May 08, 2023 Parks Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> MARIE. WE WILL CALL THE MAY 8TH 2023 PARKS COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER? AND THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO HAVE A FORUM.

WHICH WE DO. I THINK WE CAN PROCEED.

DO WE HAVE A -- WE ARE GOOD TO GO.

GOOD. SORRY.

FIRST ASSISTANT OF COMMUNICATIONS.

THE ROOM LOOKS PRETTY BARE. LIKE SOMEONE IS HIDING UNDER A

[1. Adoption of Minutes]

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION, ONE WHERE THE OTHER, WITH RESPECT TO THE MINUTES?

>> I HAVE A CORRECTION ON THE MINUTES, ACTUALLY.

>> LET'S HAVE IT. >> ALL RIGHT.

ON THE LAST ITEM, ON VERSUS FUTURE JUNTA ITEMS, IT'S AS COMMISSIONER -- WOULD LIKE TO REVISION THE MASTER PARKS PRISON. ACTUALLY, I HAVE REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE PARK PLAN AND I KNOW WE GOT WORKED INTO THE MASTER PARKS PLAN BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR. THE REQUEST FROZE FOR PETE A.R.C.. THE LIST THAT I HAVE BEEN -- MAINTENANCE ITEMS IN THE PARK ON RIVERSIDE.

ROBERT NOW, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THIS AGENDA?

FOR TODAY. I >> THINK THERE IS SOME THICK

ON IT HERE. >> YEAH.

>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS DIRECTED?

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AISLE --

>> IN FAVOR. >> I SAY THE MINUTES ARE PROOF.

[1. Make motion to change the Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws to in...]

DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT? >> YES, SIR.

I >> TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE NEW BYLAWS, WHICH CONTAIN THAT CHANGE AS WELL AS SOME OTHER CHANGES TO ADDRESS OUR NEW DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO TREES.

I THINK. I.S. >> ARE.

>> I THAT'S THE PURPOSE. >> YES SIR.

THE TWO MAJOR CHANGES WOULD BE TO ADD THE TREE ADVISORY BOARD LANGUAGE TO THE PURPOSE AND ALSO UNDER, I BELIEVE, 2.5, YES SIR, THE WORDING WENT FROM SHALL BE REMOVED TO MAY BE REMOVED. THAT WOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN RESPECT TO COMMISSIONERS.

>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

THERE IS A SET OF THOSE BYLAWS. THOSE WERE HERE LAST TIME AS WELL, THESE WERE, I BELIEVE, IN FRONT OF -- IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT BYLAWS AND AFFECT THOSE CHANGES TO THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE OTHER CHANGES IN THE

BYLAWS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ABSENTEES. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE BASICALLY JUST MAKING A LOOPHOLE OF THE ABSENTEE POLICY.

SO WHAT IS THE ACTUAL POLICY, IF THERE IS A LOOPHOLE? IF THERE ARE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES OR, WHAT IS --

>> IT IS UP TO US, WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

BUT IF WE ADOPT THE POLICY WE CAN ADOPT THE POLICY.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A LOOPHOLE. IN THE POLICY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ABSENTEE POLICY WHAT IS IT IF THERE IS A LOOPHOLE? THERE IS A LOOPHOLE THERE IS AN

EXCEPTION. >> IT IS A BYLAW.

NOT A POLICY. SO AS A BYLAW, IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE CAN ADOPT A POLICY WITH RESPECT TO ATTENDANCE AND, BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, CERTAIN LEAVES OF ABSENCE. WE CAN DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE IS A BYLAW, WE HAD A HARD AND FAST RULE THAT, IF THERE WERE THREE CONSECUTIVE OR ONE -- YOU SHALL BE REMOVED.

I THINK WE MADE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT IN THE PAST.

I THINK IN ORDER TO -- WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF THE SECOND SHIP SHUNS.

THIS WOULD LET US DO THAT. THIS GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY AGAIN. SO UNDER THIS, WE CAN ADOPT A POLICY THAT IS, THAT SAYS MORE CLEARLY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, IF THAT IS WHAT -- I'M HAPPY TO LISTEN TO, MORE

THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THAT -- >> I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING. IT TAKES AWAY THE FIRST RULES

THAT WE HAVE. >> YEAH.

IT CHANGES THE STANDARD. AND WE CAN BE SURE ENTERTAIN,

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EXERCISING DISCRETION. >> MY CONCERN IS THE -- YOU ALL WERE SAYING, -- I USE IT ON THE BOARD AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING ON THE BOARD, BUT IF AS A COURTESY, IF IT WAS -- I CAN SEE THAT I HAVE A CONFLICT EVERY TIME THIS BOARD IS MEETING, MY SOLUTION IS THAT I WOULD RESIGN. INSTEAD OF HANGING IN THERE, AND NOT MAKING ANY MEETING. SO THAT IS MY FEELING.

I DON'T -- MAKE.

I DON'T SERVE BOARDS I AM TO SAY, I SERVED ON THIS BOARD ON MY RESUME BUT I NEVER ATTENDED. I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE

HERE HOPE FOR. >> I JUST THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE CLEAR. IS IT THREE MEETINGS THAT YOU MISS AND THEN YOU ARE, YOU SHOULD RESIGN YOUR SPA? BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT I WAS OFF THE BOARD OF VIRAL BACKCK FOR MISSING THRE MEETINGS AND THEN I COME TO FIND OUT, JASON SAYS THAT YOU ARE NOT OFF.

I AM LIKE, -- >> LET ME ASK A QUESTION.

IS THIS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER TYRELL KNOW WHAT IT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> I FOUND MYSELF IN THE SITUATION OF OH, YOU CAN BE OUT, YOU MISSED. BUT THEN I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS FLEXIBILITY. SO MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING, MAYBE IF WE ADD SOMETHING LIKE WITH COMMUNICATION OF ABSENTEEISM, THEN THERE COULD BE THAT

EXCEPTION. >> WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

ROBERT >> I LIKE HAVING DISCRETION.

WHAT I THINK AS IT IS WRITTEN, IT GIVES US THAT.

I OPTION. WELL BUT I'M WITH YOU AS WELL,

I'M WITH YOU AS WELL. I WAS >> RIGHT.

I'M >> NOT GOING TO SERVE AN ABOARD AND, IF I SEE A CONFLICT, I'M CONSTANTLY SICKER CONSTANTLY WORKING, THEN GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO SERVE.

>> YEAH. >> I THINK THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US THIS DISCRETION AND THEN THE INDIVIDUAL, I AM NOT SURE HOW WE DO THAT.

DO WE VOTE, LIKE TODAY? BECAUSE, ANYWAY.

>> WE WOULD MEET -- TODAY BY EITHER ADOPTING BYLAWS

OR BEING -- >> I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY TO ADOPT IT LIKE THAT AND MAYBE WITH SOME CLEAR EXPECTATION OF, IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABSENT, COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARKS DIRECTOR TO LET THEM KNOW. HER STATUS.

>> WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE

BIT. >> I'M FINE WITH THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN. I THINK THERE ARE TWO TRIGGERS IN THEIR. LANGUAGE SAYS, IF YOU MISSED THREE CONSECUTIVE OR ONE THIRD OF A 12 MONTH, SO ONCE SOMEONE, THOSE ARE TWO RED FLAGS. SO IF EITHER ONE OF THOSE IS TRIGGERED THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE STAFF. WE ARE HOPING THAT -- WOULD BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION, AS WE ARE NOW CONTINUING TO HAVE THESE SHEETS THAT SHOW THAT.

SO WHEN WE GET TO EITHER ONE OF THOSE TRIGGERS WE KNOW THAT THE STAFF IS TELLING US WE NEED TO CONSIDER IT.

