[A. CALL TO ORDER]
[00:00:06]
>> TODAY'S MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PARKS COMMISSION. WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONER JOHN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE JOHN ON THE COMMISSION. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HARD WORK AND BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS.
ALL THE OTHER THINGS. >> YOU WON'T LIKE ME AFTER THIS MEETING. I'M JUST KIDDING.
>> THE AGENDA CALLS NEXT FOR CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS.
I SEE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SITTING IN THE GALLERY, AND SHAKING HER HEAD AS IF PERHAPS MAYBE NOT TO SPEAK.
I WAS CONTACTED BY TEXT MESSAGE BY A GENTLEMAN LAST MONTH, AND BETWEEN MEETINGS, HE SENT ME SEVERAL OTHER THINGS.
I INVITED HIM TO COME BACK AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
IT IS OKAY WITHOUT OBJECTION FROM ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION, I MIGHT JUST MOVE THIS TO A LATER POINT IN THE MEETING IN CASE HE DOES COME. IF HE DOES, WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THAT POINT. IF THAT IS ALL RIGHT WITH EVERYBODY? OKAY.
[C. Approval of Minutes:]
ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST PARKS COMMISSION MEETING.SEPTEMBER 12, 2022. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES
AS PRESENTED. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 12 MEETING, AS PRESENTED.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE WILL ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES AS
[1. Parks and Recreation Department updates]
PRESENTED. MOVE RIGHT ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATES.
HOW Y'ALL DOING TONIGHT? >> FINE, THANK YOU.
SO SOMEWHAT OF A LIGHT AGENDA TODAY.
REALLY I HAVE A BUNCH OF UPDATES FOR YOU.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT'S MONTHLY UPDATE. ALL RIGHT.
COOL. SO LIKE NORMAL, WE WILL GO OVER PARKS AND RECREATION. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE AND THE COMMUNITY CENTERS.
THE SPORTS TOURISM DIVISION. WE WILL GO OVER SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAD A LOT OF... WE HAD A LOT OF CONFERENCES, AND A LOT OF THINGS TO ATTEND OVER THE LAST TWO TO FOUR WEEKS. ONE OF THOSE WAS THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION WHO BASICALLY FACILITATES EVERYTHING AS IT RELATES TO PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AND JUST STATISTICS AND ADVICE FOR THE NATION.
WE ARE UMBRELLAED UNDERNEATH THAT AS TRAPS, TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY. NONETHELESS, ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, WE HAVE STEPHEN GALLAGHER WHO SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT RECOGNIZE. HE IS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT. HE AND KIMBERLY WENT TO NRPA TWO WEEKS AGO. AT THIS POINT.
TWO WEEKS AGO. AND STEVE WAS THE WINNER OF THAT PARTICULAR ACTIVITY THAT THEY HAD GOING ON.
SO HE WAS... HE IS KIND OF SHOWCASING HIS FIRST-PLACE PRIZE. I DON'T REMEMBER EXA EXACTLY...
>> HE IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION. A NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
>> THERE YOU GO. >> A PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT CALLED MOVEMENT. IT IS KIND OF LIKE BACK A-MOLE WITH YOUR HANDS. HE HAD A REALLY GREAT STRATEGY AND GOOD FORM. NATIONAL CHAMP.
>> DOES IT HELP THAT HE HAD A GOOD REACH, TOO?
>> YEAH. ABOUT 7,500 PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS OUT THERE.
HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO UP AGAINST 7,500 PEOPLE.
YEAH. >> HE BROUGHT BACK A NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR US. >> WAY TO REPRESENT.
LOOKS LIKE HE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME.
PARKS AND RECREATION CONVENTION. YOU SHOULD HAVE A GOOD TIME.
>> YEAH. FFORT AS YEAR 2000 CAN TELL,...
AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE WAS PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO.
IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE.
KUDOS TO STEVE FOR THAT. ONE OF THE OTHER CONFERENCES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND WAS THE TEXAS TREE CONFERENCE.
AND THAT IS THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
THAT IS A PICTURE OF THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE. AL DAVIS.
HE WAS GIVING A SPEECH, AND MAKING SOME PRESENTATIONS DURING THE AWARDS LUNCHEON. JUST A FEW OF CONFERENCES THAT WE AFEND, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE FOR YOU AND SHOWCASE...
YEAH, SOME OF THE CONFERENCES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT ATTENDS.
SO WE WILL GO INTO PARKS AND RECREATION.
[00:05:02]
PARKS MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN... THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING.THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON OVER THE LAST MONTH.
SOME THESE I'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL ON IS... AS IT RELATES TO THE PROJECTS. BUT SOME OF THEM THAT I WANTED TO EXPAND ON A LITTLE BIT ARE THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT PROGRAM.
WE STARTED THE PROGRAM, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.
WE STARTED REALLY KICKING THAT INTO GEAR.
AND SPRAYING THROUGHOUT THE C CITY.
WE MADE ONE FULL SPRAY IN THE CITY.
AND WE GOT THOSE, GOT THOSE MOSQUITOES KNOCKED DOWN PRETTY WELL. WE DID START GETTING INUNDATED WITH PHONE CALLS RIGHT ABOUT THAT TIME.
WHEN WE WERE GOING OUT TO SPRAY. WE TOOK CARE OF THE CITY IN THREE DAYS. AND THAT IS DEPICTED HERE IN THE ZONES THAT WE HAVE BROKEN DOWN FOR THE CITY.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, WE HAVE 18 DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE HAVE BROKEN DOWN INTO ZONES. EACH ONE OF THOSE ZONES TAKES ROUGHLY ABOUT TWO HOURS OR SO. DEPENDING ON THE DRIVER.
AND SO IT DOES TAKE A GOOD PART OF OUR TIME TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE CITY. NONETHELESS, WE BROKE IT DOWN.
INTO THESE ZONES. WE WERE ABLE TO KNOCK IT OUT IN THREE DAYS. PART OF THE REASON WHY IT TAKES THREE DAYS IS WE DON'T GO OUT AND SPRAY 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.
WE HAVE A WINDOW. THAT WINDOW IS TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, IN THE EVENINGS WHENEVER THE POLL MAY THE OR THES...
POLLINATORS ARE IN BED FOR THE NIGHT, IF YOU WILL.
WE WILL GO OUT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND WE WILL SPRAY AT
THREE HOURS OR SO. >> WHAT DECIDES, LIKE, WHEN AND
HOW OFTEN Y'ALL SPRAY? >> IIS IT PURELY BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE CALLING? IS THERE SOME TYPE OF STUDY?
>> YEAH, NO. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
WE HAVE A PLAN WE STARTED WORKING ON.
WE HAVE PROCEDURES THAT WE ENDED UP CREATING.
IT IS ABOUT A 12 OR 15-PAGE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE ON-LINE.
AND REALLY IT IS MORE ABOUT BEING PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE.
WE HAVE TRAPS THAT WE ARE SETTING OUT.
THEY HAVE A MOSQUITO BITE TEST. WHERE SOMEBODY ACTUALLY LITERALLY GOES OUT AND TRIES TO SEE HOW MANY MOSQUITOES LAND ON THEM AND BITE THEM. RIGHT? BUT YEAH, THAT IS KIND OF THE WAYS THAT WE GO ABOUT IT.
THAT AND IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE PHONE CALLS THAT WE GET.
WE NOTICE, LIKE, IN THIS AREA, THIS TIME FOR INSTANCE, WE WERE GETTING PHONE CALLS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF DRAINAGE WATER IN THE DRAINAGE AREAS. WE KNEW OKAY, THAT IS PROBABLY AFFECTING IT. BUT YEAH, WE ARE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE WITH IT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
EXPAND ON THAT. >> SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE ABATEMENT PLANS OUTLINE LINES IS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. WHEN IT ONLY RAINS IN PART OF THE CITY AND NOT ALL THE CITY, WE ARE GOING TO SPRAY IN THAT PART THAT HAS A MINIMAL OF ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATED WATER.
I THINK IT IS MORE THAN THAT. AND THEN ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS, TOO, WITH THE TRAPPING, WE LOOK TO SEE IF THEY ARE MALE OR FEMALE MOSQUITOES. BECAUSE MOSQUITOES, LIKE ALL THE OTHER INSECTS, THEY CAN BUILD UP A TOLERANCE.
WE DON'T WANT TO OVERSPRAY. WHERE THEY CAN START BUILDING UP RESISTANCE. TO THE CHEMICALS THAT WE USE.
IF THERE ARE JUST MALE MOSQUITOES, NUISANCE MOSQUITOES THAT ARE NOT BITING, IF THERE IS MORE IN THAT AREA, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SPRAY. IT IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO OVERSPRAY AND THEN HAVE THEM BUILD UP THAT RESISTANCE TO IT.
IF IT IS A HEAVY FEMALE AREA, THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF BITING MOSQUITOESES, IT IS MORE LIKELY TO SPRAY.
