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GO. YEAH. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL 10TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE PARK AND
[1. Call to Order / Roll Call.]
RECREATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS MORNING. FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS A CALL TO ORDER. I DID THAT ALREADY. AND WE DO THE ROLL CALL. ALL RIGHT. TO MY LEFT, WE HAVE VALERIE LITTLE. MYSELF, DANIEL KNOX. WE HAVE BOB BENSON. WE HAVE JOHN METCALF, AND WE HAVE KYLE LAFFERTY. AND FROM STAFF, WE HAVE DAN BAKER. KURT. BALLOTS. MATT FIR TREVOR HILTON. NO, TREVOR'S NOT HERE. CANCEL.CAITLIN STONE AND TALIA STEVENSON. DID I MISS ANYBODY? NO. ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT ON THE
[2. Consider and act upon the minutes of the March 13, 2025, Parks and Recreation Board meeting. ]
AGENDA, NUMBER TWO IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 13TH, 2025, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE APPROVE? ALL RIGHT.SINCE I DON'T HEAR ANY, CAN I GET A MOTION? GET A MOTION FROM BOB AND A SECOND FROM KYLE. ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WITH A VISUAL AND AN I. I. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES 5 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA NUMBER THREE IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE? NO COMMENTS ONLINE. BUT WE DO HAVE THE WRITTEN COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE RECEIVED A WRITTEN COMMENT TO THE PARKS BOARD DATED FOUR, EIGHT, 2025 FROM ROGER KUMAR PALANISWAMI. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE ADDRESS AND EVERYTHING OR. OKAY. AT 3000 WHITBY STREET, PROSPER, TEXAS, 75078. THIS IS A. COMMENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO READ. IT SAYS, DEAR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN BRINGING THE NEW CRICKET FIELD TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE THE RESERVATION RULES TO ENSURE FAIRNESS ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS. WITH THAT IN MIND, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE FOLLOWING LOWER RESERVATION FEE. THE CURRENT FEE IS TOO HIGH FOR MANY RESIDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER LOWERING THE FEE FOR RESIDENTS AND CHARGING A HIGHER FEE OR RESTRICTIONS FOR NONRESIDENTS TO PRIORITIZE. RESIDENTS USE YOUTH ACCESS TO CRICKET. PASO AND PSB HAS BEEN GREAT FOR YOUTH SOCCER AND YOUTH BASEBALL AND PROSPER. A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH CRICKET WOULD BE FANTASTIC FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND YOUR CONTINUED WORK TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S THE END OF THAT RESPONSE. ALL RIGHT. WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE CLOSE OUT NUMBER THREE AND WE
[4. Consider and act upon Windsong Community Park Master Plan. ]
MOVE ON TO NUMBER FOUR. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON WINDSONG COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN. AND I SEE THAT KURT IS STEPPING TO THE PODIUM. SURE, I GOT THE RIGHT ONE. YEAH. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. IF Y'ALL WILL REMEMBER, BACK IN OCTOBER, WE INFORMED YOU THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE WINDSONG GROUP. THEY HAD. THEY PAID FOR IT. THEY HIRED A FIRM CALLED TBG, AND WE WORKED WITH THEM TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN. AND THE BOARD SUGGESTED THAT WE DO SOME TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND GET SOME PUBLIC INPUT. SO WE DID THAT. WE DID A PUBLIC SURVEY AND WE HAD A FANTASTIC RESPONSE. WE HAD 555 RESPONSES. WE WRAPPED THIS UP JUST ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. OH, OH, I'M SORRY. CAN Y'ALL NOT HEAR ME? THERE WE GO. JUST FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. YEAH.SO WE FINISHED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. AND REALLY GOOD NEWS. IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE RESULTS, WE CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOU. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WAS REALLY SURPRISING. ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT WE SHOWED IN THE MASTER PLAN UP TO THIS POINT IS THE KIND OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAD ASKED FOR, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS HERE THAT IT'S PRETTY UNDERSTANDABLE. THEY WANT ALL THE VARIOUS FIELD SPORTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE COURTS, EVERYTHING, THE PARKING, ALL THAT, THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE REALLY HADN'T SHOWN ON THE PLAN THAT THEY ASKED FOR SPLASH PAD VOLLEYBALL AND BADMINTON AND THE SKATE PARK. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE IN THIS FACILITY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOTED.
