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ALL RIGHT,[1. Call to Order and Committee Attendance]
I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TOGETHER.UM, JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE RECORDING
[2. Approval of Minutes]
WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.SO I KNOW THEY JUST GOT SENT OUT TODAY, SO IF NO ONE WAS ABLE TO READ THEM TODAY, WE CAN MOVE THE APPROVAL TO APRIL.
YOU DID WE NEED LEAST THREE? I DID AS WELL.
DID EVERYTHING LOOK OKAY TO YOU? I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE SPELLING ERRORS THAT HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT, BUT OUTSIDE OF BASIC SPELLING AND GRAMMAR WITH ALL THE INFORMATION TOO, I DID YOU GUYS THINK YOU CAN TAKE A FOR APPROVAL? OKAY.
UM, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE WILL OPEN COMMENTS.
UM, HONESTLY, I'M JUST HERE TO KIND OF TRY TO GET INVOLVED, UM, WITH, WITH, YOU KNOW, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE PARKS AND REC WHEN THAT OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I'M HAVE TO BECOME INVOLVED.
BUT YEAH, NO, NO SPECIFIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
UM, IF THERE'S NO OTHER FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
[4. New Business]
NEXT PART OF OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS THE NEW BUSINESS AND WE WILL START WITH OUR BOARD NEW BUSINESS.UM, THE FIRST ITEM IS VOTING FOR SECRETARY.
AND MARIA WAS OUR SECRETARY, BUT NOW, UM, TO HAVE MORE OPENINGS ON THE PARK BOARD, WELCOME.
WE, UM, MARIA IS NOW GOING TO BE A LIAISON BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE PARK BOARD.
SO SHE'LL NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED A PARK BOARD MEMBER ANY LONGER.
SHE WILL BE HERE FOR ALL OUR MEETINGS AND BE ABLE TO CONSULT AND DO EVERYTHING THAT SHE NORMALLY WOULD, BUT SHE CAN'T HOLD A ROLE.
SO WE WOULD NEED SOMEONE TO VOLUNTEER OR BE ALL AND TOLD THAT YOU ARE SECRETARY, LET YOU TALK TO YOURSELF.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT ROLE ENTAIL YOU HAVE TO BE ON THE PARK BOARD.
UM, BUT IT IS BASICALLY, IT'S LIKE YOUR MINUTE TAKER.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, EVERYTHING THAT WE GO OVER THE MEETING, WE APPROVE THE MINUTES, UM, THE NEXT MEETING AND THEN I CAN PUT THEM OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
SO THE MINUTES HAVE TO BE PRETTY ACCURATE AND PRETTY TRUTHFUL AND, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LEGITIMATE ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE COULD READ THROUGH OUR MINUTES AND BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR MEETING WAS ABOUT AND WHAT IT IS THERE PURPOSE TO.
WE ABSOLUTELY CAN, BUT IT'S INTERNAL.
SO, UM, LIKE FOR SOME OF OUR MEETINGS WE DO HAVE A, UM, ADMINISTRATOR THAT LISTENS TO THE MEETING AGAIN, AND THEN YOU CAN TURN THE CHAIR DOWN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FACE THE OTHER WAY.
UM, BUT WE HAVE SOMEONE IN EVAN THAT DOES IT FOR SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT SHE'S PART, LIKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO SHE'LL WATCH THEM AND THEN SHE'LL TAKE MINUTES FROM THERE.
BUT BECAUSE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, WE USUALLY WRITE THEM AND DO THEM OURSELVES BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE ELSE INTERNAL.
BUT WE'LL DO OUR SO IT'S BACK TO YOU
SO WE WILL TABLE THIS UNTIL APRIL BECAUSE THEN WE WILL HAVE UM, JOE AND WE'LL HAVE SANDY AND UM, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO I GUESS WE'LL TABLE SECRETARY.
ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
I JUST FIGURED IF YOU WANT TO, UM, IF WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE ON THE COURT BOARD AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT DO YOU WANNA SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANTED TO JOIN THE BOARD? SURE.
UM, WANTED TO JOIN, UH, WELL FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS CHRIS.
CHRIS MORRIS, UH, 16 PLUS YEAR, UH, RESIDENT OF THE TOWN OF TOWNSHIP.
UM, HAD TWO ACTIVE KIDS, UM, IN THE, UH, UH, SCHOOL, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT, EXCUSE ME.
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KIDS USED TO HAVE USED THE PARKS DIRECT, DIRECT PROGRAMS FOR YEARS.UM, MET THE POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I HAD SOME MORE TIME.
UM, SO STARTED COMING TO MEETINGS, GOT INVOLVED, NEW BILL, UM, ASKED ABOUT IT CAME AND UM, JUST WANTED TO START TO VOLUNTEER TIME AND, YOU KNOW, UM, START TO GET BACK AND EVERYTHING GOOD AS BE SECRETARY LILY HERE.
UM, BUT WE CAN, UM, CHRIS, AFTER THIS MEETING I SENT YOU A BUNCH OF LINKS TO GOOGLE DRIVES AND IN THAT GOOGLE DRIVE IS, UM, A PACKET THAT SANDY AND I MADE THAT LIKE WELCOMES NEW PARK BOARD MEMBERS AND US OVER ALL THE INS AND OUTS WITH ALL THE LINKS THAT WE HAVE AND DIFFERENT, UM, INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD NEED.
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING ANYTHING, JUST LET ME KNOW AND I'LL WORK ON THAT ON MY END.
BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE A PER BOARD FOLDER.
I WAS ABLE TO GET HIM ALL THIS.
UH, NEXT AGENDA ITEM WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OR IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING CLEARANCES YES.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT IS.
ONE OF 'EM I GOT THROUGH AGAIN, THE OTHER ONE KEEPS TELLING ME SINCE I GOT 1 52 WEEKS AGO, I CANNOT DO ANOTHER ONE FOR FREE FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTHS.
CAN DO YOU HAVE THE OTHER ONE? YEAH.
OH, JUST GIMME A COPY OF THAT IF IT'S STILL GOOD.
AND THEN JUST REMEMBER LIKE, IT, THE REASON WE DO IT EVERY YEAR IS TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS SEE THEM AND NOTICE IF THEY'RE OUT OF DATE OR NOT.
SO IF YOU, IF IT'S REJECTED, JUST GIMME ANOTHER COPY.
I WENT AHEAD TO THE FREE ONE AND IT'S TELLING ME I DON'T GET ANYTHING FROM IT.
I PUT THE CASE, I NAME IT EVERY WHICH WAY.
THEN THE STATE POLICE, I'VE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THAT.
