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>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. TODAY IS
[4. Citizens’ Input]
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025. THE CITY COUNSEL HAS A QUORUM PRESENT IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN INPUT, ITEM 4. COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZEN INPUT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? LET ME JUST TOUCH BASE WITH A COUPLE OF PEOPLE I SAW INTHE HALLWAYS. >> ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLISON BELLER.
>> CAN WE GO TOGETHER? IS THAT OKAY?
>> I'LL CALL YOU AND THEN I'LL CALL YOU.
>> CAN HE GIVE ME HIS TIME? >> NO, WE CAN'T T DO THAT. IF IT'S A GROUP, OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE HAVE A 15 MINUTE BLOCK, IF THERE IS A GROUP THAT IS SPEAKING ON ONE TOPIC.
>> I WANT TO SPEAK FOR BOTH OF US AS A GROUP.
>> ARE YOU SPEAKING ON THE SAME SUBJECT?
>> YES. >> THEN YOU WOULD BE SPEAKING
>> I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR MY FATHER, JUST MY HUSBAND.
>> GET YOUR 3 MINUTES OUT. >> OKAY, I'LL READ REALLY FAST.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT CONCERNS HYDROGEN SULFITE EXPOSURE AND LACK OF TRAINING PROVIDED TO OUR PUBLIC WORK ENTITIES. IT IS A TOXIC GAS THAT IS HARMFUL OVER TIME. IT WHEN H2 HAS PRESENCE, SEWER PIPE IS UNSTABLE. THIS CREATES A DIRECT RISK TO OUR WORKERS AND LONGTERM LIABILITY FOR THE CITY AS WELL AS CONSTANTLY DAMAGING ALREADY FAILING SEWER SYSTEM. MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE, ARE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES BEING WITH TRABING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE? THIS IS STANDARD IN INDUSTRIES THAT DEAL WITH ACTIVATION. IT IS NOT OPTIONAL, BUT A REQUIREMENT FOR MUNICIPAL LIABILITY. H2S HAS BEEN DETECTED. YESTERDAY MEASURABLE LEVELS NEAR MCDOPLED'S. THIS MEANS THE PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED. IT IS SYSTEM WIDE. WE ARE SEEING IT ACROSS THE CITY WHICH SUGGESTS ONGOING CORROSION INSIDE SEWER LINES. I WANT TO SAY THIS DIRECTLY, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH H2S, WATCH LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE OF LANDMAN, IT GIVES A REAL LOOK AT WHAT FACING. THE RISKS ARE DEADLY.
THE SAME GAS IS SHOWING UP IN ROWLETT SEWER SYSTEM. IT IS CHEMICAL REALITY. IF WE ARE SENDING UNTRAINED EMPLOYEES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT, WE ARE PLACING THE CITY AT AN ENORMOUS LEGAL AND FINANCIAL RISK IF WE ARE NOT MONITORING THIS CONSISTENTLY AND EQUIPPING CREWS WITH PROPER METERS. THE CITY IS FAILING TO MEET BASIC STANDARDS. THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT TRAINING IS IN PLACE AND HOW OFTEN CERTIFICATIONS ARE RENEWED AND WHAT PPE IS PROVIDED. WE WANT TO KNOW IF THE CITY HAS UPDATED THE RESPONSE DUE TO REPEATED FAILURES WE HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR.
WE DESERVE TO KNOW WHY RAW SEWAGE WUSS LEAKING INTO THE ROAD. MANAGING RISK IS NOT OPTIONAL. THESE ARE LEGAL, OBLIGATIONS. I'M ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY, DOCUMENTATION AND IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENSURE EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS THE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO KEEP THEM SAFE. OUR TAXPAYERS DESERVE BETTER THAN TO SMELL SEWER GAS 24/7. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THREE WASTE WATER WORKERS ARE DEAD FOLLOWING HYDROGEN SULFITE GAS LEAK AT THE WEST SHORE MUNICIPAL PLANT IN TRINITY COUNTY, TEXAS. THE AUGUST 2025 INCIDENT RESULTED IN A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER UNTIL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED WHAT HAPPENED AND WORKERS WERE DISCOVERED BY RECOVERY TEAM. THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S SPECULATION WAS ONE MAN ENTERED A MAN HOLE AFTER COMLICATIONS THAT FOLLOWED SEWAGE BACKUP. THE WORKER FAILED TO RETURN. TWO OTHER MEN ATTEMPTED TO GO IN AND RESCUE HIM. TWO OTHER WORKERS WERE EMPLOYED BY H2O INNOVATION, A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN WASTE WATER UTILITY AND MANAGEMENT. THE THIRD VICTIM WORKED FOR HIDE ROCLEAR SERVICES. THE RESCUE TEAM DEPLOYED AND ASSISTED WITH RESCUE EFFORTS. IT IS A TOXIC GAS THAT CAN BE FATAL. DEATH CAN OCCUR THROUGH SINGLE EXPOSURE, REPEATED EXPOSURE AT LOWER
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LEVELS, MORE CHRONIC RESATORY SYMPTOMS AND SYMPTOMS FROM THE UPPER RESATORY TRACT SUCH AS FATIGUE, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS. IT IS UNCOMFIRMED WHETHER THE MEN WERE EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE GAS LINES. BUT THE CONTRACTOR HAD SUCH AN ALARM AND HE WAS THE LAST TO ENTER THE MAN HOLE. WE HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM. -- AM IDONE? APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. AND JUSTIN, YOU
ARE NOT PLANNING TO SPEAK? >> I CAN JUST REITERATE WHAT MY WIFE SAID. H2S IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. AND THE JOBS THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE OIL FIELD, IT HAS TAKEN SERIOUS EFFORTS EVERY TIME AN ALARM GOES OFF WHETHER IT IS LOW-LEVEL OR NOT. THE LOW-LEVEL ALARMS, I USED THE OTHER DAY, IT IS TEN PARTS PER MILLION. I WAS MEASURING 100 PARTS PER MILLION WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM THAT MINE WILL READ. SO THERE IS POTENTIALLY MORE DANGEROUS LEVELS OF H2S COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLES. AS ALLISON SAID, IF ANYONE HAS TO GO DOWN INTO THOSE THINGS, IT COULD BE A NIGHTMARE.
THAT'S NOT THE FIRST STORY I HAVE HEARD OF SOMEONE FOLLOWING THEIR BUDDY INTO A MAN HOLE BECAUSE HE PASSES OUT FROM H2S.
