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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 MEETING OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M WELL HOW ARE YOU ALL? >> GOOD, GOOD TO SEE YOU. I WANTED TO START WITH A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS, ON A COUPLE OF YOUR CHAIRS THERE WAS A GOODIE BAG AND I WANTED TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT OUR TEAM AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE SPENT WITH OUR COMMITTEE. I KNOW THAT I HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION, WITH YOU OFF-LINE AND , TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO ENGAGE PAST THIS POINT, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE A COMMITTEE MEMBER, WE CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK YOU HAVE PUT IN, I HAVE ONLY BEEN WITH YOU FOR ONE YEAR AND I AM CERTAINLY GLAD THAT ALL OF THE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE NEW IDEAS YOU HAVE PRESENTED, WHETHER IT BE IN OUR WORKSHOP OR HERE ON THIS PLATFORM HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND VALUED SO I SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND MY STAFF THAT WE THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WANTED TO AT LEAST GIVE YOU AN APPLAUSE TODAY AND I WILL GIVE YOU A LOUD ONE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH MY TEAM MEMBERS CANNOT BE HERE BUT MY MANAGEMENT TEAM IS HERE SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT, I KNOW YOU'RE USED TO SEEING ME WITH DOUBLE DUTY, STEVE AND I ARE HAND-IN-HAND, BUT THERE IS AN UPDATE FROM OUR CITY AND STEVE HAS LEFT THE CITY TO PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. SO I WANTED TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOU AND IF STEVE IS LISTENING, WHICH I KNOW HE IS, HE LOVES TO STAY PLUGGED AND WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS TIME AND CONTRIBUTION ONLY TO OUR TEAM, BUT TO THIS BOARD IN THE MEANWHILE UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED REGARDING OUR ORGANIZATION, OUR DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD SO STAY TUNED AND WE THANK STEVE FOR HIS TIME, AS WELL.
>> JUMPING BACK INTO THE AGENDA. SO DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN
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COMMUNICATION THIS EVENING? >> WE DO NOT.
>> OKAY MOVING ON ITEM C , APPROVAL OF MINUTES DO WE HAVE COMMENTS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? IF NOT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT AS THEY ARE. WE HAVE A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
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MINUTES ARE APPROVED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON ITEM D OTHER BUSINESS DEPARTMENT UPDATES, YOU STARTED INTO THATWHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? >> WE ARE GOING TO GET IN THE NITTY-GRITTY TALK THROUGH DIVISION UPDATES TODAY. SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY WHERE FOUR DIVISIONS WITHIN A PARKS AND RECREATION UMBRELLA, ONE OF WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTING GOLF, THE RIVERSIDE CLUBHOUSE PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENT AND RECREATION.
HIGHLIGHTING ONE OF OUR OWN RECREATION COORDINATORS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE HAS HAD AS WELL AS UPDATING YOU REGARDING PADDLE POC KAYAK SERVICES AND LASTLY OUR CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, COMMUNITY CENTER UPDATES AS IT RELATES TO COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE IN THE LAST REGULAR MEETING. SO, FIRST, STARTING WITH THE CLUBHOUSE PARKING LOT WITH RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. SO, THIS PICTURE HERE INDICATES THAT WE ARE GOING TO ENHANCE THE CLUBHOUSE PARKING LOT AREA, UTILIZING RESERVE FUNDS TO PROVIDE A MORE WELCOMING AND UNIFORM SPACE. IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE PARKING LOT WERE DROVE UP TO RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE IT IS SLIGHTLY BUMPY SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS THE SCOPE OF WORK WILL INCLUDE REPAIR OF ANY SOFT SPOTS AND IF YOU DRIVE TODAY THAT IS HAPPENING AND THAT IS ONGOING AND IN MOTION. WE WILL ALSO APPLY ONE INCH OF HMA SEE, THE ASPHALT WILL THEN BE READY FOR PARKING, STAY TUNED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS, THIS IS ONE PART OF THE FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS AND IF YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAD PRESENTED TO YOU IN TIMES PAST WE ARE LOOKING AT FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE CARD STAGING AREA AND THINGS OF THAT SORT SO I WILL PAUSE. ANY TECHNICAL ? ANYTHING? OKAY
GREAT. >> REAL QUICK FOR THE AUDIENCE, QUICKLY EXPLAIN WHAT RESERVE FUNDS ARE.