A LOT OF THE REALLY BIG CITIES ARE GETTING AWAY FROM THAT.
NOT EVEN SPRAYING IF THERE IS FEMALE MOSQUITOES.
ONLY SPRAYING IN SELECTED AREAS THAT TEST POSITIVE FOR DIFFERENT DISEASES. BECAUSE THERE IS... THAT CONCERN OF BIDDING UP THAT RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE AND THEN ALTHOUGH CHEMICALS WE USE ARE INDISCRIMINATE KILLERS.
LY STOP TALKING ABOUT. THISLY TALK AGO FOREVER ABOUT
IT. >> WE DO HAVE... WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO ON MOSQUITOES. AND THE ABATEMENT PLAN.
WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
FOR US TO GO INTO A DEEP DIVE. THERE, WE WILL TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TYPES OF MOSQUITOES, THE TRAPS THAT WE USE.
KIND OF THE SYSTEM FOR SPRAYING AND ALL OF.
THAT IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO NEXT MONTH, WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA.
>> I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING.
>> OKAY. >> I KNOW LAST YEAR I HAD SEEN, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A BUNCH OF SPRAYING THIS YEAR.
I HADN'T SEEN IT. I WASN'T OUTSIDE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE BY. IT WAS AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
[00:10:05]
THE MOSQUITOES HAVE BEEN WORSE THIS YEAR.BUT IT COULD BE JUST THE RAIN. >> WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EITHER AS WE DID LAST YEAR.
THAT IS ANOTHER THING. IT RAINED SO MUCH AND IN THIS YEAR, WE ARE IN STAGE THREE DROUGHT.
>> YEAH. WE WILL GET SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH. AND WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION.
THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO MOSQUITOES AND THE ABATEMENT PROGRAM WE HAVE. COOL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MOSQUITOES BEFORE I GO BACK TO PARK MAINTENANCE? OKAY.
COOL. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, WE ARE BEEN WORKING ON SOME CONTROL POSTS THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM. IT IS REALLY JUST TRYING TO STRAIGHT AN LOT OF THOSE OUT. AND QUITE HONESTLY, WE ARE LOOKING, ESPECIALLY IN RIVERSIDE PARK.
FORECAST WE ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO REMOVE SOME OF THOSE CABLE POSTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY.
IT IS A REALLY BIG MAINTENANCE ISSUE.
THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT KNOCK OVER THOSE POLES.
THEN WE HAVE TO RESET THE POSTS. THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT BUST THE WIRE AND WE HAVE TO RESET THE WIRE OR STRING.
IT IS A BIG MAINTENANCE ISSUE. REALLY JUST TRYING TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF WHERE WE WILL HAVE THOSE AND THE CABLING.
LIKE A PARKING LOT, FOR INSTANCE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FIXING THOSE CONTROL POSTS THROUGHOUT THE PARKS. WE HAD A CANOPY INSTALLATION OVER AT THE SKATE PARK. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ABOUT IS THE R.V. PARK.
WE DID CLOSE THAT DOWN. FOR A MONTH.
WE STARTED IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER 1 PRETTY MUCH.
GOING TO GO THROUGH NOVEMBER 1. WE HAVE A LOT OF POLICIES THAT WE NEED TO UPDATE OVER THERE AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, HOW WE TAKE PAYMENT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
HOW DO WE ENFORCE THE POLICY THAT IS WE HAVE WITH THE TENANTS THAT WE HAVE OVER THERE? SO WHILE WE ARE DOING ALL OF THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MAINTENANCE ASPECT OF IT, TOO.
WE KNEW WE HAD A LOT OF TREES THAT NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED UP OVER THERE. THEY HAVE BEEN TRIMMING TREES.
WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS SOME POSTS THAT NEEDED SOME RE-POSTS OR NEW POSTS. FOR THE ELECTRICALS.
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
WE WILL ADD SOME NEW SIGNAGE OVER THERE.
SO THIS GIVES YOU BETTER DIRECTION ON WHAT SPOTS ARE, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY FOR PULL-THROUGH OR DRIVE-IN CAMPERS. YEAH.
AND REALLY JUST TRYING TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND REALLY MAKE IT, REALLY MAKE IT A NICE AREA FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND VISIT.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WHICH WE HAVEN'T REALLY COME TO A FINAL, A FINAL CONCLUSION ON IS, YOU KNOW, HOW WE WILL TAKE THOSE RESERVATIONS.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE RESERVATIONS ONLY? WE HAVE BEEN LEANING TOWARD A 48-HOUR RESERVATION COMPONENT TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ELECTRICITY OUT THERE FOR SAID TENANT AND NOT JUST HAVING PEOPLE JUST DROP IN AND JUST USE ELECTRICITY WHENEVER THEY WANT.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING WITH THE R.V. PARK.
AGAIN, TRYING TO SHUT IT DOWN FOR A MONTH.
REALLY GET OUR POLICIES UPDATED AND GET SOME MAINTENANCE TAKEN
CARE OF OVER THERE. >> GOING TO REVISIT THE FEE SCHEDULE, TOO? SOME OF THOSE THINGS?
>> YES, YES. THAT IS ALL PART OF THE BIGGER DEPARTMENT-WIDE PLAN AS FAR AS THE FEE SCHEDULE.
AND REALLY JUST SITTING DOWN WITH FINANCE AT THIS POINT AND GOING OVER THE LAST LITTLE ITEMS.
>> ARE YOU STILL GIVING CONSIDERATION TO REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME A RESERVATION C CAN... A PERSON CAN HAVE? BECAUSE REMEMBER BEFORE YOU COULD BE A MONTH?
HOW LONG? >> THEY HAVE 30 DAYS.
>> SOMEONE COULD PARK THERE FOR 30 DAYS?
>> CORRECT. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT
REVISING THAT? >> TO WHAT EXTENT?
TO LESSENING IT? >> TO LESSENING IT.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE REALLY TALKED ABOUT LESSENING IT.
NO, MA'AM. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, THOUGH.
IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT... >> WELL, LET ME ASK ASHLEY.
I THOUGHT WE DISCUSSED THAT LAST MONTH.
>> DID WE? >> THE FEE STRUCTURE AND THE DURATION OF TIME A PERSON COULD STAY THERE, ACTUALLY.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT. THIS BUT YES, LIKE, SHRINKING THE E TIME SO THAT WAY, THEY CAN'T... IF THEY ARE NOT THERE SO LONG, THEN THEY ARE NOT MAKING IT HOME.
WHERE THEY ARE DROWNING A COUCH OUTSIDE AND... DROPPING A COUCH OUTSIDE AND ALL OF THAT. GETTING DUMPY AROUND THERE.
THAT IS WHY Y'ALL PUSHED FORWARD WITH THIS.
I DON'T KNOW. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT... IT IS
KIND OF GOING DOWNHILL. >> RIGHT.
>> DOESN'T MATCH UP TO WHERE OTHER PARKS, LIKE STATE PARKS AND WHAT THEY CHARGE. .
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. SO WE DID KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. PART OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE GOING TO THAT 48-HOUR RESERVATION IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOCK ALL OF OUR ELECTRICAL PANELS OUT THERE.
SO THAT WOULD ALLOW SOMEBODY TO COME IN TO RESERVE, LIKE, ON A WEDNESDAY, AND WE WO WOULD STILE ABLE TO HAVE THEM SQUARED AWAY
[00:15:01]
BEFORE THE WEEKEND. SAME THING IF SOMEBODY COMES IN.THEY RESERVE ON A FRIDAY. IT WON'T BE GOOD UNTIL A MONDAY OF THAT FOLLOWING WEEK. WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THAT PART OF IT. THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES WITH, YOU KNOW, COUCH-DUMPING AND ALL OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE DURATION OF THE STAY, I MEAN, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO SCALE THAT BACK TO MAYBE
THREE WEEKS. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
>> SURE. >> WHAT ABOUT TURNING IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE? THAT MIGHT BRING MORE REVENUE.
>> YEAH. >> HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED?
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TURNING IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE.
I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS.
THE MASTER PLAN ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THAT AREA BEING EXPANDED AND ENHANCED. TO CREATE MORE R.V. PARKING.
>> OKAY. >> AND R.V., YOU KNOW, AREA.
I MEAN, THAT IS... I MEAN, THAT IS DEFINITELY A CONVERSATION WE
COULD HAVE. >> JUST A THOUGHT.
I HAVE AN IDEA. I'LL BRING IT UP TO LEE
SEPARATELY IF I CHOOSE TO. >> ASHLEY, YOU ARE DOWN THERE EVERY DAY IN THE PARK. DO YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT STAY THERE FOR A LONG TIME THAT KIND OF MAKE THAT PLACE A HOME? LIKE WINTER TEXAN KIND OF PEOPLE?
