[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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2024, OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PARKS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING. WELCOME, EVERYONE. THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION, I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN OUR AUDIENCE. WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION OR THE STAFF TODAY?
[D. Approval of Minutes:]
>> I WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> MINUTES ARE APPROVED. KEEP GOING FORWARD. IN OTHER
[3. Community Center Master Plan - Assistant City Manager Mike Etienne]
BUSINESS, WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH AROUND THREE TOPICS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH. COMMUNITY CENTER MASS PLAN.WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. TODAY, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE, WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER MASTER PLAN. AS WE KNOW, WE RECENTLY ACQUIRED A CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE GOAL, ESSENTIALLY, IS TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER FACILITIES AND THE GROUNDS AS WELL. ESSENTIALLY, TO ATTRACT MORE VISITORS AND EVENTS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS MAP HERE, THIS IS PART OF THE REGIONAL FACILITY. IT ATTRACTS USERS AND VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. IT IS VERY ACCESSIBLE FROM MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND AFFAIRS. IT IS VERY WELL LOCATED. THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP, WILL SIT ON 68 ACRES. IT IS VERY UNIQUE. IT HAS NUMEROUS ENTRANCES. IT HAS 68 VERY UNIQUE ACREAGE. IT IS UNIQUE.
IT PROVIDES A LOT OF DIFFERENT USES. YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP, WE HAVE ADULT SOFTBALL, WE HAVE THE FACILITY ITSELF. THAT INCLUDES THE DORM, INCLUDES THE ARENA, AND IT INCLUDES THE LIVESTOCK PAVILION, PARKING, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE SOCCER FIELDS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SKATEBOARD, SKATE PARK, AND PARKING. OF COURSE, WE WILL HOST THE LIVESTOCK SHOW AT THE END. IT IS VERY UNIQUE. IT SITS ON 68 VERY UNIQUE TOTAL ACRES.
AS FAR AS THE MUNITIONS OF THE FACILITIES, CONSISTING OF 90,000 SQUARE FEET. IT WAS BUILT BACK IN 1968. IT WAS VERY OLD, AND DATED. 312,000 SQUARE FEET. YOU HAVE THE NX THAT IS ABOUT 7279 SQUARE FEET. YOU HAVE THE ARENA. WHICH IS THE LARGEST PART OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. 46,000 SQUARE FEET. WE KNOW FOR SURE, THE FACILITIES LACK SIGNAGE. THERE'S ONLY ONE ENTRANCE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE MULTIPLE ENTRANCES, FOR THE USERS. THE MAIN OFFICE AS YOU COME IN, WILL BE THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT IS VERY VISIBLE.
THIS IS TO THE SIDE OF THE DORM. THE PARKING LOT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. ALSO, WE NEED MORE LANDSCAPING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THESE PICTURES, SHOW YOU WHERE SOME OF THE FACILITIES ARE. THE FIRST IS THE DORM. IT IS VERY UNIQUE IN SHAPE IT IS CIRCULAR. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT DOES NEED CLIMATE CONTROL. IT NEEDS TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. AT THE MOMENT, IT IS VERY COLD. I THINK SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE DORM. IT IS COLD. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE.
THIS IS THE CLIMATE CONTROL. WI-FI, IT REALLY DOESN'T WORK.
WE ARE GETTING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT WE CANNOT GET TELEPHONE SERVICE. -- IN THE FACILITY. THE SOUND SYSTEM ALSO NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. WITH REGARDS TO THE ARENA, IT IS FAIRLY NARROW FOR RODEO. WE HAVE HEARD THAT FROM THE
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LIVESTOCK AND RODEO USERS. IT IS TOO NARROW FOR THE USERS.THE FLOORS ARE TOO HARD FOR HIM RODEO. THE ANIMALS IN THE PAST WOULD GET INJURED. BECAUSE OF THE FLOOR IN THE ARENA. IN THE BACK OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE HAVE THE LIVESTOCK SHOW PAVILION. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. HOWEVER, IT HAS NO RESTROOMS. WE HAVE DEDICATED WASH BAGS. THIS IS TO THE LAST -- LEFT OF THE BUILDING. IT NEEDS TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, WI-FI, SOUND SYSTEMS LACKING. AS WELL AS THE AUDIO. IT IS NOT WELL-EQUIPPED FOR COOKING. THIS IS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
SHOWS THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF THE FACILITIES. OF COURSE, HEADING INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE BLUE, AS THE NX AREA. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO SOUND QUALITY. YOU CAN SEE THE DORM ITSELF. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO UPGRADE. OF COURSE, THE ARENA IN THE BACK, AND IN THE YELLOW. THE ARENA, IT IS TOO NARROW FOR RODEO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. ALSO, WE LOOKED AT THE SOFTBALL FIELDS, TO THE LEFT. THIS IS IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THESE ARE THE ADULT SOFTBALL FIELDS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A FOUR FIELDS RIGHT THERE. THESE FIELDS NEED TO BE UPGRADED. THE FACILITIES IT ITSELF, NEED TO BE IMPROVED. WE NEED NEW RESTROOMS, CONCESSIONS, DUGOUTS, SHADED SEATING, AND A NEW FENCE. IT NEEDS A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE AT THE SOFTBALL FACILITY. WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE.
