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[A. Regular Meeting]
>> THE PARK WE DONE WHEN WE GO THAT FAR.
>> WE'LL GET STARTED. I CALL TO ORDER THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024, AT 07:30 PM.
I TOOK THIS ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND THE TEXAS FLAGS.
IF YOU WOULD DO THE HONORS OF PRAYING FOR US AND THEN WE'LL ALL LEAD THE PLEDGES.
>> LET'S PRAY. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO GATHER HERE TOGETHER AS A MDB BOARD TO TALK ABOUT CITY PROJECTS AND FUNDING FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MDB FUNDS.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THE GROWTH IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS IN THE CITY.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THAT ARE SERVING WITH US, AND WE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS TO THIS BOARD.
WE JUST PRAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE SAME GOALS IN MIND IN ALL THINGS.
AGAIN, MOVING AND PROGRESSING THE CITY FORWARD IN THE PARKS.
WE SAY 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 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARDS ARE PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE CROWD THAT HAS ANYTHING TO SAY?
>> NO PUBLIC HERE. WE'LL MOVE ON.
SO WE HAVE SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS HERE TODAY.
[4. Introductions of new and current Board members.]
WHAT WE'LL DO [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL DO AN INTRODUCTION OF ALL BOARD MEMBERS.JUST TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAVORITE FOOD.
>> WE'LL LET CHRIS AND ALICIA GO FIRST IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> CHRIS ALVAREZ, NEW TO SACHSE.
I WAS LIVING IN GARLAND, SOLD PROPERTY, CAME OVER HERE, AND DECIDED TO GET ON BOARD.
FAIRLY NEW IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY, AND I REALLY LIKE SACHSE. LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ON THE BOARD.
I WANT TO HELP OUT AS MANY PEOPLE AS I POSSIBLY CAN AND LEARN SO MUCH AS MUCH AS I CAN AND GROW WITH SACHSE.
THAT'S THE IDEA. FAVORITE FOOD.
IT'S A TOUGH QUESTION. I LIKE A LOT OF FOOD.
MY NEW FAVORITE THING, AND THIS IS PROBABLY TOP PRIORITY RIGHT NOW, IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME [NOISE] MEDITERRANEAN FOOD.
I LIKE MEDITERRANEAN FOOD, SO I LIKE SOME KEBABS AND HUMMUS.
YEAH, THAT'S MY FAVORITE RIGHT NOW.
WHEN I WORKED AT CHASE, I SET THEM UP WITH NEW ACCOUNTS AND MET THE OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILY, AND KNOW ALL THE RESTAURANTS THEY HAVE.
THE TWO HERE, WELL, ONE IN GARLAND, ONE IN WILEY, THEY'RE OPENING UP AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IN SOUTH LAKE.
SO YEAH, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THEM. LOVE THEIR FOOD.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYBODY THAT JUST WANTS TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD FLAVORED FOOD.
I THINK IT'S THE GREATEST PART ABOUT BEING IN THIS AREA.
IF YOU EVER HAVE THEIR DESSERT, IT COMES OUT ON A BIG PLATTER THAT LOOKS LIKE THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT'S REALLY COOL.
I'M LIKE, YOU JUST WOULDN'T EXPECT IT IN THERE.
IT'S NESTLED IN THE FIREWHEEL MALL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED IT OUT, IT'S GOOD FOOD.
SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT.
>> MY NAME IS ALICIA LYNN AND I HAVE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR NEARLY 26 YEARS, SO IT'S CRAZY TO THINK IT'S BEEN THAT LONG.
WE BUILT OUR FIRST HOUSE IN [LAUGHTER] PHASE 1 OF WOODBRIDGE,
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SO WE WERE ONE OF THE VERY FIRST HOUSES OUT THERE AND THEN MOVED WITH A BUNCH OF OUR NEIGHBORS OVER TO WOODBRIDGE WEST.WE ALL HAVE RAISED OUR CHILDREN TOGETHER AND HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE KIND OF COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE.
