[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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[INAUDIBLE] PARKS AND REC PRAC MEETING FOR MARCH THE 14TH, 5:00.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? CALL THE ROLL. OH, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
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.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
CAN WE HAVE THE APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 23RD? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.I'LL SECOND IT. ANY DISCUSSION? NUMBER FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[6.1 Update on Current and Upcoming Projects.]
NUMBER SIX UPDATE OR ON CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS.HELLO, CATHERINE VORRASI PARKS RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
AND SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, THE APPLICATION FOR JUST KIND OF LIKE THE SAME WAY YOU ALL WENT THROUGH IT, FILL OUT APPLICATION, SUBMIT IT TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE IF YOU CAN ALWAYS DIRECT THEM TO MYSELF OR SCOTT AND WE'LL HELP THEM GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING ALL THAT COMPLETED.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS AWARE.
SO THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN PARKS AND RECREATION RIGHT NOW, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
AS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED, WE'RE REPLACING THE FENCE AT CENTRAL PARK AT THE TENNIS COURTS.
THAT FENCE BLEW AND BROKE, BASICALLY BROKE THE THE COURT WHEN WE HAD ONE OF OUR.
WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THAT THANK YOU. A MICROBURST WENT THROUGH.
AND SO IF YOU'VE NOTICED, THAT FENCE WAS LEANING FOR A WHILE.
THAT'S WHY AND SO IS GETTING REPLACED TODAY.
THE SEASIDE ACCESS 16 AND ACCESS 40 ARE ALL IN PERMITTING AND DESIGN DEPENDING ON WHICH ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND SO THOSE THOSE ACCESS POINTS, THEY'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE REBUILDING THOSE.
THOSE ARE IN THE BUDGET FOR CAPITAL, A CAPITAL PROJECT.
STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AT THE ATLANTIC RECREATION CENTER.
AND WE'RE WE'VE ASKED THE SAME COMPANY TO COMPLETE A STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT AT MLK CENTER, TOO.
SO THAT'S COMING. WE DON'T HAVE THE REPORT BACK YET ON ARC.
WE'LL PROBABLY GET THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
YOU WILL GET THE THE THE RESULTS OR THE REPORT FROM THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
SO WHEN WE GET THEM, WE'LL BE SHARING THOSE WITH YOU.
WE'RE PREPPING THE POOLS FOR THE SUMMER.
WE'VE GOT SPRING SWIM LESSONS STARTING HERE SOON.
STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MAKING SURE THE THE POOLS ARE READY.
AND SO WE'RE GOING AHEAD AND DOING ALL THE SUMMER PREP AS WELL.
SO PAINTING THE THE LITTLE PLAY STRUCTURES IN THE SPLASH AREAS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE POOL A LOT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THINGS ARE GETTING FIXED UP AROUND THERE.
PARKS AND RECREATION OPERATIONS AND UTILITIES MET LAST WEEK TO ADDRESS THE DOWNTOWN IRRIGATION.
THERE'S A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE IRRIGATION DOWNTOWN.
YOU CAN TELL ALL THE LANDSCAPE BEDS.
SOME OF THEM HAVE PLANT MATERIALS, SOME DON'T, SOME THE PLANT MATERIAL IS DYING.
SO MASSIVE IRRIGATION SITUATION DOWNTOWN.
ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS GOT TOGETHER.
WE'RE WE ARE GETTING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FROM FROM BOTH OPERATIONS AND UTILITIES.
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DO WE NEED TO DO ANY BORING UNDER THE STREET TO TO FIX THE IRRIGATION SITUATION? SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT.WE ARE LOOKING AT SODDING SOME AREAS, IN PARTICULAR THE A VERY USED AREA RIGHT NOW AROUND TEDDY BEAR PLAYGROUND, THE DIRT WHERE WE HAD THE THE CEREMONY, WE WERE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN GROW GRASS THERE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GROW GRASS THERE.
IT'S JUST NOT JUST NOT CONDUCIVE TO THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LAYING SOD THERE.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE LAYING SOME SOD AT PECK FIELD.
SO WE CLEANED OUT THE AREA AT PECK.
AND IT'S JUST IT'S NOT WORKING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO SOD THAT AREA, TOO.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY, YOU'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THERE'S A DIRT AREA IN THE FIELD WHERE THE BALL FIELD USED TO BE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO FIX THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SUPPORT AT SIMMONS PARK TO MAKE THAT THE PLAY THEATER.
WE'RE WORKING WITH [INAUDIBLE] FLAGS PLAYSCAPES.
SO THAT SHOULD I BELIEVE THAT'S IN THE THE APRIL MEETING.
I'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE. SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, I SHOULD HAVE AN UPDATE.
I DIDN'T READ THE ARTICLE MYSELF, BUT THE ISSUE OF YBOR AND THE SOCCER FIELDS.
SO WE ARE PREPARING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS, WHETHER SOCCER GETS MOVED, WHETHER IT GOES TO THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT WHETHER IT GOES TO HICKORY, IS IT GOING TO GO ON THE SOCCER, ON THE SOFTBALL FIELDS? WHAT ARE WE WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT SOCCER? WELL, WE REALLY CAN'T AS A DEPARTMENT, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THE APPLICANT AT THE AIRPORT IS ASKING FOR.
SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE SUBMITTING 1 OR 2 APPLICATIONS FOR USE OF THE OF THAT AREA WHERE THE SOCCER FIELDS ARE. ONCE WE RECEIVE THOSE, WE'RE NOT RECEIVING THEM.
ONCE THEY'RE RECEIVED, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK, COME TOGETHER AS A DEPARTMENT AND SAY, OKAY, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AND IF IT GETS APPROVED, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING HERE ARE HERE ARE OUR OPTIONS, THAT KIND OF THING.
SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH INFORMATION FOR YOU BECAUSE THAT APPLICATION OR APPLICATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED AND I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING FOR THE PROJECT UPDATE I HAVE MORE FOR MY STAFF COMMENT SECTION, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
GO AHEAD. YEAH, I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THE SIMMONS PROJECT LIKE? SO WE TALKED ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO DO THERE.
AND THEN IS THERE IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE FINISHED LIKE BEFORE REALLY SUMMER BEGINS? OR IS THAT LIKE A LONGER TERM? I'M HOPING BY THE END OF SUMMER TO HAVE IT COMPLETED.
OKAY. YEAH [INAUDIBLE] FLAGS PLAYSCAPES IS READY.
