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HERE WE GO.ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA CALL TO
[1. Call to Order: The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business:]
ORDER.THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SAXE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING, UM, TODAY, THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 6:30 PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS, THE INVOCATION.
WELL, I ACTUALLY ASKED, UH, LANCE TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND LILLIAN TO READ THE PLEDGES, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE RISE.
OUR MOST KIND, GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE THE THIS TIME TO GIVE GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO MEET TOGETHER AS A PARKS INTEGRATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SAXE.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THOSE THAT SERVE ON THIS BOARD, THAT GIVE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTIONS.
WE MOVE THE PARKS INTEGRATION IN THE CITY FORWARD AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE, UH, UNIFIED IN OUR DECISIONS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS OPENLY AND, AND, UH, HONESTLY.
UH, THE ISSUES THAT MAY LIE BEFORE US IN THE CITY.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE LIVE IN SUCH A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND HAVE SUCH A SUPPORT HERE FROM ALL THE RESIDENTS AND SAX FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISIONS.
WE PRAY THAT WE'LL ENJOY THIS EVENING TOGETHER AND THAT, UH, THAT WE REMEMBER ALL THAT WE DO AND WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE THAT SERVE.
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.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
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 WILL
[1. Consider approving the April 9, 2026, regular meeting minutes.]
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED APPROVING THE APRIL 9TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO, WELL, IS THAT RIGHT? ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM.
WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? YEAH, THEY CAN IF THEY WANT.
I'M JUST READING NOTES IF THEY HAVE A CORRECTION FROM THE MINUTES OR ANYTHING.
SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.
I'LL MAKE, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APRIL 9TH, 2026.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[1. Receive and discuss an update on all ongoing Parks Department projects.]
ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH AN UPDATE ON ALL ONGOING PARK DEPARTMENT PROJECTS.UH, LAST MEETING WE DISCUSSED A LOT OF THE WINTER PROJECTS THAT WE HAD.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WITHIN THE CITY.
THE PROJECT THAT, UH, IS REALLY, UH, PREVALENT RIGHT NOW IS THE SERVICE CENTER, UM, WHICH IS, UH, WILL BE LOCATED AT THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
UH, WE'RE GONNA START DEMOING THAT FACILITY IN IN CONSTRUCTION, UH, HERE SOON.
WE'VE RUN INTO A FEW OBSTACLES WITH UTILITIES, INCLUDING BOTH ATMO GAS AND THEN ALSO THE ELECTRIC THERE.
UH, JUST GETTING THOSE, UH, I DON'T, WE TURNED OFF OR WHATEVER YOU GOTTA DO, MAKE 'EM DEAD.
THEY DID DO THE ELECTRIC, UH, UH, MONDAY.
AND, UH, THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE GOTTA DO WITH THE, WITH THE ATMO GAS, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, WHICH WOULD BE TOMORROW.
AND THEY FEEL STRONGLY THAT THEY'LL START DEMO DEMOLITION NEXT WEEK, EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE PROJECT ITSELF, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS, UH, IS A 14 MONTH PROJECT.
UM, THERE'S SOME WEATHER DAYS IN THERE, BUT IF THERE'S EXCESSIVE WEATHER DELAYS, THEN IT'LL GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT.
BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED, UM, NEXT SUMMER, AND IT'LL HOUSE ALL OF OUR PARK STAFF, ALL OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL FACILITY MAINTENANCE.
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AND WE'RE, UH, OUR, OUR STAFF IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD A RELOCATOR OR ANYTHING.
WE'RE STILL AT THE PARK SHOP ON 78.
HOWEVER, THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS RELOCATED TO THE OLD ANIMAL SHELTER.
UM, THEY'RE TRYING TO JUST MAKE DUE TILL, UH, THE PROJECT'S DONE.
UM, BUT YEAH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO REPORT ON ANY PARKS PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS CYNTHIA, BUT SHE'S, UH, SHE'S GONNA KIND OF COVER SOME, UH, PAST PROJECTS AND UPCOMING PROJECTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR LANCE FOR THIS? NO.
