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>> IT IS 5:00 P.M. LET'S CALL THIS MEETING OF THE VICTORIA PARKS COMMISSION TO ORDER THIS AFTERNOON.
LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A QUORUM PRESENT.
WALKING IN THE DOOR RIGHT NOW AT LEAST.
I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO GO. WELCOME, EVERYBODY, THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL START OUT AS WE ALWAYS DO, WITH CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE OR IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ABOUT ANYTHING AT ALL? IF SO, I INVITE YOU TO COME UP AND VISIT WITH US. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY RUSHING,
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RUSHING THE PODIUM. I GUESS WE CAN GO ON AND THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING IN JULY, JULY 10 ARE ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET. IF EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR AMEND THEM AS MEMBERS SEE FIT.>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT.
>> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES.
AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. LET'S MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
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ITEM D-1 IS RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT THREE OF US WILL NOT BE HERE AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT. I'M ONE OF THOSE.SO-- >> WHO SAID YOU COULD LEAVE?
>> I'M OUT OF TIME UNDER THE BY-LAWS.
I THINK I HAD TO SIT OFF FOR A YEAR.
GAIL, I THINK YOU ARE IN THE SAME SHOES I AM.
MIKE RIVERA WHO IS GONE TODAY. HE IS ALSO OFF FOR A YEAR, I
>> ARE ANY OF US OFF FOREVER? >> I THOUGHT WE WERE OFF
I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
WHETHER-- THAT ONE-YEAR HIATUS APPLIES ONLY ONCE OR WHETHER YOU
ARE DONE FOR GOOD. >> I THINK THERE IS THAT
>> YES. >> KIND OF DISAPPEAR INTO THE WATER. THEY FORGET ABOUT YOU.
>> THEN YOU CAN COME BACK. >> OKAY.
WELL, I'M GOING TO MISS THIS. I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION. WE WILL HOPE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.
I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT STUFF GOING ON.
IT'S >> VICTVICTORIAPARKS.ORG.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS, WE NEED LEADERS.
WE NEED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO GOOD STUFF FOR THE PARKS.
THANKS, GAIL. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANTED TO SAY THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SERVING AS THE INTERIM PARKS DIRECTOR. AS YOU KNOW, JASON RETIRED.
IN THE MEANTIME, I'M SERVING AS THE INTERIM UNTIL WE FILL THE DIRECTOR POSITION. LET ME SAY ON BEHALF OF COUNSEL AND THE CITY MANAGEMENT STAFF, WE ARE SAD TO SEE THE THREE OF YOU ROTATING OFF. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SERVING AS COMMISSIONERS AND HELPING WITH DEVELOPING THE MASTER PLAN. THE PARKS MASTER PLAN.
WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU SERVING ON THE COMMISSION FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK FOR YOU, NINE YEARS. >> NINE.
I THINK IT IS NINE YEARS. >> NINE YEARS FOR YOU, YEAH.
>> I PROBABLY AM OFF FOREVER. >> I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE NEXT-- THE THREE OF YOU, AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 19, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECOGNIZE THE THREE MEMBERS WHO ARE ROTATING OFF, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE THERE. TO BE RECOGNIZED AND RECEIVE A PLAQUE FROM CITY COUNCIL. THAT IS SEPTEMBER 19.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. >> WELL, THANK YOU, MIKE.
I APPRECIATE IT. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT INTRODUCING YOU. YOU AND I OBVIOUSLY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT YOUR, YOUR ASCENDANCY TO THE POSITION.
IF THAT IS WHAT IT IS. >> YES.
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>> WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU, AND I GUESS YOU COULD UPDATE US A LITTLE BIT IN THE DEPARTMENTAL DEAL ABOUT PARKS DIRECTORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT GOING FORWARD. IF THERE IS NOT ANYTHING ELSE ON
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THAT ITEM, I CAN MOVE ON TO THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.DID YOU WANT TO VISIT ABOUT THAT?
>> YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE HAVE JULIE, THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SHE HAS BEEN SPEARHEADING THE STUDY. WITH THE CONSULTANT.
LET ME TURN IT OVER TO JEWELY. >> ALL RIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. AS MIKE SAID, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WITHIN DMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HOUSE IT IS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A VERY GOOD TITLE FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DIVISION OR PROGRAM, AND SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS. ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IS ESSENTIALLY ANY TRANSPORTATION IN WHICH YOU ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN, YOU KNOW, WALKING OR BIKING.
AND SO IT DOES HAVE A RECREATIONAL COMPONENT IT TO.
AND YES. >> DID YOU SAY YOU WERE WITH THE
THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MY PRESENTATION WILL COVER THE OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN, OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, FINALIZING NETWORK RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE NEXT STEPS FOR ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN. WHY DO WE HAVE AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN? IT IS TO IMPROVE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SAFETY AMONGST CARS AND OTHER USERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK LIKE BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION SINCE, OK, NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD VEHICLES.
TO CREATE CONNECTIVITY, TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH, TO IMPROVE HEALTH, AND TO INCREASE THE RESILIENCY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST THINK TRANSPORTATION EQUALS AUTOMOBILES OR, YOU KNOW, PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES. THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
TRANSPORTATION IS MUCH BIGGER. IT INVOLVES, YOU KNOW, GOING FROM POINT A TO POINT B. EVEN IF YOU ARE HAVING TO USE YOUR OWN TWO LEGS TO GET THERE. SO THE PLAN FIRST TAKES A LOOK AT THE CURRENT STATE OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN VICTORIA.
SO IT HAS-- OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT OUR EXISTING FACILITIES, OUR EXISTING PLANS. I WILL GO OVER CRASHES.
