[Call to Order]
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>> WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA THIS MORNING.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE MEETING US AT THE SOUTH LIBRARY CAMPUS.
IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE REPURPOSED SPACES HERE IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED
WITH THE INVOCATION. >> WELCOME EVERYBODY.
IF I CAN ASK YOU TO BOW YOUR HEADS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BLESSING US EVERY DAY, LORD. WE PRAY THE DECISIONS MADE TODAY WILL HELP GUIDE OUR CITY AND STEER SOME DIRECTION INTO DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE. LORD, I PRAY PROTECTION OVER THE CITY, IT'S COMMUNITY, AND ALSO OUR TROOPS THAT ARE SERVING. LORD, I PRAY FOR HEALTH AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE DEALING WITH COVID AND OTHER ILLNESSES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU PROVIDE HEALING, LORD.
AGAIN, MADE THE DECISIONS TODAY BE MADE TO HELP GUIDE OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
IT'S IN YOUR HEAVENLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
[Public Comments]
>> WE ARE GOING TO TURN TO A MOMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TIME THROUGHOUT THE AGENDA FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS. IF YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THAT TIME THAT IS FINE AS WELL.
AT THIS TIME, ANY CITIZEN CAN MAKE A COMMENT THEY WOULD LIKE ON ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE AGENDA AT THIS
TIME. >> MY NAME IS SAMUEL GARCIA.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THESE COMMENTS.
IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE? >> NO.
I JUST MOVED THE SLIDES. >> REAL QUICK, I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE LAST MEETING I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.
YOU MAY HAVE HAD ONE SINCE THEN.
IT REALLY BOTHERED ME. I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF MAKING SURE CITY MEETINGS ARE RUN PROPERLY.
I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR ATTORNEY SITTING THERE AND HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO TELL ME I'M WRONG BECAUSE HE ALWAYS DOES.
WHEN I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THERE IS A DISCUSSION WHERE A SADDLE COUNCILPERSON OR THE MAYOR HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT PERSON REFUSES THEMSELVES FROM ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL. NOT JUST THE VOTE, BUT THE DISCUSSION. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE PROPER WAY TO DO THAT. CITY COUNCIL GOES A STEP FURTHER. COUNCILMEMBERS MOST OF THE TIME STEP OUT OF THE ROOM WHEN THERE'S A DISCUSSION ON SOMETHING THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO. I HAVE SEEN COUNCILMEMBERS STAY THERE AND KEEP QUIET AND NOT SAY ANYTHING.
WHAT BOTHERED ME LAST TIME IS WHEN I WALKED IN, AND I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE IT REALLY BOTHERS ME BECAUSE YOU NEED TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Y'ALL WERE DISCUSSING. I REMEMBER A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TALKING ABOUT IT, MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT IT.
I THINK EXPLAINING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THIS LETTER.
IN THOSE COMMENTS, THE BOARD MEMBER SAID, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF IF WE VOTE FOR THIS.
IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM VOTING, YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER DISCUSSED IT BECAUSE THE IDEA BEHIND RECUSAL IS THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T WANT ANY KIND OF APPEARANCE.
AND, NO INFLUENCE ON THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE YOU ARE PART OF, NOT EVEN FROM A VOTING STANDPOINT, BUT EVEN A DISCUSSION STANDPOINT.HEN I BROUGHT THAT UP TO THE ADMINISTRATION, THEY SAID, WELL, WE DO IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AT CITY COUNCIL. NO.
YOU ARE PART OF THE CITY. YOUR BOARD THAT HAS RECOGNIZED.
YOU ARE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE CITY COUNCIL DOES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UP AND LEAVE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS A BIT MUCH. YOU SHOULD RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM THE VOTE. WHEN YOU TAKE THE VOTE, YOU NEED TO REALLY CLARIFY WHO WAS RECUSED.
AFTER THE VOTE WAS TAKEN, IT WAS A REAL SIMPLE THING.
IT WASN'T ANYTHING CONTROVERSIAL.
IT REALLY BOTHERED ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO ANNOUNCE RECUSES HIMSELF FROM VOTING.
YOU SAY, WE DO THAT ON PAPER. NUMBER IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. YOU NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU'RE GOING TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM VOTING, YOU NEED TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM DISCUSSION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE ROOM, BUT YOU SHOULD RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ANY COMMENTS, PRO, CON, ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO AN ISSUE YOU HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM THE VOTE. I WANT TO MAKE THAT IN THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> YOUR TIME IS UP.
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>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THIS BOARD DOES THINGS THE RIGHT WAY, AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW WHAT THE CITY COUCIL DOES.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO FOLLOW.
THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE AT THIS TIME? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> YOU DID SAY WE COULD COMMENT
ON WHATEVER ISSUE COMES UP? >> YES, MA'AM.
IF THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON, YOU CAN CERTAINLY COME UP AT THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU. >> IT LOOKS AS IF WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.THANK YOU FOR TAKING SOME TIME. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO
[1. Minutes]
INTO THE STANDARD MEETING. THE VERY FIRST THING WE WILL DO IS REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING.THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM LAST
>> SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[2. Service Award]
LOOKS LIKE THAT IS APPROVED. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, SERVICE AWARDS. THE FIRST WILL BE FOR JOHN.>> TODAY WE HAVE JOHN WARNER, ONE OF OUR PARK EMPLOYEES.
HE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY 15 YEARS.
JOHN IS PART OF THE CREW THAT WORKS IN THE PARK.
PART OF WHAT WE DO. ONE OF THE MAIN PARKS WE JUST CAME FROM WAS REDWOOD, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PARKS.
JOHN IS A BIG CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR TEAM.E WAS PART OF THE PAINTING CREW THIS PAST WINTER FOR THE WINTER PROJECTS AND HE IS INVOLVED IN QUITE A BIT OF STUFF.
ALSO DURING ICE MEGEDAN HE WAS WATCHING KEEPING AN EYE ON OUR FACILITIES. JOHN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 15 YEARS. HERE'S A MEDALLION.
[APPLAUSE] >> YOU ARE GOING TO WANT THAT PART.
[LAUGHTER] >> JOHN, I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT YOU SEEM LIKE SOMEONE WHO IS NOT INTERESTED IN BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT. IT'S THOSE QUIET SERVANTS THAT TEACH OUR CITY WITH RESPECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 15 YEARS
>> I AM THE TYPE OF PERSON, LIKE YOU SAID, DOESN'T LIKE THE SPOTLIGHT. IT'S A TEAM THING.
>> YOU DESERVE ALL THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY.
THANK YOU, SERIOUSLY, FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE]
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE. UNLESS JOHN WANTS TO TALK
[3. Request to Charge Spectator Fee for 6th Annual Hearts of Gold Softball Tournament at Kirby Lake Softball Complex]
AGAIN. [LAUGHS] LET'S MOVE TO AGENDA NUMBER THREE.THE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT KIRBY LAKE SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
THIS WILL BE DISCUSSION AND CALL FOR ACTION.
