1 00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:31,880 You ready? 2 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:54,479 » All right. Good evening everyone. Uh this is the August meeting of the um 3 00:04:52,080 --> 00:05:00,800 Smyrna Parks and Recreation Committee. I want to welcome everyone here tonight. 4 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:08,240 Um we are opening up at at 6:00 PM and um hopefully we'll be closing around 5 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:13,520 7 or around that that time. Uh again, I want to thank all the members 6 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:16,880 of the uh committee who have um who have basically uh taken their time to come 7 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:23,840 out tonight and thank you again, Danielle, for um all the work you do for 8 00:05:19,919 --> 00:05:30,000 us. Uh there were Danielle distributed minutes u of the June 17th meeting. Um 9 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:32,960 everyone had a chance to look at those and is there a motion to approve 10 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:36,800 minutes? >> A motion. 11 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:43,759 » A second. episode. >> Then motion second to approve minutes 12 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:48,600 from June 17th. Uh any uh addition to that order? 13 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:58,960 Okay. Okay, this evening, uh, as the committee can probably see, sitting 14 00:05:55,520 --> 00:06:05,600 right up front, we have, uh, members of, uh, Troop 1910 who are here tonight, um, 15 00:06:02,639 --> 00:06:12,479 working on a merit badge, a cruise ship in the community. Uh, they're attending 16 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:17,919 our meeting uh, here at 6 and then uh, we'll be speaking with uh, Mr. James 17 00:06:15,199 --> 00:06:22,800 after the meeting. Uh if the uh this is all part of the requirements to attend a 18 00:06:20,479 --> 00:06:27,280 some type of civic meeting. Um it could be school board, it could be town 19 00:06:25,759 --> 00:06:32,800 council meeting, it could be something like this one of the committees. Uh so 20 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:38,919 it's it all works within their uh in their requirements. So uh 21 00:06:35,919 --> 00:06:38,919 » welcome 22 00:06:39,840 --> 00:06:51,639 guys. The the board up here um I think they introduce themselves real quick. 23 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:51,639 Okay. Oh, my name is Rasca Ser. 24 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:58,400 » My name is Nelson Der. >> Hi, I'm Lisa Torbert. We're super happy 25 00:06:56,639 --> 00:07:01,520 you're here with us tonight. Thank you. >> Thank you. Nice to meet you all. 26 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:08,000 » Thank you, Jim. >> Also, uh tonight, um we have Josh from 27 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:13,280 the town who's here tonight. Um always like his presence here. And yes, ma'am. 28 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:16,289 I forget your name. >> Bash. 29 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,289 » Yeah. [laughter] 30 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:23,759 Okay. And I know we see uh Mr. Moore back 31 00:07:21,599 --> 00:07:28,319 there, Mike Moore, who's an assistant scout master with the troop and my son 32 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:34,479 Mike back there who is the scout master of troop ranking today. So they're also 33 00:07:31,039 --> 00:07:40,720 here tonight. So welcome everyone. Um we always reserve a time at the end of the 34 00:07:36,479 --> 00:07:43,440 meeting for people to speak. So uh this is an open forum. Yes, 35 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,199 » I just said we also have the town manager here. 36 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,919 » Yes, >> he's coming out. 37 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:53,919 » I was going to introduce him in just a moment here. Um, he's here. Um, when I 38 00:07:50,880 --> 00:08:00,280 saw the word visitors, I'm not sure the visitor, but you know, he's always he's 39 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,280 always [clears throat] welcome here. 40 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:10,479 » Okay. Anything anything from the members um before we get started? 41 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:14,000 » Okay, everybody. Summer's going okay. We are in August now. It's, you know, March 42 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:20,400 to go along. Schools are ready to open up again. Uh I was hoping to see uh Dave 43 00:08:17,919 --> 00:08:25,599 Morrison here tonight, but I I haven't seen him and um he had asked actually 44 00:08:22,479 --> 00:08:34,479 for the time of the meeting tonight. Uh okay. So, um I'm going to change the 45 00:08:29,599 --> 00:08:38,640 agenda a little bit. Uh we have um uh uh we have new business number six. 46 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:44,880 I'm going to keep that there, but we're going to add um town manager James has a 47 00:08:42,399 --> 00:08:48,560 uh has something he wants to talk over with us. So, we add that to the uh 48 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:54,240 agenda. Uh now, for those who do not know, um 49 00:08:51,600 --> 00:09:00,080 one of the things that this committee has been talking about over the period 50 00:08:56,399 --> 00:09:04,399 of the last few months um has been A and B under old V, which is a youth 51 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:11,760 commission and a senior commission. these being a uh the use of SPMA in the 52 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:17,440 surrounding area. Um and I'll get into the surrounding area in just a moment. 53 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:20,440 Uh we have Mayor Scott. We just walked in. 54 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:29,279 Um so, 55 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:34,720 um I know that Lisa has beening that on that movement. And so Alicia, um what 56 00:09:32,399 --> 00:09:41,600 are where are we at right now with that? >> Um well with the youth council um so 57 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:44,800 that is actually ages 13 to 18 that we're working at. I'll just give a 58 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:51,519 little background for everybody who's here tonight too. So we're looking at an 59 00:09:47,680 --> 00:09:56,880 opportunity for youth voice as part of this work um with the parks and rec 60 00:09:53,680 --> 00:10:01,680 committee. So, an opportunity for you to participate in local government and 61 00:09:58,959 --> 00:10:08,320 advocate for youth needs and and what you want to see um and you know what 62 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:14,399 your needs are in and the community as far as the the parks and recreation go. 63 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:18,880 Um and then just really a real contributing voice about our 64 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:22,640 recreational areas, about public spaces, and just about our community as well. 65 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:26,399 Um, as Mayor D always says, it's bringing the community together, right? 