Mar 13, 2025 Parks and Recreation

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EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 13TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE WILL START WITH THE ROLL CALL. ON MY LEFT I HAVE CARRIE CASTRO, KIM SHAMSIE, MYSELF, DANIEL KNOX, BOB BENSON AND KYLE LAFFERTY. THE STAFF MEMBERS ARE DAN BAKER, KURT BEILHARZ, TREVOR HILTON, MATT FURR, CAITLYN STONE AND TALIA STEVENSON. ALL RIGHT, DID I DID I GET EVERYBODY'S NAME CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ACT

[2. Consider and act upon the minutes of the January 29, 2025, Joint Parks and Recreation Board and Community Engagement Committee Meeting.]

[3. Consider and act upon the minutes of the February 13, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board meeting.]

I'LL SECOND CARRIE AND WE GOT A SECOND FROM. OH MY GOSH. YEAH I'M DANCING TODAY KIM SHAMSIE A

[4. Comments from the public.]

YES, THAT'S CORRECT. AMONG OTHER THINGS. YES. SO BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY. I JUST LIKE I SAY, I JUST TAKE THAT NAME AND SEE IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO, TO WORK IT IN. IT WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED. OKAY. DOES THE BOARD, ANY MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SO JUST YOU ARE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALLOWED TO COMMENT ON THIS.

RIGHT. NO, NOT ON THE NAMES, BUT JUST ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING KIND OF THE HISTORY. IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY RULINGS OR ANY MOTIONS. YEAH.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING. MR. RILEY? ONE LAST THING. HE WAS A GREAT MAN. OKAY. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP AND SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF TONIGHT. THANK YOU

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[5. Receive staff updates: Special Events, Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and Director.]

WE DID KIND OF GO BACK AND FORTH ON, BUT WE DECIDED THAT THAT WAS BEST TO KEEP IT THE FIRST SATURDAY IN THE MONTH. MAYOR'S LUNCHEON OCTOBER 15TH, ARBOR DAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, WHICH IS THE TEXAS ARBOR DAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, VETERANS DAY HONORING OUR SENSORY PHOTOS WITH SANTA AND KIDS SHOP. DECEMBER 2ND AND DECEMBER 6TH IS OUR CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL. WE'RE EXCITED. FULL SPEED AHEAD. ALREADY HAVE LIKE MOST OF CHRISTMAS PLANS, SO WE'RE FEELING GOOD. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? NO, NO OKAY. NO, I GUESS NOT. WE'RE EXCITED OKAY. SO HERE'S A POSTCARD THAT WENT OUT. HOPEFULLY IF YOU LIVE IN WELL IF YOU LIVE IN PROSPER, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU GOT ONE. IF YOU DIDN'T LET ME KNOW SOMETHING THAT WE ARE IN THE WORKS ON, WE HAVE A CONTRACT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF LOGISTICS THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING OUT, BUT A NEW SERIES CALLED PROSPER ON TAP. WE ARE WORKING WITH A THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO BRING EVENTS DOWNTOWN MAY 10TH. THE BLOOMS AND BUBBLY WILL BE A SIP AND STROLL IN DOWNTOWN PROSPER, SO YOU WILL START TO SEE THE MARKETING GO OUT FOR THAT PRETTY SOON HERE. SO WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WAS THE DATE ON THAT MAY 10TH? MAY 10TH WILL BE THE FIRST ONE. THERE ARE FOUR IN THE SERIES. AND ONCE WE GET THERE, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A COUPLE OF LOGISTICS WE'RE TWEAKING, BUT ONCE EVERYTHING IS DONE, I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW THE OFFICIAL DATES ON ALL OF THOSE AS WELL. I'LL GET THOSE SENT OUT. WE'RE EXCITED. AND THEN LAST THING, FISHING DERBY.

