL GLADLY SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE. UM, BUT WE WERE VERY TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT FROM STAFF PARKS, OPERATIONS. RECREATION UM, PLANNING, YOU KNOW, AND ADMIN PRETTY MUCH EVERY DIVISION WITHIN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAME TOGETHER, SO WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH IT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HOST THESE EVENTS DOWNTOWN. HOW THE HOW WAS THE TURNOUT FOR POSITIVE POLICY ON BROADWAY PAUSE ON BROADWAY? WAS REALLY GOOD. UM. I WANT TO SEE RAN FROM ONE PM TO FOUR. PM, UM IT'S HARD WHEN YOU SEE A LOT OF DOGS AND PEOPLE WALK AROUND AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE, BUT WE HAD YOU KNOW COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER OUT THERE. WE HAD SOME DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT WERE MORE FOCUSED ON DOGS. WE HAD A COUPLE OF CONTESTS THAT WE RAN, UM STARBUCKS WAS PARTNER WITH US TO KIND OF PROVIDE THE, UH. BUT SHE KNOWS I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED I GET IT RIGHT OPPORTUNITY. YES YES. YES SO, UM AND YOU GOT GOOD FEEDBACK FROM FROM PEOPLE OVER THEIR LOVED IT LOVED IT. PEOPLE WERE REALLY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE THEIR DOGS RELEASED. UM WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MESSES. UM NO DOGS GOT OFF THEIR LEASHES AND RAN OFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO WE WERE WE'RE VERY I SAW THE PICTURES IN THE TOWN NEWSLETTER. AND YES, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE AND DOGS AND SURE I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. I WAS OUT OF TOWN. I THINK YOU KNOW WE HAD WE HAD SOME BALL PITS SET UP. WE HAD SOME TINY DOG BASS IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT LIKE POOLS. UM AND THEN ALSO, I FORGOT TO MENTION A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PROSPER 80. C AS WELL. THEY WERE A GREAT PARTNER AND HELPING, UM, UM, IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE EVENTS AND THEN ALSO MYSELF AND DAN WERE ABLE TO JOIN SOME DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETINGS, WHICH THE KIND OF HELPS COORDINATE AND SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD, JUST TO KIND OF GET THE IDEAS AND GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT'S COMING UP. HOW TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED. HOW POSSIBLY YOUR BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED AND, OF COURSE, UM, INVITING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS. SO WE'RE VERY LIKE SAID WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH HOW EVERYTHING RAN AND THE POSITIVE BROADWAY LIKE SAID THAT WAS A REALLY, REALLY SIX SUCCESSFULLY THAT YOU MENTIONED, UM SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU MENTIONED MORE COMPLETE. RECAP. COMING SOON. BUT IN REGARD TO THE BUSINESSES AND THE E D. C ANY INITIAL FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON THEIR RECEPTION OF EVERYTHING. THE ABC AND
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BUSINESSES ABOUT BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF, UM THESE ARE VENTS WE WERE ABLE TO GET. XANAX IS INVOLVED AT THE PAWS ON BROADWAY. THEY ACTUALLY SET UP AN AREA WHERE THEY WERE PLAYING A LOT OF LIVE MUSIC. SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD TO KIND OF HELP. BRING SOME EXPOSURE TO THAT BUSINESS. AND THEN YOU KNOW, WITH THE POET WITH THE POWERS WITH THE BOOTS ON BROADWAY. WE STILL WANT TO CONTINUE WITH A CONCERT TYPE EVENT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LAYOUT. WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW TO REALLY BE INCLUSIVE WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, BUT NOW EVERYTHING VERY SUPPORTIVE. VERY SUPPORTIVE. UM GREAT NAME, SAID GREAT THINGS ABOUT DAN TOO, AS FAR AS COORDINATING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATION WAS SOLID. SO UM, ON ALL, UM, FIRST TIME WE EVER DID, TOO, SO WE HAVE LEARNED SOME GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THIS. DID I INTERRUPT SOMEONE ? NO I WAS GOING TO SAY I ENJOYED THE BOOTS ON BROADWAY. OH OKAY. PERFECT GARY PEANUT PAN. YES. THERE WE GO. HOT. IT WAS A ONE DAY BUT IT WAS ENJOYABLE. YEAH EXACTLY. SO UM, SO, YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM SO THIS PAST SATURDAY, WHICH I MUST SAY I WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THIS EVENT. I HAD A CONFLICTING, UM, EVENT. SO THIS WAS A OCTOBER EIGHT CELEBRATE PROSPER BBQ AND BLUES. SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA AND THE PAST, WE'D ALWAYS RAN THE PROSPER COMMUNITY PICNIC. THIS IS A ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENT HELD AT FRONTIER PARK. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE THE PROSPER. FOCUS NONPROFITS, UM TO THE EVENT. KIND OF LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY DO THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HELP THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND WE ALSO INVITED TOWN COUNCIL. MAYOR TOWN MANAGER AND BASICALLY WE HAVE SOME NONPROFIT SPECIFICALLY THIS YEAR . GATEWAY CHURCH PROSPER LADIES ASSOCIATION AND PROSPER UNITED METHODISTS. BASICALLY EACH NONPROFIT HAS A AREA THAT YOU KNOW. ONE GROUP WILL BE DOING WATER AND LEMONADE. ANOTHER GROUP WILL BE GRILLING HOT DOGS.ANOTHER GROUP WILL BE PROVIDING DESERTS AND SO BASICALLY, ONCE THEY DO THIS, THEN TOWN COUNCIL MAYOR ARE ABLE TO HAND OUT SOME OF THESE FOOD ITEMS, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD CHANCE FOR THEM TO KIND OF HAVE A ONE ON ONE WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE RECEIVED DIRECTION THAT WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE. PICNIC BUT ALSO HAD AN ENTERTAINMENT EFFECT. MAN'S.
