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[Dallas Park and Recreation Board on March 20, 2025.]
MORNING.UH, NOW I'M CALLED OF MARCH 20TH, 2025.
PARK BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:04 AM WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.
IT HAPPENED AT 4:00 AM THIS MORNING.
IT IS BEEN WARMER THE LAST FEW MORNINGS VERSUS THIS MORNING, BUT WE ARE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.
UM, FIRST, UH, FIRST ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
AND, UH, ACTIVE PRESIDENT TO COME UP CHIEF GOING ASK EVERYBODY JUST RECEIVED CP RRP
EVERYBODY RECEIVE A-C-P-R-P BY PROFESS DIRECTOR TODAY.
THEY MUST HAVE BEEN GIVING THAT OUT LIKE
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF ANNOUNCING SOME OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST MONTH.
SO, UM, DURING THE PROGRAM, NRPA OFFERS DIRECTOR
WE'VE HAD TWO EMPLOYEES COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM.
NOT JUST SUCCESSFULLY, BUT WITH HONORS.
AND SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE TEACHER RANDALL, SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS
AND WE DYNAMIC AND AMAZING TEACHING LEADERS.
WE GET THE PICTURE OF THE BLACK VERY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM TO, UM, OUR PROGRAM AND THE PROGRAM
C-P-P-R-P IS, UH, AS MR. SPRINGS MENTIONING THAT THE, UH, THE RECIPIENT, YOU WOULD ASK THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, 10 YEARS AGO, HOW MANY CPRP FOLKS WERE GETTING IN THE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF TWO, AND NOW WE HAVE A TOTAL OF HOW MANY, AGAIN? 24.
SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THIS BOARD AND, UH, WILLIS WINTER, THE FORMER DIRECTOR PUSHING THIS DEPARTMENT TO START GETTING CPRP CERTIFIED FOLKS.
SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND ALL THESE FOLKS.
AGAIN, UH, STEPPING UP TO, WE HAVE OVER 800 EMPLOYEES, 24 OF THEM ARE CERTIFIED.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY HAVE SEVEN TO EIGHT FOLKS.
SO I WANNA COMMEND OUR STAFF FOLKS WHO TOOK THE LEAD IN THE PROGRAM, UH, FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
THE DEPARTMENT AND, AND, UH, ALL, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DID ALL THE HARD WORK TO GET CERTIFIED.
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ALL YOUR HARD WORK.UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY HATS OFF TO WILLIS WINTERS AND DIRECTOR JENKINS FOR MAKING THE TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY DO YOU ALL HAVE TO TAKE OUT YOUR EVENINGS AND ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME TO ATTEND, BUT TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO SACRIFICE THEM NOT BEING FOCUSED ON THEIR IMMEDIATE JOB FOR THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF THE DEPARTMENT AND OF THE CITY.
EVERYBODY HERE, AND THIS IS JUST A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM.
AND THIS BUILDING UP OF OUR BENCH STRENGTH IN THE DEPARTMENT IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING.
AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY.
'CAUSE I THINK IT'S, IT'S JUST, IT REALLY SETS US APART AND, AND PREPARES US VERY WELL FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, AND I'M SURE THAT A LOT OF YOU'RE GONNA, THEY'LL TRY TO LEAVE AWAY TO SOME OTHER CITY.
I HOPE YOU THAT STICKER AROUND.
THANK, AND ALSO ALSO TO MR. BAKER, MS. EDWARDS, UH, BEING HONORED AND, AND GETTING HONORS IN THE, UH, DIRECTOR OF, UH, CLASS.
UM, WITH THAT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, CALL TO THE PODIUM A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT MR. OUR BOARD MEMBER RUDY GREEN.
PERMISSION TO SPEAK FROM THE PODIUM.
ALL, UH, GOOD MORNING FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS OF PARK STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
UH, TODAY IS NRU OR THE FIRST TIME OF RENEWAL, HOPE, FRESH BEGINNINGS.
BUT NRU, JUST FOR IRANIAN AMERICANS LIKE ME, IT'S, IT'S A CELEBRATION FOR OVER 400 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD WHO WELCOME THE ARRIVAL SPRING AS THE START OF THE NEW YEAR.
AT THE HEART OF NO ROOF IS THE IDEA OF RENEWAL, A RENEWAL OF NATURE, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OURSELVES.
WE SET A TABLE, IT'S CALLED A HALF SCENE.
IT CONTAINS SYMBOLIC ITEMS, REPRESENTED HEALTH, PROSPERITY, AND GROWTH.
BUT THOSE IMPORTANT
AS A MEMBER OF THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, I SEE A DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN NO RUTH AND OUR BELOVED PARKS, JUST AS WE CARE FOR OUR GREEN SPACES TO HELP THEM THRIVE.
NO, RUTH REMINDS US TO NURTURE THE BONDS THAT BRING US TOGETHER THAT MAKES US THRIVE.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT OUR PARK DEPARTMENT STANDS FOR.
BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, CREATING SPACES WHERE ALL PEOPLE AND ALL CULTURES ARE CELEBRATED WHILE SHARING.
EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND ONE ANOTHER.
SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, FORMER PARK BOARD PRESIDENT BOBBY ABTAHI, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, MS. LAN, AND OUR IT MANAGER, MR. ANI, I INVITE ALL OF YOU, NO MANAGER BACK TO EMBRACE THE SPIRIT OF MOVEMENT AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE YEAR AHEAD.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, A, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
MATT, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
DO HAVE A MOTION APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 6TH, 2025, UH, MR. SLAUGHTER SECOND BY MR. HARRISON.
YOU, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT WE GOT OUR CONSIDER AGENDA.
ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR, ONLY NUMBER FIVE WILL BE FOUR FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
SO WE'RE VOTING, WE'RE, WE'RE VOTING ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
SORRY MS.
SO BIG IN THE ONLY AMOUNT OF REVENUE IS $250 COMING IN, COMING TO US WHEN THE ONE IN MY OWN PARK IS LIKE 200 PEOPLE.
SO IT'S LIKE, HOW DO YOU MAKE MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE YOU THINK THAT US LOOKING AT OVERALL? I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S, IF YOU SAY, OH, WELL YOU HAVE 50 PEOPLE, SO WE'RE GOING TO YOUR ESTIMATED REVENUE'S TWO 50, BUT IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED PEOPLE, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE ONLY MAKING $250 OFF OF FOR ALCOHOL IN OUR PARK WHEN IT SEEMS YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY FOR REVENUE FROM THAT.
YEAH, YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, MS. MONDELL AND I'LL HAVE STAFF, UH, COME UP.
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STAFF EVERY TIME TO BRING FEES YOU ALL THAT.WE ARE STRATEGICALLY LOOKING AT CERTAIN FEES, PARTICULAR WE'RE LOOKING AT FEES WHERE, WHEN IT COMES TO ADMISSION, THAT'S ONE THING THAT JUST BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RIGHT? WE'RE LOOKING AT PRIVATE EVENTS, YES.
BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC INDIVIDUAL EVENTS.
UH, THOSE ARE THE FEES I'M ASKING STAMP TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL LOOK AT IT.
UH, BECAUSE IN THE 2015, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN RECREATION PLANNING TOLD US TO LOOK AT THOSE TYPE OF AREAS TO GET CLOSER TO COST RECOVERY AND TAXPAYERS SHOULD BE, I WOULDN'T USE THE TERM BURDEN, BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BURDEN THE EXPENSE OF PAYING FOR THOSE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE EVENTS.
AND THAT THE, THE RECREATION PLAN, THEY NEED US TO FOCUS ON MAKING SURE WE CAN FUND OUR CORE SERVICES LIKE RECREATION CENTERS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, SENIOR PROGRAMMING,
AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THESE FEES COME TO YOU ALL NOW SO THAT THE BOARD COULD START, UH, TAKING A HARD LOOK AND ADVISING US HOW YOU WANT US TO MOVE FORWARD.
I, I'M, I THINK IF THEY'RE GONNA 50% PER PARTICIPANTS IN DISTRICT TWO'S RIVER, SEAN, AND THEN YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC BEING ABLE TO USE THAT.
I MEAN, THREE 50 IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEN ONLY TO COME AWAY WITH A FEE.
AND DOES THAT GO TO US OR WHERE DID THAT GO? AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT IF THERE'S A RECAP OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT ADMIN AND FINANCE SINCE THIS WAS ON THE SAME DAY VOTING.
THANK, UM, SO THE $250 IS, IS THE ALCOHOL PERMIT FEE.
WE ALSO RECEIVE FEES FOR THEIR ACTUAL RENTAL.
SO THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THEIR, THEIR RENTAL FEES AS WELL.
UM, AND SO WE DID DISCUSS IT IN ADMIN FINANCE, KIND OF LOOKING AT OUR WHOLE PERMIT FEES, UM, AS A WHOLE FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS AND ESPECIALLY FOR OUR, UM, RENTAL LOCATIONS, INCREASING THAT.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE BEING CHARGED WITH COMING BACK, UH, TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH THAT.
AND, AND, AND I'LL PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND, AND ALSO WE ALSO REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE A-T-A-B-C PERMIT ALSO ON TOP OF THAT, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO IT IT'S ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL FEES PROCESS.
ALCOHOL IS JUST ONE ADD TO THAT.
UM, SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PARK AND DON'T SEEM LIKE WE'RE MAKING MUCH REVENUE.
ANOTHER DISCUSSION, MR. HARRISON.
MS. UH, LET ME SAY, I AGREE WITH MS.
THIS IS QUALITY OF LIFE GOVERNMENT IS DIFFERENT THAN BUSINESS.
I THINK THE COUNTRY'S IN A, A JAM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WENT TO VOTING BOOTH.
BUT GOVERNMENT MAKES THE RULES AND SOMETIMES WE PAPER THINGS THAT ARE REALLY HELPING CITIZENS.
IT'S, IT'S A BASE FEE THAT ACTUALLY HELPS THEM EXPLORE THE THINGS, HELPS THEM EXPERIENCE WHAT'S GREATER BY THE CITY.
SO AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO GET COST RECOVERY, I JUST WANNA REMIND COLLEAGUES, THIS IS NOT A BUSINESS, IT'S A DEPARTMENT.
IT'S IT'S GOVERNMENT HAS DIFFERENT USE AND NAMES THAN A BUSINESS MIGHT.
SO COST RECOVERY ISN'T IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO QUALITY OF LIFE IS REALLY TO ME WHAT PARKS AND R DOES.
THAT'S MY 10 CENTS, MR. CHAIR.
ANY DISCUSSION? WE'RE VOTING ON ADAMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT POINT AND JUST LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT IT'S WELL TAKEN AND THEN WELL DISCUSSED THE EDITED FINALS.
NUMBER VOTING ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL TAKE UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, FLAGPOLE HILL PARK.
UH, UH, 10 OR HORIZON TO USE USING AN ALCOHOL PERMIT TO DEON TATUM OF, IN UNITED CARES INCORPORATED, MR. ALCOHOL AT THE DALLAS MIMOSA LAND MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENT TO BE HELD AT FLAG FOLK PARK LOCATED AT 8,100 DURAN STREET.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2025 FROM 12:00 PM TO 10:00 PM HE ADMITTED REVENUE TO HUNDRED $50.
UH, I, YES, UH, CAN I MAKE THAT MOTION, MR. PRESIDENT VOTES? OKAY.
YEAH, I WANNA, I MOVE THAT WE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMIN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND DENY THE ALCOHOL PERMIT.
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SO YEAH, AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS.THIS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE EVENT TO BE HELD AT FLAG HILL PARK.
IT'S AN ESTIMATED 5,000 ATTENDEE, UM, MIMOSA FUELED, UH, CONCERT.
WE, THE STAFF, AND THEY CAN ELABORATE.
I THINK CRYSTAL CAN ELABORATE ON THIS, BUT STAFF TALKED TO THE ORGANIZERS ABOUT MOVING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE AND THE ORGANIZERS DECLINED.
UM, SO UNFORTUNATELY I JUST DON'T SEE THIS AS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF FLAGPOLE HILL PARK AND, UH, THE ADMIN FINANCE COMMITTEE, UH, UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD BE DENIED.
SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO DENY NUMBER FIVE.