>> SURE, SO THE WAY THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE IS STRUCTURED, IT IS A ENTERPRISE FUND, SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE FUNDS
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THAT ARE ALLOTTED THROUGH CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FEE THAT WE CHARGED OUR PLAYERS THAT COME IN AND PLAY AND THAT IS A ONE DOLLAR FEE. THAT MONEY IS ACCUMULATED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND THOSE RESERVE FUNDS TO FINANCE ARE USED FORIMPROVEMENTS TO THE GOLF COURSE. >> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT NEXT. ELIJAH IS GOING TO GET ME BECAUSE I FOUND A GOOD PICTURE OF THEM, SMILING IN HIS BRIGHT YELLOW AND MATCHES THE MEDALLION TO THE LEFT. WHAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS ON COUNCIL IN THE LAST REGULAR MEETING WE WERE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT MR. ELIJAH RAMOS OUR RECREATION COORDINATOR, ELIZA HAS BEEN WITH OUR DEPARTMENT THREE YEARS, A TRUE TALENT. WHAT WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING YOU TODAY IS HE HAS NOW BEEN CERTIFIED AS A PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL.
THAT MEANS HE IS SETTING THE STANDARD , LIKE MANY OF OUR PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD TO SHOW HE HAS A COMMITMENT TO THIS FASHION. THE TEST IS ABOUT 125 QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE TO PASS AT LEAST 85% OF THE TEST I'M ALMOST POSITIVE SO, WHEN HE GAVE ME THE EXAM BREAKDOWN LET'S SAY HE DID QUITE WELL. I THINK HE HIGHLIGHTED THAT PART, BUT IT GOES TO ILLUSTRATE THAT WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOP OUR STAFF. WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER RECREATION COORDINATOR'S THAT COME ON BOARD TO FOLLOW SUIT SUPER LOOK AND SEE MORE SMILING FACES LIKE THIS. GOOD JOB, ELISHA. ABSOLUTELY.
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AND SO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATES, WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT UPDATES IN GENERAL WITH OUR DEPARTMENT BEFORE WE MOVE TO THESE. NO? OKAY GREAT. WHAT I DECIDED TO DO IS KINDA POINT OUT THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, FIRST I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN SEPTEMBER, WE ARE WELL UNDERWAY WITH THE BRONSON SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT. THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS LISTED THERE WE ARE ADDING A SIDEWALK AND IF YOU DRIVE BY TODAY THAT STARTED TODAY. AND HAVE A PICTURE HERE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU. HERE TO YOUR LEFT, IT IS A FOUR FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK. YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTED THERE IT IS SURVIVING AND IT IS HANGING TOUGH THROUGH THIS HOT WEATHER AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE HARD AT WORK SO THIS WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE PARK AND OUTSIDE OF THE PARK. THIS WAS A CDBG GRANT OF $95,000 AND CONSTRUCTION BEGAN THIS WEEK THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE PARK CLOSING AT THIS TIME, KIM AND HER TEAM HAVE MADE SURE THERE IS ADDED PRECAUTION WHILE THIS IS BEING ENHANCED AND IMPROVED. NEXT WE HAVE RIVERSIDE CHILDREN'S PARK DESIGN KICKOFF. SO I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU THERE WAS AN AWARD FOR SERVICE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH THE SWI GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $233,000 AND THAT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 5.THIS IS THE GROUP WE ARE LOOKING TO HELP US TO DESIGN THE FIRST PORTION OF THIS PROJECT WHICH IS THE SPLASH PAD. BUT BE REMINDED WE HAVE THE PLAYGROUND SO THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF IT, THE PHASE 2 WILL INCLUDE THE PLAYGROUND AS WELL. SO BE TUNED IN FOR INDICATIONS TO SHARE A LOT ABOUT THAT DESIGN, THE FOUNDATION DONATED $533,000 TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE NAMING RIGHTS FOR THIS SPLASH PAD SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR INPUT AS WELL AS OTHERS TO ASSIST US IN THE DESIGN OF THE SPLASH PAD. LASTLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MLK PARK DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE FORMULATED TO REVIEW THE FINAL CONCEPTUAL PLANS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE MASTER PLAN. SO WE HAD TWO CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS, WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TODAY IS SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU CAN ALSO FIND ONLINE. THAT BREAK DOWN ALL THE DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS TALKED ABOUT. SO I WANTED TO SHARE JUST A FEW FACTS ABOUT THIS SOME OF THE MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED WERE MOVING THE PAVILION A BIT CLOSER TO THE STREET AND MAKING THE AREA ACCESSIBLE TO VEHICLES, TO AVOID