WE ALSO DID A SURVEY. THIS WAS LIVE FOR 21 DAYS. WE RECEIVED 883 RESPONSES FROM THE SURVEY. MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS, CAME FROM THIS PARTICULAR Z.I.P. CODE. 7791. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED, HAVE YOU VISITED THE COMMUNITY CENTER? MOST OF THE RESIDENTS, AND THE RESPONDENTS, HAVE AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THEY HAVE VISITED THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE ALSO THINK WHAT WE SHOULD IMPROVE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. MOST OF THE RESPONSES, WERE THAT THE INDOOR ARENA NEEDED TO BE IMPROVED. THE PARKING LOT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED, AS WELL AS LARGER EVENTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS, ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE RODEO SHOWS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND ALSO MAJOR CONCERTS. THOSE WERE THE TWO MAIN RESPONSES. THIS IS FROM THE FEEDBACK. WE ESTABLISHED THE WINNING COMMITTEE. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, THIS IS PART OF THE CHAIR. WE ARE JUST SHOWING PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS VICTORIA COLLEGE. THIS WILL SERVE AS THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, WORKING TO SOLVE THAT AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. THIS IS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. WE HAVE HELD SEVERAL WORKSHOPS, WHERE WE HAVE HAD OVER 50 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ATTEND, AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDERS. THEY HAVE
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PROVIDED SOME VERY GOOD INPUT, AS TO HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED FROM THE SURVEY, AND THE WORKSHOPS, THIS MAP AND SITE PLAN, SHOWS WHERE SOME IMPROVEMENTS CAN OCCUR. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE ADULT SOFTBALL FIELDS. WE HAVE FOUR SOFTBALL FIELDS. ONE OF THE FOUR SOFTBALL FIELDS WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A BASEBALL FIELD. YOU WILL HAVE NEW BATHROOMS, AND ALSO BLEACHERS, AND COVERED SEATING, AND SESSIONS. YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT THERE. BASEBALL FIELD IS NUMBER 15. IT WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL. YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE PLAN TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ENTRANCE. THIS IS NUMBER FOUR. THIS IS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AT THE MOMENT, THERE IS ONLY ONE ENTRANCE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IS THE FRONT. WITH THE COMPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE ENTRANCES AT THE ARENA, THE EXPO CENTER, AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THE BIG IMPROVEMENTS WITH NUMBER SIX.THIS IS A NEW COVERED EVENT,/ARENA. THIS WOULD BE USED FOR LIVESTOCK. THIS IS AS WELL AS PARKING. THIS IS WHERE THE CHRONICLE TAKES PLACE. YOU CAN SEE ON NUMBER 13, WE WILL HAVE RV PARKING. WE WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THESE FACILITIES. PARKING WAS A MAJOR CONCERN FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE CONSULTANT AND THE PLANNING COMMITTEES, THEY WORKED REALLY HARD TO HAVE MORE PARKING ON SITE. AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 2800 PARKING SPACES ON SITE. WE THINK THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST SUFFICIENT.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT LAYOUT. INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE ENTRANCE, AT THE VERY FRONT, THERE WILL BE TWO ADDITIONAL ENTRANCES.
ONE OF THEM INTO THE EXPO. ANOTHER ONE AT THE NEW COMPOSED COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IS THE NICE BOULEVARD. USE BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS. FROM THE EXPO CENTER, WE ARE CALLING THE OLD ARENA. THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION. THE DIRT FLOOR IN THE ARENA, THIS IS GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH CONCRETE. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER DEDICATED ENTRANCE, OFFICE, SECTIONS, AND RESTROOMS AT THE EXPO. WE HAVE DIFFERENT EXPOSITIONS, AS WELL AS SPORTING EVENTS. WE HAVE SPORTING EVENTS THAT COULD OCCUR IN THE EXPO HALL. AGAIN, THIS IS CURRENTLY THE OLD ARENA. CONVERTING IT INTO AN EXPO CENTER. VOLLEYBALL, PICKLE BALL, AND WE CAN HAVE TRADITIONAL TRADESHOWS. WE CAN HAVE BANQUETS, INDOOR SOCCER. ESSENTIALLY, CONVERTING IT TO AN EXPO SPORTING EVENT FACILITY. FINALLY, WE WOULD ALLOW THE CONSULTANT AND THE STAKEHOLDERS, SUGGESTING BUILDING A NEW, COVERED ARENA. THIS WOULD IMMEDIATELY GO FROM THE BACK TO THE REAR OF THE CURRENT ARENA. THIS COVERED ARENA, WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 85,000 SQUARE FEET. ABOUT 130 BY 280 FOOT AREA. IT WOULD PROBABLY SIT AROUND 3000
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SPECTATORS. TICKET ROOMS, RESTAURANTS. IT CAN BE USED FOR CONCERTS AND SO FORTH. THAT IS THE PROPOSED ARENA. AGAIN, THAT WOULD HAVE AN ENTRANCE, A DEDICATED ENTRANCE, TOWARDS THE BOULEVARD. THE SAME AS THE OLD ARENA. THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PROPOSED ARENA. THIS WOULD SIT AROUND 3000. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT CAN BE CONVERTED FROM USING IT AS A RODEO. AND, LIVESTOCK SHOWS. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED FOR THE CONCERT VENUE.CHANGING IT TO A CONCERT VENUE. THIS WOULD BE ACCOMMODATED BY 4000 SPECTATORS. FINALLY, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL FACILITY. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE FOUR FIELDS. THREE SOFTBALL FIELDS, AND ONE OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS.