>> NO. THE GOOD PEOPLE, THEY COME AND STAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEN THEY GO.
THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE STICKING AROUND FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. AND THEN PEOPLE CA CAUSING A SCE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY AND THEY EXTEND THEIR STAY.
I HAVE SEEN... YOU KNOW, YOU DRIVE BY THERE.
YOU SEE BROKEN-DOWN VEHICLES OR TARPS UP.
THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHEN I DROVE BY AND SAW IT WAS SHUT DOWN, I WAS, LIKE, OH, WOW.
THAT IS GOOD. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO UPGRADE. SO...
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, TOO, WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF... YOU KNOW, HOW YOU HANDLE PUTTING SOMEBODY DOWN THERE TO MANAGE IT OR SOMETHING. MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE LOSSES THAT WE WERE SUFFERING BEC BECAUSE... I MEAN, WE HAD A SYSTEM. PEOPLE KIND OF FIGURED OUT HOW TO GAIN THE SYSTEM, IT SOUNDED LIKE TO ME.
>> RIGHT. THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE. THE STAFFING AND THE LOGISTICS OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT. AND YOU ARE RIGHT.
I MEAN, THE WORD ON THE STREET IS BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO STAY THERE FOR $12 A NIGHT. AND THEN YOU KNOW, ONE WEEK IT IS ONE CAMPER. ANOTHER WEEK, IT IS ANOTHER CAMPER. IT IS THE SAME PEOPLE THAT KNOW EACH OTHER TYPE OF THING. YEAH, YOU DO END UP GETTING THE EXTENDED STAYS. BUT THAT IS PART OF IT, TOO.
HOW DO WE ENFORCE WITH THE CURRENT STAFFING THAT WE HAVE? I KNOW SAFETY IS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES THAT THE COMMISSION HAD IDENTIFIED THR THROUGHOUT TE PROCESS.
THAT IS KIND OF WHAT OUR GOAL IS.
HOW WE CREATE, YOU KNOW, A SAFE FAMILY-FRIENDLY R.V. AREA WITH THE CURRENT STAFFING AND LOGISTIC GOAL ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE CURRENTLY. >> THAT IS KIND OF WHAT WE ARE
WORKING ON. >> HAS THERE BEEN ANY MOVEMENT ON... WE TALKED ABOUT A PARK RANGER OR A PARK SAFETY OFFICER.
THE SAFETY AND YOU KNOW, THE PARK AFTER DARK HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR CONCERN. >> YES.
>> ANY MOVEMENT ON THAT? >> IT IS NOT IN THIS BUDGET YEAR. I HAVE, I HAVE CONTINUED TO REQUEST, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY APPROVALS AS IT COMES TO A
PARK RANGER. >> WELL, ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT JUST CAME UP LAST MONTH WAS THE IDEA OF A PARK HOST.
I KNOW THAT SOME STATE PARKS, OTHER PARKS HAVE A PARK HOST.
THAT EXCHANGE FOR SERVICES, THEY BASICALLY GET SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION OR STAY THERE FOR FREE.
THAT IS A POSSIBLE MAYBE FOR US. >> RIGHT.
>> THE OTHER THING, TOO, I KNOW THAT R.V. PARK FROM OUR DISCUSSIONS THAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO USE IT.
WE WANT. THAT FOR PEOPLE THAT COME INTO TOWN FOR THE DIFFERENT SPORTS EVENTS AND TOURISM EVENTS.
AND YOU KNOW, BEING AFFORDABLE IS ONE THING.
FORECAST AT $12 A NIGHT, THAT IS JUST... THAT SEEMS TO ME THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE USE.
THE USE THAT SERVES OUR CITY AND SERVES OUR TOURISM EFFORTS AS
>> I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT THE TOTAL PACKAGE, WHAT IT CAN WITH WITH REGARDS TO PRICING DURATION, SAFETY.
AND LOGISTICS. OF HOW YOU GUYS WILL MANAGE THAT. AND ENFORCE THAT.
>> RIGHT. >> WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY RATE? NORMALLY? 50%?
20%? >> IT VARIES, DEPENDING ON THE SEASON. WE TEND TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE, I THINK IN THE WINTER AENED THE SUMMERTIME.
NOT SO MUCH IN THE SPRING AND FALL.
>> THERE IS, LIKE, TEN TO 20 UNITS AT A TIME.
RIGHT? >> WE HAVE 18 SLOTS AVAILABLE.
I WOULD SAY AT LEAST HALF OF THEM, DEPENDING... I MEAN, SOMETIMES IT COULD BE ALL THE WAY FULL, TOO.
IT JUST DEPENDS. ON THE SEASON.
[00:20:06]
SO THAT IS A PICTURE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A POST.A WOODEN POST. A BRAND NEW WOODEN POST, THOUGH.
BUT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT TO SHOW YOU ON.
THAT NONETHELESS, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THE PARK STAFF HAS TAKEN CARE OF OVER THERE AT THE R.V. PARK.
FORECAST IN REGARDS TO UPGRADES. THE OTHER BIG PROJECT, IF YOU WILL, THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IS THE REMOVAL OF THE PLAYGROUND. THE TWO PICTURES ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. PART OF THE... PART OF WHAT WE HAD WRITTEN IN THE CONTRACT IS THAT WE WOULD DO THE REMOVAL.
THEY WOULD DO THE INSTALL. THAT SAVES US ABOUT $25,000.
YOU WILL SEE PARK STAFF OUT THERE.
THE REST OF THIS WEEK. AND GETTING IT READY.
AND YEAH. INSTALL STARTS NEXT WEEK.
>> WHEN SHOULD WE ANTICIPATE A COMPLETION OF THAT?
>> ONCE THEY START ON OCTOBER... THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, I BELIEVE IT WAS A SIX-WEEK PROJECT.
WE ARE TALKING MID-NOVEMBER. YES.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON PARK MAINTENANCE?
>> YOU HAVE A TON OF PEA GRAVEL LEFT IF YOU GET RID OF THAT
PLACE. >> LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED SOME.
WE HAVE PLENTY. WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT THE REST OF IT RIGHT NOW.
PEBBLE BEACH. RIGHT? (LAUGHTER)LY THROW THIS OVER TO YOU.
THIS IS RECREATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
THOSE FOLKS HAVE BEEN HOT AND HEAVY OVER THE LAST MONTH.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF GOING ON.
A LOT OF POSITIVE REVIEWS. I'LL LET KIMBERLY TAKE IT AWAY.
>> YES. OUR REC CREW HAS BEEN KILLING IT. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AWESOME STUFF. SO WE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, DOING OUR NORMAL ART IN THE PARK. WHICH IS A BIG COMMUNITY FAVORITE. OUR TODDLERS ON THE TRAIL, GABBY HAS REALLY MADE IT HER OWN. SHE HAD 50 DIFFERENT KIDS OUT THIS PAST WEEK. WHICH IS JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND AWESOME. WE PARTNERED WITH... WE HELPED WITH THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. WHICH WAS ALSO PART OF RIVERSIDE ROW. REWILL TALK MORE LATER.
RIVERSIDE CLEANUP. THEY WHIPPED OUT WITH THAT...
THEY HELPED OUT WITH THAT, TOO. THE TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL, WE DID THE KICKOFF PARTY WHICH WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME.
WEST WE HAD SOME PEOPLE OUT. WE HAVE TWO NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE STARTED THIS PAST MONTH. SO WE HAVE A TENNIS CLINIC.
WHICH FILLED UP WITHIN TWO HOURS OF IT OPENING UP TO THE PUBLIC.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE A STEM-RELATED ACTIVITY.
THEN COMING UP, WE ARE DOING A SECOND ROUND OF A TENNIS CLINIC.
WE ARE DOING THE... WE GOT GOOD FEEDBACK ON THAT.
WE HAD OUR RIVERSIDE CAMP-OUT AND MOVIE NIGHT NEXT WEEKEND.
COME ON OUT. WE ARE WATCHING MONEYIONS.
BRING YOUR TENT. WE WILL HAVE HOT DOGS.
IT IS A REALLY FUN TIME. WE HAVE HUNTER'S EDUCATION COMING UP AS WELL. IN ANTICIPATION OF THE HUNT THIS YEAR. CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. IT IS GOING TO BE HUGE.
MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT. THE CHRISTMAS PARADE IS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3. >> IS THE PARADE GOING TO BE IN THE PARK AGAIN? OR...
>> IT WILL BE DOWNTOWN. >> DOWNTOWN, OKAY.
>> SAME ROUTE AS LAST TIME? DOWN MAIN AND THE BACK-UP
APPLICATIONS CLOSE FOR FLOAT ENTRIES ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1.
SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A FLOAT, GET IT IN.
IT IS FREE. WE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY FILLED UP RIGHT NOW. WE OPENED OCTOBER 1.
AND ACTUALLY, WE HAD A MEETING WITH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS TEAM TODAY. IN PREPARATION FOR IT.