ARE THERE ANY UNDERLYING CIRCUMSTANCES OR CONDITIONS TO KEEPING THIS PERSON ON OR NOT. THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR THAT. SOMEONE HAS CAUGHT SOME AND

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WITH THOSE TWO TRIGGERS. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE REMOVED FROM THE COULDN'T COMMISSION THAT HAS TRULY GOT -- CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS DO HAPPEN WHEN I'M FINE WITH THE WAY IT IS.

WHAT >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE YET?

I'LL >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AFTER -- WE OKAY, I STILL HAVE A QUESTION.

BUT I WILL MAKE THE MOTION. >> I SECOND.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THOUGH? >> WHO DECIDES AFTER, WHO DECIDES THE COMMISSIONER LEAVES THEN? WITH THIS POLICY? THE BORDER OR THE DIRECTOR?

>> THE BOARD. I >> IT IS UP TO US.

THE REMOVAL I ASKED TO, THERE IS NOBOBODY TO REMOVE EXCEPT FOR US. THERE IS NOBODY TO ACTUALLY AFFECT THE REMOVAL EXCEPT FOR US, WE HAVE TO DO THAT.

>> IT WOULD BE AN AGENDA ACTIONABLE ITEM.

BROUGHT FORTH. WE WOULD HAVE TO BE VOTED ON

AND IT HAS TO BE A. >> CORRECT.

YES MA'AM. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO WE ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT? >> A SECOND.

OKAY I DON'T FAVOR? I >>.

>> THE POST? I.

>> WE HAVE A NEW BYLAW AND A NEW NAME.

THAT'S AWESOME. WE ARE THE TREE BOARD.

SO THAT IS THE PARK COMMISSION ENTRY BOARD I.

VICTORIA PARKS AND RECREATION -- CARE BOARD. TREE CARE BOARD.

[2. Quarterly Parks Master Plan update]

QUARTERLY MASTER PLAN UPDATE. ALL RIGHT.

THE SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU ASKED FOR.

BUT NOT WHAT YOU WERE -- THE EVENT.

WE >> NEED TO PROVIDE IT TO YOU ANYWAY.

IT WORKED OUT. YES.

SO, GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. I DO HAVE THE GOALS AND MORE OF A SNAPSHOT ON THE SCREEN. I CAN'T TELL YOU A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS MORE CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING SO I WILL RUN THROUGH THESE REALLY QUICKLY. IF THERE'S ANYTHING JUST FEEL FREE TO STOP ME, ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AS WELL.

SO, THE FIRST ONE THAT WE HAVE IS OBJECTIVE 1.1.

IT WAS TO ENSURE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ACCESSIBLE PARK SPACES IN REGULATION FACILITIES.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE DESCRIPTION WE ARE LOOKING AT PARTS AND LEVEL OF SERVICE, LOOKING AT -- SOME OF THOSE FOLKS.

I -- ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN ADEQUATE PART GLENDON THAT IS -- A HUGE EGO, SO THAT IS HOPING IN CONTINUING TO PARK WITH THAT -- I THE GOAL TOO WAS TO I -- DESIGN POLICIES AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES, WE DO HAVE A MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO UPDATE BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN TELL YOU WE ARE WORKING ON WITH HALF ASSOCIATES IS TO COME UP WITH A SIGN STANDARD I -- TO SOME OF THE PARKS I -- THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PRESENT DOABLE -- ENOUGH DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

MAKE SOME CHANGES IF NEEDED. YES SIR.

>> YOU MAY BE GETTING TO IT, BUT I SEEM TO RECALL SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING A MAINTENANCE PLAN OR SOMETHING, OR HIRING A COMPANY TO DEVELOP A MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR US.

>> YES SIR. SO WE ARE --

DOWN THE LINE? >> IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING OUT FOR A DEFERRED MAINTENANCE STUDY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE -- THINK THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE

TALKING ABOUT. >> ALONG THE LINES OF DEVELOPING A MAINTENANCE SYSTEM.

NOW WE CAN KICK OUT A WORK ORDER, WE NEED TO PAINT THIS OR

CHECK THAT. >> YES SIR.

WE HAD LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

ONE OF THEM IS A -- PRESENT AS A WHOLE SO WE HAVE BEEN UTILIZING THAT AND THAT IS A SOFTWARE THAT THE ENTIRE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO, IT IS AN APP, SO PEOPLE CAN LITERALLY TAKE A PICTURE AND SEND A QUOTE UNQUOTE WORK ORDER TO ASSERT DEPARTMENT AND WILL ASSIGN IT AND THEN WE CAN CHECK IT FROM

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BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE -- A -- DOG PARK IN THE DUCK POND, THE NEW SIGNAGE FOR THOSE TWO FACILITIES, WHAT DOES THAT FALL WITH REGARDS TO THE OVERALL PLAN FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

SIGNS -- >> SO THOSE TWO ARE GOING TO BE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE, IF YOU WILL.

SO THAT IS GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THE ARCHWAY THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT AWHILE BACK AND WE HAD PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AND YOU AS WELL, SO THE DOG PARK AND THE DUCK POND WILL BE THOSE EXCEPTIONS. THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY IS STILL KIND OF UP FOR DEBATE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE YET. THERE ARE STILL IN THAT DESIGN PROCESS. SO THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS AT THE END OF IT WE WOULD HAVE TEMPLATE THAT WE CAN USE FOR ANY PARK, WE WOULD BASICALLY BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE PARK NAME, PUSH UP CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR IT AND THEN BE ABLE TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION TAKE PLACE OFF OF IT, BASED OFF OF THOSE

DOCUMENTS. >> SO IF I UNDERSTAND YOU RIGHT, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PRIMARY SIGNAGE, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE OVERALL PARK FACILITY, WOULD IT BE RIVERSIDE, ETHYLENE

-- >> YES MA'AM.

>> THAT IS THE PRIMARY. BECAUSE THE DARK PARK AND THE DUCK POND, THAT IS WHY THEY ARE THE EXCEPTION.

OKAY. >> YES MA'AM.

JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT, THE PRIMARY SIGNAGE IS A LARGE ENTRY SIGN, AND SO THE SECONDARY SIGNS CAN BE USED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN FOR PARK, SO JUST A SMALL, LIKE PINE STREET PARK WHERE IS IT IS -- WHERE WE CAN USE IT FOR A SOCCER FIELD, OR OTHER LARGER AMENITIES THAT ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN THE PARK, LIKE THE SKATE PARK FOR INSTANCE.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THAT SECONDARY SIGNAGE. YES MA'AM.

I AM A SO, OBJECTIVE TO POINT TO IS I -- AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEMWIDE PARK AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IT IS A CONTINUOUS THING AND WE SEE SOME OF THOSE -- RIVERSIDE PARKS AND SOME OF THOSE -- MAINTENANCE ASPECT OF IT.

OBJECTIVE 2.3 IS TO IMPLEMENT THE -- PREPARED FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE PARKS, FOR THE MASTER PLAN.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT.

A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. IT IS A LARGE CHUNK OF CHANGE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PLANS. ONE OF THEM THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON RIGHT NOW IS -- LOOKING AT THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT AWAY, TRYING TO ACQUIRE THAT. IF YOU MAY RECALL, THERE IS A SECOND INSURANCE, THAT THEY SHOWED, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT

THAT PROPORTION OF IT. >> WHAT ABOUT ALSO THE -- REMOVE ALL OF THE I STICKERS AND STUFF FROM THE GOLF COURSE, THE MULTI-FLOOR ROSE, MULTI LOW FOLIAGE AT ETHYLENE IS BASICALLY -- STICKER BRUSHES THROUGHOUT THE FAIRWAYS OF THE WE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES ABOUT REPLACING IT

WITH GRASS. >> I LOOK AT STEVE -- REMOVE IT AND THROW SOME SOLID GRASS DON'T BE ABLE TO GET SOME WHAT ESTABLISHED I. WE'LL TOUCH BASE WITH STEVE SEE

WHERE WE ARE AT. >> EVEN PLACES THAT ARE REALLY SHORT DOES EVEN DANGEROUS FOR DOGS I NOTED.

