[1. Discuss the Boating Access Grant]
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>> IT IF YOU ANTED TO BE ON THE GAUDLUPE UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING
TO TAKE A CHANCE. >> JASON, I'VE A QUESTION, THE GRANT CEILING, I THINK THAT YOU SAID PREVIOUSLY WAS $1.2 MILLION, AND YOU'RE NOT MAXIMIZING THE GRANT
APPLICATION? >> NO, SIR, THE PROJECT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A $1.2 MILLION PROJECT, ROUGHLY.
>> I THOUGHT THAT YOU SAID 750. >> THE GRANT FUND SOMETHING EITHER $500,000, OR $750,000. IT'S A MATCHING.
>> I SEE. >> SO, WE'LL MATCH UP TO THAT, AND THEN ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT COMES OUT OF THE
CITY'S POCKET. >> AND THE LOCATION OF THIS BOAT RAMP THAT YOU ARE PROPOSING IS NOT AS PROPOSED IN THE MASTER PLAN, IT'S FURTHER UP? OUT OF THE BOWL?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE CONSULTANTS WITH THE HIYDROLIC ENGINEERS. THAT'S THE GOAL.
>> SO, THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INITIAL PHASE OF THAT IS CONSTRUCTING THE KAYAK TAKEOUT AND THE KAYAK LAUNCH AREA. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE PHASES ARE THE BOAT RAMP. BUT, DURING PHASE ONE, WE'RE NOT ONLY LOOKING KAYAK TAKEOUT BY THE PUMP HOUSE BUT ALSO THE EXISTING BOAT RAMP THAT WE HAVE. THAT EXISTING BOAT RAMP, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE A ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY WIDER OR NARROWER THAN IT ALREADY IS.
>> ISN'T IS BOAT RAMP 10 FEET HIGH AND A KAYAK RAMP 6 FEET?
>> THAT SOUND RIGHT. >> ARE THEY DISCUSSING CHANGING THE TRAFFIC ROUTE ON THAT RAMP, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER TO GET DONE THAT THAT S-CURVE DRIVE. AND MAY BE THREE OR FOUR PARKING SPOTS IF PEOPLE PARK NICELY. ? THAT'S PART OF THE ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WE'RE TALKING TO, SO, A PARKING LOT WOULD BE PART OF THAT.
>> IT'S A ONE FOR ONE CREATION, BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST GOING TORY
RECREATE? >> THAT'S JUST KIND OF GETTING AN IDEA OF WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT COST GOING TO JUST THROW THAT PROJECT OUT OF THE WATER IF WE ADD THAT PARKING LOT OR NOT. COULD WE INCLUDE IT WITH THAT AND STILL BE IN A DESCENT BUDGET. BUT, YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO IT AS WELL.
LIGHTING WOULD BE ANOTHER ONE. >> SO, THE SCOPE IS BIGGER THAN
THE BOAT RAMP. >> IT'S ALL INCLUDED WITH IT.
THE PARKING LOT COULD BE PART OF THE BOAT RAMP. IT'S NOT JUST
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BOAT RAMP AND TAKEOUT. >> WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA
>> WHAT'S THE TIME LINE? >> MAY 1ST. SO, WE HAVE 3 AND-A-HALF WEEKS TO GET IT KNOCKED OUT. THE ENGINEERING SERVICES WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR PROBABLY THREE WEEKS NOW OR TWO WEEKS NOW. TWO OR THREE WEEKS. SO, THEY'VE BEEN ROCKING AND ROLLING, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL INFORMATION THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE US, BUT, I DO KNOW THAT THEY KNOW
THE TIMELINE AS WELL. >> DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM
THE COMMISSION? >> NO, SIR. NO, SIR. WE JUST WANTED TO, AGAIN, BRING IT UP THAT WAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSION. AND THEN, UM, JUST, IT HELPS
WITH THE GRANT. >> I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY WANT A RESOLUTION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> NO, SIR. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE, I'M SORRY FOR THE GRANT, UNLESS ANYBODY
[2. Parks and Recreation Department Updates]
HAS ANY QUESTIONS. >> MOVE ONTO ITEM D.2.THE
DEPARTMENT UPDATE. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> OKAY. SO, WE HAVE GOT REALLY COOL STUFF FOR Y'ALL THIS MONTH. THE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN ROCKING AND ROLLING, UM, KIMBERLY'S GOING TO HELP ME OUT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO BACK UP OUT OF ONE OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AND GO INTO SOCIAL MEDIA JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT TECH SAVVY, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADMIT A FACEBOOK LINK INTO POWERPOINT. ANYWAY, AS ALWAYS, RIGHT? WE'LL GO THROUGH PARKS AND REC, TALK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE DIVISIONS AND EVERYTHING, ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING, THE GOVERNMENT COURSE AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE'LL TOUCH ON THOSE, SPORTS TOURISM, AND THEN, A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT PROJECTS. SO, I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL WERE AWARE, BUT, WE SURE WERE, WE HAD MAJOR LELEAGUE BASEBALL WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO, LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE LAST, BUT, WE TRIED TO CELEBRATE BY TAKING A PICTURE WITH YOUR FAVORITE JERSEY OR TEAM. SO, YOU SEE A GROUP OF US THAT WENT OUT THERE, UM, IT'S JUST A FUNNY STORY. THE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME UP WITH THIS, WAS ON HIS BREAK AT THAT TIME. HE WAS WORKING A LOT.
SO, IT'S OKAY TO HAVE EXTENDED BREAKS AND WHEN WE TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS, WE SAID, HEY, YOU'RE MISSING THIS, AND HE SAID, WELL, I'VE ONLY GOT 15 MINUTES LEFT OF MY MOVIE. SO, HE WASN'T IN THE PICTURE, NONETHELESS, BUT, WE'LL CROP HIM IN THERE SOMEWHERE.
BUT, YEAH, I WANTED TO SHOW CASE THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PARKS AND OUR MAINTENANCE DIVISIONS HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF IT, YOU SAW THIS LAST TIME, BUT, THANK YOU AGAIN, KIEBD OF SHOUT OUT TO SEED OF TEXAS. THEY DONATED 300 TREES TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA FREE. IT'S A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET HIGHER ON THE LIST ON EVERY YEAR. THEY HAVE OUR NAME AND OUR NUMBER AND KNOW THAT WE ARE INTERESTED AND WE COULD RECEIVE AS MANY TREES AS WE WANT INTO THE THOUSANDS, BUT, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE 300 TREES FROM SCENIC TEXAS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PLANT 150 OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE PARK. I HAVE SOME PICTURES THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. WE'VE BEEN DOING GREAT STUFF. AGAIN, THEY FINISHED WITH THE WINTER GAMES.
