[00:00:07] >> GOOD MORNING THE TIME IS 10:27. FOR THE LIBERTY HILL CITY BOARD. WE HAVE A QUORUM END. >> JASON RASK. >> NICOLE BAUER. >> PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE TOGETHER TO TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND ALL THAT HAPPENS IN THIS ROOM TODAY IS THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR US ALL BEING WELL AND PRESENT. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS MORNING? OKAY. [3) CONSENT AGENDA] WONDERFUL. ON TO THE AGENDA, ITEM 38 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO ON HERE THE FIRST ONE IS FROM JULY 16TH 2016 MEETING, DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO READ THOSE MINUTES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES. >> I WILL SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? >> UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEM 3B, TO LOOK AT THE APPROVAL OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS FOR AUGUST 20TH 2026. EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 20TH 2026. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED [4) REGULAR AGENDA] THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA THE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING PARKS AND RECREATIONAL MASTER PLAN INCLUDING REVIEW AND REFINEMENT OF THE VISION. RIDING PRINCIPLES, SYSTEM WIDE PRIORITIES AND SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND BOARD, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. I WILL GO OVER THE REGULAR AGENDA AND WE WILL GO OVER ITEM 4A WHICH IS A PARKS -- MASTER PLAN. THE THING I WANT YOU GUYS TO TAKE FROM THIS IS THE WORKSHOP IS INTENDED TO HELP ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES THAT WILL GIVE THE FINAL PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN. THE BACKGROUND IS WE'RE WORKING TO ESTABLISH A SHARED TENURED -- 10-YEAR DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO TAKE ACCOUNT FOR PARK INVENTORY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SPORTS ANALYSIS, SERVICE AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON SYSTEM WIDE PRIORITIES RATHER THAN JUST SELECTING INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL PROJECTS. IN DOING THIS WHILE WORKING WITH OUR BY PLANNING AND LANDSCAPING AND ARCHITECTURE. >> THE GOAL IS TO HAVE VALID PRIORITIES BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS, LONG TERM MAINTENANCE, REGIONAL SERVICE, PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING IN THE 10-YEAR FEASIBILITY. WE HOPE TO LEAVE TODAY DOING THIS WORKSHOP WITH AN AGREED UPON VISION, REFINED GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND A DRAFT OF SIX TO NINE GOALS FOR INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS. FROM THIS POINT I WILL HAND IT [00:05:01] OFF TO RBI AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PROJECT. AND BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. >> COURTNEY JOINED ♪ ♪ , SUZANNE NICOLE. I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING, THAT'S NOT COURTNEY, THERE SHE IS. >> YES, WE CAN SEE IT. WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> THAT BEGINNING CHAPTER SO FAR, FIVE OTHER PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNED. EVERYONE WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THAT ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK? >> YES. >> THOSE CHAPTERS ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION PROVISIONS AND GOALS, HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THE DRAFT AND TAKE THE TIME THROUGH TODAY. IT'S A LOT, I WON'T BE WALKING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PAGE TODAY BUT I WILL SUMMARIZE THE HIGHLIGHTS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LEVEL SET AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST ONE THROUGH FIVE CHAPTERS WE CAN DISCUSS THOSE TODAY. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE SAW THE SLIDE ADVANCE. THE PLAN THAT YOU SEE IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS IS OUTLINED AS FOLLOWS. AS I MENTIONED WE'RE TALKING CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FIVE TODAY. THE FIRST CHAPTER, WHAT CONDITIONS ARE SHAPING LIBERTY HILLS FUTURE, THE SECOND ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT PARKS, RECREATIONAL RESOURCES EXIST TODAY THAT INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO D OWNED IN THE SYSTEM. THIRD IS ABOUT ENGAGEMENT, WHAT DID THE RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TELL US WITH OUR SURVEY AND OUR OTHER OUTREACH THAT WE DID. FOURTH, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WHAT ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM. OR WOOD NEEDS AND DEMOGRAPHIC GAPS AND THE ANALYSIS IDENTIFY AND THIRD ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM. TOGETHER THESE CHAPTERS PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR THE GOALS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES THAT WILL FOLLOW. WE WILL START WITH A CONTEXT AND THE INFORMATION IN THE FIRST CHAPTER AND I THINK THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT, THE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS. LIBERTY HILLS GROWTH IS ESSENTIAL CONTEXT FOR THIS PLAN SO YOU CAN SEE THAT LIBERTY HILL GREW FROM ABOUT 3600 RESIDENTS IN 2020 TO AN ESTIMATED 11,984 RESIDENTS IN 2024. AND WE ARE USING THE A C'S THE AMERICAN CANADIAN SURVEY, U.S. CENSUS IS THE LAST ONE NUMBERED FROM 2024. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS AND THE REASON IS WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, USING OFFICIAL NUMBERS IN YOUR PROS PLAN GIVES THEM A BASIS AND THEY ACTUALLY ASK FOR THAT. THAT'S THE LAST OFFICIAL NUMBER AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE BASING A LOT OF OUR ANALYSIS OFF THAT U.S. CENSUS NUMBER IN ORDER TO SATISFY TPWD REQUIREMENTS. WE TALK ABOUT GROWTH IN THE [00:10:03] FUTURE AND WHAT'S ESTIMATED THE PLANNING ESTIMATES FOR LIBERTY HILL BASED ON PREVIOUS GROWTH AND THIS IS AN ART NOT A SCIENCE, WE TAKE IT FROM THE TEXAS STATE OFFICE, AND OTHER SOURCES. ESTIMATES CONSERVATIVELY APPROXIMATELY 20,000 RESIDENTS BY 2030 AND ABOUT 35,000 BY 2040. THESE ESTIMATES SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AS NEW INFORMATION COME OUT. THE PROJECTIONS THEY ARE AN ART NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS WHAT WE HAVE IN 2024. ALSO AT LIBERTY HILL HAS A YOUNG FAMILY CENTERED POPULATION AS YOU ALL PRETTY MUCH ARE AWARE. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF RESIDENTS ARE OUT OF THE AGE OF 18 AND THE MEDIAN AGE IS ABOUT 32 YEARS. THAT'S A RELATIVELY YOUNG POPULATION. THESE CONDITIONS CREATE A STRONG DEMAND FOR YOUTH SPORTS, RECREATIONAL, GATHERING SPACES AND THOUGH SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC FACILITIES. THEY ALSO INCREASED THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURING PARKLAND AND CONNECTIONS BEFORE DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS MAKE THESE OPPORTUNITIES MORE DIFFICULT OR EXPENSIVE TO ACHIEVE. >> WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND YOU SEE THROUGH THE DRAFT, WE DID IT BETWEEN WHAT THE CITY OWNS AND SUPPORTING PARK RESOURCES. THERE IS THE ISD, THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL AND WHAT YOU GUYS CAN CONTROL AND WHAT YOU GUYS CAN INFLUENCE AND PARTNER. SO RIGHT NOW LIBERTY HILL OWNS SIX PARK PROPERTIES AND APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 143 ACRES OF PARKLAND. ABOUT 24.7 ACRES ARE DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED AS ACTIVE PARKLAND. AND 118 ACRES ARE UNDEVELOPED OR OPEN SPACE. THAT IS THE MANSION'S OPEN SPACE, THOSE ACREAGE. THE SYSTEM OBVIOUSLY IF YOU GUYS KNOW TO OUR AMENITIES, NINE SPORTS FIELDS AND 1.5 OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS. MOST OF THE CITY'S ACTIVE RECREATION CAPACITY IS CONCENTRATED IN CITY PARK. THE -- THE BROADER RECREATIONAL NETWORK, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE SUPPORTING PARK RESOURCES, THE ISD, LIONS FOUNDATION PARK. AND THE RIVER RANCH COUNTY PARK. THESE PARTNERS MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RECREATIONAL AND THE BROADER SYSTEM IN THE AREA. THE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A DEPENDABLE CITY OWNED SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PARK RESOURCES. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW, THOSE HIGHLIGHTS. SO IN TERMS OF OUTREACH WHAT WE DID TO GET THE WORD OUT WE HAD YARD SIGNS, 500 OF THOSE CLOSED CARDS WERE DISTRIBUTED AND THE PLANNING PROCESS INCLUDING SEVERAL WAYS FOR RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE. AS YOU KNOW THE WHIMSY WONDER EVENT, GREAT TURNOUT THERE. WE HAD THOSE POP UP ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONS IT'S HUGE. I LOVE IT ALL. THE ONLINE SURVEY, 312 RESPONSES, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT. A BIT HIGHER. WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH -- WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR FOR THE COMMUNITY THIS SIZE. REALLY, REALLY HAPPY WITH THE GREAT WORK YOU GUYS DID GETTING THE WORD OUT AND WITHOUT WHIMSY AND WONDER WE HAD 125 REPORTED POP UP RESPONSES OF PEOPLE ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS. REALLY WE HAD THOSE FOCUS GROUPS AND NOW WE ARE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE PARKS RECREATION BOARD MEETING. WE ARE DOING A LOT REALLY WELL AND REALLY HAPPY WITH THE ENGAGEMENT SO FAR. SO TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT SURVEY THAT WE DID, THAT 312 RESPONSES. I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHO THOSE FOLKS WERE. THESE POINTS ON A MAP SHOW BASICALLY ALL THE AREA OF PEOPLE WHO WEIGHED IN AND CHOSE SOME ELECTED TO NOT PROVIDE THEIR POINT ON A MAP AND THAT'S OKAY TOO. THAT'S WHY WE ASK, DID YOU LIVE IN THIS. AROUND 58% SAID NO, THAT THESE WEREN'T RESPONDING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIVING THERE. THERE IS A GOOD PORTION, A RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SO NEXT WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER [00:15:06] SPECIFIC SURVEY RESPONSES. THE SURVEY IDENTIFIED TWO CLOSELY RELATED PRIORITIES, RESIDENTS, ADD SOME IMPRO IMPROVEMENTS. BETTER CONDITION MAINTENANCE RANKS FOUR AND 39% FOLLOWED BY 37%. IMPROVED COMMUNICATION, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. 30% OF RESPONDENTS AND ALSO PEOPLE WANTED AS LIBERTY HILL GROWS TO SEE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES. SPORTS FIELDS RANKED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY A NEW RECREATIONAL CENTER WOULD BE NEXT. PLAYGROUNDS WERE IMPORTANT, SPORTS COURT SIDEWALKS, AT 36% THERE. THIS REALLY TELLS US THEY'RE ASKING FOR BOTH REINVESTMENT, AND EXISTING AND EXPANSION. RESIDENTS WANT THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THE PARTS IT ALREADY OWNS AND INVEST IN THOSE AND IMPROVE BASIC AMENITIES. BUT ALSO ADD A CAPACITY FOR THOSE ORGANIZED ATHLETICS, INDOOR RECREATIONS AND EVERYDAY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK AS LIBERTY HILL GROWS WHAT SHOULD THESE PRIORITIES. THIS QUESTION HAD RESPONSE RANKED THE QUESTION FROM HIGH TO LOWER PRIORITY OF ALL OF THEM. A LOT OF THE RESPONDENTS THAT COMPLETED THE RANKING QUESTIONS ADDING NEW RECREATION FIELDS, A PRIORITY OF 34% RANKING IN FIRST. AND THEN AMONG THE OTHER PRIORITIES ADDING MORE PARKLAND AND NO OTHER THAN 12% IN THOSE FIRST PLACE RANKINGS. SO WHILE FOLKS STILL WANTED TO SEE SOME DOG PARKS, THEIR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. THOSE DID NOT TOP THOSE TOP THREE. WE WANTED TO MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH CHAPTER, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. LIBERTY HILL HAS APPROXIMATELY 11.9 PARK ACRES PER 1000 RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THE 12.3 ACRE BENCHMARK TO SIMILAR SIZED COMMUNITIES, THAT BENCHMARK AND SO THE NATIONAL RECREATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION AT PA THEY PUT OUT AN AGENCY PERFORMANCE REPORT ANNUALLY. AND IT DOESN'T COMPARING LIBERTY HILL TO ALL PARKS AND RECS AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION IT'S LOOKING AT THOSE WITH THE POPULATIONS OF OTHER 20,000 RESIDENTS. AND SO IT'S MORE COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE CLEAR ON THAT NUANCE THERE. BUT THE BENCHMARK FOR ACREAGE ALONE DOESN'T REALLY DESCRIBE HOW WELL THE SYSTEM SERVES THE RESIDENTS HOWEVER. IT IDENTIFIES MORE SPECIFIC G GAPS, IT IDENTIFIES POSSIBLE NEEDS FOR FIELD, PLAYGROUNDS, TENNIS COURTS. DOG PARK, SKATE PARKS AND RECREATION CENTER. IT'S REALLY INTERESTING WHAT WE DO WITH THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, YOU SEE THE NATIONAL BENCHMARKING OF FOR DOG PARKS FOR INSTANCE. 