[1. Call to Order / Roll Call.]
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IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND LET US CALL TO ORDER THE LET'S SEE THE JULY MEETING. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WITH US ON THE BOARD TONIGHT FROM MY LEFT TO MY RIGHT WE HAVE KIM SHAMSI. DANIEL KNOCKS VALERIE LITTLE YOURS TRULY, JOHN METCALF AND MEG BRANDON. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT TONIGHT. DAN BAKER KURT MILE HARR'S TREVOR HILTON AND MATT FOR WELCOME. I SEE BOB ARRIVING HERE, SO LET'S INCLUDE BOB BENSON. IN THE ROLES AS WELL. SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE AND WELCOME. FIRST OR SECOND, UH, ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AN ACT
[2. Consider and act upon the minutes of the June 8, 2023 Parks and Recreation Board meeting.]
UPON THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 8TH. 2023 BOARD MEETING. CAITLYN DOES A GOOD JOB OF GETTING THESE TO US IN ADVANCE. SO DID ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THAT NEEDED AMENDING. WE ACTUALLY HAD A NONTRADITIONAL MEETING. LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER MAINLY CONSISTED OF UPDATES FROM, THE PARK STAFF. BUT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS AMENDING OR DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MY MOTION. MOTION FROM DANIEL KNOCKS. 2ND 2ND FROM BOB BENSON, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WITH AN EYE AND A VISUAL. HI. ANY OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE ACCEPTED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA[3. Consider and act upon the appointment of the Parks and Recreation Vice Chair, and/or Secretary]
. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH OF A QUORUM TONIGHT TO DO THIS. WE NEED TO REPLACE OUR VICE CHAIR CAMERON REEVES. DECIDED TO JOIN THE ZONING AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE AND SO WE NEED TO REPLACE OUR VICE CHAIR. UM I DON'T HAVE A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE VICE CHAIR. BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY I DIDN'T HAVE A JOB FOR THE DESCRIPTION FOR THE CHAIRMAN WHEN I TOOK THE JOB, SO BIST CHAIR I'M ASSUMING WOULD JUST TAKE OVER. IF THE VICE PARDON ME THE VICE CHAIR WOULD TAKE OVER IF THE CHAIRMAN IS NOT AVAILABLE , AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE EXTENT OF ALL I DID WHEN I WAS VICE CHAIR, SO AND THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. I GOT THE JOB RIGHT WHEN I HAD IT. SO WITH THAT, WHAT WE'LL DO IS TAKE NOMINATIONS FOR THIS ROLE. AND ANYBODY ON THE BOARD. UM INCLUDING MEG, INCLUDING ME CAN BE NOMINATED FOR THIS ROLE. UM, SO WE CAN NOMINATE OR SELF NOMINATE. AND THEN WE CAN WILL WILL CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND THEN TAKE A VOTE . SO DO I NEED A MOTION TO OPEN NOMINATIONS AT THIS POINT? YES, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR POSITION? MAKE A MOTION SO MOVED BY VALERIE LITTLE, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO GET ROLLING. AH, ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR POSITION. NOMINATE DANIEL MARX. GOT A NOMINATION FOR DANIEL KNOCKS DANIEL 2ND 2ND. THANK YOU. I FORGOT THAT. THANK YOU. DO YOU ACCEPT, SAID NOMINATION. DANIEL KNOCKS. NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS. CAN I GET A MOTION TO THEN CLOSE NOMINATIONS. I'VE GOT A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS, AND WITH THAT WE CAN TAKE A VOTE AND, UH , CFR ONE CANDIDATE PASSES THE TEST. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DANIEL KNOX AS OUR NEW VICE CHAIR, PLEASE SIGNIFY WITH AN EYE AND A VISUAL. I ANY OPPOSED . YOU DIDN'T RAISE YOUR HAND. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK FOR MYSELF. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO BE OPPOSED. YEAH. YOU'RE FINE. FIVE YESES AND ONE ABSTENTION. SO, UM DANIEL KNOCKS. CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU FOR. JOHN CAN I PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT KAYLIN COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT? SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TAKING MINUTES, WHICH IS FINE BECAUSE IT'S A RECORDED MEETING. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPEAKING INTO YOUR MIX.MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON JUST SO WE KNOW WHO'S DONE WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
CANDY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE LIST. DID WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ANYTHING BEEN SUBMITTED. IN PERSON OR ONLINE. GOT TO KNOW BACK THERE, ALL RIGHT? MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM NUMBER FIVE STAFF UPDATES.
[5. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and Director.]
