[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT, WELL, FIRST LET ME SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY. [1. Call to Order: The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, January 8, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business:] HEY! YAY, 2026. LET'S ROCK AND ROLL. ALL RIGHT. CALL TO ORDER. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH AT 6:30 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS INVOCATION. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND THE TEXAS FLAG. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION. I'VE GOT IT. YOU GOT IT, I GOT IT. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS MEETING AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER. WE ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE TO BE WITH US, GUIDING OUR DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS. MAY YOUR WISDOM AND LOVE BE EVIDENT IN ALL THAT WE DO. HELP US TO LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER AND WITH OPEN HEARTS, AND TO SPEAK WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT. GRANT US THE COURAGE TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND THE STRENGTH TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. MY 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. OKAY. 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 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 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? NO. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. [1. Consider approving the November 11, 2025, regular meeting minutes.] WE WILL CONSIDER APPROVING THE NOVEMBER 11TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? NO. SEEING NONE. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOTION. AND A SECOND. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DID YOU GET IT? KELLY? KELLY AND KEITH. YEAH. SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND, GREG, IF YOU'RE NOT SIGNED IN YET, IS A YAY OR NAY. YAY! OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S NOT EITHER. IT'S NOT PICKING UP THE PHONE. OKAY. OKAY. PASSED 6 TO 0. WE'RE GOOD TO GO. OKAY. DISCUSSION ITEMS. [1. Discuss and review the role of the Parks and Recreation Board.] FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LANCE TO GET TO BE INTRODUCED TO EVERYBODY HERE SINCE HE WAS NOT HERE WITH US IN DECEMBER, AND WE HAVE SOME NEW FOLKS ON THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING ON THE BOARD. THIS IS A JUST A FACT INFORMATION I MISSED LAST MONTH. I APOLOGIZE, BUT THAT IS THE ONLY PARK BOARD MEETING I'VE MISSED IN 22.5 YEARS. SO THANK YOU FOR THE GRACE. NOW BUT I HAVE NOT MET GREG, RIGHT? GREG WOODCOCK AND I DID MEET AURORA, AND I MET. LET ME MAKE SURE I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP ANYBODY'S NAME HERE. I MET JASON. JASON. YES, SIR. AND I MET DANIELLE. SO THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT HERE I HAVE NOT MET IS LILLIAN. DID LILLIAN COME TO THE LAST MEETING? SHE DID. I BELIEVE SHE DID. OKAY BUT, YEAH, I'M LANCE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES. THAT'S OUR DEPARTMENT'S NAME NOW. AND LEISURE SERVICES, JUST SO YOU KNOW ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL DIVISIONS IN THE CITY. [00:05:06] IT HAS PARKS, RECREATION. I HAVE A MANAGER OR I HAVE 2 SUPERINTENDENT. WE HAVE 2 SUPERINTENDENTS IN PARKS RECREATION, WHICH CYNTHIA IS OUR MANAGER. RECREATION, THE SENIOR CENTER, WHICH WE HAVE A MANAGER OVER THERE. THAT'S ROBIN WOODWARD, THE LIBRARY, WHICH WE HAVE THE MANAGER OVER THERE, WHICH IS RANDALL CROSS. AND WHAT AM I MISSING? OH, ANIMAL SHELTER. YES. ANIMAL SHELTER. ANIMAL SERVICES, WHICH WE HAVE A MANAGER UP THERE. IT'S HUGO ESPINOZA. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 22, GOING ON 23 YEARS. CYNTHIA WAS MY FIRST HIRE. SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. I ALWAYS LOVE GIVING FACTS. SO WHEN WE STARTED, I STARTED IN FEBRUARY. WE DID OUR FIRST PROGRAMING IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 WITH 14 PROGRAMS AND 1 BROCHURE. AND NOW WE'RE UP TO, I DON'T KNOW, 300 PROGRAMS, EVERY EVERY BROCHURE. I LOVE THE CITY OF SACHSE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR CITY. I LOVE THE PEOPLE HERE ARE AWESOME. LIKE, WE GET SO MUCH SUPPORT. I'VE WORKED AT 2 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND YOU'D BE LUCKY TO GET 50% OF YOUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. SUCCESS RATE HERE, IT'S ALWAYS 80, 90%. OUR EVENTS. HAS EVERYONE HERE BEEN TO OUR EVENTS? RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST. CHRISTMAS EVENT. EASTER EVENT. YEAH. IT'S AMAZING THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH TURNOVER IN A WHILE IN OUR PARK BOARD. WE HAVE HAD A TRADITION OF LONGEVITY IN OUR BOARD, AND SO IT'S AWESOME TO SEE NEW PEOPLE FILLING THESE SPOTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE. I KNOW IT TAKES TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY, BUT I PROMISE YOU THE BENEFITS OF BEING ON THIS BOARD. YOU'RE HELPING NOT JUST YOURSELF, BUT YOU'RE HELPING THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. SO YEAH, AND I KNOW I GOT TO, BUT IF YOU GUYS MIND JUST SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, LIKE, KIND OF GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT AND THEN YEAH, THAT HELPED ME OUT. SO, AURORA YOUTH ADVISOR, I LOVE OUR YOUTH ADVISORS. WE'VE HAD A HISTORY OF THEM. HI. MY NAME IS AURORA. NO, I'M A SOPHOMORE AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL. AND PART OF THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO BECOME A YOUTH ADVISOR FOR THE CCITY FOR PARKS AND REC IS BECAUSE I RUN CROSS COUNTRY AT OUR SCHOOL, AND WE USE THE PARKS AND LIKE ALL THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY PROVIDES. AND I JUST WANTED TO BE A PART OF, LIKE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND EVERYTHING. AWESOME. THAT IS FANTASTIC. OKAY. MY NAME IS JASON KELLEHER. GRADUATE OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, 2008 WITH CIVIL ENGINEERING DEGREE. I WORK WITH IN I WORKED WITH DUNAWAY ASSOCIATES FOR THE LAST GOING ON 8 YEARS AS AN ENGINEER, MAINLY IN THE WATER WASTEWATER DESIGN SPACE. MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO SACHSE IN 2021 WHEN MY WIFE SAID VERY DELICATELY, GET ME OUT OF MIDLAND. I SAID, YES, MA'AM. I WOULD SAY WE'VE BEEN WE'VE GOT 2 YOUNG CHILDREN 6 AND 3. AND SO HAVING A WONDERFUL PARK SYSTEM NEARBY HAS KEPT OUR SANITY. WHEN THE BOYS NEED TO GET THE WIGGLES OUT AND JUST GO RUN AROUND AND PLAY. AND MY WIFE IS A FORMER LIBRARIAN WITH MIDLAND COUNTY AND NOW STAYS AT HOME WITH OUR BOYS AS A STAY AT HOME MOM AND VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS GOING FORWARD. KEITH CASEY. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS NOW. BEEN ON THE BOARD, I THINK GOING INTO THE 4TH YEAR. IT'S BEEN AWESOME SEEING ALL THE CHANGE, THE NEW PARKS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY ROLLED OUT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO BE A PART OF THAT. BUT YEAH, I REALLY ENJOY SERVING ON THE BOARD, BUT YEAH, THAT'S ME. I AM GREG WOODCOCK. I'M LOGGED IN. CAN YOU CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON? I'M SORRY. JUST PUSH. YOU GOTTA PUSH LIKE A BUTTON. KIND OF HARD. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT, I'M GREG WOODCOCK. I HAVE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. I WAS ON THE BOARD THAT TIMED OUT OR TOURS OR WHATEVER. I JUST AM GOING WHERE THEY SAY THEY NEED SOMEBODY. SO I, YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO PARTICULAR AGENDA OTHER THAN JUST BE INVOLVED AND BE HELPFUL. I HAVE A SMALL IT CONSULTING BUSINESS THAT I'VE BEEN RUNNING OUT OF MY HOUSE IN THE CITY FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. [00:10:03] GREAT. AND OF COURSE, I'M SUSIE WHITEHURST, I THIS IS MY 3RD YEAR ON THE BOARD, AND I MOVED TO SACHSE 6 YEARS AGO. AND I ALSO WORK IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. HELLO. MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING LATE. MY NAME IS LILLIAN BAKER. I LIVED IN SACHSE FOR 20 YEARS. THIS YEAR. I AM RETIRED FROM AT&T, AND I FORMALLY JUST LEFT THE CITY OF ANOTHER CITY MUNICIPALITY. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M DANIELLE PARKER. I'VE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD WHO IS CURRENTLY PLAYING BASKETBALL OVER AT THE REC CENTER AND LOVING IT. NOW THAT HE HAS HIS OWN MEMBERSHIP SINCE HE'S 12, HE IS EATING IT UP. YEAH. I'M EXCITED TO TO BE A PART OF THIS. AND I LOVE THE CITY OF SACHSE AND EXCITED FOR WHAT WE CAN DO. MY NAME IS KELLY [INAUDIBLE] AND I'VE LIVED IN SACHSE FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS NOW. I HAVE GROWN KIDS, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING MY BRAND NEW GRANDBABY OVER TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THOSE EVENTS. SO THIS IS STARTING MY 2ND YEAR ON THE BOARD, AND I JUST ENJOY GIVING BACK AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. IN ADDITION, NUMBER 1 IN ITEM NUMBER 1. YES. WE'LL GO OVER THE ROLES OF THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. YEAH. I ASKED JENNIFER TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA. IT'S JUST SO A GOOD TO GET FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE BOARD'S PURPOSE IS. HERE IN THE CITY OF SACHSE, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD SERVES AS AN ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY MEAN? WELL, WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU GUYS GIVE INPUT TO THE CITY AND THE STAFF LIAISON. COUNCILMAN. COUNCILWOMAN BUHLER IS THE LIAISON FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. WE ASK FOR IDEAS, INPUT INFORMATION. I WILL TELL YOU, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, WE'VE DONE A LOT AND ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. AND OUR PROGRAMS, OUR EVENTS, AND SPECIFICALLY IN OUR FACILITIES DUE TO INPUT FROM THE PARKS BOARD JUST TO NAME A FEW. ONE OF THE RECENT ONES, OUR YOUTH ADVISOR BRETT'S SON. WHY CAN'T I THINK OF HIS NAME? CHASE. CHASE WAS WANTING A OUTDOOR SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT. YOU JUST BRING IT. HEY, I'M TALKING TO EVERYONE IN HIGH SCHOOL. AT THE SCHOOL. WE WANT. WE WANT SOME LIKE THEY HAVE WILEY. SO HE'S VERY INSTRUMENTAL. WHEN WE DID DEVELOP JK SACHSE PARK, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID PUT THAT IN AND WE PUT IT IN A POSITION OR IN AN AREA THAT'S AWAY FROM THE SMALL KIDS. SO IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. AS IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN UP THERE AT NIGHT AND WARM EVENINGS, IT'S VERY BUSY. SO WE'VE HAD HIM PUT COUNCILWOMAN BUHLER WAS THE PLAYGROUND SURFACE MATERIAL. WE'VE DONE THESE ENGINEERED WOOD FIBERS EVERYWHERE ON ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUND. WELL, THERE'S THIS TRANSITION. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A POUR IN PLACE, THE SOFT SURFACE. AND SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THAT GOING AND GETTING IT TO THE COUNCIL. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE TRANSITIONED A LOT OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS TO THAT SURFACE. AND THE MOST RECENTLY RECENT ONE IS THIS THE SMALLER KID AREA AT THE NEW SECTION OF HERITAGE PARK. ALL THOSE WOODCHIPS ARE BEING REMOVED, AND WE'RE PUTTING IN PIP IN THERE, BUT THERE'S JUST I MEAN, ALL THE STUFF THAT WE DID AT JOE STONE, THE THE RESTROOM THERE, THE FINISH, THE THE WALKING PATH, THE COVER OVER THE PLAYGROUND, ALL THAT WAS INSPIRED AND BY THE PARK BOARD. SO YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF INPUT, MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF OF THIS OF THIS BOARD. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ADDRESS IS IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MEET REGULARLY. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL MEET AND WE WON'T HAVE A TON ON THE AGENDA, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, JUST MEETING AND TALKING REGULARLY HELPS FACILITATE IDEAS AND HELPS TALK ABOUT THINGS AND HELPS BUILD A CAMARADERIE UP HERE WHERE YOU'RE WHERE YOU FEEL THAT YOU DO SERVE A PURPOSE IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. SO I HOPE YOU TAKE THAT AND USE THAT, THAT YOU COME REGULARLY. I KNOW WHEN YOU WHEN YOU SIGN UP TO BE ON THE BOARD, THERE'S SOME CONDITIONS THAT ARE MET FOR ATTENDANCE AND STUFF, BUT I DON'T THINK I MEAN, I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT ISSUE HERE. WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT, SO THAT'S AWESOME. AND JUST TO BE A VOICE TO THE PUBLIC, YOU'RE THE VOICE OF THE CITIZENS OF SACHSE. THE COUNCIL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS APPOINTED YOU AS BEING VOICES OF THOSE AROUND YOU, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, [00:15:03] YOUR YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE AROUND HERE TO REALLY HELP