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[1. Call to Order: The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Sachse will hold a Regular Meeting on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. to consider the following items of business:]
>> I CALLED THE BOARD. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 2023 AT 6:31 PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
FIRST, WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAGS.
FRANKS, IF YOU CAN DO AND SAY THE INVOCATION, AND THEN TEAM WILL DO BOTH ALLEGIANCES TOGETHER.
>> LET'S PRAY. OUR MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE THEE THIS EVENING WITH GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE CHANCE WE HAVE TO MEET TOGETHER AS A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND FATHER, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN SERVE AT THIS TIME TO BE PART OF SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE AND SACHSE WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION.
FATHER, WE ASK YOU THAT AS WE DISCUSS THINGS PERTAINING TO THE CITY, PERTAINING TO PROJECT, PERTAINING TO ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS, AND WE CAN DO SO IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT HERE WITH US AND DICTATE AND HELP US BE MINDFUL OF EACH OTHER'S OPINIONS AND JUST SO WE HAVE AN ENJOYABLE EVENING TOGETHER.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.
>> THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.
THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
COORDINATE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. OR WE HAVE ANY? ITEM NUMBER 4,
[4. Consider approval of the September 14, 2023, Regular meeting minutes.]
LET'S CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.NEXT UP, LET'S DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE OF THE FISCAL YEAR
[5. Discuss and receive an update on the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Parks and Recreation Budget.]
2023 '24 PARKS AND RECREATION BUDGET.>> YES. I WANTED TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED IN THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, AT LEAST SEPTEMBER 18TH MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET TODAY IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT PASSED IN OUR BUDGET FOR PARKS RECREATION.
ALL THESE ARE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES, OF COURSE, PARKS RECREATION, BUT ALSO LIBRARY AND SENIOR CENTER AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE.
TONIGHT WE'RE JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED, THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, ESPECIALLY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I'VE ASKED CYNTHIA WISEMAN, OUR RECREATION MANAGER TO GO OVER HER APPROVED BUDGET FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
SHE'S PROBABLY THE ONE THAT'S MOST IMPACTED BY THIS OR DIVISION, AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO HER.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THIS EXCITING TIME FIRST.
>> PULL THE MIKE OVER A LITTLE BIT.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? EXCITING TIME FOR RECREATION.
I'M NOT GOING TO PUT IT TOO CLOSE BECAUSE IT'S [LAUGHTER].
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO SOME OF THE ITEMS HERE THAT WERE APPROVED FOR OUR '23, '24 BUDGET.
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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PARKS AT ALL IN THIS LAND BEFORE I GO ON.>> LET ME JUST MENTION THAT WE DID GET TO PARK MAINTENANCE TECH POSITIONS APPROVED FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
WE'VE STARTED APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THAT, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A PARKS POSITION APPROVED IN, I THINK I MENTIONED TO SET THE ALMOST 12 YEARS.
THAT'S GREAT. WE'VE ADDED J.K. SACHSE PARK.
OF COURSE WE'RE ADDING HERITAGE PARK.
WE'VE ADDED A FIFTH STREET AND SACHSE ROAD THAT'S JUST GOING TO GET EXPANDED, SO SERVICES HAVE ABSOLUTELY EXPANDED AND SO THE NEED FOR THESE POSITIONS WE'RE DEFINITELY FOR THIS YEAR, SO, I WANT TO JUST MENTION THAT.
IT'S MORE EXCITED TO HAVE THOSE POSITIONS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE TOO, AS FAR AS RECREATION, WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER FULL-TIME POSITION, THE WRECK SPECIALIST, TWO PART-TIME BRIGADES, AND ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE THERE YOU SEE SOME OF THE SUPPLEMENTALS THAT WERE APPROVED AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS INCREASED STAFFING THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
AT THE BOTTOM IT SHOWS THE FORD EXPLORER THAT'S PART OF THE BIRTH, WRECK IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE A VAN TO DO THINGS, WE HAVE TO GO PLACES, GET STUFF FOR OUR EVENTS, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USING THAT FOR.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS, BUT THERE WAS A SURVEY THAT WENT OUT.
