>> CALL TO ORDER. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF [1. Call to Order: The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business] [00:00:04] SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 11, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BOTH US AND TEXAS FLAGS. MR. LANCE, CAN YOU PRAY FOR US AND THEN WE'LL ALL DO THE PLEDGES TOGETHER. >> LET'S PRAY. ALMOST KIND AND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO GATHER TOGETHER AS A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD AND THOSE THAT TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR LIVES AND THAT OF THEIR FAMILY TIME TO BE HERE TO HELP MAKE WISE DECISIONS THAT HELP MOVE THE WORK FORWARD THAT WE'RE PROGRESSING IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION, SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. WE PRAY AS WE DISCUSS THEM AND GIVE REPORTS, SO WE CAN BE INVOLVED AND ACTIVE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S OPINIONS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY AND TO SEE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN LEISURE SERVICES, AND WE JUST PRAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER IN MOVING THE WORK FORWARD. WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST MEAN. >> >> A AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE 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 BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. >> WE'RE GOOD? ITEM NUMBER 4. [4. Consider approving the February 8, 2024, regular meeting minutes] CONSIDER APPROVING THE FEBRUARY 8, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. MOTION TO. WHAT DO YOU SEE A MOTION TO? APPROVED. I MOVED THAT WE ACCEPT THE FEBRUARY JANUARY 24, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. FEBRUARY 8. >> FEBRUARY 8? >> FEBRUARY 8, 2024. >> CORRECT? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? UNANIMOUS PASS 6, 0. ITEM NUMBER 5 TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PHASE 2 OF JK SACHSE PARK PROJECT. [5. Discuss and receive an update on Phase 2 of the J.K. Sachse Park project.] >> THANK YOU. PHASE 2. IF YOU REMEMBER WE ADJUSTED THE PHASES, AND WE DID A PHASE 2A, WHICH IS THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF UPDATE ON THE PICKLEBALL COURTS OTHER THAN THEY DID POUR THE SLAB, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO START RUNNING THE POWER AND REMAINING SIDEWALK AREA, THERE'S NOT ANY GOOD PICTURES OF THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT I THINK NEXT MONTH, WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO GIVE A REPORT ON 2B, BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED LAST MEETING, WE ARE STARTING TO TAKE PROPOSALS FROM PLAYGROUND COMPANIES AS WE WANT MOVE FORWARD WITH 2B WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, AND THAT PROCESS TAKES A WHILE TO GET THE PROPOSALS AND THEN IRON OUT THE DETAILS ON HOW WE [00:05:02] WANT TO DO IT IF WE WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE PRESENTATION THAT I RECEIVED AND IS CLEARLY THE ONE THAT I FEEL LIKE WOULD BE BEST FIT FOR THIS COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME, AND THAT'S KOMPAN. THEY'RE FAIRLY NEW NOT NEW. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOREVER, BUT IN THIS REGION, TO LET YOU KNOW KOMPAN IS THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PUT IN THE COMMONS PARK AT THE STATION. THEY'RE ALSO THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE STATION PLAYGROUND OUT THERE WITH THE TOWER AND WITH THE SLIDE AND ALL THE PLAYGROUND OUT THERE. THEN ALSO, I DON'T ANY OF YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IN FARMERS BRANCH, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT LIGHTED PLAYGROUND HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT THAT YET? THERE'S A BRAND NEW LIGHTED PLAYGROUND KOMPAN, AND IS IT'S REALLY REALLY POPULAR IN THE METROPLEX RIGHT NOW. THEY GET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY. THEY HAVE LIGHTED AREAS, AND IT'S REALLY COOL. THEY'VE HAD TO DO SOME SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES OVER THERE. THEY'VE HAD TO CREATE MORE PARKING AND FENCING OUT THE PLAYGROUND. BUT ANYWAY, THEY'RE A GOOD COMPANY. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THEY SHOWED ME. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY SLIDE, BUT WHAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS, JENNIFER? JUST TO SAY, GO, GO, GO. THIS IS OUR PROPOSAL. YOU JUST GIVE A LITTLE RENDERING OF IT AT THE BEGINNING. THIS IS WHAT'S IN THIS PRESENTATION. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN. YOU SEE THE ZONES. BUT WE DID THE AREA DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PAVILION. WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT FOR THE YOUNGER AGE GROUP 2-5. THEN THE OTHER TWO AREAS, WE WANTED TO GO FOR THE OLDER AGE GROUP, A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE 5-12. AGAIN, HERE'S THAT AREA. YOU CAN SEE IN THE AREA 2-5. THERE'S A SECTION THERE FOR 5-12, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE CROSS OVER THERE AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE RENDERINGS. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE GOING IN AT 2-5 AREA, AND ALL THESE ARE ACCESSIBLE. YOU'LL SEE ON THE RENDERING, SOME OF THE ADA ACCESSIBLE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE IN THIS AREA. THIS IS A 5-12, SOME CHALLENGING THINGS YOU CAN SEE. IT'S HARD TO REALLY GET AN IDEA HOW BIG THINGS ARE AND WHAT HAVE YOU UNTIL WE GET INTO THE RENDERINGS. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE, AND THIS IS THE MEGA DECK THAT'S GOING TO THE 2-5 AREA. WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS, THE MINI DOME. THIS IS THE TALLEST PIECE THAT WE HAVE. I THINK IT'S 20 FEET HIGH. YOU CAN SEE THAT GO BACK JUST REAL QUICK. YOU'LL SEE THIS BRIDGE. THE DESIGN THAT THEY CAME BACK WITH IS THAT BRIDGE ACROSS. HE'S GOING TO CROSS OVER ONE OF THE WALKING PATHS RIGHT THERE CLOSE TO THE SHELTER. >> THAT'S IN THE 5-12 AREA? >> THAT'S 5-12, BUT IT CROSSES OVER INTO 2-5. YOU KNOW HOW THAT BRIDGE IS? IT'S LIKE 12 FEET HIGH. GO AHEAD, JENNIFER. THIS IS THAT ONE TRIANGLE SPACE IT'S BY ITSELF. IT HAS IT'S ARCED UP. THIS EQUIPMENT FITS THAT IDEALLY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GRADE IT OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN USE IT AS IS. THIS CAN BE A FUN. THESE ARE SOME RENDERINGS I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HOLD IT JUST RIGHT THERE. THAT LAST PIECE THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU WITH THE ARC IS THE GREEN, AND WE THOUGHT WE'D MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT, PART OF THE SURFACE TURF? THEN THE OTHER POUR IN PLACE, IT'S CALLED PIP FOR SHORT. THEY SAY THE TURF LASTS A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT BOTH ARE VERY MODERN THE LOOK. YOU CAN GET VERY CREATIVE IN THE COLORS AND THE DESIGN, ESPECIALLY ON THE PIP, AND YOU'LL KIND OF SEE WHAT THEY'VE PROPOSED. NOW, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THEIR PROPOSAL. THERE WERE NO COLORS SELECTED, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY JUST PUT IT TOGETHER. WHEN WE DO EVENTUALLY GET TO THAT POINT, WE WILL GET SOME DESIGN ON THE COLORS FOR THE TURF, YOU CAN REPLACE IT IN PIECES. >> YOU SAY IF SOMETHING WAS RIP IN THERE? >> YEAH, I RIP OR DO APPLY SEAM YEAH, IT COULD BE. >> BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID IT LASTS A LITTLE LONGER. I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW'S THE REPLACEMENT ON THAT? >> THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA, [00:10:01] THE LOOK OF HOW THE DESIGN OF THE SURFACE MATERIAL IS. AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT LOCKED IN. THEY JUST KIND OF SHOWED HOW CREATIVE YOU CAN GET WITH THE COLOR AND THE DESIGN FOR THE SURFACE MATERIAL. AGAIN, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING BOTH THE PIT AND THE TURF. YOU SEE THERE THEY CALL THE WIND SAIL. THE SAILS FOR SOME SHADE IN THE AREAS. WE SPECIFICALLY WANTED MORE SHADE ON THE 2-5 YEAR OLDS IN THAT AREA. THE AIS ARE CREEPY ON HERE. >> IT'S A BIG CHAIR FOR HER. >> YEAH. BUT THAT'S A WHEEL IT SPINS ON THE GROUND LIKE IT SPINS, SO IT'S ACCESSIBLE EQUIPMENT THERE. THIS WILL BE THE FOCAL PIECE OF THE PLAY AREA. BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS SECTION IS ON THE 5-12 AREA, THE BRIDGE AND CROSSES OVER AND DUMPS DOWN INTO THE 2-5 AREA. WHAT THE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN IS THAT FOUR AND FIVE YEAR OLDS DEFINITELY MIGRATE TO THE FIVE AND 12 SECTIONS. THEY GET PAST A CERTAIN AGE AND THEY WANT MORE CHALLENGING TALLER SLIDES AND CLIMBING ON EQUIPMENT AND WHAT HAVE YOU. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE BLOCKS AND WHAT SIZE THOSE WILL BE. ON THIS LAYOUT, THE BLOCKS WILL BE THE MOST CHALLENGING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OUT THERE FOR THE KIDS. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE KOMPAN. I WILL SEND THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS IF YOU WANT IT. AT LEAST SEND YOU THE LINK. THIS TALKS ABOUT HOW THEY DESIGN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND THE INCLUSION PART OF THEIR EQUIPMENT, AND THEY ADDRESS ALL AREAS AND TRY TO INTEGRATE HAVING ACCESSIBLE, MULTI FUNCTIONAL VERY DIVERSE PLAY ON EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO SPECIAL SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY REALLY MAKE A EFFORT IN CREATING A PLAY AREA FOR ALL. ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE SOME AREAS ARE CHALLENGING, IT STILL IS OPEN FOR INCLUDING ALL TO PLAY. NOW, BEFORE YOU ASK ME, WHERE ARE ALL THE SWINGS? THE AREA THERE IS NOT REALLY DESIGNED TO HAVE SWINGS. IF WE HAD SWINGS, WE'D LITERALLY HAVE TO TAKE ONE OF THOSE BIG TRIANGLES AND JUST PUT A SET OF SWINGS THERE BECAUSE THE SURFACE AREA THAT A SWING COVERS IS SO BIG. THERE ARE SOME SWING TYPE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN THERE THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED THERE, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE GOING AWAY FROM SWINGS BECAUSE IT TAKES UP SO MUCH SURFACE AREA. BUT WE DO HAVE PARKS THAT DO HAVE SOME SWINGS IN THEM. THIS JUST TALKS ABOUT THE MATERIAL THAT THEY USE AND THE DESIGN. AS YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE FAMOUS FOR THE ROPES AND THE WOOD, THE FAKE WOOD OR WHATEVER, BUT I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD, JENNIFER. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS FAR AS A TIME LINE. THIS IS EARLY IN THE PROCESS. THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT OUR FUNDING FROM THE MDD BOARD WILL COVER THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. ABOUT THE TIME THEY FINISH BUILDING THEM, IT'LL PRETTY MUCH DRAIN THE MDD FUND. I THINK WE ARE $100,000 UP. DON'T QUOTE ME ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THEN THE PROCESS OF DESIGN, WE CAN GET THAT GOING AND MAYBE COMING INTO NEXT FALL, WINTER, WE CAN START THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AND MAYBE HAVE IT DONE BY NEXT SUMMER. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU NOTICE ON THE BUDGET FOR MDD, LAST YEAR, I THINK WE BROUGHT IN ALMOST OVER $900,000 IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. WE'RE ON THAT PACE OF BEING RIGHT AROUND $1,000,000. WHAT I DID WHEN I ASKED THESE PLAYGROUND COMPANIES TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL, I BASICALLY LET THEM KNOW, [00:15:02] THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO INSTALL THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. WE WANT PIP AND ALSO TURF. WE WANT TO MIX THAT A LITTLE BIT. THEN OUR BUDGET IS JUST ONE YEAR OF MDD. THAT'S JUST $1,000,000 AND THEN THEY SUBMITTED PROPOSALS. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. I'M EXCITED. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THIS JUMPED OUT TO YOU LIKE IT JUMPED OUT TO ME, BUT IT'LL REALLY POP OUT THERE THAT MAIN PIECE, THE SLIDE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT AS TALL AS THE BUCKET ON THE SPLASH PAD. I REALLY JUMP OUT THERE. IT'S EXCITING. NOW, WE JUST NEED TO FIND PARKING OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE. >> YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LIGHTED PLAYGROUND? >> DOES THIS COMPANY DO THAT AS WELL OR? >> I DON'T WANT TO PUT JENNIFER ON THE SPOT. CAN WE LOOK AT DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES? CAN YOU FIND ANY ONLINE OR ANYTHING ON YOUR PART? >> UP THERE NEAR THE PARK. >> YOU THINK THE FARMERS BRANCH, CYNTHIA? >> GLOW PLAYGROUND. >> IS THAT FOR WHAT LATE EVENING OR? >> YEAH. IT'S FOR LATE EVENING PLAY. WE'LL OFFER SOME NIGHTTIME STUFF. THAT'S PRETTY NOT IN YOUR QUESTION, BUT WE'LL RAISE IT. >> THERE WAS A QUESTION. IT WAS ABOUT THE LIGHTED PART. DOES THIS COMPANY DO THAT AS WELL? >> THEY DO, BUT ITS BRIGHTNESS IS LIKE CUTTING EDGE, LIGHTING STUFF. I KNOW THEY HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AT THE FIRST FEW DAYS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT FAILED AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WE'RE REALLY ADJUSTING ON THE FLY. LET ME SEE A VIDEO WITH IT. HERE YOU GO. >> I WONDER IF YOU COULD INCREASE. COULD YOU UPGRADE YOUR PARK TO HAVE THAT? COULD YOU UPGRADE YOUR PARK TO HAVE THOSE LIGHTS? >> YES. THIS PARK WAS 3.5 MILLION, FOUR MILLION. WELL, YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHTS. BUT THEN ALSO ALL THESE THERE'S A BUNCH OF PARTS ON THE PLAYGROUND ITSELF THAT GLOW OR HAVE LED LIGHTS IN THEM. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN, IT'S THE GRAND OPENING. YEAH. THAT'S COOL. YOU CAN SEE THE PODS THAT THEY'RE SITTING ON? THE ZIP LINE. >> LOOKS LIKE YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE A LARGER PARK AS WELL. I WONDER IF YOU CAN DO IT IN SECTION. >> YEAH. THAT PARK RIGHT THERE IS PROBABLY ALONE. >> HERE'S THE ACTIVITY. >> WHAT'S THAT? WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING? THAT WAS THE OPENING DAY. WOW. WELL, WE CAN WAIT THREE YEARS AND DO IT. >> OR CAN YOU DO IT IN PIECES. FOR INSTANCE, THE PARK AT HERITAGE TO BE A LITTLE BIT LARGER. I KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE RENDERINGS AND THANKS FOR THAT, BUT MAYBE A PART OF THE PARK COULD BE GLOW, SINCE IT'S A LARGER PART. >> I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK AT FOR SURE. WHAT DO OUR YOUTH ADVISORS THINK? YOU LIKE THE DESIGN? >> [BACKGROUND]. >> YOU LIKE THE BRIDGE? >> YEAH. >> GREAT PLACE TO GO ON A DATE NIGHT FOR YOU GUYS? [LAUGHTER] >> YES, IT IS. [LAUGHTER] >> I GUESS FOR US TOO, RIGHT? >> DEFINITELY. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHY I ASKED HOW HIGH THAT BRIDGE WAS, EVEN THOUGH I SAW IT HAD REINFORCEMENTS. BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THE 2-5 THAT CAN GO OVER TO THE FIVE OR 12, A TWO-YEAR-OLD ON SOME 12 FOOT HIGH WOULD BE PRETTY. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD SEE BUT IT IS LIKE THAT NET THAT COVERS. THERE ARE SOME STRICT GUIDELINES ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THESE DAYS. THEY GOT TO MAKE IT SO SAFE. EVEN IF THEY FALL AT THAT HEIGHT, THE SURFACE IS DESIGNED TO ABSORB THAT KIND OF FALL. THAT MAKES SENSE? IT HAS TO BE A CERTAIN PADDING AND ALL THAT. COUNCILMAN FRANK, SHE MISSED IT. WE JUST LOOKED AT OUR FUTURE PLAYGROUND. >> EXCITING FOR HIM. DATE NIGHT FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE. [LAUGHTER] >> WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE FIVE-YEAR-OLDS MIGRATING TOO, THAT RESONATED BECAUSE I DO HAVE A FIVE, AN EIGHT AND A 10. [00:20:02] >> I'M GUESSING THEY'RE BOYS. >> IT'S SHE. >> SHE? >> THE FIVE IS A GIRL. SHE NEVER WANTS TO BE LEFT OUT, SO SHE ALWAYS MIGRATES TO WHERE HER OLDER BROTHERS ARE. >> THEY'RE FEARLESS, AREN'T