[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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OKAY, IT IS NOW 6:30 P.M. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A ROLL CALL. ANTHONY LYNCH? PRESENT. STEPHANIE PARKER? PRESENT. TONYA JONES? PRESENT. MAXINE ELLIS? HERE. MYSELF, DARREN MCCOY IS HERE.
CRYSTAL JACKSON. AND ROBERT RODRIGUEZ. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON, JESUS NAME. AMEN.
AMEN. MAY WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALRIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
CHASE, NO PUBLIC APPEARANCES, AM I CORRECT? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM G.1
[G. CONSENT AGENDA]
2026-017. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 3RD, 2026 CITY OF PRINCETON PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS.ALL RIGHT, AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM J.1 2026-018.
[J. REGULAR AGENDA]
THE UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON THE PET SCANNING STATION.THANK YOU, MR. MCCOY. THIS IS BONE MCCLURE. HE IS ONE OF OUR PARK'S EMPLOYEES.
HE WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION FOR THE PET SCANNING STATION, AS REQUESTED BY MISS ELLIS.
I WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH YOU ALL THE PET SCANNING STATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PICTURES, THE PET SCANNING STATION LOCATED IN DENISON IS IN FRONT OF THE DENISON ANIMAL WELFARE GROUP, ALSO KNOWN AS DAWG. IT PROVIDES 24/7 ACCESS FOR SCANNING FOUND PETS WITHOUT NEEDING A VET OR SHELTER.
THE LOW INITIAL COST SCANNERS TYPICALLY RANGE FROM $30 TO $300.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS RATHER SIMPLE, REQUIRING MINIMAL TRAINING TO USE.
NO. WITH MICROCHIPS, IT DOES NOT STORE OWNER INFORMATION, IT ONLY STORES AN ID.
THOSE IDS, ON THE OTHER HAND, CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT SEVERAL REGISTRIES.
THEY'RE NOT ON A UNIVERSAL DATABASE. THE HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF INCORRECT OR OUTDATED OWNER INFORMATION.
THE SCANNING STATION ITSELF BEING AN OUTDOOR SCANNING STATION WOULD REQUIRE ONGOING MAINTENANCE DUE TO WEATHER EXPOSURE, VANDALISM, OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
AND THEN. AT THE SAME AT, ON THE. ALSO, NOT ALL CHANNELS, NOT ALL, NOT ALL ANIMALS ARE CHIPPED. THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT AROUND OUT OF ALL CHIPPED ANIMALS, ONLY 50% HAVE DATA ON THEM.
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THE PROJECT IS OWNED BY THE DENNISON ANIMAL WELFARE GROUP.SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT AND NOT FROM THE CITY OF DENNISON, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. A QUESTION. THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE DATABASES THAT THE INFORMATION IS STORED IN. IS, ARE THE DATABASES ACCESSIBLE TO ANYBODY OR IS THERE LIKE, COULD WE POST SOMETHING THAT SHOWED THE VARIOUS WEBSITES WHERE THOSE DATABASES WOULD BE, WOULD, WOULD BE SO THAT SOMEONE COULD ACTUALLY LOOK THEIR PET UP OR LOOK UP A PET? THEY FOUND A BETTER WAY OF SAYING THAT. CAN I DEFER THIS QUESTION OVER TO MY DIRECTOR? GOOD EVENING. YES. SO INDIVIDUALS DO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OWNER INFORMATION FOR PET SCANNING, AS MR. MCCLURE ALLUDED TO. SOME OF THE PET SCANNERS ON INFORMATION SUCH AS THE CHEAPER LIKE AMAZON STYLE SCANNING, THEY DON'T GIVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION, SO YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO RESEARCH THE DATABASES, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE THROUGH AN ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JUST GO IN AND TYPE IN A CHIP NUMBER AND JUST NECESSARILY GET ALL OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER OR THE CURRENT OWNER'S INFORMATION. VETERINARIANS HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
I KNOW THE VETERINARIANS HERE IN PRINCETON, YOU CAN TAKE AN ANIMAL THERE.
THEY HAVE THAT ACCESS, BUT NOT ALL INFORMATION IS ACCESSIBLE TO JUST ANYBODY.
SO OUR CURRENT ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS A PET SCANNING SYSTEM, CORRECT? YES, 100%. SO ANY OF THE STRAY ANIMALS THAT OUR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICE PICKS UP, THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY DO IS THEY ACTUALLY SCAN THE ANIMALS.
THEY'LL CALL INTO THEIR DISPATCH FOR THAT OWNER INFORMATION.
SO IF YOU WERE TO FIND A STRAY ANIMAL AND CONTACT ANIMAL CONTROL, THEY ARRIVE ON SCENE.
THEY'LL SCAN THAT ANIMAL, GET THE CONTACT THE OWNER'S CONTACT INFORMATION AND NOTIFY THEM DIRECTLY AT THAT MOMENT INSTEAD OF TRANSPORTING BACK TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. NOW THEY ALSO HAVE ACCESS, IN SOME CASES TO THE SHOT RECORDS AND THE HISTORY OF THE ANIMAL.
SO IF THEY ARE OUT OF DATE, THEY WOULD TAKE THAT ANIMAL BACK FOR THE VACCINATIONS.
SO A COUPLE THINGS AND JUST TO CLARIFY. SO WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION, I DID NOT SAY THE CITY OF DENISON PUT IT TOGETHER. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I SAID THEY NOW IMPLEMENTED.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER PLACES THAT ARE WILLING TO ACTUALLY BUILD THIS AND PUT IT OUT FOR THE CITY. THEY'RE WILLING TO SPEND BETWEEN 300 AND 600, WHICH IS THE TOTAL COST FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. ALL EXPENSES TOP TO BOTTOM, SOUP TO NUTS.
PAINT NUTS, BOLTS BETWEEN 300 AND $600 FOR THE ENTIRE THING.
I UNDERSTAND COLLIN COUNTY CAN SCAN. HAS ANYBODY EVER CALLED COLLIN COUNTY TO COME AND SCAN A DOG? I JUST HAD FOUR OF THEM IN MY COMMUNITY LAST SATURDAY.
IF WE HAD A SCANNING STATION HE COULD HAVE JUST TAKEN THEM OVER TO THE SCANNING STATION.
WE DO HAVE SOME VERY WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE IN OUR OWN CITY THAT WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE, OR COME TO THE PARK, OR ANYWHERE IN THE ENTIRE CITY. ANGELA LAWRENCE IS ONE OF THEM, AND SHE WILL SCAN THE DOGS OR THE CATS OR
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A BUNNY RABBIT, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. BUT RELYING ON COLLIN COUNTY IS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD RELY ON. THE, YES, THERE WILL BE MAINTENANCE LEVEL TO THIS, BUT THAT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. IT HAS MAINTENANCE. THE COST TO MAINTAIN THIS.YEAH, IT WILL NEED A NEW PAINT JOB HERE AND THERE.
THERE IS A CAMERA PUT ON IT THAT CAN CAPTURE, YOU KNOW, VANDALISM IN THAT.
SO IT'S NOT. THE COST FOR MAINTAINING WILL NOT BE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS. THIS WOULDN'T BE A CAPITAL EXPENSE.
