Sep 10, 2026 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting

OKAY. HI, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING.

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FIRST ITEM, WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO U.S. AND TEXAS DLAGS.

I'VE ASKED LANCE TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND JASON TO LEAD THE PLEDGES, IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S PRAY. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO COME BEFORE THEE AT THIS EVENING.

AND GIVE GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE THAT CAN MAKE IT TONIGHT TO DISCUSS ITEMS PERTAINING TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE.

FATHER, WE ASK THAT THE THAT WE CAN BE GUIDED AND DIRECTED.

AND AS WE DISCUSS THINGS, WE CAN DO SO IN A REVERENT MANNER AND RESPECTFUL MANNER TO EACH OTHER.

WE ALSO ASK THAT WE ALSO PUT THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY FIRST AS WE DO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WHAT REPRESENTS ALL OF THE CITY. WE ALSO ASK TO PROTECT THOSE THAT THAT, THAT REPRESENT THE CITY IN POSITIONS OF AS, AS BOARD MEMBERS, AS CITY COUNCIL, AS EMPLOYEES, AND AS OUR CITIZENS.

WE JUST ASK TO WATCH OVER US AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD IN THE CITY.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO LIVE HERE, WORK HERE, AND BE PART OF IT.

WE JUST ASK THAT WE HAVE AN ENJOYABLE EVENING TOGETHER AS WE DISCUSS THESE ITEMS. AND WE SAY THIS THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO 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 SHALL BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHALL 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 IS THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF AUGUST 13TH,

[1. Consider approving the August 13, 2026, meeting minutes.]

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.

THANK YOU. KEITH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? KELLY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. IF YOU'LL CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.

KEITH, IF YOU COULD JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO SO I CAN PUT YOU IN. OH, LET ME GUESS.

I NEED TO SAY IT. I VOTE THAT TO PASS. THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT ITEM.

THESE ITEMS FOR THE BOARD AND STAFF TO DISCUSS AS NEEDED.

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

AND I WANT TO JUST THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM, AND THAT'S AWESOME. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I HAVE 2 ITEMS I WANTED TO DISCUSS. 1 IS WE'VE HAD QUITE THE SUMMER THIS YEAR AND QUITE THE DROUGHT SITUATION WITH WATERING. AND SO WE'VE REALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN AROUND ANY OF OUR CITY PARKS OR PROPERTIES, YOU LOOK BEHIND THIS, THE FIRE STATION HERE ON THE CAMPUS AND THE POND IS COMPLETELY DRY.

AND SO IT HAS CAUSED SOME SOME MINOR ISSUES WITH OUR VEGETATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

YOU MAY SEE SOME DYING PLANTS AND THINGS WITHIN THE, THE RIGHT OF WAYS AND THE MEDIANS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE, SO WE CAN ONLY WATER TWICE A WEEK, AND SOME OF THOSE SMALLER BEDS ARE HARD TO KEEP GOING WHEN IT'S WHEN LIMITED

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THE SECOND THING, WHICH I WANT TO SPEND A MAJORITY OF MY TIME ON, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKS, TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN. AS I'VE REPORTED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE HAVE STARTED THAT PROCESS OF SELECTING A CONSULTANT FOR THE PLAN. AND WITH THAT, WE FORMED A COMMITTEE WITHIN THE CITY.

WE HAVE THE, THE EDC DIRECTOR JARED POTTS, AND WE HAVE THE.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, MATT ROBINSON, AND THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, LOGAN, AND THEN CYNTHIA WISEMAN IS ALSO ON THAT COMMITTEE.

AND MYSELF, WE'VE MET 3 TIMES. WE'VE COMPILED THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT GOES OUT THERE CALLED REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS RFQS. AND WE'VE KIND OF, I GUESS THROUGHOUT THESE MEETINGS PROCESSES KIND OF IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF WHAT WE WANT THIS REQUEST TO BE AND WHAT WE WANT IN THE PLAN.

AS YOU KNOW, THE MDD DID APPROVE US TO MOVE FORWARD AND BUDGETED FOR THE PLAN FOR THE 2027-28 BUDGET.

26-27 BUDGET. SORRY. SO I WANT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT.

I'VE ASKED, AND WE HAD OUR, WE HAD OUR MEETING TODAY.

SO WE'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND SOME CHANGES.

