[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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HEY LET'S GET STARTED. THE FIRST THING IT'S CALLED THE
[B. Citizen Communication:]
MEETING TO ORDER. THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. ITEM NUMBER B CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS. I SEE THAT WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY BEFORE US. MR. MICHAEL. WELCOME. BK THANKS. I MICHAEL ON DROVE. I THINK I HIT SOMETHING. I LIVE AT 1107 NORTH BENNETT JORDAN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MIKE EATON AND STEVE FOR ALL THE WORK HE DID UNTIL WE GOT LISA FOR THE DIRECTOR. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NURSE AND THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR HERE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE. WE HAVE LOOSE DOGS AT QUEEN CITY PARK. IT IS PACKS OF DOGS. IT IS NOT LIKE ONE OR TWO.IT IS 10 TO 15 PIT BULLS. YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL PREGNANT DOGS. AN ANIMAL CONTROL JUST RECENTLY MADE A RUN AND THAT DID HELP THE DOG POPULATION IN HALF. QUEEN CITY PARK. IN CHRIST KITCHEN.
MOST OF THESE DOGS ARE OWNED DOGS. THEY DON'T HAVE NO REGISTRATION. THERE IS NO RABIES SHOT. THERE IS NO VACCINATION.
THEY ARE NOT BEING FED. THIS IS STILL WINTERTIME. IT IS WARM RIGHT NOW BUT NEXT WEEK IT MIGHT BE COLD. AND THEY DON'T HAVE NO SHELTER. I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THAT IS WHY I COME TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT IS SMARTER THAN ME TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. THERE IS DOG FECES ALL OVER THE PLACE. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE USE A LEASH. I'VE NEVER WON SEEN ANYONE CLEAN THE DOG FECES UP. IF YOU LOOK AT ANY OF THE PARKS IN VICTORIA THEY USE LEASHES. THAT IS THE ONLY PARK WHERE THEY DON'T USE LEASHES. THEY DON'T CLEAN DOG UP. AT THE COURTHOUSE THEY HAVE THOSE LITTLE BAGS WHERE YOU CAN PUT IT IN. I DOUBT IF THE PEOPLE AT QUEEN CITY PARK WOULD DO THAT.
BUT IT IS A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR IF YOU DON'T CLEAN UP YOUR DOG FECES. OR USE A LEASH OR GET THEM VACCINATED. I WISH SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO IT AND MAY BE ANIMAL COKE CARE SERVICES NEEDS TO MAKE ANOTHER ROUND AND TALK TO THEM. CHRIST KITCHEN DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CAMERAS PUT UP TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AT QUEEN CITY PARK.
THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL. APPRECIATE THAT. LISA DO YOU WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE CITY ORDINANCE ON LOOSE DOGS OR WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT COMPLAINT?
>> OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CITY ORDINANCE ESPECIALLY IN OUR PARKS TO HAVE YOUR DOGS LEASHED. DEFINITELY IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT LOOSE DOGS JUST LIKE WE DO IN THE PARKS WE ASKED THEM TO CALL ANIMAL CONTROL. AND WORK WITH THOSE OF THE OFFICIALS ON THAT. BUT ANYTHING ELSE TO QUEEN CITY WE ARE WORKING ON FURTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WILL PRESENT TO COUNSEL VERY SOON. LISA IS LEAVING THAT PROJECT. JUST FOR DOGS ANIMAL CONTROL WILL HELP OUT WITH THOSE QUESTIONS.
[C. Approval of Minutes:]
>> OK THANK YOU. >> SO THE NEXT ITEM IS THE
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> DO I HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> WE APPROVE THE MINUTES. >> I BELIEVE ONE THING IS MR. LYLES WAS NOT HERE LAST MONTH. THAT IS CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THAT CORRECTION? WITH THE NOTED CORRECTION TO THE MINUTES DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS CORRECTED?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
[1. Meeting Date/Time Discussion]
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM D OF THE BUSINESS. I TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR.>> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. TODAY WE HAVE AN AGENDA THAT IS SET UP TO TALK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING. FIRST WE WILL WALK THROUGH OUR MEETING TIMES DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD IN OUR LAST BOARD MEETING. AS WELL AS OUR DIVISION UPDATES. IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. IN ANY UPCOMING EVENTS.
>> SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE WE HAVE OUTLINED NOT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY OBVIOUSLY WE ARE HERE. WE STARTED WITH THE MUCH MONTH OF MARCH. THESE ARE THE DATES FOLLOWING OUR NORMAL MEETING TIMES WHICH IS THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIRST MONTH WITH MARCH IT SHOULD BE A NORMAL
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MEETING. WE LOOKED WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR ENTIRE TEAM TOOK A LOT OF FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN PULLING OUT THESE DATES. AND SO WE WANTED TO OPEN IT UP FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE INTO DIVISION UPDATES. MARCH 10TH APRIL 14TH AND MAY 12TH SEEM PRETTY NORMAL IN TERMS OF OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN HISTORICAL DATA THAT WE VIEWED.JESSICA HAS DONE THAT RESEARCH AS WELL. WE LOOKED AT JUNE JULY AND AUGUST. OUR SUMMER MONTHS. THE REASON WHY I HAVE THAT HIGHLIGHTED IS THAT WE WANTED TO LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THOSE TEND TO BE THIS -- VACATION TIME MOVING AROUND. WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IF MAY BE WE COULD LOOK AT NO SESSION FOR ONE OF THOSE DATES. IT IS A HEAVY TIME FOR US AS WELL WITH PROGRAMMING. SEPTEMBER 8TH WILL BE AS NORMAL. OCTOBER 13TH NO OFFICIAL SESSION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE OUR OCTOBER WORKSHOP WHICH IS HELD ON A SATURDAY. IT IS A FOUR HOUR SESSION. IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE TIME TOGETHER. AND SO WE WANTED TO LEAVE THAT OPEN THERE. NOVEMBER 10TH NORMAL MEETING DAY. OF COURSE DECEMBER IS A VERY HUGE TIME FOR FAMILY AND FESTIVITIES WITH CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HOLIDAYS. WE RECOMMENDED NO SESSION. FOR US FOR OUR STAFF IN PARTICULAR IS A HEAVY TIME FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE. IT IS ALWAYS AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THESE DATES. WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THESE DATES. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE THOSE AT THIS TIME.
>> COMMENTS >> MY THOUGHT IS MAYBE JUST ONE MEETING OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS.
>> I'M LAST YEAR. OR THIS PAST SUMMER.
>> LISA DID I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, THE DATES THAT YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED ONE OF THOSE DATES IS ONE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE? CHOOSING BETWEEN THOSE THREE. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THOSE THREE SUMMER MONTHS YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE OR TWO OR ALL.
I'M LEAVING THAT FOR THE DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD.
TYPICALLY I JUST KNOW IT IS A HUGE TRAVEL TIME. SO WE DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE PER SE. IT IS TOTALLY UP TO THE BOARD WHAT YOU
>> NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU. >> I WAS SUGGEST JULY 14TH. THAT IS JUST MY OPINION. COMMENT. WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> SO SKIPPING JUNE AND AUGUST WE WOULD GO MAY 12TH OF JULY
14TH AND SEPTEMBER 8TH. >> THAT IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
>> DOES THAT PUT IN THE -- AND OF THE CITY HAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOURTH OF JULY STUFF GOING ON. RIGHT BEFORE THAT MEETING IS THAT SOMETHING THAT 14TH YOU ALL ENOUGH TIME TO CLOSE THAT ALL THAT STUFF OUT AND THEN PREPARE FOR A TWO-MONTH RECAP?
>> YES SIR. WE APPRECIATE THIS CONSIDERATION. THAT IS OUR BREATH OF FRESH AIR AFTER THE FOURTH.
>> COOL. I LIKE THAT IDEA TOO. >> I KIND OF AGREE WITH JOHN. I THINK MORE THAT WE WOULD MEET IN JUNE. SKIP JULY. THEN MEET AGAIN IN AUGUST SO WE COULD GET READY TO CLOSE OUT THE REST OF THE YEAR. MEETING YOU ARE NOT MEETING IN JUNE THEN JULY THE NOT MEETING IN AUGUST BUT YOU COME BACK. AUGUST 11TH KIDS ARE ALMOST BACK IN SCHOOL THEN. SO VACATION IS GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH OVER IN AUGUST. I THINK MEETING IN JUNE AND AUGUST BUT SKIP JULY. SO THEY CAN HAVE EVERYTHING READY AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY. AND . UP AND GET READY TO DO THE REST OF THE
YEAR. >> SO YOU ARE SAYING JUST SKIP
>> WE WOULD MEET JUNE THE NINTH. MEET AUGUST THE 11TH. BUT SKIP
>> I AM LEANING TOWARDS US MEETING ON JULY 14TH AND SKIPPING JUNE AND AUGUST. KNOWING THAT AT THE END OF MAY EARLY JUNE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING IN AND OUT OF TOWN.
THE SAME THING IN AUGUST. I'M FINE WITH EITHER BUT I CAN SEE MOVING TO THE MAY 12TH JULY 14TH AND SEPTEMBER 8TH. AND SKIPPING
JUNE AND AUGUST. >> I LIKE THAT. PEOPLE ARE
TRAVELING. >> IT WILL BE INCUMBENT ON STAFF HAVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED IN JULY TO GET US THROUGH
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SEPTEMBER. COME BACK SEPTEMBER TO GIVE US THE SUMMER RECAP. YOU GUYS ARE SO GOOD AT. I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN THELEASE. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT FROM
THE BOARD. >> I WOULD GO WITH JULY 14TH AS A MEETING. OR AS A GOOD MEETING DATE. YOU ARE NEVER GOING MORE THAN TWO WEEKS OR TWO MONTHS WITHOUT A MEETING.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PROPOSED MEETING TIMES DROPPING THE JUNE 9TH AND THE AUGUST 11TH.
>> CAN I CLARIFY ONE THING FIRST PLEASE? I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS NECESSARY. AS FAR AS OCTOBER AND DECEMBER THAT IS FINE WITH ME.
OR IS ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> HAVING THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP AND THEN NO MEETING. DECEMBER.
>> NO MEETING IN DECEMBER. I'M GOOD WITH THE REST OF THE
SCHEDULE. >> THANK YOU. THAT WILL LEAVE --
NINE MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR. >> WE HAVE A MOTION STARTED.
>> I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS IS PRESENTED WITH NO MEETINGS FOR JUNE 9TH OR AUGUST 11TH. THE REST THE STANDS.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? THE
MOTION PASSES. >>> THANK YOU LISA.