IT HAS HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. ALL OF THE H2S TRAINING I'VE TAKEN, WE HAVE HEARD CASE STUDIES OF THE SAME ISSUE. THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAPPEN IN THIS CITY
IF SOMEONE HAS TO GO IN. >> THANK YOU, SIR. WE ALSO HAVE
DAN. >> GOOD EVENING. INITIALLY I WAS ONLY AWARE OF A SMELL AND THE MAN HOLE COVERS ON LIBERTY GROVE. IN TALKING TO RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, JUST LIKE ALLISON SAID ALROWLETT ROAD AND LAKEVIEW PARKWAY AND THE MAN HOLE WAS SLIGHTLY OFF AND THE ALARM WENT OFF ON THE METER BEFORE WE GOT TO RUN A PROBE INSIDE THE MAN HOLE COVER. LIKE JUSTIN SAID, THIS METER ONLY READS TO 100. WHO KNOWS HOW HIGH IT IS. IT WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYONE PASS OUT LAST NIGHT BUT IT IS HIGH ENOUGH THAT THE ALARM IS GOING OFF. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL PROBLEM AT ROWLETT ROAD AND MILLER THAT HAPPENS. I DON'T TRAVEL THAT WAY A LOT, BUT HAS HAPPENED. IT IS JUST PASSED TIME FOR A SOLUTION. WE PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE NEW SEWER LINE ON LIBERTY GROVE AND IT SMELLS. I REALIZE IT IS NOT EVERY DAY SO MAYBE WHAT THEY ARE DOING MIGHT BE HELPING BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN WE ARE DOING. IF WE ARE JUST THROWING STUFF ON THE WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS, THAT'S NOT RIGHT. IF WE NEED TO GET SOME HELP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THE CITY NEEDS TO DO IT. IT IS ON MR. HALL, HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS OR THE FAILURE BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO KEEP TOLERATING THE SMELL DOWN LIBERTY GROVE ROAD. I PROMISE. IF I HAVE TO START PESTERING THE STATE, I'M READY. WE PAY AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ENDURE IT.
IT'S NOT RIGHT. IT'S EMBARRASSING. IT'S PAST TIME TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT IT. I'M NOT SAYING NOBODY HAS BEEN SERIOUS BUT IT IS PAST TIME TO DO MORE THAN WE HAVE BEEN DOING. THAT'S
ALL I'VE GOT. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS JUST WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE. NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN AUSTIN BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A COUPLEAL OF THEM REACH OUT TO US. WE GOT A CONTACT BY ANGIE CHANBUTTON OFFICE AS WELL AS SENATOR HALL'S OFFICE TO CHECK OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I ACTUALLY PURCHASED ONE OF THE METERS THAT WAS IN YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND TOOK IT OUT AND DID SAMP LES TODAY AROUND 3:30. I WENT TO EACH OF THE MAN HOLES ON LIBERTY GROVE THAT I COULD GET ACCESS TO. THEY WEREN'T IN THE ROAD, RIGHT? I WASN'T DOING THAT. I DIDN'T FIND ANY THAT -- THE HIGHEST READING I COULD GET BY SETTING THE METER ON THE MAN HOLE AT ANY POINT WAS 4PPM. AT ONE OF THEM IT WAS BASICALLY DOWN BY 1. THERE APPEARED TO BE ONLY ONE VENT STACK THAT I COULD
FIND. >> I THINK THE REST OF THEM HAVE
BEEN PULLED. >> I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I FOUND ONE VENT STACK THAT HAD BEEN CAPPED BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE THAT WAS PLUGGED. I MEAN, I SAY ALL THIS NOT TO DISMISS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS TOTALLY
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VALID. I SAY IT NOT TO DISMISS CONCERNS BECAUSE THE CONCERNS ARE VALID. I SAY IT BECAUSE I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE, AS A BODY, ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. WE ARE HAVING ONGOING CONVERSATIONS IN OUR MEETINGS THAT WE HAD WITH HIM ONE ON ONE AND PHONE CALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I PROBABLY BUG DAVID FOUR OR FIVE TIMES LAST WEEK THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I KNOW HE WAS GETTING EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS AS WELL BECAUSE IT WAS CONTINUING ON.SO, BUT, I ALSO KNOW THE WORK THAT DAVID HAS PUT IN FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR THIS. PART OF IT WAS TO INITIALLY CAP OFF THE VENTS SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME VENT ISSUES. SECOND PART WAS TO INSTALL AIR MONITORING PROPERLY 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING. CITY COUNCIL GOT A MEETING THAT SUMMARIZES THAT AIR MONITORING AND THE RESULTS AND THAT WAS DONE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ON ORDER AND DAVID, YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS OR NOT, SOME WET FILTERS IF YOU WILL THAT SHOULD -- WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?
>> EXPECT THEM HERE TOMORROW AND WE INSTALL WEDNESDAY.
>> THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR TONIGHT. I ADMIT THERE WAS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THIS WAS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE MEETING. THAT IS BECAUSE THE STATE REQUIRES US TO POST THE AGENDAS THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE AND NOT 72 HOURS. SO WE HAD TO POST THE AGENDAS MONDAY OF LAST WEEK.
>> THIS WAS FRIDAY OF THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND THEN MONDAY OF THE WEEK AFTER. SO IT HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT WORK,
TIMEWISE. >> REAL FAST, I THINK THE CITIZENS WOULD FEEL BETTER IF THERE WAS SOMETHING POSTED. WE
ARE JUST IN THE DARK. >> I JUST WANT TO ADD SOME CONTEXT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW WE MADE A MOST LAST WEEK.
WHEN WE GOT JUSTIN'S INITIAL EMAIL. I APPRECIATE AND I DON'T WANT TO -- I CAN'T ADDRESS YOU DIRECTLY. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING OUT THERE FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY. WE DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY. BUT I WANT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ODOR AND TOXIC, DANGEROUS RELEASE OF GAS. ODOR HAS BEEN EXISTENT IN THE CITY BEFORE I GOT HERE. DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH IT OR LIVE WITH IT BUT I WANT TO SEPARATE THAT BECAUSE THE PRIMARY CONCERN AND ONE OF YOU SAID THIS IN THE EMAIL IS THE FUMES. SO WHEN WE FIRST GOT THAT REPORT, OBVIOUSLY WE WERE CONCERNED. WE WENT OUT, OUR STAFF WENT OUT. WE POSTED THIS ONLINE. IF ANYONE HASN'T LOOKED AT IT, THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP WAS TO IMMEDIATELY GET OUT WITH TWO MONITORING DEVICES. ONE IS AIR INTAKE AND ONE IS AMBIANT AIR MONITORING DEVICE. WE TOOK 36 MEASUREMENTS AT I THINK FOUR LOCATIONS. WE GOT TWO READINGS.
WE GOT THOSE READINGS BY TAKING THE AIR INTAKE COMPONENT, THE AIR INTAKE MONITOR AND PLACING IT RIGHT ON THE LID. WE ONLY GOT A READING WHEN THE LIFT STATION PUMP KICKS ON. WE GOT A READING.
