[00:00:01] HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL TO ORDER. [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:] THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING TODAY, THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 6:30 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. THE INVOCATION. WELL, ACTUALLY, I'VE ASKED LANCE TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND LILLIAN TO READ THE PLEDGES. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE RISE. LET'S PRAY. OUR MOST KIND, GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE THEE AT THIS TIME TO GIVE GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO MEET TOGETHER AS A PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THOSE THAT SERVE ON THIS BOARD THAT GIVE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION AS WE MOVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION IN THIS CITY FORWARD, AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY, WE PRAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE UNIFIED IN OUR DECISIONS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS OPENLY AND HONESTLY 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 IN SACHSE FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISIONS. WE PRAY THAT WE'LL ENJOY THIS EVENING TOGETHER AND THAT THAT WE REMEMBER ALL THAT WE DO. WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE THAT SERVE. WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND 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, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDER APPROVING THE APRIL 9TH, [1. Consider approving the April 9, 2026, regular meeting minutes.] 2026, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? IF THEY HAVE A CORRECTION FROM THE MINUTES. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APRIL 9TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH AN UPDATE ON ALL ONGOING PARK DEPARTMENT PROJECTS, [1. Receive and discuss an update on all ongoing Parks Department projects.] AND HAND THIS OVER TO LANCE. THANK YOU. 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 IS REALLY PREVALENT RIGHT NOW IS THE SERVICE CENTER, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY. WE'RE GOING TO START DEMOING THAT FACILITY AND CONSTRUCTION HERE SOON. WE'VE RUN INTO A FEW OBSTACLES WITH UTILITIES, INCLUDING BOTH ATMOS GAS AND THEN ALSO THE ELECTRIC THERE. JUST GETTING THOSE. I DON'T. TURNED OFF OR WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO, MAKE THEM DEAD. THEY DID DO THE ELECTRIC ON MONDAY. AND THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE GOT TO DO WITH THE ATMOS 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 DEMOLITION EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE PROJECT ITSELF, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS, IS A 14 MONTH PROJECT. THERE'S SOME WEATHER DAYS IN THERE, BUT IF THERE'S EXCESSIVE WEATHER DELAYS AND IT'LL GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED NEXT SUMMER, AND IT WILL HOUSE ALL OF OUR PARK STAFF, ALL OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL FACILITY MAINTENANCE. [00:05:01] AND OUR STAFF IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. IT HASN'T IMPACTED US MUCH. WE HAVEN'T HAD TO RELOCATE OR ANYTHING. WE'RE STILL AT THE PARK SHOP ON 78. HOWEVER, THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS RELOCATED TO THE OLD ANIMAL SHELTER. THEY'RE TRYING TO JUST MAKE DO UNTIL THE PROJECT'S DONE. BUT YEAH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO REPORT ON ANY PARKS PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THE NEXT ITEM IS CYNTHIA, BUT SHE'S GOING TO KIND OF COVER SOME PAST PROJECTS AND UPCOMING PROJECTS. OKAY. SO IT'LL BE A GOOD REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LANCE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET 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. WE'LL HAND THIS OVER TO CYNTHIA TO PRESENT. WELL, SHE'S WALKING UP HERE. CYNTHIA IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 1ST MEETING, WHICH YOU'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 SPECIFICALLY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISIONS. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE PRESENTATION SHE'LL GIVE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WILL COVER BOTH AREAS, SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LANCE. I WENT AHEAD AND MOVED THAT FIRST SLIDE OUT OF THE WAY. YES. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION THAT I'LL BE GIVING TO COUNCIL IN JUNE. I KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY A SNEAK PEEK OF THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT NOT ONLY RECREATION SIDE, BUT I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARK SIDE PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 2025, SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED IN 2026, AND THEN FUTURE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TONIGHT, STARTING WITH PARKS. I WANTED TO START WITH PARKS FIRST. IN 2025, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE BY NOW TO GO OUT AND SEE IT, BUT THE J.K. SACHSE PARK PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETED. IT'S A REALLY AWESOME PLAYGROUND. I DON'T KNOW. IF IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE OUT THERE TO SEE IT, YOU SHOULD. AND ACTUALLY, TOMORROW NIGHT IS OUR CONCERT, THE BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND. SO IT'LL BE A GREAT NIGHT TO GO OUT AND SEE THE PLAYGROUND. CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE SACHSE SERVICE CENTER THAT LANCE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE PARK STAFF IS KEEPING UP WITH THEIR CERTIFICATIONS. WE HAVE RENEWAL OF PLAYGROUND INSPECTOR LICENSE, PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE. WE DID HIRE A PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SUPERINTENDENT. JERRY HERNANDEZ. HE'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM. ACTUALLY THIS NEXT ITEM HERE, THE REPAIR, THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AT THE ROUNDABOUT AT 5TH STREET AND ADDED LANDSCAPING. HE KIND OF SPEARHEADED THAT PROJECT. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT COMPLETED. AND THEN THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND ADJACENT TO J.K. SACHSE PARK. THAT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2025. 2026. SO RECENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IS THE POUR IN PLACE PLAYGROUND SURFACING AT HERITAGE PARK THAT'S ON THE NEW SIDE OF THE PARK. THERE WERE WOOD CHIPS OUT THERE IN THE PLAYGROUND. IT'S KIND OF A MESS. SO NOW THERE'S POUR IN PLACE IN THOSE PLAYGROUND AREAS. SO IT'S A LOT NICER OUT THERE IN THOSE SPACES. 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 J.K. SACHSE PARK. LANCE MAY BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE WERE. YEAH. SO WE HAD SOME FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR LANDSCAPING AND HARDSCAPE AT J.K. SACHSE PARK. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD BECAUSE 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 STONE BENCHES IN PLACE. AND THEN NEXT WE'RE GOING TO START SOME LANDSCAPING HERE SOON AND ADD SOME LANDSCAPING, SO. CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS WITH US DOING IT ON OUR OWN AND NOT CONTRACTING THAT OUT, SO. AND GREAT. FUTURE PROJECTS AT THE PARKS ARE GOING TO BE. THEY'RE GOING TO ADD SOME LANDSCAPE PAVER TRAIL AT HERITAGE PARK ON THE NEW SIDE. I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING FROM THE KIND OF THE LOWER LEVEL RIGHT UP TO THE. YES. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO HERITAGE PARK. AND I'M SURE COUNCILWOMAN BUHLER HAS BEEN OUT THERE. BUT THE LOWER PLAYGROUND AREA, YOU HAVE. THE PAVILION AND THE RESTROOMS ARE ON THE UPPER PLAYGROUND AREA. SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, ALL THESE TRAILS HAVE BEEN CREATED GOING. RATHER THAN GOING AROUND THE SIDEWALK, THE TRAIL THAT TAKES YOU AWAY UP THERE. IT'S ADA, SO IT'S A GRADUAL SLOPE. SO YOU GOT TO GO KIND OF AT AN ANGLE AND THEN COME BACK. [00:10:01] SO PEOPLE ARE JUST WALKING UP. IT'S CREATED 3 OR 4 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 GOING TO TRY TO DO SOME OF THESE PAVERS TO HELP. WE'RE JUST EXPERIMENTING. SO IF YOU GET OUT THERE LIKE, OH, THIS DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD. WE'RE TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS. SO JUST BE PATIENT WITH US. BUT WE GOT TO DO SOME UPGRADES UP THERE. IT'S REALLY GOTTEN PRETTY BAD ON THE EROSION. THEN REPAINTING AND REPAIRING THE BRIDGE AT DAVE SANFORD PARK. IT'S IN SOME MUCH NEEDED REPAIRS AT THAT PARK ON THAT BRIDGE. AND THEN WHAT LANCE WAS TALKING ABOUT ENHANCING SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING AT J.K. SACHSE PARK. JUST RECENTLY, 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, INSTALLING SOME LIGHTING AND CAMERAS IN SOME AREAS THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEN AS WELL AT J.K. SACHSE PARK FOR. PARK CLOSINGS HAVE REALLY THE CONSISTENCY HAS GONE FROM LATE, WHICH A LOT OF THEM WERE MIDNIGHT, HAVE MOVED TO 11:00. AND SO AFTER SEEING THAT AND MEETING WITH PD AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE AMENDED OUR ORDINANCE TO HAVE ALL OUR PARKS AND BALL FIELDS CLOSED FROM 11 P.M. TO 6 A.M. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WANT TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT J.K. SACHSE PARK BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME INCIDENTS UP THERE. SO WE ALSO HAD APPROVAL TO USE FUNDS. CITY MANAGER CONTINGENCY FUNDS TO ADD LIGHTING AND CAMERAS AT J.K. SACHSE PARK AND AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO I SAW YOUR CONTRACTOR OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY, CYNTHIA. YES. HE INSTALLED THE LIGHT. AND THE VENDOR AT THE J.K. HE WAS OUT THERE JUST THE OTHER DAY LOOKING AT THE RUNNING WIRES TO THE BUILDING, SO. WE'RE MOVING ON IT QUICKLY. AND JUST SOME REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED WINDSCREENS ON THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AT J.K. SACHSE PARK. THAT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THIS COMING YEAR. I DO HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES WITH PICTURES. THIS IS THE COMPLETED PLAYGROUND AT J.K. SACHSE PARK. AND THEN THIS IS THE POUR IN PLACE AT HERITAGE PARK ON THE NEW SIDE. I'M GLAD YOU KEPT THE TRAILS OUT. AND THEN THIS IS THE 5TH 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. JUST ONE COMMENT. I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK WE ONLY DO THESE WHEN THE. THE BULK OF THEIR TIME IS MAINTAINING OUR 120 ACRES OF LAND. BUT DURING THE WINTER, WE ARE 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 FALL-O-WEEN, 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. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GO ON WITH THE DRONE SHOW AND IT WAS AMAZING. SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT. 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 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, SO WE HAD MORE OF THOSE. WE HAD A 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 MAYER 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 IN IT, AND IT WAS PRETTY NEAT. THE MOTHER AND SON SPACE ADVENTURE THIS YEAR WAS, OF COURSE, 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. WE LAUNCHED ACTUALLY OUR FIRST OFF SITE TEEN NIGHT EVENT, AND WE HAD ABOUT 60 KIDS IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT ONE. 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 THAT REALLY SHOWCASED OUR EVENTS AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THAT AS WELL. THE GRANDPARENTS DAY. THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME TO HOST GRANDPARENTS DAY. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE LIBRARY, THE SENIOR CENTER, ANIMAL SERVICES AND RECREATION. [00:15:06] AND, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT AS WELL. 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. SO THAT WAS NICE TO SEE. I KNOW SHE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. HER THEME WAS BEARS BEATS, BRILLIANT EVENTS. EVENT PLANNING WITH THE OFFICE. SO IT WAS A FUN PRESENTATION. ONE COMMENT ON HER RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I'M ALWAYS AMAZED IF YOU CAN GET TEENAGERS TO TURN OUT. I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT 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 DID YOU HAVE AT THE AUTO REPAIR THING? YOU HAD A LITTLE GROUP. FOR THAT ONE, I BELIEVE THAT ALEX HAD ABOUT SIX THAT CAME TO THAT ONE. CLASSES THAT WE HAD. IT WAS HOW TO CHANGE A TIRE. SO, A MUCH NEEDED LESSON FOR TEENS TO KNOW FOR SURE. BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO GO. I DON'T WANT TO GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT ALL THESE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE A 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 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 2025 METRICS FOR THE YEAR. WE HAD OVER 1800 MEMBERSHIPS PURCHASED OR RENEWED. WE HAD 7100 DROP INS. A DROP IN IS JUST WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE A MEMBERSHIP, THEY COME IN AND THEY PAY A DAY, THEY DO A DAY PASS. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. WE HAD 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. WE HAD OVER 33,000 IN 2025 CHECK IN. FOR OUR CLASSES AND CAMPS, WE HAD OVER 3400 PARTICIPANTS. PEOPLE VISITING THE COMMUNITY CENTER LAST YEAR, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 76000. SO THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY OUR CHECK INS, BUT ALSO OUR CLASSES. SO PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH OUR CLASSES EVERY DAY, THAT INCLUDES THOSE NUMBERS AND THEN ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENT NUMBERS FOR PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THEN FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENT ATTENDEES. THIS ONE'S A HARD NUMBER TO GAUGE, BUT WE HAD PROBABLY AROUND 