THIS WOULD ACCOMMODATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL. THAT IS THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS. SUGGESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE STAKEHOLDERS, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT. THIS IS TO FINALIZE THE PLANS. THE NEXT STEP, IS FOR THE CONSULTANT TO PRESENT THIS PLAN. THE MASTER PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL SOMETIME AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. WE WILL COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT. ANY QUESTIONS? YES SIR.
>> I HAD A QUESTION. >> YES SIR.
>> WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE ARENA? PEOPLE THAT HAVE WANTED TO COME TO DO EVENTS, I THINK THE CEILING HEIGHT RIGHT NOW IS 18 OR 20 FEET. IT IS REALLY LOW. ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE
THAT UP A LITTLE BIT? >> YES IT WILL. MORE THAN 18 FEET. CURRENT ARENA IS 18 FEET. CEILING HEIGHT IS 18 FEET. AT THE MOMENT, I FEEL LIKE THE CONSULTANT HAS UP TO 24 FEET.
THIS IS THE CEILING HEIGHT FOR THE NEW ARENA.
>> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CONSULTANT IS? IS THERE A STANDARD OF THAT? ARE THERE DIFFERENT EVENTS? I REMEMBER YEARS AGO GOING TO ONE OF THE MONSTER TRUCK SHOWS, AND BEING TERRIFIED THAT THE TRUCKS WERE GOING TO HIT THE CEILING. I KNOW FOR SOME CONCERTS, BIGGER STAGES, YOU CAN FIT A BIG STAGE IN THE. HOW DID THEY COME TO
THAT 24 NUMBER? >> FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE IS A STANDARD FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE GOT TO FIND OUT SPECIFICALLY FROM THE CONSULTANT, WHY IT IS THAT HEIGHT. I KNOW FROM THIS PARTICULAR ONE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, IT HAS TO BE MORE THAN 24 FEET.
>> THE NEW ARENA WOULD BE ANOTHER PLACE FOR THESE EVENTS.
IT IS SURELY GOING TO BE VERY TALL.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, 3000 C CAPACITY, AND UP TO A MAX OF
4000, NOT 3000? >> THE MAX IS UP TO 4000, WHEN YOU CONVERT IT TO A CONCERT VENUE.
>> ACTUALLY MORE THAN 4000. THIS IS THE DRAWING DIAGRAM THAT WE SHOWED. IT CAN ACTUALLY SEAT ABOUT 5000 FOR ANYONE EVENT. 3000, FIXED AROUND THE NEW SHAPE PARAMETER? FLOOR SEATING WOULD BE ABOUT 1000. YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT MORE ON THERE. THIS IS ADEQUATE IF YOU HAD SOME OTHER KIND OF EVENT.
>> 2800 PARKING SPOTS, CORRESPONDING TO 4000. I'M SURE THERE IS A METRIC OR SOME MATH.
>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES. WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY. WE HAVE THE SOCCER FIELDS. THAT CAN ALSO BE EXCESS PARKING. THE SOCCER FIELDS CAN BE USED AS ADDITIONAL PARKING. THIS IS FOR THE USERS. WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT WAYS TO ADD MORE PARKING TO THE AREA.
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>> I WENT TO ONE OF THE MEETINGS. THE CONSULTANT SAID THE LIVESTOCK SHOW, IF THEY HAVE THE CARNIVAL, AND MAYBE THE OUTDOOR CONCERT GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY TIME WHEN PARKING MIGHT BE A PROBLEM.
>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE. WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO PARK, AS WELL AS GET OUT OF THE FACILITIES.
>> THIS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN
>> THE CONSULTANTS WILL LOOK AT THE APPROXIMATE PARKING EVENT
FOR THE DAY? >> YES. AT THAT TIME, THEY WILL PROVIDE A COST ESTIMATE, TO IMPLEMENT THE MASTER PLAN.
>> THEY HAVE IN FERMENTED PHASES TO IT. THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT AT THE MOMENT. COMING UP IN THE COSTS. THIS IS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS. >> HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT PARKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND UTILIZING THE
PARKING LOT? >> YES. WE CURRENTLY DO THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE LIVESTOCK RODEO SHOW. WE DO PARTNER WITH THE ISP, TO LOOK AT THE PARKING LOT. ALSO DURING THE FIREWORKS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THEM. THAT
PARTNERSHIP WILL CONTINUE. >> HAVE THEY COME UP WITH A COST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? ARE WE LOOKING AT TAXPAYERS?
>> NOT YET. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF IT.
>> BIRD'S-EYE VIEW? >> WE HAVE DONE THIS IN PHASES.
