[ AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road May 22, 2025 6:30 P.M.]
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IT'S 6 32 AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BEGIN.
AND WE KNEW RON WAS GONNA BE HELD THIS EVENING.
ARE YOU READY? ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE OPENING REMARKS, WHICH I HAVE NONE THIS EVENING.
AND THERE ARE NO CITIZENS HERE.
SARAH, DO YOU LET SPEAK FOR THEM? UM, SO NOT FOR THEM, BUT I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
WE HAD A GENTLEMAN INTERESTED IN, UM, PURSUING SOME RC TRACKS IN THE PARKS AND ONE OF THE AREAS THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT, UM, AND THAT I TOOK HIM TO LOOK AT WAS THE, UM, OLD BASEBALL FIELDS AT MONITA THAT ARE KIND OF JUST OVERGROWN AND THERE'S SOME FENCING INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE THAT COULD ALREADY BE USED.
UM, THERE'S SOME WOODLANDS, WHICH IS, IS GOOD TO INSULATE FROM ON ONE SIDE THAT UM, BUT HE HAS SINCE HAD SOME, UM, OTHER ACTIVITIES COME UP IN HIS LIFE AND HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE THE CHARGE ON.
I SPEARHEAD THAT IN OUR PARKS, BUT I WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HEARD THE SUGGESTION THAT OUR C TRACKS IN THE PARK SOMEWHERE WOULD BE GOOD.
UM, I'M NOT MARRIED TO THE LOCATION, BUT I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER AND WOULD BE A UNIQUE FEATURE FOR OUR, OUR SYSTEM, WASN'T IT? UH, NITA PARK WAS CONSIDERED AS BASEBALL FIELD, EXACT EXACT LOCATION JUST LIKE TWO, THREE YEARS AGO WAS TALKED ABOUT BEING OUR CITY TRACKS.
SO, I MEAN, I KNEW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THEN, YOU KNOW, I, I FORGOT WHY I GOT IT SQUASHED.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE A, ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHERE A BASEBALL, YOU KNOW, LIKE BASEBALL TOOK OVER THE FIELDS FOR LIKE FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN MM-HMM
BUT I DO LIKE THE IDEA, I LIKE THE IDEA TOO.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE REALLY CLOSE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S SEVERAL HOBBY SHOPS AROUND.
SO THERE'S AN INTEREST SOMEWHERE.
WHAT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I MEAN, WHAT WOULD IT AS FAR AS, SO WE WOULD, WE'D UM, PROBABLY JUST MOVE SOME DIRT AND AROUND AND NATURAL FEATURES, LOGS, ROCKS, THAT SORT OF THING TO START.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF RC CARS AS LIKE THE LITTLE RC CARS I HAD WHEN I WAS A KID.
BUT REALLY THEY GET, THEY GET HUGE AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE BIG AND THEY'RE FAST AND THEY'RE HEAVY.
SO WE DON'T WANT THEM AROUND ANY PAVED INFRASTRUCTURE 'CAUSE THEY CAN PUT, UM, DAMAGE INTO IT.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT LIKE NATURAL SURFACE.
UM, BUT IT WOULD BE PRETTY EASILY DONE WITH VOLUNTEERS WITH YOU KNOW, A DAY OR TWO OF GUYS MOVING DIRT, UM, WITH HELP WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AND THEN AS INTEREST GROWS AND PERHAPS WE HAVE A GROUP THAT'S WILLING TO KIND OF ADOPT THE PART AND HELP MAKE PLANS FOR IT AND GIVE FEEDBACK IS WHEN WE CAN START THINKING ABOUT CHANGING IT INTO A MORE ROBUST PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE JUST DUMPING SOME DIRT AND WOULD IT BE LIKE A BM EXTRACT BUT ONLY LOT SMALL KIND OF? YEAH, I GUESS THERE'S SOME CARS THAT KIND OF LIKE BOULDER CLIMB AND THERE'S SOME THAT LIKE JUMP THINGS AND THERE'S SOME THAT JUST DRIVE AROUND.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR US IS TO, UH, EITHER RECOMMEND THIS OR ALL WERE REJECTED, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE.
AND IF IT'S RECOMMENDED THEN I CAN BEGIN PUTTING PLANS, UM, IN MOTION AND THEN IF IT'S RECOMMENDED, DO WE ALSO, DO YOU ALSO WANNA RECOMMEND THAT LOCATION? AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A BEAT, GO DRIVE OUR PARKS AGAIN, GO VISIT OUR PARKS OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN MAKE A MORE CONCRETE RECOMMENDATION ON THE PLACE TOO.
UH, PERSONALLY I THINK THAT MONEY IS PROBABLY THE BEST OPTION BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF A HOBBY PARK ANYWAY, UM, WITH THE BMX AND AND SKATEBOARDS.
SO I CAN SEE WHY THAT THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY THE BEST PARK.
