[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
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ALL RIGHT, SO I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE ABLC.
WE'RE GETTING STARTED AT 5:31.
THAT WAS FUN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FILLING IN.
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE.
[ADDITIONAL ITEM]
ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS WHO WOULD WISH TO ADDRESS THE CORPORATION? YES. ALL RIGHT.PLEASE GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE PODIUM RIGHT THERE.
I'M DOROTHY DUNCAN AND 1025 VINE STREET IN ANGLETON.
AND WE'RE JUST INVOLVED IN THE SENIOR PROGRAM AT THE REC CENTER, AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATED, AND WE'RE JOHN AND DOROTHY, AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF ANGLETON FOR SPONSORING THIS PROGRAM.
AND THEN FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAM AND ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING IT.
WE'RE IN OUR 80S, AND SO WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL LIKE WE USED TO.
AND THE SENIOR PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO INTERACT WITH OTHER SENIORS AND AT THE REC CENTER, AND WE LOVE TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS WE, WE WE GO TO THE LUNCH BUNCH, AND THEN WE GOT TO DO A LUNCH AND LEARN WITH CHRIS WHITTAKER THE OTHER DAY. THAT WAS FUN.
AND THEN ON TUESDAYS WE ENJOY TUESDAYS WITH VICKY.
I DON'T DO WELL, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO.
AND WE'RE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE REC CENTER.
AND WHEN WE'RE GOING TO TRY FRIED CHEESE, JOHN ALREADY DID.
WE WERE PART OF THE, THE SENIOR PROGRAM BEFORE COVID HAPPENED, AND OF COURSE WE WERE OFF AND OUT AND AS SOON AS WE COULD WHEN THINGS HAPPENED, WE CAME BACK IN.
AND SO NOW IT'S JUST KIND OF A RE-EXERCISING, YOU KNOW, GETTING USED TO IT AGAIN AND HAVING A LOT OF PEOPLE JOIN THAT NOW, AND IT'S GETTING MORE CROWDED.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WHEN THE NEW SCHEDULE COMES OUT FOR THE TRIPS, THEY'RE GONE.
THAT IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.
SO I DON'T, YOU KNOW, AND VICKI'S DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB IN GETTING IT ALL REORGANIZED.
BUT WE'RE REAL APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE GET TO DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO TRAVIS JOHN IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING, SO.
ALL RIGHT, YOU MIND TAKING OVER.
IT WAS HARD PASSING ON THE GAVEL, BUT ONLY FOR YOU GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THAT WAS THE CITIZENS.
[1. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Angleton Better Living Corporation meeting of April 15, 2024.]
CORPORATION MEETING OF APRIL 15TH, 2024.I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING FROM APRIL 15TH, 2024.
I SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY WHICH WE CALL OURSELVES.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.
[2. Discussion and possible action on the Angleton Better Living Corporation, Recreation division, and Angleton Recreation Center division YTD financial statements as of May 31, 2024.]
REGULAR AGENDA, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION, RECREATION DIVISION AND ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIVISION.YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF MAY 31ST, 2024.
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AND WE HAVE PHIL. THANK YOU PHIL.GOOD EVENING. AS OF THE END OF MAY, THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION AND YEAR TO DAY EXPENSES YEAR TO DATE REVENUES OF $1,036,000 AND YEAR TO DATE EXPENSES OF 1,082,000.
THE YEAR TO DATE FUND BALANCE FOR THE ANNUAL BETTER LIVING CORPORATION IS $592,612.
THE RECREATION DIVISION AND HAS YEAR TO DATE REVENUES OF $254,000 AND YEAR TO DATE EXPENSES OF $247,000.
THE YEAR TO DATE FUND BALANCE FOR THE RECREATION DIVISION IS $76,545.
AND FINALLY THE RECREATION CENTER HAS YEAR TO DATE REVENUES OF $682,142.
IN YEAR TO DATE EXPENSES OF $268,688, LEAVING THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER WITH A YEAR TO DATE FUND BALANCE OF $543,384.
AND I WILL TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PHIL? OR ANYBODY ELSE? MAYBE.
MEGAN OR JASON, ESPECIALLY THE RECREATION CENTER.
PROVIDING CLARIFICATION ON I KNOW THAT THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES SEEM HIGH OR LOW.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS BASED ON THEIR TRANSFER, AND IT CORRELATES TO WHAT OUR ACTUAL REVENUE EXPENSES ARE FOR THE YEAR? SO ONE THING I WANT TO ELABORATE ON WITH THAT ONE IS IT SOUNDS HIGH AS FAR AS WHAT THE REVENUE PORTION THAT COMES INTO IT IS.
AS YOU ALL SHOULD BE AWARE, ABLC MAKES A REGULAR TRANSFER TO THE REC CENTER.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PEAK SEASON, SO WE DON'T SPEND A LOT OF THAT MONEY UNTIL WE GET TO SUMMER.
WE JUST HAVEN'T SPENT IT YET BECAUSE PEAK SEASON FOR US IS SUMMER.
SO THE MAJORITY, PROBABLY ABOUT 60 TO 70% OF OUR EXPENSES COME IN THE SUMMER.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LARGE DISCREPANCY IN SOME OF THAT.
SO. SO I'M SORRY YOU SAID THE FUND BALANCE WAS HOW MUCH? OR WHICH.
SO I WAS JUST LOOKING AT FIVE, THE TOTAL ASSETS.
WHAT ITEM LINE ITEM ARE YOU LOOKING AT? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE ANGLETON ACTIVITY CENTER? YES. YES, YES. THE FUND BALANCE YEAR TO DATE FUND BALANCE IS $543,000.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT IN THE NEXT THE FOLLOWING ITEM.
LAST YEAR YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT HAVING A CAP OF 100,000 THAT HAS NOT TRANSFERRED.
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SO ANYTHING IN EXCESS HAS NOT YET TRANSFERRED.WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT ITEM.
BUT THAT IS A LARGE FUND BALANCE, BUT IT'S NOT REALISTIC FROM THE START OF OCTOBER 1ST OF 2023.
SO REMEMBER WE MADE THAT MOVE.
I GUESS WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN THE NEXT ITEM.
BUT I GUESS THIS JUST GENERALLY LOOKING AT THE FUND BALANCES EVERYBODY.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ALONG? OKAY. SEEING.
[3. Discussion on the Recreation and Angleton Recreation Center divisions’ fund balances as of September 30, 2023.]
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ALONG THEN TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.DISCUSSION ON THE RECREATION AND ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIVISIONS.
FUND BALANCES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
FIELDS. THE FUND BALANCES I GAVE YOU IN THE LAST AGENDA ITEM WERE AS OF MAY 31ST.
WHAT I'M FIXING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2023.
SO THE FUND BALANCES, YOU KNOW, THE YEAR TO DATE FUND BALANCES HAVE GROWN BECAUSE WE'VE HAD REVENUE AND EXPENSES SINCE OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH MAY 1ST.
THE RECREATION DIVISION HAS AN ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 OF $68,921. THE ANGLETON.
NOW, AS MEGAN MENTIONED, WE WILL BE MAKING THE TRANSFER OF APPROXIMATELY $175,000 FROM THE RECREATION CENTER TO BACK TO ABLC BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS FUND BALANCE THAT THE RECREATION CENTER HAD AS OF THE END OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICK.
WHY IS THAT TRIGGERING NOW VERSUS PREVIOUSLY? WE WERE WAITING UNTIL WE HAD FINISHED OUR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AUDIT.
OKAY. THAT AUDIT I'M HOPING WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL IN A WEEK.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT ALL THE ENTRIES IN ALL THE EVERYTHING'S DONE.
NOW I HAVE A NUMBER THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH TELLING YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRANSFER.
OKAY. THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
THANK YOU. SO WHAT I'M HEARING, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, IS THAT THAT TRANSFER WILL BASICALLY FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES THAT WE SET OUT LAST YEAR.
MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE PORTION OF THIS AGENDA TO ASK THIS QUESTION IS, ARE WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR THE REC CENTER BY MAKING THESE TRANSFERS AFTER MAKING THESE TRANSFERS? I'M SAYING.
WE ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING WITH YOU ABOUT THAT ON I BELIEVE IT'S THE FOLLOWING.
OKAY. I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE.
WHEN WOULD THAT FULLY GO INTO EFFECT, THAT TRANSFER? LIKE WHEN WOULD THE FUNDS ACTUALLY MOVE? IT WILL BE WHEN I DO THE ALL THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE MONTH ENDING JUNE 30TH.
SO BY THE END OF THIS MONTH WILL DO THE TRANSFER.
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ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION FOR ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.AS WE LOOK BACK ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
[4. Discussion and possible action on the Angleton Recreation Center fund balance project related to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Non-Urban Indoor Recreation grant.]
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER FUND BALANCE PROJECT RELATED TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NON-URBAN INDOOR RECREATION GRANT.SORT OF, I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE TODAY.
YES. I'LL TRY TO STAY WITH YOU.
YEAH. WE'RE GIVING EACH OTHER A BREATHER, THAT'S ALL.
SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT IT BEFORE US THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY PURSUE.
SO WITH THAT BEING THAT IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN FIVE YEARS, WE'RE COMING TO THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO FIND WAYS TO BE STRATEGIC, TO ENHANCE OUR FUNDING THAT GOES TOWARDS THAT GRANT OPPORTUNITY. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE $500,000 FROM THE RECENT BOND THAT WAS DONE TO DEDICATE TO THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
THE ADDITIONAL 174 AT THAT POINT WOULD GO BACK TO ABLC TO THEIR FUND BALANCE.
WE'RE COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST THAT FULL 274 OF THE FUND BALANCE AS OF 9/30.
SO SOME OF THAT CLARIFICATION WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING YEAR TO YEAR THIS YEAR, CURRENT FUND BALANCE.
WE DON'T LOOK AT THIS YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE FROM LAST YEAR FOR THAT 294,000 OR $274,000.
SO WE'RE COMING FOR YOU TO ASK THAT FOR YOUR SUPPORT, TO DEDICATE THAT FUNDING TO THE GRANT, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT MONEY RESERVED AT THE TIME THAT WE DO OUR SUBMISSION FOR THE GRANT, WHICH IS DUE BY THE END OF JULY.
SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
IT SAYS WE HAVE THE BUDGETED AMOUNT OF 500,000.
AND THEN THE FUNDS YOU'RE REQUESTING IS THE 274.
SO THAT WOULD BE AROUND SEVEN 74,000 TOTAL AMOUNT.
AND THEN THIS GRANT IS TELL ME IF I'M READING IT RIGHT.
IT SAYS THEY'LL DO 50% MATCHING GRANTS.
THEY WILL DO A 50% MATCHING GRANT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING OKAY.
IF WE PUT IN THAT 774 AND WE WERE AWARDED THE GRANT, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ON IT.
BUT IF WE WERE AWARDED IT, THEY WOULD MATCH UP TO 1.5.
RIGHT. WHAT IS THE GRANT MONEY LIKE RESERVED FOR SPECIFICALLY, OR WHAT ARE Y'ALL INTENDING TO DO WITH IT, SHOULD YOU RECEIVE THE GRANT MONEY? SOME MAJOR RENOVATIONS FOR THE REC CENTER.
WE WOULD LOOK AT DOING A REHAB IN OUR BASKETBALL COURTS.
WE WOULD DO A REHAB ON THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AND UPDATE AND REFRESH THAT.
WE WOULD ALSO LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE FOR FUNDING WISE TO DO REHAB OF OUR LOCKER ROOMS. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE DETERIORATING QUITE A BIT IN THERE.
WE'VE ALSO STARTED TO IDENTIFY SOME PLUMBING ISSUES THAT WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE ACROSS THE FACILITY.
SO WE WOULD LOOK TO UTILIZE THAT FOR OUR REHABILITATION OF THE REC CENTER.
SO LET ME LET ME MAKE SURE I'M CORRECT ON THIS.
BUT THE MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO BE SPENT ON THE RECREATIONAL PLAY AREA IN THE POOL.
THERE ARE A COUPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WILL SEE LATER TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT ENHANCEMENTS OF THAT AND HOW WE'RE GETTING STRATEGIC WITH FUNDING TO RESERVE THIS FOR THAT. OKAY. SO SOME OF IT MAY GO TOWARDS THAT.
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SO AS FAR AS THE GRANT TIMELINE GOES, WE SUBMIT THE GRANTS END OF JULY, BEGINNING OF AUGUST.WE SHOULD FIND OUT SOMEWHERE LATE WINTER.
SO DECEMBER, JANUARY TIME FRAME, WHETHER WE WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AWARDED THE GRANTS.
AND THEN WE ONCE WE KNOW IF WE'VE BEEN AWARDED, WE GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS OF THEM COMING TO A SITE VISIT, ASK ABOUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS BEFORE WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SIGN OFF ON IT OR SIGN THE AGREEMENT FOR IT.
IT'S HELPFUL. SO IT'S SO WE'RE TALKING $500,000.
WE'VE GOT SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE FOR THE REC CENTER.
HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE DIVIDED STILL TO BE DETERMINED IS WHAT I'M BASICALLY HEARD YOU SAY, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. AND IF WE WERE TO IF WE WERE TO BUT WE APPLY FOR THIS GRANT AND IF WE WERE TO TAKE THAT $500,000 THAT WE JUST HAVE ALREADY DEDICATED FOR THE REC CENTER, FOR THE REC CENTER, ADD THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE'VE JUST SPOKEN ABOUT, THE 274.
IF IF WE WERE TO TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE THIS GRANT AND THEY MATCHED UP TO WHAT IT SAYS UP TO.
THEY WOULD MATCH AT 1.5 WOULD MATCH UP TO 1.5.
AND THEN WE STILL HAVE WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
SO IN THEORY IT'S $2 MILLION OR GREATER DEPENDING ON WHAT WE GO INTO.
OKAY. SO LIKE LEVERAGING BY HAVING MORE THERE SO WE CAN GET MATCHED TO MORE.
EXACTLY. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY GET FREE MONEY IF YOU WILL.
THE MORE MONEY WE CAN PUT INTO THE POT AND RESERVE.
NOW AGAIN, WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT MONEY ON HAND AND DEDICATED AS WE PUT THAT APPLICATION IN.
YES. SO THE MORE MONEY WE CAN GET IN A GOOD EXAMPLE, THE BETTER.
AND SO. AND THEN WHAT? YOU JUST. SORRY.
WHAT DIRECTOR GARY ASKED YOU, YOU WANTED TO HAVE THESE OTHER PROJECTS POTENTIALLY LINED UP? YES. IF WE WERE TO RECEIVE THAT GRANT.
EXACTLY. AND IT'S AND IT'S A PRETTY WIDE LIST RIGHT NOW.
BUT I WILL MENTION SO SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NATATORIUM PROJECT.
RIGHT. WE CANNOT SPEND ANY OF THOSE FUNDS UNTIL WE ACTUALLY WOULD BE AWARDED AND SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THINGS ON HOLD.
WE WOULD NOT LOOK TO TAP INTO THE BOND MONEY OR OUR FUND BALANCE THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY.
WE WOULD RESERVE ALL THAT FOR THE GRANT TO KNOW.
IF WE GET AWARDED IT, WE WOULD THEN SPEND IT ONCE WE GET THAT CONTRACT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER HOOKS, IF YOU WILL, OR ANY OTHER THINGS THAT THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE? THAT MAY WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF.
SO THERE ARE SO THERE ARE SOME OF THAT.
DO YOU HAVE THIS? OH NO I THINK WE HAVE IT.
YES. I MEAN I KNOW RIGHT NOW IT'S THE DELAY IN YOUR TIMELINE POTENTIALLY.
MAYBE A BETTER PRICE THAN YOU DO IN TWO YEARS OR YEAR AND A HALF.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL MENTION IS THERE ARE SOME STIPULATIONS THAT DO COME WITH IT.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THAT. SO EXAMPLE I'LL GIVE IS IF THEY DO AWARD THE GRANT.
AND I FEEL LIKE, DOES THAT MEAN?
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IT JUST MEANS HAS TO REMAIN A SPLASH PAD.WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THE ACTUAL MATERIAL, RIGHT? I MISSPOKE, LET ME READ THAT AGAIN.