OKAY. YEP. AND THEN I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT HICKORY, OR AT LEAST JUST TO PUT SOME THINGS OUT, I WAS CONCERNED FROM OUR MEETING, THE JOINT SESSION WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD.
OBVIOUSLY, THE COMMISSION IS IN CHARGE OF WHATEVER IT IS THEY'RE GOING TO DO, BUT I WOULD THINK UNTIL WE GET A SOLID AGREEMENT FROM LEASE AGREEMENT FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT ANYTHING, THAT WE WOULDN'T BE DOING ANY PROJECTS, EVEN BATHROOMS FOR THE EXPENSE THERE IF WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT IS.
I WAS CONCERNED AND I HAVE CONNECTIONS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE SOCCER BOARD OVER THERE.
AND I IT SEEMED TO ME THAT COMMISSIONER ASKEW WAS WAY OFF ALREADY.
AND I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
JUST THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC, THE AMOUNT OF EVENTS THAT GO ON OVER THERE ON TOP OF THE SCHOOL EVENTS THAT CURRENTLY OCCUR AT THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND THE SOCCER FIELDS THERE.
NOW, I JUST I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
SO I FEEL LIKE I KNOW FROM YOU GUYS STANDPOINT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT.
THERE'S OTHER DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE.
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BUT I HEARD SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD.BUT WHAT I WAS HEARING AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WAS VERY DIFFERENT.
THAT SEEMED TO ME LIKE A CHASM.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT? I THOUGHT THE COUNTY WAS GOING TO OFFER UP SOME CONVENIENT PROPERTY.
WHAT COMMISSIONER ASKEW WAS INDICATING THAT THAT WOULD BE A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO MAKE A AGAIN, I'M USING THE WORD COMPLEX.
AND I JUST DON'T. I'M JUST NOT SEEING THAT AS A VIABLE APPLICATION.
SO WHAT I CAN SAY, IF I MAY, IS THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT THAT THAT WE'RE HEARING THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, SO MANY, SO MANY I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM RUMORS BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OF TRUTH IN EVERYTHING, BUT A LOT OF THINGS ARE FLYING AROUND.
AND HOW ABOUT THIS IDEA AND HOW ABOUT THIS IDEA? SO WE'RE WE'RE JUST PUTTING TOGETHER OUR RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON WHAT IDEA IS BEING THROWN, NOT THROWN, BUT BEING PRESENTED.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION.
WE THINK ABOUT TRAFFIC, WE THINK ABOUT USAGE.
HOW ARE THE FIELDS GOING TO HOLD UP TO INCREASE USAGE.
SO I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ASKED FOR A RECOMMENDATION AND WE'RE PUTTING THEM TOGETHER NOW.
SO NOW, I DON'T KNOW REALLY WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING ASKED.
ONCE WE DO, I'LL BE CERTAINLY SHARING THAT WITH ALL OF YOU.
BUT YES, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS FLYING AROUND.
AND I GUESS FROM MY STANDPOINT TO YOUR TO YOUR POINT IS THAT, YES, NOTHING IS.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR YET.
SO AND THEN ONCE THEY DO, LIKE, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? BECAUSE THEN WHAT SEASON IS AFFECTED? YOU KNOW, IS IT IS IT THE SUMMER SEASON, THE SPRING SEASON OR THE FALL SEASON THAT'S AFFECTED, CHANGES THE RECOMMENDATION.
IT COULD CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION.
YEAH. I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT FOR US TO BE RUNNING DOWN A ROAD THAT MAY NOT EVEN BE A THING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECTS? OH YEAH. I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID.
FOR STARTERS, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT CENTRAL PARK AROUND THE PLAYGROUND, AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD IS WHAT I SAW IS THAT THE WHOLE IDEA OF HAVING A MID, A MID AGE RANGE EQUIPMENT, IT'S LACKING THERE.
THERE'S THREE YEAR OLDS ON THE HUGE TOWERS TRYING TO CLIMB UP AND DOWN WITH PARENTS STANDING THERE BECAUSE THE TODDLER STUFF IS TOO TODDLER BABYISH FOR THEM.
SO THEY'RE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN LOTS OF THAT GOING ON.
AND PEOPLE EVEN SAID THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE 3 TO 6 YEAR OLD AGE RANGE REALLY THAT'S SAFE FOR THEM.
NOW, IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, THAT'S FINE.
BUT PARENTS DON'T SEEM TO CARE.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING, I'M WONDERING IF WE NEED LIKE SOME RULES POSTED BECAUSE IF COMMON SENSE, SOME OF THE THINGS [INAUDIBLE] NOT FOLLOWING, LIKE THEY'RE THROWING THE RUBBER MULCH AROUND AND SOMEONE SAID IT WOULD BE BETTER WITH WOOD MULCH.
AND I SAID I DON'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
WHY WOULD THEY THROW THE RUBBER MULCH? SO THAT'S AN ISSUE, I THINK SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE NO CLIMBING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SLIDE STRUCTURES OR, YOU KNOW, PLEASE KEEP THE MULCH WHERE IT BELONGS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
I SENT AN EMAIL TO SCOTT, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE MY CASE THAT YOU SAID THEY MAY POSSIBLY USE QR CODES IN THE PARK FOR INFORMATION.
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AND I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT THROUGH BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE IS THE LAST HOLDOUT FROM TECHNOLOGY.TECHNOLOGY TOUCHES EVERYTHING.
AND I THINK A LOT OF OLDER PEOPLE WOULDN'T EITHER.
SO IF THAT'S THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO GET THE INFORMATION, I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO SAY WHAT'S A QR CODE TO BEGIN WITH? AND I JUST THINK THERE SHOULD BE A GOOD RATIONALE.
OTHERWISE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING AT THEIR PHONES 24/7 MOSTLY KIDS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT IN THE WOODS, TOO.
WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? SO THAT'S MY CASE.
THEY'RE NOT JUST GOING TO BE QR CODES.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE NICE, REALLY NICE SIGNS WITH CURRICULUM ON THEM AND THEN FOR MORE ACTIVITIES.
OKAY. BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE A SIGN WITH A WITH ONE OF THOSE ON THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE IT LOOKS LIKE A LEAF KIND OF, OKAY, PLAYFUL LOOKING DESIGN.
AS LONG AS THERE'S SOMETHING FOR THE SIMPLE FOLK I'M ONE OF THEM.
I AGREE WITH YOU TOO, LIKE ABOUT BEING ON NATURE AND TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE SCREENS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE JUST DID OF A CAMPING TRIP UP IN GEORGIA.
AND WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE THINGS, MY KIDS GO DOWN A RABBIT HOLE OF LIKE SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION.
