THERE WE GO. SO SORRY. OKAY, I AM GOING TO CALL THIS DECEMBER 1ST, 2025 PTE MEETING TO ORDER AT
[Parks, Trails & Environment Committee on December 1, 2025.]
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09:15. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AS ALWAYS IS TO APPROVE MINUTES.THESE ARE FROM NOVEMBER 3RD. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OH, WOW. WE GOT AN ACTUAL VOTE THERE.
THANK YOU. YOU ARE READY TO GO. OKAY. THEY'RE ENERGIZED.
OKAY, WELL, THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE OUR FIRST BRIEFING IS GOING TO BE FUN AND INTERESTING.
AND I'M LOOKING AT DEPUTY DIRECTOR O'CONNOR AND DIRECTOR JENKINS.
AND THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL BE GIVEN BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PARKS AND REC, RYAN O'CONNOR, GENERAL MANAGER BRETT WULKE. AND WE ALSO HAVE DIRECTOR JENKINS WITH US THIS MORNING.
SO I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO YOU ALL AND HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND WELCOME BACK.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING.
I KNOW THIS IS A BRIEFING THAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN ANTICIPATING, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD NEWS BRIEFING.
AND I HAVE WITH ME TODAY RYAN O'CONNOR, WHO'S THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE PARK SYSTEM.
AND BRETT HAS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. HE USED TO WORK AT FAIR PARK ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.
I MEAN, PROBABLY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, TEN YEARS BEFORE WE PRIVATIZED.
BUT BRETT HAS VERY EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMES TO EVENTS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO RYAN O'CONNOR.
OKAY. GOOD MORNING. OOPS. PARDON ME. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS SHARE OUR VISION FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, RELATED TO FAIR PARK.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND FAIR PARK, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO BE AWARE OF HOW WE SEE FAIR PARK MOVING FORWARD FROM A FROM A PARK TO DEPARTMENT PERSPECTIVE.
WE HAVE GIVEN THIS BRIEFING TO THE PARK BOARD PREVIOUSLY.
AND WITH THAT, LET'S JUMP INTO IT. IF WE COULD ADVANCE THE SLIDE.
ONE MORE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OKAY. BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE UTILIZED TWO OPERATIONAL MODELS AT FAIR PARK IN THE PAST.
AS WE KNOW, WE HAVE JUST COME OUT OF THE PRIVATIZATION MODEL, WHICH INCLUDED ONE FOR PROFIT ENTITY PARTNERED WITH A NONPROFIT PROVIDING ALL THE SERVICES ON THE CAMPUS. AND BOTH MODELS HAD SOME UPSIDES AND SOME DOWNSIDES.
HOWEVER, WE FEEL THERE'S A NEED TO REIMAGINE HOW FAIR PARK NOT ONLY OPERATES, BUT HOW IT'S ACTIVATED FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE REGION AND THE TYPES OF ATTRACTIONS AND AMENITIES THAT DRAW PEOPLE TO THE PARK, ALL WHILE BEING FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
AS WE KNOW, THERE'S TONS OF REALLY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERS ON THE CAMPUS.
THIS IS GOING TO HELP US BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN SOMETHING TO REALLY JUST POINT OUT HERE.
SO WHILE A NONPROFIT OR QUASI GOVERNMENTAL OPERATING MODEL MAY ORGANICALLY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT THREE, FOUR, FIVE YEARS. IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO WAIT AND IMPLEMENT CHANGE NOW.
SO FAIR PARK CAN BE A THRIVING COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC ASSET TO THE CITY.
NEXT SLIDE. SO, WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR THE OPERATIONS MODEL USING A HYBRID APPROACH. SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT OVER THE PAST DECADES.
SO WHAT IT INVOLVES IS THE CITY RETAINING DIRECT CONTROL OF OVERALL CAMPUS OPERATIONS.
BUT THERE'S PIECES OF THAT PUZZLE. SO, THE FIRST PIECE IS PARK AND REC TO SELF-PERFORM SERVICES THAT IT CAN PROVIDE EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY. THOSE THINGS INCLUDE OVERALL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IMPLEMENTATION, LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
PART TWO IS UTILIZING PRIVATE COMPANIES IN AREAS OF THEIR EXPERTISE THAT WE CAN'T DO AS WELL,
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WHICH WE ADMIT, TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.SO WE WANT TO GET CONTRACTS IN PLACE WITH PRIVATE EXPERTS THAT INCLUDE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES FOR A BUNCH OF KEY SERVICES F&B, SECURITY, VENUE MANAGEMENT, EVENT SALES, BOOKING, MARKETING, IDENTIFYING A REALLY GOOD SPONSORSHIP AND REVENUE PARTNER, EVENT AND FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT. SO, THE CITY WOULD HAVE OVERALL MANAGEMENT AT THE PARK DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO PERFORM CERTAIN THINGS, AND WE'RE GOING TO PARTNER WITH EXPERTS TO DO THINGS THAT THAT THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY HIGH PERFORMING IN.
AND THE LAST PIECE IS UTILIZE NONPROFITS TO LEVERAGE CITY FUNDING THROUGH PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY AND THIRD PARTY FUNDING, AND MAY ASSUME OPERATIONS FOR SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OVER TIME.
AGAIN, IN THAT KIND OF ORGANIC WAY. NEXT SLIDE.
SO HERE IS THE VISION THAT WE HAVE FOR FAIR PARK, TO REVITALIZE THE PARK AND MAXIMIZE ITS POTENTIAL AS A KEY ASSET, A PARK FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL RESIDENTS TO ENJOY AND IS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE STATE, REGION, CITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE PROPOSE DRUM ROLL, THE FIVE PILLARS FOR FAIR PARK.
ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ONE MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING SUCCESSFUL CAMPUS PARTNERS.
THE SECOND, DEVELOP REGULARLY OCCURRING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT INCLUDE LOCAL AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. THIRD, AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE LARGE SCALE CAMPUS ACTIVATIONS.
FOUR, AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE CAMPUS.
AND LAST, DEVELOP AND NURTURE NON-PROFITS TO BENEFIT AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES FOR THE CAMPUS AND KEY FACILITIES THAT MAY EVOLVE INTO OPERATING PARTNERS OVER TIME. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE NEXT SERIES OF SLIDES IS JUST KIND OF A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT EACH OF THESE PILLARS.
WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF INSTITUTIONS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND ARE HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS TEXAS DISCOVERY GARDENS, STATE FAIR, BROADWAY DALLAS, AAM, ETCETERA. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HAVING THESE WELL-ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS IS A REALLY, REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. IT'S REALLY UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE ANYWHERE AROUND IN THE METROPLEX.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THESE INSTITUTIONS SOMETIMES OPERATE AS SILOS.
SO WE'VE CRAFTED A STRATEGY FOR THIS PILLAR, AND IT IS TO DEVELOP A CORNERSTONE PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAMPUS PARTNERS WITH JOINT PROGRAMING EVENTS AND FESTIVALS TO DRIVE ATTENDANCE AND REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES.
NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE'S JUST POINTING OUT THE ATTENDANCE AND YOU KNOW, THESE SUCCESSFUL PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE ON THE CAMPUS, THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE ON A TYPICAL YEAR AT FAIR PARK IS 4 MILLION VISITORS WHICH IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF FOLKS. FOR PERSPECTIVE, THE ARBORETUM AND THE ZOO DRAW AROUND A MILLION EACH.
KLYDE WARREN PARK DOES A LITTLE OVER A MILLION.
SO THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS COMING THROUGH FAIR PARK EVERY YEAR IS, YOU KNOW, AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF 4X OVER SOME OF OUR OTHER VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERS IN THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE.
PILLAR 2, DEVELOPED THE REGULARLY OCCURRING COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
SO WE REALLY SEE THE LAGOON AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS FAMILY FRIENDLY AREA.
IT'S REALLY SET UP IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S CONDUCIVE TO THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
WE ALSO REALLY WANT TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SPORTS.
WE REALLY WANT THE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE SHARED MEMORIES AND SHARED EXPERIENCES OF COMING TO FAIR PARK AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A REFURBISHED COTTON BOWL AND COLISEUM TO HOLD THOSE EVENTS IS AN ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITY.
SO THE STRATEGY DEVELOP RECURRING PROGRAMING AND EVENTS SUCH AS MOVIE NIGHTS, LOCAL CONCERT SERIES AND DEVELOP SMALL BUSINESS SLASH LOCAL VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HELD AROUND THE LAGOON SEASONALLY.
NEXT SLIDE. A FEW IMAGES HERE. WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THE IMAGE ON THE ON THE FAR RIGHT,
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THE, THE RED KIOSK. SO THAT IS FROM PROBABLY THE SIGNATURE PARK IN MEXICO CITY, CHAPULTEPEC PARK.THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF THESE KIOSKS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
AND THE IMAGE IN THE MIDDLE WHERE YOU SEE THE UMBRELLAS, THE VENDORS COME INTO THE PARK, THEY OPEN UP THESE KIOSKS, THEY DECORATE THEM, THEY PUT UMBRELLAS, THEY HANG THEIR GOODS AND THEIR FOODS.
NEXT SLIDE. PILLAR 3, SO AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE LARGE SCALE CAMPUS ACTIVATIONS.
WE ALL KNOW IT'S A VERY LARGE CAMPUS. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SPACE OUT THERE TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE EVENTS AND FESTIVALS, AND WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ROSE BOWL, AND WE'VE GONE OUT THERE.
WE'VE VISITED WITH THEIR STAFF MANY, MANY TIMES TO UNDERSTAND BEST PRACTICES FOR HOW TO MONETIZE A LARGE STADIUM AND FESTIVAL GROUNDS THAT INCLUDES MUSIC, ATHLETICS, TRADE SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS, ETC.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE INVESTMENT THAT WE HAVE MADE AT THE COTTON BOWL HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT TRANSFORMATIONAL, AND IT'S POSITIONED US TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR THESE LARGE EVENTS THAT WE JUST DIDN'T MEET SPEC PREVIOUSLY.
SO THE STRATEGY WORK WITH EXISTING CAMPUS PARTNERS, INCLUDING LIVE NATION AND OTHER LARGE ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS TO SECURE EVENTS, CONCERTS, MUSIC ARTS FESTIVALS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT SHOWS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO I WANTED TO SHOW A FEW IMAGES OF THE ROSE BOWL TO GET THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SPACE.
IT'S A, THEIRS IS ABOUT A 270-ACRE PIECE OF PROPERTY, THE ROSE BOWL.
THEY'RE KIND OF BEING IN THE MIDDLE. THEY ALSO HAVE TWO GOLF COURSES THAT THEY USE FOR EVENTS AND FESTIVALS AND PARKING DURING LARGE EVENTS AT THE AT THE ROSE BOWL. NEXT SLIDE. THEN SOME IMAGES OF THE COTTON BOWL TO SHOW SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT I KNOW ALL OF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH. THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE THE IMPROVED CONCOURSE ON THE TOP RIGHT.
THAT IS LEVEL. I BELIEVE THAT'S LEVEL FIVE. THAT'S THE SUITE LEVEL.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS WAS ONE CHART WE PUT TOGETHER BECAUSE THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE ROSE BOWL AND THE COTTON BOWL ARE, ARE UNUSUAL IN HOW SIMILAR THEY ARE. FROM THE AGE, FROM THE CAPACITY, FROM THE FACT THAT THE MOST MUNICIPALLY OWNED THEY'RE BOTH HISTORIC LANDMARKS. BUT A BIG DIFFERENTIATOR BETWEEN THE TWO IS THAT THE ROSE BOWL HAS A A NONPROFIT PARTNER AND AT THE COTTON BOWL. WE DO NOT. NEXT SLIDE. PILLAR 4, SO AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE CAMPUS SO RETAIL, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS CAN FUNCTION AS COMPLEMENTS TO EXISTING PARK AMENITIES AND SERVE AS STANDALONE PARK ATTRACTIONS WHILE PROVIDING REVENUE STREAMS IMPORTANT FOR FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.
