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[00:00:01]

OKAY. IT'S NOW 6:00 OFFICIALLY. CLOCK ON THE WALL IS WRONG.

[CALL TO ORDER]

I WAS TOLD SO. I'LL CALL THE. MEETING. 2604 OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD TO ORDER.

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

ALTHEA. JERRY. AGUIRRE. WOODSON. FENLON. PRESENT.

JOSE. AGUILAR PRESENT. KRISTIN. JONES. PRESENT.

AND JOSHUA FRISBIE. OKAY, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. POPPY, DID YOU HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT? JUST HERE TO.

OKAY. WATCH THE PROCEEDINGS. ADOPTIONS OF MINUTES.

YOU HAVE THE MINUTES BEFORE YOU. ANY CHANGES? I BELIEVE IT'S JUST THE AGENDA AND AN ATTACHMENT.

OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF US BEFORE WE APPROVE THEM. THANK YOU. NEW BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS, A CONSENSUS TO DETERMINE THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND ADD NEW

[NEW BUSINESS]

CATEGORY FOR OTHER BUSINESS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NEITHER NEW BUSINESS, OLD BUSINESS OR REPORTS.

AND. WHO'S HANDLING THIS? SO THAT SECOND SHEET THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AGENDA. THE OTHER BOARDS ALL HAVE A HEADING FOR OTHER BUSINESS AT THE BOTTOM BEFORE.

ADJOURNMENT. SO IT'S JUST ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO BRING UP DISCUSS AND JUST PUT IN THERE KIND OF THE BOARD'S REPORTS.

JUST A MATTER OF PROTOCOL. YOU'RE MISSING OLD BUSINESS.

OKAY. SO OTHER THAN THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL THE OTHER AGENDAS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE OTHER BOARDS, AND I NOTICED CITY COUNCIL INCLUDED.

THEY ALSO HAVE THE PLEDGE. I'M NOT SURE IF WE WANTED TO ADD THAT JUST TO STAY CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THEM.

YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THAT THE OLD BUSINESS ISN'T IN THERE.

I'M NOT SURE IF WE WERE WANTING TO DO THE OTHER BUSINESS TO OVERSEE OR COMBINE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, BUT THOSE ARE TWO OTHER SECTIONS THAT ARE ALSO IN OTHER AGENDAS.

I'M FINE. SO YOU'RE SAYING TO COMBINE REPORTS WITH I KNOW YOU SAID NEW BUSINESS, OTHER BUSINESS AND OLD BUSINESS.

AND THEN WHAT DID YOU WANT TO COMBINE? I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION ON IF OTHER BUSINESS IS JUST GOING TO BE COMBINING ALL OF THOSE OTHER SECTIONS THAT WE COULD HAVE HAD.

SO INSTEAD OF HAVING SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, OLD BUSINESS, ARE WE JUST ROLLING EVERYTHING UNDER OTHER BUSINESS? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS TRYING TO THINK? OTHER BUSINESS AND REPORTS COULD BASICALLY BE THE SAME THING.

AND GIVE A MEMBER TO REPORT TO MAKE A REPORT OR BRING UP ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS.

OR WE COULD ALSO TAKE IT FROM THE THE CITIZENS.

I'M GOOD WITH WHATEVER THE BOARD WANTS TO DO FOR THIS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. LOOKING FOR CONSENSUS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DID YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY, THEN WE WILL MOVE ALONG DISCUSSION OF RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD GOALS AND PRIORITIES.

MISS JONES, I BELIEVE THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, SO I'LL LET YOU LEAD THE DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW. I FEEL UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH EVERYTHING, ARE, ARE I THE IDEAL OF WHAT WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO ACCOMPLISH MAY HAVE BEEN SIDETRACKED HERE WITH ALL THE CUTS BEING MADE.

BUT I THINK IDEALLY OUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES, AT LEAST AS FAR AS I WOULD SEE, WOULD BE TRYING TO GET THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND HAVING SOME FOLLOW THROUGH WITH OUR COMMITMENTS AND OUR EVENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THE CITIZENS PRIORITIES AND NEEDS ARE BEING HEARD AND ACTUALLY FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH I WAS KIND OF HOPING TODAY WE COULD KIND OF JUST DISCUSS WHAT EVERYBODY WAS HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE ON THIS BOARD.

I KNOW I GOT INVOLVED FROM MY TIME AT THE POOL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE HIGHER UP FROM JUST THAT FACILITY WITH IT GETTING SHUT DOWN OR BEING ON THE, ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. I, I REALLY, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO, TO ADD TO THAT CONVERSATION AT THIS TIME.

