Jun 17, 2025 Parks and Recreation

830. I THINK WE MAY HAVE 1 OR 2 OTHER FOLKS JOINING US THIS MORNING,

[CALL TO ORDER]

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WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE INVOCATION OFFERED BY GARY. OKAY.

WOULD YOU ALL PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE? FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD RECENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FATHER, FOR THE AREA AND MUCH NEEDED.

AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT. LORD, WE JUST PRAY THAT THIS MORNING OUR DECISIONS WOULD REFLECT YOU AND AND ALL THAT WE DO, THAT WE WOULD HONOR YOU, THAT WE WOULD MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF LIVING IN A GREAT COMMUNITY.

AND, FATHER, WE JUST NEVER TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED.

LORD, JUST BE WITH US IN OUR DECISIONS.

BLESS EACH FAMILY THAT'S REPRESENTED HERE THIS MORNING.

AND WE JUST ASK YOU TO JUST GUIDE US AND DIRECT US IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING AT HOME.

WE'RE HERE IN CHAMBERS AND WE HAVE SOME CHANGES GOING ON THIS MORNING.

ONE OF THEM IS IS ONE OF OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, ROSS AND ROSS. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A SECOND? INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL EVERYBODY WHAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE BOARD. YEAH, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

I HAD BEEN CONSIDERING TRYING TO JOIN ONE OF THE CITY BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND DAVID TOLD ME THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME OPENINGS ON THIS BOARD AT HIGHLAND CHURCH ONE SUNDAY MORNING, AND IT FIT VERY WELL WITH MY EXISTING WORK WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE PARKS ARE IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. THE REC CENTERS OBVIOUSLY ARE IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN. AND SO JUMPING INTO THIS BOARD REALLY FELT LIKE IT DOVETAILED WELL WITHOUT WITH MY WORK, WITHOUT ALSO CAUSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

WELL, WE'RE WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE. WE WE IT'S CERTAINLY A JOY TO BE ON THIS BOARD. AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT YOU'RE A PART OF IT. AND THANK YOU. EXCITED FOR YOU BRINGING YOUR EXPERTISE AND ANOTHER WAY THAT YOU'RE SERVING THE CITY. MAN. THAT'S AWESOME.

SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU GAVE TO THE CITY AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IF YOU HAVE A PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM TODAY, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT AND STATE YOUR NAME.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND WITH THAT WE WILL OPEN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. AND WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME.

NOW, AS A BOARD, WE WILL MOVE INTO A REVIEW OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING.

[1. Minutes (Discussion and Action)]

SECOND. SECONDED BY LEE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

FOR APPROVAL. CARRIES.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[2. Vote for Chairperson (Discussion, Public Hearing and Possible Action)]

AND I'M COMING UP ON THAT THAT WEEK, THIS WEEK.

AND SO THIS WILL BE MY LAST DAY AS CHAIR OF THIS BOARD.

IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE BLESSING TO GET TO SIT IN THE SEAT.

AND I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO TO SIT DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WITH THAT, WE'LL GET TO MOVE ON TO, TO NOMINATE A NEW CHAIR.

AND SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR, FOR, FOR THE FUTURE SERVICE OF WHOEVER THAT MAY BE. THIS WILL HAVE A, THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION, A PUBLIC HEARING, THEN A THEN A VIRTUAL ACTION.

BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE WE MOVE ON TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

SO WITH THAT WE'LL GO INTO DISCUSSION.

WE NEED TO HAVE ONE. SO YOU'VE SERVED ON THIS BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS? I'VE SERVED ON THIS BOARD, I THINK, FOR MORE LIKE EIGHT YEARS.

YEAH. AND SO THE FIRST 3 OR 4, I WAS, I WAS A A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

AND THEN I STEPPED TO CHAIR FIVE YEARS AGO.

AND WHO WAS THE CHAIR BEFORE YOU? I BELIEVE GARY WAS THE CHAIR BEFORE I WAS SERVED IN THAT WAY.

AND, GARY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THIS BOARD? YEAH. HOW LONG? LESLIE.

YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AT THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK.

I WANT TO SAY 2011. YEAH, PROBABLY.

SO WE WERE MEETING OVER IN THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET IN WHERE LESLIE'S OFFICE IS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

WHEN WE WERE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED.

SO IT'S BEEN IN 15 YEARS.

PROBABLY ABOUT THE SAME TIME, ISN'T IT? I THINK SO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND YOU ALL WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURE ON THOSE OCCASIONS AS WELL, WITH AT FIRST A DISCUSSION AND THEN THE NOMINATION.

SO WHAT DID YOU ALL DISCUSS? WHAT KIND OF THINGS? I GUESS WE TALKED MAINLY ABOUT.

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WE WE'VE THERE WASN'T A LOT OF DISCUSSION.

I THINK IT WAS PRETTY MUCH PRETTY EASY TO TO DETERMINE.

SO WHAT ARE THE OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHAIR? JUST PRIMARILY TO CONDUCT THE MEETINGS AND OVERSEE THE AGENDAS, OVERSEE THE THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS.

IS THERE ANY OFFICIAL RELATED REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED? NOT REALLY. I MEAN, SOMETIMES PUBLIC MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS. WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE.

AND SO A LOT OF TIMES, THE CHAIR WILL COME TO THOSE MEETINGS AND SOMETIMES EVEN OFFICIATE THOSE MEETINGS.

THEY'RE THEY'RE PRETTY ONE OFFS DEPENDING, AND THEY HAPPEN MORE WHEN WE'RE HAVING LIKE WHEN WE HAD THE COMMUNITY MEETING, WHEN WE WERE BUILDING THE SEARS PLAYGROUND, WHEN IT BURNED, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, WE HAD COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND, AND THE CHAIR WAS THERE AS WELL AS ALL THE BOARD WAS INVITED WHEN WE DID THE FORT FARNHAM MASTER PLAN.

BOARD MEMBERS CAME TO THAT.

IT'S THE CHAIRMAN IS THE PERSON THAT'S MY GO TO WHEN A SITUATION COMES UP WITH AN IN A PARK, OR IF A QUESTION COMES UP THAT I CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THAT HELPS DECIDE WHAT ACTUALLY GOES ON TO THE AGENDA OR NOT ALONG WITH CITY ADMINISTRATION.

