Oct 18, 2021 Parks Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION ON THE AGENDA FIRST AND WE ARE EXPECTING SOMEONE TO BE HERE. IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE OTHER CITIZENS WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK WE MAY JUST GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE MINUTES FIRST AND THEN THERE IS WILLIAM EXACTLY ON CUE. HOW THAT WE FORGET EVERYTHING I

[C. Citizen Communication:]

>> WE HAVE A CARD DOCTOR REESE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION?

>> HOW MANY MINUTES DO I GET? >> WHAT YOU GUYS THINK? 45 MINUTES? QUICK THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE SOME OF THE IDEAS. I'M SURE THAT'S ON YOUR MIND TODAY WITH THE WATER IN RIVERSIDE PARKS. SINCE COMING TO VICTORIA IN 1970 BEEN INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURE EAS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME NEEDS I OBSERVED IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN FOR THE PARK.

THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MILLING IS NEEDING SO THAT AREAS OF OVERGROWTH DO NOT DEVELOP.

SOME OVERGROWTH AREAS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO WALK ON THE NATURE TRAILS.

AFTER SIGNIFICANT RAIN THERE ARE THREE AREAS ON THE NATURE TRAIL THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS PROBLEM CAN EASILY BE CORRECTED BY THE APPLICATION OF A PROPER AMOUNT OF FRESH GRANITE EACH OF THE AREAS. THE NATURE TRAIL NEEDS TO HAVE A PROPER AMOUNT APPLIED TO THE LENGTH OF THE TRAIL. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO HAVE THE TRAIL AND CONCRETE BUT I KNOW THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE BLACK PLASTIC DRAINS INSTALLED ALONG THE TRAIL. SOME OF THESE HAVE NO RECOGNIZED FUNCTION AND THESE NONFUNCTIONING AREAS SHOULD BE REMOVED. THE REMAINING AREAS NEED TO BE CLEANED. IT WILL BE OPENING UP AGAIN FOR USE.

IT WILL BE RESOLVABLE TO CONNECT THE TRAIL WITH THE EXISTING TRAILS ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER. BY THE WAY WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THE PROPERTY HAS AREA AND BETWEEN RED RIVER AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE ROAD. THAT BIG AREA IS THE AP AREA.

FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO BE HELPFUL TO DEVELOP A MAP OF THE CURRENT TRAIL WITH THE RECORDING OF THE LENGTH OF EACH TRAIL. SHORT AND BRIEF THAT'S MY REPORT FOR YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CAN I ASK YOU TO ASK ANYTHING?

>> IS ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION HAVE QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR REESE?

>> AT LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. >> THOSE ARE GOOD COMMENTS AND

OBSERVATIONS. >> THEY KNOW I LOVE THAT TRAIL.

>> THANK YOU DOCTOR REESE. >> WILLIAM MEYER? >> DOCTOR REESE YOU SHOULD MAKE BELIEVE THAT I WILL TAKE IT. YOUR LETTER RIGHT THERE.

>> GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU JUSTIN. >> WILLIAM?

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>> I KNOW A LOT OF YOU OUT THERE. I REALLY JUST COME UP HERE TO THINK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF VICTORIA DECK SAFARI KNOW THAT'S BEEN A TOPIC THAT I KEEP CALLING ON EVERYBODY ABOUT. RIVERSIDE WAS THE FIRST PLACE I WENT TO BEFORE I MOVED HERE THREE YEARS AGO. I LIKE TO RUN AS LEE PROBABLY KNOWS AND I BROUGHT MY SHORTS AND SHOES AROUND MY RIVER. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GORGEOUS.

KNOWING REALLY KNOWS ABOUT IT. VICTORIA DECK SAFARI HAS BEEN KIND OF CLOSE TO ME.

IN RIVERSIDE PARK I KNOW IT TAKES A TEAM. JASON AND EVERYBODY AND HIS CREW LAST YEAR WORKED WITH US A LOT. WE GET IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARKED WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE IT. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA ALONG PEBBLE BEACH OR WHAT WE USED TO KNOW AS PEBBLE BEACH, IT'S KIND OF THE GULF OF MEXICO RIGHT NOW.

WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN WE GET DONE. YOU CAN HARDLY ACCESS THE RIVER RIGHT THERE. ANYWAY THEY WERE JUST EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE IN WORKING WITH US.

IT'S EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE GOING AND THEN THE RIVER RIGHT THERE.

I GUESS I NEVER REALIZED THAT THESE DISCUSSIONS WENT TO COMMISSION SO I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE PROBABLY GET APPROVE ON

EVERYTHING. >> IF THERE'S BEEN ANY MISCOMMUNICATION OR CHANGES ANYTHING THAT'S PROBABLY ON MY END I JUST ASK FOR CONTINUED FLEXIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH WHATEVER ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANTS TO BRING ABOUT EITHER RIVERSIDE OR ANY OF THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE. IT ATTRACTS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AS YOU JUST HEARD. THEY ENJOY GOING DOWN THERE AND WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER.

THEY REALLY JUST WANT TO BE UP HERE IF I NEED TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS OR UNKNOWNS ABOUT VICTORIA DECK SAFARI AND WHAT IT IS OR IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN IMPROVE IT TO HELP THE PARK. WE ARE KIND OF LEARNING STAGES AS THIS THING AROSE.

IF ANYBODY LOOKS AT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT THING IS REALLY MISSING XOR COULD USE A LOT OF WHY. WE ARE EARS AND LOOKING FOR A WAY TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY. WITH THAT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ANTICIPATE COMING TO THE DECK

SAFARI? >> IT IS OUR SECOND YEAR. LAST YEAR I THINK IT WAS HARD TO JUDGE WITH COVID 19 AND WE DIDN'T GET HARD NUMBERS ALTHOUGH I KNOW DEREK GOT MAD AT US BECAUSE WE HAD TOO MANY PEOPLE. AND SO I WOULD PROBABLY BUDGET 200 TO 300 MAY BE. IT'S HARD TO SAY. SO MUCH OF THAT IS WEATHER DEPENDENT. WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL DAY LAST YEAR BUT IF IT'S POURING DOWN

RAIN. >> FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE I SUMMITTED THAT'S HOSTING AN EVENT FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE DOWN AT THE PARK WERE THERE ANY FACILITIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT YOU THOUGHT WERE LACKING OR STUFFED AT THE PARK DO BETTER TO IMPROVE ACCESS,

FEASIBILITY, PARKING, RESTROOMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> RESTROOMS YES BUT I'M ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFICULTY OF BUILDING PERMIT STRUCTURES IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLOODPLAIN.

AND SO I WOULD SAY DOWN THERE IT'S KIND OF A GREAT EVENT SPACE.

IT'S AT THE END OF THE ROAD. IT'S GOOD TO LET KIDS RUN AROUND BECAUSE AS THE TRAFFIC COUNT. IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.

KNOWING REALLY KNOWS ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. RESTROOMS I WOULD SAY WERE PROBABLY WHERE WE BROUGHT IN PORTA POTTY'S LAST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BECAUSE

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THEY HAVE MORE GARBAGE CANS. >> ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMISSION?

>> ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE PRACTICE RACE AGAIN? >> WE ARE NOT.

THE GENERAL OFFICE IS GREAT. WAS THERE ANY POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS THAT MIGHT COME FROM THE STATE? WE KIND OF THOUGHT WE HAD ONE UNLIKELY BUT ENOUGH TO USE IT.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PARK FACILITIES LET'S SAY IT'S RAINED THE WHOLE WEEK BEFORE AND WE CAN'T HOST IT. WE NEED TO GET EQUIPMENT IN THERE.

VEHICLES AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE THOUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW PARKS HAS PULL SOMEWHERE.

I ASKED DOWN THE ROAD IF WE DO NEED TO PULL AN AUDIBLE AND MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH LOVE

TO USE THE PARKS FACILITY. >> THANK YOU VOLUME APPRECIATED.

>> ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION?

[1. Adoption of Minutes]

THAT YOU HAVE THEIR BELIEF. >> I THINK I BROUGHT MINE FROM THE OFFICE.

I WASN'T AT THAT MEETING SO I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE

MINUTES. IF SOMEONE WOULD DO THAT. >> I WILL MOVE TO MAKE A

MOTION. >> I WILL SECOND. SECOND BY JESSE THOSE IN FAVOR

SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> HEARING ON THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 HAVE BEEN APPROVED. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS AND WITHOUT OBJECTION I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE ITEMS OUT OF HE ITEMS OUT OF ORDER.

[3. Take appropriate action on a resolution supporting an Honor 361 Memori...]

THE COUNCIL WILL SCOOT BACK TO NOVEMBER 16. >> IS THE PARKS COMMISSION

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NUMBER TWO, THE RESOLUTION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION.

THAT'S THE TOTAL OF THE RESOLUTION? IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT?

>> MOTION TO ADOPT. >> I WILL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOCHA MOTION AND

A SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION?>> THEY WILL RAISE THE MONEY FOR THE PROJECT. WE WILL FOR THEM A PLACE TO PUT THEM A PLACE TO PUT IT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING THEN PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE THE RESOLUTION HAS

[1. Presentation of the Parks and Recreation master Plan by Halff Associat...]

KRISTIN LANCE IS JOINING US CHRISTIAN WE IAN WE HAVE A LOT TO DO ONIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE PART OF THE E CONVERSATION. WE HAVE MOVED CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL BACK TO NOVEMBER 16 WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE UP APPROVAL AS A COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 8 BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND HEAR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT OF COURSE WITHOUT GIVE US TIME TO DIGEST THE MATERIALS THAT WE RECEIVED. A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO GET THROUGH THAT BUT WE WANTED TO MENTION THAT TO YOU. WE TALKED TO MIKE AND WE HAVE THAT TAKEN CARE OF. WE PROBABLY WILL NOT TAKE ACTION TONIGHT BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH MOST OF IT AT THIS POINT. THERE'S A LOT OF HARD AND GOOD WORK AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD

TO YOUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT. YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY. >> MAN: YES SIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND ABSOLUTELY DEFERRING ANY TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND BY EXPANSION OF CITY COUNCIL COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.

WE WILL PROVIDE THE MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION A FULL OVERVIEW SOME HOPE HAPPY TO DO THAT THIS EVENING. LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE A SECOND HERE TO SHARE MY N.

ALRIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I'M SORRY THAT MEETING WITH YOU ON A DAY WHEN THE RIVER IS I AGAIN AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH ISSUES IN RIVERSIDE PARK BUT HOPEFULLY THOSE FLOODWATERS WILL SUBSIDE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. WE HAD HEALTH ASSOCIATES HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF VICTORIA'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND ARE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS OR SO. I SAY 20 YEARS BECAUSE WE DO A LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR A COMMUNITY WHETHER IT'S A PARKS PLAN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.E ARE ALWAYS LOOKING ABOUT 10 TO 15 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE DOCUMENTS AND UPDATE THEM DURING TIME FRAMES THAT ARE MUCH EARLIER THAN THE OVERALL PLANNING. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO THIS EVENING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE PARKS AND RECREATION DOCUMENT. SURE SOME HIGHLIGHTS AND SINCE I KNOW A NUMBER OF YOU ARE JUST GETTING INTO THE DOCUMENT KIND OF HELP YOU INTERPRET WHAT YOU ARE READING AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL PLAN.

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>> CHRISTIAN REALLY QUICKLY THAT WE ARE SEEING THE PRESENTER SCREEN SO IF THERE'S ANOTHER SCREEN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO SEE WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEAD'S UP

ON THAT. >> THANK YOU LET ME STOP THAT SHARON GO TO THE OTHER SCREEN.

>> THANK YOU JASON. >> TWO THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON THIS EVENING IS FIRST AND FOREMOST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF A REFRESHER FOR SOME OF YOU ABOUT THE SCOPE OF YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN. ALSO LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE STRUCTURE, HOW IT'S ARRANGED AND THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PLAN WORKING TOGETHER. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS BUT NONE OF US REALLY HAVE THE TIME FOR ME TO GO THROUGH THE 62+ RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE PLANS SO WE HAD THE HIGHLIGHTS BUT OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION IN THIS DRAFT PLAN AND YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT IT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION. THE INTENT WOULD BE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED WITH THE COMMISSION AND IT MAKES A RECOMMENDATION OF ENDORSEMENT OR APPROVAL WITH THE PLAN AS IT WAS WRITTEN OR SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THAT DOCUMENT BEFORE IT GOES TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL. AS A REMINDER IN SOME OF THE SLIDES I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. SOME OF THE SITES YOU SEE IN THE PAST BUT IT'S BEEN MONTHS SINCE WE TALKED TOGETHER SO I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH SOME OF THE PRIOR INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. THESE PLANS ARE VERY HIGH-LEVEL AND IT'S INTENDED TO IDENTIFY WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY VISION AND GOALS ARE FOR HOW YOU WILL GROW, DEVELOP, IMPROVE YOUR PARK SYSTEM OVER TIME. CERTAINLY AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS WE WANT TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR COMMUNITY'S PREFERENCES WHEN IT COMES TO PARK SPACE.

WHEN IT COMES TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN REALLY CONSIDERS HOW YOUR PARK SPACE AND YOUR FACILITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AS MUCH IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

WE LOOK AT THE FACILITY AND THE CONDITION OF YOUR FACILITIES WITH THE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE PLAN NEEDS TO DO IS SET A STRATEGIC PATH FORWARD FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER DEPARTMENT AND FOR YOU AS A COMMISSION TO DETERMINE HOW ARE WE GOING TO DELIVER RECREATIONAL SERVICES EFFICIENTLY? IT DOES ASSIST YOU IN GAINING POINTS WHEN YOU MAKE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE AT THE STATE.

AND SO THE WAY THAT THE PLAN INSTRUCTION ACTUALLY IS STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH MASTER PLANNING STANDARDS OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE STATE MAKES.

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THE PLAN ACTUALLY GOALS IN IT. WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE GOALS MONTHS AGO AND FROM OUR POSITION AT THE TIME WE WERE SAYING WE REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD CONSOLIDATE YOUR GOALS STANDARDS BECAUSE SOME OF THE STATEMENTS FROM THE 2012 MASTER PLAN WERE VERY SPECIFIC.

YOU MAY REMEMBER ONE OF THOSE GOAL STATEMENTS WAS TO BASICALLY FIX THE RESTROOMS. FIXING THE RESTROOMS IS SOMETHING IT IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE IN A POTENTIAL ACTION THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE AS A COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE YOUR PARK SYSTEM.

IT'S NOT HIGH-LEVEL GOALS. THIS PLAN RECOMMENDS FOUR GOALS THE DEAL WITH THE GROWTH OF YOUR PARK SYSTEM, IMPROVEMENTS YOUR EXISTING SYSTEM. AND THEN SERVICE DELIVERY WHICH IS A PLANNER WAY OF SAYING HOW YOU ADMINISTER AND OPERATE YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM.

>> JUST TOUCHING VERY BRIEFLY IN EACH OF THE FOUR GOALS I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WHERE WE HAVE TEXT ON THE SLIDES ARE BOLDED AND UNDERLINED IN THE PLAN WE ARE JUST TRYING TO CALL OUT THE STATEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTERED PRESENTATION.

WE ARE SAYING IS YOUR POPULATION GROWS AND IS YOUR COMMUNITY GROW GROWS HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ENSURE THAT MORE AND MORE OF YOUR RESIDENCE HAVE READY EQUITABLE ACCESS TO YOUR PARK PROPERTIES INTO YOUR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. ULTIMATELY THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED IN CHAPTER 4 OF THE PLAN DOCUMENT DEAL WITH THESE TOPICS. PARK ACQUISITION, DISTRIBUTION, TRAILS, CONNECTIVITY AND HOW YOU DESIGN YOUR NEW PARK SPACE. THE PARK SYSTEM INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENT BASICALLY TALKS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE INVESTING IN A WAY AND MAINTAINING IN A WAY THAT GUARANTEES THE LONGEVITY OR PROMOTES THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR PARK SYSTEM ACCESS AND RELEASE ASSETS WE MEAN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER AMENITIES THAT ARE IN YOUR PARKS.

THAT GOAL DEALS WITH FACILITIES, DEALS WITH ISSUES SURROUNDING NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, PARK DESIGN AND OTHER SUBTOPICS. GOAL THREE IS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. IT'S PRIDE ENHANCEMENT BY ESSENTIALLY ROBUST PUBLIC RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS. THAT PARTICULAR GOAL CONSIDERS PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND HOW THE PARK SYSTEM RELATES TO CULTURAL ASSETS.

AND ALSO CONSIDERING PROGRAMMING THAT RELATES TO IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH.

AS I INDICATED BEFORE WITH RECREATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY WHAT WE ARE BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND BY EXTENSION THE CITY AS A WHOLE IS PROVIDING PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER.

THE KEY TOPICS THAT RELATE TO THAT GOAL DEAL WITH ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFYING OR CREDITING STAFF, COST RECOVERY WHICH IS A FANCY WAY OF SAYING MAKE SURE YOU RECOUP SOME OF THE COSTLY ACTUALLY PUT INTO THE FACILITIES THAT YOU BUILDS OR THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU OFFER.

I WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE PLAN.

ONCE AGAIN I THINK THAT THERE MAY BE SOME SLIDES IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU SEE BEFORE BUT WE FEEL LIKE THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO REITERATE SAY YOU HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE PLAN INTENDS TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECOMMENDATION.

>> WITHIN THE PLAN ITSELF THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE ORGANIZED BY DIFFERENT

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THE POLICY IS AN OFFICIAL PROCEDURE OR POLICY THAT USED TO MAKE CITY TO CITIZENS IN THE PLAN ITSELF IS AN EXAMPLE OF A POLICY BUT THE PLAN ALSO RECOMMENDS OTHER TYPES OF LOWER-LEVEL POLICIES THAT THE CITIES MAY NEED TO CONSIDER CHANGING TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND A MORE EFFICIENT MANNER.

REGULATION IS JUST THAT. THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN AND WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULAR INFORMATION SHOULD BE UPDATED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NEED TO BUILD THE PARKS AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN ANOTHER SLIDE.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO POINT OUT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION'S OF THE CITY COUNCIL EVEN THOUGH THAT YOUR PLAN IS ESSENTIALLY A STUDY THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT SOLVES AND PROVIDES ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED. THIS IS HIGH-LEVEL LONG-RANGE STUDY SEE YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN DOESN'T TURN OR RECOMMEND SPECIFIC STUDIES WE MAY HAVE TOUCHED ON THE IDEA OF LEVEL IN SERVICE WITH YOU BEFORE.

WE REALLY CAN'T OVERSTATE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. WHEN IT COMES TO PARKLAND HOW MUCH PARKLAND DO YOU OFFER OR WHERE THAT PARKLAND IS LOCATED IN THE SAME FOR THINGS LIKE ASCETIC FIELDS AND BASKETBALL COURTS. YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN MUST ESTABLISH A TARGETED LEVEL OF SERVICE. WE TALK ABOUT A TARGET OF A LITTLE OF SERVICE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ASPIRE TO AND ARE NOT MANDATES. WE UNDERSTAND THESE ANONYMOUS EARLY MANDATES.

THERE'S TWO WAYS TO LOOK AT THAT. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND FROM THE TIME YOU ADOPT A PLAN TO THE TIME IT'S FOR THE NEXT PLAN IF YOU HAVEN'T MET YOUR TARGETED LEVEL OF SERVICE IF YOU'VE WORKED TOWARD ACHIEVING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT'S SUCCESS. WE DON'T WANT COMMUNITIES ALSO SAY WE'VE MET THE TARGET LEVEL OF SERVICE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE WORK TO DO. ME LOOK AT YOUR TARGET LEVEL OF SERVICE BASED ON TARGETS ESTABLISHED IN YOUR 2012 MASTER PLAN WE FOUND THAT VICTORIA WAS DOING PRETTY GOOD. WHEN IT COMES TO SURPLUSES VERSUS DEFICIT YOU HAD A 308 ACRE. ON THE SURFACE WHEN IT COMES TO RAW ACREAGE THE CITY OF VICTORIA WAS KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK WHEN COMPARING WHAT YOU HAD TO THE TARGET TO ESTABLISH IN 2012. HE PROBABLY TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

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THE MAP ON THE SCREEN SHOWS EVERYTHING IN THE OTHER WAS BASICALLY A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN VICTORIA AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE WITH THESE COLORS. I THINK IT'S RED.

