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[I. Call to Order]
UH, WE CONVENE OUR TERRA PARKS AND RECREATIONS BOARD, MOVING TO AUDIT, LOT OFUM, THE FIRST, UH, QUICK UPDATE AND, UH, COMPLIMENTS TO DIRECTOR JENKINS.
THE BUDGET BOARD IS OVER AND I THINK PARKS GENERALLY ALL RIGHT, RIGHT.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
SO I THINK WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE.
[II. Special Recognitions]
WITH THAT, UH, THE NEXT POINT IS AMAZING RECOGNIZATION.I THINK, UH, EVERYONE KNOWS KATE AND EVERYONE, THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT CLYDE WARREN PARK.
AND KATE IS, UH, ONE WHO LET THE CLIENT GO FROM THE DAY ONE.
SHE WAS THERE WHEN NO ONE BELIEVED IT CAN HAPPEN.
SO KATE, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS AMAZING AND REALLY, I THINK, AL YOU HAVE BIG STEPS TO FOLLOW, BUT WE KNOW WHAT YOU WILL BRING.
MR. CHAIR, YOU'RE JOINING MS. SO HERE, YOU WOULD JOIN US RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU.
WE, I MAKE SURE EVERYONE SEE WHO'S WATCHING TODAY.
YOU SPELLED MY NAME RIGHT? UH, OKAY.
UH, WELL FIRST I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, MS. SAWYERS, UH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE KNOWING YOU OVER THE EIGHT YEARS MANAGING GLAD WARREN PARK, BUT YOU HAVE DEFINITELY LEFT YOUR MARK ON THE CITY, THE GENERATIONS TO COME.
THEY WILL SEE CLOUD ONE AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
SO IT IS A PROUD MOMENT TO SAY YOU HELPED MAKE DALLAS BETTER, AWESOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
WHEREAS KIT SAWYERS PROVIDED DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATED SERVICE DURING HER EIGHT YEAR TENURE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CLARE WARREN PARK, GUIDING THE CONTINUED GROWTH, PROGRAMMING, FUNDRAISING AND SUCCESS OF ONE OF DALLAS MOST RECOGNIZED PUBLIC SPACES UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, GLAD WARREN PARK EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OFFERING TO MORE THAN 1,300 PROGRAMS ANNUALLY.
I WELCOME UP TO 2 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR AND STRENGTHEN THIS ROAD AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM ACROSS DALLAS AND BEYOND.
DURING OUR TENURE, SAWERS LED CONTINUED FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS SUPPORTING CLARE ONE PARKS PHASE 2.0 VISION, INCLUDING PLANS TO EXTEND THE PARK NEARLY TWO ACRES WEST OF WOOD, WOODROW ROGERS FREEWAY WITH NEW GREEN SPACE AND EVENT PAVILION, ROOFTOP TERRACE, AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY GATHERED AREAS WHEREIN THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD RECOGNIZED THE COMPLETION OF KIT SAWYER'S TENURE WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR HER LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLARE WARREN PARK AND THE DALLAS PARK SYSTEM.
YOU HAVE, THEREFORE I, JOHN D. JENKINS DIRECT.
ON BEHALF OF THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, YOU HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION KIT SAWYERS SIGN, ARUN NAGARRO, PARK AND RECREATION BOARD PRESIDENT DON D JENKINS PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND 3, 2, 1, SPEAKER, 3, 2, 1.
THE REST OF THE BOARD, YOU ALL WILL JOIN US IN THE PITCHING.
JOHN, YOU GONNA END THAT WITH NOW? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I'LL POKE SOME, UH, FINGERS OF THE, THE FRAME.
THIS IS SO OFFICIAL, SO LOVELY.
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FAMILY TOO.TAKE ONE, TAKE STAY RIGHT THERE.
OH, SORRY MS. SO WE WANT TO ALLOW YOU YES, WE WANT ME TO HOLD.
I'LL GO AHEAD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE OFFICIAL BUSINESS TO GET TO.
BUT JUST VERY QUICKLY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME.
THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND AN INCREDIBLY LOVELY GESTURE.
UM, IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO WORK AT HOR PARK FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY WORK WITH THE PARK BOARD AND THE CITY AS WELL.
UH, YOU KNOW, ENORMOUSLY PROUD OF WHAT WE WERE ALL ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.
YOU ALL WERE JUST AS MUCH A PARK AS, UM, AS I WAS AND AS THE TEAM WAS AND, UH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PARK WAS, IS GETTING EVERYTHING ACCOMPLISHED.
YOU ALL REALLY, REALLY HELPED MAKE THIS INCREDIBLE.
AND THE STAFF AND THE TEAM, I'VE TALKED TO BRIAN PROBABLY WEEKLY.
UM, SO GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP, BUT ALSO THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT CAME FROM IT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY I ALSO COULD NOT BE HAPPIER TO SEE BERT STEP INTO THE ROLE.
