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 - Time is 12.32, I am Frances Punch.

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 I am the chair for the Denton Parks and Recreation Board

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 and welcome to the November Parks

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 and Recreation Board meeting.

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 Today we have two absences, one excuse and one pending.

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 Do we have any outside calls?

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 Or members from the public?

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 - We have no calls and no comments on the online form.

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 - Okay, thank you so much.

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 First item is consideration of the minutes

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 for October 12th, 2020.

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 Do we have any questions, concerns, discussions?

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 May I have a motion to approve the minutes?

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 - Aye.

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 - I'll motion to approve the minutes from October.

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 - May I have a second?

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 - I'll second.

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 - All in favor, raise hand please.

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 - Aye.

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 - Aye, Denona.

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 - Okay, anyone oppose? No one opposed?

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 The ayes have it, the motion carries.

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 First item, we're gonna receive a report

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 and hold discussion and give staff direction

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 regarding the amendment to the code of ordinance

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 as modified by ordinance 192866.

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 And so Gary, who's doing that?

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 - Eddie, Eddie was gonna, that's the item he was working on.

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 - Okay.

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 - So based on just a quick history,

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 last month we are revisiting the ordinance

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 for the boards and commission absenteeism.

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 And part of that process, from the last time,

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 we basically ended up tabling it

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 to talk more in depth about this amendment

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 to the code of ordinances.

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 And between that time, Frances Punch

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 was able to create a memo.

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 I don't know if you all have seen the attachment for that.

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 It's on your backup.

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 And it basically discusses the two things

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 to add onto the ordinance.

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 One of them is family emergency, is that correct?

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 I don't remember.

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 - Family responsibilities.

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 - Family responsibilities.

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 And another item that should be also in discussion

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 is part of the issue I think we're running into

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 is that normally we would meet for park board meetings

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 after six o'clock p.m.

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 And because of COVID-19, we're doing it during the daytime.

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 So I think one of the discussions that should be talked about

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 is how you guys wanna approach it

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 in the respect of COVID-19,

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 because right now you guys are all flexing your times

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 to get to these park board meetings during business hours

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 and also family responsibility as well.

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 Does that sum that up, Frances?

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 - Yes, sounds good.

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 - So I guess we're trying to get input

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 from all of you and what your thoughts are.

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 I think our next steps after this

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 is we're gonna try to put it on the City Council agenda

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 for them to basically talk about it.

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 And you guys are holding a stand

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 on what you wanna provide to City Council.

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 And we're gonna move this memo forward

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 to City Council as well.

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 - The floor is open for discussion, questions and concerns.

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 - We talked about this last time and there was like,

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 personal business, if we have personal family time

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 was one of the ones we brought up.

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 There was another one.

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 It's not coming to me off the top of my head.

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 Anybody?

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 - The question is, do you have any opposition

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 or to adding or requesting the amendments?

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 - I don't know.

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 Requesting the amendments to the ordinance.

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 And we are trying to move forward

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 and request addition, those two additions,

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 And I think it's a pandemic, emergency situations,

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 something of that nomenclature.

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 - I agree to move forward with that.

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 And thanks, Frances, for doing it.

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 - Yeah, it's family responsibilities

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 and then pandemic/world events/emergency situations.

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 - Thank you, Gary.

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 - I think it's great.

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 Also, I think the family piece that you have amended

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 gives us a little broader scope.

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 And I know we all feel like family members should be first

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 just in our day to day.

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 So I think those are some good verbiage

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 to make it all encompassing

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 when it comes to our family members.

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 And as far as putting the language in there

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 about the pandemic and just working in general,

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 I think it's harder for people to get together

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 because we do work during the daytime.

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 I know personally, I took off today.

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 So I'm gonna try to take off

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 so I can be at these meetings

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 because some positions are a little bit busier

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 than the others.

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 And mine is one of those where I've got a ton of folks

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 just in my face constantly.

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 So I think these are some good suggestions.

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 - Mr. Emory.

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 - Well, that was the second Gary read off

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 when I was looking for it.

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 And I agree with this.

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 I think we should move forward on this.

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 So it's definitely a large hole in the excuse column

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 that should be there.

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 - Okay, so Eddie, do I am?

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 At the last meeting, I didn't know the correct procedure.

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 So what's the procedure from here?

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 'Cause this isn't, I don't see that this is an action item

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 but everybody's in agreement to move forward.

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 - This is an action item.

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 You guys have this one.

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 You're moving, what you're voting for is that memorandum

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 and that you all agree to it as a stand.

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 So we can go to boot this forward to city council

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 for their discussion on how they wanna proceed

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 on adding possibly these two items.

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 And I think I think that, you guys are taking a stand

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 on how they need to discuss this

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 because what the pandemic world situation

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 and also what more clarity with family responsibilities

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 is something that you guys have concerns about.

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 - Okay, so may I have a motion to move forward

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 with the memo as stated?

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 - I'll motion to move forward.

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 - Second.

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 - All in favor.

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 - Okay, motion passes.

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 Receive a report, hold a discussion

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 and give staff input regarding an update

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 of the city of Denton Parks and Recreation Department

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 COVID-19 response.

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 - Gary Pack and Director of Parks and Recreation.

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 Just to kind of give you a high level

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 and then kind of bring it down to a little more detail.

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 As of right now, we have our North Lakes Recreation Center

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 and MLK Junior Recreation Center that are open.

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 The natatorium is open as well

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 with modified hours in limited programming.

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 Based on our current protocols,

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 we're maintaining those facilities open to the public

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 for programming or for fitness related

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 or for specific swim programs.

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 DISD is using the natatorium as well.

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 We have been looking at reopening originally.

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 and then the senior centers open up after January 1

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 or when everyone comes back from the holidays.

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 three days a week from roughly eight to one,

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 morning hours at the end of November

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 based off of requests that we've had.

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 And then DENIA would open up following that.

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 We've had some discussions within the organization

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 and we had some this morning with staff

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 and we're gonna be meeting with city manager's office

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 as well as public affairs and library later this week

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 to talk in a little bit more detail.

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 some of those reopenings of the new facilities

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 and anticipate a later opening

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 because of the cases that are going up.

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 And then we're also revisiting some of our protocols

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 to make sure that we're cleaning the facilities

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 as frequently as we can

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 and keep everybody as best we can safe.

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 We've had a lot of challenges like every business does.

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 You have people that do get sick.

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 and they're out for a period of time

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 and they're getting tested.

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 Kids at school that are possibly exposed

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 or getting tested or have been exposed and tested positive

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 that kind of create a ripple effect

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 but it's also trying to keep our staff safe

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 and the more facilities we open,

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 the thinner our staff gets

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 and the thinner amount of people we have.

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 and trying to provide programs to the community

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 and we're doing the best we can.

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 is just delaying some of our reopenings.

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 So we're gonna have some more discussion this week

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 with city management and the library

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 in regards to what they're gonna do as well.

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 So I would anticipate some sort of press release coming out

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 maybe at the end of the week with an update

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 in regards to our next steps.

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 Any questions about our operations related to COVID?

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 - Thank you so much.

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 - Have any companies reached out about asking...

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 - Asking about what?

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 - Yes, we can.

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 - We can hear you, yes.

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 - Any companies reach out and ask about,

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 would you be able to do COVID testing?

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 but have any companies ever asked to come in

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 but we haven't had any specific requests

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 that I'm aware of for parks and recreation.

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 - You can get a speed one at...

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 and then you know the results within a day.

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 not parks, and just kind of what number percentage,

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 like if it hits this, we expect to do this,

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 or is that what you're saying?

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 and then kind of what we're currently offering.

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 new programs out further.

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 So that's kind of our initial thought.

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 are the things that we need to shore up

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 in regards to cleaning protocols,

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 elevate them at this point in time.

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 There are certain hours that we want to maybe cut back on.

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 that we may not wanna do.

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 So we're looking at those things right now.

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 that have started closing down tennis courts

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 and basketball courts and playgrounds like they had.

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 I think there's been some discussion.

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 they're not gonna have any events until May of 2021,

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 and they threw out some dates there.

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 in regards to what they're doing.

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 but that's a struggle too,

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 because not everyone can be home with kids

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 and we experienced that.

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 So it's a really tough position for everybody.

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 And the last thing we wanna do is close down

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 the programs and services we provide to people,

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 'cause that's really an outlet for them.

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 So we're gonna do our best

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 to try to keep everybody safe as we can,

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 and then continue, try to keep our parks open

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 for everyone to go out and enjoy and exercise,

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 get away from the computer

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 and get out and get some fresh air,

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 and we'll adjust as needed.

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 Hopefully we don't have to go to that extreme again.

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 We're getting close to 4,000 active cases

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 if you look at the Denton County website.

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 We're almost a thousand cases

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 above the high point in the summer.

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 So it is definitely worse and more challenging

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 than it was early this summer.

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 But I think people are tired

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 and they wanna get back to normal life.

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 We're just not there yet.

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 - We'll say that we're near the RECA park here

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 and I'll tell you that trail there

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 is highly, highly utilized every day, every morning.

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 So the good news is the trails are being definitely,

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 and I think also Katie Trail

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 knows a lot more people out there on their bikes.

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 So the trails have been a savior in all of this.

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 - They are getting a lot of use for sure.

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 - Yep.

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 Okay, if there are no additional questions or concerns,

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 we will move to the next item.

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 We are gonna receive a report, hold a discussion

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 and give staff input regarding the Denton Parks

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 and Recreation, Beautification, Education

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 and Event Services Division

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 and Clearcrete Natural Heritage Center.

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 - Okay, Autumn is gonna talk about this.

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 I'll bring up the presentation

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 and unless Autumn, you wanted to bring it up.

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 - Actually don't.

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 - Okay, I'll do it.

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 So just to kind of give everybody an introduction,

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 Katie B joined us, I guess to write a little over a year ago

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 and came over to Parks and Recreation

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 and has been a great fit for our organization

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 and hopefully a great fit for what they do.

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 There's a lot of overlap

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 and we feel it was a seamless transition

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 in regards to the services they provide

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 and how we can support them as well.

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 And then this summer with COVID,

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 we are looking at ways that we could streamline

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 a lot of our business.

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 We centralized our mowing practices and Drew's team.

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 So we're mowing and maintaining the land

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 for all city assets except for like the landfill and drainage.

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 So that was a seamless transition.

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 The other thing that we looked at was Clear Creek

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 in regards to programming that we provide there

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 and obviously our park maintenance that we do.

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 So that was moved over earlier this summer

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 and that's moved into a new group that we took Katie B,

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 the Civic Center and all the internal

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 and external events that we do in Clear Creek

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 and created a new group.

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 So that's what Autumn is here to share with you.

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 So let me go ahead and bring that up.

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 (mouse clicking)

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 Let's see, it's a page.

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 Okay.

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 Can you guys see that?

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 - Yeah, perfect introduction, Gary.

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 All right, like you mentioned, I'm Autumn Natale,

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 I'm Program and Events Manager.

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 You're in the department and he mentioned

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 one of the major changes that came out of this

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 was Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center.

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 Sorry, something's happening with my screen.

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 There we go, sorry about that.

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 As you all mentioned, one of the real benefits

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 during this pandemic was people getting out to the trails

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 and that's no exception at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center

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 and that transitioned over to our department

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 to help with the maintenance

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 but we saw a lot of synergy there with the outdoor efforts

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 and educational aspects we could bring to it

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 as well as hosting events there.

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 So we are looking at improving that overall

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 and look forward to a overall master plan

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 coming in the next year.

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 - Can everybody see my screen?

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 - Yes.

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 - Autumn, can you see it?

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 It says Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center?

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 - Yes.

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 - Okay, all right, we'll make sure everyone can see it.

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 - Yeah, you can go ahead and advance to the next slide.

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 - Okay, okay.

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 - Thank you.

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 So one of the other exciting opportunities is our new team

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 which is BEES for short.

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 It's Beautification, Education and Event Services

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 that brings all of those areas

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 that were kind of off on an island on their own

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 all together to collaborate

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 and so far it's worked out really well

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 and we've had a lot of overlap

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 but the very first section that BEES

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 is the beautification piece

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 and I believe that's on the next slide.

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 Thank you.

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 So this is where the KDB

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 Keep Deton Beautiful Initiatives will continue.

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 I'm sure you heard that Keep Deton Beautiful Inc,

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 a nonprofit, is in the process of dissolving

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 and handing over all management and funding to the city side.

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 That has been a pretty seamless transition so far

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 and I see it continuing that way

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 with continuing the tree plantings,

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 beautification and mural projects

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 and of course our city-wide litter programs

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 and volunteer projects have not slowed down

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 since the pandemic hit.

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 We've been out there.

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 You probably have seen our volunteers hard at work.

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 There's a lot of very undentened

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 so that allows for social distancing

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 and we've seen a lot of increase in PPE littering

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 so we wanna make sure we get out there

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 and still keep our community clean

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 because we're seeing with our residents going outdoors

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 for more litter and we wanna keep our parks

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 just as nice for people to keep those litter free.

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 The other aspect is environmental education.

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 So this is where the education component comes in.

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 Sustainability is a division

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 within the utilities wastewater department

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 and previously for years they had managed a couple programs

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 and the main piece being the sustainability workshops.

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 So those are coming over

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 as well as the Denton Sustainable Schools Program

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 which was previously managed.

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 Alana, you're familiar with this

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 by Solid Waste and Recycling.

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 Those are valuable programs

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 that keeps us connected with Denton ISD.

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 It helps us attract people out to Clear Creek

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 and it keeps sustainable education going

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 and supporting the Simply Sustainable Citywide Master Plan.

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 And then the last piece is event services.

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 You're very familiar with our events

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 that we're missing so much right now.

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 A few of them are listed there.

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 Right now we're working on converting those to virtual

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 and trying to still enjoy extravaganza and egg hunt

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 in a safe way coming this spring.

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 But we also manage the rentals at the Civic Center

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 and all of the community events.

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 We partner with them to make sure that they're,

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 they have what they need to host events within the parks.

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 So that's our new exciting division.

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 It's one of the really great things

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 that came out of a tough time.

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 Does anyone have any questions?

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 Yes, I can see James' hands up.

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 - Yeah.

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 You want me to say?

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 - No, I'm gonna take this down.

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 - Yes, thank you.

440
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 I was about to request that.

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 - Anyway, good question.

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 Who do we contact if schools want,

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 the students want our schools organized

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 to take people out to the Clear Creek Reserve?

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 Who do they contact here?

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 You?

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 - Yes, that would be me.

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 I'll go ahead and get my email to each of you.

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 But any school presentations would come through us

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 if you wanted a guided hike out at the trails.

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 The trails are open for anyone to use.

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 We've already had school groups

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 going out there on their own.

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 But if you wanna be connected with a guide,

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 then that would be our group.

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 - Okay, that'd be great.

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 - Autumn, I was curious if you guys had any programming

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 or specific area that focused on making sure

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 that we were getting all different types of people

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 to the parks for inclusivity,

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 if you had something specific in regards to that.

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 - Yes, yeah, we're actually working

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 with our education coordinator right now

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 in developing a program that's linked to the book

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 Black Faces, White Spaces.

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 And so that's encouraging minority groups

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 to come out to the outdoors

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 and identifying the things that might be limiting them

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 from those opportunities.

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 But specifically partnering with TWU

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 to have school groups come out and,

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 sorry, university groups come out

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 and do either a guided hike or a diving trip.

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 And we've looked at an overnight camping trip.

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 - Thank you.

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 - So you know I probably have questions

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 about different sustainable schools.

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 So what is the plan with continuing that program?

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 Is it gonna be like where it used to,

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 like schools would participate and get money

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 from the recycling fund for the school

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 to do environmental programs?

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 Like how is that gonna be?

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 It's kinda like what's the form of it now?

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 - Right, so the form is pretty much the same.

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 We're gonna provide presentation support

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 and guidance and resources.

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 But the funding aspect, that previously came

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 from solid waste and recycling.

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 And I understand that that was tied to funds from Pratt.

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 And with the decrease in commodities,

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 they're seeing a decrease in that funding.

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 So that department has decided to cease funding

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 for at least this year.

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 And we're looking at potential incentives for the schools,

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 whether that be some kind of award or recognition

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 that's not monetary.

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 But we're open to suggestions if anyone has them.

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 But we are going to continue with the same support

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 that we provide for the schools

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 with the exception of the monetary.

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 - So y'all will still be like working

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 with their custodians and the administration

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 to ensure that there is recycling infrastructure

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 in the schools and they have everything they need

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 to have more sustainable infrastructure all around.

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 - Right, so our piece in this is providing

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 the educational resources and connecting people

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 to the right person in the city.

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 For the recycling aspects, for the waste audits

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 and increasing those recycling rates,

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 that will fall to the recycling education coordinator

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 that's still within the sustainability division.

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 Currently that position is vacant,

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 but there are two staff members

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 who are addressing that right now.

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 - Just to understand where the division between

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 what we're doing and what sustainability is doing,

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 the easiest way is all the regulatory items

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 is still staying within sustainability.

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 All the programmatic things that they used to do

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 came over to Parks and Recreation.

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 That line is still a little wiggly

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 on some of the things that we do and they do,

525
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 but that's the easiest way to explain the split from that.

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 So from a programming standpoint

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 and from a park maintenance standpoint,

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 that's what we're doing with the sustainability programs

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 and what Autumn just talked about

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 and then from a park maintenance standpoint, obviously.

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 But all the regulatory things,

532
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 whether it's air quality, all those types of things

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 are still being done by sustainability.

534
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 - Autumn, I'm curious, what is the gap in funding

535
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 that exists that you would have been giving out

536
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 as incentives?

537
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 - So I don't know that piece.

538
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,080
 I haven't seen the actual numbers.

539
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:49,920
 I know that Solid Waste had stepped in

540
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:53,720
 and it changes from year to year on the commodities.

541
00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,160
 So I don't know what the numbers are

542
00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:59,440
 for this past year that they didn't fund,

543
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,280
 but I could find out and get that information.

544
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:02,800
 - Yeah, that would be awesome.

545
00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,240
 I'd love to talk to our board

546
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,480
 and see if there's potential or funding grants

547
00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:09,000
 that could help fund the program.

548
00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:13,440
 - I have a question.

549
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:18,320
 So you said earlier, like all the educational stuff

550
00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,840
 for internal and external pretty much for sustainability

551
00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,640
 is gonna be like funneled through the bees.

552
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:30,240
 What is the plan for educating the internal parks

553
00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,040
 and rec staff about sustainability?

554
00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:36,640
 Because I know like when you hire people

555
00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,280
 who are maybe an expert in one thing

556
00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:43,160
 and then transition them into like a new way of thinking

557
00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,160
 or a new position, they might need a little training

558
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,960
 to understand fully what sustainability is

559
00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:52,760
 and how that impacts each job and division.

