Burbank, California Parks & Recreation Board, 12 May 2022

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Burbank Parks and Recreation Board Meeting - May 12, 2022

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Good evening and good evening and welcome to the.

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Thursday may 12th edition of the park and recreation board. I now call us board to order.

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We're going to ask seung-joo yoon to come up and.

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Lead us in the pledge of allegiance. We join us at the podium. Please.

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Please stand put your right hand over your heart.

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Ready again, I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to.

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The republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you. So much can we turn this mic down a little.

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Test better, thank you uh now, it's time for the roll call, miss heightly.

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I'm going to defer to our secret recording secretary lupa zantriaga.

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So sorry, I was just reading what it told me I apologize for that. Okay, I thought.

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It was strange, but that's okay, chair barry gasow. I am here vice chairman.

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Peregro come here. Thank you, secretary laurie, durbin.

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Absent board member ashley ramsey here and board member arma mercelian miserlin here.

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Thank you and now for announcements uh christina lara. Will you please join us? Thank you.

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Good evening, chair gazao and members of the board, my name is christina lara. I'm recreation.

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Coordinator for the parks and recreation department tonight I have the pleasure of.

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Sharing the department's program, announcements and updates, if we can, please start the presentation.

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The betsy loki creative arts center welcomed the pasadena society of artists to this.

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Month's featured gallery show this show will feature original visual media from its members.

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Including painting mixed media, collage, sculpture and more, the exhibit will be on view at the betsy.

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Looky creative arts center until may 26th coming up in june women painters west, is pleased to.

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Announce its june 2022 group show at the gallery. The exhibit will showcase the diversity of women.

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Painters, west, with the theme of inspiration point, the opening reception is friday june 3rd from 7pm.

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To 9pm come meet the artists and enjoy an evening of art, the city of burbank parks.

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And recreation department and the burbank veterans committee proudly present the annual memorial day.

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Ceremony taking place on may monday may 30th at 11 a.m. The event will take place.

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At the cambridge park war memorial located at the corner of san fernando road at amherst drive.

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Join us for a pre-ceremony concert by the burbank community band that will begin at 10 15 a.m. The.

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Event will feature a ceremony of the rose and a flyover by the condor squadron sponsored by.

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Kusumano real estate group join us in honoring and remembering those who bravely served our country.

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It's time to splash into summer to kick off the summer season. Verdugo aquatic facility is inviting.

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The community to a free event with music, free recreational swimming and games and activities.

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The three activity sessions are sold out, but participants are still welcome to join for.

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Recreational swimming in the main pool and enjoy all of the fun and games throughout the event.

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The city of burbank's annual dodger day is scheduled for sunday june 5th.

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At 1, 10 pm join us for community day out, as we celebrate and support our los angeles dodgers as.

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They take on the new york. Mets tickets are currently on sale at www.burbankparks.com.

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And at the sports office located at 1111 west olive avenue, post-game activities include.

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Kids run the bases for everyone that is 14 years and younger.

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The summer recreation guide is out and available at www.burbankparks.com.

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Check out our many recreational class offerings because there's something for everyone.

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To stay up to date on the latest happening with burbank parks and recreation, please.

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Be sure to follow us on facebook and instagram, you can also find out about all of our programs.

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And events that I have mentioned above by visiting our website at www.burbankca.gov.

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Forward, slash parks and rec events. Thank you and this concludes all my announcements.

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Thank you, christina good job. Thank you and I just like to throw in a.

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Little pitch here from the memorial day ceremony, um mickey depalo is back in town.

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So for our first presentation, I'd like to call up aaron barrows to talk about the.

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Starlight bulls summer concert series good evening, chair gasal and members of the board. It's lovely to see you all in person tonight.

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My name is aaron barros, I'm the recreation services manager for the parks and recreation department and I'm thrilled to announce our 2022 starlight bull.

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Summer concert series we're back we're pleased to announce the following concerts.

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Monday july 4th will be our annual american celebration, which will feature music from the.

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Company, men and soul of broadway and the night will conclude with a patriotic firework display.

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Saturday july 16th will feature yachtly crew, the titans of soft rock and radio rebels. The.

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Number one 80s tribute july: 23rd is latin night under the stars. Adelaide pilar will kick off the.

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Evening with latin variety, dance, songs and corazon de manah, a tribute to mana will close the night.

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Saturday july 30th get ready to party like it's 1999 with the blockbusters and a selection of 90s.

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Hits and the return of the spasmatics as they recapture all the awesome sounds and styles of.

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The 1980s saturday august 6 crowd favorites and the longest running starlight bull show the fab.

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Four, the ultimate beatles tribute will be sure to have the crowd, singing and dancing the night away.

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Saturday august 13th, we'll close our city concert series with a night of great music.

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Featuring uh hot august night's tribute to neil diamond and the fabish show will have you on your.