SO WE HAVE, THIS IS ANOTHER THING WE'VE REALLY BEEN DIGGING INTO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? IN THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICA.
AND WE HAVE FOUND NEXT GENERATION, WHAT WE CALL NEXT GENERATION PARKS THAT HAVE REALLY AGGRESSIVELY BLENDED THESE ELEMENTS INTO TRADITIONAL PARKS, BUT DONE IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOESN'T DETRACT FROM THE PARK ITSELF.
IT KIND OF ADDS TO THE PARK, AND IT'S TYPICALLY DONE THROUGH JUST REALLY, REALLY GOOD DESIGN.
SO THE STRATEGY CONDUCT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY WITH KEY PARTNERS AND IMPLEMENT A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS INFORMED BY THE STUDY FINDINGS THAT COULD YIELD SIGNIFICANT ATTENDANCE AND REVENUE TO THE PARK AND GENERATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOCAL AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
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OKAY, SO A FEW IMAGES. SO THE IMAGES HERE IS PARQUE LA MEXICANA IN MEXICO CITY.BUT THAT'S A COSTCO THERE ON THE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IMAGE.
THE THE GREEN ROOF IS ATHLETIC FIELDS. SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE NECESSARILY GOING TO HAVE A COSTCO, BUT WE WANTED TO SHOW HOW EVEN BIG BOX RETAIL CAN BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO A PARK, AND IT DOESN'T REALLY DETRACT FROM THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PARK AT ALL.
IN FACT, IT ENHANCES IT AS YOU MOVE FURTHER INTO THE PARK.
AND WE DON'T HAVE AN IMAGE THERE, BUT THERE'S ALL SORTS OF RESTAURANTS, THERE'S A PETCO IN THERE, ALL SORTS OF SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. AND THE BIG TAKEAWAY IS THAT THE RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS PARK 100% COVER THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK. AND IT'S A VERY LARGE PARK.
BUT IT'S GOT BIG ATTENDANCE AND IT'S JUST A REALLY WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THAT PARK, IT'S A REALLY VIBRANT, INTERESTING, ENGAGING PARK WITH ALL THE RESTAURANTS AND THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE IN THE PARK.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS AN IMAGE OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, WHICH IS IN BROOKLYN ON THE WATERFRONT.
AND THIS IS A THIS IS AN 85 ACRE PARK AND IT GETS 5 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR.
THIS WAS A CREATED PARK OUT OF SOME OLD PIERS IN THE EAST RIVER.
AND THEY HAVE KIND OF TAKEN PARQUE LA MEXICANA UP A NOTCH BY INTEGRATING RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL.
AND THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK IS NOT ONLY DOES THE, THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 100% COVER THE COST OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER 100% THAT THEY GET THAT GOES INTO A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO ENSURE THEY HAVE DEDICATED RESOURCES CONTINUOUSLY TO REINVEST INTO THE PARK. NEXT SLIDE.
JUST A FEW IMAGES OF WHAT THE PARK LOOKS LIKE.
AND THE IMAGE THERE ON THE ON THE RIGHT IS THE HOTEL.
AND IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S BLENDED INTO THE PARK IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOESN'T DETRACT FROM THE PARK.
IT'S A IT'S A VISUALLY PLEASING STRUCTURE. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO MANY RESTAURANTS AND LOCAL VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE 85 ACRES. THE OTHER THING TO POINT OUT IS THEY CARVED OFF 10%.
SO 85-ACRE PARK, THEY CARVED OFF 8 AND A HALF ACRES.
AND THAT IS WHAT IS DEDICATED TO THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THAT 10% OF THE PARK SPINS OFF THAT MASSIVE REVENUE.
AGAIN, IT'S NEW YORK CITY. THE THE ECONOMICS ARE OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN DALLAS.
BUT THE POINT IS YOU CAN HAVE THESE AMENITIES TAKING UP A RELATIVELY SMALL PORTION OF THE PARK AND STILL HAVE A REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IMPACTFUL ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE PARK ITSELF.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS WE'VE KIND OF ALREADY DIPPED OUR TOE IN THE WATER, SO TO SPEAK, WITH THE NEXT GENERATION PARK. AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT KLYDE WARREN.
AND IT'S NOT JUST KLYDE WARREN. THE ARBORETUM HAS A RESTAURANT, THE ZOO HAS A RESTAURANT.
SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO KIND OF MAKE THIS PIVOT IN THE PARK SYSTEM TO HAVING NONTRADITIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR PARKS. BUT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THROUGH THIS PILLAR TO BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE TO THINK ABOUT THINGS OTHER THAN JUST RESTAURANTS, BUT PERHAPS RETAIL, PERHAPS HOTELS THAT COULD AGAIN SERVE AS AN ACTIVATION WHILE ALSO GENERATING REVENUE.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THE LAST PILLAR, DEVELOP AND NURTURE NONPROFITS TO BENEFIT AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES FOR THE KEY FOR THE CAMPUS AND KEY FACILITIES. SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ORGANIZATIONS CAN LEVERAGE PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY AND MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDE ADVOCACY AROUND IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE PARK.
SO THE STRATEGY, AS I TOUCHED ON A MOMENT AGO, IS TO CREATE A NEW COTTON BOWL FOUNDATION MODELED ON THE ROSE BOWL FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE LARGEST AND HIGHEST REVENUE POTENTIAL FACILITY AND DEVELOPER PARTNER WITH AN EXISTING NONPROFIT WITH AN EXISTING NONPROFIT THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ASSETS, HISTORIC EXHIBIT HALLS AND VENUES, AND AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES AT THE PARK.
SO WE FEEL LIKE THE COTTON BOWL, YOU KNOW, AMONGST SOME OTHER REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT ASSETS AT FAIR PARK SUCH AS AAM AND BROADWAY DALLAS BUT FAIR PARK SPECIFIC SORRY. COTTON BOWL SPECIFICALLY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK.
IT'S THE LARGEST BUILDING AND IT'S THE LARGEST OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE VERY SIGNIFICANT REVENUE.
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BUILDING SOLELY THROUGH PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY.AND SO WE JUST FEEL IT'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY AT FAIR PARK TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COTTON BOWL, BUT ALSO HAVE ANOTHER NONPROFIT THAT WOULD HELP WITH THE OTHER VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FACILITIES IN THE PARK, SUCH AS OUR EXHIBIT HALLS OR AGRICULTURAL AREAS HELP SUPPORT OUR MUSEUMS AND OTHER PARTNERS.
NEXT SLIDE. JUST SOME IMAGES OF YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE THAT COULD CERTAINLY USE THE SUPPORT OF A WELL ORGANIZED NONPROFIT, FOOD & FIBER, BAND SHELL, CENTENNIAL, AAM, BRISCOE CARPENTER. NEXT SLIDE. SO, TO WRAP UP GOT A COUPLE NEXT STEPS. SO CURRENTLY FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF GETTING MANY, MANY, MANY PRIVATE PARTNERS ENGAGED THROUGH CONTRACTS SECURITY PARKING FAB JANITORIAL ETC.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THEN WE HAVE KIND OF OUR NEXT 90 TO 180 DAYS.
SO FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AS SOON AS WE GET THE SHORT TERM CONTRACTS IN PLACE AND SHORT TERM, WE MEAN 1 TO 2 YEAR CONTRACTS. WE IMMEDIATELY WANT TO TURN AROUND AND START WORKING ON THE LONGER TERM CONTRACTS.
THESE 5, THESE 3 TO 5 YEAR CONTRACTS. SO ONCE WE KIND OF GET PAST THIS OPERATIONAL CRUNCH AND HAVE THESE VENDORS IN PLACE, WE WANT TO START THE PROCESS OF GETTING THESE LONGER-TERM CONTRACTS IN PLACE THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE COUNCIL, OF COURSE, FOR CONSIDERATION. THOSE INCLUDE A SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING REVENUE CONTRACT WHICH WILL BE KEY TO HELPING US MONETIZE THE CAMPUS. AND THEN FROM THE REVITALIZATION PERSPECTIVE, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT ALL THE EXISTING CONTRACTS AT THE TENANT FACILITIES TO ENSURE THAT ALL ENTITIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SUCCESS OF FAIR PARK.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL CONTRACTS OUT THERE THAT ARE EXPIRED.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL CONTRACTS OUT THERE THAT ARE DECADES OLD, AND WE JUST NEED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS KIND OF MARCHING IN LOCKSTEP WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING A SUCCESSFUL FAIR PARK. WE NEED TO PURSUE AND SECURE NEW TENANTS IN VACANT BUILDINGS, THE PRIMARY ONE BEING SCIENCE PLACE. WE NEED TO FINALIZE A TENANT SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION.
AND THEN THE TWO BIGGIES. INITIATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY LED BY THE DALLAS EDC IN PARTNERSHIP AND CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND LOCAL SURROUNDING FAIR PARK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS.
AND THEN PARTNER WITH DALLAS EDC AND CITY OF DALLAS ECO DEV TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEALS FOR HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, BASED UPON THE STUDY'S FINDINGS, OF COURSE, TO SECURE NEW FUNDING STREAMS FOR THE PARK AND CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CONCLUSION.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEXT SLIDE. SO OH, AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU ALL HAVE MET BRETT.
SO, WITH THAT, APOLOGIES FOR THE LENGTHY PRESENTATION, BUT IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR O'CONNOR. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE IS I'VE BEEN ADVISED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEYS, WE NEED TO KEEP OUR QUESTIONS TO THIS FAIR PARK MODEL AND REVITALIZATION STRATEGY AND FAIR PARK FIRST QUESTIONS WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING WE COULD ADDRESS OR DISCUSS AT TODAY'S MEETING BASED ON HOW THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING WAS PUT TOGETHER. SO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT. AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR GUEST COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE AS WELL.
SO WE'LL START AND LET COMMITTEE MEMBERS ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL GET TO OUR GUEST MEMBERS.
SO CHAIR WEST, I'LL START WITH YOU. I'D LIKE TO COME BACK.
OKAY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE.IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE COMMUNITY AROUND FAIR PARK.
WITH THAT, I WILL TAILOR MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARK TO WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US AND NOT MENTION A SPECIFIC ENTITY SINCE WE HAVE BEEN GAGGED AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. TELL ME HOW THIS INCORPORATES THE COMMUNITY PARK AND THE PLANS FOR IT? WELL, SO I WOULD SAY THAT IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY REFER TO THE COMMUNITY PARK, BUT THE COMMUNITY PARK IS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR A LONG TIME.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY PARK LOCATED IN SUCH A WAY TO HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FILLING AROUND IT. AND IT COULD BE AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT FOR FUTURE FESTIVALS.
AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT A ANY FAULT BY YOU ALL.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE GOT TO DO RIGHT BY THE PROMISES OF SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK RESIDENTS, PERIOD.
WE CANNOT KEEP TALKING ABOUT FAIR PARK AS THE CITY WIDE ASSET, AS IF IT DOESN'T HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON DAY TO DAY LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE DIRECTLY ON THE VICINITY. AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THAT COMMUNITY FOR YEARS NOW, FROM WHAT WE ARE NOW RESTRUCTURING AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THE FUTURE, HAS BEEN PROMISING A COMMUNITY PARK.
SO FOR US TO EVEN HAVE A PRESENTATION AND A BRIEFING THAT DOESN'T STRONGLY EMPHASIZE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER THE PROMISES FOR SOUTH DALLAS THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO BREAK FOR DECADES TO ME IS A HUGE MISSTEP.
HUGE. AND SO WE CAN WE CAN HAVE THE GRANDEST PLAN, AND WE CAN HAVE THE GREATEST PARTNERSHIPS.
AND WE CAN LOOK AT MAKING THE COTTON BOWL BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL VENUE IN NORTH TEXAS.
