[00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. TODAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:32 P.M.. THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. AND TEXAS FLAGS. I'LL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION. AND KASEY AND DANIELLE WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES STAND. DEAR LORD, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TODAY TO SERVE THE CITY OF SACHSE. WE ASK YOUR WISDOM TO GUIDE US AS WE DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE ASK FOR YOUR SPIRIT OF UNITY TO BE PRESENT AMONG US. LET THIS BE OUR DESIRE AS WE ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT OTHERS. MAY OUR WORDS BE FILLED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND MAY OUR ACTIONS REFLECT THE UNITY WE STRIVE FOR. HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE WATCH OVER US AS WE TRAVEL HOME TO OUR LOVED ONES THIS EVENING. PROTECT US FROM HARM, PROTECT ALL OTHERS AS WELL, AND HELP US REACH OUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. [INAUDIBLE] 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 INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. 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? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ACTION ITEMS FOR THE BOARD. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION. [1. Consider approving the March 12, 2026, regular meeting minutes.] WE WILL FIRST OF ALL CONSIDER APPROVING THE MARCH 12TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THE THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MARCH 12TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. JUST LET ME KNOW. I'M NOT, BUT I APPROVE. AND THE VOTE CARRIES PAST. ALL RIGHT. THE ITEMS FOR THE BOARD AND STAFF TO DISCUSS IS NEEDED. [1. Receive and discuss an update on all ongoing Parks Department projects.] COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS MEETING. FIRST, WE'LL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS AN UPDATE ON ALL ONGOING PARKS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS. THANK YOU. YES, THERE'S A FEW ITEMS I WANT TO UPDATE THE PARK BOARD ON. THE FIRST ONE IS WE ARE IN BUDGET SEASON. WE'VE SUBMITTED OUR BUDGET BUDGET TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. LESS THAN 1% INCREASE ON THE PARK SIDE, ON LINE ITEM BUDGETS. AND THEN AS FAR AS ANY THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, WE'VE GOT A FEW A COUPLE MOWERS AND THEN, SOME OTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE ON THAT LIST. WE ARE IN THE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS. WE HAD THE SUPPLEMENTAL MEETING ACTUALLY TODAY. SO AS FAR AS THE PARK SITE, WE'RE, EVERYTHING'S PRETTY BUTTONED UP, PRETTY CLEAN. THE BIG ONE ON THE PARK SIDE IS THE SERVICE CENTER. THEY HAVE A NOTICE TO PROCEED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT UP THERE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY IS BY THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER. YOU'LL START SEEING DEMOLITION PROBABLY THIS UPCOMING WEEK, AND IT'S A 14 MONTH PROJECT. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS HERE, BUT IT'S A 14 MONTH PROJECT. IT'S GOING TO HOUSE PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON IS GETTING THAT FACILITY BUILT AND GETTING I MEAN, A THIRD OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE IN THOSE IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS. SO IT'S, IT'LL BE A PRETTY BIG FACILITY. THE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE SPRING, WE DID OPEN THE SPLASH PAD, [00:05:05] BOTH SPLASH PADS AT THE HERITAGE PARK. AND JK SACHSE PARK ARE OPEN. WE OPENED THEM THIS LAST WEEKEND. IT WAS KIND OF COLD, BUT WE DID. WE DID HAVE SOME PEOPLE OUT, A FEW HICCUPS AS YOU DO WITH ANYTHING WITH AQUATIC FACILITIES OR FEATURES. A FEW VALVES THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING. AND THEN IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT FROM ABOUT NOW, MID MARCH, APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER, IT'S, IT'S ALL MAINTAINED, IT'S ALL MAINTENANCE. IT IS MOWING, IT'S ALL THAT, BUT PROBABLY MID TO LATE OCTOBER THROUGH NOW THEY, WE GO THROUGH AND WE ASSIGN WINTER PROJECTS. SO THERE'S WINTER PROJECTS THAT GET DONE. AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH A PRESENTATION ON WHAT THE GUYS DID THIS WINTER. A COUPLE THINGS TO MENTION. WE DID HIRE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. WE LOST A LONGTIME SUPERINTENDENT WHO RETIRED MARIO BATISTA, AND WE HIRED JERRY GARCIA. HE STARTED WITH, HE STARTED WITH US IN NOVEMBER, AND HE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. SO AS WE MET, I MEAN, WE HAVE TWO SUPERINTENDENTS. I MET WITH BOTH SUPERINTENDENTS, WENT THROUGH SOME WINTER PROJECTS. THESE ARE THE ONES. SO I'LL JUST BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THEM. COMMUNITY CENTER, THERE'S A LOT OF SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES ON THE BACKSIDE. WE GOT THAT CORRECTED. AND ALSO JUST AROUND THE, THE WALKING TRAIL BACK THERE, THEY HAD TO CLEAN UP AND, AND ADD SOME MULCH AND SOME GRAVEL AND STUFF. SO YOU CAN SEE THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WE HAD THERE THAT WE HAD TO FIX AND COMPLETE. THAT'S ON THE BACKSIDE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. WHAT? OH, THIS IS POLICE DEPARTMENT. YEAH. THAT'S THE DRAINAGE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS KIND OF RIGHT THERE ON THAT SECTION AS YOU GO FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AROUND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. YES. THANK YOU. POLICE DEPARTMENT'S AGAIN, WE PUT SOME GRAVEL OUT THERE. EROSION ISSUES. CAN'T GROW GRASS WEED CONTROL. SO THIS WAS THE SOLUTION THAT WE CAME UP WITH. JK SACHSE PARK, WE DID THE SOD ON THE ORIGINAL PARK SIDE WHERE THEY, WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT WENT IN, THEY HAD SOME THEY PUT IN PLAYGROUND AND A PLAY AREA OVER THERE. IT'S BEEN BEATEN DOWN PRETTY GOOD. SO WE WENT IN THERE AND INSTALLED SOME SOD AND SOME EDGING. IT'S THE GROUND PREP FOR IT AND TURNED OUT REALLY WELL. TURNED OUT NICE. AND THEN FIREFIGHTERS PARK SOME FENCE REPAIRING AND STAINING REPLACED SOME HEADS AND SOME NOZZLES. THESE ARE A COUPLE THAT THEY DID AT FIREFIGHTERS, BUT THEY DID DOZENS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS THEY DID SOME OF THESE OTHER WINTER PROJECTS. CITY HALL CAMPUS. AGAIN, THAT'S ADD MULCH TO THE FLOWER BEDS, TREE RINGS, AND WE DID IN THE ENTRANCE, YOU'LL NOTICE YOU COME IN. WE THAT AREA WE JUST COULDN'T DO. WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO TRY TO GROW GRASS THERE. SO WE JUST PUT SOME PEA GRAVEL OUT THERE. AND WE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT MY HOUSE ALONG THE EDGES OF BUILDING SHADED. YEAH. AND WHAT WE FOUND WORKS GREAT. WE TRIED, WE TRIED ALL KINDS OF BUSHES, BUT KNOCK OUT ROSE BUSHES GROW AMAZING. THEY THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. THEY DON'T NEED ANY TENDING THAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST THE HOUSE. IT'S THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF SUN FOR THEM BECAUSE IF THEY'RE WAY OUT AND THEY GET ALL THE SUN, THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. BUT