SO I WANT TO GO THROUGH AND KIND OF JUST SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PLAN.

AND MAYBE IF YOU'RE WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR INPUT ON IT, THAT'D BE GREAT. THE FIRST SECTION I'D LIKE TO GO TO IS THIS.

IF YOU SCROLL DOWN, JENNIFER, JUST AT THE INTRODUCTION, THIS.

SO WE'RE ASKING TO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON SOME SPECIFIC AREAS AND YOU'LL SEE ON THIS, EVEN ON THE, ON THE PLAN ITSELF, WE REALLY ARE EMPHASIZING ENGAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE, THAT'S PROBABLY THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS OF SACHSE, BOARD, MEMBERS STAFF, EVERYONE TO HAVE INPUT ON THIS PLAN.

SO THAT'S WE NEED TO GET BUY IN FROM THE RESIDENTS AND FROM THE CITY IN GENERAL.

WE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TRAILS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE DECADES.

WE'VE TRIED TO. WE TRIED FOR SOME GRANTS TO GET SOME TRAILS TO CONNECT SOME AREAS WITHIN THE CITY.

MAKE IT A MORE WALKABILITY. IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE TRAILS ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.

AND THE, AND THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS LIMITED ON THAT.

SO IT'S KIND OF TOUGH. BUT IF THERE'S A FUNDING RESOURCE FOR TRAILS, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT IT.

AND, AND THAT'S PART OF THIS PLAN. WE'RE ASKING IDEAS FROM THE CONSULTANT INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING CITY PLANS.

SO WE DID AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS, MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE EDC AND A WAYFINDING PLAN.

SO WE WANT TO BE INCLUDED. WE WANT TO INCLUDE THOSE PLANS WITH THIS PLAN AS A CITY HALL THAT THEY, THAT THEY CAPTURE ALL OF THE, THE. ALL OF THE PLANS AS WE PROGRESS IN THE CITY AND ALL THOSE AREAS.

CREATIVITY. WE DON'T WANT TO BE A COOKIE CUTTER PLAN.

THAT'S A BIG ONE FOR US. WE WANT TO IDENTIFY THINGS THAT ONLY SACHSE HAS AND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE CAN IDENTIFY WITH AND, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT JUST A CONSISTENT LEVEL OF QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S PARK SYSTEM.

NOT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS GENERAL THEME AMONG OUR PARK SYSTEM, BUT A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT CONSISTENCY.

THERE'S SOME PARKS THAT NEED SOME HELP, SOME ADDRESS SOME NEEDS AND, AND IDENTIFY WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM.

AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE INGRAM PARK. IT'S WE GOT, WE HAVE 4 ACRES AT THAT PARK.

IT'S AT THE END OF A CUL DE SAC. IT IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ALL WE HAVE IS A LITTLE 2 TO 5 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUND AREA THAT WE CAN REALLY EXPAND ON THAT PARK. YOU WANT TO SCROLL DOWN? LET'S GO TO ALL THE WAY TO PROJECT GOALS NUMBER 3.

SO HERE ON PROJECT GOALS ESTABLISH A LONG TERM VISION FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE.

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IT COULD BE, HEY, WE'VE DONE THESE THINGS IN THE FIRST 7 YEARS.

WHAT'S NEXT? AND WE MAY HAVE TO DO ONE EARLIER, OR WE MAY NOT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE WANTED IN THE FIRST 10 YEARS.

AND MAYBE WE WAIT AND WE DO ONE IN YEAR 11 OR 12.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN IT'S BEEN 16 YEARS SINCE WE'VE DONE OUR LAST ONE.

ALSO, WE WANT TO IDENTIFY FUTURE RECREATIONAL NEEDS BASED UPON THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THIS, OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT IS IT RIGHT NOW? IT'S FAIRLY YOUNG FAMILIES.

I KNOW WHEN WE PLANNED AND DID THE DESIGN FOR THE PLAYGROUND AT JK SACHSE PARK, THERE WAS A NEED FOR THE YOUNGER, THE 2 TO 5 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUND. SO WE MADE SURE THE BULK OF THAT 2/3 OF THAT PLAYGROUND IS FOR THE 2 TO 5 YEAR OLDS, AND 1/3 IS FOR THE 5 TO 12. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HIT ALL DEMOGRAPHICS.

