* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. THANK [00:00:01] YOU. THANK YOU. DO I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER? I CALL THE, UH, FINANCE AND APPEALS COMMITTEE, UH, MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, UH, TO ORDER AT, UH, 3:05 PM ON THURSDAY, JULY 11TH, 2024. I WILL DO THE ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, WHO WE KNOW IS ABSENT TODAY. YEP. COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. HERE. COMMISSIONER ATE SMITH. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. UH, SO ITEM NUMBER ONE, UH, FINANCE AND APPEALS COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 13TH. YOU CAN TAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. OH, I'M SORRY. I TAKE, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. CAN I JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION OF THE APPROVE THE AMEN. AND I SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. UH, GOES THROUGH, UH, THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS. THANK YOU. FEE WAIVER REQUESTS. NO PROBLEM. UM, COMMISSIONER RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, UM, WE HAVE FIVE GROUPS, UM, ACTUALLY, UM, UM, FIVE REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY FOR FEE WAIVERS. UM, THE FIRST IS THE GP CARE PACKAGES OF BLANKETS ABOVE. THEY'RE REQUESTING TO DO A, UM, EVENT AT 14TH STREET ON DECEMBER 14TH. UM, THIS IS A 10 YEAR EVENT. THEY'RE REQUESTING TO HAVE $375 IN FACILITY PERMIT FEES REQUESTED TO WAIVE ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES ABOUT 300 IN ATTENDANCE. THE NEXT ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL HAW IS THEY'RE HAVING THEIR NATIONAL NINE OUT EVENT ON AUGUST 6TH AT SILVERADO PARK, OPEN SPACE, UM, AND COMMUNITY EVENT REQUESTING $375 IN FACILITY AND FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED. ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES THEN ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL CHA, THEY'RE HAVING AN EVENT ON AUGUST 15TH. BACK TO SCHOOL. COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR AT ADMIRAL CARE ADMIRAL KID PARK IN THE OPEN SPACE. UM, AGAIN, ANOTHER COMMUNITY EVENT. $375 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED. CENTRAL CHA WITH ANOTHER BACK TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR AT CESAR CHAVEZ PARK IN THEIR OPEN SPACE ON AUGUST 22ND. UM, IT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT, $375 IN FACILITY PONY FEES REQUESTED WAIVE, ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES. AND THE LAST ONE, A BACK TO SCHOOL. LA UM, THIS IS, UH, THEIR, UH, BACK TO SCHOOL FEST AT BIXBY PARK IN THE OPEN SPACE COMMUNITY EVENT. $316 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED. ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES, COMMISSIONERS' TOTAL FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY OF, UH, GROUPS ARE $1,816. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY PARTICULAR GROUP, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THIS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND FOR, UM, GP CARE PACKAGES, IT SAYS 10 YEAR EVENT. DOES SHE MEAN LIKE THIS IS HER 10TH ANNUAL? UM, THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE APPLICATION. UM, I CAN GO BACK AND ASK IF THIS IS HER 10TH ANNUAL EVENT. YEAH. 'CAUSE IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE WE'RE SHE'S GONNA BE THERE FOR 10 YEARS DOING THAT. YES. , THAT WAS JUST WHAT I THOUGHT. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW SHE'S NOT, I ACTUALLY KNOW HER REALLY WELL, SO SHE PROBABLY MEANT LIKE 10TH. YEAH. IF NOT, I'LL CHECK WITH THE STAFF OF IT. IT WAS JUST THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PULLED OFF. OKAY. PERFECT. THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THE PUBLIC. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UH, NEXT, I THINK WE WANNA HAVE, UH, GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE FIRST. THAT IS CORRECT. UM, SO THIS IS AN ITEM, ACTUALLY, DO WE NEED A MOTION TO KINDA START THE CONVERSATION? WHY DON'T WE TAKE A MOTION? OKAY. UH, I MAKE A MOTION TO START THE CONVERSATION. I SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, SO THIS IS A, UM, JUST AN UPDATE ON SOME PROPOSED FEE INCREASES THAT WE ARE GONNA BE BRINGING FORWARD, NOT IN THE JULY MEETING, BUT IN THE AUGUST MEETING. WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS, ANYTIME WE HAVE FEE CHANGES, WE LIKE TO COME A MONTH IN ADVANCE BECAUSE WHEN WE ACTUALLY DO TAKE IT FOR A FEE HEARING AT COMMISSION, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUBLICLY NOTICE IT TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. OUR FINANCE AND APPEALS COMMITTEE MEETING IS ONLY ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE, SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU HAVE TO HAVE BEEN BRIEFED IF WE DID IT ALL THE SAME MONTH. SO WE BRING THIS, UH, A LITTLE BIT, UH, EARLIER, UH, JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVERSATION. AND, UH, YOU WILL THEN SEE THIS, UH, IN AN ACTUAL FEE HEARING DURING THE AUGUST MEETING. SO THERE ARE 13 FEES THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE. THESE ARE, UM, BASICALLY FEES THAT ARE KIND OF PART OF A PROCESS WHERE WE ALMOST AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE THEM BASED ON THE CPI. UH, AND THE RECENT, UM, CPI WAS ABOUT [00:05:01] 2.45%. SO THERE ARE 13 FEES HERE THAT WE ARE INCREASING BY THE, UH, THE CPI AMOUNT. UM, IN SOME CASES IT'S GONNA COME UP WITH SOME CHANGE, UH, MEANING IT'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, AN EXACT DOLLAR INCREASE OR, SO WE ALWAYS KIND OF GO DOWN TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR. SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THESE. THERE ARE TOURNAMENT FEES FOR BASKETBALL. UM, THESE ARE THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FEES, FIVE ON FIVE FEES, AND A VOLLEYBALL FEE. UM, WHAT WERE THEY BEFORE? SO THEY, THEY VARY FOR THE THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL, IT GOES FROM $60 TO $61. HMM. UH, FOR THE FIVE ON FIVE BASKETBALL, IT GOES FROM 120 TO 123. UH, AND FOR THE VOLLEYBALL IT GOES FROM 42 TO 43. SO THESE AREN'T SIGNIFICANT, UH, FEE INCREASES, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO DO AS PART OF PRACTICE. AND THAT IS, UH, A POLICY OF THE CITY IS TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR FEES BASED ON CPI SO THAT WE DON'T GET FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND. UM, NOW I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT WE DON'T INCREASE ALL FEES BY CPI. IN FACT, WE HAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED FEES IN OUR FEE SCHEDULE. WE'RE ONLY BRINGING 13 FORWARD THIS TIME AROUND BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE STILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT PRICE ELASTICITY AND WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO TO PARTICIPATION. WE DO NOT WANT TO, IN ANY WAY, UH, LIMIT PARTICIPATION. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION FEES IS WE REALLY DO NEED TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND. ARE WE MAKING THIS MORE DIFFICULT, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE? IN THIS CASE, THE, THE 13 THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD, WE DON'T, UH, BELIEVE SO. UM, BUT THAT WAS JUST KIND OF THE FIRST CATEGORY OF FEES. THEN WE HAVE SOME LIGHTING FEES FOR THE USE OF, UH, THE FIELDS GOING UP BY $1 FROM 22 TO 23. THE CHITTICK FIELD SCOREBOARD, WE HAVE A NICE SCOREBOARD. THEY'RE OUT AT CHITTICK FIELD. YOU CAN RENT, UH, IT AND THE LITTLE CONTROLLER TO USE IT. THAT'S GOING UP BY, AGAIN, ANOTHER DOLLAR FROM 30 TO $31. AND THEN SOME FIELD PREP FEES. ANYTIME WE, UH, PREP A BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL FIELD FOR A GAME, THAT IS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S