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ANY UP-- PERSONAL PRAYER NEEDS AND LOVED ONES IN NEED OF PRAYER. I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR FAMILIES.
BE WITH US AS WE BEGIN OUR MEETING AND DISCUSSION.
IN YOUR HOLY NAME, I PRAY. AMEN.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN UP THE PODIUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WANTING TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR ITEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, WE ASK YOU TO IDE IDENTIFY-- WE KNOW YOU. (LAUGHTER) WE GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES. WE ASK YOU TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF.
GOOD MORNING. I LIVE IN THE SEARS PARK COMMUNITY. I WANT TO TH THANK ALL OF YOU FR THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU ARE DOING AT SEARS PARK AND CHAVEZ RECREATION CENTER. WE HAD A PLAN FOR SEARS THAT WE ADOPTED IN 2001. SO 20-SOMETHING YEARS AGO.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY THERE.
WITH THE BALLPARKS, THE SPLASH-PADS, OUR WALKING TRAIL.
WHAT WE ARE LACKING, I THINK, JESUS IS THE BASKETBALL AREA.
WE ARE LAND-LOCKED. YOU KNOW? I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS LOOKED AT ALL OF THIS, AND WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THE SACRIFICES YOU MAKE TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS.
WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE DIFFICULT. LESLI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STAFF. NO BAD NEWS.
ALL GOOD NEWS. >> ALL GOOD NEWS.
>> OKAY? MAYBE A BICYCLE TRACK FROM SEARS DOWN TO COBB. THAT WOULD BE NICE.
>> THAT WOULD BE NICE. >> GOOD.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CITY, TOO, AS WELL.
I HAVE BEEN GONE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
HOW DID THAT NORTHERN TEAM DO? >> YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVEN'T KEPT UP WITH THE LITTLE LEAGUE.
HOPEFULLY, SOMEBODY FROM HERE IS HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES.
LIKE THE LAST TIME. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> OUR SPLASH-PAD IS BACK ON TRACK. THEY ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, SCRAMBLING TO GET UNDER THAT WATER.
BECAUSE IT IS 106. >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANKS, BILL. WE APPRECIATE IT.
IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE COMPLIMENTS AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE BOARD. WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY.
>> THE ONLY COMMENT I WILL MAKE IS A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED WORK TO MAKE THIS SPLASH-GOING ARE SITTING RIGHT BACK HERE. WE ARE ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE ONE.
>> EXCELLENT. >> THIS IS A GROUP WE DON'T GET TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK VERY OFTEN.
IN A LOT OF WAYS, THEY ARE WHAT KEEPS PARK & RECREATION WHEN OUR
STAFF CAN'T DO IT. >> OUTSTANDING.
THEY ARE OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF 105, 106, 107-DEGREE TEMPERATURE OUT THERE WORKING AS WELL.
IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS AND NO OTHER PERSONS WANTING TO SPEAK TO US THIS MORNING, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
[1. Service Award (Discussion)]
SECTION. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OURPRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS. >> BRAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE, SIMON CAMACHO WHO HAS WORKED TEN YEARS WITH THE CITY.
HE IS GETTING HIS TEN-YEAR PIN THIS MORNING.
SIMON HAS WORKED WITH TRAFFIC, CONVENTION CENTER AND 7 YEARS WITH FACILITIES. SIMON, IF YOU WOULD COME UP, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US, AND HERE IS A CERTIFICATE FOR THAT.
(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU, SIMON.
AND I NOTICED SOME RECOGNITION THAT YOU RECEIVED RECENTLY.
BRAD, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT AS WELL.
AND FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND ENERGY.
FOR THE CITY OVER THESE YEARS. SO THANK YOU BOTH.
[2. Minutes (Discussion and Action)]
YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THEM AGAIN REALLY QUICKLY FROM JUNE, 2023, OKAY. ANY DELETIONS, AMENDMENTS, CHANGES? IF NOT, WE WILL ACCEPT A MOTION.
TO APPROVE. SECOND? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES.
