1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,400 in progress. 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:12,160 » All right, quite focus without my 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,240 glasses. I think we can call this 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,560 meeting to order. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:19,560 Uh shall we have the roll call? 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,560 » Yes. 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,680 » Commissioner Chan 8 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:23,039 » Here. 9 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,920 » Commissioner Chang Frank 10 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:25,359 » Here. 11 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,240 » Commissioner Logan 12 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:27,599 » Here. 13 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:28,080 » Commissioner Martin 14 00:00:27,599 --> 00:00:29,199 » Here. 15 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,439 » Commissioner Trinkle 16 00:00:29,199 --> 00:00:32,000 » Here. and Chair Abbott 17 00:00:31,439 --> 00:00:35,600 » Here. 18 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:38,800 » As of right now, Commissioner Kent is 19 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,239 absent. Um, and we do have our new 20 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,640 commissioner starting tonight, 21 00:00:40,239 --> 00:00:43,280 Commissioner Jennifer Logan. 22 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,000 » Welcome. 23 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,000 » Welcome. 24 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,600 » Uh, did Commissioner Kent say he 25 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,160 wouldn't be here or he may show up or we 26 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,320 don't know. 27 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:50,960 » Um, I didn't get a message saying that 28 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,120 he was not. 29 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,600 » We didn't send out a [laughter] We'll 30 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:59,280 see. We have certainly have a quorum 31 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:02,160 though. That one's unmarked. Okay. 32 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:04,320 I will read the uh land acknowledgement. 33 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,320 Uh the city of Albany recognizes that we 34 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:08,960 occupy the land originally protected by 35 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:10,720 the Confederated villages of Lejon. We 36 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:12,799 acknowledge the genocide that took place 37 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,400 on these lands and must make strides to 38 00:01:12,799 --> 00:01:16,080 repay the moral debt that is owed to 39 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,479 this indigenous people, specifically the 40 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,240 Aloney tribe. We thank them for their 41 00:01:18,479 --> 00:01:22,400 contributions which have transformed our 42 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,040 community will continue to bring forth 43 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,640 growth and unity. City of Albany commits 44 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,400 to sustaining ongoing relationships with 45 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,159 the tribe and together build a better 46 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,759 future for all that now make this their 47 00:01:30,159 --> 00:01:32,960 home. 48 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:35,360 » There we go. 49 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:36,000 » And we are going to welcome Commissioner 50 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,000 Kent. 51 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 » Excellent. 52 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,759 We'll give him a moment to uh get 53 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:46,159 settled. 54 00:01:43,759 --> 00:01:48,960 » Actually um while he's getting settled, 55 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:53,920 I just wanted to give an update that um 56 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:57,119 we are going to bump uh item 4.4-2 4-2 57 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:59,280 from the agenda. Um, our Dena, our 58 00:01:57,119 --> 00:02:02,399 community development director who is 59 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:04,560 presenting this is sick and I think um I 60 00:02:02,399 --> 00:02:06,399 think it's a good project for her to 61 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:10,239 introduce herself to the commission and 62 00:02:06,399 --> 00:02:11,520 so um uh we're going to push it a month. 63 00:02:10,239 --> 00:02:14,520 » Fair enough. Thank you. 64 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,520 » Sure. 65 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:25,000 » And let's get the minutes roll of the 66 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:25,000 minutes from the last meeting. Any 67 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:34,000 » I move to approve the minutes. 68 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:35,840 » All right. Have a second. 69 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,239 » You may want to view them or 70 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,239 » Uh 71 00:02:36,239 --> 00:02:39,920 » You have a comment or 72 00:02:38,239 --> 00:02:41,599 » No, that just our newest commissioners 73 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:42,720 probably abstain from this one because 74 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:45,760 wasn't here. 75 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:47,680 » But otherwise, um I I second. 76 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,680 » Okay. Very good. 77 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,480 » Commissioner Chang. 78 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,160 » Yes. 79 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,160 » Commissioner Chang Frank. Yes. 80 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,280 » Commissioner Ch Kent. 81 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,519 » Yes. 82 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,800 » Commissioner Logan's going to abstain. 83 00:02:57,519 --> 00:02:59,280 Commissioner Martin. 84 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,319 » Yes. 85 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:00,800 » Commissioner Trinkle. 86 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:01,920 » Yes. 87 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,280 » And Chair Abbott. 88 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:04,480 » Yes. All right. Very good. 89 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,840 » Motion passes. 90 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,000 » Motion passes. 91 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:10,400 » All right. Public comment. I see no 92 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,400 public in the room. How about virtual 93 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,400 people? 94 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:21,519 » Uh, no hands raised online. 95 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:24,400 » Okay. Very good. 96 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:28,080 another few seconds. All right, 97 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:30,400 moving on then. Presentations. I believe 98 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:33,400 one is Prop 68 measure M funded projects 99 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,400 update. 100 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,400 Jamar to 101 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:49,307 » Yeah, 102 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,307 I hope you have it. [laughter] 103 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,799 welloiled machine. 104 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:06,200 » Sorry. Trying to get it to the 105 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,080 There we go. 106 00:04:15,519 --> 00:04:18,400 All right. 107 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:19,680 All right. All right. Good evening, 108 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,680 commissioners. My name is Andre 109 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,080 Sterling, project manager at public 110 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:27,040 works. Here to give you an update on our 111 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:29,759 Prop 68 projects uh for this year. So, 112 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:32,080 we can go to the next slide. So, we're 113 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:34,479 going to discuss specifically uh Pier 114 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:37,120 Street Park uh the access and landscape 115 00:04:34,479 --> 00:04:39,919 improvements project, Jules Terrace Park 116 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:42,320 shade improvements and dog amenities, as 117 00:04:39,919 --> 00:04:45,759 well as a brief update on the Dartmouth 118 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:48,080 tot lot uh seating element upgrade. 119 00:04:45,759 --> 00:04:49,520 So, next slide, please. 120 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,199 So, we just wanted to highlight uh one 121 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:54,160 project that was completed since our 122 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:56,080 last uh update uh with pros commission. 123 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,639 Uh that's the path lighting project at 124 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,639 Memorial Park. That those were the five 125 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:05,280 new lamp posts that were installed 126 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:07,919 there. Uh completed in August of 2025. 127 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:10,880 So, it gives obviously more security 128 00:05:07,919 --> 00:05:13,520 there at night at the park as well as a 129 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,199 warm color temperature uh lighting 130 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:18,639 there. 131 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:18,639 All right, next slide, please. 132 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:24,479 So, our first update is on uh Pier 133 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:26,320 Street Park access, landscape, and shade 134 00:05:24,479 --> 00:05:28,800 improvements, and it's all based on the 135 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:32,080 recommendations uh from the pros master 136 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:33,600 plan. So, next slide, 137 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,120 just as a review of the project scope 138 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:38,800 since it's been a while uh since our 139 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:41,199 last update. So, new entry stairs, two 140 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,280 sets of stairs with handrails. Uh and 141 00:05:41,199 --> 00:05:46,160 that's made from repurposed eucalyptus 142 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:48,560 tree lumber from Albany Hill. uh new 143 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,960 landscape boulders, a native plant 144 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:54,080 material and trees uh that will be 145 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,680 planted uh new asphalt path with a 146 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,160 ballard 147 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:01,160 new shade structure for uh the play 148 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,160 equipment. 149 00:06:01,759 --> 00:06:06,400 Here's our uh conceptual layout. So, 150 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:08,000 it's going to be done in two phases. So 151 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,639 phase one would be the access 152 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:13,120 improvements and as we said with the 153 00:06:10,639 --> 00:06:16,720 with the scope uh a new asphalt path 154 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:18,240 that's in the north side of the park uh 155 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,240 there we're going to relocate some of 156 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,639 the existing boulders and also install 157 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:25,759 new landscape boulders uh to direct 158 00:06:22,639 --> 00:06:27,280 traffic to the new entry uh stairways 159 00:06:25,759 --> 00:06:29,840 there. 160 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:31,680 And then uh of course uh the plant 161 00:06:29,840 --> 00:06:35,039 material with the trees and also 162 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:38,240 installing uh phase two the new shade 163 00:06:35,039 --> 00:06:40,639 structure for the play equipment. 164 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:43,360 All right, next slide please. That's a 165 00:06:40,639 --> 00:06:46,479 rendering there of the south uh side of 166 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:49,120 the park uh with newly planted trees, 167 00:06:46,479 --> 00:06:51,759 new landscape boulders, the new lumber 168 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:54,479 uh staircase there. 169 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:56,720 Then next slide. 170 00:06:54,479 --> 00:07:00,960 And then the north side with the asphalt 171 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:03,599 path uh another lumber entry stairway 172 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:06,000 and then new trees planted near the 173 00:07:03,599 --> 00:07:08,080 benches as well as throughout the 174 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:11,280 hillside. 175 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:13,919 All right, next slide. So for phase two, 176 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:17,440 we're looking at three options for a 177 00:07:13,919 --> 00:07:19,759 shade structure uh cantal lever style as 178 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:22,160 well as a shade cell. And the 179 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:24,639 considerations uh for this decision will 180 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:26,880 be uh based on which one is more cost- 181 00:07:24,639 --> 00:07:29,360 effective but more importantly which one 182 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:31,759 provides the best coverage for the play 183 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:34,400 equipment. Uh there will be a shade 184 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:36,639 study performed uh to help us make that 185 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,400 decision as well. Uh since these are 186 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:40,800 somewhat substantial structures, they're 187 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:43,800 going to be based on uh engineering 188 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,800 plans. 189 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:50,160 All right, next slide please. Here's our 190 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,160 our tentative schedule. So, we're we're 191 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,800 in the uh the bid phase at the moment 192 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:57,840 and hoping to award the contract the end 193 00:07:54,800 --> 00:08:01,520 of this month uh and start construction 194 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:04,319 in March and completed uh in about a 195 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:08,120 couple months. 196 00:08:04,319 --> 00:08:08,120 All right, our next slide. 197 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:16,160 So, our next project um in the queue 198 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:18,000 would be uh the Jules Terrace Park, a 199 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,639 shade improvements 200 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:23,440 uh and dog amenities project. So, 201 00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:25,919 looking to install shade elements uh 202 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:29,120 there in the picnic area uh which could 203 00:08:25,919 --> 00:08:31,680 be a grove of trees or material 204 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:33,039 furnishing. And then the dog amenities 205 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,360 upgrade would be installing a new 206 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:37,680 signage indicating dog and dog owner 207 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:40,000 etiquette as well as developing a system 208 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:41,919 that defines the dog play area that's 209 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,519 there. 210 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:46,880 All based on recommendations from the 211 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:49,519 pros master plan. All right, next slide 212 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:52,640 please. 213 00:08:49,519 --> 00:08:54,480 So the preliminary scope involves uh 214 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,720 obviously the picnic area and just 215 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,240 planting additional trees there uh to 216 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:01,680 provide shading for the the picnic 217 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:03,839 tables and then at the the southwest 218 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:06,720 corner of the park 219 00:09:03,839 --> 00:09:09,839 uh which is usually used for dog play or 220 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,680 for like a dog play area there. Uh there 221 00:09:09,839 --> 00:09:14,160 could be a possibility of uh installing 222 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:17,200 a fence [snorts] there to basically make 223 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:19,680 it an official dog run uh for the dogs 224 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:23,560 there. 225 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:23,560 Uh next slide please. 226 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:29,200 Then our tenative schedule 227 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:32,480 uh again would be uh design completing 228 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:34,560 the design phase uh sending the project 229 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:37,839 out for bid in March awarding the 230 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:39,200 contract shortly after in May and then 231 00:09:37,839 --> 00:09:41,120 starting construction in June and since 232 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:43,680 it's a smaller uh project it should be 233 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:46,320 completed within a month. 234 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:47,920 All right, next slide please. 235 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,560 All right, just a brief update on the 236 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:53,440 Dartmouth tot lot of the seating element 237 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:55,040 uh upgrade. So basically to replace 238 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:58,320 uncomfortable seating elements that are 239 00:09:55,040 --> 00:10:00,640 the existing uh seating that's there and 240 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:03,040 prioritizing community and comfort. So 241 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:06,160 the considerations for that again uh the 242 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:08,480 most cost-effective option but also 243 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:10,959 considering comfort and uh most 244 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:14,000 importantly safety for the users of the 245 00:10:10,959 --> 00:10:16,720 tot lot and looking at also what best 246 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:21,600 fits the space as far as size dimension 247 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:25,120 but also aesthetics of the tot lot 248 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,640 and that concludes the presentation. 249 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,720 » All right, thank you very much. Bring it 250 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:31,200 to the commission for questions. You 251 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:36,240 have any questions? 