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[ AGENDA ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road September 16, 2024 6:30 P.M. ]
UM, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION MEETING AT, AND IT'S SIX THIRTY FOUR.SARAH, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLE FOR US? YES, MA'AM.
MS. HENRY? MS. HIRE? MS. TEAGUE? HERE.
UH, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN SOME, UM, FOR ASHLEY, FOR STELLA, AND FOR, UM, LORI OR NOT LORI.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW THEY WOULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE ALL THREE OR ONE OR TWO OR SO MOVED? YEAH.
ALL THREE FOX ALL THREE AND, MM-HMM?
IS THERE ANYONE THAT OPPOSES? OKAY.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY OPENING REMARKS.
ARE THEY INTERESTED IN TALKING TODAY? YES.
COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE? YEAH, MY NAME IS, UH, KENNY BAKER AND I'M AT 71 36.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS THIS EVENING? FINE, KENNY, HOW ARE YOU? I'M WONDERFUL, LORI.
SO, UH, TONIGHT I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT, UH, KIND OF A SUGGESTION IDEA FOR A FUTURE EVENT TO BE HELD HERE IN THE CITY.
UM, AND FORGIVE ME, I JUST KIND OF WROTE IT OUT.
UM, I'M HERE TO PROPOSE A POSSIBLE NEW EVENT TO BE HELD NEXT YEAR HERE IN OUR CITY.
OUR CITY DOES ITS BEST TO ORGANIZE AND HOLD MANY HOLIDAY SPECIFIC EVENTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE MORE SO WELL RECEIVED THAN OTHERS.
SO IN RESPONSE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS OF OUR ANNUAL ONE DAY A YEAR TRUNK OR TREAT, UH, EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS CONSISTENTLY DRAWN LARGE CROWDS AND RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK, I PROPOSE EXPANDING THE CELEBRATION TO A WEEKEND LONG HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL WITH A POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH CINDY DAVIDSON AND THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY FOUNDATION.
THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BOTH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OFFER A MORE INCLUSIVE AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR NCES RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.
PEOPLE HAVE GROWN TO EXPECT BIG THINGS FROM FAIR BORN'S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL, AND WHILE IT STILL DRAWS A LARGE OUTCOME, AND AGAIN, ECONOMIC GAIN, IT HAS ALSO OVER THE YEARS BEGAN TO DWINDLE.
THIS COULD BE HUBER'S OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE THAT ONCE GREAT EXPECTATION HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.
I SUGGEST HOSTING A HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL OVER A THREE DAY WEEKEND FEATURING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO COSTUME, PARADES, CONTESTS, LOCAL VENDOR MARKETS, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, FOOD, BEVERAGE STALLS.
UM, AND HONESTLY, THE BENEFITS OF THIS COULD BE, ONE, AN INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
A MULTI-DAY EVENT WILL FOSTER A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.
TWO, IT COULD BE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT.
THE FESTIVAL WILL DRAW VISITORS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS, BENEFITING LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND INCREASING FOOT TRAFFIC IN A DAY AND THREE ENHANCED EXPERIENCE.
A LONGER FESTIVAL WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE VARIED AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, CATERING TO DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND AGE GROUPS.
SO EXPANDING OUR HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION TO A WEEKEND LONG FESTIVAL ALIGNS WITH SUCCESS OF A TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT AND OFFERS SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND LOCAL ECONOMY.
UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
HAD YOU APPROACHED THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY BOND GROUP ABOUT THIS YET, OR BURIED BEFORE IN THE PAST? I TALKED TO CINDY OFF AND ON ABOUT OTHER THINGS, SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, SPITBALLED BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT OVER THE PAST, BUT I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER RECENTLY ABOUT IT, BUT I KNOW USUALLY SHE'S ALWAYS ON BOARD WITH THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
UM, ANY IDEAS WHO YOU MIGHT BE OF POSSIBLE SPONSORS? UM, I'M REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WITH MIKE FOY.
UH, SO THERE WAS ONE, UH, SEVERAL BUSINESSES ACTUALLY UP THERE IN WELL THAT, UH, KNOW FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT ARE IN THE HUBBERT AREA WITH BUSINESSES.
I, MYSELF HAVE A VENDOR AS WELL AS MY WIFE BACK THERE.
UM, I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL HEARST CLUB CHAPTER, SO THAT'S SOMETHING ALSO WE COULD BRING IN AS LIKE A, BASICALLY A HEARST CAR SHOW TO THE EVENT.
SO PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE JUST HAD ONE, UH, LAST WEEKEND.
IT WAS A BIG TURNOUT FOR THAT.
ME, I'M NOT HEARING YOU AS WELL.
ARE YOU SAYING LIKE HEARST AS IN THE GEAR SHIFT PEOPLE OR HEARST AS IN THE HEARST AS IN THE LONG BLACK CADILLAC? I HAVE IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW.
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COMMUNITY'LL ALL EVENTUALLY BE IN THAT.DON'T LET YOUR LAST RIDE BE YOUR FIRST RIDE.
THERE'S A, A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT USE THEM AS DAILY DRIVERS, MYSELF INCLUDED, THAT POLISH 'EM UP AND LIKE YOUR TRADITIONAL MUSCLE CAR SHOW AND THEY GET A GOOD FEEDBACK.
PEOPLE LOVE TO COME SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING FOR A THREE DAY FESTIVAL? WHAT, I'M SORRY.
WHEN? NO, WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE GOING ON FOR THREE DAYS? WELL, LIKE I SAID, UH, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO THAT OTHER FESTIVALS DO.
THERE COULD BE, UH, VENDOR BOOSTS, THERE COULD BE FOOD TRUCKS, THERE COULD BE ACTIVITIES, SO ON AND SO FORTH THAT WE COULD DO, UH, VARYING ON EACH DIFFERENT DAY.
ONE DAY COULD HOLD THINGS LIKE, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, A COSTUME CONTEST, A PUMPING CARVING CONTEST, SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR FAMILIES AND CITIZENS TO, UH, SUBMIT THEIR, LET'S SAY JACK OF LANTERN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BE JUDGED.
UH, THERE'S NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES, UH, THAT ARE HALLOWEEN OR FALL RELATED THAT YOU COULD INCORPORATE OVER A TWO THREE DAY PERIOD.
