Feb 27, 2025 Special Joint City Council

IT DOESN'T LEAVE ME. TRUSTEE BOSSES ARE ALL RIGHT.

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[1) CALL TO ORDER]

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA. I'M HERE.

AND MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANA IS ABSENT. NOW WE'LL DO THE ROLL CALL FOR RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT CHAIRMAN MORAN.

OH, I'M SORRY. CHAIRMAN. CHAIRMAN MARTIN HERE.

VICE CHAIRMAN. LUNA. PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER. MORAN.

PRESENT. BOARD MEMBER. HARRISON. HERE. BOARD MEMBER.

SALINAS. PRESENT. ALL THOSE MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU. IF YOU PLEASE, CAN PLEASE STAND FOR THE FLAG.

SALUTE. BLUE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, APPROVAL OF AGENDA.

[4) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

YES. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND BOARD.

SO THIS IS A NEW STANDARD PRACTICE THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING.

DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE IT TONIGHT.

SO IF THERE ARE CHANGES, DELETIONS, THAT SORT OF THING THAT NEED TO OCCUR TO THE AGENDA RATHER THAN WAITING TILL THE ITEM COMES UP, WE'LL WE'LL HANDLE THOSE, THE ONES THAT WE KNOW OF, WE'LL HANDLE THAT UPFRONT. SO TONIGHT WE STAFF HAS NO CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS TO THE AGENDA. OKAY, PERFECT. BUT WE DO NEED APPROVAL BY THE BY THE COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. SO, YEAH, WE'LL NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT. HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET THE VOTE BY ROLL CALL? MISS MAYOR MEDINA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RYAN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. REYNA. AYE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MARTINEZ. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA TO FORM.

MOTION IS APPROVED WITH FOUR EYES, WITH MAYOR PRO TEM SALDANHA ABSENT.

SO WE ALREADY APPROVED. BUT JUST FOR MY SORT OF PURPOSE IN THE FUTURE.

SO ANY ITEM IN THE AGENDA IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT WE'LL PROVE. SO IF THERE'S ANY CHANGE OR IS THAT JUST SORT OF IN THAT FIRST SECTION, IT'LL BE PRIMARILY USED TO PULL AN ITEM THAT'S GOING TO BE DEFERRED AT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

OR IF THERE IS A MINOR TYPO IN ONE OF THE INTRODUCTIONS, THAT SORT OF THING, RATHER THAN STOPPING IN BETWEEN WHEN THAT ITEM OCCURS.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. SO BEFORE WE KEEP GOING, JUST A HOUSEKEEPING NOTE.

PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONES AS THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.

I KNOW THAT WE ONLY HAVE TWO, RIGHT? SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO MAYBE MOVE THEM AROUND, DEPENDING ON WHO'S TALKING.

BUT JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE SPEAKING CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE.

[5)a. City Council and Wasco Recreation and Parks District Board Session; Goal and Priority Setting Discussion. No action is requested. (Hurlbert) ]

CITY COUNCIL WASCO RECREATION AND PARKS. DISTRICT BOARD SESSION.

GO ON. PRIORITY SETTING. DISCUSSION. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED OR REQUESTED, MR. HOBART. YES. HONORABLE MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE BOARD.

WELCOME TO THE JOINT MEETING. WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS FORMAL FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.

REALLY, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER ON A FIRST NAME BASIS AND AND BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER. ALSO FOR THE CHANCE FOR STAFF FROM BOTH THE CITY AND FROM THE REC DISTRICT TO SHARE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND WHAT KINDS OF PROJECTS ARE COMING ALONG, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST ASK QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS.

DON'T REALLY INTEND FOR THIS. WE DIDN'T BLOCK OUT AN AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THIS TO BECOME AN IN-DEPTH PROBLEM SOLVING WORKSHOP.

WE CERTAINLY CAN IDENTIFY ISSUES THAT NEED MORE WORK, OR PERHAPS NEED STAFF TO MEET TOGETHER TO TO IDENTIFY ISSUES.

BUT SO WE'LL TRY TO KEEP IT AT A FAIRLY HIGH LEVEL.

BUT AGAIN, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WE CERTAINLY CAPTURE THOSE FOR DISCUSSION.

IS THAT ALL MAKE SENSE? YES. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT SO FAR.

PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. OKAY. SO WITH THAT I THINK THE WAY WE INTEND TO KICK THIS OFF, WE HAVE JUST A VERY BRIEF OUTLINE. THE OTHER DOCUMENT ACTUALLY GIVES AN OUTLINE OF OUR

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NOTHING. MAYBE WHAT YOUR DAY JOB IS OR WHAT YOUR YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND, HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL AND THEN RECIPROCAL FROM THE BOARD OVER HERE AND GIVE A LITTLE GET AN IDEA BACK AND FORTH.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE MAYOR.

YOU CAN BEGIN. SURE. THANK YOU. SCOTT. MY NAME IS VALENTIN MEDINA.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME. I'M GOING ON MY THIRD YEAR HERE ON COUNCIL.

SO STARTING MY THIRD YEAR, ESSENTIALLY. FOR MY DAY JOB, I WORK FOR WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL ORCHARD.

SO WE FARM ALMONDS, PISTACHIOS, POMEGRANATES.

I MY ROLE THERE IS DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS, SO I OVERSEE BASICALLY ALL OF OUR FIELD EQUIPMENT HARVESTING OPERATIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE'LL GO ON TO MR.. MARTINEZ.

MY NAME IS VINCE MARTINEZ. I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR. THIS IS GOING TO BE MY FIFTH YEAR.

I STARTED ON THE PARKS BOARD. I WAS ON THERE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

SERVED AS CHAIRMAN FOR ONE. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR MY DAY JOB.

I WORK FOR AMAZON. I'M A LOSS PREVENTION SPECIALIST AND I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU FOLKS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. HELLO. MY NAME IS MIGUEL RAIA.

I'M NEW TO THE CITY BOARD. THIS IS MY SECOND MONTH OR SO, AND I WAS PARKS AND REC FOR ONE DAY.

HOW'S IT? I WORK HERE AT THE WASCO ELEMENTARY.

I'VE BEEN THE WASCO ELEMENTARY FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS.

OKAY. I WORK AT PALM AND AT TJM SPLIT. IT'S A PROGRAM CALLED ISP.

AND THAT'S IT. GLAD TO BE HERE AND WORK TOGETHER TO TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING.

IMPROVE WASCO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. RAYNER.

THANK YOU. I MY NAME IS GILBERT RAYNER. I'M CERTAIN ALL OF YOU KNOW ME.

I KNOW ALL OF YOU. I'VE BEEN IN THE COUNCIL. THIS IS MY 10TH YEAR.

I'M THE ELDEST MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL AND I AM RETIRED, WHICH ALLOWS ME TIME TO GET INVOLVED IN MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, BOTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT CHURCH. AND SO I REALLY ENJOY SERVING MY COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE YOU DO.

OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE. SO THANK YOU.

AND WE OBVIOUSLY DO HAVE A FIFTH MEMBER. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT MAYOR PRO TEM EDUARDO SALDANHA SO WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO THE BOARD. YEAH. MY NAME IS DAVID MARTIN. I'VE JUST BEEN APPOINTED TO THE CHAIR.

WAS ON THE PARK BOARD PROBABLY AROUND 2010. SO IT'S MY SECOND TIME.

BEEN ON ABOUT FOUR YEARS NOW. ALSO HAVE A FAMILY BUSINESS HERE.

MARTINS TOWING AND I ALSO HAVE A TRAVEL SOFTBALL TEAM.

THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEM MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. OSCAR LUNA BEEN ON THE BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW, TWO, TWO YEARS OR SO. WORKED FOR THE WASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT ALONGSIDE MR. RYAN. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. AND I THINK JUST LIKE EVERYBODY SHARED VISION AND MISSION, WE'RE HERE TO JUST MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS BRITTANY HARRISON.

I'VE BEEN SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR LESS THAN A YEAR NOW.

I WORK FOR THE CITY OF WASCO. I WORK FOR THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT, AND THAT WE'RE HERE TOGETHER AND TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR THE CITY OF WASCO.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS VANESSA SALINAS. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW.

MY DAY JOB IS I WORK WITH THE WASCO UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT AT PALM AVENUE IN THE FRONT OFFICE.

THANK YOU. AND MY NAME IS ERICA MARIN, AND I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.

I THINK THIS IS MY FIFTH OR SIXTH YEAR CAME ON DURING COVID, SO THAT DIDN'T REALLY COUNT.

AND I OWN A TRUCKING COMPANY AND A TRUCK BROKERAGE HERE IN TOWN.

AND I'M ON THE BOARD BECAUSE I HAVE FOUR KIDS.

WE'RE IN THE PARK ALL THE TIME. WE ARE IN EVERY REC SPORT YOU CAN IMAGINE.

AND I HAVE A SON WHO'S INCREDIBLY ACTIVE IN SOCCER.

AND SO I FIND A GREAT VALUE IN THE REC DEPARTMENT AND WHAT IT DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M A PART OF THIS BOARD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NOW WE'VE GOT SOME STAFF HERE AS WELL.

MAYBE START WITH SERGEANT. YES. MORGAN. COLTER.

I'M ONE OF THE FOUR SERGEANTS FOR THE ALASKA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS YEAR ONE FOR ME.

BUT PRIOR TO COMING HERE, I WORKED IN MAYOR REYNA FOR 17 YEARS.

SO CURRENTLY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. HI, I'M LANA JAMISON, AND I'M AN INDEPENDENT

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I ACTUALLY WORK FOR THE DISTRICT FROM 1986 TO 2002.

AND SINCE THEN, I'VE WORKED WITH THREE OTHER DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

MY LAST, I RETIRED FROM NORTH OF THE RIVER RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT.

I WAS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR SIX YEARS AND THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THREE, AND I RETIRED IN 2022.

THOUGHT I WAS FINISHED WORKING UNTIL CHRIS ASKED ME TO COME AND HELP.

SO HERE I AM AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE BACK AT MY HOMETOWN.

THANK YOU. AND KERI COBB. I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF MOSCOW.

I'VE WORKED FOR THE CITY OFF AND ON FOR 20, 20 PLUS YEARS OR SO.

SO. LET'S ME UP. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WITH THE CITY OF ABOUT 20 YEARS.

AND THREE YEARS AS A DIRECTOR. AND PRETTY GOOD TO BE ON THIS SIDE.

SO I'LL TAKE NOTES. AND WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE VERONICA OUT.

HEY, I GET TO GET A MOMENT ON THE FLOOR. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU.

I'VE PROBABLY WRITTEN ARTICLES ABOUT HALF OF YOU HERE, BUT I'M THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE WASCO TRIBUNE CHAPTER PRESS, AND I LOVE MY JOB. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY.