SO ANY CONSTRUCTION THAT TAKES PLACE MUST BE REMAIN IN PLACE FOR 25 YEARS.
POOL SPLASH PADS AND INDOOR FACILITIES MUST REMAIN IN PLACE FOR FOUR YEARS.
SO MANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.
THEY WERE NOT USED, BUT THEY STILL STOOD, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THIS THRESHOLD OF THE 25 YEARS HAD PASSED BEFORE.
YOU CAN ASK TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO DEEM THEM OBSOLETE.
IN THE CASE OF THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, AGAIN, IF YOU WERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTING OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE COULDN'T APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, GO THROUGH A FEASIBILITY OR MASTER PLAN, AND THEN IT RECOMMENDED THAT WE DEMOLISH THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER AFTER WE'VE PUT IN $1.5 MILLION, HALF OF WHICH WAS FROM THE STATE. AND THEN THAT THAT WOULD NOT BODE WELL.
WE WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO IT'S A MORE GENERAL RIGHT.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT IF WE USE THESE WORK FOR 25 YEARS, OR THE PLAY SET THAT'S IN THE POOL IS THE SAME, WE CAN'T TINKER WITH IT BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU IT'S NOT LAST 25 YEARS.
CORRECT. AND HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE, BATES PARK.
WE WE WENT IN FOR A PACKAGE TO TRY TO COVER A SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO COVER THE PAVILION PLAYGROUND UNIT AT DICKEY PARK, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS, WALKING TRAIL COMPONENTS.
AND WE DID NOT GET THAT GRANT.
THAT WAS IT WAS PROBABLY 20 YEARS AGO.
THEY THEY DOCKED US POINTS ON OUR APPLICATION FOR A FUTURE APPLICATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE ARE WE'RE IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AREA THAN OTHER CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT DON'T HAVE THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
AND SO WE WILL NEVER OUR OUR PLAYGROUND WILL REPLACEMENT PLAN WILL NEVER BE A 25 YEAR PLAN.
IT WILL BE A 20 OR LESS BECAUSE OF JUST HOW MUCH JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL IF THE POOL WERE TO BE PRIVATIZED OR RUN BY A PRIVATE COMPANY.
SO SO LET'S SAY WE TAKE THIS ON.
DOES THAT PROHIBIT THE, SAY, FUTURE LEADERS FROM, SAY, FINDING THE YMCA TO TAKE OVER OR THE ANGLETON REC CENTER AND AND THEY'RE LIKE, NOPE, SORRY, WE GOT THIS 25 YEAR CONSTRUCTION LOAN OR WHATEVER WE'RE BASICALLY CALLING IT.
SO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE IS OPEN TO AGREEMENTS.
BUT A THEY WANT TO SEE A PERCENT OF THAT COME BACK TO THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A P3 THEY CAN LEASE CITY CAN LEASE FACILITIES.
SO IN THIS CASE, LET'S SAY WE'RE A YMCA.
AND THEN AT THAT POINT, ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO CLARIFY THE PERPETUITY.
YEAH. I JUST DON'T WANT TO HANDCUFF IN THE FUTURE.
YEAH. SO IT MAY HANDCUFF YOU IS IF THE CITY WANTED TO SELL THE PROPERTY, THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM.
THERE'S NO PENALTIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOSING POINTS FOR FUTURE APPLICATIONS.
SO LIKE THERE'S THE MONEY WE RECEIVED, THE GRANTS WE RECEIVED BASICALLY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THAT BACK IF WE DON'T FULFILL ALL THAT'S NEEDED.
IT'S JUST POINTS THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD.
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WE HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT OURSELVES TO COMPLIANCE, EVEN WHEN WE WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE.SO I DON'T I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE REPERCUSSIONS OR CONSEQUENCES OF NOT BEING IN COMPLIANCE.
BUT YES, WHAT YOU WERE AGREEING TO IS THAT.
THIS LAND WILL BE DEDICATED IN PERPETUITY.
SO FORTUNATELY, WE'VE YET TO BE NON-COMPLIANT.
CORRECT? SO IN PERPETUITY, WE'RE AGREEING? IT IS IN PERPETUITY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THAT'S PRETTY BIG.
YES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I'M CONFUSED FOR 2548..
BUT YOU CANNOT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
SOMETHING REALLY LUCRATIVE CAME ALONG AND WANTED IT.
I CAN'T I MEAN, I THINK IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE PERPETUITY SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRACT IS BINDING.
SO IF YOU DEED THAT OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE, THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT AS A PARK IN PERPETUITY.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT'S HAPPENING, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, PERPETUITY IS SUCH A LONG WORD.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST I WOULD BE TIRED.
YEAH. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE AROUND IN PERPETUITY.
JASON AND JASON HAD A REALLY GREAT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO WE CANNOT ANSWER THAT.
THAT HAS TO BE A RECREATION CENTER.
YEAH. FOR INSTANCE, IF THE COMPONENTS HAD TO BE THERE FOR 40 YEARS AND THEN THE CITY SAID THIS ISN'T A GREAT LOCATION FOR A RECREATION CENTER, IF THE FACILITY WERE DEEMED OBSOLETE, WE MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMOLISH THAT AND MAKE IT A PARK OR A WATER PARK, SPECIFICALLY I.
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
THAT'S SOMETHING. BUT AGAIN, IT WOULD HAVE TO MAINTAIN A PUBLIC.
ANOTHER PART LIKE THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING.
YEAH. SO I WOULD I WOULDN'T PLAN ON AUTOMATICALLY GETTING POINTS DEDUCTED.
I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A REPERCUSSION SOMEWHERE ELSE.
RIGHT? YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE IS A REPERCUSSION NOT JUST ON THE PARKS GRANT.
YOU'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO NEED OTHER GRANTS.
RIGHT. AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, WELL, YOU'RE NOT WITHHOLDING.
YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR PART ON THIS.
YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO AND WE AREN'T SUGGESTING THAT AS STAFF EITHER.
NO, I MEAN, I, I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT.
I CAN'T REASONABLY FORESEE THERE BEING A CHANGE ANYTIME SOON ON THAT OTHER THAN.
JUST HEARING WHISPERS WOULD BE MORE OF A PRIVATE COMPANY TAKING IT OVER OR LEASING IT TO.
BUT THEY WOULD, WHICH IS FINE, APPARENTLY, AS LONG AS THEY MAINTAIN IT AS A RECREATION PARK AREA.
OKAY. I HAVE QUESTIONS KIND OF MORE BRING YOU BACK CLOSER TO THE TO THE PRESENT DAY THOUGH.
IS THIS TO GET THE GRANT, WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS 500,000 PLUS THE TWO 74,000, AND WE HAVE TO SET IT ASIDE BASICALLY UNTIL THE GRANT IS BLESSED OFF AND SAID, YOU GOT IT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PUTTING OURSELVES IN A BIND OF WHERE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
WE NEED TO TOUCH THAT MONEY, BUT WE CAN'T BECAUSE IT'S SET ASIDE, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU SHOULDN'T BE BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER RESERVES THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO GO INTO.
GIVEN THE TIMELINE OF THE GRANT, KNOWING THAT IT WOULD WE BE LESS THAN A YEAR OUT TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY? I DON'T THINK, UNLESS IT WAS CATASTROPHIC.
BUT AT THAT POINT, I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY, IF ANYTHING, LIKE HURRICANES.
SORRY. LIKE THE BUILDING THE BUILDING GOT KNOCKED DOWN.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THANK YOU.
THERE WE GO. WELL, IN FAIRNESS, THIS IS THE FUND BALANCE FOR 2023.
SO IN THEORY, STARTING OCTOBER 1ST WE MOVE INTO 2024.
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ACCESSING THAT FUND BALANCE IS WHAT WE'RE SAYING, RIGHT? WE START ACCESSING THAT FUND.SO WHEN PHIL PRESENTED THE YEAR TO DATE FINANCIALS AGAIN THAT IS WHAT IS AS OF TODAY.
BUT THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MORE ALIGNED TO WHAT YOU SEE FOR.
WE HAD 143,000 FROM PREVIOUS YEARS PRIOR TO THAT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SITTING IN THERE TO COME UP WITH, THE ROUGHLY 274,000.
THAT'S JUST AS OF LAST THE END OF LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THAT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THIS YEAR.
WE ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THIS YEAR.
SO COME THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUND BALANCE DISCUSSIONS.
SO HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE DID NEED THOSE FUNDS THAT WE PUT UP TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT, LIKE IS THAT FROZEN IN LIKE AN ACCOUNT SOMEWHERE OR LIKE WE COULD TECHNICALLY JUST PULL IT AND LOSE THE GRANT OPTION? LIKE HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO LIKE I SAID, AND CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCES SAY YEAH, WE PROBABLY AT THE TIME IF IT WERE, IF WE DID NOT, LET'S SAY WE HAD TO SPEND SOME MONEY BEFORE WE EXECUTED A CONTRACT, THE HOPE WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD FIND MONEY ELSEWHERE, LIKE WHATEVER OUR FUND BALANCE IS FROM THIS YEAR, AND TALK TO ABC ABOUT THEIR FUND BALANCE, WHATEVER WE CAN, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THAT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE WE JUST SCRAP IT.
BUT YES, ULTIMATELY WE DON'T HAVE TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT.
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE AWARDED DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO ACCEPT IT.
OKAY? AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW IF THEY WOULD MATCH US DOLLAR THE ENTIRETY, RIGHT? THEY MAY GIVE US 600,000, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT LEAVES ANOTHER 124 OUT THERE.
AND AGAIN IT IS HYPOTHETICAL IF YOU WILL, AWAY LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THE GRANT TODAY.
WE COULD GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND FIND OUT THAT THEY AWARDED TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND THEN WE KICK START OUR PLAN FROM THERE.
IT DOES DELAY THINGS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE GRANT TIMELINE IS TO WHERE UNTIL WE SIGN THAT AGREEMENT, IF WE WERE AWARDED, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPEND THOSE RESERVED GRANT FUND DOLLARS OR THE MONEY THAT THEY WERE DISCUSSING UNTIL THAT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT WAS AWARDED, AND THAT WOULD BE IN Q4.
THEY WOULD ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE GRANTS.
OKAY. AND THEN WHO'S WHO'S ACTUALLY DOING THE GRANT APPLICATION? IS THAT THE CITY? YEAH, THAT'S MEGAN MYSELF.
THERE'S SOME GRANT WORK SHE COULD DO.
SO I MEAN, SO WE TALKED TO GRANT WORKS ABOUT THIS.
THEY NEEDED SIX MONTHS ADVANCE WARNING.
WE DID NOT HAVE THAT WARNING FROM THAT'S POSSIBLE ONLINE.
OKAY. SO I MEAN I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MORE RESOURCES INTO THE CITY.
YEAH. NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED.
YEAH. SO YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S MY QUESTION.
THERE IS WE JUST BECAUSE WE APPLY DOESN'T MEAN IN THE END WE DO NOT HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER.
ACCEPT. THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT. OKAY.
AND I LIKE, JUST AS YOU MENTIONED THERE, ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL BRING UP THIS YEAR, I MEAN, LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DECISION PACKAGES IN OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR THAT ARE $1 MILLION.
SO THERE'S THE NEED TO DO THAT.
SO. NOW A REC CENTER IS AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR A CITY.
WE HAVE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY HAPPY TODAY.
I SEE A LOT OF PARENTS TAKE THEIR CHILDREN TO SWIM.
SO I WAS JUST IN LAKE JACKSON TODAY AND SOMEONE CAME TO THE OFFICE AND THEY LIVE IN LAKE JACKSON.
THEY SAY, HEY, SO I GO TO THE POOL AND ANGLETON, YOU KNOW, THE REC CENTER.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN GUYS WHO ARE NOT PART OF ANGLETON UTILIZING THE FACILITY AS WELL.
WELL, IT DOES SAY DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
SO DO I HAVE ANY ACTION? DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? I WOULD DO. THE MOTION ENABLES ABLC BOARD APPROVED FUNDING FROM THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 274 FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NON-URBAN INDOOR RECREATION GRANT.
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SO I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR.I HAVE A SECOND AND SO I'LL ANYTHING BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE.
I THINK HE'S SAYING WHAT IT SAYS IS, IS THAT THIS, THIS, THIS ITEM THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TO MOVE THE 274, OKAY, TO NOT TRANSFER THAT WHAT WE WERE.
OKAY. SO LET'S SAY WE GO FOR THE GRANT.
DO WE TRANSFER THAT FUND BACK OR DOES THAT STAY.
YEAH I FEEL YEAH THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
MY QUESTION I GUESS THE QUESTION SINCE IT'S CONDITIONED ON THE APPLICATION FOR THIS GRANT, BASICALLY THAT $174,000 THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO ABLC AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE REC CENTER.
YES. WE WOULD NORMALLY GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IN PLACE, UNLESS AT THAT TIME WHEN WE FIND OUT WE'RE NOT AWARDED, WE COME TO YOU AGAIN AND ASK FOR THAT MONEY TO UTILIZE AND DO THE SAME THING TOWARDS IMPROVEMENTS.
DO WE NEED TO HAVE A DIRECTOR DICKEY AMEND HIS MOTION TO ADD THAT TO HAVE IT? IF THE GRANT NOT RECEIVED, THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO IT? OR DOES IT DO YOU ALL JUST BE LIKE YOU TOLD US AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH? I MEAN, WE CAN COME BACK TO THAT TO PRESENT AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.
SO WE'RE STRATEGIC ON WHAT THOSE ARE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE PRIORITY PROJECTS WOULD BE.
AND WHEN WE FIND OUT IN SEVERAL MONTHS IF WE WERE NOT ONE OF THE APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING.
WILL Y'ALL REPRESENT TO US AND BRING BACK TO HAVE THAT 174 TRANSFERRED AS.
BECAUSE THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ONE 274 -100,000.
SO. OR IS THAT JUST ENOUGH THAT IF WE DON'T RECEIVE THE GRANT, Y'ALL WILL AUTOMATICALLY KICK IT OVER? I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD WANT THE 100,000 THAT WE WOULD HAVE NORMALLY SPENT.
SO BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO THE CORPORATION IF WE ARE NOT AWARDED THE GRANT.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS GRANT RESERVE.
DO YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN YOUR MOTION OR DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS TO YOUR MOTION.
WELL, ORIGINALLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED RIGHT.
CORRECT. SO THAT SHOULD JUST THAT SHOULD HAPPEN.
I MEAN, WOULDN'T THAT JUST HAPPEN ANYWAY IF THE GRANT DOESN'T GO THROUGH WHEN IT I MEAN YOU'RE UNLESS YOU'RE SAYING, WELL INSTEAD OF TRANSFERRING WE'RE GIVING IT TO IT WOULD STAY FOR THAT.
SO SO IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR MONEY INSTEAD OF TRANSFER.
WELL WITH THE WAY IT'S OUTLINED RIGHT NOW IS THAT IT WOULD APPLY FOR THE GRANTS.
SO IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T GET AWARDED THE GRANTS IT WOULD BE $100,000 WOULD COME TO THE REC CENTER AND THEN THE 174 THAT WAS THE EXCESS OF THE 100,000 WOULD BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO A FUND BALANCE, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLOCATE IT BACK TO THE PROJECTS THEY PRESENT.
OKAY. SO IT'S KIND OF UP TO YOU ALL HOW YOU WANT.
IF YOU WANT TO AMEND IT TO TO CLEARLY STATE IF THE GRANT IS NOT AWARDED.
YEAH. LET ME, LET ME, LET ME, LET ME MAKE AN AMENDMENT, IF I MAY.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND EASIEST JUST TO READ IT ALL OUT.
MOTION THAT THE BOARD APPROVE FUNDING FROM THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 274,000 FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NON-URBAN INDOOR RECREATION GRANT CONTINGENT UPON AWARD OF THE GRANT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND AN AMENDMENT.
YOU CAN STILL HAVE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
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EVERYBODY'S CLEAR. ALL RIGHT.SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
SO PERHAPS LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THE MOTION AS HE'S WRITTEN OUT AND THEN SAY AND SHOULD, IF NOT, AND IF NOT AWARDED OR SHOULD NOT BE AWARDED, THEN WE RETURNED TO ABLC FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY THAT BEFORE.
