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Good evening, everyone. I'd

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like to call to order the

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September 8th, 2026 meeting for

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found Missouri's Parks and

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Recreation Advisory Board. Can

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I have a roll call, please?

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Mr. elder here. Miss Hall Baker

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here. Mr. Hester here. Mr.

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Koester present. Mr. Trammell

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here. Miss Williams.

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Present.

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Council member Wexler present.

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Fantastic. We officially have a

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quorum. Jim, would you like to

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lead us in the pledge?

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I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of

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America. And to the republic

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for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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Okay. Next item on the agenda

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is approval of tonight's

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agenda. Everybody should have

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been sent that in advance of

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tonight. Are there any

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comments, questions or concerns

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in the agenda? No additions or

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corrections. If that's the

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case, can I have some make a

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motion to approve the agenda?

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Elder. Elder. Second. Williams.

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All in favor, say

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aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay.

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Tonight's agenda has been

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approved. Next is approval of

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the meeting. Minutes of the

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August 11th meeting last month.

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Were there any comments,

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additions or corrections to

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those meeting? Minutes? Hearing

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none. Can I hear a motion for

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approval? Elder. Elder, have a

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second. Williams. Williams. All

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in favor for approval, say aye.

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Anyone opposed? Okay. The

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meeting minutes for the August

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11th, 2026 meeting is

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officially on the record. Next

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item is citizen comments. Do we

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have any citizen comments

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tonight? We do not. Okay.

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Moving on. We'll go right into

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the division reports. First up

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will be the parks report.

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Good evening.

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All right, so Parks Department.

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We currently have we're down

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three full time employees. We

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have made recommendations for

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two. So we have two kind of in

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the pipeline coming down. But.

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successful, then we'll only be

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down one person. But want to

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let you all know that also on

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August 12th we experienced a

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pretty good storm that really, did the most damage in

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Westhoff Park. We had some

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damage in Zumwalt, the Little

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and civic, some up here at City

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Hall, and then the majority of

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it was in Westhoff Park. So the

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team was on the scene right

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away that evening. Um, we had

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two full time staff in kind of

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assessing so we could get a

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plan ready for the next day.

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Um, if you recall, it was a

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very hot week. Um, so staff

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really did a good job. We ended

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up renting an extra chipper.

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landscape team teamed up and

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just just knocked it out. It

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did. We got best off parking.

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Really pretty good shape that

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first day. Um, there's still

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some remnants of the the damage

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in the park. Um, but by the by

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that following week, they they

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had things looking really good.

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So there's a few pictures in

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there for you guys to look at.

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Um, but, uh, yeah, it was, it

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was quite the storm. CarShield

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field. Just want to let you all

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know that the hoots are hosting

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tacos and tequila this

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Saturday. Uh, September 12th.

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completed our field

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maintenance. So, uh, fields,

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uh, one through four are all

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open back up for the, uh, the

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rest of the season. And then I

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wanted to let you know some

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exciting news up at Ozzie Smith

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Sports Complex. The O'Fallon

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Convention and Visitors Bureau

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was gracious enough to donate

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US funds for an additional

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batting cage. So we're going to

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kind of duplicate what we have

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at the fourplex. It's two

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tunnels, but it's split into

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quadrants, so four players at a

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time. And that's going to go on

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the three plex side. So um,

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we're going to be meeting out

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there this week to kind of look

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where we want to put it. Um,

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tentatively we're looking at

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putting it behind field F in

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the outfield. Uh, there's quite

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a bit of space back there. Um,

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and just kind of get it also

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away from kind of set up and

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things like that. Um, so we're

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really excited about that and

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very appreciative of, uh, that

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gesture. Also want to let you

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know, uh, summer maintenance is

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also done at Sports Park.

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However, fields two and nine

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will be closed for the fall

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maintenance. So one of those

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fields I can't remember which

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one. I think it might have been

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field two. Um, it was one of

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the ones that we kept open and

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it took a beating through the

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summer. So now we're closing

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that one down and field nine,

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uh, just needs to be

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overheated, and we're going to

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give it a good shot. So, um,

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that's pretty typical for us on

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how we handle those things. And

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let's see. All right. We also

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have two new employees. I

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wanted to let you all know

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about, uh, we have Canon

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Patterson. Uh, he started on

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August 4th, and he's working

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down at Sports Park. And then

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I'll get to that last one.

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Well, I can do it now. Uh,

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Riley Decker, she started with

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the landscape division, and

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we're happy to have her on as

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well. Um, she brings a wealth

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of knowledge to the department.

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Westhoff park. Um, I think

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we've talked about this before,

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but fields five and seven,

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we're going to be renovating

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those fields. You've probably

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seen our dirt piles in Westhoff

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Park. Uh, in that lower section

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near diamond for, um, the guys

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continue to move dirt in. Uh,

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recreation is, uh, giving us

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those lower fields, uh, five

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through seven, beginning

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October 5th. So they won't be

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using those fields anymore so

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we can really get in, tear down

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the old backstops, really do

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some grading. And our goal is

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to have that ready for, uh,

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this upcoming spring. Um, we're

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gonna have a concrete sidewalk

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that goes all the way out to

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it. Um, currently, you've

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probably seen that we've done

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some, uh, Ada parking spot

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updates near the tennis courts.

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Part of that, um, that asphalt

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path that goes up to diamond

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for concessions, that doesn't

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meet Ada. It's kind of wonky

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and not great. So all of that

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new drinking fountain and then

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a concrete sidewalk all the way

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out to these, to these three

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new, uh, fields, uh, is our

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goal. Um, and we'll get rid of

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that chat. That is just a

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barrier to keep maintaining. So

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we're super excited about that.

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Um, a lot of exciting things

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going on. West Park. And then,

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of course, the Chamber of

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Commerce and Industries is

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hosting the Rail District

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Festival also on September

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12th. So a lot going on in

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O'Fallon this Saturday. And

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then two of our staff, uh,

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attended Missouri Department of

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Conservation, uh, seminar on

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lake maintenance. We have a lot

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of new staff, and we're trying

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to get them caught up to speed

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on proper techniques and

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maintaining a variety of things

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in our parks. And then for

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those of you that walk over at

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Fort Zumwalt Park or have been

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through the park, I kind of

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debated on talking about this

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right now because I really

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wanted to do just a really good

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before and good after shot, but

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I also figured there'd be

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questions. So, um, right by the

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coal shed, there's going to be

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some shipping containers that

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are going to be put there. Uh,

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they're 20 foot long shipping

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containers, two of them. Um,

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and we rebuilt the landscape

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while we also took out the old

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footing of the old shed. For

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those of you that might

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remember that that shed that

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was there. And then landscape

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is going to come in and put

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some, uh, some, some kind of

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arbor ID type tree in there to

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kind of my goal is for so long

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you've been you come up that

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hill by the Heald home and you

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look at the side of the coal

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shed and it's overgrown with

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weeds and just doesn't look

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good. So I can't promise the

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trees will be at full growth by

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any means. It's going to take

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some time. Uh, but the goal is

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to properly, uh, protect that

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area. So you're not looking at

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those. Uh, we also added a

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sidewalk there so we could load

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people onto the hayride, wagon.

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The sleigh rides during college

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a little safer. Um, so we're

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making some changes over there

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that we're pretty excited

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about. So there's a few

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pictures in there for you to

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look at, but they're pretty

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much done with that project,

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except for landscaping needs to

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come in and do their thing, but

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we're waiting for it to cool

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off a little bit. Uh, facility

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maintenance, uh, was over at

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the, uh, over at the fort, and

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they sealed the exterior of it.

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So, again, you can look at the

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pictures, but if you go there

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and see it in person, it does

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look quite a bit different. Uh,

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when Bill first saw the

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pictures, he's like, that looks

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like AI. He thought we had done

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something funny with it, but,

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uh, it did change it a little

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bit. But it looks. It looks

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really good. Uh, facilities

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also touched up the train

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building, uh, repainted all the

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red on that. We are going to

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look, uh, next fall to doing a

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more extensive paint job on the

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exterior of that building. Um,

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so just a FYI on that. And

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then, yeah, like I said, Riley

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Decker, she started with the

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landscape department on August

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10th with landscape. Um, and I

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think, uh, Theresa, I was

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reading the report that staff

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sent to me, and I noticed that

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they had, uh, done something

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with the flower bed over by the

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fort, and I had said something

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to Bill. I'm like, oh, my gosh,

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how does it look? Because I,

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they they took it upon

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themselves to do that. And I

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think you and Bill might have

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talked about it. Um, but sounds

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like it turned out pretty good

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for what they did. All right.

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Good deal. I was glad to hear

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that. Um, that's all I have for

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my report.

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Oh, could you. Oh, sorry. Um,

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you said you were going to put

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Arbor over at the shed. Are you

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going to, like, cover up the.

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So you can't see the shed along

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the side of the shed, or is it

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going to be towards the street?

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It'll be towards the street.

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Yeah, it'll be in that

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landscape bed that they just.

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carried over. Um,

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it'll. Yeah, it won't be

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against the shed because the

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shipping containers are going

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to go against the shed and lo.

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Oh, okay.

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Yep.

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Also, um, I don't know if you

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what you have to do with the

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log cabin, but in the small, piece of the log

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cabin, the little the little

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cabin, there's some kind of

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critter living in there. Have

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you guys?

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We'll check it out.

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Okay.

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Because every. time we went

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there. Definitely checked it

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out before. And that doesn't

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surprise me. So we'll get over

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and take a look.

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I'm pretty sure it's a raccoon,

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but, yeah, it's, uh, wreaking

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havoc on everything. That's

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okay. Every time we go in

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there, everything's all over

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the place.

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Okay. Yeah. Thank you for. Let

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me know. We'll get on that

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right away.

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Go ahead..

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On the, um, containers. That'll

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be there. Are those going to be

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owned by the city or rented?

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Could you could we be able to

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paint those somehow, maybe to

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kind of hide them.

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Or they're going to be one time

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use containers. So they're not

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going to be like the rusty

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containers that you might think

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of a shipping container. Uh,

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Jennifer is ordering those. I'm

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not sure what color she went

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with. Um, but the plan is, is

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to hopefully get the landscape

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in in such a way that

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eventually you won't see them.

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Okay, great. Thanks.

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Uh. Just curious. Jeremy, the

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storm on the 12th. Was there

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any structural damage to any

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thing other than just

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landscape?

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No. There wasn't, uh, some of

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the shade structures at diamond

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for for pickleball were laying

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down, and I was worried they

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were damaged, but they weren't.

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We were able to put them back

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up. Um, no. So no, no

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structural damage on our side.

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I know a lot of the trees were

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laying on power lines. Yeah.