AND OVER THE THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN MY POSITION, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SO MANY PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND WHO ARE SO ACTIVE AND ARE SO GIVING OF THIS. SO I SEE THE CHAPTER RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT BOARD, AND CERTAINLY OUR FABULOUS DISTRICT MANAGER, CHRIS TURNER, AS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO THANK YOU. AND CLERKS. I'LL GO FIRST.

HELLO. MY NAME IS MONICA FLORES. I'M THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT HERE, DEPUTY CITY CLERK.

I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE CITY OF WASCO FOR ABOUT 19 YEARS, AND MY CURRENT ROLE FOR FIVE YEARS.

18 YEARS? MY NAME IS MARIA MARTINEZ. I'M THE CITY CLERK, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE CITY OF WASCO FOR EIGHT YEARS.

PRIOR TO THAT, I USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF DELANO FOR TEN YEARS.

AND. CHRIS. HI, MY NAME IS CHRIS SERNA. I'VE BEEN WITH THE WASCO PARKS AND RECREATION FOR 22 YEARS.

IN MY CURRENT ROLE, IT'S BEEN THREE. AND I'M JUST.

I LOVE PARKS AND RECREATION. SO THIS IS HOME TO ME.

OKAY. AND I'M SCOTT HURLBURT, CITY MANAGER. I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT THREE, A LITTLE OVER THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

AND I GET TO RUN THE THE MEETING TONIGHT. THAT'S SO GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE DOING ALL THE INTRODUCTIONS.

AND HOPEFULLY NOW EVERYONE'S A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH WHO'S WHO AND AND TONIGHT WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO IS GIVE BOTH MYSELF AND CHRIS A CHANCE TO KIND OF PRESENT THE TOP PRIORITIES OF EACH ORGANIZATION AND THE THINGS THAT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

AND THEN WE CAN JUST FALL INTO A FREE FORM DISCUSSION AFTER THAT.

SO LET ME RUN THROUGH THESE. NOW WE CAN PUT THAT OTHER DOCUMENT UP ON THE SCREEN.

FORTUNATELY FOR THE CITY, WE JUST HAD OUR STRATEGIC WORKSHOP.

THIS IS AN EXERCISE WE DO ONCE A YEAR THE COUNCIL COMES TOGETHER WITH STAFF GO THROUGH REALLY A QUICK OVERVIEW OF EACH DEPARTMENT AND THEN ALSO WHAT THE PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY ARE THROUGH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEY EACH FILL OUT A FORM THAT HAS THEIR TOP PRIORITIES.

AND THEN WE COMPILE THAT TOGETHER AND SEE WHICH ONES ARE REPEATED.

AND FROM THAT WE COME UP WITH OUR OVERALL TOP FIVE PRIORITIES.

THIS GUIDE STAFF IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH WE'RE JUST HEADING INTO NOW, AND PRIORITIZATION OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AS THEY COME.

SO THIS YEAR, NOT A LOT DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE THE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES FALL INTO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES CATEGORIES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CITY GROWTH, PARKS, RECREATION AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, WHICH HAS THE LARGEST OVERLAP WITH THE PARK AND REC DISTRICT.

AND THEN OUR REC AND PARK DISTRICT, I SHOULD SAY.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WELL-BEING. AND THEN CITY BEAUTIFICATION.

AND WITH THE SUBCATEGORIES THERE. SO THOSE, AS I SAID, DIDN'T CHANGE A LOT FROM LAST YEAR.

A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE IN PROGRESS STILL, AND WE'VE MOVED THE BALL FORWARD IN SOME OF THESE AREAS, BUT THEY REMAIN A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE CITY.

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THANK YOU SCOTT. I JUST WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT PROJECTS WE'VE DONE AND ARE WORKING ON.

BUT FIRST OF ALL, I DO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US.

I WANT TO THANK SCOTT AND HIS STAFF AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

WE TRULY VALUE THE CHANCE TO COLLABORATE AND DISCUSS THE WELL-BEING AND GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF THE WASCO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING COMMUNITY SPACES AND PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RPD HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN UPGRADING THE PARK'S POOL AND COMMUNITY HALL FACILITIES.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GUIDED BY OUR LONG TERM VISION TO CREATE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, WELCOMING AND VIBRANT SPACES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THESE PROJECTS WILL REFLECT OUR FOCUS ON UPDATING INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE MEETING THE EVOLVING NEEDS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ALSO ENSURE SAFER, MORE ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HELP EXTEND THE LIFE OF THESE IMPORTANT RECREATIONAL SPACES. AT WEST SIDE PARK, WE'VE UPGRADED THE STADIUM LIGHTING AT THE SOFTBALL FIELD TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND VISIBILITY FOR EVENING GAMES. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON IMPORTANT UPGRADES TO THE MAIN SOFTBALL FIELD FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW EIGHT FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCING AND THE ADDITION OF TWO BULLPENS.

ADDITIONALLY, WILL BE ENHANCING THE DUGOUTS TO PROVIDE SAFER, MORE COMFORTABLE, COMFORTABLE SPACES FOR THE PLAYERS.

WE'VE REMOVED DAMAGED AND FREQUENTLY VANDALIZED FENCING AROUND THE SKATE PARK.

IN ADDITION, A BRAND NEW PLAY STRUCTURE WILL BE ADDED TO WEST SIDE PARK, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH FUNDING FOR MEASURE X.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT APPROVAL AT BARKER PARK.

THE DISTRICT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY POOL FACILITY, WITH OVER $165,000 DEDICATED TO MUCH NEEDED UPGRADES.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE POOL MECHANISM. SO WHAT MAKES THE POOL RUN? THE DISTRICT IS MAKING IMPORTANT UPGRADES TO THE BASEBALL FIELDS FACILITIES, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF THE EIGHT FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCING AND IMPROVED BACKSTOPS AT BOTH THE LITTLE LEAGUE AND T-BALL FIELDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE ENHANCED THE DUGOUT TO PROVIDE SAFER, MORE COMFORTABLE SPACES FOR OUR PLAYERS. THESE UPDATES HELP CREATE A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR ATHLETES, COACHES, AND FAMILIES WHILE ENSURING OUR FIELDS REMAIN WELL MAINTAINED AND WELCOMING TO THE COMMUNITY.

IN ADDITION, AT BARKER PARK, WE WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING A NEW PLAY STRUCTURE.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THROUGH THE FUNDING OF MEASURE X, AND THANKS TO YOUR APPROVAL AT 15TH STREET PARK 15TH STREET PARK HAD FALLEN INTO A STATE OF SEVERE DISREPAIR, OVERRUN BY HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS, AND MADE THE SPACE UNSAFE AND UNWELCOMING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANKS TO THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF RPD IN COLORADO AND COLLABORATION.

HELLO. EXCUSE ME. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND RESTORE THE PARK TO A SAFE, FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. THE PARK HAS BEEN REVITALIZED WITH THE NEW BLOCK FENCE, A WROUGHT IRON FENCE IN THE ENTRYWAY, A BRAND NEW PICNIC TABLES, MODERN PLAYGROUND WITH ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER, A COMFORTABLE SITTING AREA.

TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE SPACE, WE'VE INCORPORATED BEAUTIFUL ART THROUGHOUT THE PARK, CREATING A VIBRANT AND INVITING ATMOSPHERE FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY AT THE COMMUNITY HALL. THE DISTRICT WAS FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE A SMALL GRANT TO SUPPORT MUCH NEEDED UPDATES TO THE COMMUNITY HALL.

IN ADDITION TO THE GRANT, THE DISTRICT ALLOCATED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COMPLETE ESSENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS NOT COVERED BY THE GRANT.

AS A RESULT, THE COMMUNITY HALL NOW FEATURES NEW EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS, A RENOVATED ROOF, UPDATED FLOORING, KITCHEN AND RESTROOM UPGRADES.

THESE ENHANCEMENTS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE SPACE INTO A MORE FUNCTIONAL, COMFORTABLE AND WELCOMING VENUE FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND EVENTS.

THE WASCO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITY'S RECREATIONAL SPACES AND AMENITIES AS WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE OUR EXISTING FACILITIES. WE WILL ALSO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS EMERGING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH ONGOING ASSESSMENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE WILL PRIORITIZE AND DEVELOP INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S EVOLVING NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS, ENSURING THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES REMAIN VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE OF A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE FOR YEARS TO COME. THAT WRAPS UP THE UPDATES ON OUR CURRENT AND COMPLETED PROJECTS.

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I'D LIKE TO BRING IN MONA. SHE IS A CONSULTANT FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND SHE WAS BROUGHT ON TO THE BOARD, BROUGHT ON BY THE BOARD TO HELP OVERSEE OUR GRANT PROJECTS AND ASSIST WITH ONGOING EFFORTS AT THE SOCCER PARK.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK IN ONE OF THESE? OKAY, I WILL DO THAT. I'M PRETTY LOUD. I'M RUSHING.

SO AGAIN, I'M JUST THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

AND I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND WORKING HARD ON.

AND WHEN CHRIS ASKED ME FOR HELP THE FIRST THE TWO THINGS, THE TWO MAIN THINGS WERE THE TWO GRANT PROJECTS AT ANAND PARK AND AT CORMACK.

SO THAT IS WHAT I'M DOING AND I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING.

SO LIKE MOST PEOPLE, WHEN WE GOT WHEN I GOT HERE AND SAW ANAND, YOU KNOW, IT'S SAD.

AND SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE MONTHS IT'S TAKEN ME TO FIGURE OUT KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED AND WHERE WE ARE.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE HAVE A PLAN AND WE ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, AND THE BOARD IS VERY INVOLVED AND I'M PROVIDING UPDATES ALONG THE WAY AND THEY'RE PROVIDING DIRECTION. AND SO WITH ADAM PARK, IT IS FUNDED BY A GRANT THAT INVOLVES BOTH THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND SO WITH THAT OUR FIRST ISSUE IS COMPLIANCE.

SO WE HAVE TO GET THE PARK BACK INTO COMPLIANCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE'VE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS, BUT NOW WE'RE ON A GREAT PATH AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.

IT MAY STILL TAKE SIX MONTHS TO GET US WHERE WE WANT TO BE, BECAUSE IT HAS TO GO FROM THE PROJECT OFFICER TO THE STATE TO THE FEDS, AND THEN IT COMES BACK AND WE GET A YES OR NO.

I'M VERY CONFIDENT WE'RE GOING TO GET SUPPORT BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN.

THE NEXT THING IS, IS THAT WE DO HAVE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TRADING AS I SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

SO MOST OF US ALL KNOW THAT ANNAN HAS NOT BEEN THE BEST LOCATION FOR MANY REASONS.

AND WITH THAT, THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER TRADE OR SELL.

AND IMPARK PURCHASED A BETTER LOCATION THAT WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY BETTER AND BUILD A NEW PARK.

AND EITHER ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO TAKE MONEY AND TIME.

