>> EVERYBODY READY? YES. WE WILL CALL THIS PARKS BOARD MEETING 532 INTO ORDER.
[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
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FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA OF MINUTES FROM REGULAR CALLED MEETING ON APRIL 11TH, 2022.[1. Minutes from Regular Called meeting on April 11, 2022.]
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSING, SAY NAY. ITEM NUMBER 2,
[2. Discussion and possible action on authorizing staff to pursue a tobacco and drug free parks ordinance.]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION OF AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PURSUE A TOBACCO DRUG-FREE PARKS COORDINATES.>> YEAH. JUST A LITTLE INTRODUCTORY TO THIS AGENDA ITEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR SPRING CLEAN UP THIS YEAR ON APRIL 2ND, WE PARTNERED WITH DAKOTA, WHICH IS BAY AREA COUNCIL ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TO ORGANIZE A CIGARETTE BUTT CLEANUP AT BATES AND DICKEY PARK.
WE DID HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS COME OUT AND WE PICKED UP AN ASTONISHING 1,750S CIGARETTE BUTTS, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.
WE HAVE INVITED THEM TO COME TO THE PARKS BOARD MEETING JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND WHY WE ARE CONSIDERING PROPOSING THIS ORDINANCE.
>> OKAY. CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION FIRST, I THINK PROBABLY A DOZEN YEARS, MAYBE A LITTLE LONG AGO, I SUPPOSE WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE FOR NO SMOKING IN ANGLETON PARKS, DID THAT EVER SHOW UP?
>> THAT, ACTUALLY WHAT WE DO HAVE, I'M UNAWARE OF AN ORDINANCE WITHIN THE CITY PARKS.
I KNOW WE BROUGHT THIS UP AS AN ITEM WE WANTED TO WORK ON, BUT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M AWARE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED AT THIS POINT.
>> EVEN DURING OUR EASTER EGG HUNTS WHEN BANKS PARK, ADULTS HAVE CIGARETTE BY THE HEAP, KIDS STAYING AROUND AND WE GOT A PUBLIC.
>> WHAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN IS IN OUR ANNUAL ASSOCIATION AGREEMENTS THAT WE DO HAVE A LIMITATION IN THOSE AGREEMENTS THAT SAY THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SMOKING HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF FEET AWAY FROM THE PLAY AREAS.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN THAT IN THAT AGREEMENT, BUT IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL ORDINANCE.
I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THE TOBACCO AND DRUG-FREE PARKS.
WE REALIZE THAT DRUGS ARE ILLEGAL CURRENTLY.
BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON'T OFTEN KNOW IS THAT WHEN YOU CREATE A DRUG-FREE ZONE, THERE ARE MORE STRINGENT CHARGES, IF YOU WILL, IF SOMEONE IS CAUGHT WITH DRUGS IN A DRUG-FREE ZONES, EXCUSE ME.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A TOBACCO-FREE AND DRUG-FREE ORDINANCE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AROUND THAT.
AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAKOTA.
>> HELLO AGAIN. MY NAME IS WILLIAM RICH.
I'M THE YOUTH COORDINATOR FOR BAYER COUNCIL DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
ON TOP OF PROVIDING YOUTH EDUCATION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WE ALSO DO EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, MISSOURI COUNTY, AND OF COURSE, WE HELP WITH KEEPING SOME BEAUTIFUL ROADS, A HUGE SUCCESS FOR US.
I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER THE DESERET.
>> HI, I'M DESERET TREVINO AND I AM THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON FOR THE TOBACCO PREVENTION TASK-FORCE.
IF YOU LOOK OVER THERE, YOU SEE THAT WE DO A LOT OF THINGS TO EDUCATE AND COME ALONGSIDE PEOPLE TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE HARMFUL USE OF TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTES.
BUT THE REASON WE'RE HERE TONIGHT SPECIFICALLY IS FOR NUMBER 4, ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE OF TOBACCO-FREE PARKS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT ANGLETON HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD THIS POLICY CHANGE AND IS INTERESTED IN DOING IT, SO WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU, HOPEFULLY, SOME PERTINENT EVIDENCE-BASED DATA FOR ANGLETON AND WHY IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL IDEA FOR YOU-ALL TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE FOR TOBACCO-FREE PARKS AS WELL AS HOW WE CAN ADVOCATE ALONGSIDE YOU AND HELP YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
>> HOW MANY PARK HAVE CLOSED SINCE 2018 AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS AT THE RISE OF THE YOUTH VAPING.
>> THAT WAS THE RISE OF THE YOUTH VAPING EPIDEMIC, SO UNFORTUNATELY WE SAW TRENDS.
OF COURSE, THERE WAS ALREADY ADULT USAGE, BUT THE MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE USAGE SKYROCKETED.
WE HAVE SURVEYS FROM SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN OUR COUNTY.
I WORK WITH JUVENILE JUSTICE AND JUST TALKING TO A LOT OF COUNSELORS AND PRINCIPLES THROUGHOUT MISSOURI COUNTY, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT GONE AWAY, SHOWING THESE STATISTICS HERE.
NOW THE NEW TREND ARE THE DISPOSABLES.
UNFORTUNATELY THE BAD THING ABOUT DISPOSABLES IS ONCE AN ADULT OR YOUTH GETS DONE, ON TOP OF CIGARETTE BUTTS BEING THROWN ON THE GROUND, WE'RE SEEING THESE PLASTIC VAPING DEVICES, OF COURSE, THEY DON'T DISPOSE PROPERLY.
THEY GET IN OUR WATERWAYS AND THEY CONTAMINATE OUR WATER SYSTEMS.
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>> BECAUSE OF THE USE OF TOBACCO AND WE KNOW ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS ON ADULTS AND CHILDREN, BUT SINCE YOU-ALL ARE THE PARKS BOARD, WE WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WAY TOBACCO, CIGARETTE, AND NICOTINE, AND ENDS DEVICES, WHICH STANDS FOR ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, HOW THAT AFFECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT.
IF YOU LOOK OVER AT OUR SLIDE THERE, CIGARETTES MAKE UP MORE THAN NEARLY 38 PERCENT OF ALL COLLECTED LITTER.
CITIES SPEND AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT ON THIS LITTER.
I REACHED OUT TO YOUR UTILITIES SUPERVISOR HERE IN ANGLETON JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT IS YOUR BUDGET FOR WASTE.
ANGLETON'S BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS $1,947,047 AND IF 35 PERCENT OF THAT GOES TOWARD TOBACCO WASTE AND CIGARETTE LITTER, THEN YOU WOULD BE SPENDING ROUGHLY $681,466 JUST THIS YEAR ON TOBACCO WASTE.
THAT IS HOW TOBACCO WASTE DIRECTLY AFFECTS ANGLETON AND YOUR PARKS.
OF COURSE, WE ALSO KNOW THAT TOBACCO AND NICOTINE IS TOXIC AND SO IS E-JUICE, WHICH IS WHAT'S IN THE VAPE DEVICES.
