[1. Call to Order]
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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MONDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. COULD WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE? >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. Approval of Minutes]
HAVE A CORAM CORAM. >> WE NEED A APPROVAL OF MINUTES. BEFORE THE VOTE ON ITEMS ONE AND TWO, WE NEED TO CORRECT THE NAME . IF WE COULD AMEND THE MOTION.
>> I AM IN THE MOTION BUT I THOUGHT YOU GUYS GOT TOGETHER.
>> LET'S HAVE A VOTE. >> WE HAD A SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. PUBLIC COMMENTS, ANYBODY? OKAY. I HAVE NO COMMENTS . ANY COMMENTS FROM
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board]
OUR PRESTIGIOUS BOARD MEMBERS?>> I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLEMENT THE PARKS AND RECREATION'S DEPARTMENT. WE WERE AT THE FIELD FOR ADULT KICKBALL FRIDAY NIGHT. WE HAD CONFLICTS WITH YOUTH SPORTS BASKETBALL. MY THIRD-GRADER WAS OVER AT THE CORE. WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN PLAY KICKBALL ON ONE FIELD AND GET THE 8-YEAR-OLD OVER . THERE WAS ONLY EIGHT OF US. WE HAD TO KEEP PLAYING. REGARDLESS, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD EVERYONE'S NAME RIGHT. WE FOUND A SOLUTION. ONE OF THE PARK RANGERS WERE ABLE TO ESCORT HER FROM THE BASKETBALL COURT OVER TO THE SOFTBALL FIELD AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS AMAZING. REALLY ABOVE AND BEYOND. I ASKED FOR JASON'S NAME AND AUBREY. AUBREY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO ASK COURT THEM OVER. COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING MORE
[7. Approval of the Agenda]
SPECTACULAR THAN THAT. >> GREAT STUFF.
>> APPROVAL FOR THIS AGENDA. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR?
[8. New Business]
>> AYE. >> MY NAME IS SHERRY AND I WORK IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE EVERY YEAR, MOST EVERY YEAR, THE CITY LIKES TO APPLY FOR WHAT WE CALL DEFERRED UP GRANT. FLORIDA RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. GENERALLY, MOST YEARS THEY OFFER THE PROGRAM IN TWO CATEGORIES. LARGE PRODUCTS, $200,000 OF FUNDING THAT THEY WOULD OFFER ON A ONE-TO-ONE MATCH AND A $50,000 PROJECT. AGAIN, WITH SOME ONE OF THE ELEMENTS AND APPLICATION IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. BY BRINGING IT TO YOU TONIGHT AND DISCUSSING IT WITH YOU, WE GET EXTRA POINTS. WHAT WE FORESEE HAPPENING IS THIS CYCLE, WHICH USUALLY OPENS IN AUGUST AND CLOSES BY EARLY OCTOBER FOR THE STATES NEXT FISCAL YEAR WHCH WOULD BE JULY 1ST OF 2025 IS WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET FUNDING. WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR THE LARGE PROJECT CATEGORY FOR PRESERVE PARK.
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PROJECT ELEMENTS WE WOULD BE APPLYING FOR BUT OF COURSE ALL ELEMENTS OF THE ON THE TABLE.
THE STATE DOES RECOMMEND OR GIVE MORE POINTS TOWARDS THINGS THEY WANT TO FUND SUCH AS FIELDS, PICNIC FACILITIES, TRAILS. WE WOULD TRY TO INCLUDE AS MUCH AS THOSE AS WE COULD.
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OUR PLAN IS FOR THIS CYCLE COMING UP WHICH WOULD BE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET FOR THE STATE. WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS. FOR WEDGE PRESERVE PARK. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO MOTIONS, JUST DISCUSSION.>> I MAY ASK FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT. DEFINITELY FROM THE BOARD AND SOMETIMES THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS , I MAY ASK FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO GO WITH THE APPLICATIONS.
DEPENDING ON HOW THE APPLICATION GOES. THANK YOU.
NOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GRANT FOR LIBERTY PARK. WHICH PRIMARILY WAS HELPING US WITH THE PLAYGROUND BUT WE INCORPORATED A LOT OF ELEMENTS THERE, SOME RESTROOM WORK AND LANDSCAPING AND WE ARE HOPING THAT THIS COMING JULY 1ST, FISCAL YEAR 25, THE STATE WILL GIVE US A LARGE PROJECT GRANT FOR TARA MOUNDS PARK . WE ALWAYS HAVE HER THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE BACK PLAYGROUND WAS THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE APPLICATION. IT IS IN THE BUDGET AS IT STANDS. IT IS SUBJECT TO VETO UP UNTIL JULY 1ST. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IT TO YOU.
