[CALL TO ORDER]
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THREE THREE 2026 MEETING OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER.
HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THOMAS. GUAM. PRESENT.
WOODSON. PRESENT. JOSH FRISBY PRESENT. ALFRED AGUIRRE PRESENT.
JOSE AGUILAR PRESENT. KRISTIN LANSANAH PRESENT.
OKAY, I SEE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE PRESENT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
MINISTER, BEFORE YOU, THERE'S ANY CHANGES. IF NOT I NEED A MOTION.A MOTION? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES AS REPORTED, I.
AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. REPORTS. MISTER. JOSH, PLEASE.
[REPORTS]
GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO START OFF TALKING ABOUT THE BRIDGE AT REGIONAL PARK.THE THE BRIDGE IS BEING REEVALUATED FOR CONSTRUCTION TYPE.
THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HAS WANTED TO GET A DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPE.
THE WAY TO WEIGH OUR OPTIONS. THE MASTER PLAN AT REGIONAL PARK, PICKLEBALL AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OUT AT REGIONAL ARE ALL BEING WRAPPED UP INTO THE CITY WIDE MASTER PLAN.
SO ESSENTIALLY, THEY'RE ON HOLD UNTIL UNTIL WE GET THAT CITYWIDE MASTER PLAN DONE.
THEY LOOK GREAT. BEAUTIFUL COLOR ON THEM. IT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE NEW PARK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOFTBALL FIELDS THIS COMING YEAR OR THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE $1.1 MILLION IN CDBG FUNDING FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT LIBERTY PARK, TO DO SOME MORE SIDEWALKS TO IMPROVE MORE TURF OUT THERE, AND TO COMPLETELY REDO THE CURRENT HOCKEY COURT INTO A MULTI-USE COURT.
SO WE'LL HAVE NOT ONLY ROLLER HOCKEY OUT THERE, BUT BOX LACROSSE, FUTSAL, PICKLEBALL.
SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE BUSY IN THE LINES, BUT WE'LL HAVE A MULTI-USE FACILITY OUT THERE.
SO IT'S NOT JUST CATERING TO TO ONE USER GROUP.
WE'RE GOING TO REVITALIZE THE BATHROOMS OUT THERE LIKE WE DID OUT AT LIBERTY PARK.
WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE A LOT OF THE SIDEWALKS OUT THERE.
AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE REPLACING BOTH THE BASKETBALL COURTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE I YOU DIDN'T GET ANYTHING? ABOUT THE VETERAN PARK. SO VETERANS PARK IN OUR LAST CDBG MEETING GOT ADDED BACK IN WITH THE ZONING.
SO RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTALS FOR THAT PARK IN KEN GREEN PARK FOR FISCAL YEAR 27.
OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE? I YOU MENTIONED FRED POPPY PARK, THE BRIDGE AND THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY, AND I KIND OF WENT OVER THIS IN MY HEAD THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE I'M COMING.
PRETTY FRUSTRATED WITH THE WHOLE THING, ACTUALLY.
I MEAN, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE WE FIRST DECIDED THIS WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE MASTER PLAN. AND NOW WE'RE DOING A MASTER PLAN CITYWIDE.
I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AS A CITIZEN, I LOOK AT THIS BUILDING E AND IN THE TIME SINCE WE'VE SAID WE WANT PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUILDING E HAS BEEN PUT OUT TO BID.
THE BID ACCEPTED, THE BUILDING BUILT, THE BUILDING STAFFED AND THE BUILDING PUT INTO OPERATION.
AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE BROKEN GROUND ON A PICKLEBALL FACILITY THAT THE CITIZENS WANT.
UNDERSTOOD. ANYBODY ELSE? SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO.
JUST BRING A COUPLE OF UPCOMING EVENTS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
FIRST, WE DO HAVE THE PALM BAY RECREATION ACTIVITY GUIDE FOR WINTER AND SPRING THAT HAS BEEN OUT.
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S ONLINE AND IT JUST GOES OVER INFORMATION, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.
THE VALENTINE'S GALA IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 7TH FROM 5 TO 8 AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND IT'S JUST A DANCE FOR ALL AGES. IT'S VERY INCLUSIVE.
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IT CAN BE PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BRINGING KIDS, AND IT'S JUST A GOOD TIME.THE PALM BAY A MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 7TH, FROM 11 TO 3 AT FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE VENDORS, MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD, ART AND JUST EXHIBITIONS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES.
SO SUPER FUN TIMES. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON TICKET SALES FOR THE DANCE? SO THEY ARE 15 PER ADULT AND TEN PER CHILD. THEY'RE ONLINE AND WE HAVE WE'VE BEEN SELLING A FEW, BUT WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE IT GETS THAT LAST PUSH.
RIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S THE SAME QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I TRY TO GET LIKE TEN TICKETS, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET GET THE TICKETS. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M NOT MAKING THE RIGHT APPROACH.
WERE YOU USING IT ONLINE? YEAH. I WENT ON THE, ON THE, ON THE SITE WHERE IT SAYS REGISTERED NOW.
YES. OKAY. SO FOR THE DANCE, YOU DO HAVE TO APPLY THE TICKET TO EACH PERSON IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL TEN PEOPLE ARE LISTED FIRST.
SO IT'S TICKETS BUT IT'S ALSO REGISTRATION OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WELL I GUESS I GET ONE OF THEM KIDS PLAY WITH IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? AND WHAT IS OUR NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR.
DO YOU HAVE THAT. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE APRIL.
RIGHT. SO FEBRUARY AND THEN MARCH OFF AND THEN APRIL 1ST TUESDAY IN APRIL.
YES. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY INPUT ON WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE AT THAT MEETING? FOR THAT MEETING, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE LAST MEETING, BUT WE HAVE LIKE CERTAIN FUNDS THAT EXPIRE BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND CERTAIN ZIP CODES AND THINGS. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN SEE WHICH FUNDS EXPIRE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO WE'RE NOT SCRAMBLING AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO. YEAH.
TO GET THAT FOR YOU, I BELIEVE THE FUNDS IN 32932909 THAT WAS HAVING THE EXPIRATION.
I'D LIKE AN UPDATE ON THE BRIDGE. WE'RE TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM FROM THAT.
BY THEN, I WOULD HOPE WE'D HAVE AT LEAST SOME IDEA OF WHAT DIRECTION THAT'S HEADING.
YEAH, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE INTERVENED AND WANTED TO SEE MORE OPTIONS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE 95% COMPLETE DRAWINGS ON THE OTHER ONE.
AND I'LL BRING IT UP AT MY INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD MEETING ALSO.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? HEY, JOSH. SO REGARDING THE THE CITY PLAN, IS IT ON? IS IT ON TRACK NOW? HAS IT ANYTHING LIKE THE CITY WIDE, I MEAN, THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARKS.
SO I BELIEVE DANIEL IS PRESENTING THE MASTER PLAN TO COUNCIL ON THE 19TH, YOU KNOW.
YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE 19TH. YOU'LL BE PRESENTING TO THE COUNCIL. OKAY.
LAST CALL. SEEING NOTHING ELSE, I'LL CALL THE.
SOME OF THEM RESPONDED WITH A THAT THERE'S NO FENCING AT FRALEY PARK.
THEY MENTIONED THAT THE DOGS CAN COME OUT OF THE ANY HOME THAT'S AROUND THE AREA.
SO THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING SCARY FOR THREE PEOPLE THAT THAT HAPPENED.
THE OTHER THING THAT THEY MENTIONED WAS ALSO BASKETBALL COURTS ARE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
CONCRETE IS FALLING ON SOME OF THEM. AND ALSO THE SKATE PARK.
SKATE PARK? RIGHT ON FIELD OF DREAMS. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S PART OF YOU GUYS.
YOU JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU. THE ONE ON THE ONE IN FIELD OF DREAMS IS WEST MELBOURNE.
WE DO HAVE A SKATE PARK OFF THE GRID RIGHT NEXT TO OUR OFFICE.
SO YOU SAID, FRED. FRIENDLY FENCE, BASKETBALL COURTS AND THEN THE FIELD OF DREAM.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE SURVEYS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL TO HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS FROM PARKS AND RECREATION SO THAT WE HAVE A BASELINE OF WHAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR.
OKAY. SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT GETTING SURVEYS OUT.
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BUT I GOT SOMETHING IN THE EMAIL RECENTLY ABOUT REDOING MALABAR ROAD AND WHAT MY THOUGHTS WERE.ONE MORE THING ON ON SURVEYS. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT HAVING A SURVEY WITH LIKE THE UF BRANCH WHERE THEY HAVE THE BEEKEEPING AND THE FARMERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I DID SEE SOMETHING GO OUT ABOUT THAT.
HAVE WE GOTTEN ANY RESULTS BACK ON THOSE? HAVE WE GOTTEN RESPONSES? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT? I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT SURVEY, BUT I'M TAKING A NOTE, SO I'LL FOLLOW UP SO I CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER THAT.
WE COMPLETED THE SURVEY. IT DID END. AND THEN WE SENT ALL OF THE RESULTS BACK TO UF.
IFAS. AND THEY'RE GOING TO LAST. I HEARD LIKE MID JANUARY, THEY WERE COMBING THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT CLASSES COULD BE OFFERED IN PALM BAY AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO TEACH. SO ALL OF THOSE SURVEY RESULTS DID GET BACK TO UF AND IT'S IN THE WORKS, SO MAYBE WE COULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN APRIL.
ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE. I'LL CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 611.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.