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I WOULD SAY LIKE, I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO SEE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROGRESS TRACKING OVERALL.

I THINK THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN A DIFFICULT POSITION BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THE RECREATION DIRECTOR AVAILABLE. YEAH. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I MEAN, I CAN STATE MY MY GOALS HAVE BEEN TO A LONG TIME AGO, I DID SOME POLLING AND EVERYBODY WANTED PICKLEBALL.

SO THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO GET PICKLEBALL FACILITIES IN THE CITY.

I'VE HAD OTHER GOALS ALONG THE WAY THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, BUT THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AND DONE IN THAT MANNER.

SO I'D LIKE TO BRING THIS UP AGAIN ABSOLUTELY.

WHEN WE HAVE STAFF HERE THAT CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER TO THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LACKING THE EXPERT AS WHAT THE ISSUE IS RIGHT NOW.

I AGREE, WE COULD WE CAN TABLE IT UNTIL ANOTHER MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE.

WE HAVE MORE CLARITY ON KIND OF WHERE WE CAN GO WITH THE BOARD.

OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT SO IT'S OFFICIAL? SURE. I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD UNTIL WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS.

SO A SECOND. YEP. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. NONE OPPOSED.

CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE ITEM IS TABLED. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO MISS JONES.

OH, BEFORE I FORGET CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

IT'S NO LONGER MISS LANSANAH. ANY PRIOR RECORDS FOR THE CITY.

THAT SAID, MISS LANSANAH SHOULD NOW BE CORRECTED TO SAY MRS. JONES, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, SO THE NEXT ITEM WE HAD WAS THAT YOUTH SUBCOMMITTEE.

I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINKING ON THIS, CONSIDERING WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET QUORUM TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS CONSISTENTLY, I THINK THAT MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING, AGAIN, THAT WE SHOULD PUT A PIN IN.

UNFORTUNATELY, UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO FIND A MORE SOLIDIFIED SCHEDULE TO BE CONSISTENT SO THAT WE'RE ASKING THESE, THESE YOUTH TO COME OUT, WE ACTUALLY CAN ANTICIPATE HAVING A MEETING FOR THEM.

I DID ALSO REACH OUT TO MY ELDEST SON, WHO'S IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW, AND JUST KIND OF GET SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT STUDENTS HIS AGE MIGHT BE THINKING.

HE DOES THINK THAT THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL WHERE STUDENTS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS.

BUT ALSO THERE'S THAT, THAT FINE LINE WHERE STUDENTS ARE KIND OF JUST ALL IN THEIR SCREENS RIGHT NOW.

AND IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT HARD TO GET THEM TO, TO COME OUT.

SO IT IS A CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO, TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE.

BUT AT THIS TIME, I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT A PIN ON THIS AS WELL UNTIL WE CAN GET BETTER.

QUORUM. I'D AGREE WITH THAT, AND I'D OFFER A LITTLE ADDITION TO THAT AS MAYBE GO TO THE PALM BAY LITTLE LEAGUES AND THE OTHER YOUTH SPORTS EVENTS ARE, AND SEE IF EACH ONE OF THEM YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY APPETITE TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR PLAYERS REPRESENT THEIR LEAGUE AND IN THAT TYPE OF COMMITTEE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY EVERY TYPE OF COMMITTEE LIKE THAT HAS PROBLEMS GETTING VOLUNTEERS AND GETTING PEOPLE HERE.

WE, WE'RE NOT THE LONE, THE LONE ENTITY IN THAT.

SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? YES. I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE RECREATION ADVISORY ADVISORY BOARD YOUTH SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL A LATER DATE WHEN WE CAN DISCUSS IT AGAIN. I SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY ON TWO REPORTS. MR.. JOSH.

[REPORTS]

HEY, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD. SO PLEASED TO PLEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE MET ALL OF OUR MAJOR GOALS FOR CDBG THIS YEAR.

WE WE HAD A DEADLINE TO HIT A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT SPENT.

BY SEPTEMBER, WE, WE MET THAT GOAL AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE GOAL OF, OF COMPLETING THE PROJECTS THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO RUN DOWN REAL QUICK LIBERTY, LIBERTY PROJECTS, THE THE DUGOUT REPLACEMENTS WERE A SUCCESS.

WE'RE DOING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THEM TODAY. WE WERE FINAL TOUCHES THIS WEEK SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

PUTTING THE FENCING ON THE BACKSTOPS THERE. YOU GUYS GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT IT.

THEY'RE THEY LOOK AWESOME. WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE ANOTHER 1400 ZERO SQUARE FEET OF SOD TURF OUT THERE.