IF ANY LETTERS OF SUPPORT I WILL REACH OUT. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE SHERRY LEAVES I WANT TO GIVE HER A LOT OF KUDOS. WE ALSO JUST GOT NOTIFIED THAT WERE GOING TO GET THE LW CS GRANT IN THE TUNE OF $1.5 MILLION. CONGRATULATIONS TO SHERRY FOR A JOB WELL DONE. IT HELPS TO APPLY.
>> PARK AND RECREATION GENERAL UPDATES.
>> GOOD EVENING, FELICIA TRAINER, ASSISTANT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU BASED ON THE LAST MEETING YOUR RECOMMENDATION WAS BROUGHT TO COMMISSION REGARDING PARKLAND SOCCER AND THAT WAS APPROVED. THAT PROCESS IS CONTINUING NOW. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU DID NOT KNOW, THIS WEEKEND IS PARKMAN DAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE ASKING THAT ANY OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN THE JUDGING OF THE PARADE FLOATS.
WE DO HAVE SOME CATEGORIES AND THERE'S TROPHIES THAT WILL BE AWARDED AS WELL AS BRAGGING RIGHTS. AT THAT EVENING'S EVENT. IF YOU ARE ABLE, IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW AFTER, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. ADDITIONALLY, WE LET YOU KNOW THAT THE CONCESSION SERVICES WERE OUT FOR BID. THE BID HAS CLOSED AND SWEET LOSE WAS ACCEPTED. THAT WAS BEING BROUGHT FORTH TO COMMISSION AS OUR CONCESSION YEAR. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS, THE NEXT UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE LISTED THERE AS WELL . ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT ON APRIL 8TH AT 9:00 A.M. AND THAT'S WHERE THE COMMISSION WILL GO OVER ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MARKET CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THAT WOULD BE MAY 6TH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE UPDATES SO FAR.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE NATALIE FROM SPECIAL EVENTS.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, THIS IS NATALIE. SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR . I'M GOING TO START WITH THE PAST EVENTS .
FROM THIS YEAR WE HAD THE AMERICA FARMERS MARKET AND GENERATE SEVEN. WE STARTED WITH A HEALTH AND WELLNESS. WE HAD AROUND 2850 PEOPLE. WE ALSO HAD ON JANUARY 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL. WE HAD OVER 10,600 PEOPLE. FOR MLK ON JANUARY 15TH, WE GOT AROUND 85 PEOPLE. SNOW FAST ON JANUARY THE 22ND, WE GOT THAT POSTPONED FROM DECEMBER AND WE ACTUALLY HELD IT ON JANUARY THE 22ND. WE HAD AROUND 2000
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PEOPLE. WE ALSO HAD OUR FARMERS MARKET ON JANUARY 21ST.THAT WAS THE BUSINESS EXPO. WE HAD THE SAME SPONSOR SIDE ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE HAD 1800 PEOPLE FOR THAT ONE. WE ALSO HAD ON JANUARY, THE CHALLENGE AND GENERATE 27TH WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 80 PEOPLE. INCLUDING KIDS, TOO. IN FEBRUARY , 2024, WE HAD THE FARMERS MARKET ON FEBRUARY 4TH.
WE HAD 1680. WE ALSO HAD A COMMEMORATION AND WE HAD AROUND 400 PEOPLE FOR THAT ONE. OUR FARMERS MARKET ON FAIRBURY THE 18TH WAS CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. FINALLY, MARCH 2024, WE HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF 1875 PEOPLE FOR THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION THAT WAS DONE YESTERDAY. WE ARE HAVING THE UPCOMING EVENTS AS MISS FELICIA MENTIONED BEFORE WE ARE HAVING THE DEPARTMENT DAY THIS WEEK AND SATURDAY MARCH 9, STARTING WITH THE PARADE AT 10:00 A.M.. AT THE PINE FIELDS PARK. WE ALSO HAVE THE MAIN EVENT IN THE AFTERNOON AT 4:00 P.M. UNTIL 9:00 P.M. IT WOULD BE A VERY NICE EVENT .