>>> WE GET INTO THE FUN PART. >> CAN YOU EMAIL THAT TO ALL OF US? APPRECIATE IT. FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT TAKING NOTES.
>> >>> I'M WORKING OVER HERE. I'M
[2. Department Updates]
TRYING. SO TODAY WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ROLANDO FERNANDEZ ARE HEAD GOLF PRO WHO IS HERE TO GIVE US A RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSEUPDATE. IT IS ALL YOU. >> THANK YOU SIR.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. AS LISA MENTIONED ROLANDO FERNANDEZ THE HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. I'M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO IT. I KNOW WE TALKED IN OUR OCTOBER WORK SESSION AND GIVE YOU GUYS A BACKGROUND OF THE GOLF COURSE.
I'M GOING TO LET YOU GUYS READ THROUGH IT AND TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AT AND WHERE WE CAME FROM. SO THE CITY HAS OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS OWNED THE LAND IN THE PARK. THE PARK IS 660 ACRES IN THE GOLF COURSE TAKES UP TO HUNDRED OF THAT. WE ARE THE ONLY MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE INSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS. THERE ARE SOME SMALLER NON-HOLD GOLF COURSES WITHIN 35 MINUTES THE NEXT 18 HOLD GOLF COURSE OUTSIDE THE TWO COUNTRY CLUBS IN TOWN IS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY. THE NEXT ONE AND YOU GET TO BAY CITY AND CORPORIS AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO. FOLLOWING FOR THE NEXT PLACES YOU CAN FIND THAT ARE LEAST 18 HOLES. ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS FOR US RIGHT NOW IS WE DO HAVE A FIVE HOLE PRACTICE COURSE. IT USED TO BE THE GOLF COURSE USED TO BE 20 HOLES IT WAS BUILT IN THE MIDDLE 90S. THOSE LAST SEVEN OR NINE HOLES WERE NOT USABLE WE OPENED THE GOLF COURSE IN 2018. THE GOLF COURSE WASN'T FAIRLY ROUGH SHAPE. GETTING THE GOLF COURSE OPERABLE IN 2017 MOVING INTO 2018 THAT SET OF NINE HOLES WAS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE. IT TOOK US A YEAR TO GET THOSE TWO CONDITION WE COULD USE. AS WE WORKED OUR WAY THROUGH THAT YEAR WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO OFFER SOME PRACTICE AREA. FOR THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN HAVING ANOTHER NINE HOLES. THE PRACTICE AREA HAS BEEN GREAT MOVING THROUGH COVID. IT GAVE THE NEW COFFERS A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND HIT GOLF BALLS ON THE DRIVING RANGE. USE THE SHORT COURSE. AS A PLACE TO PRACTICE BEFORE ACTUALLY MOVING ON TO THE GOLF COURSE. UNDERSTANDING ETIQUETTE BUT KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THAT TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD FOR US. IT IS A GREAT PRACTICE PLACE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. THE TEAMS DO USE THE GOLF COURSE FOR AFTERSCHOOL PRACTICE.
THESE OTHER COURSES AS WELL. IF THEY ONLY GOT AN HOUR TO SPEND THEY CAN GO ALL IN PLAY IF YOU HOLES AND NOT INTERRUPT OUR --.
THAT WHOLE PRACTICE AREA HAS BEEN GREAT FOR US. THE CITY HAS MANAGED GOLF COURSE SINCE 2018. THE SECOND HALF OF 2017 IS WHEN THEY STARTED . IT WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. I WAS HIRED IN AUGUST OF 2017.-WITH THE GOLF COURSE IS THE CITY HAS TAKEN OVER. I'VE SEEN IT IN REALLY ROUGH SHAPE TO WHERE WE ARE OPERABLE NOW IN A PRETTY GOOD SPOT AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO ENJOY IT. WE HAVE 11 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE 12 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES FLUCTUATE WITH THE SEASONS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE A FEW DOWN FROM THAT. AS YOU MOVE INTO SPRING AND SUMMER WE WILL HIRE A
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COUPLE MORE PART-TIME STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE COVER OUR DAYS AS THEY GET LONGER AND ADDITIONAL BUSINESS WE WILL SEE MOVING FORWARD. COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR BUDGET. SIX OF THE SEVEN YEARS WE'VE BEEN ON OPERATION WE'VE HAD A POSITIVE FINANCIAL RETURN. THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WE ARE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT STILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AND AS WE GOT THROUGH 2020 FOR WE SAW JUST OVER 1.4 MILLION IN TOTAL REVENUE. THAT HAS BEEN OUR HIGHEST REVENUE YEAR. WE WERE JUST SHY OF ONE POINT FOR AND 23. BUT WE'VE SEEN GROWTH EVERY YEAR SINCE WE'VE BEEN OPEN. THE GOLF COURSE IS FULLY FUNDED ON THE REVENUE THAT WE GENERATE. EVERYTHING WE DO WE PAY FOR. OUR BUDGET IS ENCOMPASSED IN THE REVENUE THAT WE SEE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. OUR MEMBERSHIP FEES MERCHANDISE WE ARE SELLING OUT OF THE GOLF SHOP WE FIND ALL OF OUR STUFF. IT IS GREAT BEING A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE. I KNOW THERE IS A FEW AROUND BUT MOST ARE SUBSIDIZED BY THE CITY. WE AT THIS POINT DON'T HAVE ANY SUBSIDIES THAT WE RECEIVE. AND WE DO PAY BACK THE CITY I BELIEVE $25,000 A YEAR FOR SERVICES THEY PROVIDE FOR US.LEGAL HR ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. SO THERE IS SOME MONEY GOING BACK TO THE CITY AS WELL. WITH THE COMPLETION OF FISCAL YEAR 20 FOR OUR RESERVE FUND HAS GROWN TO JUST OVER $1 MILLION. WHICH IS AWESOME. WE WENT FROM HAVING NO MONEY TO BEING STUDIED FOR THE PAST MUCH YEARS. BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF GILBERT OUR CFO HE IS DEFINITELY CONSERVATIVE AND HELPED US GET TO THAT POINT. WHICH IS AWESOME. HIS IDEAS HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR US TO KEEP SIX MONTHS OF RESERVE FOR THAT ACCOUNT. WHICH IS ABOUT HALF $1 MILLION. SO IF WE HAD ISSUES FLOODS WHATEVER HURRICANES WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN FOR A FEW MONTHS WHILE WE GOT STUFF BACK TOGETHER AND GET MOVING AGAIN. SO A COUPLE THINGS WITH OUR RESERVE FUND BEING AT ABOUT $1 MILLION WE'VE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY. WITH THAT $500,000 BEING THE BOTTOM END OF WHERE WE CAN GET TO. WE PRESENTED A COUPLE PROJECTS TO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GOLF COURSE. THE FIRST ONE THIS IS KIND OF A JOINT IDEA. WAS THE PARKING LOT IT NEEDS SOME HELP.
IT NEEDS TO BE FRESHENED UP. WE GOT A FEW AREAS THAT NEED TO BE PATCHED. ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE RESEALED IN RE-STRIPED. WE GOT A BUNCH OF THE CURB STOPS THE NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT MORE OF AN AESTHETIC THING. THE VIEW OF GUESTS COMING INTO THE FACILITY STARTS TO -- I KNOW PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO TURN AWAY JUST BECAUSE OF THE PARKING LOT IS NOT NICE. THE ARE STILL GOING TO PLAY. WITH THE DOG PARK IN THE DUCK POND BEING REVAMPED. IT IS PART OF US BEING IN THE PARK WE NEED TO DO OUR PIECE TO HAVE THAT AESTHETIC. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE WILL BE LOOKING TO DO. THE SECOND PART WOULD BE IN THE ACTUAL CARD STAGING AREA JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR PRO SHOP WHERE WE PARKED GOLF CARTS. IT IS OLD ASPHALT THAT HAS BEEN BEATEN UP. IT HAS SOME HOLES IN IT. THERE'S AN OLD TREAT WE HAD CUT DOWN IN THAT AREA THERE WAS A HAZARD. THAT PATCH HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY PATCHED. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING THAT ENTIRE AREA CONCRETED ALONG WITH THE CONNECTING GOLF CART PADS JUST FOR UNIFORMITY. ALSO THAT APPEARANCE WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE GOLF COURSE THEY ARE SEEING SOMETHING WELL TAKING HER OUT. SOMETHING THAT IS FRESH BUT IT GIVES OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AN IDEA OF WE ARE USING THE MONEY FOR SOMETHING TO IMPROVE. WE ARE NOT HANGING ONTO IT AND PUTTING IT IN A BANK ACCOUNT. WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT TO IMPROVE THE PLACE THEY ENJOY BEING AT THE FIRST PLACE. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PASSES THAT I DID NOT BRING THE PICTURES I HAVE FOR THE PAST AND THE DIFFERENT AREAS WE WILL BE LOOKING TO DO. BUT WE HAVE MET WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE MET WITH CITY ENGINEERS AND THEY ARE WORKING TO REACH OUT TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE DESIGN COMPANIES SO WE CAN GET SOMEBODY THAT ACTUALLY HAS THAT KNOWLEDGE AND THE SKILL TO PUT IT ON PAPER FOR US TO GIVE US A PICTURE. THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE MY PICTURE WITH CRAYONS. MY DAUGHTER CAN PROBABLY DO A BETTER JOB. WE WILL GET SOME BETTER HELP AND WE WILL GET OUR IDEAS ON PAPER SO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. JUST ALSO WE'RE GOING PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE GOLF COURSE BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK I KNOW WE WILL GET IS WHY ARE WE NOT USING THE MONEY TO PUT INTO THE GOLF COURSE INTO GREENS INNOVATION OR FAIRWAYS OR IRRIGATION. A PROJECT OF THAT NATURE WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND IS JUST MUCH MORE THAN HAPPY MILLION DOLLARS. THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A STEPPING-STONE.
TO EVEN DO A PROJECT LIKE THAT. I WILL EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. THE LAST PIECE OF THIS WOULD BE AN ENGINE SIGNED TO THE GOLF COURSE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. BUT, THERE ARE SIGNS THAT WERE DESIGNED THAT GO ALONG WITH THE DUCK POND AND THE
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DOG PARK. SIGNS. NOTHING ON THAT SKILL. HE WOULD NOT DO AN OVERHEAD SIGN. SOMETHING LIKE A MONUMENT SIGN. THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE LOOKING AT TO DO TO ENHANCE OUR ENGINES BUT ALSO KEEP IN MIND WITH THE DESIGN OF THE OTHER SIGNS CREATED THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. GOLF COURSE FEES. WE DID HAVE A CHANGES FOR 2025.WE'VE BEEN ON A PRETTY STEADY CHANGE OF FEES EVERY TWO YEARS.
