[0:09] All right,

[0:11] welcome to the Parks and Recreation

[0:13] Commission regular meeting of August

[0:15] 20th, 2026. The time is 610. Apologize

[0:19] for being late. Becky, would you please

[0:21] call the role?

[0:23] >> Commissioner Emerson,

[0:25] he is absent. Uh, Commissioner Cabales

[0:29] >> here.

[0:31] >> Commissioner Gutirez

[0:32] >> here.

[0:33] >> Chair pasternac

[0:34] >> here.

[0:35] >> And Commissioner Sandival is also

[0:38] absent. All right. Thank you.

[0:42] >> All right. Uh, first item up is to

[0:45] approve our regular meeting minutes of

[0:47] May 21st, 2026.

[0:50] Do we have any questions on

[0:54] May I have a motion and a second to

[0:56] approve the minutes?

[0:58] >> I wasn't here.

[1:00] >> I move to approve the minutes.

[1:02] [laughter]

[1:02] >> Okay,

[1:05] >> I second.

[1:08] >> Commissioner Emerson.

[1:12] » Oh, absent. I'm sorry. Commissioner

[1:13] Calles.

[1:15] >> Yes.

[1:16] >> Commissioner Gutirez.

[1:17] >> Yes.

[1:17] >> And Chair Pastor. Yes.

[1:19] >> All right. Motion to approve. Thank you.

[1:22] >> All right. Uh, next we have open time

[1:25] for public expression. The public is

[1:27] welcome to address the commission at

[1:28] this time on matters not listed on the

[1:30] agenda that are within its jurisdiction.

[1:33] Comments may be no longer than two

[1:35] minutes and should be respectful to the

[1:36] community. Is there anyone in the

[1:38] audience who would like to share public

[1:39] comment?

[1:41] Right. Since there's no one in the

[1:43] audience, we will close public comment.

[1:46] Uh, and moving on. No special

[1:48] presentations. So, we're moving right

[1:50] into our main agenda. Agenda item three,

[1:55] uh, athletic fields policy update. All

[1:58] right. Well, it's great to see you all.

[2:00] Happy August. Hard to believe school's

[2:02] back in session. Summer's winding down,

[2:04] but, uh, we are happy to be here. I'll

[2:07] share a couple of updates on kind of

[2:09] events and happenings as well. But, uh,

[2:11] I'm going to introduce Darcy Chaloo in a

[2:13] minute, and we're going to pull a

[2:14] presentation. We wanted to share with

[2:16] you an update on our athletic field

[2:19] policy. We had a couple changes that we

[2:20] thought this would be a really good time

[2:22] to to make in light of some um different

[2:24] demands for field use and um some

[2:27] conflicts that we've seen with, you

[2:29] know, similarly prioritized groups. So,

[2:31] we're gonna kind of walk you through

[2:32] what some of those needs look like. And

[2:34] Darcy really supervises a lot of our

[2:37] fields these days. So, I'm gonna let you

[2:39] take the show from here and I'll pull up

[2:40] that presentation. All right.

[3:04] Okay.

[3:07] >> All right.

[3:07] >> You see that? You good? Good.

[3:09] >> Um Darcy oversee our athletic fields. Um

[3:14] mainly the two that we're really

[3:16] referring to are Albert Field here and

[3:17] the pickle weed um fields. Um although

[3:21] we do oversee um Albert Field, Bernard

[3:23] Hoffman Fields, uh Pickled Field Fields,

[3:26] and then Victor Jones has a small T-ball

[3:29] field there. Um this hasn't changed.

[3:32] This is our all of our fields, the

[3:34] amenities they provide, and our primary

[3:36] and secondary use um for the fields. Um

[3:39] we get some different requests that come

[3:42] in every now and then. I think we just

[3:44] got a Cricut request uh to come out here

[3:47] and I haven't heard back from them. I

[3:48] said we'd do it, but um these are kind

[3:50] of the just the main sports that we get

[3:54] requests for.

[3:57] Um

[3:59] so we

[4:03] have an exist existing field use and

[4:06] application policy and we're just um

[4:09] requesting to change a few of um clarify

[4:12] some things um give prior to use um and

[4:16] then some rules and regulations um that

[4:18] have to do with some of the challenges

[4:20] that we're seeing at Picklefield.

[4:22] Um, we're proposing several changes to

[4:25] the policy um to address increased

[4:27] competition, unpermitted use, um,

[4:30] violations of field use regulations, um,

[4:33] and changes in demand due to the

[4:35] facility improvements. um specifically

[4:37] at pickle.

[4:40] Um

[4:42] we so

[4:45] our is this the okay our proposed

[4:48] changes are to clarify um fields that

[4:51] may be used for emergency response

[4:53] purposes. So just understand to the

[4:55] community that if you know something

[4:57] does happen we can close down you know

[5:00] their use of the field to open it up for

[5:02] emergencies. Um, we want to introduce a

[5:05] new tiebreaking criteria, which I'll get

[5:07] into a little bit later. Um, modify the

[5:11] field application process to introduce

[5:13] two seasons. So, for pickleed, because

[5:15] they are year round, um, we we normally

[5:18] just accept applications um once a year

[5:21] for the entire following year, but since

[5:24] pickleed is now um year round, we

[5:27] thought we'd break that up into two

[5:29] separate seasons to accept those

[5:30] applications. Um, introduce new field

[5:33] prep cleanup regulations specifically

[5:35] for pickle weed. Um, prohibit rental

[5:38] exchange subleting of field use space.

[5:42] Uh, prohibit vending sales unless

[5:44] authorized by the city. Prohibit

[5:46] gambling at the fields and introduce a

[5:49] field monitor requirement for c certain

[5:52] programs.

[5:54] Um, so we can get into the tiebreaking

[5:56] criteria. Um, so we're proposing that if

[6:00] we get a tie, um, which means their

[6:04] prioritization is the same. Let's say

[6:06] they're both nonprofit, they both, um,

[6:10] are Santafell residents, um, they're

[6:12] both serving youth. That's like our top

[6:14] prioritization on our on our list. Um,

[6:17] we have quite a few different

[6:18] organizations that meet that criterion.

[6:20] And so our I think our um our our rules

[6:25] currently it says to pull straws which

[6:28] we found that out.

[6:30] >> Was that last year?

[6:31] >> Yeah.

[6:31] >> Um yeah. So we we didn't like that

[6:34] [laughter]

[6:35] >> very much.

[6:36] >> It works but it's maybe not the best

[6:38] approach. Yeah.