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THAT IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO LOOK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CLUB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO COME IN AND START BEING ABLE TO DO STUFF.I'M ON UH, THE CAROLYN PARK RAIL AND STEAM SOCIETY AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH CAROLYN PARK WHERE THEY CAN BASICALLY BUILD TRACK HOWEVER THEY WANT TO IN THE PARK AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T IMPEDE, UM, THE PARK'S OPERATIONS.
AND IT'S A CLUB THAT ACTUALLY OPERATES STRAIGHT OUT OF THE PARK.
BOTH DOES A LITTLE, UM, LITTLE TRAINS AND UM, THEY ACTUALLY DO THINGS OVER ONE WEEKEND A MONTH THROUGH AN AGREEMENT.
SO IT COULD BE SOMETHING WHERE THE, YOU KNOW, THAT CLUB THEN HAS TO DO AN EVENT EVERY YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT YEAH, I THINK PERSONALLY NITA SOUNDS LIKE THE GREAT, THE BEST OPTION.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS ONE OF THESE IN PARTS IN YEAH, I HAD I CONDUCTED THAT MUCH RESEARCH WITH THAT.
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT KIND OF COST YOU, UH, YOU FLY THE CITY? I DON'T, I CAN DO THAT RESEARCH TOO.
GET YOU AN INITIAL STAGE ONE COST.
YOU KNOW, WE TALKING ABOUT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, 200,000, WHAT KIND OF MONEY? LIKE LESS THAN $10,000.
GET AN IDEA BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY HELP US COMMEND SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA WHERE CALL, I THINK MAINTENANCE COST WOULD IMPORTANT TOO, IS THERE SAFETY CONCERNS.
SO IF THESE CARS GET TOO OUT, WHACKED OR THEY HURT SOMEBODY AND THEN THE CITY'S VIABLE.
IF YOU'RE OPEN TO IT THEN I'LL JUST, UH, START DOING MORE RESEARCH AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH IT A BIT MORE AND, UM, YOU CAN BEGIN THINKING ABOUT LOCATIONS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE JUANITA IS THE, THE MAIN ONE.
MY ONLY CONCERN WITH JUANITA IS KNOWING THAT THE CARS CAN DO DAMAGE TO THE PAVED PUMP TRUCK WILL RULE BREAKERS.
LIKE ARE WE JUST PUTTING THEM NEXT TO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN DO DAMAGE? THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN.
UM, BUT I THINK MOST USERS ARE PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE USERS, BUT JUST LEMME CONSIDER.
DO YOU NEED A RECOMMENDATION OF THAT, UM, MOTION OR SOMETHING? WE GO AHEAD.
YEAH, PROBABLY LIKE MOTION TO RESEARCH FURTHER AND COME BACK TO US, SARAH.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RESEARCH FURTHER? A MOTION SECOND.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS AND THE YMCA.
A UPDATE? UH, YEAH, UM, JUST A COUPLE THINGS AS I'VE GOT THE SUMMER PROGRAM LINEUP, UM, DOWN TO NEW BUSINESS, UM, THE AQUA CENTER IS READY TO GO.
WE'VE GOT A LEAK, UM, BEHIND THE INLET UNDER SOME CONCRETE, SO THAT WILL GET REPAIRED TOMORROW.
UM, BUT UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEATHER AND, UM, RIGHT NOW THE, THE WEATHER TEMPS LOOK LIKE IT'LL PROBABLY BE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WEDNESDAY, SOMEWHERE IN THERE NEXT WEEK.
UM, WE NEED 72 DEGREES AIR TEMP, UM, ACCORDING TO AISLE CODE TO OPEN AS OUR POOLS ARE NOT HEATED.
WE'VE DONE OUR INSERVICE TRAININGS.
UM, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON MOTHER NATURE RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE SPLASH PADDOCK CLOUD, UM, HAD ITS INSPECTION, UM, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON WEDNESDAY IT PASSED.
THE AUTOMATIC TIMER IS 11 TO EIGHT ON MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
UM, SO IT'LL BE SET, READY TO GO.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY ONE DAY NEXT WEEK WHERE IT'LL BE CLOSED FOR SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES.
UM, PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, CHEM A PLUMBING COMPANY TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO SOME OF THE PIPES TO HELP WITH THE FLOW ON SOME OF THE FEATURES, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UM, IF THE TENSION IS COOL, I DON'T SEE IT GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF USE OVER THE NEXT WEEK, SO, UM, THAT'LL WORK OUT REALLY WELL.
SO, UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT YOU MOVING ON TO SARAH FOR THE CITY UPDATE.
UM, SO IF YOU WERE TO STOP BY THE SENIOR CENTER, WHICH I ASSUME YOU DO FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU WOULD SEE TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS IN THE PARKS AND ARTS DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO IF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR I HAD A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED HANNAH.
I, UM, NOW ANOTHER GOWN NAMED CAROLINE AND THEY ARE BOTH UP THERE WORKING.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE THEM OUT AT EVENTS, UM, REGULARLY.
SO SAY HELLO, GET TO KNOW 'EM.
SOME OF YOU'VE BEEN INTRODUCED
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OVER EMAIL AS YOU BEGIN PLANNING FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT, UM, WE'RE PUTTING ON.SO, UM, TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS ARE VERY EXCITING.