>> ONCE THE PLAN GOES THROUGH, DO THEY HAVE ANY PROJECTED TIMELINE ON COMPLETING THE PROJECT? IS THAT GOING TO COME
LATER? >> THAT WILL COME LATER. YES
SIR? >> I NOTICED THAT YOU HAD ONE BASED ON FIELD FOR CHRIST BASEBALL. HOW DOES THAT FIT IN WITH SPORTS TOURISM? ARE WE FOLLOWING THE GRANDSON AROUND FOR VARIOUS'S BALL TOURNAMENT? A LOT OF PLACES HAD AS MANY AS
FOUR FIELDS. >> HAVING THIS BASEBALL FIELD, WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HELP WITH SPORTS TOURISM. ESPECIALLY TOURNAMENTS. THAT COULD EASILY BE THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD. YOU CAN PLAY BASEBALL ON THE OTHER FIELDS, AND THE SMALLER ONES.
THIS FIELD WILL BE TOP-OF-THE-LINE FACILITY. IT COULD BE THE FIELD THAT THE TEAMS COME TO PLAY THE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. >> IS THERE A COORDINATION WITH -- HAVING THE ISD USE THAT AS THE HOME HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM?
>> WE ARE STILL IN CONVERSATION WITH THE ISD, AND OTHERS. YOU HAVE OTHER SCHOOLS, THAT CURRENTLY USE OF THE RIVERSIDE MEDIUM, TO PLAY THEIR BASEBALL GAMES. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO USE THIS FACILITY AS WELL. WE HAVE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
CURRENTLY ONGOING. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING SOME OF THOSE COMMITTEES, AND FOR YOUR FEEDBACK HERE IT WE ARE TRYING TO FINALIZE THE PLAN. YOU WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AT
THE END OF THE SYSTEM. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> I THINK I SHUT EVERYTHING
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DOWN. PLEASE PAUSE FOR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.>> VERY WISE MAN RIGHT THERE. >> ALL RIGHT.
[1. Department Updates]
>> WE ARE BACK. >> A GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE THIS EVENING. CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT TWO, KEY AREAS, THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. ONE, IS THE AWARD SHOP DATE. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. IT ALSO, A SPECIAL INITIATIVE THAT IS TAKING PLACE WITH THE CITY. THIS IS OUR UNIFIED SPECIAL EVENTS PROCESS. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE IN THE LOOP. THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR US. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW MAC THINGS FOR YOU TONIGHT.
SORRY. IT IS TRYING TO WORK WITH ME. NOT YET. MY APOLOGIES, I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT IT. THERE WE GO. IT IS TRYING TO
GET OVER THERE. >> THERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS IS THE UNIFIED SPECIAL EVENTS PROCESS. THE GOAL FOR THIS, WE HAVE ALL SPECIAL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA. THE GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY FOR CUSTOMERS AND STAFF, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE. STREAMLINE THE REVIEW PROCESS. HERE ARE A FEW MAC HIGHLIGHT THAT TOOK PLACE.
DURING THE MEETING HERE. ALL RIGHT. HERE ARE THE GOALS SHOWING. THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS IT STANDS, IT ONLY APPLIES TO PARTS AND RECREATION. DID NOT INCLUDE VICTORIA'S MAIN STREET. PRIOR TO APRIL 2024, THE RESERVATION PROCESS WAS MANAGED BY THE CITY OF VICTORIA'S PARKS DEPARTMENT.
FOLLOWING THE REOPENING, THE NEWLY EXPLAINED IT DAILY PLAZA STREET PROGRAM, ALSO ASSUMED RESPONSE ABILITY. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A MORE CONFERENCE A PROCESS. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT IT WAS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE MULTIPLE STOPS TO MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, TO GET THEIR PERMITS, AS WELL AS THE SUBMISSION PROCESS AS A PAPER COPY. ONLY ONE CHANNEL. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, IT MORE CLEARLY DEFINES THE ELEMENTS OF WHAT EXACTLY IS A SPECIAL IT. THIS ORDINANCE, IS SUPPORTED BY THE UNIFIED ESHELMAN'S PERMIT APPLICATION POLICY AND PROCEDURE. BASICALLY, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WE HAVE CREATED WHAT IS CALLED THE CIRC. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS, MAIN STREET, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE, ALL OF THE KEY CITY DEPARTMENTS TO BE IN THE ROOM AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IS THE APPLICANT WILL BE PART OF THE SPECIAL ONLINE APPLICATIONS, PRIOR TO THE EVENT. AS WE WILL REVIEW THE APPLICATION, AND THEY WILL BE REVIEWING THAT IN A LESS TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT. STEP THREE, THE EVENT ORGANIZER IS GOING TO COME AND
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PRESENT NO LESS THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SUCCESSFUL EVENT TAKES PLACE IN MAKING SURE THE EVENT ORGANIZER HAS ALL OF HIS PERMITS, AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. THAT WOULD INCLUDE BARRICADES. THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE ANY STREET BLOCKING PERMITS. WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROCESS IS STILL GOING THROUGH A TIMELINE RIGHT NOW. WE JUST HAD THE CITY MANAGERS ARE WORK. HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE HEADED. WE MOVED AUGUST 20TH TO THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER FOR THE GETTING OF THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE. CITY COUNCIL WAS PROVIDING A DRAFT. IT WAS A PACKET THAT OUTLINED ALL OF THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS, AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THIS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WELL INFORMED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE HEADED AS A CITY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AT THIS TIME.>> IS THERE AN ORDINANCE NOW? >> THERE IS.
