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 - Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our March meeting

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 for the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board.

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 We are live and our first order is to ask

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 if there are any comments from the public,

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 which I have been informed there are none.

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 So we will move forward and announce

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 that we have one excused absence currently for a member

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 and one unexcused absence for a member currently.

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 And with that, we will begin the meeting.

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 Welcome everyone.

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 It's good to see all of you.

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 Our first order of business is to consider approval

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 of the minutes from our February 22nd meeting.

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 Could I get a motion to approve those minutes

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 or do we have any comments beforehand?

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 - I'll make a motion we approve.

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 - Okay, Mr. Jerry, Mr. Dooley has motioned.

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 Can I get a second?

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 Ms. Francis?

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 - Second.

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 - Awesome, all in favor of approving the minutes?

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 - Awesome, wonderful, okay.

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 Any opposed?

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 Okay, seeing none, we've approved the minutes, thank you.

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 Our second order of business items for consideration B

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 is to receive a report, hold a discussion

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 and give staff direction regarding the Parks, Recreation

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 and Beautification Advisory Board annual 2021

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 meeting schedule.

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 - All right.

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 - So Eddie, why you, or whenever you're done talking,

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 I'll bring up the calendar.

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 - Sounds good.

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 So just, oh, Eddie Valdez, Management Analyst.

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 So brief background, every year the board's commission

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 and committees approve their annual 2021 meeting schedule.

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 So it's that time of this year

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 and you guys will have to vote on the meeting schedule.

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 So this is required by ordinance number 19-2865,

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 which you'll see in exhibit two.

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 Exhibit three is also the attached proposed schedule,

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 which includes those meetings held today.

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 So as you can see in the attachment

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 from between January to May are the dates considering

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 we will continue to move forward with virtual meetings

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 and that's in your attachment.

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 These dates are based on room availability

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 that I've gathered, which is the city council room

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 and also based on members availability

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 and also trying to stay consistent

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 by keeping the meetings on a Monday.

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 So also in the calendar, starting from the month of June

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 and moving forward to December,

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 I have set the meetings dates back to the original meeting

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 on the first Monday of the month.

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 Now, again, the first Monday of the month

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 is still not a guarantee.

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 Just kind of just depends where we're at with COVID

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 and also where we're at in the city.

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 So I don't know if you, did you pull up the, oh yeah.

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 Yeah, you pulled up the calendar.

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 So are there any questions that you have?

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 Obviously the meeting times are not there.

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 We're flexible on that.

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 But again, from June, moving forward from June to December,

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 we're hoping that we can go back on the evening time.

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 But again, we're not quite sure.

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 This is just an estimation.

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 - I had a question.

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 I'm not seeing anyone else's hand raised.

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 My question was, so you had said Eddie,

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 that hopefully starting in June,

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 we can go back to that night meeting.

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 Is there any way to, I was looking at the schedule

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 and thinking to myself, like for a lot of us,

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 it's hard to get on a meeting,

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 one to three or three to five on a work day,

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 specifically a Monday,

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 'cause those are difficult work days.

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 Like my schedule allows me to be off today, which is nice,

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 but that's not everyone's situation.

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 And I just wanted to see if there's any way

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 to put in a request if we're gonna continue this for longer

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 to do a later meeting,

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 or is that because it's outside of the hours

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 of city council that it's not,

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 or city, excuse me, outside of the nine to five hours

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 of city hours, work hours.

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 Is that why?

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 - It's, yes, that's a part of it.

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 It's not because it's the business hours,

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 but it's about staff availability.

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 So we have to consider staff resources as well.

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 So it's not only your time.

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 It's also gathering all staff, park staff

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 that's available to meet that time,

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 but also there's also a lot of the back ends.

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 We had to work with the city secretary, also DTV,

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 also other people that would be utilizing the same room,

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 because so far I think we have one or two rooms that,

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 and they try to kind of consolidate those two rooms

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 when they're videotaping,

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 but right now it's only been one,

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 and they try to keep it within those business hours,

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 'cause those are when staff is available.

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 So it's a little bit of juggling around.

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 It's considering all your time, staff in parks,

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 and also everywhere else in different departments

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 to get it running.

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 So that's the main reason why it's before five.

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 But again, we were flexible the last time we met.

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 but that was by request, and they were available.

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 - Also, I'm sorry, Gary, I just saw your hand.

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 - Yeah, no, go ahead. - Apologies.

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 - Go ahead.

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 - Georgia, so you know that has been discussed.

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 And I think Eddie has worked really hard

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 at trying to get us the late slot, the three to five slot.

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 And so I know this is a challenging area.

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 - Yeah, we're hoping that we can go back to a couple hours.

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 - Yeah, I'm sure we all look forward

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 to the 6 p.m. meetings again, and the in-person ones too.

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 It was always nice to sit at a table with everyone.

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 But yeah, I think it's the free food

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 that really attracts everybody.

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 So just to add to what both Francis and Eddie said,

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 this is, we've had numerous conversations

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 internally about it, and since we have to record it,

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 we only have so many staff that can do that.

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 some committees are not meeting regularly.

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 We are trying to meet regularly

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 'cause we have so much stuff that does occur

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 and trying to keep everybody updated.

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 So they were trying to refrain from having staff work

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 every single night to have to record them.

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 So they've really tried to limit it to 5 p.m.

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 by closing meetings.

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 I'm hoping we'll get closer and closer

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 to having in-person meetings sooner than later.

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 As soon as we hear something, we'll let you know,

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 we can go back and modify that if that's your preference.

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 - And everything that you see on the calendar

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 We could either do it two ways.

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 or I can just make it as cancellations ahead of time.

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 So we just cancel the meeting

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 and then we post every other meeting moving forward

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 to a special meeting if some of those dates

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 does not work for all of you.

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 But again, we thank you that you're making this time

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 that is during business hours and you have to be flexible.

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 as easy as possible for you guys.

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 on several boards and commission and we're hearing it

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 and we wanna make sure that we accommodate

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 all your time as well.

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 - Absolutely.

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 And I wanna uplift what Ms. Francis said.

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 That's a good point.

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 You guys have worked really hard on this schedule

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 and have accommodated a lot of things.

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 So I wanted to uplift that and say, yes,

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 thank you all for being so flexible

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 and for working so hard.

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 And we do have a lot of stuff to get done.

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 So I am thankful that we get to meet each month

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 and that we have that space to do that

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 while other boards are kind of trying to figure out

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 when they can meet, we at least get to know

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 that we have a meeting once a month.

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 And you avoided all holidays and all that.

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 So you've been very thoughtful and I appreciate that.

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 I just wanna throw it out there to be like.

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 So yeah, anyways, does anybody else have a comment

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 on the schedule or are we ready to motion

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 to approve this schedule for the year?

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 Can I get a motion to approve the schedule

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 for the 2021 Parkstone Rec.

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 - Motion to approve.

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 - Thank you, Ms. Francis.

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 - I'll second.

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 - Okay, thank you, Mr. Jerry.

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 All in favor of this schedule, say aye or raise your hand.

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 I'm not seeing one of our members here.

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 I have Mr. Dave.

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 Is Mr. Dave joining us?

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 I didn't get an email, but I can post you towards the end.

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 And if so, then I'll modify the minutes

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 for the next month for your approval.

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 So we do have a quorum and can keep going and vote on things.

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 So then that takes us to our next item.

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 Item C for consideration is to receive a report

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 and hold a discussion regarding employee introduction

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 within Parks and Recreation Administration.

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 - Gary Pack and Director of Parks and Recreation.

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 So this is something that we thought

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 we would add to the agenda.

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 Something that would be, it's important,

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 but it could be fairly quick just to give you guys

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 an opportunity to see and meet some of our staff.

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 Obviously, there's a lot of people that don't come

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 to our park board meetings that I think it's good

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 for you guys to see and know.

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 Just so you can put a name with a face,

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 who runs this facility,

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 who runs these programs type of thing.

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 every meeting, if you guys are okay with that,

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 and then invite somebody.

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 so they could learn a little bit more about park board

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 and how it operates.

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 it's not the first time.

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 So we have had some more people kind of participating

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 in the background, but first and foremost,

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 I wanted to welcome Nikki Sassenes to our organization.

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 She joined us on the worst possible week she could

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 with cold McGiton or ice McGiton,

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 whatever you wanna call it.

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 And she was very flexible.

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 She actually got an Airbnb.

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 So she was here in Denton and didn't have to drive in it.

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 So kudos for Nikki for that dedication right off the bat.

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 She joins us from Mesquite with years of service

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 in a similar position and grew up in Mesquite's organization.

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 and we're fortunate for her to come back

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 after that first week of orientation.

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 - Again, Nikki Sassenes,

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 Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation.

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 I'm very honored to be here

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 and to work with the parks board.

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 Gary, thanks for the introduction.

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 Yes, I did start during snowmageddon.

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 That was quite interesting.

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 But it did allow me to see the dedication

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 and what a great staff we have

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 and how well the city works together as a team

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 and being able to provide the services during that time.

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 I did come from the city of Mesquite.

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 I worked there for 11 years.

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 I started in the afterschool and summer camp program

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 and did that for a few years

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 and then went to supervise a recreation center.

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 And from there, I moved over to athletics and aquatics.

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 So I got my feet wet in aquatics there

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 and over athletics.

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 And then after a few years moved into the manager position

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 overseeing special events, adult 50 plus programs,

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 all the youth sports leagues,

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 all the athletics, aquatics and youth programs

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 and the recreation centers.

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 So we did not have an AD level over at Mesquite.

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 So I never really thought I would leave,

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 but it was an opportunity to come here.

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 And I did go to UNT for my master's program.

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 So I get to come back in green

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 and I do have a fondness for the city of Denton.

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 And after exploring more about

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 what the Parks and Recreation Department does here,

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 I was very excited about the opportunity

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 and even getting in, Gary warned me,

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 it's like drinking from a fire hose.

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 Well, he wasn't lying.

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 We are very quickly moving to develop and continue programs

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 and acquire land and build new parks.

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 And there's a lot going on.

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 I'm very excited to be part of it.

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 Any questions?

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 I'm happy to answer any questions.

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 - Family?

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 - I do, I have three kids.

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 I live in Richardson.

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 I have an eight-year-old daughter, a five-year-old son,

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 and then Emily just turned two on Thursday.

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 So busy at home also.

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 - Well, sorry, go ahead.

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 - They are Parks and Rec kids.

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 So I will be bringing them along to special events.

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 - That's what I was gonna say.

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 I was like, man, you've got some things to bring them to.

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 - No, they think every time they go to mama's work

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 that they get to ride a horse

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 or bounce in a bounce house or something.

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 Can we go to your work and swim?

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 That's not exactly where I work.

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 You get tagged along to a bunch of those different things.

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 So I'm sure you'll see them around

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 and I'll make sure to introduce them

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 when we see you out there.

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 - Well, thank you.

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 Yeah, on behalf of everyone here.

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 Yeah, welcome, Nikki.

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 We're really excited and we're thankful

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 for your service and your time.

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 Does anybody else have anything they wanna say or ask?

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 Okay.

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 Thanks again, Nikki.

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 I appreciate you.

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 - Thank you.

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 - The next item is item D,

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 is to receive a report, hold a discussion

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 and to give staff input regarding updates

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 on the construction and renovation

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 of the American Legion Hall or the ALH.

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 - So Gary Pack and Parks and Recreation.

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 I'll go ahead and start this

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 and then Nikki and Drew can jump in as well.

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 Caroline Seward was going to present this,

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 but she's out this week on spring break.

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 So she's been attending the construction meetings on this.

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 Drew, if you could bring up the PowerPoint.

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 - Yes, hold on one second.

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 I had it up, it didn't share.

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 Okay.

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 - So this project started a few years ago.

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 It actually started before,

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 right after the city manager started.

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 And if you can remember, we had...

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 Go ahead, next slide.

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 We had two buildings.

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 The original building was built in 1957

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 and that was the building that was torn down.

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 It was approximately 2,500 square feet.

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 It was a drop-in, you know, cars, dominoes,

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 very passive in nature.

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 We had lunch in some meeting space

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 and then we had lunches

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 and then some of the restaurants

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 or I should say grocery stores

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 would bring stuff over as well.

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 You can see some of the cracks in the building,

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 on the walls that were pretty obvious

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 that some repairs needed.

