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APRIL 7TH OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? TOM GUAM. PRESENT.

WOODSON FENLON. PRESENT. JOSHUA FRISBEE. PRESENT.

ALFRED AGUIRRE. PRESENT. JOSE AGUILAR. PRESENT.

KRISTEN LANSANA. PRESENT. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. LITTLE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. JOSHUA, YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[Additional Item]

SO I HAVE YOUR AWARD HERE. THANK YOU FOR ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MUCH APPRECIATED. PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC TONIGHT IN THIS WEATHER.

I DON'T BLAME THEM. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES MINUTES ARE BEFORE YOU.

[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]

ANYBODY HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR MOTION I MOTION.

I'LL SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ON TO REPORTS, MR. HUDAK.

[REPORTS (Part 1 of 2)]

GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING SIR.

PUSH THE BUTTON. SO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON CDBG FUNDING.

IT WAS HELD UP IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT FUNDING HAS ALL COME THROUGH NOW.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MULTI USE CORD OUT AT LIBERTY PARK.

ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS, REPAIRS AT LIBERTY PARK PARKING LOT CEILING FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH PARKING LOT OUT AT LIBERTY PARK.

DRISCOLL RESTROOMS REMODEL INSIDE AND OUT. ALL NEW AMENITIES.

TILES WORK ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALKS OUT AT DRISCOLL.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE PLEASED TO GET THAT IT WAS BEING HELD UP IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE WERE WORRIED THEY WERE GOING TO GET IT.

AND WE DO HAVE TO HAVE ALL THAT WORK COMPLETED BEFORE JUNE 30TH.

WELL, WE INTERRUPT YOU JUST A SECOND. YES. DID YOU COME TO SPEAK BY CHANCE? WE JUST GOT PAST THAT MOMENT OF THE MEETING. BUT I'M GOING TO.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A BREAK HERE IF IT'S OKAY. NOT A PROBLEM. AND AND ROLL BACK THE CLOCK A LITTLE BIT TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. SHE SHOWED UP JUST AFTER WE DID PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AND SO I'M GOING TO ROLL BACK THE CLOCK A LITTLE BIT AND ALLOW HER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

GO AHEAD MA'AM. AMELIA JORDE PICKLEBALL PLAYER USA PICKLEBALL. AMBASSADOR. CERTIFIED COACH. RESIDENT OF WEST MELBOURNE.

BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THANKS TO TOM TRYING TO GET THE COURTS BUILT HERE IN PALM BAY.

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE DELAY IS. WE'VE.

IT WAS VOTED ON IN JULY OF 2024 BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE FUNDS ARE THERE. THE NEED IS THERE. PALM BAY IS HAS NOT A SINGLE DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURT FOR ITS RESIDENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I LIKE THE PEOPLE IN PALM BAY TO HAVE THEIR OWN PLACES TO PLAY BECAUSE IT ALSO AFFECTS WEST MELBOURNE, WHERE WE ONLY HAVE OUR, OUR SIX COURTS FOR OUR LITTLE CITY.

AND HALF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PLAYING THERE ARE FROM PALM BAY.

THEY'RE DRIVING ALL THE WAY UP THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING HERE.

AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DELAY IS.

IF THE COUNCIL VOTED FOR IT. THE FUNDS ARE THERE AND IT'S A PUBLIC PARK.

ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL I'LL ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER.

I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH INTO HOW THE PARK CAME TO BE.

AND WHAT I FOUND IS THAT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARK IS CURRENTLY ON A 99 YEAR LEASE THAT WERE TEN YEARS INTO.

AND AT SOME POINT, BREVARD COUNTY IS GOING TO WANT TO CONVEY MALABAR ROAD TO THE CITY.

ALONG WITH THAT IS NO REASON FOR THE COUNTY TO HOLD ON TO THAT LITTLE STRIP OF LAND.

SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY CONVEY ALONG WITH IT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE.

MY FEELING IS THAT THE BRIDGE ENTRANCE GOT TIED TOGETHER WITH THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY AT FRED POPPY PARK, AND THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. THE BRIDGE ENTRANCE WAS ACTUALLY PART OF THE CAMPGROUND INITIATIVE BACK YEARS AGO,

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AND THE REASON THAT PARK ENTRANCE WAS NEEDED WAS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PULL A CLASS A MOTOR HOME DOWN THAT LITTLE STRIP OF ROAD AND GET IT AROUND THE PARK.

BUT NOW, SINCE THINGS HAVE CHANGED, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TWO THINGS ARE DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE ITEMS THAT A BRIDGE ISN'T HOLDING UP THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY. THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND? YES, SIR. SO THE THE BRIDGE, THE WE START WITH WE DID A MASTER PLAN FOR REGIONAL PARK, WHICH INCORPORATES SOME ELEMENTS OF THE BRIDGE, BUT IT WAS MORE THE WHERE THE ROAD TIED INTO AND ROUNDABOUTS AND SIDEWALKS STUFF. YOU GUYS SAW THE PLAN. THE BRIDGE IS A SEPARATE PROJECT.

SO WE DID A MASTER PLAN WITH FOR REGIONAL PARK, WHICH HAD MULTIPLE ELEMENTS WHICH INCLUDED TWO PHASES OF PICKLEBALL.

BUT THE BRIDGE, THE BRIDGE ISN'T. WHAT'S HOLDING THAT UP? OKAY. THANKS. JUST JUST MY FEELING OVER THE YEARS IS I FELT LIKE IT SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THAT THOSE TWO THINGS GOT TIED INTO ONE PROJECT AND ONE WAS HOLDING UP THE OTHER.

WE'RE HAVING MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON BUILDING THE BRIDGE AND, YOU KNOW, FUNDING SOURCES AND SUCH WITH IT, BUT THAT WHEN WE HAVE THOSE MEETINGS, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN OF REGIONAL PARK THAT INVOLVED ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS BECAUSE THE BRIDGE IS SEPARATE.

HAS ANYBODY TALKED TO BREVARD COUNTY ABOUT CONVEYING THE PARK ENTRANCE TO THE CITY? I'M UNAWARE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I HAVE IT IN MY NOTES.

BUT DO WE HAVE ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT A PICKLEBALL COURT OR JUST OR JUST THAT LOCATION? THERE WAS THREE LOCATIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED.

