>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING [00:00:03] CORPORATION TO ORDER AT 5:32. WE HAVE A QUORUM TONIGHT SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO RIGHT INTO REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 1, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES [1. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Angleton Better Living Corporation meeting of October 3, 2022 and January 17, 2023.] AND THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION MEETING OF OCTOBER 3RD, 2022 AND JANUARY 17TH, 2023. ANYBODY FROM THE BOARD HAVE A MOTION. >> HOW DO I SAY THIS? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 3RD, 2022, AND JANUARY 17TH, 2023. >> I SECOND THAT MOTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY SIGN, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 2, [2. Discussion and possible action on the ABLC and Recreation Center YTD Financial Statements as of March 31, 2023] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ABLC AND RECREATION CENTER YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2023. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO TABLING THIS ITEM? >> NOT AT ALL. >> THEN HOPEFULLY FIELD GETS BETTER AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE NEXT MEETING. GOING TO NUMBER 3, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON FUNDING ADA ACCESSIBLE [3. Discussion and possible action on funding ADA accessible parking spaces and sidewalk at Bates Park.] PARKING SPACES AND SIDEWALK AT BATES PARK. THANK YOU. >> WE HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY AGSA REGARDING SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS THAT ARE NEEDED CLOSER TO THE FIELDS AT BATES PARK AND WE HAVEN'T EXISTING SIDEWALK ALONG FIELD FOUR AND FIVE. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE SIDEWALK AND ALSO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO ADDITIONAL ADA PARKING SPOTS. STAFF DID REQUEST SOME PRICING FROM A LOCAL CONTRACTOR. YOU GUYS HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET, AND SO THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AT BATES PARK THAT WOULD HELP FULFILL SOME OF THOSE NEEDS FROM AGSA. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE, IF YOU RECALL IN YOUR CONTINGENCY FUN, I BELIEVE IT'S 520. WE HAVE A BUDGET OF $160,099. YOU HAVE COMMITTED $130,951, WITH A REMAINING TOTAL OF ABOUT $29,000. THIS PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE UNDER THAT THRESHOLD. >> DOES THIS EXTEND THE SIDEWALK? >> TWO FIELD FIVE. >> TWO? >> BLEACHERS. >> YES. >> YES. >> GOING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BATES POWER STRUCTURE? >> RIGHT. >> I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH THE CONNECTIVITY PART ON THE NEXT. >> WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ITEM THAT WILL BE UNDER DISCUSSION SO THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FULL TRANSPARENCY ON OUR EXISTING FUNDING. SO I GAVE YOU FUNDING FOR OUR CONTINGENCY. WE ALSO HAVE A FUND BALANCED ON PARKLAND DEDICATION OF AROUND $88,000. >> THE 88,000 IS NOT COMMITTED TO ANYTHING, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> WE TECHNICALLY COULD USE THIS 26 OUT OF THE PARKLAND DEDICATION? >> EITHER OR, YES. YOU COULD DO THE 26 OUT OF THE REMAINING AMOUNT FOR ABLC CONTINGENCY AND THEN PURSUE SIDEWALK ACTIVITY WITH PARKLAND DEDICATION. YOU COULD DO BOTH OUT OF PARKLAND DEDICATION, YOU DO A NUMBER OF THINGS. >> WE HAVE 29,000 PLUS 88,000 TO WORK WITH. >> CORRECT. >> THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WILL MAKE US MORE INNOCENCE OF COMPLIANCE, SO IF WE DON'T GET THESE THINGS DONE, COULD THIS BE AN ISSUE LATER ON, OR IS THIS WHEN THESE THINGS WHERE WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE AND ADD MORE THINGS AS THE PARK ITSELF IS GROWING WITH SIZE? >> I WOULD SAY BOTH, BUT ONE THING TO KEEP IN CONSIDERATION IS ADDING AMENITIES VERSUS MAKING OUR EXISTING AMENITIES ACCESSIBLE, SPECIFICALLY ADA COMPLIANT. ONE OF THE ITEMS I WILL TELL YOU GUYS THAT THE PROJECT WAS INITIATED, I BELIEVE THIS WEEK, THE HERITAGE OAKS HOA, OFF OF THE ENCHANTED OAKS DRIVE, THEY HAD A PARCEL OF LAND THAT DID NOT HAVE SIDEWALK AND ACTIVITY TO LAKESIDE PARK. THEY HAVE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THAT AS OF THIS WEEK, AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, ADA ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE RESIDENTS AND JUST OVERALL PARK CONNECTIVITY TO THE AMENITIES THERE. >> AS A MATTER OF FACT, I SAW THAT TODAY IS ACTUALLY COMPLETED. [00:05:03] A FORMER BOARD MEMBER HERE ACTUALLY, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT JUST RECENTLY. I JUST PASS THROUGH IT'S COMPLETED. THE ONE CONCERN I HAD, AND I CAN BRING IT UP LATER ON, IT'S WORSE WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE PARKS, LAKESIDE PARK, IT WAS LIKE MOBILITY AROUND THE LAKE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND CERTAIN THINGS LIKE GOLF CARTS AND SUCH. THAT WAS ONE THING. I GUESS WE HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFE PEDESTRIAN AND MOTORIZED VEHICLES. >> ACTUALLY, OUR EXISTING ORDINANCES DO ADDRESS THAT. I KNOW FOR SURE HERITAGE OAKS HOA PRESIDENT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAVE SHARED THAT WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE PATHWAYS. THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY IN THE STREETS. WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY JUST LAST WEEK SENT A REVISION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION USE OF PARKS ORDINANCE IN OUR CHAPTER 17 OF OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS AND CALL OUT ATVS OR THINGS LIKE THAT ON RECREATIONAL PATHWAYS. WE ALREADY HAVE ORDINANCES IN PLACE THAT ARE DRESSED MOTORIZED VEHICLES WITHIN THE PARK AND PARK AMENITIES LIKE PATHWAYS, MULTI-MODAL PATHWAYS, BUT THIS WOULD JUST GO TO STRENGTHEN IT IF WE PASS THAT REVISION. >> OKAY, GREAT. >> DOES IT INCLUDE ELECTRIC GOLF CARTS? >> IT DOES. >> THE ITEM BEFORE US RIGHT NOW IS, DO WE WANT TO FUND THE ADDITIONAL ADA PARKING SPACES AT BATES IN THE SIDEWALK? I'LL TELL YOU, I HAVE A CHILD THAT GOES OUT THERE AND PLAYS SOFTBALL, AND I WAS APPROACHED BY TWO ELDERLY LADIES WHO WERE IN WALKERS AND WHEELCHAIRS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCESS FIELD FOUR. THEY SAID, WHY DID YOU TAKE AWAY OUR LITTLE SPOT TWEET, GET ACROSS THE ROAD? I TOLD HER WE FILLED THE DITCHES AND UNCOVERED THAT. YOU SAY YES, BUT YOU TOOK THE SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY FROM ME. I SAID, WELL, THERE WAS NO SIDEWALK ALL THE WAY TO THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS POURED THERE BUT IT WAS A HARD SURFACE BUT IT'S WAS ENOUGH THAT THEY COULD GET ACROSS AND IT WAS IFFY HERE AND THERE. THEY SAID, WELL, THE CITY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THAT BEFORE ONE OF US HAS AN ACCIDENT. ONE OF THE THINGS I TOLD CHRIS AND MEGAN WAS, HEY, WE HAVE NO SOLID SURFACE PARKING FOR HANDICAP OVER THERE. >> I THINK WE DO, BUT IT'S CLOSER TO FIELD 1 AND 2. >> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S ON THAT SIDE. >> BUT IT'S QUIET A PATH OF TRAVEL, I MEAN, YOU TRULY HAVE TO GO BY THE CONCESSION STAND OVER IN BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR AND THEN DOWN TO FIVE. >> PUTTING THESE WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US TWO SPACES CLOSE TO THE THREE FIELDS THAT, IN MY OPINION, ARE USED THE MOST. ANYTIME YOU'RE OUT THERE. THOSE THREE FIELDS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE. >> THIS IS A NEED TO DO. >> YEAH. >> I THINK SO TOO. JUST AS LONG AS WE DON'T GO OVER BUDGET. QUESTION I HAVE WAS, HOW WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING FUTURE SPACES? >> YES. >> ARE THEY GOING TO PUT CURVES ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF IT, OR ARE THEY GOING TO LEAVE IT FLAT? >> NO, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE INTEND TO EXPAND AS WE HAVE FUNDING. THAT'S ANOTHER REASON THAT WE ASK THEM TO ADD THE DRAIN THAT YOU SEE IN THIS PROPOSAL. >> I SAW THAT. >> IS BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING WITH THE SLOPE, THEY CONSIDER FUTURE EXPANSION, HAVE A DRAIN, CONCRETE IT IN, IF WE DECIDE TO EXPAND. >> DO WE ALSO HAVE TO REDO THE PIPE UNDERNEATH? >> NO, THEY'RE GOING TO DRAIN EVERYTHING AGAIN. >> I MEANT THE WEIGHT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A QUESTION ON THE WEIGHT. >> LET ME GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. [OVERLAPPING] >> THE CONCRETE [INAUDIBLE] ON TOP OF THAT PIPE. >> I WILL DOUBLE-CHECK. LET US DISCUSS THAT INTERNALLY WITH A COUPLE OF [INAUDIBLE] AND GET BACK TO YOU GUYS. >> IT MIGHT BE FINE FOR TWO, BUT WHAT ABOUT FUTURE? THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION I HAD, WAS IT? SO THEY ARE GOING TO JUST PUT IN DRAINS INSIDE THE PARKING DOWN INTO THE PIPE? WELL, COMMISSION, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTIONS WE WANT TO TAKE ON THIS? THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION AT THE BOTTOM, AND IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO FUND IT, YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION TO NOT NOT EXCEED THAT AMOUNT IF YOU'RE CONCERNED. [00:10:04] >> I SO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THAT, TO APPROVE THE ACTION ON THE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES IN SIDE WALKING BATES PARK. >> I SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE PARKING SPACES AND THE SIDEWALK TO NOT EXCEED $26,700. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> AYE. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. BEFORE WE GO ON, DID WE DECIDE WHERE WE WANTED THAT TO COME FROM? DID WE WANT IT TO COME FROM THE ABLC FUND, CONTINGENCY FUND, OR DO WE WANT IT TO COME FROM THE PARKLAND DEDICATION? >> I WOULD PROBABLY SAY THAT IT COULD JUST COME FROM THE EVOC FUND THAT WE HAVE THAT EXTRA THAT WE HAVE. >> THE CONTINGENCY. >> YEAH. >> SO STAFF, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT? >> YES. >> OKAY. IT WASN'T IN THE FORM OF THE MOTION, BUT THAT'S THE DIRECTION. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON [4. Discussion and possible action on funding sidewalk installations for accessibility and connectivity throughout Angleton parks.] FUNDING SIDEWALK INSTALLATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT ANGLETON PARKS. >> YES. WE WANTED TO TAKE THE APPROACH OF CONSIDERING ALL OF OUR PARKS THAT ARE LACKING CONNECTIVITY, SO WE HAVE PROVIDED THAT FOR YOU. THE PROPOSAL THAT WE RECEIVED AND WE HAVEN'T PRESENTED THE ACTUAL QUOTE JUST BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO GO OUT TO COLLECT SEVERAL QUOTES FOR THESE ITEMS. BUT THE CHEAPEST CONNECTIVITY ROUTE WOULD BE LAKESIDE PARK MAKING THAT CONNECTION. SO IF WE WANTED TO START THERE, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO BE ADDRESSING ALL OF THESE ITEMS. BUT WE CAN START WITH THE SMALLEST AMOUNT AND KIND OF WORK-UP AND IT IS PRIORITIZED IN THAT WAY HERE ON YOUR AGENDA SUMMARY. >> WHAT IS THE FUNDS REQUESTED? THE 16,550. IS THAT LIKE A STUDY COS OR IS THAT- >> RIGHT. SO THAT IS A CONTRACTOR PROPOSAL. WE WILL HAVE TO SOLICIT SOME ADDITIONAL QUOTES JUST DUE TO THE AMOUNT AND BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT A BY BOARD VENDOR, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A COMPETITIVELY BID PROCESS, SO WE WILL BE DOING THAT. WE DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTRACTORS WE CAN REACH OUT TO FOR PRICING. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THIS MEETING. >> AND THAT'S FOR ALL THESE SIDE PARKS? >> NO, IT IS FOR LAKESIDE PARK ONLY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING TO ADDRESS TODAY. >> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION AS WELL BECAUSE I SAW THAT 16,000. >> NO. >> [LAUGHTER] LIKE NO WAY. >> I WAS LIKE THIS IS GREAT BUT SAME [INAUDIBLE]. >> MY APOLOGIES. >> I'M LIKE, WOW. WELL, TO SPEAK ON THIS SINCE HERITAGE OAKS AS THE ASSOCIATION THAT'S ALREADY CARRIED HALFWAY THE SIDEWALK AND IT WAS COMPLETED TODAY. I MEAN, NOT JUST TO SHOW GOOD FAITH, BUT ALSO JUST CONNECTIVITY. THEY JUST GO AND FINISH THE JOB. I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER THAT. >> CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE OTHER REAL QUICK? I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE BATES ONE AND THE FREEDOM WHEN, WHAT ARE THOSE? >> THE BATES ARE TO CONNECT FROM EITHER HAZEL OR BATES ROAD, JUST THAT RESIDENTIAL THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL SECTION THAT DOES NOT CONNECT AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE PARK WE DON'T HAVE CONNECTIVITY. SO AS FAR AS KIDS, PEDESTRIANS WALKING INTO THE PARK, THEY'RE DOING IT ON THE ROAD. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> RUNNING ALONG THAT ROAD COMING FROM [INAUDIBLE]. >> RIGHT. >> IT'S AT BETTY RIGHT WHERE IT STOPS AND THEN IT GOES NOTHING. IT'S JUST- >> WELL, BETTY'S A CUL-DE-SAC, REMEMBER? >> IF YOU LOOK IN THE PACKET ON THE MAP, IT DOES SHOW THAT FIRST SECTION FROM BETTY TO HAZEL AND THEN ALL THE WAY INTO HAZEL TOWARDS THE PARK. >> THE SIDEWALK ON THIS IT STOPS THERE. BECAUSE WHEN WE LIVED AT THAT CORNER HOUSE, THERE WAS A SIDEWALK TO THAT AND FROM THAT POINT. WHEN WE WALKED WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY, WE HAD TO CROSS THE ROAD TO BE ON THE ON THE SIDEWALK. IF NOT, WE JUST WALKED ON THE GRASS WHENEVER WE WOULD WALK THE BOYS OVER THERE. WHEN [INAUDIBLE] OVER THERE. >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD. >> REMEMBER WE WALKED TOGETHER. >> AND THEN THAT NEXT PICTURE, [INAUDIBLE] BY YOU. WE HAVE A SECTION ENDS RIGHT AT EACH OF THE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, BUT THERE'S NO SIDEWALK CONNECTIVITY ACTUALLY TO THE PARK OR BACK BEHIND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. [00:15:03] THAT WOULD CREATE RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIVITY. YOU ALSO HAVE INTO FREEDOM. YOU HAVE SOME EXISTING SIDEWALKS OVER OFF OF WHAT IS THAT? CORAL LOOP, MUSTANG TRAIL. YOU HAVE PICTURED LAKESIDE PARK. MASTERSON PUBLIC WORKS RECENTLY DID INSTALL SIDEWALKS, I THINK EITHER IF IT WASN'T LAST YEAR, IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO, RIGHT ON MULBERRY. FOR THAT CONNECTIVITY, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONNECT IT ALL THE WAY DOWN ARCOLA. AS THERE ARE LOCAL CHURCHES, THE FARMER'S MARKET JUST CREATES MORE OF THAT CONNECTIVITY FOR THOSE RESIDENTS BACK THERE AND USERS. >> NOTHING ON ORANGE EITHER. >> I KNOW THAT THAT'S A LONG SIDEWALK AT FREEDOM. BUT I KNOW THAT WHENEVER YOU HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THE GRADUATION OR SOMETHING, THEY DROP YOU OFF AT THE BUS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WALKING IN THAT PARKING LOT. THAT'S ONLY THE ONLY PLACE THAT THEY HAVE TO WALK. >> DEFINITELY AND IF YOU EVER SEE IT WHEN SCHOOL GETS LET OUT, JUNIOR HIGH, THAT YOU'VE GOT KIDS WALKING AND BIKING IN THE PARKING LOT. YOU HAVE CONNECTIVITY FROM THE JUNIOR HIGH INTO FREEDOM PARK. BUT ONCE YOU WALK TOWARDS BASICALLY PAST THE PARKING LOT, IT ENDS SO CONNECTING TO THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, RANCHO WOULD BE GREAT. >> YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. >> RIGHT. AND YOU HAVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. A LOT OF PEOPLE PARK IN FREEDOM PARKING LOT AND THEN LET THEIR KIDS OUT, AND THEN THEIR KIDS ARE WALKING IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL, BUT NOT NECESSARILY HAVE A PATH. >> FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT FIRST ONE, ARE YOU SAYING LAKESIDE WOULDN'T BE FIRST ON THAT LIST BECAUSE OF FUNDING? >> I'M NOT NECESSARILY SAYING THAT AS STAFF. WERE JUST TELLING YOU THAT WHEN WE PRICED OUT ALL OF THESE, THAT WAS THE CHEAPEST OF THE ONES WHO ARE ASSESSING. >> RIGHT. >> PLUS I THINK IT'S A SHOW OF GOOD FAITH THAT SINCE THE HOA JUST WENT AND PUT THEIR MONEY INTO FINISHING IT TO THAT ONE LOCATION THAT WE SHOULD DO OUR SECTION AND JUST HAVE IT DONE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. >> I MEAN, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT CASE ASPECT OF IT, OF COLLECTABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARKS. BECAUSE OF THE OTHER THING THAT I DO. I THINK ALL OF THESE NEED TO BE A PRIORITY BECAUSE HONESTLY, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN THIS REGARD, EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO ADA, THEY NEED TO HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO GET TO THESE PARKS. WE'LL USE MASTERSON AS THE EXAMPLE. YOU'RE EITHER ON THE ROAD AND HAVING TO JUMP A CURVE IF YOU'RE ON A WHEELCHAIR OR HAVING SOMEBODY HAVE TO DO THAT VERSUS HAVING A SIDEWALK THAT CAN GET THEM INTO THE PARK. IF OUR FUNDING IS X IN FREEDOM OR LAKESIDE MAKES THE MOST SENSE BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THAT NUMBER. BUT I THINK THAT ALL OF THESE NEED TO BE, HOW DO WE RANK THESE THINGS. THEY NEED TO BE AS QUICKLY AS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK WITH PARKS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THESE PARKS ARE CONNECTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE CONNECT ALL OF THE PARKS IN UNISON INTO ONE SO THAT THERE'S WAYS, WELL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THESE THINGS, IT BECOMES A MOOT POINT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? >> BUT MAYBE WE CAN PRIORITIZE THE REMAINING FOR SAFETY AS WELL AS COST [INAUDIBLE] SO MAYBE BOTH OF THOSE COULD BE FACTORS AS WELL. >> YEAH. >> THAT'S A GREAT POINT. AND AGAIN, YOU HAVE $88,000 IN PARK LAND DEDICATION. >> RIGHT. >> MAYBE Y'ALL COULD PRIORITIZE [INAUDIBLE]. >> YEAH. WELL, BECAUSE, THE BETTY TO HAZEL, THAT CAN'T BE OVER THE 88 THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. THERE HAS TO BE WITHIN THAT NUMBER. IF I'M LOOKING AT LIKE SIZE-WISE, I'M SURE THAT LAKEVIEW IS NOT THAT MUCH BIGGER OR MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE OF WHERE IT'S AT THAT HAZEL [INAUDIBLE] MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT FOR LIKE WE CAN KNOCK THAT ONE OUT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THE HAZEL ONE. THAT THAT'S A HUGE PIECE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SIDEWALK FOR. THAT'S A HUGE CHUNK. SO I UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD COST A LOT, OR EVEN THE BRUSHY BAYOU SIDE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESSIBILITY ON THAT ONE SIDE, BUT SOME OF THESE THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET THESE UP THERE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER SO THAT WE CAN KNOCKED HIM OUT. >> IS LAKESIDE MORE OF A PRIORITY JUST BECAUSE IT'S NEWER OR WOULD IT BE EASIER TO DO? >> OR IS IT WITHIN THE MINING RANGE? >> IT'S THE CHEAPEST ONE. >> [INAUDIBLE] HOA [INAUDIBLE] SIDEWALK. >> RIGHT. >> [INAUDIBLE] GOOD FAITH OF THAT THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] . >> THAT'S A REALLY POPULAR PARK. [00:20:03] >> YEAH. >> I MEAN, IT'S POPULAR AND NOT JUST THAT, BUT ALSO ACROSS FROM THERE I SEE THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AS WELL. YOU HAVE THE KIDS COMING OVER, YOU HAVE THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT COMING OVER WITH NOT JUST HURT YOU TO OAKS, BUT ALSO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. I THINK JUST FOR SAFETY, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CARS GOING THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THAT WOULD BE WISE AS WELL. >> YEAH. >> PEOPLE RIDING ON. I HAD SOMEONE TELL ME ABOUT HER AND HER CHILDREN TRYING TO GO CROSSING. >> OH, YEAH. >> IT WAS LIKE RUNNING A GUN. FOR HER THEY WASN'T. >> THE SAFEST MODE. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. > HER CHILDREN DIDN'T ACTUALLY LISTEN TO WHAT SHE TOLD THEM TO DO SO THEY DIDN'T. >> THE CHILDREN DON'T LISTEN [OVERLAPPING] >> IF I CAN PULL IT UP, WE DO HAVE PRICING FOR THE OTHER ITEMS. I THINK YOUR NEXT ONE IS PROBABLY AROUND 24-26,000, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH PARK THAT IS. AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT FOR MORE FORMAL BIDS AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH SOME OF THESE. WE DID NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE PACKET, BUT WE DO HAVE PRICING ON EVERYTHING THAT IS IN HERE. >> WOULD IT BE CHEAPER TO GO OUT WHEN YOU GET THE BIDS TO PACKAGE A COUPLE OF THESE TOGETHER AS OPPOSED TO? >> POSSIBLY. >> I MEAN, AS COMMISSION, I THINK CHRIS ASKED US TO PRIORITIZE A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD SPEND MONEY AT THIS TIME ON BRUSHY BAYOU PARK, BECAUSE THERE'S A SIDEWALK ACROSS THE STREET THERE. >> CORRECT. >> ON ALL THREE SIDES, AND MAYBE WE NEED TO STRIKE THE SAFE PASSAGE ACROSS TO THE PARK ITSELF. I KNOW THAT SOUTH ANDERSON, I MEAN, I'D BE AFRAID TO PUT MONEY OVER THERE RIGHT NOW IF WE'RE NOT STILL CERTAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> YEAH. >> I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THIS BRUSHY BAYOU PARK IT USE MUCH, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE APARTMENT [OVERLAPPING] >> I THINK IT'S MORE SO USED BY THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAN IT IS. >> IT'S AN AMENITY FOR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. >> ALL THE GRASS AND THEY WALK IN TO GET TO IT. >> FROM THE COMPLEX, YEAH. ONCE YOU GET PAST, THERE'S LIKE, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT'S AT THE BOTTOM END OF THAT. >> [OVERLAPPING] THERE'S A EMERGENCY DRIVER. >> RIGHT, AND THEN IT'S JUST THE GRASS. JOHN'S RIGHT THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BRUSHY BAYOU, THE SIDEWALK THAT CONNECTS HEATHER TO CLOVER, THAT SIDEWALK WORKS LIKE IT'S A GOOD SIDEWALK. >> THERE'S A FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE. >> RIGHT. [NOISE] ALONG THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IS DEFENSE. IT GOES ALL THE WAY ALONG JUST ABOUT UNTIL YOU GET TO THAT EMERGENCY ENTRANCE POINT. THEN BRUSHY BAYOU IS OPEN, BUT THERE'S A SIDEWALK THAT GOES ON THE OTHER SIDE. I CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT I THINK FOR MASTERSON BECAUSE, YES, THERE'S SIDEWALK ON THE TOP INSIDE, BUT EVERYTHING THAT'S ARCOLA COLA AND ORANGE IS NOTHING. >> YEAH. >> IT'S JUST A ROAD. PEOPLE PARK THERE ON THE STREET A LOT, SO EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT, YOU REALLY DON'T WHENEVER THERE'S A BUNCH OF PARKING THERE. >> YET FIGURED OUT. >> YOU HAVE TO LIKE GO WELL EITHER. [OVERLAPPING] YEAH. TO ME THAT'S A BIG ONE TOO. WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT. >> WE SHOULD MAYBE JUST MOVE ON LAKESIDE PARK NOW AND ASK THE CITY TO STUDY US BELIEVE GROUPINGS ON TOGETHER. >> I AGREE. >> WHAT WOULD YOU REMEMBER 2 BE AFTER LAKESIDE? WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SECOND ONE? FREEDOM BATES OR MASTERSON? I WOULD SAY MASTERSON. >> I WERE TOO. >> IT'S NUMBER 2. >> IT DOES LOOK LIKE MASTERSON IS GOING TO BE YOUR NEXT LEAST EXPENSIVE [NOISE] OPTION. JASON WAS ABLE TO PULL UP THE PROPOSAL. WELL, I SAY THAT IF YOU'VE ALREADY ELIMINATED OFFICER CASH MEMORIAL DOG PARK THEN YOU HAVE [OVERLAPPING] MASTERSON AROUND 27.9, JUST CALL IT 28, FREEDOM AT ABOUT 37, AND BATES IS QUITE A BIT MORE. >> RIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S A CHUNK AND THAT'S A BIG PIECE. >> THAT ONE'S OVER 15. >> YEAH. >> WE POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO INCLUDE OFFICER CASH MEMORIAL DOG PARK, THEY MIGHT WORK WITH. IF THEY'RE DOING ONE, MAYBE THEY'LL DO [OVERLAPPING] >> OH, I GOT IT. >> IT MUST BE A SMALL. >> IT MAY BE, BUT I THINK TO JOHN'S POINT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, JOHN. WE'RE NOT SURE COMPLETELY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT PARCEL, AND IF OFFICER CASH MAY EVEN HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF MOVING INTO ANOTHER FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENT. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT. THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED. [00:25:03] >> I WILL SAY WALKABILITY ON KHYBER IS A BIG ISSUE. I DO SEE THAT POINT, BECAUSE ANDERSON ALREADY HAS A SIDEWALK. IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE AT THAT CORNER GOING EAST. I MEAN, IT'D BE REALLY NICE IF SEE ONE GOING ACROSS THERE. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE USED ONLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD STILL PROBABLY BE IN THE ROAD SINCE IT'S GOING TO GET IN, BUT I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. I GUESS IF I WAS ORGANIZING, I'D SAY LAKESIDE, MASTERSON, PROBABLY FREEDOM [FOREIGN] AND THEN BATES. I ACTUALLY WOULD PLAY AROUND WITH THE BATES IDEA A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT ANOTHER FIELD. IF WE CAN EVER GET THAT PIECE BY THE SCHOOL AND JUST EXTEND THE SIDEWALK ACROSS FROM THE PARKING LOT, THAT WOULD GIVE YOU YOUR SAFE PASSAGE. >> JUST A THOUGHT, SOMETHING I SIT THERE AND LOOK AT EVERY TIME I'M OUT THERE, BECAUSE EVERY TIME THERE'S AN EVENT, PEOPLE WILL STILL PARK AT THAT PARKING LOT AND WALK OVER TO THE FIELD. IT'S JUST EASIER. >> WHICH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ON WHICH ONE? >> THEY'LL PARK RIGHT HERE AT THIS PARKING LOT. THEY ALWAYS DECIDE THAT'S GOING ACROSS THAT GRASS CONCRETE. IF THAT CONCRETE CAME OUT AND CAME DOWN, THEY WOULD UTILIZE THAT PARKING A LOT MORE, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO GET SCHOOL DISTRICT PERMISSION, BUT I THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD WANT TO WORK WITH US ON THAT. THEY HAVE LESS FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN, HONESTLY. BUT THAT'S WHY I WOULD PUT THAT ONE SO FAR DOWN ON THE LIST BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER THINGS AT PLAY THERE THAT TO ME, I THINK MASTERSON GETS USED QUITE A BIT BY SMALL FAMILIES. >> RIGHT. >> LAKESIDE, BECAUSE THE HOA JUST FINISHED THEIR SECTION. LET'S JUST COMPLETE THAT. THEN FREEDOM, THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSES OVER THERE THAT GO ACROSS THAT TO THE SCHOOLS. THAT'S WHY. THAT'S MY REASONING FOR MY [INAUDIBLE] >> I THINK WE'VE PRETTY MUCH ALL AGREE. WE HAVE THOSE LIKE SIDE, MASTERSON, FREEDOM BATES AND OFFICER CASH. THAT'S MINE. >> YEAH. >> [OVERLAPPING] I LIKE CASH IS UP IN THE AIR ANYWAYS. >> RIGHT. >> CERTAINLY COULD COME IN NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON GETTING ESTIMATES AND KIDS FOR LAKESIDE. >> YOU SAID THAT LAKESIDE WILL BE WITHIN THE 16. >> CORRECT? >> THAT'S A 165. >> OKAY. >> LET'S GO WITH IT. >> BUT THEN YOU STILL HAVE 60. >> SIXTY AND-. >> IN PARKLAND DEDICATION THAT'S LEFT. IF THEY CAN BUNDLE SOMETHING TOGETHER AND MAKE IT CHEAPER. >> [INAUDIBLE] YEAH. >> MAYBE NOT TWO OF THEM OFF THE LIST. >> MAN, IF THEY COULD DO THAT IN MASTERSON, IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE LIKE FOR MASTERSON WITH YEAH, FOR SURE. FOR SURE. >> DO WE HAVE THAT IN THE FORM OF EMOTION? >> WE'VE GOT TO TRY TO JUST DO. LAKESIDE ITSELF, A TREND TO LAKESIDE ALONG WITH MASTERSON AND THE PACKAGE. >> I'VE JUST REALLY TRY TO DO LAKESIDE WITH MASTERSON IN THE PACKAGE. >> AGREED. SO THEN THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE SAID LIKE THAT? >> THEY CAN'T DO IT TOGETHER THEN IT WILL JUST BE LAKESIDE. >> WE WANT LAKESIDE. [LAUGHTER]. >> VERY RIGHT. >> WONDERING IS DONE GO. >> JUST IF YOU RECALL, MASTERSON WAS QUOTED AT ABOUT THIS IS THE SAME CONTRACTOR. WE STILL WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL QUOTES, BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE A PRICE AT ABOUT 28,000. TWENTY-EIGHT AND YOU KNOW THIS 16.5, YOU HAVE ENOUGH AND PARKLAND TO DO BOTH AS IT STANDS TODAY. >> RIGHT. >> WE CAN DO THEM BOTH. >> BUT IF WE CAN GET HIM TO CUT A DEAL. >> BUT IT'D BE BETTER. >> THEN THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE SET UP FOR US TO LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE TAKING BIDS FOR BOTH OF THOSE AT THE SAME TIME OR SHOULD WE DO THIS AS A LAKE VIEW ONLY AND HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SECOND PART? >> I WOULD TOO BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE THE FUNDING IS GOING TO BE I DON'T BELIEVE IS GOING TO EXCEED 50,000. >> RIGHT. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> IF THERE WILLING TO DO ONE THEY'RE WILLING TO DO TWO. >> GET A BETTER DEAL WITH TWO, I'M SURE. [00:30:01] >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> IF IT'S A TWO, I THINK IT IS. I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO WANT MORE. >> THEN THEY GET TWO, MAYBE A BETTER DEAL LATER ON FOR THE OTHER THREE. >> WE GET FOR THOSE TWO JOBS, LAKESIDE PARK, SIDEWALK EXTENSION, AND MASTERSON PARK. >> MAYBE THAT MOTION IS SOMETHING LIKE AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR CONNECTIVITY SIDEWALK, CONNECTIVITY FOR LAKESIDE PARK, AND MASTERSON. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION? >> MOTION TO LIKE WHAT SHE SAID? [LAUGHTER]. >> GOOD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN MOTION CARRIES. >> I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS COMING OUT OF PARKLAND DEDICATION. >> CORRECT. >> ITEM NUMBER 5, DISCUSSION WITH [5. Discussion and possible action to include Brazoria County and Angleton Independent School District employees to the Angleton Recreation Center discount categories.] POSSIBLE ACTION TO INCLUDE MISSOURI COUNTY AND ANGLED AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES THAT THE ANGLES AND RECREATION CENTER DISCOUNT CATEGORIES. JASON? >> YEAH. JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOU GUYS THAT WE ENTERED IN A TEMPORARY AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI COUNTY, TO OFFER THEM A DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTIONAL RATES TO HELP INCREASE IN REVENUES FOR THE FACILITY AND INCREASE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY. IN JANUARY THAT THEY REACHED OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THEY ENGAGE THE ANGLES AND REC CENTER STAFF IN THIS OPPORTUNITY. CURRENTLY, WE ARE IN A PROMOTIONAL RATE THAT AFFORDS SOME OF THE DISCOUNT FOR $20 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AND $35 FOR FAMILY DISCOUNTS, THAT CURRENT PROMOTIONAL RATE EXPIRES THE END OF MAY. WE WANTED TO BRING FORTH TO YOU A POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT MOVING FORWARD OUTSIDE OF A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS STANDARDIZE THE DISCOUNTED RATES TO BE WHAT OUR CURRENT RATES ARE. OUR CURRENT RATES WOULD FALL AT A $110 DISCOUNT FOR A MONTH OR A $75 DISCOUNT FOR THE YEAR. YOU'LL SEE THERE IN YOUR PACKET IT OUTLINES THAT. WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO ADD THAT TO OUR CURRENT RATE STRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT MOVING FORWARD. WE FEEL IT GIVES THEM A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH US TO AGAIN INCREASE REVENUES. THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED HAVING A MEMBERSHIP PRIOR, BECAUSE IF THEY LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY TO WHERE NOW THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE, DURING LUNCH, OR AFTER WORK. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO, IN THE SAME TIME WE'RE APPROACHED BY THE ANGLES IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE A SIMILAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO WHERE THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROMOTIONAL RATE THAT WAS GOING ON. WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN ENGAGE THAT AS WELL. JUST BRINGING THAT BEFORE YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND TO SEE IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND IF YOU WOULD SUPPORT US IN THAT. >> I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA. I MEAN, INCREASING THEIR MEMBERSHIP BEEN AVAILABLE THERE FOR THE MISSOURI COUNTY AS WELL AS THE ISD? THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR BOTH FOR ALL THREE OF US ACTUALLY. >> THE SENIORS ARE INCLUDED IN THERE HERE? >> YEAH. >> YOU REMEMBER [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. >> ALL RIGHT. >> EVERYTHING IS UP FOR DISCUSSION. >> WILL IT HOLD ALL THOSE PEOPLE? >> WE BELIEVE THAT AT THIS TIME WE CAN, WE STILL HAVE A CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY IF WE SEE AN INCREASE DURING THE DAY, I WOULD SAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES WE DO HAVE. WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE SOME MORE STUFF DURING THE DAYTIME, AT LUNCHTIME. TO BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO MAY BE ABLE TO TAKE A BREAK AND STEP AWAY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT YEAH, WE FEEL CONFIDENT WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. >> I THINK HAS 100 PEOPLE THAT [INAUDIBLE] I WOULDN'T ASSUME THAT ALL HUNDRED PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE]. >> BASED ON CURRENT. THE PROGRAM DID, IT STARTS APRIL 1ST. NUMBERS RAN THIS MORNING SHOW THAT WE HAVE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THAT RATE AND SEVEN FAMILIES WHO HAVE SIGNED UP. >> THAT'S GOOD. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE ABLETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MISSOURI COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ELIGIBLE MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS FOR THE RECREATION CENTER. >> I'LL SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL ADDING MISSOURI COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND ABLETON AND ISD EMPLOYEES TO THE DISCOUNT PROGRAM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL A VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. [00:35:01] >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 6 DISCUSSION ON PARK AND RECREATION BOARD [6. Discussion on Park & Recreation Board list of capital outlay and CIP priorities for Parks, Right-of-Way, and Angleton Recreation Center divisions.] LIST OF CAPITAL OUTLAY IN CIP PRIORITIES FOR PARKS, RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ANGLES AND RECREATION CENTER DIVISIONS? >> YES. ON APRIL 10TH, WE DID MEET FOR THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING. WE DO HAVE JAIME, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THAT BOARD AND IS PRESENT TONIGHT FOR AVLC. I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULDN'T MIND LEADING THIS DISCUSSION JUST SO YOU GUYS HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD DISCUSSED AND HOW THEY PRIORITIZE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JAIME. >> WHENEVER WE HAD THE MEETING, WE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE LIST. THEY ASKED US TO ESSENTIALLY TRY TO RANK THEM OF WHAT WE THOUGHT MADE THE MOST SENSE FOR US TO SPEND ON. KIND OF LIKE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING TODAY. THERE ARE SOME NECESSITIES AND THE ADA ASPECT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS, DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE NEED TO GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH. WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A PRIORITY OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. MAINLY BECAUSE IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN ONE OR IF SOMEBODY WERE TO COME AND LOOK AT IT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE OF ALL THAT, WHICH RIGHT NOW OR THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN ORDER TO BECOME COMPLYING WITH. SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN DOING, I THINK, A DECENT JOB AT HELPING OUT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, THE ONE THAT WE HAVE LEFT TO THE SIDE A LITTLE BIT HAS BEEN SOCCER AND SOCCER COMPLEX, SPECIFICALLY LIGHTING IN THE PARKING, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. THEY ONLY HAVE LIKE ONE RIGHT NOW AND ONE OR TWO OUT THERE. ONCE IT GETS DARK, IT'S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THERE. IT IS PRETTY FAR OUT THERE. SOMETIMES THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DEAL WITH SNAKES OR WHATEVER THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. WE THOUGHT THAT THE LIGHTING SHOULD BE THE NEXT PRIORITY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WITHIN A BUDGET THAT WE COULD DO WITH. THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THE SOCCER COMPLEX IS TO HAVE MORE OF THE SOCCER FIELD SPLIT. IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, THERE'S PROBABLY COSTING A LOT MORE MONEY THAN JUST PARKED DO IN THE PARKING. IF YOU CAN LIGHT THE PARKING AREA, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO LIGHT ON A COUPLE OF THE FIELDS THAT ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. WE THOUGHT SOCCER FIELD LIGHTING WOULD BE NEXT ON THE AGENDA. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT SHE DIDN'T MAKE AN ADDRESS, MOWERS AND TRAILERS, AND EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED. IF WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE NEEDING SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO BUY EXTRA STUFF FOR. THAT'S WHAT WE GOT. NOW. THE ABIGAIL PARK MASTER PLAN IS ON THERE BECAUSE WE, ON THE PARK BOARD HAVE FELT FOR A LONG TIME THAT THE SOUTH SIDE NEEDED A PARK. IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY THAT WE'VE HAD AS WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO HAVE A MASTER PLAN FOR THAT AREA THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE. THAT LAND THAT WE PURCHASED WAS A RECENT THING. THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS. BECAUSE WE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED IT, WE FEEL LIKE SOUTH SIDE NEEDS A PARK, AND WE NEED TO GET A MASTER PLAN GOING FOR THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY SEE WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO AND WHAT THE PUBLIC REALLY WANTS WITHIN THAT PARK. THAT WAS BASICALLY SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAD SOME OF THIS STUFF. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. I MEAN, ASIDE FROM ADA, I REALLY THINK WE ALL FELT LIKE THE LIGHTING AT THE SOCCER-PLAYING COMPLEX NEEDS TO HAPPEN. IT GETS REALLY DARK OUT THERE. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF LIGHTING OUT THERE. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> BREACHING THE CHOIR. >> I KNOW. >> I AM A SOCCER COACH OUT THERE. >> YEAH. IT GETS DARK VERY QUICKLY. >> OVER THE FIELDS. >> YEAH. WELL, AND THE OTHER THING IS YOU HAVE WE HAVE LIGHTS ON TO THE BIG FIELDS, BUT THEY ONLY LIGHT THAT SIDE OF THE COMPLEX. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COMPLEX. THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE, SO IF NOTHING ELSE, THE PARKING NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I BET. >> IT'S BAD. WE TALKED ABOUT SNAKES AND THINGS. IT BOILS DOWN TO WHEN I LET MY BOYS GO FROM SOCCER PRACTICE IN THE FALL, IT'S ALREADY DARK, AND YOU GOT ALL THESE YOUNG KIDS RUNNING [OVERLAPPING] AROUND THE PARKING LOT, THE DARK PARKING LOT, AND IT'S DANGEROUS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT THE LIGHTING OUT THERE IS OF MAJOR CONCERN. I WOULD ALSO BEING WHAT I KNOW OUT THERE, WHAT WOULD BE NICE IS IF YOU COULD PUT THE LIGHTS ALONG THE PARKING LOT WITH A DOUBLE LIGHT, ONE FACING TOWARDS THE PARKING LOT, AND ONE FACING BACK TOWARDS THE FIELD. >> THE FIELD SO YOU CAN HAVE MORE LIGHTING ON THE FIELD. >> YES. THE LITTLE FIELDS FOR THE 4, [00:40:04] 5, 6, 7 YEAR OLDS. THAT'S NEXT TO THE PAVILION. IF YOU COULD PUT A COUPLE OF LIGHTS ALONG THE PAVILION SIDE, [OVERLAPPING] FACING OUT, AND THEN THE ONES ALONG THE PARKING LOT FACING BACK, THOSE KIDS COULD ACTUALLY HAVE A PRACTICE FOR ONCE. >> I AGREE. >> BECAUSE NORMALLY THEY DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME TO PRACTICE. THEN FOR YOUR EIGHT-YEAR-OLD, NINE-YEAR-OLD, 10-YEAR-OLDS THERE ON THE WEST SIDE. THEY COULD USE THAT FIRST FIELD RIGHT THERE, USE SOME EXTRA LIGHTING RIGHT THERE. >> GREAT. >> BUT THERE'S STILL ONLY ONE BANK. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TWO FIELDS LIT UP. WE HAVE ONE FIELD AND A HALF, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE SIDE OF THAT ONE FIELD. IT'D BE NICE TO SEE SOMETHING ADDRESSED OUT THERE. BUT ON TOP OF THAT IS THE DRAINAGE. IF WE GET A LIGHT RAIN, THE FIELDS ARE CLOSED FOR WEEKS. [OVERLAPPING] >> OH, I KNOW. >> IT'S HARD. >> THERE'S NO PRACTICING, THERE'S NO GAMES. >> THERE'S NO PRACTICE. >> AT THE BOARD MEETING I THINK YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT TALKING TO SOMEBODY ABOUT MAYBE [OVERLAPPING] >> RIGHT. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH A LOCAL DEVELOPER WHO IS EXCAVATING AT THE NORTHERN TRACK OF FREEDOM PARK. WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET THE DIRT THAT IS ON OUR EXISTING PARCEL AND TAKE IT OUT TO BG PECK, AS WELL AS THREE OTHER LOCATIONS TO RAISE THE ELEVATION ABOUT FOUR INCHES AND THEN ADDRESS THAT WITH FRENCH DRAINS, DREDGING THE DITCHES TO MAKE SURE IT'S FLOWING OUT TO SH 288. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT IT IS A MASSIVE QUANTITY OF DIRT. SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE'VE REACHED OUT TO ARE HESITANT BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF WORK. IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME. JUST FOR BG PECK, STEWART HAD ESTIMATED 1,000 TRIPS. THAT IS JUST THERE, NOT THERE AND BACK. [BACKGROUND] THE ASSOCIATION IS MAINTAINING THE FIELDS CURRENTLY. >> YES. [BACKGROUND]. >> WELL, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH DUSTIN.