Oct 08, 2026 Dallas Park and Recreation Board

GOOD MORNING.

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SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE, UH, WITH THAT

[II. Public Speakers]

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

UM, I'LL READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, ONLY ANY SPEAKER WHO MAKES PERSONAL AND PERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COURT BOARD WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.

AND FOR , THE FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS ROGER MOR.

ROGER.

HI, MY NAME IS ROGER.

I'M 9-YEAR-OLD AND I COMPLAIN AT, AT KEITH TENNIS CENTER FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

I FIRST STARTED PLAYING TENNIS BECAUSE I WAS BORED AT HOME.

MY FAMILY WENT TO A TENNIS EVENT AT KEITH WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN FREE LESSONS.

I TRIED IT.

I REALLY LIKED IT, BUT I WANTED TO KEEP GOING.

MY FAVORITE PART OF SMITH IS HITTING THE BALL.

TI ALSO LIKE MY COACH, COACH JOSE.

HE IS VERY NICE AND THE COACHES AT KEITH SPEND A LOT OF TIME HELPING US LEARN AND TEACH US THAT WE HAVE TO WORK HARD IN THE WANT TO GET BETTER.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I WAS TO VERY GOOD AT THROWING THE BALL.

I GET SHIRT NOW.

I CAN DO IT.

THEY GET, I GET EXCITED WHEN I KNOW IT.

IN MAKES SENSE DAY, I HAVE ALSO MET LOTS OF OTHER FRIENDLY KIDS THERE THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE MET IF I DIDN'T PLAY TENNIS.

I THINK ALL KIDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE FREE TENNIS LESSONS IF THE LESSONS WEREN'T FREE ANYMORE.

SOME KIDS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COME BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES MIGHT NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON TENNIS LESSONS.

I WOULD BE LONELY AND SOME KIDS COULDN'T COME ANYMORE AND NOT BE REALLY SAD.

IF I BRING UP TO TENNIS AT KEITH ANYMORE, I WANT THE PARK BOARD TO KNOW THAT THE KIDS AT KEITH JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN OR TENNIS AND HAVE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN PLAY.

SO I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE KEEP KEITH AND NON-PROFIT SO THAT ALL KIDS CAN HAVE BACK AND TENNIS, EVEN IF THEIR FAMILIES DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND ON LESSONS.

EVERYONE IS HAVING FUN.

I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

GOOD JOB, .

UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE ARANDA.

GOOD MORNING FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

TODAY I WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT KEITH TENANT CENTER.

WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT KEITH BEING HOME TO THE DALLAS TEAM AS AN EDUCATION ACADEMY, BUT BEFORE WE EVALUATE PEACE, SIMPLY AS A CITY OWNED TENNIS FACILITY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LARGER IMPACT HAPPENING IN THIS COMMUNITY.

DTEA IS A NATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS AND LEARNING CHAPTER, AND NJTL, THE NNG TL NETWORK WAS CO-FOUNDED BY TENNIS LEGEND ARTHUR R WITH A VISION OF USING TENNIS AS A TOOL TO DEVELOP CHARACTER LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE.

EAST LEGACY CONTINUES TODAY THROUGH THE USDA FOUNDATION AND DTEA HAS BUILT SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT WITHIN THIS NATIONAL MOVEMENT.

DTEA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST NJTL CHAPTERS IN THE COUNTRY AND HAS BEEN NAMED NJTL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR THREE TIMES.

ITS FOUNDER AND COACH BERT COLE HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HER SERVICE TO THE NJTL, AND SHE CONTINUES TO BUILD THAT MISSION RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN CITY OF DALLAS.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CITY OWNED FACILITY WHERE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HAPPENING AND THAT CHANGES HOW WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT VALUE.

YES, A CITY OWNED FACILITY HAS FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER KIND OF RETURN.

WE SHOULD ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE BECAUSE A MONTHLY RENT PAYMENT HAS A DOLLAR VALUE, BUT THE IMPACT OF HELPING A CHILD SEE A DIFFERENT FUTURE IS MUCH GREATER.

AND THAT IS WHY THE COMMUNITY IS ADVOCATING SO STRONGLY.

FOR TTEA, WE HAVE SEEN THEIR MISSION AND VISION IN ACTION.

WE HAVE SEEN WHAT DTEA HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS AT EAST TENNIS CENTER.

THIS COMMUNITY IS NOT SIMPLY ADVOCATING FOR A TENNIS OPERATOR.

WE ARE FIGHTING FOR A MISSION.

SO WE SHOULD BE ASKING WHAT CAN THE CITY DO TO HONOR THAT VALUE? SOMETIMES THE MOST MEANINGFUL THING GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS SUPPORT WHAT IS ALREADY WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY.

LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING IT FIRSTHAND.

MAKE DECISIONS THAT ALLOW THAT IMPACT TO CONTINUE.

BECAUSE YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE COMMUNITY IF YOU ARE NOT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

THAT

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IT MEANS LISTENING TO THE FAMILIES WHO USE THE FACILITY.

IT MEANS UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENS AT PEACE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

YOUR DECISIONS ARE QUITE ABSTRACT TO US.

IT WILL LEAD THE ENTIRE LIVES AND THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HEATHER TICK.

GOOD MORNING.

I AM HEATHER TICK.

AND, UM, I'M HERE.

RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO KEEP THE PEACE TENNIS CENTER IN THE PEOPLE WHO HANDS OF DALLAS TENNIS EDUCATION ACADEMY.

UM, MY SON BEGAN THEIR PROGRAM WHEN HE WAS ABOUT FIVE.

HE'S 18 NOW AND HE HAS HAD AN AMAZING CAREER AT THE AT WITH DENNIS TA, WITH DALLAS TENNIS EDUCATION ACADEMY.

OUR ENTIRE FAMILY HAD CLASS.

HE, WHEN HE STARTED, THEY HAD HIM WRITING IN THE JOURNAL AND THE COACHES WOULD GO OVER IT AND THINK ABOUT HIMSELF AND THE HIS SOCIETY AND, AND BEING A GOOD CITIZEN.

AND THEN LATER ON NOW, WHEN IT IS TIME TO GET TO COLLEGE, THEY HELPED HIM WITH, UM, SAT UH, PREPARATION, STUDYING FOR THE SAT, AND THEY'VE TAKEN HIM ON TRIPS, THEY'VE EXPANDED HIS HORIZONS.

IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING ENVIRONMENT FOR HIM.

AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT ANOTHER 5-YEAR-OLD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT KIND OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND JUST SUPPORT.

IT MEANS SO MUCH TO US AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE BESSE YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER KEEPING KEITH TENNIS CENTER IN THE HANDS OF DALLAS TENNIS ACADEMY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LEAH MORA.

