Aug 20, 2026 Dallas Park and Recreation Board

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WE NOW CALL THE AUGUST 20TH, 2026 PARK BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:02 A.M..

[Dallas Park and Recreation Board on August 20, 2026.]

WE'LL GO OUT OF ORDER. ONE OF THEM. SO WE'LL START WITH THE ESTEEMED SCOTT GOLDSTEIN.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. OH, YEAH. WELL, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISTER GOLDSTEIN.

MAYOR. OKAY, I GOTCHA. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT.

AND THE CHAIR. WILL YOU JOIN ME? YEAH. YES.

YEAH. YEAH. SCOTTY. SCOTTY. SCOTTY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

JOIN US RIGHT UP HERE. YOU KNOW THE SPOT. SHE AIN'T BEEN GONE THAT LONG.

ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THIS TIME WE GET TO READ FOR MR. SCOTT GOLDSTEIN, SINCERE RECOGNITION, HEARTFELT APPRECIATION OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD. YOUR COMMITMENT, INSIGHTFUL GUIDANCE AND TIRELESS EFFORTS HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF DALLAS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. DURING YOUR TENURE, DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION ACHIEVED AND CELEBRATED THESE KEY MILESTONES MOVED UP FOUR SPOTS ON THE 2025 PARKSCORE INDEX TO RANK 34TH BEST PARK SYSTEM IN THE NATION, AND FIRST IN TEXAS FOR PARK ACCESS, WITH 81% FROM 75% OF RESIDENTS RESIDING WITHIN A TEN MINUTE WALK OF A PARK WITNESSED THE PASSAGE OF 345 MILLION. PROPOSITION B BOND FUNDS FOR NEW PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND UPGRADES RESTORED THE ICONIC BASEBALL FIELD AT RIVERSIDE PARK TO ITS 1920S ERA. COMPLETED 140 MILLION RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC COTTON BOWL STADIUM.

THE PARK OPENED DALLAS'S FIRST LARGE SCALE CONCRETE IN-GROUND SKATE PARK AT BACHMAN LAKE PARK.

ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS WINGS DALLAS MAVERICKS.

ATHLETICO DALLAS STARS. PROVIDED DIVERSE ACTIVITIES THAT BOOST THE YOUTH SPORTS PARTICIPATION BY 63%.

SUPPORTED ENDEAVORS THAT RESULT IN INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVE SENIOR ADULT PROGRAM BY 21% DURING THE THREE YEAR PERIOD, FROM 22 TO 25. DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT APPLAUD YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN ENRICHING LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF DALLAS. SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND JOHN D JENSEN, DIRECTOR OF DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATION. THANK YOU.

WE WANT TO ALSO PRESENT YOU, AS YOU SAW, WALKING IN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE SCOTT GOLDSTEIN WAY.

2326 THANK YOU.

AND WE WANT TO GET THE ENTIRE BOARD UP HERE TO GET.

WELL, YOU WANT TO SPEAK FIRST OR YOU WANT TO GET THE BOARD UP HERE FIRST? ALRIGHT, LET'S GET THE BOARD UP HERE. LET ME SPEAK BAD ABOUT US.

YEAH. WE WANT TO GET A PHOTO TOGETHER. SCOTT.

I'M THERE WITH YOU. AND WE JUST LOVE YOU, SCOTT.

OH, YEAH. YOU WANT TO PUT IT DOWN? YOU WANT TO DO IT? I MEAN, IT'S UP TO YOU.

YEAH. SOMETHING IN THE BACK? YEAH, EXACTLY. I'LL BE UP FRONT.

THANK YOU. FIND A WINDOW, GUYS. YEAH. THREE GUYS.

ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. STAY RIGHT THERE.

ONE. TWO. THREE. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

WE'RE ALLOWING YOU TO SAY SOME SOME WORDS.

THANK YOU ALL. I FIRST WANT TO THANK MY WIFE.

WHO'S WITH ME. SAM GOLDSTEIN, FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME FOR THREE YEARS.

A LOT OF EARLY MORNINGS WHERE I'M JUST TALKING WITH THE KIDS.

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SHE WAS MY FULL TIME BOSS WHEN I STARTED HERE.

AND IT IS A LOT TO ASK OF A FULL TIME EMPLOYER TO TO LET YOU TAKE THE TIME TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.

IT FEELS LIKE A SECOND FULL TIME JOB. A LOT OF TIMES I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS BODY.

I THINK IT'S THE BEST BOARD BY FAR. AT THE CITY OF DALLAS.

IT'S IT'S THE WORK WE DO BRINGS A LOT OF REAL JOY AND MAKES REAL CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN DALLAS AND THE TIME THAT I SERVED ON THAT. WHEN I REFLECT BACK ON, IT WAS JUST SUCH A GREAT TIME TO BE A PART OF THE BOND AND FOR US TO FIGHT TOGETHER LIKE WE DID FOR THAT HISTORIC BOND PACKAGE WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE. AND I THINK WILL LEAVE A LASTING IMPRINT ON THIS CITY FOR A REALLY LONG TIME THREE GENERATIONS.

WE WERE PROUD OF THAT. SITTING AROUND A TABLE LIKE THIS, YOU CAN.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORDS YOU CAN SIT ON IN THE CITY, BUT RARELY DO YOU GET EXPERIENCE TO HAVE PEOPLE FROM EVERY DIFFERENT CORNER OF THE CITY.

AND THAT REALLY TAUGHT ME A LOT. I LEARNED A LOT FROM MANY OF YOU THAT I STARTED WITH, AND MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE ROLLED OFF BEFORE ME.

SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, THAT EXPERIENCE, IT REALLY ENRICHED MY LIFE AND, AND, AND TAUGHT ME A LOT.

I'VE LIVED A LOT OF DIFFERENT LIVES IN THIS BUILDING, AND THIS IS DEFINITELY THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD COMING TO THESE MEETINGS AND WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. AND SO THANK YOU, JOHN. YOUR INCREDIBLE TEAM.

RYAN. AND ALL OF YOU THAT SERVE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. YEAH, I SCOTT. I'LL START. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO JUMP IN? BUT YOU AND I FIRST MET WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WITH VINNIE.

AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, MAN.

MY THE AMOUNT OF TEXT MESSAGES I GET ON A DAILY BASIS HAS GONE DOWN SINCE YOU'VE LEFT WHICH I DON'T LIKE.

BUT I MAN, WE, WE WORK TOGETHER ON THE BOND WE DID, WE DID THE PARK BOARD TOGETHER.

IT'S, IT'S BEEN, I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU IN THE THREE YEARS JUST ON, NOT JUST ON THE CITY, BUT ON, YOU KNOW, HOW TO BE A BETTER MAN AND FATHER AND HUSBAND.

AND JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GAVE TO THIS BODY.

MR.. SCOTT, YOU ARE ONE OF THE FINAL FEW OF THE OLD GUARD THAT WAS HERE WHEN I JOINED THIS BODY AS A ROOKIE. IT WAS A REALLY DEEP BENCH.

I FELT SO OVERWHELMED BY ALL THE KNOWLEDGE. AND YOU WERE FOREMOST AMONG THAT, NOT ONLY HERE IN THE PARK, BUT ALSO IN THE ADMIN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHERE I WAS SERVED AS YOUR VICE CHAIR.

NOW YOUR SHOES, WHATEVER. I COULD DO THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE JUST AGAIN, ALL THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE FRIENDLINESS WITH WHICH YOU WERE WILLING TO SHARE IT. AND YOU KNOW, I WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THAT KNOWLEDGE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE PLUG FOR MEETINGS OF INTEREST, BECAUSE I VERY REGULARLY DIGEST THAT INFORMATION AND URGE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME.

BUT JUST IT'S IT REALLY WAS A PLEASURE TO BE ON THIS BOARD WITH YOU.

AND I APPRECIATE GETTING TO KNOW YOU, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND.

MR. HUERTA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YES. HEY, SCOTT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN AND FILLING IN BIG SHOES WITH REPLACING ROB. FIRST OF ALL, YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON YOUR OWN.

JUST JUST GIVING US THE KNOWLEDGE. BUT BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT WORK WE DID DURING THE BOND THAT WAS A THING OF LOVE FOR US FOR LIKE FOREVER.

IT WAS LIKE IT WAS ONLY A YEAR, BUT IT FELT LIKE THREE YEARS BECAUSE WE'RE HERE A LOT AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THIS MORNING.

WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE NEW BOND IN 2030. BUT JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE KNOWLEDGE AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS WILLING TO ANSWER THE PHONE CALL WHEN WE NEEDED TO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. KARIMI. THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR. MY TECHNOLOGY IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUNCH IN, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR EVERYONE, YOU CAN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT SCOTT WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT FORREST.

I WAS I WAS GOING TO END THAT WAY FOREVER. I MEAN, RENAME SOME OF THAT INTERSECTION TO INCLUDE GOLDSTEIN IN THERE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I CAN'T SEE YOU. THERE YOU ARE.

YOU'RE KIND OF HIDING FROM ME OVER THERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE DONE THERE THERE'LL BE NOVELS WRITTEN ABOUT ONE DAY, AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU AND YOUR CHAMPIONING THAT AREA.

SO. SO THANK YOU. AND EVEN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, MR. CHAIRMAN, PLEASE.

OH, FINE. MISS. MISS MUNDELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. SCOTT, HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THY WAYS.

YOU AND I MET IN A LITTLE CAR WITH RUDY CREAMY AND MY SON GOING THROUGH DADDY.

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JENNIFER, SORRY. I'M NOT GOING TO GET THIS RIGHT. APOLOGIZE. BUT I JUST STILL REMEMBER THAT DAY US RIDING AROUND AND SEEING HOW D AMAZINGLY HELPED DOWNTOWN PARKS AND WAS JUST EVERY ASSET OF WHAT DD HAD TO OFFER WAS SUPPLEMENTING OUR, THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS. AND YOUR PASSION WAS AMAZING.

SCOTT. AND JUST YOUR KNOWLEDGE. SO THEN WHEN YOU CAME ON PARK BOARD, YOU JUST REALLY WERE YOU TURNED THAT INTO YOUR ADVOCACY FOR YOUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE, AS A WHOLE BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND KNOWING YOU KNOW THAT HOW YOU AFFECT WHAT YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ONE DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL THE DISTRICTS TOGETHER. SO YOUR HOLISTIC APPROACH WAS ALWAYS ADMIRABLE. THANK YOU FOR OUR WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS AND LEARNING AND TEACHING ME AND REALLY, REALLY BEING BY MY SIDE ALWAYS. SO THANK YOU.

YOU'RE MISS DALEY, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE DOING AMAZING THINGS.

I LOVE YOU. YES. MR. JENKINS YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY ALSO, SCOTT, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AND IN PARTICULAR EXECUTIVE TEAM, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR US, ADVISING US.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR EITHER EARLY PHONE CALLS OR LATE NIGHT PHONE CALLS.

I KNOW WHEN YOU HIT YOUR LITTLE ONE, YOU YOU AT TIMES TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT PUT THEM TO SLEEP AND THEN, BUT YOU WOULD STILL BE WILLING TO SAY, HEY, I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU AFTER I FINISH MAKING SURE I PUT MY KIDS TO SLEEP AND BUT I.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE.

WE'RE GOING TO REDO YOUR YOUR PLAQUES, YOUR RECOGNITION PLAQUE BECAUSE I GOT TO MAKE SURE THINGS THAT YOU JUST HEARD THE BOARD MENTION ABOUT FOR YOU.

WHERE YOUR PASSION WAS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT HEARD WAS REPRESENTED AT THIS TABLE. AND YOU DID A REMARKABLE JOB IN YOUR DISTRICT AND MAKING SURE THOSE FOLKS WHO COULDN'T SPEAK THE LOUDEST, FOLKS THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN HEAR FROM, MAKING SURE THEY WERE REPRESENTED ON THIS BOARD.

AND OF COURSE, OUR DEAR, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR YOUR SIGNATURE ON IT BECAUSE THAT WILL THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT IS GOING TO CHANGE GENERATIONS LIVES, AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF YOUR ADVOCACY.

SO THANK YOU. BUT MAKE SURE IT IS ON YOUR PLAQUE.

WELL SAID. COULDN'T AGREE MORE. FOR. FOR FOREVER.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE A SECOND RECOGNITION. THERE SHE IS.

FOR MISS VINNIE HAMMOND, WHO SERVED FROM 23 TO 26 AS WELL. ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY, WHO'S UP NEXT? YOU. YOU KNOW.

I READ A COUPLE THINGS. I MEAN BUT, MISS HAMMOND, SINCERE RECOGNITION AND HEARTFELT APPRECIATION OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.

I'M GOING TO KIND OF SUM UP BECAUSE YOU AND MR. GOLDSTEIN WE KIND OF IDENTIFY THOSE BIG THINGS AS A DEPARTMENT YOU ALL ACCOMPLISHED.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I READ FROM THE LIST THAT WILL BE INCLUDED ON YOU.

ALL'S RECOGNITION, THOSE PARTICULAR THINGS THAT WAS DEAR TO YOU ALL.

AND I'M GOING TO START OFF THERE, OKAY, BECAUSE I WAS VERY FOCUSED ON DISTRICT THREE AS WELL AS THE CITY AS A WHOLE, JUST LIKE MR. GOLDSTEIN. THEY BOTH WORKED IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND KNOW THEY WERE BIG SUPPORTERS OF THE PARK SYSTEM LONG BEFORE THEY CAME, PARK BOARD MEMBERS. AND THEY SHOWED THAT EVERY DAY WHEN THEY WAS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

BUT ONCE YOU GOT ON THE BOARD, THERE WAS PARTICULAR THINGS YOU WANTED TO SEE GET DONE. SHE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD, WE GOT THAT ONE OF THE LARGEST ACQUISITION IN DISTRICT THREE AND IN THE PARK SYSTEM WAS THE BIG CEDARS WILDERNESS PROJECT.

AMAZING. ALSO SHE ALSO WORKED ON PLENTY OF GRANTS WITH US TO HELP US GET.

FOR TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO IMPROVE PARKS IN DISTRICT THREE.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS SHE WANTED TO SEE, THE BIG IMPROVEMENT WAS BAHAMA BEACH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS OUR SIGNATURE WATER PARK AND WHICH WE JUST REPLACED ABOUT A $2 MILLION AMENITY AT STATE OF THE ART AT BAHAMA BEACH. AND SHE WAS VERY ADAMANT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZED WHICH WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN

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AND SO, SO I'M GOING TO SUM UP ALL THE OTHER THINGS YOU DID.

WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT, YOUR COMMITMENT AND GUIDANCE, YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS ON THE PARK BOARD, YOU HELPED THE PARK DEPARTMENT MOVE UP FOUR SPOTS ON THE 25 PARK SCORE, WHICH RANKS AS THE 34TH BEST PARK SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. OKAY. IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME YOU WAS VERY YOU WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PASSAGE OF THE 345 MILLION PROPOSITION B BOND PROGRAM. AND, AND TRUST ME, I KNOW ALL OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WAS AROUND STILL GOT SOME SCARS. OKAY. BUT THEY WAS COMMITTED TO SIN. YES.

AND THEY GOT IN TROUBLE, BUT THEY SAW IT THROUGH BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO ORIGINALLY ONLY GET ABOUT 80 MILLION AND WE ENDED UP WITH 345 MILLION.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE WE ENSURE THE MOST COMPLEX ARRANGEMENT ON THE COMPLETING THE $140 MILLION RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC COSMO, AND YOU HELP US OPEN DALLAS FIRST LARGE SCALE IN-GROUND SKATE PARK AT BACHMAN, AND YOU ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS WINGS, DALLAS MAVERICKS, ATHLETICO DALLAS, DALLAS STARS, AND YOU PROVIDE DIVERSE ACTIVITIES THAT BOOST THE YOUTH SPORTS PARTICIPATION BY 63% SINCE 2225. SO ON BEHALF OF THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT, WE APPLAUD YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN ENRICHING LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF DALLAS. SANTA AGARWAL PRESIDENT DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.

JOHN JENKINS, DIRECTOR, DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU. YOU CANNOT LEAVE WITHOUT YOUR OWN STRENGTH. OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT.

SO HERE YOU PRESENT BONNIE HAMMOND WAY THREE.

TWO. ONE. THREE. TWO. ONE. ALRIGHT, NOW LET'S GET A PICTURE WITH ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.

HELLO? YEAH. OH, BY THE WAY, YOU CAN'T READ THAT BACK.

ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH WE DO. IT'S ON YOURS. AND YOURS.

HE DID IT. ALWAYS COME BACK? YEAH. NO. WE REMOVED THE WHOLE BOARD.

OH, YEAH. COME ON, GET BACK IN HERE. I KNOW THAT'S.

SO FUNNY. I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT. SQUEEZE IT A LITTLE BIT, OKAY? YEAH. THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE GOOD. THREE. TWO. YEP.

PERFECT. THREE. TWO. ONE. THREE. TWO. ONE. STAY RIGHT THERE ANYMORE.

THREE. TWO. ONE. BOOM! ALL RIGHT, HOLD THIS FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, AND USUALLY YOU CAN SAY SOME WORDS.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

WELL GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HONORING THE TIME THAT I GOT TO SPEND WITH ALL OF YOU, ALL HERE AT THIS PARTICULAR HORSESHOE. I FIRST WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY.

WHO'S HERE, MY MOM, MY SISTER, SISTER IN LOVE, AND MY FIANCE BEING HERE WITH ME.

DID ALSO, I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO SAY MY STUFF, MY PARTNER AND GOOD FOREVER.

WE WE JOINED TOGETHER IN WHAT? 14. 15. AND WE SAID WE WOULD ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER.

AND WE ARE SO YIN AND YANG. WE'RE SO OPPOSITE.

IF YOU HANG AROUND US, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY FUSS A LOT MORE THAN WE AGREE.

BUT IT'S SO GOOD TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY THAT IS ALWAYS GOING TO DO THE GOOD.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I JOINED THE PARK BOARD, TO BE HONEST.

AND AND IT'S MONUMENTAL THAT WE'RE LEAVING TOGETHER.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS TOGETHER, BUT I WAS LIKE, WE RIDE TOGETHER, WE DIE TOGETHER.

WE WRITE, WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER, RIGHT? WE WORK TOGETHER.

WE SURVIVE SOME HARD TIMES TOGETHER. SO TO DO THIS WITH HIM AND NOW SAM, WHO IS MY PARTNER IN GOOD AS WELL.

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SO SAYING THAT Y'ALL KNOW I'M A DALLAS, I'M A DALLAS GIRL.

SO THAT'S WHY I SAID THE SIGN MEANS THE MOST TO ME BECAUSE HAVING SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS WHERE I'M FROM, DALLAS IS MY HEART IS STRONG. AND SO THIS WAS A LABOR OF LOVE.

SO I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND FOR PUSHING ME AND TELLING ME WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.

I WANT TO THANK THE PREVIOUS PERSON WHO I DID SIT IN TAYLOR, WHO ALSO.

ONE THING WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT WAS LINDALE PARK.

SO CHRIS, YOU AND TAYLOR, IT'S ON Y'ALL. NOW AGAIN, TAYLOR AIN'T GONNA NEVER LEAVE GLENDALE PARK, SO HE AIN'T GOING TO LET YOU FORGET. BUT AND I THANK CHRIS FOR STEPPING IN.

HE IS AMAZING. I KNOW HE WILL DO A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT JOB.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO AND HOW HE'S GOING TO PUSH FORWARD.

BUT I THINK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, I THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING DISTRICT THREE.

WHENEVER I CALLED AND WAS LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO DO. ARE YOU GUYS WILL CALL ME AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO. I'M LIKE, LET'S GO.

AND SO I BELIEVE, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE WORK WE'VE DONE, BUT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

TO THE STAFF. THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALLS WHEN I NEED STUFF.

THANKS FOR ANSWERING MY TEXT MESSAGES WHEN I'M ASKING QUESTIONS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE FINISH OUT SOME OF OUR WORK THAT WE STARTED.

BUT YOU GUYS WERE GREAT. YOU WERE AMAZING. I WON'T NAME NAMES BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ALL ARE AMAZING AND SOME HAVE EVEN RETIRED.

SO THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU ALL IN THE FUTURE.

BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, SCOTT AND I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST THE HONORABLE COUNCILMAN ZARIN D GRACEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS.

GOOD DAY, SIR. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARK BOARD MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, I'M A I'M A BELIEVER IN, IN, IN SEASONS, RIGHT.

AND, AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAST THREE PARK BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE TAYLOR WHO SET THE TONE FOR THE VISION REALLY FOR GLENDALE PARK.

AND THEN YOU HAVE VINNY WHO CAME IN. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT.

IT WAS A AN $80 MILLION PROPOSED PROGRAM AND NOW TOOK THAT ALL THE WAY TO 3.45.

THAT'S NO ACCIDENT THAT PEOPLE LIKE VINNY THAT HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE GET IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUSH THE BOUNDARIES AS FAR AS WE CAN AND TO MAXIMIZE. SO YES, YOU TOOK SOME, SOME, SOME WHAT ARE THEY DOING? BUT I, I APPRECIATE WHAT IT IS AND WHAT YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SINCERELY BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS SPECIFICALLY ON DISTRICT THREE.

I MEAN, WE HAVE AND YOU NAMED ALL OF THOSE, BUT IT'S AT LEAST NINE DIFFERENT PARKS WITH NEW EQUIPMENT.

GLENDALE PARK IS MOVING FORWARD. THEN WE HAVE CHRIS HERE, OUR NEW PARK BOARD MEMBER WHO'S COMING IN.

SO WE GOT EVERYTHING. WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING BUILT.

CHRIS IS THE PERSON TO COME IN AND GET EVERYBODY OUT TO THE PARKS TO EXPERIENCE IT.

SO AGAIN, THE COMBINATION OF THESE LAST THREE, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR YOUR LABOR, FOR YOUR VISION, FOR YOUR NUDGE, FOR YOUR PULL, FOR THE PUSH AND PULLED EACH OTHER QUITE A BIT.

BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT EACH POINT WE WERE ALWAYS ALIGNED IN WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO, TO ACCOMPLISH WITHIN DISTRICT THREE.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND I SAY THIS I SAY IT BOLDLY.

DISTRICT THREE IS THE OUTDOOR DESTINATION OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, CHALLENGE ME. IT ONLY MAKES THE CITY BETTER.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND MAY GOD BLESS THE WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. HUERTA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.

IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID FOR OAK CLIFF.

YOU KNOW, WE WE WE BATTLED SOME BATTLES AND AND WE GOT THERE.

AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, BUT ALSO FOR YOUR KIDS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE CROSSED PATHS A LONG TIME AGO.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY.

AND, AND, AND AGAIN, OUR LOVE FOR OAK CLIFF REALLY DOES SHOW WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. KARIMI YEAH, I APOLOGIZE MY TECHNOLOGY IS GONE.

SO I CHIME IN THIS WAY. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALSO RECOGNIZE YOUR WORK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHAMPIONS OF SOUTHERN DALLAS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU, SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE STILL HERE ON THIS HORSESHOE. WE TALK ABOUT PREDECESSORS WHO SERVED ON THIS BOARD BEFORE. AND IT'S WORTH SAYING AND REPEATING A STRONG SOUTHERN DALLAS IS A STRONG DALLAS. SO THANKS TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND THANKS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE CARRYING YOUR TORCH WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO EVERYONE, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT, MR. MOORE. ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE PARK SYSTEM.

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SO BEING ABLE TO GO THROUGH DISTRICT THREE AND SEE ALL THE AMENITIES AND ALL THE TRAILS AND PARKS THAT WE HAD AND USING THAT TO GATHER THE COMMUNITY AROUND TO USE.

I REALLY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

FOR ALSO PUTTING HER IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME THAT YOU'RE TAKING.

AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME. WHENEVER I CALL AND ASK QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO ASK SOMETHING BECAUSE I'M INQUISITIVE.

I NEED TO KNOW. I'M REALLY I REALLY ENJOY SITTING AT THIS SEAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR PASSING THE TORCH ON TO ME AND JUST GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TORRANCE. GOOD MORNING.

I MADE IT TO. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THE UTMOST GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR THE LAST DECADE PLUS FRIENDSHIP KINSHIP AND JUST, JUST, YOU KNOW, OVERALL RELATIONSHIP WITHIN US AS INDIVIDUALS, BOTH BEING FROM THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROXIMITY FRIENDS AND KINFOLK.

WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. BUT THIS IS A TERM WE LIKE TO SAY, BUT YOU TEN YEARS AGO, YOU OPENED THE DOORS TO THIS BUILDING FOR ME TO BUILD A MOVEMENT THAT WE CREATED BEFORE.

AND WHEN I SAY OPEN THE DOORS TO THIS BUILDING, YOU INVITED ME INTO CITY HALL.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT MEANS A LOT. AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH OPENING THE DOOR FOR SOMEONE WILL CHANGE THE LIVES OF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE.

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO EVER LOSE THE SIGHT THAT YOU DID THAT.

OPEN THE DOOR TO THIS SPACE FOR ME. GET SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND GROW.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND MAKING SPACE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH. I COULDN'T AGREE WITH MR. CUMMINGS MORE.

YOU AND I MET ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, LIKE SCOTT AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

I WAS A WAS A NEWBIE TO CITY OF DALLAS POLITICS.

I WAS VOLUNTEERING WITH MAYOR ESSER COUNCIL AND MAYOR RAWLINGS INITIATIVES AND AT THAT TIME WAS I FEEL LIKE YOU, YOU AND YOUR INFLUENCE TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

AND I'VE SAID THIS MANY, MANY TIMES, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, EVEN BEING FROM THE FARTHEST NORTH PART OF DALLAS, THE WAY THAT SOUTHERN DALLAS GOES IS HOW DALLAS IS GOING TO GO.

I, I STAND BY THAT EVERY DAY. AND YOU HAVE BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR, FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXAMPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR JUST BEING A FRIEND.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. MAY I, MAY I PLEASE.

HELLO? OH. GO AHEAD. SORRY. DIDN'T SEE YOU. IT'S OKAY.

I WISH I WAS THERE. SORRY. I STILL REMEMBER WHEN YOU WHISPERED IN, LIKE, THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN COMING INTO THE TURTLE CREEK PARK AT ARLINGTON HALL.

AND I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WALKED IN AND YOU SAT IN AND YOU COMMANDED YOUR PRESENCE.

AND SO I. AND YOU WERE ALWAYS FEW WORDS, BUT YOU WERE DEEP.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING ON POINT AND ALWAYS WANTING TO BE VERY EXACT ON WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.

AND, AND ALWAYS SAYING, TANYA, COME ON, ARE YOU TALKING TOO MUCH, GIRL? SO ANYWAYS, I'M GONNA KEEP IT SHORT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

BUT STAY TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE ALWAYS BECAUSE YOU'RE REAL.

AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT. AND AS I DON'T KNOW WHO SAID MR. MCGEE SAID THIS.

I MEAN, THE OLD THIS IS LIKE SOME OF THE OLDEST GUARD.

EVEN THOUGH WE FOUGHT HARD WITH THE BOND, THE THREE OF US AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THIS TABLE, AND IT WAS. WE HAD A. MR. HUERTA SAID. WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 2030 BOND THIS MORNING AND HAD A LITTLE PTSD THAT CREEPED UP IN THE BACK.

BUT I MEAN, YEAH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID FOR THE CITY AND THE PARK DEPARTMENT.

AGAIN. MADAM SECRETARY, ANY DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. YES, WE HAVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS TODAY. I'LL READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.

ONLY ANY SPEAKER WHO MAKES PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE PARK BOARD WILL BE REMOVED AND BARRED FROM THE MEETING. THE FIRST REGISTERED SPEAKER WAS DANIEL CROW, AND HE HAS CANCELED.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BIANCA BELTRAN.

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I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE, BORN AND RAISED IN OAK CLIFF, AND I RAISED MY CHILDREN HERE.

I HAVE ALSO SERVED AS A MENTOR FOR LOCAL D ISD YOUTH AND WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF KEITH'S TENNIS CENTER.

MY FAMILY'S CONNECTION TO KEITH STARTED NEARLY 13 YEARS AGO, WHEN MY SON BEGAN TAKING FREE LESSONS AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

OUR FAMILY HAD NO IDEA WHERE THAT FIRST OPPORTUNITY WOULD LEAD US.

LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT IT WOULD CREATE A JOURNEY THAT HAS TAUGHT ALL OF US THE VALUE OF SPORTSMANSHIP, CHARACTER, DISCIPLINE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK.

THIS WEEKEND MY SON, NOW 18, WILL BE WILL RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN NEW YORK CITY FOR HIS SPORTSMANSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENTS ON AND OFF THE COURT.

AND TO THINK IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE A CHILD IN OAK CLIFF WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY AND GIVEN ACCESS TO A FREE TENNIS LESSON AT HIS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

I SHARE THIS STORY NOT SIMPLY BECAUSE I'M A PROUD MOM, BUT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT DESERVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. I WAS ABLE TO WATCH THE GOLF AND RACKET SPORTS COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK, AND I REMAIN HOPEFUL. IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THE DISCUSSION AROUND EQUITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY IMPACT, BUT I MUST BE HONEST, THERE WAS A MOMENT OF REAL CONCERN AND DISCOURAGEMENT WHEN I HEARD SUGGESTIONS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF ADDING 1 OR 2 SENTENCES, OR MAYBE EVEN A PARAGRAPH TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY PROGRAMING.

WHILE NOT CHANGING MUCH OF THE RFP. COMMUNITY IMPACT HAS TO BE MORE THAN THAT.

IT WAS ENCOURAGING WHEN I HEARD OTHER MEMBERS LATER CLARIFY THAT COMMUNITY PROGRAMING COULD BE ITS OWN SCORABLE COMPONENT.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY IMPACT IN THE RFP.

THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE OF LIVING AND WORKING IN MY COMMUNITY, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE OUTCOMES WHEN CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE SPACES, MENTORS, RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES. AND I'VE ALSO SEEN OUTCOMES WHEN THOSE RESOURCES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO OUR YOUTH.

AS YOU CONSIDER THE NEW RFP, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER SOME VERY BASIC QUESTIONS.

WHO WILL THEY SERVE? WILL THEY INTENTIONALLY SERVE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES AROUND KEYS? WILL IT BE. WHAT WILL IT COST? WILL IT BE LOW COST OPPORTUNITIES? WILL THEY REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY? AND WHERE WILL THEY REACH THEM? WILL THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SCHOOLS, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS? AND HOW WILL THEY SERVE THEM? AND HOW WILL WE KNOW WHERE THEY'LL BE? MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTORSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION? AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING, I ALSO HEARD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT TRUSTING THE EXPERTS TO HELP GUIDE THIS PROCESS, AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. RESPECTFULLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT WE AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALSO EXPERTS FROM OUR LIVED EXPERIENCES. WE KNOW THE FAMILIES, WE KNOW THE SCHOOLS.

WE KNOW THE STRUGGLES AND THE BARRIERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE KNOW THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PLACES LIKE HE'S CAN CREATE FOR OUR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GABRIEL. GABRIEL.

GABRIEL BELTRAN, DISTRICT THREE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OF YOU.

VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME FOR THE CITY. LONG MEETINGS, HARD DECISIONS, AND NOT A PAYCHECK FOR IT.

THAT'S REAL SERVICE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF YOU THINK THAT. I TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. AND THANK YOU AHEAD OF TIME FOR THE WORK THAT YOU WILL BE PUTTING IN TO THE RFP FOR PEACE. WITH THAT, I WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THEY HEARD THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS, AND THEY ASKED YOU AS A BOARD TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE TO.

BUILD AN RFP THAT TRULY SERVES THE PATRONS OF KEAST.

THAT'S WHY I AM HERE. NOT TO RELITIGATE THE PAST, BUT TO HELP YOU GET THE NEXT ONE RIGHT.

SO I COME IN GOOD FAITH, BUT AT SOME POINT, GOOD FAITH HAS TO BECOME REAL TERMS ON PAPER.

AND THAT'S WHERE I NEED TO BE DIRECT. LAST WEEK IN THE GOLF AND RACKET COMMITTEE, I HEARD A BOARD MEMBER SAY THAT ADDING A LINE OR TWO TO THE NEW RFP ABOUT COMMUNITY WOULD BE ENOUGH. A LINE OR TWO. AND WITH RESPECT, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE ALL WERE AFRAID OF.

THE CITY COUNCIL DIDN'T ASK YOU TO ADD JUST WORDS LIKE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO THE RFP, TO A PAGE.

THEY ASKED FOR AN RFP THAT ACTUALLY SERVES THE COMMUNITY, AND A LINE OR TWO CAN'T DO THAT.

THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE SCORED, EVALUATED, AND WEIGHED WITH ENOUGH WEIGHT THAT ACTUALLY CAN CHANGE WHO WINS.

IF THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SECTION IS ONLY WORTH A HANDFUL OF POINTS, THAT CHANGES NOTHING, THEN YOU'RE NOT FIXING THIS. YOU'RE ONLY DRESSING IT UP AND HOPING THAT NO ONE NOTICES YOU HAVE TIED A RIBBON ON AN EMPTY BOX AND THEN GIVING IT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A GIFT.

I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO DIRECT CITY STAFF TO GIVE THAT SECTION REAL WEIGHT, ENOUGH THAT A BIDDER WHO COMMITS TO FREE,

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AND A PROPOSER WHO TREATS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT CAN LOSE.

AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT NOT EVERY COMMUNITY IS THE SAME.

THEY CAN'T ALL BE SERVED IN THE SAME WAY. SOMEONE ELSE.

THE GOLF RACKET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK MENTIONED THAT IF A CURRENT MANAGER, THE CURRENT TENNIS FACILITIES IS DOING A GREAT JOB THERE, THEY DON'T SEE WHY THEY COULDN'T DO A GREAT JOB AT KEYS. WELL, THAT MODEL, THAT IMPACT RUNS AT THE OTHER CENTERS WAS WRITTEN FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND IN THAT SAME PRESCRIPTION TO KEYS DOESN'T HEAL ANYTHING.

IT DOESN'T FIT THE FAMILIES WHO ARE HERE TODAY.

DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS NEED DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. I THINK THE HISTORY OF DALLAS AND EVERY OTHER LARGE METROPOLITAN CITY IN THIS COUNTRY HAS SHOWN US ALL THAT. ONE LAST THING, RESPECTFULLY, SOME OF THE LOUDEST VOICES. LAST WEEK I SPOKE ABOUT WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN THERE BEFORE.

SO PLEASE, THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU VOTE, COME TO KIDS, WALK THE COURTS THAT ARE THERE AND THE KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THEY'VE BEEN THERE IN A STROLLER. THEN SPEAK BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP SHOULD CARRY MORE WEIGHT THAN THE PEOPLE WHO ONLY WEIGH IN.

GIVE THE COMMUNITY SECTION A REAL WEIGHT. COME SEE WHAT YOU'RE DECIDING ON AND LET'S BUILD AN RFP FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL WALTHERS.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL ALL FOR IT. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE.

I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY TO PROMOTE THE GREAT WORK OF DALLAS TENNIS ACADEMY IS DOING A CASE STUDY.

AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SPOKEN. WE KNOW THE RFP PROCESS WILL BE COMING UP SOON, AND KEEP SEEING CENTER AND GTA WILL BE READY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF AT A KEY CENTER DEVELOPED MANY SPECIAL THINGS IN OAKLAND, BUT AMONG THEM OR A CONNECTED COMMUNITY, TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMING. NO DISRESPECT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED CONTROL OF OTHER CITY CENTERS, BUT DTA ATKINS TENNIS CENTER HAS ALREADY HAS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IMPACTING LIVES.

MY SON, LIKE MANY OTHERS, FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT OF TENNIS, AT LEAST WHEN HE WAS LITTLE.

HE'S EXPERIENCED OTHER PROGRAMS, BUT RETURNS TO KEYS BECAUSE OF HOW IMPACTFUL THE ORGANIZATION IS AND IMPACT BEYOND OTHER TENNIS PROGRAMS. THE ENGAGEMENT OF KEYS CREATES A TRUE COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT THE FORMATION OF YOUTH BEYOND JUST TENNIS.

RECENTLY, IN A PARK BOARD MEETING, ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SPORTS PROGRAM WAS MENTIONED WITH PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP, DISCIPLINE, HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND EDUCATION. WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND WITH THAT KEYS WITH A COMMUNITY SERVICE, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES, EVEN OUTSIDE OF BMW, ARE JUST SOME OF THE PROGRAMING GOING ON AT KEITH.

THIS PAST MAY, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM WERE AWARDED OVER $120,000 IN COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS TO PLAY TENNIS AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.

THAT NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES NOT GOING ON TO COLLEGIATE, NOT GOING ON TO PLAY COLLEGIATE TENNIS, EARN JUST BY BECOMING GOOD CITIZENS THROUGH THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT DTA HAS TAUGHT THEM, ALONG WITH THEIR ADOLESCENT JOURNEY. IN FACT, AS MENTIONED JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO, ONE RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO WENT THROUGH THE DTA AT KEITH WILL BE IN NEW YORK CITY SOON, RECEIVING A NATIONAL AWARD FOR SPORTSMANSHIP AND LEADERSHIP.

RIGHT AS THE US OPEN BEGINS ONCE AGAIN. A GRADUATE FROM KEITH.

SUPPORT FOR THE US OPEN IN NEW YORK CITY RECENTLY, THE PROGRAM SENT STUDENTS ON A NATIONAL COMPETITION THAT COST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. MANY, IF NOT ALL, THE FAMILIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEND THEIR KIDS ON THIS GREAT EXPERIENCE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF DALLAS TENNIS.

AND ON THAT TRIP, MULTIPLE MTA TENNIS PLAYERS FROM THE KEYS WON FIRST OR SECOND PLACE IN A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

GTA IS THE RIGHT ORGANIZATION TO RUN PROGRAMING AT KEYSTONE.

WE ARE ALREADY GOT IT RIGHT, SO NO NEED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WORK FOR US.

OUR NEXT IS SHANE BODY. HIS BODY.

IS THE CHAIRS. PLEASE SEND ME A QUICK BACKGROUND OF WHO I AM.

BODY AND I STARTED PLAYING SOCCER HERE WHEN I WAS SEVEN.

I'M A LICENSED COACH AND I COACH YOUTH CLUB. I ALSO COACH A SEMI-PRO UPSL TEAM WITH MY HUSBAND.

MY VOLUNTEER WORK IS. I'M ON THE STATE BOARD BOARD AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S BOARD FOR SIX YEARS.

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JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, MY INVOLVEMENT AND WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR TODAY IS EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE ADULTS, PRIMARILY AT MONEYGRAM AND THE OTHER MOSQUE. SO CURRENTLY YOU'VE GIVEN OVER.

CONTROL TO PIONEER. I BELIEVE THE FIRST THING THEY DID WAS REMOVE ALL THE ADULTS.

SO OUR DEMAND IS TO GET THAT BACK. OUR SAID TO THE MAN HIS EQUAL REPRESENTATION.

OUR WORK IS IMMEDIATE RETURN OF THOSE SORTS. AND THE FOURTH IS TO GET A CONTRACT FOR TEN YEARS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM ANY PRIVATE ENTITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN SEE THAT CONTRACT SO WE CAN TAKE LEGAL ACTION FOR THAT REASON.

THANKS. ALSO, THIS IS AN EASY SOLUTION TO GIVE US THESE SLOTS BACK WHERE WE CAN GO.

I THINK THIS IS A QUICK, EASY SOLUTION. JUST GIVE US THOSE SLOTS BACK FOR BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

THANKS. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA ROSEN.

I'M SORRY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS ANNA RESENDEZ. I'M WORKING WITH RESIDENTS IN PLEASANT GROVE DISTRICT FIVE TO INCREASE NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT.

PARKS LIKE PARK ALREADY HAVE SO MUCH POTENTIAL, BUT WE BELIEVE SOMETHING IS MISSING.

COMMUNICATION, CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.

I'M ASKING DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATION TO PARTNER WITH US IN INCREASING COMMUNITY BOARD AT THE PARK LIKE BULLETIN BOARD WHERE WE CAN POST THINGS. A SIMPLE PHYSICAL SPACE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN SHARE EVENTS, POST IMPORTANT INFORMATION, CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS, AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED.

AND WHILE COMMUNITY BOARD MAY SEEM LIKE A SMALL THING, WHAT WE'RE REALLY CREATING IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

WE HAVE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, FIELDS, WALKING TRAILS, GATHERING SPACES, BUT WE ALSO NEED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HELPS THE PEOPLE WHO USE THOSE SPACES, COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY.

OUR PARKS ARE ALREADY GATHERING SPACES. WE WANT TO BUILD ON THAT.

WE WANT RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO WALK INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

TO DISCOVER AN EVENT, FIND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, LEARN ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

A SIMPLE CONNECTION WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN PRESENT GROWTH BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, RACIAL SEGREGATION, UNFAIR HOUSING POLICIES, WHITE FLIGHT, AND PATTERNS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS HAVE SHAPED WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS RECEIVE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHICH COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE DISINVESTMENT.

SO WHEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PARKS TODAY, WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PLAYGROUNDS OR FIELDS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE. WHILE WE WATCH PARKS ACROSS DALLAS RECEIVE MAJOR INVESTMENTS AND UPGRADES, OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FEEL OVERLOOKED. RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT, ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING. BUT I BELIEVE ONE WAY WE BEGIN TO CHANGE THAT IS BY MAKING SURE RESIDENTS HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO ORGANIZE, COMMUNICATE, AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

BECAUSE BEFORE WE CAN BUILD BETTER PARKS, WE HAVE TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL. IT'S CRUZ BELTRAN.

MR. BELTRAN, IF YOU CAN TURN YOUR CAMERA ON, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

GOOD MORNING. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CRUZ BELTRAN. I'M 18 YEARS OLD AND I GREW UP PLAYING TENNIS AT KEITH'S TENNIS CENTER.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING THERE FOR 12 YEARS, AND I STARTED WHEN I WAS SIX.

I WAS INTRODUCED TO TENNIS AT KEITH'S WHEN I WAS A YOUNG KID, AND SINCE THEN KEITH'S HAS BECOME A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE.

IT WAS MORE THAN JUST A PLACE WHERE I LEARNED HOW TO HIT A TENNIS BALL. IT WAS A PLACE WHERE I GREW UP, WHERE I MET PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED IN ME, AND WHERE I LEARNED LESSONS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE PERSON I AM TODAY. TENNIS HAS TAKEN ME PLACES I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED WHEN I FIRST STARTED PLAYING AT KEITH'S.

I BECAME THE FIRST, NOT ONLY THE FIRST TENNIS PLAYER FOR KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKE IT TO STATE, BUT I ALSO PLACED. I'VE COMPLETED MORE THAN 500 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND THIS YEAR I RECEIVED A NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM THE USTA THAT I'LL BE RECEIVING IN NEW YORK AT THE US OPEN IN THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.

BUT NONE OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS STARTED AT STATE OR WITH AN AWARD. THEY STARTED WHEN I WAS A KID WHO WAS SIMPLY GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY TENNIS.

AND THAT OPPORTUNITY IS WHAT I WANT THE KIDS OF TODAY TO CONTINUE TO HAVE.

WHEN I GO BACK TO KEYS AND SEE THE YOUNGER KIDS PLAYING, I SEE A LOT OF MYSELF IN THEM.

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BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY'LL NEVER HAVE A CHANCE.

THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS, AND EVEN IF THEY NEVER CAN PLAY COMPETITIVELY, THAT'S OKAY.

TENNIS CAN STILL TEACH THEM DISCIPLINE. IT CAN GIVE THEM CONFIDENCE, FRIENDSHIP, FRIENDSHIPS, MENTORS, AND A SAFE PLACE, A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG.

JUST LIKE I WAS GIVEN A FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION, SHOULDN'T DETERMINE WHETHER THEIR CHILD GETS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

I UNDERSTAND THAT DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF KEYS, AND I UNDERSTAND WANTING TO IMPROVE THE FACILITY.

WE WANT BETTER COURTS. WE WANT A BETTER FACILITY.

KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE THOSE THINGS, TOO. BUT I'M HOPING IMPROVING KEYS NEVER MEANS THAT THE KIDS WHO NEED IT MOST CAN NO LONGER AFFORD IT TO BE THERE.

ADULTS ARE MAKING DECISIONS RIGHT NOW ABOUT KEYS AND WHAT LOOK WILL LOOK LIKE YEARS FROM NOW.