AND SO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO 100% EVERYTHING. ENTERTAINMENT FOOD NONPROFITS AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO KIND OF MINIMIZE IT A LITTLE BIT. THERE WAS SOME COVID ISSUES GOING ON ONE TO BE AS SAFE AS WE COULD. UM SO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE GOT TO GO ALL IN ON IT, UM THAT WAS FROM 5 TO 9 BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. UM WE HAD GATEWAY CHURCH PROVIDED OVER 400 HOT DOGS AND GRILLED THEM UP AND THEN OUR TITLE SPONSOR CO SERVE . UM THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 500 BARBECUE SANDWICHES FROM VENDOR. UM FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD ALL THE FOOD WAS GONE BY 6 15 SO REALLY GLAD. I MEAN, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE, UM SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY. UM WE HAD THREE BANDS PLAYING THE HEADLINING BAND WAS TEXAS FLOOD STEVE RAY BOND COVER BAND IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AT ALL, BUT BIG THANK YOU TO OUR TITLE SPONSOR, CO SERVE, UM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE I MENTIONED GATEWAY CHURCH, PROSPER, LAYS ASSOCIATION AND PROSPER UMC. UM, ALSO. WORD OF MOUTH GOT AROUND AND THE OWNER OF CHART 3 80 REACH OUT TO STAFF AND SAID, LOOK, YOU KNOW I REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS THING. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. I GOT SOME GRILLS IF I COULD DONATE THAT FOR THE DAY, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW WE TOOK HIM UP ON THAT. SO DICK. THANK YOU. CHART. 3 80. THEY BROUGHT THE GRILL OUT. LAST USE IT FOR EVERYTHING, AND THEN CAME AND PICKED IT UP. AND THEN A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR CELEBRITY IN THE ROOM. JOHN METCALF. SORRY HE WAS THE EVENT M C THE SECOND TIME TO DO IT. AND SO, UM WE ACTUALLY GOT A GOOD LITTLE PICTURE THERE OF JOHN. THANK YOU . YEAH HE'S SAYING BY TWO. THAT'S THE BAND HALF TONES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE INTRODUCING THEM, OR THEY'RE ABOUT TO LEAVE. BUT DICK THANK YOU TO JON. MAYBE IN YOUR PAST LIFE. YOU WERE MIXED UP WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, SO YOU KNOW MY MOM AND DAD ARE THRILLED THAT I COULD
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FINALLY PUT A BROADCASTING DEGREE TO WORK. YES EXACTLY. EXACTLY. IT'S FINALLY PAYING OFF. UM BUT JUST THERE WAS OVER 1000 PEOPLE, UM, YOU KNOW AGAIN. PARKS OPERATIONS STAFF, RECREATION PARKS ADMINISTRATION. WE ALL WORK TOGETHER ON THIS THING. IT TAKES MONTHS OF PLANNING AND HOURS OF EXECUTION. AND SO I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL TO HAVE SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE AND THEN THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IT RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME. WE WERE ACTUALLY PRETTY FORTUNATE BECAUSE THIS WAS DURING THE FALL BREAK, AND SO THERE WASN'T ANY CONFLICTING SCHEDULES AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HOMECOMING OR FOOTBALL GAMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND THE YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS. ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THEM TOOK THE WEEKEND OFF. I THINK SOCCER STILL PLAYED, BUT ASAP, DSA THEY HAD TAKEN THE WEEKEND OFF, SO THAT REALLY ALLOWED UM SOME VACANCY IN THE PARKING LOT OVER THERE THE PAVILION SO WE CAN START LOADING IN GETTING EVERYTHING IN THERE. UM SO, LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T GET A PHONE CALL OR TEXT REALLY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING, SO THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN THAT, UM NOTHING WENT WRONG. SO YES, YES . AND SO, UM, ONE THING THAT WE DECIDED SO IN THE PAST, WE HAD A GROUP REACH OUT TO US. UM, JUST ONE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT OPTIONS THE TOWN HAD FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION. UM AND SO DAN HAD MET WITH THE GENTLEMAN AND WE HAD ACTUALLY MET WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PTSD FROM ACROSS THE STREET, WHERE ADMIN BUILDING IS AND REALLY THE MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS, HOW CAN WE BE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL POPULATIONS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH BEING ABLE TO WHETHER YOU'RE ENJOYING LIKE SOMETHING ENTERTAINMENT OR THE INFLATABLES OR THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON. SO WE WORKED OUT A WE WORKED OUT WHERE WE COULD SAY OKAY. OUR BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. IS. MM MAINLY FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS, AND THAT MEANS YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO GET ON THE INFLATABLES IN OUR REPORT STARTS HAVING 88 ACCESSIBLE. UM YOU KNOW? BATHROOMS ALSO HAVING LIKE AN 80 ACCESSIBLE LIKE A CHANGING ROOM.UM SO WE HAD THAT SET UP AND WE HOW MANY WE GET ABOUT 2030. YEAH AND SO THAT WAS RECEIVED VERY WELL. THEY'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS STAFF. WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THIS FOR OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. UM SO, UM COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HAPPY WITH HOW THAT WENT AS WELL. AND SO, UM YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S GONNA LEAD INTO THE FUTURE OF HAVING SPECIAL POPULATION ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS. UM, THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THIS IS KIND OF CERTAIN THIS IS KIND OF SETTING THE STAGE FOR THAT. NO PUN, UM BUT NOW WE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER JUST ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT WE'VE ADDED TO THE RECREATION SIDE AS FAR AS SPECIAL EVENTS AND THEN PROGRAMMING GHOSTS. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE ON THE BOARD CAN DO TO REACH OUT TO OTHER GROUPS LIKE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, LET LET US KNOW. I THOUGHT THAT WAS FANTASTIC HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM YOU KNOW EVERYBODY TO GET A CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY. THIS EVENT, ACTUALLY SPEAKING OF REACHING OUT TO GROUPS UM, WE'RE GETTING SUCH A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE, YOU KNOW, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND PROSPER LADIES ASSOCIATION.