IT WAS A REGIONAL PARK VETERANS. AND WAS IT NUNGESSER? NUNGESSER. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. BUT YOU KNOW, IF IF IF THE REGIONAL PARK, THE MASTER PLAN IS STILL ON THE ON THE, YOU KNOW, IN, YOU KNOW, REVIEW OR WHAT I, YOU PROBABLY COULD HAVE DO SOMETHING ELSE ON ANOTHER PARK IN THE MEANTIME, EVEN AT A SMALLER LEVEL, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A COUPLE, YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT DEDICATED TO THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

YES. DEDICATED. NOT NECESSARILY. NUNGESSER PARK NEEDS TO BE REDONE AS A TENNIS COURT, AND WE HAVE IT AS A BUDGET REQUEST, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A MIXED USE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL VETERANS PARK.

WE RESURFACED IT IN 23 USING CDBG FUNDS, AND WE RESURFACED IT AND ADDED PICKLEBALL LINES TO THE TENNIS COURTS.

YEAH, YEAH, IT JUST KIND OF SEEMS A LITTLE WAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, YOU KNOW WE STILL DIDN'T HAVE ANY, ANY FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE OUR CITIZENS, BUT YOU KNOW, I FIGURED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DO SOMETHING TEMPORARY AND WAIT UNTIL THE MASTER PLAN BECAUSE AMONG OTHER THINGS, THEY'RE WAITING ON THE MASTER PLAN TO I'M IN THE SOCCER FIELD AND I'M STILL WAITING ON THE SOCCER FIELD TOO.

SO THIS IS WHAT IT IS SOMETIME, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, SYSTEM JUST MOVE A LITTLE SLOW.

AND I HAVE A SUGGESTION SINCE WE HAVE ON THE PARK I WAS WONDERING IF THE CITY OF PALM BAY WOULD ENTERTAIN A TRACK AND FIELD KIND OF THING. YOU KNOW, THIS THING IS GOING CRAZY TOO IN THE OLYMPICS AND EVERYTHING, AND I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, WE COULD PROBABLY ENTERTAIN THAT. I KNOW IT'S KIND OF LATE FOR THE MASTER PLAN OR SO, BUT WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER LOCATION WE HAD, LIKE 20 ACRES OR 30 ACRES AT THAT OTHER LOCATION WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

WE'RE NOT. NOTHING HAPPENING TO THAT WHERE WE CAN DO ANY KIND OF REBUILD A PARK DOWN THERE.

OH, DOWN SOUTH, RIGHT DOWN SOUTH WHERE WE. I FORGOT WHAT THE LOCATION WAS AGAIN, WHERE WE LOCATE A PROPERTY THAT WAS THERE FOR A LONG TIME.

FOR IS IT VACANT? YEAH. VACANT PIECE. I'M NOT SURE.

I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. YEAH, I FORGOT THE NAME, BUT A VACANT PIECE WAS THERE AND WE WERE SAYING THAT IT WAS LIKE IN A RESERVE COMMUNITY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE TIME EXPIRED FOR THE RESERVE, SO IT CAN BE USED OR SOMETHING.

I THINK HE'S TALKING ABOUT LIBERTY PARK, THE SCRUB JAY PLACE, LIBERTY PARK.

SO WE HAVE SOME INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE SCRUB JAY AREA THAT ARE IN TALKS NOW.

OKAY, BUT TRACK AND FIELD WAS NOT TALKED. BUT WE CAN WE CAN INTERJECT SOME OF THAT INTO CONVERSATIONS.

AND I COULD TURN TO RECREATION TO SEE IF THEY CAN SEE IF THERE'S A BIG COMMUNITY NEED FOR IT.

YOU DID MENTION DOING SOMETHING TEMPORARY FOR PICKLEBALL.

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RIGHT? PICKLEBALL HAS SOME INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU CAN'T JUST TEMPORARILY MAKE A FOUNDATION LIKE THAT.

EVEN PUTTING ASPHALT DOWN HAS SUBBASE AND COMPACTION.

IT'S IT'S A PROCESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE ON WITH YOUR REPORT, JOSH?

[REPORTS (Part 2 of 2)]

SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CDBG. AND ONE THING I LEFT OUT IN CDBG IS WE ALSO HAVE WE'RE REPAIRING ALL EIGHT DUGOUTS AT LIBERTY PARK RIGHT NOW. THE INTENTION IS TO TRY TO KEEP THOSE FIELDS OPEN WHILE PLAY SEE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO DO THAT SO THEY CAN GET THROUGH SOME OF THEIR SUMMER PLAY AND USE THE SERVICE GATES. AND IF WE CAN'T, WE'LL GIVE RECREATION PLENTY OF NOTICE TO LET THOSE PEOPLE MOVE ON OVER TO LIBERTY OR MOVE SOME OF THEIR GAMES AROUND. HEY JOSH ON THAT, IS THERE TALKS OF MAYBE PUTTING WATER IN THE DUGOUTS FOR THE PLAYERS? I JUST REMEMBER MY NIECE PLAYED. THEY NEVER HAD WATER LIKE THEY ALWAYS HAD TO BRING THEIR OWN.

NO SIR. NONE OF OUR NONE OF OUR DUGOUTS HAVE WATER OR ELECTRIC.

IT'S A GOOD THOUGHT, THOUGH. THERE'S THERE'S WATER OUTLETS THAT ARE PRETTY CLOSE, ESPECIALLY AT LIBERTY.

WE ARE. WE FINALLY GOT THE MATERIALS IN FOR LINDBERGH PARK.

LINDBERGH PARK HAD A FENCE BLOW DOWN DURING ONE OF THE WINTER STORMS, SO WE CLOSED DOWN ONE OF THE FIELDS, WE REMOVED ALL THE SAFETY HAZARDS. AND THEN HAVING THE BACKUP PRACTICE FIELD FOR WEST OAKS USE ONE FIELD.

SO WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH LIMERICK ONE. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, WE'LL CLOSE DOWN LIMERICK TWO AND REDO THAT WHOLE FIELD SO THAT THOSE FIELDS WILL HAVE ALL NEW FIELD, ALL NEW FENCE EXCEPT FOR BACKSTOPS WHICH ARE WHICH ARE IN DECENT SHAPE.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. WE'RE ABOUT TO START CRANKING STUFF UP WITH CDBG.

WE GOT POS GOING AND WE'LL BE VERY BUSY BETWEEN HERE AND JUNE.

OKAY. THANKS, JOSH. DANIEL, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A LONG LIST HERE. RECREATION.

WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH TALKS ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROGRAMING AND STARTING TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY SEE WHAT THEY HAVE. SO BEAR WITH ME HERE. I'M GOING TO RUN DOWN THIS LIST.

IF YOU NEED ME TO GO BACK TO ANYTHING, I WILL.

SO I KNOW I WASN'T AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT THERE WAS THE QUESTION THAT GOT BROUGHT UP BY MR. ABOUT THE TICKETING PROCESS FOR THE FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH VERMONT SYSTEMS, WHO RUNS OUR RECREATION SOFTWARE, AND THEY DO HAVE A MODULE FOR TICKETING THAT WILL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER PROCESS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AND DISCUSSING WITH VERMONT SYSTEMS AND ACTUAL APP FOR THE PHONE, WHICH SO FAR THE AGENCIES AROUND THE STATE THAT HAVE BEEN USING THE APP SAID IT'S MAKING REGISTRATION AND SIGNUPS FOR PROGRAMS MUCH EASIER THAN THE WEB BASED PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE. SO WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM AND OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THOSE ONLINE.

WE JUST HAD OUR SPRING FUN CAMP. WE HAD 31 REGISTERED AT THE TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER IN 26 AT TED WHITLOCK.

THAT WAS A 63% INCREASE FROM YEAR OVER YEAR FROM LAST YEAR.

SO A GREAT TURNOUT THIS PAST SATURDAY, OUR BREAKFAST WITH THE BUNNY OVER AT TED WHITLOCK.

WE SET A RECORD WITH 408 ATTENDEES AT THAT. VERY BUSY INSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER THERE IN THE EGG HUNT.

AND WE ALSO HAD IN THE AFTERNOON OUR UNDERWATER EGG HUNT, WHICH WE ALSO SET A RECORD BY HITTING CAPACITY AT THE POOL.

FOR THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMS ARE STILL RUNNING STRONG AND FILLING UP AND OUR SPRING SWIM LESSONS, THEY'RE ALREADY AT CAPACITY. I DON'T EVEN THINK REGISTRATION GOT THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE HOURS OF BEING OPEN AND THEY'RE FULL READY TO GO.

THE SWIM TEAM IS GROWING. SPEAKING TO THE AQUATICS MANAGER YEAR OVER YEAR, OUR SWIM TEAM HAS PRETTY MUCH DOUBLED IN SIZE.

FOR PARTICIPATION, I THINK IT'S UP TO ABOUT 27 ON THE SWIM TEAM.

I KNOW KRISTEN IS VERY INVOLVED WITH THAT. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON THAT.

TO GET THE NUMBERS FROM SPECIAL OLYMPICS. ALSO, WE USE THE POOL.

OKAY. WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. SORRY, JUST WRITING DOWN THE NOTE.

AND THEN THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS, A FEW MEETINGS BACK ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IFAS PROGRAM THAT IS IN COCO.

SO WHAT YOU GUYS DO HAVE IS THE SURVEY THAT WE CREATED ALONG WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO SEND OUT.

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WE HAD 309 RESPONSES. A LOT OF THE INTERESTED RESPONSES REVOLVED AROUND THE FOOD, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WHICH SO WE WORKED WITH YUSUF SENT THEM THE SURVEY BACK.

THEY REACHED OUT TO THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND INSTRUCTORS.

SO WHAT WE DO HAVE ALREADY IS APRIL 8TH, WHICH IS TOMORROW.

ACTUALLY, WE HAVE OUR MED INSTEAD OF MEDS, WHICH IS THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET CLASS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE EIGHT REGISTERED FOR THAT CLASS.

QUICK AND EASY SHEET PAN MEALS FOR MAY, MAY 29TH AND A BUILD YOUR BONES CLASS THAT WILL RUN FROM APRIL 10TH THROUGH MAY 1ST AS A RECURRING PROGRAM. AND WE'RE ALSO IN DISCUSSIONS FOR A CHICKEN CLASS FOR BUILDING THE CHICKEN COOPS ON YOUR PROPERTY.

ONE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE HAVING WITH IFAS THOUGH ON THIS IS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOCATED UP IN COCOA.

A LOT OF THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND INSTRUCTORS LIVE IN THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY.

SO ONE THING WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM IS HOW CAN WE GET MORE INSTRUCTORS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY TO KIND OF EXTEND THEIR PROGRAMING DOWN HERE? SO ISN'T ONE OF THEIR MAIN INSTRUCTORS THE PALM BAY THEY CITIZEN ARE.

AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T KNOW. I ASSUME THEY'RE PROBABLY IS ONE FOR SURE.

I DO KNOW THERE'S ACTUALLY ONE PERSON ON OUR TURKEY CREEK SOCIETY BOARD THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM.

SO A LOT OF THE CLASSES WE ACTUALLY DO AT TURKEY CREEK MIRROR SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AS WELL.

SO WE ALSO ENTERED A PARTNERSHIP WITH AQUATICS AND EDUCATION FOR THIS SUMMER TO OFFER SWIM LESSONS AT THE AQUATICS CENTER. PART OF THIS WENT INTO AN EVALUATION JUST ON OPERATIONAL SAVINGS AND INCREASED ATTENDANCE CAPACITY. ONE OF THE ISSUES WE WERE RUNNING INTO WAS WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HOST CLASSES ENOUGH CLASSES WHERE WE HAD A WAIT LIST AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SERVE THOSE.

SO PARTNERING WITH AQUATICS AND EDUCATION THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE CAPACITY.

YEP. SO YEAH, SHE DOES HAVE SHE IS CERTIFIED TO TEACH ADA AND ADAPTIVE CLASSES.

AND I BELIEVE ON THE SCHEDULE, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THERE IS ACTUALLY A SESSION JUST FOR ADAPTIVE AQUATIC LESSONS.

AWESOME. SO ONCE, ONCE SHE FINALIZES THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL BE POSTING THE SCHEDULE OUT FOR THAT.

THIS IS KIND OF SIMILAR TO THE YMCA SUMMER CAMPS OF WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS, OF BEING ABLE TO RELY LESS ON GENERAL FUNDS AND TAX MONIES AND HAVING A PRIVATE.

PROVIDERS COME IN THAT ARE CERTIFIED. AND WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF AT THE AQUATICS CENTER.

LIKE KRISTEN'S PART OF IT. A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WE TALKED ABOUT IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SCHEDULING AND WORKING WITH THE SWIM LESSONS.