ANYTIME SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS ON THE GROUND, THOSE TOXINS ARE RELEASED INTO NOT ONLY THE SOIL, BUT AS WE'LL MENTION, THE WATERWAYS WHEN IT RAINS AND THINGS GO DOWN THE DRAIN, THEN THAT GETS IN YOUR WATER SYSTEM.
THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF PLASTIC AND THERE ARE PLASTIC FIBERS IN CIGARETTES.
THE ENDS DEVICES ARE ALMOST 100 PERCENT PLASTIC AS WELL AS A LITHIUM BATTERY, WHICH ALSO DOES NOT BIODEGRADE.
>> AGAIN, WITH CONJUNCTION OF KEEPING SOME BEAUTIFUL, WE HAD A EVENT, WE ACTUALLY SURVEYED DICKEY PARK AND BATES PARK.
I WAS LIKE, LET'S DO THE BEST WE CAN.
THINKING WE WANT TO FIND MAYBE 250 CIGARETTE BUTTS AND UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE NURSING HOME NEXT DOOR, THERE'S A SIDEWALK.
I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE IS AWARE THERE'S A SIDEWALK AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A HOTSPOT WHERE STAFF AND POSSIBLY CLIENTS, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE CLIENTS YET, BUT WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT STAFF GO OVER TO THE PARK AND THERE'S A CERTAIN PICNIC AREA WHERE WE FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF CIGARETTE BUTTS.
I SURVEYED THAT SAME AREA TWO WEEKS AFTER AND THE MIDDLE PICTURE IS ACTUALLY A VIDEO, UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT ABLE TO PLAY IT WITH THE CLICKER, BUT LET'S JUST SAY THAT ALL THE CIGARETTE BUTTS THAT WE COLLECTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THEY ARE ALL BACK.
I JUST DROVE BY THE OTHER DAY AND SURROUNDED BY THOSE CIGARETTE BUTTS I SAW A FAMILY, THEY'RE EATING, THEY HAD A PICNIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE.
THIS JUST ALL SHOWS ME WALKING AROUND THE PERIMETER AND THAT PAVEMENT AREAS THAT CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE EVERYWHERE.
>> FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO TALK JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT SECOND-HAND SMOKE.
I GAVE YOU A HANDOUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS WELL AS SECOND-HAND SMOKE BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO OVER EVERYTHING.
BUT WHY DO PEOPLE GO TO PARKS? THEY GO TO HAVE FAMILY TIME, WE KNOW THAT SOME EXERCISE GROUPS, ACTUALLY USE THE PARKS FOR EXERCISE CLASSES AND OF COURSE WE HAVE YOUTH SPORTS.
THIS PHOTO RIGHT HERE IS THE LITTLE GIRL'S SIX YOU SOFTBALL TEAM WHO WON STATE THIS PAST WEEKEND AT BATES PARK.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SMOKING IN THE STANDS, SMOKING WHILE THEY'RE KEEPING STATS SMOKING AND LEANING ALONG THE GATE ON THE SIDE TO TELL THEIR KIDDO WHAT TO DO, ALL OF THAT IS EXPOSING OUR CHILDREN AND ANY ADULTS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO SMOKE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE, AS WELL AS VAPOR.
FOR THE E-CIGARETTES, IT'S JUST AS HARMFUL.
ALL OF THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE IN THE VAPE CLOUD, YOU ALSO INHALE JUST LIKE YOU INHALE THE SECOND-HAND SMOKE, SO THERE'S ALSO SECOND-HAND VAPOR.
WE WANT PARKS TO BE USED FOR WHAT THEY'RE DESIGNED TO BE USED FOR, WHICH IS HEALTH, FAMILY, COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE JUST HOPEFULLY SOME EVIDENCE-BASED POINTS THAT YOU COULD USE IF YOU CHOOSE TO BE THE GROUP THAT WOULD PRESENT THIS TO CITY COUNCILS.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THIS IS REALLY ALL WE HAVE, WE JUST HAD FIVE MINUTES.
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[LAUGHTER].IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE MEGAN SEND QUESTIONS TO US, WE COULD GET BACK WITH THAT AS WELL.
>> WE TRIED IT AT ONE TIME AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL PEOPLE NOT TO SMOKE, THEY SAID THEY'RE OUTDOORS, WE SAID, BUT THIS IS A FAMILY PLACE.
WE RAN INTO SOME WALLS AND I THINK FOR A LITTLE BIT WE HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HELP AND WE PUT UP SIGNS BUT THE SIGNS DISAPPEARED.
HOW DO YOU GET ENFORCEMENT ENACTED?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH MEGAN.
WHENEVER, IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCE, WE WILL HAVE HELP WITH THE ACT IN AUSTIN BECAUSE YOU GUYS WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST CITY TO HAVE TOBACCO-FREE PARKS PAILAN, ACTUALLY ALREADY HAS AN ORDINANCE FOR TOBACCO-FREE PARKS.
IT'S 20.9, I BELIEVE I LOOKED IT UP JUST TO SEE WHAT OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES ARE DOING, BUT YES, THAT IS REALLY UP TO YOU ALL.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO ENFORCE IT? DO YOU WANT IT TO BE A CITATION? DO YOU WANT IT TO JUST BE A WARNING? SIGNS WOULD BE POSTED.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN HELP WITH BUT [INAUDIBLE] CAN BECAUSE WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE, BUT REALLY THAT WOULD BE UP TO YOU GUYS.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO CHOOSE TO ENFORCE IT?
>> THINK ABOUT ALL THE COPENHAGEN [INAUDIBLE].
>>TOBACCO FREE, IT'S EVERYTHING.
THEN NOT TO MAKE IT WORSE BECAUSE MEGAN DID SAY DRUG AND TOBACCO-FREE, BUT WE DO KNOW IN THE SPRING THAT THE TREND IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRAZORIA COUNTY WAS TO HAVE THC IN THE VAPE PENS AS OPPOSED TO THE E-JUICE, WHICH IS NICOTINE.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON, JUST WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATING OUR PARENTS, BUT THE DRUG-FREE IT WOULD COME ALONG WITH IT.
THEY WOULD GO HAND IN HAND FOR SURE.
>> DO WE PUT OUT ONE OF THE BAD RECEPTACLES YOU SEE AT PLACES THAT ALMOST IS AN INVITATION RATHER THAN A DETERRENCE BECAUSE SOME MAY SAY, OKAY, I HAVE THIS, I CAN SMOKE AND PUT IT IN THERE.
PICKING UP ALL THE CIGARETTE BUTTS YOU SAW IF YOU HAD A RECEPTACLE FOR THEM, THEY COULD GO WRONG, THEY COULD PERCEIVE IT AS A RIGHT TO SMOKE THERE SO I GUESS THAT WOULDN'T WORK.
>> [OVERLAPPING] IF IT WAS PROPER DISPOSAL, THAT'S MORE OF A PROPER DISPOSAL TO DO IT.