[6:39] >> Um you know so we kind of um came these

[6:43] [clears throat] are the things that we

[6:44] came up with um to come up with the for

[6:48] the tiebreaking. So um first we would

[6:51] obviously work with the organizations

[6:52] like this is what we currently do. If

[6:54] two organizations are tied you know I

[6:56] work with both parties to see like how

[6:58] can we make this work together a lot of

[7:00] these field users they all know each

[7:02] other and they and it usually resolves

[7:04] itself but there are a few cases that it

[7:06] doesn't. Um so then we would go into the

[7:09] organization standing with the city um

[7:12] including compliance with permit

[7:13] requirements, facility use policies and

[7:16] timely payment of fees for the fields.

[7:19] Um then we would move to percent if

[7:21] they're still tied um we would move to

[7:23] percentage of resident participants. So currently we don't ask

[7:28] for rosters from any of the teams to

[7:31] show that they are serving residents. Um

[7:34] so this would give us the ability to do

[7:36] that. Um and then the next would be

[7:39] lowest barriers to participation. So

[7:41] like is the organization offering

[7:43] scholarships um equitable and inclusive

[7:45] participation opportunities for

[7:47] everybody. Um the next would be the

[7:50] length um if we're still tied the length

[7:52] of the organization's relationship with

[7:54] the city um with consideration given to

[7:57] long-standing community partnerships

[7:58] that demonstrate a stewardship of city

[8:00] facilities. Um

[8:03] and obviously to reduce the

[8:05] administrative burden like asking for

[8:07] all these things up front. This would we

[8:09] would only be asking for those things um

[8:11] if there was a tie.

[8:14] >> I would we think that um really these

[8:19] first two steps will likely resolve most

[8:22] ties by the time we start looking at

[8:24] Santael residency.

[8:26] I think unless it's 100% residency for

[8:29] both works, there's it's likely one's

[8:31] going to come out on top of the other.

[8:33] So I think, you know, that is like like

[8:35] Darcy mentioned kind of a big lift to

[8:36] have to report all this information and

[8:38] collect all that information. We know a

[8:40] lot of groups might not even be

[8:41] collecting all that information on the

[8:43] front end. So I really don't want to do

[8:45] it unless we really need to.

[8:50] » So that's the the bigger one. And then

[8:52] the second one is just the application

[8:54] process was kind of what I touched on

[8:56] earlier. Um this only applies to faculty

[8:58] field. It would not apply to the other

[9:00] fields. Um but we're proposing that um

[9:03] we accept applications twice a year. So

[9:07] when we accept in September that would

[9:08] align with what we do here at Albert

[9:10] Field. Um we accept applications from

[9:13] September 1st to October 31st finalized

[9:15] by December 1st. Um but that only gives

[9:19] access for March to August. And then we

[9:21] would do that all over again in April

[9:24] and finalized by July 1st for the fall

[9:27] winter season, September through

[9:28] February.

[9:31] Um, and then all other like if those are

[9:34] kind of the most competitive people that

[9:36] are looking for the space that are doing

[9:38] this year round, year round, anybody can

[9:40] submit an applica application to us at

[9:42] any point during the year and if we have

[9:44] space we can fill them in.

[9:49] Um I think that's it. Yeah.

[9:53] >> Yeah.

[9:53] I think like one last comment on

[9:55] this. I think that you know we when we

[9:57] really have the situation where we have

[9:59] two equally prioritized groups that's

[10:00] usually when we have these open

[10:02] application windows for the field. So

[10:04] you know we we give ourselves this time

[10:06] to collect applications to really

[10:08] understand what is the demand what

[10:10] groups really want access to the field

[10:12] and try to give everyone an equal

[10:14] opportunity to have access. So that's

[10:16] why we have these specific application

[10:18] windows. We think that's important to

[10:20] make sure people really understand what

[10:22] they need to do to to get access to the

[10:24] facilities and then give us a chance to

[10:26] really truly review it on a

[10:28] prioritization schedule. I think that,

[10:30] you know, one of the the big goals for

[10:32] us with this policy is to make sure that

[10:34] it aligns with the values of the city

[10:36] and how we want to see these resources

[10:38] used by the community who should have

[10:41] first priority access. And you know, for

[10:43] us, we heavily prioritize local

[10:47] resident, youth, nonprofit groups really

[10:49] that do have lower barriers to entry. We

[10:52] want to see our fields used by groups

[10:54] that are going to be uh wreck play. That

[10:57] doesn't mean there's anything wrong with

[10:58] the other forms of play. We know a lot

[11:00] of groups are really pushing towards

[11:02] competitive play, but you know, for us

[11:04] as a municipal field, we think that's

[11:07] our top priority. not exclusive use for

[11:09] that but just one of our top priority

[11:10] user groups that we want to make sure

[11:12] does have access to the fields. So these

[11:15] windows are are really important and I

[11:17] think this is an iterative process. I

[11:19] think with pickle weed field in

[11:20] particular since the you know the all

[11:22] weather turf was installed we have seen

[11:24] higher demand and we're also seeing um

[11:26] requests for use come in in a different

[11:29] cadence than we had before. So we we're

[11:31] going to try this cadence this twice a

[11:33] year for now and see how it goes. We

[11:35] could always change that or adapt to

[11:37] seasonality moving forward, but based on

[11:40] what we've heard from the user groups,

[11:41] we think this will help them plan better

[11:45] uh and give them enough time to plan

[11:46] advance. Also give us enough of a a

[11:49] calendar that we can fill so we have

[11:51] plans in advance as well. But but like

[11:53] Darcy mentioned, if we get requests off

[11:55] cycle, we'll always do the best we can

[11:57] to fill on a first come first- serve

[12:00] basis. And that's where then okay, the

[12:02] cricket team wants to come play and

[12:04] we've got space. Yeah, we'll we'll

[12:05] consider that even though it's not one

[12:07] of those top priority business points.

[12:11] >> Yeah. Anything else you want to add?

[12:13] >> No. Yeah, just in that application

[12:15] window like it it really does take two

[12:18] months to [laughter]

[12:20] figure out how to to fit that puzzle

[12:23] together. And um you know, organizations

[12:25] are usually really good like at first

[12:26] they kind of ask for everything, right?