BUT IT STILL LEAVES THE RESIDENTS THAT I SERVE ASKING, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE PROMISES YOU ALL HAVE BEEN MAKING FOR US FOR A DECADE NOW? THAT CAME AFTER DECADES OF Y'ALL BREAKING THEM.
WE AS A CITY HAVE TO DO RIGHT BY SOUTH DALLAS.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS SHOWS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS THERE. AND THERE'S A GOVERNANCE PIECES THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY HONE IN ON AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE STRUCTURE OF THESE NEW CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS LOOK LIKE. BUT FOR US TO SKIP AHEAD OF WHERE WE HAVE $30 MILLION ALREADY RAISED AND EFFORTS TOWARDS A COMMUNITY PARK TO ACTUALLY NOT ONLY BRING THE PARK BACK TO FAIR PARK, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ASSET THAT WE KEEP TOUTING AS THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE CITY ACTUALLY SERVES THE COMMUNITY THAT IT IS SITTING IN.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL IN THE INTERIM, FROM NOW UNTIL WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING, MADAM CHAIR, SO THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT AS A BODY HOW WE CAN TAKE ACTION TO GET THIS ROLLING.
SO IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE WE ARE FIGURING OUT THE MORE COMPLEX ISSUES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO US TODAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIDELINE OR PUT ON THE BACK BURNER THE PROMISES THAT WE'VE HAD TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SO LONG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HOLDUP IS, BUT WE NEED TO DELIVER THIS COMMUNITY PARK.
AND I WILL SAY, COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA. OH, I'M SORRY.
WE'RE DEFINITELY COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY PARK. AS RYAN MENTIONED, IT WILL PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT, VITAL PART, PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAIR PARK.
SO AS THE PARK DIRECTOR, I CAN TELL YOU AND THE BOARD WAS COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY PARK MOVES FORWARD, BUT IT PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE AND I WANT TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC, REASSURE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY PARK IS VITAL TO THIS PLAN WE'RE PUTTING BEFORE YOU ALL.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO JUST SAY, IN NO WAY AM I POINTING BLAME AT YOU BOTH OR YOU THREE ACTUALLY.
I KNOW THE, I KNOW WHERE IT LIES IN THE PRIORITY OF YOU ALL.
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TO ACTUALLY NAIL DOWN WHAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WITH THE COMMUNITY PARK.SO I'M ALMOST CERTAIN YOU ALL WERE ADVISED BY OUR ATTORNEYS TO MAKE THIS SILOED OUT.
I LOVE ALL THE PLANS. JUST AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE CAN HAVE ALL THESE GRAND PLANS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO TRANSLATE INTO DOLLARS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TO GIVE A MORE POSITIVE TRAJECTORY FOR THESE PARTNERS.
WE MENTIONED PARTNERS LIKE DISCOVERY GARDENS, FOR INSTANCE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE RESTRUCTURED THEIR DEAL, AND HOW MUCH ARE THEIR SUCCESSES CONTRIBUTING BACK INTO THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF OUR PARK? AND I'M USING THEM AS ONE EXAMPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES IN YOUR SLIDES, BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE AND THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT AND NOT PERPETUATE THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY.
YEAH, YOU HIT IT. AND THAT'S WHY AS WE AS WE DEVELOP THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ALONG WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC NUMBERS IN THERE THAT SHOWS YOU BETWEEN HERE'S THE POTENTIAL REVENUES FROM THESE OPPORTUNITIES, HERE'S THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND HOW THESE THINGS INTERSECT AND HOW MUCH MORE WE MAY NEED IN FUTURE BOND FUNDS, HOW MUCH WE MAY NEED IN ADDITIONAL O&M.
AND BECAUSE WE HAVE TO OPERATE FAIR PARK, AND I HAVE SAID THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO OPERATE FAIR PARK AS A BUSINESS UNIT.
BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WE CANNOT LEAVE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY BEHIND.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE IN FAIR PARK.
WE DO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ACTIONS TO GET THERE.
THERE ARE SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT AND YOU MENTIONED LIKE LAGOON ACTIVATION, RIGHT? THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY LOW HANGING FRUIT FOR US TO START GENERATING SOME REVENUE SO WE CAN SEE SOME FOOT TRAFFIC.
AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE CAN SEE WHAT TO EXPECT TO START CHIPPING OFF, IF YOU WILL.
SO I DO BELIEVE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO JUST HONE IN ON THAT ACTIVATION.
AND BUT I DON'T SEE ANY TIMELINE ON WHAT TO EXPECT ON WHAT THIS THESE PHASES LOOK LIKE.
SO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BRING BACK TO Y'ALL NEXT YEAR.
AND AS FAR AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE COTTON BOWL, I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT.
I LOVED THE STRUCTURE VISITING THE ROSE BOWL, SEEING WHAT THEY HAVE THERE.
IT REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A BETTER VENUE THAN THEY DO.
AND SO THE POTENTIAL IS ENDLESS, HONESTLY, COMPARED TO WHAT WE SEE THEM DOING.
SUCCESSFUL, HOWEVER. HOW WHAT DOES THAT TIMELINE LOOK LIKE TO CREATE A FOUNDATION TO GET THAT ROLLING? AND THEN CAN YOU SPEAK TO THEIR ABILITY AND THEIR, TO BE BOND TO HAVE THEIR OWN BONDS AS WELL WITHOUT THE CITY? OH, YEAH. RYAN, YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT? WELL, SO YEAH.
SO THEY DO HAVE THEY ARE SET UP AS A, AN ARM OF THE CITY, I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.
SO THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE DEBT THROUGH THE CITY OF PASADENA BASED UPON REVENUES.
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FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTS AND ALSO RELY UPON BOND DEBT TO FIX OTHER ELEMENTS.SO THERE'S A LOT OF LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE ROSE BOWL.
AND WE'RE LEARNING THOSE LESSONS. AND YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS TIMELINES GO WE WANT TO TURN THAT ON VERY, VERY SOON AS FAR AS THE FOUNDATION. SO STARTING TO HAVE SOME INITIAL DISCUSSIONS AND THAT THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO GET ROLLING IN NEXT YEAR. I WILL TELL YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT FOUNDATION UP AND RUNNING NO LATER THAN PROBABLY APRIL OR MAY OF NEXT YEAR. THAT'S VERY EXCITING.
I DO HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GOING TO LET OTHERS GO.
IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A ROUND TWO, PLEASE, MADAM CHAIR. ABSOLUTELY.
CHAIR JOHNSON. THANK YOU. CHAIR STEWART. LISTENING TO MY COLLEAGUE, I KNOW THIS IS IN HIS DISTRICT, AND YOU HEAR THE PASSION IN HIS VOICE. A LOT OF THINGS ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO ASK, AS I CAN'T ASK BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE DIRECTION THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO KEEP TRANSPARENCY OFF THE TABLE.
AND WHEN WE EXCLUDE THE COMMUNITY, AS MY COLLEAGUE IS SAYING, THE COMMUNITY PARK NOT BEING A PART OF THE PRESENTATION AND ETCETERA AND THE THINGS THAT HE HAS DISCUSSED, THAT'S DISRESPECTFUL.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY OF SAYING THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SAYING FOR A LONG TIME, IS CONTINUE TO GET PROMISES TALKED ABOUT, BUT NOT EVER DONE.
AND SO IT IS FRUSTRATING. ON MY COMING BACK OFF OF, I GUESS, A THANKSGIVING BREAK TO HEAR THAT POLITICAL GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED AND WE'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT OR LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY.
EVEN I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT I KNOW SOUTH DALLAS.
I HAVE FRIENDS IN SOUTH DALLAS. I HAVE ACTIVIST FRIENDS IN SOUTH DALLAS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE IT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE IT.
AND CHAIR STEWART, IT IS EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS MORNING. IT IS EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL TO THIS COUNCILMAN TO THIS DISTRICT, THAT TRANSPARENCY IS NOT ON THE TABLE. BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER.
I WANT TO SAY, I HEAR BOTH OF YOU AND I WILL WORK HARD AT MAKING SURE THAT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAIR PARK, WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE ASPECTS RELATED TO FAIR PARK.
I THINK IT IS HARD. I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING AND THAT WE NEED WE NEEDED TO HEAR THIS, BUT I IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT WE CAN'T FOLD IN SOME OF THE OTHER ASPECTS THAT ARE REALITIES.
THEY'RE THERE. SO YOU HAVE MY PROMISE I WILL WORK ON THAT FOR FUTURE.
CHAIR RIDLEY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THE BULLET POINT ON REVITALIZATION, I THINK IS A CRITICAL ONE.
JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHAT IT COSTS TO OPERATE FAIR PARK EVERY YEAR? OH, YEAH. I MEAN, OPERATE FAIR PARK IS BUDGET THIS YEAR WE SET IT UP.
FOR WHAT, WITH PLUS THE REVENUES. I THINK IT'S 14 OR 15 MILLION.
YEAH, WELL, 18 MILLION. SO THAT'S INCLUDED REVENUES PLUS THE GENERAL FUND MONEY THAT WE.
AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR ASSUMPTION THAT THAT IS THE COSTLIEST OPERATING BUDGET FOR ANY CITY PARK, CORRECT? YES. WELL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ZOO.
OH, YEAH. WHICH IS UNDER PRIVATE MANAGEMENT. I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE OPERATED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT.
AND MY POINT IS, IS THAT THAT IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL PARKS BUDGET.
AND IT IS SUCH A UNIQUE PROPERTY WITH SO MANY UNIQUE VENUES, THAT I THINK IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE SEEK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AND AROUND THE PARK.
AND THAT IS ONE OF YOUR LAST BULLETS ABOUT PARTNERING WITH DALLAS EDC IN THE CITY OF DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEALS AND TO WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SECURING NEW FUNDING STREAMS FOR THE PARK AND CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GO AT THIS IN A STRATEGIC FASHION AND NOT JUST ON AN AD HOC, ONE OFF BASIS.
I THINK IF YOU TRY TO GO TO A HOTEL FLAG AND SAY, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU BUILD A HOTEL AT FAIR PARK,
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THEY'D SHUT THE DOOR IN YOUR FACE. YOU NEED TO HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN.JOHN, YOU MENTIONED THAT A FEW MINUTES AGO. A VISION FOR WHY PRIVATE INDUSTRY WOULD WANT TO INVEST IN FAIR PARK. I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY PARK IS A CRITICAL PART OF THAT.
I WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED, NOT EVEN MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION, BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN INVESTMENT IN ATTRACTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THAT VICINITY.
AND SO AS YOU DEVELOP THIS LIST OF 100 OBJECTIVES.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ON THAT LIST BE A STRATEGIC PLAN OR AN AREA PLAN THAT WOULD INCLUDE A BUSINESS PLAN THAT WOULD ATTRACT ENTITIES TO DEVELOP AROUND THE PARK IN PARTICULAR.
YOU TALK ABOUT FINALIZING EVENT ATTENDANCE, SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS? WELL, THE CURRENT STATUS IS WE HAVE FINALIZED THE ARRANGEMENT WITH LIVE NATION, AND WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS FINALIZING THE ARRANGEMENT WITH BROADWAY DALLAS AND THE STATE FAIR. AND HOW WOULD THAT WORK? YOU WOULD JUST, THEY WOULD ADD A SURCHARGE TO THEIR TICKET PRICES THAT WOULD GO TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. IT'S. OH, YEAH. LET ME JUST CLEAR THAT BECAUSE I.
FROM OUR POSITION, I DON'T CARE HOW THEY GET THERE, BECAUSE WE ONSET A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT WE NEED FROM EACH ONE OF THOSE CAMPUS PARTNERS REGARDLESS OF IF IT'S THROUGH A SURCHARGE OR THROUGH THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL FEE THEY GIVE US OR LEASE.
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE REVENUES THAT WE NEED TO MEET THAT SURCHARGE.