SO YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT FOS THERE IN FAIRBORNE, CORRECT.
IS IT A THREE DAY EVENT ALSO? YES.
AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
UH, AND EVERY YEAR IT USED TO BE THIS BIG TO-DO THING AND YOU KNOW, HE HAS BEEN GETTING OLDER OVER THE YEARS, OBVIOUSLY, AND THE ATTENDANCE HAS GONE FROM LARGE TO SUBSTANTIAL, BUT NOT AS BIG AS IT USED TO BE.
UM, IT USED TO BE CALLED LIKE THE HALLOWEEN CAPITAL OF OHIO.
UM, NOW IT'S JUST LIKE, IF YOU REMEMBER IT, YOU STILL SHOW UP KIND OF WORD OF MOUTH, TRADITIONAL THING.
BUT, UH, I REALLY FEEL THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH PARTNERSHIP HERE AND SPACE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE COULD BUILD THAT BACKUP TO WHAT THEY USED TO HAVE, BUT BRING IT DOWN HERE AND MAKE IT BETTER.
WAS IT LIKE CERTAIN HOURS? IT'S AN ALL DAY EVENT THAT THEY DO? UH, JUST THREE DAYS ALL DAY.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK BECAUSE WE'RE VENDORS, WE'RE VENDORS THIS YEAR IN IT, AND SHE HAS THE SCHEDULE, SO I CAN GIVE YOU EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF TIMES THAT THEY USE.
FRIDAY IS KIND OF A HALF DAY, 'CAUSE EVERYONE'S AT WORK.
THEY ACTUALLY GET THE SCHOOL INVOLVED, SO THEY DO THE KIDS DOING A PARADE.
UM, THEY START OUT AT, AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL AT LIKE FOUR O'CLOCK, THEY START GETTING READY FOR THE PARADE, AND THEN THAT STARTS AT SEVEN TO ACTUALLY GO AROUND THE MAIN STREET AREA.
UM, SO THAT IS A BIG THING FOR THEM.
AND THEN SATURDAY IS MORE SO A VENDOR MARKET.
THEY DO HAVE A COSTUME CONTEST GOING ON.
SORRY, I'M TRYING TO FIND IT ON MY PHONE.
WELL, I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS CAME AND, AND, UM, PROPOSED THIS AND WE'LL DEFINITELY WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING READY TO PLAN OUR YEAR OUT, SO, OR TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO I KNOW SUNDAY THEY'RE DOING LIKE AN HOUR LONG TRICK OR TREAT THING, UM, WHICH I KIND OF THOUGHT KIND OF SHORT.
THAT'S WHY IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE THEY, WE ALREADY DO THE TRUNK OR TREAT HERE AND PEOPLE GO ALL OUT FOR THE TRUNK OR TREAT HERE AND REALLY ENJOY IT.
SO TO DO AN ADD TO THE EVENT AND BE ABLE TO DO OTHER THINGS WITH IT TO MAKE A WEEK LONG, WEEKEND LONG THING, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, BECAUSE WE PARTICIPATED IN IT LAST YEAR, WE'RE LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY LIKE FOUR OR FIVE HOURS, THEY'RE LIKE, OH, IT'S OVER.
SO EVEN IF WE DID EVEN AN EXTRA DAY MM-HMM.
SO SATURDAYS, SATURDAY FOR THE FAIRBORNE FOR EXAMPLE, THEY DO THE ZOMBIE WALK AT THE END OF THE DAY.
UM, DURING THE DAY THEY JUST KIND OF HAVE STUFF GOING ON STAGE.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.
UM, BUT THE BIG THING IS THE VENDOR'S MARKET, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, WE ARE DOING THE VENDOR EVENT PART, BUT AS FAR AS THE TIME IDEA GOES, THEY DO THINGS LIKE ON SATURDAY FROM 11:00 AM UNTIL 10:00 PM UM, SUNDAYS THEY DO FROM ABOUT NOON TO SIX AND FRIDAYS, LIKE SHE WAS SAYING HALF DAY'S ABOUT FOUR TO NINE.
WHAT WEEKEND DID THEY USUALLY DO THAT THE WEEKEND BEFORE HALLOWEEN? IT VARIES EACH YEAR.
I THINK THIS YEAR IS THE, IT IS THE 11TH, 12TH, AND 13TH.
OH, SO YOU'RE NOT, YOU DON'T AIM FOR LIKE ON HALLOWEEN? YOU, YOU NO, I THINK THE POINT IS TO, UM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE VENDORS BRING HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S TO GET YOU IN THE MOOD.
SO A LOT OF THEM, SO JUST SOME DAY IN OCTOBER? YEAH.
SO LIKE WE DO THE TRUNK OR TREAT HERE ON THE FIFTH OR SIXTH, THAT FIRST SUNDAY.
SO I, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SUGGESTED WHY NOT JUST THAT FIRST WEEKEND OR THAT SECOND WEEKEND, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NOW ONE REAL, ONE REAL QUICK QUESTION.
WOULD EITHER OF YOU BE AVAILABLE TO EITHER HEAD UP OR SERVE ON A COMMITTEE TO ORGANIZE THIS? A HUNDRED PERCENT.
YEAH, I HAD A BIG HAND IN HELPING HER AND CINDY START UP THE HUBER HAUNTS YEARS AGO AND UH, I'M ALWAYS LIKE A PHONE CALL AWAY.
SO YEAH, I'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP OUT WITH THIS AS WELL.
DO WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION? I BELIEVE YOU RIGHT OF PHONE NUMBER DOWN ON THERE.
AND IF YOU DON'T, I'M FRIENDS WITH LORI, SO UNFORTUNATELY
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WE APPRECIATE IT.OKAY, SO WE COULD GO ON FOR OLD BUSINESS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS? I THINK OUR YEAR IS WRAPPING UP.
SO OTHER THAN THE ONLY LA THE LAST EVENT WE HAVE IS THE TREE LIGHTING AND THAT'S ON HERE AND, UH, WHAT, A COUPLE MORE MOVIE NIGHTS.
SO I THINK THAT'S ALL THE OLD BUSINESS.
WHEN IS THE NEXT MOVIE NIGHT? THAT'LL BE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
I'M GOING ON VACATION NEXT WEEK, SO.
