2026-10-12 - Board of Park Commissioners

00:44So

00:45I call this meeting to order.

00:49It's our first announcement we have a

00:50new member who's online today, Joshua.

00:53Uh Joshua, do you want to introduce

00:54yourself?

00:56>> Sure. Um sorry I couldn't be with you

00:58guys today, but um I'm Josh Shepis

01:01and I'm from District 5 and I'm just

01:05going to listen and see what's going on.

01:08>> It's fine.

01:09Thank you for joining us.

01:11>> Yeah.

01:15>> Is it approved in the minutes from the

01:16last meeting, September 14th?

01:19Did everyone have an opportunity to

01:20review those?

01:27All right. Did you have an opportunity

01:28to review the notes?

01:28>> Yes.

01:29>> All right. So, we

01:30Are we Are you to vote on those then?

01:32We'll have a motion to approve them.

01:35>> I'll move.

01:36>> All right. Do we have a second?

01:38>> Second.

01:39>> All right. All those in favor say "Aye."

01:40>> Aye.

01:44>> It's carried.

01:46Do we have any public comments?

01:48>> No.

01:48>> Alex, okay.

01:50No public comments today.

01:52Now new items for consideration. First

01:53up

01:55>> Back here.

01:56>> Back here, okay.

01:58All right. We'll say administrative

01:59here. We're talking about

02:00>> Emery Park.

02:16>> Sheryl Beatty, Parks and Rec.

02:19>> Thank you.

02:25>> Can you speak up a little bit for me,

02:27please?

02:28You just You just want to put my name on

02:29the record tonight, is that it?

02:32>> Uh my name is Jerry Ford. I'm the real

02:34estate administrator for the city of

02:35Wichita, and today I'm going to talk to

02:37you about uh

02:39a transmission line that Evergy wants to

02:41put in Emery Park.

02:44Emery Park right now is as you all might

02:47know it, it's kind of broken up into

02:49three pieces or maybe two pieces is

02:51probably the the general description.

02:54But the park itself uh

02:56is mostly improved just in the southern

02:58portion. There's a BMX park that was

03:01constructed in the 1980s.

03:03Um the other portion of the park is this

03:06uh like 40-ft wide access road. And then

03:10what I would call the third portion of

03:11the park, which is going to be the

03:13subject area today, is uh this triangle

03:16piece of land MacArthur.

03:19So Emery Park itself was donated to the

03:21Board of Park Commissioners in 1955 on

03:24the condition that the land be used for

03:26public and recreation purposes only.

03:29Um as I said, it's comprised of three

03:31three parcels. The BMX portion is on the

03:33south, the access drive, and the

03:35MacArthur parcel on the north.

03:38This is a uh snapshot of the MacArthur

03:40parcel.

03:41Um

03:42what you see are these green lines that

03:45are going through it. That's existing

03:47sanitary sewer infrastructure that the

03:50city of Wichita has in place.

03:52They're major lines. I think one is 66

03:55in big and the other one might be like

03:5755 in big.

03:59Um

04:00one one recently went in and crossed the

04:03highway

04:05right there as

04:07probably within the last 10 years

04:09because of capacity issues.

04:11So, these

04:13these sewer lines serve down They go

04:15down to plant two just a couple miles to

04:18the side.

04:21But the MacArthur parcel is irregular in

04:23shape.

04:24And as it is that triangular piece, it's

04:27about 1.91 acres.

04:30Because of those sewer mains that occupy

04:32basically the western 80 ft of the site,

04:35there's only one little parcel part of

04:37that property less the city's easement

04:40per se that's about that's developable

04:43and it equates to approximately 35,000

04:45sq ft.

04:47The remaining land on the south end, I

04:50go back a little bit.

04:53That bit on the south end south of the

04:56line,

04:57um it could be developed but it's going

05:00to be pretty limited just because of the

05:02area and the sewer lines being as big as

05:05they are you have we have to have some

05:07clearance for with those sewer lines.

05:10Um

05:11but the MacArthur parcel itself has a

05:13highest and best use in my opinion my

05:16real estate opinion

05:18as for future park development.

05:21That 35,000 sq ft is approximately this

05:24blue shaded area that I have outlined

05:26here that sits outside the sewer line

05:29easements.

05:30Um

05:32the zoning on this type of property is

05:35currently single family

05:38and it has a 25 ft setback.

05:40The most southern part of that sidewalk

05:43along Emory is right at 30 ft.

05:46So, even though this is about 35,000 sq

05:49ft, if if this site were to be

05:51developed,

05:52um

05:53it would have to it would be behind that

05:55sign box still.

05:58So, Evergy came to us. Um they're

06:00putting in a new transmission line that

06:03serves Oak Lawn Chapman area to Oak

06:05Lawn.

06:06And originally they came to us with

06:09about a 100-ft swath of land across that

06:12entire front. So, on the left you can

06:14see what their easement area was

06:16originally proposed to be.

06:19But through discussion, they've agreed

06:21to reduce the easement area to about 60

06:24ft wide.

06:25And that blue swath is a a

06:28a real good um

06:31just a image showing approximately where

06:33that easement would be located.

06:38So, Evergy proposes that 60-ft foot wide

06:41easement in that northern 100 ft.

06:43And the easement area is comprised of

06:46about 30,000 sq ft, just over 30,000 sq

06:48ft.

06:49The reduced easement

06:51width would leave the city with about

06:5412,000 sq ft remaining for development

06:57on that MacArthur portion property.

07:01There's been some potential conflicts

07:02that have been addressed to collocate.

07:05We had to make sure that their

07:07um

07:08their poles, they're going to have one

07:10pole on the property, so it's going to

07:12be clear from the sewer lines. But it

07:15then also has to be clear from any

07:16improvements in height.

07:18That improvements in height also impacts

07:21future improvements in height as well.

07:24So, originally Evergy said that we

07:26couldn't have anything higher than 21

07:29ft.

07:30But in conversation with them to get the

07:32easement width reduced, they've also um

07:35said that we can have 30 ft of

07:37clearance, which is still not a whole

07:40lot, but it's a little bit more than

07:41what we're sitting.

07:44So, the park department is fairly

07:46restricted. The development on the park

07:48property is severely restricted due to

07:51the new transmission lines that would go

07:52through. And in my opinion, the average

07:55easement ends up impacting the entire

07:5735,000 square feet of developable land.

08:01They say development can occur so long

08:04as it's compatible with the transmission

08:05lines, but really you can't really

08:08hardly put a building in there.

08:10You can't put any kind of water facility

08:12in there. You'd be limited on what trees

08:14you can put in there. So, our

08:17development becomes pretty restricted

08:19pretty fast.

08:23So, we were out today.

08:25Evergy did make a written offer to the

08:26city that equates to $85,000, $85,300,

08:31or approximately about $2.80 a square

08:34foot.

08:35This number is based off of the large

08:37100-ft width size. They did not revise

08:40their easement or they When they revised

08:42the easement area, they did not revise

08:44their offer.

08:46Um

08:47we would have recommended accepting the

08:49offer if Evergy would continue to allow

08:53the city to include language in our

08:55easement document that said, if the park

08:59was were to ever develop on this

09:01property, that the transmission line

09:03would be relocated at Evergy's cost.

09:07This is language that we've used in

09:09Evergy easement documents with Evergy

09:11over the course of 10 12 years now.

09:14Um and they are adamant that they will

09:17not allow that to continue to happen

09:19anymore.

09:20Um

09:22so, with the removal of that language,

09:25I think what we would like to do is uh

09:27staff would like to recommend to the

09:29park board that we that they authorize

09:32staff to

09:34develop some kind of a counter offer

09:36based on a diminution in value of all of

09:39the developable land in that area.

09:42So, we can

09:43account for any loss in our ability to

09:46develop the site to its fullest

09:47potential.

09:51That is my ask of you guys today is just

09:54really to tell you what we have as far

09:56as the Evergy easement is concerned, the

09:58proposed easement area, and what the

10:01recommendation is from

10:02our our office is to develop a counter

10:06offer taking into consideration all the

10:08ways that we cannot develop this

10:10property going forward.

10:12Um I had indicated that this probably

10:14could potentially be a splash pad type

10:17site given the the neighborhood, the

10:19surrounding area,

10:21but also can't put a water facility

10:23under a transmission line. So, that that

10:26won't work there.

10:28Like I mentioned before, buildings are

10:30going to be

10:31um reduced in size, any kind of

10:34landscaping and such.

10:36When you have only

10:3812,000 sq ft in the after, it doesn't

10:40leave us with a whole lot of room to

10:42program that northern portion parcel of

10:45the MacArthur property itself.

10:47Um so, what we would I would like to do

10:50today is just get some feedback from you

10:51guys regarding this transmission line,

10:54and I will work to develop a counter

10:56offer um

10:58to present to Evergy.

11:04>> Any questions?

11:05>> I have a question about the land.

11:07Even before this Evergy Evergy thing

11:10came up, was was the land developable?

11:14>> The land is developable. There's about

11:1635,000 sq ft of development developable

11:20land.

11:21Um

11:22this part this site here in that blue

11:24area,

11:26all of that could be considered

11:27developable.

11:28>> Is that the parcel that that Evergy

11:31want?

11:32>> Yeah, Evergy's going go right through

11:33the middle of that, basically.

11:36Um this blue swap on the right is their

11:39reduced easement area.

11:42And so that little bit of land between

11:44the the pipeline before it jogs off to

11:47the southeast and the northern or the

11:50southern line of the Evergy easement,

11:53there's just over 12,000 square feet.

11:59>> Has the city ever Has the park

12:01department ever considered any

12:02development there?

12:04To your knowledge?

12:05>> Don't know where what the status is of

12:08that property being in the master plan.

12:11But

12:12>> So there hasn't been anything that's

12:14been proposed for that space currently.