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GOOD EVENING PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. SO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE. UM WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SUMMER, UM, SESSION IF YOU COULDN'T TELL BY THE TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE, UM AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING WITH THE SUMMER SESSION WAS, UM INSTEAD OF LOGGING. FITNESS MINUTES. WE WERE DOING DIFFERENT, UM, GIVEAWAYS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO WE HAD OUR FIRST OFFICIAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. UM THIS PAST MONDAY HERE AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS A COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH AND NUTRITION CLASS SPECIFIC CLASS WAS LIVING WITH PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. UM IT WAS LED BY CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST LYNN LINHART. UM WE HAD ABOUT 30 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. I'M MYSELF. I WAS HERE HOUR LONG CLASS. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE WERE DOING WAS ANYONE WHO WAS OFFICIALLY REGISTERED FOR THE SUMMER SESSION. WE SENT OUT THE RSVPS MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF HAD AN IDEA HOW MANY BOOKLETS LIKE YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE? WE WERE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH. UM SO IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL OF, UH, TALK WITH LYNN. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE DOING ONE MORE AS WE GET TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER, UM, WILL HAVE SOME MORE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR THAT ONE. AND JUST A SIDE NOTE IN THE PAST. WE TRIED TO DO A NUTRITION CLASS WITH LAND BEING THE INSTRUCTOR. SO HOPEFULLY, UM, BEING ABLE TO RUN THIS CLASS IN A FUTURE ONE WILL HELP GAIN SOME INTEREST AND WE CAN POSSIBLY DO BECAUSE SHE HAS MORE SESSIONS THAT SHE COULD DO. THIS WAS JUST MAINLY THE INTRODUCTORY ONE. AND COMING UP . WE DO HAVE SOME SUMMER GIVEAWAYS. SO WORKING WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL FITNESS CENTERS, FITNESS BUSINESSES IN TOWN. A LOT OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE A FREE ONE FREE SESSION ONE FREE WEEK. SO THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO THE SUMMER REGISTRATION. JUST LET THEM KNOW TO COME BY SO WE COULD HAND THOSE OUT TO THEM. YOU CAN HELP GIVE THEM SOME EXPOSURE. AND THEN I KNOW IN THE NEXT 23 WEEKS , THERE WILL BE SOME MORE MAYORS , FITNESS CHALLENGE VIDEOS AND KIND OF PROMOTIONS COMING OUT ONE BEING WITH THE LIBRARY AND THEN ANOTHER ONE WITH MAYOR BRISTOL GOING TO AN ACTUAL BUSINESS AND KIND OF GIVING THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY DO AND TO INVITE THEM THERE. SO DO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE OF AN UPDATE BY THE NEXT SESSION OR THE NEXT, UM PARKS AND OPERATION BOARD MEETING. AND THEN. GOES AUGUST 31 STARTING SEPTEMBER. 1 IS THE OFFICIAL FALL SESSION AND THAT WILL RUN ALL THE WAY TO NOVEMBER. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER, WHICH WOULD BE A SAY CHALLENGE COIN. YES SO IT'S THE MAYOR HAS HIS OWN CHALLENGE COIN THAT HE WILL PRESENT AND ALSO THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL HAVE RECOGNITION AT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. NEXT SATURDAY. UM, WE HAVE OUR THIRD DISCOVERED DOWNTOWN EVENT, CHROME AND COFFEE OR COFFEE AND CHROME. THIS IS A CAR SHOW, BUT WE DO WELCOME ALL VEHICLES. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE NORTH SIDE PARKING LOT HERE. IT'S GONNA GO FROM 7 30 TO 10 30. UM IF KAYLIN WAS HERE, SHE WOULD LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 60 ENTRIES SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME VENDORS THERE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME SOME BERENSON REFRESHMENTS SOME COFFEE FROM 14 18 SOME MIMOSAS FROM PROSPER WINEHOUSE. AND THEN , UM, SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND LIKE I SAID , WE'VE STILL BEEN RECEIVING APPLICATIONS SO HOPEFULLY, UM, GET TO THAT. MAYBE GET ABOUT 70 . THAT'D BE REALLY GOOD. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING HERE IN THE NORTH. PARKING LOT, SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT'S THE FIRST, UM, VEHICLE CAR. SHOW THAT THE, UH, PARKS RECREATION APARTMENT HAS PUT ON, SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND PLEASE COME OUT. YES, SIR.YES IS THERE A I'VE READ ON SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WHERE, LIKE THE 1ST 100 PEOPLE GET SOMETHING IS THAT UM, NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. WE HAVEN'T BOB, I THINK WHAT YOU
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SAW, UM THE CHIN IS GOING TO GIVE AWAY THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE 100 BREAKFAST TACOS. SO THE FIRST GOT IT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, UM SO THEY'RE I BELIEVE THEY'RE GIVING AWAY TACOS. 14 18 COFFEE? I BELIEVE EVERY COFFEE MIMOSAS THAT PROSPER WINEHOUSE'S GONNA DO.THOSE ARE CHARGED SO WE CAN'T GIVE THOSE AWAY. UM BUT THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS. IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE, UH JUDGED SHOW SO INITIALLY WE WEREN'T GONNA DO THAT. BUT WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE CAR COMMUNITIES AND WE REALLY LIKE THAT. SO PERFECT. SO IT'LL BE, UH, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , SO WE DON'T HAVE JUDGES PARTICULAR THAT ARE GOING TO GO AROUND AND YOU HAVE TO PLEASE.
