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>> I HAVE A QUESTION. THIS CONCERNS MOTORIZED BIKES AND SCOOTERS.
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SORRY. CHECK. MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND BIKES, THERE IS A BOARD THAT ANNOUNCED PENALTIES AND THERE IS ALSO STILL PRETTY PREVALENT USAGE AND MAYBE NOT AS PROBLEMATIC AS BEFORE, BUT STILL TO SOME DEGREE , BUT I'VE BEEN ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BY FOLKS WHO USE THE PARKS. THERE IS A DISCONNECT IN THAT WE HAVE SOME ADVERTISED MEANS OF ENFORCEMENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME , YOU WILL SEE FIVE, 10 AND NOT LIKE 20 OR 30 LIKE BEFORE, BUT STILL AN APPRECIABLE NUMBER.I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE MODEL WOULD BE. SHOULD THE RANGE BE MORE PROACTIVE? IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH? THINK IT HAS WORKED TO SOME DEGREE , BUT SUFFICIENT TO WHAT THE INTENDED
EFFECT IS , OR IS THERE FURTHER TRAJECTORY ON THAT ONE? >> THE CITY DID PASS AN ORDINANCE AND THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING THE SIGNS OUT IN THE PARKS AND SO FORTH, ESPECIALLY AT THE MAIN ENTRY POINTS. THEY CAN GO INTO THE PARKING AREA AND BE PARKED , BUT THEY CANNOT GO WITHIN THE SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE PARK. AS FAR AS THE PARK RANGERS AND ENFORCEMENT, WE DID HAVE OUR SENIOR PARK RANGER AT THE LAST MEETING , BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW ORDINANCE THAT JUST RECENTLY GOT ADOPTED BY COMMISSION. THEY ARE BEING PROACTIVE IN GOING THROUGH AND TALKING TO THEM. THEY STRUGGLE A COUPLE OF TIMES AS THEY APPROACH. THEY LEAVE AND NO THAT A PARK RANGER IS COMING AND MAYBE JUST RUN AWAY FROM THEM TYPE OF THING. WHAT WE DO IS ALSO ENCOURAGE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE PROACTIVE IN HELPING OUT IN THIS CASE, AS WELL AND DOING A LOT MORE EDUCATION , BUT NOW THE ENFORCEMENT IS TAKING PLACE. I DO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY ASKING YOU THESE QUESTIONS THAT IF THEY SEE THINGS LIKE THIS IN THE PARK, THEY CAN DO ONE OF TWO THINGS. THEY CAN CALL THE PARK RANGER PHONE NUMBER, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE OR THROUGHOUT THE PARKS OR THEY CAN CONTACT US DIRECTLY AND SAY THAT THERE'S A GROUP OF KIDS INSIDE OF THE PARK THAT I SEE OVER IN THIS AREA, THEN THEY CAN ALSO HELP FACILITATE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO THE PARK RANGER, BUT IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT CREATES AN ISSUE, PROBLEM OR SAFETY CONCERN, THEN THAT IS
WHEN THE FIRST PHONE CALL, BUT FOR MOST PURPOSES IT SHOULD BE. >> THANK YOU.
>> NO PROBLEM. >> WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I TAKE A
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[7. Approval of the Agenda]
MOTION. SECOND? FANTASTIC. ONTO NEW BUSINESS. PARKS AND RECREATION GENERAL UPDATES.[8. New Business]
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M FELICIA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. WE HAVE A FEW UPDATES FROM MYSELF AND IT IS OUR UPCOMING CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS. THE NEXT ONE IS
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TOMORROW, JULY 8TH, WHICH IS ALSO PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW. WE WILL BE RECEIVING A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART AND CELEBRATE WHAT PARKS AND RECREATION IS -- THE WORST. MY APOLOGIES. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS ALSO PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. IF YOU GO ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE A CALENDAR WITH A LIST OF DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JULY AND THEY ARE FREE, SO IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY IF THERE ARE DIFFERENT FITNESS CLASSES AND THE ONES LISTED, THOSE ARE THE DAYS THAT THEY ARE FREE. IF YOU SEE A YOGA CLASS ON TUESDAY NIGHT , THE EVENING CLASS IS FOR YOU. THERE IS PING-PONG, PICKLEBALL AND PLENTY OF DIFFERENT FREE RESOURCES AND ATLAS THE EVENTS IN JULY AND ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS IS ARE CLUES IN THE PARK. IT GETS POSTED ONCE A WEEK WITH DIFFERENT CLUES TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES TO GO OUT INTO THE PARKS AND EXPLORE WHILE SOLVING A FUN RIDDLE. ONCE THEY SUBMIT THERE, THEY SOLVE ALL OF THEM AND IT COULD BE THREE CONSISTENT WEEKS IN A ROW. THEY SUBMITTED IN THE EMAIL AND RECEIVE A PRIZE FOR THE FIRST FEW THAT SUBMIT COMPLETE ENTRIES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO SHARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL. AUGUST 13TH IS OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING , THEN WE HAVE SEPTEMBER 12, OUR INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET , THEN OUR NEXT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IS ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS. IT IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY HOLIDAY , SO IT IS PUSHED BACK TO LATER IN THE MONTH, THEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH STAFF UPDATES AND GIVING YOU A HEADS UP TODAY FOR ATHLETICS. RYAN IS NOT HERE TODAY, SO LESTER WILL BE GIVING HIS FIRST PRESENTATION TO PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD . WE AREGOING TO GET STARTED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS. >> AT EVENING. I AM YOUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR AND I WILL GO OVER THE PAST EVENTS FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. IN MAY, WE HAD TO BE AND WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP AND WE DID HAVE SOME INTERESTING WEATHER GOING AROUND . WE DID HAVE OUR SPONSORS HOME FOR DOGS AND WE DID HAVE AN INCREASE . WE HAD AT LEAST ONE ADOPTION, WHICH DID OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE EVENT WITH EIGHT APPLICATIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE EVENT , THEY FILL OUT APPLICATIONS AND ONCE THEY ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED, THEY CAN ADOPT THE DOG. THEY DID GET A LOT OF APPLICATIONS AT THAT EVENT.