12:16And that's part of what the master plan

12:18would be looking at space to see where

12:19we could potentially do development in

12:21the future.

12:21>> I mean I drove past that track

12:24multiple times a day for over 20 years.

12:26I'm really surprised it's still there.

12:27That everything around there all the

12:30housing and any distance is mobile

12:32homes.

12:33All all of it.

12:34Large mobile home parks.

12:36So you know, a splash pad probably

12:39that would be a good potential use.

12:42Cuz those kids in those parks don't

12:44really have any

12:46>> It's not going to be my recommendation.

12:50I think too is that it pertains to what

12:53the passes is my district. I'm sorry.

12:56>> Okay.

12:56>> Okay.

12:57>> It's a question from Dodge.

12:59>> Okay. And you know, since it's my

13:00district I'm going to say that

13:02the the the recommendation that I would

13:04want to give council we sent it is this

13:06money would just go back into the

13:07general fund.

13:09Then I would have to earmark it to go

13:10back into this park. That would be my

13:12That's my my thing because I hate taking

13:14something away from the people in that

13:15area of Sun City, basically. We're going

13:17to take away from them that part of it

13:19and then we need to put something back

13:20into it. So that would be my thing is

13:22that I'm great with you going back and

13:24asking for more money so we could do

13:25more with it, but if we're going to take

13:27something away, we need to make sure we

13:29give them that back.

13:30>> We can definitely make the

13:31recommendation when we go to city

13:33council that the money goes back to the

13:35park board. This land can only be

13:38developed for park purposes. So this but

13:41that strengthens the argument instead of

13:43going in the general fund.

13:45>> Josh, what do you have something there?

13:47>> He said since the land was gifted, are

13:49we even allowed to sell some portion?

13:53>> It would be a conveyance of an easement

13:54and not a true sale. So yes, we could we

13:58could convey the easement.

14:03>> Thank you.

14:07>> Has Evergy ever done a land swap in

14:09scenario like this?

14:11>> We have done some land swaps with Evergy

14:13in the past.

14:16I think generally don't have a whole lot

14:19of

14:19land that we

14:21would be wanting for development

14:23purposes. A lot of their stuff is

14:25corridor related.

14:28And I don't think they I mean the only

14:30thing that I could recommend that we

14:31would recommend that we would want would

14:33probably be their

14:35headquarters on the river, but I don't

14:37see them leaving that property anytime

14:39soon.

14:40>> First draw.

14:44>> So what what do you need from us today,

14:46Jerry? I guess that's a

14:47>> So what I want is basically I don't have

14:50a number worked out yet at this point

14:52for a counter offer,

14:54but but that's what we intend to do is

14:57just to work up something based on some

14:59sales information in the area to

15:01increase the land value and then create

15:04a diminution in value to the property as

15:06a whole. And then I'm going to negotiate

15:10with Evergy. They Evergy cannot condemn

15:13the city.

15:14So they do have to buy us.

15:16They have advised us that this is the

15:19only place that they can go. They have

15:22We have talked to them about potentially

15:23doing a realignment. So, we think that

15:27this is going to happen, but now we just

15:29need to determine at what dollar amount.

15:31So, uh feedback from you guys just on

15:35what you think is the use of the site,

15:37if you have any thoughts on what you

15:39would like to see as a dollar amount.

15:41I'm I'm open to all that feedback.

15:46>> It was a question for me too. This would

15:48be an appropriate time you would put the

15:50Board of Park Commissioners in the need

15:52to say the day specify what those funds

15:55would like to be used for if it is, so

15:58that that's involved in the negotiation

16:00also.

16:01>> Yeah, I think that would work as well.

16:03>> So, I I agree with with with Pete. I'd

16:05like to see a splash pad there. I don't

16:07know how the other commissioners feel,

16:08but that's what I would like to see cuz

16:09I think that would be good cuz there are

16:10a lot of children there, so.

16:13>> Those online, do you have anything?

16:22>> Thanks.

16:22>> I'm good, thanks.

16:23>> Yeah, and

16:24>> I'm sorry.

16:26>> Okay, uh

16:27thank you attorney Douglas with the law

16:29department. Just some background a

16:30little bit too on the authority of the

16:31board for new funds because So, the city

16:34has two types of park property, property

16:36that's owned by the park board

16:38basically, it's titled to the park

16:39board, and then park property that's

16:42owned by the city. This is the first

16:44category, so it's property that is held

16:46in title by the park board. For that

16:48kind of property, we can't do stuff like

16:50encumber it, put an easement on it as

16:52the city without approval by the park

16:55board. So, that's why the

16:57authority like the park board is working

16:59instantly involved with these kind of

17:01negotiations, making sure that we have

17:03this kind of back and forth. So, what

17:05we're looking for is uh a recommendation

17:07on or an advisement basically on

17:10how to move forward with negotiations.

17:13Uh we've got the recommendation from

17:15Jerry to come back to Evergy with a

17:18counteroffer and it kind of sounds like

17:20we're saying a counteroffer with and

17:23it's a stipulation to make sure the with

17:25a stipulation that all lot funds go back

17:28to the kids.

17:29>> So if I guess there would be I'd like to

17:31make a motion that she goes back and and

17:34counteroffer it

17:35and if they come to a agreeable amount

17:38those funds then the recreation to

17:40council is the money go back into Emery

17:43Park.

17:45>> I'm going to Emery Park or the park

17:47or the park system as a whole?

17:49>> I'd like to go back into Emery itself.

17:52Since we're taking it from there, I'd

17:53like for it to go back to there itself.

18:02Josh

18:04>> Could we ask that Evergy build a splash

18:08park and swap the land and easements for

18:11that?

18:15>> When would you want the splash park

18:17built?

18:18>> Is there room inside of the easement for

18:20that?

18:20>> I don't know that there is.

18:23Um

18:24>> That's pretty narrow of a room.

18:25>> Yeah, but

18:27>> It's pretty I asked them to put in

18:30to get splash pad built

18:33on on top of the sewer lines. How deep

18:36are the sewer lines?

18:37>> Well, that's the There's the issue. If

18:38there ever is any work related to sewer

18:41work, they're going to have to open

18:43trench that and they dig it out. And and

18:45and the sewer was there first and

18:47typically if you put if you improve on

18:49top of it, then it the the cost to

18:52repair those improvements are on you and

18:55not on the work that has to happen.

18:57So

18:59really like a parking lot is all I would

19:02put or a driveway over the sewer lines

19:04is the extent of any kind of development

19:07that I would recommend on top of the

19:08sewer lines themselves.

19:11>> So if that might be

19:12this would come back

19:15after you negotiate with everybody as

19:17well, right?

19:19So I might suggest to the specifics

19:21might make a little bit more sense

19:23at that side

19:25after the nego- We're not quite at that

19:27point and it has to come back in.

19:29>> So then that may be a good step to look

19:31at what we could do with the that

19:32basically.

19:33>> Yeah, do you know offhand what it cost

19:35to build a splash pad?

19:42>> $500,000 would be a little low.

19:45>> 500 to 750?

19:52500?

19:56>> What I think we will start to develop

19:58now.

20:03>> I

20:06>> I think it's a good time for them to do

20:08good good will to the community of

20:09Atlanta.

20:10>> Right.

20:15>> So just again they may be apologetic.

20:17The

20:17condition that we used to have is a

20:20pretty big deal and we negotiated on

20:21this quite a bit.

20:23Um

20:24for everybody putting poles the past 10

20:26years, we had a condition in the

20:27easement that said if we needed it,

20:29you've got to move the pole. Which is a

20:32pretty

20:33big thing. Like that's pretty important

20:35on our property so we're not effectively

20:37selling it and that's a big potential

20:39cost to them. So I'm that that's kind of

20:41framing our negotiations as well.

20:43>> Yeah.

20:44>> So I guess this could go back to tell

20:46what we could do with what's left,

20:48right? That's probably a good way to go.

20:49But I think still it's we take from it

20:51we should put something back there in

20:53return.

20:54It's a small feeling.

20:55>> Yeah. So I don't I don't know if there's

20:57a way to enhance the southern part of

20:58the park if you were to add features to

21:01it

21:02and then create

21:05something that would be compatible with

21:06the southern portion of the park on the

21:08northern end.

21:09>> Okay.

21:09I'm not smoking that we can actually

21:11look at it. If you look at If you're

21:12able to show the southern part that's

21:14there, then maybe some opportunity to

21:16use some of those dollars to make some

21:17improvements in that area.

21:19>> So that we can have amenities that would

21:21be

21:23>> That's kind of what I'm getting at. That

21:24works.

21:26That's kind of what I'm getting at. I

21:26know there's not much we can do in the

21:28triangle, but we can go further down and

21:30do something. So.

21:31>> Yeah. You just lose all that green space

21:34up front to be able to do anything with,

21:35really.

21:37>> It kind of goes back to the discussion

21:38we've had in these

21:39master plan meetings, which is, you

21:41know, what do you what do you what do

21:42you give to get, right? That's That's

21:43kind of what this is. So.

21:48>> [laughter]

21:48>> Very good. So what what we'll do is

21:50we'll talk to them.

21:51>> Yeah, but we still have a

21:52motion that's not been seconded.

21:54>> Yeah, so

21:55>> But just to back up real quick.

21:56>> Yes.

21:56>> But there's a lot of motion to go back

21:58with the counter proposal and attempt to

22:00put the money to go specifically the

22:02money go back to Emery Park.

22:05Yes. Um with the giving the

22:07acknowledgement that this is being set

22:08aside that this will come

22:09>> Come back to us. Yeah.

22:10>> So do you want to have a second?

22:11>> I second.

22:13>> All those in favor then?

22:15>> Aye.

22:15>> Aye.

22:17>> All right. There we

22:17>> Aye.

22:18>> Thank you, Danny.

22:19>> Aye.