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PARK USERS DRIVING OVER THE CURBS AND GRASS TO UNLOAD SUPPLIES FOR EVENTS. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE ADDITION OF A PRIVACY FENCE AND THAT WAS ALSO DISCUSSED. IN ADDITION THERE WAS SIGNAGE WITH THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE MONEY MEANT TO MRS. WILMA EDWARD SON WITHIN THE LOCATION THE FINAL PARK DESIGN AND THEN WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO DISCUSS WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD. WE ARE IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A MEETING SIMILAR TO THE FORMAT THAT WE DID WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER MASTER PLAN WHERE WE HAD A MEETING DURING THE DAY AND WE ALSO HAD A MEETING DURING THE NIGHT. THIS PROJECT, IN PARTICULAR IT MADE SENSE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHURCH AREAS IS A GOOD MEETING PLACE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PARK. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH AND GREATER MOUNT CALVARY AT THIS TIME, BUT I'M SURE THIS LIST MAY EXPAND. I'M SURE YOU WILL SEE ANY CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS PRELIMINARY ONES ONLINE AT THE PARKS MASTER PLAN SO YOU CAN GO TO VICTORIA WEBSITE AND VIEW ALL MASTER PLANS WITH THE CITY. AND MOVING INTO OCTOBER, AS YOU KNOW OUR MASTER PLAN OUTLINES TIMELINES FOR WHEN WE REPLACE PARKS AND WHEN WE TAKE THE TIME TO DEVELOP NEW PARKS OR ENHANCE.AND PINE STREET WAS ONE OF THOSE PARKS AS WELL SO THAT IS PART OF OUR SCOPE WE ARE LOOKING TO UPDATE, IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE TODAY OUR PARK IS AMAZING I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, KIM TOOK PICTURES TODAY. THIS DOES NOT DO JUSTICE COME OVER TO THE RIGHT IS PINE STREET YOU CAN SEE THE VIBRANT BLUE COLORS AND WE WILL SHARE MORE PICTURES WITH YOU, BUT A PICTURE IS NOT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY. IT IS VERY UNIFORM WITH MANY OF OUR OTHER PARKS, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THIS IS ALSO MAKING HEADWAY AS IN OUR OTHER PARKS. IF WE CAN GO BACK HERE. WE ARE WELL UNDERWAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER IN ADDITION TO THAT STAFF IS WORKING HARD WE HAVE A LOT OF INITIATIVES WE TALK ABOUT AND WE ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU, I DID NOT HIGHLIGHT HERE BUT IN ADDITION TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WE HAVE OUR ADOPT A PARK WE'RE STILL WORKING ON , TREE CITY USA ORDINANCE IS ALSO BEING WORKED ON SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING HIGHLIGHTS AS TIME GOES ON. BUT WE WANTED TO TELL YOU THE TEAM IS WORKING VERY HARD. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CIP PROJECTS
AT THIS TIME? >> IT IS GREAT TO SEE AN UPDATE ESPECIALLY WHEN I STARTED WE WERE JUST STARTING ON THE MASTER PLAN SO TO SEE THE THINGS ON YOUR SCREEN COMING THROUGH IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE PROGRESS. WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KUDOS TO THE TEAM. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I THOROUGHLY WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I ENJOY THE WORKSHOP WE HELD LAST YEAR. WE HAD IT IN OCTOBER AND WE HAD IT INSIDE OF THE PARK'S OFFICE. IT WAS A WONDERFUL TIME TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AND MAKING SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING THE CITY'S VISION AND THE DEPARTMENT'S VISIONS. SO TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO TALK ABOUT OUR FUTURE TOPIC AND TO BOOK YOUR CALENDARS. SO I'M HOPING, WE DID IT LAST YEAR. WE HAD IT ON OCTOBER 19, I BELIEVE THAT WAS SATURDAY. WE DID FOUR HOURS, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THE SAME AND WE WERE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL DATES IN OCTOBER IF THERE'S ANY CONFLICTS WITH THE BOARD. YOU WILL GET THE SAME FORMAT AS YOU HAVE IN YEARS PAST, WE WELCOME FEEDBACK REGARDING THAT WHERE EACH SUPERVISOR, THEY HIGHLIGHT THEIR DIVISION, THEIR PLANS MOVING FORWARD AND HOW THAT ALIGNS WITH SOME OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND THOUGHTS. WE HAVE SOME DATES IN SATURDAY IN OCTOBER CAN YOU SEE THOSE FOR ME PLEASE?
>> THE SATURDAYS WE HAVE AVAILABLE ARE OCTOBER 4'S , OCTOBER 11 , THE 18TH OR 25TH. THE FOURTH IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE FIRST OR SECOND MONDAY , SO THE 11TH, 18TH OR 25TH.
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>> OCTOBER 4 IS OUT BECAUSE EVERYBODY WILL BE AT --
>> I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN ON THE 11TH.