LEAH? YES.

LEAH MORA.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS LEAH MORA AND I'M 15 YEARS OLD.

THE LAST FOUR YEARS I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING TENNIS AND PRACTICING MY CHARACTER TIKI'S TENNIS CENTER, BUT CHILDREN LIKE MYSELF GROWING UP IN SOUTH DALLAS TO PASS THROUGH A BRIGHT FUTURE FROM SOMETIMES FEEL BLOCKED ECONOMIC STRUGGLES AND RESOURCES.

HOWEVER, THE DEDICATED MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT HE'S CURRENTLY HAS HAS PROVIDED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT COMPLETELY CHANGES THE NARRATIVE FOR MANY OF HIS CHILDREN AND MYSELF.

THEY DON'T ONLY SEE US AS A PLAYERS HOLDING MARKETS.

THEY SEE US AS YOUNG SCHOLARS WITH THE POTENTIAL DESERVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED.

THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP AT KEY CENTER UNDERSTANDS THE TRUE ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT HAS TO BE PAIR WITH ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

EVERY WEEK.

STAFF CHECKS IN ON US AND MAKE SURE OUR PRIORITIES LIE WITH OUR ACADEMIC.

OUR ACADEMIC IT CLOSE THE HIGH STANDARDS ON THE CORE BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'LL CARRY ONTO THE CLASSROOM.

THE PRACTICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY TEACHES ME AND MY TEAMMATES HOW TO MANAGE OUR TIME EFFECTIVELY AND STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

LIKE MYSELF, PROGRAM SERVES AS A REAL PATHWAY TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

TENNIS IS TRADITIONALLY AN EXPENSIVE SPORT THAT REMAINS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF REACH FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES WITHOUT PROGRAMS AT PEACE, THE GAP IS BRIDGED BY PROVIDING FREE OR AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO TOP TIER COACHING EQUIPMENT AND TO OPPORTUNITIES.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY ENSURE WE STAY CLEAR, RIGHT CLEAR ROUTE FROM OUR COURTS STRAIGHT TO A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.

EVEN WITH THE PROFOUND IMPACT, THE CITY OF DALLAS CONTINUES TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY FACILITIES THROUGH A NARROW AND PROFIT DRIVEN VIEW.

CITY OFFICIALS OFTEN LOOK AT BALANCE SHEETS AND REVENUE OUTPUTS AND DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE DEEPER EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL MISSION HAPPENING HERE.

THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT NO AMOUNT OF PROFIT CAN EVER COMPARE TO THE HELP THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED ME AND MY SISTER, WHO'S ONLY NINE YEARS OLD.

KEEPING THE KEYS TENANT CENTER THE WAY IT IS MEANS INVESTING IN MINE SO MANY OTHER CHILDREN'S FUTURE AND THE NEXT GENERATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS B VERAN.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE RECENT GOLF AND RECORD SPORTS AND ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE NEW RFA PACKAGES TO THE CENTER.

FIRST, I APPRECIATE THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE, PARTICULARLY THE ADDITION OF A STANDALONE PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR 25 POINTS FOR MONTHS.

OUR COMMUNITY HAS ASKED THAT AFFORDABILITY, YOUTH PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC ACCESS PARTNERSHIPS, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY IMPACT, NOT SIMPLY BE MENTIONED BUT ACTUALLY BE CONSIDERED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

SEEING THOSE PRIORITIES INCLUDED IS ENCOURAGING.

I WAS ALSO ENCOURAGED TO HEAR BOARD MEMBERS QUESTION WHETHER 25 POINTS GIVES PROGRAMMING ENOUGH WEIGHT.

I HOPE THIS CONVERSATION CONTINUES.

I DO HOWEVER, WANT TO RAISE A CONCERN REGARDING THE ADDITION OF PICKLEBALL TO THE NEW RFP PICKLEBALL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RFP.

SO I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY DESERVES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DATA DEMONSTRATED NEED OR COMMUNITY INPUT LED TO ITS ADDITION.

WE'VE SEEN DALLAS PARKS USE COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS WHEN

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I WOULD WELCOME THE SAME OPPORTUNITY FOR KEY COMMUNITY BEFORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO USE THE TENNIS CENTER ARE FINALIZED.

KEYS PARK DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE TENNIS CENTER ALREADY HAS FOUR DEDICATED PICKLE BALLS COURTS.

THERE ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL PICKLEBALL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN DISTRICT THREE, INCLUDING MULTI-USE COURTS AT THURGOOD MARSHALL PARK AND PARK IN THE WOODS.

SO AS THIS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD, I HOPE THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER NEW ANY, ANY EXPANSION OF PICKLEBALL COULD AFFECT EXISTING TENNIS COURTS AVAILABILITY AND TENNIS PROGRAMMING.

PEACE HAS GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN, SCHOOL TEAMS, ADULT PLAYERS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT DEPEND ON THESE TENNIS COURTS.

I SUPPORT EXPANDING BRACKET SPORTS AND CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

BUT EXPANSION SHOULD NOT MEAN ADD SHOULD MEAN ADDING VALUE, NOT SHIFTING INTO COURT SPACE IN A WAY THAT REDUCES TENANT ACCESS OR DISPLACES THE PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS ALREADY USING KEYS.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE KEYS TENNIS CENTER CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT ALREADY DEPENDS ON IT.

AS THE NEW RFP MOVES FORWARD, I SIMPLY ASK YOU TO PROTECT TENNIS ACCESS.

LISTEN TO THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

LISTEN TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL, UH, ALDO GUDA.

IF YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.

YOU CAN SPEAK MR. GUDA.

WE CAN SEE YOU.

I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE MUTED.

THERE YOU GO.

I CAN HEAR ME.

YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

YES.

HI, MY NAME IS ALTA AND I JUST, I WANTED TO REITERATE A LOT OF THE SAME POINTS THAT I'VE HEARD.

UM, I WAS RAISED IN DALLAS LIVE IN OAK CLIFF, AND THEN JUST SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF AND ADVOCAT FOR IT TO STAY WHOLE AND OPERATING IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION.

I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S A PART, A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

UH, I HAVE A YOUNG FAMILY AND MY SON GOES TO THE SUMMER, SUMMER CAMPS THERE AND HE'S PART OF THE DTEA JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

BUT I THINK MORE THAN THAT, IT'S A CENTER FOR, UH, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE CONSISTENTLY SEEN THAT PLACE FULL AS LONG AS WE'VE BEEN THERE.

