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council in line come in and

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then run back out. So we're

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going to go ahead and get

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started with that. Work

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session this morning. Monday

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MAY 12, 2025. Work session

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meeting. Did he go? Ok, then

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we'll go ahead and call. We'll

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call. He'll get to see by the

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time we get to him. So the

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clerk, please call roll.

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Councilmember Bailey.

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Councilmember Crow Anderson,

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some of Donelson.

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>> Here was a member gold

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PRESIDENT Councilmember hinge

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present Councilmember

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raining here. Councilmember

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>> Do we have any changes to

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the agenda? For today? Such

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>> Seeing none. We'll move on

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to the regular meeting

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comments. Are there any

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changes to the regular meeting

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for tomorrow?

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>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I it's not

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changing. Want to pull some

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stuff off consent. Those

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things that are quasi judicial

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and it's the first hearing to

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set only set a date, but

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really and I'm not sure every

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all the new members understand

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this. You're voting on it the

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first time and you're proving

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it the first time. So. I guess

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we'll get to that tomorrow.

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>> So to review of the

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previous do we have with a

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stick or at least read item

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>> Which items are you exactly

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pulling council member

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Allison, just for the public

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to know?

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>> We'll have the list with me

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today because normally we talk

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about all the land use items

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>> I think or b And that's the

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>> Is Jay quasi judicial? Yes

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ordinance. And yeah, that

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>> ok? Thank The clerk, please

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read item foray into the

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record. Preview and previous

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meeting minutes. Are there any

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changes to meeting minutes

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from week? All right. So we'll

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go ahead and open with the

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clerk. Please read in fight.

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I'm fighting couldn't find

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into the record by

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>> the ribbon Cruz case number

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>> All right. When they come

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and turn it over to the

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attorney.

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>> Good morning, Ben Volin,

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your city attorney's office.

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So from time to time, City

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employees MAY be sued for

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acting within the course and

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actually set up within the

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course and scope of their

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duties. We often see that for

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police officers. And that is

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the case here. We bring these

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cases to council to, from our

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obligation, to defend our city

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employees, including police

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officers and the peace

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officers liability act and the

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Colorado Governmental immunity

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act. And we do through head

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nods or thumbs up. It's a

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somewhat informal action to

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acknowledge application of

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have under the law.

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>> Sir, can I have an

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acknowledgment comes up or had

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not that we work?

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>> All Thank you. So the city

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attorney, please refrain into

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the record. Then Boulder City

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attorney's office I will take

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a normally I just read this as

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fast as I quickly can I can.

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>> for the benefit of our new

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members and take a moment to

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explain under the Colorado

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Open Meetings Act which the

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city has adopted into its

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charter. So we follow our own

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charter version of it. There

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are only certain times and

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reasons that we can take the

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council into an executive

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session where the public's not

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allowed. And there's an

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enumerated lessors about 6

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different reasons. Today.

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executive session to talk

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about 2 different topics.

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estate acquisition. That's one

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of the enumerated items. And

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the other is instructions to

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negotiators regarding economic

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development incentive

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agreement. And that's another

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rated item that we can go into

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closed for is to talk about

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something more negotiating so

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that we don't have to give our

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our thoughts and opinions way.

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paragraph and then you guys

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will vote. It takes two-thirds

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of you to really go into a

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closed session. In accord with

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City Charter article 3,

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section 3, Dash 6, td and it's

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incorporated, Colorado, Open

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meetings Act cra's. 24 6 Dash

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sections of the Open Meetings

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Act. We're using to justify

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the closed. City Council in

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open session is determine

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whether will hold a closed

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executive session. The issues

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to be addressed, involved

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consultation with the city

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attorney for legal advice and

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discussion regarding

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instructions to negotiators

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and strategy for real estate

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acquisition and instructions

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to negotiators regarding an

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economic development and the

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set of agreements. The

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PRESIDENT Council should

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uphold the city council

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members in the pond. Consent

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of two-thirds of the members

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present MAY conduct a closed

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executive session in the

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event. Any city council

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members participating

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electronically or

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telephonically into closed

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executive session. Each city

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councilmember participating in

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a closed executive session

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show from Dudley State. For

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the record. No other member of

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the public not authorized to

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participate in a closed

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executive session is present

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are able to hear the matters

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executive session if consent

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of a closed executive session

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is not giving the enemy be

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discussed in open session or

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so we need to votes because

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there are 2 matters. It will

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be a yes and yes, sir. Yes.

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>> Clear to you want to go

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through the roller. Do.

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>> Councilmember Bailey.

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Twice. All right. I and I.

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councilmember Donaldson. I I

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>> Councilmember line member.

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>> Yes, and yes. And I can

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also confirm that I am alone

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and no one else can hear this.

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>> All right. We're going

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Carry on the spring. So with

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the clerk, please read into

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the record. Update from Pikes,

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Peak Outdoor Recreation

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>> Okay. Here in Colorado, we

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love the outdoors. That's who

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we are. It's where we

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recreate. Hard to imagine a

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place this beautiful in that

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wasn't a source of pride and

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identity for its people. The

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of nurture and support our

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wildlife communities,

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agriculture and the economy

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and provide exceptional

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recreation experiences to all

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Coloradans. And occurs. These

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lands and waters of

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traditional homelands that

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many different tribal nations

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and indigenous peoples

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continue to play a vital role

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in stewarding. Today and into

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the future. We can all protect

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and care for what we love and

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we can help outdoors overcome

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pressures from wildfire,

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drought and increasing

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temperatures as well as

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impacts of growth in human

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development. That's why

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Coloradans across the state

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have come together to bring to

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life an inspiring vision.

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Colorado's outdoor strategy.

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It advances shared goals and

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their actions to support

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conservation recreation in

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climate resilience. Strategy

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drives partnerships and

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collaboration. It will inform

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regional and statewide

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decision-making spark change

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with a host of tools and

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resources, including data,

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nothing tools and funding

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opportunities. We won't be the

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future of doors at the chance.

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We'll be visionary, proactive

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and collaborative. Because we

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love Colorado. Learn more at

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cpw that state that co dot

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U.S. Slash Colorado's outdoor

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>> All right. Great to be with

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you all. I'm Conor Hall I-lead

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Colorado's Office of Outdoor

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Recreation Industry at the

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state. Here. Speaking on

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behalf of Governor Polis and

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the administration. So thank

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you again, so much for having

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me this morning. I want to

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start by expressing my

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appreciation for the

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incredible work being done in

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the Pikes Peak region to

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protect and enhance Colorado's

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great outdoors. Special thanks

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to key line. Weber and her

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team the Pikes Peak after

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Recreation alliance pp not

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only has shaped the Colorado

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after strategy, but they're

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actively driving and really

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That car Rams the outdoors is

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deeply a part of who we are.

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Connects us to each other, our

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history and our future, but

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are natural resources face on

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Preston and of pressure from

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growth, climate change,

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wildfire and water scarcity.

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That's why we launched the

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Colorado strategy. A bold

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statewide vision for

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conservation recreation in

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climate resiliency. And

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frankly, the first of its kind

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in the country. It was a

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pretty bold and ambitious

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undertaking. We've been

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working on this plan for the

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last couple of years. And now

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we're hitting that

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implementation phase. One of

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the pillars of the strategy is

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the regional partnerships

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initiative which fosters

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locally rooted coalitions that

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bring together recreation

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conservation. In some cases,

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agriculture tourism interest

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to in advance shared goals for

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region. Peoria exemplifies

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this approach. And in my

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humble opinion, is probably

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one of the most successful

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regional partnerships in the

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state. We've got over 20 now

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and ppr has been doing it. I

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think a longer than most has

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done a really remarkable job

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bringing the right

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stakeholders to the table. And

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Your city Covered Springs has

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the opportunity to lead. By

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example, with anticipated

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growth in this region

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exceeding 1 million people by

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2049 smart growth and planning

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is more important than ever.

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Supporting ppr. A means

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investing healthy communities,

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climate, resilient landscapes

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after equity and expanded

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recreation opportunities and

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the sustainable, thriving

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outdoor economy. Together. We

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can build on this momentum and

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bring to life transformational

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projects like the ring. The

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peak trail. In the new

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recreation vision for Pikes,

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Peak America's Mountain. I

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strongly forgot I had slides

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this whole time said. So this

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was a picture from us

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launching the strategy here in

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the Pikes Peak region a couple

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weeks with the governor and

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other key partners. And you

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can find more on this strategy

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on I thought the video summed

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it up nicely but again, it

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really talks about.

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Conservation, recreation and

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climate resiliency all come

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together. That nexus between

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all of those things and how we

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planned for the next 10, 2030,

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years. As our state continues

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to grow as our region's

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continue, like Pikes Peak

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continue to grow. We also

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worked with. Skip around here.

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Let me hear the 20 maybe 21

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partnerships we have around

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the state this point. The

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regional partnerships. So

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still a few gaps, but

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generally speaking pretty good

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coverage from the state and

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each of these communities for

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the past couple years has

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been. And with those

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coalitions and all those

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regional plans, then inform

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the overarching statewide

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strategy. We also worked great

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outdoors, Colorado and cpw to

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set aside 50 million dollars

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over the course of the next 5

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years for the implementation

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of this plan. And this is

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another region. I another

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reason I would strongly

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encourage you all to support

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ppr in the fullest sense

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because they will be really at

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the tip of the spear. I, you

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know, to take advantage of

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this 50 million dollar for

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implementation of the

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strategy. So with that, I you

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know, thank you all for taking

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the time today. Thank ppr it

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as just a wonderful, wonderful

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partner, energy to support

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with your voice. Your voice is

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your policy and financial

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assistance. Thank you.

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>> Know where Michael went.

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But next video we're ready

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for. Let me try and play it

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through here. Enough.

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>> Thank you for your

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patience. You've heard a

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little bit about the overall

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Colorado's outdoor strategy.

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And now we're going to talk to

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specifically about what our

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regional partnership is

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working on. What this update

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is about. And that's our

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outdoor Pikes Peak initiative.

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I'm Becky Line Weber,

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executive director of the

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Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation

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Alliance. So we'll have you go

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ahead and play that.

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>> There is no place in

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America like I

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>> He asked or Pikes Peak

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Initiative is a locally rooted

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state-supported process along

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with all of the regional work

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we're doing how it's really

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setting the foundation, not

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just for us to enjoy the

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outdoors today, but future

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generations.

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>> We've also through this

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process identified a number of

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really specific strategies

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that I think it set us for the

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future. The opp I process has

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made it possible for all of

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us. If the same table talk

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about how we want to conserve

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those places and how we can

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forward, you know that

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everyone has a different

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vision of.

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>> With the outdoor should How

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do we make sure that we're

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bringing everyone to the table

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when making decisions about

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public lands so that we can

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pick the right opportunities.

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Find that right balance so

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that the quality of our

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recreational experiences

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>> really can continue into

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the future.

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>> We want to make that

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whatever plan we have is

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sustainable and can continue

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for this Generation x

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generation and is the

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spectacle of the wildlife that

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call people. It's the outdoors

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that really bring people here.

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It's the outdoors that people

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want to go see outdoors that

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are businesses want to be a

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part to bring their employees

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its the outdoors, which is

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greatest asset in our

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community. That really puts us

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above so many other cities and

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communities our size.

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>> It is our competitive

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advantage. So how can we

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preserve of those recreational

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experiences? I think it's

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important that we all have a

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next to one another.

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>> Discussed. But we feel that

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the important and to converse

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about how we can protect this

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land that we all have to come

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together to really champion

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what's important for us. So

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that for future generations,

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all can experience that's

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really special about this

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place. This will not be a plan

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just this will be a show those

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results. This will be a

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planned Naik. The Pikes Peak

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region better. If you want to

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move fast going euro, if you

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want to move together. But now

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it's time for us to turn the

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page and we're going to take

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all of that work and think

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about how do we operationalize

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these things? How do we

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implement some of the things

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that we've seen are so

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important and it's going to

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take It's going to take Can

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take all of us coming to the

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table. Greening putting aside

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some of our differences and

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thinking about how together

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can we make generational

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impact. You are outdoors. All

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right. Thank you, Michael, for

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getting that play. Well.

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>> So good morning City

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council members, as I

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mentioned, Becky Line Weber

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with ppe which is short for

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Pikes, Peak Outdoor Recreation

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Alliance like acronyms around

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here. So that's what we go by.

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>> As you just saw, this is.

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>> Our outdoor Pikes Peak

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Initiative. And we've just

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completed our draft vision

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plan. You each have an

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executive summary there and

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we're going to just go going

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to be some highlights on the

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goals and I'm going to go

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rather rapidly because this is

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the plan and it's a lot and

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you don't want me to go

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through all this. So I'm gonna

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go quickly. But there will be

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time for questions at the end.

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All right. Will technical

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while they're working on that.

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Well, we do. They get that

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that going to rise can see

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that. But this has been in the

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works since 2021. Connor

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shared with you that we are

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one of the Colorado outdoor

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regional partnerships. We were

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selected the regional

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partnership for this region.

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And that's Paso County Teller

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County and Fremont County. So

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3 county area. We started

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hours in 2021. At that time we

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were one of only 4 regional

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partnerships. Now there are 21

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across the state of Colorado

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and they're hoping to expand

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that to really cover the

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state. But what's great about

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the fact that we're one of the

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first, although it's hard

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sometimes to setting out and

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creating new ground also

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create some new opportunities

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for us and being one of the

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first were also one of the

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first to complete our vision

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plan or vision plan draft was

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released to the public last

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week and it will be open for

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public comment through JUNE

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first. So we're in this

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wonderful period of time where

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all of the combination of the

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last 3 and a half plus years,

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it's pulled together and now

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we've released it and waiting

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for comments from the

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community. But at the same

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time, we're moving forward.

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And as you mentioned, as

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Connor mentioned, Go Co and

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Colorado Parks and

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commissioner for great

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00:20:00,239 --> 00:20:02,639
Outdoors, Colorado, those of

581
00:20:03,543 --> 00:20:04,678
you that familiar with them,

582
00:20:04,678 --> 00:20:06,479
they have put together an

583
00:20:06,479 --> 00:20:08,581
incredible amount of funding.

584
00:20:08,581 --> 00:20:10,651
This is part of their 5 year

585
00:20:10,651 --> 00:20:12,553
strategic plan. It's

586
00:20:12,553 --> 00:20:13,487
50 million dollars that they

587
00:20:13,487 --> 00:20:15,289
have set aside for regional

588
00:20:15,289 --> 00:20:17,689
partnerships for the next 5

589
00:20:19,326 --> 00:20:20,461
years, 40 million of that is

590
00:20:20,461 --> 00:20:21,129
for implementation. That's

591
00:20:21,129 --> 00:20:24,265
huge. We did not have that

592
00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:25,330
funding before right now. And

593
00:20:25,330 --> 00:20:26,301
the Green hasn't even opened

594
00:20:26,301 --> 00:20:27,669
up yet. It will open up this

595
00:20:27,669 --> 00:20:28,270
summer and it's only

596
00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:30,270
accessible to regional

597
00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:30,907
partnerships to carry out the

598
00:20:30,907 --> 00:20:33,376
work that we have done to

599
00:20:33,376 --> 00:20:35,311
these vision plans. What's

600
00:20:35,311 --> 00:20:37,279
really important about that is

601
00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:38,915
as one of the first to release

602
00:20:38,915 --> 00:20:39,816
their vision plan. We have an

603
00:20:39,816 --> 00:20:41,585
opportunity before all of the

604
00:20:41,585 --> 00:20:43,585
other regional partnerships

605
00:20:43,653 --> 00:20:44,855
catch up to really move

606
00:20:44,855 --> 00:20:46,723
forward. Some of the projects

607
00:20:46,723 --> 00:20:48,590
and initiatives and priorities

608
00:20:48,590 --> 00:20:48,659
that are for our Pikes Peak

609
00:20:48,659 --> 00:20:51,590
region. So we're really

610
00:20:52,130 --> 00:20:54,530
excited about that. Exciting,

611
00:21:01,606 --> 00:21:03,606
but there.

612
00:21:05,377 --> 00:21:06,111
>> I'm sorry. Yes, COUNCILMAN

613
00:21:06,111 --> 00:21:08,181
Thank you. Thank you for being

614
00:21:08,181 --> 00:21:09,215
here. I'm looking forward to

615
00:21:09,215 --> 00:21:11,217
seeing this. Can you just talk

616
00:21:11,217 --> 00:21:12,285
about the source of the

617
00:21:12,285 --> 00:21:13,854
50 million dollars? Yes, it's

618
00:21:13,854 --> 00:21:15,756
the 50 million dollars is from

619
00:21:15,756 --> 00:21:17,958
great outdoors, Colorado. Go

620
00:21:17,958 --> 00:21:19,727
coach and Gold Coast's funding

621
00:21:19,727 --> 00:21:20,528
comes from the lottery. The

622
00:21:20,528 --> 00:21:21,362
Colorado lottery and a big

623
00:21:21,362 --> 00:21:23,297
part of it goes to cpw and

624
00:21:23,297 --> 00:21:25,767
then to their own grant

625
00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:26,434
funding and they fund

626
00:21:26,434 --> 00:21:27,101
community projects. City of

627
00:21:27,101 --> 00:21:29,237
Colorado Springs is taking

628
00:21:29,237 --> 00:21:32,107
advantage of that El Paso

629
00:21:32,107 --> 00:21:33,441
County and taking advantage of

630
00:21:33,441 --> 00:21:35,911
that and they together with

631
00:21:35,911 --> 00:21:38,470
Colorado Parks and wildlife

632
00:21:38,470 --> 00:21:39,315
have together decided to fund

633
00:21:39,315 --> 00:21:39,982
regional partnerships through

634
00:21:39,982 --> 00:21:41,982
this regional partnership.

635
00:21:43,486 --> 00:21:45,486
Thank

636
00:21:45,788 --> 00:21:48,788
>> All right. Looks like we

637
00:22:01,906 --> 00:22:04,900
are. Just about there. Her

638
00:22:04,900 --> 00:22:04,909
mission. I'll just go to this

639
00:22:04,909 --> 00:22:05,610
quickly collaboratively

640
00:22:05,610 --> 00:22:06,945
identified advance priorities

641
00:22:06,945 --> 00:22:08,848
and innovative strategy

642
00:22:08,848 --> 00:22:09,548
strategies to ensure the

643
00:22:09,548 --> 00:22:10,182
resiliency improvement of our

644
00:22:10,182 --> 00:22:10,849
natural and recreational

645
00:22:10,849 --> 00:22:13,849
values. For the Pikes Peak

646
00:22:19,826 --> 00:22:20,828
region. And as I mentioned,

647
00:22:20,828 --> 00:22:21,495
I'm gonna go through those 10

648
00:22:21,495 --> 00:22:22,296
goals and didn't go through

649
00:22:22,296 --> 00:22:23,300
them rather quickly. So the

650
00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:26,466
first one was to convene a

651
00:22:26,466 --> 00:22:27,434
broad based coalition. This is

652
00:22:27,434 --> 00:22:29,169
something often does. Anyway.

653
00:22:29,169 --> 00:22:32,373
We convene a lot of partners

654
00:22:32,373 --> 00:22:33,410
in for the outdoor Pikes Peak

655
00:22:33,410 --> 00:22:34,408
Initiative. You'll probably

656
00:22:34,408 --> 00:22:35,430
recognize a lot of the symbols

657
00:22:35,430 --> 00:22:38,430
on here, but we brought

658
00:22:38,460 --> 00:22:38,947
together a lot of outdoor

659
00:22:38,947 --> 00:22:41,347
partners in the land

660
00:22:42,485 --> 00:22:44,486
management as well as outdoor

661
00:22:44,486 --> 00:22:45,921
conservation. Outdoor

662
00:22:45,921 --> 00:22:46,623
recreation and outdoor

663
00:22:46,623 --> 00:22:49,230
business partners all working

664
00:22:51,661 --> 00:22:52,662
together. Here's just some

665
00:22:52,662 --> 00:22:54,798
pictures of that group work. I

666
00:22:54,798 --> 00:22:55,765
am so grateful for all of the

667
00:22:55,765 --> 00:22:56,399
stakeholders who have stayed

668
00:22:56,399 --> 00:22:58,668
with us over the last few

669
00:22:58,668 --> 00:23:00,637
years for this planning work

670
00:23:00,637 --> 00:23:02,773
you can see in the upper

671
00:23:02,773 --> 00:23:03,808
corner Focus Group past. We

672
00:23:03,808 --> 00:23:05,576
identified some strategies. We

673
00:23:05,576 --> 00:23:06,577
recognized that we needed some

674
00:23:06,577 --> 00:23:07,278
additional expertise. So we

675
00:23:07,278 --> 00:23:07,978
pulled some additional

676
00:23:07,978 --> 00:23:10,378
expertise from the community

677
00:23:11,149 --> 00:23:12,116
to work on that. We also

678
00:23:12,116 --> 00:23:12,951
pulled some visionary groups

679
00:23:12,951 --> 00:23:13,919
together of community leaders

680
00:23:13,919 --> 00:23:16,655
that are not in the outdoor

681
00:23:16,655 --> 00:23:17,957
space but are adjacent and

682
00:23:17,957 --> 00:23:20,359
that the outdoors impacts them

683
00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:21,270
to help lend a hand. So

684
00:23:21,270 --> 00:23:24,264
there's just quite a bit of

685
00:23:24,264 --> 00:23:25,132
stakeholder group that went on

686
00:23:25,132 --> 00:23:25,799
bulls number 2, 3 create

687
00:23:25,799 --> 00:23:28,199
maintain a dynamic, outdoor

688
00:23:28,435 --> 00:23:29,469
Pikes, Peak data hub and

689
00:23:29,469 --> 00:23:33,690
develop a multi here are multi

690
00:23:33,140 --> 00:23:34,750
layered planning mapping tool.

691
00:23:34,750 --> 00:23:34,809
In addition to that, we

692
00:23:34,809 --> 00:23:37,209
created in either decision

693
00:23:37,278 --> 00:23:38,450
support tools such as project

694
00:23:38,450 --> 00:23:38,880
criteria framework. What's so

695
00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,649
great about this is this is a

696
00:23:41,649 --> 00:23:42,750
partnership with Uccs and they

697
00:23:42,750 --> 00:23:43,785
are looking at this as a

698
00:23:43,785 --> 00:23:45,785
community investment project

699
00:23:45,787 --> 00:23:48,223
that they will maintain over

700
00:23:48,223 --> 00:23:49,580
time. This data hub is the

701
00:23:49,580 --> 00:23:52,595
first time we've had all of

702
00:23:52,595 --> 00:23:54,430
this data, almost 100 planning

703
00:23:54,430 --> 00:23:56,830
documents across the Pikes

704
00:23:57,467 --> 00:23:58,467
Peak region, socioeconomic

705
00:23:58,467 --> 00:23:59,936
data, recreation data, tourism

706
00:23:59,936 --> 00:24:02,205
data, natural resource data

707
00:24:02,205 --> 00:24:04,740
and mapping all in one place.

708
00:24:04,740 --> 00:24:06,430
Available to help make land

709
00:24:06,430 --> 00:24:07,978
use decisions to help make

710
00:24:07,978 --> 00:24:09,460
project decisions to help us

711
00:24:09,460 --> 00:24:11,215
really inform how we move

712
00:24:11,215 --> 00:24:13,217
forward in areas that affect

713
00:24:13,217 --> 00:24:13,885
the outdoors. Goal number 4

714
00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:14,585
was to evaluate those past

715
00:24:14,585 --> 00:24:16,985
planning efforts. I mentioned

716
00:24:17,355 --> 00:24:18,560
almost 100 plans. We brought

717
00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,456
those together from 1984, all

718
00:24:22,940 --> 00:24:23,262
the way up to current day. And

719
00:24:23,262 --> 00:24:25,970
we evaluated those. We did an

720
00:24:25,970 --> 00:24:28,970
assessment of those. And then

721
00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:29,268
we talk to our land managers

722
00:24:29,268 --> 00:24:30,360
and what are the areas there

723
00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:31,370
that you're having challenges

724
00:24:31,370 --> 00:24:32,380
with an implementing? What are

725
00:24:32,380 --> 00:24:32,672
the things that are not

726
00:24:32,672 --> 00:24:34,241
relative anymore? And we

727
00:24:34,241 --> 00:24:36,242
talked through those with

728
00:24:36,242 --> 00:24:37,244
them. Oh, number 5, invite and

729
00:24:37,244 --> 00:24:38,946
assess the needs and

730
00:24:38,946 --> 00:24:39,547
aspirations of land managers

731
00:24:39,547 --> 00:24:40,982
like we just mentioned,

732
00:24:40,982 --> 00:24:43,251
stakeholders and the general

733
00:24:43,251 --> 00:24:44,352
public in 2022, we worked with

734
00:24:44,352 --> 00:24:46,154
the Colorado tourism office to

735
00:24:46,154 --> 00:24:48,189
do an outdoor industry

736
00:24:48,189 --> 00:24:49,558
stakeholder report and we

737
00:24:49,558 --> 00:24:50,191
surveyed and benchmarked and

738
00:24:50,191 --> 00:24:52,591
got aspirations from our

739
00:24:52,727 --> 00:24:54,696
outdoor industry. We also this

740
00:24:54,696 --> 00:24:55,697
probably the biggest part of

741
00:24:55,697 --> 00:24:59,335
our effort to quite a lot of

742
00:24:59,335 --> 00:25:01,504
robust public listing. So we

743
00:25:01,504 --> 00:25:02,205
did 11. Our initial round was

744
00:25:02,205 --> 00:25:04,205
11 listening. Sessions across

745
00:25:05,475 --> 00:25:06,710
the 3 county area. We went

746
00:25:06,710 --> 00:25:08,612
out. We talked to the

747
00:25:08,612 --> 00:25:09,313
community and we heard from

748
00:25:09,313 --> 00:25:10,147
them. What's really important

749
00:25:10,147 --> 00:25:11,548
to them regarding challenges

750
00:25:11,548 --> 00:25:13,517
and opportunities in our

751
00:25:13,517 --> 00:25:14,151
outdoor spaces. But we knew

752
00:25:14,151 --> 00:25:15,619
that there were some gaps

753
00:25:15,619 --> 00:25:17,555
after doing that. And so we

754
00:25:17,555 --> 00:25:19,590
went out and did some pop-up

755
00:25:19,590 --> 00:25:21,526
outreach in different areas.

756
00:25:21,526 --> 00:25:22,127
He went to underserved

757
00:25:22,127 --> 00:25:23,562
communities. We prefer

758
00:25:23,562 --> 00:25:24,696
provided Spanish to English

759
00:25:24,696 --> 00:25:25,531
materials and an interpreter,

760
00:25:25,531 --> 00:25:26,164
military community. Private

761
00:25:26,164 --> 00:25:28,164
landowners, business and

762
00:25:28,266 --> 00:25:28,967
community leaders. Youth. And

763
00:25:28,967 --> 00:25:31,967
we also met with tribal

764
00:25:33,272 --> 00:25:33,939
leaders, not that long ago. We

765
00:25:33,939 --> 00:25:34,874
met with elected officials,

766
00:25:34,874 --> 00:25:35,575
including this body to share

767
00:25:35,575 --> 00:25:40,375
what we were up to him to get

768
00:25:42,215 --> 00:25:43,316
some input. And all of this

769
00:25:43,316 --> 00:25:45,219
data, all this information

770
00:25:45,219 --> 00:25:45,919
that we from local down into a

771
00:25:45,919 --> 00:25:47,919
vision statement, strategies

772
00:25:48,822 --> 00:25:52,260
and action items that we did a

773
00:25:52,260 --> 00:25:53,627
lot voting on to find

774
00:25:53,627 --> 00:25:55,163
consensus and we took these

775
00:25:55,163 --> 00:25:56,264
and we went back out to the

776
00:25:56,264 --> 00:25:58,330
community with more listening

777
00:25:58,330 --> 00:26:00,680
sessions to say, did we get it

778
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,270
right? And again, this was

779
00:26:02,270 --> 00:26:04,273
across the 3 counties, lots of

780
00:26:04,273 --> 00:26:05,174
different community engagement

781
00:26:05,174 --> 00:26:06,108
here. And we also did this to

782
00:26:06,108 --> 00:26:06,809
service. It wasn't just in

783
00:26:06,809 --> 00:26:09,245
public, but also surveys for

784
00:26:09,245 --> 00:26:09,946
those who couldn't online

785
00:26:09,946 --> 00:26:12,946
listening sessions as well as

786
00:26:15,452 --> 00:26:16,320
in person. This 92% of our

787
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,189
in-person folks said yes, they

788
00:26:18,189 --> 00:26:18,889
agree with these recommended

789
00:26:18,889 --> 00:26:21,289
strategies and 100% of our

790
00:26:22,593 --> 00:26:23,260
survey respondents said yes,

791
00:26:23,260 --> 00:26:25,229
number 6 was to recommend a

792
00:26:25,229 --> 00:26:26,431
revised alternative management

793
00:26:26,431 --> 00:26:27,165
funding model. One of the

794
00:26:27,165 --> 00:26:29,267
things we knew going into this

795
00:26:29,267 --> 00:26:31,503
is that on Pikes Peak in

796
00:26:31,503 --> 00:26:33,338
particular, all of the growth

797
00:26:33,338 --> 00:26:34,540
that we're seeing in Colorado

798
00:26:34,540 --> 00:26:36,410
Springs, El Paso County is

799
00:26:36,410 --> 00:26:36,708
funneling into our outdoors

800
00:26:36,708 --> 00:26:40,308
and it's creating a lot of

801
00:26:40,513 --> 00:26:41,847
challenges for land managers.

802
00:26:41,847 --> 00:26:42,549
It's also affecting

803
00:26:42,549 --> 00:26:44,116
recreational experiences. And

804
00:26:44,116 --> 00:26:44,785
so we knew we wanted to look

805
00:26:44,785 --> 00:26:46,119
at the management. See, are

806
00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,189
there ways we could do this

807
00:26:49,189 --> 00:26:50,257
better? So we went out and got

808
00:26:50,257 --> 00:26:52,593
16 different models are looked

809
00:26:52,593 --> 00:26:54,928
at 16 models across the U.S.

810
00:26:54,928 --> 00:26:56,530
Of multi-jurisdictional

811
00:26:56,530 --> 00:26:57,398
management. And then we as a

812
00:26:57,398 --> 00:26:58,299
task force, we narrow that

813
00:26:58,299 --> 00:27:01,899
down to 4 and then we narrow

814
00:27:02,700 --> 00:27:03,400
that down to one. And we took

815
00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:04,806
this model, which is a

816
00:27:04,806 --> 00:27:06,875
partnership of all these

817
00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,810
multiple jurisdictions, but

818
00:27:08,810 --> 00:27:09,745
using one entity has the lead

819
00:27:09,745 --> 00:27:11,881
to manage the people to manage

820
00:27:11,881 --> 00:27:12,782
the recreation and to create

821
00:27:12,782 --> 00:27:13,583
recreational opportunities and

822
00:27:13,583 --> 00:27:15,983
Colorado parks and wildlife

823
00:27:18,221 --> 00:27:20,490
uniquely fit that as a way to

824
00:27:20,490 --> 00:27:22,126
bring greater resources to the

825
00:27:22,126 --> 00:27:24,127
area and also greater capacity

826
00:27:24,127 --> 00:27:26,290
for existing land managers in

827
00:27:26,290 --> 00:27:27,197
that space. So we looked at

828
00:27:27,197 --> 00:27:27,965
this. We talked to our land

829
00:27:27,965 --> 00:27:30,901
managers quite a bit about

830
00:27:30,901 --> 00:27:32,203
this all together and

831
00:27:32,203 --> 00:27:32,937
individually. There were some

832
00:27:32,937 --> 00:27:34,806
that were like, yeah, let's do

833
00:27:34,806 --> 00:27:35,473
this and others that like will

834
00:27:35,473 --> 00:27:36,641
hold on. I don't know about

835
00:27:36,641 --> 00:27:38,176
this. So it took quite a lot

836
00:27:38,176 --> 00:27:40,450
of conversation and it's still

837
00:27:40,450 --> 00:27:42,445
ongoing with our land

838
00:27:42,548 --> 00:27:43,215
managers. But one of the very

839
00:27:43,215 --> 00:27:45,615
exciting things as Governor

840
00:27:46,850 --> 00:27:46,753
Polis recognized just knew

841
00:27:46,753 --> 00:27:48,854
management model because in

842
00:27:48,854 --> 00:27:50,723
the lower left to see a group

843
00:27:50,723 --> 00:27:51,858
of the land manager

844
00:27:51,858 --> 00:27:53,626
representatives there, they

845
00:27:53,626 --> 00:27:54,594
came together and did a letter

846
00:27:54,594 --> 00:27:55,662
of intent sent that to the

847
00:27:55,662 --> 00:27:58,662
director of Colorado Parks and

848
00:27:59,467 --> 00:28:00,167
Wildlife at the end of 2024.

849
00:28:00,167 --> 00:28:00,734
And in the governor state of

850
00:28:00,734 --> 00:28:02,236
the State address, he

851
00:28:02,236 --> 00:28:03,271
mentioned it. And then in

852
00:28:03,271 --> 00:28:05,306
FEBRUARY he came to Colorado

853
00:28:05,306 --> 00:28:06,507
Springs to celebrate this new

854
00:28:06,507 --> 00:28:08,543
partnership that was forming.

855
00:28:08,543 --> 00:28:10,245
So that's what these pictures

856
00:28:10,245 --> 00:28:12,247
are from. And you can see

857
00:28:12,247 --> 00:28:12,982
several of our Colorado

858
00:28:12,982 --> 00:28:15,982
Springs folks are are involved

859
00:28:16,118 --> 00:28:17,453
in that. So you can see Brett

860
00:28:17,453 --> 00:28:18,353
and Skyler with Pikes Peak

861
00:28:18,353 --> 00:28:20,222
America's Mountain and Travis

862
00:28:20,222 --> 00:28:21,390
with Colorado Springs

863
00:28:21,390 --> 00:28:22,425
Utilities are Forest Service,

864
00:28:22,425 --> 00:28:23,159
Colorado Parks and Wildlife

865
00:28:23,159 --> 00:28:25,159
Department. Natural Resources.

866
00:28:26,363 --> 00:28:26,996
A Pasco County. So all of

867
00:28:26,996 --> 00:28:28,932
these folks been working

868
00:28:28,932 --> 00:28:29,700
together on this new

869
00:28:29,700 --> 00:28:30,501
management model. And I'll

870
00:28:30,501 --> 00:28:34,101
talk a little bit more about

871
00:28:34,672 --> 00:28:35,506
that towards the end. Oh,

872
00:28:35,506 --> 00:28:36,107
number 7 was to identify

873
00:28:36,107 --> 00:28:38,107
recreation conservation

874
00:28:39,410 --> 00:28:41,413
priorities and key projects.

875
00:28:41,413 --> 00:28:42,280
So all of continued on. We had

876
00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:42,980
the strategies that we need to

877
00:28:42,980 --> 00:28:44,249
look at. What does that mean?

878
00:28:44,249 --> 00:28:45,450
What are we going to

879
00:28:45,450 --> 00:28:47,252
actionable? What are we going

880
00:28:47,252 --> 00:28:48,587
to take action on? So we

881
00:28:48,587 --> 00:28:49,288
identified through quite a

882
00:28:49,288 --> 00:28:49,889
process. A number of projects

883
00:28:49,889 --> 00:28:52,289
and initiatives to move

884
00:28:54,794 --> 00:28:56,763
forward. Goals. Number 89 kind

885
00:28:56,763 --> 00:28:58,598
of go together, identify

886
00:28:58,598 --> 00:29:00,501
desirable in critical natural

887
00:29:00,501 --> 00:29:02,669
habitat areas and identify

888
00:29:02,669 --> 00:29:04,238
areas for potential recreation

889
00:29:04,238 --> 00:29:06,273
opportunities. And so what we

890
00:29:06,273 --> 00:29:08,509
did is we worked again with

891
00:29:08,509 --> 00:29:10,311
more partnerships, working on

892
00:29:10,311 --> 00:29:11,178
Colorado's Outdoor Strategies

893
00:29:11,178 --> 00:29:11,812
Steering Committee. I learned

894
00:29:11,812 --> 00:29:14,812
that we were working with

895
00:29:14,949 --> 00:29:16,451
Colorado Natural Heritage

896
00:29:16,451 --> 00:29:17,152
Program to create this

897
00:29:17,152 --> 00:29:19,552
conservation summary for the

898
00:29:19,588 --> 00:29:20,755
state of Colorado. We looked

899
00:29:20,755 --> 00:29:21,623
at that conservation summary

900
00:29:21,623 --> 00:29:23,492
and said, why do we do that

901
00:29:23,492 --> 00:29:25,862
for Pikes Peak region? They

902
00:29:25,862 --> 00:29:26,729
said yes, we took their data

903
00:29:26,729 --> 00:29:28,664
and then we went to our local

904
00:29:28,664 --> 00:29:29,365
partners to find out what's

905
00:29:29,365 --> 00:29:30,670
very special about the Pikes

906
00:29:30,670 --> 00:29:31,634
Peak region. That's different

907
00:29:31,634 --> 00:29:34,634
from the state. Together. We

908
00:29:35,338 --> 00:29:36,540
created the Pikes Peak

909
00:29:36,540 --> 00:29:37,374
Conservation summary that lead

910
00:29:37,374 --> 00:29:40,974
into our opportunity of air or

911
00:29:40,978 --> 00:29:41,678
areas of opportunitmap,

912
00:29:41,678 --> 00:29:44,249
which helps us identify areas

913
00:29:44,249 --> 00:29:44,916
to double down on conservation

914
00:29:44,916 --> 00:29:45,550
and areas where recreation

915
00:29:45,550 --> 00:29:47,950
development might be best

916
00:29:50,923 --> 00:29:51,990
suited. Go number 10 is where

917
00:29:51,990 --> 00:29:53,725
we are today. We created a

918
00:29:53,725 --> 00:29:55,160
sustainable recreation

919
00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:55,761
conservation vision plan. And

920
00:29:55,761 --> 00:29:56,428
as I mentioned, we just

921
00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:57,964
released checked. It's open

922
00:29:57,964 --> 00:29:59,933
for public comment through

923
00:29:59,933 --> 00:30:04,133
JUNE. 1st. So which is all of

924
00:30:04,971 --> 00:30:05,705
this mean? This is more than a

925
00:30:05,705 --> 00:30:06,372
milestone. We are at a pivotal

926
00:30:06,372 --> 00:30:07,740
moment. I'm going to share

927
00:30:07,740 --> 00:30:10,611
with you some of the reasons

928
00:30:10,611 --> 00:30:11,611
why. Colorado Springs, El Paso

929
00:30:11,611 --> 00:30:13,580
County in particular are

930
00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:14,882
growing at a rapid pace. Okay.

931
00:30:14,882 --> 00:30:15,616
You guys already know that

932
00:30:15,616 --> 00:30:19,816
this is no big surprise to you

933
00:30:20,254 --> 00:30:21,957
all. Our tourism. In addition,

934
00:30:21,957 --> 00:30:24,994
it has been a growing economic

935
00:30:24,994 --> 00:30:26,795
driver and visitors are drawn

936
00:30:26,795 --> 00:30:27,997
to our outdoors. I've shared

937
00:30:27,997 --> 00:30:28,731
with the prior city council

938
00:30:28,731 --> 00:30:31,330
that with our tourism numbers.

939
00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:32,735
Our long with report, you can

940
00:30:32,735 --> 00:30:33,436
tell that the number one

941
00:30:33,436 --> 00:30:35,405
activity of visitors is going

942
00:30:35,405 --> 00:30:37,507
outside and enjoying our

943
00:30:37,507 --> 00:30:39,442
outdoors beyond visiting with

944
00:30:39,442 --> 00:30:41,411
friends and family and

945
00:30:41,411 --> 00:30:42,450
touring, which is part of the

946
00:30:42,450 --> 00:30:44,381
outdoors. The number one

947
00:30:44,381 --> 00:30:45,820
reason people come here is for

948
00:30:45,820 --> 00:30:45,982
outdoors. So tourism is a big

949
00:30:45,982 --> 00:30:46,684
part of it. We're getting lots

950
00:30:46,684 --> 00:30:49,684
of folks here and we're

951
00:30:50,521 --> 00:30:51,622
growing our population. But

952
00:30:51,622 --> 00:30:52,356
smart growth is important in

953
00:30:52,356 --> 00:30:54,625
our outdoor spaces just as it

954
00:30:54,625 --> 00:30:55,694
is in the city and it requires

955
00:30:55,694 --> 00:30:58,940
thoughtful planning. The good

956
00:30:59,497 --> 00:31:00,231
news is we have a plan now.

957
00:31:00,231 --> 00:31:00,932
We've identified priorities to

958
00:31:00,932 --> 00:31:01,667
grow outdoor amenities while

959
00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:03,667
safeguarding natural resources

960
00:31:05,338 --> 00:31:06,500
and wildlife. We have the

961
00:31:06,500 --> 00:31:06,539
support of the governor who

962
00:31:06,539 --> 00:31:07,273
wants to see a new

963
00:31:07,273 --> 00:31:09,175
collaborative management model

964
00:31:09,175 --> 00:31:11,311
on Pikes Peak that he can

965
00:31:11,311 --> 00:31:11,978
expand elsewhere in Colorado.

966
00:31:11,978 --> 00:31:14,214
And I'm going to share with

967
00:31:14,214 --> 00:31:16,316
you why this is important

968
00:31:16,316 --> 00:31:17,517
right now. We have a deficit

969
00:31:17,517 --> 00:31:18,619
in the state of Colorado, our

970
00:31:18,619 --> 00:31:19,420
budget. So they're looking for

971
00:31:19,420 --> 00:31:22,420
funding wherever they can find

972
00:31:23,124 --> 00:31:24,191
But at the same time, Governor

973
00:31:24,191 --> 00:31:25,259
Polis is putting pressure on

974
00:31:25,259 --> 00:31:26,961
Colorado parks and wildlife to

975
00:31:26,961 --> 00:31:29,961
make this happen in Pikes,

976
00:31:30,298 --> 00:31:30,966
Peak Pikes Peak is known

977
00:31:30,966 --> 00:31:32,100
internationally. It's very

978
00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:33,369
important and he wants to see

979
00:31:33,369 --> 00:31:34,570
this happen. And he's only

980
00:31:34,570 --> 00:31:35,304
here for another 2 years. So

981
00:31:35,304 --> 00:31:38,507
that's part of this moment in

982
00:31:38,507 --> 00:31:39,740
time that we have. We also

983
00:31:39,740 --> 00:31:39,809
have the partners and

984
00:31:39,809 --> 00:31:41,844
relationships and are doubling

985
00:31:41,844 --> 00:31:42,779
down on them. One of the

986
00:31:42,779 --> 00:31:43,980
things that we know is we need

987
00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:44,648
good collaboration. We need

988
00:31:44,648 --> 00:31:46,648
good working relationships

989
00:31:47,985 --> 00:31:48,585
with our partners. We put in

990
00:31:48,585 --> 00:31:49,286
place something called

991
00:31:49,286 --> 00:31:49,953
Adaptive leadership training,

992
00:31:49,953 --> 00:31:52,953
which we're doing over the

993
00:31:53,357 --> 00:31:56,360
course of the year with 30 of

994
00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:57,270
our outdoor partners learning

995
00:31:57,270 --> 00:31:58,229
to work together so that we

996
00:31:58,229 --> 00:31:58,896
tackle some of these complex

997
00:31:58,896 --> 00:32:01,896
challenges that we have in

998
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:02,734
front of us. We have access to

999
00:32:02,734 --> 00:32:04,734
significant funding resources.

1000
00:32:05,704 --> 00:32:06,338
As we mentioned, but it is

1001
00:32:06,338 --> 00:32:08,738
highly competitive and it

1002
00:32:09,642 --> 00:32:10,409
requires local investment to

1003
00:32:10,409 --> 00:32:12,211
date. We've seen the state

1004
00:32:12,211 --> 00:32:12,945
invest thoroughly into

1005
00:32:12,945 --> 00:32:13,679
regional partnerships, but now

1006
00:32:13,679 --> 00:32:17,279
they want to start seeing more

1007
00:32:17,817 --> 00:32:20,521
local investment. So we have

1008
00:32:20,521 --> 00:32:21,188
to plan. We have partners. We

1009
00:32:21,188 --> 00:32:21,855
have state will support and

1010
00:32:21,855 --> 00:32:23,657
access to critical funding

1011
00:32:23,657 --> 00:32:26,460
opportunities. But now what we

1012
00:32:26,460 --> 00:32:27,728
need is your support support

1013
00:32:27,728 --> 00:32:28,663
to help bring this vision to

1014
00:32:28,663 --> 00:32:31,630
life through local investment

1015
00:32:31,299 --> 00:32:33,334
leadership in alignment so we

1016
00:32:33,334 --> 00:32:34,970
can ensure Colorado Springs in

1017
00:32:34,970 --> 00:32:35,903
the Pikes Peak region remains

1018
00:32:35,903 --> 00:32:37,806
a leader, responsible outdoor

1019
00:32:37,806 --> 00:32:38,440
recreation conservation

1020
00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:40,440
community well-being for

1021
00:32:41,677 --> 00:32:42,344
generations to come. As we

1022
00:32:42,344 --> 00:32:44,647
look ahead, your support is

1023
00:32:44,647 --> 00:32:46,983
essential. But so is

1024
00:32:46,983 --> 00:32:48,983
partnership and leadership.

1025
00:32:50,219 --> 00:32:50,821
That's where ppe the Pikes

1026
00:32:50,821 --> 00:32:52,821
Peak Outdoor Recreation

1027
00:32:53,757 --> 00:32:54,959
Alliance comes in. For those

1028
00:32:54,959 --> 00:32:55,892
of you who MAY be new to the

1029
00:32:55,892 --> 00:32:57,761
council and welcome. I have

1030
00:32:57,761 --> 00:32:58,428
met some of you some of you

1031
00:32:58,428 --> 00:33:00,464
I've met for short. So it's

1032
00:33:00,464 --> 00:33:01,980
great to have you here. But

1033
00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,267
you're not very familiar,

1034
00:33:03,267 --> 00:33:04,100
probably with ppe or e. So I

1035
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:04,702
want to give you just a little

1036
00:33:04,702 --> 00:33:07,702
bit of information about who

1037
00:33:09,875 --> 00:33:10,509
we are. So we are 5, a one c 3

1038
00:33:10,509 --> 00:33:12,509
nonprofit organization we

1039
00:33:13,779 --> 00:33:14,714
reformed in 2016 and our

1040
00:33:14,714 --> 00:33:15,448
mission is to strengthen the

1041
00:33:15,448 --> 00:33:16,810
outdoor wreck industry for the

1042
00:33:16,810 --> 00:33:18,481
Pikes Peak region through

1043
00:33:19,351 --> 00:33:21,220
leadership and collaboration.

1044
00:33:21,220 --> 00:33:22,550
We convene together outdoor

1045
00:33:22,550 --> 00:33:22,655
businesses, outdoor nonprofit

1046
00:33:22,655 --> 00:33:23,757
organizations and land

1047
00:33:23,757 --> 00:33:25,757
management and government

1048
00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,495
entities. These are our

1049
00:33:28,495 --> 00:33:30,664
pillars grow. That's largely

1050
00:33:30,664 --> 00:33:32,533
what opiates about Stewart,

1051
00:33:32,533 --> 00:33:33,534
our special outdoor

1052
00:33:33,534 --> 00:33:34,502
environments, strengthen the

1053
00:33:34,502 --> 00:33:36,438
Pikes Peak region's out to

1054
00:33:36,438 --> 00:33:37,305
wreck into street. We do that

1055
00:33:37,305 --> 00:33:38,372
through. We have an industry

1056
00:33:38,372 --> 00:33:41,372
job fair. We meet together

1057
00:33:42,770 --> 00:33:44,146
every every month as about 30

1058
00:33:44,146 --> 00:33:45,381
outdoor leaders. We also have

1059
00:33:45,381 --> 00:33:48,183
an outdoor job board. Number

1060
00:33:48,183 --> 00:33:48,884
of things we do their

1061
00:33:48,884 --> 00:33:49,485
inspiring greater

1062
00:33:49,485 --> 00:33:50,850
participation, outdoor

1063
00:33:50,850 --> 00:33:52,288
recreation. And then we

1064
00:33:52,288 --> 00:33:55,240
advocate on behalf of the

1065
00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,424
outdoor industry all the

1066
00:33:58,128 --> 00:33:59,129
places. So now I'd love to

1067
00:33:59,129 --> 00:33:59,930
have to for board members come

1068
00:33:59,930 --> 00:34:00,564
up and share with you just

1069
00:34:00,564 --> 00:34:02,866
briefly a little bit more

1070
00:34:02,866 --> 00:34:06,466
about ppe or 8. So our board

1071
00:34:06,537 --> 00:34:07,237
chair Geoff Mosher and past

1072
00:34:07,237 --> 00:34:10,237
year, Toby Gannett will speak

1073
00:34:14,913 --> 00:34:17,150
with you for a few moments.

1074
00:34:17,150 --> 00:34:18,160
City Council appreciate taking

1075
00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,119
time this morning to hear

1076
00:34:20,119 --> 00:34:21,153
about and staff members from

1077
00:34:21,153 --> 00:34:21,887
the city.

1078
00:34:21,887 --> 00:34:23,288
>> It's been my pleasure to

1079
00:34:23,288 --> 00:34:26,888
serve as the board chair for

1080
00:34:28,428 --> 00:34:29,129
couple of years. Now. I'm also

1081
00:34:29,129 --> 00:34:30,396
the special projects director

1082
00:34:30,396 --> 00:34:30,502
for the city of c#

1083
00:34:30,502 --> 00:34:30,609
#

1084
00:34:30,609 --> 00:34:30,714
#

1085
00:34:30,714 --> 00:34:30,832
#

1086
00:34:30,832 --> 00:34:30,936
#

1087
00:34:30,936 --> 00:34:32,332
#

1088
00:34:32,332 --> 00:34:33,900
Creek.

1089
00:34:33,900 --> 00:34:34,601
And we are committed on the

1090
00:34:34,601 --> 00:34:37,104
other side, the west side of

1091
00:34:37,104 --> 00:34:38,806
Pikes Peak too, to move

1092
00:34:38,806 --> 00:34:39,440
forward with these

1093
00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,440
initiatives. And I I I'm

1094
00:34:43,410 --> 00:34:47,100
pretty the the report is now

1095
00:34:47,820 --> 00:34:49,482
out. The governor's support

1096
00:34:50,850 --> 00:34:50,952
unit. I'm not sure if if you

1097
00:34:50,952 --> 00:34:53,352
understand how exciting this

1098
00:34:53,522 --> 00:34:55,358
can be moving forward, we are

1099
00:34:55,358 --> 00:34:57,359
ready to make this happen.

1100
00:34:57,359 --> 00:34:59,228
We're ready to protect the

1101
00:34:59,228 --> 00:35:01,970
mountain. Ready to

1102
00:35:01,970 --> 00:35:01,764
strategically plan, how

1103
00:35:01,764 --> 00:35:02,865
recreation and conservation

1104
00:35:02,865 --> 00:35:05,669
can be done and how to steward

1105
00:35:05,669 --> 00:35:06,369
that for generations to come.

1106
00:35:06,369 --> 00:35:07,671
So I appreciate Connor coming

1107
00:35:07,671 --> 00:35:10,710
from the governor's office

1108
00:35:10,741 --> 00:35:11,642
that shows the support from

1109
00:35:11,642 --> 00:35:12,409
that level and bakkies

1110
00:35:12,409 --> 00:35:14,809
presentation is is exciting

1111
00:35:15,579 --> 00:35:16,281
and fun to hear. It's taken a

1112
00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:19,383
long time to get where we're

1113
00:35:19,383 --> 00:35:20,185
at. And we're at that.

