City of Bloomington, Indiana Board of Park Commissioners, 19 May 2020

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So I will call to order the may meeting of the bloomington board of park.

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Commissioners, were we meeting a week early because of morial day next week.

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And we're meeting once again virtually for obvious reasons. So we'll start with.

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The consent, calendar and the approval of you, I'm sorry, yeah, let's get the roll.

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Call sorry, yes, kathleen mills here plus coin okay, thank you kim, and then we move.

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To the consent calendar, so we have the approval of minutes. The claim submitted.

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No, I'm reverting budget items, business report and a little bit of surplus to.

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Approve and do I have a motion to approve the consent calendar you do have.

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A motion I move, we approve the consent calendar any second, okay,.

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All those in favor, please say aye all right motion unanimously carried for the.

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Consent calendar and then we move into the public hearings and appearances and.

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We'll see if we have any public comments via email or facebook fly, mmm I don't.

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See nothing in my email, okay, all right, then, thanks for checking on that, we will.

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Move on to the bravo award, I'm sara owen will tell us about kathy meyer, sara owen.

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Community relations coordinator, as kathleen just mentioned this month, we.

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Are recognizing kathy meyer with, as our bravo award recipient? The bravo award is.

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To recognize our exceptional volunteers and kathy, as you will soon learn as the.

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Definition of exceptional as a volunteer kathy, recently retired from nearly 30.

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Years of service with the monroe county parks, recreation department, but she has.

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Been a staple of service with our programs for many years for over 15.

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Years, in fact, she has donated her time to the iraq environmental resources.

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Advisory council to our graffiti days, our leonard springs nature days are.

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Adopt an acre program, and last year I volunteered with the dearly departed.

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Cemetery tours in full, I had to do a rough estimate, because our records only.

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Went back so far I estimated that kathy has put in about 600 hours and upwards.

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Of 600 hours over the course of over 15 years, which is just tremendous and so.

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She has really shared her passion and knowledge of natural resources, with the.

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Community and we're extremely grateful to her, even though she has retired this.

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Year she is continuing to help with adopt an acre and when we resume leonard.

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Springs and griffey like nature days, this fall were eager to work with kathy.

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Again so we are incredibly grateful to her and one day, hopefully soon we'll be.

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Able to hand off her but we're very happy to recognize her this month. So.

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With that I'd like to turn over to kathy to say a couple words, I am fortunate to.

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Live in a community that has such a wonderful park department, and so many.

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Wonderful natural spaces- and it is a a privilege and an honor to promote the.

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Activities and services of the department any way that I can when I was.

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Reading over the background information about you, I'm pretty sure that when my.

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Son is now 17 and I think when he was about four, he and I went on some sort of.

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Nature hike that you led, and it's honestly the only reason I know how to.

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Identify any trees, I've retained all of that tree information in the next time.

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All I have in the natural world, I was I cling to that.

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Excellent. Thank you thanks kathy. Thank you.

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All right so then we will move into other business. We don't have nearly as.

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Many things as we normally would, but but that's a chance for us to devote a.

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Little bit more time into the reports section to hear some updates on how.

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Things are going, you know during managing parks, in the midst of koban 19.

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So so, first we'll get on with a couple of contracts here: contract with ecologic.

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Llc from joana joana spark the city landscaper, and I just I wanted to.

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Present a contract with ecologic again for invasive plant management. This time.

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At the switchyard park and also at park ridge east park, the project at park.

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Ridge east park, I'm very excited to be able to give the party's neighborhood.

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Association, a huge round of applause for their incredible involvement in the park.

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And most especially, an invasive plant management and native plant restoration.

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Work better, we've been on partnering with them for a couple of years. They received a hand grant last year that actually got the.

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Major push for the invasive plant management going and that was contracted.

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Through ecologic and the contract I'm presenting today, we will provide.

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Follow-Up work on that work done invasive plant management and also just.

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Support their efforts to educate the public on the importance of pollinators.

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And native plants and the invasive plant management activity that swisherd parks.

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Are just a continuation of the work we've been doing to the chou's along the.

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Bloomington rail trail and then also within the park itself as part of the.

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Ecological restore in projects going on in conjunction with.

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The creation of the chart I'd be happy to answer any question.

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Israel any questions, question. Okay, all right! So do we have a motion for.

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Approval of the contract with ecologic llc. I would like to so move.

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I'd say, khan, all right, all those in favor. Well any public comment or.

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Question I haven't heard any so all those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye okay motion carried all right. Thank you. Joanna.

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Thank you very much and then rebecca has two items to tell.

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Us about first up is review of a partnership of the summer star.

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Foundation, yes, hello, rebecca joanna and natural resources coordinator for the.

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City of bloomington parks, recreation- this will be the ninth year for this.

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Partnership with summer stock foundation, I'm very happy to be able to continue.

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Working with them going to adjust, as we all are with the time, so this.

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Partnership agreement is a little bit different than it's been in the last.

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Nine years in the sense that we won't be able to meet in person this year, but.

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That doesn't mean that we want to miss out on the opportunity to connect.

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Banneker children with nature, so our plan is to create meet, take home nature.

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Activity kits that we will actually be delivering with their lunches there. I'm.

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Sorry, just their meals they'll be still getting three meals a day. Some of the items that will be included in these nature. Packets are.

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Gonna include the magnifying scopes, do-it-yourself, nature kits and weston.

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Tops we also hope to eventually virtually meet with some of these kids.

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But we do understand that not everybody is going to have access to wi-fi all the.

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Time or an electronic device with that ability.

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But we're yeah we're hoping to again still have take this opportunity to to.

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Teach children about the environment around bloomington answer any questions.