YOU MAY RECALL, MARCH WAS THE LAST MONTH THAT WE HAD THE TAFF WINTER GAMES, WE'VE BEEN ROCKING AND ROLLING ON THAT, TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT. SPLASH PAD PREPARATION. WE'RE GETTING THAT READY. YOU MAY RECALL THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, WE HAD THE COMMUNITIENT CENTER SPLASH PADS GETTING REPAIRED. I'LL GO INTO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. WE'RE GOOD TO GO WITH THE TRACY, AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER WE'RE WORKING ON, THERE ARE ISSUES THERE THAT NEED TO BE FINALIZED. SO, TRYING TO GET THAT COMPLETED AND UP AND RUNNING. AND, THEN, WE DID ASSIST THE ZOO WITH RANDOM THINGS, WE HELPED WITH TREE REMOVAL AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, THEY ASKED US TO TAKE OUT A BUILDING AND WE SAID, ABSOLUTELY, ANYTIME WE COULD DESTROY SOMETHING WITH A BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, WE'LL DO IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DID. I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT LUCKY PERSON WAS, IT WASN'T ME. BUT, THEY GOT TO TEAR UP THAT BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PICKED IT UP. THINGS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ZOO AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WITH THAT THAT BEING SAID, YOU'VE GOT ONE OF OUR
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EMPLOYEES ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE TAKING OUT A TREE AT THE DOG PARK. THE DOG PARK IS ROCKING AND ROLLING AND I HAVE SIGNS AS WELL. AND WE'LL GO INTO THAT AND IZZYS MEMORIAL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUSHING THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT IS DATA. DATA THAT WE'VE NEVER COLLECTED BEFORE. DATA THAT'S REALLY, SOMETHING THAT'S TRULY NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE GAP ARE AT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT YOU CAN'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME IN ONE LOCATION. BUT, PART OF THE DATA THAT I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU IS THIS MAP. I THINK THIS MAP IS REALLY COOL, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT REMEMBER, BUT, LAST FALL WE CLOSED DOWN THE RV PARK AND SHUT IT DOWN FOR A MONTH. WE BROUGHT IT BACK UP, AND, PART OF THAT POLICY IS FOR THE PEOPLE NOW RESERVING THOSE SPACES ARE SUPPOSED TO COME INTO THE OFFICE FIRST TO BE ABLE TO EVEN USE THE SPACE. SO, WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS DOUBLE OUR REVENUES OVER THE PAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS WE'VE BEEN OPEN. A, THAT'S A PLUS AND B, WE GET TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM. WELL, HALF OF THE PEOPLE, THAT WE KNOW OF COME FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE OTHER HALF COME FROM OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., AROUND INSIDE THE U.S., BUT, OUTSIDE OF TEXAS.SO, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK SOME OF THAT. AND A LOT OF IT IS JUST "HEY, WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM" OR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY COOL SNAPSHOT TO LOOK AT THE MAP OF THE U.S. TO SEE WHERE FOLKS ARE COMING FROM. A LOT OF THEM ARE WINTER TEXAS, THEY'RE COMING FROM THE NORTH. YOU HAVE SOME COME FRAYING WAY NORTH LIKE CANADA, AND SOME THAT ARE NOT EVEN ON THIS COULNTINENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF LAST YEAR, WE STARTED HAVING OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM TRACKING THEIR HOURS. AND IT WASN'T BECAUSE WE REALLY NEEDED TO KNOW WHERE THEIR TIME WAS SPENT OR WHAT THEY WERE DOING EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY. IT WAS SO THAT WE COULD GET INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE'RE SPENDING OUR TIME. AND WHAT WE FOUND OUT IS THAT WE SPEND OVER 300 HOURS IN THE YAC AND THE AAC, THAT'S THE YOUTH SPORT'S COMPLEX AND THE ADULT SPORTS COMPLEX. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE SPENT 3200 HOURS AT THE BALL FIELDS AND MORE THAN LIKELY A LOT OF THAT IS FIELD PREPARATION AND FIELD MANAGEMENT. TURF MANAGEMENT.
SO, IT TAKE AS BIG TEAM TO HANDLE ALL OF THAT AND THAT'S JUST THE BALL FIELDS. GO DOWN TO THE NEXT ONE, 74400 HOURS JUST AT RIVERSIDE STADIUM. YOU GO OVER THE NEXT ONE, 5,000 HOURS IN RIVERSIDE PARK, THAT'S MORE OF MOWING AND WEED-EATING AND GENERAL LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE THAN IT IS MAJOR PROJECTS. YOU ADD UP THE RIVER SIDE STADIUM AND RIVER SIDE PARK, YOU'RE SITTING AT 6,000 HOURS AND EQUATE THAT TO 40 HOURS A WEEK, AND THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR A LOT OF THE YEAR IN RIVERSIDE PARK, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE TRACKING ACROSS THE BOARD, RV PARK RENTALS WERE UP TO 575 DAYS WITH WE TOOK THAT SNAPSHOT. IT CAN TRANSLATE INTO BETTER STORIES LATER, IT'S JUST A REALLY QUICK SNAPSHOT FOR RIGHT NOW TO GET USED TO THAT RANG WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S ONE PERSON FOR ONE HOUR AT 5,050 HOURS. THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT THE OPERATION IT IS. I LOOK AT THE HOUR THAT IS WE PUT INTO EACH SPECIFIC PARK AND EACH SPECIFIC THICK THAT WE DO.
>> THAT SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED WHICH MONTH?
>> IT WAS AT THE END OF DECEMBER.
>> SO, HALF A CALENDAR YEAR? >> YES, SIR.
>> YEAH, I HAVEN'T EVEN TRIED TO GO INTO 2023 YET. I WANTED TO LOOK AT 2022. BUT, WE'RE GETTING, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING THAT ONE FULL YEAR WORTH OF DATA AT THIS POINT, SO, ABOUT TWO AND-A-HALF MONTH FROM NOW, WE'LL HAVE A FULL YEAR'S WORTH AND THEN WE COULD REALLY START TO COMPARE.
>> THAT SHOWS GOOD TRACK RECORD BECAUSE YOU'RE ABLE TO KEEP THE
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QUALI QUALITATIVE THERE. ARE YOU PUTTING IN THE PEOPLE AS FAR AS USAGE?>> FOR EXAMPLE, SAY, THE BASEBALL PARK, THE PARK ITSELF, 744 HOURS IN THERE AND THEN WOULD IT SHOW AS THE MAINTENANCE AND THE TURF AND THEN ALSO THE CL CLIENTELE THAT USE IT IS AS WELL?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE STARTING TO DO THE SAME IN RECREATION, AS FAR AS THE ATTENDANCE GOES ON THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS, I THINK WE ASSISTED WITH OVER 50 COMMUNITY EVENTS LAST YEAR. WE HANDLED 1700 PARTICIPANTS IN THE 20 SUM ODD PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD.
WE'RE TRY TO GO KEEP THE DATA ON THAT. I DEFINITELY GET WHERE
YOU'RE GOING. >> IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF
SOMETIMES. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
PARK MAINTENANCE? >> SO, NOW, I'LL GO INTO RECREATION. AND, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE, KIMBERLY WILL TAKE IT AWAY, BUT, WE'LL GO THROUGH WHAT WE ACTUALLY, BECAUSE, RECREATION, I TOLD YOU LAST MONTH THAT WE'RE FOCUSSING ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO, WE HAVE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND WHOLE TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.
>> GOOD EVENING. SO, JUST TO CLEAR UP, SO, IN JANUARY'S WORKSHOP, THERE WAS A GREAT IDEA TO DO KIND OF LIKE A PARK'S COMMISSION RUNDOWN THAT COMMUNICATIONS DOES FOR THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO, I'M TAKING A COUPLE OF VIDEOS TO CREATE THAT VIDEO FOR EACH MONTH. SO, PLEASE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE PERSON BEHIND THE CURTAIN AS I TAKE VIDEOS, PLEASE IGNORE ME WITH THAT. WE'RE CALLING IT PARK'S IN A NUT SHELL. YOU ARE THE COMMISSION AND WHAT WE DO IN THAT 60-90 SECOND RECAP OF WHAT IS DISCUSSED HERE JUST TO WE BRING THAT CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY HAVE MORE OF AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU ALL DO AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE.