ARE WE STILL IN DISCUSSION? YES, WE ARE STILL IN DISCUSSION.
QUESTION PROCEDURALLY, IF A MOTION DOESN'T MAKE IT THROUGH COMMITTEE, DOES, DOES IT NEED TO BE BROUGHT AGAIN ON THE FULL BOARD AND VOTED ON? YES.
YES, BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ON THE AGENDA, SO HAS TWO OPTIONS.
YOU COULD TAKE NO ACTION AND IT JUST DIES.
OR YOU COULD, LIKE I SAID, YOU ALL WERE VOTED UP OR DOWN.
SO BECAUSE IT WAS A SAME DAY CONSIDERED.
UM, I JUST WANNA, UH, UM, UH, SUPPORT MR. GOLDSTEIN'S MOTION.
UH, AND WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION IN ADMIN AND FINANCE ABOUT, UM, SOME OF OUR PARKS THAT DO GET MORE USAGE TOGETHER, A
AND SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN A PARK THAT IS ALREADY HEAVILY USED IS A LITTLE BIT PROBLEMATIC.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THESE, UH, PARKS THAT ARE SUPER POPULAR, UH, WE, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE TYPES OF EVENTS WE PUT THERE, THE SIZE OF THE EVENTS AND HOW THEY'RE GONNA IMPACT THE REST OF OUR USERS.
AND FINDING THAT FINE BALANCE BETWEEN SERVING THE PUBLIC AND QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT ALSO BEING CAREFUL THAT WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, BANKRUPT OURSELVES IN, IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT.
AND THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THESE PARKS FOR THE MAJORITY OF USERS THAT USE THEM EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME.
SO I SUPPORT, UH, UH, DENYING THIS PARTICULAR THANK YOU.
YEAH, I, I THINK IT SEEMS LIKE WE NEED TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND MAYBE LOOK AT A, A SCALE, UM, WHERE IF IT'S A FAMILY THING OR IF IT, BUT ONCE IT GETS TO A POINT OF BEYOND WHAT MR. HARRISON'S SAYING ABOUT QUALITY OF THE LIFE FOR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A GOV WE'RE A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WE REALLY KINDA NEED TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND, AND THE DRAWING BOARD AND SAY, OKAY, WE NEED TO DO SET SCALE.
LIKE THIS IS UNACCEPT AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH MR. GOLDSTEIN.
I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY GO, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
LIKE, BUT NOT IN OUR, NOT IN OUR PUBLIC PARK.
BUT I DO DO REALLY THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT A SCALE AND SAY, AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BE FAIR ABOUT THAT OR, AND MAYBE CREATE A POLICY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT COME BACK AND, AND REALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SCRUTINY ON ON WHAT'S ALLOWABLE AND WHERE WE'RE AT.
YOU JUST HIT ON IT, MS. MONIA, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
WE NEED TO DEVELOP A POLICIES RELATES TO, BUT WE HAVE CERTAIN PARTS THAT SOME GET OVERLY UTILIZED FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.
AND WE JUST NEED TO HAVE A POLICY WHERE MAYBE WE, WE MAY GRANDFATHER IN THE GROUPS THAT ARE READY UTILIZING THESE LOCATIONS, BUT THEN WE DEVELOP A POLICY THAT SAYS, TO YOUR POINT, IF IT'S IF IT GETS OVER THIS ATTENDANCE NUMBER, THEN THESE TYPE OF EVENTS NEED TO BE REFERRED TO THESE THREE OR FOUR LOCATIONS THAT CAN HANDLE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.
MS. MONDELL, UH, MR. SLAUGHTER HERE, I'M, I'M MR.
BECAUSE NOT ONLY LISTEN TO THAT COMMUNITY, THAT REPRESENTATIVE, CAN YOU HAVE A GROUP, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS DO THIS BIG BUSINESS, BIG COMPANY AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE.
YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT BUSINESS WITH THESE GUYS, BUT WHEN WE GIVE THEM A COMPROMISE AND NOT
AND THAT'S WILLING TO WORK WITH THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT SHOWS US WHERE THEIR MINDSET IS.
SO I SUPPORT MR. SCOTT ON THIS BECAUSE NOT ONLY HE REPRESENTED BUT ALSO LISTEN TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
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THE POINT THAT I MADE THAT GOING TO CONSIDER, UM, LARGER EVENTS THAT ARE COMING TO OUR SYSTEMALRIGHT, SO, YOU KNOW, OH, SORRY MR. DICKEY, YOU, I JUST HAVE A PROCEDURAL COMMENT.
LAST PART WHERE WE DID NOT HAVE AN ADMIN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND I WAS TOLD WHEN I ASKED IT WAS BECAUSE IT REALLY WASN'T ANYTHING ENOUGH TO HAVE IT.
BUT YET THIS WEEK WHERE WE'VE GOT ITEMS THAT ARE COMING TO COMMITTEE AND NOW I'M COMING TO THE BOARD ON THE SAME DAY, I'VE ALWAYS SPOKEN, UH, AGAINST DO TRYING, DOING THAT.
AND UH, I THINK PART OF THE RUSH TODAY ON THESE OTHER ITEMS HAS TO DO WITH NOT HAVING HAD THAT COMMITTEE MEETING.
UM, SO I WOULD, I DON'T KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE DID HAVE A REASON TO HAVE MANY MEETINGS IF A PRIORITY STAFF PRIORITY IS TO NOT BRING THE BOARD THE SAME DAY THINGS.
THERE MAY BE A REASON, BUT THAT'S MY OBSERVATION.
THERE WAS A REASON THAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF THE FLAG FROM YOU IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY WERE STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THE ORGANIZER TO GET THEM TO MOVE.
THEY WANNA BRING AN ITEM TO YOU ALL THAT THE ORGANIZER DECIDED TO MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO WE WERE STILL WORKING THROUGH THIS.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY THIS ITEM AND THAT AFFECTED ALL THE OTHERS BECAUSE WHY? NO, IT DIDN'T AFFECT ALL THE OTHER, OTHER ONES.
WELL I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT MARKER DOWN.
AND THEN THE SAME DAY AND THEN IT IS BEEN THE PRACTICE OF SPECIALTIES, RECURRING ITEMS THROUGH ADMIN AND FINANCE.
IF THE ADMIN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 'CAUSE NORMALLY IF Y'ALL APPROVE IT, THESE RECURRING ITEMS, THEN THAT'S BEEN THE PRACTICE FOR PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW THAT WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE THOSE ON THE SAME DAY.
'CAUSE THESE ARE MORE LIKE PROCEDURES.
THEY'RE REOCCURRING ITEMS. AND I, I, I AGREE.
I GET THAT POINT BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THESE ARE LIKE 17 YEARS.
I PERSONALLY JUST WANT TO SAY I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE.
I, WE STAY WITH MR. GOLDSTEIN AND ONE BLACK PO HILL IS VERY CLOSE TO A HIGH DENSE COMMUNITY, HIGHLY DENSE COMMUNITY.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GONNA PARK 5,000 VEHICLES FOR A BIG CONCERT.
AND I THINK IT ALSO MAKES THE POINT THAT, UH, MS. DALE MADE PERFECTLY THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF SCALE FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.
WE'VE GOT THE MOTHER'S DAY THAT'S HAPPENING, UH, AT WALLACE SANDY PARK, WHICH IS MUCH SMALLER.
THEN WE'VE GOT, LOOKS LIKE A, A SCHOOL FOUNDER STATE PICNIC THAT'S HAPPENING.
AND THEN THESE FOLKS WANT TO HAVE 5,000, UH, ATTENDEES POTENTIALLY AT A PARKING EVENT.
NOW I'M INTERESTED IN SOME KIND OF SLIDING SCALE FOR AN ALCOHOL PERMIT BECAUSE WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO PROTECT IS THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO USE A COMMUNITY PARK THAT'S IN THEIR COMMUNITY VERSUS THE BIG CORPORATIONS WHO ARE GONNA BRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE AND A BUNCH OF EXPENSES TO THE SYSTEM AND WHO CAN PAY MORE SO THAT, THAT BE INTERESTED IN MAYBE THE SLIDING SKILLS.
SO MS. DALE, I ACCEPT THAT IDEA.
SO I JUST WANNA, IF MY TEAM MEMBERS STAFF IS CLEAR, SO WE'RE GONNA GO BACK THERE.
'CAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A SLIDING SCALES ON SPECIAL VENTS FAR AS THE SIZE OF THE VENTS, WHAT WE CHARGE.
SO NOW WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE BOARD TODAY IS NOW YOU WANT US TO PUT A SLIDING SCALE CAUSE OF THE ALCOHOL DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THEIR BEHAVIOR.
A LITTLE EXTRA SYNTAX OF THEY CAN AFFORD EXCUSE MR. UH, MS. MANDA.
SO WE DO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE MILITARY AND HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME WHO ARE BENEFITING PEOPLE.
SO, AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GRANDFATHERING, AND WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE IT, THEY'VE BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY'RE DOING REALLY, REALLY GOOD CAUSES.
UM, SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT IN A HOLISTIC KIND OF APPROACH TO WHERE WE'RE NOT REALLY COMPETING OR IMPOSING ON THEM BECAUSE OF THE DO GOOD WORK AND HOW YOU VALUE THAT, I DON'T REALLY KNOW.
BUT IF WE CAN KINDA LOOK AT THIS AS WELL, WE'VE HAD THESE GUYS IN HERE FOR 20 SOME YEARS CARRY THE LOAD AND HOW WOULD YOU WANT TO, I MEAN, WE DON'T WANNA TAKE AWAY OR TAX ON THEM.
SO IF WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT THAT IN A, IN A DELICATE DEFINITELY INTO CONSIDERATION ON BLACKWELL HILL FOR INSTANCE, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S OCTOBERFEST AND THAT'S A VERY LARGE AS WELL, BUT IT IS BEEN THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COMES BASIS FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.
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WELL WELL MY POINT IS,AND, AND JUST, JUST TO PIGGY BACK ON ON THIS, SO IF YOU, UH, ENLIGHTEN MY COLLEAGUES ON HOW A RESERVATION DONE, SO LIKE I'M IMAGINE FLAG POLE PILL, THEY'RE PAYING TO SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE PARK.
ALRIGHT, SO THEY ALREADY GOT A BIG ACT ON THAT, RIGHT? THEY HAVE TO HAVE
SO THIS PARTICULAR
SO SOMETIMES THERE'S HIGHER FEES AND WE'RE COLLECTING A BIG FEE ALREADY ON TOP OF THAT.
I KNOW THE TWO 50 DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT, IT'S NOT, BUT THE OVERALL PICTURE, WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S GETTING THIS QUITE A BIT.
SO BECAUSE THERE'S PLENTY OF FEES AMONG OTHER THINGS, DEPOSIT, INSURANCE, STUFF LIKE THAT.
ALRIGHT, SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO DENY NUMBER FIVE.
ALRIGHT, NOW MOVING THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
NUMBER SIX, AQUATIC BREAKDOWN, EXCUSE ME.
AUTHORIZE A THREE YEAR SERVICE PRICE AGREEMENT, UH, FOR
ANDREW'S BUILDING SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT, NOT 496,004 70 MOST, UH, BASIS PROPOSALS OF EIGHT TO NOT TO EXCEED $496,470 FINANCING GENERAL FUNDS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? I FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, DISTRICT 10 AUTHORIZE A THREE MONTH SERVICE CONTRACTOR TO DESIGN AN INSTALLATION SPLASH PAD AT FOR VIDEO PARK LOCATED AT 97 37 FOREST LANE FOR THE PARK RECREATION DEPARTMENT WITH CRAFTSMAN'S LP DBA CRAFTSMAN'S COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUNDS AND WATER PARKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $776,000 THROUGH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, INCORPORATED BY BOARD COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, NOT TAKE EXCEED SEVEN $76,000 FINANCING, CAPITAL GIFT DONATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, $776,000 SUBJECT TO OPERATIONS P AND G BEING CONSIDERED FOR MARCH, 2025.
WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE APPROVAL MR. APPROVAL.
SECOND BY MR. WOOD, WELL, MOTION BY MR. GREEN.