THE LEVEL OF STRESS A USER MIGHT HAVE ON OUR NETWORK.
THAT IS HOW STRESSFUL IT IS TO WALK OR BIKE ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS. AND THEN SIDEWALK APPS.
SO LATENT DEMAND IS A BIG THING IN TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS SORT OF YOUR, IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME QUESTION.
SO IN TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE KNOWN-- IF YOU LOOK AT OUR POPULATION DENSITY, OUR EMPLOYMENT DENSITY, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT DO NOT HAVE VEHICLES, OUR MINORITY POPULATION, OUR SENIOR POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN, WHERE OUR TRANSIT STOPS ARE, DESTINATIONS SUCH AS LARGE EMPLOYERS OR LARGE SHOPPING CENTERS LIKE A MALL BUT ALSO SCHOOLS, PARKS, HOSPITALS. VERY LARGE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE DESTINATION DRIVERS IN OUR TRAVEL NETWORK.
YOU ANALYZE THOSE TOGETHER, AND YOU GET WHAT'S LATENT DEMAND.
IF YOU WERE TO BUILD A GOOD VERY CONNECTED, VERY IN-DEPTH ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, WOULD PEOPLE USE IT? AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN, AND YOU WILL SEE THE AREAS OF TOWN WHERE THERE IS PROJECTED HIGHER DEMAND VERSUS WHERE THERE IS A LOWER DEMAND. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS CENTER OF TOWN WHERE WE ARE MOST DENSE. ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE OVERLAID ON EACH OTHER. WE DO BELIEVE THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF DEMAND FOR AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.
IN VICTORIA. WE ALSO REALLY-- A BIG PART OF WHAT'S DRIVING THIS PLAN IS SAFETY.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CRASH DATA. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE HEAT MAP, THERE ARE SOME REALLY BIG HOT SPOTS ON OUR NETWORK.
HOUSTON HIGHWAY, RIO GRANDE, BUSINESS 59.
ALL THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR. YOU CAN SEE IT IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST HOT SPOT WITH NAVARRO BEING A SECOND HOT SPOT.
CRASHES ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU MIX A VEHICLE WITH ANY OTHER KIND OF MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, THE SEVERITY OF CRASHES GENERALLY ARE MUCH WORSE.
WE ALSO LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC STRESS.
A LOT OF TRAFFIC STRESS HAS TO DO WITH SPEED LIMIT IN OUR ANALYSIS. SO THEY LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF LANES A NETWORK MAY HAVE. THE TRAFFIC VOLUME.
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THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND IN THE PRESENCE OF BICYCLE FACILITY BY TYPES LIKE A BIKE LANE, WE HAVE NO BIKE LANES IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLUS HIGH LEVELSLE OF SPEED.WHICH RESULTS IN THIS MAP THAT YOU SEE.
THIS ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS THAT THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF STRESS ON VICTORIA ROADS. FOR BICYCLISTS THAT WANT TO BIKE AROUND OUR TOWN. A BIG PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH ACTUALLY POSTED SPEED LIMITS.
IF WE WERE TO DECREASE OUR SPEED LIMITS BY, I BELIEVE IT IS FIVE MILES AN HOUR, WHEN THEY RAN THE SAME ANALYSIS, WE DID HAVE SOME GREEN STREETS POP UP ON THE MAP. A BIG DRIVER OF THE LEVEL OF STRESS ON OUR NETWORK IS BECAUSE OF THE SPEED LIMITS.
THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY UNIQUE TO VICTORIA.
IT IS JUST HIGHLIGHTS-- IF YOU ARE HIT-- IF A PEDESTRIAN IS HIT AT A HIGHER SPEED, THE LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVING THAT IS MUCH LOWER THAN IF A PEDESTRIAN IS HIT AT A LOWER SPEED.
SO AT 20 MILES AN HOUR, YOU HAVE A 90% SURVIVAL RATE.
IF YOU ARE HIT AT 40 MILES AN HOUR, THERE IS ONLY A 20%.
SURVIVAL RATE. THE SPEED IS A HUGE FACTOR IN MAKING A SAFE OR PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE NETWORK.
SO WITH ANY PLAN, WE DO A LOT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH.
THIS PLAN, WE HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE.
WHICH WE REPRESENT THE PARKS KRP COMMISSION ON.
WE HAVE HELD STAKE HOLDER MEETINGS WITH NONPROFITS.
DIFFERENT TRAFFIC GENERATORS. THEN WE HAD SOME ON-LINE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. SO HERE IS SOME PICTURES OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING. WE DID A WALKING AUDIT.
WE WALKED DOWN THE PORTIONS OF RIO GRANDE.
WE CROSSED RIO GRANDE. >> A PICTURE OF US, BY THE WAY.
(LAUGHTER). >> WE TOOK A WHEELCHAIR TO SHOW THE STRESS OF USING OUR NETWORK. IF YOU ARE DISABLED AND IN A WHEELCHAIR. AND THERE WERE SOME POSITIVES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON HOUSTON HIGHWAY WITH THE SIGNALS, A LOT OF THE NEW SIGNALS, THEY WEREN'T EVEN WORKING YET. WE COULD SEE HOW IMPORTANT THOSE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS WILL BE BECAUSE CROSSING-- I THINK WE
CROSSED AT BEN WILSON. >> RIGHT.
>> CROSSING HOUSTON HIGHWAY -- >> THE SCARIEST THING.
>> IT IS A VERY SCARY THING. IT IS A VERY LARGE, LARGE ROADWAY TO CROSS. THE MEDIAN WILL HELP WITH BEING A REFUGE. PLUS, HAVING PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS THAT ARE VERY CLEAR. FOR WHEN IT IS SAFE TO CROSS.