[2. Receive an update on programs and activities at the Michael J. Felix Community Center.]
WE'LL GET AN UPDATE ON PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE MICHAEL J FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER.UH, WE'LL HAND THIS OVER TO CYNTHIA TO PRESENT.
CYNTHIA IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 1ST MEETING, WHICH SHE'LL ALSO GET A PROCLAMATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH FOR JULY.
BUT SHE'S ON THE AGENDA TO DO A PRESENTATION ON THE LEISURE SERVICES, BUT THE, SPECIFICALLY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISIONS.
UM, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE THE PRESENTATION SHE'LL GIVE AT, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WE'LL COVER BOTH AREAS.
I WENT AHEAD AND MOVE THAT FIRST SLIDE OUTTA THE WAY.
UM, YES, THIS IS THE PRESENTATION THAT I'M BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL IN JUNE.
I KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY A SNEAK PEEK OF THE PRESENTATION 'CAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT NOT ONLY RECREATION SIDE, BUT I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARK SIDE, UM, PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 2025, SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED IN 2026, AND THEN FUTURE PROJECTS THAT THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO OVER TO TONIGHT.
I WANTED TO START WITH PARKS FIRST.
HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE BY NOW TO GO OUT AND SEE IT, BUT, UH, THE JK TAXI PARK PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETED, UH, IS A REALLY AWESOME PLAYGROUND.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE OUT THERE TO SEE IT, YOU SHOULD.
AND ACTUALLY TOMORROW NIGHT, UH, IS OUR CONCERT, THE BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND.
SO IT'LL BE A GREAT NIGHT TO GO OUT AND SEE THE, SEE THE PLAYGROUND CITY COUNCIL, UH, APPROVAL OF THE SAXE SERVICE CENTER THAT LANCE WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE PARK STAFF, UH, KEEPING UP WITH THEIR CERTIFICATIONS.
WE HAVE RENEWAL OF PLAYGROUND INSPECTOR LICENSE, PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE.
WE DID HIRE A PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SUPERINTENDENT.
UM, JERRY, JERRY HERNANDEZ, HE'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM.
UM, HE ACTUALLY, THIS NEXT ITEM HERE, THE REPAIR THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AT THE ROUNDABOUT AT FIFTH STREET AND ADDED LANDSCAPING.
HE KIND OF SPEARHEADED THAT PROJECT, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, ABOUT HAVING THAT COMPLETED.
AND THEN THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND ADJACENT TO JK SAXY PARK, THAT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS, UM, COMPLETED IN 20 25, 20 26.
SO RECENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IS THE PORN IN PLACE, PLAYGROUND SURFACING AT HERITAGE PARK THAT'S ON THE NEW SIDE OF THE PARK.
THERE WERE WOOD CHIPS OUT THERE AND THE PLAYGROUND WAS KIND OF A MESS.
UM, SO NOW THERE'S PORN IN PLACE IN THOSE PLAYGROUND AREAS.
SO IT'S A LOT NICER OUT THERE IN THOSE SPACES.
UM, COMPLETED THE ANNUAL PLAYGROUND INSPECTIONS AND THEN ALSO STARTED REPAIRS ON THINGS THAT WERE NOTICED DURING THOSE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS, AND ALSO COMPLETED THE HARDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS AT JK SEXY PARK.
UM, LANCE MAY BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE WERE.
YEAH, SO WE HAD SOME FUNDS, UH, SET ASIDE FOR LANDSCAPING AND HARDSCAPE AT JK SAXY PARK.
UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD 'CAUSE IT WAS REDUCED BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SOME OTHER THINGS.
AND WE BOUGHT THE LAND, BUT WE DID ALL THAT IN HOUSE.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE, UM, STONE BENCHES IN PLACE.
UM, AND THEN NEXT WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA START SOME LANDSCAPING HERE SOON AND, AND ADD SOME LANDSCAPING.