THEY'RE ALMOST LIKE DROP THEM IN AND THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU KNOW IN THOSE SITUATIONS, UM AND SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE AND THE BOARD CAN BE DOING TO HELP, EVEN IMPROVING, ALREADY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW, PLEASE LET US KNOW BECAUSE THEY PLAY SUCH A PIVOTAL ROLE IN MAKING THINGS LIKE THIS WORK SURE, AND IT MAKES IT VERY EASY TO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD GATEWAY. IN THE PAST. WE HAVE HAD, UM LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP, AND SO GATEWAY WAS ONE OF THE MORE NEW ORGANIZATIONS. BUT HAVING A HAVING PROSPERED UMC AND THERE THEY COME IN THERE, THEY KNOW WHAT THE SETUP LOOKS LIKE. THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, SO IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE OFF OF STAFF THAT ARE MAYBE YOU KNOW, FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE EVENT. AND THEN AS FAR AS IN THE FUTURE LIKE YOU HAD MENTIONED, I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT THESE EVENTS AND IT'S YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF THESE EVENTS, VOLUNTEERING REALLY ISN'T AS MUCH OF A JOB AS IT IS MORE OF JUST BEING ABLE TO ENJOY THE ENVIRONMENT AND BE PART OF THE EVENT AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO HELPS, YOU KNOW, SHOW THE COMMUNITY. WHAT THE PARKS BOARD DOES. SOMETIMES THOSE
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THINGS CAN GET OVERLOOKED, SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF ADVERTISED FOR THE FOR THE BOARD AS WELL. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NONPROFIT PARTNERS . HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT SECURING THOSE IS THAT JUST FROM PRE EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS, OR WAS THERE LIKE A RECRUITMENT PROCESS? AND TO, YOU KNOW FOR THOSE PARTNERS, AND IF YOU HAVE THIS EVENT IN THE FUTURE, WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO EXPANDING? SURE ORGANIZATION? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE DO HAVE LISTS OF VENDORS IN THE PAST THAT WILL REACH OUT TO FORGIVE THEM KIND OF A FIRST DIBS. IF YOU WILL SEE IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT, BUT THEN ALSO WE HAD OUR NEW RESIDENT MIXER, WHICH WAS AN EVENT, UM, HELD BACK IN SEPTEMBER, AND THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF UH, UM, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY ON THE DIFFERENCE TOWN DEPARTMENTS BUT ALSO THE NON PROFITS, SO THAT'S A GOOD AREA OR THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR US TO MEET WITH THE NON PROFITS AND, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SAY, HEY, LOOK, WE KNOW WE'VE GOT YOU HERE. BY THE WAY. WE HAVE AN EVENT MONTHS FROM NOW, TWO MONTHS FROM NOW, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING AND MORE TIMES THAN NOT. I MEAN, THE ANSWER IS YES. AND THEN WE TRY AND DO THE BEST WE CAN PROGRESS. WE TRY AND DO THE BEST WE CAN TO, UM WE NEED TO PROVIDE TENTS, TABLES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM. BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY ONE. AND I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF WORD OF MOUTH TO I MEAN , BECAUSE SOME OF THESE NONPROFITS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH FOREVER THEY'LL MEET NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PASS OVER A LONG CONTACT INFORMATION. WHETHER IT'S FOR MYSELF OR DAN OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE DEPARTMENT . JUST SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS. UM, SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH I MEAN, WE TRY AND DO COST FOR FOCUS. UM IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE THAT LIKE SERVE COLLIN COUNTY LIKE D C T A. THEY HAVE A PROGRAM SET UP THAT WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO, ACTUALLY. UM IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, AND THEY JUST CAN'T PHYSICALLY DO IT, THEY'LL COME AND THEY'LL PICK THEM UP. SO THAT WAS A OPPORTUNITY, AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL REACH OUT TO LIKE ROBIN BATTLE OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. THEY'LL REACH OUT TO HER AND SHOW, YOU KNOW, DISTRIBUTE THOSE COMMUNICATIONS TO DAN AND THEN THAT'LL GET OUT TO STAFF.AWESOME. WELL UM, LET