UM, I DID ASK SARAH IF, IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, UM, THE INFLATABLE AND SHE WAS GONNA CHECK ON THAT, UM, FOR THE KIDS.
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WOULD YEAH.
THE PROCESS IN THE PAST, DID YOU ENLIST THE CITY AS ADDITIONAL INSURED ON YOUR INSURANCE? YES.
SO WE HAD TO BUY A SEPARATE POLICY RIGHT, RIGHT.
FOR ANYTHING WE BRING TO THE CITY.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS AGAIN.
AND IT IS A, IT IS A 1 MILLION WITH $2 MILLION AGGREGATE.
SO YOU MIGHT LOOK AT THAT POLICY CLOSELY.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ALREADY WHAT YOU HAD.
BUT, UM, IF YOU CAN PRODUCE THAT AGAIN, THEN WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU AND I CAN GET, UM, IT RECOGNIZED AS A DONATION FROM YOUR CHURCH.
UM, SO A MILLION DOLLAR WITH A $2 MILLION AGGREGATE, IT'S CALLED.
SO BASICALLY IT MEANS TWO INSTANCES.
IF TWO PEOPLE GOT INSURED, I'LL HAVE TO ASK MY ADMIN GUY.
THE AGENT WILL KNOW THAT TERM TOO.
WE HAVE AN IDEA WHERE WE'RE GONNA DO THIS OCTOBER ONE.
WILL WE BE DOING THAT AT THE ROSES OR NO? IT'S AT CLOUD.
SO IT'S A DRIVE-IN IN OCTOBER.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE BOUNCE HOUSE, UM, SHANNON, ARE YOU DOING POPCORN AGAIN AS WELL? WE'LL HAVE POPCORN IN THE BOUNCE HOUSE.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAVE THE LIBRARY.
SO THIS, IF YOU RECALL, I HAD A ESPORT PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR EARLIER IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN WHEN YOU GUYS WERE PLANNING YOUR MOVIES, I SAID, OH, IF YOU GUYS DID A VIDEO GAME MOVIE, WE COULD COMBINE 'EM.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF TELLING YOU THE ELEMENTS THAT I HAD THERE AND THAT ARE COMING TO THE MOVIE NOW.
UM, BUT THERE WAS, THE LIBRARY IS COMING AND THEY'RE GONNA MAKE, UM, BALLOON ANIMAL SWORDS WITH THE KIDS.
SO THEY'LL BE THERE DOING THAT.
UM, THE CHARACTERS AND CUTOUTS WILL BE ON SITE, SO TINO WILL BE THERE IN HER, UM, BEST FASHION
UM, AND THEN THERE'S CUTOUTS TO TAKE PICTURES.
AND THEN, UM, WELL, SORRY, TEXT MESSAGE SCREWED ME UP.
UM, I, IT WAS FROM A COLLEAGUE, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY WERE TELLING ME THE SOUND WASN'T WORKING ANYMORE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
AND THEN, UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A SERIES OF TREASURE HUNTS.
SO BASICALLY THINK ABOUT AN EASTER EGG HUNT AND UM, BUT LIKE VIDEO GAME THEMED.
SO STARTING AT SIX O'CLOCK WILL BE THE FIRST ONE FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN, AND THEN THERE'LL BE MORE FOLLOWING EACH HALF HOUR.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME DOOR PRICES THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE TEENS AND ADULTS CAN COME AND GET FROM A TICKET FOR.
SINCE ARE YOU HEADING THAT UP? HOW'S THAT WORKING? UM, SO THE TENT WILL BE PUT UP AND I WAS HOPEFUL THAT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD COULD SIT AT THE TENT AND DO LIKE A RAFFLE TICKET THING, UM, SINCE THERE'S USUALLY A HANDFUL OF YOU THERE.
AND THEN I HAVE ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS TOO, FROM BETHEL AND WAYNE.
I HAVE A COUPLE GIRLS WHO ARE SEEING IF THEY CAN COME AND THEN, UM, THEY'LL LET ME KNOW.
AND SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE THERE TO HELP ME SPREAD OUT THE PRIZES.
BUT IF NOT, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE I NEED HELP WITH.
IS JUST BETWEEN, BUT WE'RE NOT LIKE HIDING THEM.
WE'RE JUST KIND OF PUTTING 'EM OUT IN THE FIELD.
SO THAT WOULD BE AREAS THAT I COULD USE HELP.
I KNOW YOU'LL BE MISSED TWO, TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW FOR THE I KNOW FARMERS MARKET TOO.
WE'LL, YOU, I'M A BIG WASHOUT ALMOST TWO WEEKENDS WALKING ON THE BEACH.
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THINKING ABOUT EACH.TINA WILL BE THERE, BE IN COSTUME FOR A WHILE, SO, UM, IS ANYONE ELSE ABLE TO BE THERE? I'LL BE THERE.
UM, I'LL LET YOUR, MY BOSS LADY'S NOT HERE.
YEAH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR HALLOWEEN UP.
CAN I GET BACK WITH YOU? ABSOLUTELY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR SEPTEMBER THAT WE NEED TO DO? OKAY, HOW ABOUT OCTOBER'S? OH, WHAT NIGHT IS THAT? THAT'S THE THIRD.
I HAVE A TON OF STUFF GOING ON IN OCTOBER.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN.
I GOT SOMETHING ON THE 12TH AND WE'VE GOT SOMETHING ON THE FIFTH AND THE FOURTH, BUT NOT ON THE 18TH.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED FOR THAT.
IT'S OUR HOCUS POCUS POCUS POCUS ONE.
UH, THAT WOULD BE, WE, I DO SEE THE MOVIE NIGHT WAS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER THE 12TH.
IS THAT STILL? NO, WE JUST SAID 18TH.
OH, I SAID 18TH ON MAY, IF I'M MISTAKEN.
ORIGINALLY HAD THAT PIN FOR THE 12TH OF OCTOBER.
OH, THAT WAS, BECAUSE THAT WAS BITES IN THE HEIGHTS.
BUT BITES IN THE HEIGHTS HAS MOVED UP.
SO NOW IT'S RIGHT, SARAH, IS THAT CORRECT? IT SHOULD BE THE 18TH, RIGHT? IT SHOULD BE THE THIRD FRIDAY, YEAH.
LEMME CHECK FACEBOOK REALLY QUICK, BUT PRETTY POSITIVE.