AND IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT PARKS AND REC PAYS FOR.
BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD BE IN. AFTER PRESENTING IT, I WAS ACTUALLY ALMOST GOING TO CALL YOU TO PULL IT OFF THE AGENDA BECAUSE THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, THE MORE I FIGURED PARKS SHOULDN'T EVEN BE INVOLVED IN IT AND ALL GO ABOUT ANOTHER WAY.
I WILL NOTE, I MEAN, I THINK THESE ARE WONDERFUL IDEAS.
IT'S LOOKING AT AN OVERALL IS GOING TO BE A LOCATION.
SO IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE, YOU KNOW, SCANNING STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. NOT SAYING IT'S NOT, BUT FOR.
SO LET'S JUST SAY YOU HAVE ONE AND I'M JUST GOING TO THROW CALDWELL PARK OR ANY PARK.
GET A MICROCHIP NUMBER AND THEN CONTACT WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK THROUGH A DATABASE TO CONTACT THAT OWNER OR CONTACT ANIMAL CONTROL EITHER WHICH WAY. IF YOU HAVE THEM LOCATED, YOU KNOW, WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITIES, THOSE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT OVERALL, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT NOBODY KNOWS THE HISTORY OF ANY STRAY ANIMAL.
SO TO HAVE TO HANDLE A STRAY ANIMAL, PUT YOURSELF.
YOU DON'T KNOW THEIR IMMUNIZATIONS. YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE TEMPERAMENT IN A VEHICLE? YOU DON'T KNOW THESE THINGS. THESE ARE ALWAYS UNFORESEEN.
BUT TO PUT YOURSELF AND TO PUT THAT ANIMAL IN THE VEHICLE WITH YOU TO TRANSPORT IT TO A CERTAIN LOCATION THE SAFEST ALWAYS IS GOING TO BE THE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES THAT THE CITY OF PRINCETON CONTRACTS WITH COLLIN COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL FOR ALL OF THE STRAY ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO JUST TO ADD TO THAT, AND I RESPECT THE FACT YOU'RE NOT IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, BUT WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 15 TO PROBABLY 20 DOGS A WEEK ALONE THAT YOU LOOK ON FACEBOOK AND ARE MISSING OR FOUND.
AND WHERE IS THAT DOG SITTING WHERE, WHEN IT'S FOUND? IT'S EITHER SITTING IN SOMEBODY'S CAR. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURES ON ALL THE PRINCETON PAGES.
IT'S EITHER SITTING ON SOMEBODY'S CAR, INSIDE THEIR CAR.
IT'S IN THEIR BACKYARD. IT'S IN THEIR GARAGE.
IT'S BEING KEPT SAFE. SO AS I UNDERSTAND, BUT AGAIN I'LL AS I CAN TELL FROM EVERYTHING, I'LL JUST WITHDRAW THIS. I THINK THAT I AGREE WITH SOME OF WHAT MISS ELLIS IS SAYING, BUT MY CONCERN, JUST LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, CHASE, IS THE SAFETY ASPECT BEHIND IT. AND THEN TWO, WHAT IF WHAT IF THE ANIMAL IS NOT SHIPPED AT ALL? SO I THINK THE PROCESS WILL STILL BE TO CALL ANIMAL CONTROL AT THAT POINT.
CORRECT? BECAUSE I THINK THE ISSUE IS IF THE ANIMALS ARE CHIPPED AND IF THEY GO TO ANIMAL CONTROL, THEN THE ANIMALS WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DESIGNATED OWNER.
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SO. IF YOU'VE EVER DEALT WITH COLLIN COUNTY TO GET A DOG OR NOT, GOOD LUCK.WELL, I'VE HAD TO DO THAT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES.
I MEAN, I THINK MAYBE EVERYBODY'S. SO. EVERYBODY'S SITUATION IS DIFFERENT.
SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IT'S TO EACH HIS OWN.
I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WHEN I LOST MY PET AND, AND IT WASN'T CHIPPED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GO AND SHOW IDENTIFICATION OR ANYTHING AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUE. BUT I THINK THAT WHEN IT COMES TO BEING, IF IT WAS ME AND, AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE DOG OR ANIMAL WAS VICIOUS OR NOT IF IT'S SAFE TO PICK THEM UP, I'M JUST TRYING TO FROM A SAFETY, I WOULD RATHER FOR THE EXPERTS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE STRAY THAN A NORMAL CITIZEN, BECAUSE WHAT IF THE PERSON GETS BITTEN OR ANYTHING AT THAT POINT, I THINK I CAN SEE IT FROM BOTH ENDS.
I WAS GOING TO SAY TO BOTH OF YOUR POINTS. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN WHEN PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE AROUND AN ANIMAL, THEY WON'T APPROACH THAT ANIMAL. THEY WON'T TRY AND TAKE THAT ANIMAL.
HOWEVER, PEOPLE WHO ARE ACCUSTOMED TO BEING AROUND VARIOUS ANIMALS WILL APPROACH THE ANIMAL.
WE'LL SEE IF THE ANIMAL IS FRIENDLY TOWARDS THEM.
WE'LL OFFER THEM WATER, FOOD AND PLACE THEM IN A SECURE AREA.
I KNOW THAT MAXINE IS ALREADY WITHDRAWN THIS.
IT DID SEEM THAT AS FAR AS THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE ANY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD BE SITTING OUTSIDE FOR PUBLIC USE IF THEY CHOOSE TO USE IT.
THE SAFETY ISSUE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISSUE TO ME BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE WITH ANIMALS HAS BEEN, IF IT'S A FRIENDLY ANIMAL, IT'S GOING TO BE FRIENDLY.
IF IT'S NOT, YOU CANNOT APPROACH IT AND IT WILL RUN UP TO YOU AND BE AGGRESSIVE.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN INDIVIDUAL'S CALL.
I THINK THAT FOR ME IT WOULD HAVE COME DOWN TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE EASY OR FAIRLY EASY TO ACCESS THE WEBSITES AND DETERMINE IF THE OWNER COULD BE LOCATED. BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I SEE ANIMALS OUT, IT'S EITHER WHEN I'M OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING WALKING OR LATE IN THE EVENINGS.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG ANIMAL CONTROL STAYS OPEN.
SO I, AND I DO THINK THAT WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANIMALS, WITH DOGS IN PARTICULAR BEING OUT, WHETHER IT IS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NOT HAVING SECURE FENCES, I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY END UP OUT, BUT I, I DO SEE A LOT OF DOGS OUT.
AND I EVEN TWO DOGS ATTACKED MY DOG WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OUT WALKING HIM.
MY DOG WAS ON A LEASH. THE OTHER TWO DOGS WERE NOT ON A LEASH.
AND FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS NOT HURT VERY, REALLY, VERY BADLY.
BUT MY DOG WAS THE PEOPLE WHO OWNED THE DOG, WE DID FIND THEM AND THEY DID PAY FOR MY DOG'S VET BILLS, BUT I WOULD VERY MUCH. I THINK THE PET SCANNER IS A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH ANIMALS THAT MIGHT BE VICIOUS WON'T DO IT, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO FEEL THE ANIMAL IS FRIENDLY WILL TRY AND ASSIST.