>> WHERE IT LIES, IS IN THE MUNICH BOAT, IT IS GOING TO GO
INTO ONE CENTRALIZED PLACE. >> WHO IS THE STEWARD OF THE
ORDINANCE? >> I MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK. I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE TO LOOK. I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW, IT IS SHOWING JUST IN PARKS AND RECREATION RIGHT NOW. THE GOAL, IS TO COMBINE THE MAIN STREET INTO ONE CHAPTER. LEGAL, IS WORKING WITH US RIGHT NOW. WHERE IT IS HOUSED NOW, IS WITH PARKS AND REC NATION. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO COMBINE THE TWO.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES SIR? >> THERE ARE SMALLER FACILITIES, AND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO THAT IN THE ANNEX OR THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THEY CAN HAVE A CORPORATE MEETING, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NO, WE ARE NOT RENTING OUT ANY FACILITIES, UNLESS YOU ASSIGN THEM TO US.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE PARTS OF THIS PROCESS, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT ALL. THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS GOING TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY.
THEY WILL HANDLE ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE INDOOR. THIS IS A FOCUS FOR OUTDOOR EVENTS. SOME OF YOUR LARGE-SCALE EVENTS THAT YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, PART OF THE MEMORIAL DAY BASH.
JULY 4TH MEETING. EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN INTERNAL EVENT, A LOT OF THOSE MEETINGS REQUIRE EMERGENCY PLANNING, OPERATION MEETINGS, AND WE WANT TO BRING ANYONE THAT TYPICALLY HAS REALLY, REALLY LARGE-SCALE EVENTS. THIS CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO SOMETIMES EVEN AT 100. SOME REQUIRE SPECIALIZED PERMITS. WE WILL BE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM, TO HELP.
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE A CLEAR DELINEATION BETWEEN HAVING A FAMILY REUNION AT RIVERSIDE, AND I WANT TO HOST A CONCERT? THEY ARE TRYING TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN ORDER TO HOST
THEIR FAMILY PICNICS. >> THAT IS THE GOAL. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENT, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, WE WILL DESIGNATE WHAT WE CALL A SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR. THE COORDINATOR WILL TAKE IN ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS IN-HOUSE, AND THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT. MEANING IF SOMEONE WANTED TO HAVE THE EVENT, THAT WOULD GO TO MAIN STREET. IF SOMEONE WANTED TO HAVE THE EVENT AT RIVERSIDE PARK, THAT WOULD COME TO OUR FACILITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION. THE GOAL, ONCE WE GET THE APPLICATION THAT IS REVIEWED, WE GO TO THE CIRC COMMITTEE.
ONCE PER MONTH, WE WILL PLAN ACCORDINGLY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS THE FAMILY REUNION. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED, PRIOR TO THE EVENT TAKING PLACE. IF EVERYONE IS IN THE LOOP, IT REALLY ALLOWS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOARD. IT DOESN'T FORCE THE HOST TO GO MULTIPLE PLACES.
THEY CAN GO TO ONE PLACE. IT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER.
>> I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. WHAT IS CONSIDERED A SPECIAL EVENT? AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, HOW WOULD I KNOW
WHAT TO DO TO START? >> SURE. THE PROCESS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE CITY, WILL BE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION. THIS IS EITHER FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OR MAIN STREET.
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>> EASIEST WAY TO EXPLAIN IT, WE REVIEW THOSE. WE DETERMINED THIS BY DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE SHOWN IN APPLICATION. SOMEONE MAY SAY THAT I WANT TO HAVE A PARADE.
THE ORDINANCE IS GOING TO EXPLAIN A LONG LIST OF DETAILS, THAT IT WILL BE A PARADE. IT MIGHT BE THE EVENT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUTLINED.
THAT IS WHAT THE ORDINANCE IS GOING TO SPELL OUT. THEY WILL CLEARLY BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT DIRECTION WE NEED THEM TO GO. I THINK THE BEST EXAMPLE, WOULD BE THE MEMORIAL DAY BASH. EVERY YEAR, IT TAKES PLACE. THERE ARE SPECIAL PERMIT THAT NEED TO HAPPEN. WE JUST TALK THEM THROUGH IT. WE TAKE IT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THAT IS REALLY THE GOAL. WE MAY SAY THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS IT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE
CAN DO INTERNALLY. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE STARTING WITH A SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR. IS THIS A NEW POSITION IN THE CITY? WHERE IS THAT POSITION GOING TO SIT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHO THAT PERSON WOULD BE. WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE IT HOUSED IN THE COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT, OR SOMETHING THAT ALREADY WORKS IN THE SPECIAL EVENT FOCUSED AREAS LIKE MAIN STREET. CURRENTLY, WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENTS ADMIN WHO TAKES IN ALL THE APPLICATIONS. IT WILL BE ONE EMAIL THAT WILL BE SENT.
SPECIAL EVENT, VICTORIA TX.GOP.
>> IS IT ONLINE NOW? >> IT IS NOT. NOT YET.