66 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:31,519 Unity in the community. So, uh, we think what better way to um, get youth 67 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:36,959 involved and engage in your voice also being part of that. So, uh, we're still 68 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:41,200 kind of in concept. We have a some draft guidelines. We have an application 69 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:45,760 process. We have an actual application. We have a review process for that 70 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:50,240 application. And there were just a couple of things that we're waiting on 71 00:10:48,079 --> 00:10:58,000 um some approval to move forward with with that um structurally uh from the 72 00:10:53,600 --> 00:11:04,160 town. So that's where we are right now. >> Yeah, thank you. We will work on it for 73 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:08,560 a while. It's an idea here. Uh now just to 74 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:14,399 um maybe I I'll stop there for a moment. The purpose of this committee uh is an 75 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:20,000 advisory capacity to the town council. So we make recommendations to town 76 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:28,959 council for whatever it might be um for events or something else and um so uh we 77 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:34,000 have um we have that capacity. Um we don't we don't make rules. We uh we just 78 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:38,079 recommend on different types of things that go directly to town council. we 79 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:43,200 have these meetings to hear from the public um about what they would like to 80 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:49,839 see and uh suggestions that type of thing. So uh 81 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:56,079 that's why um I always have everyone speak at the uh during meeting. 82 00:11:53,200 --> 00:12:01,519 Um now we talked about the youth commission on the other end of the 83 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:08,720 spectrum. Um the senior commission uh would be those folks who are not youth 84 00:12:05,519 --> 00:12:14,480 um for those folks who um are more the senior members of our community. Um this 85 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:20,880 commission uh we are still in the framework process with that and uh we 86 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:26,079 are one of our members of the committee who was working on that um because of 87 00:12:23,279 --> 00:12:31,279 health reasons has had to step down. So u we will be um working on that but the 88 00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:35,600 senior commission and the youth commission this may work in conjunction 89 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:42,480 with you. There's a lot of things that seniors can do to help out the youth and 90 00:12:38,639 --> 00:12:48,240 vice versa. So that's something we um and we're we're bringing it out this 91 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:54,760 committee uh again to uh to help uh unify the town and help bring all the 92 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,760 organization together. 93 00:12:55,040 --> 00:13:03,600 Uh on the website uh we have something called the town 94 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:10,240 website. I'm sorry is the master parks plan. It's a rather involved um plan 95 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:16,560 that was uh created a few years ago. Um it is there for your um perusal if you'd 96 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:23,760 like to read it of what we have um what was at that time planned for the town. 97 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:28,160 Uh it was a seven-year plan. So um of course what happens is with all those 98 00:13:26,079 --> 00:13:33,600 ideas and again recommendations that are in that plan has to go before the town 99 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:38,959 council uh because for approval especially for budgetary considerations 100 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:46,639 and uh just other considerations things that may have changed since the plan was 101 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:51,519 uh uh was written. So I want to uh um basically say that this that plan is on 102 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:56,320 there for for the public. It is a rather involved um study that was done that 103 00:13:54,480 --> 00:14:03,279 counc um by some professional who who do these 104 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:06,279 types of things. Uh so it is it is there um 105 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:18,560 recommended events. Uh we had a uh a couple events that went to 106 00:14:15,519 --> 00:14:25,279 the um town town council. uh has there been any one of it was the like panther 107 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:29,680 cross idea and where are we at 108 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:33,120 » think it turned more into the activities that we're going to do around the 109 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:36,720 holiday on Market Street. >> Okay. 110 00:14:34,639 --> 00:14:41,680 the the Christmas theme or the holiday giving um and bringing everybody 111 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:45,920 together in one area versus trying to have multiple groups against prom. 112 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:51,519 » Okay. >> Yeah, that was uh and again that's part 113 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:55,360 of our our job here. We we we made recommendations to the downtown council. 114 00:14:53,279 --> 00:15:00,399 that was one of our recommendations uh that went up and uh not saying that 115 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:05,440 we're going we'll get what we recommend but um it's a matter of discussion and 116 00:15:03,519 --> 00:15:12,639 it's a matter of possible approval at some date. Uh so yeah, thanks thanks 117 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:16,880 Pabby for that uh for that update. Um 118 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:22,160 any other old we want to bring up right now? Can I just add to the youth 119 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:25,760 commission too though for young people that are here too? You've had any 120 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:29,120 interest in even just looking at like where we are with the guidelines right 121 00:15:27,199 --> 00:15:34,720 now and giving some input if you just want to you know talk to you afterwards 122 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:39,199 for a minute or two. you can um arrange to get you um you know some information 123 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:44,240 just so if you want to have some input because that's another part of this is 124 00:15:41,199 --> 00:15:49,040 really just empowering um youth and empowering young people to have again 125 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:52,800 the voice but also you know to be engaged in in the things that are 126 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:57,279 happening in the town too. So if you have any interest, I don't know if you 127 00:15:54,880 --> 00:16:00,720 get an extra badge for it or certainly there is one I think we can do. 128 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:06,720 » You certainly are welcome to when we would voice it too. 129 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:11,759 » Thanks. >> And again youth commission will have 130 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:17,040 basically be an advisory capacity uh to us and everything. Um I have researched 131 