[2. Public Address Citizens who desire to address the Parks and Recreations Board with regard to matters on the agenda or having to do with the City’s policies, programs, or services will be received at this time. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes. The Board may not discuss items not on this agenda, but may respond with factual, established policy information, or refer to staff. The Board may choose to place the item on a future agenda. (Texas Attorney General Opinion JC-0169.)]

AND I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK.

CITIZENS WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND REC BOARD WITH REGARD TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA OR HAVING TO DO WITH CITY POLICIES, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS TIME.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES. THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS ITEMS NOT ON THIS AGENDA, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL, ESTABLISHED POLICY INFORMATION OR REFER TO STAFF.

THE BOARD MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON FUTURE AGENDA.

PUBLIC ADDRESS. CRAIG ALTIER I DO LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS.

I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE MY 3 MINUTES FOR HEARING THE PRESENTATION ON JOHNSTON PARK, BECAUSE I DID ASK YOU, MR. ALTMAN, AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WE HAD, THAT YOU WOULD PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

AND I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THE RECORD THAT YOU DID MAKE.

YOU DID TELL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU I YOU NEVER MADE THAT AGREEMENT WITH ME TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

AND THEN I WATCHED THE MEETING. AND THEN YOU TOLD A CITIZEN, MR. BENSON, BACK HERE, THAT YOU NEVER MADE THAT AGREEMENT TO PUT ME ON THE PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS FACTUALLY UNTRUE. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO RESERVE MY RIGHT TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION OF THE OF THE CITY STAFF ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PARK AND THEN ADD MY 2 CENTS IF I, IF I COULD PLEASE. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

KIM BENSON AND I DO LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. THIS ISN'T ON THE AGENDA, BUT MAYBE SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL COULD CONSIDER PUTTING ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

I WAS AT THE AMARILLO COLLEGE MEETING LAST TUESDAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS, AND DOCTOR PROFFER MADE A STATEMENT THAT WAS KIND OF ALARMING TO TO ME.

AND THAT WAS REGARDING THE RICK KLEIN BASEBALL FIELDS.

AMARILLO COLLEGE IS NOT USING THAT FIELD LIKE KIDS INC.

IS USING THAT FIELD FOR A DOLLAR TO RENT THAT FIELD.

BUT DOCTOR PROFFER MADE A COMMENT THAT SAID THOSE FIELDS ARE UNSAFE, THAT IF YOU PLAY ON THAT FIELD, ESPECIALLY IN THE INFIELD, THAT YOU WOULD BE TAKING YOUR LIFE IN YOUR OWN HANDS.

THAT'S ALARMING. AND SO I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THOSE FIELDS ARE UNSAFE, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE RENTING THAT FIELD TO THE KIDS INC., WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE PLAYING ON THAT FIELD AND IT'S UNSAFE, THAT'S KIND OF ALARMING. I MEAN, IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FIELDS ARE SAFE FOR ANYBODY THAT'S PLAYING ON THOSE FIELDS.

AND SO WHEN A DOCTOR'S MAKING THAT COMMENT, I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THAT VERY, VERY SERIOUS.

SO JUST A STATEMENT OF FACT. DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT COMMENT OR WOULD YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT COMMENT? ANYONE. SHE'S SHAKING THE LAWYER, SHAKING HER HEAD.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING. SO IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

OKAY. SO WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER THAT A STATEMENT OF FACT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE FACTS.

OKAY. SO PLEASE PUT THE CONSIDER PUTTING THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA BECAUSE THAT STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLICLY.

AND I THINK IT DOES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND BEFORE I LEAVE THE PODIUM, MR. MASSEY STILL WAITING ON YOU TO TALK TO TOM SHERLIN LIKE YOU PROMISED.

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN, WHAT, 2, 3 MONTHS NOW? YOU MADE A PROMISE THAT NIGHT THAT YOU WOULD REACH OUT TO HIM AND YOU HAD FAILED TO DO THAT.

DON'T MAKE A PROMISE UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO FULFILL THAT.

THANK YOU. THE QUESTION. IS WHY WAS IT UNSAFE? HE DID NOT PULL HOLES OR WHAT? HE DID NOT ELABORATE.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WHY THEY ARE SPENDING OVER $1 MILLION TO HAVE A FIELD AT KIDS INC..

IT WAS ASKED WHY THEY DON'T USE RICK RICK KLEIN EVEN FOR PRACTICE.

AND HE CLARIFIED THAT AND SAID RICK KLEIN FIELDS ARE NOT SAFE.

SO. ALL RIGHT. JAMES, CAN YOU VERIFY THAT? I'VE BEEN OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES AND WALKED WITH KIDS, INC.

AND WHEN THEY WERE TAKING IT OVER, I MEAN, THERE WAS SOME STUFF, ELECTRICAL STUFF THAT WAS AROUND THE COMPLEX AND STUFF THAT KIDS INC.

ASKED US TO FIX, FIX SOME GATES AS FAR AS KIDS PLAYING.

I MEAN, AS FAR THAT THEY'VE PLAYED ALL THEIR SEASONS AND KIDS, I MEAN, I DIDN'T HAVE HAVE ANY WE DIDN'T THERE'S NO ISSUES THAT WE'RE AWARE OF OUT THERE.

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JUST REMEMBER THAT PANHANDLE SPORTS YOUTH FOUNDATION WAS MAINTAINING AND LEASING THOSE FIELDS. AND WE'D GO IN ANNUALLY AND DO AN INSPECTION AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAME ACROSS, THEY ALWAYS TRIED TO FIX AND VICE VERSA. IF THERE WAS STUFF THAT WE NEEDED TO FIX, THEY WE ALWAYS COMMUNICATED IT.

I DO KNOW THAT KIDS INC. IS JUST COMPLETELY STRIPPED 1 OF THE INFIELDS AND ARE MAKING LOTS OF IMPROVEMENTS OUT AT RICK KLEIN KIDS INC.

IS IS DOING THE MAINTENANCE AND ALL THAT STUFF THERE.

THAT'S A LEASED FACILITY. SO I DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE HARD AT WORK.

THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF INFIELD WORK. I KNOW THEY GOT IT LATE IN THE, THE SPRING TIME, LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING. SO THEY'RE HAVING TO WAIT TILL THIS TIME TO DO SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE. BUT I DO KNOW KIDS INC. I KNOW THERE WAS SOD LAID ON FIELD 2 YESTERDAY.

AS FAR AS THE AMARILLO COLLEGE GOES. I KNOW THE FIRST YEAR OF THEIR BASEBALL INCEPTION.

WE COMPLETELY REDID FIELD THREE FOR THEM. WE PUT NEW PITCHER'S MOUNDS IN, WE SODDED THE INFIELD.

WE DID A BUNCH OF WORK PRIOR TO AC GOING OUT THERE.

AC WAS WAS HELPING MAINTAIN THE MOUND AND ALL THAT STUFF.

AT THAT POINT IN TIME, SINCE PANHANDLE SPORTS YOUTH FOUNDATION TOOK IT OVER, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT AC AND AND THEIR AGREEMENT WAS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THEM.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE AC HAS EVEN BEEN. I KNOW WHERE THEY PLAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE BEEN PRACTICING OR ANYTHING. BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE WE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT FIELD PRIOR TO THEM COMING OUT THERE. BUT AS FAR AS AS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES, I. THERE'S NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE COULDN'T BE SOMETHING.

SO BE IT. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR, FOR DISCUSSION AND MAYBE HAVE MR. LACHEY OR SOMEBODY COME IN AND SPEAK ON IT, OR WE CAN DO AN INSPECTION OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

TIM VINCENT. AMARILLO. I DIDN'T EVEN PLAN ON SPEAKING UNTIL I HEARD THIS STUFF.

MAYBE THIS IS ALL LEADING UP TO WHAT MR. LACHEY STATED 1 OF THE LAST MEETINGS THAT BASICALLY THIS IS GOING TO LEAD UP TO A BOND ELECTION TO PUT ASTROTURF AT THE PARKS THAT THEY WANT THE CITY TO PAY FOR THAT.