BUT THEN, UNFORTUNATELY, I ALSO SURVEYED FREEDOM PARK AND I FOUND A PAPER OF SWISHER SWEETS CIGARILLOS ACTUALLY IN THE PARK AREA.
WHAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT FREEDOM IS AS GREAT DRAINAGE WE NOTICED HOW THE PARKING LOT IS ON AN INCLINE.
WHEN THE GRASS GETS CUT WITHIN THE GRASSES CUT THERE ARE CIGARETTE BUTTS AND THEN WE HAVE OUR RAIN, IT GOES IN OUR WATERWAYS.
>> I GUESS BRIANNA AND BAILEY KNOW THE DANGERS OF CIGARETTES.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] HIS TWO KIDS HAVE THE SAME NAME AS MY TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS.
>> WE WERE IN A POOL THEN HIS WIFE SAID BAILEY BRIANNA [LAUGHTER].
>> I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA BUT I HAVE ONE THING BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL.
YOUR STATS ABOUT WASTE CONNECTIONS AND THE PERCENTAGES.
I AM SURE THAT THAT NUMBER INCLUDES MORE THAN JUST PICKING UP TRASH AND SO FORTH.
SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO HONE THOSE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL.
I JUST ASKED. I JUST REACHED OUT AND SAID, HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND ON THESE CONNECTIONS? BASED ON THE STATISTIC FROM TRUTH INITIATIVE, WHICH IS FOR THE UNITED STATES, WHAT IS TYPICALLY SPENT ON TOBACCO WASTE AND THEN I JUST WENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PERCENTAGE TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO, I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DID THAT.
I WAS JUST COMMENTING, JUST A SUGGESTION.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ACTION ON IT TODAY, MEGAN?
>> THIS ALSO WOULD APPLY TO THE REC CENTER?
>> MR. RICH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN MAKING A MOTION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM?
>> WELL, WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT YES IF YOU WOULD FOR THE RECORD.
>> YEAH. I LIKE THE WORDING HERE.
I BELIEVE WE'VE AUTHORIZED STAFF TO PURSUE TOBACCO AND DRUG-FREE PARKS ORDINANCE.
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[OVERLAPPING]>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [OVERLAPPING] CLOSED. GOT IT.
>> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE.
>> PARK STAFF IS NOT THE ONES ENFORCING, RIGHT?
WE COULD WEAR SHIRTS OUT THERE.
>> WE DO HAVE A PARK WATCH PROGRAM IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN.
>> WE ARE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 3 DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION
[3. Discussion and possible action on a connector project with TXDOT in downtown Angleton]
ON A CONNECTOR PROJECT WITH TXDOT IN DOWNTOWN HAMILTON?>> YES. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT PATTY SWARTZ HAD INTRODUCED TO OUR DEPARTMENT JUST HERE RECENTLY.
I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HER SO SHE CAN DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU GUYS AND YOU CAN ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
WE DID TRY TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION, OBVIOUSLY WITHIN YOUR AGENDA PACKET AND SUMMARY, AND ALSO AN UPDATE WITHIN YOUR MOST RECENT E-MAIL FROM STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN. GOOD EVENING.
I WANTED TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE COMING UP SOON.
TXDOT HAS APPROACHED THE CITY TO PARTNER ON A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTOR PROJECT IN THE DOWNTOWN ANGLETON AREA.
IT WILL ADDRESS SEVERAL OF THE ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE DOWNTOWN LIVABLE CENTER STUDY, AND MEGAN HAS ARTICULATED THOSE FOR YOU IN THE AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY.
THE CITY WANTS TO PROPOSE A LARGE-SCALE PROJECT THAT WILL INCLUDE A 10-FOOT SHARED-USE PATH FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF HIGHWAY 274 BETWEEN EAST MUNSON STREET AND E CEDAR STREET.
IT'S A TOTAL DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.42 MILES.
IN ADDITION TO THE SHARED-USE PATH, A LINEAR PARK WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITH SOLAR LIGHTING, TREES, LANDSCAPING, SHARED BIKE STATIONS, BENCHES, AND SIGNAGE.
SIDE PASS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AS CONNECTORS TO FORM A NETWORK OF STREETS TO PUBLIC SPACES SUCH AS VETERANS PARK, THE MISSOURI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TWO TRANSIT BUS STOPS, AND SEVERAL CHURCHES.
STREETS IDENTIFIED FOR A SIDE PASS WILL INCLUDE : EAST ORANGE STREET FROM VELASCO TO CHENANGO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TWO-PHASE PROJECT AND IN THIS FIRST PHASE WE'RE NOT GOING TO TACKLE MYRTLE AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY IN A MOMENT, BUT IT'LL INVOLVE MAGNOLIA STREET, LOCUST STREET, ALL THE WAY FROM FRONT STREET TO CHENANGO, AND EAST LIVE OAK FROM FRONT STREET TO CHENANGO AND ON E CEDAR, WE ARE EVEN GOING TO CONSIDER TAKING IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ANDERSON BECAUSE IT WILL CONNECT TO THE LIBRARY AND THAT'S PART OF THE WHOLE CONNECTOR IDEA.
THE STREETS THAT WE ARE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSION ABOUT WHICH ONES.
BUT FOR PHASE 1, WE ALL AGREE THAT IT'S BEST TO USE THE STREETS THAT HAVE THE MOST OBVIOUS RIGHT AWAY SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO INVOLVE CITIZENS AT THIS POINT IN ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REMOVAL OF MAILBOXES OR TREES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT ARE MORE LONG-TERM PROJECTS.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS PRESENT THIS TO CITY COUNCIL IN A FEW WEEKS AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON IT.
BUT IT IS A PROJECT THAT TXDOT WANTS TO PARTNER WITH US ON, AND IT WILL FALL IN A GRANT CATEGORY THAT'S FROM 10-25 MILLION DOLLARS [NOISE] AND IT WILL BE AN 80 20 MATCH.
TXDOT'S PARTNERSHIP WOULD REPRESENT THAT 80 PERCENT.
THEY'RE ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN HELPING US DEVELOP THE APPLICATION.
WE WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU FIRST.
IT DOES TIE IN NICELY WITH A LIVABLE CENTER STUDY AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU FOR ANY FEEDBACK YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING THE TXDOT, WHAT WAS THEIR DRIVER FOR COMING TO US? WAS IT ACCIDENT? [NOISE] WHY DID THEY WANT TO DO IT?
>> WELL, THEY SEE ANGLETON AS AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE IN
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A GROWTH PHASE AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN ORDER TO GET AHEAD OF THE GROWTH.THEY CAN'T GO TO AN URBAN CITY AND TRY TO DO THIS BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY TOO MANY BUILT-IN COMPLICATIONS.
LIKE A LONG FRONT STREET, YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT BEAUTIFUL MEDIAN AREA THERE THAT'S CRYING OUT FOR A LINEAR PARK.
WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY WANT TO HELP US TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
NOW WE'LL SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE NOT MEETING IN JULY, I WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK WITH OUR TEXT DOT PARTNERS AND DO A FULL-BLOWN PRESENTATION WITH MAPS AND MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TIMELINE AND PRICING AND ALL OF THAT.