OKAY. ARE WE OKAY WITH THE 18TH, SO FAR? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE OTHER ONES. ALL RIGHT, OKAY THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WE BOOKED THE 18, WE WELCOME FEEDBACK, JESSICA IS AVAILABLE FOR EMAILS OR TOPICS OF DISCUSSION. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS MEETING AS PRODUCTIVE AS POSSIBLE, AGAIN IT WAS A PLEASURE, WE STARTED OFF TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO AND I HOPE DURING THIS YEAR YOU HAVE SEEN ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE AND THAT WE PLAN TO DO. ONE OF THE FUN PARTS ABOUT BEING IN THE POSITION I AM IN IS I GET TO SEE THE GROWTH AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY EXCITING FOR ME TO TAP INTO AND THE WORKSHOP IS A GOOD PLACE TO START SO THANK YOU. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO
REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. >> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY
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QUESTIONS? FOR WHAT SHE REPORTED ON TODAY? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION AT FUTURE MEETINGS?>> ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SAY. >> OKAY, BASEBALL SEASON IS OVER, NOT. OKAY TRAVEL BALL HAS ALREADY STARTED, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE GAMES YESTERDAY, BUT THANKS TO MOTHER NATURE THEY WERE CANCELED. THEY SENT US A NICE LITTLE THING A MAGAZINE COMES OUT FOR PARKS AND RECREATION AND I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THAT WHEN YOU ALL HAD SENT IT TO ME AND I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT PORTA POTTY'S AND STEVE AND I TALKED ABOUT IT AND IT WAS NOT CONDUCIVE, NOW THEY HAVE PORTA POTTY'S ON WHEELS.
THESE ARE VERY NICE PORTA POTTY'S, THEY HAD THEM ADD CORN CITY WHEN MY GRANDSON PLAYED FOR HIS SECTIONAL BASEBALL TEAM AND THEY ARE PORTABLE, AIR CONDITION, THERE ALSO HEATED AND LIGHTED AND HAVE RUNNING WATER AND YOU CAN GET THEM SINGLE OR BIG. I SAW THEM IN THE MAGAZINE SO WE MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT TO USE THEM, THE SEASON IS GOING ON, THEY START IN SEPTEMBER AND EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THERE WILL BE A ONE OR TWO DAY TOURNAMENT IN VICTORIA USING VICTORIA TEAMS SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING REALLY NICE TO HAVE, TO HAVE EXTRA PORTA BODIES OUT THERE. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS. ALSO THE VICTORIA VETERANS DAY PARADE IS COMING UP, NOVEMBER 11 AND GUESS WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THAT? HOW COULD YOU GUESS? I HAVE ALREADY SENT OUT FORMS, TO ABOUT 100 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE PARADE BEFORE SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE PARADE, CONTACT ME I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND YOU AN ENTRY FORM AND IT WILL BE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. I WILL BE GETTING THE OTHER FORMS TO THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW MORNING SO IF I WERE TO PULL THOSE OFF AND I WOULD GET THOSE TO THEM SO IT WOULD BE UP
AND GOING. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M
THROUGH. >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THIS MAY BE OUR SHORTEST MEETING EVER.
>> 19 MINUTES. >> I DON'T WANT TO BE CLAIMING THAT. I CAN THINK OF MORE TO TALK ABOUT FOR SURE. I WILL
BRING THEM UP IMPROMPTU. >> JOHN IS THIS YOUR LAST?
>> MY LAST ONE. >> ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE OR
SAY? >> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO DO THIS. I REALLY HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT PARKS AND
APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> OKAY I WANT TO ECHO THAT. I JOINED IN NOVEMBER 2020 TO FILL IN A SESSION AND THEN RE-UP AGAIN SO I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE TO BE PART OF THE CITY PLANNING EXPERIENCE AND SEE THESE PROJECTS, LIKE YOU SAID COMING THROUGH AND TO SEE THE CHANGES IN THE GOLF COURSE AND TO SEE THE GOLF COURSE COME FROM 2020 WHEN WE HAD THE HURRICANE 17, 18
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AND THEN TO SEE THE GOLF COURSE TO COME INTO ITS OWN AND PAY FOR ITSELF AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY A REMARKABLE JOURNEY SO I WISH EVERYONE THE BEST OF LUCK AND STAY TRUE TO THE MISSION SOTHANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AWESOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HAVE, HE DOESN'T LIKE ME TO CALL HIM BOSS BUT HE IS MY NEW BOSS, SO I AM GOING TO HAVE THEM SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT HE IS THE NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THE MICROPHONE TO HIM.
