* 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. [00:00:03] IT IS NOW 6 0 4 AND WE'LL BEGIN THE REGULAR MEETING AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, UM, FOR SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026. I WILL CALL ATTENDANCE. STEPHANIE BEZA. I AM PRESENT. UM, BOARD MEMBER BECKER. BOARD MEMBER BECKER, MS. MR. BECK. WE MIGHT HAVE ISSUE WITH AUDIO BOARD MEMBERS. BECKER, FRANKLIN AND ORIE. CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? CAN ONE OF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS. BOARD MEMBER BECKER. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YOU ARE REA YOU ARE REACTING LIKE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR ME. UH, I'M GONNA TEXT, UH, VICE CHAIR BECKER. . OKAY. WE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER OR MEET PRESENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER VILLALOBOS. BOARD MEMBER MERIT PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER KELLY. PRESENT BOARD MEMBER ABARA. PRESENT BOARD MEMBER KERNS AL. PRESENT BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR. BOARD MEMBER FRANKLIN PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER EUBANKS. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT [PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL ] THERE. BEING QUORUM, WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATION GENERAL, THIS IS RESERVE ALSO PRESENT FOR THE RECORD. I JUST TOOK ME A MINUTE TO GET THE SOUND WORKING. . THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UM, UH, GOT THROWN OFF. OKAY. UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATION IN GENERAL. THIS IS RESERVED FOR THE FIRST 10 SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS, UM, ITEMS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA. SO, MR. DUNBACK, UH, THANK YOU CHAIR. AND BEFORE WE START CALLING NAMES, I, I DID WANNA REMIND THE, THE AUDIENCE, ANYONE LISTENING AT HOME THAT, UH, AS SOON AS THE AGENDA IS POSTED ONLINE FOR THESE MEETINGS, USUALLY THAT'S THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE MEETING, THERE'S A LINK AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA THAT YOU CAN USE TO, UH, SIGN UP FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THAT TIME. I BRING IT UP BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FULL GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE HOPING TO GET ON THERE, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES. OUR FIRST SPEAKER DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE ABBY RUIZ, FOLLOWED BY JULIE FISHER. AND THEN URSULA LAHAR IS ABBY RUIZ. HERE I AM. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU COMMISSION. UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE COMMENT ABOUT GIVEN'S, UH, RECREATION CENTER'S. KITCHEN GIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME GATHERING PLACE IN EAST AUSTIN, AND IT HAS SERVED THE EAST AUSTIN COMMUNITY BY HOSTING HOLIDAY MEALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS LIKE AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAMS AND THE VARSITY GENERATION PROGRAMS SERVING OUR SENIORS BY OFFERING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. AND WHILE THE ESTIMATED KITCHEN RENOVATION COSTS EXCEEDS, UH, THE AVAILABLE BOND FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY WHEN WE HAVE NOT PURSUED OTHER MEANS LIKE GRANTS OR NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER FUNDING TO OFFSET THE COST. I WANNA ADD ALSO THAT TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE DESIGNATED, GIVEN THAT THE LONE STAR LEGACY PARK IN 2022, A DESIGNATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCATIONS THAT HOLD HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. LEGACY PARKS ARE MEANT TO BE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND ALLOWING THE KIT, THE KITCHEN FACILITIES TO FALL INTO DISREPAIR, ACTIVELY UNDERMINES THAT GOAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, ACTUALLY, I, I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT GOING WITH THE, UH, THOSE WHO HAVE DIALED IN. SO WE'LL DO, UH, URSULA LA CARTT, FOLLOWED BY CLARISSA MCKOOL. AND THEN WE WILL BEGIN WITH IN PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKERS. UH, URSULA, CAN YOU HEAR US? OH, YES. PERFECT. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM THE TIME YOU BEGIN. OKAY. AND THAT'S CARTER, BY THE WAY. UM, I'M SPEAKING ALSO IN FAVOR OF THE, UH, RESTORATION OF THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FOR GIVINGS BECAUSE IT'S A CENTRAL PARK FOR EAST AUSTIN. THERE ARE EVENTS THAT, UH, WE HAVE THERE THAT PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER PLACES. SO IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HAVE A KITCHEN THAT CAN BE UTILIZED. CHURCHES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, FAMILIES THAT ARE HAVING REUNIONS AND THINGS NEED A LARGER FACILITY AND A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER [00:05:01] WILL BE CLARISSA MCCOOL. CLARISSA, CAN YOU HEAR US? GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. OH, GO AHEAD. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM, FROM THE TIME YOU AFTERNOON. THIS IS, UH, CHARLIE MCCOOL AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE VARSITY, SENIOR VARSITY TEAM AT, UM, GIVENS. AND, UH, YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THIS BEFORE, BUT HISTORICALLY GIVENS HAS BEEN USED TO PREPARE THANKSGIVING FOR WELL OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS, ALONG WITH OTHER CULINARY SUPPORT, AND PLENTY OF DONATIONS CAME FROM RENOWNED ENTITIES. ALSO, HISTORICALLY GIVEN HAS HELD PLENTY OF MEMORIAL STAGE PERFORMANCES, FASHION SHOW PAGEANTS, MU UM, MUSICIANS, DANCE GROUPS AND PLAYS. UM, SO A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WAS NEEDED THIN AND STILL REMAINS THE SAME IN 2026. UM, REVENUE IS USUALLY GENERATED FROM FAMILY REUNIONS, FACILITY USAGE, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THEREFORE, THE GREASE TRAP WILL PAY FOR ITSELF. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE GREASE TRAP IS UPGRADED UP TO CODE SO THAT THIS, UH, THIS FACILITY CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR THE COMMUNITY AND VARIOUS EVENTS. IT IS NOT A LUXURY, BUT A NECESSITY. UM, CITY OF AUSTIN AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, YOU DO HAVE OPTIONS. SO, UM, PLEASE CONSIDER REVISITING THE END OF YOUR BUDGET, UH, THE NEW FISCAL YEAR OR RECOVER OR REALLOCATE, UH, BUDGET MONEY OR CIP MONEY. SO LET'S BE FAIR IF ALL OF THE OTHER FACILITIES HAVE A FULL KITCHEN AND GREASE TRAP. LET'S DO THE SAME FOR GIVING. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WE'LL MOVE TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS WILL BE JULIE FISHER, FOLLOWED BY AUBREY RUDDER, AND THEN PATRICK BYER. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM THE TIME YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JULIE FISHER AND I'M THE CEO OF THE TRI CONSERVANCY. TODAY I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU AN AMAZING IMMERSIVE ARTS PROGRAM THAT HAPPENED IN AUSTIN LAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CALLED WATER WORK FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, DESIGN AUSTIN IN THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY CAME TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM THE HISTORIC SEA HOME INTAKE FACILITY INTO A LARGE SCALE DISPLAY OF PROJ PROJECT, PROJECT MAPPING, LIGHT AND SOUND. THIS HAS BEEN AN, AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON OUR ORGANIZATION'S SHARED BELIEF OF ACTIVATING AUSTIN'S PUBLIC AND NATURAL SPACES LIKE LADYBIRD LAKE AND THE BUTLER TRAIL THROUGH FREE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS YEAR THERE WERE OVER 100 ARTISTS THAT APPLIED IN 23. ARTISTS AND ARTIST TEAMS WERE SELECTED FOR 15 UNIQUE ART PIECES. THE THEME THIS YEAR WAS TRANSFORMATION, WHICH SPOKE DIRECTLY TO AUSTIN'S RAPID GROWTH AND CHANGE, INVITING AUDIENCES TO REFLECT ON HOW NATURE, MEMORY, AND IDENTITY PERSIST WITHIN AN EVOLVING CITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE SHOW BROUGHT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT TO ENJOY THE SHOW. PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO WATCH IT FROM THE LAND ON, ON THE WATER, AND OTHER ACCESS POINTS ALONG THE TRAIL. PERSONALLY, I THINK IT IS BEST TO WATCH IT ON THE WATER. AS YOU CAN SEE, MANY PEOPLE ENJOYED IT ON KAYAKS AND STAND UP PADDLEBOARDS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. EACH ARTIST OR ARTIST TEAM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMING UP WITH THEIR UNIQUE PIECE IN ADDITION TO CREATING A SCORE TO GO WITH IT. I'D LOVE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS PIECE CALLED EDGE LANDS BY BETHANY JOHNSON. SHE SAYS, THIS WORK CENTERS AROUND NATURE'S EDGE LANDS OF EAST AUSTIN, THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED PLACES WHERE NATURE AND HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE MEET WILD FLOWERS AND MEDIANS. NATIVE GROUND COVER, PRESSING AGAINST PAVED PATHS WITH WILD CORRIDORS SPROUTING ALONGSIDE FENCES APPEAR IN A STOP MOTION SEQUENCE UNIFIED BY SLOWLY DRIFTING HORIZON LINES EXISTING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AND A NATURE WALK. THE WORK IS EXUBERANT AND QUIETLY CONTEMPLATIVE AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ARE A TRUE TESTAMENT WHEN ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER WITH SHARED GOALS. DESIGN AUSTIN MANAGE THE ART SELECTION PROCESS AND THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR EFFORTS TO REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF THE SEA HOME INTAKE FACILITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO GROW THIS PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE AUBREY RUDDER, FOLLOWED BY BARRY RIVERA. IS AUBREY RUDDER HERE? BARRY RIVERA? AFTER BARRY WILL BE SETH JOHNSON AND THEN CARRIE JACKSON. AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MOVING DOWN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE, THE DEUS JUST SO WE CAN DECREASE THE, THE TIME BETWEEN SPEAKERS, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. [00:10:01] YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM THE TIME YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. GOOD EVENING PARKS, BOARDS, MEMBERS, GOOD CALL, GOOD EVENING PARKS, BOARDS MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BARRY RIVERA. I'M THE SENIOR PROGRAMS MANAGER WITH AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. I'M HERE TO SHARE TODAY WITH YOU OUR, UM, ABOUT APS ONGOING INVESTMENT IN THE BARTON CREEK GREEN BELT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL STEWARD OF THE BARTON CREEK GREEN BELT. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF AUSTIN'S PARKS FOR OVER 20 YEARS, WE'VE ALL SEEN THAT THE GREEN BELT IS A BELOVED SPACE WITH EXTREMELY HIGH USAGE, BUT MINIMAL INVESTMENT IN MAINTENANCE. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE PUT FORTH SIGNIFICANT ANNUAL RESOURCES TOWARDS RESTORING AND PRESERVING THIS 810 ACRE GEM. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, RESEEDING AND PLANTING NATIVE SPECIES, AND RESTORING DAMAGE TRAILS TO PREVENT EROSION AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY. A PF IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. IN THIS WORK, ALONG WITH A PR, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE SIGLO GROUP AND ECOLOGICAL PLANNING AND LAND CONSERVATION CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF CONCERN AND REVITALIZE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WITH THIS WORK, WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH GROUPS LIKE TEXAS CONSERVATION CORPS, HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCIES, ZILKER 3 5 1 AMONG OTHERS, WHILE PROVIDING HANDS-ON TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP. SINCE 2021, WE'VE CONTRIBUTED OVER $900,000, IMPACTED OVER 100 ACRES, AND COMPILED OVER 3000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE. SOME PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TRAIL REROUTE AND ARMORING AT THE WASHED OUT BOY SCOUT BRIDGE NEAR THE 360 ENTRANCE EROSION CONTROL TRAIL, REROUTES EN CLOSURES AT THE HILL OF LIFE TRAIL ARMORING AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TWIN FALLS TRAIL, LARGE SCALE INVASIVE REMOVAL AND RESTORATION ALL THROUGHOUT THE GREEN BELT IMPLEMENTATION OF A MICRO FOREST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ZILKER 3 5 1 NEAR THE MILE ZERO TRAIL HEAD, AND, UH, COMPLETE TRAIL REROUTE AT THE HOMEDALE ENTRANCE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THUS FAR IN 2026, WE'VE HAD OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS AND OVER 1000 INVASIVE STEMS. WEED WRENCHED, WHICH IS, UH, THE TOOL YOU SAW ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT WAS BIG, AN ORANGE, YOU CAN SEE SOME ON THE TOP RIGHT THERE, PULLING UP AN INVASIVE TREE. THIS FALL WE'RE HOSTING A SERIES OF EIGHT, UH, WORKDAY, DESIGNED TO EQUIP VOLUNTEERS WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO FURTHER ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE WORK AT THE GREEN BELT AND BEYOND. IN ADDITION TO THESE WORK DAYS THAT THE BARTON CREEK GREEN BELT, A PF IS HOSTING SIMILAR SERIES AT WALNUT CREEK METRO PARK AND PAGE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. LASTLY, ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH, THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS WILL JOIN US AS WE HOST. IT'S MY PARK DAY FALL ALL ACROSS THE CITY. PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED AND APPROVED AND WILL BE READY FOR VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION ON OCTOBER 5TH. THERE'S LIKELY TO BE AROUND 100 PROJECTS ALL ACROSS THE CITY AND EVERY DISTRICT. SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE SETH JOHNSON, FOLLOWED BY CARRIE JACKSON. DO YOU HAVE MY PRESENTATION? HELLO BOARD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO THIS OUR, UH, PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS SETH JOHNSON. I'M A LIFELONG SKATEBOARDER AND A MEMBER OF A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF, UH, ACTION SPORTS, UH, ATHLETES THAT ARE, UH, SPREAD ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND WHAT I COME TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT IN 2019, THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION LONG RANGE, UH, PLAN WAS, UH, VOTED ON BY CITY COUNCIL. THAT WAS TO, UH, OCCUR BETWEEN 2020 AND 20 20, 20 30. UH, NEXT SLIDE. UH, WE ARE SIX YEARS INTO THE 10 YEAR PLAN WITH COMMITMENTS TO A LARGE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY. WE NEEDED TO CREATE A TANGIBLE ROADMAP WITH ACHIEVABLE MILESTONES. WE NEED TO SCALE THE DELIVERABLES TO THE CONSTRAINTS IN PLACE. WE NEED TO MODERNIZE THE VISION OF THIS 2019 PLAN. NEXT SLIDE. THE LONG RANGE PLAN IDENTIFIES SKATE PARKS AS BEING THE PARED FACILITY WITH THE LEAST BALANCE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS REGIONS OF THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE. YOU'LL SEE HERE. NO, NEXT, NEXT SLIDE. THERE YOU GO. NOPE, BACK ONE. YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT, UH, THE NORTH, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST HAVE ZERO SKATE PARKS IN THEM. AND IN 2019, ACTUALLY THERE WERE ONLY TWO SKATE PARKS. THERE'S A CONCRETE MINI RAMP THAT SKATERS THEMSELF [00:15:01] BUILT IN PATTERSON PARK AS A DONATION TO THE COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE. WHEN YOU COMPARE AUSTIN'S SKATEBOARDING RESOURCES AND, UH, TO WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN OTHER CITIES. NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE WE ARE THE GREEN BAR. COMPARED TO A CITY LIKE SAN ANTONIO, WE WERE DWARFED SAN ANTONIO PUT TOGETHER A SKATE PARK PLAN THAT COVERED THE ENTIRE CITY 20 YEARS AGO, AND THEY'VE EXECUTED VERY WELL ON THAT. NEXT SLIDE. IN THAT LONG RANGE PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THAT SKATE PARK, BMX PARK BIKE FACILITIES WERE PRIOR IDENTIFIED AMENITIES AS A PRIORITY. NEXT SLIDE. UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO ADDRESS THIS WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN HAND. NEXT SLIDE. THE PROPOSITION, A BOND ELECTION IS BEING LOBBIED AND, AND, UH, CAMPAIGNED FOR BY THE SKATING COMMUNITY. AND BODEN DISTRICT PARK VISION PLAN INCLUDES A SKATE PARK FACILITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXISTING TWO PUBLIC SKATE PARKS, HOUSE PARK AND MABEL DAVIS HAVE DECADES OLD REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE PER PERFORMED. UH, ADDITIONALLY, INEXPENSIVE SKATE SPOTS CAN BE INCORPORATED IN OTHER PROPOSITION A PROJECTS, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE A FULL BLOWN SKATE PARK. THEY CAN BE A SKATE SPOT OR A SKATE DOT. THE GREAT THING IS NONE OF THESE WILL IMPACT THE CITY'S OVERHEAD AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET. NEXT SLIDE. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE AN ANOTHER MEETING WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION TO DISCUSS THE BULL DISTRICT PARK DEVELOPMENT AND SKATE SPOTS, SKATE DOTS, AND, UH, DIY CONSTRUCTION BY THE COMMUNITY, PAST AND FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN I, MAY I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? YES. UM, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT A SKATE.IS? IT'S, IT'S A, A LIMIT, IT'S A SMALL ELEMENT THAT CAN BE SKATED BY NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS, UH, IN THEIR OWN, IN THEIR OWN PARK. UH, IT MAYBE EVEN A BUS STOP OR A TRAIN STOP. YOU CAN HAVE A BENCH, A LEDGE, A SMALL BANK, A RAIL, JUST SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY INEXPENSIVE THAT CAN BE BUNDLED IN WITH ANY OTHER PROJECT. AND IN HOUSE PARK, THERE'S A SCULPTURE THAT WAS CREATED WITH THE ARTS AND PUBLIC PRO ARTS IN PUBLIC PARKS. UH, PROJECT MONEY THAT, UH, WAS BUILT WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY A SKATEBOARD ARTIST. AND IT'S, IT'S A STEEL WAVE AND, AND IT JUST STANDS ALONE. AND SO IT'S, IT'S BOTH FUNCTIONAL ART THAT CAN BE ADMIRED BY, UH, NON SKATERS AS WELL AS SKATED. AND, UH, THE ARTIST HIMSELF WROTE ON THE, ON THE SCULPTURE, THIS ART IS COMPLETE ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ON IT. AND SO HE IS INVITING AN INTERACTION WITH THE, THE, THE VIEWER TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UH, IN THAT R THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE CARRIE JACKSON. AFTER CARRIE WILL BE BOB BODEN. HI, MY NAME IS CARRIE JACKSON. I AM A FIFTH GENERATION AUSTINITE, AND I'M HERE TO, UH, JUST KIND OF SECOND WHAT SETH JUST SAID ABOUT, UH, US NEEDING MORE SKATE PARKS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO TRY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN. UM, I AM A LIFELONG SKATEBOARDER. I'VE ALSO BEEN, UM, A PROFESSIONAL SKATE PARK DESIGNER AND BUILDER FOR, UH, 20 YEARS NOW. UM, I'VE DONE WORK WITH THE X GAMES. I'VE BUILT, UH, SKATE PARKS AND CONTEST COURSES ON FOUR DIFFERENT CONTINENTS, UH, SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND ALL OVER THE US. UM, I LIKE WHAT THE CITY HAS STARTED WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND, AND SOME OF THE, THE SUCCESSES THAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED HERE. UM, BUT I SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR SO MUCH MORE. AND, UM, I REALLY DO FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, NOT JUST RANDOM STANDALONE, UH, AMENITIES. UM, IT'S GONNA SERVE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ANY CASE, BUT THESE ARE ALSO ATTRACTIVE PLACES THAT WILL BRING PEOPLE IN FROM ACROSS THE CITY. AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE REALLY CLUSTERED TO PRETTY MUCH ONE SIDE OF THE CITY. UM, THE, THE WEST SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE ARE PRETTY LEFT OUT. THE NORTHWEST SIDE IS PRETTY LEFT OUT UNLESS THEY WANNA LEAVE THE COUNTY. UM, IN ANY CASE, UH, WE ARE JUST KIND OF ADVOCATING TO, FOR YOU GUYS TO, UH, MAKE THIS AN AGENDA ITEM SO THAT WE COULD EXPLORE IT FURTHER. AND THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I'M ASKING FOR AS WELL. [00:20:01] THANKS. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE PATRICK. UH, SORRY, PATRICIA, I APOLOGIZE. UH, MR. BODEN, UH, OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE PATRICIA BOBBECK, FOLLOWED BY BOB BOIN. GOOD EVENING PARKS BOARD MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT BARTON SPRINGS AND IN PARTICULAR FISHING GEAR AND AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO MY TALKING POINTS ARE FISHING GEAR AT BARTON SPRINGS. FISH HOOKS ARE, ARE HURTFUL TO HUMAN BODIES, JUST LIKE GLASS CONTAINERS, WHICH ARE BANNED FROM BARTON SPRINGS. SO LET'S BAN FISHING GEAR. MY NEXT POINT IS TO TALK ABOUT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ZILKER PARK, BUT 450,000 PEOPLE TRAMPLING. THE GROUNDS IS TOO MUCH FOR THE ANTIQUATED INFRASTRUCTURE. ACL HAS OUTGROWN ITS BRITCHES AND IT'S TIME TO MOVE IT TO A LARGER, MORE MODERN VENUE, LIKE MAYBE WITH ASTROTURF AND TOILETS WITH RUNNING WATER. ACL WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE MILLIONS FOR REVENUE FOR AUSTIN NO MATTER WHERE IT IS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO, DURING ACL AUSTIN, TAXPAYERS LOSE ACCESS TO THE ZILKER EAGLE, THE BUTLER HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, THE VIOLET CROWN TRAIL, THE ZILKER BOTANICAL GARDEN, THE BARTON SPRINGS POOL, AUSTIN NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER, AND ZILKER PARK IN OCTOBER, WHICH IS THE BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. AND I BRING UP THE SNACK BEAR AGAIN, WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2016, RECONSTRUCTED WITH ABOUT A MILLION OF MY TAX DOLLARS COMPLETED IN 2020 AND VACANT SINCE COMPLETION. AND WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT A VENDOR CANNOT MAKE A GO OF IT IF HE HAS TO CLOSE DOWN FOR ACL AND ACL SET UP AND TEAR DOWN. THIS IS YET ANOTHER GOOD REASON FOR ACL TO FIND A NEW HOME. NEXT SLIDE. AS I SAY, ACL HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ZILKER PARK. IN 2002, THERE WERE 42,000 ATTENDEES. TWO YEARS LATER, THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WERE ALREADY ASKING ACL TO CAP THE ATTENDANCE 'CAUSE IT WAS TOO MUCH STUFF FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 2012, IT WAS EXPANDED TO TWO WEEKENDS. 