AGAIN, ENGAGE THE STAKEHOLDERS, THE, THE RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THE PLANNING PROCESS GET AS MUCH INPUT AS WE CAN.

IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIPS, LAND AGREEMENTS, SHARED.

WE, WHEN OUR CITY AND I WENT ON A PARKS TOUR LAST LAST WEEK, WE WENT TO MELISSA.

HAS ANYONE BEEN TO LAKE PARK IN MELISSA. HAVE YOU.

AMAZING LAKE PARK IS 80 ACRES OF PARKLAND. PROBABLY 20 OF THAT IS IS A LAKE, AN ESTABLISHED LAKE WITH A DOCK.

AND THE AMPHITHEATER IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT. BUT THEIR PLAY AREA, THEY HAVE A SPLASH PAD SIMILAR TO OURS.

THEY HAVE A SPLASH PAD, A PAVILION IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN A PLAYGROUND.

AND THEY HAD IT'S, IT'S SPONSORED BY HEB. THEY GOT $350,000 GRANT FROM HEB TO HELP GO TOWARDS THE PLAYGROUND AND SPLASH PAD. SO IF WE COULD FIND SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE, THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.

NOW THAT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR WHAT THEY SPENT, BUT AT LEAST THEY THEY GOT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FOR THAT FOR THAT PROJECT.

THE OTHER ONE IS I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A, WE DON'T HAVE A DOG PARK IN THE CITY.

IF THE ANIMAL CONTROL ANIMAL SHELTER, THERE WAS TALK WHEN WE BUILT THAT, THAT THERE IS LAND UP THERE TO DO SOMETHING.

WE WANT TO ADDRESS THAT IN THIS PLAN ALSO TO HAVE SOME KIND OF SERVICE FOR THAT.

WE'RE PROBABLY AT THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO TO LOOK AT THAT.

SO I, WE HAVE IN HERE IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT THERE'S LAND IN THE CITY OF SACHSE THAT'S OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MAY HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR US, WHETHER IT'S A PARTNERSHIP, A SHARED OPPORTUNITY, OR WHETHER IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUY THE LAND OR LAND BANK AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WE WANT TO FIND ALL OPTIONS IN THE CITY. WE GO TO NUMBER 4.

SO WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE EXISTING.

WHAT DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? WHAT YOU KNOW, OUR 2 PRIMARY PARKS, EVEN OUR PRIMARY PARK AT HERITAGE PARK, WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE THE STATION SIDE. WE SPENT $10 MILLION ON GETTING THAT ESTABLISHED.

THERE'S PLENTY OF AMENITIES ON THAT SIDE. PLAYGROUND, SPLASH PAD, AMPHITHEATER, OPEN SPACE, SOME NEAT LITTLE CHARACTERISTICS DOWN THERE THAT WE THAT WE LOVE.

AND IT IS AGAIN, WHEN WE WENT ON THE PARKS TOUR LAST WEEK, WE WENT TO WE WENT TO SALINA, MELISSA, SALINA, PROSPER, FRISCO, MCKINNEY, PLANO AND RICHARDSON.

WE WENT TO TOUR LIKE 10 PARKS. AND AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THESE PARKS AND MOST, THERE'S SOME THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT ARE GOING TO BE THEIR KEY PARKS.

BUT THE ONES THAT WE WENT TO, WE COMPETE. I MEAN, I WOULD PREFER OUR PARKS OVER ALL OF THEM EXCEPT FOR THE LAKE, PARK LAKE OR THE LAKE PARK AT AT MELISSA. SO WE'RE WELL AHEAD OF THE SCHEDULE AS FAR AS HAVING QUALITY.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO? SO WE WANT TO ASSESS OUR CURRENT SITUATION, WHICH WE'RE PROBABLY AT THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO ADDRESS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ON THE, ON THE, ON THE OLDER SIDE OF HERITAGE PARK? WHAT DOES THAT DO? WE NEED TO UPGRADE THE FILM? WE NEED TO MOVE THE PLAYGROUND.

WE NEED TO ADD A SPECIAL EVENT AREA. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW? IF YOU KNOW, IF ANY, ANY OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN TO THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST, WE KIND OF WE FORCED THAT PARK INTO WHAT WE NEED AND WE'VE DONE

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AND, BUT IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO TO MAKE THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE OR AVAILABLE FOR HUGE EVENTS LIKE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST AND THE FOLLOWING THAT'S COMING UP HERE IN OCTOBER.

DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT? IS THAT GOING TO BE A PRIMARY PLACE FOR ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS? ONE THING THAT CAME OUT OF OUR MEETING IS WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE COMMUNITIES IN OUR AREA.

LOOK AT LOOK AT PUBLIC ART. IS THAT A, IS THAT A PRIORITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY? IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT? HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? THAT CAN BE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE. COULD BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE. AND WE NEED WE ALSO WANT TO RELOOK AT OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES.

THEY'RE THEY'RE FAIRLY OLD. WHEN I SAY PARKLAND EDUCATION, IF A DEVELOPER COMES IN, I KNOW, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF LAND LEFT. THE REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP THAT LAND IS THEY EITHER NEED TO DONATE LAND OR MONEY.

AND ARE WE OUTDATED IN THAT? DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT INCREASING THAT, INCREASING THE REQUIREMENT MORE LAND FOR FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT, INCREASE THE PRICE BECAUSE MOST DEVELOPERS HERE WILL JUST PAY THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES.

SO AGAIN, LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND WHAT ARE SOME CHANGES WE CAN MAKE AND, AND TO, TO ENHANCE THIS PLAN.

SO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION NUMBER 5.

SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. I TALKED ABOUT ENGAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CITY STAFF KICK OFF 6 MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS TO CITY STAFF THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PROCESS.

AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY, WHAT I'VE LEARNED AS WE'VE LOOKED AT MANY OF THESE RFQS IS YOU GOT TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AND YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO OVER PLAN AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MEETINGS, THEY HIT YOU PRETTY HARD.

IF THEY ADD ANOTHER ADDITIONAL MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC OR FOR THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION OR TO THE PARKS BOARD, WHICH WE DO HAVE ONE FOR THE PARKS BOARD THAT THEY COME AND PRESENT TO THIS BOARD.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NUMBER 6. AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS VITAL.

THIS IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE IN THE PERCENTAGES, I THINK IT'S 20% OF THEIR EVALUATION IS BASED ON GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. NO MATTER HOW THEY WANT TO DO IT, THERE'S A VARIETY OF WAYS THESE DAYS.

AND I KNOW WITH FAMILIES NOW, A LOT OF IT IS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THROUGH NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO, IT'D BE A, WE'RE HAVING A CHARRETTE AT CITY HALL AT 7:00 ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

AND 3 PEOPLE WOULD SHOW UP AND IT'D BE DIFFICULT, BUT NOW YOU CAN GET ENGAGED AND MAYBE THEY COME TO THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST AND JUST DO A FIVE QUESTION SURVEY.

OR WE DO SET UP AT ONE OF OUR OTHER EVENTS, PUT A TENT OUT THE CONSULTANTS THERE TO REALLY GET ENGAGED AND GET INPUT.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HIT ALL OF THAT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S INTERESTING.

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE CONSULTANTS TIME, BUT ALSO OUR STAFF TIME, AND WE'RE READY FOR THAT.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT I MENTIONED EARLIER WAS THE CONNECTIVITY AND THE TRAILS AND THE PARKS.

WE BOTH COLLIN COUNTY AND DALLAS COUNTY HAVE A MASTER TRAIL PLAN AND IT'S INTEGRATED IN OUR SYSTEM.

BUT THERE'S, THERE'S, WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF INTERCONNECTIVITY.

WE TRY, FOR INSTANCE, A GOOD EXAMPLE IS WHEN WE DID SACHSE FIRST PHASE ONE OF SACHSE ROAD, WE MADE SURE WE PUT A WIDER SIDEWALK FROM 78 UP TO MILES ROAD.

AND THEN WHEN WE CONTINUE IT UP TO PHASE 2 UP TO WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME.

SO THAT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE INNER PART OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM.

WE ARE GOING TO ASK. WE'RE GOING TO ASK HIM TO. ON NUMBER 14, CAN WE GO TO 14? JENNIFER. SO EXPECTED DELIVERABLES. WHAT DO WE WANT FROM THE PLAN? WHAT DO WE WANT TO COVER? AND I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE DELIVERABLES, BUT ALSO WE WANT WHEN, WHEN THEY, WHOEVER WE SELECT THE CONSULTANT WE WANT THEM TO COVER A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO ADD

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AND WE CAN GO ABOUT IT 2 DIFFERENT WAYS. WE CAN GO ABOUT IT.