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Feet, disco dancing all night as they pay tribute to abba tickets for all the above mentioned.

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Concerts will go on sale, starting this wednesday may 18th tickets can be purchased one of two ways.

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You may go to starlightbowl.com on beginning at 10 a.m. On tuesday may 18 to purchase, or you.

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May visit us at the parks and recreation administrative services offices located.

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In the community services building on the third floor on may 18th beginning at 10 a.m,.

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In addition to our season or city summer concert series, we are continuing to work with partnerships.

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For revenue rentals to bring in additional revenue for the the city once again for the 2022 season.

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The starlight bull has partnered with la concert group, who will be hosting four special engagements.

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August 21st and 22nd they both nights will feature thomas anders and the modern talking.

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Band along with sandra and dj bpm august 28th and 29th will bring mariachi vargas de.

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Teca liton back to the starlight bowl stage. They were a favorite last year, sterling venue ventures.

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Will be hosting two special engagements as well july. 29Th will bring big bad voodoo daddy back to.

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The starlight bowl venue and september 3rd beth hart will be coming in and finally this year we.

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Will be working with jabham entertainment for the first time july 9th they will have common with.

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Double g's stardust symphony lettuce, nikki, costa and kcrw, dj novena carmel tickets. For all these.

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Special engagements are currently available on the starlight bull.com website as well. This concludes.

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My update on the 2022 starlight bowl season I'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

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Questions anybody.

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Thank you. We look forward to sparrows. I am excited.

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We're excited, I hope, to see you all at a concert this summer. Great. Thank you. Thank you.

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Our next presentation is a youth board presentation.

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And I'd like to bring back to the podium, seongju yoon.

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All right, hello, everybody, my name is seung ju yoon, I'm in the 11th grade at burbank high school, and I.

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Served as the 2021-2022 chairman of the burbank youth board, it's an honor and a pleasure to be.

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Here tonight, um I'm just here tonight, on behalf of the entirety of our board, to show you what.

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We've been up to, and I've accomplished this year, which is what this presentation will consist of.

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All right, so there we go.

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Wonderful, so our board is composed of 17 members from both private and public schools in our city.

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10 members serve as representatives of their respective schools, the other seven.

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Are at-large members, but all members have equal voting power and even though we come.

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From different schools, we represent a wide variety of students, demographics and concerns.

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Each of us at our core just serve to represent burbank youth and city affairs in general,.

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We serve as a connection between the city and the students in our city, which is our primary purpose.

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And we provide input for parks and recreation, teen events, but we as a board also look for ways.

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To give back to the community by completing and organizing a good amount of projects throughout.

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The year so this year, as our theme of sorts, we chose spreading kindness as our main goal.

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uh Given the unruly state of the world right now, wonderful, unfortunately, for most of the.

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Year until the very last meeting, really, uh we had to be online given the pandemic, but.

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We still kept it running full steam ahead, um even without being in person. We really bonded.

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As a united team- and we all got to know each other by going that extra mile um now my first term on.

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This board was actually uh four years ago when I was in the seventh grade, so I remember having.

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Consistent meetings in person and I actually think that the camaraderie was pretty on par.

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uh We really did have a great time, and even more so at our in-person events and meetings.

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Wonderful, so I'll touch on some of those events. In march, our board completed our first community.

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Project which was held in person, we voted to host a community drive in support of home again la.

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Which is a non-profit organization that supports situationally, homeless families, they've actually.

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Been awarded the state of california's non-profit of the year, so it was both an honor and a pleasure.

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To work with them, uh we collected home goods, hygienic supplies, cleaning products and so on. For.

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Their cause and we actually filled up their truck completely twice. They actually had to come back.

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um To get a second collection because of how well our community banded together.

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And contributed, and it was also just a great opportunity to get to know each other as well.

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We're really grateful to everyone who donated to that cause. There we go then, in april our.

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Board joined the parks and recreation parks and recreation team to volunteer at the annual spring.

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Extravaganza, an annual favorite of the event is the bunny booth, where young event goers can take.

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A photo with the bunny you might have seen that on facebook or whatnot uh I was actually the bunny.

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This year- and this was my second year in a row being the bunny in that same vein, we coordinate.

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This booth each year and we collect donations to donate, to a local nonprofit organization.

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This year we collected around 450 and we voted on our in our last meeting to split the donations.

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In between the burbank ymca social impact center and jockeronda housing for reference, the burbank.

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Wise social impact center is our local resource, collective for activism. Their mission involves.

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Ensuring that students that identify as lgbtqia plus students of color students with disabilities.

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And so on have a place to turn where they can be unconditionally loved and jock around the housing.

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Is a local organization that helps young women that are transitioning out of the foster care.

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System to ensure that they have stable housing opportunities, skill training, mentorship and so.

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On we specifically chose these two groups because they were newer organizations with.

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Less institutional resources, but nonetheless great purposes and initiatives. It was a blast.

