Feb 03, 2026 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE TIME IS 6.02 THIS WILL BE THE OPENING FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD 2026.

FIRST CALL IS ROLL CALL.

DARIAN MCCOY HERE. MAXINE ELLIS HERE. ANTHONY LYNCH HERE.

CRYSTAL JACKSON HERE.

STEPHANIE PARKER IS CURRENTLY NOT. TANYA JONES CRAIG HERE AND ROBERT RODRIGUEZ HERE. OKAY AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION.

HEAVENLY THE FATHER THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY LORD. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN. LORD I THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY MEMBER HERE THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE. GOD I ASK YOU THAT YOU'LL GUIDE THEM AND EACH DECISION THAT IS MADE FOR THE BETTER OF THE COMMUNITY AND THEMSELVES. I PRAY THAT YOU'LL BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE INTO PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE NO PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

SAME. WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE WILL SKIP CONSENT AGENDA AS NOTHING IS UNDER CONSENT. SAME WITH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND

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REGULAR AGENDA J 1 2026 0 0 1 SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.

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WE HAVE CITY ATTORNEY HERE AS WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHAT WE'LL ADVISE. ADVISE AND RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS RELATING TO OPERATIONS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. REVIEW AND ADVISE THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATED SOPS AND POLICY PROCEDURES FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW THROUGH LATER MONTHS AS THIS BOARD CONTINUES. THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT ANY CHANGES FOR THE FUTURE, ANY CHANGES AS THE CITY OF PRINCETON CONTINUES TO GROW.

WE NEED TO STAY AHEAD AS WELL SO THESE UPDATED SOPS WILL COME ALONG WITH LOOKING AT NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. ALSO WE'LL TALK A LOT AND ONCE WE GET INTO LATER INTO THE PACKET ON THE UPDATE WE HAVE 109 MILLION DOLLAR PARKS BOND SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND ADVISORY FROM THIS BOARD DIRECT TO HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED AND DESIGNING OF THESE PARKS. REVIEW PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ORDINANCES REGARDING THE OPERATION OF ALL PARKS AND RECREATION.

REVIEW AND RECOMMEND CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR THE USE OF PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

REVIEW ANNUAL SERVICES AND LEVEL OF SERVICES THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC. SO WHAT YOU SEE IS YOU GUYS WILL BE THE VOICE OF REASON FOR THE PARKS.

YOU'LL SEE IT. ASSUME EVERYBODY HERE HAS VESTED INTEREST IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON PARKS OR ELSE YOU WOULDN'T BE ON THIS ADVISORY BOARD. SO YOU'RE THE FEET ON THE GROUND AND ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE WHETHER IT'S LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE, ADDITIONAL NEEDS, YOU HEAR WHATEVER

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND YOU'LL HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK THROUGHOUT THE MONTH SHOOT AN EMAIL TO ME OKAY WE'LL GET THOSE ANSWERS TO YOU AND AND FOLLOW UP.

OKAY IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE'LL MOVE ON TO J3 2026-003 CONSIDER APPOINTING A CHAIRPERSON, A VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND A SECRETARY FOR THE BOARD AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. SO IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON UNICODE WE HAVE A CHAIR, A VICE CHAIR, AND A SECRETARY THAT ARE THAT ARE DESIGNED IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES SO TO CONDUCT EACH MEETING I'M CONDUCTING THE FIRST MOVING FORWARD THE CHAIRPERSON WILL BE THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR CONDUCTING AND STARTING THE MEETINGS. VICE CHAIR WILL BE AN ASSISTANCE IN THEIR ABSENCE AND THE SECRETARY IS TECHNICALLY ASSIGNED FOR MEETING MINUTES

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE COMMITTEE. I'M CURRENTLY CO-CHAIR ON THE HOME RULES CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CITY SINCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS ATTEND ALL THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. I'VE ALSO BEEN A YOUTH BOWLING DIRECTOR AND I'M VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MY ARCADIA FARMS COMMUNITY WITH OUR PARKS AND THE COMMUNITY ITSELF AS THE HOA PRESIDENT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STEP IN AS CHAIRPERSON FOR THIS ROLE WITH MY PREVIOUS YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GOING ON 20 YEARS NOW WITH WORKING WITH DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING, OVERSEEING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS WITH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WITH MY PROFESSIONAL WORK AS WELL. I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD TRYING TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD THAT WITH MY EXPERTISE AND WHAT I'VE BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN A PART OF IN THE PAST THAT I CAN BE OF SOME GREAT SERVICE OF THIS BOARD.

HI AGAIN MY NAME IS TANYA JONES. I'M NOT REQUESTING TO BE A CHAIRPERSON BUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. I'VE LIVED IN PRINCETON SINCE 2007. I'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF GROWTH. I LOVE LOVE LOVE OUR TRAILS AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT WE WILL GET MORE TRAILS AND MORE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. SO THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS STEPHANIE PARKER. I WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR MAYBE VICE CHAIR OR SECRETARY.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2018 BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH ALSO AND I SEE THE POTENTIAL IN OUR CITY AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING A PART OF THIS. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.

ALL OF THEM GO TO PRINCETON SCHOOLS AND THERE IS A NEED FOR FAMILIES, NOT JUST CHILDREN, BUT FAMILIES, ELDERLY PEOPLE, SENIORS AND IN BETWEEN TO HAVE MORE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE OF A CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY.

THAT'S THAT'S MY MY GOAL.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY LYNCH. I'D BE INTERESTED IN THE CO-CHAIR. I'VE LIVED IN PRINCETON SINCE 2022. I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AS THE CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT. I WORK IN CORPORATE FINANCE. IN MY PRIOR ROLE I HELPED MANAGE LARGE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS CENTERS INCLUDING THEIR PLAYGROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS IN THOSE. AND THEN I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT ARE IN THE PRINCETON SCHOOL DISTRICT. I PARTICIPATE IN PRINCETON SPORTS. SO LOOKING TO SEE OUR PARKS CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE ABLE TO INVEST BACK IN THE GROWING COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES OF ALL AGES AS WE CATCH BACK UP WITH THE GROWTH.

OKAY, SO CURRENTLY I HAVE

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STEPHANIE AND ANTHONY FOR VICE CHAIR, CORRECT? AND OR SECRETARY? OKAY, SO WE'LL START OUT WITH THE CHAIRPERSON. I'VE GOT A NOMINATION FOR MAXINE ELLIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

WE'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL.

ROBERT? AND ACTUALLY IN FRONT OF YOU, I APOLOGIZE, WE HAVE THE VOTING SYSTEM IN FRONT. CHRIS CAN YOU EXPLAIN? RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU SHOULD BE ON THE VOTING SYSTEM.

ARE YOU WANTING THIS ROLL CALL OR ARE YOU WANTING THIS ACTUAL VOTE ON THE MACHINE? WE CAN DO EITHER ONE.

OKAY, SO WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MAXINE ELLIS'S CHAIR.

WE'LL TAKE THE ROLL CALL.

ROBERT? I NOMINATE DARIAN MCCOY AND MAXINE ELLIS AS VICE CHAIR.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. SO SINCE WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IT GOES TO A ROLL CALL. ANY MOTIONS AFTER THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWING AND PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THIS MOTION.

SO A YES OR NO WORKS AS FAR AS THE MOTION. SO I'VE GOT A MOTION FOR MAXINE ELLIS.

SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

ROBERT? I DON'T.

CRYSTAL? NO.

ANTHONY? NO.

STEPHANIE? YES. TANYA? YES.

AND DARIAN? NO. MAXINE? YES.

SO THE MOTION FAILED 4-3.

SO CAN I GET A MOTION FOR DARIAN MCCOY? I MOVE TO NOMINATE DARIAN MCCOY FOR CHAIR.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND. ROBERT? TAKE A ROLL CALL. ROBERT? YES.

CRYSTAL? YES. ANTHONY? YES.

STEPHANIE? YES. TANYA? YES.

DARIAN? YES. MAXINE ELLIS? YES. MOTION PASSES 7-0.

WE WILL ROLL INTO VICE CHAIR.

DO I HAVE A NOMINATION? OH, VICE CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MAXINE FOR VICE CHAIR. I'VE GOT A MOTION FOR MAXINE ELLIS FOR VICE CHAIR.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? NO SECOND. I DO. I'VE GOT A SECOND. NOW I'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL. ROBERT? YES. CRYSTAL? YES.

ANTHONY? YES. STEPHANIE? YES.

TANYA? YES. DARIAN? YES. AND MAXINE? YES. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

AND THE FINAL POSITION WOULD

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CAN WE, SO THESE MICS, IT'S VERY LOUD AND MUFFLED IN HERE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THEM, SO CAN WE GET, CAN I GET THAT MOTION AGAIN? NOMINATE STEPHANIE FOR SECRETARY. I SECOND THAT. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR STEPHANIE PARKER AS SECRETARY.

I'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL.

ROBERT? YES. CRYSTAL? YES. ANTHONY? YES. STEPHANIE? YES. TANYA? YES. DARIAN? YES. AND MAXINE? YES. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

MOVING ON, J4-2026-004.

CONSIDER APPROVING A REGULAR MEETING DATE AND TIME FOR FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. SO, THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAS A LOT OF MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

PLANNING AND ZONING, AD HOC, HOME RULE CHARTER, CITY COUNCIL. THE TUESDAYS, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ONLY DAYS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH THAT IS AVAILABLE AND OPEN. HOWEVER, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH IS COURT AS WELL.

NOW COURT DOESN'T TYPICALLY EVER GO INTO THE EVENING HOURS, SO THIS TIME WOULD BE AVAILABLE. STAFF CAN MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT MAYBE WE PUSH THAT TIME START BACK TILL 6-30 INSTEAD OF 6 IF THIS BOARD AGREES AND IF THIS DATE AND TIME WORKS FOR EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN ATTEND AND IF THIS DATE AND TIME WORKS CONSISTENTLY, IT'S BETTER TO LOCK IT IN. IF WE LOOK AT OTHER DATES, SUCH AS LIKE THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, THAT DATE TOO ACTUALLY IS AVAILABLE, BUT COUNCIL IS ON THE FIRST MONDAY. SO, WHEN WE HAVE HOLIDAY MONDAYS, THOSE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOLLOW INTO THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WOULD BE TUESDAY. SO, WHAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO DO IS JUST BUMP THIS MEETING TO A DIFFERENT DATE. SO, IT REALLY WOULD NEVER BE SPECIFIC EACH MONTH. IT COULD CHANGE, BUT AS FAR AS EVERY MONTH, THE FIRST TUESDAY ALWAYS IS AVAILABLE, SO IT KEEPS IT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR. IF THIS DATE AND TIME, I WOULD MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO START AT 6-30 INSTEAD OF 06, ALLOWING IF THERE IS COURT THAT GOES UNTIL, YOU KNOW, EARLY AFTERNOON, PLUS EVERYBODY DOES WORK AND I UNDERSTAND IT GIVES AN EXTRA 30 MINUTES TO ARRIVE ON TIME.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AND AT 6-30 AS WELL.

IT ALSO HELPS WITH THE TRAFFIC.

I SECOND.

I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

THAT'S STEPHANIE. SECOND.

ROLL CALL, ROBERT.

DID TONYA SECOND? TONYA, DO YOU SECOND? AWESOME, WE FIGURED OUT THE VOTING SYSTEM. THIS IS WONDERFUL.

MOTION CARRIES 6-1.

MOVING ON, J5-2026-005, UPDATING PRESENTATION ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOND, PRESENTED BY PARKS DIRECTOR CHASE BRYANT.

SO, WHAT WE HAVE IS IN 2023, THE RESIDENTS OF PRINCETON VOTED 73% YES TO A $109 MILLION PARKS AND LIBRARY BOND. I'M SURE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THIS BOND CONSISTED

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SO, REAL QUICK, SOME OF THE PARKS THAT YOU SEE, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, IS J.J. BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK, THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADMIN AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING, THE MULTI-GEN FACILITY, GEORGIA-TEXAS LAND AND CATTLE, J.M. CALDWELL SENIOR COMMUNITY PARK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE DIFFERENT PHASES. A COUPLE PHASES HAVE BEEN, ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE UNDER DESIGN.

STARTING OFF WITH J.J. WILSON MEMORIAL PARK.

SO, WE HAVE GROUNDBREAKING ON THIS PARK. WE HAD A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING TODAY.

WE'LL HAVE GROUNDBREAKING ON FEBRUARY 19TH AT 10 A.M.

EVERYONE IS INVITED, SO IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, I UNDERSTAND IT IS DURING A WORK DAY, BUT IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE AND AROUND TOWN, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. WHAT THIS PARK CONSISTS OF IS THE MAIN AMENITIES ARE GOING TO BE A SKATE PARK AND PLAY, AND IF YOU VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND OUR MAJOR PROJECTS PAGE, YOU CAN LOOK UP ALL OF THE UPDATES. WE TRY TO KEEP THAT PAGE CURRENT WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE PICTURES AND INFORMATION AS IT GETS THROUGH COUNCIL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT THE PARK WILL LOOK LIKE, VERY SIMILAR.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE, WE'VE GOT ROUGHLY A 25,000 SQUARE FOOT SKATE PARK, AND I'M GOING TO SAY AROUND THE SAME IN ACTIVITIES AND PLAY. ALSO, WITH SOME PASSIVE LAWNS, ACTIVE WALKING TRAILS AROUND, PAVILION, RESTROOMS, AND AREAS FOR FOOD TRUCKS, SITTING, AND ACTIVITIES. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS PICTURE, BUT IF YOU, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU VISIT THE WEBSITE OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STOP AND HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE.

THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE IS THE PARKS AND REC ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING.

THIS IS LOCATED ON NORTH BEECHAM AT CALDWELL PARK. IT'S ROUGHLY 12,500 SQUARE FEET, 13,000 SQUARE FEET. THAT CONSISTS OF PARKS MAINTENANCE AND PARKS ADMINISTRATION. IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THE BUILDING NEXT TO THE POND IN THE NEW PARKING LOT. THAT'S WHAT THIS BUILDING ACTUALLY WOULD CONSIST OF.

QUESTION ON THE BUILDING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SORRY. THE BUILDING, IF I'M CORRECT, IS ACTUALLY ALSO BEING DESIGNED TO BE LIKE A STORM SHELTER, CORRECT, DURING STORMS? IT DOES HAVE A STORM SHELTER IN IT, AND INSIDE, YES.

BUT IS IT GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IF NEEDED FOR THE STORM SHELTER? WE'RE NEVER GOING TO TURN ANYBODY AWAY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

IF THERE'S A STORM COMING, THEN 100 PERCENT. NOW, IT DOES HAVE AN OCCUPANCY LOAD OF AROUND 200, AND WE'D BE CRAMMED IN LIKE SARDINES, BUT HEY, THAT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU.

BUT YES, IT DOES HAVE A STORM SHELTER, AND CURRENTLY, IF YOU SEE THAT, IF YOU DRIVE BY IT ON BEECHAM AND YOU'LL SEE A LARGE CONCRETE CINDER FACILITY IN THE MIDDLE, JUST LOOKS LIKE A BIG CONCRETE BLOCK, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE STORM SHELTER.

AND WHAT'S THE CAPACITY FOR THAT? FOR THE STORM SHELTER? FOR THE STORM SHELTER.

IT'S RIGHT AT 200.

SO THAT'S ELBOW TO ELBOW, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

OKAY.

MULTI-GENERATIONAL FACILITY.

SO THIS HAS BEEN UNDER DESIGN FOR THE LAST YEAR NOW, SINCE JANUARY OF 25.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE INTO THE FINAL DESIGN WORK.

I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE PROBABLY BY NEXT MEETING TO SHOW THE FLOOR PLANS AND LAYOUT.

BUT WHAT THAT ORIGINALLY CONSISTED OF IS AROUND $80 MILLION FACILITY.