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Um, so we had to deal with

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that, actually, you know,

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Ameren took care of us pretty

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good before we even got there

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the next day on some of those.

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But no, everything was okay.

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Good. Well, I'm glad it wasn't

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worse than it was.

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So I had one question I saw

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when I reread the, uh, advanced

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copy of this agenda you

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mentioned and damage to these

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various parks, but you also

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mentioned the Veterans Museum

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for my own education here. What

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does the city do for the

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Veterans Museum regarding

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maintenance?

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Yeah. So, um, we have a lease

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in agreement with them. Um, so

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there's certain things they do

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and certain things that the

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city does. I don't know all of

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them verbatim, but we maintain,

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like, the parking lot. Uh, we

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do help with the larger tree

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projects. They have a great

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volunteer base that that helps

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out there. And they've done a

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lot of, a lot of trimming the

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last year. Um, we actually

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walked the site about two weeks

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ago with them. And so, for

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example, Monday, we're striping

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the parking lot. Um, getting

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the Purple Heart spots painted,

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the Ada spots repainted, and

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then landscape is going to be

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going over there to assist or

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to help kind of get some weed

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control down to get get just a

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better stand of grass. So. And

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also our facility maintenance

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department will work on the air

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conditioners. I mean, it is a

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city I believe it's a city

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owned property. Um, don't quote

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me on that, but I can find out

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for sure on you. I know it was

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at one time what?

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storm damage did they

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sustain there at the Veterans

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Museum? Do you know?

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There was it was mainly just

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trees. Just downed trees, a

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couple of branches. Yeah. And

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then we're going back because

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there's some more that that

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everyone's worried about.

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How is everybody in your

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department dealing with the

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heat that we had recently? Did

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everybody fare okay through all

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that?

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Because I know it's been.

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Rough working.

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Yeah, it's been rough. Um, you

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know, we haven't had any

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illnesses. I'm sure the guys go

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home and don't feel the best at

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times. Uh, we encourage them to

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take extra breaks and, uh, do

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different things like that. Uh,

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a lot of the staff are on ten,

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so I was really glad that they.

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This week they switched to

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eight because of the holiday.

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So that a lot of them got to go

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home at normal or earlier time,

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uh, today and tomorrow. So I'm

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excited about that. Um, but

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yeah, it's it's been really

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hot. We've tried to adjust and,

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um, do the best that we can,

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uh, to, to be safe and to keep

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the parks to some kind of

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standard.

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Any other questions? That was

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very thorough, Jeremy. Thank

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you. I appreciate being so

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comprehensive.

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Yeah. No problem.

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Okay. Uh, we'll move on into

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the recreation report and.

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So our athletics team hired

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four umpires for the fall

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baseball season and softball

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leagues. Um, they're

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transitioning away from

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previous contracts with

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external umpire organizations.

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So we're bringing everybody

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in-house. Currently, we have

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563 kiddos signed up for fall

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soccer, and they kick things

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off with their coaches meeting.

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That was on August 22nd. Um,

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they also are that the

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athletics team also are rolling

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out with a new scheduling

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platform and is now being used

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in most of the leagues. Right

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now for volleyball in the fall

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season, we have 24 teams with

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nine playing on Wednesdays and

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15 on Thursdays. Birthdays

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brought in over $11,000 in

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August, and they're up to 283

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parties for the year so far.

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They're projecting to surpass

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last year's goal of 308.

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Sometime next month or this

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month, um, we are looking to

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add another dance instructor,

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as well as a tumbling

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instructor.

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Let's.

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Fall session of Civic Dance

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begins September 14th.

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Registration is open and the

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schedule is posted online. Find

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your fit returns Monday,

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September 22nd. Featuring free

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programs like Family Yoga,

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Puzzle Night Live, plus 10% off

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New Granada Center memberships.

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Uh, we are currently launching

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a proposal for community

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members to present us with new

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class ideas. Um, so we're

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trying to encourage residents

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and business or or business

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owners to submit these programs

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and help streamline instructor

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onboarding and broaden future

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programs. The aquatics team has

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revamped our swim lesson

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programs. We've reduced the

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number from 12 to 8 levels to

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improve scheduling and reduce

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cancellations. In September,

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September's enrollment saw

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gains with 72% increases on

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Saturdays and a 52% increase on

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Tuesdays. Thursdays. We also

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hired a new aquatics

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instructor, Janet Rice, who

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will be who will start teaching

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Tuesday Thursday morning

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classes. And she's already

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starting new things and

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introducing to class a new

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program, new activities.

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I have a question. Is it about

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the umpires? What drove the

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change from external to

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internal umpires?

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I believe it was just a rising

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00:16:58,650 --> 00:17:01,887
cost. Um, by and also

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scheduling, by taking them in

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00:17:03,822 --> 00:17:06,491
house, we're able to cover our

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fees a little bit better.

557
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Okay.

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And does that mean you've also

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established a training program

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and a performance review

561
00:17:13,665 --> 00:17:16,235
program for the umpires or.

562
00:17:16,235 --> 00:17:19,037
That one I'm not aware of? I do

563
00:17:19,037 --> 00:17:21,273
know they get a league handbook

564
00:17:21,273 --> 00:17:23,441
for them to refer to. And I do

565
00:17:23,441 --> 00:17:25,343
know there is a training. But

566
00:17:25,343 --> 00:17:26,444
beyond those two things, I

567
00:17:26,444 --> 00:17:30,649
don't know.

568
00:17:30,649 --> 00:17:32,817
This is more a comment from

569
00:17:32,817 --> 00:17:36,421
last month. Um, I noticed that

570
00:17:36,421 --> 00:17:38,957
the, uh, attendance for the,

571
00:17:38,957 --> 00:17:40,892
um, the tournaments, the

572
00:17:40,892 --> 00:17:42,761
baseball tournaments was, I

573
00:17:42,761 --> 00:17:44,696
think you reported 80% was

574
00:17:44,696 --> 00:17:46,531
outside of Saint Charles

575
00:17:46,531 --> 00:17:47,932
County. I think I saw what I

576
00:17:47,932 --> 00:17:49,534
read in here. Um, 20% coming

577
00:17:49,534 --> 00:17:51,770
out of state. Um, I think

578
00:17:51,770 --> 00:17:53,171
that's fantastic that we're

579
00:17:53,171 --> 00:17:55,440
able to draw people from that

580
00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,375
far away. So. And I assume we

581
00:17:57,375 --> 00:17:58,210
have tournaments still

582
00:17:58,210 --> 00:18:00,178
scheduled all the way to

583
00:18:00,178 --> 00:18:01,980
October, I would assume end of

584
00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:02,714
October.

585
00:18:02,714 --> 00:18:04,149
That is correct.

586
00:18:04,149 --> 00:18:05,817
Yeah, I would think so. So

587
00:18:05,817 --> 00:18:07,018
that's fine. Did we lose any

588
00:18:07,018 --> 00:18:09,054
weekends so far at all to to

589
00:18:09,054 --> 00:18:10,222
weather there?

590
00:18:10,222 --> 00:18:11,356
Uh, we haven't lost any to

591
00:18:11,356 --> 00:18:13,024
whether we had a, we had a lull

592
00:18:13,024 --> 00:18:14,426
that was scheduled that way or

593
00:18:14,426 --> 00:18:15,427
I believe the tournament

594
00:18:15,427 --> 00:18:17,662
director in August, there was a

595
00:18:17,662 --> 00:18:18,997
couple that didn't go because

596
00:18:18,997 --> 00:18:19,765
they didn't have enough.

597
00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:20,332
Teams.

598
00:18:20,332 --> 00:18:22,033
Which is pretty typical in

599
00:18:22,033 --> 00:18:23,602
August. We have experienced

600
00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:25,404
that. Um, but I think I, I

601
00:18:25,404 --> 00:18:26,438
would imagine we're going to be

602
00:18:26,438 --> 00:18:27,439
looking at that to see what we

603
00:18:27,439 --> 00:18:27,973
can do.

604
00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:30,075
Okay. That's exciting. I'd

605
00:18:30,075 --> 00:18:31,343
anxious to get an end of year

606
00:18:31,343 --> 00:18:33,545
report on, you know, just the

607
00:18:33,545 --> 00:18:35,614
overall attendance and revenue

608
00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:37,048
stream from that, since there

609
00:18:37,048 --> 00:18:38,450
was obviously a big investment

610
00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:41,853
with the turf. So, um.

611
00:18:41,853 --> 00:18:43,188
Okay, building on that, for

612
00:18:43,188 --> 00:18:45,090
those who hadn't read it.

613
00:18:45,090 --> 00:18:46,958
excuse me, in the Mid Rivers

614
00:18:46,958 --> 00:18:48,126
News magazine, there was an

615
00:18:48,126 --> 00:18:49,628
article, I think last week or

616
00:18:49,628 --> 00:18:51,329
week before about sports

617
00:18:51,329 --> 00:18:52,764
tourism and the importance of

618
00:18:52,764 --> 00:18:54,199
that to the local economy and

619
00:18:54,199 --> 00:18:56,067
how big it's gotten. And it

620
00:18:56,067 --> 00:18:57,502
mentions Ozzie Smith and things

621
00:18:57,502 --> 00:18:59,271
like that. So if you haven't

622
00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:00,171
read the article, you can go

623
00:19:00,171 --> 00:19:01,206
online and look up Mid Rivers

624
00:19:01,206 --> 00:19:02,374
News magazine. You can find it,

625
00:19:02,374 --> 00:19:04,242
look up sports tourism. It's a

626
00:19:04,242 --> 00:19:05,143
really good article. It's

627
00:19:05,143 --> 00:19:07,178
pretty long, but it also shows

628
00:19:07,178 --> 00:19:09,047
that it's a good thing O'Fallon

629
00:19:09,047 --> 00:19:10,382
got into that early because now

630
00:19:10,382 --> 00:19:11,816
everyone's trying to catch up.

631
00:19:11,816 --> 00:19:12,984
So it's nice to be a little bit

632
00:19:12,984 --> 00:19:13,852
ahead of the curve for a

633
00:19:13,852 --> 00:19:14,353
change.

634
00:19:14,353 --> 00:19:14,987
Right.

635
00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:16,655
And that's kind of goes with

636
00:19:16,655 --> 00:19:17,722
how the O'Fallon Visitor

637
00:19:17,722 --> 00:19:19,090
Bureau's helping us get this

638
00:19:19,090 --> 00:19:20,191
batting cage. They had heard

639
00:19:20,191 --> 00:19:21,359
from tournament directors. Hey,

640
00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:22,994
you really need another one.

641
00:19:22,994 --> 00:19:24,463
And, uh, they know it's

642
00:19:24,463 --> 00:19:25,964
important too, so it's been

643
00:19:25,964 --> 00:19:26,164
great.