[3. Rose Tennis Center Expansion (Discussion, Public Comment, and Possible Action)]
ON TO OUR AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 3 UNDER AGENDAS IS A ROSE TENNIS CENTER EXPANSION. LESLI, BRING US UP TO DATE ON[00:05:02]
AS YOU KNOW, DURING OUR PARKS MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, WE HEARD SIGNIFICANTLY FROM FROM THE PICKLEBALL PEOPLE ABOUT WANTING A PLACE TO PLAY PICKLEBALL.
IN THE PROCESS OF VISITING WITH THEM ABOUT SOME OPTIONS, WE WERE ALSO APPROACHED FROM SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN RAISING FUNDS TO EXPAND TENNIS. A 16TH COURT AS WELL AS FOUR COVERED COURTS. SO WE HIRED JACOB & MARTIN TO DO A CONCEPTUAL IDEA OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
IF IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE IN ROSE PARK.
THIS IS THE DIAGRAM THAT THEY CAME UP WITH.
THIS IS JUST CONCEPTUAL. BUT BEFORE WE, I GUESS, GO TO THE NEXT STEP AND START WORKING WITH A GROUP OR GIVING THE GREEN LIGHT TO A GROUP TO START RAISING FUNDS, ANY TIME WE EXPAND IN A PARK, IT TAKES PARKS BOARD APPROVAL, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, THE CONCEPT OF LOOKING INTO THIS.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A DONE DEAL.
BUT IT IS-- BEFORE WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT STEPS, WE NEED PARKSBOARD THAT YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD USE OF THIS LAND WITHIN ROSE PARK. YOU CAN SEE THIS-- YOU CAN TELL THIS IS AN OLD CENTER. THIS IS AN OLD SWIMMING POOL.
NOT ADVENTURE COVE. THE SENIOR CENTER IS IN THAT PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR COURTS THAT ALREADY EXIST. THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FOUR COVERED TENNIS COURTS THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE LINES FOR FOUR COVERED PICKLE BALL COURTS. THE 16TH COURT AS WELL AS THE EIGHT PICKLE BALL-- THAT BASEBALL FIELD HAS NOT BEEN USED IN MANY, MANY YEARS FOR BASEBALL.
YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL IT ON THIS PICTURE, BUT THERE IS ACTUALLY FOOTBALL GOALS THERE. IT IS USED MORE FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE THAN IT IS FOR BAS BASEBALL.
AND THERE WOULD STILL BE ENOUGH ROOM FOR US TO TURN THE FOOTBALL FIELD WHERE WE COULD STILL USE IT FOR PRACTICE.
IT WOULD JUST BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ANGLE.
SO ANYWAY, THIS IS THE CONCEPT BEFORE YOU.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> WHAT KIND OF DEMOLITION WOULD THIS INVOLVE WITH THE LIGHTING OUT THERE ON THAT BASEBALL FIELD? BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOT PRETTY GOOD LIGHTING.
IT HAS LIGHTING. >> IT HAS LIGHTING.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD IT IS OR ANYTHING.
AS YOU TALK ABOUT MAYBE ROTATING OR REPOSITIONING THE FOOTBALL FIELD, THOSE LIGHTS WILL STILL BE USEFUL?
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE LIGHTS.
THOSE ARE VERY OLD POLES. THE FIXTURES ON TOP ARE NEWER.
BUT THE POLES ARE VERY, VERY OLD.
WE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THOSE LIGHTS.
IT IS IN THE BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM AND PUT THEM BACK.
CONCEPTUALLY. THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ENGINEERED OUT. NOW, THE PICKLE BALL AN TENNIS COURTS HAVE LIGHTS. ACTUALLY LIGHTING THAT FIELD IS UP FOR NEGOTIATION AND BUDGET. I'LL SAY IT THAT WAY.
AND THEN THE CONCESSION STAND AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE AT HOME PLATE HAS ALREADY BEEN DEMOED.
THAT BUILDING HAD STRUCTURAL ISSUES.
