GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER FOR THE WORK SESSION HERE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, AT 5:47 OR [00:00:10] 5:48 P.M.. WE HAVE A ROLL CALL. FIRST ORDER IS THE WORK SESSION AGENDA. [WORK SESSION AGENDA] FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION. ITEM 2022-WS-02 FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2022-2023 FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTED BY FIRE CHIEF TOM HARVEY. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO ADDRESS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION WITH BULLET POINTS REGARDING THE BUDGET WHERE THE IMPACTS THAT WE'VE HAD AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. BEFORE I GET INTO THOSE IMPACTS AND WHERE WE'D LIKE TO GO WITH THE FY 23 BUDGET, I HAD PUT TOGETHER THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT THE COUNCIL ADDRESSED AT THE LAST MEETING AND TRIED TO ALIGN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WITH COUNCILS AND AS YOU'LL SEE, RELATED TO FINANCIAL HEALTH. WE PLAN A UTILIZATION OF INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS AND ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES WHICH SUPPORT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE CITIZENS ON COMMUNITY, RISK PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE WITH CODES, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TO PLAN, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE PROGRAM AND SERVICE MODELS WHICH INCREASE OUR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY WHILE IMPROVING EMPLOYEE AND CITIZEN HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY. SUSTAINABLE SMART CITY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WHICH IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CITIZENS AND WOULD SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR MISSION AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WILL INCREASE WORKFORCE EFFICIENCY AND COMPETENCY, IMPROVE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, PROVIDE FOR SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENSURE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES AND ASSETS ARE SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE. COMMUNITY FOCUSED GOVERNMENT. WE WILL ASSURE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES ARE PROVIDED PROMPT AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THROUGH A QUALITY WORKFORCE WHICH VALUES KINDNESS, COMPASSION AND A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. EXCELLENCE IN CITY GOVERNMENT HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WHILE PROVIDING THE WORKFORCE WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO HELP THEM MEET AND EXCEED OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATIONS. LOOKING BACK AT THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE IMPACTS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS EXPERIENCED AS ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY HAVE. WE DID SOME EXPANSION OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THIS YEAR. WE DID SOME EXPANSION IN APPARATUS AND OUR EQUIPMENT. WE STOOD UP ADMINISTRATION. WE STOOD UP STATION FOR THE BRANCH FIRE STATION. WE HAD MODIFICATIONS FOR SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY. WE INCREASED OUR APPARATUS USAGE BASED ON HAVING THREE STATIONS, THREE SEPARATE DISTRICTS. WE HAVE SECURED THE PURCHASE OF 100 FOOT AERIAL, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND A COMMAND LEASE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE SCBAS MANDATED BY THE STATE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE AT A REDUCED COST, BUT PPE, UNIFORM AND REPLACEMENTS ALSO HAD THEIR IMPACT AS FAR AS. THE ACCELERATED EXPANSION OF THE WORKFORCE. WE HAD HIRING AND PROMOTIONS IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. WE TRANSITION MEMBERS FROM 2600 HOURS TO 2912, SOME FROM PART TIME TO A 50 HOUR WORK WEEK AND OTHERS FROM INTO A PART TIME POSITION OF 24 HOURS A WEEK. ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO DID PROMOTIONS SO THAT WE HAD THAT SUPERVISORY CAPABILITY AND THE DRIVER OPERATOR CAPABILITY AT THAT THIRD STATION, AND OF COURSE, WE HIRED A FULL TIME FIRE INSPECTOR IN JANUARY, AND WE INTEND TO HIRE AND REPLACE OUR FIRE MARSHAL. AS FAR AS INCREASING THE WORKLOAD DIRECTLY IMPACTING EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING. [00:05:07] OUR CALL VOLUME HAS INCREASED DIRECTLY DUE TO ASSIMILATING THE BRANCH FIRE DISTRICT AND AN INCREASE IN OUR OWN CALL VOLUME. THIS CALL VOLUME AND THIS WORKLOAD IMPACTS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE WAY OF INJURIES. WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE WAY OF MORALE, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE WAY OF VACATION TIME AND SCHEDULED LEAVE THAT THEY'RE TAKING OUT THERE. OUR M&O, OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO THE ECONOMY AND THE STATION EXPANSION AND APPARATUS EXPANSION. UNANTICIPATED MAINTENANCE, FUEL AND UTILITY COSTS HAVE PLAGUED THE DEPARTMENT. OUR APPARATUS REPAIRS WERE BASICALLY HAUNTING THIS YEAR UNANTICIPATED FUEL PRICES OBVIOUSLY IMPACTED US MORE AND OUR APPARATUS AROUND THE STREET MORE REQUIRING MORE MAINTENANCE. UNEXPECTED UTILITY COSTS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH WEATHER EXTREMES, AND THE COST OF CONTRACT SERVICES IMPACTED US AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. THE STAND UP OF ADMINISTRATION AND STATION FOUR AND THE COMPLETION OF STATION THREE TO FILL SOME TECHNOLOGY GAPS THAT WE HAD THERE TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD WHAT THEY NEEDED. WE HAD AN INCREASE IN OUR ANNUAL TESTING SERVICES, PUMP