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>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING, FOR THIS MONTH'S CITY OF ABILENE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. WE'LL GET STARTED WITH AN INVOCATION OFFERED BY
(INDISCERNIBLE) >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY OF ABILENE FOR THE SENIOR ADULTS ALL THE WAY TO CHILDREN. WE ASK THAT YOU BE US WITH IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND THAT WE'RE PLEASED IN YOUR SITE AND SERVE THE PURPOSES OF WHAT WE STAND FOR. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR LOVING AND CARING FOR US AND GUIDING AND DIRECTING EACH OF US ON THIS DAY. AMEN.
>> BEFORE WE AUDIO. >> MOTION CARRIED. >> THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA
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[ 2. Request to Charge Spectator Fee for Movie In The Park (Discussion, Public Hearing and Action)]
ITEM TWO. A REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE FEE FOR MOVIE IN THE PARK THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED FORPOTENTIAL HEARING AND POTENTIAL ACTION. >> HELLO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WE HAD A REQUEST TO CHARGE A SPECTATOR FEE AT FESTIVAL GARDENS FOR AN EVENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. THE REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE ABILENE PARTY MAKERS AND INFLATABLES, THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE A FEE OF $3 TO MAKE ENTRANCE INTO THE
EVENT ITSELF. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY. >> AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OTHER GROUPS, CHRIS? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> I MAKE A MOTION WE ALLOW THE SPECTATOR FEE OF $3. >> SECOND.
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, THIS IS JUST A ONE TIME OR AN ONGOING OR JUST FOR THE ONE EVENT?
>> THE REQUEST IS MADE FOR ONE EVENT. >> SO MOVED AND SECONDED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO INTO? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE
ALLOWANCE OF THIS $3 FEE FOR THE FESTIVAL GARDENS, SAY AYE. >>
(CHORUS OF AYES) >> OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES.
[3. Parks and Recreation Special Recognition Policy (Discussion, Public Hearing and Action)]
>> ALL RIGHT. ACTUALLY I'M UP FOR THIS ONE AS WELL. LET ME GRAB MY NOTES.
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, WHERE DOES THE $3 GO? >> TO THE COMPANY TO OFFSET
THEIR COSTS. >> OKAY. TO OFFSET THE COST OF THAT ONE EVENT. OKAY.
>> AND LAST MONTH'S MEETING THE REQUEST WAS MADE FOR US TO IDENTIFY POLICIES AND PROCEDURE TOSS FOLLOW WHEN A SPECIAL RECOGNITION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR PLACEMENT IN ONE OF OUR RECR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. BEFORE YOU, JUST GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE POLICY ITSELF. IT APPLIES TO THE INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, OR ORGANIZATIONS MAKING THE REQUEST. THIS IS THE SAME POLICIES THAT AS PER GUIDELINES WHICH WERE GIVEN BY THE BOARD, WE ASKED THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CONSIDERED BE LOCAL, SIGNIFICANT, APPROPRIATE, CONSIDERATE, AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF ABILENE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW THAT'S DONE. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THESE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR ARE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. AS WELL AS THE BOARD. SO, THE PROCEDURES THEMSELVES IS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. IN THAT APPLICATION THEY WOULD ALSO ONCE THEY'VE SUBMITTEDED IT, THEY WOULD PRESENT A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. THERE'S AN OPTION WITHIN THE PROCEDURE TO SELECT A SUBCOMMITTEE AND THEN WE WOULD IDENTIFY OR MAKE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS SUBMITTED BUT THE SUBMITTAL OF PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE AGENDA THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. LIKE NORMAL. THIS REQUIRES TWO MEETINGS FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION AND WE HAVE TIME FOR THE PUBLIC AND IDENTIFY THAT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION HAS BEEN MADE AND THEY HAVE TIME BEFORE THE SECOND READING TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT OR STATE THEIR BUSINESS. PARKS AND RECREATION
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DOES HAVE THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON THE ACTIONS FOR THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION ITSELF.OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I DO HAVE IN YOUR POLICY, IF YOU WOULD NOTE, ON THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION APPLICATION, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINKS, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU GO THROUGH IT, YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING. THAT'S WHY WE DO IT ONE EXTRA TIME. BUT IN THE MAIN PARAGRAPH FOR THE GUIDELINES IN THE TOP, THE LAST SENTENCE ITSELF READS AT THE END THAT THE ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ANY LIVING DIRECT DESCENDENTS EVEN IF THE ATTEMPT IS UNSUCCESSFUL, IS THE DUE DILIGENCE. I HAVE A SECOND EDIT AS WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT UNDER THE PROCEDURES SECTION, SECTION 2, AGAIN, THE END OF THAT SENTENCE, IT'S I WOULD THE APPLICANT WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A SCHEDULED MEETING DATE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD WHICH THE APPLICANT MUST ATTEND TO MAKE A PRESENTATION THAT JUSTIFIES THE PROPOSED.