SO I DID FILL IT OUT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
SO I THE STATE YOUR MIND BACK IMMEDIATELY.
I TRIED TO SAY, I TRIED TO SAY I'M SURE YOU TRIED REALLY HARD THAT TO GO
UM, IF YOU WANT TO, THE NEXT TIME YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, SEND ME LIKE, TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF IT AND SEND IT TO ME BECAUSE I CAN TALK TO HR AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE VERSUS OH YEAH.
UM, I BELIEVE I SENT YOU GUYS ALL OF THE EMAILS THE LAST TIME.
IGNORE MY EMAILS FOR LAST SECOND GUYS.
UM, DID I SEND THAT TO YOU GUYS? UM, LOOKING DOWN.
I KNOW, BUT I DID SEND YOU, UM, THE LINK FROM OUR ASSISTANT TOWNSHIP MANAGER REGARDING COMMITTEES VERSUS BOARDS.
DID ANYONE ELSE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT? WHEN I SENT IT OUT? I, I SAID OUT THE DAY AFTER OR SO LAST TIME? YES.
IT, LIKE WHAT, WHAT WAS THE, SO LEMME MAKE THIS BIGGER.
SO IF YOU LOOK OVER, THIS IS WHAT, UM, IS PA STATE CODE? UM, SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BOARD AND A COMMITTEE.
A COMMITTEE IS ADVISORY, WHEREAS A BOARD IS, UM, MORE AUTHORITATIVE.
SO WE HAD KIND OF CHANGED THE WAY OUR BOARD WAS FORMATTED TO MAKE IT LESS AUTHORITATIVE BECAUSE WE HAD RESTARTED IT.
WE KIND OF WANTED TO GET THE GROUND RULING ON THE PARK BOARD AGAIN, GET IT OUT OF ITS INFANCY AND REALLY DO SOME GREAT THINGS, WHICH WE'VE DONE.
AND BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY AGREED, UM, THIS WAS PROBABLY A YEAR OR SO AGO THAT WE CONTINUE IN THIS PATH.
UM, A QUESTION THAT AROSE IS IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS, DOES THE TERM LENGTH HAVE TO BE FIVE YEARS? UM, ACCORDING TO STATE LAW OR STATE CODE, YES, AS A BOARD YOU DO.
BUT THERE IS THIS OPTION TO CHANGE
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THE WAY WE DO THINGS AND CLAIM AS A COMMITTEE.IF YOU GO ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE TERM LENGTH IS SHORTER.
EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT AND AGREE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO CHANGE THE FORMAT.
UM, AND THEN, UM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEY WOULD'VE TO APPROVE SUCH A CHANGE AND CHANGE THE CODE ENTIRELY.
AND I DON'T EXPECT A VOTE OR ANYTHING TODAY.
I'D RATHER HAVE A FULL HOUSE, UM, OF ALL OF OUR PEOPLE BEFORE WE MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN RESEARCH, YOU CAN LOOK INTO, YOU CAN KIND OF GATHER YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND THEN MAYBE IN MAY WE CAN SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY THAT CAN BE THE BULK OF OUR CONVERSATION THAT DAY IS KIND OF GOING OVER THE, UM, PLUSES AND MINUSES, THE POSITIVE CONS OF HOW THIS WOULD ACTUALLY WORK AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT BOARD MEMBERS OR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU WORK WITH OTHER TOWNSHIPS, UM, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY IN OTHER TOWNSHIPS, I WAS GONNA REACH OUT TO, UM, SOME OF MY CONSORTIUM TO SEE WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY RUN IT.
UM, I KNOW THE BIGGER TOWNSHIPS, THEIR BOARDS ARE MORE ON THE AUTHORITATIVE END OF THINGS, BUT I DO HAVE A LOT OF CONSORTIUM PEOPLE THAT, UM, ARE JUST COMMITTEES AND AS I SAID, THAT ADVISORY AND THAT LIKE TAKE FROM THE COMMUNITY.
SO AS EVEN UP TO YOU GUYS, I WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND JUST LOOK INTO IT ON YOUR OWN.
UM, AND WE CAN HAVE A BIGGER CONVERSATION WHEN EVERYONE'S HERE I THINK.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOT THE EMAIL THAT I HAD SENT TO YOU.
IF IT DOESN'T, I CAN GET CLARIFICATION AND OPEN THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT, UM, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN SOMETHING, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT I JUST, SO IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP LIKE NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THE BOARD MEMBER ALWAYS HAS THAT QUESTION OF LIKE, I REALLY WANT TO COME BACK.
OR I KNOW PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO BE INVOLVED BUT THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE FIVE YEARS.
LIKE FIVE YEARS IS KIND OF SCARY WHEN YOU'RE NOT LIKE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR TYPE OF ROLE.
SO THE NATASHA TOTALLY UNDERSTANDS THAT.
AND IT FINALLY CAME TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN BRING IT TO UPPER MANAGEMENT TO SAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? HOW IS THIS, HOW DID THE PARK WORK COME TO BE? BECAUSE I WAS IN HERE WHEN IT STARTED.
UM, AND UH, THEN I WAS ABLE TO GET LIKE BETTER ANSWERS ON LIKE HOW WE COULD SWITCH IT IF IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL OR NOT.
SO IT'S MORE OF LIKE, THIS IS JUST THROWING OUT IDEAS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
THE THIS BOARD, IT'S IT, THIS IS ALL FOR YOU GUYS.
SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THE BOARD.
I CAN THROW MY 2 CENTS IN AND HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
BUT REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WOULD BE A VOTE THAT YOU GUYS WOULD TAKE YOURSELVES AND THEN, UM, TAKE IT TO THE BOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, ANY OTHER, WE'RE GONNA, OKAY.
I HAD GIVEN THIS OUT, UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING.
ALL OF THE BIG, CAN WE GO BACK A LITTLE BIT? SHE, UM, IF YOU HAD ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ASK US.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK THIS.
UM, SO A COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE SUPREME COURT YOUTH BASKETBALL ASKED ME TO RAISE SOMETHING AT THIS MEETING WHEN SURE.
WHEN'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO THAT? YOU CAN, UH, IT'S OTHER, SO YOU CAN DO IT NOW.
UM, SO THE BOARD, UM, WELL A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, UM, SENT ME AN EMAIL.
UM, WE HAD TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, THEIR, THEIR NEXT, UH, SEASON FOR 2026.
THEY'RE FACING A, A CONS, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF OF GYM, GYM SPACE.