UM, I PLAY TENNIS THERE AS WELL AND IT DOES A GREAT JOB OF PROMOTING THE SPORT AND OFFERING OUR COMMUNITY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY FIT AND ENGAGED.

UM, MORE RECENTLY, AS AN EXAMPLE IS, WAS THE HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION THAT, THAT WE ALL ATTENDED AND VOLUNTEERED AT.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU THAT, OR I WOULD IMPLORE YOU THAT TO CONSIDER, UM, TO KEEP IN THE MODEL AS IT IS BECAUSE I THINK FURTHER MOVES TOWARDS PRIVATIZATIONS OR CHANGING THE MODEL IS NOT THE ANSWER.

I THINK THIS PLACE STAYS FULL AND IS, IS, IS A, A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND WE LOVE THE THE CENTER AS IT IS AND, UM, EVERYONE THAT HELPS ADMINISTER THE BUILDING.

UM, ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE POSSIBLE CONVERSION OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS OR A VENUE.

AND AGAIN, WOULD ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE THE PRESIDENT PARKS AND RECREATION TO RUN A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ON THAT BUSINESS MODEL.

AND IF, AND THE, AND ALSO CONSIDER THE COMMUNITY IMPACT.

UM, I THINK IF THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, UM, REALLY POINTS TO A CASE THAT FAVORS EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM, THEN LET'S GET ONE BUILT ON A DIFFERENT SITE.

BUT LET'S KEEP, UM, LET'S KEEP KEITH CENTER, CENTER WHOLE.

UM, AND AGAIN, NOT MAKE CONCESSIONS, BUT EXPAND ON IT, UM, TO MAYBE SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN ENJO BOTH, BOTH, UH, BOTH SORTS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE TO CONVERT ANY OF THE COURTS AT KEITH TENNIS CENTER TO THE DETRIMENT OF US THAT LOVE THE CENTER AS IT IS AND ITS STAFF.

THANK YOU.

THANK THE NEXT SPEAKER IS VAN STICK.

HELLO, MY NAME IS VAN STICK.

I'VE BEEN PART OF PEACE TENNIS CENTER AND DTA SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.

I'M NOW 18 AND GETTING READY TO GO OFF TO COLLEGE STARTING NEXT FALL.

I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THREE OF THE WAYS THAT THEY'VE HELPED ME GET READY FOR COLLEGE AND CONTINUE MY EDUCATION.

THEY'VE HELPED ME IN COUNTLESS WAYS, BUT THESE ARE THE THREE, I THINK MAKE THE MOST IMPACT FOR ONE.

LIKE MY MOM MENTIONED EARLIER, I HAD FREE TUTORING FOR THE SAT THROUGH WINWARD ACADEMY, WHICH IS PARTNERING WITH DTA AND THEY HELPED ME BUMP UP MY SCORE UP TO A 1420, WHICH IS LETTING ME GET MANY SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WITHOUT THAT.

ANOTHER WAY THEY'VE HELPED ME IS THAT THEY PAY FOR TWO TOURNAMENTS A MONTH FOR ALL THE JUNIOR PLAYERS IN THE COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.

THESE TOURNAMENTS ARE NOT CHEAP.

THEY'RE UPWARDS OF $50 FOR EVERYONE, SOME UP TO A HUNDRED.

I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY ALL OF THESE TOURNAMENTS AND GET MY RANKING POINTS UP TO BE ABLE TO PLAY TENNIS IN COLLEGE AND GO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ATHLETICS AS WELL.

THEY'VE HELPED ME IN SO MANY WAYS AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS IS THE TRIPS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE

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THEY HELPED ME GROW AS A PERSON, GAIN MY SKILLS, AND BECOME A BETTER PERSON.

THE BIGGEST ONE WAS LAST YEAR, TWO YEARS AGO, I WENT TO NEW YORK FOR A WEEK LONG TRIP DURING THE US OPEN WHERE I WAS ABLE TO VISIT MANY DIFFERENT JOB OPPORTUNITY PLACES WHERE I, I WENT TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

I WENT TO LIKE STOCKBROKERS AND STUFF.

IT WAS AWESOME.

I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT LIFE AND PLAYED TENNIS AT THE US OPEN AND I WAS GIVEN SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES BY DTA.

I'D LIKE YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER KEEPING DTA AS THE HONOR OF PEACE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL LIZETTE SMOOTS.

UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OKAY.

UH, TODAY I WOULD BE ASKED TO CONSIDER WHETHER OUR COMMUNITY TENNIS PROGRAM SHOULD REMAIN A PUBLIC COMMUNITY ASSET OR BE HANDED OVER TO A PRIVATE COMPANY.

WHILE PRIVATIZATIONS MAY SOUND APPEALING ON THE SURFACE, I BELIEVE MAINTAINING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TENNIS PROGRAM IS THE BEST DECISION FOR OUR RESIDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS NOT ABOUT WHO CAN OPERATE TENNIS MORE EFFICIENTLY.

THE REAL QUESTION IS, WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY DO YOU WANT US TO BE? OUR TENNIS PROGRAM IS MORE THAN A COLLECTION OF COURTS.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN LEARN VALUE OF LIFE SKILLS, WHERE NEIGHBORHOODS MEET AND BUILD FRIENDSHIPS.

WHERE SENIORS STAY ACTIVE AND WHERE FAMILIES SPEND TIME TOGETHER, IT IS A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE THAT BELONGS TO EVERYONE.

WHEN A PRIVATE COMPANY TAKES OVER A PUBLIC RECREATIONAL ASSET, ITS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY BECOMES GENERATING REVENUE.

THAT OFTEN MEANS HIGHER FEES, INCREASED MEMBERSHIP COSTS, AND A FOCUS ON PROGRAMS THAT PRODUCE THE GREATEST PROFIT.

OVER TIME, ACCESSIBILITY CAN DECREASE MAKING IT HARDER FOR FAMILIES, STUDENTS, RETIREES, AND CASUAL PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE.

OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM MISSION, IT EXISTS TO SERVE RESIDENTS TO ENSURE THAT TENNIS REMAINS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOME LEVELS.

COMMUNITY, TA, COMMUNITY TENNIS PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK, CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNITY.

MANY YOUNG PLAYERS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE SPORT BECAUSE AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS MAKE OUR PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE.

IF CROSS, IF COSTS RISE UNDER PRIORITIZED MODELS, SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES MAY DISAPPEAR.

THE BENEFITS EXTEND WELL BEYOND THE COURSE THEMSELVES.

STRONG RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS CREATE STRONGER NEIGHBORHOODS.

THEY BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND ENGAGEMENT IN AN AREA WHERE MANY PEOPLE FEEL INCREASINGLY DISCONNECTED.