WE ARE MAKING SURE ALL EVENTS ARE SAFE.
>> WE ARE GOING TO DO THE HUNT AGAIN ALSO?
>> YES. >> WHEN IS THAT SCHEDULED?
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT TUESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
SO IT IS LOWER PARK NUMBERS. LOWER GOLF COURSE NUMBERS.
KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL. A ONE-DAY HUNT.
>> OKAY. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS. POTENTIALLY WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS FIRST. BUT PLAN B WOULD BE RIVERSIDE AND A ONE-DAY EVENT. AGAIN, KIND OF MINIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE PARK WOULD BE CLOSED IF YOU HAD TO GO
THAT IS A LAST RESORT. >> OKAY.
>> IF YOU KNOW LAND OWNERS INTERESTED, LET US KNOW.
>> AWESOME. WELL, ANY QUESTIONS ON
RECREATION PROGRAMS OR EVENTS? >> GREAT JOB.
>> COOL. >> I HEARD GREAT FEEDBACK ABOUT
THE TENNIS CLINIC. >> OH, YES.
>> REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK. >> THANK YOU.
>> YES. GABBY IS A ROCK STAR WHEN IT COMES TO THAT TENNIS. SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT.
>> THAT IS AWESOME. >> SO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
[00:25:04]
COLLABORATION: WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT ON THAT FRONT AS WELL. BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, KIMBERLY AND I GOT INVITED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE VICTORIA COLLEGE OF LIFELONG LEARNING.BASICALLY, GETTING A CHANCE TO TALK WITH FOLKS ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION, WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE ARE DOING.
THAT WAS REALLY COOL. BEING ABLE TO GET OUT TO THE CLUNT FOR THAT. ... COMMUNITY FOR.
THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE QUEEN CITY COALITION, IF YOU WILL. OR QUEEN CITY REVITALIZATION GROUP. THERE IS A FOCUSED EFFORT TO REVITALIZE THE QUEEN CITY AREA. SO WE ARE CONTINUALLY MEETING WITH THEM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY TO GET OVER TO A MEETING AFTER THIS THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE GOING ON AT 6:00 TONIGHT.
ANYWAY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE...
AND CHRIST KITCHEN ON THE QUEEN CITY REVITALIZATION.
REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY THERE. AND THEN THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THEM ON TWO DIFFERENT FRONTS. ONE OF THEM IS A WEEK TEN THEME CALLED THE BEAUTY OF COMMUNITY. SO WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRESENT TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS ABOUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION INDUSTRY.
DURING THE OCTOBER 25 AND 26 TIME FRAME.
AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH UHB AND VICTORIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR H.R. DEPARTMENT INTERNAL CERTAINLILY.
INTERNALLY. WORKING WITH YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO COME AND REALLY TAKE A LOOK AND GET FAMILIAR WITH AND HOPEFULLY, AT SOME POINT, BECOME ONE OF A CITY EMPLOYEE.
YOU KNOW, REALLY TRYING TO GET THEM INVOLVED WITH CITY GOVERNMENT. YOU KNOW, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE. THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION. HOW WE CAN GET THAT POTENTIAL STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE IN THROUGH VICTORIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
POTENTIALLY, ALL THE WAY UP TO UHB.
REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY. A REALLY COOL PROGRAM.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION.
ALL RIGHT. GOLF COURSE HAD A REALLY GREAT YEAR, QUITE HONESTLY. WHILE THIS IS THE SEPTEMBER STATS, THIS IS YEAR-END STATS ON THE NEXT PAGE.
THIS IS FOR SEPTEMBER. SO WE CAME IN WITH $97,343 REVENUE. 87 TOURNAMENT ROUNDS.
340 PRACTICE WOUNDS. 247 TOTAL ROUNDS FOR THE MONTH.
A COUPLE OF EVENTS WE HAD OFF TO THE SIDE ARE LISTED.
A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN OCTOBER THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER AND THEN I'LL UPDATE Y'ALL COME NEXT MONTH ON THE ONE THAT IS WE HAVE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
>> WELL, WE ALSO PARTNERED THE GOLF COURSE AND RECREATION PARTNERED AND DID THE LONGEST DRIVE COMPETITION.
DIDN'T PUT THAT ON HERE. THEY HAD A GOOD EVENT.
HE SAID THERE WAS SOME THINGS THEY WANT TO WORK ON.
FOR NEXT YEAR. NONETHELESS, IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE. AT LEAST NEXT YEAR.
>> AND THEY HAVE THE RENTAL CLUBS NOW, TOO.
>> THEY WILL BE GETTING SOME, YEAH.
>> COOL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GOLF COURSE? A LOT OF NUMBERS.
RIGHT? THESE ARE THE BIG NUMBERS YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT, THOUGH.
I KNOW WHERE Y'ALL ARE AT. SO GOLF COURSE STATS.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
BECAUSE OUR YEAR GOES FISCAL YEAR FOR US.
OCTOBER 1 TO OCTOBER 1. SO THESE ARE FOR UP THROUGH SEPTEMBER... OR THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
OUR TOTAL GOLF ROUNDS THAT WE HAD FOR THIS YEAR WERE 32,465.
COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S 3 1RBGS 507.
WE DID GOOD. CONTINUING TO GO UP ON OUR ROUNDS. YOU CAN SEE THE SEPTEMBER AND THE AUGUST ROUNDS BELOW THAT. AND THEN FOR OUR GOLF REVENUE, WE HIT THE 1.3. FIRST TIME.
SO GOLF REVENUE THIS YEAR, WE HAVE $1,326,000.
SO AGAIN, CONTINUING TO MOVE UP. AS FAR AS REVENUES GO.
CONTINUING TO MOVE UP AS FAR AS ROUNDS ARE CONCERNED.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, THOSE ADDITIONAL CARTS WE PURCHASED WERE DEFINITELY A GOOD BUY. THEN, OF COURSE, ADDING THE GPS AND OTHER COMPONENTS, YEAH. THE GOLF COURSES ARE DOING REAL YEAH YELL. ... REALLY WELL.
I'M GOING TO PREACH THIS AGAIN. ENTERPRISE FUNDS, AND THEY MAKE MONEY. THEY MAKE MONEY.
>> OUR REVENUE IS UP. THE PROFITABLE UP AS WELL?
[00:30:03]
WE HAD CAPITAL PROJECTS. >> NO.
WE ARE STILL SITTING AT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE WE HAD LAST YEAR. SO WE ARE SITTING AT... I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER. AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILLION.
ABOUT $200,000 IN REVENUE. >> PROFITABILITY?
A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. THOSE GREENS... THE GREENS RENOVATION WILL COST $1 MILLION. WE NEED TO GET THERE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CAPACITY IS IN TERMS OF ROUNDS
ANNUALLY? >> WITHOUT BEING SO CROWDED THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PLAY. YOU KNOW...
>> PROBABLY BETWEEN 35 AND 38 AT THE MAX.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 35 WAS PROBABLY THE SWEET SPOT FOR US. YEAH.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM IN THERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS, THOUGH, TOO THAT WE NEED TO GET ACCOMPLISHED. SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, BUNKER RENOVATION THAT IS NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE.
WE HAVE SOME CAR PATH ITEMS. WE HAVE POND RENOVATION THAT IS NEED TO HAPPEN. GREEN RENOVATIONS.
THERE IS SOME ROOM TO NOT ONLY GO UP FROM THE PROJECT SIDE ON THE GOLF COURSE BUT ALSO THE REVENUE STANDPOINT.
COOL. COMMUNITY CENTER: THEY ARE STARTING TO INCREASE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY... I THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THESE STATS.
THE CITY MEETINGS WERE ACTUALLY GOING UP A LOT MORE, TOO.
THIS PAST MONTH, WE HAD 11 CITY MEETINGS AND TRAININGINGS.
12 OF THE 24 WERE NON-CITY FUNCTIONS.
MEANING WEDDINGS OR SOME KIND OF PRIVATE EVENT.
WE HAD ONE PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THERE. FOR A TOTAL RENTAL USAGE OF 24.
FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. AND AGAIN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW KIMBERLY IS WORKING ON ON THE RECREATION SIDE.
REALLY TRYING TO UTILIZE THE COMMUNITIES MORE UNFOR REC
PROGRAMS. >> SPECIFICALLY, IN THOSE NON-PEAK TIMES, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
STAYING AWAY FROM WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND TRYING TO GET ANY MORE OF THAT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AND DAYTIME. >> YOU HAVE SOMETHING COMING UP AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THIS WEEK OR MONTH.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING COMING UP. I KNOW THERE IS.
>> IN THE WINTER WOULD BE GOOD THERE.
>> THAT WOULD BE FUN. >> BINGO IN THE WINTER.
WHEN IT IS COLD. >> I LIKE THAT.