>> WE'VE A QUESTION ON OBJECTIVE I DEVELOPED I -- MARTIN LUTHER KING PARK? HAVE YOU STARTED WITH ANY

APPROVALS YET? >> NO, SIR.

WE DID REQUEST THAT IN OUR C IP.

I AM NOT SURE WHAT YEAR THEY HAVE THAT POTENTIALLY FUNDED UNDER. I, I CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHERE IT IS AT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE PIECES OF IT, WE HAVE IT JUST UNDER THE SEA IP AS ONE WHOLE PROJECT.

SO I WILL FOLLOW UP AND SEE WHERE THAT IS ADDING UP.

>> THE MASTER PLAN IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> YES SIR. ABSOLUTELY.

>> WASN'T THAT TOP THREE IN THE MASTER PLAN?

>> I'M SORRY? >> WASN'T THAT A TOP THREE

PRIORITY ON THE MASTER PLAN? >> HONESTLY, I CAN'T REMEMBER.

I KNOW THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PRIORITIES, I JUST DON'T RECALL

IN WHAT ORDER THEY WERE IN. >> IT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS, -- SHOWCASE PARK.

YEAH IT WAS ONE OF THE THREE AND WE HAD THREE OF THEM THAT WERE CONCEPTUALIZED AND ONE WAS MLK, ETHEL LEE, AND RIVERSIDE.

. I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THE CEIP

WHAT >> ABOUT SUSTAINED INVESTMENTS? DOES THAT MEAN GETTING THE CITY TO APPROVE CONTINUOUS FUNDS I'M

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CURIOUS WHAT THAT MEANS. >> YEAH.

TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND THEN -- -- VERSUS JUST FOCUSING ON --

YES SIR. >> OBJECTIVE 2.4 WAS TO EXPAND RECREATION FACILITY OFFERINGS AND ACCESS TO PARK COMMUNITIES TO HAVE THE INTEREST OF THE CITY RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT WITH SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE SEEING HIM ONGOING, THE SOCCER FIELD, THE DOG PARK, AND I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING A LOT ON RECREATIONAL COMPONENTS OVER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK

FORWARD WITH THAT. >> ARE THERE ANY ANY PLANS WITH VICTORIA FOR RECREATIONAL -- COMMISSION RIVER HAS BEEN

ASKING FOR FOR NINE YEARS? >> YES.

ACTUALLY, I DID GET THE DRAFT OF THE SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT. SO I WILL SEND THAT RIVER TO YOU AS A COMMISSION, IT IS A 65-PAGE DOCUMENT, IT ALSO COMES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WE WILL BE SEEING AN EMAIL FOR ME SHORTLY WITH ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND PLEASE READ IT AT YOUR LEISURE AND THEN, THERE ARE COMMENTS OF THAT DRAFT FOR A NEW FACILITY. I, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT INDOOR FACILITY. A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE JUST VACANT. CAN WE DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THOSE BUILDINGS? MAYBE IN SO IT WOULD COST LESS TO BUILD ONE, MAYBE WE CAN REFURBISH ONE. JUST LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. THEY DID WONDERS WITH THAT, THAT OLD A MALL. I WAS THERE FOR MEETING, WAS REALLY SURPRISED. AND THEN THEY TOOK THE OTHER PORTION OF IT AND THEY BUILD A GYMNASIUM ON THEIR CONFERENCE

ROOMS. >> OKAY.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN DONE BEFORE. SO WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE DRAFT.

AND THEN ONCE WE GET TO THAT BRIDGE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.

WILL LET SEE. OBJECTIVE 3.1 -- I RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. I KIND OF TALKED ON THAT JUST A SECOND AGO WITH RECREATION. BUT RECREATION HAS BEEN DOING A WHOLE LOT AND YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON THIS PAST MONTH IN THAT DEPARTMENT UPDATE.

OBJECTIVE THREE POINT USED TO SPONSOR AND HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT HAVE INCREASED THE UTILITY OF MUNICIPAL PARKS SPACE. AGAIN WE, HAVE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING WITH QUEEN CITY REVITALIZATION EFFORTS THAT HAS HELPED, WE HAVE MADE SOME CONNECTIONS WITH QUEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACTUALLY ACTIVATE ROGERS PARK IN A DIFFERENT FASHION THAN IT HAS BEEN, SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH.

WE DO HAVE SOME PICTURES ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

I'M THE OTHER GOALS ARE UNDER FOUR, 4.1, TO ENHANCE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES THAT FACILITATE THE RECREATIONAL SERVICE FACILITY IN EXPAND -- PROACTIVE MARKETING.

AGAIN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT RECREATION HAS BEEN DOING PRETTY WELL OVER THE LAST, I WOULD SAY OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. REALLY BEEN GEARING UP OVER THE LAST HANDFUL OF MONTHS. SO SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO, CONTINUING TO HAVE ONGOING OBJECTIVES, LOT OF THEM, UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T JUST CHECK THE BOX OFF.

BUT THEY ARE ONGOING. AND WE ARE FOCUSING ON THEM.

>> DOES THIS ONE INCLUDE YOUR PARK RANGER FOR PARK SECURITY?

OR IS PART SECURITY MORE -- >> PARKS SECURITY, WE ARE FOCUSING ON MORE LIGHTING AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT REGARD. VERSUS PERSONNEL.

WE ARE REQUESTING PARK RANGERS IN THE BUDGET FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND IT HASN'T BEEN PALATABLE.

SO WE JUST NEED TO FOCUS I THINK IN DIFFERENT AREAS, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY CLEARING OUT VEGETATION BUT MAKING LIGHT, LINES OF SIGHT A LITTLE BIT CLEARER.

ALSO, AS YOU MENTIONED, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND LOOKING AT CAMERAS IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I'M WELL THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THE UPDATE IN REGARDS TO THE

MASTER PLAN PRIORITIES. I'M WILL >> MENTIONED ONE THINK THAT IS RELATED, THIS WEEK, CONSULTANTS ARE HERE FOR THE ACTIVE -- PART.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO ON THURSDAY, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO AN AUDIT OF FOUR OR 5 AM INTERSECTIONS AROUND TOWN.

TO BEGIN. I AM SURE THEY HAVE BEGUN THEIR WORK BUT THEY WILL BE HERE, BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO SOME SORT OF -- AROUND THE TOWN TO GET THAT

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PRETTY WELL. >> ARE THEY CONSULTING WITH THE

CYCLING CLUB? >> THEY HAVE A GROUP, A STEERING COMMITTEE AND I HAVE MADE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLACES TO LOOK AT IN PARTICULAR.

AM THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE, THAT I KNOW OF, A VERY FORMAL CYCLING CLUB, BUT I'M THERE ARE, THEY CERTAINLY HAVE INTERESTED

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN IT. >> THE --

SATURDAY MORNING. >> WE DON'T DO --

A THEY ARE NOT VERY ORGANIZED. >> OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE ON -- >> IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONED THE MAINTENANCE PART OF THE PART THAT YOU JUST WENT OVER, JASON.

>> YES MA'AM. >> IN REGARD TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE PARK, IS, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL MIGHT AS A CITY, Y'ALL MIGHT TRY AND SAY THAT IS ROADS AND THAT IS NOT PARKS, BUT IT IS IN THE PARK. I WAS WONDERING, ARE WE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ROAD CONDITIONS LIKE IN THE FOX PEN? IT IS ONE HUGE POTHOLE. IT IS PRETTY ROUGH THROUGHOUT

THE PARK. >> YES.