'CAUSE THE OCTOBER ONE DIDN'T HAVE A DATE SET.
YEAH, I THINK ORIGINALLY, I THINK WE WERE BY THINKING BITES IN THE HEIGHTS WAS GONNA BE LIKE AROUND THE, THAT WAS THE 12TH OF, UH, AUGUST.
RIGHT? WHAT DID THAT WAS AROUND THAT TIME.
I DIDN'T HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN.
'CAUSE IT WAS UP IN THE YEAH, 'CAUSE IT WAS, YEAH.
OH YEAH, IT WAS ACTUALLY THE 24TH.
NEVERMIND
THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN THAT WE, THE WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING.
SO, AND THEN THE, UM, WITH THE SUNDOWN TIME, WE'LL PROBABLY BE STARTING THE MOVIE AROUND SEVEN 40 THIS FRIDAY.
I LOOKED UP ON THE, SO WHAT TIME DO WE NEED TO BE THERE? WE'RE STARTING THE FIRST TREASURE HUNT AT SIX SO THAT WE CAN FIT 'EM ALL IN.
UM, I DID JUST POST ABOUT THE, UM, ONE OF THE GRAND PRIZES IS A NINTENDO SWITCH, SO WE COULD END UP GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE TRYING TO WIN THAT.
SO DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL COME AS OF NOW, BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BE THERE SINCE IT'S OH, I CAN BE THERE EARLY, WHICH FRIDAY'S FINE.
SO WE'RE STARTING THE EVENTS AT THE 6:00 PM ABOUT 5 30, 6 O'CLOCK.
SO WE NEED TO BE THERE ABOUT FIVE 30 THEN TO SET UP IF YOU CAN.
FOR OUR OCTOBER MOVIE, I CAN DO POPCORN AGAIN, BUT DO WE WANT ANY ENTERTAINMENT? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO? I GUESS WE, IF WE KIND OF DID IT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO IF WE COULD DO A COSTUME PARTY OR COSTUME CONTEST OR SOMETHING, BUT DID IT KIND OF LATE TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT ADVERTISED, BUT WELL, IT'S HALLOWEEN.
I THINK A LOT OF WOULD COME IN HELL IN COSTUME IF WE JUST YEAH, I MEAN, YEAH, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT JUST THE MOVIE CENTRIC.
I MEAN, IF IT COULD COME IN ANY COSTUME, I'M SURE WE'D GET A LOT TO YEAH.
I DON'T THINK WE ADVERTISED ANYTHING SPECIAL.
SO THERE'S STILL TIME TO UPDATE THAT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO DO I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
ARE WE DOING A TENT AT THE, WHAT DO WE WANT TRUNK OR TREAT? YEAH.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE OH, THE ZOMBIE WALK.
UM, I WILL BE AT THE KID ZONE, SO
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I, UM, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO, I I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SETTING UP SOMETHING THERE.BUT IF YOU NEED TO MAYBE THROW A TENT BESIDE US, MAYBE WE, ME AND AMANDA.
SO ME AND AMANDA MAYBE CAN HANDLE BOTH.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW, SO YEAH, I KNOW WHERE TO PUT MYSELF.
YEAH, I MEAN WE CAN SET IT UP BESIDE WHAT I'M GOING TO, YOU NEED TO BRING A TENT FROM THE MARKET OR SOMETHING.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT I DID LAST YEAR.
SO WHAT LINE IS IT ON? OR WHAT OCTOBER IS IT SIXTH? I FORGET WHAT IT IS.
SO I COULD, THERE WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH ME GRABBING A TENT LIKE ON SATURDAY, I DON'T THINK AND TAKING IT.
BUT IS THERE ANYBODY TOBAN IT? THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.
WE CAN HAVE, UM, A TENT THERE IF YOU WANT AN A AND B SPECIFIC.
THERE WILL BE A PARKS AND RECREATION TENT THERE.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD'S GONNA SIT UP.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, OH, WELL THEN THAT'S OKAY THEN.
IF YOU WANNA BE THERE TOO, YOU CAN THOUGH.
YEAH, SHE, UM, CINDY CAME AND ASKED THE BOARD FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN LIKE APRIL.
WELL SHE'S BEEN PLAYING A LONG TIME ABOUT US BOTH DOING HER.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR OUR OCTOBER MOVIE? I THINK THERE'S A, LIKE A CONTEST.
UH, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE DO A COSTUME PARADE.
I, I DON'T KNOW, DO WE WANT TO GIVE PRIZES FOR THAT OR ANYTHING? OR BE YOUR DECISION? I DON'T KNOW.
WE COULD DO SOMETHING KIND OF IMPROMPTU WHEN PEOPLE, IF PEOPLE DO SHOW UP IN COSTUMES AND STUFF, UNLESS WE WANNA PUT SOME KIND OF A BLAST OUT THERE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW WE WOULD ADVERTISE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK JUST POPCORN'S ENOUGH.
IF WE'RE DOING IT AS IF WE'RE DOING IT AS A, UH, WE'RE GONNA DO IT AS A DRIVE IN AND IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE CHILLIER.
SO JUST POPCORN AT THAT ONE YOU'RE THINKING? YEAH.
MAYBE WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO TO THAT, THAT SHANNON SAID SHE COULD BRING POPCORN, SO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DECORATE THEIR CARS INSTEAD OF COSTUMES AND NO, I DON'T, I I I'M PROBABLY MORE LIKELY TO JUST SEE HOW IT GOES AND AS KIDS SHOW UP IN COSTUME, MAYBE WE CAN JUST, HEY, EVERYBODY IN COSTUME COME UP.
LET'S JUST DO THAT THEN WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ADVERTISING ANYTHING OR, OR PLANNING, DOING ANYTHING FORMAL.
UH, FOR OUR TREE LIGHTING, UM, I THINK A LOT OF THE ELEMENTS ARE PLANNED.
I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR ON THE, IF WE'VE PURCHASED ANYTHING OR, UM, SO THE, UM, REMIX HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
I NEED TO GET THE CONTRACT OVER TO HIM, BUT WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH HIS DOLLAR AMOUNT AND EVERYTHING, SO WE'LL MOVE ON THAT.
AND THEN I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THE HAYRIDE I CALLED PROBABLY A WEEK AGO, MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER NOW.