IN THAT SURVEY, RESIDENTS ASKED FOR THE CITY TO PRIORITIZE THE FOLLOWING THINGS IN RECREATION, INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, NOT JUST ONE AGE GROUP, CHILDREN'S, TEENS, ADULTS, CONVENIENT PROGRAM TIMES, AND OPENING THE COMMUNITY CENTER UP ON MONDAYS, WHICH WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO DATE.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN ALSO MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE SUMMER CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS.
THIS SLIDE JUST SHOW YOU WHAT OUR CURRENT HOURS OF OPERATION ARE.
WERE CLOSED ON MONDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
STARTING IN JANUARY, WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENED UP 66 HOURS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE MONDAYS.
IT'LL BE A FULL WEEK MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 9.00-9.00 FRIDAY, 9.00-7.00 AND SATURDAYS FROM 9.00-5.00.
WITH THE INCREASED HOURS OF OPERATION, THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO OPEN UP MONDAYS FOR ADDITIONAL EVENING HOURS FOR THE RESIDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE GYM FOR OPEN GYM TIMES, AND EVEN JUST FOR US TO DO CLASSES DURING TIMES THAT ARE CONVENIENT FOR FAMILIES ON MONDAYS AS WELL, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO THINGS THE REST OF THE OTHER DAYS OF THE WEEK, MAYBE MONDAYS IS A GOOD DAY FOR THEM.
THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL NEED INCREASED STAFF LEVELS, WHICH ARE THE TWO PART-TIME WRECK AIDS TO HELP COVER THE FRONT DESK.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO DETAILS ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ABOUT SOME ADDITIONS TO OUR EVENTS, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'RE HIRING A FULL-TIME WRECK SPECIALISTS TO HELP WITH EVENTS, HELP WITH PROGRAMS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, DOING MORE THINGS WITH THE TEENS DURING THE SUMMER OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
THIS IS, ACTUALLY THE SLIDE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR PROGRAMS. WE ARE GOING TO RE-STRIPE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, THE COLORS THAT THEY'RE AT NOW, A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT FOR SOME FOLKS TO SEE BECAUSE IT'S YELLOW, SO IT BLENDS INTO THE GYM, SO WE'RE GOING TO RE-STRIPE THE GYM AND MAKE IT A COLOR THAT THEY CAN SEE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME UPGRADES TO OUR CLASS REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE AN APP THAT YOU'LL NOW BE ABLE TO, WELL, NOT YET, BUT ONCE WE GET IT GOING, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON YOUR PHONE AND REGISTER FOR CLASSES ON AN APP ON YOUR PHONE.
THEN EXCITING THING FOR US IS NEW, IT'S CALLED A TRAIN, THE TRAVELING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN NATURE, IT IS GOING TO BE THIS TRAILER YOU SEE THERE ON THE RIGHT, WHICH ACTUALLY IS OUT IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT WRAPS, WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME THINGS IN THERE THAT PEOPLE WOULD USE AT MAYBE A BLOCK PARTY, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, I GUESS EQUIPMENT FOR FLAG FOOTBALL OR MAYBE CORN HOLE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO PACK THIS TRAILER FULL OF ACTIVITIES AND THINGS THAT PEOPLE COULD USE AT A PARTY, AND THEN THEY COULD RENT THE TRAILER TO USE DURING THEIR, AND THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY TAKE THAT AND DROP IT TO THEIR LOCATION AS WELL SO THAT THEY'LL HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME PICK IT UP.
WE'LL TAKE IT TWO, YOU WILL DROP IT.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO USE IT AND THEN WE'LL COME PICK IT BACK UP.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER REASON FOR THE VEHICLE FOR RECREATION, THAT'LL ALSO BE USED TO PULL THIS LOCATIONS.
>> WE CAN USE IT FOR OUR CITY EVENTS AS WELL BECAUSE ALL THIS STUFF AND THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT WE CAN PULL OUT AND USE.