TODAY I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT TO YOU.
>> WOULD ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OR WHATEVER IS INVOLVED IN THIS OVERLAP WITH THE DRAINAGE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE DOWNTOWN? WE HAD A PBLC LAST WEEK.
WE HAD DISCUSSION WITH JOHN PETERSON ABOUT DRAINAGE IN THIS AREA AND IF YOU'RE DOING STREET CONSTRUCTION OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE WITH THAT [NOISE] 25 MILLION, ASSUME THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME UNDERGROUND WORK OR SOME SORT FOR THAT PRICE.
>> WELL, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT UNDERGROUND WORK.
THAT WOULD BE MORE ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK INITIATIVE ALONG VELASCO.
WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME [NOISE] DRAINAGE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE THERE.
BUT THERE VERY WELL COULD BE SOME OLD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT WILL HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 25 MILLION.
SOME STREETS ARE LOOKING AT, THEY'VE SUGGESTED THAT WE JUST DO A SHARED PATH.
MAYBE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET WERE LOOKING AT ALLEYWAYS MAYBE WE COULD CLOSE TO TRAFFIC, TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC COUPLE OF THE ALLEYWAYS AND MAKE THEM JUST BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
WE WANT TO FLOW PEOPLE AROUND, PROVIDE ACCESS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES AND JUST MAKE DOWNTOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE AWESOME.
>> THIS WOULD PROBABLY WORK WELL WITH THE CONCEPT I THINK WE DISCUSSED BEFORE WITH THE VETERANS PARK HAVING MORE ACTIVITIES DOWN THERE [NOISE] AND THAT WAS I BELIEVE IN THE LIABILITY STUDIES AS WELL.
>> YES. THIS WILL DEFINITELY CONNECT DOWN MAGNOLIA TO VETERANS PARK.
THEN THERE'S AN ALLEYWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF VETERANS PARK THAT WE'RE TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF PROPOSING THAT TO BE A MULTI-USE ARTERY.
BUT I THINK THE COURTHOUSE EXPANSION HAS MAYBE MOTIVATED SOME OF THIS BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO CHANGE.
TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE GOING TO CHANGE AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT NOW RATHER THAN LATER.
BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE PUTTING IN SIDEWALKS AND YOU DON'T USE THE WORD SIDEWALKS WITH TXDOT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BIG ENOUGH.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND ASK THEM TO PUT IN 10-FOOT SHARED USE PATHS WHERE THEY CAN CONNECT TO OUR OTHER PROJECTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MEGAN AND I GOT EXCITED ABOUT IS THEY WANT TO DO A PATH FROM FRONT STREET DOWN PEACH TO ARCOLA AND THEN TAKE A LEFT THERE ON ARCOLA TO 35, SO IT WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PARK AS WELL AND THE PEACH STREET FARMERS MARKET AND CHURCHES.
THEY WANT TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN PHASE ONE AND WE WANT TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT'LL BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY'RE ALSO OPEN TO EXPANDING SOME OF THESE THINGS ALL THE WAY TO ARCOLA.
>> THE CURRENT ALLEYWAYS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ARE THOSE OWNED BY THE CITY? WHAT DO THE BUSINESSES USE FOR THEM AND ARE THEY HAPPY ABOUT THAT? WHAT DO THE OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS THINK ABOUT IT?
>> WERE ARE IN THE BABY STAGES OF DISCUSSING THIS AND WE WILL BE GOING OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND HAVING TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH BUSINESS OWNERS.
BUT I KNOW THAT THE ALLEY BETWEEN DIRTY SOUTH AND ELOY FLOYD'S THAT GOES TO CHENANGO THERE'S A DUMPSTER HALFWAY DOWN THAT, BUT IT IS A CITY'S ALLEY WAY.
WE'VE LOOKED AT THE MAP AND YOU CAN MAKE DELIVERIES FROM THE SIDE STREETS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT BY THERE.
THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, A LOT TO GET FEEDBACK ON.
WE JUST HOPE THAT YOU ALL THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND WE SHOULD PURSUE IT.
>> THERE WAS ANOTHER PATTY BEFORE YOU PATTY WARF [LAUGHTER] THAT WORKED ON THIS TO THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
IT'S NOT IDENTICAL, BUT A LOT OF THE IDEAS HAVE CARRIED OVER.
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IF THERE'S MONEY TO BE HAD IT WOULD SOUND LIKE A GOOD IDEA.YOU SEE THESE OTHER CITIES IS LINEAR PARK, SO THEY LOOK NEAT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT TO ME, THEY MAKE THE DOWNTOWN LOOK MUCH BETTER.
>> IN PHASE 2, WE'LL REALLY PROBABLY PUT A CONNECTOR IN ON MUNSON STREET UNDERNEATH 274 TO CONNECT THE WHOLE LOOP.
THEY'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT ADDING SOME SAFETY FEATURES TO THE INTERSECTIONS OF EAST CEDAR AND LOCUST.
IT'D BE SAFE TO RIDE A BICYCLE ACROSS THERE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT SURE ANYONE WOULD FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
WHEN TXDOT CALLS AND THEY WANT TO HELP YOU, IT'S HARD TO SAY NO.
WHAT'S THE DOTTED LINES? THE SQUARES THAT ARE ON HERE THAT ARE DOTTED AND WHY THE DELAY ON MYRTLE STREET?
>> I THINK IT'S RIGHT-OF-WAY ISSUES THAT ARE PRETTY OBVIOUS.
>> THAT IS THE DOWNTOWN LIVABLE CENTERS STUDY.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DOWNTOWN LIVABLE CENTER STUDY.
YEAH. THIS ISN'T THE ACTUAL MAP FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT CLOSE.
>> WHAT IS THAT BY-COMMITTEE INVOLVED IN?
>> ACTUALLY THE HIKING BIKE SUBCOMMITTEE THEY JUST HAD A RECENT MEETING LAST MONDAY.
IF YOU READ IN YOUR RECAP THAT WE SENT OUT, ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY FOCAL POINTS IS GETTING ACCESSIBILITY DOWNTOWN.
ONE OF THE PATHS THAT WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT WAS FRONT STREET BECAUSE SOME OF THE MEMBERS, MYSELF WE'VE MADE THAT TREK DOWN VALDEZ, CEDAR TO FRENCH STREET.
YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY TO BATE STICKY PARK FROM THERE ON PEACH SO IT WOULD REALLY HELP TO PROVIDE SOME CONNECTIVITY WITHIN OUR PARK SYSTEM.
BUT WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE OUR INTERSECTIONS A LITTLE MORE SAFE.
HAVING PROTECTED LANES OR PATH LIKE THIS WOULD BE AMAZING FOR CYCLISTS.
IT'S MULTIMODAL SO THAT COULD BE SCOOTERS, THAT COULD BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR FOLKS TO UTILIZE.