[12:28] and I then we have to go back and and talk about that. You know, they

[12:33] always ask for the world first and then

[12:35] we have to rein it in to try to even it

[12:38] out. So,

[12:39] >> um I'm going to go back to a couple

[12:41] other comments on a few of these other

[12:43] changes. Um I think the tiebreaking

[12:46] criteria and the seasonal requests for

[12:48] use are the two most impactful that

[12:51] we've identified. We even though the the

[12:54] tiebreaking criteria we we we're saying

[12:56] it's impactful, I don't think it's going

[12:58] to have a significant impact on most

[13:00] groups. I think the area that we see the

[13:03] most conflict right now where we have

[13:05] groups that are equally prioritized, it

[13:08] really is in the the the local resident

[13:11] nonprofit youth category and we have a

[13:13] lot of groups that are offering programs

[13:15] in that category. So, and I do think

[13:18] that um that's one I want to flag that

[13:20] there could be um uh some groups that

[13:23] come out with more space and maybe some

[13:25] groups that come out with less depending

[13:27] on how many standard residents they're

[13:29] serving if we implement a tiebreaker

[13:32] policy like this. So, I I want to just

[13:34] make sure that that's clear. We're

[13:35] trying to solve that problem on our end

[13:37] so we're not left flipping a coin or

[13:39] throwing a straw because we don't feel

[13:41] that that's necessarily the best way to

[13:44] make that decision. This is a

[13:45] valuesbased recommendation that we're

[13:48] making that we think aligns with our

[13:49] values. But ultimately that does mean

[13:51] that some groups may get space if

[13:53] they're serving more residents than

[13:55] others. And so uh we definitely just

[13:57] want to make sure that that's clear. Um

[13:59] I think we've we've looked specifically

[14:01] at Elbert Field and I think uh you know

[14:04] there's some examples of that that we

[14:05] could get into where we have had

[14:07] tiebreers. We've had to talk with

[14:08] multiple groups that are in that same

[14:10] category. And like Darcy said too, I

[14:12] think we do try to do a great job. I

[14:14] think Darcy's done a wonderful job of

[14:17] really trying to help groups compromise

[14:19] and and look for win-win situations as

[14:21] opposed to all the space going to one

[14:24] group and then monopolizing it just

[14:26] because they may have a higher

[14:27] prioritization level. And that's really

[14:29] our goal here. it's not to not to try

[14:32] to, you know, dictate who gets the

[14:34] field, but really just to help create

[14:35] some systems that are easy for us to

[14:37] navigate. Um, but a couple other things

[14:39] I wanted to point out. I think with um,

[14:41] you know, the rental exchange, subleting

[14:43] of field space, that is not a common

[14:45] thing, but we felt this was a good time

[14:47] to introduce that. We have had a couple

[14:49] examples where we found groups swapping

[14:52] field time. And while that's not a

[14:55] that's not um probably the biggest

[14:57] concern that we have, it does lead to

[14:59] confusion and and it can be challenging

[15:01] for us if we don't know who's on the

[15:02] field. Uh uh particularly if there's an

[15:05] issue, accident, injury, a concern, that

[15:07] can be a confusing situation for us. So

[15:09] we wanted to clarify that. Um, gambling

[15:12] is already prohibited in the parks, but

[15:14] we wanted to call that out because we

[15:16] have had situations, particularly with

[15:18] some of the the adult leagues that have

[15:20] operated at Pickle Park where we have

[15:22] found um that gambling has been

[15:25] occurring, some illegal um sales of

[15:28] merchandise associated with some of

[15:30] those leagues. So, we did want to just

[15:32] call that out explicitly in here. That

[15:34] helps, I think, our renters really

[15:36] understand that that's that's not

[15:37] allowed. And uh we want to make sure

[15:39] that that's clear that you know those

[15:41] types of behaviors if they're coming

[15:43] with programs uh it it it might make it

[15:46] difficult for them to continue renting

[15:48] with us moving forward. So and then the

[15:50] field monitor program is something we

[15:52] actually just implemented last year at

[15:54] Pickle Field for the first time. And for

[15:56] some of our commercial rentals in the

[15:58] past we've um required security. um we

[16:02] feel that a city employee that has a

[16:04] board of understanding of the field and

[16:06] the rules and and how to help support

[16:08] groups might be of more of a benefit to

[16:10] these groups. So in place of requiring a

[16:13] you know a security guard from a company

[16:15] that's kind of just going to post up and

[16:17] be there having a field monitor that can really be a liazison between the

[16:22] city and the groups. Um we're we're

[16:24] going to try implementing that instead.

[16:26] And so for those same commercial groups

[16:27] that we required security instead we we

[16:30] uh may be looking at a field monitor in

[16:32] place of that. We're also going to offer

[16:34] that to groups that really feel like

[16:35] they need it. I think particularly at

[16:37] pickle weed field with the two fields if

[16:39] there's two groups out there at the same

[16:40] time we're going to encourage groups

[16:42] maybe to have a field monitor present

[16:43] that can help just be a point person in

[16:45] case there's any issues concerns.

[16:48] So I just wanted to highlight a couple

[16:49] of the reasons why we're looking at

[16:50] these changes.

[16:53] I think that's it though.

[16:58] So, yeah. All right. Uh, any questions?

[17:02] >> Um, I I did have a question about um I

[17:04] was reading through the agenda and um

[17:07] first off, I want to say I love building

[17:09] processes to help make decisions.

[17:11] Totally support that. I think that's a

[17:13] great idea. It's good for you guys. It's

[17:15] good for the people who are applying. I

[17:17] think I like all that. Um, but as I was

[17:20] reading it, I I saw that the priority

[17:23] list ha had some like obviously it was

[17:26] far down the priority list, but had some

[17:28] that weren't San Rafale. And like I had

[17:30] just expected that of course every

[17:33] possible San Rafll one would be above

[17:36] anybody from outside the city and and I

[17:39] was wondering did I read that right? And

[17:42] is that is that um I know you guys

[17:44] prioritize centerfell residents so I

[17:46] wasn't sure what the

[17:49] >> Yes, I believe that on a category

[17:52] bycategory basis um residency is going

[17:55] to the Sandersville residents are going

[17:56] to get priority over non-residents.

[17:59] >> Um so I'm pretty sure it's the way it's

[18:01] intended. We'll go I'll go back and take

[18:03] a a look just to double check, but I'm

[18:05] pretty confident that we prioritize

[18:07] anyone that's a resident based group

[18:09] over a non-res.

[18:11] >> Yeah. So, Sanfell based. So, there's,

[18:14] you know, youth serving, adult serving, and that's

[18:18] the primary and secondary uses. So, like

[18:20] the first slide that we had up there,

[18:22] and then it's non Sanderfell based. And

[18:25] then maybe you're referring to number

[18:26] six where it's standfal based nonprofit

[18:29] organizations for other permitted uses.

[18:31] And I think that's more eventbased or if

[18:35] it's not part of it's not baseball, it's

[18:38] not softball, it's not volleyball,

[18:41] >> sports and then got it. Okay. That Yeah,

[18:44] I knew there I knew you guys always do

[18:47] that and so I was like I understand why

[18:48] this is okay. Yeah, I'll give you an I

[18:51] think we've had a couple examples of

[18:53] groups that have wanted to rent the park

[18:56] for I think we had one it was um it was

[18:58] like a commercial film shoot we've had

[19:00] out there. We've had other groups that

[19:02] want to have more of like um special

[19:05] events or other types of programs that

[19:07] are non-sports. And I think in that case

[19:09] we would still prioritize the sports use

[19:12] >> because that aligns with the the way the

[19:14] facility was designed and intended to be

[19:16] used. We we can accommodate some of

[19:18] those types of programs at the field

[19:20] occasionally, but yeah, it would just be

[19:21] lower priority regardless of resial

[19:23] stats.

