[00:00:09] >> SPEAKER-01: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MEETING. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE START OFF WITH CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS THAT WANTED TO SPEAK? [C. Approval of Minutes:] ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. I SEE ONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I SO MOVE. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. [D. Items from Commissioners:] >> MEETINGS ARE APPROVED. MOVING ON TO ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS. YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE A LITTLE PACKET -- WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF ON OUR DESKS TODAY BUT THERE'S A HISTORY OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. I MENTIONED THIS IN SOME PREVIOUS MEETINGS. JUST KIND OF PUTTING TOGETHER A BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR SOME OF THE NEWER MEMBERS AND REALLY TO GET THIS INTO THE MINUTES AND THAT KIND OF THING, POSTERITY GOING OVER. FIRST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE PURPOSE AND STATE THAT. THE PURPOSE WILL BE TO ADVISE VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND USE OF PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH POLICIES TO GOVERN ITS ACTIVITIES. THAT'S THE MISSION OF THE PARKS COMMISSION. I PUT TOGETHER A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS HERE GOING BACK REALLY TO 2020, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD HERE THERE IS STUFF THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THEN. THERE WASN'T A PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, THERE WAS A FRIENDS OF VICTORIA PARK COMMISSION PREVIOUS TO THAT. BUT REALLY WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE MODERN ERA OF ABOUT THE SAME TIME CAME INTO THE CITY AND STARTED TO PRIORITIZE STRUCTURE AND COMMISSIONS. IF YOU NOTICE, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMISSIONS, THE PARKS AND RECS COMMISSION CATHY SALES TAX AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THERE'S A GOVERNMENT COORDINATES COMMISSION, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND IT BASICALLY GIVES THE CITIZENS OF VICTORIA AN INSIGHT INTO CITY GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT ALL WORKS AND THAT REALLY STARTED IN THE MODERN ERA BEING 2020 GOING FORWARD. I WILL KIND OF READ THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THIS BUT THE VICTORIA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION HAS SERVED KEY ADVISORY BODY GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES IN VICTORIA TEXAS. THE COMMISSION'S ORIGINS PREDATES THE 1990S, THE MOST COMPLETE PUBLIC RECORDS BEGIN IN 2020, WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE MODERN READING PORTAL. SINCE THAT TIME THE COMMISSION HAS PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN MASTER PLANNING, CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS COMPOSED OF NINE CITIZEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL SERVING STAGGERED THREE YEAR TERMS. HISTORICALLY THE COMMISSION ADVISED CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY ON PARKS AND RELATED MATTERS. IN 2020, REVISIONS TO BYLAWS CLARIFY -- MOVING ON THIS GOES OVER THE LEADERSHIP HISTORY. KEELING WAS THE DIRECTOR WHEN I CAME IN SIX YEARS AGO. HE WAS THE CHAIR. MIKE RIVERA WAS THE VICE CHAIR. MIKE HAD BEEN A LIFE LONG VICTORIA AND HE WAS THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING PARKS RELATED THAT HAPPENED IN THE 70S, 80S, 90S, CALL MIKE. I HAD LUNCH WITH LEE TALKING THROUGH SOME OF THIS WITH HIM AS WELL AND LAURIE SERVED AS THE CHAIR FROM 23 TO 24 AND I WAS THE VICE CHAIR. TOOK OVER AS CHAIR IN 25 AND HARLEY WAS ORIGINALLY THE VICE CHAIR, UNFORTUNATELY HE PASSED AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A BIT LATER, IN 25 AND MICHAEL STEPPED UP TO FILL THAT VICE CHAIR ROLE. SO SOME OF THE RECURRING THEMES AND PRIORITIES THROUGHOUT THE MODERN COMMISSION, REALLY ABOUT THE SAME TIME I CAME ON IN 2020 WE WERE STARTING WITH THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS. SO AS CITY GOVERNMENT MOVES SLOWLY, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR THIS BODY AND FOR THE CITY IS THE MASTER PLAN. WE PUT YEARS AND LOTS OF TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT, MANY WORKSHOPS LIKE WE HAD LAST OCTOBER IN GOING INTO THAT MASTER PLAN TO REALLY LOOK AT ALL OF THE PARKS AND I ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT, IT'S 180 PAGES LONG. [00:05:01] THERE ARE SOME EXCERPTS ON YOUR DESK BUT IT IS A GOOD READ, A GOOD BROWSE THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S VERY EXHAUSTIVE IN LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR PARKS, WHAT THEY -- AND I SAY THEY, IT'S PEOPLE WHO DO PARKS AND REC FOR A LIVING, NOT JUST HERE IN VICTORIA BUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY A LOT OF OUR PARKS. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING PARKS, SOME AMAZING ASPECTS OUR PARKS IN VICTORIA. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS. AND SO THEY WENT THROUGH NEED ASSESSMENT, COST ASSESSMENT, FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS, ACCESSIBILITY, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE THAT DOCUMENT SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET TREATED WILLY NILLY AS YOU HAVE TURNOVER AMONGST THIS BOARD, AMONGST PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTORS WE HOPE THAT LISA IS WITH US FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. AS SHE MOVES ON, IF SHE MOVES ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS AND BEGET A NEW PARKS DIRECTOR, A NEW CITY COUNCIL, THAT SORT OF THING, THAT MASTER PLAN IS OUR GUIDING DOCUMENT SO WE CAN KEEP MOMENTUM MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND WE ARE NOT RECREATING THE WHEEL EACH TIME. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS RIVERSIDE PARK UPGRADES, NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ENHANCEMENTS, THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AWESOME TO SEE HOW WHEN WE WENT THROUGH AND DID THE MASTER PLAN, THE CITY REALLY PUT THE MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS AND INVESTED IN A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE BROUGHT UP AND SAID, HEY, THESE ARE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND THESE ARE WHERE WE THINK THE PRIORITIES LIE. WE WENT OUT AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT THAT THE CITY LISTENED WHEN WE HAD THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS. WE DID SURVEYS ONLINE. WE GOT LOTS OF GREAT INPUT FROM WHAT THE CITIZENS WANTED AND THAT'S WHERE WE TRIED TO PUT THE MONEY. PUBLIC SAFETY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PRIORITY. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. A FEW YEARS AGO, I THINK SOME OF YOU WERE ON THE BOARD WHEN WE BECAME A TREE BOARD FOR VICTORIA PARK SO WE ALSO SERVE AS THE TREE BOARD. RECREATIONAL PROGRAMING, EVENT COORDINATION, TOURISM WITH THINGS LIKE THE TAFF WINTER GAMES AND THAT SORT OF THING HAVE BEEN A BIG ASPECT OF THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. AND THAT BROKE IT DOWN AS TO THE PERIODS A LITTLE BIT MORE. OBVIOUSLY 2020 TO 2021 WAS THE GOVERNANCE RESET AND THE MASTER PLANNING TIME. FOR 2022 WE FINISHED THE MASTER PLAN AND REALLY FOCUSED MORE ON IMPLEMENTATION. 23 WAS A POLICY EXPANSION AND OBVIOUSLY THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, THE -- THE ROLLOVER THEN IN 2024, WE EMPHASIZED MORE ON PUBLIC SAFETY CALCULATING, ENFORCEMENT, OPENING THE DUCK POND, FINALLY GETTING THAT OPEN, I DON'T THINK THAT OPENED SINCE I LIVED IN VICTORIA SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT AND THAT WAS AN AMAZING PROJECT AND REALLY AROUND THIS TIME, WE GOT MORE INTO GRANT FUNDING AS WELL. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO HAVE THOSE GRANT WRITERS TO NOT NECESSARILY JUST TAKE THE TAX DOLLARS RAISED HERE IN VICTORIA BUT LEVERAGED TEXAS PARKS AND GRANTS. AND CURRENTLY I FEEL LIKE WE ARE MORE IN AN OVERSIGHT AND OPERATIONAL MATURITY TIME. WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH ON THIS MASTER PLAN AND IMPLEMENT IT AND NOT LET IT FALL TO THE WAYSIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO AND CONTINUING TO PUSH CITY COUNCIL TO INVEST IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION HERE IN VICTORIA. THE LAST IS A TIMELINE OF SOME EVENTS. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THOSE BUT JUST AGAIN SINCE 2000, 1996, SOME OF THE BIG MILESTONES IN THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT HERE IN VICTORIA AND I PUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION BYLAWS IN THE BACK SO EVERYONE HAS A COPY OF THE BYLAWS NOW. I HEARD YESTERDAY THAT WE WERE LOSING A MEMBER BECAUSE IN READING THROUGH THE BYLAWS, SHE REALIZED SHE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A MEMBER BECAUSE SHE WASN'T A RESIDENT OF VICTORIA. SO MISUSE HAD TO RESIGN FROM THE COUNCIL. WE ARE NOW DOWN TO MEMBERS. I KNOW THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT GOING TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT SINCE HARLEY STERN WAS JUST ABOUT OVER, THEY ARE GOING TO WAIT. DO YOU RECALL WHEN THE TERM EXPIRES? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO THAT AND SPEAKING WITH OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE. I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF HAND. >> HER FIRST TERM WAS 23 TO 25 AND I GUESS SHE WAS REPORTED BEFORE WE FOUND OUT SHE WAS NOT A RESIDENT. [00:10:04] IT WAS 25 TO 28. >> SO SHE STILL GOT 20 YEARS LEFT. SO I ASSUME THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL OPEN THAT UP FOR APPLICATIONS AT THAT POINT. >> I BELIEVE THAT IS DEFINITELY THE DIRECTION. SHE SENDS HER HELLOS. >> ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THE HISTORY OF THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION? >> THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS TOGETHER. IT GIVES US A GOOD OVERVIEW. I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS IN 2020 AND 2020 TO 23. IT'S GREAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES OF HISTORY. THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. NO PROBLEM. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE HARLEY FISK MEMORIAL DISCUSSION. I KNOW IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP AND ASKED TO BE ADDED TO THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM MISS HUGHES ABOUT THE HARLEY FISK MEMORIAL AND IF THERE WAS A WAY TO MEMORIALIZE HIS SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY DISCUSSION ON T THAT. >> I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH THE FAMILY OR ANYTHING. AND WE KNOW HARLEY WAS A BIG SUPPORTER OF OUR COMMUNITY. I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO DONATE TO GET A BENCH OR A READING AREA WAS KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING BECAUSE HE WAS SO ACTIVE IN THE LIBRARY. THOSE ARE JUST SOME IDEAS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO FORM A COMMITTEE IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST TO LOOK INTO THIS. >> I BELIEVE YOU HAD SPOKEN WITH FAMILY, IS THAT CORRECT? >> I HAD ATTENDED THE SERVICES THAT WERE HELD AT THE VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY AND AT THAT TIME I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION WITH THE FAMILY THAT IT SHARED THAT HARLEY, IN HIS MEMORY, THE LIBRARY IS CREATING WHAT'S CALLED HARLEY'S HEROES, YES, AND SO I BELIEVE -- I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ACTIVE RIGHT NOW BUT THERE IS SOME INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT IS ALLOWING HIS NAME TO STILL BE TALKED ABOUT AND THE LIBRARY HAS STARTED THIS INITIATIVE AND IT'S ALSO AROUND READING. I KNOW IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD TO POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING MAYBE EVEN MORE TANGIBLE SO WE WELCOME THE CONVERSATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN ASSIST IN THAT WAY. I KNOW HE HAS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS SO JUST TO SHARE THE LIBRARY WAS ONE OF THOSE BUT I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD AND I WOULD TAKE THAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO ON OUR END. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS OUT THERE BUT CURIOUS WHAT EVERYONE WAS THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HARLEY'S LIFE INCORPORATED THE PARKS AND RECREATION FIELD AND SO WE WANTED TO HONOR THAT FOR. >> I THINK IT WOULD NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO HAVE A COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY COULD DISCUSS IF WE WANTED TO DO A BENCH, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THE BENCH WOULD GO. THE SPECIFICS ON EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND WHERE IT MIGHT BE PLACED. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE TALK WITH THE LIBRARY. THEY ARE DOING A FUND-RAISING ASPECT OF THAT OR DOING SOMETHING WITH HARLEY'S HEROES, HOW WE COULD INCORPORATE THEM TOGETHER AND NOT WORK IN SILOS. TO PART -- TO DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. WAS IMPACTFUL IN BOTH. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN HEADING THAT UP AND REACHING OUT TO THE LIBRARY AND DISCUSSING THAT? >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE WILL ADD. ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IT, JUST REACH OUT AND WE WILL COORDINATE THAT. AND I WILL GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL SO THANK YOU. >> GREAT. WE WILL TALK TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING. >> LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPDATES ON THAT. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THE MEMORIAL? WE WILL MOVE ON TO D THREE, THE MEMORIAL SQUARE PRESENTATION. I SEE AN AWESOME BINDER HERE THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY PUT SOME WORK INTO SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THIS. >> YOU WILL HEAR FROM KATE GARCIA, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION WHO PUT TOGETHER THIS LIVE -- THIS LOVELY BINDER. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY BEST SHOT AT A TRUNCATED VERSION OF ABOUT 200 YEARS WORTH OF HISTORY. [00:15:03] AND I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THE BINDER. MISSUS REIMAN PUT THAT TOGETHER FOR US AND HAS SHARED IT GENEROUSLY WITH US TO GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND ON MEMORIAL SQUARE. SO LET US ROLL INTO IT. I'M NOT GOING TO READ SLIDE FIRST SLIDE FOR A LOT OF THIS BUT I WILL FOR A COUPLE OF THEM. THIS INTRODUCTION, IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH MEMORIAL SQUARE, THIS IS A CITY BLOCK ACROSS THE STREET FROM MITCHELL AND IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM POWER AVENUE WAREHOUSE SO IT'S KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POWER AVENUE, MITCHELL, THE RAILROAD, ET CETERA. MEMORIAL SQUARE IS IN VICTORIA AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1824 BY FOUNDER MARTIN DE LEON AS THE FOUND -- AS THE TOWN'S FIRST PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND. OVER TIME IT BECAME THE RESTING PLACE FOR EARLY SETTLERS, TEXAS REVOLUTION SOLDIERS AND VICTIMS OF A MID 1800S CHOLERA EPIDEMIC. AS THE CITY EXPANDED, BURIAL CEASED AND THE AREA WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS MEMORIAL SQUARE IN 1899 TO HONOR THOSE BURIED THERE. TODAY IT SERVES AS A HISTORIC SITE PRESERVING MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT IT WAS CODIFIED IN 1846 TO CEASE HOME BURIALS. AND SO THAT'S WHEN IT WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED AS A CEMETERY. ITS PRIMARY DESIGNATION IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A CEMETERY. AS WE ROLL THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, YOU WILL SEE IT REFERRED TO AS A PARK AND I WILL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE FURTHER. I WANTED TO DETAIL SOME PAST NOTABLE PROJECTS. THESE ARE NOT ALL THE PROJECTS, THESE ARE JUST PAST NOTABLE ONES. IN 1949, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION DEDICATED A MONUMENT TO VICTORIA PIONEER SPIRIT YOU WILL SEE THAT SITTING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BLOCK. IN 2003, IF YOU REMEMBER THE LOCOMOTIVE THAT SAT THERE, THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS DONATED TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA FROM SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD AND TRANSFERRED THEN TO THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE WHICH NOW HAS BEEN RESTORED AND IS A FUNCTIONING STEAM ENGINE THAT HAPPENED IN 2003 WHEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO GRAPEVINE AND REMOVED FROM THE SQUARE. IN 2011, THE MILL THAT WAS LOCATED AT MEMORIAL SQUARE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO SOUTH TEXAS MILLING AND IS CURRENTLY IN INA S. TEXAS. IN 2022, A GROUND PENETRATING RADAR STUDY WAS COMPLETED. YOU WILL SEE THE MAP IN YOUR BINDER. THOSE ARE AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT SOMETHING IS THERE. I AM NOT TRYING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL WHEN I SAY SOMETHING. WE CAN'T NECESSARILY DETERMINE WHAT IT IS CACTUS BEAM THAT GOES INTO THE GROUND DOES NOT IDENTIFY CLEARLY WHETHER OR NOT ITS REMAINS. IT JUST SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE GROUND HERE. IT COULD BE A VOID WHERE SOMETHING ONCE WAS. IT COULD BE REMAINS OF SOMEONE, IT COULD BE A REMNANT