22:22>> We got to end that slide show. We'll go

22:24to the next one.

22:25Um

22:26I don't know if there's any voting.

22:29I don't think we need to do that, then.

22:30Have we changed the agenda?

22:35>> What do you tell me?

22:36>> Thank you all, folks, and we'll see you

22:37at next time.

22:39>> [clears throat]

22:46>> What's that?

24:15>> [laughter]

24:35>> Uh hopefully all of you can hear me. Um

24:37So, um

24:39this is the quarterly CIP update. My

24:41name is Tim Helton. I'm a

24:43landscape architect and principal

24:44planner with the city of Wood Shoals.

24:46So, um

24:48luckily we have um CIP information on

24:51the city's website. Uh Katie does a good

24:53job of updating that. Uh we work

24:56together to to get that updated on a

24:58quarterly basis.

24:59Um

25:00so I would go over here.

25:03Um

25:04I think

25:13Uh so you can find it online.

25:15Um

25:17Where's

25:18the

25:34Don't find

25:35email.

25:36It's online.

25:38This information So I passed out uh for

25:40those that are online, I passed out a um

25:43a spreadsheet that is essentially just

25:45what we use internally to update the

25:46website and just makes it a little bit

25:48easier for you guys to read it rather

25:49than me print print off the website um

25:52for you all just so you have something

25:53visual uh in front of you. Um so if you

25:56go to about us

25:59um and you scroll down to capital

26:01improvement program, you can also just

26:03Google uh capital improvement program

26:07parks and this will bring you up here.

26:09Um so we have uh our website lists the

26:13projects that we have going on. Uh

26:16there's a a fund map that shows um all

26:18the different projects that are going

26:19on. Uh we break it down into a couple

26:22categories here. I'll kind of zoom in a

26:24little bit more here for everyone to

26:25see.

26:27Um

26:28um for here.

26:31Um you can bring it to your maps.

26:35There we go.

26:35Um so we have them in four different or

26:38so we have five different categories:

26:40identified projects, initiated projects,

26:42scheduled, in progress, and then

26:45completed. Um

26:47and they all have kind of different

26:48phases of kind of how we track that, but

26:51um I'll go through kind of the changes

26:54that we've had and kind of hit on some

26:55high-level projects.

26:57Um

26:58for those that are online, if you

27:01are able to get to the website and you

27:02have questions, um you feel free to ask

27:04um

27:06during this during this presentation.

27:09So, when I may not hit on all of them

27:12um

27:13because there we've got quite a lot of

27:14projects going on,

27:16uh which is a good thing.

27:17Um for those that are in the room, um we

27:20have in the title, we have highlight or

27:23excuse me, we bold and underline the

27:25projects that have changed. So,

27:26something has changed on the project,

27:28it's bold and highlighted. Just so if

27:30something's kind of stagnant

27:32um

27:33or it's you know, we're kind of in the

27:34process and so on has taken a little

27:35while. Just trying to

27:36uh point you in direction on some things

27:38that have changed since we last

27:39presented, which would have been in June

27:41of 2026. Um

27:44so, uh kind of scrolling down here, um

27:47the one of the main differences for the

27:49initiated to the identified project is

27:51that we had the CIP approved back in

27:53August. So, that means we now have 2027

27:56projects um identified for us and ready

27:59to start initiating. So, we have to go

28:01to City Council in order to get the

28:02money

28:03initiated and kicked off and then we're

28:05able to run and start spending the

28:07money,

28:08um

28:08which is really what we want to get to.

28:10What we've done in the past is we have

28:13put a number of these projects together

28:16and taken them to City Council at once

28:18so that we can get projects kind of off

28:20and running so that we don't have a

28:22bunch of things going back and forth

28:24with City Council, um trying to be

28:26efficient with our time uh when we go up

28:28in front of them and try to be succinct

28:29and

28:30uh in point with our our topics when we

28:33get them initiated. Um some uh good ones

28:36to know on here, um we put the year of

28:40the We try to put the year in front of

28:41these just to try to clarify what they

28:43are because

28:44we just put athletic field renovation, I

28:46mean that's an annual project that we

28:49have. Kind of get started, kind of get

28:51kind of get lost in what we're spending

28:52it on and what's being tracked for. So,

28:54we try to make sure to put the year in

28:56approximately where we're on the website

28:57just to kind of keep track of

28:59expectations when we start and then kind

29:01of the differences between the years

29:03because in 2026 we may decide to it may

29:07make sense to spend it on basketball

29:09courts where in 2027 maybe a tennis

29:12court makes sense just to try to uh kind

29:14of keep things in their own buckets.

29:17Um

29:19I will most of these are annual projects

29:22that we have. I will note some some kind

29:24of high level ones, some new ones that

29:26we have uh in 2027. That would be uh

29:30Chisholm Creek Park South and Chisholm

29:31Creek Park South Park. Um those are new

29:35for this year. Uh that is something that

29:37we've had in CIP for a number of years

29:39planned out. So, it's great to see it

29:41finally get to us and finally get ready

29:43to go. Um if you've been out there, the

29:47some of the board walks have some

29:48issues, some of the trails out there um

29:51are asphalt and they've just kind of

29:53reached the end of their lifespan. So,

29:55going in with concrete is is our plan.

29:57Uh it's much more durable and easy for

29:59us to repair in the future to just

30:01repair panels as we go versus trying to

30:03do large areas cuz if you go out there

30:06it's not it's not great. Um

30:09so, we'll spend uh we have funds

30:112028-2029

30:13I believe 2028-2029 for Chisholm Creek

30:15Park uh South. So, we will plan to kind

30:18of do this in a phased process.

30:21Um

30:22moving through the park trying to tackle

30:24the board walks, tackle the uh trails

30:26and whatnot. I think for the most part

30:28we'll try to keep the alignment the same

30:31uh but there may be some cases where we

30:33need to shift it over a little bit but

30:35we'll uh do our best to maintain as much

30:37uh trees as we can and and all the uh

30:40prairie areas out there. Uh so, I don't

30:43think we intend to go in and do

30:44something totally crazy, but I think

30:46trying to go in with boardwalks that are

30:49maybe more, uh, durable long term. The

30:52wood ones they have their their place,

30:54but maybe we look at some other options

30:55for how to make sure that we're

30:57efficient, uh, for the long run with

30:59those boardwalks. So, that is something

31:01that will be kicking off off once we get

31:02it initiated. Um, I

31:05in terms of my timeline on that, I think

31:06that's one of the ones that we've

31:07included in the group to try to get

31:09moving along uh,

31:11with construction probably starting

31:13sometime next year.

31:16Um,

31:17the, uh,

31:19uh,

31:20Dr. Glenda Sports, uh, Park Park Sports

31:23Complex, that one there's some funding

31:25for that one. We do have a grant that

31:28we've applied for, so we're kind of

31:30waiting to see on the grant for that.

31:32Um, I know there'll be more on this

31:34project to come, but I just wanted to

31:35let everyone know that that is a CIP

31:37item, uh,

31:39that we have available for this year.

31:41Um,

31:42Nomar Stage, we have funding for 2026

31:46that we're using as supplemental with

31:482027 money. That'll be an outdoor

31:51performance stage, uh, at Nomar. Um,

31:54we just had an RFP close for that one

31:57for design services, so we'll be

31:59evaluating the submittals for that one

32:01here soon, um,

32:03and getting that project off the ground.

32:06Um,

32:08I guess one thing to know is that we

32:09have an annual fund now established for

32:12park lighting and security. I think

32:14that's a, like,

32:15really big one, and I know that's one

32:17thing that we're we get quite a bit of

32:19calls on and trying to update those.

32:21It's kind of hard to

32:23totally carve out funds for just

32:25lighting and security when you have some

32:26other, uh, needs throughout the system.

32:28So, this is really nice to have this

32:30dedicated in its own bucket just to make

32:32sure we're not losing sight of those

32:34amenities.

32:35Um,

32:37Park Master Plan implementation

32:40was added for this year.

32:42Um that one is a is a critical item.

32:45Once we finish off the master plan,

32:47having some funds available to start

32:49implementing those recommendations is

32:51always great. It does increase it to '28

32:54'29, but this will give us a good

32:56starting point to start attacking some

32:58of those identified needs.

33:00Um park parking lots is another one that

33:03is new. That one we've been

33:07before for a long time. It's We work

33:09together with public works and utilities

33:11on that, and having our own dedicated

33:13fund for it is a big help for us,

33:15especially knowing that we just have so

33:17many different parking lots, and parking

33:19lots aren't exactly the the the most fun

33:22things to do, but they are critical for

33:23our park system. Um so, having a

33:26dedicated bucket for that is really

33:28great. Um

33:31The uh refuse containers and public art,

33:34that one is a uh small project. That is

33:36one that we're looking at to implement

33:39uh in downtown specifically to have uh

33:42all of our kind of the trash enclosures,

33:46trash receptacles, the big plastic ones.

33:49Um unfortunately, fortunately and

33:50unfortunately, they're movable.

33:52Unfortunate part is that people move

33:54them or knock them over, the wind knocks

33:56them over, people

33:57put their home trash in there and things

33:59like that. So, it makes it a little bit

34:01hard for us to

34:02to truly manage the system. The couch

34:05and the sofa shows up or, you know, what

34:07have you. It's kind of hard for us to

34:09manage that. So,

34:10these are dedicated uh enclosures that

34:13we'll have. They're uh used throughout a

34:15number of other different cities for

34:16downtown that you basically It's sort of

34:19like a corral for those containers, but

34:21we think they'll help us

34:23uh manage uh downtown receptacle usage,

34:26um

34:27and help make our lives a little bit

34:29easier as well, especially when things

34:30get knocked over, moved places, it just

34:33makes more work for us in the long run.

34:36Um moving into

34:38uh initiative project

34:45or things that have changed in this one,

34:47we moved over No Marks Stage and Art.