CURRENTLY IT READS "PARK, PARK AREA OR PARK FACILITY NAME. " I RECOMMEND THAT WE DELETE PARK, PARK AREA OR PARK FACILITY NAME AND REPLACE IT WITH" SPECIAL RECOGNITION ". SO THAT IT READS AT THE TEND THAT THE APPLICANT MAKE A JUSTIFICATION AS PROPOSITIONED BY THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION. THOSE ARE ALL THE CHANGES THAT I HAVE AT THIS POINT.
>> >> FIRST I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER SO QUICKLY AMIDST YOUR VERY BUSY SEASON. I WANT PEOPLE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO KNOW THAT IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES AND PEOPLE WHO CHANGED OUR COMMUNITY. AND, I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT A POLICY IN PLACE AND PEOPLE HAVE SPECIFIED STEPS TO TEACH US ABOUT SOME OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS, THANK YOU.
>> WELL, I AGREE. I WOULD IMAGINE OVER TIME THERE'LL BE A LOT OF AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THIS, BUT IT'S A GOOD START. I REALLY LIKE THAT PROCEDURE ITEM THREE THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER. WE SET A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDTATION TO US, I THINK
THAT'S GOING TO BE REAL IMPORTANT. THIS IS GOOD. >> DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON
THIS? >> WE WILL BUT WE ALSO WILL GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS AS
WELL. >> ONE MORE SMALL THINGS UNDER GUIDELINES, THE LAST SENTENCE.
THE ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY, DID YOU HIT THAT NAMING REQUEST ON THAT? >> HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO
TAKE OUT THE WORD" -- >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE SAME SECTION.
SORRY. >> YES. >> CHRIS, I STILL HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND I THINK THAT I BROUGHT IT UP AT THE LAST MEETING. I BROUGHT THAT UP IN THE LAST MEETING. SOMEONE COMING TO THE SAME FACILITY OR A DIFFERENT ONE AND PUTTING IN A MONUMENT. SO, I GUESS THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO CONTROL THE SIZE AND THE TYPE OF
RECOGNITION? I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ACTUALLY CLARIFYING THAT. >> WE'RE NOT CLARIFYING THAT PART. IT WILL BE PARKS BOARD DETERMINATION ON THE SIZE. I MEAN, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO BE CONSISTENT. BUT WE DID NOT WANT IT LIMIT THE BOARD TO A CERTAIN SIZE IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, A FIFRNT REQUEST THAT COMES FORWARD.
>> I JUST WANTED TO TROUBLE SHOOT A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I CAN SEE HOW YOU MIGHT GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE, PROBABLY, HURT FEELINGS MORE THAN ANYTHING IF SOMEONE HAS A PHOTO OR SOMETHING AND THEN SOMEBODY, OR THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR LOVED ONE IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS SOMEONE ELSE'S, SO, I NEED IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE MAKE SURE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE TO KEEP IT
REGULATED. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A STANDARDIZATION?
>> I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE YET, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT EARLY ON AND THAT WE'RE AWARE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME CONCERN IN THE FUTURE THAT AT
SOME POINT, WE MAY NEED TO BE FAIR AND RECOGNIZING. >> I THINK THE CHALLENGE THAT WE RAN INTO WITH THAT PORTION, BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WAS AN INTEREST FROM THE BOARD WAS THERE'S SO MANY WAYS TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE. AND SO, WHETHER THAT'S A BUST, OR A STATUE OR A PLAQUE OR A PICTURE, IT THERE WAS SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIATIONS THAT CAME DOWN TO
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WHERE WE REALLY NEED THE NUANCE OF THAT FOR THE BOARD TO IDENTIFY IF THAT'S APPROPRIATEFOR THAT TIMELINE. >> I THINK THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT, I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT EARLY ON SO WE DON'T GET PIGEON HOLED.