WE DO WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT, AND THEY DO COME AROUND AND THE PATCH SOME OF THOSE ROUGH AREAS AND POTHOLES.

YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS DOWN IN THE FOXES PEN THAT IS -- TOUCH BASE WITH THEM AND SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST.

WE HAVE, HE AND AND I, THAT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HAS HAVE SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WORD WORK ON RIVERSIDE.

AND SO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND REALLY PRIORITIZE THE ROADS AND HOPEFULLY WE ARE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN A CEIP AND WE CAN START CHIPPING AWAY AT IT.

I'M HIM BUT SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY ROUGH.

A >> YES. I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON IT. SO IT NEEDS ATTENTION.

>> I JUST THINK WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON BANK HUGE SIDES THAT SAY RIVERSIDE PARK. I'M WEAR YOUR SEATBELT.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> IT'S TRUE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE QUARTERLY MASTER PLAN?

[3. Monthly department update]

>> APART FROM AN UPDATE? >> ALL RIGHT.

SO, YOU WILL GO THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT UPDATE.

REALLY QUICKLY. AS ALWAYS, THERE IS THE DEPARTMENT. SO WE ARE FINALIZING, I WANT TO SAY FINALIZING, BUDGET STORIES. THIS IS A PICTURE, I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO BE THE PICTURE THAT MAKES IT BUT IT IS A PICTURE OF OUR TEAM. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO ARE MISSING BUT NONETHELESS THIS IS THE, I WOULD SAY THIS

IS THE BULK OF THEM. >> THEY ARE HIDING.

>> YEAH, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HIDING.

BEHIND WILLIE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO REALLY IS, HE IS THE THIRD FROM THE RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHO IS, THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE BACK THERE. YEAH.

SOMEONE SNUCK IN. I DON'T KNOW.

ANYWAY, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PARKS AND MAINTENANCE.

WE DID HAVE RIVERSIDE PARK THAT FLOODED IT TWICE, WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FLOOD. THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK AT.

SO A LOT OF THE TIME WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TRY TO LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON SATURDAY. AND THEN, I WON'T SAY EVERY TIME BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE WAKE UP SATURDAY MORNING IN SOMETHING HAS CHANGED. AND IT COULD BE DRAMATICALLY OR COULD BE NOT SO DRAMATIC. SO JUST HAVE SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA, ANYTIME THAT WE LOOK AT THE RIVER RISING, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK AS WELL WITH ALL THE RAIN, WE START LOOKING AT THIS MONITOR.

AT 16 FEET IS WHERE WE CLOSE THE BOAT RAMP.

EVERYTHING ELSE PASSED THAT IS A HIT OR MISS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE RIVER HAS CONTINUED TO ERODE.

A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, YOU CAN SEE SOME -- THAT IS ON THE SOCCER FIELD.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH PEOPLE PARKING IN THE GRASS, SO THIS WAS A SOLUTION THAT WE HAD TO MITIGATE THAT.

IT HAS WORKED, SO FAR WE JUST INSTALLED THESE ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF, TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAVE ONLY HAD ONE RUN OF IT, BUT NONETHELESS WILL THIS WILL HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT WE HAVE NEAR THE SOCCER FIELDS.

THIS IS THE FOXES BEEN AREA. -- YOU HAD MENTIONED THIS EARLIER. WE ARE STARTING TO WORK ON SOME IMPROVEMENTS DOWN THERE. I THINK THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE, WHAT IT REALLY TELLS US IS ALL THE SILT THAT HAS BEEN BUILT UP OVER THE ROADWAY, WE PROBABLY, YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM PICTURE, THE RIGHT, THE ROADWAY NEXT TO THE BOTTOM, THAT IS BASICALLY WHERE THE DIRT WAS AT.

SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE AND SCRAPE DIRT OFF THEIN ESSEN-

SO THAT HAS BEEN REALLY COOL. >> WE WILL ALSO BE PUTTING BACK

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THE PARKING PILINGS THERE. >> YES MA'AM.

I BELIEVE SO. >> THEY ARE ALSO USED FOR IN AND OUT OF BOUNDS ON THE GOLF COURSE.

THIS WAS SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED TO TALK TO ABOUT, THE PARKING PILING THROUGHOUT THE PARK BY THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND BY THE ZOO, ALL THOSE PARKING PILINGS ARE GONE RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A WHILE AGO, REMOVING THE BALLERS THROUGHOUT THE PARK IN CERTAIN AREAS AND SOME OF THOSE AREAS, WE CAN SEE THE NECESSITY FOR HAVING THEM THERE.

EITHER THEY WERE ALREADY BROKEN OR HAD LARGE ENOUGH GAPS THAT PEOPLE COULD DRIVE THROUGH THEM ANYWAY.

SO WE REMOVE THOSE. >> YOU ARE NOT INTENDING TO PUT

THEM BACK? >> IN CERTAIN AREAS --

>> THAT WILL ALLOW PARKING ON THE GRASS THEN, IS THAT

SOMETHING THAT YOU ENCOURAGE? >> WE ARE NOT ENCOURAGING THAT.

WE DO HAVE SIGNS THAT ARE SPREAD THROUGH THE PARK THAT SAY NO PARKING ON THE GRASS. IF WE DO START TO SEE ISSUES WITH THAT PARKING WE CAN ALWAYS PUT THEM BACK, BUT THOSE BUTLERS ARE QUITE HONESTLY A MAINTENANCE NIGHT MAYOR AND THE AIR CAN SIT SUDDENLY BEING HIT AND WE ARE HAVING TO REPAIR THEM. AND IF WE DON'T REPAIR THEM THEY DON'T LOOK GOOD AND SO AREAS THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THEM, WE ARE PULLING THEM TO MAKE THIS --

HOW IT WORKS. >> >> CAN YOU AT LEAST PUT THEM BACK ON THE GOLF COURSES IN RIVERSIDE PARK? SO ON THE ORIGINAL RIVERSIDE AND ON THE FOXES, THOSE FILINGS THAT MARKS THE NO BOUNDS ON THE COURSES.

THAT IS TOP OFF LINE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHAT.

AND THEN ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO IS OUR BRIDGE. A WHILE IT WAS IN TEXAS, ARBITRARILY THROUGHOUT THE PARK, AND SO THAT WASN'T COURTESY OF SCENIC TEXAS. SO, THANK YOU SCENIC TEXAS.

ONE OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION THINGS WE DID WAS, I MENTIONED EARLIER, CRIMINAL MEANT TO SCHOOL.

WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND HOST AN EVENT AT WILL ROGERS. THERE WAS A TEACHER WHO WROTE A BOOK AND THEY WANTED TO SHOWCASE THE BOOK AND HAVE A COMMUNITY OUT FOR THE EVENT. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LARGEST EVENT THAT EITHER CRANE HAVE OR, I GUESS AS THE ICE D WAS EXCITED THAT THEY WOULD TURN OVER -- I WANT TO SEND A THANK YOU TO CRANE ELEMENTARY, OF COURSE.

FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS THE LIBRARY, AND ALL THOSE FOLKS DEFINITELY HELPED MADE THE EVENT SUCCESSFUL.

REALLY FUN EVENT, REALLY COOL. AND NOW WE HAVE RECREATION WHO

HAS BEEN CRAZY BUSY. >> GOOD EVENING, AND, OH MY, IS

THIS MY TURN? >> IT'S YOUR TURN, YES.

>> RECREATION HAS BEEN SO BUSY, IT'S BEEN SO EXCITING.

THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF FAVORITE PROGRAMS, ADDING A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE] THIS PAST MONTH WE'VE HAD RIVERSIDE MOVIE NIGHT. WE DID HAVE A CAMP OUT.