SO, IT'S SOMETHING JUST TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP THEM UPDATED ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT YOU ALL DO. AS JASON SAYS, WE'VE DONE A TON OF PROGRAMMING, IT'S BEEN SO MUCH FUN WORKING WITH THEM. WE'VE DONE PASSIVE PROGRAM AND HAVING AN EXERCISE TRAIL FOR EASTER ALONG THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, AND THE NATURE TRAIL IN RIVERSIDE PARK, WHICH ARE DIFFERENT EXERCISES ALONG THE WAY. THE WILD FLOWER SEASON IS HERE AND THEY'RE PRETTY IN THE PARKS, SO WE'VE HAD WILD FLOWER BOOK MARKS THAT PEOPLE CAN COME INTO THE OFFICE AND DO. THEY WENT WILDFIRE WITH THE WILD FLOWERS. SO, IT'S BEEN FUNNY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY. HAVING STUFF IN THE OFFICE, AND WE HAD THE EASTER EGG HUNT LAST WEEK AND TWO WEEKENDS AGO WE PARTNERED WITH TOWN SQUARE MEDIA FOR THAT. WE HOSTED A TODDLER DANCE PARTY, WE CELEBRATED PI DAY, AND MARCH 4TH, AND WE HAVE OUR REGULAR WEEKS GOING ON, WITH YOUR COED KICK BALL.
>> CHECK THIS OUT, SO, WE HAVE DONE ALL KINDS OF THINGS, WE WENT TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND DID A DR. SEUSS DAY.
THAT'S OUR PI DAY, ONE OF OUR WINNERS WITH THE STAFF IN THE PARK WITH THE PIE. 3-14 ON 3/14. SO, WE HAVE OUR. THIS WAS OUR UMPIRE CLINIC. HE HAVE OUR NEW COORDINATOR IF YOU HAVE NOT MET HIM YET. THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THEIR UMPIRE CLASSES GETTING READY FOR KICK BALL AND SOFT BALL. WE HAD TEAMS OUT TORE SCRIMMAGE AND MORE GREAT TODDLERS. OH. THAT WAS A REALLY COOL ONE. THAT WAS A GOOD EVENT.
>> THAT WAS OUR BOTANICAL BASH THAT WE HAD, WE HAD PLANTS DONATED AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT AND PLANT FLOWERS AND PEOPLE
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COULD BRING THEM HOME, PLANT THEM IN THEIR YARD, PLANT THEM IN THE WINDOW, JUST LET IT GROW, BE ALL PRETTY.>> A LOT OF COOL STUFF THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD DO CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THROUGHOUT THE SEASONS. SO, RECREATIONS BEEN FOCUSED ON THAT. AS YOU COULD TELL, THEY'VE BEEN GOING A GREAT JOB AND A LOT OF GOOD TURNOUT AND POSITIVE COMMENTS. DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS TO COME THAT KIMBERLY WILL MENTION.
>> SO, WE DID ART IN THE PARK, LAST YEAR, A AND WE'RE FOCUSSING ON CREATING A SPACE FOR TEENS AND WE'RE DOING OUTDOOR TEEN PAINTING EVERY MONTH AS WELL. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT SPACE
FOR TEENS TO HANG OUT. >> WHERE DO THEY PAINT AND WHAT
DO THEY PAINT? >> THEY PAINT WHAT THEY FEEL
LIKE PAINTING. >> LIKE ON CANVAS?
>> YES. THEY CAN HAVE GUIDED HELP OR PAINT WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE PAINTING. JUST A WAY TO GET OUT THERE ARES, AND, YOU KNOW, EXPRESS SOME EMOTIONS OR, YOU KNOW, JUST END THE WEEK.
IT'S ON FRIDAYS. ONCE A MONTH. IT WAS AT GROVERS BEND. WE HAVE IT SCHEDULED THIS MONTH AS WELL THERE. AND IN MAY, WE'LL DO IT OUT IN WWILL ROGER'S. WE'LL BE OFFERING IT OUT THERE. WE ALSO LAUNCHED "OUT INTO NATURE". SO, THAT'S OUT IN NATURE, A BILINGUAL TODDLER PROGRAM THAT WE KICKED OFF TO THE COMMUNITY
THIS PAST MONTH. >> I WANT TO BACK TRACK A BIT.
ON THE TEEN PAINTING, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF IS COORDINATING AND DOING OR IS IT AN OUTSIDE VENDOR?
>> WE COORDINATE THAT ONE. >> LAST MONTH IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, I THINK THERE WERE A DOZEN OR SO KIDS THAT CAME OUT. TEENS ARE KIND OF ONE OF THOSE ONES THAT YOU'RE LIKE, YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO MAKE OR NOT. IT TURNED OUT WELL THERE WERE
GOOD COMMENTS. >> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD FROM TEENS GROUNDED, WE WENT OUT AND TALKED WITH THE TEENS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING ART PROGRAMS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND PAINT. SO, IT WAS AN IDEA FROM THEM THAT THEY WANTED TO DO.
>> AND THEY MADE IT SUCCESSFUL TOO.
>> THEY DID. I FEEL LIKE 20-25 KIDS CAME OUT. IT WAS GREAT.
COMING UP THIS MONTH ON APRIL 17THIOUS IT'S GO FLY A KITE DAY. SO, WE'LL BE OUT FLYING KITES OUT AT TRACY. WE HAVE RIVERSIDE CAMP OUT AND MOVIE NIGHT. WE'RE MOVING IT FROM RIVER'S BEND TO ELDER FIELD. AND MLK PARK IS CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY ON APRIL 21ST, SO, WE'LL BE OUT THERE IN THE AFTERNOON AND COME OUT AND GRAB A CUBCAKE TO CELEBRATE THE PARK'S BIRTHDAY. WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON.
>> HOW MANY YEARS IS THE PARK CELEBRATING?
>> I DON'T REMEMBER. WE'LL HAVE BIG BALLOONS OUT THERE WITH
THE AGE. >> COME ON OUT AND WE'LL HAVE THAT MANY CANDLES. UM, WE ALSO HAVE TEST GAME DAY. SO, WE HAVE A STAFF THAT PLAYED TENNIS IN COLLEGE LAST YEAR SHE HOSTED A LOT OF CLINICS IN TENNIS AND WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK. ON THE 16TH, THAT SUNDAY, WE'RE DOING A GAME DAY AND WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK BEACH VOLLEYBALL AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING THE JUNIOR HOME RUN DERBY, THROUGH, MLB. EDITION, NOT IN ADDITION TO THE SPORT'S LEAGUES AND PROGRAMS AND TOURNAMENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE DO. SO, UM, AGAIN. RECREATION HAS BEEN STEPPING IT UP THIS YEAR AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THE FACE OF EVERYBODY THIS YEAR. MOST DEFINITELY. IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD TIMES.
