* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKEY. [00:00:01] DO MORNING [CC Briefings 11052024] YOUR ORDER, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. WE WANT TO TAKE, UH, JUST A MINUTE TO SHOW YOU A SHORT VIDEO AFTER WHICH MS. HOUSE RIGHT. WILL BE SAYING A FEW WORDS, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF. ARE THE LINES WORKING ALSO, OR, OKAY. THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. TANK OF THE YEAR. DID YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS OR, GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU, UH, FOR YOUR SMORE SUPPORT, YOUR INPUT ON THIS AND ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN. AND, UH, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE A FEW PEOPLE. UM, WE HAVE GEORGE OUS FROM OUR ENGINEERING GROUP, WHO WAS A PROJECT MANAGER, STAND UP ON THE . GEORGE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND I ALSO WANNA INTRODUCE MICKEY TUCKER. HE IS FROM THE UTILITY OPERATIONS SIDE THAT HELPED ON ALL THE OPERATIONS PORTION. AND THEN AMANDA JOHN FROM FREEZING NICHOLS , SHE WAS THE DESIGNER ON THAT AS WELL. UM, THEY'RE A WONDERFUL TEAM. UM, WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. UM, UH, THIS IS A COMPETITION THAT'S BEEN GOING ON. WELL, THIS COMPANY FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, THEY DO THE, THE CODING. SO THEY DO THIS COMPETITION EVERY YEAR. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NATIONWIDE. WE WON, WHAT ELSE CAN WE SAY? ? WHAT DID WE DO? WE WON. WE, I LIKE THAT ONE SLIDE THAT SAID THIS CONTEST HOLDS WATER. YES. BECAUSE WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT SAYING FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S A REAL CUTE PLAY ON THE WORDS THIS, THIS CONTEST HOLDS. WHAT QUESTION, UM, WAS JOSH MONTGOMERY, OR WHO WAS THE ARTIST IN THE MARVEL? HIS NAME WAS, UH, ERIC MANN, I THINK IT WAS. OR HAN ERIC HAN. HE'S A RENOWNED MURALIST. SO EVERYTHING YOU SAW ON THAT WAS HAND PAINTED. IT WAS NOT A SLEEVE OR ANYTHING. WE SAW HIM UP [00:05:01] THERE. YEAH, HE WAS UP THERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE FOUR MONTHS, BUT IT WAS ALSO THE TIME WE HAD A FREEZE. WE HAD TORNADOES, WE HAD ALL SORTS OF WEATHER. UM, BUT YEAH, EVERYTHING UP THERE WAS HAND PAINTED. SO IT, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION, DOES IT HAVE A BACKFLOW VALVE? ? YEAH. I DON'T THINK THEY DO. NO, NOT, NOT ON THOSE. THAT WAS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. WATER PAINTS GO GET, BUT, BUT HASN'T BEEN, SHE'S ASKING FOR A, IT DOESN'T FOR A FRIEND. IF THE WATER, IF THE WATER TANK THAT GOT CONTAMINATED HAD A BACKFLOW VALVE, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED WHAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT, MIKE? THAT IS TRUE. I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WATER TANKS, WATER AND BACKFLOW COWS HERE. THERE'S ONE PERSON WHO WAS NOT RECOGNIZED THROUGH THIS VIDEO, NOR INTRODUCTIONS OF THE STAFF, BUT THE LEADER OF THAT GROUP WHO MAKE THIS COME TO FRUITION. AND NOREEN, YOU DID A FANTASTIC, GREAT JOB. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S I HAVE FOR MY UPDATE. SO REEN, LET'S GO ON TO YEAH. REC CENTER. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR RON JOHNSON, CITY COUNCIL. WE DID THAT THE OTHER DAY WHERE WE WERE, WE GET THAT OVER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR RON JENSEN , I'M, I'M GONNA DO YOU WHAT I DID TO RAY CARROLL. 10 BUCKS. 10 BUCKS A POP . SO WHAT I TOLD RAY, I WORKED THAT ELECTED MAYOR, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH SERVICES YOUR DEPARTMENT DID IT TOO, BUT IT WASN'T UNDER YOUR WATCH. IT WAS UNDER AROUND THE CORNERS, BUT HE PUT ON THE SIGN. MAYOR RON JENSEN HAD J-N-S-O-N, BUT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR MUCH WITH MISSPELLED MY NAME, FINALLY WANTED TO RICK AND SAID, RICK, THEY ALL WORK FOR YOU. YOU'RE PAYING ME 10 BUCKS A PROP EVERY TIME. AND, UH, YOU HAD A BIG MEETING, BUT SEE NOW, RAY, IT IS SO IN YOUR MIND, YOU'RE GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR YOU TO, YOU'RE GONNA BE SAYING THAT AUTOMATICALLY. YOU WERE AT HARVARD DAYS. JUST, YEAH. AND KURT WILL BE THERE, BUT HE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO HAVE A OF THE TONGUE DOLLARS ABOUT 50. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR RON JENSEN , OUR CITY MAYOR. THAT'D BE GOOD. CITY COUNCIL, MR. HILLS AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS. MY NAME IS RAY SERTA PARKS AND ARTS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. TODAY WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTERS. AS A CHILD IN A PARK PROFESSIONAL, I EXPERIENCED NEIGHBORHOOD REC CENTERS. A NEIGHBORHOOD REC CENTER IS A SMALL COMMUNITY BUILDING, GENERALLY UP TO 15,000 TO 30,000 SQUARE FEET. USED PRIMARILY BY ONE OR MORE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS AS A CENTER USUALLY PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INDOOR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER PROGRAMS, YOGA CLASSES, DANCE CLASSES, AND ARTS AND CLASS CLASSES. RECREATION CENTERS ARE SAFE ZONES FOR CHILDREN'S TEENS AND OFFERS THE CHANCE FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS RIGHT IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. A WELL RUN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVES AS A THRIVING HUB OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS. NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTERS IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE, MUCH LIKE A LIBRARY IS TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMMING THE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTERS ALSO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN THIS SMALL VIDEO THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU. THAT WAS SO SWEET. [00:11:17] AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ROD HAYES, SUPERINTENDENT OF RECREATION, AND HE'S GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, HIS TEAM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND, AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL. SO, UH, AS, AS RAY SAID, WE HAVE THREE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTERS AND I HAVE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN HERE. UH, OUR PARKS DIVISION, UH, MANAGER OF RECREATIONS MONTE WEST STONE HERE ARE THE RECREATION CENTER, HAVE THE RECREATION CENTER SUPERVISOR WILL FORD. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE THE TONY SHOTWELL LIFE CENTER SUPERVISOR, TIMOTHY PALM. THAT'S THE STATUS OF OVERSEAS OUR . AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ALL, ALL FOUR HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THEIR CURRENT POSITION IN THE LAST YEAR. THESE INDIVIDUALS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN, IN ESSENTIAL FOR THE RECREATION SERVICES TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND NOW I WILL GO INTO THE PRESENTATION. THE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTER OVERVIEW. THE FUNDING SOURCE IS PARK VENUE, FUND AND USER FEES. THE PURPOSE, UH, FOR TONY SHOTWELL DALWORTH AND CHARLIE TAYLOR REC CENTER IS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RECREATION PROGRAMS AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE. THEY ARE SAFE ZONED FOR OUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD REC CENTER SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING, NINE FULL-TIME AND 26 PART-TIME, AND 24 SEASONAL EMPLOYEES. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTER, UH, HIGHLIGHTS, WE HAD OVER 1900 MEMBERS, OVER 127,000 VISITS. WE HAD 120 CHILDREN ATTEND OUR SUMMER CAMPS EACH WEEK. WE AVERAGE OVER 60 CHILDREN ATTENDED OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM EVERY DAY. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE INCORPORATED OUR PICKLE PASS, PICKLEBALL PASS CREATED FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ALL REC CENTERS. WE HAD NEW MEETING ROOM AV EQUIPMENT AT TONY SHOTWELL LIFE CENTER. WE DID BASKETBALL CAMPS WITH TED TEXAS LEGEND, WHICH IS A D-LEAGUE IN THE NBA, UH, PROVIDED AT TO, AT D WORTH RECREATION CENTER. WE UPGRADED OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT CHARLIE TAYLOR RECREATION CENTER, AND WE DID A, A ROOF REPLACEMENT AT TONY SHOTWELL LIFE CENTER AND AT THE DALWORTH RECREATION CENTER. NOW I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO STEVEN BOES, WHO WILL GIVE US A, A NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTER INVESTMENT KIND OF OVERVIEW OF ALL THREE REC CENTERS IS FINANCIALLY. UH, THANK YOU RAY. UM, AS RAY ALREADY MENTIONED, UH, ALL THREE OF THESE CENTERS OPERATE WITH THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RATHER THAN WITH PROFITABILITY. UM, AS SUCH, WE DO STABILIZE, UH, THE FUNDS THAT, UH, THAT OPERATE THESE THREE FACILITIES. UM, WE DO RECOVER SOME OF THAT COSTS THROUGH USER FEES AND CAMP FEES AND RENTALS OF THE SPACE. YOU CAN SEE THAT TONY SHOTWELL GETS UP ABOVE 33%, UM, COST RECOVERY, UH, THE THREE OF THEM COMBINED. IT'S SITTING RIGHT AROUND 27%, BUT ALL SAID AND DONE IN A, IN A FISCAL YEAR, UH, IT TAKES A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO RUN ALL THREE CENTERS AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT THEY DO FOR OUR, OUR CITIZENS IN OUR CITY. MAYOR