AND THEY WANTED TO SEE IF WE WOULD ENTERTAIN 'EM, UM, AT A FUTURE BOARD BOARD MEETING JUST TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY TO PARTNER WITH THE, WITH WITH PARK PARKS AND REC PARTNER WITH THE TOWNSHIP.
I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF GYMS. WE HAVE ONE, BUT WE
SO IS THAT THE SAME, IS IT THE SAME GROUP OR IS IT A DIFFERENT SAME GROUP.
UM, THEY JUST WANT TO KIND OF THROW IDEAS OUT AND SEE IF THERE'S JUST A WAY THAT THEY COULD HELP OR, YOU KNOW, WE COULD COLLABORATE IN SOME WAY.
SO THINGS REALLY JUST WANT AN AUDIENCE.
IF THEY WANT TO COME TO THE NEXT MEETING THAT IS, IT'S REALLY OPEN TO ANYONE TO COME.
WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT IT IN OKAY.
AND HAVE THAT AS A, UM, ITEM LINE.
ANY OTHER HARD WORK BUSINESS? SORRY, THESE ARE NOT GONNA BE GOOD GUYS.
I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT YOU COULD HIRE,
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COULD HIRE.UM, THEY DID ALL THE MINUTES BY TALKING YEAH.
WHILE WATCHING STUFF ON HIS PHONE.
SO, UM, WE'LL PUT IT, I'M JUST GOING BACK REALLY QUICK.
WE'RE GONNA PUT THE, UM, COMMITTEE VERSE BOARD ON FOR MAY MM-HMM
THAT GIVES YOU GUYS TWO MONTHS TO LOOK IT OVER.
AND WE'LL HAVE LIKE A FORMAL DISCUSSION AND WE'LL INVITE SPRING.
SO, UM, FOR PARTNER CREATION, SO LAST, UM, MONTH, LIKE I SAID, I GAVE YOU GUYS ALL LIKE THE BIG EVENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
I FINALIZED, UM, THIS AFTERNOON ALL OF THE EVENTS ON OUR GOOGLE DRIVE.
SO YOU ALL WERE SENT A LINK OR YOU GOT COPIES OF IT TODAY? IT TOOK ME A FEW MINUTES TO, UM, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW DRAFT SHIFTS FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, MOSTLY THE EVENTS THAT WE DO.
IT'S LIKE AN ALL DAY THING AND I DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT YOU GUYS ARE VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.
SO I TRY TO MAKE IT INTO LIKE THREE TO FOUR HOUR TIME SLOTS FOR EVERYTHING.
OF COURSE IF THERE'S AN EVENT THAT YOU'RE LIKE, I JUST NEED TO BE THERE ALL DAY AND DO ALL OF IT, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
WE CAN JUST CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
I HAVEN'T PUT SOME OF OUR CONCERTS IN BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO ABLE TO USE SOME OF OUR PER DIEM STAFF TO ASSIST, UM, WITH RUNNING THE CONCERTS.
OF COURSE WE DO HAVE SWIFTY AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
UM, AGAIN, WE, WE GOT HER AGAIN.
SO THAT ONE HAD ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE COME OUT TO OUR SWIFTY CONCERT.
SO, UM, MORE HANDS ON DECK IS ALWAYS NICE.
BUT I WILL SHOW YOU THE SUMMER, UM, CONCERT IN ONE SECOND.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHOWCASE TO YOU HOW I HAVE THIS UP.
UM, I HAVE TWO VOLUNTEERS PER SHIFT.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S TWO TO THREE SHIFTS PER EVENT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE EVENT IS.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT, YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP.
IF YOU SEE LIKE, OH, I REALLY WANNA BE THERE FOR ME TILL 11 AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SLOTS, YOU CAN EASILY JUST COPY PASTE.
UM, DID EVERYONE, WAS THEY EVERYONE ABLE TO SEE THAT THAT POPPED UP FOR YOU TODAY? IT SAYS THAT EVERYBODY'S ON IT.
SO IS THIS STILL THE SAME GOOGLE DRIVE WE'VE BEEN USING? OH YEAH.
AND I PUT A LINK IN AN EMAIL TODAY SO YOU CAN GO RIGHT TO IT IF YOU NEED TO.
WELL I ALREADY HAVE IT MAPPED FROM LAST TIME.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE SAME ONE.
IT SHOULD BE, IT IS ALL IN THE SAME FOLDER.
SO HERE IS OUR LINEUP RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO THIS IS A LINEUP THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOR SUMMER CONCERTS.
SO WE DO IT, UM, ONE TO TWO SUMMER CONCERTS EVERY MONTH FROM MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA END IT WITH A CONCERT IN AUGUST AND WE'RE GOING TO POSSIBLY HAVE A MOVIE IN THE PARK IN SEPTEMBER TO LIKE WIND EVERYTHING DOWN.
UM, SO WE HAVE PV HIGH SCHOOL ON MAY 14TH.
WE HAD SPRINGPORT HIGH SCHOOL ON MAY 22ND.
UM, YO-YO UM, IS COMING BACK IN JUNE.
SHE IS A CHILD PERFORMER THAT DOES LIKE FUN EXERCISE TYPE OF INTERACTIVE GAMES WITH THE KIDS.
WE HAD HER OUT LAST YEAR AND WE HAD PROBABLY 500 KIDS AND OTHER PARENTS.
SO IT WAS A GREAT TURN, UM, TO GIVE SOME HISTORY AND I'M SORRY I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS FIRST.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING CONCERTS FOREVER AND WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SINCE COVID IS THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO COME FOR KID ACTIVITIES.
WE DON'T GET A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO OUR MORE, UM, LIKE COVER BANDS THAT WE HAVE OUT.
SO WE HAD LAST YEAR WE HAD THE DAVE MATTHEWS COVER BAND COME OUT THE WEEK THAT THEY WERE PLAYING IN NEW JERSEY.
AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
I'M GOING TO GET LIKE EVERY MOM MY AGE AND IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME AND ALL THEIR KIDS ARE GONNA BE HERE.
AND WE HAD LIKE MAYBE 75 PEOPLE SHOW UP.
SO WHAT I TOOK FROM ALL OF THAT LAST YEAR WAS AT
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MORE KID ORIENTED CONCERTS IS WHERE BREAD AND BUTTER IS.SO, UM, THAT'S WHY ALL OF THIS, AS I GO THROUGH IT, IT'S ALL GONNA BE KID BASED.
SO WE HAVE YOYO THE INTERACTIVE PERFORMER ON JUNE 18TH.
WE HAVE A BUBBLE DJ DANCE PARTY ON JULY 9TH.