WE DID THIS AND 23 AND 21. WE DID ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT. WE WENT UP TO DOLLARS PER ROUND. OUR MOST EXPENSIVE FEE AT THIS POINT IS $53 ON THE WEEKEND. THAT INCLUDES YOUR GOLF CART.
YOU CAN PLAY FOR $14 BUT DEPENDING ON EVERYTHING DEPENDING ON DAY OF THE WEEK. WEEKENDS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN DURING THE WEEK WE HAVE A TWILIGHT RATE. RIGHT NOW AFTER 1:00 WHEN TIME CHANGES IT WILL BE AFTER 3:00. THAT IS A DISCOUNTED RATE TO TRY TO GET IN A COUPLE HOLES BEFORE IT GETS DARK. SAME THING WITH THE PRACTICE COURSE WENT UP TO TWO DOLLARS. IT IS $11 FOR THE PRACTICE COURTS. MEMBERSHIPS WENT UP $72. TALKING ABOUT SIX MONTHS A MONTH. HAVING GOTTEN ANY REAL NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM MANY OF THAT STUFF . A LOT OF THOSE GUYS EXPECT MEMBERSHIPS TO MOVE AT SOME POINT. WE'VE BEEN STEADY WITH EVERY COUPLE YEARS. AT THIS POINT THEY ARE STARTING TO EXPECT THAT. NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. NOTHING THAT I'VE HAD ANYBODY RIPE IN MY OFFICE SAYING WHY ARE WE GOING UP BY SO MUCH OR AT ALL. THEY UNDERSTAND THE RISING COST OF GOODS AND CHEMICALS. AND LABOR AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT IT HAS BEEN PRETTY EASY. JUST KIND OF ROUGH ESTIMATES. WE THINK THIS WILL GIVE US ABOUT $50,000 IN ADDED REVENUE. REALLY AGAIN THAT IS COVERING SOME OF THE RISING COST OF GOODS FOR OUR CHEMICALS AND THE THINGS WE USE AROUND THE GOLF COURSE. WE ALSO HAD DIFFERENT PAY STRUCTURE FOR THE CITY THAT WAS INSTALLED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT WILL HELP CLOSE SOME OF THOSE GAPS.
NOTHING BIG BUT IT WILL KEEP US IN THE POSITIVE SIDE OF WHAT WE
ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. >> HOW MANY ANNUAL PASSES DO YOU
OFFER? >> 2025 IS OUR MAX. WE'VE HIT THAT NUMBER EVERY SINGLE YEAR. TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD A WAITING LIST OF 50. NOW OUR WAITING LIST HOVERS IN THE FIVE TO 10 RANGE.
RIGHT NOW WE DO THEM EVERY DECEMBER. SORRY DECEMBER AND JANUARY. IT IS AN ANNUAL PASS THAT GOES BY THE CALENDAR YEAR NOT BY THE FISCAL YEAR. IT IS ALWAYS JANUARY FEBRUARY WE ARE CHASING THE LAST FEW. WE ARE JUST OVER 200 RIGHT NOW AND LOOKING TO FILL UP THE LAST FEW PICS TYPICALLY MARCH AS THE WEATHER CHANGES THAT PEOPLE CAN GO BACK OUTSIDE AND PLAY GOLF.
WE WILL SEE THAT INTEREST RISE AGAIN.
>> ARE THOSE PRORATED IF SOMEONE WERE TO SIGN UP IN MARCH?
>> YES. WE WOULD NOT CHARGE THEM FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. HAVING THE WAITING LIST WAS GREAT. HAVING SUCH A LONG WAITING LIST PEOPLE WERE WAITING A YEAR. THAT GREW OLD WITH THEM AND THEY EITHER JOINED ANOTHER CLUB OR WE LOST PEOPLE THAT MOVED OUT OF TOWN THAT USED TO BE ON THE LIST. WE WOULD CALL THOSE GUYS REGULARLY AS PEOPLE DROP. THE PAST DURING THE YEAR THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO FILL IN AND KEEP THINGS MOVING. I EXPECT IN MARCH WE WILL BE BACK TO THAT 225 AND MOVE FORWARD FOR
[3. Capital Improvement Projects]
>> YOU ARE WELCOME. SO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
THE FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. I HINTED ON THIS WITH THE COURSE RENOVATIONS. US USING MONEY FOR A COUPLE OTHER PROJECTS. THE BIGGEST THING TO THE GOLF COURSE IS IT IS 65 OR 70 YEARS OLD. IT WAS BUILT IN THE MIDDLE 50S BUT THE SECOND HALF WAS BUILT IN THE LATE 50S EARLY 60S. NOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED. THERE IS BEEN IRRIGATION WAS PUTTING IN. IT IS OLD. WHILE OUR PUMP STATION IS THE WORD WE PUT THAT IN THREE YEARS AGO. THE IRRIGATION LINES THAT RUN UNDERNEATH THE GROUND ARE OLD. WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES EVERY SINGLE DAY EVEN DURING THE WINTER WITH THE WATER LINE BREAKS. THE TOP THING IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A WATER LEAK SOMEWHERE RATHER THAN GOING AND SHUTTING OFF A VALVE TO ANY ONE SET OF LINES OR SET OF RENTS FOR IRRIGATION WE HAVE TO TURN OUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. A NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM THEY WOULD PUT VALVES BASICALLY IN EVERY RUN OF THE IRRIGATION. SO IF YOU HAD A LEAK ON HOLE NUMBER ONE YOU CAN TURN UP WHOLE NUMBER ONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE COULD CONTINUE TO WATER. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT LUXURY. EVERYTHING GOES OFF WHEN THERE IS A LEAK.
LITTLE BIT OF A PAIN. BUT THAT IS A MAJOR NEED. BEFORE WE DO ANY OTHER RENOVATIONS. ALONG WITH THAT WOULD BE OUR GREEN COMPLEXES. THE GREENS ARE PUSH-UP GRAINS BASICALLY INTO THE DIRT FROM AROUND WITH A GREEN SITS AND PUSHED IT INTO A MOUNTAIN. LEVELED IT OFF. CREATED SOME UNDULATION TO IT AND PUT GRASS ON TOP OF IT. THE NEGATIVE ABOUT THAT IS THIS SAND AND CLAY AS THAT GETS OLDER IT STARTS TO GET TIGHT. THERE IS NO WATER SEEPAGE. BEING ABLE TO KEEP TURF HELP THE FOR ROUTES TO
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BE ABLE TO GROW HAS A HARD TIME GROWING TO THAT. THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. THE IDEA OF GOING INTO THOSE GREEN COMPLEXES THAT WOULD BE SCRAPED 16 TO 18 INCHES DOWN AND THEY WILL GO BACK WITH SAND. SAND OBVIOUSLY PERMEABLE WOULD ALLOW WATER TO GO THROUGH.ALLOWS FOR THE GROUPS TO GO DEEPER. THAT WILL LEAD TO HEALTHIER TURF. SO AGAIN A BIG PROJECT FAIRWAY SAME THING. WE WOULD KILL ALL THE FAIRWAYS BUT REGRESS THEM. THE FAIRWAY TURF IS ACTUALLY JUST FINE FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING DOWN HERE. VERY EASY TO BE ABLE TO KEEP HEALTHY. BUT THE SUM OF THESE PROJECTS IS WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE USGA IS $6 MILLION . BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WE WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL HELP FOR THE CITY. WE TALKED WITH GILBERT AND HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS OF HOW WE COULD DO THAT. WE STILL THINK THAT IS THREE TO FIVE YEARS AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO REALLY PUT THE PEN TO PAPER AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. FOR THE GOLF COURSE TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND MOVE FORWARD FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR ITSELF THESE RENOVATIONS HAVE TO BE DONE AT SOME POINT. THE GOLF COURSE CAN'T SURVIVE WHERE WE ARE BABYING THE GOLF COURSE AND IT COULD BE A LOT MORE THAN WHAT IT IS EVEN TODAY. AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO HELP IT GO THE NEXT 50 TO 60 YEARS. THIS WOULDN'T BE JUST SOMETHING FOR US BUT IT WOULD BE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF GOLFERS NEW GOLFERS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE GOLF COURSE MOVING FORWARD. COVERED EVENT SPACE . WE HAVE A COUPLE AREAS THAT WE LOCATED AT THE GOLF COURSE. WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS LOOKING TO PUT A COVERED AREA OVER ONE OF EITHER THE CONCRETE PADS WE HAVE ARE POOR IN A NEW PAD. THERE IS AUREA BY THE DUCK PAN. AN OLD SHIP THAT WAS TORN DOWN AFTER HARVEY WE WOULD HAVE USED UP IN TRYING TO CREATE AN EVENT SPACE FOR AFTER GOLF TOURNAMENTS THEY COULD HANG OUT AND DO SCORING INTO FOOD. AND THEN ALSO GIVE A SPACE FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO RENT AS WELL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FLIP-FLOP ON BOTH ENDS. AGAIN SOME AREAS THAT WE'VE LOCATED IDENTIFIED AND WE WILL PASS THAT TO LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND HAVE THEM GIVE US SOME MOCKUPS. GIVE US A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE THINKING IN OUR BRAINS. OUR CARD AND COUPLE OTHER SMALL BUILDINGS THESE ARE SOME THE SAME THINGS WE WILL BE HAVING THAT WE WILL HAVE THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN COMPANY HELP US WITH THE TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE CART BARN IS JUST ROUGH. IT IS AN OUTDOOR SPACE IN THE PARK. WE GET ANIMALS IN THERE. IT IS HARD TO KEEP DIRT AND GET THE GOLF CARTS AS CLEAN AS WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE.
