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COMMISSION BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTED FOR. WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMUNICATION? I SEE NO ONE. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MIKE EITIENNE .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. TODAY IS ACTUALLY MY LAST DAY SERVING AS THE INTERIM PARKS DIRECTOR.
AFTER A LONG EXECUTIVE SEARCH PROCESS, WE HAVE SELECTED TWO VERY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO BE PARKS DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.
FIRST, LISA IS OUR NEW PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. SO LISA COMES TO WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC FOR THE CITY OF LANCASTER. IN THE REHAB MR. STEVE GALLAGHER. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR AT LEAST 2 1/2 YEARS. STEVE WAS OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT. HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. SO WE ARE GLAD TO APPOINT HIM AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COULD THIS TIME, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK LISA TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US ABOUT HER BACKGROUND . AND THEN WE CAN
HAVE STEVE IN FLORIDA FELL. >> JUST WILL QUIT, MAKE IT I WANT TO SAY BAFFLED THE ENTIRE COMMISSION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STICKING WITH US AND PUTTING IN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO SEE US THROUGH THESE PAST FEW MONTHS. I KNOW I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN EASY. YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB. YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE AND THOUGHTS AND THE TIME YOU PUT INTO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE WILL MISS YOU, BUT WE ARE THANKFUL WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. NEXT QUARTER IS GOING TO BE A GREAT QUARTER FOR THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. I THINK YOU HAVE MADE IT MUCH EASIER BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY , FOR OUR CITIZENS . YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK PARKS AND REC TO COME
FORWARD. >> HELLO AND GOOD EVENING.
>> WELCOME! YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH HER CITY OF VICTORIA. THANK YOU MIKE, STEVE, JESSICA. THEY HAVE MADE MY WELCOME JUST SO AMAZING . THANKS HAVE GONE VERY SMOOTHLY.
I AM ON WEEK THREE. IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT.
FEELS LIKE I AM JUST A PART OF THE FAMILY AND TEAM. THAT IS A BIG PART OF WHAT I WANTED TO FEEL WHEN I CAME HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I HAVE BEEN SEEING MANY OF YOU AND BEEN WATCHING THE MEETINGS. I HAVE BEEN STAYING ABREAST OF MANY THINGS TAKING PLACE IN OUR DEPARTMENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE TEAM MOVING FORWARD. THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING THINGS GOING ON. I AM JUST HOPEFUL TO COMPLEMENT THAT. BRING SOME IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR. AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING. SERVING THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME. WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE. SO THAT WILL MAKE A LONG TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS . I HAVE A SHORT ONE. OH, STEVE! I'M SORRY. I AM ANNOUNCING STEVE.
GALLAGHER. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSION.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK WE HAVE DONE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT IS DEFINITELY BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS MAKE LEADERSHIP IT INTO HELP SEE WHERE THE CITY NEEDS TO GO. IT IS A LOT OF FUN. SOME OF YOU I MET ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WITH JASON AND KIM IT IS ABLE TO COME AND PRESENT MYSELF AS A SUPERINTENDENT. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, I'M OVER 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH RECREATION.
I WAS WITH THE TERRY AND ASSISTED AS A CIVILIAN FOR THREE DIFFERENT MILITARY BASES FROM MISSOURI TO ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI. THAT WAS THE LAST ONE FOR EIGHT YEARS. MANY DIFFERENT FIELDS FROM RECREATION COORDINATOR, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND THEN TAKING THAT EXPERIENCE AND PUT IT INTO THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY OFTEN.