>> IS THERE SOME LINE THAT WE COULD ADD TO THESE PROCEDURES THAT MIGHT IDENTIFY SUBCOMMITTEE
WILL LOOK AT OR HAVE SOME SORT OF STANDARDS THAT THEY DISCONNE) >> IT ALSO TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION PARK AREA, AND A LOCATION IN A PARK. THERE ARE SO MANY NUANCES, THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS, WE WANTED TO GIVE AS MUCH RECOGNITION AND OPPORTUNITY AS WE COULD FOR THAT TO OCCUR. AT CEASAR CHAVE-Z, WE HAVE A PLAQUE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL ONLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, ULTIMATELY, THAT COMES BACK TO THE BOARD. WE WANTED TO GIVE AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS WE COULD, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND PUBLIC HEARING FORT FOLKS THAT HAVE CONCERNS FOR THE NATURE AND BRING A THAT UP TO THE BOARD AND TAKE THAT UP IN
CONSIDERATIONS. >> THAT TO ME MAKE IT IS SENSE TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THESE GROUPS, I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO COME ACROSS AS OVERLEGISLATING THAT EITHER. WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE DIFFERENT GROUPS COMING. THE QUESTION I DID HAVE, AS I WAS READING OVER THIS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THIS WOULD IMPACT ALL, NOT JUST BUILDINGS, ON PARKS IN PARKS, BUT ANY STRUCTURE WITHIN A PARK. SO, ANYBODY CAN COME IN FOR A NAMING CONVENTION FOR ANY? I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO COMPLIERFY, THIS COULD BE THE NAMING APPLICATION FOR ANYTHING,
OR RECOGNITION WITHIN ANY OF OUR PARKS OR STRUCTURES? >> WELL, SORRY, THE POLICY ALREADY ADOPTED IS NAMING. THIS IS NOT ABOUT NAMING. THIS IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING SOMEBODY WHO
THE FACILITY IS NOT NAMED AFTER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION. >> BUT THIS DOES GIVE THE PERSON THE ABILITY TO MAKE A REQUEST TO PUT IN OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING IN A PARK. RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE LIKE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HONOR SOMEONE, THEY COULD DO A PARK BENCH AND A TREE. WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE,
THIS KIND OF GOES SOMEWHAT ALONG THOSE LINES. >> THAT'S THE DIRECTION I WAS TRYING TO TAKE THIS. SO, THIS WOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE ALREADY IT
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION? >> ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY, PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES FOR THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. >> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME AND MOVE INTO POTENTIAL ACTION WITH AGENDA ITEM 3.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WITH THE CHANGES STATED WE ACCEPT THE NEW HONORING POLICY.
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>> SECOND. >> SO MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS
POLICY SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES)
>> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> ALL RIGHT WITH THAT WE'LL
[4. Aquatics Report (Discussion)]
MOVE INTO OUR REPORTS. WE'LL START WITH OUR AQUATICS REPORT ON THE AGENDA ITEM OF THEREPORTS. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. BOBBY BROWN, DIVISION MANAGER,
SENIOR SERVICES AND AQUATICS. HOW Y'ALL DOING THIS MORNING? >> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT. IN OUR AQUATICS, EACH YEAR, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONCESSIONS WORKERS, MOST OF THEM ARE LIKE 16 YEARS-OLD, AND ONCE THEY COME TO ADVENTURE COVE, THEY DESIRE TO BE LIFEGUARDS. SO THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO DO A CLASS MID-SEASON FOR CONCESSION WORKERS WHO WANTED TO BE LIFEGUARDS. WE HAD 6 THAT CAME TO CLASS AND ONE YOUNG LADY THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT. BUT WE HAD FOUR CONCESSION WORKERS CONVERTED TO LIFEGUARDS WHICH HELPS US AT THE END OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO STAY AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN STUDENTS GO BACK TO SCHOOL. AS A PROGRAM, IT GIVES OUR CONCESSION WORKERS, THE ONES THAT WANT TO BE LIFEGUARDS, THEY KNOW THAT THEY COULD NOW DO THAT. SO, I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE FOUR. WE WOUNDED UP OUR SWIM LESSONS THIS YEAR, WE HAD 139 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE SUMMER. IT WAS GREAT AND IT WAS FUN GOING OUT AND WATCHING THE KIDS LEARNING TO SWIM AND THE PARENTS SITTING THERE, WATCHING THEM LEARN TO SWIM. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, WE HAVEN'T HAD IT IN A FEW YEARS, SO EXCITING TO HAVE THAT BACK IN OUR FOLD AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SWIMMERS. OUR LAST DAY TO PLAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, STARTING THIS WEEK, WE'RE CLOSED THROUGH THE WEEK AND OPEN ON WEEKENDS ONLY NOW. AND THAT WILL GO ON UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5TH. THE WEEKEND RIGHT BEFORE THAT, AND THEN, DOGGY SPLASH WILL BE THAT FOLLOWING WEEK WHICH THE LIFEGUARDS SAY THAT IT'S A GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR, NOT BECAUSE OF THE SWIMMING BUT BECAUSE THE DOGS GIVE US NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT'S ON BELIEVABLE TO SEE THAT MANY DOGS IN THE FACILITY, RUNNING AROUND AND NOT FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND IT'S GREAT. AND THE LIFEGUARDS ARE SO RELAXED BECAUSE THERE'S NO TENSION. SO, IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT, COME OUT AND WATCH IT, YOU WOULD REALLY ENJOY IT. THE FOOD BANK PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED, I WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN A YEAR NOW.