560
00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:57,000
 - Right, yeah, so sustainability is a big piece

561
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,600
 of our strategic plan in the department,

562
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,480
 but citywide, we've got a city green team

563
00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,520
 that just started back up last week.

564
00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:10,280
 And we have, I think four or five parks and rec staff members

565
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:11,640
 a part of that green team.

566
00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,520
 And that's one of the things we're discussing

567
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,360
 is how can we can take the information in those meetings

568
00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:19,240
 and bring it back to our own departments.

569
00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,520
 So that may be a future presentation

570
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:25,400
 for the whole department to allow for all staff

571
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:29,120
 to be familiarized with sustainability initiatives,

572
00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:33,440
 but how they can implement them now at the different rec centers

573
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:34,720
 or out at the parks.

574
00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,160
 - One of the challenges we do have,

575
00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:41,760
 and Drew can attest to this, is our garbage cans.

576
00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:45,000
 Our park system, we have, I don't know,

577
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,960
 I'm gonna guess here a thousand of the 55 gallon drums,

578
00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,440
 and we have a blue and green one right next to each other,

579
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:55,240
 and they're contaminated all the time.

580
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,160
 So we do need to look at a way

581
00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:01,120
 that we can have better containers

582
00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,800
 that make it easier for people to self-identify

583
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,960
 where they're supposed to be putting items.

584
00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:10,880
 The problem is, we went out and looked at some prices

585
00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,120
 probably a year ago, a year and a half ago,

586
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:17,080
 and it was a million dollars to replace all our trash cans.

587
00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:20,440
 And on the list of priorities, I don't know where that sits.

588
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,600
 It's a hard pill to swallow

589
00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:24,600
 to spend a million dollars on trash cans.

590
00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,440
 But that's an issue for sure.

591
00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,800
 And so it's not just staff, it's still the general public

592
00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:35,120
 in trying to get them to not contaminate, you know,

593
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:40,120
 one can across the entire organization of the park system.

594
00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:45,280
 - I definitely am familiar with that issue.

595
00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:49,720
 - But I thought it had something to do with two cans.

596
00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:55,520
 If they get corrupted, or what do you call it?

597
00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,480
 - Contaminated? - Contaminated.

598
00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:01,800
 - Yeah, why even bother with two cans?

599
00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:05,680
 - We want to still try, right?

600
00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,320
 So, I mean, we don't wanna lose the effort

601
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,960
 for trying to recycle in our community.

602
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:14,280
 And that's something that we're gonna continue to work on

603
00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,720
 with the educational factor, you know, really,

604
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,360
 I know Alana probably had, you know,

605
00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:20,760
 she's got experience with it.

606
00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:21,920
 You start young, you know,

607
00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:23,960
 if you get the word out in the school system

608
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,080
 that, you know, this is the benefit of recycling,

609
00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:28,520
 then they take that home,

610
00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:30,160
 and then that continues to carry on.

611
00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,360
 So, you know, Autumn and I have already talked about this,

612
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,360
 that we really want to start

613
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,800
 that kind of educational factor again,

614
00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,560
 and really get into the focus of getting back

615
00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,880
 into the schools to educate children on recycling,

616
00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,600
 'cause, you know, they're there at the parks

617
00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:46,480
 with their parents,

618
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,760
 and then when something goes to go in a can,

619
00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,160
 they can say, no, you know, Mom and Dad, you know,

620
00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,000
 your water bottle goes in the blue can,

621
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,960
 and your regular trash goes in the green can,

622
00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,160
 and this is why.

623
00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,960
 So it's something that we'll continue to work on,

624
00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:01,880
 or are gonna continue to work on.

625
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:03,800
 - Brooke, if you can find us a million dollar grant

626
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,160
 for trash receptacles, that'd be fantastic.

627
00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:12,160
 - You know how I feel about our trash cans through the parks?

628
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:13,680
 - Yeah, they are ugly.

629
00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,680
 - These are the worst trash cans.

630
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:19,320
 - Yeah, they fill up with water.

631
00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:22,000
 It's just, yeah, they're not attractive.

632
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,800
 - Of course, like right around the trash can

633
00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,200
 is just like everything that should be in it,

634
00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,800
 and I genuinely don't think people are like,

635
00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,200
 I'm so lazy, I'm not gonna stretch my arm.

636
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,320
 Yeah, I'll work on that one.

637
00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:38,760
 - Any additional concerns, comments, questions?

638
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:43,720
 Well, thank you all for the input,

639
00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,640
 and thank you, Autumn, for being so thorough.

640
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:47,920
 - Thank you.

641
00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,000
 - It's a new group, so we're looking forward

642
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,200
 to what it can be down the road,

643
00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:57,080
 and the Clear Creek Master Plan was done in 2014.

644
00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,160
 So every five years, you typically wanna address that

645
00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:01,640
 and just kind of relook at it.

646
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:05,040
 So we are going to council, we've been negotiating

647
00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:08,040
 with a, evaluating, negotiating a firm

648
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,480
 to come help us finish the Master Plan for the park system.

649
00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:13,080
 Since Glenn left, and then COVID,

650
00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:15,000
 it's been on hold outside of the trails.

651
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,400
 We talked about the past couple meetings.

652
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,400
 We are gonna integrate Clear Creek into that,

653
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,200
 so we can get that updated

654
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,520
 and try to continue to move forward.

655
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,960
 It's such a major hidden diamond

656
00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,080
 in our system for the city.

657
00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,360
 We wanna get more people out there,

658
00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,280
 and there's gotta be a balance.

659
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,800
 We can't have too many people go out there,

660
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:35,840
 'cause then you kind of start a negative impact,

661
00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:37,440
 but the more people we can get out there

662
00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,280
 starting utilizing that resource,

663
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,040
 the better for the entire city.

664
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,440
 - I have actually a couple of questions

665
00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,120
 regarding Clear Creek.

666
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,880
 One is, I've been out there in a couple of weeks,

667
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,320
 but the last few times I went out there,

668
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,840
 the porta potty that's available for people

669
00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,600
 was just in really bad shape,

670
00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:02,920
 and it was quite smelly.

671
00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:05,680
 - When you went out there, was there one porta potty or two?

672
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:08,040
 - Just one, it was kind of like pushed back.

673
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,320
 - Was it gray or red?

674
00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,720
 We're getting specific.

675
00:35:13,720 --> 00:35:15,680
 The reason why. - No, there was only one.

676
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,400
 - There was only one, okay. - It was by the parking area.

677
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,520
 - And the reason why is because I took to council

678
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:25,760
 a contract to get rid of UnitedSite Services,

679
00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,000
 and now we have Five Star Rentals.

680
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,240
 Five Star Rental is a Denton company.

681
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:31,600
 - Yeah, I know, I would-

682
00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:35,320
 - And they're very customer-oriented.

683
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,120
 They've been great to us so far.

684
00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:38,960
 They're the ones that help come in

685
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,920
 whenever COVID first hit, and we had the laundry trailer.

686
00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,320
 We helped open up the restrooms.

687
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,160
 They had the hand-washing stations.

688
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:47,720
 They've been very good.

689
00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:51,400
 UnitedSite Services is no longer with us as a contractor,

690
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:55,560
 but we're having issues with them coming to get their cans.

691
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,280
 - See, that's what it seemed like.

692
00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:00,600
 It seemed like it wasn't supposed to be used.

693
00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:01,840
 - We- - Yeah, that makes sense.

694
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,040
 - I have tried since September weekly,

695
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:06,680
 Carlotta sends an email out,

696
00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,000
 and I try to follow that for them to come

697
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,760
 and get the rest of their cans.

698
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,120
 We're trying to move up the chain with UnitedSite Service,

699
00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:16,520
 but we haven't had any luck

700
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:18,280
 actually getting to the top lately.

701
00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,600
 So hopefully they will come and get theirs

702
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,720
 because they are very bad.

703
00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:26,440
 But Five Star Rental does have a new porta potty out there.

704
00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,560
 It's very clean, and they keep it clean.

705
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:31,440
 So that is something that we've worked on

706
00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,560
 trying to get UnitedSite Service out in Five Star-

707
00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:36,160
 - What happens if they don't come?

708
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,360
 Like, do you have to-

709
00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,960
 - We will eventually make sure it's gone,

710
00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:42,360
 but we'll take them.

711
00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:45,200
 We've already gotten, we already have two or three

712
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,920
 at the service center that we've removed

713
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:49,000
 because of those reasons,

714
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,240
 and we're just waiting for them to come get them also.

715
00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:53,240
 - That's just terrible.

716
00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:55,080
 - Okay, Drew, are they locked,

717
00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,440
 or can people actually enter them?

718
00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:58,720
 - You can enter them,

719
00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:02,040
 but they haven't been cleaned since probably September.

720
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:02,920
 - We probably should go ahead

721
00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,440
 and just put a lock or something on it

722
00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:06,240
 so people don't even bother opening it.

723
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:08,080
 - Yeah, so-

724
00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,440
 - 'Cause they're thinking that we're not maintaining them

725
00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,520
 when we're trying to encourage the company

726
00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:13,760
 to come pick them up.

727
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:14,840
 - The last time I was there,

728
00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,600
 you could smell them down the trail.

729
00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:17,440
 - Okay.

730
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:18,680
 - It was pretty bad.

731
00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:19,520
 - All right.

732
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:20,360
 - We'll look to go-

733
00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:21,200
 - I don't wanna talk about it anymore.

734
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,080
 - Sound like a new diet plan to me.

735
00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:26,040
 - Alaina, your second question.

736
00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:30,560
 - Oh, yes, thank you for reminding me, Princess.

737
00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:31,680
 I totally forgot.

738
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:37,160
 When will the rest of the little trails be open?

739
00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:40,280
 'Cause you can't, like, I know sometimes it rains,

740
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,360
 and that causes an issue.

741
00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:44,240
 But it seems like even when it's dry,

742
00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:46,280
 you can't do the full loop out there,

743
00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,280
 and I was just wondering when I could expect

744
00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:49,880
 to be able to do that full loop.

745
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:53,640
 - So we have- - Like the big one

746
00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:55,240
 that goes by Elm Fork.

747
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:58,520
 - So our master naturalists are constantly,

748
00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:00,040
 in fact, they're there today,

749
00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:03,000
 and they're normally there on Mondays and Thursdays

750
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,360
 helping get our trails open,

751
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,760
 whether that's helping us clear trails,

752
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,520
 helping to make sure that they're closed

753
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,440
 when they need to be closed due to the weather or rain.

754
00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,720
 But as you know, it was great this summer when it was hot.

755
00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:16,480
 Most of those trails are shaded,

756
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:20,040
 so you get a little beat of the heat out in those trails.

757
00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:23,480
 That does cause an issue for them to dry.

758
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:24,720
 They don't dry in there as quickly

759
00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:25,960
 because they don't get the sunlight

760
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,200
 that some of our other trails do.

761
00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,400
 So we are working on that.

762
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:33,120
 Gary, myself, and Autumn, we've gone through and looked at,

763
00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:35,720
 like we said, it's in parks now, park maintenance,

764
00:38:35,720 --> 00:38:39,400
 and it's going to help make sure that we can kind of

765
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:40,880
 update those trails and get them

766
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,680
 to where we can get those open quicker.

767
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,520
 I can't give you an answer right now,

768
00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:47,760
 but I can look at that and send you an answer next Monday

769
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,480
 on when we anticipate those trails opening up,

770
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,880
 especially we've had quite a bit of dry weather lately.

771
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:58,880
 - The one issue was the constant flooding

772
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,840
 of some of those trails.

773
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,360
 And I guess it could be a point where

774
00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:08,360
 I don't know if the dam clearing

775
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:11,600
 made a significant impact on that or not.

776
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:15,040
 But we've talked about even elevated trails

777
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:17,040
 if we have to in certain areas.

778
00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:18,720
 That's obviously a long-term,

779
00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:20,440
 that's probably a grant project.

780
00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:22,640
 You can add that to your list, Brooke,

781
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:27,520
 but that's the most expensive trail that we can build

782
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:32,040
 in that, or trying to open up the air above the trail

783
00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:34,280
 to try to get some more sunlight on it.

784
00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:36,600
 So that's a challenge on some of those trails

785
00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:38,560
 with how low they are.

786
00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:40,400
 And obviously we haven't been able to open up

787
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,800
 the 380 parking lot too.

788
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:49,200
 - Do you have a question for you specifically?

789
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:52,440
 Did you work on the River Legacy Park

790
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:53,960
 when you were in Arlington?

791
00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:57,040
 - That was not my area.

792
00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:01,880
 Park maintenance was a different AD.

793
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,520
 I did have some, we did programming out there

794
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:08,200
 and we did do the paddling trail

795
00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,160
 that is at River Legacy as well.

796
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:14,080
 But yes, that was part of our park inventory.

797
00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,440
 There was a nonprofit that ran the Science Center

798
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:21,520
 and they handled that and they did some of their own camps,

799
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,000
 but we did all park maintenance and programming

800
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,120
 within the park itself.

801
00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:29,080
 And that entire park would flood

802
00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:34,080
 and be under six, eight feet of water once or twice a year.

803
00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:36,600
 It would be up to the roofs on the pavilions

804
00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,520
 and we'd have to shut it down for a week or two

805
00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,280
 and then go back in there and clean it up.

806
00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:45,160
 So there was a significant amount of water in that park

807
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,880
 when we had major rainstorms.

808
00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:50,080
 - Actually, I grew up going to that park.

809
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,960
 We grew up in Ulysses, right next to it.

810
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:55,320
 - Yeah, it's definitely a destination park.

811
00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,280
 I think the President Bush had been out there a few times

812
00:40:58,280 --> 00:41:00,440
 riding the mountain bike trails.

813
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:01,680
 - That's cool.

814
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:05,680
 Okay, I have one last comment and I'll stop you guys.

815
00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:09,560
 I just wanted to say, I recently saw the Quarry Trail.

816
00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:12,280
 I guess it's almost finished or it is finished.

817
00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:13,200
 It's awesome.

818
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,440
 They did a really great job with that one.

819
00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,800
 Those of you who don't know what the Quarry Trail is,

820
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:20,920
 I'll let y'all explain it,

821
00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:25,040
 but it's, what is it the Master Naturalist put it in?

822
00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:27,080
 I'll stop, go ahead.

823
00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:31,280
 - Just to add to that,

824
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,920
 the one thing that we are looking to change

825
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:36,360
 is the North parking lot.

826
00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,640
 There's a restroom facility up there

827
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:40,640
 and a gravel parking lot.

828
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:45,400
 And that for the most part, it's been closed and locked.

829
00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:47,760
 We wanna get into a routine where that's open

830
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,040
 on a regular basis as well.

831
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,520
 And that restroom facility is open as well.

832
00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:54,560
 We're speaking of restrooms.

833
00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:59,000
 And across the street, there's 240 acres,

834
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:04,000
 230 some acres that we have the ability to utilize

835
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:07,320
 through our utility department.

836
00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:11,080
 And we're currently building mountain bike trails out there

837
00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,280
 that will be dedicated for mountain biking.

838
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:17,400
 When we open up that parking lot on the North side,

839
00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:21,160
 we're gonna have the mountain bikers park there.

840
00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:23,920
 And then there'll be a trail to go up across the street

841
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,000
 where they can get in and start the mountain bike trail.

842
00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:28,560
 So we had a group of volunteers go out

843
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:31,480
 and start marking it two weeks ago.

844
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,960
 And we marked about two to three miles of trails.

845
00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,600
 And then we have another marking day on the 20th,

846
00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:40,400
 which is the Friday of this week to go out there

847
00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:42,320
 and mark some more trails.

848
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:45,120
 It'll probably take us two or three more days

849
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,040
 to get everything done.

850
00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:48,640
 We're somewhere around seven miles of trails

851
00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:50,280
 that we envision out there.

852
00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,840
 And then it'll be a community build.

853
00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:56,360
 So we'll be depending on volunteers to go out there

854
00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,480
 and help clear the areas for the mountain bike trails.

855
00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,040
 We have a few of our master naturalists

856
00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:02,800
 helping on it as well,

857
00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,360
 as well as some of our mountain bike enthusiasts

858
00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:07,280
 that we've been working with on our focus groups

859
00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:09,880
 and some of our store owners as well are helping.

860
00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:13,440
 So we don't have a dedicated funding source for it.

861
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:16,920
 So it's what equity is what's gonna build that.

862
00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:21,640
 But so that's also gonna help us maintain that restroom

863
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,480
 and improve that parking lot area too,

864
00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:25,880
 'cause it doesn't get as much use as it should.

865
00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:27,880
 And now that we have that open,

866
00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:30,200
 that should open up those trails on the north side too,

867
00:43:30,200 --> 00:43:32,960
 'cause there's some nice trails north of that parking lot

868
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:36,000
 that you can go out and enjoy that are just grass trails

869
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:37,160
 that are out in the open.

870
00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:41,080
 So that's expanding really our programming opportunities

871
00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:42,240
 for that park.

872
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:45,920
 - Okay, I got a question about-

873
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:46,760
 - Yes, Brooke.

874
00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:51,040
 - So we were just out there and I was curious

875
00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:53,640
 if you had any plans on building little bridges

876
00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,080
 that cross over like some of the little

877
00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:58,320
 creek ways that come through.

878
00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:01,280
 I don't mind crossing them however my dog does

879
00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:03,240
 and he gets very wet.

880
00:44:03,240 --> 00:44:04,520
 - Are you talking about Clear Creek

881
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:06,080
 or at the mountain bike?

882
00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:09,640
 - Yes, yes we do.

883
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,920
 We're working with a master nationalist now.

884
00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:14,480
 We do have a Boy Scout,

885
00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:17,520
 two Boy Eagle Scout projects going on.

886
00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:19,520
 One is almost complete.

887
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,120
 The other one just got started

888
00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:25,200
 and then the master naturalist is gonna build another bridge

889
00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:26,760
 to cross some of those wet areas.

890
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,080
 Yes, the south side of the lake,

891
00:44:29,080 --> 00:44:31,400
 I guess that one got washed away.

892
00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:32,240
 - Yes.

893
00:44:32,240 --> 00:44:36,280
 - Okay, and Autumn, I thought of a question.

894
00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:42,560
 The tree giveaway, is that still an event that will occur?

895
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:48,320
 - Yes, we just hosted the tree giveaway last month

896
00:44:48,320 --> 00:44:51,160
 on the 24th that we talked about

897
00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:54,240
 that being a COVID ready event.