UM, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO PUT A BUG IN THERE OR, I, I WILL.
I'LL, I'LL GIVE THEM A TEXT OR A CALL.
AND THEN, UM, DID, I DON'T KNOW EITHER.
DID THEY PROVIDE INSURANCE TO US AS WELL? 'CAUSE THEY'LL ALSO NEED TO DO THAT, WHICH IF THAT CHANGES THEIR FEE A LITTLE BIT, COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT.
UM, AND THEN THE SANTA, SO I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION, UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY BEFORE THE RECENT MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AND TONY, THAT SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER DID SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE SANTA CLAUS.
SO ONE IS CONTRACTED FOR THE YEAR.
UM, IN THE FUTURE WE'LL GO WITH WHATEVER DIRECTION THE BOARD WANTS TO GO.
THAT'S NOT, UM, AN ISSUE MOVING FORWARD, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE FOR THIS YEAR.
AND THEN I BELIEVE CINDY GAVE SOME INFO ON HOT DOGS TO SHANNON.
UM, THEY'RE GOING TO PASS IT OUT AND IT'LL BE WRAPPED AND EVERYTHING, SO WE WON'T, UH, WE'RE JUST GONNA, THEY'VE ASKED TO PROVIDE US A TABLE AND A, UM, A TABLE.
SO THERE'S A TABLE AND SOME CHAIRS PROBABLY.
AND WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE HOT CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES AND STUFF? ARE WE GONNA OH, FOR THE TREE LINING? UM, I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THE, OH, I'M SORRY.
DID, WERE WE STILL ON THE SOMETHING ELSE? I THOUGHT WE TALKING ABOUT THE TREE LIGHTING.
UM, WE CAN, WE TALKED ABOUT COOKIES AND BRINGING IT AND HANDING THOSE OUT TO, UH, AND THEN PARKS AND REC, WE'RE GOING TO DO HOT CHOCOLATE.
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I DIDN'T HAVE A NOTE ON THAT.AND KIND OF ON THAT NOTE, THE FOOD TRUCK PROBABLY NOT COMING WITH THE OTHER FREE STUFF BEING GIVEN OUT.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET.
UM, BUT AS SOON AS I WILL, I MEAN, IF THEY COME IT'S, YEAH, IT'S FINE.
THEY KNOW THAT THEY WON'T, PROBABLY WON'T HAVE THE HOT CHOCOLATE TO SELL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE JUST LIKE TO ADVERTISE THEM IF THEY WANT TO COME.
AND, UM, ARE THERE ANY, ARE THEY COMING TO EITHER OF THE MOVIES? EITHER THEY, WE HAVE THEM ON THEIR SCHEDULE.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOVE TO COME.
AND IT'S MESSY MEATBALL, RIGHT? YES.
AND THERE'S PLENTY OF PACKAGES DOWN, WRAPPED PACKAGES AND STUFF.
THEY MIGHT NEED TO BE I'LL, I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT 'EM ONCE
YEAH, I CAN REDO IF WE NEED TO, BUT I THINK WE CAN USE ALL OF THEM.
WE GOT PLENTY OF DRAFT BOOKS, SO, OKAY.
UM, SO WE SHOULD HAVE THE HAYRIDE IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT, REMIX SANTA AND OR YOU'RE STILL WORKING WITH CINDY FOR THE PARADE TO COME UP.
UM, SO CINDY DID MEET WITH ME ON THE PARADE, ACTUALLY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
UM, AND SHE HAS REQUESTED THAT SHE DOES HER PARADE ON CHAMBERSBURG LIKE THE OLD PARADE USED TO BE.
UM, SO I HAVE RECEIVED NO OBJECTIONS FROM PUBLIC SAFETY ABOUT THAT.
SO THAT IS LIKELY HOW WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.
THERE'S WHICH DIRECTION ARE THEY GONNA GO UPHILL OR DOWNHILL?
THEY MEET AT THE TOP THERE AND GO DOWN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE DID BEFORE.
I DON'T RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE ON CHAMBERSBURG BASICALLY FROM YEAH.
COMMUNITY PARK TO HUBER CENTER IS WHAT SHE'S REQUESTING.
ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED FOR THE PARADE OR NOT THE PARADE? UH, THE TREE LIGHTING.
AND THEN SARAH HAS AN ACTIVITY THAT SHE WOULD LIKE US ALL TO DO THE BRAIN BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY.
IF EVERYONE IS READY, EVERY FEW PEOPLE, THERE IS A QR CODE THAT YOU CAN SCAN THAT MIGHT MAKE IT EASIER.
UM, OR YOU CAN GO TO MENTI MENT I.COM AND THEN TYPE IN THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN THERE, WHICH IS A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, BUT HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN JUST DO THE QR CODE WITH THESE HOW MANY YEARS YOU WANNA DO THAT.
I HAVE TO ASK HOW LONG OUR TERMS ARE.
ARE THEY THREE YEARS OR FOUR? THEY'RE WHAT, HOW LONG IS OUR TERMS
I JUST GOT RENEWED, SO THAT'S WHY I, IS THIS THE RIGHT ONE? BECAUSE I JUST SCANNED THAT AND GOT A TOWING SERVICE IN V DO? UH, YEAH, I GOT MENTEE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOT A TOWING.
'CAUSE I GOT IT AND I USED THE SAME ONE.
DOES EVERYONE SEE OKAY ME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION? SO WE JUST GO THROUGH THIS, THE SURVEY THING.
UM, I'LL CLICK THROUGH ONCE PEOPLE ANSWER.
SO, UM, I KEEP GETTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO DID GREG, DID YOU GET A TOWING COMPANY? I GOT, UM, NO, HE GOT IT, GOT SCHOLASTICS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HOW MANY YEARS TOTAL HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE WARD? YOURS IS RIGHT HERE.
THERE YOU CHANGE SLIDES IN TWO, YOU DO
HOW DO MOVE US THROUGH AND THEN IF ANYBODY, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY THOUGHTS OR IDEAS, UM, THEY KIND OF JOG YOUR MEMORY WHILE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COME UP.
THE GOAL WOULD BE THAT WE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, I COMPILE THEM FOR YOU, GIVE THEM BACK TO YOU.
I'LL SEND THEM OUT VIA EMAIL AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS MORE NEXT MEETING.