THE THINGS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON. WE HAVE SOME GREAT THINGS TO SHOW YOU AND A LITTLE BIT . IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN. AND I WELCOME LISA ON BOARD. IT'S BEEN A GREAT 2 1/2 WEEKS WORKING WITH HER AND WHERE WE ARE GOING WILL BE AWESOME. I APPRECIATE THAT. WHATEVER YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, LET US
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KNOW AND WE WILL CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THIS MISSION WE ARE ON.>> THANK YOU, STEVE. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> QUICK. I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE KENNEDY CENTER MASTER PLAN THAT
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A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. IT WAS LISA'S FIRST DAY, SO THREE WEEKS AGO ON THE JOB. IT WAS THE THIRD MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER MASTER PLAN EFFORTS BY THE POPULACE. IN THAT MEETING, WE DISCUSSED , THEY PRESENTED THE CONCEPTS, SURVEY RESULTS . THEY ALSO PRESENTED UP POTENTIAL COST OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THAT IS STILL BEING WORKED ON. LATER THAT EVENING, WE HAD A PUBLIC SESSION MEETING . ABOUT 52 INDIVIDUALS SHOWED UP AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO TALK TO THE PRESENTATION PUT ON BY POPULACE. IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. THERE WERE SOME GOOD QUESTIONS AND GOOD FEEDBACK.OVERALL, THE CROWD SEEMED REALLY PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION OF WHAT THE CITY IS DOING ON THE 68 ACRE PARCEL. SO THE CONSULTANT HAS GONE BACK TO THE TABLE TO LOOK AT THE COST AND PHASING. AND THEY WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL IN JUNE OR JULY FOR THE FINAL PROPOSAL AT RECOMMENDATION. LOTS OF THINGS ARE STILL HAPPENING. SO EXCITED TO HAVE LISA AND STEVE ON BOARD. I THINK WE WILL SEE EVEN MORE MOMENTUM AS WE GO FORWARD. ALL IN ALL, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE POPULACE WILL PRESENT THE
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MASTER PLAN. THAT IS VERY EXCITING FOR THE CITY. ALL RIGHT.WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK IT OVER? DO I HAVE A
MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> OKAY, REAL QUICK. FIRST, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO JESSE FOR REPRESENTING THE PARKS AND REC AT THE DOG PARK OPENING. YOU LOOKED VERY NICE IN YOUR TYPE.
UNDERSTAND IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENT FOR THE SIGNAGE WAS UP ON THE DOCK POND AND THE DOG PARK AND LOOKS AWESOME. CLOSE TO THE RENDERING. AGAIN, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH MEETING MINUTES APPROVED, YOU KNOW INTO OTHER BUSINESS AND DEPARTMENT UPDATES. I WILL TURN
IT OVER. >> SORRY. WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE MINUTES. MY BAD. I AM SO HAPPY LISA IS HERE.
] A VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE. >> THAT IS APPROVED. THANK YOU.
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>> DEPARTMENT UPDATES . IMAGINE, WILL START WITH THE PARK MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORT AND COMING OUT TO THE DOG PART RIBBON-CUTTING ON APRIL 20TH . THERE ARE ABOUT 400 PURCHASE WITHOUT THERE AND MAYBE 50 DOGS. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THAT. SO WE SAY THANK YOU TO THE RING FAMILY FOR HELPING OUT WITH THAT AND ALL THE BUSINESSES AND CONTRACTORS THAT HELPED EVENT AS WELL AS PUTTING IT TOGETHER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PARK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING IT UP FOR THE CITIZEN. ALSO, THE SAME SIGN YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE THERE IS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE DUCK POND. TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE THAT WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED BY ASSIGNED CRAFTERS. BE SURE TO CHECK THAT OUT. IF YOU GO OUT TO THE DUCK POND, YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS ABOUT A FOUR WEEK TIME THEY WERE OFFERED THERE WAS PART DEFECT. THE COMPANY SENT THE RIGHT PARTS TO BE AWARE OF THAT. THEY GUARANTEE THAT WORK AND THEY WARRANTY THE NEW PARK WE PUT ON. THE TEAM WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET OUT IN THE BOAT AND TAKE THAT FOUNTAIN BACK TO THE SHORE. AND PUT IT TOGETHER, TAKEN APART, AND PUT IT BACK IN THE WATER. I SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARKS MAINTENANCE TEAM FOR WHAT THEY DID WITH THAT. SO NOW YOU WILL SEE THOSE INTERACTING WITH THE POND AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE IS ABOUT THAT, THAT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WE GOT THAT REPAIRED. THE THING WE GOT COMING UP FOR OUR PLAYGROUND .