WE DID HAVE THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING IN AROUND 1:00 AND OPEN FIELD LIGHTNING. IT'S NOT REALLY SAFE SO, UNFORTUNATELY NO CAMP OUT. BUT WE DID HAVE A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE MOVIE NIGHT. WE DID -- WE HAD TENNIS GAME DAY AGAIN. WE HAD A TODDLER SEEMS PARTY, WE HAD FLYING KITES, WE ALSO LAUNCHED MORE OF OUR NATURE PROGRAMS THIS MONTH AS WELL. I GUESS IN APRIL.

WE, ON EARTH DAY, HAD A BURNING PROGRAM THAT WE LAUNCHED.

WE'LL BE DOING A COUPLE OF THOSE EVERY MONTH WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY FUN. GET TO GO OUT AND CHECK OUT SOME THINGS. THE PAST WEEKEND, WE DID HAVE CINCO DE MAYO AS WELL. COMING UP THIS MONTH, WE HAVE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL FAST PITCH LEAK, OUR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL LEAGUES, OUR SUMMER KICKBALL AND SOFTBALL LEAGUES FOR ADULTS. WILL BE WRAPPING UP SPRING LEAGUES FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

THIS SATURDAY IS AN 18 ENOUGH, WE HAVE AN ADULT PROGRAM WATERCOLOR PAINTING IN THE ROSE GARDEN.

WE WILL HAVE WATERCOLOR INSTRUCTOR COME OUT AND TEACH US HOW TO PAINT, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING.

WE'LL HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL ROSES. WE DID HAVE A SHOWMANSHIP PROGRAM THIS PAST SATURDAY WHERE WE HAD AN INSTRUCTOR COME OUT AND TEACH KIDS HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY SHOW HORSES.

WHICH WAS REALLY NEAT. IT'S A FIRST-TIME PROGRAM FOR

US. >> IT'S THIS ONE HERE,

HORSEMANSHIP WITH THE PONY? >> YES, HORSEMANSHIP WITH THE PONY! WE HAD A STAR WARS NIGHT, WE HAD STAR WARS -- MADE THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.

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AND IT'S SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT, GOLLY, A YEAR OR TWO AGO. AND THIS SOFTWARE ALLOWS US TO DO THAT. THIS MONTH WILL BE SEEN A JUNIOR HOME RUN DERBY. WE'LL HAVE YOGA IN THE PARK, RELAUNCHING SUMMER CAMPS THIS SUMMER.

WE WILL HAVE TO FULLY SAYS SUMMER CAMPS, TAKE YOUR PARENTS PLAYGROUND. A KAYAK PICNICS, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING. >> ARE ALL THESE FUN GAMES FOR

FREE OR ARE THEY OF? THE >> IT VARIES.

THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS, IT DEPENDS UPON HOW MANY RESOURCES WE NEED INTO IT. IF THERE IS A FEE, THE GOAL IS TO RECOVER COSTS. DIFFERENT INSTRUCTORS REQUIRE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES, SORT OF THING.

BUT, REALLY, ALL OF OUR LEAD THERE IS A FEE.

BUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, LIKE THE DROPPER PROGRAM, THE BRING PARENT TO PLAYGROUND THING IS A THING.

WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME OUTSIDE AND GET ACTIVE, STUFF LIKE THAT. OUR PROGRAMS -- WERE DOING THAT TAKE A HIKE DAY WHWHERE WE WILL HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE GOING FOR A HIKE IN THE PARK.

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE TRAIL -- SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL SAFE BY THEMSELVES SO WE WANT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND STILL FEEL SAFE, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PARK. SO SOME STUFF IS FREE, SOME STUFF THERE IS A FEE. BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE FOR KIDS.

WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A BARRIER SO, REACH OUT TO US.

>> ALL RIGHT. LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON IN

WRECK. >> FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. WE HAVE MOTHER'S DAY MASK GIVE

AWAY. >> THAT IS LIKE A MASTER FEE LIST, AND A MASTER OFFERING LIST WITH THE FEES ATTACHED

SOMEWHERE? >> YOU MEAN JUST LIKE A LIST OF WHAT WE OFFER? WE DO FIRES ON FACEBOOK, AND WHEN YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE, CREATE TECH SCUFFED SLASH REGISTRATION, IN OUR CATALOG YOU'LL HAVE A LIST OF EVERYTHING. WITH THE PROGRAMS, THE FLYERS, THE LOCATION, THE FEES, THAT DATES, THE TIMES, WHO CAN DO IT. IT'S ALL THERE IN OUR MASTER

CATALOG. >> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

>> COOL. AWESOME.

ANY QUESTIONS ON RECREATION AND SPORTS AND WELLNESS?

>> OKAY, GO ON THE GOLF COURSE. [LAUGHTER] HERE ARE THE APRIL STATS FOR THE GOLF COURSE.

THE GOLF COURSE HAD A LITTLE OVER 3300 ROUNDS THIS PAST MONTH. 795 OF THOSE RETURNED, ROUNDS 239 OF THOSE WERE PRACTICE ROUNDS.

YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF EVENTS THAT WE HAVE UPPED THEIR, WERE ACTUALLY JUST FINISHED AERATING THE GRAINS LAST WEEK.

IT WAS CLOSED DOWN, A PORTION OF THE GOLF COURSE WAS CLOSED DOWN. BUT THAT'S ALL UP AND RUNNING NOW AND WE ARE BACK AT IT. WE DID $119,463 IN REVENUE, SO GOLF COURSES IS STILL MOVING IN UPPER TREND.

HERE'S A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE GOLF COURSE ROUNDS VERSUS THE GULF REVENUES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD ASKED RHONDA ABOUT WAS, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE ON THE GOLF COURSE ROUNDS AND THE REVENUES THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE IN EXPENDITURES. APRIL REVENUES READ 1:19, WE HAD 3300 ROUNDS. BUT REVENUES LAST APRIL WERE AT 127 AND WE HAD LESS. THE RESPONSE WAS, THERE COULD BE THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A MEMBERS THAT WERE USING THE COURSE. SO WE SEE MORE ROUNDS COMING IN, SO THERE'S LESS REVENUE. AND -- WE ALSO HOSTED THE AMERICAN JOURNAL GULF ASSOCIATION, SO WE HAD SOME FUNDING THAT DIDN'T HIT THE BANK ACCOUNT YET.

THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY IT MAY SEE A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.

OVERALL, THE GOLF COURSE IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

WE'RE AT $807,000 IN REVENUES VERSUS 748 SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

>> YES SIR? >> WE HAD -- OTHER PEOPLE COME TALK TO US ABOUT RECONFIGURING ALL THE PRACTICE COURT IN THE DRIVING RANGE.

I JUST NOTICED A FEW TIMES I'VE BEEN OUT THERE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE RANGE IN THE PRACTICE COURT ARE GETTING A LOT OF USE.

>> THEY SURE ARE. WE DID HAVE -- SO WE STARTED A COFFEE WITH A PRO INITIATIVE.

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AND THE GOAL WAS TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH SOME OF THE GOLFING COMMUNITY THAT UTILIZED THE GOLF COURSE IN THE CLUBHOUSE AND JUST CHAT WITH THEM.

CHECK WITH THEM ABOUT PROJECTS AND THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ARE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WENT REALLY WELL. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE DRIVING RANGE IS USED CONTINUOUSLY.

WE'VE ACTUALLY IMPROVED THAT. WE'VE HAD SOME PICTURES ON THE SLIDE THAT SHOW THAT. BUT YES, SIR.

THE PRACTICE ROUND, OR THE PRACTICE AREA AS WELL AS THE DRIVING RANGE WERE USED TREMENDOUSLY.

YES, SIR. >> I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK EXIT OUT OF HERE. I'LL JUST SHOW YOU ALL.

AS I HAD MENTIONED, THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION CAME THROUGH MID APRIL TO THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. AND GEORGE AND COMMUNICATIONS WHERE -- THEY'RE AWESOME.

