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[00:00:01]

OH, MY GOD. OH.

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

OOH, THAT'S EXCITING.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M ROB GAGLIARDI.

CITY COUNCIL PLACE FIVE AND THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING OF THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE. FIVE.

DID I SAY FIVE? SIX. SIX.

RUTH CULVER IS FIVE.

THANK YOU. AND I THINK I JUST HANDED OFF TO.

RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

DO I READ THAT? YES, YOU CAN.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.007 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THIS ITEM IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE ON MATTERS WHICH ARE SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION BY THIS COMMITTEE. AND SO I GUESS WE'RE OPEN TO COMMENTS.

DO I HAVE TO? NO, THAT'S OKAY.

ANYBODY? NO? NOBODY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING AT ALL? OKAY, THAT'S DISAPPOINTING.

[1. Consider approval of the following Parks and Recreation Board minutes: a. March 1, 2022 regular meeting]

THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST.

THE LAST MEETING'S MINUTES.

SO I WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAYOR PRO TEM AMY SABOL MOTIONS TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. AND I HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I GUESS WE WILL NOW VOTE.

DO WE GET TO USE THIS? THE NEW WE DON'T GET TO.

MY GOD. SO WE'RE GOING TO.

OH, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO EVERYBODY IN FAVOR.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

AYE. WE ARE UNANIMOUS.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.

[2. Workshop to gather resident feedback on park uses, trails, and amenities.]

AND ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

SO THIS IS THE WORKSHOP TO GATHER RESIDENT FEEDBACK ON THE USES OF OUR PARKS AND TRAILS.

SIR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MY NAME IS DENNIS SIMS, AND I'M WITH DUNCAN SIMS STOFFELS.

AND WE'RE PARK PLANNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND WE'VE BEEN RETAINED TO UPDATE YOUR EXISTING PART MASTER PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.

AND PART OF THAT PROCESS IS TO GATHER PUBLIC INPUT AS ONE OF THE METHODS THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE TO ANALYZE YOUR PARK SYSTEM.

YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE POWERPOINT, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS BRIEFLY FOR OUR AUDIENCE AND THE PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T HERE LAST TIME.

IS IT ON OR JUST GO? OKAY, GREAT. LET'S SEE.

WHERE CAN I LOOK? ANYWHERE.

GREAT PURPOSE OF A PARK MASTER PLAN IS LIKE ANY OTHER GUIDING PLANNING DOCUMENT IN THE CITY. IT GUIDES THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF YOUR PARK LAND.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ADEQUATE LAND AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO SERVE YOUR CITIZENS.

YOUR LAST ONE WAS COMPLETED IN 2016 AND EVERY FIVE YEARS THEY REQUIRE AN UPDATE.

WE DIDN'T MAKE THE 2021, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE 2022 AND WE CAN GET THE PLAN UPDATED.

NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT FUNDING.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO IS I MENTIONED ALREADY IS I'VE ALREADY TOURED YOUR PARKS WITH DON.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD MORNING WITH HIM AND I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD PARK SYSTEM, VERY CLEAN, VERY NEAT, HAS A LOT OF VARIETY OF ELEMENTS IN IT AND IT'S SPREAD OUT WELL GEOGRAPHICALLY.

SO I THOUGHT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, FROM A CITY MUNICIPAL STANDPOINT, IT'S A GOOD PARK SYSTEM AND CONTINUE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS FAR AS THE PARK MASTER PLANNING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

PARKS, IT'S KIND OF LIKE I ALWAYS USE AN ANALOGY.

IT'S LIKE OUR HOUSES, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF OUR PLUMBING AND IF WE DON'T PAINT IT EVERY NOW AND THEN, IF WE HAVE TO HAVE THE AC REPLACED, IF WE WAIT AND DO ALL THAT AT ONCE, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A BIG BILL.

BUT YOUR PARK MASTER PLAN CAN HELP ASSIST YOU TO HAVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

PLANNING TO STAGE THAT OUT IN YEARS SO THAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER PURPOSE OF THE PARK PLAN.

SO. AGAIN.