THERE IS A LITTLE WALKING SYMBOL.
OR THE HAND STOP. DON'T GO YET.
YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT ACROSS SAFELY.
IT WAS VERY EYE-OPENING FOR THE COMMITTEE TO TO SEE.
IT HELPS TO DRIVE COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN OUR PLAN.
AGAIN, WE HELD SEVERAL STAKE HOLDER MEETINGS WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS. SOME BICYCLISTS.
LIKE I SAID, DIFFERENT NONPROFITS THAT ARE DESTINATION DRIVERS TO FOLKS THAT MAY NOT HAVE VEHICLES.
AND WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF GOOD INPUT ON NETWORKS OR ROUTES THAT ARE USED OR WOULD BE VERY DESIRABLE TO BE IMPROVED.
WE DID A LOT OF MAPPING EXERCISES.
THESE WERE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED.
THE LAST THING THAT WE HAD, AN ON-LINE MAPPING EXERCISE AND SURVEY THAT WE POSTED THROUGH FACEBOOK.
AND IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY ABOUT SOME RESULTS. IN LATER SLIDES.
THERE IS A MAPPING EXERCISE WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO IN AND DRAW ROUTES AND THEN LEAVE COMMENTS ON THOSE ROUTES.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO BIKE HERE.
BUT THIS CROSSING IS VERY DANGEROUS.
OR THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROUTE. TO CONNECT TO LONE TREE.
THAT ON-LINE SURVEY WAS OPENED IN MARCH AND CLOSED IN JUNE.
WE RECEIVED 528 RESPONSES WHICH IS ASTRONOMICAL FOR AN ON-LINE SURVEY. IT VERY MUCH HIGHLIGHTS HOW INTERESTED OUR COMMUNITY IS ON THIS TOPIC.
I'M NOT SURE WE EVER RECEIVED 528 RESPONSES ON AN ON-LINE SURVEY THAT WAS ONLY OPEN A FEW MONTHS.
WE ALSO ADVERTISED THAT SURVEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEN ALSO AT BUS STOPS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THESE SIGNS THAT HAVE THE QR CODE.
THAT TOOK PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO THAT SURVEY.
IT SHOULD BE GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE.
HOW MANY RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED.
SO SOME OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED, HOW OFTEN DO YOU BIKE OR WALK? 25% WAS EVERY DAY.
35%, TWO OR MORE TIMES A WEEK. AND 13% WAS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.
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OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS THAT RESPONDED ARE REGULARLY BIKING OR WALKING IN OUR COMMUNITY.THE PRIMARY REASON FOR WALKING OR BIKING WAS HEALTH.
THAT TELLS US THAT SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION-- THE NETWORK NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES LIKE GYMS OR OUR TRAILS OR PARKS. SO THAT THOSE THAT ARE FOCUSING ON HEALTH CAN DO IT IN A RECREATIONAL WAY.
THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE REDUCING AIR POLLUTION, SAVING MONEY, AND REDUCING FUEL CONSUMPTION. IF YOU DON'T BIKE IN THE REGION, WHY NOT? THE LARGEST RESPONSE WAS SAFE DISF-- SAFETY CONCERNS OR TRAFFIC.
PAIRED WITH LACK OF TRAILS, THE TRAFFIC VOLUME AND SPEED WHICH IS KIND OF VERY RELATED TO SAFETY CONCERNS.
AND THEN LACK OF CONNECTIVITY OR LACK OF BICYCLE FACILITIES.
THEN IF YOU DO BIKE OR WALK, WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO WALKING OR BIKING IN OUR CITY? GANS IN THE SIDEWALK OR NO GA GAPS-- NO SIDEWALKS WAS THE NUMBER ONE RESPONSE.
POOR SIDEWALK CONDITIONS. TRAFFIC VOLUME OR SPEEDS ALONG ROADWAYS. OBSTRUCTION AND WALKING PATHS.
THEN DISTANCE TOO FAR TO WALK. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT THERE WASN'T AS MANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE WEATHER AS YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED. MAYBE IT IS GOOD WE DID THIS BEFORE THE SUMMER. AND NOT AFTER THIS SUMMER.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT'S DESIRED.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE IS REALLY AN OVERWHELMING WINNER OUT OF THESE RESULTS. BIKE LANES DID GAIN THE MOST AND THEN OFF-STREET TRAILS. OUR COMMUNITY WANTS A GOOD NETWORK SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO PLACES OFF-SYSTEM.
BIKE LANES SEPARATED OR BUFFERED.
DESIGNATED ROUTES, SHOULDERS. AND THEN LOW TRAFFIC OR LOW SPEED ROADS. COMES IN LAST.
THE TYPES OF PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES DESIRED, SIDEWALKS ARE A LITTLE BIT CLEAR OF A WINNER HERE.
BACK TO OFF-STREET TRAILS. AGAIN, I THINK SIDEWALKS GIVING WAY TO A TRAIL. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS. SIGNALS AT CROSSINGS.
SO WE HAVE A DRAFT NETWORK THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL. THAT MAP IS THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATION. IT IS BROKEN DOWN BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITIES. SO SHARED-USE PATHS, PROPOSED BIKE LANES, SIDEWALK RECOMMENDATIONS, ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITIES ARE REPRESENTED ON THAT MAP.
AS FAR AS A NETWORK RECOMMENDATION.
>> QUESTION FOR YOU ON. THAT WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BICYCLE BOULEVARD AND A BICYCLE LANE?
>> SO A BOULEVARD IS GOING TO BE MORE BUFFERED.