WELL, HOW WILL THAT FIGURE BE DETERMINED? SO THE FIGURE IS BASED UPON ATTENDANCE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FOR A $2 EQUIVALENT. AND AS JOHN JUST MENTIONED HOWEVER THEY WANT TO GET THERE IS IS OKAY WHETHER THEY WANT TO DO IT THROUGH PARKING, WHETHER THEY WANT TO DO IT THROUGH SOME SORT OF $2 SURCHARGE ON THEIR TICKET, WHETHER THEY WANT TO JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THEIR LINE ITEM BUDGET, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, BUT IT'S BASED UPON THE ATTENDANCE OF THE YEAR.
SO WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS? WE'RE STILL WE'RE NEGOTIATING RIGHT NOW TO FINALIZE, WELL, THIS FISCAL YEAR. OH, YES. YES. OKAY. SO JUST A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.
A COUPLE OF IDEAS. AT ONE POINT, YOU TALK ABOUT SEASONAL KINDS OF VENDOR ACTIVATIONS.
I THINK ONE THAT SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IS A CHRISTMAS MARKET.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN ALL THE MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I'VE ALSO SEEN IT IN PHILADELPHIA IN THEIR DOWNTOWN.
ANOTHER IDEA THAT STEMS FROM THE STRATEGY TO SECURE ARTS FESTIVALS IS TO PARTNER WITH AURORA.
AND THEY'RE, I THINK, VERY AMBITIOUS IN STARTING FROM GROUND ZERO.
BUT THEY'VE TARGETED DALLAS TO DO THIS. WHAT BETTER PLACE THAN FAIR PARK? SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW CHAIR. COUNCILMAN, REALLY, I MEAN, YOU REALLY HIT ON IT, AND THAT'S WHEN WE, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA TALKED ABOUT LOW HANGING FRUIT. IT'S LIKE FAIR PARK HAS THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS FOR FESTIVALS.
IT'S JUST THAT WE HADN'T HIRED THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH THE EXPERTISE TO GO OUT AND PURSUE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE YOU JUST IT HAS EVERYTHING. IT HAS WATER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO TELL PEOPLE. YOU GOT WATER.
YOU CAN CREATE A LOT OF EVENTS AROUND WATER. THEY HAVE TREES, THEY HAVE BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE THERE. IT'S JUST THAT I TRULY BELIEVE WE HAVE NOT GIVEN THE NECESSARY TIME AND ATTENTION THAT FAIR PARK DESERVES. AND THAT'S WHY THE OLD MODELS DON'T WORK.
CITY EMPLOYEES CAN'T RUN FAIR PARK PER SE, AND DO EVERYTHING.
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IT HAS TO BE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE CITY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT PASADENA NOW, I GOTTA STRESS IT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A ROSE BOWL, A FOOTBALL STADIUM THAT HAS 250 EVENTS A YEAR.
JUST WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM SAYING WE HAVE UNDERPERFORMED.
AND THAT'S WHY I MADE SURE WE HAD THE RIGHT FOLKS.
AND IT IS, SHOULD BE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THIS REGION AND FOR THE CITY, AND IT SHOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, FOR JOBS. I DON'T WANT TO GET STARTED, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY.
WE CAN'T FAIL. THIS IS WHERE YOU GET THE NICKNAME THE REVEREND DOCTOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR. WELL, I WILL SAY THAT I KNOW ROSE BOWL VERY WELL.
I'VE WALKED IT AS A CHILD, AND I'VE BEEN TO MANY OF THOSE EVENTS.
AND ONE OF THE SAME THINGS THAT I FIND A CHALLENGE WITH ROSE BOWL AND FAIR PARK IS PARKING ACCESS.
GETTING TO IT, GETTING OUT OF IT. WE HAVE THE DART, BUT IT ONLY SERVES TO. IT ONLY PROVIDES SERVICES TO A MINORITY, NOT THE MAJORITY.
YOU, AND LET ME SAY THIS, YOU SAID LIVE NATION.
THEY DO MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH FAIR PARK IS PARKING WITH RVS AND BUSSES. WE IN RVS THAT CAN STAY ON PROPERTY FOR B TEAMS. YOU HAVE YOUR MAJOR PERFORMER AND THEY ALL HAVE A B TEAM.
B TEAM USUALLY DRIVES IN MAJOR PERFORMER, BUT USUALLY FLIES IN.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE, WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ANYWHERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR AN RV TO COME IN AND STAY OVERNIGHT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LIVE ON A BUS, A RV.
YES, YOU NEED, AND IF YOU HAVE THAT, THEN YOU ALSO NEED THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD SERVICES FOR THEM. AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY SAY THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HOTEL IF YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE, AND I'M TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
BUT LET ME SAY THIS. NO, WE CAN'T. NO, THE CITY OF DALLAS DOES NOT DO WELL ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY. I KEEP SAYING IT, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY IT.
BUT WE NEED TO HIRE SOMEONE WHO DOES. THAT'S RIGHT.
SOMEONE WHO'S HONEST ENOUGH TO DO IT. SO I WOULD.
WE STARTED WITH REMODELING PART OF THE COTTON BOWL.
WE NEED TO COMPLETE THAT. MY QUESTION IS, WE'RE.
THIS PRESENTATION IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW TO FULFILL ANY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMISES YOU'VE ALREADY PROVIDED? AND I'M GOING TO HAVE BRETT WULKE HIGH LEVEL, TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
SURE. HIGH LEVEL, THE BIGGEST THING WE'VE DONE IS STARTED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
WE NEED TO INVOLVE THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTH DALLAS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY IN GENERAL.
SO WE LIKE OUT OF THE GATES WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED CONTACTING RESIDENTS, ATTENDING RESIDENT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, LETTING THEM KNOW WHO WE ARE AND LISTENING TO THEM.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN LISTENED TO IN A LONG TIME.
SO THAT WAS STEP ONE. STEP TWO WE GOT TO GET OUR SERVICES IN PLACE.
AND REALLY THAT'S WHERE MY TEAM HAS REALLY BEEN. HITTING IT HARD IS TO GET ALL OF OUR SERVICE CONTRACTS IN PLACE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND GETTING THE RIGHT CONTRACTS IN PLACE TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY SERVICE.
THEN STEP THREE IS REALLY GETTING OUR HANDS AROUND WHAT EVENTS WE HAVE, GETTING THE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND NOW LET'S GO ACTIVATE THE PARK DAILY, NOT JUST EVERY FEW WEEKENDS. SO LET ME ALSO SAY THIS THAT ON SLIDE
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EIGHT, YOU SAID THAT YOU WANTED TO DEVELOP REGULAR, RECURRING COMMUNITY.RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY PUT IN SERVICES TO DECIDE FOR THE USE OF THE FIELDS.
I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY BUILDINGS THAT NEED MAJOR OF MAINTENANCE.
WHERE ARE WE ON, BESIDES THE COTTON BOWL, THE OTHER BUILDINGS? AFRICAN AMERICAN LOCATION. AND I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONES? YEAH. SO. AND I'LL HAVE RYAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS, BUT.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THE COTTON BOWL WAS AN INVESTMENT. WE'RE IN TALKS RIGHT NOW WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. BECAUSE THE COUNCIL DID APPROVE PUTTING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS AT FAIR PARK, WHICH 3 MILLION WOULD GO TOWARDS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM.
SO WHEN TALKS WITH THEM TALKING ABOUT THEIR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, WE'RE IN TALKS WITH BROADWAY DALLAS TALKING ABOUT THEIR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND THEN THE MONEY THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS BROADWAY DALLAS, SO NOW WE'RE ACTIVELY, STRATEGICALLY MAKING SURE OUR LONG TERM PARTNERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE STUCK WITH US OVER THE YEARS THROUGH THE GOOD AND BAD THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING MAKING SURE WE GET THOSE AGREEMENTS AND GET THOSE PLANS IN PLACE.
BUT I HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
IT IS SO CRUCIAL. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT BECAUSE I COULD TALK ABOUT ALL DAY ABOUT REPAIRING BUILDINGS, BUT IF I DON'T GET A CONSISTENT REVENUE STREAM THAT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US NOT TO HAVE TO DEPEND ON FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS FOR FAIR PARK, BUT WE HAVE A REVENUE STREAM WHERE WE CAN ISSUE OUR OWN REVENUE BONDS.
THAT'S HOW YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP FAIR PARK VIBRANT AND COMPETITIVE.
BUT WAITING WHAT HAS BEEN 20 PLUS YEARS SINCE THE LAST MAJOR RENOVATION OF THE COTTON BOWL AND HAVING TO WAIT 30 YEARS FOR YOU TO DO A MAJOR RENOVATION IN BROADWAY? DALLAS OR AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OR HALL OF STATE.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO KEEP US COMPETITIVE. AND THAT'S WHY THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS SO VITAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FAIR PARK. SO LET US, WE WILL BE COMING BACK WITH YOU ALL WITH THOSE UPDATES.
AND WE'RE ALREADY MEETING WITH LINDA MCMAHON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT THAT PLAN. VERY DETAILED.
BUT I NEED THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND. THE FAIR PART IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE CANNOT OPERATE THE WAY WE'VE BEEN IN THE PAST.
THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARM HAS TO BE THE DRIVER IN ORDER FOR, WHAT THEY SAY, ALL BOATS RISE WITH THE TIDE. THAT IS OUR KEY COMPONENT AND WE HAVE NEVER LOOKED AT IT THAT WAY.
FAIR PARK YOU ALL. SO LET ME LET ME CHANGE A LITTLE DIRECTION.
SOMETHING YOU'VE ALSO SAID THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN.
AND WE NEED AN AREA PLAN. HAVE WE? I KNOW THAT'S HAVE WE, IS THERE AN AREA PLAN REQUESTED? AND. WELL, I WILL SAY, SPEAKING WITH CITY MANAGER TOLBERT AND HER TEAM AS WELL.
SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO INSIDE THE GATES.
BUT THERE HAS TO BE A HOLISTIC ECONOMIC PLAN BECAUSE WE GOT TO LOOK AT INGRESS AND EGRESS, AS SOMEONE MENTIONED EARLIER. NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT AN AREA PLAN.
LIKE I KNOW AS YOU HAVE PD 595 THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT FOR AREA PLAN.
IS THIS PART OF PD 595 OR IS THIS OUTSIDE OF PD 595.
NO, IT'S IN, AND IT'S ALSO IN THE, IT'S IN THE AUTHORIZED HEARING THAT'S COMING BEFORE US.
IT WAS A PART OF THE AREA PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR FIVE YEARS. OKAY.
SO THEN YOU HAVE PD 595 THAT WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT AND IT'S GOING TO COME TO US.
SO THAT WILL ALSO SO INCLUDE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE FAIR PARK? MORE HOLISTICALLY IN THE ZONING COMPONENT, BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT MORE GRANULAR PLANNING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
AND DO WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT GRANULAR PLANNING, OR IS THAT STILL HIGH LEVEL FRUIT THAT WE CAN'T REACH? I BELIEVE WE HAVE NOT YET ACCOMPLISHED THE MARRYING OF A MASTER PLAN FOR THE 277 ACRES, COUPLED WITH THE
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HOLISTIC PLANNING OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING IT.I MEAN, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WORKING IN A SILO.
OKAY. I, I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE FOR THE MOMENT.
CHAIR BLACKMON. THANK YOU. YOU TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.
CAN WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY ON EVERY PROJECT? BECAUSE I THINK EVERY I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT JUST FAIR PARK, BUT I KNOW WHITE ROCK LAKE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE DREDGING AND I KNOW THE ZOO. AND SO I'M JUST SAYING EVERYTHING ANYWAY.
ABSOLUTELY. IT WOULD, IT WOULD HELP IF YOU ALL HELPED ME UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING LEFT OUT.