RICHARD, I THINK YOU ARE THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR THINGS.
>> I CAN DO THIS. GOOD MORNING.
RICHARD ROGERS. PARKS AND RECREATION.
TRYING TO GET USED TO THAT STILL.
I HAVE SEVERAL REQUESTS TO CHARGE ADMISSION FOR A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST, THE SIX ANNUAL HEARTS OF GOLD SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT THAT WILL BE HELD AT LAKE KIRBY COMPLEX . THEY PUT SEVERAL OF THESE BENEFIT TOURNAMENTS ON THROUGH THE FALL.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM. SPECTATOR FEE $5 EACH.
THEY ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR THAT.
>> OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT, BECAUSE IT'S THE SIXTH
>> CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.
>> I WILL SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE FIVE DOLLAR FEE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? WE WILL BRING IT BACK. WE WILL MOVE ON TO FIVE, THE
[4. Request to Charge Spectator Fee for 10th Annual Hope for a Cure Softball Tournament at Kirby Lake Softball Complex]
FOOTBALL GROUP, THE FIRST FOOTBALL GROUP.>> ACTUALLY, WE HAVE ONE IN BETWEEN.
THERE IS THE 10TH ANNUAL HOPE FOR A CURE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT LAKE KIRBY AS WELL. $5 ENTRY FEE.
I KNOW THE ASSOCIATION MAKES A DONATION TO HOPE FOR A CURE AS PART OF THIS. THE MORE THEY MAKE THE MORE THE ORGANIZATION GETS AND HAS BENEFITED.
ASKING THE SAME $5 ENTRY FEE FOR SPECTATORS.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE SPECTATOR FEE OF $5.
>> I WILL SECOND. >> THANKS, ROBIN.
[5. Request to Charge Spectator Fee for Abilene Bucks Football Season]
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>> OPPOSED? THAT PASSES AS WELL.
WE ARE MOVING ALONG. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT FOOTBALL. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> THE NEXT ONE, JUST BACKGROUND, THE WEST TEXAS YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION DISSOLVED, SO NOW WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL TEAMS THAT PLAY AND UTILIZE OUR FACILITIES.
TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS, OFFICIALS AND REGULAR GANG NEEDS AND THAT KIND OF THING, REDUCE THE COST FOR PLAYERS TO PLAY. THEY'RE ASKING TO CHARGE A FIVE DOLLAR FEE FOR ENTRY TO CURLEY HAYES FIELD, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO LAKE KIRBY AND IT'S A FENCED OFF AREA.
IT'S NOT RESTRICTED USED TO THE GENERAL PARK AREAS.
IT'S ONLY AN ADMISSION FEE INTO THE FOOTBALL GAME ITSELF.
>> THIS ALIGNS WITH OTHER STANDARD PROTOCOL?
>> YES. THIS IS THE BUCKS ORGANIZATION AND WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.
>> DID YOU STATE THE FEE THEY WANT TO CHARGE?
>> THEY WANTED $5. YES, SIR. >> I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. I MOVED TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
[6. Request to Charge Spectator Fee for Abilene Cowboys Football Season]
>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL PASS AS WELL.
THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE COWBOYS. >> THIS IS AN IDENTICAL SITUATION. THEY ARE USING THE SAME COMPLEX ALTERNATE WEEKENDS. THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT LEAGUE.
>> >>: PLAYS THE SAN ANTONIO LEAGUE AND THE OTHER MIDLAND.
THE SAME SITUATION AND SAME LOCATION AND SAME FEE, $5.
>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE SPECTATOR FEE OF $5 FOR THE
>> I SECOND. >> MICHAEL GET THE SECOND THIS TIME. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? OKAY.HAT WILL PASS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT, RICHARD.
[7. Approval of Pedestrian Signage in Everman Park]
ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE SIGNAGE FOR THE PARK AS WELL?>> I THINK I AM. >> YOU ARE ON A ROLL.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL KEEP GOING. >> OKAY.
THIS IS APPROVAL FOR PEDESTRIAN SIGNAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THE MAP. THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL IS DOING SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF WAYFINDING SIGNS FOR DOWNTOWN.
THEY HAVE ASKED TO PLACE ONE OF THOSE IN THE PARK.
SEEMS THIS DIRECTS FOLKS TO THE SODA DISTRICT ON THE SOUTH SIDE. I JUST FELT LIKE YOU GUYS NEEDED TO BE AWARE AND MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO ADD THIS TYPE OF SIGNAGE IN THIS PARK.
>> SO THE WAYFINDING SIGN IS A BROWN DIRECTIONAL SIGN?
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? >> YOU KNOW, HAVE NOT SEEN THE RENDERING OF THAT. I WOULD ASSUME IT IS EITHER THAT OR THE BLUE LIKE WE HAVE IN THE OTHER LOCATIONS.
>> CONSISTENT WITH THE SIGNS WE HAVE IN THE AREA?
>> I KNOW THEY HAVE TO MEET THE REGULATIONS AND I THINK THEY ALL MATCH. I ASSUME THEY'RE GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE IN OTHER PLACES, YES.
>> ON YOUR MAP, IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY SIGN RIGHT NOW IS THE HANDICAP ACCESS. AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY? SEVEN. AT EVERMAN PARK? RIGHT HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY SIGN WE HAVE THEIR NOW IS THE HANDICAP ACCESS.
THIS SIGN IS GOING TO GO FOR THE UNDERPASS.
>> THE WALKWAY THAT GOES UNDER. THERE ARE WALKWAYS ON EACH SIDE OF THE UNDERPASS. YOU CAN DRIVE OR WALK AS WELL.
AS I SAID, WE JUST WANT TO GET YOUR APPROVAL ON THE PLACEMENT
OF THE SIGN IN THAT PARK. >> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF EFFORT IN THAT WALKWAY MAKING SURE WITH THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND CHAMBER I CAN ASSURE YOU IT WILL BE IN GOOD TASTE.
I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE SIGNAGE LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE WAYFINDING FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH. >> WE ARE NOT APPROVING ANY TYPE OF CREATIVE. MORE THE CONCEPT OF THEM
PUTTING THE SIGN THERE. >> YES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE HAVE? >> I MOVE WE APPROVE.
>> THANK YOU. >> I SECOND THAT.
>> MOVED AND APPROVED. MOVED AND SECONDED.
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ALL IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING FOR THE SIGNAGE AT EVERMAN PARK SAY>> OPPOSED? THIS WILL PASS AS WELL.
[8. Approval to Enter Into A Memorandum of Understanding with Abilene Sports and Entertainment, LLC]
LOOKS LIKE YOUR FIVE FOR FIVE, RICHARD.GOOD JOB. [LAUGHTER] WILL MOVE TO AGENDA EIGHT FOR APPROVAL.