GOING UP BY ABOUT A DOLLAR. UM, LET'S SEE, COUPLE OF OTHERS. IF WE EVER NEED TO RENT OUT THE PARKING LOT, UH, AT ONE OF OUR PARKS, THAT WOULD GO UP, UH, FROM 22 TO 23. NOT SOMETHING WE ACTUALLY DO VERY OFTEN, BUT IT IS PART OF OUR FEE SCHEDULE. UM, CAMPGROUND FEES. WE HAVE A YOUTH CAMPING FEE, A SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR KEYS THAT IS ALSO GOING UP BY $1 FROM 57 TO 58. SO ALL TOLD, YOU KNOW, IT, IF KIND OF S UTILIZATION, UM, IS, IS SEEN IN FUTURE YEARS, IT WOULD BE ABOUT A LITTLE BIT UNDER $10,000 IN NEW REVENUE. BUT AGAIN, SOMETHING WE DO JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T KEEP SLIPPING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND. SO REALLY LOOK AT THIS AS MORE OF JUST KIND OF A PROCEDURAL, UH, UPDATE. THERE REALLY ISN'T ANYTHING THAT'S CONTROVERSIAL, UH, ANYTHING THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WOULD LIMIT ACCESS. UM, BUT THESE ARE, THESE ARE GLADYS'S FEES. THAT'S WHY WE WANTED GLADYS TO STICK AROUND. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, THE FEW THAT I JUST MENTIONED, THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO. I GUESS MY OWN QUESTION IS HOW WILL PEOPLE BE APPRISED OF THESE INCREASES? OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL BE MADE PUBLIC AND THAT'S FINE, BUT I GO TO RENT SOMETHING AND I'VE ALWAYS PAID $22 AND SUDDENLY IT'S 23 AND I'M GOING, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT GONNA BREAK THE BANK. BUT, UH, IS THERE A WAY THAT PEOPLE THAT REGULARLY USE IT GET A LITTLE NOTIFICATION? I WISH WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT. OPEN COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS IN PREPAREDNESS. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE YOUTH CAMPAIGN FEE, ALL THOSE SECURITY DEPOSITS RETURNABLE, AND THEY MIGHT SHOW UP WITH THEIR $57 CHECK. SO WHAT WE COULD DO IS WE REACH OUT TO PREVIOUS USER GROUPS AND LET 'EM KNOW, YOU KNOW, EFFECTIVE THIS DATE, ONCE IT GETS APPROVED, UM, BY THE COMMISSION THAT THE FEE WENT UP TO $58 AND TO PREPARE LIKE THAT. SO, UM, THAT COULD BE THAT OR ANY OF OUR, AGAIN, ANY OF OUR USER GROUPS THAT WE HAVE, UM, ON RECORD TO USING THIS. SO I THINK THAT IS A GREAT SUGGESTION TO LET OUR, OUR USERS KNOW IN ADVANCE. AND THESE WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST, UNTIL THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. SO THERE WOULD ALSO BE OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR KIND OF ADVANCE, UH, COMMUNICATION AS WELL. NOT JUST WHEN IT, UH, HAPPENS, BUT IN ADVANCE. AND THEN WE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK OUR FEE SCHEDULE. SURE. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE [00:10:01] IT. WE ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE LATEST AND GREATEST FEE SCHEDULE IS POSTED ON OUR, UH, WEBSITE. AND USUALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, KIND OF THE, THE DOWNTOWN CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE WILL PUT OUT, UH, NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT CHANGES TO FEES THAT WERE PART OF THE FY 25, UH, BUDGET. YEP. SO I KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO FUND THAT WAY. THAT ONE IS PERFECT. THANK YOU. GREAT. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE, HAD A MOTION? SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. YAY. ANYBODY OPPOSED? GOOD. ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER THREE AND, UH, UH, IT'S NOT RUDE IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE . THANK YOU. BYE GLADYS. BYE. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE. RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING DAMAGE, LOSS AND THEFT AS IT RELATES TO DEPARTMENTS OF PARK ATION RING. WHY DON'T YOU MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? I WOULD RECOMMEND MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO ACCEPT, TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. I SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, SO, UH, THE MONTH OF JUNE IN TERMS OF, UH, KIND OF OUR VANDALISM REPORT, NOT A VERY LENGTHY LIST, UH, THIS MONTH, UH, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. AND IT'S THE ROUTINE, ROUTINE THINGS THAT WE'RE USED TO SEEING. UM, A LOT OF LOCKS BEING BROKEN. UH, BATHROOM ISSUES WHERE THE DOORS AND THE LOCKS ARE ARE IMPACTED THERE. UM, WE ONLY EXPERIENCED ABOUT 17,500 IN UM, KIND OF LOSS. UM, RIGHT NOW. NOW I DO WANT TO PUT OUT, THERE ARE THREE THAT I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO. ONE IS WE HAVE THESE WALKING PATH BOLLARDS AT MARINA VISTA PARK, UH, THAT ESSENTIALLY IS OVER BY THE TENNIS COURT AND THE BATHROOM. IT CONNECTS LIKE, UH, COLORADO AND ELLIOT, UH, AVENUES. SOMEBODY CAME IN AND DESTROYED ALL OF THE BOLLARDS. AND SO BALLARDS, WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST GOING BALLARDS THAT THE, THE LITTLE LIGHTING BALLARD. SORRY. THANK YOU. UM, AND SO THAT IS GONNA BE ABOUT A $10,000. OH WOW. UH, COST. SO 10,000 OF THE 17 FIVE, I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD CHUNK OF IT RIGHT THERE. AND THEN ANOTHER OF THE BIGGER TICKET ITEMS ACTUALLY REALLY ISN'T ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR PARK SYSTEM. SO EVERY NIGHT WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON CALL, UH, SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN IN OUR PARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THAT THEY NEED TO GO OUT AND ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY. UH, THAT HAPPENS ACTUALLY QUITE OFTEN, ALMOST PROBABLY EVERY NIGHT, IF NOT MULTIPLE TIMES. UM, SO WE HAVE ONE VEHICLE THAT GOES HOME WITH THAT PERSON ON CALL. THAT VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED, UM, WHILE NOT IN A CITY PARK, NOT ON, YOU KNOW, THE TREE FARM LOT JUST HAPPENED OUT AND ABOUT. AND THAT WAS ABOUT 3,500. SO BETWEEN A CONVERTER? NO, IT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, SOMEBODY RIPPED OFF THE, UH, THE TOWING MIRRORS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MIRRORS SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TOWING. SO UNFORTUNATE THERE, BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, 13 FIVE OF THE 17 FIVE. SO THAT BASICALLY IS TELLING US THOUGH, THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF, UH, SIGNIFICANT LOSS, UM, OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. ONE MORE THOUGH THAT I WANT TO DO POINT OUT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PRICE FOR IT YET. THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT, UH, UM, INCIDENT, UH, VANDALISM AT OUR DIVORCED PARK, FREESTANDING RESTROOM. SOMEBODY CAME IN AND ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED IT. I THINK THERE'S BEEN, THERE WAS ARSON. OH, BUT THEN SOME OTHER, IS THIS THE ONE FROM LAST MONTH? IT IS, YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE A COST FOR THAT YET. SO WHEN WE DO, IS IT REPUTABLE OR ARE YOU GONNA JUST REPLACE IT? I THINK THAT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD NUMBER YET. UM, BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. AND IS THAT, THAT IS ONE THAT IS NOT, THE DOLLAR VALUE IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THAT 17 FIVE. IT WILL BE SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH GREATER. UM, BUT MORE TO COME ON THAT COST. OKAY. AND IS THAT DETERMINED BY PUBLIC WORKS? YOU KNOW, I THINK, UM, THEY WILL BE BROUGHT IN IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT WE DO NEED TO GO TO LIKE A REPLACEMENT. UM, AND THEY, YOU KNOW, AND I GUESS WITH UH, OR A MAJOR REPAIR, THEY WOULD BE, UH, POSSIBLY BROUGHT IN, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S REPAIRS THAT WE CAN HANDLE OR WE CAN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CONTRACT OUT, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT. [00:15:01] IF IT'S NOT THAT BIG THEN