THOSE 35 PEOPLE, BUT ANYBODY WHO'S THERE CAN COME BY THE PARK RECREATION TENT FILL OUT WHO THEIR FAVORITE WAS, AND WE'LL DO A BEST OF SHOW WHICH IS FIRST PLACE IN THE 2ND AND 3RD. OKAY I KNOW I WHITLEY PLACE. WE'VE GOT A FEW MEMBERS THAT ARE JUST THEY'RE LIKE STINKING CAR FREAKS INTO ALL THESE SHOWS AND ONE OF THEM HAD HAD ASKED ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU GET A FREE BREAKFAST OR SOMETHING IN THE FIRST. 100 I'M LIKE, NO IDEA. NO, I KNOW. I KNOW. THANK YOU.
ABSOLUTELY UM, YEAH. UM, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON SATURDAY MORNING, DEFINITELY COME BY AND SEE US. IT'LL BE A VERY GOOD EVENT. WE'RE EXCITED. AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP. SO THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL, UM, FIRST EVENT FOR THE DISCOVERED DOWNTOWN SERIES. MOONLIGHT MOVIE . IGNORE MARCH 31ST THERE. THAT'S THE ORIGINAL LOGO, BUT, UM IT'S GONNA BE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH 7 PM TO 10 PM IS GOING TO BE THE OFFICIAL EVENT TIME WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING THE MOVIE HERE ON THE TOWN HALL NORTH LAWN. SOUTH LAWN AND, UM, IT'S GOING TO START AT SEVEN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO GET DARK UNTIL 8 38 45, SO WE'RE IN THE MOVIE. THE OFFICIAL MOVIE IS GOING TO START AT 8 30, BUT WE'LL HAVE YOU KNOW WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS WHILE POPCORN THERE SHAVED ICE FROM KONA, UM, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. AND SO THIS WAS A RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 31 IN WHICH WE HAD CANCELED JUST BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS. SO DEFINITELY KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER LEADING UP TO IT, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED. THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE'VE DONE OUR MOONLIGHT MOVIE SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE ON THE LINE LAST TIME WE DID IT IN THE PARKING LOT, SO NOW WE'RE ENCOURAGING FAMILIES BRING LAWN CHAIRS, BLANKETS, ANYTHING BE COMFORTABLE TO SIT DOWN, SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE. YES SIR. AND AGAIN. I, UH I KNOW I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PTO PRESIDENT AT COCKREL BECAUSE IT'S IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEY'VE MADE FLYERS BECAUSE SCHOOL STARTS ON WEDNESDAY, THE NIGHT SO THIS IS THE FIRST FRIDAY SOUTHERN. I THINK IT'S KIND OF COOL THAT THE SOME OF THE P I S D. INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING ANYTHING TOGETHER . BUT YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE REALLY THINKING THIS IS A REALLY COOL EVENT, AND THEY'RE PUTTING IT OUT WITH SOME OF THEIR THE LITTLE PACKETS AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SO HOPEFULLY IT'LL IT'LL HELP HAVE A YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S GREAT . IT REALLY DOES HELP. UM WHEN THE WORD CAN KIND OF GET OUT THROUGH SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT MAYBE, YOU KNOW WITH HOW BUSY LIFE GETS, THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO CHECK THE SOCIAL MEDIA. CHECK THE TOWN WEBSITE FOR THINGS LIKE THAT, SO NO, THAT'S A THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME TO HEAR, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER GREAT CROWD. UM SO, YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED.