252 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:39,680 the dates. Um yeah, I had a few. One was 253 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:43,040 for Pier Street Park. Um 254 00:10:39,680 --> 00:10:45,040 the um plantings, you said there's going 255 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,600 to be drought tolerant plants or native 256 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,480 plants or something. 257 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:51,040 » Native plants. Yes. And uh I know the 258 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:54,240 first round when the park was first 259 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:57,200 built and commissioned the bunch of the 260 00:10:54,240 --> 00:11:00,880 trees that were planted died and it was 261 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:03,760 um John Hawkage the city urban forester 262 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:06,720 said there was it was freeway soil. It 263 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:10,000 was just bad news and um maybe there 264 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:12,079 wasn't a sufficient um watering or 265 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,800 something irrigation. Do you know if 266 00:11:12,079 --> 00:11:17,120 there's any plans for um doing a 267 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,480 different strategy that will hopefully 268 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:20,720 lead to better success on the 269 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,839 landscaping? 270 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,560 » Yeah, that's a good question. I know 271 00:11:21,839 --> 00:11:27,200 that we were discussing we do have some 272 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:28,560 quick couplers that are there and we're 273 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,920 not going to add irrigation at this 274 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:32,000 point. That's not in this project scope, 275 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,560 but we are discussing another solution 276 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:36,000 for at least watering. But the soil, I 277 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:38,480 know we we've done amendments in the 278 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:41,040 past and we can probably discuss that 279 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,640 looking into improving the soil quality, 280 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,839 but we're not sure how much that's going 281 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,079 to improve. 282 00:11:43,839 --> 00:11:48,160 » I can I can maybe jump in since I was 283 00:11:46,079 --> 00:11:50,079 sort of involved in the sort of the 284 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:52,880 initial construction as well as the the 285 00:11:50,079 --> 00:11:56,399 the tree issues. Um some of the trees 286 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:58,079 are doing okay and other ones um it is a 287 00:11:56,399 --> 00:12:00,560 difficult environment because it is a 288 00:11:58,079 --> 00:12:03,200 hard pack soil plus there's lots of um 289 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:06,639 lots of debris in it. So 290 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:09,200 um once a tree takes hold like it it 291 00:12:06,639 --> 00:12:11,600 tends to stay it tends to go but there 292 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,760 we have replaced a lot of the trees over 293 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:17,519 time. So that's something we'll find one 294 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:19,680 that works and um we are trying to water 295 00:12:17,519 --> 00:12:22,399 them more on a more regular type basis 296 00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:25,839 but without an irrigation system. Um in 297 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:29,040 terms of amending the soil um we we did 298 00:12:25,839 --> 00:12:30,720 for lots of years and it's it's it's 299 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,720 really just a difficult a difficult 300 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,320 location. So, I'm I think there are some 301 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:37,279 plants out there that are doing well and 302 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:39,279 we'll try to um use those, but um I 303 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:42,000 think that's going to be a ongoing 304 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:43,519 challenge. Um right now it looks great. 305 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,959 We were out there today with Calrans, 306 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:49,040 but it uh uh the native plants, you 307 00:12:46,959 --> 00:12:51,200 know, um 308 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:53,040 once uh without an irrigation system, 309 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:55,360 they they kind of go brown pretty 310 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:59,200 quickly. 311 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:02,079 » Okay. Um it says the bid phase was in 312 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:04,639 December with breaking ground in March. 313 00:13:02,079 --> 00:13:08,320 Um for the shade options you showed us 314 00:13:04,639 --> 00:13:10,320 three. Uh how is that decision going to 315 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:13,120 be made? When is that decision going to 316 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:15,360 be made and who will be making that 317 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,959 decision? 318 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:19,600 » Well, we're we can look to your 319 00:13:16,959 --> 00:13:20,720 recommendation as well for input on that 320 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,680 decision. 321 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:26,800 uh based on the cost u because we do 322 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:29,600 have uh a limit to the grant funding as 323 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:31,440 well as the matching funds. Um but we're 324 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:34,000 working with a contractor that's 325 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,680 providing a shade study that's basically 326 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,480 going to give us the best look at the 327 00:13:35,680 --> 00:13:40,480 best uh shade coverage for the area. So 328 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:42,639 with those factors 329 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,440 um obviously aesthetics, we don't want 330 00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:44,639 something that's going to be an 331 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,200 » Eyesore. 332 00:13:44,639 --> 00:13:46,639 » Um 333 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,240 » But the bids went out in December. Does 334 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:50,800 that mean the plan somewhat people were 335 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,920 bidding on it with an unfinished plan or 336 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,839 » I'm sorry 337 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,320 » You said the bids went out in December. 338 00:13:53,839 --> 00:13:56,399 » Yes. 339 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:59,199 » Does that mean the 340 00:13:56,399 --> 00:14:03,360 request for um proposals or whatever the 341 00:13:59,199 --> 00:14:05,360 the bids um does that mean that they 342 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,040 didn't know which option it was going to 343 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,480 be, but they're still going to come up 344 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,120 with a dollar figure or how does that 345 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,360 work? 346 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:14,240 » Good question. So we sent out we sent 347 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:16,639 out the RFP and basically with a 348 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:19,760 recommendation uh for a shade structure 349 00:14:16,639 --> 00:14:23,279 but uh they can present an as equal um 350 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:25,600 option and looking at those um again 351 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:29,519 it's going to be a slightly uh varying 352 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:31,760 cost in each one. Um but each contractor 353 00:14:29,519 --> 00:14:32,880 does know uh that's going to whoever's 354 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,120 going to submit the bid they know that 355 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:37,279 is we will accept an as equal to 356 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:40,560 whatever recommendations that we sent 357 00:14:37,279 --> 00:14:44,639 out. Right. Um and for Jules Terrace 358 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:47,360 Park, that area where you've um said 359 00:14:44,639 --> 00:14:48,560 might be fenced off, uh who's going to 360 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,839 make the decision as to whether or not 361 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:54,399 it's fenced off and um you have a sense 362 00:14:51,839 --> 00:14:58,399 of roughly how big that area is compared 363 00:14:54,399 --> 00:15:00,000 to um the Memorial Park, dog park? 364 00:14:58,399 --> 00:15:02,240 » Yeah. So, we're going to still we're 365 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:04,399 still developing the project scope and 366 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:06,399 once we have a more finalized scope, we 367 00:15:04,399 --> 00:15:08,079 can come back to pros and present uh 368 00:15:06,399 --> 00:15:12,720 present that to you basically to make 369 00:15:08,079 --> 00:15:14,639 that decision. Um, that's an option. Um, 370 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,959 I don't know how much public polling was 371 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:19,440 was done involving or in the past with 372 00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:20,560 the park, but that's just an option. 373 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,560 We're not saying that's the final 374 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,959 decision. 375 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:27,040 Um, 376 00:15:24,959 --> 00:15:28,480 and then for the shade for the picnic 377 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,560 area, said it could be plants or it 378 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:33,199 could be like the awnings or something. 379 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:34,240 Um, do you know who decides that and and 380 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:36,880 how that works? 381 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:39,680 » Yeah, that could also be presented to 382 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:41,839 pros for recommendation, but there were 383 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,480 trees planted there previously that were 384 00:15:41,839 --> 00:15:47,040 removed. So, it would make sense to keep 385 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,560 it a more natural area and just replant 386 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,320 some trees, native trees there. We're 387 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,240 going to work closely with John Oidge as 388 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:55,120 well with that. 389 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:59,079 » Okay. Thanks. 390 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,079 » Okay. Other questions? 391 00:16:04,399 --> 00:16:07,399 » Sure. 392 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:22,959 » Thank you. So, the boulders up top are 393 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:26,560 to keep people from driving cars on or 394 00:16:22,959 --> 00:16:29,040 keeping control access. 395 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:32,639 » Yeah, that's for vehicle traffic. Um, 396 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:35,839 it's going to be a six foot wide path 397 00:16:32,639 --> 00:16:37,199 with a ballard uh in the middle. 398 00:16:35,839 --> 00:16:38,480 So, similar to the path that's there. I 399 00:16:37,199 --> 00:16:43,079 know there's two ballards there, 400 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:43,079 existing ballards on the other path. 401 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,399 that's not included in this project 402 00:16:52,959 --> 00:16:57,199 scope. 403 00:16:54,399 --> 00:17:00,399 » So I can jump in on that. The path the 404 00:16:57,199 --> 00:17:04,759 future path will connect into this um a 405 00:17:00,399 --> 00:17:04,759 little further to the north. I think 406 00:17:05,439 --> 00:17:08,559 » Well it's going to connect to the south 407 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:12,199 and then come connect to it's it's 408 00:17:08,559 --> 00:17:12,199 connecting on both sides. 409 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:28,360 But more serious 410 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,400 test. 411 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:40,080 » Um, we haven't done soils tests. Um, I 412 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:42,400 » Oh, yeah. Yeah, my speaker was off. 413 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,280 There we go. people can hear me. Okay. 414 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,960 Um 415 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:48,000 » We haven't done soil stress. That might 416 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:50,400 be something we could do. But it is heav 417 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,200 so it's it is the old um highway 418 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,799 offramps. 419 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,640 » Yeah. So I know other places like that 420 00:17:52,799 --> 00:17:56,559 where it's just almost impossible to 421 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:59,200 grow and some arborists they just don't 422 00:17:56,559 --> 00:18:01,200 even try. They walk away from it that 423 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:04,240 it's our park. So we have to can't walk 424 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:06,720 away from it. It's not an option. 425 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,799 » Can we augur down you know and just 426 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,280 drill a big hole through it? get some 427 00:18:08,799 --> 00:18:14,320 get the roots down deeper or is it just 428 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:16,400 like 20 feet and 429 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:18,799 » We could we at this point we could try 430 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:21,120 almost anything and it's what like what 431 00:18:18,799 --> 00:18:22,480 what we're doing is marginally effective 432 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:26,480 like there's there's some trees that are 433 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:29,200 doing okay and and and others that just 434 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,320 no matter how many times we replant them 435 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,039 they were kind of getting the same 436 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:35,840 thing. So I'm I'm open to almost 437 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:37,520 anything and I'm sure John would be too. 438 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,960 I don't have any solutions on 439 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:41,679 » The trees that are doing well. Are they 440 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:43,280 specific varieties or just whatever that 441 00:18:41,679 --> 00:18:45,200 right place and right 442 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,720 » Right right place right time. I think I 443 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:50,320 think one of the struggles you know 444 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:51,840 there um so we did amend it um several 445 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:54,880 times and every time we would try to 446 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:58,080 rotoill just more pipe and rock and 447 00:18:54,880 --> 00:19:00,720 broken up everything that 448 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:03,280 chunks of concrete from the the highway 449 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,080 keep So so it's it's it's not great 450 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,720 material. 451 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,720 » Yeah. Right. 452 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,640 Okay. Um, 453 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,720 » We could I like the idea of the augur. I 454 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:15,039 can talk to John about that. 455 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:17,120 » Yeah. I mean, often we if we're working 456 00:19:15,039 --> 00:19:18,960 in industrial sites, you dig dig a hole 457 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:21,360 and they fill it with water and see how 458 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,880 long it takes to if it takes two days 459 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:25,200 and water's still sitting there, then 460 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,559 it's a drainage problem. Then you augur 461 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,400 and 462 00:19:26,559 --> 00:19:31,840 » Okay. 463 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:34,240 » Yeah, maybe be that. It's also obviously 464 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,679 bad soil. 465 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,600 Not that it's not like it's going to get 466 00:19:35,679 --> 00:19:40,600 down 18 inches and find good stuff, 467 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,600 right? 468 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:46,160 » Okay. Other uh other questions? 469 00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:50,320 » Yeah, I just had a question. Can you 470 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:52,640 show the um Jules Terrace Park diagram 471 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:55,039 and go towards that? You we talked a 472 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:57,280 little bit about that dog run. That's 473 00:19:55,039 --> 00:19:58,799 what um Commissioner Martin was asking 474 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,720 about the fenced off area. Is that 475 00:19:58,799 --> 00:20:05,200 right? Is it okay? 476 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:06,720 » So I don't I mean um 477 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:11,120 maybe I'm not recalling correctly. Was 478 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:14,000 that in the master plan as Okay. 479 00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:15,760 » Okay. As recommendation. Okay. So I 480 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,679 don't remember 481 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:21,919 talking discussing that in depth at any 482 00:20:17,679 --> 00:20:23,520 point here on this commission. So just 483 00:20:21,919 --> 00:20:25,200 warning warning. I feel like that might 484 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:28,080 be a big issue potentially for 485 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:30,000 neighbors. And not to say that overall 486 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,640 the city may totally support it, but 487 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,320 it's just something we should be um we 488 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,159 should make sure that the process is 489 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,880 good and that there's a lot of public 490 00:20:36,159 --> 00:20:40,799 involvement and a lot of notification. 491 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,799 Um 492 00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:45,200 not to say either way, but just to make 493 00:20:42,799 --> 00:20:48,159 sure everybody who has a stake in it 494 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:51,360 feels like they've they've been heard. 495 00:20:48,159 --> 00:20:53,200 » Definitely. I and I would just say that 496 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:55,440 especially if we're going to put a fence 497 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,120 up, even if just signage, we should 498 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,039 probably be sure and reach out, but but 499 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:00,799 if there's going to be a fence, 500 00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:04,080 » I guess this is no longer a question. 501 00:21:00,799 --> 00:21:06,559 All right. Uh any other questions? We 502 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:08,880 jumped right to discussion. 