WITH THE REMODEL IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE STAFF TO MOVE AROUND THE GOLF CARTS. IT WOULD GIVE US A CHANCE TO LOOK AT TRYING TO BUTTONED THAT THING UP LITTLE BIT TO MAKE IT CLEANUP DAY BY DAY. BUT AGAIN ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WILL NEED SOME HELP WITH. WE WILL GET A BETTER IDEA WITH CONCEPTS AND DRAWINGS FROM LANDSCAPE DESIGN. THAT WILL HELP A LOT. MOVING ONTO -- THIS IS AN EVENT WE HOSTED THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. WE ARE IN THE THIRD YEAR OF OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
THIS YEAR IS ON APRIL THIRD TO THE SIXTH. IT WILL ACTUALLY SHOW UP EARLY THAT WEEK. THEIR STAFF WILL SHOW UP ON THAT MONDAY. AS WE'VE SEEN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WE WILL HAVE KIDS THAT WILL START TO COME PLAY PRACTICE ROUNDS THE WEEK BEFORE. WE WILL START SEEING SOME OF THEM TRAVELING THE WEEK BEFORE PLAYING PRACTICE ROUNDS OR HITTING GOLF BALLS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. WE WILL SEE THEM BY THE WEEKEND PRIOR TO THE WEEK OF THE EVENT. SO JUST A QUICK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ON THURSDAY THEY HAVE AN OPEN QUALIFIER. ANY SPOTS THAT WERE NOT INVITATION FIELD THERE WILL BE AN OPEN QUALIFIER FOR KIDS THAT ARE PART OF THE -- TO PLAY THEIR WAY INTO THE TOURNAMENT. IT IS USUALLY ABOUT 16 SPOTS. THERE IN THAT OPEN QUALIFIER AVAILABLE.
EVERYTHING IS BY INVITATIONS TO THEIR PLAYERS AND THEIR REGISTRY LIST. THAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON THAT WE WOULD DO PRACTICE ROUNDS STARTING AT 1:00. THURSDAY IS THE ONLY DAY THE GOLF COURSE WILL BE CLOSED TO OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS. THEY HAVE THE TOURNAMENT FOR THAT WONDERFUL DAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WE DO TEATIME STARTING AT 8:00. WE WILL HAVE TWO TIMES FOR THE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC STARTING AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT GIVES US TIME TO GET THE KIDS OUT AND MOVING SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF OUR MEMBERS OR GENERAL GUEST PLAY THAT WILL CATCH THEM.
SUNDAY THE TOURNAMENT FIELD GETS CUT DOWN TO THE TOP 60%. THEY WILL TAKE THE BEST 60 SCORES 60% OF SCORES AND MOVE THEM FORWARD.
THE OTHER ONES ARE OUT OF THE EVENT. THEY WON'T QUALIFY PAST THAT CUT. THOSE TWO TIMES FROM 8:00 UNTIL 10:00. THEN WE WILL START TEE TIMES THAT MORNING AT 11:00. ECONOMIC IMPACT. WE DID BRING A COUPLE NUMBERS. I CAN SEND THIS TO YOU GUYS AND WE DO HAVE JESSICA SEND THIS AS WELL. THE AJ GA LAST YEAR HAD 14 STATES REPRESENTED. 96 PLAYERS ON THE FIELD. 351 NET VISITORS.
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AND FOUR COUNTRIES REPRESENTED. ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE VISITOR SPENDING WAS $126,000 . TOTAL ROOM MITES FOR 486. TOTAL IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR LAST YEAR WAS 300 JUST OVER $320,000 .OVER THE TWO YEARS THAT WE'VE HOSTED THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT WAS $671,000. THE EVENT HAS BEEN GREAT NOT ONLY FOR THE GOLF COURSE. BUT FOR THE CITY AS WELL. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PUTTING IN HOTELS AND HOW LONG THE GUESTS ARE STAYING HERE IS SOMETHING WE ENJOYED. WE THINK IT IS A GOOD FIT FOR THE CITY.
IT IS IN OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE GOLF COURSE. IF IT'S WELL INTO THE AJ GA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE. SO PART OF THAT IS THE REASON WE WILL BE ASKING COUNSEL FOR AN EXTENSION TO HOST 26 THROUGH 28.
AJ GA HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO US THE PAST YEAR ASKING US TO DO THAT. AS WE LET LISA GET SETTLED I'VE BROUGHT THAT TO HER ATTENTION OF WANTING TO MOVE THE EVENT FORWARD AND TO CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. SO WE WILL BE LOOKING TO GET THAT ON COUNSEL'S AGENDA TO APPROVE THAT FOR 26 THROUGH 28. AND WE HOPE TO SEE THAT COME BACK AGAIN. THEY'D BEEN A GREAT GROUP. THE KIDS ARE GREAT. THEY TAKE CARE OF THE GOLF COURSE.
ONE OF THE BETTER EVENTS WE CAN HAVE HOSTING AN AMATEUR EVENT
LIKE THAT. >> LOT OF INFORMATION. ANY
QUESTIONS? >> I JUST HAD A COMMENT. THE SEVEN YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE AND I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF AND I'VE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE GOLF COURSE. IT HAS BEEN IMPROVING AS I'VE BEEN HERE. THE PEOPLE I TALKED TO WHO LIVED HERE THEIR WHOLE LIFE I'VE NEVER SEEN RIVERSIDE IN AS GOOD A SHAPE AS IT IS NOW. KUDOS.
>> IT IS NOT JUST ME. IT IS MY STAFF. THE GUYS ON THE GOLF COURSE DO EVERYTHING. I MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO THAT IN OUR BUDGET IS CORRECT SO THEY GET THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO IT. THEY ARE DOING ALL THE WORK.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M GOING TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT JOB ROLANDO. ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE WITH THE CITY IS REMARKABLE. AND TO GROW YOUR RESERVE I MEAN TO 1 MILLION.
THAT IS JUST AND TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING. FOR THE MOST PART. I KNOW THE STRUGGLES YOU'VE HAD WITH THE GOLF COURSE TURF AND FLOODING AND WHEEZE AND ALL OF THAT. IT IS JUST GREAT JOB. I AGREE WITH THE TWO IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE PARKING LOT AND THE SIGNAGE. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. IT IS AFFORDABLE LIKE YOU SAID WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE MONEY. THAT WOULD REALLY MAKE THE PLACE LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND THE SIGNAGE I THINK WE WANT TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT ON THE TABLE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> REAL ASSET TO THE CITY.
>> THAT IS WHAT WE WERE HOPING.
>> WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR SPENDING IT WITH US.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> THANK YOU ALL.
>> BEFORE HE GOES I KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE HIM -- HE'S BEEN WORKING DOUBLE DUTY. SO THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT. I WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW AROUND THE TIME THAT WE EXPERIENCED OUR VACANCY WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ROLANDO HAS STEPPED UP IN THAT AREA. TO HELP ASSIST. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP. I KNOW HE'S LIKE GET SOMEONE HIRED. HR IS GOING THROUGH A PROCESS RIGHT NOW. IT IS HELPING US TO IDENTIFY MORE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. SO HIS HELP HAS REALLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL. I CALL HIM THE NUMBERS GUY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
BUT, KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM HOLLY AND DENNIS AND THE REST OF THE TEAM. THEY'VE LET ME REALLY SHARE HIM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIS EFFORTS. I KEEP PUSHING HIM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS HUGE. I THINK THE GOLF COURSE IS NOT WHERE HE IS GOING TO STOP.
I'M PUTTING THAT ON THE RECORD. I HOPE THAT I KNOW HE HAS CHILDREN. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE WE HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP REFLECTED ON THIS TEAM. I DID NOT ASK HIM HE STEPPED UP IMMEDIATELY. HOPEFULLY BY LIVESTOCK SHOW I'M HOLDING MYSELF TO THIS. HE SAID I HAD ABOUT A WEEK. BUT , HE WILL BE ABLE TO FOCUS BACK ON WHAT HE SO PASSIONATELY CARES ABOUT. BUT AGAIN JUST WANTS TO SHARE THAT SENTIMENT THAT HE GETS THE VISION. A LOT OF OUR LEADERSHIP THEY WEAR LOTS OF HATS BUT I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. THANK YOU ROLANDO. GO ENJOY YOUR FAMILY. WE'VE GOT THE REST OF THIS.
>> THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. >> AND YOUR BIRTHDAY.
>> I TOLD JESSICA SHE HAS TO HOLD ME TO IT. IS IT THIS YEAR IN 2025 I'M NOT GOING TO LET ANOTHER MONTH GO BY WITHOUT A CARD OR SOMETHING. WE GET SO BUSY AND WE FORGET THOSE THINGS.
SHE SAID SHE IS GOING TO HOLD ME TO IT. WE'VE BEEN PRETTY GOOD.
I DID NOT KNOW THIS ONE. OH WELL.
>> THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW. SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH
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OUR PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO STEVE GALLAGHER WHO IS GOING TO BEGIN THE REST OF OUR PRESENTATION FOR THEEVENING. >> IF I CAN GET THIS GOING FOR
>> >>> BY ROLANDO HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
MADAM CHAIR THAT EVENING. HAPPY FEBRUARY 10TH TO YOU ALL. THE FIRST SLIDE I GOT UP ON THE BOARD IS TO TALK ABOUT SOME ITEMS ON THE MAINTENANCE TEAM. THIS ONE IS PRIMARILY COVERING IN THE FISCAL YEAR WHERE WE ARE AT WITH A COUPLE PROJECTS COMING UP AS IT RELATES TO EQUIPMENT. AT THE YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX, WE SHOULD BE BETWEEN FAIRBURY 20TH AND MARCH 5TH GET THE FIVE NEW SCOREBOARDS THAT WILL BE AT THE YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX. THEY SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE INSTALLER BY THE 20TH. THEN HE WILL BRING THEM TO THE SITE. WITHIN A WEEK OR SO TO START INSTALLING THEM. SO FIELDS ONE THROUGH FOUR WOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL AS FIELD SEVEN. ANY OF THOSE LIGHTS THAT ARE IN THOSE BOARDS WILL HELP FIELD SIX AND EIGHT AND ANY OF THE BOARD THAT NEEDS AN L.E.D. REPLACEMENT FROM PARKS. THAT WILL HELP OUT HUGE AND TREMENDOUSLY TO REQUEST AT THE YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX AS WELL AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER BOARDS FOR FUTURE BUDGET YEARS AND WHEN THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. FOR THE YOUTH TEAM AS WELL AS THE PARKS TEAM WE HAVE THREE NEW UTILITY VEHICLES FOR FIELD MAINTENANCE AND GETTING FIELDS TURNED OVER AFTER HEAVY RAIN EVENTS AND GENERAL PARK MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY PARKS BUT THE HELPS TO REPLACE UNITS THAT WERE 10 OR 15 YEARS OLD AND PROVIDES BETTER SERVICE TO THE FIELDS. FOR THE TEAM. AS WELL AS FOR OUR RIVERSIDE PARK TEAM THERE ARE TWO NEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT LISTED. THERE IS A GRINDER ATTACHMENT AS WELL AS A NEW SWEEPER. THOSE WERE BOTH ATTACHED TO OUR BOBCAT. ON THAT BOBCAT NOW AFTER FLOODS GETTING INTO AREAS THAT WE NEED TO SWEEP THE MUD OFF THE ROAD OR OTHER MAINTENANCE WITH SWEEPING ROADS AND PARKING LOTS FROM WIND AND DEBRIS WE CAN DO THAT AND RIVERSIDE PARK. THE STUMP GRINDER WILL BE HELPFUL FOR GETTING AROUND PARKS LIKE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SIX TO EIGHT STUMPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OR OF THE PARKS AS TREES THAT MAKE THE GOLF COURSE. THAT IS A NICE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO HAVE. FOR THE TEAM TO GET ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IT DOES EVENTUALLY IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL SAVE ON COST AND CONTRACTING OUT OUR STUMP AS WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF TREES IN THE PARK AND NEED TO WORK ON THEM.