MEMORIAL DAY, WE DID PUT IT INSIDE OF THE GYM , SO WE ENDED UP FROM HAVING 90 LAST YEAR TO 300 THIS YEAR , SO IT WAS A BIG JUMP. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK FOR THE GUESTS THAT ATTEND AND THEY LIKE THE SPEAKERS AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMED, SO IT WAS A NICE WAY TO TAKE A BREAK AND THINK ABOUT WHAT MEMORIAL DAY WAS FOR US. IN JUNE, EATS AND BEATS. WE HAD A BIG JUMP WITH GREAT WEATHER, SO 750 PEOPLE AND WE WERE STARTING TO HAVE PARTNERS COME OUT TO THE EVENT. PANTHERS, SOMETHING COORDINATED THAT MONTH WHERE THEY DID A FREE HOCKEY AT OUR GYM , SO A BUNCH OF KIDS THAT WANTED TO TRY HOCKEY, SO THEY WERE PROMOTING THAT, SO THAT WAS A NICE CONNECTION. FISHING DERBY WAS OUR FIRST ONE. I'M USED TO THE SALTWATER , SO I GOT TO WATCH THE KIDS PULL OUT THE BASSES AND EVERYTHING . THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE HAD 59 KIDS FISHING AND I DIDN'T COUNT HOW MANY FISH WERE CAUGHT. IT WAS A LOT. ARE MOVIES IN THE PARK, WE STAYED ABOUT THE SAME . IT WAS THE SANDLOT AND WE HAD A LOT OF THE BASEBALL TEAMS STAY AND COME OUT AND I COULD TELL, BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THEIR UNIFORMS AND I KNOW WE DID AT LEAST 300 BAGS OF POPCORN, SO IT WASN'T ONE PER KID, BUT AS MANY AS THEY WANTED. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE HAD A SPECIAL TREAT WITH OUR GROUNDBREAKING AND WE COUNTED ABOUT 80 PEOPLE. WE WERE ONLY EXPECTING 40 TO 50, SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE COMMITTED TO MAKING OUR COMMUNITY GREAT AND COME OUT AND CELEBRATE. THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE HAD THE EATS AND BEATS AND WE HAD A NICE TURNOUT OF 800 PEOPLE. AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS , THEY
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HAVE BEEN PROMOTING THE EATS AND BEATS ON THEIR WEBSITE, SO HOPEFULLY IT'S DRIVING MORE TRAFFIC TO THE EVENTS. WE ALSO HAD THE PANTHERS COME OUT, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE GAVE US A BUNCH OF BAGS. WE HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT INTERACTING AND WE HAVE BEEN PASSING OUT BAGS, FLAGS, HIGH-FIVES, T-SHIRTS . REALLY CELEBRATING WITH THE COMMUNITY, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE TURNOUT. WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING EVENTS, SO FISHING DERBY THIS SATURDAY. PLEASE TELL ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS WITH CHILDREN. WE WILL BE DOING SNOW CONES AND THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE DOING SNOW CONES. THEY WILL GET A LITTLE ENTRY AND WE ARE GIVING AWAY A REMOTE-CONTROLLED BOAT. WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE FUN AND IT WAS GIVEN TO US BY FELICIA.COME OUT, FISH AND WENT ABOUT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT. THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN. WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK AND WE HAVE INSIDE OUT TWO WITH BANNERS AND SPECIFIC TO THE TITLES AND SEE IF WE CAN DRAW ATTENTION TO KIDS. THE MEET YOUR SRO IS AN AMAZING TURNOUT GETTING READY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR , THEN FINISHING UP AUGUST WITH OUR FISHING DERBY. SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE OUR/BASH AND DOUBLED SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS ALREADY TO DATE , SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. PARKLAND IS BUSY WITH A LOT OF PERMITS. I MENTIONED THE TRIBE HOCKEY AND WE HAD A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR JOY WHO STARTED A NON-FOR PROFIT AND IT'S WOMEN HELPING WOMEN, SO THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. PARKLAND YOUTH SOFTBALL SUMMER TOURNAMENT WAS ALSO IN JUNE .
UPCOMING EVENTS , THE BAND IS HAVING A FAMILY PICNIC AND KICKBALL EVENT . THEY ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THEN THE PARKLAND ASSOCIATION STARTS BACK UP. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE BANNERS ARE WORKING AS INTENDED. MY SON DROVE BY AND HE SAID,
THEY ARE GOING TO PLAY INSIDE OUT. >> I LOVE HEARING THAT.
>> THANK YOU. PARK IMPROVEMENT UPDATE? >> A COUPLE MORE SECTIONS TO GO ON. BEFORE SHE STEPS DOWN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PUTTING THE EVENTS ON YOUR CALENDAR, SO SHE HAS BEEN BUSY SENDING OUT INVITES AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT THEM ALL AND ARE ABLE TO BE PART OF IT. AT LEAST BE ON YOUR CALENDAR YOU TO REMEMBER ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE. I DO THINK THAT FELICIA ENDED UP GIVING OUT AN UPDATE BETWEEN OUR LAST MEETING AND THIS MEETING AND I WANT TO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM YOU IF YOU THOUGHT IT WAS USEFUL AND SOMETHING WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE DOING.
>> I ENJOYED THE INVITES. AT FIRST, I WAS CONFUSED AND ABOUT WHY I WAS GETTING THEM. IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS DOING MYSELF, SO I APPRECIATE THE INVITE. IT MADE IT EASIER.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, PROGRAMS AND CLASSES.