ANY DISCUSSION MR. DICKEY? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, WHY DO WE GO BY P FOR THIS ONE OR THIS FEBRUARY? UH, SO WE TYPICALLY USE I BOARD PROCUREMENT METHODOLOGY WHEN WE'RE EITHER TRYING TO DEPLOY DOLLARS VERY QUICKLY OR HIT A, HIT A HARD AND FAST TARGET.
WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT THIS, SORRY, THE PLANNING DESIGN COMMITTEE.
AND AGAIN, THIS WAS A, THIS IS A TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX, IF YOU WILL, DID A VERY SIMILAR DRIVEN METHODOLOGY FOR OLD THESE DALLAS WORKY YARD VERY RECENTLY, THE SAME EXACT THING.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED BY THE LATE SUMMER.
AND SO THEREFORE WE WANT TO GET MOVING ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I, MS. MONDELL, LIKE, LIKE I'M FOLLOWING IN GOOD FOOTSTEPS BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED THIS MORNING.
BUT I ALSO WANNA SAY HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO RECEIVE THIS.
IT'S WELL DESERVED AND WELL OVERDUE AND IF THIS IS THE PROCESS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TO HELP WITH THAT, THEN I'M
UM, SO I I, WE DID DISCUSS THIS IN, IN DEPTH THIS MORNING AT PLANNING DESIGN, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, SEE, YOU KNOW, THE DISCUSSION.
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OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.NUMBER EIGHT, CISCO NORTH TEXAS
A THREE YEAR MASTER AGREEMENT TO THE PURCHASE OF A WHOLESALE RESTAURANT.
FOOD PRODUCTS FOR
TWO GENERAL EXEMPTION GOODS PURCHASED BY THIS LOCAL RETAIL SALE BY, UH, TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARD NOT TO EXCEED 375,000 GENERAL FUNDS.
MR. SECONDED BY MR. SLAUGHTER.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL FAIR TO SAY, AYE.
ALRIGHT, WE WENT THROUGH OUR VOTING AGENDA PRETTY QUICK.
UH, WE'VE COME TO OUR BRIEFING PART AND THE FIRST BRIEFING WE HAVE IS, UH, DALLAS GREENING INITIATIVE UPDATE BY MR. RYAN O'CONNOR.
MORNING MR. CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MOLLY MORGAN TO JOIN US AT THE TABLE.
MANY OF Y'ALL KNOW A LONG TIME, A GREAT PARTNER WITH US HERE AT THE DALLAS PARK SYSTEM.
SHE IS THE TEXAS STATE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUST REPUBLIC LAND.
SHE WILL UPDATE YOU ABOUT A VERY EXCITING INITIATIVE PARTNERED ON ALL THE EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON PARK ACCESS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT'S A KEY METRIC FOR US.
WE DESIRE FOR AS MANY RESIDENTS TO BE WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK AS POSSIBLE, AND MOLLY AND HER COLLEAGUES ARE WORKING WITH US TO TRY TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON THAT IN A POSITIVE WAY.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MOLLY FOR HER TO RUN TO THE SLIDE DECK.
THANK YOU ALL, UH, VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US.
I AM THRILLED TO BE HERE GIVING YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON BREEDING INITIATIVE, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR MOST EXCITING, UH, PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, TRUST REPUBLIC LAND, WE'RE A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT, UM, WHO OPERATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR ACCESS TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN DALLAS, UM, AND WE'VE HELPED THE CITY OF DALLAS THROUGH ADVOCACY, OUR OWN WORK AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL POSTING ON THIS PROJECT HELP THE CITY OF DALLAS GO OVER 54% PARK ACCESS, MINUTE WALK
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON OUR, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE GREENING INITIATIVE.
UM, AND AS A REMINDER, IT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS A COLLABORATION ON ALREADY CITY OWNED LAND LAND THAT'S VACANT IN COMMUNITIES THAT IS NOT SUITABLE, UM, FOR HOUSING, BUT IS SITTING GREEN SPACE THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE OR BENEFITING COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF USAGE.
AND SO WE, UM, LOOK AT THOSE PROPERTIES AND WORK WITH VARIOUS CITY AGENCIES TO MAKE THEM USABLE PARK SPACES FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A, A PARK WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOME.
UM, IT IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND EQUITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREATES PUBLIC GREEN SPACES IN THE LARGEST AND HIGHEST NEED AREAS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TO ADD WORKSPACE TO.
UM, AND WE ALSO WORK VERY, UM, CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DRIVING THE DESIGN PROCESSES AND ARE BEHIND.
UM, THEY'RE NOT JUST A PART OF THE PROCESS.
THEY ARE, THEY'RE THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS CRITICAL PART.
THE FOURTH COHORT OF SITES INCLUDE SITES FROM DALLAS WATER UTILITIES, DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
UM, WE PARTNER WITH STUDIO OUTSIDE AS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DELIVER THESE PROJECTS AND THE BETTER BLOCK TO HAVE POP-UP PARKS AND FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON EACH SITE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, YOU'LL SEE A, A REVIEW OF THE SITES THAT WE HAVE THAT WERE SELECTED FOR, UM, THE FIRST FIVE SITES.
AND AS A REMINDER, THERE'S GOING TO BE 15 OF THESE DEVELOPED OVER THE, OVER THE FIVE YEARS SINCE THIS PRODUCT PROGRAM'S INCEPTION.
UM, THESE WERE SELECTED AGAIN BASED ON VACANCY, UM, URBAN HEAT ISLANDS, THE FACT THAT THEY'RE ALREADY CITY OWNED BUT NOT IN THE PARK INVENTORY, HAVE PARK GAPS, UM, SHOW HEALTH DISPARITIES AND EQUITY INDICATORS.
UH, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FIRST FIVE SITES, WHICH SOPHIA IS GONNA SHOW YOU THIS CANNOT EXPLORE IN A MINUTE, ARE IN DISTRICT 5, 8, 9, 10, AND 13 ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
UM, THERE IS A TIMELINE JUST AS A REMINDER THAT IN 2023, UM, THE MAYOR, UM, COMMITTED $1.25 MILLION OF
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ARPA FUNDING TO THIS PROJECT, WHICH TRUST WERE PUBLICLY UN MATCHED AND WE FUNDRAISED FOR COHORT.UM, AND WE ALSO, UH, WERE SUPPORTED BY A PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY WHO CONTINUED TO BE, UM, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY ON THAT INVENTORY LIST AND THEN GONE THROUGH OUR OWN FIVE WILL SERVE 14 OVER 14,000 PEOPLE AND A TOTAL OVER 54,000 PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF DALLAS.
SORRY, I'VE GOT A BIT OF A LAG ON MINE.
UM, BUT IN 2024, THE LOCATIONS WERE MADE PUBLIC AND WE BEGAN WORKING ON, UH, THE SITES WITH COMMUNITIES, WITH PARTNERS.
UM, WE WORKED WITH INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS TO DETERMINE, UM, BOTH THE EXACT SITE PLACEMENT AND THE NEED AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
UM, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AFTER ALL THAT ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE FIVE BEAUTIFUL SCHEMATICS THAT ARE INDIVIDUAL TO EACH SITE.
UM, AND THAT FACILITIES FOR PARK AND REC WILL BREAK GROUND ON THE FIRST OF THESE SITES IN JUNE, 2025.
UM, A MAJOR PART OF THIS PROGRAM WAS BEING ABLE TO USE PROJECTS ON A FASTER AND, UH, MORE AFFORDABLE TIMELINE THAN TYPICAL PARK PROJECTS TO INCREASE PARK ACCESS THE MOST IN THE FASTEST.
AND ALL OF THESE SITES RIGHT NOW, THE COST ESTIMATION IS UNDER $550,000 FOR
UM, WE PLAN THOSE WILL ESCALATE SLIGHTLY THE NEXT COHORTS, BUT AGAIN,
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I BELIEVE WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE CREDIBLE COLLEAGUES, SOPHIA HERNANDEZ, WHO HAS BEEN AN EFFORT HERE, UM, AND BEEN WORKING WITH DIRECTLY WITH ALL THESE COMMUNITIES TO DELIVER WHAT THEY NEED IN THEIR PARK SPACES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO NOT ONLY SHARE THE SCHEMATICS, BUT ALSO SHARE SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THIS PAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST FIVE SITES.
SO DELVING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AS TO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS HAS BEEN LIKE OVER THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH EACH OF THE NEARBY RESIDENTS AT THE FIVE PILOT PROPERTIES TO REALLY INFORM DESIGN THROUGH COMMUNITY DESIGN MEETINGS, SURVEYS AND ONLINE TOOLS THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENT WEBSITE.
AND, UH, THIS PROCESS IS REALLY BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN THREE MAIN MEETINGS THAT FOCUS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
SO WE FIRST HAD, UM, OUR FIRST MEETING TO REALLY INTRODUCE THE PROGRAM AND DO A SITE OVERVIEW.
AND THAT MEETING WAS FOCUSED ON GETTING FEEDBACK ON CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS, IF THERE'S ANY CURRENT USES AND FOLKS FOR FUTURE USE AS WELL AS ANY SITE CONCERNS.
UM, AND WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON AMENITY AND LOCATION CHOICES.
AND WE TOOK ALL THAT FEEDBACK AND WORKED WITH THE DESIGNERS AT THE STUDIO OUTSIDE TO COME BACK WITH CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OPTIONS THAT WE PRESENTED IN THE SECOND MEETING WHERE WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH THE BETTER BLOCK TO DO A TEMPORARY, UM, PARK ON EACH OF THE SITES.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFORM THE SITES THROUGH THEIR BETTER BLOCK PROCESS BY BRINGING IN TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT AND AMENITIES TO REALLY HELP ENVISION THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THESE SITES, UM, AND REALLY GET, UM, REAL TIME FEEDBACK, UH, THROUGH DIFFERENT INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES.
AND WE ALSO HAD FREE FOOD MUSIC, REALLY WANTED TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND SEE WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES WERE.
AND OUR THIRD MEETING, UM, ONCE WE TOOK ALL THAT FEEDBACK, WE CAME UP WITH THE, UH, SCHEMATICS THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN A LITTLE BIT.
AND THE THIRD MEETING WAS FOCUSED ON PRESENTING THOSE SCHEMATICS, GETTING ANY FINAL FEEDBACK, AND ALSO HAVING DISCUSSIONS AROUND, UM, ACTIVATION AND STEWARDSHIP FOR THE PARK ONCE IT'S OPEN AND IN TANDEM WITH THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE DESIGN, WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, DALLAS PARK AND REC AND OUR NATIONAL 10 MINUTE WALK TEAM BECAUSE LAST YEAR, UH, DALLAS WAS SELECTED AS A PARK EQUITY ACCELERATOR.
SO WE'RE FOCUSING, UM, TO CREATE STEWARDSHIP MODELS FOR THESE FIRST FIVE SITES AND HELPING IMPLEMENT FRIENDS OF GROUPS.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS IMPLEMENTATION HAPPENS.
UM, SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, MOVING TO THE, OH, WELL ACTUALLY THESE ARE JUST SOME PICTURES FROM THE POP-UP PARKS THEMSELVES.
UM, IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THE SPACE TRANSFORM, UM, AND SEE THEM ACTIVE AND PEOPLE EXCITED TO NEED AND THE DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES AND GET FEEDBACK.
SO THESE ARE JUST SOME PICTURES FROM THE DIFFERENT FIVE POPUP PARTS THAT WE DID WITH BETTER BLOCK.
AND MOVING TO THE SCHEMATIC SIGNS ON THE NEXT SLIDE, STARTING WITH LATE JUNE, UM, PROPERTY AND
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DISTRICT BY THIS SLIDE IS A SUMMARY OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED DURING THE POPUP.SO ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT CONCEPTUAL DEFINED OPTIONS THAT WE PRESENTED.
UM, AND RED
UM, THEY REALLY LIKED, UM, BEING ABLE TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PLAY AREAS, UM, AND JUST DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING FROM PLAY BASED.
UM, SO HAVING DIRECTOR AND FROM OPTION A PEOPLE LIKE HAVING THE OVERLOAD TO THE R WALLS THAT ARE IN THE POOL, AS WELL AS HAVING A POOL AROUND THE CART.