THOSE ARE BUFFERS SURROUNDING YOUR PARKS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON IN MOST MINUTE AS WE WORK WITH REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY DO REALLY WELL ON ACREAGE WE ALWAYS FIND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS WE DON'T HAVE THAT IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO YOUR PARK SPACES.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING A ZONE IT COMES TO YOUR TARGETED ACREAGE YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MAINTAIN THIS 2012 ACREAGE TARGET. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU ESTABLISH HALF-MILE OR 10 MINUTE WALK TARGET FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. ULTIMATELY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IF CITY COUNCIL WERE TO ADOPT THE PLAN OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS THE CITY SHOULD WORK ON REDUCING THOSE GEOGRAPHIC GAPS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED IN SOME CASES BY ACQUIRING THE NEW PROPERTY WITHIN DEVELOPED AREAS OR MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF A DEDICATION PROVISION SO THAT YOU CAN TIE THE REQUIREMENT OF NEW PARK SPACE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. SIMILARLY WITH TRAILS WE FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CITY OF VICTORIA HAS A VERY AMBITIOUS VICTORIA HIKE AND BIKE PLAN THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF YOUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE ALSO OUTSIDE OF A ONE FOURTH MILE OR 5 MILE WALK SHED OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM. THE PLAN RECOMMENDS OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM OR GREENWAY SYSTEM BE EXPANDED BY OVER 50 MILES DURING TIME AND IN ADDITION TO THAT THE TRAILWAYS SYSTEM WITHIN RIVERSIDE PARK IS UPGRADED AS WELL.

THE MAP THAT IS ULTIMATELY INCLUDED IN CHAPTER 4 OF YOUR PLAN AND IS RECOMMENDED IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME TRAIL MAP THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY A PASEO DAY VICTORIA WITH SOME TRAIL EXTENSIONS LIKE THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND SIDE THAT JUST SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT OF THE COUNTY.

THAT'S ACTUALLY TRAIL THAT'S PROPOSED TO PATRIOTS PARK IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.

ONE THING WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE POINT OUT ON THE COMMISSION IS THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK THESE TRAILS DO A GOOD JOB OF CONNECTING EACH OTHER. THE PLAN ITSELF RECOMMENDS THAT FOR ADDED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACTIVITY THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER AN UPDATE TO OR A NEW CITYWIDE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANS. THE PLAN WOULD ACTUALLY IDENTIFY OTHER CORE DOORS WERE BIKE WITH AND ON STREET BIKEWAY SYSTEMS THAT WOULD PROVIDE INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE DIDN'T DO THAT AS PART OF YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN BECAUSE WE CAN'T TELL YOU THAT ALONG THIS ROAD A TRAIL IS THE APPROPRIATE FACILITY VERSUS THE COMBINATION OF THE SIDEWALK,

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>> THIS REQUIRES A DEDICATION TRAIL EASEMENT WITH THE PLAN. WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING WHAT WE TERM NEAR-TERM PARK INVESTMENTS. THERE IS A TABLE FOR ONE OF THE PARKS IN THE PARK SYSTEM. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE POINT OUT THAT THESE ACTIONS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE THE INVESTMENT IN THE PARKS. THEY ARE STRUCTURED SOLELY AS A MEANS TO SAY THESE ARE IMMEDIATE OR NEAR-TERM INVESTMENT SHOULD MAKE TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THESE PARKS. THE OTHER SIDE WILL PROVIDE

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ACCESSIBLE PATHS MAY MEAN NEW SIDEWALKS.T MAY MEAN NEW CROSSWALKS.

IT MAY MEAN IN SOME CASES NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS WHICH WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO SAVE ACROSS THE ROADWAY. PROVIDING WALSH AND IMPROVEMENTS AND INCREASING THE LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOUR RESIDENCE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOU AS A COMMISSION HAVE SOME DEGREE TO SAID HOW YOU THINK YOUR RESIDENCE COULD BETTER GET TO THE PARK PROPERTIES IN YOUR SYSTEM. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THE PLAN DOESN'T NECESSARILY RECOMMEND OR PROMOTE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROGRAM ADDITION.

IN FACT WE'VE HEARD THROUGH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT PEOPLE REALLY VALUE THE EVENTS OF THE CITY PROVIDES A LOT OF PROGRAMS ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THIRD-PARTY VENDORS.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS PLAN DOCUMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY OF VICTORIA HAS TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS, THE AGES AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED AND CONSIDER IF THERE'S A LOW HANGING FRUIT A PROGRAM THAT COULD BE PROVIDED AND CONTINUALLY CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE ON TO REPLACE A PROGRAM IT'S NO LONGER POPULAR OR BE AN ADDITION OR PERHAPS TO FILL A GAP WHERE THE CITY OF VICTORIA REALLY HASN'T IN THE PAST BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE DELIVERY IT REALLY DEALS WITH HOW THE CITY AS I SAID BEFORE CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES MORE EFFICIENTLY AND THERE ARE OPTIONS WITH A MEDICAL TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT METHODS OF ANALYZING AND IMPLEMENTING NEW COST RECOVERY MEASURES SO THAT THE CITY THROUGH REGISTRATION OR RENTAL FEES CAN START RECOUPING A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF DIRECT COST FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT IT OFFERS.

AS I INDICATED THAT IS THE VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER

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ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AT THIS POINT. >> LET'S TAKE QUESTIONS FROM

THE COMMISSION MEMBERS. GAIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> WOMAN: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CHRISTIAN. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS QUITE OFTEN. I NOTICED IN THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU REFERRED TO VICTORIA AS A COASTAL PLAIN ON THE CRESCENT. MY QUESTION IS IN REGARDS TO BUILDING OUR FLOODPLAIN.

IF YOU NOTICE RIVERSIDE PARK IS FLOODED RIGHT NOW AND IT IS AN ONGOING THING WITH THE WINTERIZING AND I'VE ASKED JASON. WHAT ARE THE RULES ON BUILDING A RESTROOM OR RENT SPACE IN MY PERFECT EXAMPLE IS PORTER FRANCIS.

THEY ARE AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES SOUTH OF US AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY BUILDING RESTROOMS AND RECITATIONS. WE WERE JUST TRYING TO WONDER HOW DO THEY DO IT WHEN THEY ARE IN A COASTAL FLOODPLAIN AND WE ARE IN A RIVER FLOODPLAIN. HAD WE GET AROUND AND BUILD A RESTROOM LIKE PEBBLE BEACH OR GROVER SPEND? I WAS TRY TO SAY CAN WE MODEL AFTER PORTER FRANCIS AND THEY LEAVE OPEN SPACES OF THE BOTTOM OF THEIR STRUCTURES SO THE WATER CAN RUN IN AND OUT. CAN WE GO UNDER THOSE GUIDELINES? HOW DO WE GET A RESTROOM WHERE WE WANT IT? KNOWING IT'S GOING TO FLOOD AT

SOME POINT? >> THERE ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN THE COASTAL FLOODPLAIN'S POST VERSUS BEING WITHIN THE RIVER FLOODPLAIN. YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUILD WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN BUT YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE MINIMUM ELEVATION AND FILL-IN THE ELEVATION OF YOUR BUILDINGS WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT ABOVE THE BOAT BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO MEDICATE THAT FELL SOMEWHERE ELSE DOWNSTREAM SO THAT YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY FILLING IN AND DOING MORE TO INHIBIT THE FLOW THERE ARE CONSTRUCTION METHODS WHERE THAT CAN OCCUR BUT THE EASIEST ANSWER IS TO SAY GETS COLLOCATED BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND OTHER PLACES WHERE YOU CAN SHOW THAT YOU MITIGATED THAT FLOW WITH THE STRUCTURE. ECAUSE OF HOW COMPLICATED THOSE THINGS ARE WITHIN THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF RIVERSIDE PARK LEGAL VERY LIGHTLY AND PROPOSE A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF NEW ENCLOSED STRUCTURES WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN PORTION OF THE PLAN.

>> THE PLAN DOES ADDRESS FLOOD MITIGATION WITH IDEAS FOR PLANNING GOING FORWARD TO DEAL WITH EVENTS LIKE WE HAVE NOW? IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE EVERY TIME I GOT ON THEIR IT'S LIKE THIS IT'S AMAZING HOW DEEP UNDERWATER THE WHOLE PLACES. I JUST WONDERED ARE THERE LIKE YOU SAID I KNOW IT'S COSTLY AND COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MEDICATE IF YOU DO THINGS LIKE THIS YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> THE PLAN ITSELF DOES NOT GET INTO DETAILS ABOUT MITIGATION WHEN IT COMES TO NEW STRUCTURES. I WILL TELL YOU THOUGH THAT THERE ANY SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROCESS OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS WOULD DO ANY LIGHT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH WILL WORK FROM STAFF ON APPROPRIATE MATERIAL SELECTIONS SO THAT IT CAN

BETTER WITHSTAND HIGH WATERFLOOD EVENTS. >> I LOVE THE IMPRESSIVE PLANS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE PARKS AND I HAVEN'T GOT TO READING THE 60 ODD PAGES BUT IT MAY BE FURTHER DONE IN THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THINGS THAT SHOULD BE PUT IN WITH NEW PICNIC TABLES AND SHELTERS, SIGNAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

TWO QUESTIONS ON THAT, IS THERE AN AGING DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT KNOWING THAT IF WE ARE PUTTING IN $100,000 WORTH OF NEW PICNIC TABLES HOW LONG SHOULD WE EXPECT TO GET OUT OF THOSE? WILL THEY BE ADDRESSED IN THE NEW MASTER PLAN?

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NEW FACILITIES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO BE INPUT? >> TWO RESPONSES TO THAT.

FIRST AND FOREMOST ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE MAKE IN THE PLAN IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES NEED TO HAVE MORE THOROUGH MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES THEN THEY CURRENTLY INHERITED.

ANOTHER IS WORKING TOWARDS THAT AND THE OPERATION HAS A THOROUGH MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND JASON IS DOING A LOT OF WORK TO UPDATE THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REST OF YOUR PARKS. PRESUMABLY THOSE UPDATED SCHEDULES AND PROCEDURES SEE THE PRESENT STRUCTURES THAT ARE PROVIDED. ALSO IN THE PLAN THERE IS AN ACTION RIGHT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DIFFERENT NEAR-TERM INVESTMENTS.