898
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:57,880
 There were very few adjustments that we had to make

899
00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:59,920
 but we see that continuing

900
00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:02,240
 and we've even discussed the possibility

901
00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:05,800
 of maybe hosting a second one in the spring

902
00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:07,360
 depending on funding.

903
00:45:07,360 --> 00:45:10,680
 But seeing as how that's a drive through,

904
00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:15,220
 distanced, great way to get people trees to plant,

905
00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:18,240
 we will continue that.

906
00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:21,080
 - I usually receive an email

907
00:45:21,080 --> 00:45:23,680
 'cause I have been on the list,

908
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:25,320
 but I did not receive one.

909
00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:27,200
 Do I need to re-register?

910
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:30,720
 What's the process for people to find out about the trees?

911
00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:33,920
 - I can check on that for you and send you an email, Frances.

912
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:36,760
 I'm sorry that you didn't receive that.

913
00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:38,720
 - I'm actually also someone,

914
00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:41,400
 I've gotten a tree like four years now

915
00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,060
 and I did not get one this year

916
00:45:43,060 --> 00:45:47,080
 because I had no idea that it happened until afterwards.

917
00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:47,920
 - Okay, yeah.

918
00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:50,360
 So we've scheduled registrations

919
00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:53,560
 then every year on October 1st,

920
00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:56,040
 but I will check on both of your registrations

921
00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:58,680
 or subscriptions to our newsletter.

922
00:45:58,680 --> 00:45:59,720
 You should have gotten it.

923
00:45:59,720 --> 00:46:02,840
 Unless you randomly hit unsubscribe,

924
00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:04,920
 that sometimes happens.

925
00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:06,320
 I will say, I did get it.

926
00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:09,240
 So I did not get a tree,

927
00:46:09,240 --> 00:46:11,080
 but I did get it.

928
00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:11,920
 Thank you, Autumn.

929
00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:15,160
 - Utility, don't they send it in with the utilities?

930
00:46:15,160 --> 00:46:17,000
 - They do.

931
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:19,560
 - You get your utility bill and you get that newsletter.

932
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:22,000
 I saw it in there and remember long ago,

933
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:24,360
 but I have seen it in there.

934
00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:26,080
 - Yeah, it was in the Citizen Connection

935
00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,460
 that you're talking about in the resident update

936
00:46:28,460 --> 00:46:30,080
 that went out as well.

937
00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:31,800
 But definitely we wanna make sure

938
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:33,960
 that you guys are getting those direct emails from us

939
00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:37,800
 so we have the best, most accurate information.

940
00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:38,640
 - Autumn, can we just,

941
00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:41,360
 can we see if we can get all of the park board registered?

942
00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:43,360
 Just make sure everyone is on that list.

943
00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:46,960
 It was very successful this year and fun, so.

944
00:46:46,960 --> 00:46:49,540
 - I have one question.

945
00:46:49,540 --> 00:46:53,600
 Everybody's talking about the trails

946
00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:55,980
 and I think they're awesome.

947
00:46:55,980 --> 00:46:59,880
 Is there any way on the website,

948
00:46:59,880 --> 00:47:01,760
 when you click on the trails

949
00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:04,900
 on the park, Denton Parks and Rec website,

950
00:47:04,900 --> 00:47:09,520
 it's not really user friendly

951
00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:12,380
 for someone who's not from Denton, like me.

952
00:47:12,380 --> 00:47:15,840
 You've got a lot of people moving to the city

953
00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:18,820
 from California and all over the country.

954
00:47:18,820 --> 00:47:24,660
 So maybe a map that talks about the walking trails

955
00:47:24,660 --> 00:47:28,140
 and the bike trails that are,

956
00:47:28,140 --> 00:47:31,400
 that the city offers.

957
00:47:31,400 --> 00:47:33,160
 - It's on our list. - On the website.

958
00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:35,080
 - Yeah, we-- - And maybe even

959
00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:38,140
 in visitor center.

960
00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:41,240
 - That's been on our list.

961
00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:43,280
 We've been talking about it for the past year

962
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,500
 to get that updated.

963
00:47:45,500 --> 00:47:48,040
 We actually, earlier this summer,

964
00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:49,960
 we had a couple of volunteers go out

965
00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:53,120
 and ride all of our major trails

966
00:47:53,120 --> 00:47:54,880
 with their bike with a camera.

967
00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:56,940
 So staff's been editing that

968
00:47:56,940 --> 00:48:00,040
 and I saw the first proof last week

969
00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,980
 where it's kind of going fast forward along the trails

970
00:48:02,980 --> 00:48:05,440
 and then it gives you little tidbits of information

971
00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:06,680
 and facts as you're riding.

972
00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:07,600
 So you can kind of see

973
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:09,440
 and it shows you a map where you're at.

974
00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:11,640
 So that should be coming out real soon.

975
00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:13,520
 So that's good timing on the question,

976
00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:17,040
 but we do have it on our list of things to do

977
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:19,480
 is improve the website with our trails.

978
00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:22,600
 - Bike sales are up.

979
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:24,320
 That's all over the news. - Absolutely.

980
00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:25,160
 Yeah.

981
00:48:25,160 --> 00:48:26,320
 - Bike sales and kayaks.

982
00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:29,180
 - I love your idea.

983
00:48:29,180 --> 00:48:35,720
 The trail, what they did in the environment

984
00:48:35,720 --> 00:48:36,560
 was pretty clever.

985
00:48:36,560 --> 00:48:38,880
 They had actually some boy scouts

986
00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:42,220
 and I think even a girl scout or two got involved

987
00:48:42,220 --> 00:48:44,880
 and they put, not only did they put a map together,

988
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:47,920
 but they put it so you could get to GPS court

989
00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:51,840
 and so you can put your cell phone and follow the trail

990
00:48:51,840 --> 00:48:55,600
 and it shows you where you're going in real time on a GPS.

991
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:57,800
 So that's pretty cool.

992
00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:03,920
 And they just got kids to do it for them.

993
00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:05,720
 You'd be surprised what these kids can do today.

994
00:49:05,720 --> 00:49:06,560
 - Yeah.

995
00:49:08,120 --> 00:49:12,220
 - Okay, anything else before we move to the next item?

996
00:49:12,220 --> 00:49:14,840
 All right.

997
00:49:14,840 --> 00:49:16,320
 Thank you again, Autumn.

998
00:49:16,320 --> 00:49:21,820
 Next item, receive a report, hold a discussion

999
00:49:21,820 --> 00:49:25,320
 and give staff input regarding the naming applications

1000
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:28,280
 for parks and trails as submitted by residents,

1001
00:49:28,280 --> 00:49:32,360
 local developers and the parks and recreation department.

1002
00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:35,960
 - Okay, let me go ahead and bring that up.

1003
00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:41,960
 (pages rustling)

1004
00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:43,240
 I don't have a PowerPoint,

1005
00:49:43,240 --> 00:49:46,840
 but I'm gonna open up the AIS that we can follow.

1006
00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:53,820
 I'm sure you remember we've talked about it a number of times

1007
00:49:53,820 --> 00:49:58,820
 over the past year in regard to updating the policy

1008
00:49:58,820 --> 00:50:04,840
 for the naming within our park system of parks and facilities.

1009
00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:08,920
 And during the past year, we've had a number

1010
00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:13,280
 of community groups and developers reach out to us

1011
00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:18,280
 about naming of a few of our parks and fields.

1012
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:22,840
 During this process to get the policy approved,

1013
00:50:22,840 --> 00:50:26,440
 we asked them to hold off and submit it

1014
00:50:26,440 --> 00:50:28,320
 once it was completed.

1015
00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:30,200
 So once it was finalized,

1016
00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:32,960
 we did reach out to everybody that had talked to us

1017
00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:35,040
 over the past year and asked them to go ahead

1018
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:38,760
 and resubmit or actually submit an application.

1019
00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:40,360
 And that was part of the process

1020
00:50:40,360 --> 00:50:43,300
 is to get an application together that they could fill out

1021
00:50:43,300 --> 00:50:44,920
 and turn into the city.

1022
00:50:44,920 --> 00:50:49,920
 So we have received a total of five applications

1023
00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:51,660
 from the community.

1024
00:50:51,660 --> 00:50:55,680
 And we've submitted parks and recreation

1025
00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:58,720
 a number of submittals as well.

1026
00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:02,360
 So the process, if you remember,

1027
00:51:02,360 --> 00:51:05,640
 is that the application submitted goes to the city manager's

1028
00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:08,560
 office or the department.

1029
00:51:08,560 --> 00:51:11,320
 I've turned those into the city manager's office,

1030
00:51:11,320 --> 00:51:13,520
 and the next would go to city council.

1031
00:51:13,520 --> 00:51:16,080
 So we plan on going back to city council

1032
00:51:16,080 --> 00:51:21,080
 after the first of the year to present the applications

1033
00:51:21,080 --> 00:51:23,120
 and walk through that process.

1034
00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:26,520
 City council have to create a ad hoc committee.

1035
00:51:26,520 --> 00:51:30,440
 There would be a member or two from park board

1036
00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:32,600
 because that's the most impacted department.

1037
00:51:32,600 --> 00:51:36,040
 And then council would form that subcommittee,

1038
00:51:36,040 --> 00:51:37,840
 they would go through the applications

1039
00:51:37,840 --> 00:51:40,360
 and then provide recommendations

1040
00:51:40,360 --> 00:51:43,560
 back to the park board and city council.

1041
00:51:43,560 --> 00:51:46,360
 So that's the process.

1042
00:51:46,360 --> 00:51:48,960
 It's the first time we're gonna go through it as a group.

1043
00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:53,200
 So there may be some learning opportunities during this,

1044
00:51:53,200 --> 00:51:56,080
 but we're gonna wait until the entire city council

1045
00:51:56,080 --> 00:51:57,440
 was seated.

1046
00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:02,160
 So we kind of took that first step with the formal council

1047
00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:05,040
 that would be in place for the next two years.

1048
00:52:05,040 --> 00:52:07,640
 But applications that were submitted from the community

1049
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:10,120
 was for the Carnegie Ridge property,

1050
00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:12,880
 and that was provided by the developers.

1051
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:16,160
 They wanted to name it Patrick Park after their father,

1052
00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:19,120
 who was a local teacher.

1053
00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:21,440
 Baseball fields one and two at Evers Park

1054
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:24,640
 were submitted by Denton Baseball Association.

1055
00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:27,720
 And those were two names after,

1056
00:52:27,720 --> 00:52:28,880
 and I can make this a little larger

1057
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:31,040
 so it might be easier for you guys to see.

1058
00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:35,960
 And that was Austin Jackson and Javi Guerra,

1059
00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:38,480
 I think is the pronunciation.

1060
00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:41,800
 They were both former Denton ballplayers.

1061
00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:46,000
 They played through the program and they both played in MLB.

1062
00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:50,160
 Guerra was actually on the Washington nationals

1063
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:52,360
 two years ago when they won the world series.

1064
00:52:53,320 --> 00:52:56,160
 So they asked to name the fields after those players.

1065
00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:59,280
 And then Industrial Street Park used to be

1066
00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:04,240
 Wolf's Hardware Store, Grocery, I'm sorry, Grocery.

1067
00:53:04,240 --> 00:53:07,440
 And actually was submitted by one of our employees

1068
00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:12,280
 who's a family related to that family, so that property.

1069
00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:15,160
 So that was a real interesting kind of tie back

1070
00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:19,000
 to what that property was used at one point in time.

1071
00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:21,640
 And then Razor Ranch property was submitted

1072
00:53:21,640 --> 00:53:26,000
 by the developers to name that park Razor Ranch Park.

1073
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:28,200
 So those are the five applications

1074
00:53:28,200 --> 00:53:29,880
 that came from the community.

1075
00:53:29,880 --> 00:53:32,000
 And then the ones that we submitted,

1076
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:37,600
 the Mills property is planned to be a city park.

1077
00:53:37,600 --> 00:53:41,680
 And that's typically a park that's 50 acres or more.

1078
00:53:41,680 --> 00:53:45,360
 And we were trying to come up with a theme

1079
00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:49,320
 for all our city parks to be named after something,

1080
00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:54,320
 Direction Lake Park and North Lakes Park, South Lakes Park.

1081
00:53:54,320 --> 00:53:56,360
 And this one would be East Lake Park

1082
00:53:56,360 --> 00:53:59,320
 to obviously give you the geographic location

1083
00:53:59,320 --> 00:54:02,880
 and kind of set that brand of,

1084
00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:03,960
 oh, that's a lake park,

1085
00:54:03,960 --> 00:54:07,080
 that must mean it's something of significance.

1086
00:54:07,080 --> 00:54:11,480
 There's roughly a four acre pond there, a body of water.

1087
00:54:11,480 --> 00:54:16,480
 So that was the rationale for East Lake Park.

1088
00:54:16,560 --> 00:54:19,400
 And then all of the trails, well,

1089
00:54:19,400 --> 00:54:21,640
 we haven't formally named all of our trails.

1090
00:54:21,640 --> 00:54:22,800
 We thought it would be good

1091
00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:24,480
 while we're working through the master plan

1092
00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:26,480
 and we're calling these trails certain things

1093
00:54:26,480 --> 00:54:29,280
 to go ahead and get them formally adopted

1094
00:54:29,280 --> 00:54:34,280
 and then work into some of those trails as they're built.

1095
00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:37,120
 Bonnie Bray is already under construction.

1096
00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:40,160
 Cooper Creek already has some trails completed.

1097
00:54:40,160 --> 00:54:42,240
 Hickory Creek is under construction right now.

1098
00:54:42,240 --> 00:54:46,640
 Mayhill is, for the most part, completed.

1099
00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:49,760
 Mingo is in portions of that are in the planning stage.

1100
00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:51,280
 Same with Pecan Creek.

1101
00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:54,680
 University Trail is gonna have a section east of Mayhill.

1102
00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:58,000
 That's gonna be worked on by Textot over to the bridge.

1103
00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:00,120
 And then Vintage Trail is under construction

1104
00:55:00,120 --> 00:55:02,520
 and Wildflower Trail already exists.

1105
00:55:02,520 --> 00:55:05,320
 We weren't sure if that was formally adopted or not.

1106
00:55:05,320 --> 00:55:06,760
 That's in North Lakes Park.

1107
00:55:06,760 --> 00:55:10,560
 So we wanted to just go ahead and formally request that.

1108
00:55:10,560 --> 00:55:12,560
 This doesn't mean there's not more trails

1109
00:55:12,560 --> 00:55:14,200
 that we could be adding to that,

1110
00:55:14,200 --> 00:55:16,360
 but we wanted to try to get a critical mass

1111
00:55:16,360 --> 00:55:18,160
 of applications together at one time

1112
00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:20,560
 since an ad hoc committee has to be created

1113
00:55:20,560 --> 00:55:23,440
 that we weren't going back piecemeal

1114
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:24,680
 a little bit at a time

1115
00:55:24,680 --> 00:55:28,280
 and that process is gonna be cumbersome

1116
00:55:28,280 --> 00:55:30,200
 to try to do a number at one time.

1117
00:55:30,200 --> 00:55:32,440
 So that was the thought process

1118
00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:34,640
 in regards to taking these all to the committee

1119
00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:37,120
 and to you and the city council,

1120
00:55:37,120 --> 00:55:40,680
 but wanted to get your feedback on any of these

1121
00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:42,440
 if you have any questions or concern.

1122
00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:44,680
 We still have to move forward with city council

1123
00:55:44,680 --> 00:55:47,720
 and we'll definitely include any reluctancy

1124
00:55:47,720 --> 00:55:50,080
 or concerns you have with any of these names

1125
00:55:50,080 --> 00:55:52,200
 and the rationale based on direction

1126
00:55:52,200 --> 00:55:55,480
 from the board as a whole and kind of go from there.

1127
00:55:55,480 --> 00:56:05,280
 - Gary, I have a question.

1128
00:56:05,280 --> 00:56:07,160
 Can you stop sharing so we can see each other?

1129
00:56:07,160 --> 00:56:08,000
 - Oh yes, yep.

1130
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:13,880
 - The Industrial Street Park,

1131
00:56:13,880 --> 00:56:17,800
 I would love to hear additional information

1132
00:56:17,800 --> 00:56:20,960
 behind the family, the Wolfs.

1133
00:56:20,960 --> 00:56:24,400
 I would just love to hear the history.

1134
00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:25,680
 - Okay.

1135
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:28,000
 - We used to receive this information,

1136
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:32,520
 but I know since COVID, everything has kind of changed,

1137
00:56:32,520 --> 00:56:35,920
 but we really, I think the board really needs

1138
00:56:35,920 --> 00:56:37,880
 to continue to get information.

1139
00:56:37,880 --> 00:56:42,880
 And I understand why you had to put it on hold

1140
00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:45,200
 and put them all together.

1141
00:56:45,200 --> 00:56:47,040
 I do understand that.

1142
00:56:47,040 --> 00:56:49,720
 But I do would like additional information

1143
00:56:49,720 --> 00:56:54,720
 about the Industrial Street Park name being changed to,

1144
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:56,720
 what was it, Wolfs?

1145
00:56:56,720 --> 00:57:01,560
 - Wolfs, on the attachment that's in your packet

1146
00:57:01,560 --> 00:57:06,560
 on page 10, there's a summary of the history of Wolfs.

1147
00:57:06,560 --> 00:57:12,520
 It was a food store from 1947 to 1997.

1148
00:57:12,520 --> 00:57:16,360
 The store was located at 109 Industrial,

1149
00:57:16,360 --> 00:57:18,960
 Wolf's food store was named after Robert Wolf

1150
00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:21,760
 who opened the store in 1947.

1151
00:57:21,760 --> 00:57:23,520
 The store then changed ownerships

1152
00:57:23,520 --> 00:57:26,240
 from Robert to Walter Wolf in 1948,

1153
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:28,960
 and then to Paul Wolf in 1951.

1154
00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:32,080
 In 1959, Grady Gandy bought the store

1155
00:57:32,080 --> 00:57:34,240
 from his father-in-law, Paul Wolf.

1156
00:57:34,240 --> 00:57:37,080
 Grady kept the store name of Wolf's food store

1157
00:57:37,080 --> 00:57:38,840
 to avoid any confusion.

1158
00:57:38,840 --> 00:57:42,040
 Many customers continued to call Mr. Gandy, Mr. Wolf

1159
00:57:42,040 --> 00:57:43,520
 as he bought the store.

1160
00:57:43,520 --> 00:57:46,440
 Many in the community still remember Mr. Gandy's smile,

1161
00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:48,280
 laugh and witty humor.

1162
00:57:48,280 --> 00:57:49,920
 He was known as a bit of a jokester

1163
00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:51,520
 and loved to make people laugh.

