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WHAT'S IN THERE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CALL EVERYTHING TO ORDER THIS MORNING.

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THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE. TAKING TIME TO OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAYS AND BUSY SCHEDULES.

[CALL TO ORDER]

SO WE'LL GET STARTED. DAVID, WOULD YOU MIND GIVING US THE MEDICATION, PLEASE? SURE.

PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. HOLY GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS THIS MORNING.

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS CITY AND HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN WEST TEXAS.

WE PRAY BLESSINGS ON OUR ON OUR CITY LEADERS AND ALL THOSE THAT WORK HERE.

FATHER, WE ALSO PRAY FOR ALL THE COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING BACK TO OUR TOWN THIS WEEK IN THE WEEKS TO FOLLOW.

BLESS THEM. A SAFE, SAFE PASSAGE GOD. AND WE JUST PRAY THAT WE REPRESENT OURSELVES, FATHER.

BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE REPRESENT YOU IN A WAY THAT THAT BRINGS ALL GLORY AND HONOR AND PRAISE TO YOU. HELP US HAVE A GREAT DAY AND HELP US TO TO HONOR ONE ANOTHER AS WELL.

IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

DAVID. IT'S GOOD TO SEE ROBIN HERE AGAIN. WELCOME BACK.

AFTER ALL THE AUSTIN SHENANIGANS AND FUN AND GAMES AND ALL.

SO OKAY, WE WILL OPEN UP. RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT OR DISCUSS ANY ITEM? BEFORE THIS PARKS BOARD, PLEASE STEP TO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME AND WHO YOU'RE WITH, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COMMENT ON TO EXPRESS YOUR YOUR CONCERNS.

AND SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE ELSE HERE BESIDES US AND NO ONE COMING FORWARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR MEETING THIS MORNING.

BUT YOU DO HAVE IN YOUR PACKET MEETING NOTES MINUTES.

[1. Minutes (Discussion and Action)]

EXCUSE ME, FROM JULY 15TH ASK DID YOU WHAT GOES OVER AND AND HAVE ANY CHANGES, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, EXCEPTIONS, WHATEVER. PLEASE LET US KNOW I MOVE, WE ACCEPT THE JULY 15TH MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, ROBIN, THANK YOU. SECOND. SECOND. LEE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSED.

LIKE SIGN. AND MOTION CARRIES. MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO OUR AGENDA ITEMS. HABITAT AND ANGLER ACCESS PROGRAM GRANTS.

[2. Habitat and Angler Access Program Grants (Discussion)]

LESLIE. YES. AND MICHAEL IS ON HIS WAY. AS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, MICHAEL WORKS FOR PARKS AND WILDLIFE, BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE DID RECEIVE A HABITAT AND ANGLER ACCESS GRANT.

THIS SESSION THE GRANT WILL. IT'S TWO $150,000 GRANTS.

THE FIRST ONE IS FOR KIRBY LAKE. AND IT'S GOING TO BE TO REPLACE THE MULTI-USE OR REPLACE THE FISHING PIER, BUT IT WILL BE A MULTI-USE PIER WHERE BOATS CAN PARK THERE AS WELL AS FISHING.

WE DO HAVE A PIER THERE CURRENTLY, BUT IT IS OLD AND IT IS WELL BEATEN UP.

AND WHEN THE WINDS GET UP REAL HIGH AND WE TEND TO LOSE IT AGAINST THE THE SIDE OF THE LAKE, AND SO IT'S PRETTY BEAT UP. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THIS.

THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE AT FORT PHANTOM. IT'S GOING TO BE AT WHAT WE CALL THE SOUTHEAST BOAT RAMP.

THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A FISHING PIER, NOR IS THERE A BOAT DOCK THERE.

SO THIS WILL BE A NEW ADDITION TO THAT BOAT RAMP LOCATION.

SO I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD ADDITION. WE ARE STAGGERING THESE WELL, WE WERE AWARDED IN ONE CYCLE.

WE WERE ASKED TO DO ONE ONE YEAR AND ONE NEXT ONE THE NEXT YEAR.