AND SPECIFIC TO JUST BIKES. IT DOESN'T-- IT WON'T
NECESSARILY BE A SHARED ROADWAY. >> ONE OF FEATURES ABOUT THE BOULEVARD, WHICH WAS KIND OF A NEW TERM TO ME, TOO, BIKES GET SORT OF A SPECIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY THROUGH THE AREA THAT-- THEY GET TO USE PARTS OF THE INTERSECTION THAT CARS DON'T USE.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE WAS AN EXAMPLE, I THINK, ON THAT HANDOUT. A PLACE WHERE BIKES COULD GO ACROSS THE STREET. AND GO DOWN THE SIDE STREET.
THE OTHER TRAFFIC HAD TO TURN OFF AND GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. IT WAS KIND OF A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR BICYCLES. IT MIGHT BE A WHOLE STREET OR IT MIGHT BE AT A PARTICULAR INTERSECTION.
THERE IS A WHOLE LIST OF THOSE THINGS.
>> YES. PART OF THE PLAN, IT WILL HAVE TYPICAL SECTIONS OR A TYPICAL DESIGN.
WHAT ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS LOOK LIKE.
IT WILL BE A COMPONENT OF THE PLAN.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO GIVE US COMMENTS AND COUNCIL TO GIVE US COMMENTS BY SEPTEMBER 14.
AND THE COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT NETWORK.
WE WILL INCORPORATE THOSE. AND THEN WORK TO FINALIZE THE ENTIRE PLAN WHICH INCLUDES, OF COURSE, FINALIZING THAT NETWORK.
MAKING THOSE CHANGES, IF WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS.
FINALIZING SOME PROJECT COST ESTIMATES ON SOME KIND OF FIRST RESM DAYS. THESE ARE THE BEST THINGS-- THINGS YOU SHOULD IMPLEMENT IMMEDIATELY.
DEVELOPING FUNDING SOURCES. SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM.
AND THEN YOU KNOW, OVERALL DRAFTING AND FINALIZING THE PLAN. SO THE PLAN IS PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED. AND MAYBE LIKE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN NOVEMBER. THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN DECEMBER. WE DON'T WANT TO RUSH IT.
WE HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT SCHEDULED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FORMAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE YET.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PLAN IS OUT THERE AND PUBLISHED BEFORE
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WE ASK DOWN STOLE FORMALLY ADOPT IT.IT BEGAN IN JANUARY. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A 12-MONTH PROCESS. WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> JULIE, DID Y'ALL TAKE IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR WORKSHOP LAST WEEK? OR IS THAT COMING UP?
BASICALLY, WE GAVE THEM-- THIS IS THE SAME PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT. >> NOBODY WANTED TO STOP.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO KEEP GOING. RIGHT?
IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE LAST MEETING, TWO MONTHS AGO, THAT THE CITY DIDN'T GO AFTER A TE TEXAS-- TX-DOT MATCHING GRANT, I BELIEVE, FOR SIDEWALKS IS. THAT SOMETHING THAT IS ANNUAL THAT COMES BACK AROUND EVERY YEAR THAT WE CAN GO FOR?
IS THAT A ONE-TIME ONLY THING? >> THE TIA SET-ASIDE FUNDS IS A BIANNUAL CALLED FOR PROJECT. EVERY OTHER YEAR.
>> ONE THING IN WORKING ON THIS THAT'S BEEN INTERESTING AND EYE-OPENING TO ME, AND I SORT OF CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO DO THIS, TOO, SOMETIME, IF YOU HAVEN'T. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND, KIND OF LOOK CAREFULLY FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T IN CARS.
EITHER WALKING OR ON A BIKE OR SKATES OR SKATEBOARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU WILL SEE SO MANY MORE OF THEM THAN YOU EVER REALLY THOUGHT YOU WOULD SEE.
I REALLY FIND IF YOU JUST OPEN YOUR EYES AND START TO KIND OF FOCUS ON THAT, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.
AND IT IS KIND OF EASY TO TRY TO CLASSIFY EVERYBODY AS EITHER, YOU KNOW, DOING IT, FOR HEALTH OR RECREATION OR FOR GETTING SOMEWHERE. BUT EVEN THAT LINE IS NOT VERY CLEAR. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING IT FOR THEIR HEALTH.
THEY ARE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
IT SAVES THEM GAS MONEY. IT IS A MIXTURE.
IT REALLY DOES SPEAK TO WHAT JULIE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING ABOUT THERE BEING A LATENT DEMAND FOR THESE KIND OF FACILITIES TO. MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A MORE WALKABLE AND MORE BIKABLE AND MORE FRIENDLY PLACE TO GET AROUND IN SOME FASHION OTHER THAN IN YOUR CAR.
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO.
OR WANT TO DO. OR IF YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SIMPLY HAVE TO. SO IT WAS-- A PICTURE OF JULIE IN THE WHEELCHAIR AROUND-- OVER THERE WAS EYE-OPENING IN TERMS OF HOW HARD IT WOULD BE, IF YOU WERE IN A POSITION OF HAVING LIMITED MOBILITY AND HAVING-- IT WAS ALMOST DUMPING HER INTO
NAVARRO GOING DOWN THE SIDE. >> I THINK IF LEE WAS PUSHING ME. IF I PUSHED MYSELF, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE MADE IT AROUND THE BLOCK.
THAT IS A GREAT POINT. WE GENERALLY DRIVE AND RIDE THE SAME ROUTES EVERY DAY EVERY WEEK.
AND SO SOMETIMES YOU DON'T NECESSARILY SEE ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, BIKING AND WALKING.