WE HAD ABOUT ROUGHLY 300 PEOPLE OUT THERE. IT WAS FANTASTIC. IT WAS A GREAT DAY. THE POND, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FREEZING OVER THE POND, WHICH HONESTLY, IT'S TEXAS. SO NONE OF US REALLY PLANNED FOR. WE'LL WE'LL THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN NEGATE THAT NEXT YEAR IF WE NEED TO BREAK THE ICE A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT OVERALL, IT WAS A GREAT DAY. IT WAS CHILLY, NOT AS COLD AS LAST YEAR, BUT YEAH, IT WAS. IT'S ALWAYS A FUN, CASUAL EVENT. WE HAD COFFEE, HOT CHOCOLATE AND TEA FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIZES. WE HAD POND MEDICS, OUR TITLE SPONSOR, DOES LIKE FISHING GEAR AND STUFF FOR THE WINNERS. AND THEN WE ALSO DO TROPHIES. SO IT'S A VERY, VERY FUN EVENT. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU GUYS. LET'S SEE WHAT'S NEXT. OH SORRY TREVOR I'LL LET YOU FIX THAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE RECREATION WITH TREVOR HILTON.

GOOD EVENING. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. SO THIS WEEK WE OFFICIALLY OPENED OUR REGISTRATION FOR ALL OF OUR SUMMER CAMPS AND CLASSES. JUST TO RECAP ON LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER THAT WE HAD FOR ALL CAMPS, CLASSES, ANY PROGRAMS THAT WE WERE OFFERING WAS 1631.

SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO AT LEAST REACH THAT NUMBER AND ECLIPSE IT. SO WE'LL YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE ADVERTISING COMING OUT. WE HAVE SOME POSTCARDS THAT WILL BE GOING OUT TO EVERYONE,

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SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. FACILITIES THAT WE'RE USING ARE THE SAME THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH ROSE MIDDLE CHURCH, SAINT PAUL'S EPISCOPAL AND THE COMMUNITY ROOM, AND I KNOW THERE'S ONE I'M FORGETTING, OH, FRONTIER PARK, BUT THOSE ARE REALLY WHERE WE'RE KIND OF SITTING AT RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S JUST KIND OF A WAITING GAME OF SEEING HOW MANY FILL UP. I MEAN, HOW MANY CLASSES CAMPS FILL UP, AND THEN JUST BE READY TO ROLL. BUT THAT'LL BE THE TUESDAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY IS WHEN WE'LL START UP. AND THEN THE FIRST FULL WEEK WILL BE THE FOLLOWING WEEK IN JUNE. SO WE'RE JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT IF YOU DO SEE THAT POSTCARD COMING THROUGH. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS LIKE TO TRY AND DO. SO KAITLYN MENTIONED THAT ON WEDNESDAY, THIS YESTERDAY WAS TODAY. WE HAD OUR ANNUAL MAYOR'S COFFEE FOR ACTIVE ADULTS EVENT HOSTED AT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, 9 TO 11 A.M. SO WE HAD A TOTAL OF 45 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. AND JUST FOR A RECAP, THE MAYOR'S COFFEE IS A ONE OF TWO EVENTS THAT WE HOST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT GIVES A CHANCE FOR THE MAYOR TO COME IN AND CATCH EVERYONE UP ON THE ONGOINGS OF THE TOWN, AND ALMOST LIKE A STATE OF THE TOWN, BUT IT'S MORE FOCUSED TOWARDS THE 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITY. SO IT WENT REALLY WELL. BRANDON KETTLER, OUR NEW RECREATION SPECIALIST. THIS WAS HIS FIRST EVENT, DID A GREAT JOB AND EVERYTHING PRETTY MUCH WENT OFF FLAWLESS. WE HAD MADELEINE CATER, THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND IT JUST GAVE US A CHANCE TO REALLY, LIKE I SAID, FOR MAYOR BRISTOL TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND THEN DAN BAKER CAME UP AND MENTIONED A FEW THINGS IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLANS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. AND THIS ALSO GAVE US A CHANCE TO WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE DO HAVE AND YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT COUPLE. THE NEXT SLIDE IS WE DID A RAFFLE FOR WE HAVE A OUR ANNUAL BUS TRIP THAT WE DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO WE DID A RAFFLE FOR A COMPLIMENTARY SEAT ON THAT. AND SO THERE WAS A LUCKY PERSON THERE THAT DID WIN.

