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Yeah. And Mississippi. That's
interesting.
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» I was going to say, how many people are
they serve?
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» Interesting. There are three states that
states that I'm not. They were talking
[0:40]
about meals on wheels for like seniors
are two of them.
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» I mean, there's there's
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Good evening everyone. Like to call to
order the Apex and Parks Recreation
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Advisory Board meeting for January 28th,
2026.
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We'll always start with a moment of
invocation.
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Thank you all. Next, the pledge of
allegiance.
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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of
United States of America and to the
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republic for it stands one nation
indivisible
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and justice for all.
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As always, we receive the meeting
minutes to review and ahead of the
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meeting. Um there aren't any um
objections, corrections, or amendments
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to those meeting minutes from December
10th. I just need a motion to approve
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those meeting minutes.
>> Motion to approve.
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» It's been [clears throat] motioned and
properly second. All in favor?
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» Any oppose? Motion carried. Uh first up,
executive report and projects program
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report.
So, we'll start with the the big item
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for tonight on our agenda. Jamila
Godfrey, if you want to step up to the
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to the mic. So, come
>> on down.
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» Jamila is our new assistant director
over programs. So, she is taking over
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the role for David Wood who's retiring
as of Friday. So, I'll let Tamila kind
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of give you
>> I'll be quick. I won't read the 30
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minute dissertation that I have prepared
for you all. [laughter]
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Now, I'm happy to be here. My name is
Jamaala Godfrey and I'm coming from
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Virginia Beach uh Department of Parks
and Recreation where I've been for the
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past nine years. Prior to that, I was
with the YMCA for about eight years.
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Also in Southampton Roads area of
Virginia. So, I'm very happy to be here.
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It just all worked out. I've always
wanted to be in this area since my
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brother moved here 10 years ago. And I
saw the position and it was just like a
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dream come true. And then everything
just kind of fell into place. And I'm a
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resident as of last Saturday. I turned
it around quickly. How how we did it, I
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still don't know. From December to now
and now I live here and I moved and it's
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just wonderful. But I'm happy to be
here, happy to serve, happy to work with
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all of you. So looking forward to it.
>> Very well.
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» 757.
>> 757. What do you know about that?
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» My family is there. So my brother and
sister lives there. Uh my mom lived
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there, too,
>> but she just recently relocated to
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Kansas with my youngest.
>> Wow.
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» But yeah, so spent a number of days at
the Virginia Beach Sportslex. Yes,
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absolutely.
>> There. Um, so definitely know exactly.
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» We stopped running the Sports Plex and
contracted that out. So, yeah.
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[laughter]
But yes, happy to be here and happy to
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work with you all. So,
>> I do.
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» Thank you. Welcome.
>> Thank you. Thanks.
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» Thank you.
>> So, we're really excited to have her.
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Um, she brings a lot of experience in
the field of parks. I mean, currently,
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she didn't tell you this, but she
watched over seven community centers
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over in Virginia Beach. I mean it's a
very large organization 300 plus uh
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employees. Is that right?
>> So um has that experience with a very
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large organization so to help us
continue to move forward. Um I think
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she's going to be a great addition. So
thank you. Uh we'll talk about winter
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weather. That's really the only other
thing that I'll I'll have for you
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tonight. Apparently, we could get
upwards of potentially 18 inches is the
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last thing I saw.
>> I thought I was tripping.
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» That was
>> Come [laughter] on.
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» I thought I saw that wrong.
>> That was what they said last week, too.
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» Yeah.
>> And then it changed drastically, which
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North Carolina does. So, um we've got a
storm meeting tomorrow uh to prepare for
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the worst. And then we'll see where it
lands because
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» it could get pushed out further east,
which wouldn't be as bad on us. And if
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it gets pushed out further west, we may
get more rain. I don't know. So, we'll
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see how it turns out. But, um, if
we try to update our website as quickly
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as possible. Um, I don't know how many
of you are tied into that, but from our
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social media feeds, but um, if you ever
want to check, it's on the the web page.
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We also have a Facebook page as well as
the Instagram page. So, um, other than
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that, that's all I really have at this
point. Definitely a good call last
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Saturday because I know we had games
last Saturday. Yes, I did some of them.
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Right. And the neighboring uh town said
no. They cancelled. They canceled. They
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cancelled. Yeah. And so
>> before the storm even started.
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» Yeah. Before the storm even started.
Then you know Saturday kind of breeze
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all was just cold, right? It was just
cold.
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» Which is cold. So no weather, but
definitely a good call um last Saturday.
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And then if if you do receive questions
about why we closed parks yesterday, um
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because we came in for uh between 12 and
5 yesterday, but we closed the parks and
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kept them closed because we have a lot
of shaded areas in the parks and I was
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concerned about just people going into
the parking lots, somebody potentially
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getting injured on somebody. So, we
decided to keep those closed and uh
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depending on what this does, we'll see
how we kind of manage that, too. So,
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That's all I got. That's it. What?
>> Next up, chairman's report. Nothing from
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me. Looking around for public comment.
No one on on that. Old business.
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New business.
Need a motion to adjurnn.
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» Make a motion. [laughter]
>> Second.
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» Motion and properly second. All in
favor?
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» Anyone oppose? [laughter]
>> I feel like the record was 604. So, we
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we almost got the record, but we'll
close.
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» Did everybody Did y'all make a full
motion? I'm sorry. I was not going to
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laugh before.
>> Okay, that's all right. We'll pretend we
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didn't hear it.
>> I made a motion.
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» I second.
>> Okay. So, I will offer this since we're
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done now. Um, in the future, if there's
nothing on the agenda, I've been told
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that we can cancel. So, um, that's what
we'll probably do in the future.
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» I did want y'all to meet Jimmy.
>> Yeah, definitely. But I knew this was
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going to be real quick.
>> And it's always just in case there's
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public comment, you know, just
>> you just never know.
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» And then I mean, yeah.
>> So there.
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» Have a wonderful night.
>> Thanks.
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» Good to see everybody. Thank you
everybody.