JENSEN AT CITY COUNCIL, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I HAVE ONE COMMENT. UH, MY DADDY, PASTOR BAPTIST CHURCH RIGHT DOWN SOUTH OF CROCKETT, WHICH IS NOW CHARLIE TAYLOR. I SPENT FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK THERE. I HAVE MANY MEMORIES, MANY FRIENDS STILL TODAY [00:15:01] THAT I PLAYED BASKETBALL WITH. BARRY ATTEMPTED HELP SHAPED MY LIFE, MY FUTURE, INCLUDING NO FRIENDS PLAYING BASKETBALL, AND GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE I NEEDED TO GO OUT FOR, UH, HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL. AND, UH, I'LL NEVER FORGET MY TIME, UH, AT CROCKETT, I, UH, EVEN, UH, WAS HIRED TO REFEREE SOME BASKETBALL GAMES. AND AFTER THE SEASON OF THAT, I SAID, I'LL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. . SHE NEED REC CENTERS KIDS NEED REC CENTERS. THANK Y'ALL. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, COUNCIL MAYOR PRO CAN GO AHEAD. WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY I, UH, DID THIS WHEN I WAS YOUNG, BUT NOW THAT I'VE GROWN UP, I TRY TO GO FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO ALL OF THESE RECREATIONS. THERE'S FABULOUS. THEY OFFER SO MUCH FOR, UH, ALL AGES. SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. AND, UM, JUST THE QUALITY OF EXCELLENCE OF HOW THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN I GO INTO THE LOCKER AREAS AND SUCH AS THAT, I'M VERY PROUD OF, PROUD OF THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE TEAM. YOU, UH, I, NO MONTE MORE LONGER THAN OTHERS, BUT, UH, PROUD OF YOU MY IT, WHAT YOU'VE DONE, UH, YOUR SPIRIT, UM, YOU'RE A PASTOR, UH, TO THAT, THAT SHOWS AND HOW YOU, UH, SUGARED THE KIDS. AND I, I SO PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU MIGHT, MIGHT I ADD JUST SOME KUDOS AS WELL, UM, MONTE HISTORY, BUT CHARLIE TAYLOR ASSIST WITH, UM, ELECTIONS AS WELL. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY PROVIDE, SERVICE THEY PROVIDE, IT'S NOT LISTED THERE, BUT IT'S, IT'S AMAZING. THEY DO. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK HIM? THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AS, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER HENER ABSENT TONIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ IS OUT OF TOWN BUSINESS. WE KNEW HE WAS GONNA BE GONE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN, JUST LET US KNOW. A LITTLE BIT GOES SICK BECAUSE OF THAT. WELL, I THINK IT'S THE PRUDENT THING TO DO IS TO DELAY OUR MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT. THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR MEMBERS OF THE AD HOCS MEETING THAT GAVE US THIS REPORT. AND WE'RE GOING TO COMBINE IT WITH A CHARTER REVIEW ON DECEMBER 11TH. WE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY LONGER, DO BOTH THE SAME NIGHT. I WOULD NOT WANT TO HOLD THE MEETING ON THE COMMITTEE AND EVENTS IN TOWN HALLS WITH TWO OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ABSENT. SO IF WE HAVE TIME, THERE'S NO RUSH. SO HERE, GO AHEAD AND CANCEL IT ON YOUR CALENDAR. NOW. WE'LL LET JACQUELINE, UH, JOHN KNOW EITHER I DON'T WANT TO PUT JACQUELINE UNDER PRESSURE, HAVE HIM TO LET US KNOW AND AS THE LAST MINUTE WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL COUNSEL TOMORROW NIGHT'S MEETING AND MEETING DECEMBER 11TH. AND, UH, RECOGNIZE MAYOR PROTE, GEORGIA CL FOR THE AGENDA REVIEW. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 22. UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE, COUNSEL? YES, I HAVE TO. WHICH ONE? COUNCILMAN WILL RECUSE HIMSELF ON ITEM NUMBER 32 AND ALSO I RECEIVED FROM THE LOUNGE ITEMS. NUMBER 20, UH, UM, ITEM NUMBER 28 AND 29 WILL BE HANDLED, CORRECT? YES. WHICH ONE? 29. 28. 29 OF, UH, TWO. SINCE JACKET'S NOT HERE, I'LL TAKE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED SECTION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1. SUB CHAPTER D OF THE GOVERNMENT DISCUSS. YOU NEED A FOLLOWING TONIGHT. ITEM ONE, SECTION 5 5 1 1 0 7 1. CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY CONCERNING THE POLICE AGREEMENT WITH BLUE COUNTY BARBECUE, LLC MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH AND MANAGEMENT [00:20:01] AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN RESORT MANAGEMENT. ITEM TWO, SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY. WE'RE GOING TO GO, UH, GET OUR MEAL AND GO TO THE, OUR, OUR MEETING ROOM FOR THE EXEC SECTION BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION OFFICERS TO DISCUSS. I WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GIVE THEM A THOROUGH DISCUSSION. WE WILL USE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.