PART OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COMING UP IS OVER AT MOUNTAIN PARK THIS YEAR. AT A MEETING FOR THE COUNCIL PROBABLY THE END OF ARE CHILLY APRIL GOT APPROVED. SO I WILL TALK A FEW MINUTES ABOUT THIS PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE OUT 26 PARKWOOD IT IS -- BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS OVER THERE. THAT IS A NICE LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK WAS A BASKETBALL PARK, A SMALL -- THINGS ACCOMMODATING AREAS FOR THAT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PLAYGROUNDS THAT IS NEXT ON OUR LIST TO RENOVATE. I WAS SELECTED AND FUNDED FOR THE FY 2024 SEASON. SO THESE PICTURES AND RENDERINGS YOU SEE ARE THE ACTUAL FINAL RENDERINGS OF THE PLAYGROUND THAT IS BEING PUT IN THERE. THAT WILL CULMINATE THE EDGES BETWEEN 5-12 AS WELL AS THE SWINGSET. THOSE RENDERINGS ALSO SHOW THE TYPE OF COLORING THAT THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE, AS WELL AS THE COLORING THAT THE SAFETY FLOORING WILL BE. THE SURFACE MATTING.
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THAT IS A HUGE UPGRADE. IF YOU GO TO BROWNSON PARK RIGHT NOW, IT IS PEBBLES OR PEA GRAVEL. THIS WILL MAKE IT EASY AND ACCESSIBLE, WALK AROUND WITH A WHEELCHAIR. OR JUST GET AROUND WITHOUT TRIPPING AND FALLING INTO THAT PEA GRAVEL, REMEMBER DOING THAT AS A KID? FALLING ON THE GROUND. THIS'LL BE A SAFE SURFACE. SHADE IS IMPORTANT. THE SWINGSET AND THE PLAYGROUND WHERE IT IS THAT NOW , THAT IS UNDERNEATH THE BIG MEXICAN OAK TREE OVER THERE, THE PLAYGROUND IS . THEY WILL STOP A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR THE SHADE CANOPIES OVER THERE. KIND OF MAKE A LITTLE REDESIGN TO THE PLAYGROUND . THE OTHER THING THE COMPANY IS GOING TO DO IS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PARK IS AN OLD FENCE CAN WE BELIEVE THAT WAS PUT IN ABOUT 1996. WE ARE REPLACING THAT WITH THE NEW BLACK COAT FENCING. THAT IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE THE PARK POP WITH THAT , ABOUT 800 FEET OF FENCING. AND ALSO TO WHERE THE BASKETBALL COURT IS, IT IS LIKE A FIVE OR EIGHT FOOT FENCE. TO MAKE IT MORE STURDY WHEN YOU PLAN THE COURT IF THE BALL GETS AWAY AND STUFF THERE IS ONE TREE . WE WILL PULL THAT OUT.SO I REALLY GOOD RENOVATION FOR BROWNSON PARK . WE EXPECT TO WORK BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER ON THIS PLAYGROUND. WE FOUND WE WORK WITH THE VENDOR LAST WEEK THAT WE COULD KEEP THE CURRENT PLAYGROUND OPEN. WILL BE ABLE TO PUT A PERIMETER FENCE AROUND IT TO WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS IT WITHOUT AFFECTING THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION. THE SWINGSET WILL COME DOWN FIRST SO THAT NEW PLAYGROUND CAN GO UP AND THEN WE CAN PUT THE NEW SWINGSET IN.
WE WILL TAKE UP THE PLAYGROUND. OUT OF THE SUMMER RECREATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA THAT WANT TO USE THAT PLAYGROUND. THEY WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT AND WILL HAVE SOME SIGNAGE UP DURING THE FENCING SO THEY CAN DO THAT. THAT WILL HELP FOR THE TIMING OF THAT AS WELL. THEY CAN PLAY DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL. BUT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN ACTION WITH THAT WILL CLEAN UP THE BASKETBALL COURT AND PUT SOME LINES ON THE BASKETBALL COURT AS WELL.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND AND THIS RENOVATION THAT IS IN OUR BUDGET FOR THAT.