GOT A REPORT FROM THE USER GROUP OUT THERE FROM LAST NIGHT THAT THE NEW TRANSITIONS AND THE.

THE CLAY QUALITY IS EXCELLENT. WE WERE ABLE TO ADD IN IRRIGATION THROUGH THE CDBG PROJECTS ON THE CLAY.

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SO THE USER GROUPS ARE HAPPY. WE CONTINUE ANOTHER THOUSAND FEET OF SIDEWALK THAT'S COMPLETE.

WE DID A SEALING IS WE DID SEALING SOME OVERLAY AND RESTRIPING OF BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH PARKING LOTS.

THOSE PARKING LOTS LOOK REAL SHARP. THEY GOT NEW LINES ON THEM.

AND THEN THE, THE BIG ITEM OUT THERE, THE, THE HOCKEY RINK HOCKEY RINK IS PAVED.

THE LINES ARE DOWN. THE FENCE IS UP. THE LAST THING THAT THE HOCKEY RINK IS WAITING ON IS FOR US TO INSTALL THE ACTUAL RINK.

THE WALL. THE PIECES ARE OUT THERE NOW. WE'RE FITTING THEM INTO PLACE.

ADJUSTING WHERE WE WANT THE GOAL BOXES. PENALTY BOXES.

WE'LL REACH OUT TO RECREATION AND GET THE USER GROUPS TO GIVE US A SIGN OFF ON WHERE EVERYTHING'S LAID OUT.

AND ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'LL WE'LL CALL THEM IN AND AND PERMANENTLY INSTALL THOSE WALLS.

DRISCOLL PARK. DRISCOLL PARK LOOKS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PARK.

WE INSTALLED EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK THROUGHOUT THE PARK. WE ADDED ADA ACCESS AND SIDEWALKS TO WHERE THERE WASN'T.

IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THAT PARK, THERE WAS A BATHROOM THAT WAS OUT ON AN ISLAND, OUT IN THAT PARK BY ITSELF WITH WITH NO SIDEWALK.

SO NOW THERE'S EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK THROUGH THAT WHOLE PARK.

THAT PROJECT'S COMING TO A COMPLETION HERE SOON.

WE'RE INSTALLING BLEACHERS ON THE BASKETBALL COURTS.

SO WE'RE WAITING ON A POA TO GO THROUGH, AND WE'LL, WE'LL GET THE CONTRACTOR INSTALL THOSE PADS.

WE'LL INSTALL THE BLEACHERS AND FACILITIES IS FINALIZING THE THE BATHROOMS OUT THERE, BATHROOMS TOTALLY REMODELED INSIDE AND OUT.

LIKE, LIKE I SAID, IT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE NEW PARK. BOTH BASKETBALL COURTS ARE SUCCESSFULLY IN LINE.

THE GOALS ARE UP. SO THOSE THOSE TWO PARKS ARE, ARE, ARE PLEASANTLY COMING ALONG.

NON CDBG RELATED PROJECTS. WE DID SOME TURF REPLACEMENT AND CLAY REPLACEMENT OUT AT NUNGESSER AND CONNECT PARK. BOTH THE LEAGUE'S HAD SOME REQUESTS AND SOME USE FROM LAST YEAR'S SEASON.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE FINALIZING THOSE OUT NOW. WE GOT THE TURF DOWN THE IT'S ALL LAID IN AND PLAYABLE.

I BELIEVE THEY STARTED SOME OF THEIR FALL BALL TRAINING THIS PAST WEEKEND.

FUTURE PROJECTS. MCGRIFF SKATE PARK. WE GOT SOME REPAIRS WE NEED TO DO THERE.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT CLOSING THAT PARK DOWN TO DO SOME REPAIRS, AS WELL AS REPAINTING ALL THE SURFACES OUT THERE.

THE PUT DOWN SKATEBOARD RAMP PAINT ON ALL, ALL THE SURFACES WERE THE BARE METAL AND SOME OF THAT.

AND THEN TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY WE HAVE SOME MATERIALS IN STOCK THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO AN EXTRA 80 LINEAR FEET OF BOARDWALK, AS WELL AS SOME REPAIRS THROUGHOUT THAT PARK.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANYBODY? WELL, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET OFF THAT EASY. TALKING OF THE BOARDWALK OUT AT TURKEY CREEK, DO THEY STILL SELL THE THE PLANKS? THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT'S NOT WELL ADVERTISED AND PROBABLY LEAVING A LOT OF DONATIONS ON THE TABLE.

