[0:08] Good evening, everybody. And

[0:13] welcome to the. Meeting AUGUST

[0:16] 27th of the Parks and

[0:17] Recreation Committee. We are

[0:20] going hear some budget

[0:21] presentations this evening

[0:22] from the Department of Parks

[0:22] and Recreation and the Arts

[0:28] Council in Annapolis in the

[0:28] Parks, recreation

[0:29] presentations up for director

[0:33] grown. You have the floor. And

[0:34] besides that, we're going

[0:35] introduce my colleagues. Thank

[0:37] you for all the hand signals.

[0:38] I don't even know sign

[0:41] language. What I caught the

[0:46] yeah PRESIDENT, to my left.

[0:48] Good evening, CHAIRMAN. That's

[0:50] thank you so much. Welcome to

[0:51] everyone. Chris Tilley Wells

[0:56] District 11, far West side.

[0:57] Thank you. CHAIRMAN Jesse

[0:57] Brown District 13 near north

[1:04] near East side. I think you

[1:05] MR. CHAIRMAN Brenda Lee

[1:06] District 2 and I just came

[1:09] from Riverwood part where it's

[1:11] the epicenter of the flood

[1:13] response. So I just want to

[1:14] remind everybody that we do

[1:17] have a lot going on in our

[1:18] city parks as it stands

[1:19] serving as epicenter of

[1:20] response for the flood. So

[1:22] thank you for allowing us to

[1:26] use the parks. Thank you.

[1:27] Thank you. CHAIRMAN Jessica

[1:28] McCormack District 16. My

[1:33] side. And I boots, District 3

[1:35] and had the honor of chairing

[1:36] the committee. So now we are

[1:37] ready for the presentation of

[1:38] parks and director grown. You

[1:41] now have the floor. Thank you

[1:42] very much, MISTER Chair and

[1:46] counselors of the committee.

[1:47] Before we get started tonight.

[1:49] I also want to take a moment

[1:51] to acknowledge those in our

[1:51] community and across the state

[1:52] impacted by that recent

[1:56] flooding. As you all are

[1:58] likely thinking as well our

[1:59] thoughts and the Parks

[2:00] Department continue to be with

[2:00] those impacted with our

[2:02] neighbors who are suffering

[2:05] through this crisis. I'd also

[2:07] like to thank all of our city

[2:09] and local response teams to

[2:10] this disaster. I'm incredibly

[2:11] proud of the role our parks

[2:15] have played in this response

[2:16] as counselor doing any mention

[2:17] river would park continues to

[2:19] serve as a committee community

[2:21] hub for the entire ravenswood

[2:22] neighborhood. That was so

[2:23] impacted by those flood

[2:26] waters. Perhaps. Most

[2:27] importantly, I want folks here

[2:28] and anyone watching at home to

[2:31] know that broad Ripple Park

[2:34] will be hosting fema tomorrow

[2:35] and Saturday from 08:00am to

[2:38] excuse me. 09:00am to 06:00pm

[2:40] for residents to register for

[2:42] individual assistance. And so

[2:43] that will be Friday and

[2:45] Saturday at Broad Ripple Park

[2:46] family Center where fema is

[2:48] connecting with those

[2:50] residents impacted. Please

[2:51] share this information with

[2:53] anyone who was impacted. They

[2:55] do not an advance registration

[2:59] or specific items or forms

[2:59] filled out or anything like

[3:00] that. It'll be a hands-on

[3:04] approach from fema. Ripple

[3:05] Park had previously served as

[3:06] a connection point for those

[3:09] in need of a place to stay

[3:09] with pets. And we were able to

[3:13] connect 15 households with

[3:14] those resources the first day

[3:17] and night after the flood came

[3:18] in. And I cannot think our

[3:19] team a broad ripple enough for

[3:21] their support with those

[3:22] operations. I also want to

[3:23] shout out of some of our team

[3:25] members, Andrea Dead men.

[3:27] John, get Gretchen sort men

[3:28] and the entire resource

[3:30] development team for scene

[3:32] damage at our parks due to

[3:35] those floods. Kim Campbell and

[3:36] Sky Mackenzie for being on

[3:37] call and supporting throughout

[3:40] the entire response. Erik

[3:41] Davenport and filter Povick

[3:43] for supporting operations at

[3:45] broad Ripple when we made that

[3:47] donation site and Alex

[3:48] Courtright, he's sitting here

[3:50] to my right for keeping the

[3:51] media, our website and social

[3:54] media channels up to date. And

[3:55] of course, John George, our

[3:57] cfo for keeping our damage

[3:58] reports and expenses

[4:00] organized. Please join me in

[4:00] giving them in all of our

[4:01] staff around the place for

[4:13] that. So to get into our

[4:15] presentation. Now, I want to

[4:16] start off with some context of

[4:19] our department has been the

[4:19] generational investment we've

[4:20] seen come to life this year

[4:23] and over the past few years

[4:25] and look at how we address

[4:26] some of our challenges going

[4:27] forward says is going to be a

[4:29] lot of information over the

[4:30] next several minutes. And I'm

[4:31] excited to share this with you

[4:34] all and just ask everybody to

[4:34] hang on with us as we go

[4:37] through the wonderful updates.

[4:39] This year's budget will look a

[4:40] little different than years

[4:42] past as we implement program

[4:43] or outcome based budgeting for

[4:46] the first time. So instead of

[4:48] seen just our budget based on

[4:49] character this year, our

[4:49] budget will be broken down

[4:53] into 15 program nodes such as

[4:54] capital and maintenance

[4:56] community nutrition. Aquatics

[4:58] summer camps and environmental

[4:59] education. We are, of course,

[5:01] proud of the more than

[5:03] 150 million dollar capital

[5:03] improvements that are largely

[5:06] wrapping up this year. It's

[5:07] also important to note that

[5:08] our annual budget is more than

[5:10] 3 times larger than it was in

[5:11] 2015 when it was just

[5:15] 17 Million. Our team is not

[5:17] resting on any of these.

[5:18] However, in this presentation,

[5:19] we will cover topics,

[5:19] including a major new grant

[5:23] secured this year. Our goals

[5:24] for 2027 and talk about the

[5:27] future of our aquatic system.

[5:29] As always, I'd like to start

[5:29] off with a reminder of what

[5:32] guides our work. Our mission

[5:32] is to provide enriching

[5:35] experiences for all while our

[5:36] vision for the city is

[5:38] healthier lives inspiring

[5:40] experiences and vibrant

[5:41] communities. You can also see

[5:42] our full racial equity

[5:46] statement here as well. We are

[5:47] fortunate to have a huge, an

[5:49] extensive park system in our

[5:52] city. Our 218 parks cover

[5:53] nearly 12,000 acres and served

[5:56] more than 10 million folks

[5:58] each year. The Eagle Creek

[5:59] Park alone seized nearly 1.5

[6:01] million visits a year, which

[6:02] is on par and sometimes above

[6:06] of what our national Park c.

[6:07] Art rail network is so long

[6:07] that it is over half the

[6:10] length of the Grand Canyon and

[6:11] our total parking garage is

[6:12] nearly the size of the entire

[6:15] city of Lawrence. Thanks to

[6:16] recent investments, we're

[6:20] upgrading over 40% of our 136

[6:21] playgrounds. And we've added 2

[6:22] new splash pads this year at

[6:22] Chapel Hill and Dew, Berry

[6:25] Parks. Quickly, I wanted to

[6:26] provide a reminder of our

[6:29] department's leadership team

[6:30] this year. We were thrilled to

[6:32] promote Andrea Dead men to

[6:33] Deputy director and he has

[6:34] done a phenomenal job

[6:37] overseeing what we have. To

[6:37] believe is the most

[6:38] significant year of

[6:39] construction in our

[6:43] department's history. This

[6:44] slide you see now is a quick

[6:45] reminder of how our system is

[6:46] divided between the

[6:46] administrative staff in the

[6:50] city County building and the 6

[6:52] regions that oversee our 218

[6:54] parks. I cannot thank our

[6:55] regional managers enough for

[6:58] their expertise, their

[6:58] dedication and their

[7:03] leadership in the field. Hour.

[7:05] More than 150 full-time staff

[7:06] do an incredible job. Keeping

[7:08] our department going and

[7:09] provide incredible programs

[7:10] and opportunities for our

[7:13] community. While details are

[7:14] still being finalized will be

[7:16] adjusted. Fire department. We

[7:18] are really excited about the

[7:19] new step in great pay policy

[7:20] that we that will go into

[7:22] place next year. Our

[7:22] department is very supportive

[7:26] of this kind of policy and it

[7:28] more fully recognizes the

[7:28] experiences and expertise of

[7:32] our talented staff. Through

[7:32] this policy staff will see pay

[7:33] increases in accordance with

[7:34] their position and time with

[7:38] the city. We in any park see

[7:41] this as a crucial retention

[7:41] tool that will more accurately

[7:43] compensate our dedicated team.

[7:45] And this is a very big deal

[7:46] for our team and for our city

[7:47] to keep talented folks in our

[7:50] department. Speaking of

[7:52] retention, I also want to take

[7:53] a moment to highlight some of

[7:53] our staff who have been

[7:55] promoted over the last year.

[7:59] This list is not all

[8:01] conclusive, but I simply can't

[8:01] thank all of our staff enough

[8:04] for what they do and we would

[8:04] be here all night because our

[8:07] team is that phenomenal. The

[8:09] names on your screen are

[8:11] incredible group of parks

[8:11] professionals and are examples

[8:12] of well-deserved promotions

[8:13] and professional development

[8:16] within our department. These

[8:17] promotions range from our

[8:18] programming operations teams

[8:19] with Gideon Scott Miller,

[8:20] Tanya Jenkins and new Park

[8:23] managers. All the way to

[8:24] DeAndre Dement. And Jonathan,

[8:25] get on our resource

[8:26] development team and Robert

[8:32] Luck on our finance team.

[8:33] Also, I want to take a moment

[8:35] for park recognition to

[8:36] acknowledge the 100 year

[8:37] anniversary of the Frederick

[8:39] Douglass Golf Course. I was

[8:40] able to join our staff for

[8:42] that celebration this past

[8:44] Saturday. And it's a very cool

[8:46] story that Douglas and it's

[8:47] for is the first golf course

[8:48] named after a black man in the

[8:52] entire country. The very first

[8:53] this, of course, was also the

[8:55] same golf course that black

[8:56] residents played during

[8:59] segregation. Frederick

[9:00] Douglass Park is an incredible

[9:02] place for lots of reasons. And

[9:04] this is certainly one of the

[9:06] most significant. Thank you to

[9:08] Cook Ryder, Golf Management

[9:08] out operator at Douglas for

[9:09] the event this past weekend.

[9:11] And all they do at this

[9:16] beautiful and historic course.

[9:17] As you all MAY recall at the

[9:19] end of last year, we adjusted

[9:20] our fees and prices to improve

[9:22] our long-term sustainability.

[9:23] Even with these modest changes

[9:26] in the parks remains the most

[9:27] affordable options for a wide

[9:29] range of essential and Richie

[9:31] programs from our free meals

[9:32] programs to our low-cost

[9:34] summer camps to wellness and

[9:36] fitness programs. These low

[9:37] and no cost options are

[9:38] essential to the healthier

[9:42] lives aspect of our vision. A

[9:44] big part of what makes our

[9:45] park special are the great

[9:46] programs we offer and the

[9:48] special events we host some

[9:49] new and noteworthy programs

[9:51] this year that you all MAY

[9:54] enjoy hearing about include

[9:55] fencing, our continuing arts

[9:57] for all programs that bring

[9:57] arts to parks that have been

[9:59] historically offer them. And

[10:01] of course, are very, very

[10:01] popular. Environmental

[10:05] education programs. Our team

[10:06] does an incredible job.

[10:07] Corning is special events in

[10:09] our parks as well. We posted

[10:10] more than 159 special events

[10:14] so far this year that bring

[10:16] neighbors together for food,

[10:18] entertainment music, culture,

[10:19] and community in ways that

[10:23] only our public spaces can.

[10:24] I'm also very proud of our

[10:26] growing summer concert series

[10:27] that our production arts team

[10:29] puts on year after year. We've

[10:31] had over 100 performances this

[10:32] year at parks. And it's a long

[10:34] list of parks where those

[10:38] concerts took place. Our team

[10:38] has done an excellent job

[10:40] targeting these programs to

[10:41] all ages, including our new

[10:43] series of kid focused

[10:44] performances that have been

[10:45] tied in with summer camps and

[10:47] summer meal distributions. As

[10:50] we mentioned earlier, our

[10:51] summer camps are among our

[10:51] most essential programs for

[10:55] families in our city. Thanks

[10:56] to expanding partnerships and

[10:56] the expansion of camp

[10:59] offerings at several parks. We

[11:00] saw a 10% increase in the

[11:01] number of youth served this

[11:06] year with over 4,700 campers.

[11:06] With affordability and

[11:07] ever-present concern for

[11:09] residents are camps are low

[11:11] cost and we offer scholarships

[11:11] to further ensure affordable

[11:15] access. Our staff does a great

[11:16] job, ensuring that these

[11:17] programs are not just

[11:18] affordable, affordable, but

[11:20] enriching for our youth while

[11:20] they are away from school,

[11:23] whether the camp is general or

[11:25] wide-ranging or more narrow,

[11:26] all to help kids explore their

[11:31] interests. Similar to last

[11:33] year. We saw a strong summer

[11:34] hiring season more than we did

[11:36] during and coming out of the

[11:38] pandemic. Those roles are

[11:38] crucial not just for pool

[11:41] access, but first central swim

[11:42] lessons. We were also able to

[11:44] continue our Tuesday and

[11:45] Thursday cost community swim

[11:48] hours this summer in our

[11:48] Saturday Free Pool partnership

[11:49] with Indiana Sports Court in

[11:53] JULY. And as you all MAY

[11:55] recall, we did adjust our pool

[11:56] emissions by a dollar this

[11:57] year due to the increasing

[11:59] cost of chemicals and overall

[12:01] pool maintenance. We still saw

[12:04] people attendance of over

[12:05] 106,000 this summer, which was

[12:06] in line with the weather and

[12:07] the number of pools that were

[12:12] open last year. Are splashpads

[12:13] to date are still open through

[12:14] Labor Day weekend and serve as

[12:15] another important resource for

[12:18] the community, especially for

[12:19] younger kiddos. And this year

[12:20] we completed 2 news Splash

[12:22] Pads as part of the Lilly

[12:24] Endowment grant. And those

[12:24] were at Chapel Hill and debris

[12:27] Parks. As I mentioned earlier,

[12:28] Graham Edward Martin Park will

[12:29] be our next posh pad when

[12:30] construction wraps up there

[12:33] next year. Will talk more

[12:35] about these details later in

[12:37] the presentation. But the

[12:38] national model for aquatic

[12:41] access and similar cities

[12:42] continues to include adding

[12:42] more splash pads. And we are

[12:47] following that model. As

[12:47] always. I want to give a huge

[12:49] shout out to our amazing food

[12:51] program. Staff. They provide

[12:52] some of our city's most

[12:53] essential services, whether

[12:54] through our summer servings

[12:56] for youth in the summer or are

[12:57] many other pantries, some

[13:01] programs. Our team,

[13:01] unfortunately did see some

[13:02] major impacts from the

[13:06] flooding at Riverside Park.

[13:07] Deflating did impact that food

[13:09] storage that we have on site.

[13:10] Our team is still working

[13:10] through those issues and we

[13:12] hope to have the restock

[13:15] available soon as possible.

