Nov 19, 2024 Parks and Recreation

[CALL TO ORDER]

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INVOCATION? >> YES, WOULD YOU BOW WITH ME PLEASE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU THE RAIN. THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIVEN US.

WE REMEMBER YOU AND REMEMBER ALL YOU HAVE DONE. PLEASE GUIDE OUR DECISIONS AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY. IN

YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. >> THANK YOU, ROBIN. AT THIS TIME IF THERE IS ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE THIS MORNING WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING. ANYONE THAT IS IN ATTENDANCE THIS MORNING AND HAS SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO THIS BOARD WE WOULD INVITE YOU TO COME FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR PURPOSE FOR YOUR CONVERSATION OR YOUR TALKING WITH US. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WE'LL OPEN THE PODIUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY.

SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT

[1. Service Award • Mariza De La Paz - Custodial Services - 5 years]

PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AWARD . >> JAMIE.

>> I'M SORRY. UNFORTUNATELY SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. SHE WAS GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THE AWARD AND I THANK HER FOR THESE FIVE YEARS SHE'S SERVED WITH US. BUT YEAH, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS MARIZA DE LA PAZ. TELL HER CONGRATULATIONS AND WE THANK HER FOR HER HARD WORK AND HER

SERVICE. >> WILL.

[2. Minutes (Discussion and Action)]

>> ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE MINUTES OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETING FROM OCTOBER 15TH. I WOULD GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES TO DOUBLE CHECK AND REVIEW ANYTHING. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, REVISIONS TO THE MINUTES?

>> CARRY AND MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES.

>> OKAY. MICHAEL. >> I SECOND, PLEASE.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL OPPOSED. >> I'M GOING TO TAKE EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE JACK HURD ON THE BIRTH OF MATTHEW JAMES HIS FIRST SON.

HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. WELCOME, DAD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FIRST

[3. Zoning Amendment and Plat Request at 4300 Southwest Drive, Southwest Drive Complex Park (Discussion, Public Hearing and Possible Action)]

OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ADAM HOLLAND. I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. TODAY I'LL BE PRESENTING Z 202432. THIS IS A ZONING CASE THAT WE HAVE IN THE PROCESS TO REZONE A PORTION OF 4300 SOUTHWEST DRIVE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THIS IS BEING REPRESENTED BY CHICK-FIL-A INC. AND ITS CONSULTANTS. HERE IS AN ARABLE CORRAL LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THAT PORTION IN THE MIDDLE THERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

HERE IS A CURRENT ZONING MAP OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS CURRENTLY ZONED PD AND THIS PARTICULAR PD WILL ONLY ALLOW AO-TYPE USES. AGRICULTURAL TYPE USES AND PARK UTESS WITHIN THE SECTION. SO THIS PROPERTY NEEDED TO BE REZONED IN ORDER TO USE THIS AS THE PROPOSED CHICK-FIL-A THAT WE HAVE ENTERED A LEASE INTO. THERE IS GC ZONING TO THE WEST AND FURTHER EAST OF THIS PROPERTY WITH SOME MORE RETAIL-TYPE USES JUST NORTH OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL. HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THESE ARE ALL THE PROPOSED ALLOWED USES IN THIS PROPOSED ZONING. HERE ARE SOME PROPERTY VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE SOME RETAIL-TYPE USES JUST TO THE EAST. AS WELL TO THE NORTH WITH A DRAINAGE POND AND PARK JUST SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. CURRENTLY THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS VACANT. AND HAS

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STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I HAVE GIVEN TO LESLIE A COPY OF THE REVISED PLAT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THAT HAS GONE THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ACCORDING TO THE DRC'S REVIEW. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME.

>> FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT, CAN SOMEONE ADDRESS -- THIS IS NOT OUR TYPICAL. WE DON'T TYPICALLY DO A LOT OF ZONING. CAN SOMEONE ADDRESS WHY WE'RE

DOING THAT JUST FOR CONTEXT. >> BECAUSE IT'S ON PARKLAND.

ANY ZONING OR PLAT CHANGES ON PARKLAND HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE PARKS BOARD PRIOR TO GOING TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.

>> THANK YOU. >> I THINK IT'S A GREAT SOLUTION TO A VERY BUSY TRAFFIC AREA FOR CHICK-FIL-A.

>> IF Y'ALL DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL --

>> SO THIS WOULD BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REZONING AND ALSO THE PLAT. ONLY THE REZONING WILL GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD BUT BECAUSE THE PLAT IS ON PARK LAND Y'ALL NEED TO APPROVE

THAT AS WELL. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? COMMENTS? WE'LL ENTERTAIN A

MOTION -- >> THIS DOES REQUIRE PUBLIC

COMMENT. >> I'M SORRY. I'M SUBSTITUTE TODAY. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY. SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE FROM PUBLIC COMMENT AND GO TO ACTION. IS THERE A

MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

>> MICHAEL. SECOND, LEE. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. IT WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STAGE.