WE MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION, HEY, WHAT CAN, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU WERE TO BLEND OLD, OLD HERITAGE PARK WITH NEW HERITAGE PARK, HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? SHOW ME A CONCEPT PLAN OF THAT.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? OR WE SAY, HEY, WE HAVE 4 ACRES WIDE OPEN AT ON INGRAM ROAD, INGRAM.

AND WE WANT TO DEVELOP THAT PARK 4 ACRES. WE WANT TO RELEASE SOME OF THE STRESS FROM JK SACHSE PARK.

WE WANT. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT A SPLASH PAD. MAYBE WE WANT SOME MORE VOLLEYBALL COURTS WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BUT HAVE A CONCEPT FOR THAT. SO WE'LL KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT.

AND AS WE MEET WITH THEM AND COME UP WITH IDEAS.

ACQUIRING LAND, I THINK LAND BANKING IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE.

IT'S TOUGH IF YOU LOOK AT NATIONAL STANDARDS AND I'VE NEVER DONE THIS, I DON'T LOOK AT THEM.

BUT AS FAR AS PARK LAND, FOR A CITY OUR SIZE POPULATION, NOT SQUARE MILES, SQUARE MILES, IT'S HARD BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY 9 SQUARE MILES. SALINA, WHO OR MELISSA AND SALINA ARE LIKE, I THINK SALINA IS 70MI² AND MELISSA'S 90MI². SO IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

THEY HAVE A TON OF LAND TO DO PARK LAND AND CONTINUE TO BUY AND BUILD, BUY AND BUILD.

AND AGAIN, INTEGRATION IS A BIG ONE. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JARED, IS REALLY HIGH ON INTEGRATING THE OTHER PLANS WITH THIS PLAN.

AND WE HAVE OTHER PLANS THAT ARE, ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FIFTH STREET AND ALSO WAYFINDING PLAN FOR THE CITY AS WE LOOK AT ENTRANCES AND, AND TO THE CITY AND SIGNAGE IN THE CITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY ALSO. AND ONE THING AS I'VE DONE RESEARCH, WE'VE DONE RESEARCH.

I'VE PROBABLY LOOKED AT 25 DIFFERENT MASTER PLANS IN THE METROPLEX, AND I BET YOU THERE'S 20 DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS THAT DID THEM.

THERE'S NOT A CONSISTENT CONSULTANT. NO ONE HAS THE MARKET ON CONSULTING IN DALLAS.

I'M JUST GUESSING BECAUSE IT'S A HUB FOR THAT.

RIGHT? THERE'S SO MANY CITIES. AND AS I LOOK AT THEM, THERE'S A FEW THAT JUMP OUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPECIFICALLY SEND THE RFQ TO BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THEIR INPUT. MESA KIMLEY-HORN DUNAWAY THERE'S SOME ONES THAT ARE REALLY HIGH PROFILE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WIDE OPEN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO YOU KNOW, TBG WHO DEVELOPED THE NEW SITE OF HERITAGE PARK.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A CREATIVE. THEY BROUGHT OUT THE CREATIVE JUICES FOR THAT.

AND DURING THAT PROCESS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DID THERE WERE AMAZING AND THINGS THAT I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD DO, BUT SO WE'LL DEFINITELY SEND IT TO THEM. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL.

WE DEFINITELY HAD THE BUDGET SIMILAR TO SOME OF THESE BIGGER CITIES TO DO A NICE PLAN FOR US.

AND, SET US UP FOR THE FUTURE AND CONCEPTS AND THINGS FOR OUR CITY.

IT'S EXCITING. OUR ENTIRE STAFF IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I THINK THIS IS THEY'RE LOOKING TO IT AS AN ANCHOR TO OTHER DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN THE CITY.

AS OUR PARKS HAVE BECOME JUST OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE AND JK PARK AND THE ATTRACTION THAT THOSE BEEN HAS BEEN A KEY FOCAL POINT IN THE CITY AND THE ATTRACTION TO IT.

AND IT'S ALSO LED TO OTHER AREAS, OTHER THINGS.

AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO SAY THE YOU KNOW, THE SALES TAX PART OF STUFF.