2025, WE HAD 75,000 ATTENDEES PER DAY. A TOTAL OF 450,000. THAT'S ALMOST HALF A MILLION PEOPLE. IT'S EXPANDED FROM FIVE STAGES TO NINE. 50% OF THE ATTENDEES ARE FROM OUTSIDE AUSTIN, AND 25% ARE FROM OUTSIDE OF TEXAS. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2025 WAS 550 MILLION AND C3 CONTRIBUTED 8.5 MILLION TO AUSTIN PARKS. THAT BY MY MATH IS 1.5%. NEXT SLIDE. SO LET'S, LET'S HAVE SOME ACTION NOW. LET'S BAN FISHING GEAR AT BARTON SPRINGS AND LET'S FIND A CLA BIGGER, MORE LARGER, LARGER AND MORE MODERN VENUE WITH ASTROTURF AND TOILETS WITH RUNNING WATER. AND EVERY DAY I WEAR MY SHIRT, I GET LOTS OF PEOPLE SAYING I'M WITH YOU. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE READY FOR THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY OH, GO AHEAD AND MIND FISHING GEAR. THAT'S MY, OH, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. I, I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION MAYBE TO YOU. YES, YOU . OKAY. ISN'T FISHING GEAR IN BARTON SPRINGS BAND INSIDE THE POOL? NO. THERE, UH, WE HAVE FOUND FISHING LURES WITH HOOKS IN THEM ON THE FLOOR OF THE POOL. AND, UH, COUPLE SUNDAYS AGO WHEN I WAS SWIMMING, THERE WAS A GUY WALKING AROUND WITH TWO FISHING POOLS UNDER HIS ARM. AND I FOUND OUT FROM THE LIFEGUARDS THAT, YEAH, THEY LET 'EM LET PEOPLE WALK AROUND WITH FISHING POLES, BUT THEY JUST DON'T LET 'EM PUT 'EM IN THE WATER. BUT HOOKS CAN FALL OFF THE FISH HOOKS, UH, FISHING POLES INTO THE GRASS. IT'S REAL EASY FOR SOMEBODY TO STEP ON A FISHING HOOK IN THE GRASS AND, YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY I ASK STAFF JUST IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION AROUND FISHING GEAR? YEAH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FISHING IS NOT ALLOWED INSIDE OF BARTON SPRINGS. I, I'M UNAWARE OF A SITUATION IN WHICH WE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO BRING IN FISHING EQUIPMENT, BUT I WILL CONSULT WITH MY STAFF TO, TO, TO GET [00:25:01] MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SPECIFIC ALLEGATION. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THAT. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE BOB BOIN, FOLLOWED BY REESE HEARD THE SECOND. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE BOARD. UH, THIS IS A PICTURE OF MO UH, HE IS MY DOG AND IN MY OPINION, THE MOST HANDSOME DOG IN AMERICA. I'M SURE ALL OF YOU AGREE, ALTHOUGH I WON'T ASK FOR A SHOW OF HANDS. UM, THE REASON I BRING HIM UP IS 'CAUSE OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO GO IS RED, BUT IS, WHICH IS AN AMAZING SPOT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN. IT'S REALLY NOT JUST A DOG ISLAND, BUT ALSO A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE, ALL KINDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ENJOY THE SPACE ALL THE TIME. UH, OVER THE SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE BEEN GOING, THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF CAR BREAK-INS IN THE PARKING LOT THERE. AND SO IT'S THE BELIEF, IT'S MY BELIEF AND MANY PEOPLE WHO GO THERE THAT IF WE JUST HAD A SECURITY CAMERA TO SHOW THE PARKING LOT WHERE THOSE BREAK-INS TOOK PLACE, IT WOULD BE AN OF AN IMMENSE HELP. WHAT I'VE HEARD IN WHEN THIS HAS BEEN PROPOSED IS THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF, IN MY OPINION, KIND OF BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES TO THIS. ONE BEING PEOPLE SAY, WELL, THERE'S A PUSHBACK AGAINST AI TYPE VIDEO CAMERAS THAT WOULD'VE FACIAL RECOGNITION THROUGH AI. WE'RE NOT EVEN ASKING FOR THAT. JUST OLD SCHOOL KIND OF SECURITY CAMERAS WOULD BE FINE. WHERE I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT, WELL, THIS WOULD INVOLVE DIFFERENT GROUPS WITHIN THE CITY. THE POLICE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE UNDERSTAND HOW TO ROLL BACK THE CAMERA TO A CERTAIN DAY AND TIME. AND SO THEY'D HAVE TO BUY IN FROM A PD. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A, AN ISSUE OF GETTING THE ELECTRIC, UH, POLES ARE NOT VERY FAR FROM THAT PARKING LOT, BUT THERE WOULD BE A SHORT SPAN OF, I DON'T KNOW, 50 YARDS MAYBE TO BRING ELECTRIC TO POWER THE CAMERAS AND THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO INVOLVE SOME OTHER PART OF THE CITY TO APPROVE OF, AND THAT AS WELL AS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, ET CETERA. SO THAT THERE MIGHT BE THIS, WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THAT WE, AND MY, MY GROUP AND THE PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH ME HAVE BEEN TOLD IS, WE KIND OF CAN'T MOVE ON THIS. THERE ARE TOO MANY PARTS OF THE CITY THAT WOULD NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND YET IT'S MASSIVELY APPROVED OF BY ALL OF US WHO GO AT LEAST WHO I TALK TO, UH, THE WAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IT. SO I WANTED TO BRING IT UP. I'M, I, I'D LOVE TO LEAVE, I'M GONNA LEAVE MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER WITH THIS GENTLEMAN OVER HERE. IF ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WANNA TALK MORE ABOUT RED BUTT IS AND HOW A CAMERA LIKE THIS WOULD WORK. UH, WE THINK IT'D BE VERY IMPORTANT. AND I HAD A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO'S NOT ONLY A CAR BROKEN INTO, BUT HIS WORK LAPTOP WAS STOLEN FROM THAT PARKING LOT. AND I WAS THERE THAT DAY AND WE ACTUALLY HEARD THE GLASS BREAK. SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT I CA WHAT I CAME TO TALK ABOUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE REESE HURD. I SECOND. GOOD EVENING. HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS REESE HURD. UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. UM, A 39-YEAR-OLD MALE, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF GIBBONS PARK IN THE GREASE TRAP. I'M SOMEBODY THAT HAS ORGANIZED HERE IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS AREA IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS, UH, VIA BACK TO SCHOOL, UH, EVENTS, UH, YOUTH PRENEUR EVENTS, UH, AND JUST ALL AROUND MENTORSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OVER THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS, ONE OF OUR, UH, PROM LOCATIONS HAS, HAS BEEN GIVEN PARK. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THE PARK INSIDE AND OUT. AND ONE OF THOSE KEY COMPONENTS HAS BEEN A, BEEN ABLE TO USE THE KITCHEN, UH, SO MUCH SO THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE IT TO FEED THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO USE IT TO SHOW KIDS HOW TO USE THE OVEN, USE THE STOVE, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS FOR OUR PRE TEENAGERS AND OUR TEENAGERS TO LEARN HOW TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT ON THEIR OWN AS THEY GET OLDER. UM, AND SO IT'S JUST, IT IS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND SO IT'S, IT'S A NECESSITY FOR US. WE NEED THAT. AND SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU RECONSIDER YOUR POSITION ON THE GREASE TRAP, UH, ON BEHALF OF A LOCAL RESIDENT THAT'S BEEN HERE HIS WHOLE LIFE. I GREW UP IN GIBBONS PARK. I UTILIZED THE PARK AS A YOUTH THROUGH PARKS AND REC FOR SUMMER PROGRAMMING. SO I GOT FED OUT THAT KITCHEN AND AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT SAME KITCHEN TO SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY. SO, UH, AGAIN, I'M ASKING YOU TO RECONSIDER, UH, THE GREASE TRAP AT GIBBONS PARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOU CAN ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION. SORRY, CAN I ASK YOU A CLARIFYING QUESTION? I, I'M A LITTLE BIT UNFAMILIAR WITH THE GREASE TRAP AND I'VE HEARD IT COME UP A COUPLE TIMES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE ISSUE WITH THE GREASE TRAP IS? YES, MA'AM. SO, UH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, GIS PARK, THE INSIDE HAS BEEN UNDER SOME, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UH, DUE TO PLUMBING ISSUES, UH, THE ROOF LEAKING, UH, IN MY HONEST OPINION, GIS PARK IS A NEGLECTED PARK IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY AND, UH, UH, IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. AND SO WHILE THEY'RE DOING ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION, [00:30:01] THEY NOTICE THAT THE GREASE TRAP DOES NOT MEET CODE. UM, AND SO THEY'RE PREPARED TO TAKE IT OUT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY ACTUALLY TAKEN IT OUT. UH, AND SO I UNDERSTAND IF IT'S NOT IN CODE, WE NEED TO REMOVE IT, BUT TO SAY THAT WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA REPLACE IT SO THAT WE CAN'T STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE STOVE IN THE OVEN IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT'S FOR. IT ALLOWS US TO USE THE STOVE IN THE OVEN, A VENTILATION SYSTEM, IF YOU WOULD, UM, FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING TO OUT. SO THAT'S WHAT THE GREASE TRAP IS FOR. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING. YES, MA'AM. WORK MEMBER. MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF OR IS THAT ARE OKAY? I KNOW THEY PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION LAST, I KNOW WE, WE HAD LAST MONTH WE HEARD INFORMATION REGARDING THE BUDGET, UM, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THE GREASE TRAPS SPECIFICALLY WAS BROUGHT UP. AND SO JUST MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT COULD HELP. UM, AND THEN JUST A, A POINT TO SHARE WITH FOLKS WHO ARE HERE, THIS BODY, THIS BOARD DID NOT MAKE THE DECISION REGARDING THE KITCHEN OR GIVENS PARK. WE'RE CERTAINLY HERE TO HEAR YOU. UM, BUT THAT DECISION WAS NOT MADE BY, BY, BY US. HELLO, I'M ALYSSA THAER. I'M DIVISION MANAGER OVER ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING ON THE GIVENS PROJECT AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. UM, THE GREASE TRAP HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THE DIRECTION OF AUSTIN WATER IN ORDER TO OPEN THE FACILITY TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT WAS NON-COMPLIANT. SO IN ORDER TO GET IT OPEN, WE HAD TO REMOVE IT. OKAY, THAT'S HELPFUL. UM, BOARD MEMBER. OKAY, I'M GONNA ASK A DUMB QUESTION. DOES THE KITCHEN NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THE GREASE TRAP? I, I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND WHAT THAT MEANS. YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF KITCHENS ANYWHERE FROM LIKE A BREAK ROOM OR UM, A DEMO KITCHEN VERSUS A CATERING KITCHEN VERSUS A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF KITCHENS AND DEPENDING ON THE WAY IT'S USED, THE FOOD THAT'S MADE OR NOT MADE HAS DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS THE SIZE OF THE GREASE TRAP, THE VENTILATION, FIRE SUPPRESSION, HAND WASHING SINKS, UM, DISHWASHERS, DISH WASHING SINKS. THE GIVENS RECREATION CENTER, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, HAS NEVER SERVED AS A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, OR AT LEAST IT HASN'T HAD THE PERMITS WITH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH THAT MAKE IT A FOOD HANDLING KITCHEN. SO WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE USED AT IS A PLACE WHERE ALREADY MADE FOOD CAN COME AND IT CAN BE DISTRIBUTED, BUT IT CAN'T BE COOKED THERE. AND UTENSILS CAN'T BE WASHED THERE BECAUSE THOSE FOOD PARTICLES IN GREASE CAN'T GET INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM. AND THAT'S WHAT THE GREASE TRAP DOES, IS IT TRAPS THOSE GREASES BEFORE IT GETS INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM. AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR SEWER SYSTEM DID FAIL AT THAT FACILITY IN TWO PLACES AS WELL. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE, UM, A MEMO TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL SOON WITH A LOT MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILED STUFF, INCLUDING WHAT THE COSTS WERE, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, AND WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE TO, TO GET A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN THERE MOVING FORWARD. AND WE'LL HAVE THAT SOON. UM, FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SO WHEN, WHAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY IN, IN THE FORM OF A, A KITCHEN? YEAH. WHAT KIND OF TYPE, WHAT, WHAT WILL BE THE AVAILABLE TO THEM? I I, I JUST WANNA PAUSE REALLY QUICK AND ASK MR. DON BECK IF WE'RE STILL ON, SORRY, PUBLIC COMMUNICATION CLARIFYING QUESTION TO WHAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD WITH THAT QUESTION. YEAH, UH, I THINK WE'RE STILL WITHIN THAT REALM. OKAY. BUT YOU ARE RIGHT THAT WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE, A LITTLE OFF. THE, THE THING TO BE AWARE OF IS IF THERE IS GONNA BE A LARGER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GIVENS KITCHEN, HAS THE PUBLIC BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED ABOUT THAT THROUGH THE AGENDA? BUT I I DO THINK WE ARE STILL IN THE REALM OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. OKAY. THE KITCHEN STILL EXISTS. IT'S STILL THERE. IT CAN BE USED IN LIMITED CAPACITY. IT CAN'T BE USED TO MAKE FOOD OR CLEAN DISHES OR UTENSILS WITH FOOD ON THEM. SO PEOPLE CAN BRING PRE-MADE FOOD, DISTRIBUTE IT, USE DISPOSABLE UTENSILS AND PLATES, AND THEN, UM, THROW THOSE AWAY. IT JUST CAN'T BE WASHED DOWN THE SINK AND THEY CAN'T, THE HOOD IS FOR OVER THE OVEN HAS BEEN WELDED SHUT FOR MANY YEARS AND IT CAN'T BE USED EITHER. AND THE, UH, THE SUMMARY THAT YOU'RE GONNA PROVIDE COUNSEL, CAN WE SEE THAT AS WELL OR CAN WE GET IT AFTER THE FACT? YEAH, YOU JUST, JUST TO SEE WHAT COPIED ON IT. THANK YOU. IT'LL ALSO HAVE A LONG LIST OF ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AT GIBBONS PARK SINCE 2020, WHICH IS OVER $20 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. BOARD [00:35:01] MEMBER KELLY, DID YOU STILL HAVE A, OKAY, WHEN DID THE FACILITY OPEN OR IS IT STILL UNDER CONSTRUCT CONSTRUCTION? IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT SHOULD BE OPEN IN A FEW WEEKS. I THINK THEY'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A SOFT OPENING AT THE END OF OCTOBER. ANY, ANY OTHER CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. OKAY, MR. BECK. ALRIGHT, THAT IS THE END OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME SPEAKERS THAT WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE IN ORDER TO SPEAK. AND THEN JUST AGAIN, FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO SIGN UP IN THE FUTURE, THE LINK TO SIGN UP FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS INCLUDED AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS POSTED NORMALLY THE TUESDAY BEFORE THE PARKS BOARD MEETING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M TIM BECK AND YOU CAN COME TALK TO ME OR EMAIL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. HE'S [APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] VERY KIND. ALRIGHT, WE ARE GONNA MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 24TH, 2026. SO IF YOU'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO READ OVER THOSE IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A MOMENT ALREADY. MR. BECK, THERE'S JUST ONE. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE A TYPO IN THE FUTURE. AGENDA ITEMS ON BOARD MEMBER EU BANKS'S NAME? YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? DO AND YOU'LL MAKE A MOTION. OH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A MOTION FROM BOARD MEMBER OR, AND A SECOND OVER HERE FROM BOARD MEMBER. YES. SECOND. ENS US WHILE WE'VE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND. UM, IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL, UH, DISCUSSION, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT. AND THE MINUTES PASS. IT'S UNANIMOUS. IT'S 10 ZERO. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE'LL [2. Presentation, discussion and approve letters of support for Austin Parks and Recreation’s Capital Improvement and Land Acquisition staff, who dedicated years to the research, analysis and development of the Council approved 2026 Park Bond Program. (Sponsors: Bazan, Becker) ] MOVE NEXT TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS. THIS IS A PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE PARK. OH, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE. SORRY. READING THE WRONG ONE, GUYS. UM, THIS IS A PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION APPROVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND LAND ACQUISITION STAFF WHO DEDICATED YEARS TO RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED 2026 PARK BOND PROGRAM. MR. BECK, WERE THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS ONE SPEAKER. ALYSSA VARGAS IS ALYSSA HERE. THANK YOU. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM THE TIME YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. GOOD EVENING PARKS BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALYSSA VARGAS AND I'M THE ADVOCACY MANAGER AT AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF A PF TO SHARE OUR LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE DEDICATED STAFF AT AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION. THE 2026 PARKS BOND PROGRAM WAS NO EASY FEAT AND IT CAME TOGETHER AT A DIFFICULT TIME AS THE CITY WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY NAVIGATING ITS FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. THROUGHOUT IT ALL. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND LAND ACQUISITION TEAM RIGOROUSLY WORKED TO ENSURE THIS BOND PROGRAM WAS WELL-INFORMED, THOUGHTFULLY CONSTRUCTED INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY'S FUTURE YEARS OF RESEARCH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DATA ANALYSIS, AND CAREFULLY PLANNING BROUGHT US TO OUR COUNCIL APPROVED BOND PROGRAM THAT'S NOW HEADED TO VOTERS. AND A PF WILL ADVOCATE FOR IT TIRELESSLY UNTIL IT HOPEFULLY PASSES THIS NOVEMBER. THERE IS ESSENTIAL WORK THAT CAN HAPPEN LONG BEFORE ANY RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OR PARK OPENING CAN COME TO LIFE. THE SITE ASSESSMENTS, THE EQUITY ANALYSIS, AND THE YEARS OF ACQUISITION PROCESSES AND THE ROUNDS OF REVISIONS JUST TO GET THE NUMBERS AND THE PRIORITIES RIGHT. WITHOUT THIS STAFF, WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO PRIORITIZE IN THIS PARK SYSTEM AND WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE THE LAND IS AT RISK OF BEING LOST TO DEVELOPMENT OR THE GREATEST NEED FOR OUR GREEN SPACES ACTUALLY LIES. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE INDIVIDUALS I'VE WORKED MOST CLOSELY WITH ON THIS, SUCH AS JESUS AND LEONA FOR LEADING THE EFFORT AND RECOGNIZING [00:40:01] THE WORK OF ALYSSA RET, RACHEL MORRIS, JODY J AMANDA ROSS, ZACH SOMBERG AND SCOTT GRANTHAM. THEIR LEADERSHIP ATTENTION TO DETAIL CARRIED THIS PROGRAM FROM CONCEPT TWO COUNCIL APPROVAL A'S ADVOCACY TEAM WORKED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH A PR TO ENSURE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE HEARD BY COUNCIL AND GIVING OUR PARKS THE FAIR CHANCE THEY DESERVE TO RECEIVE FUNDING. AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION IS HONORED TO WORK AND SUPPORT AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO STAND ALONGSIDE THIS DEPARTMENT AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND LAND ACQUISITION STAFF WHO MADE THIS BOND PROGRAM POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE AUSTIN'S PARKS, THE CITY, THE HEART OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE TEAM THAT WORKED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2026 PARKS BOND. AND TAKE YOU BRIEFLY BEHIND THE SCENES. I AM DR. KALI VKA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND WITH ME TONIGHT, UM, ARE HERE RE UH, SHE IS THE DIVISION MANAGER OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SHE LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOND WITH SUPPORT FROM RACHEL MORRIS, WHO IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT. AND SHE IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER AND RANDY SCOTT, THE LAND USE AND ACQUISITION MANAGER WHO MANAGE THE LAND ACQUISITIONS PORTION OF THE BOND. NEXT SLIDE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START BY PROVIDING A SNAPSHOT OF OUR SPENDING FOR THE 2018 BOND, BECAUSE ACTUALLY THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO START. UM, IN 2018, UH, WE ARE ALREADY EIGHT YEARS AFTER THAT BOND, WHICH WAS FOR 149 MILLION, THE PROPOSITION C. AND DURING THIS TIME, WE HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 160 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. AS OF THIS MONTH, WE ARE 83% SPENT AND 87% COMMITTED. AND BY THE END OF 2026, WE EXPECT TO BE 90% COMMITTED ON OUR FUNDING ACCOUNTING FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS AND ADDITIONAL BUILDING BOND FUNDS THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS THAT HAD TO BE ADDRESSED OVER THE SUMMER. NEXT SLIDE. AND THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD AT THE 2018 BOND. AND AS YOU COULD SEE, AQUATICS AND PARKLAND ACQUISITIONS ARE ALMOST SPENT, UH, FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE, UH, IN BIDDING FOR TWO METRO PARKS, TRAVINO AND WALTER LONG. AND IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME OF SPENDING THIS FUNDING AFTER THE PROJECTS GO UNDER CONTRACT AND CONSTRUCTION STARTS. SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT AFTER EIGHT YEARS, WE HAVE SPENT THE FUNDS AND WE DELIVERED THE PROJECTS. AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE, WE WERE WORKING ON THE 2026 BOND. AND NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A CONDENSED TIMELINE OF MAJOR MILESTONES DURING THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. UM, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT TOOK SINCE MARCH OF 2024, UH, WHERE THE, UH, THE GROUP PARTICIPATED IN, UM, THE INTEGRATED BOND DEVELOPMENT, UM, PROCESS. AND, UM, THROUGH ALL OF THESE MILESTONES THERE, THERE WAS A MANY CRITICAL STEPS FOR, UH, CREATING A UNIVERSE OF NEEDS FOR DEVELOPING TECHNICAL CRITERIA AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT, UM, PRIORITIZING THE PROGRAMS AND THE PROJECTS, DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT, SCOPING AND COST ESTIMATES AND VALIDATING AND REVALIDATING THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. UM, WORKING WITHIN, UH, THE, UH, THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CITY WITH CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICES AND WITH THE BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE. AND OF COURSE, HAVING, UH, TO PROVIDE, UH, A LOT OF COMMUNICATION FOR, UH, THE BOARD'S, COMMISSIONS AND PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO I WILL PASS IT AND ALL THE WAY TO, UM, JULY, MAY, AND JUNE WHERE THE, [00:45:01] UM, THE PROPOSALS WENT TO COUNCIL AND AUGUST WHEN OF THIS YEAR WHEN COUNCIL, UH, VOTED ON THE PROPOSITION. AND WITH THIS, I WILL PASS IT ON TO ALI TO DISCUSS THE START WITH THE UNIVERSE OF NEEDS. UH, NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. SO AS PART OF THE PROCESS, AS A REMINDER, WE EVALUATED OVER 350 POTENTIAL PROJECTS, WHICH WERE ABOUT $1.8 BILLION. WE GATHERED THESE PROJECTS FROM ALL OF OUR LONG RANGE PLANS, OUR VISION PLANS, OUR STUDIES, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, ANALYSISES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND BEFORE THEN, UH, TO MAKE UP THIS LIST IN ADDITION TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS THAT ARE KNOWN AND ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THAT'S HOW WE GOT ALL THOSE PROJECTS THAT TOTAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING, NOT JUST BOND ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. WE WENT THROUGH MANY STEPS TO NARROW IT DOWN BECAUSE ONLY CERTAIN PROJECTS ARE BOND ELIGIBLE. SO IT WOULD GET SMALLER AND SMALLER, UM, AND THEN WE WOULD WORK TO, TO PRIORITIZE 'EM. BUT THAT, THAT'S THE UNIVERSE OF NEEDS YOU'RE SEEING THERE. AND IT'S A, A SNAPSHOT OF ONE OF THE MANY SPREADSHEETS WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER TO EVALUATE THESE NEXT SLIDE. UM, AND WHEN WE EVALUATED THEM, WE LOOKED AT, UH, THESE DIFFERENT PRIORITIZATION, MATRIXES BETWEEN SOCIAL EQUITY, PROACTIVE REINVESTMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE, LEVERAGING FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE. THIS IS HOW WE PRIORITIZE THE ONES THAT ENDED UP BEING ON THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION LIST. AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT A LOT OF THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY, ESPECIALLY FOLKS LIKE SONA SHAW, OUR EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM MANAGER, PAUL BOOKS WHO LED A LOT OF OUR GIS AND DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. AND SARAH TALKINGTON, WHO IS OUR SUSTAINABILITY EXPERT. AND LINDSAY MOCKER, WHO, WHO'S OUR EXPERT ON ALL OF OUR PARK PROJECTS. SO, LOTS OF THANKS TO SO MANY PEOPLE. IT'S, IT'S FAR BEYOND THE ONES YOU SEE HERE. NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE PATH WE TOOK AS WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW MUCH FOR THE RECOMMENDATION. UH, INITIALLY WE STARTED OUT AS A $410 MILLION RECOMMENDATION FROM PARK STAFF THAT INCLUDED, UM, THE, THE DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THAT'S A, A MAJOR NEED FOR US. UH, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, IT KIND OF WENT UP AND DOWN DEPENDING ON WHOSE RECOMMENDATION IT WAS AND WHERE IT WAS IN THE CYCLE AND THE OTHER COMPETING NEEDS OF THE CITY. SO IT WENT DOWN TO ONE 40 MILLION AT ONE POINT, BACK UP TO 175 WITH B DIFF, THEN TO 180 1 WITH CDS CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICE. UH, AND THEN COUNCIL CAME IN AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE GET 250 MILLION AND WE ENDED UP WITH 260 MILLION AS THE COUNCIL APPROVED BOND PROPOSITION. A UH, THIS LIST SHOWS YOU WHAT WAS IN THAT COUNCIL APPROVED PROPOSITION A, IT'S GONNA BE BROKEN DOWN BY, UH, FIVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE BUILDINGS PROGRAM, PARKLAND ACQUISITION, PARKLAND INFRASTRUCTURE, AQUATICS, AND PARKLAND IMPROVEMENTS. UH, A LOT OF THIS, THESE, UH, EXAMPLE PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE AND THERE SHOULD BE A BOND BROCHURE COMING OUT FROM THE CITY SOON THAT WILL LIST THESE PROGRAMS AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIGESTIBLE FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC. NEXT SLIDE. SO, SHOULD THE BOND BE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THEMES THAT ARE THERE AND, UH, UH, THE COMMUNITY WILL SEE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BOND. SO, UM, FOCUS IS ON REINVESTMENT IN EXISTING PARKS AND FACILITIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING PARKLAND. IN FACT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GUS GARCIA SENIOR WING AND LAND ACQUISITIONS, THE REST ARE, UH, REINVESTMENT IN EXISTING PARKS AND FACILITIES. UM, THE IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND, ON THE OPERATING FUND IS ALSO KEPT AT A MINIMUM. UM, AND THAT MEANS, AS AN EXAMPLE, THAT COMPLETELY RENOVATING A POOL OR A BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE, UH, GENERAL FUND, ON THE OPERATIONS. UH, FOR, FOR THE FACILITY FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS. UM, LAND VALUES MAY HAVE STABILIZED SOMEWHAT RECENTLY, HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES REMAIN AND LAND MAY NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE, UM, A FEW YEARS LATER. BUT AS YOU ALSO HAVE HEARD, WHEN WE ACQUIRE PARKLAND, WE GO THROUGH A SPECIFIC, THROUGH A PROCESS UNTIL [00:50:01] WE DEVELOP IT. AND PASSIVE PARKLAND, UM, HAS AGAIN, UH, LOW COST AND THE GAIN FOR THE DEPARTMENT FROM MAKING THOSE ACQUISITIONS OVER TIME IS SIGNIFICANT. THE BOND IS COMMUNITY CENTERED. UH, IT'S CERTAINLY SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED AND IT IS COMMUNITY CENTERED. AS YOU HEARD FROM ALYSSA. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT IS, UM, A CRITICAL NEED FOR OUR DEPARTMENT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT BOND. THE PRO, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED ARE ALL COMMUNITY FACING, UH, PROJECTS. IT, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE ARE, UM, ACROSS THE CITY. AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE BOND TO LEVERAGE FUNDS, UM, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN USE THE BOND FUNDING TO APPLY FOR GRANTS OR TO COMBINE WITH PARKLAND DEDICATION FUNDS OR, UH, TO COMBINE WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUNDING AND IN SOME CASES, UH, SUPPORT PARTNER PROJECTS AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE. AND WITH THIS, WE, I THINK IT WAS CLEAR THAT, UH, WE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR GETTING HERE. WE WANT TO REALLY THANK THE PARKS BOARD FOR SUPPORTING OUR EFFORT AND FOR PROVIDING A STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS ACTUALLY, UM, PICKED UP BY THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY COMMISSION AS WELL TO PROVIDE ANOTHER, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PARKS BOND. UH, WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY, UH, WITH THE CITY BOND DEVELOPMENT TEAM UNDER CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICES. AND, UM, WE INTERACTED A LOT WITH THE BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE ABOVE ALL TODAY. THE THANKS GO TO THE PARKS CENTER RECREATION STAFF. UM, ALI MENTIONED A LOT OF THESE, UM, TEAM MEMBERS THAT HELPED US GET HERE AND, UH, REALLY RECOGNIZE THE SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. AND WITH THAT, UH, AGAIN, THANKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANYTHING BOARD MEMBERS FOCUS ONLINE? OKAY. I AM GOING TO READ OUR LETTER AND THEN WE WILL TAKE A VOTE AFTER THAT. ALRIGHT, IT SAYS, DEAR PARKS BOND DEVELOPMENT TEAM. ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE THOUGHTFUL WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO DEVELOPING THE 2026 PARKS BOND WITH MORE THAN 350 IDENTIFIED PROJECTS REPRESENTING OVER 1.8 BILLION IN NEEDS, UM, WHICH WE CLEARLY SAW THAT BIG LIST OF OF OPPORTUNITY. THE BOND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS REQUIRED CAREFUL EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION. THE TEAM'S FOCUS ON EQUITY REINVESTMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, OPERATING IMPACTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. REFLECTS A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO AUSTIN'S LONG-TERM PARK NEEDS. THE PROPOSED BOND ADDRESSES THESE NEEDS ACROSS KEY PROGRAM AREAS, AQUATICS, PARKLAND IMPROVEMENTS, PARKLAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACQUISITION, AND BUILDING RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTER IMPROVEMENTS. THESE INVESTMENTS BUILD ON THE DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING PLANS AND VISION DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION LONG RANGE PLAN AND INDIVIDUAL PARK AND FACILITY VISION PLANS DEVELOPED WITH LOTS OF COMMUNITY INPUT. WE APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION AMONG PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, THE BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO YOU ENGAGE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO DEVELOP A PARKS BOND THAT RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SUPPORTS PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES ACROSS OUR GREAT CITY. TOGETHER, THESE INVESTMENTS PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN AUSTIN PARK SYSTEM TODAY WHILE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR COMMUNITIES' NEEDS IN THE YEARS AHEAD WITH GRATITUDE YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. ALL RIGHT. UM, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO, ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM BOARD MEMBER EUBANK, AND WE'VE GOT A SECOND FROM BOARD MEMBER MERIT. ONE LAST CHANCE TO SAY OR ASK ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL ARE MAKING ME NERVOUS ONLINE. ALL IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 10 ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. [00:55:04] ALRIGHT. UM, THEY'VE DONE THAT WORK, BUT THERE'S STILL A LITTLE MORE TO, TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, SO I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT THERE. UM, ALRIGHT, [3. Presentation, discussion, and approval of a recommendation for City Council to authorize a change in use of dedicated parkland, known as Hancock Golf Course, to temporarily use approximately 9,482 square feet of parkland in order to construct Austin Water infrastructure and associated improvements. Total mitigation from Austin Water is $188,215. (Sponsors: Bazan, Becker) ] WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. UM, THIS IS A PRESENTATION DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE A CHANGE IN USE OF DEDICATED PARKLAND KNOWN AS HANCOCK, HANCOCK GOLF COURSE TO TEMPORARILY USE APPROXIMATELY 9,482 SQUARE FEET OF PARKLAND IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT AUSTIN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS. TOTAL MITIGATION FROM AUSTIN WATER IS 188,215. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS, MR. BECK? ALRIGHT, WITH NO SPEAKERS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND DO A INTRODUCTION. QUICK INTRODUCTION. COOL. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND PARKS BOARD MEMBERS. I'M PAUL BOOKS, PRINCIPAL PLANNER WITH AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION. SO ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. SO CHAPTER 26, APPLICATION FOR A REQUEST FROM AUSTIN WATER FOR A TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE OF PARKLAND AT HANCOCK GOLF COURSE. UH, THIS REQUEST IS RELATED TO THE IH 35 CAPEX CENTRAL PROJECT, UM, WHICH REQUIRES AUSTIN WATER TO RELOCATE WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH THE PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. AUSTIN WATER HAS REQUESTED STAGING USE OF 9,482 SQUARE FEET FOR PARK OF PARKLAND FOR 400 AND, OR SORRY, 549 CALENDAR DAYS. THE TEMPORARY USE AREA WILL SUPPORT TUNNELING OPERATIONS AND INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER STRUCTURES ALONG EAST 41ST STREET. UM, AS A PRESENTER WILL DEMONSTRATE THE SELECTED AREA AT HANCOCK GOLF COURSE IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT MEETS SPACE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOWING FOR HERITAGE TREES TO REMAIN PROTECTED. UM, AUSTIN WATER WILL PROVIDE MITIGATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $188,215, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION ON TREE PROTECTION TEMPORARY TRAIL REROUTING IN A FULL RESTORATION FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION. AND NOW I'LL PASS IT TO MARK WITH WSP. I WILL START OFF BEFORE I MARK TALKS. MY NAME'S KEVIN KOHLER. I'M THE DIVISION MANAGER FOR AUSTIN WATER. UM, WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FOR TXDOT THAT ARE ON THE LINE. UH, FOR THIS, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. IF QUESTIONS COME UP, UM, AS, AS PAUL SAID, THIS IS IH 35 AND SO AUSTIN WATER IS BEING IMPACTED BY THAT EXPANSION. AND SO WE ARE HAVING TO MOVE OUR UTILITIES OUTTA THE WAY. AND WITH THAT SAID, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MARK, WHO'S OUR ENGINEER, WHO WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. YEAH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. UH, NEXT SLIDE. UH, SO THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA TALK THROUGH THIS EVENING. WE'VE GOT THE PROJECT SUMMARY AND THEN PROJECT OBJECTIVES. I'LL TALK A BIT ABOUT OUR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO DATE. UH, THEN I'LL GO THROUGH THE PARKLAND DECLARATION OF USE, THE ALTERNATIVES WE LOOKED AT AND THE SCOPE OF PARKLAND USE, AND THEN PROVIDE A SUMMARY. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE CAPEX EXPRESSWAY AWESOME WATER STANDALONE UTILITY PROJECT IS A STANDALONE PROJECT AS PART OF THE CAPEX, UM, PROJECT. AND IT IS TASKED WITH RELOCATING AUSTIN WATER, WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES OUTSIDE OF TECH STOCK RIGHT OF WAY. SO BECAUSE CAPEX IS LOWERING THE HIGHWAY, UH, I 35 INTO A TUNNEL, IT'S SEVERING A LOT OF THE WA WATER AND WASTEWATER CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE CITY. SO THIS PROJECT, UM, TAKES THOSE RELOCATIONS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AND IT COMES OUT INTO THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO PRIMARILY THEY'RE LOCATED IN CITY OF AUSTIN RIGHT OF WAY, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME WORK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PARKLAND REQUIRED. NEXT SLIDE. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES FOR THIS, UH, TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND MOBILITY IN AUSTIN. UH, PROVIDE AUSTIN WATER CUSTOMERS WITH A RELIABLE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE, UH, AND RELOCATE WATER AND WASTEWATER LINES IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED IH 35 CAPEX PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE HAVE DONE, UH, A FAIR AMOUNT OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO DATE, AND TECHSTAR HAS BEEN HOLDING BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH AUSTIN'S PARK, AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION, AUSTIN WATER, AND OBVIOUSLY TECH STOP WAS THERE. THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING MORE WIDELY ON CAPEX SINCE, UH, MID LAST YEAR. AND ON THIS, UH, PARTICULAR SITE AT HANCOCK PARK SINCE EARLY THIS YEAR, UM, THERE WAS AN ONSITE MEETING HELD IN MAY BETWEEN AUSTIN PARKS RECREATION, AUSTIN WATER MEMBERS OF THE HANCOCK GOLF COURSE, UM, STAFF AND TECH STOP, AND WE WALKED OVER THE SITE AND TALKED ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACTS. THERE WAS A PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT INTERAGENCY MEETING HELD IN JULY, UH, BETWEEN AUSTIN WATER, AUSTIN PARKS RECREATION AND TECH STOP. NEXT SLIDE. AND THERE'S ALSO BEEN SOME [01:00:01] STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. UM, SO SINCE SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR, THERE'S BEEN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TEXTILE AUSTIN WATER AND CITY OF AUSTIN, UM, PARKS AND RECREATION, AS WELL AS FORESTRY AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. UM, THAT'S BEEN RELATED TO THIS USE OF HANCOCK GOLF COURSE AND OTHER PARKLAND. UH, IN JULY, 2026, UM, ELECTED OFFICIALS, STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROJECT AND PARKLAND USE BY EMAIL. DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 27TH, PROPERTY OWNERS NEAR AND AROUND THE AFFECTED AREAS RECEIVED MAILED NOTIFICATION LETTERS DURING THE SAME WEEK AND THEN IN, IN AUGUST, TECH STOCK CONDUCTED A BLOCK WALK OF THE PROPERTIES AROUND THE GOLF COURSE TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE UPCOMING UTILITY WORK AND EASEMENT NEEDS IN THAT AREA. RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WERE PROVIDED WITH A PROJECT FACT SHEET AND TECH STOCK CONTACT INFORMATION. NEXT SLIDE. SO NOW I'LL RUN THROUGH WHAT THE PROPOSED, UH, DECLARATION OF USE IS. NEXT SLIDE. SO, UH, WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS 9,482 SQUARE FEET OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. IT'S SHOWN IN RED ON THAT MAP. IT'S AT THE NORTH WESTERN CORNER OF THE HANCOCK GULF SOURCE COURSE, UH, JUST OFF EAST 41ST STREET. AND THE YELLOW LINE SHOWN ON THE PLAN IS THE PROPOSED WASTEWATER LINE. NEXT SLIDE. THE REASON THAT THE WORK IS NEEDED, UM, SO WHAT'S SHOWN THERE, THOSE RED LINES THAT AROUND IH 35, THOSE ARE EXISTING WASTEWATER LINES THAT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROPOSED CAPEX UNIVERSITY PROJECT. BECAUSE THE IH 35 IS BEING LOWERED, THOSE PIPES CAN NO LONGER, UH, CONVEY WASTEWATER FLOW TO THE EAST OF I 35. SO WHAT IS NEEDED IS A REDIRECTION OF WASTEWATER FLOWS, WHICH IS SHOWN BY THE GREEN LINE. SO THAT TAKES WASTEWATER FLOWS TO THE EXISTING WASTEWATER NETWORK SHOWN IN YELLOW. UM, THERE IS TWO EXISTING WASTEWATER LINES THAT RUN BELOW HANCOCK GOLF COURSE, AND WE ARE REDIRECTING THE FLOW INTO THAT NETWORK. THANKS. NEXT SLIDE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE WASTEWATER ALIGNMENTS LOOKED AT, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE NOW. UH, SO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ONE, UH, THIS IS SHOWN IN PINK. AND THE IDEA OF THIS ALIGNMENT WAS TO CONNECT INTO THAT SAME EXISTING WASTEWATER NETWORK, BUT ON PARK BOULEVARD JUST NORTH OF EAST 41ST STREET. UM, THAT WOULD'VE AVOIDED WORK NEAR THE PARKLAND, BUT THE REASONS THIS WERE NOT SELECTED WAS, UH, PARK BOULEVARD IS A VERY NARROW, UH, STREET WITH, WITH RAIL LITTLE WORKING SPACE. UH, IT WOULD'VE REQUIRED WORK WITHIN WALLER CREEK ITSELF AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND PERMITS. UM, AND IT'S NOT DESIRED BY AUSTIN WATER BECAUSE THE, AS THIS OPTION WE REQUIRED DOWNSTREAM IMPROVEMENTS. UM, SO THE WASTEWATER LINE SOUTH OF PARK BOULEVARD TOWARDS THE PARK GOES UNDER PRIVATE PROPERTIES AND, AND HOUSES AND VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, VERY CHALLENGING. SO THAT'S, THAT ROUTE WAS NOT TAKEN FORWARD. UH, NEXT SLIDE. ALTERNATIVE NUMBER TWO WAS TO KEEP WASTEWATER FLOWS GOING TOWARDS THE EAST, UM, AS, AS THEY CURRENTLY DO. AND TO DO THIS, IT WOULD'VE REQUIRED A SIPHON OR INVERTED SIPHON UNDERNEATH I IH 35 OR A LIFT STATION, WHICH COME WITH QUITE A, QUITE A FEW MAINTENANCE IMPLICATIONS. UM, BUT THE MAIN REASON THAT THIS OPTION WAS NOT SELECTED IS 'CAUSE THE WASTEWATER CATCHMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF IH 35 DOES NOT HAVE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, THE FLOWS AND THE GROWTH THAT'S EXPECTED IN THIS WASTEWATER NETWORK. SO THAT'S WHY THIS OPTION WAS NOT TAKEN FORWARD AND WE NEED TO SEND FLOWS TOWARDS THE WEST. NEXT SLIDE. AND, UM, THE LAST ALTERNATIVE WE LOOKED AT, UH, WAS TO CONNECT IN, IN A VERY SIMILAR LOCATION INTO THE YELLOW LINE, WHICH IS THE EXISTING LINE UNDER HANCOCK PARK. BUT WE WERE CONNECTING ON THE PERRY COMMODORE HOTEL, UH, ESTATE PROPERTY JUST NORTH OF EAST 41ST STREET. UH, AND THE MAIN REASON THAT THAT WAS NOT SELECTED WAS 'CAUSE THE TIE IN POINT FOR THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO WALL CREEK AND IT WOULD'VE REQUIRED OPEN EXCAVATION, UH, NEXT TO THE CREEK WITH ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERMITTING IMPACTS. AND THERE WERE SOME VERY LARGE TREES, UH, HERITAGE TREES THAT WOULD'VE HAD TO BE REMOVED, UH, IN THAT AREA. AS WELL AS, UH, CROSSING THE BOUNDARY OF EAST 41ST STREET AND THE PARADO COMMODORE PROPERTY, WHICH HAS A HISTORIC WALL ON IT. NEXT SLIDE. UM, SO THIS IS TO SUMMARIZE THE PARKLAND USE. SO THE, THE WORK THAT'S REQUIRED IS SHOWN IN YELLOW. UM, SO THERE IS THE WASTEWATER LINE AS IT COMES DOWN. RED RIVER STREET IS VERY DEEP. IT'S ABOUT 35 TO 40 FOOT DEEP. SO IT'S GONNA BE INSTALLED BY TUNNELING. THOSE, UH, YELLOW CIRCLES THAT YOU SEE ON THE PLAN, UH, WASTEWATER STRUCTURES THAT NEED TO BE INSTALLED. SOME OF THOSE ARE, ARE DEEP MANHOLES AND SEVERAL OF THEM CLOSE TO THE PARK ARE ACTUALLY, UH, [01:05:01] LARGE RECTANGULAR STRUCTURES, EXCUSE ME. UM, SO TO INSTALL THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF EQUIPMENT THAT'S NEEDED TO BORE THAT LINE BY TUNNELING METHODOLOGY AND TO INSTALL THOSE LARGE STRUCTURES. THERE'S NOT QUITE SUFFICIENT SPACE IN THE, IN THE STREET, UM, TO DO THE BORES UNDERNEATH WALLER CREEK BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF HERITAGE TREES AND JUST THE NARROW WORKING AREA AND THE PRESENCE OF A BRIDGE. SO WE NEEDED SOME ADDITIONAL SPACE, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION, LAY DOWN AREA AND TO STORE TEMPORARY, UM, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO HANDLE ALL THE, UM, SPOIL THAT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND, UM, ENVIRONMENTALLY, AND THEN SEND THAT OFF FOR DISPOSAL, UH, SETTING UP ELECTRICAL GENERATORS AND MANY OTHER TUNNELING RELATED ACTIVITIES. SO YOU NEED A, A FAIR BIT OF SPACE IN ORDER TO DO TRENCHLESS CONSTRUCTION. UM, FOR TUNNELS OF THIS SIZE, A MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION WORK AREA OF ABOUT HALF AN ACRE IS REQUIRED AND IT HAS TO BE CLOSE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA. IT HAS TO BE A PRACTICAL SHAPE, SO NOT TOO, TOO THIN OR, OR NARROW. AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE HANCOCK GOLF COURSE MEETS ALL, ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS. THE TREES WITHIN THE GOLF COURSE, GOLF COURSE, UM, ESPECIALLY THE, THE HERITAGE TREES ARE GONNA BE, UH, PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA MANUAL. AND THERE'S SOME SMALLER NEWLY PLANTED TREES