644
00:19:26,164 --> 00:19:28,133
Yeah, it was probably a little

645
00:19:28,133 --> 00:19:29,834
difficult, actually. Not having

646
00:19:29,834 --> 00:19:31,770
those additional cages. Yep.

647
00:19:31,770 --> 00:19:33,104
Only having the ones that are

648
00:19:33,104 --> 00:19:33,505
there.

649
00:19:33,505 --> 00:19:34,473
Yeah, we had it in our five

650
00:19:34,473 --> 00:19:35,774
year CIP, but they definitely

651
00:19:35,774 --> 00:19:37,142
helped speed up sped up the

652
00:19:37,142 --> 00:19:37,709
process.

653
00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:39,210
Yeah. Yeah. Well that's good

654
00:19:39,210 --> 00:19:41,680
for us. That's fantastic. Um.

655
00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,814
Could I jump in real quick?

656
00:19:42,814 --> 00:19:44,616
Yeah. Uh, off of John's

657
00:19:44,616 --> 00:19:46,251
comment, um, O'Fallon actually

658
00:19:46,251 --> 00:19:48,219
received a an award from the

659
00:19:48,219 --> 00:19:49,287
Economic Development of Saint

660
00:19:49,287 --> 00:19:51,456
Charles County, um, for sports

661
00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:53,491
tourism. Um, so just a big

662
00:19:53,491 --> 00:19:54,459
shout out to economic

663
00:19:54,459 --> 00:19:55,660
development parks. Everybody

664
00:19:55,660 --> 00:19:56,461
that's involved in that.

665
00:19:56,461 --> 00:19:57,595
Congratulations, everyone.

666
00:19:57,595 --> 00:19:59,864
Yeah. It's fantastic. Um, okay.

667
00:19:59,864 --> 00:20:01,366
Any other questions or comments

668
00:20:01,366 --> 00:20:03,968
for for an. All right. Thank

669
00:20:03,968 --> 00:20:05,970
you. Appreciate it. We'll move

670
00:20:05,970 --> 00:20:08,340
on to the tourism and Festivals

671
00:20:08,340 --> 00:20:12,277
report.

672
00:20:12,277 --> 00:20:13,778
Um, there are currently working

673
00:20:13,778 --> 00:20:15,647
on freight and film. Um,

674
00:20:15,647 --> 00:20:17,382
they're working on a task list

675
00:20:17,382 --> 00:20:19,417
and they have confirmed screens

676
00:20:19,417 --> 00:20:22,687
for movies or col. They started

677
00:20:22,687 --> 00:20:24,923
an introduction of Col for new

678
00:20:24,923 --> 00:20:26,358
staff. Lights are being

679
00:20:26,358 --> 00:20:27,926
delivered. Staffs are having

680
00:20:27,926 --> 00:20:29,594
meetings, and they're posting

681
00:20:29,594 --> 00:20:31,763
part time positions. Um,

682
00:20:31,763 --> 00:20:33,264
they're contacting groups for

683
00:20:33,264 --> 00:20:35,567
gate nights and scenes. Uh, for

684
00:20:35,567 --> 00:20:37,202
the stroll. They're starting to

685
00:20:37,202 --> 00:20:38,970
work on their task lists, and

686
00:20:38,970 --> 00:20:40,071
they've reached out to parks,

687
00:20:40,071 --> 00:20:42,240
PD and volunteer services

688
00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,443
regarding staffing. Uh, Jasmine

689
00:20:45,443 --> 00:20:48,580
closed, um, on eight four with

690
00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:50,515
vote for Pedro, and the last

691
00:20:50,515 --> 00:20:53,017
concert was 11 for Johnny

692
00:20:53,017 --> 00:20:55,786
Rocket. For final. Voices were

693
00:20:55,786 --> 00:20:59,157
being paid. Um, they recapping

694
00:20:59,157 --> 00:21:01,259
with the county council having

695
00:21:01,259 --> 00:21:02,694
additional staff recap

696
00:21:02,694 --> 00:21:04,763
meetings, and they're sending

697
00:21:04,763 --> 00:21:07,799
out surveys for the vendors for

698
00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:10,268
Heald Home. And Fort. The third

699
00:21:10,268 --> 00:21:12,604
homestead days. And they're

700
00:21:12,604 --> 00:21:14,639
having they had interactive

701
00:21:14,639 --> 00:21:16,841
chores which had approximately

702
00:21:16,841 --> 00:21:19,310
ten per ten participants. Um,

703
00:21:19,310 --> 00:21:22,580
they attended a educators expo

704
00:21:22,580 --> 00:21:25,149
to promote, um, field trips for

705
00:21:25,149 --> 00:21:27,719
those locations fall into the

706
00:21:27,719 --> 00:21:29,721
arts. They have 24 audit

707
00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:31,656
artists, vendors, and all

708
00:21:31,656 --> 00:21:33,258
vendor fees have been collected

709
00:21:33,258 --> 00:21:35,126
and load in instructions have

710
00:21:35,126 --> 00:21:41,599
been sent to those vendors.

711
00:21:41,599 --> 00:21:44,702
Holidays and shop. Um, they

712
00:21:44,702 --> 00:21:46,104
created an application. They're

713
00:21:46,104 --> 00:21:47,439
sending an initial email out to

714
00:21:47,439 --> 00:21:48,673
past vendors, and they're

715
00:21:48,673 --> 00:21:49,908
setting up payments and rec

716
00:21:49,908 --> 00:21:52,043
track for the theater. They're

717
00:21:52,043 --> 00:21:53,478
meeting with contractors for

718
00:21:53,478 --> 00:21:55,413
renovations, and the troupe

719
00:21:55,413 --> 00:21:59,250
performed at Shakespeare, in the Park on

720
00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:01,753
August 26th. The city

721
00:22:01,753 --> 00:22:03,955
galleries, the artist reception

722
00:22:03,955 --> 00:22:06,558
on August 14th had low

723
00:22:06,558 --> 00:22:08,159
attendance. Um, and other

724
00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:09,127
things they've been working on

725
00:22:09,127 --> 00:22:10,728
are budget meetings, budget

726
00:22:10,728 --> 00:22:13,064
entries, staff meetings, AR,

727
00:22:13,064 --> 00:22:16,868
AI, software discussions, and a

728
00:22:16,868 --> 00:22:18,169
productive relationship

729
00:22:18,169 --> 00:22:19,571
training, as well as the

730
00:22:19,571 --> 00:22:20,438
Shakespeare in the Park

731
00:22:20,438 --> 00:22:24,409
performance at O'Day.

732
00:22:24,409 --> 00:22:27,245
Thank you. Any questions?

733
00:22:27,245 --> 00:22:28,713
Comments regarding the tourism

734
00:22:28,713 --> 00:22:32,684
and Festivals report? Okay.

735
00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:34,352
Thank you all for standing in

736
00:22:34,352 --> 00:22:36,321
tonight and giving us those

737
00:22:36,321 --> 00:22:38,890
reports. Moving on. Uh, next

738
00:22:38,890 --> 00:22:40,325
item on the agenda is old

739
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:41,626
business, and it does not look

740
00:22:41,626 --> 00:22:42,760
like we have anything under old

741
00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,262
business. So with that being

742
00:22:44,262 --> 00:22:45,897
said, we'll move on to the new

743
00:22:45,897 --> 00:22:46,764
business. And we have two

744
00:22:46,764 --> 00:22:48,533
items. The first one is the

745
00:22:48,533 --> 00:22:54,305
aquatics presentation. By Wren

746
00:22:54,305 --> 00:22:57,876
Meeks and an..

747
00:22:57,876 --> 00:23:00,011
Hi everybody. My name is Wren

748
00:23:00,011 --> 00:23:00,945
Meeks. I'm the aquatics

749
00:23:00,945 --> 00:23:02,280
specialist for programming and

750
00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,582
events. Um, so just to get

751
00:23:04,582 --> 00:23:07,151
started here, um, I just have

752
00:23:07,151 --> 00:23:08,253
kind of my beginnings. I've

753
00:23:08,253 --> 00:23:09,454
been in aquatics since I was

754
00:23:09,454 --> 00:23:12,323
15, so in 2020, I started as a

755
00:23:12,323 --> 00:23:13,758
lifeguard. Um, I've just kind

756
00:23:13,758 --> 00:23:15,293
of moved up from there. So I've

757
00:23:15,293 --> 00:23:16,761
gone to head guard. Last year

758
00:23:16,761 --> 00:23:18,129
in March, I went up to pool

759
00:23:18,129 --> 00:23:19,531
supervisor in full time

760
00:23:19,531 --> 00:23:21,466
position, and then October in

761
00:23:21,466 --> 00:23:23,601
25, I moved up to specialist.

762
00:23:23,601 --> 00:23:24,502
Um, so you can kind of see some

763
00:23:24,502 --> 00:23:26,004
pictures here of our staff. And

764
00:23:26,004 --> 00:23:27,705
I've been very involved in

765
00:23:27,705 --> 00:23:29,073
events. Even just growing up.

766
00:23:29,073 --> 00:23:30,808
I've always lived in O'Fallon.

767
00:23:30,808 --> 00:23:31,876
Um, always been five minutes

768
00:23:31,876 --> 00:23:33,811
down the road. So I've just

769
00:23:33,811 --> 00:23:35,513
grown up going to school, going

770
00:23:35,513 --> 00:23:37,515
to events, and then then being

771
00:23:37,515 --> 00:23:38,950
a lifeguard and having a great

772
00:23:38,950 --> 00:23:42,220
staff. So kind of what I'm

773
00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:43,922
over. I have our group swim

774
00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:45,223
lesson program with our private

775
00:23:45,223 --> 00:23:47,191
lessons as well, and then our

776
00:23:47,191 --> 00:23:49,027
torpedo swim team, aqua

777
00:23:49,027 --> 00:23:51,296
aerobics, special events, any

778
00:23:51,296 --> 00:23:53,231
promo days we have. Um, and

779
00:23:53,231 --> 00:23:54,365
then collaboration with our

780
00:23:54,365 --> 00:23:55,633
other aquatic specialists as

781
00:23:55,633 --> 00:23:56,968
well. So we're sort of

782
00:23:56,968 --> 00:23:58,369
cross-trained so that I can

783
00:23:58,369 --> 00:23:59,337
help out with the lifeguard

784
00:23:59,337 --> 00:24:01,339
staff too. So my staff does

785
00:24:01,339 --> 00:24:02,807
include our swim coaches, which

786
00:24:02,807 --> 00:24:04,175
is two head coaches. And then

787
00:24:04,175 --> 00:24:05,510
we have three assistants as

788
00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:06,711
well. All of our swim

789
00:24:06,711 --> 00:24:07,912
instructors, including our

790
00:24:07,912 --> 00:24:10,181
private swim instructors, our

791
00:24:10,181 --> 00:24:11,616
orca aerobics instructors. I

792
00:24:11,616 --> 00:24:12,850
have some records that we kind

793
00:24:12,850 --> 00:24:14,018
of take and cherry pick from

794
00:24:14,018 --> 00:24:15,820
our aquatic staff as well. Um,

795
00:24:15,820 --> 00:24:17,121
and then I help out with the

796
00:24:17,121 --> 00:24:18,923
lifeguards, head lifeguards,

797
00:24:18,923 --> 00:24:20,191
pool supervisors and managing

798
00:24:20,191 --> 00:24:21,626
them as well. Um, so you can

799
00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:22,894
see I have some pictures there.