IT'S GOING GREAT. WE HAD LAST THURSDAY, WE HAD A HIGH OF 265 PEOPLE TO COME THROUGH THE FOOD BANK THAT DAY AND RECEIVE THE GOODS THAT THEY GAVE OUT. THAT GIVE OUT GREAT THINGS, IT'S A REAL HELP FOR OUR SENIORS, THEY LOVE IT, THEY CALL EVERY WEEK THINKING IT'S EVERY WEEK, BUT IT'S NOT EVERY WEEK, MOST OF THEM ARE KEEPING UP WITH IT, BUT IT FILLS UP THE FACILITY, THEY EAT LUNCH, THEY GET IN THERE AND GET IN LINE AND IT'S A GREAT THING TO SEE US HELPING OUT THOSE SENIORS THAT WAY. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. TALENT SHOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE LAST TIME, WE WERE HOPING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY THAT AUDITIONS FOR THE TALENT SHOW ON THE SHOW, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE HAD 24 PEOPLE TO TRY OUT AND THE SHOW IS COMING UP AUGUST THE 27TH, IT'S $5, IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THE TALENT SHOW, COME OUT AND WATCH IT, YOU'LL REALLY
ENJOY IT. >> EXCEPT I DON'T SEE YOUR NAME ON THERE.
>> . [LAUGHTER] >> WE'VE GOT A NEW CLASS STARTING SQUARE DANCING, THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT, SO WE FINALLY FOUND AN INSTRUCTOR, FOR SQUARE DANCE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT IT AND SO, I THINK IT WILL WORK OUT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVERY MONTH. SO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND DO SOME SQUARE DANCING,
COME ON OUT. >> DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY TO DO THE CALLING?
>> WHOEVER IS DOING THE TEACHING, THEY WILL HAVE SOMEBODY DOING THE CALLING.
>> YEAH? >> YOU GOING TO BE THERE? >> IT'S A LOT OF FUN. I KNOW
THAT. >> THE ORGANIZING GUY THAT DOES THE CALLING OF THE SQUARE, HE
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. >> IT DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE YES, SIR. SENIOR DAY AT THE FAIR IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 1:00. WE GO OUT AND DO THE BINGO, EACH YEAR
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WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION. THE SENIOR IT IS COME OUT AND THEY LOVE TO PLAY BINGO ALONG WITH EATING FOOD AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. SOMETIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE GET UP AND SING AND DO OTHER THINGS OUT THERE SO THERE'LL BE ENTERTAINMENT GOING ON AS WELL, THAT'S AN AN NEWLY THING THAT WE DO AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.>> DO YOU Y'ALL DO TRANSPORT TO THE TEXAS FAIR? >> WE USED TO, BUT NOW WITHOUT OUR BUSES, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO, BUT I'M SURE THAT THE TRANSIT SERVICES WILL HELP US OUT. THEY
HELP BRING OUT THE SENIORS TO THE FAIR. >> WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET
PEOPLE OUT THERE. >> PERFECT. >> IT'S GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY
THE 14TH? >> IS THAT THE 14TH? OR WAS THAT THE? YES, IT IS WEDNESDAY
THE 14TH. YES. >> GOOD, I'M (INAUDIBLE) >>
[6. Parks Report (Discussion)]