>> QUESTIONS? >> IT LOOKS GREAT .
>> SO THIS WILL HAPPEN JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER?
>> YOU WILL START OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE PARKS THEY WILL GO IN AND START SETTING UP SOME DANCING AND SIGNAGE. THE COMPANY IS GOING TO SEND SIGNAGE FOR US TO PUT UP. LOOK WHAT IS COMING. AND IT WILL HAVE DESIGNS ON IT. AND THEN WE WILL START WORKING WITH THE COMPANY TO DO, WE WILL TAKE UP THE SWINGSET . THEY WILL COME AND PUT IN THE PLAYGROUND YOU SEE.
WE WILL GO ON TO WHERE THEY WILL PUT IN THE SWING. AND THEN THEY WILL START WORKING ON THE FENCING AND TAKING OUT THE OLD PLAYGROUND AS WELL. WE WILL FACE AND STUFF AND KEEP PEOPLE POSTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR JUST IN GENERAL THROUGH THE PARK COMMISSION. WE CAN GIVE UPDATES AND STUFF. IT SHOULD BE
A PRETTY SMOOTH TRANSITION. >> WHAT YOU DO WITH THE OLD PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ONCE IT IS PULLED OUT?
>> HE DID MEET WITH A POTENTIAL -- ON A PRIVATE BASIS.
GENERALLY , IT IS PRETTY OLD. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REALLY DETERMINE IF IT MEETS SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR THEY PUT IT. IF IT WAS FOR A DAY CARE OR THERE WAS , I THINK IT WAS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BRING IN FAMILIES AND STUFF TO GET THEM ON THEIR FEET AGAIN. BUT IF IT DOES NOT MEET CERTAIN SAFETY GUIDELINES THEY HAVE GOT TO MEET, THEN THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE IT. . SO MOST PLAYGROUND COMPANIES WE TALKED TO, THEY DO NOT REINSERT, BASICALLY, WHEN IT GOES TO, YOU GOT TO MEET CERTAIN DEPTH YOU VARY THE POST AND STUFF. THINGS MAY BE ROTTED. IT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO DONATE IT TO PEOPLE. BUT THAT COULD BE AN OPTION. IF IT DOES NOT WORK AND THEY DID HAVE IT, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO DISPOSE OF IT OR WE WOULD DISPOSE OF IT. YEAH. THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION FOR SURE. YEAH.
>> I DID NOT KNOW IF YOU GOT SCRAPPED IN A LANDFILL?
>> , GOVERNMENT DEALS WOULD BE A LITTLE HARDER. IF WE COULD DONATE IT TO THAT CAUSE THAT MEETS A GOOD PURPOSE OR MISSION. THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WOULD BE CERTIFIED UNDER THEIR INSURANCE AND USE FOR WHAT THEIR FEES
>> >> A COUPLE UPDATES HERE ON THE TRACY PARK. SO MANY OF YOU KNOW, ON THE PICTURE THERE, THAT WILL BE MY LEFT, I GUESS. WE REOPENED THE TRACY SPLASH PAD. WE DID A PROJECT TO REDO THE TANK AND THE UV AND THE CHEMICAL EMPLOYER. THEY HAD SOME ISSUES. SO THINGS HAVE BEEN UP AND RUNNING WITH THAT AND GOING PRETTY WELL. WE ARE CONTINUING. THE COMPANY CAN NOW GO TO THE COMPUTER , THE
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SOFTWARE OFF-SITE, AND THEY CAN LOG IN AND SEE IF ANY PICKUPS OR ISSUES. BASICALLY, THAT IS HAVING A 24/7 TECH. IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, TODAY WE HAVE A LIGHTNING STORM OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES THE INTERNET OR TECHNOLOGY JITTER OR JUMPER THEY CAN LOG IN AND SAY, HEY, YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOUR SPLASH PAD. THAT IS A LOT BETTER THAN WE HAD BEFORE.THEY'RE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT THAT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING PRETTY SEAMLESSLY. AS FAR AS I KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY TROUBLE, THEY CAN SEND US AN EMAIL MAIL -- AN EMAIL AND SAY SOMETHING IS HERE THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT. THEY CAN WE WE CAN FASTER TROUBLESHOOT TO THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DO THE GUESSWORK. WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT. THEY