I CARE A LOT ABOUT THE PARK AND HIS FUTURE, AND IT IS, AS YOU KNOW, AN INCREDIBLY GOOD HANDS MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ALL CARE ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS YOU ALL ARE INVOLVED IN IN PARKS, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE STEPPING IN A NEW ROLE AT SMU, WHICH IS REALLY ABOUT PULLING MU AND DALLAS MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER.
SO I WILL LIKELY NOT BE GOING TOO FAR AND HOPEFULLY REACHING OUT TO, UM, MANY OF YOU ALL TO SEE HOW WE MIGHT CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER.
BUT JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE AND THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS, UM, REALLY PUTS TOGETHER WITH INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT DALLAS ORGANIZATIONS IS SECOND TO NONE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WORK YOU ALL DO.
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE RECOGNITION.
AND IT WILL GO ON MY WALL IN THE PERKINS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT SMU
YEAH, AND I THINK I LET, UH, SOME BOARD MEMBERS MAKE SOME COMMENTS, UH, BEFORE.
I'M GONNA DO THIS IN LIKE 10 WORDS OR LESS.
UM, KEN, YOU, YOU HELPED CREATE AN ICON.
YOU ARE AN ICON AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO AT SMU.
THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY, DISTRICT 14, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR SPACES.
UM, THE BIGGEST MEMORY I HAVE OF YOU, WE DRINK BOND, AND, UM, WHEN WE GOT THE BOND, UH, ALL THE PARTNERS IN THE MATCHING DOLLARS, I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE MATCHING DOLLARS THAT
SO, UM, PHENOMENAL WORK, UM, AS A PROUD SMU ALUM, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE HILL.
YOU CAN GO THERE, UM, AND IT IS ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT COMES FROM EVERY SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS TO EVERY RACE, RELIGION, EVERYTHING.
AND IT REALLY IS, ITS BEAUTIFUL MELTING POT OF, OF A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL GET ALONG, PLAY, HANG, AND JUST ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT VISION AND REALLY, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO CALVERT, UM, CONTINUING THAT.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR RAISING THE BAR.
UM, AS FAR AS PARKS, UM, CLYDE WARREN IS A NATIONAL, WASN'T IT, ONE OF THE FIRST, UM, OVER THE INTERSTATE TYPE PARKS.
AND I BELIEVE YOU STARTED A TREND.
SO I THINK THAT IT'S AN INCREDIBLE, UM, PARK.
UM, YOU'VE RAISED THE BAR IN THE STANDARDS FOR THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM AND YOU'VE MADE US BETTER.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND WE KNOW CALVERT IS, UM, A DEFINITELY A GREAT CHOICE THAT YOU GUYS, UM, PICKED TO CARRY ON THAT LEGACY 'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE JUST AS GOOD AS YOU WERE.
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THANK YOU.I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY ANYTHING MORE GOOD.
I THINK IT'S AN EPITOME OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
AND THE DIVERSITY AND DIVERSITY OF WHAT YOU SEE IN CLYDE PARK PARK IS WHAT ANY CITY, ANY ORGANIZATION, UH, WOULD ASPIRE FOR.
SO, REALLY WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR NEXT CENTER OF WORK, BUT AS YOU SAID, YOU WON'T GIVE YOU A LOAN.
YOU, YOU WILL BE TALKING TO YOU FOR QUITE A FEW COLLABORATIONS WITH THAT.
OF COURSE, I THINK WE KNOW OUR OWN
BUT SO HAPPY AND WELCOME TO THIS NEW POSITION AND LOOKING FORWARD WORKING WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, MAYBE SOME JUST QUICK WORD.
WE REALLY EXCITED YOU ALL KNOW ME WELL, I NEVER MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY
WHEN KID CALLED ME IN APRIL AND TOLD ME ABOUT HER OPPORTUNITY, I WAS OF COURSE THRILLED FOR HER AND FOR THE CITY AND FOR WHAT SHE'S GONNA DO AND BROADENED SMU PARTNERSHIPS.
BUT, UH, CLIVE WARREN PARK HAS, MEANS A LOT TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND I JUST LIKE WHAT, UH, DANIEL SAID IT REALLY CHANGED THE NARRATIVE AND HOW PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT OAKLAND PARKS.
SO I'M VERY DEDICATED AND WAS, UH, TO ITS CAUSE AND ITS FUTURE.
AND NOW JUST HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF, UM, CARRYING THAT FORWARD, GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.
AND, UH, PHASE TWO'S GONNA START VERY SOON AND, UH, REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF THE CITY'S SUPPORT, THE PARK DEPARTMENT SUPPORT COUNCIL, UM, AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS.
SO MORE TO COME AND, UH, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU, UM, THIS WEEKEND FOR ALL OF FREE EVENTS OR TRICK OR TREAT IN THE PARK ON OCTOBER 24TH.
SO MORE TO COME AND NEXT WEEK FOR THE LUNCHEON.
SO YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT INVITATION.