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:21,519 youth commissions around the country. Um they're active in many areas. most of 132 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:25,680 the areas are active in are larger than this areas their cities and that type of 133 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:32,560 thing. Um they've been active for a while. Um they have different types of 134 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:37,920 functions and and whatnot. So um you know it's something that uh we like to 135 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:42,480 start here and um hope we can get that thing uh rolling. We're going to be 136 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:48,399 working with the school district on that too. The the school district and other 137 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:54,000 organizations on that. I likely see a uh someone from every youth organization in 138 00:16:50,880 --> 00:17:00,959 town involved with it. Uh there's a lot of youth organizations in town. I saw a 139 00:16:56,079 --> 00:17:05,360 list and thought, whoa. Um so every um youth organization on life team had some 140 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:10,959 type of voice on that commission. So because they're all doing different 141 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:18,799 things here. So um okay. Um, I'm going to move right down 142 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:27,880 to uh to new business and I'm going to introduce um our town manager uh to 143 00:17:22,559 --> 00:17:27,880 James. Um, and 144 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:34,559 uh I he could be presenting something to us 145 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:38,492 tonight. U so >> yeah. So James, thank you. 146 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:42,480 » Yep. I appreciate it. So here's [clears throat] we talked earlier about 147 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:47,200 this. So generally what happens is a lot of times we get applications that come 148 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:50,960 in. Um usually they come I have full administrative approval for everything. 149 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:54,640 Every once in a while I'll go I wanted to go to the parks committee. This is 150 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:58,320 just one of them. We've been getting really inundated with people that want 151 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:01,679 to give back to the community. So we've been getting a lot of like book bag 152 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:07,280 giveaways and stuff like this. We have a unique one where a gentleman wants to do 153 00:18:03,919 --> 00:18:10,480 haircuts at Sunnyside Park but he wants to start at like 7 o'clock in the 154 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:15,039 morning. and we don't have electric out there. 155 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:19,600 They need electric, which means they're going to need generators, which means 156 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:22,559 it's going to impact the residents at 7:00 a.m. And I'm going to be honest 157 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:26,480 with you, I don't know that I'd be quite happy with a generator at 7:00 in the 158 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:28,880 morning. I did tell them 8:00, but I said that I would like to come and bring 159 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:33,919 it in front of you guys just to kind of get some extra opinions on that um 160 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:39,120 before I made a final decision. So, you I think believe calling by the 8:00 161 00:18:36,559 --> 00:18:45,679 business hours, right? So I think >> yeah so our talent ordinance does 162 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:49,919 have time restrictions but it also allows me 163 00:18:47,919 --> 00:18:53,360 to wave them. >> What are the time restrictions like for 164 00:18:51,760 --> 00:19:00,000 noise or whatever like what is >> it's usually 8:00 like 8 to 10 is what 165 00:18:57,120 --> 00:19:04,400 it is. So it's it's not it's not a huge problem. I just want you guys opinion on 166 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:07,919 it before I say yeah. >> No, I think it's awesome. I mean, 167 00:19:06,559 --> 00:19:11,039 » I mean, also they're gonna get food out. They're going to have, 168 00:19:09,039 --> 00:19:16,000 » you know, music and then they're gonna cut hair and let the the young men and 169 00:19:14,559 --> 00:19:20,240 women have an opportunity to go into school looking, I guess you say, with a 170 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:25,360 fresh haircut. Some of us, that's just a razor blade and 171 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:29,919 time, right? Um, but yeah, I I think it's a great idea, but it's 172 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:33,760 » Yeah. So, I'm sorry. >> Cuz the park is like the neighbors are 173 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:38,480 like little mini road. >> Yes. And we've all been here when 174 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:42,880 » tensions can sometimes be a little bit high anyway over there. So we really 175 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:46,720 don't want to add any fuel to that fire. >> How many times would it 176 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:49,120 » just a one day? >> The one day. 177 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:53,120 » But I guess we're just debating but whether like he would be able to do it 178 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:55,600 at 7 or should we stick to the 8:00? Is that what we're 179 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:58,480 » Yeah. I mean really that's the only thing that I'm concerned with. Um you 180 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:01,200 know I told them everybody needs permits. They got to make sure that 181 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:06,960 they're compliant with everything before they can come out. But again 182 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:11,039 Do you know why 7 o'clock? Um what would >> I just to try to start early and just 183 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:15,520 generally start >> they don't they kind of go through the 184 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:19,039 submission and then it makes its way up and there's several different levels of 185 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:20,880 approval which finds it way to me it's the final approval. 186 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:25,280 » So >> what day of the week is it? 187 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,280 » I think it's Saturday. 188 00:20:27,484 --> 00:20:29,504 » [clears throat] 189 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:40,159 » Yeah, people. Yeah. And 8:00, I think, would just be 190 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:43,840 » Yeah, they want >> to the residents as well. 191 00:20:41,679 --> 00:20:46,720 » They want to come in at 7. They're saying 8:00 to start, but they want to 192 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:51,280 come in at 7. >> Wow. And I'm kind of and it's tough for 193 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:53,360 me to tell them no. Here I can lock gates and don't open them up till 8 194 00:20:53,039 --> 00:20:56,159 o'clock. >> So they wanted like an hour early to set 195 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:57,440 up basically >> which is not a problem. 