OF A HEADSTONE. WE KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS THERE AND AS THE HISTORY SHOWS US CACTUS WAS A CEMETERY SO WE ARE TREATING THOSE LIKE THEY ARE REMAINS OF THOSE WHO WERE INTERRED THERE. IN 2023, THESE STREET LIGHTS SURROUNDING THE SQUARE WERE UPGRADED TO LED. THAT BRINGS US TO TODAY. THE SQUARE HOLDS A PROTECTED STATUS AS A HISTORIC CEMETERY, AS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND IS CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED IN OUR MASTER PLANS, THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN AS A PRIOR AND THEN AS A PRIORITY SITE AND THE VICTORIA'S DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. WITH PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS. AND I DO WANT TO NOTE TODAY THAT THERE ARE NO PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION TODAY. THIS IS STRICTLY BACKGROUND INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE A LITTLE EDUCATED WHEN WE PROCEED INTO THE PROCESS OF TACKLING THESE MASTER PLAN ITEMS. THESE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS, I MENTIONED ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SEE A DEFINITION OF WHY IT HOLDS THE SECONDARY TITLE OF PARK. THESE IMPROVEMENTS MIGHT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE FENCING, SIDEWALK UPGRADES, EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE AND LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS. JUST BECAUSE IT'S A PARK DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO PUT A FOUNTAIN OR A PLAYSCAPE OR SOMETHING THERE. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT DESIGNATION OF PARKS. SO TO GET INTO THAT CACTUS IS IDENTIFIED AS -- IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, IS IDENTIFIED AS A SPECIAL USE PARK AND A CIVIC PARK. A CIVIC PARK THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS GATHERING SPACES INTENDED FOR FORMAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, MEMORIALIZATION AND INFORMAL SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR IN CONTEXT [00:20:05] OF THEIR HISTORY. AND SO MOVING FORWARD INTO THESE MASTER PLAN ITEMS AS WE DIG DEEPER AND GO DOWN THE PROCESS OF DESIGN AND EXPLORATION ET-CETERA, WE WILL EXPLORE WHAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS LOOK LIKE IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT IT IS, WHICH IS A CEMETERY AND A CIVIC PARK FOR YOU WILL SEE SOME EXAMPLES LISTED THERE OF OTHER CIVIC PARK DESIGNATIONS AND HISTORIC CEMETERY IS ONE OF THEM. NOW ON THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY -- YOU DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THE ENTIRE MASTER PLAN, THAT'S ABOUT 300 PAGES BUT I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH DETAILS, A FEW PAGES THAT CALL OUT MEMORIAL SQUARE SPECIFICALLY FROM THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AS WELL AS THE APPENDICES THAT YOU WILL SEE HERE ON YOUR SCREENS. JUST TO GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND OF HOW IT'S CALLED OUT IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. ITEM E19 IS TO CONDUCT A SITE ASSESSMENT USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR AND A GROUND STUDY TO EVALUATE REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AGAIN, THAT MAP IS IN YOUR BINDER FOR REFERENCE. ITEM BE20 IS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO ACTIVATE THE SQUARE AS A MEDITATIVE CONTEMPLATIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT RESPECTS ITS HISTORY. THAT HAS NOT STARTED. WE ARE TRYING TO GATHER A STEERING COMMITTEE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP US PROCEED WITH THAT ITEM BUT WE HAVE NOT FORMALLY BEGUN TACKLING THAT ITEM YET. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY FORMAL ITEMS THAT ARE CALLED OUT IN THE MASTER PLAN. ONE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IS IMPROVEMENTS THAT INCLUDE AS WE MENTIONED SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, A WALKING PATH, ADDITIONAL TREE PLANTINGS, MAYBE AN ENHANCED STREETSCAPE ALONG COMMERCIAL STREET BUT AGAIN THAT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION, IT'S NOT A FORMAL ITEM AND THEN WE DO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY MR. JAMES WARDEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT, HE IS THE OWNER OF THE ADJACENT FORMER MITCHELL SCHOOL AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND EVENT CENTRE, AND HE HAS DONE THAT. SO WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING WITH THAT MASTER PLAN ITEM. SO WHAT DO THE NEXT STEPS LOOK LIKE? THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO FORMALIZE A COMMITTEE TO HELP FOR THE DESIGN PROCESS. AND SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED KEY STAKEHOLDERS. NOW WE JUST NEED TO FORMALIZE THE COMMITTEE AND MOVE FORWARD. THEY WILL HELP US WITH INPUT FOR WHAT THESE IMPROVEMENTS LOOK LIKE TO MEMORIAL SQUARE. THE NEXT STEP IS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR ITEM B20. THERE'S A FIGURE UP THERE THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED. IT'S APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD. IT'S A QUOTE WE RECEIVED FROM A CONTRACTOR TO PROCEED WITH WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO ENTER INTO A DESIGN PHASE TO A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO HELP WITH A DESIGN PHASE. WE KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO COST APPROXIMATELY $60,000 GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND. WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE WE IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THE CONTRACT WOULD HELP US WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES THEY WOULD HELP US COORDINATE WITH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS ARE APPROPRIATE WHAT CAN WE DO. WE KNOW IF WE DIG INTO THIS SITE THAT IT