[4. YMCA Outdoor Pool Project, Redbud Park (Discussion, Public Hearing and Possible Action)]

>> CORRECT. >> PHASE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE YMCA OUTDOOR POOL PROJECT AT REDBUD. WE HAVE ANY -- WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENT. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, PARKS AND REC AND THE YMCA, WE'RE IN QUALITY OF LIFE BUSINESS. AND SO WE THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ABILENE FOR OUR CITIZENS. AS YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN A NEIGHBOR SINCE 1946. WE HAVE A GOOD HISTORY HERE IN ABILENE. SO HERE'S OUR RENDERING. SO TO LOCATE THIS FOR YOU, THOSE WINDOWS ARE ON THE WALL OF OUR CURRENT POOL.

THIS IS EAST OF THE BUILDING. WE WOULD BE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR POOL THERE. SINCE THE REMEMBERERRING WE'VE ADDED A BATHROOM YOU'LL SEE ON ANOTHER SLIDE OUT THERE ALSO.

HASTY ROW ENTRY WITH THE PLAYSCAPE AREA, VOLLEYBALL. I THINK THE POOL DIPS FIVE FOOT IN THE MIDDLE OR SOMETHING IS THE DEEPEST IT GETS. YEAH. SO IT'S A FAMILY-FRIENDLY POOL.

IF YOU'VE BEEN IN REDBUD AND SEEN OUR POOL, IT'S A COMPETITION POOL. IT WAS BUILT FOR COMPETITIVE SWIMMING. IT'S NOT A GREAT POOL TO DO SWIM LESSONS IN. WE HAVE KIDS HANGING ON A LADDER. IT'S NOT A GREAT PLACE FOR MOM TO BRING A KID BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A SHALLOW END LIKE THIS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO SERVE THAT, TAKE SOME OF THE LOAD OFF OUR CURRENT POOL BUT OPEN UP THE RECREATION ASPECT TO IT AND ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SWIM LESSONS THAT WE DO. JUST ANOTHER RENDERING.

WE'LL HAVE TO TALK TO OUR INSURANCE PEOPLE ABOUT THE SLIDE. THE SLIDE MIGHT NOT MAKE THE FINAL CUT BUT IT LOOKS GOOD ON THE SLIDES. SO LIKE I SAID, MORE PUBLIC ACCESS TO A POOL.

AS YOU KNOW IN ABILENE WE'RE LIMITED ON HOW MUCH PUBLIC AGO AS ZEST WE HAVE TO SWIMMING POOLS. INCREASE OUR CAPACITY FOR SWIM LESSES. YMCA INVENTED GROUP SWIM LESSONS. WE'VE BEEN IN THAT BUSINESS A LONG TIME. THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THAT. THOSE ARE LIFE SAVING SKILLS IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. ANYTHING THAT WE CAN OFFER I THINK TO THE

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>> DID YOU SAY THE ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE POOL? LIKE HOW

LARGE IT IS. >> I DIDN'T EVEN WRITE THAT DOWN. IT'S SMALL. SO THE FOOTPRINT, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GUESS. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE FOOTPRINT. WE SQUEEZED IN AS MUCH AS WE COULD WITH AS MUCH DECK AS WE COULD. YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE THING IS 20 YARDS MAYBE. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AROUND THAT. IT'S NOT A LAP POOL.

>> YOU HAVE THAT INSIDE. >> YES. AND YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE BUT WE HAVE A COMPETITIVE SWIM TEAM THAT TRAVELS. THEY SWIM IN OUR BUILDING AND THEN WILEY'S HIGH SCHOOL TEAM SWIMS IN OUR BUILDING AS WELL. THAT'S SOME OF THE LOAD WE'RE PUTTING ON THE BUILDING IS LAP SWIMMERS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> I THINK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION I THINK AISD

TEAMS SWIM IN MCMURRAY. >> YES, SIR. WE DO HOST MEETS WHERE THEY'LL COME TO REDBUD SOMETIMES. THEY JUST DON'T

PRACTICE THERE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

>> ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WHEN THEY DID THEIR LAST REMODEL. THIS IS A YMCA PROJECT. WE DO HAVE THIS LAND LEASED TO THEM. THEY ARE OUT RAISING THE FUNDS THROUGH DONORS THAT ARE PAYING FOR 100% OF THE COST OF THIS. THIS IS NOT A CITY PROJECT. THERE ARE NOT ANY TAX DOLLARS GOING TO THIS. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE YMCA AND WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THERE AT REDBUD. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THIS IS 100% FUNDED BY DONORS THAT THE YMCA

RAISED. >> WE HAVEN'T STARTED. WE WANTED YOUR BLESSING FIRST BEFORE WE RAISED ANY MONEY.

