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From YouTube: Billings Field Design Meeting #1
Description
Date: October 13, 2022
A
Off
with
the
with
the
things
like
recording,
this
meeting
is
going
to
be
recorded.
So
if
you
want
to
share
any
thoughts
or
opinions-
and
you
don't
want
to
leave
your
camera
on-
that's
fine,
but
I
just
wanted
to
welcome
everybody
tonight,
and
this
is
our
first
community
meeting
for
Billings
field.
We
plan
on
having
a
total
of
three
meetings,
so
this
is
the
first
of
three
and
the
goal
for
tonight's
meeting
is
really
to
hear
from
the
community.
A
What
you
guys
think
should
be
addressed
during
this
project,
if
it's
something
small,
if
it's
something
big
something
you've
been
planning
on
for
a
long
time
or
something
that
just
occurred
to
you,
we
are
here
tonight
to
listen
and
try
and
put
all
these
pieces
together
and
formulate
a
plan
that
we
would
be
sharing
in
the
next
few
meetings
developing
that
plan
as
we
go.
So
if
we
could
flick
to
the
next
screen,
please.
A
So
here's
some
Zoom
tips-
a
lot
of
people
are
familiar
with
zoom
at
this
point,
but
during
the
presentation
we're
going
to
ask
that
you
keep
your
mic
off
and
keep
yourself
muted
so
that
you
don't
distract
any
of
the
presenters.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
comments
during
the
presentation,
please
feel
free
to
put
it
in
the
chat
and
we
will
be
responding
to
sort
of
easy
questions
during
the
chat
through
the
chat
and
otherwise
we'll
be
responding
to
all
sort
of
questions
and
comments
during
the
conversation
period.
A
At
the
end,
we'll
go
to
the
next
slide.
Okay,
so
the
agenda
for
tonight,
project,
team,
introduction,
Park
use
overview
and
existing
site
conditions.
Then
we
go
on
to
listening
and
discussion
and
closing
remarks.
Our
goal
for
tonight
is
to
wrap
everything
up
by
about
7
30.
Just
so
you
have
a
sense
of
that
time.
A
Next
slide,
please!
So
here
we
are
with
the
project
team
I
am
B,
Chatfield
I
work
for
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
and
I'm
the
project
manager.
Here's
all
of
my
information
right
here.
Here's
my
email,
here's
my
phone
number
I
pick
up.
My
phone
and
I
have
spoken
to
a
number
of
you
already
so
very
accessible
and
I'm
interested
in
hearing
your
feedback
I'm
also
here
tonight,
with
Christine
brandeo,
who
is
our
Outreach
coordinator
and
our
fantastically
talented
design,
team
of
Weston
and
Samson.
We've
got
Matt,
Sewell
and
Melissa
green
here
tonight.
A
Actually,
if
Melissa,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
doing
that,
if
possible
yeah,
you
could
download
the
presentation
afterwards
from
our
project
page,
and
we
also
will
have
a
video
of
this
meeting
as
well.
So
you
can
watch
the
video
again
if
you'd
like
to
so
here
we
are
Billings
field
in
West
Roxbury
and
go
on
to
the
next
slide.
Please
here
is
our
project
schedule
right
now,
we've
got
our
first
meeting
October
2022..
A
This
is
our
site
analysis
stage
where
we
really
try
and
take
up
as
much
input
as
possible
from
the
community
to
understand
what
our
project
should
address.
As
you
can
see
in
the
upper
right
hand,
corner
our
design
budget
is
what
we
have
approved
right
now,
and
that
means
that
we're
really
curious
to
understand
what
you
guys
are
looking
for
in
this
project,
so
that
we
can
go
back
to
OBM,
which
is
the
office
of
budget
management,
and
you
know
figure
out
what
an
appropriate
construction
budget
would
be.
A
A
But
just
to
let
you
know
you
know
we're
really
lots
of
things
are
on
the
table
right
now
in
December
we
would
come
back
to
you
with
community
meeting
two,
that's
Design
Concepts
and
that's
where
the
design
team
takes
the
input
that
they've
received
from
community
meeting
one
and
comes
up
with
a
couple
of
different
ideas
that
we
discuss
at
the
meeting.
And
then
we
take
that
feedback
from
that
meeting
and
probably
a
survey
afterwards
and
then
generate
the
final
schematic
design
proposal,
which
we
share
at
community
meeting.
A
Three,
which
would
be
in
February
assuming
that
that
is,
that
is
sort
of
the
check-in
where
we're
like.
Are
we
on
the
right
page?
Are
we
good
to
go?
We
move
forward
with
construction
documents
at
that
point,
we
would
go
into
permitting
in
July
and
start
construction
in
October
of
2023
with
approximately
one
year
construction
period
fall,
2024
would
be
the
anticipated
Park
opening.
So
all
of
that
is,
you
know,
dependent
upon
exactly
what
it
is
we're
addressing
here,
but
generally.
A
A
We
balance
the
city
of
Boston
priorities,
safety
and
Regulatory
guidelines,
our
own
goals
from
Parks
and
Recreation
and
Community
input,
which
is
what
we're
doing
here
tonight,
and
then
we
bring
it
all
together
and
we
ask
our
designers
to
share
you
know
their
take
on
it
and
pull
it
all
together
in
a
cohesive
and
attractive
design.
So
next
slide,
please
so
some
of
the
city
of
Boston
priorities
that
we
include.