COUNCIL GAVE THE DIRECTION.

WE SCALED IT BACK TO $60 MILLION AND MOVED AQUATICS, WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY

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THERE'S GREAT BENEFITS TO THAT.

THERE'S ALSO SOME, YOU KNOW, THE PROS AND THE CONS.

THE CONS ARE GOING TO BE IT'S NOT YEAR-ROUND, BUT THE PROS ARE YOU ACTUALLY GAIN MORE SPACE BECAUSE WHEN YOU MOVE INTO AN OUTDOOR FACILITY, THE CAPACITY ACTUALLY GROWS.

WHEN YOU'RE INDOOR, YOUR OCCUPANCY LOAD IS A LOT LESS THAN WHAT IT WOULD BE OUTSIDE.

SO, YOU KNOW, TO HIT ON MORE RESIDENTS OVERALL FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT MADE SENSE, PLUS COST VALUE INSIDE VERSUS OUTSIDE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

AND A WAY TO SCALE THAT DOWN INTO THE $60 MILLION WAS TO MOVE AQUATICS OUTSIDE.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES.

FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS, DID YOU LIST HOW MUCH THOSE COST? LIKE, WILL WE KNOW HOW MUCH EACH PROJECT WILL COST? YES, AND I CAN PROVIDE THAT.

SO, J.J. BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK, THAT'S $5 MILLION, $5.6 MILLION IS THE TOTAL ON J.J.

BOOK.

THE RECREATION BUILDING IS $5.1.

I'M SORRY? YEAH, AND J.J. BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK, THAT PARK IS ACTUALLY NOT FUNDED THROUGH OUR, THE 2023 BONDS.

IT IS ACTUALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE D.R. HORTON CROSSMILL SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BEHIND IT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS, THAT'S FUNDED WITH $5 MILLION FROM THEM AND THEN $1.4 MILLION FROM PARK DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.

SO, I HAVE A QUESTION.

BECAUSE IN THE BOND, ORIGINALLY IN THE PARK'S BOND, $5 MILLION WAS LOCATED, WAS ALLOCATED AND VOTED ON FOR THE J.J. BOOK WILSON MEMORIAL PARK.

SO, THAT $5 MILLION IS NOW BEING ALLOCATED TO WHERE? TO A LOT OF THE- SINCE IT'S NOT GOING TO J.J.

BOOK.

NO, SO WE HAD OTHER, WE FOUND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THROUGH OTHER AVENUES, SUCH AS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH D.R. HORTON.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, THE MULTI-GEN WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE AROUND $40 MILLION, BUT WITH THE COST AND THE GROWTH OF PRINCETON, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND NOT JUST FOR WHAT IS TODAY, BECAUSE WHAT OUR POPULATION IS TODAY, AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS IS THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE COUNTRY.

SO, WHAT OUR POPULATION IS TODAY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AHEAD FOR THE FUTURE.

SO, WE LOOKED AT OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AND DIFFERENT ALLOCATIONS FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS TO MAGNIFY AND GROW THE MULTI-GEN PROJECT ITSELF.

AND THAT'S HOW THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN TO THE $60 MILLION VERSUS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED FROM THE FIRST BOND, OR FROM SHOWN IN THE BOND AT $40.

SO, GTLC IS ONE OF THE NEXT PROJECTS.

THIS IS IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN CURRENTLY, SO IT'S BROKEN INTO TWO PORTIONS, AND IF ANYBODY DOESN'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS, YOU SEE A LITTLE HORSESHOE AROUND THE PARKING LOT? THAT'S THE BUFFALO RUN APARTMENTS ON 982, OR 2ND STREET, JUST SOUTH OF ALLSUP'S.

SO, THIS PART IS A COMMUNITY PARK THAT WAS PURCHASED A FEW YEARS AGO.

WE HAVE DESIGNS.

IT WAS BEST FIT FOR RECREATIONAL MULTI-USE FIELDS.

SO, THIS IS STILL IN CONCEPT, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE WE ARE, BASICALLY CLOSE TO WHAT WE CAN FIT ON THE PROPERTY IN ITSELF.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK, SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE LEFT, YOU SEE TRAILS, SOME CONNECTIVITY.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK IS THE SPOT DESIGNATED, WHICH IS OFF MYRICK, FOR THE MULTI-GEN PROJECT.

OKAY, SO IT'S ALL ONE PROPERTY.

THERE'LL BE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT IT'S ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CREEK AND DIFFERENT ACCESS POINTS.

WILL THE TRAIL BE CONNECTED TO BOTH? THERE WILL BE.

YES, AND IF YOU LOOK, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MASTER PLAN OVERALL, AND I'LL GET INTO THOSE DESIGNS AT FURTHER MEETINGS.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BOMBARD TOO

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SO, TICKEY CREEK IS KIND OF THE CORRIDOR OF PRINCETON, WHICH, YES, IT IS CREEK BOTTOM, BUT THAT'S GREAT FOR TRAIL SYSTEMS. SO, YOU KNOW, KIDS, FAMILIES, HIKING AND BIKING, YOU CAN ACCESS ALL THE WAY FROM THE NORTHERN MOST PORTION OF PRINCETON AT EAST RIDGE, ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTHERN MOST PRINCETON, ALL THE WAY DOWN NEAR BRIDGEWATER, WHICH IS OUT IN BRANCH.

I HAVE A QUESTION, I'M SORRY, ON THE TRAILS.

ARE THERE ANY PLANS, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE MATERIAL, WITH REGARD TO KEEPING THE TRAILS CLEANER? I'M SORRY, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC, EVERYBODY, BECAUSE I PROMISE WHEN WE'VE GOT THE AIR ON IN HERE, WE'LL LEARN, BUT WITH THE AIR, IT GETS VERY MUFFLED.

WITH REGARD TO THE TRAILS, ARE THERE ANY PLANS SET ASIDE FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE TRAILS CLEAN? I LOVE THE TRAILS, BUT AS I GO THROUGH THEM, I OFTEN NOTICE A LOT OF TRASH THAT'S BEEN DUMPED IN THOSE AREAS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ADDRESS, OR IS THAT PART OF WHAT WE WOULD BE ADDRESSING, OR WOULD IT BE THE CITY MAINTENANCE? HOW WILL WE CARE FOR THE TRAILS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THAT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON WHETHER IT'S HOA MAINTAINED OR CITY-OWNED AND CITY-MAINTAINED PROPERTIES.

HOA IS THROUGH YOUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, SO THERE'S A LOT OF TRAILS THROUGH PRINCETON THAT ARE NOT CITY OF PRINCETON TRAILS OR PARK STAFF MAINTENANCE.

THEY ARE MAINTAINED THROUGH WHATEVER LAWN MOWING COMPANY, MAINTENANCE YARD COMPANY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL SUBDIVISION.

SO THOSE KIND OF COME TO EACH INDIVIDUAL HOA FOR HOW THOSE ARE MAINTAINED AND WHAT LEVEL OF EXPECTATIONS THEY ARE AT.

SOME OF THE TRAILS THAT FOLLOW THROUGH THE CORRIDOR, THOSE WOULD BE CITY.

THIS IS CITY PROPERTY, SO YES.

DO WE HAVE A MAP THAT WOULD IDENTIFY THE ONES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE CITY VERSUS THE HOA? YES, AND THAT IS ACTUALLY CURRENT ON OUR WEBSITE IN OUR GIS.

SO WE HAVE ALL AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR CITY TRAILS VERSUS HOA MAINTAINED TRAILS IN OUR GIS MAPPING SYSTEM ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.

SO CAN WE WORK WITH THE HOAS? CAN WE PARTNER WITH THE HOAS TO WORK ON THE UPKEEP OF THE TRAILS? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE TRAILS ARE PART OF THE HOA.

IF IT'S IN AN HOA MAINTENANCE COMMUNITY, THEN THE HOA HAS TO MAINTAIN IT.

HOWEVER, IF THE CITY IS ALSO GOING TO SAY THESE TRAILS ARE IN BROOKSIDE, THEY'RE IN ARCADIA FARMS, THEY'RE IN PRINCETON MEADOWS, THEN I THINK THE CITY SHOULD BE PARTNERING WITH THE HOA SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE BETTER UPKEEP WITH THEM.

I AGREE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK INTO, HOWEVER, HOAS ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY.

SO WITH HOAS BEING PRIVATE PROPERTY, SOMETHING WE CAN ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK INTO AND I CAN GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND BRING THAT BACK, BUT WITH HOAS BEING PRIVATE PROPERTY, THIS CITY CANNOT OPERATE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE THIS IS PERSONNEL AND MAINTENANCE IS TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND YOU CAN'T USE THAT TOWARDS PRIVATE PROPERTY OR WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE.

BUT LOOKING INTO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HOAS AND CITY, THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF VALUE TO BOTH AND TRAIL CONNECTIVITY, TRAIL SYSTEMS, THOSE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK INTO THEM AND BRING THAT BACK.

THANK YOU.

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I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE SEE LIKE THE SIGNS WITH THE EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND THE LITTER BASKETS OR IN THAT AREA, THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIGNAGE? NO, IF THERE'S A SIGN AND THEN WE SEE WHERE THE DOG POOP STANDS ARE, WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS THAT? IS THAT THE CITY'S? THE COUNCILMAN, BASED ON MY UNDERSTANDING, HE WAS SAYING THAT IF YOU SEE THE EMERGENCY SIGNS AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT SAYS YOU'RE AT WHATEVER LOCATION, CALL SOMEONE FOR HELP, THAT THAT'S AN INDICATION THAT THE CITY MANAGES THAT AREA.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

WE DO HAVE EMERGENCY LOCATION MARKERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THROUGHOUT SOME OF THE TRAIL SYSTEMS. WHAT THOSE ARE, THEY ARE ALL ACTUALLY 9-1-1 ADDRESSED, SO IT IDENTIFIES IF SOMEBODY IS ON A TRAIL, HEAVEN FORBID, HAS A HEART ATTACK OR IN NEED OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

WE HAVE THOSE AT 2 EVERY QUARTER MILE.

MY QUESTION WAS MORE SO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP THE POOP AROUND THOSE AREAS? IF IT'S THE CITY AND IF SO, HOW CAN WE? OH, THE POOP? YEAH, USUALLY POOP STANDS AROUND THERE AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE MISS EITHER PICKING UP THEIR POOP OR MISS PUTTING THE POOP IN TRASH CANS OR THE POOP PAILS.

IS IT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY IF IT'S CITY TRAILS TO GO THROUGH THERE AND ENSURE THAT THE TRAILS ARE CLEAN? OKAY, ARE WE TALKING JUST CITY PROPERTY? IF IT'S ON CITY PROPERTY, IT'S GOING TO BE.

YES, CITY PROPERTY.

OKAY, CITY PROPERTY, THEN YES, CITY PERSONNEL, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EVERY PET OWNER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PICK UP AFTER OURSELVES, NO MATTER WHAT THAT IS.

IF YOU'RE A BELOVED PET OWNER, THEN YOU HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH THOSE RECEPTACLES EVERY SO OFTEN, MAKE SURE YOU USE THOSE AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO HELP KEEP THE PROPERTY SAFE FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS TO ENJOY.

BUT IF WE'RE HAVING AN ISSUE, PLEASE SHOOT ME AN EMAIL IF YOU'RE NOTICING SOMETHING AND THAT WAY WE CAN RECTIFY THAT SITUATION.

BUT IF WE'RE SEEING IT MORE SO IN CERTAIN AREAS, THEN WE CAN KIND OF MONITOR THAT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

THANK YOU.

CHASE, QUICK QUESTION.

BACK TO THE GTLC, WILL THE PUBLIC HAVE A CHANCE TO UTILIZE IT AS FAR AS RENTAL FOR PRIVATE USE? ON GTLC? YEAH.

FOR LIKE, WHEN WE'RE SAYING FOR...

WELL, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE, FOR RENTALS, YES.

OKAY.

ANY OF OUR SPORTS FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE, THEY ARE ALL AVAILABLE, WHETHER IT'S PAVILIONS, FIELDS, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE, THOSE ARE ON OUR CURRENT WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTIAL USAGE.

DO WE HAVE A PROJECTED DATE WITH THE GTLC? THERE IS NO CURRENT DATE ON GTLC.

THERE IS NO CURRENT DATE ON GTLC, SO THE FUNDING SOURCES, AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE PHASES THAT ARE IN CONCEPT CURRENTLY.

SO WHEN WE GET INTO CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ASSESS THE VALUE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT THAT TIME.

BUT IT WOULDN'T COME UNTIL AT LEAST THE SECOND ROUND OF BOND FUNDING.

SO IT'S BROKEN IN.

OUR BOND WAS SOLD IN TWO DIFFERENT PHASES, PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.

PHASE ONE OF $55 MILLION, PHASE TWO OF $54 MILLION.

PHASE ONE IS JUST CURRENTLY SOLD THIS PAST YEAR, AND THEN PHASE TWO IS NOT GOING TO BE SOLD UNTIL 2027, 2028.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS IT'S LOOKING AT AS A LATER IN PHASE TWO PORTION.

AND PHASE ONE CONSISTS OF SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS THAT I'LL GET THROUGH, AND THEN MULTI-GEN AS WELL.

AND THAT KIND OF CARRIES, MULTI-GEN CARRIES FROM PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.

THE NEXT ONE IS CALDWELL SENIOR COMMUNITY PARK.

REAL QUICK, ONE LAST QUESTION.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE FINAL RENDERINGS AND THE DESIGNS FOR ALL OF THESE, ARE WE GOING BACK TO BEING ABLE TO SEE AND REVISION, OR IS IT JUST KIND OF LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GETTING AND THAT'S IT? OR ARE THEY GOING BACK TO REVISE ANY OF THE DESIGNS? SO I'LL MENTION, AND I'LL KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH ON THE NEXT PHASES WITH CALDWELL PARK.

SO RIGHT NOW, THIS IS IN CONCEPT.

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SO WE GO THROUGH A CONCEPTUAL, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE.

THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT WILL FIT ON THE SITE.

THEN WE WILL GET INTO SCHEMATIC DESIGN, SDS.

AND SDS BREAKS IN MORE INTO THE DETAILS, THE GRADING, THE SLOPES, AND EXACTLY WHAT CAN FIT.

NOT NECESSARILY THE SITE FURNISHINGS AND THE ENGINEERING SIDE, BUT MORE INTO REALLY FINE DETAIL OF WHAT WE CAN GET AND WHAT WE CAN MAKE WORK.

THEN YOU GET INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WHEN YOU'RE FINALIZING ALL THE FINAL DETAILS.

THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THIS BOARD WILL HAVE INPUT ON THESE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD, GETTING INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE NOT REALLY LIKING THIS LAYOUT.

WE'LL SHOW SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND LET THIS BOARD VOTE AND DECIDE, HEY, WHAT SITE FURNISHINGS WE'RE GETTING, WHAT PLAYGROUNDS, HOW THEY'RE ORIENTED, AND THE LAYOUTS OF EACH PART.

SO THIS BOARD WILL HAVE A LOT OF INPUT IN THE DESIGN PHASES OF THAT.

NOW, WHEN WE START GETTING INTO THE ENGINEERING SIDE, THERE'S A LOT OF UNDERGROUND THAT SOME THINGS MAY OR MAY NOT FIT.

AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE RIGHT HERE, WHAT YOU SEE LOOKS LIKE SIX SOCCER FIELDS.

WELL, WHEN WE GET INTO THE SCHEMATIC AND THE CONSTRUCTION DOCS, WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WOULD SEE WITH THIS, SINCE THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO THE SCHEMATICS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT EACH ONE OF THESE SOCCER FIELDS ARE AT A DIFFERENT TIER.

THEY ALL DROP DOWN.

THEY'RE ALL ON DIFFERENT LEVELS.