>> THIS THING WAS REALLY COOL, UM, SO, KIMBERLY CAME UP WITH THIS CHALLENGE, EVERY QUARTER WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT MEETING AND WE BRING ALL 50 EMPLOYEES TOGETHER AND WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT ALL THE REALLY COOL STUFF THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON. OF COURSE, PART OF THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE USED TO WORKING WITH THOSE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES. AND SO, WE WANT TO BREAK DOWN THOSE SILOS TOGETHER. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE'VE HAD AN
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ICEBREAKER, A LOT OF THOSE ARE TEAM-BUILDING CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE SPAGHETTI TOWER, MARSHMALLOW TOWER CHALLENGE. WE DID THAT ONCE. AND KIMBERLY AND I WERE TALKING THE DAY BEFORE OUR QUARTERLY MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT A TINFOIL CHALLENGE THEY WERE DOING. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND I SAID YOU KNOW IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF WE WERE TABLE TO PUT THOSE DINOSAURS INSIDE THE LOBBY AND SHOW THE PUBLIC. THROUGH THAT RANDOM CONVERSATION THAT KIMBERLY AND I HAD WE DECIDED TO COME UP WITH A CHALLENGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT EVERY QUARTER THAT WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT MEETING, OUR ICEBREAKER CHALLENGE, IF YOU WILL, WE'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE THE PUBLIC. AND SO, THIS CHALLENGE WAS THE DINOSAUR FOIL CHALLENGE AND SO, THE GROUP WAS BROKEN DOWN INTO, I THINK, EIGHT OR 10 DIFFERENT GROUPS AND THEY HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN SEVEN MINUTES, BUT, THEY HAD SOME TIME, UM, TO BASICALLY MAKE THEIR DINOSAUR OUT OF TINFOIL. AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU REALLY START TO SEE THOSE RANDOM IDEAS COME TOGETHER AND PEOPLE BREAKING OUT THEIR POCKET KNIVES AND MAKING HOLES. AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO BACK OUT OF THIS AND GO INTO OUR FACEBOOK, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE DINOSAUR FOIL CHALLENGE. AND THE NEXT ONE THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA CLIP AND WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO SOCIAL MEDIA'S CONCERNED. IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO. BECAUSE, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GREAT STUFF COMING OUT OF THAT NOW.PART OF WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR TEAM IS SOMEBODY WHO IS A MAJOR IN MARKETING, INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AT THAT, SO, GIVING HER THE OPPORTUNITY DO WHAT SHE DOES, COMES WITH SOME REALLY GREAT PRODUCT. AND SO, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS, TOO, IS THEY WILL REALLY START TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT AMENITIES AND FEATURES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR PARKS. WE'LL BE HAVING A THING ON THE NATURE PRESERVE. AND WHAT THAT IS, AND INTRODUCTIONS TO DIFFERENT AREAS UNKNOWN THROUGHOUT THE PARKS WHICH IS KIND OF EXCITING.
(ROARING) >> THE NEXT ONE IS, UM, A REALLY QUICK ONE, AND, IT IS FOR THE DOG PARK.
>> I SAW TWO CATS AT THE DOG PARK AWHILE AGO.
>> WHO DID THE FILMING OF THAT, JASON? ARE YOU DOING YOUR OWN
>> THESE IPHONES ARE AMAZING AND THE TECHNOLOGY MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO DO THAT. AND IT'S AT THE GUIDANCE OF COMMUNICATIONS. THANKS, GEORGE AND YOUR TEAM.
>> GEORGE IS LIKE, HEY. HEY. [LAUGHTER]
>> NO, WE, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE MORE PRESENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TRYING TO, UM, COME UP WITH MORE ENGAGING POSTS LIKE THAT. AND SO, UM, AGAIN, IF Y'ALL ARE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE, I WOULD CHALLENGE Y'ALL TO COME BY THE OFFICE AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE ARTISTIC ABILITIES ARE WITH ALUMINUM
FOIL. AND COME SEE JESSICA. >> WHAT'S THE PRIZE?
>> A COOL DINOSAUR THING THAT YOU MAKE.
>> OKAY. >> WE'LL WORK ON THAT ONE. THE
EXPERIENCE OF DOING IT. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO
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INTO THE GOLF COURSE NOW. MARCH HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD FOR US, CAN'T COMPLAIN, BEEN DOING REALLY WELL. LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 32,000 ROUNDS OF GOLF. THIS PAST MONTH YOU COULD SEE THAT WE DID OVER 35 MONEY ROUNDS OF GOLF. UM, REALLY GOOD MONTH AGAIN, $122,504 IN REVENUE, AGAIN, OUR EXPENDITURES ARE JUST UNDER $100,000, SO, WE'VE GOT ABOUT A $20,000 PURR PLUS THERE IN REVENUE. SO, LOOKING REALLY GOOD. UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON AT THE GOLF COURSE IS JUST SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT BECAUSE IT'S ON BACK ORDER, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE ARE COMPLETED NOW FOR THE MOST PART SO WE HAVE NEW BOXES AND CAR PATHS BUT OVER ALL, THE GOLF COURSE IS DOING REALLY WELL. OF COURSE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON THIS WEEKEND IS THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION, THEY'RE HOSTING THE TEXAS PREVIEW. AND IT GOES FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY THE 16TH. SO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 96 PLAYERS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY HERE IN VICTORIA AT RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. THE TEAM WAS NERVOUS, ABOUT THE RIVER GOING UP, BUT, THANKFULLY IT STAYED LOWER THANPREDICTED. >> MOVING TO THE ROUNDS, YOU COULD SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE WE'RE DOING MORE THAN WHAT HAD THIS TIME LAST YEAR. YOU COULD SEE THE ROUNDS GOING UP 400, AND CONTINUING TO DO REALLY WELL, AGAIN, CONTINUING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN ROUND AND REVENUE. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE REVENUE THERE, IT'S $686,032. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AGAIN, CONTINUING TO SEE POSITIVE INCREASE IN REVENUES OVER AT THE GOLF COURSE. IT ANY QUESTIONS ON GOLF COURSE?