I THINK JUST TO ADD ON TO WHAT PATTY WAS SAYING ABOUT TXDOT AND WHY ANGLETON.
THEIR ARE TRAFFIC PATTERNS WILL BE CHANGING AND WHAT THEY LOOK AT IS TRANSPORTATION.
HOW CAN THEY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD? AND YOU CAN DO THAT IF YOU PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY FOR OTHER TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION.
ANYWAYS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, STEVEN.
YES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE AND SO THAT'S WHY I SHARED THEM.
THEY WERE ALSO COPIED AND INVITED TO COME TO THIS MEETING SO THAT THEY COULD HEAR A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FROM PATTY AS WELL.
>> THEY'RE WILLING TO FUND 80 PERCENT? IS THAT WHAT SHE SAID?
>> FRONT STREET, WOULD IT NOT BE DRIVABLE? WOULD YOU DO AWAY WITH THAT? I GUESS IT'S FRONT STREET THE ONE WHERE THE HEART IS THAT'S NOT REALLY USEFUL ANYWAY, BECAUSE IT ALWAYS TURNS YOU THE WRONG WAY THAT YOU WANT TO GO. [LAUGHTER]
>> I DON'T SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE DRIVING ON THAT, BUT WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN ON IT, I'M ALWAYS LIKE WANTING IT TO GO THE [OVERLAPPING] OTHER WAY.
>> I HAVEN'T FOUND IT VERY USEFUL, BUT YEAH.
IS IT GOING TO GO AWAY AS A DRIVABLE STREET?
>> IT'S TOO SOON TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
REALLY GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDYING TO DO STILL ON THE GREEN ITSELF, THE APPLICATION IS DUE OCTOBER 1ST [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEY GAVE US A LOT OF TIME TO GET READY FOR IT.
>> IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT OVERLAP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS IF THAT HAPPENED.
BUT I'M SURE JOHN OR SOMEBODY WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT.
>> YEAH, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNER I MEAN, I COULD SEE WHERE THEY COULD THINK THIS WOULD HELP AND THEN I CAN ALSO SEE WHERE SOME MIGHT NOT LIKE IT.
I'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE YOUR FEEDBACK THERE.
TEXAS HAS ALSO INVITED US TO REAPPLY FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES GRANT THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE VELASCO SIDEWALK ISSUES THROUGH DOWNTOWN, WHICH CURRENTLY, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THE ONLY THING THEY ADVISE US ON TO RESUBMIT OUR GRANT IS, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT OUR PRICING AGAIN BECAUSE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS HAVE GONE UP SO MUCH TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ASKING FOR ENOUGH MONEY.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
A MOVE THAT WE SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND PURSUING THE CONNECTOR PROJECT WITH TXDOT IN DOWNTOWN ANGLETON.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL COME BACK WITH A MORE FULL-BLOWN PRESENTATION.
>> THE GRANT HAS BEEN APPLIED IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR?
>> PATTY HAS USED TO DEADLINES, [BACKGROUND] AND IT IS A LOT OF WORK.
>> I'M ONLY 30 AND LOOK AT THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> ON ANOTHER TOPIC, ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING THE ANGLETON YOU AGAIN?
>> YES, SIR, WE ARE. CHRIS AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT TODAY AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WE LIKE THE WAY THE SESSIONS WENT, WE DON'T WANT TO TRY TO MAKE IT SHORTER, WE DON'T WANT TO TRY TO MAKE IT LONGER.
ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE, I'VE COLLECTED SOME FEEDBACK.
>> NO, IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, I'VE HEARD THE TWO THAT I WISHED I WOULD HAVE SIGNED UP BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE.
MEGAN MADE IT FINE WITH WHATEVER GAME SHE DID AT THE REC CENTER, BUT IT WAS AMAZING.
>> [OVERLAPPING] SOME OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTING THEIR PARKS BE BUILT IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
>> I HAVE PICTURES OF MINE, SO I'M READY TO SEE IT.
[4. Discuss and possible action on budget recommendations for Parks, ROW, Recreation, and Angleton Recreation Center division budgets for fiscal year 2022-2023.]
DISCUSSING SOME POSSIBLE ACTION ON BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARKS RIGHT AWAY, RECREATION, AND ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, DIVISION BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2023?>> YES. WE DID HAVE A BUDGET MEETING WITH ABLC LAST MONDAY.
THEY DID APPROVE THE BUDGET AS IT IS IN YOUR PACKET CURRENTLY.
I WILL SAY THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WE HAD TO MAKE THIS AFTERNOON WAS TO PARKS WHICH DID NOT IMPACT A ABLC AT ALL.
WE HAVE A GEOTAG SUBSCRIPTION.
WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT, IT ALLOWS US TO TRACK VEHICLES, IT'S A SECURITY MEASURE, BUT IT ALSO HELPS US UNDERSTAND AND TAKE DATA ON HOW MUCH TIME WE'RE SPENDING IN OUR PARKS DOING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT BE MILLING, MAINTENANCE ETC.
WE HAVE ADDED THAT INTO THE BUDGET, IT'S ABOUT $2,500 FOR THE YEAR JUST FOR THAT SUBSCRIPTION.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED WITHIN YOUR PACKET MATERIAL, AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT IS LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED WITH THAT EXCEPTION.
>> ON NUMBER 6, RECREATION DIVISION EXPENSES, SALARIES LINE 105 IS INCREASED FROM 20,574- 201,548.
>> THAT'S THE SAME ERROR. [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY.
[NOISE] I TAKE THAT SAME AGENDA SUMMARY FROM ABLC AND YES, [LAUGHTER] WE'RE MISSING A ONE THERE.
>> WILLIAM JACKSON HAD THE SAME COMMENT.
>> YES, [LAUGHTER] MY APOLOGIES.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION.
>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT I JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT GEO TABS.
>> CAN I GET A CLARIFICATION ON SOMETHING?
>> LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND THE PAGE.
IT WAS LISTING THE ABLC LIKE THEIR CONTRIBUTION.
>> YEAH, OKAY. IT WAS 820,000.
>> [LAUGHTER] THOUSAND. YES, THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY SUBSIDIZE THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
>> WAIT A MINUTE, I'M LOOKING FOR MY NOTES. HANG ON, I'M SORRY.
>> IT WAS 1,143,911 WAS THE NUMBER TOTAL.
>> FOR OPERATIONS OF THE ANGLETON REC CENTER.
>> THAT MEANS THEY'RE FUNDING 72 PERCENT OF THE REC CENTER WITH THAT 820.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S 72 PERCENT.
>> BUT IT IS, IT'S OVER 50 PERCENT.
>> WOW, OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT.
THAT JUST SURPRISED ME THAT IT WAS SO SIGNIFICANT.
>> YES, AND WE ARE PUTTING MEASURES IN PLACE TO HOPEFULLY REDUCE THAT, BUT WE ARE HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED BY ABLC.
>> IF IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTING ON A ABLC, SHE COULD PROBABLY GIVE YOU MORE DETAILED.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT YEAH, IT WAS AN 800S AND THEN PLUS SOME OTHER 20.