WE HAVE TWO OF A KIND, WHICH IS A SIMILAR THING TO YOYO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS YOUNG KIDS HERE OR NOT, BUT LIKE THE DANNY GOES OF THE WORLD ON YOUTUBE.
THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE ARE GOING FOR.
SO THESE PEOPLE ARE KIND OF LIKE THAT.
UM, WE HAVE A THEATER GROUP DOING ROBIN HOOD IN AUGUST AND THEN WE'LL END AUGUST WITH 50 AND THEN WE'LL DO A MOVIE IN THE PARK IN SEPTEMBER.
I'M JUST WAITING ON FINALIZING THOSE DATES.
SO IF I DO NEED HELP, I'LL KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS WELL BEFORE JUNE.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW BETWEEN MY STAFF AND THE PER DIEMS AND THOSE ARE UM, OUR WEEKEND RENTAL PEOPLE, THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME IN AND DO SOME OF THESE WITH US.
SO ANY QUESTION I, SO THOSE ARE THE BIG EVENTS.
UM, NEW BUSINESS THAT WE BROUGHT UP LAST MONTH WAS OUR DCNR GRANT.
OUR DCNR GRANT RIGHT NOW IS A 50% MATCH FOR, UM, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR, UM, FROM DCNR.
SO THAT'S OUR LIKE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RECREATION.
UM, THEY, WE ARE PUTTING A TRAIL SYSTEM IN AT OUR TAYLOR PROPERTY.
OUR TAYLOR PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SPRINGBOARD YCPA.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, UM, IT USED TO HAVE A FARM ON IT.
UM, IT IS ABOUT 70 TO 85 FULL ACRES OF THIS OPEN SPACE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF COOL WILDLIFE THERE.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE STARTING PHASE ONE OF THREE WITH THE TAILORED PROPERTY TO PUT IN A PARKING LOT AND A PAVED WALKING TRAIL THAT'S 88 ACCESSIBLE.
WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING PERMITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT NOW.
SO WE'RE HOPING FOR SOMETHING IN 2027.
UNFORTUNATELY THESE GRANTS, ONCE YOU GET THEM, THEY TAKE FOREVER TO DO.
UM, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
YOU'RE TRYING TO, IF YOU EVER DRIVE BY THE PROPERTY ON INFIELD TRAP AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE PUTTING A DEVELOPMENT IN, WE'RE NOT, WE ARE JUST MOVING DIRT FROM A DEVELOPMENT WITH TOLL BROTHERS.
THEY HAD A BUNCH OF EARTH THAT THEY NEEDED TO MOVE AND I WAS HAPPY TO ACCEPT IT FOR FREE AND WE WERE FILLING UP THINGS SO I CAN PUT THE PARKING LOT IN IN IT'S NICE AND BLACK.
UM, THE G TWO P TWO GRANT IS A TRAIL BASED GRANT.
WE USE THAT TO DO THE FAR, UM, ANDERSON FARM PARK TRAIL THAT YOU'LL SEE COMING DOWN ONE 13.
SO, UM, THERE'S A NEW PAVE TRAIL THROUGH THE FOREST AREA THERE.
IT'LL ALL GROW BACK, I PROMISE.
WE HAVE PLANS FOR THAT TO REGROW, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A 5K LOOP AT THE END OF THE DAY.
SO IT'S A CONNECTOR PIECE AND THAT SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP IN APRIL THE LAST, THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL SHOULD BE ON, BE ABLE TO DO A GRIPING.
SO I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN GRIPING CUTTING WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITION.
UM, AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR NEW THINGS,
[5. Old Business]
MONTH WHEN I WASN'T HERE, YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD HEAR THE BIRD COUNT.SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED ME TO GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION THAT I'VE GOTTEN.
DO YOU WANNA TAKE IT OVER FOR OLD BUSINESS? UM, YEAH, WE CAN TAKE IT OVER FOR OLD BUSINESS.
IT, IT IS JUST NEW, UM, STUFF I FOUND.
SO I GOT A HOLD OF THE WOMAN WHO IS RUNNING IT.
AND SO THEY NEED, AFTER THE COUNCIL BUYS IN, I'M GONNA BRING THAT TO THE EAC CONTRACT.
FOR THEM BUY, SHE'LL COME OUT AND DO A PRESENTATION FOR US.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE PARK BOARD WANTS TO DO IT A JOINT MEETING.
JOINT JOINT MEETING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
DO YOU WANNA HAVE HER COME TO THE MAY? YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
UM, 'CAUSE SHE'LL HAVE BETTER, 'CAUSE I KNOW THE COMMON QUESTIONS E ASKS AND I'M BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE.
THAT'S PLUS THEY NEED, IT'S A, I GUESS IT'S A ADVISORY BOARD COUNCIL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HER NAME IS? NO, I HAVE IT ALL.
I JUST PUT THE BIRD DOWN GIRL.
SO THEY NEED THREE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE ON THIS BOARD.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE SOME SUGGESTIONS.
MY THING WOULD BE, SINCE I'M ALREADY ON IT AND I'M ON BOTH BOARDS MM-HMM
THEN I'M GONNA ASK THE EAC C TO PUT ONE IN AND THEN US PUT ONE IN.
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BE THE GO-BETWEEN.IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU, YOU CAN BE LIKE THE HEAD LIAISON FOR THAT.
SO OTHER THAN THAT THEY WERE, SHE WAS PUSHING, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET INTO TOWNSHIP HAVE INVOLVED.
THEY HAVE PROGRAMS FOR US TO HELP PUSH AT OUR FALL FAST AND ALL THAT STUFF.
FOR INFORMATION FOR THE RESIDENTS TO, UM, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIRD COUNTY TO MAKE THEIR PROPERTIES A LITTLE MORE BIRD FRIENDLY.
DO YOU WANT TO REALLY QUICK EXPLAIN TO OUR NEW PEOPLE WHAT BIRD COUNTY IS? I'M SORRY, I LOOKED AROUND REAL QUICK.
I WAS LIKE, EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE A BIRD HOUSE.
SO, AND I FOUND THIS GUY, SO BIRD TOWN OR AUDUBON BIRD SOCIETY.
THEY WERE PART OF THE ONE THAT'S DOWN ON INGS ROAD.
SO EACH STATE PICKS IT UP AND THE REGION HAS THEIR OWN REPRESENTATIVE.