WE HAVE IT ON THE RECORD NOW, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE FINALLY DO HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO A PHASE ONE ON THIS THING. BUT BUT I THINK THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THAT WAS SUPER SURPRISING. YOU KNOW, A SPLASH PAD DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF ROOM.
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE MAYBE WE CAN WORK THAT IN BADMINTON. TO ME, I THINK THAT'S ALMOST BETTER AS AN INDOOR SPORT, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THAT AND IT'S REALLY WINDY, THE LITTLE SHUTTLECOCK GETS BLOWN AROUND. SO I'M NOT SO SURE THAT'LL WORK OUT TOO WELL OUTDOORS. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THESE THINGS ANYWAY. SO WE WERE, I GUESS, ASKING Y'ALL TO APPROVE THIS. BECAUSE IF YOU DO, IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH IT, THEN WE PLAN TO TAKE IT TO COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL ON THE 22ND OF APRIL. SO I GUESS WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY,
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BUT BEFORE THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY MORE INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE. PARKS BOARD I THINK IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE. IT WAS OCTOBER, OCTOBER, AND I KNOW THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT NOT HAVING THE PUBLIC COMPONENT INPUT COMPONENT. SO THIS IS US JUST COMING BACK AND SHOWING YOU WHAT WE'VE DONE. PRETTY, PRETTY SUCCESSFUL SURVEY RESPONSE. SO.ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO VOTE I GUESS WE VOTE WITH A. I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. KYLE. AND THEN VALERIE SECONDS AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WITH A VISUAL AND A I, I SO FIVE ZERO APPROVED. AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE SURVEY RESULTS, LET US KNOW AND WE CAN EMAIL THAT TO YOU. IT'S A PRETTY LONG LIST OF STUFF, SO BUT IT MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING READING. THANK YOU FOR DOING. JUST LET US KNOW.
YEAH OF COURSE, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I THINK AS AS THE SURVEYS COME IN, IT'S LIKE A FUNNEL AND IT'S RIGHT UP TO YOU ALL TO USE STATISTICAL DATA, HISTORICAL DATA AND CURRENT INFORMATION AND TRENDS. TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, I, I THINK A LOVE TELESCOPE AND I THINK THEY DID REALLY WELL BY US. PROSPER PARKS AND REC AT PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING VENTURE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE GET SUCH GOOD RESPONSE IN THIS TOWN ON THESE KIND OF SURVEYS. SOME CITIES DO NOT GET THAT KIND OF PARTICIPATION. THEY HAVE APATHETIC CITIZENS. BUT HERE WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THAT'S REALLY NICE FOR US BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE THE PARKS AND WE'RE GLAD THAT EVERYONE ELSE DOES TOO. SO YEAH, I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH THERE, THERE WERE SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS. THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE MORE DEVELOPMENT, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. BUT THE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PARK, IT WAS ALWAYS IT WAS POSITIVE. THERE'S OTHER STUFF THEY ADD, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY RELEVANT. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS, CURT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ARE STAFF
[5. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and Director. ]