>> BUT IT DID WENT UP A LITTLE BIT FROM LAST YEAR, IT WAS LIKE 700 AND SOMETHING, IT WAS ONLY LIKE 5 PERCENT.
IT WASN'T THAT MUCH INCREASE, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY.
>> WHAT WE'RE HOPING ON SAM IS THAT KYLE IMPLEMENTED,
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OR I GUESS WE DID SOME CHANGES TO THE FEE STRUCTURES AND HOPEFULLY THE REVENUE WILL INCREASE AND THEN ADDRESS SOME OF THAT.>> HAS IT BEEN IMPLEMENTED, ALL THOSE CHANGES FOR THE MEMBERSHIPS?
>> THEY HAVE NOT ONLY THE DAILY PASS FEE HAS GONE UP $5.
WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED WAS THAT THE MEMBERSHIP CHANGE TAKE PLACE BEGINNING OF MAY, BUT BECAUSE WE HAD A DELAY AND WE HAD TO DO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTION FOR THE FEE SCHEDULE, REVISING THE FEE SCHEDULE, IT DELAYED US GREATLY FOR SUMMER OPERATIONS.
THAT IMPLEMENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF SUMMER RATHER THAN TRYING TO TRAIN OUR STAFF ON.
WE ARE BOMBARDED EVERY DAY NOW AT THE REC CENTER, TEACHING STAFF, THE MECHANICS, AND THE DETAILED MINUTIAE OF NEW MEMBERSHIP FEES WOULD BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE WITH OUR SUMMER OPERATIONS HIKED UP AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY, SO THAT WILL ROLL OUT TOWARDS THE END OF SUMMER.
OUR HOURS OF OPERATION ALSO WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL OCTOBER 1 OF NEXT YEAR.
>> ON YOUR SUMMARY, YOU USED THE WORD ABLC CONTINGENCY DECREASED?
>> DOES CONTINGENCY MEAN IT'S AVAILABLE TO SPEND ON PROJECT?
>> CORRECT. YES AND THAT IS THE LINE ITEM THAT WE USE TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGET.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WE HAVE DEBT SERVICE, WE HAVE TRANSFERS THAT WE'VE GOT TO PAY FOR FOR THE ANGLETON REC CENTER.
THEY HAVE SOME EXPENSES IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO DO LAND ACQUISITION OR A PARK PROJECT OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS, BUT WHATEVER IS IN EXCESS OF THAT, SO LET'S JUST SAY THIS YEAR THEY'RE BRINGING IN $1.8 MILLION IN SALES TAX REVENUE.
WHATEVER IS NOT UTILIZED OUT OF THAT AMOUNT SUM GOES INTO A CONTINGENCY.
IF IT'S NOT USED, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE USED.
BUT WE CAN GO TO ABLC AND ASK THAT THEY FIND X, Y, AND Z PROJECTS AND THEY CAN DO THAT OUT OF THAT ACCOUNT.
BUT IF THEY DON'T USE IT, IT GOES BACK INTO THEIR FUND BALANCE.
>> WE'VE HAD SOME CONTINGENCIES WE SET UP FOR MISCELLANEOUS [NOISE] INITIALLY, NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WE MAY SET ONE UP FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, SOMETHING HAPPENS WE HAVE THIS MONEY HERE 25 OF THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE FUNDS FOR SMALL PROJECTS.
WE MAY SET ASIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT THAT COULD BE THE BALLFIELD LIGHTS, AND SOFTBALL COMPLEX OR SOMETHING ELSE AND THAT SOMETHING IS ROLLOVER AND THAT, WE HAVE A PRETTY DECENT FUND BALANCE, I BELIEVE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
>> WE HAVE AROUND 800,000 CURRENTLY, IT'S NOT WHERE IT SHOULD BE BASED ON WHAT JOE MORROW INFORMED US OF LAST WEEK AT ABLC.
WHAT'S MORE COMFORTABLE, MORE LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS AND HE RECOMMENDED, I BELIEVE IT WAS 30 PERCENT OF OUR OPERATIONS, SO FOR ABLC TO BE IN FUND BALANCE.
THE STRATEGY THAT ABLC IS USING IS THAT THEY ARE BUDGETING THE SAME REVENUE AS WE HAD THIS YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE IN ACTUALITY, AN EIGHT PERCENT INCREASE WHICH WILL THEN GO TO FUND BALANCE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
WE'RE JUST BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE WITH WHAT WE EXPECT REVENUE TO BE NEXT YEAR, SO THE REMAINING FUNDS CAN GO TO FUND BALANCE AND BRING US UP TO THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE NEED TO BE AT FOR FUTURE DEBT SERVICE.
>> WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE SALES.
>> WE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY SEE INCREASES IN OUR SALES SACS, YES.
>> EIGHT PERCENT IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING THIS YEAR.
WE LITERALLY JUST HAVE DONE THE EXACT SAME THING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSERVATIVE AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN ANOTHER EIGHT PERCENT NEXT YEAR, BUT BUDGET FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF REVENUE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE UP, BUT WE WANT IT TO SO THAT WE CAN PUT FUNDS AND FUND BALANCE.
>> I SEE THAT [NOISE] LANGUAGE AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT KEEPING IT FLAT AND IT'S HARD TO SAY THAT THE INFLATION MAY CAUSE, I THINK JOE ALLUDED TO IT, LESS SALES.
[NOISE] PEOPLE HOLDING THEIR MONEY A LITTLE TIGHTER AS INFLATION INCREASES, GAS GOES UP.
THAT'S A POSSIBILITY THE OTHER SIDE IS, EVERYTHING COSTS MORE SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO BUY SOMETHING YOU CAN PAY MORE YOU PAY MORE SALES TAX.
IT JUST DEPENDS WHAT PEOPLE SPENDING HABITS, HOW IT CHANGES.
BUT HE DID SAY THAT IN THE PAST, WE DROP-OFF ONE BOND.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE BONDS FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE COULD GO TOWARD ANOTHER BOND, WHETHER IT'S ABIGAIL PARK IN SOUTH ANGLETON OR WE DO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO GO OUT FOR A BOND AT THIS TIME AND HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE
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THE CITY ISSUE CERTIFICATE AUTHENTICATION USING THE REVENUE FROM MAYBE I'LL SEE IF I'M SAYING IT CORRECTLY TO HELP FUND THAT BOND VERSUS LET'S GO OUT AND GET A REVENUE BOND.>> IT'D BE A CERTIFICATE OBLIGATIONS.
>> WELL, I THINK WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IS THAT ABLC WILL ALWAYS RELY ON A CITY PARTNERSHIP IN ORDER TO BOND OUT.
WHILE ABLC HAS THE BOND CAPACITY, THEY'RE NOT THE SPENDING AGENT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER THE DEBT OR THE PROJECTS, IF YOU WILL.
IT HAS TO BE IN CONJUNCTION, ABLC WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PROJECT BY THEMSELVES.