SO HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THEN AND APPRECIATE ALL OF WHAT YOU DO.
I KNOW HOW, UM, I KNOW WHAT THIS JOB ENTAILS.
AND, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN BOARD SERVICE.
SO THANK YOU
[III. Public Speakers]
I'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT, UH, AGENT, UH, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKERS.MADAM SECRETARY? YES, THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
ONLY ANY SPEAKER WHO MAKES PERSONAL PERTINENT OR REMARKS OR BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE BOARD WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AND BARRED FROM OF MEETINGS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JULIETTE MOLINA.
GOOD MORNING, UM, PERSON AND BOARD.
I'M A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, UM, PROUD MOM OF A 6-YEAR-OLD SON AND AN 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
YOU, YOU MAY RECALL MY DAUGHTER SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING.
SO SHE CAME HERE, UM, TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE FREE AND LOW COST YOUTH PROGRAM DOWN AT EAST.
WE ARE A FAMILY THAT UTILIZES PARKS AND REC PROGRAM.
MY KIDS SPENT SIX WEEKS AT THE, UM, SUMMER CAMP AT, UM, MARTIN WEISS THIS SUMMER.
UM, YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US.
UM, BOTH OF MY KIDDOS, MY 6-YEAR-OLD SON JUST COMPLETED HIS SECOND SEASON WITH SWIM TEAM AT, DOWN AT MARTIN WEIS SCHOOL.
AND NOW BECAUSE OF THAT, HE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES.
SO I'VE GOT A 6-YEAR-OLD SON GOING OUT AND DOING TRIATHLONS BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED TO HIM THROUGH SWIM TEAM AT MARTIN WEISS.
THAT TENACIOUS LITTLE GIRL, SORRY, SHE'S JUST REMARKABLE.
THAT TANISHA'S LITTLE GIRL JUST COMPLETED HER FOURTH SEASON OF SWIM TEAM WITH MARTIN WEISS.
SHE STARTED AS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
AT THE END OF THAT SUMMER, I ASKED HER, JULIANA, DO YOU WANNA KEEP SWIMMING OR DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK IN ADVANCE? AND SHE SAID, MOM, I WANNA KEEP SWIMMING.
THAT BEING SAID, SHE STILL COMES BACK TO MARK MOIST EVERY SUMMER AND THIS SUMMER TO THROUGH HER SWIM TEAM THAT SHE SWIMS WITH YEAR ROUND.
SHE SET THREE STATE RECORDS, UM, AND IS ONE OF THE TOP 78-YEAR-OLD FEMALE SWIMMERS.
AND THAT IS ALL BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED THROUGH US THROUGH MARTIN WEISS.
UM, THAT POOL IS IMPORTANT TO US.
'CAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, KIDS SPRINGS IS NOT ADEQUATE TO SERVE THE OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY.
SO I BRING ALL THIS UP TO SAY THAT WE ARE A FAMILY THAT UTILIZES DALLAS PARKS AND RECS PROGRAMMING AND, AND FACILITIES.
UM, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO GET THE BUDGET DOLLARS SO THAT MARTIN WEIS CAN STAY OPEN FOR 2027 SO THAT MY KIDS CAN HAVE YET PROBABLY ANOTHER SWIM TEAM SEASON OVER THERE.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO WHAT I WANT TO
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SPEAK TO TODAY, WHICH IS THE RFP PROCESS FOR KEITH TENNIS CENTER.WE KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL BRINGING THIS RFP BACK TO BOTH THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, AS WELL AS THE RFP, AS WELL AS PROCUREMENT.
SO TO BE REEVALUATED, WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITIES BENEFIT WHEN THE RFP PROCESS REFLECTS THE VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS RFP PROCESS THAT WE, THAT THE COMMUNITY COMPONENT IS ADEQUATELY WEIGHTED AND THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS ACTUALLY BEING ACTIVELY SOUGHT AND RECEIVED.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE IS TO DATE WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING AND PROVIDING, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA RAMIREZ.
MY NAME IS JESSICA RAMIREZ AND I'M PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CBRA ASSOCIATION, AND TODAY'S A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY.
AND ME PERSONALLY, I JOINED THE CPER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BACK IN LATE 2023.
AND ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PEOPLE THAT I MET WAS MR. FREEMAN.
UM, AND I CAN NOT ONLY SAY HONESTLY, SAY HE CHANGED ME.
MR. FREEMAN TAUGHT ME MANY THINGS, BUT ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS TO NEVER GIVE UP.
THAT LESSON HAS STAYED WITH ME THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING AND WORKED THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY.
THERE HAD BEEN DELAYS, THERE HAD BEEN PROMISES THAT WEREN'T BEEN FILLED.
THERE HAD BEEN MOMENTS WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, BEEN EASY TO GIVE UP AND JUST WALK AWAY, BUT WE DIDN'T.
WE KEPT SHOWING UP, WE KEPT ASKING QUESTIONS AND WE KEPT ADVOCATING FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD.
