>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF [00:00:03] OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALL MEETING [NOISE] TUESDAY, MAY THE 25TH AT 5:07 PM. WE DO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] PRESENT. OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IS [NOISE] PRESENTATION ON [1. Presentation on Freedom Park Master Plan concepts by Burditt Consulting, with Parks and Recreation Board and Angleton Better Living Corporation.] FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN CONCEPTS BY BURDITT CONSULTING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION. MS. MEGHAN. >> YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY BURDITT CONSULTING REGARDING THREE CONCEPT PLANS FOR FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN. THIS IS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION ON APRIL 12TH OF THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS FEEDBACK PROVIDED BY CITY COUNCIL ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, APRIL 13TH. THEY TOOK ALL THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAD AND DEVELOPED THREE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS FOR US TO LOOK AT AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK ON, [NOISE] SO THAT WE CAN HELP WORK TOWARDS A FINAL CONCEPT PLAN. AS A REMINDER, THE INITIAL RESEARCH AND FINDINGS WERE BASED ON PREVIOUS FREEDOM PARK PLANS THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE CONSULTING FIRM, PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER AND STRATEGIC PLAN STAKEHOLDER INPUT, WHICH WAS PROVIDED THROUGH CITY SURVEYS AND ALSO BOARD AND STAFF INPUT. TODAY WE ARE LOOKING TO HELP GUIDE BURDITT CONSULTING TOWARDS A FINAL CONCEPT PLAN SO THAT WE CAN START WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF THE DETENTION AREA ON THE NORTHERN TRACT. WITH US TODAY WE HAVE CLAUDIA WALKER AND PAUL HOWARD AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BURDITT. [BACKGROUND] >> YES. THIS ONE IS BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE. [LAUGHTER] >> I TOLD PAUL HE HAS TO MANAGE IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID LAST TIME. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US. WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE CONCEPTS AND WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON THE THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH BASED ON YOUR INPUT IN THE PROGRAM THAT WAS BROUGHT OUT BY ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS STUDIES, SURVEYS, AND CITY INPUT AS WELL. WE GO RIGHT INTO THE CONCEPT PLANS. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> YEAH. >> THERE WE GO. I'LL JUST GET REALLY CLOSE. CONCEPT A IS ONE OF THE SCENARIOS THAT WE HAVE WITH PRACTICALLY ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS BROKEN DOWN BY PAST SHELTER, PLAY AND WATER. THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS ABOUT A ONE MILE OF NATURE WHICH IS I BELIEVE THE SAME SIMILAR ON ALL OF THE CONCEPTS: NATURE TRAILS, PEDESTRIAN TRAILS, AND OF COURSE, TRAIL LIGHTING AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE IS INCLUSIVE OF THOSE. ON THIS CONCEPT, I BELIEVE IS ACTUALLY NOT SHOWING EVERYTHING. CAN WE SHOW THE TRAIL CONTROL? >> THERE YOU GO. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. ON THIS ONE WE HAVE A PRETTY PASSIVE SPACE BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE INCORPORATED THE 300 FOOT REQUESTED FIELD AS WELL AS A T BALL FIELD, WHICH WAS MENTIONED I BELIEVE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING AS AN ITEM TO THINK ABOUT. IT CREATES A CENTRALIZED SPACE BETWEEN THE EXISTING FIELDS AND THE PROPOSED FIELDS WITH ADDITIONAL PARKING GOING DIRECTLY INTO THAT. THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AREA WOULD BE ENHANCED WITH A SPLASH PAD, A PAVILION STRUCTURE AND ADDITIONAL ADA PLAYGROUNDS WITH SOME LARGE OPEN SPACES TO PLAY AND RUN AROUND, THROW A FOOTBALL, OR FLY A KITE. ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THAT, THERE'S A HORSESHOE AND VOLLEYBALL AREAS WITH AN ADDITIONAL PAVILION STRUCTURE FOR GATHERING. SURROUNDED BY THAT IS ABOUT A QUARTER-MILE OF LOOP TRAIL THAT COULD HAVE [00:05:07] SOME EXERCISE STATIONS OR SOMETHING SIMPLE TO PAUSE. IT COULD BE EITHER THAT OR EVEN JUST A GENERAL SEATING AREAS MEANDERING THROUGH. THE SPACE. DETENTION POND, THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE SCENARIOS. WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH IS, THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS ON THE SITE THAT HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT TREES AND WE'VE WORKED AROUND THOSE AREAS TO CREATE SPACES AND ALLOWING THOSE TREES TO BE PRESERVED. AS WELL AS CREATING A MORE NATURAL FEEL WHICH YOU CAN BOTH ACTUALLY SEE ON ALL THREE OF THE CONCEPTS, THERE'S A GENERAL SHAPE TO THEM. THAT'S MOSTLY BECAUSE IT'S DICTATED BY THE EXISTING TREES. ON THIS ONE, THE THOUGHT IS TO HAVE A ENTRY INTO THE PARK WITH A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE BEACH ENTRY AREA GENTLE SLOPES THAT WOULD BE GENERALLY