BUT THEY'RE PUT TO GATHER REALLY COOL VIDEO AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO SHOW YOU THAT. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> THANK YOU, GEORGE. >> VERY COOL.

IT WAS REALLY NEAT, 130 -- 130 PLAYERS OVER SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, REALLY COOL TO SEE.

IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT, THERE I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO THAT NEXT YEAR. AND HANG OUT WITH ROLANDO PROBABLY JUST GET THE SCOOP ON EVERYTHING.

BUT HIS RECAP OF IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

IT WAS ALMOST FEELING LIKE I WAS WATCHING SOMETHING ON TV.

SO REALLY COOL TO SEE THE CALIBER OF PLAY THAT THE YOUNG KIDS HAVE. THEY WERE REALLY AWESOME.

PHENOMENAL PLAYERS. IT'S REALLY, REALLY NEED TO SEE. HIGHSCHOOLERS, YOU KNOW? THREE DAYS WORTH. AND YOU COME OUT 200 PAR.

THAT'S AMAZING. I'D BE SITTING IN AT LEAST 300.

SO -- ANYWAY, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. SPORTS TOURISM.

I MENTIONED THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION AND IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT. AGAIN, THE CALIBER THAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS REALLY HIGH.

THERE WERE SIGNS OUT ALL OVER THE GOLF COURSE LIKE THIS.

IN AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION PLAYS AT RIVERSIDE.

AND JUST REALLY, REALLY AWESOME.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, THE FEASIBILITY REPORT THAT I'M GONNA SEND OVER TO YOU SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT, IT HOPEFULLY BEEN HAVE SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT IN THE INTERIM OR AT THE VERY LATEST NEXT MONTH THAT WE MEET. IN ADDITION TO, THAT IS MR. KEELING HAD MENTIONED, THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IS UP AND RUNNING. I BELIEVE THE SURVEYS OPEN UNTIL MAY 31ST. THERE ARE SURVEY QR CODES IF YOU WILL THAT ARE OUT AT THE PARKS.

THERE IS SOME OF RED RIVERSIDE, SOME HAD TO BE READ.

OVER AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX I BELIEVE AS WELL.

SO, PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY IF YOU HAVE NOT YET.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT THE GOLF COURSE. MR. KEELING HAD MENTIONED THE TEE BOX AREA, OR THE DRIVING RANGE.

THE TWO PICTURES ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE SHOW A PROJECT THAT'S TAKING PLACE OVER THERE. THEY'RE COMPLETELY WRAPPED UP NOW BUT WE PUT IN A CONCRETE BASICALLY SLAB WITH TURF, IF YOU WILL, ON THE TOP. THAT WAY WE HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF HITTING SURFACE. AND AS THE DRIVING RANGE STARTS TO BE USED MORE OFTEN, WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THIS HITTING AREA AND THE GRASS HITTING AREA.

SO IT ALLOWS US A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY AND NOT SO MUCH WEAR AND TEAR OVER THE COURSE ITSELF.

AND THEN IN THE FAR LEFT QUITE A PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE TWO PATHS. DON'T LOOK AT THE ONE ON THE LEFT. LOOK AT THE PATHWAY ON THE RIGHT. BUT THAT IS A PATH LEADING TO THE DRIVING RANGE AREA, AS WELL AS AN EXTENSION OF THAT PARKING LOT. AS YOU DRIVE BY THE STADIUM, SLASH DRIVING RANGE, ON MEMORIAL, YOU'LL SEE END OF ADDITIONAL PARKING LOT TO WHAT'S BEING CREATED.

THAT'S TO HELP NOT ONLY WITH THE DRIVING RANGE BUT ALSO TO HELP WITH THE PARKING THAT WE SEE AT THE TRAIL HEAD FOR THE NATURE TRAIL. SO KIND OF A TWO FOR ONE.

THIS IS AN AREA OF THE [INAUDIBLE] THIS WAS TAKEN LAST WEEK I THINK, THINGS ARE CONTINUING TO

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AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PIER BEING INSTALLED BY MID JUNE. SO FOR THAT PERIOD BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED, THE WATER HAS TO BE -- THE PANTIES TO BE PARTIALLY FULL.

SO, OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING'S CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. STILL LOOKING AT OCTOBER OPENING AND, YES, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. PERFECT.

>> YOU INSPIRED ME, LAST TIME, YOU SAID YOU WALKED AROUND THE FIELD. SO BE

IT WAS REALLY COOL. >> I HOPE YOU DIDN'T CROSS THE BARRIER. I'M JUST KIDDING.

>> I'M JUST KIDDING. HERE'S THE DOG PARK.

THE DOG PARK IS MOVING ALONG AS WELL.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE TWO AERIALS.

THEY POUR THE ENTRYWAY I BELIEVE A WEEK OR SO AGO.

THIS WEEK, THEY ARE WORKING ON THE SIDEWALK ACTIVITY FOR THE PARKING LOTS THAT WILL RUN PARALLEL WITH YOUNG STREET AND STATEMENT STREET. AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF AREAS IN THE SIDEWALK THAT THEY JUST HAVEN'T FINISHED YET.

I DON'T WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. I'M GOING TO HOVER MY MOUSE OVER THE AREA. JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE CURSOR -- WE MADE A CHANGE, WHERE THE -- THE SIDEWALK WAS RUNNING NEXT TO THE MAPLE, ON SITE.

WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO ACTUALLY INCORPORATE THE MAPLE INTO THE SIDEWALK ITSELF. CAN YOU? THAT'S AN EVEN BETTER PICTURE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE SIDEWALK -- THEN A TEAR DROPS, IT WIDENS OUT, AND THEN IT CONNECTS BACK TOGETHER. THAT'S WHERE THE MAIN PULL WAS AT, SO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT A WHILE BACK WAS THE GOLF COURSE, THE GOLF COURSE -- THE GIRL SCOUTS, WANTED TO PAINT THAT, IN A SHAPE OR FORM TO MEMORIALIZE EASY DRAINING.

WE WANT TO MAKE THAT MORE INTENTIONAL IN A FOCAL POINT IN THE SIDEWALK AND DOG PARK AREAS.

WE'RE GONNA HEAD AND INCORPORATE THAT.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE HAD ON SITE.

EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE GOING AS PLANNED.

>> DID THE APARTMENT AROUND YOU ALL THIS?

>> THIS IS A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS -- I THINK THEY HAD MORE FUN WITH IT THAN ANYTHING ELSE. BUT THEY ENJOYED HAVING PICTURES FOR, US AND THEY DO GET SOME REALLY COOL PHOTOS.

PRETTY, COOL? >> YEAH.

>> I LIKE IT. >> HOW WIDE ARE THE SIDEWALKS IN THE DOG PARK? SIXES? EIGHT? FIVE.

>> THEIR FIVE FOOT. , YES MAN.

>> THANK YOU. >> THE DUCK POND IS LIKE THAT TO, THIS FIVE FOOT AREAS AND SIX FOOT AREAS AS WELL.

COOL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DOG PARK?

>> WHEN WILL IT BE DONE? >> WE'RE LOOKING AT MID AUGUST.

>> MID AUGUST? >> YES, MA'AM.

MID AUGUST. I WILL SAY THE END OF AUGUST JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM.

BUT I BELIEVE THE LAST CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH THEM, THEY SAID THAT WAS THE TIMEFRAME.

>> AWESOME. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> OKAY, AND THEN LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, SORRY THAT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE -- BUT YOU DO HAVE A PENT-UP THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU AS WELL.

THIS IS A PARTS AND RECREATIONS THIS.

WE CREATED THIS AWHILE BACK, AND SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT -- SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS WERE INTERESTED IN THROUGHOUT THE PARK SO I KNOW THERE IS OUR REQUEST TO HAVE THIS ON THERE.