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'LL BE AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS. THAT JUST SEEMS TO BE THE GOING RATE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO THESE DAYS.

IT'S AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS.

>> GOT IT. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? COMMENTS?

>> I'M JUST HIGHLY IN FAVOR OF IT. I JUST -- I USED TO TEACH SWIM LESSONS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN AS A TEACHER REALIZED HOW MANY OF MY STUDENTS DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM. I THINK IT'S -- THIS IS A VISUAL THAT GIVES KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO I WANT TO LEARN TO SWITCH. WHEREAS SOMETIMES THEY DON'T

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. >> WHO ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY

OFFERS SWIM LESSONS? >> THEY OFFER SWIM LESSONS AT ADVENTURE COVE. I KNOW THAT ONE FOR SURE IN THE SUMMER. THEN I THINK SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THEM OFF THE TOP MY HEAD. THERE'S ONE OR TWO OTHERS USED TO. I DON'T KNOW IF IT THEY STILL.

>> THERE'S SOME PRIVATE ONES. >> PROBABLY DON'T SERVE

GREATER COMMUNITY, I GUESS. >> NOT LIKE ADVENTURE COVE AND

YMCA. >> THAT'S A SEASONAL.

>> UH-HUH . ANYBODY ELSE? >> ACCESS TO THE POOL WOULD IT

BE THROUGH MEMBERSHIP ONLY? >> IT'D BE MEMBERSHIP OR A

GUEST FEE. >> OKAY.

>> I HAVE MORE OF A COMMENT. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I

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THE FACILITY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU HAVE COMMENT ABOUT THIS PROJECT WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ONCE AGAIN, NOT SEEING ANYBODY STEP FORWARD WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO ACTION ON THIS. WE WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND

TO APPROVE. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE YMCA OUTDOOR POOL PROJECT.

>> SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION

CARRIES. VERY GOOD. >> THANK YOU.

[5. Baseball/Softball Complex Task Force Report and Recommendation to Designate Parkland (Discussion, Public Hearing, and Possible Action)]

>> THANK, GUYS. MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON OUR AGENDA.

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL COMPLEX TASK FORCE REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATIONS. >> AS JOSH IS WALKING UP HERE AND GETTING SETTLED, AS Y'ALL KNOW, THE CITY HAS BEEN TALKING TO BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR IMPROVEMENTS HERE. WE STARTED DOWN THIS ROAD WITH SOFTBALL AND THEN KIND OF TOOK A PAUSE TO LET BASEBALL CATCH UP WITH SOFTBALL. THE PARKS BOARD ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO APPOINTED A TASK FORCE TO BRING RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO PARKS BOARD ON POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS EITHER TO PARKS BOARD OR CITY COUNCIL. JOSH WAS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE AND IS HERE TO PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS.

>> VERY GOOD. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOSH. THANK YOU, LESLIE. WE APPROACHED THIS WITH A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN INVOLVED IN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. SOME PARENTS OF CURRENT PLAYERS, PAST PARENTS OR PARENTS OF PAST PLAYERS. BOTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMMUNITY. SO WE APPROACHED THIS AND SAID WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION. WE NEED TO ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS. IS THERE A NEED? CAN WE UTILIZE THE CURRENT FIELDS AND OUR CURRENT FACILITIES TO MEET THAT NEED. IF NOT, IF WE BUILD A FACILITY.

WHAT'S THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. IS THIS SUSTAIN. CAN IT SUSTAIN ITSELF ONCE IT'S BUILT. SO LOOKING AT THE FIRST ONE, IS THERE A NEED? YES. IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY YES. THERE'S A NEED. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL CONTINUES TO GROW. AND REALLY GROW ON THE TRAVEL SIDE OR THE SELECT SIDE. IF YOU'VE GOT KIDS WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE PAST, LITTLE LEAGUE IS CHANGING. IT'S LOSING ITS NUMBERS AND THE MOVEMENT IS TOWARDS TRAVEL BALL. OR SELECT BALL. THAT FORMAT IS PLAYERS GO PLAY ON THE WEEKEND, THEY GET THERE ON FRIDAY, THEY PLAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PLAY FOUR, FIVE GAMES. AND THESE KIDS ARE TRAVELING, LEAVING ABILENE, TEXAS AND TRAVELING ALL OVER THE STATE TO PLAY IN TOURNAMENTS. WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S A NEED TO RETAIN THOSE KIDS. KEEP THEM HERE. WE THINK THERE'S ABOUT 50 SELECT TEAMS RIGHT NOW. THOSE GROW EVERY YEAR. RANGING FROM 8 TO 18 YEARS OLD. SO THE NEED IS THERE. AND THEY'RE LEAVING EVERY WEEKEND THESE KIDS START PLAYING ABOUT MARCH, THEY START TRAINING IN JANUARY. START PLAYING ABOUT MARCH. MANY INTO THEIR LAST TOURNAMENT IN NOVEMBER. THESE KIDS ARE ALMOST PLAYING YEAR ROUND. THERE'S A NEED AND DEMAND THERE. WE LOOKED AT OUR CURRENT FACILITIES. CITY-OWNED FACILITIES. LITTLE LEAGUE.