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 And then we actually had two by fours

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 bracing up one of the pedestals for a period of time.

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 But then here's a couple interior shots of the building.

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 Again, just basically an open room

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 for very passive recreational opportunities.

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 Overall, we're gonna take the building

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 that was torn down, the original one,

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 and add it to an existing building,

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 which Drew's kind of circling.

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 That's where the restrooms for the park

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 are actually attached to that building as well.

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 So the new building that replaced the old one

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 will have one large room

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 that can be used for special events and meetings,

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 but it also be able to split into two smaller rooms.

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 There is a kitchen that can be used by both

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 with some storage area and then some small office space.

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 And then the front entry point,

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 which we have there in the kind of khaki color

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 will be at the corner of the intersection of the street.

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 On the outside of the building up on the top right,

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 that we have a terrace that will be additional overflow

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 for people for events that can go out

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 and if it's nice weather,

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 they can kind of spill outside into the park.

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 That does overlook the basketball court,

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 which is adjacent immediately to the east.

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 On the existing building,

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 there'll be some interior restrooms that are renovated

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 and then some small program space.

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 So we have computer labs, some classroom space,

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 and then a little fitness area and a rec room

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 for specific programs that will be offered

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 by the Parks and Recreation Department.

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 Then from the outside,

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 this is kind of what it would look like

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 from Wilson and Lakey.

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 Give you an idea of what you're looking at

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 when you see some of that height going up on property.

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 And these pictures are probably two weeks old.

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 So they've done a lot more.

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 They've had a lot of progress.

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 We have had some significant delays during the construction.

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 Obviously we've had COVID construction delays

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 where one or two people get sick

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 and they have to shut the entire crew down.

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 So that's an issue.

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 They've had some material issues,

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 but really the biggest challenge we've had

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 has been in regards to its design

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 and request for information,

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 where the engineer drawings weren't as detailed

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 or missed some items.

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 So they had to go back

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 and ask a lot of questions for a follow-up.

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 We did hire a second engineering firm

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 to replace the one that did the original design.

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 So they have been working to identify

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 where those areas that need to be tweaked and improved are.

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 And some of those things are a little more challenging

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 than just, you're missing a bolt here

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 or something of that nature.

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 So that has slowed some things down,

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 but they're getting it under roof at this point in time.

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 So if it does rain, they can keep moving forward.

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 Go ahead, next slide.

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 And here's just some general pictures.

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 Again, these ones are probably from January,

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 just to give you an idea that the walls

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 are basically lined up.

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 They wanted to do all the sheetrock all at one time.

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 So that's why you don't see the sheetrock in there,

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 to just have the company come in and blast it

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 and get all the walls put up at one time.

439
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 Overall, right now we're about $97,000 short on our budget.

440
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 So we're working to identify

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 where we had a couple overruns.

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 We wanted to make sure

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 that we had all the technology in place.

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 So we're gonna be putting all the wires

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 and all the infrastructure in,

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 and then some soft costs

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 that we needed to add some tables and chairs.

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 So we're working on getting that all identified

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 and getting that ordered here in the near future.

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 And then also trying to find some extra money

451
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 just in case we have some additional change orders,

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 whether it's be from the RFIs in the architect

453
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 or the construction company.

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 As of right now, originally estimation was April 8th,

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 we're looking at May at this point in time.

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 The big date that we wanna make sure this is open

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 for celebration is Juneteenth for sure.

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 We've kind of penciled that in as a grand opening date.

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 We're reaching out to members of the committee

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 to see if that's something that they would like to entertain

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 or if we would wanna have a separate date.

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 So we're coordinating efforts

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 for that grand opening and dedication.

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 And we also wanna try to tie in the mural

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 at Robertson as well.

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 Whether it's maybe during that week,

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 it's a week of celebration or if it's on the same day,

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 I'm not sure yet, but we're trying to figure out

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 when we could have that ribbon cutting as well

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 and try to get people back from the community

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 that may even not live here for those types of activities.

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 And Drew, Niki, do you have anything

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 you'd like to add to that in regards to the status?

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 - Just to go back to what you said on why we have,

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 why there's so many delays, like Gary said,

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 we had an original design engineer.

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 They left out a lot of details.

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 And so we're trying to find-

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 - Excuse me, Drew.

480
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 Excuse me, Drew.

481
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 Can you take that down, please?

482
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 - Yeah, we're trying to find all the pieces,

483
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 the missing pieces to the puzzle.

484
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 Our contractor that we have is really working

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 to find those pieces and make everything work

486
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 and really make that building just as wonderful

487
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 as it can be.

488
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 They're really trying hard.

489
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 And that's why we've seen so many delays.

490
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 A lot of it has to do with, it's not as simple as,

491
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 it's just building a home.

492
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 And this is something cookie cutter where they may build,

493
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 especially with the developments that we see,

494
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 every 10th house is the same house.

495
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 So it's pretty easy for them to do.

496
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 This is a true remodel of one building

497
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 and add on a new construction of another

498
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 and really how to marry those together and make those work,

499
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 whether it has to do with electrical, HVAC,

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 the civil engineering side where all the walls

501
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 and roofing ties in together so there's no leaks

502
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 and we don't have any issues in the future.

503
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 So they're working really hard.

504
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 We had a great meeting last week and came out

505
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 with a lot of good features on how to fix this,

506
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 that or the other.

507
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 So I think it looks like we're really headed in the right path.

508
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 Contractor did say they're shooting for mid to late May.

509
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 That's their date.

510
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 They just needed a few answers or questions answered

511
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 from our design engineer

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 that we've replaced the other one with.

513
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 And so we're getting all those back this week.

514
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 And so we'll be right on track across our fingers.

515
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 - So Gary, you said that the cost,

516
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 we are short, close to 100,000.

517
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 And remind me, could you repeat again

518
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 where we're looking to make that up?

519
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 - So the difference is primarily some infrastructure for IT

520
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 and some soft costs, so tables and chairs.

521
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 So we're gonna be pulling that out of,

522
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 we're looking at a couple project accounts

523
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 that have some extra money in them that's not needed.

524
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 So we're getting those cleaned up to move over to ALH.

525
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 And then we'll probably pull some out of our operating budget

526
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 to make sure that we have enough.

527
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 If for some reason there's not enough there

528
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 from a change order perspective,

529
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,280
 then we'll go to finance to get that money appropriated.

530
00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,800
 - But it shouldn't delay moving forward.

531
00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,360
 This is not a structural cost.

532
00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:21,000
 - No, those costs are basically IT with wires

533
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,280
 and equipment, cameras, and tables and chairs,

534
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,120
 those types of things.

535
00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:28,760
 We knew we were gonna be a little bit short,

536
00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,080
 but we wanted to see a little further along

537
00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,160
 just in case we had some change orders.

538
00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,920
 So we were asking at one time as opposed to going back

539
00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,040
 a couple of times asking for some additional funding.

540
00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,640
 - Okay, and when we first talked about this,

541
00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:45,720
 we talked about shade because those big windows

542
00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:50,720
 are gonna be big windows in Texas.

543
00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:55,200
 And so we were gonna look at, if I remember correctly,

544
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,720
 correct me if I'm not remembering details,

545
00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:03,120
 we were gonna look at somehow generating some shade

546
00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:05,400
 for those big windows in the front.

547
00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:10,960
 - Yeah, originally we had all glass

548
00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,160
 and we cut them back to smaller windows.

549
00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:19,320
 But let me circle back around with Caroline

550
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,880
 to see where we're at on the shade for those

551
00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,880
 so I can get you an answer.

552
00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:29,880
 - Okay, and can you remind me why the atrium,

553
00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,040
 Drew, can you go back to that?

554
00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:33,520
 - Yes, sure, again.

555
00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:39,720
 - Why the atrium or if, 'cause we had talked about

556
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,520
 small events like weddings, why that was facing

557
00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:48,520
 that one, the terrace, why it's facing the basketball.

558
00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:55,640
 - So I think I can help answer that.

559
00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,800
 So when we went through all the public meetings,

560
00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,520
 the main thing that they wanted is whenever,

561
00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,440
 a lot of family reunions happen at ALH.

562
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:10,440
 So I can go with my family reunion and Nikki's kids can come

563
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:16,600
 and my kids can come and we can celebrate on the porch

564
00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:20,240
 and our kids can play basketball and play on the playground

565
00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:24,480
 and we can still see them and we're all in the same area.

566
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,000
 That was the biggest thing that we got

567
00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,200
 out of all the public meetings, so.

568
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,400
 - I remember that now, is that shaded?

569
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:35,120
 - I need to go back and look at the design.

570
00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:36,360
 I'm not for sure if there was,

571
00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:38,840
 I don't believe there was a pergola over there,

572
00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,840
 but I do know that's on the east side.

573
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,480
 So if you're having events in the afternoon,

574
00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,640
 that sun will be down and you'll have the roof

575
00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,000
 that'll help shade it.

576
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,840
 And that's something that we can always look at,

577
00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:52,560
 if it's something that we need to look at,

578
00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,840
 adding some type of shade cover on there in the future,

579
00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,040
 we can do that.

580
00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,640
 We really wanna hold what we have now

581
00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,360
 and get all the funding.

582
00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:06,360
 And so the FF&E, the furniture and equipment for sure,

583
00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,880
 get that in there so everyone can enjoy that space

584
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:12,480
 other than it just being a blank, empty room.

585
00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:16,040
 And so you probably know me by now,

586
00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,200
 we'll figure out the funding

587
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,680
 and we'll figure out how to add things to it in the future.

588
00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:22,880
 - Like possibly trees?

589
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,760
 - Yes, yep, planting trees.

590
00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,440
 So we did talk about last week, landscaping.

591
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,600
 And so landscaping is in the plan.

592
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,040
 We kind of looked at taking it out,

593
00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:34,840
 but since it was already in,

594
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:36,960
 contractors already purchased all the materials,

595
00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:38,520
 we can't change that.

596
00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,160
 But we can obviously look at planting more trees

597
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,760
 or doing other kinds of shade in that area.

598
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,240
 - So we did have a requirement to add so many trees.

599
00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,760
 I can't remember what the exact number was per planting.

600
00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:52,200
 - Yeah.

601
00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:56,840
 - Okay, and my last issue or last concern was,

602
00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:00,440
 we talked about a name change

603
00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:05,440
 and talking with the neighborhood association there.

604
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:09,080
 Were we able to do that or?

605
00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:15,440
 - We had one person that went through a former council member

606
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,840
 and brought it up at a council meeting.

607
00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:23,840
 And then we had a second person reach out to Caroline,

608
00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,960
 but we never received any formal applications

609
00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,400
 for a name change.

610
00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,400
 So as of right now,

611
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:36,960
 we're hesitant to put American Legion Hall on the building,

612
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,760
 just in case that was gonna be coming

613
00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,480
 maybe shortly thereafter, right?

614
00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,880
 When people start seeing it reopen.

615
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:51,040
 So we do not have a formal request or application

616
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:52,520
 for any name change.

617
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,200
 It's open.

618
00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,720
 We have not gone through the formal process yet.

619
00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,440
 We did get the applications.

620
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:01,960
 We talked about it.

621
00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:06,360
 It seems like maybe it was December.

622
00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,400
 I think we talked to park board about it

623
00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,560
 and we had it scheduled for city council

624
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:15,560
 and with the delay in getting new council members seated

625
00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,720
 and some other things that came up

626
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:19,920
 and the city manager leaving,

627
00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:21,920
 it got pushed back a little bit.

628
00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,440
 So Eddie, we have that on the agenda

629
00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:28,160
 for what date as of right now?

630
00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,360
 - For which one?

631
00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,080
 - For the naming review with council.

632
00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,640
 - I believe it was in April.

633
00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:38,760
 Let me just double check.

634
00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,680
 - I wanna say it's April 6th.

635
00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:41,520
 - Yeah, I think you're right.

636
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:42,880
 I think it's April 6th.

637
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:44,760
 - So at that meeting,

638
00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:48,360
 we were gonna present the applications that we had

639
00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:52,280
 as well as the applications that were submitted,

640
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,280
 walk through the process with council

641
00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,280
 to get their feedback.