[19:24] >> Yes.

[19:25] >> But that's that's a good catch.

[19:28] >> Um I had a question [clears throat]

[19:30] on the timeline. Um the is July 1 as

[19:35] someone who's been on a local

[19:37] immigration

[19:39] sports team, not getting your field

[19:41] until July 1 for a season that starts

[19:43] August, you know, 15th feels tight. But

[19:45] I I I assume based on your the old

[19:48] pickle weed schedule that they're used

[19:51] to that. I've never been directly

[19:52] involved in that, but like is that

[19:54] timeline

[19:56] enough time for organizations to be like

[19:58] great, we've got our fields?

[20:00] >> Yeah, I think it's a good question. I

[20:01] think you know what we've got right now

[20:02] is applications April 1 through May 31,

[20:06] decision by July 1 for field use

[20:08] starting September one. So you're right,

[20:10] like that's only gives about a month of

[20:12] heads up notice. Historically at Pickle

[20:16] Field before we did this conversion, the

[20:19] field was uh I would say more often than

[20:22] not closed in the fall season due to the

[20:25] field conditions. We didn't really have

[20:26] any user groups out there. So I think

[20:29] we're still trying to fine-tune what is

[20:31] that right cadence and I we want to try

[20:34] this to see how it goes. We talked with

[20:36] our staff team about how this not only

[20:39] aligns with the field use but also with

[20:41] our um our pickle advisory committee

[20:44] co-sponsorship application process. So

[20:46] that was another factor here. I think

[20:48] this probably um we'll try this and see

[20:51] how this works. But I think it's a good

[20:52] point. You know, is that enough time?

[20:54] And I think we'll have to kind of

[20:55] monitor that and watch that. I think

[20:57] that's an adjustment we could likely

[20:59] make at a staff department level. if we

[21:02] needed to open a little earlier, we

[21:04] could probably make that change to

[21:05] respond to the community.

[21:08] >> Um, and then just the other one, the the

[21:10] list of criteria you have under number

[21:13] two are listed as bullet points. It

[21:15] wasn't clear to me that it was one then

[21:18] two then three. So, just for a

[21:21] >> in the Yeah, I think in

[21:23] >> Yeah, if it's really

[21:24] >> for the uh that's a good point too.

[21:26] actually talked about that for the

[21:28] presentation their bullets but in the

[21:31] proposed application they are actually

[21:33] listed and I think it specifies that we

[21:36] would go in that order number one number

[21:39] two

[21:42] >> same question

[21:43] >> uh I had a question about um is there

[21:46] online visibility into uh who's using

[21:49] the fields and like if there's available

[21:52] because I'm just thinking about the

[21:53] small organizations who like I just want

[21:54] to go in I play one on one random day.

[21:58] Is there a way to like go online and see

[22:00] like

[22:01] >> where those spots might be?

[22:03] >> I tried this year to do an online

[22:05] calendar. Um it's tough because field

[22:10] users change their requests quite a bit

[22:13] and our our active system or

[22:15] registration system doesn't

[22:18] as far as we know doesn't have like a

[22:20] calendar that we can just implement to

[22:21] go into our website. So, it was like I

[22:24] was updating it here on my own personal

[22:26] calendar that I share with all the user

[22:28] groups and then again on the website and

[22:30] it just like it was kind of a lot. Um,

[22:33] so I I think like halfway through the

[22:34] season I was like I don't even know if

[22:36] anybody's looking at this online

[22:37] calendar. But if anybody does reach out,

[22:39] I do have like a personal calendar that

[22:41] has all of the field the organization's

[22:44] name on the calendar and I'll just send

[22:45] that to them if they're like hey I need

[22:47] these three dates. I'm like great here's

[22:48] my calendar. I don't have those dates,

[22:50] but if you can find some time, like I'll

[22:52] put you on. So, I have it, but

[22:55] [laughter] it isn't it is

[22:57] >> it's not a publicly available thing.

[22:59] Citywide, we are working on a new

[23:00] website that is something that we're

[23:02] going to be rolling out likely this

[23:03] fall. And I think as part of that

[23:05] effort, we've been working with our

[23:06] digital services team for different

[23:08] calendar views in the pool example where

[23:11] we know right now it's a static PDF

[23:14] document, right?

[23:14] >> And we'd love to make that a little more

[23:16] interactive, a little more accessible

[23:18] for the community. I think we've been

[23:19] exploring whether we can, you know, use

[23:21] that for fields and other program

[23:23] activities as well. And so had a

[23:26] conversation last week with our

[23:27] marketing coordinator in digital and

[23:29] they're gonna they're exploring whether

[23:30] there's any kind of plugins that might

[23:32] work that might be easier than you know

[23:35] duplicating the calendar three times and

[23:37] then having version control issues and

[23:39] one thing says one.

[23:41] >> But I I think with all of that kind of

[23:43] stuff that it's like kind of all in the

[23:45] details too. I think there the flip side

[23:47] of that too. I don't we want to be um

[23:49] sensitive to you know groups to make

[23:51] sure that we're like advertising which

[23:52] group is on the field at what part in

[23:53] time like like the way our our system

[23:56] intakes information sometimes the

[23:58] calendar pumps out it has like the

[24:00] person's name who rented it as opposed

[24:02] to the organization.

[24:04] So you know I think finding a way to

[24:06] make sure that it's just clear that it's

[24:08] reserved

[24:08] >> right kind of working.

[24:11] >> But yeah I think we all would like to

[24:12] see that as well. I think it'd be

[24:14] helpful not only to share what's

[24:16] available, but it might help fill space

[24:18] because people know that it's available.

[24:21] We can get on the field at this point.

[24:23] >> Yeah.

[24:23] >> Great. Thank you.

[24:26] Any other comments from us? Uh an open

[24:31] uh public comment. Are you here to

[24:33] comment on?

[24:35] I was just wondering if there would ever

[24:38] come a point when you would need to make

[24:40] a list public of how long these

[24:43] organizations have been publicly

[24:45] standing with, you know, with the use of

[24:49] Alberts, for example, like how long

[24:51] Santa Bell League has been there, how

[24:52] long, you know, would you have to

[24:55] actually make that list or would it just

[24:57] come down to the tiebreaker when you

[24:59] went to that number?