WE ACTUALLY DEMOED IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
THE BLUE AREA THAT YOU SEE, THAT IS ACTUALLY A VERY, VERY OLD REST ROOM. WE ARE GOING TO BE DEMOLISHING THAT REST ROOM THIS SUMMER. THEN PART OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS EITHER BRINGING IN A NEW REST ROOM THERE OR LOOKING TO SEE IF THE ACTUAL ROSE PRO SHOP CAN HANDLE THE VOLUME WHEN YOU ADD THIS MANY MORE COURTS ON. THAT IS ALSO BEING LOOKED AT.
>> DOES THIS INTERFERE WITH ANY FUTURE EXPANSION OF ADVENTURE
ADVENTURE R COVE WOULD BE TO THE LEFT OF THE SENIOR CENTER.
NO. IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THAT
AT ALL. >> THE PICKLE BALL COURTS ARE IN THE MASTER PLAN. THEY ARE FUNDED WITH THE CITY.
THEN THE TENNIS COURTS WOULD BE PRIVATELY FUNDED?
>> THE PICKLE BALL AND THE TENNIS COURTS ARE IN THE MASTER PLAN. THE PICKLE BALL-- FUNDING FOR SOME, MAYBE ALL, DEPENDING OF THE PICKLE BALL, WILL BE UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY COU COUNCIL.
WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR BUDGET WORKSHOPS LATER THIS MONTH.
THE MEN THE NYSE-- THE TENNIS WOULD BE PRIVATELY FUNDED.
>> AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RAISING THAT MONEY, IS THERE A
TIMELINE FOR THAT? >> WE HAVE NOT ENTERED INTO AN MOU AT THIS POINT. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO DO. BEFORE WE EVEN WENT TO THAT
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STEP, WE WANTED TO SEE IF PARKS BOARD WAS SUPPORTIVE OF EVENDOING THIS IN ROSE PARK. >> I'M FOR IT.
I LIKE IT. I KNOW PICKLE BALL IS GETTING REALLY POPULAR NOW. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT AND STUFF.
>> YEAH, YEAH. FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE.
(LAUGHTER). >> BILLY WILL BE OUT THERE
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN AS FAR. >> WELL, THAT IS TRUE.
THAT IS TRUE. >> YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR KNEES.
>> THAT IS IT. I MEAN, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE WOULDN'T CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY.
I MEAN, WE ARE NOT AT NECESSARILY A CRITICAL JUNCTURE OR ANYTHING FOR US TO HAVE TO TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION IN TERMS OF APPROVING OR, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS.
WE ARE A WAYS AWAY FROM THAT. >> FOR PICKLE BALL, NOT NECESSARILY. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
DISCUSSING THAT NEXT WEEK. >> OKAY.
>> SO FOR PICKLE BALL, THAT ONE WILL BE MOVING A BIT FASTER.
FOR TEN NYSE TENNIS, WE WILL HAVE TO VISIT WITH THEM.
I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE.
I HAVE NO IDEA, THE CONCEPT OF TIME.
ON HOW CLOSE OR FAR THEY ARE ON RAISING FUNDS.
>> YEAH. IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THEY ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD ON THE PICKLE BALL COURTS, WILL IT BE THE SAME CONFIGURATION, SAME LOCATION?
>> THAT WILL HAVE TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
PICKLE BALL IS MOVING A BIT FASTER THAN TENNIS AT THIS POINT. DO WE WANT TO LEAVE THAT LAND FOR THE TENNIS EXPANSION WITH PICKLE BALL BELOW IT? IF YOU PUT PICKLE BALL IN AND THEN PUT TENNIS BELOW IT, PICKLE BALL IS A MUCH LOUDER SPORT THAN TENNIS.
THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
WE DID HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH BOTH THE PICKLE BALL GROUP AND THE TENNIS GROUP, WORKING THROUGH THIS DESIGN.
BUT AGAIN, IT WILL DEPEND ON FUNDING.
>> OKAY. >> ALL THE EXISTING TENNIS
COURTS, THEY ARE NOT COVERED. >> THEY ARE UNCOVERED, CORRECT.
>> THE NEW ONES WOULD BE COVERED.
>> FOUR OF THEM WOULD BE COVERED.
