* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] EVERYBODY MORNING, [Dallas Park and Recreation Board on March 5, 2026. ] UH, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL THINGS. ONE BIG SPECIAL THING TO DO TODAY. ONE SECOND. WE NOW CALL THE MARCH 5TH, 2026 MARK BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:04 AM MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? UH, YES, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BO SLAUGHTER. MR. SLAUGHTER, PLEASE COME TO THE NEW YEAR. WE HERE THIS MORNING. UH, SPEAK OF, UH, SOMEONE THAT I REALLY DEAR TO MY HEART. I LOVE HER ALMOST LIKE HELL. YOU, SHE CALLS ME UNCLE BRO. NAME IS CRYSTAL ROSS, AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE AWARE. IS THAT WHAT DEPUTY DIRECT CALL THIS WOMAN IS? RETURNED IT. A SONG CALL UNCHAINED MY HEART AND THAT PERTAINS TO HER. SHE'S BEEN CHAINED TO THIS DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, 25. SHE SHOWS YOU PASSION AND LOVE. ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS FROM MEETING THIS WOMAN, I WISH I WOULD'VE MET HER 20 YEARS AGO. SHE DEFINITELY WOULD'VE BEEN RUNNING MY COMPANIES OF YEARS THAT I WAS ON A PARK BOARD. NEVER ONCE HAVE I EVER HEARD HER SAY THAT SHE DIDN'T LIKE SOMEONE. SHE MIGHT SAY SOME PEOPLE ARE CRAZY . NEVER ONCE DID ANYONE FROM THIS BOARD, FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, FROM THE COMMUNITY HER CALLED HER ON THE WEEKENDS AT NIGHT AND SHE WOULD PUT IT OFF. SHE WOULD BE RIGHT ON IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE. CRYSTAL ROSS IS SUCH A BLESSING AND IT'S A BLESSING FOR HER TO SEE HER RETIREMENT GETTING THE WAVE. THIS IS THE BEST DEPARTMENT. NOT ONE OF THE BEST, BUT THE BEST DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD. YOU CAN TELL FROM HIS EXECUTIVE STYLE. HEY, RYAN. I MEAN, IT IS JUST SUCH A BLESSING. I SHOWED CRYSTAL A PICTURE EARLIER. MICHAEL JORDAN. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING GOLF WITH MICHAEL JORDAN. SO HE SENT ME THE PICTURE AND THEY ALL GAVE ME THE FINGER. I SHOWED HER AND SHE SAID, WELL, MOST PEOPLE WOULD PICK ME OVER MICHAEL JORDAN . SO I GOTTA LIVE WITH THAT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULDN'T MISS FOR THE WORLD. THIS IS A WOMAN HAS MORALS. SHE'S ONE DECENT HUMAN BEING AND I LOVE AND Y'ALL GIVE HER AND SHE'S GETTING READY TO RETURN. OKAY? BUT, UH, I'LL GET HER . THANK YOU MR. SLAUGHTER. UM, THAT'S A GREAT, UM, SEGUE INTO OUR CELEBRATION OF CRYSTAL ROSS ON HER RETIREMENT. AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPART, I TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTLY. ALRIGHT, IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME, UH, MR. CHAIR, AS WE, UH, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL, UH, PRESENTATIONS WE WANNA MAKE, UH, TO MS. ROSS THIS MORNING. MS. ROSS, YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE IF YOU JOIN US. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T THINK THIS DAY WOULD COME WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONE IN THE CENTER HERE. LOOKS LIKE WE COORDINATED ON PURPOSE. OH, WE DID. OH, SEE, THIS IS A, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW THIS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SPECIAL DAY. UH, IT WAS ALSO A, UM, YOU KNOW, A A TOUGH DAY FOR ME AND THE REST OF THE OTHER 1600 TEAM MEMBERS, UH, IN WHICH, UH, CRYSTAL HAS SERVED, DEVELOPED, HELPED BUILD THIS ORGANIZATION, AND, UH, AND, AND HAS MADE EVERYONE ELSE BETTER. UH, BUT BECAUSE WE GOT SO MANY RECOGNITION, YEAH, I'M GONNA GO STRAIGHT TO THE FORMAL PART OF THE PROGRAM, , ALL RIGHT? UH, BUT I DO WANNA SAY ONE THING THAT, UH, MR. CONNOR HAS SAID ABOUT KRYSTAL. AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM WILL AGREE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BOARD MEMBERS TO CITIZENS, THE STAFF THAT CRYSTAL HAD THE ART FOR THE PERSONALITY, THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS [00:05:01] GOING TO BE DIPLOMATIC, DELIVER BAD NEWS IN A GOOD WAY. OKAY? AND THAT LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AT ALL TIMES. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER, CITIZEN STAFF, APPRECIATE ABOUT HER. SHE WAS GONNA DELIVER THAT MESSAGE ALWAYS WITH A SMILE, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD NEWS. AND SO WITH THANK YOU CRYSTAL FOR THAT. AND SO LET'S READ ABOUT ALL HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. GO AHEAD. AND, AND TODAY, I'M, I'M GONNA HAVE A SHORT VERSION BECAUSE I WANT TO READ A RECOGNITION THAT'S COMING FROM THE MAYOR, AND, UH, BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO HOLD THAT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M GONNA ASK MR. S IF HE WOULD LEAST HOLD THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION FROM THE MAYOR AS WE GET READY TO PRESENT TO MS. ROSS THAT SAYS, WHEREAS SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR CRYSTAL R ROSS HAS COMPLETED OVER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION, AND TO THE CITY OF DALLAS AND TO HIS RESIDENCE, CULMIN CULMINATING IN HER RETIREMENT ON MARCH, 2026. WHEREAS MS. ROSS BEGAN HER CAREER OF DALLAS CAREER WITH THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION AS A SUPERVISOR AT HARRY STONE RECREATION CENTER. SHE THEN SERVED AS A SUPERVISOR IN JUANITA CRAFT AND MILDRED DUN RECREATION CENTERS IN 2007, WHERE SHE ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND A A RP. WHEREAS IN 2009, MS. ROSS WAS APPOINTED COMMUNITY PROGRAM COORDINATOR COORDINATOR, AND IN THIS ROLE, SHE LED DISTRICT RECREATION CENTER MARKETING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONS EFFORTS. AND THEN IN 2011, MS. ROSS ADVANCE TO SOUTHEAST AS A DISTRICT MANAGER. HE OR SHE FACILITATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BOND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS THAT ENHANCED RECREATION PROGRAMMING ALL ACROSS THE PARK SYSTEM. WHEREAS IN 2016, MS. ROSS WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. IN THIS ROLE, SHE OVERSAW DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS SUPPORTED PARK BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL, AND HELPED IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC AND LONG TERM OPERATIONAL GOALS. IN 2023, MS. ROSS SERVED AS THE INTERIM PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR PROVIDING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY, ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PARK SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. WHEREAS IN 2025, MS. ROSS WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR. IN THIS ROLE, SHE STRENGTHENED EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND ADVANCED PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY. WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, MS. ROSS HAS LED TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE DIABETES HEALTH AND WELLNESS INSTITUTE, THE MAYOR'S YOUTH FITNESS INITIATIVE, THE BEST BUY TEEN TECH CENTER, THE WELL MAS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, THE TEEN ALL ACCESS PASS, THE REACTIVATION OF SAMUEL FARM, THE TEXAS FOREST AND WILDLIFE OUTDOOR VENTURE PROGRAM, EARNING REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE RECOGNITION. WHEREAS MS. ROSS CAREER REFLECTS THE HIGHEST IDEAS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP LEAVING A LASTING AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF DALLAS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, ERIC L. JOHNSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DALLAS DO HEREBY EXTEND A SPECIAL RECOGNITION ON MARCH, ON MARCH, 2026 TO MS. CRYSTAL R ROSS. WE HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION, AND WE GOT ONE MORE AFTER THIS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO PRESENT THIS AND SOME OF THE THINGS I ALREADY SAID, BUT I'M GONNA SAY IT AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. CHRIST ROSS, IN APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION TO AN OUTSTANDING LEADER FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION AND LONG-TERM COMMITMENT, 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. AND I'M GONNA REPEAT IT AGAIN 'CAUSE THIS WAS THE IMPACT OF THE ENTIRE CITY. ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS CO-FOUNDED THE DIABETES HEALTH AND WELLNESS INSTITUTE, LAUNCHED THE MAYORS YOUTH FITNESS INITIATIVE, LED [00:10:01] NRPA, CAPRA ACCREDITATION AND RE-ACCREDITATION. ESTABLISHED A SENIOR PROGRAM DIVISION, ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS STARS DI DIRECTORS CUP RECIPIENT, DEVELOPED A WELLMED SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, CREATED THE LEADERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM, LED 70 FA FARM REACTIVATION, A FELLOW WITH THE A HPR, WHICH IS THE ACCREDITED, UH, ACADEMY FOR PARKER. RECREATION PROFESSIONALS. ESTABLISHED THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM AND WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR APPOINTED . RIGHT? PUT THIS ONE DOWN. IT'S MICHAEL. OKAY, I'M GONNA DO A FEW VERTICAL AND, UH, . 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1. STAY RIGHT THERE. NUMBER 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1. BOOM. BOOM. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE GOTTA TAKE THIS OUTTA HAND, BUT WE GOT, NOW WE WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU WITH THE, AS YOU KNOW, YOU WALKED IN, WE CAN'T LET YOU LEAVE WITHOUT US MAKING SURE WE OFFICIALLY PRESENT YOUR SIGN TO YOU AND GET A NICE PHOTO. A MISSED TWO. ALRIGHT. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF MR. CONNOR, YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING. WE, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT TAKE A, WE TAKE PICTURE. NO, THIS IS NOW YOUR TIME. AND, AND CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY AND SAY A COUPLE, CAN WE TAKE PICTURE? CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD PICTURE? WANT THE BOARD PICTURE FIRST? OKAY. THE BOARD PICTURE. AND THEN WE NEED TO GET A FAMILY PICTURE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED CRYING FACES WITH THE, THE PICTURE. LET'S PICTURE. WE WANT REALLY IS REALLY HAPPY FOR ME THERE. IT'S HAPPY. ALMOST STAND RIGHT HERE. HERE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I KNOW. I MEAN, MAKE SURE YOU NOT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. YOU, I GOT ALL GUYS. I CAN SEE EVERYONE PRETTY GOOD. HERE. HERE WE GO. 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1. WE MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE. A FEW MORE. 3, 2, 1. BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW, UH, WE WILL HAVE THE BOARD TAKE YOUR SEAT WITH EXCEPTION, MR. CAR ONE. GET YOUR FAMILY UP HERE AGAIN, TAKE EARLY WITH THE SIGN. THEY SAID NO, SAID NO. GET OUTTA YOUR I TELL SOON I DO, OF COURSE. SPEECH. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION. IT'S INTERESTING HEARING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, READ ALOUD, SO THANK YOU FOR COMPILING IT AND PUTTING THAT THERE. UM, BUT GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES. GOOD MORNING. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. UH, AFTER 25 YEARS, I'VE JUST KIND OF BEEN REFLECTING ON THIS PARK SYSTEM, THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT. YOU ALL READ THOSE ACCOLADES, BUT I DID NOT DO THAT BY MYSELF. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE HONOR WHAT HONOR IS DUE. FIRST, I WANNA THANK MY DIRECTOR, MY BIG BROTHER, MY MENTOR FOR LEADING ME, ENCOURAGING ME, TRUSTING ME TO LEAD THIS DEPARTMENT ALONGSIDE OF YOU. UM, YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT MENTOR. I THINK YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR THAT WE NEED BECAUSE YOU CREATE A SPACE FOR OUR TEAM TO DEVELOP, FOR OUR TEAM TO BECOME LEADERS AND FOR THEM TO RISE TO THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE, TO THE PARK BOARD. Y'ALL ARE THE BEST, THE HARDEST WORKING VOLUNTEERS I HAVE EVER MET. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE [00:15:01] THAT YOU ALL ARE VOLUNTEERS. AND THE WAY IN WHICH YOU ADVOCATE FOR US, THE WAY IN WHICH YOU ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC TRUST STAYS INTACT, IT IS TO BE COMMENDED. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH COMPLEX THINGS. UM, YOU'VE CHALLENGED US, YOU HAVE ENCOURAGED US, UM, YOU'VE PUSHED US, BUT I KNOW IN THE END, IT'S TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALL STILL GOOD, RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE CITY'S ASSETS. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REBUILDING AND CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE PARK DEPARTMENT LEGACY, WE TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK. UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE COMING IN EARLY TO MAKE SURE OUR FACILITIES ARE OPEN, OUR PARKS ARE SAFE, OUR GOLF COURSES ARE PLAYABLE. WE HAVE THOSE THAT ARE SOLVING PROBLEMS BEFORE IT EVER HITS A HEADLINE, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS, THEY'RE TRUE EXPERTS IN THIS SPACE. AND I WILL SAY THAT IF I WERE TO GIVE YOU ONE ACTION ITEM, IT IS THAT YOU PROTECT OUR STAFF, THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE BEST RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT IS INVESTING IN OUR STAFF, BUILDING OUR STAFF, SUPPORTING OUR STAFF, LISTENING TO OUR STAFF, AND ALLOWING OUR STAFF TO BE THE EXPERTS THAT THEY ARE. MY 25 YEARS, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO MENTIONED IT, I THINK IT WAS BO, UNCLE BO. UM, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN BY ME. I JUST REALIZED THIS MORNING, MY HUSBAND DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME OUTSIDE OF ME WORKING FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. AND I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT TO MY RIDE IN HERE. UM, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS FAMILY TRIPS, UH, WEEKENDS WHERE I'M ON THE SIDE, I'M TAKING HALLS, I'M TEXTING, BUT Y'ALL ARE STUCK WITH ME. THERE IS NO DISTRACTION. NOW THERE ARE NO EXCUSES. SO I'M HAPPY THAT YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN THE RIDER THAT THEY ARE. MY SON IS HERE, MY SISTER'S HERE, MY MOTHER IS HERE. AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR SACRIFICING EVERYTHING YOU'VE SACRIFICED AND FOR CHEERING ME ON AND KEEPING ME MOTIVATED. BUT FOR 25 YEARS, DALLAS, Y'ALL DID THAT. Y'ALL RAISED ME. Y'ALL GREW ME. UM, I AM THE PERSON THAT, I AM THE LEADER THAT I AM BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED TO ME BY THE CITY OF DALLAS. THANK YOU ALL. I LOVE YOU. AND REGARDLESS, MR. WOOD, WOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO EVEN START. WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD SIX YEARS AGO, EVERYBODY SAID, ASK CRYSTAL ROSS AND ASK CRYSTAL ROSS AND CRYSTAL ROSS. AND I WAS LIKE, WITH CRYSTAL . WELL, IN SIX YEARS, I FIGURED OUT WHAT, THERE'S A SECRET SAUCE TO CRYSTAL ROSS. UM, AND, AND, AND THE WAY SHE COMMUNICATES, WE'VE ALREADY HIT ON THAT. UM, YOU ASKED CRYSTAL ROSS TO DO SOMETHING, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASK AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S GONNA EITHER GET DONE OR SHE'S GONNA GET IT DONE. UM, SO I'VE ALREADY TOLD HER THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST PERSON FOR ME TO SEE LEAVE BECAUSE SHE IS MY PERSON THAT I ALWAYS COUNTED ON. SO SHE AIN'T DONE WITH ME YET. I MEAN, UM, HER MAMA LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, SO SHE SHARES HER FAMILY WITH ME. UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, STILL PUT UP WITH THOSE DEMANDS. UM, KNOW IN, IN ALL HONESTY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. YOU'VE DONE A LOT. UM, AND NOT HATING ON YOU THAT YOU'RE AT A VERY TENDER YOUNG AGE AND CAN RETIRE AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST WITH YOUR FAMILY. UM, IT, IT IS, IT'S TRULY, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WHEN YOU START WORKING AT 12, YOU CAN DO THAT . SO, BUT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, YOU'VE REALLY, IT, IT'S, I I DO REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS GETTING PROMOTED ONE TIME, AND SHE SAID, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY FOR ME. AND I SAID, YOU BETTER GET YOUR MONEY, GIRL. I SAID, YOU BETTER GET YOUR MONEY. YOU'RE GLAD YOU GOT THAT MONEY TODAY BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA AFFORD YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TODAY. AND HOW BLESSED ARE YOU TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE, UM, THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE RETIRE TO NOT LIVE. YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO LIVE, UM, TRAVEL AND TAKE ME ON THAT CRUISE THAT YOU PROMISED SIX MONTHS. OH, I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY . UM, BUT NO, IT'S, IT, IT'S, WE'RE GONNA, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA BE SICK, , BUT DON'T GO TOO FAR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HIRE CONSULTANTS ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU . WOO , RIGHT? SO ANY TEEN OUT THERE, PLEASE SHARE WITH THEM THAT TEEN DREAMS DO COME TRUE. BECAUSE THIS IS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AND YOU'RE RETIRING THESE, EVERYBODY IN THE REC CENTERS AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE IN HIGH SCHOOLS KNOW THAT TEEN DREAMS DO COME TRUE. AND YOU'RE THE MAKE IT SO THANK YOU, . UM, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, UM, AND THERE WAS THIS ENERGY AND POSITIVITY [00:20:01] AND YOU LISTENED AND YOU LEARNED AND YOU GREW. AND, UM, I'VE BEEN HERE NOW FIVE YEARS AND I'VE WATCHED THAT AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF IT. AND IT'S A BLESSING TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE. UM, YOU HAVE THAT CAN-DO ATTITUDE AND YOU GET IT DONE. UM, I REMEMBER, UH, THE EMPLOYEE AWARDS OUT AT, UM, AT KID SPRINGS, NO, NOT KID SPRINGS AT KEYS PARK, AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, CRYSTAL, CRYSTAL, CRYSTAL. LIKE THEY NEED, LIKE, IT WAS LIKE, YOU WERE LIKE THE, THEY NEEDED YOUR AUTOGRAPH. LIKE YOU WERE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE OUT THERE. AND YOUR ENERGY AND JUST EVERYTHING THAT YOU BRING TO IT DON'T STOP, CONTINUE, GROW, GROW, GROW WITH ALL OF THAT. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT TO SEATTLE FOR THE GREATER GREEN CONFERENCE AND YOUR EVENT, I MEAN, LIKE THE WHOLE CITY CAME OUT TO SEE CRYSTAL ROSS FROM SEATTLE. AND I WAS LIKE, DANG, SHE IS A LEGEND. SO IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL RIDE. UM, I HOPE IT DOESN'T STOP. UM, I AM GRATEFUL TO YOUR FAMILY FOR SHARING YOUR MOM WITH US AND YOUR DAUGHTER. AND SO THANK YOU, MR. DO EXCUSE CHRIS. GOOD MORNING. UM, CHRIS, YOU INVITED A CERTAIN LEADER IN EVERYTHING, IN EVERY WAY THAT I'VE SEEN. YOU KNOW, YOU A DECADE NOW IN THIS POSITION, AND I KNOW YOU ARE. AND I AM A MAN. AND FAITH ALSO IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS IN THE BIBLE IS PROVERBS. AND PROVERBS TALKS ABOUT KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, YOU UNDERSTAND, AND YOU EMBODY THAT IN EVERY SINGLE DECISION, THE WAY YOU SHOWED UP AND THE WAY YOU CARED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE TALKED ABOUT TRUSTING THE STAFF. THE REASON THAT I ALWAYS WOULD LOOK TO YOU AND THE STAFF IS BECAUSE I KNOW, ONE, YOU'RE GONNA BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I KNEW THAT YOU WOULD MAKE DECISIONS OFF OF WISDOM THAT YOU LEARNED FROM YOURSELF AND OTHERS WHO WERE FRONTLINE LIKE I SEE IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW. UM, AND YOU WOULD ALWAYS HAVE UNDERSTANDING, AND EVERYONE DOESN'T REALLY TAKE THAT PART INTO CONSIDERATION. UNDERSTANDING IS HAVING EMPATHY. UNDERSTANDING IS PUTTING YOURSELF IN SHOES FOR OTHERS. AND I SAW YOU DO THAT WITH SO MUCH JOY IN YOUR POSITION AND IN YOUR ROLE. UM, YOU NEVER LOST FOCUS OF WHO YOU WERE, WHERE YOU CAME FROM AS A MOTHER, A WIFE, CHILD, A SISTER. YOU ALWAYS SHOWED UP IN THOSE WAYS, AUTHENTICALLY YOURSELF. AND FOR ME AND MY LEADERSHIP IN LIFE, THAT HAS BEEN SO BIG FOR ME TO SEE INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOURSELF. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S FITTING. LAST MONTH WAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THIS MONTH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND IS A BLACK WOMAN. YOU HAVE DONE HISTORIC THINGS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. UM, AND AS A BLACK WOMAN, YOU HAVE BEEN A MODEL OF MOLD FOR SO MANY OTHER COME AFTER YOU. EVEN WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS AT ST. PHILIP'S. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVEN REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE ENCOURAGING ME AND TELLING ME ABOUT THINGS, AND I WAS ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO HAVE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT LIKE YOURSELF, UM, IN THAT POSITION. SO AS A BLACK WOMAN, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. AND ONE OF THE LAST PRESENTATIONS OF BRIEFINGS THAT YOU HAD WAS FITTING AS WELL WHEN YOU SHOWED UP WITH JUANITA PRATT. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE THERE. ONE THING THAT WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ME IS THAT YOU WORK LIFE, SAY LITERALLY, THAT'S NOT GONNA SHOW UP IN THE DEPTH, BUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS LIVES THAT YOU SAVED, WHETHER IT'S OUR SENIORS, OUR TEAMS, OR ANYONE THAT'S COME THROUGH THIS DEPARTMENT. AND I JUST WANNA SAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. I LOVE GET YOUR REST. IT'S WELL DESERVED. UM, AND YEAH, I'M AROUND IF YOU EVER NEED HELP FROM ME, PLEASE. THANK YOU. UH, MR. GOLDSTEIN, I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW TAYLOR, BUT, UM, CRYSTAL, UM, I JUST WANNA ALSO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING SO KIND AND AS TAYLOR SAID, EMPATHETIC AND PATIENT, EVEN WHEN SOME OF US DIDN'T DESERVE IT. UM, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU AND WORKING WITH YOU ON WHATEVER ITEMS ARE IN YOUR PURVIEW. UH, AND, UM, JUST LIKE I IMAGINE THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S EVER WORKED FOR YOU HAS LEARNED A WHOLE LOT ABOUT BEING A REAL LEADER. AND THERE'S NEVER GONNA BE TOO MUCH KINDNESS IN THIS BUILDING. SO, UM, IT'S A REAL LOSS TO THIS DEPARTMENT AND TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. BUT YOU CAN TAKE A LITTLE BREAK, I GUESS FOR SIX TO 12 MONTHS. YOU COULD LEAVE ANY PARK DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY. SO I HOPE YOU'RE, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT OUT OF IT FOR, FOR GOOD. 'CAUSE YOU CAN DEFINITELY ADD VALUE ANYWHERE YOU GO. APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. [00:25:01] THANK YOU MR. MUTO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. UH, HEY CHRIS. UH, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN PART OF THIS FOR A LONG TIME. PEOPLE, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF, UH, I KNOW I'VE SITTING HERE MANY TIMES, BUT DALLAS, JR. WE HAS BEEN PART OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR 22, 24 YEARS. 22, I STARTED MY ORGANIZATION. SO I TOOK OFFENSIVE TO WHAT THEY SAID ON YOUR RETIREMENT. 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T PUT ON THEIR CO-FOUNDER OF DALLAS YOUTH SPORTS ON THERE SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE DURING, DURING YOU GUYS WATCHED MY ORGANIZATION WAS DEVELOPED AND, AND WE GREW FROM BEING A LOBSTER PROGRAM AT, WITH PARKS. AND, AND YOU AND JOHN AND AND OTHERS WERE PART OF THAT AND, AND, AND, AND GIVING US MAYBE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M, YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING TO, YOU GUYS HELPED LAUNCH WHAT WE DO IN EAU CLAIRE AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND, AND, AND KNOWING THAT WHAT YOU MEANT TO ME, MY FAMILY FOR SO MANY YEARS, IF I HAVING A DIRECT CONNECTION AND THEN THE LAST FEW YEARS ON THE BOARD, IT REALLY MEANS A LOT. AND TO SEE YOU RETIRE AT A VERY EARLY AGE IN LIFE IS JUST AMAZING THAT YOU CAN DO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR SYSTEM NOW THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN YOU AND STRIVE TO RETIRE EARLY, THEY SEE THAT BECAUSE RETIRE, I RETIRE EARLY. AND IT'S A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND GET UP WHEN YOU WANT TO GET UP AND VOLUNTEER WHEN YOU WANNA VOLUNTEER. IT'S A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT FORWARD IN THE NEXT 30, 40 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE. AND YOU GET TO DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO AT YOUR, AT YOUR PACE, WHICH IS AMAZING, ESPECIALLY CONGRATULATIONS. THE ONLY FLAW I CAN SEE IN YOU IS THAT YOU ARE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS FAN. I'M SORRY. CONGRATULATIONS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, CRYSTAL, I KNOW, UH, I NEED, I WROTE SOME OF THIS DOWN. ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT WHEN I REALIZED, UM, WHAT WAS HAPPENING TODAY WAS YOUR LEGACY AND WALKING INTO THE ROOM, I SAW THAT SIGN THAT SAID THE CRYSTAL ROSS WAY. UM, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH MR. DEE, BUT I THINK IT APPLIES TO YOU, WHICH SHOULD SAY THE CRYSTAL ROSS WAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU AND I MET, BUT IT WAS 2014, 2015, A GROUP OF YOUNG, UM, INTREPID PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN PUT TOGETHER BY MAYOR RAWLINGS FOR THE MAYOR STAR COUNCIL, GOT TOGETHER IN A REC CENTER, UM, ALL EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE, DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT MUCH ABOUT THE PARK SYSTEM, UM, AND HOW TO PLUG IN. BUT YOU CAME OUT, YOU TALKED TO US ABOUT DALLAS PARKS, UM, AND HOW WE COULD GET INVOLVED. AND WHAT STRUCK ME THAT DAY WAS NOT JUST YOUR KNOWLEDGE, UH, YOUR POSTURE. YOU TOOK A FULL, A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WHO WERE CURIOUS AND PROBABLY ASKING A LOT OF NAIVE QUESTIONS. AND YOU TREATED US LIKE PARTNERS IN THE WORK. UM, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOW, UH, ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOW ALUMNI AND ARE DOING GREAT THINGS. JESSE, UM, VERNON IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, HARRISON BLAIR THAT WAS HERE, ROBERT KENT, UM, MANY PEOPLE ON THE DALLAS ISD, UM, SCHOOL BOARD. AND, AND YOU JUST IMPACTED IT SO MUCH. AND THAT'S THE CRYSTAL ROSS WAY. YOU'RE SOMETHING OF A UNICORN IN THE PUBLIC SPACE. UM, YOU COMBINE DEEP INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, STEADY LEADERSHIP AND GENUINE HUMILITY, WHICH IS RARE. AND YET YOU CARRIED ALL THREE THINGS WITH CLIENT CONSISTENCY. AND YOU SAW JUST A COUPLE MINUTES AGO WHEN SHE WAS RECOGNIZED, THE VERY FIRST THING SHE DID WAS TURN THE SPOTLIGHT AWAY FROM HERSELF AND RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY ELSE. UM, THAT INSTINCT SAYS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHO YOU ARE. CRYSTAL'S ALWAYS BEEN FAR MORE INTERESTED IN LIFTING OTHERS UP AROUND HER AND THEN TAKING, AND NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR HER OWN WORK. THAT TOO IS THE CRYSTAL ROSS WAY. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE'S INFLUENCED AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT DALLAS PARKS. MANY OF US SITTING AROUND THIS TABLE AND MANY MORE ACROSS THE STATE ARE BETTER PUBLIC SERVANTS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU. DEPARTMENTS ARE DEFINED BY THEIR PEOPLE, AND THE PARK DEPARTMENT IS STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOU CHOSE TO DEDICATE YOUR CAREER TO IT. THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE YOU SET FOR THE WAY YOU TREATED PEOPLE AND, AND FOR THE STANDARD YOU ESTABLISHED. FOR ALL OF US WHO CARE ABOUT THIS WORK, AND THE WORDS THAT CAME TO MIND TODAY FOR ME ABOUT YOU, UM, IS THAT DALLAS IS BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. YOU FINISHED THE RACE, AND YOU HAVE KEPT THE FAITH. FAITH, THANK YOU. ON HERE. YOU CLICKED ON, PLEASE. YES. SO I'VE PROBABLY KNOWN CHRISTOPHER FOR 25 YEARS. COULD BE ON, HOLD ON. HELLO? AUDIO MADANO. YEAH, THERE CAN DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING. HELLO? NO, YOU DON'T TOUCH. LET THEM TOUCH. THEY'RE CUTTING IT. YEAH, YOU, SO WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 25 YEARS, YOUR WHOLE CAREER HERE. UM, WHEN I WAS A, UH, COORDINATOR AND, AND SHE WAS THE MANAGER AT HARRIS TOWN, UM, I KNOW I LOOKED UP TO CRYSTAL AND I WANTED TO BE HER, THAT TYPE OF MANAGER. AND YOU'D SAY IF YOU, ONCE YOU, WHEN YOU'RE MANAGER, YOU REALLY, I THINK THAT'S SPECIAL. AND, AND, AND [00:30:01] TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND THE POSITION THAT YOU HAVE NOW, YOU LEARN TO, UM, TO LOVE THE COMMUNITY. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET THAT. AND NOT ALL MANAGERS THAT WAY. THERE'S NOT, THEY'RE NOT ALL THAT WAY. BUT I SAW THE WAY THAT YOU WERE AT EVERY STOP THAT YOU WERE, THAT YOU MADE HARRY STONE, JUANITA CRAB, UM, YOU ALWAYS, UM, MADE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS FIRST. AND, UM, AND I KNOW THAT YOU DID THAT ALL THE WAY TO WHERE YOU'RE AT. I THINK THAT'S THE KEY. UM, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE HERE AT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, UM, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR DALLAS. I KNOW YOU, WE KNOW YOU'RE FROM SEATTLE, BUT YOU LOVE DALLAS AND YOU LOVE THE PARK DEPARTMENT MINUS OUR FOOTBALL TEAM, WHICH IS COOL. UM, THAT . UM, BUT WE ALSO GREW UP PROFESSIONALLY TOGETHER. UH, WE BOTH WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS. UM, BUT MY OFFICE ALWAYS KNEW ANYTHING, PARK DEPARTMENT, CRYSTAL ROSS, CALL CRYSTAL. DOESN'T MATTER IF IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON THE WEEKEND, UH, WE KNEW THAT, UM, YOU WERE GONNA FIX IT, GET IT DONE, KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON, OR WE'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. UH, AND NEVER, EVER COMPLAINED, ALWAYS WOULD SMILE. UM, I'M LIKE, DON'T WORRY, SHE'S COOL. WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE , WE'RE FRIENDS. SO, UM, UH, SO YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT'S, IT'S, I'M SUPER HAPPY FOR YOU. UH, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO MORE. UH, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. UM, BUT IT ALWAYS, WHEN YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE, THAT YOU'RE DOING NOW, IT'S THE SAME WITH THE HORSESHOE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DOING IT FOR THE PEOPLE. AND I'M GLAD THAT, THAT YOU ALWAYS KEPT THAT, UH, ON TOP AND ALWAYS, UH, NUMBER ONE. UM, BUT YEAH, I'M GONNA MISS YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA STILL COME TO MY PARTIES. SO I HALLOWEEN PARTIES. AND SO MY FAVORITE COSTUME WAS WHEN SHE CAME AS SELENA. SO, UH, AND ALSO HER FITNESS JOURNEY. YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T ALWAYS MENTION THAT. SO I'D WATCHED ON IG AND SHE POP UP AND, UH, I'M LIKE, SHE'S WORKING OUT SEVEN NIGHT. SO SHE MADE ME GO GET ON THE TREADMILL. I'M LIKE, OKAY, SHE CAN DO IT. I CAN DO IT. BUT, UH, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. YOU LOOKING AMAZING. SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. YOU STEP UP MY NUMBER RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GONNA BE FRIENDS, LIFELONG FRIENDS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE CREATED. UM, SO THANK YOU. LOVE YOU AND SEE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY FAVORITE COSTUME IS EASY, EASY. YOU GOTTA STAY FOR NOW. ALRIGHT, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026? MS. MONDELL, DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND TO ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED HAVOC. UH, NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE ETHICS POLICY BRIEFING, AND THEN GO UNDER INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS AND THEN HAVE THE PARK BOARD RULES AND PROCEDURE BRIEFING. SO, UM, MR. LISEN, YOU THE, UH, FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, DO I NEED TO PUSH THIS BUTTON? NO, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOOD. WELL, UH, MS. ROSS WELL WAS OUT THE DOOR, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY OF SEGUE INTO ETHICS AND TO, UH, HAVE LISTENED TO THE LEGACY OF CRYSTAL ROSS HERE AND HOW MUCH SHE'S AFFECTED EVERYONE'S LIVES HERE BY THE POSITIVITY OF THE WAY THAT SHE DID HER WORK. AND THAT IS REALLY, UH, A NUT OF WHAT ETHICS IS ABOUT. UH, WHEN WE DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY, WE DO THINGS A GOOD WAY. PEOPLE ARE BLESSED, AND IT LEAVES THE LEGACY AND THE, THE FUTURE OF THE CITY MOVES FORWARD WITH SUCH POWER. AND WHEN WE DON'T, UH, I DON'T MEAN I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE TAKEN IN A WEIRD WAY OR HOWEVER HEAR IT, BUT THE CRYSTAL CAN BE SHATTERED. ONE WRONG MOVE IN THAT 25 CAREER, 25 YEAR CAREER. AND, AND THAT LEGACY COULD BE SHATTERED. AND THAT'S WHAT ETHICS IS ALL ABOUT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO DO, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT BE NEW TO THE BOARD. UM, WHAT I'M REALLY GONNA DO TODAY IS RUN THROUGH THE SLIDES. I'M, I'M NOT GONNA DRILL DOWN WITH YOU ON RULES. I AM GONNA HIGHLIGHT SOME RULES FOR YOU THAT I THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, THAT I KNOW YOU NEED TO, TO UNDERSTAND. I'M GONNA TEACH YOU HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE THINGS WHEN YOU BUMP INTO THOSE RULES AND YOUR SPIDER SENSE GOES OFF, LIKE I LIKE TO, UH, CALL IT. UM, SO WHAT WE DO IN THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IS JUST THIS, WE DEFEND THE CITY AGAINST UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, AND THAT INCLUDES WASTE, ABUSE AND CORRUPTION, BUT ALSO THINGS THAT ARE IN THE CODE OF ETHICS. UH, IF IT'S ONE THING THAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THE CODE OF ETHICS IS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE EVERYTHING THAT IS UNETHICAL IN IT. SO SOMETIMES [00:35:01] WE BUMP INTO THINGS AND MAYBE WE NEED TO ADD 'EM TO THE CODE. BUT AS FAR AS WHAT'S ETHICAL IN THE CITY IS CONCERNED, IT'S NEEDS TO BE IN THE CODE OF ETHICS. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO, TO REVIEW IT. I'M GONNA HELP YOU DO THAT TODAY. SOME OF THESE INITIAL SLIDES I REALLY WANT TO FLY THROUGH. UH, BUT THIS IS ONE JUST LEVEL SETTING. UH, SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE OIG, THEY THINK OF, UH, TV SHOW OR BLACKLIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE REALITY'S MORE ON THE, ON THE RIGHT. WE'RE JUST NORMAL PEOPLE THAT WANNA DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. WE WANNA SERVE THE CITY, UH, THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN. UH, SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST NORMAL PEOPLE LIKE YOU. AND SO I HOPE THAT HELPS. UM, LIKE I SAID, ETHICS IS REALLY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. WHAT IS IN THE CODE? SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH A PROCESS OF AMENDING THE CODE OF ETHICS. AND YOUR INPUT IS WELCOME. UH, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME IN MY EMAIL. YOU, YOU CAN EMAIL DALLAS ETHICS, UH, YEAH, DALLAS ETHICS@DALLAS.GOV. SEND US YOUR SUGGESTIONS. THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, WILL WIND UP IN CITY COUNCIL HERE IN A FEW MONTHS TO AMEND THE CODE OF ETHICS. I'VE MADE 22 RECOMMENDATIONS. SO IF YOU'VE GOT ONE, NOW'S THE TIME TO, UH, MAKE THOSE. OKAY? UH, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS SLIDE IS ABOUT, THE CODE OF ETHICS. IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS ALWAYS. UH, SO WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING ON THAT. NOW, THE STRUCTURE OF IT, THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S A LONG DOCUMENT AND IT'S NOT EASY TO GET THROUGH. UH, BUT WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW IS THE FIRST THREE ARTICLES WERE CHAPTERS IN THE CODE ONLY HAVE 25 RULES. AND 95% OF THE THINGS THAT WE BUMP INTO AS CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES ARE IN THOSE FIRST THREE ARTICLES. I HAVE SOMETHING HERE, I'LL BEGIN TO PASS IT OUT FOR YOU. IT IS A POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE CODE. THIS IS SOMETHING THE CODE DOESN'T HAVE, WHICH IS A QUICK WAY TO FIND A RULE. SO I'M PROVIDING THAT, UH, FOR YOU. NOW, THERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE OTHER, UH, SECTIONS THAT ARE IN THE CODE, BUT REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS RULES OF THE ROAD AND FOLLOWING THEM. 'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOBODY'S LETTING YOU MERGE IN OR MERGE OUT, OR THEY'RE DRIVING RIGHT ON YOUR BUMPER. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THE CODE OF ETHICS IS THE RULES OF THE ROAD FOR DOING BUSINESS HERE AT THE CITY. GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE ALL KNOW THAT. I'M NOT GONNA TELL THE STORY 'CAUSE, UH, BUT ASPEN, THAT IT'S A GOOD STORY. THAT'S MY DOG, FRITZ. HERE'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO. I'M GONNA SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF PATTERNS THAT YOU NEED TO BE, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT. THEN I'M, I AM GONNA JUST BREEZE OVER SOME RULES TO GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ONES THAT, UH, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT. THEN I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT YOU TAKE WHEN YOUR SPIDER SENSE GOES OFF, THAT YOU REALIZE I'M CLOSE TO A RULE, OR I THINK I'M CLOSE TO A RULE. AND I'LL, UH, HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE ALL THE GUIDES ARE FOR YOU TO USE THIS FIRST ONE, UH, PATTERN. I CALL IT HUMPTY DUMPTY PRINCIPLE. WE ALL KNOW THE NURSERY RHYME. THIS IS THE PREQUEL, AND IT'S SIMPLY THIS. AS ADULTS, YOU KNOW, LITTLE THINGS ADD UP. WHAT ARE THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ADD UP IN THE CITY? UH, THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDE THAT WE'RE GONNA CUT A LITTLE CORNER IN THE CO-DEPENDENT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING. WHEN WE, WHEN WE SAY, OH, LOOK, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT. I KNOW THINGS THAT THE CITY DON'T ALWAYS GO AS FAST AS THEY NEED TO GO. SO LET'S JUST DO IT AND GET IT DONE. UH, THAT'S ALL I WANT. UH, NOBODY'S GONNA NOTICE. EVERYBODY DOES IT THIS WAY. THAT KIND OF THING. UH, WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING TO END UP. AND SO I CALL IT THE HUMPTY DUMPTY PRINCIPLE. DON'T FALL OFF THE WALL. DON'T BE THE EGG THAT WE CAN'T PUT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. UM, NOW HOW ARE YOU GONNA FIND OUT THAT A CODE OF ETHICS, UH, VIOLATION OR WASTE ABUSE IS HAPPENING? SOMETIMES YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT, BUT