IS THIS GOING TO CAUSE OUR TAXES TO GO UP EVEN MORE? SO THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED IS WHAT'S HIS ALTERNATIVE? DOES HE WANT THE CITY TO HAVE A BOND ELECTION TO PUT ASTROTURF AT THE RICK KLEIN JOHN STIFF.

THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY. THANKS. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? NEXT ITEM. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. THEY'RE IN YOUR

[3. Approval of Minutes This item is for the Board to discuss and consider the approval of the minutes of the Board meeting held June 10, 2026.]

PACKET. MOVE TO APPROVE. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MINUTES APPROVED.

[4. Administrative Updates This item provides an opportunity for the Board to discuss administrative updates related to the park.]

ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE. JAMES, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TODAY, MR. STONE? I DO, WE'LL JUST TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS.

I HOPE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL. OR HOPEFULLY YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT TO THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT THIS LAST WEEKEND.

IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING WENT PRETTY WELL. WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WEATHER DELAY RIGHT AT THE TIME THAT THE DRONES AND THE FIREWORKS WERE SUPPOSED TO GO.

SO THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE RAIN KIND OF STARTED AND THE WIND PICKED UP.

SO IT WAS WE WERE A LITTLE BIT LATE GETTING THE SHOW OFF, BUT IT HAPPENED.

OF COURSE, SPECIAL THANKS TO BECKY DOES A LOT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THAT EVENT.

SO SHE DID A GREAT JOB ORGANIZING IT. JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL THE VENDORS AND, AND SPONSORS AND FOOD TRUCKS AND BANDS AND THE YOUNG LADY THAT SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE, THE FLYOVER, THE, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, EVERYBODY THAT THAT SUPPORTS THE EVENT.

IT REALLY TAKES ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT TO, TO EXECUTE THAT.

SO I'M SURE BECKY WILL DO A 4TH OF JULY RECAP.

LIKE SHE REALLY LIKE SHE USUALLY DOES, BUT EVENT WENT GREAT.

AND I GUESS NOW THEY'RE FOCUSED ON PIRATES OF THE PARK, WHICH WILL BE IN A FEW MONTHS AT JOHNS TIFF.

THEY PLAN ON DOING THAT AGAIN. BUDGET UPDATE.

WE HAD SOME BUDGET MEETINGS WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

THE BUDGETS OPERATION BUDGETS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY.

WE HAD A PRETTY TIGHT TIME WINDOW TO, TO TURN STUFF IN AND WORK THROUGH THINGS.

WE'LL DISCUSS SOME OF THE FEES LATER ON THAT WE'RE THAT ARE PROPOSED TO TO TAKE EFFECT OR TO BE APPROVED TO FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE.

TOUCH BRIEFLY ON IT, A PRESS RELEASE CAME OUT LAST WEEK.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE WEEDS OF IT JUST TO OUT OF RESPECT TO THE CONTRACTOR AND STUFF, BUT YOU SAW A THAT WE TERMINATED ONE OF THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS, THE ONES OVER NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS,

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS, TRAFFIC ISLANDS AND MISCELLANEOUS LOTS.

WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH BOTH CONTRACTS TO TRY TO IMPROVE QUALITY, BUT WE DID TERMINATE ONE OF THEM.

WE JUST THE THE STANDARDS AND THE ISSUES AND THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE WERE HAVING, WE HAD TO HAD TO MOVE ON FROM THAT.

WE, WE. PUT SOME PARK STAFF OUT TO MOW PARKS.

I KNOW MICHAEL AND MYSELF SPENT SEVERAL EVENINGS ON THE MOWER DOING SOME MOWING, TRYING TO GET STUFF READY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.

WE DO HAVE A LITTLE. A NEW CONTRACTOR THAT'S HELPING US NOW COMPLETE THESE OVER THE SHORT TERM.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE A A AGENDA ITEM GO TO COUNCIL.

I THINK IT'S ON THE 14TH TO TO TRY TO GET US THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS GROWING SEASON, AND THEN WE'LL REBID IT OUT OR RE RECONVENE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.

BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET THROUGH THROUGH THIS MOWING SEASON.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SAW THAT OR NOT, BUT THAT THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT.

AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS AN ADMIN UPDATE GOES.

JAMES, I THINK THE STAFF OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED FOR THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT.

IT WAS IT WAS GET SMOOTHER EVERY YEAR. I THINK MORE PEOPLE ARE USING THE SHUTTLES.

THAT SYSTEM IS RUNNING VERY SMOOTHLY. YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER KIND OF DELAYED THINGS A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT WENT THROUGH. I THINK THE TURNOUT WAS GREAT.

I THINK IT'S JUST A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT. AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY STAFF IS MAKING IT SUCH AN ENJOYABLE EVENING IS A GREAT CREDIT TO THEM AND TO THE COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THAT. PASS IT ALONG.

I KNOW WE'VE THANKED EVERY DEPARTMENT AND AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO DO SO BECAUSE IT'S TRULY A JOINT EFFORT AND IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE THE STAFF THAT PUTS IT ON, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS.

I COMPLETELY CONCUR WITH TOM'S APPRAISAL OF IT.

IT WAS GREAT AND I LOVE TO SEE THE CITY, THE COMMUNITY, BUSINESS PARTNERS, I MEAN, ALL OF IT COMES TOGETHER.

I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT IT MAKES OUR CITY LOOK REALLY GOOD.

PARKS DEPARTMENT LOOKED REALLY GOOD. I KNOW YOU ALL WORKED REALLY HARD AT IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT.

I'D LIKE TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. IT WAS VERY GOOD.

I GOT A QUESTION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN DO IT OR COULD HAVE DONE IT.

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR? MAYBE I DO. NOT SURE. CURRENTLY, I KNOW THEY'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH ALL THAT.

I'M SURE THAT'LL BE PART OF BECKY'S RECAP. WHENEVER SHE GEE GETS THAT WE.

WE GET HELP WITH THE INNOVATION OFFICE AND SARAH AND ALL THEM.

THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH IT AS FAR AS THE DAY OF EVENT. IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO GET ALL THE COUNTS THAT EVERYBODY HAS TOGETHER, BUT I KNOW BECKY WILL GIVE THAT DURING THE RECAP. I'M SURE WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE AN ESTIMATED NUMBER.

I JUST I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT CURRENTLY, BUT WE'LL GET IT TO YOU.

I WILL SAY THAT THIS YEAR'S. THE CLOUD COVER THAT CAME IN EARLY AFTERNOON WAS A BLESSING BECAUSE I KNOW LAST YEAR A LOT OF THE PEOPLE DIDN'T SIT IN THE CENTER AREA. THEY WERE MORE TUCKED UNDER THE TREE.

AND THIS YEAR THEY WERE OUT IN THE MIDDLE AND IT SURE LOOKED NICE IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.

AND ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WERE AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR. EVERYBODY WAS HUNKERED INTO SOME SHADE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I. I THINK IT WAS GREAT.

IT SURE SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE AREA.

THE KIDS AREA WAS PACKED, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND CHURCHES AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKED THAT KIDS AREA WAS AWESOME.

SO I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING OUT THERE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OKAY, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM 5, TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY

[5. Present and Discuss Public Safety Update. This item is for the Board to discuss updates regarding public safety matters, including recent activities, and issues affecting the park and surrounding community.]

UPDATE. AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE OUR CHIEF OF POLICE HERE.

AND PERHAPS HE'S GOING TO SPEAK TO US, I HOPE.

YES. WE WELCOME. WE GOT CHIEF HERE TO JUST KIND OF TOUCH BASE AND COMMUNICATE WHAT THE WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND FOCUS POINTS AND ALL THAT ARE KIND OF MOVING FORWARD.

I KNOW HE PUT OUT A GOOD VIDEO. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL HIS THUNDER, BUT HE CAN HE CAN SPEAK ON EVERYTHING.