THOSE ARE SOME EQUIPMENT ON THE PARKSIDE. FOR RECREATION THERE IS A COUPLE SLIDES HERE. WE ARE STARTING OUR REGISTRATION FOR OUR FIRST SEASON OF 2025. OUR TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO GET THE REGISTRATION OUT. THE PAST TWO MONTHS FOR THE KICK BALL SOFTBALL. WE ASK PLAYERS THEY CAN SIGN UP THROUGH THE VICTORIA.JOB SITE TO GET THAT INFORMATION. $300 WILL GET YOU TO KICK BALL SOFTBALL. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE SEASONS THAT WE HAVE FOR SPRING SUMMER AND THE FALL SEASON. WE GET ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 TO 60 TEAMS. AND SO FOUR NIGHTS A WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AT THE ADULT SPORTS COMPLEX THEY WILL BE GAMES BETWEEN SEVEN EIGHT AND NINE AND 10 P.M. AT THE ADULT SPORTS COMPLEX OFF OF NORTH AVENUE. TODDLERS ON THE TRAIL IS BACK HERE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE ACTIVITIES FOR THAT COMING UP. WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE NEXT ONE THIS WEDNESDAY THE 12TH AT 10:00 A.M. IT WILL BE AT CHILDREN'S PARK. THE NEXT WEEK ON THE 19TH WILL BE AT HOPKINS PARK. THIS MONTH WE ARE CELEBRATING VALENTINE THEME ACTIVITIES WITH THE CHILDREN. AND OUR REC TEAM ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB SERVICING THOSE FAMILY AND CHILDREN. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT HERE IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND THE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP IN THE DAYTIME FOR FAMILIES AS WELL. THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WE JUST MENTIONED WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE LIVESTOCK SHOW. THIS IS PUT ON THROUGH THE COUNTY AND THROUGH THE FOR AGE GROUPS THE COME ON IN THE JAYCEES. THEY UTILIZE THE FACILITY STARTING THE 15TH OF THE MONTH BUT THEY HAVE THE COOKOFF AND THE PARADE GOING ON IN THE 15TH OF THE COOKOFF THEY WILL BE DOING ACTIVITIES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE PARADE IS DOWNTOWN. THEY HAVE 50 FLOATS DOWN THERE. WE ASKED RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THAT AND ENJOY THE PARADE AND FESTIVITIES TO KICK OFF THE SHOW. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOME FAIRGROUND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY YEAR THERE'S AN ANNUAL FAIR THAT TAKES PLACE. THIS YEAR IT IS FEBRUARY 27TH AND MARCH 3RD. THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES. TOO MANY TO LIST. THEY GO TO VICTORIA LIVESTOCK SHOW.COM THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND ANIMAL SHOWINGS. AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO THAT EVENT. AND CHECK OUT THE GREAT PURPOSE OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. ON THE SPORTS TOURISM SIDE A COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL. WE ARE IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF THE TEXAS AMATEUR
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ATHLETIC FEDERATION WINTER GAMES. THIS IS BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR FOR US IS TO START WITH. JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST WEEKEND THAT WE HAD ON JANUARY 18TH AND 19TH. WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT SPORTS THAT CAME IN. OUT OF THOSE BOARDS WE HAD 95 SURVEYS. 147 ROOM NIGHTS. AND THEY LISTED OUT OF THOSE 95 SURVEYS HOW MUCH OF THOSE WERE USED RESTAURANTS RETAIL OTHER SERVICES BUT OUR CONVENTION BUREAU IS STILL WRAPPING UP THE FULL ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THAT WEEKEND. SO OUT OF THAT REPORTED SPENDING AROUND 20,000. THE HOTELS AROUND 12,000. THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME AGGREGATE BASED ON THOSE THAT DID NOT ANSWER THE SURVEYS. AND THE ATHLETES. WE'RE DEFINITELY EXPECTING MUCH HIGHER NUMBERS AROUND 100,000 OR SO OR 75,000 TO THE FIRST WEEKEND BASED ON THE FULL REPORT FOR THE ATHLETES. I GOT THOSE NUMBERS ON MY NEXT SLIDE. I WILL BREAK THAT DOWN. 1200 ATHLETES THAT CAME FOR DOES -- WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL AS WELL AS SWIMMING.THE DISC GOLF WE HAD 94 COMPETITORS THAT CAME IN. THAT WAS A RECORD NUMBER. FOR THE DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT. IT IS A REALLY NICE KICKOFF SWING TOURNAMENT. AS THEY ARE PREPARING THE TEXAS DISC GOLF SEASON AS WELL AS GETTING READY FOR THE VICTORIA OPEN IN DECEMBER I'M SORRY FEBRUARY 22ND. THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT JANUARY TOURNAMENT TO GET A FEEL FOR THE COURSES HERE IN VICTORIA. THE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL WE HAD TEAMS THAT CAME IN FROM CORPUS CHRISTI SAN ANTONIO THE HOUSTON AREA. AS WELL AS THE AUSTIN AREA. THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THAT THE SAN ANTONIO PARIS SPORTS TEAM WON THAT . WE HAD ABOUT 40 ATHLETES THAT PLAYED IN SEVERAL FANS. THEY STAY TWO NIGHTS FROM SOME CAME IN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME CAME IN SATURDAY NOR MORNING ESTATE THAT NIGHT.
HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB FILLING OUT THE SURVEYS AND PROVIDING DATA. SWIMMING FOR US THIS YEAR WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF SWIMMERS. WE HAD CATEGORIES IN YOUTH ADULT AS WELL. SO WE HAD IT WAS NINE AND UP TO 18 FOR GIRLS AS WELL AS BOYS. AND THEN THE ADULTS WAS 18 AND UP. WE HAD NINE AND UNDER CATEGORY. THOSE TWO DAYS BROUGHT IN THOUSANDS SWIMMERS BUT THAT WAS OUT OF ALL THE TASKS SWIMMING THAT WE BROUGHT IN THE MOST FOR THIS PARTICULAR GAME. THAT WAS A GREAT NUMBER TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED THE SWIMMING AT THE AQUATIC CENTER. THE STAFF ARE GREAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE MS. CYNTHIA HELPING WITH HER TEAM TO PUT IT ON AS WELL IS THE TASKS SUPPORT TEAM THAT CAME DOWN. THERE WAS OVER 40 TO 50 TAPPED PROFESSIONALS THAT CAME DOWN TO HELP SWIMMING. ONE OF THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WITH THAT IS THOSE PEOPLE ARE TAKING THEIR INDIVIDUAL TIME OUT OF THEIR DIRECTOR OR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OR RECREATION ROLES. TO TAKE THE WEEKEND OFF JUST TO COME TO OUR TOWN TO SUPPORT SWIMMING. WE CANNOT DO THAT WITHOUT THEIR HELP. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS WE HAD SOME OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT VOLUNTEERED. IT TOOK ABOUT 80 OR SO PEOPLE THAT HELPED PUT THAT COMPETITION ON TO RUN THAT EVENT. THEY WERE GOING 8:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 7:00 AT NIGHT EACH DAY. ON SUNDAY WAS 8:00 UNTIL NOON ON SUNDAY. A LOT OF LONG HARD DAYS TO DO THAT. BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT DID THAT. COMING UP THIS WEEKEND RIGHT AWAY WE HAVE FOUR SPORTS LISTED . E-SPORTS IS A NEW ONE FOR WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. TO PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND THEIR E-SPORTS. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OVER THERE THEY WILL HAVE AN OPENING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. IN THE UNIVERSITY SOUTH BUILDING. THEY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ROOMS. THE FIRST ROOM IS KIND OF LIKE A HALF CIRCLE ROOM WHERE THEY COULD PUT UP THE EIGHT PROJECTED SCREENS ONTO THE SURFACE. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH SUPER SMASH BROTHERS. BUT I KNOW THAT IF YOU PLAY NINTENDO OR THINGS LIKE THAT IS A PRETTY POPULAR EVENT. TO GO AND COMPETE AND USE THEIR CHARACTERS AND DO WHAT YOU DO TO DO SOME I GUESS NINTENDO MARTIAL ARTS IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. IT IS A LOT OF FUN BECAUSE FOR COLLEGE AND FOR TECHNOLOGY AND FOR THAT SCIENCE OF BUILDING THOSE GAMES AND GETTING INTO GAMING IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW HOW THE UNIVERSITY LEAD PEOPLE. IT IS 13 AND UP TO PLAY. AND SO YOU CAN GET OVER TO THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE STUDENT BODY OVER THERE. IT HELPS THEM WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO PUT THIS TOURNAMENT ON. THEY ALSO HAVE A SECONDARY ROOM WHERE THEY CAN PUT IN ANOTHER EIGHT SCREENS UP THEN THEY HAVE A STADIUM SEAT BLEACHER SEATING. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OVER THERE I RECOMMEND THAT THIS WEEKEND. IT:00 IN THE MORNING THEY START DOING WARM-UPS BUT AT 10:00 A.M. THEY START THE COMPETITION. DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF PLAYERS THAT CAN AND MAYBE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. THE MORE PLAYERS THEY HAVE THE MORE THEY WILL END EARLY EVENING. SOFTBALL IS A
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REALLY BIG EVENT OVER AT OUR YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX THIS WEEKEND. THERE WAS 50 TO 60 TEAMS THAT WERE REGISTERED. SO THEY WILL BE USING THE 11 FIELDS OVER THERE. ON SATURDAY AT 12 FIELDS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A DOUBLEHEADER GAME ON SATURDAY.THAT PARK IS GOING TO BE PACKED WITH 15 TO 1800 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STARTING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 9:00 AT NIGHT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FLAG FOOTBALL IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THAT, FLAG FOOTBALL THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD ONE OUT OF THE FOURTH YEAR. WE DID SKIP A YEAR FOR THAT. BUT THAT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE 250 PLAYERS COME IN FOR THAT. TO KIND OF IF YOU A PERSPECTIVE THEY GET TO PLAY MULTIPLE WAYS.