EACH ONE OF THOSE WILL BE, UH, LEAVING TOWARD THE END OF AUGUST.
SO, BUT FOR THE BULK OF THE SEASONAL SUMMER SEASON, UM, SHAKESPEARE IN THE HEIGHTS OPENS NEXT WEEKEND.
SO COME SEE IT OUT AT THE EEL BERG AMPHITHEATER.
I DID EXTEND THE CHARCUTERIE BOARD ORDERING FOR THROUGH THE 27TH THROUGH TUESDAY.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ORDERED YOUR CHARCUTERIE BOARD LAST YEAR, THEY WERE VERY GENEROUS, DELICIOUS PORTIONS.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO HOP ON AND DO THAT.
YOU CAN FIND THE LINK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR IN THE MAGAZINE THAT I'VE, I'VE GIVEN TO YOU THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER.
UM, THE MEMORIAL DAY, UM, PROGRAM BY THE VETERAN'S COMMISSION IS TAKING PLACE ON MONDAY AT 4:00 PM AT THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND THAT, UM, IT'S USUALLY A VERY NICE SERVICE.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WAS GONNA ASK IS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE WITH OUR FACEBOOK FEED WE'RE LIKE FALLEN OFF THE ALGORITHM A LITTLE BIT.
UM, SO IF ANYBODY LIKES WHAT YOU SEE OR YOU'RE GONNA ATTEND AN EVENT, UM, INTERACTING AND ENGAGING WITH OUR POSTS IS REALLY HELPFUL.
UM, SO IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED TO DO THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE WOULD DEFINITELY WELCOME SHARES, LIKES, MARKING YOURSELF ATTENDING, THAT SORT OF THING.
WHICH, WHICH PAGE IS THAT? THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL PAGE.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY UPDATE.
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE 2025 CIP PLAN REVIEW.
SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A SPREADSHEET IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED 2025 OR I'M SORRY, 2026, UM, CIP IN THE PEACHY RED COLOR.
SO IT'S A LITTLE EASIER TO SEE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS THROUGH 2030.
NOW EACH YEAR THE CITY RECREATES THE PLAN THOUGH WE ONLY ACTUALLY BUDGET AND FUND FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
SO IT DOES LEAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT THINGS AROUND, YOU KNOW, SAY YOU HAD PLANNED FOR PLAYGROUND A TO BE REPLACED, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SLIDE BREAKS ON PLAYGROUND B, YOU CAN SWITCH 'EM.
UM, AND SO IT IS DYNAMIC IN THAT CAPACITY BUT WE'RE, SO WE'RE LOOKING MOST CLOSELY AT 2026, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO READ THROUGH ALL OF IT.
UM, I WOULD GO THROUGH 2026 AND THEN PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SO FIRST WOULD BE WE, EACH YEAR WE'RE TACKLING A DIFFERENT SECTION OF CLOUD PARK TENNIS COURT RESURFACING.
UM, I'M GONNA GO TO BID SOON FOR ONE SECTION THIS YEAR TO BE DONE AND THE NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE DOING ANOTHER SECTION.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR UP THERE WITH THE TENNIS COURTS.
THERE'S LIKE SECTIONS OF FOUR AND TWO AND, AND SO WE'LL HOP BETWEEN THE FOUR OF 'EM.
UM, NEXT YEAR WE ARE HOPING TO PAVE IN COMMUNITY PARK, SO THE PARKING LOT, UM, AND IF WE NEED TO PAVE ANY PATHWAYS THROUGH THAT PARK, WE DID GO FOR A GRANT THIS YEAR TO TRY AND PAVE THE WALKING PATH THAT MANY STUDENTS USED TO GET TO WAYNE.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD, WE PROBABLY WON'T HEAR ON THAT UNTIL AUGUST.
UM, BUT IF WE AREN'T AWARDED THAT, WE MIGHT CONSIDER THAT WITH THESE FUNDS ADDING RULE AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AT OUR PARKS.
UM, SO IT HAS BECOME APPARENT IN OUR PLANNING FOR CLOUD PARK THAT WE LACK A LITTLE BIT IN THE DIRECTIONS AND WAY FINDING AND ANY SORT OF RULES AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO, UM, LOOKING TO DO THAT AT EACH OF THE PARKS.
ADDING RESTROOMS TO COMMUNITY PARK AND SHADE OVER BY THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, ADDING CAMERAS TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE ADDITION AT COMMUNITY PARK BENCH AND BIKE RACK ADDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM UP AT THE RECPLEX AT THE HEIGHTS, WHICH IS WHAT I CALL THE, THE LARGER COMPLEX SURROUNDING THE EEL BERGER AND THE POOL AND UM, ALL OF THAT.
WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD PICKLEBALL BASKETBALL AND FCI AMENITIES COMMUNITY.
UM, THE COMMUNITY CENTER DOWN ON POWELL ROAD HAS AN EXISTING AGED KIND OF MONKEY BARS THAT THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.