IT IS STRUCTURED TO RELATE MORE TO CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS BUT IT REALLY APPLIES TO ANY OF YOUR PARK INVESTMENTS AND WE TALK ABOUT INCLUDING WHAT WE CALL A MORE ASSESSMENT.

>> I WAS JUST A TASK ABOUT NEW STRUCTURES. I BELIEVE THAT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR MARMOT RESTROOMS EVEN IF THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. IF YOU'RE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR RIVERSIDE PARK IT'S NOT RECOMMENDING EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING RESTROOMS ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS ONE IN RELATION TO THE NEW SOCCER COMPLEX AND ONE IN RELATION TO AN ENHANCED PLAY UP ON THE BLUFF BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICE.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. IN REGARDS TO THE LONETREE CREEK EXPANSION THAT YOU MENTIONED, HOW MUCH ACREAGE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PROPOSAL?

>> THAT'S EMBARRASSING. I DON'T HAVE THAT AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND THAT'S BECAUSE I

ALREADY KNOW THAT IT IS OWNED BY THE CITY. >> I REALLY DON'T.

I KNOW THAT THERE WERE PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT PARCELS THAT WERE OWNED BY THE CITY IN THAT AREA THAT MADE UP THE LAND. JUST A TAKEN A WHILE TO GUESS

IT'S PROBABLY AROUND 40 ACRES OR SO. >> THAT INCLUDES THE LAND THAT'S BETWEEN WHERE THE DETENTION ENDS ACROSS THE CREEK'S IT'S BACK TO THE 59

BUSINESS THAT IS CORRECT. >> HOW MUCH FRONTAGE ALONG 59 BUSINESSES IS THAT ABOUT? ASK I BELIEVE THERE'S TWO PARCELS THAT ARE PRETTY MUCH SIDE-BY-SIDE AND SO IT'S

PROBABLY ABOUT 75 YARDS ROUGHLY. >> THAT I HEAR YOU WRITE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY GOING ACROSS 59 BUSINESS TO YOUR PROPERTY THERE AS WELL FOR TRAILS OR IS IT JUST CONTINUING WITH THE PESTO CREEK RIGHT AWAY.

>> THE INTENT WAS BY EXTENDING TO THE US BUSINESS 59 POTENTIALLY EXPANDING THE PARK THEN THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT EVENTUALLY THE TRAIL WOULD EXTEND BEYOND US THIS IS NOT

NECESSARILY THE ADDITIONAL PARKLAND. >> JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S

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TOTAL. >> IS VERY LITTLE TOTAL PROGRAMMING OTHER THAN THE

SPLASH PAD RIGHT. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I THINK THERE ARE SOME

SPORTS FIELDS. >> WE HAVE A FEW SOCCER GOALS, BACKSTOPS ALONG THE DETENTION FIELD WHICH IS IN THE PLAN. BASICALLY LOOK AT THAT AREA, LEVEL IT OUT AND THEIR EXAMPLES

IN THE PLAN AS WELL. >> WE DO TALK ABOUT THE EXISTING FIELDS IN THE DETENTION BASIN THE PARK WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN UPGRADED IN A LONG TIME. WE WORK WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITIES WHERE YES, EVEN THOUGH FROM TIME TO TIME THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT WITH PROPER CROWNING, PROPER STARTING AND DRAINING WITH OTHER AMENITIES YOU CAN ACTUALLY TURN THOSE INTO A MUCH MORE USABLE TYPE OF SPACE. WE REALLY SEE THE ABILITY PERHAPS ENHANCING THOSE FIELDS WITHIN THE DETENTION BASIN AND IT'S A WAY THAT YOU CAN ADDRESS YOUR EXISTING MULTIUSE FIELD BUT ALSO GET MORE FIELD SPACE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF TOWN.

>> ONE THING THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN AND IT WOULD BE REALLY PLEASED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE INDINGS, WHAT WAS THE APPARENT APPETITE FOR EXPANSION OF TRAILS? I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT AND I THINK THAT IT IS DOABLE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY TO EXPAND THE TRAILS AND IT SEEMS LIKE AN EASIER APPLE TO PICK OFF THE TREE IN MANY CASES BECAUSE YOU HAVE EASTMAN ALONG WATERWAYS AND PERHAPS OTHER EASEMENT HOLDINGS AND THINGS THAT WE CAN CAN BE CONVERTED. YOU MENTIONED THE NEED FOR A LONGER HARDER LOOK AT THE TRAIL SYSTEM AND MAYBE COMBINE IT WITH THE STREET SITUATION.

HOW DO WE GO ABOUT APPROACHING SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> IS ANOTHER PLAN OF THIS NATURE BASICALLY. IT'S AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND ULTIMATELY IT'S A RECOMMENDATION IN THIS PLAN IF THIS PLAN IS ULTIMATELY ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL THAN THAT RECOMMENDATION TO DO AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN THE FUTURE IS CONTAINED AS PART OF THAT ADOPTION. ULTIMATELY THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS GOING TO SIT BE ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR TRAILWAYS THEY TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO LOOKING AT THE LEVEL OF COMFORT ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENT ROADWAYS AND A LOT ANALYZING THE GEOMETRY OF DIFFERENT ROADWAYS TO DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITY UPGRADES CAN BE INCLUDED WITHIN THOSE ROADWAY NETWORKS. IT'S FROM WHICH REFERRAL SYSTEM WOULD SERVE AS AN EXTENSION. I ALWAYS HEAR LINKING RIVERSIDE TO DOWNTOWN.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO DOWNTOWN FROM RIVERSIDE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OF PARKING DOWNTOWN BUT THERE'S PARKING IN RIVERSIDE AND ALSO I HAVE HEARD FROM THE UNIVERSITY A LOT OF THE APPETITE OF LINKING THE UNIVERSITY TO DOWNTOWN AND RIVERSIDE YOU HP IS SPENDING A TON OF MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEIR CAMPUS AND THAT TO ME WOULD BE SOMETHING IF YOU COULD ADD PROGRAMMING TO SOMEHOW GET A LINK BETWEEN RIVERSIDE DOWNTOWN AND YOU HV THAT WOULD BE A GREAT COURT OR FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE

ACTIVITY. >> I DO KNOW THAT THE DRAFT DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN DOES INCLUDE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT IMPROVED DISK DISABILITY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND HER SIDE.

THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR RIVERSIDE PARKS WHICH IS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS MASTER PLAN RECOGNIZES THAT AND ALSO RECOMMENDS THOSE SAME LINKAGES AND CERTAINLY WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO LINK DOWNTOWN WITH THE UNIVERSITY AS WELL.

AS I HAD INDICATED BEFORE UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T QUITE IN THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE WERE

TASKED WITH WORKING ON. >> I'M SURE THEY'RE WILLING TO GO OUT FOR A PROPOSAL AFRAID

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AND SUBMIT A BID FOR THAT ONE. >> WE CAN TALK AFTER THIS. >> I LIKE TO LINK THAT PARKED

ANYWHERE. >> AT LIKE TO LINK THEM TOGETHER IS WHAT I WOULD REALLY

LIKE TO SEE. >> IN TERMS OF STRATEGIES OF MOVING FORWARD ON SOME OF THE IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT WE NEED IMPROVEMENT ON AN ACCESSIBILITY SO FORTH, ONE THING I JUST LIKE FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE IS THE CONCEPT OF AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND WITHOUT DEDICATION PROCESS MEANS JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMISSION KIND OF UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOING THAT AND HOW IT WOULD WORK. WHAT WOULD BE THE TYPE OF DEDICATION THAT THE ORDINANCE AUTO LOOK FOR THE KIND OF DEDICATION THAT PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE BUT DO NOT NECESSARILY BE THE ONE THAT YOU WANT. SOME ISSUES LIKE THAT IF YOU COULD JUST TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PROCESS. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAKING THESE GOALS.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE ANY. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S NOT A THING FOR VICTORIA DON'T

THINK TOO MUCH. >> HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TRAIL EASEMENT.

>> FIRST AND FOREMOST I BELIEVE THE CITY OF VICTORIA WILL BE LOOKING AT AND CONSIDERING A FULL UPDATE OF ITS CURRENT LAND DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'VE INITIATED IT ENOUGH BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S AT LEAST UNDER CONSIDERATION. IT'S THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THIS PLAN TIME.

WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE CALL PARKLAND DEDICATION MOST COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS THE SIZE OF VICTORIA ARLO OR LARGER WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR LAND DEVELOPMENT.

I SAY THAT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMISSION TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE ARE SUGGESTING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY RADICAL. IT'S ALSO NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD CHASE DEVELOPMENT OFF. THEY'RE USED TO MAKING DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF ITS THE SAME WAY THAT THEY ARE USED TO BEING REQUIRED TO PUT WATER AND SEWER IN THE GROUND AND BUILD THE ROADS. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE THERE IS NO REASON TO THEY THINK IT WILL MAKE VICTORIA LESS COMPETITIVE. THEY FIND COMMUNITIES THAT REQUIRE DEDICATION AND SEE IT AS A WAY TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITIES MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE. WHEN YOU ADOPT THE ORDINANCE YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING THAT FOR DEVELOPMENTS OF CERTAIN SIZES OR ABOVE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO THERE IS A FORMULA THAT TIES A NUMBER OF TRYING UNITS THAT ARE BEING BUILT TO THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEDICATED FOR NEW PARKLAND. THE ORDINANCES HAVE ALLOWED THE CITY TO SAY WELL IN THIS CASE WE DON'T WANT TO PARKLAND WE WANT A FEE FOR PARKLAND.

