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IF YOU WANT TO START. OKAY. NOW CALL TO ORDER SIX. IS 820. MR. CONWAY, YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM?
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THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME AND THE OTHER. MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. WAGES AND. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE COMMUNITY. TO. OKAY, OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YES. IS ALL. FIVE MINUTES DISCUSSING. AND. 2025. SO I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT WE DID NOT[5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
NOTICE THAT ACTUALLY THESE MINUTES WERE NOT COMPLETED. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS STAFF AND WE'LL HAVE THESE MINUTES, PLUS THIS MEETING'S MINUTES ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA. SO WHAT WAS IN THE PACKET ACTUALLY WAS NOT THE MINUTES. IT WAS THE TEMPLATE[6. NEW BUSINESS]
FOR THE MINUTES. TO. 6.1. DISCUSS QUEEN AND SAMA TWO 2026. PROGRAMING. AND OFTEN. NOT 2026.HI. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER ARE THE PROJECTED NEW PARKS AND RECREATION EVENTS. WE WANT TO GET FAMILIES OUTSIDE INTO OUR PARKS, AS WE ALREADY HAVE CHAMBER EVENTS AND WE ALREADY HAVE LIBRARY EVENTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO INITIATE SOME PARK EVENTS AND COINCIDE BRINGING IN SOME OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, LIKE THE FISHING THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP THIS WEEKEND WITH OTHER PROGRAMS. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME PROJECTED PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE COMING. SO OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MISSION IS GOING TO BE ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PARK. ALL THE RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PARKS, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, PROVIDING YEAR ROUND OPEN SPACE AND ACTIVITIES, CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO THE NATURE AND FACILITATING MEMORIES. WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE OUTSIDE. THIS IS GOING TO GO OVER HOW WE WANT TO PLAN THESE MONTHLY AND THE STAFF REQUIREMENTS, THE COST AND THE LOCATION. WE WANT TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE. THIS ONE'S JUST YOUR BRIEF CALENDAR TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER FOR THE UPCOMING EVENTS. AND THEN THE NEXT FOLLOWING PAGES WILL BREAK DOWN EACH EVENT AND THEN THE STAFF AND THEN THE COSTS THAT WE'RE EXPECTED TO SPEND ON IT. SO THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE THIS WEEKEND, WHICH IS THE TAKE ME FISHING, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL FISHING. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR, THIRD YEAR, SECOND CONSECUTIVE THAT WE'VE DONE IT NUMEROUSLY WE HAVE THE FISH STOCKED, WHICH WERE. PEOPLE THAT. OKAY. SO THEY WERE THEY WERE STOCKED TODAY. WE HAD OVER
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1600 RAINBOW TROUT THAT WERE PUT IN. WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS CALLS SINCE IT'S BEEN PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE OVER 17 THAT ARE ANXIOUS. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR FLIER, THIS EVENT IS GEARED TOWARD CHILDREN. WE WANT THE KIDS TO COME OUT 16 AND UNDER. WE WANT THEM TO COME OUT AND ENJOY. I'M GOING TO HAVE A BOOTH UP THERE. I'VE GOT ITEMS LOANED TO ME FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, SO WE CAN SHOW THEM HOW TO CAST THEIR REAL AND LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT OVER TO THE SIDE, AND THEN GET THEM OUT INTO THE WATER AND HAVE THEM HAVE FUN. YES, THESE ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED. THE RAINBOW, THE RAINBOW TROUT ONLY ARE. YOU CAN CATCH UP TO FIVE PER DAY DURING SEASON. THAT'S USUALLY ALL THE WAY TILL MARCH BEFORE THEY THEY DIE OFF. THEY DON'T LIKE OUR WEATHER. THEY'RE COLD FISH. AS A GENTLEMAN TOLD ME TODAY. BUT YES, YOU CAN COME OUT THERE DAILY. BAG LIMIT OF FIVE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? SO WE WANT TO BRING SPRING BREAK TO OUR PARK BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE EVERYWHERE. WE KNOW THE LIBRARY DOES EVENTS, SO WE WANT TO KIND OF DO AN OUTDOOR EVENT AROUND THE THE POND, BUT ALSO INCLUDED BREEZY HILL PAVILION. SO ON THIS ONE, YOU SEE THE TIME LAPSE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE I GOT TO GIVE MYSELF A WINDOW TO MOVE. SO THE BIG GILL PAVILION WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3. SO A LOT FOR THE TIME TO PACK UP AND MOVE AND THEN GO TO THE NEXT LOCATION. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BRING. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOW COST ACTIVITY BECAUSE WE CAN USE NATURE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO PAINTING IN THE PARK. YOU CAN EASILY GO GET ROCK STICKS, BUILD A BIRDHOUSE. I'M REACHING OUT TO HOME DEPOT TO TRY TO GET SOME DIFFERENT THINGS. OR WE CAN USE PINE CONES, USE NATURE, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND IT WILL WON'T COST THE CITY VERY MUCH TO HOST THIS EVENT. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE THE COME FLY WITH ME SOME KITES. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET FAMILIES INTO THE PARK. IT WILL FOLLOW EASTER, SO IT WILL GIVE FAMILIES TIME TO GET BACK OUT INTO THE PARK AFTER THEY DO EASTER. THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WE'LL PROVIDE UP TO 100 KITES. THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE A STATION OVER THE PAVILION. THEY CAN COLOR THE KITES. THEY CAN GO OUT AND FLY THEM. WE'LL PUT OUR SPEAKERS OUT AT THE PAVILION. SOME LOVELY TUNES FOR EVERYBODY TO LISTEN TO AND TRY TO ENJOY THE DAY. THIS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF ALFONSO SOLIS. HE DOES SURVIVAL CAMPS IN OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.HE DOES THEM IN MESQUITE, DALLAS, AND GARLAND. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE. SO HE'LL COME OUT AND HE DOES THE SURVIVAL TRAINING, YOUR BASIC TRAINING OF MAYBE HOW TO PUT UP A TENT OR, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET LOST, HOW TO FIND YOUR TRACKS. AND HE'S ALSO KNOWN FOR TRACKING PEOPLE, TEENAGERS MOSTLY THAT YOU SEE OR ADULTS. PEOPLE WILL PUT THEM OUT AND THEY'LL TAG HIS NAME. SO I'VE LOOKED UP HIS RESOURCES. I'VE CALLED THE CITY, THEY VOUCHED FOR HIM FOR MESQUITE, AND HE'S A REALLY GOOD RESOURCE. AND THEY REALLY LIKE HAVING HIM COME. SO I'D LIKE TO BRANCH HIM OUT TO TERRELL. WE WANT TO INTRODUCE A MOVIE NIGHT IN THE PARK. SO WE HAVE A TURNKEY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WHERE THEY'LL COME UP, THEY'LL SET IT UP, THEY'LL HAVE THE PROJECTOR. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. WE HAVE IT IN OUR BUDGET. THAT'S THE COST THAT'S ON THERE IS FOR THE TWO NIGHTS. AND THAT'S. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT LIKE $1,000 AND 50 FOR EVERY.