70% OF SIMILAR SIZED COMMUNITIES OFFER THIS FACILITY AND ABOUT THE MEDIUM NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN CITY OWNED DOG PARKS BY 10,000. LIBERTY HILL OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY. THIS IS AN ESTIMATED FACILITY NEED BASED ON THE NRP BENCHMARKING BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU TAKE IT IN TANDEM WITH WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WE SAW THAT DOG PARKS CAT RANKED PRETTY LOW ON THE NEEDS, DESIRES AND PRIORITIES. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT LIBERTY HILL SHOULD PUT IN A DOG PARK OR MAKE THAT THE PRIORITY BECAUSE WE TAKE ENGAGEMENT IN WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM FOLKS UNDERSTANDING MAINTENANCE REALITIES, STAFFING AND ALSO THIS IS JUST ONE INPUT AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THERE. THIS IS JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE BUT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND ALSO UNDERSTAND THE STAFFING AND FINANCIAL REALITIES OF WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. >> ANOTHER PART OF THIS CHAPTER IS A LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS AND THE ACCESS ANALYSIS [00:20:04] EVALUATES WHETHER RESIDENTS CAN REACH THE CITY OWNED PARK BY A HALF MILE. AND WE LOOKED AT CITY OWNED PARKS AND THEN ALSO ALL PARK RESOURCES SO THAT IS CITY OWNED AND THAT LIGHTER SHADED GREEN AND THEN SUPPORTING PARK RESOURCE THAT IS DARK GREEN THERE. AND SO THE LIGHT BLUE ON THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT ARE WITHIN A TEN MINUTE WALK FROM A CITY OF LIBERTY -- LIBERTY HILL PARK OR SUPPORTING PARK RESOURCE. THIS OTHER GREY AND BLUE THAT IS JUST THE ETJ BOUNDARY. FOCUSING ON THE MAIN POINT OF THESE MAPS, ALL THOSE WHITE AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL, THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE HALF MILE ACCESS TO ANY PARK RESOURCE AND THEN THE MAP ON THE LEFT HERE AS WELL, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT MORE WHITE AREA. IS JUST CITY OWNED PARKS. AND THESE AREAS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WITHIN A PARK, WITHIN A HALF MILE. SO REALLY YOU CAN SEE AS THIS IS CONCENTRATED AROUND THE HISTORIC CORE AND THEN SEVERAL PARK LOCATIONS LIKE CITY PARK. THE FINDINGS OF THIS AND THE BIG TAKEAWAYS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURING FUTURE PARK LAND, CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS THROUGH TRAILS AND EVALUATING HOW AS LIBERTY HILL GROWS AND THERE IS NEW DEVELOPMENT HOW WE CAN HELP CLOSE, IDENTIFIED ACCESS GAPS. IT GIVES YOU GUYS UNDERSTANDING OF MAYBE EVEN IF THIS DEVELOPS THAT YOU MAY NOT NEED A PARK SPOT IN THIS AREA OR RIGHT OVER HERE BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY WELL SERVED ALREADY. MAYBE YOU TAKE THE PARKLAND HERE AND DETERMINE TO PULL THAT MONEY FOR A DIFFERENT SITE. OR MAYBE THE DEVELOPMENT IS OVER HERE AND YOU SAY WELL, WE ARE PARK DEFICIENT IN THIS AREA. LET'S GET THAT PARK LAND AND REALLY PUSH FOR THAT. THAT'S HOW YOU CAN USE THESE MAPS. AND FORGIVE ME, THE REPORT TO YOU PAGE BY PAGE FOR GOING THAT HIGHLIGHTS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT CHAPTER, CHAPTER 5 ORGANIZATION. IT REALLY SHOWS LIBERTY HILL HAS MAINTAINED A GROWING SYSTEM WITH A LEAN OPERATING STRUCTURE. KUDOS TO THE HARD WORK SEAN AND RICHARD THEY'VE ALL PUT IN. AMAZING JOB. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SIX FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, THE FTE THAT STANDS FOR FULL TIME EQUIVALENT, SIX STAFF, AND THEN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF UNDER 20,000, THOUGH SIMILAR COMMUNITIES THEY TYPICALLY HAVE AROUND 13 TO 14 STAFF MEMBERS. FOR THAT SAME SIZE COMMUNITY. DEPENDING ON THAT SERVICE LEVEL. PROGRAM AND PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES SO THOSE PLACES ALSO DO HAVE A RECREATION CENTER SO THAT FACTORS INTO THAT. AND THEN THEY EXTENDED THOUGH SO THOSE FACTOR INTO HOW MUCH THESE PLACES HAVE. WHAT WE SAW AS WELL AS 80% OF LIBERTY HILL STAFF ARE ASSIGNED PARKS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COMPARED TO 46 ACROSS ALL 48 AGENCIES. SPENDING PER RESIDENT AND ACRE REMAINS BELOW THE NATIONAL AND PEER BENCHMARKS INDICATING THE NEED FOR A GREATER OPERATING CAPACITY AS THE SYSTEM GROWS. THE MAIN IMPLICATION IS THAT FOR EVERY NEW PARK BASEBALL FIELDS, SOCCER FIELD, CROSS FIELD TRAIL, OR FACILITY IT CREATES A REOCCURRING COST FOR STAFF AND, UTILITIES, INSPECTIONS, FOR MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT AND EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT. SO FUTURE INVESTMENT SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR THESE NEEDS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. AND THEN JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW LIBERTY HILL FUNDS PARKS AND RECREATION AS COMPARED TO A TYPICAL DEPARTMENT. THE GENERAL FUND PROVIDES PRIMARY SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR PARKS AND RECREATION -- OPERATIONS AT LIBERTY HILL PARK AND THAT EARNED REVENUE, THAT 6% RIGHT THERE THAT IS THROUGH CORE MISSIONS, RENTALS, FIELD USE, OTHER CHARGES. AND WHAT I HEARD PREVIOUSLY WHILE WE WERE TALKING TO YOU GUYS ABOUT IN MAY IS THAT THESE FEES ARE MINIMAL AND THE CITY HAS OPTED TO CONTRACT FOR THE STAFFING FOR THE SWIM LESSON PROGRAM SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THESE MINIMAL IS IMPORTANT [00:25:07] BUT JUST UNDERSTANDING HOW THAT COMPARES TYPICAL TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES AT THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARKS, THE TREE MITIGATION FUND GRANTS, OF AT ONE TIME SOURCES. BUT THOSE CAPITAL SOURCES DON'T REALLY PROVIDE A STABLE FUNDING BASE. FOR REOCCURRING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. SO LIBERTY HILL IS HEAVILY RELIANT ON THE GENERAL FUND REFLECTS HISTORICALLY LIMITED MIX OF DEDICATED AND EARNED REVENUES SOURCES. REALLY THE PARK SYSTEM EXPANDS MORE DIVERSIFIED AND PREDICTABLE FUNDING SOURCE STRUCTURE WOULD BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT BOTH EXISTING SERVICES AND FUTURE GROWTH. SO THAT WAS THE BIG TAKEAWAY WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. AND ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE WITH STRENGTH AND OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. WHERE WE LOOKED AT AND FOUND IN THE ANALYSIS. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE RELATED TO GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. AS THE SYSTEM GROWS AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL AMENITIES, CITY WILL NEED ADDITIONAL STAFF. THERE IS NO WAY OF GETTING AROUND THAT. A CENTRALIZED OPERATION SITE TO IMPROVE EQUIPMENT STORAGE, RESPONSE TIME, EFFICIENCY AND THEN FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ALSO NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED, EACH NEW PART IN THE RECREATIONAL FACILITY NEEDS A COMPLETE LIFE CYCLE PLAN THAT ACCOUNTS FOR STAFF AND, UTILITY, MAINTENANCE FOR EQUIPMENT. LIKE I SAID BEFORE THERE'S A LOT OF DESIRES WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND ADDITIONAL POOLS, RECREATIONAL CENTER BUT WE ARE CONSIDERING THESE OPPORTUNITIES WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT A COMPLETE LIFE CYCLE PLAN THAT ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO INTO THESE GREAT AMENITIES. >> THE POSITION TO GROW IS STILL THIS COMPANY COMING. AND PROVIDING NEW FACILITIES THAT IS MATCHED WITH STAFF AND PARTNERSHIPS. HOW ARE WE PARTNERING WITH THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY FOR FUNDING, MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND THEN ALSO A STABLE FUNDING SOURCE IS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THESE. SO THAT CONCLUDES ME GOING OVER THE HIGHLIGHTS. OF THE DRAFT CHAPTERS AND SO I WANTED TO PAUSE HERE TO GET THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS, ANY CLARIFICATIONS NEEDED THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO GO OVER OR ANYTHING RICHARD MIGHT WANT TO ADD AT THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I DID APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH THAT PROVIDED A REALLY GREAT FRAMEWORK. I KNOW YOU GUYS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO REVIEW. MY FIRST QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS AS THIS READS BASICALLY YOU ARE LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES WITH POPULATIONS UNDER 20,000, WITHIN CITY LIMITS. AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR US TO FOCUS ON CITY LIMITS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT'S IN WITHIN OUR CONTROL. BUT WHAT I'M NOTICING IS THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT STATISTICS FROM THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY OUR STATISTICS THAT ARE PULLING FROM ETJ. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT JUST KIND OF WHERE LIBERTY HILL SITS WHICH IS IN THIS PLACE WHERE WE CAN CONTROL WITHIN CITY LIMITS BUT OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IS MUCH LARGER. MY FIRST QUESTION IS ARE THERE ANY OTHER CITIES THAT ARE IN A SIMILAR POSITION TO US WHERE THEY DO HAVE SMALLER BOUNDS BUT ARE ALSO A LARGER COMMUNITY? THAT WE COULD HAVE THAT REFLECTED BACK TO US AS WELL? >> THERE'S NEVER ANY PERFECT APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISONS. WE COULD I KNOW GEORGETOWN IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER, I THINK THAT THIS AUSTIN AREA IS UNIQUE FOR HOW YOU HAVE THE ETJ, THE SMALLER CITIES, LOOKING MAYBE AT GEORGETOWN, I THINK WE DID SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT THOSE AND GO INTO A DEEP DIVE BECAUSE TYPICALLY WITH THESE HIGH LEVEL PARKS AND RECREATION PLANS WE LOOK AT THE NATIONAL AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO ESSENTIALLY DO A [00:30:08] COMPARISON WITH A PEER CITY I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT AND DO SOME RESEARCH ON. WE WOULD JUST WANT TO DETERMINE WITH YOU GUYS WHAT SPECIFICALLY WHAT CITY YOU WOULD WANT TO THAT YOU THINK IS THE BEST PEER CITY COMPARISON. LIKE IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT HUDL OR ANOTHER COMMUNITY AND THEN WE COULD PULL THOSE NUMBERS SPECIFICALLY AS A CASE STUDY PEER. >> THOSE CITIES ARE NOT CURRENTLY REFLECTED, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE LIKE RETRO BACK BECAUSE GEORGETOWN WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE I THINK MAYBE 20 YEARS AGO, NONE OF THE CITIES THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HAVE THE SAME CURRENT AS FAR AS LOOKING INTO SOMETHING THAT COMPARES I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO GET A BIT FURTHER AWAY FROM HERE IF WE WANT SOMETHING NOW. BECAUSE GEORGETOWN USED TO BE TIMEE, IT USED TO BE COMPARATIVE, NOW IT'S ENORMOUS PEER SO I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER AREAS AND ACCURATE VIEW. >> AND I THINK I BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO SAY LET'S COMPARE OURSELVES TO THESE 20,000 AND OTHER CITIES BUT I THINK IT'S HELPFUL MAYBE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY A CITY TO JUST LOOK AT THAT REFLECTS A SIMILAR WHETHER IT'S PAST OR PRESENT. A SIMILAR POPULATION IN WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE AND WHAT HELPED SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LIKE THAT BUT WE ARE KIND OF THIS IN BETWEEN SPACE WHERE BOTH OUR INFLUENCING OUR EXPERIENCE AND THOSE ARE GOING TO INFLUENCE OUR GROWTH. I FELT LIKE MAYBE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD JUST LOOK AT IT FOR A REFERENCE POINT BECAUSE AT THE CORE WE CAN ONLY CONTROL WHAT IS IN OUR BOUNDARIES BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT EXTRA LAYER THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING PEER. >> COURTNEY, RICHARD. BASICALLY THAT'S BEEN THE FIRST -- WHEN I CAME TO LIBERTY HILL I SAID THAT'S AN INTERESTING THOUGHT OF SUCH A REGULAR CITY BUT A BIG COMMUNITY PEER WHAT WE CAN DO ON OUR END, WITH THE NRPAI WILL REACH OUT TO OTHER DIRECTORS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY SIMILARITIES, I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OUT THERE BECAUSE I TRIED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS TO SEE