GIVE INPUT TO WHAT YOU, WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM. AND SO USE THAT AND, AND AND YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AND RECOGNIZE THAT. BUT WE'LL ASK YOU TO HELP IN SOME EVENTS. WE GOT ONE COMING UP AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. BUT YOU GUYS HELP US OUT IN THE ARBOR DAY EVENT AND OTHER THINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO YEAH, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND, AND FOR A GREAT 2026 A LOT GOING ON. THOSE THAT HAVE JUST BEEN HERE FOR, FOR 4 YEARS WE BUILT 2 MAJOR PARKS IN CITY OF SACHSE. IN 4R YEARS WE DID JK SACHSE PARK AND HERITAGE PARK. SO AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT LATER. BUT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ADD ON TO JK HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL DISCUSS AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ALL ONGOING PARKS DEPARTMENT [2. Discuss and receive an update on all ongoing Parks Department projects.] PROJECTS. SO THIS IS THE THE THE BIG PROJECT. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DONE AT JK SACHSE PARK WITH OUR PHASING IN ALL OF THE AMENITIES THERE. WE JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED THE PLAYGROUND. JK WE HAVE A LITTLE LANDSCAPING WE WANT TO DO. BUT RECENTLY OUR MDD BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF SOME LAND ADJACENT TO JK. IT'S THERE BEHIND THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, UP TO THE, UP TO NEXT TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. SO I CAN SEE THAT AS BEING SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING. I'M NOT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. I'M JUST SAYING WE BOUGHT IT REALLY? FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARKING. BUT WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PROJECT. THAT'S THAT'S ON THE TABLE FOR US TO DISCUSS AND AND GET SOME INPUT. NOT TO MENTION WE CAN'T DO SOME AMENITY ADDITIONS TO SOME AREAS AND SOME PARKS AND STUFF. SO BUT AS FAR AS MAJOR PARK PROJECTS, THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE MICHAEL J. [3. Receive an update on programs and activities at the Michael J. Felix Community Center.] FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. CYNTHIA. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. MY MOUSE IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS ON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN SOME OF THE STUFF I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES AND JUST WANTED TO GET UP HERE, INTRODUCE MYSELF, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN THE RECREATION DIVISION OF LEISURE SERVICES. BUT I'M CYNTHIA, THE RECREATION MANAGER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOUR SON USES THE BASKETBALL COURT. I'M NOT SURE IF I KNOW HIS NAME, BUT THAT SOMETIMES IS A GOOD THING. YOU'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR SPACE OVER THERE. YES. ALL RIGHT, SO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE THESE ARE OUR HOURS OF OPERATION. JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO SEE THOSE. WE'RE OPEN 66 HOURS A WEEK. OUR STAFFING OVER THERE. WE HAVE FIVE PART TIME THAT HELP AT THE FRONT DESK. AND THEN WE HAVE 4 FULL TIME. THAT'S INCLUDING ME OF THOSE FULL TIME. WE HAVE A RECREATION SPECIALIST THAT IS OVER THAT DOES PROGRAMING FOR THE KIDS, LIKE PICKLEBALL FOR THE KIDS TEEN PROGRAMS. HE ALSO DOES OUR FAMILY NIGHTS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE HAVE A RECREATION SUPERVISOR THAT'S OVER PROGRAMING AND PROGRAMING ALL THE CLASSES LANCE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT WE HAVE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. YES, WE HAVE OVER 300 A YEAR. WE DO AT LEAST 34 TO 40 CLASSES A WEEK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO WE'RE REALLY BUSY OVER THERE WITH CLASSES AND THEY ALL GO, WELL, EVERYBODY JUST LOVES THE CLASSES THAT WE HAVE THERE. SOME OF THOSE ARE LIKE BALLET, TUMBLING, ART, GUITAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF LED PROGRAMS OVER THERE AS WELL. ALEX TEACHES A LOT OF THOSE TO THE TEENS. 