AND SO THAT WAS LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS. BIG THANK YOU TO TANYA STEPHENSON, CECILY FANNIN, KAITLYN STONE, BRANDON KETTLER AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS INVOLVED TO HELP KIND OF MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO ALWAYS, ALWAYS A SMOOTH EVENT AND WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH IT. JUST LIKE I MENTIONED, JEFFERSON, TEXAS, FIRST TIME I'D HEARD OF IT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. BUT WE'RE DOING A TOUR TO JEFFERSON, TEXAS ON MARCH 26TH. THAT'S A WEDNESDAY. IT'S THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE'VE USED BEFORE, HERITAGE BUS TOURS, THE I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BYRON KANE, THE PERSON WHO KIND OF HEADS IT, VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE MAN. HE YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD THINK THAT HE RUNS A TOUR SERVICE, WHICH HE DOES JOKE, BUT HE KNOWS A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTS AND EVERYTHING WHEN THEY'RE LEADING UP. SO IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE SITTING THERE ON A BUS FOR HOURS WITHOUT ANYTHING GOING ON. SO WE'RE SET. WE HAVE 13 TOTAL SO FAR. WE'LL LEAVE TOWN HALL 7:30 A.M. GET BACK ROUGHLY 7:30 P.M. SOME OF THE EXHIBITS WILL BE THE GONE WITH THE WIND MUSEUM, ■THE MUSEM OF MEASUREMENT AND TIME, THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL. I SAID IT WRONG YESTERDAY, SO I'M SURE I SAID IT WRONG AGAIN. AND THEN THEY'LL THEY'LL DO LUNCH AND ALL OF THE FUN THINGS THAT COME WITH THAT. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S 190 PER PERSON. WE'RE SITTING AT 13 RIGHT NOW. WE CONFIRMED THAT WE ARE A GO FOR THAT ONE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT NUMBER UP A LITTLE BIT. AND THIS WILL BE BRANDON'S FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE BUS TRIP. SO HE'LL BE HE'LL BE RIDING WITH EVERYONE AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND OBVIOUSLY AFTER THIS WE'LL KIND OF GET TOGETHER AND THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT TO EXPAND THIS TO MORE THAN ONE DA, OR DO WE WANT TO TRY TO GO OUT OF STATE? IT JUST THERE'S A COUPLE OF FACTORS INVOLVED. BUT THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT. WHAT IS THE NORMAL ATTENDANCE ON THESE TOURS? USUALLY ABOUT 16 TO 17. AND THE COST USUALLY IT REALLY RANGES BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING CITY WISE. AND WE TRY AND ALSO MAKE A BALANCE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS

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BUT WE WERE OKAY WITH THAT. WE'RE BUDGETED FOR IT AND LIKE I SAID, WE'LL HAVE OTHER REVENUES COMING IN THAT WILL MORE THAN COVER WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. SO. I LIKE THIS IDEA. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO KEEP IT. KEEP IT GOING. YEAH. NO WE YEAH WE'D LOVE TO KEEP IT GOING AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AT TREVOR. HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU MARKET THIS. WHO DO YOU REACH OUT TO. DO YOU HAVE A TARGET MARKET OF CITIZENS THAT YOU. SO WE DO. SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU IF YOU WERE OKAY. SO HOW DO YOU MARKET? THIS EVENT WOULD BE ONE QUESTION. THEN THE OTHER ONE IS, DO YOU KIND OF HAVE, LIKE A TARGET MARKET THAT, THAT. USUALLY ATTENDS THESE. YES. SO I MEAN THE MAJORITY. TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, ONE WAY THAT WE TRY AND TARGET IT IS THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH OUR, YOU KNOW, PATTY KINSEY, OUR MARKETING COORDINATOR, SHE PUTS OUT THE LANDSCAPE. WE ADVERTISE THIS AT THE 407 REC CENTER. WE ALSO TRY AND SCHEDULE THIS TRIP AFTER THE MAYOR'S COFFEE, BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST POOLS OF HAVING IN PERSON ADVERTISING, BECAUSE I KNOW WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, IT'S THE MARKETING. AND ADVERTISING CAN BE A LITTLE BIT THE HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. SO THOSE ARE A LOT OF OUR AVENUES. AND LIKE I SAID, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES IS TO TRY AND STAY WITH THE CORE GROUPS THAT ARE AT THE 407 REC CENTER, BUT ALSO ALL THE PAST ATTENDEES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTACTING THEM VIA EMAIL, PHONE, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO REMIND THEM, HEY, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON THE PAST 3 OR 4 TRIPS, JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THIS ONE'S COMING UP TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR. SO THAT'S THE MAIN THAT'S THE MAIN WAY THAT WE MARKET. AND THEN THERE IS NOT A LIMIT TO 55 PLUS. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT IS THE MAIN DEMOGRAPHIC THAT DOES GO ON THESE TRIPS. BUT IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY OVER 18 IS HOW, YOU KNOW, WE'D BE OKAY WITH. BUT TYPICALLY THE 55 PLUS GROUP IS KIND OF HOW WE MARKET IT. AND BYRON CAME WITH HERITAGE. THAT'S KIND OF THE YOU KNOW HE WORKS WITH DIFFERENT CITIES IN THE METROPLEX AS WELL. AND THAT'S A LOT OF HIS ADVERTISING DOES GO THROUGH LIKE SENIOR CENTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH WE HAVE LIKE LADERA THE 55 AND OVER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND TRUST ME 55 STINKER COMES FAST RIGHT? I'M WAY PAST THAT. BUT LIKE LADERA THEY HAVE A PRETTY PRETTY NICE LITTLE REC CENTER IN THERE.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANY OF THOSE FOLKS, I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT, BECAUSE, I MEAN, I THINK, I MEAN, WE SHOULD, LIKE, STICK SOMETHING UP IN THERE. THEY HAVE LIKE A LITTLE MARQUEE IN THERE. AND I THINK WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CARD GROUPS AND CHESS AND BACKGAMMON AND, AND MAYBE A, A CONTACT POINT FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN THEY COULD, HE COULD SEND THE OR THE EMAIL CAN GO OUT OR THEY CAN, THEY CAN BE TOLD WHERE THE.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. I DO SEE THE POSTINGS FOR THESE ON LIKE THE FRIDAY NEWSLETTER THAT SHE SENDS OUT. SO I DO SEE ALL THE FISHING DERBY AND ALL ALL THESE TYPES OF EVENTS POSTED. SO AND THAT'S DEFINITELY WORTH LOOKING INTO BECAUSE WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN. YEAH. YOU KNOW

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AND THEN LADERA, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE. SO I'LL SHOOT YOU GUYS AN EMAIL. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE CONTACT FOR THE DEVELOPER OVER THERE. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN EASILY DO AND WE'LL WORK ON TOMORROW. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION. OKAY. LAST JUST WANTED TO BRING UP SO WE THE TOWN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY WE OFFER A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