A
Please
we
that
mostly
aligns
with
our
Parks
and
Recreation
priorities
as
well,
trying
to
make
Parks
accessible
and
available
encourage
a
diverse,
balanced
and
efficient
mix
of
uses.
So
that
means
you
know
if
we
have
a
lot
of
basketball
in
one
park,
for
example,
and
someone
down
the
street
says:
oh,
can
we
have
basketball
right
down
the
street?
You
know
we
like
to
sort
of
say
use
that
one
over
there.
Maybe
this
park
is
better
for
another
use,
so
we
try
and
look
at
these
things
systematically.
A
We
want
to
conduct
meaningful
and
inclusive
community
engagement,
which
is
part
of
the
goal
here
tonight.
We
want
to
create
adaptive
and
resilient
Landscapes
and
we
want
to
promote
Community
connections
next
slide.
Please
so
now
I'm
going
to
pass
this
presentation
over
to
Matt
Sewell
he's
going
to
dive
into
a
few
of
the
details
that
we've
discovered
during
the
last
few
months
of
research
and
talking
to
people.
A
B
Great
thank
you.
B
appreciate
it
we're
going
to
run
through
a
bit
of
history
about
the
park
and
then
we're
going
to
talk
about
present,
day
uses
and
existing
conditions
and
then
open
it
up
to
comments
and
keep
your
phones
handy
there.
We
have
sprinkled
a
few
online
polls
throughout
this
there'll
be
a
QR
code
or
a
URL
on
the
screen
that
you
can
enter
and
respond
to
the
poll
so
that
we
can
as
another
way
of
getting
feedback.
B
So
we've
done
some
research
just
to
get
a
sense
of
the
history
of
the
site.
The
site
was
first
established
in
1896,
the
first
significant
construction.
You
see
1917
and
then
there's
a
series
of
sort
of
significant
interventions
in
the
70s,
the
80s
2000s
to
the
present
day
and
we'll
just
flip
through
some
plans.
So
you
can
see
those.
B
So
this
is
a
historic
map
from
1905
and
the
we're
keeping
all
the
maps
oriented
the
same
way.
So
I
apologize
that
this
one.
The
letters
are
upside
down,
the
the
the
parceling
for
the
Sturgis
on
the
top
of
the
the
field
there
is,
we
believe,
was
hypothetical
and
was
not
ever
actually
completed,
because
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
you'll
see
that
Sturgis
is
actually.
This
is
1917..
Sturgis
is
just
dashed
in
there.
B
B
B
B
B
It
was
led
by
a
resident
named
Pam
Siegel,
who
Enlisted
the
help
of
a
landscape
architect
named
Robert.
What
what
Leathers,
who
was
building
playgrounds
that
were
purely
Community
funded,
because
at
the
time
the
city
was
not
was
not,
gonna
was
not
gonna
make
the
funds
available,
and
so
the
community
funded
a
the
construction
of
playground
in
the
Tot
Lot
location
there
and
it
was
Community
funded
and
the
landscape
architect
had
sort
of
community
design
session
with
kids
and
adults.
So
it
was
a
real
Community
event.
B
There
was
actually
a
parade
that
was
sort
of
heralded
the
kickoff
of
the
fundraising
effort
and
everybody
could
buy
a
board
for
three
dollars
the,
and
so,
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
unfortunately,
that
whole
that
playground
was
constructed
out
of
wood,
and
so
at
some
point
it
did
need
to
be
replaced.
So
in
the
the
2000s
we
have,
the
equipment,
I
believe
most
of
the
equipment.
B
B
The
so
this
is
just
a
just
to
orient
everybody
in
terms
of
the
importance
of
the
park
and
I'm
sure
if
you're
familiar
with
it,
you're
aware
that
you
know
within
a
10
minute
walk
there
are
no
other,
you
know
Parks
or
playgrounds.
You
know
the
closest
being
the
parkway
Little
League
field
to
the
west
and
then
Bellevue
Hill
Park,
so
it
we
recognize,
that's
an
important
asset
to
the
community
next
slide.
Please.
B
B
B
A
A
I'm
noticing,
in
the
chat
Leanne
Bishop
said,
can
you
post
the
survey
again
we're
gonna?
Have
the?
Oh
sorry.
Are
you
talking
about
the
survey
of
the
slido
or
the
survey
we're
going
to
be
following
up
this
meeting
with
a
survey
and
all
of
that
information
will
be
at
the
end
of
the
presentation?
If
that
is
a
survey
you're
referring
to.
A
I've
already
moved
on
from
that
and
this-
and
this
is
the
only
question-
I
think
that
you
can
respond
to
at
this
point,
which
is
okay,
I
mean
we're
just
trying
to
sort
of
get
a
sense
of
the
room
here.
You
know
this
is
important
information
for
us
to
know
anyways.
But
if
you
didn't
have
a
chance
to
answer
the
first
question:
it's
not
a
big
deal:
We're
Not,
Gonna,
We're,
Not
Gonna
fail
you.
B
B
B
B
We
do
know
that
there
are
drainage
issues
on
at
the
park
that
we'll
be
looking
at.
You
can
see
in
the
aerial.
You
can
see
that
sort
of
I
guess
I
would
call
it
a
French
drain,
that's
in
the
middle
of
the
fields
where
it's
so
dry,
that
even
the
grass
won't
grow,
but
we'll
be
we'll
be
looking
at
sort
of
ways
of
improving
that
as
part
of
this
design.