AND SO I CAN TELL YOU, WE HAVE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR TO BUILD A PARK.

THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE MORE DIFFICULT NEWS IS THERE'S A 50% MATCH FOR THAT GRANT.

WHAT THAT MEANS, THOUGH, IS IT'S POSSIBLE. SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN I WAS IN MOSCOW AND I WAS TOLD THE POOL WAS GOING TO CLOSE IN FIVE YEARS AND THE DISTRICT WOULD NOT BE IN EXISTENCE, TEN OKAY.

AND I SAID ONE DAY, WHY CAN THE OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND US GET MONEY TO RENOVATE THEIR POOLS.

WHY CAN'T WE? RIGHT. AND SO I SAID, I'M GOING TO GO FIND A WAY.

AND WE DID. IT WAS MONEY HERE, POT HERE. AND EVERYBODY WANTED TO HELP.

THE COUNTY WANTED TO HELP. EVERYBODY WANTED TO HELP.

SO I TELL YOU THAT TO SAY, WE ALL KNOW WASCO NEEDS SOCCER FIELDS.

I KNOW PEOPLE ARE TELLING YOU THAT WE KNOW THE THE FACILITY THERE SERVED A VERY IMPORTANT PURPOSE, BUT WE CAN DO BETTER FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S MY GOAL AND WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT DOING AT ANNAN PARK.

BUT I NEED YOUR PATIENCE. BUT THE BIG THING IS, IS THAT OUR MESSAGING AND I LOVE THIS MEETING BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION, WHEN PEOPLE COME TO YOU, YOU CAN SAY, WE HAVE A PLAN, RIGHT? AND SO IF WE CAN ALL HAVE THE SAME MESSAGE, THE SAME INFORMATION, THEN PEOPLE WILL START TO TRUST AND THINK, WELL, MAYBE THEY DO HAVE A PLAN AND WE'LL BE SHARING MORE AND MORE WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.

AND WE MEET WITH SCOTT AND KERI, AND WE TALK TO THEM AND WE SHARE WITH THEM.

SO THAT'S KIND OF ARNHEM PARK IN A IN A VERY QUICK NUTSHELL.

MONTHS OF WORK ALREADY. THE OTHER ONE IS CORMACK PARK.

SO WHEN THAT GRANT WAS WRITTEN IN 2019, THE A LOT WAS PROMISED.

IT WAS A BIG PLAN AND THE GRANT WAS $1.7 MILLION AND THAT WAS THE ESTIMATE.

SO LAST FALL WHEN WE HAD A NEW ESTIMATE CALCULATED, IT WAS 2.7.

SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HAVE SPENT TIME WHITTLING AND WHITTLING.

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CAN WE IF YOU JUSTIFY IT. SO MY JOB IS WE'VE LOOKED AT THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND WE SAID THESE ARE OUR GOALS. AND WE SAY WE CAN MEET THOSE GOALS WITHOUT THIS, THIS, THIS AND THIS.

RIGHT. SO I'M VERY CONFIDENT AND FEEL FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE WORK CHRIS AND I HAVE DONE TO GET THAT PROJECT WHITTLED DOWN.

GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE NOW AT $1.7 MILLION, AND THAT JUSTIFICATION IS GOING TO THE STATE, AND THEY WANT TO WORK WITH US. WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD. WE HEARD WITH. AND YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST. THANK YOU FOR TELLING US THAT IT'S NOT A PARK.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE GOING TO GET THESE RESOLVED, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

JUST HOLD ON TIGHT. AND ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE TWO PROJECTS.

SO SO YOU MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE SELLING ANN PARK AND PURCHASING OTHER LAND.

HOW LONG OF A PROCESS DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD TAKE IF WE WERE TO GO THAT ROUTE? WELL, REALLY THE COMPLIANCE ISSUE IS GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND SO IS FINDING ANOTHER LOCATION.

WE ARE IN WE HAVE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON TWO PROPERTIES ALREADY.

SO WE WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THOSE AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, GET THOSE LINED OUT SO THAT WITHIN THAT SIX MONTH WINDOW, WHEN WE GET THE COMPLIANCE ISSUE RESOLVED, WE CAN ALSO HANDLE.

OKAY, WELL THIS IS THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS SO THAT WE CAN BUILD A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

AND LET'S LET SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS INDUSTRIAL USE TAKE THAT PROPERTY AT ANNA PARK. SO I'M THINKING WE'RE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS FROM KIND OF FLESHING OUT THIS PROCESS.

SO I GUESS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THAT, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND WHEN IT COMES TO THE 50% MATCH OF THE GRANT THAT'S TO BUILD THE PARK LIKE ONCE THERE'S NEW LAND, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YES. AND, YOU KNOW, AT 11 ACRES, IF WE WENT ACRE TO ACRE, WE ARE TALKING, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS. IT'S A $1.3 MILLION PER ACRE.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 14, 13, 14,000, $14 MILLION.

SO THE MATCH WOULD HAVE TO BE SEVEN. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS ASTRONOMICAL.

AND LIKE, HOW CAN WE DO THAT? BUT I USED TO TELL MY STAFF IN CHICO, WHAT IF AND WHY NOT? I HEARD THAT WASN'T MY IT WASN'T ME. WHENEVER WE HIT A PROBLEM, EVERYBODY SAYS THAT WON'T WORK.

WELL WHY NOT? WELL, WHAT IF IT DOES? WHAT IF WE DO GET $7 MILLION? MATCH, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO SAY LET'S LET'S JUST GO FOR IT.

AND IF WE CAN'T GET SEVEN, IF WE GET FIVE, THEN MAYBE WE ONLY BUILD A TEN ACRE FACILITY.

BUT IT'S NEEDED HERE. AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, RIGHT? IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP TO US MULTIPLE TIMES.

SO JUST LAYING IT OUT, I MEAN, WE UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER.

SO IT'S APPRECIATED THE FACT THAT IT'S BEING WORKED ON.

I, I DO KNOW THAT IT'S A SLOW PROCESS. AND I THINK YOU LAYING OUT THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THE STATE, THE FEDS, ALL THAT HELPS PAINT A BETTER PICTURE.

SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. GOOD. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS EVEN POSSIBLE.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR COUCH LOOKING FOR MAYBE WAYS TO FIND SOME FUNDING THAT IS REALLY NOT THERE.

SUPERVISOR COUCH, AFTER OUR MEETING, SAID THAT THE COUNTY HAS NOT BUILT A PARK IN OVER 50 YEARS.

THAT IS A LONG TIME. YEAH. SO. AND WHETHER THE MONEY IS THERE FOR IT.

I DON'T REALLY THINK SO, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY DIFFICULT PATH.

ARE YOU COLLABORATING WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THIS? THIS IS MY QUESTION. OKAY. PRELIMINARILY, YES.

BUT WE WILL EVEN MORE SO AS WE GET FURTHER ALONG.

I'M REALLY HOPING FOR THAT. THAT CONFIRMATION AND ANSWER OF YES YOU CAN FROM THE STATE.

ONCE WE GET THAT, THEN THEN I WILL HAVE IT LINED OUT WHERE WE CAN JUST JUMP ON, YOU KNOW, B, C, D AND WE'LL WE'LL KNOCK THIS THING OUT AND.

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I RETIRED, JUST REMEMBER THAT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE INFORMATION COMES AND GOES.

OKAY I'LL ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. YOU TALKED ABOUT BUILDING THE PARK.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $14 MILLION ABOUT BUT THERE IS ALSO RUNNING THE PARK AND MAINTAINING THE PARK.

AND WHAT ARE THOSE COSTS? COSTS? AND WILL THE PARK HAVE ENOUGH RECREATION AND PARKS TO HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE TO TO MAINTAIN THE PARKS OR THE PARK? SO DEPENDING ON THE SIZE, IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 150 TO 200,000, EVEN MORE DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAINTAIN. SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE DISCUSSIONS WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ALONG THE WAY AS WE START TO REALLY PLAN FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT SIZE IS THIS PARK GOING TO BE? WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THOSE WERE ALL THE DISCUSSIONS AS WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET THE MATCHING FUNDS. THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE OPERATIONAL FUNDS.

I HAVE SOME IDEAS, BUT THEY'RE VERY, VERY YOUNG RIGHT NOW.

AND SO NOT ANYTHING I'M READY TO SHARE. BUT THERE ARE WAYS THERE ARE WAYS.

WE HAVE OUR WAYS. CAN I JUST BRING SOMETHING ELSE UP? BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A SIMILAR TYPE OF MEETING MANY YEARS BACK IN WHICH WE HAD THE RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT, AND WE WERE HERE, TOO. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD AT THAT PARK, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO AIR IT UP BECAUSE IT MAY STILL BE A LATENT THING, AND THAT IS THAT WHEN WE COLLABORATE OR WHEN YOU COLLABORATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES THAT YOU DO NOT GET PRIME TIME FOR USE OF THOSE FACILITIES. SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED AT LENGTH TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER AGREEMENTS YOU MAKE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL SATISFY THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE LAST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THIS DISTRICT 20, ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE 50S, IT WAS YOU LEASE FOR A DOLLAR.

JUST GO BUILD SOME STUFF ON IT, YOU KNOW, AND THEN AS TIME HAS PASSED, WE ALL HAVE LEGAL AND WE ALL HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT RESTRICT US.

YOU KNOW, IT DOES START TO GET A LITTLE DIFFICULT SOMETIMES, BUT I DO FIND THAT I AM AND ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, WHEN I SPEAK WITH PEOPLE ON THE BEHALF OF THE THE DISTRICT, WE ARE HAVING A GREAT RECEPTION FROM PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP.

AND SO I'M FEELING LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A NEW DAY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO KIND OF GO BACK TO SOME OF THE OLD WAYS OF WORKING TOGETHER, BECAUSE NONE OF US HAVE THE RESOURCES. WE BARELY HAVE. SCOTT, THE RESOURCES TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB, LET ALONE TRYING TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.

SO IT'S LIKE, HOW DO WE LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES TO HELP ONE ANOTHER? AND SO, YES, TODAY WE MIGHT HAVE GREAT WE MIGHT COME UP WITH A GREAT AGREEMENT.

AND 20 YEARS FROM NOW IT MIGHT CHANGE AND IT PROBABLY WILL.

BUT IF WE HAVE PROFESSIONALS WORKING ON THIS AND GETTING A GOOD WRITTEN DOCUMENT WHERE WE CAN ALL AGREE, THAT KIND OF BINDS US ALL FOR THE FUTURE, I THINK THAT WE WILL FIND THAT THAT IT'S DEFINITELY DOABLE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT IT WASN'T THE A CITY THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF THIS FOCUS OF A, YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE A LACK OF EQUAL TIME FOR THE FACILITIES THAT WERE BEING PROPOSED TO BE SHARED.

SO AND AS I SHARED, IT WAS IMPORTANT. SORRY. GO AHEAD.