YEAH, OR YOU CAN SAY ALL THAT.
SMART. SO IT'D BE ALL OF THE ABOVE SAY, SAY, CONTINGENT UPON AWARD OF THE GRANT.
SHOULD GRANT NOT BE AWARDED THE AMOUNT OF.
174 ONE 74,000 WILL BE RETURNED TO ABLC.
SORRY. WE'LL TRY A THIRD TIME.
I THINK THAT'S A TERM. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY.
OH, I ALWAYS USE IT FOR BEGINNING AND END.
[5. Discussion and possible action on additional funding for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Non-Urban Indoor Recreation grant.]
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NUMBER FIVE.WE TOLD YOU WE WERE TRYING TO BE STRATEGIC WITH PLANS.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
BUT WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS STAFF IS THAT ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION DEDICATE AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 FROM THE ABLC FUND BALANCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE READILY AVAILABLE MATCH.
IF AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 FROM ABLC FUND BALANCE IS APPROVED AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION, STAFF WILL MOVE THESE FUNDS INTO THE CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025.
I WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN YOUR BUDGET PACKET ON THE LAST ITEM IS THAT WE HAVE PUT THIS $150,000 IN THE CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM, MEANING THAT TODAY WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS ABLC HAS A FUND BALANCE TO FILL OVER THAT IN HIS FINANCIAL.
WE ARE ASKING FOR ABLC TO DEDICATE AN ADDITIONAL 150,000 FROM THEIR FUND BALANCE.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE BUDGET IS THAT THAT WILL THEN BE BUDGETED IN THE CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM.
TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE.
BEFORE I SUBMIT AN ABLC BUDGET, I HAVE TO ESTIMATE WHAT OUR SALES TAX ARE GOING TO BE, WHICH WE'RE BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE NEXT YEAR, YEAR OVER YEAR. WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING IS ABOUT A 7.2 INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.
THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE DIRECTED TO BUDGET FOR 9%.
WE'RE NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT.
SO WE ARE DROPPING DOWN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO 7.2.
SO WE HAVE OUR ESTIMATED REVENUE FROM A HALF CENT SALES TAX.
THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER HAS TO DEVELOP THEIR EXPENSE BUDGET AND THEIR REVENUE BUDGET.
WHATEVER THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DOESN'T BRING IN, AND MEMBERSHIPS, DAILY PASS RENTALS, ETC.
SO YOU HAVE A LINE ITEM THAT IS A TRANSFER FROM ABLC THAT GOES INTO THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
LIKEWISE, YOU HAVE THAT FOR THE RECREATION DIVISION, WHATEVER THE RECREATION DIVISION AND SENIOR PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, PROGRAMS, YOUTH LEAGUES DOES NOT MAKE UP IN REVENUE. IT IS SUBSIDIZED BY THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING OPERATION.
WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH OUR TRANSFERS, I SHOULD MENTION ONE MORE.
WE DO A 25% TRANSFER OF PARKS PERSONNEL.
SO WHATEVER OUR PARKS PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS FOR IN THE GENERAL FUND, ABLC SUBSIDIZES 25% OF THAT.
SO ONCE THOSE TRANSFERS ARE DONE AND WE HAVE OUR DEBT ISSUANCE PAYMENT AMOUNT, WHICH THIS NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER BECAUSE OF THE NEW DEBT ISSUANCE, IT'S PROBABLY AROUND 735,000 OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
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I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S COMPLETELY ACCURATE, BUT WE STILL HAVE AN EXCESS OF FUNDS THAT EXCESS OF FUNDS TO BALANCE THE ABLC BUDGET WITH THE PROJECTED REVENUE.WE PUT IN A CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM WHICH ALLOWS YOU, AS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM, SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME TO US FOR A DRAINAGE PARK OR RECREATION PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY CAN COME AND TALK TO US AND REQUEST THAT OUT OF THE CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM.
SO GOING BACK TO THIS LINE ITEM, WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS WE WOULD LOVE FOR ABLC TO DEDICATE $150,000 FROM THEIR FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY.
AM I SAYING THIS RIGHT? 592,000, JUST OVER 592,000.
YOU HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND DEDICATE THE 150 FROM THAT FUND BALANCE.
AND THEN WE DON'T TOUCH YOUR FUND BALANCE BECAUSE IT WON'T BE IF WE'RE AWARDED, YOU KNOW, WE'LL FIND OUT IF WE'RE AWARDED NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, THEY'LL DO A SITE VISIT IN JANUARY TO CHECK ALL THE BOXES.
AND THEN AN AGREEMENT IS GIVEN IN MARCH, AND WE TRY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN APRIL.
MAY. SO WE WON'T BE SPENDING THE MONEY THAT YOU WERE DEDICATING TODAY IF YOU DECIDE TO.
AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS GO BACK TO THIS AGENDA SIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M EXPLAINING THIS FULLY, IS THAT YOU WON'T BE RELYING COMPLETELY ON $150,000 FUND BALANCE TRANSFER FOR THIS GRANT.
DO YOU HAVE THE OTHER I HAVE THOSE TABLETS.
OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY TOWARDS 1.5 MILLION.
WE'RE TRYING. WE ARE TRYING VERY HARD BECAUSE THAT'S 924.
AND SO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE DONE.
HERE WE GO. SO WHAT WE HAVE PROJECTED FOR THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR IS THAT.
104,921 BE USED FROM FUND BALANCE BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE A CONTINGENCY BASED ON WHAT OUR BUDGET IS PROPOSED AT CURRENTLY TODAY, WHICH ISN'T ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPARENCY.
SO WE ARE MAKING UP THE CONTINGENCY WITH NEXT YEAR'S PROJECTED SALES TAX.
I KNOW Y'ALL ARE LIKE, REALLY STRETCHING THIS.
WE ARE WE ON THE SAME PAGE? DO WE COUNT FOR NEXT YEAR'S MONEY AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? IF THERE'S AGAIN, YES.
IT WAS MEANT TO OCCUR EVERY TWO YEARS WITH THE STATE AND THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
SO WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHY STATE IS SO IF YOU KNOW THE HISTORY ABOUT SPORTING GOODS SALES TAX FOR THE PAST, I DON'T KNOW, SEVERAL DECADES. SPORTING GOODS SALES TAX IS WHERE THE STATE IS GETTING MONEY FOR THEIR GRANTS.
SO BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY ALLOCATED TO THESE REASONS.
THERE'S BEEN RIDERS THAT, YOU KNOW, RECEIVE SOME OF THIS MONEY RATHER THAN ALL OF THE MONEY GOING TO STATE PARKS TO ISSUE GRANTS LIKE THIS. AND SO JUST RECENTLY, LEGISLATORS HAVE BEEN DEDICATING THE PERCENTAGE OF SPORTING GOODS SALES TAX THAT SHOULD BE OCCURRING. SO NOW THESE PROJECTS ARE FINALLY BEING FUNDED AGAIN, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO IT'S A STATE LEGISLATOR ISSUE THAT HOPEFULLY WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS ERADICATING.
SO YOUR FUND BALANCE RIGHT NOW, EVEN IF YOU YOU CAN NOT EVEN PUT IT IN CONTINGENCY.
YOU COULD JUST SAY WE'RE GOING TO RESERVE.
YES, WE'LL RESERVE 100 ANOTHER 150,000 OUT OF OUR FUND BALANCE.
BECAUSE YOUR FUND BALANCE CURRENTLY IS 592,000.
BASED ON BILL'S REPORT, IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT.
OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON THIS.
YES, WE'RE THE FUND BALANCE AS IT'S CURRENTLY MAINTAINED.
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WE'RE NOT LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE.WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT FROM THIS YEAR'S.
WE HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER ABLC.
AND WE'RE ASKING TO DIRECT THIS MONEY TOWARDS THE RECREATION CENTER.
WE'VE WE'VE CREATED THESE WALLS.
CORRECT. WE'VE GOT A RECREATION CENTER FUND, A REC VISION FUND.
CORRECT. WHAT? SINCE WE'RE SITTING HERE IN ABLC, WHAT OTHER PROJECTS DOES ABLC DO YOU SEE IN OUR FUTURE? NOT AT THE REC CENTER, BUT JUST UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF ABLC? SURE. SO I KNOW HECTOR WAS HERE JUST SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WERE WORKING.
THAT WAS PROBABLY BACK IN 2010.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PARK DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE YET TO ADDRESS.
AGAIN, REUBEN WALSH PARK IS IS SITTING OUT THERE CURRENTLY AND DESIGNED FOR VETERANS.
PARK HASN'T BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED.
I MUST SAY REUBEN WALSH PARK, YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT ON THE BACK BURNER, BUT GO AHEAD.
SURE. BUT BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE FUTURE, FUTURE NEEDS.
AND SO THERE'S THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT YOU COULD SAY AS IT RELATES TO PROJECTS.
WE, WE I'M JUST TRYING TO GET MY MIND AROUND BECAUSE WE'RE TRANSFERRING FUNDS THAT COULD BE USED IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF TOWN, WHICH STILL FALLS UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OR THE FUNDING OF ABLC.
AND SO BEFORE I AGREED TO MOVE MONEY, ALL I CAN DO IS I CAN'T LIE.
I CAN HEAR JOHN IN MY EAR RIGHT NOW TALKING.
HE'S NOT HERE, BUT HE I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE.
WHETHER IT'S ACCEPTED, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.
OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD GOOD POINT IS WHAT'S GOING TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITHOUT IF WE TRANSFER THESE FUNDS, ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO LIKE THE NEXT ONE IS ALL THIS VOLLEYBALL SYSTEM AND STUFF.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NOT DOING ALL THIS STUFF? NO, THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE PROJECTS BECAUSE THAT IS RELATED TO THE RECREATION DIVISION FUND BALANCE, WHICH EXISTS TODAY. SO MY QUESTION IS BECAUSE THIS, I MEAN, LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
IS THAT A DIFFERENT $500,000 500? WE'RE JUST GIVING CONTEXT TO THE PROJECT.
SO YOU NOW HAVE A DEDICATED 774,000.
WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 150.
AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
HISTORICALLY, THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN BUDGETED FOR RENOVATION PROJECTS HAS.
WHAT ABOUT JUST MAYBE MEETING A LITTLE BIT? WHAT ABOUT 126? I THINK IT'S JUST WE WILL TAKE WHATEVER THAT 900,000.
SURE. I MEAN, I'M ALL FOR JUST WHENEVER WE HAVE ANY KIND OF OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S THERE, WE WANT TO GET AS MUCH RESOURCES AS WE POSSIBLY CAN FOR THE CITY. THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, WHEN SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS COMING UP OR SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS OUTSIDE THE REC, CAN WE AFFORD TO GIVE 150,000? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT ON A BAD TERM AGAIN, BUT LOCKING OURSELVES DOWN OR PREVENTING OURSELVES FROM DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT I ALSO KNOW DRAINAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
IT'S TRUE. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHALLENGING CHOICES.
WELL, AND HERE'S WHERE MY CONFUSION STILL IS.
SO IT'S LIKE THE PREVIOUS ITEM WE AGREED ON.
IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 774,000.
OKAY. AND APPLY FOR THE GRANT THEY WOULD MATCH 774.
CORRECT. THAT PUTS IT UP TO 1,000,548.
BUT THEIR MAXIMUM CEILING IS OR WE'RE SAYING THE MAXIMUM CEILING MATCH THEIR MATCH UP.
IF WE GOT 1.5 THEY WOULD MATCH.
WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET THREE.
BUT NOW SO YOU SAID THIS IS 150 TO BE TRANSFERRED OR IT WOULD, IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE EARMARKED TO BE ABLE TO BE USED IN THAT AMOUNT.
CORRECT. AND THEN THE GRANTS APPROVED OR WHATEVER.
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THEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT WOULD JUST STILL STAY WHERE IT'S AT FOR ABLC USAGE.SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, GARY.
AND I'M LET ME SEE IF I CAN CLARIFY IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE THE WORDS THAT IT IS RESERVED FOR BY THE DEADLINE OF AUGUST 1ST.
RIGHT. IT CAN STAY IN ABLC'S FUND BALANCE.
SO WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDS BACK.
SO THE THE POINT THAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT WE PUT IN THE EXPENSE LINE ITEM.
SO WE ARE WE WOULD THEN BUDGET FOR THE 150,000 IN OUR EXPENSE.
WHICH PART OF THAT COMES FROM THE EXCESS REVENUE.
AND SO WE WOULD NOT HIT THE FUND BALANCE AT 150.
WE'D REALLY ONLY HIT IT AT A 102.
SO AS THE BUDGET IS CURRENTLY RIGHT, BUT SO WE'RE SEEING 150, IT'S NOT REALLY A TRANSFER.
IT'S JUST GOING TO SIT WHERE IT'S AT AND BE EARMARKED FOR IT.
OKAY. AT THAT POINT IN TIME, NOW THAT 150 IS CAN NO LONGER OR WE CAN REMOVE THE EARMARK FOR.
YEP. I'M GOOD THEN. AND AS DOCTOR JACKSON POINTED OUT, WE DO NOT HAVE TO ALLOCATE THE FULL 150.
IT COULD BE ANY SUM RIGHT FROM ONE PENNY UP TO 150.
BUT ARGUMENTS TO BE MADE THAT OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, YOU KNOW.
SO IF YOU INVEST A LITTLE MORE RIGHT, YOU GET A LITTLE MORE IN THEORY.
SAYS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION LIKE THIS.
MAYBE SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT SILLY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD APPROVE THE GRANT, BUT LIKE, DO THEY LIKE TO SEE REALLY ROUND NUMBERS? IS THAT LIKE WE'RE GOING OR WE'RE JUST PURELY EVERYTHING WE CAN GET? LIKE, ARE THEY MORE INCLINED TO APPROVE IT IF IT'S A LARGER AMOUNT THAN OTHERWISE? I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CARE THAT IT'S ROUND NUMBER.
AND SO THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, THINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING TO BE DONE.
SO IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST YEAR, WE HAD LIKE $1.5 MILLION WORTH OF RENOVATIONS AT THE REC CENTER.
WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME OF THOSE QUOTES AND ATTACH THEM AS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.
BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S BASED ON WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE COLLECTED TO DATE.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO COLLECT.
AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR THEM TO LIKE CONSIDER IT.
NO, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY TOO IS THAT AN OVERMATCH DOESN'T HURT YOU.
IT'S ALSO NOT COUNTED IN THE CRITERIA RATING.
BUT LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, WE DESIGNATE THAT WE WANT TO DO THE INSTALLATION OF THE WATER FEATURE COMPONENTS, THE DECKING TO MAKE IT ADA COMPLIANT, ALL THE LED LIGHTING, BECAUSE THAT'S ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH SPEAKS TO THEIR MASTER PLANS.
AND WE WE DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT IT DOESN'T AMOUNT TO ALL THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED.
WE CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE AN OVERMATCH TO THAT.
WE STILL PLAN ON DOING X, Y, AND Z PROJECT.
I DON'T KNOW, AGAIN, THAT WE GET ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR OVERMATCH, BUT YES, I THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD, STRONG APPLICATION. IF YOU HAVE, YOU EXCEED KIND OF THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
BUT IT REALLY I WOULD SAY MORE.
SO YOU THEY HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT THEY WANT TO SEE.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM POINTS IN EACH CRITERIA.
AND THAT RANGES FROM, YOU KNOW, PROJECT OBJECTIVE.
IS THIS A COMPONENT THAT IT'S ADDRESSED IN YOUR MASTER PLAN? IT IS, YOU KNOW, SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO ALL OF THAT TO TRY TO GET, YOU KNOW, FIVE POINTS VERSUS ONE.
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OKAY. SO I GUESS WE HAVE TO SEE 150 IS THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER OF WHAT WE FEEL ABOUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO ANY OF IT.SO THE 150,000 THAT'S THAT MAGIC NUMBER FOR YOU GUYS RIGHT.
WHAT DO WE WANT TO GO? WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? SO? I MEAN, UNLESS WE'RE GOING WITH SOMETHING SMALLER.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT'S THE IN THE IN THE RECOMMENDATION IS BASICALLY.
YEAH. WINDOW NOT MORE THAN ONE.