SO I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A

CHAT ABOUT IT. >> ALL RIGHT, SOME OF THESE

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I WANTED TO REVISIT THESE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THEM ON SOME LUST. THEN WE SAID TIMELINES -- YOU SET TIMELINES WHEN YOU FIRST CAME.

ON WHEN YOU TOOK A LOOK AT THIS LIST, DID YOU VISIT IT LATELY TO SEE IF WE CAN TAKE SOME ACTION? I KNOW THAT YOU TOOK THIS LIST, AND YOU WORKED IT INTO THE MASTER PLAN TO GO BUY YOUR LETTER ITEMS TO SEE WHAT CATEGORY IT FALLS INTO. BUT NOW THAT WE'VE DONE THAT, I WAS WONDERING IF WE CAN SET SOME TIMELINES ON SOME OF THESE?

>> YEAH. WE CAN.

THIS IS A PRETTY AUDACIOUS LIST TO GO THROUGH.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO GO ON THE COMMISSION LEVEL OR IF YOU WANT TO JUST HAVE A SIDE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT, BUT --

>> MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT YOU ARE WITH YOUR STAFF AND YOU COME BACK UP WITH REGIONAL TARGET DATES.

>> OKAY. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SATISFIES -- THAT WOULD BE MY

RECOMMENDATION. >> WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT ON THE SIDE AGAIN. I KNOW WE VISITED MULTIPLE TIMES AND YOU HAD SOME STAFF MEETINGS AND SET TIMELINES, BUT YEAH. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT ON THIS COMMISSION SO THIS WAS MY LEFT, AND I WAS LIKE, LET'S GO ON WITH IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

BEFORE I GIVE IT UP. >> NO.

I UNDERSTAND. YEAH, WE CAN, I WILL TALK WITH THE TEAM AND WE WILL TRY TO PUT SOME REALISTIC TIMELINES ON

THIS. >> AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE COULD EVEN MATCH INTO, LIKE IT SAYS ADD ADDITIONAL TREES TO RIVERSIDE HOLES, THESE ARE SPECIFICALLY HOLES, TREES LOVE WERE LOST DURING HARVEY, SO HOPEFULLY THEY ARE ON KIMBERLY'S LIST THAT WE'VE GOT FROM TEXAS PARK AND -- TEXAS A&M, SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE SPOTS, THOSE EXACT SPOTS AND REPLACE THOSE TREES.

THAT IS WHY KEPT ASKING ABOUT THEM, BECAUSE I KNOW SO MANY TREES ARE DOWN ON THE RIVERSIDE COURSE FROM HARVEY.

>> RIGHT. SO WE WERE JUST LIKE TO RESTORE

SOME NATURAL -- >> ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH. WE DID GET THAT LIST FROM GFS AND AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, I BELIEVE THERE ARE 1400 VICTORIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WERE AFFECTED IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH WAS

REMOVED FROM RIVERSIDE BUT, -- >> I JUST REVIEW THAT BEFORE WE CAME BACK TO THIS MEETING. ACTUALLY THERE ARE, OUR FORMER MAYOR PAUL PELACHICK REPORTED THIS ON OUR TEXAS PARKS VICTORIA PARKS COALITION FACEBOOK PAGE.

HE POSTED THAT BACK IN 2017 THAT THE TEXAS SERVICE CAME DOWN, THE STRIKE TEAM AND THEY IDENTIFIED THOSE WERE 200 TREES ON CITY PROPERTIES AND THAT 475 OF THEM WERE ON RIVERSIDE PARK.

BUT >> SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT. >> SO HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A MAP IDENTIFYING STRATEGICALLY WHERE EACH TREE WAS.

SO IF YOU HAD TO SHARE THAT, THAT WOULD BE SUPER AWESOME TO

SEE. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND THEN I THINK OUT OF THOSE NUMBERS, 937 TREES WERE TRIMMED IN RIVERSIDE. SO THEY DIDN'T, THEY STILL NEED

IT. >> BUT YEAH.

-- -- KIMBERLY. IT'S GREAT.

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND THEN --

>> WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS AGAIN, CLEARED OUT OF THE TRAILS, REALLY GET INTO THE RIVER, LOTS OF THEM ARE SO GROWN UP IT IS HARD TO GET OUT TO PEBBLE BEACH.

THERE IS ONLY ONE MAIN ENTRANCE TO PEBBLE BEACH WHERE THERE COULD BE LOTS OF DOWNS, THERE ARE ALL NOW GROWN OVER.

I KNOW THE RIVER RISES AND MESSES UP OR DOWNS BUT A DOZER OUT THERE TO MAKE A TRAIL FOR US WOULD BE REALLY GREAT, TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN TO THE RIVER. AS SUMMER COMES IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE POPULAR. FOLKS ARE POPPING TENSE AND NOT TENSE BUT UMBRELLA AND ICE CHEST AND THEY ARE REALLY ENJOYING THE RIVER. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT MORE. AND TRASH CANS OUT THERE.

WE NEED THEM EXTREMELY, SO THAT FOLKS CAN PICK UP AFTER

THEMSELVES. >> GO AHEAD.

NO, GO AHEAD. >> NOT JUST THE -- ONE PEBBLE BEACH, BUT LEADING UP TO COUPLE BEACH AND THROUGHOUT THERE IS ALSO SOME PLACES IN GROVER'S BEND LIKE ACROSS FROM THE PAVILION OF BOTH SIZE THAT WE HAD DOWNS THAT WE CAN GET DOWN, REALLY HARD TO ACCESS RIGHT NOW AND THEN ALSO IN FOXES AND THERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT WE HAVE TO GET IN WITH SOME NICE BEACH AREA BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET TO

THEM THAN IT MAKES IT HARDER. >> SURE.

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. >> I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THE TRASH THING. IT SEEMS LIKE MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRASH RECEPTACLES ACROSS RIVERSIDE, MAYBE ALL PARTS. IT'S SEEMS LIKE WITH THE

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>> OKAY. >> I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON IT, BUT WE CAN, PEOPLE ARE TRYING.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO POKE THE TRASH IN THE TRASH CANS BUT WHEN -- THEY ARE SETTING UP ALONG SIDE

OF IT. >> THERE USED TO BE TRASH CANS BAFFLE BEACH TRUCK PARKING LOT BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY THERE.

THERE'S JUST LIKE ONE TRASH CAN, MAYBE, AT THE PICNIC TABLES.

WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING MORE PICNIC TABLES DOWN THE LINE THERE, IS THAT STILL SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FEASIBLE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYBE SOME BARBECUE TABLES DOWN THERE. BARBECUE PITS AS WELL.

DOWN AT PEBBLE BEACH. IT IS REALLY A POPULAR AREA IN

THE PARK. ROBERT >> OKAY.

TEN FOUR. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIVERSIDE, IS THAT THE NEW FLOOD PLAIN MAPS ARE COMING UP AND BEING ADOPTED AT THE END OF THIS YEARS.

SO WHAT THAT IS GOING TO DO IS CREATE MORE FLOOD WAYS WITHIN RIVERSIDE PARK, WHICH I'M, I GUESS IN TURN WOULD BE MORE RED TEA FOR ANY KIND OF POTENTIAL BUILDING IN RIVERSIDE PARK.

SO THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE RESTRICTIONS COMING AT THE START OF NEXT YEAR FOR ANY KIND OF PERMANENT FACILITIES WITHIN RIVERSIDE. SO JUST A HEADS UP, THOSE NEW FEMALE FLOODPLAIN MAPS ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT AND BEING ADOPTED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THIS IS UNFORTUNATE TO, BECAUSE -- I WISH, BUT IT ONLY, UNFORTUNATELY ONLY GOES OFF THE DATA FROM 2010 SO THE DATA IS OLD AND AS WE KNOW, JUST BEING HERE FOR THE THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, THE RIVER HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SO IT IS NOT INUNDATING THE PARK AS MUCH AS IT USED TO, NONETHELESS AS MUCH AS IT DID TEN YEARS AGO, THAT IS THE UNFORTUNATE PART. BUT NONETHELESS IT IS A RULE THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. YES.