AND THAT'S FOR THEM TO HAVE A TECHNICIAN TO STAY THERE ON SITE TO IN CASE YOU HAVE ISSUES.
SO I ONLY PICKED JUNE BECAUSE I LIKE SLEEP TOO. AND SO JULY IT DOESN'T GET DARK TILL 9:00. SO OUR MOVIE NIGHTS, I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT FAMILY ORIENTED, SO IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT THIS KIND OF IDEA OF BRINGING FAMILIES INTO THE PARK. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO BRING BACK FAMILY NIGHT TO THE POOL, BECAUSE WE ARE EXTENDING THE HOURS, AS
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SUGGESTED LAST YEAR, OF STAYING OPEN LATER, WE ALSO TOOK A POLL LAST YEAR OF THE SWIM LESSONS AND HOW PEOPLE LIKED MIXING THE TWO. HAVE WE HAD THE 6 TO 7 INTERTWINE? IT WAS IT'S A HALF.SO WE DECIDED THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START SWIM LESSONS AT SEVEN AS THE POOL'S CLOSING AT LIKE 645, GIVE A WINDOW FOR PEOPLE TO SWAP AND EXIT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF AUTISTIC KIDS THAT COME OUT. AND THAT WAS A LOT TO TO DO WITH HAVING THE SPLASHING AND THE SLOT ON. SO WE DECIDED TO TO HELP BUFFER THE SITUATION. WE WOULD BRING BACK THE FRIDAY NIGHT SWIM NIGHT. SO THAT WAY WHENEVER YOU HAVE FAMILY DAY OR THE LEARN TO SWIM, THEY CAN ACTUALLY JUST COME AND ENJOY LIKE THREE HOURS OF IN THE PARK. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A THEME, WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE TELL YOU TO THEME NIGHT. YOU CAN COME OUT DRESSED UP AND AND HAVE FUN.
AND THEN TO KEEP THIS THEME GOING, WE WANT TO DO THE GLOW THE GLOW PLAY IN THE PARK. SO WE'LL SET UP OVER AT THE PAVILION AGAIN. WE'LL GIVE OUT SOME NEON BANDS, SOME GLOW STICKS, HAVE PEOPLE GO PLAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO SPIN IT OFF AS THE GLOW PLAY. SO GO PLAY SOME DISC GOLF, SOME PICKLEBALL, GET OUR PARTS. LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE ALL GOING TO BE PART FRIENDLY, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS TO GET PEOPLE OUTSIDE IN THE AFTERNOON, INTO THE PARKS IN THE SUMMER. AND THEN OUR LAST WILL BE THE SCAVENGER HUNT. FAMILIES CAN GO AROUND DOING A SCAVENGER HUNT TOGETHER FROM 6 TO 9. WE'LL HAVE SOME LITTLE PRIZES OVER. IF YOU CAN GO CHECK OFF ALL YOUR BOXES, BRING THEM BACK AND THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE IT PARK RELATED. GIVE SOME CITY, MAYBE FOOTBALL'S AWAY AS THE. AND THEN THIS IS WHEN I REACH OUT TO THE MR. MALONE.
AND YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO COMBINE AND HAVE THE THE SCHOOL COME OUT AND WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ASSIST OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE PAVILION READY AND HAVE A MEET AND GREET OR WHATEVER YOU WANT, A BACK TO SCHOOL KIND OF BASH TO HAVE KIDS COME OUT TO THE PARK. I THINK THEY DID IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. YOU HAD LIKE CORNHOLE AND OTHER KIND OF EVENTS. I THINK YOU HAD A BOUNCE HOUSE, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM. SO AS YOU SEE, WE ARE GOING TO USE OUR PARKS AND RECREATION EVENT FUNDS AS WE AS A PRIMARY ALLOCATION, WE WANT COMMUNITY INPUT TO SEE IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE TO EXPAND THIS BUDGET IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL. AND AS WE GROW OUR PARKS TO ALL THESE NEW FACILITIES AND NEW NEIGHBORHOODS, WE CAN KEEP EXPANDING THIS PROGRAM AND MAKE IT A BIG PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. AND THEN THAT JUST GIVES YOU AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO KNOW THAT THIS IS. OKAY. AND THAT IS THAT'S THAT'S THE SATURDAY I THINK THE 31ST IS JULY 31ST, MAYBE A FRIDAY. SO I JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE ON MY PHONE. SO LET'S SEE. I NEED TO PUSH BACK ON. YEAH. SO I WOULD JUST ALERTED BY THE PHONE THAT THEY CAN'T THEY CAN'T HEAR US AS LOUD AS YOU ARE. YOU SO USE MY PHONE. SO YES, WE WE WILL GET TOGETHER IF ME AND YOU CAN GET TOGETHER OR MR. COLE OVER THERE.
AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE PAVILION IS AVAILABLE AND THEN WHATEVER ACTIVITIES THAT WE WANT TO BRING WITH Y'ALL, BECAUSE WE LIKE TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS, AND THE COST IS MINIMAL. THAT'S WONDERFUL, BECAUSE THAT'LL BRING A LOT OF KIDS AND FAMILIES OUT THAT NORMALLY WOULDN'T. SO THIS IS THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM. YOU CAN SEE THE ONLY BIGGER COSTS WERE THE OUR FISH AND THE RENTAL FOR THE THE MOVIES THAT THAT'S EVERYTHING ELSE. WE CAN KEEP REALLY LOW AND TRY TO BUDGET THIS AND SEE WHAT WE NEED AND HOW TO GROW IT. IDEAS. THANKS GUYS. THANK YOU.
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6.2 RIGHT, MR. LAWSON, CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE PARKS ON THE SPORTS FIELD RESERVATION. A LOCATION AND USE POLICY. SPORTS FIELD RESERVATION AND ALL APPLICATIONS USE POLICIES. AND SO I APOLOGIZE. I SHOULD HAVE OPENED UP THIS MEETING WITH THINGS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT WE'RE WE'RE ALL STILL ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. I'M SORRY. I WAS IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD. SO YOU DO SEE A NEW FACE, OBVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, THESE PRETTY WONDERFUL FACES RIGHT? HERE THEY ARE. THEY ARE. THIS IS THE THE DREAM TEAM, RAYLAN SMITH I DO DOWNTOWN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, ALSO MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT AND RECENTLY GOT THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK NOW WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. SO ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THIS IS SINCE I CAME BACK TO THE CITY THREE YEARS AGO, I HAVE BEEN THE COORDINATOR FOR THE PARKS AND DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION. AND BECAUSE SO MANY OF Y'ALL'S RECOMMENDATIONS GO THROUGH THAT FUNDING SOURCE, I AM VERY EXCITED TO GET TO START WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH THE PARK BOARD BECAUSE OUR PADDOCK BOARD, SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY, OH, THEY'RE THEY'RE SUPER HEAVY IN PARKS. SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY THEY'RE SUPER HEAVY IN DOWNTOWN. I WILL SAY THAT THAT THAT BOARD THINKS THAT IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO STAY BALANCED. THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARK. THEY ASK A LOT ABOUT PARKS. AND SO I AM VERY EXCITED THAT WE WILL NOW BE IN A POSITION THAT WE CAN SHARE OUT THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD, MAINLY BECAUSE THEY DO ALLOCATE SO MUCH OF THE FUNDING FOR FOR THE IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE. SO WHAT YOU'LL GET FROM ME IS A LOT OF UPDATES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BOARD IS AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON, WHAT HAS BEEN FUNDED, WHAT IS CONTINUING TO BE TALKED ABOUT, WHAT HAS BEEN PUSHED OUT A COUPLE OF FISCAL YEARS, IF WE'RE DOING ANY GRANT. IF WE ARE SEARCHING FOR GRANTS OR POSSIBLY GROUPING IN INFORMATION. SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO EXPECT FROM ME IN ALL OF THE PARK STAFF IS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED. AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO YOU WITH A LOT OF POLICY AND OPERATIONS QUESTIONS. NOT THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE A WHOLE LOT, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO UPDATE A WHOLE LOT. PARKS IN GENERAL ARE CHANGING. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A REALLY DEEP DIVE INTO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WE'RE EQUITABLE ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THAT PERCY AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHAT IS THAT THAT MINIMAL STANDARD FOR EVERY PARK? WHAT WHAT'S WHAT ARE THE THE 5 OR 6 THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE AT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD PARK? AND THEN WHAT IS EACH PARK SPECIFICALLY KNOWN FOR? I THINK IN THE COMPREHENSIVE OR THE MASTER PARK PLAN. YEARS AGO, THERE WAS TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING A THEME AT EACH PARK. OBVIOUSLY, THAT DIDN'T REALLY TAKE OFF, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE BASICS. ARE WE CLEAN? ARE WE SAFE? IS DOES DOES THE LAWN LOOK NICE? DO WE HAVE FLOWERS? ARE THE TREES THERE? SO WE WANT TO DO THE VERY BEST AT MAINTAINING OUR PARKS AND ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE COME. AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR Y'ALL'S INPUT ON HOW WE CAN HELP BALANCE OUT ALL OF THE PARKS. THE SCARIEST THING ABOUT CITY OF PARKS IS, AS MUCH AS WE TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH IN TERRELL AND I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY DEVELOPMENT MAP BECAUSE I'LL I'LL BRING THAT NEXT TIME TO SHOW WHERE ALL OF THE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ARE. THE BEST THING ABOUT EVERY SINGLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES IN. GUESS WHAT? THERE IS ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 200 ACRES OF PARKLAND BEING DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF TERRELL. SO EVERY TIME WE OPEN A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, GUESS WHAT? WE GET TO NAME A NEW PARK AND PERCY GETS TO BE IN CHARGE OF IT. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THIS IS A PERFECT TIME FOR US TO TAKE A STEP BACK AGAIN. SET THOSE MINIMUM STANDARDS SO THAT WE CAN FULFILL THOSE AT ALL PARKS. BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PARKLAND RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS TO ADD CLOSE TO 3500 ACRES WORTH OF PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE. SO WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS, IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY. SOME OF THAT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN AN HOA MAJORITY IS[00:20:06]
NOT. SO WE WILL BE DOING A LOT OF PLANNING. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR PROBABLY MORE ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENT THAN YOU'VE EVER HEARD BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AND THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING. SO WHEN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DIAL THIS BACK BECAUSE WE CAN'T REPEAT IT. AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE DEPARTMENT AND HOW QUICKLY IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GROW, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SETTING OURSELVES UP TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. AS THE 100 ACRES COME IN AT A TIME. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WANTED TO BRING TO YOU WAS THE SPORTS FIELD RESERVATION ALLOCATION AND USE POLICY. ONE OF THE FOUR LETTER WORDS, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, IS FACILITY USE AGREEMENT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY OF TERRELL AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC AND WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO TO HELP TACKLE WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR JUST PERCEPTION, WE, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FEEL LIKE OUR PARKS ARE BEING DEDICATED TO ORGANIZATIONS RATHER THAN TO JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN THEY WANT TO GO AND RESERVE A FIELD OR HAVE PRACTICE OR BE OUT THERE WITH THEIR KIDS. AND IN YEARS PAST, IT HAS KIND OF BEEN A BLANKET ASSIGNMENT. SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO FOR ENTIRE SEASONS ARE ASSIGNED ALL OF THE FIELDS AT ONE TIME. SO WE HAD, I THINK, 5 OR 6 FACILITY USE AGREEMENTS. IT WAS SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, TERRELL ISD, TERRELL YOUTH SPORTS. YES, ADULT SOFTBALL, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. AND EVERYBODY HAD AN AGREEMENT AND NOBODY HAD TO MAKE RESERVATIONS. IT WAS JUST KNOWN THAT THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE FIELDS. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A STEP BACK. AND WE'VE RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL THAT ALL THOSE AGREEMENTS EXPIRE FEBRUARY 28TH, AND WE DO NOT WANT TO RENEW THEM. SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GO TO A FAIR AND CONSISTENT WAY OF EVERYONE RESERVING FIELDS. AND SO WHAT THIS WILL DO IS IT'S NOT GOING TO PUT IT TO WHERE OUR ORGANIZATIONS CAN'T RESERVE FIELDS, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ORGANIZED AND ALREADY KNOW WHEN THEIR GAMES ARE AND WHAT DAYS THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THEIR PRACTICES, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE ELIMINATING ENTIRE ORGANIZATIONS, TAKING OVER COMPLEXES FOR WHOLE SEASONS. SO BEAR WITH US. HELP US WITH THE MESSAGING AS Y'ALL GET QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. THIS INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I THINK THEY'RE EXCITED BECAUSE THEY THEY'VE HEARD A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS AND AND ALSO SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THE FIELDS. AND SO WITH THIS POLICY AND I GAVE YOU A COPY OF IT, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE ONLINE SCHEDULING SYSTEM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS NEXT WEEK AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO DO THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENTS, BUT ALSO EXPLAIN THAT WE'RE NOT KICKING THEM OFF THE FIELDS. WE JUST NEED TO OPEN IT UP TO WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESERVE. SO THAT'S REALLY KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE POLICY THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU. WE BREAK DOWN ALL OF THE FIELDS, INCLUDE EVERY FIELD THAT'S AVAILABLE AT ALL THE PARKS. SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO RESERVING THE SOCCER FIELDS THAT ARE WHAT WE'VE GOT. BASEBALL, A BASEBALL FIELD AT BREEZY HILL. SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THE FIELDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.WHEN WE MEET WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE AN OPEN WINDOW OF 30 DAYS TO ALLOW THEM TO GO IN AND KIND OF SET UP THEIR SCHEDULE, THEIR GAME TIME, AND THEN IT WILL CLOSE, AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO JUST REGISTER JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. IT WILL BE PAID.
YOU PAY BY RESERVATION BECAUSE WITH THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT, THEY DID A ONE TIME PAYMENT AND THEN THEY GOT THE FIELDS. AND SO THEY WILL BE CHARGED FOR EACH RESERVATION. AND IT WHAT WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS IT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE US MORE COGNIZANT OF WHEN WE HAVE A FIELD RESERVED AND DO WE REALLY NEED IT. AND THEN OUR HOPE IS, AS WE KEEP AN EYE ON THE FIELDS, THAT EVERY TIME WE SEE THAT ONE IS RESERVED, THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A TEAM OUT THERE. BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE FIELDS, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYONE PRACTICING OUT THERE. SO THIS IS THE POLICY THAT WE'RE GOING
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TO TAKE TO CITY COUNCIL AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT. ON TUESDAY. ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM, ESPECIALLY THIS INITIAL YEAR, WE HAD PUT IN THERE FOR A RAISE RATE FOR NON RESIDENTS IN TERRELL, OPENING IT UP TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE HERE AND POSSIBLY THIS FIRST YEAR, JUST TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO USE OUR FIELDS. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL IF MAYBE NO NON RESIDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO RESERVE. THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE ONLY TAKING CARE OF OUR TERRELL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE INSIDE THE CITY. AND IF WE FIND OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT IT WASN'T FULL AND MAYBE WE HAVE A LITTLE SPACE, THEN WE COME BACK AND DO AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR NON RESIDENTS. BUT OUR MAIN GOAL WITH THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY FEELS LIKE WE LISTEN TO THEM AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE FIELDS. SO DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW Y'ALL PROBABLY GET QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE STARTING TO ADDRESS THOSE. SO ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NON RESIDENT REQUESTS. SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE'LL HAVE THOSE ALSO. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE'LL KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO TRY TO LOG ON THAT THAT DON'T GET THROUGH THE ADDRESS VERIFICATION. SO THE COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE RECEIVED, HAVING BEEN WORKING OVER AT THE EXCEL IS THAT IT'S MOSTLY BEEN SOCCER, THE SOCCER FIELDS, AND THAT THE EXCEL HAS FULL CONTROL OVER ALL OF THEM, AND WHICH IS A MISNOMER, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT WAS THAT WAS A BIG THING. EVEN TARO TEAMS COULDN'T GET ON THE FIELDS TO TRAIN LIKE THEY HAD BEEN PRIOR. THAT WAS A PROBLEM. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD.YEAH. SO LIKE I SAID, I, I AM NOT BRAND NEW TO THE CITY OF TERRELL, BUT I'M DEFINITELY BRAND NEW TO PARKS. AND THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST CONVERSATIONS WE HAD IS LIKE, HERE'S WHAT I HEAR. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S HANDLED, BUT PERCEPTION IS REALITY TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL HEARD AND THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IF WE'RE GOING TO STUMBLE, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LEARNING YEAR. IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE WHILE TO GET EVERYTHING PERFECTED. BUT WHAT I HOPE IS THAT THROUGH Y'ALL, IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH COMMUNITY AND ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE BOARD, THAT THE PEOPLE AT LEAST FEEL LIKE WE'RE LISTENING TO THEM AND WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE. DOES THIS CHANGE REFLECTS WHAT WE SEE IN OTHER CITIES AROUND TERRELL? THEY DON'T HAVE LIKE EXCLUSIVE FACILITY USE FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS? NO. OKAY.
