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THIS IS ALYSSA UAR SMITH, CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 4:50 PM OKAY.
WE'LL ROLL INTO THAT REGULAR AGENDA.
UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026.
I HAVE A SECOND CLERK COURSE BY ALAN.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A.
AS OF, OKAY, WE'VE GOT NUMBER TWO RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS FEE WAIVER REQUESTS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026 AND OCTOBER 7TH, 2026.
CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVE SECOND.
UM, MOTION BY FIRST BY COMMISSIONER NGA.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR SCOTT REPORT.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, ASHLEY, UH, ETT PROVIDE THE REPORT.
WE HAVE FOUR FEE WAIVERS UP FOR APPROVAL THIS MONTH.
WE HAVE THE JULIETTA AND RITA FOUNDATION, WHICH IS NOT, I'M SORRY, IS A NEW GROUP.
IT'S A NEW EVENT TO BE HOSTED ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2026.
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY IS THE EVENT DESCRIPTION TO BE LOCATED AT HILTON PARK AND OPEN SPACE.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $114 AND 50 CENTS IN PERMIT AND SPECIAL USE FEES.
UH, REVENUES AND, AND FEES PAID WILL BE $178 AND 50 CENTS IN STAFF AND OTHER FEES, NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE IS 60 PEOPLE.
WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND PERMIT, WHICH IS NOT A NEW GROUP AND NOT A NEW EVENT.
UM, THE EVENT IS PROPOSED TO BE HOSTED ON JANUARY 31ST, 2027.
IT'S A 5K RUN WALK, UM, TO BE HOSTED AT EL EL DORADO PARK.
IT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT WE'RE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $2,782 IN RENTAL PERMIT AND BALANCE HOUSE FEES.
UM, THEY WILL BE PAYING $1,225 OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT FEE.
UM, THERE WILL BE EDE GATE REVENUE AND THEIR ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE OF 360 PEOPLE.
THE THIRD, UH, FEE FEE WAIVER REQUEST, UH, FOR APPROVAL IS THE USA ATHLETICS ORG.
NOT A NEW ORG, NOT A NEW EVENT.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HOST A TOYS OF TOTS EVENT, UH, ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2026 AT EL DORADO PARK WEST BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.
THIS IS A CHARITY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT.
THE AMOUNT, UM, PROPOSED TO BE WAIVED IS $2,851 IN RENTAL AND PERMIT FEES.
REVENUE AND FEES PAID WILL BE $1,000 AND $1,448 IN STAFF MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CHARGES THAT WILL NOT BE EDE GATE REVENUE.
AND THE ESTIMATED ATTENDANCES IS 150 PEOPLE.
THE FOURTH PERMIT, UH, FEE WAIVER REQUEST IS, UH, NOT A NEW GROUP AND NOT A NEW EVENT.
IT'S WITH LONG BEACH FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HOST A FALL FAIR ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2026 AT LOS ALTOS PARK AT OPEN SPACE.
THIS WOULD BE A COMMUNITY EVENT.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO WAIVE $294 IN PERMANENT AND SPECIAL USE FEES.
THERE WILL BE $0 IN FEES PAID, UM, NO EDE GATE REVENUE AND 150 PEOPLE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES WAIVED BETWEEN THE FOUR PERMITS IS $6,041 AND 50 CENTS.
UM, I KNOW I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I'D LIKE TO TAKE IT TO THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS.
UM, QUESTION, UH, ON THE UCLA ATHLETICS ORG, IS IT TOYS OF TOTS OR TOYS FOR TOTS? THE USA ATHLETICS STORY? YEAH, THAT THIRD LINE, I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S A TYPO.
SHOULD BE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUR TOTS.
I'M, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR CLARIFICATION, TOYS FOR TOTS.
AND THEN, UM, ON THAT, THAT FOURTH LINE, I THINK WHEN YOU READ IT, YOU SAID NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT.
IT IS A NEW GROUP AND IS A NEW EVENT.
SO YOUR FORMS, YOUR SHEETS ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE UPDATED.
IT WAS BEFORE COVID WAS THE LAST TIME THEY DID IT.
BUT THEY HAD DONE IT FOR A FEW YEARS.
SORRY, NOT HAVING YEAH, NO WORRIES.
UM, AND SO THEN I, I GUESS I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT
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THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.IS IT A, LIKE, I, I NOTICED OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEING HOSTED BY A CHURCH.
IS IT A RELIGIOUS SORT OF THING OR IS IT JUST MORE FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY? DO WE HAVE, GO AHEAD STEVE.
