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          ABOUT TO ROCK. ARE YOU READY? ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE PARKS AND REC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE WILL START THIS EVENING WITH THE ROLL CALL. TO MY LEFT IS COREY CASTRO. KIM SHAMSIE, VALERIE LITTLE. MYSELF, DANIEL KNOX. WE GOT JOHN METCALF AND KYLE LAFFERTY. AND ON STAFF WE HAVE DAN BAKER. KURT BEILHARZ GET IT RIGHT. MATT FUHRER, TREVOR HILTON. TALIA STEVENS AND MATT FUHRER. DID I ALREADY SAID 
          [2. Consider and act upon the minutes of the January 23, 2025, Parks and Recreation Board meeting]
MATT? SO I THINK THAT'S EVERYBODY, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. FIRST. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23RD, 2025 PARKS AND REC BOARD MEETING. CAN I GET A MOTION TO. WELL, ACTUALLY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE APPROVE THE MINUTES? NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? OKAY. CAN YOU APPROVES. DO I GET A SECOND? AND KYLE SECONDS. ALL RIGHT. SO CAN I GET A IF ALL APPROVE LIKE THE PHYSICAL OF I, I OKAY I'LL APPROVE. THAT'S A SIX WITH NO NAYS. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. SO NEXT ORDER IS ANY COMMENTS FROM ONLINE OR FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. 
          OKAY. I GUESS THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE 
          [4. Consider and act upon a recommendation to approve a Park Improvements Agreement for the Park Place and Prosper Hills Development.]
THE PARK IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PARKS PLACE AND PROSPER HILLS DEVELOPMENT. AND I SEE DAN AND KURT APPROACHING. YEAH. SO, PARKS BOARD, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BRING THIS TO YOU TONIGHT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN DIRECTOR HERE. AND IN TALKING TO SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WERE HERE BEFORE ME, SAID THEY HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE. OUR COUNCIL IS REALLY WANTING THE BOARDS TO NOT ONLY DO MORE, BUT GET MORE INVOLVED OR HAVE A LITTLE MORE SAY AT THIS LEVEL. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD IMAGINE DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY, BUT WE GET A HANDFUL OF THESE A YEAR. AND ESSENTIALLY IT'S LET ME GET THE RIGHT SLIDE HERE. SORRY. 
          WHEN A NEW DEVELOPER OR DEVELOPMENT COMES TO TOWN, WE HAVE ORDINANCES THAT ESSENTIALLY STATE THAT THEY WILL PAY PARK DEDICATION FEES. PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES BASED ON SIZE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, NUMBER OF UNITS, HOUSES, APARTMENTS, WHAT HAVE YOU. SO IT'S ALL SPELLED OUT THROUGH THAT ORDINANCE. SO IN IN HINDSIGHT TWO, THE DEVELOPER COMES IN, THEY HAVE A NUMBER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRITE A CHECK FOR. BUT WE CAN ALSO WORK WITH THEM TO ALLOW THEM TO START DOING SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT. SO ON A TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT, WHATEVER SIZE, THEY'LL HAVE TO NOT ONLY JUST CASH, SOMETIMES IT'S LAND AS WELL, BUT THEY HAVE TO SET ASIDE. NOW, IF IT'S A BIG NUMBER, THEY MAY CHOOSE TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD THE PARK OR BUILD TRAILS OR DO SOME OTHER AMENITIES FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS GREAT. IT'S REALLY A WIN WIN FOR BOTH PARTIES, BECAUSE TYPICALLY THEY CAN BUILD IT FOR CHEAPER THAN WE CAN. BUT WE'LL PUT A VALUE ON IT BASED ON WHAT OUR INDUSTRY STANDARDS. SO FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CONTRACT. WE PAY $12.50 FOR A SQUARE FOOT OF CONCRETE THAT WAS BID OUT. 
          THAT'S WHAT THAT'S OUR NUMBER. SO KURT WANTS TO GO BUILD A TRAIL. HE'S THAT CONTRACTOR. 
          WE'RE PAYING 1250 A SQUARE FOOT. NOW, THE DEVELOPER WHO'S POURING HOME SITES AND DRIVEWAYS AND STREETS AND ALL THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO JUST JUST THE WHAT'S THE WORD? I'M LOOKING FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE. THEY PROBABLY GET IT A LITTLE CHEAPER. SO FOR THEM TO GO BUILD THAT PARK, THEY CAN DO A LITTLE BETTER THAN PROBABLY WE CAN, BUT THEY CAN GET A LITTLE CREDIT BACK TOO, FROM, FROM THAT BIG NUMBER THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO WRITE A CHECK FOR. SO TYPICALLY THAT'S A NEGOTIATION STAFF DOES WITH THE DEVELOPER. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO SET THIS UP FOR YOU TO KIND OF SO YOU CAN SEE THIS. KURT'S GOING TO KIND OF RUN YOU THROUGH THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO HOPEFULLY APPROVE IT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT OR THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT IT, WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. SO JUST KIND OF WANT TO SET THE TABLE FOR YOU. WHY WE'RE DOING THIS TONIGHT. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KURT TO GIVE YOU THE DETAILS. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. OOPS. THERE WE GO. SO, AS DAN SAID, WE HAVE THESE TWO ORDINANCES THAT COVER THESE. ONE OF THEM IS PARK IMPROVEMENT FEES. THE OTHER ONE IS PARK LAND DEDICATION FEES. AND THE PARK IMPROVEMENT FEES ARE ASSESSED. IT'S $1,500 FOR 