LEGACY LITTLE LEAGUE. COULD WE UTILIZE THOSE. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE ANSWER WAS NO. I DON'T THINK. THEY'RE TOO SPREAD OUT. THEY'RE TOO DIFFERENT. THE SIZES ARE DIFFERENT. BASED OFF THE NEEDS OF THE AGE OF THE TOURNAMENT.

THE KIDS THAT ARE PLAYING IN TOURNAMENT. TWO SPREAD OUT.

MAINTAINED DIFFERENTLY. THEY'RE CROSSING OVER WITH OUR LOCAL LEAGUES AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. WE SAID WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THAT AND IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY SAID YES, WE NEED TO BUILD A FACILITY. WE NEED TO BUILD A NEW FIELD TO ACCOMMODATE THIS TOURNAMENT. ECONOMIC IMPACT WE SAID WHAT'S IT GOING TO DO. WE DID A LITTLE HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT WHAT IT IS.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THESE NUMBERS HERE, WHICH I KNEW THEY WERE HIGH. DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE THIS HIGH UNTIL WE GOT INTO. THE AVERAGE FAMILY SPENDS ANYWHERE FROM $700 TO $1000 ON YOUTH SPORTS A MONTH. AS A FATHER OF THREE BOYS, UNFORTUNATELY FOR OUR FAMILY BUDGET THAT IS VERY MUCH TRUE.

IT CONTINUES TO GROW. IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE THE OLDER THEY GET. SO THE GROWTH RATE IN THIS SECTOR HAS GROWN ABOUT 6% A

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THESE FAMILIES ARE COMING IN FRIDAY NIGHT TO PLAY TWO TO THREE GAMES ON A SATURDAY. GO AND EAT BREAKFAST. GO TO THE FIELD. PLAY THEIR GAMES. MAYBE THERE'S A BREAK. THEY GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THESE KIDS. THEY'LL COME INTO OUR CITY AND GO TO THE PRIMETIME AND THE ZOO AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND SPEND THEIR MONEY HERE. GO PLAY. EAT DINNER THAT NIGHT. SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT IN A HOTEL.

THEY'LL PLAY TWO TO THREE GAMES ON A SUNDAY AND LEAVE.

PRETTY COMMON DURING SCHOOL YEAR. SUMMERTIME SOME TOURNAMENTS GET EXTENDED FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY. DINING AND FOOD SERVICES WE'LL SEE THE BENEFIT OF THAT. RETAIL AND MERCHANDISE SALES AND THE FACILITY OPERATIONS WE CAN GET INTO CONCESSIONS AND MERCHANDISE SALES ON THE LOCATION ITSELF. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE LOOKING AT A PIECE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY THAT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW AND CAN WE TURN IT INTO AN INCOME-PRODUCING ASSET FOR THE CITY. SO AN INDIRECT LOOK AT THAT SO WE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID WHAT'S THE CLOSEST THING THAT WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF FROM A TOURNAMENT IN ABILENE, TEXAS. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WEST STATE TOURNAMENT THAT BRINGS IN ABOUT 64 TEAMS DURING A TWO WEEK PERIOD HERE HOSTED AT WILEY LITTLE LEAGUE AND KIRBY FIELD. WE'VE GOT SOME NUMBERS HERE. BASED OFF HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS. AND YOU CAN SEE ALMOST 4000 HOTEL ROOMS BASED OFF THOSE 64 TEAMS THAT ARE HERE OVER THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD. LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION IN OVERALL ECONOMIC IMPACT. ONE WEEKEND. EXCUSE ME, ONE TOURNAMENT. WE COULD DO HOST POTENTIALLY 30 TO 35 WEEKENDS A YEAR OF TOURNAMENT THE. ALMOST A YEAR ROUND REVENUE STREAM WITH THIS FACILITY. THAT ANSWERED THE THIRD QUESTION OF WHAT'S THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.

THE FOURTH QUESTION, IS IT SUSTAINABLE? WE REACHED OUT TO SOME OTHER FACILITIES. I THINK BROWNWOOD AND SAN ANGELO AND MIDLAND AND SOME OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAD THIS AND TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF THEIR OPERATING COST. SO WE TOOK THOSE NUMBERS BASED ON AVERAGE TOURNAMENT FEES. GATE FEES.

PARKING FEES. THINGS THATGENERATE INCOME FOR THAT FACILITY. CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS AND USE SOME OF THEIR OPERATING EXPENSES TO COME UP WITH A ROUGH PRO FORMA. VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR AN OPERATING YEAR. SOME OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES SUCH AS GROUND CREW AND WAGES, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND RENTAL. THOSE COULD GO EITHER DIRECTION. WHETHER YOU GO TURF OR GRASS. OBVIOUSLY LESS MAINTENANCE ON TURF. MORE EXPENSE UP FRONT. THERE COULD BE LESS MAINTENANCE ON THAT.