WE'VE BEEN OFFERING THIS SINCE 2019. AND ONE OF THE THERE'S TWO FUNDING SOURCES FOR IT. ONE, THE MAIN FUNDING SOURCE BEING THE KIDS CHRISTMAS SHOP DURING THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL, WHEN ANY OF THE NET REVENUE FROM THAT IS DONATED TO THE SPECIFIC ACCOUNT. THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WHENEVER PEOPLE REGISTER FOR OUR PROGRAMS, WHERE THEY'RE GIVEN THE OPTION TO DO AND DONATE $5, DO YOU WANT TO DONATE $10? AND THAT AMOUNT IS TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. OVER THE YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A PRETTY GOOD SIZED AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S ACCUMULATED IN THAT, AND IT ROLLS OVER EVERY FISCAL YEAR. AND SO ONE THING THAT OUR RECREATION COORDINATOR, CECILY FANNIN, WAS LOOKING INTO WAS LIKE, HOW CAN WE FIND A WAY TO UTILIZE THESE FUNDS MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING? AND SO AFTER WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WE CAME UP WITH THE INITIATIVE PROGRAM TO SAY, OKAY, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HEROES AND HELPERS, AND THIS IS TO THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S PROSPER RESIDENTS OR PROSPER ISD STUDENTS, WHERE IF YOU ARE A ACTIVE MILITARY VETERAN, FIRST RESPONDER, OR EVEN PROSPER ISD EMPLOYEE, YOU CAN RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT TO ANY KIND OF CLASSES OR PROGRAMS THAT YOU WOULD SIGN UP FOR. SO IT'S A GREAT IDEA. WE I DON'T THINK THERE'S REALLY ANY NEGATIVES OR $10 10%. DID I SAY $10? YES. OH, APOLOGIES. 10% DISCOUNT ON ANY OF THE CLASS OR ACTIVITIES THAT WE OFFER. SO WE GOT THIS OKAY. THROUGH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE A FAN OF IT. WE SEND IT OUT TO THE TOWN. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL JUST KIND OF EXPAND THE AWARENESS OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. SO WE'RE JUST STILL LOOKING TO GET OUR FIRST ONE IN, BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY TO NOT ONLY INCREASE OUR OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO TRY AND MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON EVERYONE TO TRY AND REGISTER FOR SOME OF THESE. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROGRAM? IS THAT PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF PROSPER AS WELL AS INSIDE, OR IT'S GOING TO BE PROSPER RESIDENTS OR PROSPER ISD STUDENTS? OKAY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE AS FAR AS LIKE THE ACTIVE MILITARY VETERANS RESPONDERS, THAT WOULD BE SORRY. THAT WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY PROSPER RESIDENTS OR EMPLOYEES. BUT WE OFFER THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WE ALREADY DO IS OPEN TO PISD STUDENTS AS WELL. GOOD QUESTION. I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. WHO DO YOU MARKET THAT TO? SOME OF THE SAME CHANNELS THAT WE ALREADY DO. WE ADD IT TO THE LANDSCAPE. IT'S ON OUR PARKS AND RECREATION WEBSITE AS FAR AS. SO THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT WE'LL EVEN PUT IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. BUT THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'VE MARKETED. WE'VE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY HAVE SOME TAKE HOME PACKETS, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS FAR REACH AS WE'VE GONE, AS FAR AS ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT ANYTHING THAT'S TOWN SPECIFIC. OKAY. RUCKER ELEMENTARY DOES HAVE A DEMOGRAPHIC THERE THAT ARE THERE ARE SOME LOWER INCOME FAMILIES THAT KIDS GO THERE. TREVOR AND I HAVE MET WITH THAT PRINCIPAL, OKAY. AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE OF IT. IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S WE LIVE IN A GREAT COMMUNITY. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BUT THERE ARE SOME. AND WE'VE HAD VERY GENEROUS FOLKS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DOLLARS, EITHER THROUGH THE KIDS SHOP AT THE CHRISTMAS EVENT OR JUST THROUGH

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. NO THANKS I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE PARK DEVELOPMENT. MR. BILL HARTZ. GOOD EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. IS IT? BALLOTS.

BALLOTS. BALLOTS. BALLOTS. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S A WEIRD GERMAN NAME. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. I'LL GET IT. YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH. NO PROBLEM. NOT A WHOLE LOT HAS CHANGED ON THE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE LAST MONTH. THINGS ARE STILL GOING ON. I'VE JUST GOT A FEW UPDATES TO GIVE YOU ALL. RAYMOND PARK IS GOING WELL. THAT'S. I THINK THAT AERIAL WAS TAKEN LAST WEEK, SO IT'S ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OUT THERE NOW. YOU CAN SEE KIND OF IN THE TOP CENTER OF THE PHOTO. THAT'S THE RESTROOM CONCESSION BUILDING THAT'S TAKING SHAPE. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 75% ON IT. THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND THEY'RE DOING MOISTURE CONDITIONING WHERE THE PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS COURTS ARE GOING. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 OR 3 WEEKS. IT'S A SLOW PROCESS, AND THE IRRIGATION WORK, IF YOU KIND OF LOOK IN THE CENTER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT GIANT STACK OF PURPLE PIPE. THAT'S THE IRRIGATION PIPE THAT'S GOING IN.

THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF THAT HAPPENING. SO IT'S SLOWLY COMING TOGETHER. IT'S JUST IT'S A IT'S A BIG PROJECT. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS I THINK IT'S READY TO SHIP, BUT WE'RE NOT READY FOR IT ON SITE YET. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS TALKING I WAS OUT THERE TODAY LOOKING THINGS OVER AND TALKING TO THEM, AND I THINK THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE THE ABSOLUTE LAST THING THAT WE DO. THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE CONTRACTOR, BECAUSE ONCE YOU PUT A NEW PLAYGROUND LIKE THAT IN, IT'S AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP KIDS OUT, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM OUT THERE ON AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO IT'LL PROBABLY BE THE LAST THING THAT WE DO. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF IT. YOU LIKE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING IN A VIEW LIKE THIS, YOU PROBABLY WON'T EVEN SEE IT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF DOWN SLOPE AT THE VERY BACK OF THE SITE. BUT IT'S A COOL SPOT BECAUSE IT LOOKS OUT OVER THE POND. SO ANYWAY, IT'LL BE A REALLY IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY COOLIND OF MULTI-LEVEL ONCE IT'S IN PLACE. QUESTIONS. OKAY. OH WRONG DIRECTION, FRONTIER PARK. THE EROSION WAS ACTUALLY THIS PROJECT IS TAKING PLACE IN TWO SITES. WE FINISHED THE WORK AT FRONTIER PARK. BARELY GOT IT DONE. AT LEAST THE BACK WALL WAS DONE JUST IN TIME FOR THE FISHING DERBY. THAT WAS OKAY. YOU CAN SEE THEY WERE PUTTING DOWN THE SOD THAT WAS LIKE 2 OR 3 DAYS BEFORE THE DERBY. I DON'T THINK NOT ALL THE SOD WAS DOWN, BUT MOST OF IT IS THAT RIGHT. SO IT DIDN'T. THE EVENT WENT OKAY, RIGHT? OKAY. SO I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT IT, BUT WE GOT IT DONE IN TIME. THE OTHER THING THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IS WE HAVE THEM OUT IN OUR DOG RANCH PROPERTY, AND THEY'RE DOING YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ONE OF OUR IT'S ONE OF OUR BRIDGES OUT THERE. I KNOW, I KNOW, IT LOOKS DANGEROUS. SURE IT IS. WE'RE WORKING. SO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO ARMOR THE SIDES OF THE STREAM BANK THERE. BECAUSE EVENTUALLY, AS THE EROSION CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, IT'S GOING TO WIPE THE BRIDGE OUT. SO ONCE WE GET THAT DONE, THEN WE'RE HOPING TO GET SOME FUNDING IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, POSSIBLY WITH THE NEXT BOND PROGRAM THAT WE CAN REPLACE THIS BRIDGE. WE HAVE, I THINK, 5 OR 6 OTHERS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE IT NOW. THE OTHER ONES DON'T GO OVER THE BIG CREEK LIKE THIS.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S THE MOST PRECARIOUS BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE A 7 OR 8 FOOT DROP DOWN TO THE WATER THERE, BUT THE REST, THEY ALL PRETTY MUCH LOOK LIKE THIS. AND MATT AND HIS GUYS HAVE DONE

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WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND JUST LOOK IT OVER, GET SOME PHOTOS, KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR THE LAND AND EVERYTHING. I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS THIS PROGRESSES. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE MOST OF THE YEAR TO GET THIS DONE, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH IS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE SCOPE THAT WE GAVE THEM. SO ONCE WE HAVE, ONCE WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH OF A BASE PLAN TO SEND OUT, WE WILL PUT IT. WE'LL DO A LIKE A SURVEY, WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING RIGHT NOW FOR THE WINDSONG COMMUNITY PARK. SO WE KIND OF WANT TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THAT. WE'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THAT WHEN IT GOES OUT. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ABOUT IT. NOT A WHOLE LOT ON PARK PLANNING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PARK OPERATIONS. MATT FUR. HELLO EVERYONE. THAT'S AN OLD SLIDE. SO NOT MUCH IS CHANGING FOR US RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STILL GEARING UP TO GET READY FOR WE'RE IN SPORTS. WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF MOWING HERE AND THERE ON THE TALL WEEDS AND GRASSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. CONTRACTORS HAVE STARTED THEIR MOWING. YOU'LL SEE THIS WEEKEND THEY'RE STARTING 380 THE PROJECTS, TRYING TO TAKE ALL THE GRASSES OUT. WE'RE GOING TO START ADDING ROCK AND STONE AND TRY TO ADD THE BEDS, MAKE THEM LOOK BETTER THAN THEY ARE NOW. WHAT BROUGHT THAT UPON IS SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE BUILDING IN FRISCO AND MCKINNEY HIT ALL OF OUR IRRIGATION AND THEN JUST COMPLETELY WRECKED IT.