[13:17] We've served over 56,000 meals

[13:18] this year and continued

[13:20] partnerships with second

[13:22] helpings. We've also fulfilled

[13:25] nearly 10,000 grocery orders

[13:25] through our drive and Dish

[13:26] program that I will go into

[13:28] more detail later on. We're

[13:30] really proud of the success

[13:31] and expansion expansion of

[13:33] drive and dish with the Pacers

[13:35] and cleaners as well as and

[13:37] the Hunger Network this year

[13:37] are locations had nearly

[13:39] 10,000 orders of 312,000

[13:43] pounds of groceries, 312,000

[13:45] pounds. As a reminder, this

[13:47] program works much like mobile

[13:48] ordering groceries where

[13:50] residents register and then

[13:50] they can order groceries.

[13:51] Online weekly, with incentives

[13:55] for healthy options. We know

[13:56] the need a significant in our

[13:58] city, which is why we are

[14:00] working with our partners to

[14:00] out a new location, Christian

[14:02] Christian Park later this year

[14:03] and identifying other

[14:03] potential sites for the

[14:08] future. I also like to share a

[14:08] great story that our partners

[14:11] at cleaners pass along

[14:13] recently, a resident who picks

[14:14] up food that you're park on

[14:15] the West side. Share that

[14:16] because of this program, she's

[14:18] been able to catch up on bills

[14:19] and make ends meet without

[14:22] having to cut back on food. We

[14:23] know that this is the case for

[14:24] many program beneficiaries

[14:26] across the city. And another

[14:27] reason why parks programs like

[14:28] these are considered

[14:34] essential. Speaking of our

[14:36] great staff, I want to call

[14:39] out Amy Anderson and Jason

[14:40] Green for their leadership

[14:41] coordinating major

[14:41] partnerships and days of

[14:44] service across our system. The

[14:45] numbers on your screen share

[14:46] just how impactful this team

[14:48] and our partners are from over

[14:50] 340 landscape areas improved

[14:53] to 10 pool decks, improved and

[14:54] over 1000 bags of litter and

[14:57] weeds removed. This is just

[14:58] incredible work. We can't

[15:00] thank them enough going into

[15:01] the next few years. We are

[15:04] working to identify bathhouse

[15:05] improvements as an area of

[15:06] focus with many of these

[15:06] partners to make best use of

[15:09] all of our resources. These

[15:11] projects not only improve our

[15:12] parks, but strengthen our

[15:12] community connection to our

[15:17] parks. The slide here just

[15:18] show some additional examples

[15:20] of the volunteer sizes, the

[15:21] parks. That's all service

[15:26] states this year. Speaking of

[15:27] partnerships, I want to take a

[15:29] moment to talk about our

[15:30] incredible partners at the

[15:31] Parks Alliance of

[15:33] Indianapolis. As a reminder,

[15:34] the Parks Alliance mission is

[15:36] to connect community

[15:36] government and philanthropic

[15:39] partners on behalf of any

[15:40] parks to invest in and

[15:41] elevate. Indianapolis says

[15:45] parks trails and public spaces

[15:46] and the newest executive

[15:47] director of the Parks Alliance

[15:49] has already made a tremendous

[15:50] impact working with my team

[15:53] and I on advancing our various

[15:53] needs. We're so grateful for

[15:57] her. To that end, you'll see

[15:59] some information about 3

[16:00] exciting projects. We're

[16:00] working with the Parks

[16:03] Alliance on here. Those

[16:03] include brand new playground

[16:06] at Tarkington Park. The major

[16:09] 10 million dollar investment

[16:10] at Reverend Moselle Sanders

[16:11] Park is part of the half

[16:13] Riverfront Vision plan. And

[16:15] our latest is to relocate the

[16:16] historic traders point covered

[16:17] bridge to Lily Lake Eagle

[16:21] Creek. Will be excited to

[16:22] share more information about

[16:22] that last project here in the

[16:26] coming weeks and months as we

[16:26] anticipate that adding yet

[16:27] another great reason to visit

[16:31] Eagle Creek Park. These

[16:31] impactful and unique projects

[16:32] are major part of our upcoming

[16:33] capital improvement in the

[16:35] coming years. I also want to

[16:37] thank all of our foundations

[16:39] and our friends, groups for

[16:40] their continued partnership

[16:42] and support of our parks. And

[16:44] there is no indie parks. If we

[16:45] don't have those partnerships,

[16:46] we love our community members

[16:48] and appreciate their work.

[16:51] Speaking of major capital

[16:52] projects. I'm very proud of

[16:53] the work our entire team has

[16:55] done on the 40 Lilly Endowment

[16:57] Grant projects roughly half of

[16:58] those projects are already

[16:59] open to the public with nearly

[17:00] all wrapping up by the end of

[17:04] the year. We could easily

[17:05] spend the rest of the

[17:05] presentation talking about

[17:07] these incredible new

[17:09] amenities. So instead of doing

[17:10] that will just give a reminder

[17:11] that these projects have

[17:12] happened in every township and

[17:15] they are truly county wide.

[17:17] You'll see 2 of the fun and

[17:17] colorful playgrounds completed

[17:20] from the grant on your screen.

[17:21] And those are at Southside

[17:25] Park and Chapel Hill Parks.

[17:27] These projects are happening

[17:29] in on on top 9 townships, as I

[17:31] mentioned, and include 30 new

[17:31] playgrounds, 3 new splash

[17:33] pads, new pickleball courts at

[17:36] 6 parks, sports fields at 3

[17:37] new parks and new trails at 3

[17:40] other parks. More details

[17:42] about all of these

[17:44] improvements can be found on

[17:46] our website, parks indeed dot

[17:49] Gov. And the best way, of

[17:51] course, to explore our parks

[17:51] and learn more about all the

[17:53] new amenities is by getting

[17:54] out and checking out our parks

[17:59] in person. So now I also like

[17:59] to go through several other

[18:00] major projects and initiatives

[18:03] from the last year. And as as

[18:04] I mentioned at the beginning,

[18:06] we're going to keep going

[18:06] through all this. I appreciate

[18:11] everyone holding on here. This

[18:12] spring. We were very excited

[18:13] to open the renovated and

[18:15] expanded mlk Park and landmark

[18:18] for Peace Memorial. One of the

[18:19] most historic sites in our

[18:21] city. This space has now been

[18:23] upgraded to better reflect its

[18:25] place in our city's and

[18:26] nation's history. This site is

[18:28] a powerful reminder that parks

[18:28] also play a significant role

[18:30] in preserving our history and

[18:32] sharing it with future

[18:34] generations. New panels cover

[18:35] both the history of dr King

[18:38] and Senator Kennedy along with

[18:38] Indianapolis residents who

[18:40] witnessed Senator Kennedy

[18:44] speech in 1968. I can't

[18:45] recommend visiting the site

[18:46] enough if you haven't already

[18:51] had a chance. Now, downtown is

[18:51] one of the areas of the city

[18:52] where we have a shortage of

[18:54] parks and protected green

[18:55] space. So as part of their 200

[18:58] and 50th anniversary, Lilly,

[19:00] along with the Caitlin Clark

[19:01] Foundation partnered with us

[19:02] to donate a new land downtown

[19:05] to become a park and build a

[19:07] new multi-use basketball and

[19:09] soccer court through that

[19:10] partnership. Lilly will

[19:10] support us by overseeing the

[19:14] maintenance of the park. Truly

[19:16] awesome. We've already seen

[19:17] downtown residents and

[19:18] visitors alike. Enjoy this new

[19:19] spot for recreation and quiet

[19:22] reflection. It was also a

[19:23] treat for our team to meet and

[19:25] speak with Caitlin Clark. And

[19:25] we're grateful for her

[19:26] continued commitment to our

[19:30] city. Our biggest new

[19:31] announcement this year was

[19:33] securing that 10 million

[19:34] dollars to implement the first

[19:36] phase of the half, Riverfront

[19:36] vision plan at Reverend

[19:38] Moselle Sanders Park from the

[19:41] Bezos Earth Fund. The Hondo

[19:43] River from Vision plan was a

[19:44] community-driven partnership

[19:45] with visit Indy and the

[19:46] friends of beach to develop

[19:49] Reverend Moselle Sanders Park.

[19:50] And I'm not beach. So we are

[19:51] really excited to make this

[19:52] major step forward toward that

[19:55] vision. The project will plant

[19:58] more than 400 trees will

[20:00] restore native wetlands, built

[20:01] 2 miles of new trails and out

[20:04] of community farm and orchard

[20:05] multi-use fields. Sports

[20:06] courts gathering lines and

[20:08] Central Park infrastructure.

[20:09] It will also allow us to build

[20:12] out construction plans for the

[20:13] entire site, including Belmont

[20:14] Beach. So that will be shovel

[20:16] ready for future funding

[20:18] opportunities. We were one of

[20:19] 8 cities across the country to

[20:21] be selected in this grant

[20:22] process. So I want to thank

[20:25] our team. The office of

[20:26] Sustainability, the Parks

[20:26] Alliance of Indianapolis led

[20:28] by Jenny Boyd, this central

[20:31] Indiana Community Foundation

[20:32] in our team for their very

[20:33] hard work to show the indie

[20:34] parks is an attractive

[20:37] investment. Our team will

[20:39] continue to identify and apply

[20:40] for a range of grants to both

[20:42] provide essential programs and

[20:42] high-quality spaces to our

[20:46] neighbors. While we do have

[20:47] several major projects next

[20:48] year as the Lilly Endowment

[20:51] grant largely wraps up our

[20:53] Capitol budget will be the

[20:55] main focus, as you know, are

[20:56] 5.8 million annual capital

[20:58] budget must cover a lot of

[21:01] needs this year. Cip has

[21:03] largely provided for largely

[21:04] projects that Graham at

[21:06] Belmont Park and Guy Soccer

[21:07] complex with an additional

[21:08] part and minor replacements at

[21:11] our pools. Next year. We are

[21:12] excited to start construction

[21:15] on Jack Butler Park, which

[21:15] will be the first parks and

[21:18] building in Decatur Township.

[21:20] This was a previously donated

[21:21] building and land from late

[21:22] 2023 in an area surrounded by

[21:26] new housing. While plans

[21:27] changed due to unforeseen

[21:28] issues. We anticipate

[21:30] investing around 20% of our

[21:32] cip to upgrading aquatic

[21:34] amenities along with building

[21:35] and maintaining playgrounds

[21:36] and making improvements to our

[21:40] facilities and outdoor courts.

[21:42] You can see our current cip

[21:43] plan for 2027 here and in your

[21:47] packets. This also includes

[21:47] the 2.1 million dollars

[21:48] dedicated in the fall fiscal

[21:52] proposal. And one important

[21:53] thing to note here is that our

[21:54] team is currently working on

[21:56] an assessment of all of our

[21:58] pools when that assessment is

[21:59] complete in the coming weeks,

[22:00] we will have a better sense of

[22:02] how we will allocate the 1.1

[22:04] million under the jfc various

[22:07] park projects line item. Even

[22:09] before that, you can see that

[22:10] we anticipated spending

[22:11] roughly a million on our aging

[22:12] aquatics infrastructure next

[22:17] year. Over the next few years.

[22:19] We anticipate that our cip

[22:21] will focus largely on heavy

[22:22] aquatics investments

[22:22] renovations to that that

[22:25] you're Park family Center

[22:27] developing Century Park in

[22:28] Franklin Township, structural

[22:30] work at some of our flexion

[22:31] facilities, playground

[22:34] resurfacing far pour in place.

[22:36] Playground surfaces around

[22:37] 2029 as those arpa playgrounds

[22:37] began to need potential

[22:41] maintenance. As well as

[22:42] improving our courts trails

[22:45] drives and parking lots. I

[22:46] also want to highlight that

[22:48] this budget further invest in

[22:49] our capital and maintenance

[22:51] with $30300,000 increase in

[22:52] our facility, maintenance

[22:53] budget and establishes a

[22:55] capital asset. Lifecycle

[22:56] Development Fund for capital

[22:57] budget so that we can plan

[22:59] more strategically from year

[23:01] to year and prioritize medium

[23:02] and long-term fixes rather

[23:06] than short-term patches. Now,

[23:07] we've already mentioned

[23:10] aquatic several times, but we

[23:11] also want to talk to you about

[23:13] the big picture and future of

[23:14] aquatics with with this

[23:16] council committee. Our team

[23:19] has been looking at what a

[23:20] high-quality unsustainable

[23:21] aquatic system looks like for

[23:22] several years. Our department

[23:24] in cities across the country.

[23:27] Face a common set of problems,

[23:28] a large number of outdoor

[23:29] pools with aging

[23:32] infrastructure is one Midwest

[23:33] or similar weather that taking

[23:35] major toll on the outdoor

[23:36] infrastructure as the second

[23:39] and 3rd. Short school summer

[23:40] breaks that make seasonal

[23:46] hiring highly inefficient.

[23:48] We're not here to simply

[23:48] identify challenges. Of

[23:49] course, the move for many

[23:50] cities dealing with the same

[23:51] issues we face is the

[23:55] following. They are moving to

[23:56] more indoor pools for

[23:58] year-round use. This would

[23:59] allow us if we made the change

[24:02] to have staff for more than 2

[24:03] to 3 months and are then able

[24:03] to build on their skills and

[24:08] expertise. Other cities also

[24:10] make more splash pads

[24:11] available that require less

[24:13] staffing, less maintenance and

[24:14] they are able to stay open

[24:15] longer even after the school

[24:17] summer season is over and

[24:21] reducing our outdoor cool

[24:22] footprint. That's another move

[24:23] the other cities MAY can.

[24:24] Identify those pools that

[24:26] require costly, ongoing

[24:27] maintenance in order to

[24:28] prioritize reducing that

[24:31] footprint. Now, this will not

[24:32] be something that our existing

[24:36] cip can handle alone while we

[24:37] are prioritizing investments

[24:39] and modernizing our pools.

[24:41] Many date back to at least the

[24:42] 80's. Those pools have had new

[24:45] parts added over time. And

[24:46] that's still only a partial

[24:48] solution. It's a short-term

[24:49] fix in the same way that

[24:51] putting a new engine in a car

[24:53] from 1986. Still leaves you

[24:57] with a car from 1986. Those

[24:58] teams will be especially

[25:00] important as we consider

[25:02] Aquatic Centre Twenty-twenty a

[25:03] comprehensive plan which will

[25:04] include public input include

[25:06] conversations with this

[25:06] council committee as well as

[25:10] with our staff. Additionally,

[25:11] our staff is working on an

[25:12] updated post summer assessment

[25:13] of the conditions of our

[25:15] pools, which I mentioned

[25:17] earlier. Looking ahead, we

[25:17] would like any of those

[25:19] changes to entail. Adding a

[25:20] splash pad in place of a pool

[25:23] where that becomes necessary

[25:25] for larger projects like full

[25:26] renovations or new outdoor

[25:29] excuse me, new indoor pools

[25:29] that would require identify

[25:31] new funding sources. They're

[25:35] quite quite an investment. I

[25:36] also want to give you an

[25:38] update on the council selected

[25:38] park projects from the 2025

[25:43] budget cycle. Now. Wish Park

[25:44] in Pike Township was selected

[25:45] by Council Robinson and we

[25:47] broke ground back in the

[25:48] spring that new playground in

[25:49] full renovation will be

[25:53] wrapped up by this fall.