SO THERE ARE SOME BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF THAT DO HAPPEN, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S REALLY RUNNING THE MEETINGS AND ONE SMALL CORRECTION THE PARKS BOARD BYLAWS ARE WHAT ESTABLISHED THE FIVE YEARS NOT THE CHARTER. AND SO BECAUSE NOT ALL CITY BOARDS HAVE THIS LIMITATION BUT PARKS BOARD DOES ABOUT I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO WE ADOPTED SOME BYLAWS AND PUT IN A FIVE YEAR LIMIT. FOR THE FOR THE CHAIR.

PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE CHAIRMAN HAD BEEN HERE 39 YEARS.

AND SO THE BOARD AT THE TIME DECIDED THAT WE THEY DID WANT TO PUT IN A TERM LIMIT FOR THE CHAIR POSITION. AND SO IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR, FOR ABOUT THE LAST I DON'T KNOW, 12 TO 15 YEARS.

AND SO I HAVE TALKED TO GARY.

HE IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS CHAIR AGAIN.

IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU ALL TO SELECT AND NOMINATE WHO YOU WANT TO.

BUT, GARY, THROUGH CONVERSATIONS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING BECAUSE IT WAS A QUESTION ABOUT ELIGIBILITY AND THE WAY THE BYLAWS ARE WRITTEN, YOU CAN SERVE UP TO FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STEP BACK.

DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN'T COME BACK ON.

IT JUST MEANS YOU CANNOT SERVE MORE THAN FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND THEN ONE YEAR OFF AND THEN ONE YEAR OFF. AND HE'S BEEN OFF FOR FIVE YEARS.

FIVE YEARS. LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY WITH THE BYLAWS THING.

THE I DO THINK THERE'S AS I STEPPED INTO THIS ROLE, IT WAS IT WAS INTERESTING TO TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY WITHIN THE WITHIN THE NEEDS OF THE ROLE.

SO I CERTAINLY CAN APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION WITH GARY.

ESPECIALLY WITH SEVERAL THINGS WE HAVE UPCOMING WITH WITH THE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN PARKS AND REC WITH KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SO I'M CERTAINLY EXCITED THAT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT? SURE. I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE IF NEEDED TO BE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE.

YEAH. WHAT OTHER WHAT OTHER DISCUSSION? I HEREBY NOMINATE GARY.

CAN'T NOMINATE YET. WE HAVE TO GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING SO EVERYBODY CAN COME UP AND TALK ABOUT TIMING. SO PERFECT TIMING.

I AM ROLLING WITH AN IRON FIST TODAY.

THIS IS MY LAST DAY. I'M SAYING WHATEVER.

I APOLOGIZE. HEREBY, I SAY HEREBY.

IT SOUNDED GOOD. HEY, I SAID CHARTER EARLIER. I WAS TRYING TO SAY THINGS ARE TOO. SO BUT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEFORE WE GO INTO THIS PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERYONE HERE. I'M GOING TO BE REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH PRETTY MUCH ANYONE HERE. SO THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR US TO BE.

I LIKE THAT A LOT. I AGREE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DON'T WORRY.

WE GET TO DO THIS AGAIN HERE IN A SECOND. SO YOU CAN YOU CAN NOMINATE AGAIN HERE. I HAVE MY DRAMATIC MOMENT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE OUR DISCUSSION AND ENTER INTO PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. UNLESS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD OR REALLY BAD FOR YOU. I JUST WANTED TO LET EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL I AM THAT YOU ALL SERVE ON THIS.

THANK YOU. AUSTIN. WELCOME ABOARD AND.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND FOLLOW THE MAYOR.

GOOD LUCK. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE INTO TO AN ACTION. I HEREBY NOMINATE GARY GRUBBS.

I THINK THEY TURNED MY MICROPHONE UP FOR THAT, AND I WILL SECOND IT.

OKAY, SO ALL IN FAVOR FOR GARY TO STEP INTO THE ROLE OF CHAIRPERSON AFTER THIS MEETING? SAY I. I OPPOSE. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK. WELL, I'M GLAD TO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN. SO I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE.

APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD AND THE MAYOR, ESPECIALLY TO. THANK YOU, SIR.

SO. SOUNDS GOOD. AWESOME.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU DID? WE HAD NOTHING BUT CONFIDENCE.

WITH THAT, WE'RE CONFIDENT BECAUSE WE ALSO GET TO HELP VOTE FOR SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU

[3. Vote for Vice Chairperson (Discussion, Public Hearing and Possible Action)]

AS WE HAVE A KIND OF AN ASSISTANT TO THE TO THE CHAIRPERSON.

AND SO AS WE WALK INTO THAT LESLIE, WOULD YOU HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE VICE CHAIRPERSON? MOSTLY, THE VICE CHAIRPERSON IS THE PERSON THAT COVERS THE MEETING WHEN THE CHAIR CAN'T BE HERE.

THEY'RE ALSO THE THE NEXT PERSON THAT I WOULD GO TO IF I NEEDED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW, DURING THE MONTH ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON DURING THE COMMUNITY.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S THE PERSON THAT CHAIRS THE MEETING WHEN THE CHAIR CANNOT BE HERE.

FANTASTIC. LET'S WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO INTO OUR DISCUSSION THEN WHAT CONVERSATION WE'D ALL LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT THIS.

HERE, I THOUGHT SOME DAY.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT, AGAIN, THE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT LONGEVITY AND PERSPECTIVE AND TIME WE'VE HAD.

I KNOW LEE IS NOT SERVED AS A OFFICER, AS A CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR.

AND I WOULD I'M NOT OFFICIALLY NOMINATING YET OR ANYTHING, BUT I DO THINK THAT SOMEONE WITH HER EXCEPTIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE CITY WOULD BE GOOD.

NOT THAT JACK OR ROBIN OR MICHAEL OR EVEN RUSTON, FOR THAT MATTER, WOULD NOT DO A GREAT JOB.

SO I THINK THAT'S JUST KIND OF SUMS UP MY MY PERSPECTIVE OF IT.

THAT CERTAINLY WELL SAID.

LEE HAS HAD SOME LONGEVITY HERE AND CERTAINLY SERVED THIS BOARD WELL AS IN THE PAST AND AS I RECALL, LET'S LET A COUPLE OF THESE MEETINGS AND IN ABSENCE AS WELL, I THINK THOSE WERE SOME OF THE FASTEST MEETINGS WE HAD, AS I RECALL. SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S A RECOMMENDATION. YEAH.