AT THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE BLAST, WE HAVE AREAS SETUP FOR PEOPLE TO DO ACTIVITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
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AND SO THIS WILL BE A GOOD ADDITION FOR US TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE AS WELL.DURING OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADD.
>> TOOLS FOR RENTAL, AND IS FOR US?
YES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST AN IDEA, WHAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THIS GRAPHICS THAT I PUT ON THERE, IT'S JUST AN IDEA OF WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE ON THERE.
EVENTS, THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR US.
SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THIS SLIDE IS A LIST OF EVENTS FOR EACH MONTH IN 2024.
AND THE ONES THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE NEW EVENTS FOR US.
SO THOSE WERE ALSO ALL APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.
YOU'LL SEE IN MARCH WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER ACCESSIBLE EGG HUNT FOR CHILDREN THAT MAY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AS FAR AS SENSORY OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE DOING SOME COOL THINGS WITH THAT.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ADDING THAT TO OUR LIST OF ICONS.
THEN IN MAY WILL BE OUR FIRST SUMMER CONCERT.
WE ARE DOING THIS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AND WE'LL DO ANOTHER ONE IN JUNE.
YOU'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT. THERE YOU GO.
THREE ALL AT ONCE, RIGHT HERE IF YOU GOT THREE OF THEM.
AND THEN WE'LL DO ANOTHER ONE IN AUGUST.
WE ALSO HAVE ADDED SOME TEEN NIGHTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE TEEN SO WE'LL BRING IN SOME COOL STUFF FOR THEM TO DO IN THE GYMNASIUM.
SO THERE'LL BE THREE OF THOSE THIS SUMMER TOO, AND JUNE, AND THEN ONE IN JULY AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER.
SO WE HAVE OUR DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE IN FEBRUARY AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS AT AN EVENT IN THERE FOR MUM AND SONS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A MOTHER-SON EVENT IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN THE BIG EVENT FOR US IS GOING TO BE IN OCTOBER, WE'RE CALLING IT FOLLOWING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY EXPAND ON OUR CURRENT PUMPKIN PROWL EVENT AND THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE OF AN ALL DAY INTO THE EVENING FESTIVAL TYPE EVENTS.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING SOME IDEAS TOGETHER ON THIS ONE AND CAN'T WAIT TO ROLL THAT OUT IN OCTOBER OF 2024.
AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT WILL BE JUST DOING OUR NORMAL THINGS THAT WE ALREADY DO.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING THOSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ADD THESE ADDITIONAL EVENTS.
>> AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD ONE PLANNING EVENT FOR THAT EVENT.
>> AND OUR STAFF HAS GOT SOME GREAT IDEAS.
WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH THEM YET.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT FALL EVENT.
SUMMER CONCERT, WHICH PART WERE YOU DOING IT? ARE WE DOING THAT AT A PARK OR?
>> SO THE SUMMER CONCERTS WE HAVEN'T SAID IT COMPLETELY YET, BUT MOST LIKELY WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS DOING IT AT J.K. SACHSE PARK.
I THINK THAT'LL BE A GREAT LOCATION FOR IT.
IT'S GOT PLENTY OF SPACE OUT THERE TO DO STAGES AND PLUS THERE'S SO MANY THINGS OUT THERE FOR EVERYBODY TO DO.
WE'VE GOT THE SPLASH PAD OUT THERE ALREADY.
WE'VE GOT SAND VOLLEYBALL ALSO.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LEANING TOWARDS ON THERE.
>> PROBABLY AT LEAST DURING THIS FIRST YEAR UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT HERITAGE SHOULD BE, WHAT STAGE THERE'LL BE IN.
THEN THE TEEN NIGHT, IS THAT GOING TO BE COMMUNITY CENTER OR IS THAT GOING TO BE?
>> THAT WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER INSIDE IN THE GYM. YES.
>> WILL THE TEEN NIGHT BE A FREE EVENT FOR THE TEENS?
>> FOR THE SUMMER CONCERT WE ALLOCATED BUDGET.