642
00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,520
 They'll have to appoint a subcommittee

643
00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,400
 including members from park board

644
00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,640
 and then see how they wanna handle that

645
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,040
 with public meetings,

646
00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:07,600
 how many meetings it's gonna take

647
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,800
 to work through the process

648
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,280
 and then promote and advertise any additional comments

649
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,720
 from the community.

650
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:19,000
 So that's kind of like the first run with city council

651
00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,880
 in regards to the new policy.

652
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:25,080
 So I fully expect some questions and some discussion

653
00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:28,640
 on how they would like to guide us through that process

654
00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:33,440
 in addition to how it's formatted in the ordinance itself.

655
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:34,480
 - It is April 6th.

656
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:39,280
 - And that is for the name change application

657
00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,160
 that you have received.

658
00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:45,960
 - Yes, and if we get any in between now and then

659
00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,160
 and when that committee is seated,

660
00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:53,160
 I'm sure we could add to that as well

661
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,320
 if anything comes through between now and then

662
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,080
 'cause I'm sure as there's more discussion

663
00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,800
 and more in the newspaper and social media,

664
00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,440
 some people may have some ideas

665
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,360
 and wanna submit some additional follow-ups.

666
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,120
 - And I know there is a Southeast Denton

667
00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:11,480
 Neighborhood Association.

668
00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,400
 Is it possible to meet with them?

669
00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,800
 I can remember having a conversation

670
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,360
 and they didn't even know a name change was possible

671
00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,600
 and that what provoked me asking the question.

672
00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,840
 - Yeah, we actually, we're trying to meet with them

673
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:29,560
 every month or every other month

674
00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:31,080
 just to kind of keep them in the loop

675
00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,640
 'cause we have so many things going on in the park.

676
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,320
 And then we actually had a meeting

677
00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,240
 with the neighborhood on Thursday.

678
00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,400
 Unfortunately, there were only like three or four people

679
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:45,240
 there with all the 2019 road packages

680
00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:49,240
 that are gonna be under construction in Southeast Denton.

681
00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,520
 And then we talked a little bit about ALH

682
00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:56,520
 as well as the new signs on the DCTA trail.

683
00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:59,600
 So they did have that,

684
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,640
 but we certainly could share that with them

685
00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,680
 and remind them that is an opportunity.

686
00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:06,520
 - Thank you.

687
00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:07,360
 - You're welcome.

688
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:12,040
 - What about the restrooms?

689
00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:16,200
 Is there direct access to the restrooms inside the building

690
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,880
 or does everyone have to go outside?

691
00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,520
 - No, there's two sets.

692
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,360
 - I can bring that back up if you want.

693
00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,320
 - There's two sets and they're back to back.

694
00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,640
 The existing restrooms that are on the north side

695
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:32,360
 of the building have the kind of like the garage door,

696
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,480
 the stainless steel roll-up door.

697
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,280
 That's right there where Drew is highlighting.

698
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:38,680
 And then from the inside,

699
00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,360
 there's a men's and women's restroom

700
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:45,360
 for the interior users of the facility.

701
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,200
 So they're kind of using the same plumbing chase

702
00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,640
 for both indoor and outdoor restrooms.

703
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:54,600
 - That's right here.

704
00:32:54,600 --> 00:33:02,920
 - Any plan to put the signage

705
00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,840
 now that you've got this nice blueprint

706
00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,320
 or floor plan outside so that the neighborhood

707
00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,280
 or the community people can see what's coming?

708
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:16,760
 - You're talking about the actual footprint

709
00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,400
 in the drawing.

710
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,000
 - Inside or the outside of it?

711
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,080
 - We could definitely laminate it

712
00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:24,800
 and put it somewhere on a board out there.

713
00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,640
 We've actually have talked.

714
00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,440
 If you see more of the road signs,

715
00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,120
 there are four by eight sheets of plywood

716
00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:35,520
 that will be white and say,

717
00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:39,360
 this is a 2014 bond program for a road.

718
00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:43,720
 We've talked about doing that for our construction projects.

719
00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,080
 And truthfully, by the time we're so focused

720
00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:48,520
 on getting the project moving forward,

721
00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:49,480
 we forget about it.

722
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,680
 But example, Bowling Green or Joe Skyles,

723
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,880
 as soon as you take a playground away

724
00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,880
 or a backhoe shows up

725
00:33:57,880 --> 00:33:59,680
 and it starts removing the playground,

726
00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:00,880
 we get a few phone calls

727
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,480
 'cause people start to get worried.

728
00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:06,040
 And as soon as we tell them what's going on,

729
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:06,880
 they get excited.

730
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:08,760
 So they're excited about that.

731
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:13,240
 We probably need to do a better job of advertising that.

732
00:34:13,240 --> 00:34:16,440
 I mean, it's also a good kind of thank you

733
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,120
 to the residents for supporting a bond project too

734
00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:21,840
 and reminding them of what they voted on

735
00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:23,800
 and what the cities promised them

736
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,760
 and what we're following through.

737
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,280
 So that's a real good comment

738
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,080
 and we'll make sure we get that going on our projects.

739
00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:36,440
 'Cause we just started Joe Skyles last week

740
00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,360
 and we had someone call immediately.

741
00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,040
 - Did anyone else have a question?

742
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,360
 Wonderful, those were all really great questions

743
00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:49,920
 and I have one of my own.

744
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:54,840
 So I see that you said the estimated completion date

745
00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,720
 has changed to April 8th.

746
00:34:57,720 --> 00:34:59,680
 - Yeah, it's mid-May.

747
00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,960
 - And then, yeah, estimated opening is mid-May

748
00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,800
 and that you wanted to work with the Juneteenth Committee

749
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,760
 to discuss like doing a grand opening.

750
00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,600
 I also wanted to kind of uplift something

751
00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:12,760
 that Ms. Francis had said is with the name change,

752
00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:14,640
 maybe approaching the Juneteenth Committee

753
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:17,040
 and also asking them if there's a name

754
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:18,600
 they'd like to recommend

755
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,080
 and then they can formally submit that as a committee

756
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,200
 or as individuals from that committee

757
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:28,720
 to give them an opportunity to have some representation.

758
00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:31,360
 I think that might be another really great way

759
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:36,160
 to work with the Juneteenth Committee at the grand opening

760
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:40,280
 if the name change were to be presented by them

761
00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:41,800
 and that was the one that was approved,

762
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,520
 that could be a joint thing, that might be.

763
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,560
 - Yeah, but that's a good comment, George,

764
00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,240
 that it'll be interesting this year

765
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:52,680
 'cause we had the original Juneteenth

766
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:56,440
 and then we had a grassroots Juneteenth step up last year

767
00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,360
 because there was discussion about it not happening

768
00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,360
 because of COVID and that was kind of like at the onset,

769
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:06,680
 really early on and they wanted to have that celebration.

770
00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,720
 So a new group kind of stepped in and helped.

771
00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:12,760
 So we'll reach out to the existing committee

772
00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,240
 and kind of see where things are

773
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:17,040
 and then we'll definitely follow up

774
00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:18,240
 with a new group as well.

775
00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:20,520
 I know they started having some discussions

776
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,280
 with our special events crew

777
00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:26,960
 before the governor came out with his announcement

778
00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,200
 last week, last Tuesday.

779
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:34,200
 So I'm sure they are eagerly planning for this coming June.

780
00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,480
 - I will say yes, they are

781
00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:39,720
 because we are their fiscal sponsors

782
00:36:39,720 --> 00:36:42,480
 and so I've already gotten a few invoices to pay off

783
00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:45,280
 and they did receive hot funds for this year as well.

784
00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,800
 - Awesome, wonderful, thank you.

785
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:50,360
 - We'll work through those details

786
00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:54,240
 and as soon as we get our dedications

787
00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:55,440
 and kind of grant openings,

788
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,920
 I'll make sure that you guys get, obviously,

789
00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:01,920
 an invitation and appointment for those.

790
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:06,120
 - Wonderful, anybody have anything else

791
00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:07,520
 on this action item?

792
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:12,240
 Okay, then we'll move on to items for consideration.

793
00:37:12,240 --> 00:37:15,920
 B, which is to receive a report, hold the discussion

794
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,080
 and give staff input regarding updates to the amendments

795
00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:24,080
 to the code of ordinances as modified by ordinance 19-2866,

796
00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,120
 which is the revised absence provision

797
00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:29,200
 for boards, commissions and committees.

798
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,360
 - That would be me.

799
00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:36,160
 So, just a quick background on November, I don't know

800
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,400
 if you guys all remember.

801
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:40,920
 I know, Duly, you weren't here for that

802
00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:45,400
 but if you look back, there was a park board meeting

803
00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,000
 where members voted to submit the memo,

804
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:52,720
 which was written from Francis Punch, chair at the time,

805
00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:54,560
 to the city and city council that will consider

806
00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:57,040
 the modifications of the absenteeism policy

807
00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,640
 for boards, commission and committees.

808
00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:01,840
 And this is what the update is for.

809
00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,400
 So, the latest update I have on that

810
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,040
 is the new boards and commission handbook

811
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:09,240
 was scheduled this month in March

812
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:12,320
 for city council review and consideration

813
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:15,280
 to amend the handbook, which included the presentation

814
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:20,280
 and consideration from that memo that you all voted for

815
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,200
 for city councils regarding the modification

816
00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,600
 to the absenteeism policy.

817
00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:29,360
 However, this time, this item got pushed back to April 6

818
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:33,480
 because there are several incremental weather updates

819
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:37,760
 from several departments that has to update city council on.

820
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,960
 And also this got pushed back because there's also

821
00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:43,400
 a restructuring of city council work session items

822
00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,840
 from six items to four.

823
00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:50,840
 So, thus, this is the reason why it's being held in April 6.

824
00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:55,720
 Now, I just spoke to Rosa, the city secretary,

825
00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:57,480
 what the timeline is on this.

826
00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:01,560
 Just say if everything goes smoothly,

827
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,840
 it's gonna still go on April 6.

828
00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,040
 She will present the memo and also the handbook

829
00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:07,480
 that you all voted for.

830
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:12,480
 It's up to city council to decide on what modifications

831
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,320
 they wanna make to the handbook and also the provisions

832
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,360
 to the absenteeism policy.

833
00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:21,440
 And whatever they decide from there, Rosa would have to take

834
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,680
 all those modifications from city council

835
00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:24,760
 and had to work for legal.

836
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:28,320
 So it doesn't, whatever they decide on April 6,

837
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,040
 what I mean, they, city council decides on April 6,

838
00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:32,920
 does not take effect.

839
00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:35,920
 There would be a future date on that because Rosa would have

840
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:40,800
 to work with legal on the little nuances on how the new

841
00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:43,720
 amendment to the handbook has to be rewritten.

842
00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:47,360
 Does anyone have any questions on that one?

843
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:50,040
 - So Eddie, just a quick add-on to that.

844
00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:53,840
 So if a board member had any concerns about this item

845
00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,080
 or even the discussion that we had last month

846
00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:00,320
 about the timeline for new board members

847
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:04,760
 and voting in the officers,

848
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,680
 this would be the time between now and April 6

849
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:12,400
 to get with Rosa and provide or get with their appointee

850
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:15,120
 or council member to give them feedback, correct?

851
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:16,040
 - That is correct.

852
00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:21,800
 So if you have anything that you would like to modify,

853
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,240
 you want your voices heard, this is the best opportunity

854
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:28,520
 right now because right now it would have been probably,

855
00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,680
 I think, estimating it would have been last week

856
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,120
 that this should have been out.

857
00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:35,480
 But now since it got pushed back for another month,

858
00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:36,560
 this is a good opportunity.

859
00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:41,560
 So if you guys wanna, not you guys, you guys and gals

860
00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:46,280
 would like to look at the board's commission handbook

861
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:48,360
 and also things that you would like to amend,

862
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:50,600
 this is an perfect opportunity

863
00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:53,120
 because it's not only your board as well,

864
00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:54,720
 but it's also other committees.

865
00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:56,720
 They're starting to feel some of the pressure

866
00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:58,720
 of some of the absenteeism as well.

867
00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:02,880
 And, you know, working during business hours

868
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:06,320
 while trying to provide their voluntary time

869
00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:09,480
 to the respective boards and commission committees.

870
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:12,120
 So it's been a challenge not only for this board,

871
00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:13,640
 but for a lot of boards, so.

872
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:18,160
 So that's the latest update.