AND IN THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW WE KIND OF COMBINE
SO THIS PARK DESIGN, UM, DOES HAVE THE FULL LOOP ALL THROUGHOUT THE PARK, UM, AND INCLUDING A OVERLOOK OR SEATING AREA NEAR THE ARC WALLS.
UM, AND ALSO INCORPORATES SOME CEMENT R WALLS THAT CAN ALSO BE USED TO SPEAK TO BRING IN THE, UM, ART FROM THE CULVERT INTO THE PARK AS WELL.
IT, OH, IT HAS A, UM, SPACE THAT CAN BE USED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMMING AND ENTRANCE NEAR HOT AND, AND LATE JUNE THAT'LL, UM, BE
UM, SOME MORE SHADED TREES, THE TWO DIFFERENT PLAY AREAS AND DIFFERENT, UH, SEEDING AND UH, TREE PLANTINGS, SMALL THROUGHOUT PARK, UM, AND ALSO DATED STRUCTURE AND PICNIC AREA AS WELL.
AND ONTO THE NEXT PROPERTY AND DISTRICT EIGHT IN ECHO LAKE DRIVE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE PRESENTED.
UH, THE PREFERRED OPTION WAS OPTION A.
WE'LL REALLY GRAVITATE TOWARDS, AGAIN, THE TWO DIFFERENT PLAY AREAS FOR DIFFERENT, UH, AGES.
UH, THEY WANTED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF NATURAL ELEMENTS.
THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY IN PARTICULAR HAS A LOT OF WOODED AREAS WHERE PEOPLE WANTED TO FEEL ENVELOPED IN NATURE AND HAVE THAT SORT OF EXPLORATION ASPECT TO THE PARK DESIGN.
UM, SO THEY REALLY GRAVITATED TOWARDS, UH, OPTION A.
SOME OF THE TOP IMAGES REALLY ENCAPSULATED THAT EXPLORATION THROUGH THE LABYRINTH AND THE DIFFERENT NATURALISTIC ELEMENTS.
UM, AND WHAT WE CAME UP, PEOPLE WERE GRAVITATING IN OPTION A TO THE MAZE AREA.
UM, SO WE DECIDED TO IN THE FINAL SCHEMATIC, UM, ON THE NEXT SLIDE TO CHANGE UP THE NATURAL TRAILS TO HAVE THAT EXPLORATION PATTERN, UM, NEXT TO THE ACTIVATED SPACE WHILE STILL HAVING THAT OPEN LAWN AREA AND HAVING TWO SEPARATE PLAY, UM, SPACE SEPARATE BY AGES AND ALSO HAVING A SHADE STRUCTURE AND PICNIC AREA.
UM, AND SOME NATIVE PLANTINGS AS WELL AND FORGOT TO MENTION IN THE OTHER ONE.
BUT ALL OF THESE, UM, SIGNS WILL BE FEATURING SOLAR LIGHTS AND CAMERAS THROUGHOUT, UM, AS WELL AS ES UM, THAT ONE AT LAKE, UH, ON COTILLION DRIVE IN DISTRICT NINE.
THESE ARE THE OPTIONS THAT WE PRESENTED.
UM, OPTION B WAS THE PREFERRED OPTION.
NEIGHBORS WERE REALLY GRAVITATING TOWARDS THE ORGANIC FIELD, UM, OF THIS DESIGN IN PARTICULAR AND HAVING THOSE SEPARATE AREAS, UM, FOR SEVERAL PLAY AS WELL.
UM, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE TOP IMAGES, A LOT OF COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER SITES.
PLAY WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IN THE SITES IN PARTICULAR.
UM, BUT PEOPLE ARE GRAVITATING TOWARDS HAVING THE OPEN LAWN.
UM, AND SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM THE ENGAGEMENT WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING SOME SORT OF CAREER BETWEEN OSA AND THE PARK ITSELF.
UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FINAL DESIGN.
SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, THIS WAS THE DESIGN THAT THAT WE PUT TOGETHER THAT WAS REALLY BASED ON OPTION ON THE SECOND OPTION THAT WAS PREFERRED.
BUT WE HAVE STILL THE TWO SEPARATE AREAS WITH THE BIG ONE.
UM, AND WE PUT IT ALL THROUGHOUT OSA AVENUE, UM, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S STILL A CONNECTION THAT'S WALKABLE THROUGH THE STREET, BUT UM, ALSO HAVING LIMESTONE SEEDING TO ACT AS A BARRIER THROUGHOUT
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THE OPEN LAWN AND ALL THE PLACE SPACES AS WELL AS SOME, UH, PLANTINGS IN THE MAIN PLACE SPACE AS WELL.IT ALSO, UH, FEATURES A PICNIC AREA NEAR THE MAIN PLACE SPACE.
UM, SOME VEGETATIVE SCREENING, UH, FOR THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR, UM, AND SOME PLANTINGS ON THE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, IT ALSO HAS LIGHTING AND CAMERAS THROUGHOUT AS WELL AS RECEPTACLES AND UH, DIFFERENT TYPE OF SEATING INSTEAD OF SEATING.
UH, AND THEN IN DISTRICT 10, THE ENGLISH MILLS ROAD PROPERTY WE PRESENTED THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, UH, ALL OF 'EM INCORPORATED AND
UM, HAVING SOMETHING THAT'S WALKABLE.
UM, AND THE THREE OPTIONS ARE FOCUSED ON SOMETHING THAT'S PLAY HEAVY, SOMETHING THAT HAS A COMBINATION OF NATURALISTIC ELEMENTS AND PLAY AND ONE THAT IS MORE FOCUSED ON NATURE ELEMENTS.
AND THAT WAS THE PREFERRED OPTION, WHICH WAS OPTION C.
UM, AND AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE REALLY WANTING TO HAVE A FEELING OF BEING BUILT AND BEING SURE OF BEING ABLE TO WALK, BEING ABLE TO BE RELAXED, UM, AND ALSO, UM, BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN AREA TO GATHER LIKE A PICNIC AREA.
AND SO THE DESIGN THAT WE ENDED UP WITH END STILL FEATURES THAT WHOLE TRAIL THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
UM, WITH THE BOTTOM HAVING A CONCRETE TRAIL AND THE TOP HAVING MORE OF A NATURAL TRAIL.
UM, AND WE FOCUSED ON THAT MAIN LAWN TO HAVE SOME DIFFERENT PLANTINGS, HAVE THAT BEEN LAWN, UM, AS WELL FOR DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
AND ALSO HAVING A PITCHING AREA WITH SOME NATURE ELEMENTS AND HAVING A VEGETATIVE SCREEN FOR THE NETWORK, THAT BIG OPEN LAWN AREA.
UM, AND TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY NATURE AND SEE WE OPTED FOR TWO DIFFERENT OBSERVATION AREAS.
SO LABELED IN I IS SOME SEATING NEAR THE CREEK AND LABELED IN M IS AN OBSERVATION DECK IN THE UPPER HALF.
UH, WE ALSO ADDED BALLERS TO CUL-DE-SAC TO HELP PREVENT FROM DRIVING INTO THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
UM, AND ALSO HAVE THE SOLAR LIGHTING AND CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
AND FOR THE LAST PROPERTY IN DISTRICT 13, THE HIGHEST PROPERTY, THESE WERE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE, UM, BOTH OF THEM HAVING CREATE AND UM, NATURE ELEMENTS WITH OPTION BE HAVING A BIT MORE.
UM, AND THIS PROPERTY IN PARTICULAR HAS A LOT OF LOVELY HEALTHY SHADED TREE, SO WE, UH, NEIGHBORS REALLY WANTED TO UTILIZE THAT AS A PICNIC AREA.
SO THAT WAS PRESENT IN BOTH OPTIONS.
UH, BUT OPTION B WAS REFERRED DUE TO IT BE, UH, FURTHER AWAY FROM OUR TWENTIES.
UM, SO PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THE WALKING LOOP, UM, ALL THE NATURALISTIC ELEMENTS, UM, AND HAVING PLAY.
UM, SO FOR THE FINAL DESIGN, UM, WE BASED IT OFF OF THAT PREFERRED OPTION, UM, BUT MOVED EVERYTHING STILL HAVING MORE OF A GAP BETWEEN MARCH AND THE PARK ITSELF, SO KEEPING THOSE SHADED UH, TREES, UH, AS THE BARRIER AND ALSO ADDING LIMESTONES, BENCHES AND SEATING OR LIMESTONE WALLS THROUGHOUT, UM, THE AREA IN LARGE LANE.
AND THE AREA IN TYPE IS TO DRIVE TO HELP PREVENT, UM, TO ACT AS A BARRIER AS WELL AS SOME PLANTING.
UM, AND THEN WE CREATED, UH, A PICNIC AREA WHERE THE SHADE TREES ARE WITH, UH, ELEMENTS LIKE PLANTINGS AND ALSO A HEAVY PLAY AREA IN HIGHNESS TO DRIVE.
UM, ALSO FEATURING LIGHTING, CAMERAS, UM, SEATING AND UM, AND
SO THOSE ARE, UM, THE SCHEMATIC DESIGNS.
AND I ALSO WANNA SHARE WITH YOU ALL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING, UM, WITH MAINTENANCE, UM, DURING THIS ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE MAINTAINABLE.
AND EVEN THROUGHOUT THE SCHEMATIC PROCESS, THERE HAVE BEEN THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT ARE DIFFICULT, UM, OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN
SO I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NEXT STEPS IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT A PART OF THOSE NEXT STEPS IS CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY AREAS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.
SURE THESE SITES ARE AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.
THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO AWARE OF THESE DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE MAINTENANCE IS A CRITICAL PART OF THEM FEELING SAFE, UM, AND THEIR SPACES IS LOOKING LIKE THEY WANT THEM TO LOOK LIKE.
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ARE SCHEMATICS, UM, THAT WILL MOVE INTO WHAT WE CALL DESIGN DOCUMENTATION, UM, FOR NEXT STEPS WITH CONSTRUCTION.UM, BLENDED CONSTRUCTION METHOD RIGHT NOW WITH PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHERE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS LEADING THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THESE SITES.
AND TPL IS PROVIDING OUR MATS FUNDING TO SUPPORT THAT CONSTRUCTION EFFORT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE FUTURE COHORTS, UM, WHEN THE COHORT ONE SITES ARE SET TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 12 TO 14 MONTHS.
UM, WE, WE SET OUT TO DO THIS PROJECT THAT WE MORE THAN OTHER PARK PROJECTS AND WE ARE, UH, MAINTAINING THAT COURSE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE NEIGHBORHOODS ON THOSE FRIENDS OF GROUPS AND IDENTIFY THAT WE BRING IN MORE EXISTING, UM, VOLUNTEER GROUPS, UM, TO SUPPORT 'EM, UM, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO COME IN AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THESE DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT THESE PARK SPACES.
WE HAVE BEGUN THINKING ABOUT THE PLANNING FOR COHORT TWO AND ONCE WE HAVE A, UM, PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR ALL FIVE, WE DO PLAN TO BEGIN COHORT TWO, AT LEAST TWO OF THE SITES THIS FALL 2025.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, UM, AND
I JUST HATE THAT DISTRICT ONE WASN'T ONE OF THE FIRST ONES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONE SO WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ONE
UH, BUT I HOPE IN THE NEXT ROUND WE DO GET SOMETHING IN DISTRICT ONE, BUT THIS IS AMAZING.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS ARE LOW IN PARK BILITIES, SO THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF CHOSE THEM FIRST.
UH, WHICH IS AWESOME THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THESE PARKS.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, YOU WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND WHEN CALL OUR FIRST PARK BOARD MEMBER FOR MR. SLAUGHTER, HAPPY TO HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, UH, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND I'M ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST FAN, UH, WHAT YOU'RE DOING, UH, FOR MY DISTRICT IS DAY AND FOR INSTANCE, CHARLES ROSE.
I MEAN THIS IS THE RESIDENT THAT'S LIKE EVERYBODY OVER YOU GET ON A BUS TO DISNEY.
WE ALL KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS ARE PART CONNECT PEOPLE AND THIS IS QUALITY OF LIFE.
I, I THINK ROBERT KEEN, UH, COULDN'T HAVE LEFT BETTER HAND.
MOLLY, YOU, YOU ARE OUTSTANDING.