>> COOL. >> THERE'S THE PICTURE OF THE AMERICAN JUJUNIOR GOLF MAIN PAG ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IS THE EDITION OF THE SOUTH TEXAS GIRL'S SOFT BALL SIGN. THAT'S SOMETHING AS YOU ENTER THE YOUTH SPORT'S COMPLEX, IT WAS A VACANT THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, SO, THAT'S RECENTLY BEEN PUT IN AND LOOKS A LOT BETTER. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME SIGNAGE OUT THERE TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHICH POD THAT YOU ARE GOING TO. SO, WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO INCLUDING THE SPORT'S TOURISM COMPARTMENT. BUT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT WE'RE ENINTERVIEWING OU TOP THREE CANDIDATES, KIMBERLY AND I SELECTED SIX OUT OF THE 20-24 THAT APPLIED TO THE POSITION. WE INTERVIEWED SIX, NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE TOP 3. THE TOP THREE WILL BE IN THIS WEEK THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND INTERVIEWING WITH ME AND KIMBERLY AGAIN AND MEETING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM, AND TAKING A TOUR OF THE FACILITY AND TALKING WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. WE HOPE TO HAVE EVERYTHING WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF THIS WEEK OR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AND HAVE A DECISION FINALIZED BY THAT TIME. AGAIN, THE GEL'S TO HAVE AT LEAST A, UM, OFFER OUT THERE TO A SPORT'S TOURISM CANDIDATE BY MIDDLE TO LATE NEXT WEEK. SO, IT'S MOVING ALONG. UM, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THESE THROUGHOUT TOWN, THE VICTORIA ACACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE THROUGHOUT THE PARKS ON THE NORTHSIDE AND SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. LAST WEEK, I DID SPEAK WITH MAGGIE, WHO CAME HERE TO THE COMMISSION AND PRESENTED TO Y'ALL FOUR MONTHS AGO. SHE SAID, I THINK IT WAS LAST THURSDAY THAT I SAW HER, THEY WERE SITTING AT 72 OR 73 RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY, SO, NOT TOO BAD. IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
UM, AGAIN, THAT WAS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. SO, HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE SURVEYS THAT WILL SURVEY RESPONDENTS
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THAT WILL SUBMIT. WE'RE WORKING FOR THE MARKET FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT, THAT WAS THE GROUP OUT OF THE DALLAS AREA THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH. AND THEY JUST SUBMITTED A DRAFT TO US ARE FRIDAY. WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AND GET IT TO YOU ONCE IT'S CLEANED UP SO THAT YOU COULD GET EYES ON IT AND WE CAN HAVE THE ADDITION IT CONVERSATIONS AS NEEDED. THAT REPORT AND ASSESSMENTS IS CONTINUING TO BE MOVING FORWARD AND WILL BE WRAPPED UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. I LEFT THIS PICTURE UP HERE, THIS WAS THE ONE FROM LAST MONTH, I MAPP MAP MENTIONS TO YOU EARLIER THAT THE TRACY WAS COMPLETED. IT WAS REPAIRED, THERE WERE LEAKS HAPPENING UNDERNEATH THE GROUND, THEY REPAIRED THOSE AND RE CONCRETED AND RESURFACED. IT WAS COMPLETE WHEN WE LEFT THERE, BUT, THERE'S A HUGE GAP WHERE THE CONCRETE DOESN'T LEAK. AND THAT'S NOT SAT TIS FACTORY TO ME OR THE TEAM. TWO AREAS THAT I'M NOT SATISFIED WITH PERSONALLY THEY NEED TO ADDRESS BEFORE WE START TO ACTUALLY WORK ON THAT SYSTEM AND GETTING IT UP AND RUNNING. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE PREPARING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER SIDE. UM, EVER SINCE THEY STARTED REPAIRING THAT SPLASH PAD, WE'VE BEEN IN THERE CLEANING OUT THE PUMPS AND THE FILTERS AND THE STORAGE BOX WHERE ALL THE WATER STAYS. CLEANING THAT OUT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN USING THAT. WE ARE WORKING ON IT AND DOING EVERYTHING ON OUR SIDE THAT WE CAN.UNFORTUNATELY, PART OF THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CONTRACTORS THEMSELVES HAVE A MONOPOLY ON THIS KIND OF A BUSINESS.
THERE'S VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN THAT DO THIS KIND OF WORK.
ANYWAY, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT
COMMUNITY SPLASH PAD TOGETHER. >> IS THERE SOMEBODY ON STAFF FOR THE PARKS AND REC CREW THAT HANDLES THE MAINTENANCE FOR THAT, LIKE, THE POOL MAINTENANCE AND ALL THE CHEMICALS?
>> YES, SIR. WE HAVE TWO PRIMARY, BUT, THERE'S A HANDFUL
THAT KNOW HOW TO WORK ON THEM. >> IN REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER SPLASH PAD, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE SPLASH PAD AND AN AWESOME PLAYGROUND, BUT, YOU HAVE A BATHROOM THERE THAT'S ALWAYS LOCKED. WHEN IS IT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC TO USE?
>> THE BATHROOM SHOULD BE OPENED NOW. IT WAS LOCKED AWHILE BACK BUT WE CHANGED SOME OF OUR PROCESSES BUT IT SHOULD BE OPENED. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU WENT THERE AND IT WAS
LOCKED WAS IT RECENT? >> IT WAS SIX WEEKS AGO.
>> IS IT THE BATHROOM T THAT'SY THE BASKETBALL COURT?
>> IT'S BY THE SPLASH PAD BY WHERE YOU HAVE THE PICKLE BALL.
>> BECAUSE, THE DEFAULT WAY WAS ONLY DURING SPLASH PAD SEASON.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE THERE ARE KIDS PLAYING AT THAT PLAYGROUND, PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I GO PAST THERE.
>> IT SHOULD BE OPEN. >> VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.
>> SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THE REST ROOMS I'LL PIGGY BACK ON THAT. I WAS IN ETHEL LEE TRACY AND THERE'S NO SOAP PROVIDED IN THE BATHROOMS, IS THAT BY DESIGN? IS THERE SOME REASON THERE'S NOT SOAP PROVIDED? OR IS THAT SOMETHING?
>> WELL, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WELL, SO, WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS TOUCHLESS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, UM, IT WAS A VANDALISM ISSUE, WHERE IT WOULD JUST CONTINUOUSLY BE VANDALIZED, SO, IT WOULD END UP WITH SOAP ON THE GROUND, SO, THEY TOOK THEM OUT. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM PUTTING THEM BACK IN, BUT, I DON'T WANT THE VANDALISM PROBLEMS. IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT MORE INDUSTRIAL, AND IT'S JUST HAND SANITIZER
VERSUS SOAP ITSELF. >> I FIGURED THAT'S WHY IT WAS, BUT, YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM AND HAVE A HAND WASHING THING BUT NO
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SOAP, AND NOBODY BRINGS SOAP TO THE RESTROOM?>> YOU DON'T KEEP THAT IN I DON'T YOU ARE BACK POCKET?
>> I DON'T. BUT, LUCKILY I HAVE KIDS SO I HAVE THE WIPES.
>> IN THE SUBJECT OF RESTROOMS, I GOT APPROACHED OF THE WATER CONSERVETIES. IT'S THE USE OF WATER, THAT CONTINUES TO BE
>> IN THE RESTROOMS. >> YOU HAVE TWO TYPES OF WATER, YOU HAVE THE FULL TANK AND THE HALF TANK AND WHEN THEY FLOOD THE COMMODE, IT'S A FLUSH BUT A LOT OF WATER BEING USED IN THE
>> THAT WAS AT TED REEVES. >> IT WAS NOT BROKEN. BUT, IT
WAS JUST RUNNING. >> YOU COULD CONSERVE THE
WATER, BUT, CUT THE -- >> TURBO FLUSH?
>> THEY'RE INDUSTRIAL TOILETTES.
>> THE ONLY REMARK THAT I GOT. SO WE'LL LOOK AT TED B REID, AND ETHEL TRACY AND THE SOAP AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ONE AND THOSE WILL BE OPENED BACK UP. SO...
>> Y'ALL STILL LEANING TOWARDS PICKLE BALL AT TED B REID?
>> PICKLE BALL? SURE. >> THAT WOULD BE COOL.
>> KIM SAID Y'ALL WERE WORKING ON A PICKLE BALL COURT AT TED B
REID. >> WE WERE LOOKING AT AREAS TO EXPAND TO, BUT, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WORKS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE REPLACING THE
HAND-BALL COURT. >> TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THE HAND-BALL COURT. IS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD THINK OF FOR THE HAND-BALL COURT, LET US KNOW.
>> PICKLE BALL WILL BE GOOD. >> YOU KNOW WHY THE TED B REID
HAS THE HAND-BALL COURT? >> I CAME THE SPECULATION, IS WHEN THEY BUILT THE PARK, TED LEE WAS AN AVID HAND-BALL PLAYER. AND IT CAME TO MY MIND THAT IT WAS ALWAYS MR. REID AND MR. DON, AND IT WAS FOUR GENTLEMEN THAT LOVED RACKET BALL AND I PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, MAY BE THIS IS WHY THIS IS THE ONLY PARK WITH THE RACKET BALL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> IF YOU ASK AROUND, TED REID, I MEAN, I WAS AT THAT RACKET BALL COURT AT THE YMCA, AND WHEN I WAS THERE THE OTHER DAY, I STARTED THINKING WHY WOULD THEY PUT THE ONLY PARK. I'M SURE THAT IF YOU TALKED TO THE PEOPLE THAT BUILT THE PARK, THEY WOULD SAY, THAT'S THE REASON THEY
BUILT IT. >> I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, BUT, I WAS WONDERING WHY THAT WAS THE ONLY PARK TOO.