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We got to connect with the community and raise those funds. You can see the pictures right there.

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Wonderful, in addition to our community events, our board also contributed to a number of.

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Projects taking place around the city uh just to name a few, we provided input and community.

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Opinions on how to best utilize, the new tobacco grant that our city received, we were asked our.

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Opinions regarding the developments over at george isaiah park and invited to focus groups on that.

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We received presentations on the city's greenhouse reduction plan. We were able to meet in conjunction.

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With the los angeles, youth commission so much more and all of that being said, um it was an honor.

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To work with those groups as well just to ensure that our community is developing on the right path.

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And last but not least, we as a board have the honor of awarding one burbank youth every year.

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The austin cook award our board developed this award many many years ago, long before my time.

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To honor the outstanding achievements displayed by a middle or high school student over the past year.

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In our city, we had the honor of continuant this year. This award is in honor of austin cook, whose.

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Life touched the heart of the community and serves as an example to burbank's youth and nominations.

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Were sent in by school administrators, counselors and teachers and after thorough consideration, our.

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Board is proud to announce that the 2022 austin cook award winner is noor foss, who will be awarded.

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At the may 24th city council meeting noor is a 12th grade student at john burroughs high school.

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Who's had an incredible high school career and was actually nominated by two john burroughs.

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High school staff, counselor lisa, chung and coach and teacher victoria ghanian noor is a scholar.

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Athlete maintaining the highest gpa amongst the entire girls basketball program since the 10th.

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Grade and for reference, her counselor noted that in her 20 years of service, noah was quote the most.

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Active change agent for social justice that she had ever seen in her career. She was the.

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Creator of the helping hands club at her school that has assisted over 150 children in tunisia.

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And founding co-chair of the equity and diversity inclusion committee over at john burroughs high.

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School we're more than proud to award noor the 2022 austin cook award for outstanding youth.

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All right- and that was the 2021 2022 term of service- for our board, which we're quite proud.

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Of for me personally, coming on as a first-year chair and being uncertain with what we could.

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Do given the constraints of the global pandemic, I'm especially proud of every single board member.

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And what we've done showing up even not to be facetious, but I think young people, especially.

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Around the middle of the high school age are actively looking to be part of something bigger.

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Than themselves, and just often don't know where to turn for that purpose, I think our board's a.

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Perfect example of one of those outlets, the people that I've met the projects, I've been able to be a.

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Part of even the seemingly small memories that we've made it's genuinely transformative if.

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You know any, if any of you know any youth that you think would be a good fit for it.

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Please encourage them to apply as we continue into the next fall. uh It's a competitive process.

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For sure I can tell you firsthand my first term on this board was in the seventh grade and my.

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Second term was in 10th grade not due to a lack of not trying trust me, but it's one of the most.

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Invaluable experiences that I've gotten through a community extracurricular and it's really engaging.

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It's just a great opportunity. Thank you. So much for your time, hang on anybody got any questions.

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uh I just wanted to say thank you so much for your service and for being on the youth board.

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I've had the privilege of going attending to some of your youth boards online, and so I'm.

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Glad that you all got to meet in person- and um I was there for the vote when you were voted chair.

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And I just I mean, obviously they picked the best person possible um and I think you know it's just.

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You you said it too, like your generation, you are all so passionate and it's just.

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It's a testament to the work that you're doing and um I'm grateful that you're here.

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And uh part of that board, so thank you so much for your kind words you're too kind.

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What remember michellian yeah the first thing that comes to mind is you make me feel like. I was a.

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Schlep in high school, so uh congratulations on uh all the great work that you did.

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One question that I have is obviously the stuff that you guys are working on. uh It's great just.

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A to give back to the community, as you have and be an important part of the community, but be it.

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Obviously, it helps enhance your uh resume for college and you know just you know they look.

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For all these kind of things, now more than they do your sat scores. If that's even a thing.

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So I think, like I, have a daughter it's in first grade, for example, at what.

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Grades are kids made aware of this, or how can they know? uh I know that's a little too young.

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But at what gra you said seventh grade, but how do they learn about this? How do they do you guys.

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Promote it within the school system, so then other kids aspire as they grow into being. You know.

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Junior higher high school to get involved in this or um because I think it's great and I think.

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More kids, hopefully, can aspire to what you guys are doing sure. um Thank you so much for your.

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Comments and the kind compliments um if I recall correctly, the way that I found out about this was.

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That I found an application at the public library and it was just sitting there and I took it off.

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But um more broadly speaking, what we usually do is that we send out. You know, notifications, awareness.

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To counselors school staff we put every, we put the applications every place that we can at public.

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Libraries at the parks at the recreation center so on and so forth, just to make it as accessible.

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As possible, because obviously we don't want to limit the scope of what we're doing or who gets to.

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Access that, of course, so in that same vein, we're always looking to improve that awareness, because.