AND SO THE FIRST ONE WE'LL BE DOING IS KIRBY LAKE.

AND WE'RE, WE ARE ALREADY STARTING THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN WE'LL BE DOING FORT PHANTOM THE NEXT YEAR, BOTH OF THEM TO BE COMPLETE BY AUGUST OF 2027.

SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO PARKS AND WILDLIFE IN THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY, AND I THINK IT WILL BE A REALLY GOOD THING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO VOTE AND FISH AT OUR LAKES. IT'S ANOTHER EXCITING AND EXCITING TIME, EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IMPROVE BOTH OF OUR LAKES AND THE FACILITIES WITH THAT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BRING UP OR MAKE SOME COMMENTS? I'M ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE OF STAFF LOOKING FOR THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND I KNOW GRANTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO WRITE.

AND KUDOS TO YOU FOR GETTING THESE TWO. WELL, KUDOS TO MICHAEL.

HE WAS A BIG HELP FOR THAT. SO GOOD GOOD GOOD.

WELL AND YEAH MICHAEL AS ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF THIS GROUP AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF HIS PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE. SO WE THANK HIM FOR THAT. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY COMMENTS? YEAH. DOES THE $150,000 REPRESENT A FULL BUDGET FOR BOTH OF THESE.

OR IS THERE GOING TO BE OTHER FUNDS BROUGHT IN TO.

AND IT IS 100% REIMBURSABLE GRANT. NOW THERE WILL BE SOME THINGS THAT WE DO IN-KIND.

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SO LIKE AT THE KIRBY LAKE FISHING PIER, WE WILL MOVE, WE WILL DEMO AND MOVE THAT ONE OUT OF OF THE WAY IN-HOUSE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANY COST. I MEAN, THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCRETE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, LIKE THE SIDEWALK TO MAKE IT MATCH UP LIKE THE OTHER ONE HAS.

THE ENGINEERING FOR FOR PHANTOM. WE ALREADY HAVE THAT.

WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT EXTENDING THAT BOAT RAMP.

SO THAT'S ALREADY INCLUDED IN THAT PART OF, OF THAT BUDGET.

AND SO THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. SO IT IS NOT THE FULL GRANT AMOUNT.

NO. BUT IT IS THE 150,000 IS THE PORTION OF THAT WE ARE RECEIVING FROM THE GRANT.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THAT GRANT FOR THOSE PIERS.

MICHAEL. ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

YOUR EFFORTS AND EXPERTISE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S GOOD THAT WE THAT WE GOT THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, OUR UPCOMING PARK IMPROVEMENTS.

[3. Upcoming Park Improvements (Discussion)]

YES. THIS IS A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WERE APPROVED AS PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL MONITOR IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.

THIS WAS FINALIZED ON AUGUST 14TH. SO HERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE THAT WE AS STAFF ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

THE FIRST ONE IS THE ADVENTURE COVE RESURFACING.

THAT IS FOR THE ZERO DEPTH POOL. WE DID THE LAZY RIVER A YEAR AGO, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO DO.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT ADVENTURE COVE HAS BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH THAT IT'S TIME TO START DOING MAINTENANCE ON IT, BUT IT IS A VERY WELL USED FULL. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

LAKE FORT, PHANTOM NORTHWEST BOAT RAMP AND SOUTHEAST BOAT RAMP.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE BOATER ACCESS GRANT GRANTS THAT WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR THROUGH PARKS AND WILDLIFE. AND SO THIS IS HOW MUCH WE ESTIMATE THAT THEY WILL COST AND THAT WE'VE KIND OF SET ASIDE.

BUT WE ARE PLANNING ON GOING AFTER GRANTS TO HOPEFULLY OFFSET THIS.

BUT THEY WILL THEY ARE MATCHING GRANTS. AND SO THEREFORE WE DO HAVE TO KEEP MONEY EARMARKED TO BE ABLE TO COVER THOSE.

