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FORM OF THE GRIDS AND WHEN A PATIENT IS COMING UP.HE SAID, HE'S HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO THE MEETING.
DOES HE HAVE A PHONE OR A COMPUTER? YEAH, I'LL ASK THEM.
HE SAYS BY COMPUTER
MY VIDEO'S NOT WORKING WELL, WE MISSED THOSE IN YOUR FACE, BUT I TOTALLY
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THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.IT IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 3:07 PM.
WE'RE MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND CALL THE RAUL.
REMEMBER RINALDI
REMEMBER FALL BOARD MEMBER MORGAN.
REMEMBER TAYLOR IN BOARD MEMBER.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE.
SO WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND, UM, MOVE ON LIKE THE APPROVAL
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OF THE MINUTES.AND EVERYBODY HOPEFULLY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MINUTES AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY REVISIONS OR CHANGES.
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DISPENSE WITH CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION.THIS IS ONE I WAS WANTING TO ASK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE COULDN'T HAVE ANY GENERAL CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS.
DUE TO THE, SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO, WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO THE ONES FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
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THEN, THEN I DIDN'T UM, I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL WE WERE ACTUALLY ADDRESSING THE ITEMS. SO, SO PLEASE DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST CALL THEM? I WILL HAVE HIM GO AHEAD.I'M GOING TO TAKE THEM IN ORDER OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE'LL HEAR THE ITEMS FIRST AND THEN SEASICK.
SO I'M GOING TO START WITH JOSE VELAZQUEZ.
IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR HAVING ME.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO, I WAS CALLING IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM TO CHANGE MET RECREATION CENTER TO A REVOLT FOR MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER.
UM, I ALREADY MENDEZ WAS A RARITY WHEREVER HE WENT AND HE BROUGHT GREAT AND LOVE WITH HIM.
I'VE KNOWN RUDY SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SHARE CULTURE AND SHARE GOOD ENERGY.
HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHILDREN OF EAST AUSTIN OR INNUMERABLE METS RECREATION CENTER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A REFUGE REFUGE FOR KIDS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND RUDY WAS ALWAYS THERE TO MEET US WITH, WITH A SMILING FACE AND A KIND WORD.
I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE FITTING ON, OR THEN CHANGING MATCH RECREATION TO THE ROLLER FOR MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER.
HELLO, CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M THE GREAT NIECE OF RUDOLFO MENDEZ.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN FAVOR OF AGENDA ITEM FIVE, RUDY OR MR. RADIE.
AS MANY CALLS HIM WAS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE.
AND ESPECIALLY AT THE RECREATION CENTER FOR 40 YEARS ALREADY PROMOTED DANCE, CULTURE, HISTORY, THE ARTS AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE EAST AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
AS A TEACHER AND MENTOR TO HUNDREDS OF KIDS THROUGHOUT HIS DECADES OF SERVICE, HE ENCOURAGED STUDENTS AND DANCERS JUST PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION.
HE WAS A FIXTURE AT THE MAX REC CENTER.
YOU COULD FIND HIM THERE MOST, ANY DAY OF THE WEEK AND ON WEEKENDS, WHETHER WRITING COUNTLESS GRANT PROPOSALS, PAYING FOR COSTUMES AND DANCE SHOES OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET OR PROVIDING LUNCH AT SATURDAY PRACTICES, RUDY DID WHATEVER IT TOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES HAD THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
HE KNEW THAT DANCE CULTURE, DISCIPLINE, FRIENDSHIP, AND MENTORSHIP COULD, AND DID HAVE AN INFLUENTIAL IMPACT ON KEEPING THE KIDS HEALTHY, SAFE, AND ON TRACK TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR OWN CREATIVITY AND SUCCESS.
I HOPE YOU WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE NAME CHANGE AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT HE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY AND ON THE METRICS COMMUNITY.
AND THAT COULD TAKE, HE CONTINUES TO HAVE THROUGH THE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
ALRIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER IS MELISSA VIA RIO.
ARE YOU STILL ON THE LINE, MELISSA? YES, MA'AM ALRIGHT.
CAN I MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY STAFF, UM, AS WELL AS SPEAKERS ARE MUTED, PLEASE? AND NOW YOU MAY BEGIN, MELISSA, I'M SORRY.
MY NAME IS MELISSA VOD, ALL EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF VALLEYS DANCE COMPANY.
TODAY, I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE RENAMING OF METS RECREATION CENTER TO THE ADULT HOME MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER.
RUDY RUDOLFO MENDEZ WAS OTHERLY CALLED RUDY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN EAST AUSTIN AS A MAN OF LATINO DESCENT.
HE WAS FACED WITH INEQUALITIES THAT MINORITIES FACE IN SOCIETY AS THEY WORK TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHERE HE ALSO HAD A PERONEUS LOVE FOR THE ART OF DANCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST AUSTIN.
HIS PASSION AND CAREER WAS TWOFOLD.
BUILDING EQUITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE EAST AUSTIN COMMUNITY AND JIMMY.
SO BY USING DANCE AS A CATALYST, THEN IT BECAME AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION.
AND WITH HOW'S IT METZ RECREATION CENTER FOR DECADES, HE WORKED TO BUILD AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING YOUTH.
AND IN 1978 VALLEY EAST DANCE COMPANY WAS BORN HIS MISSION.
THE VALLEYS DANCE COMPANY BECAME BRINGING ARTS AND COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY TO THE ARTS.
HE CREATED VALLEY EAST DANCE COMPANY FOR ADULTS, BUT AN AFTERSCHOOL YOU BALLET CLINICAL PROGRAM AT MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY HAD A DANCE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS HOW THAT PAN-AMERICAN RECREATION CENTER, BROOK ELEMENTARY.
SO OF ALL THE ELEMENTARY AND SOUTH AUSTIN RECREATION CENTER PROVIDED NUMEROUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY AT MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MENDEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DOVE SPRINGS.
MEDTRACK PAN-AM THE BODY AND MEXICAN MEXICAN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, NPS THE GARDEN.
HE DID THIS IN NUMEROUS GRANTS THAT HE WOULD WRITE DAY IN AND DAY OUT SO THAT PEOPLE HAD ACCESS FOR FREE TO THOSE.
HE HAS ADVOCATED FOR MANY ARTISTS OF COLOR EXPOSE AUSTIN TO LOCAL NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS, SOME STEWART COMPANIES SUCH AS THE ALVIN AILEY DANCE COMPANY, AND IT'S TOUCHED AND IMPACTED SO MANY THOUSANDS OF LIVES.
THESE YOUTH TODAY HAVE GROWN UP TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
DOCTORS, LAWYERS, AND EDUCATORS, AND PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE SPEAKING UP HIS EFFORTS TODAY.
I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HE HAS IMPACTED AND MET HIM AT THE AGE OF 14.
AND NOW I AM A 47 YEAR OLD SUCCESSFUL WOMAN.
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ALL THIS TO HELP BREAK BARRIERS CYCLES SO THAT WE WOULD NOT END, ENDED UP AS STATISTICS.WE HONOR MR. MENDEZ, AS HE IS PART OF THE HISTORY OF EAST AUSTIN, REMINDER OF THE BEAUTY OF BRINGING ART TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY TO THE ART SAFETY FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE ITEM.
C SIX CALLERS AIR MELINDA ZAMARRIPA.
I HOPE EVERYBODY'S DOING WELL.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.
I EMBARKED ON THIS PARK PROJECT IN 2006.
IT'S GONE FROM WORKING TO NAME A PARK OR MY UNCLE JOHN TREVINO, JR.
TO OBTAINING MONEY FOR A MASTER PLAN, TO WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT, TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT COULD BE ENJOYED BY THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND ALL OF BOSTON.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG, 19 YEARS.
HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS.
HE ENCOURAGED TO RUN FOR THE CITY CONSOLE WHO WON AND BECAME MAYOR PRO TIM AND INTERIM MAYOR FOR A WHILE.
WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF HIS PUBLIC SERVICE.
YEAH, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH PARK STAFF, CHARLES MAYBERRY AND RICARDO SOLI.
AND OF COURSE, GIGI AND THE MASTERPLAN CONSULTANT.
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH THE PROCESS, NEVER IMPOSE THEIR OWN OPINION OR TRY TO REDIRECT THE PLAN TO REFLECT THEIR OWN DESIRES.
IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND THEY ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR INTEGRITY.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE ITEM, I AM A HUNDRED PERCENT PLEASED WITH THE DESIGN, THE TRAILS, THE GATHERING SPOT ACCESS TO THE RIVER AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN ITS NATURAL BEAUTY.
HOWEVER, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT TAKES SKATEPARK MADE IT TO THE DESIGN.
IT RUNS CONTRARY TO THE FLOW OF INCORPORATING NATURAL ELEMENTS AND RESTORING THE PARK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE WE BECAME MORRISON RANCH, FURTHER HAVING ATTENDED ALL OF THE 2018 2018 BOND COMMISSION MEETINGS.
I DIDN'T NOT ONCE HEAR ANYONE ADVOCATE MONEY FOR A BIKE OR SKATE PARK.
THERE WERE PLENTY OF REQUESTS FOR POOLS, TRAIL LIBRARY, STREET UPGRADE, BUT NOT ONE FOR A BIKE OR SKATE PARK.
AND SOMEHOW ESCAPE PARK MADE IT TO THE DESIGN OF JOHN TREVINO PARK.
I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT JOHN TREVINO WERE ALIVE.
MICHAEL WOULD OBJECT TO THE SKATE PARK.
HE'S STRESSING A DESIRE TO HAVE A PARK DEVELOP.
SO FAMILIES COULD USE IT TO REST AND RECREATE.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT FAMILIES FOR HIM.
AND SHE MAY KNOW THIS IS AN AREA WITH FEW RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FURTHER WHILE THE PARK IS 320 ACRE.
IT REALLY IS MUCH LESS THAN THAT BECAUSE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE ACREAGE IS ON THE FLOOD PLAIN AND NOT MUCH CAN BE DONE WITH THAT PART OF THE PARK.
ON TOP OF THAT, WE ARE WORKING WITH ABOUT 5000001ST, FIRST FAITH DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO VERY FAR CONSUMMATED TO PROVE WHAT TO COMMIT 10 MILLION FOR PARKS DEVELOPMENT.
PARDON ME? THAT WAS YOUR THREE MINUTES.
I WANT TO WRAP IT UP LIKE TWO SECONDS TO WRAP IT UP.
WELL, I, I JUST, UH, IT GOT COUNSELING PILL AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL AGREE WITH OUR REQUEST TO ELIMINATE THE STATE PARK, THE STATE PARK.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT CALLER IS CHARLES RAECHEL.
CHARLES, IF YOU'LL UNMUTE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM C6, THE MASTER PLAN FOR JOHN FOR THE VIMEO JUNIOR METROPOLITAN PARK, WITH ONE EXCEPTION, I'M ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PLAN.
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AND THANK CHARLES MABRY, DAVID MALDA AND THEIR TEAM FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THEY DID AND LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPING A PLAN THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE SITE, BUT ALSO ACTUALLY ENHANCES PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF IT.THE ONE PART OF THE PLAN THAT DO NOT SUPPORT IS THE PROPOSED SKATE BIKE SKILLS FACILITY MENTIONED ON PAGE 29 OF THE FINAL MASTER PLAN SUMMARY.
I DO NOT BELIEVE SUCH A FACILITY IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE SITE AND THE OTHER PLANNED ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PLACES IN AUSTIN FOR SKATE AND BIKE FACILITIES.
I AM HOWEVER ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
I STRONGLY BELIEVE VISITORS SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE PERSON FOR WHOM A PUBLIC FACILITY IS NAMED.
AND THE PLAN FOR TREVINO'S WALK IS AN INGENIOUS WAY TO INFORM VISITORS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT AUSTIN FIGURE.
I AM EQUALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION ON PAGE 61 TO LIMIT PARK EVENTS BETWEEN MODEST SCALE, MR. PROVINA WAS CONSISTENT AND EMPHATIC.
HE DID NOT WANT THE PARK TO BE A VENUE FOR LARGE CONCERTS.
HE WANTED THE PARK TO SERVE FAMILIES AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PAGE 61 HONOR HIS WISHES.
ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT DEVELOPED THE MASTER PLAN IS A WONDERFUL VISION FOR THE PARK.
I THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO AUSTIN.
AND I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
THE FINAL COLOR IS STEPHANIE TREVIÑO STEPHANIE, IF YOU WANT TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I'M THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF JOHN TREVINO JR.
I'M HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF TWO SECTIONS IN THE MASTER PART PLAN.
THE FIRST SECTION IS A BMX PUNK TRACK.
AND THIS NEXT SECTION IS THE SKATE PARK.
I STATED IN THE LETTER I SENT TO THE DOORS, THE FINAL SURVEY SHOWS A PUPPET, BUT NOT PRIORITIZED EITHER.
IF THESE SECTIONS TO BE ADDED INTO THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, THESE TWO SECTIONS WERE ADDED AND LEFT IN THE MASTER PLAN.
AFTER A GROUP OF WEST NINTH STREET, BMX BIKERS AND SKATEBOARDERS PETITIONS IN AUGUST, 2019 TO TAKE OVER ALL 330 ACRES OF PARKLAND.
AND THERE WAS A CONCERN FOR SAFETY IN THESE TWO SECTIONS ON JUNE 17TH, 2020, I CHILD SOCCER, TRAUMATIC INJURIES AND THE WALNUT CREEK PARK WHILE UTILIZING THE BMX PUNK CHAT AS A SAFE KISS.