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EACH SINGLE FAMILY UNIT AND 2000 FOR EACH MULTI-FAMILY UNIT. THE WAY PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES WORK IS, THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO DEED OVER TO US AS PARKLAND ONE ACRE FOR EVERY 35 UNITS THAT THEY'RE OWNING. OR A LOT OF TIMES WE MAY NOT NEED PARKLAND IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, LIKE IF WE ALREADY HAVE A PARK ACROSS THE STREET, AS WE DO IN THIS CASE, THEN WE WORK OUT SOMETHING ELSE. THEY OWE US CASH IN LIEU OF THOSE THAT ONE ACRE PER 35 UNITS. AND IT'S BASED ON THE PROPERTY VALUE, FAIR MARKET VALUE AT THE TIME. AND SO AND I'M GOING TO KIND OF JUMP TO ANOTHER SLIDE. WELL LET ME FIRST MAKE IT CLEAR. SO I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH OUR WINDSONG COMMUNITY PARK PROPERTY AND PROSPER TRAIL. IT'S THE ONE THAT WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING ON. THE MASTER PLAN, GETTING SOME. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING PUBLIC INPUT ON THAT, BUT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT, ON THE SOUTH SIDE IS THE TWO DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE IN QUESTION HERE, PROSPER HILLS AND PARK PLACE. SO THE WAY THE NUMBERS HAVE FALLEN OUT ON THAT ONE, KIND OF ON THE TOP RIGHT HERE. THE PARK PLACE 206. LOTS OF $1,500. THERE'S THE $300,009 OR 309,000 AND THEN PROSPER HILLS, 166 LOTS. AT 1500. SO WE GOT THOSE NUMBERS. AND THEN THE WAY PARKLAND DEDICATION WORKED OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE SAME THING. 206 LOTS THAT ONE ACRE FOR 35 UNITS. AND THEN THE BOTTOM ONE JUST KIND OF SHOWING YOU THIS, THIS IS HOW WE SET THESE THINGS UP. BUT AS DAN SAID, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE ALREADY HAVE A PARK ACROSS THE STREET. SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A NEW PARK RIGHT THERE. SO WHAT WE WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO NOT ONLY DEVELOP PARKS BUT ALSO BUILD, AS YOU SAID, TRAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THIS CHART DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM, THESE ARE SOME OF THE AMENITIES AND TRAILS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH DEVELOPER TO BUILD. AND WHAT WE SO WHAT WE DO IS WE, WE ESSENTIALLY PAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAIL AND THE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE CREDIT THEM BACK SO THEY GET THIS STUFF DONE. THEY PROVE TO US WHAT THEY'VE PAID AND THEN WE CREDIT THEM WHAT THEY OWE US FOR THE FEES AND THE PARKLAND DEDICATION. SO THAT'S THE WAY THIS WORKS. AND SO THERE'LL BE A BALANCE AT THE END. AND IF THERE'S A BALANCE, THEN THEY OWE US THAT IN CASH. BUT THAT'S HOW THIS ALL WORKS OUT EVERY SINGLE. I MEAN, THE ORDINANCE IS PRETTY CLEAR. AND I'VE BEEN HERE TWO FULL YEARS NOW. TODAY IS MY SECOND ANNIVERSARY HERE. EVERY ONE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S JUST IT'S JUST EACH DEVELOPER HANDLES IT DIFFERENTLY. SOME OF THEM WANT TO PAY CASH. SOME OF THEM WANT TO ARE WILLING TO GIVE US LAND OR BUILDING ENTITIES. THIS IS JUST THE WAY THIS ONE HAS WORKED OUT. SO WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO BRING THIS TO YOU AND ASK YOUR APPROVAL. SO DID THEY PUT THE MONEY INTO AN ACCOUNT? AND THEN WE PAY THEM BACK FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY PROVIDE. IT'S PUT IN. IT'S PUT IN ESCROW. ESCROW? YEAH. YES, SIR. AND THIS IS HOW. 
          JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW JUST ABOUT THIS IS VERY COMMON. IT'S BEEN DONE FOR YEARS NOW. 
          AND THIS IS NOTHING NEW. IT'S JUST WHAT'S NEW IS THAT WE WERE ASKED TO BRING IT TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL. CORRECT. OKAY. SO I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSION IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE. YEAH. KURT, THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH BACKGROUND ON THIS. HOW DID WE LAND ON THESE PARTICULAR IMPROVEMENTS? SO LET ME GO BACK AND I'LL SHOW YOU OKAY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPHIC THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. SO THE DASHED LINE KIND OF RUNNING ACROSS THE THAT WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY OR THE SQUIGGLY LINE, THAT'S THE TRAIL THAT'S 12 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE TRAIL. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO, TO BUILD. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THAT REALLY. SO WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF THESE FEES. WE'LL CREDIT THEM. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED THAT TRAIL ULTIMATELY. AND ACTUALLY IT'S BEEN BUILT OVER HERE ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ, BUT IN WHERE IT SAYS WINDSONG RANCH PHASE NINE, THE TRAIL EXISTS THERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT WHERE THE LITTLE RED ARROW CONNECTS TO IT AND TAKE IT ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE EAST. SO WE NEED TRAIL THERE. ANOTHER THING IS, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE ANY MONEY TO ACTIVATE WINDSONG COMMUNITY PARK. IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY EXPENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, PROBABLY 25, $30 MILLION, JUST LIKE RAYMOND PARK HAS BEEN. BUT THIS DEVELOPER CAME TO US MANY, MANY MONTHS AGO. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT. SO THEY WANT TO DO SOME THINGS, LIKE IF YOU LOOK THERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE ALONG THE ROAD THERE, WHAT THEY'VE OFFERED TO DO IS THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD US SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAILS, AND ULTIMATELY THEY'LL BUILD THE VILLAWOOD TRAIL. BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO PUT IN A GRAVEL PARKING LOT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD SOME SOFT SURFACE TRAILS IN THERE THAT PEOPLE CAN USE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL WE FINALLY HAVE MONEY TO START DEVELOPING THIS PARK FULLY. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO PUT SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT. SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THIS GRAPHIC YOU CAN SEE THE DASHED LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE ROADWAYS THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING THOSE WALKWAYS FOR US AS WELL. AND SO ANOTHER THING THAT WE DO WITH THESE DEVELOPERS IS THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PUT IN A STANDARD WALKWAY, WHICH I THINK IS 4 OR 5FT, OKAY, SIX FEET. HOWEVER, WE LIKE TEN FOOT WIDE TRAIL EVERYWHERE BECAUSE IT'S BETTER FOR HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS FOR A SHARED USE TRAIL. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE PAY FOR THE DIFFERENCE. THEY PAY FOR THE SIX FOOT AND WE PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL FOUR FEET AND WE CREDIT THEM OUT OF THESE FEES. SO THAT'S SO THESE ARE THE AMENITIES THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH ON THEM THAT ARE GOOD FOR THIS AREA, BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE 