WHERE THE EXISTING POND IS AT THE MOMENT, A LITTLE BIT LESS SPACE [NOISE] ON THAT END. THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE NORTH WHERE THAT PENINSULA IS, HAVING A LARGE OPEN GREEN SPACE SURROUNDED BY SOME OF THE PRESERVED AREAS AS TALLOW FLATS AND THERE'S ALSO SOME OAK TREE PRESERVES IN THAT SPACE, CREATING A SMALL OVERLOOK SPACE WHICH COULD BE THROUGH BOARDWALK DEPENDING ON HOW THE ACTUAL SITE IS. THEY'RE STILL GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TALLOW FLAT SPACE, SO IT COULD HAVE SOME BOARDWALKS ACCESS TO THE WATER'S EDGE AND PICNICS SPACES AS WELL. THE REST OF THE SURROUNDING PERIMETER OF THE POND COULD BE SOME WETLAND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN CREATE JUST A GENERAL LOW SPACES PLANTED WITH WETLAND PLANTS AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE ON THAT END. THE OTHER SPACES WOULD BE A BALANCED APPROACH TO POSSIBLY SOME STEEPER SLOPES IN CERTAIN AREAS, SOME DEEPER SPACES TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DETENTION AS WELL. OVERALL, WE'RE MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR ENGINEERING IN THE CITY IN THE NEXT WEEK TO BALANCE THAT APPROACH. BASED ON THE COMMENTS AND WHAT THE CITY ACTUALLY WANTS TO SEE IN REGARDS TO THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO CAN STILL FUNCTION WITHIN THESE PERIMETERS. THAT BEING SAID, SOME AREAS WE IMAGINE ARE GOING TO BE DEEPER THAN OTHERS AND OTHERS WOULD BE MORE SHALLOW WITH GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS TO THEM. THE REST OF THE SITE HAS A SERIES OF MEANDERING TRAILS THROUGH WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DELINEATED AS SOME OF THE MEADOWS. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRUSH ON THE WEST END OF THE SITE AND THIS AREA CAN BE EITHER SELECTIVELY CLEAR TO CREATE PATHWAYS OR IF THE NEED OR WANT IS TO CREATE MORE OPEN METAL LIKE, THEY WOULD LIKELY BE CLEARED FROM THE BRUSH AND ALLOWING THE TREES TO SHINE IN MORE OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT WITH MEANDERING TRAILS AS WELL. THE OTHER SIDE ON THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS THE PROPOSED EXPANDED DETENTION ON WHERE THE EXISTING DITCH IS BETWEEN THE RANCHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE PARK. AS YOU GUYS REMEMBER, THERE'S A NICE STRAIGHT DITCH THROUGHOUT. IF THE HYDROLOGY STUDIES AND EVERYTHING ALLOWS FOR THAT SPACE TO ALSO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS, WE WOULD PROPOSE TO CREATE [00:10:01] A MORE LINEAR PARK SPACE THROUGHOUT THAT WITH SOME WATER THAT ACCESS AS WELL. THIS WOULD HAVE SOME MEANDERING TRAILS, MORE DECOMPOSED GRANITE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY AND SEEDING NODES AND SHADE THROUGHOUT THE SPACE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WEIRD SOME POINT. POSSIBLY IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT, HAVING A CONNECTION BETWEEN WHERE THE EXISTING [NOISE] DITCH IS TO THE PROPOSED POND, AS A WEIRD CONNECTION AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S ON THIS ONE. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. ONCE AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF THE POND IS VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE AND IT'S MOSTLY TO ALLOW FOR THESE SPACES TO REMAIN INTACT. CONCEPT B ALLOWS FOR A 300-FOOT FIELD AS WELL AND INSTEAD OF THE TEE-BALL FIELD, THAT ONE'S TAKEN OUT AND WE ADD MORE PARKING ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROPOSED 300-FOOT FIELDS. THE PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE IS SIMILAR, BUT WE HAVE THE VOLLEYBALL WITHIN THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND A SPLASH PAD OPEN SPACE IN A NEW PAVILION THAT'S ANCHORING THAT SPACE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR KIDS TO GO NEXT DOOR, REALLY, AND PLAY IN A SAFE SPACE WITHOUT HAVING TO KEEP THEM IN THE LITTLE ONE SEATING AREA FOR WATCHING THEIR SIBLINGS OR SOMETHING. KIDS ALWAYS WANT TO GO PLAY. SO IT ALLOWS FOR GOOD VISIBLE SPACE FOR THEM TO GO STRAIGHT TO THAT PLAYGROUND AS WELL. EXCUSE ME. THE PROPOSED DETENTION IS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ONE IN REGARDS TO IF CALCULATIONS ALLOW TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THIS REQUIRED DETENTION, IT COULD BE A NICE AMENITY AS WELL FOR THIS PARK. IT TAKES UP MORE SPACE, OF COURSE, BUT IT CAN BE QUITE A RECREATIONAL AMENITY. MEANDERING TRAILS THROUGHOUT AND STILL HAVING THE PARK-LIKE FEEL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THE MEANDERING TRAILS. ON THE NORTH END, THE IDEA WAS IN THE FUTURE, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONNECTION FROM THE BYPASS ON FM 2523, THIS COULD BE A DIRECT ACCESS TO A FUTURE PARKING AREA AND AMPHITHEATER. THIS WOULD KIND OF BE HAVING WATER'S EDGE FEEL WITH A CAPACITY OF 100-300 PEOPLE AND DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PARKING, DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF IT AS WELL, SO IT ALLOWS FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, AND THE LAKE ITSELF WOULD HAVE THE GENTLY SLOPE BEACH ENTRIES AS WELL THROUGHOUT SOME STEEPER AREAS, AND ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A SMALL PEER/PICNIC SPACE ON ONE END AS WELL. [NOISE] EXCUSE ME, I DID NOT MENTION THE AMPHITHEATER ON THE FIRST ONE. ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE THREE CONCEPTS IS THE IDEA OF HAVING THREE DIFFERENT SIZED AMPHITHEATERS, BUT MOSTLY FOR WHAT WILL THE USE BE. I KNOW THERE IS NOT A GOOD CONSENSUS ON WHAT KIND OF AMPHITHEATER YOU WOULD [NOISE] DESIRE. THIS FIRST ONE HAS A SMALL AMPHITHEATER, MAYBE 80-100 PEOPLE. IT WOULD HAVE A VERY INTIMATE SPACE, LIKELY FOR THE DAILY USE OF KIDS AND THEY CAN PLAY PRETEND PART OF THE PLAYGROUND FEATURE, [00:15:05] BUT IT COULD ALSO BE USED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS SOMETHING MORE OF A GATHERING SPACE, SOMETHING LIKE A SMALL EVENT. IT'S MULTIPURPOSE USE, BUT THIS ONE WOULD ACTUALLY BE REALLY HIGHLY USED BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE PLAYGROUND SPACE ITSELF. THE CONCEPT B HAS THE ONE THAT IS MORE OF A CONCERT FEEL. YOU STILL WOULD USE IT ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEY MIGHT GO FISHING ON THE PIER OR THERE COULD BE CONCERTS AND OTHER PLAYS OR SUCH. BUT IT WOULD HAVE A LARGER CAPACITY SO THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGER EVENTS, OF COURSE, INCREASE. EVEN IF THERE WAS NO PARKING ON THAT END BECAUSE OF ROAD ENTRANCE OR ACCESS TO IT, THERE'S STILL A POSSIBILITY TO USE THE PARKING THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED ON THE SOUTH END TO ACCESS THAT SPACE. THE THIRD CONCEPT, LARGER POND, STILL HAVE THE SLIVER OF THAT SPECIAL PLACE WITH THE EXISTING TREES THAT WERE DELINEATED IN THERE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING JUST FOR THAT SPACE TO BE MORE OF A NATURAL SPACE FOR WILDLIFE REFUGE AND BRING YOUR BINOCULARS AND GO CHECK OUT MAYBE THERE'S A TALL PINE TREE OR [NOISE] SOMETHING THAT'S INSTALLED FOR EAGLES OR BIRDS OF PREY TO GO AND SIT AND STAND. IT COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BIRD WATCHING AS WELL. THE PARK SITE ITSELF HAS THE ENHANCED PLAYGROUND AREAS WITH KEEPING THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND, ADDING THE PAVILION AND RESTROOM, AND ALSO EXPANDING THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND INTO A MORE ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND SPACE. ALL OF THESE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND BECAUSE OF DONATED ITEMS, THE PLAYGROUND AND THE WATER FOUNTAIN AS WELL, THE BIG LION, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THOSE AND ALLOW FOR THEM TO REMAIN WITHOUT DESTROYING WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. THE OPTION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROMENADE HAS A SMALL TEE-BALL IF THAT WAS THE DESIRE, AND THE TEE-BALL ONLY CAME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES, IT WASN'T A BIG ITEM, BUT IT'S A LOW-HANGING FRUIT PIECE THAT CAN EASILY BE INSTALLED IF NEEDED. BUT THE BIG ITEM ON THIS ONE IS A LARGE AMPHITHEATER, [INAUDIBLE] SPACE TO ALLOW FOR 3-500 PEOPLE, AND MEANDERING TRAILS THROUGHOUT. THE PARKING ON THIS SIDE ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE PERMANENT PARKING TO ALLOW FOR EVERYDAY USE, BUT BELOW THAT, POSSIBLY OVERFLOW PARKING FOR THE LARGE EVENTS IF THAT WAS THE CASE AND EITHER HAVE THEM WITH A PAVER OPTION WITH THE TURF OVER OR JUST OPEN GRASS FIELDS AND IF THERE'S A NEED FOR IT TO BECOME AN ACTUAL PAVED PARKING LATER ON, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT SPACE AS WELL. THIS POND DOES NOT REQUIRE OR REQUEST ANY OF THE PARK SITES TO BECOME DETENTION, BUT IT IS THE LARGER OF THE THREE AND IT DOES, OF COURSE, IMPACT MORE AREA. ONCE AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO SELECTIVELY CREATE THE SPACE WHERE IT'S PRESERVING WHAT WE FEEL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SITES ON THE EXISTING PARCEL, [00:20:03] AS WELL AS WHAT'S MORE LOGICAL TO CREATE PONDS THROUGH THE LOW FLATS THAT'S ALREADY INUNDATED, AND ALSO CREATING SOME REQUIRED DETENTION SPACE THAT'S REALLY NEEDED. WITH THOSE THREE IN MIND, I WANTED TO JUST GO OVER SOME INSPIRATION PHOTOS. WE LIKE TO GENERALLY PUT THESE OUT AND HAVE STICKERS AND LET PEOPLE PUT THEIR STICKERS ON WHAT THEY LIKE AND DON'T LIKE, AND JUST SAY, "NO, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT GOING TO BE THIS PARK, OR YES, THIS IS PERFECT." BUT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT, I WANTED TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THOUGHTS ON WHAT THESE SPACES CAN LOOK AND FEEL LIKE. FOR THE PATH SECTION, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANDERING CONCRETE PATHS OR A HARD SURFACE PATH WITH SOME SWALES CREATED THROUGHOUT OR GOING WITH EVEN STILL A HARD SURFACE PATH IN THE NEW PARCEL WHERE IT'S SURROUNDED BY EXISTING VEGETATION. THESE PARKS ALLOW FOR OF COURSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES. THERE'S BIKING, THERE'S WALKING, THERE'S JUST GENERAL RECREATIONAL USE. OTHERS ARE SOME OF THE BOARDWALK OPTIONS WHERE WE ARE CROSSING OVER DETENTION OR EVEN IF THERE'S A LOW FLAT AREA, MAYBE THERE'S SOME OF THE TALLOW FLAT AREAS THAT WE CAN CREATE A BOARD WALK-THROUGH TO HAVE SHALLOW WATER NEXT TO IT AND HAVE THE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AROUND IT, OR CREATING SOME ACTUAL SEPARATED BIKE PATHS THROUGHOUT. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ARE, THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT ALLOWING OR GETTING SOME OF THE SCHOOLS OR SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS TO COME IN AND DO RACES OR DO THE RUNNING, CROSS-COUNTRY. THANK YOU. OH MY GOSH. JUST DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS REALLY ALLOWS YOU TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS THE USE THAT YOU WANT THESE PATHS TO BE. THAT'S GOING TO EVENTUALLY DICTATE THE SURFACE AND JUST THE OVERALL, EVEN WHEN WE GO INTO THE OPINION OF PROBABLE CAUSE, THAT'S GOING TO DICTATE THAT AS WELL. WE GO QUICK ON THESE. THE SHELTER IMAGES. THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AS FAR AS JUST WHAT OVERALL FEEL YOU WANT TO SEE. I KNOW THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING THE GENERAL GUIDELINES THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED RIGHT NOW, AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MIMIC THOSE AS WELL FOR EVERYTHING OF COURSE. BUT THERE'S JUST DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SHELTER. EVEN HAVING A LARGE TREE. THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SHELTER IN A WAY AS WELL. PLAY IMAGES, THIS IS REALLY GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN DELINEATED FROM THE BEGINNING, SO DIFFERENT SPLASH PAD, ADA ACCESSIBILITY. THERE WAS MENTION AT ONE ABOUT HAVING THE COVERED BASKETBALL, WHICH BASKETBALL CAME OUT. BUT IT'S IN CASE YOU WANTED TO DO A MULTIPURPOSE OPTION AS WELL, IT'S PLACED IN THERE. THE LAST ONE, THE WATER'S EDGE IMAGES INSPIRATION WE HAD GENTLE SLOPES FOR JUST GENERAL FISHING, THE BEACH ENTRIES, AND THEN ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AMPHITHEATER SPACE WHERE IT CAN POSSIBLY BE [00:25:04] A MORE STRUCTURED SPACE THAT LEADS INTO THE POND THAT'S ON THE HIGHER SIDE OF IT, AS WELL AS WATER'S EDGE, THE WETLAND AREAS IN BOARDWALKS THROUGHOUT. WE'LL GO BACK TO THE THREE CONCEPTS AND GET YOUR THOUGHTS AND ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO. [NOISE] >> YOU ON THE MAP YOU'RE SHOWING THE NATURE TRAILS/BIKE TRAILS. SO THEY'RE THE SAME, BUT THEN YOU SHOW PEDESTRIAN TRAILS. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, ARE THEY THE SAME THING? >> WE HAVE THE NATURE TRAILS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY ON THE CONCEPT ONE YOU HAVE THE MEANDERING TRAILS WOULD BE THE NATURE TRAILS. IT COULD EASILY BE A MORE NATURAL SURFACE OR DEPENDING ON THE USE, IT COULD BECOME THE HARD SURFACE. THE PEDESTRIAN TRAILS ARE THE EXISTING TRAILS PLUS THE NEW PROPOSED TRAILS, AND THOSE WOULD BE ON A LIGHTER OR ALMOST TAN COLOR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAP. THOSE, IT'S ABOUT 2.5 MILES, CURRENTLY IS ABOUT THREE-QUARTER-MILE LENGTH. >> OH, I SEE IT. OKAY, GOT IT. I WAS CONFUSED. I SEE IT NOW. I COULDN'T FIND WHERE IT WAS MARKED. IT'S ON THE SOUTHSIDE. >> THE PEDESTRIAN TRAILS WOULD BE. YES. >> I HAVE A QUESTION CONCERNING SHADE STRUCTURES. THINKING OF COST AND ALSO MAINTENANCE, IS IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO DO THE SAIL SHADES AS OPPOSED, BECAUSE I KNOW PAVILIONS CAN GET REALLY EXPENSIVE VERY QUICKLY BUT HOW DID THEY HOLD UP, ESPECIALLY IN OUR CLIMATE? >> AS FAR AS THE SHADE SAILS AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ADVANCEMENTS IN SHADE SALES AND DEPENDING ON THE TYPE, THE STYLE, YOU GET A FOUR-POST SHADE CELL THAT COVERS QUITE A BIT SIMILAR TO A PAVILION STRUCTURE, AND IT COMPARABLY, IT'S ON THE LOWER SIDE OF COSTS. BUT THERE'S ALSO IF YOU START DOING THE NICE FANCY ONES THAT ARE TRIANGULAR IT TAKES MORE SAIL AND STURDIER POLES TO HOLD THEM UP, SO OF COURSE, THAT COSTS MORE. IT'S JUST BALANCING OUT. WE LIKE TO GET THE IDEA OF WHAT YOU PREFER AND THEN WORK WITH A BUDGET TO MOVE FORWARD AND SEE WHAT ACTUALLY CAN BE AN AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR BOTH BUT I THINK IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, IS JUST A BALANCE. YOU GOT TO BALANCE IT OUT. >> THANKS. >> OUT OF THESE THREE CONCEPTS, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO, IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU LIKE IN PARTICULAR ABOUT CONCEPT 1, 2, OR 3, THAT'S REALLY THE INPUT THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER TONIGHT AND TRY TO PROVIDE SOME DIRECTIONS SO WE CAN WORK TOWARDS A FINAL CONCEPT WHICH WILL THEN HELP US WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR THE POND DESIGN. ONCE WE HAVE A GENERAL DIRECTION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING THERE. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THERE'LL BE AN ANSWER ON WHEN THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCESS TO THE NORTH SIDE FOR ROAD ACCESS. IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO, ON THE NORTH END ACTUALLY GET OVER THERE. >> YEAH, NO PLANS TO PUSH DOWN AND STRAIGHT ACROSS TO. >> OH, I'M SORRY. LET ME SAY IT DIFFERENTLY. OFF OF 523. I REALIZED THE DOMINO'S HAS TO FALL. ANY IDEA OF WHAT THE TIMING ON THE DOMINOS ARE? >> NO, NOT AT THIS TIME. SURELY WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IT. >> OKAY. THERE WE GO. I ASK THAT BECAUSE THE IDEA OF HAVING A POTENTIAL AMPHITHEATER LOOKING OUT SO THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE ACROSS THE WATER THAT SOUNDS SO ATTRACTIVE AND GREAT ATTRACTIVE. LOOK HERE FOR THE AMPHITHEATER. BUT IF THAT'S NOT EVEN ON THE HORIZON FOR TIMING, THEN NO SENSE WISH FOR THAT ALADDIN'S LAMP. [00:30:03] I REALLY THINK THESE ARE GREAT DIFFERENT CONCEPTS. I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL. I GUESS I'M INCLINED. IF WE REALLY WEREN'T ASKED FOR THE TEE-BALL AND THE BASEBALL REALLY WAS SORT OF WANTING THE 300-FOOT FIELD THEN I GUESS, UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S GOING TO SERVE A LOT OF KIDS WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, AND I'D SAY LET'S GO WITH THE ONE THEY'RE ASKING FOR BUT IF I ALSO CAN NOTICE HERE THAT IT APPEARS WE COULD ALMOST PUT THE 300-FOOT FIELD ON NUMBER C, MAINLY BECAUSE I JUST WONDER WHY SO MUCH MORE WATER ON THE SOUTHSIDE, BUT THAT'S JUST ME. >> THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT WE'RE IF WE CAN JUST PICK OUT THE THINGS THAT WE DO LIKE YOU DID MENTION WATER AND THE AMPHITHEATER BEING SOMETHING THAT WE CONSIDER ON THIS DESIGN. YOU SEE THAT THE AMPHITHEATER IS DOWN THERE. IF YOU USE CONCEPT 2, WHERE YOU ADD WATER, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S JUST MORE WATER, YOU COULD STILL HAVE THAT FEEL AND HAVE THE AMPHITHEATER OFF OF THE PROMENADE AND SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. [BACKGROUND] >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE BASEBALL FIELDS. I KNOW THAT WE WANT THE 300-FOOT FIELD BUT AT ONE TIME WE KEPT OLDER KIDS FROM THE YOUNGER KIDS AND HAVING A TEE-BALL FIELD RIGHT THERE BY THE OLDER KIDS. I WON'T SUGGEST THAT BUT I WOULD CONSIDER MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY, KEEPING THAT SEPARATED SOMEWHAT. YOU CAN STILL PARK IN THE SAME AREA. KIDS CAN GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS SO YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL THERE, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WOULD CAUTION ABOUT IS THAT THE OLDER KIDS TEND TO PICK ON THE YOUNGER KIDS, SO YOU MIGHT WANT A LITTLE BIT OF SEPARATION THERE. >> I GUESS I LIKE C AND I'M JUST GOING THROW IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I LIKE THE LITTLE ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE AND THE WETLANDS AND THE HAVING ALL THE WATER THERE. I JUST THINK IT MIGHT BE SAFER FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE THAT AWAY AND THEN MORE OF THE PLAY AREA IN THE SOUTH SIDE. I GUESS THAT'S MY PREFERENCE. I LIKE THE BEACH PART AND THEN I LIKE, WHAT YOU SAID, I LIKE THE AMPHITHEATER OVERLOOKING THE WATER IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AMPHITHEATER. I THINK THAT'S IT. >> IT WILL BE NICE TOGETHER. >> JUST AS WE'RE PICKING OUT FEATURES. IN C, THAT THE CONCEPT OF THE LITTLE TEE-BALL, THE NEW CONCRETE PARKING, AND THEN THE OVERFLOW. IT'S EASY TO PARK ON GRASS. I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF LET'S PARK ON GRASS. THAT LITTLE PART OF NUMBER C, I FIND LEAST APPEALING. >> LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SPLASH PAD OVER THERE SO THAT MOMS CAN LET THEIR KIDS PLAY IN THAT, STILL WATCH THE GAMES. I THINK THE COMBINING OF ALL OF THAT TOGETHER IS A WONDERFUL THING. THE IDEAL OF A VOLLEYBALL COURT IS A GREAT THING AND OBVIOUSLY, IT COULD BE ADDED. I LIKE VOLLEYBALL. THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE FOR ADULTS TO DO. >> IS THE PLAN CONCEPT B TO HAVE WATER IN THE EXPANDABLE RETENTION, ARE THOSE ONLY WET WHENEVER WE HAVE A RAIN EVENT, OR IS IT NORMALLY HAVE WATER IN IT I GUESS? >> THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION TO THE ENGINEERS TO SEE ONE, IF WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT DETENTION, AND TWO, IF THE DETENTION THAT WE HAD COULD HAVE WATER. THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO HAVE WATER IN IT, TO CREATE THAT AMENITY. WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT A DEEP HOLE THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANY OTHER USE, BUT DETENTION. SO IT'S THE IDEA OF IT BEING MULTI-USE. IF THERE IS AN OPTION ALSO TO CREATE A MORE OPEN FIELD THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNKEN, [00:35:04] THAT ALLOWS FOR IT TO BECOME DETENTION AS WELL AS A DRY OPEN FIELD. THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER OPTION TOO TO PROPOSE. IDEALLY, IT WOULD HAVE WATER. >> I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE KIDS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND WOULD THEY WANT WATER THAT CLOSE TO THEM AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES? WOULD IT BE BETTER TO HAVE THE WATER FURTHER AWAY FROM THEM? YOU'VE GOT THE