HAVE ALL THREE SPLASH PAD'S OPEN IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT. THE NEXT IMPROVEMENT, THIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE JUST APPROVED THE BACK END STRUCTURE. SO THIS IS THE CONCEPT THAT WE APPROVED. SO THE SPECTRUM IS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN STUDY. IF YOU RECALL, THE TRACY PLAN PASSED FOR A BATHROOM. TO BE BETWEEN THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND THE SPLASH PAD THERE AT TRACY PARK. RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'RE THERE AND YOU NEED TO USE THE FACILITIES, YOU HAVE GOT TO WALK QUITE A WAYS UP THE HILL TOWARD THE AMPHITHEATER TO THE RESTROOM THERE BUT THIS TIES IN ONE OF THE OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MASTER PLAN ACTIVITIES TO ADD THAT BATHROOM. THIS YEAR, WE WILL ASK HER TO DO CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN SEPTEMBER. RIGHT NOW, THE COMPANY WILL GET THE CONTRACT TO START PRESENTING THIS IN THEIR WAREHOUSE FOR THEY WILL DO THE SITE WORK. WAITING UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY. WE WILL DO THE SITE WORK AND INSTALL BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME ON THAT SITE. WHY THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THOSE TIME PERIODS, WE WILL HAVE LESS TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT IS SCHOOL TYPE IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE REMITTER FENCING AROUND THE AREA AND KEEP THOSE UNITS OPEN FOR PLAYGROUND AND FOR THE SPLASH PAD. AND SO IF PEOPLE SEEK CONSTRUCTION, AGAIN, WE NEED TO REMIND THEM, WE CAN BRING IT UP AGAIN AND LET YOU KNOW. WE ARE GOING TO WAIT JUST TO GET THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR IN THE SUMMER. THE OTHER THING IS, BETWEEN THE SPLASH PAD AND THE PLAYGROUND, THERE WILL BE ABOUT 115 FOOT SIDEWALK THAT WILL CONNECT THOSE TWO AREAS THERE. THERE IS ALREADY A SIDEWALK THAT WALKS UP THE FRONT WALK TO THE SPLASH PAD.
THERE IS NO SIDEWALK THAT GOES TO THE PLAYGROUND.
IF YOU GO BY THE SPLASH PAD YOU CAN WALK TO THE BATHROOM OR WALK ACROSS TO THE PLAYGROUND WITHOUT HAVING TO WALK THROUGH THE GRASS JUST TO GET TO A BUILDING. THAT CONNECTIVITY WILL BE ADDED AT THAT TIME AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY A HUGE FEATURE THAT WILL BE ADDED AT ANOTHER CHECKBOX FROM THE MASTER PLAN WE CAN CONTINUE TO SAY OUR VISION IS TRACKING. I THINK IT WAS THAT BEFORE THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO COLLECT DUST ON THE MASTER PLAN AND WE ARE NOT THAT WE ARE PUTTING THAT PLAN INTO PLACE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THESE
>> FOR THE RIVERSIDE , THEY HAVE THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT HERE APRIL 18TH THROUGH THE 21ST FOR THEY CALL IT THE VICTORIA TEXAS PREVIEW. I PUT A FLYER UPON YOUR TABLE THERE A LITTLE EARLIER SO YOU CAN READ SOME OF THE HISTORY AND STATS ON IT . SOME OF THEIR OUTREACH DIGITALLY. HOMINY LIKES AND SHARES THEY GET THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA. WORLDWIDE, UNKNOWN TOURNAMENT THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR OF POSTING THIS ONE IN. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 14 DIFFERENT STATES, FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT HAVE 96 DIFFERENT PLAYERS THAT CAME AND DID SOME PRACTICE ROUNDS , SOME PREQUALIFYING EVENTS, AND PLAYED IN THE TOURNAMENT. THEY BROUGHT IT ABOUT 350 VISITORS . PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, SO FORTH. SO YOU CAN SEE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THAT PROVIDES THE. THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE WINNERS THERE.