B
B
B
There's
a
fair
amount
of
in
the
wooded
slope,
there's
a
fair
amount
of
smaller
trees
that
might
need
to
be
cut
back
at
the
edges
and
there's
certainly
some
dead
trees
on
that
slope.
That
will
need
to
be
addressed
and
again
similar
to
the
the
you
know.
The
circulation
is
at
the
edge
of
the
park
in
general.
The
trees
are
at
the
end,
at
the
edge
of
the
park
next
slide.
Please.
B
B
We
were
curious
if
anybody
actually
uses
that
and
one
one
note
that
we
had
was
that
these
parking
lot
is
pitched
into
the
park
and
so
I
assume
when
it,
you
can
tell
with
the
movement
of
the
gravel
that
when
it
rains
it's
carrying
a
lot
of
material
into
the
park,
and
so
that
that'll
be
something
we
take
a
look
at
and
the
there's
also
the
The
Boulders
on
Quinn
way
and
then
the
the
the
entries
at
the
playground.
Next.
B
So
then,
these
are
the
informal
thresholds,
the
sort
of
coming
in
off
of
Sturgis
Road
along
the
the
above
the
wall.
There,
the
informal
paths
coming
down
the
through
the
Woodland
and
those
are
the
majority
of
the
the
informal
is
that
Woodland
Edge
and
Sturgis
Road
Edge
and
the
Sturgis
Road
fence
itself
is
in
pretty
poor
condition
and
we're
wondering
if
there
needs
to
be
a
more
formal
entry
off
of
Sturgis
and
what
what
the
reactions
are
to
that
next
slide.
Please.
B
There's
the
little
there's
the
two
to
five
structure,
the
five
to
twelve
and
then
the
little
toddler
Playhouse
there
with
the
swings
along
with
the
the
water
table
there
and
again
we'll
be
looking
for
feedback
on
how
people,
whether
these
structures,
you
feel,
are
adequate
or
or
you
would
like
to
say
anything
else,
next
slide.
Please.
B
So
we
are
considering
that
there
might
be
a
better
use
for
that
Plateau
space
there,
instead
of
a
turnaround
that
seems
more
vehicular
sized
and
that
perhaps
we
could
accommodate
just
for
maintenance
in
another
way
and
that
perhaps
that
Plateau
might
might
be
better
served
as
to
have
another
purpose
and
then
the
the
bottom
middle
slide.
I'll
just
note
that
there
we
did
notice,
there's
no
seating
for
at
the
tennis
courts.
B
B
And
these
are
the
structures
right:
the
existing
building,
the
on-site
utilities
Premiere
field
bleachers,
which,
as
we
as
we
know,
are
about
100
years
old
now
and
the
the
retaining
wall
there
behind
the
the
tennis
courts.
Some
of
the
light
poles
have
been
replaced,
others
will
need
to
be
replaced,
I,
think
about
half
or
new
and
half
are
old.
A
A
C
A
That'll
be
interesting,
we'll
figure
that
out
and
but
there's
a
lot
of
great
suggestions
here
right
like
walking
paths,
there's
a
lot
of
stuff,
that's
easily
done
and
there's
other
stuff
that
we'll
we'll
take
a
little
bit
more
discussion
to
try
and
pick
apart
and
figure
out
like
what
we're.
Actually
what
we're
actually
talking
about
here.
A
A
D
A
Yeah
there
we
go
okay,
so
our
goal
here
for
the
conversation
Parks
is
here
to
listen.
We
want
input.
I
also
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
dog
park
no
dog
park
on
that
slido
slide,
so
I'm
just
gonna
face
that
head-on
and,
like
I,
realize
it's
sort
of
a
contentious
use.
It
tends
to
be
for
whatever
reason
and
I
just
want
to
emphasize
here
tonight.
A
A
So
don't
don't
think
that
we're
like
missing
the
note
that
you
just
typed
in
or
whatever
like
we
see
it
and
anything
that's
put
in
the
chat
gets
documented.
This
meeting
tonight
is
gonna,
get
recorded
as
well
we're
taking
notes
so
anyway,
thank
you
for
sharing
your
opinions
and
your
thoughts
and
let's
keep
it
civil,
so
I
think
if
we
could
proceed
with
raising
our
hands
and
then
Christine
can
pick
someone
before
we
do.
A
This
I
should
also
just
want
to
say
there
was
a
comment
having
to
do
with
accessibility
of
entrances
and
I
want
to
emphasize
that
that
is
certainly
a
goal
of
this
project.
A
a
primary
goal
really
is
to
make
the
experience
of
the
park
be
very
similar
for
everybody
right
and
if
we
have,
you
know
to
have
as
many
entrances
as
possible.
I
think
there'd
be
a
real
challenge
with
those
stairs.
A
A
G
F
Okay,
good
yeah
I,
just
without
with
all
due
respect
and
respectfully
to
the
non-dog
people,
there's
a
great
number
of
people
who
use
this
field,
there's
no
dog
parks
on
the
city
on
this
side
of
the
city.
Everyone
acknowledges
it
and
it
would
really
be
kind
of
unconscionable
to
kind
of
dispossess
some
of
the
passive
space
that
they
use.
F
The
other
thing
you
know,
I
get
concerned
about
with
a
fence
and
I,
don't
have
an
objection
to
offense
other
than
that
carves
up
the
field,
and
we
wouldn't
want
a
dog
park
to
be
like
a
10
foot
by
10
foot
Corral,
because
there's
just
too
many
people
who
use
it
and
that's
not
really
useful.
The
other
things
I
would
say
is
you
know.