TODAY WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU AND REPRESENTING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT REFUSES TO GIVE UP.
DO YOU WANT ME VISIT 12 700 CLEANER? I'M IN AWE.
KNOWING THAT THIS PLACE WILL BE CARRY THE NAME FREEMAN, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS MORE THAN JUST PUTTING A NAME ON.
IT IS A PLACE THAT RECOGNIZES A PERSON, GREAT SPACE OF HISTORY FOR GENERATIONS TO GO.
THIS RECOGNITION FOR MR. FREEMAN IS A LOVE THAT HE HAS FORWARDED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M INCREDIBLY HAPPY THAT WE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR HIM IN THIS WAY.
HE LIVES IN HISTORY, LITERALLY THE OLD MAYOR'S HOUSE OF CLEAVER.
BEFORE IT WAS HONOR BE DALLAS.
SO IN MANY WAYS, WHEN YOU'RE NOT SIMPLY LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE LIVING IN HISTORY.
AND NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ANOTHER NAME TO THAT CHAPTER.
THE NAME OF MOVING FR IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS LOOK BACK AND SAY, THIS REALLY MATTERED TO THEM.
THIS REALLY, THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY WORKED REALLY HARD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WHO WOULD'VE HELPED ME TO POSSIBLE CLAUDIA
TRY AND GET THOSE 400 SIGNATURES FOR YOU ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED THE PETITION.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS EXPERIENCED FOUR MEMBER TRANSITIONS, TYPICAL MOMENTS, AND SOME VERY CRAZY CONTROVERSIES.
BUT THROUGH ALL OF THAT, THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTINUED TO AFTER READY TO RAISE AND PROCESS THAT DID NOT ALWAYS MOVE AS CRITICALLY AS WE WANTED.
I WANNA TAKE, I WANNA ALSO THANK, UH, MS. HAMILTON FOR HER DI DUE DILIGENCE FOR ATTENTION AND HELPING TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TODAY.
OUR COMMUNITY HAS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
WE HAVE A PLACE THAT REPRESENTS OUR PERSEVERANCE.
WE HAVE A PLACE THAT REPRESENTS COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE A PLACE THAT CARRIES THE NAME OF THE MAN WE PROUD OF TO NEVER GIVE UP.
THAT IS THE HOPE FOR WILLIAM FREEMAN PARKER.
AND THAT MEANS A LOT TO EVERYONE THAT WILL VISIT.
I HOPE A CHILD WILL PLEASE THERE.
OR SOMEBODY THAT RIDES UP IN A HORSE SAYS, WHO WAS WILLIAM FREEMAN? AND I HOPE THE ANSWER IS HE'S SOMEONE WHO CARED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, HE BELIEVED IT IN IT, AND HE NEVER GAVE UP.
THAT IS A LEGACY WE ARE OWNING TODAY.
AND AS C NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, HOW MUCH WE WILL CARRY THAT LESSON FORWARD.
WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON OUR MISSION TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE AND STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND PRESERVE AND PRESERVE THAT HISTORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
MR. FREEMAN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO US.
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US TO KEEP GOING AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
GOOD MORNING PARK, UH, PARK RECREATION BOARD.
MY NAME IS DAVID CARRANZA AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CRIME LODGE AND RESIDENCE OF THE, UH,
TODAY I'M ASKING TO SUPPORT THE NAMING OF THE NEW PARK AT 12 700 BEAVER ROAD TO WILLIAM FREEMAN PARK.
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST PUTTING SOMEONE'S NAME ON THE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
IT'S ABOUT RECOGNIZING HUMANITY'S NAME HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF FUTURE OF THE BEFORD RILEY FOR DECADES.
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BILL FREEMAN IS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.HE WANTS ON THE SUBURBAN TRIBUNE, A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THAT COVERED
OVER THE YEARS, HE WORKED ALONGSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT MAKES THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PARK SO FITTING IS BILL'S CONNECTION TO THE VERY IDEA OF PLANNING FOR PRESERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
IN 2003, BILL SERVED ON THE STEERING COMMUNITY FOR THE EAST CLEAVER LAND USE PLAN.
IN 2007, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE WEST CLEAVER COMMUNITY PLAN.
AND FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, BILL HAS ADVOCATED FOR TRAILS, PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CLEAVER AREA.
THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.
MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, BILL WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE HELPING PLAN THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY.
TODAY WE ARE STANDING HERE DISCUSSING A PARK SYSTEM THAT, UH, REPRESENTS PART OF THE FUTURE.
BUT BILL DIDN'T JUST TALK ABOUT PROTECTING OPEN SPACE.
HE SERVED ON THE DALLAS COUNTY TRAIL AND PRESERVE PROGRAM, HELPING PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE ACCUSATION OF LAND TO MEET THE OPEN SPACE NEED OF THE DALLAS COUNTY RESIDENCE.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAKES ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL.