AS I SHARED WITH YOU, THAT IS SO COMMON. I MEAN, YOU CAN GO TO ANY, ANY CITY IN THE, IN THE STATE, THE COUNTRY WHO HAS DISTRICTS. AND IT'S JUST IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE ALL WANT TO MEET OUR NEEDS.

YOU KNOW, THAT WE WANT TO, TO SATISFY OUR MISSION.

AND SOMETIMES THOSE ARE HARD TO DO, BUT THEY ARE DOABLE.

RIGHT? AND I AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE WE ALL SERVE THE SAME COMMUNITY.

THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. SO TO SPEAK. THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CONNECT. I JUST SEE THE PASSION IN YOUR VOICE.

AND YOU'RE VERY INTO THIS PROJECT. AND I KNOW WE SAY HERE IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD.

REALLY HARD. BUT JUST I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AND I HAVE, I HAVE HOPE.

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS A KID.

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AND ANYTHING WE CAN HELP, WE'RE HERE. GOOD. JUST KEEP IT UP.

WELL, THANK YOU. AND THANK THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE WHO HIRED ME AND CHRIS.

I THINK WHEN WE FIRST CAME ON THE BOARD, AT LEAST I DID.

WE HAD I HAD A GOAL FOR THE POOL, THE PARK AND THEN THE VETS HALL.

AND NOW WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THOSE 3 IN 5 YEARS, WHICH HAS BEEN A HUGE TASK.

AND NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO CORMAC AND AND THOSE ARE NEXT ON OUR CROSS OFF THE LIST.

AND SHE'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET TO DO THAT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE SHE HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OF SO MANY YEARS AT WASCO, BUT EVERYTHING SHE DOES AT NORTH OF THE RIVER.

SHE'S A HUGE ASSET TO US, AND THAT'S WHY THE BOARD HIRED HER SO SHE CAN GO OUT AND MAKE AN AND WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE, BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE GOAL OF OURS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I HAVE A SON WHO PLAYS SOCCER, SO MAYBE I'M A LITTLE BIASED, BUT I WANT A SOCCER PARK HERE AND I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE TO WATCH MY GRANDKIDS ON THE PARK AND NOT HIM. IF WE CAN GET IT DONE, I THINK WE CAN.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S HERE AND WE NEED TO GET IT DONE.

SO IT'S MORE DROUGHT TOLERANT. SO THE DISTRICT ISN'T SPENDING $7,000 A MONTH TO WATER GRASS THAT'S STILL BROWN SO WE CAN SAVE MONEY THERE.

SO I THINK LIKE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE IN A BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING, BUT IT IS HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION.

AND SHE'S OUR FIRST STEP. SO I KNOW THE BOARD HAS COMPLETE FAITH IN HER AND CHRIS, AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO SEE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT IT, CHRIS IS ALREADY THE VESSEL LOOKS FANTASTIC.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS REALLY PRETTY. AND THAT WAS HER MISSION WHEN SHE GOT HIRED.

THE WHAT IS IT? SOUTH GATE PARK, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON WAS A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.

NOBODY COULD USE IT. AND IF YOU GO NOW, IT'S A GREAT PARK.

AND THE POOL WAS ALWAYS GOING TO GET SHUT DOWN EVERY YEAR.

AND NOW IT'S FUNCTIONAL. AND IT'S NOT GETTING SHUT DOWN EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL OR FOR REC.

SO THERE ARE ACCOMPLISHES BEING MADE. AND WILL THE POOL EVER MAKE US MONEY? ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO THROW MONEY AT IT AND WE ARE ALWAYS GOING.

IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A LOSS. BUT THERE'S NOT ANOTHER PLACE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHERE KIDS CAN LEARN TO SWIM, AND IF YOU TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM, YOU'RE TAKING AWAY SOMETHING THAT'S SUPER VALUABLE TO YOU AS A HUMAN BEING.

AND SO THAT HAS TO STAY OPEN. IT HAS TO BE A PRIORITY, JUST LIKE AND IT HAS TO BE A PRIORITY.

IT'S GOT TO BE A PRIORITY. THE SOFTBALL PARKS HAVE TO BE A PRIORITY.

SO I THINK WE ALL HAVE THE PRIORITIES AND WE ALL ARE TRYING TO GET THERE.

AND I THINK THE MORE YOU GUYS AND WE TALK AND COME TOGETHER, WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT BENEFITS EVERYONE, THE CITY AND THE PARK. WE HAVE TO GIVE AND TAKE WITH EACH OTHER.

NOBODY WANTS TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT HAS CRUDDY PARKS AND NO PROGRAMS. NOBODY. SO THE VALUE OF THE HOMES GO UP, THE VALUE OF BUSINESSES GO UP WHEN THOSE THINGS ARE BETTER.

SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO HAVE MORE TALKS LIKE THIS.

BUT ON THE BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS, THIS IS OUR FIRST TALK.

SO I WOULD LOVE TO DO SOMETHING WHERE WE DO SIT DOWN AND REALLY COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN TOGETHER AND GO, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU GUYS? WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US NOW? WHAT'S THE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH IT? SO THAT'S MY $0.05.

THANK YOU. SO I GUESS JUST TO TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT.

SO IF WE GO BACK IN TERMS OF I MEAN THERE'S A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US, RIGHT? THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO CONTINUE TO BE DONE. I THINK ONE THING THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM CAN DO, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT'S RIGHT THAT 50%.

RIGHT? BECAUSE REALLY, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING IT'S SOME HERE, SOME THERE.

I MEAN, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS WHO ARE LIKE, HEY, GET PARTNERS AND WE'RE WILLING TO PUT IN MONEY, RIGHT? AND I'M SURE SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE HAVE HAD SIMILAR CONVERSATIONS, BUT BUT WHEN I MEAN, WHEN DOES THAT COME TO FRUITION? RIGHT. LIKE, DO YOU THINK THAT'S A YEAR FROM NOW? LIKE, WHEN DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT FUNDING LINED UP TO WHERE WE DON'T SAY, HEY, WE WAITED SIX MONTHS, NOW LET'S GO LOOK FOR THIS FUND. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR OR TWO, RIGHT. LIKE START HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS NOW.

START GETTING THINGS LIKE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. SO THE GRANT CYCLES FEBRUARY, AND IT'S ACTUALLY THE SAME FUNDS THAT WERE USED TO BUILD AND PARK.

HOWEVER THEY ARE VERY GOOD. THEY, THEY BUILD PARKS.

AND WHEN I TOLD HER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAY BUILD A NEW PARK WHO POINTS GO UP INSTEAD OF IF WE HAVE TO GO SAY WE'RE GOING TO RENOVATE A PARK THAT WE KIND OF DOESN'T LOOK GOOD NOW, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG BONUS.

SO THE GRANT CYCLE IS FEBRUARY AND AUGUST. SO OBVIOUSLY WE THE FEBRUARY WOULDN'T WORK.

AUGUST IS NOT EVEN GOING TO WORK. BECAUSE THE ONLY DRAWBACK TO THAT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOU HAVE THE MATCH BEFORE

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AND IT ALSO TAKES, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS SOMEBODY, I KNOW THERE ARE SOME GENEROUS COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT IF THEY KNOW WHAT THIS IS GOING FOR TO BUILD AND WHETHER IT BE ALL SOCCER OR SOCCER COMBO, YOU KNOW, AN ATHLETIC COMPLEX YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO MIGHT GET ON BOARD.

SO IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY STARTING TO GET THAT WORD OUT.

HEY, YOU KNOW, COME NEXT FEBRUARY, WE WANT TO HAVE AT LEAST $5 MILLION IN THE BANK AND SEVEN WOULD BE IDEAL.

AND THEN BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY, WE'LL HAVE TO FIND THE MAINTENANCE DOLLARS.

I MEAN, THE DISTRICT HAS SOME OF THAT, SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND THAT THE REST OF IT.

SO YOU KNOW, THEY SAY WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY, AND I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THE MOON.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WILL DO MY BEST WITH WHAT I KNOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO I REMEMBER JUST ONE LITTLE STORY, AND THEN I'LL BE DONE.

AND UNLESS YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, I. THIS IS REALLY CRAZY BECAUSE I PUT IN THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT BARKER PARK AND WEST SIDE PARK.

I GOT GRANT FUNDS AND MADE IT HAPPEN. AND THEN WHEN I CAME, CHRIS SAYS, OH, THAT STUFF'S SO OLD.

I WAS LIKE, OH, BUT I REMEMBER ONE DAY I WENT OVER TO THE PARK AND I SAT DOWN AND I LOOK OVER AND THERE'S A MOTHER AND A BABY, AND THE MOM IS SWINGING THE CHILD AND SPEAKING IN SPANISH.

AND I SAT THERE AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, NO ONE KNOWS I MADE THIS HAPPEN.

BUT THAT WARMED MY HEART. AND THE FACT THAT THAT CHILD, WHETHER I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT MOM IS SAYING OR NOT.

THE LOOK ON THAT CHILD'S FACE TELLS ME THIS IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO.

SO IF I CAN SEE YOUR GRANDCHILD. MY BOYS PLAYED SOCCER HERE WHEN THEY WERE FIVE AND FOOTBALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO YES, WE WANT TO. I WILL DO MY DARNDEST. SO THANK YOU.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK. BECAUSE YOU'RE OLD.

OKAY. I'M DONE. OKAY, SO I SKIPPED OVER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT WE CAN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, AND I'LL WORK FROM THE BOTTOM UP, ACTUALLY. SO I THINK FOR THE CITY'S PART, THERE HAS BEEN A COMMITMENT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEASURE OF A PORTION OF THE MEASURE X FUNDS THAT COME TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT.

AND I THINK THAT COMMITMENT REMAINS WITH THIS COUNCIL AND AS A AS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO APPROPRIATE 550,000 INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 300,000 THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HISTORICALLY.

SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR FUTURE COUNCIL ACTIONS, BUT AT LEAST IN OUR STRATEGIC MEETINGS AND IN THE BUDGET MEETINGS, PREPARATION THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR, I THINK THE CITY'S COMMITMENT IS TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S DEFINITELY THERE.

WE'RE ALSO FUNDING A PORTION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS OUT OF THAT, WHICH IS A NEW THING.

SO THAT'S A PRIORITY AS WELL. SO THAT FITS WITHIN OUR TOP FIVE PRIORITIES.

WE ALSO THIS CITY HAS A NUMBER OF OTHERS. OBVIOUSLY, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING IS 40 PLUS YEARS OLD AND DESIGNED FOR A POLICE FORCE HALF THE SIZE OF WHAT'S OCCUPYING IT TODAY.

SO THAT'S BEEN FAIRLY WELL PUBLICIZED. WE'RE WE ARE SEEKING FUNDS TO BUILD A NEW STRUCTURE TO HOUSE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'LL CLOSE ESCROW ON THE LAND TO CROSS THE STREET NEXT WEEK.