NO, YOU'VE GOT THE APPLICATION.
I CAN SAY IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND IT'S REALLY IN CELEBRATION OF FALL AND MM-HMM
THAT'S HOW THEY HAVE IT LISTED HERE AS WELL.
BILLABLE FOR EVERYONE CALL FUN.
THEY ARE GONNA DISTRIBUTE CANDY.
AND SO IT ALSO HONORS, AS STEVE MENTIONED HALLOWEEN, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST THE FALL, LIKE THERE.
AND THEN I QUICK QUESTION THE, THE JUTA AND RITA FOUNDATION, IS THAT A, UM, WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WHO ARE THEY? I HAD A QUESTION.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A TON ABOUT THEIR, QUITE FRANKLY, AND WE, THERE ARE A NEW GROUP HERE.
UM, THEY PRESENTED ON THEIR APPLICATION, THEIR EVENT IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT PRODUCING FREE FOOD, WATER, AND MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND REFERRALS.
UH, I DON'T KNOW THEIR, THEIR MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE ORGS IN LAKEWOOD.
SO THEY'RE CURIOUS LOCAL, THEIR TYPE OF FUNCTION.
THEY JUST LIKE NONPROFIT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY.
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF 'EM, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
SO YEAH, THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED WITH LIKE GLORIA HOWARD, UM, IS THE OFFICER WITHIN THE FOUNDATION.
I'M JUST GONNA SCROLL THROUGH IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFO I COULD SHARE WITH YOU.
NEW GROUP, BUT SOUNDS JUST THOUGH THERE IT'S INTENDED TO BE COMMUNITY RESOURCE.
ESPECIALLY AS THE HOLIDAYS KICK OFF.
WE HAVE A FIRST BY COMMISSIONER HIA, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING DAMAGE, LOSS, THEFT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE.
UM, MICHELLE MASON WILL PROVIDE, UH, THE STAFF REPORT FOR, UH, THIS ID.
UM, SO IT LOOKS LIKE OUR GRAND TOTAL FOR SEPTEMBER IS 5,396, UM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PRETTY LOW.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE OVERALL A LOT OF LOCKS AGAIN, WHICH I THINK WE HAD LAST MONTH, THAT THERE'S A GATE, A LITTLE BIT OF PLAYGROUND DAMAGE, A TOILET, ELECTRICAL BOXES, A FLOOR LAMP, SOME MORE LOCKS, SOME MORE PLAY EQUIPMENT, KIND OF CONSISTENT.
UM, LOOKS LIKE IT'S, IT'S SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
CHITTICK VETS, DEFOREST GUM, DRAKE CHAVEZ RECREATION, HOUGHTON.
SO YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYWHERE.
THEY'RE NOT DISCRIMINATING AS FAR AS VANDALISM.
UM, AND I DID KIND OF ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER THIS MONTH.
UM, THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US, OF COURSE, BUT NOT NORMAL.
UM, AND OUR, UH, MOB TEAM, OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS TAKEN OVER WHAT A CONTRACTOR WAS DOING WITH THE RESTROOMS. SO WE HAVE AN AMBASSADOR TEAM THAT OP, UH, OPENS AND CLOSES THE RESTROOMS AND ALSO CHECKS FOR ANY VANDALISM.
BUT NOW THEY'RE ALSO DOING SOME OF THE IN, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY CENTER RESTROOMS AS WELL, WHERE WE USED TO HAVE A CONTRACTOR DOING IT.
SO I THINK THIS IS ALSO, UM, HELPING THAT THERE'S JUST A LITTLE MORE INVESTMENT AND MORE EYES ON IT.
UM, SO I THINK I TALKED TO MAINTENANCE AND THEY THINK, THINK THAT'S THE REASON FOR IT BEING A LITTLE LOWER THIS MONTH.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ARE WE TRACKING LIKE WHAT THAT SAVINGS ULTIMATELY LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE? SO WE ARE, AND SO WE LOOK AT THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS REALLY ALMOST TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS. ONE IS THE EVENING AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND THAT'S THE TEAM THAT HAS, THAT GOES OUT AND ACTUALLY LOCKS THE FACILITIES.
REMEMBER BEFORE THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO, WE KEPT BATHROOMS OPEN ALL NIGHT LONG, AND THAT IS WHERE YOU WOULD SEE A LOT OF VANDALISM.
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE CREATED A TEAM.