THEY HAVE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY IN ORDER TO ISSUE DEBT.
>> I GUESS WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A MOTION.
>> WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FISCAL YEAR 22/23 BUDGET AS RECOMMENDED FOR PARKS RIGHT AWAY, RECREATION DIVISION AND ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIVISIONS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I APPROVE, I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED SAME SIGN THAT ONE PASSES.
[5. Discuss and possible action on budget recommendations for Parks, Recreation, and Angleton Recreation Center division projects for fiscal year 2022-2023 and five-year CIP.]
DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARKS RECREATION AND ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIVISION PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 22/23 AND FIVE-YEAR CIP PROJECT.>> YES. THIS ITEM IS JUST TO REVIEW OUR REVISED CIP PLAN, YOU GUYS WERE PRESENTED WITH A FIVE-YEAR CIP PLAN LAST YEAR.
IT HAS CHANGED SUBSTANTIALLY BASED ON THE PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO STAFF AND JUST OUR ABILITY TO ISSUE DEBT.
WHAT YOU HAVE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR AGENDA SUMMARY REGARDING SOME ESTIMATED COST FOR FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN.
WE'RE DOING THIS SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH ABLC, SO WE JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU AWARE OF THE SAME DISCUSSION THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH ABLC.
QUESTIONS AROSE ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH PASSIVE PARK AREAS WITH A FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME DISCUSSION IN ABLC ABOUT BUILDING THE LARGE BASEBALL FIELDS AND SO THAT IS WHAT THIS TABLE IS FOR, IS JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT WOULD REQUIRE TO DEVELOP THOSE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS AND THEN MOVE FORWARD TO CONSTRUCTION AND WE DON'T HAVE CURRENTLY THE FUNDS TO DO MOST OF THOSE.
ABLC, ON MONDAY DID NOTE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PASSIVE ZONE AREA.
>> IT'S MY TERM WITH THE PASSIVE AREA.
>> YES. WHAT THE PASSIVE ZONE IS IN FREEDOM PARK, IS THAT 40 ACRE TRACK ACROSS FROM IS IT BRUSHY VALUE RANCHO? RANCHO DITCH? MY APOLOGIES.
WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL IS IT'S CURRENTLY, YOU GUYS HAD AN UPDATE ON HOW THE POND WAS BEING CLEARED FOR THE NEARBY SUBDIVISION WHEN ROSE GREEN.
THERE'S ALREADY WORK GOING ON THERE.
THE PROPOSAL WAS WE KNOW FROM THE PARKS AND REC MASTER STRATEGIC PLAN, THAT OUR RESIDENTS, OUR CITIZENS REALLY WANT WALKABILITY, CONNECTIVITY, AND TRAILS.
WHILE THE PROJECT IS GOING ON CURRENTLY, WHY NOT ADDRESS THE NATURE TRAILS IN THAT BACK 40 ACRE LOT? THAT IS IF YOU GUYS RECALL, THE PLANS ARE STILL UP THE RENDERINGS ON OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECT TAB ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN GO BACK AND REFRESH YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, BUT IT'S THAT WHOLE 40 ACRE TRACK THAT WOULD BE NATURE TRAILS AND IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE FROM THE SOUTHERN PARCEL OF FREEDOM PARK WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE USE AREA.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO.
ABLC DID PROPOSE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OR THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO GO OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF THAT WOULD LIKELY FALL IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WHERE WE WOULD APPLY FOR A TPW RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANT AND HOPEFULLY OFFSET THE MATCH AND THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION COSTS WITH ABLC CONTINGENCY.
ALL OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS ARE REALLY HIGH DOLLAR AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY OF THEM AT THIS TIME.
SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT ABLC WANTED US TO CONSIDER SOME RENOVATIONS TO THE RECREATION CENTER WITH,
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WE JUST SPOKE TO THE SUBSIDY OF ABLC TO THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS AS IT RELATES TO INCREASING MEMBERSHIPS AND WE FEEL THAT WE CAN DO THAT BY ELIMINATING SOME OF THE DEFICIENCIES.
SOME OF THOSE DEFICIENCIES ARE LISTED HERE AND PRIORITY RANKING ORDER.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AND BRINGING SOME ACTUAL ESTIMATED COSTS AND QUOTES TO ABLC IN JULY WILL BE LIGHTING IN THE FACILITY, THE CEILINGS PAINT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET SEVERAL DIFFERENT QUOTES.
THEY WANTED US TO FOCUS ON THE TOP FOUR ITEMS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT BEYOND THAT JUST SO THEY KNOW AND PUT SOME PROJECTS TOGETHER FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL SEE ALL THE SLEW OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CIP, BUT MANY OF THEM AREN'T GOING TO BE ON A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
YOU'VE GOT MAYBE THREE MAJOR PROJECTS, AND THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE STAGGERED.
EVERYTHING ELSE REALLY FALLS OUTSIDE THE FIVE YEARS.
>> THIS MEANING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
>> I THINK CHARLENE SAID SHE FELL OVER WHEN SHE SAW IT [LAUGHTER] THOSE PROPOSALS.
BUT THE TRAIL SYSTEM, LIKE MEGAN SAID, [NOISE] MEANING EXACTLY TALKED ABOUT GETTING A TRAILS, THAT'S NUMBER 1, NUMBER 2, ON CITIZEN SURVEYS FOR 15 YEARS, AT LEAST.
THIS WAS THE THING WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
THAT ONE MAYBE POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE CAN OVER SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE PROBABLY COULD SET MONEY ASIDE IN THE FUND BALANCE TO HAVE THE REVENUE OR THE FUNDS TO BUILD IT WITHOUT A BOND.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS IN THE PARK, THERE WAS I THINK 6.5 MILLION BEFORE INFLATION AND WE CAN'T GET THAT MONEY TO BUILD THAT ENTIRE MASTER PLAN.
BUT WE CAN CHOOSE THE ELEMENTS THAT THE CITIZENS KEEP ASKING ABOUT AND ONE OF THEM IS A TRAIL, ANY OF THE BRIDGE OVER THERE AND THEN THE TRAIL AROUND THE PONDS AND STUFF.
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER, BUT WE'RE MEETING EVERY MONTH NOW OR IS THIS?
>> NO, THAT'S CONSIDERED A SPECIAL PROJECT.
YOU GUYS MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH JUST LIKE ABLC.
BUT WHEN WE HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO MEET ABOUT THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN, THE PROJECTS, AND THEN ABLC'S OTHER REQUEST WAS A FINANCIAL PLAN ON HOW TO REDUCE SOME OF THE SUBSIDIES.
>> ON THIS ITEM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE PARK'S BOARD TO APPROVE THE CIP PLAN AS PRESENTED.
>>THE PRIORITIES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON THAT, ONE THROUGH FIVE, THAT'S AN ORDER.