WHAT OTHER DISCUSSION WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AS FAR AS THE VICE CHAIR? LEE, HOW DOES THAT. I MEAN, HOW WOULD THAT FEEL? HOW DOES IT FEEL? DO YOU. I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR.

I HAVE ENJOYED SERVING ON THIS BOARD FOR MANY YEARS.

AND I WANT GARY TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IN LIFE, THINGS HAPPEN.

AND JUST FOR THE FOR Y'ALL, FOR ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THAT I WOULD FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE STEPPING IN AS CHAIR IF GARY NEEDS TO, TO BE GONE FOR SOMETHING.

SO FIRST, I WANTED TO APPLAUD JACK FOR NOT JUMPING THE GUN ON THIS ONE.

LEE, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THIS BOARD? GARY AND I ARE THINKING WE CAME ABOUT THE SAME TIME. OKAY. SINCE 2011.

YEAH. TIME FLIES. YEAH.

IT GOES BY FAST. WELL, AND ALSO JUST DAVID, YOU'VE BEEN CHAIRING IT SINCE COVID, SO THAT'S THANKS.

THANKS FOR GETTING THE BOARD THROUGH SOME FUN TIMES.

YEAH. AND I THINK ROSS AND THE OTHER THING IS SERVING ON THIS BOARD FOR, FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE JUST TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN PARK AND REC AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL LEARN THAT WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF.

AND JUST TO HEAR THE REPORTS EVERY MONTH IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK HAS BEEN IDEAL JUST BECAUSE THEY DO SUCH A GOOD JOB.

AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET CREDIT FOR ALL THEIR VERY, VERY HARD WORK. BUT BUT IT'S I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORTS EVERY MONTH BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS IMPROVEMENT AND THEN THERE'S ALWAYS A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

AND AND THAT'S WHAT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK IS, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK, WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD GET OUT.

NO, I WANT TO SEE I WANT TO SEE THE END OF THIS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE. SO IT'S IT'S YOU'LL ENJOY SERVING.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO ON TO PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR OUR VICE CHAIRPERSON NOMINATION.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME COME FORWARD AND SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU AGAIN.

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AND I THINK LEE WOULD BE A GREAT PERSON FOR THIS POSITION.

BUT I WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING YOU SAID AND COMPLIMENT LESLIE AND THE ENTIRE PARK STAFF FOR WHAT THEY DO. WE HAVE SOME PHENOMENAL EMPLOYEES IN ABILENE, TEXAS, AND IT'S NOT JUST A 8 TO 5 JOB TO THEM.

THEY DO IT BECAUSE THEY LOVE OUR CITY AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU HAD SAID. OUR EMPLOYEES DO A PHENOMENAL JOB.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD. SO IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OR PUBLIC HEARING, IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD. WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO A POTENTIAL ACTION.

I MOVE THAT WE OR NOMINATE LEE BLACK TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR.

SO MOVED. I WILL SECOND THAT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS, LEE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED FOR US GOING FORWARD.

AND THE WISDOM WITH WHICH YOU BOTH SPOKE AND TALKING ABOUT OUR STAFF.

IT REALLY IS. IT REALLY IS UNBELIEVABLE.

I THINK THE BEST PART OF THIS ROLE I'VE GOT TO EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN OBSERVING WHAT YOU ALL DO AND HOW HARD YOU WORK AND WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS IT IS AMAZING.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR FOR YOUR SERVICE, THIS CITY. IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED, UNNOTICED.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR WHICH WE START TO HEAR ABOUT ALL

[4. Recreation Centers Construction Update (Discussion)]

HELLO, BOARD. CHRIS GIBSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

SO I GET THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES.

AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I WAS ALSO TOLD BY LESLIE THAT I WAS DOING THIS.

SO HERE I AM. ACTUALLY, WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

WE'RE WE'RE DOING WELL ON OUR TIMELINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOR BOTH LOCATIONS FOR CESAR CHAVEZ AS WELL AS FOR ARTHUR SEARS.

SO WE WE'VE GOT IT KIND OF TIMED OUT.

IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING, WE GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, AND WE WE TALK ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT. KIND OF THE TIMING OF WHERE EVERYTHING'S AT WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT'S MAJOR AS THIS WEATHER IMPACTS A LOT OF THAT.

BUT WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. OUR FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE PROJECT ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING THINGS COMING IN, KEEPING THE SUPPLIES ROLLING IN.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE THE STEEL GO UP OVER AT GV.

AND SO WE'VE GOT SOME FRAMING GOING ON.

YOU CAN KIND OF BEGIN SEEING SOME OF THE, THE OUTLINE OF THE BUILDING.

SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

CHAVEZ IS RUNNING JUST ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS BEHIND THAT.

WE PREDICT MAYBE AS MUCH AS FOUR AT SOME POINT, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.

WE DO HAVE STEEL COMING IN FOR CHAVEZ, SO IT'LL BE READY TO START ROLLING ON, AND YOU'LL START SEEING SOME STRUCTURE THERE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN VERY, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO AND BEING ABLE TO KIND OF VISUALIZE IN OUR HEADS AND SEEING ON THE PLANS, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME UNTIL YOU SEE IT ACTUALLY UP, YOU KNOW, AND ONE OF THE DAYS WHEN WE FINALLY GOT STEEL UP OVER IT IT WAS FUNNY, THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US THAT WALKED OVER AND WERE STANDING THERE, AND WE'RE LOOKING UP AT THIS HUGE ENTRYWAY AND SOMEBODY COMMENTED, I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER.

I THOUGHT THE CONTRACTOR WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK AT THAT POINT. BUT IT IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE TO SEE IF YOU KIND OF GET THE SCALE OF IT.

SO IT'S IT'S A PRETTY EXCITING PROJECT TO BE INVOLVED WITH. BUT WE WANTED TO GRAB A COUPLE OF PICTURES. THIS IS GB DANIELS WITH THE STEEL UP.

AND KIND OF GETTING TO SEE SOME OF THE STRUCTURE THERE.

CHAVEZ. WE'VE GOTTEN THIS WAS A CONCRETE WORK.

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN CONCRETE WORK DONE A LOT OF TIMES IN LARGE PROJECTS LIKE THIS WHERE THERE'S LARGE PAUSE. THEY'LL COME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND POUR IT TO KIND OF GET IT IN PLACE. AND BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURES AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN GET GOING. SO THIS WAS A ACTUALLY A LOT OF THESE SHOTS CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING. BUT YOU CAN KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE PIERS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID. THE VASTNESS OF THE ACTUAL CONCRETE POURS THEMSELVES AND SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT GOES IN THERE.

