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A 20 504 TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN. THOMAS. GUAM. PRESIDENT. LOGAN.
LOUIS. WOODSON. FENLON. PRESENT. ALFRED. AGUIRRE.
PRESENT. JOSHUA. FRISBEE. PRESENT. JEFFREY MCLEOD.
[NEW BUSINESS]
SO WE'LL MOVE AHEAD TO NEW BUSINESS AND VOTING FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.I'M CONCLUDING MY SECOND TERM AS CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
HEY, LOGAN. HELLO. LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT LOGAN LEWIS HAS ARRIVED FOR THE MEETING.
SO WE NEED NOMINATIONS FOR. WE'LL START WITH CHAIRMAN, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO VICE CHAIRMAN.
ANYBODY ON THE BOARD? WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY? OH, I CAN. I'VE DONE THE SAME THING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD.
YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT I. WELL, YOU KNOW, MR. GRAHAM, YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB.
I WOULDN'T NOMINATE YOU AGAIN. SECOND. I SECOND THAT.
I SECOND THAT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING I, I, I, I ANY OPPOSED.
OKAY. ON TO NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
I'M INTERESTED. I WOULD NOMINATE MYSELF. I'LL SECOND THAT.
I'LL SECOND THAT TOO. OKAY. WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SO NOT ON THE AGENDA. BUT I KNOW THAT DANIEL AND JOSH HAVE SOME UPDATES TO GIVE US, SO WE'LL MOVE INTO THAT. ALL RIGHT. GIVE YOU GUYS SOME UPDATES ON WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PARKS PART SINCE YOU GUYS LAST MET. WE'VE DONE THREE RIBBON CUTTINGS AT THE KANGAROO DOG PARK, THE SACRIFICE PARK OVER HERE WITH THE NEW MONUMENT AND THE REGIONAL PARK PLAYGROUND. ALL WERE SUCCESSFUL.
ALL WERE WELL ATTENDED. WE UPGRADED A MAINTENANCE WORKER POSITION TO A LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR US AS A TURF SPECIALIST TO IMPROVE OUR ATHLETIC FIELDS.
THAT TOOK PLACE MAY 10TH. UPCOMING PROJECTS IN MAY, SOON AS VETERANS FOOTBALL, THE PBY AA CONCLUDES THEIR FLAG FOOTBALL SEASON, WE'RE GOING TO REDO THEIR GAME FIELD AND IMPROVE THEIR MULTI USE FIELD OUT THERE.
SO THOSE THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE COMING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
AND THAT'S KEN GREEN TENNIS, LIBERTY BALL FIELD, RESTROOMS AND SIDEWALKS.
JUST A NOTE. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE DOG PARK OUT AT KEN GREEN PARK, SO IT TURNED OUT WELL. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF HURDLES, BUT IT GOT OPEN.
WELL DONE. LOT OF HURDLES. WE GOT IT DONE. THERE'S FOUR SUNSHADES OUT THERE.
AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE BY, ANY TIME OF THE DAY, THERE'S.
THERE'S PEOPLE UNDER THE SUNSHADES AND DOGS RUNNING AROUND THE PARK. YEAH.
BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU, I WAS AT THE PAL PAVILION.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, THEY DID A REAL GOOD JOB.
IT'S I GUESS THIS IS THE THE FIRST PLAYGROUND IN THE CITY, I GUESS.
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LIKE RAISED MOUNDS FOR KIDS TO PLAY ON, A WHEELCHAIR ACCESS MERRY GO ROUND AND THE THE POUR IN PLACE RUBBERIZED ROLLERS.RIGHT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE INSPIRATION PARK, WHICH ALSO HAS SOME SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT INSPIRATION.
AND WE HAVE MADDEN PARK. BOTH HAVE THE RAMPS THAT CAN BE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, HANDICAPPED SWINGS.
BUT THIS ONE AT REGIONAL IS OUR LARGEST AND MOST ALL INCLUSIVE.
YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD JOB. VERY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
DEPARTMENT DOING GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THEN MY UPDATES.
THEY ARE GOING LIVE NEXT WEEK WITH THEIR REGISTRATIONS.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, AS JOSH SAID, WE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING AT THE PLAYGROUND AT THE REGIONAL PARK.
WE ALSO HAD THE SOHC EVENT, WHICH WAS A CO-SPONSORSHIP.
AND WE HAD THE ART SHOW OVER AT TONY ROSA AS WELL, AND EVERYTHING WAS WELL ATTENDED.
THE PARK WAS PACKED, THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS PACKED FOR THE ART SHOW.
SO EVERYTHING WAS VERY BUSY THIS PAST WEEKEND.