YOU CAN PLAY ON AN EIGHT AND 18. THEY CAN PLAY ON FIVE AND FIVE TEAM. THEY CAN ALSO PLAY ON A FIVE TO FIVE COED TEAM.
DEPENDING ON THEIR SKILL ON THOSE YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAYER PLAY AS SO MANY DIFFERENT TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. YOU WILL SEE THEM ON THAT SATURDAY MORNING STARTING OUT THERE PUTTING 58 BY EIGHT FIELDS ON THE SOCCER FIELDS ON RED RIVER. AND THEN WE ALSO GOT IT TO WHERE IT IS CONVERTED TO FIVE ON FIVE FIELDS LATE IN THE DAY. YOU WILL SEE THEM PLAYING FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 8:00 AT NIGHT. DEPENDING ON WHICH TIME YOU GET THERE YOU MAY SEE THEM PLAY IN ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES. THEN ON SUNDAY THEY WILL BE PLAYING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 304 IN THE AFTERNOON JUST EIGHT ON EIGHT.
THEY WILL FINISH WITH A FIVE ON FIVE PLAY. ON THAT SIDE
SATURDAY. >> DID I HEAR YOU SAY THERE ARE
SIGN-UPS FOR COMMISSIONERS? >> WE CAN GET A TEAM. WE HAVE A COED TEAM RIGHT HERE. WE CAN DO A 515.
>> WE WERE THINKING ABOUT HOW NICE IT WOULD BE TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS TO FEED ALL OF THESE PEOPLE PRINT THINK ABOUT THAT.
BECAME THE REASON I SAY THAT WITHIN THE THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU GET THOSE 250 PLAYERS IT DOES HUMID TIP TO ABOUT 470 PLAYERS. BY THE TIME YOU CAN COUNT ALL THE CROSS ACTIVITIES THAT THEY DO. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT IS HOW THE TOURNAMENT IS LAID OUT. AND THEN FIVE ON FIVE COED. IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY COOL. THEY WILL STAY A LOT OF HOTEL NIGHTS FOR THAT. THE GOLF TOURNAMENT ROLANDO HAS 20 TEAMS. THAT IS A SATURDAY ONLY TOURNAMENT. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME DURING THE DAY TO SEE THAT EVEN IT IS A FOUR PERSON SCRAMBLE. IT IS COED. BUT AGAIN EACH OF THESE REPRESENTATIVES TO SAY THAT ONE YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A PEN ON YOUR DIOCESE. THAT PEN IS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY PEN LOGO AND ANNIVERSARY FOR TAFT. THIS IS OUR FOURTH YEAR OR FIFTH YEAR OF HOSTING THE EVENT. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HOST AND ANNIVERSARY SEASON. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. TANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS ADVENTURE IN 2021 TO GET IN FRONT OF COUNSEL AND BRINGING SPORTS TOURISM YOU GUYS WERE A PART OF THAT FOR PARK COMMISSIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN LET'S SEE FOR TAFT I THINK I WRAPPED UP ON
THAT. >> I DID WANT TO ADD ONE POINT .
WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE FOOD TRUCKS BUT WE HAVE OUR DEBRIEFING FROM AFTER WE FINISH THESE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS. MY FIRST ROUND GOING THROUGH IT. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THOSE SUGGESTIONS. WE WANTED TO TALK THROUGH SOME ENHANCEMENTS EVEN AT THE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL GAME. JUST HAVING MUSIC AND LIVE COMMENTARY. THOSE ARE THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO EXPLORE. SO CERTAINLY THE FOOD PIECE IS A BIG ONE. WE ARE WRITING THAT
DOWN. THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> PEOPLE LIKE FOOD.
>> THANK YOU. >>> WE WILL GIVE YOU THE DATA AND STATS ON THAT. FOR THAT . BUT DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD WITH THE CONVENTION BUREAU. ANY CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE YEARS AFTER 26 IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS EVENT AS WELL.
>> A COUPLE OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. WE WANT TO LIST OUT COMING UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE A GROSS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILDHOOD CENTER AT 1107. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22ND FROM NINE TO 11 THE VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL WILL BE DOING THEIR QUARTERLY CLEANUP TO START THE YEAR FOR 25. AND SO WE WANTED TO PROMOTE THAT OUT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO BE OUT ON THAT SATURDAY. AND THEN THE NEXT POINT OF NOTE IS THE END OF THE MONTH FROM FEBRUARY 24TH TO FEBRUARY 28TH FOUR OF OUR PARK TEAM THE MEMBERS WILL BE HEADED OUT TO ALAN TEXAS TO TAKE PART IN OUR TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY STATE CONFERENCE. NORMALLY THEY WOULD TAKE ABOUT 1100 PEOPLE TO THIS CONFERENCE. THEY ACTUALLY SELL OUT TO WHERE THEY HAD TO EXPAND IT HIGHER THAN THAT. THEY FOUND WAYS TO GET IN AND. WE GOING TO MEET WITH A LOT OF OUR PEERS ALL UP AND DOWN THE BOARD FROM ANY LEVEL AND RECREATION ALL THE WAY UP TO DIRECTOR. AND BUILD NEW IDEAS FRESH CONCEPTS AND NEW
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IDEAS AND PARKS AND RECREATION. WE WILL MEET WITH OVER 50+ VENDORS IF NOT MORE TO TALK ABOUT PLAYGROUNDS OR JUST AESTHETICS OR OTHER THINGS. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. THEY FEEL THIS CONFERENCE UP A LOT OF LOCAL STATE REPS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR US TO GET ENGAGED WITH THE SO WE CAN WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS THERE. WE ARE VERY ENERGIZED TO HEAD TO THIS CONFERENCE FOR SURE. THIS ONE IS A REAL TREAT FOR US. WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO BRING NEW MEMBERS TO GET INVOLVED AS WELL AS THEY DO LOCAL CONFERENCES. WE HAVE ONE IN JANUARY LAST MONTH. JUST A LOT OF ENERGY WE HAVE ABOUTGOING TO THESE CONFERENCES. >> I WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAS BEEN PAST PRACTICE. I BELIEVE A LOT OF AGENCIES TYPICALLY INVITE THEIR BOARD COMMISSIONERS TO THESE TYPES OF CONFERENCES. THEY ACTUALLY ATTEND. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE THAT IS SOMETHING I'M GOING TO EXPLORE. I DO THINK THAT WE GET TO ABSORB A LOT OF THIS PRACTICES. IT IS VERY NICE TO SEE IT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE. I RUN INTO A LOT OF THOSE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A OR NAY. I WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT. BECAUSE WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR HORIZON IN TERMS OF OUR REACH. AGENCIES ARE NOT JUST ABOUT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR. THEY ARE VERY MUCH ABOUT OUR PARTNERS IN THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. I WILL BRING BACK SOME INFORMATION ON THAT TO SEE
IF THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. >> IS THIS A ONCE A YEAR EVENT?
>> YES MOUNT. THE END OF FEBRUARY THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY THE FIRST WEEKEND OF MARCH. AND THEN AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL RECREATION PARK ASSOCIATION. THEY HAVE THEIRS EITHER SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. AND SO IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THOSE CALENDARS AND JUST HAVE A PREPLANNED OUT THEN IF THERE WAS ANYTHING LOGISTICALLY THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT OR GET PERMISSIONS FOR. I KNOW SOME CITIES OR PARK COMMISSIONS THEY WAY THEY ARE FUNDED -- SOME ARE SELF-FUNDED PRIVATE PARTY. IT IS DEFINITELY WELL WORTH IT. EVEN WHEN I WAS IN ATLANTA LAST OCTOBER I RAN INTO SO MANY PARK COMMISSIONERS AND COUNCILS THAT WERE PART OF THEIR BODY OR AGENCY. IT WAS JUST TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. AS WELL IS THERE IS EVEN INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS THAT THAT WHERE THERE IS PRESENTERS FROM THOSE COMMISSIONS OR FROM THOSE COUNCILS OR BOARDS THAT WOULD SAY IF YOU ARE AN UP-AND-COMING SUPERINTENDENT OR DIRECTOR HOW DO YOU WORK WITH HOW TO WORK WITH US? AND STUFF.
THEY HAVE THAT DIALOGUE AT THESE CONFERENCES. IT IS GOOD TO MEET OUR PEERS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES BUT AS CITY MANAGERS OR MANAGERS THAT GO TO THESE CONFERENCES. AND EDUCATIONAL PIECES.
>> MISS LISA I GOT LOCKED OUT. >> YOU NEED MY PASSWORD.
>> A COUPLE MORE SLIDES. >> THE LAST SLIDE BEFORE QUESTIONS IS GOING TO BE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THE BIGGEST ONE THAT EVERYBODY IS WAITING FOR -- TRACY PARK THE RESTROOM. I HAVE GREAT NEWS. THERE IS A TRUCK SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE RESTROOM ON IT. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT NEWS. MYSELF AND OUR PARK SUPERVISOR WATCHING THEM START TO PREPARE THE PAD AND INSTALL SOME PLUMBING. LATER THIS WEEK YOU WILL SEE A BIG CRANE STARTING TO SET THAT BATHROOM IN PLACE. OUR CONTRACTOR WILL CONTINUE TO SET OTHER PLUMBING SANITARY AND ELECTRICAL IN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. HERE TO COME. BUT DEFINITELY AS YOU GET READY FOR THE SEASON THE EIGHTH THROUGH THE 15TH OF MARCH IS WHEN THE TIME WOULD BE EXPECTED YOU WILL SEE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND STUFF BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICIAL DATE YET WHEN WE WOULD CUT A RIBBON OR DO ANYTHING. TO GET THAT RESTROOM GOING. IT IS HERE IN THE PARKING LOT. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT IS A SIGHT TO SEE IF YOU GET TIME TO STOP BY AND SEE THEM ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT USING THE CRANE AND MOVING A BUILDING OFF A TRUCK. IT IS ALWAYS FUN.
THE REIT PROJECT WE HAD A CONSUL HERE RECENTLY. WITH OUR GRANT TEAM. MS. KATIE CALMLY HELPED US OUT AS WELL AS OUR ENGINEER DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT ITS HEAD THE PARK. WE LOOKING TO TAKE THAT PARK AND IMPROVE THE TRAIL OVER THERE TO A 10 FOOT MULTI-YOU SIDEWALK AS WELL AS OTHER SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SHELTERS. AS WELL AS IN FRONT OF THE WALKWAY. AS YOU CAN AT THE FIREHOUSE ALONG THE STREET ALONG SALEM ALL THE WAY TO THE TOWN & COUNTRY ROAD.