SO IT'S A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE PROJECT TO SEE IT ALL LAID OUT.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE QUICK SYNOPSIS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF GO BY AND SEE SOME OF THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WE ARE TRACKING THIS FOR OUR HISTORY INTERNALLY TAKING PICTURES, HAVE SOME DRONE FOOTAGE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT IN OUR WEBSITE. AND KIND OF GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE ON SOME OF THOSE STRUCTURE JUST IN TO MARKET FOR HISTORY.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE ALWAYS GET TO DO. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO IT'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN.

WHAT'S OUR TIMELINE FOR OPENING? WE'RE LOOKING AT END OF FEBRUARY SOMETIME IN THE END OF JANUARY, EARLY FEBRUARY. WE'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP SOMETIME IN MARCH, IF WE COULD. BUT WE'RE LIKE I SAID, WE'RE STILL KIND OF WATCHING THE TIMELINES AND THE WEATHER AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. RIGHT NOW, OUR SUPPLY CHAINS AND STEAM SEEM TO BE ROLLING REALLY WELL. SO WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING GOOD FOR THAT TIMELINE.

SO WE'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE.

AND HAVE WE SEEN MUCH BUDGET IMPACTS?

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BUT BUDGET IMPACT FOR CHANGES IN TARIFFS AND ANYTHING ELSE, IF WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON, WE'VE BEEN WE'RE ON BUDGET.

AWESOME. WELL, THAT'S NICE TO SEE.

THE THE PROGRESS ACTUALLY COME INTO FRUITION.

THESE HAVE BEEN THESE HAVE BEEN TWO PROJECTS THAT WE'VE NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME.

AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE YEARS THAT ULTIMATELY THESE WERE THINGS THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO MAINTAIN A CONTEMPORARY POSTURE IN OUR REC CENTERS.

YEAH. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THESE PROJECTS COMING, COMING TO FRUITION. SO CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM.

WE'RE EXCITED. YEAH. WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS WE HAVE.

IS THE PARKING STILL THE SAME SPOTS AS IT WAS BEFORE? I KNOW GV DANIELS HAD IT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE AND AND SEARS.

IT WAS I GUESS THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. IS THAT STILL THE SAME PARKING AREAS? ARE THOSE GOING TO BE REDONE AS WELL AS PART OF THIS? YES. COOL. YEP. OTHER QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. FANTASTIC UPDATE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING FORWARD ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

WE LIKE THAT. THAT'S AWESOME.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR AQUATICS REPORT.

[5. Aquatics Report (Discussion)]

KIND OF HAVE ANY WEEKEND RUN. GET ALL THE STAFF UP AND RUNNING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

WE OPENED REGULAR SEASON ON MAY 27TH.

WE HAD AN AVERAGE DAILY COUNT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WAS 417 PATRONS.

WE MAY TOTAL ENDED UP BEING RIGHT AROUND 4172.

WHEN CONSIDERING WE OPENED ON MAY 17TH, I WOULD SAY OUR AQUATICS FOLKS ARE DOING A BANG UP JOB OF BRINGING FOLKS IN, SO IT'S A PRETTY POPULAR PLACE TO BE.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS THE CHAMPIONS DAY.

AND IF YOU'VE NOT GOTTEN TO EXPERIENCE CHAMPIONS DAY REALLY STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU DO SO. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND SEE A LOT OF SMILING FACES.

SO AND IT WAS SO. WELL, WE INCORPORATED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

IT'S WHERE OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND USE THE POOL, AND SO WE GIVE SPECIAL PRICING FOR THAT AND FAMILY MEMBERS COME IN WITH THEM.

IT'S JUST A REALLY FUN DAY AND STAFF LOVE IT.

AND THE AQUATIC STAFF THEY USUALLY IT'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS DAY.

SO IT NOT ONLY HAS GROWN NOW, IT'S GROWN INTO TWO DAYS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT ON JUNE THE 28TH THIS YEAR AS WELL AS JULY 26TH.

SO WE'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS, FOR THIS EXCITING EVENT.

ALSO, WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT OUR SPLASH PADS.

OUR SPLASH PADS OPENED APRIL 26TH.

BEEN RUNNING RIGHT ALONG.

SO LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IT'S AQUATICS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE THE FOLKS IN PLACE TO HELP KIND OF STREAMLINE AS THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND THEN STAY ON TOP OF IT. SO WE'VE GOT ALL THE PADS UP AND RUNNING.

WE DO HAVE ONE DOWN RIGHT NOW TEMPORARILY FOR MAINTENANCE.

THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD FOR AQUATICS.

IT'S IT'S PART OF IT. WHICH ONE? WE HAVE NELSON DOWN RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, THERE'S SOME COMPUTER ISSUES GOING ON.

SO. AND THAT'S OUR AQUATICS REPORT.

HE SAID THE NELSON BEING DOWN WAS CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER ISSUES.

YEAH IT'S THE EQUIPMENT.

IT'S SOME THINGS. YEAH THEY IT'S IT'S ROUGH ON THE EQUIPMENT.

SO AS IT'S RUNNING AND IT RUNS SO MUCH THEY'RE JUST CONSTANTLY RUNNING THAT EQUIPMENT. OKAY. SO IT'S COMPUTER ISSUES RELATED TO THE RUNNING OF IT.

NOT RELATED TO THE CITY'S.

NO NO NO NO. THOSE ARE ALL ISOLATED COMPONENTS.

YEAH. NELSON SPLASHPAD HAS HAD A BIT OF A ROUGH YEAR WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE. WE'VE HAD TO CHANGE WATER LINES. WE'VE HAD TO CHANGE ELECTRICAL LINES.

AND SO I IMAGINE THIS IS JUST A PART OF ALL OF THAT AND GETTING IT BACK UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. BUT ALL OF THOSE SWITCHES HAVE HAPPENED.

AND SO NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING EVERYTHING UP AND FUNCTIONING AGAIN.

SO IT'S JESSIE'S FAULT? YES. OKAY, JESSIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A LIMIT? LIKE, DO YOU REACH A POINT AT ADVENTURE COVE WHERE TOO MANY IS TOO MANY? I MEAN, DO WE? YES, WE. A LITTLE OVER 500 IS OUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY WISE.