WE TOOK A READING A LITTLE BIT ELEVATED ABOVE THE MAN HOLE COVER. WE DIDN'T GET ANY READINGS. THAT WAS THEN. THAT WAS ON THE 25TH. WE ENGAGED FREEZEN NICKELS TO COME OUT AND IT CAME OUT ON THE 26TH. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE DEVICES. WE PLACED AIR MONITORING DEVICES AT LIBERTY GROVE AND PRINCETON, OLD PRINCETON, AND JUST WEST OF CHEESIC AND WEST OF THE HOMESTEAD NEIGHBORHOOD, WE PLACED ONE THERE AS WELL. THEY HAVE TO BE RECHARGED. WE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH THEM. WE PAID FRIEZE AND NICHOLS TO COME OUT. THEY CAME OUT TO RECHARGE THE BATTERIES IN THE DEVICES AND ENSURE THEY WERE RUNNING. THEY TOOK INTERMITTENT READINGS ACROSS FROM THE 26TH TO THIS AFTERNOON TO TODAY. THEY HAD BETWEEN THE FOUR DEVICES. THEY HAD 15,000 READINGS FOR THAT PERIOD. THERE WAS NO INSTANCE WHERE THEY RECORDED ANYTHING EXCEPT THE CO2, CARBON MONOXIDE READING WHICH THEY SPECULATED WAS PERHAPS FROM A NEARBY IDLING CAR. THAT DOESN'T DISCOUNT THAT YOU MAY GET A READING AT THE
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LID. WE GET THEM OCCASIONALLY. WE'RE NOT DONE. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE WHAT ELSE, THE AIR RAIDERS WE BELIEVE WILL HELP. I REACHED OUT TO THE STATE MYSELF TO SAY HEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE HERE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WITH ANYONE. WE ARE NOT TURNING A BLIND EYE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE. IF THERE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, WE WILL FIX IT LIKE WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. I REACHED OUT TO THE STATE AND I FILED A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE STATE TO COME DOWN. WE WILL SEE IF THEY COME. MY POINT IN ALL OF THIS IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THE LAST REPORT ON THE COUNCIL THAT HAS THE DATA POINTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE DATA POINTS BUT IT REFERENCES THEM WITH THE MAP ET CETERA, OH, 66 AND ROWLETT ROAD, WE ALSO WENT OUT THERE. WE GOT TWO READINGS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHERE THEY HAD READINGS ABOVE 0 . WHEN THEY TOOK A READING 2 FEET, 6 INCHES ABOVE THE LID, THEY GOT 0 AGAIN. I'M NOT DISCOUNTING YOUR READINGS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I THINK THE DATA IS NOT SUPPORTIVE THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF ANY SORT. AND THE BIGGER POINT IS, THERE IS DATA TO SUPPORT THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WE WILL PUT ALL OF THIS OUT. WE JUST GOT THE FINAL DATA POINTS THIS EVENING.WE WILL PUT ALL OF THIS OUT ON THE INTERNET. WE WILL MONITOR THAT. ONE LAST THING WE HAVE IN LINE MONITORS FOR THE SAFETY CONCERN. I CHECKED WITH MINOLT, THEY HAVE THE -- I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK AS I'M AN EXPERT. WE TRUST THEY HAVE IT. BUT WE HAVE IN LINE MONITORS INSIDE THE SEWER LINE. SO BEFORE THEY GO DOWN, THEY CAN CHECK THE READINGS BECAUSE WE DO TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. IS THERE MORE WE CAN DO? ALWAYS. AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP LOOKING AT THAT. BUT I WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK WE HAVE BEEN IN ANY WAY DISMISSIVE OF THIS TOPIC. I'LL LEAVE IT THERE. WE WILL PUT MORE INFORMATION OUT TOMORROW.
>> AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE, MAYBE THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE AMBIENT AIR WHICH IS ONE CONCERN BUT WORKERS GOING DOWN INTO THE SYSTEM AS WELL, PROBABLY THE MUCH LARGER CONCERN, SO YES, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT. I KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS ASKED NOT ONLY TODAY AND TOMORROW BUT THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AS WE GET OUR HANDS AROUND THIS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE CITIZENS INPUT, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYMORE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TOSPEAK? THEN WE WILL WRAP UP CITIZENS INPUT AND MOVE TO ITEM 5, THE WORK SESSION.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> ROBERT FENT ES.
>> OKAY. >> I LIVE ON LIBERTY GROVE AND I ALSO CONTRACT, I ALSO LET A LAND FILL. I NOTICED AT 5:00, THEY DON'T COVER THE WORK BASE WHICH IS THE TRASH, YOU KNOW. AND I'M LIKE THE LAST ONE THERE. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO COVER UP THE WORK
PLACE, THE TRASH WITH DIRT. >> WHEN YOU SAY THEY, ARE YOU
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LAND FILL?
>> SO BEFORE THE SEWER LINE, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SMELL IN THAT AREA. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COVERING UP THE TRASH LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SO I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD CHECK ON
THAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU TONIGHT BUT WE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER. IF YOU WOULD, THERE IS A COMMENT CARD IN THE HALLWAY, IF YOU COULD FILL THAT OUT FOR ME
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR, IF I COULD GIVE YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PART OF OUR ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUE, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO IT THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE WAS MISDIRECTING. PART OF THE ANALYSIS TODAY WAS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CONDITION EXISTS, WHERE THEY ARE NOT COVERING IT UP AND NOT ROTATINGO IT IN THE CYCLES THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO, HE CAN EXPLAIN IT MORE CELL ELOQUENTLY THAN I CAN.
WE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND SEE IF WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH RESPECT TO HANDING THAT.
>> THEY HAD AN AGREEMENT? >> WE HAVE ALREADY CALLED.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NOW ANYMORE COMMENTS FROM
[5.A. Presentation from Senior Advisory Board regarding the Board's annual activities.]
PUBLIC? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. WE MOVE ON TO 5A, PRESENTATION FROM SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD REGARDING THE BOARD'S ANNUAL[00:20:08]
ACTIVITIES. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WITH Y'ALL SO I HOPE YOU CAN BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE IT IS
MY FIRST TIME. THANK YOU. >> SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M ONE OF THE MEMBERS. AND SHALL I GO AHEAD AND GO FOR OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR SENIORS, OUR RESOURCE FAIR WAS ONE OF THE BEST. WE HAD 43 VENDORS, OVER 200 ATTENDANTS AND OBTAINED DONATIONS FROM THREE FOOD VENDORS, CLOSE TO SIX FREE SEMINARS AND SIX PRESENTERS WHO HAVE DONATED THEIR TIME. TOPICS WERE DEV TEP, A.I. AND SCANS, SENIOR SAFETY IN FACILITIES, CAREGIVERS, VETERAN SERVICES, SQUATTERS RIGHTS AND DEED THEFT TOPIC HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST
>> I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. >> NO PROBLEM.
>> OKAY. OUR DEED THEFT TOPIC WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST WE HAD.
WE HAD 80 PEOPLE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? AND SUPPORT SENIOR FRIENDLY SERVICES DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE SENIORS OVER AGE OF 100 PLUS. THIS PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED AND THREE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED. STARTED A PLAQUE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AWARD OF SENIOR FRIENDLY BUSINESS AWARD WAS AWARDED. SUPPORTED THE DART DAY PASS PROGRAM AND SHUTTLE SERVICE AT ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER. THE GOLF CART HAS BEEN REALLY MAKING THE -- WE ARE ALL HAPPY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS COLDER AND IT'S RAINY AND KIND OF WALKING CROS THE PARKING LOT. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT. OKAY.
COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECT INVOLVEMENT, HOSTING EDUCATION BOOTH AT THE EVENTS ON SIX OCCASIONS. THIS IS SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES. A BOARD MEMBER WAS DESIGNATED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD. PARTICIPATED IN LIGHT UP MAIN STREET , RECOGNIZING VOLUNTEERS FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS, AND TWO BUSINESSES SENIORS HELPING SENIORS AT THE CHICK-FIL-A FOR SENIOR FRIENDLY SERVICES. SUPPORTED LIGHT THE WORLD TEAL FOR ALWAYSIMEERS AWARENESS, SUPPORTED LIMITED MOBILITY FOR PARKING SPACES AT RCC. SENIOR TRANSPORTATION UPDATE. AS YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS BEGINNING USE DARTS. IT IS HAPPENING. TOTAL PASSENGERS WERE 16,000 AND OVERALL TOTAL COST WAS $16,702. GROSS COST SHUTTLE SERVICES AT RCC GOLF CART PURCHASE IN THE 2017 LIFE SPAN OF TEN YEARS, ANNUAL MAINTENANCE IS COMPLETED. SERVICE HELPS PATRONS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY WALKING AND SPEAKING IN MY CASE, FOR HELP DURING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE ENTRANCE. EXCUSE ME. SERVICES PROVIDED FOUR DAYS PER WEEK AND FOUR HOURS EACH MORNING. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE PLANS. BOARD MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELEVANT EDUCATION BY HOSTING FREE SEMINARS AND FREE FAIRS.
CONTINUING TO ATTEMPT TO REACH THE SENIORS IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO EDUCATE ON THE SENIOR SERVICES, RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS, ET CETERA. SUPPORT THE SENIOR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS SUCH AS DART PASSES AND GOLF CART AND THE PURCHASE. RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEERS AND AWARD SENIOR FRIENDLY BUSINESS AWARDS 2026.
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MAKE EFFORT TO ENHANCE THE VISIBILITY OF THIS FOR SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. BOARD'S FUTURE CONCERNS, WITH SENIOR POPULATION GROWING, SPACE PROGRAMS ARE BECOMING DIFFICULT.FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN 2016 FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN EXTENSION FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER. B, SAFE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER DUE TO THE LONG WALK FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE COVERING FROM THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. REACHING SENIORS WHO ARE ISOLATED. I HOPE I DID OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. IF I CAN'T ANSWER IT, I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS WHO
WILL PUSH ME UP. >> I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU ENDED UP MAKING THE PRESENTATION AS AN ALTERNATE? DID YOU VOLUNTEER OR
GET VOLEN TOLD? >> I GOT VOLEN TOLD.
>> THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE. IT HAPPENS. YOU DID A GREAT
PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'M CURIOUS IF, YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE THAT YOU BELIEVE WOULD HELP SUPPORT SENIORS, SOMEWHAT REVOLVED AROUND THE RCC BUT ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THE CITY CAN DO FROM ACCESSIBILITY OR DIFFERENT BUSINESSES? WHAT ELSE, WHAT OTHER THINGS DO YOU THINK THE CITY SHOULD FOCUS ON TO
SUPPORT OUR SENIOR POPULATION? >> I THINK PERHAPS GETTING MORE WORD OUT WOULD PROBABLY BE MY BEST IDEA. I THINK WE NEED TO PERHAPS, WE ARE SPEAKING OF SAFETY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE 55 AND OLDER IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT APARTMENTS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I THINK TO GET OUR WORD OUT, MAYBE WE CAN PUT A LITTLE SOMETHING TO DO WITH 55 AND OLDER APARTMENTS. MAYBE WE CAN PUT THOSE FLYERS, SAYING WHAT WE ARE DOING AND INVITE THEM TO COME INAND SEE US AND MAYBE FIND OUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE FROM THEM DIRECTLY. IT COULD BE DONE THAT WAY OR WE COULD PUT SOMETHING IN THE WATER BILLS AND SAY THIS IS WHATTEE ARE GOING TO DO. NOT EVERYONE COMES TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL. TO FIND OUT WHAT WE NEED MORE OF.
>> COULD THE SENIOR ADVISOR BOARD HOST ONE OR TWO OF THE MEETINGS AT SOME OF THE 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITIES, LIKE IN THE COMMON SPACE, THE RECYATION AREA OR WHATEVER? THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION FOR YOU THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY THERE AND THEN IT IS AN ACTIVITY TO GET THEM TO COME OUT AND BE A PART.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
>> THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER
>> I NOTICED ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DID WITH THE SEMINARS WAS AROUND SCAMS AND A.I. I THINK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. IF YOU COULD DO ONE OF THOSE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, IT WOULD BE WORTH IT, HONESTLY. THERE ARE SO MANY SENIORS IN PARTICULAR WHO ARE TARGETED BY SCAMMERS WHO ARE OVERSEAS THEY IS KNOW IDEA WHO YOU ARE. THEY SEND YOU AN EMAIL FROM GEEK SQUAD OR SOMETHING ABOUT A SUBDRIPGZ AND THEN YOU ARE ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO SCAM YOU OUT OF YOUR MONEY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT WILL BE MORE PREVALENT AS A.I. RAMPS UP. NOW IT IS NOT A VOICE WITH A DISTINCT ACCENT, NOW IT IS A VOICE THAT MAY HAVE A VERY AMERICAN ACCENT AND IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT UNLESS YOU ARE KEEN ON THAT.
THAT IS GOG TO BE AN IMPORTANT THING.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER AND HARDER TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET OLDER. ANY WAY WE CAN HELP THEM I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA I LOVE IT. I THINK THAT'S ALL OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> YOU ARE NEW TO THE BOARD AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEWER PEOPLE.
DO YOU KNOW, ARE WE STILL DOING THE AARP SENIOR FRIENDLY GUEST
OF THE WEEK? >> REACCREDITATION, THE STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT.
>> GREAT. I DID FEEL THAT WAS AN AIMPORTANT THING TO PUT ON THE WEBSITE. THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT, THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, FOR THE PRESENTATION, WONDERFUL. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. AND I KNOW YOU ALL WORK VERY HARD SO THANK YOU. THIS MAY BE A LITTLE MORE
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FOR RYAN, I'M NOT SURE. YOU MENTIONED THE SHUTTLE RUNS FOUR DAYS A WEEK, FOUR HOURS A DAY. IS THAT TIED COMPLETELY -- IS THAT TIED TO PROGRAMMING? I GUESS MY LONGER QUESTION IS THAT ENOUGH AND DOES IT MAKE SENSE AND DOES IT NEED TO BE EXPANDED? COULD IT BE EXPANDED? DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT EXPANDING IT? OR THE WAY IT IS LINED UPRIGHT NOW WITH EVENTS THE WAY YOU PREFER TO DOIT? >> THAT IS STAFF MEMBER RELATED.