I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER, A PRINCIPAL, A DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL STUDENT SERVICES AND I HAVE SERVED IN MULTIPLE ROLES AND SERVED THROUGH EDUCATION.
I FELT THAT AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WITH MY KIDS GETTING OLDER, AND THAT I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE CITY AND SERVE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
>> HER HUSBAND IS SANTA CLAUS EVERY YEAR.
IT IS THE BEST SANTA CLAUS YOU WILL EVER SEE?
>> MY HUSBAND IS SANTA RICH, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE STARTED PROBABLY SEVEN YEARS AGO HOSTING OUTSIDE OF OUR HOUSE.
WE DECORATE AND THEN SANTA MAKES HIS APPEARANCE, AND WE GIVE FREE PICTURES AND WE ASK IF PEOPLE ARE ABLE.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH FIVE LOAVES OF FOOD PANTRY THE LAST SIX YEARS DOING THAT AND HAVE RAISED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND THEN TONS AND TONS OF FOOD, LITERALLY FOR THEM.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
>> TRYING TO GET THAT TO GO. MY FAVORITE FOOD, I DO LIKE [INAUDIBLE] IT'S GOOD.
BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY LOVE AND WHAT I CRAVE MOST OFTEN IS MEXICAN FOOD.
>> DO WE INTRODUCE OURSELVES TOO?
>> I DETERMINED SINCE FIVE YEARS OR 10 YEARS?
>> NO, I THINK IT'S GOING ON TO FIVE AS A MDD. WE'RE GOING ON FIVE.
>> I'VE BEEN IN SACHSE FOR 16 YEARS AND I'M SUPER EXCITED.
COMMISSION HASN'T SEEN A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF THAT'S BEING BUILT REALLY, IT'S ALWAYS COME TOGETHER IN A SENSE.
MY FAVORITE FOOD IS SOUP DUMPLINGS.
I'VE BEEN ON THE MDD. HOW LONG?
>> SINCE THE BEGINNING OF IT, I GUESS FOR FIVE, SIX YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WAS ON THE PARKS BOARD FOR A WHILE, AND I'M ALSO ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING.
IT'S INTERESTING FROM THE P AND C TO THE VIEW THAT YOU GET TO THE CITY, BUT WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR NINE YEARS.
OUR DAUGHTER CALLED US UP ONE DAY AND SHE SAYS, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE UP HERE? WE HAD SOLD OUR HOUSE AND WE WERE GOING TO BUILD ANOTHER HOUSE.
SHE SAYS, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE UP HERE AND BE CLOSER TO YOUR GRANDCHILDREN [NOISE] THAT WAS IT.
WE CAME [LAUGHTER] AND NOW SHE AND HER GRANDCHILDREN ARE MOVING TO TUCSON, ARIZONA.
SHE SAYS, YOU'RE COMING, DAD? AND I SAID, NOPE. IT MAKES ME TIRED JUST TO EVEN HEAR THE WORD MOVE.
I'VE ENJOYED BEING ON THE CITY BOARDS AND GETTING TO KNOW THE PEOPLE AND BE A PART OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
MY FAVORITE FOOD IS HUTCHINS BARBECUE.
>> IN MCKINNEY, YOU JUST CAN'T BE GOOD CENTRAL TEXAS STYLE BARBECUE.
I'M WAITING FOR SOME PLACE TO ARRIVE HERE THAT DOES THAT.
>> WE MAY NEED A FOOD BUDGET FOR OUR BOARD.
>> YEAH, [LAUGHTER] HUTCHINS CATERED EVERY TIME WE HAVE A MEETING.
MY NAME IS JERMAINE MCDANIEL, PRESIDENT OF THE MDD BOARD.
BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE INCEPTION LIKE BUTCH, ABOUT FIVE YEARS OR SO.
DEFINITELY EXCITING TIMES TO BE ON THE BOARD.
I WAS JUST TALKING TO PATENT FOLKS ABOUT HOW MUCH WE'RE DOING IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ESPECIALLY THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT'S REALLY BEEN A LOT, BUT LIVED IN, SACHSE FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS NOW.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE CAME FROM SAN ANTONIO, I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE MAP OF THIS CITY AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SAY SACHSE.