ANOTHER UPDATE I HAVE FOR YOU IS THE FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK.
MASTER PLAN UPDATE. WE MET MARCH 13TH. STAFF MET WITH KIMLEY-HORN TO GO OVER A LOT OF THE INITIAL ITEMS FOR THEM TO START GETTING US A FIRST DRAFT OF THAT MASTER PLAN.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS ONE ITEM COUNCILMAN HAMER BROUGHT UP WAS PARKING NEAR FIELDS ONE AND TWO FOR SOCCER ON THE EAST SIDE. SO THAT'S ONE THING WE SPOKE ABOUT. THAT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD SOME PARKING THERE IN THE PLAN.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE BASEBALL FIELDS IMPROVING THE GRADING AND THE DRAINAGE ON THE BASEBALL FIELDS.
SO IF WE COULD FIX THAT, THAT THOSE SHOULD BE TWO FIELDS THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MORE OFTEN.
THE BASKETBALL COURT NEAR THE CRICKET PAVILION.
WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING IN A NEW COURT THERE AND ALSO EXPANDING IT TO POSSIBLY TWO COURTS ON TOP OF THAT AND ADDING SOME TYPE OF PARKING THERE SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO PARK IN THE SWALE AND WALK OVER TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAWN BEHIND THE COMMUNITY CENTER OF GRADING THAT OFF AS WELL.
SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME DRAINAGE AND GRADING OFF BACK THERE AS WELL AS AN AMPHITHEATER.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT FACING I WON'T GET INTO THE DIRECTIONS, BUT WHERE THE SUN ISN'T SHINING RIGHT ON THE STAGE DURING THOSE LATER PARTS OF THE NIGHT WHEN IT'S FACING WEST BEHIND THE CENTER.
THERE'S NO PLANS TO TOUCH THE DOG PARK OUT THERE.
AND THE ORIGINAL DISC GOLF COURSE THERE. SO WHAT WITH THE NEW DISC GOLF THAT WAS USED WITH THE ACQUIRED LAND FROM THE THE USE AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE OLD DISC GOLF, THE CONVERSION PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE 16 PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND THERE WILL BE PLANS FOR PHASE TWO TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 16 AS WELL.
SO THAT WILL BE A TOTAL OF 32 COURTS. WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ADDING IN TWO CONVERTIBLE TENNIS COURTS AND ALSO LINING THOSE WITH PICKLEBALL, WHICH WILL EVEN ADD MORE PICKLEBALL IF NEEDED.
IF WE BRING IN TOURNAMENTS AT THE COMPLEX. JUST TO GIVE YOU A REFERENCE.
IF YOU WERE AT THE DOG PARK, AT THE REGIONAL PARK AND YOU WERE FACING SOUTH, I BELIEVE THAT IS HOLE ONE OF THE EXISTING DISC GOLF, WHICH IS IN THERE. THAT WILL BE CONVERTED INTO ADDITIONAL PARKING FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.
IT WILL ALSO TIE IN WITH THE NEW ENTRANCE WITH THE BRIDGE OFF OF THE HERITAGE PARKWAY.
AND THEN SOME OTHER TALKS WAS JUST SOME GENERAL SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
EVENTS INCREASING THE SIGNAGE CREATING SIGNAGE OFF OF HERITAGE PARKWAY FOR THE NEW BRIDGE.
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JOSH POINTED OUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMETHING WHEN YOU'RE COMING OVER THE BRIDGE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PARK RIGHT AWAY.SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TURNING INTO IT IMPROVED SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE PARK AND THEN ALSO INCLUDING SOME STRIPING ON THE ROADS INSIDE TO CREATE, LIKE A BIKE SHARE, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THOSE LANES ON THE BRIDGE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE PARK BY BIKE.
SO WE WANT TO JUST INCREASE THE BIKE SAFETY INSIDE OF THE PARK, BECAUSE IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, THE ROADS ARE SMALL. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRIVERS INSIDE THE PARK ARE AWARE TO GIVE YOU A, A TIMELINE. OBVIOUSLY THIS COULD CHANGE, BUT THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE MASTER PLAN IS EXPECTED TO COME TO US BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK FROM KIMLEY-HORN. THERE'LL BE A REVIEW PERIOD FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT.
THE CITY WILL SUBMIT THEIR REVISIONS BACK, AND THEN KIMLEY-HORN WILL PREPARE A REVISED MASTER PLAN THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY, ESTIMATED SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. ANOTHER TWO WEEK REVIEW PERIOD.
WE SHOULD GET A FINAL MASTER PLAN BY THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK IN JUNE, AND THEN THERE'LL BE A FINAL MASTER PLAN TO THE CITY BY THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK IN JUNE FOR THE REGIONAL PARK. I JUST HAD THIS. WE JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK.