THEY ARE WANTING A 16TH COURT.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 15. AND WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING ON A UIL TOURNAMENT OR USTA TOURNAMENT, TO START THE WHOLE BRACKET AT THE SAME TIME, YOU NEED 16 COURTS.
IT IS ALWAYS ONE GROUP THAT HAS TO-- HAS A DELAYED START WHICH THROWS THE WHOLE TOURNAMENT OFF. WE DO HOST QUITE A FEW TOURNAMENTS YEAR-ROUND. ESPECIALLY UIL TOURNAMENTS IN THE SPRINGTIME. THIS WOULD REALLY BE A BENEFIT.
>> I'M FOR IT. I LIKE IT A LOT.
I WOULD RATHER HAVE, LIKE, A NEW-- SAY, NEW REST ROOMS AND STUFF. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT HERE.
USING SOMEBODY ELSE'S REST ROOM. SO MANY PEOPLE AT THAT EVENT.
PEOPLE GET UPSET-- I WOULD RATHER HAVE NEW FA ILL FACILITIES AND STUFF. I'M FOR IT.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION. >> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE THAT WE APPROVE THE PROGRESSION, IF YOU WILL, CONTINUATION OF THE EXPANSION EFFORT. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.
WE WILL MOVE IT ON TO THE NEXT PHASE.
[4. Aquatics Report (Discussion)]
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.WE WILL GET INTO OUR REPORTS NOW.
AREA REPORTS. WE HAVE AQUATICS.
BOBBY, IS THAT YOU TODAY? >> YEAH.
I'LL LET IT BE ME. (LAUGHTER).
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. BOBBY BROWN, DIVISION MANAGER, SENIORS AND AQUATICS. WE SPOKE ON SOME OF THESE SWIM LESSONS LAST MONTH. THERE HAS BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL DATES ADDED. SO WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE SUMMER. YOU HAVE YOUR ADVENTURE COVE SWIM LESSONS. FOUR DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS.
EIGHT CLASSES PER SESSION. AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN BELOW THERE, FOUR OR FIVE KIDS PER CLASS. THE KIDS ARE-- WHEN I SAY KIDS, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LIFEGUARDS.
THEY ARE HOT AND TIRED, BUT THEY ARE HANGING IN THERE.
EVERY TIME I TALK TO THEM, THEY HAVE THEIR LOOK ON THEIR FACE, ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING. BUT WHEN YOU GO IN THERE, THEY ARE-- YOU CAN NEVER TELL THEY HAVE BEEN THERE ALL SUMMER IN THE HEAT. THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OVER
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THERE. IT HAS BEEN A LOT LESS NEGATIVE STUFF THIS YEAR. SO I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITHWHAT'S GOING ON THERE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANKS, BOBBY.
[5. Parks Report (Discussion)]
PARKS REPORT JESUS?>> GOOD MORNING. JESUS CORONADO, PARKS DIVISION MANAGER. SO THIS WAS-- I THINK IT WAS TOWARD THE END OF JUNE. I WAS ON VACATION.
I WASN'T HERE FOR THIS. WE HAD A LOT OF, A LOT OF TREE DAMAGE IN THE STORM. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD THE STORM WAS. BECAUSE AGAIN, I WASN'T HERE.
LOOKING AT THE PICTURES OF THE-- THAT THE GUYS SENT ME, THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE. A LOT OF THE MESQUITES TOOK A TOLL. WE HAVE CLEANED THAT UP.
WE HAVE LOST A FEW TREES. I'M WORKING WITH MIKE MCBRIDE AND TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT THESE TREES BACK.
AND MAYBE SOMETHING TO BE A LITTLE MORE SUSTAINABLE IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE JUST HAD A LOT OF CLEAN-UP TO DO TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE.
WE FINALLY STARTED TO GET IN SOME OF THE PLAYGROUND PIECE THAT IS WE ORDERED A LONG TIME AGO.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE SOME OF THOSE.
WE REPLACED A COUPLE OF PIECES OUT AT THE PARK.
ONE OF THE CLIMBING FEATURES THERE.
ALSO A SLIDE. ONE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, THIS HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TEAM SWING TO COME IN. FOR NELSON WILSON.