PLACES THAT PROMOTE INTERACTION AND BELONGING ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN EVER.

A SUCCESSFUL, A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY IS NOT DEFINED BY THE PROFITABILITY OF ITS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

IT'S DEFINED BY HOW WELL THOSE FACILITIES SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.

SO TODAY I ASK YOU TO LOOK BEYOND BALANCE SHEETS AND REVENUE PROJECTIONS.

CONSIDER THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF OUR FAMILIES, OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY.

LET US PRESERVE A PROGRAM THAT IS INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE IT SERVES.

LET'S KEEP OUR TE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON OUR COMMUNITY TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL ESTRADA.

GOOD MORNING BOARD EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE.

UH, DANIEL ESTRADA.

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH WITH KEITH TENNIS CENTER SPANS 30 PLUS YEARS OF THREE GENERATIONS, UH, INSTRUCTORS, UH, KIDS MYSELF.

I STARTED WHEN I WAS 11, NOW 41.

UH, THIS TENNIS CENTER IS INVALUABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

UH, WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE, UH, THE STATUS AS A PUBLICLY RUN FACILITY AND RESIST ANY, ANY PRIVATIZATION, UH, THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

UH, AGAIN, IT IS A RICH HISTORY AND VALUABLE AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE IT.

UH, PRIVATIZATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS GABRIEL BELTRAN.

GOOD MORNING.

ON JUNE 24TH, THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY ON DEPUTY MAYOR PRO 10 MAXIE JOHNSON'S MOTION NOT TO AWARD KEYS TENNIS IN HER CONTRACT TO A FOR-PROFIT OPERATOR AND TO RESTART THE PROCESS WITH NEW PARAMETERS.

THAT VOTE HAPPENED BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY SHOWED UP.

DOZENS OF CHILDREN, PARENTS, SENIORS, AND COACHES ALL SPOKE AT CITY HALL ABOUT WHAT KEITH MEANT TO OAK CLIFF.

THE MESSAGE THAT DATE WAS CLEAR.

THE NEXT RFP MUST REFLECT THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS INCLUDE REAL VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WHICH THE LAST RFP DID NOT MEASURE.

WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN DISCUSSING HOW TO BETTER VALUE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT.

AND WE THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE MET WITH US INDIVIDUALLY.

THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL, BUT IN ALL HONESTY, AS A BODY, THIS BOARD HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO RALLY FOR KEYS OR ANY KEYS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TO ASK WHAT WE WANT OR WHAT A FAIR RFP SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

TALKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IS NOT THE SAME AS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY.

DALLAS TENNIS ASSOCIATION HAS SERVED KEYS FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAS MANAGED THE CENTER SINCE 2018.

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ALL WE CALL IT KEYS IN WHAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE TODAY.

ANY PROCESSES THAT DECIDE ITS FUTURE TO MEASURE AND HONOR THAT INVESTMENT, NOT JUST REVENUE.

SO BEFORE THE RFPS RELEASED, I'M ASKING FOR FOUR THINGS.

FIRST, HOLD AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC SESSION ON THE DRAFT RFP AT KEYS OR NEAR SECOND.

SHARE THE DRAFT SCORING CRITERIA PUBLICLY SO RESIDENTS CAN REVIEW AND RESPOND.

THIRD, GIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT MEANINGFUL WEIGHT IN THE SCORING, NOT A TOKEN PERCENTAGE.

AND FOURTH, PROTECT THE EXISTING TENNIS COURTS AT KEYS.

REDUCING COURTS TO CHASE REVENUE WOULD LIMIT OUR ABILITIES TO HOST THE VERY EVENTS PROGRAMS THAT MAKE KEA SPECIAL.

RILEY FOR KE IS READY TO SIT AT THE TABLE.

WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR AN INVITATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

MR. PRESIDENT.

SECRETARY.

OKAY.

WE ARE

[III. Ratification of September 17, 2026 Board Action During Technical Outage of the Public Remote Access Link]

MOST OF THESE WE HAD CALLED THROUGH IN THE LAST MEETING, BUT I GUESS BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL ISSUES, WE ARE GOING TO RATIFY THEM AGAIN.

SIR, YOU CAN DO THEM LIKE A CONSENT AGENDA.

OKAY, SIR, THE ITEMS TOGETHER.

SO FROM ITEM NUMBER ONE, TWO, MOVE TO THANK YOU, PLEASE.

.

I, OKAY.

SO I'M GOING TO PUT ITEM 1, 2, 5 FOR, FOR APPROVAL MOTION.

HERE I GOT, UH, MOTION AND I GOT SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

SO WE VERIFIED WE DID LAST TIME.

NOW WE GO FOR

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MOTION.

AND SECOND FROM MR. MCCANN.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

I HAVE IT.

UH, THEN CONCENTRATION

[V. CONSENT AGENDA]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. GRADY MCCANN AND MR. GOOD SECONDING.

ANY DISCUSSIONS PLEASE WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY A I SERVE IT ITEMS

[VI.7. Interpretive Signage Policy Revision (Citywide) – Authorize the revised Interpretive Signage Policy – Financing: No cost consideration to the City (This item was deferred on September 3, 2026)]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND? A SECOND, PLEASE.

UH, YOU MADE A MOTION BY MR. MOORE.

AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE GO AHEAD.

UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE.

CONCERNS ABOUT THE WORDING THAT CONTRACT AND ITEM.

YEAH.

THANKS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT QUESTION.

ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION? IS THAT ALL IN FAVOR, CI AND I HAVE IT? UH, NUMBER EIGHT.

[VI.8. Halperin Park – Stephens Greth Foundation Stairs Naming (1,4) – Authorize the naming of the Stephens Greth Foundation Stairs at Halperin Park. This is a 20-year naming opportunity which is in compliance with the Park Board Park Naming Policy – Financing: No cost consideration to the City (Considered by Administration & Finance Committee on September 17, 2026)]

DO I HAVE A MOTION, UH, MR BOARD SECOND.

MR. ANY DISCUSSION PLEASE? WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

,

[VI.9. Playground Master Agreement (Citywide) – Authorize five construction services contracts for a three year term, with two one-year renewal options inclusive of the purchase of park and recreation equipment, products, and installation services for the Park & Recreation Department with Kompan, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,175,000.00, Parkscapes Texas, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $4,001,500.00, PlayCore Wisconsin, Inc. dba GameTime, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00, Webuildfun, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,875,000.00, and Whirlix Design, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,875,000.00 awarded under BuyBoard Proposal No. 781-25 through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement – Total not to exceed $20,926,500.00 - Financing: Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund $11,026,500.00, Parkland Dedication Fund $3,200,000.00, and General Fund $6,700,000.00 (subject to annual appropriations) (Considered by Planning & Design Committee on October 8, 2026)]

DO I A MOTION? MR. WOOD? MR. WOOD IS ACTING SECOND.