WHAT THE TRANSPARENCY, WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE TRANSPARENCY IS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SURE. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK IT GOES INTO WHERE DOES THE FAIR PARK MASTER PLAN, I THINK WE ADOPTED, WHAT, THREE YEARS AGO? FOUR YEARS AGO? WHERE? I THINK YOU NEED TO START WITH THAT BEFORE YOU WENT INTO YOUR STRATEGY, BECAUSE I THINK WE LOST THE COMMUNITY PARK.
WE LOST WHERE WE WERE WANTING TO GO WITH THAT OVERALL PLAN.
SO CAN YOU BACK UP AND TELL ME, HOW DOES THE FAIR PARK MASTER PLAN THAT WE ADOPTED FIT INTO THIS STRATEGY AND MODEL, THE REVITALIZATION AND THE AND THE OPERATIONS MODEL? SO THE OH NO. GO AHEAD. SO THE FAIR PARK MASTER PLAN CONTEMPLATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
IT CONTEMPLATED HOTELS. SO THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE WITH THE EDC TO FURTHER STUDY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PARK WOULD BE A WOULD BE IN ALIGNMENT BROADLY WITH THE VISION THAT WAS LAID OUT IN THE 2021 MASTER PLAN.
BUT THE RECOMMENDATION OR THE PILLAR AROUND CONTINUING TO TAKE A REALLY HARD LOOK AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF THE PARK THAT WILL HELP US BE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE OUT THERE, WAS CONTEMPLATED AS A PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN.
OKAY. SO, EXPLAIN TO ME HOW I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO GET WHEN YOU FIND WHEN YOU DO YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN? BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW IT'S AN ECONOMIC ENGINE.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WANTING. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO WHEN YOU GET THAT PLAN, WHAT ARE YOU HOPING THAT YOU FIND IN ORDER TO CHANGE COURSE, TO AMPLIFY? LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU WANTING TO DO WITH THAT INFORMATION? SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE INFORMATION IS TO HAVE AN INFORM, A PROCESS.
WE NEED A RESTAURANT MIX, WE NEED A HOTEL MIX.
IT NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED IN THIS AREA. IT NEEDS TO BE INCLUSIVE OF COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.
AND HAVE THAT INFORM A PROCESS. SO WHETHER THAT'S AN RFP, WHETHER THAT'S DOING DIRECT LEASES WITH DEVELOPERS, WHATEVER THAT PROCESS ENDS UP LOOKING LIKE, IT NEEDS TO BE INFORMED BY THE STUDY AND THE AND THE AND THE GOALS CREATED THROUGH THAT PROCESS THAT WILL BE LED BY THE EDC. AND I'M GOING TO SAY WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE MODEL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID.
THEY HAD TO LAY OUT SOME TYPE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY THEY WAS ABLE TO SAY, HEY, IT COST US $15 MILLION TO OPERATE. SO THEY MADE SURE THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN LAID OUT A WAY WHERE THEY COULD GET THEIR O&M PAID FOR, AND ALSO COULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES IN THE FUTURE.
OKAY, SO THEN BUT THE MASTER PLAN IS ABSENT ON THAT LANGUAGE.
IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO. YEAH. I MEAN, SO THE. I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IS TIME IS TICKING.
YEAH. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A YEAR, WHICH MEANS MAYBE ANOTHER YEAR TO EVEN START IMPLEMENTING.
AND WE ARE GONE. BUT TIME IS TICKING. AND SO I'M KIND OF LIKE, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT O&M IS.
AND YOU I MEAN, BECAUSE OF YOUR P&L, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR EXPENSES.
WHAT KNOW WHAT I'M SPEAKING OF, FOR EXAMPLE, IS I KNOW IT COST $18 MILLION TO OPERATE, BUT IF WE WANT TO TAKE FAIR PARK TO THE NEXT LEVEL, THE HEADS OF THESE RESTAURANTS AND AMENITIES, THAT'S GOING TO KEEP PEOPLE THERE ALL DAY AND NOT JUST COMING IN FOR A ONE-DAY CONCERT, NO, IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOLKS WITH THAT EXPERTISE TO.
LAY THAT OUT TO, HOW DOES THE MASTER PLAN TALK ABOUT THAT? IT DOESN'T, IT DOES NOT GIVE SPECIFICS. BECAUSE I MEAN, THIS IS A, THERE'S A COMMUNITY THAT LIVES AROUND IT.
SO, AND WE HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, AROUND WHITE ROCK LAKE.
I HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE AROUND THOSE COMMUNITIES, HAVE TO BE BROUGHT IN.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, TIME'S A TICKING.
HOW HOW DOES THIS WORK WITH THE STATE FAIR AND ITS OBLIGATIONS AND OUR OBLIGATIONS AROUND THAT?
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BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE TAKING OFF ONE ENTITY OR ONE THING IN THE WHOLE STATE.FAIR, WHICH IS FAIR, WHICH IS THE COTTON BOWL.
THAT'S WHAT I'M READING OUT OF THIS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE FAIR PARK.
IT IS LITERALLY THE COTTON BOWL, AM I NOT READING THAT RIGHT? I THINK YOU WHAT? YOU'RE CLOSE. LET ME JUST SAY THAT SO I KNOW WE'RE SPEAKING OF THE COTTON BOWL, BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT THE COTTON BOWL IS THE MOST UNDERUTILIZED.
EXACTLY, SO TO YOUR POINT, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE US PUTTING THE EMPHASIS ON THE COTTON BOWL, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S REALLY LIKE THE LOW HANGING FRUIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW THERE'S A MODEL OUT THERE THAT THEY'RE BEING SUCCESSFUL.
WHY AREN'T WE BEING SUCCESSFUL? LIKE I SAID, IF YOU TAKE OUR CALIFORNIA WEATHER. OKAY.
I MEAN, THERE'S REALLY ONLY THREE MONTHS THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING HERE. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
LET'S JUST BE HONEST. I MEAN, EVEN TODAY, YOU COULD PROBABLY BE OUT. I MEAN, YESTERDAY WITH THE SUN.
OKAY, SO THEN WHO IS GOING TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? BECAUSE I SEE THREE FOLKS HERE, I SEE THE PLAN, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE TIGHTENED.
SO WHO IS THAT GROUP? DO WE HAVE IS IT GOING TO BE THE NEXT PERSON THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? ITEM C ARE THEY GOING TO HELP WITH THIS. IN OTHER WORDS, IS THE EDC GOING TO BE YOUR PARTNER OR ARE Y'ALL GOING TO BE THE ONES LEADING THE CHARGE? IS THERE GOING TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE? GRANTED, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT TO THAT.
AND SO HOW HOW DOES ALL OF THIS INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER? BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRYING TO WORK IN SILOS ANYMORE.
SO RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE LED BY LINDA MCMAHON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE PARK AND THE LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. SO FROM THAT PIECE, LINDA IS GOING TO DRIVE THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH PARK STAFF AND.
IN THE DEVELOPMENT. YEAH, IN THE, IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO LINDA WILL BE THE, THE POINT PERSON ON THAT. OKAY. AND THEN, AND WE'RE GOING TO START BUILDING THIS OUT WHEN WE INTEND TO COME BACK TO Y'ALL PROBABLY EARLY SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR WITH A VERY DETAILED PLAN AND TIMELINE.
SO AGAIN, TODAY WAS VERY MUCH VISION SETTING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
OKAY. AND WE WANT TO GET THIS STARTED, THE ECONOMIC, LIKE, IS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE OF THIS? I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OUR TIMELINE. SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE THAT NEEDS TO, IF EVERYONE IS KIND OF ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THE VISION, THAT PART, THAT PIECE NEEDS TO ROLL OUT IMMEDIATELY.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY CONVERSATIONS WITH LINDA HAS, HAVE PUT US IN A PLACE WHERE WE CAN DO THAT.
AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN Y'ALL DO THAT WORK, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE ADOPTED IN THE MIX, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT.
AND I THINK IT SETS A TRAJECTORY OF WHAT THAT COMMUNITY WANTS.
AND AND SO YOU DON'T ALL OF A SUDDEN WANT, OH, WAIT, WE WE'RE GOING TO NOW CHANGE AND PUT THE, THE RESTAURANTS OVER HERE WHEN THIS IS WHERE WE SAID WE'RE DOING.
AND THAT DOES INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY PARK AS WELL.
AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE.
AND WE MADE A PROMISE AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT PROMISE.
OKAY. SO IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION.
YES, INDEED. BECAUSE IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ASSET THAT THE CITY HAS.
WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE OUR, WHAT, 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH COULD BE A POSSIBILITY HERE, THAT LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS POP SO WE CAN HAVE A YEARLONG CELEBRATION IN THE ORIGINAL.
YOU KNOW, WHERE WE HAD IT FOR 100 YEARS AGO? WAS IT.
THANK YOU. OKAY, CHAIR WEST. NO QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER CADENA.
I KNOW IN DISTRICT SIX THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR BEING A LARGE PARK AS WELL.
AND SO I'M DEFINITELY LEARNING FROM MY OWN COMMUNITY ON HOW TO ADVOCATE.
SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JUST THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS.
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AND I DO WANT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY BEING INVOLVED, THEM BEING ENGAGED.ALSO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS WELL.
BECAUSE THIS WILL BE IN THEIR BACKYARD, RIGHT.
AND THEN I'M NOT ON THIS COMMITTEE, BUT MY FORMER PARK BOARD MEMBER CARED DEEPLY ABOUT FAIR PARK.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M HERE.
SO I'M WONDERING IF WE DO HAVE A HOTEL OVER AT FAIR PARK, WOULD THIS FALL WITHIN THE 3-MILE RADIUS AND WITH THE PROCEEDS GO TO THE CONVENTION CENTER, OR WOULD IT GO TO FAIR PARK? I BELIEVE THE ANSWER I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT, ON THAT DEFINITIVE ANSWER, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS OUTSIDE OF THAT OF THAT ZONE.
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU A MORE DEFINITIVE ANSWER. OF COURSE, THE THE OBJECTIVE OF HAVING A HOTEL THERE WOULD BE TO OBVIOUSLY BENEFIT THE PARK, BUT REALLY TO BENEFIT IT FINANCIALLY. YOU KNOW, SO IT WOULD BE A LEASE AND SOME SORT OF REVENUE SHARE.
SO THE REASONING TO HAVE THE HOTEL THERE WOULD BE TO FINANCIALLY BENEFIT FROM IT HAVING IT THERE.
SO I'LL MAKE SURE I GET YOU A DEFINITIVE ANSWER.
AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING O&M, WHICH I KNOW IS ALWAYS A HUGE ISSUE WITH ANYTHING, BUT WHAT ARE THE ACTUALS FROM THE LAST TIME WE RAN FAIR PARK AND WHAT OVG SPENT TO RUN IT? DO WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS? YEAH. SO THAT'S THE, THEY HAD A BUDGET, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS THEY WEREN'T MEETING THEIR BUDGET.
I THOUGHT AT $15 MILLION A YEAR. RIGHT. BECAUSE THEY WAS GOING TO BRING IN ALL THESE ADDITIONAL REVENUES, AND IT'S OBVIOUS THEY DIDN'T MEET THEIR BUDGET AND WHY THE CITY HAD TO STEP BACK IN.
OKAY. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE VISION FORWARD.
AT LEAST THE FIRST DRAFT OF THIS. I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING OR BRINGING TOGETHER ALL OF THE PARTIES THAT ARE OUT AT FAIR PARK, BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY AN EXAMPLE WHERE WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE CAN BE GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS.
IN FACT, IN VISITING WITH BROADWAY DALLAS AND SHARING THAT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BUILDING WITH THE SHOWS AND THE CALIBER THAT THEY BRING DOES NOT MATCH THE EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND HOW THAT COULD BE MAXIMIZED.
SO IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER. ABSOLUTELY. HAVING THIS OPERATE AS A BUSINESS WITH THE GOAL OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING IT PAY FOR ITSELF AND HOPEFULLY EVEN GENERATE REVENUE THAT CAN HELP TAKE CARE OF SOME OTHER PARKS AS WELL, IS GREAT. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR A LONG TIME, THOUGH, AND THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME HERE.