ME. LET ME INTRODUCE BARBARA KETONE. GOOD EVENING. PART BOARD. IT'S GOOD TO BE OVER HERE. SO EACH YEAR I COME ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS. FOR THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL, WHICH THIS YEAR IS DECEMBER. THE THIRD AND ALSO FOR JUDGING OUR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WHICH I KNOW CAMERON AND JOHN HAD DONE EACH YEAR FOR US. THE JUDGING THIS YEAR IS DECEMBER 14TH, AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF FUN. THING. IF YOU CAN. GET HER OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. IT SIX O'CLOCK. IN THE EVENING ON EITHER SIDE OF TOWN. BUT ANYWAY , WE TRY TO MAKE IT EASY ROUTES FOR YOU, HOWEVER, THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL ON DECEMBER THE THIRD WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW IF DANIEL AND, UM MAKING IF HE'S BEEN TO OUR CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL, OKAY, SO YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT IT. UM BUT WE HAVE A CHRISTMAS SHOP INSIDE HERE. TOWN HALL WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN COME IN AND SHOP FOR THEIR PARENTS, AND WE HAVE ELVES. VOLUNTEERS THAT DRESS UP AND GO WITH THE CHILDREN. THE PARENTS STAY IN HERE. UH, SO THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE BUYING THEM FOR CHRISTMAS. BUT WE HAVE A BIG NEED FOR ELF SHOPPERS WITH THE CHILDREN. WE HAVE, UM. OTHER THINGS LIKE HOSTING SANTA'S WORKSHOP AND KEEPING THE LINE IN ORDER, OR MAYBE KEEPING THE LINE IN ORDER FOR THE CHRISTMAS WAGON. WAGON SLEIGH? I DON'T KNOW. WHAT ARE WE HAVING WAGON WAGON THIS YEAR? UM, BUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. WE USE. UM WE DO USE ONE GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS THIS YEAR. WE HAVE TO USE BOTH SCHOOLS. WE DON'T WANT TO PUT ALL OF OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. SINCE WE HAVE THE TWO AND NEXT YEAR, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE THREE GROUPS OF NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS, AND TYPICALLY, WHAT THEY DO IS, UM, DRESS IN OUR COSTUMES LIKE THE SNOWMAN AND. THEIR LEAD. WE ALWAYS PUT THEM OUT WITH TWO BECAUSE THE ONE IN THE COSTUME CAN BARELY SEE UP THE COSTUMES, SO WE ENJOY THAT. BUT THOSE ARE USUALLY THE ONLY KIDS THAT WE
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ALLOWED TO VOLUNTEERS, MOSTLY ADULTS. NOW I SAY THAT JOHN BROUGHT HIS DAUGHTER AND SOME OF HER FRIENDS FROM PRINCIPE'S AND PLAY NOW AND HELP DO LUNCH BAGS FOR US PRIOR TO THE EVENT, SO THERE ARE THINGS TO DO, SAYING ALL OF THIS. I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO EACH OF YOU AND JUST SAY HERE IT IS. HERE'S OUR SCHEDULE. UM I DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MANDATED TO DO THIS.HOWEVER I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN I SERVED ON THE BOARD, THIS WAS THE ONE WAY THAT YOU REALLY GET TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN PARKS AND RECREATION IS THROUGH VOLUNTEERING AT THESE EVENTS. UE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN ADVOCATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND TO COUNSEL, UM IF THE NEED EVER COMES ALSO, I DON'T KNOW, TRIPPER. I'M GONNA SAY THIS AND I MAY BE SPEAKING OUT OF TURN OF WHICH I USUALLY DO. BUT, UM WE HAVE A FIVE K COMING UP NEXT MONTH. AND A PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT. I KNOW THE FIVE K. WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT AS WELL. SO BEFORE I SAID DAHLAN EMAIL, I'LL GET WITH TREVOR AND SEE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THAT. BUT ANYWAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE DECEMBER 3RD DECEMBER 14TH FIVE K IS NOVEMBER THE 14TH 12 12. ANYWAY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT AFTER THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BARBARA.
SORRY, KIM. WHAT? WHERE IS THE BALL TOURNAMENT HELD. OKAY? P TOWN THROW DOWN. WHEN WE THROW DOWN, WE PLAY, PICKLEBALL. HMM. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT, BARBARA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CHAMPIONING AND LEADING THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL THAT HAS BECOME A SHOWCASE EVENT. FOR THIS COMMUNITY, AND I MEAN IT GETS BETTER EVERY YEAR, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. WITH THAT PROGRAM. AWESOME.