>> MY NAME IS COREY AND I AM THE COORDINATOR I OVERSEE THE PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THAT TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE OF PARKS AND REC AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PARKLAND . I WILL SHARE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS GOING ON . OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS BEGIN JUNE 9TH FOR OUR CONTRACTORS, WHICH TAKES PLACE OUT OF THE BUILDING , THEN ALL OF OUR CITY PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE AT THE SCHOOLS, WHICH STARTED JUNE 16TH AND OUR SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN JUNE 9TH AND ARE A LITTLE LATER IN THE SUMMER, SINCE WE ARE PRIORITIZING SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, BUT THOSE ARE GOING WELL THIS SUMMER, AS WELL. AFTERCARE REGISTRAION IS AROUND THE CORNER, UNFORTUNATELY FOR THOSE OF US. WE ARE GETTING READY AND GEARING UP FOR AFTERCARE TO START AGAIN IN JUNE AND WE ARE OPENING UP REGISTRATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON JULY 23RD, HOWEVER WE ARE ALMOST FULL AND WE HAVE ABOUT 80 -- 81 RETURNERS ALREADY ENROLLED FOR NEXT YEAR'S
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AFTERCARE PROGRAM. THE KIDS NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES WAS A GAME TRUCK , WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR .WE HAD A LARGE TURNOUT FOR THAT . IN JUNE, WE DID A POTION AND SLIDE SLIME ACTIVITY , THEN WE ARE HOSTING THE ANIMAL SHOW IN OUR KIDS NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES ARE OUT OF THE BUILDING. WE HAVE KIDS DAY OFF, WHICH WAS JUNE 4TH AND THAT WAS AT COCONUT COVE WATER PARK , WHICH SOLD OUT, AS WELL AS THE JUNE 5TH MOVIE THEATER THAT WE ADDED VERY LAST MINUTE AND ALSO FILLED UP AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND POPULAR FOR THE COMMUNITY. ON TO OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS, THIS IS OUR PROGRAM OFFERED FREE TO SENIORS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN MAY, WE DID A PAINTING CLASS . THE BREAKFAST SOCIAL WE DO EVERY MONTH, CHAIR AEROBICS, ZUMBA AND AGELESS GRACE, WHICH IS BIWEEKLY, WHICH ARE ALL FOR EACH OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND . IN JUNE, WE TOOK A TRIP TO DO A CHORE AND THEY DID A FLORAL DESIGN CLASS , AS WELL AS A TECH CLASS. IN JULY, WE DID A MUSEUM TOUR. IN JULY, WE WILL BE DOING THE TOUR AND THE WOODEN SIGN CRAFT CLASS. THAT IS IT FOR OUR PROGRAMS UPDATE. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE THE NUMBERS BUT I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORICAL NUMBERS, BUT I COULD GET THOSE FOR YOU, AS WELL , TO SEE THE INCREASE OR PLATEAUING , BUT THEY ARE PRETTY WELL ATTENDED, ESPECIALLY TRIPS AND THEY GET
PRETTY FULL PRETTY QUICKLY. >> THE AFTERCARE PROGRAM , YOU HAVE AT LEAST 81 ?
>> OUR CAPACITY GOAL IS 100 AND IT IS A PROGRAM THAT WEEK WE WORK CLOSELY AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DECREASE THE NUMBERS BASED UPON STAFFING AND CAPACITIES IN THAT RESPECT . 100
IS OUR GOAL FOR THIS YEAR. >> LAST YEAR IT WAS? >> 100. RIGHT AROUND 100 AND WE
FLUCTUATE HERE AND THERE. ANYTHING ELSE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PIGGYBACK .
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT UPTAKE IN OUR SENIOR PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS , SO THAT'S WHEN IT REALLY SPIKED AND IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT SINCE. THE ONLY THING AS FAR AS NUMBERS IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ATTENDANCE FOR SOME OF THESE , THEY ARE LIMITED, SO THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY GIVE YOU YOUR FULL RANGE AND WHO REGISTERS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE THEY REGISTER IN THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR OF OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH IS HOW WE CAN MEASURE HOW MANY SENIORS ARE INTERESTED. LESS THAN 200 AND OVER 400. ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES AND TRIPS VARY FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 TO 100 IN CAPACITY. THEY CAN SHOW UP AND WE DO RECOMMEND TO REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME. OUR SPECIALIST GETS A SPONSOR TO HELP HOST THE MONTHLY BREAKFASTS , SO THOSE AVERAGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 50. THE AEROBICS AND ZUMBA ARE AROUND 25 AND 30 DEPENDING ON THE ROOM. THE TRIPS ARE BASED ON LOCATION , SO WE HAVE A 55
PASSENGER BUS. 50 FOUR OR 100 . >> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ATHLETICS, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND COMMENCE STAFF FOR DOING A FANTASTIC JOB ON THE KIDS DAY OFF PROGRAM. JUNE 5TH WAS LAST MINUTE AND IT TRULY WAS LAST-MINUTE . TYPICALLY, WE DO NOT DO THE KIDS DAY OFF PROGRAM IN SCHOOL ENDS AND BEFORE THE SUMMER CAMP STARTS, BUT SCHOOL ENDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND THERE WERE THOSE COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEY WERE HEARING THE FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS. WE NEED SOMETHING FOR ARCADES. THEY WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM AND OUR PROGRAM TO MEET
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THE NEED. THAT WAS A FANTASTIC JOB AND LIKE YOU SAID BOTH BOTH OF THOSE DAYS WERE SUCCESSFUL, SO THAT WAS GREAT WITH FEEDBACK AND WHAT STAFF WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER FOR THAT.>> YES, THANKS TO OUR NEW LEAD SPECIALIST WHO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO MEET ONE DAY. THANK YOU.