AND SO FOR THE NORTHWEST BOAT RAMP AND THE SOUTHEAST, IT'S ABOUT EXTENDING THE BOAT RAMPS FURTHER INTO THE WATER SO PEOPLE CAN GET ON THE LAKE TO BOAT AND FISH EVEN WHEN THE LAKE STARTS GOING FURTHER AND FURTHER DOWN.

WE BASICALLY TOOK THE LAKE LEVEL. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 2016 WHEN IT WAS THE LAST TIME IT WAS AT THE LOWEST, AND WE KIND OF TOOK THAT AS AS THE TARGET TO EXTEND THE BOAT RAMP.

SO IF WE GOT DOWN TO THE LEVELS OF 2016, PEOPLE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO TO GET OUT ON THE LAKE REALLY ANY FURTHER THAN THAT.

AND IT'S NOT PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE SAFE. THE THE SHALLOW DEPTH OF THE LAKE WOULD PROBABLY BE TOO MUCH THAT WE WOULDN'T WANT PEOPLE OUT THERE.

AND SO THIS WILL ALSO BE STAGGERED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BOATER ACCESS GRANTS YOU, YOU APPLY FOR A GRANT TO, TO HELP YOU WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

THEN YOU APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.

AND SO IT'S A MULTI-YEAR GRANT PROCESS THAT WE WILL BE STARTING IN OCTOBER.

SO FINGERS CROSSED. WE HAVE A GOOD SHOT FOR THOSE LAKE HARBOR RESTROOM.

WE ARE LOOKING AT REPLACING THAT RESTROOM OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S RESTROOMS AT THE SOFTBALL FIELDS. THERE'S RESTROOMS AT THE BASEBALL FIELDS.

BUT THERE'S NOT A WELL FUNCTIONING RESTROOM THAT JUST TAKES CARE OF THE PARK.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO PUT IN A RESTROOM THERE. AS YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS AGO, WE DID LEAGUE GRANTS WHERE THERE WAS AN 8020 MATCH THE CITY PUT IN 80%. LEAGUES PUT IN 20%. IN FY 25, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FUND THAT GRANT PROGRAM IN FY 26.

THEY DID PUT IN $200,000. SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO FUND A FEW MORE PROJECTS STARTING IN FY 26.

AND WHEN I SAY FY 26 FOR THE CITY'S YEAR, THAT'S OCTOBER 1ST.

AND SO WE'LL BE OPENING UP THAT GRANT PROCESS REALLY, REALLY SOON.

NELSON PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE PLAYGROUND THAT IS ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF NELSON PARK CLOSEST TO THE SOFTBALL FIELDS.

IT IS NOT FOR THE IMAGINATION. IT IS NOT FESTIVAL GARDENS.

IT'S THE PLAYGROUND ON THE FAR WEST SIDE THAT'S USED ON THAT SIDE OF THE PARK.

AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT REPLACING THAT NELSON SPLASH PAD.

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THAT IS OUR OLDEST BASH PAD. IT WAS ACTUALLY FUNDED WITH TOGETHER 2011, BUILT IN 2012 AND IS NEEDING SOME REPAIRS.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE FUNDING THAT ROSE PARK RESTROOM REPLACEMENT.

THAT IS ONE OF OUR OLDER RESTROOMS. AND ONCE WE PUT IN THAT NEW PLAYGROUND AT ROSE PARK AND MAY HAVE MADE THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SKATE PARK, THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR HIGHEST USED RESTROOMS. IT'S RIGHT THERE THAT SERVICES BOTH THAT PLAYGROUND AND THE SKATE PARK.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PUTTING IN A NEW RESTROOM THERE TO TO SERVICE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT GO TO ROSE PARK.

IT IS A VERY HIGHLY USED PARK. AND THEN THE ROSE SENIOR RECREATION CENTER.

WE ARE PURCHASING A NEW FRYER AND WE SERVE, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM 350 TO 500 INDIVIDUALS.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND THE FRYER IS ON. IT'S IT'S BEYOND ITS LAST LEG.

AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT REPLACING THAT AS WELL.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. IT'S AN EXTENSIVE LIST BUT THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD LIST.