HAVING EVENTS, COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, FOOD TRUCKS, OUR FARMERS MARKET WILL BE MARCH 17TH. THAT WILL BE THE CRAFT FAIR AT THE QUESTION CENTER. WE WILL FINISH MARCH MONTH WITH AN EXTRAVAGANZA THAT WILL BE ON MARCH 23RD FROM 9:30 A.M. AT THE PARK. ALSO FOR APRIL EVENTS, WE HAVE THE FARMERS MARKET, THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS EXPO , THAT'S GOING TO BE ON SUNDAY APRIL THE SEVENTH. FROM 9:00 TO 1:00 P.M. WE WILL HAVE THE AWARENESS. I WILL BE ON SATURDAY APRIL 13TH STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. AT THE AMPHITHEATER.
MOVIES IN THE PARK. WE ARE HAVING THAT ONE ON FRIDAY APRIL 19TH. THAT'S GOING TO BE AT NIGHT, 8:00 P.M. WE WILL HAVE THE FARMERS MARKET THAT WILL BE THE LAST ONE ON APRIL THE 21ST.
LAST FARMERS MARKET. THE EVENT PERMITS WE HAVE WORKED ON THE PREVIOUS MONTH ON JANUARY WE HAD THE PARKLAND ASSOCIATION.
THE NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS, GIRL SCOUT COOKIE RALLY. AND THE COMMUNITY YOGA. IN FEBRUARY WE HAD PARKLAND HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION. PARKLAND BUDDY SPORTS, PARKLAND SOCCER TECHNIQUE. PARKLAND ROUNDUP CHALLENGING YOUTH . SOFT OPENING DAY. AND FINALLY ON MARCH 2024, LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY. THE UPCOMING EVENT PERMITS, WE HAVE HORSEMAN
ASSOCIATION SHOW . >> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 30 PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE PARADE. WE HAD OUR MEETING LAST WEEK. ALL SET FOR THE PARADE. GOING TO START A: 30.
THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THEM. AS I MENTIONED, 30 PARTICIPANTS AT INCLUDING HORSES, CARS, FLOATS . THE COMMISSIONERS .
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION WHEN SHE SAYS 30, IT'S ACTUALLY 30 UNITS. JUST A COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR WHEN WE BROUGHT BACK PARKLAND DAY, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'VE GOT ABOUT 8 TO 10 MORE UNITS THAN WE DID THAN LAST YEAR'S PARADE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SEEN A GROUND AND WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE MORE PARTICIPATION THAT ARE ACTUALLY MARCHING DOWN THE STREET THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
IT WILL BE NICE. AND LIKE SHE MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE MSD BAND, COLORGUARD AND SO FORTH. WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOL PARTICIPATION. WE HAD A LOT OF SCHOOL PARTICIPATION LAST YEAR THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ALL OF THAT AGAIN FOR THIS YEAR, TOO. WE ARE EXCITED FOR
IT. >> HOW WILL IT AFFECT TRAFFIC ? ARE WE MAKING THAT PUBLIC TO EVERYONE?
>> THE MEDICATIONS THE PERMIT HAS BEEN OUTMATCHED IN REGARDS TO ROAD CLOSURES. THERE WILL BE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF THE ROAD
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THAT WILL CLOSE WHEN WE DID A STAGING AREA THAT WILL CLOSE IN THE AREA. PINE ISLAND ENTRAILS AND, THE BIGGEST THING YOU COULD HELP WITH GETTING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY , THOSE WHO ARE COMING TO THE PARK TO WATCH THE PARADE, WE ARE STRONGLY URGING AND SUGGESTING THEY ARE IN THE PARK BY 9:30. 9:45 IS WHEN TRAILS AND AND PINE ISLAND WILL CLOSE DOWN. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC COMING INTO THE PARK AND SO FORTH TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET IN AND GET A SEAT AND GET READY FOR THE PARADE. WE ARE ASKING FOR ANYBODY COMING IN TO WATCH THE PARADE TO BE THERE BY 9:30 SO THEY CAN BEREADY FOR THE 10:00 START. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE FAMILY FAST. BUT THE SNOW FAST THE THEATER WAS REALLY WONDERFUL. I KNOW YOU GUYS DID A MANEUVER LAYOUTS AND TRY NEW THINGS AND HEADING OUT OF THE FLOW AND THE RATE YOU WROTE OFF AT THE BEGINNING AND HAD THE CHECK-IN DESK. . IT WAS AN EXCITING SECOND REASON YEAR.