AND THAT'S THAT'S THE THE VISION FOR THAT. SO THAT'S RIGHT AT THE TOP OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECT LIST.

WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER OTHER PROJECTS GOING ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND AND ALSO FUNDING FOR OTHER CITY FACILITIES.

SO SO WE HAVE A FULL SLATE, JUST LIKE YOU DO, OF THINGS THAT FALL INTO OUR PRETTY BROAD BASKET OF PROJECTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS EXCITING FOR THE CITY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW ALSO IS THAT YOU MAY HAVE READ ABOUT THIS

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BUT WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND SO I THINK THAT WILL OFFER SOME OPPORTUNITIES ALSO FOR THE CITY, FOR THE REC DEPARTMENTS, PROPERTIES AND THE CITY'S PROPERTIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE PUT IN AT TODAY.

NO COST TO THE CITY OR TO THE RESIDENTS UNLESS THEY SIGN UP FOR SERVICE.

SO THAT'S AN EXCITING THING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AS WELL.

AND YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST YEAR ARE PRETTY HIGH PROFILE THINGS OF FINISHING THE CLEARING OF THE LABOR CAMP WAS A BIG DEAL FOR THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME, AND THAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

AND ALREADY THE VISION FOR THAT, IT'S MAKING REVENUE FOR USE OVER ON THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE OF, OF TOWN. AND FOLKS ARE INTERESTED IN THAT PROPERTY.

SO SO A LOT GOING ON THERE. BUT I THINK WE SEE SOME SYNERGY IN THE TYPES OF THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON.

AND, AND YOU SAW IN THE WITHIN THOSE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY INCLUDE PARKS, RECREATION AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. SO THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF OVERLAP IN THAT REGARD.

SO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR FROM QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY OR STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION. AND YOU GUYS OKAY.

SO WHEN I FIRST CAME ON TO THE BOARD WE STARTED THE WEST SIDE LIGHTING PROJECT, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT WOULD BE FUNDED BY MEASURE X FUNDING, AND IT WAS $350,000. NOW THAT'S AND THAT'S WHAT I.

RIGHT. FIVE YEARS AGO, WE HAD A DIFFERENT DIRECTOR.

SO I'M PULLING THIS FROM KNOWLEDGE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER RECEIVED THAT MONEY FOR THAT PROJECT.

SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, LIKE, THE PROJECT'S NOW COMPLETED, THAT THAT'S IN THE WORKS, OR IS THAT JUST, YOU KNOW IT'S GONE BECAUSE IT WASN'T COMPLETED IN THE TIME FRAME.

I MEAN, WE WE STARTED DURING COVID AND PG AND E DURING THAT AND GETTING SUPPLIES.

IT WAS A MESS. IT TOOK US YEARS. BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S STILL GOING TO COME TO FRUITION? I WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WEST SIDE LIGHTING PROJECT, RIGHT? THE STADIUM LIGHTING? YES. OH, THE STADIUM LIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SOLAR LIGHT.

NO, THE STADIUM LIGHTING. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON AND VICKI WAS THE DIRECTOR, WE STARTED THAT PROJECT.

AND THE AGREEMENT WAS THAT $350,000 WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY WITH MEASURE X FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT. NOW THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETED. BUT I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, HONESTLY, THAT WAS LIKE WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN WRITING.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD YOUR NEW YOU'RE NEW. RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING, ANY RECORD OF THAT.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A QUESTION OF MINE. YEAH.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT HAPPENED PREDATED ME BY A FEW YEARS.

SO I WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT. OKAY.

YEAH. YEAH. I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT THERE'S AN ANSWER.

SO AS I WAS REVIEWING AND CAN I STAY HERE. MAYBE YOU CAN COME UP HERE.

OKAY. I THINK YOUR JOB IS HERE I WILL. SO AS I WAS RESEARCHING AGREEMENTS BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS KIND OF LEFT WHEN VICKIE HYATT RETIRED. I DID LOOK AT THAT.

ERICA. AND I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T PASS THAT ALONG, SO I WASN'T AT THE LAST MEETING, SO THAT'S OKAY.

MY THOUGHT AT THE TIME WHEN THE AGREEMENT WAS OR WHEN THAT THOSE FUNDS WERE DISCUSSED, THE CITY MANAGER SAID THAT THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE DISTRICT HAD TO BE RENEWED FIRST.

OKAY, SO WHAT HAPPENED? SO VICKY WAS PROCEEDING WITH THAT PART OF IT.

THERE WERE MEETINGS ON THAT AGREEMENT, BUT THE AGREEMENTS KIND OF FELL AWAY WHEN VICKY RETIRED AND SUCH.

SO THAT GOT LEFT THAT WE COULD NEVER BUILD BACK BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE RENEWED AGREEMENTS.

AND THEN I THINK CARRIE IS PART OF WHAT YOU JUST DID.

PART OF THAT 300. ISN'T THAT A CARRYOVER? I BELIEVE THAT 550, PROBABLY A CARRYOVER FROM THAT PROJECT THAT WOULD THEN JUST GOT LUMPED INTO GENERAL PARK

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SO THERE'S 200 I BELIEVE THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. WELL, THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE AN ANSWER TO IT. YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN BUGGING ME FOR FIVE YEARS AND AS A AS A PIECE OF THAT.

CHRIS AND I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED ABOUT THE NEED TO GO BACK THROUGH ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES ARE ACTUALLY IN FORCE, WHICH ONES NEED TO BE REWRITTEN AND UPDATED SO THAT THAT SIDE PROJECT HASN'T STARTED YET.

BUT BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A NEED. YES. SO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE REC DEPARTMENT.

CORRECT. FOR MANAGING THE TWO PARKS? YEAH. YEAH.

AND WHEN YOU MENTIONED LIGHTING, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO THE SOLAR LIGHTS, AND THOSE WERE VIA A GRANT FROM THE, I BELIEVE, THE FORESTRY.

NO, NO, NO. I KNEW THAT, NO, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THOSE BIG NO.

BUT THAT'S WHAT CAME TO MY MIND. STADIUM LIGHTS THAT WE USE FOR EVERYONE.

SOCCER, FOOTBALL. I, I'D LIKE TO BRING SOMETHING UP.

AND THIS IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION. MAYBE WE CAN HELP IN SOME WAY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PERSONNEL TO GET THINGS DONE. I KNOW THAT WHEN VICKY WAS THERE, I HAD GONE TO TALK TO HER ABOUT INSTALLING TRASH CANS AT THE WEST SIDE PARK, BECAUSE TRASH CANS ARE USEFUL TO PREVENT LITTER FROM ENDING UP ON THE FLOOR.

AND SHE DID INSTALL ABOUT 12 RUBBERMAID TRASH CANS, WHICH, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE PLASTIC TRASH CANS THAT DISINTEGRATE FROM BEING OUT IN THE OPEN? YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. I PREACH TRASH CANS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND WE GOT THEM RIGHT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M COMING TO. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THEM BECAUSE CHRIS TOLD ME ABOUT IT, BUT.

BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT INSTALLED, AND, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT'S BEEN PROBABLY OVER A YEAR NOW THAT YOU HAVE THEM.

AND SO MAYBE THERE COULD BE SOME COLLABORATION BETWEEN CITY PERSONNEL.

SCOTT, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET DONE JUST TO GET THOSE TRASH CANS OUT THERE.

THIS ARE NOT RUBBERMAID TRASH CANS ARE NOW. AND IF I MAY COUNCILMAN.

IT HAS BEEN A YEAR. AND WE ARE PLANNING WHERE THEY'RE GOING SO THAT THEY'RE THERE FOR THE FUTURE, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MOVABLE, EASILY MOVABLE.

SO WITH UPDATING THAT, WE'VE BEEN DOING AND NOW WITH THE NEW PLAY STRUCTURE, THERE IS A PLAN FOR THEM.

BUT THE HOLD WAS WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO THROW TRASH CANS EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE BEST PLACE IS GOING TO BE AROUND THE WALKING PATHS BY THE PLAYGROUND AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO IT'S NOT LACK OF PERSONNEL, IT'S JUST WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO MAKE SURE TO GET SOME UPGRADES GOING BEFORE WE INSTALL.

OKAY. WELL, AS I SAID, I WANT TO DO THIS IN THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION.

IF OUR OUR STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

SURE. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. YEAH. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS WITH YOUR PERSONNEL.

YEAH, I MUST SAY, I MEAN, KUDOS TO SCOTT AND HIS STAFF BECAUSE WHEN WE'VE CALLED AND ASKED FOR HELP, THEY HAVE BEEN THERE. LOUIS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH OUR NEEDS.

WHEN WE HAVE TO BORROW SOME EQUIPMENT OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I KNOW THE COLLABORATION IS THERE. SO THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. SO MAYBE WE CAN SEE THOSE TRASH CANS THAT ARE IN THE PARK.

AND THEN ONE MORE THING THAT I WANT TO BRING UP IS GRAFFITI.

YOU KNOW, I BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION WHENEVER IT OCCURS, AND IT OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY NOW THAT WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT STILL OCCURS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I AS A CITIZEN, NOT AS A COUNCILMAN ONLY, BUT AS A CITIZEN, I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP AND GO PAINT SOME OF THAT GRAFFITI OR REMOVE SOME OF THAT GRAFFITI.

I KNOW THE CITY HAS A MACHINE THAT REMOVES IT QUITE RAPIDLY, AND WE JUST NEED TO COLLABORATE TO GET THESE THINGS DONE.

IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH PERSONNEL IDENTIFYING THAT THE GRAFFITI IS THERE AND THAT THEY NEED TO JUST REPORT IT THEMSELVES AND SAY, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WHEN I REPORTED TO YOU, YOU ATTEND TO IT AND SOMETIMES THE PERSONNEL DOESN'T.

AND SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF. SO THOSE ARE JUST BASIC MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT I REALIZED HAPPENED.

BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE PARKS.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU'RE PUTTING A NEW WHAT IS IT, AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE AT THE WESTSIDE PARK.

I WAS WALKING MY DOGS YESTERDAY AND I SAW THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER.

THEY WERE PRACTICING AT THE BASEBALL DIAMOND THERE, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT.

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I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THERE, A COUPLE OF THE PARENTS, AND THEY SAY THEY COME FROM BAKERSFIELD TO WASCO, AND THAT THERE'S REALLY NO NO FIELDS IN WASCO WHERE THEY CAN PLAY, WHICH WE KNOW THAT.

BUT THEY'RE STILL THEY'RE USING SOME OF THE FACILITIES, AT LEAST FOR PRACTICE.

AND THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE. I LIKE THAT. SO IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THOSE THINGS HAPPENING.