THIS IS NOW GOING TO ALLOW US TO ACTUALLY EXPAND OUR PROGRAMING AT THE POOL TO INCREASE MORE CLASSES.

IT MAY NOT BE SWIM, SWIM LESSON RELATED, BUT WE COULD STILL REALLY EXPAND NOW TO DO MORE WATER SAFETY EVENTS AND, AND GET MORE UTILIZATION AT THE POOL. THE YMCA WILL BE HOSTING BASKETBALL CLINICS AT TED WHITLOCK ON MAY 11TH, MAY 16TH, MAY 18TH, AND MAY 23RD. WE ALSO ENTERED A PARTNERSHIP WITH MELBOURNE KAYAK RENTALS.

THEY WILL THEY HAVE STARTED ADVERTISING AND THEY'RE DOING GUIDED TOURS AT A TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY AND CASTAWAYS.

PARK. SHE IS MOBILE, SO IT'S NOT A PERMANENT SETUP.

SHE'S ABLE TO TRAILER EVERYTHING, BUT SHE'S GOING TO BE DOING GUIDED TOURS THROUGH TURKEY CREEK.

WE DID BRING BACK TODDLER TIME AT TED WHITLOCK ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 10 TO 12 THIS TODAY.

WE HAD 41 PARTICIPANTS COME TO THE TODDLER TIME.

SO PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE OUTREACH THAT WE STARTED DOING TO REALLY TRY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE STAY AT HOME AND HOMESCHOOL PARENTS WHICH REALLY HELPED. SO WE'RE REALLY GOING TO WORK WITH THEM, KEEP SURVEYING AND MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING ACTIVITIES TO KEEP THEM COMING TO THE CENTER. SO A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE RETURN OF TODDLER TIME UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS TREATS,

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BEATS AND EATS WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, 5 TO 8 AT CITY HALL.

THE TURKEY CREEK FIVE K WILL BE MAY 2ND AT 7 A.M..

SIGN UPS CAN BE DONE WITH A RUN SIGN UP. TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY, UPCOMING PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE THEIR BIRDING WALK ON APRIL 17TH AT 8 A.M., THEIR RANGER LED TOUR ON APRIL 19TH AT 10 A.M., AND THEIR BUTTERFLY BUTTERFLY MUDDLING DISH WORKSHOP APRIL 25TH AT 10 A.M..

ON OUR WEBSITE, I WANT TO GIVE THE BOARD A HEADS UP.

A LOT OF INFORMATION IS GOING TO ROLL OUT A LITTLE SLOWER RIGHT NOW ONTO THE WEBSITE.

THERE'S INITIATIVES CITYWIDE FOR ADA UPDATES ON ALL THE INFORMATION WE'RE PUTTING.

SO A LOT OF OUR FLIERS AND PDF WE HAVE TO EMBED A LOT OF STUFF IN THERE TO MAKE IT ADA COMPLIANT.

SO SEND IT TO ME. OKAY. I KNOW EMILY'S BEEN KIND OF LEADING THE CHARGE IN RECREATION ON DOING A LOT OF THAT, BUT JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT. JUST IT'S GOING TO BE A ROLLOUT.

WE WERE PROVIDED A LIST PAGES AND PAGES LONG THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

SO WE HAVE TO REVIEW EVERYTHING WE HAVE. THERE IS GOING TO BE AN AUDIT BY IT.

ANYTHING THAT'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE THEY'RE GOING TO REMOVE.

I BELIEVE IT'S BY THE MIDDLE OR END OF APRIL.

SO I THINK THEY'RE IN A TOTAL REDESIGN OF THE ENTIRE WEBSITE.

YEP. YEAH. THEY ARE IN THE WORKS OF. YES. YEP.

AN UPDATE. SO THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

THAT'S BEING FUNDED BY CDBG. FOR SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WENT LIVE THIS WEEK.

WE WERE GRANTED $16,000 FOR SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND WE'LL KEEP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL WE USE ALL THE FUNDS THAT WERE PROVIDED. JOSH BROUGHT UP, WE MET ACTUALLY TODAY WITH A PROGRAM THAT DOES AUGMENTED REALITY.

WHICH FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW IT'S LIKE POKEMON GO ON YOUR PHONE.

AND THEY WORK WITH PARKS AND REC AGENCIES AROUND THE WHOLE UNITED STATES.

IT'S CALLED AGENTS OF DISCOVERY. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM.

THEY PROVIDED. JOSH YOU COULD TELL ME, BUT THEY DID PROVIDE LIKE A, A ONE YEAR WITH THE PLAYGROUND OVER AT FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT TALKING WITH THEM AND LOOKING AT EXTENDING THAT BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SET THIS AUGMENTED REALITY PROGRAMS AND IT'S LIKE POKEMON GO. SO YOU SET UP THESE MISSIONS AND GEOFENCE THEM WHERE WE WANT.

THE GOAL OF THAT IS WE COULD USE THEM AT THE EVENTS TO KIND OF BRING IN THAT TECHNOLOGY FEEL AT THE EVENTS, BUT WE COULD ALSO TARGET UNDERUTILIZED FACILITIES TO START TO GET PEOPLE OUT TO THOSE PARKS THAT WE REALLY WANT THEM TO.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION. WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT THE APP FOR THE THE REC RECREATION DEPARTMENT WAS, IS WHAT'S THE ROI IS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S AN INVESTMENT UP FRONT, BUT YOU'RE GETTING TICKETING AND YOU'RE GETTING MORE INTERACTION. CORRECT. SO THERE'S AN ROI, THERE'S SOMEWHERE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? AT LEAST FOR COST. IT'S HARD TO PUT A, AN ACTUAL, I GUESS MONETARY VALUE ON THE ROI.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS ONE THING RIGHT NOW, OUR MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IS MAINLY JUST SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAILS. WHAT THE APP IS ALSO GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO IS TO DO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEND OUT ALERTS OR, YOU KNOW, UPCOMING EVENTS, REGISTRATIONS FOR ITEMS LIKE THAT.

AND, AND A LOT IS GOING TO BE ON THE CUSTOMER FACING SIDE FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY AND AND THE EASE OF USE ON. LIKE I SAID, REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT FROM THE CUSTOMER SIDE OF GOING ON OUR WEB TRACK SYSTEM GOES THROUGH A WHOLE PROCESS. YOU GOT TO CREATE THE ACCOUNT.