WE HAVE NOT HAD IT FOR MANY YEARS BUT IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THE GROWTH AND WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT THE ADDITION OF THE SCHOOL BANDS. AND FOOTBALL AND COLORGUARD.
THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A VERY LARGE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
OUT THERE FOR YOU GUYS. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GROWTH. I THINK THAT IS VERY EXCITING FROM A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 UNITS. I
THINK THAT IS PRETTY GOOD. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, RECREATION COORDINATOR. I WILL GO OVER THE PROGRAMS AND CLASSES. PARKLAND KIDS CAMP ON GENERATE 22ND, JANUARY 'S GATEWAY. WE HAD 52 PARTICIPANTS. SESSION 3 CLASS REGISTRATION STARTED ON JANUARY 15TH . SESSION 4 REGISTRATION BEGIN MARCH 18TH. SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION, I KNOW IT'S FAR HAD COME OF APRIL 2ND, TUESDAY 8:00 A.M.. OUR PARENT NIGHT OWL ACTIVITY, WE HAD MINI GOLF INSIDE OF THE GYMNASIUM IN JANUARY WE HAD 15 PARTICIPANTS . FOR DECEMBER WE HAD PEX GAMES. WE HAD 15 PARTICIPANTS. THIS PAST FRIDAY WE HAD A SLIME MAKING CLASS IN WHICH WE HAD 60 PARTICIPANTS . FOR THE SENIOR TRIPS AND CLASSES WE WENT TO MOUNDS GARDEN IN JANUARY WHICH WE HAD 52 OR 65 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD A WIRE FLOWERS CLASS I HAD ABOUT 15 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD THE BREAKFAST SOCIAL SPONSORED BY AUTHOR AL KUSHNER AND HE READY BACK ABOUT MEDICARE. WE HAD THE CHAIR AEROBICS CLASS AND CHAIRS CLASS WHICH WE HAVE MONTHLY AND THOSE HAD ABOUT 10 TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. IN FEBRUARY WE WENT TO CAPONE GARDENS, WHICH HAD 44 PARTICIPANTS THAT WAS ON FOR VERY 22ND OR 21ST. WE HAD OUR WILDFIRES CLASS WHICH HAD 20 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD THE BREAKFAST SOCIAL SPONSORED BY SYNERGY INSURANCE IN WHICH WE HAD 40 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD THE CHAIR AEROBICS AND CHAIR ZUMBA CLASSES WHICH HAD 10 TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. ANYBODY HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> WITH THE CAPACITY ? WHAT IS THE MAX YOU COULD TAKE? INVOICE FOR SENIOR TRIPS? WE CAN TAKE 100 PARTICIPANTS DEPENDING ON THE TRIP AND WHAT THEY CAN DO.
I BELIEVE COMING UP WE ARE TAKING 100 KIDS ON OUR NEXT
TRIP OR 100 PARTICIPANTS. >> THAT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE SEEN A BIG INTEREST IN THOSE TRIPS. WE ARE ACCOMMODATING THE NEEDS AND IMPASSE TRIPS, WE WERE TAKING ONE BUS ON THESE TRIPS. AND NOW STAFF HAS BEEN ABLE TO REWORK IT TO GET TWO
BUSES GOING NOW. >> ANYBODY ELSE?