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MONEY TO DO ANYTHING ELSE HERE FOR A LONG TIME. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JOHN, THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE ARRIVED AT THIS. GOT IT. SO I'M GETTING THE IMPRESSION THAT STAFF HAS HAD INPUT ON ON. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH CLINT AND HIS TEAM AND YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH. SO WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW. OKAY. SO WE'RE ON THE GRAPHIC WITH THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT. OH IT'S HARD TO SEE. SORRY. IT'S A LITTLE TINY RECTANGLE THERE BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE PIECE. SEE THAT LITTLE RECTANGLE THAT KIND OF JUTS OUT FROM THE STREET? THAT'S IT THERE. OKAY. THE IDEA WAS THAT. AND WE STILL MAY WORK WITH THEM ON THIS, BUT WE TO LEVEL THAT AREA SO THAT PEOPLE COULD GO IN THERE AND MAYBE USE IT AS A SORT OF JUST A PRACTICE FIELD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THE DICHOTOMY OF THE PARK IS EVERYTHING THAT'S SOUTH OF THE SORT OF THE MIDDLE SQUIGGLY LINE THERE THAT HAS DASHES AND X'S. EVERYTHING IS FLAT ON THE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARK AND BEYOND THAT, TO THE NORTH SIDE, IT ALL DROPS DOWN TO THE CREEK. SO ULTIMATELY, IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE MASTER PLAN, WE HOPE, WE THINK THAT WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE BALL FIELDS UP THERE, BUT JUST PUTTING IN THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT AND SOME TRAILS IS THE WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN AT LEAST GET OUT THERE AND WALK IN A LOOP TRAIL IN THE INTERIM, BEFORE WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO DEVELOP THE PARK. THE MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS HERE IN SECTION FIVE OF THE AGREEMENT. RIGHT. ARE THOSE ASSUMED IN PERPETUITY AS. CAN'T REMEMBER. 
          IS IT? I HAVE I HAVE A COPY OF IT RIGHT THERE. SO I IF I REMEMBER THE AGREEMENT CORRECTLY, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US WITH MAINTENANCE UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE PARK. RIGHT. 
          SO IT'S A IT'S A FINITE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY'LL HANDLE SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE AND THEN THAT'LL GET TURNED OVER TO US. SORRY, I'VE FORGOTTEN THIS FOR THE TRAIL. SO THEY'LL MOW IT AND THEY'LL KEEP IT CLEARED. BUT ONCE WE COME IN AND BUILD, BUILD THE ACTUAL PARK, THEN THERE WON'T BE ANY NEED FOR THEM TO DO THAT, BECAUSE IT'LL BE A MUCH MORE FULLY DEVELOPED PARK LIKE RAIN IS GOING TO BE. GOTCHA, GOTCHA. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. 
          SO I GUESS OUR NEXT MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE THE PARK IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR THE PARK PLACE AND PROSPER HILLS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VALERIE. 
          DO I GET A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND FROM. FROM JOHN. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND WITH THE PHYSICAL AND SAY I. I. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE GOING TO YOU'RE THE FIRST STOP. WE'VE GOT TO ALSO HAVE TO TAKE US TO COUNCIL TO GET IT APPROVED. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. YOU GUYS DID GREAT. WHAT? YEAH. I'LL TAKE IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. IS THAT HASN'T BEEN SCHEDULED YET, BUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YES. DAN, OUT OF CURIOSITY, YOU HAD STATED COUNCIL WANTED US TO BE MORE INVOLVED. CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR? YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY. I THINK THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T TYPICALLY SEE, SO THAT YOU'RE A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED. I DON'T THAT MAY HAVE SOUNDED BAD THE WAY I PUT IT INITIALLY. IT'S NOT THAT THEY FEEL YOU ARE. YOU ALL ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOBS OR WHATEVER. THEY WANT US TO BRING MORE TO YOU AND START IT AT A LITTLE MORE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE ARE TAKING FORWARD FOR THEM TO APPROVE. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARKS BOARD IS ON BOARD WITH IT. I HAD TO DO THAT IN FRISCO EVERY MONTH. SO YEAH, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE TRADITIONALLY DONE. SO AGAIN, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. 
          NOTHING WRONG WITH BRINGING IT TO YOU. IT'S GOOD THAT YOU GUYS ALL KNOW HOW A LOT OF OUR PARKS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ESSENTIALLY. YOU KNOW, IT'S EXPENSIVE AS YOU ALL KNOW. RIGHT. WE'RE ABOUT 23 MILLION INTO RAYMOND COMMUNITY PARK. AND I DON'T THINK THAT INCLUDED THE LAND PURCHASE. SO. 
          LAND IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE. IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT PARKS. SO WE REALLY ARE RELIANT ON THESE FEES TO, TO DO A LOT REALLY OUTSIDE OF THIS. IT'S REALLY A BOND PROGRAM IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BUILD THE PARKS. BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL GET THE LAND THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THEN BOND PROGRAM WILL GO AHEAD AND DEVELOP IT OR OR WE GET A DEVELOPER WHO'S WILLING TO DO THAT FOR US. SO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS RECEIVE STAFF UPDATES. AND I 
          [5. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and Director.]