IS THAT FOR THE FOOD TRUCKS OUT THERE AS WELL?
>> YES. THAT'S PART OF THE PLAN, IS TO HAVE A COUPLE OF FOOD TRUCKS.
THOSE THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO EAT AND DO ACTIVITIES OUT THERE AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO ROLLOUT OUR MOBILE WRECK TRAILER TO AND HAVE ALL OF OUR ITEMS THAT WE'VE GOT IN THAT TO PULL OUT AND LET PEOPLE PLAY THE GAMES THAT WE'VE GOT.
>> HOW ARE WE PLANNING TO SOCIALIZE ALL OF THESE EVENTS WITH THE RESIDENTS? HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT?
>> SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS ALL OF OUR EVENTS GO INTO OUR BROCHURE THAT WE PUT OUT TWICE A YEAR AND THEN JORDAN POST THINGS ON FACEBOOK.
I KNOW THE CITY HAS AN EMAIL THAT GOES OUT ON FRIDAYS TO RESIDENTS, THOSE WILL GO OUT AND THEN WE ALSO DO SOME OTHER ADVERTISEMENT.
WE USE DALLAS MORNING NEWS A LOT.
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THE OBSERVER IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, WE USE THE OBSERVER LIST THAT GO OUT.WE USE ALSO IN AND AROUND MAGAZINE WE DO THINGS IN THOSE SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT THOUGH THAT WAY.
>> HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT USING THE SCHOOLS, LIKE DOING SOMETHING WITH THE SCHOOLS?
>> ACTUALLY, THIS JUST LAST FRIDAY, JORDAN AND MARY WENT TO SEWELL.
I THINK IT WAS SEWELL ELEMENTARY.
AND THEY HAD A FAIR TYPE EVENT AND THEY WENT AND TOOK OUR BROCHURE AND DO SOME ADVERTISING THERE.
SO WE DO THINGS AT THE SCHOOLS AS WELL. WE DO.
>> ONE THOUGHT I HAD SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS THEY'LL SEND OUT NEWSLETTERS LIKE DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS.
>> AND THEY'LL HAVE THE LIST OF ACTIVITIES.
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IS MAYBE TO DESIGN SOMETHING AND HAVE THEM INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE DIFFERENT POLLSTERS OF THINGS.
BUT THINKING ABOUT ALL THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN SACHSE, I KNOW I READ LINE FOR WHITT ELEMENTARY.
IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER WAY TO GET IT OUT.
>> IS IT A NEWSLETTER THAT'S JUST PARTICULARLY FOR WHITT BECAUSE WE DO USE PEACHJAR THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SOMETIMES WE DO USE PEACHJAR, WHICH I KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USES, AND WE PUT OUR FLYERS OUT THROUGH THOSE AND THEY'LL SEND THEM OUT TO THE SPECIFIC SCHOOLS THAT WE REQUEST THEM TO SO THAT'S ONE WAY WE DO THAT TOO.
>> THE OTHER THING WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IS I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD, WE WILL HAVE TWO YOUTH ADVISORS STARTING NEXT YEAR.
BUT THAT'S EXCITING BECAUSE WHEN WE'VE HAD THEM IN THE PAST, WE'VE USED THEM AS A RESOURCE TO GET INFORMATION OUT, AT LEAST TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S A BENEFIT, ESPECIALLY ON TEEN NIGHTS.
I THINK WE CAN REALLY PUSH UP THROUGH THEM AND GET IT OUT THERE.
>> FOR THE DODGEBALL NIGHT, IS THAT ALL AGES EXCEPT THAT IT'S FUN.
>> SO THE FIRST DODGEBALL NIGHT THAT WE DID WAS ADULTS.
WE HAVEN'T PLANNED THIS ONE YET, THE ONE THAT'S IN 2024.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME IDEAS RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO INCLUDE THE KIDS IN THAT BUT WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT COMES OUT AND HELPS TO RUN THE DODGEBALL NIGHT FOR US.