THIS PLAN IS GOING TO UPDATE FOR FIVE YEARS EVERY TEN YEARS.

2026. YOU'LL NEED TO SCRAP WHAT YOU HAVE AND START OVER.

SINCE WE WILL BE CHANGING THE PRIORITY LIST IN THE LAST BULLET POINT ON THIS IS THAT ONCE WE ARE COMPLETE THE FINAL ACTION ON THIS, ONCE THIS COMMITTEE APPROVES IT, IT WILL GO TO COUNCIL AND BE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION, AND THEN IT WILL BE SENT DOWN TO AUSTIN FOR THEIR

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REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE TO A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.

AND, OF COURSE, THE MASSIVE PARK YOU'RE BUILDING RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S QUITE A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, MORE SO THAN WHAT A LOT OF CITIES EVER DO IN A DECADE. SO THAT'S A MAJOR, MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REVIEWED.

YOUR INVENTORY OF WHAT YOU HAVE EXISTING, AS IF WE TAKE A SNAPSHOT OF IT TODAY, WILL BE UPDATED. AS I JUST TALKED ABOUT AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THEY WANT TO SEE DEMOGRAPHICS IN POPULATION.

SEE HOW THAT'S CHANGED.

THAT'S A US CENSUS NUMBER.

MAPS AND STANDARDS THAT ARE COMMON IN A PARK MASTER PLAN WILL BE UPDATED AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PRIORITY LISTS COME OUT OF THIS.

ONE IS GOING TO BE AN OUTDOOR FACILITY.

PRIORITY WAS GOING TO BE AN INDOOR FACILITY.

I THINK YOU'RE INDOORS, PROBABLY GOING TO BE MET PRETTY WELL FOR NOT JUST THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT ALONG THE WAY.

THAT'S QUITE A BUILDING THAT YOU'RE BUILDING.

OUR PURPOSE HERE OR NOT.

AND LET'S SEE.

WE'VE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, FIVE FOLKS THAT I RECOGNIZE AS NEW.

AND THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS THIS EVENING.

ALL WE WANT TO DO IS GET INPUT FROM THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE OR EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ON THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE STILL RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD.

IF THERE'S THINGS YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE PARK SYSTEM, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT, SAY THAT, AND.

WE HAVE SOME BOARDS WITH OPTIONS AND THESE ARE JUST RECORDING INSTRUMENTS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS BACK TO THE OFFICE AND REVIEW THE DATA AND REFINE IT AND PUT IT IN THE PARK. UPDATE.

AND WHAT THIS PARTICULAR BOARD HERE IS WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE RECREATIONAL OPTIONS THAT YOU DO IN BEDFORD.

WE WANT YOUR TOP THREE TO SEE IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS.

FROM A RECREATION STANDPOINT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN BEDFORD; WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO IN BEDFORD FROM PARK ACTIVITY STANDPOINT? AND WE'LL MARK THAT FROM A PRIORITY STANDPOINT AND THEN A BLANK SHEET, WHICH IF I'VE MISSED SOMETHING OR THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ON THE TWO BOARDS OR THERE'S SOMETHING THAT ANOTHER CITY HAS, OR YOU'VE BEEN SOMEWHERE AND YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING, THEN YOU CAN MARK THAT ON THE BLANK BOARD AND WE'LL TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION ALSO.

THAT IS. BASICALLY THE PRESENTATION IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

NOW, FROM THIS, I LIKE TO KEEP THESE THINGS KIND OF INFORMAL, AND WE CAN VISIT WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL. WE CAN COME UP AND TALK WITH BOARDS, I CAN TALK TO THEM.

WE CAN HAVE IF THEY WANT TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK, THAT'S FINE.

SOME FOLKS DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT, BUT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY FRIENDLY GROUP.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO CONFRONT ANYBODY.

SO, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LEAVE IT TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO.

WE CAN ADJOURN OR NOT ADJOURN.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOT ADJOURN.

THAT WAS.