BELIEVE RECREATION TREVOR ARE YOU FIRST UP. 
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GOOD EVENING. PARKS BOARD. PARKS RECREATION BOARD. JUST A REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE OUR PROSPER FISHING DERBY COMING UP NEXT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 9 TO 11 A.M. AT THE POND AT FRONTIER PARK. I KNOW THERE WILL BE SOME UPDATES AFTER ME ON SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POND OVER AT FRONTIER PARK. FREE EVENT FOR FAMILIES. AS OF RIGHT NOW. EXPECTING ANYWHERE FROM 250 TO POSSIBLY 500. IT'S A VERY WIDE GAP. I UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE WEATHER. I MEAN, IT'S OVER A WEEK AWAY, BUT EVERYTHING IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD SO FAR CONSIDERING LATE FEBRUARY. POND MEDICS IS OUR TITLE SPONSOR FOR THIS EVENT. THEY'VE WORKED WITH US FOR EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE TOWN. THEY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO PROVIDE IS SOME OF THE GIFTS THAT OR SOME OF THE PRIZES THAT WE HAVE FOR PARTICIPANTS, AND THEN ALSO THEY DO PROVIDE STAFFING FOR THIS EVENT. PRIZES ARE HANDED OUT BASED ON AGE DIVISIONS, AND ALSO THE POND WILL BE STOCKED THIS NEXT THURSDAY. CLOSE TO, I WANT TO SAY, AROUND 2000 FISH, RAINBOW TROUT THAT AND CATFISH THAT ARE BEING DROPPED OFF THERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I KNOW IF WE'RE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PRETTY STAFFED UP FOR THAT EVENT, BUT IF THERE ARE ANY, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING OUT THERE. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ANY OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DO, YOU CAN GET WITH GET WITH DAN BAKER, CAITLIN STONE AND DISCUSS THAT WITH HER. BUT WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT. SO THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE. SO WE ARE OPENING UP REGISTRATION STARTING MARCH 1ST FOR THE SPRING SEASON. AS A REMINDER, WE SWITCHED OVER TO DOING THREE SEASONS WITH THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL. RIGHT NOW, ACCEPTING ALL REGISTRATIONS, IT OPENED UP AND START TRACKING ON MARCH 1ST. 
          IT'LL BE GO FROM MARCH 1ST TO BASICALLY MAY 1ST, WITH GIVING A BUFFER OF ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO EVERYONE TO GET THEIR SUBMITTALS IN. IN 2024, WE HAD OH, I'M SORRY. SO ONE THING THAT WE DO IS WE COLLECT ALL REGISTRATIONS, SUBMITTALS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL. EVERY PARTICIPANT THAT DOES SUBMIT THEIR COMPLETED FORMS ARE ENTERED IN A RAFFLE TO RECEIVE THE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE COIN. SO WE PRESENTED THE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE COIN IN THE JANUARY 14TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING, AND WE HAD A TOTAL OF 64 TOTAL COMPLETIONS OF THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO GO ABOVE THAT NUMBER. AND THIS WOULD ALSO BE WE JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT LAST YEAR WE HAD A FRIENDLY COMPETITION WITH LITTLE ELM. IT WAS A MONTH LONG COMPETITION WHERE WE WERE TRACKING STEPS, AND WE HAVE AGREED TO DO THAT FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. IT'S KIND OF A FRIENDLY COMPETITION BETWEEN BOTH MAYORS OF LITTLE ELM, MAYOR AND MAYOR DAVID BRISTOL. SO THAT WILL START UP IN THAT WILL START UP IN MID MARCH. IT'LL GO FOR A MONTH. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE LITTLE ELMS ATHLETICS AND FITNESS SUPERVISOR TO KIND OF TUNE UP A FEW THINGS ON THAT ONE, AND THEN WE DID NOT WIN LAST YEAR, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO EVEN THAT OUT AND GET A WIN THIS YEAR. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING IT IS A RESIDENTS ONLY. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN, DEFINITELY GET WITH ME. IT'S A SIMPLE THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE. MORE COVERS 90 MINUTES PER WEEK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OR WELLNESS, OR ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES GETTING OUT, BEING ACTIVE. THE COMPETITION WITH LITTLE ELM IS A STEPS CHALLENGE. AND SO IT'S CALLED JOURNEY TO A THOUSAND MILES. YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE ADVERTISEMENTS, SOME MORE MARKETING FOR THAT, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU PARTICIPATE. AND WE KIND OF WE BALANCE IT OUT AND MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A POPULATION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOWN AND LITTLE ELM, BUT WE 
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WORK ON A WAY TO EVEN IT OUT. SO I KNOW IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO THE MAYOR IF WE COULD WIN. IT'D BE IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO, DEFINITELY GET WITH ME. AND IT'S A SIMPLE SUBMITTING A FORM AND KEEPING UP AND EMAILING TO ME. AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WHAT WAS THE WINNING NUMBER LAST YEAR. THE WINNING NUMBER. YEAH. 