COULD TRIGGER AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG THE ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG COULD TAKE YEARS WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT COULD TAKE BUT WE KNOW THAT SINCE IT IS A DESIGNATION, A PRIMARY DESIGNATION AS A CEMETERY, THAT MAY TAKE SOME TIME. SO WE WANT TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE ARE TARGETING FOR THIS LOCATION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE RESPECT THE HISTORY OF THE AREA BUT SECONDARILY, WE DON'T TRIGGER AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG OR ANY OTHER TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT COULD STALL US FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE LAST STEP IS ONCE FUNDING IS SECURED AND THE COMMITTEE IS FORMALIZED, WE BID OUT THE PROJECT AND CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH OF SELECTING A CONTRACTOR AND BEGINNING DESIGN PHASE. DESIGN PHASE IS ONLY PART OF IT. THERE'S DESIGN PHASE AND THERE'S THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE IF THERE IS CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD INCLUDE POSSIBLE FENCING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SIDEWALK THAT SURROUND THE SQUARE. SO THERE ARE A FEW STEPS TO GET THERE FIRST BUT WE'VE GOT SOME COMMITTED STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUSHING THIS PROJECT THROUGH THIS MASTER PLAN ITEM. AND THAT IS MY VERY SHORT HISTORY OF MEMORIAL SQUARE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I COULD ANSWER FROM THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? >> YOU SAID YOU HAD IDENTIFIED STAKEHOLDERS ALREADY. >> YES, MA'AM. [00:25:02] >> OKAY. >> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THIS COMMISSION THAT COULD REPRESENT THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AT THAT STAKEHOLDER TABLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MISS RYMAN FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AS WELL AS YOU, KATE FOR THE HISTORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM ME. I KNOW THAT STEP TWO, THE NEXT STEP, $60,000 FOR A CONSULTANT, WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS WITH THE SPLASH PAD AND ENDED UP FIRING THE CONSULTANT AND DECIDING TO GO WITHOUT IT. IS THIS IN LINE WITH THAT? WE STILL THINK THE CITY WOULD WANT TO GO THE CONSULTANT ROUTE. I KNOW YOU SAID THIS WAS TWO YEARS OLD IS THAT STILL THE PLAN IS TO HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR THIS PROJECT? >> THERE IS ONE THING I WANTED TO COMMENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS APPLES AND ORANGES RIGHT NOW SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE SCOPE IN THE REGIONAL IMPACT THAT THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE FIRST HIRED FOR THE SPLASH PAD. ESSENTIALLY WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A VERY REPUTABLE COMPANY TO COME IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MADE NOT ONLY A REGIONAL IMPACT BUT THAT WE REACHED OUT AS FAR AS WE COULD IN TERMS OF BRINGING TRAFFIC INTO RIVERSIDE PARK THAT IS STILL OUR INTENT, LIKE MANY AREAS WITHIN VICTORIA HOWEVER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEPARATE THE TWO ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW THE IMPACT THAT THE CHILDREN'S PARK COULD HAVE VERSUS WHERE WE ARE AT WITH MEMORIAL SQUARE. I JUST WANTED TO SEPARATE THE TWO AND KEEP THE CONVERSATION SEPARATE. BUT, YES, ESSENTIALLY THERE IS A SLIGHT OVERLAP IN TERMS OF USING A DESIGN CONSULTANT. I THINK THE INTENT IS WE WANT TO SHOW IT THE RESPECT IT DESERVES SO ESSENTIALLY YES, I THINK WE WOULD BE GOING THAT ROUTE. NOT SURE WHAT $60,000 WOULD LOOK LIKE TWO YEARS LATER. THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS BUT I THINK THE STAKEHOLDERS WE HAVE TALKED TO INITIALLY DEFINITELY HAVE SOME THOUGHTS IN MIND ON HOW WE CAN BE CREATIVE ABOUT GETTING THE ALTERNATIVE FUNDING, IN TERMS OF WHERE THE CHILDREN'S PARK WAS, IT WAS EARMARKED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MASS SCOPE OF THE PROJECT THAT WE WERE STEPPING INTO. IT WAS HUGE. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY COMMENTS THAT I HAVE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS CONCERNS ON THE MEMORIAL PARK? >> ONE LITTLE TINY THING. UNDER 1949, IT SAYS DTR. IT'S ACTUALLY DRT. JUST A LITTLE FYI. >> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT IF THERE IS ANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE, YOU CAN EMAIL ME DIRECTLY AT T THE K. -- -- WE ARE BUILDING THAT STEERING COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. IF THERE'S ANY INTERESTED PARTIES, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH FORMALIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE. >> SO THAT IS THE NEXT STEP TO FORMALIZE THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEN THEY WILL TAKE IT UP ABOUT ESTABLISHING AN ADVISOR. >> I APPRECIATE THE REPRESENTATION. >> WE FEEL VERY HONORED TO TAKE ON -- I. REMEMBER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SPLASH PAD AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE TALK ABOUT THE MEMORIAL SQUARE AND ALSO DAILY ON PLAZA. THERE'S JUST ALL THESE SIGNIFICANT AREAS THAT WE ARE REALLY TAKING OUR TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE VET THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE, BRING THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON BOARD. SO A LOT OF MAYBE POTENTIAL DELAYS IN SOME OF THE PROJECTS JUST GIVE US TIME TO REALLY RESPECT THOSE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY GONE BEFORE US. WE ARE A BRAND NEW TEAM. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE ANY INSIDE INPUT THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE TO US WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. SO WE HOPE EVERYONE IS LISTENING TO THIS MEETING. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT WE HOPE THAT WE CAN REALLY BRING A FANTASTIC JOB TO THE CITY. >> IT IS OUR IDENTITY, OUR COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND HISTORY. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT THEY ALL HAVE [00:30:01] SOME OWNERSHIP IN THIS. ALL OF THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US. >> THANK YOU, LISA, AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALWAYS BEING SO OPEN. I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN YOU BRING ALL THESE STAKEHOLDERS IN IT CAN SLOW THE PROCESS DOWN. BUT I'VE NEVER FELT THAT WAY. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY WELCOMING TO ALL OF THE VOICES IN THE COMMITTEE. SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT. VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MEMORIAL SQUARE? [E. Other Business:] THANK YOU. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON INTO E, OTHER BUSINESS DEPARTMENT UPDATES. >> YOU GET TO HEAR FROM ME AG AGAIN. LET ME QUICKLY SWITCH OVER TO A NEW SLIDE DECK. I AM GOING TO PRESENT YOUR SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE FOR MAY LEADING UP TO THE -- IT CUT OFF A LITTLE BIT, THERE IS ONE JUNE EVENT HANGING OUT THAT I WILL COVER. BUT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF EVENT SEASON. WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE, THREE EVENTS PER WEEK UNTIL THE SUMMER OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF. LET'S START WITH A REMINDER OF THE AMERICA 250 PARADE. REGISTRATION IS OPEN THROUGH THE END OF MAY. THAT IS AN ANTICIPATED END DATE. I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE FOR YOU. THAT DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF REGISTRANTS. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE END OF MAY. INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS CAN SIGN UP ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER PARKS AND RECREATION. IF YOU GO TO VICTORIA TX.GOV AND NAVIGATE, YOU WILL FIND A LINK WHERE YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE AMERICA 250 PARADE ON JULY FOURTH. WE ROLL INTO MAY ON THE 13TH YOU WILL SEE -- DE LEON PLAZA, WE HAVE A PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL CEREMONY. AND THEN ON THE 14TH AT DE LEON PLAZA, WE HAVE A HOSPITAL WEEK STREET DANCE. ON THE 16TH, AGAIN AT DE LEON PLAZA, -- DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS? THE STREET DANCE. ARE WE GOOD? I HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. >> I JUST HAD TO SAY -- THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO VICTORIA I SAID STREET DANCE? THAT IS A NEW ONE. >> YOU DANCED IN THE STREET. IT'S CLOSED OFF AND EXPANDED. >> YOU WILL NOT CATCH ME DOING THAT BUT THANK YOU. GOOD TO KNOW. >> DOESN'T EVERYBODY GO TO THE STREET DANCES? >> I'VE HEARD OF BLOCK PARTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT A STREET DANCE IS NEW TO ME. APPARENTLY I NEED TO GET A LIFE. >> JUST COME TO THE NEXT STREET DANCE. >> IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA THERE WAS A BAND AND YOU DANCED IN THE STREET. >> ON THE 16TH, WE WILL HAVE THE VPD FOOT PURSUIT FIVE AND DOUGHNUT DASH. A POPULAR EVENT PUT ON BY THE VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ON THAT SAME DAY, RIVERSIDE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA, YOU HAVE THE CROSSROADS CRUISERS CAR SHOW. ON THAT SAME DAY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT DOWNTOWN, THERE IS A HERE'S THE SCOOP NIGHT MARKET ON CONSTITUTION STREET. AND THEN THANKFULLY WE DON'T HAVE A FOURTH EVENT ON THAT SAME DAY BUT WE DO HAVE ANOTHER EVENT ON THE 22ND AND 23RD IN THE RIVERSIDE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA. THE SALAZAR MEMORIAL PRODUCTION BASH. THAT SAME WEEKEND AT DELEON PLAZA, WE HAVE FOMO FEST. IT DOES NOT STAND FOR FEAR OF MISSING OUT FEST BUT IT IS -- I'M NOT GOING TO GET IT CORRECT BUT IT IS A FANTASTIC OVERTURE MUSIC -- IT'S ALL MUSICAL WORDS THAT MAKE UP FOMO BUT IT'S NOT FEAR OF MISSING OUT FEAR I GUESS YOU WOULD HAVE FOMO IF YOU MISSED IT. ON THE 25TH, AGAIN AT DELEON PLAZA, A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. AND THEN WHAT GOT CUT OFF IS I BELIEVE IT IS JUNE SIXTH, IT IS A SATURDAY, ANOTHER HERE'S THE SCOOP NIGHT MARKET. ALL OF THESE EVENTS ARE LISTED ON DISCOVER VICTORIA TEXAS. SO IF YOU NAVIGATE TO THEIR WEBSITE, TO THEIR COMMUNITY CALENDAR, ALL OF THESE EVENTS ARE LISTED AND YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT ALL OF THE EVENTS EITHER MID-MAY OR COMING UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIAL EVENTS I CAN ANSWER? >> KEEPING BUSY. >> VERY BUSY VERY THANKFULLY BUSY. I GUESS I GET TO HAND THE MIC OFF TO JERRY. >> NEXT WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR SPORT TOURISM RECREATION SUPERVISOR TO GIVE US THE OTHER BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT. [00:35:02] THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> HELLO. >> I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU THE UPDATE ON SPORTS TOURISM AND RECREATION. I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY REMIND EVERYBODY AND JUST GIVE A QUICK -- A. QUICK RECAP. APRIL NINTH THROUGH 12TH, WE HAD OVER -- CLOSE TO 200 PARTICIPANTS IN THE JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT. 13 STATES WERE REPRESENTED. THREE COUNTRIES WERE REPRESENTED IN THIS TOURNAMENT. AS FAR AS TOURISM, WE HAD 335 TOTAL HOTEL NIGHTS, ROOM NIGHTS FOR VICTORIA. SO THAT IS A GREAT WIN FOR VICTORIA IN SPORTS TOURISM. WE HAD A GREAT TIME OUT THERE. WE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF PLAYERS, A LOT OF VISITORS FOR THE TOURNAMENT. THEY WERE ALL SUPER EXCITED TO HEAR OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD, PLACES TO GO AND HANG OUT, DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND SUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING THEM AGAIN NEXT YEAR. >> REALLY QUICKLY, I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BECAUSE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE LITTLE PART ABOUT THOSE THANK-YOU NOTES CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? COME ON UP. I'M GOING TO STEAL YOU FOR ONE SECOND. YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> MY NAME IS BENJAMIN LAKE I'M THE HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. I WILL CORRECT JERRY REAL QUICK. IT WAS SIX COUNTRIES. BUT ALL OF THE KIDS THAT CAME OUT HAD A GREAT TIME AT RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE THE A GGA DOES A REALLY GOOD THING, THEY ARE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THANKING ALL OF THE SPONSORS, STAFF, PEOPLE LIKE THAT SPIRIT WHAT THEY DO AFTER THEIR ROUND USUALLY RIGHT BEFORE THE CUT. RIGHT AFTER THE CUT, THEY HAVE ALL OF THE KIDS WRITE THANK-YOU NOTES TO SPONSORS. THE PAN AMERICAN GOLF ASSOCIATION GOT SOME THANK-YOU NOTES, THE GAS CAMPS, IRRIGATION BY JASON GOT THANK-YOU NOTES, MYSELF, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, JERRY, LIZ, EVERYONE INVOLVED, THEY WERE REALLY INTENTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS WROTE THANK-YOU NOTES. WHEN I TELL YOU THANK-YOU NOTES, THERE WERE A STACK OF THEM. THEY REALLY TOOK THEIR TIME AND PUT THE EFFORT IN AND IT MEANT A LOT FOR US. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY, ALL OF THOSE THANK YOU CARDS WERE GREAT TO READ. I MYSELF GOT ABOUT 25 OR SO CACTUS READING INDIVIDUAL THANK YOU CARDS. IT WAS SUPER TO SEE. THE ENTIRE TEAM WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH. MOVING ON FOR MAY AND BEYOND. THIS MONTH, WE HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS. THIS WEEKEND WE ARE HOSTING MARIAN -- WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT BASEBALL WE ARE HOSTING AT RIVERSIDE STADIUM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WERE HOSTING FOURMAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS AND THREE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS. MOVING FORWARD THROUGH JUNE AND JULY, WE ARE HOLDING TWO WEEKS ON HOLD IN JUNE FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT 27 TOURNAMENT WE HOSTED LAST YEAR WE ARE LOOKING TO HOST IT THIS YEAR. WE ARE JUST WAITING ON CONFIRMATION ON THAT. WE EXPECT TO GET SOMETHING THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT TOURNAMENT. IF NOT, SPEAKING WITH OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, RANDY HAS REQUESTED THAT WE CLOSE DOWN FOR STRICT MAINTENANCE FROM JUNE EIGHTH TO JULY 17TH. THAT IS REALLY TO WORK ON CUTTING, SEATING. THE MUCH NEEDED MAINTENANCE THAT WE NEED ON THOSE FIELDS. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THOSE DONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS BETWEEN OUR SPRING AND FALL SEASON, SO THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT. IN ADDITION, WE WILL HAVE OUR CROSSROADS WHEELCHAIR AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT HOSTED WITH DANNY CAMACHO WHO'S PART OF THE BAD NEWS CHAIRS. THIS IS A HUGE TOURNAMENT FOR HIM AND FOR US. IT IS OVER THESE THREE DAYS IN JULY, WE'VE GOT SIX TEAMS REGISTERED HERE WE'VE GOT A TEAM FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, FROM SAN ANTONIO, ONE FROM HOUSTON IN [00:40:06] ADDITION -- INCLUDING ONE FROM MISSISSIPPI AND ONE FROM TENNESSEE. WE ARE LOOKING TO GET A COUPLE OF OTHERS FROM OUT OF STATE SO THIS IS A BIG PROGRAM FOR US AS WE START FOCUSING ON OUR ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS HERE AT THE PARK. ON TO RECREATION. IN MAY, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 44 TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN OUR SOFTBALL, KICKBALL AND PICKLEBALL LEAGUES THIS SEASON. A BIG WIN FOR US. AS USUAL, WE HAVE OUR SENIOR BINGO THAT IS TOMORROW AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE ANNEX. WE'VE GOT NEXT WEEK WITH THE VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE A LUNCH AND LEARN THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON RECREATION SO WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT NEXT WEEK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE. ELIJAH IS HOSTING A SENIOR SPRING FESTIVAL AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE DOME NEXT WEEK AS WELL. THIS IS WITH MARCUS. WE WILL HAVE A HEALTH CARE BOOTH, BINGO AS WELL AND FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. THAT IS ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. OUR FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS STARTING LATER THIS MONTH AS WELL. THAT IS GOING TO BE HOSTED AT THE SOCCER FIELD AT VILLA -- THEY HAVE THE FIELD FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS FOR THEIR PROGRAMING. IN ADDITION TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE DELTA "SPORTSCENTER." THE THEME FOR THIS MONTH IS HARRY POTTER SO ANYONE INTERESTED WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT HARRY POTTER, I RECOMMEND THAT. AND TO CLOSE OUT THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR ONE BODY SELF CARE PROGRAM AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA ON MAY 30TH. SO THAT INCORPORATES MEDITATION YOGA, FREE BODY MOVEMENT. IT'S REALLY A GOOD PROGRAM FOR US AS WELL. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO JUNE AND BEYOND, WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM STARTING THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY HOSTING A RECREATION NIGHT AT DELEON PLAZA. OUR FIRST WILL BE HELD ON JUNE SIXTH. THAT EVENING, STARTING AT 5PM, WE WILL HAVE PICKLEBALL IN THE AREA, A BUNCH OF GAMES. WE WILL HAVE MUSIC AND DIFFERENT BOOTHS AS WELL. THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST GO AT IT SPIRIT WE WILL HOPE -- WE ARE HOPING IT WILL BE A BIG SUCCESS. IN ADDITION TO THAT OUR SUMMER LEAGUE, ONE THAT WE HOST ANNUALLY IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER FAST PITCH LEAGUE. THAT BEGINS ON JUNE EIGHTH AND REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THAT BIG SPEAKING OF BAD NEWS CHAIRS. THEY HAVE AN OPEN PRACTICE ON THE 13TH. THAT IS ALL INCLUSIVE. SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE WHEELCHAIR BOUND IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR SOFTBALL TEAM OR THEIR BASKETBALL TEAM. YOU JUST NEED TO SHOW UP. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EXTRA CHAIRS THERE. THE PRACTICE IS SUPER FUN. WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE. I GOT IN A CHAIR MYSELF AND STARTED SWINGING A BAT AND TRYING TO CATCH SOME POP FLIES FOR SUCH A GOOD TIME. LOOKING TO REPRESENT IN THAT CROSSROADS THE WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WE ARE HAVING IN JULY. SO THEY ARE A COUPLE OF PLAYERS SHORT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN RECRUIT SOME PEOPLE DURING PRACTICE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANTED TO QUICKLY MENTION THE AMERICA 250 PARADE THAT IS ON JULY FOURTH. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM CVB WHO THIS YEAR WILL BE HOSTING THE BLAST OFF EVENT AT 5:00 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE BUT PARKS WHICH NOTED HERE WE ARE IN CHARGE OF THE PARADE. AGAIN, REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 28 PEOPLE WHO ARE REGISTERING FOR THE PARADE AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT FIVE OTHERS INTERESTED AND LOOKING FOR MORE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THE CITY WILL PUT ON EVENTS JULY FOURTH, THE BLAST OFF CONVENTION AND THE PARADE DOWNTOWN. >> IT'S THE 250TH. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> WE ARE GOING ALL OUT. LOTS OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. I KID YOU NOT, EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THE SLIDES AND I HEAR JERRY TALK ABOUT THE TEAM THAT HE WORKS WITH, WE LITERALLY HAVE RECREATION COORDINATORS THAT ARE PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY SO PLEASE VISIT US ON FACEBOOK, CHECK US OUT. THERE'S A LOT. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD FOLLOWING. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT BRINGS A VARIETY. [00:45:02] IT'S NOT JUST MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WHERE YOU THINK OF YOUR EVENING ACTIVITY AND I SAY JUST GO TO THE GYM. NOW YOU'VE GOT SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS AND THERE'S A LOT TO DO IN VICTORIA. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX I WON'T BE AT HARRY POTTER BUT IF YOU DID BASKETBALL TRIVIA NIGHT, I AM THERE. >> NOTED. >> NOTED. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, AND I KNOW THIS HAS COME UP BEFORE. DO WE HAVE ANY TYPE OF METRICS TO KNOW HOW THE DIFFERENT LEAGUES ARE DOING. AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION, I KNOW WE ADDED PICKLEBALL IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT SEEMS THAT THAT'S BEEN A POPULAR ONE BUT DO WE KNOW YEAR OVER YEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PARTICIPATING IN SOFTBALL, BINGO, ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF? >> YES. >> THERE'S ONLY TWO OF YOU HERE CAN WE PRIORITIZE THE ONES, IF EVERYONE GOES TO HARRY POTTER AND NO BINGO. ARE WE DOING BINGO? >> WE HAVE STARTED TAKING STATS ON THAT. I WILL NOTE THAT HERE AND I WILL DO SOME TYPE OF PRESENTATION FOR YOU AT ONE OF THESE UPCOMING COMMISSIONS AND YOU WILL HAVE SOME STATS PARTICULARLY WITH LEAGUES AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING HISTORICALLY AND GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK ON IT. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU TO MY GUYS HERE ON MY TEAM. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE. >> I DID HAVE ONE THING THAT CAME UP AND I FIGURED I WOULD WAIT UNTIL OTHER BUSINESS IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I HEARD THAT THERE WERE NO FISHING SIGNS PUT UP AT THE DUCK POND. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE AROUND FISHING. I KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES THAT WE ALLOW KIDS TO FISH AND THAT KIND OF THING. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP. IF THE RULES HAD CHANGED IN THE DUCK POND? >> MY PARKS TEAM IS SHAKING THEIR HEAD. WE ARE NOT SURE. >> IT WASN'T THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. >> NO, NOT AT ALL. WE WANT YOU THERE. >> OKAY MAYBE IT WAS SOMEONE TRYING TO THAT MAKES SENSE. >> NO FISHING ON THE GOLF COURSE AND NO GOLFING AT THE DUCK POND. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> GREAT CLARIFICATION. [F. CALL FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS] THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DO ANY OTHER COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. >> NOT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH THINGS FOR MEMORIAL DAY. VICTORIA COUNTY VETERANS DO DO THIS EVERY YEAR. WHAT IT WILL BE WILL BE A PRESENTATION. WE WILL HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER THERE AND WE WILL ALSO SAY ALL OF THE NAMES OF THE LOCAL VICTORIA VETERAN COUNTY MEMBERS THAT HAD -- VETERANS THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY SINCE MEMORIAL DAY OF LAST YEAR, MEMORIAL DAY OF THIS YEAR IS USUALLY A VERY GOOD TURNOUT. I KNOW IT WILL BE HOT AS USUAL AND PEOPLE HAVE ASKED CAN WE HAVE IT INSIDE. YOU CAN'T HAVE A RIFLE VOLLEY INSIDE. BUT THERE WILL BE BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE THE SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THERE WILL BE A GUEST SPEAKER AND AT THE END THERE WILL BE A RIFLE VOLLEY AND THEN IT'S ALL OVER AND EVERYONE CAN GO THEIR MERRY WAY BUT WE WOULD ENJOY HAVING AS MANY PARTICIPANTS OUT THERE AS WE CAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.