[7. Approval of the Agenda]
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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.
[8. New Business]
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. FELICIA TRAINER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
SO WE JUST HAVE A FEW QUICK UPDATES.
OUR NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 14TH, 6:00 P.M. HERE IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS. AS WELL AS FEBRUARY 4TH AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS. AND OUR NEXT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IS MARCH 2ND, SO PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
AND WHILE WE WILL HAVE AN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THIS DATE, I JUST WANTED TO DO A BIG SAVE THE DATE FOR PARKLAND DAY.
AS YOU KNOW, SIT A BIG CELEBRATION OF OUR CITY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
SPECIFICALLY IN THE MORNING WE DO HAVE OUR PARADE FESTIVITIES, WHICH WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH JUDGING ALL OF THE PARADE ENTRIES. SO IF YOU COULD JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A NOTE OF THAT AND MORE DETAILS WILL BE TO FOLLOW.
AND THEN WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO -- OUR THEME IS STARS, STRIPES AND SUNSHINE.
SO GET READY TO CELEBRATE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE IN PARKLAND.
>> ALL RIGHT. ADELE, SPECIAL EMPBTS COORDINATOR. WE'LL GO OVER OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. SO, IN NOVEMBER WE HAD A FULL CALENDAR. WE KICKED OFF THE FARMER'S MARKET, NOVEMBER 2ND. WE HAVE BEEN REALLY SEEING AMAZING NUMBERS. LIKE LAST YEAR WE HAD 5,930.
AND THEN THIS YEAR WE SAW 7,925. WE GET THAT NUMBER BY THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT COME IN AND THEN TIMES IT BY 2.5.
SO, THAT'S A COMMON QUESTION. VETERANS DAY WAS A REALLY NICE CEREMONY. WE HAD GREAT WEATHER.
WE SAW JUST A FEW EXTRA PEOPLE, BUT WE DID GO UP WITH AN EXTRA SPONSOR THIS YEAR.
HAYRIDE AND BONFIRE IS WHERE WE SAW OUR GREATEST GROWTH IN NOVEMBER. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD 1,100 AND THEN THIS YEAR WE HAD 2,500. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE INCREASED OUR TICKET SALES. AND WE KNEW WE COULD HANDLE THAT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. SO, WE CHOSE TO DO THAT.
WE HAD FOUR SPONSORS, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR.
AND IF YOU DIDN'T COME OUT, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO COME OUT. THE BONFIRE IS -- I DON'T KNOW, I SAY ABOUT EVERY EVENT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
THEY'RE ALL MY FAVORITE. I JUST CAN'T HELP IT.
AND THEN THE FARMER'S MARKET, NOVEMBER 16TH, WE WENT FROM 5,250 TO 8,408.
THAT WAS OUR PET EXPO. AND WE HAD DOGS WEARING
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COSTUMES AND WINGS AND RIDING SKATEBOARDS.AND IT WAS THE CUTEST THING. WE WENT UP TO 11 SPONSORS, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY CAPPED OUT NOW.
WE HAVE 14 SPONSORS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.
IN DECEMBER, WE SAW AGAIN SOME REALLY GREAT GROWTH.
WE HAD 4,800 LAST YEAR AND WE JUMPED TO 7,420.
LIGHT UP THE PARK WE DID HAVE A JUMP IN THE ATTENDANCE.
IT IS KIND OF HARD, BUT WE HAD 225 PERFORMERS.
SO THAT'S A NEW NUMBER. I WANT TO START RECORDING ON HOW MANY OF THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY WE GET TO PERFORM.
SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR ME. AND WE WENT FROM NINE SPONSORS TO 12 SPONSORS. SNOW FEST WE WENT UP FROM 700 TICKETS TO 900, SO WE SAW A JUMP IN OUR GENERAL ATTENDANCE AS WELL.
WE DID HAVE AN EXTRA SPONSOR, BUT THE EVENT ITSELF WAS AMAZING.
WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK AND INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WE CLOSED OUT THE YEAR WITH OUR LAST FARMER'S MARKET ON DECEMBER 21ST. AND WE WENT FROM 4,700 TO 6,927.
SO, IT WAS A HOT DAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS VERY HOT FOR DECEMBER. BUT THEY STILL CAME OUT BUYING ALL OF THEIR SPECIALTY FOODS, BRINGING OUT THEIR FAMILY AND SHOWING THEIR PRIDE IN PARKLAND.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY NICE WAY TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR.
WE ALSO DID OUR JUDGING OF THE LIGHTS.
AND WE DO HAVE -- LET ME SEE. I DO HAVE OUR WINNERS.
WHICH WE DID GET TO ANNOUNCE AT THE SNOW FEST.
AND SO HOTTER WAS FOR THE MOST CREATIVE AND YOU SEE THAT IN THE CENTER WITH ALL OF THEIR SWIRLS.
IT HAD A CINDERELLA THEME. THEY CAME OUT WITH HOT CHOCOLATE. ACTUALLY I CAME BACK VERY FULL. I REALLY RECOMMEND YOU GO ON THIS IF YOU LIKE SWEETS.
WE WERE GIVEN CANDY CANES, COOKIES.
SOMEONE HAD A S'MORE'S STATION AND WE EVEN GOT HOT CHOCOLATE.
AND THEN THE STAR HOONIES, I DON'T THINK I'M PRONOUNCING THAT RIGHT, HAD THE MOST LIGHTS. THAT'S A PICTURE OF US IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. IT WAS SUPER BRIGHT.
WE CAME AROUND THE CORNER. WE KNEW EXACTLY WHICH HOUSE WE WERE JUDGING. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, AND IT'S REALLY FUN JUST TO GO INSIDE.
WE TOOK THE LONG WAY OUT EVERY TIME JUST SO WE COULD SEE EVERYBODY'S HOUSES AND DECORATIONS.