196 00:20:57,120 --> 00:20:59,600 » Yeah. >> But if I'm going to set up I'm probably 197 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,640 going to make sure that I have everything running at 8:00. 198 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:09,120 » Yeah. Yeah. >> Just say the generator can't run until 199 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,760 » Yeah. If you have other things to set up. Okay. 200 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:15,280 » That would be okay. to January. And since it's the week, I I thought if it 201 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:19,200 was a week, day seven, maybe they were trying to get before they went to work 202 00:21:17,039 --> 00:21:21,904 or something. I don't know. But that Yeah, I think we should. [clears throat] 203 00:21:21,919 --> 00:21:29,159 » What day was that again? >> Yeah, I think it's awesome. 204 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:36,240 » Yeah. >> September 7th. 205 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:40,000 » So that's that's right before school starts. It's like they go back on the 206 00:21:37,919 --> 00:21:44,240 9th or 10th. Okay. Exactly. Oh. Oh, the parking 207 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:47,039 situation. >> Are they going to be right there at the 208 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:51,840 edge? I mean, here's the thing with the parking situation. I knew the residents 209 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:55,120 get upset and they feel that they shouldn't people shouldn't be parking 210 00:21:53,039 --> 00:21:58,240 because public parking. There's there's no assigned parking in front of 211 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:01,520 anybody's residence. If so, somebody comes out to use the park, they allow to 212 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,840 use the park. >> So, 213 00:22:02,559 --> 00:22:10,720 » and I'm sure it's not going to be like if they go off here, they be there all 214 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,720 day. So, they'll be leaving. 215 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:20,600 I think 8:00 is there. >> Okay. 216 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,600 » Yeah. Okay. Uh, 217 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,559 » it's not fair. 218 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:56,840 Mr. James, is there anything uh tonight about the uh the como grant or anything 219 00:22:52,559 --> 00:22:56,840 you want to go over tonight? 220 00:23:01,039 --> 00:23:05,679 » Is actually off today. >> Oh yes, sorry. 221 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:09,280 » She did send them to me. She's been off for the last week. Um unfortunately, 222 00:23:07,919 --> 00:23:12,000 again, those are some of the things I don't really deal with them until they 223 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:15,679 get kind of to the end. >> Okay. um for the final signature and 224 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:21,600 stuff because she did send it to me asked to put in for it and that was kind 225 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:26,320 of where it ended. Um we I have had communication with Derek over about the 226 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:30,640 last year about coming in and doing a few things out there and 227 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:35,760 just kind of waiting back waiting for them to get back with us. But one of the 228 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:40,480 one of the projects that they're looking for I said I think it would be a good 229 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:44,320 idea for an email project um to somebody. So we might once we get to 230 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:48,960 that point we might be able to offer pretty easy project to kind of help us 231 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:55,840 out. >> So good. Um 232 00:23:52,000 --> 00:24:01,440 okay. So I had to I had to ask um I don't go swimming at Glacoma very often. 233 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:03,120 Uh apparently has been open this this summer. Um. 234 00:24:02,559 --> 00:24:07,600 » Mhm. >> And there's been times, I guess I it's 235 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:12,960 been shut down, but um as I've been told, um in fact, Josh informed me, uh 236 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:17,919 that um when we have heavy rain and there's runoff from the surrounding 237 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:22,559 properties, uh then the bacteria level rises up into the into the lake. They 238 00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:28,480 have to close it down. Uh but other than that, uh so yes, I'm sure Tori can 239 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:31,679 explain to you why we actually have to close it because the runoff is very 240 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:34,240 minor. But there is a bigger contributing in 241 00:24:33,679 --> 00:24:40,559 terms of >> Oh, there is guests. It's um 242 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:43,039 it it's it's the pond. >> Yeah. 243 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:48,960 » Which has animals and different things in there. 244 00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:55,080 It comes from all of the above. Um there less of an impact on the residents than 245 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:55,080 it is from just naturals. 246 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:04,240 Yeah. A lot of it's the geese. 247 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:09,760 that we get um that raises raises that pH level. Um it is tested daily and that 248 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:14,880 is generally why it gets shut down. >> Okay. 249 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:21,200 Yeah. Um I I I was just talking to some folks 250 00:25:18,159 --> 00:25:27,520 about um I know we have a playground there like uh there is u um there's I 251 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:33,679 don't think there's a concession out there right now, but we have the beach 252 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:38,159 and fishing opportunities. We have uh uh boating opportunities out there. There's 253 00:25:35,279 --> 00:25:43,360 a boat ramp there. Um uh the uh are we do we have currently 254 00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:47,039 have any rentals out there like kayaks or 255 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:49,760 » we don't have any staff out there? >> Okay. 256 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,679 » When you put staff out there, you have to be able to have the leg, 257 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,919 » right? >> We can't do that. 258 00:25:53,840 --> 00:26:04,039 » No, but I didn't know we had anything just sitting around. 259 00:25:58,799 --> 00:26:04,039 So, um Okay. 260 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:11,039 » Did I can I mention something? Yeah. So, I was like looking into just a little 261 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:17,200 bit when you sent that when Danielle sent it to us, too. And uh one of the 262 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:22,080 things that I notice just from from where I live too is with that when those 263 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:26,159 fountains are working, it really does help a lot. And I know we've had trouble 264 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:28,880 with a couple of them. I appreciate the one that's been working. 