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OKAY.[ AGENDA PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road February 19, 2026 6:30 P.M.]
ALL RIGHT.I DO NOT HAVE ANY OPENING REMARKS THIS EVENING.
THERE ARE NO CITIZENS COMMENTS TONIGHT.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE YMCA UPDATE.
SO, UH, FROM A Y STANDPOINT, UM, WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING STAFFING FOR THE KROGER AQUATIC CENTER SUMMER SEASON.
UM, WE HAVE, UM, VISITS TO WAYNE BETHEL, BUTLER, VANDALIA, TECUMSAH, UM, HIGH SCHOOL'S ALL SET UP AT LUNCHTIME TO, FOR MY AQUATIC DIRECTOR TO GO OUT AND TALK TO STUDENTS.
UM, ALL OTHER POSITIONS EXCEPT FOR JUST A COUPLE ARE, UM, ARE POSTED, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT'S LOOKING FOR A JOB.
I THINK, UH, THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE NOT POSTED IS POOL MANAGER AND SLIDE ATTENDANT.
UM, SO WE'LL GET THOSE POSTED AROUND THE 1ST OF MARCH.
UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, AT THE AQUATIC CENTER, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING SOME STUFF READY.
WE'VE GOT, UH, SOME CHEMICAL FEEDERS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE REBUILT THAT ARE DONE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
UM, AND COME THE 1ST OF APRIL, WE'LL BE OUTSIDE GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER POOL SEASON.
UM, WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE SEASON THIS YEAR 'CAUSE THE, UH, SCHOOL BOARD DID CHANGE THEIR START DATE AND WE GO BY HUBER CITY SCHOOLS.
SO, UM, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH HOW LONG THE POOL WILL BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THE HARD PART IS, IS BETHEL AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS WHERE OUR KIDS GO THAT WORK FOR US, THEY'RE GOING BACK NORMAL TIME IN AUGUST.
SO, UM, WE'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE MIGHT HAVE SOME DAYS DURING THE WEEK AFTER AUGUST 15TH OR 16TH WHERE WE STILL ARE OPEN.
UM, BUT IT JUST GETS HARDER BETWEEN SCHOOLS GOING BACK AND, UM, FALL SPORTS AND BAND.
SO, UM, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER, UM, SOLID KROGER AQUATIC SUMMER SEASON.
AND MOVING ON TO THE CITY UPDATE.
UM, YES, OUR COMMUNITY CENTER IS GOING TO BE CLOSE NEXT WEEK FOR ITS ANNUAL REPAINTING.
UM, JUST WANT A REMINDER THAT THE, UM, HUBER HEIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE TIME CAPSULE.
YOU CAN FIND THE INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE, UM, WHICH IS, OR YOU CAN EMAIL WT HHS@HUBBERTHISTORY.ORG AND GET THAT LINK TO SUBMISSIONS FOR THE TIME CAPSULE.
UM, THE SENIOR CITIZENS PROMPTS COMING UP SOON AND IS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH.
IT IS OPEN TO ANY RESIDENT OR NON-RESIDENT AGE OF 50 OR OLDER.
YOU CAN REGISTER ON HH RED DESK.COM/COMMUNITY/PROGRAM TO FIND THAT INFORMATION.
THE SMALL BUSINESS POPUP SHOP IS HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH AT THE HUBER HEIGHT SENIOR CENTER FROM 12 TO TWO.
SO BRING YOUR CASH, BRING YOURSELVES, AND COME SHOP FROM SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WE DID RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE NWF TO GET THOSE TREE CEILINGS THAT'LL HAPPEN, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POINT ENTRY GIVEAWAY IN APRIL AS WELL.
UM, THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION, THE ART SHOW EXHIBITS ENTRY IS OPEN.
IT IS OPEN TO, UM, ANYBODY IS OPEN TO YOUTH.
THEIR CATEGORIES ARE BASED OFF OF THEIR SCHOOLS, SO IT'S, UM, PRE YOUTH OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL SLASH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORIES.
THE ADULT ENTRIES ARE OPEN BY MEDIUM.
UM, SO YOU CAN SELECT AND PUT YOUR JURY ENTRIES IN UP TO THREE EXHIBITS.
AND THAT IS ALSO UP AND RUNNING ON HHO HHR TEST.COM.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN ART VENDOR REGISTRATION FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL OPEN.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE CITY UPDATE.
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE TREE CITY UPDATE.
UM, SO WE, UH, MOLLY AND I GOT AN EMAIL FROM SARAH, UH, LAST WEEK.
UM, WE ARE OFFICIALLY APPROVED AS A TREE CITY USA, SO WE'RE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND APPROVED.
UM, SO I AM, UH, ASSUMING THAT WHEN SARAH GETS BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, UM, SHE'LL START WORKING THROUGH ALL OF
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THAT, BUT, UH, IT IS OFFICIAL.UM, THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS IS NOW A PART OF THE TREE CITY USA GROUP, SO, UM, I KNOW THAT'S A, A BIG WIN FOR SARAH AND, AND SOME OF THE STUFF THAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS KNEW THAT, UM, AS A PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND MOVING ON TO COORDINATING THE ANNUAL TREE GIVEAWAY.
UM, SO THIS IS, UH, THE SECOND TIME I THINK WE'VE DONE THIS.
SO, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO ORDER.
WE'RE TALKING TO THE VENDOR RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE KNOW THE BUDGET AMOUNT.
WE KNOW WHAT THEY, UH, WILL BE CHARGING PER PLANT.
WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE JUST THE MIX OF, OF, UM, BOTH PERENNIALS AND TREES AND SHRUBS TO GET, UH, SO HOPE TO HAVE THAT FINALIZED THIS WEEK.
AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS, WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, THE GRANT FOR THE, FROM THE, UH, NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION FOR THE SEEDLINGS, WHICH WILL ALSO BE PART OF THIS, UH, WE'VE ALREADY PURCHASED OR I GUESS PLACED THE ORDER FOR THOSE.
UM, SO THAT'S ALREADY COMPLETE AND THAT'S EVERYTHING.
AND MOVING ON TO THE STYROFOAM COLLECTION EVENT, THE CITY IS HOLDING ON APRIL 18TH AND IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED.
YEAH, THE ONLY THING THAT SARAH SAID IS BRING GLOVES IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
UM, YOU CAN LET EITHER MOLLY OR MYSELF KNOW IF, IF YOU HAVE TIME AND WANNA HELP SHRED STYROFOAM UP AT THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER.
UM, BUT THE BIG THING WAS SHE SAID BRING GLOVES.
WHAT TIME IS THAT ON THE 18TH? UH, DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE THAT TIME, MOLLY? I DON'T.
YOU LOOKED IT UP AT TEXT
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE MONARCH PLEDGE AND ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION, WHICH WILL BE AT THE MARCH 9TH COUNCIL MEETING.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN DOING IT AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY, I CAN DO THAT.
UM, IT, I ACTUALLY RESCHEDULED THOSE.
UM, THE MAR MARK WILL HAPPEN ON MARCH 23RD AND THE ARB ALREADY WILL HAPPEN ON MARCH 13TH.
THAT TREE CITY USA WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ARBOR DAY PRESENTATION ON APRIL 13TH.
CAN YOU GIVE THOSE DATES AGAIN, MOLLY, PLEASE? YEP.
UM, THE MONARCH PROCLAMATION HEARING IS ON MARCH 23RD AND THE ARBOR DAY IS ON APRIL 13TH.
AND IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING? UH, THE ONE THING FROM THE LAST MEETING, THE HERITAGE TREE WINNER, UM, WERE WE ABLE TO GET ON THE COUNCIL SCHEDULE FOR THEM TO COME AND PRESENT THEM WITH THE SIGN, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH.
RICH, DID YOU REACH OUT TO THEM OR, UH, I DID NOT.
UH, I WASN'T SURE THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.
DO YOU, DO YOU WANT TO TRY JUST TO MOVE IT BACK TO IN APRIL, CLOSER TO WHEN WE DO THE OKAY.
SO I DID WANNA GIVE MOLLY A SHOUT OUT.
UM, ON THE 13TH SHE HELD THE GALLON TIMES EVENT AND IT WAS AWESOME.
I WENT, UM, CASEY WAS THERE TOO.
WE, UH, HAD WINE AND MADE KEY CHAINS AND HAD A SOUND BAG.
ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT, UM, ACTIVITIES GOING ON.
SO IF YOU ARE A LADY AND YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE OTHER LADIES, YOU CAN MARK THAT DATE.
IT'LL BE BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2027 BACK AT THE CHAMBER AGAIN.
AND THEN I WILL BE DOING THE PARK BOARD UPDATE AT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON MARCH 3RD.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GET IT ADDED.
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IF YOU HAVE, UH, THE DRAFT OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT, MAYBE WE COULD HELP YOU OUT MORE IF WE SAW WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE, WHAT TOPICS YOU WERE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE COUNSELOR, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT, WHAT YOU INCLUDED IN THAT PRESENTATION.USUALLY IT'S JUST ALL THE UPDATES OF ANY EVENTS THAT WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING.
THE INFORMATION FROM HAWAII AND FROM THE CITY ABOUT THEIR ONGOING OR UPCOMING PROJECTS.
THAT'S ON THE 3RD OF MARCH, YOU SAID? YES.
WHAT IS MARCH 9TH? IS THAT RELEVANT TO US? ARE YOU PRESENTING ANYTHING? NO.
UM, THE MARCH 9TH REGULAR SESSION.
YEAH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE MONARCH PLEDGE IN ARBOR DAY, BUT WE'RE PUSHING IT BACK TO MARCH 23RD AND APRIL 13TH.
THE REASON I GOT PUSHED BACK IS 'CAUSE I WILL ACTUALLY BE IN WEST VIRGINIA AT REVENUE SCHOOL, SO I WILL NOT BE IN TOWN.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? I THINK JUST AT THE POINT OF REFERENCE, ON THE VERY END UPCOMING MEETINGS, IT HAS MARCH 18TH, WE USUALLY IT'S THURSDAYS, RIGHT? SHOULD THAT BE MARCH 19TH? SO THAT MEETING ACTUALLY GOT MOVED BECAUSE THERE IS A SCHEDULING CONFLICT WITH THE CITIZENS ACADEMY.
SO WE'VE MOVED OUR MEETING AND IF YOU JUST SAID THAT, I APOLOGIZE, I WAS LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR.
WE DIDN'T DISCUSS THAT THIS EVENING.
THAT WAS DISCUSSED A FEW MEETINGS AGO.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT ON A THURSDAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITIZENS ACADEMY GRADUATION, WHICH OUR VERY OWN PARK AND REC CHAIR WILL GRADUATE FROM.
AND SHE PASSES THE FINAL EXAM.
SO, BUT YEAH, WE WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH AT SIX 30 IN THIS ROOM FOR OUR MARCH MEETING.
DID EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO GO OVER THE MEETINGS, THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING? EVERY SINGLE TIME I SAY THAT ANYONE LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THEM? I'LL, I'LL MOTION BRIAN, RACHEL.
AND THEN AS WE DISCUSSED, THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MARCH 18TH AND THAT'LL BE IT FOR THIS EVENING.