SAME WITH THE GROUNDS CREW. IF THERE'S FEWER PEOPLE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE TURF, THAT NUMBER COULD COME DOWN TOO. THAT'S A REAL WORLD LOOK AT WHAT THE FACILITY COULD RUN AS. WHERE WE GOING TO BUILD THIS? LESLIE HAS GOT 84 ACRES. 84? CLOSE TO IT.

OF LAND SOUTHEAST OF FORT FANHAM LAKE. WE LOOKED AT THIS AND SAID HOW MANY FIELDS WE THINK WE NEED. WE NEED ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 24 FIELDS TO MAKE THIS VIABLE. BRING PEOPLE IN AND REALLY MAKE IT A DESTINATION LOCATION. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER LOCATIONS IS THEY DO FOUR, SIX OR EIGHT.

IT BRINGS PEOPLE IN AND KEEP THEM THERE YOU CAN'T HOST THOSE BIG TOURNAMENTS -- MAKE THIS THING A DESTINATION LOCATION. YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO THE LAKE. IT IS ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM THE WALMART ON 351. THAT'S ANOTHER

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NUMBER ONE, WE RECOMMEND THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THAT THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD RECOMMEND TO PURSUE THE POTENTIAL TO PRESENT A BOND TO BUILD A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMPLEX FOCUSED ON ATTRACTING AND HOSTING TOURNAMENTS FOR YOUTH TEAMS. RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THE FACILITY BE MANAGED BY THE CITY OF ABILENE OR A NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY. SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WERE DO THE LITTLE LEAGUES GET INVOLVED.

OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS. WITH I THINK IT'D BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. THIS WOULD BE TOURNAMENT ONLY. SO RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE, THE PARKS AND REC BOARD PROPOSE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF LAKE FORT PHANTOM BE DESIGNATED PARK LAND FOR FUTURE PARK FACILITY DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS A LOT.

>> VERY GOOD. CAN YOU DESCRIBE TO OUR BOARD -- I'VE GOT TO ATTEND GRANDSON THAT LIVES IN SALINA NORTH OF FRISCO.

ATTENDED A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT OUTSIDE LITERALLY OUTSIDE OF

GRAHAM. WHAT IS THAT TOWN? >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ROCKER

B. >> YES, I AM TALKING ABOUT

GRAFFORD. >> POPULATION OF THE TOWN IS 1000 PEOPLE. I KNOW BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH IT TO FIND THE SILLY FIELDS. THIS COMPLEX HAS AND IF YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. FOUR OR FIVE VARIOUS LEVELS, VARIOUS SIZES OF FIELDS. AND YOU GO DOWN A DIRT ROAD AND YOU COME TO THIS WIDE OPEN AREA AND THERE ARE THESE FIELDS. AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT SIZE FIELDS FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. THEY HAVE LODGING. THEY HAVE RESTAURANT. THEY HAVE A BAR.

AND THEY CHARGE $20 A CAR TO GO IN AND IF THERE WAS ONE CAR THERE THERE WERE PROBABLY 500 CARS. AND IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED. THE INFIELDS ARE TURF. THE OUTFIELDS ARE GRASS. THE PLACE WAS PACKED. ALL DIFFERENT -- BATTING CAGES FOR THE KIDS.

THERE'S NOTHING THERE BUT A BASEBALL FACILITY.

>> CORRECT. >> AT ALL. AND IT'S ALL SELF-CONTAINED AND THE PLACE IS PACKED.

>> ALL THE TIME. >> AND I ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE CITY OF MELISSA NORTH OF DALLAS ON 75 BUILT A MAJOR COMPLEX FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. THEY HOST SHOWCASES WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO GO PLAY BEFORE COLLEGE COACHES AND OTHER TYPES OF DEALS. MY TWO YOUNGEST GRAND KIDS. MY YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER IS ON A SELECT SOFTBALL TEAM. SHE LIVES IN THIS HEMPSTEAD, NORTH CAROLINA. SHE WENT TO SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA ON A TEAM. THAT WAS WHERE HER TEAM WAS. ABOUT A THREE HOUR DRIVE FROM WHERE THEY WERE. AND PLAYED IN THAT. ALL OF THE POINT I'M MAKING OF THIS AND I'M TRYING TO REINFORCE A LOT OF WHAT JOSH SAID. THE SAME LOGIC FOR A BASEBALL/SOFTBALL COMPLEX IS THE SAME LOGIC FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT AND TOURISM STANDPOINT. IF YOU BUILD THEM, WE WILL COME. WE ARE WELL SEPARATELY LOCATED BETWEEN DALLAS FORT WORTH, LUBBOCK, AMARILLO. THOSE TEAMS PLAY. I MENTIONED MELISSA. MY SON -- JOSH KNOWS MY SON. THEY PLAYED BASEBALL AT COOPER TOGETHER. HIS BEST MAN AND BEST FRIEND HAS THREE BOYS AND THEY WOULD DRIVE FROM MIDLAND TO MELISSA FOR THESE SHOWCASES FOR THEIR BOYS TO PLAY IN FRONT OF ALL THESE SCOUTS AND COLLEGE COACHES. IT'S HUGE TOURISM. IT'S HUGE. I THINK THE NUMBERS SHOWED $200,000 BOTTOM LINE NET PROFIT ON YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET.