YEAH. SO THAT THAT WAS IT WAS VERY EASY. AND I UNDERSTAND IT WITH LIMITED STAFFING. BUT WE'RE ALL UP FOR THE CHALLENGE SO WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. OKAY. SO I'VE GOT ANOTHER IT. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP WE HAD A LOT OF OUTDOOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS. WE DON'T SEE THOSE ANYMORE. I HAVE NOT SEEN A PARK WITH THE FACILITY TO MANAGE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ARE WE GOING TO WHAT WOULD IT TAKE THAT WE DON'T HAVE? FOR FULL COURT? THAT'S WHERE WE CAN DO FOUR GAMES AT A TIME, OR WE CAN RUN EIGHT THREE ON THREE TOURNAMENTS AT A TIME. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WITH OUR CURRENT BASKETBALL COURTS THAT WE HAVE, WE ARE LOOKING AT MAKING SURE THAT WE ADD THE TILE COURTS TO STALLINGS AND ARLEIGH WHITE.
AND SO. MAYBE WE MAKE A NOTE THAT ONE OF THOSE PARKS BE THE THE DOUBLE COURTS SO THAT WE COULD WE COULD LOOK AT DOING THAT. AND SO LIKE I WAS TALKING BEFORE, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GIVE ANY PARTICULAR PARK AND MAKE IT THAT THAT'S WHERE THAT HAPPENS IF WE'RE GOING TO DO, YOU KNOW, TILE COURTS AT ARLEIGH WHITE, THERE IS A LOTS OF LAND SPACE THERE THAT THAT MAY BE A GOOD PLACE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND SO WE'LL WE'LL BE SURE AND ADD THAT TO THE LIST. IS THERE ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. GO FOR A WHILE. SO I'M GOING TO
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STOP. OH OKAY. WELL WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE SO IT'LL BE OKAY. WELL AS YOU ALL HAVE TIME TO READ OVER THIS, AND ESPECIALLY AS Y'ALL TALK TO MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US AND KIND OF LET US KNOW HOW IT'S GOING. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE A LEARNING CURVE AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A WHILE TO GET ALL THIS FIGURED OUT. BUT BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. AND WE WE JUST WANT TO I LOVE COMMUNITY PARKS.AND SO I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN DOING THAT. WHICH BRINGS US INTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 6.3 DISCUSS CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATES. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE ON YOUR AGENDA EVERY TIME. SO I CAN LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT PROJECTS ARE GOING ON AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO ONE OF THE BIG PROJECTS THIS YEAR FOR PADDOCK IS LOOKING AT THE EXPANSION OF BREEZY HILL. SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW IS THE BREEZY HILL KIND OF FOOTPRINT. WE ARE GOING TO GO IN AND CLOSE POLK STREET, WHICH IS THERE, THAT LINE IN GREEN, AND REGRADE AND LIFT THAT ROADWAY UP TO WHERE IT'S ALL THE THE GREEN SPACE. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE TREE SURVEY. WE'RE GOING TO SAVE AS MANY TREES AS WE CAN, BECAUSE THAT IS A GORGEOUS LOT OVER THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF POLK STREET.
BUT WITH THAT, THE CITY'S INTENT IS TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDING SOME PARKING. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR COUNTS UP TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING THERE AT NEW HOPE, AND THEN ALSO WRAP AROUND TO BETHLEHEM. PARKING'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A HOT TOPIC AS WE ADD THINGS TO BREEZY HILL, AND AS WE LOOK AT OTHER PROPERTY THAT WE OWN IN THAT AREA AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE GETTING ENOUGH PARKING FOR THAT. BUT THE BIG NEWS FOR BREEZY HILL, ALL OF THAT'S GREEN SPACE AND THAT'S GREAT. AND WE LOVE TREES AND WE LOVE OPEN SPACE. BUT THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE SPLASH PAD. THAT PADDOCK IS VERY EXCITED TO ADD TO BREEZY HILL. AND I AM TAKING A PROPOSAL TO PADDOCK TOMORROW MORNING. WE FINALLY HAVE THE PRICING BACK AND THIS IS THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED SPLASH PAD FOR BREEZY HILL. SO WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP THE TREES, ADD THE LIMESTONE BLOCK, BENCHES, PLAYGROUND STAYS ON BOTH SIDES. IT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE BASEBALL FIELD AND THE COURTS. WE THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN. THE NEXT ONE IS JUST A PICTURE OF SOME OF THE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. ONE OF OUR OUR BIGGEST TALKING POINTS, WHENEVER WE WERE WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERS ON THIS PROJECT, WAS WE WANT IT TO BE FUN, WE WANT WATER, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DURABLE. I KNOW BIG, COLORFUL PLASTIC BUCKETS. POURING WATER IS A LOT OF FUN, BUT IT ALSO CAN BREAK. IT ALSO REQUIRES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE. SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A LOT OF THE PIPING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THE WATER THAT COMES UP AND GOES BACK DOWN. SO THESE ARE THE PIECES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING, MAKING SURE THAT KIDS OBVIOUSLY HAVE PLENTY OF STUFF TO PLAY WITH. THE NEXT PAGE IS A CLOSE UP OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S COLOR ON THE GROUND AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES ON THE SPLASH PAD. THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THIS, THE TOTAL REQUEST TO THE PADDOCK BOARD TOMORROW MORNING, IS GOING TO BE 250,000, AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT THEY HAVE PUT ASIDE FOR THIS. IF I CAN GET THE HEAD NOD TOMORROW, IT WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL THE FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY. AND WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT WILL GIVE YOU ALL A SPLASH PAD BEFORE THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. SO WE ARE WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING A SPLASH PAD IN AT BREEZY HILL PARK FOR THE SUMMER OF 2026, AND THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WHEN I WAS, I WENT OVER AND WAS LOOKING AT THAT AREA AND I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A WIDE OPEN SPACE WHERE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY TREES TAKEN DOWN. THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING. THAT IS AWESOME.