>> NOW, HAVE A NEW SLIDE OVER AT THE RED BUTTON PLAYGROUND. I WANTED TO BRING YOU GUYS NUMBERS OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR, THESE NUMBERS ARE FROM MARCH UNTIL NOW. THESE ARE IN SEASON HOURS THAT WE'VE WORKED AS FAR AS GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, THAT'S THE MOWING, WEEDING, AND THE BLOWING. WE HAD 6400 HOURS OF LABOR. COMPLETED 564 WORK ORDERS AND IT TOOK AN AVERAGE OF 6 DAYS TO COMPLETE EACH WORK ORDER. THE FLOWER BED MAINTENANCE, YOU GUYS KNOW WE STARTED A NEW LANDSCAPING CREW THIS YEAR, SO FAR THIS YEAR, THEY'VE PUT IN 1241 LABOR HOURS WITH 140 WORK ORDERS COMPLETED. BUILDING MAINTENANCE, JUST MAINT MAINT MAINTENANCE OVERALL, 334 LABOR HOURS, 55 WORK ORDERS THEY COMPLETED IN AN AVERAGE OF 3 DAYS. THE REST ROOM MAINTENANCE IS ANOTHER CREW WE STARTED THIS YEAR, SO FAR, YOU COULD SEE WE PUT 1100 HOURS AND 94 WORK ORDERS COMPLETED, IT TAKES THEM AN AVERAGE OF ONE DAY. PRETTY QUICK. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE GO THROUGH THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM AND PULL OUT THESE NUMBERS AND REALLY OUR AVERAGE OR WHAT THE WINDOW THAT WE WANT OUR PARKS AS FAR AS THE GROUND MAINTENANCE IS CONCERNED, WE WANT THEM TO HIT EVERY PARK EVERY 10 DAYS, SO WITHIN THAT WINDOW, THE SAME WITH OTHER DIVISIONS OR THE OTHER PARTS OF OUR CREW. WE'RE IN THE WINDOW OF WHEN WE WANT TO COMPLETE THOSE WORK ORDERS. SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE AND OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE CONTRACTING OF THE MOWING THAT WE'VE DONE HAS HELPED AND SO WE'RE GETTING THROUGH WORK ORDERS A LOT QUICKER THIS TIME.
SO. OUR TOTAL CURRENT LABOR HOURS, LIKE I SAID FROM MARCH THROUGH JULY WERE 8853 STAFF LABOR HOURS, 862 WORK ORDERS WERE COMPLETED WITH A 3.5 DAY AVERAGE OF COMPLETION. THAT'S
IT FOR US. >> INCREDIBLE TO MANAGE. >> WILL YOU REMIND US WHAT THE PROCESS IS IF WE HAD A CITIZEN THAT HAD SOMETHING TO SUBMIT FOR YOUR TEAM FOR MAINTENANCE?
>> SURE, WE HAVE THE SEE FIX APP. ANY PROBLEMS OR ANYTHING IN THE PARKS, ACTUALLY NOT JUST IN PARKS BUT IN GENERAL BUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. GO THROUGH CLICKFIX AND CREATE A WORK ORDER
OR BRING UP AN ISSUE, TO THE BARKS DEPARTMENT? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
[ 7. Recreation Report (Discussion)]
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR RECREATION
REPORT. >> MORNING. AN HALL, RECREATION DIVISION MANAGER.
I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT WE'RE DONE WITH SUMMER AND WE SURVIVED. SO, WE'RE INTO FALL MODE, SCHOOL MODE FOOTBALL MODE. WE'RE STARTING AN ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE HOPEFULLY WEE START THE GAMES AUGUST 29TH AND WE'LL BE PLAYING AT CUCURLY HAY FIELD SOT WILL BE ON MONDAY NIGHT. SO
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MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN ABILENE. ALSO, COED VOLLEYBALL HAS BEEN GOING WELL. WE'LL CONTINUE AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOME SCHEDULING CHANGES, WE USUAL LITTLE CHANGE TO TUESDAYS, BUT WE'LL NOW CHANGE TO THURSDAYS BECAUSE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SHARE AND WE SAID WE WOULD MOVE THE DAYS TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. AND AFTER SCHOOL, WE'RE READY FOR TOMORROW. AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 225 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CARE. AND WE ARE READY AND WE'RE DOING A MEET THE STAFF NIGHT THIS AFTERNOON, 3-6 FOR FAMILIES TO MEET THE STAFF IF THEY HAVE NOT MET THEM YET AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THE BUS DROPS OFF. BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW PARENTS THIS YEAR THAT ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE LITTLE ONES STARTING SO WE'LL HAVE A MEET-AND-GREET TODAY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANYQUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK THAT WE WOULD ALL AGREE THAT WE CAN NOT AGREE WE ALL MADE IT THROUGH THE SUMMER. SO, IT WAS A SCORCHER FOR SURE.