>> I HAD A NOTE: I ACTUALLY WENT TO AN EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THIS PAST MONTH FOR THE LUNCHEON.
IT WAS THE SECOND ONE THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THERE.
AND IT IS NOT THE COMMUNITY CENTER'S FAULT, BUT MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE NOTED WHEN EVENTS ARE BEING HOSTED THERE.
THEY WOULD DO, LIKE, A LINE LUNCH.
YOU WOULD GO AND THE CATERER WOULD HAVE EVERYBODY WALK INTO THE LINE. BOTH EVENTS SCHEDULED FROM 12:00 TO 1:00 BY THE TIME YOU GET, YOU KNOW, LIKE 200 PEOPLE THROUGH A BUFFET LINE, IT IS, LIKE, 12:45, AND THEN THE SPEAKER GOES UP. THEY HAVE A 45-MINUTE PROGRAM, AND BOTH TIMES, IT WAS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY RAN WAY OVER.
THEY WERE APOLOGIZING FOR TIME. AGAIN, IT IS NOT ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IT IS THE PEOPLE RENTING IT OUT.
THE FUNCTIONS FOR LUNCHEONS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE AN
APPROVED LIST OF CATERERS. >> RIGHT.
>> A DIFFERENT WAY TO HANDLE IT. YOU SEE EVERYBODY GETTING UP AND LEAVING AT ONCE. YOU ARE TRYING TO GET BACK UP
INTO THE OFFICE. >> MAKES IT... RIGHT? AND YOU ARE GOOD. NOTED.
I'LL BRING THAT UP TO JODI AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY COULD POTENTIALLY SUGGEST TO THE EVENT COORDINATOR.
SPORTS, TOURISM. I WILL TOUCH ON THIS REALLY QUICKLY. MICHELLE... SHE IS IN SARASOTA THIS WEEK AT A CONFERENCE. TRYING TO BRING IN THOSE SPORTS TOURISM DOLLARS TO VICTORIA. BUT WE DID HOST A SUCCESSFUL RIVERSIDE ROW. THANK YOU...
>> IT WAS FUN. A GREAT KICKOFF.
LIKE, I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME.
EVERYONE WAS SMILES THERE. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS PERFECT. >> WHAT WERE THE RACES?
>> SO WE DID IT STAGGERED. THERE WERE TEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. LIKE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY KIDS.
THAT WAS THE ONLY THING. WE HAVE DIDN'T HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. THAT WAS, I THINK, THE ONLY CATEGORY THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT. EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE WAS SOMEBODY IN THE CATEGORY AT LEAST.
AND SO, LIKE, THERE WAS A TANDEM.
ADULT AND CHILD. AND THEN FIRST THROUGH THIRD PLACE. IT HAD A TRASH PICK-UP COMPONENT IT TO. IF YOU PICKED UP A BAG OF TRASH, YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES TIME TAKEN OFF.
>> OH. >> THE PERSON THAT ENDED UP WINNING ACTUALLY HAD PICKED UP THREE BAGS OF TRASH.
HE WON BECAUSE HE PICKED UP TRASH ALONG THE RIVER.
[00:35:01]
HE TOOK HIS GIFT CARD AND GOT TWO KAYAKS.>> WOW. >> HE WAS REALLY EXCITED.
I WILL FORWARD THE PICTURE TO Y'ALL.
>> HE WAS, LIKE, "I GOT TWO KAYAKS." HE WAS VERY EXCITED. HE MENTIONED HE WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR NEXT TIME. HE WANTS TO HELP WITH THE EVENT.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED? >> WE HAD AROUND 15.
>> WE NEED MORE NEXT TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD DONE IT. WE WILL PROMOTE IT DIFFERENTLY AS WELL. LIKE, I LEARNED... SAME THING WITH THE GOLF THING. I LEARNED A LOT THAT DAY.
BECAUSE WE HAD ONE GUY COME AND HE DOES PROFESSIONAL RACES.
HE WAS, LIKE, YOU CAN MARKET THIS THROUGH THIS ONE ORGANIZATION THROUGH TEXAS. AND THEY DO KIND OF THE ADVERTISING. AND IT WILL BRING IN RACERS FROM ALL OVER. IT WILL BE MORE OF A REAL EVENT.
AND THEN IF YOU WANT THAT GRANT ASPECT OF IT, YOU KNOW, THE ONE START TIME. WE HAD IT STAGGERED.
YOU COULD DO ANY TIME OF THE DAY.
WE TAKE YOUR PICTURE WHEN YOU GOT ON.
WE TAKE YOUR PICTURE WHEN YOU GOT OFF.
THAT KEPT YOUR TIME BASICALLY. YOU COULD GO WHENEVER YOU WANTED. YOU KNOW, FROM 10:00 TO 2:00.
LIKE, WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK. >> IT IS GREAT, THOUGH.
THAT IS A REAL... THAT IS A RECREATIONAL THING THAT IS REALLY JUST DEVELOPED. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF YOUR
>> AND OTHERS. YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T HERE... IT WASN'T AN OPPORTUNITY A FEW YEARS AGO.
>> RIGHT. AND THE CITY DID... I MEAN, THE PARKS DID A LOT. THE RIVER LOOKED REALLY NICE.
THEY DID A LOT TO GET IT CLEANED UP AND TO PREPARE FOR THIS EVENT. TO HAVE EVERYTHING DOWN THERE.
IT WAS REALLY COOL. THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE PARK. IT WAS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU DO GOLFING OR KAYAKING OR YOU HAVE THE POLICE OFFICER NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT WAS LIKE A LOT GOING ON.
>> YEAH. >> LIKE YOU SAID, WHEN THE DEPARTMENT EMBRACES SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT DOES MAKE IT KIND
WELL, GREAT PARTNERS, TOO TO WORK WITH.
ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
FIRST, FIRST KAYAK RACE THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD, VICTORIA, THAT I'M AWARE OF. THAT IS PRETTY COOL.
>> YES. PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR US TO DO
>> NOW THEIR FRIENDS ARE GOING TO COME.
WE HAVE DOUBLED IT ALREADY. I MEAN, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE 30 PEOPLE SIGN UP. THEY LOVED THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF PRIZES IN CATEGORIES. THEY WERE, LIKE, OH, WE COULD WIN. YOU KNOW, USUALLY, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE OR THREE CHANCES. THEY ARE, LIKE, NO, THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY. NOW PEOPLE WANT TO DO IT.
THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD DO IT IN THE SPRING.
WE CAN DO IT WHENEVER WE WANT. WE HAVE MORE T-SHIRTS.
SPRING SOUNDS GOOD. >> BRING IT ON.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT THAT WE HAD.
AGAIN, GREAT PARTNERS TO WORK WITH.
GREAT COLLABORATIONS. ALL IN ALL, IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
MICHELLE HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE WINTER GAMES OF TEXAS. OF COURSE, WE ARE HOSTING THOSE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS THROUGH TAF.
THAT WILL BE STARTING BACK UP IN JANUARY AGAIN.
SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT. WE DO HAVE A PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES MASTER PLAN THAT IS GOING TO BE COMING UP. THE FACILITIES ASSESSMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO BRING THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 18TH. AND SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND THAT PROJECT CAN COMMENCE THERE, AROUND THAT TIME. PART OF WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE NEAT WITH THAT FACILITIES ASSESSMENT, AND OF COURSE, WE WILL BRING EVERYBODY INTO THE LOOP, WHEN WE HAVE THE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, OFFICIALLY EXECUTED, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HAVING A MARKET STUDY DONE ON THE SPORTING EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE. LIKE, THE SPORTS EVENTS AND FACILITY THAT IS WE HAVE. YOU KNOW, IS THERE A TRUE MARKET FOR BASEBALL OR SOCCER OR WHAT HAVE YOU? SO WE ARE REALLY TAKING ANOTHER STEP NOT JUST LOOK TAGHT FACILITIES THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE TRUE MARKET THAT WE HAVE HERE IN VICTORIA TO EITHER A, HOST THAT SAID SPORT OR DO WE NEED TO BUILD, AND SO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE COMING FROM THAT ASSESSMENT AS WELL.
AND THEN... SORRY. COULDN'T SEE THAT LAST ONE.
IT WAS A LITTLE BLURRY. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT MICHELLE HAS BEEN TALKING TO US ABOUT IS JUST REALLY CREATING THAT ONE EVENT THAT WE HAVE PER MONTH.
SPORTS TOURISM-RELATED. THAT IS NOT JUST... YOU KNOW, A BALL... A BASEBALL EVENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, AN AREA THAT WE HAVE A GAP IN.
KAYAK, FOR INSTANCE WOULD BE A GOOD ONE FOR SEPTEMBER.
YOU KNOW. SHE IS LOOKING AT THAT FOR THE YEARS OF '23 AND '24. '24 IS OUR BICENTENNIAL.