I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU TRY AN EXPERIMENT AND YOU PUT A COUPLE OF KNOCKOUT ROSES IN ONE OF THOSE SPOTS, THEY'LL DO GREAT. AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT SOME PICTURES, I CAN TAKE PICTURES OF YOU. JUST. YEAH, I'LL SEND THEM TO LEAH, TOO. JENNIFER. OH, SORRY. OKAY. LEAH. LEAH. SEND SOME OTHER DURING CITY COUNCIL. PRETTY CLOSE. WE TRIMMED UP ALL THE TREES IN 78 BUNKER HILL. ALL THE PARKS. GOT IT ALL CLEANED UP. AND THEN THIS IS A THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS BEEN AROUND. I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IF YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN 78. NOT 78, I'M SORRY, DOWN SACHSE ROAD GOING TOWARDS 78. AND YOU LOOK AT IT, IT LEANS LEANS SEVERELY. SO WHEN IT DRAINS, IT JUST RUNS ACROSS THE STREET AND IT'S STAINED PERMANENTLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. SO THAT WAS A BIG PROJECT. THEY CLEANED EVERYTHING OUT. WE PUT A, THIS IS A, A YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A REPLACEMENT, MOVE THE IRRIGATION HEADS ONE AND [00:10:05] THEN WE PUT A FRENCH DRAIN LIKE A BIG BOX DRAIN. AND IT WOULD IT WOULD DRAIN INTO THAT SECTION. AND THEN WE DID SOME DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTINGS THERE. AND EVENTUALLY WE BROUGHT IN SOME BOULDERS. AND THEN SO PHASE ONE IT DIDN'T IT STILL WE GOT A BIG RAIN AND IT WAS STILL DRAINING A LITTLE BIT. SO WE ADDED SOME GRAVEL AND I THINK IT LOOKS ALL RIGHT. BUT IF YOU LOOK, YOU'LL SEE RIGHT WHERE THAT SECTION IS. THERE'S SOME GRAVEL RIGHT THERE. AND IT HELD UP REALLY WELL IN THIS LAST RAIN. SO I THINK WE GOT IT. AND WE'RE GOING TO YOU CAN SEE SEE THE RIVER ROCK RIGHT THERE. NOT GRAVEL. IT'S A LARGER ROCK. BUT IT DIDN'T DRAIN THIS LAST TIME. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET PUBLIC WORKS TO HELP US AND MAYBE RESTAIN THAT RED RED STAMPED CONCRETE AND MAYBE GET SOME COLOR BACK TO IT. BUT THAT WAS A TOUGH PROJECT. THEY DID GREAT, FANTASTIC ON IT. SO GUYS WERE REALLY BUSY THIS THIS WINTER. THEY GOT A LOT ACCOMPLISHED. BROKE IN OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT. MOVING FORWARD WITH A LOT OF US. SO REALLY FOCUSING ON QUALITY THIS UPCOMING YEAR. I THINK WE'RE, WE GOT A REALLY GOOD CREW. BEST CREW I'VE HAD SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE. ALL OF THEM ARE REGISTERED FOR GETTING A CERTIFICATION, WHETHER IT'S PESTICIDE, HERBICIDE APPLICATION LICENSE, A CPO, WHICH IS CERTIFIED POOL OR AQUATIC OPERATOR LICENSE OR A PLAYGROUND INSPECTOR LICENSE OR AN IRRIGATION LICENSE, WHICH, YOU KNOW THAT SIX MAINTENANCE TECHS ARE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND JUST EXCITED ABOUT OUR TEAM. THIS IS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN COMPLETELY FULL GOING INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS AND, AND GETTING STARTED. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. HOW ARE OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS HOLDING UP? PICKLEBALL WE'RE SEEING SOME WEAR AND TEAR ON THE WINDSCREENS ON THE NORTH SIDE. IT'S JUST HEAVY WINDS, SO WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPAIR SOME OF THOSE. SAND VOLLEYBALL. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH DRAINAGE ON THAT ONE BECAUSE IT PUSHES THE SAND TOWARDS RANCH ROAD IF YOU DRIVE OVER THERE. I MEAN, WE JUST WE HAVE TO LEVEL IT OFF LIKE EVERY WEEK. AND SOMEHOW, SOME WAY THE SAND GETS PUSHED TO THE NORTH SIDE AND EVEN LEAKS INTO RANCH ROAD. SO I THINK THIS UPCOMING WINTER, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY ADD A LIKE INCREASE THE SIZE OF THAT BORDER ON THAT NORTH SIDE, TRY TO KEEP THE SAND IN. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, AS FAR AS ACTIVITY. YEAH. CRAZY. MATTER OF FACT, THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. WE'RE AT. SO WE MET WITH POLICE. THEY HAD SOME ISSUES DURING SPRING BREAK. I THINK ONE NIGHT THERE WAS OVER 200 KIDS, YOUNG ADULTS OUT THERE, AND THEY HAD TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OUT EARLY. AND SO THEY CLEANED IT UP. IT TOOK THEM A FEW DAYS AND THE SPRING BREAK WAS OVER, SO IT CALMED DOWN. BUT WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME CONTINGENCY FUNDS TO, TO, TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AT JK AND THREE ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAMERAS. WHETHER THAT HELPS OR NOT, YOU NEVER KNOW. BUT I THINK THE LIGHTING WILL HELP IN SOME AREA IN THAT AREA THAT WE'RE PUTTING IT IN. POPULARITY WISE THOUGH, IT'S FANTASTIC. OKAY. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION, SINCE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FELT THAT THE, THE, SO OUR, OUR PART CLOSING TIME IS MIDNIGHT. SO IT'S BEEN MIDNIGHT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. THAT'S ORIGINAL ORDINANCE. SO AFTER TALKING AND LOOKING AT SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, A LOT OF THEM HAVE MOVED FROM MIDNIGHT TO 11, SOME EVEN 10:00. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO THE, THE PARK IS CLOSED FROM 11 P.M. TO 6 A.M.. IT'S GOING TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL IN MAY, FIRST MEETING IN MAY TO GET APPROVAL FROM THEM. BUT I THINK HE SAYS THAT'LL HELP A TON BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST HANG OUT, YOU KNOW, TELLING ME TILL MIDNIGHT. SO WILL THAT BE FOR ALL THE CITY PARKS? ALL PARKS AND BALL FIELDS. OKAY. YEAH. BALL FIELDS. OKAY. SO SO I HAVE A QUESTION AND I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS LISTED ANYWHERE, BUT I HADN'T SEEN IT YET. AND I HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE ASK ME. DOES SACHSE HAVE ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR DOG PARK? THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. WE'VE TOYED WITH IT FOR A DECADE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING SOLID IN THE PLANS. [00:15:07] THERE IS THERE COULD BE SOME AVAILABILITY AS FAR AS ROOM OR SPACE TO DO A SMALL PARK OUT BY THE CURRENT ANIMAL SHELTER. THERE'S SOME AREA OUT THERE STILL, BUT NOTHING CONCRETE AT ALL. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE MIDNIGHT JUST PEOPLE BEING THERE OR ARE THEY ACTUALLY CREATING PROBLEMS, DAMAGE, CRIMES, TRASH? THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS. YEAH. FOR INSTANCE, LAST YEAR I ALSO GOT HIT WITH A ROCK AND. YEAH. AND THEY, THEY SHOOT THEM WITH AIRSOFT GUNS. IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST LITTLE THINGS. BUT IT'S, IT'S ENOUGH TO REALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM AND TAKE NAMES AND, AND THE FUNNY THING IS MOST OF THEM AREN'T FROM SACHSE EITHER. THEY QUESTION. THEY'RE ALL GARLAND AND ROWLETT. IT SEEMS LIKE. OH WELL, THAT THEN MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE IF THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT IT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN, THOUGH. SO THE LAST TWO YEARS, RIGHT, THAT WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN, WHEN WE DO SHOW A PRESENCE UP THERE AND WE KIND OF CLEAN IT UP THOSE FIRST FEW DAYS, IT CALMS WAY DOWN. IT GOES FROM 200 TO LIKE MAYBE 100 TO 70. AND IT JUST YOU GOT, AND THEN THOSE 70 JUST PLAY VOLLEYBALL AND HANG OUT AND THERE'S NO ALCOHOL OR NOTHING. IT'S JUST, IT'S SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE KIND OF WORKS ITS WAY OUT AS WE RESPOND TO THOSE THINGS. AND MAYBE THE SECURITY STUFF AND THE LIGHTS WILL HELP DO THAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS THE ACTIVITY OUT THERE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. YEAH. BECAUSE KIDS LOVE IT. WELL, YEAH, IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOME PLACE FOR HIM TO GO AND NOT BE IN TROUBLE. YEAH. IT'S AWESOME. I MEAN, MIDNIGHT IS A BIT LATE. AND A LOT OF THOSE KIDS WALK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I MEAN, IT'S PACKED. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. THERE'S TONS OF CARS, BUT A LOT OF THEM GO THERE. THEY WALK AND PLAY VOLLEYBALL AND HANG OUT. SO. AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF IT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR LANCE? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE MICHAEL J. [2. Receive an update on programs and activities at the Michael J. Felix Community Center.] FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. CYNTHIA WISEMAN, OUR RECREATION MANAGER, IS GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE. PERFECT. WELCOME, CYNTHIA. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. SO THE LAST EVENT WE HAD WAS EASTER EGG HUNTS. IT WAS COLD THAT DAY, BUT IN SPITE OF THE COLD, WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY. EGG SCRAMBLES IN THE MORNING. WE HAD ABOUT 500. WE HAD THE ACCESSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS AND THAT. WE HAD ABOUT 40 AT THAT ONE. AND THEN THE DOG BONE HUNT IN THE EVENING. WE HAD AROUND 60 AND THEN THE FLASHLIGHT, AROUND 600 KIDS WITH FLASHLIGHTS READY TO GO. SO GREAT TURNOUT. OUR YOUTH ADVISOR, AURORA WAS AWESOME. SHE VOLUNTEERED TO BE THE BUNNY. SHE HUNG OUT ALL DAY LONG AND PICTURES WITH ALL THE KIDS. SHE WAS. SHE WAS GREAT THE WHOLE DAY. SO WE APPRECIATE HER BEING THERE AND STICKING IT OUT FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE STUFF WE HAVE COMING UP HERE. WE'VE GOT TODDLER TIME OPEN GYM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON APRIL 17TH. WE'VE GOT A POP UP PARK AT HERITAGE PARK ON APRIL 18TH, AND THEN THE NEXT BIG EVENT IS GOING TO BE THE ARBOR DAY JUBILEE ON APRIL 25TH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE. SO FAR, WE'VE GOT AROUND 15 GROUPS AND 180 VOLUNTEERS SIGNED UP, SO AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE BOARD HELP WITH THAT EVENT. WE'LL BE MEETING THERE AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WE'LL KIND OF GIVE EVERYONE THE RUNDOWN OF WHAT TO DO AS FAR AS HANDING OUT THE SUPPLIES TO THE GROUPS. WE HAVE FIVE LOAVES MINISTRIES WILL BE THERE HANDING OUT COFFEE AND JUICE TO THE VOLUNTEERS. THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE CHASE OAKS CHURCH WILL BE SERVING BREAKFAST TO THE VOLUNTEERS THAT MORNING. AND THE FLEUR DE LIS GARDEN CLUB WILL BE THERE HANDING OUT SEED PACKETS AND FREE TREES. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE GROUPS COMING OUT TO HELP. FOR THIS GREAT EVENT. THEN AFTER THAT, IT IS NATIONAL GUMMY BEAR DAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON APRIL 27TH, [00:20:05] WE'LL BE HANDING OUT GUMMY BEAR PACKETS TO THE FIRST 50 GUESTS AND ANOTHER TODDLER TIME OPEN GYM ON MAY 1ST. AND THEN ACTUALLY, THAT NIGHT ON MAY 1ST WILL BE OUR FIRST SUMMER CONCERT, WHICH IS THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, WHICH IS A BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND. YES. EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. FOOD TRUCKS OF THAT WILL BE THE BAKED BEAR, CHUCK'S BARBECUE AND SOUL FOOD, THE PINK COMPANY AND THE EGG STAND. THEN SORRY, THE CONCERTS ARE AT JK. YES. SORRY. THANK