THEY'RE ON DIFFERENT SLOPES.

YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL IT JUST FROM THIS PICTURE.

BUT WHEN WE GET INTO THE DESIGN AND THE DETAILS, THERE'S RETAINING WALLS IN BETWEEN EACH ONE AND THEY ALL HAVE TO STEP DOWN.

THE REASON THEY HAVE TO IS BECAUSE OF THE SLOPE AND THE ELEVATION FROM WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CREEK.

THE WATER SHEET FALLS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CREEK AT A SIGNIFICANT RATE.

SO, WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE WHEN WE'RE BUILDING IN THESE FIELDS ARE GOING TO BE STEP WALLS THROUGHOUT.

SO, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN THROW SIX FIELDS SHOWN ON A MAP, BUT WHEN WE REALLY GET INTO THE FINE DETAILS FROM THE OVERALL SURVEYS, THE SLOPES, THE SCHEMATICS, WE MAY ONLY BE ABLE TO GET FIVE, RIGHT? IT MAY CUT DOWN AND WE HAVE AN AREA, THERE'S JUST, HEY, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN BUILD A 10 FOOT RETAINING WALL TO SUPPORT, SO WE CAN ONLY GET FIVE FIELDS.

BUT THOSE WILL BE PROCESSES THAT WE WILL WORK THROUGH WITH THIS BOARD ALONG THE WAY, THROUGHOUT.

SO, NEXT ONE IS CALDWELL.

THIS IS KIND OF BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE PHASES.

SO, PHASE ONE WAS THE IN-FIELD TURF CONVERSION.

WHAT YOU SEE IN THE LEFT PICTURE, THAT'S THE COMPLETED PROJECT.

HAS ANYBODY SEEN THE NEW TURF AT CALDWELL? A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SIZE OF PRINCETON AND THE GROWTH.

PRINCETON IS AT A POPULATION OF 50,000.

OUR CURRENT PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS ON THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE A NEW VERSION THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH, BUT NATIONAL STANDARDS SHOW THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ROUGHLY AROUND A FIELD, A BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELD, PER EVERY 4,000 TO 5,000 PEOPLE.

OKAY, WELL, THE REALITY IS WE'RE AT A CLOSE POPULATION OF AROUND 50, RIGHT? SO, WE SHOULD HAVE 10 FIELDS.

WE DON'T HAVE 10 FIELDS.

SO, HOW CAN WE MAKE THE MOST FOR WHAT WE DO HAVE, AND CONVERTING OVER TO TURF ALLEVIATES SOME OF THE STRESS ON RAIN-OUTS AND MAINTENANCE.

SO, WE HAVE TO GET CREATIVE ON HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL AND LONG-TERM COST.

SO, THE INITIAL, YES, IT IS AN INITIAL UP-FRONT COST, BUT THE LONG-TERM FAR SUPERIOR AND OUTWEIGHS WHAT THOSE LONG-TERM EXPENSES WOULD BE.

CALDWELL PHASE TWO IS THREE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS.

THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE HAD THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING ON IT, AND THAT IS THREE NEW FULLY ARTIFICIAL TURF SOCCER MULTI-USE FIELDS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PARKS AND REC BUILDING, WHICH IS RIGHT BEHIND THE BASEBALL FIELDS.

SO, THAT NEW PARKING LOT THAT IS BUILT OFF BEECHAM THAT HAS THE POND, THAT PARKING LOT WAS

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PHASE ONE WAS THE PARKING LOT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE PARKING, SO THAT WAY YOU CAN BUILD THE FIELDS.

YOU CAN'T BUILD FIELDS AND THEN NOT HAVE PARKING, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER ISSUE.

SO, PHASE ONE WAS THE PARKING LOT, PHASE TWO IS THE FIELDS, AND THAT'S WHAT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW.

COUNCIL APPROVED IT, I'M GOING TO SAY, ON 11-17.

AND THEN CALDWELL PHASE THREE.

THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS A FUNDING SOURCE.

IT TOO IS A BOND PROJECT.

WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE IS JUST LIKE AN OVERALL, BUT THIS WILL BE, WE'LL GET A LOT OF INPUT AND DESIGN FEATURES FROM THIS BOARD AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

WE JUST STARTED INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGNS.

SO, AS I'M MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL SHOW YOU.

GO A COUPLE MORE SLIDES.

RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW HOW WE SAID CONCEPT IS FIRST, AND THEN YOU START GETTING INTO SCHEMATIC? OKAY, WELL THIS CONCEPT, YOU SEE IT WAS SENT ON 11-14.

SO, THIS IS NEW AND FRESH.

THIS IS BASICALLY CALDWELL PARK, AND WE'RE CALLING IT CALDWELL PARK PHASE THREE, WHICH IS THE PLAY COMPONENT.

IF YOU'VE BEEN TO CALDWELL PARK, YOU'VE SEEN, HEY, WE'VE GOT THE PAVILION, OLD OUTDATED RESTROOMS, OLD OUTDATED PLAY EQUIPMENT.

SO, WE'VE GOT NEW TURF FIELDS.

WE'VE GOT NEW TURF FIELDS COMING IN FOR SOCCER AND MULTI-USE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THOSE SAME LEVEL OF EXPECTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PARK.

SO, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO REFINE IT AND GET INTO THE SCHEMATICS AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SO, I'LL KIND OF GIVE YOU A LAYOUT AND JUST WALK YOU THROUGH.

CAN EVERYBODY SEE THE NUMBERS? CAN YOU SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN? ONE IS GOING TO BE THE FIVE TO 12-YEAR-OLD PLAY AREA.

I WANT A DESTINATION PLAY SITE IN PRINCETON FOR THE YOUTH, FOR THE PUBLIC.

NOT PRIVATE HOA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I WANT A DESTINATION ALL-PUBLIC PLAY FOR OUR KIDS TO ENJOY, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE THERE.

THAT CONSISTS OF LARGE PLAY STRUCTURES.

AND NUMBER THREE IS FOR THE TWO TO FIVE-YEAR-OLDS.

SO, THOSE ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER FACILITIES, AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR TODDLERS NOT PLAYING DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED TO YOUR 12-YEAR-OLDS.

THAT WAY THEY DON'T GET RUN OVER, AND THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO.

SO, THAT'S WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO PLAYGROUND DESIGN.

WHAT YOU SEE WITH NUMBER TWO, IT'S KIND OF INCORPORATING SOME NATURAL TERRACE INTO PLAY COMPONENTS.

SO, WHAT WE'D HAVE IS KIND OF KIDS LOVE HILLS.

IF ANYBODY DOESN'T KNOW, YOU'VE GOT A PILE OF DIRT OUT THERE, KIDS ARE GOING TO PLAY ON IT, RIGHT? WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE SHOWN DESIGN IN NUMBER TWO IS A LARGE HILL, AND YOU CAN INCORPORATE SOME NATURAL FEATURES LIKE SLIDES COMING OFF OF THE HILLS.

KIDS CAN SLIDE DOWN THE HILLS AND PLAY, BUT UTILIZING NATURAL TERRACE WITH ACTIVE PLAY.

YOU SEE IT A LOT IN NEW PARKS, AND IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS TO STILL ENJOY SOME NATURE WITH NEW FUN ACTIVITIES.

WE'LL GO INTO, THAT'S THREE.

SO, NUMBER FOUR, THAT'S KIND OF ENTRY LEVEL, THAT'S A LARGE OPEN COURTYARD SPACE FOR PICNICS, FOR PLAYING, ACTIVE PLAY, OR PASSIVE, WHATEVER WE GOT.

FIVE, WHAT YOU SEE IN THOSE BLACKS, THOSE ARE KIND OF SOME SEPARATE SHADE CELLS THROUGHOUT.

SO, INSTEAD OF ONE LARGE PAVILION, YOU HAVE MULTIPLE SMALL PAVILIONS, SO YOU CAN STILL ENJOY BEING OUT THERE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, KIND OF IN YOUR OWN LITTLE AREAS.

SIX AND SEVEN, SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND, ADD BASKETBALL COURTS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GET INTO EIGHT, THAT'S KIND OF THE BACKSIDE PARKING FOR THE CONCESSION, BUT THAT'S MORE PERSONNEL AND MAINTENANCE USE, NOT FOR PUBLIC.

FOR YOUR BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL, IS THAT SPORT COURT MATERIAL? YES.

OKAY.

YES, THEY WILL ALL BE, WHETHER IT'S A POURED EPOXY OR POURED

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AND WHAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING INTO, AND THESE ARE WHEN WE START GETTING INTO FUNDING, OKAY? SO, IDEALLY, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME OF THE BASKETBALL COURTS AND EVEN POSSIBLY THE PICKLEBALL COURTS UNDER SHADE CELLS, UNDERCOVER, SO YOU CAN PLAY.

AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST SO MUCH FOR THE RAIN.

NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING OUT AND PLAYING IN THE RAIN.

IT'S REALLY FOR THE SUN.

OUR SUN IS BRUTAL IN THE SUMMERS AND ALL YEAR LONG, BUT IF YOU'RE STILL UNDER THE SHADE AND YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE, IT STILL MAKES THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ENJOYABLE.

AND YOU WANT TO COVER BOTH BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL? WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, YES.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT I SAY, THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE DECISIONS MADE ONCE WE PUT AN A LA CARTE AND THEN WE HAVE TO SCALE BACK.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS GREAT ON THE FRONT END TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS MY WISH LIST.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET AN ITEMIZED BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT, WHERE WE ARE, THEN THIS BOARD CAN START TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, HERE'S OUR A LA CARTE.

WE CAN ONLY HAVE X AMOUNT.

WHERE DO WE WANT TO START CUTTING BACK FIRST? AND LOOKING AT OTHER LONG-TERM, YOU KNOW, USES FOR THOSE FUNDS.

WHAT WAS THE EXACT AMOUNT THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS CALDWELL PARK UPGRADE? WAS IT LIKE 15 MIL FROM THE BOND? OR WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT? ROUGHLY, YES.

SO, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

ONE, FOR THE BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE LIGHTING? BECAUSE I KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR ADULTS.

THERE WILL BE LIGHTING ON EVERYTHING, ALWAYS.

YES, MA'AM.

AND THEN, IS THERE, AND I THINK CALDWELL PARK WOULD BE PERFECT FOR, LIKE, AN AMPHITHEATER POTENTIAL? POTENTIAL? AND SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, IF AN AMPHITHEATER IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OR THE BOARD FEEL, YOU KNOW, HEY, WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

I CAN MAKE NOTE OF A LOT OF OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE REMOVED THEIR AMPHITHEATERS JUST BECAUSE OF LACK OF USE.

THEY'RE OUTDOORS, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUTDOOR ORCHESTRAS OR BANDS.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF IT YOU FACE WITH WEATHER.

NOW, I KNOW MCKINNEY'S BUILDING A $300 MILLION NEW AMPHITHEATER THAT HOLDS 20,000, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AMAZING, 121, AND TOY.

BUT THAT'S A VENUE, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A JOINT PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THAT FACILITY IN ITSELF.

YEAH, AND I WASN'T COMPARING IT TO MCKINNEY AT ALL.

I WAS ACTUALLY IN FLORIDA WHERE I USED TO LIVE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

WE HAD AN AMPHITHEATER, I THINK, MAYBE 10,000 PEOPLE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING, NOT LARGE, BUT SOMETHING TO HAVE, LIKE, A NIGHT OUT AT THE PARK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.

WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK INTO IT AND KIND OF GET SOME COSTS JUST TO SEE AND BRING THAT BACK.

SO, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, AS I KIND OF MENTIONED, KIND OF GETTING INTO SOME PLAY EQUIPMENT.

OKAY, SO THIS IS WHERE I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD'S INPUT WHEN WE START GETTING INTO, WHEN I SAY THE NUTS AND THE BOLTS, J.J. BOOK, AND IF I WAS TO GO, IF YOU GO BACK ON YOUR, SOME OF THE, WE CAN'T GO BACK.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO J.J. BOOK, WHICH, OKAY, RIGHT HERE.

IF YOU LOOK IN THE TOP RIGHT SCREEN, THIS IS ACTUALLY A PICTURE OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT WE WILL BE USING AT J.J.

BOOK.

I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED SEASHELL, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

IT'S A NEWER COMPANY THAT, WE WERE AT A CONFERENCE THIS PAST YEAR AT NRPA, AND WE FOUND A PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURING THAT IS LOOKING TO MIGRATE INTO THE U.S.

I WILL NOTE THAT THIS, AT J.J. BOOK, WILL BE THE FIRST PLAYGROUND THAT SEAMER, IT'S GEMMER, IS ACTUALLY BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT YOU HAVE, AND I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER IN OUR PRE-CON MEETING, WHAT WE HAVE IS SEVERAL OF YOUR LOCAL PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS, OR ONES THAT ARE MORE SO KNOWN IN THE U.S., WHICH IS GAME

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BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY KIND OF HOLD THE MARKET.

AND THE REASON, WHEN THEY START HOLDING THE MARKET, THEY INFLATE THEIR PRICES BECAUSE, ONCE AGAIN, THEY HOLD THOSE AREAS.

AND AS A CITY, A LOT OF CITIES LIKE TO USE THE SAME MANUFACTURERS AND COMPANIES THAT THEY'VE ALREADY HAD IN A LOT OF THEIR OTHER PLAYGROUNDS AND EQUIPMENTS, RIGHT? SO, WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT, SINCE WE'VE GOT A MAGNITUDE OF NEW PARKS COMING IN TO PRINCETON, LET'S OPEN OUR DOORS AND LOOK INTO OTHER ONES.

BECAUSE SOME OF OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS OUTDATED, SUCH AS CALDWELL.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT DOWN.

AND, THOUGH IT'S GAME TIME EQUIPMENT, WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AND BE MORE OPEN TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS.

WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WITH A NEW COMPANY COMING IN, AND THAT'S THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT YOU GET FOR ONE PIECE.

THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS TOWN, BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING NEWER, WONDERFUL EQUIPMENT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE MARKUP OR THE INFLATION AS OTHERS.

SO, IF WE GO BACK AND KEEP ON...

OKAY, LET'S GO BACK TO THE...

RIGHT HERE.

SO, WHAT WE HAVE IS THE ONE THAT YOU SEE ON THE TOP LEFT AND THE CENTER.

ACTUALLY, ALL OF THESE.

ALL OF THESE ARE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS THAT GEMR OFFERS.

THEY CAN CUSTOMIZE ANY PIECE, FIT PIECES TOGETHER, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN ERECTOR SET, MORE SO.

YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE.

YOU CAN HAVE THIS.

YOU CAN HAVE THAT.

CONNECTION WITH SOME TUNNELS AND DIFFERENT PIECES.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TAKE A LOOK AT USING THE SAME COMPANY THAT WE'RE USING AT J.J. BOOK AND MIGRATING IT INTO CALDWELL AS WELL.

I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES SOME OF THE OTHER PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS.

THEY'RE GREAT.

I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE NOT.

BUT THIS IS KIND OF SOME OF THE SMALLER INDIVIDUAL PIECES, AND ALSO THESE ARE THE ALL-ACCESSIBLE ABILITIES.

AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A COUPLE OF THOSE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR ALL USE.

I'M SORRY, CHASE.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT COMPANY? SO, WHO WE HAVE IS...

FOR J.J. BOOK.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF IT AGAIN? THEY'RE CALLED GEMR. THEY'RE TURKEY.

THEY'RE OUT OF TURKEY.

HOWEVER, IT'S C-E-M-E-R.

AND IF YOU WERE TO LOOK UP C-E-M-E-R AND LOOK UP SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY'VE GOT SOME PRETTY AMAZING STUFF.

AND BY BEING ONE OF THE FIRST COMPANIES, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MIGRATE INTO THE U.S. AS WELL, RIGHT, WE GET THOSE COST SAVINGS.