TREVOR. SO I JUST JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW UP THERE. WE DID THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR WE HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION. WE WERE TRYING TO DO IT DURING THE COOLER TIME. WE KNOW IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK IN AUGUST. IT'S GOING TO BE HOT, BUT UM THE INTENT WAS TO DO IT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY MONTHS THAT WE CAN ROLL IT BACK OUT BASED ON OUR CONTRACT. SO THIS REALLY WORKED OUT WITH THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE OFFER NOW. AGAIN WE KNOW IT'S GONNA BE HOT, BUT OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES DO THIS ALL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER YEAR ALMOST YEAR ROUND, BUT THE SUMMER FOR SURE SO I HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL BE PREPARED. WE'LL HAVE SHAVED ICE AND THINGS AND MAKE IT COMFORTABLE. WE HAD A REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK FROM LAST SUMMER. UM THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT COULDN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT . AND TREVOR AND BRAND AT THE TIME THAT AN AWESOME JOB ON IT, UM SO WORKS OUT AT ABOUT IT. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A BIG TURNOUT. WE HAD A DECENT TURNOUT LAST TIME ONCE IT WAS ABOUT 100 AND 50 PEOPLE. SO, UM YOU KNOW AGAIN. WE HATE THE FACT THAT
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IT'S IN AUGUST, BUT BUT YOU'RE YOU'RE IN TEXAS HERE IN DALLAS SUMMER. EVERYBODY BE OKAY, SO.WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE TWO EVENTS? EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, TREVOR. GOOD EVENING. I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD SUMMER. THIS SHOULD BE A PRETTY QUICK REPORT. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS MONTH. CONGRESS PARK. WE ARE INCHING CLOSER TO GETTING THIS ONE WRAPPED UP. CONTRACTORS. COMPLETED PUTTING IN SOME CULVERT PIPES YOU CAN SEE IN THE FOLDER THERE. WE STILL HAVE NOT DONE THE LANDSCAPING. THAT'S WHAT'S UH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE LAST THING LEFT. BECAUSE OF THE PUMP, AND I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A PURCHASE ORDER IN PLACE NOW, SO THAT PUMP SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT STEPH IS WORKING ON THAT. KIND OF A NEW PROBLEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, THOUGH, THAT IS EVEN IF WE GET THE PUMP INSTALLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND THEY PUT ALL THE NEW LANDSCAPING INSIDE. AND IF WE'RE WATERING THAT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, WE'RE GOING TO DRAW DOWN THAT PALM PRETTY QUICKLY, AND I'M WORRIED THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE FISH DIE ARE SO DAN AND I WILL LOOK AT THAT CAREFULLY WHEN WE GET THE PUMP IN PLACE, AND WE'LL MAKE A DECISION AND LET YOU ALL KNOW NEXT MONTH HOW THAT GOES, SO WE WANT TO GET IT WRAPPED UP. BUT FORTUNATELY, THE PROJECT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. PEOPLE CAN USE THE PLAYGROUND CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF TWICE IN MY CAREER. I'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE PONDS GOT THE POINT WHERE FISH DIET. IT WASN'T REALLY BAD SCENE, SO WE WANT TO AVOID THAT. JUST F Y I IS THERE AN URGENCY? IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE? SO IT'S JUST RESIDENTS WANT TO SEE IT AND IT'S NOT. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE BARE SOIL OUT THERE LIKE THAT, THE WE'D START POPPING UP IN THAT SORT OF THING, WHICH IS AND WE WANT TO FINISH IT. BUT I JUST I'M TELLING YOU, WE DON'T WANT TO FISH DIE OFF. IT'S A BAD SCENE. SO WE WERE WORRIED THAT I'M SORRY. SMELL. YEAH. IT'S JUST IT LOOKS. IT LOOKS BAD, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE PRESS GETS INVOLVED AND WE DON'T WANT THAT, SO WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN TO AVOID THAT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WELL, SEEMA, UM, THOSE MEDIANS AND ALL THE BEAUTIFICATION THAT'S UP AND DOWN THE SEMA. SO THEY SO THE H O A GETS THEIR WATER FROM THAT POND AS WELL. SO WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT RESOURCE. UM THIS IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY, IF THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE OR COUNCIL FEELS DIFFERENTLY, WE WILL CERTAINLY MOVE FORWARD WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE PROJECTS JUST DRAGGING ALONG AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET IT COMPLETED. NO, BUT NOBODY WANTS IT DONE MORE QUICKLY THAN THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. UM BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE SMART ABOUT IT AND INSTALLING PLANTS AND JULY AND AUGUST ISN'T ALSO YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE BEST IDEA, EITHER. IT'S DOABLE, BUT YOU GOTTA PUMP WATER ON IT SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DELAY UNTIL WE GET IT TO US, AT LEAST AS COOL TEMPERATURES AS WE CAN GET AND THEN GET THEM IN THE GROUND. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. IN CASE IT DOES HAPPEN. SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. LIQUID PRESERVED PARK. HAVE GOOD NEWS ON THAT WE'VE BEEN OUT TO BID FOR. I THINK THREE WEEKS NOW WE'RE OPENING BIDS NEXT TUESDAY. AND WE HAD SOME GOOD INTERESTS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. WE HAD SOME GOOD CONTRACTORS. I HOPE THEY'RE ALL STILL INTERESTED IN BIDDING, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY SHOW UP AND THEY SEE THE COMPETITION IS AND THEN THEY BACK OUT. BUT WE ANTICIPATE GETTING A COUPLE OF GOOD BIDS, SO HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE BETTER NEWS FOR YOU NEXT MONTH. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE WHO WE'VE AWARDED THE PROJECT TO JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FULL SCOPE BECAUSE PRICES HAVE GONE UP DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED I THINK 55 OR SIX DIFFERENT DID ALTERNATE, SO HOPEFULLY WHAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS PICKING SHOES. COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE QUITE AS IMPORTANT, LIKE THE DEMONSTRATION GARDEN. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT WE'LL GET AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH OUR $3.8 MILLION BUDGET. THE NEXT STEP AFTER THAT, ONCE WE AWARD TO A CONTRACTOR THAN THE HEINZ TEAM WILL EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH THEM, AND THEY WILL MANAGE CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN DAN AND MATT AND I WILL SORT OF WE ARE PARTNERS IN THE DEAL, AND I'LL BE INVOLVED IN ALL THE MEETINGS, BUT WE ARE BASICALLY TURNING IT OVER TO HEINZ. THAT'S THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS STRUCK WITHIN BEFORE, DAN I STARTED HERE SO WE ANTICIPATED 12 MONTHS CONSTRUCTION PHASE, SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE HOPING WE'RE GOING TO BE BREAKING GROUND THIS FALL AND SO HOPEFULLY ABOUT FALL OF NEXT YEAR, 24. WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING IT UP. THAT'S THE PLAN. RAYMOND COMMUNITY PARK. THE CONSULTANT TEAM SUBMITTED A 50% SET OF PLANS. IT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY CLOSER TO 60 OR 70, BUT THEY SUBMITTED IT WEEK FOR LAST OR LAST WEEK, AND I JUST FINISHED REVIEWING THE FIRST BIG SECTION OF IT, AND THEN THIS SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED THE AND THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, SO I'LL BE LOOKING AT THOSE THIS NEXT WEEK. THE PROJECT STILL ON TRACK WE'RE DOING WELL. THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER IS STILL WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AND WE HOPE TO HAVE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. AND WE ARE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE ARE STILL ON TRACK TO FOR THEM TO DO THE BIDDING PHASE IN NOVEMBER AND THEN WE WILL BE PICKING GROUND EARLY NEXT YEAR.
I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME QUESTION. THAT IS YOURS. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, KURT. HELLO,
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EVERYONE. JUST A FEW QUICK. BULLET POINTS. UH IT'S KIND OF TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, SO WE'VE BEEN DONE WITH THAT PUMP FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE FINALLY HAVE THE CONTRACT READY. WE'RE JUST WAITING TO SEE WHEN THEY CAN START. OBVIOUSLY AT THIS TIME, EVERYBODY'S BUSY DOING REPAIRS ON ANOTHER. PROPERTIES SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, WE'LL HAVE THAT UP AND GOING AH, BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT THE HEAT EVERYBODY TRYING TO STAY SAFE. I HAD ONE GUY KIND OF FALL OUT ONE DAY AND KEEPING HARD RIDING AND COOL IN THE TRUCK AND YOU KNOW, JUST WORK WITH THE BEST WE CAN THE CONTRACTOR HELLAS THERE. THEY'VE BEEN COMING OUT AT NIGHT WORKING ON THE, UH THE TURF FIELDS. AND SO WE'RE LETTING THEM STAY OUT THERE UNTIL LIKE MIDNIGHT BECAUSE ONE AND THE GAME OUT THERE ONE DAY. AND THEIR SHOES STARTED MELTING ALL THE GLUE AND ALL THAT STUFF THEIR SOULS. IT JUST MELTS OFF. SO IT GETS REALLY, REALLY HOT. SO ANYWAY, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT KIND OF STUFF RIGHT NOW. UH, BROADEN THE SKY. UH WE DID A LOT OF PREP WORK FOR THAT. HOPEFULLY Y'ALL GOT TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE FIREWORKS AND BEST LIBERTIES.WE'RE STILL IN CLEANUP MODE FROM ALL THE FIREWORKS THAT FALL ONTO THE FIELD, SO LITTLE OUT OF TIME. WE'LL GET IT ALL CLEANED UP. JUST IN TIME TO START OVER AGAIN NEXT YEAR. ATHLETIC FIELDS . THAT'S WHAT WE'LL START NEXT WEEK. WE PLAN TO DO IT THIS WEEK, BUT LUCKILY WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. SO CORRIERE IFICATION THAT WAS PULLING ALL THE HOLES, PULLING ACTUAL CORES OUT OF THE GROUND. PUTTING THEM ON TOP WILL COME BACK AND BOW OVER IT AND SHRED IT UP. AND THEN IT KIND OF PUTS IT BACK INTO THE HOLES AT THE SAME TIME.