IT'S KIND OF A MIX BETWEEN UM, YOU KNOW, UH, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AND A JUNGLE GYM.
AND SO LOOKING TO REPLACE THAT WITH A A SMALL PLAYGROUND FEATURE I THINK WOULD REALLY HELP THAT NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY AND ALSO HELP THE RENTALS THAT TAKE PLACE THERE AND ALLOWS YOU SOME CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING OVER THE SUMMER AND HAVE THAT OUTLET.
SO, UM, LOOKING TO REPLACE THAT PLAY LOCK THEN UM, THE SENIOR CENTER NEEDS A COUPLE OF ADDITIONS OF SOME WATER FOUNTAINS, SOME SIGNAGE AND THEY WOULD LIKE A SHED FOR THEIR, UM, GRILL AND SOME OF THEIR OUTDOOR GAMES THAT THEY KEEP.
WE ARE GONNA DO SOME MASTER PLANNING FOR DIAL PARK AND THEN SOME FORESTRY MAINTENANCE THAT WILL CONTINUE ACTUALLY EACH YEAR PRETTY MUCH IN PERPETUITY.
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ADD TREES, TAKE DOWN TREES, UM, TIM TO OUR URBAN FORESTRY AS WE SHOULD.ANY QUESTIONS ON 2026? ANY ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN REQUESTING THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT AND MISSED? I'D LIKE TO START WITH THAT SECOND ITEM THERE.
IS THAT JUST THE CURRENT ASPHALT THAT'S THERE? YOUR RESEARCH THAT OR YOU GOING ADD MORE PARKING SPACES OVER BY THAT YOU LIKELY, LIKELY GOING TO ADD? 'CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE REALLY BOTHERING THE NEIGHBORS WITH PARKING UP IN THE GRASS THERE, RIGHT? I KNOW
YES, SO WE ARE GONNA ADD IT ALSO, WE NEED TO ADD THE PARK'S GETTING MORE ATTENTION AND WE WANT THAT AND SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PARK PEOPLE.
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO ADD, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WILL FIT RIGHT THERE, UM, VERSUS FARTHER UP OR BACK IN THE DRUG, BUT YES, AIX BOX IS A PRIORITY.
AND WHEN WOULD YOU GOING TO, UH, WHEN DO YOU NORMALLY RELEASE THE, UH, AUGUST Q FOR THOSE, THE CONTRACT TO BID ON THEN? UM, SO WE'LL NEED TO HAVE AN APPROVED BUDGET IN ORDER TO BEGIN DOING THAT.
UM, AND SO THE ACTUAL APPROVED FULL BUDGET REALLY WON'T COME UNTIL LIKE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER OF THE CITY.
SO YEAH, THAT WOULD BE THE EARLIEST THAT WE CAN START COMPILING THOSE DOCUMENTS AND GET 'EM OUT.
AND THEN YOU DO NEED, EVEN NEED HIGH ENOUGH TEMPERATURES TO PAVE AND THE ASPHALT'S A LITTLE MORE FORGIVING THAN CEMENT, BUT UM, WE GUESS IT'LL BE SPRING AFTER.
STILL GET IS YOUR ONE AND KEITH'S FINAL OH, CHRIS GATE.
SORRY, I MUST NOT HAVE PRINTED HIM THOUGH, OR LEFT HIM ON THE PRINTER SOON AS YOU BOUGHT YOUR BALL.
ARE THEY GO BACK ORIGINALLY OR YOU GONNA PUT HIM OVER THE AREA? I THINK BACK WHERE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IS THE THING.
CLOSER TO THE SENIORS CENTER THAN THE OTHER SINCE YOU BROUGHT THE SIGNAGE, THE RULES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
PARTS ESPECIALLY THOMAS ABOUT PARK, UH, I JUST, JUST MADE ME THINK OF WHEN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE YOUNG LUNGS THING.
HAS, HAS THERE BEEN ANY MOVEMENT ON THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS A HOLD UP WITH, UH, MARIJUANA LAWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT JUST YEAH, I THINK WE WERE GONNA TRY AND PUT IT IN WITH SOME MARIJUANA VERBIAGE AS WELL, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT HAS FALLEN OFF, SO I'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
YEAH, BECAUSE ON THE SOCCER SEASON'S COMING UP AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF CLARITY ON THAT HAND SIGNAGE.
I MISSED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY PARK CAMERAS.
WHAT WAS THAT ON AGAIN? I'M SORRY.
UM, SO ADDING, SO IF YOU HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A CAMERA THERE NOW.
UM, IT'S ONE OF THE MOBILE ONES THAT'S USED LIKE AT SHOPPING CENTERS.
UM, SO IF WE ARE GONNA, WE'RE INVESTING PRETTY HEAVILY IN THIS PARK, UM, THE PLAYGROUND, ADDING RESTROOM FACILITIES, ALL OF THAT.
AND IF WE DO THAT, WE'RE JUST GONNA WANT TO PUT A COUPLE EYES OUT THERE.