A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IT AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IT. WHEN PEOPLE RATIONALIZE, LIKE I WAS JUST SAYING, IT'S NO BIG DEAL. I DESERVE IT. JUST SO PASSIONATE. I JUST WANNA GET THINGS DONE. IT SOUNDS IT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD UNTIL IT'S NOT. WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, HERE'S WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO. EVERYBODY REMEMBERS, BRAVEHEART, HOLD ON. AND I NEED YOU TO STAND FOR THE CODE. I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. YOU CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. BUT ETHICS IS A TEAM SPORT. IF WE'RE ALL PLAYING LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE CRYSTAL ROSS HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR 25 YEARS, THE CITY'S GONNA GET BETTER AND BETTER. SO THAT'S MY ENCOURAGEMENT, UH, TO ALL OF US. NOW, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT SOME RULES. THE FIRST SET OF RULES IN THE CODE ARE THINGS THAT, UH, IF WE WERE GONNA WRITE THE CODE TODAY, YOU CAN COME UP WITH, BE TRUTHFUL, BE FAIR, BE IMPARTIAL, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. BUT THERE ARE SOME GOOD TO KNOWS THAT ARE, ARE HIDDEN IN THERE THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND. SO, YOU SIT ON A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY PARKS AND REC BOARD. THEREFORE, YOUR CITY OFFICIALS, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, YOU OWE THE ETHICS PLEDGE [00:40:01] WITHIN 30 DAYS OF APPOINTMENT AND A PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. AND YOU OWE QUARTERLY GIFT REPORTS. SO IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT, NOW YOU KNOW, JUST GET ON IT. IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT. BUT THERE'S A RATIONALIZATION RIGHT THERE THAT I JUST MADE. SEE, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. NO. YOU STAND FOR THE CODE, YOU OWE THESE THINGS, GET 'EM TURNED IN. UH, THERE'S A DEFINITION OF RELATIVES THERE. IT'S GOOD FOR YOU TO KNOW WHO'S INCLUDED IN YOUR FAMILY TREE AND WHERE THAT DEFINITION ENDS. SO WHEN YOU BUMP INTO SOMETHING, UH, THAT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR RELATIVES, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. OTHER GOOD TO KNOWS, UH, THE, THE DEFINITIONS OF ABUSE, WASTE, AND FRAUD ARE NOT IN THE CODE OF ETHICS. UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS I HAVE TO FIX IT. UH, WASTE AND ABUSE HAVE TO DO WITH TRYING TO GET AROUND PROCESSES AND DOING THINGS SO THAT THE CITY'S BLEEDING MONEY, THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BLEEDING. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE ABOUT. ETHICS VIOLATIONS HAVE TO DO WITH CROSSING THE LINE WHEN THERE'S A RULE IN THE CODE OF ETHICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. THEN, UH, THERE'S JUST FRAUD, WHICH IS JUST A STRAIGHT UP CRIME JUST FOR THAT. AND YOU ALL, WE ARE ALL UNFORTUNATELY FAMILIAR WITH WITH WHAT THAT, OKAY, SORRY. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG IN ADVANCING SLIDES RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A COMPLETE LAG. SO I'D LOVE TO WING IT. WE'RE GONNA WING IT. WATCH, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU WING IT, YOU GO TOO LONG. OKAY? THE FIRST PART OF THE CODE THAT MOST CITY OFFICIALS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO, OH, THERE IT'S WORKING NOW IS 12 A FOUR. SO I'M GONNA SKIP STRAIGHT TO THAT IF I CAN IN, I'M GONNA SKIP THROUGH PURPOSE. THE, THE PURPOSE IS ABOUT BE FAIR, BE TRUTHFUL. DON'T SEEK PERSONAL GAIN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CITY. BE RESPONSIBLE WITH CITY RESOURCES. ALL THE KIND OF THINGS THAT , UH, TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. IT'S JUST NOT ADVANCING. I, WE DON'T NEED THE SLIDES FOR ME TO DO THIS, SO JUST WATCH ME. IT WON'T BE UP ON THE SCREEN. THE MOST IMPORTANT, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, UH, PROVISIONS IN THE CODE IN THE SENSE OF WHAT GETS VIOLATED THE MOST IS 12 A FOUR. IT SOUNDS PRETTY SIMPLE. THERE'S REALLY THREE RULES IN IT. THE FIRST ONE HAS TO DO WITH CIVILITY. TREAT OTHER PEOPLE THE WAY CRYSTAL ROSS TREATED PEOPLE. YOU DO THAT, YOU GET IT. THE SECOND RULE HAS TO DO WITH THE, THE WORK BETWEEN CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, BUT ALL AS CITY OFFICIALS MAKE POLICY, EMPLOYEES MAKE IT HAPPEN. THERE'S A POWER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND CITY OFFICIALS. AND SO WHAT CITY COUNCIL DID AFTER WATCHING THINGS GO ALONG, UH, GO WRONG LONG ENOUGH AS THEY SAID, TO GET AT THAT DIFFERENCE. 'CAUSE SOME CITY OFFICIALS HISTORICALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE STROKE IN THE CITY THAT MAYBE THE EMPLOYEE DOES, IS THEY'RE GONNA REQUIRE THAT. WHEN A CITY OFFICIAL WANTS TO WORK WITH AN EMPLOYEE, YOU GO THROUGH CHANNELS, THERE'S THE CHANNEL RIGHT THERE. SO WHEN YOU NEED, UH, DEAL WITH A CITY OFFICIAL, YOU DEAL WITH THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND THE APPOINTED OFFICIAL OVER THAT. UH, FOR YOUR CASE, I THINK NORMALLY WHAT YOU DO IS JUST MAKE SURE THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR KNOWS AND WE'LL CONNECT YOU WITH THE EMPLOYEE. AND THEN WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THEM, HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN'T DO. YOU CAN'T INTERFERE WITH THEM IMPLEMENTING CITY POLICY. YOU CAN'T TELL 'EM WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO MAKE A DECISION. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE QUOTE CODE. YOU CAN'T BERATE THEM. I KNOW NOBODY HERE'S GONNA DO THAT. UH, HERE'S THE VERSION OF CIVILITY THAT APPLIES. WHEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OFFICIALS ARE DEALING WITH YOU, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TRY AND INFLUENCE YOU. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TRY AND THREATEN YOU. SO IF THAT HAPPENS, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAPPENS, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? YOU'RE GONNA, WILLIAM WALLACE, YOU'RE GONNA HOLD THE LINE. SO THAT'S 12 A FOUR CIVILITY. AND THAT'S A, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT ONE COMES UP A LOT, UH, FOR US AT THE, UH, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERALLY. THE NEXT THING THAT I THINK YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THERE'S SOME, SOME ALL THE TIME RULES THAT APPLY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. DISCRIMINATION IS NEVER OKAY. RETALIATION IS NEVER OKAY. BUT HERE'S, HERE'S ONE THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME. USING OTHER PEOPLE TO VIOLATE THE CODE FOR YOU IS NEVER OKAY. IF SOMEBODY IS, IS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THIS, OR REALLY WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS IS, HEY, UH, I CAN'T DO THIS, UH, VIA THE CODE, BUT CAN YOU GO TALK TO SOMEONE? AND SO , SO USING SOMEONE ELSE TO DO AN END RUN AROUND THE CODE [00:45:01] IS A VIOLATION, UH, IN AND OF ITSELF. THE NEXT THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW, UH, AND THIS IS SOMETHING INTERESTING, I WROTE IT DOWN, UH, THAT, THAT CRYSTAL SAID, I ELECTED A LOT THE PEOPLE IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT SOLVE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BECOME HEADLINES. THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT TO DO. UH, BUT HERE'S, HERE'S THE ISSUE IS SOMETIMES WE WANT TO DO THAT, BUT IF TO DO THAT, WE IGNORE THE FACT THAT THE CODE HAS BEEN VIOLATED, WE'RE ALSO MISSING SOMETHING. THAT'S WHY THE CODE SAYS IF YOU KNOW THE CODE HAS BEEN VIOLATED, YOU HAVE TO REPORT IT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW YOU REPORT IT, YOU REPORT IT TO US AND DO IT IN A CONFIDENTIAL WAY. UH, ANY OTHER WAY BESIDES THE WAY I WOULD DESCRIBE CAN MESS THAT UP 'CAUSE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ACCESS REQUEST. BUT YOU HAVE TO REPORT IT. AND IF YOU DON'T, WHOEVER IT IS THAT'S VIOLATING THE CODE HAS JUST DRUG YOU DOWN IN THE DITCH WITH THEM. 'CAUSE NOW YOU'RE QUOTE UNQUOTE COVERING FOR THEM. SO THAT'S, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT RULE TO NOTE. 12 BY EIGHT. UH, THERE'S SOME RULES ABOUT ETHICS TRAINING, BUT, UH, YOUR TEAM IS GREAT. YOU HAVE YOU BACK ALL THE TIME TO DO TRAINING, SO YOU GET COVERED. UH, BUT FOR ALL THE OTHER CITY OFFICIALS, YOU KNOW, REMIND THEM THEY NEED TO GET TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS. PERSONAL BENEFIT TO OTHERS. THAT REALLY IS ABOUT STRAIGHT UP BRIBERY. UH, THE NEXT ONE THOUGH, THAT MIGHT INTERSECT WITH YOU IS 13.1, WHICH IS, IF YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN PROPERTY OR ANOTHER BUSINESS AND THAT, AND THAT PROPERTY OR BUSINESS IS SOMEHOW COMING BEFORE THE PARKS BOARD, YOU'VE GOT TO RECUSE YOURSELF. SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IS DEFINED. IT'S A BRIGHT LINE DEFINITION, JUST A WARNING. UH, SUBSTANTIAL IS PROBABLY NOT AS SUBSTANTIAL AS YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS. IT'S A PRETTY LOW BURDEN. SO FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU OWN $2,500 WORTH OF, OF PROPERTY, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU, YOU KNOW, A STOP SIGN PLOT IS WORTH $2,500 AS AN EXAMPLE. UH, YOU'VE, YOU, YOU'RE CROSSING THAT SUBSTANTIAL ENTRANCE LINE. AND SO, UH, YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. MISCELLANEOUS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, UH, INSIDER TRADING. YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA, THAT'S WHAT I CALL THIS RULE OR SOME OF THE RULES IN HERE. YOU'RE GONNA LEARN ABOUT THINGS BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE AT THE CITY AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE, UH, THINGS THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO DO OR IS THINKING ABOUT DOING. AND YOU JUST NEED TO REMEMBER FOR THE SENSE OF YOUR, YOUR OWN SPIDER SENSE. UH, YOU CAN'T TRADE OFF THAT. YOU CAN'T INVEST, YOU CAN'T DIVEST. YOU HAVE TO WAIT 12 YEARS UNTIL AFTER A DECISION IS MADE BEFORE YOU TRY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT INFORMATION. UM, I THINK THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH ON, ON MISCELLANEOUS CONFLICTS. OTHERS ARE, ARE, ARE PRETTY OBVIOUS. LIKE, HEY, UH, I'LL SCRATCH YOUR BACK IF YOU SCRATCH MY BACK. DOES ANYBODY THINK THAT'S OKAY? I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP. THAT'S GREAT. YOU PASSED THE TEST. OKAY, A PLUS FROM THE IG. THERE ARE RULES ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS. UH, WHAT ARE THEY, HOW ARE THEY DEFINED? YOU GET SOMETHING AND YOU DON'T GIVE SOMETHING OF EQUAL VALUE IN RETURN. GIFTS ARE FOR YOU. DONATIONS ARE FOR THE CITY. THERE ARE LOTS OF RULES ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE LOTS OF EXCEPTIONS ABOUT THAT. SO IF YOU'RE BUMPING INTO A LOT OF GIFTS AND EXCEPTION AND DONATIONS, JUST KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING FOR YOU TO LOOK AT IN THE CODE THAT WOULD BE 12, 8, 12 ON GIFTS, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. UH, YOU, YOU DON'T GET TO USE YOUR POSITION TO FIND OUT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH PARKS AND RECS AND THINGS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON, OBVIOUSLY. AND YOU DON'T GET TO DECIDE WHO'S IN THE CIRCLE OF TRUST, UH, TO KNOW WHAT IS, UH, WHO GETS TO KNOW ABOUT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION UNLESS THAT'S YOUR YOUR JOB. SO DON'T DO THAT. THAT COMES UP A LOT. IT REALLY DOES. IT'S SO THERE A LOT OF JUICY THINGS THAT WE LEARN ABOUT, UH, JUICY IN TERMS OF WANTING TO TALK ABOUT IN OTHER PEOPLE. AND YOU JUST DON'T, DON'T DO THAT. UM, REPRESENTATION. NOW, THIS, EVERYONE HERE IS A, A BUSINESS PERSON OR, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE INVOLVED IN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. YOU MAY HAVE SOMEONE, UH, THAT WANTS YOU TO REPRESENT THEM BEFORE THE CITY. THE DEFINITION OF BEFORE THE CITY IS PRETTY MUCH IF YOU LOOK AT CITY HALL, UH, YOU ARE BEFORE THE CITY. NOW HERE'S THE DEAL. IF SOMEBODY WANTS YOU TO REPRESENT THEM FOR MONEY OR NOT, BEFORE THE CITY, THERE'S A RULE IN 12 A 18 THAT YOU NEED TO READ AND YOU PROBABLY WOULD, SHOULD GET SOME HELP FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, WITH THAT RULE. WE'RE TRYING TO REFORM IT AND MAKE IT SIMPLER, BUT IT'S, IT'S PRETTY BYZANTINE RIGHT NOW. BUT HERE'S THE GIST OF IT. NO REPRESENTATION BEFORE PARKS AND REC. AND IF YOU'RE, AND, AND EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT COMPENSATED, NO REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE STAFF OF PARKS AND REC, NO REPRESENTATION BEFORE AN APPELLATE, UH, A BODY WITH APPELLATE JURISDICTION. I SAID PARKS, YEAH, OVER PARKS AND REC. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? BUT JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN REPRESENTATION, UH, IS UP. AND THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF, UH, SOME WORK WE'RE DOING WITH 12 A CONFLICTING OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. I CAN [00:50:01] SEE THAT YOU WOULD, UH, IN GOOD FAITH BUMP INTO THIS. THE GENERAL RULE IS CITY OFFICIALS, UH, CAN'T HAVE OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT THAT IS GOING TO, THAT A REASONABLE PERSON STANDARD, THAT A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD SAY, THIS IS GOING TO INTERFERE WITH YOUR GOOD FAITH WORK ON THE PARK AND REC BOARD, UNLESS THERE'S AN EXCEPTION FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU. IT'S YOUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME. BUT YOU ALL HAVE JUST BY LISTENING, MOST OF YOU HAVE, YOU, YOU, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DO, WE HAVE BUSINESS SAYS YOU HAVE LOTS OF BUSINESSES, YOU HAVE LOTS OF THINGS. SO JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S THIS RULE HERE ABOUT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ IT AND FIGURE OUT IF SOMETIMES YOU BUMP INTO A CUBICLE SITUATION, UH, OR NOT THAT, UH, PUBLIC PROPERTY AND RESOURCES, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T USE WHAT, WHAT WE GET, UH, ACCESS TO AT THE CITY FOR, FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES. UH, POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHERE MONEY'S INVOLVED. BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL. YOU CAN'T BE A CAMPAIGN AS A CITY OFFICIAL. YOU CAN'T BE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER FOR SOMEBODY'S CAMPAIGN. YOU DON'T WANNA BE TAKING MONEY FOR A CAMPAIGN. ALL THE RULES ARE THERE, UH, FOR YOU. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED IN POLITICS THAT WAY, PLEASE READ THOSE AND READ THE ELECTION CODE. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. I'M SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT. MOST LIKELY THIS IS GONNA BE A SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO TRY AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT BUSINESS BEFORE A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY. THIS BODY AND THAT IS PENDING OR REASONABLY COULD BE PENDING. CATCH THAT NUANCE. NOT JUST IF IT'S PENDING, BUT EVEN REASONABLY IS GOING TO BE PENDING AND THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. AND IF THEY'RE DOING THAT, I THINK WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO IS JUST GIVE 'EM A QUICK HEADS UP. UH, LOOK, WE, WE CANNOT HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IF THEY PERSIST. WHAT DO YOU NOW KNOW? YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE VIOLATING THIS RULE AND YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION, WHICH IS TO REPORT. SO GIVE EVERYBODY FAIR WARNING. BUT IF THEY JUST ARE GONNA PERSIST, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT. UH, WHAT IS RECUSAL AND HOW'S IT WORK? I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT RECUSAL IS. UH, THAT'S WHEN THE CODE OF ETHICS SAYS YOU HAVE A CONFLICT. WHAT DO YOU DO? PENCILS DOWN. YOU STOP WORKING ON IT. YOU INFORM THE CHAIR, YOU LET 'EM KNOW. AND THEN WHEN THAT BUSINESS COMES BEFORE PARKS AND REC, YOU GO OUT IN THE HALLWAY AND YOU HAVE SOME COFFEE AND YOU COME BACK WHEN IT'S OVER AND YOU JUST, YOU CAN'T BE INVOLVED IN THAT ANYMORE. SO THAT'S HOW RECUSAL WORKS. YOU'LL FIND THAT RULE AT 12 8 24. OKAY, WE ARE JUST ABOUT DONE. WE ARE DONE. LET ME ASK YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THEN LET ME EXPLAIN, UH, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUMP INTO THE RULE AND I WILL BE OUT OF, UH, OUT OF YOUR MEETING AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR ATTENTION. I GO TO LOTS OF BOARDS AND NOBODY EVEN LOOKS SO AT LEAST YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME, MY HEAD. YOU'RE FAKING IT. YOU'RE GOOD. AT LEAST. UM, LET'S SAY YOU, UH, YOUR SPIDER SENSE GOES OFF. YOU GO TO THE POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE, IT TAKES YOU TO A RULE. YOU READ THE RULE AND YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOW WHAT? SEEK AN ADVISORY OPINION. WHAT'S THAT? NUMBER ONE, IT'S FREE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. HOW MANY OTHER TIMES IN YOUR LIFE YOU GET TO GO TO A CITY ATTORNEY AND ASK THEM TO WRITE YOU A BIG OLD MEMO THAT'LL KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE AND IT'S FREE. WELL, THIS IS ONE, IT'S CALLED AN ADVISORY OPINION. YOU GIVE THEM ALL THE FACTS ABOUT A FUTURE DECISION. IF YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT, IT'S TOO LATE. YOU FOLLOW THEIR ADVICE, YOU HAVE A SAFE HARBOR. SECOND SITUATION WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, THAT'S RECUSAL. YOU GO TO THE POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE, YOU READ THE RULE, I'VE GOT A CONFLICT. YOU RECUSE YOURSELF. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT THIRD SITUATION. YOU READ THE RULE, NOW YOU SEE THERE'S A VIOLATION, YOU HAVE TO REPORT IT. VERY IMPORTANT. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? USE THE WHISTLE HOTLINE. WHY? AND BY THE WAY, YOU CAN FIND THE WHISTLE HOTLINE ON THE OIG WEBSITE BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU SEND AN EMAIL TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR OR TO ME OR WHOEVER, WHAT IS IT? OPEN TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ACCESS REQUEST. AND WHAT IF YOU GET BLAMED FOR SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T DO? NOW IT'S SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC INFORMATION ACCESS REQUEST. WHERE DO YOU END UP ON THE FRONT PAGE, TOP FOLD OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. IF YOU SEND IT TO US THROUGH THE WHISTLE, WE GET IT FIRST. WE INVESTIGATE IT AND NINE TIMES OUT OF THE 10 WE FIND OUT WHEN WE INVESTIGATE IT. IT DIDN'T VIOLATE THE CODE. YOU GOT THE WRONG PERSON. NOBODY EVEN KNOWS THE ALLEGATION WAS OUT THERE. BUT THAT ONLY IS SECURE IF YOU USE, UH, THE HOTLINE. IF YOU EVER GET CALLED, YOU'RE PROBABLY A WITNESS. YOU GOTTA TELL THE TRUTH. YOU GOTTA COOPERATE. YOU CAN'T RETALIATE, YOU CAN'T INTERFERE. ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU WOULD BASICALLY COME UP WITH OUR WEBSITE IS FAQ BASED. UH, YOU CAN CALL ME ANYTIME FOR HELP. UH, BUT AGAIN, IF YOU WANT THAT SAFE HARBOR, GET THE ADVISORY OPINION AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OH, THERE, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. UM, [00:55:01] AS A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY, WE HAVE AN ITEM BEFORE US. ARE WE ALLOWED TO COMMUNICATE WITH WHOEVER GROUP? LET'S SAY WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT'S TRYING TO BID ON A, ON A PIECE OF BUSINESS OR WE'RE APPROVING A SIGNIFICANT SUM OF MONEY TO DO THE COTTON BALL. I MEAN COTTON BALL AS AN EXAMPLE. IS IT ETHICAL OR IS IT VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS FOR ANY OF US TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE CONTRACTOR? IT'S GONNA BE VERY FACTUALLY DEPENDENT. IT'S VERY INTERESTING. THE WAY THE EX PARTE RULE IS, IS WRITTEN. IT'S REALLY ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO WITH YOU AS OPPOSED TO WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THEM. AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE FACT SPECIFIC. GO TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, GET AN ADVISORY OPINION AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT. JUST A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IS JUST NOT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IF POSSIBLE. YEAH, THERE'S ANOTHER RULE IN THE CODE. I DIDN'T GO OVER. I CALL IT THE DUCK RULE. IF IT LOOKS WHACK, SWIMS, QUACKS LIKE A DUCK, IT'S A DUCK. IF IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR, THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA THINK. UH, SO THE RULE IS IN YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE, UH, YOU'RE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY. UH, IF THERE'S AN APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, YOU NEED TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER YOUR ACTIONS. AND I THINK THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TAKE YOUR TIME, KEEP AN ADVISORY OPINION. YEP, TALK IT THROUGH. PERFECT. THANK YOU SIR, VERY MUCH. OH, , SORRY. NO, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. I MEAN, REALLY THERE YOU HAVE A VERY DRY SENSE OF HUMOR THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE. SO THANK YOU . JEFF, DID YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS, IS A SENSE OF HUMOR AND NOT JUST, UH, SARCASTIC OR WHATEVER? OH, I GOT A QUESTION. OH, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT TWO MORE THAT JUST POPPED UP. SORRY, MR. TITA. YEAH, YOU GUYS NEED TO BUZZ IN. WE WE NEED, COME ON. OKAY. REAL QUICKLY, MR. CHAIR. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, YEAH, THE WAY IT SOUNDS, WE CAN'T HAVE NO FRIENDS. I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU CAN HAVE FRIENDS WHO'S GOTTA BE CIVIL ABOUT IT. THAT'S MR. GOLDSTEIN. UM, YEAH, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. BUT, UM, THE PROCESS THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION'S GOING THROUGH, IS THAT, IS THAT, UM, ARE THOSE PROPOSALS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOMEWHERE THAT FOLKS CAN SEE WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED? SO YES. UH, AND THEY'LL BECOME MORE AND MORE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, MORE UBIQUITOUS AS THE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD. BUT ALL OF THEY'RE CALLED WORKING GROUP MEETINGS. YES, ALL OF OUR WORKING GROUP MEETINGS, WE DECIDED TO DO, UH, UH, AS TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. SO THEY'VE ALL BEEN LIVE. YOU CAN WATCH THEM ALL. UH, WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE WITH THE 22 RECOMMENDATIONS. WE'VE GOT FIVE THAT ARE COMING UP FOR A LITTLE FOLLOW UP, UH, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM THERE IN TERMS OF PROCESS. THEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL GO TO THE ETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION AND THEY'LL DO ALL THAT IN A PUBLIC MEETING. FROM THERE, THEY'LL GO TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND ETHICS THAT WILL BE PUBLIC AND FROM THERE COUNCIL WILL BE BRIEFED. SO THESE THINGS WILL BE OUT IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC MANY TIMES ARE THE DOCUMENTS THEY'RE POSTED SOMEWHERE. SO, 'CAUSE I, I KNOW SOME OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DON'T POST THEIR WHOLE JUST POST THE AGENDA AND I'VE SEEN THE AGENDA POSTINGS FOR THE WORKING. IS THERE SOMEWHERE THAT I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT THEY BE POSTED AT THE PERFECT TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COME TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. SO, YOU KNOW, INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS. I WILL CHECK. THAT CERTAINLY IS THE INTENTION. AND IF IT'S NOT HAPPENING, UH, I'LL MAKE SURE IT IS HAPPENING. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. K CREAMY TO ROUND US OUT. THANK YOU MR. VICE CHAIR. UM, A QUESTION I WANNA PUT OUT ON THE RECORD IS, UM, LET'S SAY, UM, LET'S SAY YOU'RE A PARK BOARD MEMBER IN, YOU'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU GOT, YOU GOT A, A, A PUBLIC PERSONA WHERE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND FOR THE MOST PART YOU ARE, BUT THEN YOU GOT A PERSONAL PERSONA, UH, ALSO ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT YOUR OWN KIND OF THOUGHTS OUT THERE, A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, YOUR OWN OPINIONS. AND THEN SAY A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY SAYS, WELL, I DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BULLYING US. IS, IS BULLYING, UM, THEIR PERCEPTION OF BULLYING, UM, THEIR DEFINITION OF BULLYING IN THAT SENSE? IS THAT AN ETHICS VIOLATION? NO. AND, AND YOU KNOW, FROM THE SUPREME COURT, YOU KNOW, PORNOGRAPHY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE IT, UM, AND THAT'S MORE WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO. UH, WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE VERY THIN SKIN. AND THAT DOESN'T DEFINE WHETHER THE CODE OF ETHICS AND VIOLATED OR NOT REASONABLE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO THAT. YOU DO TOUCH ON A GREAT POINT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, TRIP OVER IT. UH, YOU HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. UM, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDES AS A CITY OFFICIAL. HOWEVER, YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT AS A CITY OFFICIAL TO, UH, PRINT FOR TAT WITH PEOPLE ONLINE. YOU HAVE, UH, AN OBLIGATION [01:00:01] TO BE CIVIL WITH THE PUBLIC EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT. UM, AND WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, LET'S SAY, AND YOU GO TIT FOR TAT FOR SOMEONE, AND IT'S, IT'S YOU PERSONALLY AND YOU DON'T SAY, WELL, I'M A PARK BOARD MEMBER AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, START TALKING ABOUT THAT. AND YOU JUST DO IT AS AN INDIVIDUAL. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT SUBJECT TO THAT 12 A FOUR RULE ABOUT IF IT, IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK WAX, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA WATCH OUT FOR THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION. BUT THE, THE IDEA HERE IS YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN, YOU CAN USE THE PRESTIGE OF YOUR OFFICE AS THE WORDS THAT THE CODE USES, UH, AND START POKING BACK AT SOMEBODY AND THAT, AND THAT HAPPENS A LOT. UH, SOMEBODY HAS A POST THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY FAIR UNDER THE, THE CONSTITUTION. AND IF THEY JUST LEFT OFF THE FACT THAT THEY HOLD A CERTAIN POSITION AT THE CITY, THEY WOULD BUMPED INTO THE CODE. GOT IT. THAT'S A VERY GOOD ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST MAKING SURE NOBODY ELSE IS BUZZING IN NOW. RUDY, WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? ? JUST SOMEONE I KNOW. . THANK YOU SIR, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, ALRIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GONNA GO TO OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS. UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THESE OUT OF ORDER. MR. UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO JOEY. IS THERE GOPAR FIRST? I THINK I HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR MR. WARE TO, ON THIS ONE. ALRIGHT. UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. APPRECIATE, UH, RECOGNIZING I'D LIKE TO, UH, UH, LOST MY WORD IN HERE. OH, BY THE WAY, MR. GOLDSTEIN HAS RECUSED HIMSELF FOR THIS ONE. I JUST WANNA REANNOUNCE THAT FOR THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. I WANNA, UH, THE FURTHEST ITEM TO THE NEXT PART. BOARD MEETING ON MARCH 25TH, 2026. SECOND VISTA. YEP. ITEM SECOND. UH, ANY OPPOSED? ANY DISCUSSERS? ANY DISCUSSION? WAIT, WAIT. SAY THAT HE'S GONNA DEFER TO THE NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING. YEP. I HAVE A SECOND. UH, FOR MR. MADANO. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, UM, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL DEFER TO THE NEXT MEETING. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO, UH, THE FAIR PARK NOW. THE FAIR PARK VISIT DALLAS, UH, AGREEMENT IN DISTRICT SEVEN. UH, I THINK MR. AGARAL HAS A MOTION ON THIS ONE. MR. AGARAL, ARE YOU THERE? I MAKE THE MOTION. YEAH, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. UH, SECOND, MR. HUERTA, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? UH, YES, SIR. MR. CHAIR. UH, UH, WELL, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN DO BETTER JUSTICE TO FAIR PARK THAN VISIT DALLAS. VISIT DALLAS IS DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN ANY CASE, AND THEY HAVE DEALS COMING TO THEM. THEY KNOW FAIR PARK AT THE BACK OF THEIR HAND. THEY HAVE SPORTS COMMISSION'S OFFICE THERE. SO I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UH, ITEM AND I HOPE WE ALL TAKE STEPS TO APPROVE IT. UH, SO I'M EXCITED. UH, THANK YOU, RYAN. THANK YOU. UH, CRAIG DAVIS IS THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PARTNERSHIP. THANKS GERAL. MS. MONDELL? YES, THAT I, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AND IT WOULD NOT DO MY MENTOR TIM, NIKKI JUSTICE, IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT. I KNOW THAT HE MET WITH MR. DAVIS A LONG TIME AGO IN REGARDS TO THE BRIMER BILL AND THE TAX INCENTIVES THAT WERE COMING THROUGH FROM FAIR PARK AND ALL OF THE, THE AMAZING THINGS THAT WENT DOWN THROUGH THAT, THAT LEGISLATION. AND SO JUST TO HAVE THIS COME TO FRUITION, UM, IS REALLY EXCITING. AND, UM, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THIS, TO THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE SUCCESS FOR EVERYONE, EVERYONE INVOLVED, AND ESPECIALLY THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE PEOPLE. SO, THANK YOU, ALBERTO. UH, YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH, I JUST WANTED, JUST REAL QUICK, RECOGNIZE THIS 'CAUSE THIS IS AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP FOR FAIR PARK. AND, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GROW THIS IN THE NEXT FIVE 10, EVEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE FOR 15, 20 YEARS. 'CAUSE IT'S, IT IS, IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WANTING AT FAIR PARK FOR A LONG TIME, AND NOW WE WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE PIECES IN PLACE. AND THIS IS ONE, THANK YOU MR. DAVIS FOR LEAVING AND ALL THE, ALL THE STATS THAT ALSO PUT THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVERYBODY'S BEING QUICK TODAY. MR. WOOD. I ALSO AM VERY EXCITED AND THANKFUL FOR THIS. UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, FAIR PARK IS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR, UM, NOT JUST THE CITY OF DALLAS, BUT THE COUNTRY. AND I THINK THAT PAIRING FAIR PARK WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER AND JUST THE CITY OF DALLAS AS A WHOLE, AND YOU FOCUSING ON THAT, IT'S NOT ONLY GONNA HELP FAIR PARK, IT'S GONNA HELP OUR PARTNERS AT FAIR PARK. IT'S GONNA HIGHLIGHT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. SO I THINK I'M, I'M BEYOND [01:05:01] EXCITED TO SEE YOU GUYS SELL THIS. UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT, I I I WANNA SEE THIS LIKE SKYROCKET. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A LONG TERM, UM, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARK IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. OF COURSE, WE VOTED ON THIS. APPRECIATE YOU BEING IN THE ROOM, UH, HEARING ANOTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. GREAT. OKAY. VOTING, UH, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS ARE COMPLETED. WE'LL NOW MOVE, UH, TO HEAR FROM OUR ILLUSTRIOUS BOARD SECRETARY. IT'S A POINTER ON, UM, OUR, UH, BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS. YEAH, , UH, ACTING CHAIR, MR. OCONNOR. UH, YOU KNOW, IN CONSULTATION WITH, UH, CHAIR WITH PRESIDENT ARUN AGARAL, UH, WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE UPDATE THE BOARD PART RULES GETTING THERE. A BRIEF INSTANCE, OR AT LEAST AN UPDATE TO THE RULES, UH, SINCE 2022. AND SO I THINK THE TIMING IS RIGHT. ALSO, WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A NEW, A LOT OF NEW COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMITTEES. UH, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND ALL THE RULES, ALL OF THE CORN, UH, THAT SHOULD TAKE PLACE AND, AND MAKE SURE EVERY COMMITTEE IS DEFINITELY ADHERING TO ROBERT ROUEL OR, UM, JUST CARRYING OUT, UH, THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WAY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JENKINS. I, UH, HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE THAT COMMON THAT I'M ON THE SIDE OF THE , SO THANK YOU ALL. UM, YEAH. SO AS DIRECTOR JENKINS SAYS, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO SECTIONS. THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A COMPREHENSIVE, UM, REVIEW WHERE I'M SITTING HERE GOING THROUGH EACH LINE, UH, ONE BY ONE. UM, WE WE'RE JUST GONNA GET A SKIP AROUND BY THE SECTIONS AND TALK ABOUT THE MOST FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO ITEMS, UM, THE PARK BOARD RULES OF . THEY OUTLINE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF, UM, EVERYONE. UH, AND THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO SUPPORT THE BOARD WITH THE RULES AND THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MEETINGS. THE PARK RECREATION BOARD, OF COURSE, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1905. UM, THE LAST TIME THE RULES, UM, THE PARK BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE WERE, UM, FULLY REVIEWED WAS IN 2018, AND THEN THEY WERE REVISED IN 2022. THE RULES AND PROCEDURE INCORPORATED MANDATES FROM THE CITY CHARTER AND THE CITY CODE AS WELL. PROCEDURE GUIDE PROCESSES ON HOW MEETINGS ARE RUN AND DEFENDANT'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE PARK BOARD HAS AUTHORITY, UM, TO DO THE, THE BUSINESS THAT IT DOES, UM, THROUGH THE CITY CHARTER CHAPTER 27, SECTIONS ONE AND FOUR. AND THE PARK DEPARTMENT ITSELF IS ADMINISTERED BY THE PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, UM, UNDER THE SUPERVISION, OF COURSE, OF THE BOARD, WHICH IS UNIQUE AMONGST THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WITHIN THE CITY. UH, AND, AND IF YOU EACH HAVE A COPY OF THIS, I WILL SAY THAT I PRINTED OUT TODAY. SO IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT IT, IF YOU WANNA MAKE NOTES, IF YOU WANNA HIGHLIGHT QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE LATER, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. IT WAS ALSO PROVIDED BACK IN DECEMBER IN THAT THICK BINDER THAT YOU ALL GOT, UM, WITH THE, UM, ALL THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS BACK AT OUR RETREAT, UH, IF THAT IS THERE, IF YOU WANNA REFER TO IT. UM, AND WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS. SO SECTION TWO THAT COVERS THINGS LIKE CORN. WE JUST HAVE PLUS ONE, UM, TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE MEETING AND THE PARK DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR PARTICIPATION. UM, COURSE THE PARK DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR PARTICIPATES IN WHOLE DISCUSSIONS, BUT IS NOT THE VOTING MEMBER. AND THEN IT ALSO GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARE, UM, GOVERNED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, UM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE. AND ONE IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR NEW MEMBERS, WHEN WE DO GO AND WE HAVE, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEYS AS WELL, UM, YOU CAN CHIME IN AT ANY POINT IF THEY WANNA CLARIFY ANYTHING THAT I'M SAYING. UM, BUT THE, UM, THERE'S NO VOTES TAKEN IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS JUST FOR DISCUSSION. AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR AGENDA AND THAT LAST PAGE, THAT'S ALWAYS ATTACHED LIST, [01:10:01] THE, THE REASONS OR THAT THERE COULD BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THAT'S BY TEXAS OPEN THE EXACT, AND IF YOU HEAR US SAY TOMA, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO IS THE TEXAS OPEN. OKAY. AND THEN SECTION THREE, UH, CODE OF CONDUCT, UM, THAT JUST GOES OVER WHAT PARK BOARD MEMBERS, UH, THE SPEAKING ROUNDS, UM, REQUEST TO SPEAK AND BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR BEFORE SPEAKING. UM, YOU KNOW, USING YOUR, UH, IF YOU'RE IN THE MAIN PARK BOARD MEETING, YOU KNOW, YOUR TABLET'S THERE TO, UH, TO, UH, REQUEST WHEN TO SPEAK VERSUS THE CHAIR FOR THE PRESIDING CHAIR OF THE PRESIDENT SEES WHO, UM, HAS REQUESTED TO SPEAK IN WHAT ORDER AND, UH, RECOGNIZES THEM. AND THE OTHER IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE MAKING COMMENTS IS TO CONFINE THOSE COMMENTS TO THE ISSUES BEFORE THE COURT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ALL IN THE PARK ORDER RULES, PROCEDURES. YEAH. AND MS. POER ALSO REMIND ALSO IN THE, IN THE, UH, THE STANDING COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, THE SAME PROCEDURES SHOULD BE ADHERED TO. YES. IT'S THE SAME PROCEDURES AS WELL. CORRECT. AND, UM, THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT THE CHAIRS AND, AND THE CHAIRS OF COURSE, UM, THAT, THAT RUN THOSE MEETINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT, OKAY, AND I CAN GO TO THE, UH, SECTION FOUR. THERE IS A LOT IN THAT SECTION IF YOU WANNA REFER TO IT. SO I JUST PULLED OUT SOME OF THEM. UM, THAT'S WHERE ALL THOSE, UH, THINGS LIKE YOUR SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, UM, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ATTENDANCE, UM, EXCUSABLE DURING MEETINGS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WHERE THOSE ARE LAID OUT. AND YOU CAN ALL, I'M GOING THROUGH THESE RULES AND SAYING, HEY, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE COMMONLY ASKED. BUT YOU CAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST GO TO THE RULES AFTER THIS CONVERSATION. YOU CAN STILL COME TO ME. YOU CAN COME TO THE DIRECTOR, YOU CAN COME TO ONE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS AND ASK AS WELL. BUT I WANT YOU TO, WE WANTED TO REALLY DO, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE DO HAVE SOME MEETING MEMBERS TO, TO POINT THAT OUT, THAT, THAT THIS INFORMATION IS THERE FOR YOU AS WELL. UM, BUT SECTION FOUR, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS IS TARDINESS. UM, AND THAT'S THE TITLE OF IT. UH, BUT WANTED TO POINT OUT FROM THAT, IF YOU COME INTO A MEETING AFTER A VOTE HAS TAKEN PLACE, WHAT, UM, WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU ARE STILL, UM, SAY HOW TO PHRASE THIS. UH, YOU'RE STILL, UH, COUNTED AS HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THAT ITEM UNLESS YOU COME INTO THE MEETING AND SAY, YOU