1164
00:57:51,520 --> 00:57:53,280
 He was a huge part of the Denton community

1165
00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:56,120
 and helped many people simply giving advice,

1166
00:57:56,120 --> 00:57:58,680
 food or a part-time job.

1167
00:57:58,680 --> 00:58:01,040
 Grady Gandy enjoyed being a part of the community

1168
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:02,600
 and never asked for anything in return.

1169
00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:05,240
 He was extremely genuine and loved his neighbors.

1170
00:58:05,240 --> 00:58:07,200
 Wolf's food store was featured many times

1171
00:58:07,200 --> 00:58:10,040
 in Denton Record Chronicle highlighting the longtime success

1172
00:58:10,040 --> 00:58:12,880
 of the small grocery store in a time

1173
00:58:12,880 --> 00:58:15,360
 where big box stores were moving into the city.

1174
00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:18,160
 Whether the store's success was due

1175
00:58:18,160 --> 00:58:20,920
 to Mr. Gandy's unstoppable work ethic

1176
00:58:20,920 --> 00:58:23,440
 or his contribution to so many lives in Denton

1177
00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:26,360
 and surrounding towns, he had an infectious energy

1178
00:58:26,360 --> 00:58:27,760
 to anyone that knew him.

1179
00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:30,480
 The store centered on the Wolfs and Gandy's family,

1180
00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:32,760
 but Wolf's customers were considered

1181
00:58:32,760 --> 00:58:34,920
 Mr. Gandy's extended family.

1182
00:58:34,920 --> 00:58:37,160
 This was shown in his unwillingness

1183
00:58:37,160 --> 00:58:38,680
 to let people give up themselves,

1184
00:58:38,680 --> 00:58:43,400
 to let people give up, not to give up on themselves.

1185
00:58:43,400 --> 00:58:46,280
 He was a model of what hard work and love is

1186
00:58:46,280 --> 00:58:47,880
 for his community could produce.

1187
00:58:47,880 --> 00:58:51,720
 Mr. Gandy was never a rich man in terms of financial wealth,

1188
00:58:51,720 --> 00:58:54,280
 but was rich in family and friends.

1189
00:58:54,280 --> 00:58:56,360
 The community felt the absence

1190
00:58:56,360 --> 00:59:00,240
 when he unexpectedly passed away in February, 1997.

1191
00:59:00,240 --> 00:59:01,400
 Although he is gone,

1192
00:59:01,400 --> 00:59:04,400
 his love and laugh will never be forgotten.

1193
00:59:04,400 --> 00:59:08,400
 So that's in your packet on page 10

1194
00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:11,680
 as part of the application that was submitted.

1195
00:59:11,680 --> 00:59:17,160
 - Yes, I see that now.

1196
00:59:17,160 --> 00:59:21,480
 - And then one other thing,

1197
00:59:21,480 --> 00:59:24,320
 when John and I met with the DWI group,

1198
00:59:24,320 --> 00:59:27,840
 they mentioned Wolf's Food Store

1199
00:59:27,840 --> 00:59:30,600
 whenever we spoke to them about Industrial Park.

1200
00:59:30,600 --> 00:59:35,320
 And they talked about meeting there

1201
00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:38,680
 and getting things to eat and having lunch together.

1202
00:59:38,680 --> 00:59:41,360
 So it was good to hear about that place,

1203
00:59:41,360 --> 00:59:44,960
 especially knowing we were coming before you

1204
00:59:44,960 --> 00:59:47,560
 to maybe future change the name.

1205
00:59:55,320 --> 01:00:00,320
 - So, any feedback in regards to any of the proposed names?

1206
01:00:00,320 --> 01:00:14,520
 - Are we going to receive information from the public?

1207
01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:22,040
 - So, obviously this is the first time we've done this.

1208
01:00:23,040 --> 01:00:26,200
 So we'll be putting an ad hoc committee together.

1209
01:00:26,200 --> 01:00:27,720
 They'll review the applications.

1210
01:00:27,720 --> 01:00:30,560
 We definitely could have a public meeting.

1211
01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:32,960
 It probably is a good recommendation to have that

1212
01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:34,760
 during that review process.

1213
01:00:34,760 --> 01:00:35,960
 So people could chime in

1214
01:00:35,960 --> 01:00:39,040
 and people could actually come and present their pitch

1215
01:00:39,040 --> 01:00:41,040
 if they wanted to in regards to the name

1216
01:00:41,040 --> 01:00:44,040
 and kind of go from there

1217
01:00:44,040 --> 01:00:46,080
 and use that as part of the consideration.

1218
01:00:46,080 --> 01:00:48,240
 So we definitely could do that.

1219
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:50,720
 - I think that's a really good idea.

1220
01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:52,400
 Yeah, I like that idea.

1221
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:53,600
 - Thank you.

1222
01:00:53,600 --> 01:00:55,800
 - We will incorporate that.

1223
01:00:55,800 --> 01:00:58,880
 - One of the ideas that we had years ago

1224
01:00:58,880 --> 01:01:00,480
 was that the small pocket,

1225
01:01:00,480 --> 01:01:03,360
 I'm not talking about the bigger parks.

1226
01:01:03,360 --> 01:01:07,280
 I think the process here is a good one in general,

1227
01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:11,360
 but like for pocket parks that are where local neighborhoods

1228
01:01:11,360 --> 01:01:12,320
 could be a playground,

1229
01:01:12,320 --> 01:01:17,320
 it's mostly going to be utilized by the local neighborhood.

1230
01:01:17,320 --> 01:01:19,080
 One of the things that worked really, really well

1231
01:01:19,080 --> 01:01:21,640
 was to go out and get, go around the neighborhoods

1232
01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:26,640
 and get nominations for the names for naming the park.

1233
01:01:26,640 --> 01:01:27,640
 You get the whole,

1234
01:01:27,640 --> 01:01:29,400
 that way you get the whole community involved

1235
01:01:29,400 --> 01:01:32,680
 in actually being part of the process

1236
01:01:32,680 --> 01:01:35,960
 by just going out and asking door to door.

1237
01:01:35,960 --> 01:01:40,320
 And anyway, so I just, this is a suggestion.

1238
01:01:40,320 --> 01:01:44,680
 And then once the nomination, you get the top one,

1239
01:01:44,680 --> 01:01:46,840
 vote on which ones people like the best

1240
01:01:46,840 --> 01:01:48,960
 and the second round.

1241
01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:51,320
 And then eventually they come up with a name

1242
01:01:51,320 --> 01:01:53,720
 for the park that they named

1243
01:01:53,720 --> 01:01:56,120
 and then it's part of their park.

1244
01:01:56,120 --> 01:01:58,160
 But that is a bad news.

1245
01:01:58,160 --> 01:01:59,560
 We actually have people who,

1246
01:01:59,560 --> 01:02:02,520
 one of the daycare brought their kids over

1247
01:02:02,520 --> 01:02:04,200
 and the people try to chase them out

1248
01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:06,640
 because they said that this is our park.

1249
01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:09,880
 You know, we got a little too possessive, but that's okay.

1250
01:02:09,880 --> 01:02:11,240
 - That's a good point.

1251
01:02:11,240 --> 01:02:13,640
 The one thing that we are not sure of

1252
01:02:13,640 --> 01:02:18,080
 is what parks have been officially named or not.

1253
01:02:18,080 --> 01:02:21,240
 So we have a staff member

1254
01:02:21,240 --> 01:02:24,160
 that's gonna be working with the library

1255
01:02:24,160 --> 01:02:28,680
 and a city volunteer that Heather had worked with

1256
01:02:28,680 --> 01:02:31,720
 during this process of the policy development,

1257
01:02:31,720 --> 01:02:32,840
 that they were reaching out to her

1258
01:02:32,840 --> 01:02:34,360
 to see if she would be interested in helping

1259
01:02:34,360 --> 01:02:36,480
 and going back and doing research

1260
01:02:36,480 --> 01:02:39,200
 on the parcels that we already have.

1261
01:02:39,200 --> 01:02:42,080
 Our gut feeling is that some of these properties

1262
01:02:42,080 --> 01:02:45,520
 were named by staff.

1263
01:02:45,520 --> 01:02:48,400
 Just as they were kind of going, hey, this is on this road

1264
01:02:48,400 --> 01:02:51,600
 and we'll just call it that kind of as a placeholder.

1265
01:02:51,600 --> 01:02:53,280
 And we've had a little bit of a discussion

1266
01:02:53,280 --> 01:02:54,720
 about this in the past.

1267
01:02:54,720 --> 01:02:59,120
 And all of a sudden it just became Sherman Open Space

1268
01:02:59,120 --> 01:02:59,960
 where there was no,

1269
01:02:59,960 --> 01:03:03,200
 'cause it just was on Sherman Drive or road.

1270
01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:06,840
 And so those names just stuck.

1271
01:03:06,840 --> 01:03:08,640
 So we need to go back and see

1272
01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:11,240
 if some of those have been formally adopted

1273
01:03:11,240 --> 01:03:14,480
 so we could say these X number of parks

1274
01:03:14,480 --> 01:03:18,280
 are available in the future for the community to consider.

1275
01:03:18,280 --> 01:03:21,960
 The ones that were suggested are basically new parcels

1276
01:03:21,960 --> 01:03:24,200
 or new things that are coming together.

1277
01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:29,520
 So I can't give you or we can't give you a clear list

1278
01:03:29,520 --> 01:03:32,000
 of what is available to the community

1279
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:34,720
 outside something that might be brand new.

1280
01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:36,520
 So we're going back to try to find that.

1281
01:03:36,520 --> 01:03:39,360
 So once we get to that point, we definitely could say,

1282
01:03:39,360 --> 01:03:42,880
 here's a list of all the parks that are available.

1283
01:03:42,880 --> 01:03:46,040
 And if you have somebody that lives in that neighborhood

1284
01:03:46,040 --> 01:03:48,880
 or we're just an important person in Denton,

1285
01:03:48,880 --> 01:03:52,280
 then you could suggest naming for that parcel.

1286
01:03:52,280 --> 01:03:53,880
 But so we need to kind of go back

1287
01:03:53,880 --> 01:03:57,440
 and do a little bit of research to see what is available.

1288
01:03:57,440 --> 01:04:00,520
 And that's something that we're trying to get started up

1289
01:04:00,520 --> 01:04:01,440
 with the library.

1290
01:04:01,440 --> 01:04:09,200
 - Additional concerns, questions, comments?

1291
01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:16,880
 Okay, if you can add our concerns, Gary,

1292
01:04:16,880 --> 01:04:19,120
 to your presentation, we'd greatly appreciate it.

1293
01:04:19,120 --> 01:04:19,960
 - Okay.

1294
01:04:19,960 --> 01:04:25,680
 - Next item, receive a report, hold a discussion

1295
01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:29,040
 and give staff input regarding the potential leasing

1296
01:04:29,040 --> 01:04:32,600
 of a 3.5 acres property at 308 Bradley Street,

1297
01:04:32,600 --> 01:04:34,600
 the former site of Veterans Village

1298
01:04:34,600 --> 01:04:36,400
 and Bradley Street Apartments.

1299
01:04:36,400 --> 01:04:42,120
 - Okay, I'm going to bring up the PowerPoint

1300
01:04:42,120 --> 01:04:45,800
 that we presented originally in June of 2019

1301
01:04:45,800 --> 01:04:49,400
 and use that as a reference point.

1302
01:04:49,400 --> 01:05:03,800
 I'm not sure if everybody on the committee was here

1303
01:05:03,800 --> 01:05:07,560
 at this time, but I'll just go through real quick.

1304
01:05:07,560 --> 01:05:12,440
 So this parcel is on Bradley, Bradley Street,

1305
01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:16,960
 just off of Oak, used to be a Veterans Village.

1306
01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:20,320
 And most recently it was an apartment complex.

1307
01:05:20,320 --> 01:05:21,800
 In relation to some other parks,

1308
01:05:21,800 --> 01:05:24,120
 you can see where McKenna Park is,

1309
01:05:24,120 --> 01:05:27,720
 it's pretty much a large block or two or three blocks away.

1310
01:05:27,720 --> 01:05:30,520
 And then Razor Ranch property is just a little bit

1311
01:05:30,520 --> 01:05:31,640
 to the Northwest.

1312
01:05:31,640 --> 01:05:35,840
 Some general facts, it's 3.5 acres.

1313
01:05:35,840 --> 01:05:37,760
 It is the former site of Veterans Village

1314
01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:39,640
 and I'll show you what that looked like.

1315
01:05:39,640 --> 01:05:42,800
 It was used for temporary housing during World War II,

1316
01:05:42,800 --> 01:05:45,560
 after World War II when the veterans came back for school

1317
01:05:45,560 --> 01:05:47,040
 and there were 50 hutments,

1318
01:05:47,040 --> 01:05:50,320
 there were small homes that were on that property.

1319
01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:53,480
 This is what that property looked like at the time.

1320
01:05:53,480 --> 01:05:55,680
 You could see these little buildings here,

1321
01:05:55,680 --> 01:05:57,040
 that's where the veterans,

1322
01:05:57,040 --> 01:06:00,120
 the students that came back where they lived.

1323
01:06:00,120 --> 01:06:02,120
 Campus is over in this area.

1324
01:06:05,720 --> 01:06:07,440
 This is what it looks like right now.

1325
01:06:07,440 --> 01:06:10,000
 It was being used as a lay down area

1326
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:13,080
 for some construction activity off of Bradley.

1327
01:06:13,080 --> 01:06:16,640
 There's a chain link fence and just some open space

1328
01:06:16,640 --> 01:06:19,080
 that people could go out there and utilize.

1329
01:06:19,080 --> 01:06:21,880
 We'd come up with some draft kind of concept plans

1330
01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:24,960
 with the loop trail, taking the existing parking

1331
01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:27,040
 and putting some trees in there.

1332
01:06:27,040 --> 01:06:28,640
 Very minimal improvements,

1333
01:06:28,640 --> 01:06:30,800
 maybe a pavilion at one point in time.

1334
01:06:30,800 --> 01:06:34,440
 We have to make sure it's ADA compliant.

1335
01:06:34,440 --> 01:06:37,040
 So we integrated some Monarch Way Stations,

1336
01:06:37,040 --> 01:06:38,600
 pollinator gardens,

1337
01:06:38,600 --> 01:06:41,440
 working with volunteers and the Historical Association

1338
01:06:41,440 --> 01:06:43,560
 to help even with trail development

1339
01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:45,320
 and trying to get some veterans out there

1340
01:06:45,320 --> 01:06:47,040
 to help build the trails.

1341
01:06:47,040 --> 01:06:51,400
 Original concept was about $80,000 or so

1342
01:06:51,400 --> 01:06:54,120
 to do some of those improvements.

1343
01:06:54,120 --> 01:06:55,960
 This was, I guess, probably two years ago

1344
01:06:55,960 --> 01:06:57,240
 at this point in time.

1345
01:06:57,240 --> 01:06:59,920
 It did not include the lighting, irrigation,

1346
01:06:59,920 --> 01:07:01,640
 those types of things.

1347
01:07:01,640 --> 01:07:03,920
 It was just really the core basics.

1348
01:07:05,440 --> 01:07:09,200
 A pavilion of this nature, a crushed granite trail,

1349
01:07:09,200 --> 01:07:12,200
 all pending on volunteer assistance,

1350
01:07:12,200 --> 01:07:14,000
 and then maybe an interpretive panel

1351
01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:16,720
 about the history of that space with the Hutmans

1352
01:07:16,720 --> 01:07:19,320
 and World War II veterans coming back.

1353
01:07:19,320 --> 01:07:22,280
 At the time, we were talking to UNT

1354
01:07:22,280 --> 01:07:24,840
 and they were trying to figure out

1355
01:07:24,840 --> 01:07:27,600
 what their long-term plan is for that property,

1356
01:07:27,600 --> 01:07:30,440
 and they're still working on that actually.

1357
01:07:30,440 --> 01:07:32,880
 And after the first of the year,

1358
01:07:32,880 --> 01:07:35,120
 Public Affairs is gonna be working with them

1359
01:07:35,120 --> 01:07:37,720
 to figure out how they can get community input

1360
01:07:37,720 --> 01:07:41,400
 on that process before they made any decisions.

1361
01:07:41,400 --> 01:07:44,600
 So I think I have a meeting later this week

1362
01:07:44,600 --> 01:07:47,160
 to meet with Public Affairs on next steps

1363
01:07:47,160 --> 01:07:48,680
 in regards to that.

1364
01:07:48,680 --> 01:07:51,000
 So that's gonna happen after the holidays.

1365
01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:54,240
 So until then, there really isn't gonna be any movement

1366
01:07:54,240 --> 01:07:55,960
 until they go through that process.

1367
01:07:55,960 --> 01:07:59,080
 We did take the proposal to City Council,

1368
01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:01,920
 not this fiscal year, but the fiscal year prior,

1369
01:08:01,920 --> 01:08:04,520
 and that wasn't funded.

1370
01:08:04,520 --> 01:08:07,320
 So the project was kind of just put on hold

1371
01:08:07,320 --> 01:08:09,320
 since there was no funding allocated.

1372
01:08:09,320 --> 01:08:10,920
 And then this year, COVID hit

1373
01:08:10,920 --> 01:08:12,760
 and we didn't submit anything.

1374
01:08:12,760 --> 01:08:15,600
 I think we had one supplemental that we submitted

1375
01:08:15,600 --> 01:08:17,920
 since the budget was a concern.

1376
01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:20,440
 So it's been on hold since that point of time,

1377
01:08:20,440 --> 01:08:22,720
 but Park Board asked for an update.

1378
01:08:22,720 --> 01:08:26,880
 So that's where the project is as of right now,

1379
01:08:26,880 --> 01:08:28,240
 waiting for final decision

1380
01:08:28,240 --> 01:08:30,280
 on the long-term use of that property.

1381
01:08:30,280 --> 01:08:34,200
 Originally, we had talked about a 10-year lease with UNT,

1382
01:08:34,200 --> 01:08:38,480
 and that's where that property stands to date.

1383
01:08:38,480 --> 01:08:49,080
 - Thank you, Gary.

1384
01:08:49,080 --> 01:08:50,480
 Questions, concerns?

1385
01:08:50,480 --> 01:08:55,160
 All right.

1386
01:08:55,160 --> 01:08:59,040
 The next agenda item and the last one

1387
01:08:59,040 --> 01:09:02,320
 is to receive a report, hold a discussion,

1388
01:09:02,320 --> 01:09:04,960
 and give staff input regarding the placement

1389
01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:07,440
 and status of public art projects.

1390
01:09:07,440 --> 01:09:14,240
 - Okay, let me bring up a presentation for you.