WE'VE GOT THE TOP DRESSING COMING IN, AND WE LAY IT RIGHT OVER THE TOP AND DRAG EVERYTHING. UM AND SMOOTH. ARE ALL THE HOLES. IRRIGATION WE'RE DOING ALL THOSE CHECKS, OBVIOUSLY AROUND TOWN JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER. THE PLANT MATERIAL.
WE'RE STILL GETTING THAT EVERYTHING READY, AND WE'VE GOT A GUN OVER OUR MASTER LIST AND WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A FINAL LIST. AND START GETTING EVERYTHING READY FOR THE PLANNING OF THE MEDIANS COMING OUT FOR THE FALL. SO I MEAN, WE'VE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER STUFF, ALL OF OUR MOWING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING, BUT THAT'S A THAT'S PRETTY GOOD RECAP FOR RIGHT NOW. GOOD QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS, MATT. OKAY SO I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A QUICK THE DIRECTOR REPORT. UM SOMETHING WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. WE'VE GOT TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE TEAM THAT ARE GOING TO BE STARTING THE WILL BOTH BE STARTING ON MONDAY. THE 17TH. AS YOU KNOW, KAYLIN WAS PROMOTED TO OUR EVENT. UM COORDINATOR, SO WE'VE GOT TO FILL HER POSITION. SO, UM ANGELA LAST NAME. LOUIS ANGELA LEWIS WILL BE STARTING WITH US ON MONDAY AS THE NEW PARKS ADMINISTRATIVE, UH AT ADMIN. AND THEN WE WERE ALSO VERY FORTUNATE. UM TO ADD A POSITION MIDYEAR. FOR ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR OUR PARK OPERATIONS TEAM. I CAN TELL YOU HOW I RAN PARK OPERATIONS AND RICHARDSON FOR ABOUT 14 15 YEARS AND I ASKED EVERY YEAR FOR AN ADMIN ASSISTANT. IT'S THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK INSPECTIONS UM JUST EVERY TIME THEY MAKE A CHEMICAL APPLICATION, WHICH IS DAILY, RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO. YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THAT, AND THE STATE WANTS TO SEE THAT STUFF. SO PLAYGROUND, ESPECIALLY EVERYTHING THEY DO IS SUBJECT TO SOME KIND OF REPORT OR LICENSING OR WHATEVER. SO A COUNCIL MADE A VERY WISE DECISION. GRANTED US THAT POSITION SO ERICA RUIZ WILL BE HELPING START HELPING MAPS GUYS STARTING MONDAY AS WELL. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW YOUTUBE PEOPLE. THEY'RE BOTH FANTASTIC INDIVIDUALS. UM. ANGELA COMES TO US FROM. I JUST GOT A BIG CUSTOMER SERVICE BACKGROUND FROM LIKE AN EVENT VENUE IN MCKINNEY. I BELIEVE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT.
AND THEN ERICA ACTUALLY WORKS FOR THE TOWN ALREADY, SO SHE'S IN THE COURTS. UM UM DEPARTMENT OR LOCATION. IT'S GONNA BE ROLLING OVER TO HELP US OUT, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THEM, UM, PRIDE IN THE SKY. MATT TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. THE WEATHER
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I CAN SAY THAT WEATHER WAS INCREDIBLE. IN THE SUMMER, IT WAS SOME FREAKY COLD FRONT HAD BLOWN THROUGH THAT DAY, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE ALL DAY. I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, UM BUT WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. THE FIREWORKS SHOW WAS FANTASTIC. IT'S A NEW FIREWORKS.BENDER FOR US DID A FANTASTIC SHOW. UH GOOD CROWD, UM, THE NEW ROAD WORK THAT WAS DONE COMPLETED ON FRONT. YOUR PARKWAY WAS VERY HELPFUL. SO WE GOT PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE PARK A LOT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND QUICKLY. WHICH IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE WITH ANY BIG EVENT.