I SINCE WE ARE HERE, I DID WANT TO MENTION QUICKLY THAT WE DID SUBMIT THE TEE THE W. D. GRANT FOR THE VOTING LAUNCH IN THE KAYAK, BUT RAMPANT KAYAK LAUNCH.

WE DID SUBMIT THAT. THAT WAS MAY 1ST THAT WE GOT DISAPPOINTED BY SO WE HOPE TO HEAR SOMETHING, I WOULD SAY

WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. >> I AM THAT IS THE TEXAS PARKS

AND WILDLIFE GRANT? >> YES.

I -- >> ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SORRY, DID YOU NEED IT?

>> IS THE PARKING LOT FOR PEBBLE BEACH EVER GOING TO BE

PAID THE? >> PROBABLY NOT.

WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, BUT WHAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON, I THINK WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOCUSING ON IS MORE THE ROADWAYS VERSUS

THAT PARKING LOT LAW. ROBERT >> THE ROAD JUST ENDS BECAUSE IT IS WASHED OUT SO NOW WE THINK THERE IS DIRT AND NOT READ BUT REALLY A I -- ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND SEE

WHAT THEIR COST WOULD BE. >> YOU KNOW, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING TRASH CANS OUT TO ALONG THE TRAILS AND STUFF, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PUT SOME DOG E-WASTE BACK DISPENSERS OUT ALONG THE TRAILS, LIKE I'VE SEEN LOTS OF OTHER PARKS AND BEACHES?

>> YES MA'AM. >> DID YOU ALL HAVE PLANS TO PUT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT ALONG THE WALKING TRAIL RIVERSIDE?

WE >> DID. WE DID NOT GET FUNDED.

ROBERT >> THAT WASN'T ACTUALLY IN RIVERSIDE, THAT WAS A TRACY,

RIGHT? >> NO MA'AM, I BELIEVE IT WAS AT RIVERSIDE. I THINK WE ARE CHOKING HOUR -- AND ONE POINT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CHILDREN'S PARK THEN AT ANOTHER POINT WE WERE LOOKING AROUND THE RECURRENCE --

IT DIDN'T GET FUNDED. >> SO YOU HAVE YOUR NEW BUDGET

I >> NOT YET. I THEY ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE NUMBERS. WE HAVE SUBMITTED OUR REQUESTS BUT WE ARE STILL WAITING ON WHAT THE FEEDBACK LOOKS LIKE

FROM FINANCE. >> IS THAT FOXES BEND HILL

BEING APPROVED IN THE BUDGET? >> I PUT IT IN AND THAT IS THE

ONE THAT GOT CUT. >> OKAY, SO YOU ARE BUILDING THAT HILL RIGHT NOW, THAT FOXES BEND, FOR THE GOLF COURSE.

WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT WE SAID WE WILL TAKE A VOTE A DAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE -- I >> DON'T RECALL THAT, BUT

MAYBE. >> HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT TAKE TO COMPLETE THAT HILL?

I >> AM NOT SURE. THAT WOULD BE A PHONE CALL WITH

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I AM NOT SURE. >> DO YOU ALL MIND IF WE PICK UP THIS ONE, THIS IS MINUTIAE. CAN WE PICK THIS UP -- I WAS ONE OF MY LOST ITEMS. WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION I WE HAVE ONE LITTLE BIT OF BUSINESS

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>> NO, SIR. THAT WAS.

IT >> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFICULT ISSUE ON THE NEXT MATTER. THE LIST OF ATTENDANCE IS ON THE RIGHT PAGE OF YOUR -- ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS UNFORTUNATELY IS BEYOND ALL OF THE STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN KICKED AROUND -- FORMER STANDARDS -- THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. BUT THE EFFORTS TO REACH OUT TO -- HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

HAVANA. AND WE NEED TO TAKE SOME ACTION. OR WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE SOME ACTION. AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO, IT'S -- WHAT DID IT -- THERE ISN'T AN AGENDA ITEM HERE IN CASE -- FOR US TO ACT ON.

AND THE SITUATION, UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS. TRYING TO REACH OUT, HAVEN'T

BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT. >> YOU'VE TRIED TO REACH OUT?

>> I HAVE NOT. BUT THE DEPARTMENT HAS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. AND THE -- SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO.

WE CAN EXERCISE REGISTRATION IF WE WANT TO.

BUT THIS WOULD BE SIX. >> SIX.

>> TODAY WOULD BE SIX. >> SO, --

>> MY THOUGHT IS THIS, I BOUGHT SOMEBODY THAT I WANTED TO BE ON THE COMMISSION. THAT'S WHY I AM SITTING HERE NOW. SO, SOMEBODY WANTS TO BE ON

HERE, SHOULD BE ON HERE. >> THAT'S LEGITIMATE.

>> I KNOW THAT JUSTIN REACHED OUT TO ME A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WANTING TO DO ACTIVITIES AND PARK THINGS.

AND WANTING A NONPROFIT TO DO IT WITH.

AND OFFERED THE VICTORIA PARTS COALITION.

AND WE DIDN'T FOLLOW UP SINCE THEN.

>> JUST GOT GREAT IDEAS AND I HATE TO LOSE THEM, I HATE TO LOSE ANYBODY. BUT JOHN HAS GOT A GOOD POINT.

WE DO NEED TO HAVE REGULAR ATTENDANCE.

>> I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HIM SINCE THEN, AND I SHARED THAT WITH JASON TO REACH OUT WITH SOME PROJECTS THAT HE WANTED TO DO. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ELSE

EITHER. >> NO.

>> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE --

>> I'LL GO AHEAD, BEN. SINCE NOBODY WILL.

I WILL. >> JUST --

I SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR? >> I.

>> OPPOSED? >> GOOD.

>> IS THAT THE ONLY -- >> IT'S ONLY FOUR MEETINGS IN A

YEAR, THREE CONSECUTIVE? >> THREE CONSECUTIVE OR ONE THIRD OF THE MEETINGS, YES SIR. SO IT WILL EQUATE TO FOUR.

YES, SIR. SO ON THAT NUMBER FIVE IS WHERE -- AGAIN, THAT LEAVES YOU TO THE DISCRETION, DO YOU WANT TO SAY FOUR OR FIVE? I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE THAT DISCRETION.

>> -- >> AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS WOULD

BE SIX. >> PLUS, IT'S FOUR AND A ROW.

AND SIX. >> OKAY.

>> HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD FROM BRIAN?

>> YES, HE WAS SICK. HE HAD A HOUSE FULL OF SICK KIDS TODAY. WHOLE FAMILY SICK.

THE FLU -- >> THE STRAP IS GOING BACK

AROUND. >> FOUR DAYS, AND WHAT HAPPENS

NEXT? >> JESSE --

IS IN SURGERY OR SOMETHING. >> DOES CITY COUNCIL APPOINT ANOTHER ONE FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] OR DO WE JUST GO WITH THIS

NUMBER? >> NO, MA'AM.

YOU WOULD GO WITH THIS NUMBER UNTIL SOMEONE IS ELECTED.

>> AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE REMAINING TERMS OF WHAT

HAPPENS. >> SO --

REMAINING TERM? >> CORRECT.

>> GOT IT. >> AND THEN THEY WILL BE ABLE

TO -- >> CORRECT.

>> ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR ANOTHER AGENDA DOWN THE ROAD?

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>> THAT'S A TRIP. [LAUGHTER]

>> IT DIDN'T SOUND THE SAME. >> IT WAS A TRICK QUESTION.

>> WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.