Nov 13, 2025 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting

GOOD DEAL. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE PARKS AND RECS RECREATION BOARD MEETING.

[1. Call to Order: The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. to consider the following items of business:]

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THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ARE NEXT.

I'LL ACTUALLY OFFER UP THE INVOCATION, AND KEITH WILL DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

BOW YOUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, WISDOM, AND SUPPORT AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED IN USEFUL WORK, AND FOR THE HONOR OF BEARING APPROPRIATE RESPONSIBILITIES.

HELP US TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION. AND GRANT US THE DISCERNMENT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.

MAY WE LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS, AND MAY OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS BE GUIDED BY YOUR LOVE AND GRACE AS WE HEAD HOME THIS EVENING.

THIS EVENING, PLEASE HAVE AN EVER LOVING, GUIDING HAND OVER OUR TRAVELS THAT WE MAY RETURN HOME SAFELY.

IN YOUR MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

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. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ON THERE THE MINUTES DID. WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

WE DO THE VOTE FIRST. WE'LL DO THE VOTE FIRST.

OKAY. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. FIRST ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING IS TO CONSIDER AN ELECTED CHAIRPERSON,

[1. Consider and elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary for the Parks and Recreation Board.]

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? DON'T EVERYBODY SPEAK UP AT ONCE. BEFORE WE START, SUSIE, YES, I WAS I WANTED TO SEE IF MAYBE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE WE DO THE VOTING. IF EVERYONE JUST WANTS TO GO AROUND AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, I CAN START.

I'M CYNTHIA WISEMAN, THE RECREATION MANAGER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THIS IS NOT NORMALLY MY SEAT. I'M FILLING IN FOR LANCE WHITWORTH, THE DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE NEW FACES ON THE BOARD, AND I'M HAPPY TO GET TO KNOW EVERYBODY. SO WE'RE GOING TO START.

YEAH. OKAY. MAYBE. OH, GREAT. I'M GREG WOODCOCK. I LIVE OVER BETWEEN KROGER AND WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET.

THERE'S A BIG WRECK THERE TONIGHT. IF ANY OF YOU CAME THROUGH THERE, IT'S GOT HALF A 78 SHUT DOWN.

BUT I WAS ON BOARD LAST TIME AROUND. I JUST GO WHERE THEY NEED ME, AND I'M THE SAME WAY WITH THIS.

IF THERE'S A PLACE WHERE I DON'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR AGENDA OR DRIVE TO BE ANY PARTICULAR PERSON OR RUN ANY PARTICULAR THING, BUT I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO DO ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR ME. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SERVE WHERE BEST I CAN SERVE AND BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY I CAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS IAN BAILEY. TONIGHT IS MY LAST NIGHT ON BOARD.

I'M MOVING TO ARIZONA. SO IT'S BEEN. I REALLY ENJOYED LIVING IN THE CITY OF SACHSE.

IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY, GREAT CITY. AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE SERVED ON ON A BOARD HERE.

MY NAME IS KELLY, AND I HAVE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, AND JUST WANT TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY WHEREVER POSSIBLE. SO I'M GONNA PUT ME IN COACH TYPE OF PERSON.

SO WHATEVER'S NEEDED, I'M HAPPY TO TO DO THAT.

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR SERVING ON A BOARD FOR THE CITY.

SO I'M SUSIE WHITEHURST, CHAIRPERSON THIS PAST YEAR, AND I HAVE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR FIVE YEARS.

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THIS IS THIS IS A VERY HEARTFELT POSITION FOR ME.

I JUST ENJOY BEING AROUND THESE PEOPLE AND SEEING WHAT THE CITY DOES TO HELP EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY AMAZING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

MY VOICE IS GONE. SORRY. MY NAME IS KEITH CASEY.

I'VE LIVED HERE. I THINK IT'S ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW.