EVERYBODY'S EVERYBODY TRICKLES IN DURING THE DAY, WHATEVER IT WANTS TO LEAVE AT THE SAME TIME, SO, UM BUT THAT THAT SEEMED TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AS WELL. SO REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC WAS JUST A REALLY GOOD EVENT, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL. UM I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STARTING TO THE LAST AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. WE'VE A LOT OF US. WE'VE WE'VE HAD CONSTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND THE POPULARITY AND UM THE REQUESTED KEEP COMING IN, AND WE STARTED TO MOVE ON THAT THE, UH, THE TWO PROJECTS THAT KURT YEAH, THE TWO THAT OCCURRED TALKED ABOUT WITH LIQUID PRESERVE. AND RAYMOND COMMITTEE PARK WILL HAVE MULTIPLE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THOSE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS ON CRICKET JUST JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU PROBABLY START TO HEAR MORE ABOUT CRICKET. WE ARE, ACTUALLY WE DO HAVE A CRICKET PITCH THAT WILL GO IN AT LIQUID PRESERVE IN BETWEEN TWO OF THE SOCCER FIELDS. SO THAT WILL BE OUR OR THAT THE TOWN'S CUTTING THE TEETH ON CRICKET. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS MOVING TO THE AREA THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ACTIVITY FOR THEM. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY WHEN THEY EXIST TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO ADD. THAT ACTIVITY SO YOU MAY HEAR MORE FROM ME IN THE FUTURE AND PROBABLY PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL. SO YEAH. YEAH SO MANY HOT BACK HERE. YOU GOT A MINUTE HERE. SO. YEAH SO THIS THIS IS A SO THAT THE LAYOUT OF THE FIELD HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT FROM THIS, BUT ESSENTIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, WHERE YOU'VE GOT TWO SOCCER FIELDS RUNNING PARALLEL, THERE IS A GOOD GAP IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO, SO WE WILL INSTALL THAT PITCH IN BETWEEN THE TWO SO IT WON'T IMPACT EITHER. ONE OF THOSE FIELDS WILL BE OFF THE FIELDS, BUT IT BE AREA. MAYBE WE'RE THE TEAMS WILL BE STANDING OR WHATEVER. SO WE'RE NOT GONNA PLAY CONCURRENTLY. YOU CAN'T WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SOCCER AND CRICKET AT THE SAME TIME. AT LEAST NOT BETWEEN THOSE TWO FIELDS. BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO OFFER THAT THAT SPORT SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, I THINK IS, UH, TOWN GROWS AND OUR POPULATION BECOMES MORE DIVERSE. UM IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THAT, SO WE'LL LOOK FOR HER AGAIN. FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THAT'S THE ONE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. UM YES, SIR. QUESTION ON ON THE CRICKET PITCH. UM THAT'S A LOT OF SPACE AND I'M ACTUALLY A FAN OF WATCHING CRICKET. SO PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE THIS THE RIGHT WAY. IT'S A LOT OF SPACE AND JUST THE PARTICIPANTS PER SQUARE FOOT IS THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMBALANCE IN THE RATIO THERE, SO I'M CURIOUS IF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE INSTALLED THESE I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. BUT IS THERE A WAY TO MULTIPURPOSE IT? YES SO LET ME AND THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO OFFER IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON ESPN OR OR WHEREVER, OR THEY PLAY THESE MASSIVE ARENAS. UM I DID ONE IN RICHARDSON AND HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS. THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES. UM, SOME THAT HAVE DONE. I KNOW FRISCO HAS A SIGNIFICANT COMPLEX, UM AND ANOTHER OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES IN THE METROPLEX HAVE DONE IT AS WELL. WHAT I WOULD CALL IT AND I'M NOT LIKE CRICKET EXPERT. SO IF I MISSPEAK, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S MORE OF A MODIFIED VERSION OF CRICKET. SO IN THE WHAT YOU SEE ON TELEVISION CALLED THE PROFESSIONALS WHERE THEY'VE GOT THE PITCH, WHICH IS WHERE I THINK IT'S THE BOWLER, OKAY? ONE OF MY CRICKET GUYS RIGHT HERE, UM SO THEY RUN BACK AND FORTH ON THAT PITCH IN OLD BAT FROM BOTH SIDES. WHAT WE WILL PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO INSTALL IT WILL BE. IT WILL BE ALMOST ALL ONE WAY SO THEY ALWAYS BACK FROM THE SAME SIDE THE SAME DIRECTION SO THAT HELPS TO SHAVE DOWN SOME OF THE REQUIRED LAND THAT'S NEEDED . IT STILL TAKES UP A BIG AREA, BUT IT'S PROBABLY YOU COMPARABLE TO WHAT A BASEBALL FIELD WOULD BE MAYBE A LITTLE MORE ON THE BUT I'LL CALL BEHIND THE BATTER INTO THE SIDES OF THE BATTER. UH, BUT IT'S VERY DOABLE. AND I'VE SEEN IT WORK IN PERSONALLY AND RICHARDSON AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER TOWNSAD F SUCCESS. SO I THINK OUR CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE BEING ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER LOCATIONS BECAUSE ONE PICTURE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR PROSPER AND AS WE GROW, BUT I THINK THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WE KNOW WE'LL HAVE