800
00:24:22,894 --> 00:24:24,028
I have one with our instructor

801
00:24:24,028 --> 00:24:25,396
of the summer this past season.

802
00:24:25,396 --> 00:24:26,864
I have some of our special

803
00:24:26,864 --> 00:24:28,533
events, um, kind of helping out

804
00:24:28,533 --> 00:24:29,801
in the Pump Room as well with

805
00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:32,804
our previous aquatic specialist.

806
00:24:32,804 --> 00:24:34,839
So programming this year for

807
00:24:34,839 --> 00:24:36,874
2026 at Acac, we brought a lot

808
00:24:36,874 --> 00:24:38,042
of things back and we brought

809
00:24:38,042 --> 00:24:39,944
new programs in as well. So you

810
00:24:39,944 --> 00:24:41,079
can see I have river walking on

811
00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:42,246
that left side. So that's on

812
00:24:42,246 --> 00:24:43,881
our lazy river, uh, with our

813
00:24:43,881 --> 00:24:45,350
jets. That was very highly

814
00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:46,551
requested. So we were able to

815
00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:49,520
bring that into AKC this year.

816
00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:50,688
We offered that on Wednesday

817
00:24:50,688 --> 00:24:52,390
and Thursday evenings, and we

818
00:24:52,390 --> 00:24:53,758
pre-sold our passes that way.

819
00:24:53,758 --> 00:24:54,959
We were sure that we were

820
00:24:54,959 --> 00:24:56,294
covering our costs as far as

821
00:24:56,294 --> 00:24:58,262
staffing and everything. So we

822
00:24:58,262 --> 00:24:59,831
ordered punch passes. We were

823
00:24:59,831 --> 00:25:02,967
able to do six, 12 or 18, so

824
00:25:02,967 --> 00:25:04,302
that kind of allowed people to

825
00:25:04,302 --> 00:25:05,536
buy smaller if they wanted to

826
00:25:05,536 --> 00:25:06,904
try it out or buy longer if

827
00:25:06,904 --> 00:25:07,806
they wanted to just do the

828
00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:09,540
whole summer. And then next

829
00:25:09,540 --> 00:25:10,508
year we're looking to add

830
00:25:10,508 --> 00:25:11,943
additional times and a drop in

831
00:25:11,943 --> 00:25:13,211
fee option. Since it was so

832
00:25:13,211 --> 00:25:15,013
popular this year, we typically

833
00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:17,248
had 25 participants. I know our

834
00:25:17,248 --> 00:25:19,384
first night we had about 36, so

835
00:25:19,384 --> 00:25:20,451
it was kind of give or take on

836
00:25:20,451 --> 00:25:21,853
the weather, but we typically

837
00:25:21,853 --> 00:25:23,655
had a pretty large crowd, which

838
00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:24,756
gave us a total revenue of

839
00:25:24,756 --> 00:25:27,358
about $8,000. So that was

840
00:25:27,358 --> 00:25:29,260
awesome. And then our taught

841
00:25:29,260 --> 00:25:30,395
time just below that kind of

842
00:25:30,395 --> 00:25:31,596
allows for a quieter time for

843
00:25:31,596 --> 00:25:32,797
younger kids, just so that they

844
00:25:32,797 --> 00:25:34,532
can kind of get in the pool and

845
00:25:34,532 --> 00:25:35,766
have that time where they're

846
00:25:35,766 --> 00:25:37,135
not having older kids kind of

847
00:25:37,135 --> 00:25:39,737
over them. Uh, so we typically

848
00:25:39,737 --> 00:25:41,839
had about 25 participants in

849
00:25:41,839 --> 00:25:43,608
that. And we're looking to add

850
00:25:43,608 --> 00:25:44,442
drop ins to that as well,

851
00:25:44,442 --> 00:25:45,443
because we did have some people

852
00:25:45,443 --> 00:25:46,511
kind of show up and call up to

853
00:25:46,511 --> 00:25:47,845
Renard last minute to get

854
00:25:47,845 --> 00:25:49,647
registered for that. Our

855
00:25:49,647 --> 00:25:51,416
special events there in the

856
00:25:51,416 --> 00:25:53,251
middle, we had mermaids and

857
00:25:53,251 --> 00:25:54,819
mates, so that included a

858
00:25:54,819 --> 00:25:56,888
treasure hunt with our pirate.

859
00:25:56,888 --> 00:25:58,456
And then at the end of the

860
00:25:58,456 --> 00:25:59,490
treasure hunt, led them to an

861
00:25:59,490 --> 00:26:00,625
ice cream bar. And then they

862
00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:01,559
got to go swimming with their

863
00:26:01,559 --> 00:26:03,327
mermaid. Um, so we had 13

864
00:26:03,327 --> 00:26:04,462
participants for that, which

865
00:26:04,462 --> 00:26:08,933
gave us $265. Our cardboard

866
00:26:08,933 --> 00:26:11,969
boat races, um, we had 12 teams

867
00:26:11,969 --> 00:26:13,671
to sign up, and they made boats

868
00:26:13,671 --> 00:26:15,239
out of strictly cardboard and

869
00:26:15,239 --> 00:26:17,108
duct tape. Uh, they had a blast,

870
00:26:17,108 --> 00:26:21,612
and we made $573 from that. And

871
00:26:21,612 --> 00:26:23,481
then finally, we also brought

872
00:26:23,481 --> 00:26:24,749
group swim lessons back. So we

873
00:26:24,749 --> 00:26:26,751
used to have groups over at

874
00:26:26,751 --> 00:26:28,052
Acac, but we got to bring it

875
00:26:28,052 --> 00:26:29,721
back this year. We offered

876
00:26:29,721 --> 00:26:31,556
levels turtle and above. So now

877
00:26:31,556 --> 00:26:32,924
that would be guppies and

878
00:26:32,924 --> 00:26:34,759
above, which would kind of be

879
00:26:34,759 --> 00:26:36,094
like our base. So we just

880
00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:37,528
wouldn't have like infants and

881
00:26:37,528 --> 00:26:38,563
toddlers in there just because

882
00:26:38,563 --> 00:26:39,697
it can be kind of chilly. So

883
00:26:39,697 --> 00:26:40,765
finding the right time to bring

884
00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:42,967
those levels in hopefully for

885
00:26:42,967 --> 00:26:45,203
next year. But we had 23

886
00:26:45,203 --> 00:26:46,738
participants total, which

887
00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:52,276
brought us in $771. And then on

888
00:26:52,276 --> 00:26:53,544
that bottom corner you can see

889
00:26:53,544 --> 00:26:54,746
our cardboard boat races,

890
00:26:54,746 --> 00:26:56,080
pictures and our mermaids and

891
00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,217
mates as well. We had a great

892
00:26:59,217 --> 00:27:00,752
swim team season. All of our

893
00:27:00,752 --> 00:27:02,120
coaches came back this year and

894
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:03,821
that just created a very strong

895
00:27:03,821 --> 00:27:05,590
environment. Our team loves our

896
00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:06,558
head coaches. They've been with

897
00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:07,558
us a long time and our

898
00:27:07,558 --> 00:27:09,293
assistant coaches are growing.

899
00:27:09,293 --> 00:27:10,328
They're doing really great to

900
00:27:10,328 --> 00:27:11,696
kind of follow in head coach's

901
00:27:11,696 --> 00:27:13,531
footsteps and learn more each

902
00:27:13,531 --> 00:27:17,702
season. We had a total of 187

903
00:27:17,702 --> 00:27:19,137
swimmers this season, which is

904
00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:20,204
higher than last year. We're

905
00:27:20,204 --> 00:27:21,272
hoping to keep going up from

906
00:27:21,272 --> 00:27:22,607
there to. That brought in a

907
00:27:22,607 --> 00:27:25,076
total revenue of 32,000 and

908
00:27:25,076 --> 00:27:29,013
953. Uh, so that was an awesome

909
00:27:29,013 --> 00:27:30,481
season. They had a great time.

910
00:27:30,481 --> 00:27:31,682
We were able to accommodate a

911
00:27:31,682 --> 00:27:33,017
lot of kiddos too, especially

912
00:27:33,017 --> 00:27:33,985
with our new inclusion

913
00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:35,753
specialist, Evan Simpkins. So

914
00:27:35,753 --> 00:27:37,155
he was able to help us and kind

915
00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:38,422
of communicate with our one on

916
00:27:38,422 --> 00:27:39,857
one coaches as well. We were

917
00:27:39,857 --> 00:27:41,025
able to have a private lesson

918
00:27:41,025 --> 00:27:42,393
instructor step in as a one on

919
00:27:42,393 --> 00:27:44,362
one coach and great create very

920
00:27:44,362 --> 00:27:45,963
strong bonds to where now they

921
00:27:45,963 --> 00:27:47,331
can even teach private lessons

922
00:27:47,331 --> 00:27:49,433
with them in the off season. So

923
00:27:49,433 --> 00:27:51,002
that's been really awesome. Uh,

924
00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:52,403
next season we're hoping to add

925
00:27:52,403 --> 00:27:54,205
Friday morning practices

926
00:27:54,205 --> 00:27:55,640
instead of the dive clinics

927
00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:56,540
we've been having. That way.