UPDATES. FIRST UP WITH RECREATION. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE CAITLYN STONE. LET'S SEE.OKAY SO FIRST UP I HAVE THE DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY. SO THAT WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO UNCLE BECCA. BECCA WITH INAPPROPRIATE TRUCKER HATS. THE TOWN SPONSORED THE EVENT. BECCA RAN THE EVENT. SHE WAS AN AMAZING PARTNER IN THIS GREAT COMMUNICATION. SHE. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HER. IF YOU. I THINK I DON'T KNOW IF THE STORE IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED YET OR NOT. I THINK IT IS HER. SHE IS CLOSING HER STOREFRONT, MOVING ON TO E-COMMERCE SOLELY. BUT SHE IS A SHE HAS THE HAT THAT SAYS PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT SHE IS. SHE'S A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE TO MEET HER, MAKE SURE YOU DO BEFORE SHE'S COMPLETELY DONE DOWNTOWN. BUT IT WAS, LIKE I SAID, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. SHE REALLY BELIEVES IN WHAT SHE'S DOING DOWNTOWN. SHE GOT ALL THE BUSINESSES TOGETHER. THEY WERE ALL SPONSORS WITH THE EVENT, INCLUDING US. UNFORTUNATELY, I WILL SAY IT WAS A VERY COLD. I THINK AT ONE POINT IT WAS LIKE 47. SO THAT WAS IT'S APRIL IN TEXAS. AND THEN FOR THE VERY LAST ACT, IT STARTED RAINING SO THAT THEY PLAYED THE WHOLE SHOW.
THEY FINISHED. THEY WERE INCREDIBLE TOO. SO OVERALL, I WOULD SAY IT WAS IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT MINUS THE WEATHER. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE TOWN DIVISIONS THAT SUPPORTED THE EVENT. EVERYBODY WAS ALL HANDS ON DECK. FIRE PD, PUBLIC WORKS, HEALTH AND CODE, EVERYBODY. I MEAN EVERYBODY HELPED US GET THIS, GET THIS THROUGH AND GET IT THROUGH QUICKLY. AND THEN THANK YOU TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AS WELL. BECAUSE WITHOUT WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT IT WAS. SO SHE HAD A VISION. SHE RAN WITH IT. AND LIKE I SAID, SHE DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HER. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT. UPCOMING EVENTS. SO MAY 1ST NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER THAT WILL BE ON THE STEPS IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL. MAY 10TH. OUR BLOOMS AND BUBBLY PROSPER ON TAP. SO I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT LAST TIME. WE HAVE FINAL APPROVAL FOR THIS EVENT, SO IT'S BASICALLY A SIP AND STROLL DOWNTOWN. SO IT'LL BE THIS ONE WILL SPECIFICALLY BE, I THINK, A PROSECCO COMPANY. WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY COMPANY PUTTING THIS ON FOR US. MARKETING IS ALMOST COMPLETE AND THEY WILL GO LIVE WITH THAT. I BELIEVE THIS OR THIS IS WHAT IS TODAY THURSDAY.
SO NEXT WEEK. SO ONCE THAT'S OUT WE'LL START SHARING. YOU HAVE TO BUY A TICKET TO ARRIVE TO THE EVENT. HERE I HAVE A LIST OF THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SO A JOYFUL MESS. LILY. CLAIRE. CIAO BELLA,
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AMAZON AXIS, PROSPER BLOOMS AND FAMOUS IN OREGON HAVE ALL SIGNED UP. SO BASICALLY YOU'LL GET YOUR TICKET ONLINE. YOU'LL HAVE A CHECK IN POINT FOR THAT DAY. YOU'LL GO TO EACH OF THESE BUSINESSES AND INSIDE WILL BE A LITTLE SIP FOR YOU TO TASTE. AND THEN YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE SHOP AND THEN TAKE IT OUT AND GO TO THE NEXT ONE. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. WE MADE SURE WE'RE GOOD TO GO FOR THAT. SO THAT'S THAT'S COMING. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT. AND THEN MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, MAY 26TH, THAT WILL BE AT THE FRONTIER PARK PAVILION. AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT EVENT WILL BE A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE HELP ME! YES, THE VETERANS MEMORIAL WITH THE ROTARY CLUB. SO AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OOPS. WAIT, HOW DO I GO BACK? DAHLIA? THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH SURVEYS, WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO PUT A SURVEY OUT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS TO THE RESIDENTS. SO THERE WAS A WHAT WHAT WAS THE SURVEY THAT YOU GUYS DID FOR WAS THAT WAS IT HOUSE. WAS IT LAKEWOOD? NO. DOWNTOWN. OKAY. SO THERE WAS A SURVEY DONE IN HOUSE, NOT BY A THIRD PARTY COMPANY THAT HAD VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL RESULTS. I THINK LIKE 500 PEOPLE RESPONDED. SO WE ARE WORKING ON INTERNAL SURVEY THAT WILL GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC. RESIDENTS WORKING WITH PATTY KINSEY AND WILSON HAYNES ON THAT, JUST TO GET FEEDBACK OF WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT, WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE, WHAT THEY THINK WE DO WELL AND WHAT THEY WOULD CHANGE. SO THAT SHOULD BE LAUNCHING IN MAY. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. PLEASE TAKE IT YOURSELVES. THAT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL. BUT YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THE BOARD THAT KIND OF PLAYS IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THE CDC, RIGHT? SO WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE. WE'LL STILL WHATEVER THEY PROVIDE TO US AS FAR AS FEEDBACK, WE WELCOME IT. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN BRINGING SOME OF OUR OWN DATA SO THAT WE SEE WHAT'S COMING IN FROM FROM THE FOLKS THAT WE REACH OUT TO. SO.SO IS THE BLOCK PARTY GOING TO BE AN ONGOING THING FOR LIKE ANNUAL, OR IS THAT A ONE AND DONE TYPE? SO I THINK I MEAN, YEAH, I'LL LET YOU. SO I THINK THERE IS INTEREST FROM THE TOWN IN, IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT EVENT OR A LIKE EVENT IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT SUBSEQUENT YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I KNOW COUNCIL WAS VERY MUCH FOR IT. AND I THINK WE'VE PROBABLY HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE. IT WAS A VERY FROM FROM MY BACKGROUND IN PARKS AND REC AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND ALL THAT. YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET A DOWNTOWN GROUP OF MERCHANTS THAT COOPERATES WITH THE MUNICIPALITY. I KNOW CITY OF MCKINNEY HAS HAD ISSUES WITH IT.
OTHER PLACES HAVE HAD TO. WE HAD A SHOP OWNERS COME TO US, SAY WE WANT WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL. AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY VALUABLE TO DO THAT. AND THEY THEY CAITLIN SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THAT EVENT WITH BECCA, BUT IT STILL DOES MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IT'S NOT 100% TOWN RESOURCES GOING INTO IT, BUT I THINK JUST THE PARTNERSHIP IN BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES WAS VERY VALUABLE. SO I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE WHETHER IT'S WITH THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS, THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS ON THE EVENT. SO I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS SOUND LIKE WE WANT TO, BUT NOT WITH BECCA. I THINK EVERYBODY LOVES WORKING WITH BECCA. I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO DEPEND. DOES SHE STILL WANT TO DO IT IN THE FUTURE? SO BUT I, I BELIEVE YOU'LL SEE A SPRING CONCERT SIMILAR TO THAT EACH YEAR MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE SHE KIND OF PUSHED FOR IT. KIND OF. YEAH.