503 00:21:06,559 --> 00:21:12,799 » I think questions I had have been asked. 504 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:14,559 So, uh go to public, open up for public 505 00:21:12,799 --> 00:21:15,440 comment. Uh 506 00:21:14,559 --> 00:21:19,760 » No hands raised. 507 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:21,679 » No hands raised. Okay. Very good. Now we 508 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,120 can have our discussion. I mean, you're 509 00:21:21,679 --> 00:21:24,480 not really looking for anything from us 510 00:21:23,120 --> 00:21:25,360 right now, right? You're just kind of an 511 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,159 update. You don't need 512 00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:30,360 » Just an update. Yeah. 513 00:21:26,159 --> 00:21:30,360 » Yeah. Yeah. Um 514 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:35,679 » Um I mean there is no irrigation, no 515 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,600 plans to have irrigation or did you try 516 00:21:35,679 --> 00:21:40,640 to? 517 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:42,559 No, there's no plans. And I guess part 518 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:46,000 of that would be I know we did discuss 519 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:48,400 briefly that we have existing uh quick 520 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:51,600 couplers there and just developing 521 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,799 either a schedule um in that hillside 522 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:56,080 there's yeah there's no irrigation 523 00:21:52,799 --> 00:21:58,640 that's actually for the field area. So 524 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:01,120 » That could be completed under another 525 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:03,280 project in the future but not with this. 526 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:06,320 I think one of the the issues in the 527 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:08,880 development of the project was um not 528 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:11,440 being irrigated because this was done in 529 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:13,520 the midst of a drought and the idea was 530 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:16,240 to have drought tolerant plants and not 531 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:20,480 have an established irrigation system. 532 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:21,760 Um and um 533 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,360 did take the opportunity to put some 534 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,960 quick couplers in there to handwater 535 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:26,960 things, but it's not a developed 536 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:30,159 irrigation system. And it's and it's 537 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:32,480 based off the um water service serving 538 00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:34,320 the uh the restroom facility. So it 539 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,159 really doesn't have, you know, the 540 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:38,400 capacity that you would have to for a 541 00:22:36,159 --> 00:22:40,320 developed system. 542 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,000 » It's not enough. 543 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:46,000 » We wouldn't run it off the bathroom. 544 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:47,760 » Yeah. Um and and I was surprised at how 545 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,679 much irrigation I think was something 546 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:53,039 like $80,000 to establish a new 547 00:22:49,679 --> 00:22:55,440 irrigation a new irrigation line. 548 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:57,520 Um there has been talk with East Bay Mud 549 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,280 bringing recycled water to the area but 550 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:02,799 I think that's 551 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:03,760 » Cheaper. It's not cheap and it's I think 552 00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:06,000 a long way away 553 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,880 » Making its way right is into Berkeley 554 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,080 yet or 555 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:11,760 » Yeah I mean I think I think we've had 556 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,559 engagement with East Bay at different 557 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:16,320 times and I think they've run into 558 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:18,960 struggles with how to get alignment 559 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,799 there and and this is probably as far 560 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:23,280 away you know it's it's not a huge 561 00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:26,240 demand and it's probably the most 562 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,240 expensive to serve. 563 00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:33,600 And this also seems like an opportunity 564 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:36,400 to engage the community of friends of 565 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:39,120 Thompson Pier Street Park whole park was 566 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:42,000 result of community involvement might be 567 00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:45,240 bras 568 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,240 ever that 569 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:51,280 even if it's even a bucket by the 570 00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:54,720 » True 571 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,720 um any other comment 572 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,159 Other than 573 00:23:57,120 --> 00:23:59,919 » Yeah. Yeah. 574 00:23:58,159 --> 00:24:02,400 » I did want to [clears throat] second uh 575 00:23:59,919 --> 00:24:07,840 Commissioner Chang Frank's comment about 576 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:10,080 the noticing for the dog run. Um so 577 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:15,279 because she and Commissioner Abbott and 578 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:18,080 I were on the subcommittee for the um 579 00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:21,679 Memorial Park dog park and that was it 580 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:23,600 was a huge elaborate affair. Um this I 581 00:24:21,679 --> 00:24:26,080 necessarily anticipate it being as as 582 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:29,279 much of a thing, but it should be duly 583 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,240 noticed and um we have opportunities for 584 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:32,159 public input. 585 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,760 » And one might think that because it's a 586 00:24:32,159 --> 00:24:35,731 de facto dog park now it wouldn't 587 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,679 matter, but one would be wrong. 588 00:24:35,731 --> 00:24:39,360 [laughter] 589 00:24:37,679 --> 00:24:41,600 That's why I'm saying even if the signs 590 00:24:39,360 --> 00:24:43,679 go up, you need to reach out. 591 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,557 » Fair enough. All right. [laughter] 592 00:24:43,679 --> 00:24:49,039 Little little gunshy here. All right. 593 00:24:45,557 --> 00:24:50,640 [snorts] Uh any other comments? 594 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:53,120 » All right. Well, thank you very much. 595 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,799 Yeah, I I'm I think we're all excited to 596 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:56,080 see uh 597 00:24:54,799 --> 00:24:56,400 » Yeah, great to see all the progress, 598 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:57,600 too. 599 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,080 » It's really fun to see these actually 600 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:58,799 happening. 601 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,159 » Thank you. 602 00:24:58,799 --> 00:25:03,760 » We know you're making it all possible. 603 00:25:00,159 --> 00:25:05,200 » I think I have I think I have um I can 604 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,679 make it work. 605 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,559 » Moving on to the park maintenance update 606 00:25:07,679 --> 00:25:10,559 if we're ready. 607 00:25:08,559 --> 00:25:12,000 » Yes. Um 608 00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:14,240 » And at the beginning of the meeting, if 609 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,440 some people just tuned in, we decided to 610 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:19,480 skip 42 because 611 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:19,480 » Yes, 42. We're skipp 612 00:25:26,799 --> 00:25:31,840 Well, you know, I'm I'm gonna I'm gonna 613 00:25:28,799 --> 00:25:34,720 call a chair's prerogative and say we 614 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:36,400 may now reopen public public comment. If 615 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:40,279 you would like to step up and and have 616 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,279 your three minutes, please 617 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:53,520 I just joined the of the USA Northern 618 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:56,080 California. Um, so I'm here for a couple 619 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:58,640 reasons. One is, um, I just want to make 620 00:25:56,080 --> 00:26:00,000 the commission aware of fact that 621 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:03,120 there's a fair amount of grant funding 622 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:06,720 that the national USDA makes available 623 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:10,240 for, um, for local t local 624 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:11,840 organizations, whether it's um, whether 625 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:14,960 it's, you know, community tennis 626 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:16,400 associations or cities. And so I just 627 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,799 want to make myself a resource to thank 628 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,880 anybody if anybody's interested and 629 00:26:18,799 --> 00:26:23,520 wants to learn more about that. Um I'd 630 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:26,880 be happy to be or to connect you with 631 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:29,919 some a staff member at the USDA Noral 632 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:31,760 organization. Um so I wanted to offer 633 00:26:29,919 --> 00:26:33,440 myself as that. Then I also just wanted 634 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:36,000 to comment that I think the courts at 635 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:39,200 Terrace and uh Memorial falling into 636 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:42,159 pretty like high level disrepair. um 637 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:43,600 which I think is it's I'm sure you guys 638 00:26:42,159 --> 00:26:45,520 have noticed and probably heard from 639 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:49,120 other people at some point, but I just 640 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:51,120 wanted to point it out and um let you 641 00:26:49,120 --> 00:26:54,320 guys know that they're they get used a 642 00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:56,400 ton and um to the point where I don't 643 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:58,000 play as much at memorial as I used to 644 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:01,120 because I have to reserve reserve them 645 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:04,159 if I want to. Um but uh they're great 646 00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:05,840 sports. It's a great park and um I would 647 00:27:04,159 --> 00:27:10,240 hope that at some point they get fixed 648 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:10,240 up fixed up a little bit and um All 649 00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:16,720 right. Well, thank you very much. 650 00:27:11,919 --> 00:27:19,679 » And to be clear, it's US and not USDA. 651 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:22,880 » That's true. That's right. I work with 652 00:27:19,679 --> 00:27:25,279 US in my regular life and I do not want 653 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:28,080 to have anything to do with that. 654 00:27:25,279 --> 00:27:30,400 » Um just I give you a little preview of 655 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,760 the next um presentation here talking 656 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:34,000 about park maintenance and one of the 657 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:36,320 upcoming projects for this uh this year. 658 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,840 Uh we have established a annual park 659 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:40,080 rehabilitation program and we're going 660 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,120 to redo the courts at uh Terrace Park. 661 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,120 » Okay. 662 00:27:41,120 --> 00:27:45,840 » It's a little snippet. 663 00:27:43,120 --> 00:27:47,679 » Yeah. Julia knows who I am but if 664 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:50,080 anybody wants to get my contact 665 00:27:47,679 --> 00:27:51,840 information 666 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,919 » I'll give you 667 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:57,360 » City is notoriously uninterested in 668 00:27:53,919 --> 00:27:59,200 sources of money. [laughter] 669 00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:00,799 Sure. 670 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,559 It can be large amounts of money for 671 00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:04,399 really large projects or small like 672 00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:06,559 there's a fair amount coming that's 673 00:28:04,399 --> 00:28:09,360 small micro grants like in the $2,500 674 00:28:06,559 --> 00:28:12,399 range for like if you want to buy like 675 00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:13,679 new benches or like new nets for all of 676 00:28:12,399 --> 00:28:15,039 the ports or things like that. So 677 00:28:13,679 --> 00:28:17,200 there's like there's different types of 678 00:28:15,039 --> 00:28:18,399 programs. I am not an expert but I'm 679 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,080 learning about it and I can definitely 680 00:28:18,399 --> 00:28:21,360 connect with experts to all right 681 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,720 » To learn more about it. 682 00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:24,159 » Well, thank you. I think they will 683 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,120 gladly take your information. Thanks so 684 00:28:24,159 --> 00:28:25,440 much for coming down and making your 685 00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:27,120 comments. 686 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:31,840 » Thank you guys. All right, we will now 687 00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:33,600 close public comment, move to item 43, 688 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:36,480 of which we've had a tantalizing little 689 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:39,440 preview. [laughter] 690 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:41,840 Um, I think I could just um The fonts 691 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:44,399 got a little jacked up when I opened it 692 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:46,159 here. So, I did I saved it as a PDF. So, 693 00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:49,159 that might 694 00:28:46,159 --> 00:28:49,159 um 695 00:28:49,919 --> 00:28:52,919 work. 696 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,240 Anything's open. 697 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:22,520 Maybe you can drive 698 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,520 just take the PDF. 699 00:29:31,919 --> 00:29:35,240 You got it. 700 00:29:35,679 --> 00:29:40,919 I stop sharing because I think I was 701 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,919 messing things up. 702 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:09,840 And that's where I got stumped. 703 00:30:07,820 --> 00:30:09,840 [laughter] 704 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,559 » Here, I got it. I got it now. 705 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,720 » Okay. 706 00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:22,320 » Yep. All right. 707 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,799 » We're just texting you guys to make sure 708 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:28,240 you guys are still woke. All right. Back 709 00:30:24,799 --> 00:30:31,720 to our regular scheduling program. 710 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,720 » Okay. So, 711 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:45,440 Um we go. All right. So this is a um 712 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,760 update on our parks maintenance. So this 713 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:50,320 is something we were trying to do a 714 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:52,640 number of times a year, but um due to 715 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:54,720 staff staff turnover, whatnot, we got 716 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:58,559 out of cycle. So, this is my attempt to 717 00:30:54,720 --> 00:31:00,159 kind of bring us back up to speed and uh 718 00:30:58,559 --> 00:31:02,320 let everyone know where we are with some 719 00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:05,919 of the uh park maintenance things. So, 720 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:08,000 let me jump in and um 721 00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:11,600 so we're just going to give an overview 722 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:13,520 of uh our approach to ma um park 723 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:15,520 maintenance um see how it fits within 724 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:17,120 the larger public works uh environment 725 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,960 and then some of the key activities 726 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:22,240 we've been doing. Um one of the things 727 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:23,520 I'm really excited about is SB 1383. Um, 728 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:26,399 this is something that we've talked 729 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:29,039 about uh at prior council meeting or 730 00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:31,600 commission meetings and has uh been a 731 00:31:29,039 --> 00:31:33,120 struggle and there's been some recent 732 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:35,120 developments and changes that are 733 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:38,159 actually in our favor which I'm really 734 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:39,760 excited about. Um, and then we'll just 735 00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:43,360 touch on some upcoming projects 736 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:46,399 including the um uh the the tennis 737 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:50,799 courts that uh we mentioned. 