[8. Zoo Report (Discussion)]
>> JESSIE POT ABALM THE ZOO DIRECTOR. OUR BOATS ARE DISCONTINUED, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW WE'RE IN A DROUGHT. THE LIFT FOR THE BOATS DOES NOT ELEVATE. SO, WE CAN'T GET THEM OFF THE LIFT SO WE PUT THEM IN THE BACK AND THEY'RE RETIRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HOPEFULLY BY NEXT SPRING IF WE GET RAIN. OUR KITES, OUR BIRD REHAB HAS HAD AN INFLUX OF BIRDS, MAINLY, THE MISSISSIPPI KITE, WHICH IS A BIRD OF PREY. SO, WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT COST WITH OUR VENDORS CALLED RODENT PRO. WE'VE ASKED THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE US INSECTS, SO, IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD, WE PUT OUT A SOCIAL MEDIA POST TO GET GRASSHOPPERS WHICH ARE EVERYWHERE. AND WE'VE HAD A GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM THE COMMUNITY, KEEP DOING THAT BECAUSE WE GET THE GRASSHOPPERS
AND WE FREEZE THEM AND IT'S A NATURAL THING FOR THEM TO EAT. >> THE SKIN OFF THE TOP OF
GOLFERS HEADS, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN DIVE BOMBED. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THEY WILL GET
YOU. >> IT'S A LITTLE FRIGHTENING. >> PARENTS GET VERY POSSESSIVE OF THEIR NEST, SO, IF THERE'S A NEST CLOSE BY, YOU WILL BE DIVE BOMBED.
>> WE HAD ONE FLAMINGO THIS YEAR, NORMALLY, WE HAVE 5, BUT BECAUSE OF THE BIRD FLU, WE HAD THEM INDOORS. WE ONLY HAD ONE FERTILE EGG. THE KEEPERS ARE RARIG THAT CHICK AND HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL BE ON DISPLAY SOON. WE'RE MAKING RENOVATIONS TO THE ZOO. ONE OF THE LAST HABITAT THAT'S ORIGINAL TO THE ZOO IS THIS PRAIRIE DOG HABITAT, AND THAT'S WHAT IT WILL TURN INTO IS GREEN SPACE, IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP THE ZOO, IT USED TO BE A BIG WALL WITH THAT, IT'S START OF LIKE KNOCKING DOWN THE WALL IN THE LIVING ROOM, IT WILL MAKE THE HOUSE LOOK BIGGER. AND WITH THAT SAID, THE PRAIRIE DOGS WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA. DID YOU GET, JEFF?
>> YES. >> THEY WERE MOVED TO ALBANY, GEORGIA. SO, THEY WERE RELOCATED, THEY WERE NOT PUT OUT IN RED BUTT PARK AS MANY PEOPLE ASKED US TO DO. AND THAT WHOLE EXHIBIT WILL BE DEMOED AND TURNED INTO GREEN SPACE. AND THAT'S IT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> OUR NEXT MEETING WILL YOU BRING US THE IMPACT OF ROCK AND
WAR OR? >> YEAH, WE WILL HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR YOU THE NEXT MEETING BUT WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL ROCK AND ROAR WITH SISTER HAZEL AND IT WAS A GREAT OUTCOME AND PEOPLE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
>> AND ANOTHER GIRAFFE? >> YES. I WISH I COULD TAP SLIDES TO UPLOAD THE DAY BEFORE.
BUT, WE WILL PRESENT THAT NEXT MONTH. >> THE GIRAFFE BROUGHT GREAT
COMFORT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JESSIE?
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THIS BRIEF MEETING THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER I NEED TO
DISCUSS THIS MORNING? >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING, WE WILL GIVE YOU THE REST OF YOUR DAY BACK ON THIS BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY, OR WEDNESDAY,
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WHATEVER DAY IT IS.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.