ABSOLUTELY. I KNOW WHEN MY DAUGHTER COMES AND BRINGS THE KIDS FROM WILEY, THEY GO TO HAT CREEK BURGER EVERY TIME, EVERY TIME, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH PLAYING AT THE PLAYGROUND AT JK.

SO THEY GOT TO GO PLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND AT HAT CREEK. BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I GUESS I'LL LET ME END ON THIS.

SO. 22. JENNIFER LET'S GO ALL THE WAY TO. 22 AND I'LL READ THIS.

THE CITY IS SEEKING A PARTNER, NOT SIMPLY A CONSULTANT, TO HELP ESTABLISH A LONG TERM VISION FOR THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM.

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UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF SACHSE, AND DEVELOP A PLAN THAT CAN BE ACTIVELY USED BY THE CITY STAFF AND LEADERSHIP FOR YEARS TO COME. THE FINAL PLAN SHALL BE PROVIDED, WHICH SHALL PROVIDE SACHSE WITH A CLEAR ROADMAP FOR CREATING CONNECTED, ACCESSIBLE, INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM THAT REFLECTS THE NEEDS AND VISIONS OF THE RESIDENTS.

THAT IS KEY FOR CITY OF SACHSE. WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE TOURS, FOR INSTANCE, MELISSA AND SELENA, THEY CATER TO THE TO THE SPORTS POPULATION. THEY HAVE FACILITIES AND SO DOES PROSPER.

THEY HAVE FACILITIES THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY WANT.

THEY WANT TO ATTRACT PEOPLE THROUGH TOURNAMENTS.

SO THEY HAVE THESE THEY HAVE A TURF LIKE SELENA HAD A WAGON WHEEL FOR PLEX GIRLS SOFTBALL COMPLEX.

THAT'S THAT'S THAT TURF JUST LIKE YOU SEE IT ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD WITH STADIUM SEATING FOR EACH FIELD WITH THE BEAUTIFUL CONCESSION AND RESTROOM THAT COST THEM $30 MILLION. BUT THEY, THEY HOST A TOURNAMENT EVERY WEEKEND.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY HOTELS THERE YET, BUT THAT'LL PROBABLY COME AND THEY AND GET SOME HOTEL TAXES.

THEY CURRENTLY STAY IN EITHER MCKINNEY OR FRISCO, BUT.

AND PROSPER. THEY'RE COMPLEX. I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S PROBABLY 50 SOCCER FIELDS AND 30 BASEBALL FIELDS.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED GEARED TOWARDS. THERE'S HARDLY WE COULDN'T FIND.

I DIDN'T FIND THAT ONE SPLASH PAD IN PROSPER AND I, WE.

THAT WAS ONE OF ONE OF OUR THINGS WE WERE LOOKING. WE WANT TO SEE SPLASH PADS. IF THEY DID, IT WASN'T IT WASN'T A FOCAL POINT OF THEIR CITY.

SO WE'RE DIFFERENT. WE'RE OUR, OUR DEMOGRAPHICS ARE PROBABLY SIMILAR TO SOME OF THOSE CITIES, BUT I THINK WITH OUR LOCATION BEING CLOSE TO THE, THE DALLAS AREA BEING SMALL AND SQUARE MILES HOW INTIMATE OUR CITY IS PROXIMITY WISE. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT? WHAT? AND I THINK, I THINK BY WHAT WE'VE DONE RECENTLY WITH THE PARKS I'VE MENTIONED, WE SEE WE SEE THIS DESIGN DEMAND FOR PARKS, OPEN SPACE. AND I THINK I HAVEN'T HEARD AS MUCH, BUT PROBABLY ALONG THE NEXT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TRAILS.

WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WITH TRAILS, BUT IT'LL BE FUN.

I'M EXCITED. I THINK YOU GUYS, HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT AS YOU'LL BE A KEY, KEY FACTOR IN THIS. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE GOING TO ASK YOU.

AND ESPECIALLY AS AS THE CONSULTANT DOES, ENGAGE MORE AND MORE WITH THE COMMUNITY, I HOPE I SEE YOU THERE AND YOU'RE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE THAT WE WE DON'T.

I DON'T THINK IT'S I DON'T THINK THIS IS A PLAN WE NEED TO SELL. I THINK IT SELLS ITSELF.