IT FINALLY CAME. IN IT IS BACK UP.
WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE PLAYGROUNDS THAT HAVE SOME DAMAGES AND SOME PIECE THAT IS WE ARE STILL WAITING ON.
WE ARE STILL SEEING THE SUPPLY CHAIN STILL NOT BACK UP LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE. AT LEAST WE HAVE SOME OF THE PIECES THAT HAVE ALREADY COME IN.
AND WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR AS FAR AS OUR CREWS, THESE ARE SOME OF THE LABOR METRICS THAT I PULLED UP.
SO FAR, WE HAVE SPENT 5,310 HOURS ON GROUNDS MAINTENANCE.
THE MOWING, WEEDING, AND ALL THAT STUFF.
WE SPENT 30 HOURS OF GRAFFITI. THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MUCH.
THAT IS QUITE A BIT. 30 HOURS OF REMOVING PAINT FROM VANDALISM AND GRAFFITI. BUILDING MAINTENANCE, DOING REPAIRS ON THE FACILITIES AND STUFF.
WE SPENT 1,285 HOURS. LANDSCAPING, ONE OF OUR NEWEST CREWS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PICTURES THERE. THEY HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF REVAMPING SOME OF THE FLOWER BEDS.
ESPECIALLY ONES AT THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
IF YOU EVER NOTICED HOW BEAUTIFUL THOSE CREPE MYRTLES LOOK, THEY LOOK REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
ESPECIALLY DOWN ON PINE STREET. OUR LITTER CREW, THOSE GUYS, I COMMEND THEM. THAT IS A LOT.
1,212 HOURS OF PICKING UP TRASH. REMOVING TRASH FROM TRASH CANS AND CLEANING UP THE REST ROOMS. THEY DO A GREAT JOB ON THAT AS WELL. THAT IS SOME STUFF WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR SO FAR. WE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON. YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS DOUBLE A LITTLE BIT. HOPEFULLY, THE GRAFFITI WON'T DOUBLE AT ALL. THOSE OTHER ONES WILL.
AND THEN THIS MONTH IS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING.
LAST WEEK ON SATURDAY, WE HAD OUR 180 SKATEBOARDING
COMPETITION. >> YOU GUYS SAW THAT.
WE HAD 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE HAD 20 COMPETITORS.
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT. SOME OF THOSE TRICKS THOSE KIDS DO, YEAH. YOU COULDN'T PAY ME ENOUGH TO DO THOSE THINGS. WE HAD ONE KID THAT WON LAST YEAR. WON IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
HE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WHAT HE WAS DOING OUT THERE. KUDOS TO THOSE GUYS.
IT TAKES SOME GUTS TO DO SOME TRICKS THEY DO.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR SCAVENGER HUNT GOING THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
WE BROUGHT IT BACK THIS YEAR. AND WE ARE CALLING THAT EXPLORE YOUR PARKS TREASURES. SO EVERYBODY CAN GO ANAND SIGN UP THROUGH THE EVENTS APP AND DO THE SCAVENGER HUNT THINGS.
I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME. BUT ANYWAY, YOU GO THROUGH, AND THERE IS 13 ACTIVITIES YOU COMPLETE.
IF YOU COMPLETE ALL 13 ACTIVITIES, THEN YOU GAIN ENTRANCE INTO OUR CELEBRATION. OUR SECOND ONE THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF GOOD TURNOUT.
WE HAD 50 PEOPLE THERE. AND EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT.
SO CHECK IT OUT. SUPPORT YOUR PARKS.
SUPPORT YOUR PARKS TREASURES ON THE EVENTS APP.
COMPLETE THE CHALLENGES. THAT IS THE WORD I WAS LOOKING FOR. CHALLENGES.
AND THEN WIN YOURSELF AN ENTRY FOR FREE TO ADVENTURE COVE.
PARKS AND RECREATION, NOT A BIG DEAL FOR US.