>> GOOD MORNING. AS YOU WILL HAVE KNOWN FROM A COUPLE CONVERSATIONS, WE HAD THE REQUEST TO HAVE A MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM THAT WANTS TO BUILD A FIELD, OR IMPROVE ONE OF OUR FIELDS, THE BIG-LEAGUE FIELD IN ROSE PARK.
THAT WENT ON TO CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE SALES OF BEER AND WINE IN THE PARK. CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE THAT SEPTEMBER NIGHT. WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS PARKS BOARD TO APPROVE GOING INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THIS GROUP WHICH BASICALLY SAYS WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH ANOTHER GROUP FOR USE OF THIS AREA GIVING THEM 90 DAYS TO COME TOGETHER WITH THE CITY FOR A LEASE THAT WILL THEN COME BACK TO PARKS BOARD AND THEN ON TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
>> WHAT QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS DO WE HAVE ABOUT THIS? AS WE ARE THINKING THROUGH, I HAVE AT LEAST ONE. IT'S KIND OF OUR STANDARD 90 DAYS THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT FOR ANY TYPE OF MOU OF THIS NATURE.
JUST KIND OF PAR FOR THE COURS .
>> YES. WE DON'T DO THESE WILL OFTEN.
THIS IS KIND OF AN AGREEMENT TO AGREE.
TO KIND OF DO A STUDY AND LET EVERYONE GET THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW AND GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 90 DAYS.
90 DAYS WOULD BE A TYPICAL PERIOD OF TIME.
IF IT TAKES LONGER, WE WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO EXTEND IT.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU ALL HAVE? AS IT STANDS, WE ARE CONSIDERING BASICALLY ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT TO BE IN
DISCUSSION FOR 90 DAYS. >> YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR CONCERNS? >> I APPRECIATE THE WORK THE STAFF HAS DONE ON THIS. NEW AREA.
NEW LEARNING. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL
WITH QUESTIONS. >>ABSOLUTELY .
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY AND ALL MONETARY CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> GIVE ME A SECOND TO FINISH
READING. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MARK. ALL IN FAVOR OF ENTERING THE
>> OPPOSED? THE AYE'S HAVE IT.
[9. Approval of Contract with Parkhill to Develop Zoo Master Plan]
THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE.THAT IS THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR PARK ZOO MASTER PLAN. DID JESSIE WALK IN?
I WAS GOING TO LET RICHARD DO THIS ONE, TOO.
>> HE SHOULD. HE'S BATTING A THOUSAND.
>> CHRIS GIBSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. JESSIE WAS NOT ABLE TOMAKE IT IN THIS MORNING, SO I AM THE PROXY ON HIS BEHALF .
WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH AN RFP RECENTLY WHERE THE ZOO MASTER PLAN THAT WE TYPICALLY DO AT THE ZOO EVERY 5-10 YEARS WE IDENTIFY THE BUSINESS ATTRIBUTES AND AREAS WE NEED TO PROGRESS IN AS FAR AS OTHER PROJECTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
KIND OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO THE FUNDRAISERS FOR.
IN THE PACKET ARE SOME THINGS WE ARE WANTING TO DO.
THIS IS TO ENTER IN. PARK HILL WAS SELECTED IN THE RFP PROCESS. IT WAS APPROVED IN THE LAST TWO LOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD MEETING. THEY AGREED TO GO INTO A CONTRACT. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE BRINGING TO
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YOU TODAY. A TIMELINE ON THE SECOND SLIDE.YOU SEE SO PRETTY AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE.
THIS WILL BE TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP THE MASTER PLAN ITSELF, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TIMELINE RECOMMENDED BY PARKHILL ON ACCOMPLISHING THOSE SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THAT.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THIS RFP HAS ALREADY BEEN VETTED AND GONE THROUGH?
>> YES. >> PARK HILL IS WHAT WE DID IN
THEY WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE MADAGASCAR PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST MEETING WE WERE PRESENTED WITH INCREDIBLE NUMBERS OF ZOO ATTENDANCE.
THE CHANGES. IN THAT SPIRIT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THIS CONTRACT.
>> SO MOVED. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT.
>> MIKE WILL SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE CONTRACT SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED? WE REALLY ARE BLESSED WITH AN
[10. Request to Rename Arthur Sears Park to Cesar Chavez Park and/or to name the Recreational Center located at Arthur Sears Park]
AMAZING ZOO. THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 10. THE REQUEST TO RENAME THE PARK AND/OR NAME THE RECREATION CENTER IN ARTHUR SEARS PARK.THIS WILL BE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME SLIDES TO MAKE AND THEN WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD WITH DISCUSSION. >> I WAS ASKED TO DO SOMEWHAT OF A BULLET POINT OF THE HISTORY OF ARTHUR SEARS PARK.
MRS. SEARS PRESENTED CITY OF ABILENE WITH LAND ON THE WEST CITY OF NECAT CLAW. IN APRIL 1949, A JOINT ACQUISITION OF LAND TOOK PLACE WITH THE PARKS BOARD AND SCHOOL BOARD. AT THAT TIME, THAT WAS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ADDITIONAL LAND TO THE SEARS ADDITION.
JUNE 1949 THE CITY PURCHASED MORE LAND FROM MRS. SEARS TO CREATE ANOTHER SCHOOL PARK SITE.
DUE TO THE UNUSED PROPERTY THAT MRS. SEARS HAD PREVIOUSLY DONATED, THE CITY OF ABILENE AGREED TO GIVE BACK SOME PROPERTY THAT HAVE BEEN DEEDED BY MRS. SEARS.
AFTER THE EXTEND LANE WITH MRS. SEARS, NEW PLOT OF LAND WAS RETAINED AND RENAMED ARTHUR SEARS PARK.
1964 ABILENE SCHOOL BOARD OFFERED THE PARK THE TITLE TO THE 23.4 ACRES TO THE SEARS ADDITION WHICH IS HOW IT BECAME IN FULL CUSTODY OF THE CITY OF ABILENE.
IN 1975, MR. H. C. TOOMBS DONATED THE LAND TO HELP THE SEARS PARK GROW ON THE WEST SIDE.
ANOTHER DONATION FROM H. C. TOOMBS TOOK PLACE IN 1984.
1994, JOY INVESTMENTS EXCHANGE LOTS 16, 17 AND 18 OF BLOCK 18 IN THE SEARS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SOME ADDITIONAL RELEASE.
CESAR CHAVEZ RECREATION CENTER WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH PARK.
IT DID HAVE TO CLOSE IN AUGUST 2014 DUE TO STRUCTURAL ISSUES.
IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN JULY 2021. AUGUST 17 OF 2021 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF ARTHUR SEARS PART TWO CESAR CHAVEZ PARK. STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RELATIVES OF THE SEARS FAMILY.
THEY DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 80 LIVING DESCENDENTS OF THE SEARS FAMILY WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 LIVING IN ABILENE.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED TWO LETTERS REQUESTING THE NAME CHANGE OF SEARS PARK TO CESAR CHAVEZ PARK.