>> STILL BEING DEVELOPED, STILL A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. CITY MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. WE ARE STILL IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU ASKED. WHAT DEFINES A SPECIAL EVENT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET FROM THE PUBLIC? THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU ARE GIVING US TODAY IS GREAT. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE OUR CITY, TO PUT ON THEIR BEST EVENTS. THIS IS A WAY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT SO THAT IT IS MUCH, MUCH EASIER FOR THE HOST. WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. WHATEVER
YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION MAY BE. >> I GUESS I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED. WHO IS DRAFTING THE ORDINANCE NOW?
>> OUR COLLABORATION, PARKS AND RECREATION AND MAIN STREET, HAVE DRAFTED A DRAFT ORDINANCE.
>> THEY HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IS GOING TO CONSTITUTE A SPECIAL
>> ONE PAGE IN BOLD OF WHAT IS TERMED AS A SPECIAL EVENT. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. THIS IS GOING TO BE OUTLINED VERY CLEARLY. THIS IS IN THEIR EARLY STAGES.
>> THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS DRAFTING THE ORDINANCE?
>> CORRECT. >> THE VERY FIRST PAGE OR SO,
IT WILL HAVE THE DEFINITIONS. >> YOU WILL HAVE THE
DEFINITIONS IN THE ORDINANCE. >> THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND IT NOW, THERE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS GOING ON NOW. THERE IS THE BARBECUE THING THAT IS COMING. ALL SORTS OF SPECIAL EVENTS.
THIS IS MAIN STREET TO PUT THEM UNDER ONE PLACE. THE HOST GOES TO ONE PLACE, TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT. ALL OF THEM COME AND SIT IN A ROOM. THIS IS WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT.
>> I SHOULD HAVE JUST GIVEN YOU THIS. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT
THAT SIMPLE. >> THEY ARE WORKING VERY HARD.
MY BRAIN IS GOING 15,000 MILES PER HOUR WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU FOR JUST SHARING A SIMPLIFIED VERSION FOR SURE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE
HEADED. >> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP AUSTIN.
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF SOMETHING COMES TO THE CITY AND THEY HAVE LESS THAN 90 DAYS? WHAT IS THE WORKAROUND FOR AN EVENT THAT IS 75 DAYS PRIOR? THE CITY HAS THE AVAILABILITY
FOR IT. >> WE ARE A CUSTOMER-SERVICE
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FRIENDLY CITY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE THINGS HAPPEN. WE ARE UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD FOR THIS CITY. WE ARE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE. WE DO THAT QUITE A BIT. THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. WE ARE CERTAINLY FLEXIBLE WITH THAT WITHIN REASON. I THINK OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE WILLING TO BE ACCOMMODATING IN INSTANCES LIKE THAT.>> ESPECIALLY ANYWAYS. >> EXACTLY.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE RUN INTO TOO MANY ISSUES. GREAT
QUESTION. >> GREAT IDEA. LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING IT INTO FRUITION. >> ONE-STOP SHOP. VERY POPULAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GETTING AWAY. GETTING TO THE 21ST CENTURY MENTALITY. PEOPLE CAN GET EVERYTHING DONE RIGHT THERE IN ONE SPOT. INSTEAD OF GOING ALL OVER THE
>> WE ARE TRYING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS BRINGS US AND
[2. Parks and Recreation Commission Workshop date]
MOVES IT RIGHT DOWN HERE. THIS IS OUR POTENTIAL WORKSHOP DATE.I AM REALLY EXCITED. I MUST SAY, A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME NOT TO MAKE IT AT 8:00. MAKE IT AT 9:00. I AM ASSUMING THAT OUR WORKSHOP, IT IS GOING TO BE ON A SATURDAY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRAINSTORMING AND SHARING SOME KEY UPDATES FROM OUR DEPARTMENT. NOW IS THE TIME TO SHARE. WE REALLY WANT TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. THERE ARE A LOT OF INITIATIVES AND DISCUSSION GOING ON THAT WE SHOULD HAVE. THE DATES THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED, ARE THE FIRST AND SECOND SATURDAY. AND, THE LAST SATURDAY. WE NEED TO DECIDE WHICH ONE OF THOSE DAYS WORK BEST FOR THE BOARD. THAT WORKSHOP, WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9:00 TO 12:00. WE ARE JUST OPENING THE FLOOR FOR ANY DISCUSSION FOR THAT. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE. WE HAVE MORE TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT.
IF YOU HAVE MISSED ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO HAVE THIS TIME TOGETHER.
>> THIS IS THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE ITEMS FROM THE WORKSHOP. WHATEVER ELSE THE CITY WANTS TO COME UP WITH. THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THE MISSION. BEING TOGETHER FOR THESE FEW HOURS. I AM NOT AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 7TH AT ALL.
>> METER MI. >> THE 28TH WORKS FOR ME. LIKE
>> I MAY NOT BE HERE. THAT IS FINE. WE WILL DO THE 28TH.
>> WE CAN EXPLORE A VIRTUAL OPTION.
>> I HOPE TO BE AT A FOOTBALL GAME.
>> THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> NO VIRTUAL EVENT.