IF YOU LOOK FOR IT, YOU WILL SEE MORE OF IT.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL-- THE TRAILS THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE GRASS. OUR COMMUNITY HAS QUITE A BIT OF THOSE. THAT IS EVIDENCE, TELLING US THAT FOLKS ARE WALKING THERE EVEN IF I DRIVE THAT SAME STRETCH OF ROAD EVERY DAY, AND I NEVER SEE A PERSON WALKING THERE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WALKING IF THERE IS A PATH. I JUST, YOU KNOW, DON'T-- MY TIME DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THEIR TIME.
NO. I THINK THERE IS A WHOLE LOT O OF-- THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF LATENT DEMAND FOR THIS, AND IF YYOU REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, THIS CAME AS PART OF OUR PARKS PLANNING PROCESS. IT WAS ONE OF THE SUB ITEMS, I GUESS, UNDER ONE OF THE AREAS-- ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS WAS, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE PURSUE AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN? SO I THINK THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT. I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE-- I THINK THAT IS A REAL LIFE IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CITIZENS.
>> WASN'T A THIRD PARTY HIRED FOR A STUDY FOR THE ACTIVE
THAT'S WHO HAS DONE THIS WORK. IF YOU LOOK ON THE PAGE HERE, EL LISTEN STAHL IS THE PROJECT MANAGER THAT HOSTED THE LAST
MEETING. >> OUR CONSULTANT IS ALLIANCE TRANSPORTATION GROUP. WE HAVE USED THEM IN THE PAST.
AND THE METROPOLITAN PLAN, A COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT IS PART OF THE NPO GRANT. WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE DONE THOSE OTHER PLANS MEANS THEY KNOW OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NETWORK.
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WE ARE GETTING SOME GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEM.AND THEN THIS PLAN WILL KICK O OFF-- THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, WE DO IT EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE TO START REDOING OUR NEXT ONE. WHICH IS A HUGE GARR BEGAN CHEW WAN TASK. IT HAS TO FOLLOW THESE FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IT IS PART OF THE PLANNING GRANT. PART OF WHY THE NPO WAS ABLE TO USE FUNDS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO FUND THIS PLAN IS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT AND SATISFY THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW WE ARE TYING THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> AND LEE IS CORRECT. THIS PLAN IS THE RESULT OR CAME FROM THE PARKS MASTER PLAN. IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARK MASTER PLAN THAT WE DEVELOPED.
AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. THANK YOU, LEE, FOR SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE ON THAT. AND ALSO HAVING THIS PLAN IN PLACE WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, FROM TX-DOT AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES, AS WELL AS FOUNDATIONS. SO HAVING THIS PLAN IN PLACE WILL MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR US TO GO AFTER GRANTS.
>> RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION? JULIE, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU.
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>> MIKE, IF YOU HAVE OUR DEVELOPMENTAL UPDATE.
I THINK HE FOUND JASON'S -- >> YES, I DO, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I HAVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN-- WHAT WE HAVE DONE LAST MONTH AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO GOING FORWARD. WE DO HAVE SOME STAFF HERE THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO AT LEAST INTRODUCE.
WE HAVE STEVE GALLAGHER, OUR PARKS SUPERINTENDENT AND RECREATION MANAGER, AND WE HAD ROLANDO HERE, OUR GOLF COURSE GOLF PRO. SO AGAIN, I AM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'M SERVING AS THE INTERIM PARKS DIRECTOR BECAUSE JASON, AS YOU KNOW, RETIRED AFTER 20-PLUS YEARS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I AM SERVING AS THE INTERIM UNTIL WE CAN FILL THE POSITION. WHAT I WANT TO DO TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THESE FIVE THINGS.
ONE IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION RECRUITMENT.
THE DIRECTOR OF REKREUMENT RECRUITMENT.
THE GOLF COURSE, COMMUNITY CENTER AND SPORTS TOURISM.
THOSE ARE-- TWO TO FIVE ARE REALLY DIVISIONS WITHIN PARKS AND RECREATION. SO FIRST THING IS THE UPDATE ON THE RECRUITMENT. SO AGAIN, JASON ALFARO RETIRED.
HE WAS OUR PARKS DIRECTOR. I'M SERVING AS THE INTERIM.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO DATE, WE HAVE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO ESSENTIALLY HELP US WITH THE RECRUITMENT.
THE CONSULTANT IS CPSHR. THEY HAVE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED THE RECRUITMENT BROCHURE. ESSENTIALLY, COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS VERY PROGRESSIVE.
A VISIONARY INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN LEAD OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD BE A COMMUNITY LEADER, NINE SAYTIVE, WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD. SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING THE MASTER PLANS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE JUST DEVELOPED OUR MASTER PLAN, AND IT IS STILL FAIRLY NEW.
WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP US IMPLEMENT THE MASTER PLAN.
COLLEGE DEGREES PREFERRED. BUTS IF SOMEONE HAS EXPERIENCE, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY QUALIFY. AS WELL.
THE POSITION SHOULD BE ADVERTISED THIS WEEK.
NEXT WEEK, THE LATEST. WE HOPE TO FILL THE DIRECTOR POSITION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO NOW I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION. WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
SO WE HAD SOME VACANCIES. BUT TO DATE, WE HAVE HIRED TWO NEW CREW LEADERS. MATT AND FRANK.
THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THEY ARE OFF AND RUNNING.
WORKING WITH STEVE. AND HIS TEAM.
WE HAVE REPAIRED THE AIRLINE SPLASH PAD.
IT WAS DOWN FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE WE HAD TO REPLACE THEAT.
THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THAT IS UP AND RUNNING.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME TREE MAINTENANCE.