>> NICK WILLIAMS FOR ATHLETICS THE STOPPLE HAD ABOUT 72 PARTICIPANTS. REC BASIL HAD ABOUT 313. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD PARTICIPATION RATE AT 290 PARTICIPANTS. BASKETBALL STILL WORKING ON THE ROSTER BUT THEY HAD ROUGHLY 120 PARTICIPANTS IN THAT. TRAVEL SOCCER END OF THE SEASON, THEY HAD AROUND 535 PARTICIPANTS . TRAVEL BASEBALL AT 93. . TRAVEL ACROSS HAD 146
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PARTICIPANTS AND THE ADULT COED SOFTBALL SEASON ENDED WITH A TOTAL OF 12 TEAMS. A BRAND-NEW LEAGUE WE JUST STARTED WHICH IS THE FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE . THE ONLY PLAY ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THEY HAVE ONE PRACTICE AND PLAY A GAME. IT'S COMPLETELY NEW. WE JUST ADOPTED THAT AND THEY HAVE 600 PARTICIPANTS. EVEN THE GOOD SHOWING FOR THAT AS WELL. FOR OUR TENNIS LEAGUES, WE HAD 20 LEAKS OFFERED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 274 PARTICIPANTS . WE HAD 472 LESSONS. AND TUNA 15 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS . . WE HAD AN ADULT COED SOFTBALL SEASON. SOFTBALL STARTED THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE CROSS STARTED. OVER A PINT TRAILS. WE STARTED REC BASKETBALL. WINTER FIVE FOOTBALL LIKE I SAID OUR DOLL COED SOFTBALL JUST STARTED AS WELL WITH A TOTAL OF FIVE TEAMS. JUST TWO PROJECTS WE ARE WORKING ON RECENTLY, TARA MAR PARK TOWER WAS COMPLETELY RENOVATED. IT'S NOW OPEN C CAN GO IN IT. IT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT FROM WHAT IT WAS IN THE PAST. WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT. YOU HAD TOSSED STATIONS ARE BEING INSTALLED . WE LAID THE CONCRETE FORM AND WE SHOULD BE PUTTING UP THE POLES AND SETTING THAT UP AS WELL.ANY QUESTIONS? >> IT'S FLAG FOOTBALL.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INJURIES. MY SON HAD TO GET A CT AND HE'S FINE. HE HAS NOT BEEN FOR SPORTS FOR FIVE WEEKS.
NO INJURIES HAPEN AT THE PARKS AND JUST HAPPENED TO BE ON THIS BOARD. WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AND MAY BE INSTRUCTIONAL FOR ME AND THE LEAGUES IS JUST TO GET A LITTLE BIT A BETTER LAY OF THE LAND. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED FOR EXAMPLE, TO LEARN WHAT PROTOCOLS IF ANY, THE LEAKS HAVE RELATED TO INJURIES . OBVIOUSLY WE COULD CALL 911 AND GET THE AMBULANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT SEEMS TO ME AND UNFORTUNATELY IN THIS LEAGUE LATELY FOR WHATEVER IT IS, 13-YEAR-OLD BOYS, MAYBE THEY ARE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE SPOKEN TO THE FOLKS RUNNING THE LEAGUE BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME MISCOMMUNICATION AS TO WHERE THERE MIGHT BE ICE AND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE FACILITIES AND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME GUIDANCE, GETTING DIFFERENT GUIDANCE FROM THE OFFICIALS VERSUS THE COACH . SOMEONE SAID THERE IS A MEDICAL BAG BUT NO ONE COULD FIND IT. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING TO PUT ON THE CITY. IT'S NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. ANY OUT-OF-THE-BOX SUGGESTIONS OR SOLUTIONS MAYBE AS PART OF THE TRAINING FOR THE COACHES. MAYBE FROM FIRE AND RESCUE HERE HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE INJURIES AND THEY MIGHT BE HELPFUL. IT'S WILD THAT HAS HAPPENED A LOT RECENTLY. SOME OF IT WE ACTUALLY FOUND WAS WITH THE OFFICIATING. MAYBE THE CALLS ARE TAKING TOO LONG, TOO MANY HARD HITS OF THE KIDS IN THIS BRACKET. I BRING IT TO THIS GROUP BECAUSE I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS LATER ABOUT BEST PRACTICES OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES.
I HAVE HEARD CRAZY ENOUGH FROM TWO FAMILIES WHO SAY, ONE KID GOT REALLY BLOODY AND WAS BLEEDING AND WAS NOT COMFORTABLE LETTING THE KIDS PLAY IN THE PLAYOFFS. I DON'T
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KNOW IF THIS IS A ONE OFF AT ALL BUT I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE RIGHT VENUE WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS SO I APPRECIATE THAT.>> THE INCIDENT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE PRESIDENT OF THAT LEAGUE REACHED OUT AND INQUIRED ABOUT GETTING COACH FOR THE STAFF ON CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM.
>> WHAT LEAGUE? >> THE 13-YEAR-OLD BOYS
BASKETBALL . >> WE HAVE A PROTOCOL IN PLACE THE COACHES GET AS FAR IF SOMEBODY IS INJURED AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND THIS IS WHO YOU NEED TO CONTACT. SO ON
AND SO FORTH . >> IMPLEMENTING POLICIES IN CASE OF INJURY. SOMETIMES THINGS GET LOST . A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATIONS. WE WOULD MAYBE HAVE A BROKEN THING ONCE A SEASON. CONCUSSIONS ALTHOUGH DISCUSSED, NEVER HAPPENED .