WE HAVE UPCOMING EVENTS. SO WE HAVE OUR -- WE HAD OUR FARMER'S MARKET HEALTH AND WELLNESS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE SAW ABOUT 7,200 PEOPLE YESTERDAY. WE DID THREE ACTIVATIONS, SO WE HAD TWO YOGA CLASSES AND BAPTIST BROUGHT OUT A BICYCLE THAT YOU HAVE TO PEDAL TO MAKE A SMOOTHIE.
AND THINK EY HAD A LINE OF PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN SMOOTHIES THE ENTIRE TIME. THEY ARE A PREMIER SPONSOR FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, SO IT WAS GREAT TO GET THEIR FACE -- GET THEM OUT THERE. THEY GET TO SEE THE IMPACT THEY'RE HAVING ON OUR COMMUNITY.
FAMILY FUN FEST, IF YOU HAVEN'T DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD, THEY ARE ALREADY SETTING UP. THE COLORS, IT'S SPECTACULAR.
MY PHONE IS RINGING OFF THE HOOK FOR SPONSORSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE AND FOR TICKET SALES.
SO AGAIN, I'M STILL MY FIRST YEAR, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE TURNOUT OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE OUR OTHER FARMER'S MARKET BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO. WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR OUR SPECIALTY VENDORS. TRIBUTE TO MLK IS COMING ALONG NICELY. I UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT BRING THE LINEUP TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU, BUT WE DO HAVE -- I KNOW WE HAVE A YOUTH CHOIR. WE HAVE STEEL DRUM BAND.
AND WE HAVE A KEYNOTE SPEAKER. AND THEN MAYOR CHESS CHALLENGE.
THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS PASSIONATE IN MY FORMER CITY, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MAYOR CHESS CHALLENGE. IT'S OPEN TO ALL AGES AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO COME SIT. THEY GET TO PLAY WITH THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT WANT TO PLAY CHESS. IF FEBRUARY WE HAVE OUR FARMERS MARKET WITH CULTURAL AWARENESS.
I AM STILL SEEKING -- WE DO A STAGE WITH PERFORMANCES FOR THE FULL EVENT, SO I'M STILL LOOKING FOR SOME MORE PERFORMERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEN WE HAVE COMMEMORATION ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH.
FARMERS MARKET THE CRAFT FAIR, WHICH IS SOLD OUT.
AND THEN THE SENIOR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE EXPO, WHICH IS A NEW EVENT, WHICH CORY WILL EXPLAIN IN A LITTLE BIT.
OUR PARKLAND RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH ALL OF THEIR PERMITS. IF YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK READ. PROBABLY THE LARGEST ONE WAS SOLDIER RUSH. -- ACTUALLY IN THE R IX ZZO WALK. SO SOLDIER RUSH IN NOVEMBER AND THEN THE RIZZO WALK IN DECEMBER.
WE JUST SEE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
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AND OUR UPCOMING EVENTS, WE HAVE THE INDIAN PRINCESSES WITH THEIR SEMINOLE COOKOFF. PARKLAND HORSES ASSOCIATION WILL BE BUSY FOR THE REST OF THE AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS.VOLVO BLAST. I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I KIND OF WANT TO STOP IN AND SEE THE BUDDY SPORTS VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY CUTE. AND I BELIEVE THAT -- ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS.
JUST SO IT'S CLEAR IN MY HEAD. SNOW FEST I THINK YOU SAID THERE WERE 900 TICKETS THIS YEAR AND HAD 2,500 PEOPLE.
TICKET GOOD FOR A FAMILY? HOW ARE THESE --
>> 25 ATTENDEES WITH 900 TICKETS?
>> SO, IF YOU WERE THERE, YOU WOULD GET TO SEE SOME OF THE LITTLE ONES WOULD COME WITH THEIR MOM, DAD, GRANDMA, GRANDPA, EVEN SOME YOUNGER SIBLINGS.
SO EVEN IF ONE KID WAS PARTICIPATING, THERE WAS A WHOLE FAMILY ATTENDING. IN VERY LARGE NUMBERS.
SO UNDER 18 -- BETWEEN 2 AND 18 HAD TO GET TICKETS.
SO THEN YOU HAD THE LITTLE ONES AND THE OLDER SIBLINGS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE TICKETS.
AND SO WE WOULD BE CHECKING IN FAMILIES WITH MAYBE TWO TICKETS BUT IT WAS A FAMILY OF EIGHT.
>> I CAN CERTAINLY TRY. ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. JUST NEEDED DATA OFF OF
>> I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT. ON THE MESSAGING FOR RIZZO'S IT'S A WALK AND 5K. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT IT ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT THEY ADDED A RUN I THINK LAST YEAR AS WELL.
>> THEY'RE TRYING TO GROW IT, THAT'S WHY I JUST -- IF WE'RE MESSAGING, IT'S RIZZO WALK AND 5K.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU.
IT HAPPENED STATEMENT AS A FARMER'S MARKET, SO I DIDN'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO SEE IT BE EXECUTED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CORY KEEN, RECREATION COORDINATOR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION OUT OF THE P. REC COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO, I'LL SHARE SOME OF OUR UPDATES WITH OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR WINTER SESSION THAT WE'LL BE BEGINNING ON JANUARY 12TH WITH ALL OF OUR CONTRACTOR PROGRAMS. AND WE'LL BE DOING OUR KIDS NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES. IN NOVEMBER WE DID THE SO FLOW NINJA WHICH WAS A HUGE HIT. WE HAD ART NIGHT AND WINTER WONDERLAND IN DECEMBER. WE DID TWO IN DECEMBER TO HELP PARENTS HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GO HOLIDAY SHOPPING.
AND THEN WE HAVE WILD ANIMAL WORLD WHERE THEY'LL BRING SOME REPTILES IN JANUARY.
FOR KIDS DAY OFF AND OUR WINTER CAMP TRIPS WE WERE ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. WE WENT TO OFF THE WALL.