>> COLLEGE FOOTBALL. >> WHATEVER YOU DECIDE IS FINE
>> THAT IS GREAT, THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. GIVING US A FEW UPDATES FROM TWO OF THE KEY
PARTS. >> REALLY QUICKLY, THE WORKSHOP WILL BE AT THE PARKS AND REC OFFICES?
>> YES. >> YOU WILL SEND US THE
REMINDER? >> JESSICA WILL. THANK YOU.
>> THAT EVENING, COMMISSION. FIRST UPDATE ON BROWNSON PARK.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GET OVER THERE OR LOOK AT THE PARK, THERE IS JUST THIS PLAYGROUND PIECE LEFT. THIS IS A PILE BEHIND THE PLAYGROUND PIECE. THIS IS WHERE THE OLD SWINGSET WAS AT. THIS MORNING AROUND 9:00, THE COMPANY CAME AROUND AND DELIVERED ALL OF THE PIECES FOR THE PLAYGROUND FOR THE SWINGSET. WE ARE DOING THIS IN STAGES. USERS OF THE PARK CAN USE THE BASKETBALL PARK. THEY CAN STILL USE THIS PIECE OF
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PLAYGROUND WHILE THEY ARE STILL BUILDING IT IN THE GROUND. WE ARE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF A SWITCH. WE ARE WORKING TO SAVE THAT TREE. WE ARE PROVIDING NEW SPACING, AS WELL AS THE SHADE STRUCTURE ONTO THE PLAYGROUND. THE NEW PLAYGROUND, WILL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE WHERE THE OLD SWINGSET WAS. THE NEW SWINGSET WILL GO OVER TO THE SIDE, IN BETWEEN PICNIC TABLES. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REPURPOSE THIS PLACE TO GREEN SPACE, AND GRASSES SPACE DOWN LOW. WE ALSO HAVE THREE, LITTLE SOUND PIECES OF TOUCH SENSORY EQUIPMENT ON THE BACKSIDE, THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH. RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT SCHEDULE IS ABOUT TWO TO FOUR WEEKS. INSTALLING A NEW PLAYGROUND, INSTALLING A NEW SWINGSET. AS THE NEW PLAYGROUND IS INSTALLED, WE WILL DO A SOFT OPENING WITH IT. PARKS CAN COME IN AND REMOVE THIS PLAYGROUND PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AROUND, THERE ARE IS ABOUT 800 FEET THAT CAN BE REPLACED. THAT WILL MAKE IT REALLY LOOK LIKE A BRAND-NEW PARK. IT IS GOING TO BE THAT BLACK, POWDER COATED STYLE. WE WILL PRESSURE WASH THE BASKETBALL COURT AND PAINT SOME LINES ON IT AS WELL.DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER LIKE THAT, WE HAVE ABOUT A FOUR TO ASK WEEK FRAME ON IT. MAYBE SOONER THAN THAT. WE WILL POST THE RIBBON-CUTTING OUT THERE. THEY WILL INVITE EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT WILL HAVE A PLAY DATE UP THERE. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PLAYGROUND. IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED. IF WE GET IT DONE, WE WOULD HAVE A GREAT DEAL AS WELL. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT READ I DO HAVE AN IMAGE HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS FROM THE PLAYGROUND VERSUS THE ACTUAL COLORS THAT WILL BE IN THE PLAYGROUND, AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL SOFT MATERIAL. THE POOR AND PLAY, AS WELL AS THE POWDERED GREEN STRUCTURE. EACH OF THE SWINGSET AND THE PLAYGROUND, WILL HAVE THE TEAL SHADE STRUCTURES ON TOP OF IT.
YOU CAN SEE BEHIND THE TREE, THREE OR FOUR PLAYGROUND VISAS, THE AROUND THE TREE. A LOT OF PLAY. ANYWHERE IN THAT TWO TO 12 YEAR RANGE. THEY CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AS FAR AS HAVING THE BASKETBALL COURT RIGHT THERE, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF GREAT RESPONSES TO THE PLAYGROUND.
CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE PARK. ONE OF THE THINGS WORKING ON IT, WE CAN IN THE FUTURE AT A DRINKING FOUNTAIN, AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR TO WATER TREES. SIDEWALK CONNECTIVITY, AND IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS AROUND THE TREE AND AROUND THE PLACE STRUCTURE. GENERAL CONNECTIVITY, STILL IN TALKS AS WELL. AS WELL AS A SOLAR LIGHT. SOME OTHER THINGS DOWN THE ROAD, WILL STILL BE LOOKED AT. THREE STRUCTURES ARE PART OF THE SWINGSET. PLAYGROUND, AND FENCING.