I THINK THAT'S SHORT. >> PROBABLY IS. SUPER

CONSERVATIVE. >> I THINK IT MAY BE DOUBLE THAT. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS FOR 20 YEARS. ABOUT BUILDING FACILITIES LIKE THIS

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YOU CAN'T BUY THAT. AND IT'S JUST -- DID I PASS THE GAVEL? ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND THE PRESENTATION. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE SOME COMMENTS? PLEASE ASK

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. >> I THINK I'VE GOT MORE OF A COMMENT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS NOT JUST WITH BASEBALL BUT OTHER OUTDOOR SPORTS AS WELL. THE TOURISM REVENUE WE END UP LOSING TO OTHER CITIES, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALSO ADVANTAGE OF THIS TO DRAW FAMILIES TO ABILENE AS THEY COME AND ENCOUNTER OUR CITY. THEY BECOME INTERESTED IN IT AND WE MAY DRAW MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE HERE. WE'RE TALKING QUALITY OF LIFE.

THAT IS VERY ATTRACTIVE TO FAMILY. IT'S ALSO ATTRACTIVE TO BUSINESSES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY WANT TO CONSIDER AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CONSIDER AS WELL.

>> QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOURISM IMPACT? BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE VP OF THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS BUREAU HERE. HE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC IMPACT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU. OKAY.

>> THANK YOU. >> JOSH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. LESLIE, LET ME UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. ARE WE GOING TO.

>> PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I DID THAT AGAIN, DIDN'T I? AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE. OKAY. ROBERT, THERE YOU GO. VERY GOOD. PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> OKAY. MY NAME IS ROBERT LOPEZ. VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ABILENE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. WE'RE THE DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION FOR ABILENE. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TASKED WITH MARKETING THE DESTINATION FOR VISITORS.

ANOTHER BIG COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DO IS OUR SALES TEAM WHO ACTIVELY GOES OUT TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND SPORTS TOURNAMENTS. SPORTS AS MENTIONED BY JOSH EARLIER IS THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. AND THAT'S NOT ONLY TRUE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, IT'S ALSO TRUE HERE AT A LOCAL LEVEL IN ABILENE. WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE PAST. ABILENE HAS BEEN VERY STRONG IN SPORTS TOURISM FOR MANY YEARS. WITH THE ADDITION OF THE DODGE JONES YOUTH SPORTS CENTER. IT OPENED UP A TON OF POSSIBILITIES FOR US. THE FLAT FIELDS ARE GOING TO OPEN UP EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HOST TOURNAMENTS. WE FEEL THAT WE SUPPORT A FACILITY LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S IT'LL CONTINUE TO OPEN UP OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABILENE TO HOST THESE TOURNAMENTS. WE AVERAGE ONE OF THE STATS THAT I'LL GIVE YOU IS THE AVERAGE CONVENTION ATTENDEE THAT COMES TO ABILENE SPENDS $195 PER PERSON PER DAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SPORTS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST ONE PERSON TRAVELING. IT'S MOM AND DAD OR IT'S MOM OR DAD AND BROTHER AND SISTER.

>> GRANDPARENTS. >> THE HOLY GRAIL, YOUTH SOFTBALL, WITH YOUTH SOFTBALL YOU GET THE GRANDPARENTS COMING. YOU GET THE AUNTS AND UNCLES. THAT'S WHAT EVERY CITY REALLY WANTS. SO HAVING A FACILITY LIKE THE EXISTING FACILITY WE HAVE YOU SAW THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE TEXAS WEST LITTLE LEAGUE. THEY CAN GO TO OTHER CITIES AND FIND BETTER FIELDS RIGHT NOW. WHY THEY COME TO ABILENE, ONE, THE LOCATION.

BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. AND IF YOU HAVE KIDS PLAYING IN BOTH OR KIDS PLAYING IN DIFFERENT AGE DIVISIONS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE ACROSS TOWN TO MAKE THE GAMES. YOU'RE ALL IN ONE LOCATION. IT REALLY HAVING A FACILITY THAT WOULD HAVE BOTH THE SOFTBALL AND THE BASEBALL COMBINED IS REALLY AN ASSET AND A DRAW FOR TEAMS. YOU ALSO MENTION THE THE LOCATION.