FLAMINGO GARDENS, BOWLING, URBAN AIR, ALTITUDE TRAMPOLINE PARK AND TO HE MOVIES AS WELL. SO, FOR OUR TEEN CLASSES, WE DID A HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS CLASS IN DECEMBER.
WE HAD FIVE REGISTRATIONS FOR THAT.
IN JANUARY WE'LL BE DOING AN URBAN ART CLASS.
AND FEBRUARY INTRO TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND IN MARCH WE'LL BE DOING A HIP HOP DANCE CLASS. JUST PICKING A MONTHLY THEME FOR THE TEENS TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME SORT OF ARTISTIC-TYPE CLASS. AND THEN IN -- WE HAVE SOME NEW CONTRACTORS THAT WILL BE STARTING FOR OUR WINTER SESSIONS AS WELL AS SOME NEW PROGRAMS. WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH AFEMM EX TENNIS AND THEY'LL BE OFFERING PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTIONS ON SUNDAYS AT P. REC WE HAVE A NEW MOMMY AND ME YOGA CLASS. WE'RE DOING OUR FIRST SPECIALTY HALF DAY CAMP WITH ROBOTICS OVER SPRING BREAK. AND WE ARE ALSO DOING A WEIGHT LIFTING 101 WHICH IS TARGETING THE TEEN POPULATION AS WELL. SO, 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD FOR THE WEIGHT LIFTING. AND FOR OUR SENIOR PROGRAMMING, WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING INCREASING THE PROGRAM OFFERINGS NOW THAT WE ARE -- HAVE OFFICIALLY ENDED THE CDBG GRANT PROGRAM, SO WE'VE BEEN LIKING HAVING A LOT MORE FREEDOM AROUND WHAT WE'RE OFFERING.
SO IN NOVEMBER WE DID OUR BREAKFAST WITH THE POISON CONTROL. WE DID A FIELD TRIP TO HOLLYWOOD HOT GLASS, CANDLE MAKING CLASS, A TECHNOLOGY CLASS, BINGO, WHICH IS A NEW GAME DAY THAT WE DO EVERY MONTH WHICH HAS BEEN VERY
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POPULAR. WE'VE BEEN SEEING A REALLY GOOD TURN- OUT FOR THAT. AND THEN OUR CALLIGRAPHY AND COFFEE CLASS WHICH WE'RE HOLDING EVERY MONTH AND WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF ONLINE REGISTRATIONS AND TEACHING OUR SENIORS HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COME IN IN PERSON.SO WE'RE ALSO JUST HOLDING SOME ONLINE REGISTRATION CLASSES FOR THEM AS WELL. MATTER OF BALANCE SERIES ENDED IN NOVEMBER AS WELL.
IT WAS EIGHT- WEEK SERIES THAT STARTED IN OCTOBER. AND WENT THROUGH NOVEMBER.
SO THAT HAS WRAPPED UP AS WELL. WE MAY OFFER THAT AGAIN.
IT'S JUST A FREE PROGRAM THAT WE CAN OFFER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON DEMAND. AND THEN IN DECEMBER, WE'RE DOING -- WE DID A HOSTED A BREAKFAST WITH HOME INSTEAD.
THEY WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE EVERGLADES AIRBOAT RIDE TOUR.
THEY DID A HOLIDAY SOCIAL, WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE PHOTO FROM THE SOCIAL.
AND IT'S BASICALLY ALL OF OUR SENIOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BRING IN FOOD AND THE CITY CONTRIBUTES SOME ITEMS AS WELL AND THEY ALL JUST GET TOGETHER AND HAVE FUN AND SOCIALIZE. MY COMPUTER DIED.
OKAY. SO, THAT WAS A NICE FIRST TIME EVENT THAT WE HOSTED THE SENIOR SOCIAL.
AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT AGAIN IN JULY AS WELL WHERE THEY'LL GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A LITTLE SENIOR SOCIAL WHERE THEY ALL BRING IN FOOD AND JUST HANG OUT AND ENJOY A MEAL TOGETHER. SO, THE -- WE ALSO OFFERED A PAINTING CLASS IN DECEMBER. AGAIN, OUR CALLIGRAPHY AND COFFEE CLASS AND ANOTHER ONLINE REGISTRATION COURSE.
IN JANUARY WE'RE DOING A FIELD TRIP TO MOUNTS BOTANICAL GARDEN THIS COMING WEEK. WE'RE HAVING A SUCCULENT DISH GARDEN CLASS. THERE WILL BE A SOCIAL WHERE MAYBE THEY'LL PLAN A TRIP WITH CRUISE PLANNERS IF THEY SHOULD SO CHOOSE. ANOTHER CALLIGRAPHY AND COFFEE.
CARDIAC HEALTH DISCUSSIONS AS WELL AS BINGO.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR WEEKLY FITNESS CLASSES THAT WE'RE OURING, CHAIR TONING, ZOOMBA AND THEN WALKIE TALKIES. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND GOING. IT'S A NEW ONE AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THE GREATEST TURNOUT, SO WE HAVE INVITED SOME OF OUR CITY OFFICIALS THE MAYORS AND THE COMMISSIONERS TO COME OUT STARTING THIS SATURDAY TO HELP OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUT AND TALK WITH OUR CITY OFFICIALS. SO THAT STARTS THIS SATURDAY. SO EVERY SATURDAY FOR THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS WE'LL HAVE A COMMISSIONER OR THE MAYOR OUT.
I HAVE SOME FLYERS UP HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE SCHEDULE OF WHICH COMMISSIONERS AND MAYORS ARE COMING AND WHICH DATE. SO THAT'S THE WALKIE TALKIES AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW CONTRACTOR THAT WILL BE STARTING SOON AS WE'RE GETTING ALL THE PAPERWORK IN PLACE. THAT'S THE SEAT PROGRAM.
SO ALL OF THESE SENIOR FITNESS CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT NO CHARGE TO CITY OF PARKLAND RESIDENTS.
WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF FITNESS CLASSES, BUT THESE ONE SPECIFICALLY ARE AT NO CHARGE.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR SENIOR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE EXPO. THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR DOING THIS. AND WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING AREA BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE AND PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESS. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE AN AREA BUSINESS THAT WANTS TO COME AND PROMOTE TO THE SENIOR COMMUNITY, WE'RE TARGETING THE 55 AND PLUS ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITY FOR THIS EXPO.
WE HAVE BETWEEN 15 AND TO VENDORS AT THIS TIME.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO AT LEAST 30 AND THEN IN A PERFECT WORLD CLOSER TO 50 VENDORS FOR THIS EVENT AS IT GROWS. SO I HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS UP HERE FOR ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED.
AND ALSO, THERE'S SOME POSTERS, IF YOU HAVE A PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WANT TO POST YOUR -- OUR POSTER FOR THIS EVENT AT YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M LESTER HUDSON, THE PROGRAM SPECIALIST FOR ATHLETICS AND HERE IS OUR UPDATE FOR THIS QUARTER.
SO BASICALLY BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER, BETWEEN 2024 AND TO 25 WE SAW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OUR TRAVEL GROW SOFTBALL PROGRAM JUMPING UP 35 TO 43 PARTICIPANTS.
REC BASEBALL GOING UP FROM 268 -- 262 TO 318, BUDDY SPORTS AGAIN ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN ON THE INCREASE AS WELL JUMPING UP BY ABOUT 20 PEOPLE.
SAW A SLIGHT DECREASE IN REC SOCCER, DOWN FROM 1595 DOWN TO 1491 FOR THIS CURRENT SEASON THAT THEY'RE THE MIDDLE OF AS THEY GET READY TO START BACK FROM WINTER VACATION -- ACTUALLY ILY THE THEY GOT BACK FROM WINTER VACATION STARTING THIS EVENING. LOOKING AT TRAVEL SOCCER, THEY HAD AN INCREASE IN THEIR PARTICIPANTS JUMPING UP
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FROM 655 TO 731.TRAVEL BASEBALL WE HAD A SLIGHT DECREASE WHERE WE FELL OFF FROM 170 LAST YEAR DOWN TO 145. TRAVEL LACROSSEHAD A SLIGHT INCREASE AS WELL JUMPING UP FROM 90 PARTICIPANTS TO 107.
AND THEN LOOKING AT OUR CO- ED SOFTBALL LEAGUES, THOSE ARE MAXED OUT EVERY SINGLE SEASON.
EVERYBODY THAT I HAVE IN THE LEAGUE PRETTY MUCH SIGNS UP TO COME BACK AND CONTINUE PLAYING WITH US, SO EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH GOING SMOOTH AND GREAT WITH THEM.
AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF STRUGGLE THIS SEASON TO GET ADULT KICK BALL UP AND GOING, WE DID MAX OUT WITH THREE TEAMS AND WE'RE LOOKING TO BASICALLY GET THAT GOING AGAIN THE FIRST FRIDAY STARTING IN FEBRUARY WITH THREE TEAMS HOPEFULLY WE'RE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY EXPAND THAT INTO GETTING INTO FOUR SO WE'LL HAVE NICE, EVEN SCHEDULE AND NOT HAVE TO PLAY ANY DOUBLEHEADERS, BUT WE'RE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED ON THAT.
LOOKING AT OUR TENNIS LEAGUES WE JUMPED UP FROM 2024 TO 25 FROM 18 TO 19 LEAGUES AS WELL AS WE HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE PARTICIPANTS JUMPING FROM 242 TO 256 AS WELL AS HAVING INCREASES IN OUR ADULT LESSONS AS WELL AS PARTICIPANTS, ADULT LESSONS JUMPED FROM 557 TO 602 AND THEN PARTICIPANTS JUMPED FROM 117 UP TO 133 FOR ALL ADULT TENNIS PARTICIPANTS. MOVING AHEAD, LOOKING AT OUR UPDATES, SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE SEVEN TRAINERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT. WE HAVE THREE CONTRACTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PENDING AS WE'RE PROCESSING THOSE FOR WHATEVER VARIOUS REASONS THAT THOSE MIGHT BE.
LOOKING AHEAD, WE CURRENTLY HAVE REC BASKETBALL GETTING READY TO START JANUARY 11TH.
AS I SAID BEFORE, KICK BALL WILL BE GETTING STARTED THE FIRST FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY. CHALLENGER BASEBALL WILL BE KICKING OFF THEIR SEASON OVER AT PINE TRAILS PARK ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND RED HAWKS LACROSSE GETTING THEIR SEASON STARTED SOME TIME HERE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONDAYS. THE DATE SLIPS MY MIND OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HERE. LOOKING AT A FEW TOURNAMENTS WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HOST.
WE HAD OUR ANNUAL PLAY FOR EIGHT SOCCER TOURNAMENT I BELIEVE THAT WAS IN OCTOBER. EVERYTHING WENT GREAT FOR THAT. THAT WAS A SOLID TWO- DAY TOURNAMENT. AND WE HAD EVERYTHING GOING AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE PARK AND THE SECOND DAY SHIFTED EVERYTHING BACK TO FIELDS 8 AND 9 WHERE WE HAVE -- WHERE THE FIELD IS DEDICATED TO ONE OF THE PLAYERS FROM MSD FROM A FEW YEARS BACK. AS WELL AS WE ALSO HOSTED OUR PARKLAND LEGACY CUP AT THE FRONT OF THE PARK FOR OUR TRAVEL SOCCER CLUB HERE A FEW MONTHS BACK. AND THEN LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WE HAVE OUR AED TRAINING COMING UP THIS WEEK ON JANUARY 8TH WHERE WE'LL LEARN THE ESSENTIALS, INS AND OUTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING HOW TO USE AN AED AND FAMILIARIZING EVERYONE WITH THE PARKS WE HAVE AE- D STATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PARKLAND.