[25:03] Yeah, I mean I I'll just answer that

[25:05] question. I I um I think it would come

[25:08] down to the tiebreaker, right? if we

[25:10] really had to get to that I think it's

[25:13] level number four number five where

[25:15] we're really looking at length of

[25:17] relationship with the city that's when

[25:19] we probably have to go in and really try

[25:20] to figure that out because I know a lot

[25:22] of organizations include including SRL

[25:25] have been with uh the city for quite a

[25:27] long time and that those are um

[25:30] important relationships to us so I think

[25:32] we'd have to really take a close look at

[25:35] standing and and the length of

[25:37] relationship I honestly I hope it

[25:38] doesn't get down to that but we felt

[25:41] that might be you know just one

[25:43] additional indicator of the values of of

[25:47] not only the organizations in the city

[25:48] and the relationship that they have with

[25:50] the community but uh a way that we could

[25:52] potentially break the tie.

[25:54] >> Yeah.

[25:56] >> All right. At this time we'll close

[25:57] public comment.

[26:00] Request a motion and a second to approve

[26:04] agenda item. I move

[26:06] >> to approve it. I'll second.

[26:11] » Commissioner Cabales.

[26:13] >> Yes.

[26:14] >> Commissioner Gutirez.

[26:15] >> Yes.

[26:16] >> And chair pass.

[26:18] >> Yes.

[26:18] >> Right. Motion approved. Thank you.

[26:21] >> Thank you.

[26:22] >> Moving on to I know you already approved

[26:25] it. I'm gonna make one more comment

[26:27] about timeline and process which I don't

[26:29] think is gonna change your decision, but

[26:30] I just want to let you know that there's

[26:32] a couple things we're trying to include

[26:35] in the application packet itself that um

[26:37] we just want to we want to run it by our

[26:39] city attorneys just to make sure. So

[26:41] process from here, we want to take any

[26:43] feedback that we heard. I think we still

[26:44] have time to refine maybe timelines. So

[26:46] we might I might take a closer look at

[26:48] that with you, Darcy. Um, we want to run

[26:50] it by our city attorneys just to make

[26:51] sure there's no language in there that's

[26:53] going to be um, out of step with like

[26:55] our municipal code when it comes to the

[26:57] reference to gambling, stuff like that.

[27:00] Once that's done, then we'll have a

[27:01] final version that will continue to

[27:03] circulate to the field user groups. Want

[27:05] to make sure they're also aware of the

[27:06] changes and then we'd be implementing it

[27:08] as part of the the fall cycle for for

[27:12] field applications. So, just want to

[27:13] make sure that you kind of knew that.

[27:15] Thank you.

[27:19] Sorry about that. Thank you. Uh all

[27:22] right. Uh agenda item uh 3B uh which is

[27:27] annual pickleweed advisory committee

[27:29] update.

[27:30] >> Yeah. And I'll be sharing that one

[27:32] today. So I'm gonna

[27:35] share my screen again here.

[27:45] Hey

[27:49] So

[27:52] we the last time park and recck

[27:54] commission met for a regular meeting was

[27:57] back in May and then in June we didn't

[28:01] have any agenda items so we ended up

[28:03] cancing the June meeting and then July

[28:05] we had the the park tour uh at 620 Canal

[28:08] Street and one update I wanted to share

[28:11] um you know that happened in June is uh

[28:15] Christy Hubaker who was direct

[28:17] supervisor for the Borough Community

[28:18] Center. Uh she actually resigned, took

[28:21] uh took a different position and she

[28:22] left the city. And so that's why I'm

[28:25] giving this report is right now uh we do

[28:28] not have a a supervisor at the Boro

[28:30] Community Center. However, Darcy has

[28:33] been uh helping support the Boro

[28:36] Community Center. So uh she's been

[28:38] gracious enough to step in, not only

[28:40] support here, but also help support

[28:42] them. Um yeah. [laughter]

[28:46] Um I am pleased to report though that um

[28:49] we did make a decision for a supervisor

[28:52] appointment. So starting October one, we

[28:55] are going to have a supervisor. Uh you may uh have met her before. Her

[28:59] name's Christina Farhank. She's

[29:00] currently the program coordinator at the

[29:02] Teran Linda Community Center. Helps

[29:04] support the community center and our

[29:05] aquatics program there. Has been with

[29:07] the city for more than 10 years. So I'm

[29:09] excited to share that she's going to be

[29:10] stepping into that role in October. So

[29:12] there's a transition period here. We're

[29:15] also going to be standing up a

[29:16] recruitment to replace Christina, which

[29:18] are that's big shoes to fill. It's an

[29:20] important role at TL with the aquatics.

[29:23] So as soon as that recruitment's flying,

[29:25] I'll be sharing that. So but in the

[29:27] meantime, you're stuck with me giving

[29:29] this pickle advisory committee report.

[29:31] So um I want to share a little bit about

[29:33] the the committee. Um this is a and I I

[29:37] this is an annual report that we um want

[29:39] to share with you because I think this

[29:41] is really important work that this group

[29:43] does. Um pickleweed advisory committee

[29:45] is an advisory board. They're really

[29:47] focused specifically on canal

[29:48] neighborhood picklee park and the aloro

[29:51] community center. It's different from

[29:52] park and rec commission. They're really

[29:54] intended to provide direct canal

[29:55] community voice on the facilities and

[29:57] programs that happen in the park and

[29:59] community center there. Um there's are

[30:02] 10 members currently on the pickle

[30:04] advisory committee. Um seven of them are

[30:06] voting. Uh so one of those members is an

[30:08] alternate. Um we have a rep from the

[30:12] park and recreation commission as well

[30:14] that sits on. Uh we also I want to flag

[30:16] that we have um two current vacancies,

[30:19] an alternate vacancy and a youth member

[30:21] vacancy. Youth member could be between

[30:23] the ages of nine and 18 years old. uh

[30:27] and I you know that has been a position

[30:28] that we've often struggled to fill but

[30:31] could have a really incredible impact on

[30:33] the community. So want to um see if we

[30:36] can try to fill that uh position this

[30:39] year. Uh the group meets every other

[30:41] month uh the first Wednesday of the

[30:43] month. So it's I think the cadence is

[30:45] they start in February each year.

[30:47] February, April, June, August and

[30:51] October typically are are off cycle in

[30:53] December.

[30:55] Uh the goal here is to provide a forum

[30:57] for canal residents, advise park and

[30:59] recreck commission, city council, city

[31:01] staff and the matters concerning the

[31:03] park and the center and really make

[31:05] recommendations on policies and

[31:06] procedures. A big part of the agenda

[31:10] items that come their way are to review

[31:12] co-sponsorship programming and use

[31:13] agreements. Um the city has an existing

[31:17] policy that allows us to wave fees for

[31:20] programs that are in alignment with that

[31:22] policy. um that uh is limited up to a

[31:25] threshold certain dollar amount of the

[31:27] value of the fee waiverss. Uh and this

[31:29] year that threshold is up to $168,000

[31:33] worth of fees can be waved. So, you

[31:35] know, this group is the advisory group

[31:38] that really receives those applications

[31:40] and has a chance to advise the city on

[31:42] which part which program should we

[31:44] partner with and and wave fees for

[31:48] um

[31:49] the fee wavers reductions as part of

[31:51] that program. It it's really up to staff

[31:55] to make recommendations and then for the

[31:57] committee to advise on, you know, how

[31:59] much uh of the fee we should be waving.