>> DID YOU GET ANY PLAY AT ALL? >> I PERSONALLY NEVER SEEN ANY.
THE ONLY PERSON THAT I'VE EVER PLAYED IS MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SITTING NEXT TO ME. BUT, I'M NOT SURE.
>> I'VE SEEN PEOPLE PLAY HAND-BALL OUT THERE. IT'S BEEN AWHILE. BUT, WHEN THE DOORS WERE ON, THOUGH, THAT'S WHEN I SAW FOLKS PLAYING. I KNOW Y'ALL TOTOOK THE DOORS OFF FOR POSSIB MISCHIEF GOING ON ON THE HAND-BALL COURTS, BUT, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM ON THAT PARK TO BUILD ANOTHER SLAB FOR PICKLE
BALL AND LEAVE THAT HAND BALL. >> YEAH, TED REID CAN BE DEVELOPED IF THAT'S THE WISH. THERE'S DEFINITELY REAL ESTATE OUT THERE. COOL. WELL, I'LL KEEP ROLLING, I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THESE PROJECTS. I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE LOOKING AT ME, LIKE, MAN, HURRY UP. SO, I WANTED TO GIVE AWE QUICK UPDATE ON THE DUCK POND. THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY OF THE DUCK POND, IT WAS THE FIRST WEEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING, THINGS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE OVER TIME. ONE THE LAST PICTURES THAT WE HAVE OF THE DUCK BOND FILLED UP AT LEAST ON THAT LARGE SIDE. SO, THEY STARTED GETTING READY FOR THE EXCAVATION OF ALL OF THAT AND THIS IS THE SMALL SIDE OR THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IF YOU'RE LOOKING ON THE RIGHT.
THAT'S THE FOUNDATION OF THE SIDEWALK. YOU COULD SEE THAT THE TWO PONDS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE OLD MIDDLE DIVIDER THAT SHE HAD AND THEN THE EXCAVATION OF THE MUD AND THE SILT AND THEN
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MORE EXCAVATION TRYING TO TAKE SHAPE OF THE BOWL ITSELF. GOING BACK TO THAT SMALLER SIDE OR THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE WHEN LOOKING AT IT, YOU START TO SEE THAT FOUNDATION PLACED IN PREPARATION FOR THAT SIDEWALK. OF COURSE, NOW, YOU SEE THE SIDEWALK THERE THAT'S COMPLETELY LATE AND HAS A FULLY LOOPED SYSTEM NOW. AND JUST ANOTHER QUICK PICTURE OF WHERE YOU SEE THE POND AS ONE INSTEAD OF THE TWO SIDEWALK THAT'S RIGHT NEXT MCWRIGHT STREET THERE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. THEY STARTED TO PUT IN THE COLUMNS AND EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED FOR THE BOARD WALK. THIS RIGHT HERE IS IN THE GOLF COURSE LOOKING TOWARDS THE DUCK POND, THIS IS THE BACK SIDE CORRECTIVITY, YOU COULD SEE THE SHED, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT SHED IS WHERE THE BOARD WALK IS.TO THE EDGE, THAT'S THE LOOP THAT TAKES YOU TOWARDS THE DUCK POND AND ONE FINAL PICTURE. THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN REALLY ROCKING AND ROLLING OUT THERE, LESTER CONTRACTING, THEY'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB AND HAVING A GREAT TIME WORKING ON THE PROJECT. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE GAZEBO ENTRYWAY.
YOU COULD SEE THE LIGHT DOTS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE PATH IS SALT ROCK. SO, WHEN THAT GETS REMOVED, YOU'LL SEE THE DIVOTS OF ROCK IN THE CONCRETE. SO, THAT GIVES IT A NICE FINISH, WITH A NICE PATTERN. THE FAR TWO PICTURES ARE HARD TO SEE BUT I HAVE PICTURES HERE. I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT THE 150 TREES THAT GOT PLANTED, WELL, THERE'S A GOOD PORTION OF THEM RIGHT THERE. THAT SIDEWALK, TO THE LEFT IS THE DUCK POND AND TO THE RIGHT STARTS THE GOLF COURSE AND IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU COULD ALMOST SEE A GOLFER BACK THERE. BUT, THIS IS TO HELP REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GOLF BALLS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COME FLYING FROM THE GOLF COURSE THROUGH, UM, THROUGH THIS AREA. SO, UM, WE HAVE TRIED TO BE REALLY MINDFUL AND, PLACE THEM THROUGHOUT, AGAIN, IF YOU GO OUT THERE NOW, IT LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THERE'S, AGAIN, PROBABLY 100 PLUS TREES JUST IN THE ONE SPECIFIC AREA. THAT'S BEEN GOING ON WELL. THIS
IS THE DOG PARK. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> YES, MA'AM? >> ON THE DUCK POND, SO, WHEN I WALKED THERE THIS MORNING, I NOTICED THE SIDEWALKS LOOK GREAT. THE WHOLE THING LOOKS GREAT. THERE'S NO CONSTRUCTION, FENCING OR ANY BARRIER BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE SIDEWALK ON THE
POND IS THAT ON PURPOSE? >> NO. THERE SHOULD BE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THAT FENCING BACK UP. THAT FENCING
SHOULD BE BACK UP. >> I WAS ABLE TO WALK IT.
>> NO, THAT FENCING SHOULD BE UP.
>> OKAY. >> I THINK THEY REMOVED THAT FENCING RANDOMLY, AND WE CAME BACK TO SEE THAT THE FENCING WAS GONE. THERE SHOULD BE FENCING UP.
>> ON THE DUCK POND ON ONE SIDE OF IT, THERE'S LIKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OLD TREES AND I WAS WONDERING IF Y'ALL WERE MAKING A HABITAT FOR THE FISH OR IS THERE GOING TO BE A HABITAT IN THE
POND FOR THE FISH? >> LET'S SEE IF I COULD GO BACK
A PICTURE OR TWO. >> I DIDN'T SEE A PICTURE BUT THERE WERE A WHOLE BUNCH OF TREES ON THE RIGHT-H-HAND SIDE
THE PAVILION. >> IT WAS AN EARLY ON DECISION TO TAKE OUT THOSE TREES AND LAY THEM DOWN AND BEAT THEM UP SO IT
WOULD BE HABITAT GOING INTO IT. >> A LOT OF THOSE CYPRUSS TREES THAT WE TOOK OUT ARE LAID DOWN THERE FOR HABITAT. SO, IN ADDITION TO THE FISH HABITAT THAT WE HAVE THERE, IN WORKING WITH THE INLAND FISHING DIVISION, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO GET TO IT. AND WE ALSO HAVE, YOU SEE THE TWO PICTURES ON THE RIGHT LOOK LIKE GRAVEL BEDS, THOSE ARE FOR FISH, INTENTIONALLY PUT IN FOR THE FISH TO BE ABLE TO SPAWN.
>> SO, WILL WATER COME UP FROM THOSE?
>> THAT'S LIKE TO NEST ON ROCKS.