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YEP. AND IT HAPPENS TO BE RAISED JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND WE ALREADY KNOW WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. AND NONE OF THE SIDEWALKS HAVE TO BE MOVED. IN FACT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADD TO EXISTING. AND IT'S LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO. IT'S LIKE THE PARK WAS PLANNED FOR IT YEARS AGO, SO JUST FINGERS CROSSED. LIKE I SAID, THIS HAS BEEN IN THEIR BUDGET. IT'S JUST BEEN GETTING TO THE TO THE POINT WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THE ENGINEERS. SO EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD AND WE FINALLY HAVE OUR QUOTE BACK. AND SO WE'LL WE'LL BE TAKING THAT TO PADDOCK TOMORROW MORNING. THE NEXT SLIDE IS SOMETHING VERY, VERY EXCITING. SO THIS IS A CATHERINE STREET PARKLET. SO THIS IS WHERE I'M MARRYING MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS, WHICH IS HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND PARKS. AND SO WE HAVE OR I HAVE FOR THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS BEEN WORKING ON BRINGING NEW AND UPDATES TO OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. THE PADDOCK BOARD HAS DONE THE THE LANDSCAPE PROJECT. WE'VE ALSO DONE ROOFTOP LIGHTING THAT TOOK THREE AND A HALF YEARS, BUT ALL THE LOTS FINALLY MATCHED JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SO I ARABIA ALL THE TIME. WE'RE LIKE, WE REALLY LIKE THAT WE HAVE LIGHTS. BUT I ALSO WOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM DOWN A FEW MONTHS AGO MYSELF. SO ANYWAY, WE'VE ADDED A FEW THINGS WE HAVE INVESTED WITH DEVELOPERS, SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REALLY LARGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO FOR DOWNTOWN. AND ONE OF THEM IS THIS CATHERINE STREET PARKLET. AND SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS CLOSE CATHERINE, BETWEEN MOORE AVENUE AND NORTH ALLEY AND THE MOORE AVENUE AND SOUTH ALLEY. AND BASICALLY WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS TURN INTO A LOCATION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE ALL OF OUR DOWNTOWN EVENTS. IF YOU NOTICE, WE'VE STARTED MOVING MOST OF OUR EVENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO THIS WILL GIVE US SOME VENDOR SPACE. THERE'LL BE A PLACE FOR A STAGE. I'M JUST GOING TO LET ARABIA KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE PICTURES. THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY. WE'RE JUST GETTING TO SCHEMATIC ON THIS. WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE BIGGER THINGS DECIDED TOMORROW SO THAT WE CAN GO MOVE INTO PRICING. BUT THIS WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED ANOTHER PARK IN TERRELL. THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST THE UPDATE TO KING'S CREEK PARK.THIS IS THE FINAL CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE DEPTH OF INVOLVEMENT THAT Y'ALL HAD IN THIS PROCESS, BUT WE GOT IT OVER THE FINISH LINE WITH CITY COUNCIL AND OUR ENGINEERS ARE FINISHING UP THE DESIGN. SO WE SHOULD BE BIDDING THIS PROJECT WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS AND BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE IN YOUR PACKET OR ON THE SCREEN, SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED AND THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WALKING TRAIL THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN KING'S CREEK. ANY CONSIDERATION THERE WILL BE. YEAH. OH YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE GOT RESTROOMS DOWNTOWN. WE NEED THOSE NOW ANYWAY. BUT YEAH, THEY'LL THEY'LL BE HIDDEN BACK IN THERE. THE ONE THING IS I'M NOTICING WE GO BACK ONE OKAY. THE LACK OF PARKING. THAT'S. SO THERE IS PARKING LOT RIGHT THERE AND THERE. HAPPENS TO BE AN EVENT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE. BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE PARKING LOT. THAT JUST MEANS THAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WILL GIVE UP SOME ON STREET PARKING ALONG KING'S CREEK. SO IF IT IF IT GETS BUSY, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSTANDS THAT IT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO PARK ALONG THE ROADWAYS. DO YOU KNOW IF THEY DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NATIVE GRASSES IN THE PARK? YES. OKAY. AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS. WE ALWAYS LAUGH BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT RESTROOMS IN, IN THE OFFICES AND SO OR WITH BOARDS OR ANYTHING ELSE. SO AGAIN THERE, THERE WAS A TOPIC ABOUT HAVING A PUBLIC RESTROOM AT KING'S CREEK AND THAT THAT IS ALSO BEING ADDED SO THAT THAT'LL BE THERE ON SITE AS
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WELL. AND THEN FINALLY THE OTHER NEW ONE, WHICH WE DON'T KNOW A LOT OF INFORMATION ON, BUT IT'S STARTING TO TRICKLE IN. WE DO HAVE THE CROSSROADS PARK THAT HAS CHANGED LOCATION, I THINK ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES, BUT I THINK WE'RE PRETTY SETTLED IN ON THE PROPOSED CITY PARK AREA BECAUSE OF THE MOVIE'S LOCATION. AND SO WE DID ANNOUNCE MOVIES ABOUT NINE, TEN MONTHS AGO.THEY WENT KIND OF QUIET ON US, BUT THEY ALSO HAD TWO LARGER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THIS YEAR.