BUT WE APPRECIATE HIM BEING HERE AND TAKING TIME OUT OF HIS DAY TO BE HERE.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU. BOARD. JUST EXACTLY. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'LL MENTION.

THE FIRST IS RESTRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATION. IT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND TO MOVE AN ORGANIZATION OF OUR SIZE AND TO DO IT EFFECTIVELY, IT TAKES TIME WITH THE PLANNING AND LOGISTICS BEHIND IT.

I ANNOUNCED A REALIGNMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BACK IN EARLY MARCH.

IT'S JUST TAKEN ME CLOSE TO 3 AND A HALF MONTHS TO TO BRING IT FORWARD.

MAY 28TH IS WHEN WE WENT LIVE WITH IT. AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS BRING MORE,

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WELL, SIMPLY BOOTS ON THE GROUND, HAVING MORE PATROL OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE AND TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE NOW.

ALSO, INSTITUTING A GANG UNIT TO HELP INCREASE OUR AWARENESS AS WELL AS INTELLIGENCE GATHERING ON THAT ASPECT.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT BEFORE IT WAS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR OUR DWI UNIT.

AND THEY WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND SO MAINTAINING THAT AND MAYBE EVEN GROWING IN THE FUTURE, THOSE ARE THE MAIN POINTS OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO AS FAR AS REALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION AND.

YES, SIR, ABSOLUTELY. WE DO HAVE A VIDEO THAT'S ON YOUTUBE, AND IT GOES INTO FURTHER DETAIL ON WHY WE DID IT AND HOW WE DID IT AND WHAT WHAT WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. SO I'LL ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO DO THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO USE YOUTUBE AS A MORE OF A PLATFORM TO GET OUR STORY OUT THERE IN ITS ENTIRETY.

THE OTHER PART THAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES IN THE PARKS. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THE CHALLENGES WITH THOSE I WOULD EVEN SAY IS ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, I INSTITUTED THAT OUR PATROL OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY ON OUR EVENING SHIFT, AS WELL AS OUR NIGHT SHIFT, SPEND TIME IN OUR PARKS. OUR PARKS ARE SO LARGE, YOU JUST CAN'T JUST DRIVE DOWN A SURFACE STREET AND SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE, RIGHT? THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME TO ACTUALLY GO INTO THEIR BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND THE SCOPE OF THOSE PARKS.

SO MAKING AN EXTRA EFFORT BETWEEN CALLS FOR SERVICE ESPECIALLY, LIKE I SAID, ON OUR EVENING SHIFT AND NIGHT SHIFT, THEY'RE GOING INTO THOSE PARKS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES.

I THINK I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS WITH ME, BUT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WE HAD SOME INDIVIDUALS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY CAN JUST RUN OVER THE CURB AND GO INTO THE GRASS IN THOSE AREAS AND THEY'RE DOING DONUTS AND, AND HAVING, WE'LL CALL IT A TAILGATING PARTY, IF YOU WILL, BUT THEY'RE HAVING A MEET UP PART IN THE PARKS AFTER HOURS.

AND WE BEGIN TO ADDRESS THOSE BY WRITING CITATIONS AND MAKING ARRESTS.

AND I CAN GET THE BOARD ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL NUMBERS.

BUT OUR GUYS ARE OUT THERE ACTIVELY IN THE PARKS ITSELF.

BUT IT'S JUST HARD, RIGHT? BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THOSE PARKS AND THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE THAT ARE INVOLVED.

IT'S JUST WE DON'T HAVE THE, THE LEVEL OF STAFFING TO BE AT EVERY PARK ALL THE TIME THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

SO SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE PARKS ARE MAKING NOW ESPECIALLY THE AID OF CAMERAS, REALLY HELPS US GET THERE A LOT FASTER, KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING IN A PARK OF THAT SIZE, WHICH I KNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. AND WE'RE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING THOSE. SO THAT WILL ALSO HELP INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO PATROL THOSE TYPES OF PARKS.

WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU 1 TIME, YOU SAID, MAYBE WE NEED MORE SIGNS.

DO WE NEED BETTER SIGNS IN THE PARK? YEAH. SO ENFORCEMENT SIGNS AT THE ENTRANCES WOULD ABSOLUTELY HELP TO IMPROVE JUST THE AWARENESS OF WHAT THE RULES ARE OF THE PARK, LIKE SPECIFICALLY DRIVING IN THE GRASS.

THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BIGGEST VIOLATIONS THAT PEOPLE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THAT'LL HELP OUR OFFICERS POINT TO A SIGN AND GO LOOK, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE FADED, RIGHT? AND SOME OF THEM ARE RELATIVELY SMALL. BUT HAVING THOSE, I GUESS POSTED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR AND A LITTLE MORE PREDOMINANT WILL HELP OUR OFFICERS DO THEIR JOB AS FAR AS THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE, BUT ALSO REMOVE THEM FROM THE PARKS WHEN THEY'RE COMMITTING THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. WE KNOW THERE'S MORE EFFORT OUT THERE AND WE KNOW YOU'RE VERY AWARE OF THE VANDALISM AND THE DESTRUCTION AND, AND JUST NOT GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN THE PARK.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR CHANGING THE WAY YOU'RE PATROLLING THE PARKS.

WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO COOPERATE WITH YOU, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

MY QUESTION IS FOR JAMES, WHO PUTS UP THE SIGNS? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNAGE THAT THAT WOULD BE US.

AND WE WE WE ARE ACTUALLY WALKING THROUGH PARKS.

I WALKED A BUNCH OF THEM LAST WEEK AND WE'RE, WE'RE PULLING OLD AND AGED ONES THAT NEED THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED THAT WE DON'T REALLY USE ANYMORE. IT'S KIND OF AMAZING. WHEN I DID WALK THE PARK, HOW MANY SIGNS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED THAT DON'T NEED TO BE THERE ANYMORE.

AND OF COURSE, THE REAL SIGNS AND THE POSTINGS THAT NEED TO BE POSTED, WE, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO IMPROVE THOSE SIGNS AND GET THOSE WHERE FOLKS CAN SEE THEM AND ALL THAT. IT'S A PLAN THAT'S IN THE WORKS CURRENTLY, WE'RE GOING TO REASSIGN ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO START LEADING THE CREW TO GO AROUND AND REMOVE AND INSTALL AND UPDATE SOME OF THESE SIGNS.

PART. IT'S NOT JUST SITTING WITH JUST THE SIGNS.

I KNOW THIS IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO PARK BENCHES AND REALLY TRY TO START FOCUSING ON THE LITTLE THINGS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN BEING MISSED, QUITE HONESTLY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE, WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WE'LL DEFINITELY SEEK PUBLIC SAFETY INPUT WHILE WE'RE DOING THESE THINGS.

SO NUMBER 1, THAT THE SIGNS ARE CLEARLY POSTED, BUT NUMBER TWO, THAT THEY CAN ENFORCE WHATEVER NEED THAT, THAT THE SIGNS CLEARLY STATE WHAT THEY CAN ENFORCE. BECAUSE I KNOW SOME THINGS HAVE TO HAVE ORDINANCE NUMBERS AND CERTAIN THINGS. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY BE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE

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WITH THOSE, THOSE GUYS WHILE WE DO THIS AS WELL AS I THINK THE PARKS LIGHTING THAT WE'VE ADDED TO THESE LARGER PARKS WHERE HE SAID, THEY'RE SO LARGE AND YOU, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET IN THERE. I THINK THE PARKS LIGHTING, ESPECIALLY AT THOMPSON AND JSM, AND THOSE WILL REALLY HELP HOPEFULLY DETER SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE EVENINGS.

BUT. YOU CAN'T STOP EVERYTHING. UNFORTUNATELY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. IT'S NOT ONE PART OF TOWN EITHER.

IT'S ALL OVER AND YOU'RE PATROLLING ALL THE PARKS.

YOU'RE GOING EVERYWHERE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU. BOB. QUICK QUESTION ON, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SO MANY BIG ISSUES THAT SOME OF OUR PARKS.