AUSTIN COALITION PRESIDENT IS OUR MISSION TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD INJURIES, NOT INCREASE THEM.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND NATURE TOURISM FOR ALL FAMILIES TO ENJOY AS ALIGNED IN THEIR STRATEGIC 2023.
THE COST OF BUILDING THESE TWO SECTIONS IS EXPENSIVE.
THE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE SPORTS.
THESE SECTIONS ARE YET ANOTHER WAY TO WEAVE OUT MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
BUT PRIOR TO RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE AUSTIN CHILDREN'S OUTDOOR BILL OF RIGHTS.
WE BELIEVE AUSTIN HAS INVESTED INTEREST IN ENSURING ALL CHILDREN IN OUR CITY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TO THE NATURAL WORLD AND HELP CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS WHO WILL CONSERVE AWESOME QUALITY OUTDOOR SPACE BY LEAVING IN THESE TWO SECTIONS, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, IT'S GOING WITH THIS, THE PUBLIC'S WISHES, THE AUSTIN OUTDOORS BILL OF RIGHTS.
SO THEN THE GRANDFATHER'S LEGACY, OUR FAMILY WANTS TO HELP THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROMOTE OUTDOOR RECREATION THAT WILL PROTECT AND PRESERVE EXISTING NATURAL RESOURCES.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE HER TO THE NATURAL TOURISM ACTIVITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE DESIGN, THE AMENITIES AND FIRES TO BUY OVER THE PARKS, NATURAL SETTING.
WE WANT THE PARKS AND RECREATION NATURE, BOTH PROGRAMS AND PARKS DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT TO PARTICIPANTS, TO NATURE AND NATURAL SPACES.
THIS APPROACH IS COST NEUTRAL FOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION.
PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THIS PART BEFORE IT'S OPEN.
WE ALL KNOW FROM THE 1928 CITY OF AUSTIN MASTERCARD, THAT PLANTS CAN POTENTIALLY DIVIDE COMMUNITIES AND WE HAVE HARMFUL EFFECTS.
WE STILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TODAY.
THIS PARK WAS MEANT TO HONOR MY GRANDFATHER'S 60 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT WAS NOT MEANT TO SERVE THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND WANT TO MEET.
THERE WAS MEANT TO BE A SPACE FOR EVERYBODY TO GATHER INTO THE CITY, BUT HISPANIC QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSION PASSED FOR MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THESE TWO SECTIONS TO BE REMOVED THIS MORNING.
AND I ASKED FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THESE RECOMMENDATION.
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THAT'S ALL.SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE, UM, STAFF BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.
I DID WANT TO SAY THAT AFTER THE TRAINING THAT WE HAD, UM, AT THE LAST LAST WEEK, AND I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO FOR OUR, UM, PRESENTATIONS IS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST HAVE THE AGENDA ITEM, GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
AND THEN IF I CAN JUST ASK PEOPLE TO JUST RAISE THEIR HANDS, IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS THAT'S, IF THE QUESTIONS START TO EVOLVE INTO A DISCUSSION, THEN WE'LL JUST ASK FOR A RECOMMENDATION.
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THE AGENDA IS STAFF BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.AND THE ITEM IS CENSUS 2020 WITH JOHN LEE LAWLER.
ARE YOU THERE MR.
I JUST WANT TO JUST REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE A
AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOUR PRESENTATION TO BE ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
SOMEONE SO MUCH THAT STARTED STARTED STOPWATCH RIGHT NOW.
LET'S SEE HOW FAST I CAN BUG YOU THROUGH THIS.
WE ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS AFTERNOON.
UM, IT'S, IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES AND AS THEY'RE PULLING UP THE PRESENTATION REAL QUICK, I'LL PROVIDE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.
UH, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN TEAMED UP LAST YEAR TO FORM A COMBINED, UH, SINCE THIS OUTREACH EFFORT OF WHICH I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO MANAGE WITH A HOST OF OTHER TEAMS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO STEPPED UP TO HELP LEAD IT.
AND IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CLICK TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SO THESE ARE THE THREE POINTS I'M GOING TO HIT HERE FOR, Y'ALL JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CENSUS.
SOME OF THE RESPONSE RATES WE'RE SEEING AND THEN SHOWING YOU ALL WHAT WE'RE DOING LOCALLY, IN CASE THIS MIGHT SPUR SOME CREATIVITY WITH YOU ALL HERE ON THE BOARD FOR HOW Y'ALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OUT AS WELL, OR WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT WE COULD DO LOCALLY.
SO REAL QUICK, HERE'S JUST A LIST OF MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED BY SOME DATA.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE COLLECT THIS DATA EVERY 10 YEARS, IT DOESN'T ONLY JUST PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR SCIENTISTS OR RESEARCHERS THAT QUITE LITERALLY IMPACTS HOW MUCH MONEY OUR REGION GETS.
AND THAT THE TOP LINE NOTE THAT BE TO LOOK AT IS A QUOTE FROM OUR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, BRUCE ALFOND, WHICH IS THAT FOR EVERY PERSON WE DON'T COUNT.
THAT'S $1,500 PER YEAR THAT WE MISS OUT ON.
HOW ABOUT THE NEXT SLIDE?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, BUT I'M NOT SEEING IT ON THE OTHER.
LET'S UH, LET'S PLAY MY INTERNET.
UH, SO SINCE THIS IS CRUCIAL, UH, THE TOP LINE THAT I THINK FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IS THAT SINCE THIS DATA IMPACTS THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY FOR CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, BUT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SCREW BOARD SEATS AND HERE LOCALLY, JUST NEXT YEAR, OUR INDEPENDENT CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY, WE'LL BE USING THIS NEW CENSUS DATA TO DRAW CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
SO IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR REPRESENTATION.
AND IF YOU COULD BLESS THE NEXT SLIDE, DO YOU MIND LETTING ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE CLICKED IT TO THE NEXT SLIDE? NEXT SLIDE.
SO THE TIMELINE HAS CHANGED FOR THE CENSUS.
ORIGINALLY THE CUTOFF DATE WAS GOING TO BE JULY 31ST FOR FOLKS TO TAKE IT.
YOU CAN TAKE DISTANCES, YOU CAN SUBMIT IT BY MAIL.
WHENEVER THEY MAIL YOU OUT A POSTCARD OR RETURN FORM, YOU CAN DO IT OVER THE PHONE AND YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE.
THIS ONLINE ADDITION TO THE WAYS YOU CAN TAKE IT AS IT'S REALLY COOL FOR US HERE LOCALLY, BECAUSE IT PROVIDES IT AN EASY WAY FOR FOLKS WHO MAY HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT.
OF COURSE, IT CREATES A CHALLENGE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE INTERNET.
BUT WITH THAT SAID, THE TIMELINE HAS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31ST.
THIS IS DIRECTLY AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE CENSUS BUREAU HAVING SHUT DOWN ITS FIELD OFFICES.
SO WE NOW HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 31ST TO GET FOLKS TO TAKE THE CENSUS.
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OKAY, AWESOME.SO WHAT YOU SHOULD BE SEEING HERE NOW IS A LIST OF DIFFERENT STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD NOW AT THIS POINT, BUT THE RANKINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED.
WE AS THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE 41ST, WE'RE REALLY NOT DOING A GREAT JOB AS A STATE.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THAT AND CHALLENGES WE HAVE, BUT A LOT OF THE OTHER STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY SPEND SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS HAVING OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES TO GET COUNTED.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING UP HERE NOW IS A RANKING OF DIFFERENT COUNTIES OR COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE.
WE SPLIT BETWEEN PARENT AND OURSELVES BEING EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND PLACE FOR BIG COUNTIES WITHOUT RESPONSE RATE.
THAT'S MEANING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LARGE COUNTIES HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE HAVE USUALLY AROUND A SECOND, MOST FOLKS RESPONDING.
YOU'LL SEE SOME FAMILIAR COUNTIES UP THERE, LIKE WILLIAMSON THAT ARE HAVING A HIGHER RESPONSE RATE.
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COUNTIES, REALLY WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR POPULATION MAKEUP, UM, THAT W YOU KNOW, WE'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
IF WE WANT TO TRY TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER NATIONAL RANKINGS.
SO WHAT THIS IS GOING TO SHOW YOU AS A, AS A NUMBER OF THE DIFFERENT CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, JUST TO COMPARE, YOU'LL SEE, EL PASO PASO, SIMILAR TO THAT, THE COUNTY WAS POSITIONED WHERE WE KEEP KIND OF FLIPPING EITHER OUT OF THE FIRST OR SECOND HIGHEST RESPONSE.
UH, WE'RE THE SECOND HIGHEST RESPONDING LARGE CITY IN THE STATE, AND WE KEEP TRADING PLACE WITH EL PASO, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE HOW IT'S VARYING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE UPDATE ON OUTREACH EFFORTS.
AND WHEN WE CLICK TO THE NEXT SLIDE AS WELL, THAT'S WHERE I STUCK TO GO WITH THE FASTER THIS PART.
SO WE'VE GOT AN INSTITUTIONAL GRASSROOTS AND MEDIA CAMPAIGN PLAN WE'VE LAID OUT.
I'M GONNA BRIEFLY TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT GOING UNDERWAY.
AGAIN, THIS IS TO POTENTIALLY GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING HERE, TO THINK THROUGH WAYS Y'ALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OUT, UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE DO HAVE A CAMPAIGN BUDGET IT'S FAIRLY ROBUST AND THE GRASSROOTS AREA.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMUNITY CANVASSING GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND I'LL TOUCH, TOUCH A COUPLE OF NOTES OF HOW WE'RE SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS.
WE HAVE A REGIONAL MEDIA PLAN THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER AUSTIN AND FOUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
THE FOUR SPANISH SPEAKING RADIO STATIONS HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS TO GET OUT CONTENT ACROSS THOSE RADIO WAVES AND THE COMMUNITIES.
THIS INCLUDES LIVE SCRIPTS BETWEEN FOLKS ON THE AIRS, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AROUND THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA THAT ARE HAVING LOW RESPONSE RATES AND ARE, ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LARGE CONCENTRATION OF THE HISPANIC, LATINO POPULATION.
WE'VE GOT A REALLY COOL DIGITAL TEAM, UH, THAT HAS COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO USE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE ARE THE HARD TO COUNT NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE COUNCIL DISTRICT THAT YOU OVERLAY, OR PERHAPS YOU'VE GOT SOME CONNECTIONS OR FAMILIAR FACES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY YOU THINK COULD STEP UP AND HELP OUT THESE TOOLS WILL KIND OF HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES WE'RE FACING.
AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE DASHBOARDS THAT OUR DIGITAL TEAM THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OPEN AUSTIN, A LOCAL NONPROFIT GROUP THAT HAS BEEN BUILT OUT NEXT SLIDE.
WE'VE GOT TONS OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE@ATXCENSUSTWENTYTWENTY.COM.
AND YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF SOME POSTERS, PUSH CARDS AND SOME YARD SIGNS THAT WE'VE PLACED OUT AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING INTO OUR GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN UPDATES.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BASED CCCS, AND WHAT CCC STANDS FOR IS A COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE.
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, IS UNIQUE FOR OUR AREA, WHICH IS WE HAVE GONE AND WORKED WITH LEADERS WITHIN DIFFERENT, HARD TO COUNT COMMUNITIES WITHIN TRAVIS COUNTY.
AND THEY HAVE LED AND CREATED EFFORTS ON THEIR OWN WITH MESSAGING COMPOSED OF THEIR COMMUNITY TOPICS AND THEMES OF X SLIDE, OUR BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN CCC, WHICH GOES BY MAKE BLACK COUNT LOCALLY AS A REALLY GREAT GRASSROOTS EFFORT UNDERWAY.
THEY HAD PLANNED ON GOING DOOR TO DOOR, BUT THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF DIGITAL EVENTS.
NOW IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET INVOLVED.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING GET THAT COMMUNITY COUNTED.
NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE OUR ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CCC.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE UP AND AT IT, AND WE WE'VE MODELED A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZING EFFORTS AFTER THEM.
AND THEY'VE GOT A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WITH GETTING STUDENTS THERE.
AND THEY, THEY MADE SURE TO TRY TO TRANSLATE THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS THEY HAD INTO AS MANY LANGUAGES AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE AN LGBTQ COMMUNITY CCC THAT WAS FORMED IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER FLANAGAN AND A NUMBER OF NONPROFITS AROUND THE AREA TO FORM THIS CCC.
THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIGITAL
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ADS AND TOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES ON HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE CENSUS, THE FOLKS WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY.AND THEN OUR HISPANIC LATINO CAN YOU CCC IS BY FAR THE LARGEST AND MOST ROBUST AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE FRANKLY THAT IS THE LARGEST HARD TO COUNT COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR AREA.
AND YOU'LL SEE THERE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, CONSTABLE GEORGE MORALES, WHO HAS REALLY STEPPED UP AND HELPED LEAD THIS EFFORT AND GET IT OFF THE GROUND.
UH, AND YOU KNOW THIS, BUT IT'S A VERY MUCH A COALITION EFFORT OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOLKS PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT TO IT.
AND THIS IS JUST A SLIDE I ALWAYS INCLUDE.
THIS SHOWS YOU THE IMPACT OF THIS TYPE OF GRASSROOTS OUTREACH CAN HAVE ON CENSUS RESPONSE RATES.