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Not everyone is aware of it, of course, um but we're we're actively looking to promote that. So you know.

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Me being here and telling you about, it are other members going around to their campuses, letting.

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Them know you know telling their friends getting that out there, their counselors telling them their.

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Teachers telling them and we also actively look for nominations from administrators and so on.

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um Those are all avenues through which we can take that, but we're always looking to expand that.

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Hi there, my name is bryce burton I'm, the staff liaison with parks and rec for the youth board.

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He just did a great job explaining exactly what we do. We work closely with the the school district.

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And we send them our applications. It goes out to all the teachers, middle school and high school.

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Teachers and and it goes out to each school and as I mentioned at the beginning, each school actually.

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Chooses one representative, so we actually only accept seven at large members, and so it is a.

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Really competitive process, but um once they get to middle school, hopefully I mean it was really tough.

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These past couple years, we weren't able to go on campus. We love to go to get on campus and promote.

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At lunch and and and when we can do that and do it in person, so we can actually interact with.

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Them, but you know these last couple years: we've had to rely on just the words just the district.

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Themselves distributing the paperwork in order to apply, so that's really the process yeah. What.

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Would be uh cool is like you know, I don't know if you guys do this or if it's in a loud but like in.

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For fifth graders that are about to go into middle school, like you guys, go and not a presentation, but.

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Just go and talk to them and say: hey: I want the youth board when you guys get to middle school and.

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Stuff, like you, have the opportunity- and these are some of the fun things that we work on and um yeah.

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Maybe like some sort of something at the fifth grade level to give them a just like these are fun.

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Things that we work on kind of thing, yeah, that's a great idea. The team program group well we'll keep.

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That in mind for sure thank you vice chair, gamingo, well, you're, clearly doing a great job identifying.

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Some amazing youth, um sun june- I just want to I'm so impressed with you and I just want to.

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Commend you, you are a fantastic representative of youth and of our city, and I commend you and.

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Just thank you for such a wonderful presentation. Keep it up you're on the right path, and I'm just.

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So very proud of you and congratulations to nora as well. Thank you so much great job. So.

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I had the great opportunity to be the liaison to the youth board. Oh I don't know five or six years.

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Ago and I loved it- I did that for about two or three years and it's amazing what these kids learn.

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Right beginning at the seventh grade level- and they learn things that they wouldn't normally.

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Learn and it's a great opportunity for all of us to learn from them because they do a great job.

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And lastly, and by the way I agree with vice chair gaming, you did an amazing job.

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And I knew I'd met you before because here's our picture together extravaganza, so I knew we'd.

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Met before so you're wearing the bunny suit there, you go great photo I'll, be back again.

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Next year, for third years I'll, be there too we'll have another picture together? Wonderful.

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Thank you, so much for your presentation was wonderful. Thank you. So much! That's wonderful!.

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um And now, unfortunately, I must excuse myself vice chair gamino. If you will.

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Take this chair, please, um oh I will leave this for you. You'll need this.

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Perfect my pleasure, thank you so much chair, gasal you're, my pleasure to take it from here.

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Then I will stay right here and turn off that other microphone. So the next item on our agenda.

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Is a department director report, so I'd like to ask director miss garcia to see our comments? Thank you.

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Good evening vice chair, uh geminio and board members, I do not have an update this evening.

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Thank you very much, miss garcia. Okay. Next is public comment.

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So, for general comment, our members of the public who are here in person, please present a completed.

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Yellow general public card to the recording secretary, if you wish to speak members of.

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The public may offer three minutes of comment on any matter related to parks and recreation board.

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And we have one comment here in order to promote fairness. Please stay within your maximum allotted.

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Time of three minutes, a timer is available on the podium to help the speaker keep check of.

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How much time is left? I encourage you to state your name, while speaking at the podium to assist.

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The clerk with the minutes for those wishing to participate virtually during the public com during.

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The general public comment period please connect via zoom link posted on the agenda or call 669 900.

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And enter event code 940-9562-5318.

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Persons connecting via zoom will be placed in a queue until in all until all in-person.

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Comments have been received, our moderator will identify you and give you permission to speak.

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So that you can offer your public comment, please give us one moment and when we're ready I'll, let.

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You know when we get start miss heightly, please let us know if there's any public comments and oh.

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Actually, I need to do the yellow card. First right: okay, it's our first time doing hybrid right, okay,.

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Thank you. So we have one comment from robin jimmel. Is that my saying that right? Thank you so much.

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Please approach good evening. Thank you so much, I'm robin gimmel and I'm here as a representative.

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Of the burbank community steering committee- and I want to thank all of you for your ongoing support.

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For this effort, we are working really hard to get our garden up and running diego's been in.

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Regular communication with us to get it going, and I want to thank you all for your support.

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um When we created this garden, the goal was to close the food and security guard gap.

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And we want to promote healthy food choices, healthy environment and a healthy community.