IT'S NEVER INTERESTING. I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET BACK WITH THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT ON THAT.
>> I WILL BE SURE TO GET THE INFORMATION.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> PARK IMPROVEMENT UPDATES,
CHRISTINE. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
CONTINUING WITH OUR PARK PROJECTS AND WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY. I PRESERVE PARK WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT 30% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED, COMMENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN BACK TO OUR ARCHITECT TEAM. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON 60% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE ON THE WEEK OF MAY 2024 . ONCE WE GET THOSE, THERE'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A SIX WEEK WINDOW TIMEFRAME. WE WILL GET SOME COSTS ESTIMATES. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE ON THE PROJECTED SCHEDULE IN REGARDS TO THIS. AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A COUPLE GRANTS. THE FIRST GRANT IS TIED TO THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY WHICH HAS SOME DEADLINE DATES THAT WERE ON TRACK WITH. WE HAVE DEADLINE TO THOSE AGREEMENTS AS WELL TOO. WE ARE SUFFERING ON FROM THE NEW PARK BEING DEVELOPED.
LAND, WATER, CONSERVATION, FUND. FOUNDATION, FUND. THE BATHROOM REMODEL, THIS ONE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL DELAYS IN REGARDS TO DELAYS WITH THE DELIVERY OF THE DOORS. WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE DOORS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED AND THEY ARE STARTING TO BEGIN WORK AGAIN AND STARTING TO GET INSTALLED. A LITTLE LATER THAN THE PROJECTED TIMEFRAME ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF THE OPENINGS THAT OCCURRED THE PAST COUPLE WEEKENDS BUT NONETHELESS, HE'S BACK OUT TO WORK AND WE ARE EXPECTING WITHIN ABOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVING THE CC FOR THE FRONT RESTROOMS TO BE ABLE TO REOPEN THAT. THE WINDOWS ARE STILL ON BACKORDER , JUST SO WE ARE ALL AWARE. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT BE ON THE FRONT RESTROOM WHEN WE REOPEN. WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK DOWN THE ROAD ONCE THE WINDOWS COME IN. WE ARE EXPECTING 30 TO 45 DAYS AFTER
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WE REOPEN AND SO FORTH AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO AND GET THE WINDOWS PUT IN AND GET THE AC INSTALLED. THAT FRONT RESTROOM WILL BE 100% DONE. ONCE A GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FRONT RESTROOM THOUGH, AND WE GET THAT CC, WE WILL START WORK ON THE BACK RESTROOM AND GET THAT GOING AS WELL, TOO. WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE BOTH RESTROOM BUILDINGS DONE AND COMPLETED AND OPEN BY SUMMER. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BATHROOM REMODEL? IT'S VERY EXCITING, YOU WILL SEE A WHIRLWIND OF A DIFFERENCE. FROM GROUND TO CEILING , NEW TILE, NEW PARTITIONS, LIGHTING, TROFF THINKS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED.WE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT IN THOSE RESTROOMS. THE ARCHITECT CAN BEGIN THE RESTROOM REMODEL DESIGN. AS A REMINDER, THIS BUDGET YEAR FUNDING IS JUST FOR DESIGN OF THE MODEL. THE OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING AS WELL AS THE RECITING OF THE AMPHITHEATER LAWN. WE TOLD YOU THIS'LL MEET NEED TO BE DONE IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE OF THE EVENT SCHEDULE AND WHAT TAKES PLACE AT THE APPA THEATER THERE. OUR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION IS DONE BEFORE LIGHT OF THE PARK. WE WERE DOING A PHASE TWO OUT IN THE LAWN AREA FOR VENDORS. THEY ARE WORKING TO COMPLETE THAT THIS WEEK. SO THAT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR US FOR PARKMAN DAY. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT PROJECT WILL BE DONE .