BUT AGAIN, SHE'S WITHDRAWN IT. BUT IT DID SEEM LIKE, YOU KNOW, A NICE IDEA.
WHAT TO DO. JUST AS A SECOND NOTE TO ADD ON TO THAT.
THEY REACH OUT TO ANGELA LAWRENCE, WHO LIVES IN PRINCETON, AND SHE'LL GET IN HER TRUCK, HER CAR, WHATEVER, AND SHE'LL COME OVER AND SCAN THE DOG.
SO. ANYWAY, BUT YES, I'LL. WE DON'T NEED TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS. NO, I WILL SAY THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD OPPORTUNITY EVEN FOR THE PARKS TEAM TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS. FOR STRAY ANIMALS, MAKING SURE THEIR FENCES.
IT IS SPRINGTIME. IT IS BEAUTIFUL, PEOPLE DO WALK THEIR DOGS MAKING SURE THAT THEY STAY ON A LEASH BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ANIMALS EVEN UP AT THE PARK WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME ANIMALS ARE NOT ALWAYS ON A LEASH.
AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND FOR RESIDENTS TO KNOW AND MAYBE THE PARKS TEAM, YOU KNOW, PUTS OUT SOME FACEBOOK POSTS EDUCATING RESIDENTS FOR, YOU KNOW, PROPER ETIQUETTE.
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CATS OUT AND THEY JUST LET THEIR CATS WANDER.THOSE CATS ARE POOPING IN YARDS AND SOME SOMETIMES DESTROYING PLANTS.
SO IF WE COULD INCLUDE ANY ANIMAL REALLY SHOULDN'T BE OUT THAT'S NOT SUPERVISED.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM J.2 2026-019. UPDATING DISCUSSION ON THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
THIS IS AN ITEM. ANTHONY, MISS ELLIS WAS BROUGHT UP.
IT'S KIND OF A TWO FOR ONE. MISS ELLIS YOU MENTIONED SOME OF THE INFORMATION WAS TAKEN OFFLINE AND ANTHONY WANTED FROM ALL THE COMMUNITY CHARRETTES AND THAT WERE, THAT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER.
SO WHAT THIS IS, IS THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED BY OLSON. NOT THIS RAQUEL.
SO THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN WAS OLSON WAS OUR THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTOR FOR CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY, AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND A PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
TWO SEPARATE PLANS FOR BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE OF PRINCETON.
INFORMATION WAS POSTED. WE HAD IN PERSON COMMUNITY CHARRETTES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
STEPHEN AND JUDY DEFFIBAUGH COMMUNITY CENTER OVER THE FALL AND LAST SUMMER.
THAT INFORMATION AND ONLINE SURVEYS. THE INFORMATION WAS WITHDRAWN FROM ONLINE BECAUSE IT'S POSTED FOR FEEDBACK AND GATHERING THAT INFORMATION FROM THE RESIDENTS.
ONCE IT'S GATHERED FROM THE RESIDENTS, THEN THEY PULL EVERYTHING FROM ONLINE, BECAUSE AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE FEEDBACK AND THEN PUT IT INTO ACTION IN AN IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THIS BOARD WILL SEE AN UPDATE, HOPEFULLY BY SHOULD BE BY NEXT MEETING BECAUSE WE'VE JUST RECEIVED AS A INTERNAL STAFF THE FIRST FINAL DRAFT FOR THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
WE HAVE TIME TO REVIEW IT. MAKE ANY EDITS INTERNALLY FROM A STAFF LEVEL.
BUT IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR ANY EDITS AND CHANGES AS WELL.
PROBABLY BY THE NEXT MEETING. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW.
IT'S ROUGHLY A 50 PLUS PAGE DOCUMENT. AND THE AT THE RAPID GROWTH FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON, THESE PLANS ARE ALWAYS EXPECTED TO LAST 15, 20 YEARS IN A STABLE COMMUNITY.
SO BECAUSE WE'RE DOUBLING IN POPULATION WITHIN, YOU KNOW, A FIVE YEAR TIME SPAN.
SO WELL WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IS SENDING THAT OUT.
HAVING OLSON PREPARE A PRESENTATION FOR THE GROUP.
THEMSELVES OR MYSELF WILL HANDLE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER.
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM J.3 2026-020.
UPDATING DISCUSSION ON CORP PROPERTIES: TICKEY CREEK PARK, CLEARLAKE PARK AND TWIN GROVES PARK.
THANK YOU. ANTHONY, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE LAST MEETING, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY'S EXCITED AND, YOU KNOW, TO HEAR, WHICH STARTED A PROCESS ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR ANYBODY THAT IS UNAWARE.
AND IN THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN, THERE ACTUALLY IS KEY COMPONENTS RELATING TO THE CORE PROPERTIES THAT WILL BE MANAGED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF PRINCETON MOVING FORWARD. THE PROCESS STARTED.
WE'RE TWIN GROVE PARKS, WHICH IS THE FURTHEST NORTH.
AND IT'S NORTHEAST RIGHT BEFORE THE BRIDGES GOING TOWARDS FARMERSVILLE.
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THERE'S A BOAT RAMP AND A PARK LOCATED JUST ON THE LEFT SIDE BEFORE WE CROSS THE BRIDGES.THEN WHEN YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH, THE PRINCETON DOWN 982.
AND THEN THE FURTHEST SOUTH IS CLEARLAKE PARK.
NOW, WHAT THIS DOES IS WHEN WE ACTUALLY CAN MANAGE AND OPERATE THESE PARKS, IT EXPANDS INTO PROVIDING MORE LAKEFRONT ACCESS FOR THE RESIDENTS AS A CITY, AS A WHOLE.
BUT WHAT I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW IS THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS APPROVED THE CITY.
IT HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT IS THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IT WAS APPROVED. HOWEVER, NO DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN LEGALLY BOUND YET.
SO THAT IS COMING UP. WE HAVE TO WORK A LONG TERM LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, BUT THERE ARE DOLLARS ALLOCATED FROM THE CDC THIS YEAR FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE THAT WE WILL LOOK TO EXPAND ON FOR FUTURE YEARS. NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN I WANT THIS EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY TAKES OWNERSHIP.
ANTHONY, I DON'T AND THIS IS A QUESTION I'D HAVE FOR YOU.
WERE YOU A PART OF ANY OF THE MEETINGS THAT MICHAEL KINARD HAD HERE AT THE CITY? I WAS NOT. I JUST READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS. SO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, EVEN THOUGH THE CITY WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM LEASE, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS STILL OWNS THE PROPERTY.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS WE CAN'T JUST COME IN AND BUILD WHATEVER WE WANT.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, DOG PARKS ARE NOT ALLOWED OR ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT AREN'T ALLOWED ON CORPS OF ENGINEER PROPERTY, THE FENCING AND THOSE THINGS, THEY'RE JUST NOT THEY WANT MORE LAKE FRONT RECREATIONAL USE.
SO WE WILL MASTER PLAN, WE WILL GET COMMUNITY'S INPUT.