SO WHAT IT IS, IS IT MAINLY STARTS THE TOWNSHIPS AND THEY PROMOTE LIKE NOMO, UM, OUR OPEN AREAS AS BEING AND WHICH THE EAC IS WORKING ON THE BASINS INSTEAD OF BEING MO BASINS, PLANTING ON NATURAL GRASSES, SEEDS FOR THE BIRDS, UM, EDUCATING US ON BIRD HOUSES AND HABITATS SO WE CAN BUILD OUR OWN OR BUY THE BIRD HOUSES, WHICH WE HAVE A FEW BIRD HOUSES ALREADY.
NOT SURE HOW MUCH MONEY IF THEY GIVE US A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THEY'LL HELP US WITH A LOT OF THE TRAINING, THE LEARNING, THE TEACHING MATERIAL.
BUT WITHOUT, TO GET THE TOWNSHIP TO DO BY A LOT OF THE TOWNSHIPS AROUND US ARE ALREADY PART OF IT.
SHE'S COMING FROM DOYLESTOWN AND SHE'S WILLING TO DRIVE OUT AND DO A ONE-ON-ONE, ONE-ON-ONE.
JUST A PERSONAL PRESENTATION WITH US.
SO AS IT SAYS THERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S GETTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVOLVED, GETTING, UM, COLLABORATIONS FROM EVERYONE.
YOU START OUT, EVERYONE STARTS OUT AS A GREEN, WHICH YOU'RE INTERESTED.
AND THEN I'VE LOOKED UP THROUGH SOME OF HER CHECKLISTS AND WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO I WASN'T PREPARING BECAUSE I EMAIL ONE OF THE OH NO, THAT'S FINE.
BUT I CAN'T GET INTO ANY OF THE GOOGLE DRIVES FROM WORK.
BECAUSE YES, I WAS GONNA SAY, SO THAT DIDN'T WORK, BUT I, I DID HAVE HER ON MY, UH, WE DID A FACE TO FACE ON THE PHONE.
SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT IS.
IT IT IS PROMOTING NATURAL AREAS.
PROMOTING OUR BIRD POPULATIONS.
THEY ALSO, IF YOU GO ONTO THEIR WEBSITE, THEY PROMOTE BUD NATURAL INSECTS.
'CAUSE I KNOW LIKE THE
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS TO DO IS TO HELP US LEARN WHAT TO DO AS, 'CAUSE WE'RE ALL GONNA PROGRESS FORWARD WITH BUILDING.
SO HOW CAN WE HELP BRING STUFF BACK, WHETHER IT'S IN OUR COUNTY, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OUR, OUR HOMES.
ARE THERE STUFF, YOU KNOW, I WONDER AND, AND FORGIVE ME IF I'M LIKE TOTALLY FIELD HERE.
YOU KNOW, I, I, SO I LIVE ON JACOB STREET AND OBVIOUSLY I DRIVE BY ALL THE TIME.
THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF AREAS I'M LOOKING AT AND SAYING LIKE FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, PLANTING THE NATIVE WILD FLOWERS, WILD HABITAT AREA.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THIS, THESE LANDS THAT ARE NOW RULE TO BE OPEN AND WHAT A GREAT USE FOR.
UM, SO AND THE IDEA TOO IS INSTEAD OF JUST LETTING STUFF OVERGROW AND THEN YOU GET THE MICE, RIGHT.
IF YOU'RE BRINGING IN THE WILD FLOWERS AND ALL, THEN YOU GET THE OWLS THAT ARE GONNA COME IN ANY MICE.
SO YEAH, THERE MONARCH WATCH AND THEN YOU GET AN AREA THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE, WELL
SO I'LL HAVE MORE, I GUESS NEXT I CAN BRING IN A LOT MORE.
YOU WANNA, BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, LIKE IF YOU WANNA DO LIKE A WALK OVER IN APRIL, LIKE JUST LIKE A, UM, BEFORE SHE COMES IN MAY.
I CAN MAKE A POWERPOINT AND LIKE GO THROUGH IT SO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO LIKE, OKAY, WELL SHE HAS A POWERPOINT.
OH DO FOR MAY THEN, UM, I CAN JUST SEND YOU THE STUFF OR GIVE YOU THE LINK TO THE, THE
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GOOGLE DRIVE.AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU, THAT I DIDN'T SEE THAT YOU SEE THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP.
YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB NOT GETTING QUIET.
BUT, SO THAT, THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE RUNDOWN 'CAUSE I JUST TALKED TO HER THE OTHER DAY SO WE, LOT OF IT'S STILL SOAKING IN WITH ME.
SO WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE GOOGLE DRIVE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY LIKE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH USING THE GOOGLE DRIVE WITH ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED? OKAY.
SO I AM PRETTY SURE THAT YOU DON, SO WE TECHNICALLY, I NEVER KNOW THE RIGHT WAY.
WE'RE ACTUALLY STARTING IN MAY OR UM, I BELIEVE WE STARTED IN MAY AND THE UM, EVERYBODY HAS A CERTAIN PARK TO GO TO.
SANDY HAS ALREADY INSERTED HER SO I CAN TELL YOU
HE JUST INSERTED EVERYONE'S NAME.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD HER TO DO.
I DON'T THINK SHE GOT TO IT YET.
SO I WOULD KEEP CHECKING ON THIS BECAUSE, AND WE'LL BRING IT UP IN OUR APRIL MEETING.
BUT SHE, WE SHOULD START GOING OUT AT THE END OF APRIL AND BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK.
AND JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, UM, A THESIS ON ANY OF THE PARK OR ANYTHING.
IT IS JUST LIKE A QUICK LIKE, HEY I TALKED TO FOUR OR SIX PEOPLE AT THE PLAYGROUND.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY WISH THAT THEY, YOU HAD THIS AMENITY OR UM, THE INFIELD WASN'T LOOKING TOO HOT THIS WEEK.
WAS THERE ANY REASON FOR THAT? AND IT'S JUST ALL INFORMATION THAT I NEED TO THEN TAKE TO OUR PARK FOREMAN AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO COLLABORATIVELY TO CHANGE ANYTHING OR TELL 'EM LIKE, YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT WITH A COUPLE GUYS.
YOU HAVE LIKE, WE'RE ON TOP OF THINGS.
JUST LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GUYS ARE FEELING ABOUT THINGS.
I WOULD JUST TELL SANDY LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S LIST.
AND LILY, CHRIS AND I'LL GET JOE ONE AFTER THIS MEETING IF YOU HAVE TWO SECONDS.
I HAVE PARK, UM, BOARD T-SHIRTS.
THAT WE ASK YOU TO WEAR OUT IN THE PARK.