Pickleball
is
rising.
It's
great
that
you
line
the
tennis
courts,
but
they
clearly
need
to
be
resurfaced,
and
the
lighting
over
there
is
is
terrible.
F
So
if
that
could
be
done,
and
maybe
not
just
have
better
lighting
but
keep
it
on
longer,
I
mean
with
climate
change,
you
can
get
out
there
and
be
active
for
a
longer
period
of
time.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
the
paper
bars
it's
a
rising
sport
at
all
age
groups,
but
it
is
particularly
embraced
by
by
the
older
Group,
which
is
a
really
big
way,
to
kind
of
achieve
some
Equitable
use
of
the
parks
with
by
including
some
of
the
older
people.
Thank
you.
H
Hi
there.
Thank
you
very
much.
First
of
all,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
taking
the
time
tonight
to
invite
us
all
in.
This
is
the
first
time
I'm
participating
in
anything
like
this
and
I
really
really
have
enjoyed
listening
and
watching
the
process.
So
I'm
really
excited
to
be
a
part
of
it,
and
thank
you
for
that
opportunity.
H
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know,
Parkway
girls,
softball
league
pjsl
is
one
of
the
largest
Youth
Softball
programs
in
Boston.
We
offer
instructional
and
competitive
softball
opportunities
for
children
throughout
the
year
are,
and
we've
been
doing
it
for
17
years.
Our
spring
League
serves
over
325
children
on
average
ages,
4
to
18,
and
on
top
of
that,
another
75
volunteer
coaches.
We
have
a
hundred
plus
players
in
our
fall
ball
every
August
through
November.
H
We
have
tournament
teams
that
host
five
USA
softball
tournaments
each
year
with
teams
coming
in
from
as
far
away
as
Rhode,
Island
and
New
York
and
prior
to
covid.
We
also
hosted
summer
camps,
which
average
around
40
children
each
summer
and
it's
something
we're
looking
to
restart
next
year.
So
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
little
bit
of
that
background
because,
as
you
can
see,
Parkway
girls
softball
league
is
one
of
the.
If
not
the
primary
user
and
permit
hold
there
for
Billings
field.
H
H
So
it's
a
really
important
thing
for
our
girls
to
have
those
kinds
of
opportunities,
and
you
know
I'll
also
just
call
out
that
we
have
dedicated
families
and
volunteers
who
put
in
a
great
deal
of
Sweat,
Equity
and
time
to
help
keep
those
fields
playable
throughout
all
sorts
of
weather
conditions.
So
we
are
out
there
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays
and
throughout
the
week
helping
to
make
sure
that
those
fields
are
playable
and
Allison
ning.
Thank
you
for
the.
What
what
I
appreciate
it?
And
then
you
know
I'll
just
say:
Billings
is
our
home.
H
It
we
consider
our
home
and
vital
to
ensure
that
youth
sports
together,
but
in
particular
girls
softball,
continues
to
be
at
at
Billings
for
years
to
come.
You
know
any
season
you're
going
to
see
softball
being
played
there,
maybe
not
winter,
but
every
season,
and
if
it's
not
Parkway
girl,
softball
league,
there's
also
women's
leagues
and
the
Carpenters
men's
league,
all
using
it
for
softball.
So
you
know
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
our
board
members
and
the
families
who
make
up
pgsl
Nation,
just
to
make
sure
that
softball
and
youth
sports
continues
to
be.
H
H
Our
little
ones
are
playing
on
the
field
while
their
older
siblings
are
playing
at
both
the
little
league
and
the
softball
field,
and
it
really
is
something
to
be
able
to
have
that
kind
of
complex
right
where
we
are
having
girls
of
all
ages
is
coming
together
as
Community
to
be
able
to
play
on
the
fields
all
throughout
the
seasons
and
then
from
an
issues
perspective
flooding.
It's
got
to
be,
hopefully
for
anyone
who's
there
at
any
time.
H
You
know
it
floods
whenever
it
rains,
we
work
really
hard
to
keep
that
there
I've
seen
a
couple
of
folks
on
the
chat
lines
talking
about
Turf,
infields
and
grass.
Outfields
I
haven't
looked
into
that
all
that
much,
but
it
sounds
like
a
great
idea
and
a
way
to
probably
balance
some
of
the
environmental
challenges,
but
also
making
those
feels
accessible
and
playable
throughout
the
year.
H
So
there
are
lots
of
great
things
and
everyone
here
that
I've
seen
has
raised
lots
of
good
opportunities,
love
all
of
the
additional
shade
updating
the
part
but
and
and
lots
of
the
other
things
we
bring
our
dog
there
too.
I
I,
don't
know
that
a
dog
fenced-in
area
necessarily
but
I
I.
Just
we
love
Billings,
Park
and
I.
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
ask
you
to
to
help
us
keep
make
sure
Youth,
Sports
and
girls.
Softball
continues
to
be
a
Billings
field.
H
C
C
I
I
I
brought
my
daughter
up
in
Parkway
softball
she's
15
she's
in
high
school
softball
is
going
to
be
the
driving
force
in
her
life
and
a
lot
of
kids
in
West.
Roxbury
can
say
that
a
lot
of
kids
in
this
neighborhood
can
say
that
I'm
also
a
Boston
school
teacher.
Let
me
tell
you
I
love
my
dog
he's
like
my
son.
This
is
him
right
here:
I'm,
not
a
non-dog
owner,
I
love,
my
son,
my
dog,
he's
like
my
son,
but
I
love.