1114
00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:23,220
Precipice time to move forward

1115
00:35:23,220 --> 00:35:25,230
and make a big leap into what

1116
00:35:25,230 --> 00:35:26,625
we can do with the Pikes Peak

1117
00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:28,293
region. We did get commitment

1118
00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:31,893
from Teller County as well. On

1119
00:35:32,970 --> 00:35:33,320
the letter to the governor, a

1120
00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:33,867
big portion be isn't our

1121
00:35:33,867 --> 00:35:35,535
county. So that's important to

1122
00:35:35,535 --> 00:35:35,640
us in c#

1123
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:35,751
#

1124
00:35:35,751 --> 00:35:35,858
#

1125
00:35:35,858 --> 00:35:35,965
#

1126
00:35:35,965 --> 00:35:36,710
#

1127
00:35:36,710 --> 00:35:37,437
#

1128
00:35:37,437 --> 00:35:37,542
Creek. C#

1129
00:35:37,542 --> 00:35:37,649
#

1130
00:35:37,649 --> 00:35:37,756
#

1131
00:35:37,756 --> 00:35:37,863
#

1132
00:35:37,863 --> 00:35:37,969
#

1133
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:39,505
#

1134
00:35:39,505 --> 00:35:41,709
Creek does financially support

1135
00:35:41,709 --> 00:35:44,770
and we have for several years

1136
00:35:44,770 --> 00:35:46,747
now we're looking forward to

1137
00:35:46,747 --> 00:35:47,315
increasing that support as

1138
00:35:47,315 --> 00:35:49,315
this programming and

1139
00:35:49,551 --> 00:35:50,351
initiatives can move forward.

1140
00:35:50,351 --> 00:35:53,288
So I just want to be a little

1141
00:35:53,288 --> 00:35:55,423
bit of background of Pra. We

1142
00:35:55,423 --> 00:35:57,823
are a voluntary independent

1143
00:35:58,894 --> 00:36:00,629
board. There's 11 members that

1144
00:36:00,629 --> 00:36:03,132
are voters. There's 3 x of his

1145
00:36:03,132 --> 00:36:06,132
shows El Paso County Conroe

1146
00:36:07,804 --> 00:36:08,538
Chamber and edc and El Pomar.

1147
00:36:08,538 --> 00:36:12,138
Sorry. I said that wrong. Let

1148
00:36:13,610 --> 00:36:17,210
let me go back. Our x

1149
00:36:17,481 --> 00:36:18,249
officials come from cpw, Pasco

1150
00:36:18,249 --> 00:36:19,817
County and then and then vice

1151
00:36:19,817 --> 00:36:21,817
PRESIDENT Government affairs

1152
00:36:24,789 --> 00:36:25,489
from the Chamber and edc and

1153
00:36:25,489 --> 00:36:27,892
then our help from foundation

1154
00:36:27,892 --> 00:36:30,292
representatives as well. So

1155
00:36:30,696 --> 00:36:32,970
those are 6. The shelves you

1156
00:36:32,970 --> 00:36:34,497
might realize from David's

1157
00:36:36,769 --> 00:36:38,710
cameo on the video and Becky's

1158
00:36:38,710 --> 00:36:41,708
last name. The David is is the

1159
00:36:41,708 --> 00:36:44,611
founder of ppe or e and We

1160
00:36:44,611 --> 00:36:46,546
respect we're his plan was

1161
00:36:46,546 --> 00:36:47,781
going. He's on an advisory

1162
00:36:47,781 --> 00:36:49,549
position, a role with the

1163
00:36:49,549 --> 00:36:50,718
board right now. He is a

1164
00:36:50,718 --> 00:36:51,986
non-voting member, but he

1165
00:36:51,986 --> 00:36:53,454
definitely offers his

1166
00:36:53,454 --> 00:36:55,854
expertise. So we appreciate

1167
00:36:56,223 --> 00:36:58,259
the time. COUNCILMAN Wine

1168
00:36:58,259 --> 00:37:00,462
lovers participation in this

1169
00:37:00,462 --> 00:37:01,563
program. So we do look forward

1170
00:37:01,563 --> 00:37:02,230
to moving forward. We're

1171
00:37:02,230 --> 00:37:05,230
excited about where ppr is

1172
00:37:07,636 --> 00:37:08,371
headed. We see it as an

1173
00:37:08,371 --> 00:37:10,172
important aspect of the entire

1174
00:37:10,172 --> 00:37:12,572
Pikes Peak region. Fremont

1175
00:37:16,613 --> 00:37:17,280
Teller and Paso County to move

1176
00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:18,140
forward with recreation and

1177
00:37:18,140 --> 00:37:19,749
conservation in the Pikes Peak

1178
00:37:19,749 --> 00:37:20,384
region. Not just on the

1179
00:37:20,384 --> 00:37:22,686
mountain, but all the

1180
00:37:22,686 --> 00:37:24,686
communities surrounding it.

1181
00:37:28,426 --> 00:37:29,493
You have anything you want

1182
00:37:29,493 --> 00:37:31,630
Council members? It's great to

1183
00:37:31,630 --> 00:37:32,430
see you again and for the new

1184
00:37:32,430 --> 00:37:35,430
members. Welcome to the team

1185
00:37:35,567 --> 00:37:35,934
effort of improving Colorado

1186
00:37:35,934 --> 00:37:37,934
Springs.

1187
00:37:39,304 --> 00:37:40,339
>> My name is Joe and for

1188
00:37:40,339 --> 00:37:43,375
those of you who don't know

1189
00:37:43,375 --> 00:37:44,310
me, I'm a fellow at the Aspen

1190
00:37:44,310 --> 00:37:44,977
Institute. I'm a board

1191
00:37:44,977 --> 00:37:45,812
leadership fellow with the

1192
00:37:45,812 --> 00:37:48,212
National Association with Corp

1193
00:37:50,283 --> 00:37:51,251
of corporate directors and a

1194
00:37:51,251 --> 00:37:53,651
former global cherub Orden,

1195
00:37:54,988 --> 00:37:55,756
ceo services within to growth

1196
00:37:55,756 --> 00:37:58,756
locally here I'm working on

1197
00:37:58,759 --> 00:37:59,460
the largest affordable housing

1198
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:02,460
project in the Rocky Mountain

1199
00:38:03,197 --> 00:38:03,831
region. I want to give a

1200
00:38:03,831 --> 00:38:06,231
little background to this

1201
00:38:07,402 --> 00:38:09,537
project in that several years

1202
00:38:09,537 --> 00:38:12,341
ago when I was on the board of

1203
00:38:12,341 --> 00:38:15,941
the Chamber of Commerce and dc

1204
00:38:16,779 --> 00:38:17,914
and serving as interim ceo.

1205
00:38:17,914 --> 00:38:19,315
MISTER Lee Byrne came to me

1206
00:38:19,315 --> 00:38:21,718
and he said there is a

1207
00:38:21,718 --> 00:38:23,620
critical gap in our community

1208
00:38:23,620 --> 00:38:25,489
that the chamber and edc is

1209
00:38:25,489 --> 00:38:28,489
doing certain roles in terms

1210
00:38:28,659 --> 00:38:30,328
of economic and community

1211
00:38:30,328 --> 00:38:31,462
development. There's a

1212
00:38:31,462 --> 00:38:32,864
Colorado Springs is doing

1213
00:38:32,864 --> 00:38:33,831
other activities. But what's

1214
00:38:33,831 --> 00:38:36,831
really being missed is the

1215
00:38:37,868 --> 00:38:38,470
long-term strategic planning

1216
00:38:38,470 --> 00:38:39,237
for outdoors in outdoor

1217
00:38:39,237 --> 00:38:41,637
recreation, our region. And

1218
00:38:44,420 --> 00:38:44,976
that includes conservation

1219
00:38:44,976 --> 00:38:47,376
from those early discussions.

1220
00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:50,282
Now, 10 years ago, we have

1221
00:38:50,282 --> 00:38:53,453
been working on what you see

1222
00:38:53,453 --> 00:38:56,222
today, which is an ambitious

1223
00:38:56,222 --> 00:38:57,591
attempts to bring state

1224
00:38:57,591 --> 00:39:00,591
dollars to do the long-term

1225
00:39:01,362 --> 00:39:03,263
planning strategic planning

1226
00:39:03,263 --> 00:39:03,931
for our community in our

1227
00:39:03,931 --> 00:39:04,565
outdoors. And that includes

1228
00:39:04,565 --> 00:39:07,565
Teller Fremont in El Paso

1229
00:39:09,303 --> 00:39:10,404
County. Over the years our

1230
00:39:10,404 --> 00:39:13,808
community has had a history of

1231
00:39:13,808 --> 00:39:14,509
taking bold initiatives that's

1232
00:39:14,509 --> 00:39:16,679
secure a long-term vision all

1233
00:39:16,679 --> 00:39:19,515
the way back to General

1234
00:39:19,515 --> 00:39:21,515
Palmer. Spencer Penrose,

1235
00:39:21,551 --> 00:39:24,320
securing the United States Air

1236
00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:25,655
Force Academy, bringing the

1237
00:39:25,655 --> 00:39:26,389
Olympic new Olympics to

1238
00:39:26,389 --> 00:39:27,900
Colorado Springs and the

1239
00:39:27,900 --> 00:39:29,490
national governing bodies in

1240
00:39:31,761 --> 00:39:32,796
the Olympic Museum doing the

1241
00:39:32,796 --> 00:39:35,196
city for champions projects

1242
00:39:35,632 --> 00:39:38,320
doing the southern delivery

1243
00:39:38,403 --> 00:39:39,103
system. These were all very

1244
00:39:39,103 --> 00:39:41,103
forwardlooking projects that

1245
00:39:44,642 --> 00:39:45,377
bull by the horns and led to a

1246
00:39:45,377 --> 00:39:47,777
strategic destination where we

1247
00:39:48,847 --> 00:39:50,815
are at today. It is not enough

1248
00:39:50,815 --> 00:39:52,651
for us to sit on the laurels

1249
00:39:52,651 --> 00:39:54,553
of all of those endeavors that

1250
00:39:54,553 --> 00:39:56,822
have happened over the past

1251
00:39:56,822 --> 00:39:58,191
several decades. We need to

1252
00:39:58,191 --> 00:40:00,600
start building. We often call

1253
00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,600
it city for Champions. 2 point

1254
00:40:04,831 --> 00:40:05,699
know it's called cities

1255
00:40:05,699 --> 00:40:06,499
initiatives. Our spacious

1256
00:40:06,499 --> 00:40:09,870
skies is working at the same

1257
00:40:09,870 --> 00:40:11,772
time on a grass roots data.

1258
00:40:11,772 --> 00:40:13,641
Driven strategy for the

1259
00:40:13,641 --> 00:40:15,876
community. And we're really

1260
00:40:15,876 --> 00:40:16,545
looking at what key pillars

1261
00:40:16,545 --> 00:40:19,140
does. Our community need to

1262
00:40:19,140 --> 00:40:21,850
double down on as we let look

1263
00:40:21,850 --> 00:40:23,953
to the next several decades.

1264
00:40:23,953 --> 00:40:27,553
This is one of those creek

1265
00:40:27,657 --> 00:40:29,240
hypocritical endeavors. Pikes

1266
00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:30,893
Peak has long been a sales

1267
00:40:30,893 --> 00:40:32,893
attribute for Colorado

1268
00:40:32,929 --> 00:40:33,930
Springs. But as we double the

1269
00:40:33,930 --> 00:40:36,930
number of people utilizing our

1270
00:40:38,635 --> 00:40:41,400
outdoor space. We simply will

1271
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,574
not have the resources to

1272
00:40:43,574 --> 00:40:45,677
improve it and keep it a

1273
00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:46,411
world-class destination. I

1274
00:40:46,411 --> 00:40:48,379
frequently use the analogy. We

1275
00:40:48,379 --> 00:40:50,448
do not want to become Everest

1276
00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:53,118
base camp where trash is been

1277
00:40:53,118 --> 00:40:55,287
piled up for generations on

1278
00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:56,889
generations. We need to take

1279
00:40:56,889 --> 00:41:00,250
the lead in this. And we have

1280
00:41:00,250 --> 00:41:01,930
a really, really unique

1281
00:41:01,930 --> 00:41:03,493
opportunity, not unlike when

1282
00:41:03,963 --> 00:41:07,660
we want add it back in 2012

1283
00:41:07,660 --> 00:41:08,680
for the City for Champions,

1284
00:41:08,680 --> 00:41:11,680
but we have a unique

1285
00:41:12,539 --> 00:41:13,840
opportunity to work with many

1286
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:14,541
state partners really moved

1287
00:41:14,541 --> 00:41:18,790
the needle and set not only a

1288
00:41:18,790 --> 00:41:20,214
statewide but a national model

1289
00:41:20,214 --> 00:41:21,916
for land use recreation

1290
00:41:21,916 --> 00:41:24,180
conservation in the Pikes Peak

1291
00:41:24,180 --> 00:41:25,553
region. As I look at these key

1292
00:41:25,553 --> 00:41:27,953
community pillars, some of

1293
00:41:30,592 --> 00:41:32,160
them are health and wellness,

1294
00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:32,894
sports tourism, outdoor

1295
00:41:32,894 --> 00:41:36,990
recreation for all, not just a

1296
00:41:36,990 --> 00:41:37,300
select few. But how do we do

1297
00:41:37,300 --> 00:41:40,300
that? And it's getting behind

1298
00:41:41,170 --> 00:41:42,238
initiatives like this. As I

1299
00:41:42,238 --> 00:41:44,841
look at what's you beat? It is

1300
00:41:44,841 --> 00:41:47,644
a Colorado Springs. Sorry, I'm

1301
00:41:47,644 --> 00:41:48,645
dating myself. As I look at

1302
00:41:48,645 --> 00:41:49,346
where Colorado Springs is

1303
00:41:49,346 --> 00:41:51,482
excel, that's bringing people

1304
00:41:51,482 --> 00:41:52,716
into the community. Is

1305
00:41:52,716 --> 00:41:55,386
bringing people like me who

1306
00:41:55,386 --> 00:41:57,786
came to Colorado Springs 34

1307
00:41:58,857 --> 00:42:03,570
years ago in fell in love with

1308
00:42:03,295 --> 00:42:05,695
this amazing, environment and

1309
00:42:06,332 --> 00:42:07,633
stayed here. If that is a key

1310
00:42:07,633 --> 00:42:09,301
economic driver for our

1311
00:42:09,301 --> 00:42:10,503
community is how amazing our

1312
00:42:10,503 --> 00:42:12,903
communities become. And it's

1313
00:42:13,272 --> 00:42:13,940
only been increased by covid

1314
00:42:13,940 --> 00:42:14,541
where more and more people

1315
00:42:14,541 --> 00:42:17,541
have the choice to live

1316
00:42:18,945 --> 00:42:21,345
anywhere. And pulled down

1317
00:42:22,149 --> 00:42:24,549
salaries from other locations.

1318
00:42:25,319 --> 00:42:26,521
Colorado Springs has a unique

1319
00:42:26,521 --> 00:42:27,421
opportunity to double down on

1320
00:42:27,421 --> 00:42:31,210
being the best place to live

1321
00:42:31,493 --> 00:42:32,360
for all of our citizens. The

1322
00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:35,397
best place to work in play.

1323
00:42:35,397 --> 00:42:36,965
And this is a critical

1324
00:42:36,965 --> 00:42:39,965
endeavor. As I've worked with

1325
00:42:41,837 --> 00:42:42,638
secretary of transportation in

1326
00:42:42,638 --> 00:42:44,638
corporations in different

1327
00:42:48,278 --> 00:42:50,130
events economic development.

1328
00:42:50,130 --> 00:42:50,613
It is absolutely critical for

1329
00:42:50,613 --> 00:42:53,613
us to receive the state

1330
00:42:54,251 --> 00:42:54,985
funding to move this needle.

1331
00:42:54,985 --> 00:42:56,821
Within that context. They're

1332
00:42:56,821 --> 00:42:59,221
going to look very

1333
00:42:59,724 --> 00:43:01,724
specifically at philanthropic

1334
00:43:03,761 --> 00:43:04,862
corporate and city support for

1335
00:43:04,862 --> 00:43:04,968
this endeavor. C#

1336
00:43:04,968 --> 00:43:05,760
#

1337
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:05,182
#

1338
00:43:05,182 --> 00:43:05,291
#

1339
00:43:05,291 --> 00:43:05,397
#

1340
00:43:05,397 --> 00:43:05,831
#

1341
00:43:05,831 --> 00:43:06,498
Creek

1342
00:43:06,498 --> 00:43:08,498
contributing significantly.

1343
00:43:08,534 --> 00:43:11,534
This to this endeavor and

1344
00:43:11,837 --> 00:43:13,380
their only a city of 4500. So

1345
00:43:13,380 --> 00:43:13,739
we're going to need your help.

1346
00:43:13,739 --> 00:43:14,407
That's the bottom line. We're

1347
00:43:14,407 --> 00:43:17,209
going to need your help to

1348
00:43:17,209 --> 00:43:18,912
build this vision to team with

1349
00:43:18,912 --> 00:43:21,470
the Peach. It Cities

1350
00:43:21,470 --> 00:43:22,140
Initiative are spacious skies

1351
00:43:22,140 --> 00:43:23,160
initiative and make our city

1352
00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:26,160
better for everyone who lives

1353
00:43:27,788 --> 00:43:30,858
here. Thank you very much. So

1354
00:43:30,858 --> 00:43:31,592
I'd like to touch base a

1355
00:43:31,592 --> 00:43:33,761
little bit more on eye this pp

1356
00:43:33,761 --> 00:43:34,896
or a group.

1357
00:43:34,896 --> 00:43:37,232
>> This is a ton of work with

1358
00:43:37,232 --> 00:43:37,966
the thing that caught me with

1359
00:43:37,966 --> 00:43:40,435
ppe. I when I first joined was

1360
00:43:40,435 --> 00:43:41,136
the advisory committee on the

1361
00:43:41,136 --> 00:43:44,720
fact that Becky has been able

1362
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:46,175
to bring in stakeholders from

1363
00:43:46,175 --> 00:43:48,175
every level government,

1364
00:43:50,380 --> 00:43:51,781
private and nonprofit user

1365
00:43:51,781 --> 00:43:52,448
groups. It is amazing. Once a

1366
00:43:52,448 --> 00:43:55,852
month to sit in a room with

1367
00:43:55,852 --> 00:43:56,920
all these folks. So I'm going

1368
00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:57,821
to introduce Becky back up

1369
00:43:57,821 --> 00:44:01,421
here and also thank our staff

1370
00:44:01,492 --> 00:44:02,392
that this is the staff right

1371
00:44:02,392 --> 00:44:03,940
here. County and Kristen these

1372
00:44:03,940 --> 00:44:05,263
are the 3 that make it all

1373
00:44:05,263 --> 00:44:05,963
happen. And it's amazing this

1374
00:44:05,963 --> 00:44:08,432
this funding will really help

1375
00:44:08,432 --> 00:44:10,135
with some of that Cup asked to

1376
00:44:10,135 --> 00:44:11,236
be able expand what we can do

1377
00:44:11,236 --> 00:44:11,903
in Peoria. So thank you for

1378
00:44:11,903 --> 00:44:15,503
your time and what that can

1379
00:44:16,408 --> 00:44:19,445
come back up and close. The

1380
00:44:19,445 --> 00:44:21,445
COUNCILMAN Wayne River.

1381
00:44:22,810 --> 00:44:22,815
>> Yeah. Just before Becky

1382
00:44:22,815 --> 00:44:26,415
comes iPhone be unique to hear

1383
00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:29,623
from one of our land managers.

1384
00:44:29,623 --> 00:44:30,357
Chris represents the Coral

1385
00:44:30,357 --> 00:44:32,226
Springs utilities. And it's

1386
00:44:32,226 --> 00:44:32,660
really engaged in this whole

1387
00:44:32,660 --> 00:44:34,660
open process.

1388
00:44:37,665 --> 00:44:39,500
>> boy, that's really feedback

1389
00:44:39,500 --> 00:44:40,435
ice. Water of Chris's. You

1390
00:44:40,435 --> 00:44:41,350
come in and just give your

1391
00:44:41,350 --> 00:44:41,736
experience of the soapy

1392
00:44:41,736 --> 00:44:45,336
process and how csu has been

1393
00:44:52,547 --> 00:44:53,916
ball.

1394
00:44:53,916 --> 00:44:55,916
>> MADAM Counseling, that's

1395
00:44:56,119 --> 00:44:56,752
great question. So from cars,

1396
00:44:56,752 --> 00:44:57,420
utility, please introduce

1397
00:44:57,420 --> 00:44:59,820
yourself. Thank you, Chris.

1398
00:45:00,890 --> 00:45:00,790
Only with cars springs

1399
00:45:00,790 --> 00:45:03,790
utilities doesn't put you on

1400
00:45:05,228 --> 00:45:07,164
the spot on As a land manager,

1401
00:45:07,164 --> 00:45:08,432
we're looking at it from, you

1402
00:45:08,432 --> 00:45:09,366
know, utility site. You know,

1403
00:45:09,366 --> 00:45:11,536
we have the peak. We have

1404
00:45:11,536 --> 00:45:13,470
water resources and

1405
00:45:13,470 --> 00:45:15,506
>> and watersheds that we're

1406
00:45:15,506 --> 00:45:17,476
responsible for. And part of

1407
00:45:17,476 --> 00:45:19,678
this process with ppe or ppi

1408
00:45:19,678 --> 00:45:20,912
has been that communication

1409
00:45:20,912 --> 00:45:21,647
gap. How can we work together

1410
00:45:21,647 --> 00:45:23,315
on those strategies? And those

1411
00:45:23,315 --> 00:45:26,315
needs for recreation and come

1412
00:45:26,752 --> 00:45:28,521
together with solutions. Not

1413
00:45:28,521 --> 00:45:29,255
just solutions for solutions

1414
00:45:29,255 --> 00:45:31,591
for everybody so we can do it.

1415
00:45:31,591 --> 00:45:33,626
We're charged to do as utility

1416
00:45:33,626 --> 00:45:34,361
and what they can do as their

1417
00:45:34,361 --> 00:45:36,796
responsibility with opp. I can

1418
00:45:36,796 --> 00:45:38,932
really reach out in a sense.

1419
00:45:38,932 --> 00:45:41,332
There questions on that?

1420
00:45:41,902 --> 00:45:44,204
>> To so many So it's going to

1421
00:45:44,204 --> 00:45:47,204
wait until the Keystone. I

1422
00:45:50,178 --> 00:45:51,179
thank you.

1423
00:45:51,179 --> 00:45:51,847
>> All right. I'm just going

1424
00:45:51,847 --> 00:45:54,116
to wrap up quickly and then

1425
00:45:54,116 --> 00:45:55,951
will be open for questions. As

1426
00:45:55,951 --> 00:45:57,319
you've heard today, we have

1427
00:45:57,319 --> 00:45:58,954
the vision, the momentum and

1428
00:45:58,954 --> 00:45:59,622
the partnerships to shape a

1429
00:45:59,622 --> 00:46:01,900
stronger future for outdoor

1430
00:46:01,900 --> 00:46:03,590
recreation in the Pikes Peak

1431
00:46:03,590 --> 00:46:04,628
region. When it supports our

1432
00:46:04,628 --> 00:46:05,228
economy, protects our

1433
00:46:05,228 --> 00:46:07,228
landscapes and improves

1434
00:46:08,164 --> 00:46:10,300
quality of life for everyone.

1435
00:46:10,300 --> 00:46:11,301
We are at a critical moment in

1436
00:46:11,301 --> 00:46:13,204
time. I think you heard that

1437
00:46:13,204 --> 00:46:15,806
the next 2 years will be

1438
00:46:15,806 --> 00:46:16,474
pretty momentous. And so we're

1439
00:46:16,474 --> 00:46:20,740
excited to reach out to you

1440
00:46:20,377 --> 00:46:21,413
for just support. And we can

1441
00:46:21,413 --> 00:46:23,515
turn this into a reality.

1442
00:46:23,515 --> 00:46:24,316
Thank you for your time and

1443
00:46:24,316 --> 00:46:25,160
leadership. Welcome your

1444
00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:28,160
questions and look forward to

1445
00:46:29,721 --> 00:46:30,455
working together. I'm up and

1446
00:46:30,455 --> 00:46:32,324
partner. Thank you. Thank you,

1447
00:46:32,324 --> 00:46:33,125
Becky and everybody for being

1448
00:46:33,125 --> 00:46:34,928
here.

1449
00:46:34,928 --> 00:46:35,561
>> I was start with a question

1450
00:46:35,561 --> 00:46:39,161
that I have a comment and

1451
00:46:39,832 --> 00:46:41,701
another question. You talked

1452
00:46:41,701 --> 00:46:44,871
about talked about a lot of

1453
00:46:44,871 --> 00:46:46,273
things honing in on the

1454
00:46:46,273 --> 00:46:48,673
adaptive leadership work that

1455
00:46:48,909 --> 00:46:51,909
you've been doing and embarked

1456
00:46:52,513 --> 00:46:53,714
on my question what what would

1457
00:46:53,714 --> 00:46:56,618
you say has been the most

1458
00:46:56,618 --> 00:46:58,618
successful?

1459
00:46:58,653 --> 00:47:00,255
>> Or that you're most proud

1460
00:47:00,255 --> 00:47:00,922
of through that adaptive

1461
00:47:00,922 --> 00:47:02,922
leadership relationship or

1462
00:47:03,192 --> 00:47:03,926
challenge that you have

1463
00:47:03,926 --> 00:47:07,196
>> facing. And can you tell us

1464
00:47:07,196 --> 00:47:07,797
a little bit about that

1465
00:47:07,797 --> 00:47:08,498
success and what you've

1466
00:47:08,498 --> 00:47:10,400
learned from that challenge.

1467
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:11,300
And that's such a great

1468
00:47:11,300 --> 00:47:13,300
question.

1469
00:47:14,300 --> 00:47:16,707
>> And I would say really

1470
00:47:16,707 --> 00:47:17,640
working with these land

1471
00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:20,400
management entities who all

1472
00:47:21,745 --> 00:47:22,846
have their own very specific

1473
00:47:22,846 --> 00:47:24,649
responsibilities those that

1474
00:47:24,649 --> 00:47:25,683
their focus point. But when

1475
00:47:25,683 --> 00:47:26,384
we're trying to look at this

1476
00:47:26,384 --> 00:47:28,353
bigger picture, we're trying

1477
00:47:28,353 --> 00:47:30,855
to bring them out to look at

1478
00:47:30,855 --> 00:47:31,523
where where where can we agree

1479
00:47:31,523 --> 00:47:33,758
on our bigger vision? Where

1480
00:47:33,758 --> 00:47:36,158
can we collaborate? And

1481
00:47:36,161 --> 00:47:39,232
initially we had a lot of

1482
00:47:39,232 --> 00:47:42,232
heartburn around that we had

1483
00:47:42,235 --> 00:47:43,836
some real challenge is and I

1484
00:47:43,836 --> 00:47:44,804
will one was the National

1485
00:47:44,804 --> 00:47:46,973
Forest. The Forest Service

1486
00:47:46,973 --> 00:47:48,875
really had a real challenge

1487
00:47:48,875 --> 00:47:51,745
with, you know, it's largely

1488
00:47:51,745 --> 00:47:53,547
on Pikes Peak. It's National

1489
00:47:53,547 --> 00:47:54,214
forest and but the resources,

1490
00:47:54,214 --> 00:47:56,784
they don't have the people

1491
00:47:56,784 --> 00:47:59,486
they don't have and they're

1492
00:47:59,486 --> 00:48:00,522
constantly putting up with

1493
00:48:00,522 --> 00:48:02,922
these challenges of impacts

1494
00:48:04,425 --> 00:48:06,361
that they can't mitigate. And

1495
00:48:06,361 --> 00:48:08,620
so they shared in a in a and

1496
00:48:08,620 --> 00:48:10,199
management sessions, some of

1497
00:48:10,199 --> 00:48:10,866
their challenges. And it was

1498
00:48:10,866 --> 00:48:11,600
really an open. Yeah. Yeah.

1499
00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:14,600
We're having that same thing.

1500
00:48:15,237 --> 00:48:15,971
We are too. And then one

1501
00:48:15,971 --> 00:48:16,672
partner said, well, I think we

1502
00:48:16,672 --> 00:48:19,420
can figure this out together

1503
00:48:19,420 --> 00:48:21,110
and it was so organic to hear

1504
00:48:21,110 --> 00:48:22,980
that and to have the

1505
00:48:22,980 --> 00:48:24,981
conversation of them trying to

1506
00:48:24,981 --> 00:48:27,170
figure out well, how can we do

1507
00:48:27,170 --> 00:48:27,951
this together? It was still

1508
00:48:27,951 --> 00:48:29,787
sticky for quite a bit. And I

1509
00:48:29,787 --> 00:48:31,655
think a lot of it is trying to

1510
00:48:31,655 --> 00:48:33,490
understand each other's

1511
00:48:33,490 --> 00:48:34,559
perspectives. The adaptive

1512
00:48:34,559 --> 00:48:35,793
leadership training we're

1513
00:48:35,793 --> 00:48:36,928
working on right now with all

1514
00:48:36,928 --> 00:48:39,864
of those parties helps us do

1515
00:48:39,864 --> 00:48:42,768
that. It helps us build trust.

1516
00:48:42,768 --> 00:48:43,903
It helps us put aside our

1517
00:48:43,903 --> 00:48:46,903
agendas and really think about

1518
00:48:47,406 --> 00:48:48,408
we've got complex challenges

1519
00:48:48,408 --> 00:48:51,210
yet that there's not. And

1520
00:48:51,210 --> 00:48:52,612
there's not an easy road map

1521
00:48:52,612 --> 00:48:54,214
to fix these. So how do we

1522
00:48:54,214 --> 00:48:57,814
bring storm and figure it out

1523
00:48:58,184 --> 00:48:58,885
together? And I think that's

1524
00:48:58,885 --> 00:49:01,622
the greatest joy for me right

1525
00:49:01,622 --> 00:49:04,580
now is looking back to 2 years

1526
00:49:04,580 --> 00:49:06,995
ago where we were and thinking

1527
00:49:06,995 --> 00:49:09,264
we're never going to get here

1528
00:49:09,264 --> 00:49:11,166
and looking where we are today

1529
00:49:11,166 --> 00:49:11,900
and going, wow, we've we've

1530
00:49:11,900 --> 00:49:14,900
made so much progress. There's

1531
00:49:15,300 --> 00:49:16,137
still a ways to go, but we've

1532
00:49:16,137 --> 00:49:17,840
got everybody at table for the

1533
00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:18,574
first time looking at this

1534
00:49:18,574 --> 00:49:21,574
landscape and figuring out how

1535
00:49:21,944 --> 00:49:22,645
to do it together. Thank you,

1536
00:49:22,645 --> 00:49:24,814
Becky, for sharing that. And

1537
00:49:24,814 --> 00:49:25,848
I've had the.

1538
00:49:25,848 --> 00:49:27,683
>> The benefit, the

1539
00:49:27,683 --> 00:49:28,385
opportunity seeing most of

1540
00:49:28,385 --> 00:49:31,888
that over the last 4 years of

1541
00:49:31,888 --> 00:49:33,230
knowing you and what I hear,

1542
00:49:33,230 --> 00:49:34,959
you know, essentially what's

1543
00:49:34,959 --> 00:49:37,228
happening is everybody has

1544
00:49:37,228 --> 00:49:39,264
their own silo. I suppose that

1545
00:49:39,264 --> 00:49:41,198
there deeply committed to

1546
00:49:41,198 --> 00:49:42,333
agenda. You might call it, but

1547
00:49:42,333 --> 00:49:43,234
certainly with good intention

1548
00:49:43,234 --> 00:49:45,360
of protecting whatever it is

1549
00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:46,972
that they're protecting and

1550
00:49:46,972 --> 00:49:49,700
managing. And it does take a

1551
00:49:49,700 --> 00:49:50,942
lot of work and a lot of

1552
00:49:50,942 --> 00:49:53,379
listening and a lot of ability

1553
00:49:53,379 --> 00:49:54,800
and desire to hear those find

1554
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:57,800
that common ground and build

1555
00:49:57,650 --> 00:50:00,386
that trust. And I really want

1556
00:50:00,386 --> 00:50:02,550
to compliment you, Becky and

1557
00:50:02,550 --> 00:50:02,622
your board the leadership and

1558
00:50:02,622 --> 00:50:04,622
the vision, including

1559
00:50:07,394 --> 00:50:09,794
Councilmember line Weber for

1560
00:50:10,231 --> 00:50:13,231
uplifting and and up helping

1561
00:50:14,235 --> 00:50:14,936
us all to really recognize

1562
00:50:14,936 --> 00:50:15,603
what a profound, probably the

1563
00:50:15,603 --> 00:50:17,505
most profound asset that we

1564
00:50:17,505 --> 00:50:20,342
have in Colorado Springs is

1565
00:50:20,342 --> 00:50:21,443
outdoors. You've done an

1566
00:50:21,443 --> 00:50:23,379
exceptional job and in

1567
00:50:23,379 --> 00:50:26,979
particular, I want to say one

1568
00:50:27,383 --> 00:50:28,417
area where I see that you've a

1569
00:50:28,417 --> 00:50:30,119
positive impact is in our own

1570
00:50:30,119 --> 00:50:32,519
tourism industry and through

1571
00:50:33,990 --> 00:50:35,225
our large tax and I would say

1572
00:50:35,225 --> 00:50:35,926
really through very much to

1573
00:50:35,926 --> 00:50:38,926
your efforts and the efforts

1574
00:50:39,529 --> 00:50:40,531
of your board and have helped

1575
00:50:40,531 --> 00:50:42,366
us to prioritize and create a

1576
00:50:42,366 --> 00:50:45,966
new pillar within lard that is

1577
00:50:46,337 --> 00:50:47,138
focused on the outdoors. And I

1578
00:50:47,138 --> 00:50:49,240
think that is helping

1579
00:50:49,240 --> 00:50:50,441
hopefully be a part of this

1580
00:50:50,441 --> 00:50:53,441
bigger vision, which leads to

1581
00:50:54,380 --> 00:50:55,313
my final question, which

1582
00:50:55,313 --> 00:50:57,149
there's this 50 million out

1583
00:50:57,149 --> 00:50:58,150
there. It's going pass the

1584
00:50:58,150 --> 00:50:58,255
state c#

1585
00:50:58,255 --> 00:50:58,360
#

1586
00:50:58,360 --> 00:50:58,469
#

1587
00:50:58,469 --> 00:50:58,576
#

1588
00:50:58,576 --> 00:50:58,685
#

1589
00:50:58,685 --> 00:51:00,685
#

1590
00:51:01,153 --> 00:51:02,155
Creek pitching

1591
00:51:02,155 --> 00:51:04,824
What would it look like? What

1592
00:51:04,824 --> 00:51:06,459
does it look like specifically

1593
00:51:06,459 --> 00:51:09,129
for the city couil to show

1594
00:51:09,129 --> 00:51:12,129
its support of With this

1595
00:51:13,133 --> 00:51:13,801
50 million dollars mean

1596
00:51:13,801 --> 00:51:15,269
letters. And you know what?

1597
00:51:15,269 --> 00:51:16,771
What does it actually look

1598
00:51:16,771 --> 00:51:19,506
like? That's a great question.

1599
00:51:19,506 --> 00:51:20,241
I met with cpw in cocoa last

1600
00:51:20,241 --> 00:51:21,442
week.

1601
00:51:21,442 --> 00:51:22,444
>> To talk about this

1602
00:51:22,444 --> 00:51:24,444
implementation funding, that's

1603
00:51:25,981 --> 00:51:27,283
what the 40 million of the 50

1604
00:51:27,283 --> 00:51:28,216
for. It's new to them, too. So

1605
00:51:28,216 --> 00:51:29,151
they're still figuring it out.

1606
00:51:29,151 --> 00:51:33,351
And we're one of the first set

1607
00:51:33,689 --> 00:51:34,323
that cusp of wanting to apply

1608
00:51:34,323 --> 00:51:35,624
for it. So we really have

1609
00:51:35,624 --> 00:51:37,624
quite the brainstorming

1610
00:51:37,727 --> 00:51:38,695
session about, you know, if we

1611
00:51:38,695 --> 00:51:40,300
move this project forward,

1612
00:51:40,300 --> 00:51:44,340
what does Go Co want to see

1613
00:51:44,340 --> 00:51:45,680
Kuz now? One of the changes is

1614
00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:46,136
our applications will go to

1615
00:51:46,136 --> 00:51:49,736
the Go Co Board of directors

1616
00:51:50,408 --> 00:51:51,776
it didn't before. So cpw had

1617
00:51:51,776 --> 00:51:52,476
put together a Colorado

1618
00:51:52,476 --> 00:51:54,476
outdoor partnership executive

1619
00:51:55,813 --> 00:51:56,414
team that would evaluate

1620
00:51:56,414 --> 00:51:57,149
applications. Now it's

1621
00:51:57,149 --> 00:52:00,318
actually going to Go Co board

1622
00:52:00,318 --> 00:52:02,654
because of the science and the

1623
00:52:02,654 --> 00:52:04,356
dollar amount. So anyway, we

1624
00:52:04,356 --> 00:52:05,591
were talking through and one

1625
00:52:05,591 --> 00:52:06,225
of the things they want to

1626
00:52:06,225 --> 00:52:07,760
see, although they're not

1627
00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:10,730
specific and don't have what

1628
00:52:10,730 --> 00:52:11,765
match looks like right now.

1629
00:52:11,765 --> 00:52:15,965
They do want to see that local

1630
00:52:16,570 --> 00:52:17,571
partners are invested and that

1631
00:52:17,571 --> 00:52:19,439
means dollars. So in addition

1632
00:52:19,439 --> 00:52:20,307
to absolutely a letter of

1633
00:52:20,307 --> 00:52:23,307
support, it will be dollars

1634
00:52:23,944 --> 00:52:25,120
that come to the table. How

1635
00:52:25,120 --> 00:52:26,800
much that is? It kind of

1636
00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:26,780
depends. They're not real

1637
00:52:26,780 --> 00:52:30,151
specific to it. I think they

1638
00:52:30,151 --> 00:52:31,352
mostly want to see that

1639
00:52:31,352 --> 00:52:33,989
everybody is all in that that

1640
00:52:33,989 --> 00:52:35,157
this needing to be supported

1641
00:52:35,157 --> 00:52:35,857
and that could be through

1642
00:52:35,857 --> 00:52:36,525
large. That could be through

1643
00:52:36,525 --> 00:52:38,925
another mechanism. I don't

1644
00:52:39,429 --> 00:52:42,198
know what that would look like

1645
00:52:42,198 --> 00:52:43,232
yet. Well, it won't just be

1646
00:52:43,232 --> 00:52:43,900
the study anywhere. Look at

1647
00:52:43,900 --> 00:52:45,335
city and will counties have

1648
00:52:45,335 --> 00:52:47,571
the big counties that that are

1649
00:52:47,571 --> 00:52:49,540
part So, yeah, that's very

1650
00:52:49,540 --> 00:52:51,540
important. This council

1651
00:52:52,208 --> 00:52:52,944
members all I would just

1652
00:52:52,944 --> 00:52:55,790
finally reflects this weekend.

1653
00:52:55,790 --> 00:52:55,746
I was outside as hopefully

1654
00:52:55,746 --> 00:52:56,447
most of the people in this

1655
00:52:56,447 --> 00:52:58,116
room where because it was so

1656
00:52:58,116 --> 00:52:59,918
spectacular this weekend.

1657
00:52:59,918 --> 00:53:02,918
>> And I've lived here now

1658
00:53:03,521 --> 00:53:06,358
again for I think this 35th

1659
00:53:06,358 --> 00:53:07,392
year and I've been riding my

1660
00:53:07,392 --> 00:53:09,940
bike in Colorado Springs for

1661
00:53:09,940 --> 00:53:12,694
all those 35 years. And as I

1662
00:53:12,764 --> 00:53:15,101
was out actually up near the

1663
00:53:15,101 --> 00:53:18,101
Sioux and the Cheyenne Canyon.

1664
00:53:19,390 --> 00:53:21,174
7 falls and so forth. I was

1665
00:53:21,174 --> 00:53:23,430
really aware of what a

1666
00:53:23,430 --> 00:53:23,944
profound difference it is

1667
00:53:23,944 --> 00:53:27,544
making. Now, then it was, you

1668
00:53:27,615 --> 00:53:28,482
know, 30 years ago in terms of

1669
00:53:28,482 --> 00:53:30,717
number of people, definitely

1670
00:53:30,717 --> 00:53:31,552
huge improvements. And also

1671
00:53:31,552 --> 00:53:34,552
thinking about how many more

1672
00:53:34,555 --> 00:53:35,222
people are enjoying the

1673
00:53:35,222 --> 00:53:37,222
spectacular that particular

1674
00:53:38,593 --> 00:53:39,360
spot on Sunday and really,

1675
00:53:39,360 --> 00:53:42,360
really kind of wondering like

1676
00:53:43,198 --> 00:53:43,899
how how do we keep? Making it

1677
00:53:43,899 --> 00:53:46,636
a positive experience with so

1678
00:53:46,636 --> 00:53:47,503
many people. So with that, I

1679
00:53:47,503 --> 00:53:50,503
would say just so appreciate

1680
00:53:51,241 --> 00:53:52,676
work that you're doing in them

1681
00:53:52,676 --> 00:53:55,760
100% supportive. Thank you so

1682
00:53:55,612 --> 00:53:57,414
much. And to comment.

1683
00:53:57,414 --> 00:53:58,849
>> Part of what we're looking

1684
00:53:58,849 --> 00:53:59,616
at is building some

1685
00:53:59,616 --> 00:54:00,818
infrastructure to help move

1686
00:54:00,818 --> 00:54:03,387
some of those folks dispersed

1687
00:54:03,387 --> 00:54:05,289
recreation so that your

1688
00:54:05,289 --> 00:54:07,580
recreation experience is

1689
00:54:07,580 --> 00:54:07,825
better. So it's not just the

1690
00:54:07,825 --> 00:54:10,225
natural resource and wildlife

1691
00:54:12,564 --> 00:54:13,731
impacts that we knew good

1692
00:54:13,731 --> 00:54:16,602
trail in place. It impacts but

1693
00:54:16,602 --> 00:54:17,770
also recreational experiences.

1694
00:54:17,770 --> 00:54:21,970
So yeah, we have to plan now.

1695
00:54:22,575 --> 00:54:23,543
We know smart growth is phrase

1696
00:54:23,543 --> 00:54:24,277
we calling for here in our

1697
00:54:24,277 --> 00:54:26,579
urban core. But it's important

1698
00:54:26,579 --> 00:54:28,979
for outdoors well. COUNCILMAN

1699
00:54:31,585 --> 00:54:32,786
Williams. Thank you for the

1700
00:54:32,786 --> 00:54:34,287
presentation and thank you for

1701
00:54:34,287 --> 00:54:34,956
the fact you probably haven't

1702
00:54:34,956 --> 00:54:36,724
slept in the last 10 years.

1703
00:54:36,724 --> 00:54:37,391
Have a word.

1704
00:54:37,391 --> 00:54:39,791
>> brings all those people

1705
00:54:43,364 --> 00:54:43,899
together. I'm a that's Those

1706
00:54:43,899 --> 00:54:45,899
different pieces of

1707
00:54:48,937 --> 00:54:50,806
information on one place I MAY

1708
00:54:50,806 --> 00:54:52,842
have missed. That was total

1709
00:54:52,842 --> 00:54:53,809
cost that you guys established

1710
00:54:53,809 --> 00:54:55,778
for what you're looking to

1711
00:54:55,778 --> 00:54:57,470
happen on Pikes, Peak

1712
00:54:57,470 --> 00:54:58,681
specifically? No, there's not.

1713
00:54:58,681 --> 00:55:00,160
And what we've done. So we're

1714
00:55:00,160 --> 00:55:00,751
at we've identified 30

1715
00:55:00,751 --> 00:55:03,151
projects and initiatives, some

1716
00:55:03,453 --> 00:55:04,121
of them crossover.

1717
00:55:04,121 --> 00:55:06,521
>> For example, a regional

1718
00:55:07,525 --> 00:55:08,192
trail plan. But we've got

1719
00:55:08,192 --> 00:55:08,926
Waldo Canyon and during the

1720
00:55:08,926 --> 00:55:11,229
peak. So those will be a part

1721
00:55:11,229 --> 00:55:14,165
of that. So there's definitely

1722
00:55:14,165 --> 00:55:16,340
crossover in this next phase.

1723
00:55:16,340 --> 00:55:17,135
So we're moving from planning

1724
00:55:17,135 --> 00:55:18,937
to implementation and we're

1725
00:55:18,937 --> 00:55:20,539
standing up and implementation

1726
00:55:20,539 --> 00:55:21,139
task force that will be

1727
00:55:21,139 --> 00:55:21,773
assessing each of those

1728
00:55:21,773 --> 00:55:24,173
projects looking at where

1729
00:55:24,343 --> 00:55:26,212
they're at what's their

1730
00:55:26,212 --> 00:55:27,246
status, short-term, long-term

1731
00:55:27,246 --> 00:55:27,947
and dollars are they use are

1732
00:55:27,947 --> 00:55:29,281
already funding committed to

1733
00:55:29,281 --> 00:55:31,484
these. And what will that look

1734
00:55:31,484 --> 00:55:34,587
like that will help us prepare

1735
00:55:34,587 --> 00:55:36,389
for seeking out multiple

1736
00:55:36,389 --> 00:55:38,920
funding sources for the and

1737
00:55:38,920 --> 00:55:41,920
then based upon breakdown on

1738
00:55:41,128 --> 00:55:41,762
the map

1739
00:55:41,762 --> 00:55:42,396
>> Kind how it seems like

1740
00:55:42,396 --> 00:55:44,965
you've been blessed to go

1741
00:55:44,965 --> 00:55:45,800
through this process. Are you

1742
00:55:45,800 --> 00:55:48,136
the only ones that can apply

1743
00:55:48,136 --> 00:55:50,536
and that 3 county area.

1744
00:55:51,806 --> 00:55:52,708
>> So for

1745
00:55:52,708 --> 00:55:55,108
>> the 50 million dollars that

1746
00:55:55,745 --> 00:55:58,745
is different than other gokal

1747
00:55:59,749 --> 00:56:00,382
funding. So Go Co has a lot of

1748
00:56:00,382 --> 00:56:01,117
different grant. Well, a

1749
00:56:01,117 --> 00:56:04,117
handful of grant programs that

1750
00:56:05,555 --> 00:56:08,124
a city, a town can apply for

1751
00:56:08,124 --> 00:56:08,859
this. 15 million is only for

1752
00:56:08,859 --> 00:56:11,259
regional partnerships, so that

1753
00:56:11,462 --> 00:56:12,290
will be accessed through the

1754
00:56:12,290 --> 00:56:14,290
regional partnerships

1755
00:56:14,765 --> 00:56:16,467
initiative. Those 21 regional

1756
00:56:16,467 --> 00:56:17,802
partners, the 40 million is

1757
00:56:17,802 --> 00:56:18,469
for implementation. So most of

1758
00:56:18,469 --> 00:56:21,469
the partnerships are not to

1759
00:56:22,600 --> 00:56:23,708
that stage yet there. And

1760
00:56:23,708 --> 00:56:24,776
that's part of this moment in

1761
00:56:24,776 --> 00:56:25,743
time. We have a real

1762
00:56:25,743 --> 00:56:26,678
opportunity. There's going to

1763
00:56:26,678 --> 00:56:29,678
be less competition now and

1764
00:56:30,949 --> 00:56:31,651
there will be in coming years.

1765
00:56:31,651 --> 00:56:32,385
>> And then have they flashed

1766
00:56:32,385 --> 00:56:34,988
that enough to know at the max

1767
00:56:34,988 --> 00:56:35,988
amount of the grants can be?

1768
00:56:35,988 --> 00:56:36,723
>> They're looking for

1769
00:56:36,723 --> 00:56:38,723
implementation funding. They

1770
00:56:39,359 --> 00:56:40,927
want the minimum to be

1771
00:56:40,927 --> 00:56:41,662
$250,000. They don't have a

1772
00:56:41,662 --> 00:56:43,697
maxx yet, but they're thinking

1773
00:56:43,697 --> 00:56:45,697
somewhere between 2 to

1774
00:56:47,340 --> 00:56:47,835
5 million, it can be a

1775
00:56:47,835 --> 00:56:49,670
multi-year ask so it MAY be a

1776
00:56:49,670 --> 00:56:51,872
one to 3 year asked that we're

1777
00:56:51,872 --> 00:56:53,608
doing when we talk through

1778
00:56:53,608 --> 00:56:54,709
this with them last week. They

1779
00:56:54,709 --> 00:56:56,611
really want to see the most

1780
00:56:56,611 --> 00:56:58,279
impactful most beneficial

1781
00:56:58,279 --> 00:56:59,848
projects moving forward into

1782
00:56:59,848 --> 00:57:00,783
this other projects, smaller

1783
00:57:00,783 --> 00:57:03,183
community projects that have

1784
00:57:04,487 --> 00:57:05,721
also been identified. They

1785
00:57:05,721 --> 00:57:07,190
want to see those access more

1786
00:57:07,190 --> 00:57:07,790
traditional funding or even

1787
00:57:07,790 --> 00:57:09,392
cpw state trails grant

1788
00:57:09,392 --> 00:57:11,392
funding.

1789
00:57:11,461 --> 00:57:14,461
>> And they haven't come up

1790
00:57:15,498 --> 00:57:18,435
with that percent match. Just

1791
00:57:18,435 --> 00:57:21,435
but haven't. It's referred to

1792
00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:23,507
sup from they are building the

1793
00:57:23,507 --> 00:57:24,709
plane as they fly it they said

1794
00:57:24,709 --> 00:57:25,477
and so was really good,

1795
00:57:25,477 --> 00:57:27,478
engaging conversation for us

1796
00:57:27,478 --> 00:57:28,179
to share. Or here's the

1797
00:57:28,179 --> 00:57:28,880
questions we have Maybe that

1798
00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:30,949
will help you in determining

1799
00:57:30,949 --> 00:57:33,349
some of these things.

1800
00:57:34,720 --> 00:57:37,720
>> In the past, it's they

1801
00:57:37,757 --> 00:57:38,858
haven't required a dollar.

1802
00:57:38,858 --> 00:57:40,159
It's it's been in kind. And

1803
00:57:40,159 --> 00:57:43,159
usually they look at about

1804
00:57:43,896 --> 00:57:44,931
10%. But they recognize they

1805
00:57:44,931 --> 00:57:47,931
do want dollars for these

1806
00:57:48,869 --> 00:57:49,502
large ones. But they also know

1807
00:57:49,502 --> 00:57:51,538
10% of a 2 million dollar

1808
00:57:51,538 --> 00:57:53,474
grant, for example, pretty

1809
00:57:53,474 --> 00:57:57,674
big. So it will probably be a

1810
00:57:57,745 --> 00:58:01,345
mix of dollars and in kind.

1811
00:58:03,252 --> 00:58:04,953
Kids from a cult. Oh, I guess

1812
00:58:04,953 --> 00:58:06,188
that is. That is a good

1813
00:58:06,188 --> 00:58:06,855
comment. One of the other

1814
00:58:06,855 --> 00:58:09,855
things I didn't mention is

1815
00:58:11,394 --> 00:58:13,794
through this process because

1816
00:58:14,530 --> 00:58:17,400
go Coen cpw establish regional

1817
00:58:17,400 --> 00:58:18,634
partnerships. If somebody in

1818
00:58:18,634 --> 00:58:19,936
the Pikes Peak region wants to

1819
00:58:19,936 --> 00:58:23,400
apply for a grant with either

1820
00:58:23,400 --> 00:58:24,975
Go Co or cpw, they need to

1821
00:58:24,975 --> 00:58:26,910
show that it aligns with this

1822
00:58:26,910 --> 00:58:27,978
vision plan. They need to

1823
00:58:27,978 --> 00:58:29,980
support letter from us that

1824
00:58:29,980 --> 00:58:30,681
demonstrates that. And then it

1825
00:58:30,681 --> 00:58:31,415
actually is rated higher for

1826
00:58:31,415 --> 00:58:33,418
them because it's gone through

1827
00:58:33,418 --> 00:58:34,152
our regional partnership. So

1828
00:58:34,152 --> 00:58:37,152
that's another role that we

1829
00:58:37,623 --> 00:58:40,230
are playing going forward.