THEY? >> YEAH. >> MY LAST COMMENT IS, I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO, IF THERE'S AN AVAILABILITY FOR AN UPGRADE, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING. >> FOR LIGHTING. >> YEAH FOR LIGHTING. MAYBE NOT EVEN FOR THAT PART BUT LIKE I SAID, HERITAGE OR SOMETHING OF THAT PART. JUST CONSIDER FOR ONE OF OUR PARKS UPGRADING TO THAT. >> LIKE MAYBE EVEN FUTURE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN MAYBE UPGRADE. DOES THIS PIECE HAVE AN UPGRADE THAT WE CAN INSTALL LED LIGHTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? COOL. >> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN UPDATE WE'LL HAVE NEXT MEETING BUT, OF COURSE, I'LL KEEP EVERYONE GOING. I THINK THE NEXT UPDATE, IT'LL BE MORE FOCUSED ON THE PICKLEBALL COURTS BECAUSE THEY'LL BE MUCH FURTHER ALONG, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS? >> ITEM NUMBER 6, DISCUSS OR RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON HERITAGE PARK EXPANSION. [6. Discuss and receive an update on the Heritage Park expansion] >> THANK YOU. THEY'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THE WEATHER HAS HELD THEM BACK A LITTLE BIT BUT THEY'RE STILL PROGRESSING. I CAN SAY WE DID GET A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FROM SCOTT JAMES, WHO'S THE PROJECT MANAGER OVER THERE. IF JENNIFER WANTS TO PULL THAT UP, LET'S GO THROUGH IT. BUT YOU CAN SEE THEY INSTALLED THE WATER TOWER, WHICH IS THE FOCAL POINT OF THAT PLAY AREA OVER THERE WITH THE LARGE SLIDE. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN RENDERINGS OF THAT WITH THE BIG SLIDE COMING OUT AND THE TOP OF THE WATER TOWER WILL HAVE A CITY OF SACHSE SIGN ON IT. THIS IS THE BRIDGE THAT WAS SENT IN BUT IT WAS A LITTLE SHORT, SO THEY HAD TO ACTUALLY SEND IT BACK AND RESEND IT. [LAUGHTER] IT'S A CRAZY DEAL THERE. THIS IS, AGAIN, PART OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE COMMONS PARK WHERE THE WOOD, IT'S NOT REALLY WOOD. IT'S LIKE WOOD WITH THE STEEL ROD GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF IT FOR STRENGTH. BUT THIS IS COMP. AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE SHELTER IS GETTING FINISHED OUT. THERE'S TWO RESTROOMS IN THE SHELTER. THAT'S IT. THEN HAS ANYONE BEEN OUT THERE? I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. WELL, DO YOU WALK OUT IN THE AREA? >> I WALK THE STATION, ACROSS, IN FRONT OF THE STATION. THAT FACES THE PARK, AND THEN I WALK TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE PARK AS FAR AS I CAN GO BEFORE THEY. >> COOL. WE TOOK A TOUR WITH COUNSEL A FEW WEEKS, IT'S BEEN A WHILE. PROBABLY A MONTH AGO. THE AMPHITHEATER IS GETTING THERE. THEY'RE ADDING THE FLOATING HAND RAIL AROUND THE AMPHITHEATER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THAT OUT THERE YET. >> I HAVE. >> THEY'VE ADDED A FEW MORE PIECES OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT TO THE TOP. THEY'RE STARTING THE RAILROAD PAVERS, LOOKS LIKE A RAILROAD GOING ALONG THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND THEN TO WHERE EVENTUALLY THE SPLASH FEATURE WILL BE. ARCHWAY, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, SIDEWALK AT THE EVENT LAWN. THE SIDEWALK THAT GOES FROM THE CONCESSION STAND RESTROOMS OF HERITAGE PARK COMES DOWN THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND THEN IT TIES INTO THE WALKWAY IN TO THE PARK AREA THERE. BOULDER WALL, FREESTANDING BOULDERS CONTINUE. THOSE ARE JUST CONSTANT. THEY'RE PUTTING THE BOULDERS AND FINISHING THAT OUT. ELECTRICAL IS BEING DONE, SPLASH PAD UNDERGROUND IS BEING DONE, STONE GRAVITY WALLS AT THE SOUTH POND AREA. THAT IS WHERE THE, I BELIEVE, THAT WALKWAY RIGHT ALONG THE POND AREA. THERE'S A LITTLE WALKWAY-COVERED AREA THAT'S THERE ON THAT. [00:25:01] THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. AGAIN, THEIR COMPLETION DATE IS OCTOBER. THAT'S THEIR DEADLINE. SCOTT IS CONFIDENT THAT IT'LL BE DONE EARLIER THAN THAT BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY PROMISES. IT IS A VERY UNIQUE PARK. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU GUYS OUT THERE, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO NEXT MONTH. VERY UNIQUE WITH THE AMPHITHEATER, WITH THE GREEN SPACE, WITH THE SPLASH PAD INTEGRATED INTO THE PARK, THE UPPER PLAYGROUND, THE LOWER PLAYGROUND, THE PAVILION, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED BUT THE WALKWAY ALONG THE POND THEN CONNECTS INTO THE BRIDGE. THERE'S TWO BRIDGES OVER THERE. IT'S JUST REALLY UNIQUE. THE AREA THAT GOES DOWN INTO THE MAIN POND CLOSE TO HUDSON LANE WHERE THE POND IS, THEY'VE OVER-SEEDED THAT WITH WILD FLOWERS, THAT USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF YEARS TO REALLY TAKE. THAT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL DOWN THROUGH THERE. IT'S JUST EXCITING TO SEE THE PROGRESS OVER THERE. THAT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A DATE NIGHT FOR ALL OF US AND OUR PARTNERS. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL IN THE FUTURE DO SOME MAJOR UPGRADES TO THE BALL FIELD SITE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE [LAUGHTER] WHEN YOU CROSS INTO THE HERITAGE PARK BALL FIELDS COMING FROM THAT PART. BUT THAT'S OKAY. EXCITING STUFF. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE OVER THERE QUITE A BIT. AM I MISSING ANYTHING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO, IF WE CAN ON OUR NEXT MEETING, DO A TOUR OF THE PARK. >> I WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE'LL DO BOTH. PICKLEBALL, CAN WE DO THAT? WE DO PICKLEBALL. [NOISE] QUESTIONS? SUZY, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE TOO. YOU PROBABLY GOT TO LOOK AT IT. I THINK YOU AND IAN NEED TO GIVE THE REPORT EVERY MEETING. [LAUGHTER] >> GET YOU SOME AERIAL PICTURES. >> HOW CLOSE IS THE WATER TOWER? >> THIRTY FEET TO THE VERY TOP. >> TO THE TOP OF THE SIGN OR? >> YEAH, TO THE TOP. >> OKAY. >> THE SLIDE ITSELF, I THINK IT'S 23 OR 22 FEET. >> THAT'S PRETTY COOL. >> THAT WILL BE WAY COOL. >> NO MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ITEM NUMBER 7, RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PROGRAMS [7. Receive and update on programs and activities at the Michael J. Felix Community Center.] AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE MET. WE'VE HAD A FEW EVENTS. I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THOSE EVENTS AND SHOW YOU GUYS SOME PICTURES REALLY EXCITED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD WEATHER, SOME WEATHER THAT DIDN'T COOPERATE, BUT WE ADJUSTED. WE HAD THE EGG HUNTS ON MARCH 23RD. THANK YOU TO NATALIE FOR BEING THE BUNNY. >> BEST BUNNY EVER. >> AS LONG AS YOU'RE ON THE BOARD HERE, THAT'S YOUR PERMANENT JOB. >> SHE WANTS A FAN INSIDE THE HEAD. >> EVERYBODY WANTS A FAN INSIDE THE BUNNY SUIT. [LAUGHTER] WE WERE ABLE TO GO AHEAD THAT DAY. IT HAD RAINED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT, BUT IT HAD RAINED THE WEEK BEFORE. WE WERE ABLE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE EGGS SCRAMBLE IN THE MORNING. THAT'S THE PICTURE YOU SEE HERE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE EGGS OUT AND THE AREA WAS ACTUALLY REALLY NICE. IT DRAINED PRETTY WELL. WE PROBABLY HAD, LET'S SEE I HAVE MY NUMBERS HERE, ABOUT 380 AT THIS ONE. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE VIDEO. THAT ONE WAS A GOOD ONE. THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAD OUR NEW EVENT. IT'S CALLED THE ACCESSIBLE EGG HUNT. IF YOU CAN SEE THERE, THAT'S THE GYM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WITH THE EGGS. THESE CHAIRS. WE HAVE EGGS ON THE CHAIRS FOR THE KIDS THAT COULD NOT BEND OVER AND PICK UP EGGS. SOME OF THEM HAD BALLOONS TIED TO THEM AS WELL. [00:30:02] THERE WAS BEEPING EGGS OUT THERE FOR THE KIDS THAT HAD VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. THIS WAS A NEW EVENT FOR US, REALLY EXCITING. WE HAD ABOUT 80 THERE. I THINK IT WENT GREAT FOR OUR FIRST YEAR. WE