THERE IS NO SIDEWALK. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT WHICH IS BEEN SUBMITTED. IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THAT. TO GET ACTUALLY APPROVED. WE JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RADAR. THAT IS A GREAT GRANT TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
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DEPARTMENT. OUT OF IT IS A $360,000 PROJECT BUT THE CITY WOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR 60,000. THE GRANT WOULD PAY THE OTHER 300,000. THAT WILL HELP US CONTINUE TO GO A LONG WAY FOR OTHER PROJECTS AND OTHER SIDEWALK FOOT TRAFFIC DESTINATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE CITY.>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TED BE READ PARK. IS THE RACQUETBALL PARKS OVER THERE. ARE THOSE USED BY ANYONE THAT PLAYS RACQUETBALL? IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAT WE COULD USE THAT SPACE? I HAVE I GO THERE A FEW TIMES BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE OVER THERE AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE BETTER
UTILIZED. >> GREAT QUESTION. MS. GLENDA.
WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT JUST TEARING IT DOWN AND LEAVING THE SLAB. THERE ARE SURPRISINGLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE IF I TALKED TO AT THE PARK AND OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT MY TIME WILL SAY WE HAVE PLAYED HANDBALL OR PLAYED SOMETHING THERE. THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER SIDE OF IT WITH MAINTENANCE EVERY WEEK WE ARE PAINTING SOMETHING ON THE WALL BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ON THE WALL THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. EVENTUALLY THAT IS ON OUR LIST OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE TO HANDLE IT IN SOME MANNER. AND IMPROVE IT AND MAKE THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS IN SOME FASHION.
BUT NOTHING IS ON THE SCHEDULE.
>> IT WOULD BE A GREAT PICKLEBALL COURT.
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO MEASURE AND SEE WHAT THE SIZE OF THAT IS AS WELL. BUT THAT YOU ARE RIGHT. THAT IS ONE OF OUR THINGS WE ARE CHARGED TO DO IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY JOBS BUT IS THAT AS THEY GO AROUND TO EVALUATE STRUCTURES. EVALUATE USAGE OF FACILITIES BUT AND HELP US GUIDE US INTO OUR MISSION AS WE ASK FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE PARKS. FOR SURE.
>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING INTO IT -- I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IS BEING
USED. >> LIKE YOU SAID IT IS CAUSING MAINTENANCE AND IF NO ONE IS USING IT MAY BE TEAR IT DOWN AND
THEN MAKE A PLAN B. >> IF WE GET THAT ON THE SCHEDULE WE WILL LET THE FOLKS KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE. THE
LAST POINT AND I THINK I HAD. >> IT ALL OF A SUDDEN DID NOT
LIKE ME AT ALL. >> IT WAS GOING SO WELL FOR LIKE
AN HOUR. >> IF I'M FIDGETING BECAUSE I'M MOVING THE MOUSE SO IT DOESN'T GO TO SLEEP IT THE RIVERSIDE PARK CHILDREN SPLASH PAD AND PLAYGROUND ITSELF.
EARLIER THIS AUGUST WE HAD RECEIVED QUALIFICATION FROM 11 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT DO PARK AMENITY UPGRADE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND SPORTS FIELDS. WE ARE WORKING TO FINISH UP HOPEFULLY AND BRING IT TO WHERE THERE IS A CONTRACT. HERE IN MARCH TO COUNSEL. THE GENTLEMAN WE MET WITH FROM THE COMPANY OUT OF HOUSTON IS GOING TO BE PUTTING TOGETHER HIS NUMBERS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THAT DESIGN AND CONCEPTS. AND THEN ENGINEERING FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THAT STAGE. SO THEN WE CAN BRING THE FINAL PHASE. WE ARE LOOKING AT $2 MILLION PROJECT. WE ARE ABOUT 550,000 IS ACTUALLY PROVIDED FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SPLASH PAD OVER WHERE THE SPLASH PAD WOULD BE AT THE CHILDREN'S PARK AREA. AND SO ONCE WE HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THAT WE WILL START BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE PRESENTATIONS. BUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE MORE IN PROGRESS BUT WE'VE HAD MEETINGS AND GONE THROUGH DETAILS AND SCOPE OF WHAT WE WANT TO HIT OUT OF THAT PROJECT. THAT VENDOR WILL PROVIDE US NUMBERS THAT WILL START ENGINEERING PHASE OF THAT AND DESIGN. AND THEN WE WILL GET INTO THAT PROJECT. DEPENDING ON THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE CAN DO WE WOULD EITHER DO THE SPLASH PAD AND THE PLAYGROUND BOTH IN 26 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LATE PART OF 26 BUT WAS SPLIT THE PROJECT FOR CIP FUNDING INTO THE SPLASH PAD FIRST. THEN THE PLAYGROUND SECOND IN THE EARLY PART OF 27. AND LOOK AT THE FISCAL YEAR. WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT WITH CMO'S OFFICE AND FINANCE TEAM.
>> RIGHT NOW THE CONSULTANT IS AN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.
>> THAT IS THE CONTRACT THAT WILL COME UP
>> SO YOU HAD AN RFP AND YOU SELECTED A CONSULT IN. SO NOW IS
HE DOING CONCEPT PHASE? >> ONCE WE GET IT APPROVED. HE IS PROVIDING US A NUMBER RIGHT NOW WHAT IT WOULD TAKE.
>> HE IS GIVING YOU HIS FEE. >> THE DESIGN FEE.
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>> THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT DESIGN FEE ENGINEER FEE. IT IS KIND OF TWO AND ONE WEEK AT THE 30% ENGINEER FEE. AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK AT THE ACTUAL TIME OF CONSTRUCTION TO GET THE FULL ENGINEER FEES WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION.
>> WHEN I'M THINKING OUT LOUD IS THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THE CONCEPT DESIGN. THE NEXT THING WE WILL SEE IS A CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT. AT SOME POINT. IN THREE MONTHS OR
WHATEVER THE NEXT TIMEFRAME. >> YES.
>> THAT IS THE GOAL. I DID WANT TO NOTATE THE SPLASH PAD DOES HAVE NAMING RIGHTS THAT ARE SECURED BY THE SHANKLIN FOUNDATION. WE WILL BE OFFICIALLY THAT NAME.
>> GREAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THE CONSULTANT COMES UP
>> THE LAST PROJECT WE HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH TO WORK ON THIS. IT IS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY BLACK DEVELOPMENT GRANT. WE WERE AWARDED $95,000 GRANT . WITH A $95,000 GRANT WILL HELP US DO IS THAT BRONSON PART WE WILL PUT IN 1000 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK. HAVE AN AREA WHERE THERE COULD BE AN 88 PARKING SPACE OVER THERE. AND THEN WE WILL PUT IN TWO SOLAR LIGHTS AT BRONSON PARK. AT MEADOW LANE AS WELL AS PINE STREET WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE SOLAR LIGHTS AT THOSE. WE WILL ALSO EVALUATE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT AT MEADOW LANE. OVER THERE WITHIN THE SIDEWALKS WE WILL SEE IF THERE IS FUNDING WITHIN THAT OR IF BRONSON IS A LONG SIDEWALK AT BRONSON. WE WILL SEE HOW THE FUNDING GOALS. WE WILL ASK. BUT ELAINE DOES NEED A SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT TO GET FROM THE SIDEWALK THAT IS ALREADY THERE BACK TO THE BASKETBALL COURT THE PLAYGROUNDS OVER THERE. SO WE WILL LOOK AT GETTING A COUPLE LIGHTS AT BRONSON. A COUPLE LIGHTS AT MEADOW LANE. THERE IS THREE LIGHTS THAT WERE PUT IN PRIOR PINE STREET BUT WE WILL PUT A COUPLE MORE TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE PARK LIGHTING. WITH PINE STREET. AS PART OF THIS GRANT AS WELL OVERALL.
>> CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK INTO SOME SOLAR LIGHTING THAT I SAW EDDIE PARK IN BRIAN TEXAS . BASICALLY IT IS POP IN PLAY. THEY ARE SOLAR POLLS WITH LIGHTS BUT WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN THERE IS NO ACTIVITY IN THE PARK THEY DIM DOWN TO SAVE ENERGY. BUT WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE VICINITY OF THE LIGHT THAN THEY COME ON.
THEY ARE REALLY COOL AND THE FACT THEY PROVIDE LIGHTING WHEN YOU NEED LIGHT. ALSO FOR NEIGHBORS OR POLICE WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE AREA AT THE LIGHT GOES BRIGHTER. YOU CAN TELL AUTOMATICALLY JUST BY VIEWING HOW BRIGHT THE LIGHT IS IF THERE IS AN ACTIVITY GOING ON. THEY ARE REALLY COOL. I DON'T THINK THEY COST A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WHATEVER ELSE. THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE
CALLED. >> HAVE YOU SEEN THE ONES AT THE
DOG PARK ? >> NOT AT NIGHT. BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE ONES THAT DO THAT. THE BIGGEST THING I'VE SEEN THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH IS THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THEY RUN WITHIN THAT DIMMING CYCLE. I KNOW THE ONES AT THE DOG PARK OR LITTLE BIT SHORTER TIMING THAN WE WANT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IT IS BRAND-NEW TECHNOLOGY. AS THEY PROVIDE THAT 100% DIMMING TO 25% DIMMING AND WHATEVER THAT GOES TO A FULL 100% AGAIN. WHATEVER THE CAPACITY IS PART THEY ARE IMPROVING THAT TECHNOLOGY. THOSE ARE TYPES OF VENDORS THAT WE WILL SEE AT THIS CONFERENCE AS WELL. THERE IS USUALLY TWO OR THREE LIGHT VENDORS THAT WILL SELL THEIR NEXT PRODUCT TO US. WE WILL KEEP OUR EYES OUT. BE ON
OUR RADAR. >> SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU
STEPHEN. >> THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR LEADERS THAT IS WORKING HARD AS WELL. I APPRECIATE STEVE'S HELP. IT HAS BEEN EXACTLY 10 MONTHS FOR ME. I KNOW. I KNOW.
ALREADY. WHEN IS OUR MEETING? WE SHOULD HAVE CAKE OR SOMETHING.
>> MAY 1ST. >> WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M REALLY EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. YOU GET TO SIT THERE AND YOU GET TO HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO DO. WE ARE ECSTATIC OVER HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH HAPPENING. WE HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WE CALL IT TYING THE BOW ON EVERYTHING. FROM START TO FINISH. WE'VE JUST DONE A LOT OF WORK AND I'M PROUD OF THE TEAM. AND ONE PLUG BEFORE I PASS IT BACK TO THE CHAIR. SO, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE NOW BEEN INCORPORATING ANNUAL REPORTS.