SO, UH, CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS WITH US DOING IT ON OUR OWN AND NOT CONTRACTING THAT OUT.
UH, FUTURE PROG PROJECTS AT THE PARKS ARE GONNA BE, UH, THEY'RE GONNA ADD SOME LANDSCAPE PAVER TRAIL AT THE, AT HERITAGE PARK ON THE NEW SIDE.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING FROM THE, KIND OF THE LOWER LEVEL RIGHT UP TO THE YEAH, UPPER.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO HERITAGE, UH, PARK, AND I'M SURE COUNCILMAN ER'S BEEN OUT THERE, BUT THE LOWER PLAYGROUND AREA, UH, YOU HAD THE, THE, THE PAVILION AND THE RESTROOMS ARE ON THE UPPER PLAYGROUND AREA.
SO IT'S HAPPENED IS ALL THESE TRAILS HAVE BEEN CREATED GOING RATHER THAN GOING AROUND THE SIDEWALK.
THE TRAIL THAT TAKES YOU AWAY UP THERE, UH, IT'S A DA SO IT'S A GRADUAL SLOPE.
SO YOU GOTTA GO KIND OF AT AN ANGLE AND COME BACK.
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SO PEOPLE ARE JUST WALKING UP.IT'S CREATED THREE OR FOUR OF THESE TRAILS AND WHAT'S HAPPENED, IT'S KILLED ALL THE VEGETATION, WHICH THEN HAS CAUSED EROSION.
SO YOU HAVE THESE LIKE LITTLE CREEKS COMING DOWN.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO SOME OF THESE PAVERS TO HELP.
SO IF YOU GET OUT THERE AND LIKE, OH, THIS DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS, SO JUST BE PATIENT WITH US.
BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE GOTTA DO SOME UPGRADES UP THERE.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY GOTTEN PRETTY BAD ON THE EROSION.
THEN REPAINTING AND REPAIRING THE BRIDGE AT DAVE SANFORD PARK.
IT SENDS SOME MUCH NEEDED, UH, REPAIRS AT THAT PARK ON THAT BRIDGE.
UM, AND THEN THE, WHAT LANCE WAS TALKING ABOUT, ENHANCING SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING AT JK SAXY PARK.
JUST RECENTLY, UH, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED SOME SECURITY UPGRADES AT NOT ONLY OUR PARKS, BUT ALSO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO THAT WILL BE ON OUR FUTURE PROJECT LIST.
UM, INSTALLING SOME LIGHTING AND CAMERAS IN SOME AREAS THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED, UM, ON THE SOUTH END OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THEN AS WELL AT JK SAXY PARK.
CAN I, FOR SECURITY, JUST MENTION SOMETHING ON THAT? YEP.
SO AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THERE, WE, WE DID A, A LITTLE SURVEY OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AND, UH, PARK CLOSINGS HAVE, UH, REALLY THE CONSISTENCY HAS GONE FROM LATE, WHICH A LOT OF 'EM WERE MIDNIGHT, HAVE MOVED TO, UH, 11 O'CLOCK.
UH, AND SO AFTER SEEING THAT AND MEETING WITH P POLICE AND, UH, PD AND THE, AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE AMENDED OUR ORDINANCE TO HAVE ALL OUR PARKS AND BALLFIELDS CLOSE AT FROM 11:00 PM TO 6:00 AM AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WANTED TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT JK SAXY PARK 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME INCIDENTS UP THERE.
SO WE ALSO HAD APPROVAL TO USE FUNDS, UH, CITY MANAGERS CONTINGENCY FUNDS TO, TO ADD LIGHTING AND CAMERAS AT JK SEXY PARK AND AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO, UM, I, I SAW YOUR CONTRACTOR OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY, CYNTHIA AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
HE INSTALLED THE LIGHT AND NOT, AND THE VENDOR AT THE JK.
UH, HE WAS OUT THERE JUST THE OTHER DAY LOOKING AT THE, RUNNING THE WIRES TO THE, TO THE BUILDING.