SO THEREFORE IF LIKE YOU DO GO UP TO ANYONE LIKE WALKING ON THE CHAIR, THEY'RE LIKE, WHO IS THIS WEIRD PERSON JUST GRABBING ME REALLY QUICK.
YOU AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING THAT SAYS YOU WORK FOR NICE BUT YOU HAVE TO WEAR THE BOOTS WITH THE SHORTS.
SO I'LL HAVE HER HAVE THIS STUFF READY FOR THE APRIL MEETING.
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT WORK? WATCH.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN IT? IS ANYBODY, I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT THIS ONE NOW.
HOW MANY TIMES A MONTH ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GO? JUST ONCE IT'S ONE PARK EVERY MONTH.
IT'S ONLY LIKE AN 80 HOUR WE GOT SUNDAY WE CAN GO TO CHURCH.
I WOULD SUGGEST GO DURING TIMES THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE BUSY SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE PARK BEING USED.
UM, IF YOU HAVE MCFARLAND I WOULD SUGGEST GOING THERE AT YOUR LUNCH BREAK BECAUSE NO ONE'S GONNA BE THERE.
BUT IF YOU WENT ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY LEADING INTO APRIL WHEN WE HAVE THE FIELDS BEING USED AND THE PAVILIONS BEING REDONE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, LIKE YOU'LL SEE MORE ACTIVITY.
SO I WOULD JUST BE SMART ABOUT WHAT TIMES YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH PEOPLE.
I CAN JUST DO IT BECAUSE I'M THERE ALL TIME MOVING.
WE HAD TALKED LAST TIME ABOUT, UM, DOING THE SKATE EVENT AND I'M JUST GONNA PULL UP.
SO, UM, THE DAYS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IN OUR LAST MEETING, I HAD SAID, REALLY THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY THAT THE PARKS REC DEPARTMENT HAS TO FULFILL THE NEED ON A SATURDAY WOULD BE INTO THE SUMMER.
'CAUSE WE'RE BOOKED THROUGH THEM.
UM, MIKE REALLY ONLY HAD LIKE ONE DATE IN THE SUMMER THAT HE COULD DO.
SO HE'S WONDERING IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING IN SEPTEMBER, LIKE SEPTEMBER 6TH.
UM, I MIGHT ASK IF WE MOVE IT TO OCTOBER JUST 'CAUSE SEPTEMBER IS FALL FEST
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AND HE'S LOOKING AT THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO FALL FEST AND I AMER AT THOSE MOMENTS.SO I DON'T WANNA PROMISE THAT I'LL HAVE STAFF THERE IF WE'RE RUNNING AROUND.
BUT IF YOU GUYS ALL AGREE THAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR YOU GUYS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR SCHEDULE'S DONE.
SO YOU, YOU GUYS CHOSE THIS ONE SO YOU GUYS ARE KIND OF LIKE IN IT ON THAT DAY.
UM, SO EITHER I WOULD LOOK AT SECRETARY WILL TAKE THIS AS A NOTE.
YEAH,
LIKE HE WAKES UP AT LIKE 1:00 AM 1:00 PM SO IT'S ONLY NIGHT.
UM, SO I WOULD SAY EITHER SEPTEMBER 6TH OR OCTOBER.
I, I FEEL THAT WAY TOO, BUT IT'S YOUR, YOU'RE GONNA, IT'S YOUR EVENT.
SO, UM, I WAS GONNA SAY, ISN'T THERE A HOLIDAY? WHAT'S, I THINK THE 12TH IS IT, IT'S TO ME FRIDAY THIS YEAR.
I KNOW, UM, 12TH OR THE 13TH, I BELIEVE IT IS THAT COLUMBUS DAY.
UM, I WOULD SAY OCTOBER 4TH IS OUR BETTER OPTION FOR THAT BECAUSE IF THE TOWNSHIP'S NOT OPEN ENOUGH AGAIN THIS SATURDAY.
SO I'LL THROW THOSE TWO DAYS OUT ON YOU GUYS IF WE CAN UM, DECIDE NEXT MEETING SO I CAN LET MIKE KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING MORE TOWARDS THAT AREA.
UM, THAT WAY HE WILL WALK UP THE JULY, JUST COME BOTH DATE AND SEE IF WE CAN GO.
SO THEN, UM, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS, THE ONE THING I DID NOT GET IN THIS UM, ON TIME WAS, UM, RICH, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GETTING A SCHOOL, UM, STUDENT FROM SPRING FORWARD.
SO I WANTED TO THROW THE MIC YOUR WAY.
WELL AFTER WE HAD OUR LAST MEETING KIND OF DOWN, WE GOT A NOTE FROM YEAH I GET ALL MY YEAR.
WE HAVE ONE STUDENT SO I COULD BE SO HOW EXCITED WAS I PHONE WITH YOU? YOU PRETTY EXCITED?
WE WORKING? I WAS GETTING IT SO LONG AT THIS.
THIS WAS MY GOAL TO GET THIS DONE.
SO I WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TODAY.
SHE'S A JUNIOR VERY TO WITH US.
EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OF THOSE STUFF WE'RE GONNA DO.
I TOLD HER WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN HER IDEAS SO WE CAN VERY PLEASED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VERY, YOU KNOWS HOW FRUSTRAT I WAS WITH IT WAS VERY DOWN.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
UM, WE ARE A VERY FUNNILY BACK GROUP.
THIS IS NOT LIKE I'M SUPER LIKE OVER THE TOP BOARD.
UM, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S JUST JOKES.
BUT, UM, IF YOU COULD TAKE LIKE TWO SECONDS AND JUST LIKE TELL US WHO YOU ARE, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
UM, LIKE RICH SAID, I'M
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF FOREST FOR LIBRARY'S KIND OF NEARBY.
BUT, UM, ME AND MY FRIEND LIKE HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING LIKE LIBRARY CLASSES THERE.
WE TEACH LIKE KIDS FOR FREE IN THE AREA AND THEN WE ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE I, I WORK AT THE MODEL.
UM, I RUN LIKE CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK, SO I'M LIKE REALLY INTO THESE TRAILS.
SO I COULD DEFINITELY LIKE THAT'S AWESOME.
BUT, UM, YEAH, I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
REALLY HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE AND UM, YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO FILL OUT THIS FIRST MEETING AND THEN FROM YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
WELL THE GOOD THING IS WE DO TAKE JULY AND AUGUST
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OFF MM-HMM.FOR MEETING SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SUMMER.
WHAT'S YOUR DONE GOAL? YOU TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
THAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THE LIBRARY.
I, WELL SHOOT, CAN YOU GIVE HER MY EMAIL? YES.