>> ONE THROUGH FIVE, THAT'S ONLY FOR THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
THAT IS NOT WHAT'S LISTED IN YOUR CIP PACKETS, YOU HAVE A WORKSHEET FOR EVERY PROJECT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP, JUST HOW YOU READ THESE PROJECT DETAILS, IT'LL SAY LIKE.
>> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
>> THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR PARKS PROJECTS, AND THAT IS PRIORITIZE SO 01, 02, THAT IS IN PRIORITY ORDER.
FOR THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CIP, AND IT'S THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
WE'RE SUGGESTING THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, YOU NEED TO COMMIT MONEY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO DO EXPANSION BEYOND THE FIVE YEARS, CONSIDER THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOT WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
THAT'S HOW YOU READ THAT DOCUMENT AND THERE'S NOTES IN THERE TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> SO LIKE PAR 01 IS THE ABIGAIL PARK?
>> SO THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY?
>> OKAY. THEN 2 AND 3 BOTH DESCRIBE TRAILS.
I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM.
ONE OF THEM WAS A PASSIVE ONE, AND THE OTHER WAS JUST CALLED FREEDOM VARIETALS AREA.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUALLY JASON, YOU CAN PROBABLY PULL IT UP IF YOU GO TO THE GOOGLE CHROME, AND THEN OUR CITY WEBSITE.
THERE'S TWO THEY'RE PHASED IN THAT IF YOU GO TO DEPARTMENTS, PARKS AND REC PROJECTS.
>> OH, YOU TURN THAT AROUND THE WALL AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE.
>> I GOT. I DON'T REMEMBER THAT. THE PASSIVE IS AROUND THE WATER THAT THEY'RE DIGGING.
>> CORRECT. THE OTHER ONE IS THE TRAIL CONNECTOR THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS GOING TO GO ALONG THE DRAINAGES?
THAT'S FINE. BUT THAT'S 2 AND 3 THE TRAILS?
>> CORRECT. JUST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR.
NOW, WHAT CHRIS IS TALKING ABOUT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS NOT GOING TO TAKE CIP DOLLARS.
WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OR A PLC SUGGEST THAT WE MOVE FORWARD
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WITH THE DESIGN OF THAT NORTHERN TRAPPED AND THEY CAN DO THAT WITHIN THEIR OPERATIONAL BUDGET.>> GOT IT. OKAY [OVERLAPPING] GO AHEAD.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN CLAUDIA, WE SELECTED THEM FOR [INAUDIBLE] IMPORTANT.
THEY WOULD COME IN AND JUST DESIGNED ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT SPECIFIC.
>> I LIKE TAKING IT IN LITTLE CHUNKS BECAUSE THE SIX MILLION IS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING.
I LIKE THAT IDEA, BUT I GUESS I NOTICED LIKE NUMBER 4 WAS THE LARGER BASEBALL FIELD.
I'M JUST THINKING BACK OF THE SURVEYS.
THEY WANT TO SPLASH PAD AND SPLASH PAD ISN'T EVEN LISTED.
BUT JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHEN IS THIS SPLASH PAD.
>> THAT IS ACTUALLY WITHIN THE ABIGAIL AREAS PARK.
WHEN WE WENT OUT FOR A SURVEY ON WHAT PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN INCLUDED SPLASH PADS.
SPLASH PAD, PLAYGROUND UNIT FOR 5-12, PLAYGROUND UNIT FOR 2 TO 5, TRAILS AND THE PAVILION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE THE TOP AMENITIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOP, WHICH ACTUALLY WORKS VERY WELL.
SINCE THE ANKLES AND RECREATION CENTERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, THIS PROVIDES A WATER AMENITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.
>> I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT PARKING BECAUSE I THINK THE SPLASH PADS GOING TO GENERATE A LOT OF MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING ALL THE CITIZENS AND PROBABLY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA LEAVING COME TO.
I'M JUST WORRIED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR PARKING FOR A SPLASH PAD AT THAT PART.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING MONEY ON PARKING.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A SPLASH PAD WOULD GO BETTER IN A PLACE WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF PARKING BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE CROWDS ARE GOING GO.
>> WELL, AND DO HAVE ALSO AND YOUR FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN, YOU HAVE A SPLASH PAD DESIGNATED THAT AREA.
>> THAT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A YEAR ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THAT FUTURE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS IT'S NOT TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DONE.
I THINK WHEN WE MOVE TO WHILE THAT IS PLANNED AT FREEDOM, YOU STILL HAVE THAT AS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES AT THE SOUTH-SIDE PARK.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT PARKING, BUT I THINK IT WILL BE IN ADDITION TO FREEDOM WILL BE IN ADDITION TO SOUTH SIDE.
IT WILL HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE USING IT.
BUT I WOULD I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A SPLASH PAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN AND WE DID THE MINIMUM PARK ACREAGE FOR A REASON AND PART OF THAT IS FOR PARKING.
BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED IN OUR MINIMUM STANDARDS NOW.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP AT THE REC CENTER? ANYONE HERE?
>> HAS ANYONE HAVE ANY OF US EVER HAD A MEMBERSHIP?
>> I HAVE. I'M JUST NOT ACTIVE.
>> I MEAN, I DID TOO. WHY DID YOU NOT RENEW IT?
>> YEAH. BUT I WOULD SAY I HAVEN'T BEEN.
>> DID Y'ALL EVER [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH, YOU DO HAVE ONE. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU MAINLY USE THERE?
>> YEAH. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY.
>> I'VE BEEN ASKING A LOT OF PEOPLE TRY TO GET INFORMAL SURVEYS OF WHO GOES WHO DOESN'T, WHO HAD ONE DOESN'T HAVE ON IT.
>> WHO WILL PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE].
>> WHY DO YOU PREFER? I DIDN'T MEAN TO GO OFF TRACK. I'D BE QUICK.
BUT WHY DO YOU PREFER THEIR THAN SAY A PRIVATE GYM?
>> OBSCURE SAYS I'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE LIKE THAT PARTICULAR GYM AND THINGS THAT SHE HAS IN THERE AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE LIKE THE HOURS AT THE OTHER, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER SEE WHAT IS LIKE.
I LIKED THE YOGA CLASSES AND SOME OF THE CLASSES THAT THEY HAD, THEY'RE TARGETED FOR WORKING PEOPLE, MORE THAN RETIRED PEOPLE.
ARE WE READY TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH MEGAN?
>> I MOVE. WE APPROVE THE FIVE-YEAR CIP FOR PARKS AND RECREATION CENTER DIVISION AND RECREATIONAL DIVISION FOR FISCAL YEAR '22, '23.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ADAM 5 AGENDA ADAM.
>> SORRY. I KNOW WE'D TRY [INAUDIBLE]. THIS WAS AN UNDERSHOT.
IT YES. OKAY. I GUESS, CAN I ASK SINCE WE'RE PAST THE AGENDA ITEMS.
>> WILL YOU ADJOURN THE MEETING AND THEN WE CAN [OVERLAPPING].
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>> PARKS BOARD. IT'S A SHARED AT DESK 6:35 [OVERLAPPING]
>> 6:25.
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