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I THINK I CALL IT LIKE SACHASE OR SOMETHING, BUT NO.EXCITING TIMES. I'M GLAD TO HAVE SOME NEW FOLKS ON BOARD.
YOU'LL GET TO SEE, YOU'LL GET THE INSIDE PEEK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.
ALSO, MY FAVORITE FOOD IS PIZZA.
I'M TALKING ABOUT, SERIOUSLY, MY FAVORITE FOOD IS PIZZA, LIKE BOTTOMLESS PIT.
IT CAN BE NEW YORK STYLE OR CHICAGO STYLE.
EITHER WAY IT'S GOING TO GET DEVOURED.
>> HAVE YOU TRIED SERIOUS PIZZA DOWNTOWN?
>> DOWNTOWN DALLAS. I DON'T HAVE A BIG PIZZA YOU CAN ORDER.
>> I'M IN [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO SAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS SERIOUS PIZZA.
>> I'M LANCE WHITWORTH. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY.
LIKE I SAID, LAST MEETING, I'LL BE 20 YEARS NEXT WEEK.
ALL MY HEART I SAY LIVE IN WILEY.
BUT MY HEART'S IN SACHSE, WHAT A CONTRAST.
ONE YEAR, NOT EVEN A YEAR, A FEW MONTHS. HOW LONG YOU LIVED HERE?
>> LITERALLY, I MOVED IN FEBRUARY 26TH.
IT ADDS A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC TO THE BOARD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT REAL QUICK.
THE MDD BOARD, YOU NOTICE WE HAD A PARKS BOARD MEETING RIGHT BEFORE THIS.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT WAS THAT PARK BOARD MEMBERS WOULD SERVE ON THE MDD BOARD, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THEM, ALONG WITH CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER.
NOW WE ALLOW OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO COME ON.
WE USUALLY HAVE A MAJORITY OF PARK BOARD MEMBERS, BUT THEN WE ALSO ADD SOME MDD BOARD MEMBERS.
WE'VE ALWAYS PIGGYBACK THE MEETINGS TOGETHER.
WE WENT LATE LAST FROM THE PARK BOARD MEETING, BUT NORMALLY WE'RE DONE WITHIN 30 OR 40 MINUTES.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU GUYS ON BOARD.
I LOVE MEXICAN FOOD, OH MY GOSH.
NOTHING ABOUT MY LIFE HAS CHANGED WITHIN THE LAST 30 MINUTES.
I'VE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR FIVE YEARS, ENJOYED SEVERAL OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION, AS WELL AS THE MD BOARD.
MY FAVORITE FOOD IS FOOD [LAUGHTER].
>> MY NAME IS IAN BAILEY. I MOVED BACK TO TEXAS FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, GO FORTY NINERS.
I'M ONE OF THE OG'S AT THE STATION.
MOVED IN AT THE STATION IN JANUARY OF 22 AND YEAH, LOVE THE CITY.
MY FAVORITE FOOD, ANY KIND OF MEAT THAT'S GRILLED OR BARBECUED.
>> ONE OF THE ORIGINALS. SO YES [LAUGHTER].
>> I WILL MAKE SURE I KEEP YOU ON MUTE IAN WITH THAT FORTY NINERS LOVE THERE.
NEXT ITEM ON IS THE ELECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PRESIDENT,
[5. Election of the Municipal Developemnt District Board President, Vice President, and Secretary.]
VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY.JUST LIKE LAST TIME, I WILL HAVE SOMEBODY MOTION FOR ALL THREE OF THE POSITIONS.
I'LL JUST RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN THEY WILL SECOND IT AND MOVE ON.
>> I MOVE THAT WE LEAVE THE POSITIONS AS IS.
>> THAT'S QUICK. NO DISCUSSION.
>> YEAH, I KNOW IT'S [LAUGHTER]
>> THE MOTION WAS FIRST THREE POSITIONS, MOTION NEW PRESIDENT, NEW VICE.