[32:02] It could be a small amount. It could be

[32:04] all the way up to 100%. And we can

[32:06] receive applications for facility use up

[32:09] to 12 months. Programs have to be

[32:12] eligible. Um, so the event has to be

[32:14] open to all residents of San Rafale.

[32:16] There can be, you know, special

[32:18] requirements. I'll use sports as an

[32:20] example. If there's a minimum age or

[32:22] skill level for a particular program,

[32:24] that that's still okay. But we want to

[32:26] make sure that the programs are open to

[32:28] all residents, that they're of direct

[32:29] benefit to the community. And I think an

[32:32] important component here is that we want

[32:34] these programs to be low or no fee to

[32:38] participants to re remove or reduce the

[32:40] barriers to participation.

[32:42] Uh and the proposed activity can't be

[32:44] part of any private commercial

[32:45] enterprise or other promotions.

[32:50] So this year so far in 2026, this is

[32:53] probably going to be hard to read, small

[32:55] font, but these are the programs that

[32:59] have been approved for co-sponsorships

[33:02] uh this year at the Boro Center at

[33:04] Pickle Park. First program on that list

[33:07] is the is the YMCA after school program.

[33:11] I think this is a really unique

[33:12] partnership. Um the YMCA provides an

[33:15] afterchool program in partnership with

[33:17] Sanderfell City Schools. Um the school

[33:20] district is receiving funds from the

[33:22] state extended learning opportunity

[33:24] program u funding that helps ensure that

[33:28] participants have um either very lowcost

[33:31] or free access to the program. So the

[33:33] YMCA provides the staffing for it and

[33:36] then they've applied for co-sponsorship

[33:38] to wave the facility rental fees. And so

[33:40] really there's quite a few organizations

[33:42] involved in providing that after school

[33:45] program for the community. Um, in

[33:47] addition, the YMCA offers a summer day

[33:48] camp program, uh, which, uh, a lot of

[33:51] the the same program participants are

[33:53] coming to that program, so it gives them

[33:55] continued care throughout the year. So,

[33:57] they've submitted two separate, um,

[33:59] sponsorship applications and so they're

[34:01] different program models.

[34:04] Uh, the Canal Football Club, Canal FC,

[34:07] uh, received, uh, co-sponsorship

[34:09] applications for their spring season as

[34:12] well as the fall and winter season. Um,

[34:15] I think the the reason there's two

[34:16] applications shown there is just because

[34:18] of the cycle of us trying to trying to

[34:21] adjust to the seasonality of of demand

[34:23] and make sure that we really understood

[34:25] what the demand demand was going to be

[34:27] and that the committee can understand

[34:29] that as well. So we asked them to come

[34:30] back with a second application in August

[34:32] this year. Typically they would u likely

[34:36] qualify to or be eligible to do just one

[34:38] annual application and that may be the case in the future. Uh, Zumba by

[34:43] Vivivalon,

[34:45] an older adult recreation program, uh,

[34:48] Drawbridge Arts Program,

[34:51] the the Scouts of America Troop 2000,

[34:54] Togo Cone Voice, Oracle Music has arts

[34:58] and science program and music

[34:59] instruction program, Canal Arts Family,

[35:02] an art program on Saturdays. Uh, there's

[35:06] a mural design element to that as well.

[35:09] uh a TAM adult school English as a

[35:12] second language program and the uh roots

[35:14] of the canal program which is a um an

[35:17] afterchool program Monday through Friday

[35:20] uh offered in the teen room at the Boro

[35:22] community center. So in total um the

[35:27] committee has approved uh $150,000 worth

[35:32] of requests. You can kind of see the

[35:34] different percent allocation for each of

[35:36] those those programs that have received

[35:38] funds. Um this isn't a direct cost to

[35:42] the city really. This is what the value

[35:44] would be if we were to have rented those

[35:47] facilities. So this doesn't represent a

[35:49] loss of revenue necessarily. Uh it's

[35:52] really more um uh I think that's a

[35:55] measure of like I said if if we were to

[35:59] rent the space during that point in

[36:00] time. There are a few direct costs for

[36:02] the city when we run these types of

[36:04] programs. There's utility expense,

[36:06] overhead, operational expenses. Uh but

[36:09] really there there are a few direct

[36:11] costs. In the case that there was a

[36:13] program that was happening after hours

[36:15] or when staff weren't present, we do do

[36:18] still reserve the right to schedule a

[36:20] facility attendant and potentially

[36:21] charge groups back for some of those

[36:23] additional supplemental costs. But we

[36:26] really view this as a way that we can

[36:28] ensure the community center and the park

[36:30] are are serving the community in ways

[36:34] that meet community needs. Um so you

[36:37] know to me I I I think this is a a

[36:39] really a great outcome to know that the

[36:42] community has had an opportunity to see

[36:44] these applications that groups have

[36:46] access uh to you know not only the field

[36:49] and the community center but really to

[36:51] provide these services to the community.

[36:54] uh we really view this as a positive

[36:56] part of our our overall program. Um

[36:59] there are a few things that I I think

[37:01] the committee we want to take a look at

[37:03] in the next year. Um as I mentioned, we

[37:05] want to recruit for those vacant uh

[37:07] advisory committee seats. So if you know

[37:09] anyone that's interested um send them

[37:12] our way. Uh happy to share what that

[37:14] process would look like to get an

[37:16] application in. Um we are reviewing the

[37:19] co-sponsorship application policy and

[37:21] procedures. I think there's a few things

[37:23] that we might want to take a look at and

[37:25] fine-tune. The last time that um policy

[37:28] was reviewed was 2021. Um I I think one

[37:32] example of something that I'd like to

[37:34] potentially change is right now we ask

[37:37] groups to submit an application and

[37:38] attend a meeting and give a presentation

[37:41] and then come back two months later and

[37:43] that's when the committee makes a

[37:45] decision. And I'm going to be

[37:47] recommending that we try to do that in

[37:49] one meeting um just for efficiency and

[37:52] for uh it's I've heard from some of the

[37:54] committee members that over the course

[37:56] of a two-month period it's hard to

[37:57] remember like what happened. And so

[38:00] there's a few things like that that I

[38:01] think we might want to try and clean up,

[38:03] but we also want to make sure that

[38:04] there's still a really intentional

[38:06] process and that the committee has good

[38:08] information in front of them to make a

[38:10] decision about who should get these

[38:12] dollars. Um, we're also expecting that,

[38:15] you know, with maybe better advertising

[38:17] of these co-sponsorship opportunities,

[38:19] um, we may see increased demand for use

[38:22] of the space. And I think that that

[38:24] raises some questions about, um, how

[38:27] what percent of fee waver should we be

[38:29] giving to groups? Who should receive

[38:31] these dollars? How should we kind of

[38:33] divvy up this pot of money that we have

[38:35] the ability to wave fees um, under? So

[38:39] while that hasn't been an issue in

[38:41] recent years, we can kind of see we're getting close to that threshold

[38:45] now. And um I think you know for us

[38:48] we've been talking about you know

[38:50] there's community center programs.