KIDS LIKE ME ARE THE ONES WHO LIVE WITH THE RESULTS OF THOSE DECISIONS.

SO WHEN YOU MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT KEYS, PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE KIDS WHO ARE ALREADY THERE AND THE KIDS WHO HAVEN'T EVEN DISCOVERED YET.

KEYS GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN I WAS A KID.

THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAME SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER THAN TENNIS FOR ME. I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE SURE THE NEXT GENERATION GETS THAT SAME CHANCE.

I AM ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A COMMUNITY GIVES A KID ACCESS AND BELIEVES IN THEM.

THERE ARE MORE KIDS LIKE ME AT KEYS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THEM TOO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER. OUR FINAL SPEAKER, MR. LICONA. GOOD MORNING. BOARD MEMBERS OF THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. MY NAME IS KONA.

I'M 18 YEARS OLD AND I'VE BEEN PLAYING TENNIS COMPETITIVELY SINCE JANUARY OF 2024.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH HE'S TENNIS CENTER SINCE APRIL OF 2024.

I ACTUALLY FOUND PEACE THROUGH ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO TRY OUT FOR MY SCHOOL'S TENNIS TEAM.

HE HAD ALREADY BEEN TRAINING AT KEYS FOR A WHILE, AND AFTER I STARTED PLAYING, HE INTRODUCED ME TO THE COMMUNITY THERE.

WHAT STARTED AS ME WANTING TO LEARN TENNIS AND GET BETTER AT THE SPORT BECAME SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER FOR ME.

KEYS ISN'T JUST SOMEWHERE I GO TO PLAY TENNIS.

IT'S BECOME A COMMUNITY WHERE I'VE BUILT FRIENDSHIPS, MET COACHES, MENTORS, AND HAVE BEEN AROUND PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED ME TO BECOME BETTER BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT. ONE PERSON WHO HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON ME IS COACH CRAIG, THE HEAD COACH AT KISS.

THE FEEDBACK HE'S GIVEN ME OVER THE YEARS HAS HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER TENNIS PLAYER, BUT I'VE ALSO TAKEN A LOT OF THAT ADVICE AND APPLIED IT TO MY LIFE OUTSIDE OF TENNIS.

I'VE LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING GOALS AND A PLAN, UNDERSTANDING WHY I WANT TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING, THEN BEING CONSISTENT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

KISS HAS ALSO OPENED DOORS TO ME THAT I MAY NEVER HAVE KNOWN ABOUT OTHERWISE.

FOR THE COMMUNITY, I'VE MET SUCCESSFUL ROLE MODELS AND BEEN INTRODUCED TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON MY FUTURE.

ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WAS RECEIVING A $60,000 USTA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAVELING TO FLORIDA FOR A COLLEGE BOOT CAMP.

I WAS ABLE TO LEARN FROM OTHER SCHOLARS, PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT SUCCESS COULD LOOK LIKE FOR ME BEYOND COLLEGE.

I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE EVER FOUND IT IF IT WEREN'T FOR KISS.

THAT'S ALSO WHY I BELIEVE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO TENNIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

NOT EVERY FAMILY CAN AFFORD HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PRIVATE COACHING OR THE COST OF EXPENSIVE CLUBS.

KIDS SHOULDN'T LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER A SPORT THEY LOVE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHAT THEIR FAMILY CAN AFFORD.

AND I THINK ABOUT THE YOUNGER KIDS WHO ARE COMING AFTER ME.

THERE COULD BE A KID IN OAKLAND WHO HASN'T EVEN PICKED UP A RACKET YET, BUT WITH THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT, THEY COULD BECOME AN INCREDIBLE PLAYER OR ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING THEY NEVER THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE.

SO I HOPE THE FUTURE OF KIDS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE TENNIS, STRONG JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEGINNERS, CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND A SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HOPE THE PEOPLE WHO USE KEYS CONTINUE TO BE HEARD.

I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS CAN DO FOR A YOUNG PERSON.

I HOPE THE FUTURE GENERATIONS GET THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY, TO LEARN, TO GROW AND TO DISCOVER WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR FAMILY CAN AFFORD. HE'S OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO EVERYONE.

BEING A PLACE TO START, LEARN, COMPETE, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO GIVES BACK.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR.

THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 6TH.

YEAH. WHERE TO? SECOND, MR. WOOD. ALL. ANY DISCUSSION?

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WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. NORBERG PARK, RECREATION PARK, ANOTHER NORBERG PARK AND ANOTHER PARK.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? YES. I'M SORRY, SIR.

MOTION, MR. MCGAHN, ANY SECOND, MR. HUERTA, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I. HAVE IT. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS UP FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

NUMBER FIVE IS UP. EXCUSE ME, MR. CHAIR. YES, MA'AM.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE THE LATINO THE THE ONE THAT WE GAVE AT REVERCHON, THEY HAVE BEEN A REALLY VALUABLE USER EVERY YEAR COMING BACK. THEY MAKE, THEY HELP KEEP THE PARK CLEAN AND JUST THE WHOLE EVENT THAT THEY HAVE IS BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

AND SO JUST THE FACT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO COME BACK USING REVERCHON IS A TESTAMENT THAT THEY, THEY REVERCHON IS DOING WELL FOR THEM, BUT THEY'RE ALSO DOING WELL FOR US.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT COMING BACK EVERY YEAR AND PUTTING ON THIS EVENT.

THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT OFFICER PARK. THE MURAL APPLICATION, DO WE HAVE A MR. MCGAHN? IS OUR MOTION A SECOND? MR. HUERTA. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. YOUNG, IS OUR THINGS NOT WORKING TO PUNCH IN? IT IS, I THINK, NOW. OKAY. MAKE SURE YOU GUYS PUNCH IN SO YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY YOU GUYS HAVE GONE.

YEAH. YES. MR. YOUNG. I'M NOT LIVE. I GUESS I AM LIVE.

QUESTION ABOUT THE MURAL POLICY. FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND I INTEND TO FULLY SUPPORT IT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE MURAL.

MURAL POLICY SAYS THIS POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO MURALS THAT ARE CATEGORIZED AS PUBLIC ART.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SHAYNA HAMILTON.

I'M THE THE OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST FOR PARK MAINTENANCE.

AND BY DEFINITION, THE OFFICE OF ART AND CULTURE HAS PUBLIC ART THROUGH THEIR BOND PROGRAM.

AND SO IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY. SO THIS IS A MURAL UNDER OUR MURAL POLICY THAT THE ADMIN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE CREATED AND DEVELOPED FOR MURALS ON OUR PROPERTY. SO THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY AS PUBLIC ART.

OKAY. OH I SEE. SO IT'S A SPECIFIC DEFINITION RATHER THAN THE GENERIC UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC ART, BECAUSE I'M STRUGGLING TO SEE HOW A MURAL IN A PARK CAN BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN PUBLIC ART.

CORRECT. IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENCE IN HOW HOW IT IS DEFINED.

IN PARKS. RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT REALLY IS. THIS CAME UP A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

AND SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO DONATE EITHER ART PIECES OR MURALS IN OUR PARKS.

AND TO THEIR POINT OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, I GUESS THEY ACCEPT IT AS AN ART PIECE OR AN ART THROUGH A MIRROR IS NOT ACCEPTED AS AN ART PIECE.

SO WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A POLICY THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO SOMETHING IN OUR PARKS WHEN WE GET THESE TYPES OF REQUESTS.

AND SO WHETHER OR NOT IT'S IN A PARK, OCA DETERMINES WHETHER IT QUALIFIES AS PUBLIC ART UNDER THEIR DEFINITION. AND CONSEQUENTLY FOR THE 1% SET ASIDE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND IT'S JUST NOT JUST FOR THE BOND PROGRAM.

EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WANTS TO DONATE AN ART PIECE, BECAUSE WE HAVE FACED THAT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST.

AND UNLESS OAC COMMISSIONS THAT ART PIECE AND SAY IT IS AN ART PIECE THEY WILL NOT MAINTAIN IT.

THEY WON'T PUT IT IN THEIR INVENTORY. OKAY. BUT WE COULD NEVERTHELESS CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT AND INCLUDE IT IN A PARK IF WE WANTED TO.

YOU COULD. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MCGAHN. HOW SO? WHAT A UNIQUE MOMENT FOR ME. JUST WITH THAT QUESTION ON THE TABLE.

AND JENNIFER IN THE AUDIENCE, AND THIS BEING IN MY DISTRICT AS THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE CLARITY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE ON THAT. THE REAL DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE WE GOT THESE SAME QUESTIONS IN THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, IS THAT THIS PIECE WON'T BE ENTERING THE PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE PUBLIC ART TEAM THERE.

SO THEY'RE NOT BEARING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS INCLUSION IN THAT AND THE LONG TERM MAINTENANCE OF IT.

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AND IT IS A SIMILAR MURAL TO THE ONE THAT WAS CREATED IN URBANDALE PARK A FEW MONTHS AGO THROUGH THE LOVE YOUR BLOCK GRANT.

IT IS GOING TO ADD YET ANOTHER AMAZING PIECE OF ART TO THE LANDSCAPE IN PLEASANT GROVE.

SPEAKER EARLIER, TALKING ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS AND YOU KNOW, PLACE MAKING AND PEOPLE COMING OUT INTO OUR PARKS.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE CURRENT STATE OF THIS FACILITY IS, THIS WALL AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE TURNED INTO IT'S NOT FAR AWAY FROM NOW.

THE PLEASANT GROVE, I THINK, IS GOING TO BECOME A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE COMING TO SEE MURALS IN PUBLIC SPACES.

I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS ENERGY CONTINUE.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY WHO ARE STEPPING UP TO LEAD THESE PROJECTS AND TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE THEM, AND I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

JUST ONE SIDE NOTE, THE REASON WHY THIS IS COMING THROUGH QUICKLY.

YOU'RE REFERENCING THE MURAL POLICY, AND WE DID ADDRESS THIS IN IN FINANCE TODAY WITH THE RECEIPT OF THESE FUNDS, THERE IS A DEADLINE TO USE THEM AND IT IS COMING UP QUICKLY.

AND SO WE NEEDED TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS, BUT EVERYTHING WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR RULES.

THANK YOU, MR. MCGINN. SEEING NO OTHER SPEAKERS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NEXT IS FAIR PARK, THE COTTON BOWL FOOTBALL GAME.

DISTRICT SEVEN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. WOOD JUMPED AT THAT ONE.

MR. HUERTA SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS, MR. YOUNG? YES, MR. CHAIR, I INTEND TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS, BUT I WANT TO EXPLORE SOME ISSUES.

LAY THEM ON THE TABLE. WITH THIS ANNUAL CONTRACT AND ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH UT AND YOU, WE ARE EXPENDING $1,500,000 A YEAR FOR OUR PART FUND.

AND I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT THE OTHER USES COULD BE OF THAT MONEY.

1.5 MILLION WOULD HAVE GONE A LONG WAY TOWARD RESOLVING OUR BUDGET CRISIS FOR THE FORTHCOMING FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT REQUIRING AS MANY CUTS INTO MUSCLE. EVEN WITHIN THE FAIR PARK FUND, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER USES THAT COULD BE MADE OF THAT MONEY.

SO FOR ME, THERE HAS TO BE SOME REASON TO BELIEVE THAT EXPANDING THIS $1.5 MILLION IS A BETTER USE OF CITY FUNDS THAN THOSE OTHER ALTERNATIVES. I APPRECIATE THE POSSIBILITY.

I'LL CALL IT THAT. HAVING THESE GAMES AT FAIR PARK DURING THE STATE FAIR PROVIDES A LOT OF INTANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE CITY AND TO THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND TO FAIR PARK IN PARTICULAR.

DALLAS IS A MORE EXCITING CITY TO BE IN BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE TWO GAMES.

FAIR PARK IS A MORE EXCITING PLACE TO BE BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE TWO GAMES.

BUT THERE'S, AS BEST I CAN TELL, NO HARD DATA TO BACK UP THOSE SUPPOSITIONS.

THAT SAID, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE CONTEXT IN WHICH TO EXPLORE THESE MORE GLOBAL ISSUES.

THE CONTRACT WITH UTD IS IN PLACE. FAIRNESS DICTATES THAT WE TREAT THAT CONTRACT AND THIS CONTRACT PROPORTIONATELY.

AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY WE'RE HEADED OFF IN A NEW DIRECTION.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN DOWN THIS ONE AFTER WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE OTHER ONE.

ALSO, THESE FUNDS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED TO THIS PURPOSE.

AND THE ONLY REASON THIS ITEM IS BEFORE US TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THE TERMINATION OF THE FAIR PARK MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PRESUMPTION OF ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT PARTICULARLY INCLUDES THE 2025 GAME THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PLAYED WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THESE FUNDS WOULD BE FORTHCOMING.

SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. BUT THAT IS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO A POTENTIAL LATER, BROADER DISCUSSION OF WHAT OUR ROLE IS IN SUBSIDIZING TEAMS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO USE CITY FACILITIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. YOUNG. MR. TWINS, THANK YOU.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DO WE STILL DO THE SOUTHERN AND TEXAS SOUTHERN GAME? WE DO NOT. OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION. WHAT IS THE TOTAL BETWEEN THE TEXAS OWE YOU AND

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YES. ONE SORRY, 1.5 MILLION PER GAME OR TOTAL PER GAME.

OKAY. SO 3 MILLION TOTAL. OH, NO. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

IT'S. IT'S 500,000 FOR GRAMBLING PRAIRIE VIEW AND 1 MILLION FOR TEXAS A&M.

MR. WHARTON, I JUST WANT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR PUTTING IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE WE WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS GAME AT FAIR PARK DURING THIS TIME BECAUSE IT IT'S.

MR. YOUNG HIT IT RIGHT. IT'S PROPORTIONALLY CORRECT TO KEEP BOTH GAMES GOING.

SO THIS IS A GREAT VALUE. NOT ONLY THAT IT YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY AFTER THIS YOU KNOW I KNOW THE OTHER PARTY WAS RUNNING FAIR PARK, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET DATA THAT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE THAT DO COME INTO TOWN AND HAVE THAT HARD NUMBER THAT WE HAVE FOR, FOR MR. YOUNG AND THE REST OF US ALSO JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WHEN WE HAVE THESE GAMES AT, AT FAIR PARK AND. AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CITY OF DALLAS? PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR THE WEEKEND AND THEY'RE HERE TO INDULGE IN.

AND WHETHER IT'S DOWNTOWN PARKS AND THEY'RE STAYING AT THE SHERATON AND OTHER STUFF LIKE THAT, PARK LIKE AREAS LIKE THAT. SO THIS IS A GREAT VALUE FOR DALLAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I ACTUALLY DID REACH OUT TO THE SPORTS COMMISSION AND DO HAVE SOME OF THAT DATA FOR THE DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE GAME, MR. PINCUS. OKAY. THIS WAS NEW TO ME, OF COURSE.

IS THIS A COMMON PRACTICE IN OTHER CITIES AND OTHER VENUES FOR NEUTRAL SITE GAMES? YES. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY EXPENSE FOR THE TEAMS TO TRAVEL.

THERE'S A LOSS OF REVENUE AND NOT HAVING THE GAME AT HOME FOR THE GAME.

SO YES, IT IS COMMON TO PAY A FEE TO SCHOOLS FOR NEUTRAL SITE GAMES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEE. NO. MR.. SO I MIGHT HAVE THE TWO SCHOOLS IN QUESTION HAVE. HAVE THEY GIVEN US JUSTIFICATION FOR THE INCREASE? YEAH, IT WAS SPELLED OUT IN THE REQUEST BACK IN 2022.

I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT IS THE RISE IN TRAVEL COST, LODGING COST, COST TO FEED THE TEAMS WHILE THEY'RE ON SITE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

HAS THERE BEEN AN EQUAL OR EQUIVALENT INCREASE FROM THE TEXAS SIDE? IT I WOULD SAY YES, BUT TEXAS. SO YOU ACTUALLY HAD AN INCREASE MORE RECENTLY.

GRAND PRAIRIE ACTUALLY HASN'T HAD AN INCREASE IN SINCE 2008.

WOW. YEAH. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, MR. TWAIN, GO AHEAD. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT WE DO NEED TO KEEP THESE GAMES HERE.

WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE FROM OTHER PLACES AND THEY ASK ME LIKE, SHOULD I COME TO DALLAS? IT'S IN THE FALL, DURING THE DAY AND COME SEE YOU A GOOD GANG.

GO TO THE FAIR TO A COWBOYS GAME WITH IS AMAZING.

SO I THINK THAT THESE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.

BUT HEARING THE PREVIEWS COST HASN'T GONE UP SINCE 2008.

HE SAID A LOT THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. AND I DON'T KNOW, I JUST I WOULD LIKE TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THAT GAME IN THE SAME WAY AS THE KIDS GAME AND MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS ALL THE SIDE.

ITS FUNDING IF POSSIBLE. WELL THAT WAS THE ENHANCEMENT THEY REQUESTED BACK IN 2022.

THE CITY WAS MORE ACCUSTOMED TO MEET UP WITH THE INCREASING COST OF RETIREMENT.

IT'S JUST BEEN A VERY LONG. YEAH. I MEAN, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

WHEN I WAS APPROACHED, YOU KNOW, BY THE PROMOTER, THIS MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE SCHOOLS.

RIGHT. AND THAT WAS THE CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, SINCE 2008, THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING HERE.

THEY'VE BEEN GETTING 30 TO 50, SOMETIMES 6000 FOLKS COMING TO THE GAMES.

AND THEY WERE GETTING 150 K VERSUS OU-TEXAS AT THAT TIME, I THINK WAS GETTING 750 AND VERSUS GOING UP TO A MILLION NOW.

AND SO YEAH, YEAH, WE BROUGHT AN ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD.

WE BROUGHT ITEM BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO, TO, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THEIR ATTENDANCE, WHAT THEY BRING TO BRING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF FOLKS EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO THE CITY AND THE BOARD AND COUNCIL AT THE TIME THOUGHT IT IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. THE TO DO THE INCREASE, DOES THE SCHOOLS HAVE TO ASK FOR IT OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS INFLATION? SO THAT REQUEST WAS ALREADY MADE. IT WAS MADE IN 2022 AND WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.

IT IS ALREADY IN MY BUDGET. THIS IS A WAY TO GET A CONTRACTUAL AVENUE TO ACTUALLY SEND THE MONEY TO THE SCHOOL,

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THE SCHOOL HAVE SPECIFICALLY ASKED OR SOMETHING THAT THE THEY HAVE TO ASK.

OKAY, YEAH, REQUEST CAME FROM THEM. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

SO SINCE 2008 TO 2018. CORRECT. I CAN'T SPEAK IF THEY DID.

I JUST KNOW WHEN THE REQUEST CAME TO ME. WE PUT THINGS IN MOTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. PERFECT. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, I WANT TO CORRECT SOMETHING.

IT'S THE OU TEXAS GAME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SAY AYE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I JUST HAVE IT. ALRIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE A COUPLE BRIEFINGS.

THE NUMBER SEVEN IS FROM DE DALLAS, INC. AND MIKE HUNTER TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT DE.

RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I BELIEVE TODAY ADDRESSES ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT NATIONALLY WE'VE SEEN PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE ESSENTIAL NEED FUNDING IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN PARK SYSTEMS. SO AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB OF PROVIDING LEVEL ONE SERVICES AND EFFORTS TO AUGMENT THOSE.

AGAIN, I'M SORRY. JOHN JOHNSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

BUT IN AN EFFORT TO AUGMENT THOSE LEVELS THAT WE PROVIDE MAINTENANCE SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR PARK SYSTEM.

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE D I.

AND SO WE WANT TO BRING UP MIKE HUNTER, CHIEF OF PUBLIC PARKING SPACES, AND HE WILL INTRODUCE HIS TEAM AND GO THROUGH A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, DALLAS PARK BOARD THE STEAM DIRECTOR.

JENKINS. MY NAME IS JENNIFER SCRUBS, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DOWNTOWN DALLAS, INC.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN AWESOME BEING WITH YOU ALL TODAY.

I HAD WORKED WITH BEN AND SCOTT YEARS AGO, AND WE WERE ALL STILL AT CITY HALL, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE LAST TWO ITEMS AS WELL.

IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. I'M JOINED BY MIKE HUNTER, THE CHIEF OF PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACE AT DD, WHO WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT ON IN 2022 IN RECOGNITION OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS WORK IS TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND TO DOWNTOWN.

IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME SINCE DD HAS COME BEFORE THE PARK BOARD, ACTUALLY SINCE 2019.

AND TODAY WE WANT TO SHARE HOW THIS LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, DOWNTOWN DALLAS PARKS CONSERVANCY, AND OUR CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS HAS REALLY TRANSFORMED DOWNTOWN OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO DISCUSS THE NEXT CHAPTER AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO PROTECT THIS INVESTMENT AND SUSTAIN THE PARKS AND PRECIOUS GREEN SPACE IN OUR URBAN CORE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. NEXT SLIDE. EVERY GREAT PUBLIC SPACE BEGINS WITH THE VISION, AND THE PARKS CERTAINLY DID NOT APPEAR OVERNIGHT.

WE GET CALLS ALL THE TIME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HOW DID YOU DO THIS? AND THIS WORK GOES BACK TO AT LEAST A 2004 MASTER PLAN, FOLLOWED BY 1 IN 2013.

SEVERAL LARGE BOND OFFERINGS, AMAZING FUNDRAISING BY THE THEN PARKS FOR DOWNTOWN DALLAS AND NOW THE PARKS DALLAS DALLAS PARK CONSERVANCY.

NEXT SLIDE. AND IT WAS NEVER ABOUT CREATING JUST MORE PARKS FOR THE SAKE OF PARKS.

IT WAS ABOUT CREATING A NETWORK OF WORLD CLASS PUBLIC SPACES THAT WOULD TRANSFORM DOWNTOWN.

WHAT WAS PARKING LOTS AND, YOU KNOW, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS BECAME GREEN SPACES AND DOWNTOWNS.

PARKS ARE DIFFERENT. THEY ARE DIFFERENT. THEY ARE NOT JUST NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE THAT THEY'RE DALLAS FRONT DOOR WELCOMING RESIDENTS, WORKERS, VISITORS AND MAJOR EVENTS YEAR ROUND.