DO WE KNOW WHEN THE BRIDGE IS SCHEDULED FOR? SO I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
I COULD GET YOU AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
FOR THE BRIDGE. SO I'LL WRITE THAT NOTE DOWN TO GIVE YOU GUYS A BRIDGE UPDATE.
AND I KNOW FROM SITTING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD THAT I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, BUT WHAT ABOUT REPAVING THE ROADS IN THERE? I MEAN, YOU TALKED ABOUT. IT'S IT BECOMES I KNOW IT'S BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS AND REC AND WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S A BUDGETARY REQUEST ITEM FOR US. AND THEN I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP PARKING, BECAUSE ANYTIME WE HOLD A LARGE EVENT OUT THERE, I KNOW TRAFFIC'S AN ISSUE. HOPEFULLY SOME OF THAT WILL BE ALLEVIATED BY THE BRIDGE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PARKING ISSUES WITH THE BRIDGE.
SO AS WE LOOK FOR A NEW PARK IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE CITY, HEAVY CONSIDERATION AS TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THESE, ALL THE CARS AS WE PLAN OUT ANOTHER PARK. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. MR. GUMMER, THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SOMETHING.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT ON THE ROAD. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS IF WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT THE BUY MORE OF THE BICYCLES, WE MAY HAVE TO HIDE A BIKE LANE BECAUSE THE EXISTING ROAD MAY CAN'T HOLD THE BIKE LANE.
SO THAT MAY CAUSE SOME IMPROVEMENT. AND, MR. DANIEL, YOU KNOW I AM A SOCCER FAN.
I DIDN'T HEARD NOTHING MUCH ABOUT THE SOCCER GAME.
BUT I WOULDN'T MIND, YOU KNOW, TO GET SOMETHING ADDRESSED WHERE THE SOCCER FIELD IS CONCERNED, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KEEP SAYING WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT THE CITY IS GETTING MORE POPULATED AND WE HAVE MORE DEMAND FOR THE USAGE OF THE GROUND. DIFFERENT GROUNDS AND STUFF LIKE THIS.
AND YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO OPERATE.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO BEAR THAT IN MIND. THANK YOU SIR.
OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? I MEAN, I AGREE THE BRIDGE WILL DEFINITELY ALLEVIATE A LOT.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF THERE DURING EVENTS, ESPECIALLY SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE EARLY BECAUSE IT REALLY STINKS LEAVING THERE, YOU KNOW? ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO PUT FORWARD OR ANY REQUESTS FOR THE NEXT MEETING? SOMETHING JUST CAME TO MIND. WHAT? IS THERE ANY PLANS FOR THE DOG? NOT THE DOG. I'M SORRY. THAT BIG OPEN LAND THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING TRAILERS AND SO FORTH INTO TO THE COMPOUND.
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AND UNTIL SOME CONSOLIDATION TAKES PLACE, IT'S REALLY GOING TO REMAIN WHAT IT IS.SO THAT AREA WHEN MEETING WITH KIMLEY-HORN, SO THAT AREA PRETTY MUCH CANNOT BE TOUCHED FOR A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE PARK BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE USED FOR WATER RETENTION.
BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING WITH THE JOHN THE HERITAGE PARKWAY.
SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THERE DID NOT PUT ENOUGH RETENTION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETAINING THAT WATER.
A LITTLE KNOWN FACT IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF RED POPPY PARK IS A POND THAT'S COMPLETELY FENCED OFF. THAT'S NOT IN THE CITY. THAT POND WAS EXCLUDED FROM INCORPORATION INTO THE CITY, AND IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE COUNTY PROPERTY, AND IT BELONGS TO THE PLATT FAMILY.
SO JUST AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THE PARK. SO CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE IMPACT FEES FOR EACH NEXUS AT THE NEXT MEETING? WHAT'S WHAT'S IN EACH FUND? YES. LET ME PULL THAT UP RIGHT FOR YOU.
SO THE LAST UPDATE I HAVE IS AS OF JANUARY 2025.
FIVE. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO THREE TWO 905 HAS A TOTAL OF 1,000,963 AND $39. THREE TWO 907. THREE. ROUGHLY JUST OVER 3.5 MILLION. THREE.
TWO. 908. ROUGHLY OVER 4.5 MILLION. AND THREE TWO 909 IS SITTING RIGHT OVER 9.2 MILLION.
SO THAT'S ABOUT A MILLION MORE IN OH NINE THAN IT WAS THE LAST.
WELL, A YEAR AGO. SO. OKAY. WELL, I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE WE ADJOURN? WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:18 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.