TESTING, HOST TESTING, LATTER TESTING. WE HAD TRAINING THAT WAS NO LONGER GRANT FUNDED THROUGH THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE BECAUSE WE'VE GROWN SO LARGE THAT WE'RE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE. SO THE 12,500 THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE, WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANYMORE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE STATION THREE INTERNET, WHICH YOU MAY BE WELL AWARE FOR THE CITY BUILDING AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE GOING IN, IT'S EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND WE FOUND THAT OUT PART OF THE WAY THROUGH THE YEAR AS FAR AS LOSS OF PERSONNEL AND REVENUE. THE PREVENTION OFFICE WAS HIT HARD THIS YEAR. WE HAD THREE LOSSES IN THE PREVENTION OFFICE AND AS A RESULT, WE LOST SOME REVENUE THERE THAT WE NORMALLY SEE COMING BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE HAD REDUCED ABILITY TO HANDLE THAT WORKLOAD AND GET OUT THERE AND DO THOSE INSPECTIONS AND OBTAIN THAT REVENUE. AS FAR AS FY23, OUR INTENTION IS GOING TO BE FOR WORKFORCE COMPENSATION AND STAFFING INCREASES, COMPARABLE PAY INCREASE STAFFING TO REDUCE THE OVERTIME AND THE WORKLOAD AND ALLOW FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TIME OFF WHEN THEY NEED TO TAKE IT. INCREASED IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING COSTS JUST BASED ON THE MORE APPARATUS, MORE STATIONS AND THE NEED FOR GENERAL SUPPLIES. THE REPLACEMENT OF APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT HAS TO DO WITH AGING FLEET. HAS TO DO WITH A SPECIFIC APPARATUS BASED ON A LOT OF OUR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES NOW GOING THREE STORIES AND UP, AND OF COURSE, THE EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE ON A SCHEDULED BASIS. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY. AGAIN, WE'RE LIMITED ON GRANT FUNDING FOR TRAINING, AND OUR RAPID PROMOTIONS ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRING INCREASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DURING THESE TRANSITIONS AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING OUT THERE WITH THEIR STAFFING. FINALLY, TECHNOLOGY AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, THESE HAVE A TENDENCY TO INCREASE ANNUALLY, AND THERE ARE STILL TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, SOME THAT WILL GO INTO STATION FOUR AND SOME OF OUR OTHER FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THOSE THOSE CAPABILITIES AND WHAT WE NEED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M OPEN TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. CHIEF, I JUST HAVE JUST ONE, YOU'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE DEPARTMENT, IN MY OPINION, BUT THE APPARATUS, THE LIFE SERVICE, SOME OF THE APPARATUS THERE THAT YOU HAVE, I KNOW SOME SHOULD BE COMING OFFLINE. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE AND WHAT TYPE ARE THEY? THERE ARE TWO LIGHT APPARATUS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED, I BELIEVE, A 2005 AND 2006 MODEL VEHICLE, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACING THOSE THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE LEASING PROGRAM. [00:10:03] OKAY, ARE THOSE LIKE YOU TALKING ABOUT, LIKE TYPE SIX ENGINES? YES. OKAY, AND WITH THOSE TYPE SIX ENGINES, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IS THERE, FAIRLY HIGH MAINTENANCE COST ON THOSE IN RECENT YEARS, HAVEN'T THEY? ON THOSE TWO APPARATUSES THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HIGH MAINTENANCE. THE TWO THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT WE'RE REPLACING, YES, THEY HAD AN ENGINE THAT FORD DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF GOOD LUCK WITH, AND THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY GIVEN US TROUBLE THROUGH THE YEARS, AND NOW THEY'RE REACHING AN AGE LIMIT WHERE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE THEM THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE LEASING, AND THAT'S OUR INTENT. ARE THEY GOING TO BE REPLACED TO BE STILL TYPE SIX ENGINES OR MAYBE HAVE A COMBINATION USE FOR THEM. ONE VEHICLE WILL BE USED FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, WHICH WILL HOLD ALL THE FIRE MARSHAL'S INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WILL BE A CHASSIS WHERE THE ACTUAL TYPE SIX SLIDE IN WILL GO ON IT. SIMILAR TO THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT WE PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TYPE SIX. THEY MAY NOT KNOW IT'S A SMALL BRUSH TRUCK. SOME PEOPLE REFER TO THEM AS BRUSH TRUCKS. IT'S A PICKUP, BUT A HEAVY DUTY ONE THAT CARRIES ABOUT 300 GALLONS OF WATER TYPICALLY USED ON BRUSH FIRE. SMALL TRASH FIRES HAS A DUAL CAPACITY OF RUNNING EMS CALLS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF. ITEM 2022 WORKSHOP 003 LIBRARY. THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2022-2023 LIBRARY BUDGET PRESENTED BY LIBRARY DIRECTOR LINDA [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [INAUDIBLE] NOW I CAN HEAR ME. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. SO I FEEL LIKE AFTER COMING BEHIND CHIEF HARVEY MINE SEEMS SO FUN AND FRIVOLOUS, BUT SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY, AND AS YOU KNOW, I'M NEW TO THE LIBRARY HERE. OUR MISSION IS TO REALLY JUST TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS, OUR PATRONS, A PLACE OF ENJOYMENT, SOMEWHERE THAT THEY CAN ALL FEEL INCLUDED AND HAPPY AND JUST FIND THINGS THAT WILL HELP THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY TO DAY LIVES, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST CONSIDER THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE WHERE YOU GET BOOKS. WELL, WE'RE MOVING INTO A NEW DIMENSION. WE'RE NO LONGER JUST ABOUT BOOKS. SO WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO CREATE THAT ENERGY FOR PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE LIBRARY. SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THIS PAST YEAR, I'M GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT AND JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THOSE THINGS AND THEN I WILL GET INTO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23. SO IN THE WINTER, WE HAD OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS EVENT WITH ME HERE AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT. WE HAD MRS. CLAUS WHO COMES OUT AND IT'S ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, COMES OUT AND READS TO THE KIDS FOR FOUR NIGHTS. AND THEN WE HAD OUR PRINCETON ISD CHRISTMAS TREE DISPLAY. THIS YEAR WE HOSTED A CONTEST FOR THE KIDS IN THE LIBRARY TO FIND THE ELVES THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY, AND THEN THERE WERE THEY GOT TO THERE WAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A GIFT CARD FOR THAT, AND THEN IN THE SPRING, THAT WAS NEXT. SPRING. WE HAD QUITE A FEW EVENTS. SO NEW TO US WAS THE FIRST EVENT WHICH IS TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER, WHICH WAS PRESENTED BY THE DALLAS CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND IT WAS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM BECAUSE IT ALLOWED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET REALLY GREAT RESOURCES. SO IF THEY WERE IN NEED OF DIAPERS OR FOOD OR JUST ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES LIKE THEY NEEDED TO HELP LEARNING WITH ENGLISH OR IF THEY NEEDED HELP GETTING APPLYING FOR MEDICAID OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, DALLAS CATHOLIC CHARITIES WOULD HELP THOSE FAMILIES GET THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEEDED. WE ALSO HAVE AN ESL PROGRAM PROVIDED THROUGH GRAYSON COLLEGE, WHICH HELPS OUR CITIZENS BECOME MORE FLUENT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. WE'VE HAD AARP TAX HELP. WE ALSO HAD A HEALTH CARE AND RETIREMENT SEMINAR HOSTED, WHICH WE'LL BE HAVING AGAIN SO THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY [00:15:02] THAT ARE NEEDING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AND LEARNING ABOUT MEDICARE, WHICH IS A TASK IN ITSELF. SO WE HAVE A LADY THAT COMES OUT AND KIND OF BREAKS THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS DOWN FOR THOSE CITIZENS. ALSO, WE HAD AN EASTER EGG HUNT. PRINCETON ISD SECOND GRADE LIBRARY TOUR. WE HAD A CODING CLASS, WHICH WAS REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANTED TO SEE HERE IN THE LIBRARY. JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE TECHNOLOGY IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S EVERYTHING, RIGHT? SO WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER A FREE CODING CLASS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS DURING THE IT WAS JUST THE SUMMER ACTUALLY A FEW WEEKS AGO IT WAS WE HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL TURNOUT AND WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND IT TO OTHER AGE LEVELS IN THE FALL AND IN THE WINTER. SO IF I CAN INTERRUPT. SURE. BECAUSE WHAT IS A CODING CLASS? YOU KNOW, SOME OF US MIGHT NOT-DO YOU ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS. SO I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. SO BASICALLY KIDS COME IN AND THEY LEARN HOW TO CODE. SO CODING MEANS THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO PROGRAM DO COMPUTER PROGRAMING. SO THEY'RE STARTING WITH THE JUST THE BASICS, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH STEAM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING. THEY'RE TEACHING CODING CLASSES, AND SO YOU WANT TO PREPARE THOSE YOUTH FOR THE FUTURE, WHETHER THEY GO TO COLLEGE OR NOT. A LOT OF KIDS, IF THEY KNOW HOW TO CODE, THEY CAN EVEN GET A CAREER WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO GO TO COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, SO IT GIVES THEM SOME OPTIONS AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING CODING CLASS AND WE ARE HOPING TO EXPAND THAT INTO A LARGER CODING CLASS WITH HIGHER GRADE LEVELS AND JUST MORE ADVANCED CODING SKILLS INSTEAD OF JUST THE BASICS. THEY'RE LEARNING THE BASICS NOW, BUT WE WANT TO GET THEM TO WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO DO, YOU KNOW, CREATE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. PRINCESS RUBY STORYTIME IS A ONCE A MONTH STORY TIME THAT WE HAVE, AND IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE THERE IS A LADY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT COMES WITH HER DAUGHTER AND SHE DRESSES UP AS PRINCESS RUBY, BUT SHE TEACHES KIDS ABOUT THINGS THAT WILL HELP THEM BE BETTER CITIZENS. SO IT'S ALL ABOUT CHARACTER BUILDING, AND SO THAT HAS BEEN A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE HERE AT THE LIBRARY THIS SUMMER. WE DID OCEANS OF POSSIBILITY READING CLUB, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT IN ORDER TO DO THE PROGRAMING. THEY CAME IN AND DID SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS AT THE LIBRARY, AND THEY EVEN DID A VIRTUAL TOUR. THEY TOOK THE KIDS ON A VIRTUAL TOUR FROM LAVON LAKE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW OUR WATER IS ACTUALLY TREATED AND COMES BACK TO OUR HOMES. SO THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING, AND HERE I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF JUST SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIKE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE SUMMER AND OVER THE YEAR AND JUST KIND OF SEE HOW THE KIDS ARE HAPPY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. WE WANT TO SEE HAPPY PEOPLE. WE WANT TO SEE FAMILIES ENGAGING WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND WE WANT TO SEE JUST OUR YOUNG PEOPLE COMING IN AND JUST ENJOYING THE LIBRARY. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF GUEST READERS AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM THE CITY HERE TO BE GUEST READERS. AS YOU SEE, WE HAVE MR. DEFFIBAUGH WAS ONE OF OUR GUEST READERS TWICE. HE DID A PRESENTATION TWICE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE STEVE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND I THINK THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE ALSO JUST GUEST READERS, TENISHEA TURNER AND THE MAYOR WAS ALSO A GUEST READER FOR OUR READING PROGRAM. WE'VE HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT AS WELL. SO WE WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE COME IN JUST SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE NOT ONLY PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY, BUT PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY ENGAGING WITH OUR CITIZENS, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AND THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF OUR CHARACTER GUESTS, READERS. THAT WAS MRS. CLAUS, AND THEN THIS IS PRINCESS RUBY STORYTIME WITH THE MRS. [INAUDIBLE] AND PRINCESS RUBY. THERE ARE A FEW PICTURES FROM OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM, OCEANS OF POSSIBILITIES, AND ONCE AGAIN, SOME MORE MRS. RUBY AND MRS. [INAUDIBLE]. THE WAY THAT WE PLAN TO SHOW OUR AT LEAST TO ALIGN WITH THE FINANCIAL HEALTH PORTION OF WHAT THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR IS WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE AS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS WE CAN WHEN WE'RE ORDERING AND WHEN WE'RE PURCHASING [00:20:03] THINGS. SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE BEST DEAL OUT THERE, BUT WE'RE ALSO APPLYING FOR GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO HELP, YOU KNOW, TO BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN WHAT WE GET AND WHAT WE DON'T HAVE AND TO KIND OF TRY TO REMAIN AS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE GRANTS AND STUFF THAT WE I FORGOT THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR. OUR PATRON STATISTICS HAVE GONE UP. SO THAT'S ONE REASON THAT WE DO SEE AN INCREASED NEED FOR MORE MONIES THIS YEAR, JUST BECAUSE WE ARE CONTINUALLY SEEING OUR NUMBERS GROW AND GROW AND GROW. IT HAS BEEN THE FIRST YEAR BACK FROM COVID, SO I THINK THAT REALLY PLAYS A BIG PART IN IT. WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE PLUS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING, SO WE'RE SEEING THOSE PEOPLE COME OUT TO THE TO THE LIBRARY, AND THAT'S DUE IN PART TO WORD OF MOUTH AND OUR WEBSITE, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. TANISHA HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB OF ADVERTISING DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING AND PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT FOR THEM. SO WHAT'S NEXT? WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND ADD NEW CHILDREN AND ADULT PROGRAMING, WHICH IS WHERE OUR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT COMES THROUGH, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PLAN WITH GREAT FORETHOUGHT ABOUT THE PROGRAMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THIS FOR OUR PATRONS, AND WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE COST OF MAKING THINGS THAT ARE COST EFFECTIVE, MAKING SURE THEY'RE COST EFFECTIVE. WE ARE GROWING OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION, WHICH ONCE AGAIN IS ANOTHER PART OF THAT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PIECE, AND WE'RE JUST PLANNING FOR GROWTH. WE'RE PLANNING FOR POSSIBLY DOWN THE ROAD A NEW LIBRARY. WE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME UPDATES THIS YEAR TO OUR LIBRARY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE BUILDING IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT OLDER AND WE NEED SOME THINGS TO TAKE PLACE, SOME CARPETING AND SOME PAINTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO MAKE IT A FRESH, WARM, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, AND SO FOR US, ANOTHER PART OF IT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ON HERE IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES AS TRAINED AND AS PROFESSIONAL AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT IS ANOTHER PORTION OF JUST SHOWING EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE IF WE'RE TRAINED AND WE'RE PROFESSIONAL, WHEN WE REPRESENT THE CITY, WE WILL REPRESENT THE CITY WELL, RIGHT? WE WANT TO REPRESENT THE CITY WELL. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME IN AND THEY GET A REALLY FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND THEY WANT WE WANT THEM TO LEAVE BEING IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE DO. SO IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE TRAINED AND WE HAVE TO BE WE HAVE TO BE PURSUING THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND IF WE'RE NOT DOING THAT, WE'RE MISSING THE MARK IN BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR PATRONS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE AND A AN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL SET US APART FROM JUST WHERE WE USED TO BE. WE HAVE TO GO FORWARD, AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO DEFINITELY BE PURSUING SOME SOME LEARNING, SOME NOT SOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THOSE DIFFERENT. WE ARE SEEING