HEY, JOHN, I MEAN, LIKE JOHN WARD PARK AND, AND JOHN STIFF ARE THEIR HOURS ON OR DO WE NEED A CITY ORDINANCE TO SAY IF WE WANTED TO CLOSE A PARK? I MEAN, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME BIG SHOOTINGS AND, AND SOME BIG DEALS HAPPEN AT, SAY, THOMPSON PARK. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EVER LOOKED AT AT CLOSING A PARK AFTER SUNDOWN OR DO.

THERE IS A A PARK CLOSED. I BELIEVE IT'S MIDNIGHT IS WHAT IT IS.

I THINK THERE'S AN ORDINANCE AND I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY MIDNIGHT. IS THAT TOO LATE? IS IT SOMETHING WE SHOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT? BUT YEAH, AS FAR AS THERE IS AN ORDINANCE AND IT'S I THINK IT'S 5 TO MIDNIGHT. DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT.

BUT I KNOW THERE'S AN ORDINANCE. IT IS POSTED AT SOME PARKS, BUT WE PROBABLY DEFINITELY SHOULD INCLUDE THAT IN THE SIGNAGE THAT THAT IS DISPLAYED AND WORK TOWARDS. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.

[6. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on the Aquatic Feasibility Study. This item is for the Board to review and take action on the Aquatic Feasibility Study for the Southeast and Southwest pools and splash pads. The Board's recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration and final decision.]

TALK ABOUT OUR AQUATIC FEASIBILITY STUDY. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES.

I KNOW THE STUDY HAS BEEN SENT TO EVERYBODY. I KNOW IT'S IN YOUR PACKET.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS PART OF THE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN. I KNOW BECKY ASKED ASHLEY TO EMAIL THIS OUT YESTERDAY.

HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT BEFORE IT BEFORE YOU HAD GOT IN HERE TODAY.

I THINK SHE INCLUDED A, A UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WEREN'T IN THE LAST ONE THAT THE PARK BOARD MENTIONED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THERE OR ADDITIONS TO OR STUFF THAT WAS REMOVED. I KNOW ALL THAT WAS COMMUNICATED IN THERE.

SO I THINK THE GOAL THAT BECKY AND AND MICHAEL HAVE WITH THIS STUDY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY IS DONE ON ALL THESE POOLS TO MAKE SURE WE, WE AT LEAST PRESENT COUNCIL WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT THEY THEY'RE ALLOWED TO REMOVE SCOPE.

AND IF THERE'S THINGS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE INCLUDED IN THERE, THEY CAN DO IT. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THEIR DECISION. SO THE NEW SCOPE OF WORK IS IN THERE. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT Y'ALL HAVE ON THAT, I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.

IF NOT, WE MAY HAVE TO WRITE, WRITE THEM DOWN AND GET ANSWERS BACK TO YOU.

BUT I THINK BECKY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM LAST TIME AND SENDING THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY.

I MEAN, THIS BOARD UNDERSTANDS THAT IF WE APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE, WE DON'T MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION.

THAT'S A CITY COUNCIL DECISION WHETHER TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS STUDY OR NOT.

OF COURSE, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE WE HAVE THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US.

I WILL SAY, I DO KNOW, I MEAN, I'LL GIVE YOU TIME TO READ IT AND LOOK OVER THINGS AND Y'ALL CAN DISCUSS.

WE WOULD LIKE A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD BECAUSE THE.

WE NEED TO GET IT TO COUNCIL AND WE NEED TO GET STARTED BECAUSE WE'RE.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I MEAN, IT'S A 60 TO 90 DAY PROCESS ONCE THEY GET STARTED AND WE HAVE TO THEY CAN'T GET STARTED UNTIL COUNCIL APPROVES IT. SO IF IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE OR WE NEED TO AMEND OUT.

I WOULD STILL WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MOTION OR SOME DIRECTION TO SUBMIT TO COUNCIL AS SOON AS WE CAN.

ARE WE TRYING TO MAKE A PLAN GOING FORWARD? WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS OR WE'RE GOING TOWARDS SPLASH PADS OR WHAT WHAT'S OUR GOAL? I MEAN, ARE WE JUST WE JUST KEEP THROWING MONEY AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS TO SEE IF THESE ARE GOING TO BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED DOWN.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO REDO THEM, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO.

SO ARE WE. WHAT IS OUR I MEAN, ARE WE LOOKING OUT AT 5 YEARS?

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WHAT ARE WE PLANNING ON HAVING? ARE WE HAVING SPLASH PADS? WE HAVING SWIMMING POOLS? WHERE ARE WE GOING? HONESTLY. I MEAN, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S PART OF THIS STUDY IS TO DO WE NEED DO DO WE NEED MORE POOLS? WHERE DO WE NEED THE POOLS? ARE THESE POOLS GOOD TO OPERATE? IF THESE POOLS ARE GOOD AND SAFE TO OPERATE IN THEIR MIND? WELL, IN THEIR OPINION, WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING AND AND TAKE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL GIVES US.

BUT I MEAN, I, I THINK THAT'S PART OF THIS STUDY IS, IS WHAT IS THE PLAN? I MEAN, TO GIVE US THAT ROADMAP, WHAT IS MOVING FORWARD IF BOTH THESE POOLS ARE DEEMED WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE OPEN, WHAT DOES COUNCIL WANT TO DO? WHAT IS THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD? DO WE WANT A POOL? DO WE WANT A LARGE SPLASH PAD? DO WE WANT A WATER PARK? WHAT? WHAT DO WE WANT? ULTIMATELY, IT'S THAT'S A COUNCIL DECISION AND A FUNDING THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN.

BUT I THINK ALL THAT'S PART OF THIS STUDY. WHERE SHOULD WE HAVE SWIMMING POOLS? IS IT VIABLE TO HAVE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN WHEN THERE'S OTHER POOLS THERE? IS IT MORE IMPORTANT ON THE THE THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT DURING THIS AND, AND, AND THEIR THOUGHTS ON SPLASH PAD, SHOULD WE REPLACE THE SPLASH PADS THAT WE HAVE? DO WE NEED TO SCALE BACK SPLASH PADS AND BUILD LARGER SPLASH PADS AND QUADRANTS OF TOWN? I THINK ALL THAT STUFF THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO MARKET, A MARKET ANALYSIS ON WHAT'S OUT THERE IN A ROADMAP THAT WE CAN AT LEAST PRESENT THE COUNCIL AND ULTIMATELY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FUND, HOPEFULLY.

THIS $50,000 WE ADDED ON TO THE 100,000 GOING TO AN ENGINEERING COMPANY TO.

TELL US WHAT WE MAY ALREADY KNOW FROM THE FIRST 100,000.

I JUST. KIND OF QUESTION AND WE TALK ABOUT COST RECOVERY AND WE TALK ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND MONEY'S PRETTY TIGHT AND I JUST WONDER IF THAT MONEY MIGHT BE BETTER USED SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I THINK WE NEED TO STUDY FROM ALL THE COMMENTS WE'VE HAD FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE PAST.

I THINK I THINK WE NEED TO STUDY. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN WE DO THE WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS WITH THE WATER LEAK DETECTION, TESTING, THEY'VE GOT TO FILL THOSE POOLS UP. I DON'T KNOW THE CONDITION OF THEM NOW IF THEY'RE FULL OR NOT.

IF THEY GOT WATER IN THEM OR NOT, THEY GOT TO FILL THEM UP OR THEY GOT TO RUN.

IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT RUNNING THE EQUIPMENT, THE FILTERS, THE SAND FILTERS, THE PUMPS.

IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT IN THERE. BUT SURELY THEY'RE GOING TO ASSESS ALL THAT.

YEAH. I MEAN, ALL OF IT. THE PRESSURE TESTING IS TYPICALLY DONE WHEN THE POOL IS EMPTY.

THEY'LL PLUG THE PIPES AND PRESSURE TEST AND FILL IT WITH AIR AND TO DO PRESSURE TESTING.

AS FAR AS LEAK DETECTION GOES, THE POOL WILL BE FULL.