THE SHULMANS DID. SO WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CROSSROADS GROUP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND WE EXPECT TO TO GET THAT MOVING. AND SO JUST TO REMIND THIS GROUP THAT IS ALSO A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT, AND THE MATCHING FUNDS ARE BEING HAVE BEEN HELD THROUGH DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CROSSROADS. SO THIS GREEN SPACE WILL PLAY INTO THE MOBY'S RESTAURANT AREA 12 TIMES A YEAR. THEY WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE LARGE GREEN SPACE BECAUSE THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE 12 CONCERTS. OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE LARGE OPEN PLAY AREA, DOG PARK, PICKLEBALL, TENNIS, ETC. AND ALSO A PLAYGROUND. IS THERE STILL A TRAIL THAT GOES ALONG THAT BACK ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND AND THEN AROUND THE THE WATER? YEAH. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY, REALLY NICE PLACE. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT MOBY'S. I WAS TALKING TO THE MANAGER OF THE SOUTHERLY ONE OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE ASK TO MOVE FROM THE BACK BUILDING TO THE FRONT AND THEY'RE LEAVING. LIKE, YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CONCERT TO BE THERE AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND THEN YOU HAVE THOSE OF THEM THAT WERE LIKE, OKAY, I'M OUT OF HERE. SO, SO IT'S IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING A GREAT PLACE. THOSE ARE ALL OF THE PARK PROJECT UPDATES THAT I HAVE. BUT IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT PARKS AT EACH ONE OF OUR MEETINGS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S WHY THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE PRETTY GENERAL, BECAUSE I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO KEY US INTO SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN'T OPENLY DISCUSS OTHER PROJECTS. AND SO YOU'LL JUST SEE GENERAL PARK UPDATES, WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE FACILITIES. YEAH. THERE'S A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THE AREA. RESTROOMS, SENIORS. AND MORE. LOVING IT IS A LONG WAYS TO THE RESTROOM AND MADAM WILL NOT. COMING TO EVENTS LIKE I KNOW THE GUYS WHO SIT OUT IN THE MORNING. I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING. YES, MA'AM. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT. SO? I THINK PART OF THE HOLDUP WITH THAT HAS BEEN THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE PADDOCK IN THE PAST IS THAT IT'S A COMPLETE COMMUNITY SPACE RENOVATION. AND SO IT'S NEVER BEEN SECTIONED OUT OF BEING JUST THE RESTROOM ONLY. AND SO THEN IT GOES INTO A BIGGER A LARGER CONVERSATION DOES, YOU KNOW, DOES THE PAVILION NEED TO BE BIGGER? DO WE NEED A DIFFERENT REC CENTER, LIKE, RATHER THAN JUST THE SIMPLE QUESTION OF CAN WE RENOVATE THE RESTROOM? I, I DEFINITELY THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT LOTS OF NOTES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OUT THERE. AGAIN, IT'S FIGURING OUT BETWEEN STAFF AND ASKING CITY COUNCIL FOR CITY FUNDING AND STAFF ASKING FOR PADDOCK FUNDING, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY BALANCING. AND SO WE WILL I WILL SAY IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE LIST, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN SEPARATED OUT. AND SO I WOULD BE GLAD TO SEPARATE THAT. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WOULD CONSIDER. OKAY, OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. WITH THE CATHERINE STREET PARK. YOU SAID CATHERINE'S WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED FROM WHERE TO WHERE AGAIN. SO IF YOU SO MORE AVENUE WILL STAY TRAFFIC. BUT FROM MOORE AVENUE TO NORTH ALLEY. SO BASICALLY THE DISTANCE OF THAT FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING AND THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. SO IT'LL JUST GO TO THE ALLEY. SO TRAFFIC WILL STILL BE ABLE
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TO GO BACK AND FORTH ON THE ALLEY. AND THEN FROM MOORE TO SOUTH ALLEY. OH OKAY. YEAH. SO IT WON'T IT WON'T STOP ANY OF THE ROADWAY TRAFFIC EXCEPT FOR THE CROSS AND THE PARKING SPACES THERE ON CATHERINE. I MEAN, I LIKE THE WAY THE RENDERING LOOKS. IT LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT GET DONE. THANK YOU. IT'S GOING TO DESTROY TRAFFIC.THAT'S OKAY. WE UPSET PEOPLE EVERY DAY HERE. FOR. FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. AT LEAST, AT LEAST THEY'LL HAVE SOMETHING REALLY PRETTY WHEN THIS ONE'S OVER. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE AS BAD TALKING TO THE ENGINEERS. YOU KNOW, EVEN THE TIMELINE. SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT TO DO, BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TORN UP, YOU'RE DONE. LIKE, BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE JUST WORKING FROM THE ALLEYS, YOU KNOW, FIXING EVERYTHING. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE. ESPECIALLY THERE ARE MORE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE STAMPED CONCRETE OR ANY OF THAT OTHER STUFF, BUT GOSH, IT'LL BE SO WORTH IT. YEAH. ALLEY CONSTRUCTIONS LIKE THIS, THEY PLAY REALLY WELL WITH LIKE STRING LIGHTS THAT COME ACROSS.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE IN INSTALLED OR AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CAPABLE OF HOLDING THOSE UP. YEAH, I THINK IF YOU GO TO, I DON'T KNOW IF I INCLUDED IT.