BUT IT'S, IT'S A, THIS IS UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE DONE.

I'VE DONE THE TWO, TWO MASTER PLANS I'VE DONE HAVE BEEN SMALL.

THIS IS A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE AND IT WILL REALLY ESTABLISH THIS.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAD ON THIS. SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS, I WILL.

TAKE NOTES. WELL, IT ALL SOUNDS VERY EXCITING.

I CAN'T WAIT. I HAD I HAD ONE QUESTION. SORRY.

IS THERE ANY. SYNERGY BETWEEN THE NEW FFA GARLAND BARN THAT'S GOING UP.

THE ONE OFF OF PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD? NOT WITH NOT WITH LEISURE SERVICES AS OF RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MUDDY CREEK PRESERVE OVER THERE CLOSE TO THAT WHERE THAT BARN IS GOING.

WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING OVER THERE AND MAYBE OUT OF THIS PLAN THAT MADE SOME KIND OF NATURAL.

I KNOW NATURAL PARK OVER THERE. IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST, WHAT, 70%, 80% OF THAT LAND IS JUST WET ALL THE TIME AND IT'S WET.

NOW IT'S EVEN RAINED IN 40 DAYS OR WHATEVER. IT'S BEEN SO OKAY.

BUT YEAH, THAT'D BE FANTASTIC TO PARTNER WITH ANYBODY.

IS THERE ANY IGNORANCE ON THIS? AND I LIKE THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, HAS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ALSO HAVE LIKE AN OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION TEAM. IS THAT SOMETHING IN Y'ALL'S PURVIEW FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN A MASTER PLAN AS WELL, OR. I DON'T SEE THAT JUST. YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S TWO DIVISIONS OUT THERE.

ONE WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR PRESERVATION OF NATURAL SPACES.

OKAY. OUR NATURAL SPACES, I THINK RIGHT NOW IF IS THE, IS THE MUDDY CREEK PRESERVE OFF

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YEAH. I GUESS IT'S MORE FOR LIKE, RIPARIAN FLOOD PROTECTION THAN ANYTHING ELSE. YEAH.

BUT NO, EVERYTHING'S UNDER THE THE LEISURE SERVICES.

ANYTHING ELSE? GREAT, LANCE. THANKS FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL. NEXT ITEM WILL 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.]

I'LL JUST LET YOU HAND IT OFF TO CYNTHIA. THERE YOU GO, CYNTHIA.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE JUST A QUICK RECAP ON ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT EVENTS THAT WE HAD THIS PAST SATURDAY.

IT WAS THE MOTHER AND SON WILD WEST ROUNDUP. WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

THERE WAS ABOUT 150 MOMS AND SONS THERE. WE HAD A TRICK ROPER, A MECHANICAL BULL.

THERE WERE GAMES. THERE WAS A BOUNCY HOUSE, SLIDE, SNACKS, CRAFTS, CARNIVAL GAMES.

REALLY, IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME. WE ALSO HAD TEXAS EQUINE CENTER THERE, AND THEY HAD A HORSEBACK RIDING SIMULATOR.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SHOW YOU SOME OF THE PICTURES FROM THAT. YOU CAN SEE THERE WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER LINDSEY BUHLER AND HER TWO SONS.

THEY ENJOYED IT. THE TRICK ROPER IN THE MIDDLE, THE MECHANICAL BULL THERE.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE CRAFTS THAT THEY DID. THEY COLORED THEIR OWN BAG TO CARRY ALL THEIR THINGS, THE GOODIES THAT THEY GOT DURING THE GAMES. THAT'S ONE OF THE PICTURES FROM THE PHOTO BOOTH THAT WAS REALLY CUTE AS WELL.

WE HAD A A HORSE RACING GAME, KIDS ENJOYED THAT.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT THAT ONE CHILD IS COMING DOWN.

SO THAT WAS THE THE MOTHER SON WILD WEST ROUNDUP.

I FIND IT FUNNY BECAUSE FOR THE DADDY DAUGHTER IT'S IT'S BEEN THE SAME THING FOR 20 YEARS.

DADDY DAUGHTER. BUT EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT THEME FOR BOYS TO KEEP THEM COMING.

WE'VE DONE DINOSAURS. SPACE CAMP. AND NOW THE ROUNDUP.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR NEXT YEAR, LET US KNOW.