AND HOW MANY LIFEGUARDS? OH GOSH, I DON'T I THINK WE USED TO RUN 10 TO 12.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW SINCE WE CONTRACT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT IN THE SAME LINE DEPENDING ON WHO YOU HAVE, WHERE, WHAT YOU'RE RUNNING IT WITH THAT TIME. ARE THERE VERY MANY DAYS WHERE YOU REACH YOUR LIMIT AND HAVE TO TURN AWAY THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? THEY KEEP A COUNT AT THE FRONT GATE, AND SO THERE MAY BE WHERE WE HAVE TO HOLD OFF

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BUT THEY KEEP VERY CLOSE COUNT.

YEAH. FOLKS WHEN THEY'RE COMING IN.

SO WHEN YOU SAY 500 IS THE LIMIT, IS THAT LIKE A DAILY LIMIT OR IS THAT A ON SITE. THAT'S A FIRE MARSHAL TYPE THING OKAY.

YEP. WHAT IS THE LIKE.

WHAT'S THE VISION OF THE AQUATIC CENTER? IS IT LIKE IS IT I'M ASSUMING I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD BE PROGRAMING, LIKE HAVING EVENTS GOING ON AND THEN ALSO HAVING JUST DAILY TRAFFIC.

WE WE ALWAYS LOOKING AT INCREASING THE ACTIVITIES IN THE LOW PERIODS GENERATING ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, REVENUE, MORE CONCESSIONS, VISITS KEEP OUR CAPS UP SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING REGENERATE THE REVENUE BACK INTO THE FACILITY TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF IT, BUT IT'S ALSO TO CREATE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE GUESTS WHEN THEY COME IN, SO THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND CAN AND CAN ENJOY THE FACILITY.

WE DO OFFER PROGRAMING ACTIVITIES OUT AT THE AQUATICS CENTER.

SWIMMING LESSONS IS A BIG PART OF THAT. SO AND THAT THANK YOU FOR FOR BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE THAT ROLLED RIGHT INTO OUR NEXT STREAM.

IT'S SO THE SWIMMING LESSONS HAVE STARTED UP.

WE'LL HAVE A FEW EXTRA ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ALWAYS WE DO THE DIVE IN MOVIES.

WE'LL DO AT LEAST 1 TO 2 OF THOSE EVERY YEAR.

OR EVERY SEASON, I SHOULD SAY THEY'RE VERY POPULAR EVENTS AS WELL.

AND THEN WE MAY DO SOME ONE OFF THINGS. WE MAY DO 4TH OF JULY.

WE MAY DO, YOU KNOW, JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE PROGRAMING IS FOR THE FOR US THIS YEAR.

SO BUT SWIMMING LESSONS ARE PART OF THE BACKBONE OF ANY AQUATICS PROGRAM.

AND IT'S AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT'S ALSO IT'S NOT JUST A WAY FOR US TO HELP PAY FOR THE FACILITY. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO TEACH OUR YOUNGSTERS SAFETY AND GET THEM READY TO BE OUT ON THE WATER. AND IF YOU LOVE WATER, LIKE A LOT OF US DO, IT'S A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE.

AND SO FOR THEM TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND TEACH THEM HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES ON THE WATER AND WHAT THOSE SIGNS ARE.

WHEN DO I GET TIRED? HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? SO THOSE ARE A BIG PART OF WHAT WE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUSHING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE JUST OVERALL SWIMMING.

SO AND TO MAKE IT A GREAT SPORT, A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE KIDDOS SO THAT THEY CAN GO IN AND LIVE THAT LIFE.

SO THE COST FOR OUR OUR PROGRAM IS $80 PER SET.

OR THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT YOU CAN DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE, YOUR SWIM LEVEL, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN. IT IS FROM THE PRESCHOOL AGES ON UP TO WHAT, TEN IS THAT RIGHT? TEN PLUS.

THE NEXT SESSION ACTUALLY STARTS JULY THE 8TH AND GOES THROUGH TO AUGUST 1ST.

AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD TIME.

IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY YOU KNOW THAT NEEDS TO PRACTICE UP THEIR SWIM LESSONS, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

IS IT MARKETED THROUGH THE REC CENTERS, THE SWIM? LIKE, HOW DO THEY FIND OUT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA? QUITE A BIT.

OUR OUR SPORTS FACILITIES IS OUR CONTRACTOR.

THEY DO THEY DO A THEY'LL SEND ADS OUT THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND AND SEND IT OUT. WE WILL ALSO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT WITHIN PARKS AND REC, AND WE'LL PUSH CONTENT OUT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS FLIER SO THAT IT'S WE SEND THAT OUT AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE AWARE. SO IT'S REALLY A PARTNERSHIP AND TRYING TO PROMOTE IT. SO IT'S A RESPONSE.

BEEN GOOD. IT HAS BEEN.

YEAH. YEAH I'M NOT SURE WHAT OUR SWIM LESSONS ARE.

AT LAST NUMBERS WE LOOKED AT IN THE LAST MEETING.

THEY WERE LIKE THEY LOOKED PRETTY GOOD. SO I THINK IT'S A POPULAR IT'S A POPULAR THING.

SO IT SEEMS TO BE DOING A RECEIVED REALLY WELL.

WE STARTED OFF A LITTLE SLOW AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN WE OPENED UP ADVENTURE COVE ORIGINALLY, IF THAT WAS JUST TO TRY TO GET US WARMED UP AND READY TO GO, GET ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTORS AND SWIM INSTRUCTORS TRAINED, CERTIFIED, EVERYBODY EXPERIENCED. NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A RETURN ON THAT, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SEEING THOSE EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS COMING BACK.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT, OF COURSE, SPORTS FACILITIES HAS HELPED MANAGE IT. AND THEY HAVE THEIR THEIR OWN INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM.

SO THEY CAN THEY CAN BRING IN AND GET THEM RAMPED UP REALLY QUICK.

AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FOR US. THEY BRING A LOT OF EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE, SO IT'S WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.

HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN OPERATING NOW? EIGHT, EIGHT SEASONS NOW 2016, 2017.

YEAH. YEAH OKAY. IS THE 2015 BOND THAT 20.

SO WE OPENED SUMMER OF 2017 IS WHEN WE OPENED IT.

YEAH OKAY. YEAH. ARE THESE SO THESE TOTAL GUEST COUNT NUMBERS.

ARE THEY PRETTY REPRESENTATIVE OF PAST YEARS OR IS THAT UP OR DOWN PRETTY CLOSE.

