[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] >>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH COMMUNICATION FOR US. >> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU BOW WITH ME PLEASE. WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS FOR OUR CITY STAFF, WHO HAS WORKED SO HARD AND FOR OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS KEEPING THIS CITY GOING. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING. GIVE US LISTENING EARS AND GOOD WISDOM AND PLEASE, LORD, REMOVE COVID. IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. >> IF YOU'RE JOINING US THIS MORNING, PLEASE KEEP YOUR MASK ON UNLESS YOU COME UP TO THE MIC AND SPEAK. TAKE YOUR MIC-- TAKE YOUR MASK OFF. AND THEN INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO START THIS MORNING WITHOUT WITH A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. WE WILL COME BACK TO THIS. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS PUP LATER AS WELL FOR OUR DAGENDA ITEMS. IF ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM, WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR NOW. SEEING THERE WILL BE NO ONE TO ACCOMMODATE NOW, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT POINT OF ORDER. THE FIRST WILL BE A HE ARE VIEW OF THE MINUTE -- A REVIEW OF THE [MINUTES] MINUTES FROM 18TH, SEPTEMBER 9TH AND OCTOBER 29TH FOR REVIEW. >> I WANT THAT THANK STAFF FOR SENDING THESE OUT. WE APPROVE THE MINUTES. >> I AGREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING THOSE OUT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> MIKE. ALL IN FAVOR AAYE. NEGATIVE? ALL IN FAVOR OF PASSING THE MINUTES. WE'LL MOVE ON WITH THE AGENDA ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO FLIP TWO AND THREE, IS THAT RIGHT, LESLEY? I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR AN INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW STAFF. [3. Introduction of new staff (Discussion) • Jesus Coronado, Parks Manager • Janina Aguero, Community Services Office Manager] >> GOOD MORNING, LESLEY ANDREWS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO INTRODUCE OUR TWO NEW EMPLOYEES. JANINA WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEETING. BUT I KNOW NOT ALL OF THE PARKS BOARD MEMBERS WERE AT THAT. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE JANINA. SHE'S OUR NEW CHERYL, NEW CAITLIN. THE OFFICE MANAGER UP FRONT, THE MANAGER OF THE CEMETERY AND THE ONE THAT KEEPS ALL OF THE REST OF US IN LINE. >> WOW! GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. >> I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE JESUS. IF THEY WANTS TO COME UP FOR A SECOND. THIS IS JESUS CORONADO. HE'S OUR NEW PARKS DIVISION MANAGER. HE COMES TO US FROM STEVENVILLE WITH 20 YEARS, GIVE OR TAKE, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. I'LL TELL YOU TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. >> LIKE LESLIE SAID, I'M JESUS CORONADO. I'VE BEEN IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSION FOR 21 1/2 YEARS. I STARTED IN 1999 WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE AS A -- WHAT'S CALLED A TEMPLE. WE CALLED IT SEASONAL IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS JUST APPLIED MYSELF AND WORKED MY WAY UP THE LADDER. AND IN 2016, I TOOK THE JOB AS PARK SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE CITY OF STEVENVILLE. I WAS THERE FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AND NOW HERE IN ABILENE. EXCITED TO BE HERE. >> WELCOME. WELCOME ABOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE EXCITED YOU'RE HERE. I ALWAYS LIKE SEEING FOLKS WHO YOU CAN TELL HAVE A PASSION FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING ALREADY. WELCOME TO ABILENE. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. PLEASE BRING THE PASSION WITH YOU. THAT'S AWESOME. >> OK. THANK YOU. I TELL MY STAFF, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT WITH ME, IT CLICKED BEING A JOB TO A PROFESSION. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS NOW. >> THAT'S AWESOME. >> I TELL MY STAFF THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S A PROFESSION, NOT A JOB. >> I HAVE A 12-YEAR-OLD YOU MAY NEED TO TALK TO AS WELL. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD WITH THE SERVICE AWARDS. >> HELLO. [2. Service Awards (Discussion) • Jennifer Pacheco - 5 years • Chance Coonrod - 5 years] I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE ZOO AND OUR FIRST SERVICE AWARD WILL GO TO OUR MARKETING COORDINATOR, MISS JENNIFER PACHECO. JENNIFER HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FIVE YEARS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WITH THE CITY? >> FIVE YEARS. >> BUT WITH THE ZOO SHE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. SHE RUNS ALL OF OUR MARKETING EVENTS, DOES A LOT OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVERYTHING, REALIZED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SHE'S DONE A TOMORROW FOR JOB WITH GETTING OUR MESSAGE OUT THERE. THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE ZOO DOES. SHE GETS THE BRANDING STYLE, YOU KNOW, THEY CALL IT BOOZEY LOOK. [LAUGHTER] FOR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA LIKES. PHENOMENAL JOB. SHE'S A GREAT ASSET TO THE ZOO. CONGRATULATIONS. >> AWESOME. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO COMMENT. >> ABSOLUTELY. [APPLAUSE] >> JENNIFER, JESSE, I'D LIKE YOU TO HEAR THIS. MY TWO YOUNGEST GRANDCHILDREN ARE WITH ME FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT LIVE IN HAMPSTEAD, NORTH CAROLINA. THEIR DAD IS A 20-YEAR UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS VETERAN. AND STILL SERVING IN THE COUNTRY. SO MY GRANDKIDS WERE HERE THIS WEEKEND. AND THEIR MIMI AS MY WIFE IS CALLED, DECIDED THEY WANTED TO [00:05:02] GO TO THE ZOO ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER THEY FINISHED THEIR ONLINE CLASSES. I HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU, I WAS THOROUGHLY APPRECIATIVE AND IMPRESSED BY HOW WELL AND WHAT THE KIDS GOT TO DO. THEY GOT TO FEED THE RHINO, SEE THE BABY GIRAFFE. THEY GOT A GRAND TOUR AND ALL THEY COULD TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT, JEN IR, KALEY WAS INVOLVED IN THAT. JESSE, YOUR STAFF IS OUTSTANDING AND ACCOMMODATING. I WANT TO COMMEND THEM FOR A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF MY GRANDKIDS YESTERDAY. AWESOME. PRETTY AWESOME. I'M DONE NOW. >> HEY, THAT'S GREAT. >> ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. CHANCE, COME ON UP. THIS IS CHANCE COONROD. CHANCE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FIVE YEARS. HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN IN PARKS THREE OF THOSE YEARS, IS THAT RIGHT? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> YEAH. >> CHANCE IS OUR MECHANIC. HE'S VERY IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE COMPANY. HE KEEPS EVERYTHING GOING. HE ALSO -- HE'S VERY HARD WORKER. SO HE'S ALWAYS VOLUNTEERING WHEN WE NEED OTHER EQUIPMENT RUN, HELPS WITH OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL. SO SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, MAN. GLAD YOU'RE HERE. HERE'S YOUR MEDALLION AND I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING IN HERE YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK AT. THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON [4. Request to install disc golf course at Scarborough Park (Discussion and Action)] TO AGENDA ITEM 4. THE REQUEST TO INSTALL A DISC GOLF COURSE AT SCARBOROUGH PARK. THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION AND CALL FOR ACTION. >> YES, SIR. THE DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION RECENTLY YOU GUYS WERE AWARE INSTALLED THE DISC GOLF BASKETS AT COBB PARK. THAT'S GONE OVER REALLY WELL. SO NOW THAT THEY'VE DECIDED THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MOVE OUT TO SCARBOROUGH. I THINK SCARBOROUGH IS A GREAT FIT FOR THIS. IT'S A FAIRLY LARGE PARK, BUT REALLY ONLY THING THAT'S BEEN UTILIZED THERE HAS BEEN THE BALL FIELDS AND THE PLAYGROUNDS. SO RIGHT ALONG THE STREET. THERE'S A LARGE AREA BACK BEHIND THAT'S BEEN UNDER UTILIZED FOR ALWAYS. THEY WANT TO PLACE MORE BASKETS BACK IN THERE TO MAKE ANOTHER SMALL COURSE OUT THERE. WITH THE PROXIMATE I AM NOT TO THE AIR FORCE -- WITH THE PROXIMITY TO THE AIR FORCE BASE, AN IMPORTANT ASSET. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOU GUYS FOR YOUR APPROVAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? >> NO. I MOTION WE APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECONDED. ALL APPROVED SAY A YE. NEGATIVE? PASSED. GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. JESUS WILL BE DOING THIS FROM NOW ON. >> WE'RE WAY NEATER ONCE YOU GET TO THAT. >> YEAH. YEAH. >> HONEYMOON IS OVER, JESUS. >> WE'LL GO ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5, THAT'S THE CONCEPTUAL [5. Stevenson Park conceptual design update (Discussion)] UPDATE. THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION. >> G GOOD MORNING AGAIN. LESLEY ANDREWS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. FROM THE WORKSHOP WE HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THAT WAS A GREAT WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD WITH THE COMMITTEE WITH STEVENSON PARK. WE GOT SOME PRIORITIES FROM THAT. WE ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MICHAEL BLACK, IF YOU REMEMBER. HE WAS IN THE ROOM LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION AND HE HAS A DRAFT OF KIND OF WHAT HE'S COME UP WITH FROM ALL OF THE CONVERCONVERSATIONS FROM THAT M. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MICHAEL AND HAVE HIM COME UP AND WALK US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. >> PERFECT. WELCOME BACK. >> IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. REALLY IS. THIS IS EXCITING. WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS CASUALLY, A BACK AND FORTH AT THE END. I'LL RUN THROUGH IT AND LET YOU GUYS KIND OF TALK ABOUT IT. WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OF IT. LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING HERE. HERE WE ARE TODAY. JUST KIND OF OUTLINING THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE KIND OF BEEN STUDYING AND TRYING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OF. HERE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF STEVENSON PARK, AS IT IS NOW. JUST KIND OF EVALUATING THE EXISTING FACILITIES AND HOW THEY MAINLY RELATE TO WHAT MAY BE STAYING AND WHAT MAY BE ADDED TO THE PARK TO MAKE IT MORE WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS PROVIDED INPUT FOR. SO DURING THAT -- AND IN THE FIRST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT FLOOD PLANES AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT MEANS AND SKIN KIND OF WANTED TO SHOW A MAP. YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN PART WITHIN THE BIG BLUE PIECE. IT SHOWS HOW 100% OF THE PARK IS IN THE FLOOD WAYS. THAT SHOWS SOME STRAINS WE HAVE MOVE FORWARD. WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT ANYTHING WE'RE PROPOSING NOW, WOULD NOT [00:10:02] -- WOULD ALL BE ABLE TO BE CONSTRUCTED. WE'RE GOOD THERE SO FAR. SO FROM THAT MEETING, THIS IS KIND OF THE NINE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF CHECKED THROUGH PRIOR TO RANKING AND THINKING, OKAY, THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HEARD IS RENOVATING THAT EXISTING BASKETBALL AND TENNIS COURT WITH LIGHTING, TO MAKE THAT MORE USEABLE AND MORE FRIENDLY, WHETHER THAT'S REAL NETTING ON THE TENNIS COURT VERSUS CHAIN LINK OR REALLY UPGRADING THAT EXISTING BASKETBALL, TENNIS COURT FACILITY. THEN WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE RESTROOMS NOT VERY CONDUCIVE TO PEOPLE WANTING TO USE IT. SO REALLY TRYING TO TAKE THE ASSET OF THE EXISTING RESTROOM AND RENOVATE IT, SO IT'S MORE USER FRIENDLY. WE HEARD THAT WALKING CONCRETE TRAILS WERE KIND OF WENT THROUGH WHAT TYPE OF TRAIL AND THE CONCRETE TRAIL WAS KIND OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE PREFERRING. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. PAVILIONS WAS NUMBER FOUR. THEN THE FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELD OR A LARGE OPEN SPACE THAT IT WAS LIT NUMBER FIVE. UPGRADES TO THE SPLASH PAD COMING IN AT NUMBER SIX. SOME TYPE AN AMPHITHEATER OR PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE TO HOST EVENTS, SO FESTIVALS AND ACTIVITIES COULD BE PLANNED FOR LARGE GROUPS IS NUMBER 7. THEN THERE'S THE DESIRE TO HAVE A NEW ACCESS ROAD TO COCREIL DRIVE AND A PLACE FOR BASEBALL PRACTICE TO OCCUR. DURING THAT -- DURING THAT EXERCISE THAT'S WHAT WE GAVE OUR INPUT AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY WAS WANTING. WE THINK ABOUT THAT. KIND OF HUT THAT IN THE HOPPER AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT. WHAT ELSE CAN WE IMPROVE ON FOR THE PARK AND JUST REALLY KIND OF LOOK AT IT AS A WHOLE. REPORTING BACK TO THESE THINGS. WE ALWAYS KIND OF LIKED WHAT ARE THE PROJECT GOALS AND GO BACK AND ASK OURSELVES, ARE THESE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING ANSWERING OUR PROJECT. THAT WAS FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SURROUNDING AREA. WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARK USES. AND THEN THE AMENITIES OF VARIOUS SIZED GROUPS, SINGLE USERS, CAREGIVER AND A CHILD, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND LARGER COMMUNITY EVENTS. AS WE GO THROUGH THESE IMPROVEMENTS, ARE WE GOING BACK TO THESE KIND OF MAIN GOALS THAT WE KIND OF ALWAYS CHECK OURSELVES TO. SO THROUGH ALL OF THIS, THIS IS KIND OF THE FIRST KIND OF IDEA THAT WE KIND OF HAVE COME UP WITH. AND THAT'S THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COURT. RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO TENNIS COURTS AND ONE BASKETBALL. AND KIND OF THE EXPERIENCE AND WHAT I'M RECOMMENDING IS MY THOUGHT WOULD BE THAT THE TENNIS COURT WOULD -- NOT -- WOULD GET USED NOT AS MUCH AS A BASKETBALL COURT WOULD. A FULL-SIZED