>> ATHLETICS? >> GOOD EVENING. I'M THE ATHLETICS PROGRAMMING SPECIALIST. OVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF OUR OF OUR YOUTH LEADS, ADULT LEADS AND OVERSEEING THE SCHEDULING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL THE FIELDS AND EVERYTHING FOR THE YOUTH LEAGUE , AS WELL AS ADULT LEAGUES, AS WELL. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ALL OF THE YOUTH SPORTS HAVE BEEN DOING FAIRLY WELL AND SOFTBALL , SO THEY DID SEE A DECREASE IN THREE PARTICIPANTS . OUR SOFTBALL LEAGUE DATA SEE AN UPTICK , WHICH LEFT THE PROGRAM WITH A NET INCREASE OF THREE ADDITIONAL GIRLS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR FOR LITTLE LEAGUE REC BASEBALL DID SEE A HUGE UPTICK IN THEIR NUMBERS FROM 313 TO 422. SOCCER SAW AN UPTICK IN THE NUMBERS GOING FROM 563 LAST YEAR TO 655 AND BASEBALL AGAIN SAW ANOTHER UPTICK IN WHICH THE PATIENT NUMBERS DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW PATHWAY WHERE BASICALLY A LOT OF KIDS WHO DIDN'T FIND WERE ABLE TO BUILD SKILLS AND DEVELOP A WAY TO BE ON THE TEAM IN THE FUTURE. THE ONE ACROSS OUR PROGRAM, THEY DID SEE A DROP OFF FROM 223 LESTER TO 122, HOWEVER THEY QUICKLY NOTICED AND ENDED UP OFFERING SEVERAL FULL SEASONS TO DRIVE NUMBERS OF GET IN FRONT OF THE PROBLEM, SO THEY CAN CATCH AND GET NUMBERS BACK UP FOR 2026 MOVING FORWARD AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE PROGRAM IN UPTICK IN 56 KIDS BETWEEN 2024 AND 2025 , THEN MOVING FORWARD TO THE ADULT SPORTS AND ALL OF THE ADULT SPORTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT. THE COED SOFTBALL LEAGUE AND ADULT MEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE HAVE MAXED OUT AND HAVE BEEN MAXED OUT THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AS MANY TIMES AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER THEM. ONE OF THE UPCOMING WEEKS WE HAVE IS THE TEAM KICKBALL LEAGUE, WHICH IS A SHORT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE OFFERING FOR TEENAGERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 2ND. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY AT NINE PARTICIPANTS AND THIS WAS A COUNT I HAD BEFORE WE DID A MARKETING PUSH BEFORE THE HOLIDAY , SO HOPEFULLY ONCE YOU GET THE UPDATE WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A FEW MORE PARTICIPANTS AND GET CREATIVE WITH RUNNING THE LEAGUE WITH A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WE DO HAVE . MOVING FORWARD, WE OFFER SEVERAL LEAGUES FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND THE USDA LEAGUE AS WELL AS OTHER WOMEN'S LEAGUES WE OFFER THAT PLAY DURING THE WEEK . WE DID SEE A DROP IN ONE WOMAN SLEEP LEAGUE , BECAUSE THEY DROP CLOSER TO WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE TEAM MEMBERS PLAY AT, WHICH LED TO A DROP IN PARTICIPANTS WITH THE REMOVAL OF THAT LEAGUE. AS FAR AS THE ADULT LESSONS, WE DID SEE AN UPTICK IN PARTICIPANTS FROM 119 TO 131 AND THE DROP-OFF IN LESSONS IS ALSO DUE TO THAT IN A FEW LESSONS THAT WE OFFER ENDED UP NOT BEING RUN, BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER DOING HOME GAMES AT OUR FACILITY. MOVING FORWARD TO FUTURE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP AND THINGS THAT HAVE CONCLUDED, WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE 12 CITY APPROVED TRAINERS THAT ARE DOING TRAINING AND OFFERING SERVICES. WE HAVE THREE MORE PENDING . OUR SPRING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SEASON HAS CONCLUDED . MOVING FORWARD, THEY DID OFFER FLORIDA SOFTBALL, WHICH THEY OFFER AT THE END OF THE SOFTBALL ACTIVITIES AND ACROSS ENDED UP OFFERING SUMMER CHALLENGE , WHICH WAS A HUGE EVENT AND THERE WERE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PARK AND THEY USE ALL OF THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS AND THE GREAT EVENT. THAT WE DID HOST WAS THE EVERGLADES PITCH , WHICH WAS 3B3 SOCCER TOURNAMENT AND HAD A GREAT TURNOUT -- NOT THREE, BUT FIELD NUMBER ONE AND EVERYTHING WENT GREAT ALL DAY FOR THAT PROGRAM, AS WELL. MOVING FORWARD TO A FEW PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON, AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LAYING DOWN NEW SOD ON PINE TRAILS FIELDS A THROUGH
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D, WHICH ARE THE BASEBALL FIELDS. AS WELL AS PINE TRAILS FOUR THROUGH NINE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND ALSO REDOING THE FENCING ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?>> THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS OR BASEBALL. THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS? THOSE GET RESTARTED EVERY YEAR DEPENDING HOW WORN DOWN THEY HAVE BEEN FROM ALL OF THE SPORTS WE HAVE DONE FOR THE
COURSE OF THE YEAR. >> A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS MENTIONING IS MORE PATCHES. AS THE WORN AREAS GET UTILIZED AND SO FORTH, CROWNING AND REDOING THE CENTER PLANE IS USUALLY WHERE THEY ARE STIRRING THE SUMMER TIME AND DURING THE SEASON AND SO FORTH WE TRY TO DO PATCHWORK IN THE GOALS, MIDDLE OF THE FIELD OR AREAS THAT ARE MORE WORN AND THIS IS THE TIME
OF THE YEAR THAT WE DO THAT MAINTENANCE. >> IT SEEMS THE BACK FIELDS A AND B ARE FREQUENTLY CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. I THINK THAT IS MAYBE A LITTLE LOW . IS THAT BY DESIGN OUR GRASS FIELD NATURE OF THE BEAST GIVING HOW IT GETS USED FOR BAIL VARIOUS
TEAMS. IT IS A HIGH NUMBER AND NOT HOW OFTEN THEY ARE CLOSED. >> 40% BEING CLOSED.
>> I WILL SHARE A MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THAT WE DO HAVE, SO TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAVE REALLY IMPLEMENTED THIS MAINTENANCE AND DOWNTIME ON OUR FIELDS, WHICH IS REALLY MISSING WHAT IS NEEDED, WHICH IS MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS BECAUSE OF THE WEAR AND TEAR GOING FROM ONE SPORT TO THE NEXT. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR LEAGUE OVER PLANNING, PREPARING AND COORDINATING WITH THEM OF THEIR DOWNTIMES AND SO FORTH TO TRY TO FIND THAT HAPPY MEDIUM . SOME ARE CLOSED AND OTHERS WILL REOPEN AND SO FORTH. WHEN WE REDID, THAT REALLY DRASTICALLY HELPED US OUT, BECAUSE THOSE ARE CIAL AND CAN BE PLAYED ON YEAR-ROUND AND WE DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT DOWNTIMES. SOMETIMES THE FIELDS , YOU WILL ALSO SEE IT. IT'S NOT MUCH MAINTENANCE PER SE GOING ON , BUT AFTER THE BEATING AND SO FORTH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REST A LITTLE BIT AND LET THE GROWTH SPURTS COME BACK A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE PLAY ON IT AGAIN. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN GOING THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND YOU WILL SEE HOW IT IS AN ANNUAL CALENDAR PLAYED OUT. IT IS A MOVING TARGET , ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER TIME WITH THE RAINY SEASON . SOMETIMES THE FARMS GET TOO MUCH RAIN, AND THEY CAN CUT. WE WILL HAVE A PLACE TO ENCLOSE THE FIELD, BECAUSE WE NEED TO RE-SOD AND IF WE CAN'T GET IT, AND MAY SIT FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET IT DELIVERED HERE.