THEY WOULD GO OUT, THEY WOULD LOCK THE RESTROOMS AT NIGHT.
THEY WOULD DO ANY SORT OF MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED, NOT THE CUSTODIAL, BUT IF SOMEBODY HAD DAMAGED, YOU KNOW, THE SINK OR THE PARTITIONS, THEY COULD DO THAT WORK WHEN THEY WERE OUT THERE.
AND THEN WE HAD A CONTRACTOR THEN THAT WOULD COME IN IN THE MORNING, OPEN THE FREESTANDING RESTROOMS AND STOCK IT AND CLEAN IT.
WE HAVE NOW ADDED A SECOND TEAM THAT IS DOING THAT MORNING JOB.
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SO WE ARE NO LONGER USING A CONTRACTOR TO COME OUT AND OPEN AND CLEAN AND STOCK FOR US.THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL AND FLEXIBILITY.
UH, IF, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GO AND WE OPEN IT AND WE CLEAN IT AND SOMEBODY COMES AND CONTRACTIONS, IT GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY TO BE AND BE NIMBLE TO GO OUT AND SEND OUR OWN TEAM THERE.
UM, VERSUS CALLING THE CONTRACTOR, ASKING THEM TO COME OUT AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND SO WE FEEL BETWEEN THE TWO FOR THE EVENING, UM, WE EXPERIENCED A 50% REDUCTION IN CALLS FOR SERVICE.
AND COINCIDENTALLY A 50% REDUCTION IN, UH, COSTS TO REPAIR ANY SORT OF VANDALISM.
UM, AND SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF NEW FOR THE MORNING TO SEE WHAT THAT HAS, HOW THAT HAS CHANGED THAT NUMBER.
BUT FOR THE INITIAL EVENING AMBASSADOR TEAM, IT'S ABOUT A 50% REDUCTION IN COSTS, JUST THINKING, BECAUSE THE BUDGET'S STILL GONNA BE BAD NEXT YEAR.
SO ALL THESE ARE HELPFUL AND WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET IT STARTED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
UM, AND SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A COUPLE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FOR THE EVENINGS AND NOW A FEW MONTHS ONLY OF THE MORNINGS, BUT WE EXPECT PROBABLY AROUND, YOU KNOW, EARLY NEXT CALENDAR YEAR TO BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THROUGH A A, A MEMO.
TELLING THEM THE, THE STATUS OF THE MORNING, UM, TEAM, UH, 'CAUSE THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY ADDED ALASKA SCHOOL YEAR.
AND WE WILL SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE COMMISSION AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A, UM, FIRST BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PEGA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY BY STATE.
WE'RE GONNA ROLL ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE REGARDING PINES AND WATER AS IT RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE IS GONNA BE MY FIRST, OH, I SO MOVED.
STAFF REPORT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
I'M GONNA DO, UH, THIS ONE AND I, I HAVE TO KIND OF PREFACE THE COMMENTS THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT MONTH TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU, UH, SEPTEMBER BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
AND SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH SEPTEMBER WE HAVE SPENT 91, ALMOST 92% OF OUR BUDGET.
BUT IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY.
JUST BECAUSE THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ENDED, THE FINANCIAL YEAR HAS NOT CLOSED.
SO OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, WE'LL STILL BE GETTING INVOICES FROM VENDORS, UH, WHO PROVIDED SERVICE, YOU KNOW, UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH.
AND SO THEY'VE GOT SOME TIME TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR INVOICES AND EVEN CHARGES FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, BE THAT FOR TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, FLEET, VECTOR CONTROL FROM OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE WILL START TO GET THOSE BILLS, UH, OVER THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS AS WELL.
SO I'M GONNA TELL YOU TODAY IT'S, WE'RE AT 91.6%.
UH, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA WIND UP AT 99% OF OUR BUDGET SPENT.
UM, AND TYPICALLY IT WOULD BE PROBABLY 99.4 OR FIVE OR 6%.
BUT THIS YEAR THE CITY MANAGER IMPLEMENTED A SAVINGS TARGET.
SO EVERY DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED TO SAVE SOME OF THEIR GENERAL FUND BUDGET IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT WE ARE NOW SEEING WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY'S, UH, FINANCES IN THE GENERAL FUND.
AND SO, UM, THE AMOUNT WE, UH, ACTUALLY EXPEND ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN IN PRIOR YEARS.
BUT THAT WAS ON PURPOSE TO MEET THAT TARGET THAT SPENDING TARGET FOR THE YEAR.