AND THEN, UM, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL GET YOU FROM, DO YOU HAVE A GMAIL ACCOUNT? I DO.
THEN THAT WILL JUST BE AN EASY, I'LL JUST ADD YOU TO EVERYTHING.
SO ONE OF THE BIG, UM, BEFORE COVID WE USED TO HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT USED TO COME TO OUR MEETINGS AND THEY WERE FANTASTIC BECAUSE THEY WOULD GIVE US LIKE ALL THIS INSIGHT OF LIKE WHAT YOUR AGE GROUP'S LOOKING FOR OR LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO OR IF WE'RE UPDATING THE PARK, LIKE WHAT AMENITIES ARE COOL.
LIKE I'M OLD, I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS LIKE.
SO, UM, IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE BACK.
WE KINDA LOST THAT WHOLE STRIDE WHEN COVID HIT AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYONE REALLY, WE HAD A COUPLE KIDS AT ONE POINT, BUT WE REALLY WANNA GIVE YOU THE FLOOR AT SOME OF THESE MEETINGS AND LET THIS WEEK.
AND IF WE HAVE THINGS THAT YOU'RE LIKE, I'D LOVE TO GET THAT OUT TO MY STUDENT BODY, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE ALL THOSE THINGS WITH YOU.
OR IF THERE'S AN ACTIVITY OR PROGRAM OR SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK WOULD WORK REALLY WELL FOR YOUR POPULATION, THAT'D BE AWESOME.
LIKE ALL THOSE KIND OF INSIGHTS IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND LIKE I SAID FROM WHOLE GROUP, LIKE WE'RE NOT.
UM, SO I TOLD YOU WENT BACKWARDS, SO I APOLOGIZE.
THIS WAS, I GAVE MY NEW BUSINESS UNDER OLD BUSINESS.
SO I I I ADVISED VERSA OF THIS IN MY BRAIN.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU, UM, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE ANDERSON FARM.
I WE'RE ADJOURN NOW
SO I WENT OVER THE CNR GRANT AND THE GT P TWO GRANT.
WE ARE REAPPLYING FOR THOSE FOR 2026 FUNDS.
WE ARE LOOKING TO SWITCH UP THE GRANTS A LITTLE BIT.
SO FOR CNR WE ARE LOOKING TO REBUILD THE PLAYGROUND AT MCFARLAND.
THAT IS THE GRANT THAT WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GONNA USE THE PLAYGROUND FOR THAT GRANT.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT IN THAT APPLICATION NEXT WEEK FOR MCFARLAND.
UM, OUR GOAL WAS TO DO THE CNR GRANT FOR PHASE TWO OF TAYLOR, BUT BECAUSE OF PERMITTING AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ON THAT PROPERTY IN TIME, WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MOVING FORWARD WITH PHASE TWO BEFORE PHASE ONE WAS EVEN STARTED.
SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAYGROUND AT MCFARLAND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW FAR WE GET WITH THAT.
THE GTP TWO GRANT, AGAIN THAT'S A TRAIL BASED GRANT.
WE, UM, IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION WHEN WE WERE PUTTING IN THE ANDERSON FARM, THE NEW LITTLE LEAF TRAIL OVER THERE THAT OUR EXISTING TRAIL BY THE BALL FIELDS THAT CONNECTS YOU TO ONE 13 TO CROSS OVER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT TRAIL WHERE THEY PLANTED ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL TREES, IT IS BUCKLING ALL OF MY TRAIL SYSTEM AND IT'S, WE CAN'T REPLACE THAT TRAIL.
WE'LL HAVE TO REBUILD IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE GT P TWO GRID IN, IN MAY TO HELP REBUILD THAT TRAIL SYSTEM.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE A PAID FULL LOOP.
UM, THE ONE THAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS LIKE A GOOD STARTING POINT TO MAKE THIS ALL A REALITY.
ONCE THIS TRAIL IS DONE IN APRIL, YOU CAN STILL USE IT.
WE CAN JUST TELL THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS THAT THOSE TREES ARE GONNA GET BIGGER AND THOSE ROOT SYSTEMS ARE GONNA GET BIGGER AND IT'S GONNA AFFECT THAT TRAIL LEADING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO FIX THAT UP.
SO THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THAT GRANT.
SO, SORRY I
UM, I WAS GOING TO HAND OUT AND I CAN MAKE MORE OF THESE.
SO OUR FIRST EVENT OF THE YEAR IS OUR, UM, OUR FIRST EVER 5K OBSTACLE COURSE RAISE FOR FAMILY.
AND UM, WE ARE DOING THIS FOR, WE'RE ASSISTING OUR FIRE AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS.
ALL OF THE OBSTACLES ARE BASED OFF OF REAL LIFE SITUATIONS THAT THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT GET INTO.
SO A COUPLE OF THE OBSTACLES FOR REFERENCE IS A LITTLE CRAWL.
SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TO TRAIN IN LITTLE CRAWLS AND WHEN THEY GO INTO FIRES, THEY LITTLE CRAWL.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE OBSTACLES.
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EQUIPPING CARRIES BECAUSE BOTH POLICE AND FIRE CARRY A LOT OF EQUIPMENT IN AND OUT.UM, WE ARE DOING TIRE FLIPS KIND OF BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST AWESOME.
UM, BUT, AND THEN WE'RE DOING THOSE DRAFTS AS WELL, UM, WHICH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO, UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 60,000 PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOOKED AT THIS RACE.
WE HAVE 2,600 PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOOKED AT IT ON THE RACE WEBSITE THAT YOU REGISTER ON.
BUT I CURRENTLY 50 PEOPLE REGISTER.
SO I AM LOSING MY MIND
THE WAY THE RACE, THE WAY THE RATE WEBSITE WORKS IS AS LONG AS YOU LOOK AT IT, IT TAKES A POLL OF IT.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE THEY'RE ACTUALLY CLICKING ON, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT LIKE A 50, IT'S LIKE 25 OR 25.
SO I'M LOOKING FOR UM, OBVIOUSLY A LOT MORE PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND DO IT.
THE KITTY GAUNTLET IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT.
YOU'RE DOING SOME OF THE SAME THINGS AS THE ADULTS WOULD BE, BUT YOUR LAST FINAL THING IS A HUMONGOUS, HUMONGOUS INFLATABLE OBSTACLE FORCE, WHICH IS SUPER FUN.
WHICH I AM GOING TO BE OUT AS SOON AS EVERYBODY ELSE HAS DONE THAT DAY.