THE CENSUS BUREAU PROVIDES A DAILY RESPONSE RATE DATA FOR DIFFERENT TRACKS, WHICH ARE BASICALLY JUST DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE COUNTY.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE, THAT QUICK UPTICK, BUT THEY ARE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRAPH THAT IS AFTER A SERIES OF GRASSROOTS EFFORTS, INCLUDING YARD SIGNS, LETTERS FROM THE CONSTABLE PHONE CALLS OUT TO RESIDENTS.
SO THESE KINDS OF EFFORTS ARE PROVEN TO WORK.
UM, NEXT YOU CAN SKIP THE NEXT TWO SLIDES.
UH, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS THAT ARE HELPING US OUT.
DO YOU WANT TO JUST CLICK THROUGH THESE NEXT THREE? UH, QUICKLY WE'VE GOT OFTEN AT BENNETT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK WITH THEIR PARENTS SPORTS SPECIALISTS.
WE HAVE CENTRAL HEALTH ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, WHERE THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN MAILING OUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POSTCARDS TO FOLKS WITHIN THEIR POOL OF CUSTOMERS AND FOLKS THAT THEY TALK TO AND WORK WITH.
AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS.
THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS UP TO THE CITY HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PARTNER USING ALL THE DIFFERENT STREAMS THAT THEY HAVE TO TRY TO GET OUT INFORMATION TO FOLKS.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE ARE FOCUSING ON ONE PARTICULAR AREA, A LOT OF OUR GRASSROOTS ACTIVITY, WHICH IS AROUND THE NORTH LAMAR RUNDBERG AREA, UH, TRITONS.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THERE WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY HARD TO COUNT.
AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT A LOCAL 30 DAY RESPONSE CHALLENGE, WHICH IS ANY WAY IS AN EASY WAY FOR ANY OF Y'ALL TO GET INVOLVED.
WE'VE GOT WEEKLY THEMES WHERE WE'RE RELEASING MESSAGES AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT THAT YOU CAN SHARE ONLINE NOW RELATED TO GETTING FOLKS COUNTED HERE LOCALLY ON THE CENSUS.
AND THEN IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLICK THROUGH TO THE LAST SLIDE AGAIN, THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT ANY OF Y'ALL CAN SHARE THERE, ANY OF THE CONTACTS YOU HAVE WITH ON NEIGHBORHOOD LISTS, THERE'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IS THAT YOU CAN GO AND TAKE THE CENSUS ONLINE RIGHT NOW.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL TWO, ONE, ONE, OR JUST GO DIRECTLY TO MY 2020 CENSUS.GOV.
IT'S NINE QUESTIONS AND LIKELY UNDER NINE MINUTES, DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF YOUR FAMILY, YOU DON'T NEED AN ONLINE ID.
THEN WITH THAT, I THINK I CLEARED 10 MINUTES A CHAIR.
I DON'T DID YOU, WERE YOU KEEPING TIME ON ME? I ACTUALLY WASN'T, BUT I THOUGHT YOU DID A FABULOUS JOB IN A REALLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE PROBABLY DO HAVE, IF ANYBODY DOES HAVE, UM, A QUICK QUESTION, WE PROBABLY DO HAVE JUST A MINUTE TO, OR COMMENT THAT'S GREAT JOB
AND I WILL SAY, I THINK I'VE CERTAINLY GOTTEN A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CENSUS, SO, AND, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND I, AND I, I KNOW I WILL TRY TO DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP PROMOTE IT.
SO
AND I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE WITH SANDY AND CITY STAFF, MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO IF ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OR ANY FOLKS WATCHING WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IDEAS OR GET INVOLVED, THEY'RE MORE THAN THEY'RE MORE THAN FREE TO CONTACT
I JUST WANT US TO JAY, ONE OF THE, JUST FYI.
UM, I'M ACTUALLY LEADING THE EFFORTS IN EL PASO COUNTY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOUND REALLY, UM, EXTREMELY HELPFUL, AND TO NO COST TO YOU AT ALL, IS WE'RE HAVING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEND OUT VIA TEXT TO THEIR TEXTING SYSTEM INFORMATION ON, UM, THE CENSUS.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO JUST CONTACT ME OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING AND, AND, AND GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I'LL PASS OUT
AND I KNOW THAT'S A CONVERSATION OUR AUSTIN COALITION AT PCA'S HAVE HAD ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO DO A SIMILAR CAMPAIGN.
AND SO I THINK HAVING A SUCCESSFUL CASE STUDY LIKE Y'ALL IS, WOULD MAYBE HELP, UH, JUSTIFY THAT, THAT TACTIC HERE LOCALLY.
HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH YOU OFFLINE ABOUT IT.
WELL, IT WOULDN'T BE A MEETING WITHOUT ME AS CHAIR.
IF I DIDN'T ALREADY MAKE A MISTAKE.
SO I SKIPPED OVER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
SO AGAIN, AS I ASKED BEFORE, DID ANYBODY, UM, HAVE ANY CHANGES DELETIONS IN AND IF NOT, IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE
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NO, BUT I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM BOARD MEMBER MORGAN AND SECONDED BY A BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE A VOTE, EVERYBODY IN FAVOR.
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TO NEW BUSINESS.AND THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UM, FOR CONSENT,
AND DO WE HAVE MARGARET STENTS AS A PRESENTER? YES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
SO, SO DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL THIS
YOU CAN ADD ON, CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT, JUST TO THE WHOLE, YOU WANT TO JUST DO THE WHOLE CONSENT AGENDA? YES.
LET'S GO THROUGH AND SEE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PULL IN YOU THE ITEMS. OKAY.
SO LET'S GO THROUGH WITH THE SECOND ONE, YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSER TEXAS RUINS CENTER, INC.
TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF A BUDDING CONCESSION ON LADY, BIRD LAKE.
ANYBODY WANT TO PULL THAT ONE? YES.
I WANT TO PULL THAT ONE CHAIR.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL LEAVE THAT ONE OFF.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE NEXT ONE, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO YOURS.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTIVE EXECUTION OF AN INNER LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND CAPITAL AREA, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE DIRECT MANAGEMENT OF THE CONGREGATE MILL SERVICE OFFERED AT NINE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SITES AND ONE AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH SITE.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL THAT ONE? NO.
SO WE COULD JUST MOVE ON THOSE TWO TO RECOMMEND AND THEN GO BACK TO YOURS AND TALK ABOUT IT.
SO OUR, THE AGENDA ITEM, I THINK YOU PARDON THE TWO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ONE AND THREE, RIGHT? CAUSE BOARD MEMBER DIPLOMA POOL, NUMBER TWO.
SO I MOVE THAT WE, THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAFF FOR CONSENT ITEM A SECOND.
PHARSIGHT SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OPPOSED?
MAYBE YOUR, YOUR HAND WAS UP A LITTLE LATE.
SO WE EVERYBODY'S PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO THE TEXAS ROWING CENTER?
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YES, WE CAN HANDLE IT ONE OR TWO WAYS.CAUSE I NOTICED THAT BAR BOARD MEMBER BOSS HAS FALLEN OFF THE CALL.
SHE'S NOT SHOWING UP ON MY SCREEN.
THIS IS MY, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
UM, WHEN WE WERE IN SEPARATE CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE
WE WANT TO CREATE, OR I WANT A CONFIRMATION THAT, THAT WAS THE CASE AND THE THREE PLUS MAJOR BOAT RACKS AND THE SMALLER BOAT PLACEMENT ALONG THE TRAILS
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AND THE TREES AND THE BUSHES WERE GOING TO BE REMOVED.AND THEN SINCE WHICH TIME ALSO BOARD MEMBER FILES HAD, YOU KNOW, SEEING SOME CHEMICALS, UH, THAT WERE CONTAINED BY ALSO ALONG THE TRAIL, THEY'RE SMALL, YOU KNOW, LIKE FIBERGLASS RELATED AND MAYBE GASOLINE EVEN THAT WERE ALONG THE TRAIL AND MAKING SURE THAT WAS CORRECT.
SO I WANTED TO GET A STAFF'S REPORT ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GREAT STEWARD THAT I KNOW WE DO HAVE IN THIS VENDOR, BUT IF THAT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED, THEN I DON'T KNOW IF I FEEL COMFORTABLE ON MOVING ON THIS ITEM.
SO IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET STABBED, BUT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SEE THE FULL PRESENTATION, THAT'S FAIR TOO.
UM, AND ANYTHING GO TO THE QUESTIONS, WHATEVER YOU, WHATEVER YOUR PROGRESS.
WELL, I KNOW THAT IT WAS SEEN BY CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS.
DO WE HAVE, BUT OBVIOUSLY HALF THE BOARD WASN'T ABLE TO SEE THAT PRESENTATION.
DO WE HAVE INTEREST IN SEEING THE PRESENTATION FROM THOSE WHO DIDN'T, IF YOU DO WANT TO SEE IT, COULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? OKAY.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO FOR LIMITED POMOS CALL UP SAM TO SEE HOW THOSE ITEMS, THOSE ITEMS WERE ADDRESSED.
THEN LET'S UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE TERRY LEWIS.
THERE WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET THAT WAS AND ANSWERS FROM THE CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE.
IS THAT WORK FOR WHAT YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR? DID YOU WANT TO ENGAGE IN AN ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION? UH, WHAT I HAD SAW, I SEE A Q AND A THAT IS MAYBE IT'S LABELED WRONG, BUT IT HAS CAP COD HUNGRY MEALS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I, WHAT I HAD PULLED DOWN OFF THE WEBSITE, ANYTHING I'VE GOTTEN THROUGH EMAIL WAS WE WERE GOING TO TALK TO THEM, UM, SORT OF STATEMENT.
AND THAT WAS EMAIL, NOT SOMEBODY THAT WAS PERCEIVED AS A BACKUP FOR THE AGENDA.
KIMBERLY MCNEALY COULD BE PLEASE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER FROM OUR CONTRACTS COMMITTEE, GET ON THE LINE AND PROVIDE THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS THAT BOARD MEMBER DEPALMA HAS.
UH, THIS IS GABRIELLE RECEIVED.
I HOPE EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME SIGNIFICANT DELAY FROM THE BROADCAST.
SO GABRIELLE, COULD YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT? WE'RE HAVING, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW? YES.
CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME OKAY? YES.
UM, THE CURRENT CONTRACT MANAGER OF MEG EASTON SUBMITTED THESE QUESTIONS TO MAGNIFICENCE TEXAS ROWING CENTER.
AND SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU VERY WELL.
ARE YOU AT THE MIC? IS IT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS HAVE BEEN PUT MYSELF SPEAKERPHONE.
IS THAT BETTER FOR YOU?
AND SO THE JUNE 12TH DATED MEMORANDUMS, UH, PICKING ANYTHING ELITE HAS THE QA BASED ON THE CCP QUESTIONS, THE FIRST QUESTION WAS WE'LL HAVE THE BOATS, TRAILERS AND TOOLS AND THE RESPONSES THAT THIS EQUIPMENT DOES NOT BELONG TO DRC, BUT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ROWING CREW, WHICH MEANS IS THE DOCK AND, UM, CONTACT MANAGER, MAGGIE STANS IS ARRANGING A MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TO DISCUSS A PLAN FOR MOVING THE EQUIPMENT.
AND, UM, THERE WAS A COMMITMENT BY THE CURRENT VENDOR TO REMOVE THE EQUIPMENT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
I'M CURIOUS FOR THE WET BAR MEMBER BOSS, IF SHE HAS ANY QUESTIONS
I DO THINK, I THINK IT'S NICE THAT THEY HAVE T CREW AT THE FACILITY.
UM, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN INVOLVED WITH FLOATING FACILITIES THAT HOSTS UT CLUB SPORT TEAMS. AND I KNOW IT CAN BE TRICKY TO MANAGE THOSE BECAUSE THEY CHANGE LEADERSHIP AND THEIR STUDENTS, BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF SINCE THEY ARE THE CONCESSIONAIRE AND THEY'RE CONTROLLING THE PROPERTY AND IT IS RIGHT ON OUR SHORELINE OF LADY BIRD LAKE, IF THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, CRC COULD UNDERSTAND THAT THEY NEED TO KEEP THAT PROPERLY MANAGED AND KEPT UP NICELY.
UM, AND THEN I'M SURE, ACCORDING TO YOU ALL IN THE, I HAD TAKEN SOME PHOTOS OF LIKE THE SORT OF BROKEN DOWN STORAGE LOCKER WITH SOME,
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UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SUBSTANCES THEY'RE USING ON THE BOATS, KIND OF JUST IN THE GRASS.I DIDN'T HAVE THEM, UM, AT THE CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE, BUT I SENT THEM TO THE STAFF AFTER Y'ALL SENT THIS LATEST MEMO.
SO HOPEFULLY THOSE CAN BE SPECIFICALLY USED IN FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF THOSE, UM, THAT STUFF CAN GET CLEANED UP BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T TAKE THAT LONG.
SO BOARD MEMBER PASSED, THIS IS KIMBERLY MCNEALY.
I WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH, UM, WITH THE TEXAS ROWING VENDOR TO MAKE SURE THE THINGS THAT YOU PROVIDED US, THOSE PICTURES ARE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY OR CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR CONTRACTS AND STAFF MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR CHECKLIST OF ITEMS WHEN THEY HAVE DO AN AUDIT ON THAT PARTICULAR VENDOR, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CHECKING AND DOUBLE CHECKING THE REMOVAL OF THE EQUIPMENT.
AND SO HOPEFULLY BOTH OF THOSE THINGS CAN BE DONE IMMEDIATELY IN ONE GIVING AMPLE TIME FOR ADDITIONAL STORAGE TO BE FOUND THAT WILL HOPEFULLY GIVE YOU SOME COMFORT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE MANAGING THOSE THINGS THAT WERE OF CONCERN.