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IT IS OUR PROFESSION. IT IS A BIG DEAL FOR US.[6. Recreation Report (Discussion)]
>> ALL RIGHT. CHRIS GIBSON, I'M STANDING IN FOR ANN THIS MORNING. SHE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE HIT THE MORNING. YOU GOT THE BACK-UP HITTER IN PLACE. OKAY? WE HAVE PART OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WE HAVE MOVIE IN THE PARK AS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DID THIS YEAR. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST TURNOUTS THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR MOVIE IN THE PARK.
I WOULD CONSIDER THAT A GREAT SUCCESS DEPENDING ON THE HEAT AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH, TO HAVE EVERYBODY SHOW UP. WE HAD OVER 120 GUESTS PRESENT FOR THE MOVIE. THE MOVIE WAS SUPER MARIO BROTHERS. IT IS A FAVORITE RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU HAVE KIDS RUNNING AROUND, YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GO SEE IT. WE HAD IT ON JULY 7 AT COBB PARK. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
WE ARE GETTING THOSE NUMBERS UP AND GETTING MORE FOLKS OUT INTO OUR PARKS TO HAVE SOME RECREATION TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WE HAVE ANOTHER EVENT GOING ON RIGHT NOW FOR PARKS AND REC MONTH.
KIDS TREADFEST. THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE.
THIS THIS IS A KIDS-ORIENTED BICYCLE RACE.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM THE BIG WHEELS TO THE, YOU KNOW, STANDARD BICYCLE TO THE TRAINING WHEELS.
WHATEVER STAGE OR LEVEL THE KIDDO IS IN, WE HAVE A COMPETITION FOR THEM. IT IS COMING UP ON JULY 2 ON SATURDAY. IT WILL START AT THE PARK AT 9:00 A.M. IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER, GO TO OUR ABILENETX.GOV AND GO TO SIGN-UP.
GET THOSE KIDS REGISTERED. A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE KIDS OUT THERE. IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CRANKING UP, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SO WE HAVE REGISTRATION THAT IS GOING TO OPEN.
IT IS ACTUALLY OPENED. STARTED YESTERDAY, JULY 17.
WE HAVE FOUR LOCATIONS, AS USUAL.
IT WILL BE OFFERED FROM 3:00 TO 6:00.
AND YOU CAN REGISTER AT ABILENETX.GOV/SIGNUP.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FLYER THERE, THE DIFFERENT LOCATION THAT IS WE DO HAVE BUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR.
OKAY? ALSO DON'T FORGET THAT THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS FOR THE AGES OF 6-13.
OKAY? THAT IS OUR AGE RANGE OF WHAT WE ACCEPT FOR THAT PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ALL RIGHT.
[7. Seniors Report (Discussion)]
OKAY. SENIORS.BOBBY AGAIN. >> I CAN REALLY REPRESENT THIS ONE. (LAUGHTER) ALL RIGHT.
WATER WALKERS CLASS STARTED LAST WEEK.
THE SENIORS HAVE BEEN BUGGING US TO DEATH ON WHEN THIS WAS GOING TO START. STARTED LAST WEDNESDAY.
I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ABOUT 16 SENIORS THAT SHOWED UP.
WE ANTICIPATE PROBABLY ABOUT 30-35 SENIORS TOMORROW.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE WORD OUT.
I DIDN'T KNOW SENIORS GOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS MUCH AS THEY DO, BUT THEY REALLY DO. WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS LAST WEDNESDAY STARTING, IT WAS BUZZING.
SO SENIORS, IT IS FREE FOR SENIORS.
55 AND OVER. WEDNESDAYS FROM 9:00 TO 10:30.
LIKE I SAID, LAST WEEK, IT WAS VERY GOOD.
AND THIS WEEK, WE ARE EXPECTING EVEN MORE.
THANK GOD WE HAVE THAT STARTED. AND THEY ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. TALENT SHOW, WE DID OUR AUDITIONS LAST FRIDAY. AND WE HUNG UP THE LIST OF THOSE THAT MADE THE SHOW YESTERDAY. AND WE KIND OF HID AND PEEKED TO SEE WHAT THE RESPONSE WAS GOING TO BE.