AND RELAY THAT MESSAGE. THE OTHER THING IS, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE BID OPENING FOR THE BRIDGE AT FRED POPPY PARK? I AM AWARE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS? IS IT MOVING FORWARD OR BEING EVALUATED OR WHAT'S THE STATUS? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. BUT JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS, THEY CAME IN AT 5.8 AND 6.7 MILLION, I BELIEVE. WERE THE TWO BIDS SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. BUT YEAH, SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR EXISTING IMPACT FEES WOULD GO TO THAT.

SO BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES THEY WANT TO BUILD THE BRIDGE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE BRIDGE.

IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO GO ANOTHER WAY, WE'LL GO ANOTHER WAY. SO.

ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I NOTICED THAT SOME RESIDENTS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LACK OF PARKING AT OAK VIEW PARK OVER AT CULVER, AND I THINK THAT'S EMERSON. IT USED TO HAVE PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE, BUT WHEN THEY EXPANDED CULVER THE PARKING WAS, WAS EATEN UP BY THAT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING FOR CLARITY, IF PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PARKING IN THE SENIOR CENTER OVER THERE, IF THERE'S ANY POTENTIAL TO PUT ON SITE PARKING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE MINIMUM FEW PARKING SPACES OR GRAVEL OR SOMETHING, SO THAT FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THE OAK VIEW PARK A LITTLE BIT MORE EASIER.

SO TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT PARK NEVER HAD DESIGNED PARKING.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD WALK UP PARK.

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SO WHEN THEY WHEN THEY EXPANDED THE ROAD, IT DIDN'T IMPEDE IN ANY DESIGN PARKING.

NOTHING WAS ENGINEERED FOR A SITE PLAN. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS FOR FUTURE PARKING THERE.

OKAY. I WAS JUST WANTED CLARITY BECAUSE I DID HEAR SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE PARKING AT THE SENIOR CENTER WERE GETTING TOLD THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK THERE AND WALK ACROSS TO THE PARK. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS SOMEONE AT THE SENIOR CENTER OR WHO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE WORKS OR KNOWN ABOUT THAT.

I'LL LOOK INTO THAT. YEAH. IT IS. IT IS ALSO KIND OF A BUSY INTERSECTION TO BE HAVING PEOPLE WALK ACROSS THAT THAT AREA, A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THAT. SO SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.

THE OTHER THING I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, I KNOW WE HAVE THE MAP THAT SHOWS LIKE ALL THE PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPMENT, BUT DOES THAT ALSO LIST WHAT PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY THE CITY SPECIFICALLY.

LIKE IF I WERE TO TRY TO FIND THE GREEN SPACE IN THE AREA WHERE POTENTIAL FUTURE PARKS WOULD GO, FOR INSTANCE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD ACCESS ON THAT? I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT THE ACCESS MAP THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY, DOES IT LIST THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES? I DON'T THINK IT'S IN GIS. I DON'T HAVE ACCESS.

I, I, I, I'M NOT SURE OF THE MAP YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I USE PROPERTY APPRAISER.

SO WHEN I, YOU KNOW, A COMPLAINT COMES IN THE ADDRESS, GO THERE AND IT WOULD SHOW THE CITY PARK, BUT I DON'T HAVE A MAP THAT PER SE IS LIKE HIGHLIGHTS PARKS PINK OR SOMETHING.

OKAY. OKAY. WHEN AS YOU'RE DOING THAT, I WOULD JUST, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT MY PARTICULAR, MY NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'LL SEE FIVE ACRES OF GREEN SPACE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY NOT LIKE GREEN SPACE.

THAT'S WHERE THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINS TO THERE FOR RETENTION AND THEN GETS PULLED OFF INTO THE CANALS.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT ON ON A MAP OR LOOK AT IT, THE CITY'S INVENTORY, IT JUST SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE FIVE ACRES THERE WITHOUT STATING THAT IT'S ACTUALLY INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED. OKAY. I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FUNDING FOR NEW PARKS.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHERE POTENTIAL NEW PARKS COULD BE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTS SAYING THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE OUT IN IN NATURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I KNOW I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.

ON THAT SAME NOTE, I WAS CURIOUS IF THERE'S A LIST OF THE GRANTS THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH OR IF WE ARE PARTNERED WITH ANY GRANTS.

I WAS LOOKING INTO A FEW TO HELP WITH BUILDING ADDITIONAL PARKS SUCH AS THE FLORIDA COMMUNITIES TRUST, THE FLORIDA RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND, AND THE OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP.

I'M SURE THEY ALL HAVE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR. I DIDN'T GO TOO DEEP INTO IT BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALREADY, IF WE'RE ALREADY ON THEM. SO I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS IF THERE'S A LIST OF, OF GRANTS THAT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT OR THE CITY HAS APPLIED TO IN THE PAST OR ARE CURRENTLY PART OF, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK UP FOR THE PAST.