CITIES THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT LIMITED CITY LIMITS AND LARGE COMMUNITY. BUT IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION BECAUSE I STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR IT BUT I WILL DO A LITTLE BIT ON MY END AND TRY TO SEE IF WE COULD GET TWO OR THREE COMMUNITIES AND ONCE WE DO THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND SEE IF WE COULD DO IT A BETTER COMPARISON BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW. >> I APPRECIATE THAT THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THAT WE MAY EVEN EVER FIND SOMETHING THAT'S EXACTLY LIKE AS SHE SAID IS NOT APPLES TO APPLES BUT JUST CREATIVELY THINKING ABOUT HOW TO PROBLEM SOLVE FOR OUR SPECIFIC AREA AND SCENARIO. IT JUST MIGHT BE HELPFUL, WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING JUST LIKE US BUT WE CAN FIND WHAT IS IN CITY LIMITS AND WE CAN FIND SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT IS REFLECTING WHAT OUR ETJ LOOKS LIKE AND BE AWARE OF THOSE AND SEE HOW WE CAN THINK CREATIVELY OF SOLVING FOR THE NEEDS. >> IF WE TRY TO FIND THAT, ANOTHER CHALLENGE WOULD BE GETTING THE DATA FROM THEM. SOME OF THEM DON'T REPORT TO NRPA. THEIR INFORMATION AND SO THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THAT CITY I KNOW RICHARD HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES AND ACROSS TEXAS. TO BE ABLE TO ASK THEM TO RESPOND AND BE WILLING TO PROVIDE US WITH THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASILY AND READILY PUBLIC INFORMATION COMPARING THOSE THINGS. WE WOULD HAVE TO ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO DO SO. >> JUST ANOTHER CONSIDERATION. >> ANOTHER THING THAT TOOK MY ATTENTION WAS ON PAGE 31. REGARDING FUNDING THE FUTURE I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU SHOWED IT IN YOUR SLIDES BUT IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD IN MY NOTES. I FOUND IT INTERESTING CHARACTER HAD SOME DATA ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING WHAT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN REGARDING PROPERTY TAX REAL ESTATE TAX, NEW SALES TAX DEDICATED TO PARKS. THANK YOU FOR PULLING THAT UP, I APPRECIATE IT. SO WHAT IS STICKING OUT TO ME IS OVERALL THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGES ARE PEOPLE ARE PRETTY NEUTRAL [00:35:02] BUT ALSO TRENDING TO BEING MORE SUPPORTIVE TO ADDITIONAL TAXES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, BENEFIT PARKS AND RECREATION. IT'S PROMISING BUT JUST WHAT STUCK OUT TO ME IS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A PARKS AND RECREATION, AS A CITY TO PROVE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT, HEY, YOU CAN TRUST US TO REALLY USE YOUR TAXES TOWARDS THINGS THAT ARE EXCITING AND THINGS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL SO TO ME I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GIVE MORE PROOF OF CONCEPT AND I HOPE THAT WE ARE DOING THAT. SLOWLY BUT IT'S ENCOURAGING DATA IS WHAT I WANTED TO BRING IN. AND THEN ALSO YOU PREVIOUSLY DID SHARE THE OTHER PIE CHART OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FACT THAT WE ARE GETTING MOST OF OUR FUNDING FROM THE CITY VERSUS OTHER CITIES WHO ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE FUNDING FROM TAXES AND A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THE REVENUE WHICH I THINK WILL ALSO PROBABLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS WE START TO ADJUST DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN OUR PARK SYSTEM. >> YES. I JUST WENT OVER THOSE HIGH LEVEL, THE COST RECOVERY RATE TALKING ABOUT FEES. AND I WOULD NOT BE TOO DISCOURAGED BY THIS NUMBER, AGAIN SOME OF THESE CITIES EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A POPULATION UNDER 20,000 THEY DO HAVE AN INDOOR REC CENTER. AND SO WITH AN INDOOR REC CENTER YOU ARE ABLE TO OR EVEN THESE SORTS OF THINGS, THEY MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT MODEL OF HOW THEY'VE HISTORICALLY DONE BUSINESS. AND THEY'RE ABLE TO LEVY AND GET THAT COST RECOVERY OR THEY HAVE A ROBUST PROGRAM CITYWIDE SPORTS EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE UNDER 20,000 MAYBE THEY HAVE A FEW CITY RUN LEAGUES OR THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE THEY ARE PROGRAMING, WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SOME COST RECOVERY. AND AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE THE POPULATION IS UNDER 20,000 YOU DO HAVE A RANGE OF WEALTH RANGE IN THAT AREA THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A CULTURE OF BEING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH CHARGING HIGHER FEES AND GETTING MORE OF THAT COST RECOVERY RES. THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES AND IT'S JUST FOR COMPARISON AND FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND NOT NECESSARILY BEING LIKE OH, NO. WE ARE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB AND JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS SOME THINGS IN THE PAST, MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE COST RECOVERY AS YOU MOVE FORWARD. >> YES, I 100% SEE IT THAT WAY THESE NUMBERS ARE SHOWING US WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY LIES AND WHERE WE CAN RESTRUCTURE THINGS POTENTIALLY OR JUST KEEP IT IN MIND AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE. THE LAST THING WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU BROUGHT UP I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH SLIDE NUMBER IT WAS BUT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT US COMPARED TO AN A OR STATS FROM COMPARABLE CITIES OF THINGS FOR INSTANCE, THE NEED FOR A DOG PARK AND AGAIN, IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE WE ARE AS A CITY VERSUS THAT STATE AVERAGE OR NATIONAL AVERAGE WHERE WE ARE GETTING OUR STATS FROM. IS IT THE COMMUNITY, IS IT LOCAL? BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALREADY RECOGNIZING, HEY, THAT IS GREAT BUT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY AND GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. >> IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN WE ARE IN A POSITION AND THE DATA ON HERE SHOWS IT AS WELL REFLECTS IT THAT WE REALLY NEED SPORTS FIELDS AND WE REALLY NEED A REC CENTER. AND WE REALLY NEED MORE LAND. TO CREATE THOSE OFFERINGS FOR EVERY ONE. SO JUST YES, THANK YOU FOR TAILORING IT TO OUR NEEDS AND MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. >> IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND THIS IS NOT MANDATE, JUST BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S RIGHT FOR YOU, THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS TELL MY S SON. ANYBODY ELSE? >> I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION/COMMENT. ESPECIALLY AROUND RICHARD WOULD NEED A LOT MORE SUPPORT IN STAFFING, SHOWS THAT WE ARE [00:40:04] SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSTAFFED. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT ADDING ANY MORE PARKS AND AMENITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I FEEL LIKE HE NEEDS THE STAFF BEFORE, WE WOULD NOT WANT TO BE CHASING OUR TAIL BY PUTTING IN THINGS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT IT. I WANTED TO SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT WE NEED MORE STAFFING FOR PARKS. >> SURREY I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE OVER I'LL BE QUICK. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD DISTANCE. I THINK WITH ANY PROJECT THAT'S EVER BROUGHT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THAT THAT'S INCLUDED EITHER IN THE CHARTER OR THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO THROUGH AND IF WE'RE PROPOSING A NEW PARK, TAKE YOUR PICK. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT THAT ANNUAL INCOME IS AS WELL. THAT'S IMPLEMENTED. HYPOTHETICALLY IF IT GOES UP FOR A PROJECT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT ANALYSIS FOR OUR ANNUAL OPERATING FEES, WHAT IT WILL COST LIKE. >> I'M GOOD. >> COURTNEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WITH TIM AND PHILIP AND WILL. EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE ON THIS REPORT AND GOT US REALLY KICKED OFF. WE AS WELL TALKING ABOUT THE STAFFING LEVELS I LOOKED AT THAT AND I MADE SOME QUICK JUDGMENTS AND THEN REALIZED WE DON'T HAVE A REC CENTER YET SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER HAVE A LOT MORE AMENITIES AND A NEED FOR STAFF BUT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. COURTNEY IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE DONE WITH THE QUESTIONS. >> YES. I THINK THAT MOVING FORWARD AND THINKING ABOUT THIS WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE, ANYONE WANTS TO REACH OUT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR THINGS OFFLINE, INDIVIDUALLY. HAPPY TO YOU CAN WORK THROUGH RICHARD AND WE CAN ANSWER ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. I THINK ONE OF THE IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS AND COLE PROBABLY HIGHLIGHTED THIS IS THE FACT THAT LOOKING AT WHAT THESE OTHER AMENITIES, LOOK AT THAT AND THE STAFFING AND JUST THOSE ARE INPUTS AND THEY'RE GIVING YOU INFORMATION AS IT RELATES ALSO TO WITH THE ENGAGEMENT RESPONSES. I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR A FACT BUT I DO THINK BASED ON THE RESPONSES THAT THAT YOU SPORTS -- YOUTH SPORTS COMMUNITY WAS HEAVILY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED WHICH IS GREAT. BUT THEY MIGHT BE OVER REPRESENTED BUT WE DO WANT TO BUILD -- THIS IS A BIG NEED AND OPPORTUNITY AND THEY WERE VERY ENGAGED. AND SO THEY ARE PREDICTING THAT THEY HAVE MORE DEMAND AND THAT THERE IS DEMAND. THERE'S ALSO WE SEE FROM THE TRENDS ANALYSIS AS WELL. THERE IS OTHER SORTS OF TRENDS COMING ONLINE LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND THINGS LIKE THE COURTS RECREATION. SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE LOOKED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE NEEDS. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND GENERALLY IS THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IF YOU'RE LOOKING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY THEY REALLY PRICE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF THE MARKET WITH HOW MUCH THEY ARE CHARGING AND THAT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR CITIES TO HAVE THOSE MULTI-USE CONVERTIBLE COURTS WHERE THERE IS PICKLEBALL AND MAYBE THE CITY JUST CHARGES TEN, 15 BUCKS AN HOUR WHEREAS YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THESE PRIVATE FACILITIES CHARGING UPWARDS. IF THEY DO PEAK DEMAND PRICING THEY'RE STARTING TO GO INTO THAT MODEL. AND IT'S LIKE GOSH, SATURDAY AND THEY'RE CHARGING 65, 70 BUCKS AN HOUR. FOR THE COURT RENTALS AND THAT REALLY PRICE OUT AND IS NOT AFFORDABLE FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES. THERE IS A VALUE AND THE CITY PROVIDES SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AND DOES CHARGE BUT JUST NOT AT THE PRICE THAT THE MARKET DOES. YOU CAN DO FEE STUDIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND UNDERSTANDING ESSENTIALLY WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES TO PROVIDE BASED ON THE DATA AND THEM FIGURING OUT WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES TO GET THERE AND WHAT ARE CONSIDERATIONS. I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT BUT [00:45:02] AGAIN WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS. YOU ARE FREE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU COURTNEY. >> IT'S A DRAFT AS WELL, IF YOU FOUND A TYPO OUR TEAM DID WRITE THIS, IT WAS HUMAN GENERATED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW I CAN FIX THOSE, WE ARE NOT IN THE FINAL DAYS YET. THINKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE GOING IN THE FUTURE, WITH THIS PLAN WE COULD -- WE WRAPPED UP UNDERSTANDING ANALYSIS AND WE WANT TO GET INTO THE VISION GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND HOPING TO WRAP THIS UP BY THE END OF THE YEAR. I KNOW THINGS GET SUPER CRAZY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS SO THAT'S NOT A HARD DEADLINE FOR US, IF IT'S NOT FOR YOU GUYS. WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY THERE AS WELL. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GET A FULL COMPLETE DRAFT HERE IN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. I JUST WANTED TO END WITH THAT. >> THAT'S HELPFUL, THANK YOU. >> WITH THAT BEING SAID I THINK WE COMPLETED THIS PART. THIS SECTION AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH COURTNEY. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE RICHARD? >> THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE THAT. I WILL PASS IT ON TO YOU BECAUSE THE NEXT ITEMS ARE REGARDING THE UPDATES ON THE HEART OF THE PARK PROJECT INCLUDING THE DESIGN SCHEDULE AND THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. >> THANK YOU. >> AGAIN THE BROAD TAKEAWAY FROM THIS HEART OF THE PARK PROJECT IS CURRENTLY ENTERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WILL START HOPEFULLY IN SPRING OF 2027 WITH THE COMPLETION OF FALL OF 2027. SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IS HOW DO WE PRESERVE AN EXISTING MEMORIAL. THEY PUT TOGETHER THAT FLAGPOLE AND THAT SEATING AREA AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST DID NOT TEAR IT DOWN AND FORGET ABOUT IT. WHAT I REQUESTED WAS TO TAKE THE PLAQUE AND TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF THE BOY SCOUTS THAT DID THAT. SO ONCE WE PUT IN A LARGER MORE COMMERCIAL TYPE FLAGPOLE AND SEATING AREA THEY ARE REMEMBERED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. WE KNOW IN THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE RELOCATION OF A DUMPSTER. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT IS ONE OF THE ARTIST'S RENDERINGS OF THE PARK AREA AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED. WE ARE STILL IN DISCUSSION WITH WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE STAGE LOCATED BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROVIDE AS MUCH SHADE AS POSSIBLE. SO WE ARE DEBATING WHETHER IT SHOULD BE SOUTHWEST OR NORTHEAST. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT ORIENTATION SO THAT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WE ARE PROVIDING AS MUCH SHADE AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TREES THAT WE DO PLANT ARE GOING TO GROW THAT FAST. SO WHILE WE WORK ON THOSE PROJECTS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S AS FUNCTIONING AS POSSIBLE. SOME OF THAT IS THE MAIN CHARGE SCREENINGS. YOU SEE THE EXISTING BARBED WIRE FENCE AND FENCING THAT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN FENCE CREEK IN DIFFERENT SUBDIVISIONS OR PROPERTIES, IT LOOKS GOOD, IS NOT GOING TO BE THAT EXACT AMOUNT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF WHAT IT IS SO IT WILL BE ACTUALLY ENCOMPASSING THE AREA LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE PERFORMANCE AREA. THAT WAY IT IS LOOKS GOOD IT'S NOT AN EYESORE IN ANY WAY. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT AS A HOLE. OF COURSE OUR REFER TO IT AS A PERFORMANCE AREA, IT'S GOING TO BE AN AREA THAT NOT JUST PERFORMANCES, IT WILL BE GREEN SPACE THAT PARENTS CAN KICK A BALL AROUND, WE CAN HAVE CONCERTS, IT CAN BE A MULTI-PURPOSE PERFORMANCE AREA. AGAIN, WE ARE IN DESIGN SO FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER WE WILL BE DOING A SCHEMATIC DESIGN. 60% OF THE PLANS WILL BE DONE BY NOVEMBER 2026. 90% BY JANUARY OF 2027 AND THEN FINAL PLANS IN FEBRUARY AND THAT'S WHEN WE WILL START THE CONSTRUCTION. [00:50:04] >> PERMITTING AND BIDDING WILL BE -- FEBRUARY THROUGH MARCH AND TO REMIND EVERYONE THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED IT YET BUT I WANT TO SHARE ON WHERE WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS. THE CONTRACTOR SELECTION HOPEFULLY IN AROUND MARCH AND THE CONSTRUCTION APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> IT LOOKED LIKE THE LATTICE WORK? ON THE PICTURE? >> I'M NOT IN CONSTRUCTION BUT IT'S SIMILAR TO HOUSES THEY DO HARDIPLANK. PROBABLY MORE BIGGER AND STRONGER. >> I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THAT STYLE CAN LOOK REALLY BAD REALLY FAST AND IT WOULD BE A POOR USE OF NOT WHAT THE CREEK I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FENCE CREEK BUT I KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE WOOD AND THE PLANKS, THOSE LOOK REAL BAD REALLY FAST AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO PUT I DON'T KNOW, FUNDS TOWARDS A MORE ESTHETIC APPEARANCE FOR A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME THAN SOMETHING. >> IT'S ACTUALLY CONCRETE PRODUCT. AND SO IT'S MADE TO LOOK LIKE A WOOD FENCE ON PURPOSE BUT IT IS A CONCRETE PRODUCT IT IS JUST THAT MANUFACTURER NAMED. THE INTENT WAS TO PUT IN AN ARCHITECTURAL SCREENING FENCE, NOT ONE THAT'S JUST CHAIN LINK. IT'S COMMON. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SEE A LOT OF. IT'S A CONCRETE MASONRY STYLE. >> IT'S A LONG TERM HOLDS UP LOOKS GOOD FOR A LONG TERM KIND OF THING? >> WITH ANY FANS YOU STILL HAVE TO DO MAINTENANCE, THERE ARE PREFASTENED BOARDS SO ONCE IN A WHILE ONE WILL GET DAMAGED OR LIKE A CONCRETE, YOU JUST REPLACE THE BOARDS. >> CONCRETE DOES WAY BETTER THAN WOOD. >> IF SOMEONE RUNS INTO IT,. >> THE WHOLE AREA HAS TO BE REPLACED. >> IF A VEHICLE DRIVES INTO IT IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP IT. >> IT'S INTENDED TO SCREEN BUT BE SOME ARCHITECTURAL LONG TERM. >> I'M ASSUMING IT'S ALSO CHEAPER THAN STONE WOULD BE? >> IT DEPENDS. IT DEPENDS ON HOW ELABORATE IT IS, GENERALLY YES, BUT IT DEPENDS ON HOW ELABORATE OF A STONE FENCE, LIKE A MASONRY STONE FENCE IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER EXPENSIVE. THE MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN CHAINLINK. >> THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. I THINK THAT WILL BE GREAT. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A LINEAR FOOTAGE. >> I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP. >> IS THE INTENTION TO HAVE IT WRAPPED AROUND? >> THIS IS ONLY THE DESIGN PROCESS SO I'M SURE THINGS COULD CHANGE IN BETWEEN HERE AND THERE AND I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED PEER APPRECIATED. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO 4C, ANOTHER EXCITING PROJECT WE HAVE COMING ON. THE CITY PARK PROJECT. THE PROJECT MOVED FROM PLANNING TO ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S BEEN VISUAL PROGRESS ON THE SITE AND WE, IS THIS CLOSE ENOUGH? RUMORS ARE WE ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT PIER CONSTRUCTION IS ON THE WAY, THE SITE PREP IS CURRENTLY IN EXCAVATION AND MAINTENANCE. CONSTRUCTION, EROSION CONTROLS. UTILITY INSTALLATION. WE HAVE CURRENT AERIAL PHOTOS, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKING ON THEIR DRONE WE WILL TAKE AERIAL PHOTOS AND REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE SHAPE THAT IS TAKEN. HERE ARE SOME OTHER PICTURES. FROM THE ONE TO THE LEFT I GUESS MY LEFT WHICH WOULD BE YOUR LEFT I HOPE IS THE INITIAL ONE, THE FIRST WEEK. AND IT WAS TO GET AN IDEA OF THE WHOLE PROJECT WHERE THEY PUT OUT THE FENCING AND SKATING. AND THIS IS WEEK NUMBER 2, WHICH IS YOU SEE A LOT MORE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, IT HAS CLOSED ON THE A LITTLE BIT BUT THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY ALL THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING WILL MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE SECOND PICTURE THE TOP LEFT PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE CROSS WALL OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO COME BACK THE GREEN SPACE ONCE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HAS LEFT BUT WE ARE REALLY MAKING GREAT STRIDES, I TRIED TO PICK SOME PICTURES, GOT SOME CLOSE UPS AND THE BIG PICTURE I TRIED TO DO FOR YOU BOTH BUT SUPER EXCITED ON HOW THIS [00:55:04] PROJECT HAS STARTED AND IT'S CONTINUING TO GO AND WE ARE DEFINITELY ON PACE WITH THOSE PICTURES. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PICTURES? OR DO YOU WANT ME TO SAVE THE QUESTIONS TILL THE END? UPCOMING WORK IS STORM DRAINAGE, STREET LIGHTING, STRUCTURES, CONCRETE PAVING, STRIPING, SIGNAGE, ALL OF THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION ON JANUARY SEVENTH AND THE FINAL HOPEFULLY WILL BE FEBRUARY SEVENTH OF 2027. NOW OF COURSE I PUT THAT AT THE BOTTOM WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF WEATHER, AVAILABILITY AND MATERIALS AND FIELD CONDITIONS. SO EVEN THOUGH I AM SO SAYING WE ARE AHEAD SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN. JUST PUTTING THAT IN THERE AS A DISCLAIMER. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST TO CONFIRM SO AS THEY'RE DOING THIS IRRIGATION IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT LANDSCAPING IN THERE SO WE WILL BE USING SOME OTHER TREE MITIGATION FUNDS TO BE PLANTING SOME TREES AROUND THE PARKING LOT THAT'S BEING INSTALLED BUY. >> IS THERE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME OR IS THAT A LATER CONVERSATION. >> LANDSCAPING AROUND THE PARK OR JUST AT THE PARKING LOT PROJECT? >> REGARD IN REFERENCE AND IN RELATION TO THE PARKING LOT PROJECT. >> I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING, THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL LANDSCAPING BUT THE LANDSCAPING AND WHAT THIS PROJECT IS JUST BASED ON THE PARKING LOT I WILL HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH. NOT QUITE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT QUESTION COMPLETELY. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS AS WE DO THIS PROJECT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IRRIGATING NEAR THE PERIMETER AROUND THE PARKI PARKING LOT. AND AFTER THE IRRIGATION WE WOULD BE USING SOME OTHER TREE MITIGATION TO PUT TREES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PARKING LOT AND I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE YOU HAD LANDSCAPING UP THERE IF THEY WILL BE ADDING LOWER LEVEL PLANTS OR SHRUBS AROUND THOSE TREES. WITHIN THIS PROJECT? >> I BELIEVE SO, LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT NEXT WEEK, A LOT OF THIS IS TIED INTO THE HEART OF THE PARK AS WELL AND WE KNOW TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE IS VERY STRICT ON WHAT LANDS OR TREES WE CHOOSE AS WELL AS OUR OWN. LET ME DO SOME MORE RESEARCH AND FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> SORRY I KNEW THE ANSWER. TO ANSWER A QUESTION, IT'S A NONTREE PLANTINGS. SHRUBS, BUSHES, NATIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE GETTING REPLANTED. >> YES, THERE IS LINE ITEMS FOR THAT KIND OF THING. WISH I COULD GIVE YOU DETAILS ON HOW MUCH. BUT THERE ARE NONTREE PLANTINGS I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE TYPES ARE. BUT THAT WAS CALLED OUT IN THEIR BID AS WELL. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT WAS PART OF THE PLAN IN GENERAL WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW SPECIFICS BUT I DO KNOW IT HELPS TO HAVE THOSE DIFFERENT LAYERS. SO THAT'S EXCITING THAT THAT'S PART OF THE PLAN. >> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD PROPER WHAT'S THE RIGHT WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? TO MAKE SURE THAT SLEEVES ARE IN THIS RIGHT TURN TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MONITOR -- WATER EVERYTHING PROPERLY. WE CAN'T PUT ANY TREES UP WITHOUT PROPER IRRIGATION AND SAME WITH LANDSCAPING. ANYTHING WE PUT IN THERE IS GOING TO BE UDC COVE ON NATIVE TO MAKE SURE IT CAN HANDLE MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MOST PLANTS NEED WATER FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND THEN ONCE THEY GET SET IN THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD ON THEIR OWN. BUT THEY ALWAYS HAVE WATER AVAILABLE. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THAT RICHARD. I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO COORDINATE. I'M EXCITED TO SEE EVERYTHING COME TO FRUITION AND THANK YOU FOR THE PICTURES. THAT WAS GREAT TO HAVE AS WELL. OKAY. THE ONLY THING THAT I REALLY, WE ARE READY TO ADJOURN I BELIEVE THE ONLY THING I WANT TO QUICKLY REVIEW OUR OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 15TH AND I LIKE TO JUST REVIEW OVERVIEW WHAT WE WILL BE DOING. WE WILL BE REVIEWING MEETING [01:00:02] MINUTES, DISCUSS -- ACTUALLY, WE WON'T DO THAT TODAY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 15TH SO JUST A REMINDER IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO BRING INTO THAT AGENDA YOU CAN EMAIL RICHARD OR ME AND WE WILL BRING THEM IN. BUT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. YES? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. >> I WILL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE TIME IS 11:28 A.M. AND THE PARKS AND RECRE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.