YEAH THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT UP I HAVEN'T I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT'D BE PRETTY CLOSE.

THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WHAT WE ALSO HAVE SEEN IS MAINTAINING THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND DOING A GOOD JOB IN MAINTAINING THAT. THAT WAS SOMETHING WE ALWAYS KIND OF HAD A DIP IN JULY WHERE IT REALLY HITS HARD AND GETS HOT, YOU KNOW? AND AFTER THE FOURTH, IT'S KIND OF A YOU SEE THAT THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON, UNCOMMON IN AQUATICS.

BUT THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO BRING PROGRAMING IN, MAKE IT A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND REALLY WORKING ON HONING THAT SO THAT GUESTS WILL DO THAT RETURN.

SO THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THAT UP.

THE BEST THINGS WE DID WAS CONTRACT THE MANAGEMENT OUT NOTHING AGAINST WHAT STAFF WAS DOING AND WHAT WE WERE DOING INTERNALLY.

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AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH, I THINK HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OVER THE YEARS MAINTAINING THE ATTENDANCE YOU KNOW ACTIVITIES THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT WAS I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD MOVE THAT, THAT WE MADE SPORTS FACILITIES WERE GOING INTO OUR THIRD, THIRD SEASON WITH THEM AND AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE AQUATICS DIVISION AND THEY MANAGE AQUATIC CENTERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

SO THEY HAVE A STRONG POOL OF PEOPLE THAT THEY BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF, SHARE IDEAS, PARTNER WITH EACH OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, TO, TO REALLY MAKE IT STRONG.

SO WHEN OTHER PLACES HAVE HAD ISSUES HIRING LIFEGUARDS OR DOING CERTAIN THINGS, WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT HERE IT IS.

OUR AQUATICS HAS GONE VERY STRONG. LIFEGUARDS ENJOY WORKING THERE AND WE SEE A HIGH RETURN FROM YEAR TO YEAR FROM PEOPLE WANTING TO COME BACK, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

IT IS COMPLETELY ANECDOTAL, BUT I KNOW WHEN MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB THIS SUMMER, HE THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST JOBS HE SAID THAT EVERYBODY WENT AND APPLIED FOR WAS TO GO WORK UP AT ADVENTURE COVE.

SO HE WAITED TOO LONG.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION THAT WE'LL HAVE LATER. EASTON. I JUST THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN OFFER US.

SO I THINK IT WAS A NATIONAL STATISTIC A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BUT SAID 60% OF THE ADULTS THEY WERE DOING A POLL HAD NOT HAD SWIM LESSONS GROWING UP.

AND I THINK THE REASON FOR THAT IS JUST ACCESS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO I THINK IT'S GOOD WE'RE DOING IT.

HOW CLOSE TO REVENUE NEUTRAL WAS THE AQUATIC CENTER? I'M GOING TO PUSH OVER TO LESLIE ON THAT ONE.

CLOSE. THE NUMBERS THAT WE LOOK AT FROM I MEAN, WHEN WE WERE RUNNING IT IT WAS ABOUT 80%.

THEY ARE TRYING TO GET TO 100%.

BUT THEY'RE ALSO MANAGING SPLASH PADS, AND SPLASH PADS ARE 0% REVENUE.

SO THEY'RE NOT AT FOR THE WHOLE AQUATICS PROGRAMING.

THEY'RE NOT AT 100%, BUT FOR ADVENTURE COVE, I DON'T HAVE THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS SEPARATED OUT, BUT IT'S CLOSE.

I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF AT THIS POINT IF ADVENTURE COVE IS ACTUALLY SUBSIDIZING THE SPLASH PADS. LIKE IF IT'S PROVIDING A REVENUE FOR ITSELF AND IS JUST NOT QUITE.

NOT QUITE YET. MOST OF THAT, THEY'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.

BUT. BUT AQUATICS. WHEN? MAY AND JUNE IS REALLY STRONG.

AUGUST IS REALLY WHEN WE LIKE CHRIS SAID, LATE JULY.

AUGUST. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE HAVING 100 PLUS DEGREE TEMPERATURES, KIDS ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. ALL THE FALL ACTIVITIES ARE KICKING BACK IN.

SO IT'S REALLY PROBABLY TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OF THE YEAR THAT'S HAVING TO SUBSIDIZE ANNUAL, AN ANNUAL BUDGET.

AND SO I WON'T SAY THAT THEY ARE THERE YET, BUT THEY'RE TRYING AND EVERY YEAR THEY'VE GOTTEN MUCH BETTER. AND THAT'S AWESOME.

YEAH. AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS, YOU KNOW, IN AQUATICS TOO.

WE GO FIVE YEARS IN AQUATICS AND YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS STARTING TO AGE.

AND SO WE'LL SEE THAT.

AND SO WE EXPECT THAT THAT'S PART OF BEING IN THE AQUATICS BUSINESS.

THAT'S BEEN ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOUT WORKING WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S VERY HAS A STRONG HISTORY WITHIN AQUATICS AND HAS A STRONG PRESENCE IN AQUATICS BECAUSE THEY CAN KIND OF BEGIN TO FORECAST THOSE KINDS OF THINGS BECAUSE, OKAY, WE KNOW RESURFACING IS GOING TO BE IN THE THE NEXT SURFACE, OR WE KNOW THE PUMPS ARE THESE AGES AND THEY'RE GOING TO TYPICALLY THEY LIVE THIS LONG. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT REPLACING THOSE. AND YOU PUT AQUATICS NEXT TO ANYTHING IN THE PROCESS INCREDIBLY SUBSTANTIAL.

SO WE WE TOOK THAT ON.

WE KNEW THAT GOING IN AND WITH EYES WIDE OPEN, WE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WE STARTED THIS.

SO I THINK EVERYBODY'S WELL AWARE THAT THERE'S NO SURPRISES THERE. SO WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE. WE'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED WITH OUR WHERE WE'RE AT AND PROUD OF IT.

WE GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YOU'LL YOU'LL GET TO SEE IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

AND FOR GOING INTO THE DEPTH THAT YOU DID.

YOU BIT. THAT WILL GO INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX WITH OUR PARKS REPORT.

[6. Parks Report (Discussion)]

I TOLD HIM I SAID JUST STAY UP THERE AND DO IT ALL.

SO GOOD MORNING, CORONADO PARKS DIVISION MANAGER.