IF THINGS GO WRONG, IT'S LAID AT THE FEET OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE BLAME IS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. AND OFTENTIMES, JUST LIKE IN THIS MOST RECENT GO AROUND, COUNCIL WASN'T AWARE OF SOME THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON FOR A GOOD 18 MONTHS, AND A LOT STARTED TANKING.
AND THAT'S THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE. AND FOR THAT REASON, MISS CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT FUTURE DISCUSSIONS BE A FULL COUNCIL DISCUSSION BECAUSE OF MANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE, IS THAT, YES, IT'S IN DISTRICT SEVEN. IT'S A CITYWIDE TREASURE.
I FEEL OWNERSHIP IN THAT AS WELL. I MEAN, MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS HONORED AND MADE WHOLE.
SO AS I, AS I LOOK AT THIS, I JUST THINK THAT IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT THE MODEL OUT THERE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE MODEL OF MANAGEMENT HERE AND LET THE PARK BOARD DO WHAT THE PARK BOARD AND THE PARK STAFF ARE STRONG AT, AND HAVE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF STRUCTURE. ALSO BE PART OF THE CITY'S ROLE IN THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS IN THE PRESENTATION ABOUT SETTING UP A FOUNDATION, I DON'T KNOW THAT THE PARK STAFF HAS EXPERIENCE SETTING UP A FOUNDATION, IN FINDING NEW TENANTS. PURSUE AND SECURE NEW TENANTS FOR THE EMPTY SPACE.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US NOT ONLY THINK WHAT'S GOING ON GEOGRAPHICALLY AT FAIR PARK, BUT THINKING ABOUT IT FROM THE INSIDE TOO, AS TO HOW WE STRUCTURE THIS AND PUT THE GUARDRAILS IN PLACE TO WHERE WE JUST, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING STARTS GOING WRONG,
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WHICH MERCIFULLY, HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT THAT WE KNOW ABOUT IT SOONER, THAT THERE ARE WAYS TO ADDRESS IT AND THAT WE ALSO ARE INVOLVED IN PICKING THE RIGHT PARTNERS. I LOVE TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE WORKING OR HOPE TO WORK WITH THE EDC ON THIS, AND THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD THINK ABOUT AS WELL.I'M SURE THEY WOULD TALK WITH. VISIT DALLAS AND OTHERS WHO COULD TALK ABOUT MAXIMIZING THIS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT'S GREAT TO THINK ABOUT THE HEY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE AND WHAT DO YOU WANT THIS TO BECOME? BUT ALL OF THIS DREAMING AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT IT COULD BE THERE ALL OF A SUDDEN IF.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED NOW, BUT IT WILL ALWAYS BE STARPLEX TO ME.
[INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IF WE'RE GOING TO BEEF UP CONCERTS OR AT THE COTTON BOWL AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PART OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS WELL.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT KIND OF HAS KEPT HAPPENING.
AND SO WE NEED TO FIND A NEW WAY THERE AS WELL.
AND I WAS LOOKING UP THE ROSE BOWL OPERATING COMPANY, AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE'S SOME PARALLELS THERE, AND THAT WE COULD GET SOME GOOD LEARNING, MAYBE FROM THEIR PAIN, AND HOPEFULLY HAVE AN EASIER PATH TO SUCCESS ON THIS.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT DISCUSSED IN A MORE ROBUST WAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL TRY TO GO QUICK.
I KNOW WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS. YOU MENTIONED YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER.
I WANT TO JUST SAY TO LIZ, IF YOU COULD, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE MORE OF AN INTEGRAL PIECE TO THE CITY MANAGER BEING A PART OF THESE PLANS. A LOT OF WHAT YOU'VE MENTIONED IS GOING TO REQUIRE US TO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE OUTSIDE, AND THERE STILL IS LOW HANGING FRUIT THERE AS WELL.
ONE THING IN PARTICULAR, I'VE SAID THIS A MILLION TIMES.
THE COTTON BOWL, I THINK, IS THE BEST VENUE EVER.
BUT WE CAN'T HAVE JERRY WORLD PROGRAMING WITHOUT JERRY WORLD INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THE CITY OF ARLINGTON HAS DONE VERY GOOD, EVEN INTERIM THINGS, BEFORE THEY CAN BRING IN HUGE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. AND ONE IS JUST CHANGING THE LANES, THE DIRECTION OF LANES.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE HAPPEN IN SOUTH DALLAS.
AND IT IS A NIGHTMARE, QUITE FRANKLY. WHENEVER WE HAVE HUGE PROGRAMING.
I JUST RECENTLY WENT TO UNITED WAY'S 100 YEAR CELEBRATION.
WE HAD JANET JACKSON, BLAKE SHELTON. IT WAS AN AMAZING DEAL AT AT AT THE COTTON BOWL.
BUT IT WAS A NIGHTMARE GETTING IN AND GETTING OUT.
AND WE'VE ALL HEARD THE FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF THE BEST THINGS.
ROLLING STONES, FOR INSTANCE. RIGHT. WE ALL WE ALL HEARD FEEDBACK FROM THE ROLLING STONES.
BUT IF WE ARE NOT BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND IT'S NOT JUST WE CAN'T HAVE THE SAME TRAFFIC PLAN OR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT WITH DPD OUTSIDE OF THE GROUNDS OF THE 277 ACRES, WHEN A, WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS OPENED UP LIKE WE DO DURING THE FAIR. B, WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING IN FROM 7 A.M.
UNTIL 11 P.M. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 34-HOUR TIME PERIOD THAT IT'S CONCENTRATED AND IT'S A CLUSTER.
AND SO I'M ASKING I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT IN Y'ALL'S REALM, BUT THIS IS THE SILOED APPROACH THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE Y'ALL CAN BE SPINNING YOUR WHEELS AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING SUCCESSFUL HAPPEN.
AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER, UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THIS.
AND I HATE TO EMPHASIZE THIS, BUT WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THIS.
THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. WE WANT TO BRING US SLIDES, PRETTY SLIDES, BY THE WAY, OF AMAZING ASSETS LIKE CHAPULTEPEC PARK OR THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK. WE'VE HEARD BEFORE ABOUT HIGHLINE AND BRYANT PARK AND CENTRAL PARK.
AS A FORMER NEW YORKER I'LL TELL YOU THAT THE CITY CHERISHES THOSE ASSETS.
IT WASN'T AN AFTERTHOUGHT. SO WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THESE THINGS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO OUR PART.
TO THAT NOTE, THE BREMER FUNDS, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT UP IN THE AIR WHEN IT COMES TO THE BREMER FUNDS AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAD A HUGE CONCERN ABOUT WHEN WE WERE BRINGING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND WORKING ON THIS LEGISLATION DOWN IN AUSTIN. THE LANGUAGE ALLOWS FOR US TO GO UP TO 20%.
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I'LL BE DAMNED IF WE DON'T GET 20%. OKAY. I'M SAYING THAT VERY CLEARLY, AND I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE, MADAM CHAIR, IF WE NEED TO HAVE A RESOLUTION OF SOME SORT THAT REEMPHASIZES THIS COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO THE FUNDING, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR US TO DO, BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT THE FUNDING WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER IS CHANGING.IT'S VERY FLUID. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, BECAUSE THE CONVENTION CENTER WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED OUR VOTERS WITHOUT FAIR PARK BEING A PART OF THAT PROPOSITION. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE REALLY SHORE UP WE HAVE THE COG AS A PART OF THESE CONVERSATIONS.
WE HAVE MORE OF A MASTER PLAN VISION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE WE BREAK DOWN THESE SILOS.
I DON'T EVER WANT TO HAVE A FAIR PARK PRESENTATION THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE CITY MANAGER TO TALK ABOUT HOW ANY OF THE PLANS YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD IS GOING TO ALSO INCLUDE WORK FROM THEIR OFFICE TO GET IT DONE. WE'VE GOT TO STOP THE SILOED APPROACH, OR ANY OF THESE PLANS ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ONE, I'M SURE. MADAM CHAIR, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME.
OKAY. I HAVE A VERY SHORT STATEMENT. I PROMISE IT WILL BE A MINUTE OR SO.
HAVING TRAVELED WITH YOU BOTH TO EXPERIENCE THE PARKS IN MEXICO CITY AND THE ROSE BOWL IN PASADENA, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE THOUGHTFUL VISION BEHIND THIS WORK.
I VALUE THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH YOU'VE BROUGHT TO FUNDING AND ACTIVATING FAIR PARK, AND YOUR CLEAR RECOGNITION THAT OUR GENERAL FUND ALONE CANNOT SUSTAIN THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT OUR PARKS DESERVE. SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS.
WE HAVE LOTS OF FOLLOW UPS. I HAVE A LIST HERE.
I CAN READ THROUGH IT, BUT I THINK I BETTER WORK ON IT A BIT AND THEN GET BACK WITH YOU ALL.
BUT I HAVE MADE NOTES ON EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID THIS MORNING ABOUT FOLLOW UPS, AND I THINK PERHAPS WE NEED TO JUST SET A LITTLE FAIR PARK UPDATE IN OUR AGENDA FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR FIVE MONTHS, WHATEVER OUR TIME FRAME IS, AND JUST KNOW WE'LL JUST GET AN UPDATE ON SOMETHING, WHETHER IT'S THE EDC OR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OR ANY OF THE OTHER THINGS I'VE WRITTEN DOWN.
AND, BRETT, I WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AS WE GO ON THIS JOURNEY.
I APPLAUD YOU WHERE YOU'VE STARTED WITH THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
I AM ONE OF THE I'M ALWAYS MORE INTERESTED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THINGS, SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'RE STARTING TO TACKLE THIS AND WORK THROUGH THIS. AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU'RE IN THIS ROLE AND JUST KNOW THAT AS MUCH AS WE ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE CONCERNS, WE'RE ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. CERTAINLY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT BRIEFING.
THANK YOU. BRIEFING, ITEM BRIEFING B IS GIVEN BY BRAD MOULTON AND PHILLIP NEELY, BOTH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FOR DUNAWAY ON THE WHITE ROCK LAKE MASTER PLAN, GIVING US AN UPDATE. OKAY.
SO BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION WE HAVE BRAD MOULTON HERE WITH US.
WE HAVE PHILLIP NEELY HERE WITH US. THEY ARE BOTH WITH DUNAWAY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MICHAEL YOUNG IS IN THE AUDIENCE.
THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THIS COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT AS WE THINK ABOUT THE LAST AND NEXT STEPS, THAT WE WILL HAVE A PARK BOARD BRIEFING A PARK BOARD ADOPTION IN JANUARY.
AND THEN SHOULD THIS BODY BE INTERESTED, WE ARE CERTAINLY VERY OPEN TO BRINGING AN ITEM FORWARD FOR THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE PLAN AS WELL, SHOULD THEY SO CHOOSE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OFF TO PHILIP.
WELL GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO BE BACK. WE WERE WITH YOU AS A GROUP.
YEAR AND A HALF PROJECT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE TWO AND A HALF.
BUT IT'S FOR THE BETTER. WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
I CAN SAY FOR BRAD, BREAD, MYSELF AND TEAM MEMBERS IN OUR OFFICES.
IT'S A TRUE HONOR TO BE INVOLVED. ANYTHING AT WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK.
AS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, THROUGH THE YEARS, I'VE HAD BEEN ABLE TO TOUCH ON SEVERAL RELATED PIECES, SO I'D JUST BE ABLE TO SAY THAT IT'S IT'S MEANINGFUL TO US.
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JUST IT'S ONE OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT PARKS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.I SAY THAT EVERY TIME I'M HERE BECAUSE I MEAN IT.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, I'LL JUST TOUCH ON SOME EARLY SLIDES, JUST REMINDING YOU OF OUR PROCESS.