THEY'LL LET IT SIT TO SEE IF IT LEAKS. SO THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE TO GET IN IT BOTH WAYS, FULL AND EMPTY WHILE THEY'RE HERE.

SO I THINK WE'LL START OFF WITH IT FULL AND THEN DRAIN IT. AND THEN THEY CAN DO SOME PRESSURE TESTING. AND THEN I KNOW THE EQUIPMENT AND THE OPERATION.

THAT'S PART OF IT. WHAT WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE PUMPS AND THE SAND FILTERS AND ALL THAT? IT'S PART OF IT. I'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND SEE WHERE WHERE IT WAS.

BUT I KNOW THAT WAS ONE THING THAT THAT WE ADDED THAT WAS ADDED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR IN THERE.

BUT I NEED TO I'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THERE AND FIND IT.

BUT I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WERE HAVING WITH THEM.

JAMES, DON'T BOTH OF THE POOLS NEED REPLASTERING BEFORE YOU COULD DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS OPENING THEM? YES, AT A BARE MINIMUM, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLASTERED.

I THINK WE NEED TO DO THE STUDY. I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY DESERVES IT.

SEE WHAT CONDITION THOSE TWO POOLS ARE IN. I THINK IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

I THINK IT'S THE ONLY WAY FORWARD. I REALLY DO.

WITH THOSE WITH THOSE 2 POOLS, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO.

KEEP THEM PERMANENTLY CLOSED. WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT CONDITION THEY'RE IN IF WE DON'T HAVE A REAL STUDY.

I AGREE WITH THAT, BOB. IT WAS CITY COUNCIL THAT REJECTED OUR PROPOSAL TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS AND SAID, NO, WE NEED AN EXPERT STUDY. SO THAT'S THAT'S ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THEY THEY'VE ALREADY WRITTEN THE CHECK FOR THE 100,000.

NOW WE'RE ADDING ON ANOTHER 50. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS BECAUSE, AS JAMES SAID,

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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

I MEAN, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS MADE THE DECISION THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CLOSE THE POOLS.

I DON'T CARE IF THE ENGINEERING FIRMS COME BACK AND SAYS THEY'RE OKAY. I'M NOT TAKING MY GRANDKIDS THERE.

BASED ON WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS. THE ADDITION IS TO TRY TO GET US THE INFORMATION THAT I THINK MOST OF US HAVE EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR IS ASSUMING THEY COME BACK AND SAY THAT WHAT WE'VE ALREADY RECOMMENDED IS THE APPROPRIATE COURSE.

WHAT ARE WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO GOING FORWARD? THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE ADDITIONAL MONEY COMES FROM, AND I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.

I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POOLS, IF THEY DECIDE THEY CLOSE THEM DOWN, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? AND I DON'T I THINK WE'RE DOING THE CITY AN INJUSTICE.

IF WE IF WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDING THINGS FOR OUR CITIZENS TO JUST CLOSE THEM WITHOUT HAVING A PLAN. NOW, WHETHER WE CAN FUND THE PLAN OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DO THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A STUDY SHOWING US WHAT THE NEXT STEPS COULD BE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS ENGINEERING STUDY.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. SECOND. I'LL SECOND.

SO I GUESS THIS MOTION IS TO PRESENT THIS. IF WE VOTE FOR TO FORWARD IT TO THE CITY COMMISSION, ULTIMATELY FOR THEM TO DECIDE YAY OR NAY. SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ABSTAIN. OKAY. OPPOSED.

AND ONE ABSTENTION. OKAY.

[7. Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on Proposed Fee Changes for Fiscal Year 2026–2027. This item is for the Board to take action on the proposed departmental fee changes.]

NEXT ITEM. AND I KNOW, MR. STOWE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS ONE.

ITEM 7. SOME CHANGES, SOME FEE CHANGES THAT ALSO WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS BOARD WHETHER TO THAT WE THINK THEY'RE DOABLE OR NOT.

SO FIRST OFF I'LL START WITH THE GOLF COURSES.

GEORGE HAS PROPOSED A $2 GREEN FEE INCREASE ON BOTH WEEK WEEKDAYS AND AND WEEKENDS.

WEEKENDS CONSIST OF FRIDAYS, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS, AND THEN DAILY FEES.

DAILY WEEKDAY FEES ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, BASICALLY $2 INCREASE, WHICH WOULD TAKE IT FROM 35 TO 37 AT ROSS ROGERS ON THE WEEKENDS AND FROM 32 TO 34 DURING MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE TWILIGHT FEES. BUT AFTER 2 THOSE ARE INCREASING FROM 27 TO 29.

BUT THE. AFTER 4 P.M. FEES ARE STAYING THE SAME.

SO GEORGE IS JUST IT'S IT'S A $2 IN FEE GREEN FEE INCREASE AT BOTH BOTH COURSES.

THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS VARY COMANCHES A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER.

IT'S A 32 TO 34 AT COMANCHE, 29 TO 31. AND THEN AFTER 2, 24 TO 26.

SO $2 GREEN FEE INCREASE. THAT'S THE PLAN THAT GEORGE AND THEM KIND OF PUT IN PLACE IS TO ADJUST GREEN FEES ON AN ANNUAL OR EVERY COUPLE YEAR BASIS TO, TO KEEP UP.

AND WHERE WE DON'T FALL BEHIND, WHERE THERE'S A HUGE ONE LIKE THERE WAS LAST TIME.

AND A LOT OF THIS TO THIS, THIS, THIS FEE INCREASE, GEORGE HAS ASKED FOR SOME SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS BECAUSE THE COST OF FUEL, FERTILIZER, COST OF GOODS, EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP.

SO SOME OF THIS INCREASE IS ACTUALLY TO HELP INCREASE THE THE EXPENSE BUDGET TO WHERE THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO TRY TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSES GOING. AND THEN AS YOU COME DOWN TO THE GOLF CARTS, THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE IT A DOLLAR PER PERSON ON A SINGLE RIDER.

IT COMES OUT TO $2 IN GREEN. IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE A SINGLE BUYING A CART, IT'S $2.

IF IT'S IF YOU GOT A GUY IN THE CART WITH YOU, IT'S IT'S ONLY A DOLLAR, I BELIEVE.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOLF COURSE FEES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THE GOLF FEES? JAMES. I TALKED TO GEORGE ON THIS AND HE FELT LIKE IF WE COULD APPROVE THIS, THAT THE COST RECOVERY WOULD HE THINKS WE WOULD GET THERE MAYBE THIS YEAR WHERE WE WOULD.

TAKE IN AS MUCH REVENUE AS WE SPENDS ARE EXPENSIVE, SO WE'D BE PRETTY MUCH BREAK EVEN, RIGHT?

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BUT HE'S DEFINITELY BEEN CHIPPING AWAY AT THE COST RECOVERY.

HE'S VERY CLOSE. I MEAN, IN THIS YEAR THE GOLF REPORT I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK.

I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE CLOSE TO 10,000 ROUNDS UP AS COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

AND I THINK IT'S CLOSE TO 700,000. I'M GOING TO SAY 600,000 MORE IN REVENUE FOR FOR THIS YEAR THUS FAR.

SO HE'S BEEN DEFINITELY BEEN CHIPPING AWAY AT THE COST RECOVERY AND GETTING IT CLOSE ONCE WE GET THERE.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR THOSE THINGS TO COST RECOVER AND, AND FUND THEMSELVES WHERE THEY'RE NOT BEING SUBSIDIZED.

WELL, AFTER TALKING WITH HIM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS FEE SCHEDULE FOR GOLF.

FOR GOLF. SECOND. SECOND. OH, YEAH. THERE'S MORE.

YEAH. LET'S LET'S WE'LL DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE WHOLE THING? YEAH, YEAH. WELL, BUT I MEAN, THERE'S JUST THERE'S JUST A FEW MORE.

THE ONLY. THE ONLY OTHER THING IS, IS THE ATHLETIC IS IT WILL GO TO ATHLETICS.