FOR THE AED TRAINING, DO WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE LEAGUES COMING? DO WE HAVE THE COACHES COME?
>> SO, WE DID EXTEND THE INVITATIONS OUT TO EVERYONE IN THE LEAGUE. RYAN MY MANAGER IS THE PERSON WHO SENT EVERYTHING OUT, SO FARCE WHO HAS RESPONDED TO HIM, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE SINCE HE HANDLED ALL THE EMAILS AND I WAS JUST CCED ON IT.
WE EXTENDED IT TO THE LEAGUE PRESIDENTS AS WELL AS COACHES AS WELL,
TOO. >> DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING?
>> I WOULD HAVE GET TO RYAN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ATTENDANCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THAT.
>> ALONG THAT LINE, CAN WE DO -- ARE WE LOOKING AT DOING MAYBE A SECOND TRAINING DAY, TOO? I KNOW SOFTBALL IS JUST STARTING. SO THIS WEEK I DON'T HAVE MY COACHES PICKED. THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T ALL IN PLACE YET. SO IT WOULDN'T HURT TO DO ANOTHER ONE IN A FEW WEEKS BECAUSE I KNOW BASEBALL WILL BE STARTING
AGAIN. >> IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN JUST
>> I CAN GET WITH RYAN AND WE CAN HAVE HIM START GETTING THE BALL ROLLING.
>> SENDING OUT THE EMAILS. WE GOT THE EMAILS BUT I HAVE NONO TO SEND TO. IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE FOR MY LEAGUE.
SOCCER IS THE MIDDLE. MAYBE THEY
CAN. >> I CAN'T FULLY SPEAK ANYONE REPLIED DIRECTLY TO RYAN AND SAID THAT, HEY, I'LL BE THERE.
HOWEVER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN REC TRACK IN OUR SYSTEM, YOU ARE ABLE TO REGISTER.
WE WANTED TO GET ROUGH NUMBERS AND WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE REGISTERED. YOU ARE STILL MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME WITHOUT REGISTERING. SO THERE COULD BE MORE. BUT REMINDERS WILL BE SENT OUT AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE POSTED ON OUR CITY SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK ASAS
WELL. >> I THINK IT WAS ON FACEBOOK I SAW IT. DID WE SEND THIS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE ALSO? THIS ISN'T JUST FOR THE ATHLETICS. THIS IS ANYBODY IN THE PARK, YOU KNOW.
>> I BELIEVE -- IT'S ON THERE. YOU GOT FLYERS AS WELL, TOO.
FEEL FREE TO SHARE IT WITH ANYONE WHO YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? PERFECT.
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>> SO I GUESS WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON THE AGENDA?
>> ALL RIGHT. SO WEST CHESTER PARK I AM PLEASANTLY REPORTING THAT THEY ARE PROGRESSING VERY NICELY OUT THERE. I DON'T WANT TO JINX OURSELVES.
WE STILL GOT A RAIN SEASON COMING UP THIS SUMMER AND SO FORTH TO GET THROUGH, BUT SO FAR SO GOOD.
SO IT IS LOOKING NICE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT MOVED THE COMPLETION DATE FROM NOVEMBER, BUT IF THEY CONTINUE AT THE RATE THEY'RE GOING, I CAN'T PROMISE YOU IF IT'S GOING TO BE DONE EARLIER OR NOT.
BUT WE'LL SEE HOW WE GET THROUGH IN THE SUMMER AND I'LL GIVE YOU ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THAT.
THE ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING ROUGH INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE BUILDING.
THEY BEGAN THE BOARD WALK INSTALLATIONS.
THEY'RE STARTING TO FORM THE PARKING LOT AND SO FORTH.
YOU'LL SEE IN THESE NEXT SET OF PICTURES THAT WERE BACK FROM NOVEMBER RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS STARTED, THEY DID WORK THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS. THERE WAS A DAY HERE OR THERE OBVIOUSLY THAT THEY TOOK OFF, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEY CONTINUE TO PROGRESS. YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS PICTURE HERE IS WHERE THAT BUILDING IS.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALREADY UP AND GOING.
YOU NOTICE THE LAYOUT OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT IS ALL STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE HERE VERY NICELY WITH OUR MULTIPURPOSE -- I MEAN, OUR BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELDS, MULTIPURPOSE FIELD, THE ADDITIONAL PARKING AND OUR EVENT SPACE, PICKLEBALL COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS AND THINGS TO THAT NATURE. THIS IS MORE OF AN OVERHEAD LOOK OF THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY CENTER.
AGAIN, LOOKING NICE. THE ROOF OVER THE BUILDING IS ALL DONE. AND THIS IS OUR BACK PATIO OVERLOOKING THE TWO OR THE BIG POND I SHOULD SAY OVER IN THIS AREA IS WHERE OUR PLAYGROUND AND MINI VILLAGE WILL BE.
AND OUR NINJA WARRIOR COURSE OVER IN THIS SECTION HERE. COVER BRIDGE PARK, WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE NEW EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO COME BACK THIS WEEK TO MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS AND ADD SOME ADDITIONAL MULCH THAT'S NEEDED SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET OUR CPSI FINAL CERTIFICATION INSPECTION AND GET THAT BACK OPEN. AND THEN THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED. BUT IT DOES LOOK NICE IF YOU'RE OUT IN THE AREA. I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP BY AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE EQUIPMENT SURELY WILL LAST US SOME TIME. THE EXPANDED PARKING LOT, WE HAVE PUT THE PLANTS OUT TO BID. WE ARE CLOSING AND PROPOSALS ARE DUE ON JANUARY 8TH. ONCE THEY COME IN AND WE DO OUR EVALUATION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE OUR REFERENCE CHECKS AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO PRESENT TO COMMISSION FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL. AND BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE ONE -- YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE TO PLAY OUT TIMING WISE. IDEALLY FOR OPERATIONS IN THE PARK AND THE SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES GOING ON, SUMMER IS IDEAL.
BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE GET STARTED ENOUGH BUT THEN ALSO COUPLING WITH THE LOCKS -- I MEAN, THE KILLS- BORO PROJECT.
SURE. >> WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE RIGHT NOW?
>> NO. IN THE PARK ITSELF THERE'S DIRT PILED UP AND PEOPLE ALREADY PARKING IN THAT
AREA. >> SO WHAT WE DID IS BECAUSE OF THE HILLSBOROUGH PROJECT AND THE OUTER PERIMETERS NOT BEING ACCESSIBLE, WE MADE A TEMPORARY MAKESHIFT AVAILABILITY FOR OVERFLOW PARKING. SO WHEN THE LOT GETS FULL, WE'RE ABLE TO OPEN THAT BECAUSE NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO PARK ON HILLSBOROUGH. IT IS GOING TO BE THAT SAME AREA THAT THIS PROJECT IS TAKING PLACE, SO IT WILL KIND OF COINCIDE WITH IT, BUT IT IS A TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL PARKING.
>> I KNOW WE'RE ADDING THIS, BUT NOW THAT I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AT HILLSBOROUGH I FEAR THIS IS WE'RE LOSING PARKING.
BECAUSE ONCE THEY PUT THOSE BIKE LANES IN AND STUFF ON HILLSBOROUGH, NOBODY WILL BE ABLE
>> 35 NEW SPOTS OR 65 NEW SPOTS. OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.
>> SO, FROM THE HISTORICAL DATA THAT WE DID LEADING UP TO THIS PROJECT, THE 65 SPOTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POTENTIALLY THE EXTRAVAGANZA EVENT AND POTENTIALLY LITTLE LEAGUE, CLOSING DAY OR OPENING DAY
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ONE OF THOSE TWO EVENTS OR MAYBE BOTH WE NEVER REACHED THAT MANY CARS PARKING OUT ON HILLSBOROUGH.SO. SO WE ARE -- WE DID DO THAT DATA AND WE DID PRESENT -- THAT'S WHY WE PRESENTED BOTH PLANS AND WE PRESENTED WHAT WE WERE SEEING OUT ON HILLSBOROUGH UTILIZING HILLSBOROUGH. THERE WERE A FEW DAYS THAT IT DID EXCEED BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT WAS AROUND THAT NUMBER OR LESS.
NO PROBLEM. PARK BACK PLAYGROUND, WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE PERMITS ARE ALL FINALIZED.
THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED. DUE TO SCHEDULING AND SO FORTH WE ARE ON THE SCHEDULE TO GET THIS PROJECT ROLLING IN MARCH THIS YEAR. AND IT SHOULD BE DONE, FELICIA, YOU SAID, WHAT, MID APRIL.
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT BACK PLAYGROUND ALL COMPLETED AND BACK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE SUMMER.
OUR LAST OTHER ON GOING PROJECTS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IS OUR LIBERTY PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE AC TO ARRIVE.
WE'RE PROJECTING FOR IT TO ARRIVE IN MARCH.
OUR PINE TRAILS PLAYGROUND THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
MAYBE A COUPLE MORE DECKS THAT WILL COME IN, BUT IT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL CLOSURES.
IT WILL BE DONE A COUPLE HOURS DURING THE DAY, BUT THAT PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETE WITH ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS THAT'S NEEDED AND IS BACK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO, FOLLOW UP ON OUR FISCAL YEAR '26 PROJECTS. OUR PINE TRAILS PARK BASKETBALL COURT IMPROVEMENTS, THE SEEDING AND BLEACHER SHADE CANOPIES, WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE QUOTES.
AGAIN, WE ARE TIMING THIS PROJECT TO BE DONE AFTER BASKETBALL SEASON. OUR UPGRADE TO THE SPORTS LIGHTING OVER AT PINE TRAILS, COMMISSION DID APPROVE THAT. WE ARE FINALIZING THE CONTRACT WITH MUSCO. THEY ARE STATING IT IS GOING TO BE A THREE MONTH LEAD TIME FOR THEM TO GET THE LIGHTS.
SO AGAIN WITH BASKETBALL SEASON BEING STARTING, WE WILL BE COORDINATING WITH THEM. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO WHILE BASKETBALL SEASON IS GOING ON, THAT WILL HELP THEM FOR THEIR PLAYOFFS AND END OF SEASON WE'LL COORDINATE THAT WITH THEM. IF NOT, THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL BASKETBALL SEASON IS DONE. LAKE EXCAVATION, WE'RE FINALIZING OUR QUOTES AND ANTICIPATING FOR THAT PROJECT TO TAKE PLACE IN MARCH. OUR P REC AC CONDENSER REPLACEMENT, COMMISSION DID APPROVE LAST MONTH THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED AND THERE IS SOME LEAD TIME ON THAT, SO I WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR NEXT MEETING ON SOME TIME FRAMES FOR THAT INSTALLATION. PINE TRAILS PARK CONCESSION RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE ANTICIPATING DOING THIS PROJECT DURING THE SUMMER.
PINE TRAILS PARK PLAYGROUND SENSORY AND COMMUNICATION BOARD THAT WAS DONE WHEN WE DID THE REPAIR WORK OVER AT PINE TRAILS, SO THAT'S ALL BEEN DONE AND COMPLETED AND CLOSED OUT. THE LIBERTY PARK SPLASH PAD REPLACEMENT, WE WILL BE WORKING ON GETTING THE QUOTES AND BRINGING THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST MEETING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION WHEN WE'RE READY TO SEE THOSE DESIGN PLANS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY BY THE MAY MEETING.