WE HAVE RECEIVED 15 LETTERS IN OPPOSITION OF THE NAME CHANGE.
MOST LETTERS IN OPPOSITION WERE WANTING TO KEEP THE NAME ARTHUR SEARS PARK FOR THE PARK, BUT WE ARE COMFORTABLE RENAMING THE RECREATION CENTER. THE OPTIONS BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION IS TO RENAME THE PARK AND RECREATION CENTER, TO NOT RENAME THE PARK, BUT RENAME THE RECREATION CENTER.
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TO NOT RENAME THE PARK OR RECREATION CENTER.OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF. HERE IS THE OPTION TO CHOOSE CESAR CHAVEZ, OR THE OPTION TO CHOOSE ANOTHER NAME.
ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST MONTH IS POSSIBLY NAMING IT AFTER A LOCAL HISPANIC PERSON OR GROUP, OR ENTITY, OR SOMETHING THAT HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
REALLY, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS ON THETABLE FOR THE PARKS BOARD TO DISCUSS . THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY THAT I DO BELIEVE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TOWARDS THIS ITEM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> AT THE CURRENT TIME, WE DON'T HAVE A WRITTEN NAMING POLICY ON ANY CITY PROPERTY. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I'M NOT AWARE OF IT. >> OKAY.
>> I AM NOT AWARE OF A POLICY EITHER.
SOME RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE, LIKE WHEN PROPERTY IS DEEDED TO US THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, BUT THERE'S NOT A POLICY FOR NAME CHANGING. EXCEPT EVERYTHING DOES HAVE TO
BE APPROVED BY PARKS BOARD. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHEN YOU SAY WHEN IT'S DEEDED, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS PROVIDED THAT LAND TO THE CITY, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN REQUEST AND THAT DEED?
>> AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS REDBUD.
IT DOES RESTRICT US ON HOW MUCH OF THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED.
THE PERSON WHO DONATED THAT WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT STAYED SIGNIFICANTLY OPEN SPACE. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
RESTRICTION WE MUST FOLLOW. >> AND THEY ALSO REQUESTED NAMING RESTRICTION AS WELL IN THE DEED?
>> THEY CAN. IN SEARS PARK THEY DID NOT AT THAT TIME, BUT THAT COULD BE IN OPTION IF SOMEONE DONATED LAND.
THEY COULD SAY, I WANTED NAMED AFTER A PARTICULAR WHATEVER THEY ASK, AND PUT IT IN A DEED. IF PARKS BOARD AGREES AND CITY COUNCIL AGREES, THEN, YES, IT DOES LOCK US INTO THAT NAME.
>> THANK YOU. >> BY YOUR EXPLANATION THERE, OUR APPROVAL TODAY OR WHATEVER ACTION WE TAKE IS FINAL APPROVAL OR FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL?
>> I'LL LET STANLEY TAKE THAT QUESTION.
>> THE WAY THE CHARTER READS, PARKS BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY OVER THE PARKS, SO YOU HAVE THE FINAL DECISION-MAKING AUTHORIT
I IMAGINE WE WILL OPEN UP TO DISCUSSION AND A SECOND WITHIN THE BOARD.HAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE FOR LESLIE BEFORE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION PORTION?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESEARCH. I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.
LAST MEETING WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY DATA.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD. >> I AGREE.
BEFORE WE GO INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MANY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT. AS A BOARD, WE ARE LIMITED WITH INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE. THANKS FOR DOING THE LEGWORK ON THAT. THAT IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THIS AGENDA ITEM. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES OR LESS, IF NOT, YOU'LL GET SOMETHING THROWN AT YOU APPARENTLY.
AFTER THAT TIME, WE WILL INUE PUBLIC DISCUSSION WITHIN OUR BOARD, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.
COME FORWARD IF YOU DO HAVE SOMETHING WOULD LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS JOEY DEVORAH.
I HAVE MET SOME OF YOU. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY.
I WANT TO SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY ON THIS.
THE RENAMING OF THE PARK TO CESAR CHAVEZ PARK WOULD BE HUGELY SIGNIFICANT TO ABILENE. BEFORE TODAY, I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THE SEARS FAMILY TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I DID MY OWN RESEARCH PRINCIPLE OF THE SAME DATA AS THIS YOUNG LADY DID HERE. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE SEARS FAMILY. I DID GROW UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD UNTIL THE AGE OF 10 AND THEN MY FAMILY MOVED TO THE WEST SIDE OF ABILENE. IT WASN'T THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE. I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE.
THE COMMUNITY WAS BLIGHTED. I DROVE BY THERE THE OTHER DAY AND SAW A LOT OF DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS, BUT THE CROWN JEWEL OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS SEARS PARK.
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IT HAS BEEN FOR DECADES NOW, SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.I CAN REMEMBER PLAYING BASKETBALL OVER THERE AND GOING TO BIRTHDAY PARTIES OVER THERE, HAVING SOME OF THE MOST JOYOUS MOMENTS OF MY LIFE OVER THERE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE SEARS FAMILY WAS OTHER THAN IT WAS CALLED ARTHUR SEARS PARK.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO CESAR CHAVEZ WAS.
CESAR CHAVEZ WAS AN AMERICAN BORN IN HUMA, ARIZONA.
CAME FROM A LONG LINE OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS JUST LIKE MY FAMILY DID, ND MANY FAMILIES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DID.
I THINK WHEN YOU NAME SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THAT COMMUNITY YOU START TO SEE THAT COMMUNITY FLOURISH.HAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT COMMUNITY IS ALL THE SUDDEN GOING TO MAGICALLY FLOURISH BECAUSE YOU CHANGED THE NAME, BUT WHEN YOU DO CHANGE THAT NAME YOU BRING HONOR TO THAT COMMUNITY.
YOU BRING MORE VIBRANCE. IT SENDS A MESSAGE.
I THINK IS A GREAT GESTURE YOU CAN DO TODAY SINCE YOU GUYS ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL DECISION.
THE SEARS FAMILY, I RESPECT THEM UP MOST.
I WOULD SAY THERE'S 10 LIVING MEMBERS OF THE SEARS FAMILY.
THE SEARS FAMILY HAS OTHER FACILITIES NAMED AFTER THEM.
I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD BE DISINGENUOUS TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CESAR CHAVEZ NAME TODAY.
I THINK YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY WHO HAS NOT SEEN A LOT OF REPRESENTATION.
I THINK YOU CAN REALLY HIT A HOMERUN HERE TODAY.
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. LET'S GET THIS DONE.
>> I'M LINDSEY MINTOR. MY MOTHER WAS MARGIE SEARS WELLS. MY SISTER LAUREN IS HERE.
MY COUSIN TIM ISON IS HERE. DENNY IS HERE.