I BELIEVE I'D GET A RIBBON FOR THE QUICKEST MEETING IN THE HISTORY OF BEDFORD NOT ADJOURN.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT WITH PEOPLE COMING UP AND I CAN LISTEN AND YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I ALSO. I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO WHERE ARE WE THESE BOARDS GOING TO BE? ARE THEY JUST HERE? WE'RE GOING TO HERE TODAY AND THEN.

SO WHAT? SINCE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WORLD MAY BE IT'S A LOT OF RAIN OUTSIDE.

SO WHAT ABOUT THE IDEA OF MAYBE KEEPING THEM HERE, MAYBE AT CITY HALL OR MAYBE EVEN AT THE LIBRARY FOR MAYBE A WEEK SO WE COULD SO WE COULD CAPTURE MAYBE MORE OF THE POPULATION? THAT'S FINE.

THIS ISN'T SUCH A FORMAT.

I JUST TO KNOW IF IT WOULD THROW OFF YOUR, YOU KNOW, THE LOGISTICS OF, YOU KNOW, WE GOT A TOP THREE HERE. I WOULD RATHER SOMEONE NOT COME IN AND TAKE 100 DOTS.

RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. SO MAYBE, MAYBE IT'S, IT'S MAYBE IT'S AT CITY HALL OR MAYBE SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN JUST SIT BY THE BOARDS FOR A WEEK OR TWO. YEAH.

BE THE BOARD MONITOR.

OKAY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AT ALL.

MAYBE, MAYBE. MAYBE THE MAYOR COULD SIT BY AND HE CAN WATCH THE BOARDS.

YOU'RE RUNNING THE TOP THREE.

SEE, I CAN'T READ THAT.

YOU SEE, YOU'RE RUNNING THE TOP THREE THINGS THAT WE DESIRE FOR OUR PARKS.

THAT WOULD BE THE MIDDLE BOARD.

AND THEN THIS WOULD BE WHEN WE GET IN TROUBLE, THEY GET TO THE MIC.

THAT'S RIGHT. MOLLY, DON'T WE HAVE A? I DO. THERE'S A.

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WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO NEED THIS OR THE MIC TO BE ABLE TO TALK.

SO I'M KIND OF.

GO. THESE ARE THE TOP THREE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DO IN BEDFORD, IN YOUR PARKS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE BLANKS IN CASE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I LEFT OUT THAT THEY COULD WRITE IN. IT'S AN OPEN BOARD TO GET A WRONG ANSWER.

NOT LONG AFTER. AND THIS ONE WOULD BE CURRENT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT YOU DO.

SO MY FAVORITE. THIS IS THE TOP THREE AND THOSE ARE MY FAVORITES.

THOSE ARE WHAT I WOULD I DO PRESENTLY.

AND I WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THIS.

OKAY. YOU HAD UNLIMITED MONEY, YOU WOULD BUILD YOUR THREE.

OKAY. UNLIMITED MONEY.

SO. SHOULD WE DROP HER INTO THE PODIUM? YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, IF YOU ALL.

I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU CAN.

BUT I WELCOME EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO COME OUT AND PUT A DOT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN ADDRESS IT.

WE DO NEED TO TRY AND DO IT ON THE MIC.

SO EVERYONE AT HOME, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WILL WATCH THIS FOREVER, CAN HEAR YOU AT HOME.

SO COME ON UP AND.

WHO HAS THE DOTS? WHO'S THE HOLDER OF THE DOTS? YOU. OH, HE'S GOT THE DOTS.

OH, HE DOESN'T HAVE THE DOTS.

SO DENNIS, JUST QUESTION.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE OPTIONS ON THE BOARD.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KIND OF WANT TO LET PEOPLE MINGLE A LITTLE BIT TO TAKE A LOOK.

YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE, BUT COME UP AROUND THE BOARDS AND MAKE A RECESS FOR 2 MINUTES TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO DO.

WE HAVE TO EVEN I MEAN, WE HAVE TO.

YEAH, JUST COME ON UP. WE'LL JUST COME UP AND ALL LOOK AT THE BOARD.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITEMS ARE BEING PART OF GENERATIONS PARK BEDFORD BOYS RANCH.

