* 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. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6 36, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. [ AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road September 18, 2025 6:30 P.M.] LET'S CASEY TAYLOR HERE. JUSTICE BON PRESENT. RACHEL AKINS PRESENT. ALEXANDER BLACK PRESENT. KEITH DEVERO, BRIAN DE, ANDY HILL, RICHARD MOORE, DENNIS SNYDER HERE. RON ER HERE. I HAVE NO OPENING REMARKS THIS EVENING AND THERE ARE NO CITIZENS COMMENTS, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS STARTING WITH THE YMCA UPDATE. UH, YEAH, JUST A COUPLE THINGS FROM US. UM, WE, UH, LABOR DAY WAS THE, UH, LAST DAY THAT THE KROGER AQUATIC CENTER WAS OPEN FOR THE SEASON. UM, SO, UM, MY FACILITY STAFF IS BUSY WORKING ON PUTTING IT TO BED FOR THE WINTER. UM, WE DID GET THREE POOLS PAINTED. UM, THEY ACTUALLY FINISHED UP, UM, TODAY. UH, IT'S LAP POOL, THE BABY POOL AND THE SPLASH PAD GOT PAINTED AS WELL. UM, SO WE GOT A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS TO, TO FINISH UP BEFORE WE GET OUR WINTER WINTERIZED AND THE WATER TURNED OFF. UM, THE SPLASH PAD AT THOMAS CLOUD PARK WILL BE WINTERIZED, UH, NEXT MONDAY, SO WE'LL HAVE IT PUT TO BED FOR THE WINTER AS WELL. UM, I KNOW WE, UH, HAVE SPOKEN TO MIKE, UH, GRAY. WE'VE GOT TO DO SOME REPAIR WORK ON THE, UH, PAD SURFACE BEFORE WE OPEN, UM, NEXT MEMORIAL DAY DOWN THERE. UM, SO, UM, BUT MIKE AND CHAD ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, SO WE'LL, WE'LL GET ANOTHER SEASON OUT OF HER. UM, KEEP HER GOING FOR ONE MORE YEAR. UM, OTHER THAN THAT, FROM THE Y STANDPOINT, WE'VE GOT A 5K COMING UP AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER ON THE FOURTH. UM, THE ALEX RICHIE 5K RUN WALK AND KIDS CLUB RUN. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE YMCA'S TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT, WHICH IS THE 26TH OF OCTOBER THAT SUNDAY NIGHT FROM SIX TO EIGHT. UM, REALLY NICE EVENT FOR FAMILIES TO COME UP. LOTS OF CARS, LOTS OF CANDY. UM, THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE COMING AS WELL. WE GROW OUT HOT DOGS, UM, AND DO THAT. SO, UM, UH, THAT'S GOING ON. AND THEN THE UH, LAST THING WE HAVE IS, UM, WE ARE FINISHING UP OUR EXPANSION AT THE Y UM, THE GYMNASIUM EQUIPMENT FOR THE SECOND GYM GOT DELIVERED TODAY. UM, SO THAT INSTALL IS PROGRESSING AND HOPEFULLY, UM, AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER WE'LL BE DONE WITH THAT AND GET THE FLOOR DOWN AND HAVE, UM, HAVE ALL THAT PROJECT COMPLETED. SO, UM, WE'VE GOT SOCCER FLAG FOOTBALL AND COED VOLLEYBALL STARTS, I BELIEVE, NEXT WEEK WITH PRACTICES. SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE GOT GOING ON AT THE Y AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CITY UPDATE. THANK YOU. UM, SO THIS PAST TWO, OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, 11, UM, INVASIVE, UM, PEAR TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED OUT OF OUR PARK SYSTEM. UM, NINE ATHO GATE PARK AND TWO DOWN HERE AT GARY SHERMAN PARK. SO THOSE HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THE STUMPS HAVE BEEN GRINDED OUT. WE ALSO SUBMITTED FOR AN URBAN FORESTRY GRANT, UM, TO ASK FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ASSIST WITH REMOVING ADDITIONAL BRADFORD REPAIR TREES IN THE CITY. UM, SO WE SHOULD KNOW ON THAT BY OUR NEXT MEETING. WELL, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT OCTOBER 15TH. UM, IF WE ARE AWARDED THAT THEN UM, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE SWINGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN AT SHOLL GATE PARK. UM, WE, AFTER HAVING SEVERAL, UH, VISIBLE FINDINGS OF QUESTIONABLE SURFACING IN THE PORT IN PLACE SURFACING AND HAVING SOME PATCHES DONE, WE DECIDED TO HIRE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR THAT CONDUCTED AN IMPACT STUDY. SO THEY ACTUALLY DROP, UM, A MEASURING TOOL FROM VARIOUS HEIGHTS, UM, AND SEE IF IT WOULD