IN MANY CASES THE ORDINANCES ARE WRITTEN TO SAY WE THE CITY ARE ONLY GOING TO ACCEPT THE PARKLAND IF IT MEETS THESE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS. SO THAT YOU AS A COMMUNITY CAN AVOID GETTING THE SCRAPS SO TO SPEAK OF A DEVELOPMENT BUT THE DEVELOPER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. MANY OF THESE ORDINANCE AS I INDICATED BEFORE ALSO HAVE REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FACILITIES AND THOSE NEW PARKS OR IN LIEU OF THAT TO PAY A DEDICATION FEE FOR THOSE PARKS. AND IN ADDITION THESE PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCES CAN INCLUDE WITHIN THEM A REQUIREMENT TO BUILD A TRAIL OR SOMETHING THAT WILL BISECT THAT FOR AN EASEMENT OR RIGHT-OF-WAY SO THAT THE PUBLIC ENTITY CAN COME IN LATER AND BUILD THAT TRAIL. THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF DIFFERENT PROVISIONS THAT CAN BE INCLUDED. WE MAKE SOME VERY CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS IN YOUR MASTER PLAN REGARDING WHAT TYPES OF PROVISIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED

IN VICTORIA'S ORDINANCE. >> CHRISTIAN I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW UP. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS FOR RESIDENTIAL TYPE BUILDINGS.

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>> WE RARELY TIE PARKLAND DEDICATION TO NONRESIDENTIAL. IT'S GOING TO BE RESIDENTIAL.

THERE IS THIS WHOLE RATIONAL NEXUS OF BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE PARK SPACE TO THEM. YOU CAN'T DRAW THAT SAME CONNECTION BETWEEN A NEW SHOPPING CENTER OR AN OFFICE BUILDING BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT WE HAVE IN THE PLAN ALSO IS TO SAY THAT YOU CAN ALSO HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE OR COMMON AREAS AS PART OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON IN TEXAS FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TO SAY AS PART OF THIS NEW SHOPPING CENTER OR AS PART OF THIS NEW OFFICE BUILDING YOU DO HAVE TO IDENTIFY, INCORPORATE AND BUILD SOME SPACE ON YOUR SITE THAT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC GATHERING ON THAT SITE. WE CAN REQUIRE YOU CAN REQUIRE IS A COMMUNITY TO INCORPORATE SOME SORT OF SOCIAL GATHERING SPACE ON THEIR SITES.

>> YOU KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS A LITTLE BIT BUT AS FAR AS THE PROGRAMMING OR LIKE FACILITIES WITHIN THE PARK. THEY PAY A FEE SO THAT CITIES CAN THEN PUT IN EQUIPMENT OR

TRAILS. >> IT PROVIDES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUIRE THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND INCORPORATE FACILITIES FROM SOME SORT OF RIFT WE WERE CREATED OR WE FEEL THAT IT'S IN OUR INTEREST TO JUST TAKE THE DEVELOPMENT FEE. A LOT OF TIMES THE COMMUNITY CHOOSES TO JUST TAKE THE DEVELOPMENT FEE THEY SOMETIMES WANT THE DEDICATION FEE IN LIEU

OF THE PARKLAND DEDICATION. >> IT HAPPENS OFTEN TIMES WHEN MAYBE A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUBDIVISION ISN'T NECESSARILY THERE BECAUSE THERE IS A CONSOLIDATED PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST ON THE OUTSIDE OF THAT SUBDIVISION THAT WILL BE A MUCH LARGER COMMUNITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE ORDINANCES ARE WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES YOU THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE DISCRETION TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND YES THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACTUALLY DOES END UP HAVING A ROLE IN MAKING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS EVEN THOUGH IT'S ULTIMATELY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT WILL APPROVE THE

SUBCOMMISSION. >> GOT IT THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> A FEW COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE BIKE TRAIL WAYS. I KNOW COMMISSIONER KEELING IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE. WE'RE GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND I THINK THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ALSO ON YOUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT OR NEEDS AND WANTS LISTS I SAW THAT THE AMPHITHEATER MADE THE LIST. IS OUR AMPHITHEATER CLASSIFIED AS THE ONE AT TRACY LEE ETHEL? IS THAT THE AMPHITHEATER THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT? OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT

BUILDING MAY BE ANOTHER ONE? >> WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BUILDING ANOTHER ONE.

WE WERE INITIALLY BUT THE FIRST TIME WE WENT TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE IT WASN'T WELL RECEIVED AND IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT ITERATION OF RIVERSIDE IS REFERRING TO THE WAR TRACY.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WE THINK WILL HELP

MAKE THAT EMPATHY OR OR SPACE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE. >> ARE WE LOOKING AT DOING SEATING LEAVING A HILL SITUATION QUESTION MARK QUICKLY NOT RECOMMENDING SEATING.

IT CAN DOUBLE WHEN IT'S NOT BEING USED AS ANOTHER WALKWAY AND ALSO A LOT MORE ACCESSIBLE PARKING WITH EGRESS AND INGRESS INTO AND OUT OF THE PARK SO THAT PEOPLE SHOW THAT WHEN THERE ARE LARGER EVENTS THERE COULD BE SPECIAL PARKING AND BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW FOR PEOPLE

GETTING IN AND OUT. >> A BIG MUSIC VENUE IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY

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HAS ALWAYS WANTED. WE ARE JUST NOT THERE YET. >> IS CHRISTIAN MENTIONED EARLIER. EVERYTHING IS CONCEPT AND THIS IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL.

AS WE START GETTING FUNDING AND WE START PRIORITIZING AND IDENTIFYING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO WORK ON, THAT CONVERSATION CAN DEFINITELY COME BACK AGAIN AND MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING WHERE SEATING IS RECOMMENDED AND AVAILABLE MAKES SENSE.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE PLAN DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN OR CAN'T USE IT. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP THAT OUT

THERE. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REITERATE THAT. THE PLAN IS STRATEGY. IT'S NOT TACTIC.

IT'S NOT LET'S PUT THIS HERE IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW TO WE ADDRESS IN A MORE GLOBAL FASHION OUR NEEDS. WHAT IS OUR GENERAL PLAN FOR MOVING AHEAD AND MAKING PROGRESS IN THESE IDENTIFIED AREAS? THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER TO REPLACE THIS PICNIC TABLE WITH THE NEW ONE IS REALLY A DEPARTMENT LEVEL DETERMINATION IT'S GOING TO GET MADE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. AS WE LOOK AT THIS WE HAVE TO HAVE LOTS OF READING TO DO AND CHRISTIAN I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU.

CAN YOU JUST KIND OF GIVE US A LITTLE BIT. WHAT'S IN THE APPENDIX AND WHAT

SHOULD WE LOOK AT AS WE LOOK AT THAT? >> EVERY PAGES IS EQUALLY INTERESTING. YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED FROM COVER TO COVER.

>> AND SERIOUSNESS THE APPENDIX HAS THE THREE CONCEPT PLANS.

CERTAINLY TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU WOULD LIKE AND SPEND MORE WITHIN THE PARK THEN YOU ARE MOST INTERESTED IN. THE CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT ITSELF MIGHT BE INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT FIND A LITTLE BIT DRY. THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION WITH

SOME DEGREE OF EXPLANATION AS WELL. >> I'M GONNA CONFESS THAT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO FIVE YET TO TELL ME WHAT'S IN FIVE? WHAT IS CHAPTER 5 GOING TO TELL

US? >> CHAPTER 5 WILL TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION AND IDENTIFY

SOME DEGREE OF PRIORITY OF WHEN THEY MAY BE INITIATED. >> WAS TO COME TO THE PLAN IN YOUR TYING OF READING IT WHAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES OVERLOOK AND I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION LOOK AT THIS AND AFTER THE TABLES IN CHAPTER 5 THERE IS A FEW PAGES ON PLAN ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

THERE IS AN ONGOING ROLE FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND NOT SO I THINK THIS WHOLE IDEA OF HOW YOU IMPLEMENT THE PLAN, HOW YOU MONITOR THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW YOU AMEND THE PLAN IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE AWARE OF BECAUSE IT'S VERY COMMON THAT EVERYBODY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE PLAN AND THE PLAN GETS ADOPTED.

WE WAVED GOODBYE AND LEAVE AND THEN COMMUNITIES DON'T NECESSARILY REFER TO IT MUCH AFTER THAT. THE PLAN SAYS YOU NEED TO MONITOR IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

IF YOU WANT ANY FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT SERVING YOUR NEEDS 3 TO 4 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR ME OR SOMETHING ELSE. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO GO AHEAD

AND AMEND THAT AND REFINE IT AS YOU GO. >> THAT'S ONE THING I WANTED US TO REALLY APPRECIATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE. THE IDEA ABOUT THE PLAN BEING ON THE SHELF DOWN THE ROAD WE ARE HERE TO PULL THE PLAN OFF THE SHELF EVERY NOW AND THEN AND DUSTED OFF AND LOOK AT IT TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION IT'S OUR JOB TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE

PLAN FROM NOW ON NOT JUST WHEN WE ADOPT IT. >> ABSOLUTELY.

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SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT WONDER OKAY WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NEXT? WHAT'S THE VALUE OF OUR TIME ON THIS COMMISSION. EVEN IF YOU HAVE AN AGENDA THAT ONLY HAS ONE ITEM ON IT CERTAINLY WITHIN YOUR POWER TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS PLANET A MONTH. WE TAKE IT IN OUR OWN SHOULDERS TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON TO MAKE

SURE IT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED. >> THINK YOU CHRISTIAN I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> OTHER COMMENTS OR CALL QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? >> ARE THEY ALSO DOING THE

DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN? >> KNOW, THERE WAS A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION DOING THE DOWNTOWN

PLAN. >> DO THEY COLLABORAT. >> YES THEY DO.>> THAT'S ONE THING TO MENTION TWO. HEALTH ASSOCIATES WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A FEW OF THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE HAVE WORKING ON SOME OTHER MASTER PLANS.

ONE OF THEM IS DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. CHRISTIAN DID YOU ALSO SPEAK

WITH ONE OF THE OTHER MASTER PLANNERS WITH IT DRAINAGE? >> WITH THE ENGINEERS THAT ARE

APPEARING MASTER PLAN. >> WE ADD HAD A FEW CONVERSATIONS WITH UP TO THE

LAST CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP LAST MONTH. >> A LOT OF THATWAS ABOUT

CONNECTIVITY AND UTILIZING DRAINAGE WAYS FOR FOR TRAILS. >> CHRISTIAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

THE PLAN IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. THERE'S A LOT THERE FOR US TO GET THROUGH AND A LOT THERE FOR US TO LOOK AT INTO THINK ABOUT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION. IT IS AN EXCELLENT PIECE OF WORK FROM WHAT I CAN TELL AT THIS POINT. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO TO GET THIS IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL AND TO GET THERE APPROVAL TO GET THIS UNDERWAY IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. >> MAN: YES SIR THANK YOU AND EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION AS WELL.T BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN YOU DETERMINE YOU WANT TO TAKE ACTION ON ANY SORT OF RECOMMENDATION THE COUNCIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT THEM TO JASON AND HE WILL GET THEM TO ME AND WE CAN GET ANSWERS FOR YOU.