OH, WHAT IS THAT? HOW DOES THAT WORK? AND THEN THEY'RE THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING FURTHER TO LEARN THE THINGS, NOT JUST WHAT'S PRESENTED TO THEM SO THEY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AND TO ME, IT'S A WAY TO GET A LOT MORE INFORMATION IN, IN A NICE HANDY THING.
AND MAYBE YOU'RE NOT READING IT ALL THERE, BUT YOU CAN REFER BACK TO IT WHEN YOU GET HOME.
SO AND AND I AGREE WITH THAT THAT YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION.
MY VIEW ON IT IS YOU CAN HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION IN YOUR HEAD AS YOU WANT ABOUT TRAVELING OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE? AND IF YOU'RE NOT EXPERIENCED TOUCHING DIRT.
TOUCHING THE LEAVES, YOU KNOW TOUCHING THE BARK ON TREES.
BUT ARE YOU DOING THAT STUFF, TOO? AND THAT IS MY CONCERN BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE LOSING ALL OF IT, GUYS.
THEY'RE ALL LOOKING AT PHONES.
NOW, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, FINE.
BUT I'M I'M A HOLDOUT FOR THAT.
I JUST DON'T THEY'RE LOSING THEIR HUMANITY.
THEY MAY HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT THEY'RE LOSING THEIR HUMANITY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THE NATURE.
JUST GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THINGS.
OKAY. SO IT'S NOT OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS BUDGETED? OH GOSH, NO.
PECK FIELD IS VERY DEAR TO ME.
I'M JUST WONDERING, IT WAS A BASEBALL FIELD THAT REALLY ISN'T USED ANYMORE.
I THOUGHT THERE WERE NO REAL PLANS FOR PECK FIELD AT THIS TIME.
NO OR YES? PLANS FOR? ASIDE FROM PUTTING DOWN SOD.
WHY DO WE NEED SOD THERE IF IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY BEING USED? BECAUSE IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT USABLE.
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE IT BE USABLE AND THEN WE CAN HAVE PRACTICES CAN BE HELD OUT THERE IF THERE'S SMALL SOCCER GROUPS OR WE CAN HAVE GOSH, WE CAN DO A LOT IF WE CAN RUN AROUND ON IT AND USE IT.
SO, OKAY. UM, BECAUSE I SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN THAT AREA.
SO CAN I ADD ONE QUICK THING TO THAT? SO SCOTT MICHAELSON SO WITH THAT IS IT USED TO BE THE BASEBALL FIELD.
SO WE WENT IN THERE, WE HAD DUG IT OUT BECAUSE IT JUST WELL, SO FIRST OF ALL, IT WASN'T BEING USED.
AND NOW WE THOUGHT THAT WE COULD SPRAY IT WITH BERMUDA GRASS SEED AND IT REALLY DIDN'T TAKE.
SO NOW IT'S BEING INFILTRATED WITH WEEDS, WHICH WILL THEN IN TURN GO INTO THE EXISTING BERMUDA, WHICH IS SPORTS FIELDS FOR SOCCER AND FOOTBALL.
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SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE CHANGING THE OUTLAY OF PECK FIELD PER SE.IT'S STILL BEING GOING TO BE UTILIZED.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE THERE.
I KNOW AT ONE POINT THEY DID A SURVEY BEFORE MY TIME AND IT WAS TO PUT A WALKING TRACK ON IT AND MAYBE PUT SOME THINGS INSIDE MORE PICNIC TABLES OR SOMETHING.
JUST THE AREA WHERE THERE'S A PROBLEM.
SO WE HAVE A NICE GRASSY FIELD.
WE WANT IT TO BE A NICE GRASSY FIELD.
AND HOW ABOUT THE GUY WHO'S THE PARK IS NAMED AFTER? IS THAT SIGN GOING TO STAY THERE? WE'RE JUST. WE'RE JUST FIXING THE SOD.
OKAY. WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE THE USE.
OKAY. UM, AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THIS MEETING IS AN UPDATE ON CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS AND THE ORDER THAT YOU'RE DOING THEM IN.
SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ASKED OF US, LIKE WHAT OUR OPINION IS OR WHAT OTHER CITIZENS AROUND THINK OF IT, OR THAT'S NOT NEEDED OR WHATEVER? I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT OUR FUNCTION, PARTICULARLY FOR THIS MEETING.
OKAY. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU ALL AS A BOARD ADVISE THE COMMISSION THAT IS YOUR MAIN FUNCTION.
SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME MEETINGS WHERE WE'RE JUST GIVING YOU UPDATES, OKAY? AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME MEETINGS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT.
LIKE THE LAST MEETING, WE WE NEEDED YOUR CONSENSUS AND SUPPORT ON MULTIPLE THINGS, BUT WE JUST FEEL IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, FEEL VERY WELL ROUNDED AND WELL VERSED INTO WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DO NEED YOUR SUPPORT AS WE TAKE THINGS TO THE COMMISSION AND SAY WE MET WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEY THEY'RE IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS.
AND I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT I'LL BE BRINGING TO THIS BOARD NEXT MONTH.
OKAY. SORRY. I NEED TO TELL SOMEBODY THAT I WON'T BE HERE.
AT ONE POINT WE HAD A SUGGESTION MR. CHAPMAN HAD IT, AND ALSO OUR PREVIOUS CHAIRPERSON THAT THE CONCRETE, THE CONCRETE TABLES WITH CONCRETE LIKE STOOLS OR SOMETHING, WHATEVER HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT.
THAT EVERYONE SAID WAS SKEWED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SO SKEWED, BUT ONE THING THAT CAME ACROSS IS SOME PEOPLE WANTED TO HAVE AN AREA THAT THEY COULD MEET, PULL OUT CHESS BOARD CHECKERS.
YOU CAN USE IT FOR EITHER ONE OR BRING YOUR OWN BOARD GAME AND JUST HANG OUT.
AND THE POINT OF IT WAS TO GET MORE OLDER PEOPLE AND THEN THE VERY ELDERLY TO COME OUT AND SIT AND BE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND POSSIBLY PLAY GAMES.
AND NO ONE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT? NO. NO AGREEMENT.
WHERE WOULD IT GO? NO, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
I WOULD NOT PUT IT AT CENTRAL PARK.
SO, I MEAN, THERE'S ALREADY LIKE A PAVILION FULL OF TABLES AT EGANS CREEK PARK.
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I MEAN, I WOULD THINK THAT THAT'S A PLACE.MY KIDS LEARNED HOW TO HOW TO PLAY FOR FREE WITH HIM.