1 PROGRAM, SOME OF THE PROGRAMING THAT'S REALLY GONE WELL IS OUR TEEN PROGRAMS. THEY REALLY SEEM TO LOVE IT. WE DO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TEENS. THEY GO OUT TO DIFFERENT FOOD BANKS, SOMETIMES SENIOR LIVING AREAS, TO HELP VOLUNTEER AT THOSE SPOTS. THEY ALSO HE ALSO DOES SOME CLASSES LIKE BASICS OF CAR CARE. AS YOU KNOW, OUR TEENAGERS ARE ABOUT TO START DRIVING AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARS. [00:20:01] SO THAT WAS A REALLY POPULAR SESSION. AND HE'S GOING TO DO SOME MORE OF THOSE AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAVE TEEN NIGHTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. PREVIOUS THEMES WERE LIKE URBAN NIGHT, HARRY POTTER, NIGHT STAMPEDE. SO WE'LL HAVE THOSE AGAIN THIS SUMMER. AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY YET WHAT THEY ARE, BUT YOU'LL YOU'LL LIKE THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE REALLY FUN COMING UP. THE FAMILY FUN NIGHTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THOSE ARE JUST NIGHTS CENTERED AROUND FAMILIES WHERE THEY COME IN. WE HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR THEM TO DO, WHETHER THEY'RE CENTERED AROUND DODGEBALL, PICKLEBALL. SOMETIMES WE MAKE S'MORES OUT ON THE BACK PATIO AT NIGHT. SO JUST LITTLE FUN ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES TO COME DO ONE EVENING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE HOST THOSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TODDLER GYM HOURS. SO WE HAVE TIMES WHERE WE PUT OUT LOTS OF FUN EQUIPMENT FOR TODDLERS TO COME INTO THE GYM. THEIR PARENTS COME WITH THEM, AND THEY CAN PLAY ON THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT ALL THE BIG KIDS AROUND. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A GOOD TIME FOR THE TODDLERS TO COME IN AND DO THAT. NEXT THING WOULD BE OUR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. SO WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL A TRAIN. IT'S A TRAILER, AND WE HAVE LOTS OF FUN STUFF IN THERE. LOTS OF YARD GAMES, OUTDOOR GAMES THAT RESIDENTS OF SACHSE CAN ACTUALLY RESERVE. AND OUR STAFF WILL TAKE IT OUT. WHETHER IT'S LIKE YOU, LET'S SAY YOU RESERVE SALMON, PARK THE PAVILION. IF YOU WANT TO ALSO RESERVE THE TRAIN, OUR STAFF WILL TAKE THAT OUT THERE. DROP OFF THE TRAIN FOR YOU, AND THEN YOU CAN USE THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IN THE TRAIN FOR YOUR RESERVATION. IT'S IT'S FREE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IT'S JUST A DEPOSIT THAT'S REQUIRED. AND THEN YOU GET THAT DEPOSIT BACK ONCE. ONCE THE THIS ONCE STAFF HAS CHECKED IN AND MADE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S THERE AND ALL IN ORDER. THEN WE ALSO USE THE TRAINED STAFF FOR POP UP PARKS. SO OUR STAFF GOES OUT TO PARKS IN LIKE JK SACHSE, HERITAGE, AND THEY'LL SET UP THESE THINGS OUT THERE AND THE STAFF WILL RUN THESE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS THAT ARE AT THE PARKS JUST TO COME OUT AND PLAY AND HAVE FUN AT THE PARK, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE AT THE PARKS. OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. THESE ARE THE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THIS YEAR. DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE IS COMING UP FEBRUARY 20TH. THAT'S OUR NEXT ONE. THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE EASTER EGG HUNTS. THERE'S ACTUALLY 4 IN 1 DAY, SO IT'S A DAY PACKED FULL OF EVENTS. AND I HEARD THAT WE MAY ALREADY HAVE AN EASTER BUNNY IN THE WAITING. YES. OKAY. YOU'RE IN. NATALIE, HOW MANY YEARS DID YOU DO IT? THAT'S IT. WELL, YOU CAN DO IT. HOW ABOUT THIS YEAR, TOO? JUST. I CAN'T. SHE SAYS SHE'S AVAILABLE AS A BACKUP. ALL RIGHT, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE AURORA HAS HAS SAID THAT SHE SHE'S GOOD TO GO. SO THERE'S THE DATE. MARCH 28TH. ARBOR DAY JUBILEE. THAT'S THE ONE THAT ONE OF THE ONES LANCE IS TALKING ABOUT. I WILL BE EMAILING EVERYONE. INFORMATION ON ARBOR DAY HERE SOON. JUST TRYING TO GET VOLUNTEERS. THE PARK BOARD'S ALWAYS GREAT AT THAT EVENT. Y'ALL COME OUT SET UP AT OUR TABLE TO CHECK IN THE GROUPS, HAND THEM THEIR BAGS BEFORE THEY GO OUT TO THEIR CLEANUP LOCATIONS TO CLEAN THE PARKS AND SACHSE IN DIFFERENT AREAS. OUR SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES IS COMING UP THIS SUMMER. WE HAVE 3 BANDS READY TO GO FOR THAT EVENT. RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST ON JULY 3RD. ONE OF OUR, WELL, PROBABLY THE LARGEST EVENT IN SACHSE THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR AT HERITAGE PARK, THE MOTHER SON EVENTS COMING UP THE FOLLOWING IN THE FALL, WHICH THIS YEAR WE HAD OUR FIRST DRONE SHOW IN 60, AND THAT WAS AT THE FOLLOWING EVENT. SAD THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO DO THE REST OF THE EVENT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, BUT WE WERE EXCITED TO AT LEAST GET TO DO THE DRONE SHOW. AND THAT WAS REALLY THAT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH. AND THEN CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA, OUR PROBABLY SECOND LARGEST EVENT IN SACHSE IS RIGHT HERE ON THE CAMPUS. HUGE EVENT. WE HAVE A PARADE AND THEN ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES ON THE CAMPUS GOING ON ONCE THE PARADE ENDS. AND THEN I JUST KIND OF THREW UP SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF OUR THINGS. THIS IS ONE OF OUR TODDLER TIMES THAT WE HAD THIS PAST YEAR. IT WAS A SPECIAL GRANDPARENTS DAY EDITION. WE DON'T ALWAYS DO SPECIAL DAYS, BUT THIS ONE WAS AND WE KIND OF COLLABORATED WITH OUR OTHER LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS. THE ANIMAL SERVICES, THE LIBRARY AND THE SENIOR CENTER ALL TOOK PART IN THE ACTIVITIES FOR THAT, FOR THAT EVENT. AND THAT WAS A FUN ONE. DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE COMING UP, THE THESE ARE OUR EGG HUNTS. AND THEN SOME OF OUR TRAIN ACTIVITIES THERE IN THE MIDDLE. THEN THE ARBOR DAY EVENT. RED, WHITE AND BLUE. BLAST. SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES. THAT ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS TAYLOR SWIFT. MOTHER. SON. SPACE ADVENTURE. FOLLOWING. AND THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA. [00:25:02] SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS PRESENTATION. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. WE'RE EXCITED TO START A NEW YEAR. WE'RE ACTUALLY ABOUT TO PUT OUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER BROCHURE. IT'S COMING OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO LOTS OF NEW STUFF COMING OUT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT BANDS WE HAVE FOR THE CONCERT SERIES YET? IS THAT JUST CURIOUS? I DO. THERE'S GOING TO BE A BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND. THERE WILL BE A CLASSIC ROCK BAND. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. THERE WILL BE A BOY BAND. FOR THE LAST CONCERT, SO GET READY. WILL Y'ALL BE USING THE DRONES MORE FOR OTHER EVENTS LIKE THE JULY 3RD? ARE Y'ALL GOING TO INCORPORATE MORE DRONE EVENTS? OH, THE DRONE SHOWS. YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT FOR THIS COMING JULY 3RD SHOW, THAT IS NOT IT'LL JUST BE FIREWORKS. BUT BUT IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE AGENDA TO CONTINUE HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE WITH, WITH MORE DRONE SHOWS, EVEN IF IT'S AT THE FOLLOWING EVENT COMING UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CYNTHIA ANY MORE? NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL RECEIVE STAFF UPDATES REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS AND PERSONNEL. [4. Receive staff updates regarding current activities, special events, and personnel.] I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY STAFF UPDATES OTHER THAN WE WILL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL AFTER I GAVE THAT. GET ON MY SOAPBOX ABOUT MEETING REGULARLY. WE DO HAVE TO CANCEL NEXT MONTH'S MEETING BECAUSE IT IS THE STATE OF THE CITY, AND THE STATE OF THE CITY IS THE MAYOR DOES A KIND OF WE DO AWARDS TO TO ORGANIZATIONS, TO BOARD MEMBERS. WE RECOGNIZE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS. SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT AN EMAIL YET. HAVE YOU GUYS RECEIVED THAT FOR ATTENDANCE? SAVE THE DATE. OKAY. SO PLEASE, IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THAT BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT EVENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SERVING. USUALLY IT'S MEXICAN FOOD, BUT THE AND THAT'S THE SAME NIGHT. IT'S THAT THAT THURSDAY NIGHT ON THE 12TH. SO THAT'LL WE'LL COUNT THAT AS OUR BOARD MEETING THAT NIGHT AND YEAH. SO THAT'S THE ONLY UPDATE I HAVE. OKAY. WONDERFUL. WELL THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT EXACTLY 6:59 P.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.