WITH HER CLOSING. YEAH. AND I THINK, I MEAN, IN HER DISCUSSIONS, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT AND THAT'S A YEAR AWAY. BUT IN THE DISCUSSIONS I'VE HAD WITH HER, I MEAN, I THINK SHE'S STILL EVEN THOUGH SHE STILL WILL BE A PROSPER RESIDENT, SHE STILL LOVES PROSPER. AND I THINK SHE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE. SO OKAY. NOTHING IN WRITING. NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS PARK DEVELOPMENT KURT.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES FOR YOU THIS EVENING. RAYMOND PARK IS MOVING ALONG REALLY WELL. THIS IS RECENTLY TAKING RECENTLY TAKEN AERIAL LOOKING NORTHWEST. YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING THERE. AND THAT'S COMING ALONG. THEY WERE PUTTING UP THE STONE CLADDING THE DAY THIS WAS TAKEN. THE BASEBALL FIELDS ARE STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. I HEARD TODAY THAT THEY HAVE FINISHED THE MOISTURE CONDITIONING FOR THE COURTS AND THE IRRIGATION. IS THAT NOW APPROXIMATELY 80%. THE PLAYGROUND BORDER IS STARTING TO BE FORMED. SO THINGS ARE MOVING
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WELL ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IF YOU ALL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GET BY THERE OR NOT. I MEAN, IT'S A FULLY INVOLVED CONSTRUCTION SITE, BUT IT IS OPEN EVERY DAY. IF YOU'RE EVER INTERESTED IN GOING OUT, LET ME KNOW. SO AND THEN I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU ABOUT THIS ONE, OH, SEVERAL COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE PREEXISTING CONDITION THERE IN THE TOP PHOTO, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE IN THE BOTTOM ONE. SO IT LOOKS NICE. YEAH, THEY'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. SO ONCE THEY HAVE ALL THE BACK WALL IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE ABOUT 50% THROUGH IN THAT PHOTO. BUT WE'LL THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US WITH NEW ABUTMENTS FOR THE BRIDGES. AND THEN HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE WE WILL BE PUTTING IN SOME BETTER BRIDGES. DAN AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING FUNDING TO PUT IN SOME FIBERGLASS BRIDGES THAT THEY USE. I INSTALLED THEM WHEN I WAS WITH THE CITY OF ARLINGTON IN THE PAST. THESE BRIDGES ARE THEY COME OUT AND YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER PIECE BY PIECE. THEY USE THEM IN THE BACK COUNTRY, LIKE IF YOU'RE WAY UP IN A NATIONAL PARK SOMEWHERE UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. THAT'S HOW THEY BUILD THOSE BRIDGES THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIVERS UP THERE. THEY'RE FIBERGLASS AND THEY DON'T THEY DON'T RUST. THEY LAST FOR MANY, MANY DECADES. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE TO IN THE MEANTIME, AT LEAST WE HAVE BETTER ABUTMENTS HERE IN THE SITUATION. ON THE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BANK IS IMPROVED. SO WE'RE KIND OF TAKING CARE OF THE EROSION PROBLEMS FOR NOW, 20 OR 30 YEARS FROM NOW. YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME THEY BUILD ANOTHER WALMART UPSTREAM, IT'S THAT MANY MORE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF STORM STORM WATER COMING THROUGH THE CREEK. AND WE'LL HAVE WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS OUT HERE, BUT AT LEAST THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR THE NEXT 20, 23 YEARS. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME THAT ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. ANYTHING. JUST ASKING I DON'T KNOW OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP MATT FUR WITH PARK OPERATION. HELLO. SO NOTHING MUCH TO REALLY TALK ABOUT. THIS IS JUST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT WHAT I DID LAST WEEK OR LAST MONTH. WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO TRIM ALL THE DEAD PLANTS FROM WINTER, SEE WHAT'S DEAD. EVERYTHING'S FINALLY STARTING TO COME BACK OUT. THIS IS ALL ON FIRST STREET. SO NOW WE'RE IN ADDING EVERYTHING TO KIND OF MATCH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. SO THIS WILL BE A NEW PROJECT.WE'RE PROBABLY 50% DONE ONCE THE SEASONS REALLY KICK OFF. THE SPORTS AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OVER. THAT'S WHEN I SEND EVERYBODY OUT THERE AND WE REALLY START WORKING HARD FOR THE BROCK LANE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT BOULDERS OR WHATEVER WE PUT IN THERE. SO BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE SEASON'S GOING GOOD. I HAD MEETINGS WITH A COUPLE OF THE LEAGUE, I GUESS TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO OFFER A COUPLE OF EXTRA TOURNAMENTS FOR THEM. I THINK IT'D BE GOOD. SO WE'RE BUSY, BUSY AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF WAITING TO GET THROUGH THE SEASON. MATT, WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON WITH WITH NEW ROADS AND SO FORTH, LIKE FIRST STREET WOULD GO GO TO THAT ONE. DO YOU GUYS WORK WITH SINACOLA TO REPLACE ITEMS THAT LIKE DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT DIED EX WHO DOES THAT? IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY SINACOLA, IT'S WHOEVER THEY WHOEVER THEIR SUB WAS. SO WE HAVE A ONE YEAR ACTUALLY WE'VE GOT A ONE YEAR COMING UP I THINK UNTIL TILL OR SOMEWHERE OVER ON THAT WEST SIDE. I THINK I'VE GOT IT NEXT WEEK. SO WE'LL, WE'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH THE PUNCH LIST, LOOK AT WHAT'S DEAD, WHAT'S NOT. FIRST STREET MAY BE ACTUALLY ONE OF THEM. THE FURTHEST WEST I THINK, AT G G TO. WAS IT MAYBE TILL. SO I THINK TILL IS GOING TO BE ONE. AND THEN THAT LITTLE SECTION OF FIRST BECAUSE WE, WE'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TREES AFTER THAT WINDSTORM. THEY'RE FALLING OVER, LEANING OVER. WE TRY TO STAND THEM BACK UP. BUT THAT'LL DEFINITELY BE ONE OF THOSE WARRANTY ISSUES. AND SINCE I'VE GOT MOST OF MY CREW NOW, WE'VE TRANSFERRED SOME PEOPLE AROUND. WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AT LAKEWOOD TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN ON THAT. LET IT WARM UP, AND THEN WE'LL START PLANTING SOME SOD, ADDING THE HYDRO SEED. WORK ON A FEW THINGS HERE AND THERE, WARRANTY STUFF.
SO WE'RE KIND OF ALL OVER RIGHT NOW. AND THEN I WORK REAL CLOSE WITH KURT AND DEAN CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE AT RAYMOND. MAKE SURE I GET WHAT I WANT. IS THERE A STANDARD WARRANTY THAT THEY DO ON MOST PROJECTS? IS IT A YEAR OR A YEAR? YEAH. NO STORMS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. DEPENDS ON HOW HARDHEADED THEY WANT TO BE. THEY WON'T USUALLY WARRANTY ACTS OF GOD, BUT THE GOOD ONES DO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU BET. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR, DAN BAKER. WANT TO BACK UP IN ONE SLIDE. TREVOR AND CECILY
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THIS WEEK HAVE BEEN ATTENDING I CALL IT. REC CAMP. SO THEY ARE SPENDING THEY'VE SPENT THE LAST COUPLE DAYS WITH BARKER. BARKER SEACAT IS A LOCAL. CONSULTANT ARCHITECT THAT SPECIALIZES IN REC CENTERS. AND THEY PUT ON BASICALLY A SCHOOL. AND WHAT WHAT DO YOU DO ALL THE WAY FROM KIND OF WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF RAMPING UP THROUGH A BOND PROGRAM. AND THEN WHAT ARE THE STEPS LEADING UP TO DESIGN AND ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS. SO I GAVE I GAVE HIM THE NIGHT OFF. THEY'VE HAD A COUPLE LONG DAYS, BUT I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU ONE UPDATE ON THE TOWN THROWDOWN, WHICH WE HAD WAS THE WEEKEND BEFORE LAST. WE HAD 26 PARTICIPANTS. SO 13 TEAMS SPREAD OUT AMONGST ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. BUT