AND SO I KNOW THAT HE ORGANIZES SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I MEAN, I THINK THAT THERE ARE PLACES AROUND THAT COULD ALREADY BE USED FOR THAT.
BUT I MEAN, IS IT LACK OF SUGGESTION OR LACK OF SPACE? MAYBE IT'S A LOCATION.
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, IT HAS TO BE A PRETTY LOCATION.
YOU COULD PUT AT LIKE SUNRISE PARK.
YEAH, YOU COULD PUT IT THERE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT THERE.
THERE'S LIKE THE LITTLE TODDLER PLAY THING.
BUT I MEAN, USUALLY THERE'S IT'S NOT LOUD.
MOST OF TIME WHEN I GO WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE, ONLY KID.
RIGHT. I WAS THINKING SOMETHING THAT'S THERE'S NOT A WHOLE BUNCH DOWN TOWARDS THE PECK CENTER I THOUGHT PART OF THE PECK FIELD OR EVEN DOWN BY THE WATER.
IF THERE'S ROOM DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
NOW, IF IT SOUNDS ODD TO YOU, I LOOKED UP EVERY COUNTRY JUST ABOUT, INCLUDING IRAN, HAS THOSE TABLES IN THOSE IN THEIR PARKS.
SO IT SOUNDS NEW TO US, BUT CHICAGO HAS THEM.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THEY HAVE THEM IN ENGLAND, THEY HAVE THEM IN FRANCE.
AND IRAN I WAS PRETTY AMAZED AT THAT.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT, MAYBE IN TWO MONTHS BECAUSE I WON'T BE HERE NEXT MONTH, WHETHER IT'S ANYTHING YOU SUPPORT AND BY EVERYONE'S LOOK, IT'S NOT REALLY NO ONE'S EXCITED.
WOW. [INAUDIBLE] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECTS OR ANYTHING? NO. NO, I MEAN, PART OF OUR GOAL IS TO WORK ON IMPROVING SOCIALIZATION. I THINK THIS IS ONE WAY TO DO IT.
SOMEBODY JUST HAS TO SAY THIS IS WHAT THE TABLES ARE GOING TO COST.
THIS IS HOW MANY WE'RE GOING TO GET AND THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO.
YOU KNOW, WHEN PICKLEBALL STARTED, THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF PICKLEBALL PLAYERS.
AND AS IT GAINED POPULARITY, NOW WE ARE OVER PICKLEBALL MAYBE.
WE GET SOME OF THESE TABLES OUT.
SO I FULLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO THIS AND FINDING OUT WHAT WILL THE COST BE.
I'LL SHOW I'LL SHOW YOU IN TWO MONTHS, NOT APRIL, BUT FOR THE MAY MEETING.
AND YOU CAN GET THEM FANCIER WITH BACKS.
IT WAS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,600 AND $2,400, DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND YOU GOT.
AND THE POINT OF IT, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WAS HAVING THE SOCIALIZATION, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT PEOPLE, GROWN UPS, KIDS BRING OUT A BOARD GAME OR JUST SIT OVER THERE AND HAVE YOUR COFFEE OR WHATEVER.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY FOR A BOARD GAME, BUT IT ALLOWS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING BESIDES GO ON THE FEW THINGS THAT THEY CAN AT THE PARKS GETS THEM OUTSIDE AND ALSO KIDS TO LEARN SOMETHING, TO LEARN CHESS OR CHECKERS OR PLAY THEIR OWN WHATEVER BOARD GAMES THEY HAVE OR JUST HAVE A PICNIC.
THEY THEY AREN'T UP YET, RIGHT.
WE'VE TRIED TO PUT A FEW ON RECENTLY, BUT IT'S BEEN TOO WINDY.
SO YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING ALL THAT UP, ESPECIALLY AS IT'S GETTING HOTTER.
[INAUDIBLE] I'M SORRY [INAUDIBLE] OUR GOAL IS TO [INAUDIBLE].
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COME ON UP. SORRY.SO, YES, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THE STRUCTURES AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT.
THE ONE AT MAIN BEACH IS ANOTHER LARGE ONE THAT WILL THE GOAL WILL BE SOMETIME IN APRIL.
DO THEY HAVE TO COME DOWN FOR EVERY HURRICANE? NO, THEY DON'T. WE LOOK AT THE WINDS BASED ON, YOU KNOW.
YEAH, BUT THEY ARE RATED FOR CERTAIN.
I'M SORRY. THE LAST THING WAS AND YOU COULD MAKE YOU COULD SEE IF PEOPLE WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE LIKE THEY HAVE PARK BENCHES DEDICATED AS A MEMORIAL TO SOMEONE TO DO THE SAME WITH THOSE TABLES AND SEATS.
[INAUDIBLE] YEAH, ABOUT THE TABLES.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AGAIN, FOR LIKE THE SOCIALIZATION PIECE.
AND I SEE THAT. I JUST I'M CONCERNED.
I FEEL LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING AT THE CITY, THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO START BEING CUT.
AND I WORRY THE MAINTENANCE OF THINGS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE EXISTING WHEN WE'RE ADDING NEW THINGS TOO AND CERTAINLY NOT TO DIMINISH THAT, I WOULD SAY WHAT CAN WE DO FROM A PROGRAMING STANDPOINT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, HEY, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED GOING OUT TO PLAY CHESS AT ONE OF THESE TABLES AND MAYBE PUTTING OUT A VIDEO, TALKING ABOUT THAT WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE LIKE EXISTING TABLES? I MEAN, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT'S REQUIRED TO PLAY GAMES.
SO IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND ENCOURAGE THAT ACTIVITY WITHOUT AN EXPENSE OF SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND REPLACE OVER TIME? THERE'S NOTHING TO MAINTAIN, REALLY.
SO I JUST MEAN IN GENERAL, I'M TALKING MORE IN GENERALITIES, NOT JUST ABOUT THE THE GAMING TABLES.
THAT'S MY OPINION. THE POINT OF IT WAS THAT THERE WAS A LARGE ELDERLY POPULATION.
THERE'S A LARGE ELDERLY POPULATION AND THE POINT WAS TO GET THEM OUT.
THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON THAT SOMEBODY CAME UP WITH THE IDEA.
SO I'M THINKING FOUR TABLES, YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVEN SIX, AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING LESS THAN $10,000 PLUS INSTALLATION. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD BRING IT UP AT A LATER TIME.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO EXCEPT FOR MR. CHAPMAN. I THINK I THINK LOOKING INTO THE IDEA OF GIFTING THE TABLE LIKE WE DO THE BENCHES.