[38:51] There's a wide variety of different

[38:53] types of programs at community center.

[38:55] Now the field has increased demand.

[38:57] We're starting to see maybe some more

[38:58] demand for field use. What's the right

[39:00] mix? And I think on a staff level we may

[39:03] want to fine-tune. how do we make those

[39:05] recommendations to help the advisory

[39:07] committee understand what we think might

[39:08] be best and align with our values in in

[39:11] a way that can uh help inform them

[39:12] making those decisions. So likely going

[39:15] to be looking at that that policy in the

[39:17] next few months and maybe be coming back

[39:19] in 2027 with some recommendations for

[39:21] changes

[39:24] and I think with that I

[39:28] questions from the committee.

[39:31] No, I think those are great

[39:32] recommendations.

[39:36] » I know that the uh the presentation

[39:39] meetings can go long. Um do you think

[39:42] like combining the two would make that

[39:45] considerably longer or uh

[39:48] >> you know having the presentation and the

[39:49] decision making process? So, as someone

[39:53] who's worked in local parks and rack and

[39:56] government now for better part of 13

[39:59] years, there's nothing I love more than

[40:00] a 4 hour.

[40:03] [laughter]

[40:04] >> Um, the five hour meeting.

[40:06] >> Except the five hour meeting. No, I'm

[40:07] joking. Um, yeah, I think that, you

[40:10] know, I saw there was a pickle weed

[40:11] advisory committee meeting packet that

[40:13] exceeded 300 pages. And to me, I don't

[40:16] think that that is um well, I while I

[40:20] appreciate that this is important

[40:21] information and we want to make sure

[40:22] that applicants really are thorough and

[40:24] there's going to be good measurable

[40:26] outcomes, I think that's really hard for

[40:28] a volunteer that's taking time out of

[40:30] their schedule to really digest and

[40:32] understand and and I think that there's

[40:34] probably more efficient ways that we can

[40:36] help guide the committee in making those

[40:39] decisions based on some staff

[40:41] recommendations and input and instead of

[40:42] a 300page packet.

[40:45] um maybe a summary of the proposals and

[40:47] applications we've received. You know,

[40:49] how we think we may want to prioritize

[40:52] those dollars and recommendations and then have a robust discussion and

[40:56] some, you know, some presentations from

[40:57] the groups to help support why they feel

[41:00] they would be a good fit. Um but my hope

[41:02] would be that rather than lengthening

[41:04] the process, it would actually really

[41:06] shorten it and make it easier for

[41:08] everyone to digest it pretty much.

[41:11] >> I mean, it's always an amazing process.

[41:13] So yeah, but it is a long meeting

[41:16] >> and to be fair, they may still be need

[41:19] to be long meetings if there's

[41:20] discussion and real decisions.

[41:25] Nothing else. Uh this time we'll open

[41:28] public comment.

[41:31] This time we'll close public comment. Uh

[41:33] kind of a request to receive uh the

[41:36] report.

[41:37] >> I'll move to receive the report on

[41:40] pickle advisory committee. I will

[41:43] second.

[41:45] >> All right. Commissioner,

[41:48] >> yes.

[41:49] >> Commissioner Gutierz,

[41:50] >> yes.

[41:51] >> And Chair Pastor,

[41:53] >> yes.

[41:53] >> All right. Motion approved. Thank you.

[41:58] » All right. Next up, we have the staff

[42:00] leazison report.

[42:02] >> Right. A couple things I wanted to

[42:04] share. Darcy, feel free to jump in if I

[42:07] miss any here.

[42:09] Um we had a really successful summer um

[42:12] across the board. Our recreation

[42:13] programs, aquatics, child care um had a

[42:16] very successful summer. So I just want

[42:18] to um celebrate uh the team that helped

[42:21] make that happen. Um it was a very busy

[42:23] summer. We had um hundreds of kids in

[42:26] our child care programs. This place

[42:28] smelled like incredible food all summer

[42:30] long because of the cooking camp. Uh and

[42:33] I know everyone had a really fun time.

[42:35] So, just a thank you to all of our staff

[42:37] on our team. Um, I already mentioned the

[42:40] supervisor uh change at Borro and the

[42:43] recruitment that's coming for program

[42:44] coordinator. I'll keep everyone posted

[42:46] about that. We are still in the midst of

[42:48] recruiting for our childare team. So, if

[42:51] you know of anyone that's looking for um

[42:53] employment as a childare instructor or

[42:56] an aid, whether it's, you know, a temp

[42:58] seasonal position or full-time, we still

[43:00] have some positions available. Um, we

[43:03] just added, uh, I think we've

[43:05] recommended six new permanent positions

[43:07] in child care. Um, so we're excited that

[43:10] we're bringing some new people on board

[43:11] for the start of the school year. Um,

[43:14] our fall winter registration just opened

[43:17] August 18th. So, lots of programs in the

[43:19] activity guide. I think we had a really

[43:21] successful start to registration this

[43:24] year. I think Darcy shared that we're a

[43:26] little ahead of where we were last year

[43:28] at this point in time.

[43:30] Yes, I think things are looking good,

[43:31] but still have plenty of programs to

[43:33] sign up for.

[43:34] Um, movies in the park series starting

[43:37] August 28th, the first movie is at

[43:40] Victor Jones Park. Um, September 11th at

[43:43] Sun Valley, September 25th at Ter Linda,

[43:45] and then October 9th at the Boro

[43:47] Community Center. We're going to do a

[43:48] Halloween costume swap at Borro as part

[43:51] of that that move kind of separate but

[43:54] at the same day. uh American Red Cross

[43:56] blood drive um here on September 16th at

[43:59] the community center. I know that um

[44:01] nationally there's been a need for

[44:03] blood. I've seen that um they're really

[44:05] trying to do the best they can to

[44:07] promote people to to donate. So I wanted

[44:09] to highlight that

[44:11] >> we just partnered with my talent as

[44:13] well. They've got a mobile blood unit.