HE'S MARRIED TO MY COUSIN. BILL MENTOR IS HERE, MY HUSBAND. WE HAVE ONE FAMILY MEMBER HAVING HEALTH TROUBLE AND SHE IS IN UNIVERSITY HILLS.
HER BROTHER HUNT CAME TO HELP HER AND HE IS IN HENDRICK HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE HISTORY OF THINGS GOING ON FORWARD.
THE ROAD FOR THE BASEBALL DIAMOND, WAS THAT INCLUDED IN
WHAT LESLIE HAD TO SAY? >> NO.
>> WE DO LIKE TO TELL ABOUT THAT? ANYWAY, IN A NUTSHELL, HERE'S THE HISTORY.
MY GRANDMOTHER WANTED TO CARRY OUT MY GRANDFATHER'S WISHES THERE BE A PARK WHERE SEARS PARK IS.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.
MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN 1929 LEAVING A VERY CHALLENGING SITUATION. MR. RADFORD, WHO MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW OF, CALLED MY UNCLE LANCE, WHO WAS AROUND 24 AT THE TIME, AND SAID, YOUR FAMILY CAN HAVE THE GRACE BACK IF YOU CAN JUST PAY THE INTEREST ON THE NOTE.
MY UNCLES ANSWER, MR. RADFORD BUT WHAT MAKES YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE AN INTEREST PAYMENT ON ANYTHING? SO, MY GRANDMOTHER, MAY SEARS, WAS NOT FEELING VERY SECURE HERSELF. THEREFORE, WHEN PEOPLE WHO HAD LOST EVERYTHING STARTED CAMPING IN THE PARK, CUTTING DOWNED TREES, ETC., MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD NOT RUN THEM OFF SAYING, WHERE ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO GO? THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.
THERE WAS A REAL COST TO MOM NOT RUNNING THOSE PEOPLE OFF.
IF I HAD BEEN ONE OF HER PARTNERS I WOULD HAVE BEEN, YOU CAN'T DO THIS, YOU WILL RUIN THE VALUE OF THE LAND.
EVENTUALLY, THE LAND WAS DONATED TO THE PARK.
GROVER NELSON WORKED REAL HARD. WE HAVE ALL DISCUSSED WITHIN THE FAMILY. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT NOTHING CHANGED. THE MAJORITY OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THE REC CENTER NAMED CESAR CHAVEZ. I WOULD THINK YOU COULD PUT AS BIG A SIGN AS YOU WANT. WE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT.
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>> GOOD MORNING. I AM BILLY LUCAS.
THIS IS THE SEARS NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PLAN THAT WE DID BACK IN 1996. I AM PERSONALLY VERY WELL AWARE OF THE CONTRIBUTION THE SEARS FAMILY HAS MADE TO SEARS PARK.
THE ROAD SHE IS TALKING ABOUT IS THE LITTLE LEAGUE ROAD THAT DAN LOTTER HELPED PUT TOGETHER AND THEY DONATED THE LAND TO DO THAT. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS NOT JUST RENAMING THE CENTER, BUT ALSO RENAMING THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. THE WHOLE THING COMES AS ONE PACKAGE. WE WANT TO RENAME THE WHOLE PARK. WE ARE WILLING TO COMPROMISE AND DO THE CENTER WITH THE RECREATION CENTER AND ALSO THE SENIOR CITIZENS. CESAR CHAVEZ, I THINK, WAS REFERRING TO PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SOMEONE LOCAL.
WE NEED TO START AT THE TOP, JUST LIKE WE HAVE MARTIN LUTHER KING BRIDGE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY NATIONAL FIGURE THAT WE HAVE THAT HAS A NAME AND ABILENE, TEXANS.
I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON HECTOR P, HECTOR PETTIS GARCIA THAT FOUNDED THE GEI FORM AND ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE AND ALL OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS.
WE HAVE SOME HISTORY THAT IS NOT PUT OUT THERE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THIS HISTORY.
THIS IS A START. WE NEED MORE NAMES OF CONTRIBUTORS. ABILENE, TEXAS, HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS.I COULD NAME NAME AFTER NAME AFTER NAME. WHOSE NAME WOULD WE PUT ON THEIR LOCALLY THAT STOOD OUT BY ITSELF? WE DON'T HAVE THAT. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO SEARS PARK AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD START.
HOPEFULLY WE DON'T STOP HERE, BUT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD START FOR KIDS TO RELATE TO THE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> I AM MIKE DENNY.
MY WIFE JULIE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
SHE IS IN AUSTIN. SHE'S GRANDDAUGHTER OF ARTHUR SEARS. I WANT TO AGREE WITH BILLY AND TELL HIM THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT RECOMMENDATION.
THE FAMILY IS 100 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF THAT.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS STILL ALIVE.
SEVEN SIBLINGS OF ARTHUR AND MAY SEARS.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND ALL OF THAT.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AFTER TALKING TO, LIKE LINDSEY DID, WITH THE FAMILY ITSELF, THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF BILLY'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE PARK NAME AS IT IS NOW. THANK YOU.
>> I'M LAUREN CLARK. THE SEARS METHODIST CENTER IS FOR MY AUNT MOSSI. THIS IS THE ONLY THING FOR MY
GRANDFATHER ARTHUR SEARS. >> YOU ARE GIVEN THE OPTIONS AS TO WHAT DECISIONS YOU CAN MAKE TODAY.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE BASED ON WHAT? YOU MAKE THOSE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT? YOU HAVE NO POLICY. LAST TIME I GOT UP.
WILL WE HAD THIS ONE MONTH OR SO AGO I WAS ASKED.
I BELIEVE MR. PITTMAN ASKED ME, HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE FAMILY? HAD NO IDEA WHO THE FAMILY DESCENDENTS WERE. I FOUND OUT LATER I KNEW SOME OF THEM. OKAY? IF YOU MAKE A DECISION TODAY, AND YOU SAY, WELL, THERE'S A COMPROMISE, THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE HAS TO NAME A PARK, WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE PROCESS? ARE YOU GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO SAY, DID YOU FIND THE FAMILY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TO RENAME THIS PARK, THE FAMILY, DID YOU ASK THEM? YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS.
YOU'RE GOING TO CHECK FIRST WHETHER YOU CAN LEGALLY ACCEPT IT BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER REQUESTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING CHANGING. MINORITY COMMUNITIES ARE FIGURING OUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO LIVE WITH
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THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT.THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE THINK OF THE SEARS.
THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO AS A BOARD IS FIGURE OUT WHAT IS YOUR PROCESS BECAUSE IF YOU GET THIS QUESTION AGAIN ARE YOU JUST GOING TO SAY, LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN FIND DESCENDENTS, OR WHO KNOWS WHO? WHAT KIND OF PROCESS IS THAT? ACTUALLY, IF YOU RENAME THE CENTER, I'M FINE.