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So we seek to be a very welcoming space for people in the community growing organically.

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And learning from one another as we transcend all of the various social inequities that we encounter.

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I can tell you first hand: we had 170 applications for about 60 to 70 spots. That's a really good.

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Turnout and we really appreciate the support.

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The other piece of this is this has been a long road. Many here might remember, it's been.

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About 12 to 14 years that we've been trying to get this going. No, I'm yeah.

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So I want to thank you all for your support and I also want to ask that you continue to support us.

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We're about ready to kick off and move forward with the chandler pass garden, but we need to now.

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Think forward in time to the clark hollywood way garden, so we still need your support.

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In order to complete the process and again we thank you and I'll answer, any questions.

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Nope board members: are there any questions.

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I have one question: clearly, there's a demand for this. You said 170 applications for not so.

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Many spots right: how? How did you come up with uh who would get us.

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This initial spot: oh that's a good question. We offered a lottery and in the lottery process as.

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I noted before we really wanted to focus on people who were food insecure or had limited resources.

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So that we could offer them this opportunity um to not only grow their own food, but.

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Share in the community that's going to be built as a result. Okay, thank you. I appreciate it. Yeah.

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And so while we can only create 60 or 70., that's a lot of need there. So if you could think forward.

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And find other spaces. That would be wonderful. Thank you thank you and thank you to diego.

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I got to go to the steering committee. Are there additional questions.

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Okay, we'll seeing no other speakers, we will now close public comment period.

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And just for the record, there were no public comment via zoom. Thank you.

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Okay, so the next item on our agenda is new business and we.

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Will um discuss the community gardens um and so we'd like to have mr diego saval.

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Right fight the chair.

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uh Two items so there's a response to public comment and written community. I apologize okay.

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We are all um this is all new to us back in person, I'm a little disoriented with all the.

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Hybrid and everything, thank you so much so. Okay, so is there any response to public comment period.

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From board members, okay, are there any written communications, miss garcia.

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Yes, I just wanted to make the board aware that we did receive one written communication.

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That was provided to the board members in their pocket, and copies are available for the public.

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Here: okay, perfect. Thank you very much and I read that comments very helpful feedback.

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Okay, now we are okay and then park board comments. Are there any park board comments.

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uh Yes, I just have a quick update. um We had our uh debell uh golf course uh committee advisory.

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Meeting yesterday so just a very high level update here we got to meet jesse sanford who's, the new.

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General manager seemed like a great guy knows what he's doing uh sounds like he's, got things under.

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Control over there, so that was exciting. One thing he shared with us, which uh he works for touchstone.

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Which is obviously the the company that's running it, they debell he had mentioned was the number one.

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uh Course for in the touchstone company so based on, I believe uh it was based on a number of rounds.

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And all that, so that was really exciting to hear that um debelle's doing some good stuff.

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um And some improvements happening over there with the uh uh the irrigation there is this working.

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The irrigation project, um I think it went out um and then there's some future projects that they.

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Have in mind with the sand, bunkers and cart paths and tee boxes and whatnot, so um yeah.

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All exciting stuff- and our next meeting will probably be sometime in august, so.

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Just want to report on that. Thank you board member mercilian board member ramsey. Do you.

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Have anything to report, I don't okay, and neither do I and now we're back on the agenda. Thank.

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You for your patience, diego I'd like to invite you to share an update with us uh good evening.

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Board member gamino members of the board, diego cevallos deputy director of recreation services,.

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I have the pleasure this evening of presenting a brief update on the burbank community gardens.

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Showcasing the benefits of a strong partnership between the department, volunteers and a regional.

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Nonprofit on may 4th of 2021. The city council approved an agreement between.

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The city of burbank and the los angeles community garden council to manage community gardens located.

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On chandler and pass as noted earlier in hollywood wayne clark additionally during the may 4th.

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Meeting council reallocated 125 000 to support capital improvements at both gardens. The los.

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Angeles community garden council is a tax-exempt non-profit organization that was selected for.

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Their community garden management experience since 1998, the los angeles community garden council, has.

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Supported communities and managing approximately 125 community gardens throughout the los angeles.

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County lacgc will be responsible for creating operational guidelines establishing volunteer.

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Roles creating volunteer leadership, opportunities, establishing garden rules accepting and reviewing.

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Garden applications assigning plots, collecting garden dues, paying utility bills assisting.

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Members with planning and organizing workshops and resolving conflict lacgc will provide the.

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Department with an annual operating report that includes revenue and expenses and pro programming.

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Activities that are operated at the garden recently lacgc established various community.

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I'm sorry committees focused on community outreach communication, fundraising, volunteer coordination.

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Event: event planning and youth engagement. There's approximately 24 active community.

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Members, volunteering to organize the community gardens at chandler and pass.

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If we can launch the powerpoint, wonderful lacgc has been taking plot applications as.