BASICALLY THIS IS A DISCUSSION.
THIS FY 2324 FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NON-URBAN INDOOR RECREATION GRANT COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR DICKEY, SECOND BY DIRECTOR VOSS.
FOR A CALL FOR A VOTE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? CONSIDERATIONS. BLAINE, YOU GOT ANYTHING? OKAY. RACHEL.
WELL, AS LONG AS WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN AFFORD.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA CALL FOR THE VOTE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.
[6. Discussion and possible action on the Recreation Division fund balance purchases.]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE RECREATION DIVISION FUND BALANCE PURCHASES.SO GOOD NEWS. I'M NOT ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FOR THE GRANT RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU'RE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY.
GOOD NEWS THOUGH, THIS IS NOT TECHNICALLY ASKING FOR MORE MONEY.
SO. OKAY, SO AS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS IN DEPTH SO WITH THE FUND BALANCES IS IF YOU RECALL BACK WHEN PHIL WAS TALKING, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT FUND BALANCES WE DISCUSSED.
THERE'S ABLC FUND BALANCE, THERE IS THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER FUND BALANCE.
AND THEN THERE'S THE RECREATION DIVISION.
AND AS FAR AS THE FUNDING GOES, WE DID THAT SPLIT.
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT DIVISIONS.
SO WITH THAT IN LINE WITH WHAT WAS AGREED UPON FOR ABLC, ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE UP TO A CEILING OF $100,000 WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT DIVISION TO LEAVE WITHIN THEIR FUND BALANCE ON A RECURRING BASIS.
SO WITH THAT FROM THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED THAT PHIL, PROVIDED WE HAVE ABOUT $68,920 SITTING IN THE RECREATION DIVISION BUDGET CURRENTLY. SO THAT IS IN THEIR FUND BALANCE.
SO I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A COUPLE OF THOSE QUICKLY FOR YOU.
SO EACH ONE OF THESE WILL HIGHLIGHT IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
BUT ONE OF THE FIRST ONES WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A NEW VOLLEYBALL SYSTEM.
SO WE STARTED THE INTERNAL VOLLEYBALL YOUTH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE THIS COMING SUMMER.
I'VE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THAT.
SO RIGHT NOW THEY SERVE ON THAT PROGRAM IS ON THE ONE HALF COURT.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE THE REC CENTER IS WITHIN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET, WE ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING NEW SLEEVES IN THE GROUND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WHERE THEY CAN HAVE TRUE STANDS AND POLES IN THE FLOOR.
WITH THAT, WE'RE ASKING THAT WE CAN GET AN UPGRADED SYSTEM.
THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM THAT THE REC CENTER CURRENTLY HAS IS THE ONE THEY BOUGHT.
PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL ONE FROM THE BUILDING BEING IN PLACE.
SO WE'RE ASKING TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE UP TO DATE PADDING ON THE OLD ONE.
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ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ASK, DOES THIS ONE ALLOW FOR ADJUSTED HEIGHTS ON THE NET? IT WOULD. YES. SO RIGHT NOW THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE APPROXIMATE 5000.WE ARE LOOKING ONE THAT WOULD HAVE THE ADJUSTED HEIGHT AND AN EASIER MECHANISM TO DO THAT.
THE RECREATION ONES THAT ARE THERE NOW DO NOT CORRECT.
THEY'RE NOT. AND THAT'S PART OF THE GOAL.
MY DAUGHTER PLAYS THERE ARE YOUNGER GROUPS THAT I READ, THE RULES THAT REQUIRE A LOWER NET SETTING THAT WE ARE NOT APPLYING BY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SORRY.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO ACT QUICKLY ON IT.
SO ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WE INTERNALLY STARTED TO GET TO WHERE WE COULD GET THE NEW SLIDES IN.
THIS WOULD JUST GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A BETTER.
THE OLD SYSTEM IS NOT THE EASIEST TO ADJUST, AND THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE RECREATION SYSTEM.
YOU SEE, THE ACTUAL POLE STANDARD WOULD BE ONE THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FUNCTIONAL FOR THEM.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO LIKE GET THIS FUNCTIONAL IF THE FUNDING IS APPROVED OR DIRECTED, DEPENDING ON WHO WE ARE ABLE TO GO WITH, STAFF INTERNALLY WOULD FIND THE ONE THAT IS MOST READILY AVAILABLE.
WE DO HAVE A CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE COULD.
VIEWS AND IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE, BUT USUALLY SHIPPING TIME ON THESE IS ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO, SO WE COULD GET IT FAIRLY QUICK SO THE IT COULD BE IN USE THIS SUMMER FOR THE CURRENT PROGRAM.
AS LONG AS THAT THEY HAVE THEM IN STOCK.
CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT ANYTHING UNTIL WE GO TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE AND FIND THE ONES IN PLACE.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME CURRENTLY THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT UP TO THE STANDARD OF WHERE WE WANT THEM TO BE.
SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR JASON.
NUMBER ONE IS THAT HAVE A PASSION TOWARDS VOLLEYBALL.
I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WATCHING VOLLEYBALL, SO IT'S PRETTY COOL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD BRINGING IT TO ANGLETON HOW YOU DO? YOU SHOULD COME TO THE REC CENTER ON SATURDAY MORNINGS.
THEY GOT GAMES. THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT IT SAYS 66 REGISTRANTS.
SO BASICALLY HOW MUCH WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES DID THAT BRING IT INTO THE REC? 66 OH, THAT WOULD BE I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THE FUNDING FOR THAT, BECAUSE JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT, OFFSETTING THE $5,000, THAT'S THAT IN ITSELF IS GOING TO GET A BIG KICK INTO THE 5000.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS GREAT.
AND THAT'S FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM.
WITH THE NEW STANDARDS IN PLACE, WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD OPEN VOLLEYBALL GYM TIME.
IT HAS BEEN A REQUEST NOW THAT WE HAVE THE LEAGUE, SO PARTICIPANTS CAN COME IN AFTER THAT, WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE THROUGH DAY PASSES OR MEMBERSHIP. SO PERFECT.
I THINK IT'S EXCELLENT TO DO THAT.
SO THE HOLES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT OKAY.
ARE THESE THE KIND OF DO THEY HAVE THE CRANKS ON THE END.
THAT'S WHY THE PRICE TAG IF ANYBODY SEES $5,000 IS NOT CHEAP.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VERY GOOD SYSTEM TO PUT IN PLACE, KNOWING THE AGE RANGE WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S A WITHSTANDS STAFF PUTTING THEM UP AND DOWN.
AS I MENTIONED, THE ONE WE CURRENTLY HAVE, IT DOESN'T HAVE LINES ON IT.
TO DO IT, YOU HAVE TO REMEASURE IT OR HOPE THAT THEY PUT IN THE ONE.
THERE ARE SOME SYSTEMS THAT ARE JUST PUT A PIN IN AND IT'S AT THE RIGHT HEIGHT.
IT NEEDS TO BE. YEAH, WELL I MEAN I'VE SEEN SOME WHERE IT'S LIKE OKAY, THEY HAND TIE IT UP.
BUT COME AFTER WE GET THE NEW SYSTEM.
YEAH. WHAT DOES A JUDGE USE NOW? THEY STAND ON THE GROUND REALLY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S RECREATIONAL PLAY.
THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN WITH THAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY ON THAT.
YEAH YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE NEVER BE ABLE TO SUPPORT SOME OF THAT.
THAT'S COOL. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD INVESTMENT.
YEAH. BUT THESE ARE ALL TOGETHER RIGHT.
THESE ARE ALL TOGETHER. AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY YAY OR NAY.
WE'RE JUST BRINGING WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO YOU.
NEXT ONE IS FOR A NINE SQUARE EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS A IN PLANNING FOR A TRANSITION FROM THIS YEAR FOUR WEEKS TO CAMP TO EIGHT WEEKS NEXT WEEK TO TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME, TO BE ABLE TO PLAN ACTIVITIES IN-HOUSE VERSUS HAVING TO LOOK TO DO THINGS OUT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH FOUR SQUARE.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH FOUR SQUARE THAT IS ON THE NOT SETTING ON THE GROUND.
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NINE SQUARE IS, IT'S UP, IT'S SUSPENDED ABOVE.NEXT UP. CONTINUING DOWN WE'RE LOOKING AT AN INFLATABLE WATER SLIDE.
THIS ONE AGAIN KIND OF TIES INTO OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMING, TRYING TO PROVIDE OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO TO TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE STRESS THAT IT MIGHT PUT ON THE POOL AS THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW.
SO WE'RE PUTTING A PROPOSAL TO GET A COMMERCIAL GRADE WATER SLIDE.
QUESTION I HAVE, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WATER SLIDE COULD BE INSURED? IT WOULD BE REQUIRED AS REQUIRED OKAY.
INSURED AND INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I KNOW YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY.
I'M TALKING ABOUT RECOUPING COSTS IF WE'RE TO POP OR SOMETHING.
SO. WHAT ABOUT RENTING ONE? WOULD IT COST MORE? EVENTUALLY, OVER A YEAR IF YOU RENTED RENTED ONE? AND THAT WAS A GREAT QUESTION.
IS IT SOMETHING WE WOULD CONSIDER TO PUT IN PLACE AS WELL, AND BEING STRATEGIC ON HOW WE WOULD RENT THAT OUT? FIRST INITIAL THOUGHTS IS THAT WE WOULD RUN INTO MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES VERSUS THE INDIVIDUALS, SO THEY WOULD ENSURE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR PROPER INSURANCE AS WELL.
IT'S PROBABLY 4 TO $500 PER DAY THAT YOU RENT IT FOR A DAY.
THEY. WERE YOU PLAYING THE WRONG BUSINESS? I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THEY'RE REALLY EXPENSIVE.
I'VE RESEARCHED FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
THEY'RE NOT CHEAP. IS IT GOING TO BE JUST ONE DAY OF THE WEEK OR WAS IT GOING TO BE.
SOME OF IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE PROGRAM.
SO IF THEY WANTED THEIR WEEKS IS LIKE A WATER WEEK, THEY MIGHT USE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE ON A SAFARI WEEK, THEY MAY USE IT ONCE OR TWICE.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THAT. BUT IT DOESN'T LIMIT US TO THE SUMMER CAMP PORTION.
SO WE COULD UTILIZE IT FOR MORE THAN JUST THE SUMMER.
I WAS HEARING SOME KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE, RIGHT? SO THEIR SUMMERS LAST A LOT LONGER.
I'D PROBABLY BE THE FIRST ONE ON TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.
THERE YOU GO. THAT'S RIGHT. APPROPRIATE.
LIKE I WILL TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.
DO WE HAVE A PLACE FOR STORAGE? YES. AND ALSO FOR SECURITY CAMERAS, JUST FOR, LIKE, THE LIABILITY FOR THE CITY.
WILL THIS BE PLACED IN THE PLACE WHERE THERE'S SOME TYPE OF CAMERA THAT CAN WATCH OR OVERSEE THE ACTIVITIES? IT COULD BE ITS MAIN LOCATION.
NOT CURRENTLY, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT GETTING AN ADDITIONAL CAMERA OUT AND ABOUT BASED ON SOME RECENT EVENTS THAT ACTUALLY IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE DISCUSSED OF GETTING VIDEO FOOTAGE OUT THERE. AND WITH THE NEW BACKSTOP THAT'S OUT THERE, WE COULD DEFINITELY EXPLORE THAT, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE TO HAVE PROBABLY AT LEAST ONE STAFF MEMBER OUT THERE RIGHT THERE.
YES. YEAH. IT WOULD NEVER BE UNATTENDED.
AND WITH THE PROGRAM STAFF THAT'S MORE TYPICALLY MORE THAN ONE STAFF.
THAT HAS TO BE IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SUMMER CAMP, WE HAVE A RATIO OF 1 TO 10.
NEXT ONE IS WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SMALL INFLATABLE MOVIE SCREEN.
THAT'S PRETTY SMALL. YEAH, IT'S 24 FOOT AS WE GET OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL 24 INCH.
SO A 24 FOOT OUTDOOR MOVIE SCREEN PACKAGES WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
CURRENTLY, WE DO A FIELD TRIP TO WHERE WE GO, THEY GO TO MOVIES.
THIS WOULD BE OFFERING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
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AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THIS WAS A REVENUE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL, THAT WE COULD RENT IT OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO JUST PRICE TAGS? YEAH. OH, YEAH, I KNOW, I MEAN, YEAH, JUST KEEPS ON GOING UP.YEAH. AND THEN THE LAST ONE GIGANTIC I'VE SEEN ONE.
IT'S THERE BEFORE BEING WE WANT TO WE WANT TO SEE IT IN SPACE.
SO AND THE LAST ONE WE HAVE FOR YOU IS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMING.
AND THE REC CENTER IS 240 FOLDING CHAIRS AND FOUR CARTS.
THE METAL CHAIRS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AT THE REC CENTER ARE THE ORIGINAL CHAIRS.
AND WE HAVE STARTED TO SEE THE WEAR AND TEAR TAKE PLACE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE PROBABLY ARE STARTING TO LOSE AT LEAST A CHAIR OR TWO A WEEK AT THIS POINT.
THEY ARE JUST HITTING THEIR LIFESPAN AND STARTING TO BREAK DOWN.
THEY ARE UTILIZED FOR PROGRAMING TO RENTALS.
YES. SO I'M GOING TO JUST PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THIS ONE.
EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS NOT REC CENTER.
RIGHT NOW, YES, THEY ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE RECREATION CENTER.
BUT EVERYTHING THAT THE PROGRAMING DOES RELIES ON THE REC CENTER TO BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THAT.
SO SOME OF THAT IS GOING TO OVERLAP.
SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE DEDICATED ONE TO THE OTHER.
SO EXAMPLE I WOULD GIVE IS FOR A SENIOR PROGRAM.
SO WITH THAT GROWING PROGRAM WE NEED MORE ACCESS TO THOSE AND MORE QUALITY.
SECOND ONE I WOULD MENTION IS OUR DADDY DAUGHTER DATE NIGHTS.
RIGHT NOW, OUR CAPACITY FOR CHAIRS IS DWINDLED DOWN TO ABOUT 170 ISH.
AND TYPICALLY WE CAN SEAT 200 PLUS FOR DADDY DAUGHTER DATE NIGHT.
SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO IF THEY WERE TO HOST IT NEXT YEAR.
OR WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND MORE TO GO RENT EQUIPMENT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY.
SO. SO THIS IS REPLACING THE CHAIRS, NOT IN ADDITION TO THE CHAIRS.
THIS WOULD BE TO TO START TO REPLACE.
WE WOULDN'T GET RID OF ALL OF THEM.
SO RIGHT NOW WE RESERVE SOME FOR LAKESIDE TO BE ABLE TO USE.
SO WE WOULD STILL UTILIZE SOME OF THE METAL CHAIRS OVER THERE.
BUT IT WOULD IT BE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE EVERYTHING? THIS IS JUST TO GET US BETTER CHAIRS.
FOR SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC THINGS, I WILL SAY THAT LADY AT CHURCH, WHEN SHE FOUND OUT I WAS ON THIS BOARD AND REQUESTED BETTER CHAIRS BECAUSE SHE'S WITH THE SENIOR EXERCISE GROUP, AND THEY THEY COULDN'T HARDLY THEY CAN'T HARDLY DO THE CHAIRS.
SOME BET THE CHAIR THAT SAID, YOU LOOK PRETTY HEALTHY TO ME, BUT SHE SHE DIDN'T LIKE IT TOO MUCH.
SO IF YOU'RE LOSING SOME EVERY, EVERY WEEK IS, IS THAT 240.
IS THAT JUST REPLACING WHAT YOU HAVE NOW OR IS THAT ADDING MANY OR IT WOULD ADD LIKE AGAIN I MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD SAVE SOME OF THE ONES AND PROBABLY TRANSFER SOME OVER TO HAVE MORE READILY AVAILABLE AT LAKESIDE.
SO WE IF THERE'S A LARGE RENTAL AT LAKESIDE, IT CURRENTLY TAKES AWAY FROM THAT.
SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT THAT.
OR IF THERE'S A SENIOR PROGRAMING HAS THEIR DANCES GOING ON AND THEY USE 125 CHAIRS, THAT TAKES OFF RENTAL COMMISSION TO BE WE CAN'T HOST THINGS IN OTHER ROOMS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.
SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S KIND OF THAT JOINT EFFORT OF IT OVERLAPS IN.
DIFFERENT WAYS. SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE UNIQUE ONES THAT KIND OF IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH.
SO THESE ARE THE PLASTIC MESH CHAIRS.
YES. SO YOU NEED YOU NEED DIFFERENT CARTS FOR THOSE.
YEAH. THE CARTS THAT WE HAVE FROM THE OTHER ONES ARE ORIGINAL AS WELL.
SO WILL THESE THESE WON'T FOLD UP, THOUGH.
THE PLASTIC. YEP. THEY'RE ALL FOLDED.
THEY'RE ALL STILL FOLDING CHAIRS.
THAT'S ALL THE ONES THAT WE HAVE PRESENT.
JUST TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT SORT OF FUND BALANCE DO WE NORMALLY HAVE? YEAR TO YEAR LIKE THIS WILL TAKE US DOWN TO 15,000 JUST IN YEARS PAST.
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ANY IDEA WHERE WE NORMALLY ARE? WE CAN'T SPEAK FOR THAT ON THE RECREATION DIVISION, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY HAD A FUND BALANCE IN PLACE.SO SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW THEIR REVENUE EXPENSES GO FOR THE YEAR.
BUT WE DON'T ENVISION THE SAME KIND OF NEEDS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS AS LIKE THE ANGLETON REC CENTER ANGLETON REC CENTER, BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING AND THE MAINTENANCE THAT GOES INTO THAT PROGRAMING, THEY TYPICALLY TRY TO BUILD THINGS INTO THEIR PROGRAMING COSTS.
IT'S WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, AND ADDING A $5,000 COST TO A PROGRAM IS HARD TO DO BECAUSE THEIR COST REVENUE WOULD, WOULD SKYROCKET FOR THOSE FIRST COUPLE. SO THESE ARE LIKE THOSE ONE OFF, ONE TIME PURCHASES THAT GET US LONGEVITY TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS. FOLLOWING ONE.
SO THEN THEY HAVE TO COME TO US.
BUT YEAH, AGAIN, THESE ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU ALL PROBABLY JUST.
WHY ARE YOU ASKING US FOR PERMISSION? YEAH. SO WHEN WE FIRST TALKED ABOUT HAVING THAT FUND BALANCE IN PLACE, IT WAS A REQUEST OF THE BOARD TO COME BACK TO UTILIZE THAT FUNDING.
THAT'S FINE. I HAVE SOME KIND OF I'VE SLEPT SINCE THEN.
I'VE PROBABLY HAD THAT CONVERSATION, BUT I WAS PROBABLY HERE.
WE JUST WANT TO TRANSPARENCY ESPECIALLY.
SO I GET IT, ESPECIALLY FIRST TIME AROUND.
YEAH. PLUS I MEAN IT'S MEGAN AND JASON.
WE GOT TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THEM. SO YEAH, THESE TWO TOGETHER.
ARE YOU READY FOR MOTION. ALL RIGHT.
SO DO I HAVE ANY POSSIBLE ACTION? YEAH. OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RECREATION DIVISION TO PURCHASE A NEW VOLLEYBALL SYSTEM.
NEON NINE SQUARE EQUIPMENT, INFLATABLE WATER SLIDE, 24FT OUTDOOR MOVIE SCREEN PACKAGE AND 240 FOLDING CHAIRS AND FOUR CHAIR CARTS WITH THE DIVISION'S CURRENT FUND BALANCE.
SO I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR DOCTOR JACKSON AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR RITTER.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE? OKAY, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE IT.
MOVING ALONG. WE ARE REALLY MOVING.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. NEXT ITEM.
I'M GOING TO GET TO IT. IT WAS THE HOME BUTTON.
[7. Discussion and possible action on an expenditure for Angleton Recreation Center natatorium component materials.]
NUMBER SEVEN.DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE RECREATION DIVISION FUND BALANCE PURCHASES.
THAT WAS NUMBER SIX. READ SIX.
NUMBER SEVEN. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN EXPENDITURE FOR ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
NATATORIUM COMPONENT MATERIALS.
I THINK THIS WAS ADDRESSED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
YES, AS ADDRESSED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT AS IT WAS ADOPTED THIS FISCAL YEAR, YOU HAD AROUND TWO.
WELL, IT'S IN YOUR PACKET I MEAN NOT YES, I WILL TELL YOU.
YOU HAD $261,296 IN ACCOUNT, 4506 520, WHICH IS A CONTINGENCY IF YOU GO TOWARDS LET ME JUST TELL YOU WHAT PAGE NUMBER THIS IS, IS PAGE 41 RIGHT ABOVE THE RECOMMENDATION.
IT SHOWS YOU WHAT WE HAVE SPENT OUT OF THAT CONTINGENCY THIS FISCAL YEAR.
YOU HAVE SPENT TO DATE WE'RE REQUESTING ABOUT A $9,800 EXPENSE TO GO INTO PARK PROJECT DESIGN. THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED LAST FISCAL YEAR FOR FREEDOM PARK PASSIVE AREA DESIGN THAT BERNARD IS WORKING ON.
AND SO WE'RE JUST PUTTING IT IN THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT.
WE HAVE A LINE ITEM THAT IS DESIGNATED AS PARK DESIGN.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE MOVING THOSE EXPENSES.
BUT YOU HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THAT.
YOU ALSO APPROVED OR RATHER WE ARE SUGGESTING US MOVE $64,862.33 TO THE TRANSFER TO DEBT SERVICE FOR THE NEW DEBT THAT WE JUST APPROVED, THE 2024 DEBT.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST PAYMENT IN AUGUST.
THAT'S THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT WAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.
WE HAVE ALSO YOUR ONE OF YOUR MOST RECENT MEETINGS, YOU APPROVED JUST OVER $11,000 FOR TERRACON TO COMPLETE THE BORING SAMPLES AT FREEDOM PARK PASSIVE AREA.
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THAT IS TO KEEP THE DESIGN PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.AND THEN OVER A YEAR AGO, I BELIEVE YOU APPROVED.
I THINK IT WAS OVER A YEAR, OR IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LAST YEAR.
YOU APPROVED JUST OVER $44,000 TO COMPLETE DOWNING TENNIS COURT REHABILITATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANGLETON ISD, SO THEY MATCHED THAT SAME AMOUNT. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD BROUGHT TO YOU THE 2020 $1,000 AMOUNT FOR SOCCER COMPLEX LIGHTING.
THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR ARPA TO PUT IN THE SOLAR LED PARKING LOT LIGHTS, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED YET. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START TODAY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND THEY ARE BEING PUSHED BACK.
SO THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE SPENT TO DATE.
OUT OF THAT 261, JUST OVER 261,000 REMAINING IN THAT ACCOUNT IS RIGHT AROUND $109,000.
WE EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT THIS MONTH, WHICH WE ARE TAKING TO CITY COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY.
WE HAVE A LEAD PROJECT LEAD TIME OF 20 TO 24 WEEKS TO GET THOSE MATERIALS IN HAND.
THAT PUTS US AROUND NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
WE EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY.
I THINK THAT I SEE YOUR NO, NO, I'M JUST I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU IN A MOMENT.
OKAY. SO WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE MATERIAL.
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NATATORIUM REPLACEMENT, WHETHER WE GET THE GRANT OR NOT.
OKAY. THAT'S. SO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET THE MATERIALS ON OUR SITE OR IN OUR HANDS.
IF THEY SAY YES, THEN WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THEIR SITE VISIT IN JANUARY.
BY THEY, I MEAN TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.
AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT US WITH AN AGREEMENT IN MARCH, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO EXPEDITE THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN INSTALL THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE ON OUR PROPERTY BEFORE WE OPEN THE NATATORIUM FOR THE SUMMER IN 2025.
THAT IS THE HOPE. THAT'S THAT'S OUR THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PUSHING FOR.
WE'RE ELIMINATING THAT PORTION OF WHAT WE WILL INCLUDE IS A REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF THOSE COMPONENTS IN THE GRANT SO THAT THE REMAINING INVOICE BASICALLY, SO THAT THE TOTAL PACKAGE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE, IT STARTS ON 42, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO LOOK ON PAGE 43.
THE TOTAL CHARGE IS ABOUT $205,000 FOR THE MATERIALS FREIGHT INSTALLATION.
YOU ALL HAD ALREADY APPROVED THAT COMPONENT.
WE'RE COMING TO YOU TO SAY YES, KEEP THAT RESERVED.
YOU HAVE FUNDS IN CONTINGENCY TODAY THAT CAN PAY FOR THE MATERIALS, WHICH IS JUST AROUND 98,000 SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT ORDERED AND THEY CAN BE DELIVERED TO US THIS FALL SO THAT IF AND WHEN WE ARE AWARDED, WE ARE READY TO GO WITH INSTALL.
OKAY, BUT BUT THIS IS WE'VE GOT A CONTRACT WITH VORTEX.
CORRECT. BUT WE HAVE TO BUY THE MATERIALS.
WELL, YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THIS CONTRACT WITH VORTEX.
WE HAVEN'T EXECUTED THE CONTRACT BECAUSE WE WANTED.
YOU CANNOT PROCEED WITH ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE APPLYING FOR GRANT REIMBURSEMENT.
AND SO WHAT WE ARE SUGGESTING AND WHAT WE CLARIFIED WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, IS IF WE BUY MATERIALS AND ONLY PAY FOR IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 70, WHAT DID I SAY? NO, 43.
43.. IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY PRODUCTS, DISCOUNT SERVICES, TRANSPORT, WHATEVER.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PRODUCTS.
IT TAKES 20 TO 24 WEEKS TO RECEIVE.
AND THEN WHAT WE WOULD INCLUDE IN THE GRANT SUBMISSION IS THE REMAINING AMOUNT.
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SO IT WOULD BE THE, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICE TO ACTUALLY INSTALL THE ITEMS INTO THE NATATORIUM.NOW I GET THAT. I'M JUST SAYING IS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE THE PRODUCTS.
YOU'RE SAYING WE HAVE TO PURCHASE THE MATERIALS? RIGHT THEIR, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE INSTALLER THEIR, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE INSTALLER.
WHY ARE WE EXCLUDING THE PRODUCTS FROM THE GRANT WE'RE GOING OUT FOR AS PART OF IT? BECAUSE IF WE WAITED TO EXECUTE THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT, LET'S SAY WE WAIT AND THEY DO A SITE VISIT IN JANUARY, WE DON'T GET AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE UNTIL, I MEAN, THEY PRESENT IT TO US IN MARCH.
WE DON'T EXECUTE UNTIL APRIL OR MAY IF WE DON'T START THAT OR IF WE DON'T SUBMIT A PO, WE THEN HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 20 TO 24 WEEKS JUST TO EVEN HAVE THE MANUFACTURER AND DELIVER THE PARTS.
SO NOW WE'VE MISSED OUT ON AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL SUMMER OF HAVING FUNCTIONING NATATORIUM COMPONENTS.
AND I MEAN, LET'S BE HONEST TOO, IT EXPANDS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S GOING INTO THE PROJECT.
TAKE IN $98,000 OUT OF THAT 500,000.
SO EVEN IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT NOW, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY SPENDING $600,000 ON THIS PROJECT.
AND SO IN THEORY HELPS US MONEY GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IF WE GET THE GRANT.
SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, TRAVIS, IS LIKE, WORST CASE SCENARIO, WE DON'T GET THE GRANT.
ARE WE COMFORTABLE WITH SPENDING ANOTHER 100 GRAND ON A PROJECT TO REDO THE NATATORIUM? CORRECT. THAT'S A VERY GOOD WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
AND. I DON'T IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, I DON'T KNOW IF ALL THE FUNDS STILL GO TO THE NATATORIUM.
I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME OTHER FUNDS OUT THERE AND THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE..
WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS AT THE RECREATION CENTER.
AND THE THE VERBIAGE THAT WE USED WAS ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS.
SO WE WILL LOOK INTO DOING LIGHTING, HVAC, RENOVATION OF SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE DISCUSSED.
SO I REMEMBER THE VERY LONG LIST.
YEAH. SO I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT POINT THAT THAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THAT BOND BY ADDING THIS. WHAT IT'S ROUGHLY $100,000.
YOU'VE ALREADY AGREED TO DO IT.
SO, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT REALLY EXPANDING.
WELL, I MEAN, YOU'RE JUST USING UP YOUR YOU'RE USING UP YOUR CONTINGENCY BALANCE.
THE ALTERNATIVE IS YOU DON'T USE YOUR CONTINGENCY ON THIS.
AND THEN WHAT YOU DON'T USE THIS YEAR GOES BACK INTO A FUND BALANCE.
I WILL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS.
SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T SPEND IT ON THIS, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH ANOTHER PROJECT.
YEAH. WE DECIDED TO DO THE THE NET, THE POOL.
BUT YOU ALSO HAD TOTAL RENOVATION OF THE THE ROOM, THE.
ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, ALL ALL THE, ALL THAT STUFF.
YOU HAD A LONG LIST ALREADY AND IT'S ALREADY IT'S INCLUDED.
AT LEAST YOU GET A YOU CAN GET THAT STUFF DONE.
AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TRY TO GET IT READY FOR THIS SUMMER.
AND SO IT MAKES SENSE TO TRY TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE STUFF READY WHETHER WE GET THE GRANT OR NOT.
IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT IF WE COULD.
ONE ASPECT IS THAT IF WE WERE TO GET THE GRANT OR EVEN IF WE DON'T, THAT NEXT SUMMER, SUMMER OF 2025, WE HAVE A WORKING, FUNCTIONAL PLAY SET IN OUR NATATORIUM.
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I UNDERSTAND, BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE THE PARTS CORRECT.PRODUCTS. SO I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.
LIKE OUR HARD WORK. YOU SAY THIS SUMMER, YOU MEAN 24.
LIKE BY NEXT SUMMER? BY NEXT SUMMER. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I'M.
THERE'S A CHANCE IT STILL WON'T BE READY.
CORRECT. BUT WE'RE STILL ONLY IF IF THE GRANT IS APPROVED.
IF IT'S NOT APPROVED, SHE'S GOING TO DO IT.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND WE'LL DO IT THIS FALL.
I MEAN, OUR TENTATIVE PLAN WAS RIGHT AFTER FALL BREAK IS WHEN WE WOULD HAVE STARTED CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YOU SAID WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH VORTEX ALREADY.
YOU ALL HAVE APPROVED THE PROPOSAL BECAUSE WE CAME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS.
AND SO THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL EXECUTE THE CONTRACT, AND THAT IS SLATED TO BE ON THE AGENDA NEXT TUESDAY.
I MEAN, THAT MIGHT BE ONE THING OF LIKE I SAID, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PAYING FOR ALL THE PRODUCTS BEFORE THEY START THE WORK AND COULD DO IT TO WHERE WE SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, BRING ALL THE PRODUCTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED, START THE WORK AND THEN INVOICE US.
AND SO WE'RE I DO LIKE THAT QUESTION WHERE WOULD PRODUCTS BE STORED.
SO PLACES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT CURRENTLY THEY HAVE GIVEN US THE FOOTPRINT THAT WE NEED.
HAVE YOU VERIFIED WHETHER OR NOT ANDERSON IS FEASIBLE OR.
YEAH. SO WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO HAVE IT IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OLD ANDERSON KAISER BARN AREA BECAUSE IT IS FENCED IN AND LOCKED.
SO IT WOULD JUST TAKE US THEN TRANSPORTING IT BACK AND COLLABORATING WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS THAT WE THAT ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION APPROVE AN EXPENDITURE FOR ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, NATATORIUM, COMPONENT MATERIALS AND AMOUNT OF $98,320.
HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR VOSS.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY DIRECTOR DICKEY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WANT TO MAKE FOR MY OWN MIND HERE.
THIS MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED AS A CONTINGENCY BALANCE OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR ACCOUNT.
WE'RE BASICALLY DRAWING DOWN THIS ACCOUNT.
CORRECT. AND THERE WOULD BE A VERY, VERY SMALL BALANCE REMAINING A LITTLE OVER 10,000.