YOU GOT TO WAIT FOR STAFF TO APPROVE THAT ACCOUNT ONCE IT'S APPROVED.

NOW YOU COULD GO ON. NOW, ONCE YOU DO THE APP, IT'S GOING TO BE A SIMPLE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT YOUR KIDS ON THERE. VERY SIMPLE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY JUST TOUCH BASE FOR REGISTERING, REGISTERING FOR PROGRAMS AND, AND LIKE I SAID, ADDING THE TICKETING MODULE ON THAT WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THAT WE COULD DO THE TICKETING PROGRAM TO CREATE A LOT

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EASE OF USE AND ACCESSIBILITY. THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT QUICKER AND EASIER FOR THE CUSTOMERS.

WE ARE THIS APRIL, WE'RE LOOKING TO LAUNCH ABOUT NEAR THE END OF APRIL.

WE'RE GOING TO START AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO START PUTTING OUT SURVEYS.

WE'RE GOING TO START HOLDING PUBLIC MEETINGS AROUND THE CITY.

I'M WORKING WITH A COUPLE HOA'S OF USING THEIR COMMUNITY ROOMS AS WELL TO HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO REALLY TRY TO GAUGE WHAT PROGRAMS PEOPLE WANT OR THEIR PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN EVEN TAKE TO PARKS THAT WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY RUNNING PROGRAMS OUT OF RIGHT NOW.

IT'S BEEN A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN RUN THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION FOR A WHILE, BUT LIKE A MOBILE RECREATION PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO GO TO THEM RATHER THAN, HEY, JUST COME TO OUR FACILITIES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MALABAR ROAD.

SO WE CAN AT LEAST PROVIDE SERVICES DOWN SOUTH.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, I AGREE WITH THE SURVEYS AND I THINK THAT'S ALL GREAT, BUT WHERE DO YOU REACH THE KIDS? SO THAT'S ONE THING. I'M WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THEY HAVE THEIR PEACH JAR PROGRAM WHICH IS EXPENSIVE TO GET INFORMATION.

AND THEN YOUR INFORMATION GETS HIDDEN. IT'S ALMOST JUST LIKE A COUPON BOOK.

THAT COMES. SO ONE THING WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD OF GETTING OUR SURVEYS, OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS IN THE BACKPACK OF EVERY KID IN PALM BAY.

THROUGH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO DO THAT.

IT USED TO BE DONE IN THE COUNTY HERE. SO WE'RE JUST WORKING WITH THEM TO BRING THAT BACK.

I THINK IF WE DO THAT, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE A BIG TURNAROUND IN PARTICIPATION BECAUSE AGAIN, MOST OF THE STUFF IS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS YOU'RE OFFERING. SO THAT'S THE UPDATES I HAVE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT I WANT TO ADD ON TO THE JUNE AGENDA JUST FOR DISCUSSION FOR YOU GUYS.

ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT GETTING THE RGB INVOLVEMENT IN THE SPECIAL EVENTS.

SO I WANT TO KIND OF HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THAT.

WE'LL HAVE OUR SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR HERE JUST TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPE OF INVOLVEMENT, WHAT, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BRING YOU GUYS INVOLVED IN THAT.

AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO ADD ON THAT AGENDA A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT REPORTS WOULD THE RGB LIKE TO SEE.

YOU KNOW, FROM THE RECREATION SIDE, FROM THE PARK SIDE, THAT WAY WE COULD REALLY COME TAILORED WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR.

SO. GO AHEAD. THE ONLY REPORT I CAN THINK OF IS THE ONE I ASKED FOR LAST TIME.

BUT JUST LIKE THE FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO EXPIRE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, SO WE CAN HELP MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT.

SAME THING. ONLY IMPACT FEES BALANCE IN EACH NEXUS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND LIKE I SAID, I'LL ADD ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION MORE. BECAUSE WITH CITY MANAGEMENT, WE'RE MOVING TO A LOT OF KPIS AND SOME DATA TRACKING.

SO I KIND OF WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT ON THAT BECAUSE WE COULD INCORPORATE THAT TOGETHER AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT WAY WE'RE NOT DOUBLING UP ON WORK, BUT WE'RE GETTING DATA THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY USE FOR FUTURE PLANNING.

SO YOU MENTIONED THE JUNE MEETING. THAT'S GOING TO BE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY WAS THE 4TH OF JULY.

LOOK LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT DOES IT PLANNING, I MEAN, I MEAN, WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE COLLEGE.

WE'RE GOING. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE COLLEGE THAT THAT LOCATION IS NOT CHANGING FOR THE TWO 50TH.

WE HAVE SECURED MORE MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL FIREWORKS AS WELL.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER SHOW THAN USUAL.

I THINK OUR SHOW COUNT WENT UP CLOSE TO ABOUT 30 OR 40% ON THE SHELVES FOR THE FIREWORKS.

I MEAN, THAT EVENT, IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN IT YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY WELL ATTENDED.

EVEN AROUND THE COLLEGE, OUTSIDE OF THE EVENT AREA AS WELL.

SO THERE'S NOT REALLY A LOT TO CHANGE THERE. WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE OUR KIDS ZONE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS MANY FOOD TRUCKS AS WE COULD CRAM IN THAT AREA POSSIBLE.

MOST OF THEM SELL OUT. AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT SECURING THE ENTERTAINMENT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE PROFESSIONAL OPTIONS.

LAST YEAR WE HAD THE BRUNO MARS IMPERSONATOR FROM LAS VEGAS WHICH WAS A REALLY GREAT SHOW.

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SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OPTIONS THERE. WE'RE JUST IN CONTRACT TALKS.

SO. WITH EVENTS LIKE THAT, HAS, HAS THE CITY EVER LOOKED INTO HAVING LIKE A FAIRGROUND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE HAVE FAIRS, WE DO IT AT HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THEN WE DO THE FIREWORKS.

WE DO IT AT THE COLLEGE, BUT VENUES, THEY CAN DO SWAP MEETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, THE FAIRGROUNDS HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES YOU KNOW, UTILIZING THE REGIONAL PARK AS ONE, WHICH WAS PART OF THE CAMPGROUND DISCUSSIONS.

THERE'S BEEN TALKS ABOUT PROPERTIES DOWN IN THE SOUTH.

SO YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE USE THAT COLLEGE AREA.