SO WE'RE MOVING ON IT QUICKLY, UH, AND JUST SOME REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED WIND WINDSCREENS AT, ON THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AT JK SAXY PARK.
THAT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THIS COMING YEAR.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES WITH PICTURES.
THIS IS, UM, THE COMPLETED PLAYGROUND AT JK SAXY PARK.
AND THEN THIS IS, UM, THE POOR IN PLACE AT HERITAGE PARK ON THE NEW SIDE.
I'M GLAD YOU KEPT THE TRAILS OUT
AND THEN THIS IS THE FIFTH STREET ROUNDABOUT LANDSCAPE PROJECT.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING THAT THEY PUT IN THERE, AND THEN THE WORK THAT THEY DID ON THE IRRIGATION LINES.
I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK WE ONLY DO THESE WINTER PRO, THE BULK OF THEIR TIME IS SPENDING IS MAINTAINING OUR HUNDREDS OF AC A HUNDRED, 120 ACRES OF LAND.
BUT DURING THE WINTER, WE CAN, WE CAN ABLE TO DO THESE SPECIALIZED PROJECTS, BUT THEY STAY BUSY YEAR ROUND.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO THE RECREATION SIDE OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR.
SO IN 2025 FOR FOLLOWING, WE ADDED A DRONE SHOW.
HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOU WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT.
I KNOW WE HAD TO CANCEL MOST OF OUR EVENTS THAT DAY BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.
UM, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GO ON WITH THE DRONE SHOW AND IT WAS AMAZING.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THAT.
UH, THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO ADD NEW THINGS TO OUR EVENTS AND WE ADDED SOME EVENT FEATURES TO THIS ONE.
WE HAD MORE, UH, COMMUNITY GROUP INVOLVEMENT IN THAT EVENT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT COME OUT AND THEY PROVIDE FREE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS.
WE HAD, UH, LETTERS TO SANTA AT THIS EVENT.
AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO THE EVENT AND SEE THE PARADE.
WE ALSO HAD THE OSCAR MEYER WIENERMOBILE.
WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THAT FOR THE PARADE, AND THEN THEY STAYED DURING THE EVENT.
SO THAT WAS REALLY A FUN FEATURE FOR THE KIDS TO SEE.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CLIMB IN IT AND WALK AROUND.
THE MOTHER AND SON SPACE ADVENTURE THIS YEAR, UH, WAS A, OF COURSE A SPACE THEMED.
AND WE HAD A HUGE INFLATABLE PLANETARIUM IN THE GYM.
IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO GO IN THERE AND SEE ALL OF THAT.
THE TEEN NIGHTS, UH, WE LAUNCHED ACTUALLY OUR FIRST OFFSITE TEEN NIGHT EVENT, AND WE HAD ABOUT 60 KIDS IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT ONE.
UH, THIS PAST YEAR, WE ALSO HAD A MARKETING PARTNERSHIP.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS, BUT THEY'RE REALLY NICE VIDEOS CREATED, UM, THAT REALLY SHOWCASED OUR EVENTS AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THAT AS WELL.
THE GRANDPARENTS DAY, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME TO HOST GRANDPARENT GRANDPARENTS DAY.
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FUN.WE COLLABORATED WITH THE LIBRARY, THE SENIOR CENTER ANIMAL SERVICES AND RECREATION.
AND AGAIN, WE WERE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THAT AS WELL.
UH, PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION, REALLY EXCITING.
OUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR, JORDAN BOYER, WAS INVITED TO PRESENT THIS PAST YEAR AT THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS SOCIETY REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN DENTON.
I KNOW, UM, SHE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
HER THEME WAS BEARS BEATS BRILLIANT EVENTS EVENT PLANNING WITH THE OFFICE.