[44:16] Um so it's very easy. They can just park

[44:18] in the parking lot too. So

[44:22] >> um we just partnered with uh they're

[44:24] called Mixtop. It's the Marine County

[44:25] Storm Water Prevention Program. Um

[44:28] they're doing a campaign campaign in the

[44:30] canal community where they have these

[44:32] really cool like cartoon animals that

[44:34] are pulling trash out of you know the

[44:37] storm drains and out of trash

[44:39] recepticles. There's um a big kind of

[44:43] vinyl mural on the back of the community

[44:45] center now and then you'll see those all

[44:47] up and down Canal Street. So, it's a new

[44:49] uh it's outreach campaign to try to

[44:51] encourage people to really be mindful of

[44:53] where they're putting their wear. So,

[44:54] that just got installed on Monday, which

[44:56] is cool. Um Fallkerk Artist Collective

[44:59] Final Call for Artists September 27th.

[45:01] So, there's a a call for arts right now

[45:04] at Fall Kirk for some jury shows as well

[45:07] as for the 2027 calendar year. So, if

[45:10] you know of any artists that are

[45:11] interested in exhibiting their artwork,

[45:13] there's opportunity there. citywide. We

[45:16] just celebrated the completion of um the

[45:18] public art project, the installation of

[45:20] five pieces. I'm not sure if you've been

[45:22] by city hall recently, but there's a big chrome shiny statue there.

[45:28] >> That was the last one to get installed.

[45:30] And on Monday, right before city

[45:32] council, um local edition creative, the

[45:35] arts um project coordinator that helped

[45:37] make that happen were there and some um

[45:39] of the local art leaders and just a

[45:42] little celebration, a ribbon cutting

[45:43] there. Um, so that was really great. Uh,

[45:46] there the utility box paint painting

[45:48] project that Sandfell Chamber of

[45:50] Commerce um the business improvement

[45:52] district um helped make that happen.

[45:54] That just got approved by council on

[45:56] Monday as well. So you're going to start

[45:58] to see I think five new utility boxes

[46:00] are going to get painted this month. So

[46:03] still a lot of u exciting things

[46:05] happening in the public art world. I

[46:07] think the California Art Council was

[46:08] here on Friday as well. Some

[46:10] representatives. They're the the group

[46:12] that gave the the large grant to San

[46:15] Rafale. It was a $700,000 grant that

[46:17] really helped bring a lot of this to

[46:18] life. So, some reps from the CAC were um

[46:21] touring a lot of the arts organizations

[46:24] on Friday afternoon and evening as part

[46:26] of the second Friday. So, um yeah, lots

[46:30] going on in town. Uh school has begun.

[46:33] Traffic is back out there. Everyone is back in town. And yeah, we're just

[46:38] thanks to the team for everything that

[46:39] you're doing. Did I miss anything? Any

[46:41] other programs that you want to

[46:42] highlight?

[46:44] >> Movie in the park, Ratatouille on

[46:45] Friday. We're making chef hats. So,

[46:52] » um I'd add I would add too, I think, you

[46:54] know, the the measure P project, the

[46:56] community center library. Um we're in

[46:58] the process right now of reviewing um

[47:01] progressive design build teams. We

[47:03] received application requests for

[47:05] proposal applications from them to take

[47:08] that project on. And so city staff have

[47:10] been interviewing them. We have the

[47:12] metrop subcommittee on August 31st. So

[47:15] that's when we're going to be bringing

[47:16] some recommendations to that

[47:18] subcommittee about the team that'll help

[47:20] rebuild this facility. So really

[47:22] excited. I mean that's a big project

[47:24] generational build and uh really I think

[47:26] we're headed in the right direction.

[47:27] We've we've really been talking to some

[47:30] great teams. So excited about that. But

[47:32] all day there were city staff and teams

[47:34] in this room talking about that project.

[47:40] Okay.

[47:42] >> Any questions?

[47:45] >> What's that? 31st movie.

[47:48] >> Oh,

[47:48] >> I I take a look at the time. It is

[47:51] during the day. I can pull that up right

[47:53] now.

[47:56] [laughter]

[47:58] » Just a second.

[48:09] See,

[48:19] it's at 10 a.m. August 31st at 10 a.m.,

[48:33] » thank you. [clears throat] Any other

[48:34] questions?

[48:35] >> No motion.

[48:35] >> Great.

[48:36] >> Uh

[48:38] any public comment? Yeah, we'll close

[48:41] public comment then. And uh next agenda

[48:45] item, commissioner reports. We have

[48:47] anyone have anything to report?

[48:49] >> Uh I've been attending pickleweed. Um I

[48:53] think the improvements would be

[48:54] welcomed. uh meetings do get long and I think more importantly the

[48:59] two-month lag between these like giant

[49:01] enormous presentations that do have

[49:03] paper

[49:04] um

[49:05] >> that's incredible.

[49:06] >> Yeah, like it like a lot of paper. Um

[49:09] and but then you forget it all and not

[49:12] all but you know some of the finer

[49:13] details. Um and the other piece of it is

[49:16] sort of the the

[49:19] holisticness of the co-sponsorship. So

[49:22] you're mentioning maybe a summary or you

[49:24] know this is how much

[49:26] it's hard to make a decision I think for

[49:28] some of the members myself included

[49:30] although I'm not a voting member but um

[49:33] you know when they say we want full

[49:34] sponsorship you're like how much do we

[49:36] have left again but what is the next

[49:37] person asking for and I think um there

[49:40] could definitely be um process

[49:43] improvements that would be really

[49:44] beneficial not just like good to have

[49:48] like really helpful um and I think

[49:50] Christina will do a great about getting

[49:52] a youth person on there. I feel like she

[49:53] can make that happen.

[49:55] Um, but anyway, yeah, lots of great

[49:57] programs that we reviewed over the last

[49:59] couple meetings. Um, I believe they

[50:01] voted No, we voted in June, didn't we?

[50:04] In August, they did.

[50:06] >> They did as well.

[50:07] >> Okay.

[50:08] Um, uh, great program. Yeah, that's what

[50:12] I thought. Somebody else came in. Um,

[50:14] the programs down there are so great.

[50:17] Like the when the applications come in,

[50:19] it feels like, oh my god, live.

[50:21] Wonderful inspirational.

[50:22] >> Yeah. Yeah.

[50:25] >> Good part.

[50:27] >> What was What was Christina? Tar Linda,

[50:29] but really excited for her

[50:32] stepping up.

[50:34] >> Yeah.

[50:36] >> Uh any public comment?

[50:39] We'll close public comment. Uh and last

[50:42] up

[50:45] >> at 7:01.

Park & Recreation Commission – August 20, 2026

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