CAUSE A HAZARD IF A CHILD WERE TO FALL SORT OF DIRECTLY ON THEIR HEAD IN THAT AREA. UNFORTUNATELY, SEVERAL AREAS DID NOT PASS SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE AREAS AROUND THE SWINGS. AND SO THE SWINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, UH, INDEFINITELY UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO GET THAT CORRECTED. SO WE ARE WORKING TO MOVE ON THAT QUICKLY, BUT THE REST OF THE PLAY REMAINS OPEN UP THERE, JUST NO SWINGS. UM, WE'VE ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED AND, AND WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS SOME PEELING IN THE ASTROTURF SURFACING AT COTTONWOOD PARK, THE UM, MOUNDS THAT WERE PUT IN. WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, WE THINK THERE'S SOME KIDS LIKE SLIDING DOWN ON THEIR BOTTOMS. UM, WE'VE HAD SOME REPORTS OF LIKE CHILDREN ON MOTORIZED SCOOTERS GOING UP AND DOWN THEM. SO I THINK IT'S JUST SOME WEAR AND TEAR AND THEY'RE GONNA SEE IF THEY CAN CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE SEAM [00:05:01] ON THAT, UM, TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET IT TO HOLD UP A LITTLE BETTER TO THE WAY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE ON IT. AND AS A REMINDER, ANYBODY WATCHING AT HOME, YOU SHOULD NOT BE USING YOUR MOTORIZED SCOOTER ON OUR PLAYGROUND, UM, OR ANY OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLE. BUT THOSE ARE A FEW UPDATES FROM ME. AND THEN THE REST I'LL KIND OF GO OVER, UH, MAYBE AS WE GO INTO THE REVIEW NEW BUSINESS AND WE WILL MOVE INTO NEW BUSINESS WITH THE REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM LOAD AND ASSIGN LEADERS. UM, SO I MADE A QUICK COPY AND CASEY UM, THANKFULLY JOGGED MY MEMORY. I LOOKED BACK AT THE MINUTES TO HASTILY THAT I LEFT OFF A FEW PROGRAMS, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE HALF SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU. THAT'S 2026 PARKS AND REC BOARD PROGRAM DISCUSSION. THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS LAST MEETING THAT THE BOARD CHOSE TO TAKE ON CHAMPION, GET BEHIND AND WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH STAFF SO THAT IT'S ACTUALLY YOUR VISION BEING IMPLEMENTED AND YOU GUYS ARE HAVING THE REIGNS. WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, YOUR SUPPORT FACTOR. UM, THE FIRST IS THAT BRADFORD PEAR TREE REMOVAL AND I WANTED TO PUT THAT AT THE TOP. UM, WE ARE SEEKING GRANT MONIES IN ORDER TO MOVE FURTHER IN THAT DIRECTION. AND UM, IF THAT'S AWARDED THEN WE'LL OBVIOUSLY WRAP THAT CAMPAIGN INTO LIKE A LARGER PUSH AND WANT TO PUT IT IN WITH THE TREE GIVEAWAY AND SOME PARK CLEANUPS AND PLANTING EVENTS. OTHER THINGS YOU'VE IDENTIFIED YOU WANT TO DO. SO I'M JUST LEAVING THAT THERE AT THE TOP. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A TON OF COMMENTARY ON IT NOW UNTIL WE GET, YOU KNOW, CONFIRMATION THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDS. UM, THE TREE GIVEAWAY, ARE WE STILL ON BOARD WITH CONTINUING THAT AND IF SO, IF WE'RE ALL GONNA CONTINUE WITH ALL THESE, I'D LIKE TO KNOW. CAN YOU GUYS PICK LIKE A CHAMPION? THIS IS THE PERSON THAT YOU TALK TO SARAH ABOUT THAT PROGRAM. YOU CAN NOMINATE RICH. WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL. I'M PRETTY SURE HE WOULD AGREE TO IT, SO IF NOT, WE'LL JUST COME BACK IN OCTOBER AND SAY RICH CAN'T DO IT. SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW. ANYBODY ELSE? WAS ANYBODY ELSE ITCHING TO DO IT THOUGH? OH NO. OKAY. I FEEL LIKE MM-HMM . GOT IT. THE SKATE PARK EVENT. I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL WRAP INTO AMERICA'S 250TH CELEBRATION AND THAT THE BOARD WILL ADOPT THE MONTH OF JUNE AND HOLD YOUR SKATE PARK EVENT IN JUNE. IS THAT SOUND REASONABLE? AND IS THERE A CHAMPION FOR THAT PICKLEBALL? I KNOW ALEX IS OUT. SO ANYBODY ELSE WANNA CHAMPION THE PICKLEBALL PROGRAMS? I'M KIDDING, ALEX. OH NO, I'M KIDDING. , WE TAKE CARE OF IT. WHY THE Y SO THE Y WILL DEFINITELY BE THE STAFF LIAISONS ON THAT. AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA WORK WITH ALEX. WELL NOW WE'RE OUT . OH, OKAY. OKAY. UM, SOME PARK CLEANUPS AND THEN I IMAGINE WE'LL WANT TO SCHEDULE THOSE MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND ALSO I'M WONDERING IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY IN OCTOBER. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EXACTLY ON THAT DAY OR WEEKEND, BUT, UM, WE, BECAUSE WE REMOVED 11 TREES IN THE PARK SYSTEM, I'D LIKE US TO PLANT 22 BACK. UM, AND SO IF YOU GUYS WILL BRING YOUR WORK GLOVES AND SHOVELS, I'LL BRING THE TREES. COOL. YOU LOOKING TO DO THAT ON SATURDAY? PROBABLY. YEAH. I'M NOT REALLY OPPOSED. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO ANYTHING THOUGH. WE COULD DO IT WEEKNIGHT, EVENING, OR AS LONG AS WE STILL HAVE DAYLIGHT. THAT'S DURING AT SHELL DAY. YES. WE'LL DEFINITELY PUT TRY AND PUT THEM BACK AT SHO GATE AND GARY SHERMAN. YEP. LET ME LOOK UP WHEN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DAY ACTUALLY IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 25TH. SO WE DO HAVE OUR HAUNTED TRAIL THAT EVENING GOING ON ALSO, BUT WE COULD DO THAT MORNING, WE COULD DO ANYTHING THAT WEEK WITH THAT ASSISTANCE. IS THERE EQUIPMENT OR ARE WE DIGGING THAT SHOVEL ONLY? YOU'RE ONLY GONNA NEED A SHOVEL. YEAH, THERE'LL BE LIKE GALLON SIZED. OH, OKAY. YEAH. AND WE CAN, WE WILL HAVE SHOVELS, UM, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME ASSISTANCE FROM PUBLIC WORKS, BUT WE'LL, UM, BRING YOUR OWN WORK GLOVES. I DON'T HAVE THOSE TO LOAN OUT. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO'S VOLUNTEERING NOW? WELL, [00:10:01] IS THERE A DATE? THAT SOUNDS WELL. GOOD. DO YOU LIKE THE 25TH IN THE MORNING? MORNING WORKED ME, I NOT SURE TO KNOW, BUT SET IT REQUIRED FOR THE COMMENT TRAIL. UM, WE'LL BE SETTING MOST OF IT UP FRIDAY. OKAY. THE NIGHT BEFORE. MM-HMM . BUT YES, THERE IS STILL SOME SET UP. YEAH. THE PARKS. WEREN. AT THE FIVE. YES, WE SHOULD. THAT'S ON MY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, BUT YEAH, THAT'S THE 26TH. 26TH. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD. OKAY, NO WORRIES. DO YOU WANNA DO A SATURDAY OR A SUNDAY? SATURDAY MORNING. I COULD BE TIED UP IN SOCCER. I'M CHECKING MY SCHEDULE NOW, BUT IT'S OH YEAH, BUT UH OH IT'S, OH, IT'S THE HAUNTED CLASSIC THAT WEEKEND. THE 18TH. OH. UNLESS YOU'RE PLAYING ELSEWHERE THAT WEEK BEFORE OR HAUNTED. HAUNTED. YEAH. OH, THEN I SHOULD BE AVAILABLE 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'M DOING CONCESSIONS YET. OKAY, SO THE 18TH 18TH IS BETTER. YEP. NEXT AND FOLLOWING SATURDAY THE 18TH AT 9:00 AM STARTING AT AND 10:00 AM I'M, I'M, I CAN DO, I'LL DO 9:00 AM SO WE CAN BE HOME BY ONE O'CLOCK FOR OKAY. THAT'S WHOLE THING. MINE'S FINE WITH ME. 9:00 AM AND WE'LL MEET AT HAW GATE. OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN HERE TO GARY SHERMAN. OKAY. BRING YOUR WORK GLOVES AND, AND THEN FOR 2026 PLANNING, YOU KNOW, THE DAYS YOU WANNA DO 'EM, THE PARKS, YOU WANNA FOCUS ON THE TYPES OF THINGS YOU WANNA DO. WHO WOULD BE THE CHAMPION FOR PARK CLEANUPS IN 26? I'M ASKING? YES. OKAY. I'M HAPPY TO HELP IF YOU BACK UP. OKAY. CAN'T SEE IN RACHEL. COOL. LITTLE MERMAN JUSTICE, CAN WE COUNT ON YOU AGAIN FOR THAT? YES, I WILL DO THAT. AND THEN I KNOW WE CAN COUNT ON, UM, WHO I LEFT OFF WAS THE B PROGRAM, BUT I DO RECALL ANDY LAST MEETING SAYING HE WANTED TO DO IT. SO IF EVERYONE'S OKAY WITH ANDY CHAMPIONING THAT. AND THEN CASEY BROUGHT UP SOME INTERPRETIVE CREEK WALK PROGRAMS THAT WAS MORE FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE TWO 50TH. YES. OKAY. DO YOU BUT I CAN SPEAK DOES YEAH. 'CAUSE THAT WAY THE PARK BOARD JUST KIND OF ADOPTS JUNE. DOES THAT SOUND OKAY? OKAY. WHO, WHAT IS IT? TO GET LIKE AN, UM, NATURALIST TO COME OUT AND HOLD INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND EVEN ADULTS LIKE ABOUT NATURE AND ALONG THE CREEK THERE AT UM, CLOUD AND WE COULD PUT, WE COULD DO IT REALLY ANYWHERE. NATURE ORIENTED IS A CREEK THERE? YES. YEP. REALLY? THERE'S THERE'S A CREEK FOR SURE. . I BACK THAT FAR. OKAY, CHECK IT OUT. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A CREEK AT TIME. WELL, WE'LL SIGN YOU UP FOR THE PROGRAM. ALRIGHT. THAT I'M INTERESTED NOW. CREEK , WHERE IS IT? PAST THE SPLASH MAN. PAST THE SPLASH PAD. YOU GO OVER A BRIDGE OVER IT AND THEN THERE'S LIKE THE BIG PURPLE PLAYGROUND. OH YEAH, THAT ONE. I KNOW WHERE THE PLAYGROUND IS. KNOW WHERE THAT YOU GOTTA GO BACK. WELL YOU DEFINITELY HAD TO WALK OVER IT TO GET TO THE PURPLE PLAYGROUND. OKAY. ESPECIALLY THAT SECTION. IT'S BEEN SOME YEARS. OKAY. SO FOR DATES WISE, OTHER THAN KNOWING WE'RE GONNA DO THE SKATE IN JUNE AND THE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS IN JUNE, UM, TO GO ALONG WITH THE THEME OF NATURE FOR THE TWO 50TH. DOES ANYBODY ELSE, [00:15:03] WE PROBABLY WANNA DO THE TREE GIVEAWAY IN LATE APRIL, RIGHT? BUT I DO HAVE ON OUR ANNUAL SCHEDULE, IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THIS DOCUMENT, THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO NAIL DOWN DATES NEXT MONTH. SO IF YOU ARE A CHAMPION OF SOMETHING, BE THINKING OF THAT JUSTICE. YOURS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY GET WITH THE BAND AND SEE WHEN THEY'LL COME. BUT, UM, ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, WE, WE THINK THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AFTER RECREATION COLLECTS FOR NEXT YEAR. NO, NOT, I WOULDN'T BANK ON PLAN ON 'EM NEXT YEAR. YEAH, NO, 'CAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO GO TO BID. SO I'M PROBABLY, I'M GOING ASK FOR DESIGN BUILD, BUT THAT AT THE Y UM, OKAY THEN THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON YOUR PROGRAMS. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED. I NEED TO KNOW WHO TO BUG ABOUT WHAT DO YOU WANNA TALK TWO 50TH? IT IS UP TO YOU CASEY. IT'S, THAT'S WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY. . I'M JUST TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT BULLET POINT. UM, YEAH, THE AMERICAN TWO 50 PROGRAMS. YEP. SO CASEY HAS BEEN COMING, UH, TO AT LEAST THE LAST TWO 50TH COMMITTEE MEETING. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE NEXT WEEK. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO COME. THE MORE THE MERRIER. ANY ORGANIZATION OUT THERE IS WELCOME TO COME. I JUST TALKED TO THE LIBRARY. I'VE GOT A CONTACT AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY NOW. SO WE ARE ADDING AND MAKING THIS COMMITTEE BIG AND WELL-ROUNDED. BUT THE FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE DONE IS TAKEN THE THEMES THAT THE STATE OF OHIO HAS SELECTED. UM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL CHAMPION AN EVENT OR A PROGRAM OR SOMETHING IN THAT MONTH. SO CURRENTLY THE PLAN IS, UM, AND I'M TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE ONE, YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY VOLUNTEER ORIENTED PEOPLE. MAYBE YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, JUST WANNA GET INVOLVED AND THEN I CAN CONNECT YOU WITH THAT ORGANIZATION. UM, ALSO AS A BOARD, YOU, I THINK EVERYTHING IS MADE STRONGER WITH PARTNERSHIP ALWAYS. SO YOU CAN SAY, HEY, MAYBE WE COULD COME ALONGSIDE THEM AND OFFER THIS, UM, IT SPARK SOME IDEAS OR ANYTHING. UM, AND YOU, YOU ALL WERE ENCOURAGED US TO GO FOR THE TWO 50TH DESIGNATIONS AND MEETINGS PASSED. SO I'M KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO JANUARY IS OHIO'S FIRST IN ORIGINALS, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND UM, THE CITY WILL CELEBRATE HERE AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR SURE. UM, THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND ALSO KICK OFF A TIME CAPSULE CELEBRATION, UM, THAT WE'LL DO IN THE CITY. THERE MIGHT BE MORE TO THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY. UM, TONY ROGERS IS CHAMPIONING THAT, SO