34:50That was one that we had initiated here

34:52um and that one's rolling. That will

34:54soon move into the schedule stage, so I

34:57imagine by the time I come back in

34:59uh December that will move over into the

35:01schedule uh phase. That's where when we

35:03start getting into design and start

35:05having someone on board, whether it's

35:06internally or externally to start

35:09working on the projects.

35:10Um so that was a new one. I imagine that

35:12will move over here soon. Um

35:17New Price Water Memorial

35:19uh Park improvements, that one is one

35:21that will probably move over to schedule

35:23here soon. We're working with a

35:24contractor actually we're working with a

35:26consultant uh to get them under

35:29contract. We went out for an RFP on that

35:31one, so that one will likely move over

35:34uh into the the design phase into the

35:36schedule phase when we start getting

35:38um a consultant on board. Um

35:44That was kind of a big one. I think a

35:46number of these will end up moving over

35:48here soon. Um just trying to get in some

35:50of the final pieces put together. The

35:54park signage, that one uh we're planning

35:56on putting out RFP to have on-call

35:59services for that. We just have so many

36:01different uh

36:03park signs in the park system that

36:06trying to put out bids every single time

36:08we want to change a sign just become

36:11more cumbersome than trying to have

36:13someone uh on-call services to help do

36:15the signs, so that will make this a lot

36:17easier for us to execute rather than

36:19every time trying to come up with plans,

36:21trying to put them out. Especially if

36:23we're doing a modular system, it's a

36:24little bit easier to call someone up and

36:26after we've gone through our B and ask

36:28them to put in the sign

36:30rather than trying to reinvent the

36:31wheel, especially knowing that some

36:34manufacturers may do it slightly

36:35different or have different paints. You

36:38know, having that intimate knowledge of

36:39the park sign system is something that

36:41we think is valuable for all all certain

36:44signs.

36:44>> I do have a question on that.

36:45>> Yeah.

36:46>> Uh

36:47since it's been changed now now it's

36:48parks and recreation with an S, there

36:51are some signs that still say no S. So,

36:54are all those going to get changed or

36:55are you just going to just leave the

36:56ones that still

36:57say park uh the S?

36:59>> So, we're going to transition into it as

37:01we replace the ones that are broken or

37:02there.

37:03>> Okay.

37:03>> So, there we don't want to go back and

37:05>> Okay. So, you're saying some of them

37:06have already been changed is why I

37:07wondered. Yeah, so.

37:10>> First one we were asked to put in with

37:11the parks is in the tennis center right

37:13where we're meeting. So,

37:13>> Okay.

37:14>> there they had to have some that's one

37:16of the ones that we prepared.

37:18>> Okay.

37:19>> That will be it.

37:20>> Nice.

37:21If they're damaged or like sun worn

37:25>> or something like that.

37:26>> As we as we look at moving forward to

37:28even replacing them on that cycle where

37:30it's damaged or maybe we'll transition

37:31into it so we're not spending money

37:34as we replace.

37:35>> Okay.

37:36>> That makes sense.

37:41>> The only

37:42maintenance that one

37:44uh um

37:45we think we need to get in line for the

37:472027 might get initiated in

37:50um

37:50plans to use that for a new group over

37:53at Boston Rec Center. Uh so, that one is

37:56higher on our list to do. Imagine that

37:58one getting here sooner. I think we just

38:00need a little bit of funds for 2027 to

38:02make that uh move forward. Um

38:07playground uh rehabilitation

38:09rehabilitation development at Central

38:11Riverside Park. We have the contractor

38:13We have the consultant and the

38:14contractor on board for this one. We are

38:17doing a

38:19design build approach with this project

38:23Versus a design bid build and we think

38:25that that's going to

38:26be valuable to us in the long run trying

38:28to make sure we get

38:31managing expectations and also pricing

38:33knowing that we'll have a

38:35contractor on board as well. So we'll

38:37get pretty much live updates when we

38:39start making changes to a design what

38:41that cost is going to look like.

38:43So that one's going to sit here for a

38:45little while.

38:46We had the first open house.

38:50About a month ago in September. We'll

38:52have a few more

38:54pieces for for

38:56community engagement.

38:58Points throughout the project. We do

39:00have a survey online right now.

39:04It is on I believe it may be I believe

39:06it's on the website but it's also on

39:08social media for City of Wichita.

39:11>> [clears throat]

39:11>> And I I think we have some good

39:13responses so far but you know the more

39:15responses we can get the better.

39:17So that one that one's exciting I think.

39:20For and I'm excited to get dive into the

39:22survey and try to see kind of what the

39:24community is saying for that project.

39:27Um

39:37I know

39:38Planeview Community Center art that one

39:41is I believe they've submitted for

39:43permits right now. So you should start

39:45to see

39:47some movement here. We'll just have to

39:49wait till we get bids in and get it out

39:51for bid but that one's you know towards

39:54the end of its design phase and we'll

39:56start moving into construction here

39:57soon.

39:58So keep your eye out for that one. That

40:00will be a a nice new addition

40:03to the park systems

40:05of Wichita.

40:07Moving over to in progress projects.

40:11Um

40:12Some big ones to note here are ones that

40:15we have been working on for quite a

40:16while. Uh Christopher, I like the park

40:18and the artwork associated with it. It

40:20started they mobilized throughout there

40:22pouring concrete. They probably poured

40:24concrete today uh for that trail out

40:27there. So, it it's a really exciting

40:28project finally activating that park

40:31after

40:32decades of of planning and just kind of

40:34waiting. So, um

40:37that one is very exciting to to get

40:39going. Uh Chestnut Drive Lewis, we have

40:42some utility improvements over there.

40:43So, if you drive by Chestnut Drive Lewis

40:46uh park downtown, you see some work

40:49going on that's city. Um do a little bit

40:51of utility work on the back into the

40:54park there that's outside of the park

40:55there got into the alleyway.

40:57Uh athletic courts at Buffalo and

40:59Manassa,

41:01uh I believe those should be mobilizing

41:02later this week if not early next week.

41:04They'll start at Manassa and then move

41:06over to Buffalo. Uh just trying to get

41:09in and get out as quick as I can rather

41:11than having two construction sites.

41:13Uh

41:14so, looking forward to that one. Um I

41:16know

41:17the

41:18the courts are asphalt so, they're not

41:20really in great condition anyway. So,

41:22moving over to concrete would be a a

41:24good for us long-term.

41:25Um but also it improves playability. We

41:28have those nice new clear backboard

41:29goals and and they feel a lot nicer to

41:31play around.

41:32Um

41:35A new retaining wall's going in over at

41:37East West Glenn Park. That one should be

41:39mobilizing this week I believe as well.

41:42Um

41:43sure any of you who have been downtown

41:46have seen there's some work going on in

41:48the I guess the keeper parking lot or

41:51the parking lot out that both view park

41:53in to get to the keeper. Uh putting in a

41:56retaining wall there um and then

41:58improving that uh user experience that

42:00you get to and from the

42:02the keeper. We are not tackling the

42:06parking lot at the top at this moment

42:08but that may be something uh that gets

42:10worked on in the future. And I believe

42:13that's a public works and utilities

42:15parking lot, so that would not come out

42:17of the CIP that we have identified for

42:20parking land.

42:21Uh,

42:25Then in completed projects, um,

42:29we have just had just added uh, Odell

42:32Watson

42:33there. That landscape is looking nice

42:35and the grass is growing well, which is

42:37always good to see. We were worried

42:39there for a while that it wasn't going

42:40to

42:41uh, grow now just knowing some of the

42:42high temperatures that we had without

42:45existing irrigation system over there.

42:47So, uh, credit to everyone that helped

42:49take care of that side winning winning.

42:51Uh, they helped make sure they got

42:53established.

42:57I think that's kind of some of the

42:58highlights on uh, um,

43:01happy to uh, answer any questions that

43:03you may have regarding any project, uh,

43:06future or existing

43:08uh, projects.

43:12>> Question 10.

43:15Is the master [clears throat] plan for

43:16the park available to you guys so we can

43:17see the plan for that online somewhere?

43:20The big plan.

43:25>> I

43:25We have adopted the master plan for the

43:28park. But the master plan was adopted

43:31uh,

43:33maybe 15 years ago.

43:34>> So, it's probably not accessible right

43:35now.

43:36>> No, it's probably not accessible right

43:37now. We are

43:40as funds come in, we are evaluating next

43:44improvements. I think basically the

43:46master plan was about a $35 million

43:49plan. And you don't have $35 million

43:53right now. So, we are trying to pick off

43:55certain pieces right now. So,

43:58um,

43:59yes, so there is a master plan.

44:01Not sure if that's online. It may very

44:02well be, but we're not able to look at

44:04that right now.

44:05>> Thanks.

44:06>> Yeah.

44:12>> Good.

44:13Thank you.

44:13>> Oh, thank you.

44:15>> Thank you. Next up is about master plan

44:18process.

44:22So, we have a little bit of information

44:24as

44:25Philip mentioned earlier, we're in the

44:27process now getting ready to get towards

44:29the end of the recommendations that's

44:31going to come forward from the master

44:32plan. On the 27th, there's going to be a

44:35council workshop where they're going to

44:36come in and give the initial plan work

44:38of what those recommendations going to

44:39look like. Get feedback from both the

44:42council as well as the board of park

44:43commissioner. And then look at

44:45finalizing that before the end of the

44:46year to come forward with the

44:48recommendation that will probably fall

44:50before council in the January timeframe.

44:52As part of that process, we did

44:54community engagement portion to get

44:56feedback on what are the things that the

44:58community want to see happening at

44:59different park systems. Looking at what

45:02we are actually investing our dollars

45:04in.

45:05As well as looking at the park

45:06maintenance as well as funding sources

45:08and how we can make the park system

45:10better for the community.