THOSE ARE CARRIED ON TO US, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN BUILD UP IN THIS REGION.

NOW, THEY DO A LOT, LIKE I SAID, IN OTHER COUNTRIES, NOT SO MUCH INTO THE U.S., BECAUSE YOU HAVE LARGER GAME TIME, MIRACLE COMPAN, THOSE COMPANIES THAT KIND OF HOLD DOWN THAT MARKET.

BUT WE FOUND THAT THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH SO FAR.

AND...

CAN YOU GO BACK TO, I BELIEVE IT'S THE PREVIOUS SLIDE HERE, TO SHOW THE STRUCTURES? YES.

OKAY.

A FEW QUESTIONS.

WHAT TYPE OF FLOORING ARE YOU CONSIDERING TO GO UNDER THESE STRUCTURES? BECAUSE, AND THE REASON WHY I ASK IS BECAUSE SOME OF THESE STRUCTURES LOOK KIND OF HIGH OFF THE GROUND, LIKE AS FAR AS THE ONE THAT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KIDS.

AND GOD FORBID THEY ARE NOT AT THE PARK UNSUPERVISED.

AND A KID FALLS AND HURTS THEMSELVES CLIMBING ON A HIGH STRUCTURE LIKE THAT.

SO I'M QUESTIONING THE SAFETY BEHIND EACH STRUCTURE.

THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION AS WELL.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN, THEY'RE MOVING INTO THE U.S.

AND ALL THAT, BUT I HOPE THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE PROBABLY HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM OR WHATEVER.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE GOD FORBID A KID FALLS AND BREAKS THEIR ARM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BASED ON, BECAUSE I KNOW DIFFERENT GROUND STRUCTURES CAN

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SO, HAVE YOU HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS COMPANY, ONE, OR IS THIS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF, A SEPARATE COMPANY THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH FOR GETTING THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOORING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY WITH THESE TYPES OF STRUCTURES? YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO, ALL OF OUR PLAY EQUIPMENT, EVEN MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE THE STANDARD, IS ALL POUR IN PLACE RUBBER.

THAT HAS THE HIGHEST, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE G-MAX, THE G-FORCE, COMPACTION, COMPRESSION RATE.

SO, FROM A PARKS AND REC SIDE, THAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT A KID COULD TECHNICALLY FALL OFF OF THAT PLAY STRUCTURE TO HAVE THE SAFEST OPPORTUNITY WITH ANY BODILY INJURY, RIGHT? SO, THE POUR IN PLACE RUBBER, YOU HAVE MULCH, WHICH HAS, EVERYTHING HAS A G-FORCE COMPACTION AND COMPRESSION TEST.

SO, BASICALLY IT'S, FOR INSTANCE, DROPPING A BOWLING BALL AT WHATEVER LEVEL BETWEEN YOUR FOUR, SIX, EIGHT, POUR IN PLACE RUBBER IS A RUBBER AND IT'S GOT A SPRING BASE UNDERNEATH IT.

SO, IT COMPRESSES AND IT ACTUALLY HAS THE BEST RATING OVER ANY OTHER PLAYGROUND SURFACE.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT RUBBER, MULCH, LOOKS LIKE KIND OF GROUND UP TIRE AND IT'S COLORED AND UNIFORM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE PARKS.

WHEN YOU'RE ON THOSE SURFACES, KNOW THAT, HEY, THAT'S THE BEST RATING THAT YOUR KID CAN BE ON OVER ANYTHING AND THAT'S WHAT WILL BE IN ALL OF OUR FACILITIES MOVING FORWARD.

I HAVE A QUESTION JUST OVERALL IN GENERAL, SOMEWHAT ALONG THE SAME LINES, BUT OVERALL, LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST OUT OF COUNTRY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, FROM TURKEY, WHAT IS THEIR SAFETY RATING COMPARED TO ONE OF THE U.S.

BASED SAFETY RATINGS FOR THE COMPANY? SO, THERE IS A CRITERIA OF A CERTIFIED PLAYGROUND SAFETY INSPECTOR.

EVERYTHING HAS TO MEET REGULATIONS AND THEY CANNOT BE CERTIFIED, THAT PLAYGROUND CANNOT BE CERTIFIED IN THE U.S. IF IT DOESN'T MEET ALL SPECIFICATIONS.

I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT UNITED STATES IS ACTUALLY EVEN MORE LENIENT THAN OTHER COUNTRIES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AND WHAT YOU SEE IS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE PLAY EQUIPMENT, THEY SEEM REALLY COOL, BUT THEY'RE FULLY ENCLOSED.

SO, WHAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IS ELEVATIONS ARE GREAT AND FUN FOR KIDS.

HEY, LET'S GO HIGH, LET'S LOOK OUT, AND WHAT YOU SEE IS, YOU KNOW, THESE SLIDES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WELL, THEY ARE ELEVATED, BUT YOU CAN'T ACCESS THOSE POINTS BUT FROM INTERNAL.

SO, THEY'RE SAFE, THEY MEET ALL THE CRITERIAS, AND THEY ARE CERTIFIED UPON COMPLETION THAT THEY HAVE MET ALL CRITERIAS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS.

OKAY, AND WITH THEM BEING OUT OF THE COUNTRY, SAY SOMETHING BREAKS, HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE REPAIRS? IS IT GOING TO DELAY A REPAIR SINCE THEY'RE OUT OF THE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW, AND WE NEED A NEW PART OF THE SLIDE BECAUSE IT BROKE FOR WHATEVER REASON? SO, EVEN OUR CURRENT EQUIPMENT, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE CLASSIFIED IN THE U.S., OUR EQUIPMENT STILL COMES FROM CANADA.

SO, EVEN OUR PIECES FROM SOME OF OUR CURRENT MANUFACTURERS, IT'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY AS WELL IN CANADA.

IT'S JUST THEY HAVE WAREHOUSES AND OFFICES WITHIN THE STATES TO IDENTIFY, HEY, YOU KNOW, IN THE U.S.

RIGHT, SO THEY COULD GET A PART PRETTY MUCH QUICKER THAN A PART COMING FROM TURKEY.

SURE, I MEAN, BUT ALL OF THESE ARE KIT, SO WHEN YOU GET INTO CUSTOM BUILT, AND THAT'S WHAT I STAY AWAY FROM.

AS THE DIRECTOR, I STEER CLEAR OF CUSTOM PIECES BECAUSE WHEN

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YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SO, WHEN YOU GET INTO CUSTOM, THOSE HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC MOLDED AND CUSTOM DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR YOUR SPECIFICATIONS.

IF YOU GET INTO WHAT I CALL THE ERECTOR SETS, ALL OF THESE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THIS PAGE, THESE ARE STOCK PRODUCTS.

SO, THEY'RE REALLY COOL, RIGHT? ANY KID LOOKS AT THIS, AND THEY'LL BE LIKE, WOW, THESE ARE, AND LOOK AT THAT TWO SLIDES COMING OUT OF A FIVE-STORY, THREE-STORY, WHATEVER, HIGH-RISE.

WELL, THAT'S NOT A CUSTOM PIECE.

THAT'S AN OFF-THE-SHELF PIECE.

SO, THOSE PARTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE, AND WE CAN GET THOSE AT A, WE'VE GOT AROUND, FOR ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT, WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT A COUPLE-MONTH LEAD TIME ON SOME OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR EVERYTHING.

SO, PIECES ARE AVAILABLE.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT NEW MANUFACTURING.

AND I DON'T WANT TO INUNDATE EVERYBODY TOO MUCH WITH THE PLAYGROUND.

IF WE CAN CONTINUE ON, WE'LL GO TO THIS NEXT SLIDE, ONE MORE.

SO, THIS TOO, THIS IS A DIFFERENT COMPANY.

THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM MIRACLE AND MAYBE COMPAN, TWO DIFFERENT OTHER MANUFACTURERS.

VERY SIMILAR IN PRODUCT, CORRECT? YOU SEE SOME SIMILARITIES, YOU SEE SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME DIFFERENCES AND SO FORTH.

BUT WHAT I WANT THE BOARD SOMEWHAT OF A CONSENSUS IF I CAN GET, IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF USING A COMPANY LIKE GIMMER, OR IF YOU WANT TO MOVE BACK TO A MORE STANDARDIZED PRODUCT, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE.

AS GIMMER, IN THEIR PROPOSAL, HAVE THEY DONE ANY GUARANTEES ABOUT HOW LONG THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR? I'M SORRY? IS THERE ANY GUARANTEES ABOUT HOW LONG THEY'LL KEEP PARTS IN STOCK FOR PIECES THAT ARE PURCHASED? LIKE, THEY'LL MAINTAIN STOCK? THEY'RE NOT A NEW COMPANY.

OKAY.

IT'S NOT A NEW COMPANY.

JUST AS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HOLDS THE MARKET IN THE U.S., THEY ARE HOLDING THE MARKET IN JUST OTHER AREAS OF THE, YOU KNOW, ON THE GLOBE.

SO, AS FAR AS PARTS GO, I MEAN, ALL OF THIS STUFF IS, A SLIDE IS NOT NECESSARILY JUST SPECIFIC TO THAT ONE PIECE.

THEY ARE ABLE, AND THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE TO CHOOSE OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT FITS FOR THOSE, LIKE THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE.

FOR INSTANCE, YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT STYLE SLIDES.

IF YOU NEEDED TO CHANGE ONE OUT, YOU HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO PUT A DIFFERENT SLIDE IN THAT SAME, IN THAT SAME SPOT.

WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE PHASE TWO TO BE FINISHED AND THIS TO GET STARTED? WHEN IS WHAT? PHASE TWO? YEAH, WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE IT TO BE FINISHED AND PHASE THREE TO GET STARTED? SO, PHASE THREE, WE'RE LOOKING AT TO BREAK CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR, THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

PHASE TWO SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER.

PHASE THREE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY FALL.

PHASE TWO SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER, SOMETIME IN SUMMER, BUT THOSE ARE SEPARATED.

THEY'RE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

ONE'S SPORTS FIELDS, THE OTHER ONE'S PLAY.

PHASE THREE IS PLAY SPECIFIC.

SO, THOUGH THEY'RE, WE'VE GOT THEM IDENTIFIED AS DIFFERENT PHASING, THEY'RE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROJECTS, ALL AT THE SAME PART, BUT.

AND OUR ARCHITECT TEAM WORKS DIRECT, HAS, OUR ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH JIMMER, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING ANY OF THE NEEDS AND ENSURING THAT THE LONGEVITY AND THE EQUIPMENT IS SUFFICIENT.

SO, OUR DUE DILIGENCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THE BACK END, YOU KNOW, FOR, IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO THROW OUT THERE, I ASSURE YOU.

WHAT ABOUT STRUCTURES FOR OUR FAMILIES AND WITH CHILDREN THAT HAS DISABILITIES?

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I WASN'T, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THESE, THE STRUCTURES.

YES, THEY DO.

THEY OFFER ALL PLAY ACCESSIBILITIES.

EVEN SOME, WHAT YOU SEE HERE, IF YOU GET INTO SOME OF THOSE LARGER STRUCTURES, THOSE ARE ALL HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE.

THEY ARE, AND IT SEEMS, HEY, YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING LARGE, NO, EVERY PLAYGROUND NOW HAS TO BE DESIGNED FOR ALL ACCESSIBLE USAGE.

NOW, THERE HAS TO BE PROPER HEIGHT RAILING TO PULL, YOU KNOW, TO PULL UP, AND, BUT EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT STILL IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL ABILITIES.

OLDER EQUIPMENT, NOT NECESSARILY, OKAY? SO, WHEN YOU'RE DATING BACK 20, YOU KNOW, 15 AND BEFORE 20, SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT WAS SPECIFIC, BUT NOW ALL PLAYGROUNDS, BECAUSE EVERY MANUFACTURER HAS TO DESIGN THEIR STUFF FOR ALL ABILITY AND ALL USAGE.

SO, YES.

SO, HAVE WE FULLY DECIDED ON GEMR, OR ARE WE STILL IN THE BIDDING PROCESS AND WE'LL? I'M GOING TO BRING, I'M GOING TO BRING LAYOUTS FOR THIS BOARD TO PICK AND CHOOSE BETWEEN GEMR OR OTHER PRODUCTS.

THANK YOU.

BUT PLEASE NOTE, J.J.

BOOK, WE ARE USING GEMR. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE OF THE PARKS, IF WE START GOING DOWN ANOTHER DIRECTION, WHICH IS FINE, BUT IT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT IT MAKES SENSE AND NOT JUST PICKING AND CHOOSING NECESSARILY TO GO TO A DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, MANUFACTURER BECAUSE, HEY, WE WANT THIS ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE THINK IS COOL, OR, YOU KNOW, SO FORTH.

SO, IF WE DECIDE TO GO WITH GEMR, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE USING IT FOR J.J.

BROOK, IF WE USE THEM FOR OTHER PARKS, WOULD THAT PRICE STRUCTURE CHANGE? NO.

WE'RE GETTING SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS THERE, AND WE WERE, YOU KNOW, ANTICIPATING LOOKING AT DESIGNING AROUND CALDWELL PARK, MULTI-GEN PARK, AND GTLC, SO SOME FUTURE PARKS.

SO, AS THEY CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN THE U.S., THERE'S OTHER FACILITIES HERE WITHIN, YOU KNOW, THE MARKET.

BUT OUR COST SAVINGS ARE GOING TO REMAIN.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DRIVE UP THE COST ON US.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT COSTS DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, AND I'LL BREAK THOSE DOWN FOR YOU AND SHOW YOU AT A LATER DATE ONCE WE START GETTING INTO THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE ALL SCENARIOS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FROM A PARKS AND A DESIGN TEAM ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, BUT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

I CAN THROW A HUNDRED DIFFERENT PLAYGROUND MANUFACTURERS AND A HUNDRED DIFFERENT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ALL IN ONE 10 BY 10 SQUARE FOOT AREA, AND SEVEN INDIVIDUALS CAN HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS ON WHAT THEY LIKE AND WHAT THEY DON'T.

BUT A CONSENSUS OVERALL IS, HEY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE, AND IS THIS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, IS IT AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE VERY VALID QUESTIONS.

WHAT IS THE LONGEVITY OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND WHAT IS THE COST? SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL HANDLE, AND I WILL BRING THOSE TO THIS BOARD FOR FINAL DECISIONS.

AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE GOT AS FAR AS BREAKING DOWN INTO JUST SOME PLAY EQUIPMENT, AND THAT'S JUST ONE SMALL PIECE OF ONE PROJECT, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS, BUT YOU SEE, WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN INTO THE DESIGN YET ON THAT PARK.

SO AS WE GET INTO IT, I'LL PROVIDE MONTHLY UPDATES, SO THAT WAY, AND DECISIONS TO ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER BASED ON EQUIPMENT, COLORS, OPTIONS,

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DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NEXT ITEM.

SO THIS IS J6-2026-006, UPDATE AND DISCUSSION REGARDING AED ZAP STANDS AND PARKS PRESENTED BY PARKS DIRECTOR CHASE BRYANT AND FIRE CHIEF SHANNON STEPHENS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

SO I'VE BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH I'VE BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LOOKING INTO LIFE SAFETY IN ALL OF OUR PARKS.

THIS HAS BEEN IN PROCESS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

HOWEVER, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, AS I MENTIONED, KIND OF LIKE WITH THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, WHAT WE START DOING IN ONE PARK, WE NEED TO DO THE SAME AND BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT.

THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENCY THROUGH ALL OF OUR PARKS, SO YOU KNOW THAT, HEY, WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS PARK, YOU'RE IN PRINCETON.

GIVE IT AN IDENTITY.

ZAP STANDS, IT'S AN AED SYSTEM, AND I'LL LET CHIEF SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AS WELL.

THIS IS CHIEF STEPHENS.

HE IS OUR PRINCE AND FIRE CHIEF.

