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          EVERYONE, 
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I, UM, WE ARE HERE FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, AT 3:45 PM ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH. 
          UH, CAN WE HAVE A CALL TO ORDER MR. TO DIRECTOR? SURE, YEAH. 
          LET ME DO, UM, OUR ATTENDANCE. 
          SO COMMISSION CHAIR REDFIELD IS HERE AND COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER LEVISON IS HERE PRESENT. 
          WE DID GET CONTACTED BY VICE CHAIR, UH, SOLICIT RAKI SMITH THAT SHE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE. 
          GIVES HER REGRETS, BUT SHE'S HOPING TO BE THERE NEXT THURSDAY. 
          THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. 
          UM, AND THEN WE WILL, UH, UH, BEGIN OUR AGENDA AND WE'LL GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PARKS OF RECREATION COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 8TH, 2024. 
          UH, CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED A SECOND. 
          THANK YOU. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOPE. 
          UH, ANY FROM THE STAFF FROM THE PUBLIC? UH, HEARING NONE. 
          WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM AGENDA. 
          ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA OF THE PARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING FOR NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024. 
          CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. 
          UH, I WILL SECOND AND, UH, I HAVE A DISCUSSION PLEASE. 
          YEAH. 
          SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY AN IMPORTANT PART TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF EACH OF OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. 
          UM, IT'S MORE OF A SAD NOTE TO SHARE WITH YOU IN THAT WITH THE PASSING OF BRIAN, UM, OVER AT ANIMAL CARE, HIS FUNERAL, UM, IS GOING TO BE ON A DAY THAT WE WOULD'VE PLANNED TO SURPRISE THE RECIPIENT. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA JUST MOVE ALL OF THAT INTO THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND IN SENSITIVITY TO THAT SITUATION. 
          SO, BUT I'LL BE ATTENDING THE FUNERAL NEXT WEDNESDAY WITH MELANIE AND THE STAFF. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA CLOSE THE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR SEVERAL HOURS SO THAT ALL THE STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL. 
          THAT IS SO WONDERFUL. 
          WILL THERE THEN BE A, A SECOND? WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE, UH, A SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. 
          AUGUST, YEAH. 
          AND WE, IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE THAT, DONE THAT, YEAH. 
          OF AVAILABILITY. 
          UH, BUT, UM, THE OTHER GOOD NEWS IS THAT JACKIE GUERRERA WAS, UH, SELECTED AS A DODGER DREAM TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS REALLY A GREAT HONOR AND, UH, WILL BE RECOGNIZING HER AS PART OF THE PRESENTATIONS. 
          AND WE HEARD THAT MAYOR, UH, RICHARDSON, WHO LEARNED OF THE RECOGNITION, HE'S PROVIDING A CERTIFICATE OF SOME SORT TO SURPRISE OR PRESENT HER. 
          SO THAT'LL BE A REALLY GREAT MOMENT FOR OUR PRESENTATION ON THE AGENDA. 
          WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THAT, I GOT TO GO TO A COUPLE OF 'EM, AND THAT IS A INCREDIBLE PROGRAM. 
          ALL THOSE KIDS RUNNING AROUND IN DODGER, EVEN AS AN ANGEL FAN, , ALL THOSE KIDS RUNNING AROUND IN DODGER UNIFORMS ARE SO EXCITED. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, I SAID THAT WE HAD 1400 YOUTH, UH, IN THE DODGER GAME TEAM PROGRAM THIS SUMMER. 
          SO IT'S, IT'S FANTASTIC THAT WHOEVER THOUGHT UP THAT FOR THE  DONE GOOD. 
          SO THOSE WOULD BE THE ONLY THINGS, UH, ON THE PROPOSED AGENDA THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM STAFF? WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I GOT TO THIS, UH, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING A LITTLE DELAYED IS THAT WE GOT NEWS THAT IN FACT, IT'S IN MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT, WHICH I MAY NEED TO MODIFY. 
          I'LL PROBABLY DO IT VERBALLY, BUT, UM, SO OUR PLAN RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS COURT PROJECT, WHICH WAS, UH, PLANNED FOR THIS SATURDAY. 
          UM, IT'S BEEN CANCELED. 
          SO, UM, WE'LL HAVE, UH, CHRISTINE, UH, SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS JUST SO THEY'RE AWARE OF THE, THE CHANGE OF PLANS. 
          SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I'M GOOD ON THE AGENDA. 
          OKAY. 
          WE, UH, HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          YOU HAD A MOTION? YOU GOTTA VOTE. 
          OH, I'M SO SORRY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, WE HAD A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER LIVINGSTON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          YOU OPPOSED? OKAY. 
          NO. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, THAT PASSES. 
          NOW WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NOPE. 
          THERE'S NO PUBLIC HERE TODAY. 
          ANY OTHER STAFF 
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COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. 
          IS THERE NO OBJECTIONS? WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 3:50 PM THANK YOU. 
          OFFICIAL.
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