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We mentioned since march of 2022. The deadline to submit applications were april, 15th.

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As mentioned earlier, we received 170 applications, and part of our success is that community members.

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Had the opportunity to apply online and also they had the opportunity to apply in person.

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By visiting the olive recreation center monday through friday during regular operating hours,.

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uh The plots that we're going to be allocating for uh growing organic food.

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Will be allocated in a three-year rental period cycle lacgc has established a 20, I'm sorry, a 12.

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Monthly plot rental fee to support operations 10 of the fees collected, will cover the costs.

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Associated with utilities, insurance and creating a sustainable organizational model, the remaining.

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90 percent of the fees will be used to provide maintenance of the garden side.

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That's a quick glance at the chandler pass site. I think we were all at that site during our park.

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Tour- and this is a quick glance at what the site once it gets built out, will look like.

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There's going to be room for demonstration, gardens an area to provide lectures and activities.

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And roughly what this site will host about 38 garden plots earlier.

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Miss robin had mentioned 60 to 70 plots. That's in combination the total amount of.

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Plots potentially available once the hollywood way clark garden is online.

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As we move on, we are we're looking forward to partnering and working.

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Closely with lacgc and their volunteers to open the chandler pass site on may.

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28Th we're also forecasting that we're going to be opening the hollywood way. Clark garden.

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In early 2023, previously, this garden was the sheridan garden nursery the approximate size.

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Of this, la dwp parcel in square feet is about 13 900 square feet, which is point 32 acres of land.

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And again, this will feature a this: will host approximately 30 future garden plots and.

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A quick view of that site is that hollywood way in clark, and if we look at this is this.

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Is a rendition that will have to get presented to ladwp for approval on this particular schematic.

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You see roughly 49 garden plots it'll, probably be scaled down considerably to allow vehicles to.

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Egress, the garden community gardens are a place where people come together and share their love.

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For gardening, community gardens transcend social barriers and are vibrant, cooperative.

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Organizations that build self-reliance, mitigate global warming and provide safe recreational.

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Green spaces, the department is confident that lhcgc and their resourceful cadre of volunteers.

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Have the organizational structure and capacity to manage two vibrant community gardens in burbank.

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This concludes my presentation and I'd be happy to answer any of your questions.

J

Do any of the board members have any questions? I have a question. um Do you are you planning on.

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Are there going to be any uh vouchers or like fee waivers for the monthly.

G

Fees for for folks, that's a great question and so part of the structure that they're.

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Developing is to have fundraisers for folks that don't have the record the resources to.

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Be able to afford that monthly due currently as I as we speak today, we have selected members for.

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The chandler pass site and of the members that we've selected one has presented a need, but.

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As we start collecting fees and things change in people's lives, the group is going to be very.

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Open to exploring uh fee waivers that will be subsidized by fundraising that the group will do.

D

Thank you board, member mercerian. Did you have a question as well.

I

Okay, thank you so much. I understand they have a second presentation for us as well. Today,.

J

I do if there's no other questions, there's no other questions. Thank you. So much.

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Allow me to shuffle the deck here a little bit.

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Okay, again good evening board members, uh I'm here today to present you a quick.

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Update on the playground uh enhancements that will be happening at the george isaiah.

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Playground on october 29th, if we can get the powerpoint up on october, 29th of 2021 the park.

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And recreation department replaced the playgrounds at george isaiah park, the playground replacement.

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Project was consistent with a replacement schedule for play equipment city-wide. The schedule is based.

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On the age and condition of the equipment, as well as industry, standards and compliance regulations,.

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The playground equipment at george isaiah park was installed in 2008.

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And while it was safe, it had exceeded its useful life. The playground equipment.

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Installed was geared towards children, ages, 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 years old.

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There were multiple factors that contributed to the playground design. Today's playgrounds.

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Are required to have greater landing zones for children, allowing for more open space between.

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Playground, equipment and amenities in the event a child should fall. It also increases access.

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As required by the americans, americans with disabilities act other factors that.

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Contribute to the selection of this design included a limited footprint.

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The placement of existing shade structure and limited funding.

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Consequently, fewer play elements were incorporated into the final playground design shortly after the.

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Isaiah playground opened staff received community feedback related to the installation of the new.

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Play equipment specifically, there were limited play, features for children's 5 to 12 years of age.

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Staff scheduled several listening sessions with community members to get a better understanding.

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Of their needs, subsequently, subsequent to the initial dialogue with community members.

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The department felt that it that a mid-year appropriation request was appropriate so.

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We could add additional elements for children that are 5 to 12 years of age.

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Staff use the george isaiah park master plan, public engagement process that initiated in.

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November of 2021 to collect feedback on the future enhancements to the playground.

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After reviewing extensive community feedback, the playground design consultant developed a.

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Playground design that will be presented to you today if I can get that powerpoint up.

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Okay in your package, you'll see various amenities that have been.

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That are being recommended this evening.