I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF.

BUT ZAP STANDS IS A LIFE SAFETY TOOL.

ALSO, IT'S VERY IDENTIFIABLE, RIGHT? IT'S ADVERTISEMENT, SHOWS FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES GOING ON, NEWS, INFORMATION, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE, WHICH WOULD BE LIFE SAFETY.

IF WE CAN SCROLL THROUGH THIS, CHRIS.

SO, A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION REGARDING IT.

THERE'S 350,000 CARDIAC ARRESTS PER YEAR.

LET'S KEEP GOING.

AEDS, ONE IN, GO BACK ONE.

ONE IN FIVE FAILURE RATE.

THE ZAP STANDS, ONE IN FIVE.

ONE IN FIVE FAILURE RATE.

THE ZAP STANDS, ONE IN 800 FAILURE RATE.

SO, THESE ARE THINGS THAT I WAS LOOKING AT WHEN I'M LOOKING INTO LIFE SAFETY, AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS, IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS ENSURING THAT WHEN THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED, IT OPERATES.

AND ONE IN 800, YOU KNOW, IS A LOT BETTER ODDS THAN ONE IN FIVE.

I'LL SHOW YOU A QUICK VIDEO, AND THEN I'LL LET CHIEF STEVENS GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF TESTIMONY AND UNDERSTANDING TO WHAT ZAP STANDS CAN, HOW THEY CAN REALLY BENEFIT THE CITY OF PRINCETON PARKS.

GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

I THINK IT'S THE PREVIOUS ONE, CHRIS.

YES.

IN THE UNITED STATES, MORE THAN 350,000 SUDDEN CARDIAC ARRESTS OCCUR EACH YEAR.

THEY CAN STRIKE ANYONE, ANYWHERE, AT ANY TIME, AND REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ACTION.

ZAP STAND'S VISION IS TO ENABLE EVERYONE TO RESPOND TO THESE EMERGENCIES, DRAMATICALLY INCREASING SURVIVABILITY THROUGH ACCESS TO SMART DEFIBRILLATOR TECHNOLOGY.

ZAP STAND HELPS PEOPLE ACT QUICKLY.

AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON, VOCO 911 IS ALERTED, AND AN AED IS MADE AVAILABLE.

A GPS SIGNAL DIRECTS AUTHORITIES TO THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE DEVICE.

MEANWHILE, THE USER FOLLOWS A SERIES OF BASIC INSTRUCTIONS TO GUIDE THEM IN USING THE DEVICE, ENSURING LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT CAN BE PROVIDED UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.

WITH AEDS HELPING TO ALMOST DOUBLE SURVIVALS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, ZAP STAND CASTS A SAFETY NET OVER COMMUNITIES, HELPING SAVE TIME AND LIVES IN AN EMERGENCY.

FIND OUT MORE AT ZAPSTAND.COM.

SO YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANT NEED.

AND IT'S NOT REALLY SO MUCH, WE HAVE AEDS LOCATED AT OUR PARKS.

BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY, EVEN WITH THE SIGNS ON THE WALL, WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE, RIGHT? YES, THEY'RE IDENTIFIED.

YES, THEY'RE ON THE SIDE OF THE CONCESSION STAND, INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, LOCATED IN RED.

BUT IT'S A WALL-MOUNT UNIT.

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SO YOU WOULD ALWAYS SEE THIS SCREEN, AND EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE VISITS TO THOSE PARKS WOULD IDENTIFY THAT, HEY, THIS IS WHERE YOUR AED IS LOCATED.

AND IT GIVES INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ON OPERATIONS.

CHIEF STEVENS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK IN THE IMPORTANCE? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SHANNON STEVENS, FIRE CHIEF.

SO I SPOKE WITH CHASE ABOUT THIS ROUGHLY A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, TWO MONTHS AGO, AND JUST APPROACHED HIM IN TERMS OF, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE PARKS PROJECTS IN LINE, LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.

AND I WAS VERY, VERY SURPRISED WHEN HE SAID, WE ALREADY HAVE THESE IN OUR PLANS.

SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO CAST MY SUPPORT, LEND WHATEVER EXPERTISE, ANY EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE WITH THESE, AND I'LL EXPAND ON WHAT CHASE WAS SAYING.

SO FOR THOSE THAT DON'T COME INTO THIS BUILDING ON A REGULAR BASIS, WITHOUT HAVING TO RAISE YOUR HAND, JUST THINK MENTALLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CALL ANYBODY OUT TONIGHT.

WHO CAME IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR? WHO HERE RECOGNIZED YOU PASSED AN AED? SO THOSE WERE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT CHASE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WALK RIGHT BY ONE BECAUSE WE KEEP IT BY THE FRONT DOOR.

HOWEVER, IF IT'S NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ACCESSIBLE, LIFE-SAVING ASPECT WHEN YOUR PULSE RATE'S UP, YOU'RE EXCITED FOR THE EVENT.

A LOT OF TIMES, WE JUST KIND OF LOSE SIGHT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PREFRONTAL CORTEX ATOMS THAT MAKES US A HUMAN.

AND WE KIND OF DE-EVOLVE A LITTLE BIT TO THE LEVEL OF THE EMERGENCY.

SO WITH THESE, THESE PUT AEDS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

THEY'RE OUTSIDE IN THE PUBLIC.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU PUT AN AED IN A BUILDING, IT HELPS SAVE THE STAFF.

WHEN YOU PUT AN AED IN THE PUBLIC, IT SAVES THE PEOPLE.

SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MATTER.

SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

UM, HOW MANY ARE WE PLANNING TO PUT AT EACH PARK? DID YOU SAY HOW MANY? YES.

SO THAT'S DEPENDING ON THE PARK.

SO FOR INSTANCE, JJ BOOK IS DESIGNED AND IT IS IN THE SPECS FOR ONE BEING INSTALLED AT JJ BOOK.

CALDWELL PARK, REALLY YOU'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT HUBS.

SO WE'D BE LOOKING AT THREE AT CALDWELL PARK.

ONE BEING, AND I DON'T WANT TO CALL ANYBODY OUT, BUT I'LL RAISE MY HAND IF YOU KNOW CALDWELL PARK.

WE'VE GOT A LOWER DISC GOLF AREA, WALKING TRAIL, AND A COUPLE LOWER SOCCER FIELDS.

ONE LOCATED NEAR THAT LOWER PAVILION ON THAT WALKING TRAIL DIRECTLY.

ONE LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL, WHICH IS AROUND THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS, WHICH IS IN THAT NEW PHASE THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT.

AND THEN ONE LOCATED WHERE THE NEW SOCCER FIELDS WOULD BE TO THE FAR WEST.

SO THREE AT CALDWELL, ONE AT JJ BOOK, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SMALLER COMPACT UNIT.

IT'S STILL A TOWER, BUT IT'S NOT THE LARGE VIDEO SCREEN FOR MORE OF YOUR PASSIVE PARKS LIKE DOWNTOWN AND, YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK OR COLLEGE PARK, WHICH IS PARK VIEW HEIGHTS LOCATED OFF COLLEGE STREET.

SOME OF THE SMALLER PARK AREAS, THOSE ARE DESIGNED MORE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE AS THE PEDESTAL UNITS.

BUT CALDWELL, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE FINAL FOR THREE AT THAT PARK, ONE AT JJ BOOK, AND THEN OF COURSE WHEN WE GET INTO THE MULTI-GEN, WE CAN START LOOKING AND ASSESSING HOW MANY AND WHAT THOSE NEEDS WOULD BE ON THAT PARK DIRECTLY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING THIS AND THIS ONE AND EITHER THE OTHER MODEL AT EACH PARK THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE? YES, RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING TO DESIGN, YOU KNOW, PLAN ON DESIGN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION YET, BUT WE ARE FOR LIKE PHASE TWO SOCCER FIELDS.

BUT THE INSTALLATION, WE CAN PREP THE SLEEVES, THE FOUNDATIONS, SO THAT WAY WHEN EVERYTHING IS ALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT ONCE, WE CAN COME IN AND SET THE UNITS.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY FOUR UNITS OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS FOR INSTALLATION.

OKAY, I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.

ARE WE PLANNING TO PUT THESE ON OUR TRAILS AS WELL? I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO CHASE ON THAT ONE.

DID YOU SAY ON TRAILS? YEAH.

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SO WHEN YOU GET INTO, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF POWER SOURCE.

SO WHEN YOU GET INTO REMOTE TRAIL SYSTEMS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE, A LOT OF THOSE RUN ON SOLAR LIGHTS.

IF YOU HAVE TRAIL LIGHTING THROUGH THOSE LONG PATHWAYS, EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME SOURCE OF POWER.

SO IT HAS TO BE NEAR SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PANEL, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE.

SO WHEN YOU GET IN TOO MUCH INTO THE DETAILS ON TRAILS, POWER IS VERY, I'M GOING TO SAY SCARCE, RIGHT? SO PUTTING THEM ON TRAIL HEADS WHERE YOU HAVE RESTROOM FACILITIES, PAVILIONS, THOSE ARE THE BEST LOCATIONS BECAUSE TYPICALLY THEY'RE NOT VERY FAR FROM TRAIL HEAD TO TRAIL HEAD.

OKAY, AND WHAT IS THE COST PER ZAP STAND? SO ON THE FINAL, ONE OF THE FINAL PAGE PER ZAP STAND, IT'S ACTUALLY GOT THE COST BREAKDOWN.

RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT THERE.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE IS THEY'RE MORE SO LONG TIME LEASE AGREEMENTS.

THEY ARE MAINTAINED BY ZAP STAND.

SO THE MAINTENANCE AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR.

SO THOSE ARE GREAT.

BUT WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE UNITS ARE $10,000 A PIECE AND THEN $2,500 ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST PER UNIT EACH YEAR.

AND I'M SORRY, LASTLY, ARE THERE PLANS TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS ON HOW TO UTILIZE THESE? YES, THEY PROVIDE HOW TO TRAININGS ON SITE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, AS THESE BRING ON, WHAT YOU SEE IS THERE'S ACTUALLY THE HOW TO VIDEOS ON THE SCREENS.

SO WHEN YOU JUST WALK UP TO, YES, THERE'S SOME ADVERTISING PLAYING ALSO, BUT EVERY MINUTE IT SHOWS THE HOW TO VIDEO.

SO IT'S ALMOST MESMERIZING.

LIKE, OH, THIS IS REALLY COOL.

AND IT ALSO PROVIDES, LIKE I SAID, JUST INSTRUCTIONAL.

BUT WHAT IT ALSO WILL DO, THEY WILL NOT SHOCK IF THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED RIGHT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING THAT, HEY, I'VE GOT TWO PADDLES AND BOOM, SOMEBODY'S BEING SHOCKED.

I'LL LET CHIEF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT THAT'S NOT HOW THEY WORK, I ASSURE YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S SIMPLY NOT THE CASE.

SO WITH AEDS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, THEY'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS BOTH ON THE AED ITSELF, ON THE PADS THAT THE RESCUER WOULD PLACE ON THE PATIENT TO LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE.

THERE'S A LITTLE ROOM FOR FORGIVENESS IF YOUR PLACEMENT ISN'T PERFECT BY ANY MEANS.

IN ADDITION TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS, THE AED SPEAKS TO YOU AND GIVES YOU INSTRUCTIONS.

AND JUST LIKE WHAT CHASE WAS SAYING, IT'S ESSENTIALLY FIRST RESPONDER PROOF IN TERMS OF YOUR LAY RESPONDER CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE WITH IT BY HITTING THE WRONG BUTTON, DOING ANYTHING THAT'LL CAUSE HARM TO THEMSELVES, EVEN TO THE POINT TO WHERE THERE'S A SLIGHT DELAY AFTER YOU ADMINISTER THE SHOCK TO MAKE SURE THAT AFTER THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SAY CLEAR AWAY THAT THE RESCUER AND EVERYONE AROUND THEM WILL REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE VICTIM.

YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WILL SPEAK TO YOU AND GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO DO.

IS THAT GOING TO BE IN MULTI-LANGUAGE OR IS IT ONLY GOING TO BE IN ENGLISH? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE MULTI-LANGUAGE.

THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER CURRENTLY, BUT I WOULD WANT TO THINK THEY ARE A LOCAL COMPANY.

I WOULD WANT TO THINK THEY HAVE IT IN SPANISH AS WELL.

AND THEN I NOTICED BACK ON THE OTHER SLIDE THAT WE HAD THAT KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE ABILITIES OF IT A COUPLE SLIDES BACK.

THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DISPLAY THINGS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD

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AND WITH THESE BEING IN A PARK, THAT WOULD BE A PERFECT PLACE TO DISPLAY MISSING CHILDREN IN OUR CITY.

YES, IT IS.

SO, ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CITY, WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO POST ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OR ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO POST ON THOSE ADVERTISINGS.

THEY DO HAVE A RIGHT, LIKE I SAID IT IS A LONG-TERM LEASE AGREEMENT.

THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT FOR ADVERTISING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUT WE ALSO CAN MONITOR WHAT ADVERTISEMENTS GO ON IN THE PARKS DIRECTLY.

BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL LOCATED IN PARKS, SO YOU DON'T WANT NECESSARILY SMOKE OR VAPE SHOPS OR ALCOHOL, THOSE THINGS BEING PROMOTED IN YOUR PARKS AND THOSE AREN'T THE TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

AND I DO SEE THAT THEY PROVIDE A MONITORING SERVICE THAT WILL BE IN TOTAL BASICALLY A 6% INFLATION EVERY YEAR FOR US.

IS THAT CORRECT? LIKE IT STARTS, THE FIRST YEAR IS $2,500, BUT IT SAYS IT INCREASES 3% YEARLY.

AND THEN THAT'S FOR THE CITY TO FUND THE MONITORING.

AND THEN ZAPPMOUNT'S MONITORING COST TO THE CITY IS ANOTHER 3% YEARLY, $1,750.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY 6% A YEAR INCREASE FOR THESE.

YES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THE 6% INCREASE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A 25-YEAR LEASE.

ARE WE EXPECTED TO USE THE SAME COMPANY AND THE SAME PRODUCT FOR 25 YEARS? AND IS THERE AN ANTICIPATION THAT THIS 6% WOULD GO OVER THAT 25-YEAR LEASE PERIOD? YOU'RE TALKING INCREASING 6% EACH YEAR FOR 25 YEARS? CORRECT.

IT SAYS ZAPPMOUNT ONE-TIME UPFRONT 25-YEAR LEASE COST.

SO WE'RE LEASING THE EQUIPMENT FOR 25 YEARS? IS IT A 25-YEAR LEASE? THE CONTRACT ISN'T FOR 25 YEARS.

ONCE WE GET INTO, THAT'S WHAT IT IS PER UNIT AT $10,000.

ONCE WE GET INTO THIS, WE'RE NOT HELD UNDER A 25-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT.

BUT WHAT I WILL DO IS I WILL BRING BACK THE CONTRACT.

THE DIRECTION I'M LOOKING AT FROM THE BOARD IS WOULD THIS BE A DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR ALL OF OUR PARKS FOR THE LIFE SAFETY? THEY ARE THE ONLY PATENT COMPANY THAT OFFERS THIS SERVICE.

AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY BASED OUT OF ALLEN AND FRISCO.

SO FRISCO HAS MIGRATED TO ALL OF THEIR PARKS USING ZAPP STANDS.

THEN ON THAT SAME NOTE, YES, COST DOES, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK INTO COST.

SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT A COST ON LIFE SAFETY.

AND THESE ARE NOT JUST FOR AED.

IF YOU JUST HAVE AN EMERGENCY, YOU CAN USE THIS MACHINE AS WELL, RIGHT, TO DISPATCH 911? SO WHEN YOU ACCESS THE KIOSK, IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION FEATURE WITH THAT.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INTO THE EXACT AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THEY ALSO HAVE TO STOP THE BLEED KITS AND DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO THAT.