SO IT WOULD JUST BE SOME, UM, CAMERAS THAT LIKELY FEED INTO OUR DISPATCH.
WE HAVE A FEW OTHERS AROUND TOWN THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT.
ARE THERE THOUGHTS OF DOING THAT FOR OTHER PARKS AS WELL? OR IS THAT LIKE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY OR, SO NEXT YEAR'S? UM, DEFINITELY COMMUNITY AND THEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE CLOUD AS THOSE AMENITIES COME ON BOARD.
AND THOSE WOULD BE OUR BIGGEST PRIORITIES RIGHT NOW.
WOULD IT ALSO THOUGH, WAS UH, FOR LIKE SAFETY REASONS FOR STUDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, TRAVEL THROUGH THERE? OH, I DEFINITELY THINK SO.
YEAH, BECAUSE I, BECAUSE I KNOW TO SCHOOL MIGHT WANNA SEE SOMETHING.
ALSO AT COMMUNITY PARK THERE, THE RESTROOMS AND SHADE.
YOU SAID SHADE, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A SHELTER OR TREES? LIKELY SOME SORT OF CANTILEVER STYLE METAL ARMS. UM, WHAT WOULD THAT BE CALLED? CANTER.
I THINK OVER AT HEALTHY THEY HAVE ONE IN EACH CORNER.
CAMPY THAT COMES OVER A LITTLE BIT HERE.
WHAT IS BOXING BALL? UM, IT IS AN ITALIAN GAME WHERE YOU RIGHT, ISN'T IT ITALIAN? IT'S ITALIAN.
YOU THROW A LITTLE BALL, TRY AND GET IT CLOSE TO ANOTHER LITTLE LINE.
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THERE'S A, THERE'S A, YOU THROW A BALL OUT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND THEN YOU, IT'S LIKE CORNHOLE BUT ITALIAN, BUT A LOT OF BIGGER CORNHOLEIT'S, IT'S PLATE ON CORN HOLE.
IT'S PRETTY ACCESSIBLE, VARYING ABILITY LEVELS CAN PLAY.
YEAH, I THINK, I THINK SPECIAL OLYMPICS DOES BALL FOR ADULTS JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN DO IT FOR ALL AGES, THAT'S WHY.
SO JUST A THOUGHT IS, IS THERE UTILITY IN LIKE HAVING THIS SORT OF INPUT FOR THESE KIND OF PROJECTS POSTED LIKE ON A FACEBOOK SITE SO WE CAN KIND OF GET THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED MAYBE MORE IN THAT SITE AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS AS WELL FOR WHICH IS WHEN SPECIFICALLY FOR ANYTHING, EVERYTHING, ANYTHING LIKE THE COMMUNITY HAVE IDEAS OR LIKE, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS LIST CAME FROM.
I'M NOT SAY IT THAT, BUT I JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'D BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND KIND OF HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A GENERAL FEEDBACK FORM, UM, AND SO SOME OF SOME INFORMATION WE DO GLEAN FROM THERE.
UM, OTHERS FROM PEOPLE REACHING OUT, YOU ALL ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY, SO A LOT OF THESE HAVE COME DIRECTLY FROM YOU GUYS.
UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A BAD IDEA.
WE HAVE A PARK IMPROVEMENTS PAGE AND I THINK IT WOULD BE, I COULD POST, UM, RATHER THAN JUST WHAT WE'RE DOING, IT KIND OF FOCUSES ON LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU'RE OUT IN THE PARKING, LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, YOU COULD FIND IT.
I COULD POST THE PLAN THERE AND THEN PUT THE FEEDBACK LINK RIGHT BY IT AND THEN WE CAN SHARE OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA VERY EASILY.
I WAS ALSO ABOUT, SAY FOR YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING OVER, HEY, WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE IN THE PARK? AND WE DEBATE AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT RANK THEM AND HOW IMPORTANT OF IT IS THAT WE THINK.
AND UH, WITH VINCE KING, WHEN HE WAS SHARED, HE ALWAYS HAD HIS, YOU KNOW, HIS BIG SPREADSHEETS AND EVERYTHING, HOW EVERYBODY RANKED THEM.
AND THEN WE JUST PUT RANK IT AND WE DISCUSSED HOW THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
SO IT WAS A LOT OF US GOING VISITING THE PARK, GOING THROUGH THAT STUFF AND GETTING OUR SUGGESTIONS AND US LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THAT'S WHY WHEN I SAY I'M GONNA GO DO A SECRET SHOPPER TYPE THING, YOU KNOW, TALK, GO AHEAD AND TALK TO A RESIDENT, SEE WHAT THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, AND JUST, JUST LIKE WITH THE, THE DOG PARK, I REMEMBER PEOPLE CAME IN THE YEAR BEFORE A DOG PARK WAS PUT IN, CAME IN AND SAID PEOPLE WOULD LOVE HAVE A WALKING PATH AROUND THERE.
SO WHEN THE DOG PARK THING CAME IN, I WAS LIKE, HEY, THERE'S RESIDENTS THAT REALLY JUST WANT ON A WALKING PATH, SO IF WE COULD DO BOTH OF 'EM AT ONE TIME.