928
00:27:56,540 --> 00:27:57,275
It's included in the

929
00:27:57,275 --> 00:27:59,076
registration fee as well, so

930
00:27:59,076 --> 00:28:00,511
that swimmers are getting more

931
00:28:00,511 --> 00:28:02,446
small group practice without

932
00:28:02,446 --> 00:28:03,447
having to pay like an extra

933
00:28:03,447 --> 00:28:04,982
cost or anything. Uh, then

934
00:28:04,982 --> 00:28:06,083
we're looking to increase the

935
00:28:06,083 --> 00:28:07,652
registration fee as well, just

936
00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:09,821
to kind of keep up as yours. Go

937
00:28:09,821 --> 00:28:10,522
on, make sure that we're

938
00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:14,692
staying in line. And then our

939
00:28:14,692 --> 00:28:17,261
revamp. So as Anne said in her

940
00:28:17,261 --> 00:28:19,063
report, we have cut down the

941
00:28:19,063 --> 00:28:20,498
number of levels that we are

942
00:28:20,498 --> 00:28:22,066
offering students that we don't

943
00:28:22,066 --> 00:28:24,068
really have starfish or turtle

944
00:28:24,068 --> 00:28:25,236
or seahorse anymore, kind of

945
00:28:25,236 --> 00:28:26,637
the in-between levels. We've

946
00:28:26,637 --> 00:28:28,039
kind of condensed it a little

947
00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:30,541
bit, but those age levels stay

948
00:28:30,541 --> 00:28:31,976
roughly the same as they were

949
00:28:31,976 --> 00:28:34,879
before. Um, so this kind of

950
00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:37,014
helps with how many options

951
00:28:37,014 --> 00:28:38,316
we're giving. So that way we

952
00:28:38,316 --> 00:28:40,084
are having less cancellations

953
00:28:40,084 --> 00:28:41,752
and families are able to sign

954
00:28:41,752 --> 00:28:43,988
up for the level that they

955
00:28:43,988 --> 00:28:45,056
need, not just the time,

956
00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:45,990
because that was something we

957
00:28:45,990 --> 00:28:47,392
ran into a lot. We want to be

958
00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:48,893
able to accommodate everybody's

959
00:28:48,893 --> 00:28:50,995
schedules. While we do offer

960
00:28:50,995 --> 00:28:51,929
different days of the week, we

961
00:28:51,929 --> 00:28:53,497
want to offer varying times as

962
00:28:53,497 --> 00:28:55,933
well. Um, and this also allows

963
00:28:55,933 --> 00:28:56,834
for a stronger team

964
00:28:56,834 --> 00:28:57,935
environment. So we're actually

965
00:28:57,935 --> 00:28:59,570
getting full classes and making

966
00:28:59,570 --> 00:29:00,705
sure that all kids can learn

967
00:29:00,705 --> 00:29:03,341
from each other and make the

968
00:29:03,341 --> 00:29:05,076
registration process smoother

969
00:29:05,076 --> 00:29:06,577
as well, so that it's more

970
00:29:06,577 --> 00:29:08,579
straightforward. And this also

971
00:29:08,579 --> 00:29:09,413
gives us kind of a new

972
00:29:09,413 --> 00:29:10,481
beginning to give high

973
00:29:10,481 --> 00:29:11,983
expectations and more clear

974
00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:14,485
goals to our participants. So

975
00:29:14,485 --> 00:29:16,621
this is a flow chart that we

976
00:29:16,621 --> 00:29:17,822
give to our participants as

977
00:29:17,822 --> 00:29:19,156
well. And this kind of allows

978
00:29:19,156 --> 00:29:20,591
us to place by skill. Because I

979
00:29:20,591 --> 00:29:22,593
know sometimes registration can

980
00:29:22,593 --> 00:29:24,595
be a little tricky because

981
00:29:24,595 --> 00:29:25,963
families may try to place by

982
00:29:25,963 --> 00:29:27,965
age. So this kind of allows to

983
00:29:27,965 --> 00:29:30,001
break down like the core skills

984
00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:31,402
that we are doing in each

985
00:29:31,402 --> 00:29:34,171
level. Um, and we also added

986
00:29:34,171 --> 00:29:35,506
our swim team prep onto there

987
00:29:35,506 --> 00:29:36,841
as well, because this year we

988
00:29:36,841 --> 00:29:38,142
are including swim team prep at

989
00:29:38,142 --> 00:29:39,110
the end of our group swim

990
00:29:39,110 --> 00:29:41,279
lesson program so that students

991
00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:43,447
are kind of getting placed in

992
00:29:43,447 --> 00:29:44,515
the higher level, where they

993
00:29:44,515 --> 00:29:45,650
can start to learn strokes off

994
00:29:45,650 --> 00:29:46,684
instead of being thrown

995
00:29:46,684 --> 00:29:48,019
straight into swim team prep

996
00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:48,753
and not knowing what's

997
00:29:48,753 --> 00:29:49,687
happening. So that way they

998
00:29:49,687 --> 00:29:51,222
kind of have a base layer to go

999
00:29:51,222 --> 00:29:53,724
off of. But of course there are

1000
00:29:53,724 --> 00:29:55,526
exceptions and there will be

1001
00:29:55,526 --> 00:29:57,495
case by case basis. But for the

1002
00:29:57,495 --> 00:29:58,596
most part, this kind of helps

1003
00:29:58,596 --> 00:30:02,733
with placement. So so far we

1004
00:30:02,733 --> 00:30:04,535
just ran our first session with

1005
00:30:04,535 --> 00:30:06,037
this revamp and it's going

1006
00:30:06,037 --> 00:30:07,438
really well. Uh, Tuesday

1007
00:30:07,438 --> 00:30:09,206
Thursdays we were able to

1008
00:30:09,206 --> 00:30:11,409
cancel no classes that had

1009
00:30:11,409 --> 00:30:13,511
people enrolled, so we were

1010
00:30:13,511 --> 00:30:14,645
able to keep everybody in the

1011
00:30:14,645 --> 00:30:15,947
original class that they signed

1012
00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:17,748
up for. And then on Saturdays,

1013
00:30:17,748 --> 00:30:19,283
we only had seven participants

1014
00:30:19,283 --> 00:30:20,785
total. And a couple of those

1015
00:30:20,785 --> 00:30:22,219
were the same families as well.

1016
00:30:22,219 --> 00:30:24,355
So any of those levels that we

1017
00:30:24,355 --> 00:30:26,824
did combine had at least two

1018
00:30:26,824 --> 00:30:28,459
people in them, which is closer

1019
00:30:28,459 --> 00:30:29,894
to reaching minimum enrollment

1020
00:30:29,894 --> 00:30:31,162
for all of the classes that we

1021
00:30:31,162 --> 00:30:33,197
offer, which is huge. Um, so

1022
00:30:33,197 --> 00:30:34,966
we're getting closer to running

1023
00:30:34,966 --> 00:30:36,901
more and more sections of

1024
00:30:36,901 --> 00:30:39,070
classes and meeting our minimum

1025
00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:40,871
enrollments as well. Um, and

1026
00:30:40,871 --> 00:30:44,141
then those 72% of Saturday

1027
00:30:44,141 --> 00:30:46,143
classes had 50% or more max

1028
00:30:46,143 --> 00:30:49,146
enrollment, and then 56% of

1029
00:30:49,146 --> 00:30:50,815
Tuesday Thursdays had 50% or

1030
00:30:50,815 --> 00:30:51,949
more. So we're getting closer

1031
00:30:51,949 --> 00:30:53,250
and closer to even those max

1032
00:30:53,250 --> 00:30:54,452
enrollments, not just meeting

1033
00:30:54,452 --> 00:30:55,886
minimums anymore. The front

1034
00:30:55,886 --> 00:30:58,155
desk has said that assisting in

1035
00:30:58,155 --> 00:30:59,090
level placement whenever

1036
00:30:59,090 --> 00:31:00,391
they're getting calls up has

1037
00:31:00,391 --> 00:31:02,259
been much easier. There are way

1038
00:31:02,259 --> 00:31:04,228
more resources, and they're

1039
00:31:04,228 --> 00:31:04,996
able to kind of answer

1040
00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:06,464
questions more clearly as well,

1041
00:31:06,464 --> 00:31:08,833
since it is more outlined. And

1042
00:31:08,833 --> 00:31:09,867
then participants have said

1043
00:31:09,867 --> 00:31:11,369
that registration has been way

1044
00:31:11,369 --> 00:31:12,970
easier as well, since those

1045
00:31:12,970 --> 00:31:14,305
goals are more outlined and

1046
00:31:14,305 --> 00:31:15,406
that lesson times are more

1047
00:31:15,406 --> 00:31:17,708
feasible. Uh, I am president on

1048
00:31:17,708 --> 00:31:19,243
first day of lessons every

1049
00:31:19,243 --> 00:31:20,745
session, so I'm able to connect

1050
00:31:20,745 --> 00:31:21,912
with parents and kind of get

1051
00:31:21,912 --> 00:31:23,347
them moved into levels. If they

1052
00:31:23,347 --> 00:31:24,548
do end up signing up for

1053
00:31:24,548 --> 00:31:25,516
something that may not be the

1054
00:31:25,516 --> 00:31:27,184
right fit, I'm able to get them

1055
00:31:27,184 --> 00:31:28,486
in another class because we

1056
00:31:28,486 --> 00:31:30,021
have so many options for times

1057
00:31:30,021 --> 00:31:33,491
available. Now. So if you have

1058
00:31:33,491 --> 00:31:35,259
any questions, I am ready this

1059
00:31:35,259 --> 00:31:36,995
time. But thank you so much.

1060
00:31:36,995 --> 00:31:39,463
I have a couple. If I could

1061
00:31:39,463 --> 00:31:41,065
just again to educate myself on

1062
00:31:41,065 --> 00:31:42,566
this, this the swim team and so

1063
00:31:42,566 --> 00:31:44,969
on. I'm trying to learn where

1064
00:31:44,969 --> 00:31:47,471
the O'Fallon city programs fit

1065
00:31:47,471 --> 00:31:50,007
versus the YMCA versus private

1066
00:31:50,007 --> 00:31:51,776
swim school. So is this

1067
00:31:51,776 --> 00:31:54,078
intended to be more accessible

1068
00:31:54,078 --> 00:31:56,580
to people? What what's

1069
00:31:56,580 --> 00:31:57,915
different about the city of

1070
00:31:57,915 --> 00:32:00,417
O'Fallon programs compared to

1071
00:32:00,417 --> 00:32:01,986
the YMCA or say, the swim

1072
00:32:01,986 --> 00:32:02,853
schools? There's one in the

1073
00:32:02,853 --> 00:32:04,622
streets of Caledonia, one up

1074
00:32:04,622 --> 00:32:06,157
there next to Total Wine. Those

1075
00:32:06,157 --> 00:32:07,925
are private. So how does this

1076
00:32:07,925 --> 00:32:09,460
fit in those different

1077
00:32:09,460 --> 00:32:11,062
categories? How do how do not

1078
00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:13,030
compete? But what's the

1079
00:32:13,030 --> 00:32:15,132
intended audience compared to

1080
00:32:15,132 --> 00:32:16,300
the other school.

1081
00:32:16,300 --> 00:32:18,135
Yeah of course. So swim schools

1082
00:32:18,135 --> 00:32:19,737
are typically more for a

1083
00:32:19,737 --> 00:32:21,605
private one on one setting.