265 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:31,840 » We burn out motors. >> What's that? 266 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:35,279 » We burn the voters burn out about 300 people. 267 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:39,039 between that and just stuff that gets bugged into them and they were actually 268 00:26:36,799 --> 00:26:41,760 out there this morning about 8:00 this morning they were out there because the 269 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,039 front fountain was out. I saw. >> So, it is it is a constant 270 00:26:44,159 --> 00:26:49,360 » it is >> problem that we have with them having to 271 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:53,200 replace parts and stuff like that and they're never parts that are there's 272 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:55,760 like two distributors that can go out there. 273 00:26:53,919 --> 00:26:58,880 » So, unfortunately, we're at the mercy of them. 274 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:02,720 » Um, and you know, usually they have to order parts and it takes time to get in 275 00:27:00,799 --> 00:27:06,080 and that's why you see them. Yeah. But >> we're usually on top of it to make sure. 276 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:09,360 » Yeah. And they're great. I mean, they're wonderful and they're very good about 277 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:12,640 community payment the town and the town's been great, you know, when people 278 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:16,880 c like I mean, everybody's been wonderful about I was actually thinking 279 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:23,840 for the grants because part of it was like environmental too and um so I was 280 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:28,000 actually wondering with the grant application if there could be a request 281 00:27:26,159 --> 00:27:32,240 for like more fountains along to keep because we only have the three for the 282 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:37,039 whole lake and it really does seem to like just the water around there just 283 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:42,559 once like right outside but it really does keep it it moving a lot. um 284 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:46,799 » that we can look into it. I don't know. Again, so Denmark is very 285 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,720 » excited. >> Yeah. 286 00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:52,799 » About the fact that we are the last standing 287 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:55,919 free swimming lake in the state of Del. Actually, 288 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:58,159 there was just an article that was just put out 289 00:27:57,120 --> 00:28:01,520 » a couple days ago. >> Yeah. 290 00:27:59,039 --> 00:28:05,600 » Like not not the other one, but there was actually one talking about 291 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:09,679 » how was the last one that's actually in the entire state. So they are there 292 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,880 there's a push to try to bring it back again. 293 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:15,520 » Yeah. >> State bodies for other other locations 294 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:19,679 to do that. So that is what I was talking about the the plan earlier when 295 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:24,720 they came out and they want to kind of reinvest into us. 296 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:28,000 » So you know there we as a town are going out soon and through this. 297 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:31,679 » Yeah. >> Um that will be kind of going on in the 298 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,840 offseason. We're getting ready to shut down. 299 00:28:32,159 --> 00:28:38,240 » That's correct. um for this season. So, we will be doing doing some upgrades as 300 00:28:36,159 --> 00:28:41,520 far as like the docks and and things like that. So, that's kind of end of 301 00:28:39,679 --> 00:28:45,520 plans for this. >> And I think the kids like the people 302 00:28:43,279 --> 00:28:49,919 that are out there like they do seem to have a wonderful time. I don't know if 303 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:54,240 any of you that goes out there religiously at 6 a.m. 304 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:57,240 » and paddles and crew. 305 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:01,120 » I love him. 90 years old. >> Yeah. 306 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:04,919 » Who's been going up there since I started? Yes. 307 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:13,679 » Three times the size of the car. >> Yeah. 308 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:18,480 » But he's diligent. >> So one other just one other thought I 309 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:23,360 had on the application itself too because if we're looking at like again 310 00:29:20,559 --> 00:29:29,039 young people using that area too and I don't know I know grants aren't easy 311 00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:33,039 input and those type of things. I've done cope with this before. So, I'll try 312 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:36,480 and tell anybody what to do with it, but I think it would be great to get some 313 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:42,559 input for some from some young people, too, about like if we really can put in 314 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:47,760 for improvements for that area, too. Like what they would want to see there 315 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:52,240 would be great to hear from them. I mean, I don't know. I'm old. So, you 316 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:57,360 know, >> Denmark has now put their executive 317 00:29:53,760 --> 00:30:03,679 office there also as well as VHSS. >> Yeah. So them being a little bit more 318 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:06,960 eager to help us see probably >> I think it's wonderful. 319 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,120 » Yeah. >> Try to bring them in and get as much as 320 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:13,799 we can. >> Yeah. 321 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,799 » We have lots of them. 322 00:30:14,159 --> 00:30:21,279 » It's great. Thank you. Thanks for >> just I'm a visitor but I live on Lake Ko 323 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:26,880 and I was actually follow last week about kids swimming across and 324 00:30:23,919 --> 00:30:32,640 trespassing on my property. Um, which is I think that swim area is far too small 325 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:36,080 for kids to swim in, but it is dangerous I think for kids. Like there there was a 326 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:40,559 father who brought four of his kids over just two days ago and two of them were 327 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:45,919 like bobbing up and down in the water. >> So I don't I'm I'm passionate about 328 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:48,240 this, I guess. Um I had my brick wall was pulled down, my retaining wall was 329 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:53,039 pulled down a couple