WE'LL GET THIS BOARD'S INPUT. WHEN WE START MASTER PLANNING LONG TERM, BUT WHAT WE WILL HAVE IS WE WILL OPEN THE PARK STILL FOR DAY USE FOR RESIDENTS. SO THEY'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHUT THEM DOWN.
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE MAINTAINED PROBABLY AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN CURRENTLY.
AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE, IT'S BEEN APPROVED AND WE'RE JUST WAITING ON DOCUMENTATION SAYING THAT YOU ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE THREE LAKE FRONTS. CORRECT. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG BEFORE THE SIGN DOCUMENTATION OR.
THAT'S UP TO THE CORP OF ENGINEERS. NO, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO MICHAEL KINARD, WHICH WAS THE DIRECTOR FOR LAVON THIS REGION.
HE RETIRED FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN DECEMBER.
THEY ARE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT FOR HIS POSITION.
I HAVE A QUESTION, YOU STATED EARLIER THAT THERE WOULD BE LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES AROUND THIS AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? EXPAND ON LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES.
I THOUGHT YOU USED THE WORDS LAKEFRONT PROPERTY WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING EARLIER.
WELL, YES. THAT MEANS PROPERTIES ARE STILL BUT UP TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
YOU. RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO MY QUESTION IS, ARE THOSE LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON OR ARE THEY IN THE CITY OF LAVON? I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TYPE OF HOMES OR SOMETHING BUILT THERE THAT WILL BUTT UP OR IS IT GOING TO BE BUSINESSES? WHAT WHAT ARE THE LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES THAT YOU WERE REFERENCING? SO WHAT YOU WOULD STILL CONSIDER LAKEFRONT PROPERTIES ARE NOT ON THE WATER.
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THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OWNS THE BORDER ALL THE WAY AROUND LAVON, SO NO PROPERTY CAN ACTUALLY BUTT UP ON THE LAKE.SO WHEN YOU SAY, OKAY, SO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OWNS THE PROPERTY, I UNDERSTAND THAT IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON, OR IS IT LOCATED IN LAVON, OR IS IT SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO? ARE YOU TALKING TO THE THREE PART PROPERTIES? THOSE WILL BE CITY OF PRINCETON. THAT WILL BE AN ANNEX OF THE CITY OF PRINCETON.
BUT TODAY THEY ARE SITTING OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS FOR MOST OF THEM.
CORRECT, BUT THEY ARE IN OUR ETJ. SO THE CITY OF PRINCETON HAS PROPERTIES THAT ARE EXPANDED OUT JUST THROUGH, YOU KNOW, OUR WHICH WILL EXPAND OUR ETJ AND PROVIDE 31 MILES, 30 PLUS MILES OF SHORELINE IN OUR ETJ. AND YOU DID STATE THAT THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN DO ON THESE PROPERTIES ANYWAY, CORRECT? AND THEY'VE ALREADY OUTLINED OF WHAT YOU CAN AND WHAT YOU CAN'T DO ON THAT, THE PROPERTIES, RIGHT? YES. AND ONCE WE GET INTO A LONG TERM LEASE AND WE START MASTER PLANNING THESE, THIS WILL BE LAID OUT OF WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO. BUT I DO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THERE ARE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE BUILT ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPERTY. BECAUSE I KNOW WE WOULD ALL HAVE GREAT IDEAS.
AS A PARKS TEAM WE HAVE GREAT IDEAS, BUT I MEAN, IMMEDIATELY THEY WERE SHUT, SHUT DOWN.
I MEAN, I WAS EVEN SURPRISED THE DOG PARK IS NOT ALLOWED.
BECAUSE YOU THINK CAMPING, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE.
GLAMPING, THOSE STYLE THINGS ARE ALLOWED. BUT, WELL, A DOG PARK SEEMS TO FIT THE RECREATIONAL USE FOR LAKE. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO.
AND IF SOMETHING DOES MAKE SENSE IN THE COURT APPROVES IT, THEN WE CAN EXPAND ON THAT AT THAT TIME.
SO MOVING AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY THAT'S ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE PROPERTY THAT SURROUNDS IT THAT HE SAID WAS NOT IN PRINCETON PROPER, BUT WOULD BE IN THE ETJ A PORTION OF WHAT PRINCETON CONTROLS.
I GUESS IT WOULD BE A BETTER WAY OF SAYING IT MANAGES AND CONTROLS.
WHAT, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT PART OF IT, BUT BACK UP TO IT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD IT BE A SITUATION WHERE MAYBE IF THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, HOTELS OR SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE WERE COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, WOULD IT ATTRACT PEOPLE TO COME IN AND MAYBE HIKE OR CAMP THERE, DO WE HAVE ANY PLANS RELATED TO THAT? YES, SO WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT TOO IS TRAILS AND HIKING AND SO FORTH, LIKE RIDING TRAILS, EVERYTHING ELSE. THOSE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPERTY.
LAKE LAVON IS A LAKE THAT IS FOR CONSERVATION AND EVEN FLOOD MANAGEMENT.
THE ONLY THINGS THAT REALLY IN THOSE AREAS YOU CAN DO IS GOING TO HAVE HIKING AND BIKING TRAILS, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED TO.
AS FAR AS PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT IN THE CORE.
THOSE ARE. THOSE WOULD BE PRIVATELY OWNED AND.
THOSE ARE UP TO THE DEVELOPER OR, AND OR PROPERTY OWNER ON HOW THEY DEEM FITTING FOR WHATEVER USE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE. WHETHER IT'S HOTELS OR WHETHER IT IS.
I'M SORRY, MY QUESTION IS, DO WE ALREADY KNOW LIKE WHO THOSE DEVELOPERS ARE AND WHAT THEIR VISION IS? OR IS THIS, ARE THERE NOT ANY DEVELOPERS AT THIS TIME? DO WE HAVE THE INFORMATION? NO. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST OPEN, YOU KNOW, LAND AND HOWEVER DEVELOPER, IF IT'S PURCHASED BY A PROPERTY OWNER, THEY DEVELOP IT HOW THEY SEE FIT.
AND AT THOSE TIMES, IF YOU KNOW, IS TO COME TO THE CITY, THAT'S ONE THING.
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BUT WE, WE'RE NOT RESTRICTING ON WHAT PROPERTIES THERE ARE BECAUSE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, 30 MILES OF SHORELINE. SO WHETHER IT'S NORTH OR SOUTH, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY OUT THERE.AND I THINK ONE OF THE INITIAL IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITIES, ONCE THE CITY DOES TAKE CONTROL OF IT, IS JUST IMPROVING THE ACCESS TO THEM. RIGHT NOW, THE DRIVEWAYS INTO THE PARKS AND THE PARKING LOTS AND EVERYTHING ARE VERY ROUGH SHAPE, SO IT'S NOT REALLY USER FRIENDLY TODAY. AND MR. LYNCH, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST THING THAT WE ACTUALLY FOCUS ON IS, IS JUST THE ACCESS MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS AND ACCESS TO THE PARKS. AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE AN ONGOING ANNUAL COST ASSOCIATED, BUT LONG TERM WILL BE, YOU KNOW, A MASTER PLAN. AND THEN LOOKING FOR FUNDING SOURCES FOR THOSE LONG TERM DEVELOPMENTS.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY TYPE OF SURVEY OF HOW MUCH LAND IS SURROUNDING THESE THREE LOCATIONS? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I'M SURE YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE FOUND, BUT I HAVEN'T RESEARCHED INTO THE LAND ADJACENT TO THE PARKS. THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS WITH THE SORRY, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PARK OVER HERE. IS ANY OF THAT GOING TO BE TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE DURING THE 380 BYPASS? SO JUST TO ENSURE WE AREN'T SPENDING, WE DON'T SPEND MONEY FIXING THE PARK AND THEN LOSE ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE MADE.