>> SO, THE WHOLE PROJECT WAS CREATED AROUND THAT FISH HABITAT TO YOUR POINT. SO, REUSING THE MATERIAL THAT WE TOOK OUT FOR FISH HABITAT, ACTUAL AREAS, WORKING WITH INLAND FISHERIES TO CREATE THE GRAVEL BEDS FOR SPAWNING AND REPRODUCTION. AND THE DIFFUSERS AND THE WATER CIRCULATION. THERE WERE A LOT
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OF COMPONENTS PUT INTO THE PLACE BUT, FISH HABITAT WAS ONE OFTHOSE. >> TODAY, I SAW THAT THE FOUNTAIN LIGHTS IN THE FOUNTAINS WERE IN. IS THERE TWO OF THEM?
I SAW TWO AT LEAST. >> YES, THERE'S TWO OF THEM.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE COOL. >> IT IS, IT WILL HAVE DIFFERENT LIGHTS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOUNTAIN STREAMS, IF
YOU WOULD. >> ARE THE PADDLE BOATS COMING
BACK? >> NOT AS OF YET. NO. I THINK WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN AN OUTFITTER THAT WOULD ACTUALLY DO IT.
>> HALSO, I'M GOING TO PASS TH OVER TO KIMBERLY, BUT, THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE DOG PARK. IF YOU WENT BY THERE RECENTLY, YOU COULD SEE THAT THERE'S BETTER PICTURE THAT IS PROBABLY COULD BE HAD, BUT, THESE ARE FROM A WEEK OR SO AGO. BUT, I'LL PASS
IT OVER TO KIMBERLY. >> SO, THE VICTORIA DOG PARK IS COMING ALONG. THEY POURED THE MAJORITY OF THE SIDEWALKS WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE CONCRETE GOING ALONG THE LARGE AND SMALL DOG SIDE, I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK, THEY WILL START TO POUR FOR THE ENTRYWAY. AND THERE HAS BEEN A NEAT OPPORTUNITY TO UM FOR THAT BLUE MAPLE THAT WAS IN THERE, THERE'S A NEAT WAY TO INCORPORATE INTO MEMORIAL FOR IZZY, SO, WE SWITCHED UP THE SIDEWALK SIGN TO HAVE IT WHERE YOU COULD REALLY GO AND SEE.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO COME ON THAT ONE.
>> SO, YOU'RE MOVING THE MEMORIAL FROM THE ENTRANCE GATE
TO THE MAPLE? >> IT WILL BE IN ADDITION TO.
SO, WE'LL STILL HAVE THE TWO COLUMNS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN JANUARY, AS WELL AS THE PICTURE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED BACK THEN AND THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL
WAY TO INCORPORATE IT. >> IT WAS ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SAW ON SITE WHERE THE SIDEWALK WAS IN A DIFFERENT POSITION, I GUESS, THAN WHERE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN IT'S ON PAPER AND WHEN YOU GO ON-SITE.
WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL WITH IT. WE WANTED TO MAKE IT INTENTIONALLY SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE CAN STOP AND VISIT, ANOTHER LOCATION TO MEMORIALIZE IZZY. THERE WAS CONVERSATION WITH HER FAMILY AND HER MOM, I BELIEVE, WAS THE ONE THAT MENTIONED SHE WANTED A NICE AREA TO SIT AND REMEMBER IZZY, SO, PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, FOR HER, WOULD BE A COOL THING TO HAVE. FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPTION TO REMEMBER IZZY OUTSIDE OF THE DOG PARK ENTRYWAY OR INSIDE WITH ONE OF HER PETS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND HAVE THAT TIME. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE WORKING WITH HALF ASSOCIATES, WE'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO WORK ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR ETHEL LEE TRACY ENTRY SIGNAGE AND WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU AS SOON AS WE GET MOVEMENT AND SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE. AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN GOING BACK AND FORT WITH OUR CURRENT CONSULTANT ON THE DOG PARK. BUT, THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THE SIGN FOR IZZY IN THE ARCHWAY AND SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO NAIL THAT DOWN AND GET SOMETHING THAT WE COULD SHOW YOU. ONCE WE DO THAT, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING IZZY'S FAMILY BACK UP HERE AND I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING FROM THE COMMISSION THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE AND CONTINUE THAT DIALOG.
OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE VISUAL TO SHOW YOU, IT WILL BE A BETTER CONVERSATION DURING THAT POINT.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE DURING OUR WORKSHOP WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE MAPLE, BUT, NOW THAT YOU'VE INCORPORATED IT.
>> I THINK WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING IS THAT TILTLY, TIME GOT AWAY FROM US AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW WE'RE ON SITE AND IT'S LIKE, WE NEED TO DO THIS NOW AND INCORPORATE IT. I WOULDN'T SEE EASIER, BUT, BETTER FOR US ALL. JUST HAVING INCORPORATE IT AND CREATE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR IZZY'S FAMILY.
>> ABOUT 30 FEET TALL? >> ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE ENTRYWAY SIGNS THAT JASON TALKED ABOUT, WITH THE DESIGN THAT HE'S
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BRINGING FORWARD, THAT'S ALSO GOING TO SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SIGNAGE AND THE STANDARD FOR ALL OF OUR PARKS, SO, THAT'S COOL TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOWARDS HAVING A STANDARD ENTRYWAY TOPARKS. >> AND THAT ENTAILS WAVE FINDINGS THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> ANYMORE THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMISSIONER SS? >> RIGHT NOW, WE JUST HAD OUR RIVER CREST AT 2100 CFS AND WE HAVE GROVERS AND FOXES CLOSED, WHEN WILL THEY REOPEN, BECAUSE, I DIDN'T SEE WATER ON THE ROAD
IS THAT A SAFETY THING? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, UM, WE WILL PROBABLY OPEN IT UP TOMORROW SOMETIME. AND, I'LL COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO, JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE ALWAYS GO OFF OF THE HISTORICAL DATA THAT WE HAVE IN THE RIVER. AROUND THAT 20 FOOT MARK THERE'LL BE WATER COMING OVER THAT AREA. I THINK PART OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT WITH EACH FLOOD, EROSION HAPPENING IN CERTAIN AREAS AND SOME MORE THAN OTHERS, BUT, I BELIEVE IT'S ERODING ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE PARK'S RIVER BANK AND NOT ON THE PARK SIDE AS MUCH AS IT HAS BEEN. SO, THAT'S CREATING MORE VOLUME ON THAT SIDE AND LESS IN THE NATION ON THE PARK'S SIDE. SO, WHAT WE'RE REALIZING IS THAT THOSE NUMBERS AREN'T ACCURATE ANYMORE. THINGS ARE CHANGING AS THE RIVER CHANGES, JUST THE FLOW OF THE WATER. SO, UM, I GUESS I SAY THAT BECAUSE, AGAIN, A LOT OF THAT HISTORY THAT YOU MAY SEE ON THE NOAA SITES ARE, JUST THAT, THEY ARE HISTORICAL, AND NOT UP-TO-DATE, UNFORTUNATELY. I THINK WE'LL HAVE HIGHER THRESHOLDS ON SOME OF THOSE AREAS AND KEEP THEM OPEN LONGER.