ONE COMMENT ON HER, UH, RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I DON'T, I I'M ALWAYS AMAZED IF YOU CAN GET A, IF YOU CAN GET TEENAGERS TO TURN OUT, I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT, UM, AURORA, YOUR GROUP IS JUST HARD TO PROGRAM FOR, BUT 60 IN ATTENDANCE WAS AWESOME AND THEY'VE HAD A FEW LIKE THAT.
HOW MANY OF YOU DID YOU HAVE AT THE AUTO REPAIR THING? YOU HAD, YOU HAD A LITTLE GROUP THERE.
UM, FOR THAT ONE, I BELIEVE THAT ALEX HAD ABOUT SIX THAT CAME TO THAT ONE.
SO EVEN THAT, THOSE ARE PRETTY POPULAR.
SO ANYWAYS, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT ONE COMING UP TOO.
THE, THE TEA, THE LATE ONE OF OUR TEEN RISE, UM, CLASSES THAT WE HAD.
IT WAS A, UM, HOW TO CHANGE A TIRE SO MUCH, A MUCH NEEDED, UM, LESSON FOR TEENS TO KNOW FOR SURE.
BUT I ALSO JUST WANNA GO, IT'S, I DON'T WANNA GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT ALL THESE EVENTS, UM, AND PROGRAMS, THEY'RE RESULT OF THE CREATIVITY OF OUR STAFF.
I MEAN, THEY REALLY COME UP WITH SOME GREAT IDEAS AND THEY PUT TOGETHER SOME GREAT EVENTS AND THEY ENJOY WHAT THEY DO, WHICH MATTERS WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THESE THINGS.
AND THEY JUST LIKE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME AT THEM.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I POINT THAT OUT.
I KNOW THIS NEXT SLIDE, I THINK Y'ALL MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE NUMBERS ALREADY, BUT THESE ARE 20, 25 METRICS FOR THE YEAR.
WE HAD 18, OVER 1800 MEMBERSHIPS PURCHASED OR RENEWED.
A DROP-IN IS JUST WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE A MEMBERSHIP, THEY COME IN AND THEY PAY A DAY.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT, WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.
WE HAD 30 OVER 33,000 CHECK-INS.
SO WHAT A CHECK-IN IS AS WELL COULD INCLUDE A DROP-IN PERSON OR IT COULD INCLUDE OUR MEMBERS WHEN THEY COME IN AND THEY SCAN THEIR MEMBERSHIP CARD.
UM, WE HAD OVER 33,000, UH, IN 2025 CHECK-IN FOR OUR CLASSES AND CAMPS.
WE HAD OVER 3,400 PARTICIPANTS, UH, PEOPLE VISITING THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
LAST YEAR WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 76,000.
SO THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY OUR CHECK-INS, BUT ALSO OUR CLASSES.
SO PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH OUR CLASSES EVERY DAY, UM, THAT INCLUDES THOSE NUMBERS.
AND THEN ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENT NUMBERS, UM, FOR PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND THEN FOR, UM, OUR SPECIAL EVENT ATTENDEES, THIS ONE'S A HARD NUMBER TO GAUGE, BUT WE HAD PRO PROBABLY AROUND 33,000.
THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR CALENDAR, BUT WE DO THESE MONTHLY, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER CELEBRATIONS.
I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF THEM THAT WE'VE DONE.
BUT COMING UP, WE'VE GOT, ACTUALLY, WE JUST, UH, FINISHED NATIONAL GUMMY BEAR DAY.
WE'RE ABOUT TO COME UPON NATIONAL JUICE SLUSH DAY, WHICH WILL BE AT JK SAC SEA PARK.
AND UM, THE FIRST 100 WE'LL GET A FREE, UH, JEREMIAH'S ITALIAN ICE FOR JUICE SLUSH DAY.
WE'LL HAVE NATIONAL DONUT DAY, WHERE WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY FREE DONUTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER NATIONAL PICKLEBALL DAY.
THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE, THE MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE MORE, UM, COMING UP THE TEAM PROGRAMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, LIKE BASICS OF CAR CARE, VOLUNTEER DAYS.