738 00:31:46,399 --> 00:31:53,519 So um so public works has what I think 739 00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:56,960 one of the broader scopes of um scopes 740 00:31:53,519 --> 00:32:00,960 of work within the the the city. Um we 741 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:02,880 have uh what is it 16 uh FTEEs as 742 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:05,679 full-time equivalents and then a single 743 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:08,000 part-time person and that and that take 744 00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:09,679 we take care of a lot of things within 745 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:11,760 the city. everything from delivering 746 00:32:09,679 --> 00:32:13,919 capital projects which Andre talked 747 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:16,880 about to maintaining all the 748 00:32:13,919 --> 00:32:20,320 infrastructure and and uh things in our 749 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:22,080 rightway and just from I think this is 750 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:24,159 how we organize ourselves within the 751 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,760 budgets and things of that sort. We have 752 00:32:24,159 --> 00:32:27,760 sort of functional areas, capital 753 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:30,640 improvements, rightway, buildings and 754 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:32,720 facilities, parks and playfields, open 755 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:37,519 space and then sort of departmental 756 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:39,360 management. Um and so like in in right 757 00:32:37,519 --> 00:32:41,039 away it's everything from operation and 758 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:44,399 maintenance of the storm storm drains 759 00:32:41,039 --> 00:32:46,240 regul regulatory uh requirements trash 760 00:32:44,399 --> 00:32:48,080 and graffiti 761 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:49,600 um buildings and facilities. It's you 762 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:52,880 know just the the general maintenance of 763 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:57,440 the build of the of the facil facilities 764 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:59,440 in um parks and open space. This is um 765 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:02,320 you know all of our structured parks and 766 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:04,880 I'll say that's like Terrace Park and 767 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:08,640 and um I even include the greenway in 768 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:10,880 there to a certain extent. Um uh and the 769 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:13,360 open spaces are more of the bulb and 770 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:15,360 Albany Hill, Cornis Creek. So that's 771 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:19,039 that's sort of our our division of labor 772 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:22,720 there. Um and our approach to 773 00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:24,640 maintenance generally speaking, we have 774 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:27,760 um seven maintenance workers, three of 775 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:30,480 which are lead workers. So that's um 776 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:32,880 they're responsible for a functional 777 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:35,360 area. So we have one person around PI 778 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:38,960 Parks and we see uh Michael Michael Hog 779 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:40,960 he's our uh lead worker for parks and um 780 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:45,360 so he's kneede in everything related to 781 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:47,440 parks and and um uh lead workers aren't 782 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:50,000 ex you know we're not large enough to 783 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:53,200 have people exclusively with parks. So 784 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:56,480 um we do everything but as a lead worker 785 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:58,799 the idea is he he's spending a portion 786 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:00,880 of his time understanding what's going 787 00:33:58,799 --> 00:34:02,799 on in park. So when there is an issue, 788 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:06,720 he has the contacts to go out and and 789 00:34:02,799 --> 00:34:08,320 and address it. Um and then we have a 790 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,879 lead worker for public rideway and then 791 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:13,280 a lead worker for buildings. And they're 792 00:34:10,879 --> 00:34:17,040 supported by four maintenance workers 793 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:20,240 and these are level two. Um right now we 794 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:22,159 um we have um we're down a couple people 795 00:34:20,240 --> 00:34:23,839 for various reasons. So we're down two 796 00:34:22,159 --> 00:34:27,040 people. We're looking to kind of bring 797 00:34:23,839 --> 00:34:29,359 that back up. So that that's a um 798 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:32,079 constraint in what we can do. 799 00:34:29,359 --> 00:34:33,599 Um, and then we have the public works 800 00:34:32,079 --> 00:34:36,000 manager, which is a vacant position 801 00:34:33,599 --> 00:34:38,000 right now. And then we have a project 802 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,919 manager, Andre, who helps support 803 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:42,639 projects, and then the or urban 804 00:34:39,919 --> 00:34:46,000 forester. And so that's that's sort of 805 00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:50,879 the key folks that are involved in um 806 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:53,200 managing uh the the parks. 807 00:34:50,879 --> 00:34:56,240 Um the park maintenance, we have some 808 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:58,640 sort of what I call core activities, and 809 00:34:56,240 --> 00:35:01,040 we call this the trash run. And it's 810 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:02,480 that's more of um more than just picking 811 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:04,000 up the trash. What it is, it's a 812 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:07,119 structured time that we go through all 813 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:10,320 the parks. So, uh Memorial Park is we 814 00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:12,160 have a um I think it's route A or 815 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:14,400 whatever. We have a Monday, Wednesday, a 816 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:16,560 Monday, Friday trash run. And this is 817 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:19,359 where we go through Memorial Memorial 818 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:22,320 Park, Terrace Park, uh Ocean View Park. 819 00:35:19,359 --> 00:35:25,119 We pick up the trash. We blow all the um 820 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:27,520 the uh pathways. We make sure that the 821 00:35:25,119 --> 00:35:29,680 the sand in the sandboxes are at the 822 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:31,040 right level and there, you know, we we 823 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:33,040 make sure there's no issues with that. 824 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:35,599 We make sure the bathrooms are stocked. 825 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:37,520 If there's other issues in going in the 826 00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:40,160 park, we either address it right then. 827 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:41,920 Maybe it's a graffiti issue or we put it 828 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:43,839 on a list that that gets done 829 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:46,800 separately. So, it's really our eyes in 830 00:35:43,839 --> 00:35:50,480 the park uh making sure that it's it's 831 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:52,480 functional. We also have um 832 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:54,079 you know in different parks different so 833 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:56,000 basically Monday, Wednesday, Friday we 834 00:35:54,079 --> 00:35:59,119 do some version of trash run throughout 835 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:01,280 the city. Um and then we also do what we 836 00:35:59,119 --> 00:36:03,599 call the weekend service and this was 837 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:05,520 something we uh brought on I would say a 838 00:36:03,599 --> 00:36:08,160 couple years ago coming out of COVID 839 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:10,079 where we found and this is again a good 840 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:12,240 problem to have our parks get a lot of 841 00:36:10,079 --> 00:36:14,720 use. So we would our idea is that we 842 00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:16,079 would empty the trash on a Friday it 843 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:18,400 would be you know and that would be 844 00:36:16,079 --> 00:36:20,000 enough capacity to le last us through 845 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:23,119 the uh through Monday when we get 846 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:25,040 another trash run. That's not the case 847 00:36:23,119 --> 00:36:26,640 after sat after Saturday. In a lot of 848 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:28,640 cases the parks need a little bit of a 849 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:33,200 tuning up. So, we bring in a maintenance 850 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:35,920 worker on overtime uh for four hours um 851 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:39,280 four hours on a Sunday morning to really 852 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:41,680 just make sure things are ready for the 853 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:43,839 next day's uh activities in the parks. 854 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:45,839 And so there's, you know, particularly 855 00:36:43,839 --> 00:36:47,599 Memorial Park and Ocean View parks get a 856 00:36:45,839 --> 00:36:50,400 lot of picnics and parties and things of 857 00:36:47,599 --> 00:36:54,000 that sort. So, um that's been really 858 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:57,040 helpful to um that was that was um one 859 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:58,480 of our largest area of complaints and I 860 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,000 think we've really addressed that. So, 861 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,839 the complaints are dropping 862 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:05,760 significantly. 863 00:37:01,839 --> 00:37:08,480 Um, and I'll jump to like we coordinate 864 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:11,200 with wreck a lot on this issue because 865 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:13,520 um, when 866 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:16,480 recreation has a park attendant out 867 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:19,200 there and that that person is there to 868 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:21,680 assist people doing rentals and and 869 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:25,280 whatnot and that person does some of the 870 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:27,119 lift. Um, but we want to make sure that 871 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:29,119 we come in and do some like underlying 872 00:37:27,119 --> 00:37:31,359 heavy stuff. Make sure the restrooms are 873 00:37:29,119 --> 00:37:33,280 stocked. If there's trash cans 874 00:37:31,359 --> 00:37:35,440 overflowing from the year the the day 875 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:37,599 before, we make sure that's taken care 876 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:40,000 of and and cleaned up across all of our 877 00:37:37,599 --> 00:37:42,960 parks. But then the attendant can deal 878 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:46,400 with sort of the, you know, wiping down 879 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:48,320 tables and helping with trash, but not, 880 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:51,760 you know, they they just don't have the 881 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:55,680 facilities to do it like we do. Um, and 882 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:56,720 then for our we also rely on contractors 883 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:59,280 particularly in the landscape 884 00:37:56,720 --> 00:38:02,240 maintenance. We um irrigation management 885 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:04,400 and uh trees, you know, we don't we 886 00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:06,079 don't have a tree crew. We also bring in 887 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,680 specialty stuff. We had a storm drain 888 00:38:06,079 --> 00:38:09,520 issue in Memorial Park this last year 889 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:12,480 and so we brought in someone to help 890 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:16,720 clear some storm drains to um help with 891 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:18,320 some drainage problems. So, um you know, 892 00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:20,640 that's 893 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:23,920 there's it's really a nice combination 894 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:26,800 of work that we do in house versus stuff 895 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:29,040 that we contract out. And my thought is 896 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:32,320 we want to 897 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:34,800 do work inhouse that we are best suited 898 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:36,560 to. So things like the trash run like we 899 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:38,480 know our parks. We going to go do the 900 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:41,280 thing and we can identify when there is 901 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:43,119 an issue and bring it up and if we if we 902 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:46,240 can take care of it we can we'll do it. 903 00:38:43,119 --> 00:38:48,720 if we need to bring in a contractor um 904 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:50,560 we will and and I think that's that's 905 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:52,240 working and in a lot of cases our 906 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:54,480 maintenance workers are helping make the 907 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:57,760 decision of what we can do and what we 908 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:59,119 can't do. Um and then we rely on 909 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:01,839 community partnerships and this is 910 00:38:59,119 --> 00:39:03,680 primarily you know Alb Unified um 911 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:09,119 particularly with the the baseball team. 912 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:11,280 They take a really um uh active um 913 00:39:09,119 --> 00:39:13,520 engagement in maintaining uh 914 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:15,680 particularly the ball field in Memorial 915 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:18,000 Park as well as other things and other 916 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:21,200 other people who use the fields come in 917 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:24,160 and do work days and so forth. 918 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:25,839 Um, 919 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:30,079 so some of the key activities we've done 920 00:39:25,839 --> 00:39:31,680 since um, uh, last the last update, 921 00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:34,240 which I think was almost like a year and 922 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:36,560 a half, two years ago, which so I'm want 923 00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:38,240 to get back on cycle on this. Um, one 924 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:40,720 thing we did a restroom refresh for 925 00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:43,839 Memorial Park, Ocean View, and uh, 926 00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:46,160 Terrace Park. And Memorial Park was 927 00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:48,400 probably the largest largest one of 928 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:51,760 these. Um and if you recall maybe what 929 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:54,640 was that two 2016 2017 there was the 930 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:58,560 update of the uh restrooms in Memorial 931 00:39:54,640 --> 00:40:00,880 Park um I would say in the last couple 932 00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:03,280 years they were really in a again they 933 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:05,520 get a lot of use and which is good but 934 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:07,440 um they were showing some wear and tear 935 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:08,960 particularly with the partitions at 936 00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:12,560 Memorial Park we pulled all the 937 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:15,680 partitions out took everything and uh we 938 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:17,280 uh redid a surface uh floor surface on 939 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:19,839 it so So, it's more of an epoxy and 940 00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:22,079 hopefully that will last better. We got 941 00:40:19,839 --> 00:40:24,960 new brackets. I think Andre spent a lot 942 00:40:22,079 --> 00:40:26,720 of time trying to uh track down the 943 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:28,320 manufacturer and get brackets to make 944 00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:32,240 sure one one of the things the brackets 945 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:34,320 were were broken. So, the um partitions 946 00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:36,880 were just all over the place and they 947 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:39,680 weren't they weren't functioning. So, we 948 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:42,000 cleaned the graffiti, we recoted them, 949 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:47,280 reinstalled them, and they look pretty 950 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:49,440 good. um at Terrace Park in Ocean View, 951 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,960 we essentially repainted the inside and 952 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:53,520 outside because again they were looking 953 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:55,440 tired and that was done uh with our 954 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:57,520 staff. 