33,000. THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026? SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR CALENDAR, BUT WE DO THESE MONTHLY 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 FINISHED NATIONAL GUMMY BEAR DAY. WE'RE ABOUT TO COME UPON NATIONAL JUICE SLUSH DAY, WHICH WILL BE AT J.K. SACHSE PARK. AND THE FIRST 100 WILL GET A FREE 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 MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE MORE COMING UP. THE TEAM PROGRAMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, LIKE BASICS OF CAR CARE, VOLUNTEER DAYS. SO THE TEENS WILL ACTUALLY GO OUT TO A COMMUNITY OR THEY'LL GO VOLUNTEER AT OUR LOCAL FIVE LOAVES MINISTRIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. JUST KIND OF GETTING THEM OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. PICKLEBALL CLINICS. OUR STAFF DOES PICKLEBALL CLINICS FOR THE TEENS DURING THE SUMMER AND DURING THE YEAR AND THEN OUR TEEN NIGHTS. 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 WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS WHERE WE'RE BRINGING IN THE ANIMAL SERVICES GROUP. THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE DONATIONS AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO GIVE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR PET SAFE DURING THE SUMMER WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE AWAY FREE HOT DOGS AS WELL. SO THAT'LL BE FUN. THERE'LL BE SOME GAMES AND STUFF TO PLAY. [00:20:03] THEN GRANDPARENTS DAY WAS A BIG HIT. WE'RE KEEPING THAT ONE. THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR TO DO IT AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING. AND THEN OUR STAFF CAME UP WITH AN IDEA RECENTLY FOR COMMUNITY CENTER PATRON RECOGNITIONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO START ROLLING THAT OUT. IF YOU CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, YOU'LL SEE COMING UP WHERE WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN EVERY DAY. THEY MAKE THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHAT IT IS. SO WE KIND OF WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THAT, AND THAT WE SEE YOU, WE RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THINGS THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER WHAT IT IS. SO YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE COMING UP ON FACEBOOK. WE ALREADY HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF THEM. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THEM RIGHT HERE. OUR COMMUNITY CENTER MVP AWARD WENT OUT TO DEVIN 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 ANOTHER YEAR, SO HE CAN COME IN FOR FREE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. ONE THAT HASN'T ROLLED OUT YET, BUT SHE KNOWS ABOUT IT. SHE WILL BE SOON. OUR FOUNDING FAN, BARBARA, SHE'S BEEN WITH US SINCE WE OPENED UP ON JANUARY 25TH OF 2020, AND SHE'S STAYED HER MEMBERSHIP. SHE'S RENEWING IT EVERY YEAR. SHE'S IN OUR CLASSES, AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER. AND THEN WE HAVE ANDY HERE. IT SAYS YAY FOR 100 CHECK INS. ANDY HAD CHECKED IN 100 TIMES THIS YEAR ALREADY PLAYING PICKLEBALL. HE GOT A FREE T-SHIRT. THAT'S HIM. THIS WAS OUR GRANDPARENT'S DAY. JUST PICTURES FROM THAT. YOU CAN SEE THEM AT THE SENIOR CENTER. THE ANIMAL SERVICES BROUGHT OUT THE DOGS FOR THE KIDS TO PET AND THEN THE LIBRARY, THE STORIES AT THE LIBRARY. AND THEN WE SET UP ALL THE TODDLER TIME EQUIPMENT IN THE GYM AND THE KIDS GOT TO PLAY IN THE GYM AS WELL. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR TEEN PROGRAMS. DO YOU SEE THE ONE TEEN UP THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT, CHANGING A TIRE? WE HAD SOME OF OUR. THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS THE OFF SIDE EVENT THAT WE HAD. AND THEN THE ONE ON THE TOP LEFT IS SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEER DAYS WITH THE TEENS. SO WAS THAT YOUR CAR? THEY CHANGED IT. NO, ACTUALLY WE WORKED WITH POLICE AND FIRE. THEY GET JUNK CARS TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON. AND THEY LET US USE ONE OF THE JUNK CARS TO LET THE TEENS 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 GOING TO MESS UP ANYBODY'S CAR IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR 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. RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST. THIS PAST YEAR'S CROWD WAS AMAZING. IT WAS HUGE. IF YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE LIGHTS THERE ON THAT TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER, THIS GOES BACK. I CAN'T EVEN TELL HOW FAR BACK IT GOES. IT'S THE BEST WEATHER. I CAN SEE YOU, GUYS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE FAMOUS, MAN. AND