SPLASH PAD, BUT I MEAN THE DEEPER WATER. >> THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DESIGNED WITH THAT INTENTION IN MIND TO HAVE EITHER SPACES WITH BUFFERS WHERE KIDS DON'T JUST RUN STRAIGHT INTO THE WATER. ALSO, DESIGNING WITH A SHELF THROUGHOUT THE POND ITSELF TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYBODY DECIDES TO GET IN THE WATER, IT'S NOT IMMEDIATE ISSUE. YOU CAN STILL WALK OUT OF THERE. YES [LAUGHTER]. SAFETY SELF. >> I'M STEVE TENNIS WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR WINDROSE GREEN AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ON THIS. WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR DETENTION, VOLUME, AND AREA, AND WE WOULD SUPPORT CONCEPT C, WHICH IS A LARGER BODY OF WATER. IT PROVIDES MORE DETENTION FOR THE AREA. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AREAS ARE OF THESE PONDS PRESENTED HERE TODAY AND WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THE TEAM NEXT WEEK TO START WORKING ON THAT. THE OTHER CONCEPTS THAT HAVE WATER FEATURES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DITCH DON'T REALLY PROVIDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF DETENTION VOLUME, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TASKED WITH. THOSE AREAS LIKE CONCEPT B DON'T REALLY CREATE A LOT OF DETENTION AND REALLY WOULD BE CAUSING MORE VOLUME TO BE DUG IN ORDER TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. SO I THINK C WORKS BETTER FROM OUR STANDPOINT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM ON THAT CONCEPT. >> YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> YEAH. LOTS. WHICH CONCEPT WE'RE LOOKING AT B? >> THAT'S B. >> THE HEAVY WATER SOUTH OF [INAUDIBLE] JUST TALKED ABOUT. LET'S KEEP MY OPINION. I MEAN WE'VE GOT TO PUT DRAINAGE OR WHATEVER, THAT'S FINE. ENHANCE LIKE YOU HAD ON A BUT I'D FOLLOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE, CONCEPT A AND C. YOU'D HAVE TO BUILD A BRIDGE OVER THAT TO CONTINUE YOU'RE RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD I DON'T THINK. I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO PUT THE FIELDS HERE, BUT THE HEAT FIELDS ARE HERE. WE NEED A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR OUR LITTLE LEAGUES. IF WE'RE EXPECTING TO GROW THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS. I THINK WE CAN'T ABANDON THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS THERE OR ELSE WE WILL BE FORCING PARENTS TO DIVIDE BETWEEN THEIR KIDS. I KNOW I'M LIKE ONE YOU GET DAUGHTERS ON ONE SIDE OF TOWN AND SONS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. IF YOU HAD, SAY, A 10-YEAR-OLD PLAN OVER HERE AND WE HAD TO EVENTUALLY BUILD ANOTHER SOFTBALL OR BASEBALL COMPLEX SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT'D BE REALLY DIFFICULT. THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AT LEAST THAT ONE COMPLEX AS A PARENT, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY SMART FOR THE FUTURE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GROWTH HERE. SO I THINK WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO ADD FIELDS, BECAUSE IF WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT ADDING SUBDIVISIONS WHERE WE'RE TALKING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MOVING TO ANGLETON, I DON'T KNOW IF FOUR FIELDS GET YOU THROUGH 20 YEARS, 15 YEARS. YOU'VE GOT TO THINK LONG-TERM. THAT'S MY OPINION. >> YOU'RE SAYING INSTEAD OF THE 300-FOOT TEE-BALL [INAUDIBLE] FOR EXPANSION THERE? >> I LIKE CONCEPT A. I WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO ACTUALLY ANOTHER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D CALL IT A TEE-BALL FIELD, BUT U8 FIELD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE YOU COULD GET MULTIPLE LEVELS OF 5, 6, 7, 8 BECAUSE 120 FEET FOR A KID THAT AGE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HIT THE BALL THAT FAR. >> NOT GOING TO SERVICE THAT MANY KIDS >> WE DON'T NEED IT. IT CAN BE USED FOR MULTIPLE AGE GROUPS. [00:40:03] IT DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST BE TEE-BALL. IT COULD BE MACHINE PITCH ONE AND MACHINE PITCH TWO WHICH BASICALLY YOU'RE MOVING UP 5, 6, 7, 8 AND THEN YOU OPEN UP TO THE BIGGER FIELDS, WHICH I MEAN, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN OUT THERE, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE IF YOU LIKE BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ON A TUESDAY NIGHT, WATCHING LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL. THERE'S SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY OUT THERE, MOTHERS, GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, THEY'RE ALL CROWDED AROUND WATCHING BASEBALL IN THE SPRING. SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IT PROPORTIONALLY GROW AS THE CITY PROPORTIONALLY GROWS. >> EXCUSE ME, THANK YOU. ANGLETON DOESN'T HAVE A 300-FOOT BASEBALL FIELD? >> NO. >> THE ONES WE HAD ARE GONE. I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THAT BUT I'M SPEAKING FOR A 300-FOOT BASEBALL FIELD, AT LEAST ONE. OTHERWISE, THOSE KIDS HAVE TO GO TO CLUDE OR SOMEPLACE ELSE TO