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EVERYONE KIND OF DIGEST 'EM.THIS ONE WILL CREATE A WORD CLOUD FOR US.
SO YOU CAN JUST PLUG IN ANYTHING THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT.
I WOULD HAVE TO BE THE BOARD OR BEING ON THE BOARD.
I GUESS IT COULD BE A NOUN,
OR WE CAN PUT A SENTENCE IN THERE.
WE SUPPOSED TO PUT LIKE LOVE BOARD PEOPLE OR SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY GET SOME WORDS IN THERE? MM-HMM.
PARDON? THE WATER ADVISORY BOARD.
IS THEY, ARE WE WAITING ON ONE MORE? MAYBE? YEAH, I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST THROWING OUT WORDS AND PHRASES.
SO I GUESS I NEED TO GO BACK AND MAKE A COMPLETE SENTENCES, HOWEVER YOU WANNA PHRASE IT.
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WHY THEY COME UP AGAIN.SO THIS ONE YOU KIND OF HAVE TO RANK.
I KNOW IT MIGHT BE HARD AND IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, MAYBE YOU THINK, I THINK I WOULD LIKE THAT WORKING.
SHOULD WE JUST PUT A NUMBER IN HERE OR SOMETHING OR, YEAH, I DON'T, I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT, OH, DID WE ALREADY? SO I THINK YOU CAN TOUCH 'EM AND DRAG 'EM.
OH, MOVE 'EM TO, INTO A DIFFERENT ORDER.
DRAG 'EM UP TO THIS TAP OR DROP OPTION.
AND WE CAN DO MORE THAN ONE TAKE IT.
YOU GUYS GET DOWN THERE WORKING ON THIS SIDE.
TAKE ALMOST TAKES TWO FINGERS TO DO.
I ONLY DIDN'T MOVE SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, I ENDED UP WITH THESE IN REVER.
IS IS NUMBER ONE LIKE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OR, OH, I SEE THE ONE YOU ENJOY MOST.
OH, CAN YOU ONLY DO THREE MAYBE? YEAH.
NOT LET ME ADD AND THEN IT MIGHT RANK THEM.
YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL EIGHT.
OKAY, THEN YOU GOTTA USE THE LITTLE ARROWS TO MOVE THEM IN THE ORDER THAT YOU THINK ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU.
AND THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HIT SUBMIT AT THE BOTTOM.
SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO CHANGE IT YET JUST YET.
THERE IT'S, I WENT, I ACCIDENTALLY GOT SOMETHING UP THERE.
AND SHE BROUGHT YOU BROUGHT THE FIRST THING BACK ON, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
DID YOU JUST I I DID SKIP AHEAD.
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ALREADY RESPONDED.IT SAYS YOU'VE ALREADY RESPONDED TO THIS QUESTION.
VISION SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, I THINK I SKIPPED THROUGH ALL OF THEM.
WHERE ARE YOU AT NOW? BACK AT THE BEGINNING.
IF THE BOARD WERE TO ADOPT A VISION STATEMENT YEP.
IF THE BOARD WERE TO ADOPT A VISION STATEMENT, WHAT WORDS MIGHT BE INCLUDED? SO SOMETIMES A VISION STATEMENT CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR MISSION STATEMENT, WHAT YOU'RE HERE TO DO.
BUT A VISION STATEMENT CAN BE A LITTLE MORE HOW YOU DO IT.
SO IT MIGHT HAVE WORDS THAT ARE MORE QUALITATIVE, MORE ADJECTIVES, A LITTLE MORE CREDIBLE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE DOING YOUR MISSION? WELL, THANK YOU.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD THE BOARD'S PRIORITIES BE IF YOU WERE TO RANK THEM? I DIDN'T DO FOR THOSE WATCHING AT HOME.
DO THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? LET KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE NOT JUST TEXTING ONE ANOTHER.
OH, UH, THEY COULD SEE THE SCREEN.
YEAH, THEY'RE WELCOME TO BE HERE TOO.
HOW HAVE WE GOTTEN THERE? FIVE.
AND THIS AGAIN IS WHERE YOU CAN FREELY TYPE YOUR RESPONSE, BUT WHAT CHALLENGES HINDER THE BOARD'S OFFERINGS?
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GREAT.SO THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE A SLIDING SCALE NEXT TO EACH OF THESE EVENTS FROM $5 TO OVER $20 THAT WE WOULD SPEND FOR EACH PERSON.
IT JUST FROM YOUR PERSONAL OPINION, WHAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE REASONABLE.
YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR BOARD MEMBER HAT ON.
YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR TAXPAYER HAT ON.
YOU MIGHT HAVE A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
SO IF I SLIDE THIS OVER, IT SAYS $5 FOR EXAMPLE.
SO IF I SLIDE THIS OVER, IF FIVE IS REPLACED WITH A TWO, DOES THAT MEAN $10? MM-HMM.
SO JUST THE CLOSER YOU GET TO 20, WE KNOW WHICH ONES THE ENDS OF THE SCALE ARE THAT THOSE ARE TOUGH.
THERE'S PROBABLY A WIDE ARRAY OF OPINIONS ON THIS, BUT I THINK THE ANSWER WHEN IT POPULATES WILL AVERAGE EVERYONE'S, I WISH YOU HAD PUT AN ART SHOW OF GIVING US LIKE A CHOICE OF ABOVE AND BELOW A CERTAIN SIZE.
WELL I GUESS YOU'RE REFERRING TO LIKE WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING WITH MOVIES AND ART SHOWS.
UM, YEAH, LIKE YOU SEE WITH FESTIVALS THERE YOU GET CERTAIN SIZE.
BUT, BUT OUR MOVIES AND OUR ART SHOW, WE ONLY HAVE, I MEAN WE'RE ALREADY DOING THOSE.
SO PRESUMING WE COULD CHANGE IT TO HAVE, OH, I SEE.
ONE ART SHOW THAT WOULD BE A SMALL AMATEURISH VERSUS ONE THAT WOULD BE STRIPPED PROFESSIONAL.
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OH MAN, SOME QUOTE RAISE MYSELF SOMETIMES.YOU CAN EITHER HAVE FIVE OR 20, YOU CAN'T HAVE NO LIKE ANYTHING IN BETWEEN.