YOU. JK SACHSE PARK. THE. ALSO IN MAY IS OUR TEEN RISE MECHANICS EDITION. THAT ONE'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. THEY'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING ABOUT TIRE CARE. HOW TO CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE. ALEX IS EVEN GOING TO SHOW THEM HOW TO CHANGE A TIRE AND USE A TIRE JACK. WE'VE GOT THE THE POLICE STATION, THEY THEY GET JUNK CARS EVERY NOW AND THEN THERE. AND SO THEY, THEY'RE GOING TO LET US USE ONE OF THEIR THEIR CARS TO TO SHOW TO TEACH THE TEENS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF CARS. HE MAY EVEN SHOW THEM SOME THINGS ON CHANGING YOUR FLUIDS AND CHECKING YOUR OIL AND. WHY NOT LET THEM USE YOURS? [LAUGHS] YOUR CAR. OH, OKAY. YEAH, MAYBE. MAYBE. WE'LL SEE. I THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. WE'VE GOT A FULL, FULL LOAD. I JUST GOT US THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF MAY AND I COULD KEEP GOING. SO ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU CYNTHIA. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL RECEIVE STAFF UPDATES REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS AND PERSONNEL. [3. Receive staff updates regarding current activities, special events, and personnel.] NO REAL UPDATES AS FAR AS PERSONNEL. CYNTHIA UPDATED YOU ON THE ON THE ACTIVITIES AND, AND EVENTS. NO, WE'RE I'M REALLY EXCITED AGAIN, I WITH OUR PARKS STAFF, I THINK I MEAN, I LOOK AT IT REALLY CLOSELY ALL THE TIME, SO I COULD SEE A DIFFERENCE. BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE PARKS, YOU'LL. I THINK YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENCE TOO. BUT WE'RE EXCITED WITH, LIKE I SAID, JERRY GARCIA'S OUR AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT. HE BRINGS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN PARKS AND TURF MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION. AND YEAH, JUST A LOT, A LOT OF THAT STUFF. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL I GOT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALSO GOT THE UPDATE FOR BEST FOR WHAT? OH THANK YOU. HEY, BEST OF 2026. SACHSE NEWS. BEST LIVE MUSIC. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH COMPETITION WE HAVE, BUT WE'LL TAKE IT, RIGHT. THE SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES. BEST PARK HERITAGE PARK LAST YEAR WAS JK SACHSE PARK. SO AGAIN AND THEN THE BEST ANNUAL EVENT RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST. GOSH, WE'VE HAD, I THINK RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST HAS GOT IT IN SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THE ONE WE'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS JORDAN'S EMPLOYEE VOTED BEST MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE, JORDAN, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR. AND SHE'S FANTASTIC. WE'VE SEEN AGAIN, YOU MAY NOT SEE IT. WE SEE IT ON THE INSIDE. THE DIFFERENCE THAT SHE'S MADE JUST OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, SHE'S BEEN WITH FOR THREE YEARS, CYNTHIA THREE YEARS. THE DIFFERENCE SHE'S MADE ON OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND, AND STREAMLINED A LOT OF THE PROCESSES AND GOTTEN SOME COOL THINGS. AND I MEAN, HOW DO YOU GET THE WIENERMOBILE AT THE AT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE? [LAUGHS] HOW HARD THAT IS. THERE'S ONLY LIKE EIGHT IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. BUT YEAH, SHE'S GREAT. AND IF YOU SEE HER, CONGRATULATE HER. SHE'S FANTASTIC. SO GREAT, FANTASTIC. SEEING. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:56 P.M.. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.