I'M OKAY. CHAVEZ NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, WHEN THEY HAD THE STUDENT WALKOUTS IN 1969 WHERE DID THEY GO? THEY WENT TO SEARS PARK.
THEY WENT TO THE REC CENTER. THOSE KIDS LIVED THERE. OVER 50 YEARS. WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMEMORATE THE 56 ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF THAT.
HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT DECISION TODAY? I THINK, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, IF YOU ASK WHAT I WANT, I WANT THE PARK AND THE THING.
I WANT THE WHOLE THING. SEARS NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT GOING AWAY. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO A THING UNTIL YOU DECIDE WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
YOU NEED TO GO PROCESS FIRST EVEN ON THIS ONE BECAUSE WHAT'S NEXT? THANK YOU.
>> LET ME SPEAK TO THAT IF I COULD.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MR. GARCIA, --
>> CAN ASK THE QUESTION? IS THIS A HEARING?
>> NO. I'M JUST EXPRESSING AN OPINION AS YOU WERE. THAT'S ALL.
>> IT IS NOT A HEARING. NO, SIR.
>> IT'S NOT A HEARING. A STANDARD MEETING.
WITH RESPECT TO WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME THE EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SAMUEL GARCIA PARK TO DAVID PITTMAN PARK, I WOULD THINK, AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHAT THE GARCIA FAMILY THANKS, WHAT THEIR OPINION IS, BECAUSE IF THAT PARK WAS DONATED BY THE GARCIA FAMILY, I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A MATTER OF
COURTESY TO THEM. >> (INDISCERNIBLE).
>> NO, SIR. >> YOU HAVE HAD YOUR TWO
MINUTES. >> WE ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH
>> THANK YOU. >> AFTER THE LAST MEETING --
>> JUST A SECOND. WE ARE STILL IN PUBLIC HEARING.
IF ANYONE NEEDS TO COME UP. THEN WE NEED TO CLOSE PUBLIC
HEARING. >> BEING THAT WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
SEEING THAT WE HAVE NO ONE, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS. BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS, I WILL SAY THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN LIGHTLY BY THIS BOARD. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO HAVE SINCERE CONVERSATION AND WE HAVE.
WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS AND MOVE TO DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD. GARY OR ANYBODY ELSE WILL WHAT
COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO MAKE? >> AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, THERE WAS CRITICISM WE DID NOT ACT.
I HAVE BEEN ON MANY BOARDS. I HAVE WATCHED MANY BOARDS AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH AND SERVE AND INVEST IN.
I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR RESEARCH.
I THINK TAKING MORE TIME IS A GOOD PROCESS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DEVELOP A PROCESS IN THE FUTURE THAT IS MORE CODIFIED. I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT TODAY HERE AT THIS TABLE. IF THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AGREE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US IN THE FUTURE HAVE A DRAFT PROCESS AND WORK THROUGH THAT.
>> I WOULD AGREE. >> SAY THAT AGAIN, MIKE.
>> MOTION TO WORK ON DEVELOPING A PROCESS TO THIS.
>> WE CAN'T MAKE THIS MOTION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.
>> WE RECOMMEND STAFF TO. >> WE RECOMMEND STAFF TO DO
THAT. >> I WOULD ALSO MAKE THE COMMENT TO THANK EVERYBODY. INCLUSIVENESS IN TODAY'S SOCIETY IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE VERY POLARIZING.
AS A MINORITY MYSELF, I DO RECOGNIZE THE NEED THAT MANY
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PLACES IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES REPRESENTING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING HISTORY AND LOYALTY TO FAMILIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.HIS IS CERTAINLY A VERY CHALLENGING DECISION THAT HAS TO BE MADE. I THINK MR. GARCIA IT BRINGS UP SOME VERY IMPORTANT POINTS, AND ROBIN DEFINITELY MENTIONED THE NEED FOR US TO REALLY MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION FOR MORE DEFINED POLICIES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT DONE.>> ONE OTHER COMMENT. REFERENCING MR. -- COMMENT.
THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO UTILIZE THE NAME CESAR CHAVEZ
AS OPPOSED TO A LOCAL. >> YES, SIR.
ALSO THE SENIOR CITIZENS --. >> YEAH.
I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THE REC CENTER AND SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. OKAY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
>> I DID HEAR FROM TWO MEMBERS OF THE SEARS NEIGHBORHOOD ASKING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL NAME AND NOT A NATIONAL NAME.
THAT PERSON HAD ISSUES WITH MR. CHAVEZ'S NAME, AND WANTED A LOCAL HISPANIC NAME. ONE THAT JUST SAID FOUR GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY ARE HERE.
PLEASE DON'T CHANGE THE NAME. THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER PUBLIC INPUT I RECEIVED. BESIDES THE LETTERS WE
RECEIVED. >> HOW MANY LETTERS DO WE GET?
>> 15. >> I WAS THINKING THAT WAS
RIGHT. >> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR CONCERNS? I TRY TO MAKE IT A RULE NOT TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF SIGNIFICANT, AND A LOT OF THESE.
THAT'S A LOT OF TIMES MY ROLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS, ESPECIALLY. I AM ALSO A MINORITY.
I ABSOLUTELY SEE THE VALUE IN REPRESENTATION. SEE THE VALUE IN DUE DILIGENCE. I THINK THE MIDDLE OF THIS, TO BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT, WE AS A BOARD WANT TO ENSURE WE ARE HONORING BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE.
WHAT I HATE ABOUT CALLING IT BOTH SIDES IS I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS THERE'S ANY DIS-UNITY HERE.
MY FAVORITE THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE ENTIRE MEETING OTHER THAN OUR CELEBRATION OF 15 YEARS IS THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AND FOLKS WHO WANT TO COME TOGETHER, AND YOU ABSOLUTELY WANT TO HONOR BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILY.
I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC. I THINK WE DO BEST AS A COMMUNITY WHEN WE ARE NOT LEGISLATING THAT FROM HERE, BUT WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.
THERE ARE TIMES AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY WE HAVE TO DO THAT. I DO ALSO HEAR THE CONVERSATION FOR SETTING PRECEDENT. IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT.
ANYTHING WE DO HERE, BEFORE WE LOOK HERE WE ARE SETTING A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR THE FUTURE.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF AS WELL.
IT SOUNDS AS IF WE CANNOT DIRECT OURSELVES TO COME UP WITH A POLICY, BUT WE CAN REQUEST THE CITY DOES SOME RESEARCH ON THAT. AS I'M PIECING THIS TOGETHER, SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS THE BEST WAY FORWARD.
I WILL ABSOLUTELY REFER THAT BACK TO YOU GUYS AND SEE IF THAT IS ACCURATE WITH WHAT I'M HEARING.
>> I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING WE CAN DO FOR FUTURE USAGE. WE CAN USE THE BOARD MEETING ACTION IS SETTING A PRECEDENT TO SOME EXTENT, BUT ALSO AS A FORMAL BASE PLAN. I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD I'M TRYING TO THINK OF. ANYWAY, USE THIS AS A BASIS FOR FUTURE DECISIONS LIKE THIS. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT.