THEY HAVE BECOME SOME OF DALLAS MOST IMPORTANT CIVIC ASSETS.

OUR SYSTEM HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE I LAST CAME TO TELL YOU ABOUT THESE PARKS.

WHEN WE WERE LAST HERE IN 2019, DOWNTOWN HAD A MUCH SMALLER PARKS FOOTPRINT.

SINCE THEN, FIVE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM PARKS HAVE REALLY COME OPENED AND COME INTO THEIR FULL FRUITION.

THE PARTNERSHIP EVOLVED ALONGSIDE THAT. GROWTH AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND D WERE UPDATED IN 2025, CLARIFYING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO YOU. AND AS THESE NEW SPACES HAD COME ONLINE AND WE BETTER UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEY REQUIRED OPERATIONALLY.

TODAY, D I'S WORK REACHES 12 PARKS AND 27 GREEN SPACES ACROSS DOWNTOWN.

IT HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN OUR URBAN CORE TO DRAW.

NEXT SLIDE. CIVIC GARDEN WAS RENAMED CIVIC GARDEN IN 2021, BUT IS THE FIRST ONE THAT THE CONSERVANCY DID IN 2012.

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AND IT DEMONSTRATED HOW THOUGHTFUL REINVESTMENT CAN HELP ESTABLISH CRITICAL PUBLIC SPACE IN OUR CITY.

IT'S ALSO THE HOME TO THE NEWEST DOG PARK, WHICH OFFICIALLY OPENS VERY A COUPLE WEEKS.

NEXT SLIDE. PACIFIC PLAZA PARK TOOK WHAT HAD BEEN SURFACE PARKING LOTS AND CREATED A MAJOR PUBLIC SPACE IN THE HEART OF DALLAS.

IT ADDED MEANINGFUL GREEN SPACE THAT IS USED BY VISITORS AS WELL AS NEIGHBORING INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE SHERATON HOTEL.

SOMEBODY MENTIONED I ACTUALLY WORKED AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER FOR SIX YEARS, AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW NICE IT WAS TO BE ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE FOR COFFEE OR LUNCH WHEN YOU HAD A MOMENT. THE SAME PUBLIC INVESTMENT WAS FOLLOWED IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AT WESTON SQUARE IN MARCH 2021, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WESTON WAS BUILT AS AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, NOT A PLACE WITH A LOT OF GREEN SPACE TRADITIONALLY.

AND THIS PARK HAS ADDED AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS IS REALLY, IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN THERE RECENTLY, LOOKING FANTASTIC AS IT'S MATURED. IN MAY OF 2022, CARPENTER PARK OPENED.

THIS HAD BEEN A PARK PREVIOUSLY, BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE AN AREA WE JUST DROVE THROUGH IN BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND EAST DALLAS, AND IT'S ON THE EASTERN EDGE, REALLY BINDING OUR CITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND ITS SIZE, AMENITIES AND RANGE OF USES, AND SOME FABULOUS PUBLIC ART, I MUST SAY, EXPANDED THE PARK SYSTEM IN DOWNTOWN SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE BRINGING AN ICONIC FOUNTAIN THAT'S IN THIS IMAGE AND MORE PRECIOUS GREEN SPACE FOR OUR RESIDENTS ALONG WITH IT. AND THEN LASTLY, THE FINAL PARK.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BRAND NEW, BUT LO AND BEHOLD, IT'S ALMOST THREE YEARS OLD, OPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023 AT HARWOOD PARK, AND IT REALLY CONNECTS TO THE FARMERS MARKET INSTITUTIONS LIKE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR MOST, MOST RECENT ADDITIONS OF HOUSING IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

IT'S OPENING COMPLETED AN IMPORTANT PHASE OF THIS EXPANSION OF OUR PARK SYSTEM.

AND TOGETHER WITH THESE FIVE PARKS, DOWNTOWN DALLAS, INC.

FULLY UNDERSTOOD. OKAY, WHERE ARE WE AS OUR PARK SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED? NEXT SLIDE. HOWEVER, BUILDING THE PARKS WAS JUST THE FIRST CHAPTER.

I THINK WHEN YOU GO TO A RIBBON CUTTING, THERE'S ALL THIS CELEBRATION.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE BRINGING THE BABY HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE WORK HAS JUST BEGUN, AND IT'S VALUE, TRULY FOR THE LONG TERM, DEPENDS ON HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF IT, HOW YOU ACTIVATE IT, HOW YOU KEEP IT RELEVANT TO ITS USERS.

AND BY THE WAY, HOW YOU MAKE IT LOOK. ITS VERY BEST WHEN YOU HOST GLOBAL EVENTS LIKE FIFA WORLD CUP.

I'LL INVITE MIKE TO TALK A BIT ABOUT ALL OF THAT WORK AND OUR STEWARDSHIP AND THE EVENTS WE'VE DONE RECENTLY IN DOWNTOWN.

THANK YOU JENNIFER. SO BEFORE I BEGIN TALKING ABOUT STEWARDSHIP EFFORT, I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR SEAN JOHNSON.

IT'S INTERESTING. WE'VE WE'VE RUN SOME OF THE SAME GROUND FROM BACK IN THE DAY FOR BEING CPCS TOGETHER.

AND I CAN SAY THAT THIS EFFORT AND OUR PARTNERSHIP ISN'T, ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT OPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US AND THE PARK DEPARTMENT.

AND SEAN HAS ALREADY IN THE, IN THE FEW MONTHS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL GREAT CONVERSATIONS KNOWING THAT WHERE WE'RE GOING AND THE CHALLENGES AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. AND I ALSO WANT TO DO A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO OUR PARK MANAGER FOR THE DOWNTOWN PARKS, JOSE SOTO, WHO HAS DONE TIRELESS WORK IN A NEW DISTRICT WITH STAFFING AND BUDGET CHALLENGES AND HAVING VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS OF HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SO I JUST WANT TO START WITH KIND OF THAT FRAMEWORK.

OKAY. SO EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS REQUIRED? OKAY. IT BEGINS WITH VISIBLE WELCOMING PRESENCE AND CONTINUES THROUGH CLEANING, MAINTENANCE AND, AND A RAPID RAPID RESPONSE TO ISSUES.

IT, IT COMES TO LIFE THROUGH PROGRAMING THAT GIVES PEOPLE A REASON TO RETURN.

THESE ELEMENTS WORK TOGETHER. SAFETY, SAFETY SUPPORTS USE CONSISTENT CARE, BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND ACTIVITY CREATES VITALITY.

FIRST, PEOPLE MUST FEEL COMFORTABLE USING THE SPACES.

SO WE, WE USE A, WE USE A SOFTWARE CALLED SALESFORCE THAT TRACKS A LOT OF OUR METRICS.

EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE PARKS, EVERYTHING WE DO IN DOWNTOWN GETS PUT INTO THIS SYSTEM.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THESE NUMBERS COME FROM. BUT IN 2025, DEI TEAMS RECORDED MORE THAN 32000 QUALITY OF LIFE INTERACTIONS RANGING PROACTIVE ASSISTANCE TO OUTREACH AND COORDINATION WITH MULTIPLE CITY PARTNERS.

BUT THAT NUMBER REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF DAILY ATTENTION REQUIRED ACROSS THE SYSTEM, NOT JUST A GENERAL NUMBER THAT WE THROW OUT.

SO IT REALLY CLEARLY SHOWS THE PARTNERSHIP WE NEED WITH PARKS.

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ONE OF THESE METRICS IS THE CLEAN TEAM REMOVED.

OUR CLEAN TEAM REMOVED MORE THAN 712,000 GALLONS OF LITTER AND DEBRIS.

SO THAT NUMBER IS LESS ABOUT A SINGLE CLEANUP EFFORT AND MORE ABOUT THE CUMULATIVE WORK REQUIRED DAY AFTER DAY TO REMAIN HEAVILY USED PUBLIC SPACES. AND SPEAKING OF HEAVILY USED PUBLIC SPACES, WE GET INTO EVENTS AND KEEPING PARKS VIBRANT.

SO ONCE THE PARKS FEEL SAFE AND WELL AND FEEL WELL MAINTAINED, PROGRAMING TURNS THEM INTO A DESTINATION.

AFTER ADDING MAIN STREET GARDEN HOLIDAY ICE RINK TO THE NUMBERS ON THE SLIDES, THE EVENT SLIDE IN 2025, DOWNTOWN PARKS HOSTED OVER 300 EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED 97,000 IN ATTENDANCE.

D EXPERIENCED A 30% GROWTH IN EVENTS BETWEEN 2024 AND 2025.

THAT PARTICIPATION REFLECTS A GROWING DEMAND FOR FOR THE PARKS AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF IN ALL AREAS FOR PROGRAMING AND UPKEEP.

A FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU.

MOVIE NIGHTS. YOU CAN SEE BY THE SLIDE THIS WAS ABOUT 1100 PEOPLE IN MAIN STREET GARDEN.

BUT MOVIE NIGHTS CREATE SHARED EXPERIENCES FOR FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS.

NEXT SLIDE. FITNESS PROGRAMS BUILT ON SOMETHING, SOMETHING EQUALLY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS REGULAR REPEAT USAGE IN THESE PARKS.

NEXT SLIDE. SMALLER PROGRAMS SUCH AS BINGO CREATE CONSISTENCY IN A SENSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD OWNERSHIP.

MAJOR COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE.

AND I WOULD SAY WE'RE EXCITED TO SAY THAT WE ARE WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE PRIDE EVENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

AND THEY ACTIVELY USE FOUR OF THESE DOWNTOWN PARKS TO SHARE ACTIVATIONS.

AND WHEN DALLAS WELCOMED THE WORLD, DOWNTOWN PARKS BECAME A PART OF THE CITY'S FRONT DOOR BY HOSTING EVENTS LIKE THE 4 TO 5 000 PERSON, THE JAPAN FAN CELEBRATION IN HARWOOD PARK. TOGETHER, THESE.

THESE EXAMPLES SHOW THE UNIQUE RANGE OF EXPECTATIONS OF.

DOWNTOWN PARKS MUST MEET, FROM WEEKLY NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMING TO EVENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY.

THESE EXAMPLES ALSO ILLUSTRATE THE OUTCOME OF STEWARDSHIP PLAQUES THAT ARE USED, VALUED AND CAPABLE OF SERVING AND CAPABLE OF SERVING MANY DIFFERENT AUDIENCES. BUT NOT EVERY DOWNTOWN PARK, THIS IS, THIS IS A KEY, BUT NOT EVERY DOWNTOWN TOWN PARK SERVES THE SAME PURPOSE OR REQUIRES THE SAME OPERATING MODEL MODEL.

THAT DISTINCTION IS IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE TO CONSIDER HOW THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE SUPPORTED.

THANK YOU MIKE. SO WE HAVE COME SO FAR, AND I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE PARK STAFF AND OUR PARK BOARD MEMBERS.

BECAUSE WE'VE REALLY FLEX OUR MUSCLE IN AIMING TO SERVE MANY KINDS OF USERS.

SOME SPACES PRIMARILY SERVE AS PLACES FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO WALK THEIR DOG AND TAKE A BREAK AND DO EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES.

WE SUPPORT SEVERAL SCHOOLS FOR RECESS. WE OPERATE HIGHLY PROGRAMED CIVIC DESTINATIONS WITH GREATER DEMANDS FOR MAINTENANCE, SECURITY AND ACTIVATION. AND THESE PROGRAM PARKS REQUIRE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CARE THAT DD HAS STRIVES TO MEET.

THE PROGRAM PARKS FUNCTION AS CITY WIDE ASSETS.

THEY WELCOME THE VISITORS, SUPPORT MAJOR EVENTS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO DOWNTOWN'S ECONOMIC AND CIVIC LIFE.

NEXT SLIDE. IN TOTAL, DOWNTOWN DALLAS SEES 1.7 MILLION PARK VISITS A YEAR.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE 16,000 RESIDENTS WERE THRILLED BY THIS.

AS A NATIVE DALLAS SITE, I REMEMBER WHEN THAT WAS A COUPLE OF HUNDRED RESIDENTS.

WE NEED TO DOUBLE IT. WE WOULD LOVE TO TRIPLE IT.

IF YOU HAVE SEEN HOW DALLAS POPULATION HAS BEEN RATHER FLAT, WE SEE THIS AS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY TO FILL IN MORE PARKING LOTS AND GET MORE PEOPLE DOWN THERE, AND IT WON'T HAPPEN WITHOUT GREAT PARKS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO USE.

WE STILL CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPRESSIVE DAYTIME HUB FOR WORKERS, BUT ALSO VISITORS TO PLACES LIKE THE ARTS DISTRICT OR DEALEY PLAZA, 100,000 DAYTIME USERS ON AVERAGE AND 3 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS OVERALL.

SO STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PARKS IS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FOR DOWNTOWN DALLAS, INC.

AND AS A PIDD, OUR RATEPAYERS PAY IN TO THE PIT.

AND IN 2021, THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PIT ELEVATED PARKS TO ONE OF OUR CORE SERVICES, PLEDGING 7% OF OUR ALLOCATION TO

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WE CURRENTLY SPEND 18% OF OUR PIT IN PARK SPACES AND WE'RE PROUD TO DO IT.

WE ARE GOING OUT FOR PIT RENEWAL THIS FALL. IT'S A TEN YEAR RENEWAL WITH OUR RESIDENTS.

WE HAD OUR FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING LAST NIGHT, AND I WAS SO GLAD IT WAS AT THE METROPOLITAN BECAUSE THEY CONSIDER CIVIC GARDEN TO BE THEIR FRONT YARD. THIS GROWTH IN OUR PIT SERVICES REFLECTS THE REALITIES THAT WE HAVE JUST SEEN MORE PARKS, MORE PROGRAMING, MORE USERS AND GREATER OPERATING DEMANDS.

MUCH OF THAT SEPARATE SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DOWNTOWN IS CARRIED IN OUR PED, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP UNDER THE NEW TEN YEAR PED ASSESSMENT. AND TODAY, WHEN YOU GO INTO BUDGETING, ALSO NOTE IT'S $0 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REALLY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT, IF YOU WILL, BY THE CITY OF DALLAS.

THE CITY DOES PAY INTO THE PED. AND AGAIN, WE TAKE CARE OF THESE PARKS AND WE'RE PROUD TO DO IT.

SO A LITTLE BIT MORE JUST IN GENERAL ABOUT THE FUTURE.

WE THINK ABOUT PARKS AND WHY THEY MATTER. I'VE MENTIONED RESIDENTS, WORKERS, BUSINESSES.

I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT VISITORS AND HOTELS BECAUSE I THINK FIFA REALLY DID THAT.

WE HAVE 9000 HOTEL ROOMS IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS, AND WE NEED BETWEEN 3 AND 4000 MORE.

WITH THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER COMING ONLINE.

WHY DOES THAT MATTER TO ALL OF YOU? CITYWIDE IS.

DOWNTOWN DALLAS IS LESS THAN A HALF A PERCENT OF LAND AREA FOR THE CITY AND CONTRIBUTES MORE THAN 4% TO THE GENERAL FUND.

IT'S INCREDIBLY TAX RICH. WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY AS AN ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

PARKS HELP SUPPORT OUR VALUE BY MAKING DENSITY MORE LIVABLE, BY STRENGTHENING OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND BY ENCOURAGING CONTINUED INVESTMENT.

IN THAT SENSE, PARKS ACT AS A TAX BASE MULTIPLIER FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE HAVE AN $8 BILLION PIPELINE.

I'VE MENTIONED THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE HAVE DALLAS COLLEGE THAT'S JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW CAMPUS.

JUST YESTERDAY, WE MET WITH A DEVELOPER WHO'S PLANNING MORE HOUSING IN DOWNTOWN.

IT'S ALL VERY EXCITING. 2026 WILL HAVE BEEN A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR DOWNTOWN, AND PARKS DO NOT CREATE DOWNTOWN'S ECONOMIC VALUE ON THEIR OWN, BUT THEY PROVIDE THE BASELINE AMENITY THAT ALLOWS INVESTMENT DENSITY AND ACTIVITY TO SUCCEED.

WITH MORE THAN. WITH THIS PIPELINE IN PLACE, PROTECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DOWNTOWN'S PUBLIC REALM IS PART OF PROTECTING THE CITY'S BROADER INVESTMENT. WE HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS BUILT AND HOW THE PARKS ARE BEING USED, AND HOW THE AND THE VALUE THEY CREATE. THE FINAL QUESTION IS WHAT COMES NEXT? WE ARE NOT DONE. THIS IS. AS ALL GOOD CITIES EVOLVE.

DOWNTOWN IS EVOLVING RAPIDLY RIGHT NOW WITH THAT PIPELINE OF DEVELOPMENT.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUED INVESTMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT THINGS, AND IT'S ALSO BEEN INTERESTING TO HAVE A GLOBAL AUDIENCE FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, SEVEN WEEKS THIS SUMMER. WE STILL NEED BETTER WAYFINDING IN DOWNTOWN.

WE NEED MORE COMFORT AND AMENITIES. WE PLANTED, MIKE HAS PLANTED AND OVERSEEN 400 TREES THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED.

THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING. WE STILL HAVE TOO MANY CONCRETE SIDEWALKS THAT IN THIS HEAT, ARE BRUTAL.

THAT COMPLEMENTS THE PARKS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL WALK AND EXPLORE MORE FROM PARK TO PARK.

WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE MORE AMENITIES. I'M STILL DREAMING OF MORE PICKLEBALL PERSONALLY BETTER TECHNOLOGY.

THERE'S INFINITE AMOUNTS OF PROGRAMING. WHEN YOU GO TO OTHER CITIES, YOU GET INSPIRED.

HOW CAN WE BETTER PROGRAM AND THEN CONTINUE TO ADAPT THE PARKS FOR THAT ONGOING FLEXIBILITY, EVEN WITH DALLAS COMMITTED RESOURCES? DALLAS PARK.

SO WE KNOW YOU PUT THEM IN THE LEVEL ONE SERVICE AND DIS ENHANCED SUPPORT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CHALLENGED TO MEET THE STANDARD.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. THE CITY SUPPORT FOR THE PIN AS WE GO THROUGH RENEWAL IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

IF ANY OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE SHARED OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US.

GREAT PARKS ARE BUILT THROUGH LASTING PARTNERSHIPS.

AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS AND WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT IT WITH THIS OR THAT ICONIC INSTITUTION, BUT WE'RE PROUD TO WORK WITH YOU TO PROTECT THE INVESTMENT THAT'S BEEN MADE ALMOST $100 MILLION IN THE LAST WAVE OF BIG PARK DEVELOPMENT.

WE WANT TO DEFINE EXCELLENCE. WE'VE WORKED ON THAT WITH THE CONSERVANCY, WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT.

IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE WITH THAT BASELINE STANDARD IS WE ARE PROUD TO BE AN ASSET.

AS DALLAS GROWS AND IMPROVES OUR NATIONAL RANKING AGAINST THE DALLAS TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND PARK SCORE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BRING THE TRAILS INTO DOWNTOWN AND TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER GREEN GREENING ENTITIES, IF YOU WILL, WILL AND REALLY GUIDE THAT IMPROVED, ELEVATED, BETTER EXPERIENCE AND A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.

THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE DESCRIBED TODAY IS FOR PARKS THAT SERVE NOT ONLY DOWNTOWN, BUT ALL OF DALLAS.

AND WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING THE ENHANCED CARE,

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TOGETHER, WE CAN SUSTAIN THE PROGRESS ALREADY MADE AND ENSURE THESE PARKS CONTINUE DELIVERING THE VALUE FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS ACROSS OUR CITY. BEFORE WE CLOSE, I HAVE ONE FUN REEL THAT WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS MADE POSSIBLE. JUST THIS.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR HAVING US. MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK MR. AND MRS. HUNTER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS MR. SCRIPPS MENTIONED, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO WEREN'T AROUND, BUT THESE DOWNTOWN PARKS WERE BUILT INTENTIONALLY.

SHE MENTIONED ABOUT THE 2004 2005 MASTER PLAN, DOWNTOWN PARKS MASTER PLAN.

JUST A QUICK LITTLE HISTORY. I WAS THINKING ABOUT RELOCATING THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS HERE.

ONE OF THE REASON WHY THEY CHOSE DID NOT CHOOSE DALLAS.

THEY THEY REALLY GAVE TWO REASONS DOWNTOWN. THEY DID NOT CHOOSE TO MOVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS DOWNTOWN.

ONE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR EMPLOYEES HAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR TWO THINGS.

THEY SAID, YOU GOTTA HAVE MORE ARTS AND CULTURE.

THAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. AND THE SECOND ONE WAS, YOU KNOW, HYGIENE CAN BE DONE AT BED LEVEL BY ROLLING.

THE SECOND WAS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GREEN SPACE, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKS DOWNTOWN.

AND THE CITY TOOK IT SERIOUSLY. THEY WORK WITH PARTNERS AND THEY MADE THE INVESTMENT, AS MISS SCRIPPS MENTIONED.

SO THESE PARKS DOWNTOWN WERE AN INVESTMENT TO GET A RETURN TO ATTRACT PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

AND SO A WELL MAINTAINED AND SAFE PARK CREATES VALUE.

WE CANNOT IGNORE THAT. IT NEEDS TO HAVE A DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCE TO KEEP THEM MAINTAINED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS.

BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER, DOWNTOWN IS WHAT, OVER 50, CLOSE TO 60% OF THE CITY'S TAX BASE.

AND IF WE DON'T KEEP THESE PARKS MAINTAINED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, WE'RE AT RISK OF LOSING THAT TAX BASE BECAUSE FOLKS WANT TO LIVE. THEY WANT TO LIVE AND MOVE THEIR BUSINESSES NEXT TO THESE PARKS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALWAYS PUT THAT AT THE FOREFRONT, THOSE SAME REVENUES THAT COME OUT OF DOWNTOWN.

IT'S THE SAME REVENUES I'M TALKING ABOUT FROM THE TAX BASE REVENUES WE GET.

IT'S THE SAME REVENUES THAT I GET TO SUPPORT THOSE OTHER 420 PARKS THROUGHOUT OUR PARK SYSTEM.

THANK YOU SIR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR ME, PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT MR. JENKINS JUST SAID THE LAST TIME, ONE OF THE TIMES BEFORE YOU'D COME TO SPEAK WITH US, WE TALKED ABOUT ESTABLISHING AN ENDOWMENT FOR PARKS.

DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON ON THAT? YES. THAT'S GREAT.

THE CONSERVANCY, ONCE THE PARKS GOT BUILT, HAS AN ENDOWMENT THAT THEY HAVE RAISED AND WILL HAVE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE SPECIFIC TO SOME OF THE DIFFERENT PARKS DIE.

WE JUST HAVE OUR KID, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT REVENUES FROM THE RATEPAYERS.

OKAY. IS THERE A REASON WHY I CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE ENDOWMENT? I THINK IT WAS JUST THE WAY IT WAS SET UP BY THE PEOPLE WHO HAD RAISED THE CAPITAL AND OVERSAW THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKS IN PD, I ESTABLISHED THIS IS NOT LIKE ME. I'M ASKING I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS STRUCTURED.

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AND I THINK IN GENERAL, IT WOULD PUT US MORE IN A FUNDRAISING CAPACITY RATHER THAN WORKING ON THE BEHEST OF OUR RATEPAYERS TO DELIVER THE SERVICES CLEAN, SAFE, ACTIVE PARKS. MR. CREAMY. THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR. I WANTED TO START WITH SOMETHING LIGHT AND FUN.

THERE WAS A LIGHT. THERE WAS A LINE IN THE PRESENTATION THAT KIND OF GIVES ME A PATHWAY TO DROP MY BEST DAD JOKE.

IT WAS A LINE THAT SAID 47,000 PILES OF PET WASTE ARE PICKED UP.

AND THIS ALLOWS ME TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, PICKING UP DOG POOP IN OUR PARKS.

IT'S, IT'S NOT MY FAVORITE THING TO DO, BUT IT IS A SOLID NUMBER TWO.

ON THAT BECAUSE I LOVE A GOOD DAD JOKE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP.

YOU CERTAINLY DO ENSURE THAT THESE PARKS LOOK THEIR BEST.

THEY'RE SAFE, THEY'RE CLEAN THROUGH THE DAILY CARE AND THE VISIBLE PRESENCE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE JUST SIMPLY CAN'T DO. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MAIN STREET GARDEN PARK. THAT PICTURE OF MOVIE NIGHT IS EPIC. I MEAN, I THINK IT WENT VIRAL AND IT CERTAINLY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICS OF A PARK IN DOWNTOWN 1.7 MILLION PARK VISITORS IS NO JOKE.

THIS CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS A GAP THAT WE DO HAVE IN OUR DOWNTOWN DALLAS PARKS AND.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR DOWNTOWN DALLAS PARKS, THEY ARE BUILT TO A HIGHER STANDARD.

WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE PERHAPS SOME OF THE MERCEDES-BENZ'S OF PARKS FOR GOOD REASON.

WITH A HIGHLY ENGINEERED GERMAN VEHICLE COMES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE, PERHAPS MORE MAINTENANCE THAN PERHAPS A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD WOULD, WOULD REQUIRE THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GRASS REPLACEMENT AT A PLACE LIKE MAIN STREET, GARDEN PARK OR LIGHT POLES THAT ARE, LET'S BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER FOR X5X, THE COST OF A NORMAL LIGHT POLE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, OTHER CUSTOM LIGHTING, THINGS LIKE THAT. TO QUOTE MISTER YOUNG EARLIER, HE USED THE WORD FAIRNESS DICTATE.

SO FAIRNESS DICTATES A LIGHT POLE THAT GOES DOWN AT MAIN STREET.

GARDEN SHOULD BE REPLACED JUST AS QUICKLY AS A LIGHT POLE THAT GOES DOWN IN A PARK OR A PARK IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.

BUT HEREIN LIES THE RUB. THAT LIGHT POLE IS 4 OR 5 X THE COST OF A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK LIGHT POLE.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BEING DATA DRIVEN, THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE MOST PART. BUT WITH 1.7 MILLION PARK VISITORS, CHANCES ARE THAT DATA IS GOING TO BE HEAVILY SKEWED TO THESE POPULAR DOWNTOWN PARKS VERSUS A LITTLE PARK IN SOUTHERN DALLAS OR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14.

THIS IS A GAP AND AN OPPORTUNITY. I THINK IT TALKS ABOUT A NEED FOR AN ENDOWMENT, A NEED FOR SOME SORT OF PRIVATE FUNDING, A NEED TO TAP INTO THIS VAST NETWORK. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO YOUR EVENTS AND I LOOK AROUND, I'M LIKE, WOW, THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE NETWORK OF FOLKS. THOSE FOLKS NEED TO BE TAPPED.

WHAT YOUR STRENGTH IS CAN BE ALL OF OUR GAIN.

WHEN WE WIN, WE SHOULD WIN TOGETHER. I DON'T WANT TO COME ACROSS A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE A LIGHT POLE DOWN AT MAIN STREET GARDEN. I GOT A LIGHT POLE DOWN IN PARK, AND I GOT TO PICK WHICH ONE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING INTO SOME TOUGH TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN MAINTENANCE.

WE ARE VERY QUICKLY MOVING INTO A WAIT TILL IT BREAKS AND FIX IT APPROACH RATHER THAN BE A PROACTIVE APPROACH.

AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE COOKIES ARE CRUMBLING IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION. IT'S JUST JUST A FAIR STATEMENT FOR ALL TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CREAMY. MR. WOOD. THANK YOU. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT OUR PARKS DOWNTOWN ARE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. WELL THOUGHT OF A STANDARD ABOVE ALMOST EVERY OTHER PARK IN THE CITY.

THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EVERYDAY PEOPLE THAT WE ASK TO SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.

SO YOU BALANCE WHEN YOU REPRESENT THESE SUBURBS OR THE OUTLYING AREAS FROM DOWNTOWN WITH THESE GREAT PARKS.

WELL, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THAT? WELL, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THAT? SO YOU GUYS ARE HELD TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF STANDARD.

SO I GET IT. I LOVE THE PARKS. SUPPORT THE PARKS.

THE ONE I WENT TO WEST END ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.

AND ONE CONCERNING THING THAT I HAVE IS Y'ALL TURNED OFF THE POWER TO THE WORK TABLE.

THAT WAS AN AMENITY THAT WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED FOR THE COMMUNITY DURING COMMUNITY PROCESSES AND YOU TURNED IT OFF AND DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS, I GUESS IS WHAT I'VE HEARD.

I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT THE POWER'S BEEN TURNED OFF ON THE WORK TABLE, THE WI-FI.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL FUNCTIONING. BUT THOSE WERE AMENITIES THAT WERE OFFERED TO BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT WAS ASKED FOR.

AND I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE HOMELESS IS, YOU KNOW, THE SAD PART.

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THAT'S ONLY IN DD. THE ONLY GREAT THING ABOUT DD IS YOU ALL HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO HELP COMBAT THAT HOMELESSNESS. DOWNTOWN. SO YOU GET YOU GET A LOT OF FUNDS TO HELP MITIGATE THAT WHERE NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T HAVE THAT SAME LEVEL OF EXTRA LAYER. SO IT'S, IT'S DISCONCERNING OR IT'S CONCERNING WHEN WE HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HOMELESS COST US THIS, OR WE TAKE AWAY AMENITIES BECAUSE THE HOMELESS ARE USING THEM.

SO THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THE AMENITIES REPLACED BACK AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO HAVE THE ELECTRONICS THE WI FI ESTABLISHED, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT ALL HAS BEEN FIXED AND I'M JUST SPOUTING IT OFF, BUT IF IT STILL TURNED OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TURN BACK ON AS AN AMENITY.

WE HAD SOME SOME REAL ISSUES WITH ACTUALLY POP UP BUSINESSES OCCURRING USING THE ELECTRICITY.

SO WE DID HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AT THE REQUEST OF MANY OF THE NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS.

BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT THE INTENT. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT DOES THAT POP UP BUSINESS VERSUS A BARBERSHOP TYPE STUFF HAPPENING? USING THE POWER PEOPLE HAD HAD REALLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT.

WE, IF IT'S A PERSON WHO MIGHT BE UNHOUSED CHARGING A PHONE, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT OUR, WHAT WE'RE COMBATING.

IT WAS ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL, ESPECIALLY IN THAT PARK.

AND I, WE TRY TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE VERY, VERY, VERY, I, I SHARE YOUR CONCERN.

WE WANT THE PARKS TO BE FULLY AMENITIZED. HOWEVER, WHEN BEHAVIOR BECOMES SOMETHING, WE WILL TRY DIFFERENT APPROACHES.

AND WE'VE DONE THAT IN MAIN STREET GARDEN WITH NEW FURNITURE WITH THE WITH THE PERMISSION AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT.

SO WE TRY TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE AND WE WATCH IT CLOSELY.

WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF DATA FROM THOSE 32,000 QUALITY OF LIFE INTERACTIONS.

AND SO GENERALLY, WE KNOW WHEN SOMETHING HAS TIPPED THAT BALANCE.

IT'S TRULY NOT A KNEE JERK REACTION. SO LIKE A BARBERSHOP WAS OPENING UP IN THE PARK.

DID THEY CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES? WE DID. I MEAN, I, I THINK THAT THAT'S A, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT HAVING THE AMENITIES AVAILABLE TO OUR PATRONS YOU HAVE A HUGE WORK TABLE THAT'S PROBABLY AS LONG AS THIS ROOM AND NO POWER FOR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT.

SO WE, SO WE ARE COLLECTING A LOT OF DATA. A LOT OF IT IS FROM OUR SECURITY TEAM.

AND SO WE DON'T TAKE THESE DECISIONS LIGHTLY.

AND IT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

BUT OVER TIME, THE THE QUALITY OF LIFE INCIDENCES THAT HAVE RISEN TO A POINT THAT IT WAS ONE OF OUR MAJOR HOT SPOTS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

AND SO WE HAD TO START CONVERSATIONS NOT ONLY WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT, BUT ACTUALLY WITH DPD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS CAUSING TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO THE OTHER BUSINESSES.

AND SO THAT WAS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION OF WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST FIX.

YOU KNOW, WE STARTED WITH PUTTING IT ON A TIMER, AND WE WOULD ONLY HAVE IT DURING THE DAY AND SHUT IT OFF AT NIGHT SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE PEOPLE COMING OVERNIGHT. AND THEN THE PEOPLE WERE STILL ABUSING THE PRIVILEGE.

AND WE HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER DECISION. BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS JUST SO THAT I CAN COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.

SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR A TEN YEAR CONTINUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP? NO, WE'RE UNDER A CURRENT CONTRACT. THE PYD, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS GOING OUT TO OUR RATEPAYERS, WHICH THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS WON FOR RENEWAL.

THE PARK DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, AND THIS WAS CONFUSING IN A PREVIOUS BRIEFING THAT IT LISTED US AS A STIPEND.

I GUESS IT'S A STIPEND FOR $0. OKAY. OKAY. AND SO THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PIT IS WHAT? JUST UNDER $1 MILLION. WE RETURNED THREE, $3.6 FOR EVERY DOLLAR.

RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE PIT ON CITY, ON CITY OWNED LAND.

OKAY. AND THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. PINKUS. I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK ON THE ELECTRICITY AND THE WI-FI.

SO IS IT. ARE THEY SIGNED THAT THEY'RE PRIVATE? NOT FOR PRIVATE, FOR BUSINESS USE AND ALL THAT.

IS THERE A COMMUNICATION THERE? SURE. I'M SORRY.

WHAT? THE GENERAL. THE GENERAL PARK SIGNAGE IN THE PARK.

SO THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFICALLY ON THE TABLE THAT YOU'RE TELLING SOMEBODY YOU CAN'T RUN A BARBERSHOP THERE.

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WE DID OUR WE DID OUR LEVEL BEST. YEAH, WE THE CHALLENGE IS BACK TO THE QUESTION OVER HERE IS THAT WE THE PIT ITSELF D COVERS MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF DOWNTOWN SEPARATE FROM PARKS AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INTEREST, SECURITY AND THE REST OF THE 1.5MI².

AND SO WE, WE HAVE TO, WE SPREAD OUT ALL OVER DOWNTOWN.

SO IT'S HARD TO PRIORITIZE ONE ZONE OR ONE PARK OR ANOTHER.

WE HAVE TO CATCH OR CATCH CAN IN SOME INSTANCES.

AND CANDIDLY THERE. I USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE.

WE HAVE HAD WE HAD IN 2022 AND 2023 REAL ISSUES WITH SECURITY, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PARKS.

AS WE HAVE MADE HUGE STRIDES ON UNSHELTERED SLEEPING IN DOWNTOWN, SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF A 75% PLUS IMPROVEMENT.

A LOT OF THESE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES HAVE IMPROVED.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE ALSO ADDED 24 HOUR SECURITY IN PARKS AT OUR EXPENSE.

BECAUSE WE CANNOT, WE BELIEVE, ALLOW ANY ILLICIT BEHAVIOR OF ANY KIND TO BE HAPPENING IN THESE SPACES.

BUT I WILL BRAG ON OUR, OUR APP, OUR CSA APP.

CURRENTLY, IF SOMEBODY CALLS, OUR DISPATCHER PUTS IN A REPORT TO CSA.

WE HAVE AROUND A FOUR MINUTE RESPONSE TIME TO ANY ISSUE THAT WE RECEIVE, WHETHER IT'S CLEANING OR QUALITY OF LIFE OR ANYTHING.

WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. SO I HAD A LITTLE CONFUSION TOO ON THE PRESENTATION.

ON SLIDE 23, YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE 1.7 MILLION ANNUAL PARK VISITS, BUT IT ALSO SAID YOU HAVE 3 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S AT ALL OF DOWNTOWN 3.2 INCLUDES TOURISTS AND CONVENTIONEERS.

YES. IT'S THE BROADER, BROADER. AND THEN I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF EMPTY OFFICE SPACE IN DOWNTOWN.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO I IMAGINE THAT WITH EMPTY OFFICE SPACE SUPPLY AND DEMAND, PRICES WILL GO DOWN AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET BACK.

DOWNTOWN POPULATION. I MEAN, IT'S NOT JUST THE PARKS.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE DID BOEING ACTUALLY END UP GOING? CHICAGO. CHICAGO. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BETTER PARTS THAN WE HAVE NOW.

THEY DON'T. YEAH. THANK YOU. MR..

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH. AND MY CONCERN IS NOT MAYBE AS HIGH AS TURNING OFF THE POWER, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE PUTTING A LOCK WITH A COMBO COMBINATION THAT WHEN SOMEBODY DOES RESERVE THAT SECTION, THEY CAN GO AND LOCK IT, BUT ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND WHY WE TURN OFF THE POWER BECAUSE WE SEE IT.

EVEN OUR COMMUNITY PARKS, WE SEE IT. AND JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT THE USER THAT DOES PAY TO USE IT CAN GET IN THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO BE CLEAR, WE HAVE PLENTY OF POWER FOR HOLIDAY DECOR AND PRIVATE USERS OR DEFENSE.

YEAH. IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, JUST FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT.

BUT IT AWESOME WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING. AND JUST THE PARKS LOOK AMAZING WHEN I GO TO THEM.

SO AND, AND ALL THE STUFF GOES ON. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU JUST KEEP DOING THE GOOD, DOING THE WORK AND WE'LL SEE DIVIDENDS COME FILLING IN THOSE OFFICE TOWERS.

ALSO. THANK YOU. I'LL SAY, FOR HEARING FEEDBACK.

WE RAMPED UP TO A STAFF OF 25 AMBASSADORS, SEASONAL AMBASSADORS TO STAY IN THE PARKS AND GET FEEDBACK AND HELP PEOPLE AS THEY CAME THROUGH.

AND OVERWHELMINGLY, THE VISITORS CAME IN AND SAID, WOW, THIS IS AMAZING.

THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THE PARKS ARE FANTASTIC.

WE, WE REALLY LOVE DALLAS. SO IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE AND WHAT SOME OF THE PARKS CLOSED.

111111. YES. STANDARD. STANDARD. YEAH. THERE'S STILL DALLAS PARK.

WE GOTTA ASK BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY'RE REALLY DARK AT NIGHT. I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN IN DOWNTOWN BECAUSE DOWNTOWN DOES HAVE A GREAT NIGHTLIFE. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS DOWNTOWN. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT STUFF GOING ON DOWNTOWN AT NIGHT, AND YOUR PARKS ARE REALLY DARK AFTER 11.

AND WE'VE TRIED ACTUALLY TO ADD SOME MORE LIGHTING. SOMETIMES THE TREES GET A LITTLE BUSHY AND WE NEED TO DO TRIMMING. BUT YES, WE WE WATCH THAT AND TRY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE CAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JENNIFER. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SPEAK WITH US.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE ANOTHER BRIEFING FROM MR. RYAN O'CONNOR ON THE MULTI YEAR UPDATE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

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SO VERY MUCH A CONTINUATION OF THE CONVERSATION WE STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO.

THIS TIME, HOWEVER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE REFER TO AS OUR PROGRAM FUNDS.

SO WITH THAT VERY BRIEF INTRODUCTION, I'LL HAND IT OFF TO MR. TENNELL AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE QUESTIONS UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'LL BE BRIEF WITH THE PRESENTATION.

AND LIKE DIRECTOR O'CONNOR WAS SAYING, TODAY WE'RE CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSION OF DEPARTMENTS, MULTI-YEAR FUNDS. THIS IS THE SECOND BRIEFING IN THE SERIES.

AND TODAY WE'LL FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON OUR OPERATING AND PROGRAM FUNDS.

OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE GREATER TRANSPARENCY AROUND THESE FUNDS.

WHY? WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM, HOW THE FUNDS ARE USED, AND WHY MAINTAINING THESE RESOURCES IS IMPORTANT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS. WE'LL ALSO WALK THROUGH THE CURRENT BALANCES AND PROVIDE SOME REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF HOW THESE FUNDS HAVE ALLOWED THE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO UNEXPECTED OPERATIONAL NEEDS. THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S BRIEFING IS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY OUR MULTI-YEAR FUNDS.

WE WANT THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THREE THINGS WHY THESE FUNDS EXIST, HOW THEY ARE UTILIZED AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED TRUST AND ENDOWMENTS.

TODAY, WE'RE FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON OPERATING AND PROGRAM FUNDS.

WE WILL RETURN WITH SEPARATE BRIEFINGS COVERING CAPITAL AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AND FINALLY FAIR PARK FUNDS.

BY SEPARATING THE FUNDS INTO CATEGORIES, WE CAN PROVIDE A CLEARER PICTURE OF THOSE PURPOSES.

RATHER THAN TREATING ALL MULTI-YEAR FUNDS AS THOUGH THEY OPERATE THE SAME WAY.

AND NOW, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE INDIVIDUAL FUNDS, I WANT TO BRIEFLY ESTABLISH WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE USE THE TERM MULTI-YEAR FUND.

THE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED RESOURCES ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIFIC AUTHORIZED PURPOSES THAT MAY EXTEND BEYOND A SINGLE FISCAL YEAR.

UNLIKE THE GENERAL FUND, WHERE WE GENERALLY BUDGET RESOURCES WITHIN AN ANNUAL OPERATING CYCLE, REMAINING RESOURCES IN THESE FUNDS CAN CONTINUE ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.

THE REVENUE SOURCE VARIES BY FUND. THEY CAN INCLUDE PROGRAM FEES, AGREEMENTS, REIMBURSEMENTS, DONATIONS, INTEREST, EARNINGS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED REVENUES.

THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT THESE ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE POOLS OF MONEY.

EACH FUND HAS AN ESTABLISHED PURPOSE THAT DETERMINES HOW THOSE RESOURCES CAN APPROPRIATELY BE USED.

SO WHY DO WE MAINTAIN THESE FUNDS? FIRST, THEY PROVIDE DEDICATED RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED TO MAINTAIN ASSETS, SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ADDRESS ELIGIBLE NEEDS WHEN GENERAL FUND OR BOND FUND RESOURCES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE.

SECONDLY, THEY PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH AN IMPORTANT LEVEL OF FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY.

WE OPERATE A VERY LARGE AND DIVERSE PARK SYSTEM.

RECREATION CENTERS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, GOLF COURSES AND OTHER ASSETS DO NOT ALWAYS EXPERIENCE FAILURES, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S BUDGET CALENDAR AND HVAC SYSTEM CAN FAIL.

A FACILITY CAN EXPERIENCE AN UNEXPECTED MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

A GOLF COURSE MAY REQUIRE AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR.

MOST OF YOUR FUNDS PROVIDE ANOTHER FUNDING STRATEGY THAT ALLOWS US TO ADDRESS ELIGIBLE NEEDS AND MAINTAIN CONTINUED CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS WITHOUT NECESSARILY WAITING FOR THE NEXT ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE, AND LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE'LL SHOW YOU SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF SOME REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF HOW THE FLEXIBILITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

I WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SIMPLY BALANCES THAT SIT UNUSED.

THEY ARE UTILIZED FOR AUTHORIZED OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT NEEDS DEPENDING ON THE FUND.

THAT CAN INCLUDE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, MAJOR MAINTENANCE, PROGRAM RELATED EXPENDITURES, OR OTHER ELIGIBLE USES.

THERE ARE ALSO CONTROLS AROUND HOW THESE RESOURCES ARE UTILIZED.

FOR MOST OF YOUR FUNDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. THE FUNDING SOURCE IS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.

APPROPRIATIONS ARE ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.

SO WHILE THESE RESOURCES PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY, THEY CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY'S ESTABLISHED BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL CONTROL STRUCTURE. THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE BASIC LIFE CYCLE OF THESE RESOURCES.

IT STARTS WITH REVENUE BEING RECEIVED DEPENDING ON THE FUND THAT MAY COME FROM FEES, AGREEMENTS, DONATIONS, INTERESTS, OR OTHER AUTHORIZED SOURCES, THOSE REVENUES ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE APPROPRIATE FUND AND REMAIN DEDICATED TO THE

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AN APPROPRIATION MUST BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND ONCE THE APPROPRIATION EXISTS, EXPONENTIALS CAN OCCUR WITHIN BOTH THE APPROPRIATION AND AUTHORIZED PURPOSE OF ANY REMAINING RESOURCES CAN CONTINUE ACROSS FISCAL YEARS, RATHER THAN SIMPLY DISAPPEARING AT YEAR END.

THERE IS ALSO COORDINATION ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION FROM RECREATION SERVES AS A STEWARD OF THE OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC NEED.