[25:54] Councilor dilts election at

[25:56] Thompson Park was a nearly

[25:57] shovel ready project last year

[25:57] to replace the playground and

[26:00] make trail improvements. So we

[26:00] were able to wrap that project

[26:04] up back in MAY. Canterbury

[26:06] Park was selected by

[26:06] vice-PRESIDENT Birth and is

[26:07] currently under have a heavy

[26:08] construction that will wrap up

[26:09] this fall and be ready to open

[26:12] up to the community. This

[26:13] project is going to be an

[26:13] excellent example of our

[26:15] trails and parks coming

[26:17] together to provide special

[26:18] assets as the Monon trail goes

[26:23] right up to camp or park. Robi

[26:24] Parks makeover, including new

[26:25] shelter, restroom

[26:27] improvements, improved hard

[26:29] courts and trails was just

[26:30] awarded by the Parks board

[26:32] this week. And we are very

[26:32] excited to get construction

[26:35] started there. Finally, we are

[26:36] working with counselor Delaney

[26:37] and the Indiana Wildlife

[26:38] Federation on the preservation

[26:41] of Havre Stick Woods. There

[26:42] have been some initial public

[26:46] meetings on this project,

[26:47] including one this week while

[26:48] a neighboring parcel to this

[26:49] property goes through the

[26:55] Indy's rezoning process. Now

[26:56] on the next screen and you'll

[26:57] see the new playground at

[26:58] Thompson Park, which is

[26:59] actually very similar to what

[27:01] wished Park we'll see on the

[27:04] far north side this fall, as

[27:05] you can imagine, kids have

[27:07] shared with our staff that

[27:08] they absolutely love climbing

[27:09] this giant, place that and

[27:16] slide structure. Over the last

[27:16] 2 years. We've been very

[27:19] grateful to work with the

[27:19] council and administration to

[27:20] secure more than 3 million in

[27:22] additional fiscal

[27:23] appropriations with an

[27:24] additional 2.1 million

[27:25] introduced for the budget,

[27:28] fiscal. These funds are

[27:32] crucial. Given our 5.8 million

[27:33] cip budget from 2025. You'll

[27:33] see the list of projects

[27:37] funded on the screen, the most

[27:38] substantial of which was the

[27:39] nearly 60 court improvements

[27:42] across the city. All of the

[27:43] projects you see there were

[27:44] allocated last year and are

[27:45] either already completed or

[27:49] will be completed this fall.

[27:50] On your screen. Now you'll see

[27:50] an example of the court

[27:52] improvement projects from

[27:52] Arsenal Park. The basketball

[27:56] court was resurfaced painted

[27:56] and the new back Gordon goals

[28:00] were installed. Improvements

[28:02] vary based on existing court

[28:03] conditions. So some received

[28:03] this level of improvement

[28:04] while others MAY have just

[28:05] been repainted or just

[28:08] happening. That's install all

[28:10] of the projects will make for

[28:11] a better plane. Experience for

[28:14] residents going forward. And

[28:15] similar to the previous slide.

[28:16] This is an example of the

[28:17] tennis court improvements done

[28:22] at once on the park. This

[28:23] year's spring. Fiscal also

[28:25] provided some crucial one on

[28:27] one time. Investments for us

[28:28] to address safety,

[28:30] landscaping, maintenance and

[28:32] technology. Our security team

[28:35] was able to stretch our

[28:36] resources to cover 3

[28:37] additional permanent camera

[28:38] installations that were not

[28:40] originally in this plan. And

[28:43] still come in at the out. More

[28:45] than half of those

[28:46] installations have already

[28:46] been completed and the rest

[28:47] will be finished in the coming

[28:51] months. These both help us

[28:52] with safety and protection of

[28:53] our assets on insurance

[28:56] claims. As we talked about

[28:59] earlier during our cip, we are

[29:00] planning for substantial

[29:00] product improvements over the

[29:02] next few years and the

[29:03] additional $200,000

[29:05] Appropriation will help us

[29:06] move forward on some of those

[29:09] improvements this fall. This

[29:10] funding also help to secure

[29:11] new credit card readers that

[29:12] will allow patrons with easier

[29:14] payment options going forward.

[29:20] A much needed improvement. The

[29:22] introduced budget, fiscal

[29:23] appropriate, additional 2.1

[29:24] million to support a new

[29:25] playground at Roadies Park,

[29:27] which is the home of our only

[29:28] adaptive and inclusive camp

[29:31] for kids with Disabilities.

[29:32] 700,000 to support court

[29:35] improvements at 18 parks and

[29:36] another round of funding for

[29:37] cameras at 23, additional

[29:39] locations to support Park

[29:40] safety for patrons and our

[29:42] staff to be clear, these are

[29:45] not flock cameras, rather the

[29:46] same kind of security cameras

[29:48] this building right here in

[29:48] the ccb have and other park

[29:52] facilities already have. I now

[29:53] want to go into some of our

[29:54] departments, high-level goals

[29:57] for 2027. Our first 2 goals

[30:01] are directly connected. For

[30:02] over 4,500 high quality

[30:04] programs every year. And we're

[30:06] looking to continue our growth

[30:10] in some of those areas from

[30:11] citywide sport leagues to

[30:12] summer camps to arts nature

[30:14] and seasonal programs. These

[30:18] all add. To quality of life

[30:18] enrichment experiences that

[30:21] folks are looking for in

[30:23] Indianapolis, a major part of

[30:24] how we hope to accomplish this

[30:26] is through our new recreation

[30:27] management software. Also,

[30:31] you'll hear me say are ms, as

[30:33] we discussed the spring,

[30:34] fiscal provided an procreation

[30:35] allowing us to purchase and

[30:38] install new technology. This

[30:39] new system will also greatly

[30:40] improve how residents view

[30:41] learn and enroll in our

[30:45] programs. Technology has come

[30:46] a long way since we last MAY

[30:49] to change in the system.

[30:51] Decades ago. And we're

[30:52] confident that these modern

[30:53] tools will build on our recent

[30:57] Web site improvements and the

[30:58] physical improvements in our

[30:59] parks for a overall improved

[31:02] customer experience. We've

[31:03] already spoken year about

[31:03] public safety, especially

[31:07] around new cameras. We've had

[31:08] great conversations with impd

[31:08] the summer about how we can

[31:10] work together on Park safety

[31:13] and also plan to incorporate

[31:13] Park safety as part of our

[31:17] upcoming comprehensive plan.

[31:18] Look forward to continuing

[31:18] those conversations, but the

[31:22] council as well. Speaking of

[31:24] which 2027 will be a

[31:25] significant years. We begin

[31:25] the process of doing our next

[31:28] 5 year master plan. Look

[31:32] forward to engaging with the

[31:32] our board, the council and the

[31:33] community about what they want

[31:35] to see next within the parks.

[31:37] This will include the future

[31:39] of the products as we

[31:40] previously mentioned, the

[31:40] kinds of programs and

[31:42] opportunities. Folks want to

[31:43] see and what the next phase of

[31:44] capital improvements could

[31:48] look like. Much as the 2023

[31:50] plan has shaped the last 3

[31:51] years. The twenty-twenty a

[31:52] comprehensive plan will shape

[31:56] the department into the 2030's

[31:57] and so and beyond. So our team

[31:58] will be hard at work on that

[31:58] this fall and into the next

[32:03] year. Our 5th goal is to

[32:05] officially break ground on the

[32:06] 10 million dollar renovation

[32:07] of Reverend Moselle Sanders

[32:10] Park next year. As we talked

[32:11] about earlier, this project

[32:13] will be a generational

[32:14] investment along the river.

[32:15] And our goal is to break

[32:16] ground next year with

[32:16] substantial completion in

[32:22] 2029. So we will now move into

[32:22] the details of our 2027

[32:26] budget. All city departments

[32:28] this year moved to program

[32:30] based budgeting and in simple

[32:32] terms, that means we are

[32:32] moving to a budget system that

[32:33] provides detail about how our

[32:34] budget breaks down by

[32:37] outcomes. This is our first

[32:38] year doing our budget this

[32:40] way. So we anticipate refining

[32:41] and improving it in this

[32:42] budget season and in the years

[32:45] to come as well. For

[32:46] reference, that means most of

[32:48] these more detailed sides will

[32:49] not have comparisons to

[32:50] previous years because this is

[32:51] the first year we're doing

[32:55] this type of budget. Our

[32:56] budget this year includes a 7%

[32:58] increase in our Parks. General

[32:59] Fund, which also includes golf

[33:03] and local grants. Both our

[33:04] Parks, General fund and

[33:05] overall budget are larger than

[33:09] the 2026 2025 adopted budgets.

[33:09] Those increases largely cover

[33:13] 3 areas. A 20% increase to our

[33:16] facility maintenance budget

[33:17] character. One increases for

[33:18] cost of living adjustment or

[33:19] cola, health insurance and

[33:24] step in grade. And increases

[33:25] for utilities and contracts,

[33:28] including janitorial services.

[33:29] The decrease in our federal

[33:31] grants reflects that spending

[33:32] down of those grants, not a

[33:35] reduction in grant amounts.

[33:36] That spending includes the

[33:38] design cost for the Riverside

[33:40] archery range and from a

[33:43] program, federal earmark which

[33:43] provides upfront funding for

[33:44] programs that was largely

[33:49] spent over the last year. This

[33:50] next slide shows that same

[33:51] budget breakdown. But by

[33:53] budget character, as you will

[33:54] recall, this is how we

[33:55] previously reported our

[33:56] budget. But this year it will

[33:57] be done by programs in more

[34:00] detail on the coming slides. I

[34:01] do want to know that following

[34:03] our board presentation of this

[34:04] budget, we received feedback

[34:06] from them on how much more

[34:07] understandable the program

[34:11] budgeting approach was. So the

[34:13] first section here breaks down

[34:14] several categories under

[34:17] administration. These programs

[34:18] largely cover our staffing in

[34:20] several categories. Things

[34:22] like utilities, our dpw, I sa

[34:24] and occ charge backs for

[34:25] grounds maintenance technology

[34:28] and legal. Other smaller

[34:29] categories here include

[34:31] property management leases

[34:35] communications and media

[34:36] financing grants and

[34:37] additional staffing categories

[34:40] for specific staff groups.

[34:42] This slide breaks down than on

[34:43] capital and maintenance

[34:46] portion of aquatic spending.

[34:47] This spending is largely for

[34:49] staffing, including seasonal

[34:50] staff, along with pool

[34:50] chemicals, equipment, uniforms

[34:56] and other supplies. Many of

[34:58] our sports programs are

[34:59] low-cost leagues, open gyms or

[35:00] partnerships, which is why

[35:03] you'll see that our overall

[35:03] spending on athletics and

[35:04] sports relatively low here at

[35:12] 207,000. This next slide is

[35:14] kind of but it is labeled

[35:15] under brownfield remediation

[35:16] because it's for part of the

[35:17] Graham. Edward Martin Park

[35:23] remediation efforts. Next. We

[35:24] have our capital and

[35:25] maintenance funding breakdown

[35:29] for this note. One technical

[35:29] but important change to our

[35:32] capital budget going forward

[35:33] is that it has been formally

[35:33] changed to a non reverting

[35:38] fund. In English for all of

[35:39] us. That means that those

[35:40] funds do not revert back to

[35:41] the city's general fund at the

[35:44] end of the year, which is

[35:45] incredibly important for our

[35:46] team because it gives us a lot

[35:46] more flexibility going

[35:50] forward. The facility

[35:51] maintenance category,

[35:54] increased by over 300,000 to

[35:55] 1.6 million dollars. This is

[35:56] part of our effort to ensure

[35:57] that more of the capital

[35:58] budget can support medium to

[36:00] long term capital

[36:02] improvements, rather than just

[36:05] short-term maintenance. As a

[36:06] reminder, facility maintenance

[36:06] is the side that is under

[36:13] indie parks and not dpw. Our

[36:14] community engagement budget is

[36:16] at $213,000. And this includes

[36:17] our customer service and

[36:22] community relations. Staff. As

[36:23] we talked about earlier, our

[36:25] food program team does an

[36:26] incredible job serving our

[36:27] community. As you can see, our

[36:30] budget for this category is

[36:31] just under 2 million dollars,

[36:31] which includes our grant

[36:33] funded summer meals program

[36:34] among others and our staffing

[36:38] costs for those programs. Now

[36:39] for the Cultural Arts section,

[36:40] you'll see that it is divided

[36:45] into 2 sections. The 1.3

[36:45] million dollars passed through

[36:48] to the in the Arts Council and

[36:49] 2.1 million that goes toward

[36:51] our arts programs, concerts

[36:53] and fantastic staff that plan

[36:53] and put on those events and

[36:57] programs year round. Speaking

[37:00] of incredible staff, our

[37:01] environmental education team

[37:03] does equally excellent from

[37:04] environmental camps to the

[37:05] day-to-day operations and

[37:07] programming at our

[37:08] environmental centers. That

[37:10] section of the budget accounts

[37:10] for over 1.1 million dollars

[37:16] out of our budget. Next. This

[37:17] section covers our fleet

[37:19] management which covers the

[37:20] character one expenses for

[37:20] overseeing our departments,

[37:23] vehicles and maintenance, the

[37:24] fuel and maintenance costs

[37:25] themselves would fall under

[37:26] the larger charge that

[37:32] category 2 dpw. Our policy and

[37:33] planning node covers some of

[37:34] our contract management staff

[37:36] and related contracts for our

[37:39] policy planning, including our

[37:40] national accreditation, which

[37:42] is known as Capra and our

[37:47] comprehensive plans.

[37:48] Recreation and leisure is

[37:51] divided into 2 sections. The

[37:52] first large section is the

[37:53] actual funding for the plant.

[37:54] Riverside Archery range, which

[37:55] we completed design for over

[37:59] the last year. The second

[38:00] covers are golf and

[38:02] concessions. Fitness and

[38:03] wellness programs and other

[38:04] community programs that didn't

[38:05] necessarily fit into other

[38:10] categories. Now, on this

[38:15] slide, you'll see $231,000 of

[38:17] our budget is for special

[38:20] events, which is limited to

[38:20] staffing costs across special

[38:21] ovens facility and shelter

[38:26] rentals. For summer camps.

[38:30] This $568,000 accounts for

[38:33] staffing supplies, shirts and

[38:34] other camps other camp needs

[38:34] across our adaptive arts,

[38:35] environmental in traditional

[38:38] camps. And a final note here

[38:42] covers our departments

[38:42] training budget for

[38:44] certifications, staff

[38:45] conferences and larger state

[38:48] and national conferences. For

[38:53] the year. And that is $40,000.

[38:54] Since we have been talking a

[38:56] lot about staffing. These

[38:57] final 2 sides show details

[38:59] about our staffing demographic

[39:01] breakdowns. These numbers are,

[39:05] of course, a snapshot in time,

[39:06] but they give a good breakdown

[39:06] of the demographics of our

[39:08] staff and how those numbers

[39:13] break out across pay ranges.

[39:15] And finally, this slide is a

[39:16] continuation of the previous

[39:17] one just broken down by

[39:23] gender. And we certainly had a

[39:24] lot of information to cover.

[39:25] But with that, we are happy to

[39:33] take any questions. Chair.

[39:33] Thank you. Director must admit

[39:35] it was most present budget

[39:39] presentations. I bet that's We

[39:43] like to keep it that yes, like

[39:44] that with the presentation via

[39:46] prose. I appreciate Any

[39:50] questions? We Thank you so

[39:51] much. I really appreciate the

[39:52] presentation. It was very

[39:53] pleasant. I definitely co sign

[39:56] on that CHAIRMAN. I think my

[40:00] questions as I look

[40:01] specifically at some of the

[40:02] things that were actually

[40:06] raised in my supreme budget

[40:08] conversations with dpw

[40:12] included Director crown

[40:15] specifically under that

[40:15] facilities spend facilities.