DID Y'ALL GET A COPY. Y'ALL GOT A COPY OF THE THE FEES.

IT'S EVERYTHING THAT'S IN YELLOW IS IS WHAT'S WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

SO OUR OUR ATHLETIC FEES HAVEN'T BEEN INCREASED OR UPDATED.

THE LAST TIME THAT THAT IS NOTED IS 2019, 2020.

THAT WAS BEFORE I EVEN CAME ALONG. SO NOT SURE I'M ASSUMING THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT FOR AS FAR AS SOFTBALL GOES, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GO UP FROM 400 A TEAM TO 450 A TEAM.

AS WE GO DOWN THE SUMMER, SUMMER IS AN 8 GAME SEASON AS OPPOSED TO A 10 GAME SEASON.

SO WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE 30 TO 300 TO 350, BASICALLY GOING UP $50 A SEASON PER TEAM.

SO THERE'S AN AVERAGE OF 12 TO 16 PEOPLE PER TEAM.

SO THAT FEE SPLIT AMONGST THOSE PEOPLE. SO IT COMES DOWN TO NOT NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE PER PERSON, BUT IT IS A THEY REGISTER IT IN A TEAM FEE. AND OUR VOLLEYBALL INDOOR, WHICH IS DONE IN THE WINTER TIME WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING SOME ISD GYMS AND PAYING FEES TO RENT THOSE FACILITIES.

THAT SAME THING THERE. THOSE ARE GOING UP. THEY'RE ONLY GOING UP $25 A TEAM FROM 225 TO 250.

AND THEN OUR OUTDOOR IS GOING UP FROM 150 TO 175.

OFFICIALS, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO PAY OFFICIALS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE USED TO.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE HARD TO COME BY. THEY TAKE A BEATING FROM PLAYERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S THAT. WE HAVE MADE SOME STEPS TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE COMPLEXES AS BEST WE CAN, FOCUSING ON IMPROVING IN FIELDS AND THE TURF.

AND THEN AS FAR AS THE VOLLEYBALL COURTS GO. SOME PLANS THIS FALL TO GO IN AND RESTRIPE AND TRY TO READDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE VOLLEYBALL COURT.

SO WE HAVE DONE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FACILITIES.

IT WAS KIND OF HARD TO UP FEES WHEN THE CONDITIONS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE BEST.

WE'VE, WE'VE INVESTED QUITE A BIT AND PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO A LOT OF THE COMPLEXES AND FACILITIES OVER THIS LAST YEAR.

SO WE FIGURED THIS WAS A GOOD TIME. PLUS, WITH RISING COSTS AND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO, THEY NEED TO BE INCREASED.

AND THEN AS WE COME DOWN THAT. THAT'S FOR SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, FIELD RENTALS, WHICH THIS IS AS AS KIDS AND YOUTH SPORTS, RENT FIELD RENTALS, IF FOR PRACTICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOUTH, IT'S A $5 INCREASE PER FIELD, THEY'RE GOING UP FROM 30 TO 35 AND ADULTS ARE GOING FROM 40 TO 45.

AND THAT'S IF YOU RENT FIELDS. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

IT'S A PER GAME FEE IF IT'S LIKE. A PANHANDLE SPORTS YOUTH FOUNDATION OR WHEN THEY'RE RENTING MARTIN ROAD, THEY'RE PAYING $35 A GAME TO PER FIELD TO, TO RENT OUR FIELDS.

THEY TURN IN THEIR SCHEDULES AND WE BUILD THEM BASED OFF OF THAT.

AND I MEAN, MAINTENANCE COSTS HAVE GONE UP, EVERYTHING'S GONE UP.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP. AND COST RECOVERY IS A HAS BEEN HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED FOR THINGS SUCH AS ATHLETICS AND GOLF AND CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO CHIP AWAY AT IT OR CUT IT, CUT IT DOWN.

DEFINITELY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, JAMES, EVERYTHING IS HAS BEEN BUSY GOLF, BASEBALL, VOLLEYBALL.

I MEAN, PARTICIPATION IS IS UP, CORRECT? YES.

YEAH. VOLLEYBALL. I MEAN, SOFTBALL WE HAVE THIS YEAR, WE HAD MORE TEAMS THAN WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN AROUND.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE CLOSE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO MISS MISSTATE THE NUMBER OF SOFTBALL TEAMS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE 120 PLUS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS EVERY SEASON, FIELD RENTALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE WE'VE GOT USER GROUPS WAITING IN LINE TO, TO USE OUR FIELDS.

SO I MEAN, DEFINITELY, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT MORE, MORE USER GROUPS REACHING OUT TO US THAN WE HAVE FIELDS FOR THEM TO RENT CURRENTLY.

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SO WITH MORE USERS COMES MORE EXPENSE. YES. MORE COST.

I THINK THE I THINK THE FEES ARE ALL EXCEEDINGLY NOMINAL.

SO I'M LOOKING FOR. I HAD A QUESTION WITH THE TENNIS, I KNOW WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TENNIS CENTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE FEES WERE ADJUSTED THERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT OR NOT.

JUST JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. SO WE DID THE THERE WAS A ADMISSION FEE INCREASE 2 YEARS AGO AT THE TENNIS CENTER.

IT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ONE. IT WENT FROM, I THINK, $2 OR I THINK IT WENT FROM $2 TO $5.

SO IT WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THEN.

AND THEN LAST YEAR WE DID THE INCREASE ON THE PERMITS.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WITH THAT. WE HAVE NINA THAT HAS CONTRACTED DOING LESSONS, EVENTS, TOURNAMENTS AND THINGS. AND WE'RE GIVING HER THIS YEAR TO, TO SEE HOW SHE DOES.

AND THE TENNIS HAS BEEN TRENDING VERY WELL. WE'RE LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT COST RECOVERY OR BETTER THERE AS WELL.

WE WANTED TO GIVE IT THIS YEAR TO SEE HOW IT DOES BEFORE WE INCREASE THE FEES THERE.

AGAIN, THE PERMIT INCREASE DIDN'T GO OVER GREAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THAT WAS BROUGHT IN LINE TO MATCH THE THE ADMISSION FEE THAT IT WENT. I THINK PERMITS WENT FROM 150 TO 225.

SO IT WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE TENNIS WAS HIT PRETTY HARD, KIND OF LIKE GOLF WAS. IT'S GETTING BUILT BACK UP AND WAS GIVING NINA THIS YEAR TO SEE WHERE SHE LANDS.

BUT DEFINITELY IT'S ON THE RADAR. IF WE COME IN AND WE'RE NOT COST RECOVERY THIS YEAR, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT THINGS.

JAMES, WHEN ARE WE SCHEDULED TO RELEASE THE GOLF CARTS? CORRECT. YES, SIR. WHEN ARE WE SCHEDULED TO GET NEW ONES? GEORGE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING THROUGH THAT CURRENTLY.

HE'S HOPING TO GET IT DONE. I KNOW IT WAS IN THIS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET BECAUSE HE JUST HE PUT A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUEST IN BECAUSE WE'RE ASSUMING GOLF CART LEASE IS GOING TO GO UP A LITTLE BIT. SO I THINK IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY IN THE WORKS AND SLATED AND PLANNED FOR HOPEFULLY THIS FALL AND WINTER TO GET NEW CARTS WHERE WE HIT NEXT SEASON WITH NEW CARTS.

IT'S A, I THINK IT'S AN EVERY 5 OR 5 OR 6 YEAR DEAL THAT WE WERE THERE IN BAD SHAPE.

AND IF WE'RE GOING TO GO UP ON GOLF CARTS, I THINK I HEARD DECEMBER OR JANUARY THERE.

RIGHT. HE'S HE WAS HE'S HOPING THAT HE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS YEAR WITH WITH NOT TOO MANY PROBLEMS. AND WE'VE ONLY GOT A FEW MONTHS LEFT OF THE CRAZY TOURNAMENT SEASON.

SO HOPEFULLY HE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS GOLF SEASON AND GET AT LEAST GET TO THE FALL AND WINTER, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE BE HERE BY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR FOR SURE.