955 00:40:55,440 --> 00:41:01,200 Um and then one of the things we've been 956 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:03,599 doing the last couple years um 957 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:07,119 uh and this is primarily in response to 958 00:41:03,599 --> 00:41:09,280 the SP 1383 was the winter and summer uh 959 00:41:07,119 --> 00:41:12,160 services for the fields. So, this is 960 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:14,000 where we um close the fields. Um the 961 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:17,119 winter service we're just coming out of. 962 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:21,359 We close the fields uh in early uh late 963 00:41:17,119 --> 00:41:23,280 November and excuse me. Uh they're 964 00:41:21,359 --> 00:41:27,119 basically closed through December and 965 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:31,920 January. We do a uh uh a top coating of 966 00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:35,040 of compost. We uh airate uh we we seed 967 00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:37,359 and it's it's this year. I've got a 968 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:40,880 picture of it at at Memorial Park. It 969 00:41:37,359 --> 00:41:43,280 really looks good. Um, so 970 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:46,480 this is an opportunity. The fields get a 971 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:48,560 lot of play time. We don't use really 972 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:50,960 any fertilizers or any sort of other 973 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:54,480 amendments. So giving time for the 974 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:56,640 fields to breathe and just um put some 975 00:41:54,480 --> 00:42:00,640 compost on, we water it and let it go 976 00:41:56,640 --> 00:42:04,319 without anyone u on it is really showing 977 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:07,920 some um some uh improvement. Um and at 978 00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:10,640 Ocean View there were a number of uh 979 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:12,880 uh bare spots um that we were getting a 980 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:15,359 lot of complaints from particularly the 981 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:17,839 soccer folks about um playability in the 982 00:42:15,359 --> 00:42:20,000 co in the fields being super hard, no 983 00:42:17,839 --> 00:42:22,319 grass. Um and then we had some other 984 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:24,079 issues too with irrigation where um we 985 00:42:22,319 --> 00:42:27,040 had some breaks in the line and areas 986 00:42:24,079 --> 00:42:30,240 with coverage. So with this this 987 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:32,800 service, we went and um uh we had a 988 00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:36,400 contractor with our with Michael um we 989 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:37,839 went and um uh basically did an audit of 990 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:40,079 our system figuring out where the 991 00:42:37,839 --> 00:42:41,760 coverage issues were um and we 992 00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:42,880 identified a number of leaks that we 993 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,960 fixed because there were there were 994 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:48,079 areas that were consistently wet and 995 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:50,319 then we have areas that were drying. So, 996 00:42:48,079 --> 00:42:53,200 um hopefully we're going to have much 997 00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:55,680 better performance on the um u 998 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:59,359 irrigation side which will help help the 999 00:42:55,680 --> 00:43:03,040 fields. Um 1000 00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:04,880 then we also have done 1001 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:08,160 this down here. This if you've been out 1002 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:13,119 in the bulb, we constructed a new set of 1003 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:14,720 ADA spaces. This came from a um a a 1004 00:43:13,119 --> 00:43:16,640 complaint from the public, not this last 1005 00:43:14,720 --> 00:43:19,680 July, but the prior July, with someone 1006 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:21,200 who was had accessibility issues, was 1007 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:23,839 having some struggles getting out to the 1008 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:26,560 bulb. And um they brought it to our 1009 00:43:23,839 --> 00:43:29,680 attention and we realized that the spots 1010 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:33,200 that we had there that were ADA that we 1011 00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:36,319 identified for ADA um 1012 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:38,240 weren't really um up to snuff. And part 1013 00:43:36,319 --> 00:43:41,599 of it was 1014 00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:44,480 when East Bay Regional Parks built their 1015 00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:46,000 parking lot that took the pathway that 1016 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:50,000 these 1017 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:52,960 these spots um these spots use. So we 1018 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:55,680 took a step back and we constructed 1019 00:43:52,960 --> 00:44:01,040 these uh two spots in the middle of the 1020 00:43:55,680 --> 00:44:03,200 um uh in that that sort of island area 1021 00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:05,680 between the pathway and the and the 1022 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:08,480 road. Um, and so there are two nice 1023 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:10,480 spots with a pathway to the trail and 1024 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,760 then we uh fixed some of the issues 1025 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:14,319 within the trail and I think that's 1026 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:16,079 gotten a good response and it quite 1027 00:44:14,319 --> 00:44:19,440 frankly opened up a little more parking 1028 00:44:16,079 --> 00:44:22,000 spaces uh for uh other folks. So I think 1029 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:26,000 that was a really good thing. Um we've 1030 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:27,920 also done uh these picnic tables. You 1031 00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:31,200 really can't see it too well, but uh 1032 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:32,880 Peter in our uh maintenance uh he's a 1033 00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:36,000 lead worker for buildings and he's 1034 00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:39,359 really good carpenter. He has replaced 1035 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:44,400 at Memorial Park all of the old sort of 1036 00:44:39,359 --> 00:44:45,680 tres or or composite uh picnic material, 1037 00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:49,359 you know, material for the picnic 1038 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:51,520 tables. And um they made it with nice 1039 00:44:49,359 --> 00:44:54,079 wood. And he's it is much easier to 1040 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:58,480 maintain because as people cut things 1041 00:44:54,079 --> 00:45:01,200 into it or um uh do we we can sand it 1042 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:04,079 out and repaint it and it's a much it's 1043 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:07,839 a much better um long term for us to 1044 00:45:04,079 --> 00:45:09,440 maintain our plan. And we're um what he 1045 00:45:07,839 --> 00:45:11,440 does is he buys the wood and we let it 1046 00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:15,839 sit for a period of time so it dries 1047 00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:17,520 out. And we're planning to um do the 1048 00:45:15,839 --> 00:45:21,440 same thing at Terrace Park because they 1049 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:23,359 have the same same type of um uh picnic 1050 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:25,599 tables. 1051 00:45:23,359 --> 00:45:28,640 Um the other thing that we that's it's 1052 00:45:25,599 --> 00:45:30,800 on its way with the construction of the 1053 00:45:28,640 --> 00:45:33,920 dog park and this is uh back to the 1054 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:36,560 comment about uh the dog. Nothing 1055 00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:39,200 changed in the dog park when we uh other 1056 00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:41,119 than switching the the gate location. 1057 00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:44,240 The park's basically the same. baseball 1058 00:45:41,119 --> 00:45:47,280 is basically the same, but uh balls 1059 00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:49,440 going over the over the fence were um a 1060 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:51,440 big big issue and we got lots and lots 1061 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:55,040 and lots of comments about that. So, we 1062 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:56,880 we worked with uh Albany Unified and um 1063 00:45:55,040 --> 00:46:00,240 you know trying to figure out what 1064 00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:02,319 what's the real issue and it seems like 1065 00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:03,839 most of the comments come not during 1066 00:46:02,319 --> 00:46:06,079 games because the games really aren't 1067 00:46:03,839 --> 00:46:08,079 the problem. It's during practice where 1068 00:46:06,079 --> 00:46:10,400 someone's taking batting practice and 1069 00:46:08,079 --> 00:46:12,319 the coach is very passionate and and one 1070 00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:14,960 of the time we got lots of calls. They 1071 00:46:12,319 --> 00:46:17,680 were coming up against a a pitcher who 1072 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:20,160 can like throw 90 whatever 90 miles per 1073 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:22,160 hour and and everyone was fouling it off 1074 00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:24,240 and so you know everyone's practicing 1075 00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:26,319 and fing it all off to the dog park and 1076 00:46:24,240 --> 00:46:29,440 the dog park's full and so I think 1077 00:46:26,319 --> 00:46:31,680 that's that's the that's the sort of the 1078 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:33,920 use case that we're trying to um to 1079 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:35,599 address. So, we we found this product 1080 00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:39,359 that that's used at other high schools 1081 00:46:35,599 --> 00:46:40,800 and the uh Albany Unified coach said, 1082 00:46:39,359 --> 00:46:43,680 "Yeah, that's he's seen this work." And 1083 00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:46,560 it's called a um batting turtle. So, 1084 00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:49,359 it's kind of this cage that that you sit 1085 00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:51,920 in and it prevents foul balls from going 1086 00:46:49,359 --> 00:46:54,560 out in either ways. So, we have that on 1087 00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:57,599 the way. And as baseball's ramping up 1088 00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:59,359 now, our hope is um and as we've talked 1089 00:46:57,599 --> 00:47:03,599 with Sid is this this will be a 1090 00:46:59,359 --> 00:47:05,520 requirement to use um for anyone who's 1091 00:47:03,599 --> 00:47:08,319 renting the fields, whether it be Albby 1092 00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:10,720 Unified, the Cyclones, I guess that's a 1093 00:47:08,319 --> 00:47:13,440 travel ball team that uses it. Um the 1094 00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:16,160 Albany Little League, they'll use that 1095 00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:18,400 during practice and then games will will 1096 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:19,680 happen as normal. So 1097 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:21,680 » Fold up or something. 1098 00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:23,520 » Yeah, it's it it folds up. Apparently, 1099 00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:26,560 it's not too hard to move. It looks 1100 00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:28,240 gangly to me, but um uh they cleaned out 1101 00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:31,599 an area that they can keep it up on the 1102 00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:35,200 first baseline. And um I think I think 1103 00:47:31,599 --> 00:47:37,200 this hopefully this will um maybe not 1104 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:42,800 address all the problems, but really 1105 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:46,800 take a take a bite out of them. So, um 1106 00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:48,800 and then we also do um you we uh we just 1107 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:51,200 finished uh pruning the trees in Terrace 1108 00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:53,040 Park today. Um so we do we've gone 1109 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:55,599 through most of the parks doing uh 1110 00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:59,200 trimming work and uh we do play 1111 00:47:55,599 --> 00:48:01,280 equipment inspections. Um this helps we 1112 00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:03,440 actually have an outside person come and 1113 00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:06,160 identify you know defects with this in 1114 00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:09,040 the in the play equipment. This is the 1115 00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:10,240 play structures at the parks and you 1116 00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:12,480 know a lot of them are things that I 1117 00:48:10,240 --> 00:48:14,319 probably wouldn't have had caught like 1118 00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:16,240 um when the coating comes off of it that 1119 00:48:14,319 --> 00:48:17,839 creates an issue for the kids and and 1120 00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:19,599 whatnot. So, they give us 1121 00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:20,960 recommendations and we went through a 1122 00:48:19,599 --> 00:48:22,640 process of replacing a bunch of 1123 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:25,680 equipment and we'll have another 1124 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:26,960 inspection here in um well, not the 1125 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:29,200 equipment itself. We've replaced 1126 00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:31,440 components of the the the damaged 1127 00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:32,880 components of the equipment and we'll 1128 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:35,119 likely have another inspection here 1129 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:38,400 shortly to see if anything else is going 1130 00:48:35,119 --> 00:48:41,280 on. Um and then we monitor all the the 1131 00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:43,920 sand and sort of fiber um playground 1132 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:45,440 fiber, you know, safety surfaces in the 1133 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:48,800 playground areas to make sure they're up 1134 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:52,319 to stuff. Um they surprising how how 1135 00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:55,359 much stuff we go through. Um 1136 00:48:52,319 --> 00:48:57,520 uh and then 1137 00:48:55,359 --> 00:49:00,160 our challenges. 1138 00:48:57,520 --> 00:49:01,760 So it's this is the exact same slide 1139 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:04,960 other than the updated pictures that we 1140 00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:07,920 had before. Um it's vandalism and 1141 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:10,079 graffiti. Uh these pictures are from 1142 00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:12,880 last weekend where we had someone come 1143 00:49:10,079 --> 00:49:14,880 through and basically the same style of 1144 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:16,480 graffiti starting at the bulb working. 1145 00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:20,160 that's all all the way through the parks 1146 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:22,400 and up and down the greenway. Um 1147 00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:25,040 we have really made a concerted effort 1148 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:28,240 to jump on graffiti as quickly as we 1149 00:49:25,040 --> 00:49:29,839 can. U we found that it goes away. Um 1150 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:32,400 you know someone's going to do this but 1151 00:49:29,839 --> 00:49:34,400 if it we leave it there more comes if we 1152 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:36,000 take care of it quickly. Um, I don't 1153 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:38,240 know if you've noticed it with the 1154 00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:40,960 columns along the BART tracks where 1155 00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:43,200 we've we've basically taken over manage 1156 00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:45,280 of that from BART because they weren't 1157 00:49:43,200 --> 00:49:47,280 keeping up and it was really becoming an 1158 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:49,520 issue. 1159 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:54,000 Um, so some of the things we've done to 1160 00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:55,680 respond to the graffiti and vandalism is 1161 00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:59,520 um we have the weekend park checks and 1162 00:49:55,680 --> 00:50:01,359 that's kind of keeps us on on um you 1163 00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:02,960 know on top of things before it really 1164 00:50:01,359 --> 00:50:05,280 spins out of control. One of the things 1165 00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:08,800 we've done too, which is interesting, is 1166 00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:12,000 um the bathrooms lock on a timer and 1167 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:17,280 we've adjusted those times 1168 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:20,319 um just to throw people off just um and 1169 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:22,160 like I I 1170 00:50:20,319 --> 00:50:24,720 one of the things we've we open them 1171 00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:27,920 later and sometimes it's after school 1172 00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:30,079 after school um starts because that 1173 00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:31,680 means people aren't 1174 00:50:30,079 --> 00:50:34,880 going around in the bathrooms before 1175 00:50:31,680 --> 00:50:36,240 school. And then um depending on what 1176 00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:38,319 the rentals are, particularly with 1177 00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:41,520 daylight savings, we shift the time 1178 00:50:38,319 --> 00:50:43,520 because you know they in the summertime 1179 00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:46,400 when there's b uh softball games going 1180 00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:48,240 on, we 10 o'clock's a perfect time. In 1181 00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:50,079 the winter it's not. And and what 1182 00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:52,160 happens is people go in there and we 1183 00:50:50,079 --> 00:50:54,319 have problems. 1184 00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:55,839 Um and we've coordinated with uh Alb 1185 00:50:54,319 --> 00:50:57,599 Unified and they've been really great to 1186 00:50:55,839 --> 00:51:02,160 help. Um particularly one of the issues 1187 00:50:57,599 --> 00:51:06,240 we've had was um uh trash during uh at 1188 00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:08,160 Memorial Park during lunch and um 1189 00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:10,160 they've been great to work with in terms 1190 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:15,280 of yeah getting reminding people to do 1191 00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:18,800 it. We we coordinate our trash to our 1192 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:20,559 Wednesday trash um to happen after 1193 00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:24,960 lunch. I don't know if our students have 1194 00:51:20,559 --> 00:51:26,640 noticed that, but um we we then you know 1195 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:28,160 after lunch then we go and clean up the 1196 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:30,319 park, make sure there's no overflowing 1197 00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:34,480 trash cans, and that seems to have 1198 00:51:30,319 --> 00:51:36,000 alleviated that issue. But um uh there's 1199 00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:39,119 usually someone from the school there 1200 00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:42,160 also reminding people to um to put away 1201 00:51:39,119 --> 00:51:44,640 their trash. But it and 1202 00:51:42,160 --> 00:51:49,920 I guess it's like 1203 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:53,440 people for it it goes in waves. Um 1204 00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:56,160 and in some cases we involve all Albany 1205 00:51:53,440 --> 00:52:00,240 um police department um particularly 1206 00:51:56,160 --> 00:52:01,839 with um we have people um living you 1207 00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:04,000 know we'll we'll spend night in the 1208 00:52:01,839 --> 00:52:07,440 bathroom and so on things like that we 1209 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:08,880 have our our maintenance workers call PD 1210 00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:11,119 to make sure it's safe to go in and 1211 00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:12,720 clean up. 1212 00:52:11,119 --> 00:52:15,440 Um 1213 00:52:12,720 --> 00:52:18,880 all right SP 1383. 1214 00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:22,800 So, this was a and just for people who 1215 00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:25,359 aren't familiar, this was a um state law 1216 00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:27,119 that was enacted, I don't know, four or 1217 00:52:25,359 --> 00:52:29,599 five years ago, something along those 1218 00:52:27,119 --> 00:52:34,000 lines. And it really it really impacted 1219 00:52:29,599 --> 00:52:36,319 how um uh solid waste management 1220 00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:40,640 happens. And um one of the components 1221 00:52:36,319 --> 00:52:43,119 that relates to us is um this this 1222 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:46,960 requirement for purchasing and use of 1223 00:52:43,119 --> 00:52:50,240 organic material. So it was a a way of 1224 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:53,280 uh developing a market for um organic 1225 00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:55,760 material for use in you know um whole 1226 00:52:53,280 --> 00:52:58,079 host of things you can do with it. Um so 1227 00:52:55,760 --> 00:53:00,640 each city was given an allocation based 1228 00:52:58,079 --> 00:53:05,040 on some formula and our initial 1229 00:53:00,640 --> 00:53:08,960 allocation was uh 1364 tons and this is 1230 00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:13,760 not tons of this was I I call this tons 1231 00:53:08,960 --> 00:53:14,240 of SP 1383 compliant organic material 1232 00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:15,520 because 1233 00:53:14,240 --> 00:53:16,640 » And that's annual 1234 00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:19,119 » Annually 1235 00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:21,680 » And because there's this long list of 1236 00:53:19,119 --> 00:53:25,040 things that can contribute and then a 1237 00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:30,000 conversion factor to this this madeup up 1238 00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:35,440 tons tons things. So um so I I have this 1239 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:39,599 is all in um compliant organic material. 