I THINK TICKETS WITH TRUST LAND PUBLIC LAND IS LIKE THIS DEPARTMENT, THIS THE GREATEST DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT RATE DEPARTMENT IN STATE.
SO I'M GIVING YOU THAT SAME PAT BACK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE WORKING SOME MORE, ESPECIALLY YOU MODEL AND REFERENCE, I'M GOING BACK BECAUSE WE ALWAYS THINK THINGS ARE ONE SIDED LEDGE.
PEOPLE WHEN YOU KNOW AND TELL 'EM THAT UNTIL YOU PICKING UP WOOD AND TRASH WHEN YOU PROVIDE TO YOUR DOG THAT WAS MADE, YOU DIDN'T, THERE WAS NO MATERNITY LEAVE, YOU STAYED RIGHT THERE.
MAKE SURE THAT
SO I'M THE BIGGEST FANS AND IF YOU NEED ME FOR ANYTHING, JUST DON'T CALL ME BECAUSE I'M GONNA TRY IT.
I VERY MUCH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND TALKING MORE ABOUT
THANK YOU SLAUGHTER ELL THANK YOU BOTH VERY, VERY MUCH.
THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT DALLAS HAS.
UM, THE VISION BEHIND THIS, OUR MEETING AND FOR MR. PRIDE FOR THE FORMER PARK BOARD MEMBER.
SO I THINK IT'S AWESOME TO SEE THIS NOW ON, UM, QUICK QUESTIONS.
UM, HOW IS THE LAND DESIGNATED IF, IF IT'S NOT PARKLAND, WHAT IS THE DESIGNATION OF
SO STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON UM, PARK, IT'S BOTH COUNT FOR PARK FOR AND PARK AS PARKLAND
UM, AND THEN HOW HAVE YOU, HOW DO YOU, I, I HEARD THAT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION WITH IT'S COMING BACK INTO THE PARK.
SO ARE WE GOING THROUGH UM, PROCUREMENT PROCESS WITH OUR VENDORS IN THE CITY OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE'RE CURRENTLY, UM, WORKING THROUGH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR EACH SITE.
EACH SITE HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS AND CONSIDERATIONS, HOW MUCH KIND OF
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DESIGN, UM, WHAT KIND OFSOME MEAN ALMOST HOW INCREDIBLE THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT IS.
SOME LIKELY JUNE HAVE A
AND SO EACH OF THEM WILL HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT METHOD AND UH, WE'LL WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO BACK AND UPDATING YOU ON WHAT THAT METHOD IS.
I MEAN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ENTIRE OFFICE AND EVERYTHING BEHIND THIS AND IN THE PARTNERSHIP.
SO TECHNICALLY WE DON'T BECAUSE PARK THIS LAND IS NOT IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'S REAL ESTATE.
WOULD WOULD IT EVER BE ABOUT REAL ESTATE? IS THAT'S THE QUESTION.
I, WELL I, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK HER NOT IN PARK AND REC.
UM, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THESE PARKS SAYS HAS AN ACTIVE, UM, PIPE UNDERNEATH IT THAT SERVICES DW.
SO THE GOAL IS FOR THE SURFACE AREA TO SERVE IN THE ERRATIC SPACE BUT FOR IT TO MAINTAIN.
AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT, SO ALTHOUGH TECHNICALLY THE SITES
AND THE INTENTION IS FOR THESE TO BE LONG TERM PARK MAINTAIN PROPERTIES, JUST NOT TECHNICALLY PARKLAND WITH THE CONNOTATIONS THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT FROM STATE LAW S THANK YOU.
AND THIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH YOU.
AND I JUST FOR UH, OUTTA CURIOSITY, ARE YOU FINDING THAT MOST OF THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU'RE IDENTIFYING ARE DALLAS WATER UTILITIES IN GENERAL? THAT'S KIND OF BOTH OF THEM.
YEAH, I WOULD SAY MOST THERE ARE SOME LIKE THERE'S EXCEPTION LIBRARY SITE IS LIBRARY
UM, AND I ALSO WANT
YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS TALK HERE ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY GIVING PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU GUYS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE POPUPS AND THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS
UM, I THINK ALSO THERE WAS A TALK AT ONE POINT ABOUT UH, HOLDING BACK SOME MONEY TO HAVE SOME SORT OF LONG RANGE MAINTENANCE FUND 'CAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES WE PUT IN THE ARCS AND THEN SOMETHING BREAKS OR GOES WRONG, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? ABSOLUTELY QUESTION.
WE HAVE HELD BACK 10% OF THE CAPITAL COST OF EACH OF THESE SITES TO SUPPORT, UM, SUPPLEMENTAL MAINTENANCE PARK OPENS.
UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
UM, I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW FROM OUR EXPERIENCES AT SOUTH OF CLIFF, RENAISSANCE PARK AND THE OTHER WORK SPACES, ONCE UM, BUILT THEM, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THESE COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TO THE SPACES BEING AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.
AND SO THANKS TO FEEDBACK, UM, WE HAVE HELD THAT, UH, FUNDING BACK AND WE CONTINUE TO DO SO.
AND SOPHIA IS ALSO WORKING ON THINGS LIKE REALLY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS TO ASSIST THOSE FRIENDS OF GROUP WITH PHONE NUMBERS, RESOURCES, UM, TRAINING SESSIONS, UM, TO ALSO SUPPLEMENTS.
THAT'S BIG FOR ALL OF US THAT REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT.
HOW DO WE MAINTAIN OUR PARKS GOING FORWARD? AND THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO THAT.
AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, YOU'VE ALLUDED TO IT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS GO IN AND THEY SAY, OH WE WANT A BUTTERFLY GARDEN THIS, WE WANTED THAT.
AND I KNOW I'M GONNA RAISE MY HANDS.
I'M THE ONE THAT KIND OF PUSHED BACK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF A BUTTER FLY GARDEN.
BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH MAINTENANCE THEY REQUIRE.
TYPICALLY THEY REQUIRE A VERY DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS TO DO UPKEEP OF THOSE LITTLE VERY SMALL GARDENS.
SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, HEARING FROM OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK AT SOME POINT IF WE HAD A GREAT ESTABLISHED FRIENDS GROUP, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD GO BACK AND ADD IN.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING SENSITIVE TO OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT 'CAUSE THEY SURE DO WORK HARD.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA CREATE THESE PARKS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ARE BIGGER BURDEN THAN, THAN THEY NEED TO BE.
SO AGAIN, YOU'VE BEEN RESPONSIVE AND HAVE LISTENED TO US AND AND SOLVED OUR PROBLEMS ALL THE WAY ALONG THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ONE OF OURS AND, AND NINE.
BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY YOUR GOAL IS TO HAVE ONE AND EVERY, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO EVERYBODY WILL GET THEIR PROCESS.
I HOPE I GET A COUPLE SINCE I HAVE TO WAIT LONG.
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GO.UM, ON BEHALF OF DISTRICTWIDE OR PILE, KUDOS AND THANKS.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY MET HIM BEFORE AT STYLES FEST, WHICH WAS ANOTHER ONE OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH SESSIONS THERE, UM, THAT HE DID.
I GOT TO HAVE HIM REAL TIME GIVE THAT WITH AN EYE ON THAT, ON THIS IS PERSONALLY VERY SATISFYING.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE BUT BECAUSE OF THE MANY YEARS I WORKED WITH PRISCILLA, ACTUALLY A LONG TIME AGO.
I WORKED ON OUR ON STYLE AND SPECIFICALLY THE MURALS AND MAKING THAT ACCESSIBLE WAS TO SUPPORT.
AND EVERY TIME WE WENT INTO THAT SPACE, WE WOULD ALL, WE WOULD WALK THROUGH THESE VACANT LOTS, UM, AND JUST IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT, WHAT COULD BE THAT NOW A PROJECT FOR ANOTHER DAY IT FELT LIKE.
AND IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT THAT DAY HAS COME, THAT THAT, THAT THOSE LOTS WERE SELECTED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE TRANSFORMED INTO THIS AREA THAT'S REALLY GONNA STITCH TOGETHER A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US.
NOT JUST THE WALLS OF PLEASANT GROVE, WHICH IF ANY OF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF WHAT THAT IS, I WOULD LOOK TO, TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHOWS SOMETIMES IT'S A REALLY IMPRESSIVE PIECE OF ARTWORK CITY THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT.
BUT ALSO THE, THE LIBRARY THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND NEXT STOP TRAVEL ACCESS SPECIFIC, THE LIBRARY TO THE, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS HAPPENING.
I WILL ASK YOU A QUESTION AND THEN ALSO MAKE SOME QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THAT IT IS 12 TO 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETION, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE SPECIFIC ESTIMATE FOR ING FOR ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I I AM WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVE.
UM, I WILL SHARE THAT LATE JUNE, UM, THE LARGER CONSTRAINTS BECAUSE, SO IT'S CLOSER TO THAT
I HOPE THAT IF THE DATE IS CLEAR THAN THAT, WE CAN
UH, WITH REGARD TO THE
THAT SO THINKING EVENT THAT WHEEL TOGETHER, EXCUSE ME, SORRY.
I, UM, MATTER OF FACT, UM, MR YOU DON'T REMEMBER, UH, YOU, I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW FROM ME AND MR. WOOD AND MS. RICE WERE THERE FOR THAT OPENING OF THE WALLS WHEN THEY FIRST INITIATED A FEW YEARS BACK.
WE, WE WERE AT THAT VACANT LOT.
WE WERE KIND OF HOSTING A PICNIC I GUESS.
AND NOW WE SEE WE, WE TALKED TO MS. RICE ABOUT THAT SHOULD BE A PARK AND SHE WORKED HARD TO TRY AND GET THIS DEVELOPED.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S SOME OF HER, WHEN WE SAW THAT INITIALLY IT IS BEEN FIVE YEARS, I THINK NOW MAYBE FOUR.
UH, BUT THAT WAS THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS GET THAT MAKING A LOT TO BE A, A SPOT.
SO, UH, I, KUDOS REMEMBERING MS. RICE SAID SHE WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS THAT THOUGHT THAT DAY WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE LINE DANCE OR SOMETHING.
SO THANK YOU TO GUYS FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN, SEEING THAT PROVISION COME OUT.
UM, WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO MR. NICKY.
A QUESTION ABOUT THE GRIEVANCE.
W YOU, UH, NATURE AS IT RELATES TO MAINTENANCE, UM,
THESE AGREEMENTS ARE BEING WRITTEN, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT COMPLETE.
AND SO IN TERMS OF THE, THE MAINTENANCE AS IT YOU'VE ENVISIONED IT NOW, UH, ARE WE A HUNDRED PERCENT DOING THE MAINTENANCE IN THE PARKS? WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, OF COURSE.
THE, THE CONCEPT IS TO REALLY INTEGRATE, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOODS INTO THE MAINTENANCE EFFORT, UH, THROUGH THE CREATION OF PRINCE GROUPS WITH UTILIZATION GROUPS TO ASSIST WITH THE MAINTENANCE.
AND AGAIN, THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM SHOULD BE LESS, UH, SIGNIFICANT THAN A TYPICAL PROJECT.
'CAUSE THEY'RE BEING DESIGNED INTENTIONALLY THAT WAY.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION VERY DIRECTLY, YES, WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE.
UM, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION, AS YOU CONSIDER THESE AGREEMENTS, UM, DALLAS WATER UTILITIES HAS THEIR OWN ARBORIST TEAM RETRIEVE MAINTENANCE AND THEY,
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UH, I MAY BE WRONG, BUT THE IMPRESSION I HAVE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IS THEY HAVE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WE DO FOR THINGS.UH, BUT THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN ARBORIST TEAM.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER NEGOTIATING WITH THEM TO GET SUPPORT FROM THEM.
AND WE'VE JUST LOST OUR CHIEF ARBORIST.
UH, WE HAVE ISSUES TRYING TO GET OUR TREES 'CAUSE STAFFING, ET CETERA.
AND SINCE THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN ARBORIST DIVISION, UH, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO SEE IF CONSIDER NEGOTIATING SOME HELP TREES, BECAUSE THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE WE MIGHT HAVE.
THE CITIZENS GROUP REQUIRES TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.
UH, NEXT WE'LL GO TO MR. WHITNEY.