AND THEN BRAD WILL GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE ADJUSTED IN THESE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE'LL GO NEXT. SLIDE PLEASE. WHEN WE BEGAN WE WE JUST KNEW THERE WAS A HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY OF ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF STUDY STUDIES WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IN OUR OWN CAREER STUDIES WE'VE SEEN AND AND REFERENCED.
WE WANTED TO TO LET THIS UPDATED PLAN PAY A PROPER RESPECT TO THE HISTORY, BUT BEGIN TO LOOK WITH A FRESH I GUESS YOU'D SAY, APPROACH TO BOTH THE PHYSICAL AREAS AND WHAT I'D CALL THE PROGRAMMATIC.
WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT WOULD BE THERE SO THAT IT'S A GUIDE? THAT'S WHAT THIS PLAN NEEDS TO BE. IT'S A GUIDE. IF YOU DO INDIVIDUAL DESIGN PROJECTS, WHICH WILL HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, THIS WILL BE A TOOL THAT FIRMS CAN USE AS A GUIDE.
PLUS THEY CAN GO BACK TO OTHER REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
IT'S JUST A GUIDE. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND A MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT, ESPECIALLY OF A PARK OF THIS PROMINENCE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT GUIDE THAT IT HAS LINKAGES BACK TO OTHER KEY DOCUMENTS WHEN NEEDED.
BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE TRIED TO DO WAS PULL TOGETHER AND REALLY LOOK HOLISTICALLY AT A LOT OF HISTORY.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO NOW I'LL MOVE MORE QUICKLY.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO LONG WINDED HERE. SO THE PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS WE AGAIN WE WENT BACK THROUGH THE 100 YEAR PLUS HISTORY JUST TRYING TO DOCUMENT THE EVOLUTION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PARK THROUGH THE DECADES. NEXT SLIDE.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. OF COURSE, HAVING THOSE FIRST TWO GRAPHICS.
THEN WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT PARTICULAR DOCUMENTS YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT ARE LAKE WIDE STRATEGIES THAT DEALT WITH PARTICULAR ITEMS WE WOULD WANT TO VISIT WITH SOME FRESH CONSIDERATION. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THEN SOME PLANNING EFFORTS THAT DEALT WITH PHYSICAL SIDE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE LAKE.
THE GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT HAS BEEN THE PREVAILING MASTER PLAN GRAPHIC FOR THE LAST, WHAT? 25 YEARS, THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED AT AS, QUOTE, THE MASTER PLAN.
AND THEN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WOULD BE THE LIGHTING MASTER PLAN.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. BUT THEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COUNCILWOMAN BLACKMON KNOWS THIS.
WE WE TRY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS WHERE THEY COULD INTERACT.
THEY COULD SEE HISTORY. THEN THEY COULD THEY COULD INTERACT ON FLIP CHARTS AND MAPS AND GRAPHICS.
THERE'S NO LACK OF PEOPLE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK. YOU NEED TO LIVEN UP A PARTY.
JUST BRING UP THE LAKE AND YOU'LL GET YOU'LL GET THE GROUP GOING.
BUT THAT. WE'VE KNOWN THAT AGAIN. EVEN IN MY CAREER.
I'VE SEEN THAT FIRSTHAND. SO WE WE HAD THESE MEETINGS WHERE WE WERE BUILDING ON ON FEEDBACK.
WE ACTUALLY HAD THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT THAT WENT OUT. THE CITY HOSTED THAT.
WE GOT GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THAT INSTRUMENT. NEXT SLIDE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THEN SOME COMMON THEMES MAINTENANCE AND THE LAKE EDGE.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT AS FROM AN OPERATION, PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION WOULD COME UP OFTEN, AND THEN SECURITY AND SAFETY. SO, THESE WERE COMMON THEMES.
AND BEFORE BRAD TAKES AND MOVES INTO SOME OF THE UPDATES, YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT AFTER MARCH, AS WE WENT INTO THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A THERE WAS A DESIRE TO PUT THE DOCUMENT BACK OUT FOR FURTHER PUBLIC INPUT, IN WHICH WE DID. WHEN IT WAS, WE PROBABLY KEPT IT POSTED.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, TAKING THOSE COMMENTS, SUMMARIZING THOSE, RESPONDING TO THOSE MICHAEL AND OTHERS THAT HAVE REPRESENTED THE WHITE ROCK LAKE TASK FORCE HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED ALONG THE WAY.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF VERY THOROUGH INPUT AND WE'VE MADE THOSE UPDATES.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL LET BRAD PICK UP AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES.
THANK YOU PHILIP. YES, WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO, AS PHILIP MENTIONED, THROUGH THAT EFFORT WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE TASK FORCE STAFF AND EVEN OUR OWN INTERNAL REVIEW, WE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU HERE IS SOME OF THE UPDATES THAT HAPPENED SINCE MARCH ON THE MASTER PLAN.
SO THIS BRIEFING HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU SAW IT IN MARCH.
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WORKING WITH THE TASK FORCE AND WORKING WITH THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED, WE REALLY WANTED TO BRING FORWARD THAT IMPORTANCE OF THE STEWARDSHIP OF WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK WITHIN THIS MASTER PLAN. SO THESE FOUR KEY CONDITIONS, THE LAKE HEALTH, THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESTORATION ONGOING MAINTENANCE, AND, OF COURSE, OPERATIONS AND POLICY ARE WHAT THE PARK DEPENDS ON WHILE WE HAVE PHYSICAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE MASTER PLAN.THESE ARE FOUNDATIONAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PARK.
SO THIS IS WEAVED THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN EXTENSIVELY NOW.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THERE IS A PAGE WITHIN THE PLAN.
NOW, THAT KIND OF LEADS AS A ROADMAP TO THE TO THE MASTER PLAN ITSELF.
SO SOME EXISTING CONDITIONS, ANALYSIS OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE MASTER PLAN ITSELF. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE DESIGN GUIDELINES WHICH IS A DETAILED UPDATE TO SOME OF THE SPECIFIC DESIGN ELEMENTS AND GUIDANCE WITHIN THE PARK. WE'LL GO OVER THOSE UPDATES AS WELL.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. JUST AN EXISTING CONDITIONS MAP THAT SOME OF THE AREAS WORKING WITH THE TASK FORCE AND SOME OF THE OTHER ON THE GROUND COMMITTEES WORKING ON IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE ACTUAL EXTENT OF WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK.
THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES OVER THE DIFFERENT STUDIES OVER THE YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JUST AREAS THAT ARE KNOWN AS WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK VERSUS ADJACENT PARK.
SO ALL OF THESE MAPS HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED BASED ON THE LATEST INPUT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. ONE AREA THAT, YOU KNOW, IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MANY AROUND THE LAKE IS, IS THE ACTUAL PRAIRIE REMNANT AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BACK IN 2016? THIS WAS LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON IN THE EARLY DRAFT OF THE MASTER PLAN, ALMOST AS A GIVEN AS ONE OF THE AREAS TO, TO PROMOTE AND TO PRESERVE. BUT WE DID RECEIVE FEEDBACK OF THE IDEA OF, OF GOING INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT THAT NEED AND THE ACTUAL RESTORATION OR PRESERVATION OF THESE AREAS. SO THIS GRAPHIC HERE IS ACTUALLY A NEW, UPDATED REPRESENTATION OF THE 2016 PRAIRIE REMNANT ASSESSMENT THAT WAS DONE THAT THIS IS NOT TO BASE THE FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS ON TEN YEAR OLD DATA.
WE DID WANT TO CREATE THIS MAP TO SHOW THOSE AREAS AS THEY WERE DESIGNATED IN THE 2016 STUDY.
SO WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. JUST A SLIDE TO REPRESENT THE 1994 CONCEPT PLAN. THIS IS CALLED THE DIVERSIFIED CONCEPT.
THERE WERE THREE CONCEPTS PRESENTED WITHIN THE 1994 MASTER PLAN.
THE DIVERSIFIED CONCEPT WAS THE APPROVED ONE.
THROUGH WORKING THROUGH THIS MASTER PLANNING EFFORT, IT WAS ALSO VALIDATED THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WERE NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL, WE'RE CARRYING ON THAT CONCEPT.
THIS DIAGRAM IS, IS SHOWN IN THE MASTER PLAN FOR REFERENCE AND TO, TO SHOW HOW WE'RE CARRYING ON THAT, THAT DIVERSIFIED CONCEPT. AND WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AS WE GET IN, THIS IS JUST A REFERENCE SLIDE SHOWING THAT 2002 MASTER PLAN.
THIS THIS ACTUALLY SHOWS THE IMPROVEMENT AREAS THAT ARE STUDIED AT.
AGAIN AT MASTER PLANNING LEVEL. THESE ARE WITHIN EACH OF THESE AREAS.
IN THE NEXT SLIDE WILL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
WE WANTED TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND DESIGN INFLUENCES.
SO UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS, RECREATIONAL ASSETS AND SURROUNDING INFLUENCES.
AS PHILIP MENTIONED, AS NEW PROJECTS ARISE IN THESE AREAS, EACH ONE WILL BE A PROJECT IN ITSELF AND THE STUDY NECESSARY SHOULD USE THIS AS A GUIDELINE. SO AS THIS ISN'T A CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT OR WE'RE GOING TO BUILD FROM THIS PLAN, THIS IS AN IDEATION DOCUMENT, ASPIRATIONAL GOALS FOR THOSE AREAS.
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SO AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WITHIN THE PARK, THE DURING THE PLANNING EFFORT, IF WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS SHOWS THE 20 AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE PARK, WHAT WE'RE CALLING ESSENTIALLY PARKS WITHIN THE PARK.SO SUCH AS NEW TRAIL ALIGNMENTS, NEW PARKING AREAS MAYBE EVEN A PLAYGROUND ENHANCEMENT SUCH AT SUNSET BAY AND STONE TABLES, THAT'S ONGOING. SO A LOT OF THIS WAS BRINGING UP ELEMENTS THAT WEREN'T IN THAT 2002 PLAN, SUCH AS THE DOG PARK.
THE DOG PARK WAS NOT ON THAT MAP AT THE TIME.
SO NOW IT IS. SO SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS ARE EXISTING NOW IN THE NEW MASTER PLAN.
SO WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THESE 20 AREAS ARE FURTHER DEFINED ONCE WE MOVE OVER IN THIS FORMAT. SO EACH ONE HAS THEIR OWN DETAILED MASTER PLAN AREA AS WELL AS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS, THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS, THE RECREATIONAL ASSETS AND THE SURROUNDING INFLUENCES.
WHAT WE DID NOT GO OVER IN DETAIL IN THIS BRIEFING WAS THE THE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF PREVIOUS MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE THOSE LAKE WIDE STRATEGY PLANS. SO SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD EITHER IN THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OR THEY WERE GONE THROUGH A SERIES OF STUDY TO EITHER DETERMINE THOSE ONGOING OR POTENTIALLY EVEN OBSOLETE TO, TO DATE, BECAUSE THEY MAY BE 20 TO 30 YEARS OLD.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'RE JUST GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF THE UPDATE.
THE GRAPHIC HAS KIND OF CHANGED THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE RICHER.
THEY'RE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT COLORS. SO THE THE UPDATES HERE REALLY JUST IN GRAPHIC FORM AS WELL AS THE, THE FEEDBACK ON THOSE RECOMMENDATION AREAS. WE'LL KEEP GOING THROUGH THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES.
SO AGAIN JUST A SAMPLE OF THE 20 AREAS I THINK THERE'S 4 OR 5 IN HERE.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THE GARLAND ROAD AREA.
THESE IDEAS ARE JUST THAT. THEY'RE THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR IDEAS, THEIR THEIR THEIR QUESTIONS TO TO DIG INTO MORE THROUGH THIS MASTER PLANNING EFFORT. THESE AREN'T FEASIBILITY STUDIES. THESE AREN'T DESIGNS TO TO GO BUILD OFF OF, BUT TO WHAT? TO THE IDEA OF A FURTHER FEASIBILITY STUDY OR A FURTHER FURTHERING THE IDEA OF A SOLUTION IN SOME OF THESE TOUGH TO TOUGH TO DESIGN AREAS.