THAT IS ACTUALLY A TAG TAG FC. AND THEY ARE A CLUB SOCCER TEAM THAT STARTED HERE LOCALLY THAT CHRIS HAS BEEN SO GREAT WITH BECAUSE SHE HAS PROVIDED SPACE AND LIGHTING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

AND, YOU KNOW, LET US PUT OUR LIGHT TOWERS PLACES AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS JUST WORKED IT OUT TO, TO FIND THE GREEN SPACE. SO THERE'S STILL THINGS GETTING DONE WITH SOCCER, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE THE GREEN SPACE.

IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE MORE CREATIVITY RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT. SO SOON WE'LL HAVE THE GREEN. HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE GREEN SPACE. AND IT WON'T TAKE THE CREATIVITY. BUT AS TASMANIA'S POINT, WHEN THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY. YEAH. VERY GOOD.

THOSE ARE ALL GOOD, GOOD THINGS. I LOVE SEEING THOSE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES AT THE PARKS.

DEPARTMENT HAD WORKED WITH, GILBERT PIGGYBACKED ON THE COLLABORATION. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY KEY BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, YOUR GREATEST PRIORITIES AND, YOU KNOW, ADAM PARK AND THE PARKS THAT THAT THOSE ARE OUR EVERLASTING, OVERARCHING GOALS THAT ARE LONG TERM.

BUT I THINK WHAT GILBERT HIT ON IS SOMETHING MORE ORGANIC THAT COULD BE DONE REALISTICALLY ON A DAILY BASIS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AS A, AS A BOARD WE'RE COMMITTED TO AS WELL IS THAT IT'S GET BETTER AT WHAT WE GOT.

LET'S JUST BE BE SIMPLISTIC AND WORRY MORE ABOUT THE BASICS.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALREADY HAVE GREEN SPACE, BUT LET'S MAKE THAT WITH MORE CIVIC PRIDE.

ESTHETICALLY. NICE. WE HAVE SHADE STRUCTURES.

LET'S MAKE THOSE BETTER. WE HAVE SEATING AREA, WE HAVE PLAY STRUCTURES.

LET'S WORK WITH WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AGAIN.

AND THEN REALISTICALLY, WE'LL BE OUT YEARS FROM NOW.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON GILBERT BEING MORE ORGANIC IN WHAT WE DO IN COLLABORATION.

OUR TEAM, OUR TEAM AT PARKS AND REC IS HOW MANY FULL TIME OUT IN THE YARD? THERE'S FOR FOR FOR ALL THE PARKS THAT WE GOT.

IS THAT REALLY REALISTIC? LET'S BE REAL, RIGHT? HOW MANY ACREAGE? HOW MANY ACREAGE? HOW MUCH? EIGHT. 40. WELL, INCLUDING AN IN WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO IS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU GUYS CREATED.

SEVENTH STREET WAS ALREADY HERE. YOU GUYS GOT A GRANT AND WORK WITH WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE.

A LOT OF IT WAS DONE THROUGH YOUR TEAM. A LOT OF THAT WAS DONE THROUGH THAT.

WE MAY NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY AS A PARKS AND REC TO HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, A FERTILIZER PLANT AND A GRASS PLANT THAT'S GOING TO KEEP OUR GRASS CLEAN, GREEN AND ESTHETICALLY NICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU GO OUT TO THE PARKS RIGHT NOW THERE IS DEAD SPOTS.

LET'S BE REAL, RIGHT? LET'S NOT LIE ABOUT THAT.

THERE IS SPRINKLERS, THAT OR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY WORKING.

THESE ARE REALISTIC THINGS THAT ARE A DAILY BASIS ON WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD HAVE WORKED BETTER AT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TALKED TO TO CHRIS THIS WEEK ON IS THE BLACKTOP AT WEST SIDE PARK.

YOU GO WALK THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW. IT'S PRETTY. IT'S DONE.

IT'S DETERIORATED. IT'S NO LONGER PROBABLY VERY REALISTIC.

THAT PROBABLY NEEDS SOMETHING TO BE DONE FOR IT.

BUT DOES THE CITY HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE? DOES THE CITY HAVE CAPACITY TO HELP US OUT WITH THAT THROUGH INTERNAL PROGRAMS OR THROUGH ITS STAFF? YOU GUYS HAVE A MUCH BIGGER TEAM, AND I THINK WHAT GILBERT SAID IS VERY POWERFUL IN WHAT WE DO IS WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS A PARKS AND REC, WE MAY NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY AND WE HAVE TO USE, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE A TREE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES ALL THE TREE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE MAY HAVE. BUT I THINK THAT'S THE CAPITALIZING THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE LET'S NOT FORGET, IT'S GREAT TO THINK AND DREAM THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT? LIKE, LET'S GET AT IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE THAT'S GREAT. BUT LET'S ALSO WORRY ABOUT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AS WELL.

AND IF WE CAN HAVE THAT SCOTT AND CHRIS THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS COULD DO.

BUT I WOULD PERSONALLY AS HE'S EVEN US, WE SHOULD BE REALISTIC IN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND DOING BETTER AT WHAT WE HAVE, WHETHER IT'S TRASH CANS, WHETHER IT'S MORE LIGHTING, WHETHER IT'S SAFETY, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

AND I THINK THAT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS, AS WASCO MAY HAVE A CAPACITY, A TEAM THAT COULD REALLY HELP US OUT.

SO LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THE BASICS. LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW.

LET'S GO TO THE PARK AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I WANT TO TAKE MY FAMILY THERE. WHY? BECAUSE IT'S CIVIL. THEY HAVE CIVIL PRIDE IN IT.

AND I THINK THAT COULD BE A WELL ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH COLLABORATION AND BEING MORE REALISTIC WITH ONE ANOTHER AS WELL ON A DAY TO DAY PRACTICE.

SO LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THAT VISION AS WELL TOO.

TOGETHER. YEAH, THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK ONE OTHER QUESTIONS TOO.

LIKE, I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT SOME TREES DONATED.

WHO DECIDES WHERE THE TREES GOES? DOES THE COMPANY THAT DONATES THE TREES.

SO YOU GUYS, IT WAS THOSE TREES WERE FOR EARTH DAY.

SO WE HAD A EVENT AT BARKER PARK. AND SO THE ARBORIST ARBORIST, THEY KNOW WHERE THE LINES ARE AT AND EVERYTHING.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT COME AND PLANT THEM BECAUSE I WHEN I PASS THROUGH THERE, YOU KNOW, WE WE SEE A LOT OF DEAD SPOTS. IT'S NO SECRET.

SOMETIMES A LOT OF THOSE TREES SUCK UP A LOT OF THE WATER.

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YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS MADE NEW SIDEWALKS. YOU'RE PLANTING NEW TREES.

SO SOMETIMES THE WATER DOESN'T HIT THOSE BONDS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.

WE ARE AWARE OF THAT. YEAH. AND YOU COULD PROBABLY TELL US HOW OLD BARKER PARK'S IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS.

WEST SIDE, THE GENERAL MANAGER SPENT ALL HIS TIME WORKING ON IRRIGATION OUT IN THE PARK AT THAT TIME.

AND SOMETIMES, LIKE THOSE PARK, LET'S SAY WHEN BARKER PARK.

OKAY, THE SPACE ON THE BACK, A LOT OF THE YOUTH AND A LOT OF THE ADULTS USE THAT LITTLE SPACE ON THE BACK BEHIND THE POOL, LIKE TO, TO CATCH, TO THROW A FOOTBALL OR SOCCER.

AND SOMETIMES THEY PUT A BENCH OR THEY PUT NEW TREES THERE.

SO IT KIND OF TAKES AWAY THE SPACE. SO THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

WHO DECIDES WHERE THESE TREES GO? THAT'S TRUE.

LIKE WHY WE'RE ALREADY FIGHTING FOR SPACE. AND THEN THEY PUT THESE TREES.

I WILL HAVE A BIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. MIGUEL.

YEAH, BUT IT HAS TO BE IN THAT OPEN SPACE. THE ONLY OPEN SPACE YOU GOT.

I DON'T WANT TO WORK FULL TIME. I'M FOCUSING ON THESE.

BUT CHRIS AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A MAINTENANCE PLAN.

LONG TERM CAPITAL AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, A FIVE YEAR PLAN.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M NOT I DON'T WANT TO WORK FULL TIME.

SO THERE'S AN INTERESTING STORY. WHEN I READ THAT THE THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, THERE WAS A TRANSITION WHERE THE HEAD COACH HAD A, YOU KNOW, GOT ANOTHER JOB. SO THEY ASKED ME TO FILL IN AND A LOT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AFTER PRACTICE WOULD GO PLAY RIGHT NEXT TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE AND THAT LITTLE OPEN AREA.

AND AGAIN, THAT WAS THEY PUT A BENCH RIGHT IN THE GRASS.

LIKE REALLY LIKE THESE 14 KIDS ARE STAYING OFF THE STREET.

AND YOU PUT A BENCH BECAUSE THEY'RE PLAYING SOCCER IN THE GREEN SPACE.

LIKE YOU KNOW THAT THAT THAT'S THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, LET'S DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? WELL, WE'RE REVIEWING THE OTHER LIST OR.

NO. OR THAT WAS KIND OF SOMETHING SEPARATE. THERE IS.

YEAH. BUT THIS IS I JUST I JUST. YEAH, BUT THIS WAS I JUST WANTED TO GO OFF THESE TWO.

SO I KIND OF PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER IN MY PRESENTATION IF THAT'S OKAY.

YEAH. I DON'T THINK WE NECESSARILY NEED TO GO THROUGH I GUESS MY A QUESTION MORE.

I LIKE THE CONVERSATION. RIGHT. I KNOW IT'S SORT OF MUTUAL IN TERMS OF LIKE WE SHOULD BE MEETING MORE OFTEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SEQUENCE LOOKS LIKE. RIGHT. IF IT'S EVERY SIX MONTHS OR WHAT, YOU KNOW.

BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IS LIKE, WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE? RIGHT? BESIDES FUNDING? LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY HEAR ABOUT FUNDING, BUT WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT YOU'RE THAT YOU'RE FACING. LIKE IN TERMS OF LIKE, HEY, THIS IS THE NEXT THING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON OR THAT WE WANT TO WORK ON, BUT WE'RE FACING A HURDLE, RIGHT? LIKE, WHAT WOULD THAT BE BESIDES WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT? IF IF ANY THE MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT GUY, BUT IT MAY BE FUNDED IS IS REALLY THE THE THE BLOCKADE TO A LOT OF THESE IT'S THAT'S WHAT IT IS FOR US.

YEAH. WE COULD THROW MONEY INTO EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING WOULD BE GOOD. WELL, I MEAN, YEAH, WE ALL FORM PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, RIGHT? LIKE, WE ALL SEE A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES.

WE'RE ALL HEARING A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES. LIKE THE PLAYGROUND.