ALRIGHT I THINK I'M NEXT. ALRIGHT AND FOR THOSE OF YOU, UM I SAID MY NAME EARLIER, BUT MY NAME IS PAUL NORTON. I'VE BEEN WITH THE TOWN OF PROCESS FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS NOW, UM, I'M ON THE PARK SIDE OF THINGS. SO I DEAL WITH A LOT OF THE PARK DEVELOPMENT. UM A LOT OF OUR C I P PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, HIKING, BIKE TRAILS, NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, COMMUNITY PARKS AND ANYTHING IN BETWEEN OUR MEDIANS , UM, THAT WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN AND THEN MATT FOR LOVELY GETS TO MAINTAIN THEM SO UM, I IT'S BEEN A JOY TO JUST SEE PROSPER DEVELOP. WHEN I STARTED HERE WE HAD MAYBE 9 10,000 PEOPLE. NOW WE HAVE 35,000 PEOPLE AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND TRY TO GROW OUR PARK NETWORK AS IT YOU KNOW, AS GROWTH. COMES TO THE AREA. SO UM, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS JUST SHOWCASE SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. UM SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS THAT ARE GETTING CONSTRUCTED RIGHT NOW. UH SO STAR MEADOW PARK IS ONE OF OUR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. THAT'S IN THE STAR TRAIL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH BLUE STARS DEVELOPING. UM IT'S A SEVEN HALFAKER NEIGHBORHOOD PARK THAT'S ADJACENT TO UM, I'M DRAWING A BLANK ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIGHT THERE IS THAT DAVIS ELEMENTARY OFF OF LEGACY? HALL OKAY, RIGHT NEXT TO HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE EAST SIDE, SO WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE NATURE AREA THAT HAS A PLAYGROUND, BASKETBALL COURT AND OPEN SPACE AND A BACKSTOP. AND THEN, UM, SOME VARIOUS LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION, SO THEY'RE ALMOST DONE WITH IT. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SIGN RIGHT NOW, UM, SHOULD BE DONE, MAYBE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AH THE OTHER PARK. WE'RE WORKING ON THEIRS. TANNER'S MILL PARK SANDERS MILL IS JUST SOUTH OF PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL. UM IT'S ABOUT EIGHT ACRES. THEY'VE BEEN GOING OUT THERE ADDING IMPORTANT PLACE RUBBER WITH THE PLAYGROUND . THERE WILL BE A SHELTER THERE ANOTHER BASKETBALL COURT, SOME VARIOUS BACKSTOPS. UM THERE'S EXISTING PARKING THERE AND LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION. GREAT LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO THEY'VE BEEN FORMING UP THE PLAYGROUND BORDER AROUND THERE, AND THAT ONE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO, UM, IT'S BEEN A GREAT WORKING ON THAT ONE. LET'S SEE HERE. IF YOU CAME UP FROM THE NORTH SIDE, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN OUR ON OUR WALL THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LITTLE BIT NOW THEY JUST PUT THE MILITARY BRANCH PLAQUES UP THERE . I THINK YESTERDAY OR THE DAY
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BEFORE THAT. AH UM AND YOU WILL SEE A WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THAT SIDE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE POLICE AND FIRE LOGO. AND THEN WE HAVE A STATEMENT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY GIVES, YOU KNOW ACCOLADES TO THESE. THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SERVED IN THESE VARIOUS ASPECTS, WHETHER MILITARY OR POLICE AND FIRE SO UM, IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS DEFINITELY BEEN WANTING TO DO SOMETHING. SO IT'S BEEN A FUN PROJECT TO WORK ON, SO THEY SHOULD. WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH SOME SUPPLY CHAIN AS MOST OF THE INDUSTRY HAS HAD, SO WE'VE JUST BEEN HOPEFULLY THE LIGHTS. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SOME LIGHTS THERE THAT WE'VE HAD SOME DELAYS ON, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THOSE IN BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THERE WILL BE SOME, UM, WE ARE HOPING TO DO A RIBBON CUTTING ON THAT, UM, VETERANS. WE CAN, UM FRIDAY. THE LIMIT. THE DAY OF AT 10 O'CLOCK A M. SO YOU CAN PENCIL THAT IN, UM AND THEN, UH, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTING SOME HIKING, BIKE TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ONE SONG RANCH FOR A WHILE. NOW BUILDING ISLAND , OUR TRAIL NETWORK. THERE'S JUST ANOTHER PHASE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM. THEY WHEN THEY'RE ALL DONE, THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 40 TO 50 MILES. IF I COME BACK TRAIL. IT'S A VERY VAST NETWORK THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE AND JUMP ON THE TRAIL NETWORK. IT'S A GOOD SYSTEM OUT THERE WITH ALONG THE CREEK WAYS AND EVERYTHING SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY, SO THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP DOWN THE PIPELINE THAT WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE UPDATES ON SO WITH THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. SO OKAY, GREAT. THANKS, GUYS. NICE MEETING. YOU GUYS. BUT I HAD A SLIDER. IT DOES NOT. CLICKER.OKAY ANYWAY, MY NAME'S MATT. UH, BEEN HERE FOR 12 YEARS. THERE'S NOVEMBER. KIND OF BORN AND RAISED HERE AND PROSPER. OKAY AND. THIS WAS OUR STOPPING GROUND. WELL, I STARTED TO EMPLOYEES THAT WE'VE GOT 23. KIM. SO 23 EMPLOYEES NOW. I'VE GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT IN MY DIVISION I'VE GOT THE IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT GOT ARBOR. CERTIFIED ARBORIST ON STAFF, IRRIGATION CREW CHEMICAL CRUZ BALL FIELD CREWS. SO WE TAKE CARE OF ALL THE MEDIUMS LIKE PAUL SAID, ANY KIND OF DOWN TREES ANY KIND OF YOU KNOW NATURE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. ALL THE BALL FIELDS ANY FACILITIES AROUND TOWN, PLEASE FIRE UH, TOWN HALL. SO WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON GOT. I DON'T KNOW, PAUL WOULD KNOW MORE. HOW MANY ACRES WE TAKE CARE OF, BUT IT SEEMS TO GROW EVERY MONTH. ANYWAY THAT'S A LITTLE LITTLE HISTORY BEHIND THAT. ANY TIME YOU WANT TO SEE OUR FACILITIES. I'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT FACILITIES, ONE OUT THERE BY THE FRONTIER PARK. A LITTLE SHACK ARE STAYING ON. AND THEN I'VE GOT A LITTLE PAUL, BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN TO SO ANY TIME JUST LET ME KNOW I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO A LITTLE SHOW AND TELL SO MOVING ON TO THIS NOVEMBER, 5TH. WE'VE SCHEDULED IT FOR HACKBERRY PARK THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE OUR ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION. 9 TO 10. I BELIEVE USUALLY YEAH. SO WE'VE GOT THE BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS , USUALLY SOME CUBBIES THAT COME OUT THERE AND HELP US OUT. IT'S REALLY REALLY GOOD LITTLE TIME.