SO THAT'S AWESOME. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN GO INTO DODGEBALL NIGHT? THIS YEAR WE DO AN ADULT ONE.
>> I WAS THERE. MY GOAL WAS TO CATCH COUNCILMAN FRANKS AND MATT.
>> I'M NOT SURE IF THE KIDS PLAY DODGEBALL NOWADAYS LIKE WE USED TO DO THIS.
THE BALLS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY USED TO BE.
THEY'RE NOT THOSE HARD RUBBER BALLS.
THEY'RE LIKE SOFT FOAM BALLS NOW.
>> TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT EVENT.
>> SO WE'VE DONE IT FOR A COUPLE OF NEW YEARS NOW.
WE HAVE 12 WITH CHRISTMAS TREES.
WE PUT THEM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEN WE LET GROUPS SIGN UP TO DECORATE A TREE.
WE POST IT ON FACEBOOK AND ONLINE AND THEY CAN SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST TO DECORATE A TREE AND THEN WE DO A JUDGING.
WE'RE GOING TO JUDGE ACTUALLY AT THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA.
SO THEY'LL THERE'LL BE A BOX WHEN YOU GO THROUGH YOU CAN WALK THROUGH THE HALLWAY.
JUDGE WHICH ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST AND VOTE FOR HIM.
LIKE LAST YEAR, THE SENIOR CENTER DID ONE.
THERE WAS A FAMILY THAT DID ONE SO PEOPLE LIKE THAT ONE.
>> THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA OR THE CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATE, DO YOU TAKE UP ANY CANNED GOODS OR ANYTHING FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AT THAT TIME OR NOT?
>> NOT AT THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA, WE HAVE IT, BUT WE ARE DOING IN JANUARY A PICKLEBALL SOCIAL AND AT THAT ONE IS GOING TO GEARED TOWARDS DONATIONS FOR CANNED GOODS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH FIVE LOAVES ON THAT EVENT SO WE'RE TAKING DONATIONS.
AND WE DID PARTICIPATE IN THE PEANUT BUTTER CHALLENGE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND WE WON THE FACILITY CHALLENGE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE THE PICTURES OF THE TOWER OF PEANUT BUTTER JARS POSTED ON FACEBOOK.
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>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. WELL, THANK YOU.
>> GOING ON. HOW MUCH IT EXPANDS ONCE WE FINISH.
I THINK YOU CAN ADD MORE QUESTIONS.
>> COMPANIES. VERY GOOD UPDATE.
VERY EXCITING TO SEE THESE THINGS.
>> AGAIN, I MEAN, OUR BREADTHS, COUNCILMAN FRANK'S ISN'T HERE, BUT OUR COUNCIL HAS REALLY EMBRACED LEAVES OR SERVICES THIS YEAR.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, YOU'LL SEE HOW MUCH THEY DID EXPLORE EXPANDING.
ON A SIDE NOTE, WE'RE EXPANDING, OF COURSE, THE HOURS, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING.
WE'RE ALSO EXPANDING IT. THE LIBRARIES.
WE GET A CHANCE LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE EXPANDING OVER THERE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND SOME PROGRAMMING AT THE SENIOR CENTER ALSO.
SO WE WERE WE WERE BLESSED THIS YEAR WITH THE BUDGET THAT'S GOING TO REALLY I THINK SEND US TO THE NEXT LEVEL AS FAR AS OXYMERCURATION. EXCITED.
>> ALL RIGHT. I REMEMBER SIX DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON J.K. SACHSE PARK.
[6. Discuss and receive an update on J.K. Sachse Park.]
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A QUICK UPDATE.
WE'RE WINDING DOWN AT J.K. SACHSE PARK FOR THE SPLASH PAD.
THE SPLASH PAD WILL BE THE LAST DAY THAT THE SPLASH PAD WILL BE OPERATING WILL BE ON OCTOBER 31ST.
WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN THE METROPLEX.
WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF PLANO ON WHEN ARISING THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO WALK US THROUGH WHEN ARISING THEIR FACILITY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME OVER HERE AND WINTER EYES OURS AND GET IT ALL DONE AND CLEANED UP.