1240 00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:42,800 Um the 1364 was going to be a heavy 1241 00:53:39,599 --> 00:53:46,559 heavy lift not only for us but for every 1242 00:53:42,800 --> 00:53:48,720 other municipality. Um, and we jumped on 1243 00:53:46,559 --> 00:53:50,319 it and tried to do our and and the way 1244 00:53:48,720 --> 00:53:51,920 this was done, it was phased in over I 1245 00:53:50,319 --> 00:53:54,240 think it was four years or three or four 1246 00:53:51,920 --> 00:53:57,040 years where you would phase up and we 1247 00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:58,720 were meeting our targets and but quite 1248 00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:00,800 frankly 1249 00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:03,520 if the if things didn't change I I don't 1250 00:54:00,800 --> 00:54:06,880 know what we would have done. Um so our 1251 00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:10,960 target our revised target is now 460 1252 00:54:06,880 --> 00:54:14,240 which is hugely different and I think I 1253 00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:16,480 think um this was our local our local 1254 00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:19,119 regulator our local agency is stop waste 1255 00:54:16,480 --> 00:54:22,319 and they worked with um was it Cal 1256 00:54:19,119 --> 00:54:24,880 Recycle to lower the to to make the case 1257 00:54:22,319 --> 00:54:26,720 to lower the um uh requirements for 1258 00:54:24,880 --> 00:54:28,800 cities. So, and and that's that's great. 1259 00:54:26,720 --> 00:54:33,119 And now we're sitting in a great look a 1260 00:54:28,800 --> 00:54:38,559 great position because the our bakedin 1261 00:54:33,119 --> 00:54:40,640 uses are we do two annual um uh twice 1262 00:54:38,559 --> 00:54:42,880 annual compost giveaway and this is 1263 00:54:40,640 --> 00:54:44,960 through waste management. Um you can see 1264 00:54:42,880 --> 00:54:47,680 the the pallets and we have most of our 1265 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:50,160 our crew out there. Um, and it's 1266 00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:52,079 something that, um, I think people line 1267 00:54:50,160 --> 00:54:54,319 up for pretty darn early in the morning. 1268 00:54:52,079 --> 00:54:58,319 And it's and it's a really good thing. 1269 00:54:54,319 --> 00:55:00,960 And that that provides about 69 tons. 1270 00:54:58,319 --> 00:55:04,000 And our our field services, our winter 1271 00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:06,800 is uh, almost 300. Our summer service, 1272 00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:09,440 which is very similar, but we do less 1273 00:55:06,800 --> 00:55:12,240 fields for less time. We only do the 1274 00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:15,440 ball fields instead of sort of broader 1275 00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:17,359 in the parks. And that's that's 215. And 1276 00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:19,839 then we support 1277 00:55:17,359 --> 00:55:23,200 uh compost to the compost hub and that's 1278 00:55:19,839 --> 00:55:27,280 at the gil track and that is that totals 1279 00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:29,839 662 which is way above our requirement 1280 00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:32,319 and so this this is this is great for 1281 00:55:29,839 --> 00:55:34,880 us. So now we're actually in a position 1282 00:55:32,319 --> 00:55:37,359 where we're digging into 1283 00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:38,800 um so when we when we started this and 1284 00:55:37,359 --> 00:55:40,319 and I'm I don't know if you guys 1285 00:55:38,800 --> 00:55:42,079 remember like we're just kind of 1286 00:55:40,319 --> 00:55:45,359 throwing everything out there trying to 1287 00:55:42,079 --> 00:55:47,520 get uses that make sense. Now we now 1288 00:55:45,359 --> 00:55:49,280 that we've met our requirement and from 1289 00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:51,040 what I understand this requirement is 1290 00:55:49,280 --> 00:55:52,720 going to stay stable unless there's some 1291 00:55:51,040 --> 00:55:54,720 other determination that we would have 1292 00:55:52,720 --> 00:55:56,559 time to react with it. So from my 1293 00:55:54,720 --> 00:55:58,960 perspective we're going to start 1294 00:55:56,559 --> 00:56:02,079 organizing our effort around meeting 1295 00:55:58,960 --> 00:56:04,799 that requirement while um I think 1296 00:56:02,079 --> 00:56:07,599 particularly for the um field services 1297 00:56:04,799 --> 00:56:09,680 we've gotten a lot of benefit out of um 1298 00:56:07,599 --> 00:56:12,319 out of doing this. So, what we're going 1299 00:56:09,680 --> 00:56:15,040 to probably do is go through and see 1300 00:56:12,319 --> 00:56:18,559 which ones are sort of the best the best 1301 00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:20,319 use for our money um in this and I could 1302 00:56:18,559 --> 00:56:24,319 see backing off on maybe the summer 1303 00:56:20,319 --> 00:56:26,400 service or some part of it and um and 1304 00:56:24,319 --> 00:56:29,760 really dialed this in to to be the most 1305 00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:31,839 impactful at at cost. So, um, we're in a 1306 00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:34,559 really good spot for this and we'll 1307 00:56:31,839 --> 00:56:38,400 we'll obviously not dial it in too tight 1308 00:56:34,559 --> 00:56:41,599 so that we, you know, we're not, um, so 1309 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:43,280 we don't miss a compliance. And like 1310 00:56:41,599 --> 00:56:46,400 other things that we've tried to do in 1311 00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:48,480 public works, we um, 1312 00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:50,480 we want to make sure the activities that 1313 00:56:48,480 --> 00:56:52,640 we're doing flow into the compliance 1314 00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:54,000 reporting so that um, the first couple 1315 00:56:52,640 --> 00:56:55,359 years it was like, wait a minute, I 1316 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:57,200 remember that project. Where's that 1317 00:56:55,359 --> 00:57:00,480 receipt? Let's get the thing. So, we 1318 00:56:57,200 --> 00:57:03,200 want to make sure that we we're actually 1319 00:57:00,480 --> 00:57:08,480 talking with Waste Management, our um 1320 00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:11,440 hauler to to to help us um 1321 00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:13,920 and right now we buy our our compost 1322 00:57:11,440 --> 00:57:16,559 through our landscape contractor and so 1323 00:57:13,920 --> 00:57:18,640 that has a higher higher cost. We can 1324 00:57:16,559 --> 00:57:21,040 buy it through Waste Management who has 1325 00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:22,720 a company that um makes out in the 1326 00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:24,400 Central Valley for organic farming and 1327 00:57:22,720 --> 00:57:26,799 whatnot. So, it's really really quality 1328 00:57:24,400 --> 00:57:28,319 stuff. um they can deliver it here. We 1329 00:57:26,799 --> 00:57:30,160 have a certain amount built into our 1330 00:57:28,319 --> 00:57:35,920 franchise and that could lower our unit 1331 00:57:30,160 --> 00:57:41,359 cost um pretty significantly in a um 1332 00:57:35,920 --> 00:57:44,079 uh in rough numbers. Um when we buy um 1333 00:57:41,359 --> 00:57:46,960 uh compost in this switching instead of 1334 00:57:44,079 --> 00:57:50,559 SP 1383 compliant units cubic yards 1335 00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:55,200 normal cubic yards we buy it for about 1336 00:57:50,559 --> 00:57:57,920 $50 a ton or a cubic yard um delivered 1337 00:57:55,200 --> 00:58:02,319 from aapokco we buy it from our 1338 00:57:57,920 --> 00:58:05,280 contractor at roughly 40 kind of pulling 1339 00:58:02,319 --> 00:58:07,280 it out it's roughly 40 I think with 1340 00:58:05,280 --> 00:58:12,160 waste management what what we have built 1341 00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:14,160 built into our contract, it might be 1342 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:17,599 between 20 and 30, which really drops 1343 00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:19,520 our costs. So, um, so this is this is 1344 00:58:17,599 --> 00:58:21,359 like this is great. We can start 1345 00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:24,240 thinking about this rather than worrying 1346 00:58:21,359 --> 00:58:25,440 what's the, you know, giving it in 1347 00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:27,760 little baggies and everyone's going to 1348 00:58:25,440 --> 00:58:28,079 have to take some home for something. 1349 00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:30,000 So, 1350 00:58:28,079 --> 00:58:30,880 » Just thinking how much can we dump on on 1351 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:33,520 Peggy Thompson, 1352 00:58:30,880 --> 00:58:35,200 » Right? Well, that seriously 1353 00:58:33,520 --> 00:58:37,280 » That that was one of our thoughts was 1354 00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:38,720 maybe we just make piles, compost piles, 1355 00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:44,040 and move them around and see what 1356 00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:44,040 happens. Um, yeah. Um, 1357 00:58:44,319 --> 00:58:49,440 so, and now we get to some 1358 00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:51,359 forwardlooking things. Um, 1359 00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:53,920 one of So, one of the things we've done 1360 00:58:51,359 --> 00:58:55,839 in all of our um all of our systems, and 1361 00:58:53,920 --> 00:58:59,040 I think you know, we've talked about the 1362 00:58:55,839 --> 00:59:02,559 the trees and street lights and and 1363 00:58:59,040 --> 00:59:04,160 things. We're kicking off an an uh an 1364 00:59:02,559 --> 00:59:08,400 effort actually I think in the coming 1365 00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:10,160 weeks um to do an ass inventory GIS 1366 00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:12,240 inventory of all the facilities in our 1367 00:59:10,160 --> 00:59:16,000 parks. So this will be a basis for us to 1368 00:59:12,240 --> 00:59:18,640 start doing um a replacement schedule um 1369 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:21,839 around our play equipment and other 1370 00:59:18,640 --> 00:59:23,760 things fencing so that so one we're very 1371 00:59:21,839 --> 00:59:25,680 clear what we have what's what its 1372 00:59:23,760 --> 00:59:27,920 condition and then we can start um 1373 00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:29,920 putting a replacement program and this 1374 00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:32,160 goes handinhand with a new feature that 1375 00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:35,599 we have in our uh capital improvement 1376 00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:37,440 program. Um the we've in other areas 1377 00:59:35,599 --> 00:59:39,920 we've established these what we call it 1378 00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:43,280 programs like we have a sewer program, 1379 00:59:39,920 --> 00:59:45,200 we have a uh sidewalk program, we have a 1380 00:59:43,280 --> 00:59:47,680 road program and the idea is we want to 1381 00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:51,520 be investing a certain level every year 1382 00:59:47,680 --> 00:59:53,599 in and year out. Not so much in a um 1383 00:59:51,520 --> 00:59:55,119 like a signature project. is just in the 1384 00:59:53,599 --> 00:59:57,520 basic stuff so that we don't have 1385 00:59:55,119 --> 00:59:59,680 comments like we had today about you 1386 00:59:57,520 --> 01:00:03,119 know the the playability of our courts 1387 00:59:59,680 --> 01:00:06,480 um being in a in a in bad shape and you 1388 01:00:03,119 --> 01:00:09,280 know I I don't think there's there's a 1389 01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:11,280 lot of things are looking tired there 1390 01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:16,160 could use a refresh. So this is going to 1391 01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:18,400 be our um in the current CIP we have 1392 01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:20,160 about $200,000 a year for a fiveyear 1393 01:00:18,400 --> 01:00:23,920 plan. Hopefully when we get to the end 1394 01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:25,920 of that we can we can in the new plan 1395 01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:28,160 extend that and adjust it based on what 1396 01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:30,559 our needs are. 1397 01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:32,880 So this year we have a couple things in 1398 01:00:30,559 --> 01:00:35,200 the plan. We have at Memorial Park the 1399 01:00:32,880 --> 01:00:37,680 back stops at the the padding on the 1400 01:00:35,200 --> 01:00:40,319 back stop is just deteriorating before 1401 01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:41,839 our eyes. It's um and so we're going to 1402 01:00:40,319 --> 01:00:43,280 replace that. We're getting a quote for 1403 01:00:41,839 --> 01:00:45,760 that right now. And then we're going to 1404 01:00:43,280 --> 01:00:47,200 do the Par Terrace Park tennis courts. 1405 01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:50,720 And this is one thing that I wanted to 1406 01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:52,319 bring up with um unfortunately Dena is 1407 01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:55,280 not here. Um but I wanted to have the 1408 01:00:52,319 --> 01:00:57,839 conversation uh in the master plan. Um 1409 01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:59,839 there was discussion about flex courts 1410 01:00:57,839 --> 01:01:01,520 and what we do with flex courts and how 1411 01:00:59,839 --> 01:01:05,359 we integrate those. And one of the 1412 01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:08,240 opportunities to for flex courts is um 1413 01:01:05,359 --> 01:01:10,880 when we redo tennis courts and and it's 1414 01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:13,599 it's not a big lift to 1415 01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:16,319 paint lines to support another use. the 1416 01:01:13,599 --> 01:01:18,559 lift is are we all on the same page of 1417 01:01:16,319 --> 01:01:20,640 what that other use is and one of the 1418 01:01:18,559 --> 01:01:23,839 things I wanted to do and it's it's kind 1419 01:01:20,640 --> 01:01:26,000 of great that um we had the commenter 1420 01:01:23,839 --> 01:01:27,280 and Andre has contact because one of the 1421 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:29,520 things I want to make sure is that we 1422 01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:33,440 don't degrade the playability for tennis 1423 01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:36,319 because um you know the courts at Albany 1424 01:01:33,440 --> 01:01:38,640 High are Albany High's home court the 1425 01:01:36,319 --> 01:01:42,640 the courts at Terrace Park are used by 1426 01:01:38,640 --> 01:01:44,000 St. Mary's College High School and um 1427 01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:46,880 and and so we want to make sure that 1428 01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:49,520 they're playable from a you know a match 1429 01:01:46,880 --> 01:01:51,680 play or whatever. Um but this is the 1430 01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:53,599 opportunity to bring that in. So um 1431 01:01:51,680 --> 01:01:56,559 that's one thing that I want to be 1432 01:01:53,599 --> 01:01:59,760 talking about so that um Andre doesn't 1433 01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:02,640 have to make it up himself. Um 1434 01:01:59,760 --> 01:02:05,760 and then uh we have the Aloney Linear 1435 01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:09,760 Park fitness equipment replacement. Um I 1436 01:02:05,760 --> 01:02:11,599 believe Andre has meeting with uh 1437 01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:13,760 vendors right now to look at different 1438 01:02:11,599 --> 01:02:17,839 options. So that should be coming to the 1439 01:02:13,760 --> 01:02:21,040 commission here um in 2026 if not um 1440 01:02:17,839 --> 01:02:23,599 early 2027. And then we want to do the 1441 01:02:21,040 --> 01:02:25,520 citywide turf audit. Um this to me is 1442 01:02:23,599 --> 01:02:27,280 one of the big things where we decide 1443 01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:29,920 where we want turf, where we don't want 1444 01:02:27,280 --> 01:02:31,839 turf, what what could it be? And that 1445 01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:33,359 folds into 1446 01:02:31,839 --> 01:02:35,599 a couple of other studies. the 1447 01:02:33,359 --> 01:02:37,599 programming along the Aloney Greenway 1448 01:02:35,599 --> 01:02:41,920 and Peggy Thompson Pier Street Park 1449 01:02:37,599 --> 01:02:45,440 which are you know slated for 27 and 28. 1450 01:02:41,920 --> 01:02:47,119 And in my mind the Aloney Greenway 1451 01:02:45,440 --> 01:02:50,240 programming and Peggy Thompson 1452 01:02:47,119 --> 01:02:51,839 programming go hand inand with the um 1453 01:02:50,240 --> 01:02:56,079 project that Dean is going to be leading 1454 01:02:51,839 --> 01:02:59,599 on the the sort of you know what what 1455 01:02:56,079 --> 01:03:01,920 uses can go in different places. Um, 1456 01:02:59,599 --> 01:03:04,160 so 1457 01:03:01,920 --> 01:03:06,319 and then 1458 01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:07,920 so we get into the measure. I don't have 1459 01:03:06,319 --> 01:03:10,160 budget numbers because I just quite 1460 01:03:07,920 --> 01:03:15,680 frankly didn't have enough time. Um, I 1461 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:17,920 do have a um tab open to I have links. 1462 01:03:15,680 --> 01:03:20,000 Um, all this stuff is on our website, so 1463 01:03:17,920 --> 01:03:21,839 I can Let me see if I can get this up 1464 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:24,000 here. 1465 01:03:21,839 --> 01:03:29,440 Um, [clears throat] 1466 01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:31,440 and show folks where it is. 1467 01:03:29,440 --> 01:03:34,440 Um 1468 01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:34,440 okay. 1469 01:03:39,039 --> 01:03:46,280 So 1470 01:03:41,839 --> 01:03:46,280 sharing we go. 1471 01:03:46,400 --> 01:03:53,599 So this is um on our website where we 1472 01:03:51,119 --> 01:03:56,240 detail really everything that's going on 1473 01:03:53,599 --> 01:03:58,880 in a lot lot of areas. This is the uh 1474 01:03:56,240 --> 01:04:01,039 page that deals with the measure M or 1475 01:03:58,880 --> 01:04:05,119 the open parks and open space part 1476 01:04:01,039 --> 01:04:07,680 parcel tax. Um these reports they have 1477 01:04:05,119 --> 01:04:09,680 reports here of um projects and pro 1478 01:04:07,680 --> 01:04:12,400 program expenditures and that's updated 1479 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:13,680 annually. Um 1480 01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:16,319 give you a heads up it hasn't been 1481 01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:18,559 updated um with the new audit that was 1482 01:04:16,319 --> 01:04:20,319 just completed but um we're working on 1483 01:04:18,559 --> 01:04:23,680 that and should should be done fairly 1484 01:04:20,319 --> 01:04:25,359 soon. But it does detail 1485 01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:27,520 what we spend the money, what revenue 1486 01:04:25,359 --> 01:04:29,119 has been coming in by fiscal year, and 1487 01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:32,240 you can see exactly how we're spending 1488 01:04:29,119 --> 01:04:35,039 it. And um way we've budgeted things, 1489 01:04:32,240 --> 01:04:37,920 and it's a really 1490 01:04:35,039 --> 01:04:41,280 a a little bit of a tug a tug. It it 1491 01:04:37,920 --> 01:04:44,960 supports both operating costs as well as 1492 01:04:41,280 --> 01:04:46,880 capital. Um so it's um it's something we 1493 01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:51,440 keep an eye on and and probably will 1494 01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:53,680 adjust over time as needs as needs come. 1495 01:04:51,440 --> 01:04:57,349 Then 1496 01:04:53,680 --> 01:04:57,349 I have uh [groaning] 1497 01:04:58,720 --> 01:05:05,599 let me see and then um the next slides 1498 01:05:01,839 --> 01:05:08,000 around the um construction alerts. This 1499 01:05:05,599 --> 01:05:10,640 is another um city projects. We call it 1500 01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:12,880 construction alerts but it's it's really 1501 01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:14,480 um all projects on the website. We try 1502 01:05:12,880 --> 01:05:16,000 to keep this updated about all the 1503 01:05:14,480 --> 01:05:21,520 things going on in public works because 1504 01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:26,640 we have a lot of them. And we have um 1505 01:05:21,520 --> 01:05:29,520 uh every project has has a page um and 1506 01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:33,520 we try to give um here let's see if we 1507 01:05:29,520 --> 01:05:36,079 can get into this one. Um what we do is 1508 01:05:33,520 --> 01:05:39,680 identify the project the project number. 