>> THAT'S GREAT NOW. EVERYBODY REMAIN COGNIZANT OF THAT IF WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS LET'S LET JASON KNOW AND WE WILL GET THOSE BACK TO HEALTH AND ASSOCIATES.

>> CHRISTIAN THANK YOU AGAIN WE APPRECIATE IT. >.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS NAMED LONETREE TRAIL?? DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT WAS THE

NAME. >> FROM. >>.

>> DO ANYTHING WE COULD THINK OF BECAUSE IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE WHICH DEADENS OVER BY THE

HIGH SCHOOL. >> LONETREE ROAD IS FURTHER DOWN.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS CALLED TO ME OR A TRAIL BECAUSE IT GOES BY ME OR A PLUMBING OR CROSS

THAT STREET. >> HONESTLY ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS CALLED.

IS THERE A SIGN THAT SAYS CALL THAT? >> KNOW THERE'S NOT.

>> ARE TALKING BUT THE CONCRETE TRAIL? >>.

>> IF THE BIKE TRAIL. >> IS EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE FOUND SO FAR WITH THE LONETREE

HIKE AND BIKE. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT AND IT WAS THE ME ARI TRAIL.

>> I CAN SEE WHERE THERE IS CONTRITION. >> THERE'S A LONETREE ROAD AND

THAT'S NOT A ANYWHERE CLOSE TO IT. >> EXACTLY SO CONFUSING.

THE CATERPILLARS OVER THERE. >> I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP AS WELL BECAUSE YOU HAD MENTIONED THE AMPHITHEATER. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A PRODUCTION OF THE AMPHITHEATER AND I SAW THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY ARE DOING MARIJUANA ON OCTOBER 23 AND 24TH WHICH IS NEXT WEEKEND AT THE AMPHITHEATER. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO I'M GOOD TO GO CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN RECEDING ANYTHING THERE BUT I WANT TO CHECK IT OUT SO IT'S AT 6:40 P.M.. I

THINK IT'S THEATER VICTORIA THAT'S PUTTING IT >> MY NEW DAUGHTER IS ONLIKE FIVE PARTS.

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>> CONGRATULATIONS X ONE OTHER EVENT THAT I WANTED TO REITERATE BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT A MINUTE AGO IS THERE'S ONE MORE PUBLIC, SESSION COMING UP.

>> PRACTICE SIR. >> IT WILL BE THIS THURSDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5:00.

>> 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. THIS THURSDAY. >> IT'S JUST AN OPEN HOUSE TO

PRESENT THE EVENTS. >> WANT TO PRESENT WITH THE COMMUNICATION A DRAFT PLANAND SOME OF THE CONCEPTS THAT WE HAVE HAVE FOR THE THREE PARKS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE OING THAT OPEN HOUSE. WE'LL STILL HAVE COMMENT CARDS IT'S NOT GOING TO BE INTERACTIVE BUT IT WILL BE INFORMATIVE. WE WON'T HAVE THE BLUE DOTS OF YELLOW DOTS ARE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAD AT THE FIRST OPEN HOUSE.

JUST MERELY PRESENTATION AND SOME COMMON CARDS IN CASE AND IF HE HAS A FEW SUGGESTIONS.

>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT. >> ANYTHING ELSE ON THE PLAN? >> LIKE I SAID WHAT JASON SAID IS THE COUNCIL HAS PUT OFF THEIR APPROVAL OF WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS UNTIL 16 NOVEMBER SO THIS WILL GIVE US TIME TO GET THROUGH THIS. IT'S TOO MUCH TO GET THERE IN A WEEKEND. IT TAKES A LOT AND THERE'S A LOT THERE.

DID EVERYBODY GET THE PLAN? >> I HAVE ONE THROUGH FOUR I DON'T HAVE FIVE YET.

>> THERE'S A LINK AND YOU HAVE TO LOG INTO MICROSOFT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW IT.

>> THERE'S ONE THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LOG INTO THAT I GOT FROM YOU AND IT WAS SIMPLE.

THOUGH YOU COULD BRING THE WHOLE PLANET AND DOWNLOADED IF YOU WANT OR YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT IT WAS THE MOST RECENT ONE YOU SENT. SOME FOLKS SAID THEY CAN ACCESS IT SO I OPENED UP A ONE DRIVE ACCOUNT AND SEND IT TO YOU THAT WAY THROUGH THE ONE DRIVE.

IF YOU CAN ACCESS EITHER OR, WHAT WE CAN DO IS PRINT OFF THE ENTIRE PLAN AND HAVE IT READY

FOR YOU BY WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK IF ANYONE IS LIKE TO HAVE THE HARDCOPY, IF THAT'S EASIER. CATHERINE REED LETS GET ONE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT WE DO THAT. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE ONE

PLEASE LET JASON >> JASON WE GET ANYBODY ON THE COMMISSIONER, WANTS A HARD COPY

? >> ABSOLUTELY. IF THERE'S JUST A SHOW OF HANDS

RIGHT NOW I CAN WORK ON THAT. HAT. >> WILL JUST PRINT OFF ONE FOR EACH AND IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP TO THE PARKS AND REC OFFICE BY THURSDAY.

>> WILL HAVE THEM READY FOR YOU BY TOMORROW SO WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY IF YOU US IN BY THE

OFFICE FEEL FREE TO SWING BY AND PICK IT T UP. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT WILL HELP. >> IS SELECT THE PRINT OFF STUFF TOO.

>> I HAVE A HARD TIME AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M THE ONLY ONE BUT WORKING IN A BUSINESS WHERE EVERYTHING GOES OFF OF A BUDGET AND THEN SEEING THESE HUGE NUMBERS FOR THE PARKS IMPROVEMENT AND HAVING NO IDEA WHAT THE ACTUAL BUDGET IS LIKE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL AND THING HERE IS THE STATE DREAM LIST PACKAGE OF $60 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO SAY HERE IS WHAT WE THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO IMPROVE HERE ARE THE BUDGET RESTRAINTS. WE HAVE $20 MILLION FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE THIS? I LOOK AT THOSE INVESTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING LIKE PUTTING TREES AND TO LONETREE. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I DON'T THINK THAT $150,000 FOR TREES WOULD BE AS BENEFICIAL AS HUNDRED AND $50,000 TO PUT IN A NEW BOAT RAMP DOWN IN RIVERSIDE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN

POSSIBLE. >> THAT WOULD ALSO DEPEND ON WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.

THERE'S A FEW OF US. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SOMETHING POSSIBLE. DON'T

KNOW HOW THIS GOES TO THE NEXT STEP. >> AGAIN THAT IS A STRATEGY.

NOT THE TACTICS OF HOW YOU GET OFFENDED. A LOT OF THE PLANT PLAN DOES

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THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL AND COST RECOVERY FOR THE DEPARTMENT ITSELF. THAT'S A BIG ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TO SOME DEGREE PROBABLY IS A CHALLENGE TO COUNSEL TO SAY LOOK, WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT WE COULD DO THAT ARE BENEFICIAL IN THEIR OWN WAY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO BUT I GUESS THE PLAN HOPEFULLY HELPS US RECOMMEND THE CHANGES THAT WILL GET THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK TO MOVE THE NEEDLE THE FURTHER SO WE CAN MOVE IT FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE PLAN ALSO TELLS US WHERE WE HAVE DEFICIENCIES AND WHAT WE NEED TO WORK ON. I THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT. IT'S EASY TO GET LOOKING AT $60 MILLION AND WHERE WOULD WE GET THAT? ARE WE GONNA FLOAT A BOND ISSUE? KIND OF DOUBT IT.

>> HAVE A GREAT HISTORY ON THE . >> DON'T GET ME GOING.

>> ALSO SAYS TO THAT THEY HAVE FUNDS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR A NEW TAKEOUT DOCUMENT.

>> I WAS USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. NOT SPECIFICALLY BUT.

>> I LIKE BOTH IDEAS. >> I WOULD SAY WITH TREES WE COULD PROBABLY GET A LOT OF

THOSE DONATED AND MAKE A MEMORIAL TREE. >> MAYBE BE CREATIVE WITH HOW

WE DO THAT. I WOULD TAKE A WHOLE. >> IS MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THIS WHOLE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR COMMISSION AS FAR AS WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? I CAME ON BOARD RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MASTER PLAN AND IT HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING TO SEE THIS. I'M INTERESTED IN JUST SEEING WHERE THIS GOES AND HOW WE CAN HELP ASSIST JASON AND HIS DEPARTMENT. THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

>> WHAT I THINK IT'S COOL BRIAN IS THAT WE GET TO WRITE THAT SCRIPT OURSELVES IF WE WANT TO. IF WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY IT'S THE NEW RULE THAT WE DEFINE FOR OURSELVES. I THINK IT DOES GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO FOCUS THE CONVERSATION ON WHAT DO WE COLLECTIVELY THINK THE BEST WAY TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS WOULD BE? IT WOULD BE GREAT IF COUNCIL WOULD COME TO US AND SAY LISTEN WHAT YOU GUYS THINK? SHOW US YOUR WORK AND WHY YOU THINK THAT.