PLEASE, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY. THEN I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE KIND OF AN UPDATE ON THE UPCOMING EVENTS.

SO THIS IS REALLY JUST THE REST OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.

WE HAVE A LOT COMING EVEN AFTER THAT, BUT WE'VE GOT TEEN BOARD GAME NIGHT COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

WE HAVE A POP UP PARK AT FIREFIGHTERS ON SEPTEMBER 16TH.

AND IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE POP UP PARKS, WHAT IT IS, IS WE HAVE THE TRAIN.

IF YOU'VE SEEN IT OUTSIDE, IT'S A TRAILER AND IT'S PACKED WITH LOTS OF FUN GAMES, OUTDOOR GAMES.

OUR STAFF TAKES THESE GAMES OUT TO VARIOUS PARKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEY SET THEM UP.

AND THAT WAY RESIDENTS CAN JUST COME, THEIR KIDS CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME ON THE EQUIPMENT, ALSO PLAY IN THE PARK THAT THEY'RE AT, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD TIME. THEY SET IT UP FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF EACH TIME.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR GRANDPARENTS DAY CELEBRATION ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE'VE DONE THIS.

IT'S A COLLABORATION EVENT WITH ALL OF LEISURE SERVICES.

THEY START OFF AT THE LIBRARY AT 9:30 WHERE THEY DO A STORYTIME.

THEN THEY HEAD ON OVER TO THE SENIOR CENTER WHERE THE SENIORS HAVE DONUTS READY FOR THE GRANDPARENTS AND THE GRANDKIDS THERE TO EAT.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY COME OVER TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 10 TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR TODDLER GYM TIME, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY MONTH. ANYWAYS, WE DO IT TWO, TWICE A MONTH.

AND THIS ONE'S JUST A SPECIAL DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THEIR GRANDKIDS.

AND THEN AROUND 11:00, THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS GOING TO COME AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO A FURRY FAREWELL AND BRING SOME OF THEIR ADOPTABLE PETS OUT FOR THE KIDS TO, TO SEE AND PET AND HANG OUT WITH BEFORE THEY, BEFORE THEY HEAD OUT FOR THE MORNING.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. FIRST YEAR WENT GREAT.

I KNOW THE SECOND YEAR, SECOND YEAR IS GOING TO GO EVEN BETTER.

SO IF YOU KNOW ANY GRANDPARENTS THAT HAVE TIME TO BRING THEIR GRANDKIDS.

IT'LL BE IT'LL BE FUN. I'LL SAY WRONG WEEKEND.

THEY'RE HERE TODAY. YEAH. YEAH. THEN ON SEPTEMBER 22ND IS NATIONAL HOBBIT DAY.

WE ARE GOING TO DO A WOOD BURNING CRAFT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT DAY.

AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER POP UP PARK AT JK ON OCTOBER 3RD.

FOLLOWING ON OCTOBER 17TH. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE GETTING BACK TO ME ON THEIR AVAILABILITY.

SO I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND HELP US THAT DAY.

IT'LL IT'LL BE FUN. IT'LL BE GREAT TO, TO HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS OUT THERE IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH AREA AND HANDING OUT PRIZES AND WATCHING THE PUMPKIN PATCH, BECAUSE THE KIDS WILL GET TO GO OUT THERE AND SPIN A WHEEL. IT'LL TELL THEM HOW MANY PUMPKINS THEY GET TO GET. THEY'LL ALSO BE A PUMPKIN DECORATING

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THEN THE END OF OCTOBER IS FAMILY HALLOWEEN DODGEBALL NIGHT ON OCTOBER 23RD.

THIS IS OUR 2ND YEAR TO DO THIS NIGHT OF DODGEBALL, DRESSING UP IN YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.

IT'LL BE FUN. THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. CYNTHIA. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL RECEIVE UPDATES REGARDING CURRENT ACTIVITIES,

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

WE'RE, WE'VE INTERVIEWED 4 OR 5 CANDIDATES. AND 1 INDIVIDUAL WE OFFERED IT TO, IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

SO IT WAS REPOSTED THIS WEEK. AND SO WE'RE KIND OF WAITING FOR THAT TO COME THROUGH.

AND WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET. SO. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WELL, I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND IT IS EXACTLY 7:06 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.