WHAT NEW ITEMS? WELL, WE'VE GOT THREE NEW BASEBALL, SOFTBALL FIELDS, OPEN SPACE PAVILIONS, LAKES TRAILS, AND A MASSIVE REC CENTER WITH OUTDOOR CLIMBING AND INDOOR.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A SILLY QUESTION AND MAYBE ANDREA CAN ANSWER THIS.

ARE WE GOING TO HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS OR PLACES TO DO PICKLEBALL? ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF PICKLEBALL QUESTIONS.

SO WE HAVE INDOOR PICKLEBALL.

THAT IS, THAT'S.

IT'S INSIDE THE CENTER.

I THINK WHAT BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL.

EASILY CONVERT WHEN YOU SPLIT THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MAGIC RULE IS, BUT YEAH.

THOSE COURTS EASILY.

YOU CUT THEM IN HALF.

YEAH. YEAH. MULTIPURPOSE.

SO YOU WILL HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CENTER TO PARTICIPATE OR PURCHASE SOME KIND OF SHORT TERM. TO BE TO PLAY THE PICKLEBALL, YOU'LL NEED TO JOIN.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH REASON FOR EVERYONE TO JOIN THE REC, THE PICKLEBALL.

AND THERE'S ALSO A PLAYGROUND OUTSIDE THERE AT GENERATIONS PARK, TOO.

SO I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF THE OTHER AMENITIES, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THAT'S IT. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

I'M EXCITED. VERY EXCITED.

I'M EXCITED.

EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.

YES, MA'AM. I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO WRESTLE.

MY NAME'S BRUCE EMERY.

I'M HERE IN BEDFORD, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

IN THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE CURRENT PARKS IN THE LAST PLAN, DO WE HAVE AVAILABLE A LIST OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE IN THE LAST MASTER PLAN THAT HAVEN'T GOTTEN DONE YET, THAT DID NOT GET COMPLETED OR THAT WISH LIST FROM THAT PLAN THAT ARE STILL UNDONE.

SO WE CAN DECIDE IF THOSE NEED TO CONTINUE ON INTO THIS PLAN AND OR THINGS THAT WEREN'T DONE FOR A REASON. SO WE WERE KIND OF STARTING FROM THE END OF THE LAST PLAN AS WE START THE NEW ONE. I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT IDEA.

THIS PLAN BROUGHT FORWARD THINGS THAT YOU DID NOT COMPLETE YET.

I MEAN, THE PLAN'S TEN YEARS OLD.

YOU'RE IN YEAR SIX.

SO, YES, THOSE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T PUT IN WHICH WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT IN WAS THE TENNIS COURTS AND THEN ALSO A SKATE PARK.

THOSE TWO THINGS AND I, THAT'S NOT ON THAT LIST OR IS IT? TO CONTINUE WITH THAT QUESTION BASED ON YOUR ANSWER.

IS THE PUBLIC GOING TO SEE THE LIST OR EVEN SEE THE EXISTING NOW EXPIRED MASTER PLAN TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE NEW ONE FOR INPUT, ARE WE GOING TO SEE A LIST OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE KIND OF ON THERE SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE NEW PLAN? IF THERE'S.

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IF THE SKATEPARK AND THE TENNIS COURTS DID NOT GET BUILT YET, I HAVE TO SAY.

YEAH, BECAUSE THAT PLAY IS STILL ACTIVE.

THEN THOSE ELEMENTS WILL BE AGAIN FINDING THIS.

OKAY. IT'LL BE NOTED THAT YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT YET, BUT THERE'S STILL A GOAL AND OBJECTIVE OF THE CITY TO HAVE TENNIS COURTS AND SKATEBOARDING.

SO YES, THERE WILL BE BROUGHT THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE THING IS ABOUT.

ONE OTHER PIECE IN YOUR AS A CONSULTANT IN DOING THE PARKS PLAN.

IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO USE H-E-B SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY AS PART OF A PARK PLAN FOR FACILITIES THEY SHARE? I'M THINKING ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO THE NEW BASKETBALL COURT AND THERE'S THE SCHOOL RIGHT BEHIND IT.