IF YOU WANT DO, IF YOU WANTED 10 BUCKS, IF YOU MOVED IT OVER TO WHERE IT SAID LIKE TWO AT THE TOP, THAT ONE DOESN'T.
OH, SO JUST THE CLOSER YOU SLIDE YOUR TWO.
OH IF, IF IT'S TWO, THAT'S $10.
AND THE CLOSEST YOU SLIDE YOUR BUTTON TO 20, WE KNOW YOU'RE THINKING CLOSER TO $20 PER PERSON AND THE CLOSER IT IS TO FIVE, WE KNOW YOU'RE THINKING CLOSER TO $5 PER PERSON.
BUT IT DOESN'T PUT THAT AMOUNT UP HERE.
RIGHT? IT JUST PUT TWO, JUST LOOK WHERE YOUR.IS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN EXACT AMOUNT.
THAT NUMBERS THEY'RE MAKING US, SHE USE OUR BASIC MATH SKILLS JUST, OKAY, LET'S SEE.
I DUNNO, SLIDING IT TO THE RIGHT IS MORE MONEY.
SIGN IT TO THE LEFT IS LAST NIGHT.
THESE POOR PEOPLE PAY NORMALLY.
YEAH, THOSE ARE DIFFICULT BECAUSE I MEAN ONE WOULD ASSUME WE'D BE GETTING SOME, SOME OF THAT REFUNDED, BUT, OR BACK, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY CHARGE FOR ANY RIDES OR ANYTHING THIS YEAR, SO, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA ASSUME THAT THIS IS ALL JUST OUT OUT OF POCKET, RIGHT? WELL IT, IT WOULD BE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS REASONABLE TO SPEND ON EACH PERSON? SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MARK WE HIT IN THE PAST.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE ALL OF THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR YOU TONIGHT.
SO I HARD ALL AND THEN HERE AGAIN, ON A SCALE OF ONE TO, I THINK IT ENDS YOU AT FIVE, WE EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS, HOW ARE THEY PERFORMING IN YOUR OPINION? TO THE RIGHT HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE LEFT, KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE OOH.
WELL IT'S GOING GET TO SEE AND EVERYBODY SUBMITS SOMETHING.
WE HAVE ONE MORE HANGING OUT THERE I THINK.
ALRIGHT, NOW MINE'S NOT ADVANCING.
IT'S JUST THE SAME STYLE OF QUESTIONS.
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EXCUSE ME.OKAY, SO HERE, EACH INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM, WILL THE PROGRAM SAY EXACTLY THE SAME OR END OR SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE? IF YOU FEEL IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE, CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.
SO THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE LEFT, THE MORE CHANGE YOU MIGHT DESIRE.
THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THE RIGHT, THE LESS CHANGE YOU MIGHT DESIRE FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM.
THIS ONE IS ANOTHER OPEN WORD.
I UH, OH, CAN I SEE THE QR AGAIN? WHY IT THAT'S WHAT IT SCAN.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE MORE PLACE.
IF YOU GO BACK TO IT, IF YOU SCAN IT AGAIN, IT SHOULD PICK BACK UP.
WHAT ARE SOME COMMON COMPLIMENTS RECEIVED ABOUT THE BOARD'S OFFERINGS? DO PEOPLE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND COMPLIMENT US ALL THE TIME?
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MY TALK TEXT COMES OUT, RIGHT, BECAUSE OKAY.YOU CAN LIST ANY IDEAS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
IS THIS SOME OF THE STUFF I CAN ANSWER LATER? MY PHONE FROZE ON ME.
ALL OF IT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT NEXT MEETING TOO.
UM, SO THAT WAY IF ANYBODY, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO THINK OF YOUR, THE RESPONSE YOU WANNA GIVE ON THE SPOT, BUT ALSO SOMETIMES YOUR FIRST INSTINCT IS ALSO GOOD.
SO YEAH, MY PHONE'S ACTING CRAZY.
ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR STAR SPANGLED HEIGHTS? OOPS.
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ALL RIGHT.OH, LORI, ARE YOU BACK WITH US? YEAH, THAT'S STOPPED BEING FROZEN.
HERE A QUICK SENTENCE ON WHAT ADVANTAGES THE BOARD'S PROGRAMS MIGHT HAVE THAT NO ONE ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY HAS.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY OFFERING ANY OF THIS STUFF FOR FREE.
SO THAT WOULD COULD BE AN ADVANTAGE.
SO YOU PERSONALLY, OUTSIDE OF THIS COMMISSION'S, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, WHAT ENTICES YOU TO GO TO AN EVENT OR PROGRAM? WHY DO YOU GET UP AND GO TO FAIRBORNE OR
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WHERE AROUND TOWN COULD USE SOME BEAUTIFICATION? THAT'S SOUTH RIGHT DOWN HERE.I DON'T, YEAH, I GO BY AUNT MARKS.
YEAH, THERE'S NOT OF THE BUSINESS AREAS.
OKAY, SO THE OTHER ONE WAS COMMON COMPLIMENTS RECEIVED ABOUT THE OFFERINGS.
WHAT ARE COMPLAINTS OR MAYBE WHY REASONS WHY PEOPLE DON'T ATTEND MY BEDROOM.
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POSTING STUFF AND I'M HEARING A LOT OF ABOUT, I MEAN THINGS THAT NOT NECESSARILY CAN ACTUALLY BE DONE THIS MOMENT IN TIME.YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE THINKING HOPEFULLY DOWN THE ROAD.
I LIKE WHAT I TYPICALLY, I HAVEN'T HAD A VACATION IN 20, IN FIVE YEARS.
YOU JUST SAY YOU DON'T TAKE THIS.
WELL CAN I SAY YES PLEASE?
I DID THIS ONE DIDN'T WE? YOU DID.
BUT MAYBE MORE QUESTIONS MADE YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY OR MAYBE IT DIDN'T.
AND UH, BOTH THEIR VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES.
YOU NEED TO PUT THAT BOTTOM PART INTO OLD PEOPLE PHONE.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT ALL FIVE ARE IN.
SO I HIT THIS, OH, DEARLY LOVE TO DO THIS WITH MORE OF OUR BOARD HERE, BUT, AND THEN WENT BACKWARDS START TO BE ON MY PHONE THAT I COULDN'T GET THAT COMPUTER TO WORK UP THERE.