1830
00:58:40,593 --> 00:58:42,261
It's a value aiding other

1831
00:58:42,261 --> 00:58:44,263
grant requests on behalf our

1832
00:58:44,263 --> 00:58:46,499
community so that they are

1833
00:58:46,499 --> 00:58:49,499
better position to get funded

1834
00:58:51,104 --> 00:58:51,537
from go want to MISS The

1835
00:58:51,537 --> 00:58:53,537
funding plan.

1836
00:58:54,341 --> 00:58:55,742
>> Be distributed. 26 27. So

1837
00:58:55,742 --> 00:58:59,179
the they will open the grants

1838
00:58:59,179 --> 00:59:01,415
this We will apply in AUGUST.

1839
00:59:01,415 --> 00:59:02,416
>> And a decision will be made

1840
00:59:02,416 --> 00:59:03,510
by the Go Co Board in

1841
00:59:03,510 --> 00:59:05,451
DECEMBER. They have their

1842
00:59:05,453 --> 00:59:06,688
quarterly board meetings and

1843
00:59:06,688 --> 00:59:09,691
then it will be on the ground

1844
00:59:09,691 --> 00:59:11,960
in FEBRUARY or MARCH of 2026,

1845
00:59:11,960 --> 00:59:14,997
see you have between now and

1846
00:59:14,997 --> 00:59:17,266
then to figure out the

1847
00:59:17,266 --> 00:59:17,566
implementation Yes, ma'am.

1848
00:59:17,566 --> 00:59:19,566
Thank

1849
00:59:20,436 --> 00:59:21,137
>> thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,

1850
00:59:21,137 --> 00:59:23,739
i have a comment of gratitude

1851
00:59:23,739 --> 00:59:24,440
rather than a question. I just

1852
00:59:24,440 --> 00:59:26,476
want say really thank you to

1853
00:59:26,476 --> 00:59:27,377
both you back and to Connor

1854
00:59:27,377 --> 00:59:28,578
had the

1855
00:59:28,578 --> 00:59:29,246
>> honored meeting Connor few

1856
00:59:29,246 --> 00:59:29,980
years ago. And I was really

1857
00:59:29,980 --> 00:59:32,617
struck unimpressed by his love

1858
00:59:32,617 --> 00:59:33,951
of the outdoors and I just

1859
00:59:33,951 --> 00:59:35,553
feel very thankful that we

1860
00:59:35,553 --> 00:59:36,854
have such advocates,

1861
00:59:36,854 --> 00:59:38,854
especially for conservative

1862
00:59:39,824 --> 00:59:40,692
conservation Rabbit. So thank

1863
00:59:40,692 --> 00:59:41,993
you both.

1864
00:59:41,993 --> 00:59:44,129
>> Thank you. I appreciate

1865
00:59:44,129 --> 00:59:44,830
that. And I will echo that the

1866
00:59:44,830 --> 00:59:45,396
Office of Outdoor Recreation

1867
00:59:45,396 --> 00:59:46,164
industry has been so

1868
00:59:46,164 --> 00:59:49,164
supportive of ppr, able very

1869
00:59:50,335 --> 00:59:51,700
grateful as well.

1870
00:59:51,700 --> 00:59:53,470
>> COUNCILMAN, rainy in then

1871
00:59:54,207 --> 00:59:54,507
we need to move on to the next

1872
00:59:54,507 --> 00:59:55,241
item.

1873
00:59:55,241 --> 00:59:57,443
>> Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1874
00:59:57,443 --> 00:59:59,546
Just one quick question in

1875
00:59:59,546 --> 01:00:00,313
regards to very in projects

1876
01:00:00,313 --> 01:00:03,313
and the funding that everyone

1877
01:00:04,151 --> 01:00:05,252
is going after. And this MAY

1878
01:00:05,252 --> 01:00:07,454
be a question more for Connor,

1879
01:00:07,454 --> 01:00:09,854
done anything in the

1880
01:00:10,391 --> 01:00:11,920
governor's office. Is there a

1881
01:00:11,920 --> 01:00:13,492
priority listing of very

1882
01:00:15,296 --> 01:00:17,198
specific items within projects

1883
01:00:17,198 --> 01:00:17,766
that has more, I guess, focus

1884
01:00:17,766 --> 01:00:20,135
then others that the

1885
01:00:20,135 --> 01:00:21,370
governor's office is looking

1886
01:00:21,370 --> 01:00:24,370
at. Yeah, it's a great

1887
01:00:24,707 --> 01:00:26,707
question. Council

1888
01:00:27,844 --> 01:00:31,444
>> I would say that. We are

1889
01:00:32,150 --> 01:00:33,850
really trying to respect these

1890
01:00:33,850 --> 01:00:35,180
different community Of course,

1891
01:00:35,180 --> 01:00:36,530
every community is a little

1892
01:00:36,530 --> 01:00:36,686
bit different. And every

1893
01:00:36,686 --> 01:00:38,823
coalition is a little bit

1894
01:00:38,823 --> 01:00:39,857
different in so.

1895
01:00:39,857 --> 01:00:41,625
>> You know what? We've kind

1896
01:00:41,625 --> 01:00:42,259
of laid out from the

1897
01:00:42,259 --> 01:00:44,659
governor's office and dnr

1898
01:00:45,797 --> 01:00:46,764
cocoa in rec office is, you

1899
01:00:46,764 --> 01:00:48,633
know, we want to see how these

1900
01:00:48,633 --> 01:00:49,367
things work together and we

1901
01:00:49,367 --> 01:00:52,704
want some sort of balance that

1902
01:00:52,704 --> 01:00:54,539
makes sense. But really,

1903
01:00:54,539 --> 01:00:55,407
we've, you know, kind of let

1904
01:00:55,407 --> 01:00:56,410
each region, you know, tell us

1905
01:00:56,410 --> 01:00:58,430
what is most important to

1906
01:00:58,430 --> 01:01:01,643
them. And so I think, you

1907
01:01:02,181 --> 01:01:03,716
know, get back. You mentioned.

1908
01:01:03,716 --> 01:01:04,818
As we absolutely building this

1909
01:01:04,818 --> 01:01:06,854
plant a little bit as we're

1910
01:01:06,854 --> 01:01:08,855
flying it with this 50 million

1911
01:01:08,855 --> 01:01:09,889
dollars. But we want to be

1912
01:01:09,889 --> 01:01:10,558
really responsive to

1913
01:01:10,558 --> 01:01:12,958
communities and their needs

1914
01:01:14,270 --> 01:01:17,270
and their priorities. And so

1915
01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:18,330
as long as fits with the plan

1916
01:01:18,330 --> 01:01:19,233
and the vision and, you know,

1917
01:01:19,233 --> 01:01:19,967
there have around the state,

1918
01:01:19,967 --> 01:01:22,771
there's been so much work over

1919
01:01:22,771 --> 01:01:26,371
the past couple years. Do you

1920
01:01:29,812 --> 01:01:30,512
listening sessions and surveys

1921
01:01:30,512 --> 01:01:31,213
to industry and I mean, just

1922
01:01:31,213 --> 01:01:33,750
side and that and that plan.

1923
01:01:33,750 --> 01:01:34,884
And so really we want that to

1924
01:01:34,884 --> 01:01:36,552
guide kind of where funding

1925
01:01:36,552 --> 01:01:37,620
flows. But also looking for

1926
01:01:37,620 --> 01:01:39,122
that balance. That's a that

1927
01:01:39,122 --> 01:01:40,491
was probably a little bit of a

1928
01:01:40,491 --> 01:01:41,191
nebulous answer, but that's

1929
01:01:41,191 --> 01:01:44,791
come to best. I can probably

1930
01:01:46,831 --> 01:01:48,650
give you right now.

1931
01:01:48,650 --> 01:01:49,330
>> Thank you so much. And

1932
01:01:49,330 --> 01:01:51,202
we're looking forward to the

1933
01:01:51,202 --> 01:01:54,802
next 2 years for sure. Keep us

1934
01:01:55,340 --> 01:01:56,374
posted that grant and what you

1935
01:01:56,374 --> 01:01:57,750
get from it and the more of

1936
01:01:57,750 --> 01:02:00,750
your needs. All right. Thank

1937
01:02:01,714 --> 01:02:02,448
you so much. All of you.

1938
01:02:02,448 --> 01:02:04,848
>> The clerk, please item 6,

1939
01:02:06,185 --> 01:02:06,852
be into the record.

1940
01:02:06,852 --> 01:02:07,453
>> Pikes Peak Area Council

1941
01:02:07,453 --> 01:02:09,453
Governments Pikes Peak

1942
01:02:22,102 --> 01:02:24,502
Commission on the team.

1943
01:02:31,790 --> 01:02:33,790
Good

1944
01:02:34,416 --> 01:02:35,651
morning.

1945
01:02:35,651 --> 01:02:38,487
>> Hi, good morning. Thank you

1946
01:02:38,487 --> 01:02:39,189
for having me today. I have

1947
01:02:39,189 --> 01:02:42,189
presented to the city council

1948
01:02:42,992 --> 01:02:44,610
before in introduce yourself

1949
01:02:44,610 --> 01:02:46,290
for the record. Yes, yes, my

1950
01:02:46,290 --> 01:02:46,763
name is Aaron Marisela. I'm

1951
01:02:46,763 --> 01:02:49,763
commissioner on the Pikes Peak

1952
01:02:49,800 --> 01:02:50,500
Commission on Aging. And I'm

1953
01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:53,500
glad to be here today.

1954
01:02:54,271 --> 01:02:54,906
Presenting to the city Council

1955
01:02:54,906 --> 01:02:55,640
and grateful to have the

1956
01:02:55,640 --> 01:02:56,374
opportunity to present to some

1957
01:02:56,374 --> 01:02:59,974
of our new council members for

1958
01:03:01,246 --> 01:03:01,880
the first time. So I'm here on

1959
01:03:01,880 --> 01:03:04,880
behalf of the Pikes Peak

1960
01:03:06,452 --> 01:03:07,920
Commission on Aging. And I'm

1961
01:03:07,920 --> 01:03:08,621
joined by commissioner from

1962
01:03:08,621 --> 01:03:09,288
commission. Dayton Romero is

1963
01:03:09,288 --> 01:03:12,888
here with me as well. He's

1964
01:03:13,560 --> 01:03:14,728
also a resident, the city of

1965
01:03:14,728 --> 01:03:16,629
Colorado Springs. And Jody

1966
01:03:16,629 --> 01:03:17,631
Barker is the director of the

1967
01:03:17,631 --> 01:03:18,298
area agency on Aging. He's

1968
01:03:18,298 --> 01:03:20,167
here with us as well as

1969
01:03:20,167 --> 01:03:21,468
Melissa Martz, who is also

1970
01:03:21,468 --> 01:03:25,680
with the area agency on Aging

1971
01:03:32,313 --> 01:03:35,913
in the Pikes Peak region. So

1972
01:03:36,752 --> 01:03:38,120
I'd like to present to the

1973
01:03:38,120 --> 01:03:39,988
council today really has cut

1974
01:03:39,988 --> 01:03:41,900
is an introduction of what I

1975
01:03:41,900 --> 01:03:43,893
can do for you. As a member of

1976
01:03:43,893 --> 01:03:46,595
the Pikes Peak Commission on

1977
01:03:46,595 --> 01:03:47,264
Aging. So to get us done just

1978
01:03:47,264 --> 01:03:47,931
to set a foundation for the

1979
01:03:47,931 --> 01:03:51,100
kind of work that we do, I

1980
01:03:51,100 --> 01:03:51,968
want to share broadly about

1981
01:03:51,968 --> 01:03:54,171
aging older adult policy

1982
01:03:54,171 --> 01:03:56,173
leadership in the landscape in

1983
01:03:56,173 --> 01:03:57,140
Colorado. And the way that I

1984
01:03:57,140 --> 01:03:58,375
like to talk about it is to

1985
01:03:58,375 --> 01:04:00,477
say aging and older adults

1986
01:04:00,477 --> 01:04:02,547
because it's not just about

1987
01:04:02,547 --> 01:04:03,715
older adults. We don't just

1988
01:04:03,715 --> 01:04:05,830
serve people who are retired.

1989
01:04:05,830 --> 01:04:08,683
We don't serve people who are

1990
01:04:08,787 --> 01:04:09,721
65 plus 50 plus, we do think

1991
01:04:09,721 --> 01:04:12,721
about that demographic as it

1992
01:04:13,359 --> 01:04:15,461
relates to certain choices

1993
01:04:15,461 --> 01:04:16,128
that we might make and certain

1994
01:04:16,128 --> 01:04:18,528
needs and opportunities of

1995
01:04:19,640 --> 01:04:19,732
specific age groups. But

1996
01:04:19,732 --> 01:04:20,400
really, when we talk about

1997
01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:22,800
aging, we're talking about

1998
01:04:23,503 --> 01:04:24,237
birth to death. We're talking

1999
01:04:24,237 --> 01:04:26,140
about what does it look like

2000
01:04:26,140 --> 01:04:27,908
for someone to be born in

2001
01:04:27,908 --> 01:04:29,276
Colorado Springs? Do they have

2002
01:04:29,276 --> 01:04:31,511
the educational resources that

2003
01:04:31,511 --> 01:04:33,481
they need from kindergarten

2004
01:04:33,481 --> 01:04:35,516
through college? Do they have

2005
01:04:35,516 --> 01:04:38,860
housing to be a worker in this

2006
01:04:38,860 --> 01:04:39,353
region? Does do the workforce

2007
01:04:39,353 --> 01:04:41,222
opportunities allow them to

2008
01:04:41,222 --> 01:04:43,292
save for retirement that they

2009
01:04:43,292 --> 01:04:43,992
can stay and enjoy all of the

2010
01:04:43,992 --> 01:04:44,660
benefits of the Pikes Peak

2011
01:04:44,660 --> 01:04:46,761
region that we just heard

2012
01:04:46,761 --> 01:04:48,831
about from the previous

2013
01:04:48,831 --> 01:04:49,598
presenter. So we do think

2014
01:04:49,598 --> 01:04:50,266
about older is the older

2015
01:04:50,266 --> 01:04:53,266
adults and what they might

2016
01:04:53,403 --> 01:04:54,300
need right now. Really, we're

2017
01:04:54,300 --> 01:04:55,371
looking at building the

2018
01:04:55,371 --> 01:04:56,539
community and a way that

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01:04:56,539 --> 01:04:59,539
everybody can have a wonderful

2020
01:05:04,481 --> 01:05:08,810
life here. Birth to death. Oh,

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01:05:10,421 --> 01:05:12,230
okay. So the way that I think

2022
01:05:12,230 --> 01:05:12,757
about aging and the

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01:05:12,757 --> 01:05:15,127
stakeholders in aging or think

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01:05:15,127 --> 01:05:16,694
about change making in

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01:05:16,694 --> 01:05:18,330
communities is it's really a

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01:05:18,330 --> 01:05:19,640
triangle of services between 3

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01:05:19,640 --> 01:05:21,464
different sectors. It's really

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01:05:22,201 --> 01:05:22,935
important to have academia,

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01:05:22,935 --> 01:05:24,937
business and government all in

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01:05:24,937 --> 01:05:26,720
the table. And we're making

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01:05:26,720 --> 01:05:27,674
these decisions then in our

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01:05:27,674 --> 01:05:28,942
region. We have some really

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01:05:28,942 --> 01:05:30,843
great support. So the

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01:05:30,843 --> 01:05:32,646
University of Colorado,

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01:05:32,646 --> 01:05:34,314
Colorado Springs as a member

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01:05:34,314 --> 01:05:36,583
of an age friendly

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01:05:36,583 --> 01:05:38,519
university's network, its an

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01:05:38,519 --> 01:05:40,187
international network, the

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01:05:40,187 --> 01:05:43,187
United States base is in

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01:05:43,224 --> 01:05:44,492
Arizona and we have 3

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01:05:44,492 --> 01:05:45,193
university systems in Colorado

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01:05:45,193 --> 01:05:48,496
that are part of the age from

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01:05:48,496 --> 01:05:49,564
the university system. So

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01:05:49,564 --> 01:05:50,899
they're very good resource for

2045
01:05:50,899 --> 01:05:54,270
do we have the right research?

2046
01:05:54,270 --> 01:05:55,304
Are we using the right data?

2047
01:05:55,304 --> 01:05:57,206
What is the demographics? How

2048
01:05:57,206 --> 01:05:59,750
would we talk about economic

2049
01:05:59,750 --> 01:06:00,877
policy? So we rely on partners

2050
01:06:00,877 --> 01:06:02,980
from the University of

2051
01:06:02,980 --> 01:06:03,647
Colorado Springs, not just for

2052
01:06:03,647 --> 01:06:06,470
gerontology and health care

2053
01:06:06,816 --> 01:06:07,483
research, but we work with the

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01:06:07,483 --> 01:06:09,586
economic center at the

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01:06:09,586 --> 01:06:11,422
University of Colorado in

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01:06:11,422 --> 01:06:13,822
Colorado Springs. We work

2057
01:06:14,325 --> 01:06:16,325
applied geography department

2058
01:06:16,627 --> 01:06:17,529
to understand housing in older

2059
01:06:17,529 --> 01:06:19,929
adults to understand workforce

2060
01:06:21,499 --> 01:06:23,368
and education solutions. Terms

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01:06:23,368 --> 01:06:25,404
of business. It's not just for

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01:06:25,404 --> 01:06:26,638
profit business. When I say

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01:06:26,638 --> 01:06:28,207
business, it's all industries.

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01:06:28,207 --> 01:06:29,800
So how do non profits come to

2065
01:06:29,800 --> 01:06:32,800
the table? How do small

2066
01:06:32,912 --> 01:06:34,614
businesses come to the table?

2067
01:06:34,614 --> 01:06:35,281
Amazon is a huge supporter of

2068
01:06:35,281 --> 01:06:36,783
workforce for older adults

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01:06:36,783 --> 01:06:38,651
nationally and

2070
01:06:38,651 --> 01:06:40,320
internationally. And so our

2071
01:06:40,320 --> 01:06:42,156
partners in large businesses

2072
01:06:42,156 --> 01:06:44,191
like Amazon, Samsung, Best

2073
01:06:44,191 --> 01:06:44,891
Buy. How do we rely on large

2074
01:06:44,891 --> 01:06:47,291
businesses and the resources

2075
01:06:48,129 --> 01:06:48,796
that they can bring for making

2076
01:06:48,796 --> 01:06:49,463
sure that we're building a

2077
01:06:49,463 --> 01:06:50,465
community where people can

2078
01:06:50,465 --> 01:06:51,166
grow up and grow older

2079
01:06:51,166 --> 01:06:54,166
together. Well, and then, of

2080
01:06:54,469 --> 01:06:55,203
course, government and one of

2081
01:06:55,203 --> 01:06:55,904
the beautiful things about the

2082
01:06:55,904 --> 01:06:58,740
Pikes Peak region is that we

2083
01:06:58,740 --> 01:07:00,709
have people here serving from

2084
01:07:00,709 --> 01:07:01,644
the grassroots to the national

2085
01:07:01,644 --> 01:07:04,614
level. Looking at how we build

2086
01:07:04,614 --> 01:07:05,348
all of these different

2087
01:07:05,348 --> 01:07:08,251
networks together to make sure

2088
01:07:08,251 --> 01:07:08,952
that we are thinking about

2089
01:07:08,952 --> 01:07:11,755
every table that we said that

2090
01:07:11,755 --> 01:07:12,456
from kitchen table to the

2091
01:07:12,456 --> 01:07:14,358
boardrooms to make sure that

2092
01:07:14,358 --> 01:07:15,225
we're collaborating. Well to

2093
01:07:15,225 --> 01:07:18,825
build a community of are we

2094
01:07:19,763 --> 01:07:21,766
can all grow up well together.

2095
01:07:21,766 --> 01:07:24,766
So in Colorado, there are 3

2096
01:07:25,636 --> 01:07:26,271
major and it between state and

2097
01:07:26,271 --> 01:07:27,500
local. There are 3 major

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01:07:27,500 --> 01:07:29,405
organizations that serve aging

2099
01:07:30,875 --> 01:07:33,875
policy. And so the Colorado

2100
01:07:35,982 --> 01:07:38,551
Commission on Aging. Board of

2101
01:07:38,551 --> 01:07:39,218
governor appointed leaders and

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01:07:39,218 --> 01:07:41,618
aging older adult services

2103
01:07:42,255 --> 01:07:42,956
from across Colorado. These

2104
01:07:42,956 --> 01:07:43,589
members, these commissioners

2105
01:07:43,589 --> 01:07:45,989
are appointed by Governor

2106
01:07:46,793 --> 01:07:49,430
Polis to serve regionally and

2107
01:07:49,430 --> 01:07:52,430
also in specific areas of

2108
01:07:52,633 --> 01:07:53,668
expertise. And so in Colorado

2109
01:07:53,668 --> 01:07:55,103
Springs, Penney, Whitney

2110
01:07:55,103 --> 01:07:57,905
serves as our local partner

2111
01:07:57,905 --> 01:07:58,606
for this region. So she's the

2112
01:07:58,606 --> 01:08:01,600
local commissioner 4 and the

2113
01:08:01,943 --> 01:08:02,511
city of Colorado Springs. I'm

2114
01:08:02,511 --> 01:08:03,144
also on the Colorado

2115
01:08:03,144 --> 01:08:05,680
Commission on Aging and I

2116
01:08:05,680 --> 01:08:06,915
serve the whole state for

2117
01:08:06,915 --> 01:08:08,184
policy. So clearly, I do not

2118
01:08:08,184 --> 01:08:11,187
do that on my own and is an

2119
01:08:11,187 --> 01:08:13,187
incredibly collaborative

2120
01:08:13,990 --> 01:08:14,690
process. And I cannot follow

2121
01:08:14,690 --> 01:08:15,391
all of the policy that comes

2122
01:08:15,391 --> 01:08:16,659
out of the legislative branch

2123
01:08:16,659 --> 01:08:20,259
in Colorado by myself. So it

2124
01:08:21,332 --> 01:08:22,633
really is looking at, you

2125
01:08:22,633 --> 01:08:23,568
workforce, education business.

2126
01:08:23,568 --> 01:08:24,302
How do have this policy in all

2127
01:08:24,302 --> 01:08:26,702
these different areas that's

2128
01:08:27,400 --> 01:08:27,672
important to our state? How

2129
01:08:27,672 --> 01:08:30,672
would it impact someone as

2130
01:08:31,842 --> 01:08:32,577
they raging here? Luckily we

2131
01:08:32,577 --> 01:08:33,278
have the Pikes Peak Commission

2132
01:08:33,278 --> 01:08:35,814
on aging that I'm going to be

2133
01:08:35,814 --> 01:08:37,649
presenting on in more detail.

2134
01:08:37,649 --> 01:08:39,618
I'm here today because I am

2135
01:08:39,618 --> 01:08:40,286
appointed by this municipality

2136
01:08:40,286 --> 01:08:42,588
to serve on the Pikes Peak

2137
01:08:42,588 --> 01:08:44,256
Commission on aging. So I want

2138
01:08:44,256 --> 01:08:44,957
you to know that I'm here.

2139
01:08:44,957 --> 01:08:47,957
Here to support you, whatever

2140
01:08:50,831 --> 01:08:51,398
you need locally. The 3rd

2141
01:08:51,398 --> 01:08:52,310
group that is really

2142
01:08:52,310 --> 01:08:53,467
influential in policy, an

2143
01:08:53,467 --> 01:08:56,236
aging in Colorado. It's called

2144
01:08:56,236 --> 01:08:57,671
the Colorado Center for Aging

2145
01:08:57,671 --> 01:08:59,607
used to be called the Colorado

2146
01:08:59,607 --> 01:09:02,543
senior lobbying. It's been an

2147
01:09:02,543 --> 01:09:03,811
business for about 40 years.

2148
01:09:03,811 --> 01:09:05,947
It's a 501, c threes. So

2149
01:09:05,947 --> 01:09:07,816
that's why we're not called

2150
01:09:07,816 --> 01:09:08,483
the Colorado are the senior

2151
01:09:08,483 --> 01:09:10,118
lobby anymore because we're

2152
01:09:10,118 --> 01:09:13,118
not a lobbying agency. We're

2153
01:09:14,230 --> 01:09:14,657
an educational nonprofit and I

2154
01:09:14,657 --> 01:09:15,925
serve on the board of the

2155
01:09:15,925 --> 01:09:17,994
Colorado Center for Aging as

2156
01:09:17,994 --> 01:09:19,362
well. And the mission of that

2157
01:09:19,362 --> 01:09:21,230
group is to really connect

2158
01:09:21,230 --> 01:09:23,230
citizens to legislative

2159
01:09:24,801 --> 01:09:27,801
policy. So we help educate

2160
01:09:29,773 --> 01:09:30,907
Area councils of government,

2161
01:09:30,907 --> 01:09:31,809
small businesses and

2162
01:09:31,809 --> 01:09:32,443
nonprofits how they can engage

2163
01:09:32,443 --> 01:09:33,177
better in the legislative

2164
01:09:33,177 --> 01:09:36,777
process at the local and state

2165
01:09:37,849 --> 01:09:40,249
level. So the Colorado

2166
01:09:40,852 --> 01:09:42,821
Commission on Aging. We're

2167
01:09:42,821 --> 01:09:45,123
undergoing a big change the

2168
01:09:45,123 --> 01:09:46,158
summer. We have our we're

2169
01:09:46,158 --> 01:09:46,859
going to have a new set of

2170
01:09:46,859 --> 01:09:49,228
subcommittees. The 5 of them

2171
01:09:49,228 --> 01:09:51,960
are up there. Age friendly

2172
01:09:51,960 --> 01:09:52,999
communities. The micro and

2173
01:09:52,999 --> 01:09:53,933
macro economy, workforce and

2174
01:09:53,933 --> 01:09:56,933
health care left public policy

2175
01:09:57,804 --> 01:09:58,738
of up there because that

2176
01:09:58,738 --> 01:09:59,339
subcommittee will sort of be

2177
01:09:59,339 --> 01:10:02,800
shifting as we make our

2178
01:10:02,800 --> 01:10:04,780
changes in JULY. Currently we

2179
01:10:04,780 --> 01:10:05,980
have a mental health

2180
01:10:05,980 --> 01:10:08,380
subcommittee and they know

2181
01:10:08,783 --> 01:10:10,510
that mental health is that is

2182
01:10:10,510 --> 01:10:10,685
priority for the city. Of

2183
01:10:10,685 --> 01:10:11,987
course, that is that's a

2184
01:10:11,987 --> 01:10:13,422
priority for the city. The

2185
01:10:13,422 --> 01:10:16,224
state, the nation. That's a

2186
01:10:16,224 --> 01:10:18,624
priority for all living

2187
01:10:19,161 --> 01:10:19,895
humans. Today. And I know that

2188
01:10:19,895 --> 01:10:21,964
COUNCILMAN Line Weber that you

2189
01:10:21,964 --> 01:10:23,964
me have a

2190
01:10:24,660 --> 01:10:24,934
>> proclamation tomorrow about

2191
01:10:24,934 --> 01:10:27,203
ensuring and we continue to

2192
01:10:27,203 --> 01:10:29,906
elevate mental health in this

2193
01:10:29,906 --> 01:10:30,507
community. And what I think

2194
01:10:30,507 --> 01:10:32,308
very important from the

2195
01:10:32,308 --> 01:10:33,343
Colorado Commission on Aging

2196
01:10:33,343 --> 01:10:36,113
as the overlap that we have in

2197
01:10:36,113 --> 01:10:37,881
this priority as well. So when

2198
01:10:37,881 --> 01:10:38,582
I think about what we can do

2199
01:10:38,582 --> 01:10:41,920
from the state level to bring

2200
01:10:41,920 --> 01:10:42,686
some of resources here, please

2201
01:10:42,686 --> 01:10:44,288
just know that the Colorado

2202
01:10:44,288 --> 01:10:45,156
Commission on Aging Values

2203
01:10:45,156 --> 01:10:48,156
Health for all Coloradans from

2204
01:10:48,627 --> 01:10:50,161
birth to death and that what I

2205
01:10:50,161 --> 01:10:51,663
try to do serving on the

2206
01:10:51,663 --> 01:10:52,365
commission is want to bring

2207
01:10:52,365 --> 01:10:54,765
resources that we're working

2208
01:10:55,330 --> 01:10:58,370
on at the state. What can we

2209
01:10:58,370 --> 01:10:58,671
bring here for resources for

2210
01:10:58,671 --> 01:11:00,607
education, for helping to

2211
01:11:00,607 --> 01:11:02,609
elevate the work that's

2212
01:11:02,609 --> 01:11:04,544
happening locally at the state

2213
01:11:04,544 --> 01:11:05,245
level. Aaron, we have a

2214
01:11:05,245 --> 01:11:07,645
question from council member

2215
01:11:08,915 --> 01:11:10,184
Williams.

2216
01:11:10,184 --> 01:11:12,720
>> Thank I have lectured being

2217
01:11:12,720 --> 01:11:14,756
new and I use that as long as

2218
01:11:14,756 --> 01:11:16,570
possible. Who appoints you for

2219
01:11:16,570 --> 01:11:18,457
this? Governor? Polis appoints

2220
01:11:18,726 --> 01:11:20,828
to the Colorado Commission on

2221
01:11:20,828 --> 01:11:22,264
aging. Okay. So we don't have

2222
01:11:22,264 --> 01:11:22,931
a role necessarily. And mares

2223
01:11:22,931 --> 01:11:25,434
office doesn't have a role

2224
01:11:25,434 --> 01:11:26,468
because directly from the

2225
01:11:26,468 --> 01:11:28,337
governor. Yes, for the

2226
01:11:28,337 --> 01:11:31,337
Colorado Commission on We also

2227
01:11:31,340 --> 01:11:31,707
have the Pikes Peak Commission

2228
01:11:31,707 --> 01:11:32,675
on Aging.

2229
01:11:32,675 --> 01:11:33,376
>> It's someone earlier today.

2230
01:11:33,376 --> 01:11:36,813
I think it was back east that

2231
01:11:36,813 --> 01:11:37,481
it's kinda acronym. Soup. And

2232
01:11:37,481 --> 01:11:41,810
it is because this is thing

2233
01:11:42,119 --> 01:11:43,870
and government So but this

2234
01:11:43,870 --> 01:11:43,921
agency and the Colorado

2235
01:11:43,921 --> 01:11:44,588
Commission on Aging is

2236
01:11:44,588 --> 01:11:46,988
important because the Pikes

2237
01:11:48,426 --> 01:11:50,826
Peak Commission Aging was

2238
01:11:51,730 --> 01:11:52,464
created loosely around the

2239
01:11:52,464 --> 01:11:54,433
framework of the Commission on

2240
01:11:54,433 --> 01:11:55,501
Aging at the state level. So

2241
01:11:55,501 --> 01:11:59,370
in terms of the work that we

2242
01:11:59,370 --> 01:11:59,704
try to do locally, we think

2243
01:11:59,704 --> 01:12:00,373
about what's happening at a

2244
01:12:00,373 --> 01:12:02,808
state level and how we can

2245
01:12:02,808 --> 01:12:05,208
bring those resources here.

2246
01:12:06,780 --> 01:12:06,746
And we have 2 commissioners

2247
01:12:06,746 --> 01:12:08,181
locally who also starred on

2248
01:12:08,181 --> 01:12:08,781
the Colorado Commission on

2249
01:12:08,781 --> 01:12:11,181
Aging myself and Penny

2250
01:12:12,286 --> 01:12:13,200
Whitney. Okay. Thank you,

2251
01:12:13,200 --> 01:12:15,990
COUNCILMAN Donald Air. When we

2252
01:12:15,990 --> 01:12:17,990
were first.

2253
01:12:19,127 --> 01:12:19,827
>> Yeah, I'm just curious. You

2254
01:12:19,827 --> 01:12:22,827
know, you talked about 18 and

2255
01:12:24,165 --> 01:12:27,235
mental health to me, it seems

2256
01:12:27,235 --> 01:12:27,903
like we're kind of in an

2257
01:12:27,903 --> 01:12:29,903
epidemic.

2258
01:12:31,340 --> 01:12:32,475
>> Moment we're all timers

2259
01:12:32,475 --> 01:12:34,770
disease and

2260
01:12:34,770 --> 01:12:34,744
>> dementia and all these

2261
01:12:34,744 --> 01:12:37,179
types of things seem to be

2262
01:12:37,179 --> 01:12:38,213
accelerating more than I've

2263
01:12:38,213 --> 01:12:38,882
ever. I think I've ever heard

2264
01:12:38,882 --> 01:12:40,583
of that before. And I don't

2265
01:12:40,583 --> 01:12:41,217
know if it's just because I'm

2266
01:12:41,217 --> 01:12:41,918
getting older that I'm

2267
01:12:41,918 --> 01:12:44,918
becoming more and more aware

2268
01:12:45,355 --> 01:12:46,456
of this. But is that is that

2269
01:12:46,456 --> 01:12:50,560
really true? And and how? How

2270
01:12:50,327 --> 01:12:52,727
are you addressing? That

2271
01:12:53,498 --> 01:12:54,465
acceleration? If I'm if I'm

2272
01:12:54,465 --> 01:12:55,132
accurate.

2273
01:12:55,132 --> 01:12:55,767
>> Yeah, I from what I know

2274
01:12:55,767 --> 01:12:59,367
and I'm not an expert in

2275
01:13:00,380 --> 01:13:00,805
Alzheimer's. From what I know

2276
01:13:00,805 --> 01:13:04,405
broadly, I can say that is

2277
01:13:04,677 --> 01:13:06,412
kind of 2 parts. One is that

2278
01:13:06,412 --> 01:13:08,140
we didn't use to include

2279
01:13:08,140 --> 01:13:11,140
academic, academia, like we do

2280
01:13:11,718 --> 01:13:12,953
today and how we treated older

2281
01:13:12,953 --> 01:13:15,922
adults and changes that happen

2282
01:13:15,922 --> 01:13:17,190
in our cognitive ability as we

2283
01:13:17,190 --> 01:13:18,959
age. So we used to just say,

2284
01:13:18,959 --> 01:13:19,626
oh, you know, you're older

2285
01:13:19,626 --> 01:13:22,626
now. So whatever, we didn't

2286
01:13:23,960 --> 01:13:27,296
give it a name, we didn't have

2287
01:13:27,502 --> 01:13:28,102
experts and that the various.

2288
01:13:28,102 --> 01:13:29,570
Specific ways that our

2289
01:13:29,570 --> 01:13:31,273
cognition can change. As we

2290
01:13:31,273 --> 01:13:31,940
get older. So I think that

2291
01:13:31,940 --> 01:13:34,940
we're just better at naming

2292
01:13:35,944 --> 01:13:37,944
specifically what's happening.

2293
01:13:39,915 --> 01:13:41,350
Terms if it is accelerating. I

2294
01:13:41,350 --> 01:13:42,284
could definitely connect you

2295
01:13:42,284 --> 01:13:42,952
with the best research, the

2296
01:13:42,952 --> 01:13:44,921
best research and the best

2297
01:13:44,921 --> 01:13:46,550
resources in the state work

2298
01:13:46,550 --> 01:13:46,789
very closely with the

2299
01:13:46,789 --> 01:13:49,189
Alzheimer's Association of the

2300
01:13:50,227 --> 01:13:50,860
state level as well. And one

2301
01:13:50,860 --> 01:13:53,797
of the reasons that it's

2302
01:13:53,797 --> 01:13:55,265
really important to have that

2303
01:13:55,265 --> 01:13:57,265
Triangle of sector

2304
01:13:59,136 --> 01:14:01,720
collaboration is because

2305
01:14:01,720 --> 01:14:02,600
research is updated all the

2306
01:14:02,600 --> 01:14:03,775
time and we're constantly and

2307
01:14:03,775 --> 01:14:06,211
learning new things. And so

2308
01:14:06,211 --> 01:14:06,945
for us at the government level

2309
01:14:06,945 --> 01:14:10,545
to know what's going on to

2310
01:14:10,682 --> 01:14:11,584
provide the right resources.

2311
01:14:11,584 --> 01:14:13,984
You know, people attention,

2312
01:14:15,154 --> 01:14:15,755
policymakers at the table it's

2313
01:14:15,755 --> 01:14:16,456
important to know what

2314
01:14:16,456 --> 01:14:19,456
direction we're going so that

2315
01:14:20,260 --> 01:14:21,600
we know for going and a good

2316
01:14:21,600 --> 01:14:21,661
direction or if we need to

2317
01:14:21,661 --> 01:14:24,661
offer a little bit more

2318
01:14:25,833 --> 01:14:26,700
support here. There. So answer

2319
01:14:26,700 --> 01:14:27,668
your question. Yeah, I mean

2320
01:14:27,668 --> 01:14:30,668
that that's actually what I

2321
01:14:30,738 --> 01:14:31,739
was trying to do try to

2322
01:14:31,739 --> 01:14:34,739
understand it more. I thought

2323
01:14:34,875 --> 01:14:36,678
with you here, I can something

2324
01:14:36,678 --> 01:14:38,678
new.

2325
01:14:38,680 --> 01:14:40,816
>> it's just an area that I

2326
01:14:40,816 --> 01:14:42,751
think I just I'm constantly

2327
01:14:42,751 --> 01:14:45,151
trying to get better

2328
01:14:45,554 --> 01:14:46,255
information And so I was

2329
01:14:46,255 --> 01:14:47,423
hopeful that you're this one

2330
01:14:47,423 --> 01:14:48,491
of these organizations would

2331
01:14:48,491 --> 01:14:50,827
be kind of likes looking at

2332
01:14:50,827 --> 01:14:53,827
that are considering that are

2333
01:14:53,864 --> 01:14:55,999
because I haven't really

2334
01:14:55,999 --> 01:14:56,833
gotten it. It is that mixture

2335
01:14:56,833 --> 01:14:59,833
are we just identifying it

2336
01:15:01,672 --> 01:15:03,674
more actual accelerating as

2337
01:15:03,674 --> 01:15:04,775
fun trying to understand.

2338
01:15:04,775 --> 01:15:06,544
Yeah, I'm the Alzheimer's

2339
01:15:06,544 --> 01:15:07,645
Association is the best

2340
01:15:07,645 --> 01:15:09,645
resource for understanding

2341
01:15:09,914 --> 01:15:10,815
very specifically focused

2342
01:15:10,815 --> 01:15:11,916
data.

2343
01:15:11,916 --> 01:15:14,152
>> On that and down to even

2344
01:15:14,152 --> 01:15:16,188
what's happening in Colorado,

2345
01:15:16,188 --> 01:15:18,560
specifically because different

2346
01:15:18,560 --> 01:15:18,891
parts of the country, you

2347
01:15:18,891 --> 01:15:19,592
know, the way that we age

2348
01:15:19,592 --> 01:15:20,192
throughout our life, the way

2349
01:15:20,192 --> 01:15:22,495
that our brains develop

2350
01:15:22,495 --> 01:15:23,363
throughout our life, it can

2351
01:15:23,363 --> 01:15:27,133
even go all the way back to

2352
01:15:27,133 --> 01:15:28,468
you know what resources do we

2353
01:15:28,468 --> 01:15:29,336
have for mothers while they

2354
01:15:29,336 --> 01:15:29,936
are carrying their babies? Are

2355
01:15:29,936 --> 01:15:31,400
they getting the right

2356
01:15:31,400 --> 01:15:34,400
nutrients that they need to

2357
01:15:34,740 --> 01:15:34,942
start brain development early.

2358
01:15:34,942 --> 01:15:37,942
So okay. Thank Yeah, of

2359
01:15:40,481 --> 01:15:42,350
course. Johnson and Johnson.

2360
01:15:42,350 --> 01:15:43,170
>> Yeah, thanks, MADAM

2361
01:15:43,170 --> 01:15:44,519
PRESIDENT. Thank you, Erin,

2362
01:15:44,519 --> 01:15:46,919
for the presentation you

2363
01:15:47,389 --> 01:15:48,523
pointed out that it's the

2364
01:15:48,523 --> 01:15:49,357
governor who points to the

2365
01:15:49,357 --> 01:15:50,392
Colorado Commission on Aging.

2366
01:15:50,392 --> 01:15:52,270
But who is it? That points to

2367
01:15:52,270 --> 01:15:54,864
the Pikes Peak Commission on

2368
01:15:54,864 --> 01:15:56,864
Aging?

2369
01:15:56,866 --> 01:15:57,499
>> So the city Council in

2370
01:15:57,499 --> 01:15:59,499
Colorado Springs appoints

2371
01:16:01,972 --> 01:16:02,505
member from this municipality.

2372
01:16:02,505 --> 01:16:03,807
So every governing

2373
01:16:03,807 --> 01:16:04,908
municipality in the Pikes Peak

2374
01:16:04,908 --> 01:16:07,908
region. So El Paso County

2375
01:16:08,646 --> 01:16:09,313
Teller County in Park County.

2376
01:16:09,313 --> 01:16:09,980
The governments that are a

2377
01:16:09,980 --> 01:16:13,317
part of the Pikes Peak Area

2378
01:16:13,317 --> 01:16:14,510
Council of governments, those

2379
01:16:14,510 --> 01:16:16,855
entities appoint a person to

2380
01:16:16,855 --> 01:16:19,240
the commission on aging.

2381
01:16:19,240 --> 01:16:20,358
>> And how many are there? How

2382
01:16:20,358 --> 01:16:21,326
many commissioners are under

2383
01:16:21,326 --> 01:16:25,526
on Peach ph Junior and or ppa?

2384
01:16:27,333 --> 01:16:29,333
Is 18.

2385
01:16:29,535 --> 01:16:30,637
>> Thank you, MR. Donaldson

2386
01:16:30,637 --> 01:16:31,504
Johnny Barker with I'm the

2387
01:16:31,504 --> 01:16:33,606
director of the area see on

2388
01:16:33,606 --> 01:16:36,606
aging here in Carson brings

2389
01:16:36,876 --> 01:16:39,790
their total 20 members of ppc

2390
01:16:39,790 --> 01:16:40,881
Jim Board, 13 1 from each

2391
01:16:40,881 --> 01:16:43,183
municipality and then the

2392
01:16:43,183 --> 01:16:43,917
additional members are from El

2393
01:16:43,917 --> 01:16:44,618
Paso County in the Cotton, the

2394
01:16:44,618 --> 01:16:47,618
city of Colorado Springs for

2395
01:16:48,189 --> 01:16:48,990
Total, 20 members of ppa, c j.

2396
01:16:48,990 --> 01:16:51,893
>> In Mississippi pa cg board,

2397
01:16:51,893 --> 01:16:53,896
Jodi. But I'm talking about

2398
01:16:53,896 --> 01:16:55,330
the Commission on Aging. So

2399
01:16:55,330 --> 01:16:58,330
the Commission Aging, we will

2400
01:16:58,401 --> 01:16:59,234
we actually have a mix of at

2401
01:16:59,234 --> 01:17:01,234
large.

2402
01:17:01,371 --> 01:17:02,539
>> Members as well as those

2403
01:17:02,539 --> 01:17:06,420
appointed to the to the board

2404
01:17:06,420 --> 01:17:06,709
from the municipalities. We

2405
01:17:06,709 --> 01:17:08,378
are short members right now

2406
01:17:08,378 --> 01:17:11,378
appointed we'd love more right

2407
01:17:11,815 --> 01:17:13,815
now. It's about.

2408
01:17:16,253 --> 01:17:16,987
>> 6 appointed members.

2409
01:17:16,987 --> 01:17:18,655
Something like that. You know,

2410
01:17:18,655 --> 01:17:19,824
we're about 6 appointed. And

2411
01:17:19,824 --> 01:17:20,524
so we definitely have room for

2412
01:17:20,524 --> 01:17:22,924
more. Additional members are

2413
01:17:23,795 --> 01:17:24,496
at large.

2414
01:17:24,496 --> 01:17:25,664
>> Appointed air. And that's

2415
01:17:25,664 --> 01:17:26,298
I'm trying to figure out is

2416
01:17:26,298 --> 01:17:26,931
that the mayor is at City

2417
01:17:26,931 --> 01:17:29,331
Council. I don't remember

2418
01:17:31,337 --> 01:17:32,710
voting on it.

2419
01:17:32,710 --> 01:17:34,273
>> But your house, it was City

2420
01:17:34,273 --> 01:17:35,800
council's last She's no longer

2421
01:17:35,800 --> 01:17:38,645
on she's no longer in the city

2422
01:17:38,645 --> 01:17:40,213
Council.

2423
01:17:40,213 --> 01:17:43,213
>> So Michelle Teller of you

2424
01:17:43,416 --> 01:17:45,686
on Yes, yes, she appointed

2425
01:17:45,686 --> 01:17:48,686
Okay. We'll sort that out.

2426
01:17:50,524 --> 01:17:51,225
That's I don't think one count

2427
01:17:51,225 --> 01:17:52,760
City Council person can well

2428
01:17:52,760 --> 01:17:54,496
that. It came from what I

2429
01:17:54,496 --> 01:17:56,631
understand. It came through a

2430
01:17:56,631 --> 01:17:58,660
vote. All right. That means

2431
01:17:58,660 --> 01:18:00,469
maybe it's not. It's not that

2432
01:18:00,469 --> 01:18:03,439
member of vote for the whole

2433
01:18:03,439 --> 01:18:05,308
council. Yeah, I just don't

2434
01:18:05,308 --> 01:18:06,750
remember. But hey, my dad had

2435
01:18:06,750 --> 01:18:08,475
Alzheimer's. So you never

2436
01:18:09,111 --> 01:18:10,813
could be a sign right there.

2437
01:18:10,813 --> 01:18:11,848
>> And I will say for

2438
01:18:11,848 --> 01:18:12,649
Councilmember Line Weber, a

2439
01:18:12,649 --> 01:18:15,452
couple of risk factors as your

2440
01:18:15,452 --> 01:18:16,520
former, you know, physician

2441
01:18:16,520 --> 01:18:18,255
assistant here.

2442
01:18:18,255 --> 01:18:19,190
>> The biggest risk factor for

2443
01:18:19,190 --> 01:18:21,580
Alzheimer's is age. The older

2444
01:18:21,580 --> 01:18:24,595
you get the higher your odds

2445
01:18:24,595 --> 01:18:25,229
are we live longer now in

2446
01:18:25,229 --> 01:18:27,565
western societies. So our

2447
01:18:27,565 --> 01:18:29,734
risks are going up. And then

2448
01:18:29,734 --> 01:18:31,436
we have high levels of chronic

2449
01:18:31,436 --> 01:18:32,103
disease like diabetes and

2450
01:18:32,103 --> 01:18:35,103
things like that, which are

2451
01:18:35,274 --> 01:18:36,608
also big risk factors. So that

2452
01:18:36,608 --> 01:18:37,710
that's part of the answer to

2453
01:18:37,710 --> 01:18:40,179
it. And then there maybe you

2454
01:18:40,179 --> 01:18:42,148
can talk about this. I'm

2455
01:18:42,148 --> 01:18:43,116
interested everything you're

2456
01:18:43,116 --> 01:18:45,451
saying. But I think we need

2457
01:18:45,451 --> 01:18:45,557
people to focus h#

2458
01:18:45,557 --> 01:18:45,664
#

2459
01:18:45,664 --> 01:18:45,768
#

2460
01:18:45,768 --> 01:18:47,768
o#

2461
01:18:48,288 --> 01:18:50,288
elderly.

2462
01:18:51,325 --> 01:18:52,260
>> not so much children and

2463
01:18:52,260 --> 01:18:54,662
schools and all that stuff. I

2464
01:18:54,662 --> 01:18:54,962
understand that's part of

2465
01:18:54,962 --> 01:18:56,962
life.

2466
01:18:58,599 --> 01:19:00,602
>> But had 2 parents die. My

2467
01:19:00,602 --> 01:19:01,235
mother died just in JANUARY

2468
01:19:01,235 --> 01:19:01,903
and there are unique

2469
01:19:01,903 --> 01:19:04,303
challenges people in their

2470
01:19:04,706 --> 01:19:07,106
80's. People with Alzheimer's.

2471
01:19:07,643 --> 01:19:10,643
And we do need commission

2472
01:19:14,183 --> 01:19:15,652
focused on the elderly. So is

2473
01:19:15,652 --> 01:19:19,155
it a 95% of our work is on the

2474
01:19:19,155 --> 01:19:19,856
elderly and we if we learn

2475
01:19:19,856 --> 01:19:22,856
something that makes us look

2476
01:19:24,261 --> 01:19:25,963
back in life like head trauma

2477
01:19:25,963 --> 01:19:26,663
can can lead to Alzheimer's,

2478
01:19:26,663 --> 01:19:27,297
you know, and you're used to

2479
01:19:27,297 --> 01:19:30,297
getting hit in the head,

2480
01:19:30,969 --> 01:19:32,136
boxing, whatever. Is that

2481
01:19:32,136 --> 01:19:33,538
accurate or is it? Nope, were

2482
01:19:33,538 --> 01:19:34,272
spread over the whole

2483
01:19:34,272 --> 01:19:37,272
continuum. We focus equally on

2484
01:19:38,377 --> 01:19:40,377
children, adults.

2485
01:19:41,413 --> 01:19:43,649
>> know that that is that is

2486
01:19:43,649 --> 01:19:45,417
accurate even alcohol abuse

2487
01:19:45,417 --> 01:19:47,653
can lead to Alzheimer's

2488
01:19:47,653 --> 01:19:48,754
disease. Sure, it That was

2489
01:19:48,754 --> 01:19:49,755
just the example. Jodi, what's

2490
01:19:49,755 --> 01:19:52,155
the breakdown on your

2491
01:19:52,692 --> 01:19:55,692
emphasis? Is that 90% on what

2492
01:19:55,829 --> 01:19:58,829
we would call senior citizens?

2493
01:19:58,899 --> 01:19:59,767
Is it spread I I speak to

2494
01:19:59,767 --> 01:20:01,168
that.

2495
01:20:01,168 --> 01:20:02,903
>> So and the way that I think

2496
01:20:02,903 --> 01:20:05,573
about serving aging and why I

2497
01:20:05,573 --> 01:20:07,573
serve aging commissions.

2498
01:20:07,609 --> 01:20:09,778
>> At the local state and

2499
01:20:09,778 --> 01:20:10,345
national level because I think

2500
01:20:10,345 --> 01:20:12,745
when when we've truly

2501
01:20:14,583 --> 01:20:15,651
understand you know, I like to

2502
01:20:15,651 --> 01:20:18,510
say needs and opportunities

2503
01:20:19,388 --> 01:20:21,424
because getting older is not

2504
01:20:21,424 --> 01:20:22,910
just been a need. It getting

2505
01:20:22,910 --> 01:20:24,270
older does not just mean

2506
01:20:24,270 --> 01:20:25,896
terrible things are happening

2507
01:20:25,896 --> 01:20:27,300
to us. There are lots of

2508
01:20:27,300 --> 01:20:28,310
wonderful things about

2509
01:20:28,310 --> 01:20:30,000
transitions in life there. A

2510
01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:31,101
lot of opportunities for every

2511
01:20:31,101 --> 01:20:34,101
every age and every stage.