SO DOES THAT SATISFY YOU? WELL, THE DIPLOMA, IT DOES.
I'M WILLING TO VOTE ON A MOTION.
AND HOW ABOUT YOU BOARD MEMBER FOSTER? YOU GOOD? OKAY.
SO LET'S, DO I HAVE A MOTION THEN TO, TO RECOMMEND THE, UH, NAIL
MOVING ON TO OUR NON-CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUSINESS ITEM.
NUMBER THREE OR FOUR MEMBER DEPALMA INCLUDED IS HIS ORIGINAL MOTION.
WAS IT ONE AND THREE OR JUST ONE? IT WAS ONE IN THREE.
I MISSED THE THREE PART, SORRY, BOARD CHAIR.
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GOODNIGHT RANCH PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT AS A PRETENSE TO PARKLANDHOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL AND STAYING SAFE AT THIS TIME.
UM, THIS, UH, IS, IS MY PRESENTATION, UH, BEING QUEUED UP AMENDMENT TWO, GOODNIGHT RANCH PLAN, UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
I'M NOT WATCHING ATX N BECAUSE, UM, I'M SURE THERE'D BE A LITTLE DELAY, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY DISTRACT.
SO I'M JUST GONNA FOCUS ON MY PRESENTATION AND THE AUDIO.
THIS IS MY, IS MY PRESENTATION QUEUED UP? WE'LL WORK ON IT.
WELL, UM, LOOK, EVERYONE'S DOING WONDERFUL TODAY AND, UH, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT JUST TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT THIS IS A, UM, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ACTION ITEM AND THE PARKS BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, REGARDING THE GOODNIGHT RANCH, HUD AMENDMENT, AS IT PERTAINS TO PARKLAND.
UM, WE HAVE THE APPLICANTS ON THE LINE.
WE HAVE MS. MIREK GROUP AND, UH, MS. ALICE GLASGOW AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, THEY'RE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, UM, AS AM I
I THINK I'VE COVERED THAT ALREADY.
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AND BASICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME BACKGROUND ON GOODNIGHT RANCH, UM, THE ORIGINAL PUD, UM, THE CONCEPT OF SUPERIORITY IN THIS CASE, UM, AND THE PUD AMENDMENT.AND THEN AS I SAID, THAT THE ACTION IN THIS CASE IS THAT THE PARKS BOARD WILL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE PARKLAND.
UM, SO NEXT SLIDE NUMBER THREE.
SO BASICALLY, UM, THIS, THIS PART AMENDMENT IS A ZONING CASE.
UM, AND IT'S CURRENTLY IN REVIEW, UM, WHEN PUDS ARE NEW, UH, WHEN A NEW POD COMES FORWARD, THEN IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS EVALUATED FOR SUPERIORITY AT THE TIME.
SO, UM, I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS PUD WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2006.
SO, UM, WE, WE WILL, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SUPERIORITY THROUGH THAT LENS, UH, BUT WE CAN ALSO ASK ABOUT CURRENT CODE, UM, FOR CONTEXT.
UM, SO THE PUTT AMENDMENTS, UM, SO ONCE A PUTT IS APPROVED, PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT IS APPROVED.
UM, THEY CAN BE AMENDED AND, UH, BASICALLY USUALLY THAT THOSE PUTT AMENDMENTS ADD ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENTS.
AND SO WE LOOK AT THE SUPERIORITY THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL PUD, AND THEN THAT CAN BE MODIFIED FOR ONE OR MORE REVIEW DISCIPLINES.
SO WE HAVE PARKS, WE HAVE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND SO ULTIMATELY WHEN COUNCIL SEES IT, UM, ALL THE RESPECTIVE BOARDS HAVE, HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR DISCIPLINE.
THE IDEA IS THAT, UM, ON BALANCE IT STAYS SUPERIOR, UM, HER WHAT IT WAS BEFORE.
SO THE WEIGHTS CAN SHIFT AROUND A BIT, BUT, UM, THE PUDGE SHOULD STILL BE SUPERIOR.
UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF, ONE OF THE CONCEPTS OF THE PUD IS THAT IT IS SUPERIOR TO, UM, THE CODE.
SO, UM, THIS SLIDE ALSO SHOWS THE LOCATION.
AND SO, UM, YOU, IT IS ROUGHLY BISECTED BY SLAUGHTER LANE, UM, EAST OF 35, IT'S SHOWN IN RED ON THIS MAP, AND IT'S JUST BELOW, JUST SOUTH OF ONION CREEK, METROPOLITAN PARK.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF BACKGROUND HERE IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE.
I'M GONNA JUST KIND OF BREEZE THROUGH THIS, BUT WE KIND OF GO BACK TO 2004 FOR WHEN THIS BEGAN THE, THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION.
UM, THE PUD WAS APPROVED IN 2006 AND THEN IN 2011, UH, THE APPLICANT PETITION TO CREATE A MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A BIT.
UM, THIS, THIS, UH, DISTRICT WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE CITY IN 2014 AND ALSO IN 2014, THE ONION CREEK, UH, METROPOLITAN PARK, UH, HAD A MASTER PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED.
SO THAT MASTER PLAN IS A KIND OF A TEMPLATE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO SEE WHAT THAT PARK COULD LOOK LIKE.
AND, UM, AGAIN, THAT ONION CREEK IS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UM, THEN IN 2016, THIS PET AMENDMENT WAS STARTED AND I'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT LATER.
UM, AND IN THE MOON TIME THEY HAVE BEEN BUILDING SUBDIVISIONS, UH, MOSTLY AS PART OF THE NORTH PHASE.
SO EIGHT SUBDIVISIONS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED, UM, NORTH OF SLAUGHTER, AND THERE ARE THREE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL SITES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ROUGHLY 1300 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND THEY, THE APPLICANT NOTED 728 OF THOSE ARE AFFORDABLE AT 65 AND 80% MFI.
SO THE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS A, AN ENTITY THAT IS CREATED BY THE STATE.
AND, UM, IT WAS, THERE WAS A STATE BILL FOR THIS.
HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE CITY.
IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY.
SO THE WAY OF DOING THAT IS THROUGH THIS CONSENT AGREEMENT.
AND MANY OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THE CONSENT AGREEMENT FROM THREE RECENTLY THAT IT CAME BEFORE PARKS BOARD.
SO, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL IN THERE.
UM, I'LL THEN REALLY GET INTO IT TOO MUCH, BUT SOME OF IT RELATES TO PARK DEVELOPMENT, THE TIMING OF THAT AND THE TAXING OF THE DISTRICT.
UM, SO THIS DISTRICT IS ALSO KNOWN AS A TAXING DISTRICT.
UM, THE FULL NAME IS THE ONION CREEK METRO PARK DISTRICT.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT THE TAXES AND YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE AREA OUTLINED IN RED IS THE DISTRICT PROPER.
AND SO THE RESIDENTS OF THAT DISTRICT, THE TAXES THAT THEY PAY
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ARE, ARE USED TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PARKS.AND THEY ALSO GO TO MAINTAIN THE ONION CREEK METROPOLITAN PARK TO THE NORTH.
SO AS PART OF THIS, UM, THE PARKS THAT ARE WITHIN THE DISTRICT ARE THERE DEDICATED TO THE DISTRICT AND THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO THAT'S, I THINK AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION TO SAY THAT THESE ARE ALL PUBLIC PARKS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THEY'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO WHY THE PUTT AMENDMENT AND WHAT CHANGED FROM THE 2006? THERE WERE ORIGINALLY 35, 33 UNITS ENTITLED.
AND I THINK THAT THE PARKS BOARD IS PROBABLY MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH THIS RESIDENTIAL NUMBER, UM, BASED ON PARK REQUIREMENTS THAT, THAT 35 33 IS GOING TO SIX OH THREE, THREE IS WHAT THIS SLIDE SAYS, BUT ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S SIX OH EIGHT THREE.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A MISTAKE.
SO THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 25, 50 UNITS, NOT 2,500 UNITS.
UM, THERE'S SOME OTHER MATERIAL ON THE SLIDE ABOUT, UM, COMMERCIAL.
SO INCREASING COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, SOME OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOLS, UM, UH, THE PLAN IS BEING CHANGED AND THERE A TOTAL OF THREE SCHOOLS ON THE SITE PROPOSED AND THEN PERMITTED USES ALSO PROPOSED TO CHANGE.
SO AGAIN, I THINK THAT FOR THE PARKS BOARD, THE MAIN THING IS THE RESIDENTIAL INCREASE.
SO, AS I SAID, THE, UH, MOST OF THE DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED NORTH OF SLAUGHTER LANE AND SOUTH OF SLAUGHTER IS, IS, UM, VACANT LAND NOW.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THE, UH, ON THE SLIDE IS THE SOUTH PART IS HIGHLIGHTED.
UM, AND THERE IS A, THERE'S A TRAIL THAT IS NORTH OF SLAUGHTER, AND IT, IT WILL FORM A LOOP WITH THIS PORTION SOUTH OF SLAUGHTER.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME UNDERPASSES, UM, THAT WILL CONNECT UNDERNEATH WATER.
UM, AND I'VE, I'VE WALKED THOSE.
THEY ARE, UM, THEY'RE NOT CONNECTED YET BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO CONNECT TO, BUT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY CONNECT TO THIS SOUTHERN LOOP TRAIL.
AND IT'S CONCEPTUAL AT THIS POINT.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT IT WOULD BE BUILT IN SECTIONS.
SO AS SUBDIVISIONS ARE BUILT IN THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE TRAIL WOULD BE BUILT.
UM, WE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE OR WE REQUESTED SOME LANGUAGE, BE ADDED TO THE PUD TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSENT AGREEMENT AND THE IDEA THAT YOU, YOU HAVE THE PUD AND YOU HAVE THE CONSENT AGREEMENT.
SO THOSE ARE TWO BIG DOCUMENTS THAT REALLY SPEAK TO HOW THIS WILL, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE REGULATED.
AND WE JUST WANTED TO BE SURE TO SAY, WELL, IN CASES OF CONFLICT OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT REVIEWERS SHOULD LOOK AT, THEY SHOULD USUALLY BE LOOKING AT THE CONSENT AGREEMENT FOR PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE BECAUSE THERE'S MORE DETAIL THERE.
UM, SO COMPARING, THIS IS NUMBER EIGHT, UM, COMPARING HERE, THE EXISTING PUD TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, UM, IN THE ORIGINAL PRIDE, THERE WERE 65 ACRES OF, OF ESSENTIALLY PRIVATE PARKLAND AND IN THE PROPOSED PUD, THEY'RE LOOKING AT 120 ACRES COMMITTED TO, OF, OF, OF PARKLAND THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AS I SAID, 100% OPEN.
UM, THERE'S SOME OTHER DATA ON THIS SLIDE, BUT IT'S MOSTLY THAT PARKLAND TO OPEN SPACE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
SO THE ORIGINAL HUD APPROVED IN 2006 WAS DEEMED TO BE SUPERIOR, UH, BASED ON THESE METRICS, 65 ACRES OF PRIVATE PARKLAND, AND, UH, THEY PAID FEES FOR 35, 33 UNITS.
THEY WENT AHEAD AND PAID THEM.
SO THOSE WERE DEVELOPMENT FEES THAT COULD BE USED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS.
SO COMPARE THAT WITH WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED.
UM, IN THIS CASE, LOOKING AT 120 ACRES OF PUBLIC PARKLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLE PARKLAND.
SO THAT'D BE ROUGHLY ONE 50 TO ONE 60 ACRES THAT'S NOT COMMITTED TO, BUT THAT IS POTENTIAL.
AND THE REASON IS THAT THEY'RE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE AND MYRA AND ALICE CAN SPEAK TO THIS, BUT THEY'RE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE OF HOW THE ANALYSIS WILL GO WITH, WITH
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WHAT LAND WILL BE DEVELOPABLE, THAT THERE ARE THREE LARGE HILLTOPS THAT ARE SOUTH OF SLAUGHTER THAT, UM, ARE GOING TO POTENTIALLY YIELD MORE PARKLAND.AND SO THAT, THAT GETS US TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE 51 60 ACRES AND THEN A PAYMENT OF FEES.
SO THE ADDITIONAL FEE UNITS, THEY WILL NEED TO PAY FEES.
AND THEN THOSE FEES WILL GO TOWARDS THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKS IN THE DISTRICT.
UM, BASICALLY THAT, I THINK I TALKED A LITTLE BIT BEFORE ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE, THE TAXES EVERY YEAR ARE GOING TOWARDS THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF, OF THEIR DISTRICT PARKS AND THE ONION CREEK METROPOLITAN PARK.
SO, UM, THAT SAID THAT WE'RE LOOKING REALLY AT THE COMPARISON OF THE 2006 PUD TO WHAT IS PROPOSED TODAY.
UM, A BRIEF ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT IN, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT TODAY'S CODE, WHICH WE'RE NOT REALLY TASKED TO DO, BUT IN CASE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED, IT, THEY WOULD BE, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO 130 ACRES OF, OF, UH, PUBLIC PARKLAND.
SO, UH, THAT EXERCISE I THINK WAS IMPORTANT TO DO.
AND, UM, IT'S THEIR COMMITMENT NOW IS ONE 20, BUT THEY ARE POTENTIALLY GETTING ONE 50 TO ONE 60, SO THAT ONE 30 WOULD FALL WITH, UM, THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD EXCEED THAT BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE PROJECTING.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, I KNOW A COVERED A LOT OF MATERIAL, UH, BUT FINAL SLIDE IS THAT, UH, THE DIRECTION IS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL AND, UM, I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL.