I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS COMMISSION TO BE OPERATING AT THAT LEVEL AND I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN TO BE A PART OF THAT AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THAT WAS SORT OF BE WHAT I'VE LEFT TO SEE US KIND OF CARVE OUT FOR OURSELVES AS A ROLE TO PLAY IN THE FUTURE.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THOSE THINGS AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

>> IT ASSERTED THAT REAL NUMBERS ON HERE AND SEE START TO WORK WITH A BUDGET AND IT WILL HAVE WITH A KIND OF PLAN ON SPINNING IN RIVERSIDE AT THE MLK AND THEN ALSO HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SO WE CAN SEE IF IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORT-TERM PROJECT OR MIDTERM

SO THAT IT WILL EXPAND ON THAT CC THAT ONE. >> I'M GLAD THAT EVERYONE IS GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I WAS WORKED OUT PERFECT TO WEAR WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE. WE ARE JUST SENDING OR WE JUST GOT STARTED WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR. OCTOBER 1 TO SEVEN VIDEO IS AWARE OCTOBER 1 IS OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR SO ARE YOUR GOES FROM STUPID 30TH TWO THAT NUMBER 30TH. WE JUST GOT OUR NEW BUDGET. WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN AND SEE JUST BECAUSE WE GOT OUR NEW BUDGET DOES IT MEAN WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT OUR UPCOMING BUDGET THAT WE HAVE FOR NEXT YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO GET SUBMITTED BY FEBRUARY OR MARCH. THIS IS ACTUALLY A GREAT TIME. WE WILL HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS US A WOULD WE HAVE THE PLAN AND THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT WITH MID TERM AND LONG-TERM GOALS. WE HAVE THAT. WE'RE GETTING READY TO ROLL INTO THE BUDGET. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS I'M NOT SURE IF YOU REMEMBER OR NOT BUT ONLY FOR STARTED THIS PROCESS I MENTIONED I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS PROCESS WRAPPED UP AND HAVE A YEARLY RETREAT WITH EVERYONE.

THAT WAY WE CAN OBVIOUSLY GO OVER WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT TO SET FOR PRIORITIES FOR THIS

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I THINK IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT NOW. WE HAVE THIS MASTER PLAN INTO THE BUDGET SO THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT AND MAYBE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A YEARLY RETREAT WITH YOU IF YOU WILL THAT WE CAN GO OVER THESE THINGS AND SAY OKAY THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, THIS IS WHAT WE CAN TO FINANCIALLY AND WE ARTY KNOW WE CAN'T DO THIS SO LET'S LOOK AT INSTEAD OF A LOOK AT BNC. WHAT CAN WE DO HERE? WE HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS. THAT WAY YOU ALSO KNOW TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR MINDS AND THEN FLIP-FLOP THAT AND WE CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING

OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION JASON. A WHILE BACK I KNOW SOME OF US TOWARD OTHER CITY PARKS. I NOTICED THAT YOU TOOK NOTES AT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. HAVE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS BEEN TOUCHED OR WORKED ON?

>> I'M SURE WE HAD. THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE THAT ARE MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND THAT SOMETHING TOO MATERNALLY WITH STAFF. AS CHRISTIAN MENTIONED WE DIDN'T REALLY COLLECT A LOT OF DATA UNFORTUNATELY BEFORE AND SO THAT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE STARTING TO DO NOW. WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS BETTER ON THE MAINTENANCE ASPECT INSTEAD OF BEING REACTIVE WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE WITH AND I CAN TELL YOU JUST FROM THE LAST MONTH AND-A-HALF TO TWO MONTHS OF DATA COLLECTION FROM OUR TEAM MEMBERS THEY ARE VERY FOCUSED ON TRASH AND GRASS. WHILE THAT'S A VERY BIG PIECE OF OUR PUZZLE THAT'S NOT THE 500 OTHER PIECES THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON EITHER. WE HAVE MAINTENANCE, PAINTING AND NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THERE'S PLAYGROUNDS THE NEED TO BE FIXED AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT INTERNALLY TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS ON.

TO BE QUITE FRANK WITH YOU I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY ITEMS WE'VE CHECKED OFF THE LIST.

I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT I KNOW THAT WE WENT BACK AND CHATTED WITH STAFF AND THERE ARE SOME

MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT ARE TAKEN CARE OF. >> I SAW THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION IS OPEN FOR MAINTENANCE ONLINE SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ONE OF

THOSE SOON. >> YES, WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON TRYING TO WRAP THAT UP WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. WE ARE ON THE SECOND ROUND OF INTERVIEWS RIGHT NOW.

>> HOW MUCH IS THE MAINTENANCE ACROSS THE PARKS AND RECREATION IS DONE INTERNALLY AS OPPOSED TO HOW MUCH IS OUTSOURCED? LIKE MOWING, ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE AND THAT STUFF IS

THAT PRETTY MUCH IN-HOUSE OR IS IT OUTSOURCED? >> IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE BREAKDOWN ON ELECTRICITY OR PLUMBING BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR STAFF HANDLES IT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN UNTIL THEY GET TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN OR THEY NEED ASSISTANCE WHICH IS WHEN WE CALL ON ELECTRICIANS OR PLUMBERS.

OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WE ARE NOT GOING TO TOUCH IT AND WE WILL CALL AND PROFESSIONALS FOR THAT. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE FIXING LIKE INTERROGATION HAD OR CONTROL VALVE THAT SOMETHING THAT STAFF WILL TAKE CARE OF INTERNALLY.F YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST GENERAL LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE FOR MOWING AND WEED EATING THERE SEVEN PARKS THAT WE DO NOT MAINTAIN THAT REGARD BECAUSE IS CONTRACTED OUT SO BE THE MOWING AND WEEDING OF SEVEN OF OUR SMALLER PARKS. WE DO STILL MAINTAIN EVERYTHING OFF WITHIN THOSE PARKS.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S WRONG WITH THE TRASH CANS ARE RESTROOMS OR WHAT HAVE YOU THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF TAKES CARE OF. I DON'T HAVE A PERCENTAGE

BREAKDOWN FOR YOU. >> I WENT TO PLAY GOLF AT RIVERSIDE WENDY THIS WEEK AND I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE MOWING ESPECIALLY DOWN BY THE RIVER. THERE IS NINE OR 10 THAT'S RIGHT ON THE EDGE AND YOU CAN SEE A 30 FOOT RADIUS AROUND THE GOLF RING THAT WAS MOWED OUT SO IT WAS JUST QUITE NICE TO GO DOWN THERE AND AFTER EVERYTHING WITH THE RAIN WE SAW THE MOWING

WAS DONE ON THEIR. >> IT'S 12 FEET UNDERWATER RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT'S THE THING THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING AS WELL. JUST BEFORE WE REALIZE THAT THE STAFF FOCUSES TRASH AND BASICALLY GRASS. WE NEED TO REPRIORITIZE THAT.

IF THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS THAT DON'T NEED TO BE TOUCHED EVERY OTHER WEEK AND THEY ARE AN OPEN GREEN SPACE AND NOBODY GOES TO IT THAN LEAVE IT ALONE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO IF WE CAN.

BY MEANS WE DON'T WANT THINGS GET OUT OF CONTROL NOR DO WE WANT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BUT QUITE FRANKLY IF WE ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE PLAYGROUND I HAVE MORE ISSUE WITH IS NOT TAKING CARE OF IT ON THE PLAYGROUND AND TRYING TO CUT GOT ARRESTED 6 INCHES TALL. THAT'S WHERE WE JUST NEED TO SHIFT OUR PRIORITIES.

>> AND ELECTRICIANS IDEA ABOUT HAVING MORE PARK CLEANUP DAYS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

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THAT IN THE PLAN ALSO TO BE CREATIVE INTO THINGS LIKE THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WITH EVERYBODY'S PERMISSION LET'S MOVE ON TO THE PARKS UPDATE SINCE WE ARE KIND OF

WORKING ON JASON ALREADY. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE PRESENTATION ABOUT THAT PLACE AND THAT YOU BROUGHT PRESENTERS AND PERIODICITY INTERESTED IN THAT?

>> I THINK IT STILL TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE AGENDA YET. IT'S NOT ON PERSON I.

>> THAT THEY NOT DO THE PRESENTATION? >> LOOKING AT THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ON THERE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS BUT NOT TONIGHT ANYWAY.

>> I DID REACH OUT TO THEM AND AT THE CURRENT SITUATION. >> IS A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT IT TO ME AND THEY SEEMED EXCITED ABOUT IT. THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO HELP

WITH IT. >> WE CAN PUT ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

>> IF YOU WANT TO GO HAD. >> I APOLOGIZE. WOULD HAVE A POWERPOINT OR SOME KIND OF HANDOUT FOR YOU BUT QUITE FRANKLY IT'S BEEN A LITTLE CRAZY GOING ON.

[4. Parks and Recreation Updates.]

THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CREST LATER ON TONIGHT IS THE FIRST PART OF TOMORROW.

RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 29 FEET AND SOME CHANGE. >> ARE YOU STILL CLOSED AT THE

GATE? >> YES MA'AM. WE CLOSE THE MORE TODAY SO THE GATES LEADING INTO RIVERSIDE PARK ARE CLOSED. JUST A HEAD'S UP ON THE.

>> RETHINKING THURSDAY THE WATER WILL BE DOWN. >> I WOULD HOPE SO.

>> OUR PLAN IS THAT BASICALLY ONCE THE WATER RECEIPTS WE WERE GIVEN A FULL DAY.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PARK IS APPROPRIATELY. >> I WILL LET KIMBERLY TALK ABOUT TAFT WHICH IS THE TEXAS FEDERATION FOR THE MLK GAMES. I'LL LET HER JUMP ON THAT.

AS I MENTIONED WE STARTED COLLECTING DATA FOR SOME OF OUR STAFF HOURS.

IT GIVES US A BETTER IDEA WHERE WE ARE SPENDING TIME. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON A FEW PROJECTS. WE HAVE THE DUCK POND CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS UNDERGOING REVIEW RIGHT NOW THROUGH INTERNALLY. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION THAT OUR CONSULTANT NEEDS TO SUPPLY TO OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUT OTHERWISE THAT SHOULD BE TO DONE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SEND OFF THOSE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS TO THE TEXAS WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR REVIEW. HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR BED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR OR THE VERY BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THE RIVERSIDE SPLASH PAD RFP WE ARE LOOKING AT ABLE TO PUSH THAT OUT BY NEXT WEEK AND

THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SPLASH PAD. >> WHERE'S THAT LOCATED?

>> THAT WOULD BE LOCATED NEXT TO THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS. >> OF COURSE THE PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN JUST GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT FROM CHRISTIANS I WON'T GO INTO THAT AGAIN.

WE DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T MENTION LAST TIME WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. WE SECURED 10 SOLAR LIGHTS FOR QUEEN CITY PARKS AND A MCKAY PARKS. THOSE WILL BE GETTING INSTALLED HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO C WILL SEE SOME CONSTRUCTION OVER THERE AT THOSE TWO PARKS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO

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IT'S A $20,000 BILL. $20,000 BILL. ANYWAY WE WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET ON THAT TO SEE WHERE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO

FIX THAT. >> THERE'S NO RECOURSE AGAINST THE ORIGINAL ENGINEER OR

CONSTRUCTION. >> NO SORRY. IT'S ARTY PAST.