2512
01:20:35,720 --> 01:20:35,739
However. When we're looking at

2513
01:20:35,739 --> 01:20:38,342
an older adult and they are

2514
01:20:38,342 --> 01:20:39,711
not doing well. We couldn't

2515
01:20:39,711 --> 01:20:40,378
reverse engineer what we're

2516
01:20:40,378 --> 01:20:42,947
doing in our communities to

2517
01:20:42,947 --> 01:20:43,982
help make things better. If

2518
01:20:43,982 --> 01:20:47,582
all of our older adults are

2519
01:20:47,686 --> 01:20:48,387
struggling with housing, why

2520
01:20:48,387 --> 01:20:49,121
is that? Is that because we

2521
01:20:49,121 --> 01:20:51,121
didn't have financial

2522
01:20:51,790 --> 01:20:52,458
resources that they needed? Is

2523
01:20:52,458 --> 01:20:54,160
it because they didn't have

2524
01:20:54,160 --> 01:20:54,994
education that they needed? Is

2525
01:20:54,994 --> 01:20:57,394
it because they didn't

2526
01:20:58,331 --> 01:20:59,600
understand how to save for

2527
01:20:59,600 --> 01:21:01,134
retirement? Did they not have

2528
01:21:01,134 --> 01:21:03,170
good avenues to save for

2529
01:21:03,170 --> 01:21:06,170
retirement? So while we want

2530
01:21:06,707 --> 01:21:07,474
to support older adults today

2531
01:21:07,474 --> 01:21:10,244
and make sure that when people

2532
01:21:10,244 --> 01:21:11,546
are older that they should be

2533
01:21:11,546 --> 01:21:12,446
supported, we can feed that

2534
01:21:12,446 --> 01:21:13,447
information back into

2535
01:21:13,447 --> 01:21:16,447
communities so that we can

2536
01:21:17,520 --> 01:21:18,220
design better communities so

2537
01:21:18,220 --> 01:21:18,954
that, you know, when I'm when

2538
01:21:18,954 --> 01:21:22,124
I'm 80, the I have a good life

2539
01:21:22,124 --> 01:21:24,226
when I'm 80. Because if we

2540
01:21:24,226 --> 01:21:26,429
wait until we're 65 to help

2541
01:21:26,429 --> 01:21:29,429
people who are 65. It's too

2542
01:21:29,632 --> 01:21:30,299
late at that weekend. A lot of

2543
01:21:30,299 --> 01:21:33,299
the struggles that we have

2544
01:21:33,703 --> 01:21:34,404
later in life build up over

2545
01:21:34,404 --> 01:21:36,730
time because we have planned.

2546
01:21:36,730 --> 01:21:39,730
Well, when we're younger, it

2547
01:21:40,410 --> 01:21:41,111
does not make sense.

2548
01:21:41,111 --> 01:21:41,746
>> I I understand what you're

2549
01:21:41,746 --> 01:21:45,346
saying. I don't know if I

2550
01:21:46,150 --> 01:21:47,318
would agree with it when

2551
01:21:47,318 --> 01:21:50,255
you're 85 years old, you will

2552
01:21:50,255 --> 01:21:51,723
have unique problems that are

2553
01:21:51,723 --> 01:21:54,123
unique to 85 year-olds move.

2554
01:21:55,761 --> 01:21:57,596
Thing that's going to make.

2555
01:21:57,596 --> 01:21:58,363
Well, I want to let you just

2556
01:21:58,363 --> 01:21:59,640
finished with your

2557
01:21:59,640 --> 01:21:59,632
presentation. And then rather

2558
01:21:59,632 --> 01:22:02,632
than going off on the

2559
01:22:03,569 --> 01:22:04,404
discussion. But I hope we're

2560
01:22:04,404 --> 01:22:08,400
really focusing on. And I know

2561
01:22:09,109 --> 01:22:09,676
we do on tpa c transportation

2562
01:22:09,676 --> 01:22:12,760
for elderly to their

2563
01:22:12,880 --> 01:22:14,880
appointments is critical

2564
01:22:16,160 --> 01:22:16,684
dealing with isolation and of

2565
01:22:16,684 --> 01:22:17,418
the elderly while they feel

2566
01:22:17,418 --> 01:22:18,119
isolated or how does that come

2567
01:22:18,119 --> 01:22:21,490
about? What can we do to help

2568
01:22:21,490 --> 01:22:22,157
is critical. Looking back to

2569
01:22:22,157 --> 01:22:22,824
what we could have done so

2570
01:22:22,824 --> 01:22:25,824
that they would never have

2571
01:22:27,296 --> 01:22:28,330
been in that situation. Is

2572
01:22:28,330 --> 01:22:30,330
interesting and academically

2573
01:22:31,700 --> 01:22:33,803
really good project to do. But

2574
01:22:33,803 --> 01:22:34,938
we need to really focus on

2575
01:22:34,938 --> 01:22:37,338
helping people today because

2576
01:22:37,707 --> 01:22:38,975
there are lots of them out

2577
01:22:38,975 --> 01:22:40,744
there who are suffering and

2578
01:22:40,744 --> 01:22:41,912
will. And a lot of it has to

2579
01:22:41,912 --> 01:22:42,679
do with just socioeconomic

2580
01:22:42,679 --> 01:22:43,480
status. You have more money,

2581
01:22:43,480 --> 01:22:45,416
you can pay for a lot of good

2582
01:22:45,416 --> 01:22:46,784
stuff. If you don't, you

2583
01:22:46,784 --> 01:22:50,255
can't. And we need to focus on

2584
01:22:50,255 --> 01:22:50,922
those folks and help And so,

2585
01:22:50,922 --> 01:22:53,691
yeah, I mean, just to rest

2586
01:22:53,691 --> 01:22:54,359
your presentation. So please,

2587
01:22:54,359 --> 01:22:57,359
can you can MADAM PRESIDENT

2588
01:22:57,963 --> 01:22:58,663
would like that?

2589
01:22:58,663 --> 01:22:59,865
>> So something that I would

2590
01:22:59,865 --> 01:23:01,600
like to highlight from the

2591
01:23:01,600 --> 01:23:03,802
Colorado Commission on Aging

2592
01:23:03,802 --> 01:23:05,438
is that we have a multi sector

2593
01:23:05,438 --> 01:23:08,174
plan on aging. That will

2594
01:23:08,174 --> 01:23:08,942
released in JULY of this year.

2595
01:23:08,942 --> 01:23:10,643
And we're one of few states

2596
01:23:10,643 --> 01:23:12,912
that have a multi sector plan

2597
01:23:12,912 --> 01:23:13,580
on aging and it's open for

2598
01:23:13,580 --> 01:23:15,980
public comment through the

2599
01:23:17,751 --> 01:23:19,820
rest of MAY on Thursday this

2600
01:23:19,820 --> 01:23:21,210
week at 11:00am. We're

2601
01:23:21,210 --> 01:23:21,656
bringing Christine Burrows,

2602
01:23:21,656 --> 01:23:24,560
who's the Colorado senior

2603
01:23:25,560 --> 01:23:26,227
specialist on aging. At the

2604
01:23:26,227 --> 01:23:28,563
reports to Governor Polis.

2605
01:23:28,563 --> 01:23:30,565
She's undersea dhs. She's

2606
01:23:30,565 --> 01:23:31,900
coming to help them are at

2607
01:23:31,900 --> 01:23:33,535
11:00am and we are convening a

2608
01:23:33,535 --> 01:23:35,370
group of leaders in Colorado

2609
01:23:35,370 --> 01:23:37,806
Springs to talk about what we

2610
01:23:37,806 --> 01:23:38,441
need in the Pikes Peak region.

2611
01:23:38,441 --> 01:23:40,876
What we need in the multi

2612
01:23:40,876 --> 01:23:41,577
sector plan on aging. Now I

2613
01:23:41,577 --> 01:23:44,577
will be there. Penny Whitney

2614
01:23:44,880 --> 01:23:45,582
will be there. We she and I

2615
01:23:45,582 --> 01:23:46,583
can give our opinions on it.

2616
01:23:46,583 --> 01:23:47,718
But we need everybody because

2617
01:23:47,718 --> 01:23:50,118
we don't know about

2618
01:23:50,354 --> 01:23:51,621
everything. I'm not an expert

2619
01:23:51,621 --> 01:23:52,256
in Alzheimer's, but I want

2620
01:23:52,256 --> 01:23:55,256
people who are experts in

2621
01:23:55,726 --> 01:23:56,627
Alzheimer's to be there. I'm

2622
01:23:56,627 --> 01:23:57,227
not an expert in

2623
01:23:57,227 --> 01:23:59,227
transportation by want

2624
01:23:59,530 --> 01:24:00,264
transportation experts there.

2625
01:24:00,264 --> 01:24:00,932
We need people to come and

2626
01:24:00,932 --> 01:24:01,633
tell us what they need us,

2627
01:24:01,633 --> 01:24:05,233
that we can give people what

2628
01:24:07,139 --> 01:24:08,440
they need. COUNCILMAN Grainy.

2629
01:24:08,440 --> 01:24:10,342
>> Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,

2630
01:24:10,342 --> 01:24:10,910
just one quick question in the

2631
01:24:10,910 --> 01:24:12,812
previous part of your

2632
01:24:12,812 --> 01:24:14,314
presentation, you mention

2633
01:24:14,314 --> 01:24:14,947
academia. Is there any

2634
01:24:14,947 --> 01:24:16,947
universities that you're

2635
01:24:18,184 --> 01:24:18,885
currently partnered with?

2636
01:24:18,885 --> 01:24:21,254
>> And so color at University

2637
01:24:21,254 --> 01:24:21,955
of Colorado, Colorado Springs

2638
01:24:21,955 --> 01:24:24,955
is an age friendly university

2639
01:24:26,260 --> 01:24:27,610
in our city. If you're asking

2640
01:24:27,610 --> 01:24:27,762
me purse, are you asking me

2641
01:24:27,762 --> 01:24:30,762
personally or the Pikes Peak

2642
01:24:32,267 --> 01:24:32,967
Commission on Aging? The pike?

2643
01:24:32,967 --> 01:24:34,435
She Yes, definitely. I would

2644
01:24:34,435 --> 01:24:35,360
say that for our region. The

2645
01:24:35,360 --> 01:24:36,405
University of Colorado,

2646
01:24:36,405 --> 01:24:38,607
Colorado Springs is a great

2647
01:24:38,607 --> 01:24:39,441
partner. I also know that we

2648
01:24:39,441 --> 01:24:41,900
have a lot of people in our

2649
01:24:41,900 --> 01:24:43,409
community closely Pikes, Peak

2650
01:24:45,581 --> 01:24:47,583
State College. And Colorado

2651
01:24:47,583 --> 01:24:48,851
College has close partnerships

2652
01:24:48,851 --> 01:24:52,451
with people who are leaders in

2653
01:24:52,522 --> 01:24:53,223
the Asian community in general

2654
01:24:53,223 --> 01:24:54,224
and I would love it if every

2655
01:24:54,224 --> 01:24:54,858
university locally was a part

2656
01:24:54,858 --> 01:24:57,858
of the work talking about

2657
01:25:01,799 --> 01:25:04,568
aging. Thank So very briefly,

2658
01:25:04,568 --> 01:25:06,604
the Colorado Center for Aging.

2659
01:25:06,604 --> 01:25:07,605
If anyone would like to get

2660
01:25:07,605 --> 01:25:09,341
involved, we have a meeting

2661
01:25:09,341 --> 01:25:10,141
every Monday during

2662
01:25:10,141 --> 01:25:12,141
legislative session from 9.30,

2663
01:25:13,846 --> 01:25:14,713
to 10:30am, on zoom. And that

2664
01:25:14,713 --> 01:25:18,313
is where we really focus on

2665
01:25:18,551 --> 01:25:20,619
state level policy for aging.

2666
01:25:20,619 --> 01:25:22,622
So the Pikes Peak Commission

2667
01:25:22,622 --> 01:25:23,456
on Aging. Our purpose is to

2668
01:25:23,456 --> 01:25:26,456
advise and recommend to the

2669
01:25:27,600 --> 01:25:27,794
ppc Board of directors on

2670
01:25:27,794 --> 01:25:30,194
Matters regarding aging policy

2671
01:25:31,431 --> 01:25:32,666
in our region. So what? But I

2672
01:25:32,666 --> 01:25:33,400
like to think that we do at

2673
01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:35,403
the Pikes Peak Commission on

2674
01:25:35,403 --> 01:25:39,300
Aging. What I try to do

2675
01:25:39,774 --> 01:25:41,776
appointed by the city Council.

2676
01:25:41,776 --> 01:25:42,477
I do work in community

2677
01:25:42,477 --> 01:25:45,477
designed for older adults in

2678
01:25:45,981 --> 01:25:47,750
aging in this region. And so

2679
01:25:47,750 --> 01:25:48,817
if someone who lives here has

2680
01:25:48,817 --> 01:25:51,454
a question about what it's

2681
01:25:51,454 --> 01:25:54,457
like to grow up or grow older.

2682
01:25:54,457 --> 01:25:55,424
I like to know where I can

2683
01:25:55,424 --> 01:25:56,125
refer them. So they have a

2684
01:25:56,125 --> 01:25:57,994
question about Alzheimer's. I

2685
01:25:57,994 --> 01:25:58,795
can refer them to the

2686
01:25:58,795 --> 01:26:00,564
Alzheimer's Association. If

2687
01:26:00,564 --> 01:26:03,564
they have a question about

2688
01:26:04,401 --> 01:26:05,502
housing, I can refer them to

2689
01:26:05,502 --> 01:26:06,571
housing work community boards.

2690
01:26:06,571 --> 01:26:09,373
Whatever's going on with that

2691
01:26:09,373 --> 01:26:12,143
in Colorado Springs. I can

2692
01:26:12,143 --> 01:26:14,413
refer them to work for us

2693
01:26:14,413 --> 01:26:15,881
resources and also if this

2694
01:26:15,881 --> 01:26:16,615
board, if the council in

2695
01:26:16,615 --> 01:26:18,283
Colorado Springs has questions

2696
01:26:18,283 --> 01:26:20,819
about what's going on in

2697
01:26:20,819 --> 01:26:24,419
community, that I can help you

2698
01:26:24,790 --> 01:26:25,791
connect with a larger answer.

2699
01:26:25,791 --> 01:26:26,525
i try to keep a broad

2700
01:26:26,525 --> 01:26:28,925
understanding of what's going

2701
01:26:30,300 --> 01:26:30,764
on. What are the problems so

2702
01:26:30,764 --> 01:26:31,431
that every time you have a

2703
01:26:31,431 --> 01:26:34,101
question, you don't have to

2704
01:26:34,101 --> 01:26:34,801
serve a the whole community.

2705
01:26:34,801 --> 01:26:35,502
Every time we have a question

2706
01:26:35,502 --> 01:26:36,770
about housing, you don't have

2707
01:26:36,770 --> 01:26:39,407
to do a brand new survey of

2708
01:26:39,407 --> 01:26:40,674
housing for older adults.

2709
01:26:40,674 --> 01:26:41,909
That's why we stay partnered

2710
01:26:41,909 --> 01:26:43,677
with Uccs. That's why we stay

2711
01:26:43,677 --> 01:26:44,412
partnered with state level

2712
01:26:44,412 --> 01:26:46,812
organizations that have that

2713
01:26:48,683 --> 01:26:49,351
information at the ready. So

2714
01:26:49,351 --> 01:26:50,785
at the Commission on Aging,

2715
01:26:50,785 --> 01:26:52,988
the Pikes Peak region, we

2716
01:26:52,988 --> 01:26:54,556
paved the runway for aging.

2717
01:26:54,556 --> 01:26:57,556
Well, we offer our expertise

2718
01:26:57,760 --> 01:26:58,927
to help shape policy and how

2719
01:26:58,927 --> 01:27:01,927
how the community is built

2720
01:27:02,599 --> 01:27:03,667
that we can all age. Well in

2721
01:27:03,667 --> 01:27:04,401
our region. So again, we have

2722
01:27:04,401 --> 01:27:08,100
for a pipeline to local voices

2723
01:27:08,171 --> 01:27:09,707
and local voices. We set the

2724
01:27:09,707 --> 01:27:11,575
tone for aging and older adult

2725
01:27:11,575 --> 01:27:12,509
policy and conversations

2726
01:27:12,509 --> 01:27:14,909
regionally and something that

2727
01:27:15,580 --> 01:27:16,247
I think is very important is

2728
01:27:16,247 --> 01:27:18,883
that there are not a lot of

2729
01:27:18,883 --> 01:27:19,717
local commissions on aging in

2730
01:27:19,717 --> 01:27:22,687
the state of Colorado. There's

2731
01:27:22,687 --> 01:27:25,687
a handful. It's important that

2732
01:27:26,224 --> 01:27:26,859
we have one here. It's

2733
01:27:26,859 --> 01:27:28,126
important that we have a

2734
01:27:28,126 --> 01:27:30,263
commission on aging at the

2735
01:27:30,263 --> 01:27:31,697
state level. Not every state

2736
01:27:31,697 --> 01:27:35,601
has that not every state has a

2737
01:27:35,601 --> 01:27:36,335
multi sector plan on aging. So

2738
01:27:36,335 --> 01:27:37,804
our governor's office believes

2739
01:27:37,804 --> 01:27:40,206
that this is worth the

2740
01:27:40,206 --> 01:27:42,606
investment we're not rolling

2741
01:27:44,845 --> 01:27:46,113
in cash, but even having.

2742
01:27:46,113 --> 01:27:47,815
Person appointed to get the

2743
01:27:47,815 --> 01:27:50,215
commissioners together at a

2744
01:27:50,685 --> 01:27:52,853
state level to give us her

2745
01:27:52,853 --> 01:27:53,521
time. You know, 5 hours a

2746
01:27:53,521 --> 01:27:54,823
month is a lot of time for

2747
01:27:54,823 --> 01:27:57,292
someone who works at the state

2748
01:27:57,292 --> 01:28:00,362
and she gives us at least that

2749
01:28:00,362 --> 01:28:01,396
much if not more. And the

2750
01:28:01,396 --> 01:28:03,499
people who serve on the

2751
01:28:03,499 --> 01:28:05,101
commission here as well. It's

2752
01:28:05,101 --> 01:28:05,835
all volunteer. And the fact

2753
01:28:05,835 --> 01:28:10,350
that we have the aaa here and

2754
01:28:10,874 --> 01:28:11,841
that they are giving resources

2755
01:28:11,841 --> 01:28:12,476
human hours to bring us

2756
01:28:12,476 --> 01:28:14,378
together and giving us a

2757
01:28:14,378 --> 01:28:15,780
building where we can meet.

2758
01:28:15,780 --> 01:28:18,780
It's important. It tells the

2759
01:28:18,582 --> 01:28:20,450
people who live here that this

2760
01:28:20,450 --> 01:28:22,419
region cares about older

2761
01:28:22,419 --> 01:28:23,870
adults and thing how are

2762
01:28:23,870 --> 01:28:24,823
growing older here and that

2763
01:28:24,823 --> 01:28:25,624
there are problems here as we

2764
01:28:25,624 --> 01:28:28,624
get older that we have

2765
01:28:30,863 --> 01:28:33,332
resources we can share. Not a

2766
01:28:33,332 --> 01:28:34,200
lot of government departments

2767
01:28:34,200 --> 01:28:34,800
in the country, not a lot of

2768
01:28:34,800 --> 01:28:37,200
city governments have a

2769
01:28:38,938 --> 01:28:39,639
Department of aging. The city

2770
01:28:39,639 --> 01:28:42,639
of Colorado Springs does not

2771
01:28:42,909 --> 01:28:43,610
have a Department of Aging. So

2772
01:28:43,610 --> 01:28:44,777
the city of Colorado Springs

2773
01:28:44,777 --> 01:28:45,445
does not have a person who's

2774
01:28:45,445 --> 01:28:47,845
completely focusing on that

2775
01:28:48,816 --> 01:28:49,450
call.

2776
01:28:49,450 --> 01:28:51,819
>> Is it would be ok if I

2777
01:28:51,819 --> 01:28:54,819
continue a couple more slides.

2778
01:28:59,661 --> 01:29:00,561
5 minutes.

2779
01:29:00,561 --> 01:29:04,161
>> And there's a lack of local

2780
01:29:04,332 --> 01:29:07,690
and national funding and the

2781
01:29:07,690 --> 01:29:07,736
funding that we used to have

2782
01:29:07,736 --> 01:29:09,838
nationally as brat were at

2783
01:29:09,838 --> 01:29:12,275
risk of losing that in terms

2784
01:29:12,275 --> 01:29:15,378
of paid workers in our region

2785
01:29:15,378 --> 01:29:17,800
who are serving the issues of

2786
01:29:17,800 --> 01:29:17,847
aging. COUNCILMAN Donald

2787
01:29:17,847 --> 01:29:20,817
saying you said, you know,

2788
01:29:20,817 --> 01:29:22,486
it's a problem there. Problems

2789
01:29:22,486 --> 01:29:23,153
right now. We're losing paid

2790
01:29:23,153 --> 01:29:25,553
individuals who are solving

2791
01:29:26,690 --> 01:29:27,458
those problems. Currently. So

2792
01:29:27,458 --> 01:29:28,158
I want you all to know that

2793
01:29:28,158 --> 01:29:30,158
commissioners are your

2794
01:29:31,963 --> 01:29:32,663
dedicated volunteers. We're

2795
01:29:32,663 --> 01:29:33,665
the people who are doing the

2796
01:29:33,665 --> 01:29:36,650
work specifically for older

2797
01:29:38,670 --> 01:29:39,905
adults. Everybody every week,

2798
01:29:39,905 --> 01:29:41,640
every month. So as we're

2799
01:29:41,640 --> 01:29:44,400
losing money for organizations

2800
01:29:44,243 --> 01:29:45,440
and individuals are paid to

2801
01:29:45,440 --> 01:29:45,678
make sure the older adults

2802
01:29:45,678 --> 01:29:49,480
have a ride to a doctor's

2803
01:29:49,480 --> 01:29:51,885
appointment. Are the people in

2804
01:29:51,885 --> 01:29:52,552
this community who are helping

2805
01:29:52,552 --> 01:29:54,540
with our volunteer time to

2806
01:29:54,540 --> 01:29:56,230
make sure that it's happening.

2807
01:29:56,230 --> 01:29:56,857
So we want I want you to know

2808
01:29:56,857 --> 01:29:58,626
who we are. Want you to know

2809
01:29:58,626 --> 01:29:59,427
the Pikes Peak Council

2810
01:29:59,427 --> 01:30:01,896
government is and they get

2811
01:30:01,896 --> 01:30:04,299
this thing to go forward. We

2812
01:30:04,299 --> 01:30:04,999
can skip through the slide.

2813
01:30:04,999 --> 01:30:07,835
This just some highlights of

2814
01:30:07,835 --> 01:30:08,570
things that we've done and

2815
01:30:08,570 --> 01:30:10,970
future priorities were working

2816
01:30:11,873 --> 01:30:12,841
on tech initiatives. Fraud

2817
01:30:12,841 --> 01:30:13,575
prevention data dashboard so

2818
01:30:13,575 --> 01:30:17,175
that it's easier for people to

2819
01:30:17,880 --> 01:30:18,581
stay connected to the work.

2820
01:30:18,581 --> 01:30:19,215
Engagement opportunities for

2821
01:30:19,215 --> 01:30:21,215
councilmembers. What you

2822
01:30:22,850 --> 01:30:24,485
should know that legislative

2823
01:30:25,155 --> 01:30:26,890
support is always appreciated

2824
01:30:26,890 --> 01:30:27,624
to understand what policy at

2825
01:30:27,624 --> 01:30:30,600
national state and local level

2826
01:30:30,600 --> 01:30:32,596
is coming down and you're

2827
01:30:32,596 --> 01:30:33,297
encouraged to attend town

2828
01:30:33,297 --> 01:30:35,933
halls and caregiver forms as

2829
01:30:35,933 --> 01:30:38,436
they come up. But again, our

2830
01:30:38,436 --> 01:30:39,270
ask of council members here

2831
01:30:39,270 --> 01:30:41,539
today is please. I just want

2832
01:30:41,539 --> 01:30:44,543
you to know that we're here

2833
01:30:44,543 --> 01:30:47,179
volunteering our time and we

2834
01:30:47,179 --> 01:30:50,480
we are really and truly losing

2835
01:30:50,480 --> 01:30:51,170
paid service and paid support

2836
01:30:51,170 --> 01:30:51,717
that is going to help older

2837
01:30:51,717 --> 01:30:54,754
adults get what they need in

2838
01:30:54,754 --> 01:30:55,455
our region. So join us for

2839
01:30:55,455 --> 01:30:57,855
community Sessions. Reach out

2840
01:30:58,358 --> 01:31:00,327
to us any time we would love

2841
01:31:00,327 --> 01:31:02,429
to help serve on municipal

2842
01:31:02,429 --> 01:31:03,130
workgroups anything that you

2843
01:31:03,130 --> 01:31:03,830
need if you need a voice for

2844
01:31:03,830 --> 01:31:06,330
aging, what are the problems?

2845
01:31:06,330 --> 01:31:06,600
How can we keep older adults?

2846
01:31:06,600 --> 01:31:08,335
Well connected in our

2847
01:31:08,335 --> 01:31:09,370
communities. Please call. Send

2848
01:31:09,370 --> 01:31:12,370
us your questions. We're here

2849
01:31:13,875 --> 01:31:16,875
to help. COUNCILMAN Into thank

2850
01:31:17,846 --> 01:31:19,482
you all the Clich. Aaron.

2851
01:31:19,482 --> 01:31:19,815
Thank you for coming. Jodi

2852
01:31:19,815 --> 01:31:21,815
Dayton.

2853
01:31:22,918 --> 01:31:24,186
>> Melissa, thank you for

2854
01:31:24,186 --> 01:31:25,822
coming. Really appreciate the

2855
01:31:25,822 --> 01:31:27,357
work that you're doing. I want

2856
01:31:27,357 --> 01:31:28,324
to clarify pretty certain that

2857
01:31:28,324 --> 01:31:28,991
the city of Colorado Springs

2858
01:31:28,991 --> 01:31:31,391
has an age friendly

2859
01:31:32,829 --> 01:31:33,997
designation. That true?

2860
01:31:33,997 --> 01:31:36,366
>> So the city of Colorado

2861
01:31:36,366 --> 01:31:37,968
Springs through innovations in

2862
01:31:37,968 --> 01:31:40,504
aging was part of air. Create

2863
01:31:40,504 --> 01:31:43,504
aarp is age friendly cities

2864
01:31:45,277 --> 01:31:46,780
and communities network until

2865
01:31:46,780 --> 01:31:49,780
of last year. When innovations

2866
01:31:51,650 --> 01:31:52,170
in aging closed. So at that

2867
01:31:52,170 --> 01:31:54,170
time, the

2868
01:31:54,119 --> 01:31:55,870
>> partnership with the aarp

2869
01:31:55,870 --> 01:31:58,687
paused. I know that there's a

2870
01:31:58,858 --> 01:32:01,258
group of volunteers so

2871
01:32:01,494 --> 01:32:02,362
innovations and aging was paid

2872
01:32:02,362 --> 01:32:05,298
was paid by the city. It was a

2873
01:32:05,298 --> 01:32:05,965
public private partnership

2874
01:32:05,965 --> 01:32:07,965
almost exclusively serving

2875
01:32:09,570 --> 01:32:11,505
really community. And so now

2876
01:32:11,505 --> 01:32:12,639
there's a group of volunteers

2877
01:32:12,639 --> 01:32:14,975
who are rebuilding that work

2878
01:32:14,975 --> 01:32:17,612
in rebuilding the energy. And

2879
01:32:17,612 --> 01:32:18,813
I don't know where they are in

2880
01:32:18,813 --> 01:32:21,213
terms of regaining that

2881
01:32:22,383 --> 01:32:24,783
designation with aarp. But

2882
01:32:25,487 --> 01:32:26,221
there is yeah, there's a group

2883
01:32:26,221 --> 01:32:26,922
volunteers who are starting to

2884
01:32:26,922 --> 01:32:27,790
breathe life back into that.

2885
01:32:27,790 --> 01:32:29,592
Thank you. And I know dollars

2886
01:32:29,592 --> 01:32:31,628
were very much associated with

2887
01:32:31,628 --> 01:32:32,328
that designation and budgets

2888
01:32:32,328 --> 01:32:33,960
and and

2889
01:32:33,960 --> 01:32:36,960
>> revenue being what it is

2890
01:32:37,800 --> 01:32:39,269
unfortunate. And that.

2891
01:32:39,269 --> 01:32:40,804
>> was just going to say that.

2892
01:32:40,804 --> 01:32:41,538
I think it really speaks to

2893
01:32:41,538 --> 01:32:43,274
how our community members care

2894
01:32:43,274 --> 01:32:45,943
that even when we don't have.

2895
01:32:45,943 --> 01:32:48,343
You know that funded

2896
01:32:48,612 --> 01:32:49,247
organization that's working on

2897
01:32:49,247 --> 01:32:51,649
it, that there are still

2898
01:32:51,649 --> 01:32:52,160
pieces of it that are moving

2899
01:32:52,160 --> 01:32:52,617
forward.

2900
01:32:52,617 --> 01:32:55,617
>> So just a couple of

2901
01:32:56,955 --> 01:32:59,224
comments and one I do want to

2902
01:32:59,224 --> 01:33:00,225
acknowledge I know our our

2903
01:33:00,225 --> 01:33:02,625
fire department, the community

2904
01:33:03,495 --> 01:33:04,197
Health Division has an aging

2905
01:33:04,197 --> 01:33:06,131
place program that's kind of

2906
01:33:06,131 --> 01:33:08,167
on pause right now. Hopefully

2907
01:33:08,167 --> 01:33:09,135
will be getting up again soon

2908
01:33:09,135 --> 01:33:10,137
because there are those

2909
01:33:10,137 --> 01:33:10,804
services are very, very

2910
01:33:10,804 --> 01:33:13,804
helpful in terms of helping

2911
01:33:15,575 --> 01:33:16,977
people to age in place. Also

2912
01:33:16,977 --> 01:33:18,746
just reiterate after fellow

2913
01:33:18,746 --> 01:33:19,646
council members who are

2914
01:33:19,646 --> 01:33:20,615
interested and I think you've

2915
01:33:20,615 --> 01:33:23,615
got this Thursday coming up

2916
01:33:24,118 --> 01:33:24,819
that helped them are the

2917
01:33:24,819 --> 01:33:27,819
opportunity to have input on

2918
01:33:29,900 --> 01:33:29,958
on this plan and multi-sector

2919
01:33:29,958 --> 01:33:30,792
approaches is very important

2920
01:33:30,792 --> 01:33:33,792
and our voices are important.

2921
01:33:33,795 --> 01:33:34,463
So with that one final, thank

2922
01:33:34,463 --> 01:33:37,463
Mentioned a few things that

2923
01:33:38,434 --> 01:33:40,536
council can do, but short

2924
01:33:40,536 --> 01:33:42,936
revenue investment at this

2925
01:33:43,473 --> 01:33:45,750
point policy wise, what what

2926
01:33:45,750 --> 01:33:45,775
would be what would be a

2927
01:33:45,775 --> 01:33:47,778
mindset or something that you

2928
01:33:47,778 --> 01:33:50,481
would ask of this city council

2929
01:33:50,481 --> 01:33:50,781
in supporting age friendly

2930
01:33:50,781 --> 01:33:52,781
see.

2931
01:33:55,553 --> 01:33:56,253
>> Yeah. And I would say that.

2932
01:33:56,253 --> 01:33:56,922
>> Can get to really, really

2933
01:33:56,922 --> 01:33:59,524
high level and say that it

2934
01:33:59,524 --> 01:34:00,525
should be aging in all policy.

2935
01:34:00,525 --> 01:34:01,492
You know, I like to look

2936
01:34:01,492 --> 01:34:04,492
downstream if we are not

2937
01:34:05,364 --> 01:34:06,980
making good policy for for

2938
01:34:06,980 --> 01:34:09,980
workforce, if we're not making

2939
01:34:10,102 --> 01:34:10,770
a policy for education even to

2940
01:34:10,770 --> 01:34:11,471
kindergarten, then we don't

2941
01:34:11,471 --> 01:34:12,472
have a good policy for people

2942
01:34:12,472 --> 01:34:13,906
being able to grow up and grow

2943
01:34:13,906 --> 01:34:16,509
older here in the Pikes Peak

2944
01:34:16,509 --> 01:34:17,444
region. That being said and

2945
01:34:17,444 --> 01:34:21,440
there are issues right now for

2946
01:34:24,251 --> 01:34:25,319
older adults. I think that the

2947
01:34:25,319 --> 01:34:25,987
Colorado Center for Aging is a

2948
01:34:25,987 --> 01:34:26,687
really good resource to see

2949
01:34:26,687 --> 01:34:29,687
what's happening at the state

2950
01:34:31,125 --> 01:34:32,927
level because the state has a

2951
01:34:32,927 --> 01:34:34,496
that is funding issues. This

2952
01:34:34,496 --> 01:34:37,466
care funding is just hard kind

2953
01:34:37,466 --> 01:34:38,734
of across the board. I know

2954
01:34:38,734 --> 01:34:39,435
that locally thing then, you

2955
01:34:39,435 --> 01:34:40,903
know, finding the right money

2956
01:34:40,903 --> 01:34:44,106
to put in the right places.

2957
01:34:44,106 --> 01:34:44,807
It's hard. And so finding

2958
01:34:44,807 --> 01:34:47,807
collaboration of what are we

2959
01:34:47,977 --> 01:34:48,678
doing for housing? What are we

2960
01:34:48,678 --> 01:34:50,413
doing for parks? What are we

2961
01:34:50,413 --> 01:34:51,381
doing for infrastructure in

2962
01:34:51,381 --> 01:34:54,381
general and what does that

2963
01:34:54,985 --> 01:34:56,453
mean for for aging? I don't

2964
01:34:56,453 --> 01:34:59,423
know if we will get very aging

2965
01:34:59,423 --> 01:35:00,492
specific policy pass right now

2966
01:35:00,492 --> 01:35:02,226
as so. There are so many

2967
01:35:02,226 --> 01:35:04,226
pressing issues and

2968
01:35:04,395 --> 01:35:05,129
priorities, but their way is

2969
01:35:05,129 --> 01:35:06,898
to make sure that the way that

2970
01:35:06,898 --> 01:35:07,599
things are worded in crafted

2971
01:35:07,599 --> 01:35:10,100
is inclusive of the needs of

2972
01:35:10,100 --> 01:35:11,503
older adults as well. And

2973
01:35:11,503 --> 01:35:13,705
that's where the commission on

2974
01:35:13,705 --> 01:35:15,741
aging locally can be very

2975
01:35:15,741 --> 01:35:16,442
helpful. You know, passing

2976
01:35:16,442 --> 01:35:17,109
legislation by the Commission

2977
01:35:17,109 --> 01:35:18,577
on Aging in the Pikes Peak

2978
01:35:18,577 --> 01:35:21,381
region in saying are we

2979
01:35:21,381 --> 01:35:22,816
missing anything here the way

2980
01:35:22,816 --> 01:35:25,318
that this is worded? Will this

2981
01:35:25,318 --> 01:35:27,321
have a really negative impact

2982
01:35:27,321 --> 01:35:29,123
older adults? One of the

2983
01:35:29,123 --> 01:35:29,756
things that that is going to

2984
01:35:29,756 --> 01:35:30,791
have a negative impact on

2985
01:35:30,791 --> 01:35:33,961
older adults as if we're not

2986
01:35:33,961 --> 01:35:36,331
focusing on digital access,

2987
01:35:36,331 --> 01:35:37,198
making sure that we have

2988
01:35:37,198 --> 01:35:39,100
broadband to rural community

2989
01:35:39,100 --> 01:35:39,901
is in or out. But right around

2990
01:35:39,901 --> 01:35:41,603
Colorado Springs, if older

2991
01:35:41,603 --> 01:35:43,505
adults don't have access to

2992
01:35:43,505 --> 01:35:44,106
the Internet, they're not

2993
01:35:44,106 --> 01:35:44,773
going to have access to

2994
01:35:44,773 --> 01:35:46,174
transportation. They're not

2995
01:35:46,174 --> 01:35:48,430
going to have access to health

2996
01:35:48,430 --> 01:35:50,746
care as our community becomes

2997
01:35:50,746 --> 01:35:52,348
much more digitally, engaged.

2998
01:35:52,348 --> 01:35:54,500
So it's all of those pieces

2999
01:35:54,500 --> 01:35:57,500
broadly more than a specific

3000
01:35:59,322 --> 01:36:01,910
policy piece. Thank Yeah,

3001
01:36:01,910 --> 01:36:02,359
Karen, thank you so much for

3002
01:36:02,359 --> 01:36:04,228
your presentation. In this

3003
01:36:04,228 --> 01:36:05,663
week you'll get 3 new members

3004
01:36:05,663 --> 01:36:08,566
on ppa cg that can help you

3005
01:36:08,566 --> 01:36:09,534
take it from Thank Appreciate

3006
01:36:09,534 --> 01:36:12,534
>> The clerk please read in

3007
01:36:17,676 --> 01:36:19,678
item 6 e into the record.

3008
01:36:19,678 --> 01:36:20,746
>> spring sports cooler 2024

3009
01:36:20,746 --> 01:36:21,380
year in Lodgers and rental tax

3010
01:36:21,380 --> 01:36:23,780
contract. Update to City

3011
01:36:23,783 --> 01:36:25,783
Council.

3012
01:36:30,290 --> 01:36:30,891
Good morning.

3013
01:36:30,891 --> 01:36:33,193
>> Good morning for the

3014
01:36:33,193 --> 01:36:34,595
record. And Jamie Davis, chief

3015
01:36:34,595 --> 01:36:35,463
of staff. I am not Sports Corp

3016
01:36:35,463 --> 01:36:36,730
as you are aware, but there

3017
01:36:36,730 --> 01:36:39,130
was a thumbs-up designation

3018
01:36:41,468 --> 01:36:43,371
but 2 weeks ago asking for.

3019
01:36:43,371 --> 01:36:44,105
Presentation on some of

3020
01:36:44,105 --> 01:36:45,440
changes that have been made to

3021
01:36:45,440 --> 01:36:47,709
lurk. So out of respect for

3022
01:36:47,709 --> 01:36:48,443
your time, I will ask if you

3023
01:36:48,443 --> 01:36:49,444
still want the entire

3024
01:36:49,444 --> 01:36:50,545
presentation or if you prefer

3025
01:36:50,545 --> 01:36:51,213
just questions. I'm open to

3026
01:36:51,213 --> 01:36:54,213
whatever is easiest for you

3027
01:36:56,118 --> 01:36:58,118
guys.

3028
01:36:59,322 --> 01:37:01,722
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, since we

3029
01:37:02,492 --> 01:37:03,226
had a lot of our last work

3030
01:37:03,226 --> 01:37:03,760
session. I think it's worth

3031
01:37:03,760 --> 01:37:05,760
going through this

3032
01:37:06,229 --> 01:37:07,640
presentation. Sure.

3033
01:37:07,640 --> 01:37:11,264
>> Happy to do so. And I can

3034
01:37:13,738 --> 01:37:15,573
click myself. Okay. Excellent.

3035
01:37:15,573 --> 01:37:17,973
Okay. When previous council

3036
01:37:18,760 --> 01:37:21,479
was seeded, we did brief them

3037
01:37:21,479 --> 01:37:22,447
on some recommended changes to

3038
01:37:22,447 --> 01:37:25,447
really be inside process the

3039
01:37:26,118 --> 01:37:27,152
operations of how we grant

3040
01:37:27,152 --> 01:37:28,754
funds from our alert tax,

3041
01:37:28,754 --> 01:37:30,222
which is lodging, an auto

3042
01:37:30,222 --> 01:37:30,923
rental tax as attacks

3043
01:37:30,923 --> 01:37:33,259
primarily paid by people who

3044
01:37:33,259 --> 01:37:34,427
visit our community and they

3045
01:37:34,427 --> 01:37:35,128
pay that to their hotel bill

3046
01:37:35,128 --> 01:37:38,128
or through their auto rental

3047
01:37:39,266 --> 01:37:40,768
bill. So the reason we decided

3048
01:37:40,768 --> 01:37:42,636
to take a look at this is we

3049
01:37:42,636 --> 01:37:44,605
wanted to allow the for

3050
01:37:44,605 --> 01:37:45,273
contracting agencies to

3051
01:37:45,273 --> 01:37:46,400
provide expertise which in

3052
01:37:46,400 --> 01:37:49,400
within the pillar of tourism

3053
01:37:50,178 --> 01:37:51,279
in which they represent. And

3054
01:37:51,279 --> 01:37:52,313
we wanted to be a little more

3055
01:37:52,313 --> 01:37:54,983
nimble and that to do a better

3056
01:37:54,983 --> 01:37:56,418
job. Checking on kp eyes to

3057
01:37:56,418 --> 01:37:57,152
make sure that they tax

3058
01:37:57,152 --> 01:37:57,886
dollars that we were investing

3059
01:37:57,886 --> 01:38:00,523
were really bringing a benefit

3060
01:38:00,523 --> 01:38:01,223
to our community. And you see

3061
01:38:01,223 --> 01:38:01,924
the quote at the bottom there

3062
01:38:01,924 --> 01:38:03,726
that is pulled directly from

3063
01:38:03,726 --> 01:38:04,727
the large ordinance and the

3064
01:38:04,727 --> 01:38:07,960
purpose that ordinance and

3065
01:38:07,960 --> 01:38:07,830
this taxes to a track visitors

3066
01:38:07,830 --> 01:38:09,933
and enhance the economy of the

3067
01:38:09,933 --> 01:38:11,100
city in the Pikes Peak region.

3068
01:38:11,100 --> 01:38:12,202
And we heard loud and clear

3069
01:38:12,202 --> 01:38:13,370
from the previous council that

3070
01:38:13,370 --> 01:38:13,704
it was important that these

3071
01:38:13,704 --> 01:38:16,507
dollars were being used to

3072
01:38:16,507 --> 01:38:19,507
really fulfill that goal. And

3073
01:38:20,678 --> 01:38:21,679
finally, we true a lot of work

3074
01:38:21,679 --> 01:38:23,482
and a lot of study we realized

3075
01:38:23,482 --> 01:38:24,616
we could do a better job

3076
01:38:24,616 --> 01:38:25,751
having a more comprehensive

3077
01:38:25,751 --> 01:38:26,451
strategy for tourism in our

3078
01:38:26,451 --> 01:38:28,186
city. That would continue to

3079
01:38:28,186 --> 01:38:31,786
refill that fund and honor the

3080
01:38:33,358 --> 01:38:33,960
purpose that I just read. So

3081
01:38:33,960 --> 01:38:34,694
again, lard powered by

3082
01:38:34,694 --> 01:38:35,361
tourism. This is the logo.

3083
01:38:35,361 --> 01:38:38,361
This is something that got

3084
01:38:38,664 --> 01:38:39,399
great deal of discussion. We

3085
01:38:39,399 --> 01:38:40,320
know of people don't know what

3086
01:38:40,320 --> 01:38:41,534
is. And again, mentioned

3087
01:38:41,534 --> 01:38:43,537
Alphabet soup. This is a great

3088
01:38:43,537 --> 01:38:45,605
example. Art is a tourism tax

3089
01:38:45,605 --> 01:38:46,873
does not typically paid for by

3090
01:38:46,873 --> 01:38:47,574
you and I and all of you know

3091
01:38:47,574 --> 01:38:48,241
that. But I see that for the

3092
01:38:48,241 --> 01:38:50,641
benefit of anyone watching

3093
01:38:53,514 --> 01:38:54,182
today. This has been a long,

3094
01:38:54,182 --> 01:38:56,582
long conversation. Back in

3095
01:38:56,951 --> 01:38:57,819
1968. As when Clark was past

3096
01:38:57,819 --> 01:39:01,623
and a 2% tax on a percent on

3097
01:39:01,623 --> 01:39:03,759
rental car. There been a

3098
01:39:03,759 --> 01:39:05,594
couple amendments. There have

3099
01:39:05,594 --> 01:39:08,300
been movements to make it show

3100
01:39:08,300 --> 01:39:10,320
better adherence to kp ice

3101
01:39:10,320 --> 01:39:12,100
that really not a lot of

3102
01:39:12,100 --> 01:39:12,602
action. And that is why we

3103
01:39:12,602 --> 01:39:13,302
took the sat the such a

3104
01:39:13,302 --> 01:39:15,839
priority this year. We think

3105
01:39:15,839 --> 01:39:17,240
it's really great opportunity.

3106
01:39:17,240 --> 01:39:17,908
And you can see from chair

3107
01:39:17,908 --> 01:39:20,908
even speaking about it back

3108
01:39:23,413 --> 01:39:24,415
over a decade ago. What kind

3109
01:39:24,415 --> 01:39:27,285
of started this process that

3110
01:39:27,285 --> 01:39:28,719
I'm here today to update you

3111
01:39:28,719 --> 01:39:31,689
on is and in 2022, contracts

3112
01:39:31,689 --> 01:39:32,390
were signed with 4 agencies.

3113
01:39:32,390 --> 01:39:34,693
Chamber edc visits us copper

3114
01:39:34,693 --> 01:39:35,326
in sports. Kurt, to manage

3115
01:39:35,326 --> 01:39:37,726
these different colors of

3116
01:39:39,765 --> 01:39:41,767
tourism. In 2024, they got

3117
01:39:41,767 --> 01:39:42,368
about 10 million dollars and

3118
01:39:42,368 --> 01:39:43,690
publications from event

3119
01:39:43,690 --> 01:39:45,400
organizers who are hoping to

3120
01:39:45,400 --> 01:39:47,400
be funded by the city. We are

3121
01:39:47,400 --> 01:39:47,740
able to distribute it at about

3122
01:39:47,740 --> 01:39:48,341
3 million to showing that the

3123
01:39:48,341 --> 01:39:49,900
need does out paced the

3124
01:39:49,900 --> 01:39:51,409
availability of funding. We

3125
01:39:52,479 --> 01:39:53,747
have. So again in 2024 we

3126
01:39:53,747 --> 01:39:55,747
brought together 16 people

3127
01:39:56,717 --> 01:39:58,619
from throughout the tourism

3128
01:39:58,619 --> 01:39:59,320
community hired a consultant

3129
01:39:59,320 --> 01:40:00,355
from the previously from the

3130
01:40:00,355 --> 01:40:03,355
tourism office at the state

3131
01:40:04,292 --> 01:40:04,892
and she help us walk through a

3132
01:40:04,892 --> 01:40:05,861
process where we did

3133
01:40:05,861 --> 01:40:07,329
interviews locally study best

3134
01:40:07,329 --> 01:40:09,729
practices and ultimately came

3135
01:40:09,865 --> 01:40:10,498
up with we thought were good

3136
01:40:10,498 --> 01:40:11,366
recommendations. But the

3137
01:40:11,366 --> 01:40:13,366
question for council

3138
01:40:14,437 --> 01:40:15,504
Donaldson, thank you, Jamie.

3139
01:40:15,504 --> 01:40:16,773
Can we just go back? I want to

3140
01:40:16,773 --> 01:40:19,976
see what Fred Beach had to say

3141
01:40:19,976 --> 01:40:21,100
about her heritage events.

3142
01:40:21,100 --> 01:40:23,410
>> I don't think they're

3143
01:40:23,847 --> 01:40:24,748
specifically about heritage

3144
01:40:24,748 --> 01:40:25,416
events.

3145
01:40:25,416 --> 01:40:26,383
>> is week that there are a

3146
01:40:26,383 --> 01:40:27,117
number of events. The city is

3147
01:40:27,117 --> 01:40:29,517
grandfathered in for automatic

3148
01:40:32,289 --> 01:40:34,689
funding. Which really isn't

3149
01:40:35,326 --> 01:40:36,270
true. We think that the should

3150
01:40:36,270 --> 01:40:36,727
be changed and we think that

3151
01:40:36,727 --> 01:40:39,727
those events should be making

3152
01:40:40,232 --> 01:40:42,201
reports to you. Goal is to

3153
01:40:42,201 --> 01:40:43,135
have a council for funds they

3154
01:40:43,135 --> 01:40:45,535
received rather than continue

3155
01:40:48,740 --> 01:40:48,774
with an outdated policy.

3156
01:40:48,774 --> 01:40:51,174
>> events were not guaranteed

3157
01:40:51,945 --> 01:40:52,879
automatic funding

3158
01:40:52,879 --> 01:40:53,579
>> at all, as we've seen you

3159
01:40:53,579 --> 01:40:54,915
even this year, many of them

3160
01:40:54,915 --> 01:40:56,915
got 0 funding.

3161
01:40:59,987 --> 01:41:01,289
>> From from Ward.

3162
01:41:01,289 --> 01:41:02,560
>> But he he thinks it should

3163
01:41:02,560 --> 01:41:03,724
be changed. What it was really

3164
01:41:03,724 --> 01:41:04,659
supposed to do was was

3165
01:41:04,659 --> 01:41:06,394
expedite their application

3166
01:41:06,394 --> 01:41:07,829
process of nothing really

3167
01:41:07,829 --> 01:41:08,963
changed. They just had the

3168
01:41:08,963 --> 01:41:12,563
kids turn in a short form

3169
01:41:12,834 --> 01:41:13,802
essentially and still. I for

3170
01:41:13,802 --> 01:41:17,402
funding. So I just wanted to

3171
01:41:20,676 --> 01:41:21,878
see what he said. Thank you.

3172
01:41:21,878 --> 01:41:23,747
>> ok, so finally, just to

3173
01:41:23,747 --> 01:41:25,810
just kind of speed up, we did

3174
01:41:25,810 --> 01:41:26,249
present this at a lunch with

3175
01:41:26,249 --> 01:41:26,916
the previous council and you

3176
01:41:26,916 --> 01:41:29,316
ended up passing resolution

3177
01:41:29,385 --> 01:41:30,788
which made some of the changes

3178
01:41:30,788 --> 01:41:31,455
by resolution to the structure

3179
01:41:31,455 --> 01:41:34,725
of how we actually hand out

3180
01:41:34,725 --> 01:41:35,425
plans for a Again, he's just

3181
01:41:35,425 --> 01:41:39,625
kind of a visual of how this

3182
01:41:40,932 --> 01:41:41,666
went forward. Without going

3183
01:41:41,666 --> 01:41:43,100
through the entire report that

3184
01:41:43,100 --> 01:41:43,701
came out of that process. We

3185
01:41:43,701 --> 01:41:44,603
did find some highlights that

3186
01:41:44,603 --> 01:41:45,470
we thought were really

3187
01:41:45,470 --> 01:41:48,470
important. One is that our

3188
01:41:49,708 --> 01:41:51,711
city is unique in the way that

3189
01:41:51,711 --> 01:41:52,778
we use these tourist dollars

3190
01:41:52,778 --> 01:41:53,679
and community event. She was

3191
01:41:53,679 --> 01:41:55,614
not able to find any other

3192
01:41:55,614 --> 01:41:57,450
community in the nation that

3193
01:41:57,450 --> 01:41:58,184
uses this funding for events.

3194
01:41:58,184 --> 01:41:58,852
Doesn't mean it's a bad thing.

3195
01:41:58,852 --> 01:42:02,550
That just means that we are

3196
01:42:02,550 --> 01:42:04,190
different. Again, the city has

3197
01:42:04,190 --> 01:42:06,360
not increased this tax since

3198
01:42:06,360 --> 01:42:07,127
1978, we rank one 44th out of

3199
01:42:07,127 --> 01:42:10,127
150 cities as far as being

3200
01:42:11,980 --> 01:42:12,700
among the lowest. However, in

3201
01:42:12,700 --> 01:42:13,435
contrast, our tourist economy

3202
01:42:13,435 --> 01:42:16,435
similar to that of Washington,

3203
01:42:18,139 --> 01:42:19,740
D.C.. As I mentioned, we could

3204
01:42:19,740 --> 01:42:19,741
do a better job having a more

3205
01:42:19,741 --> 01:42:21,276
comprehensive strategy. And

3206
01:42:21,276 --> 01:42:23,378
we're excited about that

3207
01:42:23,378 --> 01:42:25,348
opportunity. And again, most

3208
01:42:25,348 --> 01:42:27,516
cities utilized alert for

3209
01:42:27,516 --> 01:42:28,450
capital projects and a single

3210
01:42:28,450 --> 01:42:30,450
terrorism organization.

3211
01:42:30,887 --> 01:42:32,889
Whereas we have reliance on

3212
01:42:32,889 --> 01:42:33,957
independent organizations. We

3213
01:42:33,957 --> 01:42:34,658
hope we can do built some

3214
01:42:34,658 --> 01:42:37,658
better alignment so that they

3215
01:42:40,898 --> 01:42:43,898
can all share sufficient So

3216
01:42:43,901 --> 01:42:44,602
this is where we to have. One

3217
01:42:44,602 --> 01:42:46,837
question, of becomes question

3218
01:42:46,837 --> 01:42:47,571
about that previous slide.

3219
01:42:47,571 --> 01:42:50,571
>> Other cities do news alert,

3220
01:42:51,309 --> 01:42:52,244
funding the funds. Community

3221
01:42:52,244 --> 01:42:54,120
events or even things like the

3222
01:42:54,120 --> 01:42:57,120
left off where the the

3223
01:42:57,516 --> 01:42:57,883
>> Western Street breakfast.