BILL LIVES IN THE HISTORIC MORE THAN CENTURY OLD HOME THAT WAS ONCE OWNED BY THE LAST MAYOR OF REAVER BEFORE THE COMMUNITY BECAME PART OF DALLAS.
HIS HOME SITS ALONG CLEAVER ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE SECTION, THE TRAIL WHERE HE HAS SPENT SO MANY YEARS ADVOCATING FOR.
SO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BILL FREEMAN'S CLEAR BIRD'S HISTORY, THE TRAIL AND THE PARK IS NOT SOMETHING WE MANUFACTURED FOR A NAME FOR AN APPLICATION.
THE PROPERTY AT 12 700 BERG ROAD IS CURRENTLY UNNAMED.
SO WE ARE ASKING TO, TO FOR YOU TO ERASE ANOTHER PERSON'S LEGACY, OR WE'RE NOT ASKING TO ERASE ANOTHER PERSON'S LEGACY, BUT REPLACE THIS ESTABLISHED PARK NAME.
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO GIVE THE NEW PARK THE NAME THAT TELLS A STORY STORY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO SHOWED, UH, YEARS AFTER YEAR, SOMEONE WHO PART PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, SOMEONE WHO FOUGHT TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR PARKS AND TRAILS ALONG BEFORE WE KNOW WHETHER THESE DREAMS WOULD EVER BECOME A REALITY.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DISCUSSED THIS PROPOSAL, PUBLIC, PUBLIC LEASE SUPPORTED MOVING FORWARD WITH IT INCLUDED IN THE NEWSLETTER, AND SOUGHT COMMUNITY INPUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEDAY, CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT EVEN BORN WHEN THESE PLAN, UH, PLANS WERE RIDDEN, WILL WALK THESE TRAILS.
THEY MAY BE A SIGN THAT SAYS WILLIAM FREEMAN PARK MULTI.
SOMEONE WILL TELL THEM BILL FREEMAN WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE SURE THIS PLACE WAS HERE FOR YEARS.
THAT IS WHY NAMING THE PARK WE CAN DO IT CONNECTS OUR PAST TO THE FUTURE.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CLEAVER ROD COMMUNITY, OUR RESPECTFULLY ASKED THE PARK RECREATION SUPPORT GROUP NAME WILL FREEMAN PARK.
THAT'S HONOR SOMEONE WHO SPENT DECADES OF WORKING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SEAN TEETER.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DALLAS TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
WE'RE THE CURRENT OPERATORS OF KEITH TENNIS CENTER.
UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS MORNING.
UH, I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THE ROCKET SPORTS, UM, LAST COUPLE WEEKS AND ALSO ON THE ADMIN THIS MORNING.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT MEMBERS OF THE, THE COMMITTEES HAVE, MEMBERS OF THE PARK BOARD HAVE ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF KEYS, WHAT WE DO DOWN THERE, WHAT THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE.
AND I JUST, I ANSWERED A LOT OF THESE IN AN EMAIL THAT I SENT TO YOU GUYS YESTERDAY.
I JUST WANNA EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS, UM, THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT WHAT WE DO DOWN THERE.
OUR ORGANIZATION, OUR LAND LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS PARKS AND DALLAS ISD, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT NEW TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE, WE'RE NOT NEW TO, TO WHAT WE WORK WITH YOU GUYS IN DALLAS.
SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AT ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
BE TO CLEAR UP ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO HELP BETTER GUIDE YOUR DECISIONS.
AS FOR THE RFP PROCESS, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WHAT YOU GUYS COME UP WITH WILL BE, UM, UH, GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND FOR HOSTING THIS GREAT MEETING.
UM, I ECHO SEAN'S SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE RACKET SPORTS AT EAST TENNIS CENTER.
I WANTED TO SAY WHAT A HUGE PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN, UM, IN ME.
I'VE, UH, REALLY ONLY LIVED IN DALLAS 29 YEARS AND, UM, IN ALL, ALL 29 YEARS, THAT PLACE IS ICONIC AND I
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WANT IT TO FALL, UH, OR STAY INTO THE MOST CAPABLE HANDS.I HAPPEN TO BE ON THE BOARD OF THE DALLAS TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
UM, UH, THE, THE THOUGHTS ON MY HEAD ARE, UH, THE INCREASED IN DATA-DRIVEN, UH, DRIVEN EFFICIENCY OF THE PLACE.
I ALSO SERVE ON THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION ADVOCACY COMMITTEE.
AND I'M, UM, YOU KNOW, LEARNING A TON ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE AREA AND HOW THAT, UM, THAT TENNIS CENTER HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THERE.
UM, WE ARE ALREADY TAKING MEASURES IN MORE DATA-DRIVEN, UH, METHODS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WAY, UH, PROGRAMS ARE HELD AND THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS AND THE TRACKING OF PROGRAMS. AND IT'S OUR GOAL TO MAKE IT MORE AND MORE PROFITABLE.
AND, UM, JUST APPRECIATE BEING HERE.