SO I'M GONNA TELL YOU 91.6 RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL WIND UP AROUND, UM, 99% OF OUR BUDGET SPENT ONCE THE CITY CLOSES, UH, THE BOOKS FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR.
UH, A POSITIVE THOUGH ON THE REVENUE SIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, WE'RE AT 98% OF OUR, UH, REVENUE TARGET.
UH, WE'RE GONNA WIND UP AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS OVER OUR, UH, REVENUE, UH, TARGET.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL GETTING PAYMENTS FOR PERMITS OR, UH, YOUTH, UH, SPORTS LEAGUES, UH, GOLF, UH, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE LAST MONTH OF GOLF REVENUES.
SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL HIT OVER THE NEXT FOUR, SIX, UH, EIGHT WEEKS, AND THAT'LL CHANGE HOW WE LOOK.
BUT OVERALL, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WE'RE GONNA END UP UNDER BUDGET AS EXPECTED AND OVER BUDGET FOR REVENUE.
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UM, AND, UH, KIND OF HELPED POSITION US FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.AND THEN, AM I DOING WATER? AND I'M DOING WATER ON THIS ONE.
SO, UM, AGAIN, WE WON'T HAVE OUR BILL FOR THE FINAL MONTH FROM UTILITIES YET, BUT, UM, WE ARE, UH, FOR THE CURRENT FOR LAST YEAR, UH, EXCEEDING OUR WATER BUDGET, UM, THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED.
UH, IT WAS A VERY WARM SEASON.
UH, WE DID NOT GET A LOT OF THE, THE LIKE JUNE GLOOM, UH, THAT WE TYPICALLY SEE THAT EVEN EXTENDS BEYOND JUNE.
UH, WE DIDN'T SEE AS MUCH OF THAT THIS YEAR, AND THAT REALLY DOES HELP US.
IT KEEPS THE MORNING, THE MORNINGS ARE COOLER, THEY'RE OVERCAST, THE SUN'S NOT BEATING DOWN ON THE GRASS, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND AS MUCH ON IRRIGATION OR WATER THIS YEAR THOUGH, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF THAT, UH, IT REFLECTED AND WE HAD TO SPEND MORE.
UH, OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB MANAGING THEIR BUDGET.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY ARE GONNA GO OVER IN WATER, THEY GOTTA SAVE SOMEPLACE ELSE.
AND, UH, THEY ARE AS GOOD AS ANYBODY AT DOING THAT.
AND SO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SLIGHTLY, UH, GONNA GO OVER ON THAT LINE ITEM, THEY'LL BE UNDER ANOTHER AREAS.
JUST BY WAY OF, UH, COMPARISON, UH, THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
SO IN LOOKING AT THE FY 25 BUDGET, WE'RE ACTUALLY AT ABOUT 116% OF OUR WATER BUDGET.
SO IT IS NOT UNEXPECTED, UH, FOR OUR US TO GO OVER OUR WATER BUDGET.
THE OTHER THING TO ADD THERE IS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED DOUBLE DIGIT WATER RATE INCREASES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
UH, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE CORRESPONDING, UH, BUDGET INCREASES TO REFLECT THOSE INCREASES.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER DRIVER OF THOSE COSTS.
QUESTIONS INSIDE THOUGHTS ON MY COMMISSION? UM, WITH THE INCOMING EL NINO, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE LOTS OF INTERESTING THINGS HAPPENING WITH MONEY AND WATER, RIGHT? SO LIKE AN EXCESS OF WATER.
BUT THEN AS YOU MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, UH, TENNIS AND GOLF IS NOT GONNA BE, NOT GONNA BE PLAYED AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, AND FORGIVE ME, I'M SURE YOU'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT IS THERE, IS THERE A WAY TO CAPTURE EXCESS WATER AND SAVE IT FOR A NON RAINY DAY? YOU KNOW, THE CITY THROUGH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, UH, HAS DONE SOME LIKE WATER CAPTURE, UH, PROJECTS.
UH, WE SEE ONE OVER BY THE AIRPORT.
UH, RIGHT NOW THERE'S BEEN ONE AT SKY LINKS GOLF COURSE.
UM, BUT FOR THE PARK SPECIFIC, UM, WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAPTURE A LOT OF WATER IN OUR LAKES MM-HMM
AND IN SOME CASES WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, USE THAT WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.
RIGHT HERE AT THE DUCK POND AT EL DORADO WEST.