IT'S NOT GOING TO COST US ANYTHING AND MAINTENANCE SHOULD BE NIL SINCE THEY ARE CEMENT AND STUFF.
THE ONLY ISSUE, THE ONLY MAINTENANCE SHOULD BE IF SOMEBODY GRAFFITI'S THEM.
AND THAT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY, SADLY.
I'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET IT ON THE AGENDA NEXT, NOT NEXT MONTH, BUT THE MONTH AFTER.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? GO AHEAD. NEXT UP, STAFF COMMENTS.
[7. STAFF COMMENTS]
SO DID ANYONE SEE THE REALLY AWESOME FACEBOOK VIDEO THAT WAS POSTED YESTERDAY? I SAW IT, BY ALICIA AND SCOTT AND A LOT OF THE STAFF.IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK, ARE WE ABLE TO EMAIL THAT FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE FACEBOOK? I THINK SO.
I'M NOT I'M NOT SURE IF IF THAT'S I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
BUT I WILL SAY THIS IS THE CITY DRIVING THAT FOR YOU GUYS OR ARE YOU GUYS DOING YOUR OWN THING? BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING FROM THE CITY.
MARY HAMBURG IS MARY'S DOING THAT? YES. YEAH. YEAH. AND WE'RE AND WE'RE ALL GIVING SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, WHAT WE CAN ADD TO IT.
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SO WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS POSTED NOT JUST FOR PARKS AND RECREATION BUT FOR THE WHOLE CITY.SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT'S LOOKING FOR A JOB, PLEASE HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL FULL TIME POSITIONS IN PARKS.
AND SO WE REALLY NEED A LOT OF HELP.
AND WE COULD USE YOUR HELP SPREADING THE WORD, PLEASE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME OTHER VIDEOS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
IF THERE'S AN AREA THAT THAT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT, LIKE, OH, THERE'S THERE'S CAUTION TAPE OR THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON, MAYBE THE PLAYGROUND, A PLAYGROUND SLIDE IS BROKEN OR SOMETHING. WE'RE GOING TO PUT A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS PARKS AND RECREATION IS WORKING IN THIS AREA OR THIS AREA IS GETTING SOME EXTRA LOVE AND ATTENTION.
PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND HEY, I'M OUT HERE AT THIS PARK AND I SEE THIS SIGN.
AND SO STAFF WILL KNOW, OKAY, WHAT NUMBER IS ON THE SIGN OR WHERE ARE YOU? AND TELL YOU, OH, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
THIS IS THE TIMELINE. IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON THIS DATE.
SO WE HAVE THEM FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.
WE HAVE THEM FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
SO IF YOU'RE OUT PLAYING GOLF AND YOU'RE ON THE WEST NINE AND YOU'RE AT, YOU KNOW, ON THE TEE BOX AND THERE'S SOMETHING THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE OR SOMETHING, THERE'LL BE A SIGN THERE. YOU CAN CALL THE CLUBHOUSE AND SAY, HEY, I'M OUT HERE ON THE COURSE.
I'M HERE. WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHAT IS THIS? AND OH, THERE'S NEMATODES.
THERE'S SOMETHING. SO YOU CAN CALL AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT THERE.
AND SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW AND THE COMMUNITY KNOWS.
WE KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, THIS IS THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO.
SO YOU GUYS HAVE IT ALREADY PRINTED UP ALREADY? YEAH. WE HAVE TEN FOR PARKS AND REC.
WE'VE GOT TEN FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET READY TO LAUNCH IT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE COOL IS IF YOU COULD PUT A QR CODE STICKER MAYBE NOW SINCE YOU'VE GOT THEM ON THERE, BUT A STICKER WHERE YOU CAN DO A QR CODE, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT SO YOU COULD ON THE FORMS THAT ARE ON THE WEBSITE WHERE IT SENDS YOU GUYS A MESSAGE SO SOMEBODY GETS ON THEIR PHONE AND INSTEAD OF CALLING BECAUSE WHAT IF IT'S AFTER HOURS OR, THAT'S TRUE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I KNOW MARY IS. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET NEW SIGNS.
YOU COULD JUST DO IT WITH A STICKER.
YEAH. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING THAT.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING A CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS.
SO ANYONE THAT HAS A SKILL THEY WANT TO SHARE.
SO MAYBE THEY'RE A REALLY GOOD PING PONG PLAYER OR MAYBE THEY WANT TO TEACH A BOOT CAMP OR YOGA OR SOMETHING THAT THAT WE MAY HAVE OR MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT COMING SOON AS WELL.
JUST JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE, WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME ARTWORK DOWNTOWN.
THE PINEY WOODS REALTY IS HAS GONE THROUGH THE PUBLIC ART PROCESS, TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A REALLY ARTISTIC BULL BEING PLACED DOWNTOWN.
I BELIEVE IT'S AT FIFTH AND CENTER STREET.
SO IT'S ALREADY GONE TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
IT'S BEEN VETTED THROUGH LEGAL AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY A SIGHT TO SEE.
YEAH. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW IT'S PARKS AND RECREATION WAS INVOLVED IT'S GOING TO BE THERE JUST FOR A ONE YEAR.
OKAY. MAYBE. MAYBE TO THE END OF DECEMBER.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A FULL YEAR OR JUST THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
I'M SURE THERE'S IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.
ONE THING WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON INTERNALLY IS PUTTING TOGETHER A SUMMER PROGRAM FLYER THAT HAS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON IT IN ONE PLACE ABOUT PROGRAMS, CLASSES, DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON WITH THE LEAGUES, ESPECIALLY IF FOR UPCOMING WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS, WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE SO PEOPLE KNOW UPCOMING FALL REGISTRATIONS.
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PARTNERS ARE OFFERING TOO AND OUR CONTRACTORS THAT WE DO BUSINESS WITH AND THEY OFFER PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY.CAN I ASK WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ALL THE RESEARCH WE DID ON THE VARIOUS PARKS LAST YEAR? WE PUT TOGETHER ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT PARKS HAVE BATHROOMS, WHAT PARKS HAVE PLAYGROUNDS, WHAT PARKS, AND WE SUBMITTED IT ALL.
SCOTT DO YOU HAVE THAT SOMEWHERE OR? YEAH, I HAVE. NO, THAT WAS THE.
SORRY. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO SEE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE VISITING.
THEY MAY GO TO A PARK AND NOT KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A PLAYGROUND.