YES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT ABOUT WHERE THE BYPASS IS SUPPOSED TO RECONNECT WITH THE EXISTING 380.
IT IS ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO STAY OFF OF CORE PROPERTY.
SO TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, VERY MINIMAL ACREAGE OF CORE OF ENGINEER PROPERTY WILL BE TOUCHED BY THE LIMITED ACCESS. NOW IT'LL BE ADJACENT BUT VERY LIMITED.
OKAY. THANK YOU JASON. ITEM J.4 2026-021. UPDATE DISCUSSION ON J.M.
CALDWELL SR COMMUNITY PARK PHASE III-PLAY.
SO MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING WE TALKED MULTIPLE PARK BOND PROJECTS.
THIS IS OUR FIRST AND THE LATEST AND GREATEST PARK RENDERINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR J.M.
CALDWELL SR COMMUNITY PARK PHASE III, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED AS THE PLAY COMPONENTS.
AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS PLAY COMPONENTS, THE PLAYGROUNDS, SPORTS COURTS THERE WILL BE SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES ADJACENT TO THE PLAYGROUNDS, BUT IF YOU CAN STAY RIGHT HERE FOR A MINUTE RIGHT HERE.
SO I'LL TALK AND WALK THROUGH THIS IMAGE THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
NOW PLEASE TAKE THE, THE GRAYS AND THE COLORS, THE COLOR SCHEMES.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURES.
AND BECAUSE WE DON'T, OUR DESIGN TEAM DOESN'T PUT ALL THE EMPHASIS FIRST IN COLORS, IMAGES, IT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, BLACK AND WHITE. WE THREW SOME COLOR DOWN ON THE SURFACING JUST TO GIVE IT AN OFFSET.
BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR BEARINGS RIGHT IN THE ALMOST IN THE CENTER, YOU SEE A WHITE OBJECT. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE CURRENT CONCESSION STAND AT J.M.
CALDWELL PARK. OKAY. SO THAT THAT'S WHERE THE CURSOR IS.
YES. SO AT J.M. CALDWELL, THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE CURRENT CONCESSION STAND.
NOW RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT. IT THERE'S A LARGE PAVILION, HOWEVER THAT PAVILION, IT IS OUTDATED.
AND NOT ONLY IS IT OUTDATED, IT'S VERY LOW CEILING HEIGHT.
SO YOU'RE LIMITED ON THE ACCESSIBILITY UNDERNEATH IT.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS OPENING THE SPACE UP FOR AN OPEN COURTYARD.
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AND WHAT YOU'LL HAVE IS SMALLER PICNIC AREAS, WHICH ARE A LITTLE MORE INTIMATE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES TO ENJOY, INSTEAD OF JUST ONE LARGE COMMUNITY PAVILION.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SMALLER PAVILIONS LOCATED AROUND IT, AND THEN AN OPEN COURTYARD IN THE CENTER FOR KIDS TO PLAY, RUN, JUMP, MULTIPLE THINGS. ALSO FOOD TRUCKS.
NOW I'LL START OUT WITH THE LARGE PLAY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON THE LARGE, THE LEFT SIDE.
YOU'RE FINE. WE DON'T NEED TO MOVE. WHAT WE HAVE IS TWO LARGE PLAY STRUCTURES.
AND YOU SEE THIS HILL THAT'S JUST TO THE LEFT AND ADJACENT.
EVERY KID LOVES CLIMBING AND PLAYING ON A HILL.
AND I THINK I SEE SOME SMILES. SO I THINK WE ALL CAN RELATE.
YOU GO OUT TO CALDWELL CURRENT, EVEN RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE PLAY ELEMENTS YOU WANT, AND IF YOU'VE GOT A BIG DIRT PILE, THE KIDS ARE CLIMBING AND PLAYING ON IT.
SO WE WANT TO TAKE THAT TOPOGRAPHY, ADD SOME ELEMENTS TO IT FOR KIDS TO CLIMB, SLIDE DOWN.
YOU GOT ROPE NETS, YOU'VE GOT SOME MOGULS, A ROCK WALL.
ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS CREATE THAT ATMOSPHERE ON A HILL.
BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT TO PINPOINT ON IS THIS IS FOR ALL ACCESSIBLE, ALL ABILITIES.
AND IT FLOWS AT THE PROPER GRADE TO THE TOP. SO EVERY KID ACTUALLY HAS ACCESS TO ALL OF THESE SAME AMENITIES AS ONE ANOTHER. AND THE SAME WITH ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLAY COMPONENTS THROUGH IT.
THESE ARE ALL ACCESSIBLE. NOW, THE CALDWELL PARK, WE ARE DESIGNING THIS TO BE A DESTINATION PLAYGROUND. PRINCETON DOES NOT HAVE WHAT WE CALL A DESTINATION SITE.
WE'VE GOT PLAYGROUNDS AND SOME WONDERFUL PLAYGROUNDS THROUGHOUT A LOT OF THE HOA'S.
I CAN NAME OFF SEVERAL WONDERFUL PLAY STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, HOWEVER, NOT THAT ARE IDENTIFIED JUST FOR THE PUBLIC. SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THOSE, THIS IS IN A PUBLIC PARK.
SO ALL WE HAVE IS TWO LARGE WHICH IS ALMOST THERE'S THREE STORY, BUT IT'S FIVE LEVELS.
OKAY. THE TWO PLAY COMPONENTS IN BETWEEN. AND RAQUEL, IF YOU COULD SLIDE DOWN ONE.
YOU CAN ELEVATE THROUGH IT THROUGH FIVE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
ON ABOUT THE THIRD LEVEL, THERE'S A ROPE BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE SECOND.
SO IT CREATES THAT, I'M GOING TO SAY THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE THREE COMPONENTS FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS OF FUN, WHETHER YOU'RE PLAYING TAG OR JUST A DIFFERENT ELEMENT EACH TIME YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT, ONE TIME YOU CAN GO UP.
ONE TIME YOU CAN GO DOWN. YOU CAN GO OVER. YOU CAN USE THE SLIDES ON EACH.
YOU CAN WORK OVER TO THE FIRST PLAY STRUCTURE, JUST CREATES AN UNLIMITED USE OUT OF THESE TWO STRUCTURES. NOW IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE DOWN TO THE SMALL.