UM, MS. MYRA GROPE AND MS. ALICE GLASGOW.
SO, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATED THE TIME THAT THEY TOOK TO, UH, TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH US, LET US GET US A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF IT.
SO RIGHT NOW I'M JUST GOING TO GO AROUND AND SEE WHO HAS QUESTIONS I'M GOING TO START WITH, UM,
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE PRESENTATION IS LANDON BOARD MEMBER TO CARLA
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND YEAH, JUST ANOTHER, THANK YOU TO MYRA AND SCOTT FOR SHOWING US AROUND THE OTHER DAY.
THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE IT ALL.
I HAVE MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED WELL DURING THE TOUR.
CYBIL I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ASKED AFTER I SAW THAT THERE'S ALL OF THESE MEETING PRESENTATION.
REMEMBER DIPLOMA
AND SO I SEE THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE THAT WE HAD SPENT INCREASED, BUT WHAT I SEE, IT'S LOOKING FOR THE QUALITY LOOKING FOR THE WATER QUALITY ZONE.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
AM I CORRECT? SINCE THAT'S, WE'VE GOT REDUCED FROM 320 ACRES TO 64 ACRES, AND THEN THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ADDING IT'S, THERE'S THE ADDITION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
UM, THAT WAS A PAYMENT I BELIEVE.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION AND IF I'M WRONG, THEN SOMEBODY CAN PLEASE CORRECT ME.
UM, AND THEN TO AM MY CORRECT, THAT IS THAT HIGH SCHOOL POTENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN.
THAT WAS FROM A PURCHASE
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THE, UH, THE APPLICANT SHOULD, UH, SHOULD ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS.SO, UH, THIS IS MY RECAP WITH AUSTIN, GOODNIGHT RANCH FOR SAAS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE IN REFERENCE TO, UH, CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE.
WHAT THAT REALLY REPRESENTS IS THAT THE CITY HAS A PARAMETER THAT DEFINED THE CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE BY 320 ACRES THAT CONTRIBUTES.
SO WHEN YOU HAVE 320 ACRES IN A DRAINAGE BASIN THAT CONTRIBUTES, THEN THAT WOULD DIVINE THE CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE SINCE THEN CODE HAS REDUCED THAT TO ONLY 64 ACRES.
SO WE ARE, UH, TAKING TODAY'S CODE STANDARDS.
IT'S NOT A REDUCTION, IT'S JUST HOW WE DETERMINE A CRITICAL WATER QUALITY SOUND.
IN FACT, IT MEANS ULTIMATELY THAT THE AMOUNT OF AREA THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED TO BE CRITICAL WATER QUALITY IS NOW WITHIN THE PUD ACTUALLY INCREASES, BUT THAT'S JUST A REFERENCE TO THE STANDARD.
SO WILL THERE BE ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CORPORATE RATE, COLD WATER, WATER QUALITY ZONE THEN, OR IS IT JUST GOING TO, IT'S JUST DESIGNATED NOW, WHICH I CAN APPRECIATE HAVING NO.
SO, SO THE CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE, UH, IT WILL BE, UH, WE HAVE WORKED OUT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, TO THERE WON'T BE ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THERE.
SO TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND THE, THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THERE ARE NATURE ORIENTED NATURE, PLAY TRAILS, AND THAT SORT OF, UH, ASSETS THAT WOULD BE THERE.
AND THEN THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS JUST THE CLARIFICATION PURCHASE.
AND SO THAT WAS JUST IF IT WAS ANYBODY, I MEAN, I'M GONNA FOR IT, PARTICULARLY THAT I KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT NO A DEVELOPMENT IN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THE CRITICAL WATER ZONE, UM, THAT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THE MIX USE, UM, WHERE WE DO HAVE
AND OUTSIDE OF THAT, I AM DONE I'M CHAIR.
AND THEN IN RED IT SAYS
SO DOES THAT MEAN PAYMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR 2,550 UNITS?
AND, UH, MYRA, AM I, AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT
SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH ANYTHING THAT'S IN EXCESS? THE LDCS WOULD BE PAID EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE TO THE CITY'S RECOMMENDS TODAY.
THAT WOULD HAVE AN EXCEPTION, OBVIOUSLY FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS.
LET'S SEE FOR MEMBER LUCA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
YOU DIDN'T ASK ME, BUT I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.
I DO HAVE, UM, A COUPLE OF THINGS I DID WANT TO ASK ONE WAS, UM, ON THAT, AND THERE'S ONE SLIDE WHERE IT WENT THROUGH HOW THERE WAS, IT WAS THE SLIDE WITH THE CHART WHERE IT GOES THROUGH.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS, WE HAD THE, UH, THE SLIDE.
YES OR NO, WHETHER YOU WERE WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS OR NOT, OR THE OLD ONES.
SO YOU, CAN YOU SHOW THAT SLIDE AGAIN, PLEASE?
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DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE I'M REFERENCING NUMBER, NUMBER EIGHT.SO THIS ONE, SO THE ATTRIBUTE, I JUST HAD A QUESTION AND THIS IS PROBABLY FOR YOU, MYRA, IS I SEE THAT YOU, THE EXISTING PUNDIT DIDN'T APPLY TO THE EXISTING, THE 2006 PUD FOR LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS, WOULD YOU HAVE NOT PUT THE PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE IN THERE TOO, BECAUSE IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD HEAR TO THE 2006 VERSION AND NOT TO THE CURRENT VERSION.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
UH, I, I, MAYBE IT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT THAT THERE WAS PLD FEES AT THE TIME IN 2006, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT ORDINANCE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY, RIGHT? SO IT LOOKS LIKE 2000.
I'M LOOKING AT HERITAGE TREE, THE EXISTING PUTT.
NO, BUT WITH THE APPROACH PROPOSED AMENDMENT, IT'S GOING TO GO WITH THE TREE ORDINANCE.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY WE DIDN'T ADHERE WHEN WE DIDN'T PUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO ADHERE TO THE CURRENT PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
AND, UH, APPARENTLY IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT THAT WE LEFT IT OFF THE TABLE.
BUT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THEY, THEY USE THE CALCULATIONS FOR 2006, BECAUSE UNDER, YOU'D HAVE TO GET TO ONE 30 UNDER THE CURRENT
BUT WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IS THAT, UH, OPEN SPACES.
UH, THIS IS ALL PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GENERATING CLOSE TO $3 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR MAINTAINING THE PARKS.
AND SO THAT THAT'S GOTTA BE, UH, TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.
AND THIS IS OUR MINIMUM, RIGHT.
AND, UH, WELL, WHERE WE PROJECT TO BE AN EXCESS OF THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT SCOTT HAD MENTIONED AS THE HIP HOP, UH, WHICH WE'RE PRESERVING FOR ALL FOLKS TO ENJOY, AS OPPOSED TO, UH, COVERING THAT UP INTO TWO SUBDIVISIONS, UH, IT HAS NICE VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN.
AND SO WE JUST HAVEN'T DEFINED THAT SPACE YET.
SO, UM, UH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL BE, UH, EXCEEDING THAT ONE 20.
IT DOESN'T ALSO INCLUDE ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS IN THE TRAIL SPACES AND THE PUBLIC OPEN ACCESS SPACES THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO, UH, UM, UH, UH, THAT PLUS THE, THE REVENUE GENERATOR FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKS THAT DOES NOT COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND, I THINK IS A DETERMINING FACTOR IN SUPERIORITY THAT I WOULD LEAVE THAT TO SCOTT TO DEFINE
I, I THINK THAT, UM, BOARD MEMBER LEWIS, I, I TAKE YOUR, YOUR THOUGHT AND WOULD SAY THAT YOU PROBABLY, IF YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT FIELDY ORDINANCE, YOU PROBABLY TAKE IT ALL AT CART.
SO THE IDEA THAT THEY'RE THERE, THEY ARE PAYING THEIR DEVELOPMENT FEES IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT THEN YOU, IF YOU WERE, IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT, IT, IT WOULD BE LAND DEDICATION.
SO YOU WOULD SAY THAT, UM, OR YOU COULD SAY THAT IT IS, UM, YOU WOULD USE THE METRIC FROM THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, BUT, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT ADVISING THE BOARD, UH, EITHER WAY, BUT JUST IN SORT OF TECHNICAL TERMS, IF YOU WERE GOING TO APPLY THE CURRENT PLD ORDINANCE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO SO ALLAH CART,
COULD WE REMOVE THE SLIDE PLEASE? MY OTHER COMMENT WAS THAT, UM, AND I, AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATED THE VISIT OUT THERE.
I, I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE, BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC PARK THAT YOU DID REALLY WORK.
AND I, AND I HOPE YOU COMMIT TO DO THIS TO THE KIND OF AMENITIES AND FEATURES THAT WILL BE, MAKE IT SURE THAT IT IS WELCOMING AND ASSESSABLE TO THE PEOPLE IN DOVE SPRINGS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT IS NOT, DOESN'T JUST LOOK LIKE AN EXTENSION OF THE PUD, BECAUSE I THOUGHT WHEN I WAS TALKING TO YOU, YOU HAD THAT IN MIND THAT I WASN'T GETTING, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC PARKING.
I KNOW THERE'S PUBLIC PARKING WITH THE ONION CREEK PARK RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET,
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BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY PLANS FOR THAT.AND JUST OTHER FEATURES THAT WOULD REALLY ENSURE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WAS WELCOMED TO GO TO, BECAUSE WE, WE ARE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DEARTH OF PARKLAND AND THAT AREA, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN DOVE SPRINGS AND OVER IN THAT AREA UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PARK FOR THEM AS WELL.
AND I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE, THERE WAS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ONION CREEK TRAIL AND THE, UM, AND THE POSSIBILITY TO CONNECT IT TO THIS PARTICULAR, UH, TRAIL IN THIS PARK.
AND I, AND I HOPE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE AS FAR AS
SO IN REFERENCE TO THE CONNECTION, UH, I REACHED BACK OUT TO ADP FOR THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.
UH, AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN, UH, WORKING ON THAT SINCE, UH, PROBABLY 2012 OR 13 AND REFERENCE IT WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND CHARLES MAYBERRY, UH, REACHED OUT AS WELL.
SO, AND SCOTT HAS BEEN A PARTY TO THAT CONVERSATION.
SO, UH, I, I FEEL LIKE WE GOT A GOOD RESPONSE FROM, UH, ERIC MOLIK, UH, TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION AND TO MAKE IT A SAFE CONNECTION.
UH, AND, UH, AND MAYBE SCOTT COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT.
SO I'M BASICALLY JUST, JUST LOOKING AT MY EMAIL HERE THAT, UM, UH, CHARLES HAS IDENTIFIED THE TWO PLACES WHERE THE CROSSINGS COULD HAPPEN.
AND I JUST THINK THAT ATD, UH, BASED ON THEIR COMMUNICATION SEEMS LIKE THEY WOULD WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE ANALYSIS ON BEFORE MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THAT IT'S MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ATD WANTS TO STUDY IT MORE.
WELL, I, I DON'T WANT TO, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY MORE TIME BECAUSE
AND I KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT NEED TO LEAVE EARLY, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON AND I'LL JUST, UM,
SO YOU MOVED TO, I MOVED TO, UM, RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, THE AMENDMENT TO THE GOODNIGHT RANCH PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AS IT PERTAINS TO PARKLAND.
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND I'LL SECOND THAT
SO SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER RINALDI.
SO, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE EVERYBODY IN FAVOR.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SEE EVERYBODY'S PICTURE.
WELL THEN IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
Y'ALL I PROBABLY WOULD BE ARMED WITH THE NEXT ITEM
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A YEAH.RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING RENAMING OF THE METS RECREATION CENTER TO THE ADULT FLOW REEDY MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER.
AND WE HAVE, UH, LUCAS MASSEY
UM, SO, UH, WE DID HEAR SOME SITS IN COMMUNICATION, UH, EARLIER ON THIS ITEM.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU, UM, LISTENING IN OR WATCHING FROM HOME, I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE, WE, WE HAVE SENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, ACTUALLY, A PLETHORA OF INFORMATION ON THIS PROCESS, UM, TO THE BOARD AND AS INCLUDED IN THE, UM, BACK UP MATERIAL ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, BOARD WEBPAGE.
THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE BRIEF, UM, BECAUSE, UH, WE FELT LIKE
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WE INCLUDED A PLETHORA OF INFORMATION THERE FOR YOU TO REVIEW.SO, UM, I'M ASSUMING I'M UP ON PAGE PAGE ONE, THEY'RE RENAMING OF METRO RECREATION CENTER.
MOVING ON TO PAGE TWO, THE BACKGROUND OF THIS, WE HAD A COUPLE OF PRESS SOLUTIONS.
UH, THEY CAME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE LED US TO THIS, UM, AND DECEMBER THREE, 19 CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION UNDER CITY CODE, UM, SECTION 14 DASH ONE DASH 39 TO HAVE PARKS GO THROUGH A RENAMING PROCESS FOR THE METRIC RACES HERE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF RUDOLFO, RUDY MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER AND PLACE WITH MATT
SO THE ON TO SLIDE THREE
WE DESIGNED AN ONLINE AND IN PERSON PROCESS A SURVEY FOR THAT, UH, THAT WE DEVELOPED THE SURVEY TOOL THAT WE DEVELOPED WAS UP FOR 90 DAYS FOR CITIZEN INPUT.
SO FEBRUARY 29TH AND MARCH 3RD, WE HAD IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES AT METS RECREATION CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND PROVIDE INPUT.