UM, THE WORK THAT THE TEST FOR PUBLIC LAND HAS DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, IF NOTHING SHY OF, OF ME, RENAISSANCE PARK AND, UH, THE WAY SLIVER OF LAND INTO SOMETHING.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, DALLAS FROM FIFTIES TO SEVENTIES, UM, WITH WALKABILITY AND ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU BRING.
UM, AND THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE US IS, AS YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE, SO WE APPRECIATE, UM, WE ALSO COULD
I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF THIS QUESTION IS BEFORE, BUT, UM, HOW ARE THESE, UH, SPACES NAMED AND WHAT IS THE PURVIEW? LIKE WHO IS IT UNDER WHEN IT COMES TO SIGNAGE OR ARE PROGRAMMING OR LIABILITY? UM, WELL FOR THE NAMING FIRST, UM, THESE ARE NAMED AFTER EITHER STREETS.
UM, TYPICALLY TRUST REPUBLIC REQUEST, UM, NAMING RIGHTS FOR ENTIRE PARKS,
UM, THESE, THESE SITES ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED BY THOSE AGREEMENTS, ATYPICAL KIND OF CONSIDERATIONS.
AND THEN CAN YOU, WITH YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE ART, LIKE YEAH.
SO PUBLIC ART PROGRAMMING, SIGNAGE, UH, WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ALL THAT.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
SO THE, UM, RIGHT NOW IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.
UM, WE'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PARK STAFF TO ALL PROCEDURES AND PIECES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN, THE ACTUAL KIND OF DESIGNS OF THOSE THINGS, AS MENTIONED, UM, THESE HAVE LESS SORT OF, THEY HAVE LESS PROGRAMMING ON MANY OF THESE SPACES, UM, IN TERMS OF LIKE CUSTOMIZED SIGNAGE, ALTHOUGH THERE, THERE WILL BE SOME OF THAT, UM, AND ARTWORK ON THE SPACES.
UM, BUT WE WORK CLOSELY NEW STAFF ON THE DESIGN.
I JUST CURIOUS IF I'M MORE DETAILS.
WANNA SAY MISS OUT MORGAN, MS. HERNANDEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENT.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS AND OF COURSE A GREAT PARK DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE.
UH, MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER 10, OUR, UH, OUR BRIEFING FOR THE AQUATICS 2025 SEASON OPERATION.
UH, MS. ROSS AND I SEE ALL OF OUR, UH, AQUATIC STAFF HERE.
THIS IS THE TIME WHERE OUR AQUATICS TEAM GEARS UP FOR.
AND SO WE DO HAVE IN
AND SO FOR TODAY, RAUL'S GONNA GO OVER, UH, WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR 21 20 24 SEASON, AS WELL AS WHAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE FOR OUR 2025 AQUATIC SEASON.
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FAVORITE THING TO DO, THE FUN STUFF.NOW DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR, OUR MASK ARE COLOR OR WOULD YOU LIKE THAT'S IT.
WILL YOU HAVE MASCOT? MY TRASH? HE GOT A LOT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, UM, THREE, WE'RE GONNA SAY SUMMER.
ALRIGHT, ALL WILL
THEY KNEW WHO THEY REALLY ARE.
ALRIGHT, ARE WE TAKING WE'LL, CONTINUE PLEASE HEREBY STAY IN PLACE.
ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR HAVING US.
EVERY TIME WOULD BE, UH, UH, OUR, UH,
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YOU WANT ME TO STAFF PLEASE?SO
AND, UH, THAT, UH, GENERALLY OKAY AND GENERAL 10
SO WE, WE HAD ABOUT 23,000, THOUSAND CHILD, TWO ADULTS.
THEY
SO WITH THAT, UH, SLIDE ON
UH, SO WE HAVE ABOUT 400, UH, 400, 400 SQUARE.
THEY LEARN, UH, THE BEAUTIFUL ARTICLE WOMEN AND THEY, UH, THEY GO THROUGH LIKE
SO THIS STAFF A VERY SHOWING THAT IT'S, UH, WORKSPACE CERTIFICATION, OUR INSTRUCTOR, SO WE 4,000, 4,000 AND AS WELL WE HAD NEW, UM, HERE.
PLACEMENT NUMBER BY ON THE, THEY ALSO CONDUCT ALL THE CLASSES.
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE, ARE OVER THERE.
OUR ATTENDANCE, UH, LOOKS LIKE IT TOOK A BIG DEAL.
UH, LOOKS LIKE 50,000, UH,
SO THIS, THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE CHANGE OF HOW WE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WE WENT FROM THE
AND SO BEING SURE
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THE INCREASE OF THAT TRANSFORMATION THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT MONTHHEY
SO OUR
AND STAFF GOT VERY CREATIVE ON HOW TO WORK WITH THE, UM, SCHEDULING WITH EVERYBODY WAS AND PRODUCTIVE OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
LET THE, UM, SO THE GOAL IS EITHER TO MAINTAIN ON THE GRADE, KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER
WE HAVE THOSE OBSTACLES, BUT WE ARE MAKING OUR BEST EFFORT TO MAKE CLOSE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS OUR GOAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A LOCATION THAT IS AFFORDABLE AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CREATE THAT AS MINIMAL IMPACT FROM THE INFLATION.
AND HAVING OPEN DOORS TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN GO TO A CITY WHERE THEY CAN SAY, MAKE UPSTREAM MEMORIES AND ASK OUR TO GO BACK AND BE OUR OPERATIONAL SCHEDULE FOR 2025.
UM, WE ARE OPENING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT BA, PALM BEACH,
WE ARE EXTENDING OUR KNOW THE OPERATIONAL WEEKEND OPTION FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY PRODUCT.
SO IT INCLUDES EASY LIKE
UM, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING STAFF AGAINST PEOPLE BEHIND.
UH, IT IS ALL ABOUT THEIR SHOW.
UH, THEY'RE ABLE TO RECRUIT THE STAFF THAT ARE AND JOIN WORK IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
SO THEY'RE STAYING, UH, CHANGES ON THEIR SCHEDULE, MAKING SURE THEY'RE AVAILABLE, ABLE TO NO BURN NOW THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
THAT'S HOW, UH, BEING ABLE TO KEEP ON AND THEY WERE STAYING FOR
SO OUR GOAL IS TO ADD THE REMAINDER OF FAMILY
AND WE WILL, WE GO INTO SUMMER COMMITTEE ALMOST AGAIN.
WE WILL HAVE A 10 WEEK OPERATION ON THE SCHEDULE.
AND WITH THIS, UH, YOU HAVE YOUR, UH, REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR PALM BEACH,
THERE'S FAMILY ATHLETIC CENTER, OPEN CS, SOME POINT IN THE WEEK.
UH, THEY'RE OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK.
SAME THING GOES FOR, UH, THE COMMUNITY.
BUT, UH, STILL REMINDER, AS YOU GUYS ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR EVENTS, UH, DALLAS
ON SLIDE 14, IT WILL BE OUR, UM, WE'LL BE SENDING, UH, INVITES TO EACH ONE OF THE
ALL THE BOARD WILL QUESTION'S HAPPENING.
WE COVER OUR PROGRAMS, SOME LESSONS, TEAM WATER AEROBICS.
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THE LAST ONLY IS, UH, THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? UH, AS OF NOW, WE HAVE RECEIVED, UH, OVER A THOUSAND APPLICATIONS.UH, STAFF HAVE GOING THROUGH THEM.
THEY HAVE
THANK YOU GUYS AS, UH, WE OTHER PROGRAMS NATION.
I CAN JUST SAY THAT THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST IN THE NATION QUESTION.
CONTINUE TO STAMP UP OUR CODE EACH YEAR, PRESENTATION AND CONTINUE TO BREAK RECORDS BEING THERE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK.
UM, MR. ROBLES, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING, YOUR STAFF.
YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE POOL AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS, UH, I KNOW DONOVAN SITTING BACK THERE, UH, BAHAMA BEACH.
I'M A BIG FAN OF THAT, THAT IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY, MY PLACE OF WORK.
SO IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING TO GO THERE AND SEE IT.
UM, NOW THAT WE KNOW YOUR REVENUE WAS SO HIGH AND WITH SOME POOLS BEING CLOSED, SO WE'RE EXPECTING THAT REVENUE TO BE OUT THE DOOR THIS YEAR, RIGHT GUYS? I MEAN, YOU GONNA, YOU GONNA TOP 3 MILLION THIS YEAR? THE GOAL ALWAYS TO BE OUR, YEAH, I THINK WE EXPECT THAT.
YOU KNOW, I I WOULD JUST SAY THEY WILL, THEY HAVE A CAPACITY
WITH THAT, WE GOING UP MR. KARINA.
OH, THIS, UH, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE UPDATES HERE.
SO FIRST OF ALL, SHOUT OUT TO CARNE.
ALMOST GOT SEE THROUGH MR. ROBLES TO SEE YOU.
I WANT TO, UH, GIVE YOU SOME KUDOS FOR BEING RESPONSIVE TO ALL THE NEW HIRES AND MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE.
UH, AND, AND, AND COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
SO THE, THE FOLKS YOU'VE INTERACTED WITH IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEY SPEAK HIGHLY OF YOU AND THEY LOVE SEEING YOU.
UH, MR. ROBLES, UM, ALSO FROM BEING RESPONSIVE, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS KIND OF HIRING
UH, YOU HAVE MADE YOURSELF AVAILABLE.
YOU HAVE EVEN AUTHORIZED ME TO GIVE OUT YOUR OWN PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAILS TO SOME OF THESE FOLKS WHEN THEY NEED TO GET DIRECT LINES TO YOU.
THAT'S GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND REALLY RAISING THE BARS.
UM, A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION IN HERE.
UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY.
UH, WE, WE HAD AN ATTENDANCE DIP.
UH, THAT'S EXPLAINABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE COMMUNITY POOLS FULLY CLOSED, LEFT HERE, PLUS BLACKMAN.
NOW THIS HERE, THOSE THREE ARE OPEN.
AGAIN, I KNOW THEY'RE COMMUNITY POOLS, SO THEY'LL BE OPEN IN A LIMITED CAPACITY, BUT THEY ARE OPEN.
THE COMMUNITY POOLS ARE THE INDOOR POOLS NOT AH, GOTCHA.
NOT IT'S IN THE PROBLEM AND, OKAY.
AND THEN, SO WE'VE GOT BAHAMA, WE'VE GOT OUR THREE COVES, UH, CRAWFORD RE WE'VE GOT OUR NINE NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS.
NOW GOING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY POOLS LAST YEAR THERE WAS A, A, A BIT OF A SCARE, SOME PRESSURE TO CLOSE THEM DOWN PERMANENTLY.
UH, THE, THE ADVOCATES REALLY CAME TOGETHER, THE BOARD CAME TOGETHER.
A LOT OF US POURED OUR HOUSE HEARTS OUT TO KEEP THESE POOLS OPEN.
SO IN A LIMITED CAPACITY, CORRECT? UH, THAT'S CORRECT.
I JUST WANNA, UH, CLARIFY THAT.
I'M JUST SO PLEASED WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES, AUDITS AND, UH, TRAINING OUR LITTLE KIDS, KEEPING OUR SENIOR FRIENDS ENGAGED AND ALL THAT.
MR. KAREEM, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IF RAUL CAN EXPOUND ON, I THINK WE SESSIONS LAST YEAR, CORRECT? SO AN INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE WITH THOSE SESSIONS THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO JUST ONE SESSION.
SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MAY MAKE THE ATTENDANCE OR NOT CORRECT THE SESSIONS OF THE SESSIONS LAST YEAR.
BUT WE SAW THE GRACE, WE SAW DEGRA ABOUT 50,000.
AGAIN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SOME OF THOSE 50,000 WERE PEOPLE THAT WOULD COME IN THE MORNING, DIDN'T COME BACK IN THE AFTERNOON.
'CAUSE HER PASS WAS GOOD ALL DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, UM, WORKING A LOT ON AQUATICS LATELY.
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I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADING IN SUCH A POSITIVE DIRECTION.JUST VERY QUICKLY ON YOUR HIRING TWO OUT OF A THOUSAND APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWED 750 AND YOU'VE ALREADY EXTENDED, UM, OFFERS TO AROUND 500.