HE'S TRYING TO SNEEZE.

DO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION PLEASE? HERE I HAVE COMPUTER.

I'M SORRY.

SO I HAD RAISED MY HAND.

YEAH, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ? IT IT WAS, UH, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

UH, OKAY, UH, YEAH, WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS ITEM ON, UH, PLAN DESIGN.

NOW YOU WANNA SAY WE WANT, WE ALL HAVE MENTIONED THIS IS INNOVATIVE.

'CAUSE WE'RE NOW, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO ALL THESE PROJECTS AT ONE TIME AND THEN WE JUST GOTTA GO AND PULL THAT MONEY OUT.

SO IT ACTUALLY MAKES IT EASIER TO GET THINGS DONE FASTER.

CAM LET THE, LET THE WAY HERE AND WITH RYAN AND ALL THEM.

SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY FOCUS ON.

AND NOW WE KNOW WE CAN GET OUR STUFF ONCE THIS MONEY'S APPROVED, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE CAN GET OUR PLAYGROUND BUILT AT A FASTER, IN A FASTER SPEED AND TIME.

AND VERSUS GOING OFF A CONTRACT FOR EVERY, EVERY LITTLE PLAYGROUND, EVERY LITTLE THING THAT'S OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THIS PROJECT, THIS, THIS INNOVATIVE WAY OF GETTING PROJECTS DONE.

THANK YOU.

AMAZING.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UH, GO AHEAD, MR. I JUST GOT A QUICK QUESTION.

I MEANT TO EMAIL YOU BACK.

CAM, WHAT DOES THE 30 TO 60 DAY AA AND THE THREE, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE, THE INITIALS.

AA AND .

YES, SIR.

EXCELLENT QUESTION.

SO THE CURRENT PROCESS GOES THROUGH AA FOR ANY PLAYGROUND UNDER $500,000.

AND THAT PROCESS HAS TO MANY GO THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT APPROVALS WITHIN THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY.

THAT PROCESS TAKES 30 TO 60 DAYS.

THE NEW PROCESS WITH ONE LARGE AGENDA ITEM, FIVE UNIQUE CONTRACTS AND PER VENDOR

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ALL THREE DAYS POTENTIALLY SHRINKING AND DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

SPECIFIC ANSWER WAS, IT STANDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.

OKAY.

, THAT'S ALL I NEEDED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THE, THE ONE THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS, DOES THIS INCLUDE THE PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE REPLACEMENTS FOR LIKE, TO BURN THE PLAYGROUND THAT I HAVE? UM, WILL THIS ALLOW US TO DO THAT QUICKER? UM, I KNOW THIS IS BOND FUNDS, BUT DOES THAT ALLOW, CAN WE ADD OTHER FUNDING, LIKE WHEN WE HAVE I GUESS WHATEVER MULTI-YEAR FUNDS THAT MIGHT BE PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT PLAYGROUND, DOES THAT ALLOW US TO ADD THOSE PROJECTS TO THIS, UM, QUICK AND EASY, UM, REPLACEMENT PROGRAM? YES.

SO WE HAVE AN IDENTIFIED 37 PLAYGROUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT.

AND THAT LEAVES US 36 CAPACITY OF APPROXIMATELY 36 PLAYGROUNDS AS CONTINGENCIES, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE YOU JUST GAVE, UH, FOR BURN DOWN OR ANALYZED, IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT.

SO WHAT THIS DOES, INNOVATIVE PROCESS, WE'RE REALLY GONNA SHRINK THE TIME IT TAKES US TO CONTRACT ESTABLISHING SCENES.

SO AS THINGS POP UP IN THE PARK SYSTEMS SUCH AS DAMAGE OR DESTROY PLAYING OUTS, THIS IS GOING TO ENABLE US TO REACT FASTER.

AND THAT'S THE KEY PIECE OF ALL THIS.

I WISH CREDIT TO KIM.

I I'VE BEEN DOING THIS LIKE 20 YEARS.

I WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF THIS 20 YEARS AGO, .

SO I APPRECIATE KIM'S, UH, THIS CREATIVITY HERE.

AND AND FOLLOW UP TO THAT IS, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS, BUT ONE THING THAT I DO WANNA SEE IS THAT WE STILL INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE SHOULDN'T BE JUST RANDOMLY PICKING PLAYGROUNDS.

WE SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE A, UH, OPTIONS FOR THE, UM, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, NEXT TO MY SCHOOL OR REC OR NEXT TO A SCHOOL OR A REC CENTER.

THOSE KIDS SHOULD HAVE SOME INPUT ON THOSE PLAYGROUNDS, EVEN IF THEY'RE REPLACEMENT PLAYGROUNDS.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CERTAIN CANNED PLAYGROUND, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE BE ABLE TO DO THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A STANDARDIZED PLAYGROUND FOR EVERY FIT.

UM, SO I WANNA SEE A, I WOULD LIKE FOR US, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE A DEEPER DISCUSSION ON THAT FROM THE BOARD.

'CAUSE I, I, I, I DON'T AGREE WITH IT AND, AND I DO NOT.

AND WE WILL HAVE A DEEPER DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD ON IT.

AND, AND AS I HAVE, UH, AS I HAVE, UH, BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WHEN WE'RE DOING PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS, UH, WE WILL DEVELOP THREE OPTIONS LIKE WE ALWAYS WOULD DO FOR ANY PROJECT.

AND WE WILL GIVE THAT TO THE BOARD MEMBER, TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND IF Y'ALL CHOOSE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE US THAT FEEDBACK, WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

BUT FROM THE, AND, AND I I, I, I'M PERFECTLY GO.

NO, NO, NO.

AND, AND I DON'T WANT, LIKE, I DON'T WANT LARGE COMMUNITY INPUTS.

LIKE I DON'T WANT, LIKE WHAT DO YOU WANT, WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT? I WANNA BE ABLE TO SAY, HERE'S THREE THINGS THAT FIT IN THE FOOTPRINT.

THIS IS THREE.

AND IT, IT MIGHT BE JUST THREE DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES.

IT MIGHT BE JUST A FEW DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WE DID THIS AT WILLIE MA BUTLER AND I PROMISE YOU THOSE KIDS FEEL EMPOWERED TO MAKE THE DECISION TO HELP BRING THOSE, JUST THE LOOK OF IT.

AND WHEN THEY ARE EMBEDDED IN IT AND THEY FEEL EMPOWERED TO IT, IT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THAT PLAYGROUND.