UM, THAT IS ONE OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THAT, UH, REFRESHED, UH, LAKE, IS TO BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THAT WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.
AND THAT IS A COLLECTION LAKE.
SO IT IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT SOME OF THE, UH, UH, RUNOFF WATER, AND THEN WE CAN USE THAT AND THE GOLF COURSE CAN USE THAT.
UH, ALSO, UH, A DESIGN ELEMENT OF THE LB MUST, UH, PROJECT, WHICH IS THE MUNICIPAL URBAN STORM WATER RUNOFF.
TREATMENT PLANT THERE ON THE LA RIVER BY, UH, LOWER DRAKE PARK.
AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BEING CAPTURED IN NEW PROJECTS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BENEFIT, UH, FROM THIS WATER.
BUT THEN ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE WATER IS THEN KIND OF REPOPULATING, UH, THE UNDERGROUND, UM, AQUIFERS.
SO I HAVE A FIRST BY COMMISSIONER HIA, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION CONDITION MEETING OF OCTOBER 15TH, 2026.
UM, SO FOR THE AGENDA, I'M GONNA SAY THIS, AND I'M ALWAYS GET IN TROUBLE FOR SAYING IT.
IT'S A LIGHT AGENDA, SHOULD NOT BE A LONG MEETING.
UM, AND COMMISSIONER THINK SHOULD HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON BY NOW.
NOT TO SAY THAT, BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T REALLY TOO MUCH ON THIS AGENDA THAT'S REALLY MEDIAN TIME CONSUMING.
WE'RE GONNA DO OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, UH, CELEBRATION.
AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER PRM RECOGNITION.
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UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE DOING A, WE'VE INVITED OUR DEPARTMENT OF, UM, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TO COME AND GIVE A QUICK PRESENTATION ON COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FOR EL NINO.UM, WHAT SHOULD HOMEOWNERS, UH, BE PREPARED FOR, UH, DURING THESE HEAVY RAINS, HIGH WIND, UH, SEASON.
UM, JUST A GOOD REMINDER, UM, HOW TO BE PREPARED.
WE WILL ALSO SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A DEPARTMENT, UH, IN OUR PARKS AND OUR FACILITIES, UH, TO HELP PREPARE.
UM, BUT THIS IS REALLY A, A COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS HOW TO BE PREPARED.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A, A PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, UM, SPECIFIC ITEM, BUT IT'S ONE THAT I FEEL IS IMPORTANT.
ANOTHER VENUE FOR THIS INFORMATION TO GET OUT THERE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION.
WHETHER THE AUDIENCE FOR THIS WAS THE PUBLIC THAT IT'S THE, IT'S GOING TO BE.
I GUESS HOW MANY OF YOU WILL BE THERE? WE'LL SEE.
ANOTHER BUT GOOD REMINDERS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL.
AND IF YOU EVER GET QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE CITY DOING OR WHAT CAN WE DO, UM, THIS WILL BE A, A HELPFUL RESOURCE.
WELL JUST FYI, I REMEMBER, I WON'T BE THERE NEXT WEEK.
I'LL BE IN MISSOURI, SO YOU WILL BE CHAIR.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW, I, I THINK MAYBE IT'S BETTER FOR OUR AGENDAS, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS A SPOT IN ONE OF THE TWO MEETINGS FOR US TO HAVE UPDATES ON, ON THE ITEMS THAT COMMISSIONERS ARE ASKING FOR.
AND JUST KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT, LIKE THE STATUS UPDATE, AGENDA ITEM.
WE CAN, WHY DON'T WE ADD THAT FOR THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE? WE CAN ADD THAT SURE.
JUST SO THAT WE KNOW KIND OF WHERE IN THE PIPELINE THOSE ARE.
AND THEN I'M CURIOUS, UM, AS GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HEAR, UM, IF OUR OTHER COMMITTEES HAVE MET OTHER THAN, 'CAUSE I THINK OBVIOUSLY WE'RE THE MOST REGULAR, BUT LIKE, DO WE NEED THEM TO MEET? LIKE IS THERE LIKE A REASON FOR THEM TO MEET? IS THERE AN URGENCY OF SOME SORT? YEAH.
UM, A NEED TO REALLY CONVENE THOSE OTHER COMMITTEES.
UM, I THINK THE LAST COMMITTEE WE DID, ASIDE FROM GOVERNANCE WAS THE
NO, IT WAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE.
ABOUT THE, UM, THE LEAD ABATEMENT.