I'VE SERVED ON THE BOARD. I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. I THINK IT'S 4 OR 5 YEARS, MAYBE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS A YOUTH ADVISOR LAST YEAR, AND MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS ON THE ANIMAL BOARD AS A YOUTH ADVISOR, SO THAT'S EXCITING. AND THE SAME THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, I'M JUST I ENJOY THIS.

I ENJOY THE PEOPLE THAT COME TOGETHER TO DO THIS.

AND IT'S AN HONOR. BUT. YEAH. THAT'S ME. HI. I'M JASON KELLEHER.

MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO SACHSE IN 2021. WE HAD TWO.

I HAD ONE CHILD AND THEN ANOTHER ON THE WAY AND MY WIFE SAYS, GET ME OUT OF MIDLAND.

AND I SAID, YES, MA'AM. AND SO WE MOVED HERE FOR WORK.

AND AND IN THE FOUR YEARS WE'VE LIVED HERE, IT'S BEEN THE MOST INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT.

AND I FEEL OBLIGATED TO GIVE BACK AND SERVE AND DO WHATEVER I CAN.

IN MY DAY JOB, I'M A LICENSED ENGINEER FOR CONSULTING FIRM, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS BOARD AND DO WHAT WE CAN DO.

ROLL MY SLEEVES UP AND GET TO WORK. HELLO, MY NAME IS LILLIAN BAKER.

I AM A FORMER EVENT PLANNER FOR BOTH CORPORATE AND A CITY AND MUNICIPALITY.

I'VE BEEN IN WILEY FOR 19.5 YEARS NOW. I HAVE A SON THAT GRADUATED FROM SACHSE, AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER, SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. HELLO. MY NAME IS AURORA, AND I SERVE AS THE PARKS AND REC USE ADVISOR.

I JUST AM REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO REPRESENT PEOPLE MY AGE AND JUST GIVE A VOICE TO MORE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CITY COUNCIL.

FABULOUS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OKAY, SO LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THREE POSITIONS.

ANYBODY LIKE TO VOLUNTEER? FIRST OF ALL, TO TAKE ON ANY OF THESE POSITIONS THIS NEXT TERM? DO YOU WANT YOUR CURRENT TERM? I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

YOU'RE OKAY WITH WHAT? WITH ME SAYING NO, I'M NOT DOING SUCH A BAD JOB.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND LET'S CONSIDER THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS.

WE'VE GOT VICE CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY. CAN I GET A RUNDOWN OF THE DUTIES OF OF THE THREE POSITIONS, LIKE WHAT'S EXPECTED BEYOND JUST THE BOARD SERVICE? JENNIFER, DO WE HAVE HONESTLY AND TRULY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHAIR, IS TO RUN THE MEETING ITSELF.

VICE CHAIR IS THE BACKUP WHEN IT COMES TO IF THE CHAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE.

SECRETARY DOES NOT DO SECRETARY ESQUE TERMS. I MEAN, THEY DON'T DO MINUTES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S MORE ALONG THE LINES OF ALSO A THIRD BACKUP PER SE.

WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING CARE OF THE RUNNING OF THE MEETING.

OKAY. HEARING THAT, I'LL THROW MY NAME INTO THE RING FOR WHATEVER POSITION.

SAME I WILL TO ALSO EITHER ONE OF THOSE. ANY OF THEM.

OH, OKAY. WHATEVER IS NEEDED. SO KELLY, YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'VE THROWN YOUR HAT IN THE RING.

OKAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VICE CHAIR PERSON FIRST AND FOREMOST.

ANY. GREG. YOU'RE INTERESTED? YES. OKAY, THEN LET'S CONSIDER GREG.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THAT POSITION? JASON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL? OH IT'S FINE. ROCK, PAPER SCISSORS FOR IT. OKAY, OKAY.

AND THEN KELLY SECRETARY HOW DID YOU WANT TO.