873
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:19,880
 Sorry, I don't have any more updates on that,

874
00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:21,280
 but I'm crossing my fingers.

875
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:23,520
 And so does, you know, Rosette, you know,

876
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:27,240
 it's all up to how city council wants to amend the handbook,

877
00:41:27,240 --> 00:41:28,080
 so.

878
00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:32,040
 - One last comment.

879
00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:35,400
 So we, I know they are meeting virtually.

880
00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,360
 Are we allowed to attend virtually?

881
00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:44,960
 - So you can't attend, there's opportunities to speak

882
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,480
 at the beginning of the meeting, at the work session,

883
00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:52,000
 at the beginning of the meeting and at for each item.

884
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:56,720
 So you can go online and we can have Eddie send out the link

885
00:41:56,720 --> 00:42:01,520
 to where you can fill out your card, basically,

886
00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:05,400
 and provide feedback or input on those items

887
00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:06,920
 and how to do that.

888
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:10,440
 - Drew, do you mind if you go

889
00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:15,440
 to the city council website real quick,

890
00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:18,480
 the ones where they include the minutes

891
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:20,160
 and the council agenda.

892
00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:23,320
 And I could kind of show you where you would see it,

893
00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,280
 but I will send you a link as well.

894
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:27,280
 But just in case, if you do see it

895
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,360
 before I send out the link, you know,

896
00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:31,840
 you would see the white cards.

897
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:34,520
 So they're called virtual white cards.

898
00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,160
 Yeah, so on the very top, yep.

899
00:42:37,160 --> 00:42:40,720
 Yep, keep going right there.

900
00:42:40,720 --> 00:42:43,680
 Oh, you go down, upcoming virtual meetings

901
00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:46,080
 with public comment opportunities.

902
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:47,600
 So those are the provided links.

903
00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:48,440
 So as you can see,

904
00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:49,920
 the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board

905
00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:54,680
 for today's meeting, that's where someone would click on,

906
00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:58,000
 if they wanna fill out a white card,

907
00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:59,720
 so they have a public comment.

908
00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:01,360
 But you could also go there

909
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,520
 where it says speak at a public meeting as well.

910
00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:07,640
 You know, it gives you a little bit of the guideline

911
00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:10,480
 on how to, you know, click on the virtual meeting.

912
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:15,360
 So, but again, I will send out the link

913
00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:20,080
 for the virtual meeting and also the white card.

914
00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:22,040
 So you can fill that in ahead of time.

915
00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:24,680
 But if you do see that, it's on the city website, you know,

916
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,880
 so, you know, you can take a look at that.

917
00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:30,480
 - Thank you, Eddie.

918
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:32,000
 - Yeah, you're welcome.

919
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:35,800
 - Yes, and also I'm always prone to doing the phone call.

920
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:36,760
 You can also call,

921
00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:38,600
 there is that number under the white card.

922
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,560
 I always call in and then they can even say,

923
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:42,600
 we'll call you back when it's your turn to be in line.

924
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,800
 That way you don't have to sit on hold for a long time

925
00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:46,440
 and be heard in the meeting.

926
00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:49,080
 If you're more prone to wanting to be heard

927
00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:53,280
 instead of just your little paragraph being read.

928
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:56,520
 So I look forward to attending that April 6th meeting as well

929
00:43:56,520 --> 00:44:00,040
 to hear what council's direction is going to be for sure.

930
00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:06,120
 And are there any other questions for staff?

931
00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,080
 Mr. Gary's got something.

932
00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,080
 - I just think there were, you know,

933
00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:12,960
 with just kind of a little bit follow-up

934
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,120
 of last month's meeting.

935
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:22,680
 I think Rosa was trying to find an efficient way

936
00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:24,880
 to allow council some time

937
00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:28,000
 to get new board members appointed.

938
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:30,120
 I think we've been very fortunate

939
00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:34,000
 where we've had new board members appointed fairly quickly

940
00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:40,920
 and start in, you know, August, September timeframe.

941
00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:43,920
 I don't recall since I've been here,

942
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,160
 anybody really starting later than that.

943
00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:50,280
 And Francis, please chime in if I'm incorrect on that.

944
00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:53,720
 But I think there's always enough people

945
00:44:53,720 --> 00:44:55,880
 that are interested in parks and recreation

946
00:44:55,880 --> 00:44:58,320
 that want to be a part of it,

947
00:44:58,320 --> 00:45:01,040
 where maybe some boards are a little more challenging

948
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:03,600
 to find people to be appointed to.

949
00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:06,640
 And I can't speak for all the other boards.

950
00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:08,400
 I can't speak for public art

951
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:11,160
 since we've taken that over this summer.

952
00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:14,040
 We had two people that turned out,

953
00:45:14,040 --> 00:45:16,440
 well, one person, actually they both resigned

954
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:17,600
 because of commitments.

955
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,400
 They couldn't be there during the daytime

956
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,040
 because of job commitments.

957
00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:27,240
 And they were replaced pretty quickly as well,

958
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:29,120
 just as Mr. Dooley has.

959
00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:34,120
 So it is an issue in regards to getting people

960
00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:37,560
 to commit their time and volunteer,

961
00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:40,680
 especially during the day we're trying to balance work

962
00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:45,240
 and then family as well and be at a meeting

963
00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:46,520
 and commit a couple of hours.

964
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,920
 So we realized that's a challenge.

965
00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:53,600
 I think she was trying to find by mentioning January

966
00:45:53,600 --> 00:45:57,160
 as an option as a way to provide some wiggle room

967
00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:01,560
 for getting board members appointed.

968
00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:05,120
 That may or may not be the best decision.

969
00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:08,000
 I can't say it's worked out great for us

970
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:10,360
 to have people start, September,

971
00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:11,880
 it's kind of like new school year,

972
00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,240
 everyone's getting started.

973
00:46:13,240 --> 00:46:16,840
 I can't speak for the other ones.

974
00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:20,920
 So that's probably something that she's trying to entertain

975
00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:23,160
 what the best role is for everyone

976
00:46:23,160 --> 00:46:25,960
 and trying to get everyone started off on the same page.

977
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:29,720
 So I just thought I wanted to add that.

978
00:46:29,720 --> 00:46:32,600
 I know the January thing may have confused people

979
00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:36,080
 as an idea that she had.

980
00:46:36,080 --> 00:46:38,680
 It's nothing that has been approved by city council

981
00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:39,840
 at this point in time.

982
00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:47,160
 - Okay, thank you, Mr. Gary.

983
00:46:47,160 --> 00:46:48,400
 Does anybody have anything else

984
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:50,120
 to say about this action item?

985
00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:53,080
 Okay.

986
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:54,200
 - I'm sorry, George.

987
00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:56,480
 - No, not at all, please Ms. Francis.

988
00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,160
 - That I'm glad you brought this information,

989
00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:01,200
 Gary, 'cause this is new information

990
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:07,720
 because I was under the impression that it was a mandate.

991
00:47:07,720 --> 00:47:10,600
 That's why we acted as such.

992
00:47:10,600 --> 00:47:14,360
 So the fact that it hasn't been approved by council

993
00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:16,800
 is new information for me.

994
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:21,800
 - The mandate was that whenever a,

995
00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:30,160
 when a mandate is once the board,

996
00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:35,160
 new board members are appointed or reappointed,

997
00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:40,000
 that shortly thereafter an election should be held

998
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:42,920
 on the executive committee, the chair and the vice chair,

999
00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:49,600
 which in our case has typically been around September

1000
00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:53,640
 or October once everybody is appointed

1001
00:47:53,640 --> 00:47:55,960
 and we're at a full board.

1002
00:47:55,960 --> 00:48:00,960
 What upset the axis this year was the fact

1003
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:06,160
 that the election was delayed and council didn't,

1004
00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:09,040
 and then there was an extended election

1005
00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:14,040
 that that really didn't happen until January of this year.

1006
00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:17,320
 So at that point in time,

1007
00:48:17,320 --> 00:48:22,320
 we had to have the discussion about the new elected official,

1008
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:25,800
 the new executive appointees.

1009
00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:30,720
 To make the matter more confusing

1010
00:48:30,720 --> 00:48:33,240
 is there's been a history in parks

1011
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:35,480
 that we have done that by term.

1012
00:48:35,480 --> 00:48:41,360
 And technically that was incorrect.

1013
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:45,040
 We should have been doing it every year

1014
00:48:45,040 --> 00:48:50,040
 whenever all the board members were appointed,

1015
00:48:50,680 --> 00:48:53,960
 which in our case was typically August, September.

1016
00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:58,240
 So we've done it on a two-year cycle.

1017
00:48:58,240 --> 00:49:00,360
 I think the two-year cycle had worked out great

1018
00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:02,840
 'cause it really gives the chairperson opportunity

1019
00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:05,000
 to get into a routine.

1020
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:07,080
 But the way the ordinance is written,

1021
00:49:07,080 --> 00:49:09,120
 it should have been every year.

1022
00:49:09,120 --> 00:49:13,840
 So that's where we kind of have

1023
00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:17,280
 this temporary January appointment this year

1024
00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:21,520
 or February discussion since we didn't meet in January.

1025
00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:24,800
 And it was on the agenda for February

1026
00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:28,640
 to do the meetings itself, the calendar,

1027
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:32,520
 as well as appoint a new chair and vice chair.

1028
00:49:32,520 --> 00:49:35,640
 So we had to get up to date

1029
00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:38,680
 because of the delay of COVID and the elections.

1030
00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:41,520
 And then we had to get back on track

1031
00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:43,600
 because of the actual ordinance stated

1032
00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:45,240
 has to be done annually.

1033
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:49,440
 (silence)

1034
00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:58,080
 - Frances, does that help it or is that muddy the water?

1035
00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:05,640
 - I think at this point, it is what it is.

1036
00:50:05,640 --> 00:50:10,640
 And we've already voted in a new chair and vice chair,

1037
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,120
 and we're ready to move forward.

1038
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:18,200
 So in essence, to get back on track,

1039
00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:23,840
 I don't have, you know, whose terms are up.

1040
00:50:23,840 --> 00:50:26,720
 Frances, I know your term is up this year.

1041
00:50:26,720 --> 00:50:29,040
 You've served your six years,

1042
00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:31,120
 and then I'm not sure who else is.

1043
00:50:31,120 --> 00:50:35,040
 But whoever's term is up this coming summer,

1044
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:37,560
 there'll be a reappointment.

1045
00:50:37,560 --> 00:50:40,520
 And then as of right now,

1046
00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:45,040
 we would typically do the voting for the chair

1047
00:50:45,040 --> 00:50:48,680
 and the vice chair around the September or October meeting

1048
00:50:48,680 --> 00:50:52,920
 once the entire board is appointed,

1049
00:50:52,920 --> 00:50:56,960
 just to get back into that annual routine.

1050
00:50:56,960 --> 00:51:02,200
 What Rosa had mentioned at our last meeting

1051
00:51:02,200 --> 00:51:05,280
 is possibly delaying that until January

1052
00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:10,040
 to make sure that all the seats were filled and appointed.

1053
00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:14,800
 And so that was an added kind of item

1054
00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:16,520
 that was up for discussion.

1055
00:51:16,520 --> 00:51:18,400
 That has not been approved.

1056
00:51:18,400 --> 00:51:21,320
 That was something that she was thinking might be helpful.

1057
00:51:21,320 --> 00:51:24,720
 There's goods and bads to it.

1058
00:51:24,720 --> 00:51:30,880
 So as of right now, until council changes something,

1059
00:51:30,880 --> 00:51:34,640
 it would be the vice chair and chair

1060
00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:38,920
 would be voting on annually after the board appointees

1061
00:51:38,920 --> 00:51:40,520
 are appointed and approved,

1062
00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:45,200
 which is typically that early fall, September, October,

1063
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:47,680
 maybe even sometimes late August timeframe.

1064
00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:59,400
 - Okay, so then we know that if things move forward

1065
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:02,440
 as planned with the April 6th council meeting,

1066
00:52:02,440 --> 00:52:06,200
 then legal will draft language

1067
00:52:06,200 --> 00:52:10,120
 to reflect a January annual re-voting

1068
00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:14,520
 of chair, vice chairs for all boards

1069
00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:15,920
 and commissions moving forward,

1070
00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:19,400
 which would also include terms ending

1071
00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:21,720
 and being reappointed in that January timeframe.