AND HOPEFULLY IN SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'LL TAKE OWNERSHIP IN IT AND THEY'LL WATCH IT.

THEY'LL GUARD IT.

AND WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER BURNED UP PLAYGROUND FOR EXAMPLES IN MY, A COUPLE IN MY AREA THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL TAKE POSSESSION OF IT AND ACTUALLY LOOK OUT FOR THE PLAYGROUND.

SO WE AGREE WITH YOU TRYING TO JUST GET INPUT JUST SO IT'S CLEAR IT'S NOT, NOT NO, NOT, NOT LIKE SIX MONTHS OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

NO.

THEY COME IN, DEVELOP THREE DIFFERENT TYPES.

SLIDE THE BOARD, THE COUNCIL MEMBER.

YES SIR.

PERFECT.

I THINK THAT IS MORE THAN ABSOLUTELY, BUT THERE'S SOME SORT OF INPUT SO THAT THEY CAN REPRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE SOME INPUT.

THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING EXACTLY.

ON TARGET THERE.

THAT WAS OUR PLAN.

LIKE OUR REPLACEMENTS GIVE YOU A COUPLE OPTIONS.

JUST, IT'S A LOT MORE GOING.

THERE'S A LOT MORE GOES INTO WHEN WE DESIGN A NEW PLAYGROUND VERSUS A REPLACEMENT.

AND THE COST IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

I I COMPLETELY, AND I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO THINK THAT YOU, IT'S SELLING GET THIS TYPE OF PLAYGROUND WHEN IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

'CAUSE IT'S JUST A REPLACEMENT.

IT IT IS JUST A REPLACEMENT.

BUT I WANTED ON RECORD BECAUSE IT, IT'S SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS AND WE'RE JUST GIVING 'EM SOMETHING REAL QUICK BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DELAYED FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.

SO WE JUST HAVE TO KNOW.

NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT AT ALL.

AND I WANNA MAKE CLEAR ON THE RECORD, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

NOT JUST GIVING THEM SOMETHING.

WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THERE'S, WE, WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A REALITY BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN THE BUDGET WITH A REPLACEMENT VERSUS STARTING FROM SCRATCH.

HIRING A CONSULTANT WITH A DESIGN.

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I I JUST WANT THREE OPTIONS.

AND, AND IT, THIS IS A PERFECT SEGUE FOR THIS CONTRACT IS BECAUSE THESE ARE PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS, THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE PROFESSIONAL STAFF HELPING DESIGN THEM.

SO JUST ALWAYS ASK FOR A STANDARD, HERE'S LIKE THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, THREE DIFFERENT THINGS.

GIVE IT TO THE COUNCIL AND THE PARK BOARD AND THEY CAN DO IT LIKE MINE.

I WOULD GIVE IT TO THE SCHOOL AND SAY, HEY, WHICH ONES DO YOU GUYS LIKE, TRY TO GET THE BEST FEEDBACK, GET THAT BACK IN A TWO WEEK TURNAROUND AND SUBMIT IT BACK TO YOU GUYS.

AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALWAYS SAY THE COMMUNITY HAD SAY IN WHAT THEY GOT AND WE DIDN'T JUST GIVE 'EM SOMETHING BECAUSE THERE'S THOSE LITTLE OPTION CHOICES.

MAKE IT SO LIKE INVOLVED FOR THAT COMMUNITY.

I HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION THAT'S KIND OF CONFUSING TO ME BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT IS JUST THAT, RIGHT? A REPLACEMENT OF, OF THE PLAYGROUND THAT THEY HAD BEFORE.

BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, UPGRADED I GUESS WITH NEWER MATERIAL, BUT IT'S A REPLACEMENT.

BUT THE PROCESS FOR ACTUALLY, UH, COMPLETING A BRAND NEW PROGRAM, THE COMMUNITY IS VERY INVOLVED.

SO I DON'T YES.

UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULDN'T FEEL INVOLVED BECAUSE OF REPLACEMENT IS JUST THAT.

I'M JUST, BUT IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO THAT THAT WAS THERE.

SO OKAY, I, WE GOTTA DESIGN A BUDGET THAT WAY.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE SAYING.

I JUST DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE THINKING THAT THEY, THEY GIVE ADDITIONAL THINGS.

ALL IT IS WHEN WE'RE LIMITED TO ALREADY THE DRAINAGE THAT, THAT THE, IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO GO OUTSIDE OF IT, BUT TO YOUR POINT, BUT CREATE A HUNDRED PERCENT, GIVE THREE OPTIONS.

LET THE PUBLIC AND THE SCHOOL JUST SAY, HEY, WE LIKE OPTION A, B, OR C DIRECTOR JENKINS.

LET ME, I THINK LET'S STICK TO THE MOTION.

THIS IS A WIDER DISCUSSION.

I CAN CALL FOR A BRIEFING, MR. WOOD, VERY FAIR REQUEST AND ALL, BUT LET'S STICK TO THE MOTION RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT IS RELEVANT TO THIS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT CONTRACT HAS THAT WORDING IN IT THAT THEY HAVE TO INCLUDE AT LEAST THE OPTIONS FOR IT.

THAT'S WHY I BRING IT UP.

YES, VANESSA, STAFF DIRECTOR, RIGHT? THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S THE STAFF.

IT'S NOT A RECORD EXCUSE SLIP SURPRISE.

IT'LL BE ON RECORD TODAY.

HE FROM THE DIRECTOR, MAKE SURE AND WE WILL PUT IT DOWN IN WRITING.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THOSE THREE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

ALL I'M ASKING, OKAY, MR. MOORE, UH, QUESTION.

SO WHEN WE, THIS PROCESS EVERYTHING, ARE WE JUST USING THESE FIVE VENDORS EVERY TIME FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OR SOMETHING? IS THAT HOW IT'S WORKING? SO THESE ARE OUR COMMON VENDORS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH AND WE KNOW CAN PROVIDE EQUIPMENT THAT CAN STAND UP TO THE USE THAT WE EXPERIENCE IN THE PARK SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE WEATHER.

BUT MS. OWENS HAD A, SHE MADE A POINT THAT'S, THAT'S SPOT ON.

SO THESE ARE REALLY FOR OUR REPLACEMENT AND WE DO HAVE SOME NEW PLAYGROUNDS IN THE PARK SYSTEM BE PART OF THE BOND CAREER AND WE WILL USE IT MORE TRADITIONAL PROCESS FOR THAT DESIGN BUILD AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ET CETERA.

SO BECAUSE WE'RE USING THESE VENDORS BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY CAN PROVIDE GOOD PRODUCT, THAT'S NOT TO SAY WE'RE LIMITING OURSELVES IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BOND PROGRAM TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE DESIGN THAT BUILD PROCESS.