I GUESS YOU GUYS KNEW THAT OVER AT SEARS, WE HAD A A FIRE UNDERNEATH ONE OF OUR PAVILIONS. SO THE GUYS WENT IN TO DEMOLISH THAT.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH EXTRA PLAY IN ORDERING THE NEW PAVILION COMING IN.

WE SHOULD HAVE THAT BACK UP IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF STILL WORKING WITH THEM ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO ANCHOR THAT. AND, YOU KNOW WHAT?

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SO THIS TIME WE'RE GOING BACK WITH A SURFACE MOUNT PAVILION.

SO IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, WE DON'T HAVE TO BREAK UP THE PAD NEXT TIME.

SO. THE GUYS WENT THROUGH AND INSTALLED THE NEW SIGNS FOR OUR DESIGNATED CAMPING AREAS.

THE CAMPING THAT TOOK PLACE NOT SO LONG AGO.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE'VE WE'VE PUT SOME SIGNS OUT WHERE IT SAYS THESE ARE DESIGNATED AREAS NO PARKING SIGNS.

AND ALSO THEY PUT SOME SIGNS OUT THAT SAYS NO CAMPING BEYOND THIS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF SIGNS THAT THEY PUT OUT, BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE NOW. AND I THINK THE RESPONSE AS FAR AS THE CAMPING AREA HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD SO FAR THAT I KNOW OF.

SO THOSE THINGS ARE IN PLACE NOW AND THEN EVERY YEAR WE HAVE STAFF GO AND CLEAN OUT EVERMAN PARK, THE FOUNTAIN.

WE USUALLY DO IT RIGHT BEFORE CALF FESTIVAL, BECAUSE WE WANT THAT TO LOOK AS AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE. JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE WE DO. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. WE USUALLY DO 2 OR 3 CLEANUPS, BUT FOR SURE WE DO THIS ONE RIGHT BEFORE CAT FESTIVAL. YOU CAN SEE THE GUYS, YOU KNOW, EMPTY THE THE THE WATER FOUNTAIN THEY GO THROUGH THERE, SCRUB IT AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAN. SO WHEN WE FILL IT BACK UP, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR Y'ALL THIS MONTH.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AT THE SEARS PAVILION? AN OUTHOUSE INDIVIDUAL WAS AT THE PARK AND WAS TRYING TO KEEP WARM.

SO HE STARTED A FIRE IN THE TRASH CAN AND IT GOT OUT OF HAND.

OKAY. AND SO IT CAUGHT THE ROOF ON FIRE, WHICH THAT PAVILION WAS WOOD UNDERNEATH.

SO IT CAUGHT FIRE PRETTY QUICKLY.

SO AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION.

DO THEY, DO THEY GET PENNIES AND CHANGE OUT OF THE FOUNTAIN WHEN THEY WHEN THEY DO THE CLEAN OUT, DO THEY GET WHAT? DO PEOPLE MAKE WISHES AND THROW PENNIES INTO THE FOUNTAIN? NOT AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD THINK THAT AT THAT FOUNTAIN.

MAYBE A FEW COINS, BUT NOT.

NOT AS MANY AS YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE. AND THEY'RE NOT LIKE ANY OTHER FOUNTAINS THAT I'VE SEEN. AND WHATEVER WE, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE OUT, WE USUALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, PUT IT BACK IN.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEIR WISHES ARE STILL IN THERE.

SO. BUT WE DON'T WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF COINS.

EVEN THROUGHOUT THE FIVE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, IT HAS NOT BEEN TO A POINT WHERE IT'S JUST BEEN TOO MUCH, TOO MANY COINS OUT THERE.

OKAY. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE PARK? I WANT TO I WANTED TO KNOW IF THE WATER FOUNTAIN WAS REVENUE NEUTRAL OR NOT.

I THINK IT'S SELF-SUSTAINING. WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

ALL RIGHT. I NOTICED THE QR CODE ON THE WAYFINDING PORTIONS FOR THE FOR PARKS WHERE YOU CAN CAMP. NOW, HAS THAT BEEN MUCH PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THAT? IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING WELL, CHRIS. IT HAS USUALLY WE KNOW WE'VE DONE IT RIGHT WHEN WE DON'T HEAR A LOT.

RIGHT. BUT THEY'RE USING IT.

AND SO WE'VE GOTTEN. WE'VE ALREADY ALMOST MET OUR BUDGET.

NOW FOR THE YEAR. WE'VE MET IT YESTERDAY.

WE MET OUR BUDGET YESTERDAY.

WE PROJECTED FOR THE YEAR FOR THE CAMPING.

SO WE'RE THEY'RE USING IT.

IT'S WORKING. SO WE'RE EXCITED.

NOW I PROBABLY JINXED IT.

BUT YEAH, IT'S BEEN WORKING OUT REALLY WELL.

I LOVE THE ADDITION OF THE QR CODE THERE.

I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

AND THAT'S BRING IT WORK FROM EVERYBODY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE IT EASY, AS EASY AS POSSIBLE ON THE PATRONS.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU GOT OFF EASY COMPARED TO THE LAST GUY.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NUMBER SEVEN,

[7. Seniors Report (Discussion)]

GOOD MORNING, ANNE HALL.

AND SPEAKING OF ADVENTURE COVE, WE ARE NOW HAVE OUR SENIOR WALKERS THAT HAVE STARTED, AND THEY'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS. THEY WERE ASKING AND I SAID, NOW YOU HAVE TWO DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAD ONE DAY LAST YEAR. SO NOW THEY CAN GO ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 9 A.M. TO 1030. AND IT IS $2 PER SENIOR.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN STARTED.

I THINK THE OTHER DAY THEY HAD ABOUT 20, ALMOST 30 WALKERS ATTEND.

SO THEY ALL COME IN THE MORNING AND WALK LAPS INSIDE AND THEN HAVE THEIR WATER SHOES ON TO GO TO THE POOL. SO I WAS LIKE, WOW, DOUBLE WALKING.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE THE WALKING TIME SO WE CAN GET SOME MORE POINTS FOR THAT.

BUT THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING TWO DAYS THIS YEAR.

ALSO WE ARE START. WE STARTED A NEW WATERCOLOR CLASS AND THEY ARE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A STUDENT FROM ACU THAT IS COMING OVER AND TEACHING THAT WATERCOLOR CLASS. AND EVERY WEEK THERE'S NEW PEOPLE JOINING BECAUSE THEY MISS THE, THE OTHER CLASS. SO NOW THERE'S STARTING TO BE A LITTLE WAITING LIST FOR THAT CLASS,

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SO I SAW SOME FLAMINGOS, SOME PINEAPPLES, AND IT'S A REALLY FUN CLASS FOR THEM. THEY'RE REALLY ENJOYING THAT.