[40:20] General the park facilities

[40:22] parking lots drives and

[40:23] pedestrian bridges. One thing

[40:25] that really stood out to me

[40:27] not only for this coming

[40:28] year's budget, but in future

[40:32] years. First for 2027, it

[40:34] looks like 192,000 is

[40:40] allocated for. $192,550 is

[40:42] allocated for that. And I I

[40:43] feel like that's a little

[40:46] small. And as I flipped

[40:49] forward to future years, 2028

[40:52] and on. It looks as though it

[40:56] goes to $400,000. 4. 2028

[41:03] 2029. And is over a million in

[41:04] at 2030. And so those are all

[41:05] great and good. So I'm just

[41:06] really concerned that for

[41:11] 2027, it's so low, especially

[41:13] since the council overturned

[41:16] the Mares veto on some of the

[41:16] dollars that will be receiving

[41:18] from increase. We'll tax. And

[41:23] so I guess my thought was

[41:24] initial question, how can we

[41:26] maybe increase that? Because I

[41:30] think the construction is

[41:31] amazing I know we can't pay

[41:31] salaries and staff are

[41:33] beautiful parks with that

[41:37] money. But I am concerned

[41:38] about the conditions of some

[41:41] of the inroads into our parks,

[41:44] specifically as it involves

[41:45] driver safety, you know,

[41:47] vehicles, even some of these

[41:48] large buses and things that

[41:48] bring bring our kiddos to and

[41:54] from the parks. Frankly, I was

[41:55] on a zoom call talking with

[42:00] our dpw Team win a very

[42:01] sometimes annoying and the

[42:02] park staff member that lives

[42:05] in my house came behind. Seems

[42:06] like excuse me, I'd like to

[42:08] talk about our inroads in our

[42:09] parks. And so I yield my time

[42:13] to her as I, you know, kindly

[42:14] do. But I think that has

[42:15] really shined the light here

[42:16] for me to take a look at this

[42:18] tonight and knowing that with

[42:21] the council's, you know, focus

[42:24] on roads specifically. Can you

[42:26] talk a little bit director

[42:27] crown about maybe how we

[42:30] arrived at that number with a

[42:31] weapon and maybe any

[42:33] conversations that have

[42:34] happened since this budget was

[42:37] drafted. I'm sure this was

[42:38] chosen back, you know, in in

[42:39] the late spring, early summer

[42:44] and I think to kind of put it

[42:45] side-by-side with the

[42:46] community outreach budget.

[42:49] That's over 200 grand but

[42:50] roads and bridges for an

[42:53] entire year is less than that.

[42:53] So can you talk a little bit

[42:54] about maybe how you arrived

[42:55] there? Maybe maybe what could

[42:57] we do to bridge the gap? Pun

[43:02] intended. Yes, ma'am,

[43:02] absolutely out so well as we

[43:03] can speak to that. Turn it

[43:04] over to Alex Courtright chief

[43:08] communications officer. Yeah,

[43:10] great I think a couple things.

[43:12] One first kind of a separate,

[43:14] right. So what we're talking

[43:15] about here is our capital

[43:16] budget versus what obviously

[43:20] dpw will see that increase. So

[43:21] I think 2, 2, phone

[43:22] conversations with the

[43:24] answers. One is with dpw

[43:25] because generally we have to

[43:27] pull money for those types of

[43:27] improvements out of our

[43:28] budget. Right. So I think

[43:29] there's some conversation. So

[43:33] we have there. The second

[43:34] piece over the last couple of

[43:36] years as we've done more for

[43:36] schools and parks has been

[43:38] involved in more of those one

[43:41] of the things we looked at are

[43:42] those one-time not maybe not

[43:43] one time, of those capital

[43:45] improvements that we can make.

[43:46] And I think as we've done a

[43:46] lot of hard courts and things

[43:50] like that in recent years, as

[43:52] we look into the future, one

[43:53] of the ideas that we have

[43:54] identified internally has been

[43:54] our roads and bridges and

[43:55] things like that as well

[43:56] because that seems to make a

[43:59] lot of sense. And then I think

[43:59] that gives us 2 different

[44:00] funding mechanism center that

[44:02] we're going with is ares

[44:03] internally talking dpw because

[44:06] again, many of our roads are

[44:08] not just roads and park,

[44:08] right? It's a road that goes

[44:09] through a park and then

[44:10] continues on into a

[44:11] neighborhood right? So I think

[44:12] it's a multi faceted

[44:15] approaches. The answer. I

[44:16] appreciate that and I agree

[44:17] with you 100%. I don't want to

[44:20] see to be clear, everyone. I

[44:20] don't want to see you moving

[44:24] money around in your budget. I

[44:24] want to see funding that is

[44:27] already dedicated to roads, be

[44:29] utilized to better connect

[44:33] people to our parks allow them

[44:36] to more safely access them,

[44:37] even if it's them being

[44:39] dropped off by an indigo bus

[44:41] or them riding their bike you

[44:44] know, where there's not a

[44:45] trailer greenway there. We're

[44:46] sharing roads with bicycles as

[44:47] well. And it's a lot of game

[44:51] of chicken and cyclists going

[44:52] off on the side of the road

[44:55] and it's very, very dangerous

[44:56] for all parties involved. And

[44:58] so I would advocate MR.

[45:01] CHAIRMAN, that because I know

[45:03] you're a champion of this road

[45:03] funding for school and I

[45:06] really would love to see some

[45:09] of those dollars really

[45:11] dedicated in and around

[45:12] playground so that families

[45:14] can get there safely and home

[45:18] safely as well. I don't think

[45:18] I have any other questions.

[45:21] Just a thank you. I know you

[45:23] deal with so much, especially

[45:24] on those pools as a pool

[45:25] owner. It is an absolute

[45:27] nightmare. I just pray every

[45:28] single time I have to replace

[45:30] the chlorine Carter's or

[45:32] something. The chlorine cost

[45:33] going up is absolutely insane.

[45:35] I want to say it's doubled and

[45:37] the last 5 to 10 years which

[45:41] it used to be semi affordable

[45:43] and now it's definitely not.

[45:44] So these are hard decisions

[45:48] that we have to make. And I

[45:50] know you don't have to staff

[45:51] splashpads the same way you do

[45:52] pools and all of those things.

[45:54] So kudos to the team for

[45:56] making those hard decisions

[45:57] and with that, MISTER

[46:00] CHAIRMAN, I yield my time.

[46:01] Thank you, counselor. Any

[46:04] other questions? Yes, because

[46:05] LeBron, thank you as Thank

[46:07] you. Director Crown for an

[46:09] excellent presentation. I

[46:10] would echo what cause the

[46:14] wells and what your board dead

[46:15] about the breakdown by And by

[46:19] node that is very helpful.

[46:19] I've been doing with a bunch

[46:23] questions here. But my first

[46:24] concern was looking at your

[46:25] character, one funding. You

[46:26] know, because I do love the

[46:29] step in grade. I do love that.

[46:30] You're giving cost of living

[46:33] increases. But when I look at

[46:37] the change year over year.

[46:38] That's hard to reconcile

[46:40] rights or we were move forward

[46:41] with significantly fewer staff

[46:43] due to attrition because I

[46:44] know you mentioned several

[46:45] people being promoted. Several

[46:47] people running from within.

[46:48] That worries me that we're

[46:51] trying to spread. I know you

[46:51] all work very hard already.

[46:52] And so trying to spread even

[46:54] more than I worry about that.

[46:57] So can you reassure me that?

[47:00] We certainly appreciate your

[47:01] comments, counselor and you

[47:02] know it. It's in the best

[47:04] interest of our entire union

[47:05] city are our neighbors and our

[47:07] staff included that we be very

[47:08] intentional and have a

[47:12] critical eye on where and how

[47:16] we're placing staff across our

[47:17] system. We turn it over here

[47:18] to our cfo. Jon Georgia can

[47:21] speak a little bit more

[47:24] clearly about the attrition

[47:25] rate, but we were very

[47:25] grateful to defend this year.

[47:26] And for the efforts of this

[47:28] committee and our council

[47:30] body, we did see a reduction

[47:32] in our attrition rate. So to

[47:32] your question specifically, we

[47:35] were all so advocating for

[47:36] that. And we know that you all

[47:39] were as well if I can have

[47:40] John step up to the mic, he'll

[47:41] be able to explain a little

[47:42] bit more clearly about our

[47:43] character. One while he's

[47:48] coming up. I also we'll we are

[47:50] conducting an internal

[47:52] staffing assessment and that

[47:52] will continue to shed light on

[47:55] where we need to to direct

[47:57] staff. I think we also want to

[48:01] be really mindful of. How how

[48:01] we're stretching staff and

[48:02] make sure that when we talk

[48:03] about quality of life, it also

[48:05] means quality of life for our

[48:06] team at any parks, which is

[48:07] hard to do because we want to

[48:10] keep. Programs going doors

[48:13] open and all those things. So

[48:14] cfo, Jonathan George here can

[48:15] speak a little bit more about

[48:19] that attrition. Thank you for

[48:22] the question. Counselor. We

[48:23] did not get rid of any

[48:25] positions, any budgeted

[48:28] positions, this budget season.

[48:29] We're still maintaining all

[48:29] the budgeted positions that we

[48:34] had going into this year. We

[48:36] think we are properly funded

[48:38] to have, you know, reduce

[48:38] attrition rate to step in

[48:39] grade. The colon health

[48:40] insurance increases are all

[48:41] afford it. That is our

[48:45] understanding. So. You don't

[48:46] quick follow-up question.

[48:46] Appreciate that. I'm glad to

[48:51] hear it. How is the increase

[48:51] for character, whatever you're

[48:54] so low, then? I mean, it is

[48:55] positions were left unfilled

[48:58] for a while. And yet the the

[48:59] speed at which replace people

[49:03] is low or or forgive me my

[49:06] math is just thank you

[49:07] council. That's We actually

[49:08] and John, if you don't mind,

[49:11] we would want to them in on

[49:13] that conversation. You know,

[49:13] just out of respect for the

[49:15] decisions they have to make.

[49:16] Unless Alex, he'd like to add

[49:18] anything to that. Yeah. Thank

[49:19] you so much for your

[49:20] questions. And and the the

[49:21] care and concern that your

[49:24] brain to our staff.

[49:26] Absolutely. And that if you if

[49:30] I MAY, chair I will try not to

[49:34] do so. But Yeah, I understand

[49:37] and agree with, you know,

[49:38] we've had many conversations

[49:39] about the pools and I

[49:41] understand that most cities

[49:42] are moving to more splashpads,

[49:44] more indoor pools, which makes

[49:46] a lot of sense, especially

[49:46] It's just impossible to keep.

[49:48] We have the parts in stock,

[49:50] etc. I get all that. But I

[49:50] just worry about this trend

[49:54] where we have fewer just

[49:55] people, staff, people in the

[49:57] parks. I think cameras MAY

[49:58] help with that but activating

[50:01] a public space and having

[50:02] personnel, I think, is

[50:03] providing a really valuable

[50:08] public safety and so I just

[50:09] kind of worry about that trend

[50:11] as well. As you know. I know

[50:11] you're not the only

[50:12] department, but in general,

[50:13] we're trying to do more with

[50:15] less across the enterprise and

[50:17] I fear that that will lead to

[50:18] worst public safety and then

[50:21] more on it. The shoulders on

[50:22] that point. I wanted to ask

[50:25] about the park Rangers are

[50:26] they included in this budget?

[50:28] Is that through another What

[50:33] can tell me about them? So

[50:34] they're included under budget,

[50:39] not ours. Appreciate that.

[50:41] Related question to that as

[50:43] well is with the camera

[50:44] funding. I've had many

[50:45] constituent of mine advocate

[50:45] for more cameras. And so I'm

[50:48] pleased to see you. Listen to

[50:49] constituent feedback. But part

[50:51] of wonders if we're not

[50:51] pivoting to heart in that

[50:54] direction, just looking at

[50:55] that this goes, it's that or I

[50:56] wonder what kind of metrics we

[50:58] have about how effective these

[50:59] cameras are. Again, I'm not

[51:01] getting pushback from many

[51:02] constituents despite all the

[51:03] pushback on flock and other

[51:05] sorts of cameras. Parks

[51:06] cameras are generally pretty

[51:08] well supported by just

[51:09] wondering what data we're

[51:10] using make those purchase

[51:16] decisions. Kind to fall into,

[51:16] i think for says the scale of

[51:19] our parts right, 218 of them,

[51:20] many of them have multiple

[51:21] access It MAY seem like we're

[51:22] doing a lot. We are. We are

[51:26] covering our priority areas

[51:28] realistically. So I hope that

[51:29] helps a little Just the scale

[51:34] outside of that. And in terms

[51:38] of was the 2nd half your

[51:39] question. Yet, just what date

[51:39] are we using to show that it's

[51:40] worthwhile to buy these

[51:43] cameras? Yeah. So it's all

[51:44] related starting our security

[51:45] team. That's great job with

[51:46] incident reports and things

[51:47] like that. So that's really

[51:49] what informing us is. You

[51:50] know, we certain centers,

[51:53] certain part parks, certain

[51:54] sections of parks, racy these

[51:55] issues. And that's really

[51:55] what's informing. As those

[51:59] incident reports. And I added

[52:00] counselor, again, lot of

[52:03] gratitude for the questions.

[52:03] As with anything in the

[52:06] quality of life. Pillar. It's

[52:10] never a one stop shop

[52:11] solution. Cameras are an

[52:14] essential part of how we

[52:15] protect our staff. You know,

[52:18] there have been incidents.

[52:19] We're unfortunate situations

[52:20] have happened and because of

[52:24] the camera footage impd was

[52:25] able to apprehend individuals

[52:25] responsible for that. And so

[52:29] we see that as a protection of

[52:30] our patrons and also our

[52:33] staff. And, you know, of

[52:33] course, that has to be

[52:35] balanced. It's not the only

[52:36] answer. We agree. That

[52:39] programming is the number-one

[52:39] preventative measure that we

[52:40] can have in a space and we

[52:43] want to continue striving

[52:44] towards that reality. And and

[52:47] while also balancing the you

[52:48] know, to support impd and

[52:49] their partnership that they

[52:52] need from from our expansive

[52:53] system in the parks. So it's

[52:56] it's one of several

[52:57] strategies. We certainly

[52:58] appreciate the support for it.

[53:03] And the consideration. Again,

[53:04] you make of such a supportive

[53:04] for everything I've heard. So

[53:07] not trying knock at all. Just

[53:07] glad to hear, you all these

[53:09] background details that's

[53:10] helpful. Just a couple more

[53:17] questions. MISTER Chair so you

[53:21] know, I heard CHAIRMAN Boots

[53:22] push in the past for increase

[53:22] user fees as one source of

[53:26] revenue that could help the

[53:27] park's maintain. And I'm

[53:30] wondering how much we can do.

[53:31] And forgive me for not knowing

[53:32] this firsthand because I

[53:32] haven't participated parks

[53:34] programs myself as much as I

[53:36] should have. But I am really

[53:38] glad that we have such

[53:38] affordable or free programming

[53:41] and our parks. And I also

[53:43] wonder, you know, if at the

[53:46] end of such programming we're

[53:47] offering, you know, qr code

[53:50] saying, hey, if you went to

[53:50] any private, you know,

[53:51] organization to do the same

[53:52] level of programming it to be

[53:55] 3 times the cost. If you can't

[53:57] afford it, chip in here to the

[53:59] Parks Foundation or fund that

[54:01] could help because I think

[54:02] likely some people going to

[54:05] these could afford to chip in.