>> I JUST WANTED TO GET UP AND SAY THANK YOU ALL. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, LISA HAS HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE TWO OF YOU AND ABOUT THE GROUP OF YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SAY DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING ANYWHERE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HER TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO KEEP YOU ALL ENGAGED SO SHE WILL GET WITH YOU ALL ON THAT. WE DO APPRECIATE IT, PEOPLE VOLUNTEER TIME TO COME AND HELP OUT IS WHAT MAKES THE CITY A GOOD CITY TO BE IN. AND IT HAS HELPED A LOT, WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF CHANGES GOING ON FOR THE BETTER TWO, I THINK IT WILL HELP PARKS AND REC MUST INTO A NEW WORLD WITH WHAT WE WILL DO WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT WE WILL BRING TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING TO KIND OF EXPLAIN ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE DOING AND A LITTLE BIT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE SOME OF THAT NOW. BUT AGAIN WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SERVICE.
I SEE SOME OF YOU ALL THE TIME AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY SERVE ON OTHER BOARDS AND THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU KNOW CITIZENS TAKING PART IN WHAT WE DO, YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO COMPLAIN BUT NOT WILLING TO PUT IN TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER. SO IT'S DEEPLY APPRECIATED BY US, THANK YOU.
>> LISA BEFORE END CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT LOGISTICS OF NEW COMMISSIONERS COMING ON AND VOTING FOR A NEW CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR? >> SO I JUST GOT A QUICK TUTORIAL ABOUT THIS I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT MISS ANYTHING. HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WE ARE GOING
TO MEET WITH COUNCIL . >> COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL BE , NOT SURE WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TO GIVE THEM FACTS FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE PARKS COMMISSION.
>> AFTER THAT, I APOLOGIZE I DON'T HAVE THOSE HIGHLIGHTS SPECIFICALLY AND I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU WRONG.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, BRIAN WHO IS THE VICE CHAIR HE WOULD STEP IN
AND RUN THE MEETING. >> YES, BUT I WILL SHARE THOSE HIGHLIGHTS WITH THE GROUP AND THE MAIN THING FOR CITY SECRETARY OFFICE WAS TO MAKE SURE WE EXTEND THE INVITE FOR YOU TO BE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING SO WE CAN PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR PLAQUES BUT I APOLOGIZE I DON'T WANT TO MISS THOSE DATES UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION. >> THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING TO RIVERSIDE PARK BESIDE THE SOCCER FIELDS AND THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PARKING AREA. CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT AND WHERE THAT SITS RIGHT NOW?
>> SURE, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS THAT AREA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR REMOVAL FOR EXTENDED PARKING LOT SO YOU WILL SEE ACTIVE WORK WITH THAT HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE IS AND WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED, BUT WE ARE TRANSPORTING AND YOU MAY HELP ME WITH THAT BUT MUCH OF THE MATERIAL IS ACTUALLY BEING IN A PLACE WHERE WE CAN RECYCLE IT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM SAYING THAT CORRECTLY. BUT IT IS FOR AND EXTENDING PARKING LOT AND THEY'RE MAKING AN IMPACT NOW WHICH IS GREAT.
>> THAT FOUNDATION WILL BE REMOVED WHERE THE OLD RIVERSIDE MARKET SQUARE WAS. AND WHAT CAN BE REUSED DIRT LIES WILL BE REUSED ON ANOTHER PROJECT THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON. CONCRETE WILL BE HAULED OUT TO THE LANDFILL BUT WE WILL USE WHAT WE
CAN. >> IS THAT THE GIANT MOUND OF
DIRT THAT WE SEE? >> YES MA'AM.
>> IN ADDITION YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOCCER FIELD ITSELF SO I DID WANT TO POINT THAT OUT WE HAD CONTRACTED WITH
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THE INDIVIDUAL TO COME AND LEVEL THE FIELD. SO YOU WILL SEE A DRASTIC CHANGE, THERE WAS A BIT OF A HUMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD THAT HAS BEEN ENHANCED TO LOOK VERY FLAT, AFTER RIGHT WE WERE TALKING THROUGH THAT, BUT WE'RE STILL HAVING A LOT OF ACTIVE GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS THERE AS WELL, BUT AGAIN THE SOCCER FIELD ITSELF NEEDED A DIRECT LEVELING AND WE ARE SEEING A VERY GOOD IMPROVEMENT ONTO THE LAND, NATURAL WITH GRASSY AREAS AND THINGS ABOUT SUCH. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENTIN THE AREA. >> 5:26 ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE
>> SECOND. >> ALREADY HAVE A SECOND,
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