1391
01:09:14,240 --> 01:09:16,040
 Just to kind of introduce this,

1392
01:09:16,040 --> 01:09:20,120
 public art was in parks and recreation,

1393
01:09:20,120 --> 01:09:22,800
 and it was moved over to economic development

1394
01:09:22,800 --> 01:09:27,800
 probably in early 2018, late 2017, that timeframe.

1395
01:09:29,200 --> 01:09:32,400
 And it was an economic development up until this summer,

1396
01:09:32,400 --> 01:09:34,880
 actually late fall, early fall.

1397
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:37,760
 So it was moved back to parks and recreation.

1398
01:09:37,760 --> 01:09:41,600
 It's part of an overall plan that has a landscape architect

1399
01:09:41,600 --> 01:09:43,400
 and a park planning manager

1400
01:09:43,400 --> 01:09:46,120
 as new positions within the park system.

1401
01:09:46,120 --> 01:09:49,400
 Those staff members report to Drew

1402
01:09:49,400 --> 01:09:52,720
 as part of our parks planning and operations team.

1403
01:09:52,720 --> 01:09:56,280
 We're trying to get those positions hired as we speak.

1404
01:09:56,280 --> 01:09:59,800
 But in the meantime, John Whitmore, who's our program area

1405
01:09:59,800 --> 01:10:02,800
 manager oversees our aquatics division,

1406
01:10:02,800 --> 01:10:07,240
 hired himself to help us, or maybe was voluntold himself,

1407
01:10:07,240 --> 01:10:10,760
 to help us with the public art projects.

1408
01:10:10,760 --> 01:10:14,320
 We had a number that were on the books

1409
01:10:14,320 --> 01:10:15,920
 but needed to get started.

1410
01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:17,840
 And he's done a great job

1411
01:10:17,840 --> 01:10:20,160
 in kind of pushing those efforts forward.

1412
01:10:20,160 --> 01:10:22,600
 So we can go through and give you an update

1413
01:10:22,600 --> 01:10:24,000
 kind of where things are.

1414
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:27,000
 The original request was what's the process

1415
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:29,280
 to get art into the parks?

1416
01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:32,640
 When we started the tennis center

1417
01:10:32,640 --> 01:10:34,880
 and the dog park in Vela,

1418
01:10:34,880 --> 01:10:37,640
 we went to the public art committee

1419
01:10:37,640 --> 01:10:38,880
 and asked them if they'd be interested

1420
01:10:38,880 --> 01:10:41,640
 in putting art in those facilities.

1421
01:10:41,640 --> 01:10:45,280
 A number of park systems will have X number of dollars

1422
01:10:45,280 --> 01:10:48,280
 dedicated towards art, maybe on a construction project,

1423
01:10:48,280 --> 01:10:50,640
 which the city has in the past.

1424
01:10:50,640 --> 01:10:53,480
 Or they just find a way to put some piece of art out there

1425
01:10:53,480 --> 01:10:56,320
 just to kind of add to the culture of the facilities.

1426
01:10:56,320 --> 01:10:59,240
 So that was kind of some of our thoughts.

1427
01:10:59,240 --> 01:11:00,560
 And we have a couple of ideas,

1428
01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:02,040
 but we'll go through the presentation

1429
01:11:02,040 --> 01:11:04,880
 and then just open it up for discussion if that's okay.

1430
01:11:04,880 --> 01:11:12,920
 John, would you like to lead this

1431
01:11:12,920 --> 01:11:15,480
 or would you like me to, or Drew or I?

1432
01:11:15,480 --> 01:11:20,720
 - I think we can all contribute, I'm sure.

1433
01:11:20,720 --> 01:11:22,040
 - Okay, okay.

1434
01:11:24,480 --> 01:11:28,160
 - So economic development put together a map

1435
01:11:28,160 --> 01:11:29,760
 of where all the art is.

1436
01:11:29,760 --> 01:11:32,480
 And this was just a snapshot of that

1437
01:11:32,480 --> 01:11:34,480
 to give you a sense of where it is.

1438
01:11:34,480 --> 01:11:37,080
 There's obviously a large cluster of art

1439
01:11:37,080 --> 01:11:39,480
 in the downtown area,

1440
01:11:39,480 --> 01:11:41,520
 but we do have it in various areas

1441
01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:43,080
 within the park system as well.

1442
01:11:43,080 --> 01:11:47,080
 South Lakes, North Lakes, being two of them the airport.

1443
01:11:47,080 --> 01:11:49,920
 And then we have some that are just a little off the map here

1444
01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:51,760
 at the Natatorium as well.

1445
01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:55,360
 So ultimately the thought is to start spreading those out

1446
01:11:55,360 --> 01:11:56,280
 throughout the city.

1447
01:11:56,280 --> 01:11:59,080
 So it's not heavy in one area,

1448
01:11:59,080 --> 01:12:01,920
 but obviously with downtown being what it is,

1449
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:04,640
 there's gonna be a cluster of art there.

1450
01:12:04,640 --> 01:12:07,920
 So definitely trying to get art in new locations

1451
01:12:07,920 --> 01:12:10,520
 is definitely a part of the mindset.

1452
01:12:10,520 --> 01:12:15,520
 The blue are sculptures and the red are murals of sorts.

1453
01:12:20,080 --> 01:12:23,200
 North Lake Dog Park, this is a project

1454
01:12:23,200 --> 01:12:26,240
 that John has been working on.

1455
01:12:26,240 --> 01:12:30,800
 We built this pad at the middle of the three circles

1456
01:12:30,800 --> 01:12:33,760
 of the dog park to put a piece of art on there.

1457
01:12:33,760 --> 01:12:36,360
 We were in the middle of construction,

1458
01:12:36,360 --> 01:12:38,000
 but we didn't have the piece of art yet.

1459
01:12:38,000 --> 01:12:41,400
 So that is still being worked through the subcommittee

1460
01:12:41,400 --> 01:12:44,280
 of the Public Art Committee to get selected.

1461
01:12:44,280 --> 01:12:47,840
 And John is working on that RFP right now as we speak.

1462
01:12:51,080 --> 01:12:56,080
 The Vela Athletic Complex, we had put a pad in this pad

1463
01:12:56,080 --> 01:13:00,680
 right here, this little cube during the construction process

1464
01:13:00,680 --> 01:13:03,680
 with the anticipation of putting a piece of art out there.

1465
01:13:03,680 --> 01:13:09,680
 And we met with the Vela family and with Dr. Vela

1466
01:13:09,680 --> 01:13:15,280
 being a biologist at UNT and loved community

1467
01:13:15,280 --> 01:13:18,400
 and loved soccer, they asked if they could have that theme

1468
01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:20,560
 kind of tied into the piece of art.

1469
01:13:20,560 --> 01:13:25,560
 So we put together an RFP and sent it out and it came back

1470
01:13:25,560 --> 01:13:28,760
 based off of the theme that you're asking for

1471
01:13:28,760 --> 01:13:32,520
 and the size, basically the scope that it wasn't feasible

1472
01:13:32,520 --> 01:13:34,560
 with the budget we had.

1473
01:13:34,560 --> 01:13:36,360
 So we did have some extra money left over

1474
01:13:36,360 --> 01:13:39,080
 from the Vela Athletic Complex of $65,000.

1475
01:13:39,080 --> 01:13:43,680
 Got $1,000 from the Park Foundation

1476
01:13:43,680 --> 01:13:45,680
 to go towards that project.

1477
01:13:45,680 --> 01:13:49,000
 And John put together the RFP again, resubmitted

1478
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:52,480
 to the selected artists that the pack had selected.

1479
01:13:52,480 --> 01:13:54,200
 And this is what he came back.

1480
01:13:54,200 --> 01:13:58,560
 And it's basically a trophy with the molecules

1481
01:13:58,560 --> 01:14:02,480
 as the brass, the balls in the center.

1482
01:14:02,480 --> 01:14:05,280
 There's a star in the middle that you can't see for Texas.

1483
01:14:05,280 --> 01:14:09,880
 And then the frame of the molecules

1484
01:14:09,880 --> 01:14:12,600
 is actually the panels of a soccer ball.

1485
01:14:12,600 --> 01:14:14,440
 So they were able to tie that all together.

1486
01:14:14,440 --> 01:14:16,880
 It's polished stainless steel

1487
01:14:16,880 --> 01:14:20,360
 and then some brushed stainless steel as well.

1488
01:14:20,360 --> 01:14:23,360
 John, is there anything you'd like to add to that?

1489
01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:25,680
 - That's just a very impressive interpretation

1490
01:14:25,680 --> 01:14:29,600
 of what the public art subcommittee wanted to have happen.

1491
01:14:29,600 --> 01:14:31,000
 So it's really very nice.

1492
01:14:31,000 --> 01:14:34,000
 I think some of the later pictures that you've got

1493
01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:35,800
 helped to show it in perspective,

1494
01:14:35,800 --> 01:14:38,960
 looking through the entrance area there.

1495
01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:42,600
 - So when you walk through the arch at the building,

1496
01:14:42,600 --> 01:14:45,960
 this is what you would see as you approach the playground.

1497
01:14:45,960 --> 01:14:52,040
 And it'll be reflective with different colors

1498
01:14:52,040 --> 01:14:54,280
 and the sun coming off the balls.

1499
01:14:54,280 --> 01:14:56,480
 They designed it so kids couldn't climb on it.

1500
01:14:56,480 --> 01:15:00,200
 We have talked about maybe putting some flower pots

1501
01:15:00,200 --> 01:15:02,240
 or something around the base of it,

1502
01:15:02,240 --> 01:15:03,680
 just to soften it up a little bit

1503
01:15:03,680 --> 01:15:05,680
 'cause there's a lot of concrete in that space

1504
01:15:05,680 --> 01:15:07,560
 along with the building.

1505
01:15:07,560 --> 01:15:10,320
 So that was the proposal.

1506
01:15:10,320 --> 01:15:13,280
 The public art committee was excited about it

1507
01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:16,400
 and we're trying to get it on the agenda for city council.

1508
01:15:16,400 --> 01:15:25,240
 The tennis center, we have bond or hot funds,

1509
01:15:25,240 --> 01:15:30,000
 hotel occupancy tax allocated for this project.

1510
01:15:30,000 --> 01:15:33,560
 We haven't done anything with this one to date

1511
01:15:33,560 --> 01:15:35,560
 just because we're trying to get the tennis center out

1512
01:15:35,560 --> 01:15:38,120
 and it wasn't a huge priority to get the tennis center

1513
01:15:38,120 --> 01:15:41,040
 out to bid and we're focused on the other priorities

1514
01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:42,520
 they had for sculptures.

1515
01:15:42,520 --> 01:15:44,680
 So this one was purposely put on hold

1516
01:15:44,680 --> 01:15:46,920
 and we're gonna start getting this one going.

1517
01:15:46,920 --> 01:15:48,920
 Location would probably make most sense

1518
01:15:48,920 --> 01:15:53,920
 if it was near the pro shop where the largest amount

1519
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:58,920
 of gathering will be by people, but that's still to come.

1520
01:15:58,920 --> 01:16:01,240
 And we have $35,000 for that.

1521
01:16:01,240 --> 01:16:02,560
 That may not be enough either,

1522
01:16:02,560 --> 01:16:05,280
 but we'll have to figure out and work on that budget.

1523
01:16:06,200 --> 01:16:09,440
 The fire station had some bond funding money

1524
01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:13,080
 for a piece of art and there was some discussion about it

1525
01:16:13,080 --> 01:16:17,960
 being a fence where the fence itself was art.

1526
01:16:17,960 --> 01:16:20,640
 After deliberation between the public art committee

1527
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:23,000
 decided that a fence is not art.

1528
01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:25,440
 So they're putting up their fence as part of the construction

1529
01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:27,160
 of fire station number three

1530
01:16:27,160 --> 01:16:30,720
 and that the public art committee will go out for RFPs

1531
01:16:30,720 --> 01:16:33,840
 for a piece of art that will be placed in landscaping

1532
01:16:33,840 --> 01:16:35,960
 adjacent to the fire station.

1533
01:16:36,200 --> 01:16:39,160
 (mouse clicking)

1534
01:16:39,160 --> 01:16:42,440
 Foundations of our history is a mural

1535
01:16:42,440 --> 01:16:47,440
 that was actually painted on Bonnie Bray a couple of years ago

1536
01:16:47,440 --> 01:16:54,160
 and that building was sold and is gonna be torn down.

1537
01:16:54,160 --> 01:16:57,440
 So there was discussion on trying to save that mural

1538
01:16:57,440 --> 01:17:01,000
 with council, specifically council member.

1539
01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:05,040
 And we looked at it and the cost was gonna be

1540
01:17:05,040 --> 01:17:07,400
 probably a little bit less than half

1541
01:17:07,400 --> 01:17:09,360
 of what this total budget is.

1542
01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:12,920
 And the mural was painted on vinyl siding

1543
01:17:12,920 --> 01:17:15,200
 and the vinyl siding was old and it wasn't great in shape.

1544
01:17:15,200 --> 01:17:17,920
 So we were concerned that just removing it from the building

1545
01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:20,920
 was gonna start to fall apart and then putting it in storage

1546
01:17:20,920 --> 01:17:23,080
 and to figure out what we're gonna do with it long-term.

1547
01:17:23,080 --> 01:17:24,640
 So we actually came up with the idea

1548
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:27,600
 and this was a project that was phase two

1549
01:17:27,600 --> 01:17:31,120
 of keep them beautiful plan after they did the mural

1550
01:17:31,120 --> 01:17:36,120
 on Dallas drive to actually paint this underpass area.

1551
01:17:36,120 --> 01:17:38,160
 And if you see it today,

1552
01:17:38,160 --> 01:17:41,400
 it's been vandalized a number of times.

1553
01:17:41,400 --> 01:17:44,800
 The mural that was painted on Dallas hasn't been.

1554
01:17:44,800 --> 01:17:46,920
 We also put a clear coat over that mural too.

1555
01:17:46,920 --> 01:17:48,240
 So if someone does something to it,

1556
01:17:48,240 --> 01:17:52,920
 we can go back and wash it off and protects that artwork.

1557
01:17:52,920 --> 01:17:57,920
 So we have all four kind of the panels on the bridge

1558
01:17:59,280 --> 01:18:04,280
 are gonna be painted with foundations of our history,

1559
01:18:04,280 --> 01:18:07,360
 the ladies that were instrumental in the community,

1560
01:18:07,360 --> 01:18:08,760
 specifically in Southeast Denton.

1561
01:18:08,760 --> 01:18:11,200
 And then the areas directly under the bridge

1562
01:18:11,200 --> 01:18:13,000
 are gonna be this kind of rust color

1563
01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:15,880
 because we still get some rust and water

1564
01:18:15,880 --> 01:18:17,280
 that comes off the bridge

1565
01:18:17,280 --> 01:18:19,000
 and we didn't want that going over the mural.

1566
01:18:19,000 --> 01:18:22,160
 So that's designed to kind of blend into that.

1567
01:18:22,160 --> 01:18:24,040
 So Autumn, if you're still with us,

1568
01:18:24,040 --> 01:18:26,080
 did you have any comments to add to that?

1569
01:18:29,680 --> 01:18:31,120
 - Yes, I'm still here.

1570
01:18:31,120 --> 01:18:32,680
 - Okay, I couldn't see my screen.

1571
01:18:32,680 --> 01:18:35,520
 I'll have all my, all the video.

1572
01:18:35,520 --> 01:18:37,440
 - No, you did.

1573
01:18:37,440 --> 01:18:38,880
 You provided a good summary of the projects,

1574
01:18:38,880 --> 01:18:40,040
 but like Gary mentioned,

1575
01:18:40,040 --> 01:18:44,080
 it is part of a larger project of beautifying that

1576
01:18:44,080 --> 01:18:48,520
 one of the main entrances into Denton

1577
01:18:48,520 --> 01:18:50,540
 into the downtown area.

1578
01:18:50,540 --> 01:18:54,600
 So we're slated to start this project next week

1579
01:18:54,600 --> 01:18:55,480
 and get painting.

1580
01:18:55,480 --> 01:18:58,760
 So keep an eye out as you drive past.

1581
01:19:00,200 --> 01:19:03,240
 - So that's that one.

1582
01:19:03,240 --> 01:19:06,640
 The MLK Junior Recreation Center is a project

1583
01:19:06,640 --> 01:19:09,160
 that's been going on for a few years.

1584
01:19:09,160 --> 01:19:12,800
 And the Public Art Committee selected an artist

1585
01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:16,080
 and she's known for creating the integration

1586
01:19:16,080 --> 01:19:20,040
 of places to sit and relax and congregate

1587
01:19:20,040 --> 01:19:23,480
 with people as well and figures of people.

1588
01:19:23,480 --> 01:19:26,120
 So she came up with this design

1589
01:19:26,120 --> 01:19:28,120
 that the Public Art Committee

1590
01:19:28,120 --> 01:19:30,360
 and City Council approved.

1591
01:19:30,360 --> 01:19:33,120
 It's under construction as we speak.

1592
01:19:33,120 --> 01:19:37,200
 It's slated to be installed in September of next year.

1593
01:19:37,200 --> 01:19:40,000
 We went over with staff and the artist

1594
01:19:40,000 --> 01:19:41,960
 and looked at locations and presented them

1595
01:19:41,960 --> 01:19:45,540
 to both council and the Public Art Committee.

1596
01:19:45,540 --> 01:19:48,500
 And what we're gonna do is re-landscape this area

1597
01:19:48,500 --> 01:19:50,480
 and move this flagpole over closer

1598
01:19:50,480 --> 01:19:53,200
 to the entry sign to the rec center

1599
01:19:53,200 --> 01:19:56,160
 and make this an area so kids can congregate

1600
01:19:56,160 --> 01:19:58,280
 or families while they're waiting.

1601
01:19:58,280 --> 01:20:00,680
 Specifically, we're thinking as good place for kids

1602
01:20:00,680 --> 01:20:03,000
 when they're waiting for their parents to pick them up.

1603
01:20:03,000 --> 01:20:06,080
 This is not, you don't have to cross the road.

1604
01:20:06,080 --> 01:20:07,160
 It's right by the front door.

1605
01:20:07,160 --> 01:20:10,300
 Staff can kind of still pay attention to them.

1606
01:20:10,300 --> 01:20:12,080
 And that'll go in this area.

1607
01:20:12,080 --> 01:20:14,680
 And this is something that Drew's guys

1608
01:20:14,680 --> 01:20:15,940
 are gonna be working on.

1609
01:20:15,940 --> 01:20:17,920
 And then additionally, we looked at a way

1610
01:20:17,920 --> 01:20:20,760
 to really beautify and soften up the building.