THE SURVEY TOOL HAD 336 RESPONSES.
UH, 97% OF THOSE RESPONSES WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAME CHANGE AND A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF THAT ENGAGEMENT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED YOU PREVIOUSLY VIA VIA MEMO.
AND THE CITY MANAGER SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THAT RECOMMENDATION.
SHOULD IT GO TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO EACH, EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL
MY ASK OF YOU HERE TODAY IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO MAKE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROPOSED RENAMING OF THE METRIC RATION CENTER TO THE AWFUL RUDY MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER.
SO, UM, WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR A RECOMMENDATION AND BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'LL GO AROUND QUICKLY TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY OKAY.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, AND THEN WE CAN
UM,
UM, I HAD, I HAD A COMMENT QUESTION.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, YEAH, I THINK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DID A REALLY GREAT JOB TRYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT WITH THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND THE ONLINE SURVEY AND ALL THAT.
SO IT SEEMED LIKE Y'ALL REALLY DID WHAT YOU COULD TO INVOLVE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
UM, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE REST OF THE SURROUNDING PARK PROPERTIES, LIKE THE PARK ITSELF AND THE POOL, AND THERE'S A BASKETBALL COURT.
WILL THOSE ALL BE NAMED AFTER MENDEZ AS WELL? OR WILL THERE BE SEPARATE NAMES FOR THOSE?
THE RESOLUTION SPEAKS TO THE BUILDING ONLY AT THIS POINT.
UM, NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
REMEMBER, MORGAN BOARD MEMBER DIPLOMA BY THE LAST ONE.
NO, WE STILL HAVE WOMEN A FAST AND FAR SIDE.
REMEMBER FAST AND ANNA VICE CHAIR FIRST THOUGHT.
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WHERE HE WENT, BUT SO, UM, WELL IT'S, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB.I'M HAVING, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
SO CAN YOU HEAR US
SO, SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS AND ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT AND, UM, TALKED ABOUT THAT.
UH, JANE RIVERA WAS A BIG PROPONENT OF THIS AS WELL, SO.
SO DO I HAVE, UM, UM, GIVEN THAT THERE WAS NO EMOTION IN YOU MOVE FORWARD MEMBER AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND I'LL SECOND
SO EVERYBODY IN FAVOR
DID SOMEBODY HAVE SOMETHING? NO.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT TIME, WE WERE
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ASKED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE JOHN TREVINO JR.METROPOLITAN PARK AT MORRISON RANCH.
AND DO WE HAVE CHARLES MAYBERRY, SIR? SURE.
ARE WE GOOD ON TIME OR DO WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE'RE AT FOUR 31
LOOKS, UM, SO THERE'S THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT I KNOW THAT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO WANTING TO GET THESE THINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, SO THEY COULD MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF THESE THINGS.
SO THAT I KNOW THAT WE, SOME OF THE, THAT BOARD MEMBER RINALDI AND FARSI WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION THAT A BOARD MEMBER COTTON SEIBEL'S GOING TO PRESENT.
SO BOARD MEMBER, UM, EXCUSE ME, DIRECTOR MCNEELY.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE SAMMY IS, UH, WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT, AND RUNNING OUR MEETING THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS MEETING TILL FIVE 15, THAT WOULD CUT OFF, OR THIS BOARD CAN VOTE, HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.
SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND THEN MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE PARKING AND MOBILITY WORKING GROUP RESOLUTION, AND THEN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO JOHN TREVINO.
JUST IF YOU GUYS WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? DON DONOVAN.
UM, I W I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON THE, UH, PARKING METER RESOLUTION.
UM, BUT I, I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO, THEN I'LL ONLY BE ABLE TO BE ON FOR ANOTHER 12 MINUTES ON THIS CALL.
UM, I'M WONDERING IF, IF EVER IF LAURA WOULD BE OKAY WITH, AND IF OTHERS YOU'D BE OKAY WITH YEAH.
HAVING EITHER A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OR TABLING THIS, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TO NEXT, THE NEXT TIME WE GET A CHANCE TO MEET, IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH FOLKS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
I WOULD PREFER TO DO IT TODAY, OR TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.
IT'S ALREADY GONE TO MY DISTRICT PERSON WHO WAS VERY INTERESTED IN GETTING IT FORWARDED TO TRANSPORTATION.
I WAS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING IF OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE AS WELL.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE, JUST TO TALK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION.
CAN I, I'M SORRY, IT'S HARD TO DO THIS WITH THE ONLINE THING WHERE YOU TALKING.
I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BRING UP AND IT'S AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE.
AND SO I THINK THE THING THAT I HAVE HERE IS A SIMPLE RESOLUTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.
AND I THINK THAT THE ISSUE THAT THE TWO OF THEM WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS AN ADDITIONAL PARKING ISSUE.
AND WE COULD MAYBE FURTHER THAT AT ANOTHER TIME.
AND FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK THAT THIS ALONE IS GOING TO HAVE AS BIG OF AN IMPACT ON ACCESSIBILITY THAN IF IT WERE LIKE, I THINK IT'S STILL GERMANE TO THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO LIKE, HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, RPPS, LIKE ALONG WITH THIS RESOLUTION THAT THEY AREN'T REALLY.
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I THINK, OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM AND WE HAVEN'T STARTED DISCUSSING IT YET.SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION UNTIL WE ARE ACTUALLY AT THAT PLACE.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS GOING TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION, I THINK, YES, A BOARD MEMBER TO COTTON CIBA WOULD LIKE TO JUST INTRODUCE HER RESOLUTION WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS, BUT IT SEEMS YES, SIR.
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT A BOARD MEMBER RINALDI, AND FARSAD WANT TO INCLUDE THIS AMENDMENT IN THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
I FEEL LIKE WE CLEARLY NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY, WE'RE ALREADY TELLING THEM ABOUT IT.
SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN, UM, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROBLEM THAT THAT Y'ALL HAVE IS I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED IN 15 MINUTES OR SO.
AND I, WHETHER WE WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING JUST TO DISCUSS THIS SEEMS YEAH.
UM, SINCE THE AUTHOR OF THE RESOLUTION DOESN'T WANT TO DO THAT, THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO DO SO.
I'M TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO MAKE HER, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
IT TAKES SOME EFFORT FROM SAMMY, CORRECT? SAMMY
UM, WE CAN CERTAINLY AT THE BOARD'S PLEASURE, DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO WORK ON A MEETING.
UM, IT'LL JUST BE MAKING SURE THAT IT FITS IN A SCHEDULE AND WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH THE DATE AND TIME THAT IS PROVIDED TO US BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY LIMITED TIMES DURING THE WEEK AND THEY HAVE TO TRY AND GET A BUNCH OF MEETINGS.
AND THEN WE START DEALING WITH, UM, TRYING TO WORK AROUND BUDGET COUNCIL BUDGET, TAKING UP A LOT OF THE BANDWIDTH FOR ONLINE MEETINGS.
SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT THAT LAST PIECE? WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING CITY COUNCIL, BUDGET MEETINGS AND BUDGET HEARINGS, AND NOT JUST TAKES UP A LOT OF THE CLERKS THAN CTM BANDWIDTH.
SO IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO SCHEDULE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY TRY.
SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE, THIS IS HER RESOLUTION, IF YOU WANT, I THINK MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A SEPARATE RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO.
UM, SO I'M NOT, I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW WE STARTED, LIKE MAKING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LIKE WHAT I, UM, AND POSSIBLY BOARD MEMBERS LIKE WANT TO BRING UP HERE, BUT I MEAN ALREADY, I MEAN, ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS TODAY OR NOT? CAUSE IF WE ARE, THEN I CAN OFFER MY COMMENTS.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND OFFER YOUR COMMENTS WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM AND, AND WE'RE, UM, I STILL HAVE, OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND AT THIS POINT, LET'S GO AHEAD.
I HAVEN'T, BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE TO LEAVE, THAT'S JUST WHERE WE'LL LAND BECAUSE WE, UM, SO GO AHEAD.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUST MOVE TO YEAH.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE EXTRA REGARDING THE PARKING AND MOBILITY WORKING GROUP AND GO AHEAD, BOARD MEMBER ENSEMBLE.
UM, SO I'VE WRITTEN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEND OUR TIME ON REBATING.
WHAT I'VE SENT TO YOU ALREADY.
THERE WAS A, UM, PARKING WORKING GROUPS, UH, SET ASIDE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS IN OCTOBER AND IN, UM, DECEMBER AND IN JANUARY I HELD MEETINGS, UM, AND INVITED A BOARD MEMBER FOR A THOUGHT AND BOARD MEMBER RINALDI.
AND I'VE MET WITH, UM, LONNIE STERN FROM CAPITAL METRO.
I MET WITH JASON REDFERN AND JOSEPH GERRY FROM, UM, THE, UH, THE PARKING ENTERPRISE.
I MET WITH COLE KITTEN FROM THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY.
I MET WITH ASHLEY GREENSTEIN AND CARRIE BUTOH OF THE AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, AFFILIATED WITH GET THEIR ATX AND AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND, UH, IN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT.
UM, WE WENT OVER THE ZILKER MASTER PLAN AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THERE, UM, THAT THEY HAD ADDRESSED.
UH, WE TALKED IN FEBRUARY BOARD MEMBER RINALDI, AND I HOSTED A MEETING AT THE ISIL PROPOSE TO TALK ABOUT ACCESS ISSUES, LIKE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET THERE BY FOOT AND BIKE.
AND ONCE YOU WERE IN THE PARK, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET AROUND IF HE WANTED TO GO TO DIFFERENT FEATURES OR MAYBE GET BACK ACROSS THE LAKE, TO THE PETTY.
AND IN THE END, AFTER ALL THESE DISCUSSIONS, UM, I HAD WRITTEN THIS MOTION THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD READ IT BEFORE THE DISCUSSION.
IS THAT THE PROPER PROCEEDINGS? I BELIEVE IT IS.
SHOULD I JUST READ LAST? SORRY.
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YES.IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND IT'S FOUR 40.
SO DID EVERYBODY GET A CHANCE TO READ THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS IN YOUR PACKET? DID ANYBODY NOT READ IT?
I THINK SINCE EVERYBODY'S READ AT YOU, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO READ.
SO ALL OF THESE THINGS IN MIND ARE CONCERNING IS BASICALLY ORIGINALLY ABOUT THE PARKING LOTS AT THE PARKS AND ON THE STREETS, ALONG THE TRAIL, WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO NO LONGER COULD AFFORD TO RUN AND PAY THE METERS.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REGARDING.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
THAT WE BE AT RESOLVED THAT THE PARKS AND REC BOARD RECOMMENDS TO CITY COUNCIL, THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN NOT INSTALLED METERED PARKING AROUND PUBLIC PARKLAND, AMENITIES, TRAILS, PARKS, AND POOLS UNTIL THERE'S ADEQUATE AFFORDABLE, REASONABLY QUICK AND EQUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR TAXPAYERS TO ACCESS THESE AMENITIES FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE, UM, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO KNOW THAT METERED PARKING MAKES SENSE ONLY AT PARK FACILITIES THAT HAVE FREQUENT TRANSIT.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT MORE OF THE PEDESTRIAN BIKE ROUTES TO MAJOR PARKS RECOMMENDED IN THE ZILKER PARK WORKING GROUP, FINAL REPORT OF JUNE 7TH, 2019, ALLOWING SAFER ACCESS TO POOLS AND PARKS FOR THOSE NOT IN CARS AND BUSES, WE RECOMMEND THE CITY CONTINUE TO INVEST IN POOLS AND PARKS FOR UNDERSERVED PARTS OF THE CITY TO PROVIDE EASIER ACCESS TO ALL CITIZENS, TO APPROPRIATE TRAILS, PARKLAND AND SWIMMING FACILITIES.
AND ONCE NEW ROUTES AND PROTECTED TRAILS ARE IMPLEMENTED, WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO SPEND TIME AND EFFORT COMMUNICATING WITH AND EDUCATING SENTENCES CITIZENS ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORT AND SAFE ROUTES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, DO WE HAVE ANY, I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE SORT OF REMEMBER RINALDI, UM, WHY DON'T, IF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS TO LEAVE EARLY WANTS TO GO BEFORE ME TO, TO CHIME IN.
I THINK THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE.
WELL, I THINK BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR ALREADY LEFT, SO, BUT, BUT GO AHEAD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR? I DO NOT.
BORN, MAYBE RETINOL, BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU AND BOARD MEMBER, UH, FIRST I'D HAVE TO LEAVE.
THEN BOARD MEMBER FOR OUR SIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR COMMENTS? YEAH, I, UM, I'LL, I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK.
I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES AND FRANKLY, I WISH WE WERE TABLING THIS WE'RE ALREADY LIKE PAST THE SCHEDULED TIME.
SO I WASN'T EXPECTING TO HAVE TO STAY LONGER TO LIKE TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF AND LIKE I ALREADY SCHEDULED SOMETHING ELSE, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY Y'ALL WILL STILL TALK ABOUT LIKE PUSHING US BACK TO A SPECIAL MEETING OR THE NEXT TIME WE CAN TALK AFTER I LEAVE.
BUT, UM, BASICALLY I THINK THE CORE ISSUE THAT'S TRYING TO BE SOLVED WITH THIS RESOLUTION IS ACCESSIBILITY TO PARKS.
AND LIKE, I THINK THAT LIKE THE METERS DON'T ACTUALLY PREVENT LIKE PEOPLE FROM LIKE FILLING UP THE PARKING SPOTS.