KNOW, STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT YOU HAVE . SO I DON'T KNOW IF OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UM, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT IT IS A PART OF THE CHAPTER EIGHT, UH, CITY, UH, CODE. AND I KNOW WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, SO. OH, SURE. SO, UM, THE CLARIFICATION WOULD BE THAT IF YOU COME IN AS SHE DESCRIBED, AND, UM, VOTES HAVE BEEN MADE, EVEN IF YOU COME IN AS THE VERY END, SHE LEFT THE MEETING AND CAME BACK. UM, IF YOU DON'T WANNA BE COUNTED AS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL THE SECRETARY AS TO HOW YOU WANNA VOTE ON EACH ONE OF THE ITEMS. SO, SO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME BACK AND ACTUALLY ENTER A VOTE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WAS CLEAR. IT'S UP, WE, YOUR QUESTIONS AT THE END. AND, UM, SO AGAIN, I'M NOT GONNA READ EACH ONE OF THESE TO YOU, BUT THAT'S WHAT I, HERE, THERE'S THE TRAVEL POLICY, UH, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, UH, ABSENCES BECAUSE OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS. UM, YOU NEED TO MAKE A NOTE OF AN ABSENCE BECAUSE OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS, UM, BUT IT STILL COUNT AS AN ABSENCE. AND THAT'S THE PARK BOARD RULES AND THE CITY CODE, UH, SECTIONS FIVE AND SIX COVER OFFICERS. WE HAVE A PRESIDENT AND A VICE PRESIDENT. UH, THE OTHER COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OFTEN HAVE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. UM, AS THOSE ARE INTERCHANGEABLE AND BOARD, WE REFER TO THEM AS PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. UM, IN THE ABSENCE OF A, OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE ROOM, THE VICE PRESIDENT IS THE RESIDING OFFICER AND OR PRESIDING OFFICER. AND THEN IF NEITHER IS IN THE ROOM, THEN THE BOARD COULD ACTUALLY TAKE THE VOTE TO, UM, DESIGNATE A TEMPORARY CHAIR FOR THAT MEETING. AND AGAIN, THE, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEES AND THE FULL [01:15:01] BOARD, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT PRESERVE ORDER IN COMPLIANCE, UM, WITH THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. SECTION SEVEN ORDER OF BUSINESS. UM, THIS JUST GOES THROUGH, THIS IS MAINLY REFERRING TO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED THE FIVE PERSON MEMO. UM, IF YOU'RE, UH, FAMILIAR WITH THAT. SO THERE ARE WAYS THAT THE, UM, INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS CAN HAVE AN ITEM PLACED ON AN AGENDA. THERE'S TWO, UM, WAYS. ACTUALLY THERE'S A FIVE, UH, THE FIVE PARK BOARD MEMBERS, UM, ITEM IS THEY, OR I'M SORRY, THEY PRESENT A FIVE SIGNATURE MEMO FORM, OR A MAJORITY OF A COMMITTEE CAN REQUEST AN ITEM BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA. AND SO THERE ARE STEP-BY-STEP RULES FOR THAT WITHIN THE PARK BOARD, UH, RULES AND PROCEDURES. AND IF THERE EVER IS A FIVE PERSON MEMO, THAT INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WORKS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UM, GATHERS THE NAMES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND SUBMITS IT TO THE PARK BOARD SECRETARY FOR PLACING ON THE AGENDA AND DISTRIBUTING TO THE OTHER MEMBERS, UM, SPEAKERS. WE ALL KNOW HOW DIACOS, THEY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE BOARD CAN, AND THE CHAIR CAN RECOGNIZE THAT . UM, SECTION EIGHT, I'M NOT GOING TO READ DETAILS ON EACH ONE OF THESE, BUT JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER IS WHAT IS FOLLOWED IN THE MEETINGS. UM, I, WE HAVE THESE IN MY OFFICE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE EVER BEEN OUT, HAVE ANYBODY EVER WANTS THEM? THERE ARE BOOKLETS. UM, IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE WENT THROUGH OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AND THAT TYPE OF THING. WE DO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, PARLIAMENTARIAN TO HELP US WITH THOSE MOTIONS AND THINGS WHEN THEY'RE QUESTIONS. AND, UM, THERE'S A HANDY LITTLE CHEAT SHEET ABOUT SHEET, WHAT A MOTION DOES THAT I PASSED OUT TO YOU ALL AS WELL. YOU'RE WELCOME TO USE THAT OR THAT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN, YOU ALL KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS STEP FOR GUIDANCE. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, SECTION 10 IS THE PARK BOARD COMMITTEES AND THE PARK BOARD COMMITTEES. UM, THERE ARE, UH, TWO STANDING COMMITTEES. OF COURSE, THERE'S ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE AND THEN PLANNING AND DESIGN, AND ALL OF YOU ARE ON ONE OF THOSE. THOSE ARE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND THE COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRS. UM, THE, UH, OKAY, I THINK THE NEXT ONE IS THE TOP COMMITTEE. SO, UM, BUT YES, SECTION 10 IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND HOW THEY'RE, AND, UM, ESTABLISH AND HOW ALL THINGS ARE MADE. WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS SECTION 10, CONTINUE. CAN WE GO BACK ONE , THE AD HOC COMMITTEES. AND SO THESE ARE THE CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES. WE HAVE HEALTH AND ROCKET SPORTS, MARKETING AND SPONSORSHIP, SAFETY AND SECURITY AND TRAIL STANDARDS AND AD HOC COMMITTEES DIFFER, UM, FROM THE STANDING COMMITTEES AND THAT THEY'RE NOT, UH, YOU KNOW, A SET TIME, THEY'RE AS NEEDED. UH, SO THEY CAN BE MORE FREQUENT, UM, WHEN THERE'S A SPECIFIC NEED, UM, OR, OR WHAT'S FREQUENTLY, UM, MEET. AND THEY CAN ALSO, THEY'RE, UH, SET UP FOR SPECIFIC GOALS. UM, AND SO ONCE THOSE GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED, THOSE MAY, UH, NO LONGER BECOME ACTIVE COMMITTEE. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, SUSPENSION OF RULES. OF COURSE, THE PARK BOARD HAS THE ABILITY TO SUSPEND THEIR RULES ANYTIME THAT THEY, UH, DESIRE TO DO THAT, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT SUSPENDING A RULE THAT IS THE CITY CHARTER OR, UH, STATE CODE, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO IF THEY'RE YOUR OWN RULES, UM, YOU CAN DO THAT. BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A VOTE. UM, IT'S A, AND IT'S A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY, UM, TO DO THAT. AND THE SAME WITH AMENDING, UM, YOUR RULES. AND LASTLY, UH, AGAIN, ONE OF THE REASONS WE WANTED TO DO THIS IS JUST SO THAT WE CAN GO AND DO AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLEANUP, UH, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN IT THAT TALK ABOUT WHICH ROOM WE NEED IN OR, UM, THE, [01:20:01] UH, TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE POSTING DEADLINES, UH, RULES SURROUNDING THAT CHANGED IN SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER. IT USED TO BE 72 HOURS BEFORE A MEETING, AND NOW IT'S THREE FULL BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE A MEETING. SO IT'S JUST PUTTING, WE WE'LL NEED TO IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, PUT THOSE KINDS OF, UM, UPDATES INTO THE, UM, PART OR RULES AND PROCEDURES. BUT THAT IS THE PRESENTATION. SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. THANK YOU. MS. POER. THAT TWO THIRDS RULE THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT IS THAT TWO THIRDS OF WHO'S PRESENT. UM, IT'S WHO'S PRESENT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. MM-HMM . YOU'RE ASKING , MR. GOLDSTEIN. THANK YOU. UM, I LOVE A GOOD RULES DISCUSSION. THANKS. UM, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE ON THE, ON THE POINT THAT CONNIE JUST CLARIFIED, LIKE THAT, I THINK SOME FOLKS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SAME COUNCIL, THAT YOU CAN'T WALK A BOAT TECHNICALLY, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T, UM, UNLESS YOU'RE RECUSING FOR A CONFLICT, YOU CAN'T JUST DECIDE. YOU CAN'T ABSTAIN. CAN YOU COME TO THE YEAH, THANK YOU. INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO, 'CAUSE NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE. FABULOUSLY. I KNOW CONNIE WAS UP LATE AT COUNCIL LAST NIGHT FOR ONE 30 IN THE MORNING, BUT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. UM, SO, UH, IF, SO I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO SAY IS THAT MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE IF YOU'RE PRESENT. OKAY. AND SO IF YOU, IF YOU RECUSE YOURSELF, THEN OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PRESENTING A CONFLICT AND THEREFORE YOU'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE ITEM. UM, WHAT WE WERE GETTING AT WAS THAT IF YOU ARE PRESENT IN, OR YOU ARRIVE TARDY TO THE MEETING, UM, AND, UH, THE, THE PARK BOARD STILL IS IN SESSION, UM, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE, UM, AFFIRMATIVELY, UM, ON, AND WHEN I SAY THAT ON YOUR OWN VOLITION, IN THE EVENT YOU MISSED ANY VOTING ITEMS OR, AND, AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU'LL BE COUNTED AS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. AND SO THE, THE GOOD WAY IS, SO IF YOU ARRIVED TARDY, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, THERE WAS A VOTE, YOU MISSED IT, YOU WEREN'T RECUSED, UM, AND YOU COME IN, YOU WANNA MAYBE CHECK WITH THE SECRETARY AND ENTER YOUR VOTE, OR IF YOU DON'T CARE, THEN YOU DIDN'T OBJECT, THEN IT'LL BE COUNTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. SO, UM, HOPEFULLY THAT'S CLEAR. YEAH. SO I MEAN, LIKE TECHNICALLY IF IT, IT COULD SWAY THE VOTE IF YOU COME IN AND WITHDRAW THE SECRETARY THAT YOU'RE AGAINST IT. I DON'T THINK THAT TYPICALLY, I MEAN THAT'S PROBABLY A RARE SCENARIO, BUT THAT COULD HAPPEN. IT IS RARE, BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE. SO IF YOU DON'T WANNA COUNTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THEN YOU WOULD WANNA MAKE SURE YOU ENTER YOUR VOTE AND THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO PROHIBITION IN DOING THAT. NO. SO THERE'S NO PROHIBITION IN, IN ENTERING YOUR VOTE. IF YOU HAD, IF YOU DIDN'T SUPPORT THE VOTE NAME, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO DO. AND THAT'S NOT UNIQUE TO THE PARK BOARD. NO, THAT'S NOT THAT IT APPLIES TO ANY, YEAH. ANY VOICE. UM, AND THEN ON RECONSIDERATION, WHICH ACTUALLY, UM, HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT A VERY LATE HOUR. BUT RECONSIDERATION, WHEN YOU DO IT AT, AT A FUTURE, AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH I THINK WE'VE HAD HAPPEN ONCE HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU HAVE TO ALSO WORK WITH THE POST WITH THE STAFF AND THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO POST TO, RIGHT? SO THERE'S A STEP THAT'S NOT IN ITEM A FOUR EXPLICITLY. I DON'T THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT, IF YOU'RE GONNA RECONSIDER ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING, IT STILL HAS, IT HAS TO BE POSTED IN SOME WAY. UM, YES. UM, YOU CAN EITHER POST IT FOR RECONSIDERATION OR IF YOU'RE DOING IT AT THE SAME MEETING AND UH, THE PARK BOARD HASN'T ADJOURNED, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AN ITEM THAT YOU MUST BE ON THE SURVEILLANCE SIDE TO BE ABLE TO DO. BUT JUST PROCESS WHAT, BECAUSE I THINK WE DID THAT LAST YEAR FOR SOMETHING. BUT PROCESS WISE, YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW UP AT THE NEXT MEETING AND TRY TO MAKE THAT MOTION. 'CAUSE IT'S, YOU STILL FOLLOW TO CORRECT. SO. CORRECT. OKAY. WELL, AND IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD PUT IN THE RULES, LIKE AS A PATIENT? I MEAN, WE CAN TRY AND CLARIFY JUST LIKE A SENSE THAT ILLUSTRATION YEAH, ILLUSTRATION ARE ALWAYS HELPFUL FOR THE, IF IT'S BEING USED SPECIFICALLY AT THE NEXT MEETING, IT HAS TO COMPLY WITH TOMA, RIGHT? LIKE THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE IN THERE SO PEOPLE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND. AND THEN I JUST WELL MY LAST QUESTION IS, UM, DO WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE? I OH YES. I'M SORRY. WE DO. YEAH. I JUST, IT'S, YES. OKAY. IS IT THE SECRET COMMITTEE OR OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT IS MEETS IN THE BASEMENT? YEAH, IN L THREE PROBABLY. YEAH. I, I WOULD JUST SAY 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD TO, UH, TO ORGANIZE A TRIBUNAL, I, I CAN'T THINK OF ONE TRIBUNAL. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED, THE TRIBUNAL. AND IT'S A THREE PERSON, THREE MEMBERS OF THE PARK BOARD THAT WOULD SIT IN HERE, THE EMPLOYEE'S APPEAL, UH, IF THEY DECIDE TO GO PAST MY APPEAL [01:25:01] PROCESS. UH, BUT I, I CAN'T THINK OF ONE. IT'S PROBABLY BEEN SIX OR SEVEN YEARS THE LAST TIME WE HAD A TRIBUNAL THAT THAT'S, THAT ACTUALLY YOUR ABILITY TO HEAR AN APPEAL IS ACTUALLY WHAT MAKES THE PARK BOARD OF QUITE A JUDICIAL BOARD IS YOU ACTUALLY DO HAVE, UH, THE ABILITY TO OVERTURN A DIRECTION FROM SOMETHING FROM THE DIRECTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU MR. HUTA. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AND JUST TO, JUST TO CLARIFY, I, I UNDERSTOOD ABOUT, UH, COMING IN LATE, YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET THE, THE EYE FOR IT. BUT IF YOU ARE IN THIS ROOM, I, I I, I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I WANT YOU TO CLEAR IT UP. IF YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM AND YOU WALK OUT DURING A VOTE AND YOU COME BACK IN, YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED AN EYE. THAT IS CORRECT. UNLESS YOU CHANGE YOUR VOTE. OKAY. I'M JUST SAYING THAT. 'CAUSE UNLESS YOU STATE YOUR VOTE, I'M JUST SAYING THAT 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN A COUPLE TIMES. ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. YOUNG. UH, FIRST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC. YOU'RE DEEMED TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MY QUESTION IS AFFIRMATIVE ON WHAT THE EASY CASE IS. I'M PROOF AND IT PASSES, RIGHT? IF I COME IN, I'M DEEMED VOTE PASSAGE. IF THE MOTION IS TO REJECT IT AND THAT PASSES, AM I IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM OR IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SO IT IS ON THE ITEM, IT'S ON THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR. SO IF THE MOTION IS MADE TO DENY SOMETHING OR, OR REJECT IT THEN, AND IF YOU LEAVE, THEN YOU ARE DEEMED TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION TO REJECT. THAT'S THE AFFIRMATIVE SUPPORT OF THE ACTION ON THE FLOOR. I FEEL KIND OF STRANGE 'CAUSE THIS NEVER COMES UP, BUT LET'S SAY THERE'S A MOTION TO REJECT AN ITEM AND IT, UH, FAILS AND THEN THERE'S A MOTION TO DEFER IT AND THEN IT PASSES. IF I DEEMED TO HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF BOTH MOTIONS, THAT IS CORRECT. SO IF IT LET'S SAY FAILED BY A TIE VOTE AND I COME IN AND SAY I'M HERE. SO THEN I'M THE ONE THAT PUTS THE FIRST MOTION OVER THE TOP AND SECOND MOTION BECOMES MOVED. YEAH, THAT IS POSSIBLE. THANKS. MY OTHER QUESTION'S ABOUT RECONSIDERATION. IF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA DOES NOT BE ITEM, THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ITEM ALSO HAVE TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR IT TO BE TAKEN UP AT THAT SAME MEETING. IF IT IS POSTED CORRECTLY, YES, IT WOULD BE POSTED AS A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND IT WOULD BE POSTED THE SAME AS IT APPEARS WHEN IT WAS VOTED ON RESPONSE. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD THEN AUTHORIZE NOT ONLY AN ACTION ON THE RECONSIDERATION, BUT AN ACTION IF IT IS RECONSIDERED ON THE MAIN ITEM THAT IS CORRECT. A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THAT PREVAILS, UH, AND ACTUALLY PASSES REINSTATES THE ORIGINAL MOTION. SO YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. YOUNG. MS. MONDELL, DOES THIS ANYWHERE, SAY IN REGARDS IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE, HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD DO WITH ATTENDANCE? AND IF SO, DOES OUR DO ADDITIONAL SPECIAL REQUEST MEETINGS COUNT FOR ONE THAT YOU'VE MISSED IN THE CALENDAR? THE APPROVED CALENDAR? I, I DON'T KNOW IF I, I HAVE THAT ANSWER BECAUSE SPECIAL, SPECIAL MEETINGS, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BE EXCUSED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR, UM, DEPENDING ON WHY YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND. UM, BUT ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED TO ALL MEETING UNLESS YOU ARE, UH, EXCUSED BECAUSE YOU'RE UNOFFICIAL OUR BOARD BUSINESS AND SO YOU'RE SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND THEN, UH, BUT THOSE ARE STILL COUNTED AS YOU BE ABSENT. UM, AND, AND THERE IS A WAY TO GET THE ABSENCE RENEWED TO, TO THE CITY COUNCIL. BASICALLY HAVE TO FORGIVE YOUR ABSENCE EXCUSE. SO IT'S, SO THERE DOESN'T SAY WHERE YOU CAN MISS TWO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I DON'T BELIEVE NOT IN THE PARK BOARD RULES THE PROCEDURE. IT IS IN THE CITY CODE THAT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I'LL FOCUS ON THIS. THAT'S ALL I NEED. THANK YOU. BUT WE CAN, I MEAN WE CAN DEFINITELY PULL THAT INFORMATION FROM THE CITY CODE AND YOU KNOW, PROVIDE IT IN YOUR PROCEDURES. YOU KNOW, WE CAN DEFINITELY, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE MIRRORED OR PULLED FOR CLARIFICATION. 'CAUSE IT'S AN EASIER ACCESS IN YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE. YOU DON SHE CAN DEFINITELY, THERE'S NO PERMISSION ON THAT. I MEAN, IF IT'S A CONSENSUS SURE. IT'S FOR WHAT IT'S, THIS IS FOR ME ABOUT FLUID COMMUNICATION AND IF THERE'S ONE PLACE OF, OF COMMUNICATION, BUT I'M NOT, IT'S WHATEVER THE GROUP WANTS. CAN WE HAVE, CAN WE HAVE MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT? BECAUSE DURING THE BOND PROCESS WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT, [01:30:01] WELL WE HAD MORE SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS THAN WE NORMALLY HAVE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT I, I MEAN I KNOW SPECIFICALLY I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S YOUR YOUR, YOUR ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY AT SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS MEETING. YEAH, WE WERE TOLD, I THINK WE WERE TOLD AS A GROUP THEN. I BELIEVE SO. I, I, SO IF, IF LIKE THAT, THAT CONTRADICTS WHAT YEAH, WE JUST SAID WE CAN ABOUT THAT ANSWER. MM-HMM . OKAY. WE CAN, WE CAN FURTHER, BUT IT IS, IT IS IN HERE. SO I JUST HAVE TO CHAT THERE. YEAH, I, YEAH, I THINK, YEAH, I I THINK THAT THE, UM, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS RULES ARE 25. YOU CAN'T MISS MORE THAN 25%. IT'S A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL MEETINGS. YEAH, THOSE, THE MEETINGS THAT ARE SCHEDULED. SO REGULAR VERSUS SPECIAL. SO, WE'LL THAT, THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION. I WELL, I I'LL GET IT FROM THE OKAY. RETREATS. OH, AND RETREATS. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST WALK OUT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. POINTER. THAT WAS WHOLE DAY OF RULES AND WE'RE GOING TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE TODAY. STATE VOTING. ALRIGHT, UH, I'LL WAIT FOR, OH MA'AM. UH, ARE THERE ANY LIAISON REPORTS, SIR? MR. MCGAIN? WELL, IT'S NOT SO MUCH OF A LIAISON REPORT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY MENTION MY TRIP TO THE TEXAS RECREATION PARK SOCIETY 2026 INSTITUTE. UM, ALTHOUGH I WOULD, I LOVE TO HAVE SEEN MORE OF YOU ALL THERE OR ANYONE BESIDES ME, ESPECIALLY JR BECAUSE WE HAVE A GOOD TIME AT NIGHT WHEN JR IS AROUND . AND ALSO I NEED TO KNOW, HE, HE KNOWS EVERYBODY IN THE NEXT DIVISION ALSO. IT'S ALWAYS A JOY TO WALK AROUND AND, UM, BUT REGARDLESS, I HAD A REALLY, UM, AMAZING EXPERIENCE ON THERE. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS SESSIONS GIVEN BY CITY OF DALLAS PARK MIGRATION STAFF, WHICH WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING, UH, TO SEE THE, TO SEE THE GREAT WORK THEY'RE DOING AND HOW THEY SHARE THOSE STORIES, UM, WITH OTHER SMALLER CITIES AND, UH, AND, AND HOW THAT INFORMATION IS PICKED UP AND RUN WITH. AND, YOU KNOW, THE ONE SOAR POINT FOR ME WAS THE, UM, THE, WE WERE DOWN THERE, UH, PRESENTING ON THE PART TANK INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A REALLY GREAT INITIATIVE. AND I WAS ACTUALLY AT THE AWARDS PRESENTATION FOR THAT, UM, AT FAIR PARK. AND THOUGH WE GAVE THE PRESENTATION ON THAT, WE DID NOT WIN THE TRAPS AWARD FOR THAT EXACT SAME PROGRAM, WHICH WAS COPIED BY THE CITY OF AND SUBMITTED AN AWARDS APPLICATION AND, AND WON THAT FOR, FOR INNOVATION, WHICH WAS A HUGE LOSS TO ME. I, I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO CONNECT WITH OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK DURING OUR SESSIONS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, TO ATTEND THE OTHER EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS DOWN THERE. AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU ALL TO MAKE USE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO THESE CONFERENCES WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AND TO PICK UP THE, THE LEARNING THAT'S AVAILABLE THERE. AND ALSO TO MAKE THE CONNECTIONS TO, TO STAFF ANY OTHER LAND ON REPORTS. YES, SIR. UM, WE HAVE A PARK, UM, BRANCHING OUT EVENT THAT IS NOW POSTPONED THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF FORECASTED TO THE 21ST. SO THIS BRANCHING OUT AT LONGVIEW PARK IS NOW ON THE 21ST INSTEAD OF THE SUB. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS. I JUST WANNA SAY ONE THING. UH, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT THIS WEEKEND AT FAIR PARK. UH, WE HAD SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS AND THEY CAME OUT TO THE FARMER'S MARKET. IT WAS THE FIRST FARMER'S MARKET. IT WAS WELL INTENDED, A LOT OF VENDORS AND WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK, UH, FOLKS WHO SAY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TO FAIR PARK IN 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS. AND JUST TO HAVE THAT RECONNECTION WHERE FOLKS FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CONNECTED TO FAIR PARK AND, AND, AND, AND IN OUR WORDS, YOU KNOW, OUR TAGLINE IS BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THIS PAST SUNDAY AT FAIR PARK. SO ESPECIALLY, AND IT'S GONNA HAPPEN EVERY SUNDAY. YOU ALL, ALL THE WAY UP TO AU TO AUGUST. OH, CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT? YES, SIR. MR. CREAMY. SORRY, I I KNOW THIS, THIS ISN'T THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO ASK A QUESTION, BUT, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF PHOTOS TAKEN BY OUR DEPARTMENT. HAVE THOSE BEEN PUT ONLINE BECAUSE, UM, I, I THINK ONE OF OUR KEYS TO SUCCESS IS, [01:35:01] UH, FOR FOLKS TO SEE WHAT THEY MISSED OUT AND, AND, AND TO GROW AND COME BACK AND COME BACK AND COME BACK. 'CAUSE UH, THE TURNOUT WAS GOOD, BUT, UM, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT IT. OR MAYBE I MISSED IT. YOU COULD ANSWER ME LATER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW. I I CAN ANSWER YOU RIGHT NOW IF THERE WERE A LOT OF, UH, PICTURES AND, UH, VIDEOS TAKEN. UM, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU. BEEN POSTED YET? I'M AWARE THOUGH. GOTCHA. THANKS MR. UH, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. UM, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND I, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK AND I'M, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BRING IT UP BEFORE THE DIRECTOR DID. THIS EVENT WAS PHENOMENAL AND, AND BECAUSE MAYBE MY EXPECTATION WAS NOT TO BE AT, I, I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE WHEN OUR OTHER PARTNERS WERE RUNNING IT AND IT WAS, IT WAS NOWHERE NEAR WHAT THIS EVENT WAS. AND, UH, AND I WANT TO GIVE LEWIS OF BREAD AND MONICA AND ALL THE TEAM OUT THERE AT FAIR PARK FOR, FOR FINDING THE, THE RIGHT PARTNERSHIP AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. THEY FOUND A GREAT PARTNER TO, TO START OFF WITH AND ALL THE WORK THEY DID TO GET IT DONE. IT WAS, IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT AND WELL ATTENDED. I I, THE CROWD WAS ALWAYS PRETTY FLUID THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE, I WAS THERE ABOUT TWO HOURS AND IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. ATTEND CROWD. IT JUST KEPT COMING AND GOING AND BUYING FROM OUR LOCAL, LOCAL VENDORS AND, AND, AND PRODUCE AND VEGETABLES. SO IT WAS, IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. BRETT, THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR GETTING THAT. AND WE CAN JUST SEE THAT GROW. WE KNOW EVERY TIME IT'S GONNA BE A DIFFERENT EVENT. 'CAUSE IT, IT, IT DEPENDS ON PEOPLE'S SCHEDULE, BUT IT IS, IT WAS THE FIRST DAY START OUT AS A BIG BANG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. . YES. NO, YEAH. SO WITH SPRING BREAK ON THE RISE, UH, OR NOT ON THE RISE ON THE UPCOMING CALENDAR, UM, OLD CITY PARK HAS SPRING BREAK EXPLORATION CAMP. SO FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S REALLY INTERESTED IN COMING TO THAT, YOU CAN SIGN UP. IT'S MARCH 16TH THROUGH 20TH, 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AGES SEVEN THROUGH 15. UM, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE HISTORY AND NATURE AND CREATIVITY. SO IF YOU THINK OF THE WAY SAMUEL FARMS DID SOMETHING A LONG TIME AGO, UM, WITH LISA, IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SPECTACULAR. IT'S GONNA BE ADVENTUROUS, IT'S GONNA BE, UM, THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY INTERESTING. SO GO ONTO THE WEBSITE AND CHECK IT OUT. UM, AND THEN THE OTHER IS RIVER SEAN ROUNDUP PARK IS RIVER SEAN PARK ROUNDUP IS MARCH 14TH, STARTING AT 9:00 AM SO SIGN UP, COME CLEAN UP, UM, AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ONE OF OUR, UM, OUR CITY PARKS IN, IN THE, THE BEAUTIFUL AREA OF DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM, WE ARE, OUR NEXT PART BOARD MEETING IS THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 10:00 AM UH, WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS. WE NOW THE PARKS BOARD MEETING. UH, IT'S 11:41 AM THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.