BUT LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT, WE COULD LOOK TO EXPAND THAT. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS, COMMENTS COMPLAINTS REGARDING ITBUT ROBERT IS THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING CERTAINLY A PROGRAM WE CAN LOOK AT EXPANDING.
>> MAYBE THAT REPRESENTS 90% OF THE SENIOR ACTIVITIES FROM 8:00 TO 12:00 AND IF IT DOES, FINE BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SENSITIVE THAT IF WE NEED MORE, AT LEAST WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AND TRY TO FIND PARTICULAR TIMES THAT IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE.
>> I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO RYAN. I HAD A COUPLE OF INQUIRIES. I DON'T THINK YOU DO IT ON FRIDAY. PERHAPS THERE ARE ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY MORNINGS, THAT IS A REQUEST THAT HAS BEEN
GIVEN TO ME TO EXPAND. >> CERTAINLY.
>> IF I MAY ADD ONTO THAT, THAT IS TRUE. I HAVE HAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER THE 12:00 HOUR, PEOPLE ARE STILL COMING IN, YOU KNOW, SENIORS HAVE THEIR OWN -- RIGHT. THE LATER SENIORS COME IN LATER. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF GOING OUT TO THE PARKING LOT ON FRIDAY AND HELPING SOME THAT ARE JUST LABORING TRYING TO GET UP THE HILL, IT'S NOT A BIG HILL BUT IT IS DEFINITELY AN INKLEIN. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS ONE GENTLEMAN, HE WAS ON A WALKER BUT HE WAS REALLY LABORING AND I GOT CONCERNED ABOUT HIS HEALTH SO I SAID SIR, LET'S JUST SIT HERE FOR A SECOND. AND I MADE HIM SIT HERE AND KIND OF TOOK HIS MIND OFF OF WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEN I HELPED HIM ALL THE WAY IN BUT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT ON A FRIDAY. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DURING THE TIME PERIOD WHEN ROBERT WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. CERTAINLY, IF WE HAVE ANY TYPE OF ELECTIONS, ANY OF THAT, ABSOLUTELY. NOW I DO FIND WHEN IT IS RAINING, THEY DON'T COME UP. WHICH IS ACTUALLY GREAT. BUT FRIDAYS ARE DEFINITELY STILL VERY BUSY, STILL VERY, VERY BUSY. BECAUSE I USUALLY COME ON FRIDAY AND I'M USUALLY ON THE TRACK. AND I FIND, IT'S A WALKING TRAIL, NOT TRACK. AND I FIND A LOT OF SENIORS, THEY JUST, I GO PAST THEM AND I SAY GOOD MORNING. AND I DON'T MEAN TO STARTLE THEM BUT THEY ARE STARTLED. AND I LOOK AT THEM AND I SMILE AND SAY ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD DAY? YES, YES, I AM. AND IT'S JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO MORE SENIORS ARE COMING TO WALK. THEY ARE ON WALKERS AND THEY ARE NERVOUS WHEN PEOPLE START COMING BY. I COME BEHIND THEM AND SAY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RUN THEM OVER.
THEY ARE BEHIND. KEEP GOING. IT IS THE ENCOURAGEMENT PART THAT I FIND IS SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS SO IMPORTANT. FOR ME PERSONALLY, I LIVE MORE NEAR ON THE UPPER SIDE, ROWLETT ROAD AND HICOOK.
WHEN WE ARE HAVING ALL OF THE ELECTIONS AND SIGNS, THERE WERE FEW UP THAT AREA. I DID BRING THAT UP TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
IF WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT SECTOR GETS MORE INFORMATION, I THINK THERE WOULD BE MORE OUTPUT. WHAT I HAVE DONE, WHATEVER WE HAVE, WE FLYERS, I HAVE BEEN INTHE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 30 YEARS SO I LITERALLY GO DOOR TO DOOR BUT I PUT MY SHIRT ON SO THEY KNOW WHO I AM AND MOST OF THEM DO. BUT PERFECT STRANGERS WOULDN'T ANSWER THE DOOR. BUT I HAVE BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I GIVE THEM FLYERS AND LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE WE NEED TO POOL THE RESOURCES THAT WAY AS WELL. THERE IS QUITE A FEW AT 66 AND ROWLETT ROAD THERE ARE TONS OF SIGNS AND ON THIS SIDE BUT
NOT ON THAT SIDE. >> I WILL SAY KUDOS TO RYAN AND HE JUMPED ON IT QUICK. TECHNICALLY THEY ARE NOT HANDICAPPED SPOTS BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SPACES MARKED FOR MOBILITY ISSUES AND THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES CLOSER TO THE BUILDING AND I CAN WALK ALONG THOSE. THANK YOU, RYAN.
[5.B. Presentation by the Rowlett Parks and Recreation Advisory Board regarding the Board's annual activities.]
>> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR PEAG HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE THAT.
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>> NEXT WE MOVE TO ITEM 5B, PRESENTATION BY ROWLETT PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD WITH AN UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. I'M THE CHAIR THIS YEAR AND THIS IS CHIEF JOHNSON, THE VICE CHAIR THIS YEAR. SO WE WILL BE YOUR MCS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PRESENTATION. I THINK THE REST OF THE GROUP HAS A SONG AND DANCE PREPARED. NO? SINCE THEY HAVE FAILED --
>> ALL THAT PRACTICE. >> CAN YOU STAND UP AND GIVE
YOUR NAMES REALLY QUICK? >> JUSTIN MARS.
>> BLAKE, YOU KNOW ME. >> ALYSEA MANS.
>> SO INTRODUCTIONS ALL AROUND. I APOLOGIZE WE DON'T HAVE A DANCE FOR YOU BUT WE WILL CONTINUE ON.
>> I KNOW DANIEL DOES. >> THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN PRETTY ACTIVE. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN US AT THE EVENTS AROUND TOWN. WE LOVE GETTING OUT AND GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING FEEDBACK. THE PICTURES ON THE SLIDE ARE FROM THE URBAN FORESTRY DAY. WE GAVE AWAY 140 SOMETHING TREES, 132? SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TREES.
EVERYONE LOVED IT. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL ADD SOME GREEN TO THE CITY. WE PLAN ON DOING THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I WILL SAY, WE ALSO, THE TREE ORDINANCES, WE HAVE GIVEN FEEDBACK ON THAT, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THAT'S ANOTHER THING I KNOW THE BOARD IS EXCITED ABOUT POTENTIAL
THERE. >> ALSO, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE HAVE STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE PARK SERVICES AND ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS. YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE ROWLETT CHAMBER'S 5K RUN. WE DID A PARTNERSHIP WITH SHADER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE ARE PROUD OF THOSE EVENTS.