LIGHTING FOR THE PINE TRAILS PLAYGROUND, A CORONATION MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN APPROVED AND WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY THE END OF SUMMER, 2024 . OUR PINE TRAILS CONCESSIONS IMPROVEMENT, THEY THIN OUTDOOR PICNIC TABLES ARE COMPLETED. IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE BY THE CONCESSION YOU WILL SEE THE NEW TABLES THAT ARE OUT THERE. THE INSIDE FOR THE FLOORING, WE WILL NOT DUE UNTIL SUMMER. WE ARE WORKING WITH CONCESSIONAIRE AND TRYING NOT TO CLOSE THEM DOWN DURING PEAK SEASONS AND THINGS TO THAT NATURE. WE WILL COORDINATE THAT TO BE DONE DURING SUMMER MONTHS. PINE TRAILS BASKETBALL COURTS AND FOUR RESURFACING IN THE NEW GOAL SYSTEM IS SCHEDULED FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL AT THE MARCH 20TH MEETING. AND AGAIN, WE ARE IN BASKETBALL SEASON SO THAT WILL HAVE TO BE COORDINATED SO WE MAKE SURE THERE IS AMPLE COURT TIME FOR THEM TO FINISH UP THE LEAGUE. THE CANOPY REPLACEMENT, THE CANOPIES HAVE BEEN FABRICATED AND THEY HAVE ALL STARTED TO WORK ON THEM. WE ARE PAINTING THE POSTS CURRENTLY. YOU PROBABLY SEE THE WORK ALREADY BEING DONE. THE PARK BASEBALL FIELDS ONE AND FIVE, DEFENSE AND DUGOUT REPLACEMENT, THE DEFINE HAS STARTED . THE PROJECTED TIMEFRAME WE WILL BE DOING THIS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN WE HAVE FIELD AVAILABILITY AND WORKS AROUND THE LEAGUE SCHEDULES. THE PARK CONCESSION IMPROVEMENTS, THE PAINTING, THE EPOXY FLOORING, THE NEW APPLIANCES HAVE ALL BEEN FINALIZED AND COMPLETED AND HAVE BEEN REOPEN. WE ARE FINALIZING TO REFORM THE COUNTERS. THAT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY DOWNTIME OR CLOSURE AND WE DID JUST GET APPROVAL TO REROOF THAT BUILDING SO WE WILL BE COORDINATING WITH THE CONTRACTOR. OUR REROOFING PROJECT IS ACTUALLY FOR ALL THREE BUILDINGS, THE BASALT TOWER, CONCESSION STAND AND THE MAIN BATHROOMS AND THEN ALSO THE BACK BATHROOMS. SINCE WE ARE DOING OUR BATHROOM REMODEL, WE HAVE TO WORK AROUND OUR CONTRACTOR DOING THAT PROJECT SINCE IT IS TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS. WE ARE GOING TO BE SCHEDULING A KICKOFF MEETING AND WORKING ON A SUBSTANTIAL SCHEDULE . IT WILL BE DONE, WE ARE ANTICIPATING IT TO BE DONE BY THE END OF SUMMER. THE PARK BASEBALL TOWERS, EVERYTHING ON THE INSIDE IS PRETTY MUCH BEEN DONE. WE ARE GOING TO STILL BE LOOKING AT GETTING SHUTTERS ON THE PURCHASE ORDER APPROVED.
THOUGH SHUTTERS WILL BE FABRICATED AND THEN WE WILL GET SOME HURRICANE SHUTTERS PUT ON THOSE WINDOWS UPSTAIRS. AND THE LAST PROJECT STILL PENDING IS THE PARK COURT RESURFACING .
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I'M SURPRISED NICK DID NOT HAVE THIS PART OF HIS UPDATE.NONETHELESS HE DID START THIS PROJECT THAT WEEK. WE ARE VERY EXCITED. AS WE HAVE BEEN MENTIONING, WE'VE ONLY SHUT DOWN THREE TENNIS COURTS AT A TIME AND ROTATE THROUGH. THAT WAY WE STILL HAVE COURTS AVAILABLE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND LEAKS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS?
>> I SOUGHT PINE TRAILS CONCESSION, THEY HAD A BARRIER AND GRILL OUT THERE, IS THAT A PERMANENT SOLUTIO OR IS THERE SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT SELECTED? NO VOICE --
>>. THAT CONCESSION IS DIFFERENT THAN TEAR MARKS CONCESSION. IT'S CERTIFIED FOR COOKING. THE PRESSURE SYSTEM.