3224
01:42:57,883 --> 01:42:58,918
>> mean.

3225
01:42:58,918 --> 01:42:59,885
>> But I suspect they do fund

3226
01:42:59,885 --> 01:43:01,988
those things. Some other ways

3227
01:43:01,988 --> 01:43:04,924
that right. And what what

3228
01:43:04,924 --> 01:43:06,193
source today use for that?

3229
01:43:06,193 --> 01:43:06,993
>> Yeah, you're touching on

3230
01:43:06,993 --> 01:43:09,996
the fact that we we are a

3231
01:43:09,996 --> 01:43:11,898
lower budget city. I know some

3232
01:43:11,898 --> 01:43:12,599
cities like Denver haven't

3233
01:43:12,599 --> 01:43:13,534
Hurts Arts district that they

3234
01:43:13,534 --> 01:43:16,534
used to fund cultural events

3235
01:43:17,700 --> 01:43:18,540
like this. You don't have that

3236
01:43:18,540 --> 01:43:21,409
some tax different things. And

3237
01:43:21,409 --> 01:43:22,760
then some cities use lard for

3238
01:43:22,760 --> 01:43:22,777
things that have absolutely

3239
01:43:22,777 --> 01:43:25,647
nothing to do with terrorism.

3240
01:43:25,647 --> 01:43:27,716
You could argue like homeless

3241
01:43:27,716 --> 01:43:29,451
services. So it really runs

3242
01:43:29,451 --> 01:43:30,652
the gamut. And but the 2 did

3243
01:43:30,652 --> 01:43:32,454
identify that actually having

3244
01:43:32,454 --> 01:43:34,390
this this application process

3245
01:43:34,390 --> 01:43:36,790
and directing money directly

3246
01:43:36,926 --> 01:43:37,293
to from the tourism tax is

3247
01:43:37,293 --> 01:43:38,270
unusual.

3248
01:43:38,270 --> 01:43:40,330
>> Attorney think if we didn't

3249
01:43:40,330 --> 01:43:44,530
use large if if we Locklear in

3250
01:43:45,535 --> 01:43:47,538
4. Big ticket items are parks,

3251
01:43:47,538 --> 01:43:48,739
maybe even our police because

3252
01:43:48,739 --> 01:43:49,407
if u want tourist, it's nice

3253
01:43:49,407 --> 01:43:52,943
to for them to have a safe

3254
01:43:52,943 --> 01:43:55,343
environment. Our audit, our

3255
01:43:57,315 --> 01:43:58,417
city on which is neglected.

3256
01:43:58,417 --> 01:43:59,885
What can we use to help with

3257
01:43:59,885 --> 01:44:00,518
was some of the things that

3258
01:44:00,518 --> 01:44:02,888
Colorado Springs is very

3259
01:44:02,888 --> 01:44:05,288
closely identified with. The

3260
01:44:05,491 --> 01:44:09,910
the race up the mountains, the

3261
01:44:09,528 --> 01:44:13,128
the one left off. That wasn't

3262
01:44:14,935 --> 01:44:16,690
really identified This is a

3263
01:44:16,690 --> 01:44:17,370
way other cities are doing

3264
01:44:17,370 --> 01:44:17,704
similar things to what you're

3265
01:44:17,704 --> 01:44:20,700
doing. They just don't use

3266
01:44:20,700 --> 01:44:21,709
lore.

3267
01:44:21,709 --> 01:44:22,743
>> It was not identified in

3268
01:44:22,743 --> 01:44:26,343
and the report, but it has

3269
01:44:26,380 --> 01:44:27,480
been a vibrant conversation

3270
01:44:27,480 --> 01:44:29,283
and we were successful just

3271
01:44:29,283 --> 01:44:29,952
this past year getting a great

3272
01:44:29,952 --> 01:44:30,585
deal of private investment

3273
01:44:30,585 --> 01:44:31,286
firm corporations for the

3274
01:44:31,286 --> 01:44:34,122
Veterans Day Parade which did

3275
01:44:34,122 --> 01:44:34,823
receive some pending. But we

3276
01:44:34,823 --> 01:44:37,192
were happy to see air defense

3277
01:44:37,192 --> 01:44:39,940
community, especially step out

3278
01:44:39,940 --> 01:44:41,164
kind of follow a sponsorship

3279
01:44:41,164 --> 01:44:41,964
model where they got

3280
01:44:41,964 --> 01:44:42,666
advertising in exchange for

3281
01:44:42,666 --> 01:44:43,266
helping to fund those events.

3282
01:44:43,266 --> 01:44:43,966
And so I think that's

3283
01:44:43,966 --> 01:44:46,403
something that we really want

3284
01:44:46,403 --> 01:44:47,570
to investigate more.

3285
01:44:47,570 --> 01:44:48,572
>> Yeah, I just think we'll

3286
01:44:48,572 --> 01:44:50,972
have hard time replicating

3287
01:44:51,308 --> 01:44:54,378
that for all the events are

3288
01:44:54,378 --> 01:44:55,380
funded by lard if and it's not

3289
01:44:55,380 --> 01:44:56,114
being a considered, if that

3290
01:44:56,114 --> 01:45:00,314
would alert was to go away for

3291
01:45:02,654 --> 01:45:03,421
those events. But thank you.

3292
01:45:03,421 --> 01:45:07,210
>> So what is the goal of

3293
01:45:08,560 --> 01:45:09,695
changing the way are? Spend

3294
01:45:09,695 --> 01:45:11,563
this money? One is to create a

3295
01:45:11,563 --> 01:45:12,765
working model that provides

3296
01:45:12,765 --> 01:45:13,499
value to the residents and

3297
01:45:13,499 --> 01:45:15,568
ultimately serves the mission,

3298
01:45:15,568 --> 01:45:16,469
is again on boat there at the

3299
01:45:16,469 --> 01:45:18,371
bottom and to elevate the

3300
01:45:18,371 --> 01:45:20,273
officials and the lure

3301
01:45:20,273 --> 01:45:21,842
committee and to be at a

3302
01:45:21,842 --> 01:45:22,576
strategic level will

3303
01:45:22,576 --> 01:45:23,243
ultimately increase the number

3304
01:45:23,243 --> 01:45:26,647
of people who come here and

3305
01:45:26,647 --> 01:45:27,348
spend their dollars. Kp eyes.

3306
01:45:27,348 --> 01:45:28,480
We heard that loud and clear

3307
01:45:28,480 --> 01:45:31,552
that you wanted us to be very

3308
01:45:31,552 --> 01:45:32,419
true to the kp eyes and then

3309
01:45:32,419 --> 01:45:34,189
these operational changes

3310
01:45:34,189 --> 01:45:34,923
today. We will admit it's a

3311
01:45:34,923 --> 01:45:38,260
very small portion of the city

3312
01:45:38,260 --> 01:45:38,960
budget tree million dollars.

3313
01:45:38,960 --> 01:45:39,661
However, it is. As you know,

3314
01:45:39,661 --> 01:45:43,261
one of the most talked about

3315
01:45:43,499 --> 01:45:45,899
sections of our budget.

3316
01:45:48,237 --> 01:45:49,940
Simplifying the way spend this

3317
01:45:49,940 --> 01:45:50,806
money. We have 4 agencies who

3318
01:45:50,806 --> 01:45:52,342
are names to be in charge of

3319
01:45:52,342 --> 01:45:54,143
each of the pillars of

3320
01:45:54,143 --> 01:45:56,346
terrorism, arts and culture

3321
01:45:56,346 --> 01:45:57,140
with copper, sports and

3322
01:45:57,140 --> 01:45:57,648
entertainment. With sports,

3323
01:45:57,648 --> 01:45:58,315
Kurt Business in General

3324
01:45:58,315 --> 01:46:01,315
Tourism Chamber and edc and

3325
01:46:01,919 --> 01:46:02,654
visits U.S. Outdoor recreation

3326
01:46:02,654 --> 01:46:04,856
last because it is one that is

3327
01:46:04,856 --> 01:46:06,190
not a contracting agency. But

3328
01:46:06,190 --> 01:46:06,891
and this year we do recognize

3329
01:46:06,891 --> 01:46:10,491
it as a very important sector

3330
01:46:10,662 --> 01:46:12,630
of our tourism industry. We

3331
01:46:12,630 --> 01:46:13,799
have a group of people from

3332
01:46:13,799 --> 01:46:15,834
the parks board who will help

3333
01:46:15,834 --> 01:46:16,836
judge those applications of

3334
01:46:16,836 --> 01:46:17,536
events and make

3335
01:46:17,536 --> 01:46:18,103
recommendations on what they

3336
01:46:18,103 --> 01:46:20,503
believe are the most

3337
01:46:23,743 --> 01:46:24,810
beneficial. This is just a

3338
01:46:24,810 --> 01:46:26,813
visual on what we're trying to

3339
01:46:26,813 --> 01:46:27,647
do. I like to say it's

3340
01:46:27,647 --> 01:46:28,849
reversed and an earring a can

3341
01:46:28,849 --> 01:46:29,850
comprehend of tourism strategy

3342
01:46:29,850 --> 01:46:32,520
by leaning on the expertise of

3343
01:46:32,520 --> 01:46:34,688
the individuals agencies in

3344
01:46:34,688 --> 01:46:36,591
each pillar. And we think by

3345
01:46:36,591 --> 01:46:37,258
letting select the events that

3346
01:46:37,258 --> 01:46:40,258
they believe will bring the

3347
01:46:40,828 --> 01:46:42,290
most benefit to the city that

3348
01:46:42,290 --> 01:46:43,531
will lead up to having tourism

3349
01:46:43,531 --> 01:46:44,232
strategy that really combines

3350
01:46:44,232 --> 01:46:47,832
all for to best maximize the

3351
01:46:49,804 --> 01:46:50,540
dollars that come in. So

3352
01:46:50,540 --> 01:46:52,740
actual changes that were voted

3353
01:46:52,740 --> 01:46:52,775
on APRIL 8th. The final

3354
01:46:52,775 --> 01:46:54,877
meeting before a new council

3355
01:46:54,877 --> 01:46:55,978
members took their seats. Now

3356
01:46:55,978 --> 01:46:56,813
we did change the makeup of

3357
01:46:56,813 --> 01:46:59,150
the community. That committee.

3358
01:46:59,150 --> 01:46:59,649
That was the only legislative

3359
01:46:59,649 --> 01:47:00,316
action that needed to be

3360
01:47:00,316 --> 01:47:01,417
changed. But we now have 4

3361
01:47:01,417 --> 01:47:04,417
members from lodging, one from

3362
01:47:05,322 --> 01:47:06,230
rental car to citizens and the

3363
01:47:06,230 --> 01:47:06,656
contracting agencies who will

3364
01:47:06,656 --> 01:47:07,958
still be there to provide

3365
01:47:07,958 --> 01:47:10,600
their expertise, do not have a

3366
01:47:10,600 --> 01:47:11,329
vote. And it was important to

3367
01:47:11,329 --> 01:47:12,630
us that one contract agencies

3368
01:47:12,630 --> 01:47:12,730
are applying for funding. They

3369
01:47:12,730 --> 01:47:13,898
don't also get to vote that

3370
01:47:13,898 --> 01:47:14,565
felt like a conflict of

3371
01:47:14,565 --> 01:47:16,367
interest and they were more

3372
01:47:16,367 --> 01:47:19,967
than happy to take ex officio

3373
01:47:23,542 --> 01:47:26,345
role. Coming back. Right there

3374
01:47:26,345 --> 01:47:27,460
we go. So the way it actually

3375
01:47:27,460 --> 01:47:27,747
works in practice right now,

3376
01:47:27,747 --> 01:47:30,747
the alert Locacion, I believe

3377
01:47:30,983 --> 01:47:31,952
is out on the street. And that

3378
01:47:31,952 --> 01:47:33,887
the applicants really will see

3379
01:47:33,887 --> 01:47:34,621
it pretty much the same They

3380
01:47:34,621 --> 01:47:35,355
will submit their applications

3381
01:47:35,355 --> 01:47:38,525
that will go into city council

3382
01:47:38,525 --> 01:47:39,293
staff like usual council staff

3383
01:47:39,293 --> 01:47:40,270
will buy their best judgment,

3384
01:47:40,270 --> 01:47:43,270
decide which color of tourism.

3385
01:47:43,931 --> 01:47:44,565
Each event falls into and they

3386
01:47:44,565 --> 01:47:47,565
will send those off to 4

3387
01:47:47,835 --> 01:47:49,835
pillar organizations. That

3388
01:47:50,339 --> 01:47:51,600
will be one data point. The

3389
01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:51,740
number applications we get

3390
01:47:51,740 --> 01:47:55,430
from each pillar that will not

3391
01:47:55,430 --> 01:47:56,278
be the only data point, but we

3392
01:47:56,278 --> 01:47:57,846
will at this point once those

3393
01:47:57,846 --> 01:47:58,514
are all and decide what

3394
01:47:58,514 --> 01:47:59,215
percentage of the available

3395
01:47:59,215 --> 01:48:02,170
funding should go to each of

3396
01:48:02,170 --> 01:48:02,986
the 4 pillars for easy math

3397
01:48:02,986 --> 01:48:05,386
say it's 25% to sports. 25%

3398
01:48:06,560 --> 01:48:07,957
arts, cetera. And that will be

3399
01:48:07,957 --> 01:48:09,492
kind of the key strategic

3400
01:48:09,492 --> 01:48:10,193
decision. We will change that

3401
01:48:10,193 --> 01:48:12,596
every year. And we wanted to

3402
01:48:12,596 --> 01:48:14,996
have that. Flexibility knowing

3403
01:48:16,330 --> 01:48:16,734
that this is new. And we

3404
01:48:16,734 --> 01:48:18,903
certainly want to be able to

3405
01:48:18,903 --> 01:48:21,839
change it year over year. And

3406
01:48:21,839 --> 01:48:23,175
then select committee will

3407
01:48:23,175 --> 01:48:24,209
bless those distribution

3408
01:48:24,209 --> 01:48:25,410
amounts and they will be

3409
01:48:25,410 --> 01:48:26,178
granted to the color

3410
01:48:26,178 --> 01:48:28,578
organizations who will grant

3411
01:48:29,148 --> 01:48:29,949
to the events. The reason

3412
01:48:29,949 --> 01:48:32,185
that's important is last year,

3413
01:48:32,185 --> 01:48:34,920
I believe we had 80 contracts

3414
01:48:34,920 --> 01:48:35,621
and look our cfo which are

3415
01:48:35,621 --> 01:48:38,621
managed by someone part time

3416
01:48:40,794 --> 01:48:41,495
in our office. We admit that.

3417
01:48:41,495 --> 01:48:42,195
And the auditor help to see

3418
01:48:42,195 --> 01:48:45,933
that we can do a better job,

3419
01:48:45,933 --> 01:48:46,734
making sure we were really

3420
01:48:46,734 --> 01:48:47,468
tracking those kpa. We noted,

3421
01:48:47,468 --> 01:48:50,604
it's important to this body as

3422
01:48:50,604 --> 01:48:52,307
it is to the mayor and and

3423
01:48:52,307 --> 01:48:53,875
from that discovery came the

3424
01:48:53,875 --> 01:48:54,675
recommendation from the

3425
01:48:54,675 --> 01:48:57,646
committee the liaisons that we

3426
01:48:57,646 --> 01:48:58,847
need to have one person. He

3427
01:48:58,847 --> 01:48:59,515
was really beholden to

3428
01:48:59,515 --> 01:49:00,249
tracking the performance of

3429
01:49:00,249 --> 01:49:02,518
the events to ensure they were

3430
01:49:02,518 --> 01:49:05,755
hitting the kp ice. And then

3431
01:49:05,755 --> 01:49:08,910
using each of those that kick

3432
01:49:08,910 --> 01:49:09,826
a data rather than having

3433
01:49:09,826 --> 01:49:11,940
council going and be expected

3434
01:49:11,940 --> 01:49:13,290
to track down performance of

3435
01:49:13,290 --> 01:49:13,730
80 events, which is

3436
01:49:13,730 --> 01:49:14,530
unrealistic. We will have the

3437
01:49:14,530 --> 01:49:17,670
contract agencies do that for

3438
01:49:17,670 --> 01:49:19,467
us. Johnson Johnson. Yeah.

3439
01:49:20,270 --> 01:49:21,205
Thank you

3440
01:49:21,205 --> 01:49:23,173
>> I don't know that you'll

3441
01:49:23,173 --> 01:49:24,709
know this Cheney, but maybe

3442
01:49:24,709 --> 01:49:25,376
Emily will izlar application

3443
01:49:25,376 --> 01:49:26,770
period still open. Someone

3444
01:49:26,770 --> 01:49:28,477
sent me something yesterday.

3445
01:49:29,414 --> 01:49:32,617
So it was closed. They just

3446
01:49:32,617 --> 01:49:34,753
opened. When does a close? So

3447
01:49:34,753 --> 01:49:38,724
it closes on the 28th of MAY.

3448
01:49:38,724 --> 01:49:42,324
>> Of MAY. Okay. Just got some

3449
01:49:42,395 --> 01:49:44,795
good news there. COUNCILMAN

3450
01:49:48,902 --> 01:49:50,700
Tension.

3451
01:49:50,700 --> 01:49:52,272
>> Yeah, I just wanted to

3452
01:49:52,272 --> 01:49:52,974
reiterate, we just last

3453
01:49:52,974 --> 01:49:55,374
Thursday, the large committee

3454
01:49:55,877 --> 01:49:59,460
held a a a session for

3455
01:49:59,460 --> 01:49:59,780
grantees to learn about the

3456
01:49:59,780 --> 01:50:02,180
application process. Walk them

3457
01:50:02,718 --> 01:50:03,452
to in great detail. Give them

3458
01:50:03,452 --> 01:50:06,452
the overview of these changes.

3459
01:50:07,356 --> 01:50:09,759
But and there will be another

3460
01:50:09,759 --> 01:50:12,628
online session coming up very

3461
01:50:12,628 --> 01:50:13,228
soon. So I think all grantees

3462
01:50:13,228 --> 01:50:15,628
have been informed and

3463
01:50:15,799 --> 01:50:17,267
understand what the process

3464
01:50:17,267 --> 01:50:19,235
is. Again, not really much

3465
01:50:19,235 --> 01:50:22,339
change for the grant here for

3466
01:50:22,339 --> 01:50:24,207
the potential grand tea for

3467
01:50:24,207 --> 01:50:26,309
the So that session went very

3468
01:50:26,309 --> 01:50:27,440
well. There was good questions

3469
01:50:27,440 --> 01:50:29,680
and looking forward seeing new

3470
01:50:29,680 --> 01:50:31,680
place.

3471
01:50:34,518 --> 01:50:35,220
>> And PRESIDENT. I could.

3472
01:50:35,220 --> 01:50:37,355
Jamie, on the previous slide,

3473
01:50:37,355 --> 01:50:41,427
I think it was. It says that.

3474
01:50:41,427 --> 01:50:42,228
Council administration.

3475
01:50:42,228 --> 01:50:42,962
Proposed percentage based

3476
01:50:42,962 --> 01:50:45,362
distribution of 4 pillars data

3477
01:50:47,232 --> 01:50:47,934
Bob law. Are we proposing it?

3478
01:50:47,934 --> 01:50:50,937
Are we setting it because it

3479
01:50:50,937 --> 01:50:53,937
looks like then. The large

3480
01:50:54,441 --> 01:50:55,375
committee decides.

3481
01:50:55,375 --> 01:50:57,377
>> I don't think it takes a

3482
01:50:57,377 --> 01:50:58,579
formal legislative actions so

3483
01:50:58,579 --> 01:51:01,416
that language is a little bit

3484
01:51:01,416 --> 01:51:02,616
mushy. I think we think that

3485
01:51:02,616 --> 01:51:03,350
the leaves on select committee

3486
01:51:03,350 --> 01:51:04,218
together would kind of come to

3487
01:51:04,218 --> 01:51:06,921
an agreement on what we think

3488
01:51:06,921 --> 01:51:09,321
the best percentages are.

3489
01:51:09,457 --> 01:51:10,124
>> Well, we've had differences

3490
01:51:10,124 --> 01:51:10,759
in opinion before like the

3491
01:51:10,759 --> 01:51:12,528
committee saw one saying

3492
01:51:12,528 --> 01:51:13,161
council thought another. So I

3493
01:51:13,161 --> 01:51:13,795
think it should be really

3494
01:51:13,795 --> 01:51:16,795
clear who's going to set

3495
01:51:19,869 --> 01:51:20,470
those? Bucket so much is going

3496
01:51:20,470 --> 01:51:23,470
to go. Each of these 4

3497
01:51:25,342 --> 01:51:26,142
categories. Especially if it's

3498
01:51:26,142 --> 01:51:27,100
not if you're if it's not

3499
01:51:27,100 --> 01:51:30,100
clear you 100%, I think we

3500
01:51:30,347 --> 01:51:33,117
need to iron that out before.

3501
01:51:33,117 --> 01:51:33,784
>> We

3502
01:51:33,784 --> 01:51:37,384
>> set this up. Vote on its

3503
01:51:37,822 --> 01:51:39,822
center.

3504
01:51:39,824 --> 01:51:43,424
>> I could jump jump in book.

3505
01:51:43,629 --> 01:51:44,363
Upshur 8. Want to was just

3506
01:51:44,363 --> 01:51:45,970
going to mention, you know, we

3507
01:51:45,970 --> 01:51:46,899
get down to the appropriations

3508
01:51:46,899 --> 01:51:47,666
part of this. Just important.

3509
01:51:47,666 --> 01:51:50,536
Remember, the council only has

3510
01:51:50,536 --> 01:51:51,203
top line budget authority over

3511
01:51:51,203 --> 01:51:52,805
this. So I think this is an

3512
01:51:52,805 --> 01:51:53,906
attempt to be collaborative

3513
01:51:53,906 --> 01:51:54,707
with the mayor's office and

3514
01:51:54,707 --> 01:51:55,307
and come up with these

3515
01:51:55,307 --> 01:51:57,307
decisions jointly, but

3516
01:51:58,878 --> 01:51:59,479
ultimately the it. The big

3517
01:51:59,479 --> 01:52:01,448
Bucket Appropriation is

3518
01:52:01,448 --> 01:52:01,848
council's only financial

3519
01:52:01,848 --> 01:52:03,848
authority.

3520
01:52:05,219 --> 01:52:06,687
>> Well, understand that. We

3521
01:52:06,687 --> 01:52:10,287
do have authority over the law

3522
01:52:12,260 --> 01:52:14,629
or committee as far if the law

3523
01:52:14,629 --> 01:52:15,230
or committee. I believe it

3524
01:52:15,230 --> 01:52:18,230
still is works for City

3525
01:52:18,833 --> 01:52:19,968
Council. Correct?

3526
01:52:19,968 --> 01:52:23,472
>> So if we say, hey, we want

3527
01:52:23,472 --> 01:52:24,407
you to use these for

3528
01:52:24,407 --> 01:52:26,407
percentages, you know,

3529
01:52:26,976 --> 01:52:28,545
whatever that is. 25 25 25.

3530
01:52:28,545 --> 01:52:29,712
That would be easy. But if it

3531
01:52:29,712 --> 01:52:30,380
was different and allure Comey

3532
01:52:30,380 --> 01:52:31,481
thought, well, you know, we

3533
01:52:31,481 --> 01:52:32,449
would really like to have more

3534
01:52:32,449 --> 01:52:36,649
for the arts. You guys to put

3535
01:52:37,454 --> 01:52:39,290
a lot into outdoor. Where is

3536
01:52:39,290 --> 01:52:39,990
that going to break? I know

3537
01:52:39,990 --> 01:52:40,658
the mayor could then changes

3538
01:52:40,658 --> 01:52:44,258
at the end. The mayor could

3539
01:52:45,897 --> 01:52:46,998
move things around.

3540
01:52:46,998 --> 01:52:47,966
>> At maybe some clarity

3541
01:52:47,966 --> 01:52:49,340
because when we come through

3542
01:52:49,340 --> 01:52:51,169
the budget process in the

3543
01:52:51,169 --> 01:52:53,169
supply in budget,

3544
01:52:57,900 --> 01:52:58,678
appropriation. You'll see,

3545
01:52:58,678 --> 01:53:00,678
though, budget.

3546
01:53:03,116 --> 01:53:04,651
>> And we will.

3547
01:53:04,651 --> 01:53:05,385
>> Because out of clergy. When

3548
01:53:05,385 --> 01:53:09,590
we do the law or budget, we do

3549
01:53:09,590 --> 01:53:09,990
state those amounts.

3550
01:53:09,990 --> 01:53:10,724
>> For the.

3551
01:53:10,724 --> 01:53:13,124
>> And the contracted entities

3552
01:53:13,260 --> 01:53:15,260
to do that.

3553
01:53:15,897 --> 01:53:16,731
>> Again, we approved the

3554
01:53:16,731 --> 01:53:19,131
funding level. That's what's

3555
01:53:19,701 --> 01:53:20,668
in the budget. Appropriation.

3556
01:53:20,668 --> 01:53:23,105
But we do. We will state in

3557
01:53:23,105 --> 01:53:24,139
the budget document certainly

3558
01:53:24,139 --> 01:53:27,209
the amounts to go to each of

3559
01:53:27,209 --> 01:53:28,477
the 4 pillar entities.

3560
01:53:28,477 --> 01:53:29,578
>> That sounds like a

3561
01:53:29,578 --> 01:53:30,312
suggestion that budget

3562
01:53:30,312 --> 01:53:32,648
appropriation would be the

3563
01:53:32,648 --> 01:53:33,315
best time to have counsel

3564
01:53:33,315 --> 01:53:35,715
review those percentages as

3565
01:53:45,996 --> 01:53:47,331
recommended by committee.

3566
01:53:47,331 --> 01:53:48,833
>> I think to provide some

3567
01:53:48,833 --> 01:53:49,567
clarity from Anderson, you

3568
01:53:49,567 --> 01:53:51,402
state your name for that. They

3569
01:53:51,402 --> 01:53:53,471
can leave some ceo cargo Space

3570
01:53:53,471 --> 01:53:55,339
Ports Corporation. The idea is

3571
01:53:55,339 --> 01:53:55,941
that the percentages will be

3572
01:53:55,941 --> 01:53:56,675
based on the number of

3573
01:53:56,675 --> 01:53:59,444
applications that come in that

3574
01:53:59,444 --> 01:54:00,880
are signed each pillar. So,

3575
01:54:00,880 --> 01:54:03,280
for example, if there's

3576
01:54:04,160 --> 01:54:06,160
overwhelming amount of

3577
01:54:07,187 --> 01:54:07,887
applications for the arts that

3578
01:54:07,887 --> 01:54:08,521
might affect the percentages

3579
01:54:08,521 --> 01:54:11,157
or if there's an overall

3580
01:54:11,157 --> 01:54:13,993
warming amount of sports and

3581
01:54:13,993 --> 01:54:17,298
then the idea would be that

3582
01:54:17,298 --> 01:54:17,998
the tourists, the 4 groups

3583
01:54:17,998 --> 01:54:19,901
could weed out. Some really

3584
01:54:19,901 --> 01:54:21,936
are the ones that don't hit

3585
01:54:21,936 --> 01:54:23,700
the qualifications so that

3586
01:54:23,700 --> 01:54:25,140
when it when City Council in

3587
01:54:25,140 --> 01:54:26,740
the committee does make the

3588
01:54:26,740 --> 01:54:27,976
recommendations, it's based on

3589
01:54:27,976 --> 01:54:29,110
those numbers. So it would

3590
01:54:29,110 --> 01:54:29,645
fluctuate every year based

3591
01:54:29,645 --> 01:54:30,278
upon the number of

3592
01:54:30,278 --> 01:54:32,278
applications that provides

3593
01:54:33,949 --> 01:54:34,683
clarity.

3594
01:54:34,683 --> 01:54:35,384
>> Well, I mean, the problem I

3595
01:54:35,384 --> 01:54:38,384
see there then council really

3596
01:54:39,255 --> 01:54:40,156
has no role at all because

3597
01:54:40,156 --> 01:54:40,857
what you're going to do is

3598
01:54:40,857 --> 01:54:43,593
say, hey, we got a whole lot

3599
01:54:43,593 --> 01:54:44,961
of applications for the arts

3600
01:54:44,961 --> 01:54:46,730
and we haven't even review to

3601
01:54:46,730 --> 01:54:47,864
see which ones are actually

3602
01:54:47,864 --> 01:54:48,565
get funded. We're going to put

3603
01:54:48,565 --> 01:54:50,767
a whole lot of money. And the

3604
01:54:50,767 --> 01:54:53,167
art bucket. Correct? That's

3605
01:54:54,805 --> 01:54:56,174
that's what you're describing.

3606
01:54:56,174 --> 01:54:57,542
>> And I think that that is

3607
01:54:57,542 --> 01:54:58,343
the charge of the Light

3608
01:54:58,343 --> 01:55:00,743
committee with the 2 council

3609
01:55:02,915 --> 01:55:03,414
liaison too to make logical

3610
01:55:03,414 --> 01:55:03,982
decisions on that

3611
01:55:03,982 --> 01:55:05,982
appropriation. If I'm

3612
01:55:07,185 --> 01:55:08,253
understanding correctly.

3613
01:55:08,253 --> 01:55:10,323
>> But so. But then so council

3614
01:55:10,323 --> 01:55:11,570
really isn't going to have a

3615
01:55:11,570 --> 01:55:11,791
role or we say, hey, this year

3616
01:55:11,791 --> 01:55:15,629
or are we think we should have

3617
01:55:15,629 --> 01:55:16,863
a? And I'm sorry I see a lot

3618
01:55:16,863 --> 01:55:19,863
of smiling as or something

3619
01:55:26,573 --> 01:55:27,307
going on. No, Okay. Here's

3620
01:55:27,307 --> 01:55:29,543
what will happen on council is

3621
01:55:29,543 --> 01:55:30,344
will not or heads and will go

3622
01:55:30,344 --> 01:55:31,646
along with us and we really

3623
01:55:31,646 --> 01:55:32,313
won't have a role in it

3624
01:55:32,313 --> 01:55:34,713
anymore. Right now council

3625
01:55:37,185 --> 01:55:39,822
does have a role. Eat with

3626
01:55:39,822 --> 01:55:42,222
you. I guess. Meeting

3627
01:55:44,493 --> 01:55:45,761
privately has problems too. I

3628
01:55:45,761 --> 01:55:46,562
guess. Go ahead and continue

3629
01:55:46,562 --> 01:55:47,196
with the presentation, please.

3630
01:55:47,196 --> 01:55:49,310
And and it's the end all

3631
01:55:49,310 --> 01:55:51,000
perhaps have some more

3632
01:55:51,000 --> 01:55:51,701
questions. It seems kind of

3633
01:55:51,701 --> 01:55:52,435
odd that the way we're going

3634
01:55:52,435 --> 01:55:54,337
to do this as we're just going

3635
01:55:54,337 --> 01:55:55,973
to how many applications we

3636
01:55:55,973 --> 01:55:56,674
get and then we'll put the

3637
01:55:56,674 --> 01:55:57,909
money in each bucket based on

3638
01:55:57,909 --> 01:56:00,909
how many applications we get.

3639
01:56:01,612 --> 01:56:03,148
That's not really strategic.

3640
01:56:03,148 --> 01:56:05,783
That's reactive to what we

3641
01:56:05,783 --> 01:56:07,783
receive in applications.

3642
01:56:07,886 --> 01:56:09,988
>> I think that is one data

3643
01:56:09,988 --> 01:56:10,923
point. The number the need the

3644
01:56:10,923 --> 01:56:11,623
need is one data point. That

3645
01:56:11,623 --> 01:56:15,223
doesn't mean that we have to

3646
01:56:16,280 --> 01:56:16,762
say we're going to fund.

3647
01:56:16,762 --> 01:56:18,798
Dave's fun run that that might

3648
01:56:18,798 --> 01:56:19,465
not. To your point, that might

3649
01:56:19,465 --> 01:56:22,465
not meet the cable network

3650
01:56:22,836 --> 01:56:25,438
they support. So you're right.

3651
01:56:25,438 --> 01:56:26,139
Yes, we do not want to fund

3652
01:56:26,139 --> 01:56:27,700
every event just because they

3653
01:56:27,700 --> 01:56:27,874
applied. We do want to have

3654
01:56:27,874 --> 01:56:30,344
the critic live saying does

3655
01:56:30,344 --> 01:56:33,344
this actually meet the needs?

3656
01:56:33,448 --> 01:56:34,482
And I think kind of to

3657
01:56:34,482 --> 01:56:36,751
Meghan's point we will have

3658
01:56:36,751 --> 01:56:38,820
years there are larger needs

3659
01:56:38,820 --> 01:56:40,550
in one pillar. Good example is

3660
01:56:40,550 --> 01:56:40,856
the U.S. Senior open. We know

3661
01:56:40,856 --> 01:56:42,958
that's gonna bring 15 million

3662
01:56:42,958 --> 01:56:45,358
dollars in economic impact.

3663
01:56:45,527 --> 01:56:46,928
That's not never your event.

3664
01:56:46,928 --> 01:56:47,596
This is a strange year in

3665
01:56:47,596 --> 01:56:49,965
which we expect more money

3666
01:56:49,965 --> 01:56:51,934
would go to sports because of

3667
01:56:51,934 --> 01:56:52,534
that event next year. Maybe

3668
01:56:52,534 --> 01:56:54,203
there's a massive arts

3669
01:56:54,203 --> 01:56:55,380
festival coming here. And that

3670
01:56:55,380 --> 01:56:55,705
would mean that we will have

3671
01:56:55,705 --> 01:56:58,705
have the flexibility to the

3672
01:56:59,376 --> 01:57:00,277
higher percentage to the arts.

3673
01:57:00,277 --> 01:57:01,144
But to your point, know, not

3674
01:57:01,144 --> 01:57:04,144
just fine arts This and 10

3675
01:57:04,715 --> 01:57:05,416
sports events of that.

3676
01:57:05,416 --> 01:57:08,252
>> especially for the for the

3677
01:57:08,252 --> 01:57:11,322
new folks up here on council.

3678
01:57:11,322 --> 01:57:12,657
This is just 25% of alert

3679
01:57:12,657 --> 01:57:15,657
money on average, 75% of it

3680
01:57:16,610 --> 01:57:17,996
already goes to these for

3681
01:57:17,996 --> 01:57:18,964
organizations that goes to the

3682
01:57:18,964 --> 01:57:19,799
organizations themselves. Now

3683
01:57:19,799 --> 01:57:20,499
we're talking about what do we

3684
01:57:20,499 --> 01:57:23,499
do with the 25% that we're

3685
01:57:24,136 --> 01:57:24,837
going to use for these

3686
01:57:24,837 --> 01:57:27,837
different events in our city

3687
01:57:29,242 --> 01:57:30,743
like the balloon left off the

3688
01:57:30,743 --> 01:57:31,444
Western Street breakfast. How

3689
01:57:31,444 --> 01:57:33,747
much money do we want to put

3690
01:57:33,747 --> 01:57:34,881
for our events?

3691
01:57:34,881 --> 01:57:35,883
>> How much do we want to put

3692
01:57:35,883 --> 01:57:36,550
for outdoor events? How much

3693
01:57:36,550 --> 01:57:40,321
do we want to put for where

3694
01:57:40,321 --> 01:57:40,921
the other 2 categories?

3695
01:57:40,921 --> 01:57:42,356
>> General tourism and

3696
01:57:42,356 --> 01:57:46,494
outdoors and now I think I sit

3697
01:57:46,494 --> 01:57:47,528
outdoors that.

3698
01:57:47,528 --> 01:57:49,665
>> And yeah, I I thought the

3699
01:57:49,665 --> 01:57:50,365
idea was we were going to be

3700
01:57:50,365 --> 01:57:51,320
kind of strategic and say,

3701
01:57:51,320 --> 01:57:54,537
hey, we want to drive more

3702
01:57:54,537 --> 01:57:56,937
towards. Outdoors. So we're

3703
01:57:57,390 --> 01:57:57,773
going to put a bigger we're

3704
01:57:57,773 --> 01:57:58,608
going to consciously put a lot

3705
01:57:58,608 --> 01:58:02,208
of money in that bucket. But

3706
01:58:02,812 --> 01:58:03,747
it sounds like what? Is being

3707
01:58:03,747 --> 01:58:05,481
discussed doesn't sound like

3708
01:58:05,481 --> 01:58:07,451
it is what being discussed

3709
01:58:07,451 --> 01:58:08,151
here as we're going to see

3710
01:58:08,151 --> 01:58:08,852
what applications come in and

3711
01:58:08,852 --> 01:58:10,221
we're just going to move the

3712
01:58:10,221 --> 01:58:12,423
money to cover cover that.

3713
01:58:12,423 --> 01:58:14,423
>> And that is

3714
01:58:16,360 --> 01:58:17,495
>> different than what I had

3715
01:58:17,495 --> 01:58:18,195
understood up to this point.

3716
01:58:18,195 --> 01:58:21,795
So I'm glad we're doing this

3717
01:58:22,534 --> 01:58:23,168
today because it's showing

3718
01:58:23,168 --> 01:58:24,903
some things which I don't

3719
01:58:24,903 --> 01:58:27,903
think we're clear before. And

3720
01:58:28,373 --> 01:58:29,740
and council should be

3721
01:58:29,740 --> 01:58:30,943
conscious of what we're going

3722
01:58:30,943 --> 01:58:33,946
to agree to or not agree to.

3723
01:58:33,946 --> 01:58:35,946
Ken Smith in 2.

3724
01:58:36,817 --> 01:58:38,118
>> Yes, thank you, MADAM

3725
01:58:38,118 --> 01:58:40,720
PRESIDENT so I I do want to be

3726
01:58:40,720 --> 01:58:41,788
really clear. I think that we

3727
01:58:41,788 --> 01:58:42,522
are being strategic and

3728
01:58:42,522 --> 01:58:44,258
actually you can see in the

3729
01:58:44,258 --> 01:58:46,127
3rd bullet point here, it's

3730
01:58:46,127 --> 01:58:46,727
not just how many applications

3731
01:58:46,727 --> 01:58:48,596
that's one of many data

3732
01:58:48,596 --> 01:58:50,198
points. It's about being

3733
01:58:50,198 --> 01:58:50,932
strategic and city Council

3734
01:58:50,932 --> 01:58:52,932
absolutely has representation.

3735
01:58:54,302 --> 01:58:54,970
We have 2 liaisons PRESIDENT

3736
01:58:54,970 --> 01:58:58,570
Myself and I need to these

3737
01:59:00,842 --> 01:59:01,710
committees. You have to

3738
01:59:01,710 --> 01:59:03,546
members like committee members

3739
01:59:03,546 --> 01:59:05,748
who are a part of that

3740
01:59:05,748 --> 01:59:07,650
conversation. So there's no

3741
01:59:07,650 --> 01:59:09,552
reason that city Council can't

3742
01:59:09,552 --> 01:59:11,588
and isn't actually going to be

3743
01:59:11,588 --> 01:59:14,588
a part the determination of

3744
01:59:14,658 --> 01:59:15,893
these buckets of money. And of

3745
01:59:15,893 --> 01:59:16,627
course, in the very at the

3746
01:59:16,627 --> 01:59:19,627
approval in the budget will

3747
01:59:19,663 --> 01:59:21,866
have input. So I think this

3748
01:59:21,866 --> 01:59:23,866
has been mischaracterized

3749
01:59:23,868 --> 01:59:25,300
entirely and I believe that we

3750
01:59:25,300 --> 01:59:28,139
have been working very hard at

3751
01:59:28,139 --> 01:59:31,139
making this more strategic and

3752
01:59:32,244 --> 01:59:33,145
feel very supportive of it.

3753
01:59:33,145 --> 01:59:35,545
PRESIDENT Cro Iverson, I

3754
01:59:36,482 --> 01:59:37,717
believe would agree with me.

3755
01:59:37,717 --> 01:59:39,586
>> Yeah. In fact, the reason

3756
01:59:39,586 --> 01:59:41,521
that that we did it this way

3757
01:59:41,521 --> 01:59:43,921
was for more accountability

3758
01:59:44,491 --> 01:59:47,361
because when we did the 60% of

3759
01:59:47,361 --> 01:59:48,195
the 80 contracts fulfilling

3760
01:59:48,195 --> 01:59:48,896
their obligations and it will

3761
01:59:48,896 --> 01:59:51,896
hold each one of these

3762
01:59:52,967 --> 01:59:54,802
organizations. The 4 they will

3763
01:59:54,802 --> 01:59:55,970
be held accountable for these

3764
01:59:55,970 --> 01:59:58,970
dollars being spent and we're

3765
01:59:59,674 --> 02:00:00,341
holding them tighter to the

3766
02:00:00,341 --> 02:00:02,741
kpi switches, driving heads

3767
02:00:03,678 --> 02:00:06,648
and that's it tourism rental

3768
02:00:06,648 --> 02:00:09,648
cars. That ideas. Heads hotels

3769
02:00:10,786 --> 02:00:11,788
and rental cars. Donaldson. It

3770
02:00:11,788 --> 02:00:12,722
actually is kind of the

3771
02:00:12,722 --> 02:00:13,389
opposite. There is more

3772
02:00:13,389 --> 02:00:14,557
oversight in my opinion and

3773
02:00:14,557 --> 02:00:18,157
they still will be coming to

3774
02:00:18,628 --> 02:00:21,628
council twice a year and

3775
02:00:21,732 --> 02:00:22,666
updating us exactly they're

3776
02:00:22,666 --> 02:00:25,769
finding them on. But if you

3777
02:00:25,769 --> 02:00:27,105
recall copper last week,

3778
02:00:27,105 --> 02:00:28,239
>> their presentation changed

3779
02:00:28,239 --> 02:00:29,106
quite a bit from all the

3780
02:00:29,106 --> 02:00:31,506
presentations in the past

3781
02:00:32,900 --> 02:00:33,244
where they really are

3782
02:00:33,244 --> 02:00:34,245
happening, too, drive tourism

3783
02:00:34,245 --> 02:00:35,747
with those dollars. And

3784
02:00:35,747 --> 02:00:36,415
they've actually made it a

3785
02:00:36,415 --> 02:00:39,685
kpi, which in the past they

3786
02:00:39,685 --> 02:00:40,419
have not had to reserve kpi.

3787
02:00:40,419 --> 02:00:42,688
So from my point of view happy

3788
02:00:42,688 --> 02:00:43,389
to sit down with you any time

3789
02:00:43,389 --> 02:00:44,890
ago, great actually tightened

3790
02:00:44,890 --> 02:00:44,723
up a little bit more for me,

3791
02:00:44,723 --> 02:00:47,723
which is exactly what it

3792
02:00:51,398 --> 02:00:54,398
needed. Counts. Think you just

3793
02:00:55,350 --> 02:00:55,803
want to add to Thank you.

3794
02:00:55,803 --> 02:00:58,203
PRESIDENT Pro tem excuse

3795
02:00:59,406 --> 02:01:00,675
PRESIDENT Person.

3796
02:01:00,675 --> 02:01:01,375
>> Agree in terms of increase

3797
02:01:01,375 --> 02:01:03,444
accountability. And the thing

3798
02:01:03,444 --> 02:01:06,247
I would say you and I could

3799
02:01:06,247 --> 02:01:07,582
commit to making sure that

3800
02:01:07,582 --> 02:01:08,216
given that this you know, we

3801
02:01:08,216 --> 02:01:10,616
are slightly shifting the

3802
02:01:11,220 --> 02:01:11,887
process this year. We can make

3803
02:01:11,887 --> 02:01:14,823
sure that every step of the

3804
02:01:14,823 --> 02:01:15,424
way we report back on each of

3805
02:01:15,424 --> 02:01:17,824
these meetings and the

3806
02:01:18,270 --> 02:01:19,796
discussions to this council,

3807
02:01:19,796 --> 02:01:20,463
you know, at lunch or or in

3808
02:01:20,463 --> 02:01:22,463
one-on-one conversations or

3809
02:01:22,466 --> 02:01:23,767
whatever is the best way. So

3810
02:01:23,767 --> 02:01:26,767
that everybody is very, very

3811
02:01:27,504 --> 02:01:28,138
clear about how the division

3812
02:01:28,138 --> 02:01:29,740
of the dollar among the 4

3813
02:01:29,740 --> 02:01:31,740
pillars happens.

3814
02:01:35,180 --> 02:01:37,114
>> Also a Donaldson. Yeah.

3815
02:01:37,114 --> 02:01:38,160
Thank you. I'm not

3816
02:01:38,160 --> 02:01:38,649
characterizing it or

3817
02:01:38,649 --> 02:01:40,180
mischaracterizing it. I'm

3818
02:01:40,180 --> 02:01:43,180
repeating what I'm being told

3819
02:01:43,788 --> 02:01:44,956
and what I'm being told.

3820
02:01:44,956 --> 02:01:46,325
>> Is what has been said here

3821
02:01:46,325 --> 02:01:48,261
is that, well, we'll see what

3822
02:01:48,261 --> 02:01:49,195
comes in and we can all

3823
02:01:49,195 --> 02:01:49,795
appropriate money.

3824
02:01:49,795 --> 02:01:52,195
>> Based on where those

3825
02:01:53,633 --> 02:01:54,333
applications are. That's not

3826
02:01:54,333 --> 02:01:56,733
really strategic. What you're

3827
02:01:57,170 --> 02:01:59,170
talking about is

3828
02:02:00,730 --> 02:02:00,774
accountability for once. The

3829
02:02:00,774 --> 02:02:02,760
money is awarded to an event

3830
02:02:02,760 --> 02:02:03,945
we're going to actually check

3831
02:02:03,945 --> 02:02:05,945
a few things.

3832
02:02:06,980 --> 02:02:07,715
>> That's great. But but

3833
02:02:07,715 --> 02:02:08,349
that's a whole different thing

3834
02:02:08,349 --> 02:02:11,349
when I'm talking about is

3835
02:02:12,487 --> 02:02:13,354
these 4 buckets. But the 25%

3836
02:02:13,354 --> 02:02:16,954
that we actually hand out to

3837
02:02:17,393 --> 02:02:18,660
different events. I thought

3838
02:02:18,660 --> 02:02:20,363
the idea was we were going to

3839
02:02:20,363 --> 02:02:21,263
we would have control over

3840
02:02:21,263 --> 02:02:23,663
narrowing down certain areas

3841
02:02:24,133 --> 02:02:24,901
and expanding others doesn't

3842
02:02:24,901 --> 02:02:25,602
sound like we're going to do

3843
02:02:25,602 --> 02:02:29,202
that. We're just going to see

3844
02:02:30,740 --> 02:02:32,750
what comes in and then the

3845
02:02:32,750 --> 02:02:33,477
really the committee, a large

3846
02:02:33,477 --> 02:02:34,211
committee will well, the 4

3847
02:02:34,211 --> 02:02:36,611
organizations who received the

3848
02:02:36,847 --> 02:02:37,681
75% to begin with. We'll kind

3849
02:02:37,681 --> 02:02:40,551
of decide how much do we need

3850
02:02:40,551 --> 02:02:44,151
in each of these buckets? If

3851
02:02:44,622 --> 02:02:45,122
council wants to handle that

3852
02:02:45,122 --> 02:02:45,824
over so therefore

3853
02:02:45,824 --> 02:02:46,525
organizations, we can do that

3854
02:02:46,525 --> 02:02:48,627
and we're kind of looks like

3855
02:02:48,627 --> 02:02:50,596
on track to do that. But

3856
02:02:50,596 --> 02:02:52,498
that's not that's not

3857
02:02:52,498 --> 02:02:53,299
strategic. That's just handing

3858
02:02:53,299 --> 02:02:54,330
it over to someone else to

3859
02:02:54,330 --> 02:02:57,633
decide what's going to go into

3860
02:03:00,139 --> 02:03:00,907
these 4 buckets. Wow,

3861
02:03:00,907 --> 02:03:03,907
strategic. We said, ok, 10% in

3862
02:03:06,446 --> 02:03:08,549
cultural. That's it. 50% is

3863
02:03:08,549 --> 02:03:09,283
going into outdoors. And we've

3864
02:03:09,283 --> 02:03:11,683
we've heard some presentations

3865
02:03:11,785 --> 02:03:12,886
and that's our decision. And

3866
02:03:12,886 --> 02:03:15,590
then split up the other. You

3867
02:03:15,590 --> 02:03:17,859
know, 2020 whatever it is. But

3868
02:03:17,859 --> 02:03:18,727
what what's being described in

3869
02:03:18,727 --> 02:03:20,562
if council wants to do it will

3870
02:03:20,562 --> 02:03:22,597
be that will be the votes to

3871
02:03:22,597 --> 02:03:23,631
do. That is just to kind of

3872
02:03:23,631 --> 02:03:24,333
what the applications flow and

3873
02:03:24,333 --> 02:03:26,535
and the money flows wherever

3874
02:03:26,535 --> 02:03:27,603
the applications are rather

3875
02:03:27,603 --> 02:03:30,300
than locking in certain

3876
02:03:32,750 --> 02:03:34,750
percentages. 2 expand the

3877
02:03:35,745 --> 02:03:36,412
outdoor events or expand. We

3878
02:03:36,412 --> 02:03:37,470
don't really have heritage

3879
02:03:37,470 --> 02:03:39,316
events. But anymore looks

3880
02:03:39,316 --> 02:03:43,540
like. I think you get what I'm

3881
02:03:43,540 --> 02:03:43,687
saying.

3882
02:03:43,687 --> 02:03:45,189
>> So there is a rigorous

3883
02:03:45,189 --> 02:03:46,156
application in the first place

3884
02:03:46,156 --> 02:03:48,526
and they do have to certain

3885
02:03:48,526 --> 02:03:50,628
criteria to even be accepted

3886
02:03:50,628 --> 02:03:51,329
for installers and the

3887
02:03:51,329 --> 02:03:54,329
applicants to come through a

3888
02:03:55,660 --> 02:03:56,680
legislative staff. And Michael

3889
02:03:56,680 --> 02:03:56,635
and his team will be the ones

3890
02:03:56,635 --> 02:03:59,350
getting them with the

3891
02:04:01,173 --> 02:04:02,541
committee.

3892
02:04:02,541 --> 02:04:03,476
>> Just to reiterate the

3893
02:04:03,476 --> 02:04:05,611
process and then they will

3894
02:04:05,611 --> 02:04:06,345
determine which of these

3895
02:04:06,345 --> 02:04:09,345
applications that have met the

3896
02:04:11,418 --> 02:04:12,119
rigorous criteria for.

3897
02:04:12,119 --> 02:04:13,453
>> kp eyes in the first place

3898
02:04:13,453 --> 02:04:14,722
and then they will determine

3899
02:04:14,722 --> 02:04:15,422
to your point if there's

3900
02:04:15,422 --> 02:04:18,422
something in there that says

3901
02:04:18,592 --> 02:04:21,429
we're looking for a grant like

3902
02:04:21,429 --> 02:04:24,632
the U.S. Open did 2 years

3903
02:04:24,632 --> 02:04:26,401
prior in. We went marketing in

3904
02:04:26,401 --> 02:04:27,568
one year and then we actually

3905
02:04:27,568 --> 02:04:28,270
many to fulfill the U.S. Open

3906
02:04:28,270 --> 02:04:30,670
the second Fact, specifically

3907
02:04:31,240 --> 02:04:31,907
what I think. You are

3908
02:04:31,907 --> 02:04:34,243
referring to in this and I

3909
02:04:34,243 --> 02:04:37,243
think it could be probably

3910
02:04:38,748 --> 02:04:39,582
explained. With that senior as

3911
02:04:39,582 --> 02:04:42,582
an example meeting, if there

3912
02:04:45,188 --> 02:04:46,256
was like a huge event coming

3913
02:04:46,256 --> 02:04:48,492
in 2 years from now. But

3914
02:04:48,492 --> 02:04:49,927
they're giving us a year. Get

3915
02:04:49,927 --> 02:04:50,628
a grant for marketing in the

3916
02:04:50,628 --> 02:04:52,629
coming. That's that's what I

3917
02:04:52,629 --> 02:04:54,732
think you are referring to

3918
02:04:54,732 --> 02:04:57,732
when you said we will

3919
02:04:57,769 --> 02:04:58,803
determine if bucket needs more

3920
02:04:58,803 --> 02:04:59,737
money in the future in other

3921
02:04:59,737 --> 02:05:00,972
brackets, I don't think that

3922
02:05:00,972 --> 02:05:01,807
was well said in this power

3923
02:05:01,807 --> 02:05:05,407
play. But I think that better

3924
02:05:05,444 --> 02:05:06,111
explains it. For as an exit.