45:11So, part of this whole plan is going to

45:12encompass a lot of that.

45:15Philip referenced

45:16earlier, part of this is going to also

45:18be looking at what are the things we

45:20currently lack

45:21and how we can best address what we're

45:23changing in the space

45:25to make sure they bring it to the

45:27that the community wants to see as we

45:29move forward with the great park system.

45:31So, it's going to give us a road map for

45:32the next 10 years of what that's going

45:33to look like.

45:35Well, as we look at funding for what we

45:36currently have in our CIP operations as

45:39well as looking at what are those

45:41alternative funding sources that we can

45:43explore to be able to keep up with the

45:44times.

45:46Part of that is all through benchmarking

45:48through other communities. Also, we

45:50looked at the kind of the similar size

45:52communities that we've looked at that

45:55are

45:56that we're comparing ourselves to and

45:58those are typically

45:59Peoria,

46:01St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa,

46:03which are similar in population that are

46:05in the Midwest that we can see what

46:07their park systems look like and what

46:08investments they've made and what the

46:10economic impact has been with doing

46:12that.

46:13So, it's going to be part of the process

46:15and we'll have an opportunity to get

46:16feedback from you all to be able to look

46:18at what we do moving forward.

46:20And as Dave referenced earlier, there's

46:23two unique uh distinctions between the

46:25properties that we own. Some of them are

46:27deeded to the Board of Park

46:29Commissioners, which comes to this uh

46:31body to be able to say what are those

46:33improvements going to look like. And

46:34then the other one is deeded to the

46:35city, but that that's a different path

46:38of what we do actually looking at it

46:40moving forward. And the ones that are

46:41deeded to the Board of Park

46:42Commissioners have to remain

46:44and used for recreational use moving

46:47forward. And if not, it has to be offset

46:50with similar property that's of equal

46:53value or size is gone. So, it kind of

46:56gives you an idea of what we're about to

46:57look at as we move forward with making a

46:59decision

47:00what that's going to look like.

47:03>> I think over the years we kind of

47:04discussed this a little bit. It was that

47:06we kind of taken the property like you

47:08mentioned St. Louis, it's not a Can we

47:10just do a do a swap? People over the

47:11years have done a lot of that. We kind

47:13of end up with some property that we

47:14can't use or if the best use for it

47:16probably isn't what for us to use,

47:18right? We just took took stuff over the

47:20years over the last 40-plus years. Now

47:23we have things that maybe don't suit us

47:24well like 21st Social Drive. So, uh

47:28we're just

47:29good about taking the land, but then

47:30what do we what do we do with it, right?

47:32So,

47:34that's kind of what the master plan is

47:35kind of hopefully going to go help

47:37answer is how are we using it? How do we

47:39best use

47:41So,

47:42>> I think one of your expectations as well

47:44is that we have 120 roughly parks that

47:47are considered parks because they have a

47:50maintenance on them. Uh

47:52there's probably 140 properties that are

47:54deeded to the city or to the Board of

47:57park commissioners park land that

47:59haven't been developed. So it owns all

48:01spaces that we're going to look at as

48:03well to see

48:04whether long-term use of that freedom

48:06will benefit us in those spaces or we

48:08can turn it around

48:10somewhere else and then we can use some

48:12of those fundings to make improvements

48:13on the other spaces. So that's going to

48:15be all part of possible. So

48:20>> Questions?

48:23Audience?

48:59All right.

49:09Return six.

49:16So general fund revenue is looking

49:19pretty strong.

49:20Um

49:21overall we're at about 80% of what we

49:24have projected

49:25and we're doing well.

49:26So if every month was equal, we'd be

49:28looking at about 75%.

49:30Um so

49:32well ahead of the curve moving into

49:34fourth quarter. Um

49:36looked at my projections and I do think

49:38that we are going to meet those revenue

49:40revenue budget this year. So I think

49:42we'll surpass those goals.

49:45Um but we're looking really strong.

49:51As far as expenditures go, again,

49:54looking at about 73%

49:56of our expenditures.

49:58Um

49:59I think we'll finish pretty strong.

50:01Finish under budget by the end of the

50:02year.

50:07Cost recovery is about the same

50:10uh

50:12as last month.

50:13Our centers looking at about 29% uh cost

50:16recovery.

50:17Um

50:18We are seeing a couple little bit of

50:21um

50:23a little bit of decrease with with

50:24things like the swimming pools. Um

50:28And the summer camps because we're still

50:30getting a couple you still have some

50:32expenses, but we're driving we're making

50:34revenue for those areas. So we may see

50:36those numbers go down a little bit more,

50:38especially with the pools. And there's a

50:40lot of full-time staff were doing other

50:42things, but they're still being charged

50:43to the clients. So we may see that

50:45number go down.

50:50As far as golf goes, um

50:53revenues are looking strong.

50:55Um now I'll just to get into

50:58uh

50:59with the rounds away and what you're

51:01seeing from uh from year to year.

51:05Right now I think we're doing pretty

51:06good with with the revenues.

51:10So with expenditures, uh

51:14I do have some concerns with

51:15expenditures with being making it to the

51:17budget. We have discussions about the

51:20strategies.

51:21Uh

51:22Yeah, we may have to go to the council

51:24for

51:25budget adjustment for like personal

51:26services.

51:28So you may see that uh you've been

51:29locked through the month of November for

51:30budget adjustment. So we may see that go

51:32to council for budget adjustment and

51:33just to help pay for staffing.

51:36As we do more business, we continue to

51:39have staff and

51:41um

51:43just

51:44We're doing we're doing more rounds in

51:47September of this year.

51:49Um again, as far as like the

51:51unencumbered cash ending

51:53from August

51:55um of this year, we're about looking at

51:56about 1 million 355.

52:00Again, anything over a million that we

52:02finish up at the year,

52:04um

52:05we take that amount and we apply it uh

52:07to our project accounts so that we can

52:09work on our clubhouses, work on our

52:11greens, stuff like that. Um

52:14We're looking pretty good um for

52:16projects for next year.

52:20It's all cost recovery cost.

52:24Any questions?

52:27Questions?

52:31Thank you.

52:32>> Thank you guys.

52:36>> You have a motion to approve and go

52:36ahead and take care of that. So we'll

52:38need a

52:39I'll make a motion.

52:40>> Second.

52:40>> Page 2, ordinance submitted.

52:42>> Okay.

52:44Please take a

52:45>> Yeah, I have a question.

53:03>> Placer AI a little bit since I know we

53:06have some new board members who haven't

53:07had the pleasure of listening to me

53:10ramble about data yet. Um so we have a

53:13subscription to the service called

53:15Placer AI um which provides us with some

53:19um estimated data points um that tell us

53:21how many people are visiting our parks.

53:24Um it is It tells us things like how

53:27many people visit the parks, how long

53:29they stay, how often they visit,

53:32um

53:32the peak times of day, peak days of

53:34week,

53:36um where they came from and where they

53:38go to after the park. It's all

53:39aggregated information.

53:42Um

53:43So but it does come from cell phone and

53:45GPS data. So, that's kind of the weird

53:47part, but it is completely anonymized

53:50and aggregated before it gets to my

53:52desk. So, I don't know anything about

53:54the particular people other than some

53:56very high-level like census uh census

53:59tracts information on their

54:01demographics, but nothing about the

54:02individuals.

54:03Um but it gives us some really helpful

54:05information to know how our parks are

54:08being used, how our events are being

54:09attended. It helps us with planning

54:11future events and future park

54:13improvements, um as well as informing

54:15some of our sponsorship opportunities um

54:17that we might have moving forward for

54:19events.

54:20So, with that, I'm going to talk a

54:22little bit about some of our amenities.

54:24A few months ago, I did touch on um what

54:27how our amenities did last year. And so,

54:30now that we're um now a little bit more

54:32than halfway through the year,

54:34um I wanted to kind of revisit that and

54:36see how these different amenities are

54:37performing so far this year. Um so, for

54:40our dog parks, um we can see that

54:43Harrison

54:45uh K9 Rooster,

54:48Birthday and Country Acres are kind of

54:49performing the best out of our dog park

54:51system. Um Country Acres is especially

54:54um interesting seeing how much the usage

54:57has increased. Um it wasn't new park

54:59last year, so that would explain why the

55:01numbers are um 1 and 1/2 times last

55:04year's already. Um but it's definitely

55:06showing that that was a worthwhile

55:08investment. It's obviously being used

55:10very frequently. Um Harrison Park is

55:13kind of like our signature dog park. It

55:15was one that kind of brought the new um

55:18the the different types of amenities um

55:20that we put at these at these features.

55:23Um and then K9 Rooster was also

55:25renovated a bit last year. And as you

55:28can tell, we've already met last year's

55:30um visitation numbers. And so, obviously

55:33we'll finish out this year even higher

55:34than that.

55:35Um

55:37So, that's that's showing how those are

55:39performing.

55:40Um and as

55:42Brendan was pointing out, if if all

55:44months were equal, we'd be at 75% of

55:46last year's numbers. Um

55:49K9 Booster is at 100% already.

55:51Harrison's already at 76%.

55:54Um Clapp was also new last year. We're

55:57already more about doubled what what

56:01last year's numbers were. Um so, that's

56:02pretty good. Then the others are at

56:04about 50 to 60%. Um so, they're they're

56:06underperforming a little bit this year,

56:08but there's still plenty of time. The

56:10summer was really hot. Maybe people

56:11weren't visiting as frequently over the

56:13summer, um but they will now um now that

56:16it's cooling down a bit. So, we'll we'll

56:18see how all of the numbers play out for

56:19the rest of the year.

56:22Uh disc golf and pickleball, um took a

56:25look at that again. Um honestly, both of

56:27those are trending pretty equally

56:30compared to last year's. I think all of

56:33them are in the

56:3560 to 100% range from last year. So,

56:38they're they're doing pretty well. No no

56:40major

56:41revelations there, really.