1509 01:05:36,079 --> 01:05:43,839 There's usually a um a contact a little 1510 01:05:39,680 --> 01:05:45,920 history. Um this was the Albany Albany 1511 01:05:43,839 --> 01:05:48,559 Hill um forest management plan. So we 1512 01:05:45,920 --> 01:05:50,880 have the the the final 1513 01:05:48,559 --> 01:05:53,520 uh we have documents related this one is 1514 01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:56,720 the plan development FAQs but then we 1515 01:05:53,520 --> 01:05:58,720 have all through the this is where the 1516 01:05:56,720 --> 01:06:02,160 sort of the repository of the history of 1517 01:05:58,720 --> 01:06:05,200 the projects and um so 1518 01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:06,640 we try to keep all I think some of it's 1519 01:06:05,200 --> 01:06:08,720 been archived but we try to keep 1520 01:06:06,640 --> 01:06:10,240 everything on here as long as we can so 1521 01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:13,440 that people can understand what's going 1522 01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:15,599 on and um 1523 01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:18,599 look to hear for the most current 1524 01:06:15,599 --> 01:06:18,599 information. 1525 01:06:18,640 --> 01:06:23,559 All right, let's see if we can get back 1526 01:06:20,559 --> 01:06:23,559 to 1527 01:06:28,799 --> 01:06:31,960 uh Oh. 1528 01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:48,701 All right. 1529 01:06:46,681 --> 01:06:48,701 [clears throat] 1530 01:06:49,599 --> 01:06:56,119 So, there's there's the link for 1531 01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:56,119 Oh, 1532 01:06:57,680 --> 01:07:01,599 there we go. 1533 01:06:59,839 --> 01:07:04,400 Um there's a construction zone 1534 01:07:01,599 --> 01:07:07,119 construction alert. Um and then finally, 1535 01:07:04,400 --> 01:07:11,520 how to report issues. So, um, one of the 1536 01:07:07,119 --> 01:07:14,240 things we do do is we've we have a, um, 1537 01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:16,799 uh, it's actually a GIS tool that you 1538 01:07:14,240 --> 01:07:20,000 can report an issue. You can report the 1539 01:07:16,799 --> 01:07:22,319 location, snap a picture, upload it, and 1540 01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:24,400 on the I guess the landing page, it's 1541 01:07:22,319 --> 01:07:28,880 called the first page of the when you go 1542 01:07:24,400 --> 01:07:30,720 to the website, we have these um uh tabs 1543 01:07:28,880 --> 01:07:33,200 down here and one's report an issue and 1544 01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:37,280 this will take you to to that and you 1545 01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:40,799 can uh report an issue and then Jamra 1546 01:07:37,280 --> 01:07:43,839 will tell one of us to go do it. 1547 01:07:40,799 --> 01:07:45,680 Um, and with that, 1548 01:07:43,839 --> 01:07:48,079 let's open it up to questions and 1549 01:07:45,680 --> 01:07:50,000 discussions. 1550 01:07:48,079 --> 01:07:51,520 » All right. Maybe you would like to take 1551 01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:53,359 a breath. [laughter] 1552 01:07:51,520 --> 01:07:54,079 That was a lot. Drink water or 1553 01:07:53,359 --> 01:07:55,920 something. 1554 01:07:54,079 --> 01:07:58,480 » Well, once I get going, I could I could 1555 01:07:55,920 --> 01:08:00,240 I [laughter] could keep going. 1556 01:07:58,480 --> 01:08:03,240 » Well, we should. All right. Uh, 1557 01:08:00,240 --> 01:08:03,240 questions. 1558 01:08:03,359 --> 01:08:08,799 » Clarifying question. The 200,000 for the 1559 01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:09,599 capital improvement plans over five is 1560 01:08:08,799 --> 01:08:10,960 that each year? 1561 01:08:09,599 --> 01:08:11,520 » Yeah. So, it's a million dollars over 1562 01:08:10,960 --> 01:08:14,839 five years. 1563 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:14,839 » Okay. Thanks. 1564 01:08:15,440 --> 01:08:22,640 » Other questions? 1565 01:08:18,400 --> 01:08:24,319 » Yeah, I had a few. Um, one was for for 1566 01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:27,120 maintenance. The staffing is important 1567 01:08:24,319 --> 01:08:28,960 and you said we're down some FTEES. You 1568 01:08:27,120 --> 01:08:31,040 mentioned there's 16 FTEEs in your 1569 01:08:28,960 --> 01:08:34,159 department with 16 point something with 1570 01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:36,080 the part-time. Um, how many of those 1571 01:08:34,159 --> 01:08:38,239 positions would you say are are vacant 1572 01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:39,600 now and what challenges, if any, do you 1573 01:08:38,239 --> 01:08:43,679 anticipate in filling them? 1574 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:46,400 » So, we have um two open open positions 1575 01:08:43,679 --> 01:08:50,640 and one is someone's out on a different 1576 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:52,640 issue. Um so part of it is um 1577 01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:55,759 uh the maintenance workers we've had 1578 01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:57,199 some turnover because um people find 1579 01:08:55,759 --> 01:08:59,359 different jobs and one of the things 1580 01:08:57,199 --> 01:09:03,199 that um 1581 01:08:59,359 --> 01:09:04,640 I think the people here have a a um a 1582 01:09:03,199 --> 01:09:06,880 good experience and it's a good place to 1583 01:09:04,640 --> 01:09:08,400 work but there's there's not a lot of 1584 01:09:06,880 --> 01:09:10,080 opportunity. you know, we we have a 1585 01:09:08,400 --> 01:09:13,679 small crew. There's not a lot of 1586 01:09:10,080 --> 01:09:15,600 movement and um uh all the people who 1587 01:09:13,679 --> 01:09:17,120 have left have left for like, oh yeah, 1588 01:09:15,600 --> 01:09:19,520 that makes sense. You're going to 1589 01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:21,839 another place, less commute, something 1590 01:09:19,520 --> 01:09:23,759 different. And so, um I think the 1591 01:09:21,839 --> 01:09:25,600 maintenance worker side is is something 1592 01:09:23,759 --> 01:09:28,400 that's just always going to be one of 1593 01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:33,359 these cycling in. The good news is we 1594 01:09:28,400 --> 01:09:35,600 have three really good um lead workers. 1595 01:09:33,359 --> 01:09:37,520 They're they're 1596 01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:39,040 I think all of them have been with the 1597 01:09:37,520 --> 01:09:41,359 city longer than me. I think some I 1598 01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:43,440 think Michael's probably the the the 1599 01:09:41,359 --> 01:09:47,359 longest tenure 1600 01:09:43,440 --> 01:09:49,440 maybe pushing 20 years. Um, so we we do 1601 01:09:47,359 --> 01:09:52,960 have some good institutional knowledge, 1602 01:09:49,440 --> 01:09:57,600 but what we don't want to have is um 1603 01:09:52,960 --> 01:10:00,800 uh we just had one one person uh retire 1604 01:09:57,600 --> 01:10:03,520 um a while ago about a year ago and AJ 1605 01:10:00,800 --> 01:10:05,120 he had been with the city for gosh and 1606 01:10:03,520 --> 01:10:07,600 he walked out with a lot of knowledge 1607 01:10:05,120 --> 01:10:09,040 that we're we just realized that we're 1608 01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:12,400 relying on him. So, one of the things 1609 01:10:09,040 --> 01:10:15,120 we're trying to do is is make it so that 1610 01:10:12,400 --> 01:10:17,679 everyone knows how to do everything in 1611 01:10:15,120 --> 01:10:20,960 some ways. So, it's it's um building 1612 01:10:17,679 --> 01:10:23,840 that capacity, but I think some of the 1613 01:10:20,960 --> 01:10:27,440 um 1614 01:10:23,840 --> 01:10:29,760 some of the um some of it's just part of 1615 01:10:27,440 --> 01:10:33,440 the part of do doing business and on on 1616 01:10:29,760 --> 01:10:37,920 that in in that maintenance worker side. 1617 01:10:33,440 --> 01:10:40,320 Um the office positions, we have a um uh 1618 01:10:37,920 --> 01:10:42,880 public um the public works manager 1619 01:10:40,320 --> 01:10:45,040 position open has been um open for a 1620 01:10:42,880 --> 01:10:48,960 while. Hoping to fill it here shortly. 1621 01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:50,400 Um but part of that was me wanting to 1622 01:10:48,960 --> 01:10:52,800 stick my that's why you're seeing more 1623 01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:55,600 and me more of me. Um I really stuck my 1624 01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:57,120 nose into that end side of the house to 1625 01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:59,679 really understand what's going on and 1626 01:10:57,120 --> 01:11:01,120 try to try to improve level of service. 1627 01:10:59,679 --> 01:11:03,600 So, I think we're at a point where we're 1628 01:11:01,120 --> 01:11:05,920 going to start bringing in people. And 1629 01:11:03,600 --> 01:11:10,960 one one of the things I want to do is uh 1630 01:11:05,920 --> 01:11:12,960 implement a new um uh 1631 01:11:10,960 --> 01:11:14,800 enterprise asset management program like 1632 01:11:12,960 --> 01:11:16,480 a work order program essentially that's 1633 01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:19,040 tied to more GIS. That's why we're 1634 01:11:16,480 --> 01:11:20,800 supporting the GIS. Um and and that will 1635 01:11:19,040 --> 01:11:23,199 help us be more effective on the work 1636 01:11:20,800 --> 01:11:27,520 order side of things. 1637 01:11:23,199 --> 01:11:31,120 » Okay. Thanks. Um the uh for irrigation 1638 01:11:27,520 --> 01:11:33,120 you mentioned uh I said I remember 1639 01:11:31,120 --> 01:11:35,280 irrigation was going to be rerouted and 1640 01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:37,040 improved in the dog park was part of the 1641 01:11:35,280 --> 01:11:39,040 plan. It was very forward thinking. That 1642 01:11:37,040 --> 01:11:42,000 was great that you the city and you were 1643 01:11:39,040 --> 01:11:43,760 working on that. Um the irrigation 1644 01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:46,239 issues you discussed tonight, the dry 1645 01:11:43,760 --> 01:11:47,679 patches, the wet patches, is that there 1646 01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:49,360 is that what you're talking about or is 1647 01:11:47,679 --> 01:11:51,040 it lots of other locations? It's it's 1648 01:11:49,360 --> 01:11:55,199 it's really all over the place. And some 1649 01:11:51,040 --> 01:11:56,719 of it is um you I walked it with Michael 1650 01:11:55,199 --> 01:11:59,840 um and [clears throat] our and our 1651 01:11:56,719 --> 01:12:01,679 contractor um like over time some of the 1652 01:11:59,840 --> 01:12:05,920 irrigation heads because you know it's 1653 01:12:01,679 --> 01:12:07,679 mowing they get pushed down and so um 1654 01:12:05,920 --> 01:12:09,120 some of them get buried and some of them 1655 01:12:07,679 --> 01:12:12,000 are at an angle so they're not as 1656 01:12:09,120 --> 01:12:14,159 effective. Some of them are just broken 1657 01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:16,480 and like there's a crack down below and 1658 01:12:14,159 --> 01:12:18,480 and that's that's the persistent wet 1659 01:12:16,480 --> 01:12:20,640 spot. So it was really just diligently 1660 01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:23,280 going through the system and trying to 1661 01:12:20,640 --> 01:12:24,880 correct as many issues we as we can and 1662 01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:26,239 we've also done that along the greenway 1663 01:12:24,880 --> 01:12:27,679 to a certain extent. 1664 01:12:26,239 --> 01:12:29,120 » Okay. So those sounds like more like 1665 01:12:27,679 --> 01:12:30,960 local damage and things like that 1666 01:12:29,120 --> 01:12:31,520 whereas the dog park was a big system 1667 01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:32,320 that 1668 01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:34,320 » Dog park 1669 01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:35,120 » Yeah. dog park was a really unique thing 1670 01:12:34,320 --> 01:12:35,920 because 1671 01:12:35,120 --> 01:12:38,080 » It different. 1672 01:12:35,920 --> 01:12:41,199 » Yeah. Be because the dog as you remember 1673 01:12:38,080 --> 01:12:43,679 the dog park wasn't a dog park. it was 1674 01:12:41,199 --> 01:12:47,040 » It was section B and then before that it 1675 01:12:43,679 --> 01:12:50,400 was uh an athletic field and the 1676 01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:53,520 irrigation system for that was comingled 1677 01:12:50,400 --> 01:12:56,159 with the the infield system. So when 1678 01:12:53,520 --> 01:12:57,679 they did the infield system they watered 1679 01:12:56,159 --> 01:13:00,239 you know you couldn't couldn't control 1680 01:12:57,679 --> 01:13:01,760 them and Andre and his project they 1681 01:13:00,239 --> 01:13:03,199 separated that so we don't 1682 01:13:01,760 --> 01:13:04,480 » So that was a big job and the other 1683 01:13:03,199 --> 01:13:07,440 things you're describing are little 1684 01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:10,320 repairs here. Yeah, they're they both 1685 01:13:07,440 --> 01:13:14,400 have impact because the area the areas 1686 01:13:10,320 --> 01:13:18,320 where um it was wet um like it was 1687 01:13:14,400 --> 01:13:19,679 always wet and so I I think this will be 1688 01:13:18,320 --> 01:13:21,920 you you'll have I think we'll have 1689 01:13:19,679 --> 01:13:24,560 better control and better performance of 1690 01:13:21,920 --> 01:13:28,719 the of the irrigation system and 1691 01:13:24,560 --> 01:13:30,400 therefore we'll have better um uh you 1692 01:13:28,719 --> 01:13:32,800 know 1693 01:13:30,400 --> 01:13:35,360 the grass will be will be much much 1694 01:13:32,800 --> 01:13:38,000 better condition. Um you mentioned the 1695 01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:39,440 picnic tables going to 1696 01:13:38,000 --> 01:13:42,159 actual wood 1697 01:13:39,440 --> 01:13:44,640 » From the trex or whatever it was and um 1698 01:13:42,159 --> 01:13:46,400 do you anticipate any of the milled 1699 01:13:44,640 --> 01:13:48,080 lumber from the eucalyptus trees on Alb 1700 01:13:46,400 --> 01:13:49,120 Hill being used for things like that or 1701 01:13:48,080 --> 01:13:52,159 benches or 1702 01:13:49,120 --> 01:13:54,960 » Probably not. I think um we've used that 1703 01:13:52,159 --> 01:13:58,159 in so Andre is using some in his part in 1704 01:13:54,960 --> 01:14:01,280 his um his project but we've also used 1705 01:13:58,159 --> 01:14:03,199 most of that on Albany Hill for small 1706 01:14:01,280 --> 01:14:06,560 retaining walls and steps and things of 1707 01:14:03,199 --> 01:14:09,360 that sort. So, um I and and I think 1708 01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:12,640 dimensionally that's not as consistent. 1709 01:14:09,360 --> 01:14:14,960 So, um I think I think it works better 1710 01:14:12,640 --> 01:14:15,920 on the hill than it does in a in the 1711 01:14:14,960 --> 01:14:18,320 park. 1712 01:14:15,920 --> 01:14:20,800 » Um Okay. And who owns Memorial Park 1713 01:14:18,320 --> 01:14:22,320 baseball field and what's the financial 1714 01:14:20,800 --> 01:14:23,920 agreement with the schools for the 1715 01:14:22,320 --> 01:14:25,440 baseball field and who paid for the 1716 01:14:23,920 --> 01:14:28,159 turtle? 1717 01:14:25,440 --> 01:14:29,679 » Um so, 1718 01:14:28,159 --> 01:14:33,199 boy, there's a lot in there on that one. 1719 01:14:29,679 --> 01:14:37,199 Um so it is it the the city owns the BA 1720 01:14:33,199 --> 01:14:40,960 is owns the uh baseball field. It is a 1721 01:14:37,199 --> 01:14:43,120 um there's a joint facilities agreement 1722 01:14:40,960 --> 01:14:46,159 that outlines how a lot of the things 1723 01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:50,560 are done. Uh not just with ball fields 1724 01:14:46,159 --> 01:14:52,640 but um uh use of various school 1725 01:14:50,560 --> 01:14:56,626 facilities like we host I think we host 1726 01:14:52,640 --> 01:14:58,080 pickle ball in the in the gymnasium. Um, 1727 01:14:56,626 --> 01:15:02,080 [clears throat] in as far as the turtle, 1728 01:14:58,080 --> 01:15:04,159 we're buying the turtle um because it's 1729 01:15:02,080 --> 01:15:07,600 we have the obligation to maintain the 1730 01:15:04,159 --> 01:15:10,880 asset. And so this is this is this is 1731 01:15:07,600 --> 01:15:13,120 part of um addressing an issue about 1732 01:15:10,880 --> 01:15:16,159 playing playing as a baseball field, not 1733 01:15:13,120 --> 01:15:18,400 necessarily a Albany High School things 1734 01:15:16,159 --> 01:15:21,040 because it's used as an adult league. 1735 01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:23,520 There's there's many people that use it. 1736 01:15:21,040 --> 01:15:25,280 » Summer camps would maybe use it as well. 1737 01:15:23,520 --> 01:15:27,760 um not so much summer camp, but there's 1738 01:15:25,280 --> 01:15:30,080 there's um little league, there's a 1739 01:15:27,760 --> 01:15:33,360 travel ball, and if you drive by, 1740 01:15:30,080 --> 01:15:35,280 there's a an older like a like an adult 1741 01:15:33,360 --> 01:15:38,080 league that uses it. So, the idea would 1742 01:15:35,280 --> 01:15:39,760 be that whenever they're doing batting 1743 01:15:38,080 --> 01:15:42,239 practice or practice, they would need to 1744 01:15:39,760 --> 01:15:46,239 use the turtle. And then you mentioned 1745 01:15:42,239 --> 01:15:48,159 flex courts and um doing something with 1746 01:15:46,239 --> 01:15:50,560 I I'm forgetting exactly what you said 1747 01:15:48,159 --> 01:15:52,320 was going to be updated or considered 1748 01:15:50,560 --> 01:15:55,760 for updating in the tennis courts around 1749 01:15:52,320 --> 01:15:57,600 town. Um I was on the subcommittee with 1750 01:15:55,760 --> 01:15:59,760 Commissioner Chang Frank and 1751 01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:03,040 Commissioner Kent maybe on flex courts 1752 01:15:59,760 --> 01:16:05,520 and um and so that would be something 1753 01:16:03,040 --> 01:16:06,000 that would be I'm hoping would come 1754 01:16:05,520 --> 01:16:07,840 before us. 1755 01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:10,000 » Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. um as 1756 01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:11,920 you're like before actual improvements 1757 01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:14,000 are done to the netting and 1758 01:16:11,920 --> 01:16:16,239 » Yeah so I think what we would do is line 1759 01:16:14,000 --> 01:16:18,159 out a project line out a project and 1760 01:16:16,239 --> 01:16:21,199 hopefully and and hopefully through the 1761 01:16:18,159 --> 01:16:24,320 project that Dena's um doing we can get 1762 01:16:21,199 --> 01:16:26,000 some ideas of what a flex court means 1763 01:16:24,320 --> 01:16:27,679 » And then that can flow into our design 1764 01:16:26,000 --> 01:16:32,080 that we would then come and present to 1765 01:16:27,679 --> 01:16:33,679 you guys that then would um uh receive 1766 01:16:32,080 --> 01:16:35,199 you know comments so that we're all on 1767 01:16:33,679 --> 01:16:37,440 the same page with what is being 1768 01:16:35,199 --> 01:16:40,000 constructed. Okay, great. And those 1769 01:16:37,440 --> 01:16:41,120 that's the kind of thing you anticipate 1770 01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:43,040 there's regular maintenance on the 1771 01:16:41,120 --> 01:16:45,440 courts throughout like annual or 1772 01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:47,760 whatever, but is this is this something 1773 01:16:45,440 --> 01:16:51,159 you see happening this year? Is it 1774 01:16:47,760 --> 01:16:51,159 » Yeah, I'm I 1775 01:16:52,560 --> 01:16:56,400 » Possibly late spring. 1776 01:16:54,239 --> 01:16:57,040 » Okay. In a few months. 1777 01:16:56,400 --> 01:16:58,239 » Yeah. 1778 01:16:57,040 --> 01:17:00,159 » Right. I look forward to that. 1779 01:16:58,239 --> 01:17:01,840 » Yes. So, so that's this this is the 1780 01:17:00,159 --> 01:17:05,760 first year of that program that we're 1781 01:17:01,840 --> 01:17:08,800 doing. So, we want to um like we want to 1782 01:17:05,760 --> 01:17:09,920 start getting ahead of steam um and and 1783 01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:12,560 took a little bit of time on the 1784 01:17:09,920 --> 01:17:15,120 sidewalk program. Now, now we execute 1785 01:17:12,560 --> 01:17:17,520 sidewalk pro uh projects without a lot 1786 01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:19,840 of um 1787 01:17:17,520 --> 01:17:21,600 they they come pretty routine, but in 1788 01:17:19,840 --> 01:17:23,280 the beginning it wasn't because we're 1789 01:17:21,600 --> 01:17:25,040 kind of finding our way and I think this 1790 01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:27,040 will be a little bit of that too. But I 1791 01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:28,800 imagine once we get the program going, 1792 01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:31,040 once we understand sort of the assets 1793 01:17:28,800 --> 01:17:34,159 that need to get replaced, we can we can 1794 01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:38,159 get the decisions out ahead of time. 1795 01:17:34,159 --> 01:17:39,920 » Okay, that was it for me. Thanks. 