AND LIKE, I THINK A BIGGER PROBLEM TO ACCESSIBILITY IS BEING ABLE TO FIND PARKING VERSUS LIKE BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR PARKING.
AND IF LIKE, WE REALLY WANT TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE OF LIKE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PARKS AND THE PARK AMENITIES, THEN LIKE, WE NEED TO ALSO COUPLE IT WITH LIKE AN ART, LIKE A, LIKE A, LIKE A PROPOSAL TO LIKE RECOMMEND, UM, REMOVING RPPS WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE, UH, TO PARKS.
UM, NOW THAT DISTANCE, LIKE I THINK IS UP FOR DISCUSSION AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK THAT RPPS, UM, LIKE PREVENT PEOPLE FROM PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS AND THEY ARE NOT LIKE, UM, LIKE I DON'T SEE ANY LIKE, JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT.
AND LIKE THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH LIKE ACCESSIBILITY AND BEING ABLE TO PARK, LIKE WHEN I GO TO THE PARK AND THE PARKING LOTS ARE FULL, I WOULD HAVE TO MAYBE PARK LIKE OVER A MILE AWAY, UM, TO BE ABLE TO WALK THEN HAVE TO WALK TO THE PARK.
AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IS LIKE THAT, THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT MORE OR LESS ACCESSIBLE IF WE MAKE IT THREE.
IN FACT, IT MIGHT MAKE IT LIKE LESS ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
IF THE PARKING IS CONSTANTLY ALWAYS FULL AND PEOPLE ARE PARKING THERE AND GOING TO OTHER PLACES AND STUFF LIKE THAT AS WELL.
UM, COULD I SPEAK TO THAT MOM TEAM? CAUSE I DO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WISH YOU HAD BEEN IN THE MEETING WITH US WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT ONE OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THAT IS IT DOESN'T INVOLVE THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO DO ON THIS PARTICULAR WORKING COMMITTEE.
AND IT CAME UP AND IT WAS ACTUALLY EVEN ME THAT BROUGHT THAT UP AS AN OPTION JUST TO CONSIDER, I THINK THE CITY DOES NEED TO CONSIDER OTHER WAYS TO IMPROVE PARKING, BUT THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO DO DILIGENCE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE PROPERTY
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CONSIDERATIONS TOO, THAT ARE FAR BEYOND, THIS IS JUST ADDRESSING A VERY SIMPLE ISSUE WITH METERING IN AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY PUBLIC ACCESS AND, AND POINTING OUT THAT THEY SHOULD REMAIN PUBLIC ACCESS UNTIL WE DO HAVE BETTER TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE.AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT MAYBE THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A SEPARATE MOTION THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADDRESS AND HAVE A WORKING COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ISSUE.
UM, AFTER ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH AND WE'VE, WE'VE MET WITH, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, SEGRA AND WITH PARKS DIRECTOR MCNEELY AND WITH SAMMY IN THE BEGINNING ON THIS AND WITH, UH, MR. OBAMA OVER TIME.
SO I WOULD JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THIS BE A SIMPLE AMENDMENT THAT WE COULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO QUIT METERING FURTHER ALONG THE PARK, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS A BIG EQUITY ACCESS PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO COME FROM FURTHER THAN WEST AUSTIN.
UM, YEAH, IF I COULD JUST SPEAK TO THAT REAL QUICK AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO JUMP OFF.
UM, I THINK THAT, UM, LIKE A, LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND, OR THE PEOPLE WHO OWN PROPERTY IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS DO NOT OWN THE STREETS STILL.
AND THUS, LIKE, I DON'T THINK THAT INCLUDING THEM IN LIKE THE LEAD UP TO THIS CONVERSATION OR PASSING THIS RECOMMENDATION IS LIKE NECESSARY BECAUSE LIKE, FRANKLY, LIKE THEY DON'T, LIKE I SAID, THEY DON'T OWN THE STREET, THEY DON'T HAVE LIKE POWER OVER WHAT, WHO LIKE WHO CAN DRIVE ON THEIR STREET AND WHO CAN PARK ON THEIR STREET.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, FITS FOR ME, UM, AS FOR LIKE THIS RESOLUTION, LIKE, I WILL LET, LET IT BE UP TO THE BOARD AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WILL HAVE TO LIKE LEAVE.
AND SO WHATEVER Y'ALL DECIDE TO DO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'LL BE, UH, WHAT Y'ALL DECIDE TO DO, BUT LIKE, YEAH, I, I, I DO JUST WISH WE WOULD HAVE MORE ABILITY TO HAVE CONVERSATION AS A BOARD ABOUT, ABOUT IT.
UM, BUT ULTIMATELY, UM, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL, Y'ALL WILL DECIDE, UM, I WILL NOT BE HERE TO LIKE MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
UM, BUT I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, UM, UH, BOARD MEMBER, CONGRESS SCHEIBEL AND, UH, BOARD MEMBER IN ALL THE, ON THIS PROJECT.
AND, UH, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK IN THE REST OF THIS CONVERSATION BE GOING OUT HERE.
UM, DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT? UM, MOVE ON
CAUSE IT WASN'T CLEAR WORKING GROUP.
YES, HE WAS, DID NOT ATTEND ANY OF THE MEETINGS.
UM, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DID QUITE A BIT OF WORK AND RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWS.
NO, I LEARNED A LOT, UM, READING THE MATERIALS AND I WENT TO SAY THAT AS TO THE PROPOSAL, MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS, I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO DO A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION INVESTIGATION ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE MADE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS
I MEAN THIS, THE RPP IS SOMETHING THAT I BROKE, BROUGHT UP IAN'S AND TIED IT TOGETHER.
SO THIS IS WHAT I DID TOGETHER.
SO THIS WASN'T ANYTHING THAT'S REALLY NEW.
IT JUST WASN'T PART OF THE SOLUTION THAT TO, THEY WANTED TO BRING FORWARD.
UM, I DO THINK IT'S AN ISSUE AND YOU KNOW, LIKE A SPECIFIC DISTANCE TO A PARK, MAYBE THAT'S THE CONSIDERATION, THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T ADDRESSED, THAT THE METERS ALSO HAVE A SPACE.
UM, BUT IT'S THE, IT'S THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT'S WHERE YOU'RE REALLY HAPPY, OR THIS IS YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE AND YOU GO WEEKLY WITH OUR DAILY.
SO I KNOW I HAVE FOLKS WHO DO GO UP THE TRAIL OR, OR GO TO ONE OF THE POOLS, IT'S THE OVERALL EXPENSE.
AND IT ISN'T THE FACT THAT, UM, THEY'RE PAYING MONEY.
IT'S JUST LIKE WHY, YOU KNOW, THEY UNDERSTAND THEY WANT TO TURN OVER THE SPOTS.
IT'S LIKE, HOW CAN WE TURN OVER THE SPOTS? EVEN IF IT WAS LIKE, WE PUT IT DOWN TO A QUARTER AND IT WAS AN HOUR LIMITATION TO TURN OVER THAT PARTICULAR SPOT.
THAT TO ME, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE WE'RE GETTING AT SO WE CAN GO, WELL, I CAN GO DRIVE OVER DEEP EDDY WHEN IT'S NON COVID AND FIND A PARKING SPOT, NOT PARKING IN FRONT OF THE LITTLE POLICE ANNEX OR IN FRONT OF THE BURGER PLACE AND BE ABLE TO GET IN, UM, AND WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T USING IT JUST TO GO HANG OUT.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS ADDRESSES,
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BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT.LIKE, THIS IS HOW IT WOULD BE APPLIED.
THESE ARE THE ZOOS ARE THE SPECIFIC AREAS AND THIS IS HOW IT APPLIED TO THOSE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD UNDER WORK.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK I COULD, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE FULL BREADTH OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND SO, UM,
I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION WHEN YOU EXPECTING, UM, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THAT WORK THROUGH BECAUSE
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
UM, SO YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK THAT IT WAS, UM, THIS WAS A REALLY INTERESTING WORKING GROUP TO PARTICIPATE IN AND I, I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, BOARD MEMBER CAUGHT HIM CYCLE, UM, UM, INSTITUTING THIS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE CONCERNS THAT WE ALL HAVE ABOUT, UM, ACCESSIBILITY TO PARKS ARE, ARE VERY REAL.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE, I DO HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT THE MOTION AS IT STANDS, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DOESN'T REFLECT THE WHOLE BREADTH OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE REFLECTIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE WORKING GROUP.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, I, I DO THINK THAT ADDRESSING RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS IN ADDITION TO METERED PARKING IS, UM, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S ADDRESSING THOSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER IS THE, IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, UM, MANY OF THESE RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREAS ARE IN WEALTHY AREAS THAT ARE NEAR VERY POPULAR CITY PARKS, INCLUDING ZILKER PARK, BARTON SPRINGS AND DEEP EDDY.
UM, AND IF ALL WE DO IS REMOVE OR PROHIBIT METERED PARKING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WERE SAYING THE ACCESS ISSUE REMAINS BECAUSE PEOPLE STAY IN THOSE SPOTS FOR LONGER.
AND THERE STILL AREN'T ENOUGH SPOTS TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO VISIT.
SO, UM, REMOVING RPP OR CONVERTING IT INTO METERED PARKING IS A WAY TO JUST FREE UP MORE PARKING SPOTS ON OUR PUBLIC STREETS WITHOUT HAVING TO BUILD MORE PARKING LOTS AND PUT MORE IMPERVIOUS COVER ON THE GROUND.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M, I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE LOADING FOR THIS WITHOUT AN AMENDMENT IN IT THAT REMOVES RPPS OR CONVERTS THEM TO METERED PARKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH TAKING ACTION ON THE EXISTING METERED PARKING.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS AN EQUITY AND AN ACCESS ISSUE, BUT SAYING YOU CAN PARK HERE, BUT IT'LL COST YOU IF YOU BOX, UM, IS A LOT LESS OF AN ACCESS AND EQUITY ISSUE THAN SAYING, YOU CAN PARK HERE, IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.
AND THOSE ARE THE TWO, THE TWO SITUATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COMMUTER PARKING VERSUS RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS.
AND SO IT'S, I THINK IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE ADDRESS THEM TOGETHER.
WELL, I, UM, I DO AGREE WITH BOARD MEMBER COUNT SIMON THAT THE RPPS, AND I WILL SAY THAT RPP FRUSTRATE ME MANY TIMES WHEN I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PARK, BUT I DO THINK THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT CAN OF WORMS BECAUSE I DON'T SEE HOW I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD, THAT YOU DO ENGAGE WITH NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FULL UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OR YOU'RE, OR YOU'RE GOING TO OPEN YOURSELF UP FOR SOME, UM, CRITICISM.
SO, AND SO I WANT TO ASK YOU A BOARD MEMBER COME AND SAY, WELL, DO YOU STILL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND WITH YOUR MOTION? DO YOU WANT TO GO TO, I ASK FOR MORE DISCUSSION? SORRY, GO AHEAD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS STILL GOOD AFTER THE DISCUSSION AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO EXTEND IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST CALL THE VOTE ON IT.
THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE BUTTON ON IT.
SO EVERYBODY WHO, UM, IS IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION SAY, AYE.
AND DID I MISS, AM I LOSING SOMETHING?
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MAYBE MY NOT COUNTING ALL THE VOTES YOU ABSTAIN.SO WE HAVE SIX EYES TO KNOW AND ONE I'M GOOD.
I FEEL BETTER RISK WHEN YOU ACTUALLY MESS IT OUT.
SO TWO ABSTENTIONS, UM, ONE OPPOSITES.
IS IT JUST ONE OPPOSITION THEN? AND SIX EYES AND BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR AND FARCE ARE OFF THE D OFF.
NOT REALLY OFF THE DIETS ARE OFF, ARE NOT HERE.
LET'S GET BACK TO THE, WE NOW HAVE 20 MINUTES
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH A 10 MINUTE PRESENTATION, UM, AND CONSIDER RATING CONSIDERING THE, UM, CITIZEN COMMUNICATION, IF YOU THINK THAT WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE VOTE AND IN CONFERRING WITH THE TEAM, THIS, THIS PARTICULAR BOARD ITEM CAN EITHER GO ON A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, OR IT CAN ALSO BE MOVED TO AUGUST IF IT HAS TO.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT, OKAY, THEN LET'S DO THIS.
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SPELLS SPECIAL CLUB MEETING.SO TRADITIONALLY WE DON'T HOLD A MEETING IN JULY CITY COUNCIL IS OUT AND WE, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY EXTRA BURDEN ON STAFF BY HAVING TO COME TOGETHER AND PULL TOGETHER A MEETING.
AND SO FOR A MEMBER DEPARTMENT ABSOLUTELY KNOWS THAT.
SO, SO BECAUSE OF OUR LIMITED TIME THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE WEBEX MEETINGS WHERE WE USUALLY JUST HAVE AN HOUR AND A HALF, WE NEVER SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF.
SO WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOLDING, UM, AND JULY MEETING.
AND I JUST WANT TO GET SOME, AND WE OBVIOUSLY ARE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO DISCUSS TODAY.
THE, SO I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, JUST GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE, HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THAT.
I WAS GONNA ASK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO, BUT IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO CALL IT TRIVIAL PARK ITEMS AND MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE WITH A REQUEST THAT STAFF ADDRESS, THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION WE RECEIVE TODAY WHEN IT'S RECONSIDERED OR UNLESS THERE WAS A MOTION TO TABLE OR A MOTION TO RECESS, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET I'D LIKE TO, YEAH.