1084
00:32:21,605 --> 00:32:22,606
Kind of like our private swim

1085
00:32:22,606 --> 00:32:24,642
lesson program is. Our swim

1086
00:32:24,642 --> 00:32:26,343
team kind of offers more of a

1087
00:32:26,343 --> 00:32:28,345
closer team environment, very

1088
00:32:28,345 --> 00:32:31,315
strong, a lot of support. The

1089
00:32:31,315 --> 00:32:32,983
swimmers on this team have been

1090
00:32:32,983 --> 00:32:34,151
here for a long time, and we

1091
00:32:34,151 --> 00:32:35,453
get new swimmers every year. So

1092
00:32:35,453 --> 00:32:36,520
that just creates a stronger

1093
00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:37,721
and stronger team environment

1094
00:32:37,721 --> 00:32:39,190
with that as well. And we have

1095
00:32:39,190 --> 00:32:41,125
a pretty large team. Uh, we're

1096
00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:42,626
not the largest in the league,

1097
00:32:42,626 --> 00:32:43,660
so it's still allows for a

1098
00:32:43,660 --> 00:32:45,029
smaller group and still allows

1099
00:32:45,029 --> 00:32:46,764
for that close connection. But

1100
00:32:46,764 --> 00:32:47,965
it also gives a bigger team

1101
00:32:47,965 --> 00:32:49,066
environment for everybody to

1102
00:32:49,066 --> 00:32:50,234
learn from each other as well.

1103
00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:51,569
And if I'm not mistaken, there

1104
00:32:51,569 --> 00:32:53,437
are no equivalent programs in

1105
00:32:53,437 --> 00:32:54,638
the school systems around here,

1106
00:32:54,638 --> 00:32:55,739
right? This is it. There's no

1107
00:32:55,739 --> 00:32:57,308
other place they can go.

1108
00:32:57,308 --> 00:32:58,676
Correct? Yeah, there are, um,

1109
00:32:58,676 --> 00:32:59,977
swim lesson programs within

1110
00:32:59,977 --> 00:33:02,046
some schools, but swim team is

1111
00:33:02,046 --> 00:33:03,447
typically strictly

1112
00:33:03,447 --> 00:33:04,915
recreational. Although there's

1113
00:33:04,915 --> 00:33:05,349
high school.

1114
00:33:05,349 --> 00:33:06,150
Yeah. So this.

1115
00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:07,484
Is but in the summer league we

1116
00:33:07,484 --> 00:33:08,186
would be the.

1117
00:33:08,186 --> 00:33:09,286
Grade school. Middle school.

1118
00:33:09,286 --> 00:33:10,087
That's what. That's the

1119
00:33:10,087 --> 00:33:11,222
audience that you're handling,

1120
00:33:11,222 --> 00:33:11,689
right.

1121
00:33:11,689 --> 00:33:12,657
Yes. Yeah.

1122
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:13,491
So the.

1123
00:33:13,491 --> 00:33:14,792
Yeah the goal is also to catch

1124
00:33:14,792 --> 00:33:16,527
them in the summer whenever

1125
00:33:16,527 --> 00:33:17,328
they're done with their school

1126
00:33:17,328 --> 00:33:17,995
swim season.

1127
00:33:17,995 --> 00:33:19,197
Well, the swim team is all the

1128
00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:21,699
way up to 18. Uh, 18. Right.

1129
00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:23,134
Senior in high school. So you

1130
00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:25,336
can compete all the way up to

1131
00:33:25,336 --> 00:33:27,705
your graduating senior year in

1132
00:33:27,705 --> 00:33:29,340
the summer on the swim team.

1133
00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:30,841
That's why offer a swim team.

1134
00:33:30,841 --> 00:33:32,309
Or is it just the swimming

1135
00:33:32,309 --> 00:33:33,945
lessons that the guy offers?

1136
00:33:33,945 --> 00:33:34,445
Yeah.

1137
00:33:34,445 --> 00:33:36,314
I believe the I don't.

1138
00:33:36,314 --> 00:33:37,981
I'm sorry. I'm gonna

1139
00:33:37,981 --> 00:33:38,916
answer the questions for you

1140
00:33:38,916 --> 00:33:39,850
because I've had kids go

1141
00:33:39,850 --> 00:33:41,352
through the program. And so I

1142
00:33:41,352 --> 00:33:42,553
don't think the I don't think

1143
00:33:42,553 --> 00:33:44,288
the O'Fallon way has a swim

1144
00:33:44,288 --> 00:33:45,789
team. They used to, but that

1145
00:33:45,789 --> 00:33:47,725
would have been a, uh,

1146
00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:50,961
typically that was a, uh,

1147
00:33:50,961 --> 00:33:53,197
winter program. Winter, late

1148
00:33:53,197 --> 00:33:54,899
fall, winter early spring

1149
00:33:54,899 --> 00:33:56,767
program. Whereas this is

1150
00:33:56,767 --> 00:33:59,670
summer, roughly, you know.

1151
00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:00,637
I'm just trying to figure out

1152
00:34:00,637 --> 00:34:01,906
why my grandkids went all the

1153
00:34:01,906 --> 00:34:02,940
way through the Fort Zumwalt

1154
00:34:02,940 --> 00:34:04,341
School system. I never heard of

1155
00:34:04,341 --> 00:34:06,710
this when they had no interest

1156
00:34:06,710 --> 00:34:08,345
in swimming whatsoever. I'm

1157
00:34:08,345 --> 00:34:09,346
trying to figure out why they

1158
00:34:09,346 --> 00:34:10,481
didn't. I never heard of it.

1159
00:34:10,481 --> 00:34:11,749
So yeah, yeah, a lot of.

1160
00:34:11,749 --> 00:34:12,917
swimmers do get

1161
00:34:12,917 --> 00:34:14,285
caught, um, from the school

1162
00:34:14,285 --> 00:34:15,252
year. And then in the summer

1163
00:34:15,252 --> 00:34:16,520
they discover us and we're able

1164
00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:17,621
to give that summer training

1165
00:34:17,621 --> 00:34:19,590
and fun as well. Um, so, yeah,

1166
00:34:19,590 --> 00:34:20,724
we do have that age group from

1167
00:34:20,724 --> 00:34:22,059
six all the way up to 18, and

1168
00:34:22,059 --> 00:34:23,427
we even have senior nights

1169
00:34:23,427 --> 00:34:24,395
where we get to celebrate the

1170
00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:24,962
seniors in their.

1171
00:34:24,962 --> 00:34:26,197
Last year as we get planning

1172
00:34:26,197 --> 00:34:28,732
for great grandkids.

1173
00:34:28,732 --> 00:34:30,034
It's a ready form.

1174
00:34:30,034 --> 00:34:31,068
Year and a half. You have them.

1175
00:34:31,068 --> 00:34:32,336
Up there.

1176
00:34:32,336 --> 00:34:33,771
Yeah, it's a lot of fun. It's

1177
00:34:33,771 --> 00:34:35,406
whether it's what, six teams in

1178
00:34:35,406 --> 00:34:36,774
the league, I think I think

1179
00:34:36,774 --> 00:34:37,241
something like.

1180
00:34:37,241 --> 00:34:38,176
That division.

1181
00:34:38,176 --> 00:34:39,977
Yeah. So it's a lot of fun.

1182
00:34:39,977 --> 00:34:41,212
Some of us learn how to swim in

1183
00:34:41,212 --> 00:34:42,112
Lake Erie, getting thrown out

1184
00:34:42,112 --> 00:34:43,214
of a boat by your father,

1185
00:34:43,214 --> 00:34:43,915
that's why.

1186
00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:44,448
Yes, that.

1187
00:34:44,448 --> 00:34:46,717
Is a little better.

1188
00:34:46,717 --> 00:34:49,453
So. Are the the swim lessons

1189
00:34:49,453 --> 00:34:51,121
that you're talking about. Are

1190
00:34:51,121 --> 00:34:55,059
they only for swim teams, or is

1191
00:34:55,059 --> 00:34:56,961
there just lessons? Or a kid

1192
00:34:56,961 --> 00:34:58,529
can go and learn how to swim?

1193
00:34:58,529 --> 00:34:59,930
Yes. Yeah. Those group lessons

1194
00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:01,832
are just open, general public

1195
00:35:01,832 --> 00:35:03,434
to kind of help learn how to

1196
00:35:03,434 --> 00:35:05,803
swim in that safety aspect are

1197
00:35:05,803 --> 00:35:07,004
lower level. So that shrimp

1198
00:35:07,004 --> 00:35:08,138
level is going to be infant

1199
00:35:08,138 --> 00:35:09,640
kind of parents in the water

1200
00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:10,741
and getting used to being in

1201
00:35:10,741 --> 00:35:11,875
the water. And then we

1202
00:35:11,875 --> 00:35:13,043
transition up from there to our

1203
00:35:13,043 --> 00:35:14,345
puffer fish where they start

1204
00:35:14,345 --> 00:35:15,479
getting independence from their

1205
00:35:15,479 --> 00:35:16,647
parents and going one on one

1206
00:35:16,647 --> 00:35:17,781
with an instructor, so that

1207
00:35:17,781 --> 00:35:19,483
from there, in future classes,

1208
00:35:19,483 --> 00:35:20,484
they can be one on one with

1209
00:35:20,484 --> 00:35:21,385
that instructor and learn

1210
00:35:21,385 --> 00:35:22,886
safety. And we talk about water

1211
00:35:22,886 --> 00:35:24,455
safety and what is a lifeguard

1212
00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:26,090
and how do we be safe in a pool

1213
00:35:26,090 --> 00:35:28,692
area? The goal is to be able to

1214
00:35:28,692 --> 00:35:30,527
help participants be able to

1215
00:35:30,527 --> 00:35:31,795
get themselves to safety if

1216
00:35:31,795 --> 00:35:33,230
need be, and then from there,

1217
00:35:33,230 --> 00:35:34,031
if they would like, they can

1218
00:35:34,031 --> 00:35:35,499
continue on skills to work up

1219
00:35:35,499 --> 00:35:37,969
to swim team or swim strokes.

1220
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:39,470
So swim team and swim lessons

1221
00:35:39,470 --> 00:35:40,404
are two different things. In

1222
00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:41,872
the swim lessons are available

1223
00:35:41,872 --> 00:35:42,940
for all ages.