WHAT HAVE YOU BUT WHAT'S WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT IS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON PHASE TWO A OF THE J.K. SACHSE PARK, WHICH IS THE PICKLEBALL COURT.
WE HAVE MET WITH SEVERAL CONTRACTORS.
WE WENT TO SEVERAL FACILITIES AND THE METROPLEX, WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT, ARE HOPEFULLY GOING TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE IT'S CALLED HELLAS CONSTRUCTION.
THEY DO SPORTS FACILITIES ALL OVER TEXAS.
WE'LL JUST SHOW YOU WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO AT J.K. SACHSE PARK.
GO IN THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE AREA.
WE TRY TO FIT THREE, BUT THERE'S JUST NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TOO NICE COURTS THERE.
YEAH. YOU CAN SEE THE NORTHERN PART IS THE PARKING LOT AND THEN IT CAN SEAL THE COURTS ARE IF YOU CAN VIEW THE DOTTED AREA, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MAIN GATHERING AREA WITH SOME BLEACHERS.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ADD SOME BENCHES IN THAT AREA AND A TRASH CAN TRASH RECEPTACLE.
THERE'LL BE AN ENTRANCE ON THAT SITE TO CAN YOU MOVE YOUR CURSOR AT ALL? JENNIFER? MOVING OVER TOWARDS THE BLEACHERS.
COME ON DOWN, AND THEN ENTER RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU GO TOWARDS THE COURT, THERE'LL BE THERE'LL BE AN ENTRANCE THERE.
THEN ALSO IN THAT LARGE CONCRETE AREA, WE'LL ADD SOME BENCHES.
THEN FROM CYNTHIA CAN HELP. THANK YOU.
>> THEN THE FENCING IS GOING TO BE EIGHT FEET HIGH, BUT ON THE SIDES IT'S GOING TO DROP DOWN TO FOUR FEET SCALE TO GET VIEWING AREA.
AGAIN, THESE ARE HIGH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE HIGH-QUALITY COURTS, HIGH-QUALITY LIGHTING.
WHEN DID YOU GET THIS TODAY? JUST NOW. GOOD. CAN YOU ZOOM? IS IT THERE WE GO. I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO.
>> YEAH. DO YOU SEE THAT? YEAH. THAT'S THE DIVIDER.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? ARE YOU PICKLEBALL? ALL RIGHT. THAT YOU WANTED THAT, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S PROBABLY BEEN THE NUMBER 1 REQUEST.
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IT'S FUNNY. WOULD YOU AGREE, CYNTHIA? CAN YOU PLEASE PUT A LITTLE DIVIDER DOWN THE MIDDLE SO BALLS DON'T GO ACROSS THE KEYBOARD.I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THE OTHER THING THAT WE NOTICED IS WHEN YOU ONLY DO TWO COLORS, IT LOOKS SO MUCH CLEANER.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT THE KITCHEN IS THAT MIDDLE AREA OF THE CORE, AND THEY DO A DIFFERENT COLOR AND THERE'S NOT A COURT THAT WE SAW THAT IT LOOKED IT WAS ALWAYS DIRTY.
THEY DO TAN COLOR OR CLAY COLOR AND WE JUST DIDN'T LIKE IT.
REALLY I LIKE THIS MUCH BETTER. YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHTING.
I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH LIGHT AND THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH SUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR THOSE TWO COURTS.
>> THREE FEET HIGH. THAT'S ALL.
YEAH. IT'S JUST A LITTLE LITTLE NETTING TO KEEP THE BOX FROM GOING ACROSS.
WELL, I'M INTERRUPT THE OTHER GAME, [LAUGHTER]
>> THIS SPACING, WE DID A LITTLE WIDER THAN MOST COURTS.
NOT A WHOLE LOT LIKE I THINK THE MIDDLE THERE'S 11.
WE SAW SOME AT 89.10, SO WE MADE ME CHILL OUT A LITTLE WIDER AND THEN ON THE BACK AND I THINK WHAT DOES THAT SAY? TEN FEET ON THE BACK.