1796 01:17:38,159 --> 01:17:42,998 » Did anybody think of just uh recruiting 1797 01:17:39,920 --> 01:17:43,840 better batters? Okay. Um more more 1798 01:17:42,998 --> 01:17:47,040 [laughter] 1799 01:17:43,840 --> 01:17:49,280 comments or discussion? I I do I do say 1800 01:17:47,040 --> 01:17:50,800 when I first got here and this is total 1801 01:17:49,280 --> 01:17:52,960 tangent. There was I got out there and 1802 01:17:50,800 --> 01:17:55,199 we needed to we need to we needed to 1803 01:17:52,960 --> 01:17:57,760 raise the um uence 1804 01:17:55,199 --> 01:17:59,520 » The fence because some kid was hitting 1805 01:17:57,760 --> 01:18:01,280 it out and breaking windows across the 1806 01:17:59,520 --> 01:18:01,840 street and I was like give the guy a 1807 01:18:01,280 --> 01:18:03,440 star. 1808 01:18:01,840 --> 01:18:05,679 » Oh, that's that's a good hit. 1809 01:18:03,440 --> 01:18:06,320 » And we haven't had that same problem in 1810 01:18:05,679 --> 01:18:07,360 the 1811 01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:07,760 » Field. Yeah. 1812 01:18:07,360 --> 01:18:13,199 » So 1813 01:18:07,760 --> 01:18:15,679 » There a discussion? Yeah, please. Um is 1814 01:18:13,199 --> 01:18:17,520 like field service for winter and summer 1815 01:18:15,679 --> 01:18:20,080 also include like pier street like you 1816 01:18:17,520 --> 01:18:21,120 said or like the parks itself or is that 1817 01:18:20,080 --> 01:18:24,560 just 1818 01:18:21,120 --> 01:18:28,480 » So in the um so it's it it is focused on 1819 01:18:24,560 --> 01:18:30,880 turf in the winter service we do um on 1820 01:18:28,480 --> 01:18:33,679 the south side of Memorial Park. You 1821 01:18:30,880 --> 01:18:35,679 probably noticed that the we fence off 1822 01:18:33,679 --> 01:18:39,600 part of the area. We sort of flip-flop 1823 01:18:35,679 --> 01:18:41,440 one. So this is the area on the south 1824 01:18:39,600 --> 01:18:44,880 side of Memorial Park. It's sort of 1825 01:18:41,440 --> 01:18:46,960 unstructured play area. We host um movie 1826 01:18:44,880 --> 01:18:50,320 in the park and things like that there. 1827 01:18:46,960 --> 01:18:51,840 And we've we we 1828 01:18:50,320 --> 01:18:53,520 don't want to close all of it. So we do 1829 01:18:51,840 --> 01:18:55,840 one one side one year, the other side 1830 01:18:53,520 --> 01:18:58,480 the other year. Um and we also do 1831 01:18:55,840 --> 01:19:02,239 terrace park, but it is really just um 1832 01:18:58,480 --> 01:19:04,080 the service is the same. We airrate, we 1833 01:19:02,239 --> 01:19:06,960 try to as much as we can keep people off 1834 01:19:04,080 --> 01:19:10,320 of it, we top dress it and and and 1835 01:19:06,960 --> 01:19:11,679 seating. And um I would say it's 1836 01:19:10,320 --> 01:19:14,880 probably less effective than the ball 1837 01:19:11,679 --> 01:19:16,320 fields just because I think there's I 1838 01:19:14,880 --> 01:19:19,760 mean it's just a snow fence keeping 1839 01:19:16,320 --> 01:19:21,920 people out. So it's it it I don't think 1840 01:19:19,760 --> 01:19:23,440 I don't I don't know there's there's 1841 01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:24,960 rule followers and there's people who 1842 01:19:23,440 --> 01:19:27,679 just do it. [snorts] 1843 01:19:24,960 --> 01:19:29,360 » But it's not like individual like or 1844 01:19:27,679 --> 01:19:32,719 anything. No like 1845 01:19:29,360 --> 01:19:35,520 » No. No. It's it's really just blocking 1846 01:19:32,719 --> 01:19:38,880 it off and giving this the the giving it 1847 01:19:35,520 --> 01:19:38,880 a little time to rest. 1848 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:42,800 Yeah. Um, just for clarification, like 1849 01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:44,480 what's the difference between like the 1850 01:19:42,800 --> 01:19:45,760 normal maintenance of the tennis courts 1851 01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:48,560 and what you're going to do with like 1852 01:19:45,760 --> 01:19:50,000 the um 200,000 1853 01:19:48,560 --> 01:19:52,560 » The terrace? 1854 01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:53,440 I I didn't hear all of that, but let me 1855 01:19:52,560 --> 01:19:54,640 I can 1856 01:19:53,440 --> 01:19:56,320 » Um like what's the difference between 1857 01:19:54,640 --> 01:19:57,920 the normal maintenance of the tennis 1858 01:19:56,320 --> 01:19:58,560 courts and like what you're going to do 1859 01:19:57,920 --> 01:20:01,040 with the 1860 01:19:58,560 --> 01:20:03,679 » So, in the normal maintenance and we've 1861 01:20:01,040 --> 01:20:05,360 been probably pretty spotty on doing 1862 01:20:03,679 --> 01:20:07,760 some of this, you know, there's there's 1863 01:20:05,360 --> 01:20:09,280 cleaning and and actually in a part of 1864 01:20:07,760 --> 01:20:13,600 our trash run, we go and clear the 1865 01:20:09,280 --> 01:20:15,600 courts. Um but there there is buildup 1866 01:20:13,600 --> 01:20:17,520 particularly at tennis at terrace park 1867 01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:19,280 where there's a lot of stuff from the 1868 01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:20,960 trees coming down and sits in the 1869 01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:24,640 corners and it builds up and that 1870 01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:27,440 degrades the the the surface. Um, and 1871 01:20:24,640 --> 01:20:29,120 that's that can be done on uh regular 1872 01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:30,800 maintenance, cleaning it, and then 1873 01:20:29,120 --> 01:20:32,960 having a contra there's a contractors 1874 01:20:30,800 --> 01:20:35,199 that can come in and do surface um 1875 01:20:32,960 --> 01:20:36,800 surface cleaning um to prolong the 1876 01:20:35,199 --> 01:20:39,520 service. And we that's one thing I want 1877 01:20:36,800 --> 01:20:41,760 to start doing um particularly at Ocean 1878 01:20:39,520 --> 01:20:44,480 View that we redid. What we're doing 1879 01:20:41,760 --> 01:20:46,880 here is we're going to strip the court 1880 01:20:44,480 --> 01:20:49,600 of its posts, everything. There's a 1881 01:20:46,880 --> 01:20:51,280 large crack on the on the eastern side 1882 01:20:49,600 --> 01:20:54,000 of the the court, the one that's a 1883 01:20:51,280 --> 01:20:56,320 little higher up. Um, we're going to uh 1884 01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:58,560 resurface it with asphalt to address the 1885 01:20:56,320 --> 01:21:03,280 crack, reinstall things. So, it's it's 1886 01:20:58,560 --> 01:21:05,040 um it's be like a new court. 1887 01:21:03,280 --> 01:21:06,800 » And are there any like plans to do that 1888 01:21:05,040 --> 01:21:08,320 to the memorial park tennis court? 1889 01:21:06,800 --> 01:21:10,320 » Um, we're going to move to that one 1890 01:21:08,320 --> 01:21:12,560 next. That that's on the list. It's just 1891 01:21:10,320 --> 01:21:16,080 um Terrace Park is really the there's 1892 01:21:12,560 --> 01:21:18,560 there's a crack there and um uh the 1893 01:21:16,080 --> 01:21:20,480 posts were 1894 01:21:18,560 --> 01:21:22,800 they're they're bent over and and 1895 01:21:20,480 --> 01:21:24,000 whatnot. We've we've patched it together 1896 01:21:22,800 --> 01:21:25,679 as much as we can. 1897 01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:26,880 » The terrace is marginally usable. 1898 01:21:25,679 --> 01:21:29,880 » Yeah. 1899 01:21:26,880 --> 01:21:29,880 » So, 1900 01:21:33,199 --> 01:21:37,040 one one idea I had and maybe maybe we 1901 01:21:35,440 --> 01:21:39,440 already do this, you know, just the 1902 01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:42,159 stuff that comes to mind that do we at 1903 01:21:39,440 --> 01:21:43,600 lunch is over. Do we have trash cans on 1904 01:21:42,159 --> 01:21:45,840 that end? because I know the trash cans 1905 01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:48,000 generally are the street. Are they 1906 01:21:45,840 --> 01:21:50,560 between the park where kids are eating 1907 01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:53,120 lunch and the school where they walk? 1908 01:21:50,560 --> 01:21:55,040 » So, this is interesting. Um, last was it 1909 01:21:53,120 --> 01:21:58,480 last year? 1910 01:21:55,040 --> 01:22:01,840 Not not this la this this school year. 1911 01:21:58,480 --> 01:22:03,760 Last school year when this blew up, we 1912 01:22:01,840 --> 01:22:05,440 we actually did a it wasn't really a 1913 01:22:03,760 --> 01:22:07,040 study. We went out there and saw where 1914 01:22:05,440 --> 01:22:08,800 the trash cans are, where they're being 1915 01:22:07,040 --> 01:22:12,960 used because some were overflowing, some 1916 01:22:08,800 --> 01:22:15,040 weren't used at all. and um and and 1917 01:22:12,960 --> 01:22:17,679 including the ones that were along the 1918 01:22:15,040 --> 01:22:20,560 the roadway where the uh cars parked. 1919 01:22:17,679 --> 01:22:23,360 Those ones those were issues um on 1920 01:22:20,560 --> 01:22:25,679 another because people would stuff in 1921 01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:28,080 their cars and just overload the trash 1922 01:22:25,679 --> 01:22:31,199 cans. So, we actually removed those and 1923 01:22:28,080 --> 01:22:33,520 we repositioned trash cans in areas 1924 01:22:31,199 --> 01:22:37,199 where um 1925 01:22:33,520 --> 01:22:39,199 uh kids were or pe not not only kids but 1926 01:22:37,199 --> 01:22:42,320 um the the people were using the park 1927 01:22:39,199 --> 01:22:45,679 where the trash was h happening and um I 1928 01:22:42,320 --> 01:22:48,560 think it's addressed um a little bit I 1929 01:22:45,679 --> 01:22:51,440 don't know if it's come back but um kids 1930 01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:53,920 would would sit at um the bleachers near 1931 01:22:51,440 --> 01:22:57,920 the tennis courts and and eat I think 1932 01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:59,920 and that the little trash cans inside 1933 01:22:57,920 --> 01:23:01,840 the tennis courts were just overflowing 1934 01:22:59,920 --> 01:23:02,880 with trash. I think we got rid of those 1935 01:23:01,840 --> 01:23:06,159 or did we? 1936 01:23:02,880 --> 01:23:08,560 » But the idea was we wanted to limit um 1937 01:23:06,159 --> 01:23:10,880 trash going into those and make them put 1938 01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:12,480 in the big bellies. And I think I think 1939 01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:14,159 it's working 1940 01:23:12,480 --> 01:23:15,120 » Easier to do the right thing. 1941 01:23:14,159 --> 01:23:17,760 » Yeah. 1942 01:23:15,120 --> 01:23:21,280 » Right. Uh, I had one more question. I 1943 01:23:17,760 --> 01:23:23,760 forgot to ask uh for I did ask about the 1944 01:23:21,280 --> 01:23:26,960 ballpark in Memorial Park for for the 1945 01:23:23,760 --> 01:23:28,800 for USD. The tennis courts at Terrace 1946 01:23:26,960 --> 01:23:32,320 Park that you were just talking about. 1947 01:23:28,800 --> 01:23:32,880 Um, you said they're used by um St. 1948 01:23:32,320 --> 01:23:33,679 Mary's. 1949 01:23:32,880 --> 01:23:36,400 » Yep. 1950 01:23:33,679 --> 01:23:37,920 » And uh I was wondering what kind ofou or 1951 01:23:36,400 --> 01:23:38,800 what kind of financial arrangement do we 1952 01:23:37,920 --> 01:23:40,639 have there? 1953 01:23:38,800 --> 01:23:41,600 » So I don't know exactly but I 1954 01:23:40,639 --> 01:23:43,520 » Private entity. 1955 01:23:41,600 --> 01:23:45,520 » Yeah. I think they they pay a rental fee 1956 01:23:43,520 --> 01:23:46,320 like any other user. So, I think they're 1957 01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:48,320 just like 1958 01:23:46,320 --> 01:23:51,199 » They just reserve in advance. 1959 01:23:48,320 --> 01:23:53,520 » Yeah. And that's um Joy in recreation. 1960 01:23:51,199 --> 01:23:57,040 She handles a lot of that. And I think 1961 01:23:53,520 --> 01:24:01,520 all the leagues whether it's soccer, 1962 01:23:57,040 --> 01:24:04,960 baseball, tennis um put reservations for 1963 01:24:01,520 --> 01:24:07,199 um various courts and courts or fields 1964 01:24:04,960 --> 01:24:11,120 and she tries to come up with a schedule 1965 01:24:07,199 --> 01:24:13,600 but um the only ones the everyone other 1966 01:24:11,120 --> 01:24:16,880 than Alb Unified 1967 01:24:13,600 --> 01:24:19,199 pays you know our our the rate that we 1968 01:24:16,880 --> 01:24:21,679 have in our our rate schedules. 1969 01:24:19,199 --> 01:24:22,960 » Okay. Okay. So, they're just a a regular 1970 01:24:21,679 --> 01:24:23,440 rental user. 1971 01:24:22,960 --> 01:24:26,440 » Yep. 1972 01:24:23,440 --> 01:24:26,440 » Okay. 1973 01:24:27,360 --> 01:24:33,280 » All right. There uh anyone else want to 1974 01:24:30,000 --> 01:24:35,520 weigh in? All right. See? None. We will 1975 01:24:33,280 --> 01:24:37,360 close the item. Thank you very much. 1976 01:24:35,520 --> 01:24:39,440 Always good to get these. Was there Did 1977 01:24:37,360 --> 01:24:43,440 you check public comment? I forget. You 1978 01:24:39,440 --> 01:24:44,800 » Did. Okay, great. We did. Um did right. 1979 01:24:43,440 --> 01:24:47,040 » I think so. I don't know. I was 1980 01:24:44,800 --> 01:24:49,600 » Either way there's no hands raised. 1981 01:24:47,040 --> 01:24:52,480 » No public 1982 01:24:49,600 --> 01:24:56,480 I I guessed that, but I was pretending. 1983 01:24:52,480 --> 01:24:58,239 All right. Um uh moving on. Subcommittee 1984 01:24:56,480 --> 01:24:59,600 updates. 1985 01:24:58,239 --> 01:25:04,400 Not seeing any subcommittees. 1986 01:24:59,600 --> 01:25:06,480 Announcements and future agenda item. 1987 01:25:04,400 --> 01:25:07,120 » You want to do your announcement? You 1988 01:25:06,480 --> 01:25:08,320 don't have one? 1989 01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:11,600 » Yeah. 1990 01:25:08,320 --> 01:25:15,520 » Um just to piggy back off what Mark was 1991 01:25:11,600 --> 01:25:18,960 talking about, um the dog park is now 1992 01:25:15,520 --> 01:25:21,360 back open. So, it's open for public use. 1993 01:25:18,960 --> 01:25:23,760 Um, the other ball fields and stuff are 1994 01:25:21,360 --> 01:25:25,679 open as well. Um, and that's weather 1995 01:25:23,760 --> 01:25:27,760 permit permitting right now because if 1996 01:25:25,679 --> 01:25:31,040 it starts storming, we will have to 1997 01:25:27,760 --> 01:25:34,000 close it to keep the fields from getting 1998 01:25:31,040 --> 01:25:37,040 too messed up. Um, my next announcement 1999 01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:39,679 is the Kids and Family Expo. 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Enjoy a variety of activities for 2013 01:26:09,520 --> 01:26:14,880 kids and parents alike, including tasty 2014 01:26:11,920 --> 01:26:17,280 snacks, free face painting, a free 2015 01:26:14,880 --> 01:26:19,600 raffle, free biking, and stro uh 2016 01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:22,159 strolling magi mag magician from 1:30 to 2017 01:26:19,600 --> 01:26:24,159 2:30. Come out and connect with uh 2018 01:26:22,159 --> 01:26:27,120 community resources and join in on the 2019 01:26:24,159 --> 01:26:30,080 fun. 2020 01:26:27,120 --> 01:26:31,520 » All right, announcements. 2021 01:26:30,080 --> 01:26:33,920 I just I should have said this during 2022 01:26:31,520 --> 01:26:36,639 the agenda item. I uh we mentioned you 2023 01:26:33,920 --> 01:26:39,120 mentioned the uh request service or the 2024 01:26:36,639 --> 01:26:40,560 report a problem tool. I use it a lot 2025 01:26:39,120 --> 01:26:41,920 because we see stuff on the blue glove 2026 01:26:40,560 --> 01:26:44,080 crew and I just have to say they're very 2027 01:26:41,920 --> 01:26:46,080 responsive. I hope it's not because I'm 2028 01:26:44,080 --> 01:26:48,800 the one submitting it. [laughter] I 2029 01:26:46,080 --> 01:26:50,719 trust that it's not but but oftentimes 2030 01:26:48,800 --> 01:26:52,880 just a day or two the thing's gone. So I 2031 01:26:50,719 --> 01:26:55,840 I kudos to that. That's great. 2032 01:26:52,880 --> 01:26:57,760 » I'm not biased. I respond accordingly. 2033 01:26:55,840 --> 01:26:59,360 » The only thing I would say is that is 2034 01:26:57,760 --> 01:27:01,280 that um I'm a little shocked to hear 2035 01:26:59,360 --> 01:27:02,960 they all go to you. Yes. Because the 2036 01:27:01,280 --> 01:27:05,199 hardest part is figuring out which 2037 01:27:02,960 --> 01:27:06,639 category to put. It doesn't matter. 2038 01:27:05,199 --> 01:27:07,280 » You don't need that. You don't need that 2039 01:27:06,639 --> 01:27:09,280 button. 2040 01:27:07,280 --> 01:27:11,760 » It It does because it's whether because 2041 01:27:09,280 --> 01:27:14,159 that gives her the information to tell 2042 01:27:11,760 --> 01:27:15,440 one of whomever to go do the work. 2043 01:27:14,159 --> 01:27:17,440 » But I don't know the right I'm not doing 2044 01:27:15,440 --> 01:27:18,480 the right one half the time. I'm sure 2045 01:27:17,440 --> 01:27:20,639 [laughter] 2046 01:27:18,480 --> 01:27:22,320 » I I usually can figure it out. So 2047 01:27:20,639 --> 01:27:24,400 » That's the thing. Give away the secret 2048 01:27:22,320 --> 01:27:27,679 recipe. [laughter] We get a stack of 2049 01:27:24,400 --> 01:27:30,000 » All right. Anyway. All right. Uh other 2050 01:27:27,679 --> 01:27:31,040 announcements, agenda items. So, we do 2051 01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:33,199 have 2052 01:27:31,040 --> 01:27:34,320 » Clearly we'll have the parks master plan 2053 01:27:33,199 --> 01:27:35,840 studied edenum coming up. 2054 01:27:34,320 --> 01:27:39,199 » Yes, we'll have the parks master plan. 2055 01:27:35,840 --> 01:27:42,719 Um, we might have what I'm super excited 2056 01:27:39,199 --> 01:27:45,040 about actually uh Hillary Sardinas um 2057 01:27:42,719 --> 01:27:47,040 has been working talking with Margot and 2058 01:27:45,040 --> 01:27:49,199 I think she's doing a project. This this 2059 01:27:47,040 --> 01:27:51,520 sounded amazing. She's doing a project 2060 01:27:49,199 --> 01:27:55,360 on Alb Hill and she's putting little 2061 01:27:51,520 --> 01:28:00,719 trackers on monarchs 2062 01:27:55,360 --> 01:28:02,719 » And um I was like really? Um, and so she 2063 01:28:00,719 --> 01:28:04,000 likely or might be coming to do a 2064 01:28:02,719 --> 01:28:07,520 presentation on that, which I think 2065 01:28:04,000 --> 01:28:10,000 would be just fascinating. Um, and then, 2066 01:28:07,520 --> 01:28:11,760 um, I I haven't heard anything about it, 2067 01:28:10,000 --> 01:28:14,560 but it is sugarsw sweetened beverage 2068 01:28:11,760 --> 01:28:16,400 time, so that'll be on the on it, but 2069 01:28:14,560 --> 01:28:18,400 I'm less excited about it this year than 2070 01:28:16,400 --> 01:28:20,239 I have in the past. 2071 01:28:18,400 --> 01:28:21,440 » I think with the the butterfly things, 2072 01:28:20,239 --> 01:28:25,679 the hardest part is getting them with 2073 01:28:21,440 --> 01:28:27,120 the dart to get them to go to sleep. 2074 01:28:25,679 --> 01:28:28,560 » Actually, Margot explained it a little 2075 01:28:27,120 --> 01:28:29,360 bit. It's really fascinating. 2076 01:28:28,560 --> 01:28:30,719 » It is. I'm sure. 2077 01:28:29,360 --> 01:28:31,360 » How big is that thing? I mean, can they 2078 01:28:30,719 --> 01:28:31,920 fly with it? 2079 01:28:31,360 --> 01:28:33,840 » Yeah, it's 2080 01:28:31,920 --> 01:28:35,679 » No, I I ran into um 2081 01:28:33,840 --> 01:28:37,040 » Hillary. Yeah. Hillary in the grocery 2082 01:28:35,679 --> 01:28:38,960 store and she show I was like, "Really?" 2083 01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:41,040 And she showed me a picture. It was 2084 01:28:38,960 --> 01:28:42,880 amazing. And then they have this 2085 01:28:41,040 --> 01:28:44,880 » Thing is this very educational because 2086 01:28:42,880 --> 01:28:46,400 then they with the GPS tracker you can 2087 01:28:44,880 --> 01:28:47,760 see, oh, this one originated at Albony 2088 01:28:46,400 --> 01:28:48,159 Hill and it goes here. Like, 2089 01:28:47,760 --> 01:28:50,239 » Yeah, 2090 01:28:48,159 --> 01:28:51,679 » It's f it is fascinating. And I I 2091 01:28:50,239 --> 01:28:53,679 couldn't believe that it can be 2092 01:28:51,679 --> 01:28:54,239 » It can go to a butterfly, 2093 01:28:53,679 --> 01:28:54,560 » Right? 2094 01:28:54,239 --> 01:28:56,560 » Yeah. 2095 01:28:54,560 --> 01:28:59,600 » I know. And and Margot said, I guess 2096 01:28:56,560 --> 01:29:01,600 they they attach it by cooling them, so 2097 01:28:59,600 --> 01:29:03,360 it it kind of slows things down, but 2098 01:29:01,600 --> 01:29:05,920 then when they warm them up, like one of 2099 01:29:03,360 --> 01:29:07,760 them like she said it 2100 01:29:05,920 --> 01:29:11,280 » Was like rolling around like a dog would 2101 01:29:07,760 --> 01:29:12,639 be to, you know, something off its back. 2102 01:29:11,280 --> 01:29:13,040 » So 2103 01:29:12,639 --> 01:29:14,639 » Yeah, 2104 01:29:13,040 --> 01:29:15,600 » We can understand. All right. 2105 01:29:14,639 --> 01:29:18,880 » Yeah. 2106 01:29:15,600 --> 01:29:21,120 When uh one agenda request is when you 2107 01:29:18,880 --> 01:29:24,560 do or related to something you already 2108 01:29:21,120 --> 01:29:27,600 mentioned was for flex courts um is when 2109 01:29:24,560 --> 01:29:31,920 you do uh agendaize that to 2110 01:29:27,600 --> 01:29:34,800 » Um make sure to look at old contact 2111 01:29:31,920 --> 01:29:38,239 lists for all the tennis people, all the 2112 01:29:34,800 --> 01:29:40,880 pickle ball people um because they were 2113 01:29:38,239 --> 01:29:43,199 very engaged with all of that. But then 2114 01:29:40,880 --> 01:29:45,360 also it should also include whoever we 2115 01:29:43,199 --> 01:29:47,920 have on the volleyball people and then 2116 01:29:45,360 --> 01:29:49,199 some of these flex nets can also do bad 2117 01:29:47,920 --> 01:29:51,600 mitten. So I don't know who we would 2118 01:29:49,199 --> 01:29:53,360 contact for that but that would be 2119 01:29:51,600 --> 01:29:53,840 basically cast a wide net. 2120 01:29:53,360 --> 01:29:54,800 » Yep. 2121 01:29:53,840 --> 01:29:55,600 » Would be my recommendation. 2122 01:29:54,800 --> 01:29:57,920 » No pun. 2123 01:29:55,600 --> 01:30:01,159 » Yes. Yes. [laughter] 2124 01:29:57,920 --> 01:30:01,159 » Still regulation. 2125 01:30:02,239 --> 01:30:04,000 » Okay. 2126 01:30:02,480 --> 01:30:06,400 » All right people. We got to keep these 2127 01:30:04,000 --> 01:30:09,520 things light. 2128 01:30:06,400 --> 01:30:12,159 » All right. Any uh All right. Seeing 2129 01:30:09,520 --> 01:30:15,800 nothing else, we will adjourn and see 2130 01:30:12,159 --> 01:30:15,800 you March 12th.