AND LAST THING, PLEASE DO HIT UP SEAN TEETER, UH, OUR EXECUTIVE, UH, DIRECTOR AT THE DALLAS TENNIS ASSOCIATION WITH QUESTIONS, UM, THAT GO DEEPER THAN MAYBE EVEN THE, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE DID.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY DONLIN.
YOU'LL NEED TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOUR CAMERA.
WHO IS WILL? THIS IS ABOUT THE WILLIAM FREEMAN PARK ON KLEBERG ROAD, WHO IS WILLIAM FREEMAN.
HE IS A MAN WORTHY OF THIS GREAT HONOR.
I HAVE LIVED IN THE CLEAVER COMMUNITY APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS.
I'M IN WALKING DISTANCE TO THIS PARK.
I MET BILL FREEMAN OVER 10 YEARS AGO AT A COMMUNITY MEETING.
HE WAS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.
HE WAS A PART OF THE EAST WEST CLEAVER COMMUNITY PLAN THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
ONE OF HIS VISIONS WAS TO HAVE A TRAIL WHERE THE OLD RAILROAD TRACKS ONCE WERE ALONG KLEBERG ROAD.
HE WAS A VITAL PART IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, PURCHASING THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THIS WAS HIS DREAM TO BRING THE TRAIL TO OUR AREA.
IT IS STILL HIS DREAM, MINE AND OTHERS.
SPEAKING OF DREAMS, THIS PARK IS A DREAM COME TRUE AND WILL BLESS OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS PEOPLE LIKE BILL FREEMAN WHO BRINGS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND INSPIRES AND EDUCATES HIS PASSION, DETERMINATION, DREAMING BIG AND INSPIRATION IS WHAT HAS LED US TO THIS MOMENT IN TIME, GIVING HIM THIS HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF NAMING THIS PARK AFTER HIM.
I'M THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR HIM FOR COME, FOR CARING, SHOWING UP, LOVING BUILDING, AND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF US AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
KLEBERG DESERVES THIS PARK AND FUTURE TRAIL.
PLEASE BE A PART OF BRINGING BILL FREEMAN, THIS HONOR OF OUR PARK BEING CALLED WILLIAM FREEMAN PARK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL QUINN.
IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR CAMERA ON AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
HELLO CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.
I'M A LAKE HIGHLANDS RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 10.
I'M ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO DIRECT STAFF AND TO EVALUATE ADDING TWO TO FOUR STAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS IN NORTHEASTERN DALLAS, SPECIFICALLY HARRY S. MOSS PARK AND FLAG PAUL HILL TO BE THE FIRST SITE.
STUDIED ADDED CAPACITY IN WALL PARK AND OTHER OPTIONS.
LAKE HIGHLANDS HAS BEEN, HAS, HAS ONE PUBLIC SAND COURT AT WAL PARK AND DALLAS PARKS LIST SAND VOLLEYBALL AT ONLY FOUR SITES CITYWIDE FOR CITY OF 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE.
DEMAND IS MUCH LARGER AND ESPECIALLY WHEN SANDBAR CLOSED IN 2023 AND DEEP ELLUM, ROUGHLY 400 LEAGUES LOST THEIR COURTS.
UH, THIS IS, UM, A MODEST INVESTMENT WITH RETURNS, AFFORDABLE RECREATION FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS, YOUNG ATHLETES.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL GROWS STRONGER, UH, WITHIN COLLEGE SPORTS.
UH, STRONGER NEIGHBORHOOD CON CONNECTIONS, PRODUCTIVE USE OF EXISTING PARKLAND, SPECIFICALLY A REGULATION COURT, INCLUDING RUNOFF NEEDS LESS THAN ONE
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10TH OF AN ACRE.SO I'M ASKING FOR THREE, THREE NEXT STEPS.
FIRST, DIRECT STAFF TO CONDUCT A SITE FEASIBILITY REVIEW, UH, FOR HARRY S. MOSS AND FLAGPOLE HILL PARK.
SECONDARILY, IDENTIFY A FUNDING PATH THROUGH 2024 BOND FUNDS, COUNCIL DISTRICT SPECIFIC FUNDS IN TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE FRANCE.
AND THIRDLY, ESTABLISHED A MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR SAND DEPTH DRAINAGE AND CONDITIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I HAVE SOURCED SEVERAL PROPOSALS READY TO SHARE AND I'D BE HAPPY TO WELCOME AND, AND, AND DO A SITE WALK WITH DISTRICT TEN'S BOARDS.
UH, AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.
[IV. Approval of Minutes – September 3, 2026]
NEXT APPROVAL OF MAY.DO I HAVE A MOTION HERE? I SEE MR.