3925
02:05:06,111 --> 02:05:08,511
As that example, COUNCILMAN

3926
02:05:09,615 --> 02:05:11,615
Williams.

3927
02:05:13,887 --> 02:05:17,900
>> I'm try to fox this up.

3928
02:05:17,900 --> 02:05:18,124
>> City Council could have a

3929
02:05:18,124 --> 02:05:18,759
goal. 25 25 25 just starting

3930
02:05:18,759 --> 02:05:21,628
out. That's not the right

3931
02:05:21,628 --> 02:05:22,296
answer.

3932
02:05:22,296 --> 02:05:24,999
>> Problem with this is we

3933
02:05:24,999 --> 02:05:25,666
don't control the world. We

3934
02:05:25,666 --> 02:05:27,501
can't control who wants to

3935
02:05:27,501 --> 02:05:29,337
come to Colorado Springs. We

3936
02:05:29,337 --> 02:05:30,771
can't control what bucket

3937
02:05:30,771 --> 02:05:32,574
there in and we can't control

3938
02:05:32,574 --> 02:05:34,108
how it changes from year to

3939
02:05:34,108 --> 02:05:37,479
year. So I think there could

3940
02:05:37,479 --> 02:05:39,470
be aspirational goal. But at

3941
02:05:39,470 --> 02:05:39,748
the end of the day, somebody

3942
02:05:39,748 --> 02:05:42,510
comes and that's something we

3943
02:05:42,510 --> 02:05:43,185
never even heard of.

3944
02:05:43,185 --> 02:05:45,154
>> We MAY not know a bucket to

3945
02:05:45,154 --> 02:05:45,821
put it in and I think they

3946
02:05:45,821 --> 02:05:46,489
want the flexibility to do

3947
02:05:46,489 --> 02:05:50,890
that. So maybe it could be

3948
02:05:51,561 --> 02:05:53,630
like a gift and and basically

3949
02:05:53,630 --> 02:05:53,730
same in a perfect world and

3950
02:05:53,730 --> 02:05:56,167
perfect year. This what the

3951
02:05:56,167 --> 02:05:56,967
buckets are going to look

3952
02:05:56,967 --> 02:05:57,902
like. But if somebody comes

3953
02:05:57,902 --> 02:05:59,504
d the group agrees that they

3954
02:05:59,504 --> 02:06:01,606
two-thirds of the bucket to

3955
02:06:01,606 --> 02:06:04,606
have that flexibility. I think

3956
02:06:09,548 --> 02:06:11,548
that's well said.

3957
02:06:12,551 --> 02:06:14,454
>> Okay. Think we went through

3958
02:06:14,454 --> 02:06:16,122
this again at the end of the

3959
02:06:16,122 --> 02:06:16,789
year, one of the checks and

3960
02:06:16,789 --> 02:06:17,357
balances on each the pillar

3961
02:06:17,357 --> 02:06:18,991
organizations, which

3962
02:06:18,991 --> 02:06:20,260
distributing those funds.

3963
02:06:20,260 --> 02:06:20,727
>> So they will come in. The

3964
02:06:20,727 --> 02:06:23,727
overall question we will ask

3965
02:06:24,431 --> 02:06:25,966
is did. Sports Kercher used as

3966
02:06:25,966 --> 02:06:27,670
an example? Did sports car

3967
02:06:27,670 --> 02:06:29,737
bring in this many thousands

3968
02:06:29,737 --> 02:06:30,438
of people to our city in 2025?

3969
02:06:30,438 --> 02:06:31,105
Using their event funding and

3970
02:06:31,105 --> 02:06:31,772
that is the top line number

3971
02:06:31,772 --> 02:06:34,772
that matters. I think, too.

3972
02:06:37,311 --> 02:06:39,448
Our state's budget. The

3973
02:06:39,448 --> 02:06:40,315
administrator is the proposed

3974
02:06:40,315 --> 02:06:42,183
position that would help us do

3975
02:06:42,183 --> 02:06:43,180
a much better job tracking

3976
02:06:43,180 --> 02:06:44,253
these kp eyes. Like we said,

3977
02:06:44,253 --> 02:06:45,287
80 contracts has a lot to keep

3978
02:06:45,287 --> 02:06:49,487
track of. And we want to make

3979
02:06:50,259 --> 02:06:51,361
sure that we are counting

3980
02:06:51,361 --> 02:06:52,695
those people and tracking this

3981
02:06:52,695 --> 02:06:53,396
kpi so that we know if we're

3982
02:06:53,396 --> 02:06:55,796
being that effective stewards

3983
02:06:56,866 --> 02:06:58,936
of those money. Currently,

3984
02:06:58,936 --> 02:06:59,603
those that job will if past

3985
02:06:59,603 --> 02:07:02,603
housed at the sports court

3986
02:07:03,700 --> 02:07:04,750
starting JULY 1st, it is a

3987
02:07:04,750 --> 02:07:05,677
one-year pilot. I want to

3988
02:07:05,677 --> 02:07:06,377
thank and recognize Sports

3989
02:07:06,377 --> 02:07:07,111
Corp are stepping up. They've

3990
02:07:07,111 --> 02:07:08,450
done a lot of work actually in

3991
02:07:08,450 --> 02:07:11,450
the last couple months funded

3992
02:07:11,283 --> 02:07:14,620
by sports court to get a lark

3993
02:07:14,620 --> 02:07:15,354
rolling to include training up

3994
02:07:15,354 --> 02:07:18,954
a person to understand how the

3995
02:07:18,991 --> 02:07:20,192
process works. Helping to set

3996
02:07:20,192 --> 02:07:21,361
kpi is with all 4 agencies

3997
02:07:21,361 --> 02:07:24,961
that were ready to roll and

3998
02:07:29,200 --> 02:07:30,904
come that date. Finally, i

3999
02:07:30,904 --> 02:07:31,705
just we working very hard to

4000
02:07:31,705 --> 02:07:32,405
communicate, especially with

4001
02:07:32,405 --> 02:07:33,907
the applicants. I think this

4002
02:07:33,907 --> 02:07:35,943
is a little bit inside

4003
02:07:35,943 --> 02:07:36,477
baseball and important to this

4004
02:07:36,477 --> 02:07:37,177
group. Maybe not as

4005
02:07:37,177 --> 02:07:40,177
interesting to the public but

4006
02:07:40,715 --> 02:07:41,415
definitely important. Again,

4007
02:07:41,415 --> 02:07:42,116
the checks and balances will

4008
02:07:42,116 --> 02:07:43,584
be checking up. Those kpi is

4009
02:07:43,584 --> 02:07:45,420
making sure they're performing

4010
02:07:45,420 --> 02:07:46,154
each year and no, we're not

4011
02:07:46,154 --> 02:07:49,754
talking about an increase to a

4012
02:07:52,227 --> 02:07:55,998
tax at this time. That is it.

4013
02:07:55,998 --> 02:07:57,660
When the pension.

4014
02:07:57,660 --> 02:07:57,700
>> Thank you. No questions.

4015
02:07:57,700 --> 02:07:59,969
Thank you, Jamie. For the

4016
02:07:59,969 --> 02:08:02,969
presentation. I do just want

4017
02:08:02,972 --> 02:08:04,675
to say again, I think the law

4018
02:08:04,675 --> 02:08:05,308
or committee, the 2 liaisons

4019
02:08:05,308 --> 02:08:07,177
this last 2 years, really

4020
02:08:07,177 --> 02:08:10,177
especially the last year have

4021
02:08:10,814 --> 02:08:11,849
been working extremely hard.

4022
02:08:11,849 --> 02:08:13,718
The committee on really

4023
02:08:13,718 --> 02:08:15,190
evaluating our process. What

4024
02:08:15,190 --> 02:08:18,490
works in the service of the

4025
02:08:18,490 --> 02:08:19,157
city in the service of

4026
02:08:19,157 --> 02:08:20,826
generating more dollars for

4027
02:08:20,826 --> 02:08:23,826
the city to tourism through

4028
02:08:24,262 --> 02:08:25,630
the tax itself. I'm very proud

4029
02:08:25,630 --> 02:08:28,663
of the work we've done and

4030
02:08:28,801 --> 02:08:29,501
would say that I'm sure it

4031
02:08:29,501 --> 02:08:30,269
will continue to evolve over

4032
02:08:30,269 --> 02:08:32,205
these next number of years.

4033
02:08:32,205 --> 02:08:35,776
And we will see what works.

4034
02:08:35,776 --> 02:08:36,877
What doesn't work be nimble

4035
02:08:36,877 --> 02:08:39,413
and flexible. And I too want

4036
02:08:39,413 --> 02:08:42,413
to thank those sportscore for

4037
02:08:43,851 --> 02:08:44,985
taking this on and 4. For the

4038
02:08:44,985 --> 02:08:46,787
agreement that we we really do

4039
02:08:46,787 --> 02:08:49,187
need a large administrator.

4040
02:08:49,457 --> 02:08:51,930
It's very, very important to

4041
02:08:51,930 --> 02:08:51,793
the accountability. And I

4042
02:08:51,793 --> 02:08:54,529
think this just improves that

4043
02:08:54,529 --> 02:08:56,298
program. And while we are

4044
02:08:56,298 --> 02:08:58,367
raising the tax now, I will

4045
02:08:58,367 --> 02:08:59,501
say this is in the hopes for a

4046
02:08:59,501 --> 02:09:02,501
cat tax that hasn't been

4047
02:09:03,439 --> 02:09:05,374
increased since 1978 actually

4048
02:09:05,374 --> 02:09:06,443
was at 68. I don't know when

4049
02:09:06,443 --> 02:09:07,276
it started. I think 1968.

4050
02:09:07,276 --> 02:09:10,876
That's a lot of years. It's

4051
02:09:12,416 --> 02:09:13,830
almost as old as and And it's

4052
02:09:13,830 --> 02:09:15,319
it's time for us to not be

4053
02:09:15,319 --> 02:09:16,520
number one. 44 on the on the

4054
02:09:16,520 --> 02:09:18,556
list, given the needs, we have

4055
02:09:18,556 --> 02:09:20,658
what we heard about the

4056
02:09:20,658 --> 02:09:21,592
outdoors today. We have some

4057
02:09:21,592 --> 02:09:25,792
some growing up to do and this

4058
02:09:29,868 --> 02:09:30,836
is our opportunity. Thanks.

4059
02:09:30,836 --> 02:09:32,836
Other

4060
02:09:36,509 --> 02:09:37,811
>> Yeah, thank you.

4061
02:09:37,811 --> 02:09:39,779
>> The administrator position

4062
02:09:39,779 --> 02:09:42,779
House that one of the 4

4063
02:09:44,651 --> 02:09:45,319
>> agencies who we.

4064
02:09:45,319 --> 02:09:48,319
>> Award a contract to who

4065
02:09:51,492 --> 02:09:53,492
will events.

4066
02:09:54,428 --> 02:09:55,697
>> I'll just say a look. That

4067
02:09:55,697 --> 02:09:56,297
strikes me as a little odd

4068
02:09:56,297 --> 02:09:57,599
that we would put this

4069
02:09:57,599 --> 02:09:58,499
position over there rather

4070
02:09:58,499 --> 02:10:00,499
than

4071
02:10:00,569 --> 02:10:01,236
>> in a city office somewhere

4072
02:10:01,236 --> 02:10:01,937
since they're really doing

4073
02:10:01,937 --> 02:10:03,937
accountability functions and

4074
02:10:07,543 --> 02:10:08,277
making sure that. These kpi at

4075
02:10:08,277 --> 02:10:10,947
that the events are doing what

4076
02:10:10,947 --> 02:10:13,917
they're supposed to do. So.

4077
02:10:13,917 --> 02:10:15,510
Just say that today, I will

4078
02:10:15,510 --> 02:10:15,685
talk with others on council.

4079
02:10:15,685 --> 02:10:18,685
See if others share that

4080
02:10:19,723 --> 02:10:22,126
concern. I would ask if we

4081
02:10:22,126 --> 02:10:26,326
look at where it could be in

4082
02:10:27,398 --> 02:10:29,000
the this. Position which is

4083
02:10:29,000 --> 02:10:29,634
supposed to oversee this and

4084
02:10:29,634 --> 02:10:32,634
make sure that people are

4085
02:10:33,638 --> 02:10:34,739
playing by the rules and that

4086
02:10:34,739 --> 02:10:36,608
there's no that that person is

4087
02:10:36,608 --> 02:10:38,310
not in a position where they

4088
02:10:38,310 --> 02:10:38,977
feel they develop friendships.

4089
02:10:38,977 --> 02:10:42,577
They feel like they need to

4090
02:10:49,550 --> 02:10:50,390
need to. You know, kind of a

4091
02:10:50,390 --> 02:10:50,991
not be as accurate is that is

4092
02:10:50,991 --> 02:10:53,991
they might be in their

4093
02:10:54,328 --> 02:10:55,263
reporting. So. We'll Thank

4094
02:10:55,263 --> 02:10:55,896
you.

4095
02:10:55,896 --> 02:10:56,597
>> And I just want to

4096
02:10:56,597 --> 02:10:58,997
reiterate that this position

4097
02:10:59,990 --> 02:11:02,990
is also subject to audit.

4098
02:11:02,436 --> 02:11:03,705
>> Florida Department.

4099
02:11:03,705 --> 02:11:06,475
>> Yes, we have had that

4100
02:11:06,475 --> 02:11:07,142
discussion. We do want to have

4101
02:11:07,142 --> 02:11:07,876
an m o and Natalie has been

4102
02:11:07,876 --> 02:11:09,445
kind enough to work with us on

4103
02:11:09,445 --> 02:11:10,312
what those kind of rules look

4104
02:11:10,312 --> 02:11:13,312
like. That person will be

4105
02:11:14,383 --> 02:11:16,619
responsible for. Tracking the

4106
02:11:16,619 --> 02:11:17,486
kp eyes of the events. Davison

4107
02:11:17,486 --> 02:11:18,187
run, for example, where their

4108
02:11:18,187 --> 02:11:20,156
10,000 people to finish line.

4109
02:11:20,156 --> 02:11:24,194
Yes or now for each of the 4

4110
02:11:24,194 --> 02:11:24,828
contract agencies.

4111
02:11:24,828 --> 02:11:26,163
>> In this slide, we jump

4112
02:11:26,163 --> 02:11:27,965
right over this page. It had

4113
02:11:27,965 --> 02:11:28,598
the celery on there for that

4114
02:11:28,598 --> 02:11:31,169
position. Can we put the

4115
02:11:31,169 --> 02:11:34,769
slides back up? It was near

4116
02:11:34,873 --> 02:11:36,873
the last one.

4117
02:11:38,900 --> 02:11:39,711
>> It $80,000 a year and I put

4118
02:11:39,711 --> 02:11:40,412
each ares analysis of the

4119
02:11:40,412 --> 02:11:43,412
position where they placed it

4120
02:11:43,682 --> 02:11:44,583
as if it were city position. I

4121
02:11:44,583 --> 02:11:45,184
will say the reason we did not

4122
02:11:45,184 --> 02:11:45,817
house that the city was

4123
02:11:45,817 --> 02:11:47,486
concern from the previous

4124
02:11:47,486 --> 02:11:48,521
council of Growing government.

4125
02:11:48,521 --> 02:11:49,122
And that's where we thought it

4126
02:11:49,122 --> 02:11:50,991
would be better to be a

4127
02:11:50,991 --> 02:11:52,258
contracted out position.

4128
02:11:52,258 --> 02:11:53,827
Again, this is a one-year

4129
02:11:53,827 --> 02:11:56,827
pilot. We could certainly talk

4130
02:11:57,164 --> 02:11:57,898
about moving in years to come.

4131
02:11:57,898 --> 02:12:01,498
But Sports Corp was also ready

4132
02:12:02,169 --> 02:12:03,360
to move on this. I will humbly

4133
02:12:03,360 --> 02:12:05,436
say that other organizations

4134
02:12:05,940 --> 02:12:07,800
move quite a bit quicker than

4135
02:12:07,800 --> 02:12:07,776
government. And I say that as

4136
02:12:07,776 --> 02:12:10,645
the government nerd myself, so

4137
02:12:10,645 --> 02:12:11,813
Sports Corp was ready to move

4138
02:12:11,813 --> 02:12:12,847
on this and I'm willing to

4139
02:12:12,847 --> 02:12:13,582
make the investment. And so

4140
02:12:13,582 --> 02:12:17,782
that is like a place that this

4141
02:12:23,827 --> 02:12:25,828
year. Very small type. So the

4142
02:12:25,828 --> 02:12:27,264
last bullet talks about the

4143
02:12:27,264 --> 02:12:28,632
salary schedule placement and

4144
02:12:28,632 --> 02:12:29,265
they placed it between

4145
02:12:29,265 --> 02:12:31,265
contracting specialist in

4146
02:12:33,537 --> 02:12:34,204
program. Administrator. With

4147
02:12:34,204 --> 02:12:35,773
program administrator being

4148
02:12:35,773 --> 02:12:37,308
the overriding recommendation

4149
02:12:37,308 --> 02:12:37,942
for hr. You can see that's a

4150
02:12:37,942 --> 02:12:40,942
79 k midpoint and we have

4151
02:12:41,679 --> 02:12:42,847
placed bet.

4152
02:12:42,847 --> 02:12:43,548
>> And has someone been

4153
02:12:43,548 --> 02:12:45,948
identified for that position

4154
02:12:46,952 --> 02:12:49,952
already? Many don't speak. And

4155
02:12:51,256 --> 02:12:54,460
how is it advertised or how is

4156
02:12:54,460 --> 02:12:55,194
that person found?

4157
02:12:55,194 --> 02:12:58,194
>> Megan again with the Sports

4158
02:12:59,532 --> 02:13:01,532
Corp. Great question.

4159
02:13:01,667 --> 02:13:04,271
>> The the Sports Corp is this

4160
02:13:04,271 --> 02:13:06,273
has been a very fluid process

4161
02:13:06,273 --> 02:13:07,208
change and

4162
02:13:07,208 --> 02:13:08,609
>> we are very much under the

4163
02:13:08,609 --> 02:13:09,410
understanding that we do not

4164
02:13:09,410 --> 02:13:12,546
have a contract yet with the

4165
02:13:12,546 --> 02:13:14,549
city for this. That likely if

4166
02:13:14,549 --> 02:13:16,317
if we move forward will be

4167
02:13:16,317 --> 02:13:16,952
JULY 1st, we as an

4168
02:13:16,952 --> 02:13:19,352
organization foes it was

4169
02:13:20,455 --> 02:13:21,723
really important. For the end

4170
02:13:21,723 --> 02:13:23,659
user. The people applying for

4171
02:13:23,659 --> 02:13:24,626
the grants that they have one

4172
02:13:24,626 --> 02:13:26,395
point of contact contact

4173
02:13:26,395 --> 02:13:27,630
between now and through the

4174
02:13:27,630 --> 02:13:29,666
whole process. And so we

4175
02:13:29,666 --> 02:13:31,667
didn't want to wait until JULY

4176
02:13:31,667 --> 02:13:33,770
1st. So this Ports Corporation

4177
02:13:33,770 --> 02:13:34,971
has hired someone that will

4178
02:13:34,971 --> 02:13:35,639
serve if this is approved, the

4179
02:13:35,639 --> 02:13:38,639
intent is that that person

4180
02:13:39,977 --> 02:13:42,377
will. Officially take over

4181
02:13:42,580 --> 02:13:43,748
once the contract is signed.

4182
02:13:43,748 --> 02:13:46,550
In the meantime, however, this

4183
02:13:46,550 --> 02:13:47,351
person has been hired. The

4184
02:13:47,351 --> 02:13:50,351
Sports Corp is fronting the

4185
02:13:51,222 --> 02:13:52,156
money is not is. Putting forth

4186
02:13:52,156 --> 02:13:54,920
the money to pay this person

4187
02:13:54,920 --> 02:13:57,280
from start date until contract

4188
02:13:57,280 --> 02:13:58,970
is set with the city because

4189
02:13:58,970 --> 02:13:58,930
we felt it was vitally

4190
02:13:58,930 --> 02:13:59,698
important for the end user to

4191
02:13:59,698 --> 02:14:01,600
have one point of contract.

4192
02:14:01,600 --> 02:14:03,690
So, yes, someone has been

4193
02:14:03,690 --> 02:14:06,690
hired by the Colorado Springs

4194
02:14:06,806 --> 02:14:07,707
Sports Corporation that. All

4195
02:14:07,707 --> 02:14:10,510
working under the intent that

4196
02:14:10,510 --> 02:14:12,946
that person would become the

4197
02:14:12,946 --> 02:14:15,346
alert administrator for this

4198
02:14:17,385 --> 02:14:19,153
particular process and they

4199
02:14:19,153 --> 02:14:21,956
were hired. We feel like very

4200
02:14:21,956 --> 02:14:24,356
confident in our organization.

4201
02:14:24,960 --> 02:14:26,280
Not only is this person come

4202
02:14:26,280 --> 02:14:27,796
from a grant background, but

4203
02:14:27,796 --> 02:14:28,864
we have expertise within call

4204
02:14:28,864 --> 02:14:31,264
within our organization. We

4205
02:14:31,833 --> 02:14:33,302
feel like to really handle

4206
02:14:33,302 --> 02:14:33,936
grant making and grant

4207
02:14:33,936 --> 02:14:35,936
administration. So we're

4208
02:14:36,806 --> 02:14:37,507
excited about the process. Our

4209
02:14:37,507 --> 02:14:40,109
goal is that when the auditor

4210
02:14:40,109 --> 02:14:43,109
does this audit 2 years from

4211
02:14:43,981 --> 02:14:44,748
now that, you know, all every

4212
02:14:44,748 --> 02:14:46,917
event has turned in their

4213
02:14:46,917 --> 02:14:47,618
final report that we don't

4214
02:14:47,618 --> 02:14:48,519
have 60 outstanding and that

4215
02:14:48,519 --> 02:14:49,253
we're following up with people

4216
02:14:49,253 --> 02:14:52,456
in that were saying your final

4217
02:14:52,456 --> 02:14:53,157
report is due. We have really

4218
02:14:53,157 --> 02:14:54,125
high expectations to do this

4219
02:14:54,125 --> 02:14:57,125
job really, really well for

4220
02:14:57,529 --> 02:14:58,329
the city of Colorado Springs.

4221
02:14:58,329 --> 02:14:59,640
Does that answer most of your

4222
02:14:59,640 --> 02:15:03,264
question or did I MISS Some of

4223
02:15:04,503 --> 02:15:06,503
the points?

4224
02:15:08,241 --> 02:15:09,509
>> All I'll talk with the with

4225
02:15:09,509 --> 02:15:12,245
auditor about that. Are you

4226
02:15:12,245 --> 02:15:14,748
going to be refunded for those

4227
02:15:14,748 --> 02:15:15,415
2 months? Absolutely This is

4228
02:15:15,415 --> 02:15:16,490
Sports Corp was that we did

4229
02:15:16,490 --> 02:15:18,385
this on behalf of being a

4230
02:15:18,385 --> 02:15:19,119
partner with the city.

4231
02:15:19,119 --> 02:15:22,322
>> Our intent was never to ask

4232
02:15:22,322 --> 02:15:25,322
for. Our intent was. Colorado

4233
02:15:26,260 --> 02:15:27,295
Springs. Are able and ready

4234
02:15:27,295 --> 02:15:28,897
and want to put our foot

4235
02:15:28,897 --> 02:15:29,531
forward and to do it to the

4236
02:15:29,531 --> 02:15:31,990
best of our ability. The

4237
02:15:31,990 --> 02:15:32,000
Sports Corp is very

4238
02:15:32,000 --> 02:15:34,400
comfortable paying the salary

4239
02:15:35,770 --> 02:15:37,873
of this person until a

4240
02:15:37,873 --> 02:15:39,241
contract is signed. So that

4241
02:15:39,241 --> 02:15:40,900
will never be asked and we

4242
02:15:40,900 --> 02:15:41,978
will start date will be the

4243
02:15:41,978 --> 02:15:44,747
start date of the contract,

4244
02:15:44,747 --> 02:15:45,615
which if approved, believe is

4245
02:15:45,615 --> 02:15:47,450
JULY might potentially JULY

4246
02:15:47,450 --> 02:15:48,685
first. And that's that in our

4247
02:15:48,685 --> 02:15:51,955
opinion, we just we feel like

4248
02:15:51,955 --> 02:15:52,622
that. We didn't want to have

4249
02:15:52,622 --> 02:15:56,660
to do a pass off to the end

4250
02:15:56,660 --> 02:15:57,861
user from maybe Michael or,

4251
02:15:57,861 --> 02:16:00,464
you know, it's gets Ochopee

4252
02:16:00,464 --> 02:16:01,833
did not have one point a perk

4253
02:16:01,833 --> 02:16:02,567
like so the first be answering

4254
02:16:02,567 --> 02:16:05,567
questions from all people pine

4255
02:16:05,871 --> 02:16:06,571
for the grants.

4256
02:16:06,571 --> 02:16:10,171
>> And just to be clear, then

4257
02:16:14,780 --> 02:16:16,150
is Will they be working with

4258
02:16:16,150 --> 02:16:16,716
organizations that are

4259
02:16:16,716 --> 02:16:17,450
applying right now? Are they

4260
02:16:17,450 --> 02:16:18,184
coming through our office? Are

4261
02:16:18,184 --> 02:16:21,184
they going through Sports Corp

4262
02:16:23,757 --> 02:16:24,458
or

4263
02:16:24,458 --> 02:16:25,525
>> the application isn't docu

4264
02:16:25,525 --> 02:16:26,226
sign through the city and as

4265
02:16:26,226 --> 02:16:29,226
it stands right now, Michael

4266
02:16:29,397 --> 02:16:30,565
gets them and then

4267
02:16:30,565 --> 02:16:32,667
administrator will be making

4268
02:16:32,667 --> 02:16:33,535
sure that the applications are

4269
02:16:33,535 --> 02:16:35,303
complete. That's another thing

4270
02:16:35,303 --> 02:16:36,300
that gets missed rate. At some

4271
02:16:36,300 --> 02:16:38,407
point. It's asked for budget

4272
02:16:38,407 --> 02:16:39,541
and they might not turn it in.

4273
02:16:39,541 --> 02:16:40,676
So they're having eyes on it.

4274
02:16:40,676 --> 02:16:41,376
They can reach back out to the

4275
02:16:41,376 --> 02:16:44,376
grant applicant to say like,

4276
02:16:44,580 --> 02:16:45,280
hey, as a reminder, please

4277
02:16:45,280 --> 02:16:48,717
submit this with it. And they

4278
02:16:48,717 --> 02:16:49,319
they're working very closely

4279
02:16:49,319 --> 02:16:51,319
transition process with

4280
02:16:52,555 --> 02:16:53,990
Michael and the staff on

4281
02:16:53,990 --> 02:16:54,591
exactly how that will let out.

4282
02:16:54,591 --> 02:16:57,591
That will look. Is that

4283
02:16:57,661 --> 02:16:59,661
anything else?

4284
02:17:01,666 --> 02:17:04,666
>> All right. Thank you, Amy.

4285
02:17:07,400 --> 02:17:08,720
Just Williams.

4286
02:17:08,720 --> 02:17:09,875
>> PRESIDENT Some. I think

4287
02:17:09,875 --> 02:17:10,609
this is an incident where

4288
02:17:10,609 --> 02:17:12,511
instance are we cannot move at

4289
02:17:12,511 --> 02:17:14,413
the speed of government

4290
02:17:14,413 --> 02:17:16,748
because we would MISS The

4291
02:17:16,748 --> 02:17:18,484
window. So thank you for

4292
02:17:18,484 --> 02:17:20,620
stepping As with most things

4293
02:17:20,620 --> 02:17:21,287
in life, if they're happening

4294
02:17:21,287 --> 02:17:21,855
faster, not as pretty as we

4295
02:17:21,855 --> 02:17:24,724
want them to be. That

4296
02:17:24,724 --> 02:17:27,724
sometimes we're gonna make it.

4297
02:17:27,727 --> 02:17:29,697
Can I ask if anyone objected,

4298
02:17:29,697 --> 02:17:30,564
what's happening with the

4299
02:17:30,564 --> 02:17:31,232
sports car house and this

4300
02:17:31,232 --> 02:17:31,832
person hurt. We would have

4301
02:17:31,832 --> 02:17:34,832
heard from any of the 3

4302
02:17:35,202 --> 02:17:35,936
entities by now. I think other

4303
02:17:35,936 --> 02:17:38,172
3 entities are very much in

4304
02:17:38,172 --> 02:17:39,907
support of making So I think

4305
02:17:39,907 --> 02:17:41,800
everybody up here should know

4306
02:17:41,800 --> 02:17:42,577
that if there are objections

4307
02:17:42,577 --> 02:17:43,445
to what's happening between

4308
02:17:43,445 --> 02:17:47,450
now and JULY first, we heard

4309
02:17:50,619 --> 02:17:51,654
about it by now. Thank you.

4310
02:17:51,654 --> 02:17:55,254
>> you clear to me to read

4311
02:17:55,591 --> 02:17:58,591
item 6 e in the record.

4312
02:17:58,862 --> 02:18:00,300
>> Are we just various Didier

4313
02:18:00,300 --> 02:18:03,934
to do or that? Okay they both

4314
02:18:03,934 --> 02:18:04,568
spent thank you.

4315
02:18:04,568 --> 02:18:07,568
>> back again then I will

4316
02:18:09,273 --> 02:18:10,608
start over. Megan Leaf them

4317
02:18:10,608 --> 02:18:11,342
ceo of the Colorado Springs

4318
02:18:11,342 --> 02:18:13,344
Sports Corporation. Just to

4319
02:18:13,344 --> 02:18:16,344
clarify right now, we are

4320
02:18:17,480 --> 02:18:17,749
reporting on our 2024.

4321
02:18:17,749 --> 02:18:20,385
>> Contract with the city of

4322
02:18:20,385 --> 02:18:22,354
Colorado Springs and our kp

4323
02:18:22,354 --> 02:18:23,550
Eyes in regards to our

4324
02:18:23,550 --> 02:18:26,550
contracts. So again, this is

4325
02:18:27,126 --> 02:18:28,527
this is moving backwards to

4326
02:18:28,527 --> 02:18:30,620
2024, what Davis is handing

4327
02:18:30,620 --> 02:18:33,934
out right now is what I to as

4328
02:18:33,934 --> 02:18:35,934
our final report.

4329
02:18:37,338 --> 02:18:38,372
>> And as well as our current

4330
02:18:38,372 --> 02:18:40,908
kp eyes as our contract stance

4331
02:18:40,908 --> 02:18:44,508
to date and the reporting that

4332
02:18:45,480 --> 02:18:46,147
we have done in regards to our

4333
02:18:46,147 --> 02:18:46,881
>> I know. Welcome some new

4334
02:18:46,881 --> 02:18:49,284
council members. Thank you for

4335
02:18:49,284 --> 02:18:49,951
your service to our city. I

4336
02:18:49,951 --> 02:18:52,200
know most of you, but I am

4337
02:18:52,200 --> 02:18:52,755
going to give a really quick

4338
02:18:52,755 --> 02:18:56,955
rundown of who we are and what

4339
02:18:59,395 --> 02:19:01,163
we do. Okay. Sports Corp

4340
02:19:01,163 --> 02:19:02,164
one-on-one really quickly, we

4341
02:19:02,164 --> 02:19:03,999
have 4 pillars. We were

4342
02:19:03,999 --> 02:19:06,203
originally established in the

4343
02:19:06,203 --> 02:19:07,370
late 1970's to help relocate

4344
02:19:07,370 --> 02:19:08,720
the United States Olympic

4345
02:19:08,720 --> 02:19:11,720
Committee from New York City

4346
02:19:11,575 --> 02:19:12,609
to Colorado Springs. We will

4347
02:19:12,609 --> 02:19:13,311
stay and always will be very

4348
02:19:13,311 --> 02:19:15,413
passionate about the Olympic

4349
02:19:15,413 --> 02:19:17,813
movement here in Colorado

4350
02:19:17,915 --> 02:19:18,550
Springs, the Olympic Museum.

4351
02:19:18,550 --> 02:19:20,550
The 25 national governing

4352
02:19:22,420 --> 02:19:23,655
bodies that are here. As well

4353
02:19:23,655 --> 02:19:24,389
as the name Olympic City usa.

4354
02:19:24,389 --> 02:19:26,392
Kind of all things Olympics

4355
02:19:26,392 --> 02:19:30,362
will go into that a little bit

4356
02:19:30,362 --> 02:19:31,497
more sports tourism. That is

4357
02:19:31,497 --> 02:19:32,498
our second pillar. That is why

4358
02:19:32,498 --> 02:19:33,532
we are here today that really

4359
02:19:33,532 --> 02:19:35,568
feel like that is our service

4360
02:19:35,568 --> 02:19:37,403
to the city of Colorado

4361
02:19:37,403 --> 02:19:38,370
Springs, bringing more events

4362
02:19:38,370 --> 02:19:41,241
in to town. And I will go

4363
02:19:41,241 --> 02:19:42,760
through that here in a minute.

4364
02:19:42,760 --> 02:19:42,776
3rd pillar is event

4365
02:19:42,776 --> 02:19:45,176
management. When you're an 8

4366
02:19:45,178 --> 02:19:45,846
to 10 major events in our

4367
02:19:45,846 --> 02:19:48,846
city. And it's awesome and

4368
02:19:49,160 --> 02:19:50,840
it's so fun. It is a lot of

4369
02:19:50,840 --> 02:19:52,530
hard work. We're the ones up

4370
02:19:52,530 --> 02:19:53,922
at 2 in the morning. Closing

4371
02:19:53,922 --> 02:19:54,656
down roads and turning

4372
02:19:54,656 --> 02:19:55,323
generators on. But when you

4373
02:19:55,323 --> 02:19:56,791
get to the amount of people

4374
02:19:56,791 --> 02:19:58,259
that come to some of these

4375
02:19:58,259 --> 02:19:58,960
events, we're really

4376
02:19:58,960 --> 02:20:00,329
passionate and proud to bring

4377
02:20:00,329 --> 02:20:03,265
a lot of these to Colorado

4378
02:20:03,265 --> 02:20:04,167
Springs and then we are

4379
02:20:04,167 --> 02:20:04,767
piloting some after-school

4380
02:20:04,767 --> 02:20:05,468
sport programming with

4381
02:20:05,468 --> 02:20:07,468
Colorado Springs District 11,

4382
02:20:08,404 --> 02:20:09,572
which I'll go. I won't go into

4383
02:20:09,572 --> 02:20:10,473
too much today to save time.

4384
02:20:10,473 --> 02:20:12,175
So our Olympic pillar, I

4385
02:20:12,175 --> 02:20:14,444
talked about that a little

4386
02:20:14,444 --> 02:20:17,381
bit. But basically any time

4387
02:20:17,381 --> 02:20:18,480
there's an Olympic year, we

4388
02:20:18,480 --> 02:20:20,218
put on free in conjunction

4389
02:20:20,218 --> 02:20:21,185
with the Olympic Museum for

4390
02:20:21,185 --> 02:20:24,210
the community we serve on the

4391
02:20:24,210 --> 02:20:25,890
Olympic City. Usa Task force.

4392
02:20:25,890 --> 02:20:28,260
We attend quarterly and Judy

4393
02:20:28,260 --> 02:20:29,227
meetings, one of the biggest

4394
02:20:29,227 --> 02:20:30,361
things that crosses over with

4395
02:20:30,361 --> 02:20:33,732
sports tourism as we work with

4396
02:20:33,732 --> 02:20:34,433
the national governing bodies.

4397
02:20:34,433 --> 02:20:36,569
As I mentioned, we have 25 of

4398
02:20:36,569 --> 02:20:37,670
the 52 here in Colorado

4399
02:20:37,670 --> 02:20:40,700
Springs, which is phenomenal.

4400
02:20:40,606 --> 02:20:41,607
The next condensed city has 3.

4401
02:20:41,607 --> 02:20:42,408
So that shows you that we

4402
02:20:42,408 --> 02:20:46,800
really do stand alone in being

4403
02:20:46,313 --> 02:20:48,181
Olympic City. Usa. We work on

4404
02:20:48,181 --> 02:20:49,182
Mgb retention. We work on mgb

4405
02:20:49,182 --> 02:20:51,185
relocation and we work with

4406
02:20:51,185 --> 02:20:51,885
the national governing bodies

4407
02:20:51,885 --> 02:20:55,456
that are here to try to bring

4408
02:20:55,456 --> 02:20:56,290
events here. For example, usa

4409
02:20:56,290 --> 02:20:56,991
Weightlifting is holding their

4410
02:20:56,991 --> 02:20:58,991
national championship. You're

4411
02:21:01,395 --> 02:21:02,464
in 2025. We have 7 affiliated

4412
02:21:02,464 --> 02:21:03,165
and gb events in Colorado

4413
02:21:03,165 --> 02:21:04,132
Springs this year that Davis

4414
02:21:04,132 --> 02:21:06,502
will talk about in a little

4415
02:21:06,502 --> 02:21:08,838
bit as far as of sports

4416
02:21:08,838 --> 02:21:09,939
tourism we are the conduit

4417
02:21:09,939 --> 02:21:11,874
that puts together official

4418
02:21:11,874 --> 02:21:13,676
bids. So when things are

4419
02:21:13,676 --> 02:21:14,377
needed to be put out to bring

4420
02:21:14,377 --> 02:21:15,512
events into town, we would be

4421
02:21:15,512 --> 02:21:19,112
the entity that helps pull all

4422
02:21:20,384 --> 02:21:21,251
of those together. We

4423
02:21:21,251 --> 02:21:22,352
represent basically the city

4424
02:21:22,352 --> 02:21:23,153
of Colorado Springs at

4425
02:21:23,153 --> 02:21:24,588
conferences every year trying

4426
02:21:24,588 --> 02:21:27,588
to bring outside events into

4427
02:21:28,526 --> 02:21:29,260
Colorado Springs. So we it's a

4428
02:21:29,260 --> 02:21:31,660
10 sports eta teams conference

4429
02:21:33,564 --> 02:21:35,600
and he says, we help support

4430
02:21:35,600 --> 02:21:37,435
the Colorado Springs Sports

4431
02:21:37,435 --> 02:21:39,104
Authority media engagement to

4432
02:21:39,104 --> 02:21:39,971
the sports sector. For

4433
02:21:39,971 --> 02:21:42,475
example, just to Davis my

4434
02:21:42,475 --> 02:21:43,175
passing these out, this was

4435
02:21:43,175 --> 02:21:46,775
just on Friday to give an

4436
02:21:47,213 --> 02:21:48,848
example of a bid the our Mac,

4437
02:21:48,848 --> 02:21:49,648
which is the Rocky Mountain

4438
02:21:49,648 --> 02:21:52,480
Athletic Conference, asked for

4439
02:21:53,486 --> 02:21:55,122
a bid to host a and see a

4440
02:21:55,122 --> 02:21:55,822
girls Championship wrestling

4441
02:21:55,822 --> 02:21:56,490
championship. We want that in

4442
02:21:56,490 --> 02:21:58,890
Colorado Springs. We don't

4443
02:21:59,260 --> 02:21:59,726
want that anywhere else. So

4444
02:21:59,726 --> 02:22:01,195
just to work on Friday alone,

4445
02:22:01,195 --> 02:22:02,597
we put together the bid to try

4446
02:22:02,597 --> 02:22:03,264
to bring that into Colorado

4447
02:22:03,264 --> 02:22:05,433
Springs. We are constantly

4448
02:22:05,433 --> 02:22:07,368
trying to bring outside events

4449
02:22:07,368 --> 02:22:08,169
here and using the venues and

4450
02:22:08,169 --> 02:22:11,169
facilities that we can to

4451
02:22:12,274 --> 02:22:13,409
bring in sports tourism. I

4452
02:22:13,409 --> 02:22:14,210
talked about this a little

4453
02:22:14,210 --> 02:22:16,578
bit, but these are the events

4454
02:22:16,578 --> 02:22:18,347
that we put on every year.

4455
02:22:18,347 --> 02:22:19,150
Most notably lit by cars they

4456
02:22:19,150 --> 02:22:20,984
were to lift off the Pikes

4457
02:22:20,984 --> 02:22:22,251
Peak Regional Air Show. We're

4458
02:22:22,251 --> 02:22:24,688
really excited this year will

4459
02:22:24,688 --> 02:22:25,489
be the first year that are are

4460
02:22:25,489 --> 02:22:27,889
hosting Colorado senior games

4461
02:22:29,326 --> 02:22:30,327
and actually are friends of

4462
02:22:30,327 --> 02:22:33,297
the Pikes Peak area of 8 are

4463
02:22:33,297 --> 02:22:35,299
supporting the event as well.

4464
02:22:35,299 --> 02:22:35,999
So we really pride ourselves

4465
02:22:35,999 --> 02:22:36,701
and offering a lot of

4466
02:22:36,701 --> 02:22:39,701
different events to our city.

4467
02:22:40,238 --> 02:22:40,938
We're proud to to bring those

4468
02:22:40,938 --> 02:22:41,606
together in the final report,

4469
02:22:41,606 --> 02:22:44,606
which is the magazine type

4470
02:22:45,343 --> 02:22:47,679
thing that you have. That is a

4471
02:22:47,679 --> 02:22:48,413
list of all of our events and

4472
02:22:48,413 --> 02:22:51,750
our ally of that fence that we

4473
02:22:51,750 --> 02:22:54,621
put on in Colorado Springs. So

4474
02:22:54,621 --> 02:22:55,288
that's data and numbers,

4475
02:22:55,288 --> 02:22:56,560
economic impact. The hotel

4476
02:22:56,560 --> 02:22:58,250
room nights. Everything you

4477
02:22:58,250 --> 02:22:58,725
would want to know about any

4478
02:22:58,725 --> 02:22:59,326
particular event that we own

4479
02:22:59,326 --> 02:23:02,326
and operate is in that

4480
02:23:04,640 --> 02:23:06,133
Hackett. And with going to

4481
02:23:06,133 --> 02:23:07,935
briefly skip over our

4482
02:23:07,935 --> 02:23:08,669
after-school sport program.

4483
02:23:08,669 --> 02:23:10,905
It's awesome and great. But I

4484
02:23:10,905 --> 02:23:11,572
know everyone behind schedule.

4485
02:23:11,572 --> 02:23:13,541
So Davis, I will turn this

4486
02:23:13,541 --> 02:23:14,843
over to you. Any questions for

4487
02:23:14,843 --> 02:23:17,780
making before she comes out

4488
02:23:17,780 --> 02:23:21,380
of. I don't have any right

4489
02:23:22,151 --> 02:23:23,786
Thank All right. So thank you

4490
02:23:23,786 --> 02:23:24,787
so much. COUNCILMAN Davis

4491
02:23:24,787 --> 02:23:25,788
Davis the senior director of

4492
02:23:25,788 --> 02:23:27,656
sports tourism in Olympic

4493
02:23:27,656 --> 02:23:28,191
engagement for the Car Springs

4494
02:23:28,191 --> 02:23:30,191
Sports Corporation.

4495
02:23:31,595 --> 02:23:32,495
>> So as mentioned, Megan

4496
02:23:32,495 --> 02:23:34,231
mentioned, I the oversea, the

4497
02:23:34,231 --> 02:23:36,631
sports tourism, Paul Pillar

4498
02:23:37,234 --> 02:23:40,171
for the car Spring Sports

4499
02:23:40,171 --> 02:23:42,273
Corp. So talking as part of

4500
02:23:42,273 --> 02:23:44,475
sports tourism is one of the

4501
02:23:44,475 --> 02:23:45,143
largest components of our our

4502
02:23:45,143 --> 02:23:46,578
contract or contracts as a

4503
02:23:46,578 --> 02:23:49,578
contract entity for the city.

4504
02:23:49,581 --> 02:23:51,483
So I just want to go over. Our

4505
02:23:51,483 --> 02:23:55,354
kpi is free. All just so have

4506
02:23:55,354 --> 02:23:56,589
an idea. He's kp eyes are

4507
02:23:56,589 --> 02:23:59,589
listed based each category and

4508
02:23:59,726 --> 02:24:00,326
white paper document received,

4509
02:24:00,326 --> 02:24:02,326
which is our 2024 2024

4510
02:24:03,290 --> 02:24:06,290
contract the report. So first,

4511
02:24:06,199 --> 02:24:07,201
it is event management

4512
02:24:07,201 --> 02:24:09,601
promotion. This really is

4513
02:24:09,869 --> 02:24:10,905
talking about as a

4514
02:24:10,905 --> 02:24:11,939
professional. That management

4515
02:24:11,939 --> 02:24:12,606
company, Sports Corp will

4516
02:24:12,606 --> 02:24:13,307
spearhead organization and

4517
02:24:13,307 --> 02:24:14,700
management of various events

4518
02:24:14,700 --> 02:24:16,407
driving economic vitality in

4519
02:24:17,778 --> 02:24:21,378
the region. The second I can

4520
02:24:21,816 --> 02:24:22,484
find this one key development.

4521
02:24:22,484 --> 02:24:24,484
So through community

4522
02:24:24,586 --> 02:24:25,320
development, the Sports Corp

4523
02:24:25,320 --> 02:24:26,522
will work to bring city inning

4524
02:24:26,522 --> 02:24:27,155
and civic leaders together

4525
02:24:27,155 --> 02:24:27,656
with some of the nation's

4526
02:24:27,656 --> 02:24:29,656
premier sporting

4527
02:24:29,725 --> 02:24:30,492
organizations, including the

4528
02:24:30,492 --> 02:24:31,600
U.S. Opc and other

4529
02:24:31,600 --> 02:24:33,600
international sports

4530
02:24:36,666 --> 02:24:37,500
organizations. The 3rd.

4531
02:24:37,500 --> 02:24:39,500
>> Is.

4532
02:24:39,703 --> 02:24:41,400
>> special community

4533
02:24:41,400 --> 02:24:42,772
initiatives. So that's that we

4534
02:24:42,772 --> 02:24:44,441
will work retain and attract

4535
02:24:44,441 --> 02:24:45,750
support. Local state, national

4536
02:24:45,750 --> 02:24:47,750
sports organizations and

4537
02:24:48,445 --> 02:24:49,180
businesses. So this is that

4538
02:24:49,180 --> 02:24:51,580
retention and severe attention

4539
02:24:51,782 --> 02:24:53,782
sports organization, attention

4540
02:24:55,486 --> 02:24:57,789
or attraction to to our city.

4541
02:24:57,789 --> 02:24:58,757
Forces, fiscal management,

4542
02:24:58,757 --> 02:24:59,425
accountability. Obviously we

4543
02:24:59,425 --> 02:25:02,461
have to be good stewards of

4544
02:25:02,461 --> 02:25:03,328
the funding that we get. That

4545
02:25:03,328 --> 02:25:03,963
one at relatively simple. And

4546
02:25:03,963 --> 02:25:06,963
then the last is ongoing

4547
02:25:07,233 --> 02:25:08,167
advocacy, which is that's a

4548
02:25:08,167 --> 02:25:08,869
critical component to

4549
02:25:08,869 --> 02:25:11,269
positioning organization as a

4550
02:25:12,439 --> 02:25:14,908
leader in sports sector. So

4551
02:25:14,908 --> 02:25:15,576
through this, are charged with

4552
02:25:15,576 --> 02:25:18,576
being out in the community

4553
02:25:18,779 --> 02:25:19,813
speaking on behalf of both the

4554
02:25:19,813 --> 02:25:21,315
Sports Corp Olympic City usa.

4555
02:25:21,315 --> 02:25:21,983
Any of the organizations that

4556
02:25:21,983 --> 02:25:25,583
we that live in an Olympic

4557
02:25:26,880 --> 02:25:28,389
City usa are called it home.

4558
02:25:28,389 --> 02:25:29,570
So jumping into the events

4559
02:25:29,570 --> 02:25:32,570
that we brought into color

4560
02:25:32,160 --> 02:25:33,261
springs in 2024, this is a

4561
02:25:33,261 --> 02:25:35,998
little bit of a snapshot of

4562
02:25:35,998 --> 02:25:38,968
some of them that we worked

4563
02:25:38,968 --> 02:25:39,802
with, you know, these range

4564
02:25:39,802 --> 02:25:41,404
from and should related events

4565
02:25:41,404 --> 02:25:43,673
to Colorado High School State

4566
02:25:43,673 --> 02:25:46,443
Association events. One of our

4567
02:25:46,443 --> 02:25:48,812
tasks last year that we

4568
02:25:48,812 --> 02:25:50,514
started to really started up.

4569
02:25:50,514 --> 02:25:51,948
And then in 2025, is one of

4570
02:25:51,948 --> 02:25:52,617
our largest goals is to to

4571
02:25:52,617 --> 02:25:54,251
have as many Chasse a state

4572
02:25:54,251 --> 02:25:56,651
championships as possible in

4573
02:25:58,389 --> 02:25:59,190
Car Springs, High school state

4574
02:25:59,190 --> 02:25:59,857
championships bring 10's of

4575
02:25:59,857 --> 02:26:00,558
thousands of attendees and

4576
02:26:00,558 --> 02:26:02,558
typically overnight attendees

4577
02:26:05,698 --> 02:26:06,932
into the city for pretty I

4578
02:26:06,932 --> 02:26:07,833
think what most people's lives

4579
02:26:07,833 --> 02:26:08,701
and I know it when I was in

4580
02:26:08,701 --> 02:26:09,335
high school, all the state

4581
02:26:09,335 --> 02:26:11,335
championships are played

4582
02:26:12,605 --> 02:26:13,473
Denver and sell. This is a

4583
02:26:13,473 --> 02:26:16,473
great opportunity for us to

4584
02:26:17,577 --> 02:26:18,912
not only bring athletic events

4585
02:26:18,912 --> 02:26:20,814
to the city, really, Colorado,

4586
02:26:20,814 --> 02:26:23,214
based athletic events, the

4587
02:26:24,618 --> 02:26:25,453
city, couple of a call

4588
02:26:25,453 --> 02:26:27,855
interesting ones. You see JULY

4589
02:26:27,855 --> 02:26:29,190
13, 14 last year, the World

4590
02:26:29,190 --> 02:26:30,291
Wake Association, even though

4591
02:26:30,291 --> 02:26:31,860
we are car springs, we do

4592
02:26:31,860 --> 02:26:34,162
actually have really good

4593
02:26:34,162 --> 02:26:34,796
water prospect for

4594
02:26:34,796 --> 02:26:37,196
wakeboarding. So this has

4595
02:26:37,899 --> 02:26:38,467
actually been to event that's

4596
02:26:38,467 --> 02:26:39,134
has been a phenomenal

4597
02:26:39,134 --> 02:26:41,534
partnership with the Parks

4598
02:26:43,305 --> 02:26:45,705
Department has the worldwide

4599
02:26:46,141 --> 02:26:47,276
association has worked with

4600
02:26:47,276 --> 02:26:48,311
our parks department to ensure

4601
02:26:48,311 --> 02:26:51,147
that the a new era cations

4602
02:26:51,147 --> 02:26:52,949
system that will be going into

4603
02:26:52,949 --> 02:26:53,717
prospect It will actually be

4604
02:26:53,717 --> 02:26:54,417
able to accommodate the votes

4605
02:26:54,417 --> 02:26:56,453
they get used for these types

4606
02:26:56,453 --> 02:26:57,354
of large events in the future.