PLAYGROUND ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. THESE AMENITIES ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING FOR 30 YEARS. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
OKAY. THE NEXT PROJECT TO GO OVER, WE ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES. WE GOT APPROVAL IN APRIL TO TAKE PLACE. YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPT ART, THAT IS GOING TO BE WHERE THE SIDEWALK CONNECTS. BETWEEN THE SPLASH PAD SIDEWALK, AND THE PLAYGROUND SIDEWALK. YOU CAN SEE THE DISTANCE AND RELATIVITY TO THE BASKETBALL COURT. 20 OR 30 FEET OFF THE BASKETBALL COURT. WE'VE GOT THE FINAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS. WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE STATE IS APPROVED WITH THE SOIL SAMPLES THAT ARE GOOD. THIS IS ALL STAMPED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CITY IN THE STATE. THIS IS GOING TO BE IN THE BUILDING OFF-SITE. THIS IS FROM OCTOBER. THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME AS WELL. THIS IS THE PERIMETER FENCE FOR THE HOUSING RIGHT THERE. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO CONNECT FOR THE WATER
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IN THE FACILITY AS WELL. PRELIMINARY WORK, WE WILL START TO GET IT DONE. WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE COMPANY.AS POSSIBLE AND AS EARLY AS MID-DECEMBER, AND WITH ANY WINDOWS OF CONSTRUCTION, IT CAN BE EARLY FEBRUARY. WHERE THEY ARE AT IN THEIR LIST OF PROJECTS, THEY SHOULD BE ON THE EARLIER SIDE OF THAT. THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO TARGET WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS. THE END OF DECEMBER TIME FRAME.
EITHER WAY, I THINK THE BATHROOM IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A GREAT EXPANSION FOR THAT PLAYGROUND OUT THERE. THIS IS MID-MARCH FOR THE SPLASH PAD. THIS WILL BE WELL IN TIME FOR THAT SEASON THEY CAN KICK OFF NEXT SPRING. JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF UPDATES ON A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WE
HAD. AND, THE TRACY RESTROOM. >> QUESTIONS?
>> AS FAR AS THE SPLASH PAD, THE FOUR YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION, WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH SPLASH PAD'S WHEN IT COMES TO THE SPRING. WE HAVE STUFF BROKEN.
THIS INCLUDES THE CORONATION ISSUE. HOW DID WE DO THIS SUMMER? WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE SPLASH PAD'S WERE OPEN?
>> WE WERE ELATED FOR THE PROJECT. I WOULD SAY IF WE REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE HAD A $183,000 ACTION AT THAT POINT.
PRACTICALLY PUTTING IN A SPLASH PAD FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS. VERY LITTLE ISSUES GETTING IT UP AND RUNNING. THE WORK THAT WAS DONE, WAS DEFINITELY NEEDED TO CHANGE IN THE LOWER IT INTO THE GROUND. HELPING THE FLOW THAT WAS NEEDED, TO ALLOW THE CHEMICALS TO STAY BALANCED. THIS IS BETWEEN THAT TIME. IT CAME BACK UP. IT IS VERY LIMITED IN DOWNTIME. THIS IS VERY LIMITED WITH THE HURRICANE BOROUGH. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THEM UP WITHIN 24 HOURS, AND GET THOSE CHEMICALS BALANCED.
WE CAN CAUSE THEM SOME STUFF AS WELL. NOWHERE CLOSE TO ANYWHERE THAT WE HAD ON IT. THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THAT SPLASH PAD WAS HUGE. DOING THE RENOVATION THAT WE NEEDED. THE COMMUNITY SPLASH PAD WAS HERE AS WELL. THIS IS AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. THIS SUMMER, WE HAVE HAD VERY LIMITED DOWNTIME TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER SPLASH PAD. THIS IS VERY LAST WEEK.
QUICK 24-HOUR FIX. ABLE TO HANDLE A BUNCH OF STUFF IN HOUSE. DEFINITELY HAS BEEN A BLESSING FOR A SEASON. MAYBE SOME OF THAT HAS HAD TO DO WITH TEMPERATURE AS WELL. WE HAVE HAD TEMPERATURES UNDER 100 DEGREES. WE CAN SUSTAIN THAT FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. WE ARE ON TRACK.
>> WE HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF WORK OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE HAD A GOOD SUMMER. LAST AIRLINE SPLASH PARK, WE HADN'T HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. IS IT THE SAME AS THE SUMMER?
>> THE BEST SPLASH PAD. IT IS AN OLD ONE. THIS WAS HERE SINCE 2008. SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL NEED TO LOOK AT ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE. JUST A BASIC REPAIR. PREVENTATIVE BASIC PREPAREDNESS THAT CAN BE DONE. THIS IS STUFF AS WE LOOK AT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE CAN SAY OKAY. 25, 29, 30. AT WHAT POINT, YOU NEED ANOTHER $200,000 SPLASH PAD. I KNOW WE ARE LOOKING AT RIVERSIDE PARK AS ONE. WE KNOW IF THAT IS GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE WORKSHOP AS WELL. FUTURE MASTER PLANS, WHAT IS THE QUANTITY FOR THE COMMUNITY? WHAT ARE THE LOCATIONS IN THAT?
>> I CAN SAY THANK YOU. MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I VISITED EVERY SPLASH PAD. WE VISITED ABOUT SIX TIMES.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL LET THE STAFF KNOW.
>> THEY HAVE APPRECIATION AS WELL. THIS IS THE NATIONAL
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RECREATION. SUMMER FOR SPLASH PAD, IT HAS BEEN PRETTY BREEZY.IT HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD. >> I ALWAYS HAVE THOUGHT
RIVERSIDE NEEDS IT. >> THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM STAFF?
>> ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, OR LAST MINUTE COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMISSION? >> ALL GOOD INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I WILL CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.