[V. CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS. UH, AND ARI, A MOTION, UH, MR. GOLD AND MSEL, ANY DISCUSSION PLEASE? NO DISCUSSION.[VI.3. Eco Teens Program – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Grant Application (Citywide) – Authorize an application for the Community Outdoor Outreach Program Grant in the amount of $100,000.00 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Eco Teens program for citywide use - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (Considered by Administration & Finance Committee on September 17, 2026)]
CONSIDERATION ITEM ECO TEAMS PROGRAM.UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? JUST WONDER AND, UH, MAYBE MR. AGAIN, SECOND, THIRD WITH ANY DISCUSSION.
WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[VI.4. Harry S. Moss Park – Bureau of Land Management Grant Application (10,13) – Authorize an application for the FY26 Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program competitive grant in the amount of $400,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management for invasive species management activities at Harry S. Moss Park located at 7601 Greenville Avenue - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (Considered by Administration & Finance Committee on September 17, 2026)]
WE HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION, I'M SURE SOMEONE WILL GIVE MR. PEN HIS MOTION AND TO SECONDED MR. GO.[VI.5. Southwest Medical District - Texas Trees Foundation Grant Application (2) – Authorize an application for the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program competitive grant in the amount of $15,000,000.00 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Texas Trees Foundation Park Project within the Southwestern Medical District - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (Considered by Planning & Design Committee on September 17, 2026)]
EXCITING ITEM AND I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, UH, JANET MONET, ONE OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION.JANET IS ONE OF THE MOST SELFLESS LEADERS I MET, ACTUALLY VERY INITIALLY DURING MY TENURE.
ALL THOSE TREE PLANTING THINGS, WE SEE SOME ON THE WEEKEND.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO LEADS IT THE COOL SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SO WAS, YOU KNOW, HER BRAIN CHAI, WHICH WE ARE FOUND TO BE PART OF, AND SOMETHING VERY EXCITING.
WE ARE VOTING ON FOR LET'S VOTE ON SOUTHWEST MEDICAL DISTRICT, UH, GRANT APPLICATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. GUT DOES IT, MS. AL SECONDS THERE? ANY DISCUSSION? UH, YES.
I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THIS PROJECT, UM, LONG BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD.
UM, IT'S BEEN IN WORKS FOR A LONG TIME WHEN I WORKED AT U2 SOUTHWESTERN.
UM, AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AN INCREDIBLE ADDITION TO THAT AREA.
IT'S GONNA BE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A FUNDRAISING, UM, GURU, SPECIALIST FRIEND TO THE PARK SYSTEM THAT HAS DONE SOME AMAZING, UM, WORK WITH YOU GUYS, UM, LIKE SHE'S DONE FOR OTHER PARTS IN THE SYSTEM.
UM, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR HARD EFFORTS, UM, HAVE BROUGHT A LOT OF CREATIVITY WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, UM, TO THINK OUTSIDE THAT BOX.
AND THAT TEAM HAS DONE, THAT'S A BIG LIFT.
IT'S A BIG LIFT AND IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
I, UM, YEARS AGO WAS BROUGHT TO THE OFFICE IN, IN, PUT AROUND A TABLE AND WAS ENAMORED BY THIS TEAM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE DOING, ENAMORED BY THEIR VISION, THEIR CREATIVITY, BRINGING A, UM, IN A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, A A PARK FOR NOT JUST THE PATIENTS, BUT TRAIL LIKE A WALKING SPACE FOR THE STAFF, FOR THE, THE CARETAKERS, FOR EVERYBODY WHO WILL EXPERIENCE THIS ENVIRONMENT, UM, TO BE GROUNDED AND JUST TO SEE THE BEAUTY AROUND THEM.
TO TAKE A, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR COMING FROM A, YOU KNOW, A SITUATION THAT MIGHT NOT BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT THEY WANNA BE GOING THROUGH.
BUT TO HAVE THIS AND THE CREATIVITY AND THE VISION BEHIND THIS TEAM AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, UM, IS JUST, IT, IT IT IS EXEMPLARY IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
UM, AND THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH FROM US.
THEY'RE WANTING TO DEDICATE THIS AS PARKLAND WHERE IT'S PROTECTED BY OUR TEXAS, YOU KNOW, LAW.
UM, AND SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS AND THIS GRANT, UM, AND THEN HAVE A, THEN HAVE THEM OVERSEE IT, IT'S JUST IS WE SHOULD HAVE MORE PARTNERS LIKE THIS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, UM, WITH THE VISION AND CREATIVITY.
UM, I I WANNA READ ONE, UM, THING
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I READ EARLIER IN, IN OUR, UM, PLANNING AND DESIGN, THE LAST, UM, PARAGRAPH OF THIS, THIS PROJECT SEEMS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, REDUCE URBAN HEAT, PROVIDE A GREEN SPACE FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND VISITORS IN THE DISTRICT.THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY AND FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO ENHANCE THE URBAN LANDSCAPE, PROMOTE WELLNESS AND FOSTER STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I WANNA SAY THE COMMUNITY, BUT WITHIN EACH OTHER AND WITHIN THAT PERSON'S SELF WHO'S EVER GOING THROUGH SOME TYPE OF TREATMENT THAT, OR SICKNESS OR ILLNESS OR EVERYTHING.