BUT WE, WE NOTICE SOME OF OUR MARKETING, I THINK SOMETIMES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF US AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS STUFF CONSTANTLY THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY LOOK AT IT IN TERMS OF LIKE, DOES THE AUDIENCE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? DOES A GAUNTLET SOUND TOO SCARY? DO THEY THINK IT'S A TOUGH MUTTER? I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE BE LIKE, WELL I'M NOT A FIRST RESPONDER SO I GUESS I CAN'T DO IT.
SO I WENT THROUGH AND CHANGED EVERYTHING.
UM, WE'RE HOPING WE CHANGE THE BILLBOARD ON 4 22.
WE CHANGED THE RACE WEBSITE, WE CHANGED THE THINGS ONLINE JUST TO TRY TO PULL MORE PEOPLE IN AND SAY LIKE, HEY, YOU CAN WALK, RUN, CRAWL, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO TO GET THIS DONE IS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PROFICIENTLY RUNNING.
UM, THE WAY THE COURSE IS LAID OUT IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FULL 5K ON THIS PROPERTY.
SO YOU ARE, WE ARE CLOSING THIS WHOLE THING DOWN.
YOU HAVE THE WHOLE PROPERTY TO RUN.
THEN YOU DO AN OBSTACLE, THEN YOU RUN DO AN OBSTACLE.
SO YOU'RE, AND WHEN THERE'S MODIFICATIONS FOR THEM, UM, WE HAVE A REALLY COOL DONUT FENDER THAT'S COMING THAT MORNING.
UM, BUT IT SHOULD BE REALLY FUN IF A UPT EVENT WE HOLD NOTHING BACK.
THERE'S GONNA BE AWESOME STUFF HERE.
SO EVEN IF YOU MAY NOT WANT TO RUN IT, BUT YOUR KIDS MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT THE ONE MILE.
WE HAVE A BLOW UP FIREHOUSE THAT'S COMING THAT IT'S LIKE A MINI OBSTACLE COURSE THEY CAN GET ON.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO I THOUGHT I'D HAND IT TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH REGISTRATIONS RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS LIKE MIND BLOWING WITH THE AMOUNT OF TRACTION IT'S GETTING EVERYWHERE.
UM, BUT IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND TAKING 'EM AND IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY, IT'S ALL OVER.
UM, THE PARKS AND REC FACEBOOK PAGE, IT'S ALL OVER.
WE'RE KIND OF SATURATING OR WHAT REGISTER THE DAY OF THE DAY YOU CAN REGISTER THE DAY OF.
SO I'M KIND OF HOPING THIS NICE WEATHER WE HAVE THIS WEEK GETS PEOPLE LIKE EXCITED TO COME OUTSIDE.
UM, WE DID DO, UM, A VIDEO LAST WEEK IN THE FREEZING COLD.
IT'S JUST, IT WASN'T AS BEAUTIFUL THIS WEEK TO, TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, SO, SO YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT TO YOU GUYS SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN HAVE IT AND TO READ THE SHOT.
BE WAY MORE FUN IF IT'S LIKE A LITTLE SLIPPERY MOVE THE TRAIL LIKE YOU'RE OFF.
IT MIGHT BE I
I I WOULD BE BUT WHEN YOU SAY KITTY, WHAT? UM, THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS I WAS GONNA, UM, PUT IT OUT TO ALL OF MY BASE BASEBALL TEAMS. SURE.
'CAUSE EVERY TEAM HAS 12, 12 KIDS.
AND THEY ALL COME AND YEAH, THEY CAN HAVE A SENSE OF COMPETITION.
OH YEAH, THIS WOULD BE PERFECT.
THEY'RE ALL, YEAH, SO IT'S SIX TO 12 FOR THE KITTY GOLET AND UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND TELL ME FOR NEXT YEAR IF LIKE THE NAMES OF THINGS THAT WE CHOSE ARE NOT COOL, LIKE DO YOU LET ME KNOW? UM, BUT UM, THE ADULT ONE IS 13 OR OLDER.
I SAID GAUNTLET MALE LOOKED TO ME LIKE I KNOW, BUT LIKE IT'S POLICE AND FIRE AND THEY WANTED SOMETHING COOL AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS WHAT CHAD TOOK ME, SO I'M GONNA LIE, HERE'S ALL MY SECRETS.
BUT YEAH, SO IT WAS SIX TO 12 AND WE DID JUST FIX A GLITCH ON THE WEBSITE THAT I FOUND TODAY.
SO IN THE BEGINNING YOU COULD ONLY REGISTER ONE PERSON AT A TIME.
SO I THINK FAMILIES OF LIKE THREE OR MORE WERE GETTING AGGRAVATED BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND REFRESH AND GO BACK TO FULL THING AGAIN.
AND IT WAS LIKE MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS.
SO NOW I DID IT FOR MY CREW TODAY, THEY ALL FAMILY
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ALL ON ONE TRAIN.AND I DID PUT IT OUT TO THE BOARD AND A COUPLE OF BOARD SAID THAT THEY WERE, THEY DID HELENE'S DOING IT.
BUT THE IDEA, I ASKED THEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO IT.
I KNOW THEY'RE ALREADY TIM, JEFF UP TODAY, STAFF MEETING ME.
UM, BUT THERE WILL BE, I WILL NOT.
BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE IS
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OKAY.ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OH, THE BIRD.
SO WE, YES, I WILL FIND OUT MORE.
LIKE I SAID, I DID, SHE NEEDED TO DO JUST A ONE FACE, FACE TO FACE.
I THINK THEY JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THERE'S SOMEONE INVOLVED AND THEN WE WILL GET MORE.
SO THE, ON THEIR WEBSITE SHE SHOWED ME THERE WAS THINGS THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE OUT TO THE, UM, THE COMMUNITY TO HELP OUT.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL AND YES
UM, AND THEN IN MAY WE WILL PROBABLY COMBINE WITH EAC IF WE CAN.
USUALLY WHEN WE DO THAT WE CHOOSE OUR MEETING DAY BECAUSE EAC IS PIGGYBACKED ON ANOTHER MEETING.
SO I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER BETWEEN THE TWO OF US NEXT WEEK I'LL REACH, I HAVE TO REACH OUT TO, OUT TO THEM ANYWAY TOMORROW.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE 'EM A QUICK THROW OUT MM-HMM
AND THEN WHEN WE MEET I CAN TALK TO 'EM ABOUT IT AND FIGURE OUT GET THEM.
I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA BUY IN FOR IT.
I THINK IF WE LET THEM KNOW NOW TOO YES.
AS POSSIBLE, THAT'D BE AWESOME.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU? I THINK WE AJOUR.