YEAH, 10,000. IF IT WERE NOT THAT 10,000 CONTINGENCY WE'RE NOT UTILIZED FOR, I GUESS, A PROJECT RELATED TO THIS SUBJECT. IT WOULD THEN REVERT BACK TO THE ABLC FUND BALANCE.
IF IT WEREN'T USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THERE'S A.
YOU JUST HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS IN THE CITY.
I'M GOING BACK TO THE LAST ITEM WHERE THERE WAS THE RECREATION DIVISION EXPENDITURE.
I KNOW THAT'S A NEW COMPONENT, SO THAT I'D JUST BE CURIOUS TO SEE IF THAT'S GOING TO BECOME AN ANNUAL FUND WE LOOK TO SPEND, OR WILL WE PERHAPS HOLD BACK A YEAR OR TWO AND MAKE A LARGER PURCHASE, SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE GRANDER, PERHAPS LIGHTS OR WHATEVER, ANOTHER BALL FIELD AT SOFTBALL COMPLEX OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE FAR IN EXCESS OF $20,000 OR WHATEVER.
ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY I WENT OFF TANGENT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
YOU ARE KNOCKING THEM DOWN TONIGHT.
WE'RE NOT DONE YET. WELL, I JUST MET ALL THAT MONEY THAT YOU WANT.
COMING YOUR WAY IS COMING YOUR WAY.
I MEAN, SPENDING ON NECESSITIES, THOUGH.
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ALL RIGHT. EIGHT DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO FUND BY BOARD PROPOSAL FROM SPARK LIGHTING FOR 72 LED SPORTS LIGHTING FIXTURES FROM ABLC FUND BALANCE AND[8. Discussion and possible action to fund a BuyBoard proposal from Spark Lighting for seventy-two (72) LED sports lighting fixtures from ABLC fund balance and authorize the City Manager to execute the proposal.]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PROPOSAL.SO THIS IS YET AGAIN ANOTHER PROPOSED PROJECT.
SO IF YOU ALL RECALL, WE DID TALK ABOUT BG SOCCER COMPLEX LIGHTING STEWARD IS HERE THIS EVENING TO ANSWER SOME MORE, MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE RELATED BG SOCCER COMPLEX LIGHTING AND WHAT WE HAVE RECENTLY INSTALLED OUT THERE THAT IS NOT QUITE COMPLETE, BUT IN THE WORKS. SO ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION WITH THE 2024 BOND DID APPROVE A PROJECT.
THEY HAD TWO OPTIONS ORIGINALLY THAT WERE PRESENTED AT JANUARY 9TH.
ONE WAS TO ADD THREE NEW POLES ON FIELD LINE WITH LED LIGHTING FOR THE AMOUNT OF 172,000.
ANOTHER SECOND OPTION WAS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING LIGHTING ON FIELDS TEN AND 11 AND CONVERT THEM TO LED LIGHTS, AND THAT AMOUNT WAS 178,000, SO ABLC OPTED FOR OPTION ONE, WHICH WAS TO ADD ADDITIONAL LIGHTS ON FIELD NINE, AND THEY ALSO ASKED FOR DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS ON SOME OF THE ADJACENT FIELDS.
SO IT ENDED UP BEING AROUND 176,000.
SO THOSE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON ELECTRICAL.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS SOME PRETTY EXTENSIVE REPAIRS THIS PAST YEAR.
AND LIGHT REPAIRS FOR FIELD TEN AND 11.
SO WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT 1200.
WE'RE ESTIMATED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL 2900 ON REPAIRS TO GET ALL LIGHTS IN WORKING ORDER.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE ADDED LOAD FROM THE NEW LED LIGHTS ON FIELD NINE TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO WILL BE REPLACING THE TRANSFORMERS TO THE FIELD LIGHTING AT THIS TIME.
SO THE NEW LIGHTS ON FIELD NINE, TEN AND 11 CANNOT BE ON AT THE SAME TIME RIGHT NOW YET.
YET THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ONLY ALLOW FOR COMBINATION OF TWO FIELDS.
AND SO IF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW STUART'S HISTORY, HE IS A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
HE IS A CERTIFIED IN A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND ELECTRICAL WORK IS ONE OF HIS FORTES.
SO HE CAN SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT HIS QUALIFICATIONS.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN ME UP HERE AND TALK TO HIM.
JACK OF ALL TRADES IS A BETTER YOUR PROPOSAL.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW CAN WE CUT DOWN ON THESE SAVINGS AND REALLY SAVE THE CITY MONEY.
AND SO HE REQUESTED THE PRICING FROM THE CONTRACTORS WE'VE USED BEFORE.
AND HE'S ABLE HE'S INCLUDED SOME PROPOSALS IN HERE FOR THE MATERIAL COST ONLY.
AND WITH HIS GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP, STAFF COULD INSTALL THESE IN-HOUSE.
SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM TAKE IT OVER.
TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
COOL. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS REMOVING THE UPLIGHTS AND THEN INSTALLING THE LED LIGHTS THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY INSTALLING RIGHT NOW. THE ONLY THING WOULD BE WE'D BE DOING IT IN-HOUSE IS BASICALLY THEY SUPPLY THE MATERIAL, WE WOULD REMOVE THE LIGHT AND THEY HAVE A CONNECTOR.
SO WE'RE JUST TAKING THE LIGHT DOWN AND INSTALLING THE NEW LED.
THE CURRENT LIGHTS WE HAVE UP THERE, THEY'RE THEY'RE ROUGHLY OVER 22 YEARS OLD.
THOSE TYPE OF LIGHTS THEY DO NOT MAKE ANYMORE.
THE ISSUE THAT WE'VE RUN INTO AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RUN INTO, IS WHEN WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE BALLAST, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE LIGHT APART, AND THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO TAKE SCREWS OUT, WHICH ARE BEEN IN THERE FOR 20 SOMETHING YEARS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO STRIP OUT AND RE-DRILL THEM OUT AND YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THEY'RE NOT WEATHERPROOF THEN.
SO THEN WHEN YOU GET RAIN THEY FILL WITH WATER.
THEN YOU HAVE CORROSION ISSUES.
SO YOU KNOW IT'S A RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ACTUALLY WE HAVE TWO POLES OUT THERE NOW THAT ARE, THAT ARE NOT WORKING, THAT WE HAVE TO GET UP THERE AND FIND OUT WHERE WE HAVE SHORTS AND, AND THOSE POLES.
WE GOT TO FIND OUT WHICH LIGHT IS SHORTED OUT AND FIND A WAY TO TO FIX THAT.
BUT I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST YEAR.
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WE'VE CONSTANTLY BEEN OUT THERE REPAIRING THESE LIGHTS.AND, AND IT'S JUST A NEVER ENDING ISSUE.
OKAY. SO MY QUESTION IS SO WE'RE HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE OLD LIGHTS, THE RETROFIT LIGHTS.
LET'S SAY WE USE SPARK LIGHT TO SPARK LIGHTING TO, I GUESS, PROVIDE A NEW LED LIGHTS. I GUESS MY QUESTION BECOMES, LET'S SAY THOSE FAIL OR WEAR OUT, OR ARE THEY INTERCHANGEABLE? OR WILL WE ALWAYS HAVE TO STAY WITH SPARK LIGHTING OR, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING AT? WELL, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE GO WITH THE WITH WHAT WE'RE USING NOW, WHICH IS QUARTZ.
OKAY. THERE, I JUST GOT I JUST GOT A QUOTE FROM SPARK LIGHTING JUST TO KIND OF COMPARE.
THEY USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF..
LET'S JUST SAY THAT WE GO WITH TECH LIGHT, OKAY.
OR MOST LED SYSTEMS INTERCHANGEABLE OR WOULD IT BECOME A MAJOR HASSLE? AND THE REASON I ASK THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY WE WENT WITH SOME OF THE SOLAR LIGHTING AND FOR STREET LIGHTS, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ONE OF THE COMPANIES WE USE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. AND I JUST DON'T WANT US TO BE IN THAT POSITION.
YEAH. I MEAN, TECH LINE, THE LIGHTS THAT THEY USE, THAT'S THEIR LIGHTS.
THEY DEVELOP THEIR LIFE WITH THEIR SAME LIGHTS WE USED OUT IN BATES SOFTBALL FIELD FIVE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEIR WATTAGE OF A 800 WATT LED LIGHT MADE BY SPARK LIGHTING CAN BE JUST IS 800 WATT LED LIGHT MADE BY TECH HINES FORCE.
IT'S JUST THEY'RE JUST DIFFERENT DESIGNS.
SURE. YOU KNOW SO BUT YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S.
HOW LONG WOULD YOU EXPECT A LIGHT? I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S IS IT JUST SO VARIABLE OR IS IT FOR AN LED.
IF IT OBVIOUSLY I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S A, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY A NEWER TECHNOLOGY AND BUT I CAN TELL YOU I MEAN THEY'RE PRETTY PRETTY BIG UNRELIABLE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO GET HERE LIKE BATES.
25 YEAR WARRANTY FOR THOSE LIGHTS AND SOCCER HAVE A TEN YEAR WARRANTY.
AND SO THE LIGHTS THAT ARE THERE NOW ARE WHAT, HALOGEN OR THEY'RE HOPPERS.
SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE LEDS 800W.
SO THEY'LL BE BETTER ENERGY EFFICIENT.
RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT IN TERMS OF LUMENS.
YES. WELL THEY HAVE OR BETTER THAN STANDARD RECREATIONAL SOCCER IS 30 LUMENS TO AVERAGE 30 LUMENS OUT ON THE FIELD OKAY. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PROBABLY RIGHT AROUND ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO 40 AND SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE FIELD.
OKAY. SO, SO EARLIER THE 170 72,000 FOR THE LIGHTS.
DID WE DISCUSS THIS EARLIER ABOUT THE 172? BECAUSE WE'RE SAVING ALL ON LABOR COSTS OF $67,000, BECAUSE FOR STUART'S GOING TO DO 62,800.
SO EARLIER WE DISCUSSED THE 170 SOMETHING PRICE TAG.
WE DID DISCUSS THAT EARLIER. YEAH.
AND SO THE 178 WAS ANOTHER OPTION NOT TO INSTALL THE THREE POLES AND JUST RETROFIT FIELD TEN AND 11, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY IS IF WE JUST BUY THE MATERIALS FROM THESE COMPANIES, WHICHEVER ONE WE DECIDE THEN WE CAN HAVE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVING WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
I MEAN, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, OF COURSE, DO OPTION 176.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INSTALL THE POLES AND ELECTRICAL.
THIS OPTION, WE COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE COST.
SO THAT'S THE 178 MINUS THE 62 800 IS ONE 15,200.
RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE POSSIBLE ACTION.
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THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD, YOU KNOW, DIRECT.THEM TO DO IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION IN THIS.
WELL, IT SAYS FUNDS REQUESTED, RIGHT? TO CONSIDER US FUNDING FUNDING A BILLBOARD.
AND SO IF YOU CHOSE TO FUND THIS, IT WOULD GIVE HIM THE AUTHORIZATION.
MY QUESTION CENTERS AROUND FUNDING.
OKAY, OKAY. AND SO THIS SAYS FOR FUND BALANCE IT WOULD BE ABLC FUND BALANCE.
CORRECT. BUT TONIGHT WE'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED ALL OF 23.
WE ARE AT 592 ABLC FUND BALANCE.
YOU DEDICATED 150 TOWARDS THE GRANT.
SO YOU SHOULD BE AT 442,000 FUND BALANCE AND ABLC.
ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND I SHOULD ALSO SAY IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON WITH FUND BALANCE, WE CAN PUT THIS IN AS A DECISION PACKAGE FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR.
WE CAN BRING THIS BACK TO ABLC OVER TIME.
I JUST, I HERE'S THE ONLY THING I WORRY ABOUT.
OKAY. LET'S SAY WE GO WITH 440 -170.
NOW WE'RE DOWN TO WHAT, 27? 270. WHERE'D YOU START? YOU SAID IT FIVE 9 592, 592.
116 ACTUALLY I DO WANT TO CLARIFY.
OR DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON MY CALCULATOR HERE.
WHERE'S MY PEN WHEN I NEED IT? YOU NEED A PURPLE 326,000.
SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE IF, LET'S SAY ASSUMING WE WENT WITH THIS, YOU'RE LEFT WITH 326,000.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? IS THAT IS THAT IT I WILL SAY TO IS THAT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR ANY EXCESS OF REVENUE MADE BY THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
AND LIKE JASON ALLUDED TO, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRANSFER HOPEFULLY.
RIGHT. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A TRANSFER FOR THAT AS WELL.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT I MEAN, JUST ALWAYS KEEPING THINGS BALANCED AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE IT OVER LEVERAGED YOURSELF NOW STILL WAS GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION PRETTY MUCH ON WHICH VENDOR.
SO WHICHEVER VENDOR WOULD THAT ADJUST OUR THE FUNDS REQUESTED FROM 115 TO 100 TO SOMETHING LESS.
BUT YOU WOULDN'T BE MISMATCHING DIFFERENT LINES OKAY.
SO THE DIFFERENCE IS SO SMALL.
THE ONES THAT ARE BEING PUT UP RIGHT NOW ARE TECH LINE.
AND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS TO GO BACK ON TEN AND 11 AND MAKE THEM TECH LINE AS WELL.
YES. SO MY QUESTION IS ABOUT TIMING.
SO THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION IS TALKING ABOUT FOR US TO AGREE FOR THAT 115 116, WHATEVER IT TURNS OUT TO BE TO FUND A BILLBOARD PROPOSAL.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THAT? THEY GO OUT FOR THE RFP AND THEN WHEN WOULD YOU IF YOU APPROVE IT, WE CAN, I CAN.
AND ONCE IT GETS, YOU KNOW, GOES THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER EXECUTES CONTRACT AND WE CAN PURCHASE THE LIGHTS FROM THEM AND THEY CAN HAVE THEY CAN. WE'RE JUST STILL WAIT ON THE TRANSFORMERS TO GET THEM TO WORK THOUGH.
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WELL, NOT NECESSARILY IF.YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON, I DON'T KNOW, THE LOAD CALCULATIONS OF ALL THREE FIELDS WITH THESE LIGHTS.
SO WITH THE POSSIBLE SWITCHING TO AN LED, WE MAY PERHAPS IT WILL REDUCE THE LOAD.
OKAY. SO PERHAPS WE CAN PULL A LITTLE MORE THAN OKAY.
YEAH. THE SOCCER REALLY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
I MEAN, WE HAVE PEOPLE RENTING ON FRIDAY NIGHTS DOING RENTALS THAT USED TO USE THE LIGHTS OUT THERE.
SO THEN, LIKE I SAY, WE GO THROUGH THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTING PROCESS AND GET IT.
WHAT WHAT DO WE LOOK AT THE HAVE IT ALL INSTALLED.
BY WHAT? BY SEPTEMBER, AUGUST? WE WOULD WE WOULD SHOOT TO HAVE IT INSTALLED BEFORE THE FALL SEASON.
THE ONLY THE THING WE WORK AGAINST OUT THERE IS WEATHER, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S JUST A HARD, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR 70 FOOT BUCKET TRUCK.
WE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE. AND IT'S VERY, YOU KNOW, LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE FIXING A TON OF RAIN, RIGHT.
AND RAIN AND ELECTRICITY DON'T MIX.
YOU NEED ABOUT THREE WEEKS OF HARD SUNLIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THAT TRUCK OUT THERE, RIGHT? I MEAN, PROBABLY WHAT WE WOULD I WOULD DO IS PROBABLY LOOK AT THE WEATHER, TRYING TO TRACK THE WEATHER AND AND BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO I WANTED TO GET THE LIGHTS HERE AND THEM SIT ON, YOU KNOW, OUT IN THE YARD OR SOMETHING FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS WITH POSSIBILITY OF SOMEBODY DAMAGING THEM OR SOMETHING.
YEAH, I'M SURE I'D HATE TO SEE OUR MONEY WALK AWAY.
RIGHT. ALTHOUGH MAYBE ABLE TO FIND SOMEBODY WITH A LARGE.
OR JUST, SAY, FUNDING A BY BOARD PROPOSAL, PERIOD.
YOU CAN WELL, YOU MAY WANT TO.