>> IT IS MORE SO FROM ANECDOTAL POINT OF VIEW THAT FREQUENTLY IT WILL BE USED BY THIS CLUB OR THAT ORGANIZED GROUP AND THEY ARE CLOSED THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME AND OFTEN ENOUGH .
>> SURE. WE WILL GO THROUGH IT. >> HAD ANOTHER QUESTION, TOO. FIRST, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. IT IS MORE PHILOSOPHICAL AND IT MAY COME FROM A POSITION OF IGNORANCE, BUT THE NUMBERS GO UP, DOWN AND GENERALLY GOING UP ACROSS SPORTS, HAVE MANY FAMILIARITY WITH THE SOCCER PART OF IT. IT WAS GREAT TO WHAT EXTENT AND IS THERE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CITIES ARE EXPECT IT TO DO , IT GROWS IRRESPONSIBLY . HAVE YOU TALKED WITH THE LEAGUES OR INTERACTION OR WHAT TARGET NUMBER TO BE AT? EITHER COOPERATION OR YOUR SUGGESTION PRETTY
>> YOU BRING UP REALLY GOOD POINTS. >> THEY ARE GROWING AND THEY
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WANTED MORE FIELD SPACE. MAYBE THEY GOT SOME CREATIVE IDEAS AND THEY TRIED TO SIT WITH US ON IN DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THE TRAVEL PROGRAMS DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW. AND WE DO WERE SEEMINGLY ROUTINELY SIT WITH THEM. IF YOU ARE ASKING MORE FIELD SPACE YOU MAY BE GOOD FIELD SPACE TWO OR THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR WHERE PROGRAMS ARE SUBSIDING. IF THEY GO TOO MUCH , WE GO THROUGH OUR REC PROGRAMS USING THE FIELDS, THEY HAVE THAT EXTRA FIELD SPACE. WE DO TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AND TO SPREAD OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO AND WECAN'T COMMIT TO A YEAR-ROUND. THEY ALL KNOW THAT. >> WE DO HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON
PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL. >> TO YOUR POINT, IN OUR SPORTS POLICY AS YOU ARE AWARE OF, THERE IS A PERCENTAGE SPACE REQUIRED. AND THE PROGRAM THAT WE SET FOR THEM, BUT THEIR TOTAL REGISTRATION AND MEETING RESIDENT SHE RESIDENCY THRESHOLDS.
>> MOVING FORWARD TO PARK IMPROVEMENT UPDATES? WONDERFUL. >> NOT THAT PROGRAMS AREN'T FUN.
>> LOOK AT THAT. YOU ARE ON IT. >> SENIOR OPERATION SERVICES AND PROJECTS. DANIEL, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAD OUR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY AND I SAW SO MANY OF YOUR FACES OUT THERE, SO THAT WAS FANTASTIC. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS PROCESS FOR SO LONG TO BE OUT THERE AND SEE IT COME THROUGH FOR RATION AND IT'S JUST ASK EXCITING FOR YOU AS IT IS FOR US. THE NOTICE WAS ISSUED AND THE SITES HAVE BEEN CLEARED. WE SAW THAT. WE ARE LOOKING AT AN APPROXIMATE 19 MONTH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE , WHICH WILL TAKE US TO NOVEMBER OF 2026 BEFORE WE ARE ABLE TO GO BACK INTO THE RIBBON CUTTING. JUST WANT TO SHARE AND I KNOW I SENT OUT THE LINK TO YOU ALL'S EMAIL AND AMAZING PHOTOS AS THE DOG MENTIONED. YOU CAN SEE IT'S VERY WELL ATTENDED. LOOK AT THE TOP LEFT PICTURE OF THOSE GREAT LOOKING FOLKS AND THE ADVISORY MEMBERS. HAVE THE KIDS BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND THROW SOME SENSE? IT WAS A FUN DAY OVERALL.
THE NEXT PICTURES THAT I WANT TO SHOW, YOU GET A TIME-LAPSE . THIS IS WHAT THE SITE LOOKED LIKE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A PHOTO FROM AUGUST 2024, BUT IT PRETTY MUCH LOOKED LIKE THAT ALL OVER THROUGH APRIL OF THIS YEAR. WE FAST-FORWARD AND THEY START CLEARING THE SITE WITH A DRONE PHOTO FROM MAY 15, 2025. TWO WEEKS LATER, THEY HAVE THE SITE CLEARED. WOW. THIS IS OUR MOST RECENT DRONE PHOTO AND WE TAKE ONE ABOUT ONCE A MONTH , SO I WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU EVERY SO OFTEN AND YOU SEE HOW THE PARK IS PROGRESSING OVER TIME. VERY EXCITING STUFF.