1224
00:35:42,940 --> 00:35:44,508
Yes, yeah, that swim team prep

1225
00:35:44,508 --> 00:35:45,643
class is just at the end of the

1226
00:35:45,643 --> 00:35:46,877
group swim lesson program for

1227
00:35:46,877 --> 00:35:48,045
those that are interested in

1228
00:35:48,045 --> 00:35:49,613
eventually joining a swim team,

1229
00:35:49,613 --> 00:35:51,048
that kind of helps transition

1230
00:35:51,048 --> 00:35:52,816
their skills from a swim,

1231
00:35:52,816 --> 00:35:53,784
stroke and technique to a

1232
00:35:53,784 --> 00:35:55,152
competitive environment, and

1233
00:35:55,152 --> 00:35:57,354
looking at what our DCS and how

1234
00:35:57,354 --> 00:35:58,889
would that work in a swim meet?

1235
00:35:58,889 --> 00:36:01,626
Thank you.

1236
00:36:01,626 --> 00:36:02,326
I was.

1237
00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:03,794
Wondering about your special

1238
00:36:03,794 --> 00:36:05,996
events and they're relatively

1239
00:36:05,996 --> 00:36:07,264
small. I guess you have, what,

1240
00:36:07,264 --> 00:36:10,067
like 12 to 25 participants. You

1241
00:36:10,067 --> 00:36:11,702
do parent surveys of them and

1242
00:36:11,702 --> 00:36:13,037
you provide emails that they

1243
00:36:13,037 --> 00:36:14,805
can utilize to invite other

1244
00:36:14,805 --> 00:36:16,807
people to it and that they

1245
00:36:16,807 --> 00:36:19,643
think might be interesting.

1246
00:36:19,643 --> 00:36:21,612
Yeah. Um, we do typically have

1247
00:36:21,612 --> 00:36:24,281
about 12 to 25 in the off

1248
00:36:24,281 --> 00:36:25,416
season when we have things like

1249
00:36:25,416 --> 00:36:26,817
egg hunt and pumpkin plunge, we

1250
00:36:26,817 --> 00:36:27,751
tend to have about 50

1251
00:36:27,751 --> 00:36:28,919
participants, especially our

1252
00:36:28,919 --> 00:36:30,287
Nerf wars are very popular at

1253
00:36:30,287 --> 00:36:32,056
the Reynolds Center. Um, I am

1254
00:36:32,056 --> 00:36:33,524
wanting to instill some program

1255
00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:34,958
feedback. I noticed that was

1256
00:36:34,958 --> 00:36:35,793
something that we hadn't had,

1257
00:36:35,793 --> 00:36:36,660
and we actually just talked

1258
00:36:36,660 --> 00:36:37,394
about that the other day.

1259
00:36:37,394 --> 00:36:39,063
Instilling that and having

1260
00:36:39,063 --> 00:36:40,698
email chain kind of from there,

1261
00:36:40,698 --> 00:36:42,332
our promos a big way that we

1262
00:36:42,332 --> 00:36:43,834
kind of help families share.

1263
00:36:43,834 --> 00:36:45,569
Facebook is a big winner with

1264
00:36:45,569 --> 00:36:47,204
that, because one family will

1265
00:36:47,204 --> 00:36:48,305
see it and be able to tag their

1266
00:36:48,305 --> 00:36:49,573
friends as well. But I do want

1267
00:36:49,573 --> 00:36:51,041
to instill that feedback as

1268
00:36:51,041 --> 00:36:54,879
well.

1269
00:36:54,879 --> 00:36:56,213
Yes, please.

1270
00:36:56,213 --> 00:36:57,448
Thank you. Scott, quick

1271
00:36:57,448 --> 00:36:58,449
question. At the beginning of

1272
00:36:58,449 --> 00:36:59,483
your presentation, you had on

1273
00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:01,418
there tot time. Yes. Um, what

1274
00:37:01,418 --> 00:37:03,187
time is does that fall on

1275
00:37:03,187 --> 00:37:04,655
Fridays and what ages does that

1276
00:37:04,655 --> 00:37:05,222
cover?

1277
00:37:05,222 --> 00:37:05,523
Yeah.

1278
00:37:05,523 --> 00:37:09,560
That is 930 to 1030 and that is

1279
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,262
ages 0 to 5. Of course, there

1280
00:37:11,262 --> 00:37:12,196
are going to be exceptions

1281
00:37:12,196 --> 00:37:13,097
made. Of course there's like

1282
00:37:13,097 --> 00:37:16,834
five and a half. So, um, that exception can be made.

1283
00:37:16,834 --> 00:37:17,168
Cool.

1284
00:37:17,168 --> 00:37:21,772
Thank you. Um, want to see what.

1285
00:37:21,872 --> 00:37:24,408
Any other questions or are

1286
00:37:24,408 --> 00:37:26,043
there more questions? Thank you

1287
00:37:26,043 --> 00:37:27,044
for the report. It's very

1288
00:37:27,044 --> 00:37:28,445
thorough. I'm a little partial

1289
00:37:28,445 --> 00:37:29,380
to swimming, obviously, so I

1290
00:37:29,380 --> 00:37:31,281
always like to see this

1291
00:37:31,281 --> 00:37:32,583
information into the summer

1292
00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:37,020
season. So, um, Thank you..

1293
00:37:37,020 --> 00:37:39,656
All right. We have one other

1294
00:37:39,656 --> 00:37:42,559
item on for new business. And

1295
00:37:42,559 --> 00:37:45,195
that is the election of the

1296
00:37:45,195 --> 00:37:46,997
secretary position, an officer

1297
00:37:46,997 --> 00:37:48,232
position here on the Parks and

1298
00:37:48,232 --> 00:37:50,367
Recreation, parks and

1299
00:37:50,367 --> 00:37:52,536
Recreation Advisory Board. We

1300
00:37:52,536 --> 00:37:53,771
all know Kathy Wilson stepped

1301
00:37:53,771 --> 00:37:57,508
down from her, uh, time on the

1302
00:37:57,508 --> 00:37:58,809
parks board. Spent. I don't

1303
00:37:58,809 --> 00:38:00,010
know anybody know exactly how

1304
00:38:00,010 --> 00:38:01,945
many years. It's a long time.

1305
00:38:01,945 --> 00:38:04,414
20. 20. Yeah. Was it 25? I know

1306
00:38:04,414 --> 00:38:06,550
it was over 20. So she

1307
00:38:06,550 --> 00:38:08,185
certainly put her time in,

1308
00:38:08,185 --> 00:38:10,187
that's for sure. So, um, we

1309
00:38:10,187 --> 00:38:11,688
obviously wish her the best. So

1310
00:38:11,688 --> 00:38:14,124
with that said, um, do I have

1311
00:38:14,124 --> 00:38:16,727
any nominations for the

1312
00:38:16,727 --> 00:38:19,630
secretary position tonight?

1313
00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:21,265
I nominate Mr. Elder.

1314
00:38:21,265 --> 00:38:23,834
Okay. Are there any

1315
00:38:23,834 --> 00:38:27,070
other nominations? No other

1316
00:38:27,070 --> 00:38:29,206
nominations. Okay. Well, with

1317
00:38:29,206 --> 00:38:30,274
that said, I guess we'll take a

1318
00:38:30,274 --> 00:38:31,241
vote. Do we need to take a

1319
00:38:31,241 --> 00:38:32,109
vote? Is it can we do it

1320
00:38:32,109 --> 00:38:33,243
together? Does that an

1321
00:38:33,243 --> 00:38:34,011
individual.

1322
00:38:34,011 --> 00:38:35,346
Anybody have to say.

1323
00:38:35,346 --> 00:38:38,048
Okay. So all in favor of, uh,

1324
00:38:38,048 --> 00:38:39,283
Jim Elder taking the position

1325
00:38:39,283 --> 00:38:40,384
of secretary and the Parks

1326
00:38:40,384 --> 00:38:41,452
Board, please say aye.

1327
00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:42,153
aye.

1328
00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:45,088
Is there anyone opposed?

1329
00:38:45,088 --> 00:38:46,723
Congratulations, Jim. You are

1330
00:38:46,723 --> 00:38:47,958
now the secretary of the

1331
00:38:47,958 --> 00:38:49,827
Missouri Parks and Recreation

1332
00:38:49,827 --> 00:38:51,929
Advisory Board. So thank you, I

1333
00:38:51,929 --> 00:38:54,498
appreciate that. Okay. Um, we

1334
00:38:54,498 --> 00:38:56,333
are nearing the end here. Uh,

1335
00:38:56,333 --> 00:38:57,668
all it's left is for the good

1336
00:38:57,668 --> 00:38:59,736
of the order. So I'll open mic

1337
00:38:59,736 --> 00:39:00,771
here for anyone who'd like to

1338
00:39:00,771 --> 00:39:01,605
comment. Yeah, please.

1339
00:39:01,605 --> 00:39:03,307
I have three things here. Uh,

1340
00:39:03,307 --> 00:39:06,009
all parks related. Uh, I still

1341
00:39:06,009 --> 00:39:07,611
do my walks five days a week,

1342
00:39:07,611 --> 00:39:08,846
and I try to hit different

1343
00:39:08,846 --> 00:39:11,148
parks I was in, uh, I want to

1344
00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:12,449
pass along. Kudos. And a thank

1345
00:39:12,449 --> 00:39:14,952
you to the parks staff. The

1346
00:39:14,952 --> 00:39:16,186
supervisors and managers,

1347
00:39:16,186 --> 00:39:17,721
because of what they did in all

1348
00:39:17,721 --> 00:39:19,022
the heat and everything else.

1349
00:39:19,022 --> 00:39:20,424
In spite of that, it was in

1350
00:39:20,424 --> 00:39:22,125
James Park. I forget what day

1351
00:39:22,125 --> 00:39:23,961
it was, uh, I guess was

1352
00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:25,729
Saturday. It was amazing. You

1353
00:39:25,729 --> 00:39:26,930
can't even tell that it was

1354
00:39:26,930 --> 00:39:29,533
flooded unless you look really, close and nowhere to

1355
00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:30,734
look at the base of some of the

1356
00:39:30,734 --> 00:39:32,102
trees. And even they're hard to

1357
00:39:32,102 --> 00:39:33,637
tell. So what a great job the

1358
00:39:33,637 --> 00:39:35,839
staff did cleaning that up. I

1359
00:39:35,839 --> 00:39:36,907
suspect people who had never

1360
00:39:36,907 --> 00:39:37,975
been there before would walk in

1361
00:39:37,975 --> 00:39:39,209
there and never, never realize

1362
00:39:39,209 --> 00:39:41,478
it floods. So way to go there.