56:44And then

56:46playgrounds, it's one that um

56:48I spent a little bit of time looking at

56:50um over the last month or so. So, I know

56:53I had previously talked about how

56:56features with

56:58high traffic from

56:59children and families seemed like the

57:01numbers were under what we expected them

57:04to be. Um

57:07And so, I found that that may have been

57:09due to a classification error on my

57:11part. Um you can classify what the point

57:14of interest that you're looking at is.

57:16And all of our parks are classified as

57:19parks, but then for these amenities,

57:20when I entered them, I put them as

57:22outdoor recreation thinking it's not a

57:24whole park, it's just part of a park. Um

57:27and that may have been part of the

57:28error. So, I went back and reclassified

57:30them all as parks with that with that

57:32algorithm that plays or AI runs Uh um

57:36thinking that parks are more

57:37family-friendly than other types of

57:39recreation.

57:40Um so when I did that, the numbers

57:42actually more closely aligned with what

57:44I would expect them to be. Most of the

57:46numbers actually doubled.

57:48Um so I'm I'm kind of going with that

57:51logic moving forward as I'm programming

57:53new amenities into the system.

57:55But you can kind of see my previous

57:582025 numbers are in that left column.

58:00The middle column shows the revised 2025

58:03numbers after I reclassified them. Um

58:06there were a couple of changes of parks

58:08kind of rearranging themselves based on

58:10this new classification.

58:12Um so just wanted that for

58:13transparency's sake. And then looking at

58:16this year so far year to date, I just

58:19re-ran these numbers this morning.

58:21Um so this was as of

58:23basically last Friday.

58:25Um Flat Rock is still um significantly

58:28in the lead with the the new playground

58:31there. Um 46,000 people, that's already

58:34at

58:38it's already 85% of last year's numbers.

58:40So I imagine that we might end up

58:42surpassing 100% of that by the end of

58:45the year. Um

58:47Buffalo Park

58:49as the next I believe now.

58:52Central Riverside Park is our number

58:53two. That was the same last year.

58:56Um

58:57and then

58:59and then Buffalo Park it looks like. So

59:02makes sense that we're renovating

59:04Central Riverside Park playground now

59:07and going to make that a lot more

59:08inclusive as well. Um the trends show

59:11how much more popular that is. Um so

59:13that I think that'll be a really great

59:14investment.

59:16Um

59:17but yeah, these numbers show how we've

59:19been performing. I think another point I

59:20wanted to point out was Frogtown

59:23Wetlands Park playground. Um

59:25we just debuted that this year. So,

59:28obviously that number increased

59:30significantly from last year. We're

59:31about 300% of last year's numbers. Um,

59:34any numbers pulled last year may have

59:35been more construction workers and

59:38people working on that location rather

59:40than actual park users.

59:43Um, but it's great to see how that has

59:46come up a lot. We got We're at 4,300

59:48users um, for the year at playground.

59:51So, that's really exciting that it made

59:53it into the top 20 already.

59:55And then, the rest of those top 20

59:58playgrounds are kind of also still

59:59hovering about 50 to 85%

1:00:03utilization versus last year's numbers.

1:00:05So,

1:00:06again, obviously attendance fluctuates a

1:00:08little bit from year to year. Um, so no

1:00:10no real surprises there.

1:00:12And then, here is um,

1:00:14the top 20 parks overall in our system

1:00:17for the month of September.

1:00:19Um, over the entire park system, we've

1:00:21had about 750,000 visits to our parks

1:00:24just for that month. And then, um, our

1:00:27top 20 again mostly stayed the same. You

1:00:29see some slight fluctuations in their

1:00:31their quote unquote ranking

1:00:33um, from month to month, but um,

1:00:36overall,

1:00:38we don't have a whole lot of changes.

1:00:40Westside and It Field and South

1:00:41Riverside were added to this top 20

1:00:44list. Harmon Field Park and Grove fell

1:00:45off the list a little bit.

1:00:47Um, but

1:00:49the very typical park usage. Um, Striker

1:00:53frequently is the number one on our list

1:00:54because they do bring in very large

1:00:56regional tournaments to that that

1:00:58location. Um, but then Chisenhale Creek

1:01:00Park and Sportsplex Park have usually

1:01:02been at the top every single month.

1:01:04Um, as I said, those are the most

1:01:05popular parks.

1:01:06And I will stand for any questions you

1:01:09might have about PlaceAI and data and

1:01:12exciting stuff like that.

1:01:15>> Any questions for Katie?

1:01:19Would you?

1:01:22>> Recreation updates.

1:01:24>> Katie?

1:01:34Is the Bible.

1:01:36>> [laughter]

1:02:06>> 18

1:02:08So

1:02:09What it's um

1:02:10Basically we finished up with the

1:02:12regular cooperation in

1:02:14August. Staff went into doubles for

1:02:16maintenance mission to support all

1:02:18facilities.

1:02:19Um

1:02:20Possibly in August the 9th. Um

1:02:22We operated splash pads until September

1:02:25the 27th.

1:02:27Um right now we've been doing a lot of

1:02:28cleaning up.

1:02:31Um

1:02:31In the season chemical quantities,

1:02:33evaluating that, seeing what we need to

1:02:35purchase.

1:02:37Um

1:02:38Basically we're trying to work to come

1:02:39up with projects to extend our CIP on

1:02:42which is hopefully hopefully 3 years in

1:02:44the making a bulk chemical storage

1:02:46facility. Oops.

1:02:49Um Also we uh got water damage and we

1:02:52did leak detection um at Vanessa and

1:02:55McAfee. Um we noticed that Vanessa uh is

1:02:58approximately 2 million gallons and

1:03:00McAfee is approximately 1.5 million

1:03:02gallons per quarter. There's a leak

1:03:04somewhere and we're trying to figure out

1:03:05where those are at.

1:03:08Um

1:03:09See.

1:03:16206 participants uh for up 122 more than

1:03:20of last year.

1:03:21Uh middle school junior football, we

1:03:22have five teams and we're going to

1:03:24one more than fall of 2025. Uh Miracle

1:03:28League baseball, 62 participants.

1:03:30Softball, 48 teams.

1:03:38Wait, this isn't right. This is last

1:03:41month's.

1:03:44Sorry, I was like, this is still my deja

1:03:46vu.

1:03:47Sorry.

1:03:51Sorry, I was like, wait, I feel like I

1:03:53said this already.

1:04:00But uh with the leak detection, we're

1:04:02actually working with public works on

1:04:03that right now.

1:04:05Um

1:04:06Fire department was able to come in

1:04:07quickly

1:04:09detection for us.

1:04:14It's all good.

1:04:14We're also talking about Kanzler Park.

1:04:16We're rocking and rolling with a lot of

1:04:18events and we just had Oktoberfest down

1:04:21there. I don't know if you guys saw the

1:04:23bad body videos. It's really cool. Um I

1:04:26know Reggie Brown is going to talk about

1:04:27it, but we're really excited that the

1:04:30city council voted to get the nice

1:04:32barricades. Not going to look like ugly

1:04:34barricades. I know myself, Gary, and

1:04:36Reggie have sought all different kinds

1:04:38of barricades that

1:04:40are

1:04:41ugly that block. So, we won't have to

1:04:43have those ugly barricades. I don't know

1:04:45if you saw them down there at Kanzler

1:04:47Park.

1:04:51Damn, I feel really old.

1:04:54Let me see.

1:04:55Um

1:04:56Oh, yeah. So, we also had storytime

1:04:58village. It's been great this year. Even

1:05:00with this hot weather as we've had. Um

1:05:03our last uh Saturday we had uh

1:05:06Coach Spooner from Michigan State come

1:05:08out.

1:05:09Um and

1:05:15So we just finished with August rates.

1:05:16Hopefully you guys got to come out and

1:05:18see record numbers of vendors and

1:05:21participants.

1:05:22>> I think shortly the list of things that

1:05:23make a difference.

1:05:24>> Yes, absolutely. We're going to do some

1:05:26even cooler stuff going into next year.

1:05:29That's it.

1:05:41I'm saying savvy but I don't know all my

1:05:43shirts. Thank you.

1:05:45Um

1:05:55>> And that January go real quick and then

1:05:57I'll pull up my phone and I'll talk to

1:05:59you guys.

1:06:00>> Okay, good.

1:06:01>> Yeah, I think actually Jesse

1:06:02>> Oh, sorry. Jesse, I'm sorry.

1:06:03>> You have the voice. You're good.

1:06:05We can talk about golf.

1:06:07Good call, Brian.

1:06:08>> I'll ask you.

1:06:10>> Thank you, Brian.

1:06:10>> Do you want to see the pictures from

1:06:12last month cuz you didn't get to? Work

1:06:13for hearts.

1:06:29>> So I'll go through the numbers real

1:06:30quick for golf. These numbers go through

1:06:33the end of September, so we're looking

1:06:35today. Um

1:06:37All right, year-round year-to-date

1:06:39rounds we are at 143. Uh it's very close

1:06:43to where we were at last year. Uh the

1:06:45main difference would be back where we

1:06:47had the irrigation in the early in the

1:06:49year and then Sam is the guy that you

1:06:51remember we just finished the uh fairway

1:06:54project renovation projects. We were

1:06:55closed for about 2 weeks and then we

1:06:57were walking only for for another few

1:06:59days at Sam in the month of September.

1:07:02We just finished that. It's coming out

1:07:03great. Fairways and it's going to start

1:07:05in the fall.

1:07:06Um so it's I think it's well worth it.

1:07:08But that cost of rounds are down just a

1:07:10little bit. Overall, we're setting the

1:07:11program up last year.

1:07:15Uh September alone again because of Sam,

1:07:17uh

1:07:191,600 ground. Without that, we would

1:07:21have been been up probably, so

1:07:24Um but I'm where we're at in September.