WE WANT TO KICK THAT OFF AND DO IT RIGHT.
THAT IS HER END GOAL. TO HAVE ONE LARGE SPORTING EVENT THAT WE CAN CALL SPORTS TOURISM. BRINGING PEOPLE IN FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY TO VICTORIA ONCE A MONTH.
[00:40:01]
AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST KIND OF FALLING INTO PLAY.WITH THE LOCAL EVENTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS AND TOURNAMENTS.
AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER, THAT IS OUR LOGO.
I THINK IT IS COOL. >> I LIKE IT.
HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR FOAM HANDS YET?
>> YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM YET? >> WE GOT YOU HOOKED UP.
WE WILL GET YOU ALL. STOP BY THE PARK'S OFFICE WHEN YOU ARE ALL READY. COME BACK NEXT WEEK.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES ON PARKS PROJECTS THAT I HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES FOR YOU.
THE DOG PARK, WE DID GO AHEAD AND PUSH THOSE BIDS OUT OR THE RFP OUT FOR BID. WE DID RECEIVE THOSE TWO WEEKS AGO. WE SCORED THEM LAST WEEK.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PARTIALLY EXECUTED CONTRACT TO CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 1. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONTRACTOR SHORTLY AFTER. THAT THEN HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, GET SOME SHOVELS IN THE GROUND.
AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER, THAT IS A FOUR TO SIX-MONTH PROJECT.
WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE AROUND APRIL.
SO SPRING OF NEXT YEAR. HAVING THAT OPEN.
THE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, WE DO HAVE ONE FIELD LEFTOVER FROM FIELDER'S CHOICE FROM THE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD THAT IS WE CREATED AT RIVERSIDE PARK. THEY COMPLETED THE IRRIGATION.
THEY STARTED TO SPREAD THE TOPSOIL THAT WE HAD.
THEY RAN OUT OF THE TOPSOIL. THE REST OF THE TOPSOIL IS BEING DELIVERED LAST FRIDAY. ALL THEY HAVE LEFT TO DO IS SPREAD THAT, AND THROW SOME SPRIGS IN THE GROUND.
WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO WITH THAT PART OF THE PROJECT.
THAT WILL ACTUALLY WRAP UP THE ENTIRE PROJECT THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY STARTED TWO YEARS AGO.
SO WE WILL BE GOOD THERE. THE PLAYGROUND.
I MENTIONED THAT ALREADY TO YOU. PARK STAFF IS ROBBING AND ROLLING ON THAT. ... ROCK AND ROLLING ON.
THAT WE HAVE SOME FOUNTAINS THAT WILL BE PLACED INTO THE ETHEL LEE TRACY POND. THOSE HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
THE SPLASH-PADS, THE COMMUNITY CENTER SPLASH-PAD, THOSE HAD SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES. WE WENT AIM HEAD AND GOT THAT PUSHED THROUGH, THROUGH THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE STARTING?
>> I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE STARTING.
>> THE CONTRACT IS ALREADY IN PLACE, THOUGH.
WE HAVE THE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR. THE CONTRACT IS IN PLACE.
WE ARE WAITING ON THEM TO START. SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE BEFORE
PROBABLY BEFORE MARCH. >> WE ARE UPDATING SOME PARK RULES SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEMS. YOU WILL SEE UPGRADES TO THAT. AND THEN WE ARE WORKING, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ENGINEERING ON SOME PARKING LOT CONNECT I HAVE THE I HAVE THE AND SOME SIDEWALKS AND ENTRANCE SIGNS TO THE PARKS. REALLY COOL PICTURES.
GOT SEE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OUT THERE.
TAKING A STROLL. STOP BY AND SNAGGED A COUPLE OF PICKS. BUT FOR REFERENCE, THE TO PICTURES ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE ARE ON THE GOLF COURSE ITSELF.
THAT IS THE SECONDARY POND, WHAT WE ARE CALLING IT.
WHAT WHAT POND IS... WHAT THAT POND IS DOING IS, IT IS GOING TO BE OUR IRRIGATION POND. AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER, OUR IRRIGATION COMES FROM THE DUCK POND.
WE ARE GOING TO BE RENOVATING THE DUCK POND.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE WATER. WE NEED TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO HOLD THE WATER. THAT IS OUR PLACE.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, ACTUALLY TODAY, CONTRACTORS ARE STARRING TO INSTALL THE CONNECTING PIPE BETWEEN THAT POND THAT YOU SEE UP AT THE TOP AND THE POND THAT ACTUALLY HAS THE IRRIGATION PUMP FEEDING IT. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PICTURES ON THE LEFT. TWO PICTURES ON THE RIGHT... THE GAZEBO ONCE USED TO STAND. THAT IS THE SMALLER OF THE TWO PONDS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUT THERE.
THEY WENT OUT THERE AND REMOVED A BUNCH OF THE TREES.
THEY REMOVED TO GAZEBO. THEY DID A LOT OF THE DEMO WORK.
I WOULD SAY THE WORK IS ABOUT 75% COMPLETED.
YEAH. YOU WILL START TO SEE SOME MORE GROUND BEING MOVED NEXT WEEK. R.V. PARK, THE POST DIDN'T SHOW UP. THERE IS A COUPLE OF THE FOLKS RIGHT THERE WORKING ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
AS WE START TO CONTINUE TO ADD MORE THINGS OUT THERE AT THE R.V. PARK, MAKE IT APPEALING, WE WILL HAVE MORE PICTURES FOR YOU NEXT MONTH. AND THEN THE PLAYGROUND.
THE PLAYGROUND AS IT STANDS. THE LAST KNOWN PICTURE.
THE REST OF THE PLAYGROUND IS SOMEWHERE IN A DUMPSTER.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU, IT IS A 1997 PLAYGROUND. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE ON THE TOP RIGHT-HAND SIDE. THAT WAS A SUPPORT POST.
THAT IS GETTING PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND.
THAT POST, YOU CAN SEE, HAS GOT SOME DECENT RUST.
[00:45:02]
ACTUAL CRACKING AND A GAP. SO JUST TO RECONFIRM THAT WE DIDNOT REPLACE THAT PLAYGROUND. >> UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WILL MAKE SOME OF THE OTHER PLAYGROUNDS LOOK NEW.
>> WE WILL GIVE THEM A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY ON RIVERSIDE THIS
UPCOMING YEAR. >> THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU ON
THE DEPARTMENT UPDATE. >> JASON IN.
>> YES, SIR. >> I WAS APPROACHED BY A YOUNG MAN ON THURSDAY. HAS ANY IMPROVEMENT BEEN MADE TO
LOWE FIELD? >> WE HAVE... I'M LOOKING AT KIMBERLY. SHE HAD CONVERSATIONINGS WITH STEPHEN ABOUT THIS. WE ARE WORKING ON IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE AT, THOUGH.
AS FAR AS IMPROVING THAT AREA. YES.
>> HE HAS A SON PLAYING THERE. THAT FIELD HADN'T BEEN TOUCHED SINCE HE USED TO PLAY. THAT WAS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.
>> OKAY. >> HE SAID WHEN THEY SLIDE, THEY GET SCRAPED UP. YOU KNOW, THE DIRT COULD BE TILLED OR WHATEVER. PERSONALLY, SINCE YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION, I COME TO THE MEETING.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK YOUR ISSUES.
WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON.
LY SEE HIM AGAIN THURSDAY. I'LL ASK HIM IF HE MAKES SOME PLANS TO COME AND, YOU KNOW, WRITE DOWN WHATEVER CONCERNS HE
>> IT IS NOT SO MUCH A GRIEVANCE.
A CONCERN. THE FIELDS HAVE NOT BEEN
RENOVATED OR TOUCHED. >> YEAH.
I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN... THERE IS A BIG FOCUS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT TO FOCUS ON TRAINING. THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE TRAINING. WITH OUR BALL FIELD CREW.
REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THEY HAD THE RIGHT TOOLS AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT.
I KNOW THEY STARTED WORKING OUT THERE AT THE USE SPORTS COMPLEX.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE ABLE TO GET OUT TO LOWE YET.
>> WE HAVE A STAFF PERSON THAT WE ARE DEDICATING TO REWORKING THOSE FIELDS AND GETTING THEM UP AND RUNNING BETTER.
CURRENTLY, OPERATIONALLY, THOSE FIELDS CAN BE RENTED OUT, AND PEOPLE CHOOSE TO RENT THOSE OR NOT.
AND THEN THEY ARE CONSIDERED AN OVERFLOW FIELD.
WHEN RIVERSIDE STADIUM IS BEING BOOKED A VARSITY GAME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE ONLY PUT PEOPLE ON COMPETITIVELY THE STADIUM IS CURRENTLY BOOKED.
>> WHICH FIELDS ARE THOSE? WHICH FIELDS ARE THOSE, MIKE?
>> NEXT TO THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM.