1072
00:52:21,720 --> 00:52:22,680
 Is that correct?

1073
00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:26,920
 - So unfortunately, Rosa couldn't be here.

1074
00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:29,720
 So I'll try to answer this the best.

1075
00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:32,720
 What typically happens whenever we propose

1076
00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:36,120
 an ordinance change or a developer agreement

1077
00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:38,640
 or whatever it is that's going to council,

1078
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:42,760
 we draft up an AIS, which is basically a staff report,

1079
00:52:42,760 --> 00:52:47,760
 a contract or agreement and/or an ordinance and a resolution.

1080
00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:52,800
 And all of those are all tied together.

1081
00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:57,000
 The staff report basically explains some background

1082
00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:00,360
 and what we're asking for council,

1083
00:53:00,360 --> 00:53:02,880
 just similar to what we provide you.

1084
00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:06,360
 And then a copy of, in this case,

1085
00:53:06,360 --> 00:53:10,080
 it would be the ordinance for the boards and commissions

1086
00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:12,920
 and probably the manual as well.

1087
00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:16,920
 And stating that based off of discussion

1088
00:53:16,920 --> 00:53:19,240
 and things that need to be cleaned up,

1089
00:53:19,240 --> 00:53:24,240
 here are some recommendations that are being proposed

1090
00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:26,320
 for council consideration.

1091
00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:28,080
 And she'll walk through those

1092
00:53:28,080 --> 00:53:30,080
 and see if they have any questions.

1093
00:53:30,080 --> 00:53:34,440
 So it's important for you guys to provide that feedback.

1094
00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:37,800
 In writing, I think it would be good

1095
00:53:37,800 --> 00:53:40,720
 for your council member and even CCing Rosa.

1096
00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:42,920
 So she knows that that has been sent

1097
00:53:42,920 --> 00:53:44,440
 and she has a record of that

1098
00:53:44,440 --> 00:53:47,200
 so she could see what's being asked.

1099
00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:51,520
 So if that needs to be added or not,

1100
00:53:51,520 --> 00:53:53,480
 she can take that into consideration.

1101
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:59,360
 I have not worked through an amendment to the manual

1102
00:53:59,360 --> 00:54:00,920
 since I've been here.

1103
00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:03,280
 That's typically handled by the city secretary's office.

1104
00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:05,400
 So I know she's been making a lot of changes

1105
00:54:05,400 --> 00:54:08,160
 since she's been here trying to tie things up

1106
00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:10,640
 and get things kind of back on track.

1107
00:54:10,640 --> 00:54:15,200
 So I would strongly suggest that you send your feedback

1108
00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:19,440
 of any of that, whether it's absentee policy,

1109
00:54:19,440 --> 00:54:24,440
 appointment of members, or even when members are appointed,

1110
00:54:25,880 --> 00:54:29,360
 however you guys feel should be amended.

1111
00:54:29,360 --> 00:54:33,520
 Now's the time to do that and get that on record

1112
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:38,400
 so you could share your input to council and staff.

1113
00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:43,680
 It's similar to what we do with even like a park development

1114
00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:48,080
 where we go to a neighborhood and ask them for feedback.

1115
00:54:48,080 --> 00:54:50,440
 We design it and then we go back to them again

1116
00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:54,600
 and ask them, is this still work?

1117
00:54:54,600 --> 00:54:58,480
 And try to satisfy as many people as we can.

1118
00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:01,160
 Sometimes we can't satisfy everybody,

1119
00:55:01,160 --> 00:55:03,600
 but at least try to provide that communication

1120
00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:06,680
 and understanding of why or why not

1121
00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:09,680
 we kind of designed the park in that nature.

1122
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:11,800
 This is kind of the same thing as the manual.

1123
00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:16,160
 Similar what we did with maybe the IPM manual

1124
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:17,280
 that we put together.

1125
00:55:17,280 --> 00:55:22,280
 And that's constantly being looked at

1126
00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:23,800
 on how we can update it.

1127
00:55:23,800 --> 00:55:26,360
 How we find errors as we go through it

1128
00:55:26,360 --> 00:55:27,880
 and say, okay, that needs to be tweaked

1129
00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:30,000
 with the intention of going back.

1130
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:32,440
 Maybe not every year, but maybe every two years.

1131
00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:37,200
 And obviously the environment changed,

1132
00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:40,400
 chemicals change, practices change.

1133
00:55:40,400 --> 00:55:42,280
 So it's a working document.

1134
00:55:42,280 --> 00:55:47,000
 - Yes, thank you, Gary.

1135
00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:48,680
 - And since we don't have a board member

1136
00:55:48,680 --> 00:55:49,920
 until after that meeting,

1137
00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:53,520
 we'll make sure that we get that in your Monday email

1138
00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:55,520
 to remind you that's on the agenda.

1139
00:55:55,520 --> 00:55:58,720
 That would probably be coming on the fifth.

1140
00:55:58,720 --> 00:56:00,720
 So we'll make sure that we get that

1141
00:56:00,720 --> 00:56:03,480
 maybe in the next two every week,

1142
00:56:03,480 --> 00:56:07,720
 since it's an important discussion that you guys are having

1143
00:56:07,720 --> 00:56:11,120
 to make sure that we send some reminders out to you.

1144
00:56:11,120 --> 00:56:11,960
 - Wonderful, thank you.

1145
00:56:11,960 --> 00:56:15,840
 And I'll be sure, I know I myself will send some questions

1146
00:56:15,840 --> 00:56:20,200
 and more clarifying questions to the city secretary

1147
00:56:20,200 --> 00:56:21,880
 to kind of gain a little more insight

1148
00:56:21,880 --> 00:56:24,880
 on what changes are being proposed,

1149
00:56:24,880 --> 00:56:27,520
 since I know that that is her duty

1150
00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:28,840
 and what she's tasked with.

1151
00:56:28,840 --> 00:56:33,560
 So I'll make sure to reach out to her to follow up.

1152
00:56:33,560 --> 00:56:35,640
 - And I take full responsibility

1153
00:56:35,640 --> 00:56:39,640
 because I didn't catch the one year annual.

1154
00:56:39,640 --> 00:56:42,560
 So I mean, I should have been at least the last one

1155
00:56:42,560 --> 00:56:43,540
 to catch that.

1156
00:56:43,540 --> 00:56:46,360
 And obviously it got by a lot of us,

1157
00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:49,320
 but I take full responsibility for that.

1158
00:56:49,320 --> 00:56:53,320
 And that's on me for not catching that earlier on.

1159
00:56:53,320 --> 00:56:55,680
 I know it's been a practice in our department,

1160
00:56:55,680 --> 00:56:58,560
 but that should have been caught sooner.

1161
00:56:58,560 --> 00:57:02,000
 - All right.

1162
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:03,600
 - I have a question about the emails.

1163
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:06,000
 Is it better that we have individuals

1164
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:08,680
 or we write one as a group?

1165
00:57:08,680 --> 00:57:10,100
 Any thoughts about that?

1166
00:57:10,100 --> 00:57:16,940
 - I'm not certain if, and correct me if I'm wrong, Gary,

1167
00:57:16,940 --> 00:57:18,840
 I don't know if the parks board as a whole

1168
00:57:18,840 --> 00:57:20,360
 can send an email

1169
00:57:20,360 --> 00:57:22,860
 because that would mean like a quorum is communicating

1170
00:57:22,860 --> 00:57:24,800
 or is that allowed?

1171
00:57:24,800 --> 00:57:26,520
 That's a good question, Ms. Francis.

1172
00:57:26,520 --> 00:57:29,600
 - Yeah, I mean, can I answer this, Gary?

1173
00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:31,440
 I mean, based on Rosa's feedback,

1174
00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:34,640
 she says the fastest route will always be

1175
00:57:34,640 --> 00:57:38,400
 you're going through your city council appointee.

1176
00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:41,920
 You know, that would be probably the fastest route.

1177
00:57:41,920 --> 00:57:43,480
 I mean, you can send them an email

1178
00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:46,400
 and also see seeing, you know, Rosa as well.

1179
00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:50,120
 I mean, that would probably bypass, you know,

1180
00:57:50,120 --> 00:57:54,440
 any concerns about holding a quorum, you know,

1181
00:57:54,440 --> 00:57:55,480
 'cause at this point, I mean,

1182
00:57:55,480 --> 00:57:57,680
 you guys already took a stand on, you know,

1183
00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:01,440
 wanting to amend certain things on the handbook,

1184
00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:03,520
 particularly on the absenteeism policy.

1185
00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:05,600
 And if there's anything else,

1186
00:58:05,600 --> 00:58:07,880
 that's what was Rosa's recommendation

1187
00:58:07,880 --> 00:58:10,740
 'cause she can pretty much get their attention immediately

1188
00:58:10,740 --> 00:58:13,120
 and then also show up on the April 6th meeting, you know,

1189
00:58:13,120 --> 00:58:15,080
 to provide your concerns as well.

1190
00:58:16,280 --> 00:58:19,080
 I don't know if that answers your question, Francis.

1191
00:58:19,080 --> 00:58:21,560
 - It does, thank you.

1192
00:58:21,560 --> 00:58:25,280
 - Yes, thank you all so much for your candor

1193
00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:27,320
 and for your guidance, I appreciate that.

1194
00:58:27,320 --> 00:58:28,800
 And I also will be reaching out

1195
00:58:28,800 --> 00:58:30,800
 to my city council member and Ms. Rosa.

1196
00:58:30,800 --> 00:58:35,080
 Any other comments or questions on this item, everyone?

1197
00:58:35,080 --> 00:58:39,280
 - Just one quick one, 'cause I'm new at this

1198
00:58:39,280 --> 00:58:43,840
 and I'm catching, I'm breaking like out of that same fire hose

1199
00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:44,960
 that we talked about earlier.

1200
00:58:44,960 --> 00:58:47,920
 So let me know if I can do anything

1201
00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:49,880
 when I'm getting caught up, okay?

1202
00:58:49,880 --> 00:58:52,480
 But I got you guys back, whatever,

1203
00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:54,800
 just keep me in the loop and we'll make it happen.

1204
00:58:54,800 --> 00:58:55,920
 Thank you, George.

1205
00:58:55,920 --> 00:58:58,120
 - Thank you, Mr. Dooley, I appreciate that.

1206
00:58:58,120 --> 00:59:02,600
 And with that, we'll move on to our final item

1207
00:59:02,600 --> 00:59:04,240
 of thorough consideration, F,

1208
00:59:04,240 --> 00:59:06,600
 which is to receive a report, hold the discussion

1209
00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:08,720
 and get staff input regarding

1210
00:59:08,720 --> 00:59:11,120
 Denton Parks Foundation DPF updates.

1211
00:59:11,120 --> 00:59:12,600
 Ms. Brug.

1212
00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:15,760
 - Hello, everybody, happy spring break.

1213
00:59:15,760 --> 00:59:21,200
 So let's see, we had Galentine's Day in February.

1214
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:23,000
 Originally we were thinking we would just

1215
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:24,840
 kind of skip it over with COVID

1216
00:59:24,840 --> 00:59:26,960
 and I had volunteers who came to me and said,

1217
00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:28,600
 "Oh no, we have to do this."

1218
00:59:28,600 --> 00:59:31,120
 So we did it with a twist with Suzanne

1219
00:59:31,120 --> 00:59:36,120
 over at the chestnut tree and we just had a good time.

1220
00:59:36,120 --> 00:59:41,040
 We took a tour of Paris, it was a virtual tour

1221
00:59:41,040 --> 00:59:45,000
 and we got to see the Eiffel Tower and things like that.

1222
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:47,960
 We ate delicious French food and just gabbed.

1223
00:59:47,960 --> 00:59:49,680
 We also did some fundraising

1224
00:59:49,680 --> 00:59:53,080
 and we raised a little over $1,700

1225
00:59:53,080 --> 00:59:54,480
 to be able to go to general funds

1226
00:59:54,480 --> 00:59:57,080
 and be able to put it towards whatever project

1227
00:59:57,080 --> 00:59:58,680
 Denton is most need in.

1228
00:59:58,680 --> 01:00:03,080
 I believe we'll probably end up putting that to DWIF

1229
01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:05,200
 to continue that effort and support it.

1230
01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:06,480
 And that was something that we mentioned

1231
01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:09,120
 to the women as well, is the campaign

1232
01:00:09,120 --> 01:00:13,280
 of raising more money and awareness about the DWIF art piece.

