* 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. [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT. IT'S [ AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road March 18, 2021 6:30 P.M.] SIX 34. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THE MEETING STARTED. ROLL CALL CHRIS. THAT'S A KING HERE. BRIAN DADDY, ALEX BLACK, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN OFF CHRISTOPHER, CHRIS HALL. LISTEN, JAMES HARTMAN HERE. KIRSTEIN KIRSTEIN GLENN POTTENGER DENNIS SNYDER HERE FOR INTERNET. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR SMALL BUSINESS BUDGETS SO I CAN HAVE EVERYONE ON MUTE THEIR MIKES OR DOWN THEIR TELEVISIONS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TODAY IS MARCH 18TH. WE HAVE A GOOD AGENDA FOR TODAY. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE OLD BUSINESS AND WE'LL START WITH THE, UH, PARTS MANAGER UPDATE. CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? YES. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. UM, THINGS ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG FOR THE SUMMER. UM, WE'VE GOT 10 CONCERTS, UH, SCHEDULED. THEY WILL BE PROMOTED SOON. I'VE GOT TWO MORE SPACES LEFT TO BOOK AND THE CONCERT SEASON UP OF ICL BURGER WILL BE FULL UP. UM, WE DO HAVE ALL FIVE OF OUR MOVIES SET. UM, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO DRIVE-INS AT CLOUD AND TWO AT THE EICHELBERGER, AND THEN THE SEASON END OR AT THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER, UM, SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN FROM, UH, OH DNR AND THEY SHOULD BE MAKING DECISIONS ON THE GRANT, UH, BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, AS FAR AS FOR DIAL PARK. UH, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR SOMETHING SOON, UH, ON THAT AND, UH, HAD A LOT OF, UH, GOOD CONVERSATIONS LATELY WITH THE LOCAL MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB. AND, UH, THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO THIS, THIS YEAR AT THE, UM, OHIO'S CYCLING SUMMIT OR MIAMI VALLEY CYCLING SUMMIT, HUBER HEIGHTS IS GOING TO BE THE SPOTLIGHT OF THAT EVENT. UM, THEY ARE GOING TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, OUR PLANS FOR DIAL PARK, AS WELL AS THE, UM, THE HOPES FOR THE FUTURE, AS FAR AS CONNECTABILITY AND OTHER THINGS IN AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND THE CITY TO POSSIBLY TIE, UH, ALL THIS INKLING TOGETHER. UM, SO THAT'LL BE A, THAT'D BE A GREAT SPOTLIGHT FOR US AND HOPEFULLY CAN, UH, GET SOME MORE PARTNERSHIP AT POSSIBLE SPONSORSHIP OUT OF THAT AS WELL. OKAY. JOSH, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAD BEEN, WAS THAT AGAIN, THAT IS THE MIAMI VALLEY CYCLING SUMMIT. UH, LET ME PULL UP, I'LL GIVE YOU THE DATE HERE IN ONE SECOND. AS SOON AS I GET MY CALENDAR TO LOAD, I BELIEVE IT'S IN MAY. LET ME SEE HERE. UH, WE'LL DO THAT. IT IS, UM, ACTUALLY WHAT DID HE DOES THAT YEAH, MAY 7TH AND THAT'LL ALL BE ONLINE. THAT'LL BE A VIRTUAL EVENT THIS YEAR. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ONCE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION LINK, I CAN GET THAT OUT TO THE BOARD IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THAT. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE DIETS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM TEAMS? NO QUESTION JAY. NO. OKAY. HEY CHRIS. NO. HEY, SO, UH, JOSH, CAN YOU ALSO, UM, THE FARMER'S MARKET, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THAT'S SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN MAY, CORRECT? YEAH, THAT STARTS MAY 1ST. UM, AND THAT WILL RUN THROUGH OCTOBER 30TH. THIS YEAR. THERE'LL BE THREE WEEKENDS THAT WE ARE NOT THERE. UM, THOSE WEEKENDS WILL BE JUNE 12TH, JULY 3RD, [00:05:02] AND SEPTEMBER 11TH. UH, THERE'S OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING THAT DAY. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY JULY 3RD IS THE CITY'S, UH, STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS. AND WHILE WE COULD STILL HAVE THE FARMER'S MARKET, I THINK A LOT OF CITY STAFF HAS ALREADY GOING TO BE, UH, SPREAD PRETTY THIN AT DAY. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND CANCELED FOR THAT DAY AS WELL. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND WHERE YOU'RE, UH, WE'RE STARTING THE SEASON. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 27 VENDORS SIGNED UP. WE FINISHED LAST YEAR WITH 20, UH, SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING THIS YEAR OUT, UH, BETTER THAN WE ENDED. UM, SO, UH, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL COMING BACK AND SEVERAL NEW VENDORS AS WELL THAT ARE GOING TO BE FULL SEASON VENDORS. OKAY. ALRIGHT, GREAT. SO AGAIN, UM, I'D LIKE TO SAY TO EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND YOU HAVE THE TIME AND YOU'RE AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER, UH, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE, UH, FREE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES. UM, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN LAST YEAR, AND I'M SURE IT'S GONNA BE FUN THIS YEAR. AND THEN ALSO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND ESPECIALLY THE DIOCESE AND THOSE ON THE TEAMS TODAY TO COME OUT TO THE MOVIE SERIES AS WELL. SO, UM, AND WE MAY NEED, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS, UM, THIS SUMMER, WE MAY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AS WELL, HELPING WITH PARKING AT THE DRIVE THAT SO, UM, WE'LL GET THOSE DATES OUT TO YOU ALL. UM, THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, VINCE, DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THROUGH THE LIST AND DAY TO THOSE MOVIES? OR DO YOU WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT LATER? NO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO IT IF YOU HAVE IT. OKAY. YEAH. SO A FIRST MOVIE OF THE YEAR IS GOING TO BE, LET ME GET MY CALENDAR OUT HERE. FIRST MOVIE OF THE YEAR IS GOING TO BE ON JUNE 26 AND, UH, THAT WILL BE A DRIVE IN AT CLOUD PARK. AND THAT MOVIE WILL BE THE 2010 KARATE KID STARRING JADEN SMITH. UM, JULY IS AT THE EICHELBERGER AMPHITHEATER, THAT'S JULY 17TH, AND WE ARE GOING TO SHOW KUNG FU PANDA THREE. SO WE'RE STARTING, STARTING THE SEASON OUT WITH SOME KARATE, UM, AUGUST. UH, THAT MOVIE IS GOING TO BE AUGUST THE 14TH. THAT'LL BE A DRIVE IN A CLOUD PARK. WE ARE GOING TO SHOW THE ORIGINAL JURASSIC PARK FOR THAT ONE. UH, SEPTEMBER'S MOVIE IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY THE SAME DAY AS THE MIRACLE FESTIVALS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE ADDING TO THAT EVENT THIS YEAR. UM, AND THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW A TROLLS WORLD TOUR THAT NIGHT AFTER THE MARIGOLD FESTIVAL. AND THEN, UH, OCTOBER'S MOVIE IS THE 16TH AT THE ROSE, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 1993 CLASSIC CASPER STARRING, UH, DEVIN SAW WAWA AND CHRISTINA RICCI. AWESOME. THANK YOU. GREAT MOVIE SELECTION TO SHARE. ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO COME OUT, JOIN THE MOVIES AND CAN ENJOY THE MUSIC. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM HERE. NUMBER TWO, UH, THE YMC AT THE HEIGHTS UPDATE. ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR ME VINCE? YES. OKAY, COOL. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, SHELTERS AND USER GROUP RENTALS ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. UM, WE HAVE OVER 50 CONFIRMED SHELTER RENTALS FOR THE SUMMER. UM, WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT, UH, 10 TO 15 CALLS A DAY ABOUT RENT AND SHELTERS. SO, UM, I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GREAT SUMMER, UM, AS WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, UH, FROM A USER GROUP STANDPOINT, UM, THE ONLY, UM, USER GROUP, UM, THAT I KNOW FOR THAT WE'LL NOT BE PLAYING A LEAGUE THIS YEAR IS, UM, HUBER HEIGHTS, LITTLE LEAGUE HAS INFORMED, UH, JOSH AND MYSELF THAT THEY WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR OR PLAYING A SEASON THIS YEAR AT CLOUD PARK. UM, I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM, UM, HUBER HEIGHTS REC SOCCER ABOUT THEIR STATUS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, UM, WE HAVE EVERYBODY SCHEDULED. UM, WE DID ADD A USTA JUNIOR TEAM, TENNIS, UM, TOURNAMENT OR A COMPETITION, UM, I BELIEVE IN JULY. UM, SO WITH, UH, THE TENNIS COURTS BEING REFINISHED, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD IN THE PAST AS WELL. UM, FROM THE KROGER AQUATIC CENTER STANDPOINT, UH, MY STAFF AND I ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. UM, I HAVE TALKED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, UNTIL THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS ARE LIFTED. UM, WE WILL BE OPERATING LIKE WE DID LAST SUMMER WITH REDUCED CAPACITY, UM, AND SANITIZING LIKE CRAZY. UM, I DO HAVE, UH, AN [00:10:01] UPDATE ON RESIDENTS AND PASSHOLDER ONLY DAYS. UM, THEY WILL BE MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY ALL DAY AGAIN, THIS SEASON AND EVERY OTHER SUNDAY DURING THE SUMMER, WE'LL BE RESIDENTS AND PASSHOLDER DAYS ONLY AS WELL. UM, AND THEN THE 12 TO ONE HOUR ON MONDAY OR ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WE'LL ALSO BE RESIDENTS AND PASSHOLDER, UH, TIME TO COME IN EARLY AS WELL. SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG WITH THE PLANNING FOR THE SUMMER AQUATIC CENTER. PERFECT. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS WHEN THE DIES, JAY? NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS, OH, I'M COMING BACK TO THAT. JUST TO WRITE YOUR LAST NAME, THIS THAT, YES. SO, UM, I SKIPPED OVER, UH, CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT SINCE, UH, BLAKE IS NOT HERE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BACKTRACK AND WE'LL GO BACK UP TO NUMBER FOUR, CITIZEN COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS. UM, SO I HAVE BEEN IN A DISCUSSION, UM, PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, UM, PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER, UM, BASICALLY THIS COMMUNITY, UH, UH, LOST A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, A SUPPORTER, UM, AND, UM, EDITING WAS A CONCERN, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, UH, VERY WELL KNOWN IN THIS COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, UM, MY DAUGHTER AND MANY OTHERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, ADDITIONALLY, UH, ATTENDED A CHURCH IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, WHAT MANY MAY NOT KNOW IS DID HE ACTUALLY INSPIRED ME PERSONALLY, UM, TO HELP US TO HELP START, UM, THE CLAUDE PARK CLEANUP EVERY YEAR? UM, WHAT ARE THE FIRST PARTS THAT I, UH, I MET THE IDIOT, UM, WAS, UH, THE MOST CREATIVE PART, WHICH IS NOT OFFICIALLY NAMED PAUL'S CREATIVE PART, UM, ON DIET, UH, JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE ONE FOR PROPERTY, UM, THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY, UM, MYSELF AND, UM, I BELIEVE YOU A LOT OF OTHER RESIDENTS SHOWED UP THERE TO REALLY CLEAN THAT PARK UP. AND THAT BECAME AN ANNUAL THING. THERE WAS THIS FAMILY AS WELL. UM, IT IS, IT IS MY REQUEST, UH, THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO THIS FRONT OF THIS BOARD TODAY, UM, UH, TO REQUEST TWO ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL. UM, ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS, UH, THIS BOARD GIVE CONSIDERATION TO OFFICIALLY DESIGNATE THAT PARK AS AN ACTIVE PART WITHIN THE CITY. NUMBER TWO, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION FOR THAT PARK TO BE DIDN'T MORE IMPORTANT. UM, I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHOW YOU TWO GENTLEMEN, AMISH PARK CLEANED UP, UM, AND IT WAS WELL KNOWN IN THAT COMMUNITY. UM, SO THAT, THAT WAS MY COMMENTS HERE TONIGHT. UM, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE DICE. SO THAT IS THE PROPER THAT WE DISCUSSED THERE AND DIALOGUE, AND YOU GO TO THE PORCH AND YOU GO DOWN TO DIAL AND YOU'RE GOING TO, UM, I'M SORRY, THE TAYLORSVILLE IT'S THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS REALLY HIDDEN. UM, IT ACTUALLY CONNECTS DOWN TO THROUGH, UM, ARROW VIEW AT THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC. THERE IS, UM, IT HAS GOT A REALLY NICE, UH, WATERFALL TYPE BOARD RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THE RAIN WE GOT. I BET YOU THAT THINK JUST BLOWING. UM, I THINK THE CITY AT ONE POINT, UH, BUILDING A BRIDGE, UM, ALONG , UM, I BELIEVE THE CITY MAINTAINS IN THAT AREA. UM, WHAT IS, IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE GYMS THAT ARE . OKAY. OKAY. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IT, YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT AT [00:15:01] ALL. IT'S LIKE, LIKE MR. SHAUL SAID IT'S DEFINITELY HIDDEN. OKAY. UM, I'M GONNA HOLD MY COMMENT FOR ONE SECOND FOR JAY YOU'LL LIKE THIS. YEAH, I HAVE NO QUESTION, ALEX. I HAVE NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, CHRIS. CHRIS G YOU'RE ON MUTE. OKAY, RON, YOU'RE ON MUTE TOO. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU, RON. I THINK YOUR MICROPHONE'S TURNED OFF. THERE YOU GO. NOPE. NOPE. TRY CALLING IN ON THE PHONE. THERE'S THAT PHONE NUMBER ON THE LINK YOU CAN CALL IN ON THAT NUMBER. OKAY. SO, WELL, RON IS CALLING IN, SO, UM, YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION THAT I HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I WENT THROUGH WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PARTS DO WE HAVE? SO I WENT THROUGH THE CITY ORDINANCE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A PARK IT'S OFFICIALLY APART. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE RENAMING PROCESS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION. YES. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNEW THAT ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW, THEN THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE DIAL, UH, THE NEW, THE NEW DIAL PARK OVER HERE. UM, WE HAD THE ORDINANCE LISTS 14 PARTS. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THOMAS THOMAS CLOUD, UH, HERBERT HUBER, COMMUNITY PARK, COTTONWOOD, SHELL GATES, BELL, PLAIN TWIN CREEK RIP RAP PARK, GARY SHERMAN CANAL LOCK FALLS PARK, UH, MIAMI VILLA PARK. WELL, YOU PARK RICH. I WAS STILL TRYING TO FIND BACK THERE. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, ANITA FIELDS AND MINIMAL, WELL, SORRY, KITTY HAWK PARK. YEAH. KITTY HAWK PARK. OKAY. SO, UM, I WAS I'M IN AGREEANCE DO IT. UM, SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. UM, THERE, THERE ARE SOME RULES THAT WE WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW WITH IT. SO, UM, SO I WILL TAKE THOSE UP FOR YOU GUYS AND SEND THEM OVER TO YOU. UM, BUT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG AND OF COURSE WE'D HAVE TO GET THE CITY CONCURRENCE AND APPROVAL ON IT. SURE. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE TO THAT PREVIOUSLY PARKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND I THOUGHT ARE APPROPRIATE TO START THIS CONVERSATION. UM, BUT, UH, LIKE I SAID, MY PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PREVIOUS CAN BE DONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY FOR DISCUSSION YES. SO I WILL RESEND OUT THE NAMING POLICY THAT WE CAME UP WITH TO EVERYONE ON THAT. AND THEN WHAT WE CAN DO IS DISCUSS IT SOME MORE NEXT MONTH. UM, NO IT'S CALLED FALL. UM, IT'S CALLED FALLS PARK, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BORINGS. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH YOU GUYS. UM, UM, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, SO HOW WE MOVE FORWARD YEP. AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION SO WHAT I WILL ASK IS, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO WRITE UP A QUICK SUMMARY, UM, AND OF, UM, OF HIM [00:20:01] BACK AROUND A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, WHAT HE'S DONE, UM, THAT WOULD MERIT, UM, THIS RECOMMENDATION AND RECOGNITION, AND THEN WE CAN TAKE THAT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS ON THAT YOU STARTED THE PROCESS BY COMING HERE NOW. UH, BUT, UM, WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS, UH, SEE, WE CAN ACCEPT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. THERE WE GO. RECOMMENDATION MUST DESCRIBE IN DETAIL, WHY ARE THE CANDIDATE MERIT SUCH RECOGNITION? SO, AND ONCE WE DO THAT, THEN WE'LL START THE PROCESS. WE'LL WORK WITH TONY, THE BACKGROUND CHECK, JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOOD WITH THAT. AND THEN, UH, BUT WE'LL START THE PROCESS. I'M OPEN TO IT. AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE IS AS WELL. SO WHAT I WILL DO IS, UM, IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO START THAT PROCESS. SO WE HAVE GLENN THERE A SECOND. OKAY. THEN WE HAVE JAY. SO WE'LL START THE PROCESS, UM, ON RE LOOKING AT THAT ON FALLS CREEK PARK, I'M SORRY, BOATS PARK AND LOOKING AT RENAMING IT, UM, MR. SHAW WILL PROVIDE US SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION. YOU CAN EMAIL IT OR BRING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. IT'S PROBABLY EASIER JUST EMAIL SO I CAN SEND IT OUT PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING THIS PERFECT. AND THEN I WILL SEND THIS OUT TO YOU ALL. LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S ALL PART OF THIS THOMAS CLOUD WAS WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY WHEN IT WAS NAMED AND ONE OF THE REQUESTS YOU GUYS. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. WHO FELL OFF? HI. WHO JUST JOINED US IS NOW JOINING IT'S RON. OH, OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOD YOUR HEAD? AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE, I'M HAVING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE, SORRY. I'M LATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, RON, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, NOT HEAR THE WHOLE CONVERSATION ON, ON YOUR CURRENT DISCUSSION? AND I DIDN'T HEAR ENOUGH TO MAKE AN EDUCATED, UH, UH, SUGGESTION OPINION OR ANYTHING, SO SORRY. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. SO, SO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, UM, MR. SHAW PRESENTED HIM THE IDEA OF, UM, RENAMING FALLS APART, UM, TOO. OKAY. DENNIS DENNY, DENNY PHILLIPS. OKAY. HE IS KEY. HE WAS KEY IN STARTING OUT THE THOMAS CLOUD PARK CLEANUP, AND ALSO HELPING TO CLEAN UP FALLS PARK, ALSO KNOWN TO OTHERS AS THE PORCH, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF OF, UH, DIAL. YES, YES. IN ADDITION TO THE DOWN PART CURRENTLY. SO WHAT WE STATED WAS THAT WE WILL HAVE ASKED MR. SHAW TO WRITE UP A SUMMARY, UM, RECOGNIZING, YOU KNOW, WHAT HE WANTS TO DO, WHY WE SHOULD NAME IT AFTER, UM, MR. PHILLIPS AND THEN, UH, SEND THAT OVER TO US AND THEN WE WILL START THE PROCESS NEXT MONTH TO RENAMING THAT PART MAKES SENSE. OKAY. [00:25:01] ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I WILL SEND EVERYONE THE NAMING OF THE PARKS AND FACILITIES, UH, POLICY THAT WE DRAFTED LAST YEAR, TWO YEARS AGO. I ALREADY SEND THAT OUT TO EVERYONE. SO THAT WAY YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. RIGHT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE MIDST OF THE ITEM HERE. UM, WELL THEY ADOPT A PART AND PROGRAM. BLAKE IS NOT HERE. IT'S I DON'T THINK HE IS WAIT. NOPE. OKAY. SO BLAKE'S NOT HERE, SO WE'LL MOVE THAT TO THE, TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. HOWEVER, UH, WHAT I DID WANT TO SAY WAS, UM, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION BOARD REFERENCING, UM, UM, ASSISTANCE WITH THE ADOPTIVE PAR PROGRAM WITH THE FLOWER BEDS. OKAY. AND THOSE ARE THE ONES WITH THE SIGNS AND EVERYTHING. UM, THEY, UM, THEY HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, UM, I THINK MAKE IT A NORTHWEST SOUTH VANESSA. YES. BUT THEY HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I JUST