1611
01:20:20,760 --> 01:20:25,280
 If you go out there, it's just a lot of grass and brick.

1612
01:20:25,280 --> 01:20:27,600
 There's no really landscaping outside of this

1613
01:20:27,600 --> 01:20:30,420
 to really soften it up on both sides.

1614
01:20:30,420 --> 01:20:33,240
 So we're gonna try to address up the area

1615
01:20:33,240 --> 01:20:35,560
 in front of the gym in the area

1616
01:20:35,560 --> 01:20:38,200
 on the far left side of the building

1617
01:20:38,200 --> 01:20:40,640
 with some additional landscaping

1618
01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:44,380
 to really tie those three areas together.

1619
01:20:44,380 --> 01:20:45,980
 We don't necessarily have funding for that,

1620
01:20:45,980 --> 01:20:47,120
 but we're gonna try to do that

1621
01:20:47,120 --> 01:20:49,560
 after this piece of art is installed

1622
01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:53,760
 with some Texas native, you know, drought tolerant plants,

1623
01:20:53,760 --> 01:20:56,040
 maybe some river rock type thing,

1624
01:20:56,040 --> 01:20:58,580
 give it a little bit of a flare to it.

1625
01:20:58,580 --> 01:21:01,600
 - I have one thing to add there, Gary,

1626
01:21:01,600 --> 01:21:04,360
 that the Madeline Wiener is the artist

1627
01:21:04,360 --> 01:21:07,800
 and that the sculptures are called bench people

1628
01:21:07,800 --> 01:21:09,080
 and they're made to sit on.

1629
01:21:09,080 --> 01:21:10,680
 So they're actually wide enough

1630
01:21:10,680 --> 01:21:13,560
 that two people could probably sit side by side

1631
01:21:13,560 --> 01:21:16,000
 in the laps on these particular ones.

1632
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:17,640
 So when he said that it's a gathering place,

1633
01:21:17,640 --> 01:21:20,680
 it's literally benches that people can sit on.

1634
01:21:20,680 --> 01:21:22,360
 And I enjoy that area.

1635
01:21:24,040 --> 01:21:27,520
 And the next one I'll let Drew or John talk about.

1636
01:21:27,520 --> 01:21:29,000
 He spent a lot of time on this one here.

1637
01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:31,700
 This is Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.

1638
01:21:31,700 --> 01:21:36,560
 - You'll hear this also called the DWIF monument.

1639
01:21:36,560 --> 01:21:39,280
 And it's all about the group of women

1640
01:21:39,280 --> 01:21:42,680
 through the early '70s that they had formed

1641
01:21:42,680 --> 01:21:43,840
 to do a lot of different things.

1642
01:21:43,840 --> 01:21:46,800
 One of them was to have actual roads paved,

1643
01:21:46,800 --> 01:21:49,360
 but another was to be able to help the schools

1644
01:21:49,360 --> 01:21:51,480
 integrate much more effectively.

1645
01:21:51,480 --> 01:21:55,240
 And so it was a group of both black and white women

1646
01:21:55,240 --> 01:21:58,640
 that formed together for this particular purpose

1647
01:21:58,640 --> 01:22:00,760
 and they did a fantastic job.

1648
01:22:00,760 --> 01:22:03,960
 And so to be able to honor this particular group,

1649
01:22:03,960 --> 01:22:08,040
 we put out a scope of work

1650
01:22:08,040 --> 01:22:10,720
 and an RFP for people to come in

1651
01:22:10,720 --> 01:22:13,680
 or the artists to come in and do the bid.

1652
01:22:13,680 --> 01:22:16,400
 This one here stood out among all of them.

1653
01:22:16,400 --> 01:22:19,340
 The others were quite traditional.

1654
01:22:19,340 --> 01:22:21,640
 And this one was very colorful

1655
01:22:21,640 --> 01:22:24,640
 and it's using a type of glass,

1656
01:22:24,640 --> 01:22:27,440
 very heavy duty type of glass, not easily broken.

1657
01:22:27,440 --> 01:22:30,260
 And each has a picture of the different people

1658
01:22:30,260 --> 01:22:34,120
 that are involved in the DWIF.

1659
01:22:34,120 --> 01:22:36,640
 And it's very interactive.

1660
01:22:36,640 --> 01:22:41,640
 It'll use a program on your, an app on your phone.

1661
01:22:41,640 --> 01:22:45,880
 And when you just take a picture of it or have it there,

1662
01:22:45,880 --> 01:22:48,560
 it automatically calls up the information

1663
01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:51,200
 about that person, about what they did,

1664
01:22:51,200 --> 01:22:54,740
 their background and various things about their lives

1665
01:22:54,740 --> 01:22:56,700
 that will be able to tell the story.

1666
01:22:56,700 --> 01:22:59,840
 So this is a destination type of piece.

1667
01:22:59,840 --> 01:23:01,280
 This is where they'll have,

1668
01:23:01,280 --> 01:23:03,880
 we are pretty sure that school buses

1669
01:23:03,880 --> 01:23:06,320
 and other groups from the schools

1670
01:23:06,320 --> 01:23:08,480
 will come out and take a look at it.

1671
01:23:08,480 --> 01:23:12,520
 This one is currently proposed to be in industrial park.

1672
01:23:12,520 --> 01:23:14,100
 They had a couple of locations,

1673
01:23:14,100 --> 01:23:16,760
 but after meeting with all the ladies

1674
01:23:16,760 --> 01:23:18,920
 that had about a dozen people,

1675
01:23:18,920 --> 01:23:20,680
 either online or in person,

1676
01:23:20,680 --> 01:23:23,600
 they unanimously wanted it in industrial park

1677
01:23:23,600 --> 01:23:26,280
 and not over in Fred Moore park.

1678
01:23:26,280 --> 01:23:29,320
 And so that's the, what we're proposing through.

1679
01:23:29,320 --> 01:23:30,280
 And there's some other things

1680
01:23:30,280 --> 01:23:32,200
 that I know Drew will be able to talk to you a bit more

1681
01:23:32,200 --> 01:23:35,760
 about doing other things in industrial park

1682
01:23:35,760 --> 01:23:38,600
 to make sure just like the MLK sculptures

1683
01:23:38,600 --> 01:23:41,840
 that will have something to help dress up the park a lot.

1684
01:23:41,840 --> 01:23:45,400
 There were other plans, I know that were available for it.

1685
01:23:45,400 --> 01:23:50,040
 Two quick items on that to just add to John's description.

1686
01:23:50,040 --> 01:23:54,480
 We did get a grant from the state for this project

1687
01:23:54,480 --> 01:23:59,480
 and it was tied to the entertainment district for downtown.

1688
01:23:59,480 --> 01:24:03,160
 So it has to be within that area,

1689
01:24:03,160 --> 01:24:04,360
 within the downtown area.

1690
01:24:04,360 --> 01:24:07,960
 So we're really limited to Quaker Town, Industrial Street,

1691
01:24:07,960 --> 01:24:12,960
 Fred Moore, and I think that was it from a park space

1692
01:24:14,240 --> 01:24:16,720
 or it could have been on the sidewalk

1693
01:24:16,720 --> 01:24:18,560
 or in a parking lot type thing.

1694
01:24:18,560 --> 01:24:19,720
 But from a park space,

1695
01:24:19,720 --> 01:24:21,400
 we're fairly limited in regards

1696
01:24:21,400 --> 01:24:23,560
 to where we could use that money.

1697
01:24:23,560 --> 01:24:27,200
 So those were kind of the options to start.

1698
01:24:27,200 --> 01:24:30,980
 So that's why it wasn't going in any other general areas.

1699
01:24:30,980 --> 01:24:33,020
 And they wanted in a location

1700
01:24:33,020 --> 01:24:35,320
 where it's gonna get a lot of traffic

1701
01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:38,280
 and industrial streets gets more foot traffic

1702
01:24:38,280 --> 01:24:39,880
 than Fred Moore does.

1703
01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:45,600
 And then other locations for art.

1704
01:24:45,600 --> 01:24:48,080
 This is Dallas and Teasley on the left

1705
01:24:48,080 --> 01:24:49,920
 and Eagle and Elm on the right.

1706
01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:52,280
 And Eagle and Elm has had a few iterations.

1707
01:24:52,280 --> 01:24:54,480
 So this one's gonna change a little bit.

1708
01:24:54,480 --> 01:24:58,180
 But the Dallas and Teasley one is pretty much what you see.

1709
01:24:58,180 --> 01:25:00,160
 We did have a piece of art planned in there.

1710
01:25:00,160 --> 01:25:01,800
 That's what that kind of little white,

1711
01:25:01,800 --> 01:25:04,420
 whitish gray circle is for.

1712
01:25:04,420 --> 01:25:07,580
 And then we're gonna place something in Eagle Drive,

1713
01:25:07,580 --> 01:25:08,640
 Eagle and Elm.

1714
01:25:08,640 --> 01:25:13,160
 So those two artwork have not been identified yet.

1715
01:25:13,160 --> 01:25:17,960
 And then Carroll Boulevard has a trail on it.

1716
01:25:17,960 --> 01:25:21,080
 It's part of our trail plan to expand.

1717
01:25:21,080 --> 01:25:23,340
 But we thought that would be a good location

1718
01:25:23,340 --> 01:25:27,960
 to put trail sculptures that could be leased

1719
01:25:27,960 --> 01:25:31,120
 or on loan for the park system.

1720
01:25:31,120 --> 01:25:35,040
 So we could have those change maybe every three years

1721
01:25:35,040 --> 01:25:37,560
 just to provide a little bit of variety.

1722
01:25:37,560 --> 01:25:41,000
 So that was the mindset there that we could have

1723
01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:44,960
 three to five pieces of art along Carroll Boulevard.

1724
01:25:44,960 --> 01:25:46,720
 And that gets a lot of traffic as well.

1725
01:25:46,720 --> 01:25:48,840
 So that was another location

1726
01:25:48,840 --> 01:25:50,840
 that we considered for future art.

1727
01:25:50,840 --> 01:25:56,700
 And at that point, I'll go ahead and stop sharing

1728
01:25:56,700 --> 01:25:58,240
 so we can have some discussion.

1729
01:25:58,240 --> 01:26:03,720
 So there is a master plan that was identified

1730
01:26:03,720 --> 01:26:05,700
 and we're gonna go back and look at that

1731
01:26:05,700 --> 01:26:08,120
 as part of our master plan process as well

1732
01:26:08,120 --> 01:26:11,680
 for art placement and go back

1733
01:26:11,680 --> 01:26:13,760
 and make sure the inventory is up to speed

1734
01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:16,320
 and have that map public facing

1735
01:26:16,320 --> 01:26:18,320
 so they could see where all that is.

1736
01:26:18,320 --> 01:26:20,840
 What John had talked about with the technology

1737
01:26:20,840 --> 01:26:24,280
 on your phone, similar to a QR code,

1738
01:26:24,280 --> 01:26:27,260
 apps now can recognize images.

1739
01:26:27,260 --> 01:26:31,220
 So the thought process is that it could be all of our art,

1740
01:26:31,220 --> 01:26:35,040
 whether it's a mural or a sculpture.

1741
01:26:35,040 --> 01:26:38,800
 And then we could also even do that at our cemeteries

1742
01:26:38,800 --> 01:26:41,280
 where you could go and scan a headstone

1743
01:26:41,280 --> 01:26:44,280
 and it would give you a bio on that person.

1744
01:26:44,280 --> 01:26:47,280
 Our historical society is working on our veterans right now

1745
01:26:47,280 --> 01:26:50,840
 to do bios for those people and identify those soldiers

1746
01:26:50,840 --> 01:26:53,080
 and even some founders of Texas.

1747
01:26:53,080 --> 01:26:55,720
 So that's a long-term project.

1748
01:26:55,720 --> 01:26:58,840
 But eventually, when people come in for a burial,

1749
01:26:58,840 --> 01:27:02,400
 they could have an option to write a bio about that person.

1750
01:27:02,400 --> 01:27:05,400
 So that person's history is kind of preserved

1751
01:27:05,400 --> 01:27:08,760
 and you can put it on a website similar to Find a Grave.

1752
01:27:08,760 --> 01:27:10,720
 And when you brought up your phone,

1753
01:27:10,720 --> 01:27:12,280
 your camera would recognize that

1754
01:27:12,280 --> 01:27:13,760
 and link you over to Find a Grave

1755
01:27:13,760 --> 01:27:15,760
 where that data could be stored.

1756
01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:18,160
 And it doesn't cost anything to do that.

1757
01:27:18,160 --> 01:27:20,760
 So that's another way that we thought

1758
01:27:20,760 --> 01:27:23,880
 that we could take our historical cemeteries

1759
01:27:23,880 --> 01:27:27,320
 and really bring them back to life, you know, literally,

1760
01:27:27,320 --> 01:27:30,420
 and preserve the history of the people of Denton.

1761
01:27:31,720 --> 01:27:33,480
 You know, obviously it's impossible to go back

1762
01:27:33,480 --> 01:27:34,920
 and get history on all those people,

1763
01:27:34,920 --> 01:27:37,400
 but we can do our best with the people

1764
01:27:37,400 --> 01:27:40,240
 that may still have family members here.

1765
01:27:40,240 --> 01:27:42,720
 So that we thought that was kind of an interesting project

1766
01:27:42,720 --> 01:27:45,680
 that we could have interns, library staff,

1767
01:27:45,680 --> 01:27:48,760
 whoever work on that in the general public as a whole

1768
01:27:48,760 --> 01:27:50,560
 help us preserve that history.

1769
01:27:50,560 --> 01:27:54,120
 - Thank you, Gary.

1770
01:27:54,120 --> 01:27:55,960
 I broke, I see your hand.

1771
01:27:55,960 --> 01:27:57,040
 - So I don't have a question.

1772
01:27:57,040 --> 01:27:58,880
 I have a great announcement.

1773
01:27:58,880 --> 01:28:03,360
 We got the $9,000 and 10 cents from DVL

1774
01:28:03,360 --> 01:28:05,800
 to help fund the DWIF sculpture.

1775
01:28:05,800 --> 01:28:08,000
 So we got fully funded on that one.

1776
01:28:08,000 --> 01:28:11,700
 So now I can get this down to individual donors.

1777
01:28:11,700 --> 01:28:13,640
 So that's a good news.

1778
01:28:13,640 --> 01:28:16,300
 - So you said $9,000 and 10 cents?

1779
01:28:16,300 --> 01:28:19,440
 They had some change in their pocket

1780
01:28:19,440 --> 01:28:21,120
 they needed to get rid of?

1781
01:28:21,120 --> 01:28:24,920
 - I'm in DVL, so I knew they had 10 cents extra.

1782
01:28:24,920 --> 01:28:27,180
 So I rolled it into my application.

1783
01:28:27,180 --> 01:28:30,440
 So it works like a charm.

1784
01:28:30,440 --> 01:28:32,400
 - It pays to know details, I guess.

1785
01:28:32,400 --> 01:28:34,400
 So that's great news.

1786
01:28:34,400 --> 01:28:35,660
 That's first time we've heard of that too.

1787
01:28:35,660 --> 01:28:37,840
 So fantastic.

1788
01:28:37,840 --> 01:28:42,840
 So the thought, so if you remember Industrial Street Park,

1789
01:28:42,840 --> 01:28:47,160
 we came to the park board with a number of designs

1790
01:28:47,160 --> 01:28:49,520
 and we went to council and at the time council decided

1791
01:28:49,520 --> 01:28:52,600
 they wanted to kind of hold off on that development.

1792
01:28:52,600 --> 01:28:56,800
 So I guess the overall master plan that Drew's thinking

1793
01:28:56,800 --> 01:29:00,560
 is that we would design the sculpture.

1794
01:29:00,560 --> 01:29:02,680
 The sculpture and the grant has a timeline to it.

1795
01:29:02,680 --> 01:29:06,000
 It has to be done by August or we lose the grant.

1796
01:29:06,000 --> 01:29:09,120
 So the sculpture would go in

1797
01:29:09,120 --> 01:29:12,200
 and then phase two would be to do the other improvements

1798
01:29:12,200 --> 01:29:14,000
 to enhance the park itself.

1799
01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:16,080
 So it wasn't just a sculpture sitting

1800
01:29:16,080 --> 01:29:18,720
 in the middle of a grassy lot.

1801
01:29:18,720 --> 01:29:22,360
 So we have to kind of go back a little bit

1802
01:29:22,360 --> 01:29:24,120
 and look at those designs to figure out

1803
01:29:24,120 --> 01:29:28,160
 how we could incorporate some of the existing design ideas

1804
01:29:28,160 --> 01:29:31,460
 that we had with the sculpture itself.

1805
01:29:31,460 --> 01:29:34,960
 And one part of the design for Industrial Street

1806
01:29:34,960 --> 01:29:38,080
 had a small stage on that property

1807
01:29:38,080 --> 01:29:41,120
 that people go out there and have a one man, two man band

1808
01:29:41,120 --> 01:29:43,520
 playing a saxophone or whatever it would be

1809
01:29:43,520 --> 01:29:44,940
 for some of the activities.

1810
01:29:44,940 --> 01:29:51,040
 So the brainstorm that we had was to use that sculpture,

1811
01:29:51,380 --> 01:29:54,680
 if you remember the disks, almost as a backdrop

1812
01:29:54,680 --> 01:29:58,920
 for the stage and the band could face forward

1813
01:29:58,920 --> 01:30:02,440
 with the sculpture behind them to play entertainment.

1814
01:30:02,440 --> 01:30:05,920
 But then also you could use it as an outdoor classroom

1815
01:30:05,920 --> 01:30:09,440
 where the kids could sit on the stage and face the sculpture

1816
01:30:09,440 --> 01:30:13,800
 and have someone talk to them about whatever the topic is.

1817
01:30:13,800 --> 01:30:16,280
 It could be about the DWF ladies

1818
01:30:16,280 --> 01:30:18,040
 or it could be about Denton history.

1819
01:30:18,040 --> 01:30:19,540
 It could be about anything.

1820
01:30:19,540 --> 01:30:22,740
 Or you could have a presenter stand on the stage

1821
01:30:22,740 --> 01:30:25,000
 as you would with the musician,

1822
01:30:25,000 --> 01:30:30,000
 facing the grassy area with camps or adults

1823
01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:31,740
 learning about a topic or whatever,

1824
01:30:31,740 --> 01:30:34,760
 and use it as an opportunity to kind of,

1825
01:30:34,760 --> 01:30:37,360
 an outdoor teaching area,

1826
01:30:37,360 --> 01:30:40,220
 similar to what we envisioned the nook being.

1827
01:30:40,220 --> 01:30:45,220
 So that was kind of our early initial thought process on that.