I DO BELIEVE WHAT STUART IS SAYING IS HE'D PREFER THE TECH LINE SPORTS LIGHTING PROPOSAL.
I HAD PUT SPARK LIGHTING IN THERE BECAUSE IT WAS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OPTION.
I UNDERSTAND WHERE HE'S COMING FROM, BUT DO WE HAVE TO SPECIFY A COMPANY IF THE BY BOARD IS GOING TO PUT OUT THE RFP? SO BECAUSE THESE PROPOSALS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT OUT.
YOU WANT US. AND SO I WOULD SPECIFY THE VENDOR.
SO THERE'S THE QUESTION I GOT STUART SAYING TECH LINE AND YOU SAYING SPARK.
THAT'S CORRECT. SO ARE WE GOING WITH I UNDERSTAND HIS LOGIC AND I SUPPORT HIS DECISION.
OKAY I SOUNDS LIKE TECH LINE TO ME.
I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION OKAY TO RECOMMEND THAT THE ABLC DISCUSS AND CONSIDER.
OR THAT THE ABLC FUND A BY BOARD PROPOSAL FROM TECH LINE FOR 72 LED SPORTS LIGHTING FIXTURES FROM ABLC FUND BALANCE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PROPOSAL.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM DIRECTOR DICKEY.
ANY THING ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? I'LL SAY. OKAY.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM DIRECTOR VOSS.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE WRITING CHECKS TODAY, PEOPLE.
[9. Discussion and possible action on changing the hours of operation for the Angleton Recreation Center Natatorium.]
SO, JASON, AGAIN, GREAT NEWS.HERE IS I'M NOT ASKING FOR MONEY.
WE KNOW THAT THE NATATORIUM IS A HIGHLIGHTS.
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WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE FACILITY IS USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS, TO BE ABLE TO CUT COST, TO NOT DEDICATE RESOURCES TO IF IT'S NOT NEEDED.SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT BACK IN 2022.
WE MADE SOME ALTERATIONS TO THE FACILITY SCHEDULE RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS SAME THING, THAT THERE WERE SOME OF THE NEEDS WEREN'T REALLY NECESSARILY BEING MET. WE HAD A VERY BIG DOWNTIME DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
SO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, WE ALTERED OUR HOURS FOR THE FACILITY.
SO WITH SOME REDUCTIONS ON THE WEEKENDS.
SO WE SWITCHED OUR POOL HOURS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY 5:30 A.M.
THAT WE WOULD TAKE A BREAK FROM 11:30 A.M.
WE OPEN AT 4:30, AND THEN WE WERE STAYING OPEN UNTIL 8:30.
BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT THAT, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT LATER TIME IS NOT APPEALING TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS IT WOULD BE EARLIER. WE'RE TYPICALLY SEEING A LARGE DROP OFF AFTER THAT 7:00 HOUR.
AS FAR AS FACILITY USAGE GOES SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NATATORIUM ITSELF.
SO YOU'LL SEE IN THAT FIRST ONE.
SO SLIGHT DECREASE WHEN YOU GO FROM THE 6 TO 7 TIME FRAME OF ABOUT 14%, BUT FROM THE 7 TO 8 TIME FRAME, IT DRASTICALLY DROPS DOWN TO 72, A DECREASE OF 72%. AND WE WERE SEEING THAT SAME TREND WITH OUR DAY PASSES AND OUR MEMBERS SCANS.
WE'RE JUST NOT SEEING THE SAME FOOT TRAFFIC GO THROUGH.
SO IT'S NOT A HIGHLY NEEDED THING AT THIS TIME.
SO WE'RE JUST COMING BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT REDUCING THOSE HOURS FOR THE POOL, ONLY TO CLOSE AT 7:30.
STARTING OCTOBER 1ST AND THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
OKAY, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VERY CLEAR.
YOU'RE NOT RECOMMENDING OPENING AT A LATER TIME.
NO, JUST CLOSING A ONE HOUR EARLIER.
JUST CLOSING ONE HOUR EARLIER.
SO OUR NEW HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE POOL WOULD BE 5:30 A.M.
TO 11:30 A.M., AND THAT WOULD BE 430 TO 730.
PART OF OUR THOUGHT PROCESS FOR THAT IS WE HAVE NOW STARTED TO SWIM LESSONS IN-HOUSE.
WE KNEW THERE WAS A NEED FOR IT IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE STAFF THAT HAD GOTTEN CERTIFIED IN-HOUSE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION THAT TO THE AFTERNOON, AND WE STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR TIMELINE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, TO OFFER THAT TO STILL HAVE REVENUE GENERATING PROGRAMS HAPPENING IN THE EVENING.
SO SO THIS ISN'T SEASONAL BASED.
THIS WOULD BE OKAY. YEAH, YEAH.
THIS WOULD GIVE US TIME TO PROMOTE IT, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO REDUCE IT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIVE PEOPLE THAT COME AT NIGHT WILL HAVE TO LET THEM DOWN GENTLY.
SO. SO THE TOTAL HOURS WOULD GO FROM 10 TO 9.
YEAH. KIND OF COST SAVINGS THAT WE'RE EXPECTING.
WHAT'S THE OVERHEAD FOR AN EXTRA HOUR? SO IF YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT LIFEGUARDS.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR NUMBER ONE IS FOR THE STAFFING SIDE THAT GOES YOU'LL SEE A REDUCTION IN CHEMICALS BECAUSE THE LAST BATHER LOAD THAT'S GOING ON THERE, WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AS LONG.
AND SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON THAT.
YEAH, THERE ARE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY TOUCH ON THAT GENTLY, IF YOU WILL, RIGHT NOW BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED. FROM HTML AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS THAT WE'VE HAVE DONE ON THE POOL.
WE DON'T HAVE THE APPROPRIATE COVERAGE IN OUR POOL BECAUSE OUR POOL IS ONE BODY OF WATER.
WE NEED TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE LIFEGUARDS IN PLACE.
SO BY DOING THIS REDUCTION, IT WOULD FOLLOW A LINE.
SO ALTHOUGH THERE IS A COST SAVINGS, I CAN'T SIT HERE AND SAY THAT IT'S A TRUE COST SAVINGS.
WHAT? I'M ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FOR STAFFING.
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OKAY. I WAS JUST HOPING THERE WOULD BE SOME COST SAVINGS.YEAH. I GUESS BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE A RECREATION OF.
AND THEN WE HAD THE OUR STILL THERE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE. YEAH.
YEAH. OUR WE'RE STANDARDIZING TO SAY THAT WE NEED FIVE GUARDS ON AT ALL TIMES.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
YES. I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO BE REALISTIC.
I MEAN, LIKE FINDING ENOUGH KIDS, MOSTLY KIDS, TO DO IT.
AND SO WHAT? THERE'S VERY STRATEGIC THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO PUT IN PLACE FOR THAT.
SO THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE BETTER COVERAGE.
SO AN EXAMPLE I WOULD GIVE IS SOMEBODY WHO WAS THERE WE WERE DOWN TO ONE GUARD.
SO WE CANNOT EFFECTIVELY OPERATE THE POOL.
SO IF YOU HAVE ONE GUARD ON STAND WE CAN'T OPEN.
OKAY. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT IS THE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE.
AND HERE'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
DO WE NEED FIVE AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE SWIMMERS IN THE MORNING.
YOU THINK WE NEED FIVE IF THERE'S ONLY FIVE SWIMMERS.
SO THE PROBLEM BEING IS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LIFEGUARDING YOU ARE COVERING A AREA.
OUR POOL IS ONE BODY OF WATER AND THEN YOU HAVE THE HOT TUB.
IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A STAFF MEMBER TO BE ON ONE SIDE AND SEE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR POOL.
SO BASED ON ZONES OF COVERAGE THERE IS A NEED FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THOSE.
HE WAS OVER BY THE THE HOT TUB.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLIND SPOTS THAT OUR POOL HAS, WHICH IS THE UNFORTUNATE SIDE THAT COMES FROM IT.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAZY RIVER, THERE'S PORTIONS OF THE LAZY RIVER.
IF YOU ARE ON ONE SIDE OF IT, A STAFF MEMBER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IF SOMEBODY IS UNDER THE WATER.
ARE YOU EXPECTING THERE TO BE FIVE ON THE FLOOR, OR IS IT LIKE FOUR CORNERS AND THEN HAVING SOMEBODY READY TO ROTATE IN SOMEBODY ROTATE OFF? SO THAT GREAT QUESTION.
PER CODE, WE THEY HAVE TO HAVE A BREAK OR AT LEAST A 15 MINUTE BREAK EVERY HOUR.
SO THEY HAVE TO BE EYES OFF THE WATER.
IT IS A BREAK FROM THEIR EYES ON THE WATER.
IT'S PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE] BACK AND FORTH.
YEAH. YOU CAN. I MEAN, I COULD DEFINITELY SEE IN THE SUMMERTIME.
I CAN IMAGINE THE CROWDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE LIGHT OF THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND SOME OF THE DOWNTIME BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S DOWNTIME ON THAT POOL.
SO LAST YEAR, AEROBICS CLASS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE UNFORTUNATE SIDE IS.
STAFF IS WE HAVE TO AND LOOK AT THE SAFETY AND THE RISK MITIGATION SIDE OF IT.
SO THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC BLIND SPOTS VERSUS YOUR OLD TRADITIONAL POOL WAS A SQUARE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH IT A LOT EASIER BECAUSE THEY HAD NO IMPEDIMENT ON WHAT THEY HAVE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WALLS AND A LOT OF DIVIDERS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT.
SO WE HAD LIKE A GONDOLA UP IN THE MIDDLE ABOVE.
AND SO AND I WANT TO SAY GO AHEAD.
THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY, LIKE IF WE COULD COME BACK AND PRESENT ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AS FAR AS CLOSING THE POOL DURING CERTAIN TIMES, WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE THE POOL OPEN THAT TIME.
I THINK DIRECTOR RITTER HAD A POINT THAT MAY NEED TO BE EXPLORED ABOUT SEASONAL OPERATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE IN JANUARY AT 6 P.M.
ON A THURSDAY EVENING. I JUST DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, I WONDER IF THE WATER'S COLD.
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I KNOW WE NEED VENTILATION.I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GETTING MUCH BANG FOR OUR BUCK IN JANUARY, STAYING OPEN TILL EVEN 7:30.
I MEAN, IT'S DARK AT 5:25, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
SOMETHING FOR MAYBE US TO LOOK AT SEASONALLY, ESPECIALLY AT THAT THAT REALLY FOR US, WINTER IS LIKE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MAYBE EARLY MARCH AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER SPRING BREAK OR, YOU KNOW, STARTING SPRING BREAK, MAYBE I KNOW NOVEMBER IN DECEMBER CAN.
BE WARNED, DEPENDING ON THE SEASON, IT JUST SEEMS TO.
ANYWAY, MAYBE SOMETHING FOR US TO LOOK AT FOR A WAY TO PERHAPS FIND SOME COST CUTTING MEASURES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXPAND LIFEGUARDING SERVICES, WHICH WILL RISE. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME NOW, LIKE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SAYING, FIVE IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE, BUT WHAT ARE WE AT NOW? SO FOR THE SUMMER WISE, WE TRY TO, DURING OUR PEAK TIME, BE STRATEGIC.
BUT SO AN EXAMPLE I'LL GIVE IS A TRADITIONAL DAY RIGHT NOW STARTING AT 5 A.M.
HAS TWO GUARDS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN.
WE TYPICALLY BRING A THIRD GUARD IN ABOUT 1030.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SUMMER WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE DURING THE DAY.
SO THAT ONLY PUTS TWO GUARDS ON STAND WITH UP TO SOMETIMES 50 TO 100 PEOPLE IN THE POOL.
AND THEN THE AFTERNOON, WE TRY TO HAVE 4 TO 5 GUARDS ON.
SO WE ARE TRENDING TOWARDS THAT.
OUR MAX CAPACITY IN THE NATATORIUM IS 150.
AND SO WITH THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THERE, DO YOU FIVE EVEN SEEMS LIKE A SMALL NUMBER.
I WILL POINT OUT FULL TRANSPARENCY.
WE COULD LOOK AT NOT HAVING THE SLIDE ON ALL THE TIME WHEN WE'RE OPEN AND REVERTING THAT TO MAYBE THAT SEASONAL OR SEASONAL ON WEEKENDS.
WE DO SEE WEEKEND USAGE IS TYPICALLY WHEN THINGS PICK UP.
SO WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE THE POOL, AIR IS COLD.
THE TEMPERATURE OF THE POOL STAYS THE SAME, BUT THE POOL AIR DOES NOT STAY THE SAME.
SO WE DO SEE A DECREASE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T.
BUT WEEKENDS WE STILL SEE A DECENT UPTICK.
IT'S JUST NOT AS MUCH DURING THE WEEK.
OKAY, SO BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER THIS IS A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE TIME FROM 8:30 TO 7:30 P.M..
ANY DISCUSSION OR ACTION PULLING BACK? NO. I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS, TOO.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET US THROUGH THE AGENDA HERE.
YEAH. Y'ALL WANT TO GO HOME? NO, NOT.
ON WEEKDAYS TO GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024.
SECONDED. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY DIRECTOR DICKEY, A SECOND BY DIRECTOR RITTER.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR A CALL FOR A VOTE? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, AYES HAVE IT.
[10. Discussion and possible action to approve the proposal from Burditt Land | Place for professional services to provide a preliminary design, final design, bidding, and construction administration for Freedom Park Active Recreation Area redevelopment project.]
YES. SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE ACTUALLY DISCUSSED BACK IN APRIL ON THE 15TH REGARDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE FREEDOM PARK ACTIVE AREA.SO THIS IS PART OF YOUR 2024 BOND PROJECTS.
WE PRESENTED A PROPOSAL TO YOU FOR THE ENTIRE ACTIVE AREA.
IT WAS IT TOOK OUT A PRETTY HEFTY CHUNK OF WHAT WAS BUDGETED.
SO WE WERE ASKED ON APRIL 15TH TO REEVALUATE WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN.
AND THE DIRECTION GIVEN WAS WHAT MAY BE REEVALUATED BASED ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN, FINAL DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIFICALLY A 325 FOOT BASEBALL FIELD, DUGOUTS, COVERED SEATING, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION, AND ACCESSIBLE ROUTE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THE SCOPE OF WORK BASICALLY WENT FROM THE FIELD STORAGE, CONCESSION IMPROVEMENTS, ACCESSIBLE ROUTES TO SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON THE FIELD AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS OF THE FIELD.
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AND SO WHAT YOU WILL FIND ENCLOSED IN YOUR PACKET IS A REVISED PROPOSAL FROM BURDETTE LANDING PLACE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.AND WE ARE ASKING FOR $99,000 PER THEIR PROPOSAL.
I DID MENTION HERE I DO HAVE AN UPDATE SINCE WE SUBMITTED THIS AGENDA ITEM.
ORIGINALLY STAFF WAS WORKING TO APPLY FOR A SMALL COMMUNITY PARKS GRANT WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, WHICH WOULD AWARD US A MAXIMUM OF $150,000.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE 5050 MATCHES.
WE LEARNED JUST RECENTLY THAT WE CAN ONLY APPLY FOR ONE OUTDOOR GRANT.
SO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NOW CURRENTLY HAS AVAILABLE TWO GRANTS.
AND WHAT THE OTHER MAXIMUM THRESHOLD OR THE GRANT CEILING IS $750,000.
SO WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THE $750,000 GRANT IS THE RECOMMENDATION.
HOWEVER, I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY WE HAVE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'LL BE EXPLORING WITH STAFF AND SOME OF THE DEVELOPERS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH FREEDOM PARK PASSIVE AREA, WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE SOME FUNDING OR PRESENT AN OPTION THAT MAY SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE WILL NOT BE PURSUING IN THIS GRANT.
SO I WILL OPEN UP THIS ITEM FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
OKAY. SO AGAIN WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING.
RIGHT. AND THIS IS A THIS IS A BUDGETED PROJECT.
SO YOU DO HAVE THE $900,000 THAT IS ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND SO IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OTHER FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, YOU WOULD, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE AROUND YOUR $800,000.
AMOUNT. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIELD AND ACCESSIBLE ROUTES.
SO ONE OF THE COMMENTS YOU MADE LAST, THIS LAST PARAGRAPH SAYS ABOUT THE MATCHING.