RIGHT. SO THAT GOES BACK TO THE WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE ARE WE GOING TO DEVELOP A NEW MASTER PLAN OR WERE WE GOING TO USE THIS ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLAN THAT WAS DONE THROUGH THIS BOARD AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT WAS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH EACH PARK WAS WITH THAT ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLAN.
SO ULTIMATELY, YES, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.
AND LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A PARK LIKE WHAT IT ALL HAS, I MEAN, A LOT OF THAT STUFF IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE TOO THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, BUT WE CAN GO THROUGH AND GO THROUGH ALL THAT DATA AGAIN.
AND DOES IT SAY IF IT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE? WELL, WHAT IS ADA ACCESSIBLE AT EACH PARK.
YES. RIGHT. SO YOUR IS YOUR QUESTION.
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, IS IT CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE? NO, I'M NOT ASKING IF IT IS.
I'M ASKING WHY WE WOULDN'T PUT I KNOW WHAT THE USE OF IT WAS FOR, BUT I'M SAYING JUST TAKE THE THE PART THAT WAS THE RESEARCHING, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY ENTRANCES DO THEY HAVE FOR DISABILITY.
SO THE DOORS ABLE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
YEAH. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY REDESIGNING OUR WEBSITE AND SO WE COULD PULL THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE REDESIGN AND MAKE SURE ALL THAT STUFF IS AVAILABLE TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT. NOW I FEEL BADLY FOR THE PERSON THAT HAS TO DO IT.
[INAUDIBLE] SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE WEBSITE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY RESTRICTIVE WITH THE USE OUT THERE, THOUGH, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF USE NOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER SCHOOL IN THE EVENINGS, ON THE WEEKENDS, WE WANT TO GIVE THIS PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTOR OR INSTRUCTORS AN ABILITY OR IN A PLACE TO TEACH.
IF WE DO THAT AT CENTRAL PARK, THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF CONGESTION THERE, AS WE ALL KNOW.
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR LESSONS FOR PICKLEBALL.
SO THIS IS OUR SOLUTION FOR THE TIME BEING.
ONCE WE SELECT THAT PERSON OR PERSONS, WE'LL PAINT THE PICKLEBALL LINES OUT THERE.
IT'S WE'RE LOOKING AT VERY RESTRICTIVE HOURS.
BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT.
WHAT'S NICE ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IS THAT THEY PLAY ALL DAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WE ALSO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE RULES SIGNS.
SO IF IT'S AFTER THREE AND THERE'S PEOPLE PLAYING PICKLEBALL, BASKETBALL TAKES PRIORITY.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE OPERATIONALLY THAT WORKS.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OFFERING A FLAG FOOTBALL, ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT.
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE AN EARLY SUMMER LEAGUE FOR 6 TO 8 WEEKS.
AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, TOO, THAT WE ARE I HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH DR.
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KATHY BURNS WITH THE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, VERY EXCITED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH THEM AS FAR AS PARKS RECREATION, THE CITY, BUT ALSO THE SCHOOL BOARD. SO WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TOP PRIORITY FOR FOR MYSELF AND FOR SCOTT HAS BEEN THE FEES.
SO IT IS OUR INTENT TO PUT ON THE ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA.
OUR DRAFT FEES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING TO THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW.
SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT THE NEXT MEETING.
SO THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO MAYBE USE OUR MLK.
AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE POO POO PERSON ON THE PICKLEBALL BECAUSE ALL OF MY FRIENDS WILL KILL ME.
THEY WANT THAT. BUT I'VE SENT YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF ARTICLES AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT AND GOOGLE THE LAWSUITS THAT ARE BEING HAD ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND THE NOISE. AND THE REASON WHY I WAS SAYING LIKE RIGHT NOW AT CENTRAL PARK, IT'S KIND OF LIKE IN THE MIDDLE.
IT'S NOT LIKE RIGHT AROUND HOUSES.
I THINK IT'S GREAT. IT DOESN'T REALLY IMPACT OUT THERE.
SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN ANY PLANS THAT INCLUDE MORE PICKLEBALL, BEING REALLY MINDFUL ABOUT HOW IT'S COMMUNICATED TO PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES SO WE CAN AVOID ANY ISSUES.
SO I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT IF YOU'RE ADDING THAT OUTDOORS OVER THERE, AS CLOSE AS SOME OF THOSE HOMES ARE, YOU MAY WANT TO JUST COMMUNICATE THAT WELL OR LIKE YOU SAID, LIMIT THE HOURS OF WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE.
THANK YOU. THANKS ECHO THAT I'VE WALKED MY DOG SEVERAL TIMES AT THE BEHIND THE BASEBALL FIELDS ON OFF BEACH STREET AND YOU CAN HEAR THE PICKLEBALL ALL THE WAY OUT ON BEACH STREET.
SO IF I'M A NEIGHBOR, I REALLY PARTICULARLY IF IT'S GOING TO BE MORNING TIME BEING RETIRED, I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE TO GET UP EARLY, BUT I DO.
BUT THE NOISE FROM PICKLEBALL IS AN ISSUE, I THINK, AND IT NEEDS TO TO MAKE SURE IT GETS ADDRESSED AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PICKLEBALL PLANS.
THANK YOU. UM, I DID WANT TO ASK.
SO ARE THESE REPORTS THAT YOU'RE GIVING US OF THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE? WE USED TO GET EXCUSE ME, THAT MONTHLY REPORT OF THE STUFF THAT YOU HAD DONE OR DID WE STOP DOING THAT OR. IT WOULD HAVE THE.
I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT HERE AND HAD IT.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS GOING TO BE IN LIEU OR SOMETHING.
SO IF IT GETS DONE PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THIS AGENDA, I CAN INCLUDE IT IN THE PACKET.
IF IT CAN'T, THEN IT WOULD JUST BE PRESENTED TO YOU HERE.
YEAH. I'LL MAKE SURE I EMAIL IT TO YOU TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
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LET'S START.THE PROGRAM ABOUT LET THEM KNOW ABOUT ISSUES IN THE PARK, I THINK IS A VERY GOOD IDEA.
HOWEVER, I HAVE AN ISSUE AT THE LAST MEETING AND IT'S IN THE MINUTES.
I REQUESTED THE TRASH CANS THAT EGAN'S CREEK PARK BE CLEANED UP AS OF 430 THIS AFTERNOON.
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THERE WAS NASTY AS THEY WERE AFTER THE LAST MEETING.NOW, IF I CALL AND SAY THIS IS A PARK ISSUE AND WEEKS GO BY AND NOTHING GETS DONE, NOTHING GETS CHANGED, THEN THAT ATTITUDE OF, WELL, WHY DID I BOTHER TO WASTE MY TIME? IT'S THE SAME OLD SITUATION.