IS THAT LIKE, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT.
IS IT MORE THAN YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS AND SEE THAT QUICKLY? SO EVERY YEAR, WELL, THAT NUMBER GETS HIGHER.
SO LAST YEAR WE WENT THROUGH ABOUT 800, UH, TWO TO BE ABLE TO, OKAY.
UM, NOW, UM, A LOT OF THAT COMES OUT OF OUR, UM, UH, DISD PROGRAM AND IT'S, I CAN TELL THAT IT'S MUCH, THERE'S ABOUT LIKE FOUR, FIVE OR MY FULL TIME STAFF.
IT HAS COME FROM SWIM LESS THAN BEING PROFESSIONAL AQUATIC, UH, IN THE EDGE LIKE RIGHT NOW.
AND, UM, SO THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, WE ARE, WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE, UH, THERE ARE OTHER CITIES PLAN, FIGURE OUT HOW, HOW IS THAT WE ARE GETTING ALL THE INTEREST BESIDES THE, BUT IT, IT IS MORE OF LIKE THE, THE LEGWORK THAT GOES BEHIND.
UH, INCLUDING, UH, IF Y'ALL SEEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE INCLUDED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF, UH, OUR COWORKERS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS TRYING TO GET THEIR KIDS TO WORK FOR, IF WE WORK THEIR KIDS, WE, YOU KNOW, FEEL PROUD TO WORK FOR THEM AS WELL.
AND THERE ARE SIGNS IN THE PARKS, THERE'S MAGNET IN TRUCKS I'VE SEEN A LOT AFTER.
WHERE HOW CLOSE, WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU TRYING TO HIT FOR THIS YEAR? TO CORPORATE? EVERYTHING? YEAH, IT'S, IT'S ABOUT LIKE 430.
SO WHENEVER WE SAY WE, WE HAVE EXTENDED 500, UH, WE DO HAVE CANDIDATES THAT WENT THROUGH OUR JOB FAIR AND THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ONCE THEY COME THROUGH A LIVE TRAINING, UH, DURING SPRING BREAK, IT IS MORE LIKE WE GOTTA DO SOME WORK AND THEN WORK
SO THEY, THEY GET PUT ON THE LIFEGUARD PROGRAM.
SO SWIMMING THAT THEY NEED TO LEARN.
WE HOW SWIM THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL, ALL THE BREATH AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S VERY SAFE.
SO WE WON'T BE HEARING THIS YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE STAFF.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S, WE'VE ALL, UH, STRUGGLED WITH THAT FOREVER AND EVER THAT, AND WE WANTED TO OPEN THE POOLS.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WENT ALL THROUGH THE SUMMER WITHOUT MAKING ANY CHANGES ON OUR OPERATIONAL.
SO THANKS FOR WORKING SO HARD ON TO GET US THERE AND, UM, THANK YOU MS. ANTHONY AND THOSE, ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE, WE HAVE ANYBODY COMING BACK FOR THE SUMMER, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL YEAR COMING BACK TO, TO THEIR JOBS? YES.
UH, I THINK OUR RETENTIONS WERE AROUND 60, 70%.
AND, AND THAT YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE INITIALLY 15 YEAR OLDS.
SO WE HAD ABOUT 20 TO 30 WHICH WORK.
NOW THEY'RE 16 AND WE GET A 15-YEAR-OLD YEAR.
AND AND THOSE JUST TAKE THE SUMMER WITH YOU FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS, RIGHT? UNTIL THEY FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL? CORRECT.
THAT'S ONE MORE YEAR TO EXPAND TO THE AVERAGE.
UH, NEXT IT GOES TO MR. UH, CONNOR.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I ALSO WANT TO, UH, AS THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A, UH, OUTDOOR OR INDOOR POOL, JUST WANNA CONTINUE ASKING STAFF TO DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO LOOK INTO THAT FOR DISTRICT 12.
SHOUT OUT, UH, I GUESS SIR, MR. DICKEY, THANK YOU MR. VICE PRESIDENT.
UH, I JUST WANT SAY BIG KUDOS ON YOUR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, UH, WAY ABOVE WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS, UH, ALL AROUND US HAVE DONE.
AND IT JUST A, I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF 15-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM, BUT I HAVE A LONG QUESTION ABOUT LONG TERM PLANNING.
UM, WE ARE 10 YEARS SINCE OUR SUPER CONSEQUENTIAL 2015 AQUATICS MASTER PLAN THAT BASICALLY CHANGED THE WHOLE CHARACTER OF WHAT WE DO.
UM, RECENTLY AS SINCE LAST YEAR WE HAD THE COMMUNITY RULES THAT YOU, UH, A REVISIT OF THE MASTER PLAN'S ON THE TABLE.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.
UH, AND IF YOU THINK, UH, THERE, THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR JENKINS,
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UM, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT, UH, FOR THE NEXT BOND.IF THE BOND HAPPENS IN SIX YEARS, LET'S SAY.
'CAUSE I KNOW THE MASTER PLANS PICKED, UM, WHERE ARE WE WITH FOLLOWING UP ON THE DISCUSSION WE HAD BASED ON THE CLOSURE IN THE COMMUNITY POOL LAST YEAR AND IN THE
SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE UNDER TALK AS FAR AS GETTING A CONTRACT
BECAUSE WE'RE JUST DOING A MODIFICATION TOOL.
NOT DOING A, NOT LIKE BEFORE WHEN WE DID AN OUTRIGHT BLOWN OUT MASTER PLAN THAT IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY PROBABLY TOOK LIKE PROBABLY ABOUT 10 YEARS TO GET APPROVED
BUT IN THIS CASE YOU'RE JUST DOING A MODIFICATION AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A LOT MORE SUCCESS.
AND SO WILL THAT MODIFICATION CONCLUDE THIS REVISIT OF THE QUESTION OF COMMUNITY POOL? THAT'S, THAT THAT'S WHAT THE MODIFICATION IS ALL ABOUT.
HIM DOING THE RESEARCH ON YES.
UH, MR. WOOD WHAT? THANK YOU RAUL.
WHEN DID YOU TAKE OVER LAST YEAR.
FIRST YEAR THAT YOU TOOK OVER, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, UH, CHANGE THE HOURS AND REDUCED THAT.
UH, BUT WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE, UM, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS LIKE EVER LIVING AND THE OTHER ONES, UM, DO THEY HAVE REDUCED HOURS THERE? HAVE REDUCED HOURS? AND WILL THE COST BE SIMILAR TO
UH, AS FAR AS THE REDUCED HOUR OUR DOWN TO LIKE THREE DAYS PER WEEK, UH, WE DO NOT HAVE TO KIND OF SCHEDULE STAFFING.
SO IF WE GET MORE STAFF, CAN WE LOOK AT THE S NEIGHBORHOOD? THAT WILL BE A NO, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF STAFF.
REMEMBER BECAUSE LAST YEAR IF WE REDUCED THE BUDGET AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THE LAST THING, THANK YOU, UH, FOR THOSE MR WAS THE ONE THAT SAVED OUR FRIEND.
WHAT'S THAT? I MEAN, I HAVE IT ON SO IF IT'S ON VIDEO, I CAN NEVER BE DENIED
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ROLE PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT EITHER WAY, UH, YOUR TEAM WOULD ROB AND, AND JUSTIN, UH, JUST REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR SUMMERS.
UM, SO THANK YOU MUCH AND, AND, AND MY, MY UH, AND MR. BLACK.
ROB, I ABOUT TO SAY AGAIN PUBLICLY.
JUST ASIDE, THANKS FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
UM, JUST A COUPLE, JUST A, JUST A BIG POINT.
I I THINK IT IS YOU TALKING, I KNOW HE'S TALKING ABOUT EVERGLADE NOT GOING UP IN THE MISSION AND, AND US HAVING REDUCED OUR 'CAUSE OF OUR BUDGET, BUT ALSO I I MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE THAT THE DIFFERENCE IS 7 MILLION FOR OPERAT, 7.7 MILLION FOR OPERATIONS AND WE'RE ONLY BRINGING 2.5 MILLION BACK IN REVENUE.
THAT'S ALSO, WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLOSE THAT GAP UP TOO A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
'CAUSE WE KNOW THE COST OF DOING
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BUSINESS, IT'S JUST GONNA EXCEED NEXT FEW MORE YEARS.AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT REDUCING OUR PER HOUR PAY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES OR, OR THE COST OF DOING, JUST BUYING THE REGULAR STUFF THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THE POOLS OPERATIONAL.
SO I KNOW, I KNOW IF WE'VE GONE UP GINGERLY THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT SOMETHING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THAT GAP, WHATEVER IT IS TO TRY TO GET MORE MONEY COMING IN SO WE CAN KEEP THESE PROGRAMS SUSTAINABLE.
'CAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE DOING A COMMUNITY POOL WORK ABOUT HOW THE GAP IS THESE POOLS, THE AQUA CENTERS ARE GONNA NEED A LOT MORE MAINTENANCE THAT WE KEEP GOING FORWARD, THE LONGER WE USE, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE USE ON 'EM.
SO THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE COST THAT WE GOTTA THINK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE.
NOT JUST, NOT JUST NOW, BUT WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT THAT GAP.
SO JUST FAR MORE TO THINK ABOUT AS WE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND TRYING TO BRING MORE REVENUE FOR THE CAU SELECTION.
BUT UM, MR. ROMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR STAFF BEING HERE AND WE'RE READY TO TO ROCK AND ROLL COME MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHICH IS ONLY SIX WEEKS AWAY.
THAT'S LIKE, THAT'S LIKE ME WITH BASEBALL.
WE GOT SEVEN DAYS OPENING TODAY FOR BASEBALL.
ALRIGHT, NOW MOVING TO OUR, OUR OTHER ACTION ITEM.
WE'VE GOT ANY BUDGET UPDATES,
UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO WORK ON OUR FINALIZING OUR PROGRAM BUT THIS YEAR
SO WE ARE WORKING ON FINALIZING THAT LIST.
TWO
UM, LOOK AT WHAT PROGRAMS, HOW THE DEPARTMENT HAS SEPARATED ALL THOSE SO PROGRAMS. AND AT THAT TIME WE WILL DO A EXERCISE, A RANKING EXERCISE AT THE NEXT PART MEETING SO THAT WE'LL GIVE THAT TO Y'ALL.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THEM AND THEN BE PREPARED TO COME BACK IN AT THAT MEETING.
TO, FOR US ALL I HAVE TODAY, UNLESS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO A LENGTHY EXPLANATION, BUT CAN YOU BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT A PRIORITY? MM-HMM
VERSUS HOW WE'VE DONE IT? SO TECHNICALLY IN THE PAST, THE WAY WE DO IT IS WE PROVIDE THE BUDGET TO BY
SO WE WILL HAVE A BID FOR
WE ENHANCEMENT FOR PARKLAND, MAINTAIN
SO THAT'S PROBABLY HOW WE RUN THAT PROCESS.
WE HAVE NOW BROKEN DOWN
THAT IS ONE PROGRAM, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT IS LISTED AS SAFETY SECURITY FOR THE SYSTEM.
AND THEN THERE IS A SEPARATE PROGRAM THAT IS FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THERE'S A SEPARATE ENHANCEMENT FOR OUR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.
SO THOSE ARE ALL WRITTEN DOWN INTO THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND THAT'S JUST SO THE ABILITY TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
SO WE HAVE TO GO IN AND LOOK AT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR EFFICIENCIES WITHIN THOSE PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A LITTLE, I KNOW IT'S VERY THERE BUT
YOU JUST, YOU'RE JUST BREAKING IT DOWN INTO SMALLER BITES.
UH, WHERE, WHERE, WHERE AS WE'RE
LEMME JUST SAY IT'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS THE CAVEAT.
WE'RE GONNA GET THIS TO YOU ALL EARLY SO YOU ALL CAN HAVE AN IDEA TO LOOK AT IT AND UNDERSTAND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE WHATEVER TIME IS NEEDED, THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.