BOTH THE MALE AND FEMALE ASIDE. -- WERE ONE UNDER PAR FOR THAT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WINNERS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT -- WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH US. THE GOLF PRO. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE -- TO EXTEND FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. A THIRD YEAR OF THE CONTRACT IS NEXT YEAR AND THEN WE HAVE TWO MORE YEARS ADDED TO THAT. THIS IS VERY EXCITING TOURNAMENT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW HERE IN VICTORIA AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE GOLD CIRCUIT HERE FOR US. REALLY GOOD PROPS AND KUDOS TO THE GOLF TEAMS FOR ALL THE DEDICATION TO PREPARE THE FIELDS AND THE GREENS AND EVERYTHING FOR THAT. WORKING WITH AGA AND WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE GOLFERS, WE DID SOME MAINTENANCE. I PUT PICTURE ON THERE. SO THEY VERIFIED THE GREENS AND STUFF. I KNOW SOMETIMES GOLFERS DO NOT LIKE TO PLAY DURING THAT TIME.
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>> IT DOES MAKE THE GREEN A LITTLE MORE BUMPY AND STUFF.
THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. I TALKED TO ROLANDO HERNANDEZ TODAY. IT TAKES ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR THE GREENS TO RESPOND. IT IS PHENOMENAL OUT THERE ON THE GREENS FOR YOU GUYS, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM OR SEE HIM, TELL HIM THANK YOU. THEY ARE DOING A BANG UP JOB OUT THERE AT THE GOLF COURSE. ALL RIGHT.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. LISA.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE. OKAY. I'M GOING TO INTO RECREATION PROGRAM AND OFFENSE. HIGHLY SAY THAT RECREATION IS AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. IT IS SUCH A BIG PART OF BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER. I GREW UP IN PARKS AND REC. WHEN I CAME FROM THE CITY OF IRVING, I HAD WORKED WITH H RECREATION CENTERS. THEY WERE THRIVING. THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ACTIVITY AND THAT IS BIG BUT WE WANT TO BRING THAT HERE. EVEN WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER, IT WAS THE SAME. WE HAD A POOL. WE HAD RECREATION CLASSES FOR YOUTH, ADULTS. TEAMS. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO REALLY HONE IN ON EVEN MORE OF THE THINGS WE CAN BRING HERE FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA. WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.
OF JULY TAKING PLACE IN RIVERSIDE PARK. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION FOR THIS TO TAKE PLACE. THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD OVER THE PAST MONTHS TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT CAN WE REALLY BRING THAT WOULD SPOTLIGHT SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PARK? WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM BOUNCE HOUSES -- THINGS THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS WE OFFER FOR THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY COFFEE, THE TRAIL . IF YOU HAVE NOT JOINED US, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR THE CLASSES TODAY. COUPLES PAINTING. AND ALSO, THE CHEST IN THE PARK. THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE MASTER PLAN. WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS AVAILABLE AS WELL. WHAT A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY.
>> THANK YOU. YOU CAN SEE THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES . THE GOLF LEAGUES ARE VERY, VERY EXCITING. THEY COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR. SO RIGHT NOW, I LOVE THE TEAM NAMES THAT I THINK THAT IS THE BEST PART ABOUT JOINING. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS OUR OUR WINNERS HERE SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SPOTLIGHT THEM. I KNOW ONE IS STANDING ON BASE AND THE OTHER IS -- TAXI KINGS. I TOLD YOU . THE NAMES GET ME EVERY TIME.