WANT TO VERIFY WITH JOSH. UH, JOSH, WILL THE CITY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE INITIAL MULCH, UH, FLOWERS, YOU KNOW, SOIL AND ALL OF THAT TO HELP WITH THIS PROGRAM? YES. OKAY, PERFECT. SO THEN WHAT I WILL DO IS I WILL SIT IN SYDNEY, UM, MS. DAVIDSON AND AN EMAIL NOTIFYING HER AND NOTIFYING MR. FOSTER. WELL, HE'S HERE NOW. UM, THAT THE ANSWER IS YES. AND THEN I WILL GET THEM CONNECTED WITH BLAKE WHO WAS OUR LEAD FOR THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM. AND WHAT I'M ASKING THEM TO DO IS TO WORK TOGETHER AND WORK WITH JOSH, BUT TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS OR PROGRAM THAT WHERE WE CAN ADVERTISE AND GET THE WORD OUT AND THEN GET RECRUIT PEOPLE TO EITHER TO HELP, UM, TO ADOPT A PART OR A TOP THE FLOWER MITT. SO, UM, SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, RON? YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? YEP. JAY, THANKS, CHRIS. NO. OKAY. ALEX, UH, GLEN. NO, NOT NOW. AND THEN DENNIS. OKAY. AND GLEN, I'LL ASK IF YOU CAN WORK WITH THEM AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE META PLANS AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF TOO. SO, UM, BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO BOARDS. UM, SO, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THEY COME UP WITH AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE PARK CLEANUP MAYS WAKES NOT HERE. SO I I'LL REACH OUT TO HIM AS WELL, UM, TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM, TO SEE WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING WITH THAT THEN, OR I'LL JUST ASK HIM TO SIT DOWN TO QUIT SUMMARY TO EVERYONE, TO SEE WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING ON THAT. I KNOW THAT WE WERE TRYING TO TARGET A PARK CLEANUP DATE FOR APRIL AND THEN PAUSING SOME OTHER ONES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AS WELL. SO, UM, I'LL REACH OUT TO HIM TONIGHT. YES. WE'LL TALK WELL, 20 SECONDS, JUST KEEP THAT DATE IN MIND. THAT IS EARTH DAY. UM, AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE DID A, A EARTH DAY PARK CLEANUP EVENT. SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING AROUND THAT DATE WHERE WE COULD DO SOMETHING. OKAY. UM, GLEN, IS THAT THE ONE WE DID THE, UM, WE PAINTED BENCHES AND ALL THAT STUFF. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AND WE'LL GET SOMETHING OUT REALLY FAST ON THAT. SO, UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS APRIL 22ND. OKAY. AND I'LL REACH OUT TO BLAKE TONIGHT. OKAY. SO THEN THAT'S A DINNER I'M ON. SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS HERE. UM, SO THE STAR SPANGLED HEIGHTS PARADE, UM, LAST YEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN OUR FIRST YEAR TO DO IT. I KNOW A FEW OF US SHOWED UP, UM, BUT YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND EVERYTHING, WE DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEEDED. SO WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS START THE CONVERSATION NOW AND SEE IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN WALKING IN THE PARADE [00:30:01] THIS YEAR, WE'LL JUST START WITH THE WALKING PIECE OR DRIVING. SO WALKING OR DRIVING IN THE PARADE. OKAY. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THAT, THAT, THAT PART SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY. OKAY. UM, SO WE'LL START WITH THE WALK AND IF YOUR INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE. UM, AND THEN WHEN I WANT TO KNOW IS, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR EITHER A FLOAT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? UM, I DIDN'T HAVE A KID SIZED PICNIC TABLE, BUT I COULD DONATE AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT ON. UM, THE DONATE AND THE CANDY AND ALL THAT. THAT'S EASY FOR US TO DO, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, IN THAT, THAT THAT WILL BE ON JULY 3RD, JULY 3RD OR FINISHED YEAR. SO, UM, AND IF WE'RE INTERESTED, THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO, UM, TO THE CITY, UM, FOR US. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START THE CONVERSATION AND SEE WHAT YOU ALL WANT TO DO. SO I WILL START WITH TEENS AND I WILL START WITH JAKE. UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA LAST YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. SO, UM, I WOULD BE OFF WORK. UM, I MEAN, I, I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET, TO SEE WHO'S DOING WHAT TO SHOW EVERYBODY WHO'S ON THE BOARD. WHO'S, YOU KNOW, WHOSE HANDS ARE IN THERE AND, AND, AND KEEPING THE PARKS MOVING. SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PUT A NAME AND A, AND A GROUP OF, UH, WITH A FACE IN MY 2 CENTS. OKAY. UH, LET'S SEE, GO TO CHRIS G UH, CHRIS, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU THEN MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE ISN'T MUTED, CHRIS. YES. YES. OKAY. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I, UH, I JUST THINK WE NEED A GOOD IDEA FOR THE FLOAT THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE. OKAY. WHAT WHAT'D YOU SAY ABOUT THE FLOAT? I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. YOU SAID WE NEED TO HAVE A FLOAT THAT WAY WE HAVE THE WALK OR RIDE. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. UH, ALEX, I'M ALL FOR IT. SO THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. OKAY, RON, IF I'M IN TOWN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY SCHEDULE IS LOOKING LIKE THAT FAR OUT, BUT IF I'M HERE, I'LL PARTICIPATE. OKAY. NO CALENDAR INVITE TO LOCK IT IN. GREAT. OKAY. AND THEN DENNIS IS GOOD. OKAY. SO IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE, UM, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR? IT STARTS SPANGLED. YEAH. IT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS STAR SPANGLED HEIGHTS PARADE HERE, GLEN SECOND, DENNIS. OKAY. CAN I GET ROLL CALL? YES. ALEX BLACK. YES. YES. GLENN POTTINGER SNYDER. JAMES HARTMAN. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO ALL OUR FAVOR. OKAY. SO THE SECOND ONE IS, UM, JUST A DISCUSSION, CAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF TIME, BUT WE DO. UM, WHAT ARE SOME THOUGHTS ON FOR OUR FLIPPED, IF YOU WANNA DO INFLUENCE, UM, UH, AS LIKE, AGAIN, I HAVE A SMALL KID'S PICNIC TABLE YOU COULD PLAY, IF YOU HADN'T SMOKED KIDS UMBRELLA OR SOMETHING, WE CAN TILT IT BEHIND A TRUCK, UM, THOMAS CANDY, OR, YOU KNOW, I THINK LAST YEAR HIS IDEA WAS POSSIBLY TO GET TOGETHER TO BUILD A SWING SET OF SOME SORT. I THINK THAT WAS JOSH'S IDEA LAST YEAR. I CAN'T REMEMBER FOR SURE. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M OPEN TO ANY AND ALL IDEAS. I DO HAVE THAT AND THEN I SORTA ACQUIRED IT SPECIFICALLY FOR, FOR THIS AS WELL, JUST IN CASE IT WOULD NEED TO BE USED OR WE COULD USE IT AT OTHER EVENTS AS WELL, SO. [00:35:08] OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. OKAY. DENNIS, MAYBE KIDS AROUND WITH A SOCCER UNIFORM. OKAY. SO GET THE USER GROUPS INVOLVED. UH, JANE, UM, I HAVE NO COMMENTS. OKAY, CHRIS, I GOT NOTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN, I CAN ALWAYS EMAIL. OKAY, PERFECT. AND ALEX, UH, NO COMMENT. OKAY. RON, NO COMMENTS. NO PROBLEM. SO WHAT I'LL DO IS, UM, I'LL KEEP THIS ON THE AGENDA, UM, EACH MONTH AND THEN WE'LL START PROGRESSING FROM THERE. IS THERE ANYONE WILLING TO TAKE THE LEAD ON IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ASK THE QUESTION NEXT MONTH AGAIN, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT. UM, OKAY, SO NOW THE NEXT ITEM IS OTHER PARK ACTIVITIES. SO, UM, I KNOW GLEN, YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO READ IT IN DEPTH, BUT THAT'S WHAT I PROVIDED YOU WAS AN EXAMPLE. UM, SO I SENT OUT TO EVERYONE, A DRAFT OF A CONCEPT FOR, UM, THE IDEA WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ABOUT HOW TO INCREASE PART USAGE. AND ONE OF THOSE WORDS YOU USED THE HASHTAG 40 IN THE PART. SO THE DOCUMENT THAT I SENT YOU CALLED 40 IN THE PARTS, BUT THE ENTIRE CONCEPT IS IT'S, IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING, FINDING WAYS TO GET PEOPLE OUT THERE, TALKING ABOUT OUR PARTS AND DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WHAT I DID WAS I INCLUDED THINGS, UM, LIKE, UM, SO YES, WE WOULD USE HASHTAGS VARIETY OF HASHTAGS, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE THE HASHTAG 40 AND APART YOU HAVE THE HASHTAG, YOU KNOW, WELLNESS, WEDNESDAYS, OR WELLNESS FRIDAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND WE WOULD SORT OF PULL SOME TIPS AND PROMOTE SOME TIPS ABOUT WHAT'S WHAT'S IN THE PARK OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF WELLNESS ACTIVITIES. RIGHT. TRYING TO KEEP IT AS REALLY SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. THE OTHER PART OF THAT, IT'S ALSO COMING UP WITH, UM, SOME SMALL EFFECTS, YOU KNOW, DID YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THOMAS CLOUD PARK HAS A HEADS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, I'M SORRY, THREE PLATE, OR IT HAS A RENEWED, YOU KNOW, TENNIS SCORE, RESURFACE, TENNIS COURTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO JUST COMING UP WITH SOME QUICK FACTS, OR DID YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE BACKGROUND BEHIND, WHY ARE THOMAS CALLED PARK MEMORIAL PARK IT'S NAME, YOU KNOW, JUST PUSH US SOME OF THAT INFORMATION OUT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, PROMOTING EVENTS. SO THAT COULD BE THE MOVIE SERIES, THE, UM, MOVIE SERIES DID THE MUSIC SERIES, THE FARMER'S MARKET, UH, THE JULY, UH, UH, STAR-SPANGLED HUBER THE STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS EVENT, UM, AS WELL AS ANY PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND SPEND 40 MINUTES A DAY, 40 MINUTES A WEEK. WE'RE JUST GOING OUT INTO THE PARK AND DOING SOME TYPE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THIS ISN'T JUST FOR THE YOU, BUT IT'S ALSO FOR ADULTS AS WELL. AND THAT CAN INCLUDE WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OR RESIDENTS TO ASK THE QUESTION AND GATHER INFORMATION ON, UM, WHO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT IN THE FARM? WHO HAS ANY, WHO HAS WORKED WITH GROUP WORK? YOU KNOW, UM, WHO'S DOING YOGA IN THE PARK, YOU KNOW, CAN WE PROMOTE THAT OR GO AHEAD AND USE THIS AND JUST PUSHING INFORMATION OUT OF IT. YOU'LL BE OUT THERE AT SIX 30 TO SEVEN EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, YOU KNOW? SO THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE CONCEPT THAT I PROVIDED YOU IS VERY BASIC AND VERY GENERAL, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. AND, UH, WHEN I'M THINKING OF LOCATIONS, I'M THINKING OF ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE WITHIN THE PARTS SYSTEM. OKAY. THAT INCLUDES THE Y. SO NOW WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE Y AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO, UM, DON'T WANT TO PICK IT ABOUT THE METRO FIVE RIVERS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE WITHIN SHUBHRA HEIGHTS, BUT THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE GOING ON, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS DONE ANY OTHER TYPE OF EVENTS, UM, MAYBE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE GIRL SCOUTS ARE DOING SOMETHING JUST TO HELP TO PROMOTE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE DOING WITHIN THE CITY MAP. YES, SIR. I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO ADD DIAL ARE WELL DOWN THE ROAD. [00:40:01] OKAY. UH, TAYLORSVILLE. I LOVE THAT PART. SO, SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, POSITIVE, NEGATIVE. I'M OPEN. SEPARATE JOSH, GO AHEAD. OKAY. EVENTS REAL FAST. UM, JUST SO EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THIS YEAR IS THE CITY'S 40TH BIRTHDAY. SO THAT THEME WILL PLAY INTO A LOT WITH THE PARADE AS WELL. SO AS WE'RE PLANNING A FLOAT, UH, KEEP THAT 40TH BIRTHDAY IN MIND AS WELL. OKAY. AND THIS PROGRAM TOOL WILL CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. MAYBE WE MAY NOT USE THEIR HASHTAG 40 DEPARTS NEXT YEAR, BUT AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT HELPED GET US STARTED AND HELPED, YOU KNOW, CREATE. AND THEN HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO WITH THE BOARD TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY RELYING SO MUCH ON CITY STAFF AND THAT'S ONE OF MY INITIAL THINGS WE WANT TO HELP COMPLIMENT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO DO OUR PART AS WELL. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT, JAY? NO, SIR. CHRIS G NOPE. ALEX. NOPE. NO QUESTION. RON GLENN AND DENNIS. GOOD. OKAY. SO, UM, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO GO AHEAD. YEAH. IS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO, TO ADOPT THE 40 AND THE PARKS CONCEPT AND TO START PLANNING AND PUSHING FORWARD. UM, IS THERE A FIRST MOTION? SORRY. I SAID THAT WRONG. IS THERE A MOTION? SORRY, DENNIS. OKAY. AND THE SECOND. OKAY. UH, CHRIS, CAN I GET ROLL CALL? YES. ALEX BLACK. CHRIS COLGAN OFF TO THE SIDE. YEAH. JAMES HARTMAN. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, BUT GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN. SO YOU ALWAYS JUST START SEEING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION WILL COME OUT FAIRLY SOON. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ADDITIONAL BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR JOSH. ARE WE STILL DOING THE TENNIS CAMP THIS YEAR? UH, YES. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DOING TWO OF THEM. UH, THE WEEKEND OF MAY 21ST. LET ME, LET ME DOUBLE CHECK HERE. I THINK IT'S THAT WEEKEND. YEAH, IT WILL BE ON MAY 22ND, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, A GENTLEMAN FROM U D WHO IS A GRADUATE STUDENT WHO WILL BE HERE FOR THE SUMMER. UH, THAT DAY IS ACTUALLY PART OF A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR, UM, FAMILY TENNIS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HOLD LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF, TWO HOUR KIND OF FAMILY TENNIS EVENT ON THE 22ND. AND THEN WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET A DATE TOGETHER TO DO THE CAMP THAT WE DID LAST SUMMER WITH THE USTA. UH, IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY CALL SINCE THEN ASKING WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT AGAIN. UM, SO I'M WORKING WITH HIM TO SEE WHAT HIS SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE AND ALSO VOLUNTEERS, UM, HOW HE CAN GET SOME VOLUNTEERS FROM A U D AND OTHER PLACES TO COME HELP WITH THAT CAMP ALSO. PERFECT. OKAY. SO ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AS WELL THAT, UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT OR OVER, I'LL SAY ABOUT, UH, ABOUT, UH, 100, UM, PRAYING SETS AND SMALL SOCCER FIELDS USE A WOODEN ONES THAT YOU COULD PICK UP AT THE HARDWARE STORE. UM, THEY WERE DONATED TO US. SO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING IS COMING UP WITH SOME TYPE OF EVENT FOR THE SUMMER, AND THAT'S ALL PENDING THE ENVIRONMENT, COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF EVENTS THAT WE CAN HELP PUT THEM TOGETHER AND THE KIDS CAN PAINT THEM. SO THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT HUGE. THEY'RE FAIRLY SMALL. UM, SO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WERE AWARE OF THAT AND THAT'S ON YOUR, ON YOUR MIND AS WELL. UM, SOMETHING ELSE THAT, THAT THE CITY IS DOING AS WELL. I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING SOME TYPE OF CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO, UM, JOSH AND SARAH HAVE BEEN WORKING IN ARE DILIGENTLY [00:45:01] WORKING TO DEVELOP A CALENDAR FOR BOTH THE AMPHITHEATER AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO ONCE THAT'S UP AND RUNNING, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHEN IT'S POSTED AS WELL. SO THAT'LL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GOOD FOR US AS WELL, BECAUSE NOW WE'LL KNOW WHEN THE, YOU KNOW, UH, WHEN THE, UM, WHEN EVENTS ARE HAPPENING THERE AND WHEN IT'S SERVED AND WHEN IT'S UP. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY OF THAT? NOPE. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, JOSH, FOR MY CLARIFICATION, CAN YOU CLARIFY SOMETHING FOR ME AGAIN, THE SKATE PARK THAT'S AT MONITA FIELD? UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK FOR POTENTIAL FOR THE GRANT, RIGHT. FOR THAT, IS IT POSSIBLE WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO START THE RFP? SO THAT WAY WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST OR AT LEAST START DESIGNING AND LOOKING AT IT. I INITIALLY GOT WITH A COMPANY THAT SENT ME SOME DESIGNS AND, UM, ROB SHOMER AND I HAD TAKEN THOSE, AND I BELIEVE HE HAD THOSE NUMBERS AND SHARED THEM WITH COUNCIL. I DON'T REMEMBER AT THE MOMENT, BUT, UH, I WAS ASKED TO GO BACK AND HAVE THAT COMPANY KIND OF PUT SOME DIFFERENT SIZE PACKAGES TOGETHER. UM, CAUSE A LOT OF THEM WERE THE COST FOR THE RAMPS THEMSELVES. WEREN'T TERRIBLE, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, 40 TO 60 YARDS OF CONCRETE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A PAD FOR THEM WAS WHAT WAS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. SO WE WERE TRYING TO SEE HOW WE COULD, UM, MAYBE PIECE SOME OF THOSE TOGETHER AND MAKE THE COST MORE EFFECTIVE. SO I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THE VENDOR YET ON KIND OF PUTTING THOSE LITTLE PACKAGES TOGETHER FOR THAT. BUT ONCE I GET A KIND OF AN IDEA OF A PRICE, UM, AND THEN I'LL KNOW, AND WE CAN'T REALLY, UM, GO OUT FOR AN RFP UNTIL I APPLIED FOR THE GRANT AND WE FIND OUT IF WE'VE GOTTEN IT ANYWAY. UM, SO ONCE WE WANT, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET THE GRANT, THEN I CAN SEND IT OUT FOR BID AND REQUESTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO GET COMPANIES TO COME IN AND BID IT OUT. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. OKAY. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOSH ON THAT, ON THAT TOPIC? OH, QUESTION HERE. OKAY, PERFECT. SO, UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UH, APPROVAL OF MINUTES. HAS EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? OKAY. YES. AND OKAY. I'M SEEING YOU GUYS HERE. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. OKAY. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. OKAY. SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 15TH, 2021 AT 6:30 PM. UM, AND IT IS NOW SEVEN 22. HEY JOSH, CAN I TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY, UM, TODAY IS MY OFFICIAL LAST MEETING? I BELIEVE SO. I, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR, UH, A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR, BOTH PERSONALLY, AND AS A GROUP FOR ANYBODY. SO WHAT, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IS INCREDIBLE. SO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT TODAY IS MY LAST MEETING AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR A LOT OF ENJOYMENT AND A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK SYSTEM. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. AND THANK YOU, JAY. IT'S BEEN GREAT. UM, YOU SERVED AS WELL. I'M SORRY TO SEE YOU GO. UM, BUT, UH, SO, UH, WITH THAT SAID EVERYONE, UM, THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS OUT FOR, UM, FOR ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER. SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED OR, UM, WAS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN, OR PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO TO GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE AND FIND THE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT IT. I BELIEVE THAT CLOSES ON APRIL 2ND. SO, UM, THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. IT IS SEVEN 23 AND THIS MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED. * 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.