4607
02:26:57,354 --> 02:26:59,690
So they provided some some

4608
02:26:59,690 --> 02:27:00,391
free consulting, too. Can

4609
02:27:00,391 --> 02:27:03,991
occur over there as they they

4610
02:27:05,931 --> 02:27:07,320
work through that. And you

4611
02:27:07,320 --> 02:27:09,330
know, just some other ones

4612
02:27:09,330 --> 02:27:09,901
into the Things like the usa

4613
02:27:09,901 --> 02:27:11,300
Wrestling King of the

4614
02:27:11,300 --> 02:27:11,737
mountain. This is one of the

4615
02:27:11,737 --> 02:27:12,972
assailant, wrestling's largest

4616
02:27:12,972 --> 02:27:14,972
regional championships that

4617
02:27:15,241 --> 02:27:17,176
they host. And so we're always

4618
02:27:17,176 --> 02:27:18,770
excited to to work with them

4619
02:27:18,770 --> 02:27:20,913
to make that event as

4620
02:27:20,913 --> 02:27:23,313
accessible as possible. So

4621
02:27:23,850 --> 02:27:25,919
looking at 2024, the events

4622
02:27:25,919 --> 02:27:28,755
that the Sports Corp either a

4623
02:27:28,755 --> 02:27:29,457
bit on had any sort of

4624
02:27:29,457 --> 02:27:30,191
financial incentive to bring

4625
02:27:30,191 --> 02:27:30,991
provided a financial incentive

4626
02:27:30,991 --> 02:27:34,591
to bring to cars springs. That

4627
02:27:34,696 --> 02:27:36,696
was 43 events. Total 31,000

4628
02:27:37,310 --> 02:27:37,731
athletes. So that was a 49%

4629
02:27:37,731 --> 02:27:40,731
increase from the events that

4630
02:27:42,471 --> 02:27:43,705
we brought in 2023. We cross

4631
02:27:43,705 --> 02:27:45,273
the 100,000 spectator market,

4632
02:27:45,273 --> 02:27:46,700
these events for the first

4633
02:27:46,700 --> 02:27:48,777
time. So it was a 32% increase

4634
02:27:48,777 --> 02:27:49,445
from 2023. And then the hotel

4635
02:27:49,445 --> 02:27:50,145
room nights or really where

4636
02:27:50,145 --> 02:27:53,145
obviously the number that we

4637
02:27:53,683 --> 02:27:54,818
are excited night during my

4638
02:27:54,818 --> 02:27:56,653
mid your presentation to all I

4639
02:27:56,653 --> 02:27:57,354
give you my estimates and a

4640
02:27:57,354 --> 02:28:00,991
happy to say that we met our

4641
02:28:00,991 --> 02:28:03,494
goals in this and some of you

4642
02:28:03,494 --> 02:28:06,430
might ask why, like a 320%

4643
02:28:06,430 --> 02:28:08,830
increase from 2023. My hotel

4644
02:28:09,166 --> 02:28:09,868
room nights. That is because

4645
02:28:09,868 --> 02:28:12,670
we with the formulas ation of

4646
02:28:12,670 --> 02:28:14,639
the sports Commission side of

4647
02:28:14,639 --> 02:28:16,875
our business and in 2024, was

4648
02:28:16,875 --> 02:28:17,809
really the first year that the

4649
02:28:17,809 --> 02:28:20,112
sports court went out there

4650
02:28:20,112 --> 02:28:20,812
and thoroughly pitch car

4651
02:28:20,812 --> 02:28:23,812
springs as a destination for

4652
02:28:24,116 --> 02:28:25,217
sports and sports tourism

4653
02:28:25,217 --> 02:28:26,919
events with the resources that

4654
02:28:26,919 --> 02:28:27,620
we are provided through sport

4655
02:28:27,620 --> 02:28:29,556
eta, which essentially is the

4656
02:28:29,556 --> 02:28:31,158
trade Association for sports

4657
02:28:31,158 --> 02:28:31,792
commissions, other conferences

4658
02:28:31,792 --> 02:28:33,761
like teams, which is the

4659
02:28:33,761 --> 02:28:34,695
travel event and management

4660
02:28:34,695 --> 02:28:35,295
support. We get the

4661
02:28:35,295 --> 02:28:37,695
opportunity to get have

4662
02:28:38,599 --> 02:28:39,266
one-on-one meetings with these

4663
02:28:39,266 --> 02:28:39,900
events, rights holders that

4664
02:28:39,900 --> 02:28:41,368
are trying to place their

4665
02:28:41,368 --> 02:28:42,870
events all around the country

4666
02:28:42,870 --> 02:28:43,938
and they're very transparent

4667
02:28:43,938 --> 02:28:44,606
about the economic impact and

4668
02:28:44,606 --> 02:28:47,606
the hotel room night impact

4669
02:28:48,420 --> 02:28:49,770
that they have. And so really

4670
02:28:49,770 --> 02:28:50,345
made a concerted effort make

4671
02:28:50,345 --> 02:28:52,114
sure that we're talking to

4672
02:28:52,114 --> 02:28:54,114
organizations that it's

4673
02:28:54,183 --> 02:28:56,510
bringing a diverse array of of

4674
02:28:56,510 --> 02:28:57,119
sporting events to the city.

4675
02:28:57,119 --> 02:28:57,753
But at the same time, we want

4676
02:28:57,753 --> 02:28:58,421
to make sure that they're

4677
02:28:58,421 --> 02:28:59,550
going to be giving back and

4678
02:28:59,550 --> 02:29:01,455
putting those heads. And

4679
02:29:02,792 --> 02:29:05,192
that's obviously day travelers

4680
02:29:05,595 --> 02:29:06,329
to cars springs are huge

4681
02:29:06,329 --> 02:29:07,310
aspect of this is a detour of

4682
02:29:07,310 --> 02:29:10,310
tourism. But the people that

4683
02:29:10,434 --> 02:29:11,102
are here in town, but once

4684
02:29:11,102 --> 02:29:11,769
again, the people that are

4685
02:29:11,769 --> 02:29:14,769
going to be contributing on

4686
02:29:15,305 --> 02:29:16,700
dollar by dollar on average

4687
02:29:16,700 --> 02:29:16,841
are going to be higher dollar

4688
02:29:16,841 --> 02:29:19,678
are going to be those who are

4689
02:29:19,678 --> 02:29:20,345
staying at hotels. So that's

4690
02:29:20,345 --> 02:29:23,345
really why have been going

4691
02:29:29,187 --> 02:29:30,890
after the U.S.. But So looking

4692
02:29:30,890 --> 02:29:31,257
into 2025, I mentioned we have

4693
02:29:31,257 --> 02:29:31,991
a couple of goals because we

4694
02:29:31,991 --> 02:29:34,991
want to beat those numbers

4695
02:29:35,161 --> 02:29:35,862
that previously just that.

4696
02:29:35,862 --> 02:29:37,862
Particularly with 2025, we

4697
02:29:40,701 --> 02:29:41,769
want to impact the national

4698
02:29:41,769 --> 02:29:43,300
governing bodies that call Car

4699
02:29:43,300 --> 02:29:45,403
Springs home. Megan mentioned

4700
02:29:46,140 --> 02:29:48,275
we have 25 in gb used that car

4701
02:29:48,275 --> 02:29:49,410
springs here, including that

4702
02:29:49,410 --> 02:29:51,813
we have a number venues that

4703
02:29:51,813 --> 02:29:52,480
haven't necessarily been

4704
02:29:52,480 --> 02:29:53,147
activated for national

4705
02:29:53,147 --> 02:29:56,147
championships. As much as I

4706
02:29:56,652 --> 02:29:58,854
think they could so you'll

4707
02:29:58,854 --> 02:29:59,655
these are some of them have

4708
02:29:59,655 --> 02:30:00,322
passed. The largest was U.S.

4709
02:30:00,322 --> 02:30:01,490
Figure skating, synchronize

4710
02:30:01,490 --> 02:30:03,490
skating, national

4711
02:30:03,526 --> 02:30:04,600
championships. But getting

4712
02:30:04,600 --> 02:30:04,760
into the summer usa

4713
02:30:04,760 --> 02:30:05,461
Weightlifting will be hosting

4714
02:30:05,461 --> 02:30:07,363
their national championships

4715
02:30:07,363 --> 02:30:07,931
at Robson Arena, which is

4716
02:30:07,931 --> 02:30:10,200
obviously a city for

4717
02:30:10,200 --> 02:30:11,368
champions. The new and then

4718
02:30:11,368 --> 02:30:14,368
usa Cycling will be hosting 3

4719
02:30:14,371 --> 02:30:15,505
of their track national

4720
02:30:15,505 --> 02:30:17,740
championships. This was all 3

4721
02:30:17,740 --> 02:30:19,210
of these will be taking place

4722
02:30:19,210 --> 02:30:21,279
at the Velodrome at Memorial

4723
02:30:21,279 --> 02:30:23,679
Park. And we're incredibly

4724
02:30:25,283 --> 02:30:25,917
excited to the gold room. The

4725
02:30:25,917 --> 02:30:27,285
national teams have been

4726
02:30:27,285 --> 02:30:28,120
training there, but there So

4727
02:30:28,120 --> 02:30:30,222
community aspect of it bring

4728
02:30:30,222 --> 02:30:32,258
people in to see championship.

4729
02:30:32,258 --> 02:30:32,958
So the Masters and para

4730
02:30:32,958 --> 02:30:34,427
cycling championships and the

4731
02:30:34,427 --> 02:30:36,827
nearly track nationals will

4732
02:30:37,196 --> 02:30:38,464
well also be occurring this

4733
02:30:38,464 --> 02:30:39,966
year. And then in the latter

4734
02:30:39,966 --> 02:30:40,633
part of the year, usa

4735
02:30:40,633 --> 02:30:41,901
Wrestling bring back their

4736
02:30:41,901 --> 02:30:44,901
king and queen of the

4737
02:30:46,406 --> 02:30:47,241
mountain. And then earlier

4738
02:30:47,241 --> 02:30:49,209
this year we hosted the First

4739
02:30:49,209 --> 02:30:51,379
U.S. Association of Blind

4740
02:30:51,379 --> 02:30:53,779
Athletes. You Blind Soccer

4741
02:30:54,482 --> 02:30:56,217
national team They were in the

4742
02:30:56,217 --> 02:30:57,485
news last week because just

4743
02:30:57,485 --> 02:30:59,200
moved to cars springs there as

4744
02:30:59,200 --> 02:31:00,555
an athlete program. So they

4745
02:31:00,555 --> 02:31:03,240
have 10 athletes are going to

4746
02:31:03,240 --> 02:31:04,259
be living here in Olympic

4747
02:31:04,259 --> 02:31:04,893
City. Usa. They're gold ball

4748
02:31:04,893 --> 02:31:06,895
team now has a permanent

4749
02:31:06,895 --> 02:31:08,898
facility at the training

4750
02:31:08,898 --> 02:31:11,667
center and they're also going

4751
02:31:11,667 --> 02:31:12,401
to bring their blind soccer

4752
02:31:12,401 --> 02:31:13,269
were able to find them a venue

4753
02:31:13,269 --> 02:31:14,838
some great partners in the

4754
02:31:14,838 --> 02:31:18,438
city so they can host their

4755
02:31:19,276 --> 02:31:21,178
international competitions.

4756
02:31:21,178 --> 02:31:23,578
Some other major sporting

4757
02:31:24,181 --> 02:31:26,451
events that Sports worked

4758
02:31:26,451 --> 02:31:27,151
either. And on operational

4759
02:31:27,151 --> 02:31:28,886
roles recently that will take

4760
02:31:28,886 --> 02:31:30,788
place in 2025. They are back

4761
02:31:30,788 --> 02:31:32,788
with wrestling championship.

4762
02:31:33,625 --> 02:31:34,660
Just happens. This is the but

4763
02:31:34,660 --> 02:31:37,660
for the 26 27. That's the bit

4764
02:31:37,730 --> 02:31:38,563
that we pass that to you. We

4765
02:31:38,563 --> 02:31:41,563
hosted their very first our

4766
02:31:42,634 --> 02:31:44,634
mac Women's wrestling

4767
02:31:45,505 --> 02:31:46,105
championship, actually only

4768
02:31:46,105 --> 02:31:46,839
division, 2 school, our

4769
02:31:46,839 --> 02:31:47,474
division to conference in the

4770
02:31:47,474 --> 02:31:49,874
country that has women's

4771
02:31:51,244 --> 02:31:52,412
wrestling hopefully ncaa just

4772
02:31:52,412 --> 02:31:53,146
approved women's dressing as a

4773
02:31:53,146 --> 02:31:53,880
division. One sports that

4774
02:31:53,880 --> 02:31:54,548
there will be a lot more

4775
02:31:54,548 --> 02:31:57,548
excitement around it. So we

4776
02:31:57,818 --> 02:31:58,819
wanted to be on the the head

4777
02:31:58,819 --> 02:32:00,287
of So that's when it comes

4778
02:32:00,287 --> 02:32:00,855
time to betting on future ncaa

4779
02:32:00,855 --> 02:32:01,522
Division. One woman's

4780
02:32:01,522 --> 02:32:03,522
wrestling championships. We

4781
02:32:03,624 --> 02:32:07,224
have shown our our ability to

4782
02:32:07,629 --> 02:32:08,664
do so. But this summer, us

4783
02:32:08,664 --> 02:32:10,365
senior open, you say

4784
02:32:10,365 --> 02:32:11,833
pickleball Golden ticket to be

4785
02:32:11,833 --> 02:32:12,634
a very large pickleball event.

4786
02:32:12,634 --> 02:32:13,335
There are 3 of these. You have

4787
02:32:13,335 --> 02:32:15,271
to go through here to get to

4788
02:32:15,271 --> 02:32:17,607
the national championship and

4789
02:32:17,607 --> 02:32:18,641
then one of the ones that I

4790
02:32:18,641 --> 02:32:20,577
know has been discussed a lot

4791
02:32:20,577 --> 02:32:21,311
and the sports group has a

4792
02:32:21,311 --> 02:32:23,714
very large operational role in

4793
02:32:23,714 --> 02:32:24,981
his Department of Defense

4794
02:32:24,981 --> 02:32:25,682
Warrior Games. And this is

4795
02:32:25,682 --> 02:32:26,483
host of the number of times

4796
02:32:26,483 --> 02:32:29,353
during Car Springs, but not

4797
02:32:29,353 --> 02:32:30,921
since 2018. And so most of

4798
02:32:30,921 --> 02:32:31,655
this will take place on the

4799
02:32:31,655 --> 02:32:34,655
campus of Colorado College and

4800
02:32:35,126 --> 02:32:36,795
the partment offense really

4801
02:32:36,795 --> 02:32:38,530
want to have a great core.

4802
02:32:38,530 --> 02:32:40,499
Event downtown area of Color

4803
02:32:40,499 --> 02:32:42,899
Springs. So we've great

4804
02:32:43,102 --> 02:32:43,802
partners with both the

4805
02:32:43,802 --> 02:32:46,802
Department of Defense and Car

4806
02:32:46,839 --> 02:32:47,739
College map and then towards

4807
02:32:47,739 --> 02:32:48,440
the end of the year, DECEMBER,

4808
02:32:48,440 --> 02:32:50,840
11th through 14th. Hopefully

4809
02:32:51,377 --> 02:32:52,278
there's no snow, division, 2

4810
02:32:52,278 --> 02:32:53,120
men's and women's soccer

4811
02:32:53,120 --> 02:32:55,148
national championships will be

4812
02:32:55,148 --> 02:32:56,950
at Weidner Field. Another one

4813
02:32:56,950 --> 02:32:58,719
of the city for champions

4814
02:32:58,719 --> 02:33:02,319
venues. This is a great events

4815
02:33:02,957 --> 02:33:03,790
we hosted in 22. And we are

4816
02:33:03,790 --> 02:33:04,826
lucky enough to receive it due

4817
02:33:04,826 --> 02:33:08,426
to the success of it in 2022.

4818
02:33:09,830 --> 02:33:11,900
South. I mentioned to you all

4819
02:33:11,900 --> 02:33:12,934
the our push to get as many

4820
02:33:12,934 --> 02:33:14,736
state championships as

4821
02:33:14,736 --> 02:33:15,837
possible. And I'm happy say

4822
02:33:15,837 --> 02:33:17,473
that we have increased year

4823
02:33:17,473 --> 02:33:19,873
over about 2, additional 2 per

4824
02:33:20,843 --> 02:33:22,211
year of color. High school

4825
02:33:22,211 --> 02:33:23,479
state championships. We asked

4826
02:33:23,479 --> 02:33:26,479
sign a three-year contract for

4827
02:33:27,150 --> 02:33:28,510
girls and boys. Soccer here at

4828
02:33:28,510 --> 02:33:28,985
Weidner Field. That's

4829
02:33:28,985 --> 02:33:30,720
typically or historically was

4830
02:33:30,720 --> 02:33:31,421
one of the larger state

4831
02:33:31,421 --> 02:33:32,122
championships that took place

4832
02:33:32,122 --> 02:33:34,958
at Dick's Sporting Goods Park

4833
02:33:34,958 --> 02:33:35,793
in Commerce City. And so this

4834
02:33:35,793 --> 02:33:36,527
is all divisions, boys and

4835
02:33:36,527 --> 02:33:40,127
girls from the fall spring and

4836
02:33:40,365 --> 02:33:42,366
south. Our next step, I

4837
02:33:42,366 --> 02:33:43,201
guarantee of the main are both

4838
02:33:43,201 --> 02:33:44,402
basketball players. So we are

4839
02:33:44,402 --> 02:33:45,103
actively working to try to get

4840
02:33:45,103 --> 02:33:48,103
the basketball. That's a hard

4841
02:33:49,441 --> 02:33:50,342
bargain south. And then

4842
02:33:50,342 --> 02:33:51,309
lastly, just to give you all

4843
02:33:51,309 --> 02:33:54,909
just a view of what this

4844
02:33:55,281 --> 02:33:57,650
Sports Corp events are for

4845
02:33:57,650 --> 02:33:58,318
this year, you we are going to

4846
02:33:58,318 --> 02:34:00,718
busy throughout the entire

4847
02:34:01,120 --> 02:34:01,988
year all the way through

4848
02:34:01,988 --> 02:34:03,790
DECEMBER 10th just will call

4849
02:34:03,790 --> 02:34:05,992
out the Pikes Peak Sports

4850
02:34:05,992 --> 02:34:06,793
Economy report for a number

4851
02:34:06,793 --> 02:34:08,996
years. It really has been

4852
02:34:08,996 --> 02:34:11,699
since 2018 that we haven't had

4853
02:34:11,699 --> 02:34:13,699
full economic development

4854
02:34:14,200 --> 02:34:14,669
report of what is the impact

4855
02:34:14,669 --> 02:34:15,336
of the sports and tourism,

4856
02:34:15,336 --> 02:34:17,372
sports, tourism and sports

4857
02:34:17,372 --> 02:34:18,373
economy and car springs. And

4858
02:34:18,373 --> 02:34:21,276
so we are partnering with Uccs

4859
02:34:21,276 --> 02:34:21,976
College of Business and

4860
02:34:21,976 --> 02:34:25,576
there's going to be full what

4861
02:34:25,614 --> 02:34:26,982
you would classify as a sort

4862
02:34:26,982 --> 02:34:28,618
of like chambers, state of the

4863
02:34:28,618 --> 02:34:30,487
city kind of report of what is

4864
02:34:30,487 --> 02:34:32,355
the economic status and the

4865
02:34:32,355 --> 02:34:34,224
impact for Sports Chi Minh

4866
02:34:34,224 --> 02:34:35,525
City South. Thank you very

4867
02:34:35,525 --> 02:34:37,327
much. Appreciate Will just for

4868
02:34:37,327 --> 02:34:38,962
the record one, I was in high

4869
02:34:38,962 --> 02:34:41,665
school and I tell you when

4870
02:34:41,665 --> 02:34:42,266
that we didn't have our state

4871
02:34:42,266 --> 02:34:42,866
basketball.

4872
02:34:42,866 --> 02:34:44,866
>> Playoffs in Colorado

4873
02:34:46,971 --> 02:34:47,805
Springs at. Couple gyms

4874
02:34:47,805 --> 02:34:50,805
downtown. Also at their first

4875
02:34:51,909 --> 02:34:54,309
county. Did you win?

4876
02:34:58,517 --> 02:35:01,517
>> remember all of I love

4877
02:35:01,654 --> 02:35:02,354
competition.

4878
02:35:02,354 --> 02:35:05,354
>> And the certainly you deal

4879
02:35:05,691 --> 02:35:06,326
with that every day,

4880
02:35:06,326 --> 02:35:08,326
particularly when you're

4881
02:35:08,895 --> 02:35:09,796
competing against other cities

4882
02:35:09,796 --> 02:35:10,397
counties places and things

4883
02:35:10,397 --> 02:35:13,397
like that for all these

4884
02:35:14,468 --> 02:35:15,903
different sports events. You

4885
02:35:15,903 --> 02:35:16,570
know, to really elevate this

4886
02:35:16,570 --> 02:35:20,770
if we could dream beg and I

4887
02:35:21,242 --> 02:35:22,176
give you like one wish.

4888
02:35:22,176 --> 02:35:26,376
>> What is it? What is it that

4889
02:35:26,614 --> 02:35:30,850
we don't That keeps us from

4890
02:35:30,850 --> 02:35:31,119
being more competitive?

4891
02:35:31,119 --> 02:35:34,119
>> I can't take that. Thank

4892
02:35:34,456 --> 02:35:35,624
you for that Some question.

4893
02:35:35,624 --> 02:35:37,360
What's great about the City

4894
02:35:37,360 --> 02:35:38,761
for Champions Project is we

4895
02:35:38,761 --> 02:35:40,397
have these these glowy flashy

4896
02:35:40,397 --> 02:35:42,465
but news that we can get

4897
02:35:42,465 --> 02:35:44,434
things at right ropes in Reno,

4898
02:35:44,434 --> 02:35:45,402
whitener. You name it. But but

4899
02:35:45,402 --> 02:35:46,102
the nuts and bolts of

4900
02:35:46,102 --> 02:35:46,771
something that our city is

4901
02:35:46,771 --> 02:35:48,439
really lacking is a massive

4902
02:35:48,439 --> 02:35:50,839
indoor or outdoor sports

4903
02:35:50,974 --> 02:35:51,576
complex. We can't bet on very

4904
02:35:51,576 --> 02:35:53,576
many volleyball, vents

4905
02:35:54,812 --> 02:35:55,479
basketball against fence.

4906
02:35:55,479 --> 02:35:57,883
Those things that bring in

4907
02:35:57,883 --> 02:35:59,951
just those When you see those

4908
02:35:59,951 --> 02:36:00,685
people just turn and

4909
02:36:00,685 --> 02:36:01,320
restaurants and hotels because

4910
02:36:01,320 --> 02:36:03,720
they're all there running

4911
02:36:03,755 --> 02:36:04,823
around for basketball

4912
02:36:04,823 --> 02:36:07,593
tournament. So it into outdoor

4913
02:36:07,593 --> 02:36:08,294
sports complex, even baseball

4914
02:36:08,294 --> 02:36:08,994
on softball. We do have some

4915
02:36:08,994 --> 02:36:10,129
fields, kind that would have

4916
02:36:10,129 --> 02:36:11,463
to piece together pretty large

4917
02:36:11,463 --> 02:36:12,465
tournaments. But I would say

4918
02:36:12,465 --> 02:36:16,650
that is by far the biggest

4919
02:36:16,169 --> 02:36:17,137
need. And I don't quote me on

4920
02:36:17,137 --> 02:36:19,273
this. But for my basic

4921
02:36:19,273 --> 02:36:19,940
research, we didn't don't

4922
02:36:19,940 --> 02:36:20,641
think that there's a market

4923
02:36:20,641 --> 02:36:23,244
our size, our city, our size.

4924
02:36:23,244 --> 02:36:26,314
That doesn't have one. So that

4925
02:36:26,314 --> 02:36:28,950
is answer to that question.

4926
02:36:28,950 --> 02:36:31,186
>> Yeah. Hear from a lot of

4927
02:36:31,186 --> 02:36:31,820
hotels whenever they approach

4928
02:36:31,820 --> 02:36:34,220
about new business, they

4929
02:36:38,460 --> 02:36:39,161
always say. Winter winter. But

4930
02:36:39,161 --> 02:36:40,329
and so, yeah, I think you're

4931
02:36:40,329 --> 02:36:41,731
right. I think the sports

4932
02:36:41,731 --> 02:36:44,731
complex that would enhance our

4933
02:36:45,468 --> 02:36:46,503
winter travel would be a good

4934
02:36:46,503 --> 02:36:48,305
Absolutely. Thank In one

4935
02:36:48,305 --> 02:36:49,500
example to that. So like on

4936
02:36:49,500 --> 02:36:49,739
the soccer front, one of our

4937
02:36:49,739 --> 02:36:52,676
largest events that we brought

4938
02:36:52,676 --> 02:36:53,410
in town last last year was

4939
02:36:53,410 --> 02:36:54,450
from a group called Ali

4940
02:36:54,450 --> 02:36:56,314
Tournament, said it's the

4941
02:36:56,314 --> 02:36:58,314
development player's league.

4942
02:36:58,315 --> 02:37:00,518
It was private 15,000 room

4943
02:37:00,518 --> 02:37:01,185
nights and that's on the very,

4944
02:37:01,185 --> 02:37:04,785
very small and of what they

4945
02:37:05,900 --> 02:37:05,757
do. And so it was 2000 girl

4946
02:37:05,757 --> 02:37:08,157
soccer players from 97% of

4947
02:37:08,326 --> 02:37:09,940
which for were out of state.

4948
02:37:09,940 --> 02:37:12,694
Each one of them came with

4949
02:37:13,198 --> 02:37:14,330
about 3 4 family members and

4950
02:37:14,330 --> 02:37:14,634
state a place of the Air Force

4951
02:37:14,634 --> 02:37:15,368
Academy for Scouting is

4952
02:37:15,368 --> 02:37:17,971
completely maxed out on fields

4953
02:37:17,971 --> 02:37:21,571
and they have max, like about

4954
02:37:21,908 --> 02:37:22,942
18 soccer fields. So that's a

4955
02:37:22,942 --> 02:37:24,345
small event that takes place.

4956
02:37:24,345 --> 02:37:25,450
And so that's likes kind of a

4957
02:37:25,450 --> 02:37:25,712
cap of what we can even start

4958
02:37:25,712 --> 02:37:28,712
to have a conversation with

4959
02:37:31,885 --> 02:37:32,453
right now.

4960
02:37:32,453 --> 02:37:33,154
>> I just hear their

4961
02:37:33,154 --> 02:37:35,924
questions. Thank you so much.

4962
02:37:35,924 --> 02:37:36,591
Thank you Thank To the clerk.

4963
02:37:36,591 --> 02:37:39,591
Please read and 60 into the

4964
02:37:41,960 --> 02:37:41,763
record. This is our last item.

4965
02:37:41,763 --> 02:37:45,670
So we're just going to keep

4966
02:37:45,670 --> 02:37:45,734
going for lunch.

4967
02:37:45,734 --> 02:37:47,734
>> Colorado Springs Chamber

4968
02:37:48,370 --> 02:37:49,500
and edc 2024 year in Lodgers

4969
02:37:49,500 --> 02:37:52,500
on a rental. Our contract

4970
02:37:52,508 --> 02:37:53,844
update to City Council.

4971
02:37:53,844 --> 02:37:54,811
>> Good Afternoon Council. My

4972
02:37:54,811 --> 02:37:56,460
name is Danny Bowling. I'm the

4973
02:37:56,460 --> 02:37:59,460
chief operating officer at the

4974
02:37:59,549 --> 02:38:00,184
Collar Springs Chamber and edc

4975
02:38:00,184 --> 02:38:01,485
and I will be brief. So I

4976
02:38:01,485 --> 02:38:02,386
don't keep you between lunch.

4977
02:38:02,386 --> 02:38:03,530
Thank you for having me. And

4978
02:38:03,530 --> 02:38:03,720
welcome to our new council

4979
02:38:03,720 --> 02:38:05,757
members. It's great to have

4980
02:38:05,757 --> 02:38:08,930
you here. I like to start off

4981
02:38:08,930 --> 02:38:10,270
with our lard presentation to

4982
02:38:10,270 --> 02:38:12,630
just pull excerpt from our

4983
02:38:12,630 --> 02:38:14,630
contract, whereas by

4984
02:38:14,433 --> 02:38:15,000
attracting visitors promoting

4985
02:38:15,000 --> 02:38:16,268
business tourism and

4986
02:38:16,268 --> 02:38:17,690
supporting economic

4987
02:38:17,690 --> 02:38:17,703
development activities, this

4988
02:38:17,703 --> 02:38:20,103
program will fulfill the

4989
02:38:26,546 --> 02:38:28,548
purposes of the alert. Thanks

4990
02:38:28,548 --> 02:38:29,783
slide there for the benefit of

4991
02:38:29,783 --> 02:38:31,418
our new council members. Just

4992
02:38:31,418 --> 02:38:33,454
one quick slide on the chamber

4993
02:38:33,454 --> 02:38:34,455
edc. So our mission is to

4994
02:38:34,455 --> 02:38:35,956
achieve economic prosperity

4995
02:38:35,956 --> 02:38:36,557
for our region and act as a

4996
02:38:36,557 --> 02:38:38,557
catalyst for business,

4997
02:38:39,600 --> 02:38:40,394
innovation and growth. What

4998
02:38:40,394 --> 02:38:42,230
drives us is we holistically

4999
02:38:42,230 --> 02:38:43,164
support. Business is through

5000
02:38:43,164 --> 02:38:44,199
economic development.

5001
02:38:44,199 --> 02:38:45,868
Government affairs, small

5002
02:38:45,868 --> 02:38:47,100
business development and

5003
02:38:47,100 --> 02:38:48,570
membership services. We are

5004
02:38:48,570 --> 02:38:49,138
the front door for businesses

5005
02:38:49,138 --> 02:38:51,138
to access, influence,

5006
02:38:51,474 --> 02:38:53,874
resources and knowledge. And

5007
02:38:54,770 --> 02:38:54,777
we lead on regional business

5008
02:38:54,777 --> 02:38:56,777
initiatives event, execution,

5009
02:38:57,980 --> 02:38:59,516
convening decision makers and

5010
02:38:59,516 --> 02:39:00,283
uniting the region to win

5011
02:39:00,283 --> 02:39:01,170
globally. We are proud to host

5012
02:39:01,170 --> 02:39:03,417
our partner organizations. The

5013
02:39:04,321 --> 02:39:04,988
Pikes Peak has a network and

5014
02:39:04,988 --> 02:39:05,656
the Colorado and like Speak

5015
02:39:05,656 --> 02:39:07,656
Small Business Development

5016
02:39:08,792 --> 02:39:09,660
Center. So back to our kp

5017
02:39:09,660 --> 02:39:12,363
Eyes, the first one is to

5018
02:39:12,363 --> 02:39:14,298
conduct a perception study.

5019
02:39:14,298 --> 02:39:16,234
This was completed in several

5020
02:39:16,234 --> 02:39:16,902
phases in 2023. This product

5021
02:39:16,902 --> 02:39:18,937
was important because this

5022
02:39:18,937 --> 02:39:20,772
helps drive the entire program

5023
02:39:20,772 --> 02:39:22,907
of the plan of the rest of our

5024
02:39:22,907 --> 02:39:23,609
work. And for a new council

5025
02:39:23,609 --> 02:39:24,343
members, I would be happy to

5026
02:39:24,343 --> 02:39:26,112
share some of the results with

5027
02:39:26,112 --> 02:39:26,712
you at another time. But at a

5028
02:39:26,712 --> 02:39:29,112
high level, the biggest

5029
02:39:29,115 --> 02:39:30,820
findings were that, you know,

5030
02:39:30,820 --> 02:39:30,816
on a positive, we didn't have

5031
02:39:30,816 --> 02:39:33,816
a negative perception. We just

5032
02:39:34,321 --> 02:39:35,422
had on awareness, perception.

5033
02:39:35,422 --> 02:39:37,357
Coral Springs is known for our

5034
02:39:37,357 --> 02:39:39,593
beautiful outdoors and a great

5035
02:39:39,593 --> 02:39:41,361
vacation destination. But it's

5036
02:39:41,361 --> 02:39:42,290
not known for our career

5037
02:39:42,290 --> 02:39:42,964
opportunities in a place to

5038
02:39:42,964 --> 02:39:43,597
join the workforce. And you

5039
02:39:43,597 --> 02:39:46,597
can have a great business

5040
02:39:49,304 --> 02:39:51,406
year. In terms of earned

5041
02:39:51,406 --> 02:39:52,140
media. We received 12 national

5042
02:39:52,140 --> 02:39:53,975
placements last year that were

5043
02:39:53,975 --> 02:39:56,780
a direct result of our

5044
02:39:56,780 --> 02:39:57,790
proactive pitching. And again,

5045
02:39:57,790 --> 02:39:57,779
based off the perception

5046
02:39:57,779 --> 02:39:59,181
study, we are really focusing

5047
02:39:59,181 --> 02:40:01,170
on those business topics. So

5048
02:40:01,170 --> 02:40:02,819
some of the examples you can

5049
02:40:02,819 --> 02:40:03,486
see on the screen are stories

5050
02:40:03,486 --> 02:40:05,886
about chips and microchips

5051
02:40:06,656 --> 02:40:07,590
microchip. Our Coral Springs

5052
02:40:07,590 --> 02:40:10,460
being named a top city for

5053
02:40:10,460 --> 02:40:11,610
tech talent for growth and

5054
02:40:11,610 --> 02:40:12,496
emphasizing our strong

5055
02:40:12,496 --> 02:40:13,264
aerospace and defense

5056
02:40:13,264 --> 02:40:16,264
community and the benefit of

5057
02:40:16,934 --> 02:40:18,136
earned media is that we are

5058
02:40:18,136 --> 02:40:20,710
learning these results and

5059
02:40:20,710 --> 02:40:21,238
adding credibility to our

5060
02:40:21,238 --> 02:40:21,840
name. This is paying for

5061
02:40:21,840 --> 02:40:23,840
advertising but having

5062
02:40:25,277 --> 02:40:26,110
journalists and reporters

5063
02:40:26,110 --> 02:40:26,678
either visit the community and

5064
02:40:26,678 --> 02:40:27,379
we teach them and tell them

5065
02:40:27,379 --> 02:40:30,379
why they should cover this

5066
02:40:31,830 --> 02:40:32,484
great topic and they produce

5067
02:40:32,484 --> 02:40:33,652
and sometimes it is. It's

5068
02:40:33,652 --> 02:40:34,319
either in person or we host

5069
02:40:34,319 --> 02:40:37,319
them here or and sometimes

5070
02:40:37,557 --> 02:40:39,493
it's it's yeah, phone. But the

5071
02:40:39,493 --> 02:40:40,360
benefit of this again is the

5072
02:40:40,360 --> 02:40:40,961
authenticity and the

5073
02:40:40,961 --> 02:40:41,561
credibility that we're

5074
02:40:41,561 --> 02:40:43,561
learning through media

5075
02:40:45,766 --> 02:40:47,868
strategy. In terms of digital

5076
02:40:47,868 --> 02:40:49,837
are paid search and are paid

5077
02:40:49,837 --> 02:40:50,571
social. All of our industry

5078
02:40:50,571 --> 02:40:52,971
benchmarks have been exceeded.

5079
02:40:53,700 --> 02:40:53,708
We're very proud of that. The

5080
02:40:53,708 --> 02:40:55,810
click through rate on Google

5081
02:40:55,810 --> 02:40:58,279
Adwords. These are things like

5082
02:40:58,279 --> 02:40:58,914
cost of living Colorado

5083
02:40:58,914 --> 02:41:00,315
Springs jobs in Colorado

5084
02:41:00,315 --> 02:41:02,318
Springs and strategic key

5085
02:41:02,318 --> 02:41:03,185
words that we know that talent

5086
02:41:03,185 --> 02:41:05,585
and business decision makers

5087
02:41:05,655 --> 02:41:06,288
are looking at when they're

5088
02:41:06,288 --> 02:41:07,824
looking to consider Coral

5089
02:41:07,824 --> 02:41:09,726
Springs as a place to do

5090
02:41:09,726 --> 02:41:11,828
business and then also on

5091
02:41:11,828 --> 02:41:12,696
Social. We're on Facebook and

5092
02:41:12,696 --> 02:41:13,262
LinkedIn. And you can see that

5093
02:41:13,262 --> 02:41:14,764
we've exceeded those

5094
02:41:14,764 --> 02:41:17,764
benchmarks as well. In terms

5095
02:41:18,902 --> 02:41:20,704
of online presence. This is

5096
02:41:20,704 --> 02:41:23,730
U.S. Marketing the region our

5097
02:41:23,730 --> 02:41:26,673
website and we again are proud

5098
02:41:27,780 --> 02:41:29,470
to have exceeded these kp eyes

5099
02:41:29,470 --> 02:41:31,983
benchmarks. So you can see

5100
02:41:31,983 --> 02:41:32,985
that we've done well on

5101
02:41:32,985 --> 02:41:33,685
visits.

5102
02:41:33,685 --> 02:41:36,121
>> And time spent. But really

5103
02:41:36,121 --> 02:41:36,822
the important pieces are the

5104
02:41:36,822 --> 02:41:37,456
conversions. It's great that

5105
02:41:37,456 --> 02:41:38,191
you visit our website and

5106
02:41:38,191 --> 02:41:39,659
browse. But what are you doing

5107
02:41:39,659 --> 02:41:40,626
when you get there? So?

5108
02:41:40,626 --> 02:41:41,494
>> The 2 conversions we've

5109
02:41:41,494 --> 02:41:44,494
identified our job use and

5110
02:41:45,198 --> 02:41:47,167
cost of living calculator. So

5111
02:41:47,167 --> 02:41:48,302
I'm job views. We want to

5112
02:41:48,302 --> 02:41:50,203
display an advertisement to

5113
02:41:50,203 --> 02:41:51,370
say grow your cyber security

5114
02:41:51,370 --> 02:41:51,905
career in Colorado Springs.

5115
02:41:51,905 --> 02:41:52,606
And when they click on it to

5116
02:41:52,606 --> 02:41:54,842
click through to the job you

5117
02:41:54,842 --> 02:41:55,909
week on past success, same

5118
02:41:55,909 --> 02:41:57,311
with cost of living. If if

5119
02:41:57,311 --> 02:41:59,114
somebody is clicking through

5120
02:41:59,114 --> 02:42:00,781
to measure the cost of living

5121
02:42:00,781 --> 02:42:01,482
calculator, they're analyzing

5122
02:42:01,482 --> 02:42:05,820
and taking that next step and

5123
02:42:06,889 --> 02:42:07,589
considering moving here. In

5124
02:42:07,589 --> 02:42:09,992
terms of blogs are Kpi is to

5125
02:42:09,992 --> 02:42:11,494
publish 2 blocks per month.

5126
02:42:11,494 --> 02:42:14,497
And this has been achieved. We

5127
02:42:14,497 --> 02:42:17,566
post these on our website and

5128
02:42:17,566 --> 02:42:18,602
again recovery industry

5129
02:42:18,602 --> 02:42:20,136
information. You know,

5130
02:42:20,136 --> 02:42:21,205
speaking to talent that's

5131
02:42:21,205 --> 02:42:23,600
considering moving here and

5132
02:42:23,600 --> 02:42:25,108
talking to those business

5133
02:42:25,108 --> 02:42:25,775
decision makers, the other

5134
02:42:25,775 --> 02:42:26,476
main benefit of logs is to

5135
02:42:26,476 --> 02:42:29,476
keep your content fresh on

5136
02:42:30,181 --> 02:42:31,482
website. As you all know and

5137
02:42:31,482 --> 02:42:32,149
keep our sco nice and happy.

5138
02:42:32,149 --> 02:42:32,750
So all of those blocks and

5139
02:42:32,750 --> 02:42:35,150
keywords are helping to

5140
02:42:36,755 --> 02:42:38,890
fulfill that goal as well. In

5141
02:42:38,890 --> 02:42:38,791
terms of ongoing outreach.

5142
02:42:38,791 --> 02:42:41,791
This is us again proactively

5143
02:42:41,893 --> 02:42:43,695
going out and marketing the

5144
02:42:43,695 --> 02:42:44,930
region through relationships,

5145
02:42:44,930 --> 02:42:46,980
building relationships to site

5146
02:42:46,980 --> 02:42:47,600
selectors. Those consultants

5147
02:42:47,600 --> 02:42:48,267
who are advising businesses on

5148
02:42:48,267 --> 02:42:51,267
where they should decide to

5149
02:42:51,704 --> 02:42:53,406
relocate or expand so that the

5150
02:42:53,406 --> 02:42:54,740
first kpi was to host of a

5151
02:42:54,740 --> 02:42:56,474
family or a familiarization

5152
02:42:57,411 --> 02:42:58,445
tour in Colorado Springs. We

5153
02:42:58,445 --> 02:43:00,614
hope to last year in the first

5154
02:43:00,614 --> 02:43:02,984
part of the year, one with

5155
02:43:02,984 --> 02:43:03,584
John with cbre and then again

5156
02:43:03,584 --> 02:43:06,584
later in JUNE with site

5157
02:43:07,655 --> 02:43:08,389
selectors from Deloitte. Our

5158
02:43:08,389 --> 02:43:10,789
team, our economic development

5159
02:43:11,626 --> 02:43:12,327
team has an entire calendar of

5160
02:43:12,327 --> 02:43:14,727
change shows and conferences

5161
02:43:14,729 --> 02:43:15,897
that they that they go out to.

5162
02:43:15,897 --> 02:43:16,765
This is them that we like to

5163
02:43:16,765 --> 02:43:17,967
say they're hunting and

5164
02:43:17,967 --> 02:43:18,867
gathering. They're going out

5165
02:43:18,867 --> 02:43:20,870
and they're making sure the

5166
02:43:20,870 --> 02:43:21,971
Colorado Springs is fresh on

5167
02:43:21,971 --> 02:43:23,907
people's minds when they're

5168
02:43:23,907 --> 02:43:25,909
looking at places to relocate

5169
02:43:25,909 --> 02:43:26,843
and expand to. So some of the

5170
02:43:26,843 --> 02:43:27,644
visuals you have here is our

5171
02:43:27,644 --> 02:43:28,378
economic development team in

5172
02:43:28,378 --> 02:43:31,978
action and meeting with a site

5173
02:43:34,510 --> 02:43:36,451
selectors. On space symposium.

5174
02:43:37,254 --> 02:43:37,955
I didn't brief this in the my

5175
02:43:37,955 --> 02:43:40,157
presentation here. Would you

5176
02:43:40,157 --> 02:43:40,825
like me to go through it or in

5177
02:43:40,825 --> 02:43:44,425
the interest of time? I can

5178
02:43:46,598 --> 02:43:48,634
go. I can skip as well. Go

5179
02:43:48,634 --> 02:43:49,568
there, ok, super. So with

5180
02:43:49,568 --> 02:43:50,602
space symposium, we know that

5181
02:43:50,602 --> 02:43:51,237
this is kind of our Super Bowl

5182
02:43:51,237 --> 02:43:53,637
of Florida Springs. We're

5183
02:43:53,739 --> 02:43:54,708
attracting 12 to 15,000

5184
02:43:54,708 --> 02:43:57,644
visitors that are all focused

5185
02:43:57,644 --> 02:43:59,579
on aerospace and defense and

5186
02:43:59,579 --> 02:44:01,648
cyber security. And our top

5187
02:44:01,648 --> 02:44:02,549
key industry. So the chamber

5188
02:44:02,549 --> 02:44:04,840
and edc wants to take

5189
02:44:04,840 --> 02:44:04,685
advantage and leverage the

5190
02:44:04,685 --> 02:44:07,850
audience and take that

5191
02:44:08,220 --> 02:44:09,890
campaign to the next level. So

5192
02:44:09,890 --> 02:44:10,591
in 2024, was our second year

5193
02:44:10,591 --> 02:44:13,461
And of course, we just did it

5194
02:44:13,461 --> 02:44:16,461
again. And 25 but we're proud

5195
02:44:16,531 --> 02:44:17,399
to be the leader of this

5196
02:44:17,399 --> 02:44:18,320
campaign. Its takeoff in

5197
02:44:18,320 --> 02:44:20,320
Colorado Springs. Hashtag

5198
02:44:20,335 --> 02:44:21,303
welcome to our orbit. So were

5199
02:44:21,303 --> 02:44:22,400
blanketing the community as

5200
02:44:22,400 --> 02:44:25,308
much as we can with the funds

5201
02:44:25,308 --> 02:44:26,476
that we have to get this

5202
02:44:26,476 --> 02:44:27,410
message out there. So when

5203
02:44:27,410 --> 02:44:28,770
people are in town for that,

5204
02:44:28,770 --> 02:44:29,512
that captive audience this

5205
02:44:29,512 --> 02:44:31,681
year for that week, we're

5206
02:44:31,681 --> 02:44:33,416
seeing this messaging

5207
02:44:33,416 --> 02:44:35,850
throughout and we're tying it

5208
02:44:35,850 --> 02:44:37,454
all the way through to our

5209
02:44:37,454 --> 02:44:40,191
booth. But we want them to let

5210
02:44:40,191 --> 02:44:40,891
you know what the second that

5211
02:44:40,891 --> 02:44:41,558
they get Sacar Springs. They

5212
02:44:41,558 --> 02:44:42,259
can see this messaging and

5213
02:44:42,259 --> 02:44:45,859
hear this strum bn the story

5214
02:44:46,497 --> 02:44:47,165
being told. So go through a

5215
02:44:47,165 --> 02:44:48,933
few of those. So I started

5216
02:44:48,933 --> 02:44:50,969
with a Springs airport. We

5217
02:44:50,969 --> 02:44:51,703
know that, you know, get them

5218
02:44:51,703 --> 02:44:53,972
all day right when they get

5219
02:44:53,972 --> 02:44:55,641
here that we started with our

5220
02:44:55,641 --> 02:44:57,242
Ashley, all of the visuals in

5221
02:44:57,242 --> 02:44:59,642
the campaign feature ash.

5222
02:44:59,679 --> 02:45:01,180
That's doing it. Enjoying

5223
02:45:01,180 --> 02:45:01,915
iconic experiences in Colorado

5224
02:45:01,915 --> 02:45:02,949
Springs. So we're able to have

5225
02:45:02,949 --> 02:45:03,616
some fun with it, too. So you

5226
02:45:03,616 --> 02:45:04,217
can see here. We have been

5227
02:45:04,217 --> 02:45:06,617
camping here with some

5228
02:45:07,588 --> 02:45:09,589
messaging. And then we have

5229
02:45:09,589 --> 02:45:12,559
window clings why you exit the

5230
02:45:12,559 --> 02:45:14,394
plane and each of the clings

5231
02:45:14,394 --> 02:45:15,290
features a stat on the sector,

5232
02:45:15,290 --> 02:45:18,290
whether it's how how many

5233
02:45:18,833 --> 02:45:20,000
employers are here all the way

5234
02:45:20,000 --> 02:45:21,569
to how many hiking trails

5235
02:45:21,569 --> 02:45:22,204
there are. Because we know

5236
02:45:22,204 --> 02:45:22,904
that that that is all the

5237
02:45:22,904 --> 02:45:26,475
total package of what we have

5238
02:45:26,475 --> 02:45:28,430
to offer. We also worked with

5239
02:45:28,430 --> 02:45:28,710
Chamber and edc member on

5240
02:45:28,710 --> 02:45:31,110
billboards because we know

5241
02:45:32,114 --> 02:45:33,480
that people travel through tia

5242
02:45:33,480 --> 02:45:34,684
and we want them to see our

5243
02:45:34,684 --> 02:45:35,285
messaging along the way to. So

5244
02:45:35,285 --> 02:45:38,285
again, some more of the

5245
02:45:38,421 --> 02:45:40,491
messaging has been included.

5246
02:45:40,491 --> 02:45:41,525
We worked with our partners at

5247
02:45:41,525 --> 02:45:42,592
downtown partnership to

5248
02:45:42,592 --> 02:45:45,592
activate some of the light

5249
02:45:45,862 --> 02:45:46,530
pole banners again with some

5250
02:45:46,530 --> 02:45:47,970
of the artwork you can see

5251
02:45:47,970 --> 02:45:48,432
with that shots doing

5252
02:45:48,432 --> 02:45:49,100
different things. And Florida

5253
02:45:49,100 --> 02:45:52,100
Springs and the Pikes Peak

5254
02:45:52,603 --> 02:45:53,805
region. And our partners at

5255
02:45:53,805 --> 02:45:55,707
the broad more were gracious

5256
02:45:55,707 --> 02:45:56,374
and allowed us to put in room

5257
02:45:56,374 --> 02:45:57,643
collateral and every single

5258
02:45:57,643 --> 02:45:58,643
one of the hotel rooms. We

5259
02:45:58,643 --> 02:46:00,279
know that everyone staying

5260
02:46:00,279 --> 02:46:01,130
there is participating in

5261
02:46:01,130 --> 02:46:01,714
space symposium. And again,

5262
02:46:01,714 --> 02:46:05,484
you can see some of the stats

5263
02:46:05,484 --> 02:46:06,850
and the facts and figures that

5264
02:46:06,850 --> 02:46:06,752
are important to those

5265
02:46:06,752 --> 02:46:07,486
business decision makers as

5266
02:46:07,486 --> 02:46:08,220
they're in town and they can

5267
02:46:08,220 --> 02:46:10,620
consider moving their business

5268
02:46:12,580 --> 02:46:12,725
here. He's also served as I

5269
02:46:12,725 --> 02:46:15,725
handouts as well for those

5270
02:46:18,432 --> 02:46:19,132
working the trade show. Pop up

5271
02:46:19,132 --> 02:46:19,866
banners again. We're kind of

5272
02:46:19,866 --> 02:46:22,866
marketing pieces that added to

5273
02:46:24,438 --> 02:46:25,506
the campaign. And the fun

5274
02:46:25,506 --> 02:46:28,506
things like pins and stickers

5275
02:46:31,790 --> 02:46:32,180
and swag items for the

5276
02:46:32,180 --> 02:46:33,916
Additionally, in addition to

5277
02:46:33,916 --> 02:46:36,953
the to the broad more we had

5278
02:46:36,953 --> 02:46:38,220
other participating hotels

5279
02:46:38,220 --> 02:46:39,355
that played our video in the

5280
02:46:39,355 --> 02:46:40,957
lobby or in their rooms. And

5281
02:46:40,957 --> 02:46:41,691
you can see those on the

5282
02:46:41,691 --> 02:46:43,293
screen. We had Mayor Yemi with

5283
02:46:43,293 --> 02:46:46,129
provide a welcome video at the

5284
02:46:46,129 --> 02:46:48,932
airport and we plenty of

5285
02:46:48,932 --> 02:46:49,667
social media tool kits and geo

5286
02:46:49,667 --> 02:46:52,667
fencing and lots of placements

5287
02:46:52,836 --> 02:46:53,771
on digital 2 years. All of

5288
02:46:53,771 --> 02:46:54,472
which pointed to a landing

5289
02:46:54,472 --> 02:46:56,941
page about are highly skilled

5290
02:46:56,941 --> 02:46:57,842
and educated workforce. And

5291
02:46:57,842 --> 02:46:59,760
then last but not least. We

5292
02:46:59,760 --> 02:47:00,779
appreciate our partners at the

5293
02:47:00,779 --> 02:47:01,513
city and the county for

5294
02:47:01,513 --> 02:47:02,213
helping us with street cleanup

5295
02:47:02,213 --> 02:47:05,183
like to clean up our house.

5296
02:47:05,183 --> 02:47:06,418
And we have guests visit s.