LEARNED SOME THINGS. WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE ON IT, AND CAN'T WAIT TO OFFER IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. JUST A FEW PICTURES OF SOME OF THE FAMILIES THAT WERE THERE THAT PARTICIPATED. I THINK EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME. THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE DOG BONE HUNT. WE HAD PROBABLY AROUND 40 DOGS AT THIS ONE. DOGS WITH BUNNY EARS. THEY LIKE TAKING THEIR PICTURES WITH THE BUNNY. I THINK THIS ONE WON THE BIGGEST DOG AWARD AS YOU CAN TELL. SO, THE FLASHLIGHT EGG HUNT. WE DID POSTPONE IT BECAUSE THE AREA WHERE WE NORMALLY DO THAT EGG HUNT WAS TOO WET TO DO THE DAY THAT WE HAD PLANNED IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT THE NUMBERS WERE GOING TO BE DECREASED, BUT I THINK THEY WERE INCREASED, ACTUALLY. IT GAVE US A WHOLE EXTRA WEEK FOR PEOPLE TO PREPARE. IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE GOOD FRIDAY, SO THE KIDS WERE OFF SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY. I'M JUST GOING TO GO OUT AND SAY, WE MAYBE HAD AT LEAST 600, 700, WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT NORMAL FOR US, BUT I THINK WHAT DO WE CALL IT, JUST THE NORMAL FLASHLIGHT EGG HUNT CHAOS. THEY'RE RAMPED UP RIGHT HERE READY WITH THEIR FLASHLIGHTS TO GO HEADLIGHTS. IT'S GETTING DARK THERE. WE DID HAVE SOME EGGS OUT THERE THIS YEAR THAT FLASH. THERE WERE GLOWING EGGS. YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THEM IN THE PICTURE BUT. THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE OFF. IF YOU'RE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE HEAD EGG HUNT, YOU JUST HAVE TO STAND STILL AND HANG ONTO SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU'LL GET KNOCKED OVER. WE ALSO HAD OUR POP-UP PARKS. THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE WE HAD AT HERITAGE PARK. WE PROBABLY HAD AROUND 50 PARTICIPATE AT THAT ONE. JUST BROUGHT OUT SOME GAMES LIKE THESE BOUNCY BALLS. WE HAD A COURSE THERE THAT THEY COULD HOP AROUND, A LADDER BALL. THAT AGAIN, WAS THE COURSE WITH THE BOUNCY BALLS. THEY REALLY LIKED THAT BOUNCE BALL. THEN WE ALSO BROUGHT THE POP-UP PARK OUT AT THE OPENING DAY FOR THE SPLASH PAD ON APRIL 1. THAT ONE, WE DEFINITELY HAD A LOT MORE KIDS THAT I'D SAY, AT LEAST 100, MAYBE 120 AT THAT ONE. THIS IS THE GAGA BALL PIT, AND THEN THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS THE ARBOR DAY. THANK YOU TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HELPED THAT DAY HAND OUT THE PACKETS TO THE VOLUNTEERS. WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. I DO HAVE A FEW NUMBERS HERE. I GOT TO PULL MY NOTES. LET'S SEE. WE HAD, WELL, CHASE OAKS CHURCH WOODBRIDGE IN SACHSE. THANK YOU TO THEM. THOSE GUYS CAME OUT, COOKED BREAKFAST FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, SERVED THEM BREAKFAST BURRITOS. THAT WAS AWESOME. FIVE LOAVES SERVED COFFEE TO THE VOLUNTEERS. WE ALSO HAD ATMOS ENERGY DONATED 50 TREES THAT WERE PLANTED AT JK SACHSE PARK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE YET. BUT YOU'LL SEE THE TREES OUT THERE. WE DID HAVE GROUPS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HELPED TO PLANT THOSE TREES. WE HAD 21 GROUPS, 237 VOLUNTEERS, 15 AREAS WERE CLEANED UP THAT DAY, 134 BAGS OF TRASH, 2,948 POUNDS AND OVER 400 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE PUT IN THAT DAY, 80 FLOWERS PLANTED AND THEN THE 50 TREES. SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THOSE GROUPS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR HELPING OUT WITH THAT EVENT. IT'S A GREAT ONE. >> WHO'S THAT IN THE BACK WITH THEIR HANDS UP? [LAUGHTER] >> I THINK WE ALL KNOW. [LAUGHTER] HE'S JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE DAY. EVERY DAY. THE GUARDING CLUB WAS THERE, HANDING OUT PACKETS. SOME PLANTING TREES. MORE TREE PLANTING. SOMEONE FOUND THE FOOTBALL AND AND THIS GROUP PLANTED FLOWERS AT FIREFIGHTERS PARK. ANOTHER GROUPS GETTING