ALSO, JUST TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO SOME OF THE ITEMS FROM THE LEASE AGREEMENT, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON.

OUR MONITORS ARE ALSO ON THE LEASE PROGRAM.

FDA LIMITS ANY TYPE OF MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A 10-YEAR LIFESPAN.

MANUFACTURERS TYPICALLY DON'T SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES PAST SEVEN YEARS.

YOU'LL HAVE A SERVICE CONTRACT, AND A TECHNICIAN'S NOT GOING TO COME OUT AND ACTUALLY CONDUCT REPAIRS ON ANYTHING LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE ASPECTS.

REGARDLESS OF THE LEASE FOR THE KIOSK, THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE CHANGING OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BULLETPROOF, READY-TO-GO, LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT.

HOW OFTEN WOULD THE, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, A NORMAL AED MACHINE, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY EVERY SO OFTEN.

WITH THESE THINGS, HOW OFTEN DO

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SO THE AEDS TALK TO US WHEN WE HAVE A MONITORING SERVICE.

THEY SEND OUT REGULAR UPDATES IN TERMS OF, I'M HEALTHY, I'M NOT HEALTHY, MY BATTERIES ARE CHARGED, THEY'RE NOT CHARGED, I NEED SERVICE, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND WITH THESE, WITH THE ZAP STANDS, THEY'LL, SINCE THEY'RE POWERED, THEY'LL BE RECHARGING? DO THEY RECHARGE THE AED? NO.

NO, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

SO THE CHARGING IS SEPARATE AND THE POWER IS JUST FOR THE KIOSK AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

THE AEDS, SINCE THEY COME OUT OF THE KIOSK, THEY'LL HAVE PORTABLE BATTERIES.

OKAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE YOU COULD PUT IT BACK IN THERE ON A CHARGER.

ANYTIME THEY'RE USED, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ATTENTION BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE PADS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INSPECT AND MAKE SURE ALL THE DIFFERENT, IF IT DOES INCLUDE A STOP THE BLEED KIT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL THOSE ITEMS ARE STILL THERE AS WELL.

AND IN THAT REGARD, IF IT'S USED OR THE STOP THE BLEED PART'S USED, IS IT YOUR TEAM THAT WOULD MAINTAIN IT OR WOULD ZAP STAND HAVE TO COME OUT AND MAINTAIN THAT? SO IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE ZAP STAND FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

SO WITH THAT, THEY'LL HAVE A SET INVENTORY IN TERMS OF, YES, THIS IS MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE VARIOUS ITEMS HAVE TO BE THERE.

WE'LL GO AND DO A SPOT CHECK OF THE BATTERY AND THE PADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHAT, AND MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS YET, OF WHAT THEIR TURN, LIKE IF WE USE IT TODAY, WHAT'S THEIR TURNAROUND TO COME BACK AND REFILL BASICALLY? THAT'S WHERE WE GET THE BENEFIT OF THEM BEING A LOCAL COMPANY.

IT'S A 30 MINUTE DRIVE.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I KNOW THEY ALSO USE IT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

OH, GO AHEAD.

SORRY.

SO THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS REALLY WITH REGARD TO THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY USING.

HOW MANY, I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE USED THAT SYSTEM.

IF IT'S EVER FAILED US, IF WE HAVE ANY EXAMPLES OF IT EITHER FAILING US OR PROVIDING LIFE SAVING SERVICES.

YOU KNOW, HOW LONG HAVE WE USED IT? HOW MANY TIMES HAS IT BEEN ACTIVATED WITH REGARD TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM WE'RE USING? OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THIS SYSTEM IS MORE VISIBLE AND THERE WAS A STUDY EARLIER THAT SHOWED THAT THE OTHER SYSTEM FAILED I THINK ONE OUT OF FIVE TIMES OR FOUR TIMES WHERE THIS ONE REALLY DID NOT.

DO WE KNOW WHO DID THE STUDY AND IS THAT COMPANY ASSOCIATED WITH ZAP STAND? I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT.

NO, THAT'S GREAT.

SO WE HAVE NOT HAD TO USE THE CURRENT AEDS AT THE PARK.

HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN SOME TYPE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT CALLED THE POLICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

THERE HAS BEEN THAT.

SOMETIMES THOSE LOCATIONS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED.

SO IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY, WHETHER IT'S BE A HEART ATTACK, A CHEST PAINS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE, FIRST THOUGHT IS CALL 911, GET TO THE DOCTOR.

GET TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE GOT TO GO, OKAY? SOMETIMES THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE.

NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS.

AS CHIEF MENTIONED, EVERYBODY WALKED IN AND PASSED AN AED BUT NOBODY NECESSARILY KNEW THAT IT WAS EVEN THERE.

SO IDENTIFYING THESE LOCATIONS WITH LARGE ADVERTISEMENT ZAP STANDS, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO KNOW THAT, HEY, THERE IS AN AED ON SITE HERE FOR ANY TYPE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

IN TERMS OF THE CURRENT EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE NOT HAD TO BREAK IT OUT AND USE IT, NO.

BUT AS YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AND YOU GAIN MORE SPORTS FACILITIES, MORE FIELDS, MORE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, MORE TRAILS, GUESS WHAT? THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE.

AND WE WANT TO GET AHEAD AND NOT STAY BEHIND.

SO PROVIDING THESE FACILITIES NOW AND IDENTIFYING, EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS ON WHAT THEY ARE, WHERE THEY ARE, PUTTING THEM ON OUR GIS MAP, YOU KNOW WHAT? ONE LIFE, IF IT'S EVER NEEDED.

AND AS IT SEEMS, YOU KNOW, THE COMPANY HAS SAVED 77 LIVES

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ONE IS WORTH IT.

SO.

IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NOT PARTNER WITH BUT MAYBE RECOMMEND TO PRINCETON ISD? SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THEIR FOOTBALL GAMES AND BASEBALL GAMES, THINGS LIKE THAT, BASKETBALL, MAYBE LETTING THEM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, NOT PARTNERING WITH THEM BUT BRINGING THE PRINCETON ISD INTO THE LOOP SO THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

I'VE GOT TO WORK WITH SUPERINTENDENT MCINTYRE ON A PROJECT COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

I CAN DEFINITELY MENTION THIS TO HIM.

AND JUST TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON WHAT CHASE WAS SAYING, IT'S ONE THING WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY TIMES AN AED WAS USED TO SAVE A LIFE.

THIS IS MY 27TH YEAR IN THE FIRE SERVICE.

WE'VE HAD AEDS IN THE VARIOUS CITIES THAT I'VE WORKED FOR FOR WELL OVER 20 YEARS.

I CANNOT THINK OF A SINGLE TIME BETWEEN AN AED IN A PUBLIC FACILITY, AN AED THAT WAS PLACED IN A POLICE CRUISER, WAS USED TO WHERE IT ACTUALLY SAVED A LIFE.

HOWEVER, I WANT YOU GUYS TO REALIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF IT.

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THAT AED WAS TAKEN OUT.

PADS WERE PUT ON A PATIENT AND IT RULED OUT THE FACT THAT, YES, THEY WERE HAVING SOME TYPE OF CARDIAC EVENT.

HOWEVER, DEFIBRILLATION JUST WASN'T CALLED FOR AT THE TIME.

NOT EVERY HEART ATTACK CALLS FOR DEFIBRILLATION.

AND THESE WERE SOME OF THOSE DIAGNOSING ASPECTS THAT, AS THE REST OF THE EMS CREWS CAME ON BOARD, WE SAW THE AED WAS THERE.

WE WERE ABLE TO JUST PLUG OUR EQUIPMENT INTO THEIRS AND PICK UP ON THE FACT THAT, OKAY, WELL, THIS HELPS RULE OUT CERTAIN ASPECTS.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T PROVIDE A DIRECT LIFE-SAVING ASPECT, IT HAS A HUGE MEDICAL VALUE.

OKAY.

SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED THAT I DIDN'T HEAR AN ANSWER TO WAS, WITH REGARD TO THE STUDY THAT SHOWED THAT THE OTHER COMPANY FELL LIKE ONE OUT OF FIVE TIMES AND THIS COMPANY WAS DOING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, THE COMPANY WHO PERFORMED THE STUDY, ARE THEY AFFILIATED OR ASSOCIATED IN ANY WAY WITH SAPSTAN? YEAH.

I MEAN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW THEIR STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED.

YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE A SELLING POINT.

IT MAY NOT BE.

ONCE AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK.

AND I CAN TRY TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION.

BUT THE ONLY INFORMATION, LIKE I SAID, THAT I DO HAVE IS I DO KNOW THAT OTHER LOCAL CITIES ARE REALLY MIGRATING INTO THIS SAME PRODUCT BECAUSE, AS CHIEF MENTIONED, THEY ARE LOCATED OUT OF ALLEN.

SO THEY ARE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.

THEY ARE ONE OF THE ONLY COMPANIES THAT PROVIDES A STRUCTURE.

NOW, THERE WILL BE MORE.

THERE WILL BE OTHER COMPANIES OVER TIME THAT ARE LOOKING TO PIGGYBACK OFF THE SAME PHILOSOPHY.

HOWEVER, THIS IS A COMPANY THAT IS WELL KNOWN IN FRISCO CURRENTLY AND OTHER CITIES.

SO I'M ON BOARD WITH USING SAPSTAN FOR NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE CONVENIENCE, BUT THE LOCATION DIRECTLY.

SO I WILL JUST COMMENT.

THEY DO USE SAPSTAN IN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN FLORIDA FROM WHERE THAT'S WHERE I USED TO LIVE.

BUT GOING BACK TO EVEN AED MACHINES BEFORE THEY WERE PUT IN BUILDINGS AND THAT, I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED SOMEBODY IN A BOWLING CENTER WHERE I WORKED GROWING UP, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN AED MACHINE.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SAPSTAN.

AND THE PERSON HAD A HEART ATTACK, AND THE FIRE STATION WAS TWO BLOCKS AWAY AND DIDN'T GET THERE IN TIME.

SO HAVING THEM, AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO CONTINUE WITH APPROVE J.62026-006 FOR THE SAPSTANS.

I SECOND THAT AS WELL.

WHAT WE HAVE IS ONCE WE HAVE A MOTION AND VOTING, WE WOULD NEED TO RETRACT THE MOTION FIRST.

YES, AND THEN IF WE HAD MORE

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I'LL GO AHEAD AND RETRACT MY MOTION FOR THE MOMENT.

ARE YOU GOING TO RETRACT YOUR SECOND? MOTION RETRACTED.

THANK YOU.

EARLIER, I ASKED ABOUT THE 25-YEAR LEASE, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I FULLY UNDERSTAND.

AND ARE WE EXECUTING A 25-YEAR LEASE WITH THE COMPANY OR NOT? NO? NO 25-YEAR LEASE? ZOUT MOUNT ONE-TIME UPFRONT 25-YEAR LEASE COST.

RIGHT, SO LIKE I SAID, WHAT I WOULD LIKE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A MOTION, IS TO BRING BACK A CONTRACT FOR SAPSTAN FOR MULTIPLE PARK FACILITIES OR, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S FOR WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS, THEN I CAN WORK THROUGH THE CONTRACT AND BRING IT TO THIS BOARD BEFORE WE EXECUTE ANYTHING.

BUT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR FROM THIS BOARD IS WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO MIGRATE AND START USING SAPSTAN IN THE PARK FACILITIES OR LOOKING INTO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER OF SOME SORT.

SAPSTAN IS, LIKE AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE LOCAL AND THEY PROVIDE A PROGRAM THAT IS GREATLY BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND TO THE RESIDENTS BASED ON EDUCATION AND, YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABILITY FOR THE UNITS.

AS FOR WHAT DOES IT COST, IS THIS BEING ROLLED INTO THE BONDS OR IS THIS ADDITIONAL COST THAT THE CITY WILL PAY? AND I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW, ARE THESE CONTRACT POINTS NEGOTIABLE, SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE INFLATION, APPLYING A CAP ON A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THAT IT WILL INCREASE, ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE SPONSORSHIP AND THE BENEFICIARIES ON THE SPONSORSHIPS, TAKING CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF THAT AND RENEGOTIATE IT TO APPOINT SOME OF THAT MONEY INTO THE MONITORING COSTS, WHICH THEN IT WOULD LOWER THAT COST FOR THE CITY.

ARE THESE KEY POINTS NEGOTIABLE, WHICH WOULD BE MY MAIN QUESTION? AND THEN ALSO, IS THIS MONEY BEING USED ON THE BONDS OR IS IT ADDITIONAL COST THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO TAKE ON? OPERATIONS IS AN ANNUAL BUDGET.

SO THE UPFRONT COST WHEN WE'RE GETTING INTO THE SPECIFICS AND THE CONSTRUCTION, BOND FUNDING CAN BUILD AND AS ONE OF THE SAPSTANS ON EACH PARK FACILITY, HOWEVER, THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS, THOSE ARE THROUGH GENERAL FUNDS.

SO THAT'S A PARK ANNUAL EXPENSE.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, CHASE.

ONCE YOU GET THE CONTRACT, IT WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD HERE.

WE'D BE ABLE TO READ THE CONTRACT AND IF WE SAY, OH, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THEM AND RENEGOTIATE THIS, THIS, AND THIS, ONCE YOU HAVE THE CONTRACT, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS IS GRAHAM.

I'M GOING TO CHIME IN JUST FOR A MINUTE.

I THINK THE INTENT BEHIND THIS ITEM WAS REALLY JUST TO GET DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD IF YOU GUYS WANT THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LOOKING AT UTILIZING SAPSTANS.

I HAVEN'T REVIEWED ANY CONTRACTS YET.

THE TERMS ARE STILL, THEY'LL OBVIOUSLY SEND OVER THEIR BLANKET TEMPLATE AGREEMENT.

EVERYTHING'S NEGOTIABLE.

WE'LL LOOK AT IT.

WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S GOOD TERMS FOR THE CITY AND THEN ALSO DETERMINE AND SOLIDIFY THE FUNDING SOURCE.

I REALLY THINK TONIGHT IS JUST TO GET DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD IF YOU WANT THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH USING SAP OR CONTINUE USING THE PROVIDER THEY HAVE.

WE'LL BRING ALL THIS INFORMATION BACK TO YOU GUYS.

THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING, A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND MAYBE HAVE SOMEONE FROM SAP COME IN AND PRESENT AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, SOME OF THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.

IT WAS JUST A LITTLE STAT THAT I PULLED UP.

FRISCO ROUGHLY HAS 40% POPULATION BETWEEN 40 AND 64.

PRINCETON IS ONE OF THE

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I HAVE A REAL ESTATE BACKGROUND.

I'M A REALTOR, BEEN IN REAL ESTATE FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I KNOW AND I DUG UP A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THAT.

WILL CHIEF STEVENS BE A PART OF THE, WHEN WE DO MOVE FORWARD, IF WE DECIDE TO, WILL YOU BE A PART OF MAKING SURE THAT THE SAP STANDS HAVE EVERYTHING, LIKE YOU SAID, THE BLEAK KIT AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED? YES, I'M 100% A RESOURCE TO WHATEVER CHASE AND PARKS AND REC WOULD NEED AND THIS BOARD'S NEEDS FOR THIS PROGRAM.

SO I'D LIKE TO BRING MY MOTION BACK THAT FOR J.6-2026-006 THAT WE DO PROCEED TO THE NEXT PHASE OF AT LEAST LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT AND GETTING MORE DETAILS FOR THE SAP STANDS.

I SECOND.

MISSING ONE VOTE.

ANTHONY? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYONE'S APPOINTMENT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM, J.7, UPDATE AND DISCUSSIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

SO, THIS IS BASED ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS, I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PRINCETON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WHAT WE HAVE IS FIVE SPECIAL EVENTS, FISH AND FRENZY, FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS, JULY PARKS AND REC MONTH, PUMPKIN BELUZA, AND NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS.