THEY WERE REALLY NICE ABOUT IT. 44 DIFFERENT PEOPLE AUDITIONED.
WE CHOSE 26 ACTS. THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO DO IT AT THE ACT COMMUNITY THEATER. IT ACTUALLY WILL COST US LESS THAN WHAT IT COST US TO DO IT AT THE CENTER WITH RENTING THE STAGE AT THE CENTER AND SETTING UP AND ALL OF THAT NOW, WE JUST HAVE TO SHOW UP. IT IS GOING TO COST LESS.
IT WILL BELESS PHYSICAL WORK FOR EVERYBODY.
THE SENIORS ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BE OVER THERE AND BEING ON THE STAGE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BEING FILLED UP. SO FAR, SOME PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE SHOW HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY WILL BE THERE REGARDLESS, TO HAVE FUN. I THINK IT WORKED OUT REAL GREAT. TICKETS WILL BE $5.
WE WANT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. ARE YOU PLAYING?
>> NO. YOU KNOW, I WAS PRACTICING AND STUFF. YOU KNOW, I KIND OF MISSED THE AUDITION ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE.
(LAUGHTER). >> I WENT LAST YEAR.
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[8. Zoo Report (Discussion)]
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BOBBY.>> WE HAVE SOME POSITIVE GREAT NEWS ABOUT OUR PREDATORY SPECIES THAT PREYS ON THE LEMURS IN MAD GARR SCAR.
FIRST TIME EVER, WE HAD THREE BABY PUPS BORN.
ONE FEMALE AND TWO MALES. THEY ARE NOT ON DISPLAY.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN HOUSING STILL.
THEY DON'T OPEN THEIR EYES, JUST LIKE KITTENS AND PUPPIES UNTIL TWO WEEKS. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE AT THREE WEEKS. THEIR EYES ARE SLOWLY OPENING.
HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. AND WE WILL SEE THEM CLIMBING.
THE COOL NEWS IS THEY WON'T BE SEXUALLY MATURE FOR TWO YEARS.
THERE SHOULD BE A NUMBER OF FUSA RUNNING AROUND IN THE NEXT COUPLELE OF WEEKS. CHECK THEM OUT AT THE ZOO.
THE EXHIBIT IS EMPTY. MOM IS TAKING CARE OF THOSE BABIES. SHE DOES FOARNLG DURING THE NIGHTTIME. THE STAFF GIVES HER ACCESS TO THAT EXHIBIT. WE HAD A FIRST TIME EVER SECRETARY CHICK. THE TWO PARENTS ARE MONOGAMOUS.
THEY WILL BE MATED FOREVER. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT EXHIBIT, IT IS VERY WILD-LOOKING. WE HAVE ALLOWED THE PLANT LIFE TO GROW REALLY HIGH. THAT IS FOR THE NATURAL BEHAVIOR OF THE BIRDS TO PROCREATE. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL CHICK.
SO SOON, THESE GUYS GROW REALLY FAST.
HE WILL BECOME VERY LARGE LIKE HIS PARENTS WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. YOU SHOULD SEE NOW THREE BIRDS ON DISPLAY AS WELL. YOU WILL HAVE TO LOOK DEEP IN THE EXHIBIT. YOU CAN SEE THE PARENTS CONSTANTLY HOVERING AROUND THAT LITTLE BABY CHICK.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT FLEDGLING BE ACTIVE SOON AS WELL. CHECK THEM OUT.
WE ARE DOING SOME NEW WINTER HOLDING FOR OUR ANIMALS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS IS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THAT NOBODY CAN SEE ALBERT THE ALLIGATOR OR SOMETIMES THE FLAMINGOS WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. WE ARE DESTRUCTING AND DEMOLISHING THESE OLDER INFRASTRUCTURES.
WE ARE REBUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT IS THE FLAMINGO HOLDING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
THAT HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED. WE ARE GOING TO PUT A BOARDWALK THERE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE MORE OF THE PROPERTY.
LAKEFRONT PROPERTY. THIS IS THE ENGINEERING OF THOSE TWO HOMES. ON THE LEFT.
YOU WILL SEE ALBERT'S-- THE ALLIGATOR.