CONFERENCES THAT WE CAN GO TO GET THOSE SKILLS AND WE NEED TO BE PURSUING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO WITHOUT MONEY, WE CAN'T DO THOSE, BUT WE WE REALLY NEED TO DO THOSE IN ORDER TO GIVE PRINCETON A FRESH NEW START, AND I THINK THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GENTLEMEN, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS, AND REALLY I LEFT A LOT OF STUFF, A LOT OUT, AND I AM THIS IS I WAS SO NERVOUS, GUYS, ABOUT BEING HERE, BUT SO I'M LIKE, I'M STUMBLING OVER MY WORDS AND EVERYTHING, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW IS WE'RE NOT JUST ABOUT BOOKS BECAUSE EVERYBODY DOESN'T LIKE TO READ, RIGHT? BUT WE WANT TO OFFER PROGRAMING THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL, WHETHER IT'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION OR MEDICARE, IF IT'S ABOUT CODING OR I MEAN, WHATEVER IT IS, WE WANT TO HAVE PROGRAMING THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TO THE LIBRARY AND WE WANT TO BE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE. SO IF THERE IS INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THEM THAT INFORMATION. WE WANT TO FIND IT. IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WE FIND IT. THAT'S OUR GOAL IS TO FIND WHATEVER THEY NEED. ARE YOU ALL OPEN ON SATURDAYS? NO, WE'RE NOT OPEN ON SATURDAY. WE'RE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9 TO 5. OKAY, AND HOPEFULLY MR. DEFFIBAUGH AND I CAN GET INTO THE CODING CLASS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS EITHER. ABSOLUTELY. COME ON DOWN. THAT'S THE REASON WHY I HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT CAN HELP. [00:25:02] THEY CAN DO THESE THINGS. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, GUYS. I APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. ITEM 2022-WS-004 COMMUNITY EVENTS PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2022-2023 COMMUNITY EVENTS BUDGET PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY EVENTS MANAGER STEPHANIE O'BRIEN. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT WE HAVE JUST TO BEGIN WITH. THE COMMUNITY EVENTS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS AND DELIVERS A VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT ENHANCE THE CULTURE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION GROWTH. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO COORDINATE, PROMOTE, MANAGE AND HOST A VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. IN 2021-22 EVENTS. THESE ARE WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR. WE'VE DONE THE FALL FEST. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE PISD'S MEET THE PANTHERS, CHRISTMAS WE DO A LOT OF THINGS. WE DO THE TREE LIGHTING, WE DO THE ANGEL TREE, TOYS FOR TOTS AND KINDERGARTNERS MAKE ORNAMENTS, AND THEY COME DECORATE THE TREE, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO DONE MULTIPLE BLOOD DRIVES THIS YEAR. WE HELPED WITH THE MASONIC LODGE AND DEDICATION OF THE CORNERSTONE. WE DID OUR EASTER EGG HUNT, GRAND OPENINGS, SECOND GRADE TOUR, JULY 3RD, AND THEN THE VETERANS AND MEMORIAL DAY. WE HAD A PART IN IT. SO THERE'S SOME JUST CUTE PICTURES FROM OUR EVENTS, AND FOR THE 2022-2023 EVENTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, WE ARE DOING OUR FALL FEST AGAIN. IT WILL CONSIST OF ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS, FOOD VENDORS. WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC. I HAVE THE SCHOOL PARTICIPATING AGAIN AND WE'RE BRINGING BACK THE TASTE OF PRINCETON. SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL BE EXCITED TO TRY THEIR FOOD AGAIN AND WE'LL DO THE PUMPKIN PATCH AND OF COURSE, THE MUTTON BUSTING AND BULL RIDING. I ALSO IN OCTOBER WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE FLOATING DECK LANTERNS, AND WITH THAT WE'LL GIVE S'MORES AND THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO CO-SPONSOR AND DO A MOVIE IN THE PARK, AND THEN WE'VE GOT IN DECEMBER, WE'LL DO OUR CHRISTMAS EVENT AGAIN AND WE'LL DO THE KINDERGARTEN ORNAMENTS, THE TREES, TOYS FOR TOTS, AND WE ARE ADDING A CHRISTMAS HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST SO PEOPLE WILL JUST SEND THEIR PICTURES IN AND WE'LL ALL VOTE ON THEM. SANTA IS ALSO GOING TO TRY TO VISIT ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT WE HADN'T GOTTEN TO IT, AND WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO PANCAKES AND COCOA WITH MR. CLAUS AS LONG AS HE'S AVAILABLE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO STILL DECORATE DOWNTOWN AND THE MUNICIPAL CENTER, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO STILL GOING TO DO THE MONTE CARLO AND BEAUCHAMP TO DECORATE. TREE LIGHTING THIS YEAR. WE STILL WANT TO DO THE SAME. THE FEED THE COMMUNITY, HAVE THE ICE SKATING RINK. WE'LL STILL INVITE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BAND THE DANCE TEAM, AND WE'LL DO THE PICTURES WITH SANTA, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME ARTS AND CRAFTS MAYBE FOR THE KIDS TO DO THIS YEAR. LET'S SEE, THIS YEAR FOR EASTER, I WANT TO ADD THE BREAKFAST WITH THE BUNNY, INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING ONE EGG HUNT, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO INCLUDE THE TEENAGERS. THERE'S ALSO GLOW IN THE DARK EGG HUNT THAT WE CAN DO, AND THEN I WANT TO DO AN EGG HUNT FOR THE SENSORY CHILDREN OR SPECIAL NEEDS, SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SO ACTIVE AND SOMETHING TO HELP WITH THEM, AND WE'LL DO OUR BOUNCE HOUSE IN ARTS AND CRAFTS AGAIN. THE ARTS AND CRAFTS WERE A BIG HIT THIS YEAR AT THE EGG HUNT, AND THEN OUR BIG EVENT THAT WE ALWAYS DO IS OUR JULY SPECTACULAR. WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, ARTS