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. ASSIST WITH BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATION OVERSIGHT AND.

THE CITY CONTROLLER'S OFFICE PROVIDES ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL REPORTING, AND FIDUCIARY CONTROLS AND.

THIS IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT A FUND BALANCE IS NOT THE SAME THING AS AN APPROPRIATION.

A FUND CAN HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE WHILE STILL REQUIRING APPROPRIATE SPENDING AUTHORITY BEFORE THOSE RESOURCES CAN BE EXPENDED.

AND NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED HOW THE FUNDS WORK, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE OPERATING AND PROGRAM FUNDS INCLUDED IN TODAY'S BRIEFING.

AS OF JUNE THE 30TH, THESE FUNDS HAVE A COMBINED FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $15.3 MILLION.

BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE 15.3 SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS ONE UNRESTRICTED POOL OF AVAILABLE FUNDING.

EACH OF THESE FUNDS HAS ITS OWN PURPOSE, REVENUE SOURCE, AND OPERATIONAL USE.

FOR EXAMPLE, ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE FUND SUPPORTS MAJOR ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND IS PRIMARILY SUPPORTED BY RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE SURCHARGES AND INTEREST.

THE RECREATION AND PXR PROGRAM FUND SUPPORTS RECREATION PROGRAMING AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR OUR OUTDOOR PROGRAM FUND.

IT SUPPORTS OUTDOOR STANDALONE RENTABLE FACILITIES AND PARK RELATED IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE GOLF IMPROVEMENT FUND SUPPORTS GOLF MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS AND REPRESENTS THE LARGEST BALANCE WITHIN THIS GROUP. THE REMAINING FUNDS SUPPORT SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH ENFORC AND OTHER AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.

SO WHEN LOOKING AT THE TOTAL BALANCE, THE IMPORTANT QUESTION IS NOT SIMPLY HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE.

THE APPROPRIATE QUESTION IS WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR A PARTICULAR AUTHORIZED NEED.

NOW THIS NEXT SLIDE. IT TAKES THE FINANCIAL DISCUSSION AND CONNECTS IT DIRECTLY TO OPERATIONS.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MAINTAINING MOST OF YOUR FUNDS, THESE ARE THE TYPES OF SITUATIONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THESE ARE NOT THEORETICAL EXAMPLES. THESE ARE ACTUAL OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS ENCOUNTERED AT JC TURNER RECREATION CENTER.

A COMPLETE HVAC SYSTEM FAILURE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS AT WILLOUGHBY JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER, THE GYM FLOOR, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN AND REQUIRING AN UNPLANNED REPAIR AT STEPHENSON PARK GOLF COURSE.

SEVERE EROSION AND WASHOUTS REQUIRED REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN COURSE PLAYABILITY AT TENNIS AND GOLF COURSE.

DRAINAGE ISSUES REQUIRE CORRECTIVE WORK TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL DISRUPTION TO THE COURSE, AND MOST RECENTLY, AT WILLIS FIELDS, AN UNEXPECTED FIRE CREATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, REQUIRING THE RESTORATION OF THE ATHLETIC FIELD.

NONE OF THESE SITUATIONS WAITED FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY APPEAR IN THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THESE RESOURCES MATTER.

THEY PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO UNEXPECTED AND UNBUDGETED NEEDS, WHILE PROTECTING THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES OUR RESIDENTS USE EVERY DAY.

BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS EQUATION IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT.

THESE RESOURCES ALSO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE REINVESTING IN OUR CUSTOMER FACING OPERATIONS SO THAT OUR RECREATION CENTERS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, GOLF COURSES, AND PROGRAMS REMAIN SAFE, FUNCTIONAL, AND COMPETITIVE.

ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, THIS IS A CONTINUUM OF SERVICE AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ASSETS.

AND AS WE CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THE BRIEFING, THERE ARE FOUR POINTS I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO TAKE AWAY.

FIRST, THE MOST OF YOUR FUNDS ALLOW US TO MANAGE DEDICATED RESOURCES ACROSS FISCAL YEARS, RATHER THAN FORCING EVERY OPERATIONAL NEEDS A SINGLE ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE.

SECONDLY, THEY STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO ELIGIBLE NEEDS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT.

THIRD, THESE RESOURCES REMAIN CONNECTED FOR A SPECIFIC PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL PURPOSES.

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ONE UNRESTRICTED POOL OF FUNDING.

AND FINALLY, WE'RE ALSO STRENGTHENING OUR REVENUE FLOWS INTO THESE FUNDS.

MOVING FORWARD, THE DEPARTMENT WILL FIRST BE BUDGETED REVENUE OBLIGATION REVENUE COLLECTED ABOVE THAT BUDGET OBLIGATION WILL THEN BE DIRECTED INTO THE

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NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S DISCUSSION OF OPERATING THE PROGRAM FUNDS.

AS A PART OF THIS EDUCATIONAL SERIES, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE REMAINING MOST OF YOUR FUND CATEGORIES TO THE BOARD.

OUR NEXT BRIEFING WILL FOCUS ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, FOLLOWED BY SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON OUR FUNDS.

AND ONCE WE'VE COMPLETED THE SERIES, THE BOARD WILL HAVE A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

THE PURPOSES OF THOSE RESOURCES AND HOW THEY SUPPORT THE PARK SYSTEM.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

MR.. CHAIR AND THE ENTIRE BOARD, JUST REAL QUICK.

BASICALLY, BOARDS AND COUNCILS IN PARTICULAR.

BOARD. OVER THE YEARS, AS THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS GOT TIGHT OVER TIME, WE WENT THROUGH A DOWN CYCLE WITH OUR BUDGET MANY YEARS AGO. AND SO IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT ONCE AGAIN, THE PARK DEPARTMENT FIGURE OUT WHEN WE'RE GETTING TOUGH BUDGET YEARS OR WHENEVER YOUR BUDGET IS TIGHT THAT WE START. WE STARTED CHARGING FOR ADDITIONAL FEES.

WE WANT A CERTAIN PERCENT OF THOSE FEES TO GO BACK INTO WHAT WE CALL.

YOU. JUST HEARD FROM MR. PATRICK TENNELL TODAY THAT BASICALLY TOLD YOU IT GOES INTO A OPERATING PROGRAM FUND.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THAT REC CENTER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU ALL TO THINK THAT WE JUST TAPPING THIS FUND BECAUSE I GOT A, A REC HVAC THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. NO, THESE ARE IF SOMETHING COMPLETELY FAILS AND WE KNOW IT'S ABOUT TO FAIL ON THOSE LAST NAME, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FUNDING AND THIS THING FAILED IN JUNE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FUNDING.

WE HAD TO WAIT TILL OCTOBER 1ST FOR OUR NEW FUNDING.

BUT GUESS WHAT? THAT REC CENTER WOULD HAVE HAD TO SHUT DOWN OR IT WOULD HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT AIR.

AND SO THESE FUNDS ARE SET UP FOR THOSE TYPE OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS REPLACEMENTS.

THEY ALSO SET UP LIKE OUR GOLF COURSES SO THAT WE ARE KEEP THOSE COMPETITIVE.

JUST LIKE WHEN WE HAD TO REPLACE THE GREENS AT CEDARCREST.

IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT FUNDING, THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE GOLF COURSE AND WE WOULD HAVE LOST ALL OUR REVENUES, ALL OUR CUSTOMERS, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF FUNDING SOURCE.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL EVERY FISCAL YEAR FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO KEEP THESE FORWARD FACING CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS. THEY HAVE TO STAY OPERATIONAL. THEY OPERATE AS A BUSINESS.

SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS. THANK YOU SIR.

MR. YOUNG SEVERAL QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE TO USE MONEY FROM THESE FUNDS? SO THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS, IS DIRECTOR JENKINS JUST MENTIONED THE USES ARE LIMITED.

SO THINKING ABOUT 0395, FOR INSTANCE, WHICH IS OUR RECREATION FUND.

SO THOSE ARE REALLY LIMITED TOWARDS HVAC SYSTEMS, GYM FLOORS, THE CREATION OF NEW PROGRAMS OR FITNESS EQUIPMENT.

SO IT'S NOT AS THOUGH IT CAN JUST BE FOR ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN.

IT REALLY IS SPECIFIC TO MAJOR SYSTEMS OR MAJOR ELEMENTS OF FACILITIES THAT ARE CUSTOMER FACING AND CUSTOMER ORIENTED.

AS REFUGEES MENTIONED, HOW IS THE GO NO GO DECISION TO USE THIS FUND MADE? DOES THAT COME TO YOUR LEVEL OR DIRECTOR LEVEL? OH, I SEE SO IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE PROBABLY A COMBINATION BETWEEN THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, MYSELF AND DIRECTOR JENKINS. THIS IS THESE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD BE COLLECTIVELY DECIDED BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S FINITE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THESE FUNDS.

AND SO THE DECISION TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS HAS TO BE WELL THOUGHT OUT.

SO LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. WE WE JUST TOOK OVER MAINTAINING ALL 43 OF OUR RECREATION CENTERS BECAUSE BEFORE IT WAS UP ON THE FACILITY REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, THE CITY. SO LAST BUDGET YEAR, WE SAID, HEY, THESE ARE FORWARD FACING REC CENTERS AND YOU ALL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 500 BUILDINGS. AND WE UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO BE BEHIND POLICE, FIRE, SANITATION, AND EVERYONE ELSE, BUT NONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T GET TO OUR HVAC SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPERIENCING HOT AIR OR, OR NO AIR. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING SOME OF THESE FUNDS.

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WE WE'VE BEEN PUTTING THEM IN THE ORDER BASED ON WHICH SYSTEMS WE KNOW ARE ABOUT TO FAIL.

AND SO THERE'S PROBABLY 4 OR 5 SYSTEMS GOT TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAIL ON US, BEFORE THEY FAIL.

AND SO THAT'S HOW WE COLLECTIVELY, COLLECTIVELY DECIDE HOW TO USE THOSE FUNDS.

WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN OR UNEXPECTEDLY HAPPENS.

NEXT QUESTION IS HOW ARE THESE FUNDS APPROPRIATED? I THINK OF THAT AS INVOLVING EITHER THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS OR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BY COUNCIL.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE WILLIS WINTERS PARK FIRE OCCURRED, THE COUNCIL APPROPRIATE THAT MONEY FOR THE REPAIR OF THAT FACILITY.

YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. SO WE DO SEEK APPROPRIATIONS FOR THESE MULTIYEAR FUNDS THROUGH THE BUDGET OFFICE, THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. AND IF, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU JUST MENTIONED ABOUT THE FIRE, AND MR. FENNER CAN EXPAND IF YOU CHOOSE TO, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY HAVE TO GO BACK IN.

WELL, WE ALREADY IN THIS CYCLE, BUT LIKE WE CAN WE CAN APPROPRIATE FOR OCTOBER.

LET'S JUST SAY LIKE WE GET THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND WE DON'T ASK FOR AN APPROPRIATION.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE ON THE BUDGET PROCESS, YOU'LL SEE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

THAT'S WHERE THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE APPROPRIATION FOR US FOR THESE TYPE OF FUNDS.

AND SO LET'S JUST SAY WE GOT INTO THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN SUDDENLY WE ONLY ASKED FOR $3 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.

BUT WE DISCOVERED THAT, MAN, I GOT THREE MORE HVAC SYSTEMS, BUT THIS FUND WAS ONLY APPROPRIATED $1 MILLION, BUT I NEED ANOTHER 800. THEN WE WOULD GO BACK TO THE BUDGET, NOT THROUGH THE WE'LL GO BACK THROUGH THE BUDGET OFFICE.

THEY WOULD GET THE SCHEDULE FOR THE COUNCIL TO ASK FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

AND I'D ALSO ADD TO THAT. YOU'LL OCCASIONALLY SEE AGENDA ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE YOU THAT ARE MULTI SUBJECT.

SO IT'S THE AWARD OF SUCH AND SUCH IMPROVEMENT.

BUT WE ALSO SEE THE INCREASE OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF X.

SO WE DO THAT FROM TIME TO TIME. IF WE DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

OKAY. NOW WHAT. TRUST ME. I WOULD LOVE EVERY YEAR IF THE PARK DEPARTMENT WOULD RECEIVE A A CONTINGENCY RESERVE OF $3 MILLION FOR UNFORESEEN EXPENSES, BUT THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

BUT THIS IS THE NEXT BEST THING. IT IS. THAT'S RIGHT.

ARE THESE SEVEN FUNDS THE ONLY MULTIYEAR FUNDS THAT FALL UNDER THE OPERATING AND PROGRAMING CATEGORY UNDER THIS BUCKET? YES, SIR. SO WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH WHILE WE'RE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD, WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ENSURING THAT EACH OF THE FUNDS ARE ORGANIZED IN THE RIGHT WAY.

SO THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE OFFERED FOR THE PROGRAM FUNDS.

THERE ARE CAPITAL FUNDS, OF COURSE, THERE ARE TRUSTS AND ENDOWMENTS AND FAIR PARK FUNDS, BUT THESE ARE THE OPERATING FUNDS.

THE REASON I ASK IS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FUNDS THAT I EXPECTED TO SEE ON THE SLIDE AND DIDN'T SEE.

THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED THE WHITE ROCK LAKE ENDOWMENT FUND.

THERE'S TWO. YES, SIR. THERE'S ALSO WHAT USED TO BE CALLED THE WHITE ROCK LAKE BEAUTIFICATION FUND, AND NOW IT'S GOT A FANCIER NAME. ARE THOSE CONSIDERED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS? YES, YOU WILL SEE THOSE IN THE FUTURE. THOSE HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED WITH THE CAPITAL.

THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. THANK YOU, MISTER CREAMY.

THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR. I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION. MY FAVORITE FUND IS THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES.

I WAS GOING TO ASK WHY THAT'S NOT HERE. THAT'S PROBABLY IN THE CAPITAL THAT'S AVAILABLE.

YOU WILL SEE THAT IN TWO WEEKS. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

SO REAL EASY QUESTION IS IS THERE A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT PULLED OUT OF THESE FUNDS.

IT HAS TO COME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL OR IS IT ALL HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY? SO AS AS MR. FENNELL SAID, WHEN WE DO CONTRACT AWARDS, IF IT'S OVER THOSE THRESHOLDS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL, THEY WILL COME BEFORE THIS BOARD. AND IT WILL SAY VERY CLEARLY ON THE FINANCING INFORMATION, IF IT'S A MULTI YEAR FUND, THAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE, WHAT IS THAT THRESHOLD? IS IT VARY FOR SERVICES AND HALF A MILLION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS? OKAY. OKAY. IT'S BEEN THAT AMOUNT FOR QUITE A FEW YEAR AND CHANGE APPROXIMATELY.

OKAY. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS 100 AND IT WAS 100, 125.

YEAH. YEAH. SO IT DID INCREASE RELATIVELY RECENTLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MOORE. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

SO I JUST GOT ONE QUESTION. BRIAN, OR SOMEONE CAN ANSWER THIS.

IS THIS THE SAME ONE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT? THE CITY MANAGER WANTED US TO ASK. YES. OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, IT SOUNDED SIMILAR. YES.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS LOOKING UP. SO THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION. SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT MR. YOUNG HAD JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES. SO THE CYCLE FOR THIS MULTI YEAR FUND, THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WE ASK FOR YEARLY.

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SO AND, BUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS IN ONE CATEGORY.

WE CAN GO AND ASK. SO THEY JUST MOVE THE FUNDS AROUND.

YEAH. THEY MOVE, THEY GIVE US THE APPROPRIATION WHICH HAS TO GO BACK THROUGH COUNCIL TO APPROPRIATE THE ADDITIONAL THREE.

IT'LL BE UNDER ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. OKAY. AND SO SO TO BE PROACTIVE WITH THESE FUNDS, IS THERE A PROCESS FOR ASSESSING THE NEED SO THAT WHEN WE GO SO WHEN WE ASK FOR THE ALLOCATIONS OR THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THESE FUNDS, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, UPDATED. YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DO.

SO GIVE AN EXAMPLE. LIKE WE ALL HAVE TO HAVE WHAT I CALL FIVE YEAR SPENDING.

SO THERE'S THE UNEXPECTED EXPENSES AND THEN THERE'S THE STUFF.

REMEMBER, WE USE THEM FOR IMPROVEMENTS TOO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE GOLF COURSE IS ALWAYS USE THE EXAMPLE.

YOU GOTTA KEEP THE GOLF COURSES COMPETITIVE. YOU GATHER THE THE GRASS DIES OVER A CERTAIN TIME.

I DON'T CARE HOW GREAT YOU TREAT THEM. YOU GOTTA REPLACE THEM EVERY SO OFTEN.

OR YOU GOTTA UPGRADE THE GOLF COURSE TO KEEP IT COMPETITIVE.

AND SO IF YOU DON'T BUILD UP THAT FUND, AND THAT'S WHY LIKE EVERY SEVEN, I MEAN, ABOUT EVERY TEN YEARS, WE TRY TO RENOVATE ONE OTHER GOLF COURSES AND THEY GET ON A CYCLE.

AND IN SOME CASES, WE WANT TO, IF YOU WANT TO ADD LIKE A, A, A PUTTING GROUP OR SOMETHING, THAT'S WHERE IT COMES FROM BECAUSE NONE OF OUR GOLF COURSES MAKE IT INTO BOND FUNDS.

I MEAN, THE BOND PROGRAM, THEY DON'T BECAUSE, BECAUSE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE REC CENTERS, YOU HAVE THE POOLS AND YOU HAVE THE PARKS. AND RIGHTFULLY SO.

SINCE THESE ARE REVENUE DRIVEN, THEN WE SHOULD BE COLLECTING SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT THOSE GOLF COURSES.

AND SO THAT WAS A SMART WAY TO TO MAKE SURE GOLF COURSES STAY COMPETITIVE.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW OUR GOLF COURSES IS THE DOES OVER 220 200 0 POUNDS A YEAR.

THERE ARE MANY CITIES WHERE YOUR GOLF COURSE CONTINUE, YOUR ROUNDS GO UP, AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE KEEP THEM COMPETITIVE AND WE INVEST THEM.

BUT TO YOUR POINT, YES, THEY HAVE SPENDING PLAN.

THEY HAVE TO PUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE RESIDENTS, THEY KNOW SO MANY GYM FLOORS GOTTA BE RESURFACED AND WE DON'T GET THAT MONEY THROUGH OUR BUDGET. AND SO THEY AREN'T SET UP OR THEIR, THEIR MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT EVERY SO MANY OF THEM GOTTA BE RESURFACED.

AND THOSE RESURFACING COSTS, WHAT ABOUT ABOUT 10,000 MUCH WHEN WE DO, WHEN WE RESURFACE THE FLOOR AND WE RESTRIPED THEM, YOU'RE SOMEWHERE AROUND 25 TO 30,000 WHEN YOU'RE RESTRIPING.

SO WE'LL DO A GROUP OF THEM ALL TOGETHER THAT IS JUST TO RESTRIPE AND TO RECOAT.

A GYM FLOOR IS ABOUT $25,000. I GOT 43 OF THOSE.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A FUND LIKE THIS. WE'LL BE TRYING TO GO THROUGH A BOND PROGRAM.

SO DO WE TYPICALLY DEPLETE THOSE BONDS YEARLY, OR DO WE HAVE MONEY BONDS THAT CARRY OVER? SOME DO GET DEPLETED. I MEAN, ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE OUT OF THIS FUND WE USE FOR OUR, OUR, OUR OPERATING SYSTEM TO KEEP UPGRADING OUR OPERATION SYSTEM FOR OUR RECREATION CENTERS. YOU HAVE TO PAY YEARLY FEES FOR THAT OPERATION, AND THEN WE HAVE TO UPGRADE IT. WE USE THE SAME FUND TO KEEP THOSE SYSTEMS UPGRADED.

BUT TO YOUR POINT, IT IS ALTHOUGH THINGS HAPPEN AND EMERGENCIES TAKE PLACE, BUT AS A PRACTICE, WE DO TRY TO MAINTAIN A FUND BALANCE SO THAT IN ADDITION TO THE THE SPENDING PLANS.

BUT WE IT IS IMPORTANT AS A PRACTICE TO TRY TO MAINTAIN A FUND BALANCE TO, TO DEAL WITH THAT REALLY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE THAT MAY OCCUR FROM TIME TO TIME.

MR.. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH MR. YOUNG'S COMMENT THERE. WE HAVE, I THINK, FOUR LAKES.

EXCUSE ME THERE FOUR LAKES THAT THE CITY HAS.

SUPPORTED WITH THE DREDGING OF THE LAKES. IS THAT IS THAT.

WELL IN THE CASE OF WHITE ROCK LAKE THAT IS BOND FUNDED.

THERE'S PROBABLY IT'S. MR. YOUNG WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH. BUT THERE IS A PORTION IN THE BOND PROGRAM FOR DREDGING, BUT WITH THE OTHER BODIES OF WATER THE DREDGING PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO COME FROM. YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SOME OF THE OTHER LAKES WOULD GET BOND FUNDING.

PERHAPS BLACKMON WOULD, BUT THAT IS A, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SURE. OKAY. THANKS. MR.. TOM.

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LET'S JUST SAY THE PARK DEDICATION FUND. IT'S ONLY IT'S ONLY PURPOSE IS TO BUY PARK LAND.

CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND SO THAT WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT BUCKET.

THAT'S KIND OF IN OUR CAPITAL FUNDS BUCKET. BUT YES, THAT IS THE INTENT.

THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE PARK DEDICATION FUND IS TO TO ACQUIRE NEW PARKLAND, BUT ALSO TO IMPROVE EXISTING PARKS AS THE SECRETARY.

AND WE CAN NEVER CHANGE THE WORDING ON THAT TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET PARK DEDICATION MONEY, IT CAN BE USED FOR PARK BUYING, YOU KNOW, 80% BUY NEW PARK LAND, BUT 20% TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL OR MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO, SO THE ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW BEYOND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BEYOND THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING, IT DOES ALLOW FOR SOME OF A RELATIVELY MODEST PORTION OF THE FEES TO BE USED TO ADMINISTER IT AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION FOR MAINTENANCE. BUT WE DO HAVE AND YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THESE ITEMS COME BEFORE YOU IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

WE DO HAVE A PRIORITIZATION, AND A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE THE COCONUT COVE SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OUT OF BAHAMA BEACH THAT WAS THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH PART MEDICATION FUNDS BECAUSE THAT'S A SIGNATURE ELEMENT AND A SIGNATURE PART.