MARCH MAY BE A LITTLE TOO SOON. BUT BY THE MAY MEETING WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OVER THE PLANS AND HEAR SOME FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS FROM YOU GUYS AS WELL. THAT PROJECT WILL START AT THE END OF SUMMER. SO THAT WAY WE COULD GET THROUGH OUR SUMMER MONTHS WITH THE SPLASH PAD NOT BEING CLOSED DOWN TO THE PUBLIC. TERRAMAR PARK PLAYGROUND LIGHTING UPGRADE. WE'RE OBTAINING THE QUOTES AND LOOKING TO COMPLETE THIS IN SPRING.
OUR DORIS DAVIS LIBERTY PARK PAVILION ROOF REPLACED IN SPRING. WE TALKED ABOUT THE AED AND STOP THE BLEED KITS ALREADY. THEY WILL BE -- THE CABINETS ARE BEING INSTALLED THIS WEEK. THE SIGNAGE PLAN WILL BE FINALIZED. ATHLETICS MENTIONED THE TRAINING HAS ROLLED OUT AND JUST TO PIGGY BACK ON THAT, IT WILL CONTINUE. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE LEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC JUST TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE USING MACHINES AS WELL, TOO.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION JUST BECAUSE IT GOT BROUGHT UP.
ARE WE CHECKING ON THE WEDGE PRESERVE SO WE DON'T RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM AS TERRAMAR.
IS THAT CORRECT IN WEDGE PRESERVE?
>> YES. SO ARE WE CHECKING WHAT?
>> IF THEY'RE PUTTING THEM TO THE DEPTH THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SO WE WON'T RUN INTO THE SAME
PROBLEM. >> OH, LIKE AT TERR- AMAR, YES.
>> NOTHING LIKE SPENDING A LOT I KNOW CONTRACTORS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SKIMP.
>> YEAH. THERE'S ALSO A LOT MORE BODIES OF÷÷ WATER AT WEDGE THAN WE HAVE OVER AT
>> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES GO THROUGH ALL THE INSPECTIONS
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AND REQUIRED TO MEET AND MATCH THE PLANS OF THEENGINEERING. >> I DON'T WANT TWO YEARS FROM NOW, OKAY. IT'S DRY SEASON AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER OVER THERE TO WATER THE FIELDS.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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>> HAVE THE BANNER SPONSORSHIP SUB COMMITTEE UPDATES.
>> OUR CHAIR FOR THE BANNER SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE IS NOT HERE, SO LEO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE.
HE HAD A BIG HELP IN KICKING THIS OFF AND REALLY JUST GOING BACK AND SEEING WHAT WE COULD DO TO IMPROVE. BUT AT THIS TIME, THE SUB COMMITTEE DID MEET AND DUE TO POTENTIAL CHANGES RELATED TO THE TAX REFORM GOING ON RIGHT NOW OR THE POTENTIAL TAX REFORMS, THE REF REVENUE SHARING WITH THE LEAGUES WILL BE TABLED.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION REVENUE SHARE SPONSORSHIP TO THE LEAGUE, BUT NOTHING WILL BE MOVING FORWARD AT THIS TIME. WE ALSO REVIEWED SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE LOCATION CONSIDERATIONS. WE WALKED THROUGH THE PARKS, RYAN IS NOT HERE. BUT, RYAN TOOK SOME TIME OUT OF HIS DAY. WE WENT AND WE WENT TO THE PARKS. WE LOOKED AT WHERE THE SPONSORSHIPS ARE RIGHT NOW AND SOME POTENTIAL IDEAS AND POSSIBILITIES OF WHERE IT CAN EITHER BE MOVED OR ADDED.
SO WE PRESENTED IT TO THE CITY. AND AT THIS TIME, ONCE THE STAFF FINALIZES THE UPDATES, THEY'LL BASICALLY UPDATE US AT A LATER TIME ONCE THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> I MISSED ALL THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT -- SO WE DID A SUB COMMITTEE? AND WE'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BANNERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO WORK OUT HOW MUCH THE CITY IS GOING TO TAKE FROM THE LEAGUES AND THE SPONSORS THEY GET?
>> HOW MUCH REVENUE COULD THIS REALLY BE? AESTHETICALLY IT'S GOING TO LOOK
>> THE REVENUE SHARE FRANKLY IS A JOKE, RIGHT? HOW MUCH REVENUE IS THE CITY GOING TO EARN? AND THE LEAGUES MAKE PLENTY OF MONEY ALREADY. I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT FROM A BEAUTIFICATION STANDPOINT.
IT WILL LIKE LIKE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, SHOPPING MALL.
DO WE NEED THAT? IT'S DIFFERENT AT BASEBALL FIELDS, RIGHT? BUT TO PUT THEM UP AROUND BASKETBALL COURTS OR ANY OTHER PLACES I THINK IS REALLY A BIG MISTAKE.
YEAH. LONG STORY SHORT IS, YEAH, THEY DID GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT SOME LOCATIONS, MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WAYS THAT THINGS COULD BE INCREASED GENERAL FOR THE CITY, BUT OVERALL, WE'RE REGROUPING COMING UP WITH A NEW FORMAT OF A PLAN THAT WILL THEN BE PRESENTED BACK TO THE SUB COMMITTEE, SO WE HAVE TO REDO THAT AND THEN THE SUB COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN, BUT AS FAR AS THE MEETING WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT UP BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL REVENUE SHARING AND THAT WHOLE IDEA AT THE MEETING THEY JUST PUT --
>> BUT THE BEAUTIFICATION WAS 100%
THE REVENUE SHARING CAME UP AND OBVIOUSLY AT THIS TIME NOTHING IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
BUT I AGREE AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY I'VE BEEN IN PARKS NOW 20 -- GOING ON 22 YEARS WHICH IS SCARY. I AGREE.
WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE PARKS OBVIOUSLY THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO SEE IS WALKING ADVERTISEMENTS AND BILLBOARDS. BUT THE LOCATIONS WE LOOKED AT, IT'S FAIR ENOUGH THAT IF IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IT'S GOING TO BE LIMITED.
BASEBALL ESPECIALLY IT'S MORE COMMON PLACE.