>> WE TALK ABOUT THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING AND THE NATURE PLAY AREA WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH
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ACTUAL NATURAL WOOD PIECES THAT DETERIORATED OVERTIME SINCE ITS OPENING. WHEN WE REPLACE IT, WE WILL REPLACE IT WITH ACTUAL PLAYGROUND PIECES THAT HAVE THAT WOODEN LOOK AND STRUCTURE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO AND THE DESIGN IS FINALIZED. ACTUALLY ON SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW'S COMMISSION MEETING FOR APPROVAL FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH SWITCHING OUT THE AREA. WITH PARKING, WE ARE AT 90% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND ANTICIPATING 100% BY THE END OF THE MONTH. PART OF THIS PROJECT THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU WHICH YOU ARE A WHERE AWARE, TOO, THEY WILL BE DOING A GOOD COMMUNICATION PLAN . IF YOU WEREN'T AWARE, LOCKS ROAD IS EXPANDING SLIGHTLY AND PUTTING IN BIKE LANES , SO WHAT DOES THAT DO AND HOW DOES THAT IMPACT OUR PARK? AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PARKING, IT'S PART OF THE REASON WE ARE DOING THIS PROJECT. THEY ALL PARK ON BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHORTLY. THIS WILL BE OUT IN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 WEEKS OR MAYBE SOONER AND LIMBO AND CONVERSATIONS ON THAT. THEY ARE GOING TO START WITH THE ROUNDABOUT AREAS , SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PARK WHEN WE START THIS PROJECT , BUT SO YOU ARE AWARE AND PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO PEOPLE WHO UTILIZE IT , THERE WILL BE CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA ALONG HILLSBORO. NOT LOCKS ROAD. I MEANT HILLSBORO. WE WILL GET THAT UPDATED. ALONG HILLSBORO, THERE WILL BE CONSTRUCTION AS THEY'RE GOING TO AND FROM, SO GIVE THEM EXTRA TIME TO GET TO THE PARK AND GET SITUATED. OUR OTHER ONGOING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDE LIBERTY PARK AND THE RESTROOM REMODEL THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE THIS SUMMER. WE ARE AWAITING FINAL INSPECTION AND ONCE THAT GETS DONE, WE WILL WALK THROUGH ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NEEDED AND RESTROOMS ARE OPENED. IT IS THAT VOLCANOES SIDE THAT WE CALLED IT. IT WAS RIPPING AWAY AND THE KIDS WERE PICKING AT IT AND THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP WAS DIFFICULT. WE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE SURFACE ALTOGETHER, SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND NOW IT IS ARTIFICIAL TURF ON THE VOLCANO HILL SLIDE. WE ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND EXPECTING THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, SO WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT. TERRAMAR PARK BASEBALL COURT FENCE REPLACEMENT, IT IS UNDERWAY AND STARTED LAST WEEK AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO HAVE IT DONE BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE PAINTING OF OUR VARIOUS FACILITIES , PRETTY MUCH ALL FACILITIES ARE DONE. THEY ARE DOING THE FINAL FINISHES FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FIRE STATION 42 BUILDING. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DELAY, BECAUSE WE ARE LETTING THE ROOF PROJECT FINISH FIRST AND WE COME BACK AND PAINT ALL OF THE TRIMMING IN THE AREAS. WE ARE NOT PAINTING THE BRICKS OR WHEREVER YOU SEE THE BRICK ON THE MOVE BUILDING. IT IS A PAINTED GRAY AREA THAT WILL CHANGE IN THAT COLOR WILL CHANGE TO MATCH THE COLOR OF THE ROOF BETTER. PINE TRAILS PARK PLAYGROUND . AN INITIAL APPEARANCE OR SAFETY CONCERNS WE WERE HAVING AND THEY WERE DONE AND COMPLETED. THE ADDITIONAL PIECES THAT WE NEED TO BUY AND GET INSTALLED IS FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL TOMORROW, AS WELL. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A LEAD TIME ON THAT AND THE PLAYGROUND IS OPEN AND APPEARED AND SAFE TO PLAY ON AT THIS POINT, BUT WE WILL BE ONCE THOSE PIECES GET IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND BE GOING WITH THE NEW PROJECT FOR PLATFORMS, PLAY PANELS AND NOTHING CHANGING ON THE DESIGN OR LOOK ON THE PLAYGROUND, BUT TAKING PLACES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. PINE TRAILS AND TERRAMAR PARK, REPLACEMENT OF BENCHES AND PICNIC TABLES. WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE RECEIVED THEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER AND ARE BEING PLACED ON THE PARKS. BY THE END OF THE MONTH, THEY SHOULD ALL BE PLACED. OUR LAST PROJECT IS OUR TERRAMAR PARK BACK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT PROJECTS. THE DESIGN HAS BEEN FINALIZED AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST MEETING. WE DID TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN FORWARD AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING BRINGING PARK FOR APPROVAL AUGUST AND THIS IS A REALLY COOL PLAYGROUND THAT[00:40:02]
FELICIA HAS BEEN WORKING DEAR AND CLOSELY TO THIS ONE . MATTER OF FACT, TAKING HER OWN CHILDREN UP TO A PLAYGROUND IN ANOTHER CITY THAT HAS A SIMILAR STRUCTURE TO SEE IF THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE ENJOYABLE, INTERACTIVE OR CHALLENGING ENOUGH AND SO WORTH. IT CAME BACK VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THE PLAYGROUND WAS HIGHLY USED WITH A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND OWNED TWO CHILDREN WHO LEFT IT, AS WELL AND WE ARE MOVING CONFIDENT FORWARD WITH THIS DESIGN AND IT WILL STAY AS IS . THERE ARE CURRENTLY SWINGS THERE, AS WELL. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYGROUND, THEN THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT PICTURES YOU CAN SEE WITH THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THE KIDS COULD DO. THERE ARE AREAS THAT WILL STAY IN PLACE TO ALLOW THE TRANSITION FOR A.D.A. COMPLIANCE AND THE REST WILL STAY AS MULCH,AS WELL. >> QUESTION ON THAT. THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN'T PERFECT HE REPRESENTED. IS THAT BEEN AFFECTED OR DISRUPTED AT ALL? TURN YOUR MIC ON. THIS IS USING THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT AND THERE IS A HUGE TREE IN THE MIDDLE WITH A GAP THAT REFLECTS THE TREE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE SWINGS ON THE SIDE . THERE ARE SWINGS THERE AND ANOTHER SIDE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE INCREASED NUMBER OF SWINGS ON ONE SIDE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE SAME NUMBER , BUT ACCOMMODATE IN ONE LOCATION RATHER THAN WHAT IT'S REPRESENTING . THE BIG EMPTY SPACE IN BETWEEN IS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE BIG TREE IS CURRENTLY RESIDING.
>> THAT AREA IS REALLY NICE . >> THE CANOPY THE TREES GET IS GORGEOUS.
>> WOULD LOVE THAT. IT WILL STAY AND YOU ARE NOT GETTING RID OF THAT CANOPY.