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A FUTURE. UM I'LL CALM RECTANGULAR MULTIPURPOSE LIKE IT'S EASY TO SAY SOCCER, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE AND ALL THOSE ANYTHING ELSE ON A RECTANGULAR FIELD. IF WE GET THEM RUNNING PARALLEL, WE CAN DO SIMILAR THINGS BY DROPPING THOSE PITCHES IN BETWEEN. AND JUST MAKING SURE THE LIGHTING SET UP, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S NOT IMPACTING SO. SO FOR THOSE TWO SOCCER FIELDS, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF SOCCER FIELDS RIGHT WHERE YOU'VE GOT YOU KNOW, LIGHTS JUST KIND OF DOTTED AROUND THE EDGES. SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WE WOULD STAY. YOU LOOK AT IT AS A TWO FIELD ALMOST LIKE A LARGER FIELD AND STAY ON THE OUTSIDE SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE POSTS OR POLES IN THE PLANE AREA, SO GREAT. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. BUT I JUST I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. I SAW YOUR POSTING OF THE VIDEO ON LINKEDIN. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS REALLY NEW OR WHATEVER. BUT I RAN ACROSS AND GREAT FOR JUST THE TOWN. WAS THIS. THE PARKS AND REC MONT. YEAH OKAY. OKAY. OKAY YEAH. SO, UM, YEAH, I CAN BRING THAT UP TO YOU. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING SO, JULY IS MAYBE I SHOULD'VE OPENED WITH THAT JULY IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH DEADLINE THEIR PARKS DIRECTOR TO HAVE A STUFF TOGETHER. UM SO THIS THIS MONTH IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTHS. SO UH, EVERY YEAR WE HAD THE TOWN HAS PARTICIPATED, WHICH IS SOME POSTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ROBIN BATTLE HAD ASKED US.HEY CAN WE DO A LITTLE MORE? IT'S REALLY GET OUT THERE AND, UM THE PUBLIC KNOW SO THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT COUNCIL AH, A PROCLAMATION WAS PUT TOGETHER FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTHS ALWAYS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR. WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAD SEVERAL STAFF HERE FOR THAT.
UM AND THEN THERE ARE MARKETING SIDE OF THINGS WE ARE DOING. WHAT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING STAFF AND A DIFFERENT PIECE OF THE DEPARTMENT IF YOU WILL EACH EACH WEEK AND THOSE WILL GO OUT. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU SAW WITH MINE. KURT DID ONE THIS MORNING AND THEN BELOVED JOHN MCAFEE GOT GOT ONE DONE RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, SO WE FIGURED TO BE REALLY GOOD TO PUT THEM OUTSIDE IT. FIVE OCLOCK AND LET HIM SUFFER IN THE LITTLE BIT THAT NOW AND I'M SURE IT'S CORRECT.
YEAH. BUT YES, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET, YOU KNOW? AS WE BECOME A LITTLE MORE, UM ESTABLISHED DEPARTMENT AND TRY TO UTILIZE MORE OF MORE OF THAT THOSE AVENUES TO PROMOTE AND DO WE WANT TO DO SO? YEAH. BUT THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M EITHER EITHER YOU LOVE ME OR HATE ME. IT WAS KIND OF A QUICK MEETING, BUT SO NEXT MEETING AUGUST 10TH. SAME PLACE, SAME TIME. IS THERE ANY THING THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE US TO BRING
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TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING? AND AGAIN, IT DOESN'T IF YOU THINK OF IT LATER, JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR PHONE CALL AND WILL CERTAINLY BE HAPPY TO BRING WHATEVER YOU NEED TO THIS TO THIS MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAN. AND PLEASE PASS ALONG OUR WELCOME TO ANGELA AND ERICA TO THE TEAM. AND, UM WHAT'S ALL VISIT A PARK HERE THIS MONTH DURING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. ALRIGHT ANY I GUESS WE'RE DOWN TO OUR FINAL AGENDA ITEM ADJOURNMENT. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MOTION FROM BOB BENSON. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND MCP? BRANDON MOVED AND SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR . AYE. AND A VISUAL ALRIGHT, OPPOSED. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. NOT GONNA MEETING 13 MINUTES.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.