>> THEN SECRETARY. [BACKGROUND]
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>> SO IT WAS UNANIMOUS DECISION FOR OUR BOARD POSITIONS. THANK EVERYONE.
NEXT UP IS WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF OUR AUGUST 10, 2023 MEETING MINUTES.
[6. Consider approval of the August 10, 2023, meeting minutes.]
I WOULD THINK THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE NEW WOULD NOT NEED TO VOTE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T HERE.AUGUST 10. BUT YOU READ THEM [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]\.
>> HE WENT THROUGH IT? SO YOU TRUSTED THAT'S WHAT WAS-
>> THAT'S ALL. WE LIKE THAT. ANY MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AUGUST 10 2023 MEETING MINUTES.
AUGUST 10TH MEETING MINUTES APPROVED. LET ME SEE.
[BACKGROUND] HADN'T CAME UP YET. WHAT'S THAT? [OVERLAPPING] EXCUSE ME. DID YOU VOTE YET? SORRY. DID YOU VOTE?
>> NO, IT HADN'T SHOWN UP YET.
>> THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THIS. YOU GOT TO GO BACK TO THE AGENDA.
I STRIKE THAT FROM THE RECORD.
STRIKE THAT FROM THE RECORD, JENNIFER.
>> WHO ELSE ARE YOU WAITING ON, JENNIFER?
>> THERE WE GO. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[7. Consider accepting the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending June 30, 2023.]
CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR QUARTER ENDING IN JUNE 30TH, 2023.IF YOU HAD PULLED UP PDF, WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY DISCUSSION YOU WANT TO DO AROUND THAT?
>> I WAS LOOKING AT IT FOR THE WHOLE INTEREST RATES [INAUDIBLE].
>> YES. THESE ARE A LOT BETTER THAN.
>> [LAUGHTER] BACK IN THE DAY BEING A FEW YEARS AGO.
>> YEAH. I'M LOVING THESE 5S AND 4S, TRUST ME.
I'M TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT MYSELF.
>> [BACKGROUND] SO NO QUESTIONS.
DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM?
>> SORRY, DID ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS IT?
>> [OVERLAPPING] I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] LET ME MAKE A MOTION, THEY CAN SECOND IT, THEN YOU CAN DISCUSS.
>> WE CAN DISCUSS EVEN AFTER THAT.
>> YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A MOTION, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SECONDED.
>> ON SOME OF THE MONIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CDS THAT MATURE, ONCE IT MATURES, WAS THERE ANY SPECIFICS OF WHERE THEY GO TO NEXT.
>> COUNSEL [INAUDIBLE] WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] ARE THEY REINVESTED, OR THEY JUST ROLL OVER?
>> REINVESTED OR THEY ROLL OVER.
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OR DO WE HAVE ANY LINE ITEMS TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO?>> I'LL EXPLAIN IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO THE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE FUNDING MECHANISM OR THE WAY IT'S INVESTED, YOU'RE JUST APPROVING THE NUMBERS AS THEY'RE PRESENTED IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
THAT BEING SAID, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IN THIS DOCUMENT HOW IT'S INVESTED, BUT IT IS IN THE CITY'S FINANCIAL REPORTS. BUT AS A WHOLE.
SO THEY'RE INVESTING EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS INTO CERTAIN INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, AND THESE FUNDS ARE PART OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT FUNDS AS A WHOLE.
SO THEY'RE NOT INVESTED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> I GUESS YOU'RE ASKING, SO ON THE INTEREST OF THE 5% WHERE DOES THAT GO? YEAH, IT JUST GOES BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND FOR BUDGETING.
>> JUST TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE EXAMPLES, WE HAVE ALL THIS MONEY INVESTED IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT CERTIFICATE DEPOSITS, THEY START MATURING.
SO THEN MOST TYPICALLY THEY JUST REINVEST, RE-ROLL OVER.