>> GARDEN LOOKS GREAT. STUDENTS DID ALL OF THE WORK. WE SHOWED UP AND GAVE THEM SNACKS AND MORAL SUPPORT AND COORDINATED THE THING AS A GROUP. NEXT IS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PARKS PROGRAM, TO INVOLVE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID. WE SUPPORTED TEXAS ARBOR DAY WITH RECEIVING A PROCLAMATION. WE SUPPORT PARKS AND RECREICATION MONTH IN JM.
ALWAYS A SUCCESS IS THE ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT. IT GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY YEAR AND IT IS NEVER ENOUGH CANDY, EVER. THEN CHRISTMAS TREES ON MAIN. THIS YEAR WAS -- WELL, THAT'S UPCOMING RIGHT NOW. BUT SCARE CROWS ON MAIN, THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL. THAT WAS A REPLICA AND DEDICATION TO LITTLE ARCHER. IF YOU KNOW ABOUT LITTLE ARCHER, JUST VERY, VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND TO REPLICATE IT VIA
THE SCARE CROWS ON MAIN. >> THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB.
>> THEY DID. >> I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT ARCHIE BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD BE TOUGH.
>> WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE, THE REQUESTS COME IN THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT GOES THROUGH AND REVIEWS POLICY AND THEN REVIEWS THE REQUESTS. SO THIS YEAR, STARTING LAST FALL, WE HAD A REQUEST COME IN TO NAME ONE OF THE FIELDS AFTER THIS LIT BOY, ARCHIE, HIS FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN THE BASEBALL COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY. WE WERE HONORED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND VERY COOL, THE SPEECHES EVERYONE GAVE AND THE PARTICIPATION FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY AND I KNOW A BUNCH OF YOU ALL WERE THERE. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE. IT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL FOR THE FAMILY. WE CONTINUED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND THEY ARE JUST GREAT. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT. OUR LAST FEW, WE LOOKED INTO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING INTO ISSUES THAT PROMOTE ECOFRIENDLINESS IN ROWLETT AND ECOTOURISM AND TO THAT END, ADVISING ON ANYTHING
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THAT COMES ACROSS OUR AGENDA THAT YOU MAY SEND OUR WAY.RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, LOOKING AT PARK IMPROVEMENT, PLANNING AND ADVOCACY AND THEN PROVIDING FEEDBACK THERE AS WELL. WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE THERE THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYING EVERYTHING OFFERED TO THE CITY AND OFFERING FEEDBACK. I KNOW OUR BOARD IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PROJECT AND WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THE FUTURE OF THAT PARK.
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND PROMOTE PARK AREAS TO THE PUBLIC. WE LOVE VOLUNTEERING. WE LOVE BEING AT CITY EVENTS AND SUPPORTING THOSE. THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST WAYS THAT WE GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY EVERY TIME WE GO TO THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE HAVE FEEDBACK, THEY HAVE COMMENTS, THINGS THEY WANT TO SEE. WE LOVE BEING ABLE TO BRING THAT TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ULTIMATELY TO YOU ALL AS WELL. WE WILL HELP MARKET THE EVENTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP WITH TURNOUT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOST HARBOR DAY, IMPROVE PARK OFFERINGS AND SUPPORTING THE EXPLOSION OF THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE WHICH WE KNOW IS UPCOMING AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE LOTS OF INPUT. >> THESE ARE SOME OF OUR FUTURE CONCERNS. WE HAVE KIND OF WEIGHTED THIS LIST. I BELIEVE THIS HAS COME ACROSS FOR YOU BEFORE. THIS IS KIND OF OUR, AS WE TALK WITH THE COMMUNITY, AS WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITHIN OUR BOARD, THESE ARE KIND OF THE TOP ISSUES THAT WE SEE THAT WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND PASSIONATE ABOUT WEIGHING IN ON AS THEY COME UP. SO OF COURSE MAINTENANCE, PARK IMPROVEMENTS, SHORE LINE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION, TRAILS, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND THE WATER TRAILS AS WELL. PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACE AND WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR SHADE, WATER ALL OF THAT AT SOME OF THE PARKS TO MAKE THEM MORE USABLE AND THEN LOOKING INTO A DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL PARK SPACES AS WELL. THE BOARD HAS EXPRESSED THIS YEAR ALSO THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATE WHEN YOU ALL HAVE BROUGHT THINGS TO US AND ASKED FOR OUR FEEDBACK ON THINGS. SO WE DO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND WE REALLY FELT HEARD. WE WANTED TO BRING THAT UP AS WELL. ONE FINAL COMMENT THAT WE HAD IS THIS IS ONE THAT WE KEEP GETTING FROM THE COMMUNITY IS ON SOME OF OUR PROGRAMMIG, WE KEEP GETTING FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR PROGRAMMING FOR VARIOUS LEARNING DIFFERENCE GROUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT IS NOT PART OF OUR PRESENTATION, JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO CALLOUT AS SOMETHING WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I THINK I HAVE MAYBE A COUPLE. THE FIRST BEING, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ON ABOUT BEING ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THE TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. I'M CURIOUS IF THAT -- HAS PARKS FINALIZED IT AND NOW REVIEWING OR WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?
>> I DON'T REMEMBER. >> IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING WE WENT TO, GOT THE FEEDBACK, TALKED TO COUNCIL AND WE PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER. I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK BACK. WE HAVE GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM THE PARKS BOARD IN
THE PAST. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE AND IF WE NEED ANOTHER WORK SESSION FROM COUNCIL TO FIRM UP THE LOOSE ENDS. I KNOW THERE IS
A LOT GOING ON. >> THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON.
THERE IS A REALITY BETWEEN SHORT-TERM RENTAL. IF IT IS SMPG THE COUNCIL WANTS TO BRING BACK, WE CAN PUT IT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST I WOULDN'T SAY NECESSARILY TOP OF THE LIST BECAUSE WE HAVE PRIORITIES AT THE MOMENT BUT MAYBE NOT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
LIST. >> IT IS NOT AT THE BOTTOM, FOR
>> IT ISN'T, DEFINITELY NOT AT THE BOTTOM.
>> AND THEN YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. SOME OF THOSE ARE PRETTY BIG LIKE FUTURE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS OUR BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ALL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WEB ZONE, RCC, COMMUNITY PARKS, FIELDS, WHAT'S OUR BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY?
>> I THINK WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF FORWARD MOMENTUM THIS YEAR WITHIN THE STAFF AND THE BOARD AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU
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HAVE A SPECIFIC ONE THAT IS COMING TO MIND?>> WELL, NUMBER 4 ALWAYS JUMPED OUT AT ME BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE. COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION. I THINK WE EVEN HEARD ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD BENEFIT OUR SENIORS AS WELL AND THE COMMUNITY ASPECTS, THE EXPANSION. AND GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES. I MEAN THERE IS A LOT OF WAYS IT CAN BE EXPANDED FROM PROGRAMMING TO ACTUAL BUILDING, TO THE WHOLE -- EVERYTHING.