I MEAN, WHY DON'T, AGAIN, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, UM, OR MOVING THE ATTRIBUTE NEW ITEM TO THE TOP OF THE JULY, UM, UH, EIGHT JULY BOARD MEETING AGENDA IF WE HAVE A JULY MEETING, BUT IT'S VERY, I MEAN, THIS, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TREVINO PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND THIS MASTER PLAN.
ANYBODY ELSE, BASICALLY, WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND PLAN FOR AND TABLE THE JOHN GERMANIUM TO TRY TO GET THOSE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS ADDRESSED.
UM, WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ADDRESS THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS? THEY HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN, AS YOU RECALL, AND THEY COULD ADDRESS THIS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY, I WOULD RATHER WE DISCUSS THE MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL AS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING.
AND THEN IN OUR DISCUSSION, WE CAN TAKE THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION, UM, INTO QUESTION AND IN OUR DELIBERATIONS ABOUT IT.
SO WE HAVE 15 MINUTES BASICALLY, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT PRESENTATION.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT IN AT THIS TIME.
MY REAL QUESTION IS IF WE CAN JUST, WE MAY JUST HAVE TO HAVE A SHORT JULY MEETING.
DOES IT, IS ANYBODY OPPOSED TO THAT? THERE'S GOING TO BE THEIR AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO COME UP ANYWAYS.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, AND NORMALLY I'M VERY SENSITIVE REGARDING STAFF TIME BECAUSE OF THAT VACATION,
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BUT NOBODY'S TAKING VACATION THESE DAYS.SO, UM, IN THIS JULY MID ALL THE SECONDS.
SEMI, DO WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO SET THIS MEETING OR CAN WE, UM, JUST DO IT WITHOUT, SO WE WOULD NEED A MOTION AND A MOTION TO SOMEBODY WOULD MAKE THE MOTIONS.
I ONLY JULY MEETING AND SECONDLY, HOLD ON IT.
SO WE GOT, YEAH, WE'VE GOT VOLUMA, DEPALMA AND BOARD MEMBER MORGAN SECOND AND EVERY SAY, AYE.
IS ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY, SO IT PASSES.
SO WE'LL WORK WITH YOU SAMMY TO SET A DATE
UM, I WILL WORK WITH, HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT DOING A MEETING THE FIRST PART OF JULY, LIKE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS? UM, OR WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE IT NEAR OUR REGULAR TIME?
SO I, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS AN OPINION, IF YOU THINK THE EARLIER PARTS BETTER, THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
IT MIGHT JUST BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER SCHEDULE WISE.
CAUSE A LOT OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DO TAKE JULY OFF AND THEN ONCE WE GET TOWARDS THE END OF JULY, COUNCIL STARTS GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN, IN ACTION.
SO I'LL WORK WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS WILL BE.
SO I THINK AT THIS POINT, IF WE COULD JUST,
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WORKING GROUP UPDATE ON FUNDING STREAMS.SO MAYBE YOU COULD JUST GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES.
UH, MY GOAL TODAY WAS JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IN THE, THE FUNDING STREAMS, THE, THE WORKING GROUP THAT WE HAD FORMED TO TALK ABOUT DEDICATED FUNDING STREAMS FOR PARKS.
AND, UM, I WAS JUST GONNA SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF LIKE THE IDEAS THAT WE HAD, UM, THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT HAD COME OUT OF THAT AND HOPEFULLY GENERATE SOME CONSENSUS ON, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT ITEMS WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, TO RECOMMEND AND MAYBE ITEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON HAND.
I HAVE, THERE'S A BRIEF SET OF NOTES THAT YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE IN YOUR EMAILS ABOUT.
THAT HAS TO DO WITH THESE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS
AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS REALLY QUICKLY AND WE CAN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT EACH OF THESE CONCEPTS THAT CAME UP.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE ALL KNOW WITH, UM, UH, WITH, UH, THE STATE REVENUE CAPS, UM, THAT THE LEGISLATURE INSTITUTED THERE IS WE'RE REALLY FORESEEING, UM, SOME SERIOUS BUDGET CUTS IN, IN POD AND, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE CITY.
AND SO, UM, A SUBSET OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO, TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS FOR GENERATING REVENUE, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF THESE TRADITIONAL FUNDING STREAMS OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL, FROM THE FORM THAT THE CITY TYPICALLY DEPENDS ON.
SO THE BOARD MEMBERS IN THIS GROUP, OR ME, UM, MYSELF, UM, SHEENA LEWIS, UM, BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR, AND, UM, BOARD MEMBER, PARASITE, AND BOARD MEMBER TO PALMA.
UM, I'M SORRY, I'M GETTING A LITTLE DISTRACTED BY MY ECHOEY VOICE ON THE MICROPHONE.
UM, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU JUST REALLY QUICK, IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.
UM, YEAH, SO WE LOOKED AT A COUPLE
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OF DIFFERENT IDEAS HERE.UM, WE, WE LOOKED AT CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP IDEAS.
UM, SO THE CREATION OF NEW REVENUE STREAMS THROUGH ENHANCING, UM, CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS, YOU KNOW, HOLISTICALLY REEVALUATING PARTS, EXISTING CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS TO, TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT, UM, LOOK AT THOSE COULD BE, YOU KNOW, MORE EFFECTIVE, UM, IN COLLABORATION WITH A COUPLE OF CREDIT PARTNERS ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UM, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, AND PROGRAMMING AND PARKLAND BY CREATING THESE STREAMLINED AND CONSISTENT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.
UM, THERE'S SOME IDEAS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH CREATING, UM, NEW TAXES AND FEES.
UM, WE CAN CREATE A PARK MAINTENANCE FEE THAT COULD BE IMPOSED AND LEVIED, UM, IN, UM, FOR BASICALLY ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, SIMILAR IN STRUCTURE TO THE TRANSPORTATION USER FEE.
THERE'S THIS CONCEPT OF THE, UM, ADDING ANOTHER 1% TO THE EXISTING EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT SALES TAX.
UM, WE COULD ALSO STOP APPROVING NEW INCREASES TO HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH IS A TAX BREAK FOR HOMEOWNERS.
UM, THAT IS IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS ISN'T SO MUCH A, A PARK'S EXCLUSIVE FUNDING STREAM, BUT IT'S, UM, IT'S JUST A STRATEGY TO HELP MAXIMIZE GENERAL FUND REVENUE, WHICH IN TURN COULD HELP AVOID OR MITIGATE BUDGET CUTS TO PARD.
UM, THE EXISTING 10% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION CURRENTLY COSTS THE CITY BUDGET ABOUT $24 MILLION IN LOST REVENUE, SO THAT IT, UM, THAT WAS JUST MONEY THAT WE WERE LEAVING ON THE TABLE BY GETTING THAT TAX BREAK TO HOMEOWNERS.
UM, AND THEN, SO THAT'S, THAT'S MORE FOR CONTEXT AND IT'S, I THINK IT'S MORE COMPLIMENTARY TO THESE OTHER, UH, DEDICATED FUNDING STREAMS RATHER THAN, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, RATHER THAN MAYBE IT'S ITS OWN TECHNIQUE, ITS OWN TACTIC.
UM, AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER IDEAS THAT WE HAD WERE THE CREATION OF AN ACCOUNT OR A FUND, UM, HELD SOMEWHERE AT THE CITY OR ELSEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE MAY MAKE UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS DIRECTLY TO PARK.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, THIS IS A MORE COMPLICATED IDEA THAT I KNOW BOARD MEMBER DEPAULA HAD BEEN PRETTY INTERESTED IN.
UM, BUT THE CREATION OF A PARK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THE FORMAT, UM, THAT'S DESCRIBED IN THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AROUND, UM, SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.
SO THIS WAS WHEN, YOU KNOW, A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER AND, UM, UH, YEAH, THE GROUP OF PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER AND, UM, AND SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO CREATE A TAXING DISTRICT HERE.
UM, AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE TAXES WILL GO TO SUPPORT PARKS, UM, IN, YOU KNOW, IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHERE BEEP DECIDED TO PAY THIS EXTRA TAX.
SO SIMPLY ONION CREEK, METRO PARK.
SO I KNOW THAT WAS A, THAT WAS A REALLY QUICK RUNDOWN, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE ALL THOSE WITH YOU AND JUST GET YOUR INITIAL REACTION AND FEEDBACK SO THAT WE CAN DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT'S MORE COMPLETE.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WINDOWS THESE DOWN TO THE ONES THAT WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT RECOMMENDING
SO DISTRICTS THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH, I CAN HEAR ME.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SEE IF WE COULD TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
PARDON? THERE'S A PARK DISTRICT REQUIRED VOTER APPROVAL.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET US SO WE COULD, UM, GET OUR
AND I KNOW IT'S OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT IN THERE AND A LOT TO BE DISCUSSED SO WE CAN NOT, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
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DIRECTING THAT NEARLY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE CAN READ IT, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OR MENTION, HEY, SEE, YOU ARE RECEIVING PHONE CALLS THAT ARE RELATED TO OUR PRODUCTS, MAINTENANCE OR TREE MAINTENANCE OR ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT'S PART OF MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE DELIVERY.I JUST, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE ABOUT WE'RE WORKING ON ABOUT 50% RIGHT NOW, OR LESS IN CERTAIN AREAS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN, UM, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT PEOPLE ARE USED TO RECEIVING.
BUT WHEN, UH, OUR EMPLOYEES, UM, THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY IS, IS,
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UH, THE PRIMARY IS PRIMARY TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.AND SO THEY HAVE A PARTICULAR BENEFITS THAT THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AS, AS THEY SHOULD AND AS THEY ARE NEEDED.
SO I'M JUST LETTING TO KNOW THAT.
SO THAT, SHOULD YOU RECEIVE THOSE CONCERNS? YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE SLACKING, BUT IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE, WE ARE STAFFS ON TALKING ABOUT, UM, TRASH PICKUP AND MOWING AND TREE TRIMMING.
AND, UM, IN SOME CASES OUR RANGERS AND OUR RANGERS ABLE TO GET OUT INTO OUR PARK SYSTEM, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A PARK MONITOR PROGRAM ANYMORE BECAUSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE COMING BACK TO BE ABLE TO, UM, CONSIDER, UH, WHAT WE MAY BE DOING FOR SUMMER CAMPS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, JUST SO YOU'RE INFORMED IN CASE SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO TELL YOU IS THAT WE PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS CALLED HEARTSPACE AND UTILIZE SOCIAL DISTANCING PROGRAMS PLACED IN KEY PARK SPACES, HOW FAR IT WAS A FREE DONATION BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, IT'LL BE HAPPENING REPUBLIC SQUARE BECAUSE THOSE PARTNERS ARE HELPING US SUPPORT COLORADO RIVER PARK.
SO THOSE ARE JUST THE TWO THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THE REST OF THE INFORMATION IS IN THE REPORT.
THE FULL ON REPORT WAS, WAS GREAT.
SO I, I ENJOYED READING EVERY THIRD READ EVERY ONE OF THOSE 13 PAGES
MICAH JUST REALIZED THAT MIGHT SOUND WRONG, BUT I DID IT.
I DID, I REALLY DID APPRECIATE IT.
I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY ANYTHING REGARDING TAAVET IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, IT'S STILL ADDED ADDITION, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT
I JUST GOT AN EXTRA ON BOARD MEMBER LEWIS THAT SAID THAT HER INTERNET DIED AND OUR VICE CHAIR IS NOT ON BOARD, SO I'M GOING TO IT AND JUST FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY
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ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT WE CAN TAKE NOTE OF AND THEN WE'LL END THE MEETING.I'LL START JUST BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT IT, WEB TRACK RELATING TO THE POOLS AND USING THAT AS A REGISTRATION SYSTEM, I'VE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM, FROM USERS SAYING IT'S JUST NOT WORKING.
I'VE NEVER BEEN A FAN OF REC TRACK, UM, PERSONALLY.
AND SO SOMEDAY MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A, A INTERNALLY BUILT SOLUTION, BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT BOARD MEMBER DIPLOMA? YEAH, I KNOW IT ALL TOO WELL.
DO YOU EVER DECARLO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE FUTURE? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE FUTURE? NO, I DO NOT.
AND I WILL HAVE TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL, UM, BECAUSE I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT ALL VERY QUICKLY, BUT IT'S ABOUT ACCESS TO BASEBALL FIELDS.
WILL YOU GET A SECOND SOMEONE ON THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT ON THE, ON THE FUTURE AGENDA? OKAY.
UM, BOARD MEMBER, MASON MURPHY.
BOARD MEMBER, LUCA, UM, BOARD MEMBER, MASON MURPHY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA?
UM, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MINE, MY ITEM.
OKAY, SO YOU CAN THIRD IT BOARD MEMBER HOUSE.
SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE DESIRED, ONE LAST, WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 14.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AFTER ONE, ONE QUICK THING? ONE QUICK THING.
MA'AM TO ASK BOARD MEMBER RINALDI, IF SHE WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING, UH, OR CAN WE JUST DO THAT ONLINE FOR OUR REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS? UM, THE ONLY
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FOR THE SAME ITEM.I THINK, I THINK YOUR, YOUR ITEM COVERS IT.
UH, SINCE THE BOARD, NEITHER THE CHAIR, NOR THE VICE CHAIRS, YOU MAY HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN IF THERE'S A SECOND.
THAT WAS BOARD MEMBER DIPLOMA, THAT A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND SIDEBAR MOTION SECONDED.
SO I GUESS ALL IN FAVOR, I THINK WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF 15.
SO THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS AND WE'LL, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH ABOUT THE NEXT MEETING FOR JULY.