          LIKE NUMBER OF STEPS. YOU SAID WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T WIN RIGHT. WE DID NOT WIN AND I APOLOGIZE I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS A I MEAN IT WAS IT WAS IN THE MILLIONS AS FAR AS THE STEPS GO. AND LIKE I SAID, WITH LITTLE ELM, THEY FOUND OUT A WAY TO AVERAGE OUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING. I WANT TO SAY FOR US IT WAS LIKE OVER 4 MILLION, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR US AT THE NEXT MEETING. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE MAYOR'S FITNESS CHALLENGE FOR THE 2025 CAMPAIGN? PERFECT. SO WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR SPRING SEASON FOR ALL CAMPS, CLASSES, OPEN REGISTRATION. CURRENTLY WE ARE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT OFFERING, A FEW DIFFERENT CLASSES AND CAMPS HERE. WE DO HAVE A NEW MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE BROUGHT IN A NEW TENNIS INSTRUCTOR. THESE WERE THEY WORKED WITH. OUR PREVIOUS INSTRUCTOR WAS GREAT EVENT MANAGEMENT. SO THEY USED TO WORK WITH HIM AND NOW THEY'RE NAMED CAN DO RACKET SPORTS. SO THEY HAVE KIND OF TAKEN THE TORCH FROM EVENT MANAGEMENT. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM. AND WE HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL LOCATION, A PICK LOCATION. SO THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE DID NOTICE A PRETTY LARGE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPANTS ON THE WAITING LIST. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING AT REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RUSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT OPENING UP ANOTHER LOCATION WILL PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE PARTICIPANTS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND JUST KIND OF SEE HOW IT GOES. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          AND WE HAVE SOME OF OUR SPRING BREAK CAMPS, STEM CLASSES, AND WE'RE BRINGING BACK OUR MAGIC CAMP FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW FOR SPRING SPRING BREAK, BE HOSTED AT THE 407 REC CENTER, AND THEN SOME OF OUR ACTIVE ADULT AND ADULT PROGRAMS. IT'S A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE OFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE ALSO DOING A ANOTHER ACTIVE ADULT TRIP THIS YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO HISTORIC JEFFERSON, TEXAS, SO REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR THAT. WE HAVE FOUR TOTAL REGISTERED RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT WILL BE ON MARCH 26TH, WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY. SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. IT'S THROUGH THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST, HERITAGE TOURS. THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PROVIDING THE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION. BYRON KANE, THE PERSON WHO LEADS, IT'S A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE MAN. HE KIND OF DOUBLES AS NOT ONLY THE COORDINATOR, BUT HAS ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THESE. SO IT'S WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND THEN LIKE I SAID, IT'S ON MARCH 26TH, WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY. SO WE HAVE A BANNER ADVERTISEMENT OUT IN FRONT OF THE 407 REC CENTER. SO SOON ENOUGH HERE IN MARCH, WE'LL GET STARTED ON A LOT OF OUR CAMP CAMPS AND CLASSES. AND THEN I DID WANT TO MENTION BEFORE I MOVED ON TO THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT, SO WE HAD A VACANT POSITION, RECREATION SPECIALIST POSITION. LISA BOYD. SHE IS NO LONGER FULLY EMPLOYED WITH THE TOWN. AND SO AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THE POSITION BEING VACANT, WE ACTUALLY PROMOTED ONE OF OUR INTERNAL CANDIDATES. HIS NAME IS BRANDON KETTLER. HE WAS OUR RECREATION ATTENDANT AND HE JUST STARTED THIS MONDAY. SO BRANDON WILL BE KIND OF LOOKING OVER A LOT OF THE ACTIVE ADULT PROGRAMS AND THEN ALSO HELPING PARTICIPATE IN THE OTHER PROGRAMS. SO ONCE WE CAN GET A CHANCE TO GET HIM IN HERE, I'D LOVE TO BRING BRANDON IN AND MEET EVERYBODY, BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. AND THEN ALSO ALYSSA BOYD IS KIND OF TRANSITIONING, SO SHE IS THE PART TIME RECREATION ATTENDANT FOR THE TOWN. SO IT'S A VERY GOOD FIT. SHE'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, GREAT EMPLOYEE. 
          SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. SO I'LL MAKE SURE TO KIND OF LOOK AT BRANDON'S CALENDAR AND GET HIM IN HERE. COME MEET EVERYBODY. SO VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. 
          ALL RIGHT. GREAT. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TOWN THROWDOWN PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT. THIS WOULD BE THE. I THINK THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED AT 
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REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MARCH 29TH. WE CURRENTLY HAVE OPEN REGISTRATION FOR THIS. FIVE TEAMS REGISTERED CURRENTLY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR IT'S A MIXED DOUBLES. SO IT'S GOING TO BE RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE. SO IN THE PAST IT'S KIND OF THE SIMILAR. WHAT WE DO IS PISD WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO GIVE US PERMISSION TO USE THE REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS COURT. WE TRANSPORT IT, TRANSPORT IT, WE CONVERT IT INTO PICKLEBALL COURTS. ALWAYS IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE SIX. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW. SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A IT'S ALWAYS WORKED OUT SUCCESSFULLY, SUCCESSFULLY FOR US WITH FENCING AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE COURTS DOWN WHERE THERE'S NO DAMAGE OR ANYTHING TO THE COURTS. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD CLOSE TO I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 34 TEAMS. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO GET CLOSER TO THAT NUMBER AS WELL. WE LIST 8 A.M. AS A TENTATIVE TIME, AND WE'LL JUST KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING. BUT YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED TO HOST THIS EVENT AGAIN. AND THEN WHO KNOWS DOWN THE ROAD ONCE RAYMOND COMMUNITY, MAYBE THERE'S POSSIBILITY TO MOVE THE TOURNAMENT OVER THERE. 