IT IS STATE PROPERTY. SO WE DO HAVE TO, TO RENT IT FROM THEM.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO JUST DUE TO RESTRICTIONS THAT STATE PROPERTY HAS.

SAME AS IF SOMEONE DID AN EVENT ON CITY PROPERTY.

WE HAVE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS. SO AS FAR AS LIKE A DEDICATED FAIRGROUNDS, AGAIN, IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT.

WE DEFINITELY KNOW WITH THE SIZE OF OUR CITY, THERE COULD BE A NEED FOR THAT.

BUT COMES DOWN TO LAND AND YOU KNOW WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE GOING.

JOSH THE WAY FARES MAKE MONEY IS THEY EAT UP A LOT OF REAL ESTATE FOR A LOT OF TIME.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THEM AT HARLEY DAVIDSON, THINGS THAT ARE USUALLY AREAS THAT ARE REALLY CLOSE TO A BUSY ROAD AND THEY SET UP, IT TAKES A WEEK TO SET UP. THEY GET ALL THAT ADVERTISEMENT BY SETTING UP ALL THEIR BIG EQUIPMENT, AND THEY'RE THERE FOR A WEEK OR TWO AND THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY.

THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY ON AVERAGES. SO THEY OPEN UP ALL WEEK AND THE WEEKENDS.

THAT COVERS FOR BAD RAIN. SO WE WOULD NEED A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S HIGHLY VISIBLE IN SOMEWHERE THAT CAN BE CLOSED DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

YEAH. WELL, THE THE FAIRGROUND IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOOD.

BUT THERE IS SO MUCH OTHER SIMPLE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS CITY.

THE SAME PLAYGROUND. AND ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

KEEP A REGULAR UPDATE ON IS WHAT THE PROGRESS WITH THE NEW FIELDS.

I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS FOR YEARS EVEN THAT, EVEN THAT THAT THE, THE TRAILER PARK DOWN IN THE, IN THE ORIGINAL, THAT WAS, THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.

YOU KNOW, IT NEVER COME TRUE. TEN YEARS LATER BEFORE WE GET AN UPDATE ON IT, THINGS LIKE THESE WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, GET SOMETHING DONE. THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I HAVE.

WHEN I CAME TO THE CITY FIRST IN THE 80S, I GOT A LETTER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A DOWN TONE PALM BAY BY US ONE AND PALM BAY ROAD.

THAT'S 35 YEARS AGO. YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THESE.

MAN. IT'S HARD. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.

JUST KEEP MENTIONING AND PUT ASIDE AND, YOU KNOW, TIME CATCHING UP ON US.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I. I'VE BEEN AROUND WHEN SOMETHING COMES AROUND, YOU KNOW? WHEN IT GETS DONE, IT GETS DONE, YOU KNOW? SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS, AS YOU SAID AT THE MEETING, IF WE CAN GET A MORE REGULAR UPDATE, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH A CERTAIN PARK, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PROGRESS GOING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT WE CAN PROBABLY GO TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND TALK ABOUT IT OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, I WANTED TO CHIME IN ON THAT TOO. I MEAN, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO WHEN I JOINED THIS BOARD.

PICKLEBALL, SAME SCENARIO VOTED. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

YEAH. AND HERE WE ARE. THAT'S ONE. THERE WAS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY WITH SOCCER FIELDS.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE WAS A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REVISED AND PUT INTO PLAY WHERE IT'S FAIR FOR ALL SPORTS IN THE CITY. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

THAT'S PRIOR TO JOSH AND, AND DANIEL, YOU KNOW, SO IT JUST, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THEY JUST KEEP FEEDING YOU SOMETHING AND IT KEEPS GOING.

IT'S A WAY TO DISCOURAGE YOU FROM MATURE. YEAH.

AND I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, CITIZENS THAT'S ASKING, HEY, AREN'T YOU ON THE BOARD AND SO FORTH.

HOW COME, HOW COME AND YOU JUST SIT THERE AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOU KNOW, JUST MOST RECENTLY I GUESS SOMETHING RELATED TO SOCCER.

NOT FOR ME, BUT SOMEONE ELSE WANTED TO, I GUESS, A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.

AND THEN THEY SHOT THEM DOWN AGAIN. HOW HOW DOES THAT WORK? IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE REVISED, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS.

IF WE DON'T GET PAID ONE WEEK, EVERYONE RAISE HELL, RIGHT? BUT WE'RE STILL AT THIS TWO, THREE YEARS LATER.

FRANKLY, IT'S DISCOURAGING. I WOULDN'T RUN MY BUSINESS THAT WAY.

THAT'S JUST WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, THAT'S ALL. IF YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU DO IT.

AND WHEN YOU CAN'T, YOU LET THE PARTIES INVOLVED SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

AND THEN THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. SO WE DON'T JUST PUT PEOPLE ASIDE.

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IT'S VERY DISCOURAGING. YEAH. SAME THING WITH YOU.

CITY OF PALM BAY, DOWNTOWN, WHATEVER. THAT'S WHEN I MOVED HERE BACK IN OH SIX.

OH, YEAH. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND HERE WE ARE.

YEAH. SO I HAVE TO SAY. YEAH. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ON MY SIDE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, I APPRECIATE IT.

KRISTEN, YOU'VE BEEN VERY QUIET. I HAVE SOME THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IF IF NOW'S A GOOD TIME.

THIS KIND OF TIES INTO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE. I WAS WONDERING, THIS MIGHT BE A DISCUSSION FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. JUST KIND OF TRYING TO GET SOME BOARD ALIGNMENT HERE. I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO.

I KNOW DUE TO THE FLORIDA SUNSHINE LAWS, IT LIMITS THE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM. SO I WAS JUST KIND OF HOPING AS A BOARD, WE COULD TAKE SOME TIME TO KIND OF SHARE WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE, WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH INDIVIDUALLY AS A BOARD TOGETHER, LIKE WHY WE'RE HERE, WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF JUST FIND AN ALIGNMENT AND FIND SOME GOALS THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS INSTEAD OF JUST SHOWING UP EVERY OTHER MONTH AND BEING GETTING A REPORT THAT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO US.

I AGREE, JUST TO FIND SOME PRIORITIES. LIKE I SAID, THIS MIGHT NOT BE A DISCUSSION FOR TONIGHT, MAYBE FOR THE JUNE JUNE AGENDA ADDITIONS. THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF BRAINSTORM WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE SOME ACTUAL PROGRESS.

ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? I LIKE THAT IDEA. THANK YOU.

YEAH. WHAT'S OUR PURPOSE? RIGHT. RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE SAYING HERE. I THINK AN IDEA IS JUST AN IDEA.

BUT IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT, IT'S JUST AN IDEA AGAIN.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, STEP UP AND DO WHAT WE SAY.

AND THE BUDGET'S THERE OR WHATEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND IT SHOULD BE JUST DONE. I MEAN, WE CAN BRAINSTORM, COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS, INDOOR SOCCER FIELD, INDOOR THIS, INDOOR THAT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN BRAINSTORM.

BUT IF WE DON'T TACKLE THE FIRST THING FIRST, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING HERE.

THANK YOU CHRIS. I AGREE, ONCE WE HAVE KIND OF LIKE OUR GOALS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SET PRIORITIES.

SO WE KNOW LIKE WHAT WHAT TO TACKLE AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU NEED? I MEAN, I WROTE I WROTE THAT DOWN AS FAR AS WHAT WE NEED.

WE COULD ADD THOSE ONTO THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AS A NEW BUSINESS ITEMS AND.

OKAY. WELL, ONE OTHER THING, MR. DANIEL. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.

I MUST SAY THAT YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND YOU PRESENT QUITE AS TOUGH.

BUT AS YOU MENTIONED EARLY ON ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE THE RECORD, I'VE BEEN BROKEN IN EVERY DIRECTION, RIGHT? IT'S TWO CARS AS CAUSES THAT YOU KNOW.

THE MAIN THING IS THE POPULATION GROWTH IS GETTING SO MUCH.

THE CITY HAVE TO TRY TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS EXTRA GROWTH.

THAT'S WHY I KEEP SAYING ABOUT THE NEW FIELDS, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

WE NEED MORE PARKS FOR SURE. YOU KNOW, I, I CAN DEFINITELY SAY THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON.

DON'T YOU KNOW, SOUTH SOUTHWEST PALM BAY. SO, YOU KNOW.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, YOU KNOW? OKAY. SIR. NOTED. I HAVE TWO MORE THINGS. YES, MA'AM.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE MASTER FOLLOW UP PLAN OR MASTER PLAN? I KNOW THAT IT WAS MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A IT WAS GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON THE 19TH AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED.

IS THERE AN UPDATED TIMELINE FOR WHEN THAT WILL BE HAPPENING? AND THEN I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THAT. IT WAS THE BOARD THERE WAS MENTIONED THAT THE BOARDS IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED AND HAVE SOME INPUT IN THAT. WHEN IS THAT HAPPENING? SO TWO OF THOSE, THEY THEY GO TOGETHER.

SO THE MASTER PLAN WAS PUT ON HOLD BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

PART OF THAT DIRECTION IS TO DISCUSSION. YOU GUYS ARE HAVING OF WE NEED TO GET SOME STUFF DONE.

THE MASTER PLAN WAS JUST GOING TO PUSH IT ANOTHER YEAR LONG.

ON GETTING THAT INPUT WHEN WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS THAT WE CAN DO.

SO PART OF THAT WAS TO ALLOW US TO PUT OUR RESOURCES TO SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE COULD GET DONE.

NOW AS FAR AS THE OUTREACH WITH THE MASTER PLAN AND THE PUBLIC INPUT SECTION, THAT'S WHY RECREATION, I UPDATED YOU GUYS ON THAT OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE DOING.

SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN WITH THE CONSULTANT, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT DOING IT IN-HOUSE AND KIND OF EMULATING THE, THE SAME OUTREACH TECHNIQUES THEY DO. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO, YOU KNOW, DO THE SAMPLE SIZING OF CALLING EVERYONE.

YOU KNOW, THE 5000 HOMES AND GETTING THAT INFORMATION.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE ALL OUR RESOURCES AND TIME THAT WE CAN TO REALLY GET THAT DATA TO START ALIGNING WITH

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YOUR GOALS WHERE WE COULD PRESENT THAT DATA TO YOU GUYS AND WE COULD START TO BRING THIS TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD WITH PROJECTS.

AND ARE WE ALLOWED TO USE LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY THING TO TRY TO GET THAT INPUT JUST BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP? OH, YEAH. YEAH. AND, AND THAT'S ONE THING WE COULD TALK ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ONE THING WITH THE RGB BOARD THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT IS, YOU KNOW, OUR BIG EVENTS LIKE INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE, THE HOLIDAY LIGHT PARADE FOR US, THAT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR STAFFING.

WE, I MEAN, WE EVEN USE OUR TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY FOR THOSE EVENTS.

SO IT'S HARD FOR US TO ACTUALLY GET OUT THERE AND TO DO A LOT OF THE OUTREACH.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS GOING FORWARD.

YOU KNOW, THE SPECIAL EVENT DISCUSSING THE RGB INVOLVEMENT, THE OUTREACH ITEMS AND HOW WE COULD GET THOSE VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE TO ASSIST US WITH GETTING A LOT OF THAT DATA AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING ALL THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AND, AND OUTREACH AND THOSE THAT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND, AND HELP, ONE OF THE EASY WAY IS JUST.

I'VE. BOUTTE. BOUTTE. AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS, EVEN THE MULTICULTURAL EVENT.

SITI.A. PALM BAY. SUGGESTION BOX, YOU KNOW, JUST AS A LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER WITH A SUGGESTION BOX AND PEOPLE WILL WALK AROUND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TENT, YOU KNOW? YEP. THANK YOU. AND FOR THE RECORD, I'D BE HAPPY TO ATTEND SPECIAL EVENTS AND BE THERE TO HELP COLLECT DATA OR EVEN HELP CREATE THE SURVEYS. IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE MY TIME TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? LET'S SEE.

YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB OF ANSWERING SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ALREADY, SO THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE IMPACT FEE.

WE ALREADY KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE EXPIRING FEES OUT IN 2003 2909 AND THERE'S BEEN MENTION OF UTILIZING THAT THOSE FUNDING THAT FUNDS, SORRY, THOSE FUNDING. I CAN'T SPEAK THOSE FUNDS AT LIBERTY PARK.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED THERE WAS 100 OR SORRY, 1.1 MILLION IN THE CDBG FUNDS THAT WERE GOING TO THAT PARK.

I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS IF THAT EXPIRING FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELEGATED TO PROJECTS.