ANYBODY CAN QUESTIONS. ANY COMMENTS. THE ROSE PARK RESTROOM REPLACEMENTS.

WE REPLACED A COUPLE OF RESTROOMS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND SOME OF OUR PARKS THAT I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT BEING A PRETTY CLOSE NUMBER TO THAT 400,000 NUMBER. THE WE HAVE ADDED RESTROOMS, LIKE WHEN WE'VE ADDED SPLASH PADS, WE ADDED A RESTROOM WHEN WE PUT IN THE NEW DOG PARK.

WE HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY STREAMS. OKAY. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW LONG.

YEAH, THAT 400,000 JUST FEELS LIKE A PRETTY LOW NUMBER, SO.

GREAT. GOOD. THE ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT ONE THAT HELPS WITH THAT ONE IS BECAUSE IT'S REPLACING A RESTROOM.

THE WATER, THE SEWER, THE ELECTRICITY, THAT'S ALL THERE.

WE'RE NOT HAVING TO RUN LINES TO THAT LOCATION.

SO, LIKE AT THE DOG PARK THAT WAS AN UNDEVELOPED PARK.

SO WE HAD TO RUN WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, ELECTRICITY OUT TO THAT LOCATION.

THAT WAS A LOT OF WHAT THAT COST. THAT PEOPLE THINK WE WERE IS THE RESTROOM.

IT WASN'T THE RESTROOM. IT WAS REALLY THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RESTROOM BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A RESTROOM THERE.

WE'RE REALLY I MEAN, THE SLABS THERE, THE WATER, THE ELECTRICITY, EVERYTHING IS THERE.

SO IT'S REALLY JUST REPLACING THE FUNCTIONING RESTROOM PART.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, THE AQUATICS REPORT.

[4. Aquatics Report (Discussion)]

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

JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON AQUATICS GETTING READY TO THE END OF THE SEASON.

SO WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THAT OUT AT THE CENTER.

OUR AVERAGE DAILY COUNT FOR JULY WAS 367.8. TOTAL GUESS COUNT 11,404.

WE DID FINISH UP OUR WATER WALKERS, WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR WITH OUR SENIORS.

THEY REALLY ENJOYED COMING OUT AND PARTICIPATING IN THAT ACTIVITY.

AND WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THOSE FROM THAT ACTIVITY.

AND IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THAT JOINS WITH OUR, OUR SENIOR PROGRAM SO THAT IT HELPS GET OUR FOLKS OUT THERE, GET THEM MOVING AROUND AND GOING. SO THAT'S WORKED OUT REALLY WELL AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

LAST DAY OF THE SEASON IS COMING UP, LABOR DAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER 1ST. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A IT'S GOING TO BE 11 A.M.

TO 5 P.M. THAT DAY. SO WE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER TODAY.

BUT WE'RE CLOSING UP THE SEASON AND WE GOT ALL OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE OUT THERE STARTING TO HEAD TO COLLEGE AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY PART OF THE SEASON AND, AND PART OF THE PROFESSION.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SPLASH PADS WE STILL HAVE NELSON IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.

WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. WE'VE GOTTEN THE PARTS IN.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT SET UP TO GO AND CONFIGURE AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

SO WE'VE GOT ELECTRICAL WORK WE HAVE TO DO ABOUT THAT SPLASH PAD.

SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THAT ONE IN, BUT WE'RE GETTING ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING THAT COMPLETED.

SO AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR PARK OR FOR AQUATICS.

ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THANKS, CHRIS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PARKS REPORT.

[5. Parks Report (Discussion)]

HEY, CORONADO. GOOD MORNING. CORONADO PARKS DIVISION MANAGER. WE HAVE DONE SOME SIDEWALK REPAIR OUT HERE IN THE FRONT OF CITY HALL.

YOU CAN TELL THAT SOME OF THOSE INSERTS THERE ON THE SIDEWALK, THE PEBBLES AND HAVE STARTED TO COME APART.