SO THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF SPIN FROM.
AND UM, ANOTHER THING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THE SIGNAGE GOING IN PLACES IS THAT IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO POST THE WEBSITE AND THE DIRECT PLACES TO GIVE US FEEDBACK, LEAVE US COMMENTS, THAT SORT OF THING TOO.
BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S EASY TO BE OUT IN OUR PARK AND GET FRUSTRATED BY SOMETHING AND HAVE NO IDEA, UM, HOW TO CONTACT US.
SO BRIAN BROUGHT UP THE SECRET SHOPPER FOR THE PARKS.
DO YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THAT? NO.
SORRY SUE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
SO YOU WANT US TO CONCUR WITH THIS OR MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHANGES? YES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FORMALLY THAT YOU CAN FORMALLY RECOMMEND OR NOT.
WELL I CONCUR WITH THE, UH, ITEMS YOU SHOWING FOR 2026.
AND I MAKE A MOTION THEN THAT WE ACCEPT THESE, I GUESS IN PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL IS WHERE YOU WOULD DO THAT.
SO I ACTUALLY TURN THESE INTO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR PRESENTS THE CITY'S ENTIRE TOWN.
OKAY, WELL I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THEN WE MOVE WITH AND DOES ANYONE SECOND IT? I'LL SECOND.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS WITH THE YMCA SEVEN PROGRAM LINEUP.
UM, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MARCH MEETING WITH SARAH, DID HER PRESENTATION ON THE CITY PROGRAMMING.
BUT, UM, UH, WE'VE GOT THE AQUATIC CENTER, WHICH UH, IS MAY 24TH TO SEPTEMBER 1ST THIS SEASON.
UM, FROM JUNE 3RD TO JULY 20 30TH, WE HAVE THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM.
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IT'S, I THINK IT'S ON A TUESDAY.UM, AND THE FIRST THREE WEEKS WILL BE AT SHELL GATE.
UM, THE SECOND THREE WEEKS WILL BE AT COMMUNITY.
AND THE LAST, UM, SECTION WILL BE AT GARY SHERMAN.
UM, LAST YEAR WE KIND OF BOUNCED AROUND, UM, EVERY WEEK.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY THIS VERSION THIS YEAR AND SEE IF WE CAN KIND OF BUILD A FALLING AT, AT EACH PARK.
UM, WE WILL PROVIDE, UM, FREE LUNCH.
SO WE GOT DOMINO'S HERE IN TOWN TO DONATE PIZZAS, UH, AGAIN THIS YEAR.
UM, AND THEN, UM, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOME OTHER ITEMS DONATED FOR THE PROGRAM AS WELL.
SO THAT'S FREE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THERE'LL BE GAMES, CRAFTS, FREE PLAY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE KING AND QUEEN PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT COMING UP JUNE 13TH, 14TH AT COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'VE GOT SATURDAY FREE GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES AT THE IKE.
UM, I BELIEVE THEY START AFTER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
UM, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE EVERY OTHER SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE FARMER'S MARKET STARTS.
UM, WE'VE GOT SAFETY AROUND WATER WEEK, UM, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE Y UH, IN THE EVENING JUNE 2ND TO JUNE 6TH.
THAT'S A THREE PROGRAM TO ANYBODY THAT THAT CAN BRING KIDS UP, UM, AND LEARN SAFETY TECHNIQUES IN THE WATER.
WE JUST NEED TO REGISTER AT THE Y THEY CAN ALSO DO THAT ONLINE.
UM, SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS YEAR AT THE AQUATIC CENTER.
UM, WE ARE GONNA HOST WHAT IS CALLED THE WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING LESSON.
UM, SO THIS IS A NATION, ACTUALLY A GLOBAL MOVEMENT, UM, TO PREVENT, UM, TO DRYING PREVENTION.
SO, UM, WE'LL DO THAT AT THE AQUATIC CENTER.
THE CITY'S PARTNERING WITH THE Y UM, THE Y ITSELF IS ALSO RUNNING IT AT, AT THE SPRINGFIELD Y AND AT THE NEW BREMAN CITY POOL.
'CAUSE WE MANAGE THE, THE YS UP THERE, MANAGE THAT POOL.
UM, SO WE'LL BE DOING THAT JUNE 26TH.
IT'S AVAILABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE OR IN PERSON AT THE Y IT'S A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT.
WE'VE GOT THE STRONG KIDS TRIATHLON.
UM, AND THAT'LL BE AT THE AQUATIC CENTER.
WE HAD 320 SOME ODD KIDS LAST YEAR.
PARTICIPATE ON THAT SATURDAY MORNING.
UM, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE GROUP GETS THE VOLUNTEER LINK.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP JULY 7TH TO THE 11TH.
UM, YOU COULD REGISTER AT THE Y FOR THAT OR ONLINE.
UM, SO BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IS A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF TOM TOWNSLEY WHO UM, USED TO WORK FOR THE PACERS AS A SHOOTING COACH, UM, AND STILL WORKS FOR HIM PART-TIME IN SOME CAPACITY.