TO BE ABLE TO COOK AND DO THOSE- THINGS, HE HAS TO WORK OUTSIDE OF HIS CONCESSION AREA WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT SAFE AND SECURE SO THAT WHEN HE'S COOKING THE KIDS ARE NOT
RUNNING INTO THE HOT STUFF. >> IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE IT
LOOK MORE POLISHED? >> YES, WE CAN WORK ON THAT AND LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE EXTERIORS. ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHAT IS THE PROJECTION FOR THAT AND THE PLANNING?
>> IT IS INTO OUR BUDGET, IT'S PART OF OUR PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. THE WAY WE DO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. OF COURSE EVERY YEAR IT IS LOOK THAT. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WAS APPROVED WITH IT BEING PROJECTED FOR NEXT YEAR AND THEN AS WE BEGIN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IT WILL GO THROUGH THE SAME APPROVAL PROCESS. THERE WOULD BE A DESIGN PHASE THAT WOULD FIRST HAVE TO TAKE PLACE FOR THAT PLAYGROUND AND THEN CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN. IF FUNDING IS APPROVED IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FOR OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE WOULD START THE DESIGN PHASE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 8 MONTHS AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WOULD BE ABLE TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER THAT. LIGHTING IS WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. LIGHTING FOR PINE TRAILS PLAYGROUND.
OH, TERRAMAR . >> THE BIG PLAYGROUND IN THE MIDDLE. I WAS OVER THERE THE OTHER NIGHT AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING. IT WAS JUST STREETLIGHTS, BUT TINY.
>> WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AT NIGHTTIME. YES, THAT AREA HAS THE WALKWAY LIGHTS AND PERIMETER WALKWAY LIGHTS.
THAT'S HOW IT HAS TYPICALLY BEEN .
>> VERY SERENE AND QUIET BUT THE SAFETY THERE.
>> WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR THAT. IS SOMETHING WE COULD PUT ON THE RADAR.
>> I WAS LATE FOR A BASKETBALL GAME AND THE KIDS WERE PLAYING PLAYGROUND LIGHTS RIGHT THERE ON OR OFF?
>> NO , I MEMBER LOOKING TO SEE WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE AND IT WAS THE TRADITIONAL BLACK DOMES. IT DID NOT GENERATE A
LOT OF LIGHT. >> WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
THANK YOU. >> COULD I ASK A QUESTION ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC. WAS THERE A VANDALISM SITUATION AT BRIDGE
PARK? >> THERE WAS. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS GRAFFITI DONE. A PRETTY GREAT MAGNITUDE ON THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE COVERED BRIDGE WALKWAY. THEY COORDINATED AND TOOK A REPORT . AND THEN YOU KNOW, WE MAKE SURE THAT WHENEVER THERE IS GRAFFITI, HOPEFULLY THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TIMES THIS HAPPENS RIGHT UNFORTUNATELY WHEN IT DOES, WE DO JUMP ON IT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING OF THE WRITING DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROFANITY OR APPROPRIATE VISUAL BODIES AND IF SO, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND COVER THAT RIGHT AWAY WHICH IS PAINT FOR A TEMPORARY BASIS. THIS WEEK WE SEND OUT THE DAY CREW TO GO OUT AND EVALUATE IT AND START LOOKING AT PAINTING IT. I WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE EARLIER TODAY AND I AM OFF ON MONDAYS. THEY WERE OUT THERE I KNOW TAKING A LOOK AT IT AND GETTING ON THE SCHEDULE TO GET IT PAINTED. IF
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THEY DID NOT START TODAY, THEY WILL BE STARTING SHORTLY.>> I TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, THE COMMENTS ON THE FACEBOOK POSTS WERE PROBABLY MORE CONCERNING THAN THE VANDALISM. SOME ILLEGAL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT THE BRIDGE FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING THERE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. IF IT'S 10% TRUE, IT IS
CONCERNING. >> WITHOUT A DOUBT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD PREVIOUS CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO COVER BRIDGE. A LOT MORE SO IN THE PAST BEFORE WE EVEN DEVELOPED IT AS A PARK AND ONLY HAD THE BRIDGE IN THE WALKWAY. IT'S AN OPEN PARK. WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS ACTUALLY DECREASE. NONETHELESS, IT IS ON THE RADAR. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE ANY RESIDENTS IF THEY SEE ANY ACTIVITY THAT IS CONCERNING THAT THEY CALL EITHER A PARK RANGER OR BSO SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE OUT THERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YES. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT CONTINUES TO STAY ON
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> NO MORE BUSINESS. COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF? OKAY. ANYMORE?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.