JUST LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LINE ITEMS, I'M WONDERING IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT WHOEVER HANDLES THE ACCOUNT SPECIFICALLY, THEY'RE JUST REINVESTING INTO ANOTHER CD OR TO THE SAME CD OR LETTING IT REINVEST INTO THE SAME CD? BECAUSE I SEE SOME MATURITY DATES, BUT I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE CHECKS AND BALANCES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, DO WE SEE THAT? ARE THEY REINVESTED?
>> YOU DO NOT SEE THAT HERE, BUT IT IS IN THE CITY'S FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS.
>> IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] IT TELLS YOU AS FAR AS CD'S, WHEN THE MATURITY DATE IS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A FINANCIAL CONSULTANT THAT DOES THAT FOR US.
SO THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ESSENTIALLY INVEST OUR MONEY FOR US.
SO THEY WILL GIVE THE CITY A REPORT.
IT GOES TO FINANCE AND IT COMES TO COUNSEL, PRESENT TO COUNSEL OF WHERE THAT MONEY GOES AND MATURITY DATES IF IT'S A DATED ACCOUNT.
>> SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT ONLINE?
>> [OVERLAPPING] YES, I BELIEVE SO.
WHERE? I DON'T KNOW, TO BE HONEST, [LAUGHTER] ONLINE, BUT IT'S I'LL PROBABLY ON THE FINANCE PAGE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'LL FIND OUT.
>> IT WON'T BE IN THE MINUTES. IT WILL BE IN THE FINANCE PAGE.
>> WE HAVE A CONSULTANT THAT HELPS US WITH THE INVESTMENTS.
>> [BACKGROUND] UNANIMOUS ACCEPTANCE OF THAT QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT ENDING IN JUNE 30TH.
NEXT ITEM UP IS CONSIDERING ACCEPTING
[8. Consider accepting the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2023.]
THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2023.ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION NEEDED FOR THIS ONE?
>> I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER, 2023.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS DECISION ON THAT ONE.
NEXT ITEM WE WANT TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE CITY OF SACHSE INVESTMENT POLICY
[9. Consider accepting the City of Sachse Investment Policy for FY 2023-2024 as adopted by the City Council on December 4, 2023.]
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 AS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 4.>> I THINK THIS POLICY IS THE ONE THAT ANSWERS SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE ASKING.
>> IS THERE A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THERE?
>> TO FACILITATE ANY DISCUSSION, I'LL OFFER UP A MOTION TO ACCEPT
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THE INVESTMENT POLICY AS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2023.>> WE GOT A UNANIMOUS DECISION FOR ACCEPTING THE INVESTMENT POLICY.
NEXT ITEM UP, DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PHASE 2 OF J.K. SACHSE PARK PROJECT.
[10. Discuss and receive an update on Phase 2 of the J.K. Sachse Park project.]
>> YES. IN THIS MEETING, IT'S A LOT OF HOUSEKEEPING STUFF WHICH WE DID, BUT ALSO WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROJECTS OR THE BUDGET, WHAT WE WANT TO SPEND THE FUNDS ON FOR MDD PROJECTS.
LIKE I SAID, WE JUST FINISHED OUR 4TH YEAR, YEAR 1.
WE RE-DID A BUNCH OF PLAYGROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, LIKE FIVE OR SIX PLAYGROUNDS.
AND THEN WE GOT THE LAND DONATED AT J.K.
SACHSE PARK WHICH YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT PARK, CHRIS.
ALICIA, YOU LIVE UP THERE BY THE TREE, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
SINCE THEN WITH THOSE FOUR ACRES DONATED, WE WANT TO MAKE THAT A MARQUEE PARK IN THE CITY, OUR FIRST PARK IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND OUR FIRST SPLASH PAD.
SO WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THE FIRST PHASE WAS 2.6 MILLION.
PHASE 2 WILL BE ALMOST TWO MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES 2A, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON NOW.
IF YOU WANT TO JUST BRING UP THE VERY LAST SLIDE OF THAT PRESENTATION, WE'RE WORKING ON PHASE 2A, WHICH IS THE PICKLEBALL COURT RIGHT THERE ACROSS FROM THE PAVILION IN THE SPLASH PAD.