UH, THAT'S GOING ON. RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO REPLACE SOME OF THE PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. THAT WE LOST DURING THE DROUGHT AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SPORTS ARE IN FULL SWING.
BUT GOT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER NOTICED, BUT THESE TWO WONDERFUL BECAUSE COUNTRIES THEY FINALLY DIED. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON TAKING THEM DOWN A LITTLE AT A TIME. JUST PROBABLY STARTING NEXT WEEK. IF YOU GO DOWNTOWN, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON THE WE'VE GOT THE BENCHES IN
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IN BETWEEN US AND BROADWAY. THE TOWN HALL. WE'VE GOT THE POTS THERE. WE JUST STARTED OUT IN THE BALLERS. UH, TODAY. WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THAT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE, JUST TRYING TO YOU KNOW, I REALLY TRY TO GET THERE. SPORTS SEASONS BUT STILL HAVE A LOT GOING ON.FIXING IT WILL FINISH UP THE ORDER WALL WITH OUR APPOINT MATERIAL AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING READY BY THE 11TH. AH! YOU KNOW, JUST MOVING ALONG. STARTED WORKING ON THE PIGMENT IF YOU REMEMBER ME TALKING ABOUT PAINTING THE GRASS AND THE PIGMENTS FOR THE SPORTS FIELDS. WE STARTED THAT AGAIN ON THE BASEBALL FIELD FRONTIER. THEY LOOK REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
SAYS THE SEASONS ARE OVER. WOLF PROGRESS DOWN THAT FALSE, UM EAGLES. FRONTIER SOCCER AND SOUTHWEST CORNER AT SOCCER. FRONTIER. AND THEN WHAT DOES THAT THE PIGMENT AND WE'VE ADDED PIGMENTS THIS YEAR TRYING TO NEW PROGRAM SINCE ITS DIFFERENT GRASS ON PHASE TWO. GATES. SO IF YOU COME OFF PRESTON HIT THE COLEMAN HIT THE RICHLAND AND THE LOVERS. IT'S A DIFFERENT GRASS.
IT'S UH, GRASS THAT IT'S PART OF THE KEEP GREEN. SO WE'VE STARTED TRYING TO DO A LITTLE TEST PLOT THROUGH THERE UNTIL I CAN TAKE OVER NEXT SPRING WITH A WHOLE DIFFERENT TYPE OF PROGRAM. BUT IF YOU DROP BY THERE, YOU'LL SEE SOME LITTLE DIFFERENT COLOR. I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD GUYS ARE WORKING HARD TRYING TO KEEP THAT LOOKING NICE. ESPECIALLY IN THAT AREA. SO ANYWAY, WE HAVE LOTS GOING ON. INTENDED TO BE BUSY. ANY QUESTIONS? THE ANSWER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GREAT.
THANKS, MATT. UH I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS ME NOW. I DID THAT PLEASURE OF MEETING DANIEL EARLIER, AND, UH, MEGAN, WHERE SHE MET ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I GUESS IT WAS ONE OF THE RECEPTIONS OUT HERE. UM SO I'VE GOT YOU'RE GONNA THINK I'M CRAZY BECAUSE I BROUGHT UP THE PARKS TOUR SEVERAL TIMES. UM AND WE WERE THINKING ABOUT DOING IT. THIS UPCOMING MONTH, ACTUALLY THIS MONTH, BUT WE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS. SO WHAT MY PLAN IS TO I DON'T HAVE A DATE. I'M NOT GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU YET, BUT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE SPRING ONCE WE ONCE THE DAY, STRIKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER, UM, SO WE'LL SET UP A TIME, PROBABLY APRIL OR MAY SEE HOW THAT WORKS ON THE CALENDAR. BUT THE IDEA IS TO THROW YOU ON A VAN OR A BUS AND, UH, DRIVING AROUND TOWN SHOW YOU SOME OF OUR PROJECTS. SOME OF OUR UM THINGS WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED SOME OF FUTURE POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UH SO YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THAT LATER FROM ME AFTER WE GET TO THE NEW YEAR, ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THREE STAFF. WE WERE ABLE, UH, WE HAD PUT IN FOR THREE STAFF TO BE PROMOTED AND WE GOT THOSE FUNDED SO PAUL NORTON IS NOW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. UH, IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
TREVOR IS NOW A RECREATION MANAGER. SO IT'S A GOOD STEP FOR HIM. AND THEN, UH, PARTIES, SHAKERI, UH, HE NOT TYPICALLY AT THESE MEETINGS, HE IS NOW OUR SENIOR PARKS PLANNER, SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THEY'RE ALL VERY WELL DESERVING OF THIS PROMOTIONS. UM SO I WANTED TO MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE OF THAT. UM AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF, UH SCHEDULE UPDATES, SO WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PEAT HOUND THROW DOWN OR PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT. WE'VE GOT REGISTRATION GOING RIGHT NOW. THEY'LL ALL BE, UH DOUBLES TEAMS. WE'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT OF DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OR. SO I WANT TO THANK P. I S D, UH, THEY REALLY HELPED US OUT. UM WITH THE CRAZE OF PICKLEBALL WHAT IT'S BEEN DOING THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE HEARD IT FROM THE FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT HIM. ACTUALLY PICKLEBALL COURTS PLAN FOR SOME OF OUR NEW PARKS ARE GOING TO COME ONLINE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. UM BUT THIS WILL ALLOW US THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RUN EIGHT DIFFERENT COURTS AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT. WE THINK IT'S GOING TO FILL UP PRETTY QUICKLY, SO WE JUST GOT THE REGISTRATION STARTED MONDAY. OR WAS IT LAST WEEK? TWO WEEKS. OKAY? I'M SORRY. UM, SO THAT'S GOING WELL.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THEN TALK A LITTLE BIT. ABOUT EARLIER. THE VETERANS DAY FIVE K. UM WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT ON NOVEMBER, 12TH THE DAY AFTER VETERANS DAY, AND IT WILL