[54:06] And to me, we're providing

[54:10] really awesome level also

[54:11] quality of programming. And

[54:11] that would be the best time to

[54:12] ask people for money you've

[54:14] seen the value yourself, help

[54:17] your neighbors do this in the

[54:19] future. So I just don't know

[54:19] if we're already doing

[54:20] something like that or if

[54:21] that's an idea that we could

[54:23] look at next year. A fantastic

[54:25] idea. And I think Jenny Boyd

[54:26] said the Parks Alliance might

[54:30] agree with me. We need to add

[54:31] council brown those

[54:33] conversations. All jokes

[54:34] aside. Yes, that's a wonderful

[54:37] idea. What I'm excited about

[54:38] in our partnership with the

[54:40] Parks Alliance is to have a

[54:41] team at the helm, you know,

[54:42] especially executive director

[54:44] and Jenny points willing to

[54:46] get really creative and look

[54:47] at all the various streams,

[54:47] the opportunities as

[54:48] individual donor

[54:51] opportunities, you know, in

[54:52] ramping that kind of

[54:55] experience up, how can we get

[54:59] the friends groups or the the

[55:00] the park's foundations that

[55:00] are existing. How can we

[55:01] direct donations to those

[55:04] happen? We direct donations to

[55:05] the Parks Alliance and there

[55:06] are a number of ideas flowing

[55:08] from that. And we welcome any

[55:09] and all creative ideas for

[55:11] that. Thank you very much. My

[55:13] very last thing was another

[55:14] creative idea which will call

[55:16] it at getting you homework

[55:18] assignments. But Dr points.

[55:19] You know, I really love the

[55:20] huge investment and that was

[55:24] all Sanders Park. And I also

[55:24] see, you know, just and I see

[55:25] other people who were involved

[55:28] in the force for all campaign.

[55:29] And so I wonder whether land

[55:32] acquisition could be a higher

[55:33] priority. Yeah, as we've seen

[55:35] the historic flooding this

[55:36] year, I think storm waters at

[55:37] the top of everyone's minds

[55:38] and we also know how cash

[55:42] strapped the city isn't. So to

[55:44] the extent that snow already

[55:45] on the radar and I'm sure it

[55:45] was along with 10,000 other

[55:47] things. I would just encourage

[55:48] you to continue to be creative

[55:51] like how we can acquire

[55:53] wetlands and mature forests in

[55:54] particular cause. I don't

[55:54] think there's any better bang

[55:56] for our buck for storm water.

[55:57] So just that last comment and

[56:00] thank you, MISTER Chair. MR.

[56:03] Brown council around great

[56:04] questions. Just a couple quick

[56:04] ones. I have none. I'm going

[56:07] to hand it off to counselor

[56:12] McCormick Trail maintenance.

[56:15] Is parks responsibility or dpw

[56:15] responsibility? Combination of

[56:18] both. It would be a

[56:22] combination as we can most

[56:22] clearly described the

[56:24] greenways and trails are

[56:26] predominantly maintained by

[56:30] dpw. We do have trails within

[56:32] our parks that we also

[56:32] contribute. But dpw is

[56:34] predominantly responsible for

[56:36] that. And I'm going to look to

[56:37] my deputy director and see if

[56:39] that is correct. Okay. He says

[56:40] that's correct. So thank you,

[56:45] Andrea. Andrea, do you have

[56:46] any other thing like that to

[56:51] the presentation tonight? Feel

[56:54] free to come up and share your

[56:56] thoughts. You've been really

[57:01] you MR. Parts. So let's take

[57:03] all the Thank you, counselor

[57:04] Andrea them and deputy

[57:04] director for the director

[57:06] Cronin Excellent job.

[57:10] Presenting our budget for 2027

[57:12] as you say, MR. Park said with

[57:13] also say we have a strong team

[57:14] with many employees who are

[57:17] sitting here behind me. So one

[57:19] person can do the whole heavy

[57:21] lift. We're thankful for dpw

[57:23] for the operations, the things

[57:25] they do. Thankful for your

[57:26] questions. And we've shown in

[57:28] the last couple of years here.

[57:30] But the record funding that if

[57:33] you fund us, we will make

[57:35] improvements that will make

[57:35] our parks incredible and the

[57:38] citizens happy. So thank you

[57:39] for all you do. Thank you,

[57:40] director. Thank its staff.

[57:48] Thank you. Did. I see that f 2

[57:48] e town is to 21. Is that

[57:55] right? That a number? I?

[57:56] Grabbed out of this

[57:57] presentation. Didn't make that

[58:02] up. George. The fte number

[58:07] should be to 99. It was 307.

[58:07] The reason for the decrease is

[58:11] we. The positions that we had

[58:14] to defund due to budget cuts

[58:14] that happened last year going

[58:17] into this year. Those

[58:19] positions that were defunded

[58:22] taken So they didn't have

[58:23] budget attached to them.

[58:24] That's why I said we did not

[58:27] lose any budgeted positions.

[58:29] So we but the the hours since

[58:30] or hours attached to those

[58:30] positions, even though they

[58:33] did not have a budget, they

[58:33] technically Fte cause Fte goes

[58:37] is based off hours. So sorry.

[58:43] So the number. I'm sorry, I'm

[58:48] confused 2.99 is what it was.

[58:49] 2.99 is what our active ft is

[58:53] right now. Right now, it was 3

[58:55] of 7. Ok, what now, many

[58:59] vacancies you currently have.

[59:00] Of flight full-time positions

[59:02] are like all. If you had to

[59:06] take a head count. We just did

[59:07] our mass terminations in

[59:09] summer ended. So we just got

[59:10] out all the lifeguards in

[59:11] summer camp counselors and

[59:14] things like that. So they can

[59:18] seize would probably be. We

[59:19] might 500 because they would

[59:24] like to get back to for So the

[59:26] vacancies count your seasonal

[59:27] employees. Okay. Okay. So that

[59:28] number is almost but not a

[59:29] seasonal employee would not be

[59:32] one fte. So like one Ft is 40

[59:33] full time. So like it's a

[59:34] seasonal employee will be a

[59:41] fraction. Much that. Yeah, my

[59:45] last quick question was the

[59:46] increase in the budget this

[59:51] year, 7% or 0.7% 7%. The

[59:52] increase in our Parks, General

[59:56] budget was 7%. But that is

[1:00:02] fraction of the whole budget.

[1:00:03] The whole budget, 1.7% because

[1:00:07] we spend our grants. And so we

[1:00:09] accounted for grant spend

[1:00:10] which brought down, the

[1:00:12] overall budget because you

[1:00:13] know, we're just spending the

[1:00:15] money. So we we got to reduce

[1:00:16] it. But the fun we care about

[1:00:19] the most, the park's general

[1:00:20] that that went up. So that's

[1:00:21] yeah. That's good. That's a

[1:00:24] good Thats a great the think

[1:00:24] what John? Thank you, is that

[1:00:26] both of your numbers are

[1:00:28] correct. Percent for parks,

[1:00:30] general and then 0.7 overall

[1:00:30] because all spend out on

[1:00:32] federal grants. Great. All

[1:00:34] right. COUNCILMAN Garment.

[1:00:37] Thank you, CHAIRMAN. Thank you

[1:00:39] for the presentation as

[1:00:41] always. My favorite one of the

[1:00:42] year because it's fun stuff

[1:00:44] and happiness and how

[1:00:45] wonderful memories for me and

[1:00:48] my family. So as always, thank

[1:00:49] you for the wonderful

[1:00:49] presentation of the refer to

[1:00:50] pay for being here and what

[1:00:54] you do for our community.

[1:00:55] Couple questions. So just to

[1:00:57] go back. So the because we

[1:01:00] have, you know, 3 lifeguards

[1:01:01] could be one fte, right?

[1:01:02] Depending on how many they

[1:01:06] work. But that year round

[1:01:07] vacancies. I'm just curious

[1:01:07] like that number, because it

[1:01:08] looks like that's about 150

[1:01:09] number that was in the

[1:01:10] presentation. The full time

[1:01:14] staff. Is that what? I guess?

[1:01:15] That's what I'm wondering

[1:01:16] because I kind access to

[1:01:20] counsel Brown as well. But

[1:01:20] cancer. Yeah. Would you mind

[1:01:21] sharing what slide? Cannot

[1:01:35] save 6. So you're referring to

[1:01:36] the 150 fold asked staff, okay

[1:01:39] and asking about vacancies.

[1:01:40] I'm very nice. Yeah, get

[1:01:42] there's quite a few vacancies.

[1:01:43] There was just curious. Other

[1:01:45] departments she adds. We

[1:01:47] appreciate that is if you're

[1:01:48] willing, we would be able to

[1:01:48] get in a specific number back

[1:01:50] to you instead of conduct.

[1:01:51] There's a big number, but I'd

[1:01:54] rather get you the specifics.

[1:01:56] And then for the 2.99 So it's

[1:01:58] about half of 1st half of the

[1:02:00] full-time equivalent, right?

[1:02:00] So those hours are seasonal.

[1:02:04] So about half of the ftc's are

[1:02:05] seasonal sounds right. If you

[1:02:09] got about 150 new to 99. So

[1:02:11] one, 50, maybe a typo. That's

[1:02:12] why I want go back because

[1:02:13] there's a chance that's not a

[1:02:14] problem. That's what seems

[1:02:16] like. There's a big gap. And

[1:02:18] then I guess with that act,

[1:02:18] not the seasonal, but with the

[1:02:20] effort to ease and we have

[1:02:23] that reduction, we feel like

[1:02:23] we're fully-staffed are

[1:02:25] adequately staffed with what

[1:02:27] we have budgeted for f to ease

[1:02:32] or for year-round seasonal. I

[1:02:32] appreciate that question,

[1:02:33] counselor. It's something you

[1:02:34] know, we we certainly always

[1:02:40] want to see. More staff. At

[1:02:41] our spaces that most

[1:02:42] programmed because that means

[1:02:46] that we can do more. And, you

[1:02:47] know, for this year, the fact

[1:02:50] that our attrition rate was

[1:02:53] produced and we also have the

[1:02:53] opportunities in our

[1:02:57] maintenance budget were seen a

[1:02:59] new level of support to the

[1:03:01] department. Our staffing

[1:03:02] assessment is going to

[1:03:02] demonstrate for us. Once we

[1:03:03] complete that internal

[1:03:05] project, it will demonstrate

[1:03:08] to us what what else could be

[1:03:10] possible in what should be

[1:03:13] possible? There are some of

[1:03:14] our newer park facilities that

[1:03:16] could benefit from additional

[1:03:19] staff. And we we'll continue

[1:03:21] to to request an advocate for

[1:03:23] that. And I think, you know,

[1:03:24] residents are always pleased

[1:03:27] when we can program the things

[1:03:28] that they want to see program.

[1:03:31] So a lot of that is public

[1:03:32] feedback. It's our internal

[1:03:33] staff assessment and then it's

[1:03:34] looking at our character one

[1:03:38] and what's available to

[1:03:39] reallocate or reorganized as

[1:03:40] needed. And it's an ongoing

[1:03:43] project for us at the moment.

[1:03:43] Thank I think this is kind of

[1:03:48] goes to what? 3 of his brought

[1:03:50] up. But that making sure that

[1:03:52] we're adequately staffed

[1:03:53] because we do have these

[1:03:54] programs right there. It's

[1:03:55] important work that we do. But

[1:03:56] you also I'm sure have these

[1:03:58] ideas that you would love to

[1:03:59] implement. That would be so

[1:04:00] amazing. But you just don't

[1:04:01] have that bandwidth to do it.

[1:04:03] And so I think making sure

[1:04:04] that we're least have to be

[1:04:05] able to do what we do. But

[1:04:05] then also do that vision for

[1:04:06] the future as well to make

[1:04:10] sure the facts. This is one of

[1:04:12] the few budgets where that is

[1:04:12] important to be included,

[1:04:13] right? Is that vision of what

[1:04:14] we want to do? Not just what

[1:04:15] do we have to pay for what we

[1:04:19] have to maintain so. That's

[1:04:21] the fun part of one of the few

[1:04:22] budget. Few from part budget

[1:04:26] things. I think and then going

[1:04:30] to the cameras. How did you

[1:04:31] choose the ones that you said

[1:04:33] high priority? I think cancer

[1:04:35] Brown's question. Kinda answer

[1:04:35] that. But is was that just

[1:04:39] based on a priority or raise

[1:04:41] their benchmark data numbers

[1:04:42] from what hap events that

[1:04:45] happened. Maybe these were the

[1:04:45] priority locations

[1:04:48] predominantly because they are

[1:04:50] the buildings themselves, the

[1:04:52] facilities that we have that

[1:04:53] either had a very limited

[1:04:56] number of cameras or no

[1:04:57] cameras at all. We have are

[1:05:00] our chief technology officer

[1:05:00] who looked very closely. We

[1:05:02] also have our park security

[1:05:05] team last year. You all would

[1:05:06] remember learning about our

[1:05:07] first parks safety

[1:05:08] Administrator Erik Davenport

[1:05:12] into the team, worked on

[1:05:12] various angles and identify

[1:05:13] the gaps in the camera angles

[1:05:16] that we have available to us.

[1:05:17] And what was being protected

[1:05:19] by a camera view when it comes

[1:05:21] to assets as well as insurance

[1:05:22] claims. If something were to

[1:05:23] go wrong and then support our

[1:05:26] partners and impd. So it was a

[1:05:28] priority list based on those

[1:05:30] data points. These priorities

[1:05:33] also came from visit levels.

[1:05:33] You know, the size of events

[1:05:35] that are hosted annually at

[1:05:37] these sites. The amount of

[1:05:38] programs that are attendant at

[1:05:40] the sites, et cetera. Thank

[1:05:42] you. I just wanted to it. Just

[1:05:43] make sure that like kind

[1:05:46] curious about that part. And

[1:05:47] then the last part is I know

[1:05:48] there were a few pictures on

[1:05:50] the slides. Chapel Hill Park

[1:05:52] got some much love over on the

[1:05:54] West Side. We have the

[1:05:55] pickleball. We have a splash

[1:05:57] pad. We have a new cut like

[1:05:58] updated covered area,

[1:06:00] beautiful playground. I'm not

[1:06:01] joking like the picture on

[1:06:03] this, but I when they're

[1:06:04] people there, they were like

[1:06:05] waiting for that sense to come

[1:06:08] down like the community was so

[1:06:09] thank you to you for all the

[1:06:09] work on that. And also the

[1:06:10] Lily Foundation for the money

[1:06:11] there as well. And I back.

[1:06:15] Thank you. Thank you.

[1:06:16] COUNCILMAN Going a couple just

[1:06:22] close in questions. Tell me

[1:06:23] about the status of the public

[1:06:24] safety officer program how

[1:06:28] that's coming and is that

[1:06:31] helping with the park Ranger?

[1:06:35] Deficiencies or is it? Being

[1:06:36] suitable substitute? Where do

[1:06:40] we stand there? Thank you, MR.

[1:06:42] Chair. So they park's safety.

[1:06:45] Ambassador as we're calling

[1:06:46] them is what we've been able

[1:06:49] to accomplish this year so far

[1:06:49] as developed the job

[1:06:51] descriptions for those and

[1:06:53] propose and initial phase of

[1:06:54] what that program could look

[1:06:59] like based on the former

[1:06:59] consultant recommendations

[1:07:03] that Parks received in the

[1:07:04] past. Right now where we're at

[1:07:07] working with impd to offer

[1:07:08] overtime hours to any officers

[1:07:10] that are interested in picking

[1:07:12] that up. And then, you know,

[1:07:15] we look forward to coming back

[1:07:16] to this committee with another

[1:07:18] proposal in the very near

[1:07:19] future to see if we could get

[1:07:23] that off the ground. But right

[1:07:25] we are continuing to develop

[1:07:26] the structure of what that

[1:07:27] program could and would look

[1:07:34] like if it funded. So we

[1:07:35] currently do not have any

[1:07:36] public safety officers in our

[1:07:40] parks. That is correct. We do

[1:07:42] not have the public safety

[1:07:43] ambassadors. We do have impd

[1:07:45] officers and we have park

[1:07:46] rangers that we don't have

[1:07:47] those public safety

[1:07:48] ambassadors that would be

[1:07:49] reporting up to that Park

[1:07:53] safety administrator. And

[1:07:54] doing it dissipate. Those

[1:07:54] officers having law

[1:07:57] enforcement. Authority or less

[1:08:02] or so. It's still a question

[1:08:04] that we're working to answer.