RIGHT NOW. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BESIDES CDBG, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY BLOCK DEVELOPMENT GRANT.

AND THERE'S SEVERAL GRANTS THAT I'M LOOKING AT FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE MISSED A DEADLINE THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING ON THEM EARLY FEBRUARY, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY CURRENT LIST OF GRANTS THAT WE'RE APPLIED TO RIGHT NOW FOR PARKS OR RECREATION.

BUT I CAN TRY TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR IN THE PAST BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE DONE FINE GRANTS AND OTHER, OTHER, OTHER WATER TYPE GRANTS IN RECENT HISTORY.

OKAY. JUST GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID ON ADDING MORE PARKS, THE CITY OF PALM BAY OWNS A LOT OF LAND THAT'S DEDICATED TO PARKS.

A LOT OF IT'S IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE CITY WHERE WE'RE ALREADY PRETTY SATURATED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO NORTHEAST.

WE'RE SUPER SATURATED OVER THERE. EVEN THOUGH WE OWN VACANT LAND.

IT WOULDN'T BENEFIT CITY OVERALL AS A WHOLE TO, TO BUILD NEW THERE WHERE WE'RE LACKING LAND IS SOUTH WHERE WE'RE EXPANDING.

WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DEDICATED PARKLAND SOUTH.

OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE NEW DEVELOPERS AS WE'RE DEVELOPING NEW.

I AM AWARE OF DISCUSSIONS WITH DEVELOPERS AND CITY MANAGEMENT.

OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND MY LAST TOPIC WAS GOING TO BE ON MEETING FREQUENCY.

I KNOW WE DID MAKE THE CHANGE LAST FALL TO EVERY OTHER MONTH.

THAT WAS MY FIRST MEETING. I DO WISH I WOULD HAVE SPOKE UP. I WAS TRYING TO NAVIGATE EVERYTHING. I DO FEEL LIKE THAT LIMITS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND SPEAK. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS OUT HERE NOW. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE THESE ADVISORY BOARDS ARE THE BEGINNING LEVEL FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GET INVOLVED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, HOW IT'S A LITTLE LESS INTIMIDATING TO COME HERE AND SPEAK TO US VERSUS COUNCIL.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY HAVE A DISCUSSION FOR GOING BACK TO EVERY MONTH.

I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

I KNOW WE'RE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING QUORUM EVERY OTHER MONTH, BUT JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO DISCUSS IF POSSIBLE.

I'LL DEFER TO THE OTHER TWO TO BEGIN WITH. I'M RETIRED.

I'M FINE ANYWAY. SO I THINK IF WE CAN KEEP LIKE A CERTAIN DAY, IT'S THE SAME DAY, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAY WE KNOW AND WE CAN LET EVERYONE KNOW, HEY, THIS MONTH, THIS MONTH IS THIS MEETING.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE START COMING. IT'S IT'S A PROCESS.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I MISSED A COUPLE APPOINTMENTS MYSELF. AND I BELIEVE THAT IF WE KEEP CONSISTENCY ON THAT,

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WE'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE COME IN AND SPEAK THEIR MIND.

BECAUSE I THINK I POSTED SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK AND I GOT A LOT OF REQUESTS AND STUFF THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY THAT IS GROWING AND WE NEED THIS.

WE NEED THAT. AND I THINK WE WANT TO HEAR IT FROM THEIR MOUTH, TOO. SIR.

JUST LIKE YOU. I MEAN, IF WE WANT TO DO IT EVERY MONTH, THAT'S FINE BY ME.

WE JUST NEED MORE SUBSTANCE IN TERMS OF. OKAY, SO LET'S LEAVE IT AT THIS.

WE HAVE A CONSENSUS AND THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA.

SO WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT MEETING WHICH WOULD BE OCTOBER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND. THAT IS OCTOBER 6TH. OCTOBER 5TH.

OKAY. SO WE'LL HAVE IT ON SIXTH. QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, JOSH.

THE I THINK, WAS IT A PROJECT, THE EXPANSION OVER AT FRED POPPY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EITHER LOOKED AT OR SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE? WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? ON THE ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR MASTER PLAN.

CORRECT. SO MASTER PLAN GOT PUT ON HOLD BY CITY MANAGEMENT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME REVENUE SOURCES AND OTHER OPTIONS OF DOING SOME EXPANSIONS IN THAT PARK.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST IN THE, IN THE BEGINNING PHASES.

WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGN OR, OR GUARANTEED REVENUE SOURCES OR ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT.

ANYTHING ELSE? SEEING NOTHING ELSE AND NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

I'LL CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:23 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.