>> DID YOU FIND OUT IF IT WAS LIKE A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THAT? AND HE TALKED ABOUT THE GROUT IN BETWEEN AND WHAT THE SCHEDULES NEEDED TO BE FOR THE

OTHER PARKS OF THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT ANOTHER ONE. >> QUITE HONESTLY I DON'T THINK WE EVER GOT A SOLID ANSWER. DON'T THINK WE EVER GOT THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE OR

ANYTHING. >> THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH .

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS JUST A BUSTED PIPE OR WHAT THE CAUSE OF THAT WAS. I WOULD THINK THAT HAVING A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN WOULD BE A LOT MORE BENEFICIAL FOR US AND HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE THOSE KINDS OF LEAKS.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT WOULD SOLVE THAT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. >> JUST TO WRAP THIS UP HERE WE DID HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE SOCCER FIELD COMPLEX THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT WE ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. ONE OF THE LAST THINGS IS STAFF THIS MONTH HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY WITH SOME OF OUR CONFERENCES THAT WE'VE BEEN ATTENDING.

WE HAD A FEW STAFF MEMBERS I WENT TO THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN TENNESSEE. I ATTENDED THE TEXAS TREE CONFERENCE HELD ANNUALLY IN THE WACO AREA. I'M NOT ON THE BOARD ANYMORE. IN THE PAST PRESENT AND I'M DONE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST WHICH WE ROLL RIGHT INTO KIMBERLY'S IS A SPORTS RELATIONSHIP CONFERENCE. KIMBERLY AND I JUST CAME BACK FROM THAT LAST WEEK.

ACTUALLY SHE CAME BACK FROM IT THIS WEEK. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT CONFERENCE. THE COLOR CONFERENCE BUT IT'S REALLY NOT.

IT'S MORE SPEED DATING IF YOU WILL. WHAT IT DOES IS BRING TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE FACILITIES. WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A SOLID 30 TO 40 TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS AND WE HAVE AT LEAST A HANDFUL OF PROMISING LEADS. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE OUR SPORTS TOURISM ASPECT.

WITH THAT I WILL LET KIMBERLY TALK ABOUT SPORTS TOURISM. >> HELLO.

THE SPORTS TOURISM CONFERENCE WAS SUPER AWESOME LAST WEEK. IT REALLY GAVE US INSIGHT INTO ONE OF OUR NEWEST POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE POSTED. I BELIEVE HE SPOKE WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT IT A FEW MONTHS BACK AND WE DO HAVE A SPORTS TOURISM MANAGER POSITION POSTED.

THEY WILL BE BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT WHENEVER WE HIRE THEM AS WELL.

THEY WILL BRING MANY KINDS OF TOURNAMENTS INTO THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

NOT JUST USING THE SPORTSPLEX BUT THE FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE AND MAYBE EVEN SOME FACILITIES WITH PARTNERING AGENCIES. MORE ON THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS.

WE ARE HOPING THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE STARTING BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. THEY WILL HELP ROLAND TO TAFT. I WILL TALK ABOUT.

YOU GUYS ARE STILL FAMILIAR WITH TAFT. THE WINTER GAMES ARE HOSTING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS MLK WEEKEND WE DO HAVE NINE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS CONFIRMED AND WE WILL BE GETTING EVERYTHING UP ONLINE AND TO THE TOP WEBSITE.

ONE OF THE ONES THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT WE'RE DOING IS THE FIRST OF VICTORIA AND ITS ADOPTIVE SOFTBALL. WILL BE USING OUR COMPLEX WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THAT INTO THE WINTER GAMES. GOING INTO OUR FALL LEAKS THIS YEAR WE SCALED BACK THE LEAGUES THAT WE ARE OFFERING. WE ARE OFFERING CORN HOLE

KICKBALL AND SOFTBALL AND AMONG THOSE WE HAVE 95 TEAMS. >> IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO

HAVE THAT MANY FOR US. >> THAT'S ABOUT 75 I THINK. THERE ARE MORE LEAKS OFFERED

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GO BRITTANY. ISSUES ARE ATHLETIC COORDINATOR.

A COUPLE OTHER PROGRAMS WE HAVE IS THE VPR PARKS AND RECREATION ROCKS PROGRAM.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN, PAINT SOME ROCKS, PUT THEM ON THE PARKS AND BRING SOME OTHER ROCKS THAT THEY FIND AND GET SOME SHIRTS SO THAT'S BEEN A REALLY NEAT PASSIVE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE STARTED. LAST FRIDAY IF IT DID NOT RAIN AND STARTED BUT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT NEW STORYBOOK TRAIL ALONG THE NATURE TRAIL IN RIVERSIDE PARK.

WHEN THE WATER GOES DOWN STAFF WILL BE BACK OUT TO SWITCH OUT FOOD I WILL WITH A NEW BOOK SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT OUT. WE'VE GOT REALLY GREAT RESPONSES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND LOTS OF SELFIES WHICH RINGS ME ASIDE NOW. AND IF ANYONE'S NOTICED THAT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS CURRENTLY DOWN. WE HAVE RUN INTO AN ISSUE AND WE DO HAVE STAFF WORKING WITH FACEBOOK TO TRY TO GET IT BACK UP AND RUNNING.

IT IS NOT BEEN DELETED BUT THERE IS AN ERROR THAT IS HOLDING IT FROM BEING ABLE TO

BE ALIVE. >> IT HAPPENED TO MY PT PAGE I DON'T KNOW.

>> TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 WE HAVE A PUMPKIN PAINTING WITH THE LIBRARY AND REDOING THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND IT'S A FREE PROGRAM. WE GOTTEN SOME DONATIONS FROM ATB SAYS WE CAN OFFER THIS TO THE COMMUNITY. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 WE'RE DOING DRIVING BINGO SO IT'S REALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID BACK IN FEBRUARY WHICH IS BACK SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THAT OUT. NOVEMBER 6 WE ARE DOING THE CAMPOUT MOVIE NIGHTS OF FOLLOWING THE DUCK SAFARI WE WILL BE SETTING UP OUR TENTS WITH THE MOVIE AND ENJOYING THE NIGHT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS COME OUT.

>> TSUNAMI SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THAT? >> I THINK IT'S UNLIMITED.

I THINK WE'VE EVER MAXED OUT IT WILL BE MY FIRST ONE BECAUSE THE ONE BACK IN THE SPRING GOT

RAINED OUT TWICE. >> THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 WE WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A DRIVE-IN MOVIE. A HALLOWEEN HAUNTED CINEMA AND IT WILL BE A TRUNK OR TREAT AS WELL SO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT WILL BE SHOWING COCOA AND JEEPERS CREEPERS.

IT'S A DOUBLE FEATURE AND A SCARY MOVIE. >> WHERE IS THIS?

RIVERSIDE AGAIN? >> THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON FRIDAY AT 6:00.

>> IT CAN BE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE STAGES FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.

AND SO YOU CAN JUST DRIVE YOUR CAR UP AND HAVE A COOL DRIVE IN MOVIE FOR THE EVENING.

>> WILL HAVE AN FM TRANSMITTER SO YOU CAN LITERALLY JUST 29 IN YOUR CAR.

>> ONE FINAL THING. CHRISTMAS PARADE FLOAT AND VENDOR APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU GUYS WANT A FLOAT OR YOU KNOW PEOPLE THOUGHT FLUTES TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD. I THINK NOVEMBER 16 OR 22ND IS THE DEADLINE.

>> PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED. >> THINK YOU. >> HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEIRD

AREAS GOING ON SO WE WILL HOOK YOU UP. >> JASON CAN WE GET THE

ATHLETES REPAINTED BEFORE TAFT GAMES? >> YES ABSOLUTELY.

THAT WAY IT LOOKS SO PRETTY IT'S VIBRANT AND FRESHLY PAINTED BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF

IT LOOKED PRETTY TOO. >> IT HAS A NEW PARKING LOT TWO.

>> WE HAVE A SEMI PRO TEAM BASKETBALL LEAGUE M3 BA AND THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TOURNAMENTS AT ST. JOSEPH AND THEY'VE ALSO HAD THEIR LAST TOURNAMENT AT VICTORIA COLLEGE.

IT'S A SEMI PRO LEAK. THEY HAVE TEAMS THAT COME FROM HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IT BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO DO IT. THEY HAVE ONE IN CORPUS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I JUST THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO MENTION THAT'S PRETTY COOL IT'S A BASKETBALL SEMI PRO TEAM.

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>> ABSOLUTELY. >>. >> I'M SURE BUT I DON'T KNOW

IF THEY PAY FOR THIS OR THAT. I DON'T SAY THE WRONG THING. >> WE ARE STILL NEEDING A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR FOR TAFT IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING.

>> TO PICK IT BACK UP HERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WITH TOUGH IS THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SOME OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FACILITIES. THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY RUNNING HAND-IN-HAND WITH TAFT SO WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT GETTING IT PAINTED.

>> A GREAT FEEDBACK ON THOSE SERIOUSLY MY FRIENDS ARE SO HAPPY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THEIR SHADE AND TREES NEARBY SO PEOPLE ARE HAPPY.

>> THEY LOOK A LOT BETTER THAN THEY DID SIX MONTHS AGO TOO. >> I DID NOTICE OF THOSE PARKING SIGNS THAT YOU PUT UP ALONG THE SIDE OF DON'T PARK CARE NUMBER GOOD ATTENTION TO.

>> THEIR TIRES SAVINGS ALONG THOSE. >> IS A LONG TREK FROM THE

PARKING LOT TO WHERE THEY ARE PLAYING SOCCER. >> I THINK THEY JUST REPAVE THAT AREA NEXT TO THE SOCCER FIELD SO THERE'S PARKING DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE SOCCER

FIELD. >> ARE NOT COMPLETELY DONE REPEATING IT.

>> ANDRE. THANK YOU GUYS I APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE

COMMISSIONERS ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT

FITNESS PROGRAM BACK ON SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. >> WILL PUT ON THE NEXT AGENDA

. >> ANDRE. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THIS EPISODE OF THE PARKS COMMISSION. WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED. WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS IN

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.