[1:08:05] What would be the right

[1:08:06] scenario? I think in ideals

[1:08:09] scenario what my safety

[1:08:10] administrator has advised that

[1:08:13] they should have police

[1:08:14] powers. So we continue to look

[1:08:17] at the research and work with

[1:08:19] partners internally to develop

[1:08:19] that program. We would also be

[1:08:20] open to the recommendations of

[1:08:24] this committee. And then

[1:08:28] finally trailing on this

[1:08:29] question of staffing and many

[1:08:31] you cover this little bit. But

[1:08:36] what are your? Plans or ideas

[1:08:39] were providing more incentives

[1:08:40] and to attract more staff and

[1:08:44] talent. I know in the past

[1:08:45] we've given signing bonuses

[1:08:47] and things of that sort. What

[1:08:51] do you anticipate for 27 next

[1:08:53] question? An important

[1:08:54] CHAIRMAN Boots. So the

[1:08:55] incentives that we've seen for

[1:08:57] lifeguards in the past to

[1:08:58] attract that talent for the

[1:09:00] pool season. We will continue

[1:09:03] offering those that is a

[1:09:04] strategy that has worked. And,

[1:09:06] you know, in years past in

[1:09:08] 2024, it worked the best ever

[1:09:10] had. You know, every year we

[1:09:12] see a different group of

[1:09:14] applicants come through for

[1:09:17] those positions. So that's

[1:09:19] it's it very unique roles that

[1:09:21] that folks are playing for

[1:09:21] their that we can't always

[1:09:22] predict, but will find that

[1:09:24] the incentives with those

[1:09:25] sign-on bonuses continue to be

[1:09:27] a strong strategy and we'll do

[1:09:31] that again for 2027. We are

[1:09:34] also again, very excited about

[1:09:35] the cost of living adjustments

[1:09:37] that our staff will receive.

[1:09:38] And then the step in great

[1:09:39] policy that's coming online.

[1:09:40] We do see that as a excellent

[1:09:43] strategy in tool for retention

[1:09:44] as well as attracting people

[1:09:47] to the rolls that we have

[1:09:50] available again open to

[1:09:50] additional ideas that that we

[1:09:53] should be pursuing and that

[1:09:54] we're not And always looking

[1:09:57] internally for how we can

[1:09:58] rewrite some job descriptions

[1:10:00] so that they are more pointed

[1:10:04] or more attractive. We invite

[1:10:05] anyone in the city who is

[1:10:07] interested in working with our

[1:10:09] amazing department to please

[1:10:10] apply. We would love to have

[1:10:16] folks join us. Well, I will

[1:10:16] give a public kudos to that.

[1:10:17] My daughter 10 years ago rose

[1:10:20] to the level of a lifeguard

[1:10:21] manager. That's some part And

[1:10:24] still to this day, keeps those

[1:10:26] Rens. It was one of her best

[1:10:27] experiences as a looking for

[1:10:30] the parks department. So I

[1:10:31] encourage anybody out there to

[1:10:33] sign up to be a lifeguard

[1:10:35] every been in the room to take

[1:10:36] us short stint, you'll love

[1:10:41] it. I guarantee it couple.

[1:10:41] Sure. Of I've got a couple

[1:10:46] closing comments, but please

[1:10:48] Thank you, MISTER Chair. I

[1:10:49] briefly want to quickly, I

[1:10:52] guess, make a comment,

[1:10:53] although welcome feedback on

[1:10:53] on slide. 64 the appendix

[1:10:57] after the slide you know, I

[1:10:59] just know those top 3 line

[1:11:03] items in particular. All

[1:11:04] that's great that we increase

[1:11:06] nature program. Participants,

[1:11:06] a mature. We've estimated that

[1:11:07] we will at least by the end of

[1:11:10] the year. I can't help but

[1:11:14] noting that are 2027 goal for

[1:11:16] our major Parks for minority

[1:11:17] low-income residents. Our goal

[1:11:18] is lower than we did 2 years

[1:11:22] ago. For the arts program

[1:11:23] dispense, it's what 60% of

[1:11:25] what we had 2 years ago. And

[1:11:26] that combined with what I've

[1:11:28] seen as the flat funding every

[1:11:30] year for Arts Council. It's

[1:11:34] just very disappointing.

[1:11:35] Again, I that you're not the

[1:11:35] only department who's being

[1:11:39] squeezed. And I know we have

[1:11:40] our state to blame for much of

[1:11:45] that. Just one of the register

[1:11:46] that disappointment appreciate

[1:11:48] honest numbers about that. But

[1:11:49] field of those are pretty

[1:11:51] start to look at. So just

[1:11:52] kinda want to mention that on

[1:11:55] the record couple quick things

[1:11:58] that might help with that.

[1:11:59] First is a lot of those

[1:12:02] previous years. Kind inflated

[1:12:03] with American rescue plan and

[1:12:06] some other funding dollars.

[1:12:07] And second of all, you'll see

[1:12:08] the metrics underneath. Those

[1:12:08] are actually kind of what the

[1:12:10] new ones that we've rolled

[1:12:12] out. So those 3 on top are

[1:12:13] ones that we have been

[1:12:15] tracking in previous years and

[1:12:16] kind of moving into new So

[1:12:19] we're not to. Dismiss

[1:12:20] anything. Just a little bit of

[1:12:25] context. I think helps. Yes,

[1:12:28] because the rules. Thank you,

[1:12:29] MR. CHAIRMAN, I think one

[1:12:31] thing I'm sitting here

[1:12:32] thinking as a member of both

[1:12:33] the public Works Committee and

[1:12:34] the Public Safety Committee is

[1:12:37] that. And I used to be a

[1:12:39] librarian. And so I was often

[1:12:40] disappointed when I had to

[1:12:41] leave in my kids were just

[1:12:42] getting off a school or

[1:12:44] getting out of practice. And

[1:12:45] that was the time that they

[1:12:46] really wanted to come to that

[1:12:47] 3rd place or be in the Parker

[1:12:49] be in the library. And I know

[1:12:50] many of our parks are open

[1:12:52] dawn to dusk and then some of

[1:12:54] those community centers close

[1:12:54] at 7, 8 o'clock. But you say

[1:12:55] that's actually accurate.

[1:12:59] Director Crown. While we have

[1:13:01] a variety of hours across

[1:13:02] facilities based on the

[1:13:05] community engagement that we

[1:13:07] see there at our sites. We do

[1:13:07] have many of our centers are

[1:13:10] open until 7 or 08:00pm. Yeah,

[1:13:14] I just I think that. Our Steph

[1:13:15] do so much. They already work

[1:13:17] long hours. They're the ones

[1:13:18] who have the keys and open and

[1:13:19] close the doors. And I think

[1:13:23] to see an expansion in evening

[1:13:24] programs extension and hours.

[1:13:26] That would not be necessarily

[1:13:27] something I would put on the

[1:13:28] current staff. It would be an

[1:13:30] expansion of personnel. GOD

[1:13:35] bless you Moreland. But that

[1:13:38] is something that when we talk

[1:13:42] about the increase youth gun

[1:13:47] violence. Their inability to

[1:13:48] have big feelings while

[1:13:51] carrying big guns around. And

[1:13:54] I think that arts and parks

[1:13:55] are a space in place where

[1:13:59] we're going to rectify these

[1:13:59] issues and we have to rec

[1:14:00] rectify them together and

[1:14:02] we're not going to do it. We

[1:14:04] close our doors when the sun

[1:14:05] is out and we're not going to

[1:14:08] do it when our most highly

[1:14:09] trained nationally certified

[1:14:14] stellar. Like magicians of

[1:14:18] parks, Wizards. Our need to go

[1:14:19] get some sleep. So we need to

[1:14:21] grow and duplicate and have as

[1:14:25] many, you know. Brett Knese in

[1:14:27] Gideon's it that we can have

[1:14:28] because that to me is where

[1:14:30] the real solution is in our

[1:14:31] city is making sure that we

[1:14:34] have those 3rd play spaces

[1:14:36] open. And I mean, we're

[1:14:39] missing a huge, huge

[1:14:40] opportunity here in my opinion

[1:14:42] and these investments in these

[1:14:43] projects when most families

[1:14:45] are working or at school and

[1:14:46] then as soon as they're done

[1:14:50] doing those commitments. Base

[1:14:52] is they want to go to and

[1:14:53] frankly pay for are closed.

[1:14:59] And I know that. That a

[1:14:59] solution that's going to cost

[1:15:00] money. It's going to take

[1:15:03] courage and dollars. And I'm

[1:15:04] here to say I support that

[1:15:11] increased 100% I don't

[1:15:12] necessarily approve of more

[1:15:13] police officers in our parks.

[1:15:16] And I would not support that

[1:15:21] funding increase but I do

[1:15:21] think that the cameras

[1:15:23] specifically and anecdotally

[1:15:26] council McCormick. Previously

[1:15:27] when I was the COUNCILWOMAN

[1:15:31] Over Eagle Creek Park, I can

[1:15:33] tell you lots of damage,

[1:15:35] theft, break-ins. You know,

[1:15:38] kayaks being stolen from

[1:15:38] children and you know, and so

[1:15:42] that's really the huge, huge

[1:15:43] assets, even just being on

[1:15:45] park property. People's

[1:15:47] personal assets being damaged

[1:15:48] and then not wanting to go and

[1:15:49] enjoy our parks because

[1:15:52] there's no recourse. So that

[1:15:53] has been a longtime coming in

[1:15:55] those installs once they come,

[1:15:57] I believe, will also be a

[1:15:58] deterrent. So I really

[1:16:00] appreciated all of your

[1:16:00] responses and questions

[1:16:04] because those are super valid,

[1:16:05] but sometimes dummy cameras

[1:16:06] are the best deterrent for

[1:16:11] Turkey's out there. So thank

[1:16:11] you, MR. CHAIRMAN and view my

[1:16:16] time. But before I do, we just

[1:16:19] we have to do better. Not

[1:16:23] talking out of both sides of

[1:16:23] our mouths or however you want

[1:16:24] to phrase that because you

[1:16:26] can't say you're your frankly,

[1:16:29] about gun violence and then

[1:16:30] support a budget where we

[1:16:35] close our parks 07:00pm. Thank

[1:16:36] you, counselor. Couple closing

[1:16:40] comments that I have. One

[1:16:40] thing that seemed very helpful

[1:16:42] it. My area of my experience

[1:16:46] has been the friends of

[1:16:47] organizations. Some in my area

[1:16:49] have even raise their own

[1:16:51] funds and really help

[1:16:53] supplement my little. I've now

[1:16:55] only have one little Gem,

[1:16:58] Mobley sleeve of a park, if

[1:16:59] you will, are slimmer. This

[1:17:00] Kyle's Tessa Nature preserve

[1:17:05] and unbeknownst to me at the

[1:17:05] time there was a friends group

[1:17:09] and unbeknownst to them. They

[1:17:09] had 10's of thousands of

[1:17:11] dollars in a fund. And they

[1:17:15] did not know. And it wasn't

[1:17:17] until we were pushing them and

[1:17:18] saying, you know, when we get

[1:17:19] a memorandum understanding

[1:17:21] with the parks that will help

[1:17:24] communications, help support.

[1:17:25] Now we've got a lot of things.

[1:17:27] Good things going at that

[1:17:30] little park. So I would

[1:17:31] encourage you to expand that.

[1:17:33] To the extent you can because

[1:17:38] if you give some. Investment

[1:17:39] or some skin in the game to

[1:17:41] the local residents, I find

[1:17:43] will step up. With work.

[1:17:48] Sessions. Financial donations.

[1:17:51] Really? I mean, we have a I

[1:17:51] know Allie's out there and the

[1:17:54] crowd She was. We've done

[1:17:59] there. She did. We get more

[1:18:00] people than we can deal with

[1:18:02] on our little cleanup for our

[1:18:05] little part. And it's So I

[1:18:06] encourage you to expand that

[1:18:07] to the extent you can because

[1:18:11] I think. When people feel they

[1:18:12] have against getting in that

[1:18:14] game. And this is my part. I'm

[1:18:15] the one that claimed this. I

[1:18:17] did that. I did this. My

[1:18:19] family does this every year.

[1:18:22] They begin to own it. And I

[1:18:24] think that goes a long way to

[1:18:25] helping. So just encourage you

[1:18:29] to look at that I will also

[1:18:31] take this opportunity to stand

[1:18:33] my little political pedestal

[1:18:34] here because mentioned this in

[1:18:39] every committee. Tonight, this

[1:18:41] discussion of funding and, you

[1:18:42] know, budgets 0.7% I agree

[1:18:43] with counselor. Well, I do not

[1:18:45] like that. And that is one

[1:18:48] reason, in my opinion. At

[1:18:49] least my own personal

[1:18:53] motivation to override the

[1:18:53] mayor's veto of our tax

[1:18:55] proposal. One 92 was exactly

[1:18:59] this reason. If we're

[1:19:01] squeezing every ounce of juice

[1:19:02] out of this onion to put it

[1:19:05] toward roads. Every year,

[1:19:08] which was the mayor's plan.

[1:19:11] Taking money spring physicals,

[1:19:12] which we used to fund

[1:19:16] additional project for parts

[1:19:17] which we use to land

[1:19:17] acquisition to turn into

[1:19:22] parks. That was going away. So

[1:19:25] for the public out there. Yes,

[1:19:27] no one likes to raise taxes,

[1:19:29] but this is what tax money

[1:19:30] goes to. It's going to improve

[1:19:32] the quality of life. It's

[1:19:34] going to allow us to do things

[1:19:35] for parks that otherwise we

[1:19:39] could not touch. And so I just

[1:19:40] want people to understand

[1:19:40] right here is the

[1:19:43] manifestation of the issue.

[1:19:45] We're talking about. We can't

[1:19:47] hire lifeguards. We can't keep

[1:19:48] the grass moon on a timely

[1:19:50] basis. Things like that. Those

[1:19:53] are budget issues that are

[1:19:55] driven by a long term plan of

[1:19:56] squeezing all the juice out of

[1:19:57] the tournament. And that's not

[1:20:01] a way to again. Managing

[1:20:04] governor growing City that's

[1:20:06] trying to have a quality parks

[1:20:08] department. So we hope to

[1:20:09] expand the budget to the

[1:20:11] extent we can. And again,

[1:20:13] that's why we overrode. You

[1:20:17] telling my opinion And I

[1:20:18] mentioned this again, you

[1:20:19] know, I think Parks department

[1:20:26] is one of the most it in my

[1:20:27] opinion more important

[1:20:28] departments around because it

[1:20:29] has truly to the quality of

[1:20:33] life in the city. And that

[1:20:35] attitude is retains talent the

[1:20:38] tracks to hold it keeps

[1:20:40] families here. Keeps them in

[1:20:41] Marion County keeps taxpayers

[1:20:45] in Marion County adds to our

[1:20:45] local income tax base which

[1:20:51] goes to other things. And so

[1:20:52] as our parks degrade Morgan,

[1:20:57] go into prevent that. So does

[1:20:57] our quality of life and

[1:20:58] society in Napoles. So I

[1:21:00] encourage you to to all you

[1:21:02] can you've got all the

[1:21:06] supporters right here. Again,

[1:21:09] the parks, every everybody in

[1:21:10] my opinion on our council

[1:21:15] loves the parks. So we're

[1:21:16] going to work into fight for

[1:21:17] parts of precinct. That

[1:21:17] billion here to also follow

[1:21:21] him, Paula, mind and fight for

[1:21:25] 2. Yes, rally the troops with

[1:21:26] that. Thank you, director. I

[1:21:27] appreciate your time and

[1:21:28] appreciate presentation this

[1:21:30] evening. Thank you all so much

[1:21:33] for your continued support.