1233
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:18,280
 So hopefully we'll get some more kind of action on that one.

1234
01:00:18,280 --> 01:00:22,840
 We also had our annual meeting with our board members.

1235
01:00:22,840 --> 01:00:25,480
 We've gotten some changes in our board of directors.

1236
01:00:25,480 --> 01:00:27,120
 We had a few step down.

1237
01:00:27,120 --> 01:00:30,720
 We also had a new one added from Denton ISD.

1238
01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:32,600
 Her name is Sarah Hallen.

1239
01:00:32,600 --> 01:00:35,720
 She's a teacher there and longtime Denton folk.

1240
01:00:35,720 --> 01:00:37,840
 So she'll be a good addition.

1241
01:00:37,840 --> 01:00:40,040
 And we still are looking for more.

1242
01:00:40,040 --> 01:00:41,080
 Sorry, I have a new puppy.

1243
01:00:41,080 --> 01:00:43,920
 I don't know if you guys can hear her whining,

1244
01:00:43,920 --> 01:00:46,360
 but we are still looking for other board members

1245
01:00:46,360 --> 01:00:50,680
 in the areas of technology, as well as in district one.

1246
01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:52,440
 And George, I need to follow up with you

1247
01:00:52,440 --> 01:00:54,000
 since our last convo.

1248
01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:56,920
 So those are really the main highlights.

1249
01:00:56,920 --> 01:00:59,240
 We are still trying to figure out

1250
01:00:59,240 --> 01:01:01,480
 if we're gonna do the home hop egg drop.

1251
01:01:01,480 --> 01:01:05,800
 It's just so different this year than last year.

1252
01:01:05,800 --> 01:01:07,480
 There's a lot more to have to consider

1253
01:01:07,480 --> 01:01:09,560
 because not everybody is home

1254
01:01:09,560 --> 01:01:12,920
 and people are just more engaged in outside.

1255
01:01:12,920 --> 01:01:14,320
 And so we're just trying to evaluate

1256
01:01:14,320 --> 01:01:16,960
 if the amount of effort that goes into it,

1257
01:01:16,960 --> 01:01:20,280
 if it's worth it for the amount of dollars back.

1258
01:01:20,280 --> 01:01:23,440
 We are also working on our fiscal partnerships

1259
01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:24,600
 and sponsorships.

1260
01:01:24,600 --> 01:01:27,960
 So we are sponsors for Juneteenth, Cinco de Mayo,

1261
01:01:27,960 --> 01:01:30,560
 Denton Area Ten Association,

1262
01:01:30,560 --> 01:01:33,000
 and then Senior Center.

1263
01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:37,520
 We've also recently added on 9-4-0 Disc Golf.

1264
01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:40,600
 So we are working with them to do some updates

1265
01:01:40,600 --> 01:01:43,520
 at the North Lakes Disc Golf Course

1266
01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:46,840
 and getting some sponsors to cover baskets and signage

1267
01:01:46,840 --> 01:01:48,160
 in the second area.

1268
01:01:48,160 --> 01:01:52,360
 And that's really what I got going on right now.

1269
01:01:52,360 --> 01:01:54,280
 - Just as a follow-up to Brooke's comment

1270
01:01:54,280 --> 01:01:57,360
 about the Disc Golf, David had a question

1271
01:01:57,360 --> 01:02:01,360
 at the end of our last meeting about signage at Disc Golf.

1272
01:02:01,360 --> 01:02:03,880
 And that's something that needs to be updated.

1273
01:02:03,880 --> 01:02:07,000
 So we're working with that company

1274
01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:10,360
 as well as the foundation

1275
01:02:10,360 --> 01:02:14,560
 in making sure that we're following our advertising

1276
01:02:14,560 --> 01:02:18,200
 and donation policy because there'll be sponsors

1277
01:02:18,200 --> 01:02:19,480
 on those holes.

1278
01:02:19,480 --> 01:02:21,760
 So we're working through that process

1279
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:25,760
 and we should have some more information

1280
01:02:25,760 --> 01:02:27,320
 for you in the future.

1281
01:02:27,320 --> 01:02:28,160
 - Absolutely.

1282
01:02:30,760 --> 01:02:32,200
 That's all I got.

1283
01:02:32,200 --> 01:02:33,280
 - Awesome, thank you.

1284
01:02:33,280 --> 01:02:35,400
 Yeah, I'm so glad Mr. Gary brought that up

1285
01:02:35,400 --> 01:02:37,800
 'cause I think Ms. Francis and I both had that same thought

1286
01:02:37,800 --> 01:02:39,480
 like we need to remind someone

1287
01:02:39,480 --> 01:02:41,480
 about what Dave said at the last meeting.

1288
01:02:41,480 --> 01:02:47,000
 And yeah, so that would bring us to our concluding items

1289
01:02:47,000 --> 01:02:50,320
 for Mr. Duly and other folk that are new to watching this.

1290
01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:53,400
 Concluding items is an opportunity for you to bring up

1291
01:02:53,400 --> 01:02:56,680
 concerns maybe someone in the community or yourself may have

1292
01:02:56,680 --> 01:02:59,520
 that you'd like to hear some feedback on at the next meeting

1293
01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:03,040
 which gives staff an opportunity to do their due diligence

1294
01:03:03,040 --> 01:03:06,280
 and their research to answer some of those questions.

1295
01:03:06,280 --> 01:03:08,040
 For example, one thing I want to bring up

1296
01:03:08,040 --> 01:03:11,040
 for my concluding item is I wanna check in on Mr. Gary.

1297
01:03:11,040 --> 01:03:12,440
 How are we doing on that?

1298
01:03:12,440 --> 01:03:16,520
 Is it the parks rec and trail systems master plan focus group?

1299
01:03:16,520 --> 01:03:19,760
 I know that I fell down on my pushing people to join.

1300
01:03:19,760 --> 01:03:20,720
 How are we doing on that?

1301
01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:21,840
 Do you need some more folks?

1302
01:03:21,840 --> 01:03:23,000
 - So we do.

1303
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:25,560
 So if you have some people you'd like to recommend,

1304
01:03:25,560 --> 01:03:27,040
 please email them over.

1305
01:03:28,160 --> 01:03:33,160
 Alana had sent over two youth and a professor at TWU.

1306
01:03:33,160 --> 01:03:36,360
 So if you have anybody you'd like to recommend,

1307
01:03:36,360 --> 01:03:39,760
 love to have those recommendations

1308
01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:43,280
 so we can get that group together.

1309
01:03:43,280 --> 01:03:46,640
 We are planning a public meeting

1310
01:03:46,640 --> 01:03:50,160
 and we'll send that advertisement over to you.

1311
01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:55,160
 It is going to be March 18th.

1312
01:03:57,920 --> 01:04:00,000
 At 6 p.m. that's all on Zoom.

1313
01:04:00,000 --> 01:04:03,680
 And that's just a kickoff to the public meeting

1314
01:04:03,680 --> 01:04:06,240
 and then we'll have a focus group meeting as well.

1315
01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:12,160
 So if you have some recommendations, more than merrier,

1316
01:04:12,160 --> 01:04:15,120
 love to have people engaged for sure.

1317
01:04:15,120 --> 01:04:16,240
 - And that focus group meeting

1318
01:04:16,240 --> 01:04:17,960
 will follow the public meeting?

1319
01:04:17,960 --> 01:04:21,440
 - We haven't set a date.

1320
01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:22,400
 - Okay.

1321
01:04:22,400 --> 01:04:23,880
 - Yet.

1322
01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:25,000
 - Wonderful, okay, yeah.

1323
01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:26,920
 - Because we wanted to make sure that we got people

1324
01:04:26,920 --> 01:04:28,120
 from you guys and didn't know

1325
01:04:28,120 --> 01:04:31,720
 if you were still working on all of that.

1326
01:04:31,720 --> 01:04:34,320
 - Got it, so search and send ASAP.

1327
01:04:34,320 --> 01:04:37,520
 - And remind me, are we sending,

1328
01:04:37,520 --> 01:04:39,480
 I do have a youth that I would like

1329
01:04:39,480 --> 01:04:41,160
 to throw his name in the hat.

1330
01:04:41,160 --> 01:04:43,760
 Do I send, remind me, do I send it to you, Gary?

1331
01:04:43,760 --> 01:04:45,440
 - Yeah, just email me.

1332
01:04:45,440 --> 01:04:51,600
 In that way there's no forum or quorum issues.

1333
01:04:51,600 --> 01:04:54,960
 Just send it to me and we'll add those people

1334
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,640
 to the spreadsheet and then I'll send it out to you

1335
01:04:57,640 --> 01:05:01,680
 just as an FYI so you have the entire focus group.

1336
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:04,000
 - Okay, thank you.

1337
01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:07,160
 - Wonderful, and then uplifting what Ms. Brooks said

1338
01:05:07,160 --> 01:05:08,600
 for Denton Parks Foundation,

1339
01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:10,760
 they're looking for a new board member

1340
01:05:10,760 --> 01:05:15,680
 who specializes in the IT realm and district one as well.

1341
01:05:15,680 --> 01:05:17,040
 Cool, I just wanted to lift those up.

1342
01:05:17,040 --> 01:05:18,560
 Anybody else have any concluding items

1343
01:05:18,560 --> 01:05:22,100
 or things they want added to the next agenda or questions?

1344
01:05:22,100 --> 01:05:24,000
 - Well, just one question.

1345
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:25,320
 Gary, I sent you one name.

1346
01:05:25,320 --> 01:05:27,280
 You'll be contacting these people?

1347
01:05:27,280 --> 01:05:28,760
 Are you following up with them?

1348
01:05:28,760 --> 01:05:29,600
 - Yes.

1349
01:05:29,600 --> 01:05:33,040
 - Okay, and while I have the floor, Eddie,

1350
01:05:33,040 --> 01:05:35,400
 thank you so much for these emails you're sending out, man.

1351
01:05:35,400 --> 01:05:38,360
 I had no clue, there was so much going on.

1352
01:05:38,360 --> 01:05:41,320
 It's really exciting, thank you very much.

1353
01:05:41,320 --> 01:05:42,440
 - You're welcome.

1354
01:05:42,440 --> 01:05:47,440
 - On that, I wanted to get something kind of restarted

1355
01:05:47,440 --> 01:05:51,040
 that I think David had mentioned this summer

1356
01:05:51,040 --> 01:05:55,000
 and we had put together a spreadsheet

1357
01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:58,880
 on Smartsheet of all of our projects.

1358
01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:02,840
 And we had shared that and he asked for some description

1359
01:06:02,840 --> 01:06:05,920
 of can you give us a little more detail where that's at?

1360
01:06:05,920 --> 01:06:09,320
 Because sometimes it's hard for you guys

1361
01:06:09,320 --> 01:06:10,760
 to identify what that is

1362
01:06:10,760 --> 01:06:13,720
 if you're not living in that project.

1363
01:06:13,720 --> 01:06:18,720
 So Eddie has been working on a number of initiatives for us

1364
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:24,640
 that are all in Smartsheet that will kind of feather up

1365
01:06:24,640 --> 01:06:30,520
 to a Power BI software platform

1366
01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:33,240
 that pushes it out onto a dashboard.

1367
01:06:33,240 --> 01:06:36,160
 So we are working to get that all finalized

1368
01:06:36,160 --> 01:06:39,240
 and get all of our facts in place

1369
01:06:39,240 --> 01:06:43,840
 regards to how long our trails are, how many acreage,

1370
01:06:43,840 --> 01:06:47,480
 how many parks we have that are developed, undeveloped,

1371
01:06:47,480 --> 01:06:50,560
 those types of things into a Smartsheet

1372
01:06:50,560 --> 01:06:52,960
 inventory database of everything.

1373
01:06:52,960 --> 01:06:55,440
 It sounds fairly simple, but it's been challenging

1374
01:06:55,440 --> 01:06:58,680
 because trying to get all of the facts

1375
01:06:58,680 --> 01:07:01,160
 as close as we can get them.

1376
01:07:01,160 --> 01:07:07,320
 So as soon as we get that finalized and get it cleaned up,

1377
01:07:07,320 --> 01:07:10,240
 we'll share and we'll give you an orientation

1378
01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:11,760
 on that as well.