WE'RE NOT GOING FOR THIS ONE, BUT THERE IS ONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT'S THE $750,000.
BUT THIS IS THAT IS NOT THE GRANT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING ALMOST AD NAUSEAM EARLIER.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER GRANTS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE BOTH OUTDOOR.
SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF THREE AND INDOOR AND TWO OUTDOOR.
ONE OF THE OUTDOORS IS CALLED A SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT, WHICH IS REFERENCED HERE.
THE GRANT CEILING IS $150,000.
WE HAD PROPOSED TO COUNCIL AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH RESOLUTION PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE PURSUE THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR ABIGAIL ARIAS PARK TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THAT PARK DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE LEARNED AFTER THE FACT THAT WE CAN ONLY GO OUT FOR ONE GRANT.
WE'RE STILL MAINTAINING THAT WE THINK WE SHOULD DO THE 750,000 TOWARDS ABIGAIL ARIAS, BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY OR CITY COUNCIL MIGHT, TO ACT ON AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR FREEDOM PARK, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY DEVELOPED YET. AND SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THIS LAST PARAGRAPH IS NO LONGER AN OPTION FOR US TO PURSUE, BUT WE'RE PURSUING SOME OTHER FUNDING.
IT WOULD ONLY GO DIRECTLY TOWARDS ARIAS PARK.
CORRECT? OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
SO THE 99,000 IS LIKE THE REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO MOVE THAT THAT FREEDOM PARK.
THEY'LL BID IT OUT, GET BIDS IN, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.
I MEAN, IDEALLY I'D LIKE TO SEE BALL PLAYED NEXT SPRING ON THIS FIELD.
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY OPTIMISTIC.
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OPTIMISTIC BASED ON EVERYTHING ELSE MOVES IN GOVERNMENT.BUT I THINK AT ONE MEETING, MAYBE A FEW MEETINGS AGO, WE DISCUSSED WHY WE'D BE LIKE 99,000.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE 10 TO 12% OF THE PROJECT FOR DESIGN.
AND I REMEMBER THAT THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE 99 CORRECT IT IS.
YES. YEAH. ON PAGE 87 IT'S GOT THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BASIC SERVICES.
I REMEMBER DISCUSSION WE HAD A FEW TIMES AGO.
ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION? I GUESS WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, ARE WE READY TO SPEND MORE? WELL, THIS IS ALREADY BUDGETED ALREADY.
IT JUST HAS TO MOVE THE PROJECT ALONG, IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
YEAH, RIGHT. SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN.
YEAH. WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY MORE MONEY TONIGHT.
JUST ASKING JUST ONE VOTE ON THIS APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE ANY ACTION? I CAN DO IT, OR HE CAN DO IT.
SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE 99,000.
MAKE A MOTION TO ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION.
APPROVE THE PROPOSED FROM BURDETTE LAND PLACE FOR TO PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN, FINAL BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE FREEDOM PARK ACTIVE RECREATION AREA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO PURSUE THE TPWD LOCAL PARK SMALL COMMUNITY RECREATION GRANT FOR THE 99.
WE WON'T NEED TO PURSUE THE GRANT.
YOU WON'T NEED TO PURSUE THE..
RIGHT. IT'S BEEN PURSUED AFTER THE FACT.
AFTER WE HAD PUBLISHED THE PACKET.
SO EVERYTHING UP TO THAT? YEAH. SO WE START OVER AGAIN.
OH, YOU GOT IT. OKAY, I THINK.
SHE'S GOT IT. SHE GOT IT. OKAY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MAKE A GOOD TEAM. YES.
OKAY. WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, I CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.
PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAY.
[11. Discussion and possible action on budget priorities for Parks and Rights of Way, Recreation, Angleton Recreation Center, and Angleton Better Living Corporation division budgets for fiscal year 2024-2025.]
RECREATION ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER AND ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION DIVISION BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425.YES. SO WE BROUGHT YOU THE PRELIMINARY PROPOSED BUDGET IN APRIL.
WE MAKE REVISIONS BEFORE WE SUBMIT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
SO IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL SEE THAT I KEPT ALL THE SAME NOTES THAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO YOU IN APRIL, BUT MY NOTES INCLUDED WHERE YOU SEE NOTE AND BOLDED UNDER EACH SUB CATEGORY IS BASICALLY WHAT HAS CHANGED FROM APRIL.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL REVIEW ARE IN PARKS AND RIGHT AWAY WE HAVE REVENUES.
YOU WOULDN'T THINK OUT OF THE PARKS, WE WOULD HAVE THOSE REVENUES.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME NEW REVENUE THAT WE ARE TRACKING.
WE ALWAYS HAD BALL FIELD RENTALS.
AND SO WE ARE BREAKING OUT THE REVENUE THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN IN OUR PARKS.
FOR THAT REASON, ANOTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE IN PARKS IS THAT WE CONTRACT WITH CGI.
THERE ARE DOWNTOWN STREET BANNERS ON ANTIQUE STREET LIGHT POLES.
ANYTIME THERE IS MAINTENANCE IN OUR CONTRACT, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS MAINTENANCE.
THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING OUR STAFF TO ADDRESS MAINTENANCE SO WE ARE CHARGING THEM FOR IT.
SO THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THERE.
PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAY EXPENSES.
THE ONLY NOTES THAT I WILL MENTION HERE, ACCOUNT 221 SMALL EQUIPMENT LINE WAS REDUCED.
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325 PARKS.RIGHT. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
405 TELEPHONE WAS INCREASED TO ADD A CITY PHONE FOR THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT FOR 60 PARKS.
ANNUAL SOFTWARE INCREASED TO PAY FOR FIELD LIGHTING.
AND SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY THE NEW LIGHTS AT BATES COMPLEX HAD WAS IT A TWO YEAR IN THEIR PROPOSAL? STEWART WHEN WE INSTALLED THE LIGHTS.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT SUBSCRIPTION TO MANAGE THOSE LIGHTS REMOTELY.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN LAST YEAR WITH WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN, AND SO WE ARE ESTIMATING AN INCREASE IN SALES TAX AT A 7.277.72, EXCUSE ME, INCREASE IN SALES TAX.
AND THAT IS BASED ON HISTORICAL AVERAGES.
IN EXPENSES, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE ALLUDING TO AND WHAT I HAD TO CHANGE YOUR TONE.
BUT IN CONTINGENCY 520 WE BUDGETED THE 150,000.
WE ALSO HAD TO DO TO CHANGES IN THE LIKE.
I MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS EARLIER, ANYTIME THERE ARE ANY CHANGES MADE IN THE RECREATION DIVISION EXPENSE OR THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER EXPENSE, IT IMPACTS THE ABLC BUDGET BECAUSE THEY SUBSIDIZE IT.
SO EVEN IF IT'S A DOLLAR, WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE THE NUMBERS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAD A BUDGET CHANGE FOR THE ANGLETON RECREATION DIVISION FOR $5,400.
THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY TO PAY FOR.
SO HE'S A FRONT DESK EMPLOYEE WHO'S BILINGUAL AND RECEIVES THAT STIPEND FOR THAT REASON.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE $4,800 IN THERE FOR HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
THAT WAS STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION TO INCLUDE THAT IN OUR BUDGET.
WE HAVE FOUR VEHICLES AND THE RECREATION DIVISION, AND THOSE LEASES AMOUNT TO $41,228.
AND THEN INSURANCE FOR THE FOUR VEHICLES IS $2,002.
SO THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES THERE.
SO THIS THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE ODD, BUT STICK WITH ME BECAUSE AN EXPENSE CHANGED FOR THE RECREATION DIVISION, THE TRANSFER FOR ABLC CHANGE.
AND THAT'S A REVENUE FOR THE REC DIVISION.
I HOPE I'M NOT BEING CONFUSING, BUT WE HAVE TO.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME TERMINOLOGY.
SO WE'RE EXPENSING IT OVER HERE AND THE RECREATION DIVISION.
AND BECAUSE ABLC IS PAYING FOR IT THE TRANSFER THAT'S YOUR REASON FOR THE REVENUE INCREASE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A SEATBELT ON OR SPEEDING, ETC..
SO AGAIN, RECREATION DIVISION EXPENSES.
THE CHANGES WERE THOSE VEHICLE TRACKERS, THE VEHICLE INSURANCE AND THE FLEET.
SO I KNOW I'M BEING REPETITIVE, BUT THEY'RE ALL LINKED.
SAME THING FOR THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
MAJOR CHANGES WERE DUE TO THE HVAC MAINTENANCE AND BILINGUAL PAY.
LIKEWISE FOR YOUR EXPENSE, IT IS THE BILINGUAL PAY AND HVAC MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE NEARLY ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTS.
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INCREASE. SO WE'VE BULLETED ALL OF THOSE OFF FOR YOU.JASON ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME PROPOSED STAFFING CHANGES.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO IN MORE DEPTH ON THOSE, WE CERTAINLY CAN.
ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE RECREATION DIVISION, THAT WAS A CHANGE, AND YOU HAD SOME FOLKS HERE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THOSE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE THAT WE ARE BUDGETING.
AND SO THAT IS WHY THEY WERE HERE THIS EVENING.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO NOTE THERE? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY ADDITIONAL TRIPS, IS IT IS EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY OF WHO CAN GO ON TRIPS.
SO IT WASN'T THAT WE'RE NECESSARILY ADDING TRIPS.
SO. THEY WERE SAYING, WE SELL OUT LIKE GEORGE STRAIT.
I MEAN, YOU HEARD HIM OUT IN AN HOUR.
AND I THINK I TALKED ABOUT IT IN APRIL.
YOU GET THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET IN APRIL.
WE GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IN JUNE BASED ON WHAT WE SUBMIT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
CITY MANAGER GIVES THE BUDGET TO CITY COUNCIL JULY 1ST.
SO YOU WILL SEE THIS COME TO YOU AGAIN IN AUGUST AND IT WILL LIKELY HAVE CHANGES.
BUT FOR TONIGHT, THE ACTION IS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET THAT'S IN THE SPREADSHEET THERE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. SO WHAT I WILL SAY IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT.
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO THAT IN AUGUST.
BUT AGAIN THERE WILL LIKELY BE CHANGES.
SO IF YOU WANT TO HOLD OFF AND SEE WHAT THOSE CHANGES MIGHT BE FROM HEARING FROM CITY COUNCIL, THEN THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD ALTERNATIVE. I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW CITY COUNCIL WEIGHS IN.
YEAH. WE'LL SEE. WHAT? CITY COUNCIL.
EXCUSE ME. THE REST OF CITY COUNCIL.
I'M NOT GOING TO COMMENT AS TO.
HERE'S ALL I CAN, ALL I CAN SAY.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY THERE IS TO IT, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY A FINITE NUMBER OUT THERE.
WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE JUST CAN'T KEEP WRITING CHECKS TO OURSELVES.
THAT'S HOW I LIKE TO END A MEETING THROWING SHADE ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I'M JUST. HEY, THEY PAY THEIR BILLS.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY'RE GOING TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY CAN EXTEND LINES OF CREDIT WAY MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
I THOUGHT TRAVIS INTERMEDIATE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE HE'S LIKE, IT'S TIME TO GO.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT I NEED MY SNICKERS.
YEAH. NO, I MEAN, Y'ALL, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE COMMENT NOW, IT'S TIME TO DO IT.
I WILL SAY, TOO, THIS IS THE BASE BUDGET.
WE DO HAVE DECISION PACKAGES, WHICH WE WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME DIRECTION ON THINGS THAT WE'VE CHANGED IN THE BUDGET, FOR INSTANCE, EVEN THE THE ADDITIONS TO STAFFING THOSE.
WE'VE MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER LAST WEEK AND HE'S RECOMMENDED THAT THOSE BECOME DECISION PACKAGES.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WILL NOT BE THE BASE BUDGET THAT CITY COUNCIL IS PRESENTED.
THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT, FOR RISK AND SAFETY REASONS, THEY WANT TO ADD IN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES OR IF THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SAY, HEY, LET'S LOOK AT OTHER WAYS OF DOING THIS, LIKE PARTIAL CLOSURES OR WHATEVER IT IS.
AND SO WE WE DO ALREADY HAVE SOME DIRECTION ON, ON SOME ITEMS THAT WILL CHANGE BEFORE WE TAKE IT TO
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FOR THE WORKSHOP AT THE END OF JULY.THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S LIKE YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO COVER IT.
AND NO DOUBT SAFETY IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.
AND WE COULD BIND THE CITY INTO A BAD SITUATION IF WE WERE TO.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A MEETING LIKE THIS AND YOU HAVE A DIRECTOR WHO'S, I ASSUME THIS IS BEING RECORDED, AND THIS WOULD BE ALL PART OF DISCOVERY IN A LAWSUIT. SO YOU'VE TOLD US YOU'VE TOLD US THERE'S THE HERE'S THE THREAT.
AND THAT'S CALLED GROSS NEGLIGENCE.
YEAH, WELL, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I CLARIFIED THE DECISION PACKAGE AS WELL, BUT TYPICALLY THOSE ARE LIKE CAPITAL OUTLAY OR CIP PROJECTS, BUT SOMETIMES THEY CAN ALL ALSO BE THESE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE ADDED ON TO A LINE ITEM THAT ALREADY EXISTS LIKE PERSONNEL.
AND SO JUST FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE ARE CALLING THEM DECISION PACKAGES BECAUSE WE CAN EITHER DECIDE TO ADD THEM INTO THE BASE BUDGET OR OR NOT.
OKAY. SO IF WE GO INTO THE FUTURE HYPOTHETICALS OF THE GRANT GETS APPROVED, THEN DOES THAT GRANT MONEY THAT GOES INTO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THIS.
SO WE HAVE BOND ACCOUNTS WHERE WE RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM THE BOND I THINK APRIL 3RD.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED HERE.
IT IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? I THINK SO, BUT LET ME SEE IF I CAN ASK IT ANOTHER WAY.
SO IF WE HAVE MONEY HERE IN THIS, THESE LINE ITEMS FOR RENOVATIONS AND STUFF, IF THE BOND MONEY GETS APPROVED, THEN THAT MONEY FOR RENOVATIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE CAN BE USED POSSIBLY SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, I LIKE THAT.
RIGHT. AND ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THAT TOO IS AS WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS, THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS OKAY, THAT'S NO LONGER 20 YEARS OLD. SO THE MAINTENANCE INVOLVED AND WHATEVER IT WAS, WHATEVER THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE, SHOULD BE REDUCED.
TEMPORARILY AT LEAST, EVENTUALLY GETS TO WHERE YOU'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY TO KEEP THINGS GOING.
AND YOU ONLY KEEP A USED CAR FOR SO LONG FOR IT'S NOT WORTH YOU FINALLY BREAK DOWN, BUY A NEW ONE.
WHERE I'M AT NOW. I LIKE MY OLD CAR.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL KNOCK ON WOOD.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? OH, DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED SOME MORE TIME TO LOOK AT IT.
YEAH. SO I THINK YOU HAVE TO REALLY WANT US TO DO ANY ACTION YET BECAUSE OF AUGUST.
YOU SAID. RIGHT. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE.
THERE'S THINGS THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM OUR, OUR WHAT IS IN YOUR PACKET AND MADE AS A DECISION PACKAGE WHERE IT CAN OR WON'T BE ADDED BACK IN JUST DEPENDING ON WHATEVER CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO DO.
THERE COULD BE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IF YOU CHOSE TO ADOPT IT RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE'VE HAD SOME DIRECTION FROM DIRECTOR RITTER.
SHE KIND OF GAVE AN IDEA SO, SO CLEAR FOR STAFF, THE DIRECTION SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE BUDGET.
YEAH, I THINK SHE WAS JUST BASICALLY SAYING TO WAIT TILL AUGUST IS WHAT I KIND OF GOTCHA.
OKAY. I WAS LIKE, OH, WHAT DID I SAY? THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD HER TO SAY.
I HEARD IT TOO. I WAS LIKE, BETTER THAN I THOUGHT AND I HADN'T HEARD ANYBODY DISAGREE.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO AT EIGHT, HOLD ON 16 ON THE DOT, AND I ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
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