WE WOULD HANDLE THAT IN-HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW YET KIND OF WHAT LEVEL THAT IS. IS IT ONE THAT WE WOULD HAND OFF TO PUBLIC WORKS TO MAYBE LOOK AT A NEW REPLACEMENT, UM, IN KIND OF THE NEW STYLE? MM-HMM. INDIVIDUAL STALLS VERSUS THE OLD SCHOOL FREESTANDING RESTROOMS THAT ON ONE SIDE IS THE MEN'S AND ON THE OTHER IS THE WOMEN'S. MM-HMM. . UM, YOU KNOW, WE FIND GREATER SUCCESS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUAL STALL ONES, BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REPAIRED COST EFFECTIVELY, THEN I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE WOULD GO FIRST. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD. UM, SO WE NEED TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? GOT IT. THANK YOU. IS THAT IT? WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM NUMBER FOUR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR. SECOND. VERY GOOD. UM, SO JUST VERY QUICKLY, WE ARE, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, THREE QUARTERS OF THE YEAR DONE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24. AND YOU KNOW, I NO ISSUES WITH OUR EXPENDITURES OR OUR REVENUES THE WAY THEY'RE TRENDING. WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 64% OF OUR BUDGET SO FAR, UH, YOU KNOW, AND ABOUT ABOUT 75% OF THE YEAR. SO AS ALWAYS, WE'RE STILL KIND OF CATCHING UP THROUGH THOSE BUSY SUMMER MONTHS AND COME SEPTEMBER 30TH, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT CLOSER TO BUDGET. UM, AND OUR REVENUES, WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH, UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY TRENDING AHEAD OF, UM, OUR BUDGET, UH, FOR WHERE WE, UH, ARE IN THE YEAR WE'RE AT ABOUT 77, ALMOST 78% OF OUR REVENUE BUDGET ALREADY BEING ACHIEVED. AND SO WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, GOLF IS A BIG DRIVER OF THAT, BUT WE ARE, NO PUN INTENDED, THAT WAS GOOD . IT WAS NOT INTENDED, BUT THAT WAS VERY GOOD. UM, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. BUT THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER AREAS THAT WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT KIND OF SHOWS A SIGN THAT WE ARE TRULY COMING OUT OF COVID. AND I KNOW IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR THINGS TO CATCH UP. SO OUR FACILITY RENTALS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY'VE BEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK USING OUR PARK COMMUNITY CENTERS. MM-HMM. OUR MEETING ROOMS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, UH, FOR THEIR SPECIAL EVENTS. UM, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ENCOURAGING. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN THE PAST, UH, FOR OUR GATE REVENUES AT EL DORADO PARK. UM, AND THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER, ONE OF OUR BUSIEST WEEKENDS OF THE YEAR IS ALWAYS EASTER. OH. AND IT RAINS. WELL THIS YEAR EASTER IT RAINED AND IT WAS UGLY ALL WEEK. YEAH. IT WAS CLOSED AND SO IT WAS CLOSED. AND SO REALLY NO REVENUE COMING IN FROM OUR BIGGEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR YET. WE'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN THE PAST. SO, UH, CERTAINLY THAT IS A GOOD SIGN. UM, YEAH, THOSE ARE THE, THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG ONES, RIGHT. UM, FOR GROWTH REVENUE, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, WE SEEM TO BE TRENDING WELL. UM, AND UH, YOU, I HOPE TO FINISH THE YEAR UP STRONG. HOW'S THE HIRING? THERE'S SOME POSITIONS THAT WORK. YEAH, HIRING IS GOING WELL. UM, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS THAT I'M SURE BRENT MIGHT TALK ABOUT, UH, IN EXEC COMMITTEE THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING. UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THOSE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, TIME. MM-HMM. . BUT YOU KNOW, WITH OUR CLASSIFIED POSITIONS, UM, WE ARE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF FILLING, UH, THOSE CRITICAL POSITIONS, BE THOSE OUR MAINTENANCE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND OUR PARKS, UM, DOING CUSTODIAL WORK OR LIGHT MAINTENANCE WORK. UM, OUR ANIMAL CARE POSITIONS, WHICH I KNOW ARE OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW, THIS COMMISSION ABLE TO REALLY FILL SOME CRITICAL NEEDS OUT THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE LOOK AT OUR VACANCY RATE FOR OUR FULL-TIME POSITIONS, WE'RE ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT LOWER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, WHICH IS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR US. UM, I ALWAYS WORRY IF THE POSITIONS ARE VACANT NOW, HOW WILL THAT IMPACT AS THEY'RE PLANNING THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR DOWN AT CITY HALL? YEAH. YOU KNOW, USUALLY THEY LEAVE IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OKAY. TO DETERMINE, UM, WHAT IS BEST OPERATIONALLY. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD EXPECT THE DEPARTMENT TO ASK IF THESE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR SO LONG, CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT 'EM AND DO SOMETHING ELSE? UM, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT'S USUALLY A PROCEDURAL ISSUE SOMEPLACE ELSE OF WHY POSITIONS AREN'T BEING, UH, FILLED AND NOT NECESSARILY WE DON'T NEED THE POSITIONS. GOT IT. UM, AND SO, NO, I THINK THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING, UH, DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW, PARTICULAR WITH A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION [00:20:01] THAT'S, UH, GOING ON WITH CITY HIRING AND A LOT OF THE, THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE RECENTLY TO ADDRESS, UH, RECRUITMENT, LOGISTIC AND RETENTION. YEAH. UM, I, I THINK THINGS ARE MOVING IN A VERY POSITIVE, UH, WAY FORWARD AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO FILL A LOT OF OUR REALLY CRITICAL POSITIONS. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. UH, IS THAT ALL? UH, WE NOW OFFER THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING FINANCE AND APPEALS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY, UH, PUBLIC? I THINK WE HAVE TO, COULD WE GO BACK TO THE LAST ITEM? CALL THE QUESTION. I'M SO SORRY. WE GOTTA VOTE ON IT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. NOW WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE? OKAY. NOT THERE BEING NONE. LET'S, UH, GO TO THE ADJOURNMENT AND MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED AT 3:26 PM THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. I KNOW YOU, YES. SO YOU WANT TO GO GRAB MR. MR. BRENT? SO WE'LL UH, GRAB BRENT AND LET HIM COME IN. YOU NEED TO USE LEARN MY ROBERT'S RULES A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENTLY, BUT, UH, THERE WE GO. SO ANY BIG VACATIONS FOR YOU THIS SUMMER? NO, NOT REALLY. SUMMERS ARE TOUGH HERE BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE BUDGET SEASON AND BACK IN THE DAY THERE, THERE WAS ONLY REALLY ONE OF ME IN THE DEPARTMENT, SO I'D HAVE TO DO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY BUDGET MEETINGS. SO WE'VE KIND OF FALLEN OUT OF THE WHOLE SUMMER. WE FOCUS ON DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. OKAY. VACATION. BUT, UH, WOULD LOVE TO GET OUT OF TOWN SOMETIME SOON. YEAH. HOW WAS THE, HOW WAS THE, HE HE FINISHED HIS FIRST YEAR. HE DID. HERE WE GO. HE WAS WIG AS A BUDDY. THAT'S A GREAT T-SHIRT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS STEVEN. I'VE BEEN WEARING IT AT OUR CONCERT. THE JULY IS ONES FIRST MAKE WHITE. DO YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE? I HAVE A BLACK ONE AND A WHITE ONE BACK. THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT AND A RECREATION PARK. SO WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A TIGHT TIME. YES. I PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.