IN RIVERSIDE PARK. GROVER'S BEND TRAIL MAINTENANCE.
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OUR STAFF DO A GREAT JOB IN MAINTAINING THE TRAILS.IN GROVER'S BEND. THAT WAS THE LATEST ONE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. THE SOCCER FIELD PREPARATION FOR THE 2023 SEASON. THIS YEAR, VYSO HAS OVER 600 KIDS SIGNED UP FOR SOCCER. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO PREPARE THE FIELDS FOR THEM TO START THEIR FALL SEASON.
WE ARE ASSISTING WITH THE DUCK POPPED AND THE DOG PARK.
BOTH PROJECTS ARE ABOUT 80% COMPLETE.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THERE WILL BE-- THAT THEY WILL BE DONE OR COMPLETED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 80% COMPLETE FOR BOTH THE DUCK POND AND THE DOG PARK. WITH REGARDS TO RECREATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AS YOU KNOW, EVERY WEDNESDAY, WE HOST THE TODDLERS ON THE TRAIL PROGRAM. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO EXPOSE TODDLERS, AGES 2-5 TO NATURE. SO THIS WEDNESDAY, THE TEAM WILL MEET AT THE AIRLINE SPLASH PAD, AND THEY WILL START AT 10:00.
THAT IS THE TODDLERS ON THE TRAIL.
THEN SEPTEMBER 10, THIS PAST SUNDAY, WE STARTED THE YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE. WE HAVE 45 TEAMS SIGNED UP.
WHICH IS TREMENDOUS. SEPTEMBER 29, WE HAVE A DRIVE-IN MOVIE. AND WE WILL BE SHOWING "LITTLE GIANTS." THAT WILL BE AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STADIUM.
BASEBALL STADIUM. WE HAVE THE YOUTH HUNTER'S EDUCATION CLASS. THAT IS QUP SUN VALLEY RANCH SEPTEMBER 0. THE YOUTH HUNT WILL BE NOVEMBER 4 AND 5. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE PORT PROPERTY. SO THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HELD THE YOUTH HUNT AT RIVERSIDE PARK.
THIS YEAR IT WILL BE AT THE PORT.
IT IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT, THE CITY, AND THE STATE. WITH REGARDS TO THE GOLF COURSE, THE GOLF COURSE IS DOING GREAT. ROLANDO AND HIS TEAM ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND SO FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE HAD 160 TOURNAMENT ROUNDS. 302 PRACTICE ROUNDS.
FOR A TOTAL OF 3,000-PLUS ROUNDS.
AT THE GOLF COURSE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, THE GOLF COURSE GENERATED $116,000.
THAT IS IN CASH AND CREDIT CARDS.
THE GOLF COURSE IS DOING VERY, VERY WELL.
WE AVERAGE AROUND 80-100 ROUNDS PER DAY AT THE GOLF COURSE.
YOU CAN SEE THE UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS.
WE ARE EXCITED. ESPECIALLY FOR THE GOOD TIMES OF GOLF. ON SEPTEMBER 16.
THAT IS THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. I THINK THAT ONE IS GENERATING A LOT OF INTEREST. WITH REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE HAD 19 EVENTS.
WE HAD CITY MEETINGS. CITY RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. CITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS WEDDINGS AND SO FORTH.
ONE OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS THAT WE HAVE HIRED A NEW MOWING CONTRACTOR. AND THIS CONTRACTOR IS WCD ENTERPRISES. THIS CONTRACTOR WILL DO MOWING PLUS LANDSCAPING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS TO IMPROVE THE ENTRANCE.
THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
LANDSCAPING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
SO WE HAVE A NEW CONTRACTOR THAT WILL BE HELPING WITH THE LANDSCAPING. WHEN YOU COME INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER, YOU WILL BE WELCOMING A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN STOP AND TAKE PICTURES AND SO FORTH. IN THE TABLE TO THE RIGHT, TELLS YOU THE TYPE OF EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS MONTH.
FOR AUGUST. WE HAD 33 BIRTHDAYS, NINE WEDDINGS, TWO CARNIVALS. THE BANQUETS.
YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS FAIRLY BUSY.
AND SO WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO RENT THE FACILITY TO CALL OUR OFFICES. WITH REGARDS TO SPORTS TOURISM, WE HAVE A GOLF ROYAL RUMBLE COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 17.
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THE RIVERSIDE ROW WITH ASHLEY'S TEAM.IN FACT, LAST YEAR, I PARTICIPATED.
I THINK I CAME IN FIRST. >> YOU WON.
THAT IS RIVERSIDE ROW. THAT IS ON SEPTEMBER 23.
WE HAVE FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 18 AND 19.
SO WE HAVE GOTTEN POSITIVE FEEDBACK IN TERMS OF THE DEMAND FOR FLAG FOOTBALL. SO THERE IS A TOURNAMENT.
WE WILL TRY IT. WITH A TOURNAMENT ON THE NOVEMBER 18. ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE SOME EVENTS COMING UP. SEPTEMBERR 11-15, WE HAVE THE VICTORIA OPEN. THAT IS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.
WE HAVE SOCCER SEPTEMBER 14 AND THEN THE YMCA GOLF TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 15. SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST MONTH. AND THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER. SO ONCE AGAIN, MAJOR THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM.
AND OF COURSE, WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON ACTIVITIES AND WHAT'S COMING
UP? >> MIKE, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON THE SPLASH PAD STUFF.
KIND OF WHERE WE ARE WITH ALL OF THAT.
>> YES. SO WE HAVE THREE SPLASH PADS.
ETHEL LEE TRACEY, THE AIRLINE, AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER, OF COURSE. WELL, TWO OF THEM ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE FUNCTIONING.