years ago, which was close to $1,000 in damage that 330 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:59,279 homeowner shirts didn't cover. So that was out of pocket. Um, so I'm I'm here 331 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:04,320 because I support the kids having fun and but also doing it safely both within 332 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:09,039 the lake and then also limiting the risk of property damage as well as hurting 333 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:13,840 themselves when they're cutting through. There aren't there the properties across 334 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:17,679 the lake have fences. I I know I have blackberry bushes with thorns. Like if 335 00:31:15,679 --> 00:31:21,760 you cut through something, you could hurt yourself. So I just um I'm 336 00:31:20,526 --> 00:31:25,039 [clears throat] passionately happy to help. Yeah. So, I was talking to Amanda 337 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:30,520 and she told me to show up so I can help. So, 338 00:31:27,279 --> 00:31:30,520 » thank you. 339 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:42,000 » There was something that we had mentioned here. Uh I believe back in 340 00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:48,960 June. Um we're looking at a um a little bit of a reorganization for our 341 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:55,760 committee. Um that is still just in the the infant station. Uh there's a lot of 342 00:31:51,760 --> 00:32:01,039 work we have to do. Um it would be uh to combine 343 00:31:57,519 --> 00:32:07,200 um now we have this be the Smyrna Park and recreation committee but would be 344 00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:14,080 the Smyrna Clayton Kent um park um recreation committee. And uh that would 345 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:21,840 open up um participation in our committee a lot wider. And so naturally 346 00:32:19,039 --> 00:32:28,480 um we would want someone from Kenton and someone from Clayton uh to be on this uh 347 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:34,320 on this committee. They currently do not have a park and recreation committee in 348 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:42,000 Clayton Warington. Uh so what this would do is this would um um basically widen 349 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:48,799 our um our band a little bit and we could u um not only 350 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:52,960 look over the parks here in Spur but also what opportunities there are in 351 00:32:51,120 --> 00:33:03,120 Clayton and what opportunities are in Kent. Uh so uh that is something which 352 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:08,559 we uh is in the proposed um uh um it is proposed right now. We have to look at 353 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:14,960 town charter. We have to talk to uh the other two towns about all this. So uh 354 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:22,159 but that is on the plate right now. um that we're looking at. I just said this 355 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:28,480 would uh um this would um broaden broaden our scope a little bit. Uh and 356 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:32,880 um I said this two have a a park and recreation commission. So we could we 357 00:33:30,559 --> 00:33:40,240 would also be covering Clayton and uh and Satan uh all within the SP school. 358 00:33:35,519 --> 00:33:47,919 That's the uh that frame that brings school into it. Um a lot more than what 359 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:54,080 um what it could be. Uh so um any other any comments on that? Any 360 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:58,399 any Okay. 361 00:33:56,159 --> 00:34:03,480 All right. Is there any other visit? I think we brought forth um this evening. 362 00:34:05,679 --> 00:34:14,399 » Yes, I should mention um this will be my last meeting um because of what you just 363 00:34:11,919 --> 00:34:19,839 said. So, I have lived in town my whole life. Um and there is a town ordinance 364 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:25,520 that if you do not live in town limits, you cannot serve on a town committee. Um 365 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:29,520 and I sold my home. So next week I go to settlement and I will be a resident of 366 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:36,320 Clayton. So this will be my last u meeting for 367 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:41,520 now on this committee until or you know if if we were to merge again or 368 00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:46,879 something that's sad maybe we may for a while hopefully we'll be going great to 369 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,159 serve with you guys. So thank you for that. Yeah 370 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:54,079 » thank you. >> You've been a major asset to this 371 00:34:50,000 --> 00:35:00,720 committee. Thank you. As I said, um if we do merge uh with this with Clayton 372 00:34:56,320 --> 00:35:03,280 and with Kenton, um you would be um back on our committee again. 373 00:35:01,839 --> 00:35:06,640 » I think Clayton is trying to get something in the works because I saw 374 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:09,920 something about them having a park next meeting, but I think um Merida said at 375 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:12,720 this point it's mostly their council members 376 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:16,640 » that's running it. Yeah. But maybe at some point that will be they just have 377 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:18,720 that one little park. >> Yeah. And she claimed that we'd have to 378 00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:22,400 work out. >> We do a lot with Smart and Clayton. like 379 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:27,200 we do our parades together. >> We do a lot of things together anyway. 380 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:30,880 So I think it would make sense to you know at some point 381 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:35,599 » bring it back together because we are essentially like our kids go to the same 382 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:39,680 high school and similar to where each group has their own problem. The 383 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:46,720 difference is in Smyrna our school district is represented by so many 384 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:52,320 different towns. We have Townzen, we have Blackford. All of those folks go to 385 00:35:49,119 --> 00:35:56,640 Smyrna school district. So when this group makes a decision or makes a 386 00:35:54,160 --> 00:36:01,839 proposal, you are using town of Smyrna money to do it. When Clayton does it, 387 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:08,560 they are using Clayton residents money to do it. The taxpayers need for that. 388 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:13,119 So if you aren't a taxpayer, we can't spend that money that way. That 389 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:16,560 that's the way it works. That's where those monies come from. So with that 390 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:20,160 being said, we have to have representation from all of that because 391 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:27,119 the school district is so much more broad, but the school district is 5,000% 392 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:31,760 not part of Senna Town Council. We are absolute separate entities. So we need 393 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:35,520 to find out what that happy mix is. And I'm not sure where we find that, but the 394 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:40,960 one thing that I do not want to lose in losing Jessica is the town cleanup that 395 00:36:38,720 --> 00:36:46,880 she and her children have so selflessly done throughout town. And that that's 396 00:36:45,359 --> 00:36:50,320 something that we need to continue and I'm not sure how to do that. Well, she's 397 00:36:49,119 --> 00:36:52,880 living in Clayton. She could always live at the business center. 