PLAY BALL. WE NEED THAT. THAT'S MY PITCH FOR THE 300-FOOT BASEBALL FIELD. I PREFER TO HAVE AS LITTLE DETENTION AS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE RANCHO DITCH. ONCE YOU DIG A HOLE OUT THERE, IT'S NOT GOING TO FILL BACK UP WITH DIRT AGAIN. [LAUGHTER]. YOU'VE GOT A NICE OPEN AREA OUT THERE THAT A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DRY GROUND THAN IF YOU PUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND. REGARDING DETENTION, YOUR HYDROLOGIST, THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU NEED, BUT THAT'S DRIVEN BY HOW MUCH HARD SURFACE YOU HAVE. THE LESS CONCRETE PAVING THAT YOU PUT ON THE GROUND OUT THERE AND TO SHARLENE'S COMMENT, PARK ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SOLID, CONCRETE, OR ASPHALT. THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE LESS DETENTION JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PERMEABLE. I'M REALLY DRAWN TO THE AMPHITHEATER THING. I'M SPEAKING FOR ANN TOO, SHE'S NOT HERE [LAUGHTER]. LIKE THE AMPHITHEATER WHEREVER IT GOES, THAT'S A GREAT ENHANCEMENT TO THAT AREA OUT THERE. THANK YOU. >> YEAH, SO 300-FOOT BASEBALL FIELD? IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A FIELD IT NEEDS TO BE THAT ONE. YEAH. JUST LOOKING AT ALL THREE. THE CONCEPT OF KEEPING ALL THE WATER UP NORTH AS MUCH AS WE CAN. I UNDERSTAND THAT DETENTION REQUIREMENTS MAY NEED TO BE MET, AND WE MAY NEED TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE SOUTH, BUT TRY TO KEEP IT UP NORTH. ONE THING THAT HASN'T REALLY BEEN TOUCHED, BUT THE TRAIL MATERIAL AESTHETIC UP NORTH, I WOULD PREFER TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE NATURAL. DECOMPOSED GRANITE OR JUST MAYBE BASIC TRAILS FOR BIKE TRAILS, WALKING PAST THAT, GO OFF OF THE MAIN PATH OR SOMETHING. I KNOW LAKESIDE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAN CUT SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY HEAVILY WOODED AREAS. THE AMPHITHEATER: I THINK I WOULD LEAN MORE TOWARDS THAT MEDIUM SIZED, ONE TO I THINK IT WAS 300 PEOPLE. THAT SMALL ONE, IT COULD BE NICE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET TO I MEAN, WE COULD GET TO THE LARGER SIZE, BUT PLACEMENT, NOT REALLY CONCERNED. I WOULD LIKE IT IN THE SOUTH. PARKING REASONS. AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT UP NORTH. THE FITNESS ZONES: I'VE SEEN THEM IN A AND C. I THINK WE WEREN'T IN FAVOR THAT IN THE PREVIOUS PART, SO I DON'T SEE US LEANING TOWARDS THAT IN THIS ONE, JUST SO I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME ON IT. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. >> ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> DO IT. >> [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] ME. >> MY OPINION IS IT LITERALLY NEEDS THE 300 FOOT FIELD. THERE ARE TWO TEAMS CURRENTLY PLAYING RIGHT NOW THAT PLAY ALL OF THEIR GAMES OUTSIDE OF ANGLETON. THEY DON'T HAVE A FIELD, THEY USED TO, THIS USED TO NOT BE A PROBLEM AT ALL BECAUSE THEY WOULD USE THE SCHOOL'S, [00:45:02] BUT THE SCHOOL GOT RID OF THOSE FIELDS THAT THEY WERE USING AND SO NOW THEY'RE DOWN TO NOTHING. SO WE HAVE TWO TEAMS THAT DON'T PLAY ANY GAMES IN ANGLETON. I'M DEFINITELY A PROPONENT OF THE 300 FIELD. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE IN WHATEVER FINAL CONCEPT WE HAVE. THEN MY COMMENT ON THE T-BALL FIELD IS A TEE BALL FIELD IS A T-BALL FIELD IS A WASTE OF MONEY ON THE CITY'S DIME. THE T-BALL FIELD WILL ONLY SERVE AS THE T-BALL KIDS THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT MANY KIDS PLAYING ON THAT. WHERE IF YOU SIZE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN THE T-BALL CAN PLAY ON THOSE FOUR FIELDS ON THE BOTTOM AND THEY DO NOW, SO IN MY OPINION, THE T-BALL SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER SO THAT IT CAN SERVE US MORE YOUTH, SO YOU CAN HAVE 7U, 8U, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO T-BALL PLAYING ON THESE FIELDS, MAKE IT USABLE. I HEARD THE COMMENT ABOUT PUTTING THE THE OLDER KIDS AWAY FROM THE YOUNGER KIDS AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT WHEN I'M OUT THERE, THE OLDER KIDS THAT I SEE ARE USUALLY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THEY'RE THEY'RE HELPING WITH THE OTHER KIDS AND THEY'RE EITHER ASSISTANT COACHES TO THE OTHER KIDS. I SEE A LOT OF GOOD WHEN THEY'RE TOGETHER BECAUSE THE YOUNGER KIDS LOOK UP TO THOSE OLDER KIDS AND THEY LIKE TO WATCH THEM AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, SO I DON'T SEE IT AS A BIG ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IF WE WERE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE CONCEPT A ON THE FIELDS, WE STRAIGHTEN UP THE 300 FOOT FIELD AND WE MAKE IT ENOUGH TO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY SERVICE ONE MORE FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT EVENTUALLY. I'M NOT SAYING IT HAS TO BE IN THE FINAL PLAN, BUT SOMETHING TO WHERE YOU CAN GET TWO MORE SMALLER FIELDS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. AS FOR DETENTION I AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER GONGORA AND [INAUDIBLE] SAID ABOUT KEEPING THE WATER TO THE NORTH OF THE DITCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IT JUMPED OUT AT ME WHEN I SOLVE RANCHO IS GOING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT REMOTE. THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT WENT THROUGH MY HEAD. CONCEPT C, I DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF AN ISLAND BECAUSE I'VE SEEN TOO MANY KIDS TRIED TO SWIM OUT TO THE ISLAND AND THAT'S WHERE DROWNING CALLS ISSUES COME FROM. PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE IT TO THE ISLAND AND SO I COULD SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE. I DO LIKE CONCEPT A WITH THE PENINSULA GOING OUT. MAYBE I'M MISHEARING EVERYBODY ON THE AMPHITHEATER, BUT CHARLIE, WHERE ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE AN AMPHITHEATER ON THE NORTH SIDE OVER THAT LOOK IN THE WATER. >> I SAID THAT I'D LOVE IT LOOKING AT THE WATER, SO [INAUDIBLE] >> BE. >> [INAUDIBLE] WAS GORGEOUS, BUT I ALSO REALIZED THAT YOU COULD BE ABLE TO GET THERE WITHOUT [INAUDIBLE] AND EVERYTHING. [INAUDIBLE]. >> SURE. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> OKAY. >> [INAUDIBLE] AMPHITHEATER I'D LOVE IT LOOKING OUT ON WATER. >> THERE IT IS. OKAY. THEN MY LAST COMMENT WAS IN REGARDS TO PARKING. I LIKE THE IDEA OF PARKING THAT IS GRASS IF WE CAN DO IT. IT HELPS, AS COUNCIL AND SAID, KEEP US FROM NOT HAVING THAT CONCRETE ALL OVER THE PLACE. I AGREE ON NO FITNESS WORKOUT STATIONS, THEY DON'T USUALLY PAY OFF. MY BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS IS GETTING THE POND, MAKING SURE THE FIELDS ARE THERE, MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH DETENTION FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE AREA AND THEN DOWN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS AN OASIS FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES TO GO TO THAT USE IT NOW AND WE CAN ONLY ATTRACT MORE WITH SHADE STRUCTURES AND HAVING IT USABLE FOR EVERYBODY WITH THE WATER FEATURE AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE BATHROOM OVER THERE, SO THAT'S GOOD. JUST THAT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S FAMILY AREA IN PROGRAMMING AND ALSO I DON'T LIKE THE WATER SO CLOSE TO THE LITTLE KIDS AREA. I JUST SEE THAT BEING A PROBLEM. HAVING A LITTLE ONE THAT RUNS OFF ALL THE TIME. >> [LAUGHTER]. >> I LIKE THE PROMINENT. I DEFINITELY LIKE THAT FOR SURE. >> YOU GET ONE OF THOSE TWO [INAUDIBLE]? >> DON'T TURN YOUR HEAD. YOU NEVER [INAUDIBLE] UP. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MARK, [00:50:05] MY OPINION IS THAT I AGREE WITH YOUR [INAUDIBLE]. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. GREAT COMMENTS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I THINK WE'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS SOME, GOOD FEEDBACK TO COME BACK WITH ANOTHER RENDITION. I THINK WE'RE USED TO THIS, HAVING THESE THREE GROUPS MEET AND TRYING TO COME TO A CONSENSUS. BUT WE'VE GOTTEN THERE WITH ONE, WE'LL GET THERE WITH NUMBER 2. JUST MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT AS WELL, I DO LIKE WHAT ALL THE COUNCILMEN HAVE SAID AND OUR COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID AS WELL, MINIMIZE THE HOLES FOR ALL POSSIBLE. [INAUDIBLE] OF INDIVIDUALS AND THAT BRINGS MORE KIDDOS TO PLAY MORE SPORTS, SO IF WE CAN JUST LOOK AT THAT FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND HOW WE CAN PLAY IT FOR THAT. LIKE JOHN SAID, IF IT'S NOT IN THE CURRENT PLAN, BUT FOR FUTURE PLANNING, WE KNOW THE VISIONS THERE AND THEY MAY TAKE US 20 YEARS TO GET THERE, LIKE IT'S TAKEN US 20 YEARS TO GET TO THIS PART AT THIS POINT, BUT LIKE THE VISION, I LIKE THAT WE'RE COMING TO THE TABLE AS A GROUP. I AM FOR THE AMPHITHEATER. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AN AMPHITHEATER FOR YEARS IN ANGLETON. I THINK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE. OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK ARE A HUGE SUCCESS, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRST WEEKEND THIS MONTH, I THINK IT WAS CLOSE TO 500 PEOPLE SO YEAH, I THINK IT'S ONLY GOING TO GROW. SO MEDIUM-SIZE, MAYBE A LITTLE LARGER BECAUSE I'M MAKING NOTES HERE, WE CAN HAVE OUTDOOR CONCERTS WITH OUR LOCAL HIGH-SCHOOL KIDDOS, JAZZ-BAND COMMUNITY BANDS, MAYBE A LITTLE ONE ACT PLAYS. I'M JUST ENVISIONING LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING AT THAT VENUE IN [INAUDIBLE] SAID, WHAT A BACKDROP IF WE CAN HAVE A NICE WATER FEATURE BEHIND IT, SO THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. WELL, LIKE THOSE MOSTLY AGREE WITH ANYBODY ELSE ON ON THEIR COMMENTS THOUGH. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AGAIN AND WE APPRECIATE IT. >> NO. THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION. WE APPRECIATE IT AS WELL. WELCOME BACK. >> WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR TONIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR MEETING UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING. IF NOT, I WILL ADJOURN THIS AT 6:01 A.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.