SO THE TEENS WILL ACTUALLY GO OUT TO, UM, A COMMUNITY OR THEY'LL GO VOLUNTEER AT OUR LOCAL, UM, FIVE LOAVES MINISTRIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
JUST KIND OF GETTING THEM OUT, UM, INTO THE COMMUNITY.
PICKLEBALL CLINICS, UH, OUR STAFF DOES PICKLEBALL CLINICS FOR THE TEENS DURING THE SUMMER AND DURING THE YEAR.
SO THE ONES COMING UP ARE ANIME NIGHT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY COMING UP ON MONDAY.
THEN WE HAVE LORD OF THE RINGS NIGHT AND SILENT DISCO NIGHT.
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH EVENT ENHANCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THEN OUR COLLABORATIVE EVENTS WITH OTHER LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, THOSE WILL CONTINUE AS WELL.
SO WE HAD LIKE THE DOG BONE HUNT.
WE COLLABORATED WITH ANIMAL SERVICES.
WE HAVE ONE COMING UP, NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY, UM, WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS WHERE WE'RE BRINGING IN THE ANIMAL, UM, SERVICES GROUP.
THEY'RE GONNA DO, UM, TAKE DONATIONS AND THEY'RE ALSO GONNA GIVE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR PETS SAFE DURING THE SUMMER WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE.
AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE AWAY FREE HOT DOGS AS WELL.
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FUN.THERE'LL BE SOME GAMES AND STUFF TO PLAY.
GRANDPARENTS DAY WAS A BIG HIT.
WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING THAT ONE.
THAT WAS, THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR TO DO IT AND WE WANNA KEEP THAT GOING.
AND THEN OUR STAFF CAME UP WITH, UM, IDEA RECENTLY FOR COM COMMUNITY CENTER PATRON RECOGNITIONS.
SO WE'RE GONNA START ROLLING THAT OUT.
IF YOU CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, YOU'LL SEE COMING UP WHERE WE WANNA, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR MEMBERS.
'CAUSE THEY, THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN EVERY DAY.
THEY MAKE THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHAT IT IS.
SO WE KIND OF WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THAT AND THAT WE SEE YOU, WE RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THINGS THAT YOU DO, UM, EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER WHAT IT IS.
UH, SO YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE COMING UP ON FACEBOOK.
WE ALREADY HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF 'EM, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THEM RIGHT HERE.
OUR COMMUNITY CENTER MVP AWARD WENT OUT TO DEVON FOR THE MOST CHECK-INS SINCE WE'VE OPENED UP.
HE ACTUALLY HAS CHECKED INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER OVER 745 TIMES SINCE WE OPENED UP IN 2020.
SO HE WAS REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT.
WE GAVE HIM HIS MEMBERSHIP FOR FREE FOR THE, FOR ANOTHER YEAR SO HE CAN COME IN FOR FREE FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
UM, ONE THAT HASN'T ROLLED OUT YET, BUT SHE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
OUR FOUNDING FAN, UH, BARBARA, SHE'S BID WITH US SINCE WE OPENED UP ON JANUARY 25TH, 2020.
AND SHE'S STAYED HER MEMBERSHIP.
SHE'S IN OUR CLASSES AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER.
AND THEN WE HAVE ANDY HERE SAYS YAY FOR A HUNDRED CHECK-INS.
ANDY HAD, UM, CHECKED IN A HUNDRED TIMES THIS YEAR ALREADY.
THIS WAS OUR GRANDPARENT STAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THEM AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
UM, THE ANIMAL SERVICES BROUGHT OUT THE DOGS FOR THE KIDS TO PET AND THEN THE LIBRARY, THE STORIES AT THE LIBRARY.
AND THEN THEY ALSO, UM, WE SET UP ALL THE TODDLER TIME EQUIPMENT IN THE GYM AND THE KIDS GOT TO PLAY IN THE GYM AS WELL.
THIS WAS, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR TEAM PROGRAMS. UH, YOU DO SEE, UM, THE ONE TEAM UP THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT CHANGING A TIRE.