I SEE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL MAKE
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A MOTION TO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF ARTHUR SEARS PARK, BUT TO RENAME THE RECREATION CENTER TO CESAR CHAVEZ RECREATION AND SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE WHAT>> SECOND. >> MARK WITH A SECOND.
AS WE GO INTO OUR VOTING, WE WILL OPEN THIS FOR ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
>> I LIKE HONORING MORE THAN ONE PERSON.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONSIDER IN THE POLICY GOING FORWARD. DO WE HAVE A COST FOR SIGNAGE?
>> NOT FOR THE PARK. BECAUSE WE HAVE RENAMED THE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOTHE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT , WE ARE CHANGING THE NAME IN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS, BUT IT'S RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE.
DEPENDING ON THE SIGNAGE, MAYBE A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL.
I DO AGREE WITH ROBIN BEING ABLE TO HONOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND HELPING HIGHLIGHT OUR HISTORY. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE IS THE PARK SYSTEM IS SOME MORE INTERPRETIVE OUTREACH THAT HELPS HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR HISTORY AND START INCORPORATING THOSE INTO THE PARK AS A MEANS OF HONORING SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE THESE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO THAT. >> WELL SAID.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BEFORE WE MOVED TO VOTE.
>> IF WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, DO WE SET A PRECEDENT THAT IF WE MAKE THIS CHANGE IMMEDIATE TODAY DO WE SET THE PRECEDENT THAT WE ARE DOING THIS IN THE FUTURE?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE YOU DO. ACTUALLY, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WAS DONE IN THE PAST, IT'S BEEN DONE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. OF COURSE THE CHARTER HAS CHANGED FOR WHAT THE PARKS AUTHORITIES HAS OR DOES NOT HAVE. IT'S BEEN DONE MULTIPLE WAYS IN THE PAST. THE SUGGESTION FROM THE BOARD IS THERE BE A WRITTEN POLICY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH HONORING NAMES ON THE STREETS OR RENAMING STREETS.
THERE IS SOME SORT OF POLICY. COUNCIL WILL WORK ON THOSE.
IF YOU COME UP WITH A POLICY, THAT WOULD SET THE PRECEDENT.
I DON'T THINK THIS WILL. >> THANK YOU.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF AN SOMETHING I THINK WE ALL WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? AGENDA ITEM ON THE TABLE IS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE SEARS PARKS AND RECREATION CENTER AND SENIOR CITIZEN SENT HER TO CESAR CHAVEZ SENIOR AND
RECREATION CENTER. >> RECREATION AND SENIOR
CITIZENS CENTER. >> IT'S A LOT OF WORDS AND A
LOT OF LETTERS. >> IS THAT WHAT I SAID?
I WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> IT'S ON THE TABLE.
AND THEN WE WILL TURN TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? YOU HAVE YOUR RECREATION CENTER.
[APPLAUSE] >> THANK THOSE WHO HAVE MADE PUBLIC COMMENT. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORDS
WELL SAID. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING THIS MORNING. I KNOW YOU ARE ALL GOING TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. I APPRECIATE IT. [LAUGHTER] THE CITY HAS DONE SO MUCH WORK ON THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE INTO AGENDA ITEM
[11. Aquatics Report]
NUMBER 11, THE AQUATICS REPORT. THIS WILL BE DISCUSSION.>> BOBBY IS UP. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
BOBBY BROWN. DECISION MANAGER OF THE SENIORS AQUATICS DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. I JUST HAD TO TRY THAT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE THIS MORNING.
LET'S SEE. OUR DOGGY SPLASH DAY.
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WE HAD DOGGY SPLASH DAY ON 11 SEPTEMBER.I TOOK THOSE PICTURES. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW.
THE DOG THAT IS DIVING IN THE WATER, THE OWNER KEPT THROWING THE BALL OUT THERE AND SHE WAS DIVING AND I COULDN'T GET A GOOD PICTURE. I ASKED HIM TO SET THIS PICTURE UP. HE THREW THE BALL FROM ONE SIDE AND MAKE HER GO TO THE OTHER SIDE TO JUMP IN SO I COULD GET THE BALL. THAT IS PRETTY GOOD.
I DID PRETTY GOOD. THE OTHER DOG THAT'S HOLDING THE TOY, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT OF THE WATER BECAUSE SHE GOT TIRED OF HER OWNER THROWING THE BALL IN THE WATER.
SHE DID WANT TO GET OUT. I TOOK HER PICTURE.
THE EVENT WENT GREAT. WE HAD 76 DOGS THAT ATTENDED.
THEY ALL BEHAVE. NO FIGHTS OR FUSSES.
OVERALL, A GOOD EVENT. THE LIFEGUARDS THAT DID SHOW UP THEY SAID IT WAS THE BEST DAY OF THE WHOLE SUMMER.
NOT BECAUSE IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE SUMMER, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS. THEY SAID WE SHOULD DO DOGGY SPLASH EVERY WEEKEND. [LAUGHTER]
A GREAT EVENT. >> YOU HAVE A CAREER AS A
PHOTOGRAPHER. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
THE VENTURE COVE IS NOW CLOSED. THAT WAS OUR LAST DAY.
AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS A TOUGH SUMMER BECAUSE WE WERE SHORT STAFFED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. WE DID HAVE AN AQUATICS MANAGER. IT WAS PRETTY TOUGH.
I SALUTE THOSE LIFEGUARDS THAT CAME UP THROUGH THE LAST DAY.
IT WAS KIND OF TOUGH. WE HAD ENOUGH OF THEM TO FINISH OUT. I SALUTE THE KIDS THAT WORKED AROUND-THE-CLOCK. THEY GOT A LOT OF OVERTIME BECAUSE OF IT. THEY WERE DEDICATED TO TRY TO KEEP THE PLACE GOING AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AS BEST THEY COULD. I SALUTE THOSE KIDS.
WE HAVE IT SHUT DOWN FOR THE SUMMER.
WE HAVE EMPTIED OUT EVERYTHING. THEY ARE TAKING THE LAST OF THE FOOD OUT AS WE SPEAK. THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IT SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY UNTIL NEXT SEASON.
SPLASH PADS ARE STILL GOING. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT OCTOBER 17, SUNDAY, AS THE LAST DAY.
WE TOYED WITH IT A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS SO GOOD WE WENT ANOTHER WEEK.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUST A FEW MINOR REPAIRS EVERY NOW AND THEN.
[12. Senior Services Report]
IT'S GOING GREAT AND PARTICIPATION IS STILL GOOD.SENIORS. WE HAD THE SENIOR TALENT SHOW WHICH WAS GREAT. I THINK I TOLD YOU BEFORE WE MOVED IT TO THE SENIOR CENTER INSTEAD OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE GOT 232 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE HAD 22 ACTS.