WHAT WERE YOU INTERESTED IN? MANY OF THEM WERE FINE.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT SECRETARY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YEAH. REALLY? ROCK, PAPER SCISSORS. WHAT DO WE DO HERE, JENNIFER? WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? WE'VE GOT TWO. I'LL DEFER TO THE EXPERIENCED MEMBER.

I'M FINE WITH A RANDOM DRAW IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY.

WE CAN DO A ROUND OF WHO'S IN FAVOR OF GREG? SAY AYE.

OKAY. WHO'S IN FAVOR OF GREG? SAY AYE. AYE. I NEVER RAISE A HAND MYSELF.

SO RAISE YOUR HAND. I'LL RAISE MY. THAT'S FINE.

YOU GOT YOURS, TOO. OKAY. AND WHO'S IN FAVOR OF JASON? RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. ALRIGHTY THEN. GREG, WE'VE GOT YOUR NAME IN THE RING FOR THAT.

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OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT KELLY, AND THEN WE'VE GOT JASON FOR SECRETARY.

CAN LET'S LET'S, YOU KNOW, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE KELLY TAKE THE POSITION OF SECRETARY.

IS THIS A VOTE BETWEEN THESE TWO OR. YEAH. YEAH.

I'M GOING TO FIRST. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN THOSE THOSE FOR JASON.

OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE KELLY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WE NEED A MOTION.

THAT DOES NOT COME FROM ME. NO. OKAY, SO WE NEED A MOTION.

AND THIS AGAIN. LET'S SEE, WE'VE GOT MIA'S CHAIRPERSON.

WE'VE GOT GREG AS VICE CHAIRPERSON AND KELLY SECRETARY.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, WE NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE NOMINATIONS.

SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. AND ALL IN FAVOR WILL VOTE. I GUESS ON THE SCREEN WHEN IT COMES UP.

THERE WE GO.

SAVE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION IS PASSED. YAY! HERE WE GO.

NEXT. THE MEETING MINUTES. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

[2. Consider approving the September 11, 2025, regular meeting minutes.]

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS? ADDITIONS TO MAKE TO THE MINUTES.

SEEING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE MEETING MINUTES. MOTION.

SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. WE'LL VOTE. MOTION. SORRY.

KELLY. KELLY.

ALL RIGHT. I GET TO KEEP MY SEAT, SO I'LL CONTINUE GOING.

ALL RIGHT. THE ITEMS THIS EVENING FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND AND THAT

[1. Discuss and receive an update on all ongoing Parks Department projects.]

BUT, YOU KNOW, NOBODY'S HERE. NOBODY'S ADDRESSING US.

BUT WE WANT TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ALL ONGOING PARKS DEPARTMENTS PROJECTS.

CYNTHIA, YOU ARE ON FOR EVERYTHING. YES. SO AS FAR AS PARK DEPARTMENT PROJECTS, RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE JUST. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES.

ONE IS I'M NOT SURE WHO ALL WAS ABLE TO ATTEND IT, BUT WE DID HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING OF THE JC PARK PLAYGROUND ON NOVEMBER 1ST.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S. THE PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETED.

IT'S A REALLY NICE PLAYGROUND OUT THERE. THAT DAY WAS A IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

WE HAD A VERY SMALL CEREMONY, RIBBON CUTTING OF DONUTS AND COFFEE.

THERE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 75 PEOPLE THERE THAT MORNING, BUT THERE WERE MORE ADULTS THAN CHILDREN.

YEAH, THE FIREMEN HAD MORE FUN ON THOSE [LAUGHS] ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

SO YEAH. THANKS FOR EVERYONE THAT CAME. YOU WERE THERE.

I WASN'T ABLE TO BE THERE, BUT YEAH, I WAS THERE.

AND THE ONLY OTHER UPDATE I HAVE IS THAT THE CITY DID JUST RECENTLY CLOSE ON THE PURCHASE OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AT JC PARK.

GREAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES ON SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE PUT THERE OTHER THAN I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, ADDITIONAL PARKING, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED AT THE PARK.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT.

DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR IT? NO, I DO NOT. DID HE COME DOWN ON THE PRICE, I HOPE.

I KNOW HE WAS LIKE ASKING ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THAT.

OKAY. THOSE ARE THE UPDATES I HAVE. OKAY. FANTASTIC.

ANYTHING ON THE. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S EVERYTHING.

PERSONNEL. ANYTHING ON THE FIRST ONE? ON THE FIRST ON THE PARK DEPARTMENT PROJECTS.

OKAY, I DO HAVE SOMETHING ON NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE. OKAY. AND WE'LL SEE. YEAH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE ACTIVITIES AT THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY

[2. Receive an update on programs and activities at the Michael J. Felix Community Center.]

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IS THE TREE LIGHTING IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND FROM 7 TO 8:30 WE'LL HAVE ACTIVITIES, THERE'LL BE A SNOW SLIDE, A PETTING ZOO. THERE WILL BE VENDORS OUT HERE.

S'MORES WILL BE MADE. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON THE GYM.

SANTA WILL BE HERE, SO IT'LL JUST BE A BIG NIGHT.

LOTS OF FESTIVITIES. REALLY EXCITED. WE ALWAYS HAVE A HUGE CROWD HERE ON THE CAMPUS, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN ATTEND THAT EVENT ON DECEMBER 3RD. THAT'S OUR BIG ONE COMING UP. I KNOW WE DID JUST.

I WASN'T HERE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL GOT AN UPDATE ON THE FOLLOWING, BUT WE DID HAVE OUR WE DID HAVE TO CANCEL FOLLOWING ON OCTOBER 18TH, THE MAIN EVENT, BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE DRONE SHOW, AND WE HAD PROBABLY AROUND 700 PEOPLE THAT DID COME THAT NIGHT TO WATCH THE DRONE SHOW.

AND IT WAS A REALLY IT WAS A REALLY GOOD NIGHT AFTER ALL THE RAIN FINALLY PASSED OVER, BUT WAY TOO MUDDY TO ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD PLANNED.

SO SAD ABOUT THAT. BUT, EXCITED FOR THE DRONE SHOW.

THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE WE'VE EVER HAD. SO IT WAS NICE. GOOD.

FANTASTIC. STAFF UPDATES REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS AND PERSONNEL.

[3. Receive staff updates regarding current activities, special events, and personnel.]

WE HIRED JERRY HERNANDEZ FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES.

SO EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. HE STARTED ON MONDAY, AND THAT IS MY UPDATE.

OKAY. ON ON PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. SUPERINTENDENT.

OH, I DO, I'M SORRY. I DO HAVE ONE MORE. SO WE WILL BE WITH WINTER COMING ON.

THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE SOME WINTER PROJECTS, SO YOU MIGHT SEE THE GUYS OUT PRUNING TREES, DOING SOME OF THOSE THINGS, AND YOU'LL SEE THEM OUT RIGHT NOW DECORATING THE CAMPUS.

THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THAT STARTED FOR THE BIG EVENT IN DECEMBER.

SO LOTS OF ACTIVITY GOING AROUND HERE ON THE CITY CAMPUS.

AND I KNOW IAN MENTIONED THAT THIS IS HIS LAST, LAST MEETING.

JUST THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

SAID. SEE YOU GO. THANK YOU. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR NAME PLAQUE.

I WILL. NICE. ALL RIGHT. AND THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T HAVE ONE WILL GET ONE.

IT'S KIND OF SPECIAL. LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING.

NEXT MEETING? SO WE WON'T HAVE A MEETING IN DECEMBER.

SO THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN JANUARY. I DON'T WHAT DAY IS THAT ON? IT'LL BE THE SECOND THURSDAY. OKAY. CALENDAR.

THAT ONE SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE JANUARY 15TH. EIGHT.

SORRY. JANUARY 8TH. OKAY. FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

FANTASTIC. OKAY, WELL, WE'VE COVERED EVERYTHING.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:49 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.