IT WAS GREAT. I THINK WE HIT THE ONLY THERE WAS LIKE A 12 HOUR WINDOW OF NON RAIN, SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. PARK OPS CAME OUT AND HELPED US DRY OFF. CAUGHT SOME LATE FRIDAY SO WE GET THE TAPE DOWN. BUT EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME. A LOT OF LOT OF FUN BEING HAD. AND THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST TIME WE HAVE TO PUT LINES DOWN. OR THE IDEA IS TO HOLD THIS EVENT NEXT SPRING AT RAYMOND COMMUNITY PARK, WHERE WE HAVE ACTUAL PICKLEBALL COURTS, SO EVERYTHING WILL BE THERE. SO IT'LL BE GREAT FOR STAFF. IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER TO RUN THAT, AND IT'LL BE PROBABLY A BETTER, BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR THE END USER. BUT TREVOR DID A REALLY NICE JOB ON THAT EVENT, SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM. WHAT YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE A NEW STAFF PERSON KIND OF NEW. THOSE ARE YOU GUYS REMEMBER ANGELA LEWIS ANGELA IS COMING BACK TO US AT THIS TIME AS OUR EVENT SPECIALIST. SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET ANOTHER POSITION THROUGH BUDGET. WE WITH ALL THE NEW EVENTS THAT ARE POPPING UP AND THE INCREASING QUALITY OF THOSE EVENTS, KATELYN NEEDS SOME HELP.AND SO YEAH, SHE NEEDS SOME. KATELYN DOES AN AWESOME JOB, BUT IT'S A BIG JOB, SO ANGELA SHOULD BE WITH US STARTING MONDAY, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET HER BACK. KATELYN AND ANGELA GO BACK A LONG WAY, SO THEY'RE ALREADY KIND OF A DYNAMIC TEAM, SO SHOULD SEE NOTHING BUT BUT BETTER THINGS COMING FORWARD WHICH ARE ALREADY GREAT. SO OUTSIDE OF THAT YOU PROBABLY YOU SAW A COUPLE OF THESE NEXT PARKS BOARD MEETING MAY 8TH. WE'LL DO IT SAME PLACE, SAME SAME TIME.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, MAY 1ST ON THE STEPS HERE. YOU GUYS ARE ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND THAT. AND THEN THE MEMORIAL DAY MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY. AND KAITLYN KIND OF TOUCHED THIS. WE DID IT FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR WAS SOMETHING THE MAYOR ASKED US TO DO. IT WENT OFF VERY WELL, NOT A LONG EVENT. IT WAS ABOUT 25 30 MINUTES AND THAT THAT MORNING. BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS RIGHT AFTER THAT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, THE ROTARY CLUB HAS BEEN BEEN FUNDRAISING FOR THIS VETERANS MEMORIAL LONG BEFORE I GOT HERE. THEY'RE READY TO GO ON AT LEAST AT LEAST THE FIRST PHASE OF IT. WE THINK WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO THE WHOLE THING, BUT AT LEAST GET THE INITIAL PHASE GOING. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE GROUNDBREAKING RIGHT AFTER THE MEMORIAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY WRAPS UP. SO HOPEFULLY MOST PEOPLE WILL STAY, WILL WALK PROBABLY ABOUT 100 YARDS OVER. AND THE ROTARY WILL WILL CONDUCT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT PROJECT UNDERWAY AS WELL. I KNOW THIS WAS A QUICK MEETING. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. USUALLY WE TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU, BUT WE MAY BE BREAKING RECORDS. WE THINK, NO, NO, NO BREAKING RECORDS. NO, NO 20 MINUTES, 20 MINUTES. OH WE'RE PAST SORRY. ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR SOMEBODY OKAY. THANK YOU. SMOOTH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, DAN. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM AGENDA ITEM IS REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA
[6. Request for future agenda items. ]
ITEMS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. WELL THEN I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND THAT ONE. VALERIE WITH THE SECOND BY* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.