I
My
child
and
I
love
all
the
children
in
this
community,
and
we
need
this
field
for
children
to
develop
their
skills
and
make
a
path.
So
they
can
achieve
the
goals
that
they
have
and
what
they
aspire
to
do.
I'm
here
to
serve
children
in
this
community,
I've
coached
with
Parkway
I've,
seen
my
daughter
come
up
in
the
league.
I've
watched
a
lot
of
her
friends
come
up
in
the
league,
it's
huge,
so
you
can
take
your
dog
to
Heinz
or
you
know.
I
Maybe
you
know
if
there's
not
a
game
going
on
bring
your
dog
there,
but
having
dogs
in
the
field.
It's
not
safe
for
the
dogs,
it's
not
safe
for
the
kids,
so
I
just
ask
you
to
respectfully
also
consider
that
take
because
we
should
be
serving
children.
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say
I'm
gonna,
Echo
everything
that
Lisa
said
and
I
mean
I'm
just
here
to
support
the
community
and
the
kids.
G
I'm
right
here,
so
this
is
Dennis
roach
I'm,
the
president
of
Parkway
Little
League.
We
work
very
closely
with
Parkway
girls
softball.
We
serve
over
700
kids
from
July
and
through
September,
and
we
we
use
the
fields
quite
a
bit.
We
also
work
closely
with
the
parkway
Babe
Ruth
league,
which
serves
kids
a
little
bit
older
than
us,
probably
almost
200,
kids
that
use
the
baseball
field.
We
are
in
full
agreement
with
block
with
Parkway
group
girls.
Softball
has
said
that
these
fields
need
to
be
remained
for
youth
recreational
opportunities.
G
We
support
the
the
turf
infields
as
a
nice
compromise
to
not
having
a
complete
Turf
complex,
although
I
know
there's
other
sports
and
youth
recreational
programs
that
might
advocate
for
full
Turf
facility,
but
for
as
far
as
baseball
and
softball
go
Turf
infields
are
actually
instrumental
for
epox
system.
That
does
not
have
the
resources,
the
bodies
of
the
staff
to
support
in
in
and
work
and
on
these
particular
fields
to
keep
them
ready
and
playable
for
the
seasons
in
all
aspects.
G
A
I
J
I
J
My
own
personal
agenda
in
in
the
sense
that
I
was
a
benefactor
of
Pam
Siegel's
tremendous
efforts
back
in
1986
when
she
first
had
the
park.
Redone
and
I
spent
my
youth
in
Billings
field
and,
as
such
I
came
up
in
the
softball
system
and
and
I'm
there
to
give
back
today.
In
the
same
way
that
volunteers
gave
back
to.
C
J
I
was
coming
up
in
the
softball
leagues,
and
you
know
it's
such
an
important
aspect
in
young
females
life
to
be
able
to
have
these
social
Outlets
that
you
know.
That's
why
I
had
to
speak
up
for
the
parkway
softball
that
you
know
these
are
we're
talking
about
non-profit
organizations,
also,
the
YMCA
non-profit
organizations,
where
there's
often
scholarships
and
money
being
put
back
into
the
community
in
some
sort.
J
We're
talking
about
families
who
may
have
who
may
receive
scholarships
to
be
able
to
attend
the
summer
camps.
I
know
the
parkway
YMCA
uses
those
fields
for
the
majority
of
June
July
August
and
many
of
those
kids
receiving
scholarships
to
go
there
so
important
to
keep
that
as
a
sports
complex.
If
you
will
for
the
community
a
lot
of
our
seniors
getting
involved.
As
it's
been
stated
in
pickleball,
and
just
keeping
that
that
that.
J
K
Oops
hi,
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
and
thank
you
for
having
this
session
as
well.
I
I
am
speaking
as
a
dog
parent,
and
you
know
what
I
wanted
to
mention
was
dogs.
Yes,
we
do
walk
and
use
the
field.
However,
I
think
as
from
a
lot
of
dog
parents,
you
would
see
what
we
are
requesting
is
not
an
exclusive
request.
K
I
do
have
a
teenager
who
does
use
the
field
as
well,
because
if
you
look
at
the
data
during
school
days
in
the
morning,
there
are
dogs
on
the
field,
but
these
dogs
are
there
between
7
7
30
to
about
8
30
a.m,
and
hopefully,
during
school
days
we
don't
have
kids
using
the
fields,
because
in
the
school
days,
anyways
on
school
days,
if
you
have
kids
using
the
field,
that's
a
different
problem
that
we
we
should
be
addressing
right.
Why
are
kids
not
in
school
and
why
are
they
on
buildings?
K
If
we
look
at
the
Youth
Sports,
you
know
those
kick
off
again
after
school
programs,
typically
you're
kicking
off
around
four
four
pm
onwards,
not
much
going
on
during
school
year,
and
that's
where
I
think
we
I
believe
we
can
coexist
right
because
we
do
have
a
use
as
I
think
Lisa
you
had
mentioned,
you
do
use
the
field.
Pretty
much
throughout
the
years
as
dog
parents,
we
also
use
the
field
pretty
much
throughout
the
year.
K
It's
just
that
we
are
using
it
at
different
times,
where
I
think
we
can
definitely
coexist
without
disrupting
the
kids
and
yes,
I
do
agree
that
we
can
place
in
rules
that
there
should
not
be
dogs
running
around
the
field.
Once
you
have
the
kickoff
say
around
4
pm
onwards,
and
that
would
be
fine.