AND SO THE GUYS REPAIRED A COUPLE OF SECTIONS OF THOSE WE'RE LOOKING AT A TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO ACTUALLY REPLACE THE WHOLE SIDEWALK BECAUSE IT'S GOT A LOT OF ISSUES. BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KIND OF GET US BY SOME TIME IN THE MEANTIME NEAR SOME BALL FIELDS,

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IRRIGATION REPAIR. SO IF YOU GUYS KNOW ALL THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IN NELSON WE HAVE TO REDO LINES AND AND AND BASICALLY JUST MOVE STUFF AROUND. AND THE GUYS, THIS WAS THE LAST PIECE.

THE NELSON BALL FIELDS. THANKFULLY, WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN THIS YEAR, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH IRRIGATION, BUT THIS WAS THE LAST PIECE THAT WE NEEDED TO COMPLETE IN THE GUYS.

AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO REPLACING AND REROUTING THE LINES ONCE EVERYTHING WAS MOVED AROUND THE SPLASH BED AND ALL THAT.

SO THE BALL FIELDS ARE BACK UP AND WORKING IRRIGATION IS WORKING AGAIN.

WE ARE MOVING INTO PHASE TWO OF THE COBB PARK PAVILION DEMO RENOVATION.

IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, WE TORE DOWN THE RESTROOM THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THAT.

AND NOW WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND TAKEN THE ROOF OFF.

WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE ROOF, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'LL START WORKING ON THE REST OF IT.

WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS PAVILION. SO WE ARE PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT INTO RENOVATING IT BECAUSE PEOPLE DO LIKE TO RENT IT OUT.

SO IT'LL BE COMING SOON. IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN LANDSCAPING MOWING AND FLOWERBEDS.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE DON'T JUST DO MOWING AND IRRIGATION AND THIS AND THAT.

WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS, BUT THE MOWING AND THE FLOWERBEDS.

THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE HARD BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN THAT WE HAD.

SO THE GUYS REALLY HAD TO PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN TRYING TO KEEP THE GRASS DOWN MOST OF THE YEAR.

BUT IN TURN WE DIDN'T HAVE AS LONG AS A HOT SUMMER.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING TO THE END OF IT AS WELL. WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF HUNDRED DAYS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS VERY THANKFUL FOR, BUT THE GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING ALL THE SITES UP.

AND WITH MOWING AND, AND LANDSCAPE FLOWERBEDS, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE ONE OUT HERE IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL WITH THE TRAIN BED.

BUT IF YOU GUYS GO AROUND AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE FLOWER BEDS THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

SO JUST WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT. THAT'S IT FOR ME.

ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. IS THERE SOMEWHERE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MAP FOR THE GREEN SPACES THAT SHOWS ALL THE SHOWS, ALL THE GREEN SPACES THAT YOU GUYS MAINTAIN? I BELIEVE ON OUR ON OUR PARKS AND REC WEBSITE, THERE ARE SOME MAPS OF ALL THE SPACES THAT WE HAVE, INCLUDING INCLUDED PARKS AND ALL THAT STUFF. THEY CAN'T LIKE. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I SEE OR HEAR SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT, OH, THE CITY NEEDS TO COME CLEAN THAT UP, OR THE CITY NEEDS TO MOW THAT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I'M LIKE, THAT'S NOT THE CITY'S. AND IT'D BE NICE TO JUST BE ABLE TO POINT THEM TO THAT.

YEAH, WE DO HAVE A MOWING BACK, BUT FOR OUR FOR OUR CONTRACT MOWING THAT WE LOOK AT AND I THINK IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH GIS.

BUT THEN YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE PARKS AND REC WEBSITE AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PARKS THAT WE MAINTAIN.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SENIORS REPORT. GOOD MORNING, ANNE HALL, SENIORS.

[6. Seniors Report (Discussion)]

DIVISION MANAGER. SO I DO WANT TO SAY BEFORE I START THIS THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING THE SENIORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WATER WALKERS, BECAUSE LAST MONTH, IN JULY, WE HAD 606 SENIORS PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING MOVING. SO I WAS VERY EXCITED WHEN I SAW THE NUMBER.