>> I HAD ANOTHER RELATED QUESTION ON THE SURROUNDING TREES. THIS IS MORE THE THREE ACRE WATER PARK WOULD PARK AND I NOTICED A LOT OF BINDS, WHICH YOU MAY EXPECT. THAT CAN BECOME A PROBLEM FOR THE EXISTING TREES IN PARTICULAR . IS THERE A MAINTENANCE ROUTINE THE LARGER
TREES ARE SUBJECT TO? IS IT TAKING COURSE ? >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SIX ACRE? THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE . THE NATURE PRESERVE AREAS AND THERE IS LITTLE MAINTENANCE DONE ON A ROUTINE BASIS TYPE OF THING AND THEY DO GO THROUGH IN FREQUENT AND FROM TIME TO TIME AND THERE IS A NEED AND YOU SEE IT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THAT IS THE TIME THAT WE DO. I THINK THERE WERE A COUPLE OF PINE TREES AS YOU GO INTO SIX ACRE AND IT IT AWAY AND BECAME OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN, SO WE DID HAVE TO REMOVE THOSE.
>> YOU WANTED TO SHOW THIS VIDEO? >> I WILL SHOW YOU THE VIDEO
FIRST JUST SO YOU CAN SEE MORE. THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS DOING. >>
>> WE WOULD NOT BE HAVING THAT TOWER DUE TO THE TREES. >>
>> A LOT OF SPACE TO PLAY TAG. >> I LIKE HOW HIGH IT IS AND THERE ARE SOME OF THE PLACES TO
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CLIMB. >> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO CLIMB.
>> THE STUFF YOU CAN DO PRETTY >> I LIKE GOING ON THE SLIDE, TOO.
>> IT GIVES US GOOD EXERCISE. >> SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S UTILIZED. I KNOW THAT THESE DESIGNS DON'T NECESSARILY SHOW HOW THEY ARE USED. IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE TRADITIONAL PLAY SYSTEM. A LOT OF TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS FUNNEL KIDS THROUGH ROUTES. THERE'S A LADDER , RAMP AND SLIDE. IT ALLOWS KIDS TO USE CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION, BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A SINGULAR ROUTE . IT CAN GO ABOVE, BEYOND AND UNDERNEATH AND A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK AND TAG. THERE'S NOT JUST ONE OPTION. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THAT UNIQUE FEATURE IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OPTIONS OF AREAS , SO YOU CAN GO TO LIBERTY. ANOTHER SET OF NEEDS. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT A.D.A. ACCESSIBLE MEANS JUST WHEELCHAIR RAMPS, BUT IT DOESN'T. IT'S ALLOWING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS . IT IS TRANSFER PORTS. THEY CAN TRANSPORT TO ONE AREA AND THEY ARE ABLE TO CRAWL AND PULL THEMSELVES AND IT'S FASCINATING SO IT GIVES YOU THE OPTION BESIDES A RAMP , BECAUSE OF ROPES AND RAILINGS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN HOLD ONTO. IT TRULY IS INCLUSIVE , BECAUSE ALL KIDS CAN DO THE SAME PLAY. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> IS THERE ANY GRANT OR INCENTIVE FOR PROVIDING THOSE FACILITIES?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK . >> IT SOUNDED SO CORNY. >> ANYTIME WE CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANT, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH SHARING FINANCE, SO WE LET HER KNOW. SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB OF FINDING AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR , APPLY. THERE IS ONE? GO, CHRISTINE.
>> YOU ARE DOING SO GREAT WITH THE PRESENTATION. NONETHELESS, YES. OUR TERRAMAR PLAYGROUND AS PART OF A FLORIDA RECREATION DESIGN SERVICES AND SO FORTH, SO THERE WILL BE FUNDING . THAT GRANT IS INCLUSIVE OF DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, BUT THE MAJORITY IS FOR THIS PLAYGROUND.
IT'S NOT 100%, BUT THERE IS GRANT FUNDING FOR IT. PLAYGROUNDS, TRAILS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND A LOT OF WHAT THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR. IF IT GETS FUNDED. CONTINUES TO GET
FUNDED. >> PARKLAND DATE DATE 2016. >> YES, PARKLAND DAY.
>> YES, OUR ARBORIST REVIEWED THE PLANS AS IT WAS GOING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PHASES WE SHARED WITH YOU, AS WELL AND PUT TOGETHER A FANTASTIC LANDSCAPING PLAN, SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE TREES, SHRUBS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF ONTO THE MAGNITUDE YOU SAW THERE. A LOT OF THE AREA WAS INVASIVE, AS WELL. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE REPLANTING ANY OF THE EXOTICS . WE WILL MAKE SURE IT'S ALL NATURE AND SUITABLE . THERE IS A LANDSCAPE PLAN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. IT IS LIKE ONE OR TWO.
>> NEXT UP, 2026, SO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE KNOW THAT WE DO THINGS FOR
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PARKLAND DATE TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN AND NEXT YEAR IS AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID , PARKLAND WOULD LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF IT AND INCORPORATE THAT THEME , SO ADELE IS NOW GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT AND THEY SHOULDBE INCLUDED. >> WE HAVE 10 THINGS FOR YOU TO REVIEW AND GO ON. THAT IS TO HELP GUIDE OUR PARKLAND DAY PARADE AND WE HAD THEM LISTED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER . UNITED WE CELEBRATE STAR STRIPES AND SUNSHINE, STAR , STRIPES AND PARKLAND PRIDE. ONE NATION, ONE PARKLAND. RED, WHITE AND TRUE. PARKLAND'S PARADE OF PATRIOTISM . LAND THAT WE LOVE AND SPIRIT OF AMERICA , HOME OF THE BRAVE AND LIBERTY LIVES ON. ALL OF THESE THEMES WILL INCORPORATE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE , THEN THE CULTURE OF PARKLAND , BUT ALL OF THEM HAVE A TWIST. IF YOU
WANT TO READ THE DESCRIPTIONS, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> WE HAVE A LIST OF THOSE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE US TO COME UP WITH THREE? >> IN THE PAST, WE ASKED IF YOU WOULD SELECT ONE, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF OPTIONS AND YOU NARROWED IT DOWN TO THREE AND GVE IT TO STAFF. WE ARE OKAY WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD, SO IF YOU WANT TO SELECT TODAY OR NARROW DOWN TO THREE , EITHER ONE.