[OVERLAPPING]. >> DUSTIN WAS AT THE [INAUDIBLE]. >> HE'S AWARE. WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HIM. HE WOULD LOVE FOR THE FIELDS TO BE RAISED, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, ARCHIE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY SCHEDULE THAT TO MAKE SURE IT'S OUT OF SEASON. FIELDS ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED TEMPORARILY. >> NEVER OUT OF SEASON. >> YEAH, IT'S SOCCER. SOCCER IS YOUR RUN. >> SUMMERTIME IS ABOUT YOUR BEST [INAUDIBLE] >> OUR BIG THING WAS, AS THE PARK BOARD, WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN ON IT NOW. BUT IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE PAID ATTENTION TO SOFTBALL. WE TRY TO HELP THEM OUT BECAUSE IT IS A NECESSITY. WE'VE TRIED TO HELP WITH BASEBALL. EVERY TIME WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS, IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE PUTTING SOCCER, BECAUSE OF THE OTHER THINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE BUILDERS. WE CAN HOST SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF TEAMS OUT THERE. SAME THING WITH BASEBALL AS WE GROW OVER THERE AND FIELDING. WE NEED MORE PARK, WE NEED MORE. BUT THE SOCCER COMPLEX, WE JUST HAVEN'T TOUCHED. IF THE BARE MINIMUM WE CAN DO IS LIGHTING, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT MUCH MORE THAT WE CAN, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY, I THINK AT SOME LEVEL, MAKE THE SOCCER ASSOCIATION FEEL LIKE WE ARE SHOWING THEM LOVE AND PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY NEED. >> WHEN YOU GO TO A SOCCER GAME AT THESE OTHER PLACES LIKE PEARLAND, THERE ARE GIGANTIC FIELDS. THEY HAVE SPENT MONEY ON THEIR SOCCER. >> THEY'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP, SELECT TEAMS AND TRAVEL TEAMS. A LOT OF OUR KIDS IN THIS AREA, YOU MIGHT GET ONE TEAM OUT OF THIS AREA, BUT HONESTLY, THEY GOT TO GO TO SUGAR LAND, THEY GOT TO GO TO PEARLAND, THEY GOT TO GO OUT. IF WE CAN REALLY PUT SOME LOVE ON THE COMPLEX SIDE, THEN I THINK WE COULD BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A TEAM, LIKE SOME TEAMS OUT HEAR THAT COULD BRING PEOPLE IN HERE, HOST GAMES. THE POTENTIAL COULD BE HUGE IF WE CAN GET BETTER LIGHTING AND BETTER DRAINAGE OUT HERE. >> MAKE NO MISTAKE. I'M A PROPONENT FOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION, BUT I WILL POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, WE REDID THE SURFACING OUT THERE, AND WE REDID THE BATHROOMS OUT THERE. THEY DID HOST THE TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN QUITE A FEW YEARS. BUT WHEN WE TRAVEL, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PLAY IN BAY CITY, LAKE JACKSON, WEST COUNTY OF BRAZORIA. WE HAVE A NICE FACILITY. >> WE DO. >> FOR SOUTHERN BRAZORIA COUNTY, WE HAVE A VERY NICE FACILITY. IT NEEDS WORK, IT STILL NEEDS, BUT THE SOCCER ASSOCIATION DOES AN AMAZING JOB OF GETTING OUT THERE AND WORKING HARD ON IT, KEEPING IT UP. I DO THINK LIGHTING IS OF AN IMPORTANCE. I WOULD DISAGREE THAT WE SPEND AS MUCH TIME ON LITERALLY OR BASEBALL. THEY'RE PRETTY SELF-SUFFICIENT OVER THERE. WE'VE SPENT MONEY ON THE COVERS FOR THE STANDS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S A NECESSITY FOR THE SOFTBALL SIDE TOO. BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER DAY. WHAT ELSE DO WE DO OUT THERE FOR FREEDOM? [00:45:05] >> THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST RECENT, A LARGE PROJECT WE'VE DONE FOR THEM. >> WE DO NEED OTHER THINGS.[OVERLAPPING]. >> I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE PUT MONEY OVER THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC OF WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE DO PUT MONEY INTO THE SOCCER ASSOCIATION STUFF. BUT I'VE BEEN SAYING LIGHTING FOREVER OUT THERE. I DO THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE PRIORITY, AND FUNDING SHOULD REALLY COME TO WHAT'S EXISTING. I UNDERSTAND WE WANT TO PUT THAT SOUTHSIDE PARK IN, BUT BUILDING MORE PARKS, IT'S A CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE THAT'S MORE MAINTENANCE AND MORE THINGS WE GOT TO DO WHEN WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER NECESSITIES AT ALL THESE OTHER PARKS. NOW THEY'RE ALL ACTIVE SPORTS ZONES BASICALLY. I BELIEVE THAT ABIGAIL'S PARK WOULD BE NOT. BUT THERE'S LITTLE THINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT I HEAR ABOUT. A SKATE PARK, WATER FEATURE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME THAT ABIGAIL'S PARK IS GOING TO HAVE THOSE THINGS, THEN I WOULD PROBABLY BE ON BOARD WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING FOR. BUT ANOTHER PARK WITH ALL THE NECESSITIES THAT A PARK NEEDS, AND WE STILL HAVE ALL THESE OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED AT THESE OTHER PARKS. THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME. >> I GOT YOU. >> JUST A NOTE ON THAT ABIGAIL PARK, WHEN WE DID OUR PUBLIC COMMUNITY SURVEY REGARDING A PARK ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF TOWN, THOSE AMENITIES WERE WHAT WERE REQUESTED, IN ADDITION TO PLAYGROUNDS, WALKING AREAS, PAVILIONS, RESTROOMS. THERE WAS SPLASH PAD AND DOG PARK WAS ALSO ON THAT LIST. JUST THINGS TO CONSIDER. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE BUDGETARY ITEMS. WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ITEM IN THERE SO THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE PRIORITIES WERE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD BEFORE I MOVED INTO BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. >> LET ME GO TO RECORD AND READ IT. I WAS LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE. ON NUMBER 7, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR PARKS, [7. Discussion and possible action on budget priorities for Parks, Recreation, Angleton Recreation Center, and Angleton Better Living Corporation division budgets for fiscal year 2022-2023.] RECREATION [NOISE] CENTER, AND ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION DIVISION BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023. >> YES AND I APOLOGIZE, THAT SHOULD READ FISCAL YEAR [OVERLAPPING] 2023-2024. YES. MY APOLOGIES. IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, IT DOES REFLECT THAT AND BELOW IS A LISTING OF SOME OF THE NOTABLE BUDGETARY CHANGES BY EACH DIVISION. WE DO HAVE A PROJECTED INCREASE IN RECREATION DIVISION REVENUES AND EXPENSES. WE HAVE NOTABLE INCREASES IN FUNDING FOR SALARIES. I SHOULD SAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BEGIN WORKING ON BUDGET IN EARLY MARCH IN ORDER TO GET THIS INFORMATION TO YOU. THIS IS WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION ON INSTRUCTION OF PRIORITY SO THAT YOU GUYS KNOW, WE BUDGETED FOR 3% ACROSS THE BOARD FOR SALARIES. THAT IS WHY SOME OF THOSE SALARIES WENT UP. YOUTH PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, ADVERTISING AND SENIOR PROGRAMS HAVE ALSO INCREASED. NOTABLE DECREASES IN FUNDING FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS OFFICE SUPPLIES AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT. ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER REVENUES WORRY ARE SEEING A PROJECTION INCREASE OF AROUND $40,000 IN INCOME AND RECREATION CENTER EXPENSES INCLUDE PART-TIME WAGES. THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT WORKING WITHIN OUR COMP CLASS STUDY FOR PART-TIME WAGES AS OUR CLASSIFICATION DESIGNATES OUR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES SO WE ARE INCREASING THAT. CHEMICAL SUPPLIES, CLEANING SUPPLIES, POOL MAINTENANCE, BUILDING UTILITIES, CONTRACT LABOR, AND I'LL ALLOW JASON OR ZOE TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. BUT CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, JASON THAT'S BECAUSE WE USED TO HAVE AN ESCROW ACCOUNT WHERE WE WOULD TAKE IN REVENUE AND WE WOULD EXPENSE PAY TO A CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR. THAT REALLY HURTS US ON TRACKING FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES SO WE'RE BUDGETING FOR THE EXPENSE AND WE'RE BUDGETING FOR THE REVENUE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR BETTER TRACKING. BANK CREDIT CARD CHARGES, REC CENTER ANNUAL SOFTWARE FEE, LEASE PAYMENTS, AND BUILDING INSURANCE. NOTABLE DECREASES IN FUNDING ARE FOR CERTIFICATION COMPUTER MAINTENANCE. AVLC REVENUES PROJECTED INCREASE IN SALES TAX FROM FISCAL YEAR `21, `22. THAT'S WHAT WE DID THIS MOST RECENT BUDGET CYCLE SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE CONSERVATIVE WITH THAT PROJECTION. [00:50:02] >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 13? >> I'D HAVE TO REFER TO SOME OF PHILS DOCUMENTS. I DO FEEL I SAW THAT ON THE MOST RECENT. >> 10.91. >> WAS IT? YEAH. >> IT WAS 13.77 LAST MONTH? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YES 10.91. NOTABLE INCREASE IN EXPENSES INCLUDE INCREASES FOR FUNDING, AVLC CONTINGENCY. THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD SIGN FOR SOME FUTURE PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN AUTOMATABLE DECREASE IN FUNDING FOR TRANSFER TO DEBT SERVICE. IN PARKS. >> THE 29,000 THAT YOU GAVE US ON THE CONTINGENCY IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> I'M SORRY. >> ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE CONTINGENCY THAT YOU SAID 29,000 IS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THE CONTINGENCY IS GOING UP QUITE A BIT. LAST YEAR, WHAT AVLC REQUESTED WAS THAT ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS BE PUT IN THE CONTINGENCY FUND RATHER THAN DIVIDED OUT INTO PARK DESIGN OR PARK DEVELOPMENT. I THINK IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, I THINK WE HAVE ESTIMATED AROUND I THINK IT'S OVER $200,000. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS 320 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> IT MAY HAVE BEEN, WE WERE PLAYING WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE LOADED HEAVILY THE PARKS BUDGET FOR CAPITAL BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT WERE CUT LAST YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE THINGS THAT WE SAW AS PRIORITIES THIS YEAR. YOU HAVE BASICALLY OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN PER CAPITAL THAT WE'RE REQUESTING, WHICH WE KNOW IS NOT GOING TO BE FULLY FUNDED, BUT WE'RE JUST MAKING YOU AWARE OF IT. RATHER THAN PUTTING THAT ALL IN AVLC CONTINGENCY, WE'RE SAYING, HEY YOU GUYS DECIDE ON WHAT GETS FUND AND WHAT DOESN'T. IN PARKS, LIKE I MENTIONED, NOTABLE INCREASES IN FUNDING FOR PARKS PERSONNEL. THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAD A MISCLASSIFICATION THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A PARKS MAINTENANCE CREW, BUT THEY WERE FUNDED IN RIGHT AWAY THIS YEAR, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE PROPER DEPARTMENT, AND SO THOSE THAT CONSISTS OF THREE, A CREW LEADER AND TWO CREW MEMBERS, SO THEY WILL BE MOVED OVER TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AS YOU GUYS RECALL, AVLC THIS YEAR, THEY FUNDED 30% OF PARKS PERSONNEL. WE HAVE PROPOSED A 25%, SO CONTINUING TO REDUCE THAT PERCENTAGE OF TRANSFER. IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS THIS YEAR'S, BECAUSE OF THE ADDITION OF THOSE EMPLOYEES. >> WHEN DO WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION? >> TO DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE. IN THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY BUDGET, SO LET ME SAY THAT. BUT ALSO COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND SAID TO GO NO LESS THAN 25% ON PARKS PERSONNEL AND AVLCS REQUEST WAS THAT WE CONTINUE TO REDUCE THAT PERCENTAGE. WE TRIED TO REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE, BUT NO LESS THAN 25%. >> I'M WITH COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND. >> [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY. >> I'M WITH COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND. >> [INAUDIBLE] THOSE MEETINGS THOUGH. >> YEAH. >> I DO TOO. I FORESEE HOW BUDGETS COMING IN. I DON'T THINK WE CAN TAKE IT DOWN FURTHER WITHOUT A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE TAXPAYER. >> SOME ADDITIONAL NOTABLE INCREASES. OUR GENERAL SUPPLIES, PARKS EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES, PARKS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, OTHER PARKS VEGETATION OR REPLACEMENT. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE ADDITION OF LAKESIDE PARK TELEPHONE, THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR CREW LEADERS THAT HAVE PHONES. PARKS LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUEST OUT OF THE PARKS BUDGET AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ITEMIZED FOR YOU. TRAVEL AND TRAINING. THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE INCLUDING MORE PEOPLE IN THAT BUDGET THAN YOU DID LAST YEAR. PARKS ANNUAL SOFTWARE THAT'S I-WORKS THAT WE USE FOR OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM, PARKS, CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE I ALLUDED TO, WE HAVE REQUESTED ITEMS THAT WEREN'T BUDGETED LAST YEAR IN ADDITION TO ITEMS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THIS YEAR. SAME THING WITH PARKS CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SMALL EQUIPMENT. NOTABLE DECREASES IN FUNDING FOR DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU ALL FOUR COMMENTS. I SHOULD ACTUALLY. EXCUSE ME AT THIS TIME, [00:55:02] IT WOULD PROBABLY BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME. WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR SENIOR COMMISSION THAT ARE HERE. THEY SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED AN INCREASE IN SENIOR PROGRAM FUNDING. IF AVLC WOULD ALLOW THEM TO EACH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP AND SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] >> SAY ALL YOU NEED. GO AHEAD. SAY IT ALL. >> HELLO. I'M SARAH MCDANIEL AND I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THE SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAM HAS GROWN, IT'S REALLY GOOD AND OUR SENIORS REALLY ENJOY IT. WE HAVE GOOD PERSONNEL. WE DO A LOT OF THINGS AND IT'S GOING TO KEEP GROWING. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US TO GROW BECAUSE WE HAVE LOT OF SENIORS THAT REALLY OUGHT TO BE PARTICIPATING AND ARE GOING TO COME FORWARD. WITH COVID, WE LOST A FEW, BUT THEY'RE COMING BACK AND WE HAVE A GOOD CREW AND THANK [INAUDIBLE] FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. >> HI, I'M ARCHIE MILAM, SENIOR COMMISSION, BEEN THERE A WHILE. MY EXCUSE FOR BEING HERE, IS THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST THE BEST SENIOR PROGRAM IN THE WORLD THAT ENDED ABOUT COVID. BECAUSE IN COVID WE STARTED CUTTING EVERYTHING BUDGETS, PEOPLE GOT CHANGED AND EVERYTHING. COMING OUT OF COVID THE PROGRAM WAS STARTED BACK UP, BUT IT HASN'T GOT TO THE FULL-BLOWN CAPACITY YET. WHEN I QUESTION THESE THINGS THROUGH THE COMMISSION AND THROUGH TALKING TO THESE LADIES HERE, IT'S ALWAYS EITHER THE BUDGET OR WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE. IF I UNDERSTOOD WHAT JOHN JUST WERE TALKING ABOUT, YOU WERE ASKING HER TO CUT PEOPLE WHEN WE NEED PEOPLE TO RUN, AT LEAST HELP WITH THE SENIOR PROGRAM AND THERE'S PROBABLY OTHER THINGS THEY CAN HELP WITH. BUT I WON'T BORE YOU WITH ALL THE FACTS BUT THE VERY LAST TIME BEFORE COVID THAT WE SIGNED UP FOR TRIPS, WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO NEW ORLEANS FOR TWO DAYS. THAT WAS A TRIP THAT WAS GOING TO COST US $250 A PIECE, AND WE HAD A FULL BUS. BY THE WAY, WE WERE HAVING A TRIP EVERY MONTH, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER. WE CAME BACK, AND NOW FOR THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, I SPENT $6. I'M GOING ON FOUR OUT OF FIVE THINGS. THEIR PROGRAM DIRECTOR OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE THINGS THAT WE DO. WE JUST DON'T DO MANY. WE'RE DOWN TO ONE ROAD TRIP. ONE WE USED TO CALL IT A LUNCH BUNCH. WE DID THEM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. WE DO DAY TRIPS AT LEAST TWO AND ONE OF THOSE I'M NOT GOING TO ATTEND BECAUSE IT'S SOME PLAY. [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY. BUT ANYWAY OF THE THINGS THAT WERE AVAILABLE, I TOOK FOUR OUT OF FIVE. IT COST ME SIX BUCKS. I WAS WILLING TO SPEND $250 FOR AN OVERNIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS. I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT. WE GOT A LONG WAY TO PROGRESS. BUT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, WE NEED EITHER THE MONEY AND THE PEOPLE SUPPORT TO GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THE SENIOR PROGRAM, GET IT BACK ON ITS LEGS. MOST RECENTLY, WE HAD A REALLY HORRIBLE BACKWARDS MOVE. BEFORE COVID, ACTIONS HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO COME INTO OUR AREA AND SUPPORT. THEIR PROGRAM IS A LITTLE MORE EXTENSIVE. AT LEAST, IT'S A DAILY PROGRAM. [01:00:01] WE WERE DOING MOST OF OUR PROGRAM IN TWO OR THREE DAYS AND INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, NOT WHATEVER. WE WERE ONLY OFFERING A MEAL ONCE A WEEK. THEY OFFER MEAL EVERY DAY. WELL, THEY CAME IN, THEY PRETTY MUCH MANIPULATED AND TOOK OVER THE SENIOR COMMUNITY, AND THEN THEY SAID, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE. I HAVE PICTURES OF OUR LAST WEDNESDAY'S MEETING OF THE SENIORS AND IT DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN IT. [LAUGHTER] SOME OF US WENT BACK OVER TO PLAY DOMINOES THINKING MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL SHOW UP, AND THE THREE OF US WERE THE ONLY THREE THAT SHOWED UP. THAT IS JUST PILED ON TOP OF ALL OF THE OTHER ISSUES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING OUR PEOPLE BACK. THAT MAY TAKE QUITE A BIT. BUT WHAT WE NEED IS SUPPORT FROM YOU FINANCIALLY TO GIVE US MORE MONEY TO WORK WITH AND MORE PEOPLE TO WORK WITH. I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAID A WHILE AGO. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. >> WELL, I DON'T THINK MEGAN EVER MENTIONED CUTTING STAFF ON THAT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, JUST LOOKING AT THE BUDGET HERE. REVENUES FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAM ARE GOING FROM $4,700, ROUNDING NUMBERS TO $5,900, THAT'S INCREASE OF REVENUE. THEN YOUR EXPENSES ARE GOING FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS FROM 11,000 BUDGET THIS YEAR TO 89,000. THAT'S AN INCREASE. THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT? >> CORRECT. A COUPLE OF NOTES. IF YOU ALL REMEMBER DURING COVID WE CUT SOME PROGRAMS BACK, PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. PUTTING SENIOR PROGRAMS AND CONTRACT. >> I CAN'T SEE THE HISTORICAL. I CAN SEE LAST YEAR, BUT THERE'S ZEROS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS. I WAS TRYING TO GO BACK. [OVERLAPPING] >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE IT BECAUSE WE CREATED TWO DIVISIONS, ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER AND THE RECREATION DIVISION. THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE ALL ZEROS IN THE REC DIVISION. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND A PAGE FOR YOU. >> MR. ARCHIE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE TEASING ABOUT THE $5 DECREASE FOR THE ADMISSIONS. YOU WERE SERIOUS. YOU MENTIONED EARLIER WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVEN THE MISSOURI COUNTY AND THE ANGLETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCOUNT TO BE IN THE ELIGIBILITY DISCOUNT CATEGORY. YOU ARE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING THE EXTRA $5 OFF, RIGHT? >> ABSOLUTELY. [LAUGHTER] >> JOHN, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 53, LINE ITEM 417 IS SENIOR PROGRAMS AND YOU CAN SEE THE THREE-YEAR HISTORY THERE. >> OH, I SEE IT. >> THE OTHER THING THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND AS IT RELATES TO REVENUES AND EXPENSES SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS, IS THAT WHEN WE APPROVED THE COST RECOVERY MODEL, WE HAD A 0% COST RECOVERY EXPECTATION FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS. YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE OUR EXPENDITURES BE MORE THAN OUR REVENUES FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS. >> CORRECT. WE KNEW THAT. >> YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH [INAUDIBLE] IT WOULDN'T TAKE THE CHARGE. WE'RE GOING TO PAY MAYBE $100-$120 FOR A TRIP [INAUDIBLE] 130 PUT THAT IN A [INAUDIBLE] AND WE COULD EVENTUALLY MAKE IT A MONEYMAKER, IF YOU WILL. I STOOD BEFORE THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND GOT REALLY UPSET ABOUT THEM CHARGING US FOR GOING AND CHARGING US FOR GAS TO GO TO A LUNCH BUNCH, WHICH WE DRIVE TO LAKE JACKSON AND BACK AND THEY WERE CHARGING INDIVIDUALS $4. WELL, LET'S GO BACK AND CHARGE THEM THAT $4, PUT THAT INTO COFFER. I WON'T YELL IF I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. >> I'M PRETTY CERTAIN I REMEMBER THAT FROM MY CITY COUNCIL MEETING WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DO THAT. [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS A LONG MEETING, I REMEMBER. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO IT TWICE. BUT WE HAVE BOTH OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO NOT CHARGE FOR LOCAL [INAUDIBLE]. THAT WAS RIGHT BUT LET'S GO BACK CHARGE THEM. I DON'T CARE. [01:05:05] >> IS THAT AN ACTION FROM THE SENIOR COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION? [LAUGHTER] >> NO THAT'S [INAUDIBLE]. >> I THINK WE NEED THAT FROM A SENIOR COMMISSIONER. [OVERLAPPING] >> FOR THEIR PROGRAMMING PART OF IT IS IF WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN, THAT WOULD INCREASE THE REVENUE THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE. THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG. >> WE CAN ADD PROGRAMMING. WHAT ARCHIE WAS ALLUDING TO. WE CAN ADD SOME OF OUR TRIPS BACK IN AND AS FAR AS STAFFING GOES, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE THE BUS, WE HAVE TO PAY CONTRACTOR FOR BUS DRIVING. THEN WE TYPICALLY ALSO HAVE A CHAPERONE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR, THAT IS A STAFFER. WE USED TO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT WAS BOTH CDL DRIVER AND CHAPERONE AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT WITH OUR CURRENT PERSONNEL. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> [OVERLAPPING] WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO THAT. >> CHAPERONE, THE SCENE JUST GET OUT OF CONTROL. >> WELL, ARCHIE AND SARAH WILL HAVE TO SPEAK TO THEM. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] >> IT WAS A WILD PARTY. I LOVED IT. >> EVERY TIME I GO TO THE REC CENTER IN THE MORNING TIME AND SEARCHING AND MY WIFE NOW WE ALWAYS COMMENT ABOUT JUST THE SEE THEIR ACTIVITIES AND JUST TO SEE THE SENIOR GROUP THERE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU WANT TO STAY SO BUT JUST TO LOOK AT THE GAS IS PRETTY NEAT. I THINK WE'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB AND ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP OUT THE SENIOR PROGRAMS AND SUCH I THINK IT'S REALLY WORTH IT AS LONG AS LIKE YOU SAY, WE CAN JUST FIGURE IT OUT. >> I WILL WARN YOU, YOU ALL WILL BE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] I WANT THAT PROGRAM TO BE THERE. >> WE ALL HOPE. [LAUGHTER] >> THOSE ARE JUST THE RECAP ITEMS. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS WERE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE SENIORS AND SENIOR COMMISSION. DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RECREATION DIVISION BUDGET? >> YES. I KNOW WHY YOU'RE GETTING A LOT MORE IN YOUR CONTINGENCY. BECAUSE YOUR LAST DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT FOR THE 2013 FUND WAS THIS YEAR 180,000. >> CORRECT. >> THE 180,000 IS GOING TO GO INTO CONTINGENCY NEXT YEAR ON TOP OF THE INCREASE FROM THE SALES TAX REVENUES. YOU WILL HAVE MORE REVENUES BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE AS A COMMISSION CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THE PLANS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ACTIVE AREA. FOR ME THE FREEDOM PARK, ABIGAIL'S PARK, AND THEN STREET OR THE LIGHTING AT SOCCER COMPLEX. TO ME THOSE ARE THE MAIN THREE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS BASICALLY IN CONTINGENCY FOR NEXT YEAR [NOISE] ON TOP OF ANY NEW ADDITIONAL PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES YOU GET. >> THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. AS WE ETCH AWAY SOME OF THESE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES WHILE WE DO HAVE SOME DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN, SOME OF THEM ARE PROPOSING TO CONVEY PARKLAND AND DEDICATE PARKLAND. WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING THOSE OPTIONS, WE MAY ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER FEES IN LIEU OF PARKLAND SO THAT WE CAN FIND SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. >> I WOULD AGREE. WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE PARKLAND. >> RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE SPECIFICALLY IN THE PARK BUDGET, WHICH YOU'LL NOTICE BECAUSE WE TRIED TO LEAVE AVLC ALONE AND THEIR CONTINGENCY FUND SO THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU ALL WANTED TO DO AND MAKE PRIORITY IS THAT WE LOADED ALL OF THAT IN THE GENERAL FUND. WHEN WE TAKE THIS TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEY DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO OR NOT TO FUND, THEN WE WILL THEN COME BACK TO AVLC AND PROVIDE YOU A LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONSIDER FOR NEXT YEAR. >> SOUNDS GOOD. ARE THERE ANY ACTIONS THAT NEED TO COME FROM ITEM 7? >> IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO REMOVE NOW. [LAUGHTER] ANY DIRECTION OR REVISION ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A STAFF THAT WOULD HELP US IN PREPARATION FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL. >> WELL, HERE THE CITY MANAGER IS PRETTY TOUGH. [LAUGHTER] I THINK WHAT YOU'VE GOT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR ME ANYWAYS. IT'S A GOOD STRAW MAN TO START WITH. YOU'RE INCREASING IN THE RIGHT AREAS. >> I AGREE. >> I'M GOOD. >> NOTHING ON HERE ON THE INCREASES LOOK OUT OF POCKET. >> SURE. ARCHIE, WILL YOU COME UP HERE FOR US? >> COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. PEOPLE ONLINE CAN'T HEAR YOU. THAT'S WHY WE TALK LIKE THIS RIGHT HERE INTO [01:10:02] THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE WE GET CHASTISED IF WE DON'T. >> ARCHIE WAS INVOLVED WITH SOCCER FOR MANY YEARS ALL THE WAY TO DIVISION 1 AND ALL THAT. BUT THE PARKING LOT ITSELF. THERE ARE AVAILABLE A LOT OF THESE NEW COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HERE ARE PUTTING IN THESE STREET LIGHTS THAT ARE SOLAR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STRINGING POWER OUT TO THESE THINGS YOU JUST STICK THEM IN THE GROUND AND THEY LIGHT UP. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO AT LEAST THE AREA FOR THE PARKING LOT AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF THE WALKWAYS TO THE PARKING LOT WITH A COUPLE OF THREE OF THESE THINGS, PARKING LOT MAYBE HALF A DOZEN OR SO AND THEY DON'T LIGHT UP A WHOLE LOT OF AREA BUT THEY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN SEE A LOT BETTER. [NOISE] >> THAT'S MOST LIKELY THE OPTION WE WOULD DO. >> AGAIN, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH REPAIR ON THEM OR ANYTHING THAT I KNOW OF. [LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR STREETS AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKELY DO ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW, CHRIS, YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN US AN UPDATE LATELY. HOW MUCH MAINTENANCE HAVE WE HAD ON THOSE? I KNOW WE FIXED THE ONE ON DALLAS STREET. >> WE HAD IN SOME CASES OF [INAUDIBLE] >> I'M NOT GETTING YOU. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> WE HAVE WARRANTIES ON THEM WHAT, THREE YEARS? I THINK IT IS WHAT IT IS. >> AFTER [INAUDIBLE] I'LL GET YOU AN UPDATE ON IT. >> I DRIVE DOWN PINE STREET [LAUGHTER] TWICE A DAY. >> WHICH STREET? >> PINE STREET. >> IT'S PINEY WAY. >> PINEY WAY? >> WE ALL DO, ARCHIE. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] I WILL SAY LAST YEAR STEWART HAD SOLICITED A QUOTE FOR SOLAR LIGHTS FOR B2 PECK PARK AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA IT WAS AROUND 86,000. [NOISE] WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW TO MEET OUR STREET LIGHT VENDOR THAT WE HAVE BEEN UTILIZING FOR STREETS, SO WE'LL BE GOING OUT THERE TOMORROW. YES, ARCHIE, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SOLAR LIGHT OPTION. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT ALL OF THEM IN AT ONE TIME WE CAN DO IT [OVERLAPPING] >> CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT PACKFORD HAD MENTIONED TO YOU. >> PLEASE, MA'AM. >> CAN WE TALK TO THE SOCCER PEOPLE THEY MIGHT EVEN THROW IN SOME THAT EASY [INAUDIBLE] HIGH-RISK AREAS AS FAR AS YOU EXPLAINED IT. >> RIGHT. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ON HERE THAT WE ALL LOOK AT THAT YOU ALL COULD NOTICE THAT WAS WHY IS IT THAT BIG OF AN INCREASE? BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE MOST OF THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE INCREASING WE HAVE REALLY GOOD WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO INCREASE AND WHY. NONE OF IT LOOKS LIKE WHY WOULD THIS MAKE SENSE. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS MUCH OF AN INCREASE? >> IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE OFFLINE AND GO AND REVIEW BECAUSE THERE'S QUITE A BIT. BUT NOTHING JUMPED OUT AT ME JUST AT FIRST GLANCE IT ALL LOOKED PRETTY STANDARD. >> NO MATTER ABOUT OR WE CAN SET OUR INCREASE. [LAUGHTER] >> THE GUIDANCE THAT I GAVE HIM WAS PUT IN THE INCREASES THAT WE KNOW WE WOULD HAVE; MOTOR CARE, INSURANCE, WHATEVER COST OF THINGS, A LITTLE BIT FOR COST OF LIVING. THEN WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. THAT'S REVENUE, AND WE LOOKED AT THE COUNSEL TO [INAUDIBLE] THINGS WE DIDN'T DO AND SAID TO THIS [INAUDIBLE] IS WHAT I WANT TO DO AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT IS A GREAT SEGUE WAY INTO ITEM 8. [8. Discussion and possible action on capital outlay and CIP priorities for Parks, Recreation, Angleton Recreation Center, and Angleton Better Living Corporation divisions for the fiscal year 2023-2024.] >> ITEM NUMBER 8 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON CAPITAL OUTLAY IN CIP PRIORITIES FOR PARKS RECREATION, ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, AND ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION DIVISIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024. >> YES. >> WHEREAS THE FIRST ONE IS THE BUDGET, NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CAPITAL. >> CORRECT. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE CAPITAL ITEMS WITHIN THE BUDGET IN YOUR 600 SERIES IN THE BUDGET BUT WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS ATTACHED TO THE MASTER AND STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, 24. IF YOU ALL RECALL, THAT WAS AN ADOPTED 10 YEAR ACTION PLAN. THESE ARE [NOISE] THE ACTION ITEMS FOR THAT NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND SO I HAVE PROVIDED THAT FOR YOU SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM ON SOME OF THESE ITEMS AND HOW WE'VE PRIORITIZED THEM. WE ALSO HAVE A CAPITAL OUTLAY AND SIT PRIORITIES. AGAIN, THIS WILL BE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH [01:15:03] CITY COUNCIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD IF THEY WANT TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND. THE FIRST ONE ON PAGE 65 IS IN REGARDS TO ADA. IT'S STANDALONE. WE HAVE AN ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER. WE REALLY NEED TO DO UPDATES THERE AS YOU ALL KNOW. THE PRIORITY THAT PARKS RECREATION BOARD LISTED WAS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO LIGHTING WHICH WE ARE WORKING WITH SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, I BELIEVE, TO COME AND DO AN EVALUATION ASSESSMENT. WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED HERE AS PART OF OUR CIP KB WE WON'T GET INTO DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT BUT WE ARE WORKING ON ADDRESSING THESE THINGS AS WE CAN. THE NEXT SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN PARKS ARE RELATED TO ABIGAIL, THE PASSIVE RECREATION AREA WHICH AVLC FUNDED THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF, AND WE HOPE TO PURSUE A TPW GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THAT ITEM. HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOTE THE ESTIMATED PROBABLE COST FOR THAT PROJECT IS PRETTY HIGH. HOWEVER, IT IS THE LOWEST OF THOSE ACTIVE ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE TRAILS ZONE FOR THE FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN AND SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS PUSHING BACK UNTIL WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT FOR ANOTHER BOND THROUGH AVLC. >> FOR ONE. >> I'M SORRY. >> WHERE ARE YOU AT? >> THAT IS PAGE 73. >> I'M ON 64. >> I SKIPPED AHEAD BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WERE KB RELATED NOT REALLY ANYTHING AVLC NECESSARILY FUNDS AND THE KB ONES WERE RELATED TO THE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO EXECUTE FOR THE CITY. >> I'M JUST LOOKING ON 73 BECAUSE THAT'S THE FREEDOM PARK ONE. >> AVLC HAS APPROVED OR DID APPROVE FUNDING FOR THAT DESIGNED DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR AND SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING SOURCE BY FISCAL YEAR, THE TPW GRANT WILL MATCH UP TO 300,000. THAT STILL LEAVES THE CITY WITH THE REMAINING AMOUNT. IF THE ESTIMATED PROBABLE COST IS TRUE COSTS, THEN YOU'RE STILL LOOKING AT ABOUT 287,000 TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION PATH. >> THAT'S JUST THE WALKING TRAILS AROUND THE POND? >> THAT INCLUDES A BRIDGE. >> DOES THAT INCLUDE THE BRIDGE? >> IT DOES THE CONNECTION OF THE BRIDGE, WALKING PATHS. AND SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS WHEN WE GET INTO THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COSTS AND WHAT AMENITIES WE WANT TO SEE YOU OVER THERE. WE'RE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT IT'S ESTIMATED AS HIGH AS IT IS AND WE NEED TO BRING THAT DOWN. IF WE CAN, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS AND THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS READY FOR AVLC TO CONSIDER MATCHING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TPW GRANT. THE OPTION FOR THAT IS THAT IF WE DON'T GET AWARDED THE GRANT, WHICH THE GRANT CYCLE WE WOULD APPLY IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, YOU WOULDN'T BE NOTIFIED UNTIL MAY OF 2024. YOU MAY NOT EVEN HAVE TO FUND THAT CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. >> ON 2024, WE WILL HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE, I BELIEVE FROM DEBT SERVICE. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT WE COULD DO IT NEXT YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF 179,000 ROLLS OFF AND YOU PROBABLY REPLACED IT WITH AT THIS INTEREST RATE ABOUT 250-260 A YEAR DEBT SERVICE PLUS THE INCREASE IN REVENUES THAT WE HAVE. I THINK YOU COULD GO $3,000,000 BOND. TAKE ON ABIGAIL'S PARK AND FREEDOM PARK AT THE SAME TIME. BUT TO ME, THE PRIORITY TO FREEDOM, I BELIEVE STILL IS THE JUNIOR SENIOR LEAGUE FIELD THAT I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THAT DEBATE. >> I REMEMBER THOSE. [LAUGHTER] >> I THINK AVLC'S DISCUSSION WHEN THEY DID APPROVE THIS WAS THE HIGHEST RANKING AMENITY IN PARKS OR RECREATION MASTER PLAN WAS TRAILS. I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY WANTED TO PURSUE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF THIS IS BECAUSE IT WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL TRAILS AND WALKABILITY. BUT YES, THAT'S TOTALLY UP FOR AVLC CITY COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE. >> IT'S JUST WHEN YOU LOOK AT, I'LL DEBATE ANYTIME, BUT THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN JOINING LITTLE LEAGUE, AND THE GROWTH RATES THAT THEY'RE HAVING OVER THERE AND THE NECESSITY [01:20:04] FOR A FIELD IS GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER. IT'S LIKE THERE'S EIGHT MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS THIS YEAR. IT'S CONTINUING TO GROW AND GROW. >> ABIGAIL PARK. >> I AGREE. I WOULD FUND BOTH IN ONE DEBT SERVICE. >> ONLY ONE OR FOUR. >> JUST GETTING ONE WOULD BE NICE. >> AGREED. >> I DON'T CONCLUDE WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO MORE THAN ONE BUT I KNOW THAT LITTLE LEAGUE WOULD PROBABLY WORK WITH US AS WELL AND MAYBE WE COULD FIND A WAY TO DO BOTH AND FIND SOME OTHER THINGS TO GET DONE. >> I DO THINK TOO, ONE THING THAT WE NEED NOT MINIMIZE IS YOU MIGHT HAVE A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FOR ABIGAIL PARK WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT. NOT ONLY JUST DEBT SERVICE, YOU COULD BE LOOKING FOR CORPORATE SPONSORS AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS. ON PAGE 74, WE HAVE THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE THIS IN HERE AS A HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT THIS YEAR WITH A TECH STOCK GRANT. YOU ALL FUNDED THE 20% OF THAT, IF YOU REMEMBER AT THE LAST MEETING AND SO WE ARE DEADLINE FOR THAT APPLICATION IS THIS JUNE. BATES AND DICKEY MASTER PLAN IS ALSO, IF YOU REFER BACK TO THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN, IT IS ON THE SLIP FOR DESIGN FOR NEXT YEAR AND MASTER PLAN. >> I DON'T THINK SO. THE ONLY REASON I SAY NO IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO WORK ON RIGHT NOW. IF WE DID THAT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WE'LL BE COMING BACK AND SAYING WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN BECAUSE SO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED AND THINGS CHANGE. PLUS, I THINK WE HAVE SOME GROUNDWORK TO DO ON OUR SIDE BEFORE WE START TRYING TO PUT A MASTER PLAN TOGETHER OF THAT, WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIND OUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR US OVER THERE. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE FUND IN 2025. >> WE CAN AGAIN JUST DECIDE TO PUSH THESE THINGS BACK OR AROUND OR HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE IN THE BUDGET THAT NOT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE NECESSARILY INCLUDED. WE HAVE THEM IN DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT THEY WILL LIKELY BE DISCUSSED AND PRIORITIZED DURING THIS BUDGET SEASON. THEN WE CONTINUE THROUGH BG PICK SOCCER COMPLEX, RUBEN WELSH PARK, FREEDOM PARK ACTIVE, RECREATION AREA, AND THE ONE THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO JOHN OFFICER CASH MEMORIAL DOG PARK. BUT AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT ONE THAT'S LATER IN FISCAL YEAR 2027, THAT COULD BE COMBINED WITH OTHER FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENTS. THEN IT JUST CONTINUES ON FROM THERE, VETERANS PARK, MASTERSON PARK, FREEDOM PARK, FAMILY RECREATION AREA. THESE ARE BEYOND FIVE YEARS SO I WON'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL THERE. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> SORRY, I'LL TALK THROUGH THEM AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THEM. I FORGET WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. >> NO, YOU'RE FINE. >> YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING BACK. >> IT'D BE NICE TO SEE A ALL-IN-ONE WHERE YOU WANT TO PUT THEM AND HOW THEY FALL. >> WE CAN DO THAT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW FINANCE DID CITY-WIDE. WE CAN DO ONE DEPARTMENTALLY AND HAVE THAT FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> JUST HELP TO [OVERLAPPING]. >> SEE THE TOTAL AMOUNT. >> YOU CAN GET LOST IN THE PAGES HERE. >> SURE. >> I'VE BEEN LOST THREE TIMES ALREADY. [LAUGHTER] >> I WAS ALWAYS PLAYING CATCH-UP THOUGH. >> BUT AS THIS COMMISSION, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE BE VOCAL ABOUT WHAT WE SEE THROUGH THESE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE ALL THE ACTIONS THAT THE STAFF TAKES RIGHT NOW STARTS. THAT'S WHY I'M VOCAL ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY TAKE DIRECTION AND THEN THEY GO OFF. >> THEY GO OFF AND DO THEIR THING. >> IF YOU'RE SILENT, THEN I GUESS WE'LL DO THIS. >> BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY EVENTUALLY HAPPENED YEARS TO COME. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M ALWAYS PUSHING THE RACQUETBALL COURT. [LAUGHTER] >> AMPHITHEATER SANTA. >> THE SANTA, THOSE THREE. >> DID YOU SAY SANTA. >> EVEN SANTA. >> WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE YOU SAID? >> AMPHITHEATER THERE ALSO. >> RACQUETBALL? >> RACQUETBALL COURT YES. ONE OF THESE DAYS IN THAT NEXT 10-YEAR PLAN, WE MIGHT GET THAT. >> A RACQUETBALL COURT? >> YEAH. >> I WILL NOTE TOO, THIS IS AGAIN, JUST THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WE WILL MEET. [01:25:02] AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IN JUNE. WE WILL HAVE BUDGET MEETINGS WITH THE CITY MANAGER IN JUNE AND BUDGET MEETINGS WITH CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP IN JULY SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, SO YOU'LL SEE SOME UPDATES AT THE NEXT MEETING, I'M SURE. >> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> COOL, THANKS. I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH YOU AFTER THIS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ON THE CIP AND THE CAPITAL OR THE BUDGET FOR THAT MATTER? >> NO, I'M GOOD. >> WELL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION POINTS THEN, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND WE WILL GO TO ADJOURNMENT AT 6:58. [NOISE] >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.