ANNUAL REPORTS FROM EVERY SINGLE CITY DEPARTMENT THAT IS HERE WITH THE CITY OF VICTORIA. IT HAS BEEN ENLIGHTENING.
COMMUNICATIONS HAS SHARED THEIR PEACE. ALL FROM WHAT THEY DO ALL DAY WHETHER THEY DO WITH WHAT STAFF THEY HAVE. IT IS AMAZING HOW COMPREHENSIVE THIS IS. IF YOU LISTEN TO PROBABLY THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE MEETINGS WE'VE HAD JUST BEAUTIFUL REPORTS FROM ALL
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OF MY COUNTERPARTS. OURS IS THE VERY LAST ONE ON MARCH 18TH. AND SO WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS REPORT SO WE CAN SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC. BUT WE WELCOME YOU ALL TO REALLY SEE IF YOU WANT THE INNER WORKINGS OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING NOT JUST WITH US BUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS. PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN. YOU WILL BE AMAZED. IT DOES TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. WE GET A CHANCE TO BRAG EVEN MORE. I'M GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. THAT IS ALL THAT I HAD TO REPORT. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM US ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE ARE NO TAKING THAT AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE BOARD AS NECESSARY.>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND WE WILL BE VOTING ON THAT. I WENT TO ONE MEETING. WHO WOULD I TALKED TO? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOME EDUCATION ON THAT FOR THE
PUBLIC OR WHAT? >> THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING SUBJECT IN TERMS OF NEW ADVANCEMENTS HAPPENING WITHIN OUR CITY. JUST RECENTLY WE HAD A QUICK UPDATE FROM OUR CITY MANAGER AS IT RELATES TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I CANNOT PINPOINT EXACTLY WHAT MEETING IT WAS BUT IT WAS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. AND SO YES WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AS WELL. AND WE CAN SHARE WHAT WE HAVE. I WILL GET WITH JESSICA SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE BOARD AS WELL. RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE KIND OF IN THE FUNDING STAGE. JUST FIGURING OUT. THAT WAS THE LAST MEETING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER WAS DETERMINING WHICH TAXING ENTITY THAT WOULD COME FROM. WE
WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE MORE. >> STEVE DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
TO ADD TO THAT? >> IF YOU GO BACK THREE COUNCILS YOU CAN SHOW THAT HOW THE FUNDING WAS GOING TO BE DETERMINED. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST COUNSEL WAS WHEN COUNCIL OFFICIALLY VOTED TO PUT THE VENUE TAX ON TO THE MAY ELECTION CYCLE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE LAST THREE COUNCILS I THINK YOU WILL FIND 90% OF YOUR ANSWERS THROUGH THE COUNCIL IS WHERE THAT IS BEING PRESENTED. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT LISA JUST SAID ABOUT WHERE THE FUNDING COULD POTENTIALLY COME FROM AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A VENUE TAX. WHEN YOU WATCH THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FILTER OUT WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE BACK WITH LISA ABOUT THAT. SO WE CAN GET THAT EITHER THROUGH A PRESENTATION HERE OR JUST
EMAILED OUT ANSWERS. >> HASTINGS HAD A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON. HE WAS GOING TO BE HERE. AND SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT PROBABLY IN MORE DETAIL. HE WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE NEXT ONE. THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> I HEARD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT APPARENTLY THE IDEA OF A WEDDING MAKING THE COMMUNITY CENTER THERE WEDDING VENUE DID NOT GO OVER WELL. WITH PEOPLE WHO WOULD NORMALLY BE VOTING FOR IT. THEY WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT RODEOS AND STOCK SHOW TYPE THINGS. IN THE MARKETING I WOULD SUGGEST DOWNPLAYING WEDDINGS. UP PLAYING RODEOS AND EVENTS LIKE THAT.
>> THANK YOU SIR. >> RODEO IS THE NUMBER ONE THING. I WENT TO THE MEETING ABOUT. WE ARE KEEPING THE DOME AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND. IT IS STILL GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.
>> THE DOME ARENA, YES. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
[E. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]
QUESTIONS? WE ARE MOVING INTO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.>> I HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. WHEN MIKE WAS STILL HERE WE TALKED ABOUT WAYS OF POTENTIAL WAYS OF UTILIZING THE DISABLED SOFTBALL FIELD MORE. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY SOME OF THE SOFTBALL PLAYERS THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD SPOT TO IF WE PUT SOME BASKETBALL GOALS IN. TO MAKE IT AN OUTDOOR BASKETBALL ARENA.
BECAUSE IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL SURFACE. AND AS A WHOLE THE
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SPACE IS NOT UTILIZED A LOT. I MEAN WHEN IT IS UTILIZED IS IT IS IMPORTANT. BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE IT MORE FOR OUTDOOR WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL SURFACE BUT IT HAS A GOOD NICE BLEACHERS. NICE SNACK BAR IN RESTROOMS. ET CETERA. USING IT MORE IT WOULD BE GOOD. I DON'T WANT TO USE TOO EARLY IN THE MORNING BECAUSE IT WILL WAKE MEUP. I'M RIGHT NEXT TO IT. >> I'M GOING TO PASS THIS TO STEPHEN. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING JUST RECENTLY WITH THE YMCA. I WILL LET HIM HIGHLIGHT OUR CONVERSATION. PERFECT TIMING. WE
ARE ON IT. >> IS A GREAT QUESTION THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DETAILS ON THIS BUT ONE OF THE THINGS TO BRING MISS LISA UP TO SPEED. WITH THE CHALLENGE DREAM CONTRACT THERE IS A CONTRACT IN PLACE FROM THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH 29. AND THEN AS WELL AS THE YMCA ALSO HAS AN INNER AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO USE IT. WE JUST MET THIS LAST WEEK WITH OLIVER FROM THE YMCA. WHO IS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE DREAM CONTRACTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO NURTURE THOSE DETAILS AND FIND THE BEST USES OF THE SITE. AS WELL AS HOW IT CONNECTS TO THE FRONT OF THE PARK WITH THE NEW SPLASH PAD IN THE AREAS OVER THERE. WITH THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS. IT IS DEFINITELY ON OUR RADAR. AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION WE WILL BRING IT TO
THE BOARD. >> IS THE CONSULTANT LOOKING AT THE CHILD'S PLAYGROUND NEW SPLASH PAD IS THAT PART OF THEIR
CONTRACT? >> DOES NOT GET THAT FAR OVER.
JUST IN GENERAL AS WE ARE MENTIONING IT FOR HAVING THAT IS A USE. IF YOU GO AND LOOK AT IT RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO SIDEWALKS GOING IN THERE OR JUST IN GENERAL WITH ANY PARKING UPDATES BUT IT WOULD BE CONTINUE CONVERSATION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OVER THERE. JUST AS FAR AS THE USE BETWEEN THE GROUPS WE DO HAVE A CALENDAR THAT YOU WILL START TO SEE ACTIVITIES THEY ARE THROUGHOUT THE EVENINGS. I BELIEVE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AND THEN ON SATURDAYS. BUT THE YMCA ALSO WOULD CONTINUE TO BRING IN THAT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL IS JUST WE ARE WORKING IN OUR MEETINGS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE USER GROUPS AT VINE SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOLS. THAT REALLY HAVE ALL GROUPS OF INCLUSIVE I DON'T WANT TO JUST LIMIT IT TO INACCESSIBLE. OTHER COGNITIVE ABILITIES AS WELL. HOW DO WE FIND THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE TEAMS OR TRAVEL TEAMS. THERE IS GROUPS IN THE HOUSTON AREA THAT LOVE TO TRAVEL BETWEEN CORBIS AND SAN ANTONIO AUSTIN. WE HAVE THE BAD NEWS TOURNAMENT EVERY JULY.
THERE IS DEFINITELY STUFF THERE LIKE YOU MENTIONED. WE CAN FIND WAYS TO CONTINUE TO USE IT. THAT IS WHAT OUR GOAL IS TO DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> SO WE BROUGHT THAT UP AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. MAYBE CIRCLE BACK TO US IN A FEW MONTHS.
>> WE CAN GET A COUPLE MONTHS THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WE UNDERSTAND IT IS A PROTECTED SPACE WITH A PROTECTED USE. HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE IT AND GET BETTER UTILIZATION OUT OF IT WITH PARTNERS BOTH CITY AND
>> I SEE THAT THE CITY HAS STAFF IS PUT RESTROOM BEST POLICIES BUT YOU'RE BRINGING THAT BACK TO US.
>> WE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE CONFERENCE. WE ARE SURE TO MEET VENDORS THAT CAN HELP US TELL THAT STORY.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG TAP TO BEGIN COMING UP.
>> YOU'VE GOT SOME PRACTICE. ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS? ANYBODY?
>> I HAVE ONE. A YEAR OR SO AGO WE HAD THE POLICE CHIEF, AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON SAFETY IN THE PARKS. HE CAME TO US WITH BASICALLY INCIDENT CALLS AND PATROL CALLS AND ALL SORTS OF NUMBERS WITH REGARDS TO HOW SAFE OUR PARKS ARE. WAS A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR. IT WILL BE NICE THIS YEAR TO HAVE ANOTHER REPORT. I THINK THE CITIZENS WOULD APPRECIATE THAT AND IT IS INTERESTING FOR ALL OF US.
>> NO PROBLEM. >> THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE AT SOME POINT IS HOW -- AGAIN COMING BACK TO THE CITY'S AGREEMENT WITH THE WHY WITH REGARDS TO SWIMMING HOURS. IN THE SUMMER. IN YEARS PAST WE'VE HAD COMPLAINTS FROM CITIZENS WHO DID NOT FEEL LIKE THE TIMES ALLOTTED TO CITY CITIZENS WITHOUT A MEMBERSHIP WERE QUITE FAIR OR APPROPRIATE IN THE COST OF ALL OF THAT. OLIVER DID SPEAK TO US PROBABLY A YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO. SO JUST A QUICK SNIPPET ON WHERE WE ARE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT ARE THE CITIES WHAT IS THE CITIES HOURS FOR CITIZENS THIS SUMMER THIS SEASON? RECOGNIZING THAT WHAT WE
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JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS TO MAKE SURE ALL CITIZENS HAVEACCESS TO SWIMMING AND POOLS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SPLASH PAD THAT IS VERY HELPFUL OF COURSE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO REVISIT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS HELPFUL. >> ANYBODY ELSE?
>> MAKE A MOTION WE ADJOURN. >> SECOND
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