ORIGINALLY HAD 25. WE HAD A FEW THAT HAD TO DROP OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE. THE SHOW WENT GREAT.
YOU CAN SEE THEY WERE PARTICIPATING.T WAS GREAT.
IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. >> WAS THAT THE VILLAGE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP? [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S THE TROMBONE. THEY DECIDED TO DO THE ROUTINE.
THEY DRESSED UP AS THE VILLAGE PEOPLE.
>> GOOD FOR THEM. >> THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE MOVIE NIGHTS COMING UP. WE HAD A MOVIE A MONTH OR SO AGO THAT TURNED OUT AS A GREAT EVENT.
SENIORS WERE ASKING FOR US TO DO IT AGAIN.
WE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING SATURDAY AND SEE IF WE CAN GET TURNOUT OF SENIORS COMING AND EATING POPCORN AND DRINKING SODA AND EATING CANDY BARS. STUFF THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. MAYBE THEY WILL BRING THEIR SPOUSES AS A DATE AND COME AND WATCH A MOVIE.
SENIOR MOMENT. I DIDN'T PICK THAT MOVIE OUT, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF SENIOR MOMENTS.
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL ENJOY THAT. THAT IS IT.
[13. Parks Report]
>> PERFECT.HANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> MOVE INTO AGENDA ITEM 13,
THE PARKS REPORT. >> GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
JESUS PARKS AND DISTRICT MANAGER.
LAST MONTH WE BROUGHT A PROJECT WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON TO YOU GUYS. THAT WAS THE WEST SIDE OF THE SEARS BRIDGE WHERE WE DID ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMP WALKWAY.HIS TIME WE DID THE EAST SIDE. THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE NOW.
OTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE HAVE ACCESSIBLE CONCRETE OVER TO THE BRIDGE NOW WHICH ALLEVIATES ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST. YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS MORE EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE EAST SIDE.
IT WAS A LONGER SHOT FROM THE TRAIL TO THE BRIDGE, BUT THEY DID A GOOD JOB ON THIS PROJECT. WE ALSO WORKED WITH CULTURAL AFFAIRS TO INSTALL THIS KINETIC STRUCTURE WHICH CAME
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UNASSEMBLED. WITH YOU CAN SEE, GUYS ARE THERE ASSEMBLING. EACH ONE OF THOSE PIECES THEY GO AROUND WITH THE REFLECTIVE CIRCLES ON TOP.THOSE WERE ASSEMBLED BY HAND ONE BY ONE.
THAT WAS A GOOD TASK FOR THE GUYS.
TOOK MOST OF THE DAY TO DO IT. IN THE END, THEY GOT IT UP AND IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT PROJECT AS WELL. ALSO, WE HAD THE SET OF SWINGS THAT HAD BROKEN A FEW MONTHS AGO.
BECAUSE OF COVID, AND THE WAY FACTORIES ARE BEHIND ON PRODUCTION, IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET THE PROJECT DONE, BUT WE REMOVED THE OLD SWINGSET THAT WAS THERE, AND WE HAVE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. THE SWINGSET IS NOW NEW AND IT'S NOT BROKEN. THEY DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.
[14. Recreation Report]
WE ARE OPENING THE JIM'S BACKUP IN THE EVENING HOURS.
NOT ALL THE DAYS WE NORMALLY DO.
WE ARE TRYING TUESDAYS AND THURSDAY 6:00 ENJOY CLOCK P.M.
OFFERING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AT THE LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE PICKLEBALL THAT HAS BEEN REALLY POPULAR LATELY 6:00 UNTIL 8:00. ALSO PICKLEBALL IN THE MORNING FROM 8:00 UNTIL 10:00 FOR EARLY BIRDS.
TRYING TO KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY SO EVERYONE CAN PLAY.
WE HAVE BASKETBALL AT SEARS. THE BASKETBALL COURT OUTSIDE IS ALWAYS FULL. IT HAS BEEN SO HOT.
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME OUTSIDE.
WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 25 PEOPLE PLAY BASKETBALL THE OTHER NIGHT. WE ARE OFFERING ONE NIGHT OF VOLLEYBALL BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET VOLLEYBALL OUT THERE, TOO.
WE ARE DOING BASKETBALL THURSDAYS.
IF YOU'RE OPEN FOR THAT, COME JOIN US FOR OPEN GYM.
WE ALSO HAVE THE HUNTED HALF MARATHON.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER NIGHT.WE ARE ALSO DOING THE FALL MAYOR'S HIKE OCTOBER 23.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS.
[15. Zoo Report]
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 15, THE ZOO REPORT.
>> AGAIN, NOT JESSIE, BUT CHRIS.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.
JUST TALKING TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ZOO.
WE HAVE A NEW BABY ZEBRA THAT WAS BORN.
HE IS PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS OLD NOW.
HE IS DOING REALLY WELL. HE LATCHED IN AND DID EVERYTHING HE IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR THIS NEW ADDITION TO OUR COLLECTION.
COME OUT AND SEE HIM. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A SERIES OF THE PHILHARMONIC. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP OCTOBER 2, CLASSIC UNDER THE STARS.
IT'S ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT TURNED OUT BEING AN INTERESTING CHANGE. WE DID HAVE COVID, AND WE HAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUPS TO WANT TO DO THEIR EVENTS THAT MAYBE TRADITIONAL WHITE WERE DONE INDOORS.
WE DECIDED, LET'S MAYBE FIND AN OPEN AIR VENUE WHERE WE CAN DO THE EVENTS BECAUSE OF COVID. THIS IS ONE OF THE SERIES THAT CAME OUT OF THIS. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE PHILHARMONIC.
AND, THE BIG KICKOFF FOR THE SEASON FOR OUR FUNDRAISING EVENTS, BOO AT THE ZOO. ONE OF OUR PRIMARY FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THIS YEAR OCTOBER 16, 23RD AND 30TH. THE LAST THREE SATURDAYS OF OCTOBER WE ARE SHOOTING FOR THIS YEAR.
EVERY YEAR IT GETS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
WE HOPE A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE DON'T THINK THIS YEAR WILL BE ANY DIFFERENT. WE PARTNER WITH THE ABILENE TEACHERS FOLKS. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> IS THE BABY ZEBRA ON DISPLAY?
>> YES, IT IS. IT HAS ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WITH THE MAIN GROUP OR NOT. AT ONE POINT THEY HAD THE MOM
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AND THEY HAD TO INTEGRATE IT. IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO ACCLIMATE. IT ALSO IS THE REACTION FOR HOW THEY'RE GOING TO REACT, OTHER ANIMALS.LAST I HEARD IT'S DOING REALLY WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK AND STEPPING IN.
WELL DONE. ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR US TO DISCUSS THIS MORNING? ANY DISCUSSION TO BE HAD? WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE OUR MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.
TO THE PUBLIC, THANK YOU
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.