THESE ARE OUR EVENTS COMING UP. SO TOMORROW WE HAVE THE SUMMER CONCERT AT J.K. SACHSE PARK. THOSE ARE OUR TEEN NIGHTS. ANOTHER SUMMER CONCERT ON JUNE 5TH. MORE TEEN NIGHTS. RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST. ANOTHER TEEN NIGHT. THE SILENT DISCO NIGHT. ANOTHER SUMMER CONCERT. AND THE MOTHER AND SON WILD WEST ROUND-UP FOLLOWING A CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA. SO THESE ARE OUR MAJOR EVENTS. WE WILL HAVE SOME SMALLER ONES IN BETWEEN, BUT THESE ARE THE BIGGER ONES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I ACTUALLY HAD ONE. WHEN IT GOES BACK TO THE WINDSCREENS. OKAY. WAS THAT DUE TO WIND, WEATHER DAMAGE, OR WHY WERE THOSE? YES. YEAH, I CAN ANSWER THAT. SO MANY WINDSCREENS, ESPECIALLY AROUND PICKLEBALL COURTS, USUALLY HAVE THESE HOLES IN THEM TO ALLOW WIND TO [00:25:02] COME THROUGH. WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE INSTALLED OR THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR DIDN'T HAVE THOSE TYPE. WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO PROBABLY START TEARING DUE TO THE WEATHER OR WIND. SO, YEAH, WE GOT TWO YEARS OUT OF THEM. SO THESE THAT WE'RE DOING WILL HAVE THE WIND FLAPS IN THERE. SO IT SHOULD HELP WITH LONGEVITY. BUT YEAH, JUST NATURAL STUFF. OKAY, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. 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 WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND SOME KIND OF REPORT THAT TELLS ME THAT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION TOO. OKAY. 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. I KNOW THE CITY HAS AN INSTAGRAM PAGE AND SO THEY TAKE A LOT OF OUR POSTS BECAUSE MOST OF OUR BIG EVENT POSTS THAT GO ON THEIR PAGE AND THEN THEY POST THEM TO INSTAGRAM. BUT THE RECREATION DIVISION DOES NOT HAVE THEIR OWN INSTAGRAM PAGE. I DON'T KNOW, DO ANY OF OUR LEISURE SERVICES HAVE. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, CYNTHIA. THANKS, 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.] AND I'LL HAND THAT OVER TO LANCE. SO ONE THING THE CITY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT IS A FLEET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW, ALL OF OUR TRUCKS AND VEHICLES ARE WHAT'S CALLED, A PROGRAM CALLED VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. SO ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING. AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ACTION ITEM AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL CHANGE THE WHOLE DYNAMIC OF HOW OUR FLEET IS ROTATED IN AND OUT. WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE. ENTERPRISE WILL HANDLE THE BULK OF THAT, WHICH WILL REALLY HELP US OUT. BUT THAT'S COMING DOWN HERE SOON. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO JUST TALK ABOUT IS, IN JUNE. I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO A PARKS TOUR IN JUNE WITH MDD BOARD. I NEED TO VISIT WITH CITY SECRETARY AND KIND OF GET THE LOGISTICS OF THAT. LAST TIME WE DID IT, WE JUST MET IN THE ROTUNDA. AND THEN I THINK WE APPROVED MINUTES AND LEFT FROM THERE AND THEN CAME BACK AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED. SO WE JUST WANT TO HIT A COUPLE OF THE PARKS, GET OUT, AND THEN ALSO DRIVE BY A COUPLE. BUT I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ALL OF THEM, SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE'LL GO TO AND 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. STAFF IS PRICING OUT. YOU GUYS HEARD OF GAGA BALL? A GAGA PIT? YOU SEE A LOT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT'S AN OCTAGON SHAPED PIT. AND YOU BALL IN THERE AND YOU TRY TO HIT PEOPLE OUT WITH THE BALL. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A LOCATION FOR THAT. WE THINK THE BEST LOCATION WOULD BE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AT HERITAGE PARK JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH LAND TO DO IT. IT'S TOUGH TO PUT ANYWHERE ELSE. BUT WHEN THAT COMES IN AND WE GET THAT INSTALLED, I'LL BRING PICTURES AND STUFF AND KIND OF SHOW YOU GUYS. BUT. THE EXPENSE IS MINIMAL. IT'S A GREAT AMENITY TO ADD TO OUR PARK AT 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 ONE NOW, BUT IT'S A PORTABLE ONE. IT'S AIR INFLATED. YOU MAY SEE IT WHEN WE BRING THE. WHAT'S OUR. PARTY VAN? WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE TRAIN. WHEN WE BRING THE TRAIN OUT TO THE PARK, WE SET IT UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A PERMANENT ONE AND SEE HOW IT GOES. COOL. AWESOME. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THAT'S ALL, THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED, AND IT IS EXACTLY 7 P.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.