CHRIS? SO, THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE THE FISH AND FRENZY EVENT, SO I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY WORK THROUGH THEM THROUGH THE CALENDAR YEAR INSTEAD OF THROUGH THE FISCAL BUDGET YEAR, BUT FIRST UPCOMING EVENT THAT WE HAVE AS A SPECIAL EVENT IS FISH AND FRENZY.

WHAT THAT IS, IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, ZEPCO, WE OFFER, NEXT SLIDE, WE OFFER FISHING POLES, WORKING WITH ZEPCO, WE GIVE OUT FISHING POLES TO THE KIDS, BOUNCE HOUSES, BALLOONS, THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD ROUGHLY 01,500 ATTENDEES, AND THIS IS SOME PICTURES FROM WHAT YOU SEE FOR THAT EVENT.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT WOULD BE FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS, THIS IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR, IT'S ACTUALLY THE SECOND LARGEST BASED ON NUMBERS FROM PARTICIPATION, BUT FREEDOM AND FIREWORKS, DRONES, CARNIVAL RIDE, FACE PAINTING, LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, PARTY BAND, AND THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING FIREWORK SHOWS AND FINALE DRONE SHOWS I'VE EVER WITNESSED, AND IT WAS AMAZING, IT COMPETES WITH CITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT WAS THAT GOOD.

SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT, YOU CAN EVEN WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE, BUT WE HAD ROUGHLY 06,500 ATTENDEES AT THIS EVENT. THE NEXT JULY IS IDENTIFIED AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, SO WHAT WE DO AS OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE WHAT YOU SEE ON HERE IN THIS LEFT, ONE OF THE LEFT PICTURES, WE HAVE A BINGO CARD, SO WE CREATE SMALL LITTLE POP-UP

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LAST YEAR I HAD HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY COULDN'T JOIN BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THE EVENTS WERE DURING THE WEEK AT LIKE 9 A.M.

OR 1 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, AND IT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT SO THEIR CHILDREN MISSED OUT ON IT.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, PAWS IN THE PARK, I UNFORTUNATELY MISSED OUT ON IT. SO IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT DOING EITHER A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE DAY OR DOING ON THE WEEKEND SO THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY IT? YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TIMINGS OF SOME OF THE EVENTS.

WE HAVE EACH EVENT HAD OVER 200 TO 1,000 PARTICIPANTS, SO EVEN BEING A SMALL DEPARTMENT THAT WE ARE, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN HANDLE. BUT SOME OF THE, LIKE SAY, WEEKEND ACTIVITIES, IT'S SEND US A PICTURE OF YOU OUTDOOR FISHING, SEND US A PICTURE OF YOU DESIGNING AND BUILDING A PARK AND THINGS THAT BRINGS THE FAMILY AND OUTDOOR PLAY TOGETHER. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST AN EVENT THAT WE'RE HAVING. IT MAY BE YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN YOUR OWN FAMILY ACTIVITY, BUT IT IS PART OF OUR BINGO CARD SPECIFIC TO DO ON SATURDAY. SATURDAY GO FISHING OR, YOU KNOW, THOSE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, WHATEVER THOSE ACTIVITIES MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THAT WEEK.

BUT TAKING A LOOK AT DIFFERENT TIMES IS SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH FOR SOME.

THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT EVENT, PUMPKIN BALOOZA, THIS ONE'S MY FAVORITE.

IF ANYBODY HASN'T PARTICIPATED IN PUMPKIN BALOOZA, I WILL SAY THAT THIS WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT WAS THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TRUNK OR TREAT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS ALL OF US, LIMITED ON RESOURCES, AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO STILL PROVIDE THAT SAME ACTIVITY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR THE AVAILABILITY TO FOR THE TRUNK OR TREAT THAN COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND CREATE PUMPKIN BALOOZA. SO THIS WAS OUR SECOND YEAR TO HAVE THIS EVENT, AND THIS LAST YEAR, I MEAN, WE GAVE OVER 8,000 POUNDS OF CANDY AWAY. STEPHANIE, I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD QUITE A BIT. I GUESS YOU PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING, IS IT NOT? YEAH.

CORRECT. THANK YOU, MAXINE. SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT CARNIVAL RIDES, ACTIVITIES, IT'S IN OCTOBER, THE WEATHER'S GREAT, AFTERNOONS, IT'S A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR TRIGGER TREATING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND WE GIVE OUT A TON OF KIDS, A TON OF CANDY TO THE KIDS. I DON'T GIVE OUT KIDS, I ASSURE YOU. GIVE OUT A TON OF CANDY TO THE KIDS. LET ME CLARIFY THAT ON RECORD.

BUT THIS EVENT, WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ALL OF THEIR, WHETHER IT'S FFA, THE COMMUNITY, COSMETOLOGY, AND THEY CREATE THEIR OWN TRUNK OR TREAT BOOTH THAT WE PROVIDE THE CANDY, THEY SET UP, AND THE FAMILY AND THE KIDS ARE SAFE

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YES, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. EACH, WE HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE INTERNAL COMPETITION FOR THE BEST BOOTH. I THINK PARKS AND REC BETTER ALWAYS WIN THAT ONE THOUGH, RIGHT? THE NEXT ONE IS NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS. THIS IS ALWAYS HELD IN THE FIRST SATURDAY OF DECEMBER, AND WE'VE GOT SANTA, DRONE SHOW, FIREWORK FINALE, BOUNCE HOUSES, BALLOON ARTISTS. THIS YEAR WE HAD ROUGHLY 5, OR I'M SORRY, 04,000 IN ATTENDANCE TOTAL THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.

IT WAS FREEZING. IT WAS FREEZING. YES, IT WAS FREEZING, AND THIS IS THE DIRECTION THAT I WANT THIS BOARD TO VOTE ON TONIGHT, IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SPECIAL EVENTS, I'LL CONTINUE ON FIRST, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SPECIAL EVENTS, WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE DOLLARS AND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS DIRECTION FOR THE PARK STAFF, LOOKING AS WE GO INTO EACH BUDGET YEAR, WHICH WE START IN MARCH. SO, WE START FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE 26-27. WE START THAT PROCESS COMING UP, AND WE NEED TO ALLOCATE WHAT SPECIAL EVENTS AND WHAT COMMUNITY EVENTS WE HAVE FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

SO, LEADING INTO THAT, WE HAVE SOME POP-UP EVENTS, AND THOSE POP-UP EVENTS, GLOBAL RUNNING DAY, PROMISE WALK, LETTERS TO SANTA, MAGIC REINDEER ON MAIN, AND VERY MERRY CHILLY CHRISTMAS.

THOSE FIVE LITTLE SMALL POP-UPS, EACH DEPARTMENT, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC WORKS, LIBRARY, FIRE, PD, ALL OF THOSE OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE SMALL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT PARKS AND REC HOSTS. THE DIRECTION I'M LOOKING AT IS POTENTIALLY MIGRATING FROM HOSTING THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS AND SCALING INTO MORE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES.

WHEN WE'RE LOOKING INTO, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, FOR WHAT THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS HAS BROUGHT, THAT'S AN IMPACT OF ROUGHLY 90,000 PLUS ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS OFFER MORE SMALLER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER INSTEAD OF WHAT I CALL PUTTING ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. WE DEAL WITH A LOT OF CONSTRAINTS WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT DAY BECAUSE, AS MS. ELLIS MENTIONED, IT WAS FREEZING COLD, AND ANYTIME YOU'RE IN DECEMBER, IT IS FREEZING COLD, OR IT COULD BE 90. WE DON'T KNOW.

WE ARE IN TEXAS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'LL TAKE 2024 AS AN EXAMPLE. WE HAD SLEET AND RAIN ALL DAY LONG THAT CANCELED THE EVENT. NOW, THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT CAN WE DO, OR CAN WE LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE DATES FOR THAT EVENT. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SPECIAL AND LARGE MAGNITUDE EVENTS, YOU HAVE TO PUT DEPOSITS ON EVERYTHING, SETTING THOSE DATES IN STONE MONTHS AND MONTHS IN ADVANCE, ALMOST A YEAR IN ADVANCE FOR THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE DECEMBER 8TH, OR WHAT HAS BEEN DECEMBER 8TH, BUT THAT FIRST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER, EVERY OTHER CITY AROUND IN THE METROPLEX HAVE LARGE EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES ON THAT DATE. SO, TO SECURE WHATEVER VENDORS YOU NEED, YOU'RE LOOKING AT BOOKING THOSE ALMOST A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

WHEN WE'RE GETTING DOWN INTO IT, WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CANCELS, AS IT DID IN 2024? WE CAN'T HAVE BACKUP DATES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PUT DEPOSITS AND A LOT OF MONEY, SO THEN IF YOU DO HAVE IT, WELL, THEN YOU LOSE YOUR DEPOSITS ON THE SECOND ONE, AND IN DECEMBER, IT'S JUST THE UNKNOWNS.

SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WOULD BE CONSIDERING IF THIS BOARD IS, THIS BOARD IS, AGREES, MOVING MORE TOWARDS WHETHER I SAY IT'S A 12-DAY CHRISTMAS, AND I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE,

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AND WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SO, I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF SPREADING IT OUT. I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE MORE OF THE WINTER HOLIDAY SCENE THAT WE DO HERE AT CITY HALL.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, UNLESS YOU DROVE BY IT OR YOU READ ON SOCIAL MEDIA, MAY NOT HAVE EVEN KNOWN ABOUT IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO TAKE MORE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, BUT THE DRONE SHOW, IF WE COULD, LIKE, END THE LAST DAY WITH THAT DRONE SHOW WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA, BECAUSE THE DRONE SHOW WAS VERY NICE.

THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SEE US POSSIBLY LOOK INTO, AND I WAS TALKING TO BETH WILHITE FROM THE CHAMBER, AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WAS THE HOLIDAY PARADE. THE CHAMBER DID AND CITY PARTNERED A LITTLE BIT WITH IT, BUT IF WE COULD GET PRINCETON ISD INVOLVED, THEIR BANDS, THEIR DIFFERENT GROUPS LIKE THE FFA, THE, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITY GROUPS, HONOR SOCIETY, EVEN THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, THE HOAS, AND WE COULD CITY, CHAMBER, PRINCETON ISD, HOAS, MAKE FLOATS AND HAVE A PARADE, YOU KNOW, THAT MAYBE GOES DOWN AND ENDS AT CALDWELL, AND THEN WE HAVE THE DRONE SHOW. I MEAN, WHEN I LIVED IN HALTOM CITY, THEY DID SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR LIKE THAT, AND THEY HAD PROBABLY ABOUT A TWO-MILE STRETCH, THE SCHOOLS PROVIDED THE BAND, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR OUR CITY TO BRING BACK A HOLIDAY PARADE.

FOR THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, AS FAR AS COSTS, SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF BREAKING IT UP, BUT DO WE PARTNER WITH BUSINESSES IN THE CITY TO HELP OFFSET THE COSTS, OR IS IT ALL 100% FUNDED BY THE CITY? SO OUR STUFF IS ALL OPERATIONAL.

MS. ELLIS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE PARADE AND SO FORTH. THAT HAS BEEN HELD, LIKE, IN THE PAST BY THE CHAMBER, WHO ACTUALLY PARTNERS WITH THOSE BUSINESSES TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS, WHICH I THINK ARE GREAT. I'M A HUGE FAN. I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL ACTIVITY, AND IF WE RUN INTO SOME SMALLER COMMUNITY EVENTS, THOSE CAN BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE OFFERED ONE AFTERNOON OR ONE NIGHT, WHETHER IT IS HOSTED BY A THIRD PARTY, SAY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IN COLLABORATION AND PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OR OTHER ISD AND DIFFERENT THINGS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT INTO COMMUNITY EVENTS AND NOT NECESSARILY JUST ONE LARGE-SCALE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS EVENT.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE AN ACCURATE COUNT ON WHAT WAS ATTENDANCE LAST YEAR FOR THE NORTH POLE EVENT? LAST YEAR WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE WEATHER.

AND THIS YEAR WAS, YOU SAID, AROUND 4,500? ROUGHLY, MAYBE 4,000.

04,000.

AND THAT IS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, YES.

AND FOR THE JULY PARKS AND REC MONTH, DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT GO THROUGH THE MONTH OR THAT ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE THE WHOLE MONTH? LET'S SEE. I DON'T THINK I HAVE THAT NUMBER. I KNOW WE HAD OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS JUST AT ONE OF THE EVENTS, AND WE HAD OVER 200 AT EACH EVENT.

SO, I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SAY PROBABLY 5,000 TOTAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY.

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I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HUGE TO HAVE THOSE SMALLER EVENTS, DEFINITELY.

I GUESS WE'RE ALL BEING STILL.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT FOR THE NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS, THAT WE DO CHANGE THAT EVENT TO MULTIPLE EVENTS ACROSS THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

I DID LIKE YOUR IDEA, CHASE, OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, OR CHRISTMAS, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, BECAUSE IT KIND OF GOES WITH WHAT THE THEME SOMETIMES IS, BUT DEFINITELY MY MOTION IS THAT WE CHANGE THE ONE NORTH POLE EVENT TO A MULTI-EVENT ACROSS THE MONTH.

I JUST HAVE ONE SUGGESTION FROM NOT NECESSARILY CALLING IT CHRISTMAS, BUT MAYBE CHANGING IT TO HOLIDAY, BECAUSE WE ARE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY, AND EVERYBODY DOESN'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.

I AGREE.

THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING HOLIDAY PARADE.

YEAH, I KNOW YOU WERE, BUT EVERYTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS, AND I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO DON'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS TO FEEL EXCLUDED IN ANY WAY, OR SAY, OH, I DON'T WANT TO GO, BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS.

ABSOLUTELY.

USE THE THEME HOLIDAY.

IT'S OK, I GOT A SECOND? I SECOND.

MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

THIS MOVES INTO ITEM J8, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE PRINCETON AQUATICS AND RECREATION CENTER PARK, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

SO, SORRY, THE MULTI-GEN, THE REC CENTER, AQUATIC CENTER THAT IS LOCATED ON THE GEORGIA-TEXAS LAND AND CATTLE PARK, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND WE'RE REALLY FAR IN THE DESIGN.

WE'RE NOT TOO FAR WHERE WE CAN'T BACK UP FROM THE BRANDING SIDE OF IT AND THE NAME, BUT STAFF AND THE TEAM'S COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE NAMING, BUT WE WANT TO GET IT THROUGH THIS BOARD BEFORE PRESENTED INTO COUNCIL, AS THIS IS THE PARKS BOARD.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BRANDING NAME, AND THERE'S A LONG PROCESS.

I'M SURE SOME HAVE BEEN A PART OF BRANDING AND IDENTITIES OF FACILITIES, OR HEARD ABOUT HOW YOU GET TO YOUR FINAL PRODUCT, AND ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT DO WE NAME THIS? HOW DO WE NAME IT? WHAT COULD IT BE? WHAT IS AN IDENTITY FOR PRINCETON'S REC CENTER? AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT, THESE WERE OUR TOP THREE.

CORE 380, THE PEAK, AND PARK.

PRINCETON AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER.

SO CORE 380, THERE'S PROS AND CONS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, I KNOW, AND WE CAN SHAKE AND LAUGH, AND YOUR LAUGH ARE EXACTLY KIND OF WHERE WE WERE AT AS WELL.

CORE SPEAKS TO PERFORMANCE, CONNECTION, AND GROWTH.

THE CONS, ANYTIME, PRINCETON'S KNOWN FOR FASTEST GROWING CITY ON 380, RIGHT? THAT'S OUR DESTINATION.