UM, HE COMES DOWN, WE RUN THIS CAMP.
WE NORMALLY HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60 TO 80 KIDS THAT DO IT.
AND THEN ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT, ON THE FRIDAY THEY ACTUALLY LOAD UP IN CHARTER BUSES AT THE Y UM, AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE COST AND THEY GO TO THE INDIANA FEVER GAME THAT NIGHT.
BUT DURING THE DAY THEY ACTUALLY PLAY THEIR TOURNAMENT GAMES ON UM, WHAT IS IT NOW? BANKER'S LIFE FIELD HOUSE WHERE THE THEY PLAY.
SO THEY ACTUALLY GET TO PLAY ON THE ACTUAL PLAYING SURFACE.
THEY GET TO WATCH CAITLYN CLARK PLAY WHOEVER THEY'RE PLAYING THAT NIGHT AND UH, COME BACK TO HUBBERT ON CHARTER BUSES.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE ED HART MEMORIAL GOLF AUDIENCES UP AT SUGAR IS AUGUST 29TH.
UM, AND THEN SOME NORMAL YMCA PROGRAMS. WE'VE GOT OUR SUMMER SPORTS LEAGUES, WE RUN BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL LEAGUES.
UM, BASEBALL LEAGUES ARE PLAYED AT SHELL GATE.
UM, AND THEN OUR NORMAL YMCA PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS PRESCHOOL U TEEN AND ADULT SWIM LESSONS, GYMNASTICS AND DANCE CLASSES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES, PERSONAL TRAINING.
UM, WE HAVE AN A OA PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT ON JUNE 6TH AT THE Y UM, WHICH ALEX SAID DENNIS CAN'T PLAY IN.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE AN A OA BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ON JULY 25TH AT THE Y.
UM, SO THAT'S EVERYTHING GOING ON FOR ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? COMMENTS, CONCERNS? DO YOU HAVE TO PREREGISTER FOR THE GOLF AVENUE? YOU YES YOU DO? OKAY.
ISN'T THERE SUPPOSED TO BE UH, PLENTY.
THE FISHING CLINIC FISHING THE YS KNOWN OVER RAINBOW LAKE? NO, IT'S THE OPTUS CLUB THAT DOES THAT.
I'M DOING A FISHING CLINIC AT THE RAINBOW LAKES.
I KNOW, I THINK THE OPTUS CLUB DOES A FISHING DERBY AS WELL.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE OF THAT.
CAN YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE? IT'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND UM, I THOUGHT I SAW IT ON FACEBOOK, THEN I WENT TO CLICK ON IT AND IT WENT AWAY.
I OH, WE'RE REALLY FALLING OFF THE ALGORITHM.
IT'S FOR CHILDREN ONLY, RIGHT? I KNOW THAT.
DO YOU WANT THE LINK GRANDKID OR SOMETHING? YEAH, I THOUGHT I'D SEND ALEX
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HERE.CAN'T PLAY PICKLEBALL SO HE CAN PLAY
IT'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BESIDES ALEX'S ABILITY TO PLAY PICKLE? I REMEMBER.
ALRIGHT AND WE'LL MOVE ON THE SUMMER MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION.
UM, SO I AM SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL PRINTED MAGAZINE FOR YOU.
UM, I SHOULD HAVE COPIES TOMORROW THOUGH, WHICH MEANS YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE THEM IN YOUR MAILBOX NEXT WEEK.
UM, BUT THIS MAGAZINE IS HITTING ALL HOMES IN 4, 5, 4, 2 4 AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENCE AND CARRIAGE TRAILS.
UM, SO MANY HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE GETTING THIS.
THERE'S VARIOUS, UM, INFORMATION IN THERE.
EVERYTHING FROM THE AQUATIC CENTER TO THE CLOUD PARK PLANS.
THERE'S A LISTING OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, THERE'S A LISTING OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, UM, AND FACILITY RESERVATIONS, STAR SPANGLED HEIGHTS INFO SENIOR CENTER.
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK SO YOU HAVE IT NOW.
UM, YOU CAN TELL EVERYONE YOU WERE SPECIAL WHEN GOT IT FIRST.
YOU GOT ANY EXTRAS DOWN THERE, BRIAN? WELL, EVERY TIME SOMEBODY FINDS AN ERROR YOU GET A COOKIE OFFICIALLY.
SO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY COOKIES I OWE YOU.
AND THEN I WILL BRING THEM TO THE NEXT MEETING.
BUT AT LEAST IT'S RIGHT ON YOUR PICTURE.
I'M SORRY, WHAT IS IT? I MISSED IT.
HIS LAST NAME, IT WAS SPELLED INCORRECTLY.
STUFF THAT'S PRETTY EASY TO SPELL.
YOU HAVE TO STAY ON THE BOARD SO THAT IN VOLUME TWO
I AM AWARE OF A COUPLE AND MY, UH, YOU KNOW, I WON'T TATTLE ON MYSELF RIGHT HERE, BUT MY SEASONAL EMPLOYEES DID FIND THEM IN, IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES, SO THAT'S PRETTY EMBARRASSING.