>> I DID SEE POOLING TODAY DRIVING THROUGH THE PARK, LIKE, BY THE REST ROOM, SO, YOU GO TO THE ZOO AND COME UP TO THE REST ROOM AND THEN TURN OFF TO THE SIDE TO GO AROUND THE LOOP, THERE'S LIKE TWO LITTLE AREAS THERE THAT ARE STARTING TO POOL AND WASHOUT GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE ROAD. ARE Y'ALL
LOOKING AT REINFORCING THAT? >> YES. WE'RE WORKING WITH KEN AND KATIE ON THAT, BOTH. KEN AND ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE AND KATIE ON THE GRANT'S SIDE. I THINK THAT KATIE IS LOOKING AT LARGE GRANTS FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE BULK OF THE EROSION, BUT, YES, MA'AM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.
>> ONE MORE THING. IN REGARD TO THE TREES THAT WE'RE PLANTING, THAT ARE SUPER AWESOME, BUT, UM, I'M STILL CONCERNED WITH THE TREE THAT IS WE LOST DURING HARVEY. AND I KNOW THERE WAS A STUDY DONE BY TEXAS A & M, AND LAST TIME I VISIT WOULD KIMBERLY, SHE WAS GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM TO GET THE MAP OF WHERE THE THOUSAND TREES THAT WE LOST WERE, SO, MAY BE WHEN WE'RE REPLANTING TO GO GO BACK TO WHERE WE LOST TREES TO REPLENISH WHERE WE LOST TREE.
>> OKAY. >> AND DO YOU HAVE A MAP OF YOUR TREES BESIDE BY THE NEW DEAD POND, LIKE, WHERE ARE YOU
SPREADING THEM OUT? >> I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ONE, BUT, I CAN ABSOLUTELY GET ONE AND I CAN SHARE IT WITH THE
GROUP. >> AND I KNOW, THE LAST TIME WE PLANTED TREES THERE WERE SOME PLANTED ON THE DISC GOLF COURSE ON HOLES 8-10 ON THE FAIRWAYS AND I LOOKED AT THEM AND OUT IT HAVE EIGHT TREES, TWO OF THEM SURVIVED. SO, DO WE ANTICIPATE A HIGH ARE SURVIVAL RATE FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF PLANTING?
>> WELL, WE HOPE SO. I MEAN, A LOT OF IT WILL DO WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL WATERING AND THE CONDITIONS THEMSELVES. ONE OF THE TREE THAT IS WE PLANTED IT AT THE RV PARK WAS GETTING DAMAGED FROM SOME KIND OF WILDLIFE, SO, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS TO CONTEND WITH, BUT, IF YOU'RE GOING OUT AND YOU'RE PLANTING, TYPICALLY, IT'S A 50% SURVIVAL RATE OF THE IF YOU GO OUT AND PLANT, STIPULATE PICKLY, 50% OF YOUR TREES WILL SURVIVE AND THE OTHER HALF WILL DIE. SO, WE WERE HOPING FOR A MORE
SURVIVAL RATE. >> SO, THAT'S DONE WITH MORE
MAINTENANCE AND WATERING? >> YES, MA'AM.
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>> DO YOU JUST WATER THEM FOR A YEAR, YEAR AND-A-HALF, HOW MUCH
BABYING DO THEY NEED? >> TYPICALLY, AN ESTABLISHED TREE IS ANYWHERE FROM A YEAR TO TWO YEARS JUST DEPENDS, BUT T AFTER, YOU COULD TYPICALLY SAY AFTER TWO YEARS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN SUPPLEMENTAL WATER. AND EVEN YOUR LARGE ESTABLISHED, HERITAGE TREES ARE STILL NEEDING SUPPLEMENTAL WATERING WHEN YOU GO THROUGH A TEXAS DROUGHT. SO, THEY WILL NEED CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFE IT DEPENDS ON THE DEGREE OF THAT MAINTENANCE.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. JASON.
>> ONE THING ABOUT LOOKS LIKE OUR BYLAWS.
>> I WANTED TO PASS THAT BY Y'ALL TO PRESENT IT TO YOU. I GAVE YOU THE ORDINANCE LAST TIME. I GOT THE HEAD-NOD THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING. I DID THE SAME THING WITH THE BYLAWS, THERE'S NOTHING MAJOR THAT CHANGED. ANYTHING THAT CHANGED WAS IN RED, AND IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY ON THE FIRST PAGE. THERE'S ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL VERBIAGE. AND A CHANGE IN THE WORDING ON ATTENDANCE, WHERE IT SAYS "SHALL BE REMOVED", THAT GOT CHANGED TO "MAY BE REMOVED". THAT GAVE US FLEXIBILITY AS A DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP A COMMISSIONER ON IF THAT'S THE CASE. I TRIED TO DO MY BEST, BUT, I PRINTED OUT THE CHANGED VERSION FOR Y'ALL AND A COUPLE OF COPIES OF THE ENTIRE VERSION HERE. BUT, ALL THE CHANGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE, THEY'RE EITHER IN RED OR THEY HAVE A STRIKEOUT THROUGH
THEM AND THE VERBIAGE IS IN RED. >> SO, WE WOULD BECOME THE VICTORIA PARK'S RECREATION COMMISSION AND PUBLIC BOARD.
>> ARE WE READY TO MAKE A MOTION ACCEPTING THE CHANGES?
>> JUST A HEADNOD IS FINE, I'M GOOD WITH IT, NOTHING FORMAL.
AGAIN, THAT ONLY, THEY ONLY CHANGE WAS UNDER PURPOSE AND THEN AGAIN, UNDER, NOD IS FINE,M GOOD WITH IT, NOTHING FORMAL.
AGAIN, THAT ONLY, THEY ONLY CHANGE WAS UNDER PURPOSE AND
THEN AGAIN, UNDER, UM, PURPOSE. >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN CHANGING "SHALL" TO "MAY". WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WELL, 2.5 JUST SAYS THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO KEEP THAT PERSON ON IF THEY EXCEED THAT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT. SO, IF
WE HAVE SOMEBODY. >> IT'S THE DISCRETION ACT.
RIGHT. >> SO, AGAIN, AND THAT AND THE ONLY THING WAS THE ADDITION OF CND UNDER PURPOSE.
>> WELL, IT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA, BUT, IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON FOR NEXT TIME, WE COULD ADOPT IT. BUT, I THINK THERE'S
HEAD NODS ALL THE WAY AROUND. >> I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH
IT. >> I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.
>> IS, IF WE NEED TO ACT ON IT SO THAT IT MAKES THE LAWYERS,
YOU KNOW. >> LEGAL DIDN'T SEEM TOO WORRIED, BUT, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH THEM TO BE SURE.
[E. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REVISIT THE PARK'S LIST. THE PARK LIST THAT WE CREATED. AFTER THE MASTER PLAN WAS DEVELOPED, JASON WENT THROUGH AND IDENTIFIED ALL THE AREAS AND TIED THEM TO THE MASTER PLAN TO SEE WHAT AREAS OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN SEE
SOME ACTION ON. >> WE HAVE JUNE WILL BE THE NEXT QUARTERLY UPDATE. DID I PROVIDE ONE -- I THINK I
PROVIDED ONE LAST MONTH. >> JUST AN UPDATE ON THE PLAN?
>> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE PARC, THE LIST DEVELOPED FOR MAINTENANCE, IT OUTLINES THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN RIIN RIVE, I WANTED TO SEE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE ITEMS SINCE IT'S TIED
INTO THE MASTER PLAN. >> WE DISCUSSED THAT.
>> THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE A STATUS CHECK ON OUR MASTER PLAN.
>> YES. >> YES WE CAN DO THAT.
>> GOOD. >> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> LIKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. POSSIBLY? MAY BE.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN AT
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