1828
01:30:45,220 --> 01:30:47,920
 We're in the process of trying to sketch that up

1829
01:30:47,920 --> 01:30:49,920
 and just kind of hand draw it

1830
01:30:49,920 --> 01:30:51,920
 and kind of come up with some concepts.

1831
01:30:51,920 --> 01:30:55,400
 But I'll kind of leave it there for discussion.

1832
01:30:55,400 --> 01:30:58,680
 - Elana.

1833
01:30:58,680 --> 01:31:02,840
 - Hi, so I didn't put these together

1834
01:31:02,840 --> 01:31:05,960
 before we were in the naming rights

1835
01:31:05,960 --> 01:31:09,240
 or when we were doing that item earlier.

1836
01:31:09,240 --> 01:31:14,240
 And I just, when we were discussing the name change

1837
01:31:14,320 --> 01:31:17,820
 about for Industrial Park to Wolf,

1838
01:31:17,820 --> 01:31:20,520
 I didn't put it together

1839
01:31:20,520 --> 01:31:23,000
 that this sculpture was gonna be in that park.

1840
01:31:23,000 --> 01:31:26,800
 And I really think it should be considered when naming it

1841
01:31:26,800 --> 01:31:31,640
 because I don't see how naming at Wolf Park

1842
01:31:31,640 --> 01:31:35,080
 has very much to do with that incredible sculpture.

1843
01:31:35,080 --> 01:31:38,080
 And I just feel like the name of the park

1844
01:31:38,080 --> 01:31:40,640
 should represent the meaning

1845
01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:42,940
 and everything that goes into that sculpture.

1846
01:31:42,940 --> 01:31:46,640
 So that goes into, I would like to have that added

1847
01:31:46,640 --> 01:31:51,160
 to the item about the naming of the park.

1848
01:31:51,160 --> 01:31:53,600
 - And then when we met with the ladies,

1849
01:31:53,600 --> 01:31:56,760
 their comment was they spent a lot of time there

1850
01:31:56,760 --> 01:31:58,120
 and that's one of the places

1851
01:31:58,120 --> 01:32:02,480
 that they would go and meet at or go and get lunch.

1852
01:32:02,480 --> 01:32:05,280
 And then, you know, either walk over to the square

1853
01:32:05,280 --> 01:32:08,360
 or walk somewhere in that area and have lunch.

1854
01:32:08,360 --> 01:32:11,800
 So they all remember, you know, Wolf's Food Store.

1855
01:32:11,800 --> 01:32:14,960
 And that was one of, that was just one of their areas

1856
01:32:14,960 --> 01:32:19,840
 that they would either cross pass at or, you know, meet.

1857
01:32:19,840 --> 01:32:21,600
 I don't know if they really had meetings there

1858
01:32:21,600 --> 01:32:23,280
 but they would kind of cross pass.

1859
01:32:23,280 --> 01:32:26,160
 And I think, John, if you remember their conversations,

1860
01:32:26,160 --> 01:32:29,080
 they talked about it very highly and with a positive manner.

1861
01:32:29,080 --> 01:32:29,920
 So.

1862
01:32:29,920 --> 01:32:34,000
 - Yeah, and so I just think it's another good place

1863
01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:38,520
 to have community input outside of just like a small group.

1864
01:32:38,520 --> 01:32:39,580
 - Yeah, that's great.

1865
01:32:39,580 --> 01:32:40,960
 That's a great point.

1866
01:32:40,960 --> 01:32:44,160
 So we can definitely ask them to maybe write

1867
01:32:44,160 --> 01:32:46,920
 a summary letter kind of with support

1868
01:32:46,920 --> 01:32:49,400
 or against, you know, the concept

1869
01:32:49,400 --> 01:32:52,520
 since that's a major piece of art that's going in there.

1870
01:32:52,520 --> 01:32:54,920
 So that's a great, great idea.

1871
01:32:54,920 --> 01:32:55,740
 Thank you.

1872
01:32:55,740 --> 01:33:01,360
 - Gary, I have a concern about the vandalism to the art

1873
01:33:01,360 --> 01:33:05,720
 and I'm just gonna say it,

1874
01:33:05,720 --> 01:33:10,720
 it seems to be any art that has a face that is black.

1875
01:33:11,680 --> 01:33:15,160
 Vandalism occurred with Pops Carter statue

1876
01:33:15,160 --> 01:33:17,800
 in Quaker Town Park and then had to be relocated.

1877
01:33:17,800 --> 01:33:20,000
 And now there's been multiple vandalism

1878
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:23,160
 with the ongoing art.

1879
01:33:23,160 --> 01:33:28,160
 So what plans or is there any plan to prevent vandalism?

1880
01:33:28,160 --> 01:33:34,680
 - Yeah, it really is an issue throughout our park system.

1881
01:33:34,680 --> 01:33:36,640
 Unfortunately, it's something we deal with

1882
01:33:36,640 --> 01:33:38,560
 on a regular basis.

1883
01:33:38,560 --> 01:33:42,000
 I understand that this could be targeted specifically.

1884
01:33:42,000 --> 01:33:44,440
 The mural is an easy one

1885
01:33:44,440 --> 01:33:47,240
 because we can put a clear coat on that.

1886
01:33:47,240 --> 01:33:48,880
 And then if you paint over top of it,

1887
01:33:48,880 --> 01:33:50,760
 we can literally wipe it off.

1888
01:33:50,760 --> 01:33:53,500
 So that's something that we'll be applying

1889
01:33:53,500 --> 01:33:55,280
 on a regular basis in addition to,

1890
01:33:55,280 --> 01:33:57,280
 and I think Autumn can comment on this,

1891
01:33:57,280 --> 01:34:00,240
 is murals tend to get less vandalism

1892
01:34:00,240 --> 01:34:05,840
 because they don't seem as like an empty canvas

1893
01:34:05,840 --> 01:34:07,280
 for someone to do something with.

1894
01:34:07,280 --> 01:34:12,120
 So it kind of deters vandalism a little bit in that sense,

1895
01:34:12,120 --> 01:34:14,120
 but we are going to be putting clear coat

1896
01:34:14,120 --> 01:34:17,680
 on the murals for sure to preserve those.

1897
01:34:17,680 --> 01:34:20,720
 We have expressed to the artists the concern

1898
01:34:20,720 --> 01:34:23,440
 about that glass and whatever that product is

1899
01:34:23,440 --> 01:34:25,120
 that it can't be vandalized

1900
01:34:25,120 --> 01:34:29,960
 and what it's gonna take to get those either vandal proof

1901
01:34:29,960 --> 01:34:33,800
 or less susceptible to vandalism

1902
01:34:33,800 --> 01:34:35,440
 and then replacement as well.

1903
01:34:35,440 --> 01:34:37,960
 So I think that's discussions that we're still having.

1904
01:34:37,960 --> 01:34:41,560
 John, I don't know if you have any updates on any of that.

1905
01:34:41,560 --> 01:34:43,920
 - Nothing other than these are coated too.

1906
01:34:43,920 --> 01:34:47,880
 And most of the rods you see are very strong,

1907
01:34:47,880 --> 01:34:50,760
 stainless steel type rod that goes through it.

1908
01:34:50,760 --> 01:34:53,400
 All the glass pieces that you will actually see

1909
01:34:53,400 --> 01:34:58,080
 are lenticular type glass, very thick, very difficult.

1910
01:34:58,080 --> 01:34:59,840
 But just like any other sculpture,

1911
01:34:59,840 --> 01:35:02,540
 if somebody takes a sledgehammer to it, it's gonna get damaged.

1912
01:35:02,540 --> 01:35:03,380
 - Yeah.

1913
01:35:04,880 --> 01:35:09,880
 - Have you thought about most of these structures

1914
01:35:09,880 --> 01:35:12,320
 have lights near them?

1915
01:35:12,320 --> 01:35:14,880
 Have you thought about security cameras attached

1916
01:35:14,880 --> 01:35:17,960
 to the already existing lighting?

1917
01:35:17,960 --> 01:35:21,880
 - Yes, right now, of course, with our conversations

1918
01:35:21,880 --> 01:35:23,400
 we've had in the last several months,

1919
01:35:23,400 --> 01:35:25,640
 and we did tell you that we are working

1920
01:35:25,640 --> 01:35:28,120
 on looking at different security cameras.

1921
01:35:28,120 --> 01:35:30,320
 We're testing several right now

1922
01:35:30,320 --> 01:35:32,680
 to see which ones are working the best

1923
01:35:32,680 --> 01:35:35,200
 and which ones have the clearest picture

1924
01:35:35,200 --> 01:35:38,040
 on top of where we can place them

1925
01:35:38,040 --> 01:35:42,520
 to where they're also out of vandalism's reach

1926
01:35:42,520 --> 01:35:45,120
 because sometimes they either get vandalized

1927
01:35:45,120 --> 01:35:46,280
 or they get stolen.

1928
01:35:46,280 --> 01:35:49,720
 So we're testing out several different types right now.

1929
01:35:49,720 --> 01:35:53,320
 So, and with industrial, if you remember that park,

1930
01:35:53,320 --> 01:35:56,360
 it did have lights there.

1931
01:35:56,360 --> 01:35:59,120
 And we've already spoken to the artist

1932
01:35:59,120 --> 01:36:01,360
 that we showed her different renderings

1933
01:36:01,360 --> 01:36:06,360
 of what industrial kind of, and what was envisioned before.

1934
01:36:06,360 --> 01:36:08,640
 And part of the vision was light.

1935
01:36:08,640 --> 01:36:11,880
 So if you remember that amphitheater was kind of oval shape

1936
01:36:11,880 --> 01:36:14,040
 and then having lights coming up from underneath

1937
01:36:14,040 --> 01:36:16,360
 where it's lighting from the ground

1938
01:36:16,360 --> 01:36:19,040
 and lighting from the air from on top

1939
01:36:19,040 --> 01:36:22,520
 to be able to really emphasize that space

1940
01:36:22,520 --> 01:36:24,880
 and now that sculpture.

1941
01:36:24,880 --> 01:36:26,320
 - I mean, it's very unfortunate.

1942
01:36:26,320 --> 01:36:28,720
 I mean, we have people vandalize our cemeteries

1943
01:36:28,720 --> 01:36:31,840
 all the time and go push over monuments

1944
01:36:31,840 --> 01:36:33,760
 that are a hundred years old

1945
01:36:33,760 --> 01:36:37,680
 and can't be replaced and fences.

1946
01:36:37,680 --> 01:36:41,720
 So it's part of what we deal with, unfortunately.

1947
01:36:41,720 --> 01:36:45,240
 And it's something that we'll budget for

1948
01:36:45,240 --> 01:36:46,560
 and anticipate it happening,

1949
01:36:46,560 --> 01:36:48,960
 but do our best to try to deter it.

1950
01:36:48,960 --> 01:36:51,680
 - Okay, I see two hands.

1951
01:36:51,680 --> 01:36:54,160
 Mr. Amberg was first, Burke you're next.

1952
01:36:56,320 --> 01:36:58,880
 - Oh, okay, I was gonna let say ladies first.

1953
01:36:58,880 --> 01:37:03,120
 - Well, okay, I'll gladly go first.

1954
01:37:03,120 --> 01:37:04,960
 I was just gonna say on that note, Gary,

1955
01:37:04,960 --> 01:37:07,000
 I was wondering if there was any more discussion

1956
01:37:07,000 --> 01:37:09,400
 on potential for a graffiti park.

1957
01:37:09,400 --> 01:37:12,800
 I come from the idea of provide them a space for it

1958
01:37:12,800 --> 01:37:14,560
 and it lowers the rate.

1959
01:37:14,560 --> 01:37:18,200
 - Yeah, I haven't, we haven't really talked about it much.

1960
01:37:18,200 --> 01:37:19,840
 We're trying to get these other projects done

1961
01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:23,040
 that have been on hold, but Brooke's idea was,

1962
01:37:23,040 --> 01:37:25,440
 and there's some cities that have them as graffiti parks

1963
01:37:25,440 --> 01:37:28,440
 kind of similar to Cadillac Ranch

1964
01:37:28,440 --> 01:37:31,760
 where you can go over there and spray paint something.

1965
01:37:31,760 --> 01:37:35,280
 So maybe we can get some Peterbilt's that are old

1966
01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:36,320
 that we could put in a ground

1967
01:37:36,320 --> 01:37:38,480
 and have people go out and paint them somewhere.

1968
01:37:38,480 --> 01:37:41,320
 But that was an idea that maybe we could provide that

1969
01:37:41,320 --> 01:37:44,520
 as an opportunity for people to maybe burn off some energy

1970
01:37:44,520 --> 01:37:46,200
 in a better, more productive way.

1971
01:37:46,200 --> 01:37:50,000
 - Mr. Amberg.

1972
01:37:50,000 --> 01:37:52,920
 - Yeah, I was gonna suggest kind of taking off

1973
01:37:52,920 --> 01:37:57,920
 from what Gary was saying, soften around the artistic piece

1974
01:37:57,920 --> 01:38:02,400
 would be to kind of like put holly bushes,

1975
01:38:02,400 --> 01:38:07,400
 low holly bushes around because they'll definitely keep people

1976
01:38:07,400 --> 01:38:12,360
 from trying to climb, it does it in a very subtle way,

1977
01:38:12,360 --> 01:38:13,880
 but also makes it look nice.

1978
01:38:13,880 --> 01:38:17,560
 It softens it up and makes it look better.

1979
01:38:17,560 --> 01:38:22,040
 - Part of the artist's design of this is for you

1980
01:38:22,040 --> 01:38:23,440
 to actually interact with it.

1981
01:38:23,440 --> 01:38:27,520
 So get up close to it, read it, see the images.

1982
01:38:27,520 --> 01:38:30,080
 So we'd have to make sure that whatever we do,

1983
01:38:30,080 --> 01:38:31,960
 we work with them.

1984
01:38:31,960 --> 01:38:33,640
 And so you could scan it with your phone

1985
01:38:33,640 --> 01:38:36,360
 and hear an interview with that person

1986
01:38:36,360 --> 01:38:40,320
 or be pushed over to a photo of that person

1987
01:38:40,320 --> 01:38:44,440
 or a bio or whatever it would be.

1988
01:38:44,440 --> 01:38:47,640
 There's more to learn with this piece.

1989
01:38:47,640 --> 01:38:50,600
 And the piece is really the engagement part

1990
01:38:50,600 --> 01:38:52,760
 to get people interested in, oh, what's that?

1991
01:38:52,760 --> 01:38:54,680
 And going over there and exploring.

1992
01:38:54,680 --> 01:38:59,080
 So this one's supposed to be made to be interactive

1993
01:38:59,080 --> 01:39:01,960
 and pull people into it.

1994
01:39:01,960 --> 01:39:04,080
 And the sphere that's in front of it

1995
01:39:04,080 --> 01:39:07,280
 actually has images and words on it.

1996
01:39:07,280 --> 01:39:09,800
 So when you walk around it, it changes.

1997
01:39:09,800 --> 01:39:11,800
 Is that a good explanation of it?

1998
01:39:11,800 --> 01:39:15,960
 So it kind of changes as you kind of walk around it.

1999
01:39:15,960 --> 01:39:20,960
 So the piece is intended to be interactive with people.

2000
01:39:20,960 --> 01:39:25,080
 So that's one consideration we have to consider.

2001
01:39:25,080 --> 01:39:29,920
 - Mr. Amrick, did you have an additional comment?

2002
01:39:29,920 --> 01:39:31,360
 - No, I was pretty much it.

2003
01:39:31,360 --> 01:39:36,360
 I just make a suggestion where we have interactive thing,

2004
01:39:36,360 --> 01:39:39,600
 obviously you couldn't use the bushes

2005
01:39:39,600 --> 01:39:42,800
 except for maybe behind the back where you're not.

2006
01:39:42,800 --> 01:39:46,240
 But the camera sounds good and the only thing

2007
01:39:46,240 --> 01:39:51,240
 I heard in here was to light it up a little more too.

2008
01:39:51,240 --> 01:39:54,560
 - There's a couple of trees we might have to take out.

2009
01:39:54,560 --> 01:39:57,760
 They are secondary trees, but the thought process

2010
01:39:57,760 --> 01:40:00,480
 would be to replace those and whether it's there

2011
01:40:00,480 --> 01:40:03,880
 or somewhere and that would provide a little bit

2012
01:40:03,880 --> 01:40:06,760
 of openness to help detract some of that

2013
01:40:06,760 --> 01:40:09,200
 and make sure that we get lighting in those areas.

2014
01:40:09,200 --> 01:40:11,440
 So that'll be something that we'll be looking at

2015
01:40:11,440 --> 01:40:12,960
 through the design process.

2016
01:40:12,960 --> 01:40:16,880
 - And the art piece, which you didn't actually see

2017
01:40:16,880 --> 01:40:21,200
 in the PowerPoint, there's other light elements

2018
01:40:21,200 --> 01:40:24,200
 that are like would line a walkway,

2019
01:40:24,200 --> 01:40:26,840
 have the same type of a lenticular glass.

2020
01:40:26,840 --> 01:40:30,120
 Right now they're proposed to be solar powered,

2021
01:40:30,120 --> 01:40:33,520
 but they could be powered otherwise too

2022
01:40:33,520 --> 01:40:36,920
 because solar power may not get between those two buildings

2023
01:40:36,920 --> 01:40:40,920
 on either side really well to keep it wet real well for those.

2024
01:40:42,440 --> 01:40:44,160
 - Well, thank you for the information.

2025
01:40:44,160 --> 01:40:48,440
 I am really pleased to see that Industrial Park

2026
01:40:48,440 --> 01:40:54,280
 may be the final resting place because this was a concern

2027
01:40:54,280 --> 01:40:59,280
 that came from the community and their words are,

2028
01:40:59,280 --> 01:41:03,280
 their words were, it seems if it's black art,

2029
01:41:03,280 --> 01:41:06,960
 it goes to the perceived black part of town.

2030
01:41:06,960 --> 01:41:11,960
 And so they asked me to bring it to the table and so I did.

2031
01:41:11,960 --> 01:41:16,680
 And so it's really glad to know

2032
01:41:16,680 --> 01:41:20,440
 that it will hopefully be in Industrial Park.

2033
01:41:20,440 --> 01:41:21,920
 - Yeah, thanks to John.

2034
01:41:21,920 --> 01:41:26,360
 He worked with Lenny McAdams to get a list of everybody

2035
01:41:26,360 --> 01:41:27,200
 and reached out.

2036
01:41:27,200 --> 01:41:30,480
 I think he personally called everybody and organized it

2037
01:41:30,480 --> 01:41:35,480
 for an in-person socially distanced meeting at MLK.