COURT AND HALF-SIZED COURTS BETWEEN TYPES OF AGES AND TYPES OF GAMES PLAYED OUT THERE. IF YOU HAVE A FULL-SIZED COURT, IT TENDS TO BE AN OLDER, MORE AGGRESSIVE TYPE OF BALL GAME THAN IF JUST SOME GOING UP AND DOWN THE COURT, VERSUS HALF-STYLE PICK-UP GAMES. IF WE CONVERT THE MIDDLE TENNIS COURT TO TWO HALF-SIZED BASKETBALL COURTS AND ONE FULL-SIZED BASKETBALL COURT, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF USERS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. USE THE EXISTING PA VEILON WITH MINOR UPGRADES. AND SO THAT IT BECOMES KIND OF A CENTRAL GATHERING AREA FOR EVERYBODY THERE USING THE TENNIS COURT AND BASKETBALL COURT. AND KIND OF WHAT YOU SEE, AS WE GO, IS EACH OF THESE PAVILIONS AND EVEN THE COURTS -- THE SPORT COURT PAVILION, THEY'RE BECOMING AN ARCHITECTURAL THEME TO THEM ALL. YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU SEE THE PARK, THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT STARTS TO MATCH, LOOK THE SAME. WE'RE NOT THAT FAR ALONG INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS YET. WE START SEEING THE GRAPHICS, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE HOW THERE'S ELEMENTS OF THE PARK THAT ARE TRYING TO EACH OTHER. THE ROOF OF THE PORT COURT IS PAVILION LOOKS LIKE THE ROOF OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. A LOT OF DISCUSSION, OKAY, IF I'M OUT AT THE PARK, AND I'M AT THE PLAYGROUND AND I WANT TO GO WAY OVER TO THE SPLASH PAD OR WAY OVER TO THE TENNIS COURT, EVERYTHING WAS NOT REALLY CONNECTED. SO, OKAY, LET'S PICK UP ON EXISTING PLAYGROUND AND MOVE IT CLOSER TO THE SPLASH PAD, SO THAT THAT USE CAN HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. BUT THE CAUSE OF THAT AND RICHARD LOOKED SOME INFORMATION UP. THE COST TO MOVE THAT AND MOVE THAT PLAYGROUND WAS ALMOST AS MUCH AS A NEW NEWGROUND. LET'S ADD A PAVILION TO THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND. THEY HAVE SHADE. AND THEN IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A PAVILION, A LARGE PAVILION BUILT AT THE [00:15:02] SPLASH PAD WITH AN ADDITIONAL PLAY GROUND, RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE OVER THERE AT THE EXISTING SPLASH PAD IS AN ADDITIONAL LARGE PAVILION AND PLAYGROUND IN THE YELLOW. THE BLUE DOT UP THERE IS AN EXPANSION TO THE SPLASH PAD THAT HAS MORE OF THE LITTLE INTERACTIVE SLIDE, MORE LIKE A LITTLE WATER PARK. I'LL SHOW YOU A PHOTO OF THAT IN A MINUTE. THEN THE IDEA OF THE EVENT PAVILION AND WE'VE CREATED THAT OVER KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK BETWEEN THE TURNAROUND AND THE BASKETBALL COURT. JUST TO PROVIDE THAT MORE OF A LARGE COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME PLANS IN THE WORKS, TOO, FOR THE CEDAR CREEK TRAIL AND A REGIONAL TRAIL THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY CONNECT TO US, AS BIGGER PICTURE. THE THOUGHT OF HOW THIS PARK CONNECTS TO THAT FUTURE TRAIL, A TRAIL HEAD HERE FOR THAT. THEN THERE'S REALLY NARROW SIDEWALK. THE NEXT SLIDE. THAT POINT A TO POINT B THAT DOESN'T ACT AS A TRUE LOOP TRAIL THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO USE. WHEN YOU GET TO A PARK, YOU WANT TO CREATE A CIRCUIT AND GO ON THE TRAIL WALK. THESE ARE JUST MORE LIKE SIDEWALKS CONNECTING POINT A TO POINT B. THE THOUGHT WOULD BE TO REALLY REMOVE THOSE AND MAKE A TRUE LOOP TRAIL AROUND THE PARK. KIND OF THE OTHER IDEA IS SOME DAY ADDING THE ADDITIONAL CONNECTION TO COCKRE IAND ADDING 40 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES DOWN BY THE MEDIUM-SIZED PAVILION. EVERYTHING KIND OF TIES TOGETHER AND BECOME MORE PARK-LIKE THAN HODGEPODGE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ACTUAL TURF AND THE FIELDS. MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD IRRIGATION, GOOD TURF. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARTIFICIAL TURF. THAT WOULD BE A FUTURE TYPE OF ENDEAVOR. AN UPGRADE TO THE KIND OF THE WAY THAT THE EXISTING FIELDS OR EXISTING OPEN SPACE IS MAINTAINED, SO IT COULD BE USED FOR PRACTICE. THEN WE TIE THAT TOGETHER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE LIGHTING. PART OF THIS PROJECT IS MAKING WE ARE SHAFIA ADEQUATE SPORT COURT, LIGHTING. THE THOUGHT, TOO, IS TO HAVE ADEQUATE TRAIL LIGHTING THAT ACT AS LIGHTING TO THE PRACTICE FIELDS, THAT SOMEBODY COULD HAVE A PRACTICE OUT THERE AT NIGHT, BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH LIGHT ON THE TRAIL LIGHTING. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REPRESENTING HERE. JUST A FEW PHOTOS OF KIND OF WHAT WE'RE THINKING IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SPORT COURT RENOVATION, WE REALLY WANT TO DO A -- A GOOD JOB OF DOING A FINISH ON THE COURTS THAT PEOPLE ENJOY BEING OUT THERE PLAYING ON, NOT JUST OUT THERE PAINTING IT. BUT MATERIALS THAT WERE MADE FOR SPORT COURT RENOVATIONS. AND THESE ARE KIND OF DAMPS ON - EXAMPLES OF THE LIGHTING. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SAME VENDOR WHO PROVIDED THE EXISTING SPLASH PAD. WHAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR IN ADDITION TO THE SPLASH PAD. THEY WE KIND OF STARTED TALKING ABOUT, IF WE CAN DO EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW AND ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TIME, YOU'RE LOOK AT $1.25 MILLION TOTAL. [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN -- WHAT I JUST SHOWED $1.2 MILLION. WE ALL KIND OF KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY RIGHT NOW. WE DID WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE WHOLE OVERALL COST WOULD BE. THEN WE SAID, OKAY, WHAT COULD A PHASE ONE PROJECT LOOK LIKE. WE START DEALING WITH THOSE NUMBERS, DESPITE ON RENDERS AVAILABLE. RESEARCHINGTHE BASKETBALL COURT, ADDING THE LIGHTING, REMOVING THE CHAIN FENCE AND ADDING MORE CHAIN FENCE. I DON'T WANT THE BASKETBALL COURT AND TENNIS COURT TO BE TOO ENCLOSED. OPEN IT UP TO THE PARK LIGHT, ALSO HELPS, TOO, WITH THE FLOODING SITUATION. THE BASKETBALL COURT AND FENCES ACT AS SCREENS DURING THE FLOOD EVENT AND CAUSES WATER TO BACK UP. AND THEN WE WANTED TO RENOVATE THE RESTROOM, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. AND WE ALSO WANTED TO RENOVATE THAT SPORT COURT PAVILION. WE WANTED TO ADD THE NEW PAVILION AT THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND TO MAKE IT USER FRIENDLY. AND ADD THE SPLASH PAD UPGRADE, THE SPARK PIECE I JUST SHOWED YOU AND CONTINUOUSLY AND SURVEYING AND THAT KIND OF GETS US TO A KIND OF A BUDGET NUMBER. AND SOME OF THIS STUFF MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE. SOME OF IT MAY BE A LITTLE LESS. BUT AT THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS, JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT [00:20:04] THIS IS A PROJECT COST OF MAGNITUDE THAT COULD WORK. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE. AND KIND OF WANT TO OPEN UP THE NEXT STEPS AND COMMENTS. I'LL PROBABLY GO BACK TO THE OVERALL PLAN AND OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS. ANYTHING ELSE, LESLEY? >> COULD YOU GO BACK TO THAT MAGNITUDE OF PROBABLE COST CHART. >> THE TOTAL ONE? >> YEAH. THE TOTAL. THE $1.3 MILLION. >> OKAY. >> IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS CORRECTLY THEN, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT -- $424,000. YOU'RE LOOKING AT -- ITEMS NUMBER 8-14. EXCUSE ME. AND THEN YOU INCLUDED THE SOFT COST OF 25. BUT PRIMARILY ITEMS 8-14 WOULDICALLY RESURFACING THE TEN -- WOULD INCLUDE RESURFACING THE TENNIS AND BASKETBALL? >> AND ITEMS 1--- >> INCLUDE IN THE 1-7. >> SOME PROPORTION RELATED TO THE OTHERS. IT'S KIND OF AN OVERALL. LESLEY DID THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES STUFF. YES, SOME PORTION OF 1-7 AND THEN CONSTRUCTING 8-14. >> YEAH. THE KEY COMPONENTS, THOUGH, 8-14. >> CORRECT. >> IS THAT RIGHT? YES. AND EVERYTHING. AND IS THAT -- IS THAT BETTER REPRESENTED IN ONE OF THE DRAWINGS OR ONE OF THE AERIAL PHOTOS? I MEAN, WE COULD KIND OF COMBINE. >> I HAVE A DRAWING THAT SHOWS WHAT PHASE ONE WOULD BE. TRYING TO GO BACK AND COMPARE THOSE TWO THINGS. BUT JUST REAL QUICKLY, YOU KNOW, JUST WANTED THE PAVILION, NOT THE PARK ROAD. NOT THE ACTUAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OPEN SPACE AND THE GRASS. AND PRACTICE FIELD AREA. IT WOULD ONLY BE THE EXPANSION OF THE SPLASH PAD. THE SPLASH PAD IS JUST THE BLUE DOT UP THERE, THE EXISTING SPLASH PAD. EVERYTHING REALLY AT THE SPORT COURT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN THIS PHASE. AND THE RENOVATIONS TO THE RESTROOM, NOT ANY OF THE TRAIL WORK OR THE EVENT PAVILION AND THE OPEN SPACE. >> AND DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY WHAT KIND OF DIMENSIONS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHERE IT SAYS PRACTICE FIELD, GREEN SPACE. I THINK THAT THAT ANGLE, RIGHT BY THE CIRCLE, BY THE MAIN CIRCLE, THE THREE ANGLES. THAT'S A BASEBALL BACKSTOP I THINK? ISN'T IT? >> CORRECT. >> YEAH. FOR YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF DIMENSIONS? I MEAN, HOW MUCH SPACE IS FROM -- I'LL CALL THAT THE BOTTOM END OF IT UP TO SAY NORTH 7TH STREET. IS THERE AMPLE ROOM FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE? >> YES. SO SOME OF MY EARLY SKETCHES, I HAD BALLFIELD SKETCHED IN. YOU COULD STRIPE THEM OFF AND -- IN THIS SCENARIO, I THINK YOU COULD FIT TWO IN THERE. IF YOU OFFSET THEM SOME. >> OKAY. >> FOR SURE ONE. >> YEAH. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE. >> YES. THE PRACTICE FIELD OPEN SPACE AREA CAN ACCOMMODATE A STRIPE, FULL-SIZED FIELD. >> OF COURSE, I'M ALWAYS THE ONE THAT WANTS TO GO FOR THE WHOLE ENCHILADA, IF YOU WILL. I REALLY LIKE THAT LOOK. AND I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THAT IT LAYS OUT ON THE PARK. GOOD IDEAS. GOOD STUFF. GOOD STUFF. >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE OF THE COURTS AND THE SLIDE FOR A SECOND, PLEASE. IN LOOKING AT THE TENNIS/BASKETBALL COURT NOW, I KNOW I'M A PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER. I KNOW MY BALL WOULDN'T DO THIS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIT IN BETWEEN THE TENNIS AND BASKETBALL? >> THIS IS JUST TRYING TO REPRESENT THE SURFACING. IF WE KIND OF GO TO THIS IDEA OF THE 3-FOOT TALL ORBITAL FITS. YOU SEE THE SEPARATION. WE DO HAVE 300 LINEAR FEET THAT WE USE, ONE TO SEPARATE THE TENNIS FROM THE HALF-COURT BASKETBALLS. NOW I WANT TO SEPARATE THE TWO HALF-COURT BASKETBALLS FROM EACH OTHER SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T TEMPTED TO TRY TO PLAY THROUGH BOTH, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL SEPARATING THEM. AND THEN WE'RE FENCING IN BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT USES. BUT IT'S NOT REAL TALL, TALL CHAIN-LINK FENCE. IT'S MORE OF AN ORNAMENTAL FENCE. >> THAT'S GOOD. BECAUSE I'D PROBABLY HIT MY BALL IN THE BASKETBALL COURT AND SOMEONE WOULD ROLL THEIR ANKLE. WIND SCREENS ON THE TENNIS COURT? >> I WOULD NOT COUNT ON THAT, BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD ISSUES. IT CREATES A WALL, HARD TO [00:25:03] PROPOSE. NOT SAYING IT'S NOT DOABLE. IT MEANS REALLY GOING IN AND WORKING WITH THE PROPER CHANNELS, BASED ON OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PARK. >> AND YOU TALK ABOUT IRRIGATION AND LIGHTING. DO WE KNOW AN ESTIMATED COST THAT THAT WOULD ADD TO THE CITY COST, PAYING FOR CITY AND WATER? >> IT'S ALREADY IRRIGATED, IS IT NOT? >> NO. >> WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AS FAR AS WHAT THESE IMPACTS WOULD BE TO THE CITY'S MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN GET WITH STAFF. AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UNDER CONTROL. THERE IS EXISTING TRAIL -- SOME TYPE OF A LIGHTING OUT THERE NOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE EXISTING AERIAL. BUT THERE'S A FEW OUT THERE NOW. SO I KNOW THERE'S ELECTRICITY CIRCULATING THROUGH THE PARK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S COSTING A YEAR. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> AS WE LOOK AT THIS PLAN FOR THIS SPORT COURT RENOVATIONS, SO THE IDEA IS THERE'S A PAVILION IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. >> EXISTING PAVILION THERE NOW. >> IN MY MIND, WHEN I WAS THINK BEING THAT, I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE TWO SIDE-BY-SIDE. WE LEAVE THE PAVILION AS IT IS NOW? >> UH-HUH. >> OKAY. >> KIND OF PROPORTIONALLY IF YOU KNOW THIS, WHERE THE PAVILION IS ON THIS GRAPHIC, TENNIS COURTS ARE A LITTLE NARROWER. DO NOT TAKE AS MUCH SPACE. I CALL IT EAST-WEST IN THIS SCENARIO. SO WHENEVER YOU REPLACE THE TENNIS COURT WITH TWO HALF-SIZED BASKETBALL COURTS. YOU NOTICE THE BASKETBALL COURTS NOW ARE KIND OF GOING ON THE SORT AND SOUTH SIDE -- SPORT COURT AND SOUTH SIDE. SEPARATE THEM AND THEN USE THAT EXISTING PAVILION AS THE CENTER OF ALL THAT ACTIVITY. >> YEAH. ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE WAS I KNOW THAT WHEN -- THIS HAD TO BE 15 YEARS AGO. WHEN A.C.U. DID THE BIG TRAIL AROUND THEIR CAMPUS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM NOT ONLY LIGHTING, BUT SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS ON THAT TRAIL. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED IN THIS AS WELL, AS FAR AS CALL BOXES OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES, EVERYBODY HAS A CELL PHONE NOW, MAYBE A MOOT POINT. I'M TRYING TO THINK THROUGH, IF THAT'S BEEN SUGGESTED? >> SOMETHING WE NEED TO GET WITH THE CITY STAFF AND POLICE AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND SEE WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE AS FAR AS EMERGENCY CALLS. THE CELL PHONE THING IS REAL AND PEOPLE HAVE THEM ON THEM AT ALL TIMES. LOTS OF DIFFERENT ASSETS TO LOOK AT WHEN SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO MAKE A CALL, WHETHER THEY'RE INJURED OR NEED TO MAKE A CALL OR SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO THEIR -- IN A SITUATION AND THEY WANT TO GET OUT OF. JUST HAVING THE ABILITY TO USE A CELL PHONE, NOT EVERYBODY HAS A CELL PHONE. SO I THINK JUST THINKING THROUGH THAT AND PROVIDING THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT WITH CITY STAFF AND IF THAT'S DONE IN OTHER PARKS OR SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE CONSIDERING AT THIS POINT. WHERE WOULD WE PUT IT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT KIND OF PIGGYBACKS OFF ROBBIN'S, REGARDING THE LIGHTING AND MAYBE A WAY THAT POTENTIALLY CUTS COSTS. BUT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY LIGHTING. SOMETHING SOLAR-POWERED, TIME LIGHTS. HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED? >> I THINK THAT IS A GOOD CONSIDERATION, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS. I HAVE SEEN TECHNOLOGY WHERE THESE TRAIL-TYPE LIGHTS AND THE WAY THAT -- TECHNICAL TERMS. THE PANELS THAT THAT IT COLLECTS, THE ENERGY. THEY'RE SMALLER NOW. THEY'RE NOT AS OBTRUSIVE AS THEY USED TO. THEY'RE INTEGRATED INTO THE LIGHTING STANDARD. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS DOABLE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHT IT THROWS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND DURING THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTING PROCESS, WE'LL EVALUATE THAT AND SEE WHAT WOULD BE BEST AND BRING SOME IDEAS BACK, AS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WHETHER IT'S THE SPORT COURT LIGHTING OR OPEN-FIELD LIGHTING. YOU KNOW, KIND OF ALSO TO CONSIDER, OBVIOUSLY THE ZERO CUTOFF LIGHTING AT THE PROPERTY LINES SO THE HOMES ACROSS THE STREET AREN'T GETTING LIGHTED AT NIGHT. YOU'LL STILL SEE A LIGHT, BUT NOT LIGHTS SPILLED ON TO THE PROPERTIES. SO THAT'S ALL THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN SPECIFYING THE LIGHT. >> GOFF YOU -- GOTCHA. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> HOW MANY BATHROOM STALLS WILL THIS PLAN EVENTUALLY HAVE, IF WE [00:30:04] WERE TO GO WITH IT? DO WE KNOW? BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN TOO FEW FOR LARGE EVENTS. >> AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT AS FAR AS THE COST. WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE RESTROOM. I HAVEN'T DONE A DETAILED STUDY OF WHAT'S IN THERE AND HOW MUCH SPACE IS EXISTING STORM AND OTHER USES IN THERE AT UP WITH POINT AND HOW MUCH IN THE BUILDING COULD WE EXPAND. AND THAT WOULD BE ALL GOING TO THAT STUDY. BUT I THINK THE IDEA THAT EVEN IF YOU ADDED ONE OR TWO, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGE EVENT THAT WOULD HAPPEN OUT HERE. THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PART OF THE EVENT PLANNING, IF YOU HAD THE LARGER EVENT. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT AS FAR AS THE VALUATION OF THAT RESTROOM. I KNOW WE WANT TO BUDGET MONEY TO DO THAT. AND I THINK THE $100 A SQUARE FEET WAS OUT THERE. THE $7,000 NUMBER IS MORE REALISTIC THAN GOING AND TRYING TO BUILD A NEW ONE AND ALL OF THE COSTS INVOLVED WITH THAT. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH RENOVATING THIS ONE, VERSUS TRYING TO TEAR DOWN AND BUILD A NEW ONE. IT HAS A GOOD ENOUGH BASE AND EVERYTHING IS THERE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK IF YOU TORE THIS DOWN, WE WOULD RECOMMEND PUTTING IT BACK WHERE IT IS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE KIND OF STICKING TO THE RENOVATION PART RIGHT NOW AND WE'LL EVALUATE THAT AND DETAIL THAT, ONCE THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THIS BACK UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SHOULD ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR AS WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE THAT MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT. WE'LL OPEN THAT UP NOW, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE. PLEASE REMOVE YOUR MASKS, STATE YOUR NAME AND MAKE COMMENT IF YOU'D LIKE. >> CHRIS, YOU LOSE. [LAUGHTER] >> MY NAME IS CHRIS DAUGHTRY WITH THE STEVENSON PARK COMMITTEE. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MR. BLACK, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. THIS IS ENCOURAGING. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THAT COMMUNITY MORE THAN I PROBABLY HAVE THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT IF WE INVEST IN IT. AND THE REALITY IS, INSTEAD OF SOMETHING MY GRANDFATHER USED TO SAY, DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK, WIPE IT UP AND POUR ANOTHER ONE. I THINK THAT'S THE STEP THAT WE'RE TAKING RIGHT HERE, REALLY FOCUSING ON THINGS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME PRIDE IN WHERE THEY LIVE. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR THE WILLINGNESS. THANK YOU ALL FOR WALKING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND ALL OF THE INS AND OUTS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN FORGOTTEN FOR A LONG TIME. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS SHONTAY FLEMING. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THIS IS VERY, VERY ENCOURAGING TO US. KNOWING WHERE WE WERE JUNE THE 19TH OF 2020 TO WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS SIMPLY AMAZING. JUST SEEING THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF HOW, YOU KNOW, WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER AND THEN HE DREW THIS UP TO BRING THINGS IN, IT IS JUST AMAZING FOR US. THIS IS WHY WE STARTED OUR NONPROFIT FROM THAT MOMENT ON FORWARD, TRYING TO CHANGE. AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND THEY'VE LIKE, EVEN RIGHT NOW, THE PARKS, THE WHOLE MAINTENANCE OF IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SO MUCH BETTER. AND IT'S -- A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW ARE STILL -- WE'RE STILL IN COVID, WE CAN'T DO A WHOLE LOT. BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL OF THE FUTURE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUT HERE. KIDS FROM THIS WHOLE AREA, THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. IT MAKES MY HEART WARM WHEN PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND REALIZE, HEY, THE PARK IS BETTER. WE'RE GOING TO GET A BETTER PARK. YOU'RE GOING TO FIX UP OUR PARK AND MAKE IT BETTER. I SAID, WELL, WE'RE TRYING. I TOUCH BASES WITH LIKE LESLEY AND RICHARD, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, ALL OF INSTALL HAVE BEEN SO -- ALL OF YOU Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HELPING US GET IT TOGETHER. IT'S GREAT KNOWING FROM WHERE WE WERE A FEW MONTHS AGO TO RIGHT T NOW IS LIKE -- I'M LOOKING [00:35:02] FORWARD TO JUNETEENTH NEXT YEAR IN LIKE 2021 AND JUST ALL OF THE LITTLE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROCESS. WE KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO START OVERNIGHT. BUT WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS, TO THE BOARD, TO ALL OF THE CITY STAFF THAT HAS HELPED US. WE JUST REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. SO THANKS. >> WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOUR COMMITTEE HAS PUT INTO IT AS WELL. WE CAN'T -- IT'S JUST LIKE THIS. IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, WE CAN'T FIX IT. AND IT'S JUST -- IT'S A PROCESS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOMETHING STARTED, GET STARTED REAL SOON. >> I KNOW WE SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES. BUT AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOT JUST YOUR WILLINGNESS TO RAISE AN ISSUE, BUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO SEE IT THROUGH. I'M GOING TO BE REALLY BLUNT HERE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS. I'M ALMOST A LITTLE EMBARRASSED THAT THIS IS -- LIKE A POINT OF GRATITUDE. THIS IS OUR CITY. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CITY. AND IT SHOULDN'T BE OUR GROUPS FEELING LIKE THEY'RE SEGMENTED OUT AND COMING TO HAVE TO BEG OR ASK FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC. I THINK THIS IS HOW WE ALL GET BETTER. WE HAVE GROUPS THAT GET TOGETHER, HEY, WE HAVE AN ISSUE. WE CAN ALL DO IT TOGETHER. LET'S GET IN LINE AND EXPLAIN IT TO EACH OTHER. AND THEN HOLD EACH OTHER FAST TO THE IDEA THAT THIS IS A PROCESS THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN GET THINGS DONE. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE CITY. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED AS WELL. >> THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION NOT FOR ACTION. BUT WE WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK, IF -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO DO IS AFTER THIS PRESENTATION, PROBABLY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE AND SEE IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN PHASE ONE. AND AT THE SAME TIME FROM PARKS BOARD, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING IN PHASE ONE THAT YOU WOULD RATHER SEE OR US TAKE OUT, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF FINALIZE WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN PHASE ONE AND THEN START THE PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND GETTING READY TO GO TO BID. >> I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO TRUST THAT THE EXPERTISE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK YOU'VE GIVEN US KIND OF A BEGINNING, A START. I'M KIND OF LIKE GARY, I WANT THE WHOLE ENCHILADA. I REALLY WANT THE WALKING TRAILS AND THE PAVILION BY THE SPLASH PAD. WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. AND SO I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EITHER CHRIS OR SHONTAY A QUESTION REAL QUICK. FROM MY SITTING POINT, I LIKE THE IDEA OF HOW THEY TREATED THE BASKETBALL COURTS WITH A FULL-SIZED AND TWO HALFS. YOUR REACTION TO THAT? >> I THINK THAT'S -- I THINK VERY GOOD. YOU ARE ACCOMMODATING MORE PEOPLE. YEAH. >> BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, HAVING YOUNGER KIDS TO BE ON THE SIDE COURTS. >> GREAT. >> THIS IS AGAIN -- ADDS TO THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN BE ACTIVE AND ACTUALLY UTILIZING THIS. >> YEP. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IF YOU HAPPEN TO SAVE ANY OF YOUR DRAWINGS OR CONCEPTS ABOUT PRACTICE FIELDS, HOW THEY MIGHT LAY OUT IN THAT PRACTICE FIELD AREA, JUST TO ANSWER MY OWN PICTURE OF HOW THAT MIGHT LOOK. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD PROVIDE FOR US. >> WE HAVE THE VISUAL SKETCHES THAT THE STAFF AND I USE BACK AND FORTH. >> OKAY. >> WE CAN INCLUDE. >> JUST A FRAME OF REFERENCE. MAINLY WHAT I WANT TO LOOK AT TO SEE. BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT 120-YARD FOOTBALL FIELD LOOKS LIKE IN THAT LINED-OUT DRAWING, CUT-OUT, WHATEVER. SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I ASK. >> CAN YOU COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE, SO YOU'LL BE PICKED UP. I'M SORRY. >> SO SHONTAY FLEMING AGAIN. LAST MONTH WE HELD A UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY EVENT IN STEVENSON PARK. I THINK IT WAS LIKE THE OCTOBER THE 3RD. WHAT WE DID IS WE HAD SPEED BALL SPEED TOURNAMENT, SOME TYPE OF A BASKETBALL SHOOTOUT. AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE. THEY'VE USED THE ONE THAT HAD THE BEST NET OUT THERE. BU JUST SEEING HOW THE GUYS CAME OUT, HOW WE HAD TEAMS INVOLVED. I THINK THAT THE WHOLE CONCEPT FOR THE BASKETBALL COURTS IS GOING TO BE GREAT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SMALLER KIDS THAT WANT TO PLAY AND THEY [00:40:04] WANT TO LIKE INTERACT, TOO. ALSO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO PUSH FOR IS A.P.D., THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OTHER BUSINESSES WHEN WE DO THESE THINGS FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN TEAMS TO COME OUT. AND THIS WILL SHOW UNITY FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE. BUT FOR THE MORE GROWN PEOPLE TO COME OUT THERE AND LIKE TEENAGERS, THAT ACTUALLY BALL, EVEN THE MEN'S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, I'VE EVEN CONTACTED THEM AND WANTING THEM TO OUT, THEY COULD USE THAT. THAT'S GREAT HAVING THAT BIG COURT THERE AND THEN THE LIKE TWO SMALL ONES. SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY, NOT JUST OLDER KIDS OR LIKE ADULTS. BUT EVEN LIKE SMALLER KIDS, TOO. SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT. >> AWESOME. GOOD DEAL. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, WHAT IS -- OR LESLIE WHAT IS OUR NEXT STEP? I KNOW WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING THIS AND EVERYTHING. SOMETHING THAT WILL BE A PENDING ACTION FOR US, EITHER THIS TIME OR NEXT MONTH? >> WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GO BACK AND VISIT WITH THE COMMITTEE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING INVOLVED THAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO PROBABLY LOOKING AT ENTERING INTO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION BID DOCUMENTS, SO THAT WOULD REALLY BE THE NEXT STEP. IT PROBABLY WON'T BE SOMETHING -- WE CAN BRING LIKE THE FINAL WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR BUDGET BACK TO PARKS BOARD. BUT THE REST OF IT WILL PROBABLY MAINLY BE DONE BY STAFF. >> OKAY. >> IS THERE A TIMELINE? SO DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE ON COMPLETION. WE'RE GOING TO SAY THIS IS PART AMP. >> WELL, IF I TRY AND MEET SHONTAY'S TIMELINE TO HAVE IT READY BY JUNETEENTH, WE'RE SCRAMBLING PRETTY FAST. >> BETTER GET ON IT. BUT, NO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ON THE FRONT BU BUN -- BURNER AND WE'LL KEEP MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. THE FASTER WE CAN GET ANSWERS AND START DESIGNING BID DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF THIS, IT WILL HAVE TO BE ADVERTISED AND GO THROUGH A FORMAL PROCESS. IT HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. IN HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT DONE PROBABLY BY,. , MAYBE EVEN THE END OF FEBRUARY. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A -- CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A GLOWING RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS BOARD. MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AND PARTNERING WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE THAT HAVE SPOKEN UP TODAY. AGAIN THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PORTIONS THEY PLAYED IN THIS. >> LET'S GET THIS DONE. >> LET'S GET IT DONE. WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF AGENDA ITEM 5. AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 6, THE 2021 [6. 