398 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:56,160 » I'll take I'll take the the high school road like Duck Craig to the park. I got 399 00:36:55,599 --> 00:36:59,599 you. >> The young man that you brought in to 400 00:36:57,839 --> 00:37:04,599 work with us has been phenomenal. >> Oh, yeah. I brought him a letter for 401 00:37:01,599 --> 00:37:04,599 college. 402 00:37:06,079 --> 00:37:12,240 » So, thank you, Jessica. >> Yeah. Jessica, thank you so much. You've 403 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:17,119 not only served on this committee but DDD and served on anything else that 404 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:20,480 we've asked you. >> It's my pleasure. 405 00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:22,560 » And I like how you said until. We'll go with that. 406 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:26,730 » Yeah. Until >> we voted for that down. [laughter] 407 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:32,119 » All right. Um 408 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:38,800 public comment. Now's the time. Now's the time that 409 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:44,160 uh anybody has anything they want to bring to the committee. Um now's the 410 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:52,240 time people are here and we will listen to you and hopefully come up with a 411 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:55,240 solution that maybe not. So, 412 00:37:56,320 --> 00:38:03,200 » um I don't have a problem to bring to you guys, but 413 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:07,839 uh based off of what she said, I do think expanding the swimming area and 414 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:14,400 the comma will be great as long as especially improving the dock because 415 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:20,320 the dock is um those rusty nails. I think it's missing a board actually. A 416 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:26,800 bunch of stuff. I go every so often and I have fun. Um I don't know how you 417 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:30,240 could solve people for swimming over >> because I know a lot of people do it 418 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:33,839 just as a challenge. Um 419 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:39,680 so I don't know what the solution could be for that. But I think repairs and 420 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:44,800 increasing a swimming area and maybe even having a separate fishing area 421 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:50,000 because there's been times where um we will have to try to get people to stop 422 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:54,960 fishing in the either swimming area or off the dock and technically it is not a 423 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:58,960 roden area off the dock >> um off the front of it, 424 00:38:56,720 --> 00:39:05,680 » but a lot of people jump off, swim around it um swim near it and with hooks 425 00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:10,800 and all that around it's not safe. I know a lot of people fish on the left 426 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:16,480 side of this little I think maybe it was intended to be a kiddie pool, but it's 427 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:22,320 usually fishing spot which has very tiny fish in it. People usually fish off 428 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:28,000 towards the bank more, but not everyone. And I know um there's even hooks wrapped 429 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:32,560 around the um the ropes going on the fishing uh area, not fishing, the 430 00:39:29,839 --> 00:39:36,640 swimming area. Um, >> but that's all I have for that. 431 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:39,440 » Well, thank you for all of that. >> Yeah, that's all. 432 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:42,800 » See, that's what I mean. Exactly. Yes. Thank you. [laughter] 433 00:39:41,119 --> 00:39:46,640 » Yeah, but that's that's what we need like the real experience of what what 434 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:51,520 you all would like to do and like to see. So, 435 00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:55,440 » what's the if you could make one improvement, if you could dream one 436 00:39:53,359 --> 00:40:00,240 thing that to make it better, what would you do? 437 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:05,359 » Probably just picking a dock. That's the major thing cuz I know my friend cut up 438 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:08,400 on her foot on it. She had to go to the um walking for 439 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:14,960 that. Oh jeez. >> And I know um 440 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:19,599 like I said a bunch of like old boards, busty nails sticking up, stuff like 441 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:24,960 that. And then the robe could be uh be done 442 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:29,720 cuz I know a section of it's missing. Okay. Thank you, sir. 443 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:35,280 Oh, so along those lines, I was actually thinking possible event. I'd recognize 444 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:39,359 things need to go through the council, but even having like once or twice a 445 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:43,119 summer having like a swimming competition where there's like three 446 00:40:41,119 --> 00:40:47,839 different buoies or something and like who can make the swimming competition um 447 00:40:45,839 --> 00:40:52,079 with like but also helping to educate on safety because it is a lot of kids like 448 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:55,839 I I absolutely would much rather prefer someone to cut through my yard than to 449 00:40:54,240 --> 00:41:01,440 try to swim across when they realize it's too much for them. But I don't 450 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:06,720 think it looks really close. Like I probably the guy I could smoke myself 451 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:11,680 and I know I couldn't and get back. So, um I think being able to do any kind of 452 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:18,319 public education would be a a fun thing or even um like putting out the buoys 453 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:23,200 rather than using the wooden pylons that are there. putting out um more of those 454 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:27,920 foam like I don't foam floaty things across 455 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:31,440 um to expand the swimming area. Yeah. But also because kids hang on them too. 456 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:35,839 So I think having something like that