KEEP GOING RAQUEL. RIGHT HERE. CALDWELL PARK CURRENTLY HAS ONE PLAY STRUCTURE, AND THAT IS ROUGHLY FOR ALL AGE KIDS, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE TWO OR YOU'RE 12 IT'S ALL TOGETHER. HERE WHAT YOU HAVE IS TWO SEPARATED PLAY COMPONENTS, ONE FOR AGES 2 TO 5, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
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AT HERE. THEN THERE'S A SEPARATION BETWEEN YOUR 5 TO 12 YEAR OLDS.AND THAT'S IDEALLY WHAT YOU WANT IN ANY PARK.
SEPARATE YOUR LARGER KIDS FROM YOUR SMALLER KIDS.
YOU SEE THE LITTLE HILLS, YOU SEE THE ROCK WALLS, THE CLIMBING COMPONENTS, THE SLIDES DOWN THE HILL.
BASICALLY, WE'VE ELEVATED THE KIDS PLAY TO A PLATEAU THAT STILL THEY GET THAT SAME HEEL STYLE FEEL. BUT THEY'RE ON THE SAME PLANE AS WHAT THE LARGE KIDS ARE.
KEEPING THAT SEPARATION. YOU'VE GOT PLAY STRUCTURES THROUGH IT.
SO WE CAN SCROLL DOWN ONE MORE RAQUEL. THAT WAS IT.
OKAY. I'M SORRY. THEN BACK UP. ONE MORE RIGHT HERE.
HERE'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER LOOK AT THE SMALLER KIDS PLAY COMPONENT.
YOU'VE GOT THE TUNNELS UNDERNEATH SO THEY CAN CRAWL THROUGH BRIDGES.
AND WHAT YOU SEE WITH THESE FLAT AREAS, THESE LITTLE TRAMPOLINES THAT ARE FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
SO THEY KIND OF GET THE BOUNCING EFFECT WITHOUT FLYING UP OR OFF OF A TRAMPOLINE ITSELF.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS WALKING THROUGH THIS BOARD THROUGH.
WE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, NEEDS, WANTS.
BUT ARE WE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE MOVING DOWN THE RIGHT PATH CURRENTLY.
AND THIS WILL BE MORE REFINED EACH, I WOULD LOVE TO SAY EACH MONTH, BUT WHEN YOU'RE CHANGING DESIGNS, THIS FITS WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE GRADING.
BUT THIS IS A GOOD OVERALL LOOK FROM THE BACK SIDE, KIND OF WHAT YOU HAVE THAT OPEN COURTYARD, SMALLER PAVILION AREAS. OVERALL, I LIKE THE DESIGN CONCEPT. I THINK ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT TO ME IS WITH THE PAVILIONS.
AND I KNOW THIS IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT, BUT.
GIVEN THE TEXAS SUN DURING THE SUMMER IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY OF THOSE HAVE A COMPLETE ROOF INSTEAD OF THE SLATS FOR THE ROOF FOR SUN PROTECTION. YEAH, WE HAVEN'T SETTLED IN ON LIKE THE STRUCTURES YET FOR SHADE, BUT I WILL ABSOLUTELY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THOSE ARE EVEN THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF LIKE THE BASKETBALL COURT, SPORT COURTS AND STUFF, THOSE BEING UNDERNEATH FULL SHADE PAVILIONS, NOT FOR THE RAIN BECAUSE NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE.
YES, YOU CAN STILL GO OUTSIDE IF IT IS RAINING, BUT IT'S REALLY FOR THE HEAT AND THE SUN.
BUT I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE CHILDREN THAT OR CITIZENS THAT WILL BE, HAVE DISABILITIES WITH THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP AND THEY, AND THAT IS ALL INCLUSIVE FOR THEM AS WELL.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR INCLUDING THEM. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THOSE HAVING ACCESS TO THE CONCESSION STAND. WOULD THAT ONLY BE AVAILABLE DURING SPORTING EVENTS ONLY? THE CONCESSION STAND ALONE? YEAH. YES. OKAY.
ONE MORE QUESTION, I'M SORRY. WOULD THERE BE ANY TYPE OF SURVEILLANCE AVAILABLE AT THE SECURITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT THE AT THIS PARK? 100% THAT THERE WOULD WITH THE DESIGN, THERE IS FULL SECURITY AND ALMOST 360-DEGREE COVERAGE
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THROUGHOUT. YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRETY.YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE CHANGES THAT THE BOARD WANTED TO SEE OR, YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED.
HEY, MAKING SURE THE SHADE COVERS ARE SOLID THOSE THINGS.
ABSOLUTELY. I'LL TAKE BACK TO OUR ARCHITECT TEAM.
SO THAT WAY WHEN WE START REFINING, THEY'LL LOOK INTO SOME ESTHETICALLY PLEASING STRUCTURES SUCH AS WHAT YOU SEE, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS MORE SOLID. OKAY, NEXT ITEM J.5 2026-022. DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL REGARDING SPENDING FROM COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION 2025-04-28-R02 ON FF&E FOR THE PARKS AND RECS ADMIN AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
IT IS LOCATED OUT AT CALDWELL PARK OFF BEAUCHAMP.
WHAT WE'VE GOT IS WHAT YOU SEE IS 2025-04-28-R02.
THAT IS A RESOLUTION THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 630,000 FOR FF&E.
WHAT THE FF&E CONSIST OF IS IT NETWORK, EXTERIOR FINISHES, INTERIOR.
A LOT OF YOUR FURNITURE, FENCING, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPONENTS THAT REALLY WRAP UP INTO YOUR FF&E.
WHAT WE HAVE IS WHAT I'M SHOWING HERE IS OUR FURNITURE.
THAT WAS DESIGNED, THIS WILL GO IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
HOWEVER, THE RESOLUTION FOR THE 630 HAS BEEN APPROVED, BUT THIS KIND OF MORE.
SO JUST THIS IS THE CONTRACT THAT DEDUCTS OUT OF THAT FINE THAT $630,000 AMOUNT.
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW THIS BOARD IS THIS IS OUR INTERIOR LAYOUT FOR THE OFFICE.
OKAY. THE DOOR, THE ENTRANCE TO THE DOOR IS COMING IN OFF BEAUCHAMP, EVEN THOUGH IF YOU DRIVE BY THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW, IT'S KIND OF ON THAT CORNER, WHICH JUST GIVES IT AN OFFSET.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD STREET APPEAL, CURB APPEAL, SHALL I SAY.
BUT THE LOBBY IS LOCATED OFF BEAUCHAMP. COMING INTO THE LOBBY INTO A RECEPTION AREA, WE HAVE RECEPTION DESK, SEVERAL OFFICE SPACES, THE CONFERENCE IN THE BACK CORNER, STORAGE, WORKROOMS, IT, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE LAYOUT.
I WILL NOTE AS FAR AS THE RESTROOM FACILITY GOES, THAT IS A STORM SHELTER AS WELL.
ROUGHLY HOLDS, I WANT TO THINK THE MAX CAPACITY WAS RIGHT AROUND 200.
EVEN THOUGH THAT'S TIGHT, BUT IN SITUATION OF A STORM, YOU CAN SQUEEZE IN FOR A FEW MOMENTS.
THE BREAK ROOMS TO THE FAR SOUTH AND THEN THE FITNESS ROOM.
AND IF WE KEEP SCROLLING. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THE FITNESS ROOM.