That's
all
that
I'd
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you.
C
E
I
C
L
L
You
know
many
of
the
great
suggestions
that
people
are
calling
in
with
I
feel
that
as
a
city
park,
you
should
also
consider
teaming
up
with
the
YMCA,
because
the
YMCA
plays
a
big
role
in
the
whole
Parkway
area
and
they
utilize
the
field
a
lot
too.
So
I
think
you
know
as
a
kind
of
partnership
with
the
YMCA.
You
could
come
up
with
a
lot
of
good
ideas.
Yeah
that
would
fit
in
with
you
know,
street
hockey,
with
you
know,
softball
with
baseball.
L
L
You
know
for
people
that
want
to
get
there
exercise
while
they're
walking
on
the
track,
but
there's
tremendous
room
for
expansion
at
billingsfield,
so
I
think
many
of
these
suggestions
can
fit
in
really
nicely
to
be
redeveloped
Billings
field
as
a
parent
of
children.
Also
that
use
the
children's
playground
I
just
want
to
say
that
there
was
some
issues
with
the
development
of
the
field.
Now,
where
they
have.
You
know
four
and
five
big
boulders
right
in
the
middle
of
the
children's
playground
and
I've
heard
more
and
more
parents
complain
about
kids.
L
You
know
tripping
and
falling
into
those
Boulders,
so
I
think.
As
far
as
redesigning
playgrounds
for
children,
you
have
to
consider
the
safety
of
the
playgrounds
for
the
kids,
because
you
have
everyone
from
say:
50.
You
know
13
14
year
olds
down
to
to
your
toddlers
just
starting
to
walk.
So
thank
you
again
for
your
time,
and
we
appreciate
your
consideration
of
these
requests
in
making
buildings
filled
a
better
place
and
more
accessible
to
everyone.
Thanks.
A
Thank
you
so
there's
some
great
suggestions
and
I
think
that
that's
also
a
really
good
point
that
I
wanted
to
emphasize
that
this
is
a
very
large
Park,
and
so
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
great
suggestions
that
I'm
hearing
tonight
that
we
could
definitely
look
at
how
things
could
be
sort
of
realigned
to
fit
to
fit
more
in
and
to
have
these
walking
paths
and
these
building
out
the
program
to
make
it.
You
know
more
and
varied
and
interesting.
So
thank
you
very
much.
E
A
The
bathrooms
right
are
in
that
older
building
and
I
know
that
the
building
right
now
is
undergoing
sort
of
a
building
assessment.
There's
a
park-wide
building
assessment.
That's
happening
to
sort
of
figure
out:
accessibility,
Renovations
I'm,
not
it
would
not
be
part
of
our
Park
renovation
because
it's
a
building
and
there's
laws
having
to
do
with
who
spends
funding
on
what
and
Parks
we
do
horizontal
construction.
We
don't
do
vertical,
so
we
can't
do
a
building
but
public
facilities.
A
D
Hi
guys
it's
Kelly,
hi
I
just
wanted
to
like
agree
with
a
lot
of
the
feedback.
That's
been
said
so
I
know,
I
worked
at
the
Y
for
22
years,
and
Billings
has
always
been
a
staple
in
the
community.
So
I
think
it's
very
important
that
any
kind
of
renovation
serves
everyone
I
work
in
the
Y,
but
I
know
this
summer.
D
We
served
over
700
children
at
the
at
Billings
field
through
permits
and
that's
like
a
huge
excitement
in
the
community
for
them
to
have
that
space
to
learn,
Sports
to
grow
and
going
back
to
Parkway.
Softball
I
do
agree
that
it's
a
really
good
opportunity
to
make
sure
that
kids
have
sports
in
like
localized
that
they
can
get
to
that's
accessible
to
them.
D
So
my
only
thought
is
I
liked
what
Frank
said
about
the
the
roundabout
there
there's
a
lot
of
active
older
adults
in
our
community
that
we're
not
able
to
serve
because
they
don't
have
a
place
to
go
and
Millennium.
Park
is
awesome
because
they
have
the
walking
trails,
but
if
we
could
just
do
like
a
track
around
Billings,
it
would
be
so
beneficial
to
the
community
and
I
I'm
excited
to
see
what
this
will
bring.
D
But
I
do
think
that
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
we're
so
locally
close
to
you
guys
like
to
Billings
and
we
pull
permits,
and
we
work
with
you
guys,
and
everyone
is
so
helpful
to
make
sure
that
we
can
run
programs
in
that
site
and
I.
Think
the
construction
or
any
kind
of
change
to
the
design
is
really
important
to
involve
the
neighbors
and
the
community
and
everyone
else.
D
So
I
just
think
that
it's
it's
really
great,
that,
like
there's
all
these
other
agencies
that
want
to
have
like
a
street
hockey,
for
example,
I
think
that
would
be
awesome
right,
but
I
think
it's
all
about
Partnerships
and
I
think
that
we
all
can
grow
from
that
with
the
community
and
people's
talents,
but
I
mean
I.
That's
that's
where
that's
what
I
just
wanted
to
say,
but
I
hope
that
you
guys
know
too,
like
with
Billings
fields.
We
we
have
a
lot
of
history.
D
There
I
think
a
lot
of
people
that
come
from
that
Community.
Remember
the
old
wooden
playground
right,
like
I,
do
so
I
think
it's
it's
a
very
nostalgic
place
and
I.
Think
it's
nice
to
recognize
that
and
I
think
it's
it's
nice
to
involve
the
community.