>> I ASKED THAT QUESTION MAINLY TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE THING AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT IS. WE HAVE TWO ADVISORY BOARDS MENTIONING THAT AS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY, I THINK THAT BEARS HEARING BY THIS BODY TO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A DESIRE THERE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE EXPANSION LOOKS LIKE. IF WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT IN 2016 ACCORDING TO THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN A PRIORITY FOR A WHILE AND HAS JUST MADE THE LIST SO TO SPEAK
FOR PROJECTS AND WHAT NOT. >> WHAT ABOUT COMMUNITY PARK FIELD IMPROVEMENTS? CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT?
>> WE HAVE HAD SOME GROUPS COME INTO OUR MEETINGS AND DISCUSS THE CONDITIONS OF THE FIELDS. I WILL SAY WE DID NOT HAVE AS MANY COMPLAINTS BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO OUR BOARD THIS YEAR. I WON'T SPEAK TO WHERE ELSE THEY MAY HAVE GONE BUT THEY DID NOT COME AS MUCH. IN YEARS PAST, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO USED THOSE FIELDS AND THEY HAVE HAD A LUT OF COMMENTARY ON THE STATE. I KNOW THERE WERE IMPROVEMENTS MADE.
>> IS THAT BASEBALL? >> IT HAS BEEN THE WHOLE GAMUT FROM ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO USE IT FOR ACTIVITIES AS FAR AS SOFTBALL, SOCCER, AND ALSO PEOPLE WHO WALK THE PARK AND USE
THE PARK. >> I KNOW THE BASEBALL FIELDS, THEY WERE HAVING A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE CRACKING. I THINK I WANT TO SAY LAST YEAR THAT WAS.
>> YEAH. >> THAT WAS LAST YEAR, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY RECALL, WE TOOK A TOUR OUT THERE AND THE CONDITIONS WERE MUCH IMPROVED. WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM THAT SPENDS ALL OF THEIR TIME OUT THERE ON THOSE FIELDS, SPECIFICALLY THE BASEBALL FIELDS. THE SOCCER FIELDS COULD USE A LITTLE MORE LOVE BUT THEY ARE NOT HEAVILY USED AS THE BASEBALL FIELDS WHICH IS WHERE WE SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME. WE LOOKED AT THE RESTROOMS AND SOME OF YOU CALLED FOR THAT IN FACT.
YOU CAN VOUCH FOR THE CONDITIONS, EVEN BETTER THAN IT WAS LAST MARCH. THOSE COMPLAINTS WE HOPE HAVE HEARD AND CERTAINLY ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS BECAUSE THEY WERE VALID AT ONE POINT.
>> COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS? >> MAYBE THIS IS MORE FOR RYAN BUT UPDATING THE MASTER PLAN, THREE YEARS AGO, IS THAT STILL
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE -- >> LET ME ADDRESS THAT, GREAT QUESTION. WHEN I GOT HERE, WE PAID A CONSULTANT FOR A FINAL MASTER PLAN. THAT CONTAINED IN IT A GREAT SPACE OF THE PARK. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW THAT WAS KIND OF CONTRARY TO YOUR STATED GOAL OF DRAWING PEOPLEAL TO THIS CORE. SO WE PUT IT ON HOLD AND WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES. WE HASN'T PICKED IT BACK UP BECAUSE WE DIDN'T. I COULD GIVE YOU A MILLION REASONS AND 100 PROJECTS WHY WE DIDN'T. IT HAS COME BACK UP. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO IT. I THINK RYAN IS DUE TO GIVE US BY TUESDAY KIND OF HIS ANALYSIS, THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING HIM ON STAFF IS GIVING US HIS ANALYSIS. WE AR NOT GOING TO THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER. THERE ARE GOOD PARTS TO THE PLAN. WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS ANALYSIS. WE WILL PICK THAT BACK UP. DISCARD THE PIECES THAT ARE NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE VISION AND DIRECTION AND THEN GO BACK AND FINALIZE IT AND BRING IT FORWARD FOR COMPLETION.
>> I WILL MENTION -- SORRY, GO AHEAD.
>> TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND, STAFF WILL BASICALLY GO THROUGH, REEDIT, REPRIORITIZE, AND THEN --
>> WE WILL ANALYZE. >> WHATEVER TERMS YOU WANT TO
CONSULTANT. >> AND THEN TAKE IT TO THE PARKS
BOARD? >> WE ALWAYS TAKE THAT TO THE
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PARKS BOARD I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THE FLOW. OKAY.>> I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP DURING THIS LAST AMENDMENT TO THE PARKS BOARD, WE JUST DID THE FIRST AMENDMENT WHICH WAS NECESSITATED BY THE INNER MERIT EXTENSION CONNECTOR. THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN WAS I'M GOING TO USE QUOTE AMENDED BUT NOT REALLY WITH SOME RED LINE EDITS THAT WERE ADDED ON ONE OF THE PAGES THAT SAID DURING THIS MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED WE WILL REALIGN SOME TRAILS ALONG BASICALLY MILLER AND CHIZA. THAT WAS NEVER A NORMAL ADOPTION BUT IT WAS THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME. THAT NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST DISCUSSED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS SO IT DOESN'T GET LOST IN THE EITHER OF GETTING TOSSED AROUND.
>> HAD THAT DISCUSSION TODAY. THE TRAILS FROM 2021
]. >> YEAH, THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION ABOUT TRAILS WHERE THEY SHOULD AND
SHOULD NOT GO. >> THEY ARE VERY OPINIONATED, YET. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT PARKS BOND'S PASS, FAIL, LOOK AT WHEN IT FAILED, IT WAS CONGRUENT WITH WHEN THAT DISCUSSION HAPPENED. WE HAVE TO BE RECEPTIVE TO THAT BECAUSE IT COULD BE A MAJOR POINT OF OPPOSITION TO ANY FUTURE BOND PROJECTS ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXPANDING OUR TRAIL
>> COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO CAME UP AND SUPPORT OF THIS. YOU HAVE A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM ON THAT BOARD, I CAN TELL YOU. THEY WORK HARD. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND PUTTING UP WITH ME AND SCHUPP. I KNOW THAT'S
PRETTY BAD. >> A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM IS CODE
FOR STAYING UNTIL 9:00 P.M. >> I SAW THE PHOTO OF THE ARCHER HILL DEDICATION AND HIS BLAZER. EVERYONE ELSE WAS IPSHORTS. IN PARTICULAR, THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP THE MANTLE OF LOOKING AT POLICY TYPE STUFF. THE PARKS BOARD FOR A LONG TIME WAS THE PARTY PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD AND YOU ALL HAVE REALLY TAKEN ON THE MANTLE OF LOOKING AT POLICY, RECOMMENDING TO US THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED, THE TREE PRESERVATION THING IS ONE COMPONENT OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU. >> HAVE A GOOD EVENING,
[5.C. Presentation and discussion of proposed amendment to Community Grant Agreement with Sensory Tent Pals, Inc.]