1:07:26Finally, got a little bit of much-needed

1:07:28rain there in the middle of the month.

1:07:30Um

1:07:31after a

1:07:32very challenging summer weather months.

1:07:35Uh cart rounds are up uh

1:07:37$35,000. Again, Sam pretty much the

1:07:39entire month of September, we had no

1:07:41consequence of that Sam because of that

1:07:43drought during September.

1:07:45Uh little sacrifice for long-term

1:07:46success, I think.

1:07:49Food and beverage, um

1:07:51barely down from last year.

1:07:53All [clears throat] things considered,

1:07:54not not too too

1:07:57about that program.

1:07:58>> [clears throat]

1:07:59>> We are working really hard to drive zero

1:08:03Look at some ways next year. Maybe you

1:08:05guys all today about trying to do maybe

1:08:07some of outside food options on the busy

1:08:09days, maybe on the driving range. It's

1:08:11an outdoor grill outside.

1:08:13Um just ways to expand that uh that food

1:08:16and beverage operation and really

1:08:19A lot of people they don't think about

1:08:20it till they're on the course hungry.

1:08:21So, if we can have it where they're at

1:08:23when the hunger hits, hopefully we can

1:08:24have a game so

1:08:26Um year-to-date driving range is up

1:08:3020 30 uh 29,000 dollars.

1:08:33Uh really happy with the driving range.

1:08:34It's It continues to just be up every

1:08:37single day.

1:08:38Um

1:08:39and that accounts for us all staying

1:08:41even last year, so that was well.

1:08:44Big number we'll look at total revenue.

1:08:45In September, we did 636,000. Even

1:08:48closing Sam, uh

1:08:50last year we did 6 I guess 642,000.

1:08:53So, we almost met the month with one

1:08:55course

1:08:57shut down half the month and operating

1:08:59at about 50% the other half of the

1:09:00month. So,

1:09:01um it was really good good events that

1:09:03uh

1:09:04really helped get the other courses to

1:09:06pick up the slack with with San Vicente

1:09:08For the year, we're up $206,000 on the

1:09:11revenue side.

1:09:12Uh so, pretty pretty happy with that all

1:09:15things considered.

1:09:16Um

1:09:17And then of [clears throat] course we

1:09:18have

1:09:19Basically, we have the the first box the

1:09:22general operating fund. That's the the

1:09:24fund that we operate out of

1:09:26day to day and that's Randy mentioned

1:09:28this earlier. At the beginning of in of

1:09:29August, it was at 1.355.

1:09:32Um and that's actually there's going to

1:09:34be some adjustments made to that so that

1:09:35will be what we get.

1:09:37Uh the correction will be closer to

1:09:391.455 dollars almost

1:09:41after general treaty adjustments are

1:09:43made. The other five boxes over are our

1:09:46project funds

1:09:47um we've talked about several times so

1:09:50uh the general project fund is what we

1:09:52feed those other four buckets as we need

1:09:54to do projects. We have the golf line

1:09:56which we don't touch, it takes care of

1:09:57itself. Uh the equipment fund is 72,000.

1:10:01Clubhouse renovation fund is basically

1:10:04at zero cuz we've most of the things

1:10:06we've recovered the money for the

1:10:07projects that we're doing in the

1:10:09clubhouses. And then the grounds line

1:10:11any projects that we're doing outside

1:10:12have currently has 96,000. But again, as

1:10:15I do projects, we will split that

1:10:17general project fund and move it into

1:10:19the right bucket for what the project

1:10:20calls for.

1:10:21So, the total funds uh 3.3 basically

1:10:25three almost three and a half million.

1:10:27Um

1:10:29With all considering all the things that

1:10:31we've done the projects that we've done

1:10:33the upgrades and everything, I'm pretty

1:10:35happy with that. We do have uh

1:10:38some expenses coming up. We just closed

1:10:40on the uh

1:10:41the the bids just closed for the

1:10:43irrigation systems for Tex and

1:10:46uh Aubrey Hills.

1:10:48Aubrey Hills came in about $50,000 under

1:10:50budget at 2.45 million and Tex came in

1:10:54about 300,000 over budget uh about what

1:10:57we expected budget. And um um

1:11:00So you you you know around the same 2.3

1:11:02trial. And it's over.

1:11:04Um

1:11:05we we are going to have to we have

1:11:07enough in the CIB to cover all but about

1:11:09200,000 of that, so we will have to pull

1:11:11some funds

1:11:12uh to cover that that remaining balance,

1:11:14but uh you know we we did those

1:11:16estimates

1:11:183 years ago probably. Of course,

1:11:21everything, especially the cost of fuel

1:11:23right now is what's driving that. But a

1:11:25lot of

1:11:26about the

1:11:27the volume of that. So

1:11:28um all in all, you know, kind of

1:11:30expected it as we got closer to this

1:11:31period. So not too bad, but we should

1:11:33get both of those done. That's on the

1:11:35corporate side tomorrow at council as

1:11:36long as you know hold up there, which I

1:11:37don't expect. Uh we'll be moving very

1:11:40fast to when I get the contract in place

1:11:42and get this thing rolling.

1:11:44Um

1:11:45And

1:11:46>> [clears throat]

1:11:47>> last thing I just had up here, we had a

1:11:50major staff meeting this past Friday. Um

1:11:53all the managers sit up.

1:11:55The the goal with this, I feel like I've

1:11:57been here 4 years and there was a lot of

1:11:59things that needed to be done. A lot of

1:12:00old barriers, a lot of broken broken

1:12:02down equipment, broken down cars, club

1:12:04house was terrible. So we

1:12:05kind of built that foundation and now I

1:12:07want to switch our focus more to

1:12:09operational efficiency. So

1:12:11um it's kind of been let's get

1:12:13everything in place. I feel like we're

1:12:15a much much closer to that. So now this

1:12:17meeting was

1:12:18a lot of interaction with staff to get

1:12:21feedback to build that kind of path

1:12:23forward and how we're going to uh kind

1:12:25of tighten up the operations. Um I'm not

1:12:27saying we're not spending like crazy,

1:12:29just got to control that, but we have

1:12:31had to spend a lot of money to get

1:12:32things where they're going on and and uh

1:12:34now it's more about you know kind of

1:12:36shifting more into the efficiency of the

1:12:38operations. You know,

1:12:39how to do the fine tuning of those

1:12:40things. I'm very excited. Got some

1:12:42really good feedback and um

1:12:44I think staff is really buying into what

1:12:46we're trying to do.

1:12:49Hopefully over the next 2 3 years is

1:12:51kind of what we were looking at. Where

1:12:52are we going to be to be years? And we

1:12:55got a pretty good starting point with

1:12:56everyone on the same page and

1:12:58everything.

1:12:59So,

1:13:00with that, happy to answer any questions

1:13:02you got.

1:13:03>> Questions for Dawn.

1:13:06>> Questions for Dawn. Thank you.

1:13:08>> Can you come back?

1:13:10>> Dawn.

1:13:11>> Dawn.

1:13:13>> All right.

1:13:19>> Dawn.

1:13:20>> I have a question for Dawn as well.

1:13:47>> Dawn, can you come

1:13:49>> Can you tell me the number?

1:13:52>> splash pads, um, and uh,

1:13:55myself and Joe Barton, uh, aquatics

1:13:58director and net public works, we're

1:13:59basically building a strategic plan of

1:14:02five to six years. What's our moral

1:14:03priority? What do we need to get done

1:14:05ASAP? What do we need to work on next

1:14:08year and utilize in CIP funds? One of

1:14:10the biggest things on my list is

1:14:11literally toilet seats for the

1:14:13bathhouses. Literally, something small,

1:14:15but something big as well. So,

1:14:20um, aquatics are fall weeks, uh,

1:14:22beginning in September. Uh, we have

1:14:24Miracle League baseball. We have about

1:14:25two more weeks of that. Uh, NFL flag

1:14:28football, junior football, adult

1:14:29kickball, adult softball. Um, weeks have

1:14:32been rocking and rolling. I'm excited

1:14:34because we are offering Miracle League

1:14:36basketball for the first time this year

1:14:38and that registration period is on

1:14:40October the 30th.

1:14:42Um, just finished up with the RFP, uh,

1:14:45uh for South Lakes concession. Um,

1:14:48I think we selected a vendor. Um

1:14:50hopefully they'll say yes to that, which

1:14:52would be nice. Um

1:14:53it's about 25%

1:14:55uh revenue with that.

1:14:59Big project we're really excited about

1:15:00our complex. Um City Council has

1:15:02authorized an application for a $10

1:15:03million federal grant for the Vance

1:15:05project.

1:15:07Epperson Center. Uh match marks possible

1:15:09for a grant. Strong enrollment possible

1:15:11for fall session. Gallatin has 11 new

1:15:14design different programs in the summer

1:15:16and the spring. Our forever fit is on

1:15:19Tuesdays. Record number 31 participants.

1:15:22Um

1:15:23Mahjong expanded to 20 and we have a

1:15:25waitlist of four. Um we have a new ASL

1:15:28class, which is full at 16 participants.

1:15:31Um we're planning on opening an open

1:15:33play mahjong session to meet demand. Uh

1:15:36our sign language 14 participants.

1:15:38Growing up with class eight

1:15:39participants. People are rocking and

1:15:41rolling and trying to stay fit and in

1:15:43shape. Um

1:15:45We do a partnership with the Lauren

1:15:48J. Gall Creative Arts program. Uh that's

1:15:50going to be beginning again on Tuesday

1:15:52afternoon.

1:15:53Uh it's a free program that we partner

1:15:55with them. Uh and I'll go in there and

1:15:58also have a chance to get interviews to

1:16:00all the programming that we offer

1:16:01participants.

