[00:00:06] >> CALL THE ORDER. FIRST THING, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED. ROLL CALL. [4. Approval of Minutes] >> AND THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYONE? THIS SIDE? >> GUY IN THE BACK LEFT OVER, I THINK HE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. [6. Comments by the Chair and Board] >> COMMENTS BY THE CHAIR AND BOARD. I KNOW WE'LL TOUCH ON IT LATER, BUT I WANTED TO BRING UP THIS COMING SATURDAY IS PARKLAND DAY, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IS THERE. WE'LL GET INTO THAT LATER TODAY, BUT WE'LL LOOK FOR JUDGES AND JUST EVERYONE TO [8. New Business (Part 1 of 2)] SPREAD THE WORD. >> HELLO EVERYONE. FELICIA TRAINER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND I WANTED IT GIVE A FEW GENERAL UPDATES OF UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETINGS WE HAVE. THE NEXT TWO IS MARCH 18 AND THEN APRIL 6. OOPS, THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY 9 A.M.--YEAH IT IS. YEP, I'M JUST NOT READING GREAT. MARCH 18 AND APRIL 6. COMMISSION MEETINGS AND BOTH HAVE A WORKSHOP. APRIL 6 IS OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT. IT IS HELD IN THE LIBRARY AND THAT IS WHERE THE COMMISSION GOES THROUGH THE PLAN AND VISION OF OUR CITY WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHERE WE ARE GOING AND WHAT DIRECTION THEY WANT TO ADVICE STAFF TO TAKE OUR CITY. HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GO IF YOU WANT TO KIND OF SEE THE WAY THEY DIRECT OUR STAFF TO MAKE FUTURE DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY OF PARKLAND. AND THEN, ALSO OUR NEXT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, IF YOU CAN MARK CALENDAR IS MAY 4. AND THEN, WE HAVE WHAT LEO PREFACED, PARKLAND DAY, 2026. STARS, STRIPES AND SUNSHINE. MAN, WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THAT THEME, THEY ARE WINNERS RIGHT THERE. >> QUITE THE GROUP. >> SO, THAT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY. AS MANY KNOW, WE HAVE REQUESTED ALL THE MEMBERS TO JUDGE THE PARADE. THE DIFFERENT FLOATS AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT AS A JUDGE, I KNOW LEO FOR THE FIRST TIME IS GOING TO BE IN THE PARADE SO WILL NOT BE JUDGING. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, WE NEED YOU TO REPORT INTO THE PARK BY 930 A.M. BECAUSE THE ROADS CLOSE. IF YOU WANT TO SPREAD THE WORD TO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO WATCH PARADE THEY NEED TO BE INSIDE THE PARK BY 9:30 DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES. AFTER THE PARADE, ALL OF YOU LOVELY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO A VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, PLEASE RSVP TO MARCELA. WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU. YOU DEDICATE YOUR TIME AND LOVE TO HONOR YOU AT THE VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON SO HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US THEN. THEN I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO STAFF IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY--THE REPORT. ONCE YOU GET INTO THE PARK YOU MAKE YOUR FIRST IMMEDIATE LEFT INTO A GRAVEL PARKING LOT AS MANY ARE FAMILIAR WITH, AND THEN THERE ARE 4 BIG BEAUTIFUL TENTS WITH BALLOONS THAT ARE RED, WHITE I BLUE AND GO RIGHT THERE AT 9:30. >> FOR THE RECORD, I WILL BE RANGLING CATS IN THE PARADE. SO JUDGING FOR ME, THANK YOU. DONT JUDGE ME ON RANGLING ABILITY. >> BUT WE LOVE TO HAVE EVERYBODY ELSE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. [7. Approval of the Agenda] IF YOU ARE DONE, THERE WAS ONE THING I HAVE TO GO BACK TO. [00:05:05] OF THE AGENDA. MY APOLOGIES. I NEED SOMEONE- >> SO MOVED. >> COULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? >> SO MOVED. >> I SECOND THE MOVEMENT. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> SO EXCITED ABOUT PARKLAND DAY. I COULD NOT WAIT TO TALK ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> PERFECT. [8. New Business (Part 2 of 2)] >> GOOD EVENING. SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR. WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR EVENTS. IN JANUARY WE HAD OUR FARMER MARKET. LAST YEAR WE HAD 3720, THIS YEAR WE HAD 6550. AT OUR FAMILY FUNFEST, WE ALSO SAW A RISE IN OUR ATTENDANCE, SO WE WENT FROM ABOUT 15,000 TO 21,000. THAT WITHIN WE DO HAVE TO RELY ON A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THAT CLICKS PEOPLE IN, SO NOT SURE OF THE FULL ACCURACY. OUR TICKET SALES WERE ABOUT THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE DID TRIPLE OUR SPONSORS FOR THE FAMILY FUNFESTIVAL THIS YEAR, SO THAT WAS A NICE BOOST FOR US. THEN IN THE FARMER MARKET FOR JANUARY 18, LAST YEAR, 4350, THIS YEAR 7067. MLK WE HAD COLD WEATHER, BUT WE STILL HAD A NICE TURNOUT OF 125 PEOPLE AND A SPONSOR. MAYOR CHESS CHALLENGE, I GOT TO SEE BRIAN AT THAT. WE HAD A NICE UP TICK OF 60 TO 75 WITH A SINGLE SPONSOR. UNFORTUNATELY WE THE THE MOST CRAZIEST WEATHER BELOW 30 DEGREES. I ATTEST THAT WAS ACCURATE BECAUSE I WAS OUT THERE. WE SAW 800 PEOPLE. THEN WE HAD OUR MSD COMMEMORATION LAST YEAR, WE SAW 400, THIS YEAR WE SAW 250. AND THEN OUR FARMER MARKET FOR THE CAR SHOW, LAST YEAR WE SAW 3315 PEOPLE WITH 53 CLASSIC CARS, THIS YEAR OVER A HUNDRED CLASSIC CARS AND RIGHT UNDER 9,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. SOME UPCOMING EVENTS, SPRING AND SUMMER EVENTS COMING UP. WE HAVE OUR FARMER MARKET. THAT WAS ACTUALLY YESTERDAY. WE SAW RIGHT AROUND 5,000 PEOPLE. AGAIN, WE HAD THE PARKLAND DAY COMING UP, SO WE HAVE PARADE IN THE MORNING. WE HAVE LAST YEAR WE HAD 34 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS, THIS YEAR WE HAVE 49. THEN WE ALSO HAVE 6 COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES AND AT 7 O'CLOCK WE'LL HAVE THE WILD FLOWERS PERFORMING WHICH IS A TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND. THEY ARE COMING IN FROM NEW YORK AND SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT. WE WILL BE HAVING THE REST OF SPRING, FARMERS MARKET, CRAFT FAIR ON THE 15TH. WE ARE SOLD OUT WITH ABOUT A 30 PERSON WAIT LIST FOR THE SPECIALTY SIDE, AND THEN THE EGGTRAVAGANZA NORMALLY SELL 800 TICKET SAID. . THEY ARE FREE FOR PARKLAND RESIDENTS AND WE ARE AT 550 REGISTERED. GIVE OR TAKE 5. IN APRIL WE CHOSE MOVIES IN THE PARK AND CHOSE TO START OFF WITH A CLASSIC GOONEYS, APRIL 10 AT THE AMPHITHEATER AND THE FARMERS MARKET WHICH IS OUR BUSINESS EXPO ON APRIL 12. AUTISM AWARENESS, WE DO HAVE A FEW MORE BOOTHS AVAILABLE BUT WE ACTUALLY ARE ALL MOST SOLD OUT FOR OUR VENDOR PARTICIPATION AND THEN FINISH OUT OUR FARMER MARKET SEASON SUNDAY APRIL 26 WITH OUR SAYS CRAFT FAIR, I APOLOGIZE, IT IS ACTUALLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO AND PLANT SHOW. AND THEN WE JUST FINISHED UP WITH THE SEMINAL COOK OFF, PARKLAND HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION AND FULL BLAST ON FEBRUARY WE HAD THE BUDDY SPORTDS VALENTINE'S DANCE AND HEARD THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE GYM. PARKLAND SOCCER PICNIC, THE HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION, CHALLENGER BASEBALL OPENING DAY AND LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY. UPCOMING WE HAVE MORE PARKLAND HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION, I WALK FOR FRIENDSHIP, WEST GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL IS DOING A 5K, AND THEN IN APRIL WE HAVE DAY OF SERVICE WITH THE ROTARY CLUB AND PARKMAN'S HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION. ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO, BUT I LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE EXPANSION OF THE SPONSORS FOR THE FAMILY FUN EVENT BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING WE SPOKE A LOT ABOUT IN DETAIL IN THE MEETINGSAND THE PUSH TO GET MORE SPONSORS SO CONGRATULATIONS ON TRIPLING THAT. AND ALSO, FOR THE PARADE. THE BIG INCREASE IN [00:10:02] PARTICIPANTS. WHAT DO YOU THINK DROVE THAT? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT OF NEW ORGANIZATIONS, BUT- >> I THINK IT IS COMBINATION AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE REALLY GOOD PROGRAMMING. OUR PAST PERFORMANCES, PEOPLE WANT TO COME BACK, SO THEY ARE EASY CATCH. THEN I JUST BEEN SPREADING OUR WINGS AND ASKING OTHER GROUPS AS WELL AS BEEN STALKING CORAL SPRINGS PARADE AND ASKING A FEW OF THEIR REALLY COOL FLOATS TO JOIN US. >> VERY SMART. CONGRATS. >> THANK YOU. >> AGAIN, JUST FL RECORD I DIDN'T LOSE A SINGLE MATCH IN CHESS. I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE, BUT DIDN'T LOSE ANY. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THE MAYOR WAS HUMBLED. >> MY SON LOVED PLAYING THE MAYOR. SAID THE EASIEST GAME HE EVER PLAYED. >> OKAY. HELLO. COREY KEEN, RECREATION COORDINATOR. THE P REC CENTER OVERSEEING THE PROGRAMS AND CLASSES. UPCOMING SUMMER CAMP. OKAY. SO, TO GET STARTED WITH JANUARY, 3 MARCH FOR 2026, THE WINTER SESSION IS COMING TO END SHORTLY. HAD A SUCCESSFUL WINTER SESSION AND GETTING OUR SPRING REGISTRATION SESSION GOING ON MARCH 9 WITH CLASSES RUNNING FROM APRIL 6 THROUGH MAY 31. WE HAVE OUR KIDS NIGHT OUT ACTIVITIES. WE DID A WILD ANIMAL WORLD IN JANUARY. PEX GAMES IN FEBRUARY AND GET FIT FOR KIDS IS HAPPENING IN MARCH. THE KID DAY OFF TRIPS ARE FLAMINGO GARDEN, BOWLING, URBAN ART--WAIT-URBAN AIR. URBAN ART WAS A CLASS. ALTITUDE TRAMPOLINE AND PARAGONE MOVIES. THEN WE HAVE SPRING BREAK CAMP COMING UP. THEY WILL BE GOING TO ON THREE FIELD TRIPS TO RECREATION PARK TO VISIT THE ALLIGATORS, DO BOWLING AND MOVIE AS WELL CHBLT IN JANUARY, WE HELD OUR URBAN ART CLASS. I BELIEVE I SHARED ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS POPULAR FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO ATTENDED BUT SHE REALLY LOVED IT AND TALKED ABOUT STARTING A CLUB AT THE P REC AFTER HAVING IT AND HAD FRIENDS THAT MIGHT COME SO MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT EVOLVED OUT THAT THAT PERSON. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WASN'T AS POPULAR AS WE LIKE WE SEE IT POTENTIALLY GROWING INTO SOMETHING BETTER. FOR INTROTO PHOTOGRAPH CLASS, ALL DONE IN-HOUSE WITH AFTER CARE STAFF WITH NATURAL TALENT SO ONE OF THE AFTER CARE COUNSELORS DID INTRO TO PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS AND THIS COMING THURSDAY WE HAVE THE HIP HOP DANCE CLASS WITH ONE THE IN-HOUSE COUNSELORS AS WELL. JUST FUN LITTLE CLASSES TO OFFER TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED AREA TEENS. AND THEN SUMMER CAMP. SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS JUST ROUND THE CORNER MARCH 24 WE WILL BE OPEN THE REGISTRATION WITH BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON REGISTRATIONS. WE WILL BE ALSO OPENING OUR SPECIALTY CAMPS THAT TAKE PLACE ON SITE AT P REC AND PAST YEARS WE HAVE DONE BASKETBALL, 5678 DANCE, VOLLEYBALL AND SPORT TRAINING CAMP PROGRAMS AND THIS YEAR WE ARE STARTING SOME NEW HALF DAY CAMP OPTION MORE SPECIALTY OPTIONS AND THE ONE MEETING ROOM WE HAVE LEFT THAT ISN'T PROGRAMMED WE WILL BE OFFERING TUTOR ZONE CAMPS, CHESS, ART, ROBOTICS AND STEM CAMPS SO THEY WILL BE MORNING TIME SLOT OR AFTERNOON TIME SLOT THAT RUNS 3 HOURS PER DAY SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE ARE TRYING TO THAT OUT AND SEE HOW THAT PGOES. AND THEN WE HAVE NEW CONTRACTORS THAT WILL BE STARTING TUTOR ZONE. NEW BASKETBALL CONTRACTOR AND A NEW ONE OF THE TRAMPOLINE BOUNCE CLASSES SO ANYONE WANTS TO TRY TRAMPOLINE BOUNCE CLASSES THAT IS A PROGRAM WE ARE STARTED IN APRIL PROBABLY AND WE HAVE A SEAT FITNESS PROGRAM WHICH IS SEATED FITNESS CLASS. THOSE ARE THE NEW PROGRAMS. THEN OUR SENIOR PROGRAMMING. SO, FOR OUR SENIOR TRIPS AND CLASSES IN JANUARY WE WENT TO MOUNT BOTANICAL GARDEN AND DID A SECK YULANT DISH GARDEN CLASS, A BREAK FAST SOCIAL WITH CREWS PLANNERS, THERE WAS A CALLIGRAPHY AND COFFEE MONTHLY CLASS AND THEN A CARDIAC HEALTH DISCUSSION AND A BINGO CLASS. GAME. SORRY. BINGO GAME THAT IS MONTHLY EVENT AS WELL THAT WE DO. IN FEBRUARY, WE ARE DOING-HAVE DONE A TECHNOLOGY CLASS, ANOTHER CALLIGRAPHY AND COFFEE, BREAKFAST SOCIAL WITH AIDATION, WHICH IS A HEARING AID COMPANY AND THEN WE DID FIELD TRIPS TO [00:15:02] [INAUDIBLE] CAKE HOUSE AND ANOTHER BINGO GAME DAY. AND THEN IN MARCH WE DID A FLORAL-DOING A FLORAL ARRANGEMENT CLASS AND ANOTHER CALLIGRAPHY AND COFFEE, IN-HOME THERAPY BINGO AND FIELD TRIP TO [INAUDIBLE] MINI-GOLF. SO, WE HAVE WEEKLY FITNESS CLASSES FAIRLY ONGOING WITH THE CHAIR TONING, CHAIR ZUMBA WALKIE-TALKIES AND SOON TO BE SEATED CLASS AND THIS PAST SATURDAY WE HOSTED OUR INAUGRAPHY SENIOR HEALTH AND LIFESTIPE WHICH WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. WE HAD OVER 40 VENDORS ON SITE THAT WERE FOCUSING ON SENIOR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF OUR TABLE THAT WAS SPONSORED BY BAPTIST HEALTH, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME FOR THE FOOD, BUT ALSO GOT A LOT OF HELPFUL INFORMATION AS WELL SO IT WAS A VERY GREAT EVENT FOR US FOR OUR FIRST YEAR AND WE'LL HOPE TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER IN FUTURE YEARS AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> RYAN, ATHLETIC MANAGER. HELLO EVERYBODY. ALRIGHT. SO, THESE ARE SOME NUMBERS WE HAD FOR THIS PAST QUARTER. TRAVEL GIRL SOFTBALL, WE HAD 70 THIS TIME IN 2025 WENT TO 73. REC BASEBALL, 422, TO 462. BUDDY SPORTS BASKETBALL, 242-243. TRAVEL SOCCER, [INAUDIBLE] TRAVEL BASEBALL, 170-145. THE REASON FOR THE DROP IS THEY LOST A TEAM BUT ARE ADDING A TEAM AND THE NUMBERS HAVEN'T BEEN ADDED NEXT SO NEXT QUARTER THE NUMBER GOZE UP. TRAVEL LACROSSE, 156-159. REC LACROSSE, 122-157. THEY WERE CHANGING THEIR KIND OF WAY THEY DO LACROSSE, THEY SWITCHED TO SMALLER MORE COMPACT LEAGUE IS SO 6 ON 6 LACROSSE AND TURNED OUT TO BE A SUCCESS FOR THEM SO THEY JUMPED UP 50 PARTICIPANTS SO LIKE TO SEE THE GROWTH. REC BASKETBALL, 1150-1156. TRAVEL FOOTBALL YOU NOTICED TODD WAS HERE TWO MEETINGS AGO HE IS DOING TRAVEL FLAG FOOTBALL AND HAS 55 PARTICIPANTS AND THE NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO GROW MAYBE DOUBLE AS HE HAS HIS TEAMS FROM THE SEASON JUST COMPLETED SO THE NUMBER SHOULD GROW BUT THEY'LL GET [INAUDIBLE] WHAT WE DISCUSS AND HE'LL START TAKING OVER ON FIELDS AS WELL. ADULT COED, SOFT BALL HAD 12 TEAMS AND WENT TO 9. WE HAD 0 LAST YEAR. WE DIDN'T HAVE KICK BALL LEAGUE SO HAVE 4 TEAMS. THAT IS GOOD TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GETTING OUT FOR KICK BALL. FOR TENNIS LEAGUES WE HAD 19 LEAGUES OFFERED LAST YEAR AND 19 CURRENTLY. WE HAD LITTLE OF DECREASE IN PARTICIPANTS SO 268 TO 256. OUR TENNIS LESSONS, WE WENT FROM 589 TO 677 IN THE PARTICIPANTS WENT FROM 129 TO 135. FOR THE TRAINER CONTRACTS WE CURRENTLY HAVE 7 WITH 5 PROCESSING. SEASONS THAT ENDED ARE REC SOCCER, THEY HAD THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. WENTER FLAG FOOTBALL STARTED AND FINISHED IN THE TIME SINCE THE LAST MEETING SO FINISHED FRIDAY. HE RUNS A SHORT SEASON. REC SOFTBALL JUST STARTED OPENING DAY THIS PAST SUNDAY. REC LACROSSE START ING AND BASKETBALL AND [INAUDIBLE] BUDDY SPORTS BASKETBALL, ADULT COED SOFTBALL AND KICK BALL. I WANT TO NOTE TO ALL-WE HAVE A A ED INFORMATIONAL/TRAINING AND NOT CERTIFICATION. R THAT TAKES PLACE IN ENGLISH MARCH 24 AND SPANISH MARCH 25. IT IS OPEN FREE TO PUBLIC AND COACHES AND PARENTS, ANYBODY TO COME OUT INSIDE THE P REC MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AND CORAL SPRINGS FIRE PUTTING ON THE INFORMATION. [INAUDIBLE] GOING OVER BASIC INFORMATION. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS? >> QUICK QUESTION. WHAT ARE THE TRAINERS FOR? OR WHERE ARE THEY-WHAT DO THEY STAFF? >> SO, OUR TRAINERS WE HAVE A TRAINER PROGRAM SO WHERE IF YOU LIKE TO-A TRAINER LIKES TO COME WITH A GROUP OR 6 OR MORE KIDS-SORRY, DO ANY TRAININGING ON THE FIELDS THEY HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED TRAINER AND PAY A FEE. THE FRAINERS CAN GO ON THE FIELD AS LONG AS THEY HAVE UNDER 6 PARTICIPANTS. [00:20:06] 6 OR MORE PEOPLE THEY NEED A FIELD PERMIT. THEY CAN CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT. WE JUST CHARGE THEM THE YEARLY FEE. >> THAT ISN'T PHYSICAL TRAINING, THAT IS LIKE HITTING COACHES OR THINGS FOR BASEBALL OR WHATEVER ELSE? >> IT IS MOSTLY ATHLETIC TRAINING. SO, ANY SPORT YOU CAN THINK OF THEY ARE OUT THERE TRAINING. >> I SEE LIKE A TON OF SOCCER TRAINERS. I WOULD WONDER ABOUT ENFORCEMENT PERHAPS, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY STICKY- >> SO, AS THE RANGERS GO ON THE FIELD AND SEE ANYBODY TRAINING, THERE THE TRAINERS GET BADGES SO THEY CHECK THE BADGES. IF THEY ARE NOT A CERTIFIED TRAINER WE HAVE A POSTCARD WE GIVE EVERY TRAINER AND GIVES THEM THE PROCESS HOW THEY CAN BECOME A TRAINER WHICH IS E-MAILING MYSELF AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET APPROVED. >> SOUND LIKE THERE IS A PROCESS THERE. UNSURE IF IT IS ENFORCED PROPERLY. >> IT IS A STICKY THING FOR YEARS AND WE STARTED THIS WHAT, 3 YEARS AGO OR SO BECAUSE OF THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS ALWAYS PEOPLE-YOU COULDN'T GET IN A BATTING CAGE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE GIVING PRIVATE LESSENS BUT EFORCEMENT IS ALWAYS A TOUGH SPOT. THE OTHER THING, IF LEO IS OUT THERE WITH HIS KID AND HE A PARKLAND RESIDENT, LEO IS ALLOWED TO BE OUT WITH HIS KID. YOU RUN INTO THAT. THE GUY SAYING THIS IS MY KID. IT IS TOUGH ENFORCEMENT. >> YEAH, IT IS TOUCH, BUT I DO WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARK RANGERS ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORING AND MONITORING. THEY DO ACTUALLY STOP THE TRAINERS ON THE FIELD AND TALK WITH THEM. SOME OF THEM LIKE BRIAN TALKED ABOUT COULD BE ASSOCIATED ONE OUR EXISTING GROUPS AND IS APPROVED THROUGH THAT TYPE OF FUNCTION, OR WE IMPLEMENTED THE HISTORY OF IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM IS EXACTLY-IT ACTUALLY CAME BEFORE THIS BOARD AND THE IDEA WAS TO ADOPT THIS POLICY TO GO AHEAD BECAUSE IT WAS HAPPENING BUT NOT ALLOWED TO HAPPEN AND HOW WE DO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS PROTECTED ON THE LIABILITY SIDE OF THINGS, AND WE KNOW WHO IS OUT ON THE FIELDS. THIS PROGRAM STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AKBROE GOING THROUGH THE FIRST TRANSACTION FS WAS A TRA TRANSITION. THEY RAN INTO TRAINERS THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE AND ASKED THEM TO LEAVE THE PARK AND SO FORTH. >> I SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT IS THERE SIGNAGE ANYWHERE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS IS IN FACT A PROGRAM AND TO JUST FOREWARN PEOPLE OF THE PROCESS? A COUPLE LOCATIONS MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS. BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. >> RIGHT. THERE ARE FEW DIFFERENT SIGNS SO THERE IS A GENERIC ONE IN THE PARK RULES YOU MUST CERTIFY TRAINER, BUT IN THE BACK OF PINE TRAILS PARK BY 8 AND 9, THERE IS-BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE HAD ISSUES WITH TRAINERS SO THERE IS A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS, MUST BE TRAINER, 6 CHILDREN AND UNDER AND SAYS TO FIND MORE INFORMATION AND HAS A PHONE NUMBER. SO, THERE ARE SOME SIGNS, BUT IT'S CERTAIN- >> GOOD TO INCREASE. >> SOMETHING WE CAN EXPLORE. >> SOMEWHAT DISCREET, BUT ENOUGH WHERE WE KNOW THERE IS A TRAFFIC AND THE COACHES MAY GO OR AROUND THE WATER FOUNTAIN AND BATHROOM. SOMEWHERE WHERE- >> THAT ONE MORE CAVEAT TO THE WHOLE ROLE. IF YOU ARE A COACH IN SOCCER, AND REGISTERED COACHING A TEAM IN SOCCER YOU CAN GO OUT WITH KIDS. YOU ARE BASICALLY OKAY TO GO OUT AND GIVE LESSONS. SO, IT IS ROUGH BECAUSE I KNOW I SEE A UP COUPLE BASEBALL PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF OUR BASEBALL ORGANIZATIONS AND GIVING PRIVATE LESSENS AND CHARGING THEM BUT ARE IN THE LOOP HOLE BECAUSE THEY ARE WITH ONE OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS SO DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT PART OF THE PROCESS WE ARE WORRIED WHO WAS OUT THERE WITH THE KIDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, PLUS THEY ARE OUT THERE MAKING MONEY USING OUR FACILITIES AND WEARING GIVING-WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CLOSE THE LOOP HOLE. >> ONE, IF ANYBODY IS RECEIVING TRAINING IN PARKLAND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU USE A PARKLAND CERTIFIED TRAINER. THEY SHOULD HAVE A BADGE AND IT YEARLY DATED SO IT SAYS 25, 26. THEY HAVE A BADGE. AND WHAT THAT BADGE INDICATES IS THAT WE HAD THEIR BACKGROUND CHECK, THEY ARE CLEARED AND WE HAVE INSURANCE ON FILE. WHICH ARE THINGS YOU WANT AS A [00:25:04] PARENT FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES TOO, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU EVER SEE SOMEONE THAT YOU FEEL IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED TRAINER WE LOVE FOR YOU TO CALL THE PARK RANGER LINE. THE BEST TIPS WE GET ARE FROM THAT LINE SO DON'T FEEL YOU ARE RATTING ANYONE OUT. IT HELPS THE TEAM DO WELL THE MORE INFORMATION THEY HAVE, SO PREVENTS ISSUES WITH FIELDS OR CONFRONITATION FROM ANOTHER TEAM COMING IN, SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU SOMEONE THAT ISN'T A AUTHORIZED TRAINER USER OW FIELDS, PLEASE CALL OUR RANGERS. THEY LIKE THE HELP. THERE IS ONLY SO MANY OF THEM ON THE BACK FIELD YOU HELP THEM BY LETTING THEM KNOW WHERE TO GO. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> YES. WITH REGARDS TO THE AED TRADE-IN, WHAT TIME ON THE 24? >> IT IS FROM 6:30 TO 7:30 INSIDE THE P REC. THAT BOTH DAYS. SORRY. A TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THE SAME TIME FOR BOTH DAYS. >> I SAW SOMETHING FOR THE LAST ONE. IS THAT BLASTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AGAIN? >> YEP. COMMUNICATION HAS IT AND I'LL REMIND THEM AGAIN, BUT I SENT IT OUT AS WELL. WE HAVE POSTERS, WE HAVE THE A FRAMES IN THE PARKS, SO ALL THAT IS ON THERE. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AND IN PERSON WITH ME AT THE TENNIS CENTER AT P REC. IT IS FREE BUT JUST TO GET A COUNT HOW MANY INSTRUCTORS WE NEED FOR EACH CLASS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING AND WANT TO E-MAIL MYSELF FELICIA OR CHRISTINE AND WE'LL GET YOU ENROLLED AND IT ISN'T A ISSUE AT ALL. ALRIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING. CHRISTINE GARCIA, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPRAKEZAL SERVICE AND PROJECTS TO TALK ABOUT THE PARK INPROVEMENT PROJECTS ANDT STAS. PRESERVE PARK, IT IS MOVING ALONG NICE. I WAS OUT THERE LAST WEEK AND SEEING THE PROGRESS GOING ON IS NICE. WE ARE STILL ANTICIPATED ON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION BY NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR. PENDING OF COURSE WE GOT A NICE STORM SEASON THAT WILL APPROACH THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS SO HOPEFULLY GET THROUGH THAT WITHOUT HICCUPS AND DELAYS IN THE PROJECT. THE PICKLEBALL COVERS ARE ON THERE IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA I'M SHOWER YOU CAN SEE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE PRETTY MASSIVE. THE COVERS ARE UP AND OVER AND THEY ARE NICE. THE FRAMING IS IN PROGRESS FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND RESTROOM BUILDING. THE SPORTS LIGHTING IS UP AND FENCING FOR THE FIELDS IS BEING INSTALLED AND THEN ALSO OUR BOARDWALK INSTILLATION CONTINUES AND IT IS COMING ALONG VERY NICE. HERE ARE SOME PROGRESS PICTURES. THIS IS FROM THE DRONE. YOU CAN SEE THE PAVILIONS IN THE WORKS. THERE IS THAT MASSIVE PICKLEBALL STRUCTURE. THE LIGHTS AND FENCING ON THE BASEBALL FIELDS. SOFTBALL FIELDS, FRAMING INSIDE THE COMMUNITY SENER AS WELL AS THE RESTROOMS. AND SO FORTH. MOVING TO THE COVER BRIDGE PARK. WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED AND CLOSED OUT. FELICIA WORKED DILIGENTLY AND HARD GETTING THE CERTIFICATION AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO SO IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE STRUCTURES WILL LAST A LOT LONGER THEN THE NATURAL WOOD LOOK. [INAUDIBLE] PARK EXPANDED PARKING. COMMISSION DID APPROVE THIS AWARD FOR CONSTRUCTION AT THE LAST MEETING FEBRUARY 18, SO WE ARE WORKING ON FINALIZING THE CONTRACT. ONCE THAT GETS DONE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WORK ON PERMITS. AGAIN, WE'LL COORDINATING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ON THIS TIMEFRAME OF THIS PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN BUSY SPORTS SEASON AND SO FORTH SO WE DON'T WANT TO DISTURB THAT DURING THE SPORTS SEASON AND THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, SO WEARE TARGETING FOR THE PROJECT TO BE DURING THE SUMMER TIME WHEN IT SLOWS DOWN WITH THE ACTIVITY AT THE PARK. PLAYGROUND, THE PERMITS ARE FINALIZED AND FELICIA IS READY TO GET THE PROJECT GOING. WE ARE LOOKING TO START INSTILLATION BY THE END OF THIS MONTH POTENTIALLY. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THE PARK, IT IS THAT BACK PLAYGROUND AREA SO SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE TAKING PLACE AT THIS TIME. OTHER FISCAL YEAR 26 PROJECT, PINE TRAIL PARK [00:30:01] BASICAL BOUGHT IMPROVEMENT THIS IS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEATING AND BLEACHER SHADE CANOPIES ADDITION TO THIS SPECTATOR AREA. WE ARE OUT TO BID CURRENTLY. IT CLOSES MARCH 12 AND ANTICIPATE FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL SOME TIME IN MAY AND THEN CONSTRUTION WILL START SOME TIME AFTER THAT, WHICH WILL TIME PERFECTLY TO THE COMPLETION OF BASKETBALL SEASON. AND THEN ALSO WE ARE UPGRADING THAT SPORTS LIGHTING FOR THE COURTS AT PINE TRAILS. THE LIGHTS COME IN EARLIER THEN ANTICIPATED SO THEY WILL BE IN AND WE WILL BE COORDINATING WITH PARKLAND BASKETBALL. IT WILL BE A 2 OR 3 DAY CLOSURE IF WE CAN COORDINATE WITH THEM TO GET THEM INSTALLED EVEN DURING THE SEASON WE'LL DO THAT SO IT WILL BE NICE GOOD LIGHTING FOR THEIR PLAY-OFFS. IF NOT, IT WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS BASKETBALL SEASON ENDS. OUR P REC A C CONDENSER REPLACEMENT, IT HAS BEEN ORDERED AND LONG LEAD ITEM. PINE TRAILS PARK BASKETBALL CONCESSION RESTROOM IPROVEMENTS LOOKING TO ROLE OUT SUMMER THIS YEAR. AGAIN, LIKE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE WORKLOAD OF THE PROJECTS HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED OUT ACCORDINGLY DUE TO OUR STAFF WORKLOADS. THE LIBERTY PARK SPLASH PAD REPLACEMENT PROJECT. WE ARE LOOKING TO OBTAIN THE QUOTES FOR DESIGN FOR THAT AND AGAIN WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AS SOON AS WE GET CONSULTANT ON AND GET DESIGN IDEAS AND SO FORTH IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU GUYS FOR INPUT ON THAT DESIGN. PARK FRONT PLAYGROUND LIGHTING PUP GRADE, AGAIN WE ARE WORKING STILL GETTING THOSE QUOTES AND LOOK TO GET THIS DONE IN SPRING OF THIS YEAR. OUR DORIS DAVIS LIBERTY PARK ROOF REPLACEMENT. WE PUSHED THIS BACK A BIT BECAUSE WE ALSO WANT TO TIME IT IT MAKES SENSE TO TIME WITH THE LIBERTY PARK SPLASH PAD INSTEAD OF CLOSING THE PARK TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DO IT WHILE THAT PROJECT IS GOING ON. AS RYAN MENTIONED, WE HAVE INSTALLED THE A ED AT BOTH PARKS YOU WORKED SO HARD ON. HAVE BEGUN ROLE OUT THE TRAINING, ONE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TWO SCHEDULED LATER THIS MONTH AND P REC GYM, ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTING ON THE STAGE WHEN WE ADDED THE CURTAINS, MADE IT DARK UP THERE SO ADDED THE LIGHTING AND THE PROJECT IS DONE AND COME OFF OUR LIST. THE PICNIC TABLE REPLACEMENT AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD ORDING THE BENCHES AND FELICIA IS WORKING FINALIZING THOSE QUOTES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECTS? >> YES, COUPLE. I GOT IT FELICIA. ONE, THE PICNIC TABLE REPLACEMENT AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER ARE WE GOING WITH WOOD OR MORE DURABLE PRODUCT? >> BELIEVE OR NOT, THE WOOD PICNIC TABLES LASTED A ERVALONG TIME. VERY LONG TIME. THEY ARE COMPARABLE TO THE TABLES IN THE PARK. GOING WITH THE WOOD BECAUSE IT IS THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER GIVES THE EQUESTRIAN FEEL. IT IS GOING TO STAY WOOD. >> OKAY. YOU SKIPPED OVER THE LAKE. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE LAKE? >> I DID. I DIDN'T MEAN TO. I APOLOGIZE ARE. THANK YOU. WE ARE WORKING ON FINALIZING THE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE WORKLOADS WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THIS DURING THE SUMMER. >> THAT WAS THE BIG THING. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TEAR THAT UP ALONG WITH THE PARK AND HILLSBOROUGH- >> WE KNOW ALL THE STUFF GOING ON. >> WE SHOULD CLOSE HILLSBOROUGH AND [INAUDIBLE] >> YES. >> ROUND ABOUT IN THE LAKE. >> A PAD TO GET OUT OF PARKLAND. ONE MORE THING. IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME AND I HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE BECAUSE I'M OLD, BUT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT REPLACING THE SPLASH PAD FOR 5 YEARS. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG TO DO THAT? >> WE HAVE NOT BEEN TALKING ABOUT REPLACING IT. PROBABLY ONE THING YOU REMEMBERED IS WE HAVE DONE UPGRADES PREVIOUSLY. >> TO THE PLAYGROUND. >> TO THE SPLASH PAD. ONE PROJECT IN EARLIER YEARS IS REDO THE RUBBER SURFACING SO WE COMPLETED THAT AND REOPENED IT. WE HAVE DONE SOME MINER UPGRADES TO THE ACTUAL PLAY FEATURES, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO ACTUALLY DO A FULL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, NEW FEATURES, NEW EVERYTHING, SO IT WILL HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOK. >> THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT I WAS THINKING RESURFACING. >> A YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO IN THE SUMMER THE RESURFACING. >> SORRY? >> THE RESURFACING IS ONE OR TWO YEARS AGO. >> CORRECT. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> A QUESTION ON THE SPLASH PAD. WHEN THE DESIGN COMES WHICH WE [00:35:06] ARE NOT NEAR THAT YET, ARE SOME OF THE GOALS FOR THAT TO BE STILL HAVE IT ON THE TIMER SO IT IS INTERACTIVE AS WELL AS MAKING IT HIGHLY PLAYABLE FOR SMALL CHILDREN? VERSUS THE SLIDE BEING VERY DANGEROUS. >> YES, AND YES. >> OKAY. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE GOING IN THE GOALS BECAUSE THE SLIDE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TERRIFYING. >> YES. >> I SECOND THAT. >> YOU WERE PART OF PRESERVE PARKING PLAN AND WE SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING SO IT WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME THEME OBVIOUSLY, BUT SOME OF THE WAY THOSE FEATURES LOOK IS WHAT YOU'LL PROBABLY START SEEING IN THIS ONE. >> I HAD A MIX OF QUESTIONS. I THINK THE FIRST IS QUICK. ON THE TER RA MAR PARK PLAYGROUND, WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS KBLRKS DURATION? >> HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT- >> THE SCHEDULE. >> SO, THE ANSWER-WE'LL SAY MID-APRIL. >> 6 WEEKS KIND OF THING. >> I SAY 6 TO 8 WEEKS. >> SECOND ONE IS, MAYBE MORE CONCEPTUAL QUESTION. I NOTICED AT LIBERTY PARK THERE IS THAT FAIRLY LARGE AREA THAT IS BETWEEN HOMEBERG AND THE PARK ITSELF WHERE IT IS KIND OF JUST WILD, BUT PEOPLE GO THERE AND KICK A SOCCER BALL AND PLAY FREEZEBY. HAS ANYBODY EXPLORED TO TURNING THAT INTO MORE USEABLE CONNECTED TO THE PARK OR IS THAT OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THE PARK AREA? >> YEAH, THAT IS TECHNICALLY OUTSIDE OF LIBERTY PARK PROPERTY, BUT IT IS STILL PART OF-IF YOU NOTICE JUST EAST OF LIBERTY PARK, THAT WOODED AREA, IT IS A PRESERVE ACTUALLY. IT IS ACTUALLY TWO PARCELS, BUT IT IS ONE BIG PRESERVE AREA AND CONNECTS ALL INTO WITH THAT, SO IT IS A PRESERVE SO NO, IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE FUTURE FOR DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE FOR ANYTHING ACTIVE WISE ASSOCIATED WITH LIBERTY PARK. IT JUST ALL DEPENDS ON IF WE WILL START DOING TRAILS THROUGH THE PRESERVE AREA, MAYBE HAVE SITTING AREAS, THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD MAYBE POTENTIALLY BE PERMISSIBLE BUT THAT IS FUTURE PLANNING AND COME THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING CONVERSATION. >> BECAUSE IT IS PRESERVE? >> BECAUSE IT IS PRESERVE. >> SO CAN'T BUILD FIELDS LIKE WEDGE PRESERVE. >> CORRECT. >> A LOT OF GREAT PRESERVE- >> THERE IS A PRESERVE IN WEDGE PRESERVE THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE ACTIVE. >> WANT MAN MADE OR ANYTHING. >> THE THOUGHT WAS MORE JUST LIKE BECAUSE A LOT OF FIELDS ARE OCCUPIED LIKE ALL THE TIME AND SO, IF IT'S LIKE JUST A SPACE THAT IS SLIGHTLY-IF IT IS A PRESERVE AND NOT NEGOTIABLE AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TIP THETICALLY IT WOULD BE FOR, BUT I THINK IN GENERAL OPORTUNITIES FOR AT LEAST FOLKS I TALK TO ARE LIKE WE GO TO THE PARK AND IT IS A GREAT SPACE AND IT'S CONSTANTLY FULL OF LIKE VARIOUS HUMANS PERFORMING VARIOUS ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES. >> I DON'T SEE-THAT AREA THERE I DON'T THINK IS PRESERVE LAND. >> IT IS. >> DON'T WE NEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACES AS WELL THAT ARE NOT FIELDS THAT ARE JUST OPEN SPACE NEAR PARKS? >> WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE PLANNING ZONING DEPARTMENT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOING TO OPEN SPACE AND DOING THE CALCULATION AND WHAT FELICIA IS REFERRING TO, ALSO TO YOUR POINT, THAT AREA IS ALSO GOT A LITTLE HISTORY. IF YOU NOTICE THERE IS A WHAT LOOKS LIKE A EQUESTRIAN LINK BUT IT IS WOODEN FENCE AROUND THE TREE AREA, THAT ACTUALLY HISTORICALLY WAS PUT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS A EQUESTRIAN TRAIL SO IT CONNECTS FOR THE HORSES TO WALK THROUGH THERE AND THEM TO HAVE A LITTLE AREA TO BE TIED UP OR GO IN AND KIND OF REST. >> I DON'T THINK YOU ARE NOT TALKING BUILDING A SOCCER FIELD, BUT JUST LEVELING IT OUT AND MAKING NICER TO WHERE YOU COULD RUN AROUND AND PLAY IN THAT AREA OPPOSED TO STEPPING IN ANTHILLS AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS THOUGHT PROCESS I THINK IS GREAT. AGAIN, IT IS SOMETHING WE'LL TAKE NOTE OF AND SOMETHING THAT WILL POTENTIALLY HAVE CONVERSATION FOR FUTURE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS AND SO FORTH. IT ISN'T ON FOR THIS YEAR BUT SOMETHING WE CAN KEEP ON THE RADAR. >> I THINK YOUR SUGGESTION OF THE TRAILS AND BENCHES WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE IT COULD BE A MORE ORGANIC AREA FOR THE KIDS TO RUN AND PLAY AND PARENTS CAN SIT EASILY SINCE IT IS CLOSER [00:40:03] TO THE ROAD AND WATCH THEM. >> FOR THE DOGS. >> THERE IS A MILE TRAIL BACK THERE. IN THE PRESERVE AREA. I WALKED IT. IT IS OKAY. >> CORRECT. THERE IS A LITTLE TRAIL BACK THERE. >> LIKE [INAUDIBLE] NOT LIKE A ACTUAL TRAIL TRAIL. >> LIKE A WAY THROUGH THE TREES. >> CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. >> READY? NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS? >> YES. >> NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS--FELICIA TRAINER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS REC. AS MANY KNOW, EACH YEAR IN THE FALL WE HAVE TWO EVENTS. PARKLAND DASH AND PUMPKIN PATCH BOTH OF WHICH THE BENEFICIARIES ARE SELECTED BY THE PARK AND REC ADVISORY BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, WE SELECT ONE FOR EACH AND WE SELECT A ALTERNATE. PART OF BEING A BEENFICIARIES IS THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS FOR BOTH EVENTS, PARKLAND DASH THEY HAVE PACKET PICKUP, STUFFING OF THE BAGS AND RACE DAY ITSELF AND PUMPKIN PATCH THEY PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS FOR PARKING, FOR PUMPKINS, AWARENESS, PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES, SO THERE IS A HANDFUL OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THAT. WE DO ALTERNATES IN THE EVENT AN ORGANIZATION CAN'T MEET THAT REQUIREMENT AND COMMIT TO THAT. YES, SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. WE ARE DOING EARLIER THEN NORMAL BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET THE CONTRACTS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO ADVERTISE EARLIER THE FULL PARKLAND DASH, LOGO SPONSOR, BENEFICIARIES AS WELL AS PUMPKIN PATCH SO WE NEED YOU TO MAKE THE DECISION SOONER IN THE YEAR. SO, THERE YOU HAVE TWO ATTACHMENTS. ONE IS A CITY PARKLAND APPROVED CHARITY LIST WITH A LARGE LIST OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN YOU SEE ANOTHER FISCAL YEAR 27 POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES. WHAT IS COMPOSED THAT LIST IS LAST YEAR, TOMORROW RAINBOW WAS A ALTERNATE AND FOOD FOR THE POOR WAS SELECTED AS A ALTERNATE. SO, THOSE WERE JUST CARRIED OVER, SO YOU ALL CAN REVIEW THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM. ADDITIONALLY, HISTORICALLY WE HAVE CHOSEN ONE IF NOT BOTH OF THE BENEFICIARIES TO HAVE SOME KIND OF TIES TO PARKLAND WHETHER IT NOT BE A LOT OF MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE VOLUNTEERS, AND SO WE HAVE TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, FISH MENDING NETS AS WELL AS JACOB'S SHOES ADDED TO THE LIST. THESE ARE JUST FOUR THAT WE'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY SO YOU CAN KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM, BUT BY ALL MEANS, THERE IS ALSO THIS OTHER LIST IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ANY OF THEM. WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD IS TO SELECT A BEENFICIARY FOR THE PUMPKIN DASH AND ALTERNATE FOR THE PARKLAND DASH AND BENEFICIARY- >> YOU HAVE A LIST WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS? >> YES, I DO. >> WAS IT GINA MALT NOLDO? >> YES, 24-25 THEY WERE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE PUMPKIN PATCH. I CAN GO THROUGH IF YOU LIKE TO KNOW THE PAST 4 YEARS. THIS PAST YEAR THE RUN FOR BEAGLE WAS THE PAST RECIPIENT AND [INAUDIBLE] THE YEAR PRIOR MAKE OR SCHOOL WAS THE DASH PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARIES AND GINA [INAUDIBLE] PUMPKIN PATCH. THEN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT 23-24SOS CHILDREN VILLAGE WERE DASH RESIP COULDN'T AND INDIAN PRIN SSS IS PUMPKIN PATCH. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT WAS EAGLE'S HAVEN FOR PARKLAND DASH AND THE CHRIS HIXEN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS PUMPKIN PATCH. >> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. THE K9-LOST THE NAME OF IT. ASSISTED-IS THAT THE ONE THAT SERVICES OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN PARKLAND LIKE THAT GOES TO RIVER GLADES, HERON HEIGHTS AND PARKLAND TRAILS. >> I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT. >> SPEAK INTO THE MIC. >> THEY WERE IN 2020 AND 2021, THEY WERE THE DASH RECIPIENTS. >> THEY WERE? OKAY. >> IT WASN'T WITHIN THE LAST 4 YEARS BUT IT WAS- >> I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE THE SAME IN THE SCHOOLS? [00:45:03] >> I THINK THAT IS THE ONE THAT GOES INTO RIVER GLADES. >> THERE IS A POSSIBILITY. I DO KNOW THAT WE DO PARTNER WITH THEM FOR OUR COMMEMORATION EVENT. >> THEY ARE VERY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE SO YOU JUST HAVE TO DO A REQUEST FORM AND THEY GO TO EVENTS AND OR SCHOOLS. >> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS THE ONE. THEY WERE DONE IN 2021? >> 2020-2021. YES. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. IS ONE OF THESE EVENTS MORE-SHALL WE SAY PROFITABLE FOR THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE ORGANIZATION. THIS YEAR PUMPKIN PATCH FOR THE FIRST YEAR DID EXTREMELY WELL. BUT PARKLAND 17 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, THEY WERE OUT THERE AND THEY [INAUDIBLE] ADVERTISED IT, THEY HUSTLED. SAME WITH PARKLAND DASH, SO THE WAY OUR SPONSORSHIP PACKET IS COMPOSED IS, THEY GET-WE GIVE TO THE SCHOOLS SO PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS GOES TO EVERY SINGLE PARKLAND SCHOOL, BUT IF THE ORGANIZATION ACQUIRES THEIR OWN SPONSOR FOR THE EVENTS THEY GET A HIGHER PERCENTAGE. I COULDN'T QUOTE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT IF THEY ACQUIRE THE SPONSOR THEY GET 60 PERCENT OF THE SPONSORSHIP DOLLAR SO COULD BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IF THAT ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY DOING THAT. LIKE SOS WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THE DASH BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT THERE. >> THAT IS BOTH EVENTS THE DOLLARS GO TO THE SCHOOL AS WELL? >> JUST DASH. THE DOLLARS GO TO THE SCHOOLS. >> I THOUGHT THE PUMPKIN PATCH SOMETHING WENT TO THE SCHOOL. >> NO, THEY COVER THE COST OF PUMPKIN SALES AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE GOES TO THE ORGANIZATION. >> GOT IT. >> THAT IS WHY THEY ARE A LITTLE HIGHER PRICED. >> I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF-THE DASH-THIS PAST YEAR AND YEAR BEFORE. I FORGET WHO IT WAS BUT I THINK MAY HAVE BEEN LIKE SCOTT'S MOTHER SPOKE BEFORE THE RACE LIKE KICKING IT OFF AND IT WAS MEANINGFUL AND IT LIKE MADE A REAL MARK AND SO, NOT SAYING EVERY ORGANIZATION IS OR IS NOT MORE WORTHY BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK ESPECIALLY THE LOCAL ONES, IT CERTAINLY LIKE MADE IT MORE MEMORABLE AND ENHANCED THE EXPERIENCE I THINK FOR A LOT OF FOLKS THERE WERE LIKE, FOUND IT JUST LIKE A REALLY-YEAH, IT ADDED THIS EXTRA LAYER OF MEANING TO IT, SO THAT JUST MENTIONING THAT IS A CONSIDERATION. >> I IS ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. SO, FROM THE EVENT STANDPOINT, IS IT MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THE EVENT AS A WHOLE TO HAVE A MORE AFFECT ORGANIZATION THAT PLAYS A MORE ACTIVE ROLE AND MAKING THE EVENT MORE ACTIVE AND FUN EVENT, VERSUS AN ORGANIZATION JUST GOING TO SAY, THANK YOU WE'LL TAKE THE MONEY, THANK YOU? WHICH NOT SAYING THEY ARE NOT ENTITLED AND WORTHY OF, JUST HAVE THAT QUESTION. >> WE WANT TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE WANT PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO LIKE HE MENTIONED, WE DO OFFER MICROPHONE TO EVERY ORGANIZATION BEFORE THE RUN HAPPENS FOR PARKLAND DASH TO SHARE THEY'RE STARO. WE ORGANIZATIONS THAT GIVE BACK AND WANT THEIR NAME OUT THERE AS WELL AND THEY'RE INTENTIONAL AS FARS A MAKING A IMPACT SO WE WANT GROUPS NOT JUST THERE ONLY FOR THE CHECK, BUT THEY ARE THERE TO FEED INTO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. >> SO YEAH, YOU ARE RIGHT BRIAN. ON THAT NOTE, WHEN WE WORK WITH THE BENEFICIARIES, WE LET THEM KNOW LEADING INTO IT THAT THERE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER ROLE THAT WE ASK THE BENEFICIARIES TO BRING TO THESE EVENTS. SO, LIKE FOR THE PARKLAND DASH, THEY GOT-THEY BRING VOLUNTEERS THEMSELVES TO HELP WITH THE REGISTRATION, TO HELP AT THE WATER TABLES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. THE FOOD TABLES. GIVE OUT THE AWARDS AT THEND. A LOT OF THOSE ARE VOLUNTEERS WHICH OBVIOUSLY HELPS REDUCE THE COST WHAT WE NEED FOR THE EVENT AND THE SAME THING THEY DO FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH. THERE IS DEFINED ROLES WHETHER HELPING WITH THE PARKING AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER AND GETTING THE PUMPKINS OUT TO PEOPLE'S CARS SO TO YOUR POINT, WHEN WE REACH OUT TO THESE BENEFICIARIES WE LET KNOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERISM, NOT JUST A HEY, I'M GOING TO BE A BENEFICIARY AND GET A CHECK AND REAP THE BENEFITS. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. I WASN'T HERE, BUT HOW IS THIS PROCESS DONE LAST YEAR? >> SO, WE PRESENTED SOME AND [00:50:01] SOMEONE MAKES A MOTION AND THEY RECOMMEND WHO THEY- > ORGANIZATIONS. >> THE ORGANIZATION THEY LIKE. IF THERE IS ONE, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION RIGHT NOW AND THEN IF THEY AGREE THAT'S THE WAY THEY HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST. >> OKAY. >> AND TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE MAKE A REQUEST BEFORE AND SHOW INTEREST THAT THEY WANTED TO BE THE BENEFICIARY. WE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE COME UP TO US AHEAD OF TIME FOR THIS MEETING SO THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS WE NARROWED DOWN. WE ALWAYS PROVIDE THE ALTERNATES BECAUSE THEY WERE SELECTED AS A ALTERNATE FOR A EZROOEN. REASON. >> CAN I ASK WHAT THESE FOUR THAT YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED FOR US? >> SO- >> WHAT TIE DO THEY HAVE TO OUR COMMUNITY? >> THE LAST TWO, OR SORRY FIRST 2 WERE WHO YOU VOTED LAST YEAR AS ALTERNATES. THEY JUST GOT CIRCLED OVER AND THEN THE OTHER TWO FISH MENDING NETS ACTUALLY THE FOUNDER OF FISH MENDINGNETS WAS PARKLAND RESIDENT AND SHE PASSED AWAY ACTUALLY LAST YEAR AND THEY HELD A MEMORIAL FOR HER IN OUR GYMNASIUM AND SO I KNEW THAT THAT WAS A ACTIVE PARKLAND ORGANIZATION SO WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING THIS, THERE IS A LOT OF MOMS PART THAT ORGANIZATION WHERE THEY COLLECT DONATIONS AND GIVE THEM TO NEEDY FAMILIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BUT IT IS A PARKLAND BASED ESSENTIALLY MOM GROUP THAT DOES THAT COLLECTION. AND THEN, JACOB'S SHOES WAS BROUGHT UP AS WELL AS ONE OF THEM. I CANNOT FULLY REMEMBER HOW THEY ARE ATTACHED TO PARKLAND. DO YOU REMEMBER CHRISTINE? >> CAN I TELL YOU [INAUDIBLE] MARIA IS CHAIR OF THE PNZ BOARD. SERVED FOR YEARS. >> A PARKLAND STUDENT WHO- >> I KNOW THE STORY, JUST COULDN'T REMEMBER THE PARKLAND TIE BUT KNEW THEY WERE RELATED TO PARKLAND AND WHY THOSE TWO GOT ADDED. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN PARKLAND, HOW WOULD THAT WORK? IS IT OUR SCHOOLS THAT COME IN OR HOW DOES THAT-WHO IS SUPPLYING THE LABOR FOR THAT AND WOULD IT BE FROM HIGH SCHOOL ALL THE WAY DOWN? >> SO, I GUESS YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL MASTER LIST AND THEY ARE ON THE LIST? >> I AM. >> MY RECOMMEND IS THEY ARE ALREADY GRANDFATHERED IN FOR PARKLAND DASH SO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE CHOSEN AS A ALTERNATE. THE PARKLAND DASH LIKE FELICIA SAID, THE PROCEEDS FROM THERE ARE SPLIT BETWEEN THE PARKLAND SCHOOLS AND THEN WHATEVER BENEFICIARIES YOU ALL CHOOSE. THERE ARE ALREADY A BENEFICIARY AND DON'T NEED TO CHOOSE THEM AGAIN. >> WITHOUT HAVING VOLUNTARYS THEY ARE BENEFICIARIES OF THE DASH. >> TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT THEY DO FOR US IS THEY-WE REACH OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS AND HAVE CONVURSATIONS. THEY HAVE TO DRAFT A LETTER AND TELL US YES, THE MONEY RAISED FROM THE PARKLAND DASH WILL GO TOWARDS HOWEVER MANY COMPUTERS IN THE LAB OR MORE BOOKS OR-WHATEVER THAT SCHOOL'S NEED IS SO WE REVIEW ALL THE LETTERS TO MAKE SURE IT IS GOING TO GIVE BACK TO SOMETHING FOR THE STUDENTS IN THAT SCHOOL. >> I WAS JUST THINKING WITH ALL THE CUTS EFFECTING SPECIFICALLY OUR SCHOOLS AND CITY, HAVING AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT GOING TO THEM WOULD BE--I KNOW THEY ALREADY LOST A SUBSTANTIAL FROM RIVER GLADES. THEY LOST SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATIONAL STUFF FOR THE CHILDREN WE LOST AN ELECTIVE AND LOT OF THINGS. >> WE HAVE THE ABILITY HOWEVER WITH THEM TO ACTUALLY SAY THIS IS TO GO TO RIVER PARKLAND SCHOOLS OR DOES IT GO TO BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS? >> THE CHECK FROM US FROM PARKLAND DASH GOES DIRECTLY TO PARKLAND SCHOOLS. >> IF WE CHOOSE AS ONE OF THE MAJOR BENEFICIARIES COULD IT GO TO PARKLAND SCHOOLS OR WOULD THAT GO TO SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY? IF IT GOES TO BROWARD COUNTY I DONT THINK YOU WILL SEE MUCH USED IN PARKLAND. >> THAT IS THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT SAYS BROWARD COUNTY SHOOLS IN PARKLAND. HOW DOES IT WORK? >> FOR THE MASTER LIST IT IS COMPOSED OF EVERYONE THAT COULD SOME POINT BENEFIT FROM THE CITY, SO IT ISN'T NECESSARILY THESE ARE LIST OF PEOPLE FOR THE DASH OR FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH. THIS IS JUST APPROVED BY COMMISSION LIST IN GENERAL, ABOUT NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS TOPIC IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> SO, BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE [00:55:05] ASKING PHILLIP HOW THIS IS DONE IN THE PAST, I WANT TO THROW OUT A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD AND YOU CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION AND FEEL FREE TO MAKE A SELECTION TONIGHT OR MY RECOMMENDATION IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE MAYBE YOU GUYS MAY NEED MORE TIME TO DIGEST SOME OF THESE, IF YOU GOT QUESTIONS WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. WE CAN TRY TO ANSWER AS MUCH QUESTIONS AS WE CAN TONIGHT, BUT IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIALLY MAYBE TABLING THIS AND BRINGING IT BACK AT A DECISION FOR OUR MAY MEETING, I KNOW FELICIA IS LIKE PULLING SIDES OVER HERE, BUT THINK WE WILL BE OKAY IF THEY CAME BACK AND GAVE YOU A ANSWER IN MAY. HER PREFERENCE IS MAKE A CHOICE TONIGHT, BUT IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OF A EASIER CONVERSATION I FEEL BECAUSE ONE OF THE NON-LOCAL NON PROFITS HAVE COME FORWARD AND SAY, HEY, RUN FOR BEAGLE LAST YEAR, NOT DOING THE RUN ANYMORE, DO YOU THINK I COULD BE PART OF THE DASH AND WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THE INFORMATION TO YOU SO IT IS EASIER. THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT, SO I UNDERSTAND A LITTLE OF WHAT YOU MAY BE GOING THROUGH, SO I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE IF YOU WANTED TO YOU CAN ALSO POTENTIALLY DO THAT. >> YOU SAID THEY HAVEN'T REACHED OUT YET, BUT WE PULLED OUR TIMELINE FORWARD. DO THEY KNOW THIS IS IN PROCESS YET? >> DID YOU PULL YOUR TIMELINE FORWARD? >> I THINK LAST- >> WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE THIS IN MAY AND PULLED TO MARCH. >> ANOTHER REASON WHY YOU MAYP WANT TO TABLE IT AND SEE. WE DON'T ADVERTISE TO YOUR POINT THOUGH. IT ISN'T LIKE WE REACH OUT TO A BUNCH OF ORGANIZATIONS AND SAY HEY WE WAIT FOR THE MEETING TO TELL US WHAT THE SELECTION IS AND THEN REACH OUT TO THEM. HENCE WHY YOU CHOOSE A ALTERNATE BECAUSE IF THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED AND AVAILABLE WE MAY HAVE TO GO THE ALTERNATE. >> I GOT YOU FELICIA. ON THE SAME LINE, THE SOONER WE CAN GET THAT SELECTED THE SOONER THEY CAN START ORGANIZING THE SOONER THEY CAN NOT JUST THE CITY BUT THE ORGANIZATION CAN THEN PREPARE TO HELP AND BE MORE ACTIVE. ONE REASON WHY WE TOSSED MOVING IT FORWARD IS TO ALLOW THEM MORE TIME. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL ARE WE ALLOWED TO VOTE ELECTRONICALLY? >> NO. IT NEEDS TO BE AT A MEETING. >> LIKE A SUNSHINE THING. >> I CAN'T MOVE THAT WE VOTE VIA ELECTRONICS BECAUSE WHATEVER. I KNOW THESE GROUPS. I REMEMBER FROM LAST YEAR AND KNOW THEY WERE CLOSE SECOND. I PERSONALLY WOULD MOVE THAT THE BENEFICIARIES BE TOMORROW'S RAINBOW AND FOOD FOR THE POOR AND MAYBE CAN COME BACK IN MAY FOR THE ALTERNATES. >> THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER ALTERATIVE. WE CAN ALSO- DO A SPECIAL MEETING. >> DO THE DASH FIRST. IS THE PREFERENCE. >> THE IS ONE THAT JUMPED OFF THE LIST HERE AND SOME OF THE COMMISSIONER- >> THEN IT IS OFF THE LIST. >> THE COATS PLUS FOUNDATION. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS RYAN AND HIS STORY. HE ISN'T NECESSARILY A PARKLAND RESIDENT BUT COATS PLUS FOUNDATION HE LOST HIS 4 YEAR OLD SON AND OLDER SON IS BATTLING THE SAME RARE CONDITION AND POTENTIALLY ABOUT TO LOSE HIS LIFE, INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT. THERE ARE DOCTORS IN MIAMI WHO DEAL WITH RARE GENETIC DISEASES AND ONE IS NAMED COATS PLUS. BRIAN IS FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY LIVE AND HAD A EVENTS AT PARK AND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB AND NOT ONLY WILL SAVE HIS OWN CHILD BUT OPEN THE DOORS FOR MORE GENETIC TESTING AND MORE TRIALS BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW IS PEOPLE DONT RELIZE WITH THESE DISEASES, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY BEHIND IT. IT ISN'T LARGE ENOUGH FOR ANY RARE GENETIC DISORDER SO THEY SAY THERE ISN'T MANY IMPACTED BUT IF YOU THINK ONE LIFE LOST IT IMPACTS ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. ONE LIFE LOST TO RARE GENETIC DISORDER CAN BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE LONG RUN UP TO MILLIONS IN GLOBAL PROBLEMS SO IF WE DON'T HAVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR A LOT OF THIS STUFF PEOPLE ARE LOSING LIVES BECAUSE OF IT. HE IS MAKING A BIG PUSH AND SPOKE AT PARK AND CHAMBER COMMERCE. HIS STORY LOOK IT UP AND YOU MAY CONSIDER HAVING HIM BE A BENEFICIARY. THE EDUCATION HE HAS BEEN GIVING HIMSELF FOR OTHER FAMILIES, I HAVE SEEN HIM SPEAK WITH FAMILIES REGARDING THEIR STRUGGLE AND JOURNEY. [01:00:01] IT IS INCREDIBLE TO WITNESS AND LOSING ONE CHILD AND FIGHTING FOR YOUR SECOND EVERY DAY IS INSANE TO ME TO EVEN FATHOM. I KNOW ALL THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCREDIBLE, BUT THIS IS LITERALLY A MAN FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY. THAT WOULD BE MY VOTE. NOT TO THROW A CURVE-BALL. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO TAKE TIME, DIGEST IT AND COME BACK IN MAY? >> YEAH, WE CAN DO IT NOW. >> OKAY. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. SO LIKE, THE MORE NON PARKLANDY IF YOU CALL IT THAT, ARE THEY ABLE TO BRING THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE NEED? >> THAT IS WHY WE REQUEST A ALTERNATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO CONFIRM PART OF THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT AND IF NOT WE IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE ALTERNATE. >> I AGAIN-- I LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION WE ACCEPT TOMORROW'S RAINBOW AND FOOD FOR THE POOR AS THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WITH COATS AS A BACKUP AND FISH MENDING NETS AS THE SECONDARY BACKUP. >> SECOND IT. >> MAY I ASK FOR CLARITY ON WHICH ONE FOR WHICH EVENT? >> SURE. TOMORROW'S RAINBOW FOR PARKLAND DASH AND FOOD FOR THE POOR FOR PUMPKIN PATCH AND FIX MENDING NETS FOR PARKLAND DASH AND COATS FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH. >> I'M OKAY IF YOU WANT TO DO YOUR ALTERNATES IN A ORDER FORM. SO COATS IF THAT IS FIRST ALTERNATE IT GOES FOR EITHER OF THE EVENTS IF THEY CAN'T DO IT. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. YOU MADE A GOOD CASE. WE'LL GO WITH COATS AS PRIMARY AND FISH MENDING NETS AS SECONDARY IS MY MOTION. >> SECOND IT. >> SECOND THE MOTION. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> YOU NEED HANDS? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NOW YOU GET THE FUN PART OF GOING AND ORGANIZING IT ALL. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> IF ANYTHING LIKE THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN DO ADELL HAS DONE IT WILL BE SPECTACULAR. HE'S GETTING LONELY. PLEASE SPEAK INTO HIM. >> WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUAL GROWTH AND THE REASON WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD IS GET OUR MARKETING IN FOR PARKLAND DASH BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF GROWTH THIS YEAR, WHICH I THINK IT'S WE CAN. WE CAN HAVE-GREAT GROWTH. IT IS A VERY COMPETITIVE SPACE TO HAVE WALKS AND RUNS, BUT WE ARE SEEING PARKLAND SHOW UP AND WANT TO EDUCATE THEM SO WE GET ON THE CALENDAR EARLIER. >> I WANT TO MENTION ONE THING WITH THAT. I SAID THIS FOR A WHILE, IF WE CAN MOVE IT BACK A HAIR YOU WILL GET MORE RUNNERS. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS IT IS SO EARLY IT IS ALWAYS HOT AND A LOT OF THE COMPETITIVE RUNNERS DON'T WANT TO DO IT AND PAY FOR IT. JUST A THOUGHT. BECAUSE IT IS REALLY ONE TO TWO WEEKS. THE DATE. IT IS ONE TO TWO WEEKS- >> YOU WANT TO GO INTO NOVEMBER? >> THE CITY OF PARKLAND HOSTS 42 EVENTS A YEAR PLUS EVENTS NOT NECESSARILY ANNUAL AND WE HAVE AN EVENT TEAM OF ONE AT THE MOMENT AS WE DO HAVE A VACANCY, SO 42 EVENTS- >> IT ISN'T A REQUEST. JUST A SUGGESTION. >> THE OTHER WEEKENDS- >> NOVEMBER IS THAT WHAT YOU SUGGESTING? >> ONE OR TWO WEEKS. >> OKAY. >> SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IF AVAILABLE. >> NOT SAYING YES OR NO JUST ASKING FOR CLARITY. >> LET THE HUMIDITY GO AWAY A BIT. >> JUST A TOUCH. >> IT IS FLORIDA THAT ISN'T HAPPEN. >> I SAID A LITTLE. DIDN'T SAY GO AWAY. I LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION FOR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO-CAN YOU E-MAIL THE BENEFICIARIES LIST OUT PLEASE? THIS IS TWO YEAR APPOINTMENT? SO, WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN IN 12 MONTHS. SO, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE APPROVED CHARITIES WITH THE CITY SO WHEN WE GET TO THIS POINT NEXT YEAR AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT ANY OF THEM IT IS GOOD WE ALL ALREADY LOOKED AT THEM AND IT ISN'T A SURPRISE TO US. IF EVERYBODY CAN COME ONE OR TWO SUGGESTIONS OR E-MAIL TO FELICIA SHE CAN PUT TOGETHER A [01:05:05] LIST OF WHAT WE ARE THINKING. >> ONE THING ABOUT THE LIST, THERE ISN'T A LOT OF VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS ON THERE. >> HOW DO THEY BECOME AN APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOR THE CITY? REJECTING MIC. >> SO, A MEMBER OF OUR COMMISSION WILL SUGGEST IT AND I'LL BRING IT UP AS A RESOLUTION SO THE LAST ONE WAS COATS PLUS THAT WAS RECENT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE NEWS. SUCH A TOUCHING STORY. THEY BRING IT TO RESOLUTIONS SO IT IS VOTED ON A COMMISSION MEETING. AND THAT'S ONGOING LIST. NOBODY FALLS OFF. >> SO, IF WE COME ACROSS AN ORGANIZATION WE LIKE TO HAVE ADDED JUST REACH OUT TO ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND- >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I THINK SOLDIERS RUSH IS THE ONE PRIMARILY THAT IS BENEFICIARIES BUT GOES FROM US TO SOLDIERS RUSH AND SOLDIERS RUSH TO THE FINAL. MAYBE WE ADD ANOTHER ONE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OLD BUSINESS. ANYMORE COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF? EVERYONE IS TALKED OUT. ANYONE FOR ADJOURNMENT? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> NOW WE ARE OFF THE RECORD, I NEED * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.