SO I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE IT REALLY HELPS THEM.

I TOLD THEM, YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH WATER HELPS WITH YOUR JOINTS AND STUFF, SO LET'S GET WALKING AGAIN.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SUMMER. SO WE ARE STARTING SOME CLUBS.

WE HAVE STARTED THE GARDENING CLUB AND IT STARTED LAST WEEK, BUT IT IS EVERY SECOND THURSDAY TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AND WILLOW CREEK IS SPONSORING THAT EVENT FOR US. SO WE HAD SOME RAISED FLOWER BEDS PUT IN AND THEY WORKED.

THEY MET IN THE DINING ROOM AND THEN THEY WENT OUT TO THE PATIO BECAUSE WE WERE ALSO TRYING TO USE OUR PATIO MORE AND MAKING IT PRETTY.

SO WE WANT TO GO HAVE OUR LUNCH OUTSIDE. WE'RE JUST, LIKE YOU SAID, WAITING FOR THOSE HUNDRED DAYS TO KIND OF GO AWAY SO WE CAN ENJOY A COOL LUNCH OUTSIDE. SO THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THAT.

THEY WERE VERY EXCITED. WE HAD A WE HAD A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR THAT EVENT AND IT WAS EXCITING.

WE ARE ALSO ON THE 25TH ON THE MONDAY WE WILL HAVE ROCK PAINTING, AND THAT'S WHAT SOME OF OUR SENIORS HAVE FOUND A LOT OF ROCKS AND COLLECTED THEM.

SO THEY SAID, I THINK WE NEED TO START A ROCK PAINTING CLASS.

SO WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT OUT AND SEE WHAT WE GET. SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PAINTING ADDED WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL PAINTING. SO NOW WE'LL HAVE ROCK PAINTING SO GOOD.

AND WE WILL BE CELEBRATING NATIONAL DOG DAY AND ABILENE THERAPY DOGS WILL BE COMING TO VISIT US ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST AT 10 A.M..

ONE OF THE MEMBERS THERE COMES TO THE CENTER FOR LUNCH DAILY.

SO SHE WAS MORE THAN EXCITED AND SHE'S BEEN SHOWING US PICTURES OF HER DOG, SO SHE'S VERY EXCITED TO ACTUALLY BRING THEM TO MEET US IN PERSON.

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SO VERY THERAPEUTIC. AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SOME PEOPLE GET SOME IDEAS ON THERAPY DOGS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL FOR THEM.

HELP THEM NOT BE LONELY. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANKS, ANNE. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND ZOO REPORT. JESSE PADERBORN, ABILENE ZOO DIRECTOR.

[7. Zoo Report (Discussion)]

WE HAVE FORTUNATELY HAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO OUR LESSER FLAMINGOS. WE'RE AZA ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.

WHAT? THAT MEANS WE FOLLOW BY SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OF A WHAT'S CALLED SSP SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN.

THIS IS A COORDINATOR THAT ACTUALLY IS SORT OF THE DATING GAME FOR ALL THE SPECIES OF THIS PARTICULAR SPECIES, AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR THEM TO GO TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF BREED.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T BREEDING THEM SUCCESSFULLY. WE BELIEVE THAT THE HABITAT THEY'RE IN WASN'T REALLY THE RIGHT SETUP FOR THEM TO PROCREATE.

AND WE HAVE VERY VALUABLE FLAMINGOS. THEY ACTUALLY WERE MAJORITY WERE FOUNDERS STOCK, WHICH MEANS THEY WERE COLLECTED OUT OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

SO IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR THEM TO GO TO DALLAS.

I'M SORRY. FORT WORTH AND WACO ZOO. SO THEY WENT THERE.

AND SO IN RETURN, WE DECIDED TO REPLACE THEM WITH A BROWN PELICAN SPECIES.

THESE GUYS WERE RESCUED BY TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM, AND THEY WERE THEY'RE BEING HOUSED AT WACO ZOO AS WELL.