THAT IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE AIRLINE.
THE ETHEL LEE TRACY SPLASH PAD HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. AND THE MAIN REASON WAS-- WELL, IS THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT MIX OF CHEMICALS IN THE TANK. THE TANK IS NOT HOLDING ENOUGH WATER TO PROPERLY MIX THE CHEMICALS.
THEREFORE, RENDERING THE WATER UNSAFE.
IF IT IS NOT-- IF THE WATER IS NOT TREATED, CHEMICALLY, WITH CHLORINE AND PH, THEN IT IS NOT SAFE.
WE CLOSE THE SPLASH PAD. AND WE HAD-- WE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD SOMEONE COME AND INSPECT THE SPLASH PAD.
THE TANKS AND SO FORTH. AND WE DISCOVERED THAT THE TANK IS ESSENTIALLY TOO SMALL. WE NEED A MUCH LARGER TANK.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A 4,000-GALLON TANK.
IT SHOULD BE A 6,000-GALLON TANK.
AND ALSO IT IS CONNECTED-- THE TANK IS CONNECTED TO THE SANITARY SEWER LINE AS OPPOSED TO THE STORMWATER LINE.
ALSO, IT HAS SOME LEAKS AS WELL. THE CONSULTANTS' RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH REPLACING THE TANK AND SOME OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE SPLASH PAD.
SO WE ARE WORKING ON IDENTIFYING FUNDS TO DO THAT, AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SPLASH-PAD UP AND RUNNING BY THE NEXT SEASON. AS YOU KNOW, THE SPLASH PAD IS OPEN IN APRIL. RIGHT AFTER EASTER.
AND THEY CLOSE IN OCTOBER. OUR GOAL, AGAIN, IS TO RENOVATE THE SPLASH PAD TO BE OPEN BEFORE NEXT YEAR'S SEASON.
>> THAT IS GOOD. THOSE ARE THE KIND OF QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE ASK US ABOUT, IT SEEMS LIKE.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER ONE IS WORKING CORRECTLY NOW.
IT IS WORKING FINE. COMMUNITY CENTER IS WORKING.
THE AIRLINE IS WORKING. HOPEFULLY, NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE THE ETHEL LEE TRACY WORKING.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DUCK POND AND THE DOG PARK.
ORIGINALLY, I BELIEVE THE DOG PARK WAS TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER, AND IT WAS MOVING ALONG.
THEN ON THE DUCK POND, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN-- YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN FILLING IT OVER TIME. GENERALLY, CAN YOU TELL US, LIKE, WHAT HAS CAUSED THE DELAY AGAIN? AND IS NOVEMBER A HARD-- DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT OPENING IN
WE FEEL-- YOU NEVER KNOW WITH TODAY'S CONSTRUCTION.
THAT IS THE ISSUE WE HAVE. IT IS A NATIONWIDE ISSUE.
WITH ONE, THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE.
FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE DUCK POND, WE STILL ARE WAITING ON THE ELECTRICAL PANELS. TO COME.
LAST TIME WE HEARD, THE PANEL WAS ON A SHIP SOMEWHERE FROM CHINA. IT IS JUST TAKING TIME FOR THINGS TO ARRIVE. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
ALSO WE HAVE ADDED SOME MINOR CHANGES.
ESPECIALLY, LIKE, TO THE DOG PARK.
WE ARE ADDING AN ARCHWAY. WITH AN ENTRYWAY SIGN.
THAT SAYS RIVERSIDE PARK." THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO MANUFACTURE AS WELL AS THE CANOPY.
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THAT IS THE TWO THINGS THAT IS CAUSING THE SLIGHT DELAY.MAINLY, THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND THE TIME TO MANUFACTURE OR FABRICATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT.
WE ARE LOOKING, AGAIN, AT NOVEMBER FOR BOTH TO BE OPEN.
WE TALKED TO THE DRAIN FAMILY. THEY ARE VERY INVOLVED.
THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB RAISING FUNDS TO HELP WITH THE DOG PARK. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE AN OPENING, PROBABLY THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING. SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON. SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER.
FOR BOTH OF THEM. >> MIKE, I HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. FIRST, I REALLY ENJOYED GETTING THE UPDATES FROM ALEX ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
I THINK THAT IS HUGE. SEEING EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON. I APPRECIATE HIM KEEPING US ABREAST OF ALL OF THAT STUFF. HE IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
ALSO, ON A SIDE NOTE, I PLAYED IN THE PRO AM TODAY FOR THE OPEN. I WAS JUST ASKING SOME OF THE PROS THAT CAME OUT. YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, HOW THEY LIKED IT.
AND THEY SAID THERE IS A LOT OF BUZZ AROUND VICTORIA AND WITH THE THE F TIMING OF THIS TOURNAMENT, WITH IT GROWING IN POPULARITY, THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY BECOMING A PRETTY COMPETITIVE TOUR EVENT AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE WERE COMING BECAUSE OF THE CALIBER OF GOLFERS THAT THEY GOT TO PLAY AGAINST.
AND IT WAS JUST COOL TO SEE THE DIRECT, I GUESS, IMPACT OF THOSE FUNDS. THEY WERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE HOTELS THEY WERE STAYING IN.
THEY WERE STAYING THROUGH FRIDAY.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GO OUT TO EAT FOR DINNER TONIGHT. IT IS COOL TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN A TOWN OUR SIZE.