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BE HELD, BEGIN AND FINISH AT FRONTIER PARK. BASICALLY, STARDOM IN THE AROUND THE STADIUM AREA. SEND THEM SOUTH ON THE TRAIL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BRING THEM BACK AROUND THEM BACKGROUND AND FINISHED BACK UP AT THE PARK AGAIN. UM SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO EVERYBODY INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING OR RUNNING. PLEASE PLEASE GO ON AND SIGN UP THE PROCEEDS. THE MONEY WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT WE MAKE WILL GO TO HELP FUND THE ROTARY ROTARY CLUB HAS BEEN FUNDRAISING FOR A VETERANS MEMORIAL. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE WHATEVER WE DON'T KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF MONEY OR NOT PUT WHATEVER WE CLEAR OUT THE EVENT, WE'RE GONNA DONATE THAT TO THE ROTARY TO HELP FUND THEIR MEMORIAL. THEY BEEN WORKING ON THAT A WHILE SO THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NO, OKAY. HE SAID THAT THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE DAN. BUT MAN, THAT'S A LOT. YOU KNOW OUR THE COMMITMENT THAT YOUR TEAM HAS SHOWN TO BRINGING MORE AND MORE EVENTS. TO THE SCHEDULE IS FANTASTIC. THIS IS MORE THAN WE'VE SEEN, I THINK IN JUST ONE YEAR THAN I SAW IN TOTAL, YOU KNOW, IN PREVIOUS TERMS ON THE BOARD, SO, YEAH. GREAT JOB. THE COUNCIL'S BEEN VERY, UM PRO EVENT. SO TREVOR TOLD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DISCOVERY DOWNTOWN . THEY WANT TO BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN SHOPS AND LET IT GROW AND PROSPER AND PROSPER. UM, THD ABOUT 21 $22,000 FOR EVENTS THE GAVE US IN THE 25,000. SO THEY MORE THAN MATCHED IT SO THAT WE COULD DO GARY P. NONE ON BROADWAY AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WERE ABLE TO MAYBE POP UP THE EVENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE, SO WE'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE FUNDING THIS YEAR ON TOP OF THAT 80 SEASON AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT NO WORKS OUT ABOUT IT. BUT IT IS THE ALL THESE FOLKS HERE AND THEN A COUPLE THAT YOU HAVEN'T MET THAT ARE BACK AT THE SHOP OR HOPEFULLY OUR HOME NOW, BUT WORK HARD. BARBARA'S BEEN GREAT BARBARA'S ONE OF OUR PART TIME EMPLOYEES WORK WITH BARBARA AND RICHARDSON. SHE RETIRED FROM RICHARDSON. A LONG TIME AGO, DECIDED SHE HAD SHE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH APART. IT WAS. I MEAN, SHE WAS THERE FOR 22 YEARS, BARBARA RETIRED. I THINK AFTER MY SECOND YEAR, SO BUT SHE JUST NEVER. SHE'S NEVER GOTTEN OUT OF PARK. SHE'S VOLUNTEERING THE BOARD. SHE'S GOING TO WORK PART TIME. SHE'S HELPING US WITH THE CAPRA ACCREDITATION. SO, UM SHE'S BEEN AN AWESOME UM PERSON FOR US, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD GUIDANCE. SHE'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN PARKS AND REC, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON OUR TEAM. UH UM. SO YEAH, IT'S A WORLD BUSY SHOP. THESE THESE THIS GANG AFTER WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO DECEMBER 4TH TO GET PAST THE CHRISTMAS EVENT, ALTHOUGH WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THE CHRISTMAS EVENT, BUT THESE FOLKS COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF ARREST. SO WE'RE PUSHING THEM PRETTY HARD. BUT BUT THE TROOPERS AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY EXCITED. SO LOTS OF GOOD IDEAS AND HARD WORKERS. SO BUT THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. WELL DONE. SO I THINK WE PROBABLY CAN GO BACK TO YES, ELECTION. YEAH BACK UP TO NUMBER FOUR. UM. APPOINTMENT IT OR THE ELECTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND THE SECRETARY. WE'LL START WITH THE CHAIR ROLE AND WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ROLES. UM, TAKE NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. AND HAVE ANY, UH, IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HAVE CAMPAIGN SPEECHES, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. UM BUT AND ANYBODY CAN BE NOMINATED AND YOU CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF. SO WHETHER THIS IS YOUR FIRST MEETING OR NOT FIRST MEETING FEEL FREE. OUR FIRST FOR THE CHAIR. I KNOW THAT A CURRENT CHAIR JOB THAT CAN SUCH A GREAT JOB. I THINK HE NEEDS TO I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AND ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS OUT THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE, HUH? UM LET'S SEE HERE WITH ONLY ONE NOMINEE. I THINK WE JUST DO A STRAIGHT HAND VOTE COUNT. SO UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINEE JOHN METCALF, PLEASE. THAT WILL DO A VISUAL. OKAY? WINNER BY LANDSLIDE. THANK YOU WERE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. NEXT UP THE VICE CHAIR ROLL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. AND THIS IS NOT QUIT PRO QUO. BUT CAMERON, I'VE WANTED TO HAVE YOU AS AN OFFICER FOR A LONG TIME. SO I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, CAMERON, FURTHER VICE CHAIR ROLL SECOND, THAT GOT A NOMINATION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. CAMERON, DO YOU