WE'LL ADD MORE ELEMENTS AS WELL. BUT AT THE VERY LEAST WE'LL KICK IT OFF AT CITY COUNCIL WITH A PROCLAMATION IN FEBRUARY. IT'S OHIO WORKS INNOVATION BUSINESS AND WORK IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. UM, WE'LL BE DOING SOMETHING SO WE AREN'T SURE JUST YET, BUT WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM NEXT WEEK AND WE SHOULD KNOW MORE OHIO ENTERTAINS MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND MOVIES. CINEMA HAS UM, SIGNED ON KIND OF AT A STATE LEVEL TO TRY AND PROMOTE THE TWO 50TH AT THEIR THEATERS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL ONE HERE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A MOVIE NIGHT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, TRANSPORTATION IS THE THEME FOR APRIL. SO WE UM, WANTED TO TALK TO ANDY HILL WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT OF HE AND HIS UM, TRAIN GROUP WANTED TO DO SOME SORT OF PRESENTATION OR TALK. AND THEN WE DO ALSO HAVE A TALK, UM, THROUGH THE OPTIMIST CLUB ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MIAMI ERIE CANAL, WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR LOCK DOWN THERE ON THE CANAL AND CAN TIE THAT INTO GETTING A HISTORICAL MARKER. AND ALL OF THAT MAY IS ARTS CULTURE AND LITERATURE. I CAN UPDATE YOU HERE ACTUALLY THE, THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION WILL BE DOING AN ART SHOW THAT MONTH OF MAY. JUNE. THIS IS YOUR MONTH. SO, UM, THE OPTIMISTS ARE THINKING OF HOLDING A FISHING DERBY AT CARRIAGE HILLS, SO THAT'S AWESOME. NO PROBLEM WITH TWO PEOPLE DOING SOMETHING IN THE MONTH OF JUNE. AND THEN ALSO WE'RE TALKING CREEK CLEANUPS CREEK TALKS. AND THEN OUR SKATE PARK EVENT FOR THIS BOARD [00:20:02] JULY IS HOMECOMING AND PICNICS. SO WE'LL HAVE OUR STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A TIME CAPSULE PICNIC WHERE WE BURY THE TIME CAPSULE AND UM, COMMUNITY CARES WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR THE LONGEST TABLE THERE. SO BIG OLD PICNIC AT THE, FOR THE COMMUNITY. AUGUST IS OHIO GOES TO THE FAIR. UM, THE, IT'S KIND OF TO BE DETERMINED, BUT THAT IS THE MONTH THAT UH, FIVE RIVERS METRO PARKS HAS THEIR UM, SMALL FARMS EVENT AT CARRIAGE HILL METRO PARK. AND SO WE MIGHT SEE IF THEY'LL PARTNER WITH US, JUST ALLOW US TO DESIGNATE A TWO 50TH EVENT AND HELP THEM MARKET IT. REALLY NOT. UM, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY IDEA FOR THAT. SO IF YOU ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FAIR, WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR IDEAS FOR AUGUST, SEPTEMBER IS OHIO PLAYS, UM, SPORTS AND RECREATION. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO, UM, TO TRY AND CELEBRATE WAYNE ATHLETICS. BUT THERE'S ALSO BEEN OTHER SUGGESTIONS OF THE YMCA HOLDING SOMETHING, DOING AN OLD TIMEY BASEBALL GAME OR UM, ALSO HAVING, UM, SOME HISTORIC WALKS THAT MONTH. OHIO FOOD AND FARMS. OCTOBER IS THE MONTH OF HARVEST. SO THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER ARE THINKING OF DOING A TASTE OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND THEN AT HUBER HUNTS THEY WERE THINKING OF BRINGING IN SOME HARVEST TYPE THEME ELEMENTS. BUT I THINK THAT UM, IT'LL PROBABLY MOVE TOWARDS THE TASTE OF HUBER HEIGHTS BEING THE OFFICIAL EVENT. AND THEN NOVEMBER, OHIO SERVES REMEMBERING VETERANS. THAT WILL BE OUR VETERAN'S DAY EVENT. AND THEN DECEMBER, THE FUTURE OF OHIO COMMUNITY CARES IS LOOKING TO HOLD THEIR YOUTH VENDOR SERIES THAT THEY DID THIS YEAR AT THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. THEY MAY PARTNER WITH PARKS AND REC TO HOLD THAT IN ONE OF OUR FACILITIES AND CELEBRATE THE YOUTH AND THE FUTURE OF THEIR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURISM. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, PEOPLE YOU WANNA BE CONNECTED TO? UM, WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO IN SEPTEMBER FROM A SPORTS STANDPOINT. COOL. YOUTH AND ADULT. WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. AND THEN, UM, HAS KEN STEIN TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THE EVENT BETWEEN THE Y AND THE SENIOR CENTER FOR THE VETERANS. VETERANS? YEAH. SO YOU, DO YOU PLAN TO DO THAT NEXT YEAR TOO? WE'RE HOPING TO DO IT EVERY YEAR. YEAH. OKAY. SO, AND WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED, UM, I'VE STARTED TO ENGAGE JASON AND SOME PROJECTS THAT TERRY AND KEN WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE AS WELL. SO OKAY. SCHOOLS MIGHT BE INVOLVED AS WELL. OKAY. MORE TO COME ON THAT THOUGH. GREAT. SO YEAH, I KNOW THE SCHOOLS DO A VETERAN'S, UH, APPRECIATION FOOTBALL GAME, SO THAT MIGHT PLAY INTO THIS TWO 50TH AND YEAH, AND WE WENT THE DAY AFTER JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON ON ACTUAL VETERAN'S DAY THAT IT JUST TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE THERE. WE JUST DID IT THE DAY AFTER. SO YEAH, WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE THAT AN ANNUAL EVENT. OKAY, GREAT. SO TELL THE MONTH THAT WE HAVE SHOWCASE. CHRIS, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT DOING ACTIVITIES AT THE PARK AND SO FORTH? LIKE PICKLEBALL ? YEAH, I THINK WHAT IT, I THINK IT'S A A A BLANK SLATE OF TO DO WHATEVER. I MEAN OKAY. WE COULD DO SOMETHING BASKETBALL RELATED 'CAUSE IT'S THE Y IN BASKETBALL. UM, WE COULD DO PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS IN SEPTEMBER, YOU KNOW, WE COULD, I MEAN IT'S, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A BLANK SLATE SO. ALRIGHT. SO WE WANT STOP PUTTING IT TOGETHER NOW AND THE NEXT STEP , WE, WE, WE GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO 2026, WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT IT ACTUALLY NOT . ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE UPCOMING FALL AND WINTER PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. YES. SO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEEDS BEING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO STAFF A BOOTH AT HUBER HAUNT ON THE FIFTH. SO ANYBODY AVAILABLE TO THE EVENT IS 11 TO SIX. WE WILL TAKE ANY TAKERS BUT ESPECIALLY AT SETUP AND TEAR DOWN TIME IS ALWAYS NICE. UM, ANYBODY AVAILABLE ON THE FIFTH TO WORK IN THE PARKS BOOTH? WE WOULD REALLY LOVE IT IF YOU CAME DRESSED UP IN A FAMILY FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN COSTUME, NOTHING TOO GORY AND HELPED US HAND OUT CANDY. I CAN HELP OUT IN THE MORNING FOR SURE. OPEN, UH, OPEN UP, SET [00:25:01] UP. OKAY. I CAN HELP OUT WITH TAPE DOWN. UM, BUT I'M SITTING THANK YOU. OH, OKAY. OKAY, THAT'S FINE. YEP. SET UP AND TEAR DOWN ARE LIKE DEFINITELY THE BEST 'CAUSE THEN IT, IT MOVES QUICKER AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET, WE WILL HAVE STAFF THERE THAT DAY. SO, UM, THAT IS PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND THEN ON THE 26TH, UM, OVER TO THE YMCA TRUNK RETREAT, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE HELP IN THAT TENT. ANYBODY BE THERE TO HAND OUT CANDY WITH US? IT'S A SUNDAY, RIGHT CHRIS? YEAH, THE 26TH I CAN. OKAY. OKAY. I'LL SEND YOU EXACT DETAILS WHEN WE PLAN TO SET UP. GREAT. OKAY. AND THEN PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST PUSH WILL BE UM, THE HAUNTED TRAIL THAT WE ARE DOING. SO WE NEED PEOPLE FOR SETUP TEAR DOWN. UM, WE NEED PEOPLE TO COME IN. THEY'RE NOT SPOOKY COSTUMES WHATSOEVER. THIS IS FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND JUST HELP THE EVENT FLOW, YOU KNOW, SO BE ALONG THE TRAIL AND KEEP PEOPLE MOVING OR SHOW THEM THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY, KEEP 'EM TO THE NEXT STOP, THAT SORT OF THING. SO ANYBODY AVAILABLE ON THE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT OF THE 24TH OR 25TH TO HELP WITH THAT? CAN DO EITHER DAY OR BOTH, WHATEVER YOU NEED. OKAY. UH, OKAY. THANK YOU. I CAN HELP ON THAT FRIDAY TOO. JUSTICE AND DENNIS BOTH FOR THE 24TH. PERFECT. OKAY. I'LL EMAIL CONFIRMATIONS TO YOU GUYS AND GET US SETTLED UP. UM, AND THOSE ARE THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR THE UPCOMING UH, MONTH. SO WE CAN CIRCLE BACK ON THE DECEMBER STUFF, UM, NEXT MONTH IN NOVEMBER. BUT THE NEXT THING WOULD BE OUR TREE LIGHTING THAT WE WOULD NEED HELP WITH ON THE 6TH OF DECEMBER. BUT I CAN LET YOU GUYS GET CLOSER TO THAT POINT IN TIME. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE ROTARY AGREEMENT FOR REP WRAP PARK. SO THE ROTARY CLUB HAS, UM, THE LARGER REGION OF THE ROTARY CLUB AND CHRIS CAN MAYBE HELP ME WITH THIS IF I DON'T USE THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY. HAS DECIDED TO ADOPT POLLINATOR GARDENS AS A MAJOR EMPHASIS FOR THE ROTARY CLUBS IN THE AREA. AND OUR ROTARY CLUB HAS ASKED TO INSTALL SOME POLLINATOR PLANTS, SPECIFICALLY MONARCH BUTTERFLY ATTRACTING PLANTS DOWN AT RIPRAP PARK. AND THEY ALSO HISTORICALLY HAVE THEY BUILT AND AT VARIOUS TIMES PUT A LITTLE WORK INTO THAT PARK SHELTER THAT'S DOWN THERE. THE PARK SHELTER IS IN NEED OF A NEW ROOF. AND SO THE ROTARY HAS GRACIOUSLY VOLUNTEERED TO DONATE THE NEW ROOF AND DO THESE POLLINATOR UM, PLANTS IN OUR NATURAL GROWTH AREAS THERE. AND IN EXCHANGE THEY WOULD LIKE FOR THE PARK TO BE NAMED AFTER THEM. SO, UM, CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN LOOSELY INFORMED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT COME UP ON THE PIPELINE, BUT WE WANTED TO SEE THAT THERE WASN'T ANY OBJECTIONS OF THE PARK BOARD BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AGREEMENT. AND IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE PARK CLEANUPS AND CONTINUING TO UPKEEP THAT SHELTER IN PERPETUITY. UM, WE, UH, WE SPONSORED A, A PROJECT FOR UM, THE ROTARY CLUB DID FOR RICHARD'S SON. SO IF YOU GO UP TO, UM, BETWEEN THE AQUATIC CENTER AND THE BATHROOMS THERE AT THE AMPHITHEATER, UM, CHRISTOPHER MOORE, UM, DID, WE SPONSORED HIM TO PLANT A NATURAL POLLINATOR GARDEN IN LIKE A TRIANGLE ON THE PATH. MM-HMM . SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE DISTRICT THAT WE'RE IN, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE CALLED IN ROTARY, IN THE ROTARY WORLD, UM, HAS A FOCUS ON TRYING TO DO MORE ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE OF THINGS. UM, WE DON'T, I DON'T, I THINK IN ONE TIME IN ALMOST NINE YEARS WE'VE RENTED OUT THE SHELTER DOWN THERE TO SOMEBODY ELSE 'CAUSE ALL THE OTHER SHELTERS WERE FULL 'CAUSE THERE'S NO FACILITIES AT UM, RIP REP PARK. BUT IT'S STILL A BEAUTIFUL PLACE WITH A GREAT POLLINATOR GARDEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET [00:30:01] ON THE TRAILS DOWN THERE, UM, EAT THEIR LUNCH UNDER THEIR PIT STUFF. YEAH. AND THE ROTARY CLUB WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. MM-HMM . UM, I HAVE NO DOUBTS IN THAT. SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PARKS ON A, A FOREVER BASIS. SO IT IS NOT ENTIRELY NECESSARY IN THIS, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU WANTED TO ENDORSE THAT, IT MIGHT, UM, BY VOTE IT COULD HELP THE ROTARY'S CAUSE AND THAT'S TRULY THE NAME OF THE PARK. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S TRUMPING, SOMEBODY'S NAME'S NOT GONNA BE REMOVED FROM NO, IT'S JUST 40 YEARS AGO. RIGHT PARK. RIGHT. YEP. AND I DO NOT RECALL OFFHAND THE EXACT NAME THAT THEY WANT. THAT WILL ALSO BE UP TO CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL AND THE AGREEMENT. BUT I THINK THEY WANNA GO WITH LIKE ROTARY MONARCH PARK OR ROTARY POLLINATOR PARK. IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEY'LL DO THE SIGNAGE TO FOLLOW IN WITH THE THEMES OF THE OTH. THAT'S, IT'S A NO BRAINER I THINK. HUH? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOTION FOR THE ROTARY TO ADOPT RIP RAP PARK? I'LL MOTION FOR THAT JUSTICE. AND SECOND. I SECOND. ALRIGHT. YOU WANNA VOTE? YOU GUYS LIKE TO VOTE? ALRIGHT. UM, CASEY TAYLOR? YES. JUSTICE BON? YES. RACHEL AKINS. YES. ALEXANDER BLACK? YES. UH, DENNIS SNYDER? YES. RON EIFERT. YOU DON'T GET TO VOTE. SORRY RON, I JUST WANNA SAY YOUR NAME AGAIN. . IT'S A NICE NAME. YOU'VE MISSED A COUPLE MEETINGS. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SAY IT, SO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE TREE CITY USA PROGRAM WITH THE HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM UPDATE. YES. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I WAS REALLY HOPING RICH WOULD BE HERE, BUT, UM, BEEN TALKING WITH RICH, HE GAVE ME SOME SAMPLE SIGNAGE TO AWARD TO THE HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM, UM, AS THE CHAMPION AT, FOR THE LAST YEAR. WE HAD TWO NOMINATIONS. I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE THOSE PREPARED WITH ME RIGHT NOW, BUT HE SUGGESTED THAT WE AWARD BOTH AND I AGREE. UM, SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS PLUGGING ALONG. UM, AND RELATED TO TREE CITY, USA, UM, I INTEND TO APPLY FOR THAT DESIGNATION THIS YEAR TO BECOME A TREE CITY FOR THE CITY. SO IF YOU RECALL IN THE SPRING, THIS BOARD SAID THAT THEY WOULD VOLUNTEER AS KIND OF AN ADVISORY TREE BOARD. UM, SO NOT A DECISION MAKING BODY, UM, THAT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT TO ADVISE AND WHEN WE NEED MORE OPINIONS, GIVE THEM. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S A DISTINCTION THAT THE APPLICATION OPENS IN THE FALL AND WE NEED TO MOVE ON IT. UM, SO YOU COULD SEE THAT ROLE BEING ADDED TO YOUR PLATE A LITTLE BIT NEXT YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO GO OVER THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING? YEP. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? OH WAIT, MY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS THIS THING, THIS HANDY DANDY HANDOUT. SORRY, I I COULD HAVE PUT IT IN MY UPDATE TOO. BUT THIS IS A FRONT AND BACK SITUATION AND IT IS, UM, THE POSTCARD THAT WE WILL BE SENDING OUT REGARDING OUR FALL AND WINTER PROGRAMMING. SO, UH, WE'RE NOT QUITE GOING FOR A FULL BOOK THIS TIME AROUND, BUT THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE WANNA CALL OUT. IT WILL BE THE SAME SIZE AS THE BOOK WAS 10 BY SIX, BUT JUST A, A FLAT POSTCARD MAILER. UM, AND SO WE ARE HOPING THOSE ARE GONNA HIT MAILBOXES IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. SO BE ON LOOKOUT. DID ANYBODY SEE IT HAS NOT BEEN PRINTED YET, SO IF ANYBODY SEES ANYTHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. UM, BUT IT HAS BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE SETS OF EYES SO I'M, I'VE LOOKED AT IT TOO MUCH. PROBABLY. I NEVER GOT THAT MAGAZINE THAT YOU SENT OUT. YOU DIDN'T COUPLE MONTHS BACK. 'CAUSE I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BUT WE NEVER GOT HIM. I DUNNO WHY YELL AT YOUR MAILMAN? OKAY. ARE YOU'RE IN HUBER HU 4 5 4, 2 4. YES. YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT. YEAH. MM-HMM . I'M SORRY. IT'S ALL MY FAVORITE. WELL, HUBER 4 5 3 7 1 HERE. YES. WE SEND IT TO THE SPECIFIC TRACKS IN THE TIP CITIES IF THAT ARE HUBER RESIDENCE. OKAY. YEP. CAN YOU PRINT US SOME EXTRA ONES AND WE'LL PUT 'EM OUT AT THE Y? YES. YEP. WE'RE ORDERING A FEW HUNDRED EXTRA OKAY. TO HAND OUT PLACES AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR END THAT YOU WANNA PUT OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL GET READY TO PUT NEW SLAP BOARDS ON THE WALL SO WE'LL HAVE SPACE FOR YOU. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. I CAN PUT SOME AT THE CONCESSION STAND FOR DURING SOCCER SEASON. PERFECT. YEAH, I'D LOVE IT. [00:35:05] WELL IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS ON THAT OR ISSUES THEN THAT IS ALL I HAD OFFICIALLY. ALRIGHT, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING? I WILL. JUSTICE AND SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. AND A VOTE FAVOR YET? ALL IN FAVOR. AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 16TH. OOPS. AND THAT'LL BE IT FOR THIS EVENING. WE WILL ADJOURN. * 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.