FROM WEST TEXAS TO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN WEST TEXAS AND THE DFW METROPLEX. WE'RE THE IDEAL LOCATION TO HOST TOURNAMENTS LIKE THIS. YOU DROVE TO MELISSA. YOU DROVE TO OTHER DESTINATIONS. SMALL TOWNS OF A THOUSAND. THERE'S NO REASON WHY ANYBODY WOULDN'T COME TO ABILENE. AND ALL OF OUR ATTRACTIONS LEND THEMSELVES TO FAMILIES HAVING A GOOD TIME.

THERE'S THE ECONOMIC IMPACT YOU HAVE. THE ONE THAT'S IMMEASURABLE IS THE SOCIAL IMPACT. THE MEMORIES. CREATING LIVE LONG MEMORIES HERE IN ABILENE. IT GOES TO YOUR POINT ABOUT ATTRACTING MORE RESIDENTS. WE SUPPORT THIS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROBERT? ANYBODY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ROBERT, THANK YOU. ROBERT'S JUST TO BE CLEAR, ROBERT'S

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IF WE HAD TIME I'D TELL YOU REAL SUCCESS STORIES OF ROBERT'S CAREER WHERE HE'S DONE AMAZING WORK. OKAY. SEEING ANYBODY ELSE COMING UP WE'LL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND MOVE ON TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. NOW ARE WE GOING TO REACT OR TAKE ACTION ON ALL THREE OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OR THESE ARE OPTIONS?

>> THESE ARE OPTIONS FOR YOU TO DECIDE ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL. REALLY IT'S ONE OR THREE. THE TASK FORCE IS RECOMMENDING NUMBER TWO AND WE CAN PASS THAT INFORMATION ON TO CITY COUNCIL. BUT THE TWO ITEMS THAT CITY COUNCIL THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO VOTE ON AND PASS ON IS THE

RECOMMENDATION ONE AND THREE. >> SO BOTH.

>> UH-HUH. >> OKAY. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR RECOMMENDATION ONE. TO PASS ALONG TO CITY COUNCIL.

>> I WILL MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL TO PURSUE THE POTENTIAL TO PRESENT A BOND TO THE CITIZENS OF ABILENE TO BUILD A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMPLEX FOCUSED ON ATTRACTING AND HOSTING TOURNAMENTS AND YOUTH TEAMS

BETWEEN 8 AND 18 YEARS OF AGE. >> EXCELLENT. JACK. SECOND.

MICHAEL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THEN FOR NUMBER THREE.

CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTHEAST CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR CROSS PARK BE DESIGNATED PUBLIC PARK LAND FOR FUTURE

PARK FACILITY DEVELOPMENT. >> MOTION THAT WE PROPOSE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF LAKE FORT PHANTOM CONNECTED TO MOTOR CROSS PARK BE DESIGNATED FOR FUTURE USE, FUTURE PARK FACILITY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER WORDS TURNING SOMETHING SITTING THERE TO SOMETHING VERY GREAT.

>> YES. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAIR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT. JOSH AND ROBERT, THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME AND PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION. OKAY. LET'S MOVE

[6. Parks Report (Discussion) • Cobb Park Pavilion Repair • Camp Barkeley Sign • Minter Park Water Curtain]

>> MORNING. PARKS DIVISION MANAGER. OVER AT COBB PARK LAST YEAR WE INSTALLED A NEW RESTROOM. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.

THE OLD PAVILION HERE USED TO HAVE A RESTROOM ATTACHED TO IT.

SO WE HAVE DEMOLISHED THAT RESTROOM AND WE HAVE STARTED TAKING SOME OF THE PAVILION APART. THAT IS WITH THE IDEA THAT WE ARE GOING TO RENOVATE THIS AND MAKE IT MORE APPEALING MOVING FORWARD. THE GUYS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT THERE. YOU CAN SEE JOSE WHO IS ABOUT TO RETIRE. I'M ABOUT TO LOSE HIM.

HAS BEEN WORKING HARD AT CLEANING THIS PAVILION UP SO WE CAN DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO REVAMP IT. WE DIRECTED STAFF TO BUILD A STRUCTURE FOR THE NEW CAMP BARKELEY SIGN THAT WILL BE INSTALLED HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS OR SO. YOU CAN SEE THE GUYS HAVE BUILT THAT. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF FRAME THAT WE BUILT FOR THE CEMETERY. YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THAT. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT -- HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED. WE WANT OUR SIGN HOLDERS AND STRUCTURES TO LOOK LIKE FROM NOW ON. AND THEN MINTER PARK WATER CURTAIN WAS DOWN FOR A WHILE. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE MOTOR FOR THE PUMP.