1363
00:39:41,478 --> 00:39:42,946
The second one was Sports Park,

1364
00:39:42,946 --> 00:39:44,248
which is where I spend most of

1365
00:39:44,248 --> 00:39:46,683
my time. That has recovered

1366
00:39:46,683 --> 00:39:48,385
incredibly well from not having

1367
00:39:48,385 --> 00:39:50,821
water for 6 or 7 weeks. And

1368
00:39:50,821 --> 00:39:52,422
amazingly, I didn't see any

1369
00:39:52,422 --> 00:39:54,157
dead sod that was put down in

1370
00:39:54,157 --> 00:39:55,292
front of all of the soccer

1371
00:39:55,292 --> 00:39:57,194
goals. That all seems to have

1372
00:39:57,194 --> 00:39:58,929
come through. So way to go on

1373
00:39:58,929 --> 00:40:00,931
that one. Um, and last but not

1374
00:40:00,931 --> 00:40:02,432
least, Fort Zumwalt Park. I was

1375
00:40:02,432 --> 00:40:04,501
there Monday, Labor Day. I

1376
00:40:04,501 --> 00:40:05,335
couldn't believe how many

1377
00:40:05,335 --> 00:40:06,803
people were in that park. I had

1378
00:40:06,803 --> 00:40:07,938
a hard time finding a place to

1379
00:40:07,938 --> 00:40:10,073
park on the street. Uh, which

1380
00:40:10,073 --> 00:40:11,542
is a good sign. People were

1381
00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:13,544
hiking, walking to disc golf

1382
00:40:13,544 --> 00:40:15,345
all over the place, kids

1383
00:40:15,345 --> 00:40:17,214
fishing, adults fishing. Some

1384
00:40:17,214 --> 00:40:18,115
little girl out there trying to

1385
00:40:18,115 --> 00:40:19,917
find fish to feed. She she was

1386
00:40:19,917 --> 00:40:21,385
having a lot of fun out there.

1387
00:40:21,385 --> 00:40:23,453
Uh, and I looked at the, the,

1388
00:40:23,453 --> 00:40:24,922
uh, the fort itself that were

1389
00:40:24,922 --> 00:40:27,224
the, I guess it was record or

1390
00:40:27,224 --> 00:40:28,525
whatever it was. The chinks of

1391
00:40:28,525 --> 00:40:30,761
the logs. And I looked at the

1392
00:40:30,761 --> 00:40:32,429
trim on the terrain building.

1393
00:40:32,429 --> 00:40:34,064
Those things looked brand new.

1394
00:40:34,064 --> 00:40:36,099
So again, kudos for that. And

1395
00:40:36,099 --> 00:40:37,200
it was all done when it was

1396
00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:38,602
nice and cool. 60 degrees.

1397
00:40:38,602 --> 00:40:40,004
Right. So thank.

1398
00:40:40,004 --> 00:40:40,971
You for doing that.

1399
00:40:40,971 --> 00:40:43,841
Everybody. Way to go.

1400
00:40:43,841 --> 00:40:44,708
Thank you.

1401
00:40:44,708 --> 00:40:46,476
And by the way, those buildings

1402
00:40:46,476 --> 00:40:47,944
look even better in person than

1403
00:40:47,944 --> 00:40:49,680
they do in the photographs.

1404
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:50,714
Thank you. We appreciate.

1405
00:40:50,714 --> 00:40:51,749
That.

1406
00:40:51,749 --> 00:40:53,450
Yeah I don't hear nearly that

1407
00:40:53,450 --> 00:40:55,052
much. I just had gone over to

1408
00:40:55,052 --> 00:40:56,853
Fort Zumwalt Park too, and was

1409
00:40:56,853 --> 00:40:58,655
amazed that it's in great

1410
00:40:58,655 --> 00:41:00,123
shape. Despite all this heat.

1411
00:41:00,123 --> 00:41:01,625
It looked terrific. As I was

1412
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:02,593
walking around.

1413
00:41:02,593 --> 00:41:04,561
So yeah, the crew over there,

1414
00:41:04,561 --> 00:41:06,229
uh, and all the crew does, but

1415
00:41:06,229 --> 00:41:08,398
the crew at Zumwalt, there are

1416
00:41:08,398 --> 00:41:09,566
newer crew to the park, but

1417
00:41:09,566 --> 00:41:11,568
they are there on it, and they

1418
00:41:11,568 --> 00:41:12,936
take a lot of pride in it. So

1419
00:41:12,936 --> 00:41:16,240
we appreciate that.

1420
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:18,175
Just comment on kind of, uh,

1421
00:41:18,175 --> 00:41:19,509
what was mentioned earlier is

1422
00:41:19,509 --> 00:41:21,011
the the plantings and the

1423
00:41:21,011 --> 00:41:22,446
watering. I'm just amazed at

1424
00:41:22,446 --> 00:41:23,914
how consistently it's done and

1425
00:41:23,914 --> 00:41:25,682
how good things look. I always

1426
00:41:25,682 --> 00:41:28,151
see, uh, the modern in my

1427
00:41:28,151 --> 00:41:29,252
neighborhood. I live in

1428
00:41:29,252 --> 00:41:30,721
Avondale. And so the, the

1429
00:41:30,721 --> 00:41:32,155
planters there along the

1430
00:41:32,155 --> 00:41:33,957
median, you know, I can over if

1431
00:41:33,957 --> 00:41:34,992
I don't see them, I always see

1432
00:41:34,992 --> 00:41:36,426
the water kind of where and

1433
00:41:36,426 --> 00:41:39,563
it's clockwork, you know, and they look fantastic. And

1434
00:41:39,563 --> 00:41:41,431
it's been 100 degrees and it

1435
00:41:41,431 --> 00:41:42,132
still looks good.

1436
00:41:42,132 --> 00:41:43,200
So yeah, it definitely has had

1437
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:44,768
us worried where we know some

1438
00:41:44,768 --> 00:41:45,836
of the areas we're struggling

1439
00:41:45,836 --> 00:41:47,404
in, but they're uh, it's kind

1440
00:41:47,404 --> 00:41:49,473
of kind of expected. But yeah,

1441
00:41:49,473 --> 00:41:50,574
they've, they've had to do

1442
00:41:50,574 --> 00:41:52,743
extra watering uh, for sure

1443
00:41:52,743 --> 00:41:53,910
with these, uh, with the way

1444
00:41:53,910 --> 00:41:54,645
the heat's been.

1445
00:41:54,645 --> 00:41:56,313
Yeah. So I just I really

1446
00:41:56,313 --> 00:41:57,781
appreciate that. But like

1447
00:41:57,781 --> 00:41:58,682
everything else, everything

1448
00:41:58,682 --> 00:42:00,017
else is kept up to. That's the

1449
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:03,220
one thing I can say is you

1450
00:42:03,220 --> 00:42:04,755
rarely, if ever, go anywhere in

1451
00:42:04,755 --> 00:42:06,089
the park and see something that

1452
00:42:06,089 --> 00:42:08,492
just looks, uh, like it needs

1453
00:42:08,492 --> 00:42:09,760
significant attention. That

1454
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:11,128
alone derelict, which you

1455
00:42:11,128 --> 00:42:12,596
unfortunately will see in a lot

1456
00:42:12,596 --> 00:42:14,865
of public parks, unfortunately.

1457
00:42:14,865 --> 00:42:17,100
So thank you.

1458
00:42:17,100 --> 00:42:19,569
Yeah. Just piggyback along

1459
00:42:19,569 --> 00:42:21,471
that. And and what was said

1460
00:42:21,471 --> 00:42:23,173
earlier about James Park being

1461
00:42:23,173 --> 00:42:24,441
flooded in then the recovery

1462
00:42:24,441 --> 00:42:25,909
was so quick. But I've noticed

1463
00:42:25,909 --> 00:42:27,878
that it always it always floods

1464
00:42:27,878 --> 00:42:30,113
down there. And the crews for

1465
00:42:30,113 --> 00:42:31,982
the parks have always been

1466
00:42:31,982 --> 00:42:33,250
right on top of it, just like

1467
00:42:33,250 --> 00:42:34,518
they were on top of Westhoff

1468
00:42:34,518 --> 00:42:37,421
Park after the storm. And I'm

1469
00:42:37,421 --> 00:42:39,723
amazed how quickly everybody

1470
00:42:39,723 --> 00:42:41,591
gets on things and how well

1471
00:42:41,591 --> 00:42:43,393
they do. And and with very

1472
00:42:43,393 --> 00:42:44,528
little interruption to the

1473
00:42:44,528 --> 00:42:45,595
public being able to enjoy

1474
00:42:45,595 --> 00:42:46,897
these parks. So I really

1475
00:42:46,897 --> 00:42:48,598
appreciate all of those that

1476
00:42:48,598 --> 00:42:50,734
effort from the staff that does

1477
00:42:50,734 --> 00:42:51,802
all that. And I know it's hard

1478
00:42:51,802 --> 00:42:52,969
work and I know that they do a

1479
00:42:52,969 --> 00:42:53,970
really good job, and I know

1480
00:42:53,970 --> 00:42:55,205
that they're very dedicated to

1481
00:42:55,205 --> 00:42:57,074
making sure our parks are kept

1482
00:42:57,074 --> 00:42:58,174
really good. And that's one of

1483
00:42:58,174 --> 00:42:59,676
the great things about our

1484
00:42:59,676 --> 00:43:01,378
parks in O'Fallon. So thank

1485
00:43:01,378 --> 00:43:01,545
you.

1486
00:43:01,545 --> 00:43:02,279
Appreciate that.

1487
00:43:02,279 --> 00:43:07,117
Thank you for the comments.

1488
00:43:07,117 --> 00:43:09,987
Okay, so.

1489
00:43:09,987 --> 00:43:11,888
I'd just like to say I

1490
00:43:11,888 --> 00:43:13,924
appreciate all the hard work

1491
00:43:13,924 --> 00:43:15,092
and all the heat this summer

1492
00:43:15,092 --> 00:43:17,194
because it has been awful.

1493
00:43:17,194 --> 00:43:17,561
Yes.

1494
00:43:17,561 --> 00:43:20,097
Thank you.

1495
00:43:20,097 --> 00:43:22,866
Okay. Any other last comments

1496
00:43:22,866 --> 00:43:24,801
before we make a motion to

1497
00:43:24,801 --> 00:43:26,303
adjourn? All right. Hearing

1498
00:43:26,303 --> 00:43:27,537
none. Do I have a motion to

1499
00:43:27,537 --> 00:43:30,240
adjourn the meeting tonight?

1500
00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:31,207
Elder O do I.

1501
00:43:31,207 --> 00:43:32,209
Have a second? Williams.

1502
00:43:32,209 --> 00:43:33,376
All right, all in favor, please

1503
00:43:33,376 --> 00:43:33,877
say aye.

1504
00:43:33,877 --> 00:43:35,245
aye.

1505
00:43:35,245 --> 00:43:57,000
Opposed? Meeting adjourned.