that floats that won't be like a rope 457 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:40,800 won't get pulled down because it was fixed at the beginning of the piece um 458 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:44,960 could potentially help. And I have a long list of things too but I I don't 459 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:48,880 want to again passionate happy to help. That's why I'm here today. I hope I can 460 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:52,200 join other meetings. Um, I want to be part of the solution, 461 00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:03,280 » you know, like with that grant that they're doing, is there a comm or do you 462 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:08,400 know like is there a committee that's working on that like something like 463 00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:12,640 » I don't know. >> I don't I don't think that that's kind 464 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:17,280 like it there was like >> Oh, so there's not Oh, that's right. I 465 00:42:14,319 --> 00:42:20,079 think it is due like I look at like I know the name of this month. 466 00:42:19,119 --> 00:42:25,640 » Yeah. >> So 467 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:25,640 » due date August 31st tonight. 468 00:42:28,634 --> 00:42:33,359 [laughter] >> I don't think I've ever seen something 469 00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:35,920 shake their head like >> you know what I knew what it looked like 470 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:39,160 before I even looked. >> I bet 471 00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:48,880 » that's an administrative thing. and council can have a say, but the reality 472 00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:54,000 of it is if there's a whole strategic side to it, the funding, the money, the 473 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:58,960 maintenance, the dah, those are all questions that will 474 00:42:56,319 --> 00:43:04,599 eventually come back to you. And if you can't bless it, it doesn't benefit the 475 00:43:01,599 --> 00:43:04,599 town. 476 00:43:06,720 --> 00:43:12,880 That's why you're so very good at what you do. 477 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:15,839 » You were just saying though like a separate from the grant thing like 478 00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:20,160 there's going to you the town already has a plan to do some repairs out there. 479 00:43:18,240 --> 00:43:23,359 Is that something? >> Yeah. 480 00:43:21,119 --> 00:43:28,880 » Go out things >> like maybe the dock or something. 481 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:34,000 » The dock is 100% needs to be redone. >> So 482 00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:39,359 that just like these guys here. Yeah. That thing looks like you 483 00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:42,800 did when I was 10 years old. >> I think I remember them doing swimming 484 00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:47,760 competitions on the lake or something like that when I was younger, too. Like 485 00:43:45,599 --> 00:43:52,640 » you I've been in charge of this unfortunately for the last 486 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:57,839 10 plus years. And I used to have life bars out there and then all of a sudden 487 00:43:56,640 --> 00:44:02,560 » yeah to the point where I actually offered to pay for training. We still 488 00:44:00,319 --> 00:44:07,359 keep paying but nobody just they didn't work. So, it just became more of a 489 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:12,640 daunting task to try to figure out how to get somebody out there. Um, you know, 490 00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:19,680 I I completely agree with you. I've been here. I've been in the fire department. 491 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:24,960 I've seen what happens. I've, you know, it's a long truck across 492 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:30,720 there. Leave them alone. Um, and it's a safety issue. Um, so to 493 00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:33,440 answer what happens when I was a chief of police, I would go out there. The 494 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:36,240 problem is is I could go out there and be like, "Hey, get out of water." And 495 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:41,280 then they say bad words to me and they keep on going, right? And I I had no 496 00:44:38,720 --> 00:44:44,160 reproduction to do anything. Um, when I was a chief, it was a little bit more. I 497 00:44:43,119 --> 00:44:49,040 would go out and then I would take everybody out, lock the gates and say, 498 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:51,359 "Nobody comes back in, right?" And that kind of deters people from doing it 499 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:56,480 because then they'll be like, "Hey, he's going to come out here and shut things 500 00:44:52,960 --> 00:45:00,960 down." Um, we do have cameras out there. each fire. That's the police department 501 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:04,880 advises us to kind of go out there, but when you have a million things that are 502 00:45:02,319 --> 00:45:08,800 going on, you know, it it just is one of those things where it's just not always 503 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:13,200 right there in front of you um until until it truly is, 504 00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:17,359 you know, so maybe we need to figure out how to make that a little more of a 505 00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:22,240 priority, but understand that that takes away from something else down the line. 506 00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:24,640 We only have so many stuck. >> Yeah. 507 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:27,760 » So, but we are we there will be improvements. We go door. Let's make 508 00:45:26,079 --> 00:45:33,359 sure that we're doing some stuff. We are planning on putting some money into it. 509 00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:40,599 It was a there's a conversation. We are Daniel, don't cringe, but should be 510 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:40,599 eligible for OPT again 511 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:47,280 » next year. >> Right. So that wasn't processing. 512 00:45:45,791 --> 00:45:52,800 » [clears throat] >> have one of the uh one of the better. We 513 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:57,000 also we also possibly have a new part. 514 00:46:13,119 --> 00:46:18,920 » Okay. Any other any other uh comments today? 515 00:46:21,119 --> 00:46:28,960 Okay. I want to announce that on September 16th 516 00:46:26,319 --> 00:46:36,000 um at 6:00 p.m. we'll have our September meeting of the park recreation committee 517 00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:42,119 here at uh the police station. And uh I'd like to entertain a motion for 518 00:46:39,119 --> 00:46:42,119 German. 519 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:55,200 Motion is so moved. Um, so we are now journed and I want to thank everyone for 520 00:46:49,599 --> 00:47:01,280 coming and as I said uh if some of your friends and neighbors would uh have 521 00:46:57,839 --> 00:47:07,440 questions or concerns about end of park, please have them come on out and think 522 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:14,119 that's all their concern here. Uh do what we can and work together. 523 00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:14,119 Thank you.