IT'LL TAKE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MONTHS TO COMPLETE TWO LIT PICKLEBALL COURTS.
WE'LL HAVE BLEACHERS THERE, SEATING, PADDLE HOLDER, SO IT'LL BE A REALLY NICE FACILITY.
WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PICKLEBALL OUTDOOR FACILITIES AND WE CAME UP WITH THIS PLAN OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.
HELLAS IS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS THING GOING AND GETTING IT COMPLETED.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT'S REALLY ALL I HAD TO REPORT ON OTHER THAN I MENTIONED WE NEED TO START LOOKING FORWARD TO PHASE 2B, WHICH IS THE PLAYGROUND AROUND THE PARK.
WE HAVE THE SPLASH PATTERN, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE PAVILION AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE PAVILION.
I'VE MET WITH THREE DIFFERENT PLAYGROUND VENDORS WHO ALSO DO DESIGN, TALKING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WE WANT IN THERE.
WE WANT A SECTION FOR THE 2-5-YEAR-OLDS, THEN THE OTHER TWO FOR THE OLDER KIDS.
IT'S MORE CHALLENGING THINGS, GREAT IDEAS, GREAT CONCEPTS.
EVERY YEAR THEY COME OUT WITH NEW THINGS AND WE'RE EXCITED TO APPROACH THAT.
I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AS I GET PROPOSALS BACK IN MARCH AND REVIEW IT AS A STAFF BEFORE WE BRING IT TO MDD BOARD AS WELL AS THE PARK BOARD TO GET INPUT FROM YOU GUYS.
YEAH, THE PARK IS GOING TO LOOK REALLY NICE.
THEN THE FINAL PROJECT IS REALLY TO PUT LANDSCAPING OUT THERE, ADD MORE LIGHTING, AND A FEW LITTLE PROJECTS AFTER THAT.
ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE, PROBABLY WE'LL START TALKING ABOUT OUR NEXT PROJECT WITH MDD MONEY, PROBABLY ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR AS FAR AS WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION.
WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS SO WE WANT TO GET INPUT FROM THE BOARD.
FIRST OF ALL, LOOKING AT THE OVERVIEW AND I AM DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED, [LAUGHTER] BUT WHERE IN RELATION TO LIKE WHERE THE SPLASH PAD AND ALL THAT CURRENTLY IS WHERE THE PICKLEBALL COURT IS GOING TO GO.
>> IS THERE A WAY YOU COULD PUT PICTURES FROM THE GRAND OPENING? DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THAT'S IN THE SHARE? IT'S IN SHARE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[OVERLAPPING] UNLESS THAT'S UPDATED, THEY HAVEN'T.
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>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN PULL IT UP.
>> YOU CAN TELL ME I GET NORTH AND SOUTH.
>> WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VOLLEYBALL COURT.
THE ONE MORE LEVEL UP [OVERLAPPING].
>> THE PARKING LOT FROM THE SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT.
SO YEAH, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT OPEN BIG AREA, THAT'S WHERE THE CONCERTS ARE GOING TO BE THIS SUMMER. BIG OPEN AREA.
THEN IF YOU KEEP WALKING TOWARDS THE PAVILION, THERE'S THREE SEPARATE SECTIONS, THE TOTAL IS ABOUT 9,000, 10,000 SQUARE FEET.
YEAH. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP.
>> SLASH PAD OVER HERE, PAVILION RIGHT HERE, AND THEN THE PICKLEBALL COURT HERE.
>> THOSE THREE AREAS ARE GOING TO BE ALL PLAYGROUND SO YOU CAN VISION PAWN PLACE, SURFACE, STATE OF THE ART, AND THEN THE LATEST AND GREATEST DIFFERENT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
>> ARE THERE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HAVING SOME ADAPTIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AS WELL?
WE'VE MADE IT FIREFIGHTERS' PARK, THE ADAPTIVE PARK.
WE'VE ADDED SOME PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OVER THERE WITH SOME BRIDGES AND SOME INDEPENDENT PIECES FOR THAT.