1379
01:07:11,760 --> 01:07:14,320
 Eventually that will be public facing.

1380
01:07:14,320 --> 01:07:16,960
 Right now it's just internally facing.

1381
01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:19,400
 The city is working on a new website

1382
01:07:19,400 --> 01:07:21,520
 and that's been a little bit delayed

1383
01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:25,800
 because of COVID and ice and weather.

1384
01:07:25,800 --> 01:07:28,000
 But I think their goal was to have a new website out.

1385
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:30,720
 Maybe it was by the end of the year, early next year,

1386
01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:35,320
 so we can have more information available to our residents.

1387
01:07:35,320 --> 01:07:41,200
 And we are also working with a trails map

1388
01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:44,200
 so people could have all the trails

1389
01:07:44,200 --> 01:07:46,360
 and how long they are in our parks.

1390
01:07:47,320 --> 01:07:49,600
 And hopefully that's a little bit more interactive

1391
01:07:49,600 --> 01:07:52,520
 than you would typically see as a normal PDF.

1392
01:07:52,520 --> 01:07:55,200
 So staff is working on that.

1393
01:07:55,200 --> 01:07:58,200
 And I did mention that we were placing

1394
01:07:58,200 --> 01:08:03,440
 the playground at Joe Skiles.

1395
01:08:03,440 --> 01:08:05,320
 We did replace the one at McKenna,

1396
01:08:05,320 --> 01:08:08,280
 but that construction to that park is underway.

1397
01:08:08,280 --> 01:08:11,760
 Drew's been working on that with a new loop trail

1398
01:08:11,760 --> 01:08:15,400
 in a new parking lot and moving some of that dirt

1399
01:08:15,400 --> 01:08:18,840
 that is leftover from Bonnie Bray around.

1400
01:08:18,840 --> 01:08:25,600
 So that's kind of those major things.

1401
01:08:25,600 --> 01:08:27,320
 And then Southwest Park that we shared

1402
01:08:27,320 --> 01:08:29,760
 with the board last month,

1403
01:08:29,760 --> 01:08:34,760
 it went back to the focus group on Thursday of last week.

1404
01:08:34,760 --> 01:08:36,800
 We didn't have a huge turnout,

1405
01:08:36,800 --> 01:08:39,000
 so we're gonna be reaching out to the members

1406
01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:41,680
 to try to get a phone call with them

1407
01:08:41,680 --> 01:08:43,600
 just to make sure that we get any feedback

1408
01:08:43,600 --> 01:08:45,480
 that they may have.

1409
01:08:45,480 --> 01:08:47,520
 And then our goal is to take that to council.

1410
01:08:47,520 --> 01:08:50,640
 As of right now, we've penciled in March 23rd

1411
01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:52,520
 to share that with council.

1412
01:08:52,520 --> 01:08:55,600
 And then if they have any major changes,

1413
01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:57,560
 then we'll start that process back over.

1414
01:08:57,560 --> 01:09:00,600
 We'll go back to the focus group with changes,

1415
01:09:00,600 --> 01:09:02,240
 come back to park board,

1416
01:09:02,240 --> 01:09:05,360
 and then go back to council for official adoption.

1417
01:09:05,360 --> 01:09:09,520
 And what that adoption means is that everybody agrees

1418
01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:13,800
 in moving in that direction at a date to be determined.

1419
01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:18,760
 So it's basically "on the shelf"

1420
01:09:18,760 --> 01:09:23,400
 until it comes up for a bond program discussion.

1421
01:09:23,400 --> 01:09:27,680
 We will have items to share with you

1422
01:09:27,680 --> 01:09:32,680
 in regards to feasibility of that project,

1423
01:09:32,680 --> 01:09:38,040
 as well as estimated costs in today's dollars.

1424
01:09:38,960 --> 01:09:42,680
 So we'll have that to share with you the next time

1425
01:09:42,680 --> 01:09:45,520
 we get that on your agenda,

1426
01:09:45,520 --> 01:09:47,480
 which will probably next month.

1427
01:09:47,480 --> 01:09:52,720
 And it's a big number.

1428
01:09:52,720 --> 01:09:56,200
 It's not getting cheaper to build things.

1429
01:09:56,200 --> 01:09:57,720
 It's getting more expensive.

1430
01:09:57,720 --> 01:10:04,440
 But it could be a really cool park.

1431
01:10:07,080 --> 01:10:09,560
 And it doesn't mean we have to build everything right away.

1432
01:10:09,560 --> 01:10:12,400
 It doesn't mean some of those things may never be built

1433
01:10:12,400 --> 01:10:14,400
 'cause our changes and needs may change,

1434
01:10:14,400 --> 01:10:16,560
 but at least it gives us some vision

1435
01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:18,120
 to start working towards.

1436
01:10:18,120 --> 01:10:25,240
 And then we had shared with you, I guess,

1437
01:10:25,240 --> 01:10:30,160
 probably in the fall on some of the properties

1438
01:10:30,160 --> 01:10:32,680
 that we are working on acquiring.

1439
01:10:32,680 --> 01:10:37,680
 We do have some that are not general public information,

1440
01:10:37,680 --> 01:10:40,400
 that there's some negotiations going on

1441
01:10:40,400 --> 01:10:43,400
 that would benefit parks and libraries,

1442
01:10:43,400 --> 01:10:45,680
 as well as some of our capital projects

1443
01:10:45,680 --> 01:10:50,520
 that need some additional land for those projects.

1444
01:10:50,520 --> 01:10:52,840
 But then there's also a number of parcels

1445
01:10:52,840 --> 01:10:57,840
 that we did share with you that are part of developments

1446
01:10:57,840 --> 01:11:00,200
 that are under construction.

1447
01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:04,800
 And a lot of those are around the Hickory Creek Trail area.

1448
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:08,760
 And so we'll hopefully have something for you

1449
01:11:08,760 --> 01:11:10,600
 in the near future on those as well.

1450
01:11:10,600 --> 01:11:16,960
 And Razor Ranch, that's something that we presented to you.

1451
01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:21,640
 I think it may have been January, March, 2019.

1452
01:11:21,640 --> 01:11:25,400
 And they've built the park and we're still,

1453
01:11:25,400 --> 01:11:29,000
 we were waiting on feedback on the developer agreement

1454
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:31,000
 to take that to council.

1455
01:11:31,000 --> 01:11:32,800
 The park is virtually completed.

1456
01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:35,720
 There's just a few minor things that need to be updated,

1457
01:11:35,720 --> 01:11:37,960
 but then a developer agreement to take the council

1458
01:11:37,960 --> 01:11:39,800
 to officially accept that property.

1459
01:11:39,800 --> 01:11:43,200
 And that's Razor Ranch property.

1460
01:11:43,200 --> 01:11:45,040
 It does not have a official name yet.

1461
01:11:45,040 --> 01:11:49,320
 - Okay, that's awesome, Gary.

1462
01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:50,160
 Thank you.

1463
01:11:50,160 --> 01:11:54,960
 - Okay, I have one item that I would like.

1464
01:11:54,960 --> 01:11:56,080
 I have a question.

1465
01:11:56,080 --> 01:12:00,480
 Is there a database that exists that chronicles previous

1466
01:12:00,480 --> 01:12:05,360
 or the history of board members for the city of Denton?

1467
01:12:05,360 --> 01:12:09,920
 - Good question.

1468
01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:12,960
 I know we have spreadsheets with people's names

1469
01:12:12,960 --> 01:12:14,720
 that we keep in an inventory,

1470
01:12:14,720 --> 01:12:18,080
 but I don't know if there's a mass database,

1471
01:12:18,080 --> 01:12:23,040
 but we certainly could merge those documents and create one.

1472
01:12:24,920 --> 01:12:28,360
 I think that would be a wonderful way to acknowledge

1473
01:12:28,360 --> 01:12:31,560
 the work that's being done by the volunteers

1474
01:12:31,560 --> 01:12:36,560
 that are giving their time for the boards for the city.

1475
01:12:36,560 --> 01:12:38,880
 - Absolutely.

1476
01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:40,160
 Eddie, that was something we could put

1477
01:12:40,160 --> 01:12:42,640
 in the smart sheet pretty quickly.

1478
01:12:42,640 --> 01:12:43,800
 - That's a fantastic idea.

1479
01:12:43,800 --> 01:12:45,680
 I really like that idea, Francis.

1480
01:12:45,680 --> 01:12:46,520
 Thank you.

1481
01:12:46,520 --> 01:12:48,200
 Yeah, I'll try to gather that out.

1482
01:12:48,200 --> 01:12:49,840
 I'm not quite sure where that's at.

1483
01:12:49,840 --> 01:12:51,480
 It might be in our hard drive somewhere.

1484
01:12:51,480 --> 01:12:55,160
 Not all, I'll reach out to a few departments

1485
01:12:55,160 --> 01:12:57,360
 like the city secretary.

1486
01:12:57,360 --> 01:12:59,480
 Maybe they might have an archive,

1487
01:12:59,480 --> 01:13:01,320
 but we'll try to get that

1488
01:13:01,320 --> 01:13:04,440
 and we could put it in a smart sheet or in Excel

1489
01:13:04,440 --> 01:13:06,800
 so we can start keeping tabs at those as well.

1490
01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:09,040
 And we'll be happy to share as well.

1491
01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:14,920
 - I think it'd be nice to have somewhere on our website

1492
01:13:14,920 --> 01:13:17,000
 so the public can access it.

1493
01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:21,360
 - Yeah, that's a fantastic idea.

1494
01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:22,240
 I like that idea.

1495
01:13:22,240 --> 01:13:28,360
 - Awesome, yeah, I look forward to the smart sheet,

1496
01:13:28,360 --> 01:13:29,840
 thus getting a new website.

1497
01:13:29,840 --> 01:13:33,120
 I love hearing that there's more virtual ways

1498
01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:34,240
 to access information.

1499
01:13:34,240 --> 01:13:37,360
 I'm all about that, I'm all about that transparency.

1500
01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:40,040
 Yeah, thank you guys so much.

1501
01:13:40,040 --> 01:13:41,240
 Is there any other concluding items,

1502
01:13:41,240 --> 01:13:43,400
 questions, comments, concerns?

1503
01:13:43,400 --> 01:13:45,040
 - I'm sorry, just one more thing.

1504
01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:48,600
 Just to kind of add to that,

1505
01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:51,880
 we have a database of people

1506
01:13:51,880 --> 01:13:54,200
 that are buried in our cemeteries.

1507
01:13:54,200 --> 01:13:56,480
 And I'm not sure if we've talked about this before,

1508
01:13:56,480 --> 01:14:01,480
 but we, as part of our public art initiative,

1509
01:14:01,480 --> 01:14:05,760
 and specifically the DWIF initiative,

1510
01:14:05,760 --> 01:14:11,520
 that is a engaging monument

1511
01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:14,920
 where people can open up their smartphones,

1512
01:14:14,920 --> 01:14:18,720
 scan an image, and it'll recognize,

1513
01:14:18,720 --> 01:14:21,560
 let's just say, George, there's a picture of you on there,

1514
01:14:21,560 --> 01:14:23,200
 it recognizes who you are,

1515
01:14:23,200 --> 01:14:26,240
 and it takes you to a video about you

1516
01:14:26,240 --> 01:14:28,800
 or something that you're involved in

1517
01:14:28,800 --> 01:14:31,160
 that can be linked to that.

1518
01:14:31,160 --> 01:14:37,040
 Long-term, I'd like to do that with our cemeteries.

1519
01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:43,080
 And this is not a short-term project,

1520
01:14:43,080 --> 01:14:46,480
 but as people do research

1521
01:14:46,480 --> 01:14:51,480
 on the history of Denton, our founding fathers,

1522
01:14:51,480 --> 01:14:54,240
 our military that are buried there,

1523
01:14:54,240 --> 01:14:59,040
 that research can be put into a database.

1524
01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:03,240
 There's a number of websites.

1525
01:15:03,240 --> 01:15:06,560
 Find a Grave is a public website

1526
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:11,560
 that you can put pictures about a headstone and a person.

1527
01:15:12,960 --> 01:15:17,960
 So I'd like to use that platform or a platform like that

1528
01:15:17,960 --> 01:15:22,280
 to store information about our residents

1529
01:15:22,280 --> 01:15:25,240
 or people that have been buried in our cemeteries,

1530
01:15:25,240 --> 01:15:28,160
 whether they're famous or not.