THANK.

AWESOME.

GOOD DISCUSSION.

WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

A HAVE IT NOW WE

[VIII.CLOSED SESSION]

SO LET THIS, IT IS 10:35 AM WRONG, EIGHT 2026 PARK CLOSED SESSION SECTION 0 5 1 4 7.

OPEN THE PARK AND REGRESSION BOARD COMPLET SESSION UNDER SECTION 0 5 1 0.07.

ONE OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING 54, 11 54 ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2026.

WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE OPEN SESSION.

OKAY, WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

IT IS 1154.

LET'S TAKE A 20 MINUTE BREAK TILL 1215 AND IF NEEDED WE CAN UH, EAT OUR LUNCH WHILE WE ARE HAVING BRIEFING.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA RESUME OUR UH, PARK BOARD MEETING 12:29 PM UH, NEXT ITEM UP IS

[VII.10. Planning & Design Project Updates – Cam Loos, Assistant Director]

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PARK BOARD CAMPBELL'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS PARK AND REC PLANNING AND DESIGN.

THE STATUS FROM LAST YEAR VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE .

SO AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION.

I'M GONNA REVIEW WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, SUMMARIZE IT AND GIVE YOU SIX FEATURED PROJECTS.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT'S UPCOMING THIS FISCAL YEAR, SUMMARIZE IT AND SIX FEATURE PROJECTS LOOKING IN THE FUTURE.

SO QUICK SUMMARY, LOOKING BACK.

SO WE COMPLETED 27 PROJECTS AND A LITTLE BIT CONFUSION WITH THE NUMBERS LATER ON, BUT I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO WE COMPLETED 27 PROJECTS.

THEY HAD A TOTAL VALUE OF 51 PLUS MILLION.

THEY AVERAGED US UNDER 2 MILLION PER PROJECT FUNDING SOURCES, RIGHT? YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE OF MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE FUND OUR PROJECTS.

PRIMARILY THE 2 20 24 BOND, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, GRANTS, TECH.ARPA.

AND WE'RE WRAPPING UP OUR 17 BOND PROGRAM.

TWO OF THE BIG ONES, UH, PROJECTS WERE REE AND FRANKFURT DISTRICT WORLD.

SO HERE'S A COMPLETE LIST OF THE PROJECTS.

SO NOW YOU MAY HAVE LOOK AT THE LIST AND SAY WAIT A MINUTE CAM, I KNOW THAT WE COMPLETED A PARK IN MY DISTRICT.

THAT'S TRUE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY CLOSED OUT.

INVOICING RETAINAGE.

SO WE DON'T CALL IT OFFICIALLY COMPLETED.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE 27 1 WHEN I GIVE THIS BRIEFING HERE FROM NOW, THESE ARE THE 27 MAIN ONES COMPLETELY CLOSED OUT.

YOU CAN SEE 'EM ON THE LIST.

ALRIGHT, SIX FEATURE PROJECTS THAT I'M GONNA DISCUSS AND WE GRAB THEM FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF OUR PORTFOLIO.

SO WE'RE GONNA DO A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, A COMMUNITY PARK, A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT, AQUATIC FACILITIES, ATHLETIC FIELD AND TRAIL.

AND HERE'S OUR SIX ONES THAT WE'RE GONNA FEATURE FOR YOU.

UH, FIRST ONE IS JAMESTOWN.

THIS IS A PLAYGROUND UP IN DISTRICT 13.

EXACTLY.

SO THIS WAS AN EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FOR HALF THE PLAYGROUND AND A NEW SHADE STRUCTURE.

TURN TO THE SLIDE HERE.

I CAN'T READ THAT UP ON THE SCREEN.

TOTAL VALUE OF 224,000.

THIS ONE IS COMPLETED AND IN USE BY THE PUBLIC.

OKAY THIS ONE IS MARKET.

MARCUS ANNEX, SENIOR CENTER, ALSO 13.

THIS IS THE ONE UP IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PARK SEPARATE FROM THE REC CENTER ITSELF.

WE HAD SOME WATER INTRUSION AND WE DID A RENOVATION THERE WITH A JOC CONTRACT, JOB ORDER CONTRACT FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 K.

THIRD ONE, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ONES, HELPER AND PARK PHASE ONE.

THIS IS THE NORTH PART OF THE PARK.

UH, THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, TOTAL FUNDING 56 MILLION, UH, WITH A PARTNER FUNDING AS WELL AS 2017 BOND.

UH, THIS WAS PHASE ONE AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE.

WE'RE WORKING ON DESIGN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH TDOT.

THEY'RE DOING A DECK DESIGN.

WE'RE DOING THE PARK DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN DO A PHASE TWO UPCOMING AND FUTURE YEARS.

NEXT ONE, BAHAMA BEACH COCONUT COVE.

SPECIFICALLY THAT FEATURE AT THE WATERPARK.

THIS ONE IS COMPLETED IN MAY WITH A OPENING FOR THE SUMMER SEASON.

THIS WAS A COMBINATION OF BOND FUNDS, C-D-B-G-D-R FUNDS AND PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR 2.5 MILLION.

NEXT ONE, SOME OF US WENT TO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THIS.

THIS IS A PRETTY EXCITING ONE.

THURGOOD MARSHALL PARK COACH EARL THOMPSON FOOTBALL FIELD, RIGHT? THIS ONE FEATURED A BRAND NEW FOOTBALL FIELD BLEACHERS, AN ANNOUNCER'S BOOTH THAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH.

A LED LIT SHOEBOX SIGN YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAR RIGHT AS WELL AS A RESTROOM BUILDING TO THE, UH, TO THE EAST.

SO RIBBON CUTTING, VERY HIGHLY ATTENDED, VERY UH, HIGHLY WELCOMED FROM THE PUBLIC.

SO THIS IS A REALLY COOL PROJECT FOR 2.3, 2.3 MILLION.

AND THEN OF COURSE OUR TRAILS.

WE'VE GOT TRAILS ALL OVER THE PLACE AS PART OF THE LOOP PROJECT.

THIS WAS ONE SEGMENT.

THIS IS TRINITY FOUR SPINE TRAIL.

THE SOUTH PHASE BEEN CUTTING BACK IN, UH, WAS IT JULY? WE TOOK SHUTTLES FROM A PARKING LOT ON THE TRAIL OUT TO THE RIBBON CUTTING.

YOU CAN SEE THE END OF THE RIBBON CUTTING THERE ON THE LEFT.

YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE EXAMPLE BRIDGES.

THIS ONE OF IT WASN'T VERY LONG BUT IT WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE AT 28 MILLION BECAUSE OF ALL THE BRIDGES.

