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          [Dallas Park and Recreation Board on December 4, 2025. ]
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          MEETING, THIS MIGHT BE SHORT, IS DECEMBER FOUR, 9:04 AM WE CONVENED DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATIONS, SIR. 
          MEETING TO ORDER ANY SPEAKERS, MADAM? NOW, MR. JUST HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CONSENT, WHICH IS CLYDE WARREN, PART PHASE ONE. 
          DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO GOLDSTEIN, MISS? UH, YEAH. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? YES. 
          SO, MS. , I, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT CLYDE WARREN PARK, WHICH I'VE BEEN TO THE PAST COUPLE WEEKENDS, IS THE MECCA OF DIVERSITY IN OUR CITY. 
          IT REALLY IS, AND IT'S WARM AND IT'S WELCOMING, INVITING TO ALL. 
          AND, UM, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE ENDEAVORS THAT THEY'RE PURSUING, UM, AND, AND THE CREATIVE FUNDING THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN TO GET TO THIS PLACE AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE EXPANSION, AND THANK YOU TO, UM, TO KIT SAWYERS FOR HER VISION AND HER TEAM BUILDING . 
          SO YES, THAT'S, I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION, BUT I WANTED TO SAY THAT THE MAIN REASON IS THAT THIS SHIP HAS LONG SINCE SAILED. 
          UH, WE'RE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, NOT THE BEGINNING. 
          IF WE WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS, I'D HAVE SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT SPENDING $120 MILLION FOR, FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          BUT IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN THE TWO BOND ELECTIONS. 
          UH, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND AS I SAY, WE'RE AT THE END OF THE CYCLE AND NOT THE BEGINNING. 
          SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. 
          THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
          I'LL ALSO BE SUPPORTING IT, BUT WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE IF WE JUST FOR, FOR FOLKS WATCHING HOME, THIS IS KINDA A COMPLICATED TOPIC, WE GET A 62ND, MAYBE A 92ND SUMMARY OF WHAT'S HAPPENED. 
          MAKE IT REAL EASY FOR EVEN FOLKS WHO JUST BARELY ARE NOT FOLLOWED ALONG, UH, TO UNDERSTAND. 
          YES. 
          UH, THANK YOU MR. CREAMY. 
          SO, UH, IT'S A BIT OF A LONG STORY, UH, BECAUSE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SOME TIME. 
          WE'VE HAD A FEW HICCUPS ALONG THE WAY, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT THE CITY HAS SUPPORTED THIS, THE PARK BOARD, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE VOTERS OF DALLAS HAS SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT. 
          AND SO WE'RE ON THE PRECIPICE OF BIDDING AGAIN, UH, IN THE SECOND QUARTER, JUNE, APPROXIMATELY OF, OF NEXT YEAR TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ADDITIONAL TWO ACRES MOVING OUT TO THE WEST OF THE PARK FOR THE GREAT LAWN. 
          SO FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, THE ONLY ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE PROJECT IS SIX AND A HALF MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM. 
          SO THERE HAVE, UH, A LOT OF FUNDING PARTNERS HAVE STEPPED UP, WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS. 
          THE FOUNDATION HAS STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY AND PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
          SO IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT. 
          IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT, IMPACTFUL PROJECT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION IS ONLY AN ADDITIONAL SIX AND A HALF MILLION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENT? AND I TOTALLY AGREE, CLYDE HAS COME IN EPIC OF THE, WHERE OTHER CITIES COME AND, UH, TAKE EXAMPLE OF . 
          I DUNNO, IT HAS CHANGED OF THE CITY, BUT YEAH, I THINK YOU ASKED THE RIGHT QUESTION. 
          I THINK THE FINANCIAL, UH, YOU KNOW, WHICH, UH, KIND OF OVERSIGHT IS WHAT THEY DO. 
          SO THAT WAS, I THINK THAT YOU GAVE GREAT, WHICH HELPS US FOR FUTURE PROJECTS I SUPPORTED AND SO EXCITED ATED AND WHAT BETTER RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH $6 MILLION, YOU GET THIS KIND OF INVESTMENT SO FAR. 
          WITH THAT ALL IN FAVOR I HAVE. 
          OKAY. 
          OUR NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS OUR RETREAT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH. 
          OKAY. 
          AT 9:15 AM AND SINCE NO OTHER BUSINESS, I  OUR PARK BOARD MEETING AT 9:08 AM AWESOME.
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