AND CRAFTS. WE'LL DO THE BLOOD DRIVE AGAIN, AND KIDS ZONE AND FIREWORKS. AND SOME OTHER EVENTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS YEAR WOULD BE. ADD A LOT MORE BLOOD DRIVES. THEY'RE IN DIRE NEED OF THAT. ALSO, MAYBE FOR VETERANS AND MEMORIAL DAY AROUND THERE, WE'LL DO A VA HOSPITAL CARE PACKAGE DRIVE. I WANT TO BRING BACK THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE AND BRING BACK THE COLOR RUN THE POP UP PARTY TRAILER, WHICH FOR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEIR HOAS COULD RENT IT OUT FOR THE WEEKEND. WE TAKE IT AND IT HAS EVERYTHING THEY CAN WANT IN THE TRAILER GAMES, CHAIRS, TABLES, AND WE ALSO WANT TO DO A FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY, AND WE TALKED ABOUT DOING THE JUNETEENTH COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY, AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO UTILIZE OUR POND OUT HERE AND DO A FISHING TOURNAMENT. [00:30:06] SO THE BUDGET IMPACT, AND MY REVENUE REVENUE USUALLY COMES FROM EDC AND CDC. THEY SUPPORT THE EVENTS A LOT. I ALSO GET SPONSORSHIPS IN DONATIONS. MY SPONSORSHIP THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR WAS DOWN TREMENDOUSLY AND I THINK IT'S DUE TO COVID AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET MONEY. EVERYONE'S ASKING FOR MONEY. SO THAT KIND OF WENT DOWN AND WE DO HAVE EVENT FEES THAT WE GET SOME MONEY FROM. WE ALSO HAVE A BUDGET IMPACT THIS YEAR AS I'M ADDING ADDITIONAL EVENTS. SO I NEED MORE MONEY FOR THOSE EVENTS, AND I DID IN I WANT TO SAY MARCH, WE DID ADD AN ADDITIONAL STAFF. WE HAVE A COORDINATOR NOW. SO WITH THAT, MY STAFFING PRICE, COST INCREASES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, ALL THAT FUN STUFF. AND THEN OF COURSE INFLATION, ALL MY RENTALS, ALL THAT STUFF HAS GONE UP AND SOME OF IT HAS DOUBLED IN MY PRICE TO RENT THINGS. SO AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. ANY QUESTIONS? WELL FOR YOUR TECHNOLOGY, IF YOU NEED ANY CODING, WE CAN PROBABLY GET YOU A SECOND GRADER. YOU KNOW, STEPHANIE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN ALL HER EVENTS. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES. I LOVE MY JOB. I GET TO PLAN PARTIES AND KEEP EVERYONE INVOLVED, SO I LOVE IT. SOMETIMES SHE SAID SHE'D DO IT FOR FREE. YEAH, NO. OH, OKAY, I'M MISTAKEN. ANY QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN? OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. ITEM 2022-WS-005 PARKS AND RECREATION PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2022-2023 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTED BY PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR CHASE BRYANT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. WE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. SO THE MISSION OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PRETTY MUCH REMAINS CONSISTENT. IT DOES EVOLVE OVER TIME AND IT DOES GROW, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE MORE CONCRETE. YOU KNOW, WE'LL EXPAND ON IT, BUT THIS IS THE FOUNDATION THAT WE SET OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR, AND OUR MISSION IS TO LOCALLY DELIVER QUALITY RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PROVIDING BEAUTIFUL, SAFE AND INVITING PARK FACILITIES THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR PARKS AND FEEL WELCOMED. LOVE IT. STAY HERE, AND I THINK OVERALL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT WHAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2021. SO I HIT UP ON A FEW, FEW BULLET POINTS. PRINCETON, CROSSROADS MUNICIPAL PARK. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE ROUGHLY A TEN ACRE PARK HERE, A BEAUTIFUL POND, WALKING TRAILS. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT ADDS ANOTHER PASSIVE PARK FOR ANYBODY TO COME ENJOY, ALONG WITH EVEN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, BIKE RIDING, TRAIL RIDES AND SO FORTH. WE ALSO STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION ON JJ BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK. IF ANYBODY HASN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO TAKE A TRIP DOWN NORTH BEACH. THAT PARK IS GOING TO BE AMAZING WHEN IT'S COMPLETED AND IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WE SPEAK. SO GIVEN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THAT'LL BE ONLINE. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT COMING IN 22-23. WE'RE ALSO AWARDED ON IN GRANT ASSISTANCE THIS PAST YEAR, $364,362 FROM COLLIN COUNTY OPEN SPACE GRANT FOR THE MUNICIPAL PARK RIGHT OUTSIDE. THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE ROUGHLY FOR ALL OF COLLIN COUNTY, ONLY $2 MILLION IS AWARDED THROUGH EVERY CITY AND EVERY CITY AND CITY AND ENTITY IN COLLIN COUNTY. SO FOR US TO RECEIVE 364,000 IS A PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD HIT FOR ALL OF COLLIN COUNTY. WE'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED OVER 35% GROWTH IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FROM 2021. SO THAT'S A HUGE AND UNANTICIPATED GROWTH. WE'VE BEEN GROWING AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF AROUND 15%, SO TO JUMP UP TO 35% THIS LAST YEAR. NOW WE ARE OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS. SO BY OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS, WE ARE INVITING MORE INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES. [00:35:01] WE PROVIDED MORE PART, MORE PARKS, SPACE, PASSIVE PARKS, WALKING TRAILS, LIKE I SAID, SUCH AS WHAT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE, AND THEN ALSO ONLINE NOW IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL. WE HAD OUR FIRST RENTAL YESTERDAY, WENT OVER FANTASTIC. NO ISSUES. SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OVER THE NEXT YEAR, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE GROWTH OUT OF THAT FACILITY AS WELL. THE SCHEDULING AND MAINTAINING OF IT, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, KIND OF WHAT I TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AGO, BUT IN OUR RECREATION ACTIVITIES. I ANTICIPATED ROUGHLY AROUND 2100, 20% OR SO GROWTH WELL UP THROUGH AUGUST 1ST. WE'RE ACTUALLY AT 20 TO 16 JUST FOR THIS YEAR. SO THERE'S NO REASON THAT WE PROBABLY WON'T REACH AROUND 3000, WHICH IS IF YOU LOOK IN YEAR 21. NOW, THIS ISN'T FISCAL YEAR, THIS IS ACTUALLY CALENDAR YEAR. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS FROM LAST FROM 21 CALENDAR YEAR AT 1547 IN ROUGHLY 22, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE PUSHING 3000. SO THAT IS A MASSIVE NUMBER IN PARTICIPATION AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, BUT AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS NOT ONLY FOR YOUTH. NOW WE'RE VENTURING OUT AND OFFERING MORE FOR ADULTS AND LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE SENIORS. AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES INDIVIDUALS. WE'VE ALSO GROWN IN 10% OF PARK ACRES MAINTAINED. THIS IS KIND OF MORE ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE, THE STAFFING, WHICH IS THE MUNICIPAL PARK. AS WE MOVE INTO 22-23 WE'LL GAIN ANOTHER 10 TO 15% WITH JJ BOOK ALONG WITH THE TEMPORARY REC FIELDS OFF OF BEAUCHAMP AND MONTE CARLO. SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF FEW YEARS, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, THIS NUMBER IS STAYING PRETTY STEADY, BUT ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WILL BE SEEN IN FUTURE YEARS TO COME, BUT RIGHT NOW WE I ANTICIPATED FOR THE GROWTH HERE AT THIS FACILITY. SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY BUDGETED LAST LAST FISCAL YEAR. WHAT YOU SEE IS 35% IS SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES AND THEN MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EVEN EVEN WITH ENDURING UNEXPECTED INFLATION COST. NOW, I WANT TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON THIS REAL QUICK, BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY KEY BULLET POINT THAT EVEN WITH THE INFLATION COST, COST OF MATERIALS AND OUR GROWTH, WE'VE STILL BEEN ABLE IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT STILL BEEN ABLE TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY UNDER THE 21-22 FISCAL BUDGET. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AND THAT KIND OF COMES IN WITH THE PRIORITIES OF THE COUNCIL AS FAR AS HAVING EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT, PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES AND TRANSPARENCY, FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVEN THROUGH THE GROWTH AND UNANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR, WE'VE STILL BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON THAT BOTTOM LINE. AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW. WHAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE GROWTH THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE OVER THE PAST YEAR. IF YOU LOOK, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY STEADY GROWTH, AND THEN IN 22, YOU JUST SEE A RAPID JUMP , AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD IN EVERYTHING. THE FALL NUMBERS HAVEN'T QUITE BEEN UPDATED ON THIS, BUT IF THEY WERE, IT KEEPS THAT SAME GROWTH. THAT SAME CHART. SO WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 22-23? WELL, WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO EXPECT FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH, LIKE I SAID, ALL AGES SENIOR PROGRAMS AND SO FORTH. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE COMMUNITY FOCUSED GOVERNMENT THAT'S A COUNCIL PRIORITY. I WANT JUST AS THE LIBRARY. I WANT TO OFFER ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGE, INDIVIDUALS, SOMETHING GOING ON EVERY MONTH, WHETHER IT'S BOOK READING, YOGA, WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS, I WANT TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY TO ENJOY. ALSO YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS SUCH AS JJ BOOK PARK. WHENEVER THAT COMES ONLINE, IT'LL PROBABLY BE AROUND NEXT SPRING WHEN IT'S COMPLETED, ALONG WITH MORE EXPANSIONS TO CALDWELL PARK [00:40:08] AND THE I'M SORRY, THE TEMPORARY FIELDS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THOSE COME ONLINE THIS FALL SEASON AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE STILL PROVIDING QUALITY, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNITY SERVICE. SO THIS HITS ON THAT FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY, BUT ALSO TO KEEP THAT HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT DOES TAKE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND SO FORTH AS WE EXPAND. THE MORE WE GROW, THE MORE WE WANT TO KEEP THAT LEVEL OF EXPECTATION HIGH. SO EVENTUALLY, YES, WE DO HAVE TO MOVE INTO MORE PERSONNEL. CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON THE TRAIL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVITY. SO THE CONNECT THE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY PLAN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT. WE HAVE SOME GAP ANALYSIS PLAN AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON THAT. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN REACH FROM ONE CITY, ONE SIDE OF THE CITY TO THE OTHER THROUGH SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS. I THINK THAT'S SAFE FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE SCHOOLS, CITIZENS TO ENJOY BIKE RIDES, HIKE RIDES, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO. YOU CAN GET FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER ON SOME TRAIL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, AND THEN PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH ALL PARKS WITH THE PROPER MAINTENANCE. THAT'S KEY POINT FOR ME, FOR MY STAFF IS WE WANT ALL OF OUR PARKS TO BE SAFE. WE WANT SAFE, QUALITY RECREATION. I WANT YOU TO BRING YOUR FAMILY OUT TO ANY PARK THAT WE HAVE AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. IS THERE TRASH? IS THERE BROKEN GLASS? IS THERE ARE THE RAILS SECURED? WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS, I WANT ALL OF OUR PARK FACILITIES TO BE SAFE AND TOPNOTCH AT ALL TIMES. BUDGET IMPACTS. SO AS MENTIONED JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO. AS OUR GROWTH IS, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL MAINTENANCE WISE FOR OUR GROWTH THAT WE HAD IN THE 10%. I ANTICIPATED THAT LAST YEAR. I ANTICIPATED THIS PART COMING ONLINE. SO I BUILT UP MY STAFF FOR THE MAINTENANCE SIDE, BUT WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 35% GROWTH IN ACTIVITIES. THAT'S A LOT IN ONE PERSON, NOT INCLUDING ADDING ACTUALLY ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER SCHEDULING AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. SPORTING EQUIPMENT, WE'VE GOT THE NEW REC FIELDS COMING ONLINE. SO AS WE BUILD NEW FIELDS, WE HAVE TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE PROPER EQUIPMENT, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO OUTFIT THEM FOR THE PROPER EQUIPMENT, SOCCER GOALS, FOOTBALL GOALS, WHATEVER WE NEED, AND SO YOU'LL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT COMING THERE. POSSIBLY A NEW VEHICLE FOR THE STAFF THAT'S HERE. WE HAVE GOT A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS ADDED TO THIS FACILITY, TO THE GROUNDS AT THIS FACILITY. SO, OF COURSE, THEY NEED ACCESS TO PICK UP EQUIPMENT AND SO FORTH AND INCREASED BUDGET FOR NEW PROGRAMS OFFERED. THAT WAS KIND OF MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT, JUST THE EXPANSION AND THE GROWTH WITH SENIOR PROGRAMS AND SO FORTH, AND THEN MAINTENANCE FOR ALL PARK FACILITIES. SOD CUTTER, AERATION MACHINE, ETC. SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF NEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT COMING THROUGH. THESE ARE JUST AS FAR AS THE SOD CUTTER MAKING JOBS MORE EFFICIENT, RIGHT? I MEAN, A PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE NEED SOMETHING THAT HEY, WE CAN CUT UP A PIECE OF SOD AND FIX A WATER LEAK, REPLACE THAT PIECE OF SOD VERSUS HAVING TO GO OUT AND TEAR UP A HOLE, DIG A HOLE, NOW REFILL IT AND THEN HAVE TO GO PURCHASE NEW SOD, USE EXISTING WHAT'S THERE. AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING HAS EVER EVEN BEEN TOUCHED. SO THESE ARE JUST A FEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED INSIDE OF A PARKS DEPARTMENT. OTHER THAN THAT, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YOU HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU HAD MENTIONED WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR. MORE ENGAGEMENT IN SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMS. YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR YOU CAN SPEAK TO ANY ANYTHING PLANNED THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO SPEAK ON AT THIS TIME? ACTUALLY, I ABSOLUTELY DO. I'M LOOKING INTO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS I HAVE. THERE ARE CLASSES THAT ARE OFFERED THAT WERE OFFERED THROUGH THE ISD, AND WITH THOSE CLASSES, LET'S SAY THEY WERE OFFERED WITH THE ISD, THEY WERE USING THE ISD'S FACILITIES. ISD KIND OF RUNS INTO A SITUATION JUST AS WE DO VERY LIMITED ON SPACE AVAILABLE NOW. WELL, SOME OF THEM ARE YOGA CLASSES, SOME OF THEM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D EVEN LIKE TO INCORPORATE IN TIME BE LIKE A BINGO CLASS OR NOT A [00:45:05] CLASS, BUT BINGO. RIGHT. JUST SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE FROM VERY SMALL. YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED IN THE PAST FEEDING THE COMMUNITY AND SO FORTH. SO THESE TYPE THINGS, GETTING THE ELDERLY OUT AND ABOUT AND GIVING THEM SOMETHING WEEKLY TO LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, OFFERING A COUPLE OF CLASSES DURING THE DAY WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, VENUE THAT WE HOST THESE EVENTS AT, THAT'S NOT IN USE. WELL, LET'S OCCUPY IT WITH SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BETTER OUR CITIZENS AND INVOLVEMENT FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, MR. BRYANT, THAT YOUR STAFF DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I MEAN, THEY THEY THEY DO GREAT, BUT WHENEVER MR. OBERA ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT SENIOR CITIZENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T LIKE YOU LOOKING DOWN HERE AT ME WHENEVER YOU EMPHASIZE THOSE CLASSES, [CHUCKLING] BUT, BUT ANYWAY, BUT GREAT JOB. WELL, I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WANT TO SAY YOUR WHOLE GROUP DOES A GREAT JOB AND WE APPRECIATE IT. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS ON THE CDC, THOUGH, YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS CAME ASKING FOR MONEY, BUT YOU USED IT WISELY. AS I STILL WILL COME ASKING FOR MORE. I PROMISE. THAT IS SOMETHING I PROMISE YOU I WILL NOT STOP DOING, AND POSSIBLY YOU CAN LIST CODING CLASS IN THERE TOO. WE MAY NEED AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS. ANYTHING ELSE? HAVE A GREAT EVENING. GENTLEMEN, THAT CONCLUDES OUR WORKSHOP. SO I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION MADE TO ADJOURN BY MR. KLEIBER. I SECOND. SECOND BY MR. OBERA ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.