WE'VE SEEN THEM AS SMALL AS EIGHT ON THE BASELINE TO THE FENCE.
I THINK WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOMS. WHAT I'M GETTING AT YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED.
WE'RE LOOKING AT NOVEMBER 6TH, GOING TO COUNSEL.
HOPEFULLY IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT, THEN AFTER ONCE APPROVED IT, IT'S GOING TO PROBABLY BE ABOUT FOUR TO SIX MONTHS DEPENDING ON WHETHER WE CERTAINLY WE'D LOVE TO HAVE IT READY BY SPRING, BUT DEFINITELY BY SUMMER NOW I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HOT AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PLAYERS OUT THERE, BUT WITH NEW WITH IT BEING KNEW, I'M SURE WE WILL GET PLENTY.
I MEAN, WE WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND THERE ARE PEOPLE PLAYING PICKLEBALL OUTSIDE ALL OVER THE METROPLEX.
THAT'S THE THAT'S THE UPDATE ON J.K. SACHSE PARK. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> LANCE, I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY SOME MORE LOGISTICS TO FIGURE OUT, BUT ONCE WE GET THIS UP AND USABLE, WELL, IT JUST BE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, GET TO PLAY A TIME LIMIT, SIGN UP, OR IT'S [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS WE LOOKED AROUND ALSO, IT IS DESIGNED FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED.
THERE'S SOME GUIDELINES AND SOME RULES ON THAT THEY COME OUT WITH AND THEY SELF-GOVERN THE HOW YOU WHO PLAYS NEXT? IS THAT WHAT I'M SAYING? LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A LITTLE PADDLE.
WHAT IS IT CALLED, CYNTHIA? DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED?
>> LIKE A PADDLE RACK WHICH YOU GO IN ORDER WHO GETS TO PLAY? I'M KIND OF SELF-GOVERNED PRETTY WELL.
YEAH. IT'S JUST LIKE A LIKE A BASKETBALL COURT OR TENNIS COURT FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, YES.
>> YEAH. THE OTHER GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS THIS PROJECT, THE KIMBERLEY HORN DID THE ESTIMATES ON IT AND IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE SEVEN OR $800,000.
WE'RE DOING IT ALL IN HOUSE WITH THE CONTRACTOR, THE DESIGN, AND EVERYTHING WE'VE ARE WE ALREADY HAD THE SOIL REPORT DONE FROM THE PREVIOUS.
THEY HAD THAT. OUR GAVE THEM THAT.
THEN SO BASICALLY WITH THEM DESIGNING IT AND WITH OUR HELP, YEAH, THIS SHOULDN'T COST OVER $100,000.
WHICH ENABLES US TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER THIS IS DONE, TO GET STARTED, AT LEAST ON THE DESIGN PORTION OF THE PLAYGROUND SECTION.
IT'D BE TO BE FACING IN AT J K.
>> I HAVE NUMBER 7, DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON HERITAGE PARK EXPANSION.
[7. Discuss and receive an update on the Heritage Park expansion.]
LAST MONTH WE HAD AN UPDATE BY SCOTT JONES, WHO IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE PROJECT OUT THERE.HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO UPDATE VIDEOS.
DO YOU REMEMBER HIM SAYING THAT? HE SENT US THE MOST RECENT VIDEO AND I'M JUST GOING TO ASK JENNIFER TO PLAY IT AND THIS WILL BE OUR UPDATE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON [NOISE]
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>> THE CONTRACT OR THE COMPLETION WAS ONE YEAR AND OUT, SO THEY'RE A MONTH INTO IT.
SO THE ANTICIPATION IS SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.
>> IT WAS JUST GOING TO ASK PROGRESS WISE LIKE WHERE WE ADD ON THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
>> I KNOW FROM THE TIME THEY BROKE GROUND, IT'S A YEAR SO ANTICIPATED SEPTEMBER, 2024.
>> [INAUDIBLE] A COPY OF THAT VIDEO?