WE HAVEN'T, CERTAINLY WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
THE CONCERN WITH THAT IS ADAPTIVE TAKES UP A LOT MORE SPACE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BRIDGE FOR THE WHEELCHAIRS AND WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF OPEN SPACE.
WE HAVE THREE DISTINCT SMALLER AREAS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING IN THAT I DON'T WANT TO SAY BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, BUT IT'S JUST A LITTLE CHALLENGING.
ALL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS ACCESSIBLE.
BUT YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
>> YEAH, THE WHEELCHAIRS AND ALL THAT.
IT'S TOUGH IN THIS PARK. [OVERLAPPING] WHAT'S THAT?
>> LIKE ADAPTIVE SWINGS AS WELL, THINGS LIKE THAT MAYBE DON'T TAKE UP AS MUCH SPACE, BUT YES.
>> YEAH, WE COULD LOOK AT THAT FOR SURE.
>> AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WANT TO DO A BIG REMODEL OF HERITAGE PARK ALONG WITH THE NEW PARK.
GOING IN OUR SIDE AND DO SOME THINGS THERE.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM OVER THERE TO DO SOME COOL PLAYGROUND STUFF THERE ALSO.
SO IF WE CAN'T GET IT IN THIS ONE, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OTHER AREAS.
>> MAYBE NEXT TIME WE CAN SHOW THEM A MAP OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PHASES.
FOR THE PARK, WE CAN DO THAT TOO. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OH, YOU'RE SAYING THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT?
>> YEAH, THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT.
>> WE'VE CHANGED A FEW THINGS ON THERE BECAUSE THE AREAS ARE STILL THE SAME.
>> NEXT ITEM, SET UPCOMING BOARD MEETING DATES.
[11. Set upcoming Board meeting date.]
WE DON'T DO THIS ONE MONTHLY.WHAT ARE OUR THOUGHTS? MAYBE RECONVENE IN APRIL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I THINK APRIL, WE'LL HAVE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT BY MAY.
I MEAN, WE SHOOT FOR APRIL, AND THEN IF NOT MAY AND MAYBE WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND DECIDE.
THAT'S AN MDD PROJECT. I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT.
[OVERLAPPING] WE CAN EITHER MEET HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT TO CARE OF THE HOUSEKEEPING, IMPROVE MINUTES AND STUFF, AND THEN JUMP IN THE VAN AND HEAD UP THERE OR SOMETHING.
>> SO YOU THINK OF MAY THEN AS OPPOSED TO APRIL?
>> WE DO APRIL AND IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL SEE WHERE THEY'RE AT.
THAT'S JUST A PROPOSAL, WHATEVER YOU GUYS DECIDE.
>> ARE YOU GUYS THINKING THAT WE TARGET APRIL? SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE PICKLEBALL BUILD IF WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
>> WHAT IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BECAUSE IT WILL BE DARK AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL.
>> IT'LL BE LIGHTED WITH CARS.
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[LAUGHTER] VOLLEYBALL LIGHTS WILL BE THE LAST THING TO COME IN. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF.THE VOLLEYBALL COURT LIGHT WILL BE THE LAST THING TO COME IN. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
>> YOU ARE THE CITY COUNCILMAN.
>> WE'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. [LAUGHTER]
>> LET'S DO APRIL 11. LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. IF IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE WE GO TO MAY.
>> YEAH, CASE CLOSED WE'LL GO TO MAY.
LIKE I SAID IN THAT MEETING, WE COULD JUST GET AI AND THAT'D BE GOOD ACTUALLY.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE FACE PLAN.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? BECAUSE I DO WANT TO BRING SOME OF THOSE PLAYGROUND IDEAS TO THE NEXT MEETING ALSO.
>> YEAH. I THINK APRIL WILL DO.
WE JUST HAVE A MEETING IN APRIL AND IF WE CAN ADD THE TOUR OVER THERE TO IT, WE'LL DO IT.
IF NOT, I'LL JUST DO THE PLAYGROUND STUFF HERE.
>> APRIL 11TH IT IS. WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
>> OH, I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE-
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