I KNOW THAT THAT THERE'S SOME OTHER IDEAS IN THE WORKS, SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY POTENTIAL TO USE THOSE FOR SOMETHING ELSE OR IF THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN EARMARKED. I BELIEVE THE PLAN IS TO USE THOSE FOR DESIGNS FOR LIBERTY PARK.

WE HAVE TO DO SOME ENVIRONMENTALS AND STUFF BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE TIME TO DO THAT.

AND THAT'S SEPARATE THAN THE CDBG. OKAY. OH. QUICK QUESTION.

THE MASTER PLAN, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

I KNOW A FEW MEETINGS AGO YOU GUYS STATED THAT YOU WILL TRY TO PRIORITIZE LIKE FIELDS AND SO FORTH IN THERE.

IS THAT STILL A IN THE AIR OR HAS ANYTHING COME TO PLAY? THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD INTERNALLY, I DON'T THINK THOSE PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED.

WE, WE KNOW THE NEED FOR SOCCER GROWTH. WE, WE KNOW OUR YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR SOCCER IS GROWING.

I MEAN, THERE'S AN, THE WIX ADULT LEAGUE HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL ALREADY.

SO WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN THE NEED OUT THERE FOR THE SOCCER FIELDS.

AND LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK THAT PRIORITY HAS CHANGED.

IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN TO WHAT CAN WE GET DONE, WHAT FUNDS WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU KNOW, PARKS AND FACILITIES, THEY, THEY HAVE THEIR CDBG PROJECTS AS WELL.

SO THERE'S COORDINATION IN THAT WITH THE PROJECTS AND THE TIMELINE.

BUT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE MASTER PLAN BEING PUT ON HOLD IS SO WE CAN START TO PRIORITIZE THOSE PROJECTS.

WE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THAT MASTER PLAN WITH THE REGIONAL PARK.

SO THERE IS GOING TO BE A FOCUS THERE. I HAD A QUESTION ALONG THE SAME LINES.

IT'S PROBABLY ABOVE YOUR PAY GRADE TO BE HONEST.

IS ANYBODY IN DISCUSSION WITH DEVELOPERS AND EXCHANGING LAND FOR IMPACT FEE CREDITS? NOT IN THE SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST. I CAN'T COMMENT ON THAT.

I KNOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GETS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN GROWTH MANAGEMENT WITH THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

WELL, IT'S HARD TO HAVE CONCURRENCY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A PARK THERE TO BEGIN WITH TO ESTABLISH A LEVEL OF SERVICE.

YEAH, I, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PARCELS OF LAND FOR, FOR FIELDS AND EVENT SPACE AND PLAYGROUND SPACE. BUT I CAN'T, I. CORRECT. YEAH. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE'S, I, WE KNOW I MEAN,

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HAVE YOU SEEN WITH THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENCE WITH SOME OF THE NEW PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME IN.

SO THERE, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS TAKING PLACE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE. GREAT. I HAD ONE LAST THING I DIDN'T PLAN ON TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT YOU HAD MENTIONED TRYING TO REACH THE YOUTH.

SO SOMETHING I WAS KIND OF JUST BRAINSTORMING WAS POTENTIALLY CREATING A COMMITTEE THAT WOULD MAYBE BE A YOUTH COMMITTEE AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE WHERE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY CAN KIND OF SHARE WHAT THE KIDS WANT TO SEE.

AND I KNOW THAT MAY HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE POTENTIALLY IN THE PAST. I'M NOT SURE, BUT JUST AN IDEA.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON BROUGHT THAT FORTH VERY EARLY IN HIS FIRST TERM, AND THEY JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO FILL THE SEATS AND GET ENOUGH FEEDBACK.

UNDERSTOOD. I COULD COMMENT JUST FROM BEING. I KNOW THE CITY DOES HAVE LIKE A, A YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, BUT THE WAY IT WAS STRUCTURED IS DIFFERENT.

LIKE IT'S MORE ON MORE THE GOVERNMENTAL SIDE FOR KIDS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT OPERATES.

I WILL SAY IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIKE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARDS TO HAVE LIKE A SUBCOMMITTEE, LIKE A YOUTH SUBCOMMITTEE. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS WANT TO EXPLORE, I COULD, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY LOOK AT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE ON THAT.

LIKE WHEN I CAME FROM MIAMI LAKES, WE HAD A YOUTH ACTIVITIES TASK FORCE WHICH HAD A BOARD OF ADULTS JUST LIKE YOU, AND THEN THEY HAD A YOUTH NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND THEY WERE PART.

THEY COME TO THE MEETINGS, THEY WERE PART OF THE EVENT AND PROGRAM PLANNING.

THEY HELPED SPREAD THE WORD, THE ADVERTISING VOLUNTEERED AT THE EVENT.

SO. YEP. WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER? I YEAH, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP SPEARHEAD THAT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WILLING TO LOOK INTO. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO JUST KIND OF SOMETHING TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND AS WE'RE TRYING TO OUTREACH TO THE CHILDREN, JUST THE NEXT GENERATION. ALWAYS NICE TO GET THEM INVOLVED. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE YOUNG, AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD INPUT.

SO I'M 63 YEARS OLD. IT'S REAL EASY FOR ME TO SAY WHAT I WANT, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA IN THE WORLD WHAT A 12 YEAR OLD KID WANTS IN TODAY'S WORLD.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY POINT. ANYTHING ELSE? I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT.

IT WOULD BE NICE. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS.

YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET EXCITED.

THEY STAY IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY INSTEAD OF GOING TO OTHER TOWNS TO LOOK FOR STUFF, YOU KNOW, AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THIS AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO LIVING AND STAYING IN PALM BAY.

THANK YOU. JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT, I THINK THAT COMMUNICATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AS A BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF, I KNOW AND AS A PARENT MYSELF, I KNOW IF I'M LIKE IN A PROGRAM AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK AND IT GOES FOREVER AND EVER, I'M LIKE, WHAT'S HAPPENING? AND JUST KIND OF GETS REALLY DISCOURAGING. SO IF WE COULD JUST KIND OF, LIKE YOU SAID, JUST KIND OF MAKE UPDATES EVERY NOW AND THEN LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, REALLY HELPFUL FOR EVERYONE.

ANYTHING ELSE? ARE YOU GUYS GOOD? SEEING NOTHING ELSE, IT'S 1848, AND I'LL CALL THIS.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.