2038
01:41:35,800 --> 01:41:39,120
 And we had a couple of people online and it was good

2039
01:41:39,120 --> 01:41:42,000
 'cause we got just about everybody together that we could

2040
01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:43,440
 and got feedback from them.

2041
01:41:43,440 --> 01:41:44,720
 There was some earlier discussions,

2042
01:41:44,720 --> 01:41:47,120
 I think that happened, maybe not as a group.

2043
01:41:47,120 --> 01:41:49,560
 And the information that was provided to us,

2044
01:41:49,560 --> 01:41:51,880
 the Fred Moore would be a good location for that,

2045
01:41:51,880 --> 01:41:54,440
 but it was good to get that consensus

2046
01:41:54,440 --> 01:41:56,040
 from everybody in that support.

2047
01:41:56,040 --> 01:41:59,920
 - Thank you. - We presented both locations.

2048
01:41:59,920 --> 01:42:01,760
 - I'm sorry, John, say again.

2049
01:42:01,760 --> 01:42:05,920
 - We presented both locations and they were 100%

2050
01:42:05,920 --> 01:42:07,560
 for Industrial Park.

2051
01:42:07,560 --> 01:42:10,200
 Well, actually, no, one person, I think,

2052
01:42:10,200 --> 01:42:14,400
 in maybe the park or the public art committee

2053
01:42:14,400 --> 01:42:15,560
 wanted a different location,

2054
01:42:15,560 --> 01:42:18,040
 but that's the only dissenting vote

2055
01:42:18,040 --> 01:42:19,800
 of anybody that said anything.

2056
01:42:19,800 --> 01:42:22,960
 - Thank you, thank you so much.

2057
01:42:22,960 --> 01:42:27,320
 And Gary, before the Denton growth boom and COVID,

2058
01:42:27,320 --> 01:42:30,560
 we used to get updates about where the art was going

2059
01:42:30,560 --> 01:42:33,560
 and parks is, if we could add that back

2060
01:42:33,560 --> 01:42:36,200
 as a regular agenda item,

2061
01:42:36,200 --> 01:42:38,000
 that would be greatly appreciated.

2062
01:42:38,000 --> 01:42:40,480
 - We sure can do that.

2063
01:42:40,480 --> 01:42:45,760
 - All right, can you repeat that again, Francis,

2064
01:42:45,760 --> 01:42:48,320
 for minutes purposes?

2065
01:42:48,320 --> 01:42:54,400
 - We used to receive, before the Denton growth and COVID,

2066
01:42:54,400 --> 01:43:00,360
 we used to receive updates of art going into parks.

2067
01:43:01,400 --> 01:43:05,920
 I'm just requesting that be added back as an agenda item.

2068
01:43:05,920 --> 01:43:10,680
 - We're not gonna have an update every single month,

2069
01:43:10,680 --> 01:43:14,120
 but as things happen, we'll definitely provide that for you.

2070
01:43:14,120 --> 01:43:16,760
 - Yes, thank you for clarifying that.

2071
01:43:16,760 --> 01:43:17,600
 - You're welcome.

2072
01:43:17,600 --> 01:43:19,440
 - That's really what I meant.

2073
01:43:19,440 --> 01:43:20,880
 - I just wanted to make sure.

2074
01:43:20,880 --> 01:43:25,280
 - Speak then, that leads us right to,

2075
01:43:25,280 --> 01:43:28,320
 any additional concerns, comments on this topic?

2076
01:43:30,880 --> 01:43:34,000
 That leads us to next meeting.

2077
01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:39,000
 Do we have any items we would like to discuss

2078
01:43:39,000 --> 01:43:42,600
 for our next month's meeting?

2079
01:43:42,600 --> 01:43:45,040
 - I'll be able to provide an update next month.

2080
01:43:45,040 --> 01:43:46,720
 - Okay.

2081
01:43:46,720 --> 01:43:50,240
 - Eddie, is there anything that we have on the list

2082
01:43:50,240 --> 01:43:53,000
 that we either have coming forward

2083
01:43:53,000 --> 01:43:56,280
 or that we need, we owe the board

2084
01:43:56,280 --> 01:43:59,400
 that didn't make this agenda?

2085
01:44:00,800 --> 01:44:03,240
 - It was the wildflower.

2086
01:44:03,240 --> 01:44:04,280
 - Okay, that's right.

2087
01:44:04,280 --> 01:44:07,840
 So Drew's working on a wildflower plan,

2088
01:44:07,840 --> 01:44:10,960
 kind of a master plan that would implement wildflowers

2089
01:44:10,960 --> 01:44:13,880
 throughout the city to help reduce our mowing efforts,

2090
01:44:13,880 --> 01:44:16,680
 improve air quality and then add to beautification

2091
01:44:16,680 --> 01:44:18,440
 that he's been researching on other cities.

2092
01:44:18,440 --> 01:44:22,000
 So he's gonna present that next month

2093
01:44:22,000 --> 01:44:24,400
 and then go to City Council.

2094
01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:26,160
 - And goes to City Council the eighth.

2095
01:44:26,160 --> 01:44:28,200
 - Yeah, so right around the same timeframe.

2096
01:44:30,400 --> 01:44:32,080
 - We might have a COVID update

2097
01:44:32,080 --> 01:44:34,280
 that we may just put that on there as a placeholder.

2098
01:44:34,280 --> 01:44:35,360
 And if we have any changes,

2099
01:44:35,360 --> 01:44:37,160
 we can provide that to you as well.

2100
01:44:37,160 --> 01:44:41,040
 - Ms. Danberg.

2101
01:44:41,040 --> 01:44:45,120
 - All right, sorry about that.

2102
01:44:45,120 --> 01:44:46,880
 I was meeting myself here.

2103
01:44:46,880 --> 01:44:51,880
 To take two issues, one was questions, I guess.

2104
01:44:51,880 --> 01:44:56,280
 A lot of people have been asking about where we stock.

2105
01:44:56,280 --> 01:44:59,680
 I'd like to see if we can get an update on that,

2106
01:44:59,680 --> 01:45:04,680
 where we stock ponds and waterways in the city of Denton

2107
01:45:04,680 --> 01:45:08,000
 for fishing purposes, of course.

2108
01:45:08,000 --> 01:45:09,960
 And that would be the one.

2109
01:45:09,960 --> 01:45:13,960
 And your question was asked was over at,

2110
01:45:13,960 --> 01:45:21,040
 there on Wilson Street.

2111
01:45:21,040 --> 01:45:22,760
 I'm having a brain fight here.

2112
01:45:22,760 --> 01:45:25,200
 The park there at Wilson Street, what's that called?

2113
01:45:27,640 --> 01:45:30,360
 Anyway, the park at Wilson Street.

2114
01:45:30,360 --> 01:45:31,560
 They were asking about,

2115
01:45:31,560 --> 01:45:33,480
 there used to be a building here

2116
01:45:33,480 --> 01:45:38,480
 with the American Legion and it got torn down.

2117
01:45:38,480 --> 01:45:40,640
 - Fred Moore Park.

2118
01:45:40,640 --> 01:45:41,960
 - Fred Moore Park, thank you.

2119
01:45:41,960 --> 01:45:42,800
 Boy, brain fight.

2120
01:45:42,800 --> 01:45:43,920
 I know it off the top of my head

2121
01:45:43,920 --> 01:45:46,240
 and all of a sudden I couldn't even remember it.

2122
01:45:46,240 --> 01:45:48,360
 So the Fred Moore, they were asking about that.

2123
01:45:48,360 --> 01:45:51,280
 And I wanted to see where we're at on that,

2124
01:45:51,280 --> 01:45:54,400
 that building, status or update on that.

2125
01:45:54,400 --> 01:45:56,920
 - Yeah, we could definitely provide an update on ALH

2126
01:45:56,920 --> 01:45:59,920
 to maybe even just Fred Moore Park as a whole.

2127
01:45:59,920 --> 01:46:03,960
 The item similar to the stocking of the pond,

2128
01:46:03,960 --> 01:46:07,240
 is that something that we could provide to you

2129
01:46:07,240 --> 01:46:10,760
 through a Friday report or just an email

2130
01:46:10,760 --> 01:46:12,600
 to share you with an update on that process?

2131
01:46:12,600 --> 01:46:15,840
 Or is that to a point where you want a full agenda item?

2132
01:46:15,840 --> 01:46:19,760
 - Well, I think it would be tough

2133
01:46:19,760 --> 01:46:22,480
 that they could be out there to get out to the public

2134
01:46:22,480 --> 01:46:24,000
 so they never to go fish, basically.

2135
01:46:24,000 --> 01:46:24,840
 - Okay.

2136
01:46:24,840 --> 01:46:27,080
 - So there's one caveat to that.

2137
01:46:27,080 --> 01:46:29,160
 So normally it is published.

2138
01:46:29,160 --> 01:46:32,120
 Texas Parks and Wildlife asks us to take that down

2139
01:46:32,120 --> 01:46:34,560
 and in the end of April, or excuse me,

2140
01:46:34,560 --> 01:46:39,000
 end of March, 1st of April, they still are stocking.

2141
01:46:39,000 --> 01:46:40,320
 We only stock one pond

2142
01:46:40,320 --> 01:46:41,960
 through the neighborhood fishing program.

2143
01:46:41,960 --> 01:46:44,200
 They asked for us to remove that

2144
01:46:44,200 --> 01:46:47,080
 from our publicized websites

2145
01:46:47,080 --> 01:46:49,480
 to make sure that they could continue to stock,

2146
01:46:49,480 --> 01:46:53,520
 but there wasn't an influx of people at the ponds

2147
01:46:53,520 --> 01:46:56,440
 while they were stocking, or right after they stocked.

2148
01:46:56,440 --> 01:46:59,040
 That way people could still social distance.

2149
01:46:59,040 --> 01:46:59,880
 So.

2150
01:46:59,880 --> 01:47:05,960
 It normally is publicized on our websites

2151
01:47:05,960 --> 01:47:08,720
 and our social media, but we did stop that in March.

2152
01:47:08,720 --> 01:47:10,960
 - I wouldn't maybe back that off a little bit

2153
01:47:10,960 --> 01:47:13,160
 and not say, okay, here's where we're stocking today,

2154
01:47:13,160 --> 01:47:14,160
 we're stocking that kind of thing,

2155
01:47:14,160 --> 01:47:17,640
 but rather here's places where people fish.

2156
01:47:17,640 --> 01:47:18,960
 - Okay, yeah, we can do that.

2157
01:47:18,960 --> 01:47:22,240
 - In the city of Denton, here's where you can fish.

2158
01:47:22,240 --> 01:47:25,640
 - Yeah, I talk to people weekly about where to go fish

2159
01:47:25,640 --> 01:47:30,080
 and what's there, so yes, I can do that.

2160
01:47:30,080 --> 01:47:31,680
 - Yeah, that's, yeah.

2161
01:47:31,680 --> 01:47:34,240
 - So did we decide, is it an agenda item

2162
01:47:34,240 --> 01:47:36,800
 or is it via email?

2163
01:47:36,800 --> 01:47:38,960
 - I'll do an agenda item, I'll do a presentation.

2164
01:47:38,960 --> 01:47:39,800
 - That'd be perfect, yeah,

2165
01:47:39,800 --> 01:47:43,000
 and then we can make it public, yeah,

2166
01:47:43,000 --> 01:47:45,000
 we talked about, right?

2167
01:47:45,000 --> 01:47:47,400
 - Thank you so much, Alana.

2168
01:47:47,400 --> 01:47:51,120
 - I just have a quick, I don't know what you'll call it,

2169
01:47:53,120 --> 01:47:56,840
 there's a strong possibility that we might,

2170
01:47:56,840 --> 01:48:00,000
 COVID cases are increasing really fast

2171
01:48:00,000 --> 01:48:02,120
 and I don't wanna say this,

2172
01:48:02,120 --> 01:48:06,160
 but what if a lot of the gyms and yoga studios,

2173
01:48:06,160 --> 01:48:09,040
 places like that, they begin to close again,

2174
01:48:09,040 --> 01:48:13,240
 would the parks department be willing to maybe discount

2175
01:48:13,240 --> 01:48:18,240
 or waive the fees for a small yoga studio

2176
01:48:20,080 --> 01:48:23,400
 or Pilates studio or I don't know what,

2177
01:48:23,400 --> 01:48:26,600
 like athletic small businesses in town

2178
01:48:26,600 --> 01:48:29,280
 to have classes in the park

2179
01:48:29,280 --> 01:48:31,720
 so that they can be socially distanced,

2180
01:48:31,720 --> 01:48:35,120
 but not at the normal rates because they are struggling

2181
01:48:35,120 --> 01:48:39,120
 and it might be just something that could be provided

2182
01:48:39,120 --> 01:48:42,840
 in case we go back to a situation

2183
01:48:42,840 --> 01:48:44,280
 like we were in in the spring.

2184
01:48:45,600 --> 01:48:50,600
 - So we do have fitness groups that do planned rentals

2185
01:48:50,600 --> 01:48:55,400
 in the facility that we have a contract with,

2186
01:48:55,400 --> 01:48:58,000
 so we'd have to work through those details

2187
01:48:58,000 --> 01:49:02,120
 and figure out how that's kind of balancing everybody

2188
01:49:02,120 --> 01:49:06,480
 in a fair manner, the issue there is,

2189
01:49:06,480 --> 01:49:08,000
 how many people are showing up for that,

2190
01:49:08,000 --> 01:49:10,480
 so those are all factors we'll have to look at,

2191
01:49:10,480 --> 01:49:12,560
 plus we're hitting winter here soon,

2192
01:49:12,560 --> 01:49:14,480
 so that is a little bit challenged too,

2193
01:49:14,480 --> 01:49:16,400
 but that's something we can look at,

2194
01:49:16,400 --> 01:49:18,440
 hopefully we don't go in that direction,

2195
01:49:18,440 --> 01:49:22,680
 but we can put that on our list to consider

2196
01:49:22,680 --> 01:49:23,880
 if we get to that point.

2197
01:49:23,880 --> 01:49:33,960
 - Other concerns, items for discussion for next month?

2198
01:49:33,960 --> 01:49:42,760
 And Eddie, the only one that was left over was wildflowers.

2199
01:49:44,680 --> 01:49:47,680
 - You're on mute, yes, that is the only one that we had.

2200
01:49:47,680 --> 01:49:51,680
 - Yes, that is the only one and also adding in

2201
01:49:51,680 --> 01:49:54,680
 the Denton Parks Foundation back on to the list.

2202
01:49:54,680 --> 01:49:59,280
 - Could you repeat that, I'm sorry.

2203
01:49:59,280 --> 01:50:03,520
 - Wildflower and adding a Denton Parks Foundation

2204
01:50:03,520 --> 01:50:05,160
 back to the list.

2205
01:50:05,160 --> 01:50:06,440
 - Very good.

2206
01:50:06,440 --> 01:50:09,400
 - Eddie, just one, I guess quick thing,

2207
01:50:09,400 --> 01:50:13,240
 do you remember what the status of the wildflowers

2208
01:50:13,240 --> 01:50:18,240
 and the status of the boards and commissions is?

2209
01:50:18,240 --> 01:50:23,920
 - I'll get the city secretary,

2210
01:50:23,920 --> 01:50:28,920
 I believe if there's gonna be a change over or an update,

2211
01:50:28,920 --> 01:50:31,680
 I believe it's gonna be the beginning of the year.

2212
01:50:31,680 --> 01:50:32,760
 - Beginning of the year, okay.

2213
01:50:32,760 --> 01:50:37,040
 - Yeah, I believe January, but don't count me on it,

2214
01:50:37,040 --> 01:50:39,040
 I just need to get more information,

2215
01:50:39,040 --> 01:50:41,280
 hopefully I'll get that by the next

2216
01:50:41,280 --> 01:50:42,840
 park board meeting in December.

2217
01:50:42,840 --> 01:50:46,600
 Typically everyone's either comes on or rolls off

2218
01:50:46,600 --> 01:50:48,520
 depending on when they were due to expire

2219
01:50:48,520 --> 01:50:53,160
 in August timeframe, but with the delayed voting,

2220
01:50:53,160 --> 01:50:56,880
 everything was pushed back and that's why we're voting now.

2221
01:50:56,880 --> 01:51:01,280
 So I guess anybody that was set to term off or change

2222
01:51:01,280 --> 01:51:05,040
 that would take place in January rough timeframe,

2223
01:51:05,040 --> 01:51:07,040
 so we can provide some more information

2224
01:51:07,040 --> 01:51:10,640
 as city secretary's office gets that finalized.

2225
01:51:10,640 --> 01:51:14,160
 If worst case scenario as well to interject on that,

2226
01:51:14,160 --> 01:51:17,400
 I mean, I can send all of you an email as well

2227
01:51:17,400 --> 01:51:22,400
 by find further information before the park board meeting.

2228
01:51:22,400 --> 01:51:26,040
 - Yeah, if we could maybe just provide

2229
01:51:26,040 --> 01:51:30,320
 the updated board sheet, not everybody may even know

2230
01:51:30,320 --> 01:51:32,960
 how many years or how many terms they have so far.

2231
01:51:32,960 --> 01:51:36,400
 So I'll make a big good reminder.

2232
01:51:40,680 --> 01:51:44,880
 All right, if there are no additional comments or concerns,

2233
01:51:44,880 --> 01:51:47,040
 may I have a motion to adjourn the meeting?

2234
01:51:47,040 --> 01:51:53,000
 - Unless everyone just wants to hang on,

2235
01:51:53,000 --> 01:51:54,640
 we can keep talking.

2236
01:51:54,640 --> 01:51:57,440
 - Please, please may I have a motion

2237
01:51:57,440 --> 01:51:58,640
 to adjourn the meeting?

2238
01:51:58,640 --> 01:52:05,080
 Okay, Atlanta made a motion and Mr. Emmerich second.

2239
01:52:05,080 --> 01:52:08,040
 All in favor?

2240
01:52:08,040 --> 01:52:08,880
 - Aye.

2241
01:52:08,880 --> 01:52:09,720
 - Aye.

2242
01:52:10,680 --> 01:52:15,680
 Okay, the ayes have it, meeting is adjourned, 224, Eddie.

2243
01:52:15,680 --> 01:52:20,080
 - All right guys.

2244
01:52:20,080 --> 01:52:20,920
 - Thank you.

2245
01:52:20,920 --> 01:52:24,040
 - Thanks, all those can leave that don't wanna meet, right?

2246
01:52:24,040 --> 01:52:26,440
 - Bye everyone.

2247
01:52:26,440 --> 01:52:27,280
 - Bye. - Bye bye.