UH, WE HAD SOME OF OUR, THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS THE OFFSITE EVENT THAT WE HAD.
AND THEN THE ONE ON THE TOP LEFT IS OUR, SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEER DAYS WITH THE TEENS.
NOW THAT, WAS THAT YOUR CAR? THEY CHANGED IT
THEY, THEY GET JUNK CARS TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON AND THEY LET US USE ONE OF THE JUNK CARS TO LET THE TEAMS CHANGE THE TIRE, CHECK THE FLUIDS IN THE CAR, THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO.
THAT WAY THEY CAN HAVE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA MESS UP ANYBODY'S CAR.
THIS, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR, UH, MONTHLY EVENTS.
THIS ONE WAS ACTUALLY NATIONAL UGLY SWEATER DAY.
WE HAD ALL THE SUPPLIES OUT FOR PEOPLE TO COME BY AND MAKE THEIR OWN UGLY SWEATER.
THE ONLY THING THEY HAD TO DO WAS PROVIDE THE SWEATER.
WE PROVIDED ALL OF THE STUFF TO GO ON IT.
THIS WAS OUR CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA EGG HUNTS ARBOR DAY.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TO ARBOR DAY AND HELPING OUT WITH THAT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.
THIS PAST YEAR'S CROWD WAS AMAZING.
THIS GOES BACK, I CAN'T EVEN TELL HOW FAR BACK IT GOES.
IT'S THE BEST WEATHER DAY WEATHER WE'VE HAD.
OH, OH, YOU REMEMBER IT WAS LIKE THAT HAPPENS AGAIN.
70 DEGREES AND IT WAS PERFECT.
ARE YOU GUYS SEE YOU GUYS? YEAH.
AND THESE ARE OUR EVENTS COMING UP.
SO TOMORROW WE HAVE THE SUMMER CONCERT AT JK SEXY PARK.
ANOTHER SUMMER CONCERT ON JUNE 5TH, MORE TEEN NIGHTS RED WINE AND BLUE BLAST, ANOTHER TEEN NIGHT, THE SILENT DISCO NIGHT, ANOTHER SUMMER CONCERT.
AND, UM, THE MOTHER AND SON, WILD WEST ROUNDUP FOLLOWING AND CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA.
SO THESE ARE OUR MAJOR EVENTS.
WE WILL HAVE SOME SMALLER ONES IN BETWEEN, BUT THESE ARE THE, THE BIGGER ONES.
ANY QUESTIONS? I ACTUALLY HAD ONE WITH, WHEN IT GOES BACK TO THE WINDSCREENS AT OH, THE WINDSCREENS AT THE PUB, WAS THAT DUE TO WIND, UH, WEATHER DAMAGE OR WHY WERE THOSE YES.
SO, UH, MANY WINDSCREENS, ESPECIALLY AROUND PICKLEBALL, COURTS USUALLY HAVE
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THESE HOLES IN THEM TO ALLOW WIND TO COME THROUGH.WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE INSTALLED OR THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR DIDN'T HAVE THOSE TIGHT.
WE KNEW IT WAS GONNA PROBABLY START, UH, UH, TEARING DUE TO THE WEATHER.
SO, UH, YEAH, THEY, WE GOT TWO YEARS OUT OF 'EM.
SO THESE THAT WE'RE DOING WILL HAVE THE, THE WIND FLAPS IN THERE.
BUT YEAH, JUST NATURAL STUFF, BUT, OKAY.
WITH ALL THE WALK-INS TO THE REC CENTER, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY OF THOSE ACTUALLY CONVERTED TO MEMBERSHIPS? I DO NOT, BUT THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND SOME KIND OF REPORT THAT TELLS ME THAT.
UM, I KNOW A LOT OF IT'S POSTED ON FACEBOOK.
HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDERED DOING AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT AS WELL FOR PARKS AND REC? WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT.