          WE'LL KIND OF WAIT AND SEE HOW THAT GOES AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY PARK OPENING, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND IT'S ANOTHER LIKE I SAID, LAST YEAR WAS THE MOST TEAMS THAT WE'VE HAD. SO WE'RE LOOKING HOPEFULLY TO HAVE ANOTHER REALLY GOOD SHOWING OUT THERE AND WEATHER COOPERATES. SO ON MARCH 29TH SATURDAY, IF YOU WANT TO EITHER PARTICIPATE OR JUST COME AND KIND OF SEE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE, I'LL BE THERE ALL DAY. SO WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO HOW LONG DOES THAT EVENT USUALLY LAST? TYPICALLY IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS. I THINK TYPICALLY WE'LL GET OUT OF THERE AROUND 3 P.M. 4 P.M. CONSIDERING, LIKE I SAID, HOW MANY TEAMS WE GET IN THERE. AND THEN IT JUST IT'S ALL WITH RUNNING MULTIPLE DIVISIONS IN A TOURNAMENT. IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON HOW BIG THE DIVISIONS ARE AND THEN SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME WILL START OFF. THAT DIVISION WILL FINISH 1130 OR NOON, AND THEN WE'LL KICK OFF THE REST OF THE DIVISIONS, AND THEN THEY'LL WRAP UP AROUND 3 OR 4. JUST REALLY DEPENDS. BUT BUT YEAH, I MEAN WE HAVE IT DOWN NOW AND THEN WE HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM PARKS OPERATIONS AS WELL. ON HELPING US PUT THE TAPE DOWN. WE ALWAYS WILL CONTRACT OUT FOR FENCING AND EVERYTHING. SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE PARK DEVELOPMENT KURT IS THAT. WHAT'S. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUICK ONES FOR YOU THIS EVENING. I THINK EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH RAYMOND PARK. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WORK ON THE RESTROOM. CONCESSION BUILDING IS GOING WELL. YOU CAN SEE IT THERE IN THE CENTER FOREGROUND OF THE PHOTO. I THINK IT'S ABOUT 40, MAYBE ALMOST 50% NOW. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS COURTS. THEY'RE JUST DOING SUBGRADE PREP. THEY HAVEN'T STARTED POURING IT. THAT'LL BE PROBABLY ANOTHER MONTH OR SO. I GUESS. IRRIGATION IS WELL UNDERWAY. SO I THINK I DID THIS SLIDE LIKE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. AND SO THINGS ARE THEY KEEP ROLLING OUT THERE. SO IT'S GOING WELL. AND THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT'S GOING TO GO ALONG THE WEST AND NORTH SIDES THERE. IT'S IN THE PLANNING STAGES. THEY'VE ORDERED THE BRIDGE AND THEY'RE WORKING ON ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT. SO THINGS ARE STILL WORKING. I KNOW WHEN YOU DRIVE BY IT LOOKS LIKE NOT MUCH HAS HAPPENED. BUT THINGS ARE THINGS ARE GOING WELL ON IT. OH I GUESS ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, SO SPEAKING OF THE FISHING DERBY, AS DAN SAID EARLIER, I THINK WE WANT TO START MAKING YOU AWARE OF SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE BIG FLASHY NEW PARK PROJECTS, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING AT FRONTIER PARK. WE WERE LOSING OUR BANK TO EROSION FROM THE WAVE ACTION BECAUSE THE WIND WHIPS THROUGH THERE. AND SO THE WAVES WERE BREAKING DOWN THE BANK. AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE WERE GIVEN FUNDING TO DO THIS. THIS IS CALLED A BAG WALL. AND SO THEY'VE INSTALLED IT AROUND THE FULL PERIMETER OF THE WEST SIDE POND, SO THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE TO LOSE OUR BANK. AND IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT IT'LL BE HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. THESE ARE CALLED BAG WALLS. WHAT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY IT'S A BAG. IT'S A SACK OF CONCRETE. AND THIS COMPANY HAS A PROPRIETARY MIX. AND THEY PUT IT IN THERE. AND KYLE KYLE PROBABLY KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THIS. BUT ANYWAY. AND THAT IT HARDENS UP. AND SO IT'LL BE THERE FOR DECADES. BUT ANYWAY I JUST IT'S A MESS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. BUT THEY FINISHED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DELIVER SOD. TOMORROW MORNING. I WILL BE OUT THERE TO DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET IT ALL DOWN BEFORE THE FISHING DERBY NEXT SATURDAY. SO I'LL BE OUT THERE MAKING SURE IT HAPPENS. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED, BUT I THINK WE'LL GET IT DONE. 
          THE WEATHER HAS NOT HELPED, BUT IT'S LOOKING GOOD ANYWAY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE KIND OF THE LESSER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH IN SOME OF OUR PARKS. WE'RE ALSO DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS, WHERE WE HAVE OURNTAIN BIKE TRAILS OUT AT THE RANCH PROPERTY. SO 
          [00:30:01]
THE CONTRACTOR IS MOVING FROM THIS SITE OUT THERE. AND SO I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME UPDATE PHOTOS ON THAT ONE. IN A MONTH OR TWO. THEY'LL PROBABLY BE WORKING ON THAT ONE THROUGH THE SPRING, BECAUSE EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT'LL SLOW THEM DOWN. DID YOU SAY THAT THAT PART WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED? I MEAN, OFF THE PUBLIC FOR THE FISHING DERBY OR IS THAT WAS GOING TO BE OPEN? NO, NO, WE'RE WE'LL HAVE IT FINISHED BEFORE THE FISHING DERBY. THAT'S THE THING. I JUST I MEAN, THEY'RE DONE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE DON'T WANT THE KIDS. THERE'S GRASS. YEAH WE WANT, WE WANT FRESH NEW SOD. SO IT'LL HAPPEN I PROMISE, IF I HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF. SO. AND THEN I'M A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON THIS ONE. WE HAVE WE NOW HAVE A CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY HORN. AND FOR THE MASTER PLANNING OF THIS PROPERTY. AND WE HAVE A KICKOFF MEETING SCHEDULED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM NOW. AND SO WE'LL START MAKING MORE PROGRESS ON THIS AND I'LL GIVE YOU REGULAR UPDATES. I THINK THAT WAS THAT WAS MY LAST ONE. ONE OTHER QUICK NOTE WE WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF. I THINK YOU ALL KNEW HARVEY SECURITY. HE LEFT PROBABLY ALMOST SIX MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE FINALLY HIRED SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM. AND THE NEW POSITION IS PARK PLANNING MANAGER. HIS NAME IS RANDY BREEDING, AND HE'S A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND ALSO A CERTIFIED PLANNER. HE STARTS ON MARCH 24TH, SO WE'LL PROBABLY BRING HIM IN ON THE APRIL MEETING SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN MEET HIM. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE JUST ONE. WOW, THAT'S REALLY LOUD. OH, GOSH. JUST A CURIOSITY. QUESTION. MORE THAN ANYTHING. YOU SHOWED THE RESTROOM FACILITY AT RAYMOND PARK, RIGHT? DO YOU ALL DO SECURITY CAMERAS AT ANY OF THE PARKS? WE ARE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE OF ALL THE DAMAGE THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PARKS RECENTLY. WE ARE. DAN AND I ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH THE IT DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT THAT. IT'S WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GET THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING ON THAT FRONT FRONTIER. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. I'LL JUST SAY FRONTIER PARK CURRENTLY HAS SOME SECURITY CAMERAS AND WE ARE ACTUALLY ADDING TO THAT HERE VERY SOON. SO IT IS SOMETHING WITH WITH THE STUFF WE BROUGHT TO YOU THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD AT LAKEWOOD. AND THEY USE THE FLOCK CAMERAS UP ON THOSE. YES, YES. THEY HAVE MOBILE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT THEY PUT UP IN THE PARKS. BUT YEAH. SO THAT'S SO THAT'S NOT THE CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE AT FRONTIER. WE ARE ADDING SOME FLOCK CAMERAS WHICH ACTUALLY GO UP ON SOME OF THE LIGHT POLES. 
          SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A HIGHER OVER LOCATION. BUT WE CAN WE KNOW WHEN VEHICLES ARE COMING IN, WE CAN IDENTIFY THE VEHICLES OR IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, WE KNOW WHAT WHAT THE VEHICLE IS AND WE CAN IDENTIFY IT AND HOPEFULLY LOCATE THAT THAT PERSON. THIS LAST FRIDAY'S TOWN NEWSLETTER CAME OUT HAD A BIG THING ABOUT SOME OF THE PARK. AND THEY ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A YOUTUBE VIDEO. IF NOBODY'S SEEN THAT THAT. YEAH IT WAS I WATCHED IT IT WAS GOOD. 
          YEAH. IT'S IMPRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY. IT REALLY IS. I'M TALKING ABOUT ALSO THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE PARKS. YES. SOMEHOW TO WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF THAT HAPPENS AND SOME OF THE OTHER RULES. SO YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE MATT FUR WITH PARKS OPERATIONS. OKAY. JUST A FEW LITTLE UPDATES HERE. STORM DAMAGE AT WHITLEY PLACE A COUPLE OF TREES FELL OVER THE BRIDGE AND WE WORKED ON CLEANING THAT UP. SO THE ONE TO THE TOP LEFT, ALL THE TRASH. THAT WAS AFTER THE FLOOD THAT WE HAD. AND THAT ACTUALLY SPILLS INTO DOUGH BRANCH. WHAT KURT WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT. SO WE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT LITTLE AREA FOR A LONG TIME. ALL THE BEAVERS AND EVERYTHING BILLS ARE DOWN. THAT USED TO BE WHERE THE OLD ORIGINAL ROAD WENT THROUGH BEFORE G GOT BUILT WITH ALL THE BRIDGES. SO ALL OUR CULVERTS ARE STILL THERE BUT NOT MAINTAINED WELL. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND TRYING TO GET SOMETHING TO HELP US OUT IN THAT AREA, TO KIND OF KEEP THE WATER FLOWING BETTER AND WON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM HOPEFULLY. BUT WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS EMAIL LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL SCOUTS, SO I'M KIND OF DIRECTING THEM TO THIS KIND OF PROJECT, AND THEY WANT TO REALLY HELP AND GO THROUGH THE TRAILS. WE HAVE THREE TRAILS OVER THERE THAT ARE A MILE EACH. CLEAN UP BRANCHES KIND OF CLEAN UP, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD. AND THEN OF COURSE THE TRASH. SO THEY THEY HAVEN'T STARTED YET, BUT WE'LL SEE IF THAT EVER HAPPENS. THE BOTTOM PICTURE IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE GUYS WORKING CHRISTMAS TREES, YOU KNOW, ONCE EVERYBODY'S DONE WITH THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES, THEY GET DROPPED OFF AND WE MULCH THEM UP. AND THEN WE RECYCLE THEM AND MIX IT IN WITH SOME OF OUR GOOD DIRT, CLEAN DIRT. AND THEN WE'LL USE THOSE FOR EITHER OUR TREE FARM OR OUR BEDS. WHENEVER WE ADD NEW PLANTS TO OUR MEDIANS, STUFF LIKE THAT. PICTURE OF THE GUYS JUST WORKING ON SOME OF THE PLANT MATERIAL POTS AROUND TOWN 
          [00:35:07]
DOWNTOWN. THE BOTTOM ONE IS SO WHAT I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED VERF. 
          CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT STANDS FOR, BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. SO WHENEVER OUR EQUIPMENT OUTDATES, WE HAVE A KIND OF A SET DATE TRACTORS TEN YEARS, MOWERS THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO I'VE GOT QUITE A FEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT UP. AND SO I'M WORKING WITH ALL THE VENDORS, TRYING TO GET QUOTES AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOWERS THAT WAS BROUGHT OUT. AND WE WERE WE HAD A DEMO DAY AND THIS IS A REAL MOWER. I USED TO HAVE IT. WE WENT AWAY FROM IT. NOW I'M LOOKING AT THEM AGAIN. IT'S JUST SUCH A BETTER CUT. NEW TECHNOLOGY, DIFFERENT MOWERS. THINK I'VE GOT THE PEOPLE IN PLACE THAT COULD, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY RUN IT BETTER THAN WHAT WE USED TO HAVE. SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS. CURT MENTIONED SOME OF THEM, BUT. OUR MEDIANS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, THEY'RE FINALLY FINISHING UP. SO I'LL BE WORKING ON CONTRACTS, MOWING, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. OUR BASEBALL, EVERYTHING IS ALREADY STARTED. WE HAVEN'T HARDLY HAD ANYTHING GOOD. IT'S BEEN WET, RAINY, EVERYTHING'S BEEN CANCELED. SO COLD THAT CAN'T DRY OUT. SO EVERYBODY'S ON PINS AND NEEDLES. READY TO HIT THE HIT THE SPORTS. BUT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN GOOD FOR US YET. TURF FIELDS HAVE BEEN USED EVERY NIGHT, SO THAT'S STILL GOOD. SO SOME THEY'RE GETTING SOME KIND OF USE, SOME KIND OF PRACTICE. FOOTBALL WILL ACTUALLY START AT THE 1ST OF MARCH. SO WE'RE ALMOST EVERYTHING'S ALMOST STARTED. I THINK THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU GO AWAY FROM REAL MOWERS. TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE IS REALLY THE MAIN THING WE USED TO. I USED TO HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT WOULD DO A MOBILE SHARPENING INSTEAD OF US TAKING THEM OUT, TAKING ALL THE REELS, TAKING THEM TO THE SHOP, EITHER JOHN DEERE OR TORO, WHEREVER IT WAS. AND THEN THEY'D SIT THERE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE WE COULD EVER GET THEM BACK. I HAD A GUY THAT COULD MOBILE DO IT. HE HAD A TRAILER, VERY RELIABLE. AND THEN HE HE QUIT FOR WHATEVER REASON. THEN I WAS USING THE. WHAT WAS THE GOLF COURSE HERE IN TOWN? I JUST WENT BLANK JAIL CREEK. I WAS USING THEM. BUT THAT'S SUPERINTENDENTS GONE. SO THE OWNERS CHANGED THEIR MIND. SO WE COULDN'T DO THAT. SO I JUST WE CAN BACK CLAP THEM AND DO ALL THE MAINTENANCE IN HOUSE. BUT IT JUST WASN'T I DIDN'T LIKE THE QUALITY THAT WE WERE STILL GETTING. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SHARP DRILL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL NOT MOW. THAT'S HOW I WAS TAUGHT SO AND IT WAS RIPPING THE GRASS. IT WASN'T A GOOD CLEAN CUT. SO WE WENT TO THE ROTARY MOWERS, WHICH THE GUYS REALLY KNOW HOW TO SHARPEN THE BLADES ON THAT. BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN'T BEAT A REAL MOWER TO CUT IF IT'S DONE RIGHT. OKAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AGAIN. IT'S A NEW COMPANY. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. SO IT'S NEW TO ME. 
          TALKED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT CONFERENCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THESE GUYS ARE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MIGHT GO BACK. I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET. SAME PRICE AS THE ROTARY. SO. 
          JUST KIND OF REALLY MAKE A GOOD CHOICE. THE SAME. IT IS OKAY. YEAH. SAME SAME ENGINE, SAME MOTOR, SAME DIESEL GREASING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SAME WARRANTIES. SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MATT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS DAN. 
          OKAY I REALLY DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO BRING TO YOU ALL TONIGHT. SO REALLY JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING CALENDAR. NEXT PARKS BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 13TH. PISD SPRING BREAK IS THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AND I KNOW IN THE IN THE PAST, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE TIMES WE'VE CANCELED THE MARCH MEETING BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, OR WE'VE MOVED THE MEETING NOW WITH IT NOT BEING THAT WEEK, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ALL, IS THIS SOMETHING? ARE YOU I NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO IF THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TRAVEL OR JUST CONFLICTS, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT. OR WE CAN. CERTAINLY. DANIEL, YOU AND I CAN DISCUSS OFFLINE AND DETERMINE IF WE NEED TO HAVE THE MEETING. SO I WAS JUST GOING TO TRY TO GET A SHOW OF HANDS GAUGE, A GAUGE OF WHO WHO WILL BE. SO I'LL BE HERE. OKAY? OKAY, GREAT. SO THEN LET'S 
          [00:40:05]
JUST KEEP IT ON THE CALENDAR FOR MARCH 13TH, OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME SUPPORT THERE. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND IT'S THAT'D BE TWO NIGHTS THAT WEEK. RIGHT NOW WE'RE SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL TO GET THE OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN APPROVED. WE HAD PRESENTED THIS AT THE FIRST MEETING. AND WAS IT WAS IT FIRST OR SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY? SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY, I THINK. AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL. SO THEY WANT A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING NEGATIVE THROWN BACK AT US ON IT, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. SO I'M ANTICIPATING THAT BEING PROBABLY CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE THEY MAY ASK US TO COME UP AND GIVE COMMENTS OR DO WHATEVER. SO YOU ARE WELCOME TO BE THERE IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE. IF NOT, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. WITH THAT, WE'RE EXCITED. WE'VE GOT THE TWO POSITIONS THAT WE'RE FILLING YOU. YOU HEARD FROM STAFF, SO WE'RE FEELING LIKE WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF NEARING BEING FULLY, FULLY STAFFED. MATT'S ALWAYS GOT A ROTATING DOOR. OF COURSE, HE'S GOT A LOT OF GUYS. SO WE'RE WE'RE TYPICALLY DOWN 1 OR 2 ON PARK OPERATIONS. BUT HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB GETTING THOSE FILLED AS WELL. SO WITH THAT YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME? NO, NO, I GUESS YOU'RE FREE AND CLEAR. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL THOSE ARE SOME 
          [6. Request for future agenda items.]
REPLAYS THERE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ACTUALLY, I HAVE SOMETHING. IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR AND WHAT THAT PROCESS IS GOING TO BE LIKE WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK WE FINALLY GOT IT. IN FACT, WE BELIEVE WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE SENIOR FAIR DATE AND LOCATION FOR ALL THOSE. SO WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU IN THE MARCH MEETING. ANY OTHER REQUESTS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MOTION FROM COREY. 
          SECOND FROM KYLE. MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE WITH THE HAND. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT SIX. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.