IS THAT, IS THAT A GYM FOR THE EMPLOYEES OR IS THAT WHERE EQUIPMENT IS JUST BEING STORED, EXTRA FITNESS EQUIPMENT? NO, THAT IS FOR PARKS AND REC STAFF AND EMPLOYEES OF PRINCETON.
THE REC CENTER, WHICH IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S STILL UNDER, YOU KNOW, WRAPPING UP THE FINAL DESIGN THAT WILL BE FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS. SO KIND OF BROKE IT DOWN INTO EACH ROOM. THIS IS THE FURNITURE SELECTED.
VERY SIMPLE. KIND OF HAVE THE COLOR SCHEME. THESE ARE THE COLOR OPTIONS THAT STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED.
WE'VE GOT THREE TABLES, TWO SMALLER TABLES AND THEN A BAR TOP.
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SO WHAT YOU SEE WITH THE BAR TOP STOOLS, THAT IS ACTUALLY A BAR TOP THAT'S JUST AGAINST THE WALL.SO THERE IS NO TABLE THERE. IT'S JUST WHAT YOU SEE IS THE STONE BASICALLY IS UP AGAINST THE WALL.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT DON'T GET TOO OUTDATED WHEN YOU JUST GO WITH BLACKS OR WHITES, YOU KNOW, YOU DEPENDING ON COLOR SCHEMES, YOU CAN OUTDATE SOME OF THOSE COLORS.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO KEEP IT CALM AND PRETTY, PRETTY SIMPLE.
THE ENTRANCE LOBBY, IT IS PARKS AND REC. SO YOU OF COURSE, GREENS ARE COLORS.
SO WE DID WANT TO KEEP SOME OF THE PARKS AND REC COLORS, YOU KNOW, AND BEING A JUST A COUPLE FEW CHAIRS OR WHATEVER. IF THOSE EVER DO GET OUTDATED. OF COURSE, YOU JUST REPLACE A CHAIR BASED ON COLORS, RIGHT? KEEP GOING. AND THEN THE SAME IN WHAT WE CALL OUR MOTHERS ROOM.
WE DO HAVE A MOTHER'S ROOM INSIDE THE OFFICE.
SO WE HAVE A COUCH, REFRIGERATOR, AND A LITTLE TABLE TOP IN THAT ROOM. AND WHAT YOU SEE IN THE BLUE THAT KIND OF IDENTIFIES WHERE THE ROOMS ARE.
CUBICLES, LIKE I SAID, PRETTY SIMPLE, PRETTY STANDARD, NOTHING TOO ELABORATE.
OFFICE DESKS IN EACH ROOM. I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.
QUICK QUESTION. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WOULD BE WORKING AT THIS FACILITY? WELL, LIKE CURRENTLY OR MAXED OUT? CURRENTLY AND THEN MAXED OUT CURRENTLY WE'LL HAVE AROUND 16.
OKAY, BUT THAT INCLUDES THE MAINTENANCE SHOP, WHICH ACTUALLY IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THIS.
THE MAINTENANCE SHOP IS THE LARGE PORTION BEHIND BECAUSE IT IS AN ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE.
SO OVER MORE THAN HALF OF THAT STAFF IS IN IN MAINTENANCE.
AND THAT'S AN OPEN SHOP FOR THE LAWN MOWERS, SPRAYERS, VEHICLES, ALL OF THAT.
AND IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS OR SO, YOU WOULD ANTICIPATE HOW MANY? I'M WONDERING WHEN I LOOK AT THE SIZE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A NICE SIZE, BUT OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS OR 15 YEARS, WOULD IT WE WOULD WE NEED A NEW BUILDING. DO YOU EXPECT FOR IT TO LAST? THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION AND A GREAT QUESTION.
THE, WE DID MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE WERE DESIGNING THIS, THAT IT IS BUILT TO LAST AND THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO IMPEDE OUR SPACE WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. WHAT WE ALSO HAVE IS THE MULTI GEN PARK, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS OFFICE SPACES FOR THE RECREATION CENTER AND AQUATIC CENTER.
SO THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE OFF SITE AT DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT PARKS.
SO THIS IS REALLY MORE SO FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AS RECREATION, YOUTH SPORTS.
AND AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND SOME OF THOSE, THE, I SAY BRANCHES UNDER EACH UNDER PARKS AND REC WILL BE OFFSET AT OTHER LOCATIONS. SO THIS SHOULD LAST, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, RIGHT? BUT AT THE RATE PRINCETON GROWS, THERE WILL BE EXPANSION.
YES. NOT NECESSARILY ON THIS SITE, BUT ON OTHER SITES AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PAK'S LONG TERM.
AND HOPEFULLY ONE LAST QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED YOUTH SPORTS.
WHEN YOU SAY YOUTH SPORTS ARE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE USING THE OFFICES ARE THEY PART OF PRINCETON STAFF? ARE THOSE OR WILL THE BUILDING BE OPEN TO JUST SAY PEOPLE WHO ARE LEASING SPACES TO PLAY GAMES OR
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SOFTBALL OR WHATEVER. WHEN YOU SAY YOUTH SPORTS, WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO THERE? IT'S THE CITY OF PRINCETON MANAGES OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS, AND ONE OF THOSE IS THE YOUTH SPORTS.AND AS WE EXPAND INTO OTHER POSITIONS, THE LARGER WE GROW.
AND OVER YEARS WE'LL HAVE RECREATION SPECIALISTS AND YOUTH SPORTS SPECIALISTS.
AND THOSE SPECIFICS. AND THEY WOULD BE OFFICED OUT OF THIS BUILDING.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, YOUTH SPORTS EMPLOYEES HERE ALREADY.
SO. YES, SO THE YOUTH SPORTS EXPAND LIKE ROUGHLY, WE HAVE 1500 KIDS REGISTERED FOR THE SPRING BETWEEN SOCCER, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. SO IT IS A LARGE PROGRAM.
OF THE $630,000 HOW MUCH HAVE WE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, ALLOCATED FOR. OKAY. THANK YOU.
SO ALL OF THE FURNITURE THAT YOU JUST SEEN, I WILL TELL YOU WILSON, THEY ARE A BILLBOARD VENDOR.
AND IT IS BY BOARD VENDOR FOR THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WHAT YOU SEE ON THE OTHER THREE, THE INTERIOR CABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ACCESS CONTROL AND THE AVI, THE AUDIO VIDEO. ALL OF THOSE ARE SPECIFIC REPS, SO THEY ARE SOLE SOURCE, WHICH KEEPS ALL OF THE CITY BUILDINGS ON THE SAME INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU, WHAT YOU CAN'T HAVE IS DIFFERENT COMPANIES INSTALLING DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT AT DIFFERENT BUILDINGS, IT HAS TO BE THE SAME. SO THOSE ARE THOSE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE THE 23, THE 74 AND THE 78.
THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH LOCKED IN. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE USE THOSE VENDORS AS WE DO AT CITY HALL, WHICH WILL BE AT THE NEW POLICE TRAINING FACILITY, AS ALL OF OUR CITY BUILDINGS WILL BE ON THE SAME SYSTEM.