AND WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO NAMING, LOCATION IS A KEY COMPONENT TO THOSE NAMING IDENTITIES.

GEOGRAPHICALLY, WE ARE LOCATED ON 380, EAST OF MCKINNEY, BUT WHEN YOU THINK 380, YOU THINK CONGESTION, TRAFFIC JAM, RED LIGHTS, AND IT DOESN'T SPEAK, AND ONE OF THE OTHER CONS, IT'S, IT ONLY SPEAKS

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SO IT'S FOCUSED, CORE 380 WOULD BE FOCUSED MORE ON THE ATHLETIC OR THE REC SIDE AND NOT THE AQUATICS.

THE NEXT ONE, THE PEAK.

WELL, THE CORE 380, THE REC CENTER'S NOT EVEN NEAR 380.

I COULD UNDERSTAND MORE IF IT WAS LIKE ON 380, BUT.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY 380'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE A TRAFFIC JAM.

RIGHT.

CORRECT.

WE ALL HOPE THAT TOO.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, BUT IT IDENTIFIES PRINCETON, AND THAT'S WHERE THE 380 COMES IN.

380 IDENTIFIES GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE PRINCETON IS LOCATED ON A MAP.

THE PEAK REACHES, YOU KNOW, REACHING YOUR OWN PEAK PERFORMANCE.

THESE ARE THE PROS.

DESTINATION FACILITY AND ALIGNS WITH HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

THE CONS, IT'S A VERY COMMON NAME.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE PEAK PHYSICAL THERAPY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.

SPEAKS TO, IT TOO ONLY SPEAKS TO PERFORMANCE AND NOT NECESSARILY AQUATICS, AND IT UNINTENTIONALLY SUGGESTS ELITE ATHLETES, NOT NECESSARILY ALL.

AND IT LACKS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.

THEN WE'LL GO TO PARK.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO HYPE UP PARK A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF BEEN THE DESIGN, BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE HAVE AND HOW WE CAN USE THIS BRANDING THROUGHOUT THE MULTI-GEN AND OTHER FACILITIES BASED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

THE PROS, IT'S WHERE PRINCETON PLAYS.

THAT'S PARK.

SO PARK HAS THIS SPECIFIC IDENTITY, P-A-R-C, AND WHERE PRINCETON PLAYS.

SO WHEN YOU THINK OF A PARK, YES, YOU CAN THINK, OKAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO GO PLAY AT THE PARK.

WE'RE GOING TO GO WALK AT THE PARK.

WE'RE GOING TO GO RUN.

WE'RE GOING TO GO DO MULTIPLE THINGS AT THE PARK, AND THAT KIND OF FALLS IN LINE.

IT'S INDEFINITE.

THERE IS NO END TO WHAT YOU CAN DO AT THIS FACILITY.

IT SPEAKS TO RECREATION AND AQUATICS, GIVES THE FACILITY A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND THAT'S A HUGE KEY COMPONENT BECAUSE YOU THINK, OKAY, PARK, WELL, THAT CAN BE P-A-R-K.

WELL, THIS IS P-A-R-C, SO IT IDENTIFIES PRINCETON IN THE NAME.

IT ALIGNS WITH HEALTH AND WELLNESS, CLEAR, DESCRIPTIVE, AND INSTANTLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

THOSE, WHEN OUR DESIGN TEAMS HAVE BROUGHT MULTIPLE NAMES TO US, THIS ONE IS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY REALLY STOOD OUT TO ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WITH INTERNAL STAFF BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLE.

YOU START TRYING TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS, THEN IT REALLY GETS CONGESTED, AND NO MATTER WHAT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY, BUT THIS KIND OF CHECKS ALL OF THOSE BOXES.

IT'S IN PRINCETON.

IT'S AN AQUATICS CENTER.

IT'S A RECREATION CENTER.

SIMPLE.

IT ALIGNS WITH OUR PARK'S IDENTITY, AND IT'S INCLUSIVE, AND IT'S NOT INTIMIDATING.

SO, WE DON'T SAY, WHEN YOU'RE SAYING PEAK OR YOU'RE SAYING PEAK PERFORMANCE OR CORE, THAT SPEAKS TO YOUR TOP-LEVEL TIER PERFORMANCE ATHLETES.

THIS RIGHT HERE HAS NO SPECIFIC IDENTITY TO WHO OR WHAT.

IT'S FOR ALL, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PHYSICAL ABILITY WOULD BE.

AND THEN THE CONS, IT'S A LONG FORMAL NAME, IF WE WERE TO WRITE IT ALL OUT, AND IT COULD BE CONFUSED WITH PARK, AS IN P-A-R-K.

SO, JUST IN GENERAL, THE FIRST TWO NAMES, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THOSE NAMES IN GENERAL, THEY DON'T GIVE YOU THAT IMPRESSION THAT IT'S A PARK OR A RECREATION CENTER.

AT LEAST PARK, YES, IT'S LONG.

PRINCETON AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER, BUT IT IDENTIFIES WHAT IT IS.

[02:35:01]

YEAH, AND I THINK ALONG, JUST PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, CHASE, IS THAT THE FIRST TWO NAMES, IT DOESN'T SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE LAST ONE SPEAKS TO EVERYBODY, RIGHT? AND I JUST DON'T LIKE IT.

I MEAN, IT'S OUR CITY.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

RIGHT.

IT'S OUR CITY.

IT SHOULD BE NAMED AFTER US.

SO, I WILL NOTE AS WELL, I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO NAMING WITH SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS, WE CAN HAVE SEVEN, OR EACH PERSON CAN COME UP WITH SEVERAL NAMES THAT THEY ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE.

AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH HUNDREDS, WHEN WE REALLY BROKE IT DOWN, AND PARK WAS THE ONE, IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT REALLY STUCK OUT, THAT WAS BOLD ENOUGH THAT CHECKED ALL OF OUR BOXES.

AND IT DOES, EVEN THOUGH IT'S PRINCETON AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER, BUT WHEN WE GET INTO, IF YOU GO BACK ONE MORE, AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN.

YOU GET, OKAY, THAT WAS FINE.

THIS IS MORE SO THE LOGO AND THE DESIGN THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

WHAT YOU HAVE IS, OKAY, PRINCETON IS IDENTIFIED AND IT'S SEPARATED FOR, HEY, HERE'S OUR LOCATION.

WHEN YOU GET INTO THE A, THIS ONE IS IN BLUE, WHAT YOU HAVE IS THAT'S THE AQUATICS, WHICH KIND OF GIVES THAT POINT, AND IT'S RISE, WHICH HERE IN A COUPLE SLIDES I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU, YOU'VE GOT TALL SLIDES AND AQUATIC FEATURES ON THE OUTDOOR FACILITY ITSELF.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT RECREATION CENTER.

SO, IT'S ACTUALLY DISSECTED INTO INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF HOW THIS FLOWS TOGETHER.

WHEN YOU PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, YES, IT'S P-A-R-C, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW EACH PIECE REALLY FLOWS, AND WHEN WE GET INTO THE DESIGN ON THE INSIDE, THESE SAME FEATURES ARE CARRIED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.

WE ALSO HAVE THE CIRCLE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY INCORPORATED INSIDE THE BUILDING ITSELF, TOO, AS A INFINITE WALKING LOOP OR JOGGING TRACK.

AND WHAT YOU SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THAT ORANGE, HOW IT CARRIES OUT, THAT'S ALMOST LIKE AN ENCLOSED LOOP MEZZANINE THAT CARRIES YOU INTO NATURE FOR A MOMENT ON THE TURN AND THEN BACK INTO THE FACILITY ITSELF.

AND THAT WILL BE A FEATURE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED IN THE BUILDING.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THIS IS ROUGHLY OUR, ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE WRAPPING UP AND WE'RE NOT FINALIZED WITH THE AQUATICS, BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS VERY SIMILAR.

THERE MAY BE SOME SMALL CHANGES HERE OR THERE, BUT NOT TOO NOTICEABLE, BUT THAT'S ROUGHLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN IT COMES TO AN OUTDOOR AQUATIC FACILITY.

AND THEN, THIS IS WHERE WE KIND OF GET INTO THE BRANDING GUIDELINES, JUST SOME COLORS.

THIS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY.

YOU HAVE IT IN WHITE AND IN BLACK WITH THE BLUE.

THOSE ARE KIND OF YOUR PRIMARIES.

IF IT'S ON A WHITE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN HAVE A BLACK PARK AND VICE VERSA.

WITH THE A BEING THAT BABY AQUATIC BLUE PRIMARY COLORS, BUT, AS IN ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE BOTH, BUT THAT CAN CARRY THROUGHOUT MULTI-COLORS AS WHAT WE'LL SEE IN THIS VERY NEXT ONE.

SO, IF WE'RE OUTSIDE THE MULTI-GEN OR PARK, IF THE BOARD LIKES THIS AND AGREES, WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE ON THE TRAILS, THESE CAN BE ON SOME OF THE SIGNAGE FOR THE OUTDOORS.

BECAUSE, HEY, YOU'RE ON A TRAIL SYSTEM, HERE'S OUR REC CENTER, HERE'S OUR REC AND AQUATIC CENTER, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE BLUE AND THE BLACKS.

YOU'VE GOT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS BASED ON LOCATIONS OF WHERE YOU ARE.

SOME OF THE ROOMS MAY BE A BLACK BOX ROOM OR A WORKOUT FITNESS ROOM THAT YOU WANT LIVELY, YOU WANT UPBEAT, VIBRANT.

YOU MAY USE SOME OF THOSE OTHER COLORS IN THOSE TYPE ROOMS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE IT.

QUICK QUESTION ON THE COLORS.

IF YOU PUT IT IN THE TRAIL SYSTEM, LIKE

[02:40:01]

COULD YOU DO THE COLORS ALONG THE TRAILS TO KIND OF ALIGN WITH THAT COMMUNITY, POSSIBLY? SURE, WE WOULD.

IF WE PUT A...

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL TAKE A LOOK INTO AND PASS IT ALONG TO OUR ARCHITECTS.

AND THERE'S WAYFINDING AND DESIGN STANDARDS WHEN YOU GET INTO SOME OF THESE THINGS TO SIMPLIFY.

YOU DON'T WANT THINGS TO GET COMPLICATED OR TOO CONVOLUTED.

SO, YOU KNOW, COLORS AND DIFFERENT DESIGNS ARE EASY WAYFINDING IDENTIFICATION MARKERS THROUGHOUT.

AND IT KIND OF SEEMED LIKE EVERYBODY WAS ON BOARD.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU WERE OR NOT, BUT IF YOU WERE, MAYBE COULD WE TAKE A MOTION TO...

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PARK.

I SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION, CHASE, ON THAT.

I LIKE THE IDEA.

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

MOTION.

WE GOT STEPHANIE AND TONYA.

MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

YEAH, I REALLY LIKE THE NAME AND THE LOGO LOOKS GREAT.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN REALLY GROW ON EVERYBODY.

MY QUESTION WAS KIND OF WHAT MS. MAXINE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

ARE THERE ANY PLANS ON EXPANSION, CONTINUING THAT SAME NAME AND LOGO BRANDING, BUT BRINGING AN AQUATIC CENTER TO THE NORTH SIDE OF PRINCETON? IS THERE ANYTHING OF EXPANDING THAT PARTICULAR PARK BRAND IN THE WORKS? OR IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE OF THAT NATURE? ROBERT, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, MAN, TO BUILD A FACILITY OF THIS MAGNITUDE, IT TAKES YEARS.

AND TO GROW TO THE SIZE OF AN ADDITIONAL REC CENTER, WE'RE A FEW YEARS OUT.

WE'LL SAY THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME.

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY ABOUT THE LOCATION ON LOCATED OFF, IT'S REALLY OFF OF BEECHAM AND MYRICK.

THAT'S THE TWO MAIN CROSSROADS.

THAT'S ACCESSIBLE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND EAST TO WEST.

SO IT'S MORE SO CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR ALL OF PRINCETON

[K. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM K, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. CONSIDER APPROVING THE REQUEST FOR ANY ITEMS PLACED ON THE FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT TO BE DISCUSSED OF THESE REQUESTS.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY ITEMS AT THIS MOMENT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE PLAYED UP? IF NOT, THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO EMAIL ME AND WE CAN GET THOSE ITEMS PLACED ON THE AGENDAS MOVING FORWARD.

I HAVE ONE.

ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE EDC BOARD BROUGHT UP AN EVENT CALLED SOUL PATROL, A BIKE RALLY.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE UP OUR ALLEY WITH EVENTS AND EVERYTHING.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOOK INTO? HE PUT UP A WHOLE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND EVERYTHING ON IT.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HIS NAME IS, BUT IT'S ON ONE OF THE PREVIOUS EDC MEETINGS AND JIM HAS THE INFORMATION.

BUT WE WEREN'T A BOARD YET.

BUT WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PUT ON THE AGENDA TO LOOK AT? YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK.

WE WROTE THIS DOWN.

THANK YOU.

COULD WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION, LIKE, WHAT ORIGINALLY THE BOND WAS THAT WE VOTED ON AND WHAT THE REALLOCATION AND TIMELINE FOR, LIKE, YOU MENTIONED PART OF THE BOND WAS UP THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, NEXT PART IS UP EITHER IN 27 OR 28 IF WE COULD GET CLEAR INFORMATION ON THAT.

YES, WE'LL TRY THAT.

THANK YOU.

ALSO, TOO, COULD WE GET A TIMELINE NOW THAT WE'VE NAMED THE MOTOWN GEN CENTER TIMELINE FROM SHOVELS IN THE GROUND TO COMPLETION? THANK YOU.

WITH THE, QUICK QUESTION, WITH THE NAMING OF IT AND THE LOGO,

[02:45:02]

COUNCIL IS THE FINAL APPROVAL.

COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY OVER ALL, YOU KNOW, VOTING RIGHTS.

SO, EVEN WITH THE BOARD NOT AGREEING, OR THE BOARD AGREEING TO IT UNANIMOUSLY, COUNCIL COULD SAY NO, WE DON'T LIKE THAT NAME, YOU KNOW, GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

OR THEY COULD SAY YES.

BUT THIS BOARD IS IN PLACE FOR THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVALS OR DENIALS, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE.

BECAUSE I THINK GOING OFF OF WHAT DARIAN SAID WITH LIKE TIMELINES, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THIS, THAT WE KIND OF START GETTING MAYBE SOME SWAG OUT THERE AND PUTTING THE LOGO MAYBE OUT ON THE PARKS AND, YOU KNOW, REC PAGE AND THAT, JUST SO THAT PEOPLE CAN START SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

ANY OTHER ITEMS?

[L. REPORT AGENDA]

NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2026.

AND THAT WILL BE AT 630 P.M.

THAT WILL BE THE REGULAR MEETING TIME, 630 P.M.

AND THE NEXT, WITH THAT, I WILL.

ONE OTHER QUESTION.

I'M SORRY, CHASE.

I KNOW, I'M FULL OF QUESTIONS TONIGHT.

ON THE REPORT AGENDA, CAN WE KIND OF DO LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER BOARDS DO AND PUT THE OTHER MEETINGS ON HERE, LIKE WHEN P&Z IS, EDCC, THINGS LIKE THAT? YES, I WILL ADD THAT TO THE.

THANK YOU.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WHO IS OUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON? I SAW THAT SOMEWHERE LIKE ON OUR AGENDA THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOMEONE APPOINTED FROM CITY COUNCIL.

YES, THAT COUNCIL MEETING IS FOR MONDAY.

THE PREVIOUS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO SNOWMAGEDDON 26.

AND IT GOT MOVED TO THE WEDNESDAY, WHICH GOT CANCELED TO HANG AROUND SNOWMAGEDDON 26.

AND THEN NOW THE MEETING IS FEBRUARY 9TH.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I GOT A MOTION.

I SECOND.

MOTION CARRIES 7-0.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.