SO IT'S, IT'S BEYOND JUST WHAT THAT THEY'RE GONNA GIVE IT, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY BRINGING BACK A WHOLENESS TO THE PERSON WHO'S EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCED IT.
UM, AND I, AND I REALLY AM, IT'S AN HONOR TODAY TO, TO SUPPORT THIS AND TO REALLY VOTE ON THIS.
AND I'M TRYING TO READ AND NOT GET THIS NUMBER LOST THAT, HOW MANY ZERO ARE IN THIS? LOTS OF VIEWS TO GET LOST.
YEAH, SORRY,
UM, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHAD AND TEXT PIECE FOUNDATION GOES BACK 20 11, 20 12.
I'VE WORKED ALONGSIDE TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION IN SO MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING SO.
AND JUST THE FACT THAT IN ALL THE YEAR, MY MANY YEARS OF URBAN FORESTRY, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD OFTEN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND THE COMMUNITY.
ONE OF THE SORT OF THE, THE, THE LINES FROM STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN HOSPITAL ROOMS, WHO CAN LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, SEE TREES HEAL FASTER AND THEY REQUIRE FEWER MEDICATIONS.
AND JUST THAT FACT ALONE SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS KIND OF PROJECT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE TODAY AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO, UH, ESPECIALLY MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT FIVE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW, BUT, BUT THERE ARE MANY THINGS THEY'RE DOING AND SOME OF THEM ARE, YEAH, NO'S AMAZING
AND ONE, I THINK THIS CAN BE THE MODEL EVENT THAT IS NO MONEY GOING TO GO FROM OUR, UH, OUR FUNDS THERE, THAT THE PARK WILL BE FULLY FUNDED FOR THE MAINTENANCE ALSO.
SO IT, IT'S A AMAZING WHAT BETTER PARTNERSHIP WHEN WE ASK WHERE IF WE ONLY GETTING SOMETHING.
SO WITH THAT, WITH FULL SUPPORT THAT PUT IT TO VOTE.
DO I HAVE A, WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION.
[VI.6. Kleberg Annex Naming – William Freeman Park (8) – Authorize the naming of recently acquired land located at 12700 Kleberg Road to be named William Freeman Park – Financing: No cost consideration to the City (Considered by Administration & Finance Committee on August 20, 2026)]
THE NEXT NAMING NAME OF MR.
ANY DISCUSSION? MR. KARIMI? UH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, I'M GONNA ASSUME THIS IS MR. FREEMAN RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT ROW.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
WOULD YOU MIND JUST STANDING, JUST, JUST SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU, BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND ADVOCATE SO STRONGLY, UH, TO HAVE THAT PERSON IN THE ROOM MEANS A LOT TO ME PERSONALLY.
SO JUST, JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
UM, UH,
YEAH, I, I I'LL CONCUR WITH WHAT MR. CRANE HE JUST MENTIONED.
IT IS, IT'S HEARING ALL THE TESTIMONIAL FROM DIVERSE GROUP TO COME IN HERE AND TALK ABOUT MR. WILLIAM, UH, FREEMAN.
IT IT TELLS YOU THAT YOU, YOU'VE BEEN A STAPLE OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND JUST TO HEAR THE WORDS AND, AND, AND READING THE BACKGROUND ON IT, UH, WHEN WE GOT OUR INFORMATION, IT'S, IT'S AN HONOR FOR YOU TO BE, TO BE HERE.
AND HOPEFULLY THE BOARD APPROVES YOU HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
WE SEE NO MORE COMMENTS, UH, WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. FREEMAN FOR BEING HERE AND, UH, THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR WANTING TO HONOR HIM.
HE HAS PLAYED AN INTRICATE ROLE IN ENSURING THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS WHERE IT IS TODAY, AND THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY HAS REALLY PERSEVERED TO ENSURE THAT THEY HONOR HIM.
AND SO THAT WORK, UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE DONE, THAT SHOULD NOT GO UNNOTICED.
UM, IT IS WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE PROVISIONS WITHIN OUR POLICY TO ENSURE THAT WE HONOR PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE HONOR.
IT'S ONE THING TO HONOR THEM, BUT WHILE HE'S ABLE TO RECEIVE THE HONOR, I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
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AND, UM, JUST THANKFUL TO MR. FREEMAN FOR ALL OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR HELPING US TO HONOR HIM TODAY.AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT REASON THIS NAMING IS THERE.
SO I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE YOU, MISS
UM, WELL, WE HAVE ALREADY VOTED, SO THIS IS AMAZING.
NOW LET, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR, UH, THE LAST VOTING.
SO WE'LL HAVE A QUICK RECESS FOR MAYBE, UH, TILL 11 O'CLOCK.
CITY WEBSITE IS HAVING AN ISSUE, SO FOR PUBLIC CAN'T SEE.
SO LET'S BREAK TILL 11 O'CLOCK.