AND THEN IF YOU THINK THERE'S ANY PRIORITIES THAT EXIST THAT JUST WEREN'T LISTED IN THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, ARE THERE TWO MORE COMING IN OR ARE THEY ALSO JUST NONE?
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ALL RIGHT, WE CAN MOVE ALONE.WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SPENDING MORE TIME ON BOARD INITIATIVES, CONVENIENTLY MANY OF YOU DID ANSWER THAT YOU HAVE TWO TO FOUR HOURS OR FOUR PLUS HOURS A MONTH.
DO YOU THINK ABOUT EXISTING THE ALREADY OFFERINGS THAT YOU HAVE? IS THAT HOW YOU WANNA SPEND YOUR TIME OR DO YOU WANNA DO NEW OFFERINGS? ARE YOU UNSURE? BOTH OR MAYBE YOU DON'T WISH TO SPEND ANY MORE TIME ON BOARD OFFERINGS THAN YOU CURRENTLY ARE.
SO IF I ANSWER BOTH, THAT'S BASICALLY STATING THAT I WANT TO ADD TO, YOU WANT TO ENHANCE EXISTING AND OFFERING.
BECAUSE WE DID HAVE FIVE TO CHOOSE FROM TO TECHNICALLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, FOR THAT.
AND I WILL GET ALL OF THOSE COMPILED AND OUT TO YOU, UM, IN AN EMAIL.
UM, SO THAT YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THEM.
YOU MIGHT THINK OF THINGS THAT YOU HADN'T THOUGHT OF IN THIS SETTING.
YOU MIGHT READ SOMEBODY ELSE'S ANSWER THAT ELICITS SOME SORT OF, UM, RESPONSE THAT YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT.
AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THEM NEXT MEETING AS WELL SO THAT THERE CAN BE, UM, A CONVERSATION ABOUT THEM.
AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HERE TOO THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO CHIME IN THEIR PERSPECTIVES.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ON THAT.
SO IS THERE A WAY TO SEND THIS OUT TO THEM BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING? UM, I CAN SEE IF IT CAN LET THEM ANSWER IT.
I'VE ONLY DONE IT IN THE LIVE SETTING, BUT I CAN SEE YEAH.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO, IF NOT, THEY'LL AT LEAST HAVE YOUR RESPONSES SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO VERBALLY CONTRIBUTE THE NEXT MEETING.
THEY'VE SEEN THE QUESTIONS BEFORE.
THIS IS KIND OF THOUGHT PROVOKING.
WELL THANK YOU FOR GOING ALONG WITH IT.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? UM, I WAS GOING TO SHARE JUST ONE, UM, DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE AND THAT IS THAT A CLOUD PARK IS GOING TO BE UNDERGOING, UM, RENOVATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
SO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL HAS GONE OUT AND PROPOSALS ARE DUE BACK TO ME FROM PLANNING FIRMS, UH, THIS WEEK.
UM, AND LOOKING TO ENHANCE THE EVENT SPACE THERE.
SO LOOKING AT ADDING AN AMPHITHEATER, REDOING THE SPLASH PAD, UM, SOME PLACEMAKING ELEMENTS, UM, VENDOR SPACE, THAT SORT OF THING.
SO, UM, AS FAR AS FUTURE EVENT VENUES, THAT WOULD CERTAINLY AFFECT YOUR BOARD.
UM, AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT I WOULD SHARE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
WHAT, WHAT WILL THAT BE? UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT YET.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE TIMELINE FOR ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION YET AND WE DON'T KNOW IN WHAT AREAS OF THE PARK THEY WOULD BE WORKING AT WHAT TIMES.
SO, SO IF THIS, THIS PLANNING MEETING IS GOING TO BE WHEN, SO THE, UM, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM PLANNING FIRMS HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT AND THEY'RE DUE BACK THIS THURSDAY.
SO THEN, UM, A BID WILL BE AWARDED AND THEN THEY'LL BEGIN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PROCESS.
SO WE WON'T SEE CONSTRUCTION UNTIL 2026.
UM, AND THEN I DO BELIEVE ALSO THAT YOU ALL NEED TO ELECT A NEW VICE CHAIR.
UM, UNLESS SHANNON ASSERT DIFFERENTLY FROM STELLA.
I DON'T THINK SHE DEFINITELY STEPPED DOWN.
THEN YOU'LL NEED A NEW VICE CHAIR.
ANY NOMINATIONS? CHERYL YOU SERVED DID A GREAT JOB AS VICE CHAIR IN THE PAST.
I I GET SUCKED INTO BEING CHAIR
HAVE TO LOOK OUT SHANNON'S HEALTH AND WELL, MY NOMINATION.
YOUR, CAN I SECOND? I CAN'T SECOND CAN I? I'LL SECOND IT THERE.
IS THERE ANYONE, UM, OPPOSED TO CHERYL BEING CHAIR? I THINK EVERYONE'S FOUR, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
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HI.THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN THAT SECTION.
UM, SO ONLY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I HAVE IS, UM, GOING TOMORROW TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL FOR AN UPDATE FOR THE BOARD.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME, IT'S 6:00 PM SO WE'RE JUST GIVING HIM AN UPDATE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING.
UH, LAST MEETING THERE WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, PIECE IN TRANQUILITY LAKE.
AND UM, THERE WERE QUESTIONS AROSE THAT, UM, THE, THEY FELT THE BOARD DIDN'T WANNA WORK WITH THEM.
UM, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
SO I SAID I WAS GOING TO, UM, READ A LITTLE SOMETHING.
UM, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION OR HURT FEELINGS THAT MAY HAVE ARISEN FROM THAT EVENING.
UM, NO ONE, UH, HAD ANY INTENTIONS OF CAUSING ANY HARM.
OUR BOARD VALUES PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIESTS AND TRANQUILITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT, UH, THE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNEW THAT WE WERE NOT TRYING NOT TO WORK WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
UM, THE NEXT THING, THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT THE CASE.
NO, IT WAS NOT THE CASE AND IT JUST GOT, UM, MISCOMMUNICATION.
DO YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE? I DID NOT.
IF THERE IS ANYONE, DOES EVERYONE APPROVE THE MINUTES? ANYONE AGAIN? I DO.
SO UPCOMING MEETING IS OCTOBER 21ST AND WITH NO OBJECTIONS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS MEETING AT 8 0 1.