RIGHT? LIKE WE HEARD ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND. I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER IS TWO YEARS OLD, RIGHT? IF I TAKE HER TO PARKER PARK, THERE'S ONE SWING.

YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE JUST THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE SEE PEOPLE TALK TO US ABOUT, RIGHT? BUT IT'S WE JUST NEED TO FOCUS ON THINGS LIKE, HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND MOVE FORWARD, RIGHT. LIKE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. HEY, MEASURE X FUNDING.

RIGHT? THERE'S MONEY THERE. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IT'S AN EYESORE.

IT'S SOMETHING SO SIMPLE THAT WE CAN THAT WE CAN FIX THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A GREAT IMPACT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE PEOPLE SEE IT, RIGHT? I KNOW THE PD JUST HAD AN EVENT THERE AT THE PARK.

WHAT WAS IT A WEEK AGO? RIGHT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING OUT THERE AND GOING BACK TO THE SIMPLE STUFF, RIGHT WHERE LIKE FOCUS ON THE BASICS. THAT IS THE BASIC, RIGHT? YOU TALK ABOUT SWING SET AND WE NEED THAT. SO I THINK THOSE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THERE IS THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE HAVING HURDLES ON THAT WE ARE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS OR FIVE YEARS, RIGHT? THAT WE ARE HAVING SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO TO SEE HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE BECAUSE WE SHARE A LOT OF THE SAME PASSIONS.

RIGHT, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S SOCCER OR SOFTBALL, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

I'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE HURDLES THAT I SEE, AND IT'S BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE A LITTLE BIT OLDER. IT IS THE LACK OF GREEN SPACE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S TIME TO DO A REC SPORT, YOU'RE FIGHTING OVER WHO GETS THE PRACTICE AREAS.

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SO THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REALLY SOLVE THAT WITHOUT HANON.

SO SUGGESTIONS THERE WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU GUYS HAVE IDEAS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THERE.

I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE PEOPLE GET ANGRY AND THAT'S A BIG CONTENTION.

SO LET ME ASK THIS. RIGHT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GREEN SPACE, I KNOW YOU GUYS OR YOU GUYS THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, BRINGING IN ELEMENTARY OR, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME SORT OF PARTNERSHIP OR I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD EVEN HAPPEN. RIGHT. BUT IF WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE, HEY, SCHOOLS HAVE GREEN SPACE, RIGHT? I KNOW JOHN DOES.

MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE LIGHTING, BUT IF IT'S LIKE SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN BRING IN LIGHTING FROM SOMEBODY THAT'S WILLING TO BRING LIGHT TO OURS, LIKE, WHAT? DOES THAT HELP? CAN WE. YEAH. COULD WE BORROW THE CITY'S LIGHT TOWERS? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE THEM, RIGHT? YOU DON'T I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WOULD WORK FOR FOR SPORTS.

WE HAVE TWO. YEAH, TWO. YEAH, WE HAVE TWO. ONE WAS UNDER REPAIR FOR, FOR FOR A SPORTS FIELD AND LOGISTICALLY.

BUT WE'RE HALFWAY THERE. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YEAH. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BECAUSE THAT WOULD GIVE US ANOTHER SPACE TO RUN AT NIGHT.

I'LL ADD TO THE WHAT ERICA JUST SAID, AND I THINK IT'S MORE OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH OF THE COMMUNITY.

I'M BIASED. I WORK FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE OPENED UP OUR GATES NOT ONLY TO THE PARKS AND REC, BUT EVEN CLUBS, AND MAKE IT A REALITY. MAKING IT REALISTIC.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU ARE A CIVIC CENTER.

YOU HAVE TO ALLOW IT. BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN DISTRICTS OUT THERE THAT GET VERY CREATIVE AND SAY, WELL, YOU CAN USE OUR FACILITY, BUT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU $600 A MONTH. LET'S BE REAL.

OKAY. AND I KNOW, MIGUEL, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THAT STORY THAT THAT'S HOW IT STARTED BEFORE, BUT NOW IT'S LIKE, NO, TEN BUCKS A MONTH. LET THEM IN. THAT'S A MINDSET THAT I WILL SPEAK FOR THE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT MYSELF.

PERSONALLY, IF YOU GUYS WANT SOMETHING ADVOCACY, I'LL ASK THIS AS A QUESTION.

WHAT INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION IS USING WASCO HIGH SCHOOL? I USE IT OVER THE SUMMER. WELL ASK YOURSELF OKAY.

ASK YOURSELF THAT. BAGELS. THEY CAN ONLY PLAY HOME HOME GAMES THERE.

OKAY. AND I'M NOT I'M NOT TRYING TO CALL IT THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. I MEAN, I KNOW THE BOARD, I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT PERSONALLY MYSELF. BUT AS A CITY COUNCIL AS WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD SAY THAT'S AN ADVOCACY THAT WE COULD HAVE IS THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKES IT VERY CHALLENGING.

AND LET'S JUST BE REAL. LET'S CALL A SPADE A SPADE. AND I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN VOCAL ABOUT THAT.

BUT IF WE WANT THE PARKS AND REC TO GIVE, WE WANT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO GIVE.

AS A DISTRICT, WE NEED TO ANALYZE OURSELVES TO REALLY SAY WHAT, WHAT CAN, WHAT CAN BE GIVEN.

WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO AS A COMMUNITY? BECAUSE THERE ISN'T GREEN SPACE AND IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON. LET'S BE REAL ABOUT IT. BUT WHAT'S THE WORST CASE? WHAT'S THE WORKAROUND? PUSH. IT'S PUSHED. AND I'M NOT SAYING LET'S OPEN UP AND LET'S OPEN UP ALL THE GATES AND LET EVERYBODY IN.

THERE'S PROTOCOL TO THINGS. YEAH, THERE'S PROTOCOL.

THERE'S THERE'S SYSTEMS, THERE'S INSURANCE, THERE'S MONEY, THERE'S FUNDING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS. BUT I THINK ALSO THERE NEEDS TO BE COMING TO THE TABLE WHERE WE COULD SAY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, ELEMENTARY DISTRICT, CITY OF WASCO, PARKS AND REC.

LET'S COME TOGETHER AND REALLY BRAINSTORM THIS, BECAUSE REALISTICALLY, THE GREEN SPACE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

SO LET'S JUST BE REAL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND REALLY PROBLEM SOLVE LIKE FROM INSIDE OUT AS WELL.

SO I'LL CHALLENGE YOU TO, TO TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH OUR BOARD.

AND TO REALLY SEEK OUT AND REALLY SAY AND THINK ANYBODY REALLY WANT YOU TO DO.

BECAUSE LAST TIME I CHECKED, THAT'S A PRETTY SWEET SPORTS COMPLEX AT WASCO. OH YEAH.

IT'S NICE. THE ONLY THING WITH THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST FINISHED THE SOCCER SEASON.

THE BOYS, THE GIRLS, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED FIVE ALL THE WAY TO SEVEN.

THE ONLY OPEN SPACE IS LIKE, 630 AND ABOVE. THEY HAVE LIGHTS.

THEY ONLY HAVE ONE FIELD THAT HAS THE LIGHTS. AND THEN HERE COMES TRACK THE SHOT PUTTERS, THE DISCUS.

TAKE THE COMPLEX TO THE NORTH. AND THEN THE BASEBALL JV DON'T HAVE THEY DON'T HAVE A FIELD TO PRACTICE VARSITY PRACTICE THERE.

THEY WERE USING THE BAY. THEY'RE NOT USING NO MORE.

SO THEY USE THE SOUTH FIELD TO PRACTICE SOFTBALL TOO.

SO AND THEN IT ENDS. AND HERE COMES THE SUMMER.

HERE COMES THE VARSITY AND THE JV. SO THEY'RE KIND OF BOOKED ALL THE TIME.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU WORK FOR THEM NOW TOO. YEAH. NO I'M THEY'RE NO NO NO NO I'M TELLING YOU THAT TIME THEY'RE AVAILABLE.

THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR THE OTHER DAYS I KNOW I WILL SAY I'VE PUT IN A REQUEST WITH THE BOARD TO USE THEIR GREEN SPACE AND IT'S BASICALLY, YEAH, THEY ALLOWED IT. I MEAN, IT WAS THE SAME.

I HAD TO GO IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, GET APPROVED.

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YEAH, THEY DO ALLOW IT IF YOU FOLLOW THEIR RULES AND YOU HAVE TO FIT IN THEIR SCHEDULE BECAUSE IT'S THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR KIDS COME FIRST. JUST LIKE WHAT OUR REC KIDS COME FIRST, LIKE OUR REC SPORTS COME BEFORE BENGALS AND COMES BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.

BECAUSE OUR REC PROGRAMS COME FIRST AND WASCO HIGH'S PROGRAMS COME FIRST AND ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS COME FIRST.

SO THAT'S JUST YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS. WE ALL KIND OF HAVE TO FIT INTO EACH OTHER'S SCHEDULES.

SO YOU TALK ABOUT GREEN SPACES, AND I GUESS THESE ARE JUST OPEN SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN PLAY.

RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT YOU PRACTICE? YEAH. YEAH. SO HOW MUCH USE DOES CORMACK PARK FOR THAT.

AND THAT'S THE QUESTION I HAVE. T-BALL AND SOCCER PRACTICES TAKE PLACE THERE ALL DURING THE SPRING.

DOES IT TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR? WELL, I MEAN, DURING THE WINTER FALL IS SOCCER PRACTICES GO ON THERE.

SPRING IS T-BALL AND SOFTBALL AND EVERY OTHER LITTLE LEAGUE BECAUSE THEY SET UP INDIVIDUAL DIAMONDS AND THEN SOME ARE BENGALS THAT USE IT. SO IT'S PRETTY WELL UTILIZED.

IT IS BEING USED. YES. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING.

BUT DURING THE WINTER, IT GETS DARK SO EARLY THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY UTILIZE IT. THERE'S NO LIGHTING. YEAH, THAT'S WHERE THE LIGHT TOWERS COME IN.

RIGHT? YEAH. BECAUSE, I MEAN, IF WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR GREEN SPACES, WE DO HAVE THE GREEN SPACES.

WE JUST NEED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF LIGHTING, AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE IT WORK IF IT IS GETTING DARK EARLY.

SO AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH SCOTT.

YOU KNOW. YEAH I DO KNOW THERE ARE JUST LIKE IT MAY APPEAR THAT SOME SPACES AREN'T CONTINUOUSLY USED, BUT THEY DO NEED DOWNTIME ALSO, AND THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE CARE OF THOSE SPACES WILL TELL YOU THAT THE WEAR PATTERNS FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND THE WEAR PATTERNS FOR SOCCER PRACTICE ARE RADICALLY DIFFERENT. RIGHT.

AND YOU'LL AND YOU'LL SEE DEAD GRASS. RIGHT? RIGHT.

SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A REST TIME AND AND SO FORTH.

SO IT IS DIFFICULT. IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT IS IT IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT WOULD SEEM LIKE.

BUT PROBABLY MORE GRASS SPACE WOULD HELP. YEAH.

BUT AND LET'S ALSO COMPLICATE IT. LIKE, LET'S THINK OF LIKE THE DEAD SPOTS.

MAYBE IN A POSITIVE LIGHT IT MEANS THAT AREA IS GETTING USED.

IT MEANS THERE ARE KIDS TRAMPLING ON THAT GRASS SO IT CANNOT GROW.

YES. SO THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS TOO. BUT IT IS.

IT'S GETTING USED. THERE'S CLEATS ON THAT GRASS.

THERE'S DIRT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO IT'S IT'S A NEGATIVE.

BUT LET'S ALSO REMEMBER LIKE IT MEANS IT'S USED.

WE NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND FIX IT. BUT IT IS A SIGN OF USAGE.

IF OUR PARKS WERE ALL GREEN AND, YOU KNOW, WE COULD ROPE THEM ALL OFF AND NO ONE CAN TOUCH IT, IT'D BE PERFECT. DOES THE WATER GO OFF LIKE IT DOES? ARE THE PARKS WATER YEAR ROUND OR ARE THEY ALSO LIKE, GET A COUPLE OF MONTHS OFF? THEY SHUT THEM DOWN. YEAH. SO BARKER PARK AND WEST SIDE PARK IRRIGATION IS THROUGH SWIFT.

SO SWIFT SHUTS DOWN MID TO LATE NOVEMBER. THREE MONTHS AND WE WON'T GET WATER LIKE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN WATER YET.

AND WE'RE ALREADY LATE FEBRUARY. SO WE'RE KIND OF ON A HOLD DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

WE PRAY THERE'S A GOOD WINTER SEASON WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF RAIN, YOU KNOW, TO HELP, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE DROUGHT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S CHALLENGING FOR THE DISTRICT THERE BECAUSE YOUR RESPONSE OVERUSE AND NO WATER AND EVERYTHING.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ELEMENTARY TOO, BECAUSE WE USE ELEMENTARY FOR SIX YEARS AND BAKERSFIELD TEAMS DIDN'T WANT TO COME AND PLAY OVER HERE NO MORE. IT WAS DRY AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THORNS AND ANTS COMING OUT AND EVERYWHERE.

YOU COULDN'T STAND STILL IN ONE SPOT BECAUSE, OH, YOU BETTER MOVE.

SO THEY WERE HELPFUL BECAUSE AT LEAST KIDS WERE MOVING, YOU KNOW.

YEAH. AND THOSE ARE RED ANTS THAT BITE. YEAH.

YEAH. SO WE GET THAT AT OUR LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS WHERE COACHES WANT TO WATER DURING A PRACTICE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT HAPPENING AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE. ANYTHING FROM STAFF CLARIFICATION THAT YOU MIGHT NEED FOR YOUR LIST YOU'RE KEEPING? NO. NO CLARIFICATION. I JUST WANT TO ADD I LOVE THE COLLAB PART OF IT.

I THINK, CHRIS, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, I THINK WE PROBABLY CAME ON THE SAME TIME AS DIRECTORS THREE YEARS AGO OR SO, AND SINCE THEN I THINK WE'VE HAD AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WHERE, YOU KNOW, COLLAB WITH YOUR CREWS IF THEY NEED ANYTHING FROM LIKE GRAFFITI REMOVAL.

YOU MENTIONED THAT EARLIER, SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT AND YOU KNOW, JUST HELPING EACH OTHER OUT AND THAT STILL STANDS OPEN, ARGUE WITH YOU. I THINK I THINK STARTING TOGETHER AND AND WORKING TOGETHER IS GOING TO SOLVE A LOT OF THE,

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NOT HAVING THE FULL STAFFING AND MAYBE THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE, LIKE OUR STREETS CREWS, PROBABLY 7 OR 8 GUYS FOR THE WHOLE CITY, INCLUDING ALL THE GREEN, GREEN, GREEN SPACE, GREEN AREAS, WHICH THEY CALL THE GREEN BELTS.

RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE WELL, WE HAVE A DEDICATED CREW, BUT IT'S EITHER 3 OR 4 GUYS DEPENDING.

BUT WE ALSO DO WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WE DO A COLLAB WITH, WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHEN THEY'RE EITHER SLOW OR, YOU KNOW, JUST PULL THEM AWAY. THEY DO A CERTAIN PROJECT.

SO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DOING THAT AND GRAPPLING WITH, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOLS, THE PARKS AND REC.

I THINK, I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT WORK AND COMMUNICATION.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S KEY. YEAH, I THINK THAT IS CRUCIAL.

JUST REACHING OUT TO EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, AND SAYING, HEY, I HAVE THIS NEED. CAN YOU HELP WITH IT? BECAUSE CERTAINLY THINGS COULD HAPPEN MUCH FASTER IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN.

COLLABORATION. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL WE'RE ALL FOR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I HEAR THROUGHOUT THIS CONVERSATION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND I'M WILLING.

EVERYBODY ELSE HAS EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT.

SO LET'S JUST DO IT. LET'S JUST DO IT. AND YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY CAN DO WONDERS TO I MEAN, WE HAVE THE WASCO TASK FORCE, YOU KNOW, WE PICK UP TRASH, BUT WE'RE NOT BEYOND PICKING UP A RULER AND PUTTING DOWN SOME PAINT.

WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. WE CLEANED UP THE LABOR CAMP AND CLEANED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

JUST, YOU KNOW, GO AND PAINT GRAFFITI. SO THOSE THINGS CAN BE DONE.

JUST CALL OUT AND WE'LL BE THERE. LOUIS, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YOUR GRAFFITI REMOVER MACHINE. I KNOW ONE OF YOUR GUYS HAD REACHED OUT TO US AND SAID THERE WAS SOME GRAFFITI AT THE SKATE PARK.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DRIVE BY THERE, YOU SEE IT.

THE CONCERN I HAD WAS, IF WE USE THE MACHINE, WOULD THAT BE A LIABILITY FOR THOSE KIDS THAT ARE IN THERE BECAUSE DOESN'T IT LEAVE LIKE KIND OF A GRANULAR. RIGHT. SO THAT'S A YEAH.

IT WILL LEAVE THAT THERE. SO IT DEPENDS WHERE YOU'RE USING IT.

IF YOU'RE USING IT ON CONCRETE MAYBE THERE'S DIFFERENT METHODS.

BUT YEAH I BELIEVE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN PICK UP.

OKAY. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE CAN TRAIN YOUR STAFF TO USE AND POSSIBLY JUST MOVE THE TRAILER THERE ON SITE.

OKAY. THAT WAY WE CAN USE IT ALL DAY OR JUST WORK TOGETHER ON IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT. ANYTHING ELSE? SCOTT? I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ON MY LIST. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED. I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REALITIES, THE DIFFICULT REALITIES, IS WE'VE GOT TEN BUSY PEOPLE ON THESE TWO BOARDS.

AND SO IF IF THERE'S AN IDEA FOR ANOTHER MEETING PROBABLY HAVE TO START SCHEDULING IT NOW.

IT TOOK 3 OR 4 MONTHS TO GET THIS ONE ON EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR.

SO YOU KNOW, I WOULD NOT PROPOSE MONTHLY OR EVEN EVEN, YOU KNOW, BI MONTHLY, MAYBE QUARTERLY KINDS OF MEETINGS MIGHT BE ENOUGH EVEN SIX MONTHS OR SIX MONTHS.

WE USED TO MEET AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, BUT IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE WE MET.

YEAH, I WOULD SAY EVERY SIX MONTHS. I MEAN, I'M GIVEN WHAT SHE HAD MENTIONED.

RIGHT. IN TERMS OF LIKE GOING THROUGH THE STATE, GOING THROUGH THE FEDS AND WHATNOT.

I MEAN, YEAH, IF THERE COULD OR COULD NOT BE AN UPDATE THEN, BUT I THINK EVERY SIX MONTHS IS PROBABLY SO.

SO IF WE HAVE A GENERAL CONSENSUS, WE'RE NOT VOTING AT THIS MEETING BECAUSE IT WASN'T AGENDIZED THAT WAY.

BUT IF IF WE CAN START WORKING ON ANOTHER MEETING DATE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS OUT, THEN WE'LL DO THAT.

YEAH. SIX MONTHS SOUNDS EVENING LIKE THIS. GENERALLY OKAY FOR EVERYONE 530 ISH AND THURSDAYS SEEM TO BE GENERALLY BETTER THAN WEDNESDAYS OR TUESDAYS.

TUESDAYS ARE TOUGH FOR US BECAUSE THAT KNOCKS HALF OF THEM OUT.

SO WE'LL WE'LL START HUNTING AS LONG AS IT IS NOT THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

THURSDAYS. AVOID THE THIRD THURSDAY. RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT'S US. HAVE TO BE THAT I HAVE OTHER BOARD MEETINGS.

MR. HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERTS AT FINDING IMPOSSIBLE DATES FOR ME, RIGHT? MR. MARTIN'S GOT ANOTHER COMMENT OR A QUESTION? DID YOU HAPPEN TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT BECAUSE I KNOW HE HAD BROUGHT UP THE PARKING LOT AT WEST SIDE.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET A STREET SWEEPER IN THERE? AND THAT'S SO SO WE CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE NEED TO PATCH, WHERE EVERYTHING NEEDS TO GET PATCHED UP OVER THERE. YEAH. IF IT DOESN'T CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

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I DON'T THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT MUCH WORSE. I'LL THROW THIS OUT THERE IF YOU DON'T HOLD ME TO IT.

BUT WE DO HAVE A WHIZ BANG MACHINE THAT THAT WE BOUGHT LAST YEAR CALLED THE ASPHALT ZIPPER.

IT'S GREAT FOR TAKING DOWN AN ASPHALT THAT'S SHOT AND REMIXING IT ON SITE AND PREPARING FOR PAVEMENT OVER THE TOP SO IT CAN CUT A LOT OF THE COST OF REPAVING OUT.

IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF SEAL OR SOMETHING, THIS ISN'T YOUR ANSWER.

BUT IF IT WAS GOING TO BE REPAVED ANYWAY, THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY HELP WITH.

OKAY, WELL, I'M SURE SHE'LL LOOK INTO IT MORE.

APPRECIATE IT. IT'S A WONDERFUL MACHINE. IT'S A WONDERFUL MACHINE.

BECAUSE IT REPAIRS THE GROUND, IT MIXES IT ALL UP.

AND THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST LAY DOWN ASPHALT ON TOP OF IT.

YEAH. COST SAVINGS. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE JUST SOME ANOTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ANY EMAIL COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK? NO. EMAIL COMMENTS. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND THE TIME IS 650 500.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.