SO CERTAIN SECTIONS FROM BASICALLY EAST TO CUSTER. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY GOOD IRRIGATION. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CLOCKS HERE AND THERE. BUT THE BEST THING WE COULD FIGURE OUT IS WHAT WAS GROWING AND ESTABLISHED SOME OF THE BIGGER TREES. LET'S KEEP THEM GOING.

SEE HOW LONG THEY LAST. WE'LL TAKE OUT THE GRASSES. WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SURVIVE. SO WE'RE ADDING MORE RIVER ROCK AND STUFF LIKE THAT KIND OF TO MATCH THE REST OF OUR MEDIANS IN TOWN.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK. SO NOT A LOT OF SPORTS HAPPENING.

LITTLE BREAK THERE. WE'VE GOT A TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND. SO WE'LL BE STAFF WILL BE WORKING THAT. OTHER THAN THAT JUST SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AT LAKEWOOD RIGHT NOW TRYING TO JUST CLEAN UP AND GET THINGS FIGURED OUT. BRAND NEW PARK. HOW IT WORKS, HOW IT DOESN'T WORK.

SO WE'RE SPENDING SOME TIME OUT THERE. REALLY? STAFF I'M TWO DOWN RIGHT NOW, BUT THREE DOWN RIGHT NOW. SO I'M GOING BACKWARDS. I WAS ALMOST FULL LAST TIME. SO MOVING AROUND, HIRING BUSY. SO. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I APPRECIATE IT. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MATT? ALL RIGHT. NO. I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, THE DIRECTOR, DAN BAKER.

OKAY. WE'LL GET THROUGH THOSE. I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT FOR YOU. WE ARE EXCITED. RANDY BREEDEN WHO? THOSE OF YOU REMEMBER PARVEZ. PARVEZ LEFT US ABOUT 6 OR 7 MONTHS AGO. IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG TO FILL THAT POSITION. SO RANDY WILL BE STARTING UP WITH US ON MONDAY, MARCH 24TH. WE STOLE HIM FROM RICHARDSON, SO POINT PROSPER. WE'RE GOOD THERE. BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM.

WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. WE'VE GOT THE BOND WITH THE BOND PROGRAM COMING UP. SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED RANDY'S HELP. KURT'S BEEN BASICALLY DOING TWO JOBS FOR THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS.

I NEED TO GET HIM A BREAK. REALLY? OUTSIDE OF THAT, I LISTED A FEW THINGS ON THE UPCOMING CALENDAR. WE HAVE A BOND COMMITTEE MEETING ON MARCH 27TH. THAT'S WHERE STAFF WILL MOVE FORWARD AND START PRESENTING. POTENTIAL BOND PROJECTS FOR PARKS AND REC. SO KURT AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AT MULTIPLE MEETINGS. SO WE'RE GOING TO ROUND THAT THAT

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BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE CAN COEXIST WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. SO THAT'S THE PLAN. THAT COULD TURN OUT TO BE REALLY COOL. YEAH I AGREE. I'M A FAN OF IT. I THINK IT'S NEAT. YEAH, IT IS COOL UP THERE. ANYTHING ELSE? QUESTIONS FOR YOU GUYS HAVE DONE SUCH AN AWESOME JOB OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF STUFF TO BRING TO YOU, SO I KNOW THIS MEETING WENT A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY THAN TYPICAL, BUT I'M SURE THAT'S NOT UPSETTING ANYBODY. SO IF THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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