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ACCEPT? OKAY LET'S HAVE A VOTE FOR OUR ONE NOMINEE CAMERON REEVES ALL IN FAVOR. I SEE FOUR AND ONE OF ABSTENTION. YEAH WE'LL MAKE IT FIVE UNANIMOUS. ALRIGHT NEXT, DONALD, SO WE'VE GOT A CHAIR VICE CHAIR. LET'S HEAD THE SECRETARY. UM PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GOT OVER JOB DESCRIPTIONS A LITTLE BIT. UM VICE CHAIR IS HERE JUST IN CASE . THE CHAIR. I DON'T KNOW, DIES IN OFFICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT , UM OR OR CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE MEETING. SO THAT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIE. YEAH I CAN'T MAKE IT TO A MEETING. UM BUT SECRETARY DOES ACTUALLY HAVE SOME SPECIFIC DUTIES LIKE CERTIFYING THE MINUTES OF EACH MEETING, SO ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT. UM AS WELL. THERE ARE TIMES I'VE SEEN THE SECRETARY ENGAGED PRETTY FULLY WITH KAILYN AND HER ROLE IN GETTING COMMUNICATIONS OUT, SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT JOB THAN UM THAN THE OTHER TWO. UH ANY NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY. I WILL SAY YOU DO HAVE TO FOLKS THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT, AND WE CAN NOMINATE THEM AGAIN AND I WILL SAY, AND I'M NOT SURE OFFICIALLY, BUT IF THEY DECLINE WE CAN WE CAN NOMINATE AND VOTE IF THEY DECLINED, THEN WE'LL JUST DO ANOTHER ELECTION NEXT MONTH, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT OPTION. YEAH YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, RIGHT? VALERIE. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY SO WITH THAT, UM. I GUESS WE COULD DOMINATE TIE OR BOB IN. YEAH, THEY'RE MISSING THE MEETING RIGHT NOW. THAT WILL TEACH THEM. YEAH. SURE SORRY ABOUT THAT. I DID THAT ON PURPOSE. UM.ACTUALLY LET ME ASK FOR SOME CLARIFICATION. IS THIS SOMETHING WE COULD PUSH TO THE NEXT MEETING? BECAUSE UH, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEIR WHOLEHEARTED ENDORSEMENT OF THEIR OWN. YEAH, I WOULD SAY YES. I BELIEVE THERE'S A TRAINING COMING UP, BUT WE CAN GET WHATEVER TRAINING IS NEEDED, SO JUST UNDERSTAND THE ROLES SO YES, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THE SECRETARY OF NOMINATION ELECTION . WE CAN ROLL THAT OUT NEXT MONTH. IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF THE SECRETARY BE INTERESTED? I AM NOT. BUT NOT THIS YEAR. WE I MEAN, I COULD DO IT. OKAY ALRIGHT WITH THAT. DO I HEAR ANY NOMINATIONS? MEGAN, YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED. THAT AND A SECOND NOMINATION AND A SECOND NOMINATION BY CAMERON, SECOND BY VALERIE UM. ANY OF THIS DISCUSSION ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? GOOD DEAL FOR OUR ONE CANDIDATE. UM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I HAVE A VISUAL. THERE ARE 5 TO 0. CONGRATULATIONS, MEGAN. YOU'RE GONNA DO IT. YOU'RE GONNA DO A GREAT JOB. YES I'VE GOT SOME EXPERIENCE NOW.
VERY GOOD. OKAY? BOOM BOOM BOOM FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANYTHING ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN
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ADDRESSED ON AN UPCOMING MEETING. I JUST REQUESTED JOHN METCALF IS AT THE MEETING. I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO. GREAT. OKAY AND SO WE DO THIS REQUEST FOR FUTURES AGAIN A QUESTION ON SOMETHING OR DO YOU LIKE FURTHER EXPLANATION ON SOMETHING, UM. IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING LATER NEXT WEEK, WHATEVER, JUST CONTACT US AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ADD WHATEVER YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SEE. TO THE NEXT MEETING, SO YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL JUST WITH BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS IS TO GO OVER ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS THAT WE HAVE. ON NEXT MEETING. AND JUST KIND OF LIST OUT ALL THE PARTS AND WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED. KIND OF, LIKE MAYBE A MAP. YEAH, PIECE OF CAKE. WE CAN DO THAT. SURE. WELL, THAT MAP ALSO HAVE THE TRAIL SYSTEM IN IT AND EVERYTHING. OKAY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH. OKAY, WELL, ANYTHING YOU[00:50:06]
LIKE. OKAY? OKAY? THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THAT LAST MONTH. YEAH. GOOD. GOOD SUGGESTIONS. GOOD GOOD. ALRIGHT WITH THAT. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? ALL RIGHT. SO MOVE. DO I HEAR A SECOND? MY 2ND 2ND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY WITH AN EYE AND A HAND RAISE ANY OPPOSED. WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.