LAUGHTER ] THAT IS WONDERFUL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON. KUDOS TO OUR RECREATION COORDINATORS IN THE DEPARTMENT . THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO PUT THESE LEAGUES ON FOR THE COMMUNITY. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER OFFENSE. APRIL RECAP. WE HAD OUR WARRIORS WEEKEND. THAT IS FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS THAT IS A FUNDRAISING
BANQUET. >> HAD A TOTAL OF 800 TO CAPACITY FOR THE ATTENDANCE FOR THAT. THAT IS SOMETHING WE DO EACH YEAR. WE ALSO HAD , WHICH ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH , THE BICENTENNIAL BALL. I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING THE NEXT TIME. I SAW THE PICTURES. WHEN I WAS TRANSITIONING HERE. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EVENT HOSTED BY THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
ALSO, WE HAVE THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS HURRICANE CONFERENCE BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE BRINGING A DIVERSE CROWD OF TRAFFIC COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING ON FORWARD AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING I CANNOT WATCH. EVEN ON TV OR IN PERSON.
PEOPLE LOVE IT. OUR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO REACH ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE AND ALL TYPES OF SPORTS.
NONTRADITIONAL AND TRADITIONAL. WHAT AN AWESOME LOCATION TO
HOST SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >> OF COURSE, OUR SPORTS TOURISM. AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM SUPER, SUPER TALL BUT I AM SIX FOOT THAT I USE THE SITE FOR SOMETHING. SO SPORTS TOURISM IS A BIG PART OF MY STORY AND EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE A GREAT SUPERVISOR WHO IS TAKING THE REINS AND REALLY BRINGING SOME EXCITING EVENTS TO VICTORIA. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW. THIS DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE OF WHERE WE ARE HEADED FOR THE FUTURE.
RIGHT NOW, HERE ARE SOME HE WANTS FOR THE RIVERSIDE
STADIUM. WHAT GREAT PARTNERS. >> WE ARE ALSO HOSTING A HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF MAY 16-17. THAT IS SHINER VERSUS GRANATO BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE GENERALS. THEY'RE GOING TO START PLAYING IN JUNE.
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THEIR MANAGER BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUE THAT
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RELATIONSHIP MOVING FORWARD. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE THE LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. THAT IS TAKING PLACE JUNE 14-18. I UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR ROLES REALLY AFFECT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO JOIN US AT THESE OFFENSE. AND TO REALLY SHOW THE COMMUNITY HOW MUCH PARKS AND RECREATION HAS AN IMPACT. THANK YOU.ANY QUESTIONS? >> DOING A GREAT JOB SO FAR.
>> THANK YOU. I HAD A GREAT TEAM TO GET ME PREPPED BUT HOW DOES THAT SOUND? THAT IS A WONDERFUL GROUP I ANSWERED WITHIN THE PAST WHEN I'M AVAILABLE AT ANYTIME TO DISCUSS OR BRING ANYTHING TO
THE TABLE TO HELP THE CITY. >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION. I WAS THAT AT THE LAST MEETING BUT I DO NOT THINK YELLOW WENT OVER IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS JUST REALLY ANNOUNCED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THOUGH ROUNDABOUT LINE EVENT AND SUCH WITH THE STUPID DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THE ZOO?
>> THE MOVING OF THE PARKS AND REC HEADQUARTERS THAT YOU CAN
SHARE WITH US AT THIS POINT ? >> WE REALLY DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC UPDATE. BUT THEY ARE WILD ABOUT THE ZOO. IT IS FANTASTIC.
THE EVENT WAS GREAT. SO THE ZOO AND TO DIRECTOR, BILL, THEY ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB TO REVITALIZE THE ZOO. WITH REGARDS TO THE MASTER PLAN, THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THE MASTER PLAN. THE QUESTION IS , SHOULD THE ZOO REMAIN WHERE IT IS? OR SHOULD IT MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION ? THE ZOO DID HIRE A MASTER PLANNER TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AS TO WHERE THEY COULD MOVE TO. THEY DID IDENTIFY ONE LOCATION WITHIN RIVERSIDE PARK.
AT THIS TIME, THERE IS REALLY NO NEW UPDATES , OTHER THAN THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS .
>> SO NONE OF THAT IS IN STONE? THAT IS KIND OF WHERE THEY ARE PLANNING ON GOING AT THIS POINT?
>> CORRECT. POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE. OF COURSE, IT WOULD REQUIRE A MASSIVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, TO REBUILD THE ZOO AND MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, LOOKING AT OVER ABOUT $30 MILLION.