SO, YES, I DID GET YOUR EMAIL AND I APPRECIATE IT.
OUR PARK STAFF, WE ARE DOWN, I THINK, FIVE.
WE'RE LOSING ANOTHER ONE NEXT WEEK.
I HAVE A LIST ON MY DESK OR NOT ON MY DESK ON MY WALL.
AND I DID GET YOUR EMAIL AND IT WILL BE ADDRESSED.
BUT WE ARE REALLY THIN RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK HONESTLY, WHEN YOU LAUNCH THAT SIGN PROGRAM, THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE PR OF THAT PROGRAM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
IT'S AND OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS KNOW, WE ARE COMING INTO OUR GROWING SEASON AND WE ARE WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE BEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT. BUT IT IT WILL HAPPEN.
THANK YOU. YES. SO CAN I JUST ASK, SO YOU THINK IT WASN'T EMPTY OR THAT MAYBE IT WAS EMPTY AND IT FILLED UP AGAIN? OH, NO, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF THE TRASH.
YEAH. SO SLIME GROWING ON THE METAL.
ONE OF THEM. THE FLAP HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME.
ONE OF THEM LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY HIT IT BECAUSE IT'S SORT OF ON AN ANGLE, BUT IT'S MOSTLY THE NASTY OUTSIDE. GOTCHA.
THEY NEED TO BE PRESSURE WASHED.
YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY STEAM WASHING.
YES. AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT ONES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.
WE'RE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY DOING THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE PAST THEIR LIFE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID ABOUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE SHORT STAFFED RIGHT NOW, BUT FOR THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR PROGRAM, THE SIGN PROGRAM, DO YOU GUYS HAVE A WAY OR A PLAN TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WITHIN X AMOUNT OF TIME, OR DOES THE PRIORITY OF THE REPAIR DRIVE HOW QUICKLY SOMETHING WOULD GET DONE OR WHERE IT FALLS ON A PRIORITY LIST? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? I MEAN, OUR GOAL ULTIMATELY IS TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF ALL OF THIS STUFF.
I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT FOR MR. CHAPMAN TO HAVE TO SEND US AN EMAIL.
THAT'S I MEAN, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
WE NEED TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THIS STUFF.
SO IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE LIKE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE SEEING IT, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY TIMES IN LIFE DO WE SAY, OH, SOMEBODY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT? RIGHT AND THE ONE THING I KNOW THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED EARLIER IS I MEAN, SOME OF THESE LITTLE THINGS AND NOT EVERYONE HAS FACEBOOK AND NOT EVERYONE'S ONLINE, BUT THESE LITTLE FACEBOOK POSTS THAT THAT WE DO AND WE ARE AT LEAST LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THIS.
WELL, YOU GUYS ARE. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR PEOPLE TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, LET US KNOW.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, YOU'RE SHORT STAFFED.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO ALL WORK TOGETHER TO GET THOSE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED? I THINK IS A GOOD IT'S A GOOD WAY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS.
YEAH. AND AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT ALL INTO QR CODES AND STUFF THAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, BUT OTHER COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY HAVE QR CODES OUT IN THEIR OUT IN THEIR PARKS WHERE THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF THE QR CODE AND SUBMIT AN EMAIL BASED ON SOMETHING THEY HAVE SEEN AT A PARK.
SO IT COULD ALERT US BECAUSE WE MIGHT NOT BE AT THAT PARK FOR MAYBE IT'S GRANTED.
WE SHOULD BE AT EVERY PARK EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT IF WE MISS SOMETHING, THEN.
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SO IT JUST INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REPAIR SOMETHING.SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
YEAH, I WOULDN'T BE A BIG FAN OF QR CODES IN THE PARKS.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW MANY REALLY TRUE EMERGENCIES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN A WATER MAIN BREAKS OR SOMETHING? YEAH, WELL, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR.
YEAH, I MEAN, AND SOMETIMES THEY COULD PREVENT IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE EQUIPMENT, WHERE THEY COULD ALERT IT, ALERT US TO IT, AND WE CAN GET IT REPAIRED BEFORE SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC WERE TO HAPPEN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LIKE, OH, IT'S BROKEN.
JUST. BUT IF THERE IS A SIGN THAT SAYS, HEY, IF YOU NOTICE SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE, LET US KNOW.
THEN SOMEONE LIKE, OH YEAH, LET ME SEND IN A MESSAGE REAL QUICK BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T SAY THE EMAIL OR PHONE NUMBER RIGHT THERE, A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE KIDS AND YOU'RE BUSY, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO GO LOOK IT UP.
THEY'RE PROBABLY JUST GOING TO.
AND YOU CAN EVEN DO THINGS LIKE IF IT WITH THE QR CODE.
THE WAY I SEE IT IN MY HEAD IS THAT IF YOU'VE GOT LIKE A LITTLE FORM THAT YOU CAN FILL OUT, YOU CAN SAY, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS IMMINENT? LIKE THIS IS DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW.
IF IT'S THAT. YES, THAT IS THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS CUTS OUT SOME OF THAT SO.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, MR. CHAPMAN YOUR EMAIL WAS RECEIVED AND IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
AND SCOTT, I REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW THIS, YOUR DEPARTMENT IS SO FAR BEHIND IN MAINTENANCE, IT THINKS IT'S IN FIRST PLACE. AND I THINK THAT THAT, AMONG OTHER ISSUES, NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
WE'VE WE'VE NICKELED AND DIMED PARK AND REC FOR YEARS AND IT'S CATCHING UP AND YOU KNOW.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO BE ADVISED IN ADVANCE FOR SOMETHING? SOME CHANGES ARE MADE THAT WE MAY GET PHONE CALLS ABOUT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S EXACTLY HAPPENED THIS WAY, BUT I WAS QUESTIONED BY A PICKLEBALL PLAYER THAT THEY HAVE NEW NEW PLAYERS COME OUT AND BE TAUGHT A DAY, A CERTAIN DAY OF THE WEEK UNTIL THEY CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE INSURANCE TO COVER IT.
IT'S NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE.
IS THAT IS THAT TRUE? THERE WAS A POST ON THAT TODAY, WASN'T THERE? I'M NOT QUITE SURE ON THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE RULES, THE DROP IN PLAY, ALL THAT.
AND SO WE PUT THIS WE PUT SOME SIGNAGE UP, SOME TEMPORARY SIGNAGE.