SO BEHIND THE BACKSTOP OF REALLY ANY FIELD IN GENERAL IS COMMON. BUT, THE BASKETBALL COURTS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS NOT OBSTRUCTING VIEW AND ALSO NOT HAVING IT LOOK LIKE A SHOPPING MALL.
>> I THINK PART OF THAT BEAUTIFICATION, TOO, CAN BE COMING UP W YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE PLACES YOU WALK, BE IT A FOOTBALL FIELD, BASEBALL FIELD, ANYTHING, IT'S JUST RANDOM BANNERS FROM RANDOM COMPANIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO IF YOU HAD A STANDARD BANNER SO THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK UNIFORM --
>> RIGHT. >> AND SUCH YOU COULD CUT DOWN -- AGAIN LIMITING WHERE YOU PUT THEM, IT COULD MAKE IT SO IT'S STILLED A ED ED A VAN STAY JOUS FOR THE SPONSOR BUT NOT JUST FREE FOR
THEY GAVE A BUNCH OF SUGGESTIONS. STAFF IS JUST REGROUPING COMING UP WITH A BANNER OPTION AND GOING TO REPRESENT IT TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
>> THE ONLY REASON THIS WAS BROUGHT UP ORIGINALLY IS BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU FROM RUNNING THE LEAGUE, IT'S VERY HARD TO GET SPONSORS. I KNOW EVERYBODY THINKS THESE LEAGUES ARE ALL RICH. WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG THEN BECAUSE WE PUT EVERY DIME BACK
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INTO THE DANG THING. WE'RE LUCKY WE DON'T BOUNCE CHECKS. BUT IT'S VERY HARD TO GET A SPONSOR TO GIVE YOU $300 OR $400 TO SPONSOR A TEAM FOR A SEASON AND WHAT DO THEY GET OUT OF IT? THEIR NAME RIGHT ON THE BACK OF TEN JERSEYS AND THAT'S THAT.% I KNOW YOU'VE DONE IT. YOU'VE BEEN A VERY GOOD SPONSOR, BUT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE EVEN IF IT'S 3 X 5 BANNER THAT SITS UP IN THE OUTFIELD OR THE SIDE OF THE BLEACHERS OR SOCCER FIELD OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE WOULD BE HELPFUL TO OUR YOUTH LEAGUES IS ALL. BUT I AGREE IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S DONE TASTEFULLY AND NOT JUST HAPHAZARD.>> FROM AN AESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE, I KNOW THE SCHOOLS AT LEAST PINE TRAILS -- THEY MIGHT HAVE ALL CHANGED, THEY CREATED A GUIDELINE FOR EVERYONE SO THAT AT LEAST FROM AN AESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE YOU WON'T HAVE A BRIGHT BLUE OR PINK.
>> KEEP A NICE, STANDARD LOOK COULD ASSUAGE THE AESTHETIC ISSUE A LITTLE WITH IT, YOU KNOW.
>> GOOD. SO WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS.
>> RYAN WERE HERE WE WOULD BE YELLING AT HIM, BUT HE'S NOT. HE'S LUCKY HE DIDN'T COME
MEXICO. >> TOO MUCH HOCKEY GOING ON.
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>> NONE. I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HEALTHY, SAFE AND OFF TO A GOOD START.
>> I FORGOT ONE FUN STATISTIC THAT WE FOUND OUT THAT AT THE PARKLAND DASH 30% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WERE UNDER 18.
>> THAT'S FASCINATING. >> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD, FUN STATISTIC TO WORK FROM FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> I JUST HAVE ONE SUGGESTION. SO THIS IS A GREAT FLYER, IF IT FALLS LIKE, WE DON'T SEE.
I ASSUME YOU'RE PRINTING THEM HERE.
I SUGGEST IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT FLYERS OUT, YOU DOUBLE SIDE THEM BECAUSE IT'S WASTED REAL ESTATE. FOR ANYTHING WE DO.
>> ONE MORE. SO, SUMMER CAMP IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANY 17 OR OLDER YOUTH THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A JOB FOR THE SUMMER, WE WILL BE HAVING THE APPLICATIONS OPEN AT THE END OF THE MONTH AS WELL. SO TO KEEP AN EYE OUT AND SPREAD THE WORD.
>> NOW I'M GOING TO EXTEND IT A MINUTE BECAUSE YOU JUST BROUGHT UP A POINT, WHERE DID WE EVER GO WITH THAT LIST OF VOLUNTEERS?
WELL. >> THE CITY STILL HOUSING A LIST OF VOLUNTEERS? HAVE WE STARTED TO GATHER THAT?
>> HI, THIS IS FELICIA TRAINER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
YES. ACTUALLY I BELIEVE IT WAS ON ONE OF THE IN BETWEEN MONTHLY UPDATES THAT I PROVIDED.
ESSENTIALLY YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THE REQUEST TO US AND WE WOULD SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS JUST THE WAY THAT OUR SYSTEM WORKS. AND YOU WOULD PROVIDE US WHEN YOU NEED THEM, TIMES, OPTIONS AND YOUR DIRECT CONTACT. AND WE SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO YOU
DIRECTLY. >> SO HAVE WE MARKETED THAT TO LEAGUES AND OTHER THINGS SO THAT THEIR AWARE THAT, HEY, YOU NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR AN OPENING DAY FOR HOURS OR WHATEVER?
>> I CANNOT CONFIRM OR DENY. BUT I WILL FIND THAT OUT.
BUT IF YOU DO NEED IT, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE METHOD. YOU WOULD LET US KNOW AND WE SEND OUT THAT EMAIL FOR YOU.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD MARKET THAT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AND
>> HEY, BUT IF YOU DO, THEN THEY MIGHT SNATCH UP YOUR
VOLUNTEERS. >> I SNATCH UP MINE FOR MY KIDS AND THEY GET THE VOLUNTEER HOURS. THANK YOU.
>> WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION? >> I MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. IS THAT THE ONE?
>> ALL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.