NEED YOU TRAIN THEM? WELL YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
WELL 'CAUSE IT WAS DAY ONE ON THE GO.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT ONE.
AND WHEN YOU GET 'EM IN YOUR MAILBOX RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND TELL 'EM NOT TO THROW 'EM AWAY BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A SHELF LIFE ALL THE WAY UNTIL OCTOBER.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? WHAT DO I WANNA TALK ABOUT WITH THAT? WHAT? THE ROTARY? OH YES, WE CAN DO THAT.
UM, SO THE ROTARY CLUB OF HUBER HEIGHTS HAS, UM, OFFICIALLY ELECTED TO ADOPT RIP RAT PARK.
YOU'RE GONNA PUT IN SOME SUBSTANTIAL WORK TO THE, UM, SHELTER THERE AS WELL AS THE POLLINATOR, UM, FIELD.
HELP ME GET A POLLINATOR PATHWAY.
UM, SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT WORK HAPPEN SOON AND WE WILL FORMALLY THANK AND RECOGNIZE THEM.
SORRY, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING ON ROAD RIGHT NOW.
SO OFF THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT CHRIS? UM, NO, I MEAN IT WAS A, A UNANIMOUS DECISION, UH, BY THE ROTARY CLUB BOARD AND THEN THE GENERAL CLUB ITSELF.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, THE SHELTER HAS BEEN DOWN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
UM, AND IT'S WHERE WE HOST OUR, OUR CHANGING OF THE YEAR FOR ROTARY.
UM, SO, UM, I THINK THE CLUB'S EXCITED TO GET BACK DOWN THERE, UM, AND GET INVOLVED AND, AND FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE THAT AN ENJOYABLE PART.
AND UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE, THE BIKE PATH THERE, I THINK THAT OPENS UP A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.
SO CLIFF SEEMS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
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IT WAS GOOD.I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, THIS WEEKEND IS THE WORD OF CLASSIC.
SO, UH, THE WORD OF SOCCER, OUR FLEX WILL BE VOLUME BUT AT TIMES CLOUD PARK, UH, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF SOCCER MATCHES GOING ON THERE.
IT'S GONNA BE QUITE BUSY AT THOMAS CLOUD PARK.
BASICALLY DOES SOMEBODY, WOULD SOMEBODY WANT TO GIVE A PROGRESS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE BASKETBALL COURT AND STUFF? I WENT DOWN THERE AND SAW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND EVERYTHING.
UM, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE UNDERS SURFACING AND GETTING IT READY AND FENCING AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AND THEN, UM, THEY ACTUALLY EMAILED ME TODAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA GET ME A SPECIFIC TIMELINE AND WHEN STUFF STARTS GETTING LAID, UM, 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO HELP THEM KIND OF WALK UP THE AREA AT THAT TIME.
SO, UM, WE SHOULD DEFINITELY SEE IT COMPLETED BY END OF JUNE.
YEAH, THERE'S STILL UM, ONE FEATURE THAT NEEDS WORKED ON.
BUT FOR THE JUNE MEETING, IS THAT BEING RESCHEDULED FOR A DIFFERENT DATE OR BEING SKIPPED? THAT IS UP TO YOU ALL.
IT'S JUNETEENTH PLUS CITY HOLIDAY.
UH, CHRIS IS STILL WORKING SO YEAH, Y'ALL CAN MEET.
WE'RE NOT GONNA RUN COUNCIL MEETING OR I GUESS WE CAN SEE WHAT THE OTHER BE.
WE DO IT UNLESS YOU WANNA SKIP AND WE DO TYPICALLY STICK ONE OF THE TIME, DON'T WE? IS IT JULY? JULY GOING IN JULY, JUNE.
JUNE'S USUALLY IMPORTANT ONE BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN EVERYBODY'S FINALIZING YOU GETTING READY FOR IT STARTS SPAN HEIGHTS.
UM, I KNOW I'LL BE OUT TOWN ON THE 26TH, WHICH IS THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY.
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING HAPPENS ON WHEN WEDNESDAYS, THE WEDNESDAY THE 25TH THERE'S A BEDROOM MILITARY VETERANS PERMISSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL ON THE 23RD.
SO ANYTHING ON THE 24TH? YOU, THERE IS NO MEETINGS ON THE CALENDAR RIGHT NOW.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE MEETING TO JUNE 18TH? MOTION AND SECOND IT'S JUNETEENTH.
WIGGLES ISN'T UNTIL TWO DAYS FROM, BUT JUST OKAY.
I WAS GONNA GO TO THE WIGGLES, BUT THEN I HAVE A ROTARY DRAGON BASEBALL, SO SOUNDS
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LIKE MORE FUN.AND DID EVERYONE GET TO LOOK OVER THE MEETING FROM THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? AND WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO APPROVE THEM? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.
THEY'LL APPROVED AND YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND FINISH THE MEETING NOW.