THANK YOU. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR MOTION ON THE TABLE? YEAH. FOR EVERYTHING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENT? ALL IN FAVOR OF SENDING THIS PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS IT STATED? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

[8. Present and Discuss Conflict of Interest Requirements. This item is for the Board to discuss conflict of interest requirements and applicability per the Texas Local Government Code.]

GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU ALL TODAY? GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

HAS EVERYONE SEEN THIS FORM FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND MAYBE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IT? WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE CITATIONS IN THIS FORM SO THAT YOU HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE AGREEING TO.

OKAY. SO CITY ORDINANCE IS PRETTY STRICT ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING.

SO SECTION 2-6-5D. AND I'M SORRY TO BE BORING AND JUST READ THIS, BUT CONDUCT OF BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS SHALL AVOID ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.

SO THAT'S SUPER BROAD ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND JUST THE APPEARANCE OF ONE IN APPROACHING BUSINESS THAT THE BOARD IS WORKING ON THAT IT COULD EITHER POTENTIALLY AFFECT A PERSONAL INTEREST OR ACTUALLY AFFECT A PERSONAL INTEREST.

SO AGAIN, AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, AND THEN AN ACTUAL IMPACT ON SOMETHING OR EVEN

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JUST A POTENTIAL IMPACT. SO THAT IS QUITE BROAD.

IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THIS SECTION DIRECTS YOU TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

SO REACH OUT TO US AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO VISIT WITH YOU AND WORK THROUGH WHETHER YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD VIOLATE THIS SECTION.

SPECIFICALLY IN THE. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP AHEAD A LITTLE SECTION.

YEAH. OKAY. SO CHAPTER 171 IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IS KIND OF THE BIG CONFLICT OF INTEREST SECTION.

IT WOULD NORMALLY NOT APPLY TO AN ADVISORY BOARD.

BUT I THINK BECAUSE OF THE BREADTH OF OUR ORDINANCE, IT SORT OF INCLUDES ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN 171 AND THE OTHER 3 EXAMPLES. SO SECTION OR CHAPTER 171 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

AGAIN, SORRY TO READ THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW A BETTER WAY TO SUMMARIZE IT.

SO IF YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS ENTITY OR IN REAL PROPERTY, AND IF AN ACTION ON A MATTER WOULD HAVE A SPECIAL ECONOMIC EFFECT ON THE BUSINESS ENTITY OR ON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS DISTINGUISHABLE FROM ITS EFFECT ON THE PUBLIC, THEN YOU HAVE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT YOU HAVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THEN ABSTAIN FROM FURTHER PARTICIPATION ON THAT MATTER.

AND SORRY, THESE SLIDES ARE SORT OF OUT OF ORDER, BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IS, WHICH YOU PROBABLY DO SO THAT YOU CAN DETERMINE WHETHER YOU HAVE ONE OR NOT SO SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS ENTITY WOULD MEET ONE OF THE 3 ITEMS IN THIS TEST. SO IF YOU OWN 10% OR MORE OF VOTING STOCK OR SHARES IN A BUSINESS ENTITY OR 10% OR MORE $15,000 OR MORE OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE BUSINESS ENTITY, OR IF YOU RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE BUSINESS ENTITY THAT EXCEED 10% OF YOUR GROSS INCOME IN THE PRECEDING YEAR, THEN YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS ENTITY.

SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING BUSINESS RELATED TO A BUSINESS ENTITY AND YOU MEET ONE OF THESE 3 ITEMS, THEN YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN THAT BUSINESS ENTITY.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YOU ALSO MIGHT HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY THAT IS COMING UP IN SOME TRANSACTION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOUR INTEREST IS AN EQUITABLE OR LEGAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $2,500 OR MORE.

SO AGAIN, BACK TO THE DEFINITION. IF YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS ENTITY, AND THAT WAS LIKE THE 10% OWNERSHIP STUFF OR IN REAL PROPERTY, WHICH WAS THE $2,500 VALUE.

AND IF AN ACTION ON A MATTER WILL HAVE A SPECIAL ECONOMIC EFFECT ON THE BUSINESS ENTITY OR THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT EFFECT IS DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE EFFECT IT WILL HAVE ON EVERYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC.

THEN REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO FILE A CONFLICTS AFFIDAVIT AND ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE RELATED TO THAT ITEM.

I'LL ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS IN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE IMPUTED TO YOU AS WELL. SO IF IF MR. RINEY WIFE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS INTEREST OR PROPERTY INTEREST OR SOMETHING, THEN THAT CAN BE IMPUTED TO HIM. AND WE WOULD NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER HE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE ON THAT ITEM.

IT'S NOT JUST SPOUSES. IT KIND OF GOES INTO LIKE, YOU KNOW, REALLY TECHNICAL, LEGAL, LEGAL LANGUAGE OF YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP. SO IF YOU EVER HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER MAYBE A FAMILY MEMBER WOULD IMPLICATE THIS FOR YOU, AGAIN, CALL THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND WE'RE GLAD TO WORK THROUGH THAT WITH YOU.

YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT IT IS YOUR DUTY TO MAKE THIS EVALUATION AND TO FILE THE AFFIDAVIT, AND IF IT IS NECESSARY. IT'S NOT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OUR DUTY.

IT'S NOT JUST GENERALLY THE CITY'S DUTY TO SIT AROUND AND LIKE, TRY TO RESEARCH YOU AND DECIDE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE THINK THAT YOU HAVE AN ISSUE. IT'S STATE LAW.

ACCORDING TO TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION. L-098052.

IT'S YOUR JOB TO PROACTIVELY MAKE THAT ANALYSIS AND THEN COME TO US IF YOU NEED TO DISCUSS IT.

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THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU DO NOT DO AS INSTRUCTED.

YOU, IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN A VOTE THAT YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO PARTICIPATE IN BECAUSE YOU HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 171.

IT COULD BE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. SO THAT WOULD NOT BE GOOD.

SO DON'T DO THAT. IT'S ALSO JUST WRONG. BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN ON THAT ITEM MAY BE VOIDABLE. SO IT'S NOT IMMEDIATELY VOID. AND LIKE NULL.

IT WOULD BE VOIDABLE IF YOUR VOTE MADE A DIFFERENCE.

SO I MEAN IF IT'S A UNANIMOUS 7-0 VOTE AND YOUR VOTE DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, THEN IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER UNDER STATE LAW. BUT IF IT WAS A CLOSER VOTE AND LIKE YOU WERE THE, THE DECIDING VOTE, THEN THE ACTION MIGHT BE VOIDABLE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 171.

OKAY. THE OTHER CITATIONS IN THE FORM THAT THE CITY SECRETARY HAS FOR YOU TO FILL OUT.

LET'S SEE. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 176.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE ONES REALLY QUICKLY. SO. CHAPTER 176 REQUIRES LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH VENDORS WHO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO IF YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH A VENDOR THAT WE USE FOR SOMETHING, PLEASE CALL THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. OH, SORRY.

CHAPTER 553 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE IS ALSO CITED THERE.

THIS, THIS CHAPTER SAYS THAT A PUBLIC SERVANT WHO HAS A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN PROPERTY THAT IS TO BE ACQUIRED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS SHALL FILE AN AFFIDAVIT WITHIN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION.

SO IF YOU THINK THAT YOU OWN PROPERTY THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BUY OR CONDEMN.

LET US KNOW PROMPTLY. HOPEFULLY AT LEAST WITHIN 10 DAYS BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO BUY IT OR CONDEMN IT.

AND THEN LAST. THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS BOARD, BUT IT APPLIES TO P&Z AND CITY COUNCIL.

SO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 212.017 D HAS TO DO WITH PLAT APPROVAL.

SO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE PART OF THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING PLATS, AND YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A SUBDIVIDED TRACK, SORRY, TRACT IN THAT PLAT REACH OUT TO US BECAUSE YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL ARE ON P&Z AS WELL, BUT IF SO, THAT ONE APPLIES TO YOU. SO THOSE ARE THE, THE F4 BULLET POINTS FROM STATE LAW THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS, ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, IT ALSO CITES OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE, WHICH IS PRETTY BROAD.