1:16:03Campus wildlife. Um

1:16:05the Riverside Park is very popular with

1:16:07people. John Wells passed away in

1:16:08September. He recently shared stories of

1:16:10his historic wildlife stories and eight

1:16:13year leader video with staff

1:16:15and many community members who recall

1:16:17the old

1:16:18alligator pit by his house at the old

1:16:20park location located in the park. If

1:16:22you go to Wichita, you've got to go

1:16:23check it out. It's got to happen. I mean

1:16:25it's amazing. Um park maintenance thanks

1:16:27to Gary. They just took out a tree that

1:16:30is very helpful with security. As Ken

1:16:32mentioned earlier, all the parks with

1:16:34security and lighting. So

1:16:36uh

1:16:37I think Rufus was a wildcat. Very happy.

1:16:41Uh

1:16:41native plant beds and bee vests, and

1:16:43native plants bloom late due to the

1:16:45heat.

1:16:46Um,

1:16:49Bee City hosted the fourth annual ICT

1:16:51Bee Fest on September 5th with a

1:16:52butterfly house, garden tours, insect

1:16:55activities, plant education, art, and

1:16:56music. Oh my god, I have to contribute

1:16:58in there. I got to see

1:17:00a tagged monarch for the first time. So,

1:17:02I definitely got to touch a butterfly.

1:17:04I was like, "A little butterfly."

1:17:06So, it's kind of cool that So, uh, the

1:17:09first day of fall is considered a rain

1:17:11shower and fog visited the Riverside

1:17:12Park. So, we're finally in the market

1:17:14for the first day of fall.

1:17:15Uh, the 2003 stone and tile installation

1:17:17by artist Steve Roman remains a popular

1:17:20community landmark. Hoover Park

1:17:22weathered the storm of the baby

1:17:23palm construction. I went out there on

1:17:25Saturday. We had about 150 people out

1:17:28there Saturday morning. Really amazing.

1:17:31Everyone was walking around,

1:17:33playing on the playground. So, it was

1:17:34very cool to see. Um,

1:17:36so then with recreation centers, uh,

1:17:38Fresh Air Baby Camp hosted a girls in

1:17:40September for 22 hours and it generated

1:17:42$2,100 in revenue.

1:17:45Um, each rec center basically oversees

1:17:47the whole community center and brings on

1:17:49its Fresh Air Baby Camp.

1:17:51Uh, solar benches, which South Pasadena

1:17:53Public Library installed a solar powered

1:17:54bench in the South Villa Park, provides

1:17:57free Wi-Fi and charging stations to

1:17:59expand access to public common areas.

1:18:02Um,

1:18:02the school committee, uh, members drive

1:18:05their kids to Pasadena to attend the

1:18:06first of 26, 27 school meeting on

1:18:08September 30th. Uh, this uh, partnership

1:18:12is great for the five opportunities with

1:18:14reading buddies and their volunteers and

1:18:16who stack relations for school their

1:18:18services.

1:18:20Master Park, we said we have a lot of

1:18:22stuff going on in Master Park. This is

1:18:24only a little bit of it. So, I kind of

1:18:26already get about Storytime Village, um,

1:18:28but we also had our Shop and Grub

1:18:29September 20th, um, which was the

1:18:32kickoff of

1:18:33Open Streets with over 500 attendees, 40

1:18:35local 40 plus local vendors with food

1:18:38and retail offerings. Um, We had our

1:18:41freedom music night September 25th. We

1:18:43had about 30 attendees. We had our Wagon

1:18:45Masters Chili Cook Off September 26th.

1:18:48Over 10,000 attendees. The park

1:18:51generated $1,320

1:18:53in revenue.

1:18:54We also had a tea fest. We still I

1:18:56stopped by that. That was very cool. I

1:18:58love all the different variety of things

1:19:00that we are able to offer in the park.

1:19:02It was just a wonderful

1:19:06The Rock wall

1:19:07at the Aquatic Center, they held a

1:19:09tournament on September 18th. They

1:19:11hosted a high school JV cheer marine. 14

1:19:14schools participated and over 122

1:19:16athletes attended.

1:19:19I want to give a shout out to AJ who

1:19:21told me about this. So, it's ICT

1:19:22hangouts at Edgewood Park on pickleball

1:19:24courts.

1:19:26It's a community group for young adults

1:19:28hosted a meet up at Edgewood Park on

1:19:30Friday, September 4th at 7:30.

1:19:33Over 100 to 200 people there.

1:19:36Estimated 121 attendees staying 10

1:19:39minutes plus.

1:19:41Our community is at Edgewood Park's

1:19:42pickleball courts.

1:19:44Help keep the young community gathered.

1:19:46Most of our recreational activities keep

1:19:48the community active and healthy. It's

1:19:50lovely to see people out and about and

1:19:52live in the light.

1:19:54>> I also want to say that you don't

1:19:55I don't want to do one laugh but this

1:19:57was this was a big deal a couple years

1:19:58ago when we

1:19:59lit these things, right? We had a whole

1:20:01bunch of people

1:20:02just to light this. And so,

1:20:04this is just a small picture of

1:20:06what this became of this, right? So,

1:20:10Becky put into that all that time. So,

1:20:12yeah.

1:20:14>> Any questions?

1:20:19>> Thank you.

1:20:23>> Mr. Forrester. [clears throat]

1:20:25>> I love all these trees.

1:20:29>> I love all the pretty stuff going on but

1:20:32might be next on my speed dial.

1:21:03So,

1:21:04on things happening in the forestry, we

1:21:07are getting into tree planting season

1:21:09here in October.

1:21:11So, next month I'll have more

1:21:14information for you. But, there are a

1:21:15lot of really exciting things to

1:21:18to be said about what's going on with

1:21:20the forestry this fall.

1:21:22So, of course we do regular inspections

1:21:27on both

1:21:30based on requests and then also we have

1:21:34various contracts that we've been

1:21:36administering tree removal, tree stump

1:21:39removal, as well as wind contract to

1:21:41plant trees for projects. So, that's

1:21:44what that contract inspection number is.

1:21:46Obviously, we do work with the ABC D

1:21:49often.

1:21:51Not all of those resulted in

1:21:52inspections, but um

1:21:55So, we have a lot of things that we

1:21:56track.

1:21:58Um

1:22:00Labor utilization breakdown um

1:22:0443.69%

1:22:05is emergency work um

1:22:08in September and I will tell you that

1:22:10John has been John Bacon, our arborist,

1:22:13he's been sending me a reports

1:22:17weekly and it shows the last 90 days,

1:22:20last 30 days, last week and currently

1:22:24the trend it that our emergency

1:22:28work is trending down.

1:22:30Which is really good.

1:22:33I understand the response to get sprayed

1:22:35and the storms

1:22:36this week. So, I hope this isn't the

1:22:38last time I get to say that. But,

1:22:41respond to whatever happens. So,

1:22:44um

1:22:45Of course, we do always respond to

1:22:46emergencies when we're called upon. Um

1:22:49we're still working on the

1:22:51uh our tree tree trimming Google

1:22:52contract. That has not gone as smoothly

1:22:55as what we've been hoped.

1:22:56Um

1:22:58Obviously, we're making preparations for

1:23:00fall and winter planting and

1:23:02improvements. Bear root and some

1:23:05uh ball and burlap trees um where

1:23:07appropriate.

1:23:09And um

1:23:10got areas that we're focusing on for our

1:23:13internal um removals and improving.

1:23:17Just to keep our

1:23:20focused in the areas so that we keep our

1:23:22windshield knocked out.

1:23:24Efficiency down.

1:23:28And I think I brought this up last

1:23:30uh month, but we can look at the end. Uh

1:23:33just in case anyone didn't hear, we've

1:23:35got a new Kansas champion tree.

1:23:37Uh I read I read Elm or Slippery Elm.

1:23:41Uh

1:23:42I think that it's 95 ft, which is really

1:23:45uncommon

1:23:46uh for a

1:23:47I would

1:23:50look out.

1:23:52But, it's a big tree. I

1:23:54I recommend you go by um

1:23:57and check that out. Here's just some

1:23:59actual shots. I think some of these you

1:24:01might have seen before.

1:24:03Uh but, the crews out there responding

1:24:05to emergencies and uh

1:24:07gets trees taken out of the street

1:24:10and run through the chipper. And then,

1:24:13got Barry Riverside Park.

1:24:15Um

1:24:17Our construction crew

1:24:18and our supervisor,

1:24:20Brett Russell, he organized the

1:24:22replacement of these letters uh earlier

1:24:25in the year we had the

1:24:28R and the I was removed and

1:24:32so

1:24:34we had to figure out

1:24:36who made the sign a couple of years ago,

1:24:39get in contact with the manufacturer,

1:24:40see if they had the templates still,

1:24:42which they did,

1:24:43uh and then come up with the financing

1:24:46to

1:24:47make this project happen. So

1:24:49uh

1:24:51we

1:24:54we cleaned up the old letters.

1:24:56It's going to have to do with the

1:24:57replacement, but it will have a

1:24:58different patina.

1:25:00Uh

1:25:00which would drive him nuts.

1:25:04Uh so we don't want to replace it with

1:25:06the old letters because of that that

1:25:08situation, but we did retain them just

1:25:10in case.

1:25:12Um so

1:25:14that repair was made. I'm I'm very happy

1:25:16about that and check that off the list.

1:25:20Um

1:25:21the Watts and we hauled in 90 plus tons

1:25:24uh

1:25:25topsoil backfill Gilbert Road. Um

1:25:28the pipe barrier was hauled in 80 8 plus

1:25:31tons of 3/4 in limestone stored at

1:25:33Lincoln and the Fort Industry Bridge.

1:25:36And uh in the state park we recreated

1:25:39guardrails and at Flat Rock we

1:28:14>> Mhm.

1:30:09>> Mhm.

1:32:04>> Mhm.

1:33:59>> Mhm.

1:34:30>> Mhm.