So
I
am
very
thankful
that
you
guys
have
this
meeting
today
to
talk
about
this
field,
because
I
know
that
was
one
of
my
favorite
places
to
go
as
a
child.
A
Thank
you
so
much
Kelly,
I
I,
think
that
you
know
that's
great.
We
really
want
to
reiterate
that
we
understand
that
this
this
park
goes
back
a
long
way
and
has
it's
a
really
important
role
in
this
community
and
Parks
is
eager
to
work
with
other
groups,
and
you
know
Parkway
why
we
definitely
know
that
you
guys
utilize
the
site
all
the
time.
A
I
C
Hi
everyone
Chase
correctly
resident
of
the
FW
Parkway
four
children
ages,
11
through
three,
so
frequent
uses
a
billing
field.
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everyone
listening
and
I
apologize
if
it's
duplicative,
I
wasn't
able
to
jump
on
the
whole
meeting,
but
there's
a
few
special
events:
the
Court
Road
Race,
the
Parkway
in
motion,
trick-or-treat
Center
Street
that
used
Billings
as
a
headquarters.
C
So
I'd
encourage
you
to
spend
some
time
in
the
park
and
especially
on
weekends,
and
see
the
number
of
people
that
use
it,
particularly
the
playground
facilities,
but
but
everything
and
they
Youth
Sports
particularly,
is
jammed
down
there,
there's
not
enough
space
for
them
on
a
busy
day,
so
really
maximizing
that
ability
to
Encompass
all
the
different
Youth
Sports
that
that
utilize,
that
area
and
a
big
supporter
of
the
infield
Turf.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
M
A
So
part
of
that
would
depend
on
the
appetite
for
moving
things
around
right
and,
if
we're
looking
at
like
a
total
redesign,
this
is
a
large
Park,
so
it
could
be
like
a
year
and
a
half.
If
this
is
something
where
we're
doing
like
a
little
bit
of
repairs
here
and
there
some
resurfacing
some
new
play
equipment,
some
new
drainage
kind
of
thing.
A
It
would
probably
be
closer
to
nine
months,
perhaps
nine
months
to
a
year,
as
you
all
know,
like
winter,
in
Boston,
is
real.
So
usually
you
can't
do
construction,
for
you
know
January
and
February,
or
at
least
it's
patchy
at
best.
So
you
know
it's
sort
of
like
an
eight-month
construction
window
that
would
fit
within
a
larger
period
of
time
that
it
would
be
closed
but
yeah,
so
it
all.
It
does
depend
on
the
the
scope
of
the
project
that
we're
looking
at
and.
N
A
Know
I'm
hearing
some
suggestions
tonight
that
sort
of
indicate
that,
like
maybe
it
would
make
sense
to
move
things
around
I,
know
that's
sort
of
a
hard
thing
to
swallow
in
the
meantime
when
you're
like,
but
the
next
season
you
know
like
I,
totally
get
that
so
it's
one
of
those
things
that,
like
thinking
long
term,
you
know
like
a
reorganization,
is
you
know?
If
that's
good,
then
it's
all
for
the
best
in
the
long
run
and
parks
would
work,
permit
wise
to
try
and
relocate
teams
where
that
would
be
possible.
A
But
you
know
it's
one
of
those
trade-offs
that
would
be
like
for
an
awesome
thing
for
the
short
term
for
the
long
term
good.
But
you
know
I
also
I
haven't
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
tonight
saying
that,
like
the
location
of
the
courts,
it's
blinding
you
can't
play.
You
know
like
we
want
everything
moved.
So
you
know
maybe
I
I
think
we'll,
probably
based
on
what
I'm
hearing
now
you
know,
I
feel
like
one
of
our
suggestions.
I
N
Hi
I
just
wanted
to
say
I
Am
pro
we
Kelly
was
on
earlier
from
the
from
the
Y
and
they're
very
close
neighbor,
but
I'm
on
the
other
side
of
the
wall,
so
I'm
the
closest
neighbor
to
Billings
field
and
I
have
four
children
and
we
love
buildings.
We
brought
all
of
our
kids
up
playing
softball
t-ball
things
such
as
that
I
think
two
important
things,
knowing
that
first
of
all,
I
think
it's
great
that
you
know
you're
looking
to
do
a
renovation
of
buildings.
N
Every
morning,
I
walk
from
my
house
over
to
the
Parkway
and
I
walk
around
Heinz,
Field
and
I
can
tell
if
anybody
hasn't
been
there.
The
parks
department
did
an
incredible
job
in
fixing
up
Heinz
Field.
So
if
it's
going
to
be
anything
I,
hopefully
would
be
something
like
that,
because
what
they
did
is
amazing.
Everybody
should
go.
Take
a
look,
especially
since
we're
talking
about
renovating
in
our
neighborhood
field.
Take
a
look
at
what
happened
over
at
Heinz
between
the
basketball
courts.
N
They
really
didn't
do
much
work
on
the
playground
area,
but
the
fields,
the
baseball
field
and
the
softball
field.
It's
incredible!
So
I,
just
am
that's
what
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
two
biggest
things
being
a
close
neighbor
is
I
think
it
would
be
fabulous
if
we
did
have
a
pathway
that
went
all
the
way
around
the
field
such
as
they
have
at
Heinz
they
when
we
do
our
walk
in
the
morning,
we
go
into
Heinz
and
we
do
two
or
three
loops
around.