[1:21:33] And we we love being a part of

[1:21:36] a winning team as well. All of

[1:21:38] our agencies and the city. And

[1:21:39] with you fighting for quality

[1:21:41] of life, we really

[1:21:43] appreciated. And hope to

[1:21:44] continue to see more good

[1:21:45] things for Parks. Thank you

[1:21:57] very much. Thank you. Next

[1:21:58] will give a couple measure

[1:21:59] transition here. We're going

[1:22:00] to have the Arts Council of

[1:22:06] Indianapolis. With the

[1:22:06] honorable Judith Thomas

[1:22:19] presenting In the final

[1:22:27] minute. Introduction. I don't

[1:22:27] there's always the very last

[1:22:29] page to have special She was

[1:22:33] saying only in the final 1, 0,

[1:22:33] that's I'm going to go home

[1:22:34] and check. But I think it's

[1:22:43] much. Very last page. Table

[1:22:45] and have 4th free. Can a

[1:22:49] council and then yeah. So

[1:23:04] yeah, but it's missing.

[1:23:12] Lots

[1:23:27] to say.

[1:23:54] This is Thomas. You

[1:23:56] tell me when you're ready,

[1:24:01] many have to do this tonight

[1:24:03] afternoon or evening. Show us

[1:24:05] CHAIRMAN Councilors got a good

[1:24:06] to see everyone will jump

[1:24:08] right in a presentation. We

[1:24:08] are always excited to be here

[1:24:11] in front of the committee to

[1:24:12] talk about the in the Arts

[1:24:14] Council. You know, we were

[1:24:15] created just a brief

[1:24:16] background as an initiative of

[1:24:17] the Greater Indianapolis

[1:24:19] Progress Committee in the late

[1:24:20] 80's. We're actually going to

[1:24:21] have our 40th anniversary next

[1:24:22] year. So we're excited about

[1:24:25] that. Yes, we're still here

[1:24:27] driving, it was focused to

[1:24:29] facilitate open a city

[1:24:31] investment in nonprofit arts

[1:24:33] and culture. And we've been

[1:24:34] honored to be entrusted

[1:24:36] trusted partner and

[1:24:38] administrator of the city of

[1:24:41] Indianapolis is annual plans

[1:24:42] program and other city arts

[1:24:43] culture, arts and culture

[1:24:45] priorities for the past 39

[1:24:46] years. So we have a sizzle

[1:24:47] reel. We're hoping that it can

[1:24:49] work here. This gives you a

[1:24:49] good idea of the excitement

[1:24:51] that we always have. And so

[1:24:53] many ways here. So there we

[1:24:56] go. Is a real. The sound is

[1:25:11] working.

[1:26:19] Gives you an idea of

[1:26:21] the energy that we have and we

[1:26:22] continue to keep going. So

[1:26:23] with me to have could beat the

[1:26:24] Mahoney, a former city

[1:26:27] employee as well. Vice

[1:26:28] PRESIDENT At the Arts Council

[1:26:29] and track users here as well.

[1:26:30] That runs programming in our

[1:26:31] audience. So want to give you

[1:26:32] a quick overview of our

[1:26:34] strategic plan. The priorities

[1:26:36] this past year know that our

[1:26:36] mission is to champion arts

[1:26:40] and culture. Our vision is a

[1:26:43] creative life are also we lead

[1:26:44] with that without pillars

[1:26:46] being invest, advocate and

[1:26:48] connect. And we do this with

[1:26:50] care and the community in mind

[1:26:53] and creativity. And so we

[1:26:53] collaborate with the arts and

[1:26:56] culture community to serve and

[1:26:57] celebrate and value every

[1:26:58] resident in the in in

[1:27:00] Indianapolis to the arts. We

[1:27:02] envision a city where social

[1:27:05] economic status, race,

[1:27:06] ethnicity, gender,

[1:27:08] orientation, disability don't

[1:27:09] prohibit anyone from

[1:27:11] participating in the art. So

[1:27:12] we believe a robust exception,

[1:27:14] successful arts and culture

[1:27:15] community sustains a creative

[1:27:18] life for all our top 5

[1:27:19] priorities with our strategic

[1:27:23] plan. Is sustainable funding.

[1:27:26] Every day. Art access

[1:27:27] increased awareness,

[1:27:29] professional development and

[1:27:30] shared resources and arts and

[1:27:33] culture as today's

[1:27:34] destination. Our team

[1:27:35] finalized a detailed action

[1:27:36] plan with the staff and the

[1:27:38] board. We work very closely

[1:27:40] together assigned to different

[1:27:41] strategies to make sure that

[1:27:44] we execute in every way. So to

[1:27:46] give you an idea of the year,

[1:27:47] one progress, I mean, I could

[1:27:48] talk for hours about what

[1:27:49] we've done really over the

[1:27:52] last few years. But the last

[1:27:53] year focused on our strategic

[1:27:54] plan. Just going to pull a

[1:27:57] couple things out with

[1:27:57] sustainable funding. You just

[1:27:58] discussed the parks and

[1:28:01] programming in the parks. We

[1:28:02] are excited about something

[1:28:03] I'll talk about here later on

[1:28:03] in the in the presentation.

[1:28:05] But project grants project

[1:28:09] grants are for free spaces

[1:28:10] like the parks and libraries

[1:28:13] and other spaces. We'll get

[1:28:14] into detail. We work with the

[1:28:15] Parks Alliance on that as well

[1:28:17] as the parks department. We

[1:28:18] come together to see how can

[1:28:20] get even more funding and more

[1:28:22] robust programming. That's one

[1:28:22] area some of the collaboration

[1:28:26] that we're doing everyday arts

[1:28:26] access. We've invested in

[1:28:27] sector white marketing. That

[1:28:29] tells the story of arts and

[1:28:32] culture in our city through

[1:28:36] our little marketing, but also

[1:28:36] specifically through our

[1:28:37] website, a shared calendar

[1:28:38] with visit Indy residents and

[1:28:40] visitors as well as our social

[1:28:41] We've seen those numbers go

[1:28:45] up. Our increased awareness

[1:28:47] sector leadership and

[1:28:48] visibility were were really

[1:28:49] out there telling the story of

[1:28:52] the arts community as well as

[1:28:53] professional development. To

[1:28:55] give you a good idea some of

[1:28:56] our convening Ys. We meet with

[1:28:57] our arts leaders every other

[1:28:59] month, arts marketers every

[1:29:02] other month. We also provide

[1:29:03] other programs. For instance,

[1:29:05] we had the iu School of

[1:29:06] Philanthropy provide. One of

[1:29:09] their courses. It's $1500

[1:29:11] course. We provided to arts

[1:29:13] organizations for $150 so they

[1:29:14] could understand fundraising

[1:29:14] one-on-one. Those are the

[1:29:16] types of programming that

[1:29:18] we're really focused on and

[1:29:20] then arts and culture as a

[1:29:22] destination. As you know, we

[1:29:23] partner with organizations

[1:29:24] like Indiana, Sports Corp and

[1:29:27] visit Indy to really show off

[1:29:27] all the things that we're

[1:29:29] doing in the city of

[1:29:30] Indianapolis and arts

[1:29:31] organizations. But let's get

[1:29:33] to the meat of where this the

[1:29:35] city supports a great deal

[1:29:39] programming. So since 87,

[1:29:41] we've the ones that have

[1:29:43] worked very closely with the

[1:29:43] city in administering the

[1:29:45] annual grants program in 2025.

[1:29:51] Record. 103 organizations

[1:29:51] receive funding to this to

[1:29:54] support the programs that

[1:29:56] happened and reach at least

[1:29:56] 8 million residents and

[1:29:58] visitors each year. So that

[1:30:01] number has doubled. So in

[1:30:02] 2016, we have 49 arts

[1:30:04] organizations. So we've been

[1:30:05] working miracles with with the

[1:30:10] funding. And so our annual

[1:30:11] grants programming

[1:30:11] applications for the next

[1:30:12] multi-year cycle will open in

[1:30:17] JANUARY of 27. It's a 3 round

[1:30:18] 3 year round open OCTOBER

[1:30:21] through FEBRUARY. As nurse or

[1:30:22] sector grows, we we must

[1:30:26] really look at how we can

[1:30:26] support folks and make sure

[1:30:28] that we have those folks doing

[1:30:29] the work, the arts

[1:30:30] organizations involved in this

[1:30:33] particular program. They have

[1:30:34] annual reports. We have a

[1:30:35] rigorous review. We very

[1:30:36] thorough with this and we've

[1:30:38] been doing it for 40 years. So

[1:30:39] looking forward to the next

[1:30:39] couple years. But let's look

[1:30:43] at this graph which shows you

[1:30:44] the chart and the funding over

[1:30:46] the last 20 years with

[1:30:47] inflation adjusted number

[1:30:49] adjusted numbers as well. But

[1:30:51] the the column show the level

[1:30:52] of funding. You can see that

[1:30:53] during Arp. Of course, it was

[1:30:55] a great deal of funding and

[1:30:56] then we had some increase as

[1:30:58] well. As I mentioned, the

[1:30:59] number of organization

[1:31:00] supported by the annual grants

[1:31:01] program has more than doubled

[1:31:07] since 2015. In 2025. The

[1:31:09] program supported a record 20

[1:31:10] bipoc led organizations up

[1:31:13] from 4 in 2019. That's 20 lead

[1:31:16] people of color organizations.

[1:31:19] From 4 in 2019. Funding has

[1:31:20] not necessarily kept pace with

[1:31:23] the growth of our community,

[1:31:24] nor is it kept place with

[1:31:25] actual inflation. So with that

[1:31:28] chart, you can see the funding

[1:31:31] since 2005 and that pink line

[1:31:32] are the arts organizations

[1:31:36] that are growing. So we're

[1:31:37] certainly grateful for some of

[1:31:38] the things that we have been

[1:31:41] able to do, especially with

[1:31:41] that partnership with the Cip

[1:31:44] in Bonn Bank as well on top of

[1:31:46] that. But we're also focused

[1:31:48] on the fact that there was a

[1:31:49] 33% decrease from the state of

[1:31:53] Indiana arts programming.

[1:31:53] Therefore, they're leading

[1:31:55] leaning more on us for some of

[1:31:55] the Marion County arts

[1:31:58] organizations as well. And one

[1:31:59] of the project grants we

[1:32:04] talked about really support

[1:32:05] the presentation of arts and

[1:32:07] culture in activities that are

[1:32:07] free and accessible to the

[1:32:09] public. We talked a lot about

[1:32:13] at least director grounded

[1:32:14] about the programming in the

[1:32:15] parks and your concern of what

[1:32:17] is taking place and these

[1:32:20] project grants that we have

[1:32:23] have really at some robust

[1:32:23] opportunities in parks,

[1:32:24] libraries, community centers

[1:32:28] and green spaces ensure that

[1:32:29] all the residents can

[1:32:31] experience and participate. So

[1:32:34] you will see on this page.

[1:32:35] Very, very popular program and

[1:32:36] looking forward to what we can

[1:32:38] do with this in the coming

[1:32:41] years, we had 144 projects

[1:32:42] proposed. 22 projects were

[1:32:44] approved in of those 144, very

[1:32:47] good programming. There was

[1:32:50] 1.5 million does requested.

[1:32:50] These were from arts

[1:32:53] organizations and artists. And

[1:32:56] we have $200,000 award. So

[1:32:58] this program was created based

[1:33:00] on the data from our strategic

[1:33:01] plan saying that residents,

[1:33:02] the number one place where

[1:33:03] they experience arts and

[1:33:05] culture in public spaces,

[1:33:07] community centers. And so

[1:33:08] these arts organizations

[1:33:09] really stepped up and put

[1:33:11] together some great concepts.

[1:33:13] And last year, nearly 80% of

[1:33:16] our local arts councils and

[1:33:16] other cities and the U.S.

[1:33:18] Offered this type of

[1:33:19] programming. You can see the

[1:33:21] impact that was left him. What

[1:33:22] we want to be able to show you

[1:33:25] 2 are the maps was considering

[1:33:29] city and the county. These

[1:33:30] were the green are the

[1:33:31] programs that were funded, you

[1:33:32] can see across the different

[1:33:34] council districts. Those are

[1:33:35] the ones actually funded with

[1:33:40] this next map. The red shows

[1:33:42] those that we're proposed but

[1:33:44] not funded. You can see the

[1:33:45] reach across. So imagine with

[1:33:51] this next map. All filled. And

[1:33:53] more coming, right? So on our

[1:33:55] 3rd round for the fall through

[1:33:59] through NOVEMBER on very, very

[1:34:01] much of an impact and how we

[1:34:04] can help and collaborate and

[1:34:05] partner with civic

[1:34:07] organizations and the

[1:34:07] programming that always

[1:34:08] already takes place. Give you

[1:34:09] an idea of a couple of

[1:34:12] programs building community

[1:34:15] through art art making and

[1:34:15] community-building experience

[1:34:16] focused on immigrant families.

[1:34:17] This took place Michigan Road

[1:34:22] Eagle Branch. For the library,

[1:34:24] 16 families. 51 participants

[1:34:25] 100% of the families at the

[1:34:26] workshop. Help them feel more

[1:34:29] connected to each other and to

[1:34:30] their committee. You can see

[1:34:31] the artist, Tricia o'Connor,

[1:34:32] that let that that

[1:34:36] interaction, another program.

[1:34:36] Again could talk for hours.

[1:34:38] There are some incredible

[1:34:38] programs with this creative

[1:34:39] routes. Multidisciplinary arts

[1:34:43] instruction at Krannert Park

[1:34:45] exploring ways to understand

[1:34:46] and express the emotions for

[1:34:47] youth. We got to look out for

[1:34:47] young people. We talked about

[1:34:51] the young programming, the

[1:34:51] youth programming that's

[1:34:52] important in the parks that

[1:34:53] was Krannert was up to

[1:34:54] Wednesday's spring through

[1:34:56] summer and lead. But experts

[1:35:00] arts for learning. So this is

[1:35:01] the type of program that we

[1:35:01] are so proud of and looking

[1:35:02] forward to how we can can

[1:35:06] really do this in another way.

[1:35:09] It's all about every day. Art

[1:35:10] Imagine these activities again

[1:35:13] taking place in all parts in

[1:35:15] the county, every library,

[1:35:17] every every neighborhood,

[1:35:18] every district. We have a

[1:35:18] visual. But it doesn't look

[1:35:20] like it's working just

[1:35:22] working. I connected out if

[1:35:22] you'd like, no, I'm kidding.

[1:35:25] But it was a compilation of a

[1:35:26] lot. There we go. You can see

[1:35:29] up the programming that took

[1:35:31] place and it was in or active.

[1:35:31] It just won't play and you can

[1:35:34] go to our website. I think we

[1:35:34] have such a good website. You

[1:35:35] can find anything you want to

[1:35:38] on their talks about art but

[1:35:39] that that gives you an idea of

[1:35:42] what what we're doing. So

[1:35:43] sector-wide marketing again to

[1:35:44] be able to we've got all these

[1:35:45] great things going on. We've

[1:35:46] got to tell people where to go

[1:35:49] when the go and how to go. And

[1:35:50] so our efforts are really

[1:35:52] designed to promote the entire

[1:35:53] Indianapolis Arts and culture

[1:35:54] ecosystem, not just one

[1:35:56] organization, not just one

[1:35:58] event. And so when one

[1:35:59] organization does succeed, we

[1:36:00] all succeed for the entire

[1:36:04] ecosystem. And so with that,

[1:36:05] you can see that we've had

[1:36:06] such an impact with providing

[1:36:07] this awareness through our

[1:36:11] social media website, events,

[1:36:12] calendar and some of our cap

[1:36:14] collapse with other folks with

[1:36:18] 9.3 million earned media reach

[1:36:18] 5 million plus combined videos

[1:36:20] and social media platforms.