SO ONE OF THOSE IDEAS WAS ALONG GARLAND ROAD, A POTENTIAL BOARDWALK AREA OFF THE OFF THE SIDE OF THE SHORELINE TO ACTUALLY TRAVERSE OVER THE WATER. THERE'S SOME EXAMPLE IMAGES OF SOME SIMILAR BOARDWALKS IN THE MASTER PLAN AS WELL.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS WAS AN AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE FILTER BUILDING IN THE IN THE PUMP HOUSE TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE GRADE CHANGE IN SOME OF THE PEDESTRIAN, VEHICULAR, AND EVEN SECURITY CONFLICTS AROUND THE PUMP HOUSE TO ACTUALLY CREATE A BYPASS OF THE TRAIL ALONG A HISTORIC RAILROAD ALIGNMENT THAT USED TO BRING COAL TO THE PUMP HOUSE.
SO AGAIN, JUST CONCEPT CONCEPTUAL IDEAS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
WE WENT OVER THESE A FEW TIMES IN THOSE FEEDBACK LOOPS AND REALLY JUST PRESENTING THEM HERE FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH WHEN THESE AREAS BECOME PRIORITIES WITHIN LAKE IMPROVEMENTS. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THAT SECTION HAS SINCE BEEN UPGRADED TO A 14 FOOT.
THAT'S A 12 FOOT ASPHALT WITH ONE FOOT OF CONCRETE ON EITHER SIDE.
AND SO THAT IS AN ADOPTED STANDARD THAT'S USED AT THE LAKE TODAY FOR ALL NEW TRAILS.
SO WE WANTED TO UPDATE THAT WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
THIS ALSO SHOWS DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS OF BRIDGES, A SOFT TRAIL SECTION.
AND THEN HERE ARE THOSE EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL BOARDWALK AREAS AS WELL.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS AREA, I BELIEVE FOCUSES ON PARKING.
AS I MENTIONED, MANY OF THE PREVIOUS MASTER PLANS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT STILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE.
GUIDE THESE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS SOME OF THE AREAS THAT HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED WERE AREAS OF BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING ACTUALLY COMING UP WITH SOME STANDARDS OR GUIDELINES TO HELP GUIDE HOW THAT CIRCULATION AND EVEN PARKING COULD BE SO THAT THAT HAS BEEN ADDED IN HERE AS A RECOMMENDATION.
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WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS STARTS TO SPEAK TO LAKE EDGE CONTROL.GUIDED GUIDE. THE LAKE HAS BEEN GUIDED OVER DECADES BY PRESCRIPTIVE LAKE EDGE CONTROL DIAGRAM OF EACH ESSENTIALLY LINEAR FOOT OF THE OF THE SHORELINE TO A SPECIFIC TREATMENT.
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING INTO IS THE THE FLEXIBILITY OF LOOKING AT SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE DECADES OF TIME THAT THESE PLANNING EFFORTS HAVE BEEN BEEN IN EFFECT, AND LOOKING FOR SITE SPECIFIC OR CONTEXTUAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS BEING APPLIED TO EACH AREA.
SO WE HAD A ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER DO A CURSORY STUDY OF THE OF THE LAKE AND THE SHORELINE AREAS, AND WE HAVE A DIAGRAM HERE THAT STARTS TO SHOW CRITICAL PRIORITY AREAS, MINOR PRIORITIES, AND THEN ESSENTIALLY AREAS THAT ARE, THAT ARE THAT COULD BE OKAY.
THAT MAKES SENSE THE BEST POSSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN NECESSARY, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR STONEWORK HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING NAPKIN SKETCHES AND TRACE PAPER FROM WILLIS WINTERS OVER THE YEARS.
AND WE REALLY WANTED TO COLLECT THOSE NOTES IN ONE LOCATION, AGAIN, A GUIDING DOCUMENT, SOMETHING THAT CAN GIVE A CONSULTANT A GUIDANCE ON HOW TO REPLICATE THE C.C.C. OR WPA ERA STONEWORK AND NOT FAKE IT.
THERE IS AN IDEA OF, THESE SPECIFIC DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS THAT COME FROM YEARS AND YEARS OF MASONRY YOU KNOW, GUIDANCE. SO WE DO HAVE A SECTION IN HERE THAT SPEAKS TO STONEWORK.
THAT WAS NOT IN A IN THE PREVIOUS DESIGN GUIDELINES.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I BELIEVE AGAIN, SITE FURNITURE.
OVER TIME, DIFFERENT FURNITURE HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE PARK.
THERE HAS BEEN A MOVE TO A MORE STANDARD SITE FURNITURE IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE GREEN METAL BENCHES.
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I BELIEVE THIS TAKES US TO OUR NEXT STEPS.
AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WORKING WITH, INTERNAL STAFF.
RYAN, DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER THE DETAILS OF OUR NEXT STEPS? YEAH. SO AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY AND THEN A FURTHER CONSIDERATION ITEM TO ADOPT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, SHOULD THE COUNCIL BE INTERESTED IN ADOPTION OF THE PLAN AS WELL, WE CAN SCHEDULE THAT FOR CONSIDERATION TOO. OKAY.
OF COURSE, OF COURSE YOU CAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON, PLEASE GO FIRST.
THANK YOU. AND YES. WAS IT REALLY BEEN TWO AND A HALF YEARS? SEEMS LIKE LONGER ANYWAY. GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
SO WHERE'S THE BATH HOUSE IN ALL THIS? BECAUSE IT'S NOT NAUTICAL.
IT'S NOT LOWER. HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THE BATH HOUSE? IT'S IN A SPECIFIC AREA CALLED THE BATH HOUSE AREA.
OKAY, IT'S NOT ON HERE THOUGH. WELL, I JUST WE JUST SHOWED A SNIP OF FIVE OF THE BLOW UP AREAS.
IF WE GO BACK TO THE 20 AREA SLIDES, THERE'S A BLOW UP MASTER PLAN OF EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
OKAY. BECAUSE I LOOKED FOR IT, I SAW WINFREY ON ARTICLE BOY SCOUT HILL.
I DIDN'T SEE. SO KEEP GOING BACK A FEW MORE. OKAY, SO THEN THAT'S IT.
OKAY. AS YOU'VE SAID MANY TIMES, THESE ARE CONCEPTUAL IDEAS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO START BUILDING OUT THERE.
IT JUST GIVES A GUIDELINE OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AND WHAT MAKES SENSE GIVEN WHAT'S THERE NOW, IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO START BUILDING AND THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL.
CORRECT. A GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS OR AS PROJECTS START TO BECOME PRIORITIES.
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OKAY. WHAT IS THE PLAN TO GO TO THE TASK FORCE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S LISTED AS A NEXT STEP.IS THAT GOING TO BE HERE IN DECEMBER? I BELIEVE WE'RE SCHEDULING.
I BELIEVE WE'RE TAKING. I BELIEVE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE TASK FORCE ONE MORE TIME.
I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE TASK FORCE ONE MORE TIME, OR IF WE WERE JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO PARK BOARD IN JANUARY.
WELL I THINK IF YOU CAN GET THE TASK FORCE BEFORE YOUR PARK BOARD MEETING, THAT WOULD BE OPTIMAL.
THAT'S ONGOING. OKAY. THAT IS THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. AND SO DECEMBER BRIEFING TO PARK BOARD.
WELL, WE'VE ACTUALLY PUSHED THAT TO JANUARY. SO BRIEFING AND ADOPTION IN THE SAME MONTH.
YES, IN THE SAME MONTH. SO FIRST, THIRD OR WHATEVER.
CORRECT. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO COME TO COUNCIL.
SO THERE CERTAINLY IS PRECEDENT FOR BRINGING THESE BIG KIND OF CITYWIDE ASSET OR KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CITYWIDE PLANS FORWARD TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ADOPTION.
AND AND THEN ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO PREPARE FOR A BOND, THERE WAS NOTHING.
IT WAS LIKE, WHAT ARE THE NEXT THINGS IN LINE? WE DID A MAINTENANCE PLAN, WHICH HELPED WITH TONS OF EXPECTATIONS OF MANAGING THAT VEGETATION.
THE YOU KNOW, THE DOCKS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF.
AND I KNOW IT'S TAKEN US QUITE A BIT, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING IT SLOW AND STEADY BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF PASSION AROUND THIS THIS BODY OF WATER THAT AND THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY THROW IN DREDGING.
I START WE START OUR KICKOFF MEETINGS TOMORROW NIGHT.
SO SO IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A PROCESS AND TIME'S A TICKING, AS I'VE SAID.
SO I GOT TWO YEARS, AND I WANT THIS ALL SQUARED AWAY BY THE TIME I'M OUT OF HERE.
SO THANK YOU GUYS. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN GETTING THAT SQUARED AWAY.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY OTHER.
I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR. NO, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION IN ALL OF THESE PLANS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED WE NEVER SHOW. ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING TO PUT BATHROOMS IN A, YOU KNOW, IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS? SO WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN PREVIOUS EFFORTS HAVE STATED THAT THE GOAL TO HAVE RESTROOMS AND TO KEEP THOSE EXISTING EITHER HISTORIC RESTROOMS IN PLACE.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN CHALLENGES WITH THAT, WITH MAINTENANCE AND VANDALISM AND OTHER ITEMS. SO THERE HAS BEEN A MOVE AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM, FOR THE THE PORTA RESTROOMS AND THE ENCLOSURES OR AT LEAST SCREENING AROUND THOSE.
SO THERE ARE DESIGN GUIDELINES IN HERE THAT TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE SCREENING AREAS SHOULD BE.
AS WE MENTIONED, THEY'RE IN THE MASTER PLAN. IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE THE RESTROOMS. WE THINK THEY ARE AN ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORTIVE ELEMENT TO THE TO THE TO THE LAKE.
AND AND IF THE IF AS PRIORITIES MOVE FORWARD, IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO WITHSTAND AND AND MAINTAIN THOSE RESTROOMS THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTED WITHIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS PLAN.
SOMETHING REAL SIMPLE. AUTOMATIC LOCKING DOORS, YOU KNOW, AT A CERTAIN TIME.
GOOD. YEAH. COULD COULD HELP. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I THINK WE ARE MAYBE WE'VE QUESTIONED OURSELVES OUT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING US.
ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T FINISH THIS UP IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES AND HAVE TWO HOURS.
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I KNOW WE'LL TRY TO DO IT SOONER THAN THAT. AND WE HAVE TWO BRIEFING MEMOS.RYAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARK AND RECREATION PLAN UPDATE? I'LL BE SUPER BRIEF. WE HAVE AN ITEM ON Y'ALL'S NEXT AGENDA FOR THE NEXT DEPARTMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS WOULD BE OUR THIRD, STARTING WITH THE THE RENAISSANCE PLAN IN 2002.
THE THE REAL IMPETUS AND THE REAL FOCUS OF THIS PLAN WILL BE ON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CHARTING THE PATH TOWARDS GREATER FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AS AN OUTCOME OF THIS PLAN. SO IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEMO, I'D BE HAPPY TO TO ANSWER.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK I'LL ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS OFFLINE.
MAYBE THEN. VAPING ORDINANCE UPDATE I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DECEMBER 11TH, TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION OF SMOKING TO ENCOMPASS VAPING.
AND SO THIS CHANGE, THIS ORDINANCE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, DIRECTOR. GOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR.
OUR NEW DIRECTOR. WELL ARE WE GOING TO I REALLY DO THINK WE'VE JUST RUN OUT OF QUESTIONS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'LL GET WITH YOU IF ANYBODY HAS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, OF COURSE, TO LOOK AT THE FORECAST AGENDA FOR JANUARY.
AND WITH ALL OF THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 1101.
WE GOT THAT DONE. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.