EVERYONE. >> OUR NEXT ITEM IS 5C, PRESENTATION, DISCUSS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SENSORY TENT PALS AND IT LOOKS LIKE DAVID IS MAKING THE PRESENTATION.
>> I AM. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, AS YOU MAY RECALL, PART OF THE COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, YOU AGREED WITH SENSORY TENT PALS.
YOU AUTHORIZED THIS AGREEMENT BUT MS. CANGY HAS COME BACK WITH WHICH I DIDN'T THINK WERE IN MY TO AUTHORIZE, ONE IS A CLAWBACK PROVISION AND THE OTHER IS CHANGE OF A PURCHASE FROM A CLOSED TRAILER TO MOBILE SENSORY UNIT, PURCHASE OF MOBILE HOME INSTEAD OF TRAILER. THERE IS NO CHANGE OR REQUESTED CHANGE TO THE FUNDING AMOUNT . WHAT I'M SEEKING IS YOUR AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT GENERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
I WILL SHOW YOU THE PHOTOS SUBMITTED FROM THE REVISED PURCHASE REQUEST FROM SENSORY TENT PALS, PHOTOS OF THE EXTERIOR AND TWO PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATIONS. CANGY IS HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. >> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT AND GOOD DISCUSSION. AND IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE CLAWBACK PROVISION. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT CAME THE CONVERSATION OF WHAT ABOUT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO A TRAILER. SO AT THAT POINT, IT WAS MORE ABOUT WE NEED TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COUNCIL. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID ABOUT THAT AS WELL. WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE PRESENTATION AND GETTING ALL OF THE DETAILS BECAUSE THIS IS HELPFUL. I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MAKING
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THE CHICHG AND IT PROBABLY MAKES IT EVEN MORE -- I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WORD. MORE MODULAR, I GUESS, MORE ACCESSIBLE.>> YEAH, AND IT ENHANCES OUR PROGRAM, HONESTLY. IT PROVIDES US MORE INDEPENDENCE ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR USERS, RIGHT? DURING THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, MAKING SURE BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF THE TAXPAYERS MONEY BECAME AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A DRIVABLE RV FROM A LOCAL COMMUNITY CHURCH MEMBER AND YOU KNOW, THEIR GENEROSITY TO HELP US OUT. IT HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM SO THAT IT CAN ADDRESS HYGIENIC NEEDS. IT HAS A REFRIGERATOR, GENERATOR IS INCLUDED. IT ALLOWS FOR MORE EXPANSION ON OUR SPACE BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF WE WERE TO DO A TRAILER, THE TOWING CAPACITY IS LIMITED AND SO THAT ONLY ALLOWED ME TO GET LIKE 14 FOOT TRAILER VERSUS A REALLY NICE LARGER SPACE. AND THIS GIVES ME 36 FEET. IT'S DRIVABLE. EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS THE TRAILER AS FAR AS THE STORAGE AND INSURANCE AND ALL OF THAT. NOTHING WITH THAT. I DID PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION. THERE IS AN OIL CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE FRONT AC NEEDS TO BE REALIGNED BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THROW SOME BRANDING AND WE WILL RENOVATE IT. ON THE BACK SIDE, THIS IS SOME MOCK UPS. THE BATHROOM WE PLAN TO HAVE A DARKENED ROOM IN WHICH IT WILL HAVE A CRASH PAD, LIGHTING, SOFT, CALM MUSIC AND THEN THE FRONT ROOM WOULD BE JUST A GENERAL SENSORY SPACE. WE WILL INCLUDE SOME SEATING THAT IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE RV. BUT THAT WILL INCLUDE THE ACTIVITY AND SEATING FOR THE ATTENDING ADULTS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAND. SAME CONCEPT, JUST DIFFERENT FOUNDATION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE COMING TO YOU FOR.
>> SO YOU COULD RETROFIT THIS WHOLE THING?
>> YEAH. IN FACT, WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER.
>> YOU MENTIONED CLAWBACK. >> WE HAD PREVIOUSLY, THE COUNCIL HAD AGREED ON A LONGER CLAWBACK PERIOD OF THREE YEARS?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS FIVE YEARS. ⌞> WHAT MIRANDA CAME BACK WITH IS FOR A NONPROFIT, IT MAKES IT UNTENABLE TO ENGAGE IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT BECAME KIND OF A PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A TRAILER WITH THAT LONG OF A CLAWBACK PROVISION. I WOULD THINK THE SAME IS TRUE
WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT -- >> INSURANCE AND ALL OF THAT, RIGHT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE ENSURING, THEY ASK FOR ALL OF THESE DETAILS AND INFORMATION . LIKE I TOLD YOU, AS AN A STARTING NONPROFIT, DOING LONGTERM THINGS, IT'S NOT COMMON IN THE NONPROFIT SPACE, A TWO TO THREE YEAR WINDOW IS TYPICAL, IS MAX FOR TYPICAL. SO WE CAME BACK TO YOU WITH THAT
INFORMATION. >> I KIND OF SHARED THOSE THOUGHTS WITH DAVID AND THEN THE CONVERSATION OF A WHOLE DIFFERENT TYPE OF VEHICLE CAME UP. IN THAT PROCESS, WE SAID WE NEED TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE BIT -- WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL VISION OF THE APPLICATION. SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE BACK HERE TODAY.
>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE THE INITIATIVE AND CREATIVITY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA. I KNOW TYPICALLY RVS DO NOT REQUIRE ANY CDL OR SPECIAL LICENSING. FOR YOUR INSURANCE OR FOR THE CITY AS A GENERAL IDEA, WITH A NONPROFIT LIKE THIS, IS THERE
TRAINING THAT. >> LESS TRAINING.
>> THAT WOULD BE GIVEN THAT YOU WOULD TAKE? I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE THAT WENT TO FLORIDA AND BOUGHT A 60 FOOT PUSHER BUS AND ENDED UP DRIVING OUT AND HE HAD NEVER BEEN IN IT. AND I THOUGH'E
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CITY HAS A LOT OF LIABILITY BUT I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF THERE WASSOMEONE WHO HAS DRIVEN BEFORE. >> YEAH. I HAVE DRIVEN AND DO DRIVE OFTEN LONG RVS LIKE THIS. A TRAILER DURING FOURTH OF I
WILL, I HAD SOMEONE. >> IT IS EASIER TO BACK THE
TRAILER. >> DEFINITELY LESS TRAINING ON A
NONPROFIT FOR THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE GENERAL CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD THIS AT A ONE YEAR CLAWBACK AND THE CHANGE TO AN RV VERSUS A STAND
>> WE HAVE DIRECTION THERE. >> THANK YOU, MIRANDA.
[6. Discuss Consent Agenda Items for December 2, 2025, City Council Meeting]
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. AND THAT WRAPS UP OUR AGENDA ITEMS TODAY. ITEM 6, DISCUSS ITEMS FOR DECEMBER 2.
ARE THERE ITEMS WE WANT TO DISCUSS OR PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL
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