WE LAMINATED SOME THINGS AND SAID, THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND SEE IF THIS THESE SET OF RULES AND THIS DROP IN PLAY STRUCTURE AND SCHEDULE WORKS AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT UNTIL FEBRUARY 28TH.
SO WE'VE MET WITH STAFF LAST WEEK, KIND OF REVIEWED.
HOW DID IT GO? DO WE GET COMMENTS BACK ABOUT IT? AND ONE OF THE THINGS WAS THE SUNDAY MORNING KIND OF SHOW EVERYONE HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL, THAT SORT OF THING, BECAUSE THAT'S ON THE SCHEDULE.
YOU CAN COME IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY, YOU CAN GO.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, HEY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE.
THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE METAL SIGNS UP.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE RULES BACK UP.
AND WE'RE GLAD YOU LIKE THE NEW STRUCTURE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP FROM THE GROUP WAS, WELL, WE TEACH ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.
WE'RE GIVING INSTRUCTION AND ARE WE COVERED UNDER INSURANCE? WELL, NO, YOU'RE JUST FRIENDS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO OTHER PEOPLE.
SO THAT THAT QUESTION CAME UP.
THEY ASKED THE CITY. THE CITY HAS NOT SAID YOU CAN OR CANNOT DO ANYTHING.
THEY'RE PROVIDING A FRIENDLY SHOW.
LET'S SHOW YOU HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL.
THIS IS HOW YOU SCORE. THIS IS HOW YOU SHOOT THIS KIND OF THING.
SO THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON IT.
NOW WITH GETTING A PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTOR.
SO THAT PROBABLY WILL GO AWAY.
OKAY. I MEAN, I JUST GET BLINDSIDED WITH THESE QUESTIONS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AS FAR AS BECAUSE I DON'T PLAY PICKLEBALL REGULARLY, IT'S WHAT THE NEW.
THE NEW. THIS IS WHAT? YEAH, THIS IS.
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YOU KNOW, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S 60 PEOPLE COMING AT THIS TIME AND LET'S LET'S MAKE THE TIME GREATER AND HOPEFULLY ALLEVIATE.AND SO FAR WHAT WE WERE HEARING IS IT'S WORKING OUT PRETTY WELL.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
FEEL FREE TO CALL US. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED.
NO, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WHEN SOMETHING CHANGES, ANYTHING THAT CHANGES, WE'RE GOING TO GET ASKED ABOUT.
YES. AND NOTHING HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CHANGED YET.
WE'RE JUST WE'RE STILL UNDER THE REVIEW.
SO AS LONG AS WE GET OUR HEADS UP, THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FOR BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE.
THE PICKLEBALL KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, SO WE AT LEAST HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THEM.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ON THE PARKS AND REC.
AGAIN, WE HAD OUR OPENING DAY.
IT GOT WASHED OUT FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS, BUT WITH A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, WE ACTUALLY PUT ON ALL THE GAMES, GOT OUT OF THERE AT 7:30.
SO IN ESSENCE, I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT CHAIR CHAPMAN SAID AND WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING ABOUT THE ABILITY TO HANG IN THERE, BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW WITH THE STAFF THAT THEY HAVE TO GET AROUND TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND CUTTING FIELDS IS PART OF THEIR JOB.
THEY'RE CUTTING 6 TO 7 MAJOR FIELDS EVERY WEEK, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK, DEPENDING ON IF WE GET RAIN.
SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE OUR FIELDS PICK UP THE TRASH.
THAT IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF HAVING THE ABILITY AND THE USAGE OF OUR FIELDS.
SECOND OF ALL, I THINK THOSE WHO HAVEN'T GONE OUT TO VISIT OTHER PLACES.
YEAH, I'VE SEEN THE TRASH EVEN AT SIMMONS.
YOU KNOW, AND I'VE SEEN PICKUP PEOPLE GO OVER THERE AND VOLUNTEERS GO OVER THERE, PICK UP THE TRASH AROUND THE PICNIC TABLES AND PUT THEM INTO THE TRASH BINS.
SO, YEAH, WE DO HAVE A TRASH ISSUE, BUT I THINK IT'S UNDER CONTROL, TOO.
AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THANK YOU BECAUSE IT IS PART OF PARKS AND RECS JOB TO GO OUT THERE AND MAINTAIN THE FIELDS.
WELL, GUESS WHAT? WE HAD TWO SPRINKLER HEADS BREAK AND WE NEEDED PEOPLE OUT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF SPRINKLER HEADS.
SO MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE A QUALIFIED PERSON NOW TO DO SPRINKLER HEADS.
AND WE NEED TO REFILL THAT PIPELINE WITH PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO FOR PARKS.
IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO KNOW HOW TO MAINTAIN THESE PARKS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THESE PARKS THAT WE ARE UNDER OUR JURISDICTION. SO THANK YOU.
SECOND OF ALL, I LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAD OVER 350 PEOPLE THERE AT THAT BALLPARK THAT ONE DAY.
NOW 265 OF THEM WERE BALL PLAYERS.
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THE 120 THAT WERE LEFT WERE PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO GO ON THE MOON BOUNCE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE THERE.I JUST WANT TO THROW OUT ONE OTHER LAST THING.
WE WILL BE THROWING AN EASTER EGG HUNT NEXT YEAR AT THE BALLPARK IN CORRELATION WITH THE PARKS AND REC AND BABE RUTH. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 32034.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL THE GUYS OF OTHER SPORTS WANT TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I JUST WANT TO THROW OUT THAT JULIE HAS THE HALLOWEEN PARTY ON THEIR FIELD.
WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A HALLOWEEN PARTY.
SORRY. BUT WE WILL DO OTHER THINGS.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO THROW OUT AS A GESTURE TO THE COMMUNITY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO THANK GENE PUGH PERSONALLY.
SHE'S BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR ALMOST 6 OR 7 YEARS.
AM I CORRECT? YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I DO.
SHE'S BEEN ON LONGER THAN I HAVE, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ON, WHAT, TWO AND A HALF YEARS? I KNOW SHE WAS ON FOR A LONG TIME.
A LONG TIME. I JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE TO THIS.
SHE GAVE A LOT OF HER TIME, HER ENERGY AND HER KNOWLEDGE.
AND A PERSON LIKE THAT IS GOING TO BE A HARD SELL AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
AND SHE DESERVES ACCOLADES BECAUSE SHE WAS A PIONEER AND I'M PROUD TO KNOW HER.
AND I THINK IT'S VERY FITTING THAT SHE GOES OUT ON HER OWN TERMS. SO THANK YOU.
IF THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.