UM, AND THEN PRIOR TO THAT, IT HAD PROBABLY BEEN YEARS SINCE WE DID ANOTHER.
UM, AND, UH, SO ANYWAY, YEAH, WE CAN, WE CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT MAYBE WHEN, UM, WHEN APPROPRIATE, WHEN IT, UH, PERFECT COMES UP.
UM, I WAS JUST CURIOUS 'CAUSE I DON'T, I MEAN, WE DON'T SEEM TO NEED IT, BUT I CERTAINLY WANT OUR MEMBERS TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO, UH, BEYOND LIKE THE MEETING, SO YEAH.
AND THEN, UM, SO THAT WAS, UH, ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.
THEN WE HAVE OUR FEE WAIVERS THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH.
UH, WE HAVE, UM, PSAS, THE PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS.
THESE ARE THE INSTRUCTORS FOR OUR CONTRACT CLASSES.
SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE INSTRUCTORS.
AND WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF INSTRUCTORS THAT PROVIDE THOSE CLASSES.
I THINK WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH 16, UM, PSAS, I BELIEVE ALL OF THESE ARE RENEWALS, NOT NEW, UH, CONTRACT, UH, CLASS PROVIDERS.
UM, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S 16 OF 'EM.
I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL OF 'EM, BUT SOME ARE FOR CLASSES SPECIFIC TO YOUTH.
UH, SOME ARE YOUTH AND TEENS, SOME ARE YOUTH, TEENS AND ADULTS.
AND THEN SOME ARE FOR OUR SENIOR POPULATION AS WELL.
AND SO EACH ONE OF THOSE WILL, WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE.
UM, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF SOME OF THESE JUST BY BEING AROUND THE PARKS.
THAT'S A VERY POPULAR CLASS AND A VERY POPULAR, UH, GROUP THAT, UH, DOES THIS INSTRUCTION.
AND SO THEIRS IS COMING FORWARD FOR RENEWAL.
AND THESE ARE FOR THREE YEAR AGREEMENTS.
AND THEN RECALL, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE, UM, INSTRUCTORS.
AND SO, UH, WE GET 65, IT'S A 65 35, UM, SPLIT FOR THE, THE RATES THAT THEY CHARGE.
WE GET 35 AND 35 HELPS US COVER SOME OF OUR COSTS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE QUARTERLY GUIDE AND, UM, ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM AND MARKETING.
AND THEN WE GET INTO THE DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS AND THE ITEM,
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UH, FOR POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS. SO AGAIN, THE AGENDA ITSELF, IT DOES NOT LOOK THAT MEATY.I THINK THE LONGEST ITEM WILL BE THE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS, UM, PRESENTATION.
UM, I'VE SAT THROUGH THAT PRESENTATION.
UM, THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE OUR, OUR LONGEST, UH, ITEM.
BUT HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS.
IS THAT A PRESENTATION WE'LL GET IN ADVANCE OF? IT'LL BE PART OF THE, UH, THE AGENDA PACKET.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION OF, UM, A FIRST BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HIA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AND NOW, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT, OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PARKSTON RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THE SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
ANYBODY HERE SEEING NO ONE? WE'RE GONNA WRAP THAT UP.
AND SO NOW WE'RE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I MADE MY ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER.
I WAS THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
BUT IT IS AN AIR CONDITIONED COMMUNITY CENTER, AND SO THAT'S GOOD.
WE ARE EXCITED TO OPEN THAT ONE BACK UP.
THAT CAN BE A FUTURE MEETING SITE.
ONE OF THE ISSUES IS, YOU KNOW, PARKING, WE DON'T GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME, BUT PARKING.
IS SOMETIMES AN ISSUE THAT THEN YOU LIKE WALKING DISTANCE? YEAH.
JUST DEPENDING ON WHERE I NEED TO GO AFTERWARDS.
BUT YEAH, NO, WE, WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT DRAKE AS WELL.
AND THEN THE CONCERN WAS PARKING.
UM, BUT UM, AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING, UH, AT MCBRIDE WE JUST HAVE TO GET THROUGH A, A CONFLICT, UH, IN NOVEMBER.
AND SO MAYBE WE MOVE THAT OFFSITE TO DECEMBER.
YEAH, IT WAS A REALLY LOVELY EVENT.
UM, THANKFULLY, YOU KNOW, IT WENT PRETTY QUICK, BUT IT WAS GOOD.
THAT'S IT FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, SO WE'RE FINISHED WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:18 PM.