AND SO THAT IS, THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE WITH IMPLEMENTATION.

SO NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT ONE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL MULTI FUNDS.

WE CAN KIND OF STRUCTURE THE WAY WE. IS THAT LEGAL THAT WE GET STRUCTURE THE WAY WE WANT TO.

OR IS IT. SOME OF THEM ARE HOLD STEADFAST THROUGH LAW.

SO SO THE FUNDS ARE SPECIFIC TO THE PURPOSE. SO I, WE CAN KIND OF DIG INTO THE DETAILS A LITTLE BIT, BUT, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THESE FUNDS ARE SET UP FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND THE EXPENDITURES CAN BE USED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.

AND THAT'S PARTICULARLY TRUE OF THE TRUSTS AND ENDOWMENTS.

I MEAN, BECAUSE THAT PART OF THE CASE KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE LEEWAY IF WE IF WE WORD IT RIGHT AND WE GET IT TO BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR, FOR OTHER THINGS BESIDES BUYING PROPERTIES. SO AGAIN, THE ORDINANCE KIND OF ESTABLISHES THE RULES OF THE ROAD, SO TO SPEAK AT A HIGH LEVEL. BUT YES, THERE CAN BE SOME REFINEMENT WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE.

I DEFINITELY LIKE TO DOUBLE THOSE FEES. WE'RE LOOKING AT 2028 WOULD BE NICE.

OKAY. OUR MAXIMUM A MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY LAW. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION INFORMATION.

NEXT UP WE HAVE THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP RECAP BY.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. OUR GENERAL MANAGER.

THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL RECAP OF THE OPERATION FIFA WORLD CUP OPERATIONS AT FAIR PARK. THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THREE DIFFERENT OPERATIONS OUT THERE.

AND WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE. IT WILL BE PRETTY HIGH LEVEL FOCUSED.

I KNOW THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS STILL COLLECTING DATA ON REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

NEXT SLIDE. SO AGAIN, JUST TO PROVIDE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OPERATIONAL RECAP OF ALL THREE OPERATIONS DURING THE FIFA WORLD CUP AT FAIR PARK.

NEXT SLIDE. SO AT FAIR PARK WE HOSTED THE VOLUNTEER CENTER THAT OPENED UP ALL THE WAY BACK IN NOVEMBER OF FIVE AND CLOSED UP ON JULY 24TH. THE COTTON BOWL WAS ABLE TO SERVE AS A TRAINING SITE FOR VISITING TEAMS, AND WE HOSTED THE FAN FESTIVAL AT OSAKIS PAVILION IN THE LAST MILE, EXTENDED ON TO EXPOSITION PLAZA WITH THE DARK SPOTS, AND THAT OPENED UP ON JUNE 11TH AND CLOSED UP AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON JULY 19TH.

NEXT SLIDE. THE VOLUNTEER CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE FOOD AND FIBER BUILDING.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 6000 VOLUNTEERS. THAT NUMBER IS NOT OFFICIAL, BUT A PRETTY GOOD ESTIMATE.

SO A FEW THINGS WE LEARNED OPERATIONALLY AND SOME OBSERVATIONS.

THE FIBER BUILDING WAS A GREAT LOCATION FOR THIS OPERATION.

IT HAS A VERY LARGE PARKING LOT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT.

SO THAT WORKED OUT VERY WELL. THERE WERE A FEW INITIAL CHALLENGES WITH THE BUILDING SYSTEMS, AND THEN CREDENTIALING AND ACCESSING AT GATE THREE TO GET IN.

BUT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WORKED WITH OUR STAFF VERY CLOSELY.

VERY WELL FOR SOME QUICK RESPONSES. THE CHALLENGE HERE IS WE TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK IN MID SEPTEMBER,

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SO WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO A DEEP DIVE ON THAT BUILDING.

AND WE DID IDENTIFY SOME HVAC ISSUES AS THEY'RE OPERATING.

THAT DID LEAD TO SOME TEMPORARY MEASURES WE HAD TO TAKE TO CORRECT THOSE AND GET THEM COMFORTABLE, BUT OVERALL, IT'S A VERY GOOD OPERATION. IT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO HOST AGAIN IF WE'RE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY.

NEXT SLIDE. TRAIN SITE THAT WAS AT THE COTTON BOWL AND IT WAS FOR VISITING TEAMS COMING THROUGH DALLAS.

WE DID HOST SIX TRAININGS. YOU MIGHT ASK OURSELVES WHO TRAINED AT THE COTTON BOWL? IT WAS INDEED YOUR 2026 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS, SPAIN.

WE WERE ABLE TO HOST THEM FOR ALL SIX OF THEIR TRAININGS WHILE THEY'RE IN DALLAS.

OVERALL, THE STANDARDS FOR THE FIELD CONDITIONS BY FIFA ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST OF ANY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, SO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE WORK WITH OUR STAFF VERY CLOSELY PROVIDED A DETAILED WORK PLAN, WHICH REALLY KIND OF TRAINED UP OUR STAFF WITH BEST PRACTICES ON FIELD MAINTENANCE AND PREPARATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE FORWARD WITH THEM FOREVER. SO IT'S VERY PRODUCTIVE.

AND THE FEEDBACK FROM SPAIN TO FIFA, THEY'RE INCREDIBLY COMPLIMENTARY OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIELD, THE OPERATIONS AND THE STAFF. SO I KNOW THAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR OUR STAFF TO RECEIVE THAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM.

NEXT SLIDE. THE FAN FESTIVAL, THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY THE LARGEST EVENT WE WERE HOSTING AT FAIR PARK.

IT WAS HELD AT DOS EQUIS PAVILION AND THE ADJACENT LOTS.

IT WAS ACTIVE FOR 34 DAYS. THE ONLY DAYS THEY WERE NOT OPEN WERE DAYS THAT THERE WERE NO GAMES, WHICH IS ONLY FIVE. SO A FEW LESSONS LEARNED.

PLANNING WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THE CONTRACT WAS NOT ACTUALLY DIRECTLY WITH US.

IT WAS WITH ANOTHER ENTITY AND IT WAS. THE PLANNING WAS WELL UNDERWAY WHEN WE TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK, SO WE WERE PLAYING CATCH UP. WE HADN'T HAD A SEAT AT THE TABLE, WHICH ALSO MEANT SOME OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND CAMPUS PARTNERS HAD NO INFORMATION YET ON WHAT THIS WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO WE WORKED CLOSELY AGAIN WITH THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

THEY WERE VERY RESPONSIVE TO US AT THE TABLE, GET OUR INSTITUTIONS ON THE TABLE AND KIND OF HEAR OUT OUR CONCERNS AND KIND OF OPERATIONAL IMPACTS. AND WE DID DISCOVER THERE'S A GREAT NEED IF WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

FOR A DIRECT PHONE LINE TO THE FAN FESTIVAL OPERATIONS, OUR OFFICE WAS INUNDATED WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS, MAINLY AROUND TICKETS. NEXT SLIDE. THE RIDE SHARE PLAN THEY INSTITUTED WAS A BIT UNIQUE, BUT AGAIN, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND THEIR CONSULTANT WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH RIDE SHARE OPERATORS AND DID SOME GEOFENCING, WHICH REALLY ASSISTED THE DRIVERS WOULD PICK UP AND DROP OFF.

BUT THE PLAN ITSELF, I THOUGHT, ELIMINATED A LOT OF USEFUL PARKING WITHIN THE PARK FOR US.

TRAFFIC AND PARKING. THEY UTILIZED A VERSION OF THE STATE PARKING PLAN, WHICH WAS GREAT IF WE WOULD GET AN INFLUX OF FANS, TRAFFIC WASN'T GOING TO BACK UP. HOWEVER, DURING THE SLOWER TIMES WHEN ROBERT BE CALM WASN'T SEEN A LOT OF TRAFFIC, IT DID GIVE THE APPEARANCE THAT GATES FIVE AND SIX WERE CLOSED.

AND AGAIN, THE OVERALL PARKING PLAN, I THOUGHT, ELIMINATED SOME PARKING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL FOR US, FOR US TO KIND OF HOST ANCILLARY EVENTS AROUND THE PARK IN LIEU OF FESTIVAL.

NEXT SLIDE. THE LAST MILE, I WILL STRESS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE LAST MILE WAS SPECTATOR SAFETY, AND THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. HOWEVER, THE BARRICADES DID GIVE AN APPEARANCE THAT THE REST OF THE PARK WAS CLOSED AND ACCESSIBLE.

THE CAMPUS PARTNERS, THEY REPORTED RESULTS. MIXED RESULTS ON ATTENDANCE AND REVENUES.

OVERALL, FANS THAT WERE VISITING FAN FESTIVAL WERE GOING TO FAN FESTIVAL.

SO IT REALLY DID KIND OF LIMIT THE EXPOSURE TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO, NAMELY THE OLD MILL INN AND THE WORLD IS OUR SCULPTURE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON SOME OF OUR RESIDENT INSTITUTIONS AS WELL.

THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO FAN FEST.

AND I KNOW ESPECIALLY THE AQUARIUM. AND THEY HAD EVENTS PLANNED.

THEY HAD WEDDINGS. AND BASED ON THE STREET CLOSURES, IT GAVE THEM SOME OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AS FAR AS LOAD IN AND LOAD OUTS.

AGAIN, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WORKED WITH THEM THE BEST THEY COULD, BUT THERE WERE CHALLENGES. NEXT SLIDE.

OTHER OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE LAUNCHED DURING FAN FESTIVAL.

IN THE OLD MILL END WIND UP DURING FAN FESTIVAL.

WE HAD THE WORLD OF ART, SCULPTURE, THE FARMERS MARKET AND THE HISTORY MUSEUM PICKED UP A PRETTY BIG BOOST IN ATTENDANCE HERE AT THE FILM FESTIVAL.

AND THEN WE HAD A FOR REVENUE EVENT CALLED NATIONS FEST IN THE BANDSHELL WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE TRIED TO ACTIVATE THAT AND HAD A VERY GOOD, VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED. THE GDG DID A. WHERE DID YOU FLY IN FROM? WALL, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A PRETTY NEAT CONCEPT.

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AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO THE DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

I LEFT OFF A KEY THING THEY DID. THE HALL OF STATE ACTUALLY HAD THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT ALL THE FESTIVAL.

AND THEN I DO NEED TO GIVE A LOT OF KUDOS TO THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

THEY SPEARHEADED THE EFFORTS FOR THE FIREWORKS SHOW AND EVEN FUNDED THAT ON OUR BEHALF IN FARIBAULT.

NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR NEXT STEPS, THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP, WILL BE HOSTED IN 2031.

IT IS MY HOPE THAT FAIR PARK IS AT THE TABLE AND GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THESE ACTIVATIONS AGAIN.

AND IF WE DO, INDEED, WE OBVIOUSLY TOOK A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THIS LAST GO AROUND THAT WE CAN APPLY IN FUTURE PLANNING.

WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT TO QUESTIONS. SURE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SAY FAIR PARK WAS PROBABLY AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BESIDES STATE FAIR TIME.

IT WAS AMAZING TO BE OUT THERE. I WAS OUT THERE ABOUT 24 OF THOSE 39 DAYS THAT IT WAS IN OPERATION.

BECAUSE I WAS PART OF THE GROUP THAT VOLUNTEERED AND LED SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON OUT THERE.

SO SAYING THAT IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE IT. I KNOW CLOSING OFF THE PARK, THE AREAS FOR TDE AND AQUARIUM KIND OF HURT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A LOT OF WALKING TRAFFIC LIKE THEY ASSUMED IT WAS GOING TO BE. I THINK THEY REALIZED DALLAS HAS A LOT OF EITHER UBERS OR DRIVE YOUR OWN VEHICLE TO THE PARK KIND OF DEAL.

SO. AND THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING, IT WAS ACTUALLY DROPPING YOU OFF IN FRONT OF THE NORTH GATE AT AT THAT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OF OUR PARTNERS EYES ON THEIR BUILDING. SO DEFINITELY WE CAN CLEAR THAT UP.

LOOKING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY 2031, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US TO FIGHT FOR GAMES, TO BE AT THE COTTON BOWL FOR 2031.

I KNOW IT'S OUTDOORS, BUT AND IT WAS HOT DURING THAT TIME ALSO, BUT IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE A FEW GAMES THERE BESIDES THE THE CHAMPIONS, SPAIN WASN'T THERE BECAUSE THE TEAM, CHRIS AND HIS MAINZ GROUP AND GREG AND ALL THEM.

THAT COMPLEX WAS AMAZING. DURING THAT TIME, THE THE GRASS IS PHENOMENAL.

MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU WENT TO THE GAME LAST LAST WEEK AND THEN THIS SATURDAY AGAIN, THE FIELD IS STILL AT THAT LEVEL.

MY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT DURING THE STATE FAIR BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ROLANDO PARISH CLASSIC ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AND WE HAD THE A AND M GAME, THE GROUND GAME ON THE 26TH. AND THEN WE HAVE YOU ON THE 11TH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE STATE FAIR SOCCER CLASSIC THE LAST WEEKEND, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL FOR FIVE WEEKS OF GAMES.

SO THAT'S THE GREATEST PART IS, LIKE I SAID, THE STANDARDS FOR FIFA ARE THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD.

AND WE WERE GIVEN WORK PLANS TO FOLLOW. I THINK IT WAS THE BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE WE COULD HAVE HAD.

I THINK IT'S THE BEST THING FOR US GOING FORWARD.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M THRILLED WE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WE JUST INSTITUTE THOSE WORK PLANS BECAUSE THEY WERE DAILY.

THIS HAD TO BE READY DAILY. SO I THINK WE CAN INSTITUTE THOSE AND KEEP THAT MOVING FORWARD.

AND YOU KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT AS YOU SAW THE FIELD CURRENTLY MAINTAIN SO FAR.

CAN WE ANTICIPATE THEM DOING THAT GOING FORWARD? I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON YOUR EARLIER POINT. I THINK THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FOR FAN FESTIVAL IS UNDERSTANDING GUEST FLOW, TRAFFIC FLOW. HOW CAN WE KIND OF STREAMLINE OUR PARKING AND TRAFFIC OVER THERE AND HOW CAN WE REALLY TO INCORPORATE OUR RESIDENTS AND OTHER ACTIVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE GETTING PICKED UP AT DARK AND BROUGHT OVER.

EVERYTHING WAS JUST BYPASSED. SO I THINK WORKING IN UNISON WITH EVERYBODY.

AND THEN I DO THINK THE VOLUNTEER CENTER, I THINK SOME FOOD TRUCKS WOULD HAVE MADE A HECK OF A LOT OF SENSE THERE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE IT A LOT MORE EFFICIENT. YEAH, AND I AGREE, IT WASN'T NO FOOD.

WHEN YOU READ THE VOLUNTEER CENTER, THERE WAS NO FOOD TO BE EATEN. YOU GOTTA WALK OVER OR TAKE THE SHUTTLE OVER TO FANFEST KIND OF DEAL.

YEAH, IT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. YEAH, BUT BUT MY QUESTION IS BACK TO THE FIELD BECAUSE THE FIELD IS A HIGH QUALITY.

AND THE ISSUE IS THAT THIS WAS SOCCER. AND WE AND TRINITY TRINITY IS SOCCER.

AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE FOOTBALL GAMES IN A MATTER OF FOUR WEEKS, WHICH HAS A HIGHER PUSH OFF LEAKS, HIGHER METALS. I THINK, I THINK CHRIS AND THE TEAM CAN DO IT, BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO BE KIND OF A SMALL WINDOW TO FIX THOSE, THOSE AREAS. I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT CHECK BACK IN A FEW MONTHS.

I'M CONFIDENT YOU'LL BE SATISFIED WITH THE TEAMS. I'M HOPING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE GAMES SO I CAN SEE IT FIRSTHAND. I'M SURE.

WHEN IS THAT FIRST HIGH SCHOOL GAME? THIS YEAR.

SOUTH LAKELAND, AUGUST 27TH. NO, THE PARISH IS.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S SEPTEMBER 12TH. SEPTEMBER 12TH.

THAT'S THE THAT'S THE FOUR TRAVEL TEAMS, WHICH INCLUDES DUNCANVILLE AND I THINK NORTH SHORE AND SOUTH OAK CLIFF AND SOME ANOTHER OPPONENT.

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THOSE ARE SOME TOP TEAMS WITH THE THREE TEAMS, TWO TRAVEL TEAMS. THEY'RE ALL FOUR NATIONALLY RANKED. YEAH. SO IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.

THAT'S AROUND THE PARISH. CLASSIC ON SEPTEMBER 12TH.

SO IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT NOW YOU DO BECAUSE I'M YOU KNOW, I'M IN TUNE WITH SPORTS IF Y'ALL BELIEVE THAT OR NOT.

AND IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS GREAT.

THE, THE COMPLEX LOOKS GREAT. THE OTHER THING THAT I SAW THAT IF WE DO HOPEFULLY HOST A FAN FEST FOR 2031, WHICH I HOPE WE DO. AT STAKE. HAVE A RECOMMEND THEM TO HAVE AN INDOOR ELEMENT FOR THE FAN FEST, BECAUSE I DID SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE KIND OF HAVE HEAT PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT WAS HOT.

IT WAS ALL OUTDOORS 100% BESIDES UNDERNEATH THE PAVILION.

SO THAT'D BE MY RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SIT IN THOSE MEETINGS, MAKE SURE TO HAVE AN INDOOR ELEMENT.

I WILL CERTAINLY BE ON THOSE MEETINGS IF AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

YEAH, WE CAN SEE THAT. BE GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TEAM.

YOUR TEAM DID AMAZING THIS 39 DAYS. THANK YOU.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

BUT OH MR. MOORE, JUST ABOUT OH TWO PEOPLE JUST BUZZED IN.

MR. MAYOR, I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL DID.

THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME WATCHING THE SOCCER GAME. SO I SAT OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY TO COME.

AND THEY HADN'T WATCHED ANY SOCCER GAMES. AND I HAD SOME COWORKERS OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING.

SO APPRECIATE Y'ALL. AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN SOMEDAY.

MR. KARIMI, I ACTUALLY CHIMED IN AFTER YOU STARTED SPEAKING.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO BEFORE ME, PLEASE. YEAH.

ON THE LESSONS LEARNED, THE SO ARE WE, ARE WE DOCUMENTING THAT AT ALL? WHAT'S, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GO HAVE GO TAKE ANOTHER JOB? I THINK IN MY SEVEN YEARS HERE, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRANSITION IF PEOPLE LEAVE.

SURE. I'LL PREFACE BY I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

BUT TO YOUR POINT YES WE DO. AFTER ACTION REPORTS, WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED AND IT'S THE EVENTS STILL NOT CLOSED OUT YET EITHER.

WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING WITH THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, BUT THIS WILL ALL BE DOCUMENTED.

SO THAT'S THAT'S MY SECOND QUESTION. AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. CAN WE HAVE A SECONDARY IN THIS, MR. JENKINS, MORE FOR YOU, A SECONDARY UPDATE WHEN ALL THAT DATA COMES OUT, BECAUSE I'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION AS IT RELATES TO THE EVENT THAT WE HAD AT FAIR PARK. SO YOU HAD SAID AT THE BEGINNING, I NOTICED WHEN THIS PRESENTATION WAS SENT, THERE WAS NO FINANCIAL DATA. AND THAT'S THE MOST GLARING THING THAT POPPED OUT OF ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION THAT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HADN'T FINISHED, FINALIZED, RECONCILED YET.

DO WE HAVE A DATE, A TIME OF WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE? WE DON'T. ALL I HAVE IS THE MEMO THAT CAME OUT FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

IT COULD BE SEPTEMBER. OKAY. AND WHEN WE RECEIVE IT, WILL WE SHOW THE FULLY LOADED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE CITY, NOT JUST WHAT FLOWED THROUGH FAIR PARK OR THE PARK AND RECREATION BUDGET, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE PARK AND RECREATION BUDGET.

OH, YEAH. WE CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THE FINANCIALS.

AS FAR AS THE PARK DEPARTMENT, THAT WILL INCLUDE WHAT INCURRED, WHAT PARK, WHAT PARKS LIKE FOR EXTRA SECURITY, DPD. OKAY. GOT IT. WHAT WE SEE QUESTIONS I'VE GOT FOR YOU MAYBE TO TAKE THEM OUTSIDE VENDOR EXPENSES THAT, YOU KNOW, WERE PART OF THAT FOR US. AGAIN, SECURITY PARKING, SHUTTLES, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, OTHER THINGS THAT WE INCURRED ON THE REVENUE SIDE, WILL A BREAKOUT FAIR PARK AND THE CITY WE'LL BREAK OUT WHAT FAIR PARK IN THE CITY ACTUALLY RECEIVED FROM, FROM CONCESSIONS, RENTALS, PARKING AS WELL.

IS THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANY, ANY LINE ITEM, ANY VIEW INTO THAT RIGHT NOW? SO IN GENERAL, WHAT CAME TO FAIR PARK? I'VE GOTTEN A GOOD GRASP OF THAT.

WHAT I DON'T HAVE IS THE ACTUAL FAN FESTIVAL CONTRACT OR WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THERE.

I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE SPENT ON SECURITY, WHICH IS REIMBURSABLE, AND I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE GOT OFF PARKING IN THE CONTRACT FOR THE VOLUNTEER CENTER.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH. I AND AND WE CAN IF WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS ONCE THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GETS DONE WITH THEIR INFORMATION, MAYBE THAT'S FOR YOU. BUT I'M I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT IS HOW THAT'S BEING REIMBURSED.

WHAT'S BEING REIMBURSED BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. THE STATE OF THE STATE IS REIMBURSING SOME POTENTIALLY WHAT FIFA REIMBURSES JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, JOHN, YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT IT SINCE AND DURING, YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER PLAYS SOCCER.

I'M A HUGE SUPPORTER OF SOCCER. AND I 100% BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE, SHOULD HAVE DID AND WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING FIFA TO TOWN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE BIG CONCERN THAT YOU HAD SHARED AND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THIS TABLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, WAS THIS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE COST TO THE DEPARTMENT? AND SO I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AS WE AS WE GET CLOSER.

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WHY NOT? YOU DIDN'T GET A SAY IN IT. WHY? WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THAT? I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER. HONESTLY, I REALLY DO THINK.