N
Also,
the
wooded
area,
no
one's
talked
about
the
wooded
area,
but
I
think
anybody
who
lives
close
to
Bellevue,
Street
or
close
to
where
I
live
on
Bellevue
Street
knows
that
that's
a
anytime,
it's
a
very,
very
you
can't
see
what's
happening
in
there
and
anytime.
You
can't
see
what's
happening,
you
know.
What's
happening
is
not
great
things
and
you
know
it's
just
loaded
with
beer
bottles
broken
broken
beer
bottles
cans
trash
at
that.
At
one
point,
the
city
came
in
and
really
cleared
out.
N
N
You
could
actually
put
a
few
trails
in
there
for
people
to
walk
through
and
then
connect
back
down
into
the
park,
but
right
now
it's
it's
an
area
that
I
don't
like
walking
through
and
I
just
know,
because
I
live
next
door
to
it.
That
is
not
great
things
happening
in
the
evening,
so
but
I'm
very
excited
as
I
know.
A
lot
of
my
neighbors
are
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
great
thing
and
I
look
forward
to
it.
Thank
you.
I
J
Thank
you
so
much
I'm
talking
again,
but
I
heard
some
very
good
points
and
Jim
you're
spot
on
I've
been
down
that
walkway
before
and
you're
bound
to
smell
the
weeds
spilling
out
of
that
space
and
you're
gonna
find
empty
bottles
on
the
ground.
My
kids
do
the
there
were
a
couple
of
people
in
the
community
that
use
this
space,
that
I
didn't
hear
represented,
represented
and,
for
example,
tenacity
that
uses
the
tennis
courts.
My
kids
I
have
two
children.
J
They
were
both
involved
in
that
for
about
five
or
six
years
now,
and
I
would
often
walk
them
down
there
and
you
have
to
keep
your
eyes
on
the
ground
because
you
might
step
on
glass
or
something
so
definitely
needs
to
be
brought
attention
to
the
other.
The
other
group
I,
didn't
hear,
talked
about
a
lot
was
during
the
day.
It
was
said
that
this
you
know
the
Billings
failed
as
pretty
much
a
ghost
town
and
there
shouldn't
be
kids
there,
but
the
reality
is.
J
There
are
a
lot
of
Elementary
education
programs
around
like
we
talked
about
the
YMCA
and
the
summer
camps
they
have,
but
it's
really
used
year-round
by
the
YMCA.
They
run
Sports
programs
throughout
and
there's
an
elementary
school
there
at
the
or
excuse
me
preschool
with
about
12
classes
that
visit
the
park
on
a
daily
basis-
and
there
are
multiple
private
day-
cares
around
exercise
groups,
Mama
Beast,
a
very
big
exercise
program
for
women,
and
so
I
I.
N
J
J
A
Sorry
I've
there
we
go.
Thank
you
so
much
Melissa
I
have
asked
Melissa
to
put
up
this
information,
not
because
we
are
ending
the
meeting
now
we
still
have
another
15
minutes,
but
I've
noticed
that
there
are
a
couple
people
that
are
peeling
off
and
so
I
wanted
to
get
this
information
out
there
following
up
on
tonight's
meeting.
A
A
So
if
you
could
scan
this
and
pass
it
around
to
your
friends,
family,
community
members
Etc,
this
is
going
to
be
open
for
the
next
two
weeks
and
I
will
be
emailing
this
out
to
everybody
who
attended
our
meeting
tonight
and
everybody
on
our
contact
list
so
go
back
to
people's
thoughts
and
feedback,
and
that
was
really
great.
Also
the
conversation
happening
about
the
wooded
area,
I
think
Jim.
A
You
had
said
that
it's
great
to
hear
experiences
with
that,
because
I
think
that
it
is
a
real
opportunity
back
up
and
there
to
have
some
sort
of
wooded
walkways,
maybe
some
sitting
areas
or
something
like
that
so
anyway,
it's
it's
great
to
hear
attention
being
called
to
that
I'm.
Also
sort
of
curious
about,
like
like
the
fencing
surrounding
the
park,
is
that
something
is
everybody
eager
to
maintain
this
park
sort
of
entirely
fenced
in?
A
Are
there
any
opinions
about
that
because
some
of
it's
falling
down
and
we
could
take
out
some
of
the
fencing,
potentially
sort
of
open
it
up
and
have
it
be
more
sort
of
free-flowing
anyway,
just
some
throwing
some
questions
out
there
and
if
people
have
other
ideas
and
comments
as
well
that
they've
been
thinking
about.
Please
please
share.
A
That's
amazing
and
awesome:
it
is
7
17..
So
you
know
this
has
been
some
really
great
input
that
we've
received
and
I
think
that
we've
got
some
great
initial
direction.
Again.
We're
going
to
be
checking
in
with
our
survey
in
two
weeks
just
to
see
sort
of
what
feedback
is
there
I,
really
appreciate
everybody,
keeping
it
positive
and
pretty
much
supportive
during
the
conversations
for
the
different
opinions.
Obviously
there
are
you
know,
there's
there's
some
conflict
out
there,
but
that's
normal!
A
That's
life,
so
I
appreciate
everybody
taking
the
time
to
come
here
tonight
and
to
watch
this
presentation
and
to
participate
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
you
in
the
next
couple
months
for
our
second
meeting
hearing
feedback
for
that
too,
and
then
you
know,
let
me
know
in
the
meantime,
if
you
have
any
thoughts,
Direction
feedback,
Etc.
Thank
you.
So
much
have
a
wonderful
night.