>> NUMBER TWO. >> STAR, STRIPES AND SUNSHINE, CELEBRATING FREEDOM UNDER THE FLORIDA SUN. JOIN PARKLAND AS WE HONOR 250 YEARS OF THE USA WITH A VIBRANT PARADE FILLED WITH
FUN, FAMILY WITH THE FLORIDA FLARE. >> I THINK ADDING IN THE GREATEST STATE'S BIRTHDAY. I LIKE NUMBER TWO A LOT.
>> WITH STARS, STRIPES AND PARKLAND SUNSHINE BE A CONSIDERATION?
>> THE SUNSHINE IN THE TITLE WAS TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE FLORIDIAN FLARE TO MAKE IT CLEAR
. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION? >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
FOR TO BE STARS, STRIPES AND SUNSHINE. >> SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR?
AGAINST? IT'S UNANIMOUS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE OLD
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BUSINESS, AED IN PARKS. WE HAVE DANIEL TO GIVE A REVIEW OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF AEDS.>> GREAT COUPLE OF MEETINGS ABOUT AEDS HERE IN PARKLAND AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND WORK BY STAFF, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY , WE CAME UP WITH A NUMBER OF IDEAS WHERE WE SHOULD BE ADDING AEDS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY, BUT AT EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT , SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY ARE THERE AND POTENTIALLY LEARN HOW TO USE THEM , BUT THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERRAMAR, PAIN TRAILS . WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A ONE . NEAR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS , PINE TRAIL , WE THINK WE SHOULD ADD BATHROOMS TO FILL THREE AND FOUR. WONDER THE BATHROOM AT FIELD EIGHT, THEN WE THINK WE SHOULD ADD ONE OR THERE SHOULD BE ONE IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING, BATHROOM BUILDING AND MOUNTED BY THE PAVILION OR NEAR THE BASKETBALL COURTS , BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN PLANNING AND WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PUT THAT IN PLACE. WE DID SUGGEST THAT WE ADD TWO CABINETS , STOP THE BLEED KIT AND YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, ADEQUATE SIGNAGE AND INVEST IN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE LEAGUES AND THOSE WHO USE FIELDS IN OUR COURTS AND MORE REGULAR BASIS, BECAUSE IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THEM THERE . IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEM, IT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC. I FORGOT TO SEND IT EARLIER TODAY, BUT I WAS AT A COMMUNITY RECENTLY. ABOVE THE AED, IT MOUNTED. IF YOU USE THIS, YOU HAVE TO COMMENT ON ONE AND HERE'S THE ADDRESS. I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AND I SENT YOU A PHOTO, SO YOU CAN SEE IT AND I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE VALUABLE TO ADD. OUR SUGGESTION IS NOT TO BUILD STANDALONE TOWERS , BUT WE SHOULD ATTACH THEM TO THE BUILDINGS FOR BETTER AND FASTER SOLUTION . ANY QUESTIONS? THE INTENT IS TO RECOMMEND THIS TO THE COMMISSION, SO THAT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO OR WHERE THEY WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I MOVED TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOTION TO ACCEPT AS PRESENTED.
>> SECONDED. >> ALL IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS. WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM
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STAFF. IS THERE ANYWAY WE CAN REVISIT THE PARKLAND THEME? I WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT. I GET WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO WITH THROWING PARKLAND INTO IT, BUT IT'S A LOT OF PARKLAND WHEN YOU PUT IT ON A SHIRT. IT WILL BE PARKLAND A , THEN STARS, STRIPES AND PARKLAND SUNSHINE. YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF TIMES PER THE MARKETING BRAIN IN ME IS LIKE, WHAT OF PARKLAND . IF YOU HAVE PARKLAND , STARS, STRIPES AND SUNSHINE, YOU ARE ALREADY INCORPORATING PARKLAND. I JUST WANT TO THROW IT OUT THERE FOR EVERYBODY. I'M HAPPY TO BE QUIET OTHERWISE.>> GREAT SUGGESTION. >> JUST A THOUGHT. >> RATHER THAN STARS, STRIPES AND PARKLAND SUNSHINE, CHANGE IT TO PARKLAND DAY, STARS CONSTRUCTS AND SUNSHINE.
>> I THINK IT FLOWS NICELY. >> PARKLAND DAY WOULD BE ON A SHIRT. IT WOULD SAY PARKLAND DAY
OR THE THEME, THEN BE INCORPORATED INTO IT. >> WITH THAT SAID, CAN WE AGREE THAT WE WILL GO WITH THE INITIAL PRESENTATION THAT WAS STARS, STRIPES AND SUNSHINE? CAN WE
AGREE AND MAKE A MOTION? YES? >> SORRY. I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE PARKLAND DAVE FURST. >> FIRST .
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>> I'LL SECOND. >> WE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? >> THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, WE MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> NO MORE COMMENTS FROM STAFF?
>> ALL I WAS GOING TO SAY IS I THINK THE BOARD AND SUBCOMMITTEE THAT TOOK THE TIME, WE MET TWO TIMES OUTSIDE OF COMING IN, COMING TOGETHER AND REGROUPING , LIKE YOU SAID, DOING RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AND BRINGING THINGS BACK TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION HERE, I THINK IT WAS THOROUGHLY VETTED . HE SEEMED TO BE ON BOARD AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR NEXT STEPS WOULD BE LIKE YOU SAID , SEEING BUDGET EARLY WISE WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO FALL WITH ALL OF THAT AND I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WHERE WE LAND WITH THAT.
APPRECIATE IT FOR YOU DOING THAT AND TAKING THE TIME. THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. I DON'T THINK WE REPLIED TO YOU WHEN WE ASKED IF IT WAS OKAY FOR THE REMINDER THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP SENDING OUT. I APPRECIATE IT AND IT'S OKAY FOR ME, SO CONTINUE.
I USE IT TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING AND IT HELPS IF I MISS SOMETHING .
>> VERY HELPFUL. >> NO PROBLEM. >> THANK YOU.
>> AGREE. >> I BELIEVE WE HAD A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND WE AGREED, SO WE ARE
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