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The playground design consists of expanding the 5 to 12 year old play structure. That includes.

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A wave climber, a freeda, a freeform climber and a corresponding uh 60-inch landing zone.

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And if you could see that, if you can look at that image, it's that middle structure, it's that gray.

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Free-Form freeform element that is going to be augmenting the playground, so we're going to be.

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Extending the this particular play structure five feet on the other side of this play structure, we.

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Have that ladder that we're also going to be including again augmenting this play feature.

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In addition to the new enhancements, we are also looking to install a.

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Custom climbing hub designed for children 5 to 12 years old, that will feature various.

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Climbing interactive climbing elements- and these elements include a tri-step jungle, traverse.

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A wheel traverse a custom climbing hub and a 90 degree, loop, traverse and multiple access points.

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Finally, staff is recommending the addition of a spin max orbital play structure.

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This spinner offers unique climbing experience with two interior level levels.

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Where children can explore an abundant inclusive seeding inside the orbital.

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On march 1 2022 council approved forty nine thousand dollars in a mid-year appropriation.

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To enhance the george isaiah playground, these funds will be.

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Used as a one as one-time dollars to enhance the playground.

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To conclude, the department prides itself in creating unique play areas and experiences for all.

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Park users staff is committed to continuing to follow, to continue to follow our internal.

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Selection process and whenever possible and appropriate, we will strive to replace.

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Like for like play equipment, finally, for future pro future playground replacement projects.

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Staff will present the park board. I'm sorry the park and recreation board with the proposed.

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Playground designs for feedback and support. The department believes that this inclusive.

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Playground design enhancement presented today will provide children ages 5 to 12 with an.

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Interactive play area to exercise and develop for years to come. This concludes my presentation.

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And I'm happy to answer your questions and receive any feedback on these proposed changes.

J

Are there any questions from our board members comments? Thank you board, member sterling.

H

Yes, thank you for uh presenting that. I have a couple of questions. The first one is: what's the.

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Estimated timeline of beginning and an estimated timeline of ending and when you.

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Do start it will? The park need to be closed to make it happen. I'm guessing yes yeah. So.

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Let me just answer those questions in in order there one the timeline is, we need to conclude you.

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Know the feedback process which is in this public setting. We want to get feedback from our board if.

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The board feels that this design is an appropriate um implementation based on all the feedback that.

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We've received and that I'm sure that you guys have also have been part of those conversations.

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If we're able to get the support in this design, we would be moving quickly with a consultant.

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To start the installation and the construction project in about 10 weeks, which would put us.

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uh Towards the close of summer and yes, the the playground will need to be closed for.

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A few weeks in for to do the installation, but then also for all of the safety inspections to occur.

H

uh Sorry I have a couple more questions, please. um So I'm looking at this, um the.

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I it's really small it's hard for me to read, so I can't I don't know the exact name of it, but.

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The one with the latter and the slide and all that that the initial the first picture. Yes, that's an.

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Existing structure, so you're looking to add, is on one side that kind of like that climbing feature.

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And on the other side, the ladder, so is that that's that's correct, so we're going to take the existing.

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Structure and we're going to augment some meaning, spread it by five feet and then add a column.

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In the middle with those uh two elements, the play elements on both sides that ladder climber and.

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Then the free-form climber on the other side and then a landing zone and then the the the climbing.

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uh The other climber that you guys are building that I'm looking at that along.

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With the spinner, those are new additions. That'll go into the park playground on top of.

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All the other things that are is anything being taken out. Yes, so two elements that are going to.

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Be be removed is the for lack of a better word. uh The two pedestals that didn't have a lot of motion.

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So that's where that the large climbing hub is going to go we're going to the park. Superintendent.

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Is looking to repurpose those small elements where the the orbital spinner, the large structure, that.

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Spins, that's going to go where there's currently a balance bar and that balance bar is also going to.

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Be repurposed there's no other elements that are going to be taken away to be able to make these.

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Enhancements so that little I guess merry-go-round whatever you call it. That thing is stinking.

H

Okay, correct got it um yeah. I mean my my initial feedback is that the climbing.

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The new climbing structure, I think, will be great for the five to twelve year olds, so I think.

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I, like that, a lot um the the spinner is pretty cool seems, like you know, there's a lot of climbing.

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And moving around and you know, kids will have a lot of fun. I think that can attract kids really.

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Of all all ages, um not all you know the 12 and under, but that whole entire range of kids um and.

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I'm glad you guys are keeping the other elements in there as well, because you know some of them.

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Like the merry-go-round thing, I don't know the right term, but that seems the kids are interested.

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In I, like the fact that you're keeping this other structure and then augmenting and and building out.

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Some things where kids, that are a little bit older, uh can climb to get into the structure.

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Rather than you know the one thing I would say, and I don't know all the rules and right I wish and.

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Probably the budget doesn't cover it was. I wish there was a way to replace and make it a little.