>> YEAH, IT COULD SEND IT OUT.
>> ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT SHOW IT WAS A COVERED AREA THAT HAD SOME PICNIC BENCHES UNDER IT.
THAT BUILDING STORAGE AT THE ANA IS AT THE RESTROOMS.
>> RESTROOMS AND A SMALL STORAGE.
THERE WILL BE A LITTLE SMALL STORAGE AREA IN THERE.
>> IS THAT THE ONLY RESTAURANT THAT SELLS THE PROPERTY?
AND THEN NOT FAR AS HERITAGE PARK, BUT OF COURSE, OUR RESTROOMS.
>> SO I KNOW SINCE THEY INITIALLY ESTIMATES OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE PARK.
AND I OBSERVE THINGS COST ABOUT HAVE WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON, I THINK THEY WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THIS, BUT WE SEE IT AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE MAY HAVE TO COMPROMISE ON.
BECAUSE PROBABLY INFLATION OF [OVERLAPPING].
>> I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVE BEEN THAT SEVERAL AND THREE OR FOUR TIMES WITH THEM, VALUE ENGINEERING.
YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF IT BECAUSE A LOT OF IT'S LIKE THAT LANDSCAPING BOTH ROCKS.
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A LITTLE COMPROMISE ON THE PLAYGROUND AND CREW AND NOT A WHOLE LOT, DOWNSIZE THE PAVILION QUITE A BIT.SOME OF THE IMPORTANT FEATURES WE LEFT, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT ORIGINALLY WAS PLANNED. THAT MAKES SENSE?
>> I THINK WHEN IT'S COMPLETE, THERE WILL BE, THIS IS WHAT WE PAID.
MAY HAVE BEEN DOWNSIZED IN CERTAIN PLACES.
LITTLE BIT LESS, MAYBE LESS TREES.
>> AND NUMBER OF ROCKS AND BOULDERS AND AREAS WHERE WE'LL SOWED, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SOW NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUST HIDE OR SEE.
IRRIGATION WILL ADD IRRIGATION TWO SCENARIOS LATER.
WE PROBABLY WON'T INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE PAVILION, BUT WE WANT TO SEE ADD ANOTHER ONE DOWN THERE.
THAT'S BEEN A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH THAT.
SURFACE OR SOME SURFACE SOME AREAS WE HAD POOR IN PLACE.
WE STOPPED POURING PLACE AROUND THE PLAYGROUND.
BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE DID STAMP CONCRETE INSTEAD OF THE BREAKER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO.
>> I HAVE NUMBER 8. RECEIVED STAFF OBEYS REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITY,
[8. Receive staff updates regarding current activities, special events, and personnel.]
SPECIAL EVENTS AND PERSONNEL.>> PROBABLY THE ONE EVENT WE WANT TO TALK JUST MENTIONED AS PUMPKIN BROWN NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.
>> SIX O'CLOCK? YOU GO TILL NINE, 9:30ISH, SO EVERYONE LEAVES.
THEY HAVE, PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR IS THE HAUNTED HAYRIDE.
BUT GAMES, ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, COSTUME CONTEST.
WHAT ELSE AM I MISSING? BOUNCE HOUSES.
>> ANYMORE BASE? I DON'T REMEMBER, NUMBER 9 LET'S SET OUR UPCOMING BOARD MEETING DATES.
[9. Set upcoming Board meeting date.]
LAST YEAR WE DID NOT MEET IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, BUT I'LL LEAVE IF YOU GUYS LIKE TO MEET WE CAN.
>> I THINK THE FIRST TIME WE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE MET IN FEBRUARY. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANYTHING IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN THAT'LL BE SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH FOR US TO DISCUSS.
YOU'VE GOT MAYBE FEBRUARY, I THINK.
SO FEBRUARY THAT WILL BE THE NEXT MEETING DATE.
SO EVERY POINT, ENJOY THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S.
WE'LL SEE YOU BEFORE THEY ARE BY ENJOY HOLIDAYS AND ENJOY THE PAUPER PROUD CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA. MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.