THAT WE'LL, WE'LL TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT IN A MOMENT. NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS, UH, A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AREA THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED. WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED WITH, UM, PARKS TO KEEP THIS AS SMALL AND, UH, WITH THE LEAST IMPACT AS POSSIBLE. ALL THE ESTABLISHED TREES, THE HERITAGE TREES SHOWN THERE HAVE ALL BEEN SURVEYED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, FULLY PROTECTED AND ALL OUTSIDE OF THE PROPOSED AREA. UH, WE'VE TALKED WITH THE GOLF COURSE AND THE GOLF TEEING GROUND THAT'S WITHIN THAT AREA. IT IS NOT, UH, OFTEN USED, BUT IT WILL BE FULLY AND REINSTATED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. AND THERE'S A SHARED USER TRAIL ON THE NORTHERN SIDE THAT WILL BE TEMPORARILY RELOCATED TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE, AND THEN IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A, A WIDER PATH THAN, THAN IS THERE CURRENTLY. UH, THERE'S NEW NEWLY PLANTED TREES SHOWN BY THOSE SMALL BLACK CIRCLES. THEY WILL BE, UM, THOSE WILL BE REMOVED OR TRANSPORTED OFF SITE, AND THEN THERE'LL BE, UH, RE THERE'LL BE NEW TREES REPLANTED IN THE SAME AREA AT THE END. UH, AND THEN THERE'S AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN THAT AREA THAT WILL BE REPLACED, UH, BY THE GOLF COURSE. NEXT SLIDE. THAT IS A PHOTO OF THE PROPOSED AREA. SO WE'VE TRIED TO PICK A SPACE THAT THAT'S OPEN AND, AND THE RIGHT SHAPE, AND THIS ONE SUITED IT, UH, PERFECTLY. NEXT SLIDE. WE DID LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVE TEMPORARY WORKSPACE LOCATIONS, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE. UH, ALTERNATIVE ONE WAS THE SOCCER FIELDS AT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF HANCOCK RECREATION CENTER. UM, THE REASON THAT WAS NOT TAKEN FORWARD IS 'CAUSE THAT FIELD IS HEAVILY USED YEAR ROUND FOR SPORTS AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING. UH, ITS CLOSURE TO SERVE AS A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AREA WITH SIGNI SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION AND ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE AVOIDED THAT SITE. NEXT, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALTERNATIVE TWO WAS JUST TO STAY WITHIN THE ROAD, UH, AREA AND, AND USE SMALL AREAS OF THE SITE ON THE, ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE PARK. THE REASONS THIS WAS NOT SELECTED IS A LARGE PORTION OF THIS SPACE WOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATIONS ITSELF. SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WORK AREA TO GIVE THE CONTRACTOR TO ACTUALLY DO THE BUILDING. AND, AND THE TUNNELING WORK. THE AREA INCLUDES A BRIDGE OVER WALL CREEK WHERE CONSTRUCTION STORAGE CANNOT OCCUR. UH, SO IT'S TOO NARROW AND TOO, TO BE PRACTICAL. AND IT WOULD ALSO IMPACT ACCESS TO THE HANCOCK RECREATION CENTER, WHICH HAS AN ACCESS ROAD, UH, ON THE MIDDLE OF THAT, THAT IMAGE THERE. OKAY, NEXT SLIDE. ALTERNATIVE THREE WAS TO USE SOME OF THE PERMIT, UH, COMMODORE PERRY PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. BOTH OF THOSE, UH, STORAGE AREAS ARE WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE CREEK. UH, WAS ONE OF THE REASONS IT WAS NOT SELECTED. IT WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL PERMITTING PROCESSES 'CAUSE OF WORK AROUND THE CREEK, INCLUDING HANDLING SPOIL. UM, THE AREA TO THE EAST OF THE CREEK SHOWN THERE IS UNEVEN AND REQUIRE EARTH EARTHWORKS WITHIN THE CREEK OR NEAR THE CREEK. BOTH AREAS WOULD REQUIRE TREE REMOVAL AND THEN THE AXIS IS CONSTRAINED BY AN EXISTING WALL, WHICH WE BELIEVE IS POTENTIALLY HERITAGE DUE TO THE, UM, COMMODORE PER STATE BEING HISTORIC. AND IT'S NOT VIABLE DUE TO ACCESS CONSTRAINTS AND IMPACTS TO THE CREEK. NEXT SLIDE. UH, ANOTHER OPTION WE LOOKED AT WAS TO USE, UH, SOME PRIVATE PROPERTY AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF EAST 41ST STREET AND RED RIVER STREET. UM, THIS WOULD BE TO USE PART OF THE PARKING LOT FOR THE HANCOCK COMMERCIAL CENTER. UM, THE REASON WE DID NOT PICK THIS WAS BECAUSE THE TEMPORARY EASEMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH A PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND IT WOULD IMPACT THE USE OF THAT BUSINESS AND THE, THE DRIVE THROUGH COFFEE BUSINESS. UM, THE SHAPE OF THE [01:10:01] AREA THAT WE COULD GET, UM, AROUND THE CAR PARKING LOTS WOULD BE VERY NARROW AND, UM, A SPREAD OUT SHAPE, MAKING IT INFEASIBLE FOR EAST FOR SUPPORTING THE TUNNELING OPERATIONS. AND IT'S ALSO VERY FAR FROM THE LOCATION WE NEED IT ON EAST 41ST STREET. NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN THE FINAL OPTION WAS JUST TO USE MORE ROAD SPACE, UH, IN EAST 41ST STREET AND RED RIVER STREET. UH, THIS WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE ROAD CLOSURES OF A MIX OF FULL ROAD CLOSURES AND ONE DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC. THE REASON WE DID NOT SELECT THIS WAS 'CAUSE OUR AIM WAS TO LIMIT IMPACTS BY AVOIDING FULL STREET CLOSURES, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, TO KEEP, UH, ACCESS TO BUSINESSES IN PLACE AND TRY AND MAINTAIN TWO DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC WHEREVER WE CAN. UH, THERE WOULD ALSO BE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO BUS ROUTES AND REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO THE HANCOCK RECREATIONAL CENTER. SO WE DID NOT TAKE THIS OPTION FORWARD. UH, NEXT SLIDE. I'LL JUST PROVIDE A SUMMARY NOW OF THE REQUESTED PARKLAND DECORATION OF USE. NEXT SLIDE. SO IN SECTION 26 0 1, UH, A DEPARTMENT MAY NOT APPROVE ANY PROJECT THAT REQUIRES USE OF ANY PUBLIC LAND DESIGNATED AS A PARK, UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT ACTING THROUGH ITS DULY AUTHORIZED GOVERNING BODY OFFICER DETERMINES THAT, UH, ONE, THERE'S NO FEASIBLE OR PRUDENT ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OR TAKING OF SUCH LAND. WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT THROUGH THE WORK I'VE JUST BEEN THROUGH. UH, ITEM TWO, THE PROGRAM OR PROJECT INCLUDES ALL REASONABLE PLANNING TO MINIMIZE HARM TO THE LAND AS A PARK RECREATION AREA, SCIENTIFIC AREA, WILDLIFE REFUGE, OR HISTORIC SITE RESULTING FROM THE USE OR TAKING. SO WE'VE WORKED WITH, WITH PARKS TO DEVELOP THESE OPTIONS AND FIND THE LEAST IMPACTFUL AREA. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, ON THE MITIGATION TO THIS WITH PARKS DEPARTMENT. SO THAT'S CONFIRMED. NEXT SLIDE. IN TERMS OF ONGOING PROJECT, CO COORDINATION AND PARTNER SUPPORT. SO PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, THE GOLF COURSE, UH, WILL DISCONNECT AND CAP THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE NEWLY PLANTED PLANTED TREES WILL BE TRANSPLANTED OFF THE AREA BY FORESTRY. UH, DURING CONSTRUCTION, TEMPORARY TRAIL DIVERSION AND CONSTRUCTION FENCING WILL BE IN PLACE. THERE'LL BE SIGNAGE INSTALLED TO DIRECT TRAIL USERS TO THE DIVERSION TRAIL. UH, THERE'LL BE ONGOING COORDINATION WITH AUSTIN PARKS RECREATION REGARDING PARK EVENTS AND IN, IN ADJACENT STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL. THERE'LL BE TREE PROTECTION INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE HERITAGE TREES IN THE AREA. AND THEN AT THE END, THE PATH WILL BE REINSTATED IN ITS EXISTING POSITION AND THE GRASS AREAS, UH, WILL BE REINSTATED BY TECHSTAR, UH, POST-CONSTRUCTION, THE GULF TEEING GROUND. UM, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM WILL BE REINSTATED BY THE GULF COURSE AND TREES REPLANTED BY AUSTIN PARKS OF OF FORESTRY. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS A SUMMARY, AUSTIN WATER REQUESTS A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY WORK AREA OF USE OF 9,482 SQUARE FEET OF PARKLAND AT HANCOCK GOLF COURSE NOT TO EXCEED 549 CALENDAR DAYS. THE TOTAL MITIGATION TO BE PAID BY AND WATER IS $188,215. NEXT SLIDE. THE NEXT STEPS FOR THIS, UH, MAY, 2027 IS THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION START FOR THE WASTEWATER MAIN RELOCATION IN EAST 41ST STREET. AND OCTOBER, 2028 IS THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION END IN THE PARK IN THIS AREA. REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS OUR PROJECT TEAM WITH KEVIN, UM, MYSELF, MARK STANKO AND MAUREEN CHILDLY, UM, AS PROJECT SPONSOR. NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO ASK, UM, FOR MORE CLARIFICATION AROUND THE TREES. UM, SO I DEFINITELY SAW THAT WE'RE TAKING OUT ABOUT A DOZEN AND THOSE ARE GONNA BE USED ELSEWHERE. AND THEN CAN, UM, CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE TREES BEING BROUGHT BACK BY FORESTRY? DO WE KNOW ONCE POST CONSTRUCTION? YEAH. SO THE ESTIMATED DATE OF END OF CONSTRUCTION, THERE WAS, UM, I BELIEVE OCTOBER 28TH. AND THE, THE TREES, I BELIEVE POOL WILL BE PLANTED FAIRLY SOON AFTER. THE LAST THING OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WE DO IS TO DECOMP COMPACT THE SOIL SO THAT IT'S READY FOR PLANTING. UM, SO THEN THEY'LL BE PUT IN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. OKAY. UM, ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD MR. EUBANKS. AND THEN, UH, I THINK THIS IS OBVIOUS, BUT IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE THAT'S GONNA BE CLOSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. IT'S JUST THAT LITTLE SECTION THAT YOU'RE CARVING OUT FOR THIS PURPOSE. SO LIKE THE PUBLIC'S USE OF THE GOLF COURSE, LIKE LARGELY WILL NOT REALLY BE IMPACTED. CORRECT. WE, WE'VE MINIMIZED THE AREA TO THE ABSOLUTE SMALLEST WE POSSIBLY CAN. AND IT'S AN AREA THAT'S, UM, NOT IMPACTING PARKS GULF USE OR ANY OTHER RECREATIONAL ACCESS. OH, OKAY. GREAT. [01:15:03] UH, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WISH I HAD STUDIED UP ON IT A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE. UM, I, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS REAL QUICK. ONE BY CAMPING IRRIGATION, DOES THAT MEAN TO THE GOLF COURSE OR TO THAT SITE? IT'S, IT'S JUST TO THE SITE. THERE'S A SMALL LOOP THAT'S UNDER THE AREA WE ARE USING. UH, SO THE IRRIGATION IN JUST THAT VERY SMALL AREA WILL BE, WILL BE CAPPED. UH, BUT THE REST OF THE GOLF COURSE WILL STILL BE IRRIGATED. IT'LL STILL BE IRRIGATING. YEAH. OKAY. AND, AND A QUESTION I HAD, IT JUST STRUCK ME 'CAUSE I I DO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE, IT'S ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO GO THROUGH SECTION 1 0 6 WITH THIS. UH, SO AUSTIN WATER IS, IS CURRENTLY, UH, EN ENGAGED A CONSULTANT, AND THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH, UM, THAT WORK, UM, AS WELL. KEVIN, ANYTHING TO ADD THERE? I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. YEAH, SO KEVIN KOHLER WITH AUSTIN WATER. IT, IT TURNS OUT THAT TDOT DID THE, THE HISTORICAL REVIEW FOR EVERYTHING WITHIN TXDOT RIGHT OF WAY AND EVERYTHING OUTSIDE. WHEN WE CAME TO THE PARKS BOARD FOR THE PALM PARK, THIS QUESTION CAME UP. SO EVERYTHING OUTSIDE TDOT RIGHT OF WAY, THEY'RE RELYING ON AUSTIN WATER TO DO SO. WE HIRED AN ENGINEER, UM, TO DO THAT. AND THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME PRELIMINARY INDICATION, IT'S ONLY SURFACE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TAKING THIS FOR TEMPORARY STA STAGING AREA. SO THEIR PRELIMINARY REVIEW IS THAT, THAT IT'S NOT HISTORIC, BUT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND WE'LL HAVE THAT SUBMITTED. THE GOAL IS BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO HAVE THAT SUBMITTED. AND, AND OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, 1 0 6 REQUIRES PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT, DO YOU HAVE A STAKEHOLDER GROUP NAME FOR IT AT THIS TIME? I WENT THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT AT, AT THE START. SO THERE HAS BEEN, UM, SOME STAKE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. SO THERE'S BEEN OBVIOUSLY MEETINGS, UH, WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES WITHIN THE CITY. UH, THERE'S BEEN ONSITE MEETINGS AND THERE'S BEEN, UH, WALKOVERS ON SITE AND MAIL OUTS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE, I HAVE, UH, MICHAEL ROY ONLINE WITH TECHSTAR THAT MAY BE ABLE TO, TO ADD TO THAT POTENTIALLY. YES. UM, HELLO EVERYONE. UM, JUST TO KIND OF GO DOWN THE, UM, DESCRIPTION HERE OF WHAT WAS DONE IN THAT AREA. SO WE USED SEVERAL WAYS TO, UM, REACH PEOPLE AROUND THE HANCOCK EASEMENT. UM, SO THE RECORD REPORTS THAT ABOUT 80 LETTERS WERE SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, WHERE LETTERS WERE SENT TO NEARBY BUSINESSES. WE ALSO DID A BLOCK WALK, AS WE'VE MENTIONED, WHERE, UM, OUR TEAM KNOCKED ON ABOUT ABOUT 80 DOORS. AND SO WE ALSO NOTIFIED, UH, THE HANCOCK AND HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND PROVIDED CONTACT INFORMATION, UM, AND PROJECT MATERIAL. SO I'M THE POINT OF CONTACT AND I'VE HAD FOLKS REACH OUT TO ME AND WE'RE IN CONSTANT, UM, CONTACT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE. AND SO WHEN QUESTIONS COME UP, UH, WE FOLLOW UP WITH, UM, THE HANCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. UM, I ACTUALLY CREATED LIKE A WHAT TO EXPECT EMAIL, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF WE WERE GETTING QUESTIONS WHILE WE WERE ON SITE, AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AS A RESULT OF THE LETTERS THAT, THAT WE SENT OUT. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHY DON'T WE ALSO SEND OUT SORT OF A WHAT TO EXPECT EMAIL TO KIND OF RESPONSE TO ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. SO WE DID THAT AS WELL. AND THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE AND JUST GIVE PEOPLE A CLEAR WAY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE FOLLOW UP. OKAY. JUST A QUICK QUESTION TO YOU, AND THANKS FOR THE ANSWER. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, OF COURSE, UNDER, UH, SECTION 1 0 6, THIS IS LARGER THAN THE COMMUNITY THAT SURROUNDS IT. THIS IS THE OLDEST GOLF COURSE AND AUSTIN, ONE OF THE, WHAT, OLDEST GOLF COURSE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, I BELIEVE. SO IT IS A HISTORICAL SITE AND IT'S, UM, I'M CURIOUS TO, IF YOU'VE INVOLVED THE PRESERVATION COMMUNITY, THE HISTORICAL COMMUNITY, ET CETERA, AND WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S NOT THAT I THINK THIS ISN'T GONNA BE RESOLVED, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH BEFORE WE GO TO A CHAPTER 26, WHICH REALLY ISN'T RELATED TO WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT. IT'S A DIFFERENT MATTER, DIFFERENT LAW, DIFFERENT SET OF PROTECTIONS. YEAH. SO FROM, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, FROM THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PERSPECTIVE, UM, WE WERE TASKED WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE CONNECTED WITH FOLKS IN AND AROUND THE GOLF COURSE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, UM, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID. UM, AS WELL AS LETTING ELECTED OFFICIALS, UM, KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE SENT INFORMATION TO THEM AS WELL, UM, AND MAKING SURE WE KIND OF JUST GOT OUT AND GOT, GOT IN FRONT OF FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND GOT THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND GIVE THEM A DIRECT CONTACT BY GIVING THEM MY NAME AND MY DIRECT PHONE NUMBER. SO IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, AND AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE THAT THEY CAN DIRECTLY, UH, REACH OUT TO. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, [01:20:01] FROM MY LEVEL WITH PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, I, I DIDN'T NECESSARILY DO THAT, BUT I'M SURE SOMEONE ELSE MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK, UM, TO THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMPONENT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND THAT IF YOU COULD GET AN ANSWER FOR US, THAT'D BE APPRECIATED. I THANK REBECCA. REBECCA, REBECCA DESCO AT TDOT WOULD BE FIRST. YES, ABSOLUTELY. IF SHE COULD SHARE, SHARE WITH US, THAT WOULD, I'D BE APPRE I WOULD APPRECIATE BOARD MEMBER. WOULD YOU ALSO LIKE THAT, UM, PERHAPS THE WHAT TO EXPECT DOCUMENT SHARED AND POTENTIALLY ADDED TO THE, UM, FOR PUBLIC VIEW WOULD BE GREAT, OR AT LEAST TO THE PRESENTATION AND UPDATE THE PRESENTATION IF POSSIBLE. WE CAN DO THAT. YEAH, I MEAN, GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HI, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I COULDN'T TELL ON ONE OF THE SLIDES, IT LOOKED LIKE THE ONLY PART OF THE PARK THAT WOULD BE, UM, AFFECTED WAS A WALKWAY AND A CRUSHED GRANITE PATHWAY IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED. SO IT'S NOT GONNA INFECT ANY OF THE GOLF COURSE OR ANY OF THE HOLES IN THE GOLF GOLF COURSE, RIGHT? NO. CORRECT. WE, WE'VE MET WITH THE GOLF COURSE REPRESENTATIVES AND, AND MADE SURE IT'S NOT GONNA IMPACT ANY OF THE GOLFING HOLES. UM, THERE IS A WALKING PATH ON THE PERIMETER OF THE PARK, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE DIVERTED TEMPORARILY, BUT WE'RE PUTTING IN A, AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE, UH, CRUSHED GRANITE TRAIL TEMPORARILY AND ALSO REINSTATING THAT AT THE END. UH, SO THERE'S NO PARK RECREATION ACTIVITIES, UM, IMPACTED BY, BY THIS AREA. OKAY. AND THAT, UH, TEMPORARY PATHWAY WILL HAVE NO BARRIERS. IT WILL BE A SEAMLESS PATH GOING FROM THE CONCRETE TO THE CRUSHED GRANITE AND THEN BACK, UH, THE PATH IS CURRENTLY THERE, IT'S ABOUT A FOUR FOOT WIDE SORT OF NATURAL PATH. AND, AND WE ARE REINSTATING THAT TO CITY CODE. OKAY. WHICH WILL BE WIDER THAN IT IS CURRENTLY AND, AND OF, UH, TRUE CRUSH GRANITE FOUNDATION. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS? I DO. OKAY, GO AHEAD. I CAN'T HELP. I'M SORRY. UM, I'M CURIOUS FOR OUR A PR STAFF THAT'S HERE, THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE GOLF COURSES, UH, HAVE YOU PROVIDED US WITH INPUT ABOUT HOW YOU ALL ARE DEALING WITH THIS POTENTIAL IMPACT? DO YOU SEE IT IMPACTING PUBLIC USE, ET CETERA, AND, AND THE HISTORICAL RESOURCE? SO I, I CAN, I CAN QUICKLY ANSWER AND THEN I'LL PASS IT OVER, BUT I, I WILL SAY WE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH, UH, GOLF DIVISION MANAGER, STEVE HAMMOND, UM, AND HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN, IN BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE PROJECT TEAM AND WITH AUSTIN WATER. UM, SO HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN, IN CREATING THE RESTORATION PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH. OKAY, THANKS. YEAH, AND I I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO THAT UNLESS THERE'S OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. THAT'S CORRECT. WHAT I DIDN'T HEAR, WHAT DO YOU MIND REPEATING? SURE. BOARD BANKS, LUCAS, THERE'S AN OLD MAN WITH HARD, HARD APPEARING UP HERE. HELP ME . YEAH, I, I I PROBABLY COMPLIMENT THAT BY MUMBLING, UH, LUCAS MASSEY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. I, I REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO THAT. UH, THE GOLF DIVISION IS GONNA SEE MINIMAL IMPACT TO, UH, PLAY AND, AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROJECT LOCATION. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MY, AND MY ONLY, UH, COMMENT RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE BEFORE WE VOTE IS, UM, MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE PROCESS. UH, IT'S THE LAW THAT DEFINES HOW THIS PROCESS GOES FORWARD AND, UH, AND HOW WE FOLLOW THAT. AND SO, UM, WITHOUT COMMENTING, I'M JUST MAKING SURE I HAD CLARIFICATION OF THE STEPS WE'RE GOING THROUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME I CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE BOARD ITEM THREE, I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM BOARD MEMBER KELLY AND A SECOND I BELIEVE FROM BOARD MEMBER FRANKLIN. YES. ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, COMMENTS? BOARD MEMBERS? ALRIGHT, THEN WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. ALRIGHT. UM, ALL [4. Presentation, discussion, and approve of a recommendation for City Council to authorize a change in use of dedicated parkland, known as Country Club Creek West Greenbelt, to permanently use approximately 121,156 square feet of parkland in order to construct, operate, maintain, and repair roadway and associated improvements. Funding: This item includes a mitigation payment in the amount of $1,368,050 and $107,735 in the form of park improvements from Austin Transportation and Public Works to Austin Parks and Recreation and, as a result, there is no impact to the General Fund. (Sponsors: Bazan, Becker) ] THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT ONE. ALRIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES. NINE ONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE A CHANGE IN USE OF DEDICATED PARKLAND KNOWN, KNOWN AS COUNTRY CLUB CREEK WEST GREENBELT, [01:25:01] TO PERMANENTLY USE APPROXIMATELY 121,156 SQUARE FEET OF PARKLAND IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR ROADWAY AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS. FUNDING. THIS ITEM INCLUDES A MITIGATION PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 1 MILLION, UH, 360 8 0 5 0 WA TOO MUCH FOR ME TO READ HERE. UM, AND 107,735 IN THE FORM OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS FROM AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS TO AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION. AS A RESULT, THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM, MR. BECK? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE THE PRESENTATION. ALRIGHT, THIS IS, UH, PAUL BROOKS PRINCIPLE PLANNER WITH AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION AGAIN. SO ITEM FOUR IS A REQUEST FROM AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR A CHAPTER 26 APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE USE OF PARKLAND WITHIN THE COUNTRY CLUB CREEK WEST GREENBELT. THIS IS RELATED TO THE SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY CORRIDOR GAP PROJECT, WHICH IS A VOTER APPROVED MOBILITY BOND INVESTMENT THAT WILL CLOSE THE LONGSTANDING GAP BETWEEN SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD AND BURLESON ROAD IN SOUTH AUSTIN. THE PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW FOUR-LANE ROADWAY WITH DUAL SHARED USE PATHS ON EITHER SIDE, A DA COMPLIANT RAMPS, STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC ILLUMINATION, AND A NEW SIGNAL AT BURLESON ROAD. THE APPLICATION PROPOSES PERMANENT USE OF APPROXIMATELY 121,156 SQUARE FEET OF PARKLAND FOR RIGHT OF WAY AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS. MITIGATION INCLUDES A PAYMENT OF $1,368,050 AND AN ADDITIONAL 107, UM, AND $735 IN, UH, THE FORM OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING RELOCATION AND RESTORATION OF THE EXISTING TRAIL KIOSK SIGN THAT'S THERE ON SITE. UM, THE PROJECT HAS ALSO COORDINATED A TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED TRAIL ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. UM, AND NOW I WILL PASS IT TO ALMA WITH, UH, CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE DETAILED PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS ALMA PR, PROJECT MANAGER WITH CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICES. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION IN PUBLIC WORKS TO PRESENT THE SURPLUS AND VALLEY ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT CONNECTING, UM, THE EXISTING TERMINUS OF SOUTHWESTERN VALLEY ROAD TO BURLESON ROAD THROUGH THE COUNTRY CLUB CREEK TRAIL AREA. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, TODAY I'LL WALK THROUGH THE PROJECT'S, BACKGROUND, LOCATION, AND EXISTING CONDITIONS. UM, THEN I'LL SUMMARIZE THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, CHAPTER 26, IMPROVEMENTS ALTERNATIVES, TPW EVALUATED STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND THE PROJECT TIMELINE. AND I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THE KEY TAKEAWAYS AND OUR REQUEST FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS AS PART OF THE 2020 MOBILITY BOND TO CLOSE A TRANSPORTATION GAP OF APPROXIMATELY 970 FEET. IT SUPPORTS, UM, BOTH IMAGINE AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, UH, BY IMPROVING MULTIMODAL SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN. THE ROADWAY WILL BE FOUR LANES AND THEN TRANSITION TO TWO LANES AS IT TIES TO THE EXISTING SOUTHWESTERN VALLEY. SECTION. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE, UM, SHARED USE PATHS ON BOTH SIDES, AD RAMPS, ELIMINATION, DRAINAGE UPGRADES, AND A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BOLLES ROAD. APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES FALL, UM, WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS AND WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON MINIMIZING IMPACTS TO PARKLAND AND TREES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, THIS IS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROJECT. IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE AND IS LOCATED BETWEEN COUNTRY CLUB CREEK GREEN BELT AND THE MABEL DAVIS DISTRICT PARK. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, THIS IS THE EXISTING CONDITION AND THIS IS THE PARK PARCEL WE'RE LOOKING AT. UM, THE DECLARATION OF USE IS NOT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA WITHIN THAT, UM, RED DASH LINE. UM, IT'S FOR APPROXIMATELY, UM, 2.788 ACRES, WHICH IS ONE 21,156 SQUARE FEET. THE TOTAL AREA OF THAT PARCEL IS 4.78 ACRES. UM, EXISTING. THERE'S AN PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, UM, BETWEEN THE COUNTRY CLUB CREEK TRAIL AND ON BURLESON ROAD THERE'S A 10 FOOT SHED USE PATH. UM, AND THEN THERE'S AN EXISTING MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL PATH CUL-DE-SAC AND SIDEWALKS ON THE EAST SIDE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, THIS, THIS SLIDE SHOWS [01:30:01] THE EXISTING 10 FOOT SHARED USE PATH AND THE EXISTING KIOSK AT THE ENTRANCE, UM, NEAR THE CUL-DE-SAC ON SOUTHWESTERN VALLEY. THE KIOSK WILL BE RESTORED AND RELOCATED, UM, TO THE WEST BURLESON ROAD IN PARKLAND. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, THIS IS ALSO THE EXISTING AUSTIN ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE SECTION. UM, THIS SEGMENT OF THE TRAIL RUNS ALONG THAT EXISTING CORRIDOR. UM, USING THIS ALREADY DISTURBED AREA SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES, UH, POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO PARKLAND, TO TREES. AND THE SURROUNDING NATURAL FEATURES ON THE RIGHT, I BELIEVE IS THE EXISTING MOUNTAIN BIKE PATH. UM, WE WILL IMPROVE THE TRAIL CONNECTION TO THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL PATH WITH THE MODERATE GRADE CONCRETE PATH. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, THIS, UM, SCHEMATIC SHOWS THE GREEN BELT CONTEXT AND THE PARKLAND BOUNDARY. THE PARKLAND BOUNDARY IS SHOWN IN BLUE. THAT'S THE WHOLE PARCEL PARCEL. WE ARE NOT TAKING THE WHOLE PARCEL. UM, OUR PARCEL ROUGHLY ENDS, UM, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF, ON THE RIGHT SIDE. UM, WE WILL NOT BE USING THE AREA THAT'S PRIMARILY COVERED IN TREES. UM, THE SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATES THE NEW ROADWAY CONNECTION. UM, ALONG THE SEGMENT WE ARE ALSO ADDING SHADOWS PATHS. YOU CAN SEE IT IN RED ON BOTH SIDES, UH, WHICH WOULD IMPROVE MOBILITY FOR PEOPLE WALKING, BIKING, AND USING MOBILITY DEVICES. THESE PATHS WOULD PLACE THE EXISTING 10 FOOT TRAIL, UM, WITH A WIDER 12 FOOT FACILITY. YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN YELLOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE. UM, THAT'S AN EIGHT FOOT BIKE TRAIL THAT CONNECTS TO THE EXISTING MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL. UM, BY ALIGNING THE ROADWAY WITHIN THE EXISTING UTILITY CORRIDOR, WE AVOID DISTURBING NEW AREAS OF THE GREEN BELT AND LIMIT THE FOOTPRINT TO THE LAND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IMPACTED. UM, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES AN INLINE DETENTION SYSTEM, YOU CAN SEE TO THE SOUTH, UM, NEXT TO THE SHARED USE PATH, UM, TO THE LEFT OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL. UM, THE SYSTEM'S DESIGNED TO PREVENT INCREASED DOWNSTREAM FLOODING AND EROSION FROM THE NEW ROADWAY. AND THEN THE OUTFALL FOR THE IS, UM, ENGINEERED TO REDUCE WATER VELOCITY, PROTECTING THE CREEK AND THE SURROUNDING VEGETATION. AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT WE ARE ADDING ELIMINATION AND LANDSCAPING. AND, UM, LIKE PAUL SAID, DETAILSS WILL BE SET UP FOR PEDESTRIANS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT. UM, ALSO THIS SCHEMATICALLY SCHEMATIC SURELY CONFIRMS THAT THE PROJECT FOOTPRINT HAS BEEN KEPT AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE. UM, IT SHOWS THAT THE ROADWAY AND THE SHADOWS AND THE UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS ALL REMAIN WITHIN A NARROW BAND CENTERED ON PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED LAND, UM, PRESERVING AS MUCH OF THE SURROUNDING PARKLAND AND TREE CANOPY AS POSSIBLE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, NEXT I'LL GO INTO THE CHAPTER 26 REQUIREMENTS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, UNDER CHAPTER 26, UH, WE MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE'S NO FEASIBLE AND PRUDENT ALTERNATIVE TO PARKLAND USE AND ALL, UM, REASONABLE PLANNING HAD OCCURRED TO MINIMIZE HARM. IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, I'LL UM, WALK THROUGH HOW THIS PROJECT MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, THIS IS AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE A PR PARCEL IN THE AREA. UM, THE A PR PARCEL TOTALS TO APPROXIMATELY 2.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET. THE PROJECT, UM, REQUIRES PERMANENT USE OF 121,156 SQUARE FEET. THAT'S SORT OF SHOWN IN THE ORANGE. UM, LEAVING MORE THAN 2.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET. UNTOUCHED, TPW WILL PROVIDE A MITIGATION PAYMENT OF $1,368,050, ALONG WITH 107 $7,735 IN DIRECT PARK IMPROVEMENTS. UM, THESE PARK IMPROVEMENTS PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE BIKE TRAIL CONNECTION UPDATES TO THE SHARED USE PATH WEST OF BULLETIN, A RESURFACE RESURFACE TRAIL CONNECTION PATH TO THE MOUNTAIN BIKE PATH, UM, FULL KIOSK RESTORATION AND RELOCATION, UM, AND CUSTOM TRAIL SIGNAGE AT THE A PR ENTRANCE. [01:35:01] UH, THE AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDE APRS PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF CONSTRUCTION PHASE COSTS FOR THE ABOVE ITEMS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, TPW CONSIDERED, UM, OR EVALUATED THREE ALIGNMENTS DURING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PHASE FROM 2020 ALIGNMENT. HERE A IS SHOWN IN GREEN. THAT'S THE ALIGNMENT WE'VE PREFERRED AND RECOMMENDED, UH, FOLLOWS THE EXISTING AUSTIN ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE CORRIDOR AND A TEXAS GAS ENERGY EASEMENT. UM, THIS IS THE LAND THAT'S ALREADY DISTURBED ALIGNMENT A CROSSES ONLY ONE A PR PARCEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 720 FEET. AND IT AVOIDS ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY ACQUISITION, UH, BECAUSE IT USES AN EXISTING UTILITY CORRIDOR ALIGNMENT A HAS THE LEAST IMPACT ON TREES CREEK AREAS AND SURROUNDING UNDISTURBED LAND. IT REQUIRES THE SMALLEST FOOTPRINT TO ACHIEVE THE PROJECT'S MOBILITY GLO GOALS, WHICH IS CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN SOUTHWEST VALLEY AND BOL. AND IT PROVIDES THE MOST DIRECT AND SAFEST CONNECTION, UM, BETWEEN SOPA AND VALLEY AND BURIN. UH, ALIGNMENT. A IS ALSO, UH, THE ALIGNMENT THAT BEST SUPPORTS THE MULTIMODAL GOALS OF THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN BY EN ENABLING CONTINUOUS, UM, SHARED USE PATH WHILE PROTECTING THE LARGEST POSSIBLE PORTION OF THE GREEN BELT. UM, ALIGNMENT B ALSO CONNECTS SOUTHWESTERN VALLEY AND BURIN, BUT IT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER IMPACTS. ALIGNMENT B CROSSES TWO API PARCELS AND THEN CONTINUES ACROSS FOUR PRIVATE PARCELS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ACQUISITION FROM MULTIPLE PROPERTY OWNERS AND HAS AN UNDESIRABLE ROAD RADIUS. THIS ALIGNMENT INTRODUCES MORE, UM, TREE REMOVALS, MORE CREEK INTERACTIONS AND GREATER DISTURBANCE OF, UM, UND DISTURBED LAND. IT ALSO RESULTS IN A LESS DIRECT CONNECTION AND CREATES OPERATIONAL CHANNELS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MISSION HILL AND BURLESON ROAD. BECAUSE ALIGNMENT B AFFECTS MORE PARKLAND AND INTRODUCES PRIVATE PROPERTY IMPACTS, UM, ALIGNMENT A WAS PREFERRED IN COMPARISON. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALIGNMENT C CONNECTING EAST BEND WHITE AND SOUTHWESTERN VALLEY, UM, THIS REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PARKLAND AND PRIVATE PROPERTY IMPACT OF ALL THE OPTIONS STUDIED ALIGNMENT C CROSSES FOUR A PR PARCELS AND TWO PRIVATE PARCELS COVERING OVER 2000 FEET OF NEW DISTURBANCE. UM, THIS ALIGNMENT REQUIRES CROSSING LARGER SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY, CLUB CREEK GREENBELT AND CREATE SUBSTANTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, UM, RELATED TO TREE REMOVAL. AND, UM, TOPOGRAPHY MODIFICATION ALIGNMENT SEES ALSO FAR LONGER THAN NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE MOBILITY PER PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT, MAKING IT THE LEAST FEASIBLE AND MOST DISRUPTIVE ALTERNATIVE. UM, BUT ALL THAT IN MIND ALIGNMENT A IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT MINIMIZES DISTURBANCE TO PARKLAND, AVOIDS PRIVATE PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND STAYS WITHIN A PREVIOUSLY IMPACTED UTILITY CORRIDOR. UM, THAT'S WHY ALIGNMENT A WAS CHOSEN. UM, AS STATED EARLIER, UNDER CHAPTER SIX, CITY MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE'S NO FEASIBLE AND PRUDENT ALTERNATIVE TO PARK USE TO CLOSE THE GAP IDENTIFIED IN THE 2020 MOBILITY BOND. AND THEN ALL REASONABLE PLANNING HAS OCCURRED TO MINIMIZE HARM. UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, MINIMIZING PIPELINE IMPACTS AND MAINTAINING ACCESS, UM, TREES OUTSIDE THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WILL BE PROTECTED DURING CONSTRUCTION AND TREES IMPACTED WILL BE MITIGATED PER CITY CRITERIA. UM, THE TRAIL HEAD KIOSK WILL BE RELOCATED, UM, TO THE WEST SIDE OF BURIN WITHIN PARKLAND. AND SHARED USE PATH WILL BE ADDED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE ROADWAY. UH, ACCESS TO THE TRAILS WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION. UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS IN PLACE FOR THAT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE HELD, UM, TWO OPEN HOUSES IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. ONE WAS AT THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY RU RUIZ BRANCH, AND THEN THE OTHER WAS AT THE PROJECT SITE. UM, IN TOTAL TWO PEOPLE ATTENDED THE OPEN HOUSES, ONE PERSON AT THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ONE PERSON AT THE PROJECT SITE, [01:40:01] THE ONE AT THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE PROVIDED, UH, PROJECT INFORMATION AND SENT HER THE FLYER AND THE PERSON AT THE PROJECT SITE WAS ALSO THE LIAISON FOR THE EAST RIVERSIDE TRF COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. UM, HE HAD COMMENTS ABOUT A FUTURE BUS SERVICE, PARKING AND GARBAGE PICKUP LOCATION NEAR THE KIOSK. UM, WE ALSO DID EMAIL AUSTIN RIDGE RIDERS AND AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. UM, WE CHECKED IN WITH AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION ABOUT THE RELOCATION OF THE KIOSK. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE PROJECT IS AT FINAL DESIGN PENDING SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. WE ARE HOPING TO GET THAT PERMITTED BY, UM, THE END OF FALL OF THIS YEAR, BIDDING EXPECTED WINTER OF 2026 AND CONSTRUCTION TARGETED TO BEGIN SPRING OF 2027. AND THEN, UM, CONSTRUCTION DURATIONS APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. UM, THIS SLIDE ALSO LISTS ALL THE PROJECT CONTRACTS WE HAVE. FERNANDO ERO WITH TPW, WHO IS THE PROJECT SPONSOR, AND THEN I'M ALMA PDI IN THE PM FOR THE PROJECT. AND THE A PR POINT OF CONTACT IS PAUL BOOKS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. IN SUMMARY, UM, THIS PROJECT CLOSES THE CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION GAP APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2020. UM, ALTERNATIVES AVOIDING PARKLAND WERE PICKED ALIGNMENT A AS DISCUSSED BEFORE, MINIMIZES DISTURBANCE THE MOST, UM, DESIGN ELEMENTS, PROTECT TREES, IMPROVE TRAILS, AND ENHANCE LANDSCAPE AND MOBILITY. UM, WE REQUEST THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING PERMANENT USE OF 121,156 SQUARE FEET OF PARKLAND. A MITIGATION PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY TPW FOR $1,368,050. AND THE PROJECT DESIGN IN INCORPORATES PARK IMPROVEMENTS VALUED AT 107,735,000. UM, NEXT SLIDE. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS? GO AHEAD. HI, UH, BOARD MEMBER KURTIN STER WHILE, UM, IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT ONLY TWO PEOPLE ATTENDED YOUR OPEN HOUSE AND GAVE COMMENT. UM, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP, YOU'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A CONNECTING SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY WITH BURLESON ROAD, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND IT'LL BE GOING ALONG WHERE THE COUNTRY CLUB CREEK TRAIL IS CURRENTLY. UM, YES. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S, UM, LIKE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE THIS IS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR MAYBE IT IS COMMERCIAL. I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST SURPRISED THAT NO ONE THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN MORE COMMENT. HAVE YOU DONE MORE THAN JUST THE PUBLIC MEETINGS? HAVE YOU NOTIFIED ANY OF THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT LIVE IN THE AREA THAT PROBABLY USE THIS, THIS TRAIL IN THE PARK? UM, SO IT IS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND WE DID SEND OUT EMAILS TO, UM, WHOEVER HAS REGISTERED. AND THEN, UM, THE GENTLEMAN WHO ATTENDED THE, UH, OPEN HOUSE AT THE PROJECT SITE, HE'S SORT OF THE LIAISON FOR ALL THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, THE EAST, UM, , ER, OC. SO, UM, HE WAS ALSO KINDA DISAPPOINTED. NOBODY ELSE CAME IN, UM, BUT WE DID NOTICE PEOPLE WERE USING THE TRAIL. IT'S JUST, UM, NOBODY CAME TO THE OPEN HOUSE PER SE. HA OKAY. ONE LAST QUESTION. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY, OR IS IT CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA THAT USE THE PARK, HOW THEY CONTACT YOU FOR QUESTIONS? HAVE, HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES SENDING EMAILS AND HAVING THE TWO OPEN HOUSES? UM, I BELIEVE P-I-O-P-I-O, UM, T-P-W-P-I-O, UH, HAS ALSO SET UP A PROJECT WEBSITE. THANK YOU. CAN I, I JUST WANNA PIGGYBACK ON WHAT, UM, THE BOARD MEMBER WAS, WAS SHARING. IT SOUNDS LIKE, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF ONUS BEING PUT ON THE PUBLIC TO, TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING VERSUS THE OTHER WAY AROUND AND SAYING THAT SOMEBODY WAS IN IN CHARGE SORT OF, OF A GROUP, UM, OR THERE'S A SITE SET UP FOR THEM TO VISIT. SO COULD YOU JUST, UM, MAYBE [01:45:01] EXPAND ON THE WORK THAT WAS DONE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? BECAUSE SENDING EMAILS TO FOLKS EX EXPECTING THEM TO SIGN UP TO THEN RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING, UM, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I'D JUST LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE ON THE FRONT END TO LET FOLKS KNOW ABOUT WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. I BELIEVE, UM, IN 2018 ALSO AN OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD, UH, I'M UNSURE. I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE CITY AT THE TIME. UM, BUT MOST OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN THE REGULAR, UM, OPTIONS. I CAN CHECK IN WITH T-P-W-P-L TO SEE IF WE CAN REACH OUT IN OTHER WAYS. YEAH. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE REGULAR OPTIONS ARE THEN? BECAUSE IT, SEE, I MEAN, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF GROUPS COME, UM, AND SHARE WITH US AND THERE'S BEEN MORE DONE. AND SO MAYBE I'M JUST NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING. UM, IT'S JUST REACHING OUT VIA EMAIL, UM, TO THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE AREA, WHICH IS LIKE AUSTIN RIDGE RIDER, THE AUSTIN FOUNDATION, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, AND THEN WE SET UP THE PROJECT WEBSITE AND THEN WE HAD THE OPEN HOUSES. CAN I JUST ASK OTHER STAFF HERE IF WHEN WE HAVE A TURNOUT LIKE THAT OF TWO, IS THAT, IS IT, IT FEELS LIKE A CHECKING THE BOX THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED. UM, IT JUST FEELS A LITTLE CONCERNING. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PORTION AND I KNOW A LOT IS DONE AND THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE HEARD LISTED SOME OF THE GROUPS, UM, BUT STILL FEELS WORRISOME. CAN I? YES, YES. AND GO AHEAD. THIS IS BOARD MEMBER, UH, DISTRICT SIX. SO, UH, I REMEMBER ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN, UM, MY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE WAS BACK INTO A GREEN BELT AND THERE WAS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WAS GOING TO BE BUILT THERE, AND I BASICALLY WAS RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE MAIL. NOW GRANTED THAT, I BELIEVE THE REASON WHY I RECEIVED THE LETTER IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A ZONING CHANGE THAT WAS GOING TO BE GOING FROM LIKE MAYBE A FARMLAND OR, OR A RANCH CONVERTING THAT INTO COMMERCIAL. BUT I WOULD THINK IF THERE IS SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THAT, THAT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MAYBE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE TECHNICALITIES SO MUCH, WHETHER IT IS A ZONING CHANGE, THEY BASICALLY CARE ABOUT THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTION, THERE IS GOING TO BE NOISE, THERE ARE GONNA BE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, UH, IN THE VICINITY. SO, UM, JUST TALKING ABOUT MYSELF AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS, AS A CONSTITUENT THAT I WOULD EXPECT MAYBE A LETTER IN THE MAIL, UH, THAT TELLS ME LIKE, WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE DONE THERE. SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO A QUESTION, BUT YEAH. OH, I'M SORRY. WE DID, UH, MAIL OUT A PROJECT FACT SHEET ON JULY 1ST, 2026. UM, I JUST HAD TO PULL IT UP. SO NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS WE SENT IT TO WAS 626. OKAY. THAT, THAT IS HELPFUL. SO THE, THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PERMANENT USE. I MEAN, IT'S ALL OF PARKS LAND BEING USED FOR SOMETHING. UM, BUT FOLKS KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING WHEN THIS IS GONNA CHANGE THE FUTURE OF THE, THE PARK SPACE AROUND THEM IS REALLY CRITICAL. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU MAY HAVE LEFT OFF WHEN YOU WERE CARING ABOUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT? UM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? NO, I DO NOT. I THINK WE HAD, UH, WE SENT OUT EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS TO RESIDENTS WHO SIGNED UP. THAT WAS, UM, ON JUNE 16TH AND THE PROJECT FACT SHEET WE SENT OUT ON JULY 1ST AND JUST THE TWO COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THEN CHECK-INS WITH AUSTIN PARK FOUNDATION AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. OKAY. UH, BOARD MEMBER EUBANK. YEAH. A A A COUPLE OF VERY QUICK QUESTIONS. UM, IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH A BASIC CONCEPT OF THIS PUBLIC OUTREACH, WHICH IS IF THE PUBLIC IF DOESN'T COME TO YOU, YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC. AND SO MY QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED ACTUALLY DOING SORT OF OLD GUARD STUFF, WHICH IS INTERCEPTS ACTUALLY PUTTING PEOPLE ON THE TRAIL AND TALKING TO PEOPLE? I KNOW THAT SOUNDS FAR LESS TECHNICAL THAN DOING AN EMAIL, BUT IT, IT, IT'S, IF YOU'VE ONLY HAD TWO PEOPLE APPEAR AT YOUR PUBLIC MEETINGS, [01:50:01] DOES IT OCCUR TO YOU THAT THOSE REALLY WEREN'T PUBLIC MEETINGS? UM, SO THE SECOND PUBLIC MEETING WAS AT THE TRAIL. WE SET UP A TABLE AND WE WERE AT THE TRAIL. AND YOU HAD ONE PERSON YES. WHO CAME TO THE TABLE TO SPEAK TO US. CAN YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SHARED THIS, CAN YOU TELL US TIME OF DAY, UM, WHEN THAT, WHEN THAT WAS, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UM, 10:00 AM TO NOON ON WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK? SATURDAY. OKAY. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS? I, OKAY. I HAD A QUESTION ON THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS WHERE THE IMPROVEMENTS SHOWED CONNECTION TO, UM, HERE BURLESON ROAD, AND THEN IT STARTS OUT AS A FOUR LANE ROADWAY SECTION AND THEN NEXT DOWN TO TWO. AND THEN BY THE TIME THAT YOU GET BACK TO TWAR, IT'S BACK TO A DIVIDED ROADWAY SECTION. BUT ARE THERE PLANS BY THE CITY TO IMPROVE THAT NARROW STRETCH IN BETWEEN ALT WHARF AND BURLESON? UH, I BELIEVE SO. I AM, UM, NOT ENTIRELY SURE. I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH MY SPONSOR. YEAH. 'CAUSE I KNOW THE CITY HAS COMPETING PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF THIS IS A ROADWAY AND CONNECTIVITY PROJECT, BUT IT SEEMS ODD THAT IT'S FOUR LANE ON EITHER END AND THEN NEXT DOWN TO A SMALLER ROADWAY WHERE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RIDEWAY ACQUISITION UNLESS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY IN PROCESS WITH THE LANDOWNERS. BUT WE'RE TAKING OUT WHAT DOES LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, A PRETTY NICE QUIET TRAIL AND REPLACING IT WITH THIS ROADWAY, WHICH ON BOTH ENDS IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER. BUT THEN WE'LL KIND OF BOTTLENECK TRAFFIC IN BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT AS LARGE A ROADWAY SECTION IN BETWEEN BOTH ENDS OF OLD TORF AND BURLESON. I, UH, I AM, UM, UNSURE AT THIS TIME IF THERE'S A FUTURE PLAN TO EXPAND THOSE ROADWAYS BOARD MEMBER. FRANKLIN, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT YOUR QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO POSE IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY? I FEEL LIKE THERE'S PROBABLY NO INFORMATION FROM THIS PRESENTATION TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD LOOK UP CIP MAPS. UM, BUT THAT'S MORE I GUESS, A CURIOSITY QUESTION FROM MY END. SO I THINK I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF OR THE THING, I MEAN, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT HESITANT HERE, AND SO IF THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WEREN'T SHARED WITH US, ANYTHING YOU MIGHT WANNA BRING FORWARD NOW THAT MIGHT HELP? NOPE. OKAY. UM, SO, UM, I CAN'T SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AS, AS FAR AS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS ON THIS, UH, PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT, WELL, I, UM, BESIDES WHAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY. BUT WHAT I WILL ADD IS THAT, UM, THIS ROADWAY CONNECTION WAS IN THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, WHICH WAS A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORT. UM, AND SO THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THAT PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. IT WAS ALSO, UH, INCLUDED IN THE, UH, UM, RECENT MOBILITY BOND, WHICH WAS, UH, VOTER APPROVED. IT WAS A, A HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT IN THAT, IN THAT BOND. SO IN TERMS OF GENERAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION, UM, THAT TOOK PLACE AT THAT, THAT KIND OF LIKE PLANNING LEVEL. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. CAN YOU TALK UP, OH, SORRY, SORRY, ONE MOMENT. A BO BOARD MEMBER AB BOAR AND THEN BOARD MEMBER MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. ON, ON THE TECHNICAL LEVEL, THE, UH, THE TRAIL IS GOING TO, I MEAN, IT THERE IS CONTINUATION WEST OF BURLESON. IT'S GOING, UH, A HIKER BASICALLY WILL WALK ACROSS BURLESON AND GO INTO THIS TRAIL. AND THEN, UH, I'M BASICALLY FOLLOWING ON A, ON A MAP HERE, A SATELLITE MAP. AND, UM, THAT TRAIL CO CONNECTS TO LIKE A, A, A TRAIL HEAD OR LIKE MAYBE THAT'S THE, UH, THAT, UH, THE DIRT BIKING, UH, ROAD. NOW DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, THERE WILL BE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE TO USE THAT AND GET TO THE TRAILHEAD IN ORDER LIKE THE TRAILHEAD THAT'S CLOSE TO THE CUL-DE-SAC. AND IN ORDER TO USE THAT TRAIL? THAT'S CORRECT. THE PEDESTRIANS WILL HAVE, UM, ACCESS AND THEN THE BIKES FOLLOW, I BELIEVE THE, [01:55:02] UM, VEHICULAR DETOURS. UM, I HAVE CLAIRE WITH OUR CONSULTING FIRM ON THE CALL. MAYBE SHE'D BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT BETTER. OKAY. SO I HAVE THAT QUESTION. AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS, POST CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE STILL TO WALK THAT TRAIL AND CONTINUE WALKING AND BASICALLY IT'LL BE CONNECTED, UH, LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THAT THAT'S THE ASSUMPTION. YES. UM, THERE'S SCHEDULE SPOT ON BOTH ENDS. SO ONCE YOU CROSS BURIN, YOU CAN JUST CONNECT TO THE EXISTING TRAIL THERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO IF I COULD JUST ADD, THERE'S NO LEGEND I GUESS ON THE SCHEMATICS. SO THE, WHAT'S SHOWN IN RED, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S THE SHARED USE PATH THAT'S PROPOSED IN THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION? YES. WHAT'S SHOWN IN YELLOW IS THE IMPROVED CONNECTION DOWN TO THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL. YEAH. THANK YOU. UH, I I ASSUME THE RED WOULD BE THE WALKWAY THERE. THANKS. HI, YES, THIS IS CLAIRE HERE. UM, JUST WANTED TO SECOND WHAT ALMA SAID. THE TCP THAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR THIS PROJECT. UM, MAIN MAINTAINS CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT FULL CONSTRUCTION FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES BOARD MEMBER MERIT. YEAH. YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED WHEN IT WAS GOING BEFORE THE VOTERS. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIKE WHY, LIKE WHAT WERE THE REASONS WHY THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS DEEMED REALLY IMPORTANT AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS, THAT IT WAS LIKE SEEN BY THE VOTERS AND SELECTED? UM, YOU MIGHT NEED TO TURN YOUR, YOUR MIC ON SO OUR PRESENTER VIRTUALLY CAN HEAR YOU. I THINK IT'S ON. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. UM, I DO. TERRY, I CAN BE LOUDER. OH, NO, NO. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. I I WILL. UM, WHEN, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, YOU WERE SAYING THAT THIS WAS THE, A PROJECT THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED WHEN IT WENT BEFORE THE VOTERS, WHEN THE BOND ELECTION WENT FOR THE VOTERS. SO I WANTED MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM THAT THE PROJECT WAS SOLVING, WHY THE VOTERS WOULD'VE VOTED FOR THIS. UM, SO AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THE 2020 MOBILITY BOND IDENTIFIED A LOT OF, UM, GAPS IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN. THIS WAS ONE OF THE GAPS. SO THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS IN THAT, UH, MOBILITY BOND. THIS WAS ONE OF THEM. UM, AND THAT IT'S JUST CLOSING THE GAP WAS SOMETHING THAT THE VOTERS VOTED ON. BOARD MEMBER MERIT DOES THAT, THAT'S LIKE, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF, IF THERE WAS LIKE DATE, IF IT WAS DANGEROUS, LIKE IF IT WAS AN AREA THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING TROUBLE, LIKE THEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH, LIKE I'M TRYING TO, I I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S GONNA HELP THE COMMUNITY GET AROUND BETTER, IT'S GOING TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY MORE ACCESS TO MOVE WITHOUT A CAR OR WHATEVER. GIVE PEOPLE BETTER ACCESS BETWEEN THE TWO PARKS THAT ARE DOWN THERE. THAT, THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. I THINK IT'S JUST, UM, IF PEOPLE WANTED TO GET FROM SOUTHWEST AND VALLEY TO BURIN, THERE'S NO GOOD CONNECTION AT THE MOMENT. UM, THERE'S SOME, THE CORRIDOR RE UH, RELIES HEAVILY ON LIKE I, I BELIEVE THIRD LANE AND CROSSING FOR BASIC CONNECTIVITY. SO THIS, UM, PROJECT WOULD IMPROVE THE CONNECTIVITY. I FEEL LIKE MY QUESTION WAS KIND OF SIMILAR, IT WAS NOT AS ELOQUENTLY PHRASED, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS PART OF THE MOBILITY BOND AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOOD FOR TRANSPORTATION BUT NOT GOOD FOR OUR LOCAL PARKS. UM, AND I THINK IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE VIEW IN THE ROADWAY NETWORK, JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING THIS CONNECTION. SO AGAIN, COMPETING PRIORITIES, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF THERE WAS INFORMATION THAT COULD POINT US TO, UM, THOSE RESIDENTS ON THE MOBILITY BOND THAT, YOU KNOW, WANTED THIS PARTICULAR IMPROVEMENT, MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP SOME OF THE FOLKS ON BOARD. BUT, UM, IT DOES SEEM LIKE WE'RE PUTTING IN A SUBSTANTIAL ROADWAY AND TAKING OUT A, UM, QUIETER TRAIL SYSTEM, YOU KNOW. SO A LITTLE BIT OF GIVE AND TAKE HERE. CAN YOU SHARE, UM, THE TIMELINE WITH US AGAIN BEYOND COMING BEFORE THIS BOARD? UM, AS IN LIKE [02:00:01] DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OR BEFORE THAT? NO, FROM HERE. FROM HERE FORWARD. OKAY. UM, SO WHERE, UM, LIKE WHO ARE YOU SPEAKING WITH NOW? SORRY, GO AHEAD. SORRY. , WE'RE AT FINAL DESIGN, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH DSD TO OBTAIN THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. UH, WE ARE HOPING TO GET THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN GO TO BID, UM, WINTER OF 2026 OR BIG BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR, AND THEN HOPEFULLY GET TO CONSTRUCTION SPRING OF 2027. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. BOARD MEMBER, KELLY, IS THERE A WAY TO PUT THIS IN THE FORM OF A, A MOTION? LIKE I, I AGREE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT WAS ASKING ABOUT MM-HMM . AND SO SHOULD WE MOVE TO YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE, AND I'M GONNA ASK, UM, UM, MR. BECK, SORRY, I ALMOST CALLED YOU BOARD OFF. UM, WITHOUT TAKING A VOTE, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I THINK WE'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. UM, AND SO GUIDANCE HERE TO BE THE MOST HELPFUL TO OUR DEPARTMENT. SURE. IF THE, UH, IF THE BOARD WANTED TO NOT TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT, THEN THAT WOULD BE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM FOR A FUTURE MEETING. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST IDEA. UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM IF BOARD MEMBER, UM, KELLY WILL BE MY SECOND. AND, UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'D LIKE SOME MORE DETAILS BEFORE THIS COMES BACK. UM, BUT I ALSO WONDER IF WE COULD TABLE IT JUST UNTIL NEXT MONTH, BECAUSE I DO THINK, SORRY, I DO THINK YEAH. DISCUSSION TIME, SO THAT'S FINE. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, I DO THINK WE NEED TO LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, UH, CHAIR, YES. JUST THE INFORMATION THAT THIS ITEM IS SCHEDULED TO GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER. OKAY. WELL, GREAT. I, I ASKED EARLIER ABOUT LIKE PLAN AND NEXT STEPS, SO THAT, THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL. UM, SCHEDULED TO GO IN FRONT OF THEM OCTOBER. THAT'S CORRECT. OCTOBER 22ND. OKAY. SO BEFORE, BEFORE OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. YES. I DON'T THINK THAT CHANGES OUR, I I MEAN I CAN WE RECOMMEND IT WITH A QUALIFICATION LIKE SURE. WE'RE AT, WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE TABLE THOUGH. UM, SO WE HAVE TO, IT'S BETWEEN YOU AND I. SO I THINK FRIENDLY, WE CAN GO BACK. MR. BECK, CAN WE ADD A PROCESS AS FAR AS PROCESS? CAN WE WHAT, UH, WE CAN GO BACK? WHAT IS THE ACTION THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OR THAT WE WANT TO MOTION? WE WOULD PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE QUALIFICATION THAT THERE WAS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OR TRAFFIC STUDIES PRESENTED AT SOME OTHER OR EARLIER POINT IN THIS PROCESS THAT MAYBE GOES SO FAR BACK THAT WE DON'T HAVE IT READILY AVAILABLE, LIKE AROUND 20 DISCUSSIONS. SO IT WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION OF QUALIFICATION THAT, THAT INFORMATION BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOVING FORWARD? YES. SO, UH, WE'D BE WITHDRAWING THE MOTION TO TABLE. CORRECT. AND THIS WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION, THIS WOULD BE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND WITH ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING STATEMENTS, CORRECT? YES. YES. OKAY. AND IF I CAN JUST ADD ON REAL QUICK, I WAS LOOKING AT THE CAPITAL, UM, IMPROVEMENTS, UH, GIS VIEWER HERE. AND IT HAS THE SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD TRAILHEAD TO BROON ROAD PROJECT LISTED. AND THE DESCRIPTION SAYS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CORRIDOR MOBILITY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD. I THINK I CLICKED ON THE RIGHT ITEM HERE, BUT THEN IT SAYS PRIORITIZATION OF THE EXACT SCOPE OF WORK FORTHCOMING. SO IT'S JUST DIFFICULT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T THE BOND, BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT STUDIES WERE SUPPORTING IT THAT WERE VOTING TO TAKE OUT THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF, SO MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR IF THE WEB, SORRY, I MUTED MYSELF OR IF THE WEBPAGE WAS UPDATED. UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT A MOTION, UM, FORTH TO HAVE SOME OF THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED. UM, IF WE'LL TAKE THE SECOND FROM BOARD MEMBER KELLY, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. UM, I'M TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT OF HERE. UM, SO NOW WE'RE OPEN SO WE CAN SORT OF TALK ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR OR, OR [02:05:01] BE BROUGHT FORTH FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. I WONDER IF WE CAN SAY LIKE, IT FEELS LIKE MAYBE WE AREN'T IN A POSITION TO SAY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. A LOT OF US FEEL THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO RECOMMEND IT OR NOT. SO I WONDER IF WE COULD SAY SOMETHING TO CITY COUNCIL MAYBE THAT'S LIKE, UM, WE WERE UNABLE TO RENDER A RECOMMENDATION FOR OR AGAINST LACKING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. AND THEN CITY COUNCIL CAN REVIEW THAT AT THEIR STAGE. AND THEN PERHAPS SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS CAN BE ADDRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY BRING THEIR PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE 22ND. YEAH, SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, LIKE E EVEN THE, THAT THE PROJECT FACT SHEET WAS, WAS PRESENTED AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW WHAT LANGUAGE OR LANGUAGE IS THAT WAS A, A PART OF. THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT THAT WAS JUST MISSING. UM, YOU KNOW, BOARD MEMBER FRANKLIN HAD TO DIG UP SOME INFORMATION ON OUR OWN. ALL OF THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORTH. SO I THINK IF THAT SEEMS ALL RIGHT, WE JUST, IT LOOKS LIKE IF I'M READING THE ROOM IN OUR VIRTUAL ROOM CORRECTLY, THAT WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO FULLY RECOMMEND THIS. UM, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP POTENTIALLY Y'ALL BRINGING FORWARD THAT INFORMATION. SO. OKAY. UM, MR. BECK, OUR , I GOT US TO THIS POINT SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION. SO I THINK I NEED TO BACK UP AGAIN. UH, I I THINK WE'RE GOOD. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAR A MOTION OR A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS PROJECT. YES. AND WHOEVER'S GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION, I HOPE YOU HAVE YOUR MOTION LANGUAGE WRITTEN DOWN, BEFORE YOU START READING. 'CAUSE THAT GETS STICKY REAL QUICK. AND, AND, AND JUST SO I CAN CLARIFY THE, IT'S A RECOMMENDATION WITH A CAVEAT. BASICALLY, MR. BECKER, IT'S, UM, IT'S NOT TRULY A RECOMMENDATION. IT'S, IT'S, UM, WELL IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW THIS WITH FURTHER DETAILS, BUT ESSENTIALLY SAYING WE COULDN'T PUT FORWARD IN GOOD FAITH A RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED. OKAY. AND I DID NOT WRITE THAT DOWN. UM, BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO WRITE SOMETHING DOWN, BUT IS THAT COOL? THANKS. OKAY. AND NOT TO GET EVEN MORE GRANULAR, UH, IN THIS CASE, RECOMMENDATION IS NOT REALLY A GENERIC TERM IN THE WAY THAT WE MIGHT RECOMMEND A RESTAURANT TO SOMEONE ELSE. GOT IT. UH, THE PARKS BOARD AS AN ADVISORY BOARD TO CITY COUNCIL MAKES OFFICIAL BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL. RIGHT? RIGHT. SO GIVEN THE POSTING LANGUAGE, THE BOARD COULD RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THIS. I THINK THEY COULD RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL NOT APPROVE THIS, OR THEY COULD DO SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE, LIKE THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD RECOMMENDS TO AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL THAT THE BOARD WAS UNABLE TO, YOU KNOW, VOTE ON THIS BECAUSE OF X, Y, AND Z. I, I THINK THE BOARD DOES HAVE THAT LATITUDE. OKAY. UH, GO AHEAD. I, I THINK, AND HELP ME ON THIS, TIM, UH, ONE WAY TO GO ABOUT, IT'S TO ACTUALLY FLIP IT TO WHERE WE SAY EXACTLY WHAT WE THINK'S NEEDED BEFORE WE CAN RECOMMEND IT TO, TO THE COUNCIL, FOR EXAMPLE. UMM, MINE. AND YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME WRITTEN DOWN. I I'M SURE YOU ALREADY HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO IS TAKING NOTE. YES. OKAY. IS GOING TO BE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE FULL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, UM, IN THIS PROCESS. I'VE, I LOOK IT, IT IT'S A DIFFICULT PART OF THE WORLD TO GET PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. I'VE JUST FINISHED A SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR PALM SCHOOL AND WE HAD TWO OF THEM AT RUIZ'S. SO I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE. UH, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T BE DONE. AND SO I AM GONNA BE FAIRLY OUTSPOKEN, JUST LIKE WITH SECTION 1 0 6. I WANNA SEE THE PUBLIC INVOLVED. I WANNA SEE COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PUBLIC INVOLVED. IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M AGAINST THE PROJECT. OKAY. THERE HEARD WANT TAKE A BREAK SO I CAN WRITE THIS UP? WE WILL, WE WILL. UM, WE ARE GONNA TAKE A SHORT BREAK. WE'LL BE BACK AT EIGHT 20. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE ARE BACK AT EIGHT 30. WE'RE GONNA WAIT FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE JOINING US ONLINE. UM, WE HAD A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH THE SECOND, UM, BUT WE'VE REVERSED COURSE MR. DOBA, SO I'M GONNA FRIENDLY GET BACK TO THE MOTION, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH BOARD MEMBER KELLY. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A MOTION FROM BOARD MEMBER MERIT. MM-HMM . YES. NOW? YES. HELLO. A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. IS THAT WHAT I'M DOING? YOU'RE JUST STARTING AT THE BEGINNING. YES. MOTION. YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION. AH, I AM A MOVING, YES, I'M MAKING A MOTION. [02:10:02] UM, OKAY. THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATE, I'M SORRY. THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD REVIEWED THE REQUEST FROM AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS TO AUTHORIZE A PERMANENT CHANGE IN USE FOR APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY 6,000 NUMBERS OF HARD SQUARE FEET OF DEDICATED PARKLAND AND THE COUNTRY CREEK COUNTRY CLUB CREEK WEST GREENBELT TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR A ROADWAY AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION BY THE AUSTIN CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICE. THE BOARD WAS UNABLE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT, ABSENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WAS PROVIDED AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS OR OFFER FEEDBACK. FURTHERMORE, INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED DURING THE MEETING CONCERNING PROJECTED TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL CAREFULLY CONSIDER THESE UNADDRESSED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TRAFFIC IMPACT ISSUES WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO APPROVE THIS CHANGE IN PARKLAND USE. MOVE TO SECOND. SECOND FROM BOARD MEMBER ABARA. I'M SO SORRY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM BOARD MEMBER MAYOR, A SECOND FROM BOARD MEMBER ABARA. UM, ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, COMMENTS, ANYTHING BOARD MEMBERS? I WILL GIVE A MOMENT. OKAY. I LIKE THE, I LIKE THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SLASH APPROACH AND I THINK MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE GREAT. AGAIN, I PULLED UP, UM, ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT DOCUMENTS BACK FROM THE OPEN HOUSE THEY HAD ON THIS MOBILITY BOND. AND I'M LOOKING AT IT AND IT SAYS THERE WERE, UM, 12 COMMENTS ON CLOSING THE GAP FROM PLEASANT VALLEY TO BEN WHITE AND THERE WERE 11 YESES, BUT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S 92%. BUT AGAIN, KEEPING IN MIND THAT ONLY 12 PEOPLE COMMENTED ON THIS MOBILITY PORTION. SO IF THERE WAS SOME OTHER INFORMATION TOWARDS THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE, BUT I LIKE THE LANGUAGE THAT Y'ALL CAME UP WITH, SO THANK YOU FOR DRAFTING THAT DURING THE BREAK HERE. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD MEMBER FRANKLIN. ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT, WE ARE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. SO ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR FOR THE, UM, RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. WE HAVE NINE BOARD MEMBER OR IS ABSENT I BELIEVE. UM, SO WE'VE GOT NINE. UM, ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. ANYBODY ABSTAINING? ALRIGHT. OH NO, I COUNTED WRONG. I'M SORRY. CAN, CAN I GET A SHOW OF HANDS FOR ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR AGAIN? I, I APOLOGIZE. I THINK I DID A WRONG COUNT THREE. I HAVE 6, 7, 8. OKAY, WE'VE GOT EIGHT IN FAVOR. UM, OPPOSED. AND THOSE ABSTAINING AND WE'VE GOT ONE. OKAY. SO 8 0 1 WITH BOARD MEMBER OR, UM, NOT [5. Staff briefing on Parks and Recreation Department community engagement events, planning updates, development updates, maintenance updates, program updates and administrative updates. (Sponsors: Bazan, Becker) ] PARTICIPATING IN THIS, UH, PORTION. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. UM, THIS IS STAFF BRIEFING ON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, PLANNING UPDATES, DEVELOPMENT UPDATES, MAINTENANCE UPDATES, PROGRAM UPDATES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES. AND WE DO HAVE AT LEAST ONE SPEAKER, I BELIEVE. UH, YES. CHAIR. I THINK WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS. FIVE. OKAY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM WILL BE, UH, LESLIE LEE IVY. AFTER LESLIE WILL BE PETE SIGNOR, SIGNOR. AND THEN AFTER PETE WILL BE CHRIS FLORES, AS YOU'LL HEAR YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONES THAT'LL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF DOWNTIME BETWEEN SPEAKERS. UH, LESLIE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FROM THE TIME YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LESLIE IVY, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU AGAIN ABOUT THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR ITS DECISION TO CONTINUE OPERATING OUR LEAGUES THROUGH THE SPRING. WHILE A LONGER TERM SOLUTION IS EXPLORED, OUR VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY APPRECIATES THAT YOU LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS RAISED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND GAVE THIS ISSUE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION. I AM HERE TONIGHT THOUGH TO ENCOURAGE, CONTINUE EFFORTS TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THESE LEAGUES WITHIN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN TRANSFERRING THEM TO PRIVATE COMPANIES. ONE CONCERN IS THAT PRIVATE LEAGUES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE AND OFFER [02:15:01] FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE. TODAY, CITY VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES COST ABOUT $42 A PERSON FOR AN EIGHT GAME SEASON PLUS PLAYOFFS. COMPARABLE PRIVATE LEAGUES CAN COST AROUND A HUNDRED DOLLARS A PERSON FOR A SIX GAME SEASON. FOR MANY AUSTINITES ALREADY FACING THE RISING COST OF LIVING. THAT DIFFERENCE MATTERS. ACCESS IS ALSO ABOUT MORE THAN COST. PARKS AND RECREATION CURRENTLY PROVIDES EQUAL NUMBERS OF WOMEN AND CO-ED LEAGUES, ALONG WITH THREE LEVELS OF PLAY WITHIN EACH DIVISION THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO FIND A LEAGUE THAT MATCHES THEIR SKILL LEVEL AND HELPS THEM PLAY SAFELY AND COMPETITIVELY. MANY PRIVATE LEAGUES OFFER FEWER WOMEN'S DIVISIONS AND PRIMARILY FOCUS ON INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED PLAYERS. RIGHT NOW, ACES, WHICH IS A PRIVATE, UM, GROUP THAT OPERATES OUT OF PRIVATE GYMS, IS OFFERING 10 DIFFERENT LEAGUES FOR THEIR ONCOMING UPCOMING SEASON. AND ONLY TWO OF THOSE ARE WOMEN'S LEAGUES AND ALL ARE DESCRIBED AS INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED. AND THE AUSTIN SPORTS AND SOCIAL IS ANOTHER ONE, AND THEY DON'T OFFER ANY WOMEN'S LEAGUES. I UNDERSTAND THAT DIFFICULT BUDGET DECISIONS MUST BE MADE ON PAPER. REDUCING A $400,000 ADULT SPORT SPORTS PROGRAM MAY SEEM LIKE A REASONABLE PLACE TO CUT COSTS, BUT I HOPE THE STRONG RESPONSE FROM OUR VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATES THAT THESE LEAGUES PROVIDE REAL VALUE BEYOND A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET. THEY CREATE AFFORDABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXERCISE CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY. RECENTLY, SOMEONE ASKED ME WHETHER I WOULD SIGN MY TEAM UP IF A PRIVATE COMPANY TOOK OVER, AND MY HONEST ANSWER WAS, I'M NOT SURE. MY CO-ED TEAM MIGHT STILL HAVE A PLACE, BUT MY WOMEN'S TEAM PLAYS IN THE LOWER DIVISION. FOUR OF OUR SIX PLAYERS ARE IN OUR FIFTIES. WE PLAY HARD, WE COMPETE, WE STAY ACTIVE, BUT WE DO SO AT A LEVEL THAT WORKS FOR US. IF THESE LEAGUES DISAPPEAR, MANY WOMEN LIKE US MAY LOSE ONE OF THE FEW AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PLACES THAT WE CAN GATHER, EXERCISE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE PETE SIGNOR, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS FLORES AND THEN TANYA PLEASANT WRIGHT. UH, HI. I'M HERE FOR THE SAME REASON, UH, FOR THE VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE, SO APOLOGIES. I'M GONNA PROBABLY REPEAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID LAST MONTH AND WHAT, UH, LESLIE JUST SAID. UM, BUT BASICALLY, UH, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THOSE LEAGUES ARE STILL AT RISK OF, UM, BEING OUTSOURCED TO PRIVATE COMPANIES. UM, AS OF, UH, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD FROM, UH, OUR LEAGUE DIRECTOR MOST RECENTLY, UM, HE'S BASICALLY TOLD US THAT UNOFFICIALLY, UM, WE, WE'VE SEEN THE AUSTIN PARKS AND REC IS, IS DELAYING A DECISION TO GIVE SOME MORE TIME TO IDENTIFY AND VET, UH, A PRIVATELY, UH, OUR PRIVATE LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. UM, THAT OUTSOURCING IS STILL A MAJOR CONCERN TO THE VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY. UM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH, THESE AREN'T NECESSARILY LOCAL COMPANIES AND THEY WANNA USE OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL GAIN AND PROFITS WHILE OFFERING LOWER QUALITY PRODUCTS AT A HIGHER COST TO US AUSTIN VOLLEYBALL RESIDENTS AND VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS, THESE COMPANIES, UH, IN MY NOTES, I HAVE DON'T RUN ANY WOMEN'S ONLY LEAGUES. HOWEVER, I CAN'T GIVE JUSTICE TO THAT, UH, UH, THAT LESLIE GOOD. AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A COMPANY NOW THAT IS RUNNING A COUPLE OF WOMEN'S LEAGUES. UM, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S, UH, ON A MUCH MORE LIMITED BASIS AROUND THE CITY, WHEREAS AUSTIN PARKS AND REC HAS OFFERED A WOMEN'S ONLY LEAGUE FOR DECADES. UM, SO IT'S VERY POPULAR AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES FOR THE LADIES TO GO PLAY. UM, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE NOT AT THE SAME SKILL LEVEL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE. UM, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE KEEP THESE LEAGUES, NOT JUST KEEP THEM IN PLACE, BUT ALSO PROTECT THE AFFORDABILITY ASPECT AND THE ACCESSIBILITY ASPECT THAT WE'VE BEEN USED TO FOR A LONG TIME. UM, LAST MONTH WHEN WE WERE HERE, WE HEARD AUSTIN PARKS AND REC SAY THAT THIS WAS NOT A PARKS AND REC DECISION, BUT A DECISION BY THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL. WHAT I HAVEN'T HEARD IS WHY PARKS AND REC MADE THE DECISION TO SHORTLIST THESE LEAGUES AND PROGRAMS TO PUT IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SUCH A DECISION. WAS ANY CONTEXT GIVEN TO THEM OR WERE THEY JUST LOOKING AT A NUMBER IN A SPREADSHEET? UM, WERE THEY TOLD THAT THESE LEAGUES HAVE OPERATED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT NEAR A HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATION FOR DECADES? WERE THEY TOLD THAT PLAYERS HAVE SAID THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY MORE MONEY TO KEEP THE LEAGUES IN PLACE, UH, AND TO HELP WITH ANY POSSIBLE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES WITHOUT THAT CONTEXT? I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF CITY COUNCIL JUST RUBBER STAMPED THE DECISION BECAUSE IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL $400,000 ITEM IN A $6 BILLION BUDGET. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD EXPECT TO ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION, UH, AND CAUSE A LOT OF DISCUSSION OR [02:20:01] QUESTION LAST MONTH. UM, BOARD MEMBER EUBANKS, THANK YOU, UH, MADE A SUGGESTION THAT, UH, THIS GETS DISCUSSED FURTHER IN THE BOARD, UM, AND POSSIBLY PUT A RECOMMENDATION FORWARD TO COUNCIL, UM, AS TO THE FUTURE OF THESE VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES. HOWEVER, UM, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY. UM, SO I'M HERE TODAY IN HOPES THAT, UH, WE CAN SEE A FORMAL MOTION TO, UH, IN A SECOND TO PUT THAT ON A FUTURE MEETING AGENDA, AND THEN WE CAN RALLY THE VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY TO COME AND ATTEND AND WE CAN HAVE A MORE OPEN DIALOGUE AS FOR THE, THE FUTURE OF THESE LEAGUES AND KEEP 'EM IN PLACE FOR MANY MORE YEARS. THANKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD EVENING PARKS BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTOR RE. MY NAME IS CHRIS FLORES, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 10. I'M ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO RECOMMEND COUNSEL TO PERFORM AN AUDIT OF THE SPEND CONTRACTS ON THE BARTON SPRINGS POOL. BATHHOUSE REHAB BEFORE THE BRONZE DONOR PLAQUE IS MADE AND MOUNTED ON THE WALL AT THE GRAND OPENING LATER IN 2026. THE DONOR PLAQUE SHOULD ACCURATELY THANK THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DONORS RANKED BY THE LARGEST TO THE SMALLEST DOLLAR AMOUNTS, EXCLUDING NON-DOLLAR IN KIND DONATIONS CITIZEN PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST REVEALED. THE BATHHOUSE REHAB HAS COST ABOUT 21 MILLION OF WHICH 18 MILLION IS FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, CONTRACT DOLLARS AND 3 MILLION IS FROM PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY VIA A NONPROFIT CONTRACT WITH THE BARTON SPRINGS CONSERVANCY. I THINK FOR CONTEXT, THE PLAQUE SHOULD ALSO STATE THE CUMULATIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DOLLARS SPENT IN TODAY'S DOLLARS OVER THE LAST A HUNDRED YEARS. ON THIS GEM OF A POOL TO NOT DO SO WOULD BE TO REWRITE HISTORY INCORRECTLY BECAUSE THE AMOUNT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MOSTLY PUBLIC DOLLARS. THIS DONOR PLAQUE WILL CONNECT THE PROJECT SIGN YOU SEE WITH THE PROJECT COSTS. UH, IT IS CRITICAL FOR FUTURE PROJECTS THAT THE VOTERS SEE THESE THINGS AND BE PROPERLY THANKED, UH, MAKING YOU AWARE ON ANOTHER CONTRACT ISSUE. LAST THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, COUNCIL APPROVED AGENDA ITEM 72, ADDING RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PARKS BOARD GOING FORWARD TO REVIEW PARK CONCESSIONS AND AGREEMENTS WITH PARK NONPROFITS. YOU NOW HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ASK TO REVIEW FISCAL MATTERS WITHIN THESE CONTRACTS. AND WE CITIZENS LOOK FORWARD TO OBSERVE, LISTEN, AND SPEAK TO YOU ON THESE FUTURE, ON THESE MATTERS IN FUTURE MEETINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SORRY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TANYA PLEASANT WRIGHT, FOLLOWED BY STEVEN BROWN. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS TANYA PLEASANT WRIGHT. I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF THE GIVENS PARK ADVISORY BOARD AND NEXT MONTH, GIVENS RECREATION CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN AFTER SIGNIFICANT RENOVATIONS, BUT IT WILL REOPEN WITHOUT A FULLY FUNCTIONING KITCHEN. WE RECENTLY LEARNED FROM PART THAT APPROXIMATELY 750,000 IS STILL NEEDED TO FULLY COMPLETE THE KITCHEN PROJECT AND FUNDING IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TONIGHT. THE PARKS, RECREATION BOARD, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD ASKED CDS ABOUT THE GREASE TRAP AND WHY WAS IT BEING REMOVED FROM THE KITCHEN? WE LEARNED THAT THE EXISTING GREASE TRAP WAS NOT UP TO CURRENT CODE COMPLIANCE AND ITS REMOVAL WAS INCLUDED IN A 2018 BOND PROJECT, BUT ITS REPLACEMENT WAS NOT TO BRING THE KITCHEN INTO COMPLIANCE TO ALLOW IT TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONING. A NEW 500 GALLON GREASE TRAP IS NEEDED. I MAY BE WRONG, IT MAY BE 50 GALLON, BUT I DON'T, I'M NOT FOR SURE RIGHT NOW. I HAD TO GO BACK AND READ MY NOTES AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE INSTALLED WHEN FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE. UM, HOWEVER, WHETHER WE FUNDRAISE IT AS A BOARD, THE CITY OR CITY COUNCIL, BUT WITHOUT IT, THE KITCHEN CANNOT BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL, FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE CENTER WILL BE LIMITED TO PREPACKAGED FOOD RATHER THAN HAVING ABILITY TO PREPARE AND SERVE FRESH MEALS. YOU HEARD EARLIER FROM THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW THIS IS AFFECT US ALL. OUR COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISRUPTIONS. THE CLOSURES THROUGH THIS RENOVATION. WE WERE, THE RE CURRENT RENOVATION WAS EX EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED WITHIN A YEAR. IT WENT OVER ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE, BUT WE'VE BEEN CLOSED. I KNOW FOR TWO SUMMERS STRAIGHT. AND WE SHOULD NOW REOPEN NEWLY RENOVATED RECRE RECREATION CENTER WITHOUT A PAR WITH A PARTIALLY FUNCTIONING KITCHEN AND EX ACCEPT THAT IT WILL BE A PERMANENT, ACCEPT THAT TO BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. SO TONIGHT I'M ASKING THE COMMISSION FOR A PACIFIC ACTION. PLEASE PLACE THE GIVEN KITCHEN ON AN [02:25:01] UPCOMING AGENDA WITH PART TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNDING RESOURCES AND ADVOCATE WITH CITY COUNCIL FOR FUNDING FOR THE NECESSARY COMPLETION. UM, WE KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED. WE KNOW THE APPROXIMATE COST, AND NOW WE NEED A PLAN TO FUND IT. PLEASE HELP US FUND A PATH FORWARD TO GIVE, TO GIVE GIVENS RECREATION CENTER THE FULLY FUNCTIONING KITCHEN OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVEN BROWN, FOLLOWED BY ANNIE COLEY. THANK YOU BOARD. MY NAME IS STEVEN BROWN, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, UM, MAYBE THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM. UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS. UH, AS YOU HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME BEFORE, UH, SOMEONE WHO HAS ACTUALLY USED THE KITCHEN, UM, TO THROW EVENTS, UM, IT'S, THIS KITCHEN IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO US. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A KITCHEN, YOU KNOW, ASK YOURSELF THE COMMON SENSE QUESTION THAT, DOES IT SOUND LIKE YOU KNOW, A KITCHEN, THAT YOU CAN'T USE THE STOVE AND THE SOUND MUCH OF A KITCHEN. IT'S, IT'S NOT A KITCHEN. WHAT WHAT WE ARE BEING LEFT WITH IS A SPACE WITH SOME COUNTERTOPS HAVING, YOU KNOW, PAPER PLATES AND, AND, AND PLASTIC SILVERWARE AND YOU CAN'T USE THE STOVE OR THE SINK. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A KITCHEN AT ALL. AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT WE ADD THIS, UM, TO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT TO ADD IT TO AN ITEM. WE COME UP WITH A WORKING GROUP TO FIND A SOLUTION. I WANNA PERSONALLY THANK MR. TED EUBANKS FOR COMING TO GIVENS AND ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY, ASKING QUESTIONS. I PERSONALLY THINK SHELBY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT. AND IF, IF I COULD ASK SHELBY TO PLEASE TURN ON HER CAMERA, 'CAUSE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME I WOULD EVER, YOU KNOW, SEE YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, WE'VE MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASKED, UM, TO ENGAGE WITH YOU, AND WE DID GET AN EMAIL TODAY, BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. UM, WE, THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, WHERE WE CAN FIND FUNDING, WHO WE CAN ENGAGE WITH. AND, UM, THIS IS MY THIRD TIME COMING DOWN HERE. AND SO I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. UM, BUT I ALSO AGAIN WANT TO THANK MR. EUBANKS FOR REALLY COMING AND DOING THAT WORK. UH, THE, AGAIN, EAST AUSTIN HAS WAITED THE LONGEST, RECEIVED THE LEAST, AND PAID THE MOST. OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN EAST AUSTIN IS 15 YEARS. LIFE EXPECTANCY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE WEST OF I 35. THAT STUDY WAS DONE AT UT. AND SO HAVING A KITCHEN TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT WE EXPERIENCED IN EAST AUSTIN IS, IS JUST ONE PIECE TO THE PUZZLE THAT WE WANT TO WORK WITH Y'ALL TO SOLVE. SO AGAIN, MAKING THAT MOTION TO HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A FULL CONVERSATION, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF WORKING GROUP. UH, IS IS MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE ANNIE COLEY. UM, HELLO AND GOOD EVENING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANNIE COLEY. I'M AN AUSTIN NATIVE COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, NONPROFIT FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, AND LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. MY FAMILY'S ROOTS IN AUSTIN GO BACK TO THE MID 18 HUNDREDS. TODAY I AM ASKING YOU TO INVEST IN AND PRESERVE THE KITCHEN. AT GIVENS RECREATION CENTER, GIVENS IS MORE THAN A PARK. IT IS MORE THAN A BUILDING FOR GENERATIONS. IT HAS BEEN A GATHERING PLACE FOR EAST AUSTIN'S AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES. A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CELEBRATE CHILDREN, MAKE FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT AND POUR INTO ONE ANOTHER. AND THE KITCHEN IS A VITAL PART OF THAT. IN BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, A KITCHEN REPRESENTS MORE THAN FOOD. FOOD IS FELLOWSHIP, FOOD IS HISTORY. FOOD IS CULTURE. FOOD IS HOW WE CELEBRATE, HOW WE COMFORT, AND HOW WE SHOW LOVE. THE KITCHEN IS WHERE THAT LOVE IS PREPARED AND THE TABLE IS WHERE THE LOVE IS SHARED AROUND THE TABLE. ELDERS PASS DOWN STORIES IN HISTORY, CHILDREN'S LISTEN AND LEARN. FAMILIES RECONNECT, NEIGHBORS, EXCHANGE RESOURCES. WE TALK ABOUT OUR STRUGGLES, CELEBRATE OUR VICTORIES. AND REMIND ONE ANOTHER THAT WE HAVE A VILLAGE BEHIND US. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLY, THIS IS NOT SIMPLY RECREATION. THIS IS COMMUNITY BUILDING. AND I KNOW THE VALUE OF THIS KITCHEN PERSONALLY. MY FAMILY HAS USED THE KITCHEN AT GIBBS FOR FAMILY REUNIONS. MY NONPROFIT HAS USED THE FACILITY FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS DESIGNED TO BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES. I HAVE SEEN THIS KITCHEN SERVE ITS PURPOSE. SO PLEASE, WHEN YOU MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE RENOVATION, DO NOT REDUCE THIS KITCHEN TO [02:30:01] COUNTERTOPS, APPLIANCES, CABINETS, OR A LINE ITEM ON A CONSTRUCTION BUDGET. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE OF IT. LOOK AT THE FAMILY REUNIONS. LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS. LOOK AT CHILDREN LEARNING FROM THEIR ELDERS. LOOK AT NEIGHBORS SHARING MEALS, STORIES, RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS THE, UH, RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT. EAST AUSTIN HAS EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS CHANGE. AND IN THE MIDST OF THAT CHANGE, PRESERVING SPACES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY SERVED AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HAS HISPANIC FAMILIES SENDS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE. WE STILL MATTER. OUR HISTORY MATTERS. OUR CULTURE MATTERS. AND OUR FUTURE IS WORTHY OF INVESTMENT. STRONG FAMILIES BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES. STRONG COMMUNITIES HELP CREATE OTHER COMMUNITIES, SAFER COMMUNITIES, BUT COMMUNITIES NEED PLACES WHERE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS CAN ACTUALLY BE BUILT. GIVENS IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP THE KITCHEN AT GIVENS AND INVEST IN MAKING IT A FUNCTIONAL, WELCOMING SPACE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. DO NOT SIMPLY PRESERVE THE BUILDING, PRESERVE WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE OF IT. SHOW US THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS THAT YOU SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF THE HISTORIC EAST AUSTIN COMMUNITY. GIVE US THE SPACE AND THE TOOLS TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES HAVE DONE AT GIVENS. GATHER, FEED ONE ANOTHER, TEACH ONE ANOTHER, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, AND BUILD COMMUNITY. PLEASE KEEP THE KITCHEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE, UH, END OF THE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, WE HAVE A BRIEFING PRESENTATION, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY, , WE'RE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS. . THERE WE GO. O GOOD EVENING, ADINA. LONG DEPUTY DIRECTOR, UM, HERE. UM, ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR AGUIRE WHO IS OUT OF TOWN RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, THE COMMUNITY RECREATION DIVISION IS OFFERING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING YOGA, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, AND FUTSAL TO A DIVERSE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM FIVE-YEAR-OLDS TO THE 50 PLUS CROWD. NEXT SLIDE. THE CITY OF AUSTIN OVERSEES AND SUPPORTS OVER 24 COMMUNITY GARDENS WITH MORE THAN 850 PLOTS ACROSS THE MUNICIPAL PARK SYSTEM AND SURROUNDING CITY LOTS PLOTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS WITH ROUGHLY A DOZEN RAISED BEDS TO MAJOR FOOTPRINT SPACES LIKE FESTIVAL BEACH COMMUNITY GARDENS, WHICH HOSTS OVER 70 GARDEN PLOTS. GRAND MEADOW COMMUNITY GARDEN IS THE NEWEST PERMITTED COMMUNITY GARDEN AND WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION SOON. NORTH OAKS COMMUNITY GARDEN IS EXPANDING AND WILL RECEIVE A SHADE STRUCTURE FROM A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KABOOM GRANT. LASTLY, IN ADDITION TO LINDSAY LOFTON, WHO IS THE COMMUNITY GARDEN MANAGER, LOUIS KELLER HAS JOINED THE TEAM AS A PART-TIME STAFF PERSON WORKING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ACCESS OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP. THE ISLER NEIGHBORHOOD PARK CONCEPT PLANNING PROCESS WILL DEVELOP AN ILLUSTRATED CONCEPT PLAN THAT EVALUATES EX EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS, IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AND PROPOSES A FUTURE LAYOUT FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND PARK CIRCULATION. THE PLAN WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, PHASED RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PRO PROBABLE COST ESTIMATES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN MULTIPLE ROUNDS TO GUIDE THE PLANNING PROCESS. THERE ARE THREE ROUNDS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLANNED ROUND ONE, DISCOVER ISLER ROUND TWO, EXPLORE THE OPTIONS, AND ROUND THREE, CONFIRM THE VISION SO FAR. POPUPS ON, UH, FOR ROUND ONE INCLUDED THREE DATES IN AUGUST TO DISCUSS THE DEEP ED POOL ENTRANCE AND THE JOHNSON TRAILHEAD. ADDITIONAL SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS ARE PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER. ON AUGUST 28TH, A PR JOINED THE AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION, ROSEDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND DIGNITARIES TO CUT THE RIBBON FOR THE NEWLY RENOVATED RAMSEY NEIGHBORHOOD PARK PLAYGROUND. THE RENOVATIONS INCLUDED AN UPGRADED, UH, PLAY STRUCTURE WITH THE ALL IMPORTANT SHADED SWINGS AND NEW [02:35:01] SAFETY SURFACE. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE MANY PARTNERS WHO MAKE PARK PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE POSSIBLE FROM ADVOCACY TO FUNDING AND PROJECT OVERSIGHT. IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW IMPORTANT AND VALUED OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE IN 2022, THE FRIENDS OF GRAND MEADOW, A STEWARDSHIP ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING BUILDING COMMUNITY AROUND THE PARK WAS GRANTED DESIGN SERVICES BY THE AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. THE CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2024, WAS FUNDED BY THE AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. AND PHASE ONE IS FUNDED BY THE URBAN FOREST FUND, PARKLAND DEDICATION FUNDS AND THE AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, TOGETHER WITH THE FRIENDS GROUP A PF AND DIGNITARIES, WE CUT THE RIBBON FOR, UH, GRAND MEADOW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, PHASE ONE, WHICH INCLUDES A NEW NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL LOOP ACCESSIBLE CONCRETE WALKWAYS, A NATURE PLAY AREA FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, A NEW PICNIC PAVILION AND OPEN PLAY FIELD, AND STANDARD AMENITIES LIKE TRASH CANS, MUTT MITTS, PICNIC TABLES, BENCHES, AND THE LIKE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, MACBETH'S ADAPTIVE SOFTBALL PROGRAM HOSTED A FOUR TEAM TTORNEY AT CRAIG SOFTBALL COMPLEX AND THE NEWLY INSTALLED SHADE STRUCTURE OVER THE GRANDSTAND AND REMODELED CONCESSION STAND WAS A GRAND SLAM AT THE DELWOOD SPORTS FALL SEASON OPENER. KUDOS TO OUR VERY OWN AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND PARK DEVELOPMENT TEAMS FOR THEIR WORK ON THESE PROJECTS. THIS SPRING WE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH ZILKER 3 51. UH, THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO, UH, EARLIER THIS EVENING, UH, REGARDING THE, UH, THE RELATIONSHIP. BUT I'M GONNA DO A QUICK AND UH, OVERVIEW FOR YOU TODAY. THE ZILKER 3 51 COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP MOU WAS EXECUTED IN APRIL OF 2026 AND IS A NON-BINDING AGREEMENT INTENDED TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN A PR AND ZILKER 3 51. THE AGREEMENT FORMALIZES A SHARED VISION COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND A PROCESS FOR COLLABORATION WHILE ENSURING THAT ALL FUTURE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO FOLLOW EXISTING CITY POLICIES, ESTABLISHED DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES. THIS TYPE OF MOU WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK FOR APRS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY UTILIZING THIS FRAMEWORK TO FORMALIZE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH A PR. THE GOAL IS TO BETTER DOCUMENT SHARED OBJECTIVES, COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND AREAS OF COLLABORATION WHILE INCREASING OUR ABILITY TO LEVERAGE EXTERNAL RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF OUR PARK SYSTEM. I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND I'VE GOT A TEAM BEHIND ME TO HELP AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE KITCHEN AND THEY MIGHT JUST BE REQUESTS FOR MORE INFORMATION FOR US 'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS, BUT MY FIRST QUESTION IS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAD THE KITCHEN AND THEN MONEY WAS INVESTED IN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RECREATION CENTER AND THE KITCHEN WAS REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS FIG, THEY, THE RIGHT PERMITS WEREN'T THERE. SO THE KITCHEN WAS LIKE NEVER PROPERLY PERMITTED. BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO ME 'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'VE HAD THE KITCHEN FOR, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK HE SAID HE WAS 39 . LIKE YEAH. SO I'M CONFUSED ABOUT LIKE HOW THAT ALL HAPPENED IS MY FIRST QUESTION. MAYBE, MAYBE I'LL LET YOU ANSWER. OKAY. I'M GONNA PASS THE MIC TO ALYSSA. UH, SO THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WAS NOT TO REMOVE THE KITCHEN. WE INITIALLY HAD A SCOPE TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF UPGRADING IT IN THE DESIGN CONSULTANT'S CONTRACT. SO WE DID EVALUATE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO UPGRADE IT TO A FULLY USABLE COMMERCIAL STYLE KITCHEN. AND WE GOT, UH, COST ESTIMATES AND BIDS AND ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED. AND WHEN WE GOT ALL THAT INFORMATION, IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET EVEN WITHOUT THAT. SO THAT WAS THE ONE SCOPE THAT WE COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE. THE USE OF THE KITCHEN TECHNICALLY WITH PERMITS IS NOT DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE. JUST BE, AND THIS IS A GRAY AREA. AS SOON AS YOU BRING INSPECTORS AND DEVELOPMENT [02:40:01] SERVICES AND PERMITTING INTO THE ROOM, WHEN YOU DO A BUILDING REMODEL, THEY FLAG THINGS YEAH. THAT ARE A NON-COMPLIANCE. AND SO BECAUSE WE HADN'T DONE IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE THIS, IT WASN'T FLAGGED. AND SO NOW THAT THEY WERE THERE, THEY FLAGGED IT AND WE DIDN'T HAVE IN THE SCOPE TO REMOVE THE GREASE TRAP, BUT AS SOON AS WE WANTED TO GET OUR INSPECTIONS TO OPEN THE REST OF THE FACILITY, THEY FLAGGED IT AND TOLD US WE HAD TO REMOVE IT IN ORDER TO OPEN THE FACILITY. OKAY. I, UH, THAT MAKES SENSE. IT JUST KIND OF, I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPER USEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY. MONEY COMES IN TO MAKE THINGS BETTER AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY END UP LOSING SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THAT'S A BUMMER. SO MY SECOND QUESTION IS, IS FUNDING THE ONLY REASON THAT THE DELAY OF GETTING A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IN PLACE, IS THAT THE ONLY ISSUE OR ARE THERE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE, WOULD BE A BARRIER OR IS IT SIMPLY A FUNDRAISING ISSUE AT THIS POINT? UM, THERE'S OPERATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT TOO. SO IT'S NOT JUST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COSTS. OKAY. BUT THERE'S OPERATING FUNDS THAT WOULD HAVE TO GET APPROVED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS WELL. OKAY. I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF WE COULD HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO US. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. AND, UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT YES, THE FINANCIAL GAP IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE TO THIS. UM, BUT THEN ALSO BECAUSE WE ARE SET TO OPEN IN A MATTER OF WEEKS, TIMING WOULD BE ANOTHER CONSIDERATION BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A NEW PROJECT, IT WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID AND AND SO ON. SO IT IS JUST SOMETHING TO OH, SO IT'S LIKE YOU CAN'T LIKE TACK IT ON. CORRECT. THAT'S NOT, IT WOULD BE A WHOLE NEW PROJECT. IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE A YEAR OR TWO TO CONSTRUCT BY THE TIME IT'S DONE BECAUSE THAT COST MORE DESIGN, PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, THAT COST LIKE A LOT MORE. YEAH. WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND FIVE TO 600,000 IS LIKELY GONNA BE AROUND A MILLION NOW. OKAY. I'M GOING TO BOARD MEMBER MERIT, I THINK. NO, NO, NO. IT'S OKAY. BOARD, I BELIEVE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT WE'RE AGAIN, GETTING REALLY FAR OFF THE YEAH. THE TOPIC, BUT WE SH WE WILL WAIT TILL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION, FRUITFUL DISCUSSION AROUND IT. REALLY JUST WANTED ASK INFORMATION. PERFECT. YEAH. SO IF I DO HAVE A QUESTION, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OH, YEAH, GO AHEAD. SORRY. ACTUALLY ON TOPIC, UH, THIS, THIS TOPIC, WHICH IS THE ZILKER 3 51 AGREEMENT. UH, DO YOU SEE THAT AS SETTING A PRECEDENT? NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER LEVEL OF PARTNERSHIPS. UH, I THOUGHT WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM IN PLACE. NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER TYPE OF AGREEMENT. SO ANY NONPROFIT THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THEY'VE EXISTED, YOU'RE ENTERING INTO MOUS WITH THEM PENDING TENURE SEVEN YEARS OR WHATEVER THE REQUIREMENT IS, IS, UM, I WOULD SAY THAT WHAT PRECEDENT WE'RE SETTING IS THAT WE REALLY VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A STRUCTURE AND A FRAMEWORK, UH, IN WHICH TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS. UM, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY SAY THAT, UM, THIS IS GONNA BE ANOTHER LEVEL AND THAT ANY NONPROFIT COULD, YOU KNOW, UH, PURSUE THIS, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE SOME STANDING THAT THEY'RE A 5 0 1 C3 THAT THEY'VE, UH, HAVE A HISTORY OF, OF WORK, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. UM, I DON'T KNOW, UH, IS ERICA, DO YOU WANNA, AD SCIENCE IS HERE AND SHE OVERSEES THE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. HI, ERICA, SCIENCE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. UH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT, THAT WE HAVE. AND WE OF COURSE CAN, UM, CAN RESHARE OUR, OUR WEBSITE WHERE WE HAVE THOSE, UM, DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. SO I THINK FOR, I, I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE, THE CREATION OF THIS ONE OR WHEN THIS ONE SORT OF, UM, BREWED INTO, UH, AN EVOLVED WHERE IT IS NOW, BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS A STRUCTURE FOR A FUTURE PARTNERSHIP. SO IT'S SORT OF STEPS. UM, AS YOU LOOK AT ALL OF OUR PARTNERSHIP CATEGORIES, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTNER IN DIFFERENT WAYS. AND SO I KNOW WE'VE CREATED A COMPLEX SYSTEM, MAYBE OF A PARTNERSHIP MATRIX, BUT ONE THAT I THINK IS SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF THE PARK SYSTEM AS WE HAVE SEEN THEM IDENTIFY THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, UH, PROGRAMS AND, AND PARKLAND THAT WE SUPPORT. SO WE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PARTNER WITH, UH, WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT, AS YOU SAID, HAVE GOOD STANDING. AND WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN ON THAT WEBSITE, ALL OF THE T THRESHOLDS AND SORT OF, UM, UM, HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS [02:45:01] THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE PARTNER WITH, WITH ORGANIZATIONS. BUT WE CERTAINLY WANNA EXPAND THE WAY THAT WE PARTNER AND CREATE AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITY, UM, RATHER THAN THE OPPOSITE, BUT CERTAINLY ARE APPRECIATING THAT OUR PARTNERSHIP, UH, IMPACT REPORT THAT WE BRING TO YOU ALL EVERY YEAR GETS LONGER AND LONGER EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. UM, BUT OF COURSE THAT ALSO GETS CUMBERSOME TO, TO TALK ABOUT IN THAT HUGE REPORT. SO, UM, I THINK, UM, DRUG DRUG HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST, BUT IN THIS NEW ITERATION THAT WE BRING TO YOU WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP REPORT, WE WANNA CREATE AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF IT AS WELL. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIGESTIBLE AND, UH, TRANSPARENT AND MAYBE A LITTLE EASIER IN BRIEF TO, TO UNDERSTAND IN, IN, UH, ADDITION TO THE LONGER, UH, REPORT AS WELL. OKAY. WELL I THINK THIS'LL BE ONE THAT THE BOARD CAN LOOK AT AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD, PARTICULARLY NOW THAT WE HAVE COUNSEL HAS GIVEN US VERY SPECIFIC DIRECTION IN THIS REGARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD MEMBER KELLY FOR OUR VOLLEYBALL GUESTS, JUST A CONFIRMING QUESTION. THERE ARE VENDORS OUT THERE THAT DO NOT OFFER WOMEN'S SPORTS LEAGUES. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING. HI. IN YOUR PRESENTATION, I, I WANNA SAY IT WAS LIKE THE THIRD SLIDE. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE RECREATION PROGRAMS AND I THINK YOU SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT VOLLEYBALL. WHAT PROGRAMS ARE THOSE? ARE THEY THE ADULT REC PROGRAMS OR IS THERE, ARE THEY, YOU YOU HAD MENTIONED SENIOR PROGRAMS. I SORT OF LUMPED THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE IT WAS, UH, THERE WERE THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ON THE SLIDE. ADULT YOGA, UH, YOUTH, UM, BASKETBALL LEAD, UH, CLINICS, AND THEN THE VARSITY GENERATION, UH, UH, VOLLEYBALLS FOR SENIOR ADULTS. SO I KIND OF L LUMPED THEM TOGETHER IN MY NARRATIVE, BUT UH, I WAS TRYING TO JUST SHOW THE DIVERSITY OF THE PROGRAMMING, UM, AND ALSO THE DIVERSITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS. OKAY. AND SENIOR ADULTS ARE WHAT AGE? I REALLY HATE TO SAY IT'S 55 PLUS. MM-HMM . OKAY. YEAH, I'M SORRY. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S A SEPARATE PROGRAM THAN THE SPEAKERS? CORRECT. OKAY. THOSE ARE LEAGUES, THIS IS INSTRUCTIONAL. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I, I DO WANNA EXPRESS CONCERN. I'M GETTING THUMBS UP FROM THE, I KNOW I'M GONNA GET, I'M GONNA GET IN TROUBLE FOR THIS, BUT I'M AS A WOMAN, UM, AND AS A WOMAN WHO JUST TURNED 60, UM, I AM CONCERNED THAT, UM, THAT THE CUTS TO THE ADULT REC PROGRAM DIRECTLY AFFECT WOMEN MORE SO THAN MEN. AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN, WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR MEETING, THAT WE CAN MAYBE BRING THIS UP AS A FUTURE ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THOSE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY. [FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ] ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE NOW, UM, TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UM, AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME, THIS IS GENERALLY FOR ITEMS THAT ARE READY TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD OR PRESENTED. UM, AND THEN I'D LIKE TO JUST ASK MR. DON BACK TO PROVIDE A FEW MORE DETAILS RELATED TO THIS AREA OF THE AGENDA. I KNOW WE'VE ASKED FOR UPDATES, MEMOS, VARIOUS THINGS IN THIS SPACE. UM, JUST SOME MORE, UH, INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. SURE. DO YOU WANT ME TO JUMP IN NOW? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU MR. DON. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE REQUIREMENT TO PUT ANY ITEM ON A PARKS SPORT AGENDA IS JUST THAT, UH, THAT ITEM IS SORT OF, UM, IN ORDER, WHICH MEANS THAT THE POSTING LANGUAGE, UH, IS SUFFICIENT TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE, THE ACTION OR THE DISCUSSION THAT THE BOARD INTENDS TO HAVE. AND THEN THAT, UM, THAT ITEM HAS TWO SPONSORSHIPS, UH, TWO BOARD MEMBERS SPONSORING. SO IF, IF IT IS THE INTENTION OF A BOARD MEMBER TO USE THIS TIME TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT AN ITEM IS PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA, THEN THAT ITEM WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HAVE TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THE POSTING LANGUAGE COULD BE AND THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE CO-SPONSORSHIP. AND THAT BEING SAID, IF BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO KINDA RAISE THE IDEA OF AN ITEM DURING THIS TIME AND THEN FOLLOW UP WITH ME AFTER TO IDENTIFY WHO THE CO-SPONSOR IS, THAT'S FINE. UM, I'M ALSO AWARE THAT HISTORICALLY WE HAVE USED THIS TIME BOARD MEMBERS HAVE USED THIS TIME TO KIND OF JUST RAISE ITEMS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN OR THAT THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND THAT THE EXPECTATION IS NOT ALWAYS THAT THAT ITEM IS GONNA TURN INTO A ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA, BUT THAT WE MAY FOLLOW UP IN THE FORM OF AN EMAIL OR A MEMO OR A MEETING. SO, BUT JUST FOR COMPLETE CLARITY, IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO USE THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT AN ITEM [02:50:01] IS PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA, UH, TO THEN BE THINKING ABOUT, UH, POSTING LANGUAGE AND CO-SPONSORSHIP. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MR. BECK. THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT, UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UM, I'VE GOT HEADS NODDING OVER HERE, BUT I KNOW FOR SURE MR. EUBANKS YES. HAS SOME, SO WE'LL START WITH BOARD MEMBER EUBANKS AND THEN IF THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR THAT AS WELL. OKAY. UH, MY FIRST, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY FIRST AGENDA ITEM THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE ADDED, UH, IS A MOTION TO ESTABLISH A WORK GROUP, WHICH I THINK IS THE MOST PRACTICAL APPROACH TO PARTNER WITH THE GIVENS COMMUNITY ON DEVELOPING A FEASIBILITY PLAN FOR A COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT THE GIVENS RECREATION CENTER. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. AND, UM, IF YOU'VE GOT, UH, SOMEONE IN MIND WHO WOULD POTENTIALLY BE SECOND, THAT'S GREAT TO SHARE NOW, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT. I DO. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE THE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THESE DONE TONIGHT. UH, THE BOARD MEMBER FROM DISTRICT ONE, I BELIEVE. YEAH. UH, BOARD MEMBER EUBANK AND I DISCUSSED, I'LL BE THE SECOND ON THE CO-SPONSOR ON THAT. OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN OTHER WORKING GROUP MEMBERS YOU CAN SHARE WITH US, UM, ONCE IT'S ON THE AGENDA, WE CAN TALK THROUGH OTHER AND PEOPLE CAN CONTACT US AB ABSOLUTELY. YES. OPEN. WHO WANNA BE INVOLVED IN THIS? MM-HMM . OKAY. AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A QUORUM . RIGHT. YOU CAN'T HAVE A QUORUM OF THE BOARD. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM IS, UH, AND BY THE WAY, I HAD THREE AND ONE DEALT WITH THE ZUCKER 3 51 AGREEMENT. AND I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL BRIEFING. THANK YOU FOR DEALING WITH THAT. UH, THE SECOND IS, UM, AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE, IF, IF YOU JUST HAVE THE BASIC LANGUAGE, MR. BECK, YOU ALL HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE BASEBALL SOCCER LEAGUE WORK GROUP. I GUESS THAT WAS A WORK GROUP, WASN'T IT? WORKING GROUP. YES. AND I THINK WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THE ADULT, UH, ALL THE ADULT LEAGUES, UH, AND, AND UH, ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATED TO, UM, THE ADULT VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL. UM, AND ROLL. WE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT A FOUNDATION. LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. WE DON'T HAVE THE WORK'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. NOW HOW I SAY THAT, I'M NOT SURE TO HIM, BUT IS THAT ENOUGH ? UH, YES. I THINK I COULD TURN THAT INTO TO LANGUAGE. IS YOUR VISION FOR THIS TO BE A, AN ACTION ITEM, A DISCUSSION ITEM OR, UH, LIKE THE FORMATION? ALWAYS ACTION. ACTION. SO THIS WOULD WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL? YES. IT WILL BE A RECOMMENDATION THAT CITY COUNCIL AFTER THE BOARDROOM BRINGS IT TO THE BOARD FOR PASSAGE. OKAY. SO LET ME MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDER THAT. I'M UNDERSTANDING NUMBER TWO. UM, IS THIS TO GO TO A WORK GROUP TO, TO FORM THE RECOMMENDATION THAT, THAT THEN WOULD COME BACK ON THE AGENDA? OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION READY FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING? I DON'T THINK, I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, PROBABLY, CAN I SUGGEST A THIRD OPTION? YES, PLEASE. WHICH WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC IS FORMED ENOUGH THAT WE COULD YES, POTENTIALLY PUT TOGETHER A RECOMMENDATION BUT NOT, BUT PRESENT IT NEXT MONTH FOR DISCUSSION AS OPPOSED TO PRESENTING IT FOR ACTION. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST SUCCESSFULLY, WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION CREATES LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN USE AS A STRUCTURE TO DISCUSS, BUT NOT BRINGING IT FORWARD FOR ACTION GIVES US A LITTLE MORE SPACE TO SORT OF TALK ABOUT IT, REFLECT ON IT GIVES THE COMMUNITY SOME TIME TO RESPOND TO IT. ANYWAY, THAT MIGHT BE MY SORT OF MIDDLE GROUND ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I DO THINK A WORKING GROUP MIGHT BE, I FEEL LIKE THE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN QUICKLY HERE. AND UM, YEAH, I WOULD ALSO SAY, UH, BOARD MEMBER EUBANKS, THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO PULL OTHER FOLKS IN ON TOO. JUST 'CAUSE UM, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL WITHOUT WORKING GROUP . THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, I THINK WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO, TO KNOW WHAT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ARE AND THEN WE CAN WORK OFFLINE TO GET SOME OF THE LANGUAGE AND WHO'S GONNA, UM, HELP WITH THE LIFT ON, ON SOME OF THOSE. ANYTHING ELSE? BOARD MEMBERS HAD SOME NODS HEADING OR HEADS NODDING. IT'S AFTER NINE. UM, BOARD MEMBER KELLY DOES THAT. I WOULD LIKE THAT AGENDA, WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND. I MEAN WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. WE'VE GOT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO YOU'LL BE A SECOND ON THAT ONE. OKAY. UM, A CO A CO-SPONSOR. SORRY. CO-SPONSOR. OKAY. BOARD MEMBER KELLY. I HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AND A INTERESTED [02:55:01] CO-SPONSOR, UM, TO ADD AS A DISCUSSION ITEM ON SKATE PARKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS IT RELATES TO THE A PR LONG RANGE PLAN. OKAY. AND I CO-SPONSORED THAT AS WELL. OKAY. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL THAT SOUNDS GOOD. IT IS NOW NINE 16. UM, AND WITH NO OBJECTION, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, UM, TO CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. * 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.