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Bit higher bigger, but I totally get that budgets and safety and all that probably restrict that. So.

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I think, based on what I'm seeing, I personally uh think these are good additions and will.

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Help alleviate some of the community's concerns.

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You know regarding not having a lot for the 5 to 12 year olds. I think that climbing structure.

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Is really big and I think that's going to be a big key for that age. Group. Wonderful,.

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Thank you so much for the feedback there. Any other comments. Okay, I'll, just add that.

J

One question first and I'll add if I remember correctly, you also thought about children with.

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Special needs or mobility differences. Is that correct? Can you remind me of that again yeah, so.

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The the surface of the playground was changed from sand to a pour in place surface.

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Which provides a lot of access and mobility for folks that are either in wheelchairs.

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Or assisted walking devices, so that adds an element of accessibility. The orbital spinner.

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The reason par part of the reason that it was also selected, was that it has that low seating area for.

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Somebody that has a mobility issue or challenge to experience play with other kids that may have.

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Higher abilities, so definitely every design element we're looking at we're looking at them.

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Through the lens of accessibility and meeting all ada requirements, but beyond that trying.

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To exceed wherever possible, I appreciate that. Thank you for listening to communities, feedback.

J

I'm among that group as well that has children in that older age group and these activities.

J

These new elements look just look amazing and exciting the spinner. It looks really fun.

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It's amazing and I really like um your thoughts, also on accommodating all children within.

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Our community, and just even how some children could sit on the bottom of that spinner. I think.

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Is really amazing, it's very inclusive they can play with all children together. So thank you for.

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Listening and all your work on this, it's amazing you're, welcome. All the credit has to be given.

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I'm just presenting to you today our superintendent of parks, mike del campo, really.

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Rolled up his sleeves and was a big, pushing force behind this project, so I will pass along the.

M

The compliments great. Thank you great work. If I just please, let me add uh one comment just for.

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Clarification, um the reason why we're not gonna, assuming we the board, supports the proposed.

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Enhancements to the playground, uh the reason why we wouldn't be starting for 10 weeks is because.

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Of the lead time so we've we've contacted the the contractor and manufacturing typically lead time.

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Is anywhere from six to eight weeks, but it's now um more like 10 weeks.

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So it so I we would have loved to have done this sooner a bit timing, wise in terms of.

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It actually works out well because we'll be able to go through summer, even though our goal would.

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Have been to have this done by summer, so just wanted to make sure that that that that was noted.

H

Yeah one thing: I'd I'd, like obviously we're having this meeting today and hopefully.

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There's community members watching this, but a lot of communities by you know don't.

H

So one thing is once things are actual and you guys are ready to move to the next step and.

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Timing and stuff starts getting confirmed uh and firmed up. Is there a way you guys can put.

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Out, like a community bulletin or something just so that they're aware it's coming we're looking.

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At potentially starting around this dates, and just so the community goes. Oh thank you got it.

H

Like looking forward to it just something along those lines, absolutely we will be.

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Posting and uh and making sure that we we get the word out. We do have um through this process.

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We have a few um community members who have been working alongside us and so they're also helping.

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Us spread the word so we'll make sure that we we get the word out as best we can to the community.

J

Excellent, I see that there is no voting necessary on this, but I certainly lend my support and I'm.

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Thankful for this process, how inclusive it's been, and I'm so thankful for our community members who.

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Share their thoughts so that it's a even better structure and better playground for our students.

J

So thank you to our community members and thank you for parks and recreation team. You all are.

J

Amazing, I really appreciate you responding okay, next item on the agenda, is our consent calendar so.

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These items include the minutes: the agenda, the council agenda items our.

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Contract compliance, the park patrol report, department operations, update.

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All of these are in the consent agenda. Can I have a motion to approve all of the items in.

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The I'm sorry in the consent calendar can. I have a motion to prove all items in the consent. Calendar.

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As is, I motion to approve the consent calendar? Do I have a second and I second, all in favor.

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None are opposed, all in favor motion passes and we are done with the consent calendar. So next item on.

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Our agenda is the second period of public comment. Do I need to read this again? Okay, thank you. It's.

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Pretty long, so I open it up to our community if there's any um any additional public comments.

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For the board to listen to or hear okay and none on zoom correct, okay, perfect, we will continue to.

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Move on we'll close public comment period now and we move to the next item, and that is if there's.

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Any additional comments from the board. I invite any board members to share any additional comments.

J

There are none, so we'll continue to move on. Are there any um introductions of new.

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Agenda items that we should consider for the next meeting board members.

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Okay, please let it reflect that there are none as well. No additional items for the board members to.

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Discuss and so with that, unless there's anything else that I should know okay perfect, then we will.

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Conclude our meeting our next meeting is on june 9th in council chambers. Thank you all.

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For attending tonight- and that is the end of our meeting- have a great night- everyone.

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