ONE OF THE PICTURES HAD THE BLACK POLES THAT WOULD BE PUT IN. YEAH. AND IT'S ALSO WHERE THE FLAGS ARE. SO WE HAVE LOTS OF NOTES OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE. I'VE GOT TONS OF PINTEREST PICTURES OF KIMLEY-HORN HATES WHENEVER I'M LIKE, HEY, I HAVE A NEW IDEA.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SEE NOW IN PINTEREST? WHENEVER I WAS TRYING TO DESIGN RESTROOMS, I WOULD SEND THEM STUFF ALL THE TIME. SO. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. VERY GOOD. ITEM NUMBER 7.1 DISCUSSING. THE NEXT MEETING. SO IN YOUR PACKET I
[7. SET NEXT MEETING DATE]
WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE SINCE I'M BRAND NEW TO THE PARK BOARD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL'S MEETING SCHEDULE HAS BEEN. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU WANT TO MEET OR HOW OFTEN YOU FEEL LIKE THIS BOARD SHOULD MEET, SO I KIND OF BROKE DOWN THE YEAR INTO FOUR MEETINGS THAT I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE. SO IN JANUARY OF EVERY YEAR, THAT WOULD REALLY JUST BE A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE BECAUSE OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS IN OCTOBER, I WILL BE ABLE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW IN JANUARY KIND OF WHAT THE SUMMER CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN APRIL. THAT IS WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO ONLY MEET ABOUT BUDGET AND PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PADDOCK, BECAUSE PADDOCK WILL GO INTO PADDOCK AND CITY COUNCIL WILL BE IN BUDGET PREPARATION IN APRIL AND MAY.JULY, I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO Y'ALL TO PRESENT WHAT BUDGET REQUEST WENT FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL, AND ALSO JULY AND AUGUST IN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT IS WHEN I LEARNED IS WHEN I WORK ON UPDATING ORDINANCES IN OUR POLICIES, BECAUSE I LIKE FOR ALL OF OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO HAVE AN OCTOBER 1ST START DATE. SO ANY POLICY OR PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL HOLD ON TO THOSE AND BRING THOSE TO Y'ALL IN JULY FOR AN OCTOBER 1ST, AND THEN DEFINITELY WANT TO MEET IN OCTOBER, BECAUSE THAT'S OUR BEGINNING OF YEAR. AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT GOT APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE BUDGET. AND IT WILL KIND OF SET THE STAGE FOR OUR YEAR. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'LL BE JANUARY AGAIN AND YOU'LL GET UPDATES. SO, YOU KNOW, THE THE TWO MONTHS IN BETWEEN, WE CAN MEET. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME UP DAY TO DAY THAT THAT WE CAN'T SCHEDULE OUT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SETTING A SCHEDULE THAT'S COMFORTABLE FOR THE BOARD AND KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR HOW OFTEN Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO MEET. I DO HAVE IT SET UP TO WHERE YOU WILL ALWAYS MEET. THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO THE PADDOCK BOARD MEETING, BECAUSE I JUST LIKE I GIVE PADDOCK BOARD UPDATES ABOUT PARK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE GETTING THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THAT THEY WOULD GET AS WELL. OH OKAY,
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LOOKS GOOD TO ME. SO DO Y'ALL WANT TO MEET QUARTERLY? OR. I MEAN, IS THIS STUFF THAT WE MAY NEED TO DISCUSS, SOMETHING THAT MAY NEED TO COME UP, THAT WE MAY NEED A MEETING? WE COULD ALWAYS CALL A SPECIAL MEETING. BUT AS FAR AS LIKE SETTING YOUR SCHEDULE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT Y'ALL HAD SOME FIRM DATES THAT YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND PUT IN A CALENDAR. SO IF WE WANT TO FIRM UP THE QUARTERLY MEETING SCHEDULE, THEN IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED THE BOARD TO MEET ABOUT, THEN WE WOULD HOLD TO THESE OTHER DATES AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. THAT THAT WAS JUST OUR RECOMMENDATION. QUARTERLY LOOKS FINE. I MEAN, IF WE NEED TO PICK UP ONE OF THESE OTHER DATES IN BETWEEN, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. THOSE LOOK LIKE GOOD DATES. IT KEEPS YOU ON THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6:00. STILL GOOD. OKAY. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD HAVE A RUN IN WITH IS WHEN VOLLEYBALL SEASON STARTS. YEAH. AND, WELL, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL. MY SON PLAYS BASKETBALL, MY DAUGHTER PLAYS VOLLEYBALL. BUT OTHER THAN THAT. OKAY. AT 6:00 OKAY. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY AROUND THOSE. WELL, WE ARE HERE.NONE OF US ARE GOING ANYWHERE. AND I AM VERY EXCITED. LIKE I SAID, TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL, I THINK THAT THIS IS A PERFECT COMBINATION WITH EVERYTHING THAT THAT PADDOCK HAS BEEN TRYING TO, TO GET GOING IN THE PARKS. AND WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE. WE'VE DONE A LOT IN JUST 60 DAYS. SO I, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. YEAH.
ANYTHING FOR ME OR ANY OF THE STAFF. I MEAN, I DISCUSSED WITH YOU BEFORE ABOUT POTENTIAL GETTING SHIRTS. I'VE GOT THAT ON MY LIST. WE'LL BE GETTING SIZES. CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING OR IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T EVER HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF THE STAFF. THANK YOU. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING. YEAH. MAKE A MOTION. WE ADJOURN SECOND. A SECOND
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