BECAUSE WHEN WE CAME IN, I JUST THINK. THEY WAS DOING A LOT OF THE NEGOTIATION WITH BEFORE WE TOOK BACK OVER. SO THAT LEADS TO MY NEXT QUESTION.

SO WHO WAS THE CONTRACTING PARTY FOR FAN FESTIVAL? WHO NEGOTIATED THE AGREEMENT AND WHO ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL ITEMS TO NEGOTIATION? I CAN'T ANSWER. I'M SURE I CAN GET THAT FROM THE SPORTS COMMISSION, BUT IT WAS BETWEEN LIBATION AND FIFA.

SO THE CONTRACT WAS ACTUALLY THE FINANCIAL TERMS WERE ACTUALLY NEGOTIATED BETWEEN LIVE NATION AND FIFA.

I WANT TO GET YOU THAT ANSWER. I'M SURE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CONTRACT SITS.

OKAY. YES, I CAN TRACK DOWN. I CAN SEND YOU ALL THESE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THEM ON THE RECORD.

SO THAT'S A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M IN A PARKING, SO I'M GOING TO PIVOT AND PUT MY PARKING HAT ON.

WHO CONTROLLED FAIR PARK'S PARKING INVENTORY DURING FANFEST? SO FIFA HAD THE RIGHTS TO LOT 11, WHICH WAS THE MAIN PARKING THROUGH OUR OPERATOR, BUT THEY HAD THE RIGHTS TO IT, THE REVENUE. AND THEN WE CONTROLLED LOTS. 13 WHICH WAS THE OVERFLOW PARKING LOT THAT GOT IT WHO DETERMINED WHICH LOTS WERE PAID PARKING, TRANSPORTATION, RIDESHARE SHUTTLES? IS THAT WAS THAT THAT WAS THROUGH THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND THEIR CONSULTANT AND.

DP WELL, DPD REALLY HAD THE MOST SAY THEY WANTED.

WHO ESTABLISHED THE PARKING RATES, THE PARKING RIGHTS, MY RATES, RATES, RATES.

YEAH. THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY US INTERNALLY AND FIFA SIGNED OFF ON IT.

OKAY. WERE ANY FAIR PARK CONTROLLED PARKING ASSETS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, TRANSPORTATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY WITHOUT FAIR PARK RECEIVING THE PARKING REVENUE, IF OTHERWISE, WOULD HAVE GENERATED REVENUE.

THE GENERAL GENERAL, PUBLIC PARKING ON LOT 11.

THAT REVENUE DID NOT COME TO FAIR PARK. GOT IT.

GIVEN THE CITY'S CURRENT BUDGET POSITION, ONCE THE RECONCILIATION IS COMPLETE, WILL THE BOARD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FULL FINANCIAL RESULT BEFORE WE MAKE ANY DECISIONS OR COMMITMENTS REGARDING A POTENTIAL 2031 WORLD CUP? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WOULD SO AGAIN, I'D LOVE TO HAVE.

THIS IS A GREAT RECAP AND VERY TO YOUR POINT, VERY HIGH LEVEL.

I THINK IT WAS NEEDED. I ACTUALLY REQUESTED THIS FROM MR. JENKINS.

BUT WE'RE IN A, IN A BUDGET PRESSURE SITUATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER THIS, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE COTTON BOWL.

WE TALKED ABOUT FOOTBALL GAMES AT THE COTTON BOWL, ABOUT HOW IT RAISES THE REPRESENTATION OF THE ENTIRE CITY.

I DEFINITELY THINK THIS THIS EVENT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I THINK THE THE 2031 WOMEN'S WILL ACTUALLY BE BIGGER AND BETTER.

AS A DAD OF A YOUNG GIRL SOCCER PLAYER AND THEY WIN.

SO THAT'LL BE AWESOME. BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED HERE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 30 PLUS YEARS SINCE WE PUT ON AN EVENT LIKE THIS.

WE'VE GOT ANOTHER EVENT, HOPEFULLY IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW THAT WE CAN HAVE A REALLY CLOSE INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY ON THIS AND ESPECIALLY THE FINANCIAL PIECE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE IN THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

AND THERE THERE'S ANCILLARY REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE KIND OF IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THIS THAT CERTAINLY WOULD BE INCORPORATED.

AND THAT'LL BE MY LAST QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS, IS OUR QUESTION STATEMENT IS WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM. I THINK WE HAVE SO MUCH LOW HANGING FRUIT WITH FIFA COMING BACK, HOPEFULLY IN 2031.

AND WE'RE ALSO, I MEAN, WHAT I HEARD THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT, WITH US HAVING NINE GAMES HERE, WAS THAT PEOPLE HAD WISHED THE FINAL WAS HERE AND NOT IN NEW YORK.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE IN A GREAT POSITION. WE SHOWED OFF AND SHOWED OUT FOR DALLAS, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A GREAT POSITION TO GO RAISE A TON OF GO, NOT RAISE WELL. RAISE, RAISE A TON OF MONEY AND MAKE A TON OF MONEY AS WELL.

IF WE IF WE APPROACH THIS CORRECTLY. BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FINANCIAL STUFF THAT WE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD HANGOVER FROM OVG, BUT REALLY, HOW DO WE.

HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THAT? AND I'D LOVE TO WHEN WE GET THAT DATA FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND FIFA AND THE CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS IN SEPTEMBER. PERFECT.

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I'VE SAID CRAZY THINGS LIKE THE CITY OF DALLAS WILL RISE AND FALL WITH THE SUCCESS OF FAIR PARK.

AND I BELIEVE THAT BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY OF THAT VIBE.

LIKE WHEN I WENT TO THE FIFA FAN ZONE BECAUSE IT WAS, I GET IT, IT HAD TO BE MY DOSE TO USE THE STAGE AND FOR ALL THE TVS, BUT THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH CONCRETE THERE AND SO MUCH PARKING THERE.

AND WHEN WE LEFT, IT WAS LIKE WE HAD TO GO THROUGH PARKING THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED.

IT WAS JUST PARKING LOT AFTER PARKING LOT. AND THEN LIKE, MY FRIENDS WERE LIKE, YOU'RE TELLING ME A LOT ABOUT FAIR PARK, BUT ALL I SAW WAS PARKING LOT. SO, SO I THINK FROM A SPACE PERSPECTIVE, THEY GOT NONE OF THE ESPLANADE.

THEY GOT NONE OF THE HALL OF STATE. THEY GOT NONE OF THE AREAS THAT TRULY MAKE FAIR PARK, FAIR PARK.

AND AS WE WERE LEAVING, I WAS THINKING LIKE, WHY WAS THERE SO MUCH SPACE? BECAUSE WAS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE LIKE A TIGHTER VIBE? YOU KNOW, LIKE NOT SO MUCH CONCRETE AND NOT SO MUCH ARTIFICIAL JUST ROLLED OUT TURF TO MAKE IT GREEN, BUT ACTUAL GREEN BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT AT FAIR PARK.

SO MAYBE FOR 2031, MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF USE SOME OF THOSE KIND OF CORE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND THEY CAN LEAVE WITH THAT MAGICAL MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE AT FAIR PARK HAS TO OFFER MINUS THE JUST, OH MY GOD, THAT WAS JUST PARKING LOT AFTER PARKING LOT.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH WALKING. AND WE HAD SMALL KIDS AND THE KIDS WERE LIKE TIRED OF WALKING.

AND SO WE'D THROW THEM ON OUR SHOULDER AND ALL THAT. SO JUST LIKE A TIGHTER VIBE, WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE FOR 2031 AND MORE OF THAT FAIR PARK EXPERIENCE? BRANT TRIED TIRELESSLY TO TRY TO GET THEM TO KIND OF REROUTE AND CHANGE THEIR LAYOUT BECAUSE WE WANTED FOLKS TO EXPERIENCE FAIR PARK. HOWEVER, I DO THINK LOGISTICALLY AND FROM A SECURITY STANDPOINT, BECAUSE IT WAS A HIGH PROFILE LOCATION, SECURITY WAS THE NUMBER ONE DRIVER OF WHY THEY SET IT UP THE WAY THEY.

YEAH. OKAY. NOW, ONE WILD CARD IN ALL OF THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY PARK, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE AREA THAT WAS KIND OF.

AND SO THAT VERY WELL MAY BE ONLINE. IT SHOULD BE ONLINE BY WELL BEFORE 2031.

SO HOW WOULD THAT PLAY LIKE IN SELECTING THE LOCATION? WOULD THAT LIKE MAKE THAT LOCATION BETTER OR.

OR WHAT IF WE WANT TO BRING FIFA FAN ZONE FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER BACK TO THAT SPECIFIC AREA? THEORETICALLY, I THINK THERE'S A LOT YOU COULD DO WITH THAT PARK WHEN IT'S DONE. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT TO LOOK AT. LOCATION WISE, IT'S TO YOUR POINT.

IT'S, IT'S STILL ALL THE WAY TO. AND I DON'T THINK OUR THROUGH THE, OUR VERY OUTSIDE WAS IS HEAVILY UTILIZED AS THEY THOUGHT. AND IT REALLY JUST KIND OF KILLED THE VIBE FOR THE REST OF THE PARK.

SO I THINK THE PARKS, THE COMMUNITY PARK CAN BE A GREAT TOOL OVER THERE.

AND WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE BE THINKING OF WHAT WE CAN DO.

BUT OBVIOUSLY I'M GOING TO EVALUATE OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PARK TOO.

THAT ACTUALLY BRINGS THE PARK TOGETHER. COOL.

AWESOME. THANK YOU, MISTER WOOD. THANK YOU. I, I KNOW THAT THE CAKE WAS BAKED BEFORE YOU GUYS TOOK OVER WITH THIS FIFA CONTRACT. I THINK FIFA WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

I THINK THAT EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID WAS GREAT, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP THE RESIDENT INSTITUTIONS.

YOU'VE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF WHEN WE BOOK AND THE LESSONS LEARNED, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS USING THE PARK, AND THEN THEY BASICALLY FEEL LIKE THEY OWN THE ENTIRE PARK, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE ONLY PAYING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT, THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY WHEN THEY WHEN THEY CLOSE OFF ACCESS TO OUR RESIDENT INSTITUTIONS. WE HAD POLICE AT ONE POINT SAYING, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TICKET TO FAN FEST, DO NOT COME TO FAIR PARK. WELL, WE HAVE RESIDENT INSTITUTIONS, WE HAVE BROADWAY SHOWS, WE HAVE THE AQUARIUM, WE HAVE THE TDG THAT ARE DEPENDING ON THEIR HIGHEST REVENUE MONTH.

THAT WAS GETTING TURNED AWAY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR THAT.

SO WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATIONS AND WE HAVE TO HAVE BETTER CONTROL ON THE NARRATIVE THAT'S COMING OUT OF FAIR PARK.

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SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE IT THERE.

I WANTED THERE EVERY TIME IT COMES TO DALLAS.

BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE HAVE LARGE SCALE EVENTS, THAT WE INCORPORATE OUR EXISTING TENANTS THAT ARE AT THE PARK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT LIKE A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS A STATE FAIR DOMINATES THE PARK AND IT MAKES IT INCONVENIENT FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.

BUT THE STATE FAIR ALWAYS MAKES THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHOLE DURING THEIR FAIR TIME, AND THEY NEVER IT IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S A POSITIVE THING FOR EVERY INSTITUTION, NOT A NEGATIVE WHICH OUR INSTITUTIONS ALL TOOK VERY HARD BECAUSE THE SUMMER IS SOME OF THEIR BUSIEST TIMES.

SO JUST I KNOW THAT THAT WAS IT'S A LOT OF COMMENT ABOUT IT.

I KNOW THAT WASN'T IN OUR, OUR, OUR REALM OR OUR ABILITIES BECAUSE THE CONTRACT WAS BAKED BEFORE WE TOOK OVER.

YEAH. AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT TOO, BUT THERE CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS FOR SURE.

THANK YOU. MR.. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH, I JUST COME BACK REAL QUICK JUST JUST TO MENTION, AND I THINK THE PLAN THAT HURT US WAS WE HAD THE TROLLEY, THE THE.

I GUESS NOT TROLLEY, BUT THE, THE TRAIN, THE, THE TRAM PICK UP PEOPLE AT THE DART STATION AND THEY JUST WOULDN'T PASS ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS IF WE WOULD, IF WE THOUGHT WHEN WE HEARD THE PLAN ORIGINALLY IT WAS GOING TO BE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET OFF THE THE, THE DART AND THEY'RE GOING TO WALK DOWN THE STREET WHERE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE AT, AND THEY GET TO SEE AND GET TO SEE THE AQUARIUM AND ALL THAT THEY DID.

THEY JUST GOT ON A TRAM, WHEELED ONE WAY CROSSING AND WILLED ALL THE WAY BACK.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT HURT US. THE PLAN. WE WEREN'T IN THE PLAN, BUT WE.

IF WE COULD FIX THAT, WHERE THEY CAN WALK. UNLESS IT WAS A LONG WAY TO WALK FROM THE THIRD STATION TO BENEFIT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, FIGURE OUT THAT THAT STRATEGY AND BRING US A LITTLE CLOSER INTO THE PARK VERSUS WHERE IT WAS AT.

BUT AND FANFEST WAS THEY CHOSE THAT SPOT. YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT CHOSE BECAUSE OF SECURITY. IF YOU DON'T KNOW SECURITY, THEY PUT UP 300 EXTRA CAMERAS UP.

THEY HAD FLOCK CAMERAS UP AT ALL POINTS. SO THEY WERE KNOWING WHO WAS COMING IN.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE EVEN IF YOU IF YOU WALK, IF YOU DROVE INSIDE FAIR PARK, THEY KNEW YOU WERE THERE.

THEY KNEW RUDY WAS THERE. THEY WERE THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE THEY WERE SCANNING PEOPLE THE WHOLE TIME DURING. I GUESS I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT OUT LOUD, BUT YEAH, IT'S PART OF SECURITY PROTOCOL. THEY ALSO HAD A A FOUR MAN TEAM THAT WALKED THE PARK THAT WAS ALWAYS TOGETHER FOR HIGH LEVEL STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON.

AND SO IT WAS, IT WAS SECURITY. OH, I WAS GOING TO SAY I EXPERIENCED THAT FIRSTHAND.

I WAS ON THE ESPLANADE JUST. AND I WENT AROUND THE BARRIERS.

YOU KNOW, I AM CHECKING OUT THE PARK I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR.

MAN, THEY GOT TO ME SO FAST AND PULLED ME OVER, YOU KNOW? AND I'M LIKE, I'M THE PARK DIRECTOR. IT'S ON MY DECALS.

THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND LET YOU GO. BUT MAN, THEY WERE WATCHING.

I FELT VERY SAFE ON THAT PARK. YOU KNOW, I FEEL SAFE EVERY DAY I'M OUT THERE.

THIS TIME I FEEL EXTRA SAFE. YEAH, IT WAS JUST IT WAS A SECURITY THING.

AND I KNOW THEY WENT WAY UP AND BEYOND SECURITY, BUT IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS PUT WHERE IT WAS AT. BUT HOPEFULLY WE GET IT CLOSER NEXT TIME. THANK YOU.

ON THE TRAM. I THINK THAT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T PHYSICALLY WALK, I THINK THE TRAM IS GOOD.

I THINK YOU MAKE STOPS ALONG THE WAY. BUT THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS I ACTUALLY WAS AT FAIR PARK, I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO WICKED I THINK ON THE FIRST MATCH THAT MEXICO PLAYED THAT SAME SATURDAY AND WE HAD NO ISSUES AND WE WENT TO THE MATINEE. SO THE MATINEE, I THINK, STARTED AT ONE.

I THINK THAT GAME STARTED LIKE IT MAYBE IT WAS EARLY AFTERNOON WAS THAT GAME WAS THE FIRST MEXICO GAME AND IT WAS SLAMMED ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR THAT FIRST MEXICO GAME. AND WE HAD NO ISSUES INGRESS OR EGRESS GOING TO.

OKAY, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T ADMIT THAT THAT WE MISSED PART OF THE MEXICO GAME FOR WICKED, BUT I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE THAT REALLY GAVE ME HEARTBURN.

WITH MUSIC HALL BEING ACTIVE AND THE OPENING THEME FEST, IT WAS FANTASTIC.

YEAH. AND PEOPLE WERE I MEAN, THAT CROWD THAT WENT TO WICKED, I, I WATCHED WE, WE STUCK AROUND.

MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO MEET SOME OF THE CAST. SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, STAND OUTSIDE THAT DOOR, THE CAST DOOR. AND SO I WATCHED PEOPLE EGRESS AND THAT CROWD DIDN'T TAKE DART TO GO TO SEE WICKED.

AND SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, A TON OF CARS. AND IT I MEAN, THERE WAS NO ISSUE COMING IN OR GOING OUT AT ALL.

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NOT THERE WAS NOT ANY EXTRA BURDEN. WE SEE THAT.

SO AND I KNOW IT WAS SLAMMED. I THINK YOU WERE THERE, J.R.

YOU WERE TEXTING ME AT THAT SAME TIME. I THINK YOU WERE OVER AT THE MEXICO DEAL AT THAT TIME, THE AT THE FAN FEST FOR THE MEXICO GAME, YOU KNOW, AND I, YOU KNOW, I ANSWER THE QUESTION.

MEXICO PROBABLY DROVE OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE IN DALLAS AND PART ACROSS THE CITY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN MEXICO.

THERE WAS THE WATCH PARTIES WERE TREMENDOUS. EVEN AT FAN FEST, 80,000 TICKETS SOLD AT ONE OR GIVEN OUT THAT ONE DAY POLICE STOPPED LETTING PEOPLE IN AT 60,000. YEAH, I JUST I JUST THINK IT'S CONCRETE.

IT WASN'T CONCRETE, BUT IT WAS HUMAN BODIES. I JUST DON'T SLAM AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ISSUES.

SO KUDOS TO YOU FOR THAT. YOU AND YOUR TEAM VERY WELL MANAGED FOR THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH. IF WE COULD HAVE AN UPDATE.

ONCE YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL DATA, THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.

YEAH. WE HAVE A 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

FOR THE 2026 PLAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. I'M SURE YOU HAVE STARTED TO SEE THE ADVERTISING GOING AROUND FOR THE SURVEY.

SO THE STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY WAS MAILED OUT TO THEIR SET OF RESPONDENTS.

BUT THERE'S ALSO THE PUBLIC SURVEY THAT CAN BE TAKEN.

IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. COMING IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON.

WE'LL HAVE SIX PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS, TEN POP UP EVENTS, AND TWO ONSITE COMMUNITY SESSIONS.

THEY ARE WELL UNDERWAY WITH THE THE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT, THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND MARKET ASSESSMENT IS ALMOST COMPLETE.

THEY'RE DOING THEIR BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PROGRAMING ASSESSMENT AND THEY'LL BE IN TOWN LATER IN SEPTEMBER OF THAT PROGRAM.

SO THINGS ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG AND THAT'S THE UPDATE FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR 2026 OR 2027 BUDGET UPDATES.

YEAH. WELL, RYAN IS GOING TO UPDATE YOU ALL. YOU ALL RECEIVED A MEMO THAT WE SENT YOU.

YES, SIR. JUST REAL QUICKLY, DIRECTOR JUST MENTIONED IT, BUT WE DID SEND OUT THAT MEMO A WEEK OR TWO AGO.

THERE WAS A, A BIT OF AN ANOMALY IN THE BUDGET.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO LOOK IN THE BUDGET BOOK, YOU WOULD SEE THAT OUR BUDGET INCREASED.

OF COURSE, IT REALLY DIDN'T. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCTIONS AND WHAT THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED FROM WAS THE $5.9 MILLION THAT THE GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS CARA PARK.

PREVIOUSLY, THAT WAS IN A CATEGORY CALLED NON-DEPARTMENTAL THAT'S MANAGED BY THE CITY.

IT'S KIND OF A CLEARINGHOUSE FUND THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS.

THE CITY MANAGER MOVED THAT 5.9 MILLION INTO OUR BUDGET.

OF COURSE, FAIR PARK IS A COMPONENT OF THAT. SO REMOVING IT TO FROM THE CITY TO FAIR PARK SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 5.9 MILLION, WHICH KIND OF SKEWED THE OVERALL BUDGET NUMBER.

SO IT WAS SIMPLY A TRANSITION. AND WE WANTED TO EXPLAIN FURTHER EXACTLY WHAT THAT WAS.

DO YOU WANT TO BE CLEAR? WE REDUCED OUR BUDGET.

WE GAVE UP REDUCTIONS OF $5.9 MILLION. 27. I MEAN, 2627 THAT OUR BUDGET INCREASED BY 2 MILLION.

IT DID NOT. IT WAS JUST AN ACCOUNTING CHANGE.

FAIR PARK WAS IN HIS OWN SEPARATE BUDGET, AND THEN IT WAS THE PARK DEPARTMENT BUDGET.

AND SO FAIR PARK GOT MOVED INTO OUR BUDGET. AND SO IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A $2 MILLION INCREASE WHEN WE GAVE UP $5.9 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS. THE REASON THE POINT I GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR, BECAUSE COUNCIL SPENT TO GET READY TO START THEIR AMENDMENTS.

AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK THAT THE PARK DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY GOT $2 MILLION EXTRA.

WE REDUCED OUR BUDGET BY $5.9 MILLION. AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CLARIFY THAT WITH YOUR COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE AN IDEA? THAT'S INTERESTING TIMING THAT THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE BUDGET SEASON.

I'M NOT TRYING TO POINT FINGERS, BUT IT'S VERY I MEAN, I'M TO BE HONEST, THAT'S VERY CONVENIENT TIMING THAT THAT HAPPENED.

WE KNOW WHY THAT HAPPENED. WE DO NOT. YEAH. THAT'S INTERESTING THAT THAT HAPPENED RIGHT NOW. ANYWAY. OKAY. HOW ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO COMMUNICATE THAT? I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO COME UP. HOW ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO COMMUNICATE THAT BESIDES US COMMUNICATING THAT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS?

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OKAY. YEAH. PLEASE RESEND. YES. YES. ANY LIAISON REPORTS? RIGHT. ANY STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALRIGHT. THE NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 3RD.

THURSDAY. AT 10 A.M. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 12:53 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.