UM, I KNOW THE CITY HAS AN INSTAGRAM PAGE AND SO THEY TAKE A LOT OF OUR, OUR POSTS BECAUSE MOST OF OUR BIG EVENT POSTS TO GO ON THEIR PAGE AND THEN THEY POST ON THE INSTAGRAM.
BUT THE RECREATION DIVISION DOES NOT HAVE THEIR OWN INSTAGRAM PAGE.
I DON'T KNOW IF, DO ANY OF OUR LEISURE SERVICES HAVE, I THINK JUST THE CITY LIBRARY LIBRARY MIGHT.
[3. Receive staff updates regarding current activities, special events, and personnel.]
UPDATES REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS AND PERSONNEL, AND I'LL UH, HAND THAT OVER TO LANCE.UM, SO, UH, ONE THING THE CITY'S BEEN LOOKING AT IS A FLEET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
RIGHT NOW ALL OUR TRUCKS AND VEHICLES ARE WHAT'S CALLED, UH, IS ON A PROGRAM CALLED, UH, VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING.
UM, AND UH, IT'S GONNA BE AN ACTION ITEM IN OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL CHANGE THE WHOLE DYNAMIC OF HOW, UH, OUR FLEET IS ROTATED IN AND OUT.
WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, ENTERPRISE WILL HANDLE THE BULK OF THAT, WHICH WILL REALLY HELP US OUT.
UM, BUT THAT'S COMING DOWN THE HERE SOON.
UH, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO, TO JUST TALK ABOUT IS IN, IN JUNE, UH, I THINK I MENTIONED IT TO, TO, I MENTIONED TO THAT WE, I WOULD LIKE TO DO A PARKS TOUR.
IN JUNE WITH MDD BOARD, UH, I NEED TO VISIT WITH THE CITY SECRETARY AND KIND OF GET THE LOGISTICS OF THAT.
LAST TIME WE DID IT, WE JUST MET IN THE, IN THE ROTUNDA AND THEN I THINK WE APPROVED MINUTES AND LEFT FROM THERE AND THEN CAME BACK AND MEETING ADJOURNED.
SO, UH, WE JUST WANNA HIT A COUPLE OF THE PARKS, GET OUT, AND THEN ALSO DRIVE BY A COUPLE.
BUT I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, UH, UH, ALL OF THEM, SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE'LL GO TO AND, UH, GET SOME INPUT ON THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO NEXT MONTH.
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING A FEW THINGS.
UH, UH, STAFF IS, IS PRICING OUT, UH, YOU EVER GUYS HEARD OF GAGA BALL? NO.
YOU SEE A LOT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IT'S A OCTAGON SHAPED PIT AND YOU BALL IN THERE AND YOU TRY TO HIT PEOPLE OUT WITH THE BALL.
BUT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A LOCATION FOR THAT.
WE THINK THE BEST LOCATION WOULD BE, UM, PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AT HERITAGE PARK JUST FOR THE, BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH LAND TO DO IT.
IT'S TOUGH TO PUT ANYWHERE ELSE.
BUT, UH, AS WHEN THAT COMES IN AND WE GET THAT INSTALLED, I'LL, I'LL BRING PICTURES OF STUFF AND KINDA SHOW YOU GUYS, BUT, UM, YOU DO ANOTHER FACEBOOK POST? YEAH, WE'LL DO A FACEBOOK POST FOR SURE.
UH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT AMENITY TO ADD TO OUR PARK AT A, AT A COST THAT'S LITERALLY, WE CAN FIT IT INTO OUR BUDGET NOW.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK FOR MONEY FOR IT.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE ONE NOW, BUT IT'S A PORTABLE ONE.
UH, WHEN WE BRING THE, THE, WHAT'S OUR PARTY VAN, WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE, THE TRAIN.
WHEN WE BRING THE TRAIN OUT TO, UH, THE PARK, WE, WE SET IT UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, SO, WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO A PERMANENT ONE AND, AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALRIGHT, WELL IF THAT'S ALL THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND IT IS EXACTLY 7:00 PM.