1531
01:15:28,160 --> 01:15:34,440
 So if I passed away and my family

1532
01:15:34,440 --> 01:15:37,520
 wanted to put a bio about who I was,

1533
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:40,400
 they could do that, put it on that website,

1534
01:15:40,400 --> 01:15:45,120
 and through image recognition software with people's phone,

1535
01:15:45,120 --> 01:15:46,800
 they could scan the headstone

1536
01:15:46,800 --> 01:15:50,280
 and it would take you to a Find a Grave website

1537
01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:51,880
 or whatever that would be,

1538
01:15:51,880 --> 01:15:55,080
 and it would be a summary of my life,

1539
01:15:55,080 --> 01:15:57,680
 maybe even with pictures, that type of thing.

1540
01:15:57,680 --> 01:16:03,000
 So we could preserve our residents' history

1541
01:16:03,000 --> 01:16:05,000
 and what they've done with their life.

1542
01:16:06,520 --> 01:16:10,320
 And obviously, we can't go back and get history

1543
01:16:10,320 --> 01:16:12,440
 on everybody that's buried now.

1544
01:16:12,440 --> 01:16:14,760
 We can do our best moving forward,

1545
01:16:14,760 --> 01:16:17,880
 but if there are still family members that are here

1546
01:16:17,880 --> 01:16:20,680
 that wanna write those bios, they could do that.

1547
01:16:20,680 --> 01:16:25,320
 So it would really take a lot of the community

1548
01:16:25,320 --> 01:16:27,720
 to step up and help with that.

1549
01:16:27,720 --> 01:16:31,280
 But at least if we could get our veterans going,

1550
01:16:31,280 --> 01:16:34,080
 I think that's a good kind of step forward

1551
01:16:34,080 --> 01:16:37,080
 of preserving that history.

1552
01:16:37,080 --> 01:16:41,080
 So that's something that we'd like to do long-term,

1553
01:16:41,080 --> 01:16:44,760
 and maybe it's a little bit at a time.

1554
01:16:44,760 --> 01:16:48,600
 And as technology changes, who knows what the options are?

1555
01:16:48,600 --> 01:16:51,880
 But that was something that we've talked about.

1556
01:16:51,880 --> 01:16:55,400
 - Okay, awesome.

1557
01:16:55,400 --> 01:16:57,800
 Thank you, Mr. Gary, for that update.

1558
01:16:57,800 --> 01:16:59,680
 Anything else, anyone?

1559
01:16:59,680 --> 01:17:01,600
 - Just one quick question that just occurred to me.

1560
01:17:01,600 --> 01:17:03,000
 That's a great idea, Gary.

1561
01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:04,040
 I like that idea.

1562
01:17:04,040 --> 01:17:08,240
 Are we in discussion with surrounding communities

1563
01:17:08,240 --> 01:17:10,320
 on this trail connectivity?

1564
01:17:10,320 --> 01:17:12,000
 Like I mean, I know we're pretty much connected

1565
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:14,000
 with Hickory Creek down the rail trail,

1566
01:17:14,000 --> 01:17:17,400
 but as we move forward,

1567
01:17:17,400 --> 01:17:19,000
 are we talking to surrounding communities

1568
01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:23,280
 about even further connecting the area

1569
01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:25,080
 just outside of Denton?

1570
01:17:25,080 --> 01:17:27,080
 - Yeah, Drew, do you wanna take that one?

1571
01:17:27,080 --> 01:17:31,720
 - Yes, so we've sent out multiple emails

1572
01:17:31,720 --> 01:17:34,320
 to really all our neighboring cities.

1573
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:36,880
 Gary and I did meet with the city of North Lake.

1574
01:17:36,880 --> 01:17:39,480
 They were the only ones to respond so far.

1575
01:17:39,480 --> 01:17:42,800
 And so with our trails and their future trails,

1576
01:17:42,800 --> 01:17:44,200
 they're moving north.

1577
01:17:44,200 --> 01:17:47,760
 We're moving south with Cole and Hunter Ranch.

1578
01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:51,560
 So we met with them to make sure that our future planning

1579
01:17:51,560 --> 01:17:54,480
 for the trails that will be at Hunter and Cole

1580
01:17:54,480 --> 01:17:55,920
 meet up with their trails

1581
01:17:55,920 --> 01:17:58,560
 as it crosses Robeson Ranch Road.

1582
01:17:58,560 --> 01:18:00,800
 And so we're meeting with them.

1583
01:18:02,120 --> 01:18:04,080
 Spoken with the city of Highland Village

1584
01:18:04,080 --> 01:18:06,560
 with a meeting coming up next month with them.

1585
01:18:06,560 --> 01:18:08,000
 We're both really busy.

1586
01:18:08,000 --> 01:18:09,960
 So we're trying to find time on each other's schedules

1587
01:18:09,960 --> 01:18:11,280
 to meet with them.

1588
01:18:11,280 --> 01:18:14,840
 And then we've met with the Green Belt Alliance,

1589
01:18:14,840 --> 01:18:17,120
 Texas Parks and Wildlife.

1590
01:18:17,120 --> 01:18:21,440
 We've met with how many cities do you think there are Gary?

1591
01:18:21,440 --> 01:18:25,240
 Eight or nine that we've met with the paddling trails.

1592
01:18:25,240 --> 01:18:28,600
 So we have interests with the paddling trails.

1593
01:18:28,600 --> 01:18:32,080
 Now we're trying to seek that interest with our walking

1594
01:18:32,080 --> 01:18:33,800
 trails and hiking trails.

1595
01:18:33,800 --> 01:18:37,240
 So we're trying to reach out to those cities.

1596
01:18:37,240 --> 01:18:39,920
 Some are a little bit more responsive than others.

1597
01:18:39,920 --> 01:18:41,920
 So we keep poking them.

1598
01:18:41,920 --> 01:18:43,760
 So eventually they'll answer us.

1599
01:18:43,760 --> 01:18:45,760
 - So I'm way behind on this conversation.

1600
01:18:45,760 --> 01:18:46,600
 So that's good.

1601
01:18:46,600 --> 01:18:48,120
 I was just asking.

1602
01:18:48,120 --> 01:18:49,320
 The only reason I was asking

1603
01:18:49,320 --> 01:18:51,360
 if it's one of my master naturalist friends

1604
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:54,040
 is on the parks board in Hickory Creek.

1605
01:18:54,040 --> 01:18:57,080
 As I was trying to find somebody on the focus group,

1606
01:18:57,080 --> 01:18:59,080
 she said, oh yeah, we need to talk about this

1607
01:18:59,080 --> 01:18:59,920
 and this and this.

1608
01:18:59,920 --> 01:19:02,400
 'Cause I think they're deep into the paddling trails

1609
01:19:02,400 --> 01:19:03,640
 and the connectivity also.

1610
01:19:03,640 --> 01:19:05,760
 I thought, well, yeah, we need to connect

1611
01:19:05,760 --> 01:19:09,840
 with everybody around and get one massive trail going.

1612
01:19:09,840 --> 01:19:10,680
 It'd be great.

1613
01:19:10,680 --> 01:19:13,280
 - Then Gary and I met also

1614
01:19:13,280 --> 01:19:16,120
 with the North Texas Council of Governments,

1615
01:19:16,120 --> 01:19:17,080
 North Texas Cog.

1616
01:19:17,080 --> 01:19:18,680
 We met with them to make sure.

1617
01:19:18,680 --> 01:19:20,520
 We wanna make sure that they know what we're doing.

1618
01:19:20,520 --> 01:19:21,800
 We know what they're doing.

1619
01:19:21,800 --> 01:19:24,240
 That way everything is connected in the end

1620
01:19:24,240 --> 01:19:27,400
 versus sometimes when you see those roads,

1621
01:19:27,400 --> 01:19:28,600
 they don't quite line up.

1622
01:19:28,600 --> 01:19:30,640
 We don't want that in the case,

1623
01:19:30,640 --> 01:19:32,240
 five, 10, 20 years from now.

1624
01:19:32,240 --> 01:19:33,080
 - Exactly.

1625
01:19:33,080 --> 01:19:33,900
 I was just curious.

1626
01:19:33,900 --> 01:19:34,740
 So thank you.

1627
01:19:34,740 --> 01:19:35,760
 Good job, guys.

1628
01:19:35,760 --> 01:19:38,640
 - And TexDOT, I think we talk with TexDOT,

1629
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:41,760
 you know, if not bi-weekly, at least monthly.

1630
01:19:41,760 --> 01:19:42,800
 So.

1631
01:19:42,800 --> 01:19:43,840
 - Thanks.

1632
01:19:43,840 --> 01:19:44,680
 - Yes, sir.

1633
01:19:44,680 --> 01:19:46,120
 - I just wanna have a comment,

1634
01:19:46,120 --> 01:19:50,120
 going back to Gary's idea of find a grave

1635
01:19:50,120 --> 01:19:51,560
 and starting with the veterans.

1636
01:19:51,560 --> 01:19:55,280
 I know that that's gonna be,

1637
01:19:55,280 --> 01:19:58,320
 that grave sites are gonna be a sticky issue for,

1638
01:19:58,320 --> 01:20:02,400
 that graveyard just left my head.

1639
01:20:02,400 --> 01:20:06,400
 And Southeast didn't.

1640
01:20:06,400 --> 01:20:07,240
 - Oakwood, Oakwood.

1641
01:20:07,240 --> 01:20:08,440
 - Yes.

1642
01:20:08,440 --> 01:20:13,080
 I know that's gonna be a sticky subject for them,

1643
01:20:13,080 --> 01:20:14,440
 but I do agree.

1644
01:20:14,440 --> 01:20:15,760
 It's a wonderful idea.

1645
01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:17,440
 I know the technology exists.

1646
01:20:17,440 --> 01:20:21,160
 I've been to an art exhibit where that occurred.

1647
01:20:22,560 --> 01:20:27,360
 And it sounds like a graduate student project.

1648
01:20:27,360 --> 01:20:28,760
 Find a grave app.

1649
01:20:28,760 --> 01:20:29,840
 Just give me credit.

1650
01:20:29,840 --> 01:20:31,760
 - Yeah.

1651
01:20:31,760 --> 01:20:34,760
 I think we can work something out.

1652
01:20:34,760 --> 01:20:38,280
 - Well, wonderful.

1653
01:20:38,280 --> 01:20:39,320
 Does anybody have anything else

1654
01:20:39,320 --> 01:20:41,720
 they'd like to say, comment, questions, concerns?

1655
01:20:41,720 --> 01:20:44,720
 All righty.

1656
01:20:44,720 --> 01:20:47,720
 Well, that is the end of our concluding items.

1657
01:20:47,720 --> 01:20:49,840
 I'd like to thank everyone present today,

1658
01:20:49,840 --> 01:20:53,360
 staff and board members, and we will,

1659
01:20:53,360 --> 01:20:58,360
 our next meeting is set for Monday, April 12th.

1660
01:20:58,360 --> 01:21:02,920
 And I look forward to seeing you all.

1661
01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:03,760
 And as of now,

1662
01:21:03,760 --> 01:21:06,320
 I would like to entertain someone to motion

1663
01:21:06,320 --> 01:21:07,760
 that we adjourn the meeting.

1664
01:21:07,760 --> 01:21:11,720
 - So moved.

1665
01:21:11,720 --> 01:21:12,560
 - Thank you, Mr. Francis.

1666
01:21:12,560 --> 01:21:13,520
 Can I get a second?

1667
01:21:13,520 --> 01:21:15,600
 - I'll second.

1668
01:21:15,600 --> 01:21:18,880
 - All right, all in favor, say hi or raise your hand.

1669
01:21:18,880 --> 01:21:19,720
 - Awesome.

1670
01:21:19,720 --> 01:21:20,720
 And with that, we adjourn the meeting.

1671
01:21:20,720 --> 01:21:21,640
 Thank you all so much.

1672
01:21:21,640 --> 01:21:22,480
 Take care.

1673
01:21:22,480 --> 01:21:23,400
 See you soon.

1674
01:21:23,400 --> 01:21:24,240
 - Thanks everyone.

1675
01:21:24,240 --> 01:21:25,080
 - Bye.

1676
01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:25,920
 - Thank you.