SO WE TOOK THEM AND TRADE FOR THOSE LESSER FLAMINGOS.

SO RIGHT WHEN YOU ENTER THE ZOO, A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL THEM THE BABY FLAMINGOS.

THE LESSER FLAMINGOS, THEY'RE NOW GONE. IT'S GOING TO BE THE BROWN PELICANS, WHICH ARE ALSO INDIGENOUS TO THE WHOLE TEXAS COASTLINE.

SO COME CHECK THEM OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID HAVE THE PASSING OF ONE OF OUR COLOBUS MONKEYS.

THIS WE DID FIND OUT, WAS THE OLDEST COLOBUS MONKEY IN CAPTIVITY IN ALL OF THE UNITED STATES.

HER NAME IS CARLA. SHE'S RIGHT ABOUT TO TURN 30 YEARS OLD.

SO SHE HAD A RIPE AGE, HAD A GREAT MEMORY WITH THE TROOP.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T RECALL WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE, SHE WAS THE ONE THAT SORT OF HAD THE HUNCHBACK. SHE WAS THAT TYPICAL ELDERLY LOOKING MONKEY. SO SHE HAD A VERY GOOD LIFE. AND SHE JUST PASSED AWAY OF NATURAL CAUSES.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR SOME PATHOLOGY JUST TO CONFIRM THAT.

BUT MORE THAN LIKELY NATURAL CAUSES. WE HAD SOME BABIES BORN A LITTLE BLUE DUIKER BABY BABIES OUT ON DISPLAY.

AND THEN ANOTHER SECRETARY, BIRD HATCHLING CAME OUT.

SO COME CHECK THEM OUT. AND WE PARTNERED UP WITH THE FLYING BISON.

WE HAD OUR MASCOT GO OUT THERE AND THROW IN THE FIRST PITCH AS WELL, AS WE HAD THE TOP PLAYERS COME TO THE ZOO AND SIGNED BASEBALLS FOR FREE.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR FOLKS TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE ZOO AND THE FLYING BISON TEAM.

LASTLY, WE ARE OPEN. OUR RENOVATIONS OF CARIBBEAN COVID.

IT OPENS THIS FRIDAY. IF YOU DON'T RECALL, THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA DIDN'T HAVE APPROPRIATE HOUSING FOR ANIMALS YEAR ROUND.

SO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THEY'D HAVE TO GO IN THE BACK AND NOBODY COULD SEE THEM. SO THEY'RE PAYING THE SAME ADMISSION TICKET TO NOT SEE SEE LESS ANIMALS.

SO NOW THEY CAN SEE THEM YEAR ROUND. THE SLOTHS, THE TOUCANS, MACAWS, LOTS OF WADING BIRDS LIKE IBISES AND EGRETS.

NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM YEAR ROUND. SO IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS FRIDAY.

SO COME CHECK THEM OUT. AND THEN LASTLY WE HAVE BABY SHARK COMING.

DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, THIS IS A PROBABLY 20 YEAR OLD SONG THAT STUCK IN EVERYBODY'S HEADS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO MANY SHOWS AND MEET AND GREETS THROUGHOUT THE ZOO ON THIS SATURDAY, SO IT'S FREE FOR MEMBERS, SO COME CHECK THEM OUT.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY IT'S FREE AFTER YOU PAY AN ADMISSION TICKET IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE ZOO EXPERIENCE. COME CHECK THIS OUT.

THAT'S IT FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR ANYTHING.

OKAY JESSE THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE LESLIE TO BRING UP? OH, JESSE, CONGRATS ON THE NEW HIRE TO REPLACE DANNY, I THINK.

YEAH, YEAH. WITH LONDON. LONDON SHELTERS? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, THAT JUST HAPPENED.

THAT IS A THAT'S A GOOD HIRE. THAT'S A REAL HIRE.

SO. OKAY, WELL, IF THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS OR TALK ABOUT OR LISTEN TO, WE SHALL CONSIDER OURSELVES ADJOURNED TILL NEXT MONTH.

THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.