BUT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE BUBBLERS ARE BACK ON. THINK WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON GETTING THE CURTAIN WORKING COMPLETELY. WE HAVE THE BUBBLERS BACK ON AT THE WATER

CURTAIN. >> AND IT IS WORKING NOW?

>> AND IT IS WORKING. >> I'VE SEEN THE MESSAGES.

GOOD WORK. >> THAT'S SUCH A NOVEL THING.

REALLY IS KIND NEAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR

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JESUS? >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING. ANN HALL. WE

[7. Seniors Report (Discussion) • Turkey Trot • Thanksgiving Breakfast • Jolly Jingle Jam Fundraiser]

IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN. THEY'RE GETTING REALLY COMPETITIVE. I HEARD THEM TRASH TALKING THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS LIKE WE GOT TO STILL BE NICE TO PEOPLE. THEY CAN STILL JOIN. WE ARE GETTING READY FOR OUR THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST TOMORROW. IT WILL BE STARTING AT 9:30 AND THE SENIORS WILL COME AND HAVE BREAKFAST. IT'S A NICE TREAT INSTEAD OF LUNCH.

BREAKFAST FOR LUNCH. ALSO OUR JOLLY JINGLE JAM IS COMING UP.

TICKETS WILL BE GOING ON SALE THIS AFTERNOON. WE'LL HAVE OUR BAND THIS YEAR WILL BE THE OUTLAW BAND. THEY REALLY LIKE THAT BAND. WE WILL BE HAVING DINNER IN THE DINING ROOM AND WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS THAT ARE COMING TO CAROL FOR THEM FOR THIS EVENT. IT'S OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER. WE'LL PLAY BINGO, DINNER AND DANCE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. I'VE NEVER ATTENDED ALL THOSE THINGS. ANY QUESTIONS?

[8. Zoo Report (Discussion) • Animal Updates • Boo at the Zoo Update • Christmas Celebration]

>> THANKS, ANN. JESSE. >> MR. GARY. ZOO DIRECTOR.

QUICK ANIMAL UPDATE. WE HAD TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO SUNRIS. HE'S VERY GENETICALLY VALUABLE AND OUR FACILITY IS NOT SET UP FOR CUBS JUST YET. I HOPE TO HAVE THAT SET UP IN THE FUTURE. SO PER OUR AZA ACCREDITATION, SORT OF THE MATCH MAKERS OF JAGUARS TOLD US WE NEED TO HAVE HIM GO TO A BREEDING FEMALE. SO HE WENT TO L.A. ZOO. WE'LL BE RECEIVING A FEMALE, RETIRED FEMALE. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE HER BY NOW. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAD ISSUES WITH HER GOING INTO HER CHUTE FOR TRANSFER. SO WE SHOULD RECEIVE HER IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. WE'LL HAVE A JAGUAR. JUST GOING THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF A TRANSFER. WE'RE GOING TO PUSH OUT A PRESS RELEASE ON THE GIRAFFE. SHE'S SHOWN GERIATRIC SIGNS OF AGING. THE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF A GIRAFFE IN CAPTIVITY IS 18 TO 20. SHE'S PASS THIS. SHE'S APPROXIMATELY A 100-YEAR-OLD FEMALE IN HUMAN TERMS. WE WANT TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY AN UPDATE. SHE PROBABLY ONLY HAS A YEAR, COUPLE YEARS LEFT IN HER. SHE'S STILL ON DISPLAY. YOU MIGHT SEE A LIMP HERE. SHE'S GOT ARTHRITIC ISSUES IN HER HINDQUARTERS. BOO AT THE ZOO WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE HAD A PUMPKIN CARVER. WE HAD A NICE PRESENTATION AND THAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE HAD A RECORD ATTENDANCE. HERE'S A COMPARISON OF PREVIOUS YEARS. THE GREEN MEANS WE'VE ATED A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO BOO AT THE ZOO. WE HAD A STINT BECAUSE THE LAST WEEKEND GOT RAINED AND COLD OUT. THIS YEAR WAS PERFECT WEATHER. WE HAD CLOSE TO 23,000 GUESTS IN SIX DAYS. SO HUGE SUCCESS. RECORD ATTENDANCE AND REVENUE FOR THE ZOO. COMING UP NEXT IS OUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FESTIVAL. THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT AS WELL. RUNS DECEMBER 13TH TO 23RD. WE'LL HAVE COOKIES FOR OUR GUESTS TO DECORATE, AS WELL AS LIVE REINDEER AND ICE SKATING. INCLUDING HOME DEPOT'S TOY WORKSHOP. THAT'S GOING TO BE CUTE AS HECK. COME ON OUT.

THAT'S IT. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS, JESSE. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS EXECUTIVE

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SESSION, SO ACCORDING TO. >> YOU NEED TO READ THAT.

>> WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED BELOW. AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT CODE.

POSSIBLE LEASE OF PARKLAND TO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.

SECTION 551.071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551.072 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS

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