SO WILL IT WORK IN THE SENSE THAT WE WILL SUBMIT WHAT WE WANT AS A BUDGET TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN THEY WILL
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LOOK AT IT AND SAY, THAT'S LOVELY BUT YOU'RE GETTING X.YEAH, JUST LIKE THE NORMAL PROCESS WHERE WE ALWAYS CAN MAKE A REQUEST, WE ALWAYS SEND A LETTER FROM THE BOARD SAYING, HEY, HERE'S THE BOARD PRIORITIES I GOT AND THIS IS OUR BUDGET.
WE'RE SUBMITTING THAT IT IS NO DIFFERENT.
SO THAT PROCESS WILL BE THE SAME.
THEY'LL BE THE SAME AND THEN THEY'LL GO BACK AND FORTH AND WE, WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO OURS AND FIGURE OUT WHERE TO MAKE THE CUTS.
WE, WE'LL WE, WE'LL BE THE ONES BEHIND THE SCENE MAKING THE SAUSAGE.
IN THE PAST, YOU, WE HAD THE BOARD RETREAT GENERALLY IN NOVEMBER OR SO AND THAT'S WHERE WE SET PRIORITIES IS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD, THEN IT COMES BUDGET.
SO THAT TIMING ALWAYS MADE SENSE TO ME THAT TO GET YOUR INPUT FROM THE BOARD ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES AND THEN WE GO TO BUDGET THIS TIME IT'S KIND OF THE CART FOR THE HORSE.
IT SEEMS WHERE YOU ALL ARE SETTING PRIORITIES THAT ARE BRINGING BEST TO CHOOSE AMONG PRIORITIES.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT SEEMS LESS BOARD DIRECTED THAN THAT'S BEEN IN MY, WELL AT LEAST THE LAST SIX YEARS.
UH, AND I'M JUST WONDERING, UH, AM I MISSING SOMETHING? UH, THE LOSING SEEMS TO ME WE'RE LOSING OUR, AND ALSO FIRST BOARD RETREAT I WAS ON, IT WAS VERY STAFF DIRECTED.
IT WAS LIKE YOU ALL CHOOSE, PUT THE GREEN BUTTONS ON WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT WE DON'T LIKE.
HERE ARE THE THINGS WE'VE CHOSEN FOR YOU SELECT AMONG, WE WERE KIND OF BEING LED BY THE NOSE, IT SEEMED TO BE.
AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY WE SHIFTED THAT WHERE IT WAS THE BOARD MEMBERS KIND OF GOING INTO THE RETREAT, KIND OF YOU ALL HAD THE ABILITY TO GET A SENSE IN ADVANCE WHAT OUR PRIORITIES WERE.
THEN WE ALL DISCUSSED IT AND WORKED IT OUT IN THE RETREAT.
UM, AM I MISREADING SOMETHING? ARE WE LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF OUR ABILITY OR TO HAVE REASON NOT IN A HURRY, UH, PROCESS WHERE OUR PRIORITIES ARE BETTER UNDERSTOOD AS WE GO INTO BUDGET.
UH, I'M NOT GONNA SAY YOU NOT ONLY THING WE MISSED OUR OPPORTUNITY WAS, WAS TO HAVE A RETREAT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE AND HAD TO RESCHEDULE AND YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
THAT'S NORMALLY HOW WE SET THE PRIORITIES.
BUT I DO THINK, I KNOW THIS PROCESS SOUND LIKE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S ONLY YOU ARE GOING TO STILL HAVE TIME TO SET THOSE.
THAT THAT'S WHAT I'M TELL YOU.
'CAUSE BASICALLY ALL WE'RE DOING IS LAYING OUT OUR SERVICES.
AND, AND I THINK Y'ALL GONNA AGREE, YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CORE SERVICES LIKE PARK, PARK, PARK LAND.
YOU WANT US TO TAKE CARE OF REC CENTERS.
SO ALL YOU'RE GONNA SEE IS NOW THAT WE'RE JUST GONNA SHOW YOU THOSE, YOU'RE STILL THE TOP PRIORITIES.
TAKE CARE OF CORE SERVICES, BUT YOU'RE GONNA SEE, BECAUSE WE'RE BREAKING 'EM DOWN, LITTLE SMALL IN THERE.
YOU MAY BE LIKE, WELL MAYBE THAT'S NOT REALLY A CORE SERVICE AND Y'ALL WOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THAT IF YOU WANTED TO STAY RIGHT DOWN HERE OR IF YOU WANT IT MOVED UP.
SO YOU'RE STILL GOING, YOU'RE STILL IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, BUT THE BASIC PRIORITIES STAY THE SAME.
I JUST WOULD ASK WHAT DO WE HAVE A UH, PROJECTED DATE FOR RETREAT? UH, WE DON'T.
AND I, I WILL GET WITH THE CHAIR, SEE IF WE CAN WORK ON DATE.
MR.
WE WOULD HAVE MAYBE
SHOULD JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO SOMETHING'S POINT IS VALID.
WHAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH WE DID
SO MAYBE, MAYBE WE'LL MAKE THAT HAPPENS.
WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE LIKE A SPECIAL CALL MEETING JUST FOR BUDGET? 'CAUSE THAT COULD BE A, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THAT COULD BE A PRETTY LENGTHY MEETING.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE HAD, WE HAD SCHEDULED, LIKE WE JUST SAID, THE NEXT MEETING IS REALLY FOCUSED ON, ONCE WE GET ALL THE MORE DETAILS, IT IS MORE OF A 'CAUSE I MADE THE AGENDA I'M TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT.
IT WAS MORE FOCUSED ON THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN IF WE NEED TO CALL SPECIAL CALL
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MEETS AFTER THAT.THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
JUST SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF MAKE THE FIRST PASS AT A RETREAT, EXCUSE.
I MEAN I THINK EVERYBODY CAN AGREE THAT, I MEAN, WELL IN MY HEART MAINTENANCE SECURITY IS PART OF OUR TOP TWO.
WE'RE PROBABLY EVEN GOING FOR THAT.
I KNOW WE GOT OTHER STUFF, BUT MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE IS THE BIGGEST ONE THAT WE CAN SAY SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
SO THAT'S JUST ME SPEAKING OUT LOUD.
UH, NEXT WE GOT OUR FAIR PARK.
FIRST OUTSTANDING UTILITY MEMO.
THIS, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I KEEP YOU ALL ABREAST.
YOU HAD MENTIONED BEFORE WHEN THERE'S MAJOR MOVEMENT AT CURRENT PARTIES.
YOU WANT ME TO MAKE SURE I KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED.
AND SO WE JUST SENT THE MEMO OUT AND THIS IS WE REIMBURSE AS ARE WE STILL PAY THE UTILITY BILLS.
IT'S JUST A ARRANGE REIMBURSEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING
AND CLEARLY I FEEL THAT THIS IS MY FEELING THAT I THINK THEY WANT TO TIRE US OFF.
JUST KEEP THIS THING GOING AS IT IS.
AND I SINCERELY FEEL THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING BEHIND THEM, WHICH WE DON'T KNOW.
WE KEEP ON TREATING AND I SINCERELY URGE YOU TO DO OPERATION REVENUE.
WE WANT TO SEE COMPANY WE ARE GIVING, WHERE IS IT GOING? THE REVENUE BECOMES WHERE IT GOES.
I CLEARLY SEE THIS AS A PROMISE OF SEEING THAT THE ENTIRE THIS BOARD, TRUST ME, I'M NOT LEAVING THIS CHAIR BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE FIT.
SO WHAT WE WOULD DO, JUST BECAUSE WE WILL FOCUS MORE ON
WE KNOW THAT THEY GET A LEASE PAYMENT FROM STATE FAIR OF ABOUT $1.7 MILLION.
WE KNOW THEY NEED A PAYMENT FROM DOEG IS FROM TWO TO $3 MILLION A YEAR.
I JUST, SO IF I'M DOING AUDIT, IT WOULD BE MORE WHAT WE CALL OPERATION.
IT'S MORE EXPENSES VERSUS REVENUE.
THE REVENUES WE KNOW COME IN AND WHERE ARE THOSE, WHERE THOSE, WHERE DO THOSE EXPENSES GO TO PAY FOR THE OPERATIONS.
IT ALL MIGHT BE
MR. PRESIDENT, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UH, I WANT TO, I WANT TO DOUBLE CLICK ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
I ALSO FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES WE'RE JUST BEING KIND OF JUST BEATEN DOWN WITH JUST DEPRESSING NEWS AFTER DEPRESSING NEWS.
IT WAS A DONOR FUNDS ISSUE AND A HORRIBLY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE JUST A MONTH AGO.
AND NOW, AND NOW THIS, UH, IT, IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING BUT IT, THE, THE, THE WORST THING WE CAN DO IS NOT TALK ABOUT IT.
THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS, SHARING IT WITH THE COMMUNITY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST FIGURING OUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT APPROACH.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
WE NEED TO ALWAYS PRESERVE FAIR PARK.
AND, AND, AND THIS, THIS, JUST BACK TO BACK TO BACK.
IT'S FRUSTRATING MR. PRESIDENT AND MR. VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR JENKINS.
SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US INFORMED.
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC AND ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER HANDOUT, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT WE UH, PARK AND BOARD MEMBER'S OCCASIONAL REPORT.
OH IT HAS BEEN, IT'S UH, DALLAS BLOOM AT THE ARBORETUM.
SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE.
SO MAKE SURE YOU SHARE THOSE BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE AN BREACH DATE OF APRIL 14TH.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN BACK, SHARE THEM.
UH, ANY UH, MR. GREENY? I BELIEVE, UH, I BELIEVE YESTERDAY WE ALL GOT INFORMED ABOUT, IT'S MY PARK DAY 2025.
THIS IS STILL HOT OFF THE PRESS.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME PARKS CHANGING.
I THINK WE'RE ADDING ONE IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICT 14.
BUT I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM WHO WORKED QUICKLY TO ADD THE NEW NAME FOR COLLEGE PARK BECAUSE WHEN I SAW THE ORIGINAL FLYER I SAID COLLEGE PARK OR THE NEW FLYER CENTER COMMUNITY.
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THANK YOU SIR.AND UH, SO YOU KNOW THE HANDS UP WE'LL GO TO STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS WITHOUT HAVING ACTUALLY PLANNING THIS THIS SATURDAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS ASK ABOUT IT.
AND THIS TREE PLANTING, WE HAVE A TREE PLANTING IN EAST PARK.
IS IT EAST PARK OR IS IT, I'M ASKING NO BECAUSE THE FLY CAME OUT MY PAPER ON IT, SO I SAID PROBABLY BE
UH, BUT WHILE WE'RE DOING IT, I WILL TAKE A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO TALK ABOUT AN EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING ON MAY 3RD.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE IN ALL THE DALLAS PARKS THAT WE CAN TOUCH WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT.
SO LET ME SAY THIS WHILE THE PARK DEPARTMENT IS PRESENT AND WE WANNA SEE HOW MANY TREES WE CAN PLANT, HOW MANY PARKS WE CAN CLEAN, HOW MANY COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS WE CAN, UH, GATHER AT ONE TIME.
SO I'LL ASK COLLEAGUES ON MAY 3RD TO COME WITH US ON MAY.
NAMES WE CAN DO AS MUCH COMMUNITY SERVICE THE PARK AND BRING AS POSSIBLE.
FABRICS ARE ENGAGED, DPDS GONNA BE ENGAGED AND WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THE PARK, DEPARTMENT PARK.
WE WANNA SPECIFICALLY TOUCH EVERYWHERE AROUND THE CITY.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A NORTHWEST EAST SOUTH PARK THAT WE CAN TOUCH OR RECREATION FACILITY.
SO THAT'S MY FIRST HIT ON THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.
SO THAT'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
SO WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THAT TREE PLANTING THAT'S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.
MORE OF A STATEMENT THAN A MORE QUESTION THAN A STATEMENT.
WE DO HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OVER AT GLENDALE PARK AND THAT'S ON APRIL THE FIFTH.
SORRY, WE HAVE
WE HAVE THE MANUAL READ OUT AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT WORKING UPSTAIRS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE? ALL I'M TALKING ABOUT STAFF NOT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS, UH, ON THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2025 AT 10:00 AM UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER NEW ITEMS TO DISCUSS HEARING NO OTHER BUSINESS.
I NOW ADJOURN THE PARK BOARD MEETING AT 12:01 PM SECOND.