[1:36:23] And one point 1 million visits

[1:36:26] to our website. So it increase

[1:36:27] the awareness of local arts

[1:36:29] and culture crew attendance

[1:36:31] and participation reach new

[1:36:33] diverse audiences and created

[1:36:36] a shared visibility for us and

[1:36:41] the arts sector. With the

[1:36:42] funding overview, we're always

[1:36:43] grateful for the partnership

[1:36:44] with the city of Indianapolis

[1:36:47] and this this annual grants

[1:36:49] program is is just a wonderful

[1:36:49] program that supports so many

[1:36:51] arts organizations and Lisa

[1:36:53] 103 last year, we open up this

[1:36:54] next round. We know we're

[1:36:56] going to have more. So we're

[1:36:57] really paying attention to

[1:36:59] also how other arts

[1:37:00] organization support other.

[1:37:01] I'm sorry, other cities

[1:37:02] support their arts

[1:37:04] organizations. And so this is

[1:37:06] how in the really stacked up.

[1:37:07] And you guys have seen this

[1:37:08] before. I know you have.

[1:37:10] You've seen that we you know,

[1:37:12] I have a budget of about

[1:37:14] 5 million with that per capita

[1:37:16] expenditure of 5.5 thousand

[1:37:19] $0.68 comparable to cities

[1:37:21] like Columbus and Cincinnati.

[1:37:23] Columbus having $25 per capita

[1:37:27] and Cincinnati about $56 per

[1:37:29] capita. And so several tough

[1:37:30] times higher. But you have to

[1:37:31] consider there are a lot of of

[1:37:32] things in effect with this.

[1:37:34] The state they're in the

[1:37:35] investments that are made. And

[1:37:39] what have you with the next

[1:37:40] slide, the strategic

[1:37:40] benchmarking. You can really

[1:37:44] see that graph there. The

[1:37:45] cities listed here really use

[1:37:45] a variety of of funding

[1:37:50] mechanism such as that tax is

[1:37:52] like Columbus, Des Moines, St.

[1:37:53] Louis used that cigarette tax

[1:37:55] with Cleveland in their county

[1:37:56] as well. Food and beverage

[1:37:58] taxes with Columbus, Ohio.

[1:38:01] County sales tax, Pittsburgh

[1:38:02] and entertainment and sports

[1:38:05] and ticket fees. Columbus,

[1:38:06] Cleveland and Seattle. Every

[1:38:10] city is unique and a lot of

[1:38:11] possibilities. There. Many

[1:38:14] creative ways that we can look

[1:38:15] at increasing funding for the

[1:38:16] arts in the city of

[1:38:19] Indianapolis in the future. We

[1:38:20] work very closely with arts

[1:38:21] fund or so. You see our budget

[1:38:23] were also fundraising. We're

[1:38:25] talking a private funders were

[1:38:26] talking to donors are talking

[1:38:27] of corporations and we're also

[1:38:28] talking with philanthropy. But

[1:38:30] we're also exploring other

[1:38:31] options and we're looking for

[1:38:32] ways how we can work together

[1:38:34] in our city with the city with

[1:38:37] the city Council, with Civic

[1:38:38] partners to create more

[1:38:41] resources in the coming years.

[1:38:42] We know that the city is going

[1:38:45] to be facing some some

[1:38:46] challenges it from an economic

[1:38:47] and finance standpoint. But

[1:38:48] we're looking to 3, 4, 5 year

[1:38:50] plan. What does this look

[1:38:52] like? We're so grateful to

[1:38:54] have, you know, steady and

[1:38:55] consistent funding over the

[1:38:56] years. But what does the

[1:39:00] future look like? So the 2025

[1:39:01] investment, the Arts Council

[1:39:02] invested in the creative

[1:39:04] community, grant awards and

[1:39:05] artists, fees was 2.2 million

[1:39:09] dollars. And that much that

[1:39:12] was awarded to about 135

[1:39:14] nonprofits. We also had

[1:39:18] 441,000 dollars paid to 665

[1:39:21] professional artists in 2025.

[1:39:22] So it's that's not just from

[1:39:24] city funds. It's also, as I

[1:39:26] mentioned, philanthropy and

[1:39:27] corporate and other fun. So

[1:39:29] demonstrates overall effort

[1:39:31] and investment and we're very

[1:39:32] focused on on making sure that

[1:39:34] we continue to work hard and

[1:39:35] get great partners to help us

[1:39:39] with that. So our request for

[1:39:40] 2027 funding with the city of

[1:39:42] Indianapolis is 1.3 million

[1:39:46] dollars for the annual grants

[1:39:47] program that supported that

[1:39:50] record 103 last year. And also

[1:39:51] we had some funds go to the

[1:39:55] project grants as well. So

[1:39:58] we're really looking forward

[1:39:59] to what the possibilities are

[1:40:01] in the coming years. We know

[1:40:04] where we stand right now. And

[1:40:05] we're also very fortunate to

[1:40:06] have the continued support of

[1:40:07] the capital Improvement board

[1:40:11] and the Bond bank. So that's

[1:40:13] our funding request. And so

[1:40:17] really, as we look ahead, we

[1:40:18] have video. That's what we

[1:40:19] have another video. I'm sorry.

[1:40:20] Let's we got to show you the

[1:40:20] video because it leaves an

[1:40:22] impact. That's one of the

[1:40:26] javelina actually. Yeah. So is

[1:40:26] that talking through. And as

[1:40:27] we're looking ahead, this is a

[1:40:29] visual of what our passion is

[1:40:31] all about. And we believe the

[1:40:32] question before us is bigger

[1:40:34] than this year's budget. It's

[1:40:35] about what we want for the

[1:40:36] future of the arts and culture

[1:40:38] to look like in the city of

[1:40:40] Indianapolis. We all know that

[1:40:43] if we want a city that is

[1:40:44] vibrant, welcoming

[1:40:44] economically strong and a

[1:40:46] place where people want to

[1:40:47] live work visit and stay. We

[1:40:50] need to invest in the arts.

[1:40:51] Also want to thank the Council

[1:40:51] for the hard work that has

[1:40:53] gone into the public art

[1:40:54] ordinance. That work is an

[1:40:57] important step forward and we

[1:40:58] look forward to seeing where

[1:40:59] it truly can lead us and how

[1:41:01] it can help us think even more

[1:41:03] boldly about the world and the

[1:41:06] role public art in our city as

[1:41:08] we approach the in the Arts

[1:41:10] Council's 40th year. It is

[1:41:10] important moment to celebrate

[1:41:13] what we have built together

[1:41:14] and to be equally ambitious

[1:41:18] about what comes next. So I'm

[1:41:18] asking this council in the

[1:41:19] city to work alongside Arts

[1:41:22] Council over the coming years

[1:41:24] and beyond to develop a

[1:41:25] sustainable long-term model

[1:41:26] for supporting arts and

[1:41:29] culture in our city. It's not

[1:41:29] simply to maintain what we

[1:41:32] have, but to imagine what is

[1:41:32] possible. So we should be

[1:41:33] having this conversation

[1:41:35] together. And I know we will

[1:41:36] about the role the arts play

[1:41:39] in economy, in our

[1:41:40] neighborhoods. We all of our

[1:41:41] neighborhoods and the

[1:41:42] uniqueness of the mall, a

[1:41:43] quality of life and the

[1:41:47] identity of Indianapolis. And

[1:41:48] we have the opportunity right

[1:41:49] now to celebrate our past.

[1:41:50] Learn from what has been

[1:41:54] worked before and build on the

[1:41:55] next chapter. So the Indy Arts

[1:41:56] Council's ready to be a

[1:41:57] partner. We invite City County

[1:41:58] Council and administration and

[1:42:00] our Civic Partners and arts

[1:42:01] community to sit at the table

[1:42:03] with us. Let's not just from

[1:42:04] the arts for the next year.

[1:42:07] Let's plan for the next for 5

[1:42:09] years and beyond. And for the

[1:42:11] next 40 and let's build a

[1:42:11] future where creative life

[1:42:17] truly is possible for all.

[1:42:29] Thank you, Yes, very nice. As

[1:42:32] we I you know, arts goes right

[1:42:37] along with parts. A quality of

[1:42:38] life issues we face here

[1:42:42] Indianapolis and the fact that

[1:42:44] our level of funding of the

[1:42:47] arts has not even met. Its

[1:42:52] level from 2000, 5, I believe

[1:42:55] if my memory serves me

[1:42:56] correctly isn't a very it's an

[1:42:57] embarrassing statistic that we

[1:43:02] hope to improve. So again,

[1:43:04] take this moment to say this

[1:43:08] is why we fought 4 the ability

[1:43:11] to have more funding and not

[1:43:14] squeeze every dollar to roads

[1:43:17] because the rest of the city

[1:43:19] suffers and the park suffer

[1:43:21] arts suffer. And that, again,

[1:43:22] is just to terminal to the

[1:43:24] progress of our cities. So

[1:43:26] we're going to be working on

[1:43:27] this amendment. I would love

[1:43:28] to be a part of the discussion

[1:43:32] of finding sustainable model

[1:43:34] economic model of how funnel

[1:43:36] more money on a regular basis

[1:43:40] toward yards. I look forward

[1:43:43] to scope Brown. Was CHAIRMAN

[1:43:46] And yes, that thank you as

[1:43:47] Thomas excellent presentation.

[1:43:49] Thank you. And I want to echo

[1:43:51] everything. CHAIRMAN Just

[1:43:51] mentioned just a couple quick

[1:43:57] questions. Do you have a

[1:43:58] funding about in mind from

[1:44:00] this? The idea for the bond

[1:44:01] bank this year? Yes, okay.

[1:44:03] Yep. Same as last year.

[1:44:04] Appreciate that. You know, I

[1:44:07] hate that. You know, flat. I

[1:44:08] feel like as a decrease given

[1:44:10] how much I what is going right

[1:44:11] full to have what we have

[1:44:13] right now. I understand. Yes,

[1:44:14] because I know well aware.

[1:44:19] Year with the were under to

[1:44:21] me, especially looking at

[1:44:22] those peer cities and some of

[1:44:23] money because as you

[1:44:23] mentioned, Cip, that makes

[1:44:26] perfect sense because that's

[1:44:26] where are a lot of the same

[1:44:28] tax dollars are going right

[1:44:29] and see it as opposed the city

[1:44:32] of Indianapolis directly you

[1:44:33] talk a little bit more about

[1:44:34] like the thought process. I

[1:44:36] mean, money is money. I want

[1:44:37] to get as much as you can from

[1:44:40] wherever it makes sense. But

[1:44:40] what's I guess the theory

[1:44:41] behind getting bought a bank

[1:44:43] money as opposed to city of

[1:44:45] Indianapolis money? Well, I

[1:44:45] mean that that was something

[1:44:47] that was done a couple years

[1:44:48] ago. I mean, when I was

[1:44:49] previously in the mayor's

[1:44:51] office, so I know that they

[1:44:54] have suspects supported

[1:44:55] various events throughout

[1:44:57] their time, cultural events

[1:44:58] and what have you. So they saw

[1:44:59] this already. They're already

[1:44:59] doing that work and saw some

[1:45:00] of the program that we were

[1:45:03] doing and really helped us

[1:45:03] with a sector-wide marketing.

[1:45:04] Some of the other programming

[1:45:05] that we have. And so they saw

[1:45:07] it as a bit. We talked see

[1:45:08] what could work in. And

[1:45:09] luckily, we've been able to do

[1:45:10] that for the last couple years

[1:45:12] and to do it in the future,

[1:45:13] too, it's made a major

[1:45:14] difference for us. Sure. Yeah,

[1:45:16] I'm again. I'm very glad to

[1:45:18] be. And the arts organizations

[1:45:19] and artists, not just because

[1:45:21] it just goes right back out.

[1:45:23] Very little stays in as I get

[1:45:25] it. I'm and to that point,

[1:45:26] just wanted to maybe argue

[1:45:27] against the point no one's

[1:45:28] making. But I have heard

[1:45:30] people expressing confusion

[1:45:31] around the one percent for the

[1:45:34] arts public art program versus

[1:45:34] Arts Council. And as much as I

[1:45:37] love public art, my comments

[1:45:41] that are the Parks committee

[1:45:43] during the Parks Department

[1:45:44] budget presentation of culture

[1:45:45] here as well where I'd much

[1:45:48] rather see money flowing

[1:45:49] through artist. And so are

[1:45:50] able to newly created all the

[1:45:51] time. You know, an awesome

[1:45:53] mural and awesome. Yes,

[1:45:54] sculpture. That doesn't change

[1:45:58] by ear. Great for that. And

[1:45:59] it's the first for the public

[1:46:01] moving forward. But I think

[1:46:03] it's the people that really

[1:46:04] make art. And I would argue

[1:46:04] vociferously against anybody

[1:46:07] thought that those 2 should be

[1:46:08] in competition. You know,

[1:46:09] really pretty what you're just

[1:46:12] that. Thank MISTER Chair.

[1:46:15] Sure. Yes, definitely coming.

[1:46:15] Thank you, CHAIRMAN. Thank you

[1:46:19] for your presentation. As I

[1:46:20] will echo what my colleague

[1:46:21] said, like there's not enough

[1:46:22] funding that we could give

[1:46:25] you. I some of those cities

[1:46:28] give some crazy numbers to

[1:46:29] arts. I think aspiration. I

[1:46:30] mean, if we could get halfway

[1:46:31] to what Denver does, $100 per

[1:46:36] person, right? That's insane.

[1:46:37] But one of the things that I

[1:46:38] want to point out and 2 said

[1:46:43] is right without growing the

[1:46:45] pie, we would have to squeeze

[1:46:47] things groups to suffer and

[1:46:50] the non necessity. Dollars

[1:46:52] that we spend in the city is

[1:46:56] not nowhere near what our full

[1:46:57] budget is. And Kroger Parks

[1:46:57] and Arts would be the first

[1:46:59] thing to be squeezed because

[1:47:00] there are some that think

[1:47:04] they're not necessities and I

[1:47:05] would challenge anybody who

[1:47:07] says that to think about their

[1:47:08] childhood when they were in

[1:47:09] school, what some of their

[1:47:10] favorite classes were because

[1:47:11] they probably wouldn't say it

[1:47:12] was the reading in the math,

[1:47:13] even though Mike Educator love

[1:47:16] it all, you know, the arts

[1:47:18] class what they did in and

[1:47:19] that investment not only is

[1:47:22] good for people in our

[1:47:24] community, but for industry

[1:47:25] that wants to expand that they

[1:47:29] become to Indianapolis. So we

[1:47:30] see year-over-year this

[1:47:33] committee, the world class.

[1:47:38] Quality level. Our talent that

[1:47:38] is in this city that has

[1:47:39] brought to the city that comes

[1:47:40] to the city annually for

[1:47:42] competitions and other things

[1:47:43] and think about how much more

[1:47:47] we could do if able to invest

[1:47:48] more money. So as with my

[1:47:49] colleagues, I will continue to

[1:47:51] advocate for more funds in

[1:47:52] this. And I CHAIRMAN Said at

[1:47:57] that. We made the hard

[1:47:58] decision about the tax

[1:47:59] increase because we knew these

[1:48:02] are important too. In a

[1:48:03] community without our is not

[1:48:04] what I want to live in. So and

[1:48:05] I think a lot of folks feel

[1:48:07] that Thank you. Great

[1:48:14] comments. Any final thoughts?

[1:48:19] Hearing? Thank you. MISTER

[1:48:20] Munson, Great presentation.

[1:48:22] And again, as I said earlier,

[1:48:22] we're going to fight for the

[1:48:25] arts as Thank you. We'll work

[1:48:26] together different ways. We

[1:48:27] can do it. Take care. Thank

[1:48:28] hearing. No, no further

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