AND IT WAS OVER THE WETLAND THROUGHOUT THAT AREA, JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 1 75.

SO THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF A TRAIL PROJECT FROM LAST YEAR.

ALRIGHT, SO AGAIN, A SYNOPSIS FEATURE PROJECTS THAT GAVE YOU SIX.

THAT LIST WAS 27 WITH YOUR SIX EMBEDDED, BUT WE HAD ANOTHER 150 PROJECTS THAT WERE IN SOME LEVEL OF PROGRESS THAT PROCUREMENT FUNDING, CONSTRUCTION, CLOSEOUT, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

AND THAT'S A SEGUE TO THE LOOK AHEAD FOR F 27.

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'CAUSE YOU MAY SAY, CAM, HOW DID YOU ONLY COMPLETE 27 NEXT YEAR? AND YOU'RE GONNA TRY TO COMPLETE 266 THIS YEAR.

NOW SOME OF THOSE ARE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, REC CENTERS THAT WILL SPAN YEARS.

UM, IT CAN BE A ROLAND PARISH CROP OR GLENDALE WHERE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES, MULTIPLE SEGMENTS, MULTIPLE YEARS.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT LARGE NUMBER.

BUT NONETHELESS, THE TOTAL VALUE AND TOTAL COST OF 710 MILLION FOR AN AVERAGE PROJECT COST OF 2.7 MILLION.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE A PLAYGROUND FOR 300,000, BUT A HELPER IN PHASE TWO FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

THAT'S WHERE WE GET THAT AVERAGE.

AND WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF THOSE PROJECTS WAITING TO BE ASSIGNED? THAT MEANS THAT THE MONEY HAS COME ONLINE WITH A BOND PROGRAM OR WE WANT A GRANT AND WE'RE WAITING TO ASSIGN A PROJECT MANAGER.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIGN IT YET TO OVER.

UH, SO WE DON'T OVERLOAD THEM.

OR AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD, WE HAVE A FEW STAFF VACANCIES THAT WE'RE FILLING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THEN YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE 31 IN UH, PROCURING FOR DESIGN FOR CONSULTANT.

WE HAVE 62 THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN, LIKE AN AL REC CENTER, WHITE ROCK HILLS, CRAWFORD MEMORIAL.

ACTUALLY CRAWFORD IS IN THE PROCURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

THERE'S 23 OF THOSE.

THEN WE'RE WORKING ON 23 CURRENTLY, LIKE FOREST, ILIA OR VENTRY AND FRANKFURT PLAYGROUND.

AND THEN THOSE 75, WHICH MAYBE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE FY 26.

THOSE ARE THE ONES WE'RE WORKING ON.

CLOSEOUT, PAYING FINAL INVOICES, RETAINAGE PUNCH LIST ITEMS, WARRANTY WORK, STUFF LIKE THAT.

WORK.

ALRIGHT, AND THEN A SUMMARY OR BREAKDOWN OF THE 266, RIGHT? WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON? SO AQUATIC FACILITIES, FIVE OF THOSE, THOSE I CAN NAME.

UH, THAT'S JC ZERO IS SINGING HILLS, GLENDALE, AND PLEASANT OAKS.

PLEASANT OAKS.

SO THAT'S A FIVE.

AND THEN A VICTORY METAL SPRAY GROUND, THOSE ARE THE FIVE AQUATIC FACILITIES.

AND THEN YOU SEE A FULL BREAKDOWN OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITHIN OUR PORTFOLIO, RIGHT? IT'S A PRETTY DIVERSE PORTFOLIO.

YOU SEE THOSE 60 PLAYGROUNDS.

THE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE APPROVED TODAY WILL HELP KNOCK THAT NUMBER DOWN AND GET THOSE CONSTRUCTED, UH, REC CENTERS.

WE'RE DOING A TON OF RENOVATIONS AT REC CENTERS.

WE'RE BUILDING TWO NEW ONES.

SO YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF WORK AT REC CENTERS.

WE'RE INTO SKATE PARKS, OAK CLIFF, AS WELL AS LAKELAND HILLS.

AND THEN OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS YOU CAN SEE THERE, DIVISION PROJECTS ARE FREQUENTLY JEREMY'S GROUP OF FACILITIES, LAND ACQUISITION WITH JASON, UH, SECURITY AND SAFETY WITH KEVIN, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

NOM GONNA SUMMARIZE SIX KEY PROJECTS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO FY 27.

AGAIN, KIND OF THE SAME BREAKDOWN BY FEATURED PROJECT, UH, FEATURED AREAS OR TYPES WITHIN OUR PORTFOLIO.

.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS CRAWFORD MEMORIAL.

GRADY AND I ARE PRETTY INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH THAT CRAWFORD MEMORIAL.

HERE'S KIND OF A OVERVIEW OF THE TWO PARTS OF THE PROJECT, SO TO SPEAK.

THE LEFT IS THIS MILLION DOLLAR ALL ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, WHICH IS GONNA BE A HUGE, HUGE POOL FEATURE FOR THE PARK AND FOR THE CITY.

AND THEN THE OVERALL PLAN FOR THE PARK WHERE WE ARE DOING A, UM, SOUTHERN NATURE LOOP TRAIL TO ADD TO THE PARK AS WELL AS SOME OTHER, UH, UPGRADES TO FACILITIES WITHIN THE PARK ITSELF.

AND THIS ONE IS 8.3 MILLION.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, BIDDING RIGHT NOW WITH BID RECEIPTS TO COME ANY DAY SO THAT WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS, UH, CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME IN JANUARY.

ALL UH, REC CENTER FORCE, ILIA FORCE, ILIA PHASES.

PHASE ONE WAS WE OR PHASE ZERO WAS MOVE THE PARK OVER TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.

PHASE ONE, WHICH WE'RE WORKING IN NOW IN EARNEST IS THE FIRST PART OF THE REC CENTER OF THE L-SHAPED BUILDING.

THIS IS THE SOUTHERN WING.

WE'VE DONE A COMPLETE DEMO INSIDE.

WE'RE BU REBUILDING THE METAL STUDS FOR THE WALLS.

WE'VE POURED FOOTERS, WE'RE ADDING ON A PORCH TO THE SOUTH FACING THE PARK.

AND WE'RE ADDING A SOUTHERN APPENDAGE THAT WILL INCLUDE THE WEIGHT ROOM.

SO THIS IS FOR LIA PHASE ONE, AND THERE WILL BE A PHASE TWO POTENTIALLY DOWN THE ROAD FOR THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE L THAT INCLUDES THE YOUTH BOXING GYM.

SO THIS IS, UH, 5.4 MILLION.