SO IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WE'RE GLAD TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU.

IF YOU HAVEN'T FILLED OUT YOUR FORM YET, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU MAY HAVE ALL FILLED THEM OUT, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T, PLEASE GET WITH CITY STAFF.

I THINK CITY SECRETARY IS HERE SO SHE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

[9. Present and Discuss John Ward Park. This item is for the Board to discuss the current status of John Ward Park, including ongoing developments, operational matters, and future plans.]

PRESENT AND DISCUSS JOHN WARD PARK. YES. SO I THINK LAST MONTH MR. RONNY ASKED TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA FOREVER FOR A WHILE, SO WE'LL JUST KIND OF PROVIDE MONTHLY UPDATES.

MAYBE WE'LL GET SOME PICTURES AND STUFF ONCE.

ONCE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF COMPLETED AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH EVERYTHING.

I KNOW WE HAVE SOME, WE JUST HAVEN'T PUT LIKE A PRESENTATION TOGETHER, BUT I'M JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE UPDATE.

THE NORTH LAKE IS, IS OPERATIONAL. THE IRRIGATION, I THINK THEY FOUND A ONE VALVE ON THE NORTH LAKE, THE FAR NORTH SIDE THAT, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK ON THIS.

THEY'RE THEY'RE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY AT JOHN WARD WORKING. SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET THAT ONE GOING. BUT THE NORTH SIDE IS IS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT 1 VALVE IS FULLY IRRIGATING. THEY STARTED CITY STAFF PART MAINTENANCE STAFF STARTED THE WEEK BEFORE LAST HYDRUS HYDROSEEDING HYDRO

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MULCHING THE NORTH LAKE. THEY GOT ABOUT A QUARTER, A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH.

AND THEN THAT LARGE RAINSTORM KIND OF HIT. SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK OVER SOME OF IT.

I MEAN, THEY'RE CURRENTLY HYDRO MULCH, THE NORTH SIDE WITH BERMUDA GRASS AT 2 POUNDS PER 1000 SQUARE FEET, BUFFALO GRASS AT A QUARTER A POUND. THE BUFFALO GRASS AND THE WILDFLOWERS ARE ON THE SLOPES, THE STEEP SLOPES AND BERMUDA IS EVERYWHERE. WE WENT AHEAD AND INCORPORATED BERMUDA IN THE MIX EVERYWHERE, BUT ON THE STEEP SLOPES THEY PUT SOME BUFFALO AND WILDFLOWERS IN ON SOME OF THE SLOPES WHERE THEY HAD TILLED, SO THE BUFFALO GRASS WENT IN AT A QUARTER POUND PER THOUSAND, AND WILDFLOWERS ARE AT ABOUT A 10TH OF A POUND PER THOUSAND.

SO GERM SETS HAVE STARTED TO WATER. LIKE IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE, YOU MAY SEE WATER RUNNING AT RANDOM TIMES DURING THE DAY.

WE POSTED SIGNS UP TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE WERE GERM SETS BEING RAN.

THEY'VE BEEN TORN DOWN AND RIPPED UP, AND STAFF'S GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT AND PUT SOME MORE SIGNS OUT.

BUT IF YOU DRIVE BY, THERE'S GERM SETS RUNNING.

SO IF YOU GET ASKED, WHY IS WATER RUNNING ALL DAY, EVERY DAY AT JOHN BOARD PARK, THEY'RE TRYING TO GERMINATE SOME SEED THAT WAS PUT ON THAT NORTH LAKE AS FAR AS THE. THE SOUTH LAKE GOES.

THE. THE ENTIRE. THE SECOND TRY I GET TURNED AROUND HERE.

THE ENTIRE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE IS FULLY FUNCTIONABLE.

THEY JUST HAVE TO TRENCH IN ONE WIRE TO TO HAVE THAT ENTIRE WEST SIDE UP AND RUNNING.

AND THEN THERE'S. THE LAST 5 VALVES ON THE EAST SIDE ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AS WE SPEAK.

THERE WERE THREE OF THEM DUG UP. THEY'RE CUTTING THEM OUT AND GLUING THEM NOW, AND THEY WERE CURRENTLY DIGGING THE LAST2.

AND THAT SHOULD HAVE THAT ENTIRE SOUTH LAKE OPERATIONAL AS WELL.

ONCE THAT'S ALL DONE, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WE'LL FOLLOW IT UP WITH THE EXACT SAME.

WE'LL GO HIT THE SPOTS ON THE SOUTH LAKE WITH SOME SEED, AND WE MAY NOT HAVE TO HIDE YOUR MULCH AS MUCH AREAS ON THE SOUTH LAKE, BECAUSE WE CAN GET A SLIT SEEDER IN THERE TO DO.

SOME OF THOSE ARE NOT QUITE AS STEEP, BUT ON THE STEEP SLOPES WE'LL STILL TRY TO.

STAFF WILL STILL TRY TO USE SOME HYDRO MALTS AND SOME OF THOSE AREAS.

SO HOPEFULLY BY END OF THE WEEK, IRRIGATION ON ALL OF JOHN WARD IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL.

AND HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK OR THE NEXT FOLLOWING WEEK, WE'LL HAVE SOME SEED ON THE GROUND.

AND THEN AS STATED, WE'RE STARTING TO WORK THROUGH SOME.

IT'S IT'S ONE THAT'S AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO SLOW THE SEEDING DOWN TO START REPLACING BENCHES AND SIGNS AND, AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF. SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF IRRIGATION WORK DONE THERE.

THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTING'S PUT IN, THERE WERE SOME STUFF THAT WAS BOARD THROUGH AND HIT SOME WIRES AND CERTAIN THINGS THAT THE BORING IS CLEAN, BUT IT ALSO CAUSED SOME UNSEEN ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH.

SO I KNOW STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT. THEY'RE GOING TO GET AROUND AND TRY TO GET EVERYTHING BACKFILLED, LEVELED AND CLEANED UP, AND WE'LL GET IT SEATED.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. SO HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF END OF NEXT WEEK OR THE END OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK, HOPEFULLY JOHN WARD PARK IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AS FAR AS IRRIGATION GOES AND THAT WE HAVE IT SEATED AND IT'S RUNNING GERM SETS AS WELL.

IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR WANT ANY MORE ADDITIONAL INFO, I CAN SURE LET GIVE IT TO YOU.

SO THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT ITEM REALLY IS KIND OF MINE.

[10. Present and Discuss Community Involvement with the Parks. This item is for the Board to discuss community involvement, engagement, and participation in park programs, activities, and initiatives.]

SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND IS PRESENT DISCUSS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

AS PART OF THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE. WE WANT TO TAKE SOME FIRST STEPS.

WE'RE JUST STARTING TO TRY TO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP.

I'M CALLING IT PARTNERS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

TRY TO GET SOME PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, LOCAL CITIZENS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP IN OUR PARKS. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WE'VE GOT A LOT.

LOOK AT WHAT WE DID AT THE 4TH OF JULY. ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

I THINK IF WE PUT A CONCERTED EFFORT AND FOCUS ON DIFFERENT PARKS WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCHOOLS SEEM LIKE A PERFECT PARTNER FOR PARK SCHOOLS TO GO OUT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH AND TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR PARK AND CLEAN UP AND HELP WHERE THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES.

AND SO IT HADN'T BEEN FLESHED OUT, BUT LOTS OF CITIES DO THIS.

WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE WANT TO DO OUTDOOR AMARILLO WANTS TO BE A PARTNER FOR SURE, BUT PERHAPS WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE AS MUCH POLICING IF WE POLICE OUR OWN PARKS.

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NOW, I KNOW IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A PIPE DREAM. I'M NOT GOING TO.

I'M NOT BEING NAIVE, BUT I THINK IF WE HAVE SOME INCENTIVES AND SOME.