THEY WERE ALL SAYING, LIKE, VICTORIA ONLY HAS 60,000 PEOPLE AND THERE IS, A TOUR EVENT HERE. THE APT IS A LOWER RUNG OF THE TOUR. IT IS WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE GET
>> IT IS SOMETHING REALLY COOL TO SEE AND TO HAVE HERE IN
VICTORIA. >> WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, BRIAN. THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR PLAYING IN IT. AND YES.
SO OUR STAFF-- ALEX AS WELL AS OUR CVB STAFF HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN MARKETING THE CITY. PEOPLE GET SURPRISED WHEN THEY COME TO VICTORIA. TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER.
IT IS A GEM OF A CITY. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO GET THE WORD OUT. TO LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW GREAT OF
A CITY THIS IS. >> I THINK THE SAME THING IS GOING ON WITH THE DISK GOLF COMMUNITY.
OVER THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE YEARS.
NOW WE HAVE EXPANDED TO TWO 18-HOLE COURSES IN RIVERSIDE PARK. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ALSO HELPING US GET AN 18-HOLE COURSE AT PATRIOT PARK.
AND THEN AS A SIDE NOTE, WE ALSO NOW HAVE AN 18-HOLE COURSE AT KLETTO CREEK PARK. IT IS A PRIVATE COURSE.
ALL OF THOSE COURSES WERE DESIGNED-- EXCEPT FOR THE ORIGINAL ONE, ALL COURSES WERE DESIGNED BY THE DESIGN TEAM.
SEVERAL OTHERS HELPED WITH THAT. WE ARE PROUD OF THOSE FOLKS FOR, YOU KNOW, SEARCH THING UP AND HAVING THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND THE COUNTY SUPPORT.
IT IS REALLY GREAT. IS REALLY HITTING OFF WITH THE SPORTS TOURISM AND FOR THE CASUAL PLAY.
>> THANK YOU, GAIL, FOR LEADING THAT EFFORT.
YOU HAVE BEEN THE CHAMPION FOR DISC GOLF IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND YES.
NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER SPORT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN WE GO ON THE ROAD TO MARKET THE CITY. THAT WE HAVE DISC GOLF.
>> YES. LOTS OF PROFESSIONAL HIGH-CALIBER PLAYERS ARE COMING HERE.
>> VERY MUCH SO. >> IT IS GREAT TO SEE.
>> THANKS FOR LEADING THAT FOR US, GAIL.
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE WORK TO DO WITH YOU.
WE WILL GET THAT DONE. BUILDING THAT HILL AT FOX'S.
IT IS ON THE WAY. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> THAT IS ALL I HAVE, SIR. >> THANK YOU, MIKE.
[E. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]
ITEM E IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. FOR WHICH I WILL NO LONGER BE RESPONSIBLE. (LAUGHTER).>> DO WE NEED TO NOMINATE A NEW CHAIRMAN?
IS THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING? >> I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.
>> Y'ALL PROBABLY WILL DO THAT ONCE YOU SEAT NEW COMMISSIONERS.
>> YES. >> WHO WILL SERVE AS THE COMMISSIONER NEXT MEETING WHEN YOU ARE NOT HERE?
>> YOU MAY WANT TO PICK SOMEBODY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL WANT TO HANDLE THAT.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO APPOINT THE THREE NEW MEMBERS
AT THE SEPTEMBER 19 MEETING. >> OH, OKAY.
>> OKAY. WE WILL HAVE A FULL-- HOPEFULLY, WE WILL HAVE A FULL-- I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST AGENDA
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ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING. WOULD BE TO APPOINT A>> WELL, OR YEAH-- OR ELECT OFFICERS.
THE FIRST ITEM, TO ELECT OFFICERS.
>> I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT IT EITHER BE LAURIE OR BRIAN.
>> I SECOND LAURIE FOR THAT. ASHLEY WOULD MAKE A GOOD --
I'M GOING WITH LAURIE AND BRIAN. (LAUGHTER).
>> WE ARE FORTUNATELY NOT POSTED FOR ANY OF THAT.
ANYWAY, WELL, I THINK -- >> I WILL SAY THAT I THINK THE MEETING IN OCTOBER IS MOVED TO TUESDAY THE 10TH.
>> YES. >> BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.
>> HEADS UP, EVERYBODY. >> OKAY.
>> BY THE WAY, JESSE IS NOT ABSENT TODAY BECAUSE JESSE IS--
>> HE IS EXCUSED. >> EXCUSED ABSENCE.
>> TO CLARIFY, THE THREE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE BEING APPOINTED ARE YOU TWO COMING O OFF, AND THEN MIKERY ISRY HAVE A MIKE RIVERA. IS JUSTIN STILL ON?
>> NO. >> I GUESS JUSTIN'S REPLACEMENT
IS BEING APPOINTED AS WELL? >> YES.
>> THAT WOULD BE FOUR. >> THAT WOULD BE FOUR.
>> OKAY. >> DO Y'ALL HAVE-- HAVE YOU OPENED THAT UP? DO YOU HAVE CANDIDATES FOR THOSE
ACCORDING TO THE CITY CLERK, WE HAVE A GOOD POOL.
>> GOOD. >> IN FACT, ONE WAS HERE AT THIS
>> OH. >> THEY LOOK LIKE NICE PEOPLE.
(LAUGHTER) ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD.
IF THAT IS ALL, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL, EVERYBODY. FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, MIKE FOR JUMPING IN THE BREACH.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, GAIL.
THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> GAIL HAS BEEN TEARING UP THE WHOLE MEETING.
>> I HAVE ALLERGIES. ALLERGIES.
>> IT HAS BEEN FUN. >> DO WE NEED A MOTION AND A
SECOND? >> I THINK WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED. IF I CAN FIND MY HAMMER.
WE ARE AJOWRND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.