>> YEAH. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING... THAT CLAY IS REALLY HARD OUT THERE. AND WE HAVE BEEN DISCOVERING MORE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AND DOING MORE TRAINING WITH THE STAFF ON THEM. THAT IS USED TO REWORK AND MAKE
IT A LOT BETTER ON YOU. >> OKAY.
I GUESS THAT WE JUST OUGHT TO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC OTHER THAN US.
I THINK WE WILL JUST... WE WILL NOW HAVE DISPOSED OF THAT, I THINK. MAYBE... MAYBE HE WILL SHOW UP NEXT MONTH. SO...
[2. Discuss parks conservation areas]
JASON, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT CONSERVATION?SO WE TOUCHED ON IT BRIEFLY DURING LAST MEETING ABOUT THE CONSERVATION AREAS. I KNOW THERE IS A SUGGESTION MADE ABOUT WANTING TO SEE THE AREAS WITHIN RIVERSIDE PARK OR PARKS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT FOR CONSERVATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO FOCUS ON RIVERSIDE. THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS YOU WILL SEE. WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS ON CONSERVATION AND BE MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO OPERATIONS. SO WE HAVE SIX AREAS... I'M SORRY. SIX AREAS IDENTIFIED... THAT DIDN'T WORK WITH ME WELL WHEN I WAS DOING.
THAT I APOLOGIZE. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 18.2 ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE ONE THROUGH SIX AREAS.
EACH ONE OF HEADS TO AREAS, I HAVE THE SLIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR IT. WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL.
ONE OF THEM, THE FIRST ONE BEING THE SITE BASICALLY NEXT TO THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND. THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE NUMBER TWO. THE PEBBLE BEASM AREA.
IT IS REALLY ON THE WAY TO PEBBLE BEACH.
ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. NUMBER THREE IS THE HORSEMAN'S ARENA. NUMBER FOUR, BASICALLY, AT THE INTERSECTION OF RED RIVER AND BLUFF.
I WAS GOING TO SAY YOUNG AND I KNEW THAT WAS NOT RIGHT.
APPRECIATE IT. NUMBER FIVE IS CATTY CORNER TO THAT. NUMBER SIX WILL BE A RIGHT OF
[00:50:02]
WAY THAT GOES UP INTO THE HILLER HOUSE AREA.I'M SORRY. IT IS FREEZING IN HERE.
THIS FIRST AREA... I'M WEARING LONG SLEEVES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL ARE DOING IT WITH SHORT SLEEVES ON.
THIS CONSERVATION AREA NUMBER ONE, IS AGAIN, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARKS OFFERS RIGHT NEXT-DOOR TO THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND THE ROSE GARDEN.
THIS IS A TOTAL OF 1.83 ACRES. THIS IS THE OLD... I SAY THE OLD BUT IT IS THE SITE THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
NOTHING CAN REALLY BE BUILT ON IT.
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS A HISTORIC SITE.
THERE IS ARTIFACTS STILL THERE. WHAT YOU MAY NOTICE IS THAT THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GRASS THAT IS BEING GROWN.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT GOING IN AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE TALKING WITH OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE REESTABLISHED NATIVE GRASSES IN CERTAIN AREAS. THAT IS REALLY THE GOAL FOR THIS. THE GOAL IS TO, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISH, RE-ESTABLISH NATIVE GRASSES OR NATIVE PLANTS.
WHATEVER. GROWING OUT THERE WILD.
IT CREATES AN EFFICIENCY ON OUR ENDS.
WE ARE NOT MOWING 18 ACRES OF PROPERTY.
I LOVE THE IDEA. HAVING KIDS THAT PLAY IN THAT CHILDREN'S PARK AND RUN THROUGH THAT FIELD ALL THE TIME.
I JUST WONDER ABOUT SNAKES. LIKE, IF YOU ARE ROW CREATING A NATURAL TEXAS HABITAT THAT TENDS TO LENDITTE TOWARDS RATTLESNAKES AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE CHILDREN'S PARK. HAS THERE BEEN CONSIDERATION OF
SO THAT AREA IS A HUGE AREA. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE MADE IS WE HAVE TRIED TO MAKE A REALLY GOOD BUFFER BETWEEN WHERE WE ARE NOT MOWING AND WHERE THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA IS AT.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE BUMPED UP RIGHT IT TO.
IT WILL BE MORE ENCLOSED WITHIN THAT OVAL, IF YOU WILL.
WE COULD PUT ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE OUT THERE.
IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL IS NECESSARY.
AND QUITE HONESTLY, ONCE WE GET EVERYTHING ESTABLISHED TO WHERE IT IS MORE OF THE NATIVE GRASSES, WE CAN PUT THOSE KIND OF EDUCATIONAL SIGNS OUT THERE STATING, HEY, YOU KNOW, A, WATCH OUT FOR THE SNAKES. BUT B, THIS IS NATIVE GRASSES
AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT. THAT I HAVE HEARD YOU MENTION IT WAS A SITE. THERE IS NO SIGNAGE... IT IS NOT PREVALENT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
>> YEAH. IT IS KIND OF HIDDEN BEHIND A TREE AT THAT INTERSECTION WH WHERE... I DON'T KNOW HOW TO...
>> BY THE SIDEWALK. IT IS RIGHT THERE BY THE SIDEWALK. I MEAN, RIGHT HERE.
BY THE SIDEWALK. THERE YOU GO.
THE OTHER THING, SO JASON, WHEN I WAS WALKING THE OTHER DAY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD... THEY HAVE STAKES OUT.
THEY DID MOW THE SWATH. BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT KIND OF ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TOWARD THE ROSE GUARDENED.
I THOUGHT IT LOOKED GOOD. YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW STAKES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE HIGHER GRASS.
AND THE LOW GRASS. I THOUGHT IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD AND CLEAN. I MEAN, SIGNAGE WOULD HELP.
WOULD HELP PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.
>> SURE. >> THERE IS INTENT BEHIND IT.
ANY TIME YOU CAN GIVE PEOPLE THAT, IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.
I LIKE THE WAY IT IS STARTING TO LOOK.
>> OKAY. >> THAT IS A LARGE AREA.
I KNOW IN THE PAST, I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE PLAYING FRISBEE AND ALL
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FLAK YOU ARE GOING TO GET AWE OF THAT. IT LOOKS GOOD.
IT LOOKS TIDY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN DONE
PERFECT. >> THIS AREA TOO COULD BE A GOOD AREA FOR WILDFLOWERS. JUST ANOTHER THING TO THINK ABOUT. THESE CONSERVATION AREAS.
WE HAVE WOULD WANT TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE LIKE THAT.
THIS IS JUST THE OTHER AREA THAT WE HAVE.
CALLING IT CONSERVATION AREA NUMBER TWO.
AND 3.5 ACRES OF PROPERTY. AGAIN, ANOTHER GREAT AREA FOR WILDFLOWERS. IF WE WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE.
AND THIS IS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE PLAYGROUND AREA.
THE PLAYGROUND AREA IS A LOT CLOSER TO THE ROADWAY INTERSECTION THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE PICTURE.
YEAH. THESE ARE THE TWO AREAS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AT PEBBLE BEACH. HEADING TOWARDS PEBBLE BEACH.
THE HORSEMAN'S ARENA. CONSERVATION AREA NUMBER THREE.
AGAIN, KIND OF THE SAME APPROACH THAT WE TOOK FOR THE FIRST ONE.
REALLY JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE GRASS SHORTER ALONG THE ROADWAY F AND HAVE ANY KIND OF SAFETY CUTS.
DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF RED RIVER AND MEMORIAL.
RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT ANY CARS SLAMMING INTO EACH OTHER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS A THREE-WAY STOP.
BUT YEAH, THIS AREA TOO IS INFREQUENTLY USED.
MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING NATURE-RELATED SINCE WE HAVE THAT TRAIL SYSTEM THERE. CONSERVATION AREA NUMBER FOUR: ABOUT 3.5 ACRES AS WELL. AGAIN, SOME OF THE SAME THINGS.
FORECAST BASICALLY, AN OPEN FIELD.
[00:55:02]
DOESN'T GET USED. IT IS EVEN IDENTIFIED IN T THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.AS A FUTURE CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER FIELD/FOOTBALL FIELD.
THERE IS SOME PACKING... PARKING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA IN THE MASTER PLAN. RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T USE IT.
>> THE DEER DO. >> THE DEER DO.
AGAIN, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. THIS AREA JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. IT IS BUILT UP, SO IT IS A LOT HIGHER THAN THE GRADE THAT YOU HAVE ON THE ROADWAY.
THERE IS A LOT OF UNDULATION IN THERE.
I HEAR THERE IS A LOT OF RUBBLE AND DEBRIS DUMPED AT THAT SITE.
A WHILE BACK. IT IS NOW GRASS.