DO WE, DO THOSE THINGS EVER GET LISTED AS PART OF THE RECREATIONAL PLAN OF THE CITY IF THEY'RE NOT RESTRICTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE FOR THE PUBLIC? YES AND NO. THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND FACILITIES ARE OBVIOUSLY THERE AND THEY CAN UNLESS THEY'RE RESTRICTED, WHICH I DON'T THINK MANY OF THEM ARE, THEY CAN BE USED FOR THE PARK PLAN. WHAT? I THINK WHAT THE CITY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR FINANCIAL DUTY TO THIS BY WHAT'S IN THE CITY AND WHAT'S IN YOUR PARK SYSTEM? IN MY OPINION, IF YOU HAVE A PLAYGROUND OR BASKETBALL GOAL THAT'S OLD SCHOOL PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD KIND OF BE A SUPPLEMENTAL USE.

AND YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THAT IF YOU HAD A SCHOOL THAT HAD A BASKETBALL GOAL THERE, BUT YOU WOULDN'T PUT ANOTHER ONE ON YOUR PARK PROPERTY.

PROBABLY NONE. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY THERE, SO IT'LL BE CONSIDERED IN THAT.

BUT AS FAR AS THE INVENTORY AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN BEDFORD, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD FOR OUR CITIZENS, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A BETTER PROJECT.

A SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS TO GIVE YOU MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT.

THEN IT'S JUST FOR KIND OF THE PURPOSE OF THE AUDIENCE AND EVERYBODY HERE.

MOLLY, JUST INFORM ME THAT AGAIN, THE 2016 MASTER PLAN IS ONLINE AND WE CAN KIND OF BUMP THAT UP TO A LITTLE BIT MORE VISIBLE LOCATION AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT. BUT IT IS IF YOU LOOK RIGHT NOW, IT IS ONLINE.

IT IS MY ACCESS.

GOOD QUESTIONS.

THIS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST GETTING SOME DIALOG GOING.

AND I'VE GOTTEN HIS COMMENTS NOTED.

YES, MA'AM. WELL, MY POINT WOULD BE, SINCE IT'S OFFICIAL THAT THE SKATE PARK AND THE TENNIS COURTS WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT LIST.

SHOULDN'T THAT BE ON THERE I MEAN NOT HANDWRITTEN IN THERE, BUT IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL LIST, SINCE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANTED IN THE PAST.

AND THE DOG PARK IS NOT ON THERE.

THAT'S I MEAN, THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE ON THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE EXISTING AND OR DESIRED IN THE PAST AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HANDWRITTEN.

THEY SHOULD BE OFFICIALLY ON THE LIST.

THERE'S NOT REALLY AN OFFICIAL JUST BECAUSE ONE IS PRINTED AND ONE'S NOT DOESN'T GIVE IT ANY MORE POWER THAN THE OTHER.

I MEAN, IF THEY SHOULD BE RELISTED ON THERE, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DOG PARK OR WHATEVER YOUR CONCERNS ARE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN IT, IT'S GOING TO CARRY JUST AS MUCH WEIGHT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT TIGHT, THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

AND THE INTENTION IS NOT TO DO AWAY WITH SOMETHING WE ALREADY HAVE.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. SO IF WE HAVE A DOG PARK NOW, IT WON'T BE ELIMINATED JUST BECAUSE OF THIS PLAN. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT, MARGARET, OR DO YOU THINK THERE OUGHT TO BE ANOTHER DOG PARK? NO, YOU'RE NOT.

JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE SYSTEM, IS IT? THIS IS ALL STUFF YOU WANT TO JUST ADD? I THOUGHT IT WAS THINGS THAT PEOPLE THINK ARE MOST IMPORTANT IN THE PARK SYSTEM.

THAT YOU USE.

RIGHT.

SO THEREFORE THAT SHOULD BE THE OFFICIAL LIST OF WHAT EITHER PEOPLE DESIRE OR CURRENTLY EXISTS. AND IF YOU HAVE TO AND IF THAT'S THE LIST THAT'S GOING TO BE ON ON THE WEBSITE, THEN THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT ON THERE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.

IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL LIST.

DOG PARK. RIGHT.

AND TENNIS COURTS AND AND SKATE PARK OR WHATEVER.

SINCE THOSE WERE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANTED OR HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN THE PAST, THEN THEY SHOULD BE ON THE OFFICIAL LIST THAT WHEREVER PEOPLE SEE IT.

OKAY, I'LL JUST RECREATE THE LIST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. SO YEAH, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM HANGING AROUND SOME TIME AND WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE KEEP THEM AT CITY HALL OR I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

BUT WE'LL FIND A PLACE WHERE WE CAN DO IT, WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE INPUT.

BUT AGAIN, THERE'S SOME MONITORING TO IT SO THAT WE DON'T.

I GET IT. YOU WANT THE SKATE PARK AND YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES ARE GOING TO COME IN AND LINE IT UP, SO. RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH.

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WE'LL FIND A WE'LL FIND A WAY TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE.

BUT YET MONITORED IN THE LAST MEETING, DIDN'T THEY MAKE OR SOMEBODY MAKE A COMMENT THAT I KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPROVING BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEE IS NOT NEEDED, IT CAN ALSO BE TAKEN OFF THE PLATE.

I WOULD PUT THAT ON THE GENERAL COMMENT BOARD.

IF YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S SOMETHING IN A PARK THAT IS NOT NEEDED, NOT NECESSARILY, BUT THAT SOMEBODY LAST TIME SAID THAT COULD BE THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL FOR THAT.

LIKE IT'S NOT JUST ADDING, BUT IT COULD BE REEVALUATING.

THAT'S THE GENERAL COMMENT LIST BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANY OF US IN HERE CAN ANTICIPATE ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT MAY COME.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU KIND OF HAVE A BLANK BOARD SO THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THE PUBLIC INPUT TO CONSIDER WHAT THEY'RE TALKING. RIGHT.

SO DO WE WANT TO ALL TAKE MOVE UP AND LET'S READ THE POSTER BOARDS AND THEN IF WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, WE CAN WE CAN ASK HIM AND WE CAN GO LIVE ON THE MIC.

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE SOUND LIKE A PLAN? ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

WHO WANTS TO BE THE COUNCIL PERSON? CULVER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN? THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

YOU SHOULD DO THAT. OH, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE? OH, MY GOODNESS. COME ON UP.

. YOU SAID IT WAS NINE? NINE. AND THAT STILL EXISTS EVEN WITH THE CHANGE.

HOW MANY HOLES ARE IN A FULL, FULL GAME? NINE OR 18.

NINE OR 18.

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ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS, UH, GET THIS SHOW IN THE ROAD.

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DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?

[00:40:17]

NO. YOU CAN SEE THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I WANTED. GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.

SO WE HAD REALLY ONLY HAD A FEW HANDFUL OF FOLKS IN, AND YET WE REALLY GOT SOME INPUT.

THE BOARD STARTING TO FILL UP.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S. IMAGINE IF WE HAD WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.

NOT THIS THURSDAY, BUT NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE BACK.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO WORK WITH STAFF TO THE 21ST.

SO THURSDAY THE 21ST.

PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.

SPEAKING TO THE PUBLIC OF ALL OF OUR 50,000 RESIDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY WATCHING, I WAS TOLD, MOLLY, EVERYONE'S WATCHING AND WE'RE GOING TO FILL UP THIS BOARD AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO MAYBE KEEP IT ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC SO WE CAN JUST MAYBE GRAB A LARGER.

I'LL WORK WITH STAFF ON YOUR GROUP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? I'M DONE. YOU DONE OR ANYBODY? ANY. I MEAN, THIS IS ALL RIGHT.

SO I GUESS I NEED A I, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY MOTIONS? I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.

OH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

OKAY, WE GOT SECONDS.

YOU KNOW, I NORMALLY AM DOING THAT MYSELF, BUT AND WITH THAT; ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND WITH THAT, I ADJOURN.

THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.