5297
02:47:06,418 --> 02:47:09,540
But the most important part is

5298
02:47:09,540 --> 02:47:10,590
that all of this led towards

5299
02:47:10,590 --> 02:47:11,423
our booth and our economic

5300
02:47:11,423 --> 02:47:13,823
development teen left the 2024

5301
02:47:16,496 --> 02:47:18,497
show with 24 leads he has kind

5302
02:47:18,497 --> 02:47:19,233
of lacking since reporting on

5303
02:47:19,233 --> 02:47:19,933
last when I'm up here again in

5304
02:47:19,933 --> 02:47:22,933
6 months, all I'll share how

5305
02:47:25,672 --> 02:47:27,107
we did in 2025. Final Kpi is

5306
02:47:27,107 --> 02:47:29,944
are we are the official

5307
02:47:29,944 --> 02:47:31,913
producer of the Car Springs

5308
02:47:31,913 --> 02:47:33,248
relocation guide. And this is

5309
02:47:33,248 --> 02:47:33,848
produced in the spring. So

5310
02:47:33,848 --> 02:47:36,248
this was 5 released and

5311
02:47:36,985 --> 02:47:37,886
distributed last MARCH, 2

5312
02:47:37,886 --> 02:47:39,886
talent acquisition leaders,

5313
02:47:39,955 --> 02:47:40,655
military bases, community

5314
02:47:40,655 --> 02:47:43,550
partners, real estate brokers

5315
02:47:45,600 --> 02:47:46,929
and so forth. And we are proud

5316
02:47:46,929 --> 02:47:47,931
have this guy be available for

5317
02:47:47,931 --> 02:47:48,732
free. So if you or anybody in

5318
02:47:48,732 --> 02:47:49,365
your business is, I know

5319
02:47:49,365 --> 02:47:52,469
you're you have a lot of

5320
02:47:52,469 --> 02:47:54,404
business outside of here. Need

5321
02:47:54,404 --> 02:47:55,138
any of those 4 prospect of

5322
02:47:55,138 --> 02:47:55,806
talent that's looking to visit

5323
02:47:55,806 --> 02:47:58,342
or relocate. We're happy to

5324
02:47:58,342 --> 02:47:59,676
provide those. And we also

5325
02:47:59,676 --> 02:48:01,379
have a retainer with me and or

5326
02:48:01,379 --> 02:48:02,413
gallery to help with our

5327
02:48:02,413 --> 02:48:03,800
callers. Spring stock footage

5328
02:48:03,800 --> 02:48:05,550
we just need does marketing

5329
02:48:05,550 --> 02:48:06,284
assets to be able to tell the

5330
02:48:06,284 --> 02:48:09,353
story in use on our website,

5331
02:48:09,353 --> 02:48:10,555
social digital and so forth.

5332
02:48:10,555 --> 02:48:13,392
The last thing I would like to

5333
02:48:13,392 --> 02:48:13,992
share is that in 2025 or

5334
02:48:13,992 --> 02:48:14,693
launching will we have

5335
02:48:14,693 --> 02:48:16,662
launched a brand new program

5336
02:48:16,662 --> 02:48:17,897
called Source Colorado Springs

5337
02:48:17,897 --> 02:48:21,201
and this initiative is we have

5338
02:48:21,201 --> 02:48:23,770
a full-time employee who is

5339
02:48:23,770 --> 02:48:25,739
going to focus 100% on our

5340
02:48:25,739 --> 02:48:28,410
storytelling on our national

5341
02:48:28,410 --> 02:48:29,743
pr and really taking those

5342
02:48:29,743 --> 02:48:30,544
findings from the perception

5343
02:48:30,544 --> 02:48:32,613
study. And our goal is to

5344
02:48:32,613 --> 02:48:34,481
counter those and shape that

5345
02:48:34,481 --> 02:48:37,481
perception. We are also going

5346
02:48:37,719 --> 02:48:38,886
to focus on support with

5347
02:48:38,886 --> 02:48:40,889
business conferences. We see

5348
02:48:40,889 --> 02:48:42,900
there's a gap there. We know

5349
02:48:42,900 --> 02:48:43,892
there's so many aespace and

5350
02:48:43,892 --> 02:48:44,993
defense and cybersecurity

5351
02:48:44,993 --> 02:48:45,994
conferences out there. Why

5352
02:48:45,994 --> 02:48:47,629
can't we recruit those and

5353
02:48:47,629 --> 02:48:48,263
have spending nights and

5354
02:48:48,263 --> 02:48:50,663
filling rooms in Colorado

5355
02:48:52,702 --> 02:48:53,369
Springs? Don't have to take

5356
02:48:53,369 --> 02:48:55,369
any questions. COUNCILMAN,

5357
02:48:56,138 --> 02:48:56,706
Okay, thank you.

5358
02:48:56,706 --> 02:48:59,106
>> And thanks for the

5359
02:49:00,144 --> 02:49:01,211
presentation, Danny. It the

5360
02:49:01,211 --> 02:49:01,912
first kpi you win over conduct

5361
02:49:01,912 --> 02:49:04,810
a perception study. How often

5362
02:49:04,810 --> 02:49:05,820
do we do to?

5363
02:49:05,820 --> 02:49:06,383
>> We're doing it every 3

5364
02:49:06,383 --> 02:49:08,418
years. We had just on the one

5365
02:49:08,418 --> 02:49:12,290
and we're going to do it again

5366
02:49:12,290 --> 02:49:14,580
in 3 years and 3 years against

5367
02:49:14,580 --> 02:49:17,580
one was done 23. Summer of 26?

5368
02:49:18,196 --> 02:49:18,864
Yep.

5369
02:49:18,864 --> 02:49:21,864
>> The kpi where they come

5370
02:49:21,900 --> 02:49:22,602
from. Can you remind me?

5371
02:49:22,602 --> 02:49:25,602
>> Sure. Yeah. The kpi Zara

5372
02:49:26,572 --> 02:49:27,774
from us. We will work with the

5373
02:49:27,774 --> 02:49:28,374
with stray and team We

5374
02:49:28,374 --> 02:49:30,774
outlined those with our

5375
02:49:31,744 --> 02:49:33,781
contract was set. And then

5376
02:49:33,781 --> 02:49:34,949
each year we have an

5377
02:49:34,949 --> 02:49:35,983
opportunity to at it or if

5378
02:49:35,983 --> 02:49:37,217
there's a new initiative that

5379
02:49:37,217 --> 02:49:37,785
we're being measured against,

5380
02:49:37,785 --> 02:49:38,886
that we provide those

5381
02:49:38,886 --> 02:49:41,286
according to the calendar.

5382
02:49:43,290 --> 02:49:44,926
>> Ands. You said you didn't

5383
02:49:44,926 --> 02:49:48,526
win. The contract was set as

5384
02:49:48,596 --> 02:49:49,631
the 5 year contract. Yes or

5385
02:49:49,631 --> 02:49:51,631
set win.

5386
02:49:51,667 --> 02:49:54,670
>> See 2021 And I think 21

5387
02:49:57,606 --> 02:49:58,307
Fort 22 through 27.

5388
02:49:58,307 --> 02:49:58,907
>> sorry. Initially we had a

5389
02:49:58,907 --> 02:50:01,307
two-year contract and I

5390
02:50:03,446 --> 02:50:06,382
believe this the 3 year 5 year

5391
02:50:06,382 --> 02:50:08,152
contract started, I believe in

5392
02:50:08,152 --> 02:50:10,152
20 3. I'm gonna say 3, 4, 5,

5393
02:50:12,422 --> 02:50:13,123
6, 7. Yes, 2023 to 2027.

5394
02:50:13,123 --> 02:50:17,323
>> And the kpi is are set in

5395
02:50:18,280 --> 02:50:19,731
that contract. But they get

5396
02:50:19,731 --> 02:50:21,320
adjusted that right, right. We

5397
02:50:21,320 --> 02:50:21,699
worked together in 2023 to set

5398
02:50:21,699 --> 02:50:24,169
that contract to set those

5399
02:50:24,169 --> 02:50:26,169
initial kp eyes.

5400
02:50:26,238 --> 02:50:28,240
>> We work with the contract

5401
02:50:28,240 --> 02:50:29,207
used to determine what would

5402
02:50:29,207 --> 02:50:30,643
be the best kp eyes for the

5403
02:50:30,643 --> 02:50:33,479
contract. And then each year

5404
02:50:33,479 --> 02:50:35,810
we have an ability to review

5405
02:50:35,810 --> 02:50:37,850
those so that something is no

5406
02:50:37,850 --> 02:50:38,519
longer relevant, are valid or

5407
02:50:38,519 --> 02:50:40,187
if there's something new, a

5408
02:50:40,187 --> 02:50:42,623
new initiative that we want

5409
02:50:42,623 --> 02:50:43,457
to, including those kp eyes.

5410
02:50:43,457 --> 02:50:47,570
We do that annually. When we

5411
02:50:47,950 --> 02:50:47,762
read extend the contract.

5412
02:50:47,762 --> 02:50:50,162
>> And who specifically is

5413
02:50:50,564 --> 02:50:51,265
that reviews it and sets the

5414
02:50:51,265 --> 02:50:54,865
kp eyes with with a contract

5415
02:50:55,403 --> 02:50:56,204
that entity? Is it? Sri

5416
02:50:56,204 --> 02:50:56,839
McDaniel, chief financial

5417
02:50:56,839 --> 02:50:58,406
officer is at the law or

5418
02:50:58,406 --> 02:51:01,406
committee who is it's the

5419
02:51:03,790 --> 02:51:03,779
chief financial officer. And

5420
02:51:03,779 --> 02:51:04,480
where would we see the well,

5421
02:51:04,480 --> 02:51:08,117
and as we just saw them right

5422
02:51:08,117 --> 02:51:10,987
here, but are they available

5423
02:51:10,987 --> 02:51:11,688
for citizens are council

5424
02:51:11,688 --> 02:51:12,389
members to go. What are those

5425
02:51:12,389 --> 02:51:13,690
kpi is on to see Yes, they're

5426
02:51:13,690 --> 02:51:16,690
touched the contract and that

5427
02:51:17,494 --> 02:51:19,530
would be found where?

5428
02:51:19,530 --> 02:51:20,965
>> With the contract and that

5429
02:51:20,965 --> 02:51:21,632
provided to city council a

5430
02:51:21,632 --> 02:51:22,600
number of times. I think

5431
02:51:22,600 --> 02:51:25,971
Michael has those as well. Ok,

5432
02:51:25,971 --> 02:51:26,771
is it online somewhere in our

5433
02:51:26,771 --> 02:51:28,740
No, we don't post that any

5434
02:51:28,740 --> 02:51:29,374
city contract on Monday. Don't

5435
02:51:29,374 --> 02:51:31,476
believe. Okay. All right.

5436
02:51:31,476 --> 02:51:34,476
Thank you, Thank. Thank Care

5437
02:51:34,813 --> 02:51:37,813
summit, rainy. Thank you for

5438
02:51:39,485 --> 02:51:39,919
being in your presentation.

5439
02:51:39,919 --> 02:51:40,720
You mention.

5440
02:51:40,720 --> 02:51:42,555
>> 24 economic development

5441
02:51:42,555 --> 02:51:43,656
leads coming out of the space

5442
02:51:43,656 --> 02:51:44,658
symposium. Can you give a

5443
02:51:44,658 --> 02:51:46,827
little deeper understanding of

5444
02:51:46,827 --> 02:51:47,961
what those leads mean for you?

5445
02:51:47,961 --> 02:51:48,595
All, especially a significant

5446
02:51:48,595 --> 02:51:51,595
number like that? Are you

5447
02:51:51,766 --> 02:51:53,734
looking at just against

5448
02:51:53,734 --> 02:51:54,835
companies that are currently

5449
02:51:54,835 --> 02:51:55,537
not business partners with the

5450
02:51:55,537 --> 02:51:56,204
chamber? What does that mean

5451
02:51:56,204 --> 02:51:58,272
was great question. Council

5452
02:51:58,272 --> 02:52:00,272
Brady, thank you.

5453
02:52:00,408 --> 02:52:01,476
>> I will give the high level.

5454
02:52:01,476 --> 02:52:02,611
But let me follow up with you

5455
02:52:02,611 --> 02:52:05,611
with some more specifics. Are

5456
02:52:06,682 --> 02:52:08,851
economic development team a

5457
02:52:08,851 --> 02:52:10,686
definition of what a qualified

5458
02:52:10,686 --> 02:52:11,387
lead is. So it is not just

5459
02:52:11,387 --> 02:52:12,870
anyone say no. I think close

5460
02:52:12,870 --> 02:52:13,923
friends is amazing. I want to

5461
02:52:13,923 --> 02:52:15,959
move there. There's definitely

5462
02:52:15,959 --> 02:52:17,930
criteria that that makes it a

5463
02:52:17,930 --> 02:52:18,128
qualified lead. But I would

5464
02:52:18,128 --> 02:52:18,828
have to follow up with you on

5465
02:52:18,828 --> 02:52:21,865
that. So I can you know that

5466
02:52:21,865 --> 02:52:22,566
over if that's okay.

5467
02:52:22,566 --> 02:52:23,600
>> Now, appreciate that. And

5468
02:52:23,600 --> 02:52:24,302
think actually, if you can get

5469
02:52:24,302 --> 02:52:27,400
that to entire council, that

5470
02:52:27,400 --> 02:52:27,872
would be great. Yes, do

5471
02:52:27,872 --> 02:52:28,539
>> I don't see other

5472
02:52:28,539 --> 02:52:30,939
questions. Thank you. Thank

5473
02:52:32,811 --> 02:52:33,511
you. PRESIDENT Haven't we take

5474
02:52:33,511 --> 02:52:35,613
a pause for a minute and just

5475
02:52:35,613 --> 02:52:39,213
get reaction. We have to about

5476
02:52:40,786 --> 02:52:41,487
30 minutes.

5477
02:52:41,487 --> 02:52:42,154
>> Left, do you want to just

5478
02:52:42,154 --> 02:52:43,656
keep going through to lunch

5479
02:52:43,656 --> 02:52:46,656
even take 5 minutes? Just or

5480
02:52:48,928 --> 02:52:52,528
just keep going? I'm sorry you

5481
02:52:52,799 --> 02:52:53,600
can help. Okay.

5482
02:52:53,600 --> 02:52:55,569
>> Power through our through

5483
02:52:55,569 --> 02:52:59,169
ok clerk, we you're eating in

5484
02:53:01,108 --> 02:53:01,809
item 8.80, 70. Does anybody

5485
02:53:01,809 --> 02:53:02,576
have any questions or changes

5486
02:53:02,576 --> 02:53:06,470
to the agenda plan or the

5487
02:53:06,470 --> 02:53:08,447
current agenda planner for?

5488
02:53:18,940 --> 02:53:18,795
It's a date. That's 70.

5489
02:53:18,795 --> 02:53:21,564
>> And the share of questions

5490
02:53:21,564 --> 02:53:22,732
that I have the tape Okay.

5491
02:53:22,732 --> 02:53:25,402
Yeah. So if you could read

5492
02:53:25,402 --> 02:53:27,402
introduction for a

5493
02:53:31,809 --> 02:53:32,476
>> and b, get together

5494
02:53:32,476 --> 02:53:34,876
separate account, read them

5495
02:53:35,913 --> 02:53:37,810
together. Please do resolution

5496
02:53:37,810 --> 02:53:39,217
authorizing the acquisition of

5497
02:53:39,217 --> 02:53:39,884
approximately 5.7 5 acres

5498
02:53:39,884 --> 02:53:42,284
property identified as the

5499
02:53:42,287 --> 02:53:43,522
convert this to park extension

5500
02:53:43,522 --> 02:53:44,623
through the Parkland

5501
02:53:44,623 --> 02:53:45,691
dedication ordinance program

5502
02:53:45,691 --> 02:53:47,293
MAY be an ordinance amending

5503
02:53:47,293 --> 02:53:49,462
budget ordinance. 24 Dash, one

5504
02:53:49,462 --> 02:53:51,462
of 4, 2025 Budget

5505
02:53:52,231 --> 02:53:53,432
Appropriation on its for

5506
02:53:53,432 --> 02:53:54,334
supplemental appropriation to

5507
02:53:54,334 --> 02:53:57,604
then Peel Deo Fund in the

5508
02:53:57,604 --> 02:54:00,730
amount of $40 to be used for

5509
02:54:00,730 --> 02:54:00,707
the purchase of 5 points acre

5510
02:54:00,707 --> 02:54:03,107
property from Paso County

5511
02:54:04,512 --> 02:54:05,446
School District 20. Good

5512
02:54:05,446 --> 02:54:06,513
morning, Glenn.

5513
02:54:06,513 --> 02:54:07,248
>> Good morning. Lena feeling

5514
02:54:07,248 --> 02:54:07,948
design and development manager

5515
02:54:07,948 --> 02:54:09,584
for the Parks, Recreation and

5516
02:54:09,584 --> 02:54:10,519
Cultural Services Department.

5517
02:54:10,519 --> 02:54:11,152
Good to meet some of you this

5518
02:54:11,152 --> 02:54:13,988
morning and thank you for

5519
02:54:13,988 --> 02:54:14,957
taking my item before lunch. I

5520
02:54:14,957 --> 02:54:15,657
appreciate it. When it's just

5521
02:54:15,657 --> 02:54:16,324
give you a quick overview of

5522
02:54:16,324 --> 02:54:18,760
peeled you for those of you

5523
02:54:18,760 --> 02:54:21,760
that are new sense for

5524
02:54:22,980 --> 02:54:22,998
Parkland dedication, ordinance

5525
02:54:22,998 --> 02:54:24,800
pm Vo pld ordinances house

5526
02:54:24,800 --> 02:54:26,169
within our planning

5527
02:54:26,169 --> 02:54:26,836
department. And that's where

5528
02:54:26,836 --> 02:54:28,972
we get either our land for

5529
02:54:28,972 --> 02:54:31,410
parks in their neighborhood or

5530
02:54:31,410 --> 02:54:31,742
community or our fees that go

5531
02:54:31,742 --> 02:54:35,342
into a kitty that we're able

5532
02:54:37,381 --> 02:54:38,820
to use later for acquisitions.

5533
02:54:38,820 --> 02:54:38,682
And so to me, due at a summit

5534
02:54:38,682 --> 02:54:39,383
on the comes in workers

5535
02:54:39,383 --> 02:54:40,385
planning department to ensure

5536
02:54:40,385 --> 02:54:42,487
that we're getting landed

5537
02:54:42,487 --> 02:54:44,456
possible. And if not, we put

5538
02:54:44,456 --> 02:54:46,358
fees into a bucket interred to

5539
02:54:46,358 --> 02:54:47,359
purchase land later, which is

5540
02:54:47,359 --> 02:54:48,627
why I'm here today because

5541
02:54:48,627 --> 02:54:49,294
requesting an acquisition with

5542
02:54:49,294 --> 02:54:52,294
those funds that we've put

5543
02:54:58,537 --> 02:55:00,390
into cat. Great, okay. So just

5544
02:55:00,390 --> 02:55:00,740
going into the location today,

5545
02:55:00,740 --> 02:55:04,340
we are north of Woodmen road

5546
02:55:04,844 --> 02:55:06,460
east of powers and west of

5547
02:55:06,460 --> 02:55:06,746
black forest. Wondering into

5548
02:55:06,746 --> 02:55:09,750
an existing park that we have

5549
02:55:09,750 --> 02:55:11,285
is called us to park and the

5550
02:55:11,285 --> 02:55:12,219
highlighted area with a star

5551
02:55:12,219 --> 02:55:14,154
over it. That's the area that

5552
02:55:14,154 --> 02:55:16,570
we're looking to purchase for

5553
02:55:16,570 --> 02:55:17,250
an extension of Comer Vista

5554
02:55:17,250 --> 02:55:20,362
Park. Just to let you know

5555
02:55:20,362 --> 02:55:21,129
about this area around here to

5556
02:55:21,129 --> 02:55:24,366
the North East and west of the

5557
02:55:24,366 --> 02:55:25,670
existing Parker single-family

5558
02:55:25,670 --> 02:55:27,103
homes. As you'll as you cross

5559
02:55:27,103 --> 02:55:28,537
over temple or between tot

5560
02:55:28,537 --> 02:55:30,773
empowers there is an existing

5561
02:55:30,773 --> 02:55:31,407
multi-family development

5562
02:55:31,407 --> 02:55:32,709
that's beginning. But is

5563
02:55:32,709 --> 02:55:35,679
intended to continue to the

5564
02:55:35,679 --> 02:55:36,312
south and then to the south of

5565
02:55:36,312 --> 02:55:36,946
the start area, you'll

5566
02:55:36,946 --> 02:55:38,448
townhome development and

5567
02:55:38,448 --> 02:55:39,383
further south. Some

5568
02:55:39,383 --> 02:55:40,830
multifamily that becomes

5569
02:55:40,830 --> 02:55:43,683
important as a coach. And my

5570
02:55:44,388 --> 02:55:45,890
next slide. So as these came

5571
02:55:45,890 --> 02:55:47,424
in for development, they came

5572
02:55:47,424 --> 02:55:48,693
in with 3 master-planned

5573
02:55:48,693 --> 02:55:50,461
areas. The first discusses

5574
02:55:50,461 --> 02:55:52,296
power with 3 to 6 months or

5575
02:55:52,296 --> 02:55:53,231
plant. That's where we

5576
02:55:53,231 --> 02:55:55,330
received existing park site

5577
02:55:55,330 --> 02:55:56,101
repeal to the kieschnick wire

5578
02:55:56,101 --> 02:55:59,701
months at that same time, the

5579
02:55:59,704 --> 02:56:01,704
school district District 20

5580
02:56:02,608 --> 02:56:03,276
also received the saint for

5581
02:56:03,276 --> 02:56:03,976
their school district over

5582
02:56:03,976 --> 02:56:07,547
time. They have to term that

5583
02:56:07,547 --> 02:56:08,248
they no longer need that land

5584
02:56:08,248 --> 02:56:08,949
for development. And so they

5585
02:56:08,949 --> 02:56:09,649
came to the parks department

5586
02:56:09,649 --> 02:56:12,850
to determine if we wanted to

5587
02:56:12,850 --> 02:56:12,686
purchase that land. We very

5588
02:56:12,686 --> 02:56:14,387
interested in that part

5589
02:56:14,387 --> 02:56:15,289
because felt it met some of

5590
02:56:15,289 --> 02:56:17,657
the needs, but we weren't able

5591
02:56:17,657 --> 02:56:19,360
to fulfill in this area. So as

5592
02:56:19,360 --> 02:56:20,528
we look to power would to

5593
02:56:20,528 --> 02:56:22,130
master plan. As I mentioned,

5594
02:56:22,130 --> 02:56:23,831
that is developing as

5595
02:56:23,831 --> 02:56:25,900
multifamily. It was originally

5596
02:56:25,900 --> 02:56:26,868
primarily propose for

5597
02:56:26,868 --> 02:56:27,869
commercial development. So

5598
02:56:27,869 --> 02:56:28,536
when that Masterplan came

5599
02:56:28,536 --> 02:56:31,172
through, we did not receive

5600
02:56:31,172 --> 02:56:31,774
any park sites in that area

5601
02:56:31,774 --> 02:56:32,441
because again, that the

5602
02:56:32,441 --> 02:56:34,441
commercial development, it

5603
02:56:35,178 --> 02:56:36,979
does not require, you know, so

5604
02:56:36,979 --> 02:56:38,470
overtime us begin to develop

5605
02:56:38,470 --> 02:56:39,140
residential Lee. But those

5606
02:56:39,140 --> 02:56:40,149
have come in incrementally and

5607
02:56:40,149 --> 02:56:42,886
over time, we have not

5608
02:56:42,886 --> 02:56:45,255
received a large enough

5609
02:56:45,255 --> 02:56:45,989
development require that 3.5

5610
02:56:45,989 --> 02:56:48,592
acre of neighborhood park that

5611
02:56:48,592 --> 02:56:49,259
we typically see. The same

5612
02:56:49,259 --> 02:56:49,993
thing has been happening at

5613
02:56:49,993 --> 02:56:51,862
the ridge. It what would meant

5614
02:56:51,862 --> 02:56:53,798
to the south where we've been

5615
02:56:53,798 --> 02:56:54,732
seeing what was previously

5616
02:56:54,732 --> 02:56:55,366
proposed to be commercial

5617
02:56:55,366 --> 02:56:57,366
turning into multifamily

5618
02:56:57,702 --> 02:56:58,269
developments as well. So

5619
02:56:58,269 --> 02:57:00,269
because of those 2

5620
02:57:00,438 --> 02:57:02,374
developments, not originally

5621
02:57:02,374 --> 02:57:04,442
proposing Parkland with their

5622
02:57:04,442 --> 02:57:06,145
science. We are looking at a

5623
02:57:06,145 --> 02:57:06,779
deficit in our neighborhood

5624
02:57:06,779 --> 02:57:08,180
park requirement for that

5625
02:57:08,180 --> 02:57:09,849
area. However, the good news

5626
02:57:09,849 --> 02:57:12,151
is they have also been paying

5627
02:57:12,151 --> 02:57:15,222
into that bucket of funds that

5628
02:57:15,222 --> 02:57:17,123
we are able to use to purchase

5629
02:57:17,123 --> 02:57:18,492
land. So we're looking a total

5630
02:57:18,492 --> 02:57:19,126
combine acres up from the

5631
02:57:19,126 --> 02:57:22,126
existing park and the new

5632
02:57:22,162 --> 02:57:23,263
proposed saint of 10.9 1 acres

5633
02:57:23,263 --> 02:57:23,897
and what we are proposing to

5634
02:57:23,897 --> 02:57:25,600
see for a total need for

5635
02:57:25,600 --> 02:57:28,000
neighborhood park in this

5636
02:57:28,769 --> 02:57:31,169
area. It's about 12 to 13.5

5637
02:57:32,106 --> 02:57:33,875
acres. So although we're quite

5638
02:57:33,875 --> 02:57:34,910
to number that we need, we are

5639
02:57:34,910 --> 02:57:35,711
definitely working towards

5640
02:57:35,711 --> 02:57:36,411
that number and getting

5641
02:57:36,411 --> 02:57:38,714
additional park area for this

5642
02:57:38,714 --> 02:57:40,449
as presidents. We also look at

5643
02:57:40,449 --> 02:57:42,551
a distance for walkability

5644
02:57:42,551 --> 02:57:45,688
between a quarter mile and a

5645
02:57:45,688 --> 02:57:46,590
half mile and you'll see from

5646
02:57:46,590 --> 02:57:47,991
So we have a question from

5647
02:57:47,991 --> 02:57:49,991
men, pension.

5648
02:57:50,793 --> 02:57:53,793
>> Thank you, Donna. How short

5649
02:57:56,733 --> 02:57:58,736
are we? So so this addition

5650
02:57:58,736 --> 02:57:59,704
will will get us close. But

5651
02:57:59,704 --> 02:58:03,304
but what what would be short

5652
02:58:03,541 --> 02:58:04,209
in specifically in one area?

5653
02:58:04,209 --> 02:58:04,910
>> So from the neighborhood

5654
02:58:04,910 --> 02:58:06,878
park perspective, we're about

5655
02:58:06,878 --> 02:58:07,779
an acre to an acre. Have short

5656
02:58:07,779 --> 02:58:10,949
thing is that we don't exactly

5657
02:58:10,949 --> 02:58:11,617
know how many developments for

5658
02:58:11,617 --> 02:58:12,318
residential units will come

5659
02:58:12,318 --> 02:58:13,652
in. So it's an approximation

5660
02:58:13,652 --> 02:58:14,553
right now. So we're getting

5661
02:58:14,553 --> 02:58:15,254
much closer, but we're still a

5662
02:58:15,254 --> 02:58:18,254
little bit short. Okay. Thank

5663
02:58:20,726 --> 02:58:21,661
you. So just looking at map

5664
02:58:21,661 --> 02:58:23,530
here, you'll see that quarter

5665
02:58:23,530 --> 02:58:24,732
to half a mile walking

5666
02:58:24,732 --> 02:58:26,399
distance for most of those

5667
02:58:26,399 --> 02:58:28,201
residents in this area will be

5668
02:58:28,201 --> 02:58:28,769
met. So we feel that it's a

5669
02:58:28,769 --> 02:58:30,237
great area to adding

5670
02:58:30,237 --> 02:58:32,237
additional neighborhood park

5671
02:58:32,440 --> 02:58:33,140
space. And it's important to

5672
02:58:33,140 --> 02:58:33,908
see that they would not cross

5673
02:58:33,908 --> 02:58:35,510
over and the major streets.

5674
02:58:35,510 --> 02:58:38,510
That's all within that area

5675
02:58:39,314 --> 02:58:40,150
that they could walk to. Just

5676
02:58:40,150 --> 02:58:41,884
giving you a bit of a visual

5677
02:58:41,884 --> 02:58:42,584
on what this site looks like.

5678
02:58:42,584 --> 02:58:45,688
The area coming the left side

5679
02:58:45,688 --> 02:58:48,291
of the screen is the existing

5680
02:58:48,291 --> 02:58:50,292
park. Sorry. The proposing to

5681
02:58:50,292 --> 02:58:51,261
purchase as you cross over

5682
02:58:51,261 --> 02:58:53,530
kind of in upper right hand

5683
02:58:53,530 --> 02:58:54,931
side, you'll see the existing

5684
02:58:54,931 --> 02:58:55,598
Parker. So it is a relatively

5685
02:58:55,598 --> 02:58:59,198
flat site that is good for

5686
02:58:59,669 --> 02:59:00,271
Park development. Existing

5687
02:59:00,271 --> 02:59:00,971
Cumber Vista Park is

5688
02:59:00,971 --> 02:59:03,541
developed. That's just to the

5689
02:59:03,541 --> 02:59:05,342
north of the site. It has an

5690
02:59:05,342 --> 02:59:08,342
existing Parker play area for

5691
02:59:08,579 --> 02:59:09,414
children as well as walkable

5692
02:59:09,414 --> 02:59:12,517
paths. And then it also has an

5693
02:59:12,517 --> 02:59:15,517
area for a basketball baseball

5694
02:59:17,656 --> 02:59:18,457
softball. Ntioned at the

5695
02:59:18,457 --> 02:59:19,825
beginning, we do have those

5696
02:59:19,825 --> 02:59:21,928
fees upfront able to acquire

5697
02:59:21,928 --> 02:59:23,896
the Parkland coming into

5698
02:59:23,896 --> 02:59:25,640
different buckets. We have

5699
02:59:25,640 --> 02:59:25,665
buckets for Neighborhood Park

5700
02:59:25,665 --> 02:59:28,650
acquisition as well as

5701
02:59:28,969 --> 02:59:29,602
Community Park acquisition.

5702
02:59:29,602 --> 02:59:30,837
Property specifically is

5703
02:59:30,837 --> 02:59:33,237
within The Woodlands Park

5704
02:59:33,740 --> 02:59:36,110
area, part of town. And so we

5705
02:59:36,110 --> 02:59:37,979
are looking to pull from that

5706
02:59:37,979 --> 02:59:40,214
bucket to pull to purchase

5707
02:59:40,214 --> 02:59:41,983
property. So currently as

5708
02:59:41,983 --> 02:59:43,818
manager and $55,008 is a

5709
02:59:43,818 --> 02:59:46,818
balance. We're looking at a

5710
02:59:47,155 --> 02:59:49,155
purchase price of 10 791,000,

5711
02:59:49,424 --> 02:59:50,760
$740 with $3,000 in closing

5712
02:59:50,760 --> 02:59:52,728
costs, which would still give

5713
02:59:52,728 --> 02:59:55,128
us remaining balance of

5714
02:59:56,198 --> 02:59:56,866
160,000, $268 in that bucket.

5715
02:59:56,866 --> 02:59:59,866
Just didn't want to mention

5716
03:00:00,203 --> 03:00:00,737
that. The community park

5717
03:00:00,737 --> 03:00:02,438
bucket can be used

5718
03:00:02,438 --> 03:00:03,373
specifically only for Comey

5719
03:00:03,373 --> 03:00:04,708
parks. That's throughout town.

5720
03:00:04,708 --> 03:00:05,242
But we can't cross those

5721
03:00:05,242 --> 03:00:06,977
community Park and

5722
03:00:06,977 --> 03:00:07,711
neighborhood Park areas and

5723
03:00:07,711 --> 03:00:09,513
then putting feedback it is to

5724
03:00:09,513 --> 03:00:12,583
be used for and that we

5725
03:00:12,583 --> 03:00:15,850
purchase in order to plot.

5726
03:00:15,850 --> 03:00:18,850
Quick timeline for you. We

5727
03:00:18,223 --> 03:00:19,558
were previously before our

5728
03:00:19,558 --> 03:00:20,325
parks. But Pfizer reborn redid

5729
03:00:20,325 --> 03:00:22,294
receiving unanimous approval

5730
03:00:22,294 --> 03:00:25,164
from them very supportive of

5731
03:00:25,164 --> 03:00:26,265
park land purchases for

5732
03:00:26,265 --> 03:00:28,665
neighborhood parks. We are

5733
03:00:28,801 --> 03:00:29,535
here today at the council work

5734
03:00:29,535 --> 03:00:32,671
session. This propose to be on

5735
03:00:32,671 --> 03:00:33,306
the MAY 27 and JUNE 10th.

5736
03:00:33,306 --> 03:00:34,374
Regular sessions for your

5737
03:00:34,374 --> 03:00:36,710
votes. And then we're hoping

5738
03:00:36,710 --> 03:00:40,310
to close late JUNE early JULY.

5739
03:00:41,140 --> 03:00:42,983
Council and engine. Thank you.

5740
03:00:42,983 --> 03:00:45,653
Can go back. A slide wanted if

5741
03:00:45,653 --> 03:00:46,870
you would refresh my

5742
03:00:46,870 --> 03:00:48,870
restrictions.

5743
03:00:48,189 --> 03:00:48,756
>> So with that remaining, so

5744
03:00:48,756 --> 03:00:51,156
really this is about

5745
03:00:52,360 --> 03:00:53,594
purchasing the land. Can any

5746
03:00:53,594 --> 03:00:55,263
of those peeled funds then be

5747
03:00:55,263 --> 03:00:56,532
used to develop that part of

5748
03:00:56,532 --> 03:00:57,266
the park or is that a

5749
03:00:57,266 --> 03:01:00,266
different budget that you have

5750
03:01:00,936 --> 03:01:01,637
to draw from? So there are

5751
03:01:01,637 --> 03:01:03,940
multiple options that we can

5752
03:01:03,940 --> 03:01:05,475
use these buckets from,

5753
03:01:05,475 --> 03:01:07,440
however, primary purchase. And

5754
03:01:07,440 --> 03:01:08,211
what we do typically see to do

5755
03:01:08,211 --> 03:01:08,945
with them is to purchase land

5756
03:01:08,945 --> 03:01:10,947
in order to improve our levels

5757
03:01:10,947 --> 03:01:12,916
of service and those areas.

5758
03:01:12,916 --> 03:01:13,617
>> There are alternative

5759
03:01:13,617 --> 03:01:14,985
compliance opportunities that

5760
03:01:14,985 --> 03:01:15,719
we can look at potential

5761
03:01:15,719 --> 03:01:18,119
construction. But that is

5762
03:01:18,655 --> 03:01:19,857
secondary component of it. We

5763
03:01:19,857 --> 03:01:21,692
did bring before you one of

5764
03:01:21,692 --> 03:01:22,961
those options that we just

5765
03:01:22,961 --> 03:01:23,661
recently did with the Great

5766
03:01:23,661 --> 03:01:24,328
partners. We did use some of

5767
03:01:24,328 --> 03:01:26,640
those funds every receiving

5768
03:01:26,640 --> 03:01:28,320
from a nearby development to

5769
03:01:28,320 --> 03:01:28,734
develop about 20 year-old

5770
03:01:28,734 --> 03:01:31,237
Parkland that we had not been

5771
03:01:31,237 --> 03:01:31,937
able to develop.

5772
03:01:31,937 --> 03:01:32,604
>> Right. So I think it

5773
03:01:32,604 --> 03:01:35,604
highlights this is a super

5774
03:01:37,410 --> 03:01:38,477
important step. There's

5775
03:01:38,477 --> 03:01:40,460
there's still a lot of balance

5776
03:01:40,460 --> 03:01:40,746
there. A lot of part Parkland

5777
03:01:40,746 --> 03:01:41,715
to be purchased and then the

5778
03:01:41,715 --> 03:01:44,115
development of it is

5779
03:01:44,450 --> 03:01:46,450
unfortunately. Potentially

5780
03:01:48,288 --> 03:01:49,220
take quite a bit longer.

5781
03:01:49,220 --> 03:01:50,391
>> Correct. This is one of the

5782
03:01:50,391 --> 03:01:51,459
difficult pieces for us. We

5783
03:01:51,459 --> 03:01:52,193
are typically able acquire

5784
03:01:52,193 --> 03:01:52,827
land, however, the

5785
03:01:52,827 --> 03:01:53,527
development. Very it's a

5786
03:01:53,527 --> 03:01:56,364
little bit more difficult and

5787
03:01:56,364 --> 03:01:57,650
does take a lot of time from

5788
03:01:57,650 --> 03:01:59,634
our planning part part of the

5789
03:01:59,634 --> 03:02:00,335
Parks Department yet.

5790
03:02:00,335 --> 03:02:02,735
>> just highlighting that for

5791
03:02:03,806 --> 03:02:04,607
those listening and existing

5792
03:02:04,607 --> 03:02:07,700
parks, even that need

5793
03:02:07,543 --> 03:02:08,878
maintenance attention and all

5794
03:02:08,878 --> 03:02:10,460
areas and it's tough. It's

5795
03:02:10,460 --> 03:02:11,781
tough. We need to find some

5796
03:02:11,781 --> 03:02:14,781
solutions for some more funds

5797
03:02:16,286 --> 03:02:17,154
for especially about support.

5798
03:02:17,154 --> 03:02:19,990
>> So I will be before you

5799
03:02:19,990 --> 03:02:20,691
with a motion for the

5800
03:02:20,691 --> 03:02:21,291
supplemental appropriation as

5801
03:02:21,291 --> 03:02:21,992
well as a resolution to

5802
03:02:21,992 --> 03:02:24,392
authorize the acquisition of

5803
03:02:24,929 --> 03:02:27,929
the property. With that, I'm

5804
03:02:30,168 --> 03:02:30,835
happy answer any questions. I

5805
03:02:30,835 --> 03:02:34,435
don't see any more at this

5806
03:02:42,315 --> 03:02:43,282
Thank you. You Oh, I'm sorry,

5807
03:02:43,282 --> 03:02:43,949
Brian. Era counseling? Risley

5808
03:02:43,949 --> 03:02:46,949
has a question. I'm saying

5809
03:02:47,621 --> 03:02:48,355
it's your hand.

5810
03:02:48,355 --> 03:02:49,220
>> things I was just curious

5811
03:02:49,220 --> 03:02:50,891
how the purchase price was

5812
03:02:50,891 --> 03:02:52,891
established.

5813
03:02:52,892 --> 03:02:53,760
>> Sure, that's a great

5814
03:02:53,760 --> 03:02:55,763
questions. So we did receive

5815
03:02:55,763 --> 03:02:56,931
contact from the school

5816
03:02:56,931 --> 03:02:59,331
districts. They did propose

5817
03:03:01,200 --> 03:03:01,736
sale price to us. We then work

5818
03:03:01,736 --> 03:03:04,339
through our real estate office

5819
03:03:04,339 --> 03:03:06,441
to follow our procedures in

5820
03:03:06,441 --> 03:03:08,276
order to get present on the

5821
03:03:08,276 --> 03:03:08,977
property that appraisal did

5822
03:03:08,977 --> 03:03:10,413
supports the contracted price

5823
03:03:10,413 --> 03:03:13,182
if they offer to us. So then

5824
03:03:13,182 --> 03:03:15,582
we entered into contract.

5825
03:03:17,286 --> 03:03:20,286
>> Thank you. I think that's

5826
03:03:32,336 --> 03:03:34,336
it.

5827
03:03:40,812 --> 03:03:41,947
Move to item 10. Is Do we

5828
03:03:41,947 --> 03:03:44,347
have any councilmember reports

5829
03:03:48,320 --> 03:03:50,320
this morning? COUNCILMAN

5830
03:03:52,892 --> 03:03:53,626
Thompson?

5831
03:03:53,626 --> 03:03:54,294
>> thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,

5832
03:03:54,294 --> 03:03:58,980
I do want to just point out

5833
03:03:58,980 --> 03:04:00,498
too. Welcome. Both important

5834
03:04:01,334 --> 03:04:03,570
things. One, I was on Cody

5835
03:04:03,570 --> 03:04:04,238
Willow. Lane during one of the

5836
03:04:04,238 --> 03:04:07,238
concerts at the ampas here,

5837
03:04:09,344 --> 03:04:10,946
this ether concert. And it's

5838
03:04:10,946 --> 03:04:11,980
still very loud up I wouldn't

5839
03:04:11,980 --> 03:04:12,647
want to live there. I would

5840
03:04:12,647 --> 03:04:13,815
want to be in one of those

5841
03:04:13,815 --> 03:04:15,150
homes trying to sleep when the

5842
03:04:15,150 --> 03:04:18,150
concerts are going on. And

5843
03:04:19,880 --> 03:04:19,688
I've heard. It was very loud

5844
03:04:19,688 --> 03:04:22,880
with the Dwight Yoakam

5845
03:04:23,293 --> 03:04:24,270
concert. Also so I say that so

5846
03:04:24,270 --> 03:04:27,270
the citizens know there is

5847
03:04:27,664 --> 03:04:28,331
concern on City Council for

5848
03:04:28,331 --> 03:04:29,599
what's what's happening in

5849
03:04:29,599 --> 03:04:31,999
those neighborhoods around the

5850
03:04:33,370 --> 03:04:33,971
embassy there. And number 2,

5851
03:04:33,971 --> 03:04:36,971
there was a great grand

5852
03:04:37,508 --> 03:04:38,242
opening on Saturday.

5853
03:04:38,242 --> 03:04:41,842
COUNCILMAN And I were there at

5854
03:04:43,448 --> 03:04:44,149
interim. Rockrimmon library,

5855
03:04:44,149 --> 03:04:47,149
Karla Powers and others have

5856
03:04:48,119 --> 03:04:48,754
done a great job I want to

5857
03:04:48,754 --> 03:04:51,154
Christ the King Lutheran

5858
03:04:52,910 --> 03:04:52,825
Church. They have kind of

5859
03:04:52,825 --> 03:04:53,559
giving them some. Well. I

5860
03:04:53,559 --> 03:04:54,927
think actually running it only

5861
03:04:54,927 --> 03:04:57,864
sing him some space in there

5862
03:04:57,864 --> 03:04:59,665
to create that interim

5863
03:04:59,665 --> 03:05:02,869
library. It's not a ppl the

5864
03:05:02,869 --> 03:05:05,380
library day. They close that.

5865
03:05:05,380 --> 03:05:07,675
But if you live over it's very

5866
03:05:07,675 --> 03:05:08,976
nice. It's great place for

5867
03:05:08,976 --> 03:05:10,477
elderly folks who want to be

5868
03:05:10,477 --> 03:05:11,211
with others and not not

5869
03:05:11,211 --> 03:05:12,680
isolated. Well, like we talked

5870
03:05:12,680 --> 03:05:15,800
about earlier today, there's

5871
03:05:15,517 --> 03:05:16,752
there's an area for kids.

5872
03:05:16,752 --> 03:05:17,920
They've done a fantastic job

5873
03:05:17,920 --> 03:05:18,587
over there. So I want to

5874
03:05:18,587 --> 03:05:20,987
acknowledge that there are

5875
03:05:22,391 --> 03:05:25,261
also some. So a lot of fire

5876
03:05:25,261 --> 03:05:26,562
promotions over the last week.

5877
03:05:26,562 --> 03:05:28,864
There were police retirements

5878
03:05:28,864 --> 03:05:29,531
over the last few weeks. I

5879
03:05:29,531 --> 03:05:32,531
want to recognize all those

5880
03:05:34,671 --> 03:05:35,772
individuals to thank you.

5881
03:05:35,772 --> 03:05:37,641
>> Some that thank you.

5882
03:05:37,641 --> 03:05:40,641
PRESIDENT All narrow down my

5883
03:05:41,110 --> 03:05:41,746
7, to 2 and also actually

5884
03:05:41,746 --> 03:05:42,413
acknowledge that Councilmember

5885
03:05:42,413 --> 03:05:45,413
Brandon Williams was at the

5886
03:05:45,616 --> 03:05:48,160
rockrimmon opening as well.

5887
03:05:48,686 --> 03:05:49,321
But I I want to actually a

5888
03:05:49,321 --> 03:05:50,689
neighborhood groups that

5889
03:05:50,689 --> 03:05:51,423
reached out and been in

5890
03:05:51,423 --> 03:05:53,858
communication with on the Rock

5891
03:05:53,858 --> 03:05:54,860
Island trail and concerns

5892
03:05:54,860 --> 03:05:57,860
about trash and fire hazards

5893
03:05:59,531 --> 03:06:00,599
and so forth we met we walked

5894
03:06:00,599 --> 03:06:02,535
the trail yesterday, Saturday,

5895
03:06:02,535 --> 03:06:04,837
Friday, like a member of a

5896
03:06:04,837 --> 03:06:05,571
recently with members of

5897
03:06:05,571 --> 03:06:07,971
Richards, rubbish Roundup. And

5898
03:06:08,408 --> 03:06:09,109
with the toss and that

5899
03:06:09,109 --> 03:06:12,130
neighborhood group will be, I

5900
03:06:12,130 --> 03:06:13,981
believe, forming a group and

5901
03:06:13,981 --> 03:06:16,500
also looking forward to. And I

5902
03:06:16,500 --> 03:06:17,170
know the city is is working on

5903
03:06:17,170 --> 03:06:17,818
coordinating multiple

5904
03:06:17,818 --> 03:06:18,486
neighborhood groups all over

5905
03:06:18,486 --> 03:06:21,486
the 200 square miles of our

5906
03:06:21,823 --> 03:06:22,490
city to address trash pickup

5907
03:06:22,490 --> 03:06:23,625
and clean up. And it was it

5908
03:06:23,625 --> 03:06:25,961
was just really awesome. And

5909
03:06:25,961 --> 03:06:26,895
our our new fire marshals

5910
03:06:26,895 --> 03:06:27,596
going to walk the trail as

5911
03:06:27,596 --> 03:06:28,764
well with some folks who are

5912
03:06:28,764 --> 03:06:31,764
concerned about fire. So thank

5913
03:06:33,403 --> 03:06:36,272
you to Chris Cooper and then

5914
03:06:36,272 --> 03:06:39,275
lastly, just the one body and

5915
03:06:39,275 --> 03:06:40,343
t held a we are still

5916
03:06:40,343 --> 03:06:41,144
neighbors and a reminder

5917
03:06:41,144 --> 03:06:41,945
kickoff for letting people

5918
03:06:41,945 --> 03:06:44,248
know that the Juneteenth

5919
03:06:44,248 --> 03:06:47,248
celebration will be at Citadel

5920
03:06:48,118 --> 03:06:49,487
Mall this year. And that was a

5921
03:06:49,487 --> 03:06:51,880
very uplifting and exciting to

5922
03:06:51,880 --> 03:06:53,357
bring that activation to the

5923
03:06:53,357 --> 03:06:54,425
mall. And it was really,

5924
03:06:54,425 --> 03:06:56,661
really lovely. It was done in

5925
03:06:56,661 --> 03:06:58,363
a really lovely way, kind of

5926
03:06:58,363 --> 03:06:59,231
blessing space and reminding

5927
03:06:59,231 --> 03:07:01,231
people about accountability

5928
03:07:02,902 --> 03:07:03,802
and responsibility and

5929
03:07:03,802 --> 03:07:04,403
celebrating importantly and

5930
03:07:04,403 --> 03:07:06,403
celebrating Juneteenth.

5931
03:07:10,443 --> 03:07:12,445
Thanks. COUNCILMAN Bailey. I

5932
03:07:12,445 --> 03:07:13,447
just want to pass an

5933
03:07:13,447 --> 03:07:14,181
invitation COUNCILMAN

5934
03:07:14,181 --> 03:07:16,950
Donaldson. The next time is up

5935
03:07:16,950 --> 03:07:17,918
in my neighborhood to stop by

5936
03:07:17,918 --> 03:07:18,585
>> we can have a long

5937
03:07:18,585 --> 03:07:20,121
conversation about all the

5938
03:07:20,121 --> 03:07:23,240
great reasons to live in

5939
03:07:23,240 --> 03:07:26,240
Northgate leave it at that.

5940
03:07:27,762 --> 03:07:29,762
Ultimately river.

5941
03:07:31,366 --> 03:07:32,670
>> Yeah, I wanted to point out

5942
03:07:32,670 --> 03:07:35,471
that we last week with small

5943
03:07:35,471 --> 03:07:37,640
business week for our city and

5944
03:07:37,640 --> 03:07:41,176
I've been attending for over a

5945
03:07:41,176 --> 03:07:41,811
dozen years. And I've never

5946
03:07:41,811 --> 03:07:45,314
seen a week with so much

5947
03:07:45,314 --> 03:07:47,714
excitement. Every single event

5948
03:07:48,818 --> 03:07:52,418
sold out. Some of them had

5949
03:07:53,523 --> 03:07:55,923
standing room. People there.

5950
03:07:56,594 --> 03:07:57,562
Our business community was

5951
03:07:57,562 --> 03:07:58,529
engaged and really excited.

5952
03:07:58,529 --> 03:07:59,960
Anyway, it was overall for the

5953
03:07:59,960 --> 03:08:01,496
whole week. Just very

5954
03:08:03,267 --> 03:08:05,667
exciting. Just packed with

5955
03:08:06,400 --> 03:08:07,206
businesses looking for a great

5956
03:08:07,206 --> 03:08:08,707
opportunity. So I just wanted

5957
03:08:08,707 --> 03:08:09,408
to point that out that it was

5958
03:08:09,408 --> 03:08:12,408
a tremendous week for small

5959
03:08:14,480 --> 03:08:15,782
business.

5960
03:08:15,782 --> 03:08:16,583
>> Tense when Donaldson. Yes,

5961
03:08:16,583 --> 03:08:17,317
thanks as want to clarify that

5962
03:08:17,317 --> 03:08:19,586
since a comment was made about

5963
03:08:19,586 --> 03:08:23,186
my comments that is a great

5964
03:08:23,657 --> 03:08:24,324
neighborhood to live in. I

5965
03:08:24,324 --> 03:08:25,580
mean, wouldn't want to live

5966
03:08:25,580 --> 03:08:26,560
there during a concert and try

5967
03:08:26,560 --> 03:08:27,428
to get any sleep is what I

5968
03:08:27,428 --> 03:08:31,628
meant or put your kids to bed

5969
03:08:31,699 --> 03:08:32,934
or I've had pilots tell me

5970
03:08:32,934 --> 03:08:33,634
that they don't feel like

5971
03:08:33,634 --> 03:08:35,904
they're well rested the next

5972
03:08:35,904 --> 03:08:36,638
day because they can sleep. So

5973
03:08:36,638 --> 03:08:37,405
that's what I'm talking about.

5974
03:08:37,405 --> 03:08:39,805
Not the neighborhood in

5975
03:08:40,943 --> 03:08:41,644
general, the noise pollution,

5976
03:08:41,644 --> 03:08:45,180
which they have to deal with

5977
03:08:45,180 --> 03:08:47,180
during the concerts.

5978
03:08:50,153 --> 03:08:52,153
COUNCILMAN Daily.

5979
03:08:53,123 --> 03:08:54,423
>> just wanted again to

5980
03:08:54,423 --> 03:08:56,226
respond to that, that it's

5981
03:08:56,226 --> 03:08:58,129
great place to live all the

5982
03:08:58,129 --> 03:09:00,664
time. I talked a lot of people

5983
03:09:00,664 --> 03:09:02,567
are there and actually do get

5984
03:09:02,567 --> 03:09:05,567
some sleep and enjoy the

5985
03:09:06,371 --> 03:09:07,572
concerts. What some people

5986
03:09:07,572 --> 03:09:09,674
call noise not the same

5987
03:09:09,674 --> 03:09:10,642
definition for everyone. And I

5988
03:09:10,642 --> 03:09:11,376
know that the city has some

5989
03:09:11,376 --> 03:09:13,278
standards and that the city is

5990
03:09:13,278 --> 03:09:16,278
working to make sure that

5991
03:09:17,449 --> 03:09:18,117
those standards are met. We'll

5992
03:09:18,117 --> 03:09:21,717
talk more about I'm sure in

5993
03:09:23,890 --> 03:09:25,910
the future.

5994
03:09:25,910 --> 03:09:26,726
>> Okay. So I don't see any

5995
03:09:26,726 --> 03:09:27,460
more COUNCILMAN Update for

5996
03:09:27,460 --> 03:09:30,460
this council work session on 5