THEIR PACKETS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD. OUR NEXT EVENT, OF COURSE, MAY 3RD, JK SACHSE PARK, THE BUFFETT BEACH BAND. EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. [00:35:01] COME OUT. WE HAVE LET'S SEE. JORDAN TOLD ME WHO WAS COMING TO THAT ONE. WE'VE GOT COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER, BALSAS TAQUERIA AND JEREMIAH'S ITALIAN ICE. SO JEREMIAH'S ITALIAN ICE IS GOING TO SERVE 200 FREE CUPS OF ITALIAN ICE TO THE FIRST 200 PEOPLE, AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY'LL JUST SELL ITALIAN ICE TO ANYONE THAT WANTS IT. EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BRING OUT THE POP-UP PARK AT THAT EVENT AS WELL. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 8, RECEIVE STAFF UPDATES REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITIES, [8. Receive staff updates regarding current activies, special events, and personnel.] SPECIAL EVENTS, AND PERSONNEL. >> YEAH. CYNTHIA MENTIONED THE CONCERT COMING UP. WE'VE ENCOURAGED YOU ALL TO BE THERE FOR THAT. CYNTHIA, REAL QUICK, I KNOW, AS FAR AS PERSONNEL, WE DID HIRE TWO MAINTENANCE TECHS FOR PARKS RECENTLY. THE TWO POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE BUDGET, WE FINALLY GOT TO THAT POINT WHERE WE HAD OUR CREW LEADER THAT WENT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE HAD TO FILL THE CREW LEADER POSITION, WHICH TOOK ONE FROM MAINTENANCE TECH. WE'RE FINALLY COMPLETELY FULL, AND THEN I THINK CYNTHIA, ARE YOU FULL AT THE RECREATION CENTER? >> YES. WE FULLY STAFFED NOW. >> YOU JUST RECENTLY HIRED ANOTHER. >> PART-TIME REC AID, YES. >> WE'RE READY FOR THE UPTICK OF SPRING AND SUMMER BECAUSE IT GETS REALLY BUSY AND NOT ONLY IN ACTIVITIES, BUT EVEN MAINTENANCE OF OUR CITY PARKS AND GROUNDS. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE. >> ITEM NUMBER 9. YOU CAN ADJOURN. >> CAN I MENTION ONE THING? SORRY. >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> IF WE WERE TO MEET AT OUR NORMAL TIME NEXT MONTH, MAY 9TH, THAT'S A THURSDAY, THERE IS A CITY EMPLOYEE EVENT THAT EVENING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT CAN BE TOUGH FOR US TO MEET IN HERE OR ANYWHERE, BUT I WAS THINKING, CAN WE SELECT MAYBE EVEN A DIFFERENT DAY, IT COULD BE THAT WEEK. IT COULD BE WHENEVER. I WOULD LIKE TO BE AT LEAST SECOND WEEK OR THIRD WEEK OF MAY, BECAUSE I THINK WE'LL BE QUITE A WAYS ALONG WITH THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SEE THAT FACILITY, THEN I'LL ARRANGE A TOUR OUT AT HERITAGE PARK, BUT IT'S JUST THAT DAY IS NOT AVAILABLE. >> [BACKGROUND]. >> WE DON'T NEED A MEETING HERE. THERE'S ONE ITEM OF ONE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE DO HAVE TO MEET AND HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE THE AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION WANTING TO USE THE OVERNIGHT STAY AT SALMON PARK. THAT'LL BE ON THE AGENDA ITEM, BUT ONCE WE DO THAT, WE CAN LEAVE AND GO TO THE PARKS. >> WHAT ABOUT THE 23RD? I'LL BE OUT THE WEEK OF 16TH. >> WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET IN HERE. >> BUT WE CAN MAKE OUT. CAN WE JUST DO IT IN THE ROTUNDA? YEAH, OKAY. BEFORE WE HEAD OUT. >> WHAT ABOUT THE 23RD? I'M NOT HERE THAT WEEK, THE 16TH? >> THAT'S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] >> 23RD IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. >> YEAH. MAY 23RD IS THE LAST DAY OF. >> WOULD A DIFFERENT NIGHT WORK? >> TUESDAY. >> TUESDAY. >> LIKE THE 7TH OF THAT WEEK OR TALK OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK. >> WE'LL DO IT ON 7TH. THE 7TH OR THE 21ST, YOU'LL BE GONE. >> ON THE 7TH, YEAH. >> WHAT ABOUT THE 21ST? BECAUSE YOU'RE GONE THE NEXT WEEK. >> YEAH, I'M GONE THAT WHOLE WEEK, YEAH. I CAN DO THE 21ST. >> I CAN DO THE 21ST. >> 21ST. >> YEAH. >> WE'LL SCHEDULE THE 21ST. >> NEXT MEETING FOR PARKS AND REC WILL BE MAY 21ST, 2024. NOW WE CAN OFFICIALLY ADJOURN. >> THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.