ALSO, WE TRIED ZUMBA FOR CINCO DE MAYO AND THEY LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT THEY ASKED THAT WE HAVE A CLASS. SO NOW ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS THEY ARE DOING ZUMBA AND WORKING ALL THE WAY TO LUNCHTIME AND COMING RIGHT IN TO EAT.

AND THE ZUMBA CLASS IS NOW EATING LUNCH TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY ARE.

WE HAD LIKE 40 SOMETHING THE FIRST CLASS AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 50.

OH MY GOODNESS. SO I SAID, YOU GOT TO GET IN THERE, GET YOUR SPOT. SO THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING RIGHT ALONG ON THURSDAY.

IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE YOU CAN COME AND ENJOY JUNETEENTH WITH US.

WE WILL HAVE A WEST TO EAST COMMUNITY IS HOSTING THIS EVENT AND WE ARE HAVING BINGO FROM 10 TO 11. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE LUNCH FROM 11 TO 1 AND THEY WILL GOT DECORATIONS UP. SENIORS ARE VERY EXCITED AND IT'S FOR 55 AND UP, BUT IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY, PLEASE COME AND ENJOY THE FUN.

I THINK THAT'S ALSO, IT'S TIME FOR AUDITIONS FOR THE SENIOR TALENT SHOW.

SO WE HAVE DANCING, GUITAR PLAYING, PIANO PLAYING, LOTS OF SINGING. SO AUDITIONS ARE COMING UP SOON, AND I HAD TO ROUND UP MY JUDGES.

AND I HAVE MY PAULA AND MY SIMON, AND I HAVE ANOTHER GUEST JUDGE.

SO THEY WILL BE BUSY. IT WAS AKA JANINA AND CHRIS LILES.

SO THEY ARE THE NEW CREW.

I FIGURED IT'D BE BETTER TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO SEE THEM EVERY DAY.

SO I'M GOING TO SAY IT WAS UP TO THE JUDGES.

SO NEVER A DULL MOMENT AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

ANY QUESTIONS? IS THE TALENT SHOW.

I'M ASSUMING ONLY SENIORS CAN PARTICIPATE.

PARTICIPATE? BUT IS IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR.

YES. AND THAT TALENT SHOW WILL BE ON AUGUST 2ND.

OKAY. BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS AWESOME.

YES. THAT'S THE THING THAT SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR, RIGHT? THIS IS THE EVENT OF THE YEAR, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. YES.

IT'S VERY FUN THERE. THEY WERE EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR COSTUMES.

SO THAT'S GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS, ANNE. THANK YOU. JESSIE.

ZOO DIRECTOR. JUST RECENTLY, WE HAD ANOTHER SECRETARY BIRD, CHICK HATCH. WE ARE THE ONLY AZA INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD THAT'S ACTIVELY BREEDING THIS SPECIES. VERY ENDANGERED SPECIES.

VERY IMPORTANT TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.

THERE'S A HIGH LIKELIHOOD IN THE NEAR DECADE OR TWO THAT THESE GUYS WILL BE INJECTED BY ZOOS BACK INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

AND MOST RECENTLY, THIS CHICK HAS NOW FLEDGED OUT.

AND THEY HAD ANOTHER EGG.

SO JUST YESTERDAY THEY CLUTCHED OUT ANOTHER EGG. SO WE'LL HAVE HOPEFULLY ANOTHER FERTILE EGG THAT'S BORN HERE IN THE NEXT 20 OR 30 DAYS.

WE ALSO HAD A BABY BISON BORN.

THE ZOO BROUGHT BACK THE BISON A FEW MONTHS AGO AND SHE CAME TO US PREGNANT.

AND WE HAVE A NICE LITTLE DISPLAY ANIMAL.

SO PLEASE COME OUT AND SEE THIS YOUNG FEMALE.

HER NAME IS BONNET BLUEBONNET.

SO COME CHECK HER OUT.

WE ARE BRINGING PEPPA PIG ANIMATION TO THE ZOO.

THIS IS JUST A LITTLE COSTUME CHARACTER THAT'S GOING TO DO SOME LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR OUR KIDDOS. THIS IS FREE TO ALL MEMBERS, SO IF YOU HAVE A MEMBERSHIP, THERE'S NO UPCHARGE. YOU CAN COME SEE PEPPA PIG AND HER LITTLE SISTER.

THAT'S ON JUNE 28TH. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE WORLD GIRAFFE DAY.

THIS IS THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE LONGEST NECKED ANIMAL IN THE WORLD. SO WE ARE DOING A DRAFT BARN TOURS.

ALL THESE UP CHARGES ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO ALL THE BENEFITS OF THE ALL THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THESE UP CHARGES ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION. SO A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT THE ZOO, A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION.

ALL THOSE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BUT IT INCLUDES YOGA ON THE TERRACE AS WELL AS KANGA, OUR BULL GIRAFFE. IT'S HIS COINCIDENTALLY HIS BIRTHDAY AS WELL.

SO COME CELEBRATE WITH US.

AND THAT'S IT. I SAW ONE OF THOSE BILLBOARDS THIS LAST WEEK, AND I WONDERED ABOUT THAT FOR WORLD DRAFT DAY. THAT'S PRETTY NEAT. YEAH.

LAST YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I THINK MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THIS MEETING, I WROTE THIS DOWN WHILE CHRIS WAS TALKING EARLIER. WHEN YOU GUYS DO YOUR PRESENTATIONS, YOU SHOW HOW YOUR MEANINGFUL WORK MATTERS.

SO IF WE'RE TALKING, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SWIM LESSONS OR FACILITIES OR WAYFINDING OR AWESOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR, OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES TO COME TO THE ZOO AND SEE SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE THAT THAT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEM LONG TERM. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THAT. FOR FOR BRINGING LIGHT TO, TO TO WHAT YOUR JOBS ARE AND HELPING US REALIZE HOW MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL THIS MAKES OUR COMMUNITY. MAN, IT IS.

IT IS SUCH A SUCH A PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO TO HEAR IT, HEAR ABOUT IT ONCE A MONTH. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANKS FOR THAT.

THANKS FOR THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE AND FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

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