AND CHRIS BACK HERE, YOU KNOW, HE'S THE GURU THAT HAS ACCESS CONTROL TO THEM SO.
BUT YES, THOSE THREE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE THERE.
THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH LOCKED IN. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THOSE.
BUT THE 137, THAT'S FOR OUR FURNITURE. AND FOR THAT, THE REMAINING 316 THAT'S LEFT.
IS THAT EXPECTED TO GO TOWARDS MAINLY MORE FURNITURE OR IS IT MORE A AVI? THAT SEEMS PRETTY LOW FOR AVI FOR BUILDING. BUT YEAH, SO THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ROUND.
THIS ISN'T EVERYTHING ON THE FF&E. SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING IS THAT 316 REMAINING BALANCE THAT I WILL BRING BACK MORE CONTRACTS. THAT IS GOING TO BE THE FENCING AROUND THE PERIMETER.
THE STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE WAREHOUSE SPACE, THE PARK, THE BENCHES INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE, THOSE THINGS. I'LL BRING THOSE BACK AS WELL. BUT THAT 630 WAS THE NUMBER THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AND EVERYTHING SHOULD FALL, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THAT 316 REMAINING BALANCE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE YOU'VE ONLY OR ANTICIPATING SPENDING 137,000, FOR THAT BUILDING, JUST THE FURNITURE ALONE.
AND THE REASON IS, LIKE I SAY, ALL OF THE, THE CABLING, THE NETWORK, NOW THAT THE STRUCTURE IS UP, THOSE HAVE TO BE THAT CONTRACT HAS TO BE EXECUTED SO THEY CAN COME IN AND START PULLING CABLING.
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AS THEY'RE DOING THEIR ROUGH ENDS AND THEIR FRAMING ON THE INTERIOR WORK, THE FURNITURE THAT COMES DOWN TO LEAD TIME.SO SOME OF THE FURNITURE HAS ROUGHLY 12-WEEK LEAD TIME ON SOME STUFF, EVEN MAYBE AS MUCH AS 16 WEEKS, SO THAT'S FOUR MONTHS. THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE BUILDING IS IN AUGUST.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE OURSELVES ENOUGH TIME FROM THE TIME THAT IT'S ORDERED TO DELIVERY AND SET UP YOU KNOW, THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPLETED FINISHED BUILDING AND THEN NO FURNITURE TO OFFICE OUT OF.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
THE FURNITURE THAT YOU PLAN ON PURCHASING, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OF IT OR SEEN IT LIKE AN EXAMPLE OF THE DURABILITY OF IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT? WE HAVE, AND WHAT YOU SEE IS EVEN WITH THESE WITH WILSON, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ACTUALLY HANDLED A LOT OF THE CITIES AROUND HERE. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S, IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN THE CITY HALL HERE.
BUT ALSO THE REP HAS INSTALLED FURNITURE AT OTHER LOCAL CITIES SURROUNDING US.
OKAY, SO THIS ONE IS A ACTION ITEM FOR VOTING.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE J.5 2026-022.
MOTION CARRIES 6-0. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM J.6 2026-023. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION ON THESE REQUESTS.
IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON THE ZAP STANDS. AND IF ALSO IF WE COULD CLARIFY, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THEM CALL ZAP SCANS AND ZAP STANDS AND I'VE ALSO HEARD ZAP BOX.
BUT WHEN YOU GO TO LIKE OPENCART.COM, THERE DOES SEEM TO BE TWO BUSINESSES WITH VERY SIMILAR NAMES.
ONE WAS REGISTERED WITH THE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE.
I DIDN'T BRING MY INFORMATION WITH ME. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DISCUSSED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT NEXT TIME IS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE STANDS PREVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T HEAR I KEEP LOSING MY MIC.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING THAT SAID THAT THE ACTUAL DEFIBRILLATOR WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY HAD A PATENT ON THAT OR THAT IT WAS SOMEHOW DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DEFIBRILLATORS. WHAT I WAS HEARING BEING SAID WAS WHAT MADE THE ZAP BOX STAND OUT WAS THE ACTUAL BOX ITSELF.
SO I DIDN'T HEAR WHERE THEIR ACTUAL DEFIBRILLATOR WAS ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE COMPETITORS.
SO WHEN YOU GO THERE 1 IN 5 TIMES, IT'S NOT GOING TO FAIL.
I DIDN'T HEAR THAT THE LAST TIME. AND THEN WHEN ONE OF THE REASONS I THOUGHT THAT A 25 YEAR LEASE WAS TOO LONG WAS BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THE ACTUAL BOX, WHAT I HEARD MADE THE BOX STAND OUT, AND I'M HOPING YOU CAN SHARE MORE INFORMATION.
I HEARD THAT THREE THINGS MADE THE BOX STAND OUT.
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TWO, IT HAS A VIDEO THAT'S GOING TO SHOW THEM HOW TO USE THE DEFIBRILLATOR ONCE THEY GET INSIDE.AND THREE, APPARENTLY THERE IS A MOTION DETECTOR ON THE BOX THAT THE THAT THE PERSON OPENS TO GET THE DEFIBRILLATOR OUT THAT TRIGGERS AN ALARM. SO FOR ME, JUST HEARING A LIGHT UP A COMPUTER SCREEN THAT'S GOING TO PLAY A VIDEO AND THEN A MOTION DETECTOR, I DIDN'T FIND THAT TO BE 25-YEAR COMMITMENT LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO I'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A PATENT THAT MAKES THIS DEFIBRILLATOR STAND OUT MORE SO THAN OTHERS? OR IS THE BOX THE STAR? AND IF THE BOX IS THE STAR OF IT, I THINK WE RUN INTO THE, THE SAME ISSUES AND I'LL SAY, SAY IT. IF YOU'RE IN THE PARK AND YOU'RE A THIRD OF A MILE OR A MILE AWAY FROM WHERE YOU FIRST SAW THE DEFIBRILLATOR, WHEN SOMEBODY FALLS, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL HAVE TO EITHER GET THEM BACK OVER THERE SO THAT YOU CAN USE IT.
WHAT MAKES THIS PRODUCT STAND OUT? AND THERE MAY BE MANY THINGS, BUT THOSE WERE THE THINGS THAT I HEARD WERE THAT IT WAS THE, THE FLASHING LIGHT, THE VIDEO PLAYER AND THE MOTION DETECTORS GOING TO ALERT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE OR IF THERE'S MORE INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE, IF YOU COULD SHARE THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
OKAY, IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING. THANK YOU.
NEXT ON THE REPORT AGENDA, THESE ARE THE NEXT ITEMS LISTED.
[K. REPORT AGENDA]
I BELIEVE WE WANTED TO POINT OUT THE SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH IS THE FISHIN' FRENZY ON THE 18TH OF APRIL.AND OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WOULD BE. MAY 5TH, I BELIEVE.
YEAH. MAY 5TH. I CAN'T MAKE IT. DO.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. MAKE A MOTION FOR MARGARITAS ON CINCO DE MAYO.
ALL RIGHT, IF THAT IS IT. GET A MOTION FOR A MEETING.
WILL BE ADJOURNED. I MOVE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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