2021 Standards of Care (Discussion and Action)] STANDARDS OF CARE DISCUSSION AND THIS WILL HAVE AN ACTION AS WELL. >> ANNE HALL, THE DIVISION MANAGER FOR RECREATION, IS UNDER THE WEATHER TODAY. SO CHRIS IS GOING TO BE MAKING THIS PREPARATION. >> CHRIS GIBSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE ONLY CHANGES WE ACTUALLY HAVE FROM THE APPROVED CHANGES FROM 2020 STANDARDS OF CARE WAS WE CHANGED SOME VERBIAGE IN THE VERY BEGINNING. IT REFERENCED THAT WE HAD DESIGNATED LOCATIONS, AS FAR AS SCHOOLS. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS ANY LONGER. SO WE REMOVED THAT VERBIAGE FROM THE STANDARDS OF CARE. IT READS THE EXACT SAME AS THE STANDARDS OF CARE THAT WERE APPROVED LAST YEAR. OTHERWISE. >> I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE STANDARDS OF CARE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE STANDARDS OF CARE AS THEY CURRENTLY SAY. >> AYE. IN THE NEGATIVE? ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE'LL MOVE THEN ON WITH OUR DIVISION REPORTS. [7. Recreation Report (Discussion) • Haunted Half Marathon • Sears Park Thanksgiving Dinner • Mayor’s Hike • Trout Fest] WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR RECREATION REPORT. >> CHRIS GIBSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. WE HAD A FEW THINGS THAT WENT ON THIS LAST OCTOBER. WE HAD OUR HALF MARATHON, THE HAUNTED HALF MARATHON. EVEN WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING GOING ON, WE STILL HAD PRETTY DECENT PARTICIPATION. WE HAD THE FOLKS THAT DRESSED UP, AS YOU CAN SEE. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. STAFF REALLY ENJOYED AND HAD A GOOD TIME WITH THAT. SO IT WAS GOOD. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT AGAIN LAST YEAR. EVERYBODY REALLY ENJOYS THIS EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO HAD ONE OF OUR BIG EVENTS WAS THE SEARS THANKSGIVING DINNER. [00:45:04] I WANT TO SAY WE DID ABOUT 450 MEALS. AND WE SERVED ALL OF THOSE AND WE WERE DONE -- FASTER THAN WHAT WE WERE PLANNING. SO WE HAD FOLKS LINED UP, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE CARS. THOSE ARE THE CARS LINED UP JUST TO COME IN AND GET THE THANKSGIVING MEAL. SO THAT COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES REALLY COME OUT FOR THAT EVENT. IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR US AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT EVERY YEAR. SO IT'S AWESOME. ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR EVENTS EVERY YEAR, TOO. WE HAVE UPCOMING IS THE MAYOR'S HIKE. THIS WILL BE IN THE CEDAR CREEK WATERWAY. IT'S AGAIN ANOTHER EVENT WE DO AS A SEASONAL EVENT. THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING IS ON DECEMBER THE 5TH AT 9:00 A.M. SO WE USUALLY WILL MEET OUT THERE ON THE MAIN TRAIL HEAD ENTRANCE ON EAST SOUTH 11TH. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. AND GO ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH STEVENSON PARK, AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND THE LAST EVENT IS OUR -- WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. WE'RE DOING THE TROUT FEST. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OVER 1700 RAINBOW TROUT THAT WE PUT INTO THE CAL YOUNG PARK. WORKING WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE. WE HAVE GOT -- THIS YEAR THE EVENT WILL ACTUALLY BE A VIRTUAL FISHING TROUT FEST. SO WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME OUT AND ACTUALLY FISH THE EVENT FROM DECEMBER THE 5TH TO THE 15TH. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND COMPETE, TO SEE WHO WINS THE BIGGEST FISH, WHO CAN WIN THE BIGGEST NON-TROUT FISH. WHO FISHES THE MOST EVENTS OR MOST TIMES. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. ONCE AGAIN IT'S AN ACTION ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING IN RIGHT NOW. SO WE CAN STILL HAVE THE EVENT, WE THOUGHT THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW MANY FOLKS PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR RECREATION? >> SOUNDS FUN. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON WITH OUR AQUATICS REPORT. [8. Aquatics Report (Discussion) • Splash Pads closed October 18th] >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> BOBBY BROWN, DIVISION MANAGER FOR AQUATICS AND SENIORS. FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT THE STEVENSON PARK THING IS EXCITING. THIS IS -- THIS IS THANKSGIVING TIME. AND I DON'T KNOW, CHRIS, DO THEY STILL PLAY THE TURKEY BOWL? THE TURKEY BOWL. WE USED TO GO ON THANKSGIVING DAY AND PLAY A GAME OF FOOTBALL, TACKLE FOOTBALL. AND IT WAS THE OLD AGAINST THE YOUNG. AND I PLAYED ON THE YOUNG TEAM. BUT I RETIRED BEFORE I GOT TO THE OLD. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE STILL PLAYING IN THAT. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE. >> JUST MAKE SURE YOU DON'T DEFINE OLD AT A CERTAIN LEVEL. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT AGE LEVEL THAT CUT-OFF IS. I QUIT BEFORE IT GOT TO THAT. IN AQUATICS WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH OUR AQUATICS SEASON WITH OUR SPLASH PADS WITHOUT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS OR ANYTHING, MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. EVERYTHING WENT FINE. WE WERE ABLE TO SHUT THEM DOWN ON THE 18TH OF OCTOBER. AND MATT AND SCOTT WERE ABLE TO GO OUT AND GET EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR THE WINTER. SO THAT WE WON'T LOSE ANYTHING OVER THE WINTER. SO WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. WE STILL HAD A FEW PEOPLE TO GIVE MATT A CALL TO SEE WHY THE SPLASH PAD WASN'T COMING ON HERE LATELY, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF WARM DAYS. HE'S HAD TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WE DO HAVE A SEASON. OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING WAS GREAT WITH THOSE. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS THIS YEAR. HAPPY WITH THAT. >> WHAT'S YOUR TENTATIVE DATE TO REOPENING THEM IN THE SPRING? >> WE USUALLY -- MID-APRIL. >> I WAS THINKING THAT WAS RIGHT. >> MID-APRIL. RIGHT IN THE SPRINGTIME. [9. Senior Services Report (Discussion) • 50,000th Meal • Flu Shots • Halloween Fun] OUR SENIORS ARE STILL ROLLING. I SAY THAT LITERALLY. WE DID HIT OUR $50,000 MEAL IN SEPTEMBER, LATE SEPTEMBER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW MR. -- I CAN'T THINK OF HIS NAME NOW. HE'S A GREAT GUY. HE WAS GENUINELY SURPRISED WITH THE WINNING. HE DIDN'T KNOW, OF COURSE. HE WAS IN HIS CHURCH VAN THAT DAY AND TRYING TO MAKE HIM A QUICK STOP AND GET HIM A MEAL. HE GOT PUT ON THE NEWS. I DON'T KNOW HOW HIS PASTOR FELT ABOUT THAT WHEN HE GOT BACK TO CHURCH. THE MEDIA FOLLOWED HIM HOME AND DID AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM AT HIS HOME AND HE GAVE A GREAT KUDOS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AND WHAT IT'S DONE FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE, AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE MEALS. WE'RE STILL GOING LIKE I SAID. RIGHT NOW WE'RE AVERAGE BEING 430 A DAY ON THE MEALS. AND SO WE'RE STILL CONTINUING TO TRY TO PROGRAM AND DO SOME THINGS TO KEEP THOSE GUYS HAPPY. WE HAD A DRIVE-THRU FOR FLU [00:50:03] SHOTS ON OCTOBER 5TH. WE GOT 43 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND GOT SHOTS, OWEN PHARMACY CAME OUT AND HE'S THE ONE THAT DOES THEM WHEN WE'RE OPEN. SO WE GAVE HIM A CALL AND SEE IF HE COULD STILL SET UP SOMETHING AND CONTINUE THAT GOAL AND THE SENIORS WERE EXCITED ABOUT IT, THEY HAD BEEN ASKING, YOU KNOW, ABOUT GETTING FLU SHOTS AND WHERE THEY COULD GO. WE DECIDED TO KEEP IT GOING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT THAT WE HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION IN THAT. THEN ALSO ON HALLOWEEN, WE DID OUR HALLOWEEN THING. AND I THINK THEY WERE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE CANDY THAN THEY WERE THE MEALS THAT DAY. [LAUGHTER] BUT WE HAD FUN. WE -- I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK A PICTURE OF THE SKELTONS RUNNING UP THE TREE WITH THE SKELTON DOG CHASING THEM. THAT WAS MY FAVORITE DECORATION OUT THERE. THEY DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT. IT WAS GREAT THAT THEY GOT OUT AND DID THAT AND THE SENIORS HAD A BALL WITH THAT AS WELL. THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT. >> WELL DONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR PARKS [10. Parks Report (Discussion) • Winter Maintenance • Minter Park Award] REPORT. >> RICHARD ROGERS AGAIN. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. SO NOT A LOT IN PARKS TO REPORT. ALTHOUGH WE ARE SWITCHING OVER TO OUR WINTER PROGRAMS, WHERE WE BREAK UP INTO WORK GROUPS, MORE SPECIFIC WORK GROUPS TO DO TREE TRIMMING, SOME CUTBACKS ON OUR VEGETATION AND THEN SOME CONSTRUCTION WORK HOPEFULLY AS WELL THROUGH THE WINTER. WE DID WANT TO BRING UP THAT MINTER PARK'S RENOVATION DID WIN AN AWARD FOR -- THE HONOR AWARD FROM THE A.I.A. FOR THE DESIGN WORK ON IT FROM -- WHAT'S THE NAME? CALVIN HALLIBURTON DID THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN. WITTALL AND ASSOCIATES. WE WANTED TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT AND JUST BRAG ON THEM A LITTLE BIT AND KEVIN SPECIFICALLY. HE WAS ON THE COMMITTEE AND HE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT. AND HIS VISION HAS BEEN A BIG SUCCESS. AND WE'RE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH IT. AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO JEFF. >> JESSE, SCHOOL DIRECTOR. [11. Zoo Report (Discussion) • Animal Care • Special Events] -- ZOO DIRECTOR. WE'LL START OFF WITH BABIES. EVERYBODY LIKES TO SEE THAT. >> THAT'S ALWAYS A WIN. >> IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE WE REPORTED. THREE MONTHS AGO WE HAD A BABY AND THEN WE HAD A LOT OF REPTILES BORN AS WELL. SO YOU'LL SEE THESE LITTLE SNAKES. THAT'S ACTUALLY TO SIZE. THAT'S ACTUALLY A SPOON OF THE EYELASH PALM VIPER. AND THE RATTLESNAKE IS ON A POST-IT, JUST TO SORT OF GIVE YOU A BAROMETER OF THE SIZE WHEN THEY'RE BORN. AND WE DID HAVE ALL THREE BABIES BORN. WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAD THREE PREGNANCIES A FEW MONTHS AGO. TWO ARE ON DISPLAY, ONE HOPEFULLY ON DISPLAY NEXT EVENING. IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE, COME OUT TO THE ZOO TO LOOK AT THEM. THEY'RE VERY, VERY CUTE, AS ANY BABY IS. SO HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ZOO STAFF. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. WE DID HAVE A COMPROMISED CALF THAT WE DID HAVE TO INTERVENE AND GIVE SOME PLASMA. SHE WASN'T GETTING THE APPROPRIATE PROTEINS AND ENERGIES FROM HER MOTHER, BECAUSE SHE WASN'T SUCKLING THE RIGHT WAY. THIS IS THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEING AN ACCREDITED FACILITY. COLUMBUS ZOO HAD THE PLASMA AND INJECTED THE CALF AND IT'S DOING HUGE, SUCCESSFULLY NOW THRIVING IN THE YARD. WITHOUT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, THIS, YOU KNOW, COULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE THREE SUCCESSFUL BABY CALVES. BOO AT THE ZOO WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO TOWN, I HEARD ABOUT BOO AT THE ZOO BEING A WITHIN-DAY EVENT AND THE ZOO WOULD BACK IN 9,000 TO 7,000 PEOPLE. HOLY COW. THAT'S AN ATTRACTION, A THEME PARK NUMBER. SO ONE OF THE IDEA AS WE HAD WAS TO SPREAD IT OUT AND THEN COVID HIT. WE FOR SURE WERE GOING TO SPREAD IT OUT. WE DID ALL THREE SATURDAYS, WHICH SPREAD OUT THE CROWD. FIRST WEEKEND 2500, SECOND WEEKEND $3,500 AND ABOUT 4,000. OPEN-AIR SPACE. HUGE SUCCESS. WE GOT A NICE PRESENTING SPONSORS, ABILENE TEACHERS AND AWESOME, AWESOME TIME. HERE'S SOME OF THE PHOTOS FROM THAT TODAY. WE HAD PHOTO CONTESTS, SOME PHOTO SPOTS WITH VINTAGE TRACTORS AND PUMPKIN PATCHES. NEXT COMING UP WITH OUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. LAST YEAR WE DID FOUR DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD A COUPLE MORE DAYS. DECEMBER 18TH TO THE 23RD. WE'RE EXPANDING THE HOURS AS WELL TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE LAST YEAR THAT WANTED TO COME EARLY, BECAUSE A LOT OF OUT-OF-TOWNERS [00:55:02] OUT OF TOWNERTHAT WANT TO MEET . TWO HOURS TO MEET THEM BEFORE IT GETS TOO COLD. WE'RE GOING UNTIL 10:00 P.M. FOR THE ADULTS THAT WANT TO STAY LONGER AND HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA ADULT BEVERAGES AND MEET SANTA AND THE REINDEER. SO THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT THINGS AT THE CELEBRATION. LOTS OF LIVE ACTIVITIES, MAINLY MUSICIANS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE AN ICE SKULL -- SCULPTU. THE REINDEER WILL BE THERE EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. LIFE PERFORMANCES FROM GUITAR ARTISTS TO ALSO EVEN A LITTLE TRAIN SET THAT'S SET OUT IN THE PAVILION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LOOK AT THE SCALE MODEL TRAINS. A LOT TO DO. ICE SKATING RINKS AND YOUR FACE MASKS, THE LOAN STAR, CHRISTMAS ZONE. THAT'S ALL TEXAS-THEMED. I HOPE WE GET A LOT OF ABILENE RESIDENTS OUT TO GET THE PHOTO SPOTS. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S IT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> IT REALLY IS AMAZING TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. EVERY SINGLE TIME -- I WALKWAY FROM THE MEETING EVERY TIME, I THINK I'M NOT GOING TO BE AS EXCITED AS I AM NEXT TIME. AND WELL DONE EVERYBODY FOR THE DIFFERENT DIRECTORS. AND CERTAINLY WITH ALL OF THE STEVENSON PARK STUFF THAT'S GOING ON. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE TODAY? AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DISMISS. >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED FROM MYSELF. YEP. >> I SECOND. >> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.