>> $50 BILLION TOTAL. >> IT IS EXPENSIVE AND THEY ARE
STILL IN THE PROCESS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE QUEEN CITY PARK. I ALSO HAD TO MISS LAST TIME. BUT HAS THEY DECIDED TO TRY AND REVITALIZE THE PARK? OR, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WERE DOING THE SURVEY OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WE DID, WE DID DO A SURVEY OF THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT DO THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE PARK? BECAUSE AT THE MOMENT, THE PARK IS NOT BEING UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY. MAINLY BECAUSE OF HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO HANG OUT AT THE PARK AND SO FORTH . THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT USING IT. THE SURVEY ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT THE RESIDENTS WANT TO REVITALIZE THE PARK. SO THE DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION, AND ALSO FROM THE COMMUNITY , WAS TO START A PROGRAM TO REACTIVATE THE PARK. STARTING WITH HAVING ZUMBA THE PARK, CLEANUP THE PARKS, AND THE OF THE RESIDENTS WOULD ACTUALLY COME AND USE THE PARK BEFORE WE INVEST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PARK.
THE FEEDBACK THEY GAVE US WAS THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THE CITY TO GO AND SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PARK AND THE RESIDENTS ARE STILL NOT USING IT BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE HOMELESS AND SO FORTH. SO THE THOUGHT WAS, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TRY TO REACTIVATE IT WITH SOME SMALL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE ZUMBA IN THE PARK, CLEANING IT UP, FLOWERS, GARDEN BEFORE WE DO THAT. SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE. WORKING TO REACTIVATE THE PARK. WHEN WE HAVE THE DAY OF CARING RECENTLY, SO WE NEED THE PARK. WE PUT IN AND INSTALLED THE GRILL. WE CLEANED THE BASKETBALL COURT. WE PUT IN NEW
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STRIPES ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. WE HAD A NICE FLOWER BED. WE PAINTED THE RATE PARK SIGN. I THINK SOME OF YOU HAVESEEN THE PICTURES WE DID . >> SO WE HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS TO REACTIVATE THE PARK, WORKING -- WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH -- KITCHEN TO SEE IF THE RESIDENTS WOULD ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE PARK.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. THE THOUGHT WAS TO KEEP THIS PROCESS GOING FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR IN TERMS OF ACTIVATING THE PARK. AND AFTER THAT, WE ARE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.
>> IS CODE ENFORCEMENT DONE ANYMORE WITH LOOKING AT THE ABANDONED , SEMI-ABANDONED HOUSES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT IS WHERE MANY OF THE LESS DESIRABLE ELEMENTS CONGREGATE .
>> YES, SIR. SO ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOT JUST AROUND QUEEN CITY PARK, BUT IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. ESSENTIALLY , THAT IS TO ENCOURAGE THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTIES.
THE ONES THAT ARE VACANT, MOVING FORWARD WITH GETTING THEM DEMOLISHED. SO IT IS A LONG PROCESS. WE ARE ENFORCING THE CODE. THE PROPERTY COMMITMENTS CODE. DILIGENTLY I WOULD SAY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> I HAVE ONE MORE ISSUE. IN MANY OF THE, SOME OF THE EVENTS THEY DO AT THE PARK, THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BICYCLES, RIGHT? CAN IT BE STRESSED TO THE ORGANIZERS OF THAT THAT THE BIKE RIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO OBEY CITY ORDINANCES? TRAFFIC STOP SIGNS. DO NOT RIDE THREE ABREAST ON CITY STREETS. THOSE THAT ARE STILL OPEN TO TRAFFIC.
IT CREATES A LOT OF DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
>> YES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT WITH THE POLICE. TO ENFORCE THE TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY NOW WE ARE SEEING SCOOTERS. THE E-BIKES AND SO FORTH. WHAT YOU MENTIONED WITH THE BICYCLES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON TO ENFORCE , I GUESS, THE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO BICYCLES WITH REGULAR BICYCLES AND E-BIKES.
>> OKAY. SO WITH REGARDS TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SET FOR JUNE 10TH. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING?
>> SO MOVED. >> I SECOND THAT.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
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