TWO WINDOWS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HIM INSIDE HIS ROOM.
HE WILL BE GOING THROUGH HIS HIBERNATION.
EVERYBODY WILL SAY THE SAME THING.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS NOT ALIVE. THAT IS WHAT ALLIGATORS DO.
THEY SIT STILL AND DON'T BURN CALORIES.
THEY HIBERNATE THROUGH THE WINTER.
HE WILL BE IN THERE. EITHER SUN-BASKING OR IN THE WATER. SAME THING IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN.
YOU SEE THE FLAMINGO BUILDING. THERE WILL BE WINDOWS THERE AS WELL. IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT PRESENTATION FOR OUR GUESTS. THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE EARLY TO MID-OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
NEXT WE HAVE ZOOKEEPER WEEK. IF YOU COME TO THE ZOO, SAY THANKS FOR THE ZOOKEEPERS. THEY ARE OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.
KEEPING OUR ANIMALS HEALTHY AND DOING GREAT THINGS.
WE HAVE A DEDICATED-- THIS IS A NATIONAL ZOOKEEPER HOLIDAY FOR THE INDUSTRY. GIVE THEM A BIG SHOUT-OUT.
AND THANK YOU. FOR GIVING OUR ANIMALS A GREAT WELL-BEING. IN THEIR ZOOLOGICAL FACILITY.
WE HAVE ADDED A NEW EVENT THIS YEAR.
I HOPE IT GRABS. THE ZOO'S BIRTHDAY.
THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR 57TH BIRTHDAY.
WE WILL CELEBRATE JULY 22. WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE.
IF WE CAN FIND THE EXACT DATE THE ZOO WAS OPEN.
WE KNOW IT WAS OPEN IN JULY OF 1966.
WE ARE GOING TO PICK A DATE AND HOPEFULLY, MOVE FORWARD.
IT WILL BE LOTS OF GREAT GAMES AND SCHEDULED THINGS FOR THE KIDS. LOOK ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU WILL SEE THE SCHEDULED EVENTS.
LASTLY, WE FINALLY LANDED A GREAT BAND.
THEY ARE HOT HERE IN WEST TEXAS. WE ARE HOPING THEY CAN BRING A GOOD DRAW. THE GENRE IS MORE 20 AND 30-YEAR-OLDS. WE ARE HOPING THE COLLEGE KIDS AND OLDER FOLKS COME CHECK THEM OUT.
I WILL BE ON THE EVENT LAWN. SEPTEMBER 8.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS. THAT IS IT.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ANYTHING IS YOU SAID-- FUSA? THEY PREY ON LIAM LEMURS? THEY MUST GET TO BE A PRETTY
HAVE YOU NOT SEEN OURS IN. >> NO, I HAVEN'T.
>> THEY ARE RELATED TO A WEASEL OR CIVET SPECIES.
THEY ARE CAT-LIKE. THEY ARE ELONGATED.
TWO-FOOT LONG TAIL THAT HELPS THEM BOUNCE FROM TREE TO TREE.
THEY ACTUALLY BOUNCE AROUND AS FAST AS A LEMUR.
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THEY LITERALLY PREY ON THE NATURAL PREDATOR OF THE LEMUR. OTHER PREDATORS WOULD BE BYRDSOF PREY SUCH AS EAGLES AND OWLS. >> ANYTHING PREY ON THEM?
>> NOPE. THEY ARE THE TOP OF THE ECO-SYSTEM. TOP OF THE CHAIN.
>> THEIR ONLY COMPETITION IS EACH OTHER.
GOING BACK, THE FATHER WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS FAMILY.
I FORGOT TO MENTION. THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR DAD.
NATURALLY, THEY WOULD GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS.
YOUNG AND PUT HER IN ESTRIES AGAIN.
OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THEM SEPARATED.
>> THEY ARE LIKE LIONS. >> YES.
>> OKAY. NOW I KNOW WHAT A FUS IS A.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO BRING UP THIS MORNING? TO DISCUSS? LESLI? OKAY. WELL, IF THAT BE THE CASE, THEN WE SHALL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.