[1. Call to Order / Roll Call.]
[2. Welcome Kari Castro.]
[3. Consider and act upon the minutes of the August 10, 2023 and September 14, 2023 Parks & Recreation Board meetings.]
[5. Presentation – Erica Fahrenthold, Boyer Park Sensory Garden.]
[6. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Parks Operations, and Director. ]
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CREATION EVEN DAN BAKER, THE DIRECTOR, WE'RE PUTTING UP THE TABLES, PUTTING UP THE CHAIR'S
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MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN AND THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING CLEANED UP AND MAKE[00:13:18]
SURE BECAUSE THEN THE NEXT DAY WE HAVE PAVILION RENTALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. SO, UM BIG THANK YOU TO STAFF AS WELL. SO THIS SATURDAY, TWO DAYS FROM NOW. VETERANS DAY FIVE K AND FUN RUN. UM THE EVENT IS GOING TO BE FROM 8 A.M. TO ABOUT 10:30 A.M. THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO KEEP REGISTRATION OPENED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE, UM THE ENTIRE TIME FRAME IN THE PAST. WE SHUT IT DOWN ON WEDNESDAY. SO WE KIND OF ACCOUNT FOR SHIRTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, WE DECIDED. HEY, LET'S LET'S JUST KEEP THIS THING OPEN AND JUST GIVE THEM MORE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HAS MADE PEOPLE IN THERE. UM BUT I CHECKED BEFORE I LEFT.WE DO HAVE STAFF RIGHT NOW DOING PACKET PICKUP. UH UM SO LAST I CHECKED. WE WERE OVER 200 REGISTERED TO KIND OF PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE. LAST YEAR, WE HAD 106. SO WE HAVE BASICALLY DOUBLED, UM, FROM OUR ESTIMATIONS WERE THINKING, PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A DAY OF REGISTRATION AS WELL. PROBABLY THINKING AROUND 250. THAT'D BE A NICE SOLID NUMBER TO GET AROUND. SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY HOPING THAT WE CAN GET THERE. UM THE FIVE K AND FUN RUN TO THIS IS MOST. I MEAN SPECIAL, MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING THE EVENT ON VETERANS STAKES THURSDAYS ON SATURDAY. SO UM, WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT GROUPS HAVE COME OUT WOUNDED WARRIORS SPECIFICALLY, ONE REACH OUT TO US, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A KIND OF TEAM WOUNDED WARRIORS GROUP. WE WERE ABLE TO SPONSOR A TON OF PROSPER EMPLOYEE WHO IS A VETERAN. I THE FIRST NAME IS SLIPPING ME, BUT IT'S DETECTIVE BUTTERY WITH THE POLICE
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DEPARTMENT. HE IS A MARIA, RETIREDD MARINE, AND, UM, WE SPONSORED HIM SO THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO THAT. AND IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR NEXT YEAR. WE'RE HOPING TO GET GET SOME MORE ENTRIES INTO THAT, BUT THAT'S A THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KAYLIN STONE SHE CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT. UM SO IT AM THERE'S GONNA BE A SMALL OPENING PROGRAM. UM AND I APOLOGIZE. WE WILL BE HOSTING THE EVENT AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH P. I S D STADIUM IN THE PARKING LOT. UM IT'LL DO A LOOP AROUND THE STADIUM AND THEN WE'LL WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE PARK AND INTO THE LIKES OF PROSPER NEIGHBORHOOD. WE DID. STAFF DID REACH OUT TO THEIR H O A AND MADE SURE TO GET THE WORD OUT. UM THAT YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE A SMALL PERIOD ABOUT 815 TO ABOUT 915 OF YOU KNOW, STAFF WILL HAVE BARRICADES UP AND, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY IN MIND. SO UM, THAT MESSAGE HAS GONE OUT, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THE FIVE K WILL START OFFICIALLY START AT 8:30 A.M. FOLLOWED UP WITH THE ONE MILE FUN RUN IS GOING TO START AT 9 A.M. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WE LAST I CHECKED WE HAD ABOUT 13 VENDORS SLICE EXHIBITORS THAT WILL BE ON SITE AS WELL. SO HOPING TO HAVE A NICE KIND OF LIKE A PARTY, UM, SEEING FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WHEN THEY WHEN THEY FINISH. LIMITED SUPPLY, BUT WE ARE PROVIDING PARTICIPANT MEDALS AND SHIRTS COME WITH THE REGISTRATION AND THEN ALSO THERE WILL BE TOP FINISHER MEDALS AS WELL. THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION ONCE EVERYONE'S KIND OF FINISHED THE RACE ON SITE AT PSD STADIUM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN IF. YOU KNOW, NOBODY'S GOT ANYTHING GOING ON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, RIGHT? UM, THERE ARE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THERE.SO IF YOU CAN THINK OF IT YOURSELF, OR YOU CAN THINK OF ANYONE THAT WOULD TO GET ME MY RACE PACKET HERE TONIGHT. EXCLUSIVE SO LONG SLEEVE. YEAH, THAT'LL WORK VERY NICELY FOR THIS WEEKEND. YEAH
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MEET AND GREETS. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. BUT I HAVE NEXT YEAR I'M GONNA BE MORE PREPARATION. I[00:32:53]
DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS UNTIL, LIKE TUESDAY OR SOMETHING, AND I STARTED SENDING UP BLAST EMAILS[00:32:57]
TO ALL THE KIDS AND STUFF. AND THE SCOUT LEADERS, BUT I DID HAVE ONE BOY SCOUT HAS KNOWN TO WYATT ROSE. I'VE GOT A CERTIFICATE AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP HIM UP HERE AND GIVE HIM PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING THEM. THEY DONE A LOT OF STUFF FOR ME. I'VE GOT THE GIRLS CAST. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TRUTH. 4679 I BELIEVE IS ONE OF THEM. MAYBE.THEY WORKED WITH ANOTHER LOCAL LEADER HERE IN TOWN, CHUCK WASHBURN. HE'S REALLY MY BIG GUY , SO THEY BUILT A BUNCH OF BOXES FOR HIM. AND THEN HE PUT ON A PRESENTATION FOR THE BENEFITS OF BEES AND HOW TO WORK TO BEES AND ALL KINDS OF GOOD STUFF. SO THE SAME TROOPS ARE HELPING ME WITH WITH THE TRACES. PAST WEEKEND. AND THEN I'VE WORKED WITH ALEX STEVENSON. I BELIEVE, AND HE GOT HIS SCOUT BADGE, EAGLE SCOUT, AND HE ACTUALLY MADE ME FOR BEE BOXES FOR CHUCK TO USE ANY TIME THAT THEY COME OUT TO THE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.