SO THE WORRY IS... BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT THAT AREA FOR A PARKING LOT. THE WORRY IS IF WE GO SCRAPING DOWN AND GETTING LEVEL, WE ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING INTO A LOT OF REBAR AND PAVEMENT AND THINGS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO. RIGHT NOW IT IS BEING USED AS OVERFLOW PARKING FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS A LARGE EVENT OUT THERE THAT WANTS TO USE IT. AND THEN NUMBER SIX.
SORRY FOR MY SHAKY DRAWING. THIS WAS A MOUSE AND A PEN ON A #-D PAINT. IT WAS NOT FUN.
SO THIS WAS THE HILLER HOUSE AREA.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MAY NOTICE IS ALONG THE CONCRETE WALKWAY, WE ARE REALLY JUST KEEPING THE GRASS TRIMMED ABOUT 15-20 FEET BACK OFF OF THE SIDEWALK. THE REST OF IT IS GROWING UP HIGHER. JUST BECAUSE IT IS GROWING UP HIGHER DOESN'T MEAN THAT... WEAPON SAY CONSERVATION.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE NOT EVER GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND THAT RIGHT BALANCE OF IS IT MOWED EVERY QUARTER, EVERY OTHER MONTH, ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND AGAIN, HAVING OTHER ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, REGROWN NATIVE GRASSES. WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FOLKS. THAT IS PRIMARILY WHAT'S HAPPENING. THE LARGER AREA KIND OF GOES OUT INTO THE HILLER HOUSE. THERE IS A LOT OF TREES BACK THAT WAY. WE ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO LET THAT GROW UP A LITTLE BIT. AND CREATING SOME TRAIL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THERE. WE SAY TRAILS, JUST HAVING TO MOW DOWN A PATHWAY, BASICALLY. DON'T KNOW YET.
OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ALONG THE CONCRETE TRAIL.
>> JASON, ON THIS ONEN AND NUMBER SIX, SO I KNOW THAT THAT NATURE PATH CONNECTS IN SOMEWHERE...
>> YEAH. >> ABOVE THAT NECK DOWN AREA.
>> THERE IT IS. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO... OH.
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. >> WELL, WHEREVER THE HEAD OF
THAT TRAIL IS. >> YOU KNOW, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT STEVE AND I TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
THIS MORNING. BECAUSE THERE IS... ON INDEPENDENCE, THAT STREET, THERE IS AN ENRY THEWAY THERE.
IT GOES INTO THE AREA AND GOES BACK INTO THE TRAIL.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CREATING A PATH THAT MARRY IT IS TRAILS.
>> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A TRAIL OFF OF... WHAT IS THAT STREET? INDUSTRIAL?
>> INDEPENDENCE. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A
CUT-THROUGH. >> IT IS KIND OF A MAKE-SHIFT.
IT IS MPLE. >> WELL, IT WAS AN ESTABLISHED TRAIL AT ONE TIME. THEN IT GOT GROWN OVER.
RIGHT? >> SO THERE IS, THERE IS THE
EASEMENT... POWER LINES. >> YUP.
>> POWER LINES. >> THEN THERE IS A PATH NEXT TO
THERE IS A LITTLE PATH NEXT TO IT.
>> YEAH. >> AND THEN IT PUSHES YOU OUT INTO THAT NATURE AREA. AND THEN THERE IS THAT AREA GOING BACK IN. WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW TO PUT
THOSE TO TOGETHER. >> WELL, I WALK THAT NATURE... I COME UP BY THE HILLER HOUSE. I CUT ACROSS THAT NUMBER SIX.
RIGHT ACROSS, ACTUALLY. TO CATCH THE NATURE PATH.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN WEIRD ANYWAY HOW TO GET THERE.
>> RIGHT. >> IF YOU COME FROM THE OTHER SIDE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE COME OUT IN THIS LARGE SPACE.
YOU GUYS NEED TO LOOK AT THE CONNECTION THERE.
>> OKAY. >> BETWEEN THERE AND HILLER HOUSE OR BACK TO THAT CONCRETE SIDEWALK.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD... YOU KNOW, I SEE PEOPLE WALKING THAT PATH. YOU NEED TO... RIGHT NOW WE ARE TROMPING THROUGH WET OR HIGH GRASS OR WHATEVER.
>> THAT IS PART OF IT, TOO. THAT AREA TO THE LEFT, IT IS A LOW-LYING AREA. IT HOLDS A LOT OF WATER ANY TIME THAT IT RAINS. IT GETS REALLY MUCKY.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A BETTER WAY TO GET AROUND THAT, I THINK.
THAT WAY, IF IT DOES RAIN, WE CAN USE IT.
[01:00:05]
>> SOME OF THE PEA GRAVEL. RIGHT?
>> YEAH. LORD KNOWS, I HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT RIGHT NOW. SO YES.
>> JASON, I ONLY DID I IT ONCE. I GOT MY FEET WET ONCE.
I KNEW NEVER TO GO AGAIN WHEN IT WAS THAT WET.
>> IT IS BAD WHEN IT IS WET. THE WHOLE THING IS A SWAMP.
>> YEAH. >> I SAW THE FERLAZZO PIGS...
FERAL PIGS WERE DIGGING UP RIGHT THERE ALONG A VINE.
THEY WERE BACK IN THERE AGAIN. >> OH, YEAH.
>> AFTER YOU GUYS PREPARED IT, THEY ARE BACK.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WATER, TOO. AND FOOD.
I LIKE IT. I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THE TIME TOGETHER TO SHOW US ON THE SLIDES.
AND IN REAL-TIME ON THE GEOGRAPHIC MAP.
IT IS ENCOURAGING. YOU ARE SAVING SOME MAINTENANCE ON 18.23 ACRES. YOU ARE ALSO MAKING... SOME ATTEMPT BEHIND DOING IT. I THINK WITH SIGNAGE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, IT COULD BE... IT WILL BE GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK. APPRECIATE IT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE. IN REGARDS TO TO CONSERVATION AREAS. NSMS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WELL, IF NOT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE
[E. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]
ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO... >> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE WORKSHOP IN JANUARY. HAVE YOU SET A DATE FOR IT?
>> JESSICA HAS MY NOTES. >> I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS.
I THINK WE DID. >> IT WAS THE FIRST SATURDAY IN JANUARY. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
THE FIRST WEEKEND IN JANUARY. JANUARY 7.
WHEN THE WEATHER WAS BAD. >> JANUARY 7.
8:00 A.M. >> THAT IS JUSTIN'S BIRTHDAY.
WE ARE HAVING BREAKFAST TACOS. RIGHT?
>> WHO IS BAKING A CAKE? >> I CAN BUY A CAKE.
>> THE MIKE RIVERA BASKETBALL CLASSIC IS THAT DAY.
>> OH, OKAY. ON THE FIRST SATURDAY? OH, NO. .
>> WHAT TIME DOES IT START? >> WHAT TIME IS YOUR BASKETBALL? THE TROPHIES. A COUPLE OF HOURS.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS?
>> I HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR JASON.
ON THE BACK TO THE MASTER PLAN ON RIVERSIDE.
I HAD BEEN A BIG PROPONENT OF IT.
LIKE, A FOOD TRUCK PARK SOMEWHERE IN RIVERSIDE?
>> YES. >> IS THAT STILL ON THE RADAR?
>> SO WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE OLD COMMUNITY CENTER SLAB. OLD CONVENTION CENTER SLAB.
WITH BYSO STARTING UP, WE CONTACTED THE VENDORS.
THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET OUT THIS PAST WEEKEND.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS USE THAT SLAB FOR A FOOD TRUCK COURT
>> WE THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO KIND OF ACTIVATE THAT SPACE WOULD BE WITH BYSO. THEY HAVE THEIR SATURDAY GAMES BASICALLY, FOR RECREATION. IT IS ALL DAY.
I BELIEVE, JESSICA AND TORY REACHED OUT TO A COUPLE FOOD TRUCK VENDORS. THEY WILL HAVE... I THINK SHE SAID THREE OR FOUR OF THEM OUT THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY.
WE WILL START TO TRY TO GET KIND OF INTO A RHYTHM OF.
THAT AT LEAST THROUGHOUT BYSO'S FALL SEASON.
AND THEN WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
ABOUT BRINGING IN SOME FOOD TRUCK DAY OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. YES, SIR.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET THERE. >> IS THERE POWER AND WATER OUT THERE RIGHT NOW? THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN?
>> YES, SIR. >> IS THERE ANY PLANS TO ADD UTILITY SERVICE, REST ROOMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OUT THERE?
>> THE REST ROOMS, NO. THE POWER AND WATER, YES.
WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT RIGHT NOW.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A COST ON WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE TO RENT IT OUT THERE. THE EXISTING WAS CUT.
>> NOT THE WAY THAT IT IS. >> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONTENTIOUS ISSUE OF ADJOURNMENT.
(LAUGHTER). >> I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU Y'ALL VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.