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I'M CALLING, UH, TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR PARKS RECREATION, UH, COMMISSION ON THURSDAY, JULY 11TH, 2024.CAN WE, UH, CALL TO ORDER, UH, ROLL CALL? YEAH.
SO FOR THIS COMMITTEE, UH, WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS.
WE DID HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE BY, UM, CHAIR ROBERT LIVINGSTON, SO WE'LL, SO NOTE THAT.
AND THEN FOR ROLL CALL, UM, VICE CHAIR
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM FOR THIS COMMITTEE MEETING.
UH, ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE APPROVING THE MINUTES, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PARTS OF RECREATION COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE MEETING FROM JUNE 30TH.
UM, DO I HEAR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
AND THEN SECOND, A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS AND RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE MEETING FOR JULY 18TH.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A, UM, MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AS NOTED IN THE AGENDA.
DO WE VOTE RIGHT AWAY? YEAH, WE CAN.
UH, SO DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA? WELL, YEAH, I THINK ONE, UM, A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS MEETING.
AND BY THE WAY, THIS COMMITTEE MEETING WENT REALLY WELL, SO THANK YOU FOR FILLING ME IN TODAY.
UM, BUT WE WILL, UM, HAVE A PRESENTATION, WHICH WILL BE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
UM, THE SURPRISE WILL BE FOR, UM, ACTUALLY, I'M REAL EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, OUR PARK AMBASSADOR TEAM IS JUST 1-YEAR-OLD AND ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL PARK AMBASSADORS IS BEING RECOGNIZED BY HIS COWORKERS, HIS EMPLOYEE.
I'M NOT GONNA REVEAL HIS NAME ON THIS RECORDING, BUT, UM, WE'RE REAL EXCITED THAT ONE OF OUR PARK AMBASSADORS IS BEING RECOGNIZED IN THAT REGARD.
AND THEN THE OTHER IMPORTANT, UM, ACTION FOR THE, THE UPCOMING, UH, COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
SO, UH, I KNOW SEVERAL, BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROCESS IN THE PAST, BUT, UM, AS THE DIRECTOR, I'LL TAKE ON THE ROLE OF INITIATING THE PROCESS.
UH, WHOEVER ENDS UP BEING SUPPORTED AS THE NEW CHAIR, THERE'LL BE THAT MOMENT WHERE THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL BEGIN LEADING THE MEETING.
SO, UM, I THINK THOSE WERE THE HIGHLIGHTS I WANTED TO MENTION.
UM, BEYOND THAT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HAVE A REALLY HEALTHY DIRECTOR TO REPORT OR UPDATE.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE, THE PARK SYSTEM REMINDS YOU OF HOW IMPORTANT THE THINGS WE PROVIDE ARE TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ELABORATE A BIT FURTHER.
AND WE CAN, UH, CALL THE MEETING, UH, OVER AT 3 35.
ON, UH, THURSDAY, JULY 18TH, 22.
NO, THURSDAY, JULY TODAY, 11TH 11, 20 24.