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Any questions or comments, less israel, no question. Okay, all right, very, very.

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Innovative response to what's going on, to have some nature kits for the kids to.

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Take home that's great, so we'll if we have a motion for.

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Approval the partnership with summer star foundation. Yes, I'm pleased to make.

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A motion to approve the partnership with summer star foundation, I'm second all.

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Right any public comments or questions.

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All right, all those in favor, please say aye.

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Bye aye all right motion carried all right and then we have rebecca also has.

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The review of the license agreement with outer outer spacial, so I'm also here to.

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Present you a license agreement with a company called outer spacial. That is.

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Based out west, I first heard of them on a webinar and then got to meet ryan in.

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Person at a conference to see they're really excited about the idea of being.

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Able to create a trail map app for the city of bloomington, we're hoping to.

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Start off with graffiti lake nature preserve but eventually apply this to all of our wonderful city parks around bloomington.

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What this app would not only do for us as park managers being able to collect.

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Important data, as far as park usage, what people, what parks are they interested in.

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What trails are they visiting, but also for the trail user? We can create an.

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Interpretive interactive experience for them out there, so not only will they be.

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Able to plan a little bit ahead being able to pull up our trail data that.

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Artyom gathered using our great gis department and staff, but we also be able.

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To trigger different points of interest out there, so when they're close on the.

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Trail to maybe a beautiful, huge tulip poplar tree will trigger their app to.

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Vibrate and let's stop them, do you want to learn more quick to learn? We could.

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Have it could be informational as far as just photos? It could be videos, it could.

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Be audio there's a lot of different news, so this happened. So I'm really excited.

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At the opportunity to work with outerspace show, and I feel like now's.

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The best time than ever for all of us to get people or things to do, I'm happy to.

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Answer any questions at this time: okay, great lest you have any questions. No all.

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I gotta say is wow. That sounds very, very cool.

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Congratulations for hooking up on that one question, so they would be just in.

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English or would be languages accessible to other languages, they'll actually be.

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Dependent on how the user downloads the app, so if they were already downloading.

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App in spanish, for instance, they will have the option for a powder spatial as.

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Well, a lot of is more based on geospatial data, so a lot of maps and.

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Things of that nature, but it was a good point. I'm curious of.

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How many other languages we could offer? Thank you great question and there is a.

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Mention about the vp8 nature preserve, so regarding the lakes that would be the.

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Only the only side, this is our trails in bloomington and so it'll be griffy lake.

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We're hoping to incorporate switchyard park as well is that what you're talking.

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About like a clear creek trail is one that we're looking at doing parks that.

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Already have some interpretive signs are really good pilots for this project.

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Because we already again have that information gathered great photos.

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Especially switch share park working with the bloomington historical society.

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To just try to bring that information to another platform for park users in just.

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One last is, when you mean engagement with with the public community, that.

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Would be just providing the information, or is there any any possibility to be in.

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Contact with someone, if there is a question you know like on site, yes, so.

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That's a great question, so we definitely hope to include information on who to.

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Contact for, let's say something like litter on site, or we also hope to use.

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This interface to communicate when there's trail clothes or closures or.

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There's potentially hazards on site, inclement weather things of that nature.

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It is going to open up a communication channel between park managers and park.

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Users, another great application, all right, excellent. So do we have a motion.

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For approval of this license agreement, yes, I'm happy to move that we approve.

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The licensee agreement with other special second alright, and do we have.

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Any public comment or question coming in an email or facebook. Okay, all right then.

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All those in favor, please say: aye aye, aye, aye,.

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All right motion unanimously carried. Thank you rebecca.

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And we'll then we'll move into the reports section, starting with paula, an.

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Administrative community relations update yes, so oh thank you chemist is.

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Right on it, she has worked putting this presentation together with impotent.

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Slides from all of our directors, but we are taking advantage of a shorter agenda.

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As it worked out today to really fill up the remainder of our time this afternoon,.

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With reports from all four divisions- and we will be starting off, focusing.

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Very much on the last two months how the department has operated through all the.

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Divisions in response to coe bid and how we're preparing for our summer season.

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And then, when we get into john and dave's reports, they have project updates.

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For you so feel free to ask questions. We're really excited to to walk you.

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Through and give you an update, so I'm going to start off with an.

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Administrative update, beginning in march mid-march, when this.

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Hit and we were in a very reactive mode- the city never stopped and never shut.

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Down services, so our department we were in in response mode, the whole city was.

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In response mode and in the parks department, it seems like I won't even.

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Say everyday we're responding to more guidelines and restrictions, but we're.

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Responding to latest information on closures can, can I ask you to go back.

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Just to the slide, because this is in the future, I'm just but focusing on closing.

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Playgrounds closing our basketball courts getting our physical distancing.

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Signage and immediately, we were in contact with the indiana parks and.

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Recreation association reached out within days to pull all the departments.

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Together to begin sharing and interpreting all of the guidelines and.

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Restrictions that were coming down, in addition to connecting with a shovel.

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Station for support and guidance and that so we spent the very first several.

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Weeks, just really reacting to what it meant to shut down to, to put.

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Restrictions into place very quickly, however, and I know that I've talked to.

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All of you about it, people were going out to our parks, so.

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That was the escape when the the quarter was to stay at home. People did leave.

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Their homes and we using our trails, we're using our parks.

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So really we were witnessing how our park system addresses both the physical.

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Activity need, and also the mental health benefit to what we do and we'll be.

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Showing you examples of how we changed our programming, but I do want to take.

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The opportunity to commend our staff for staying calm, asking good questions or.

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Doing a lot of research for responding, as I said, sometimes within hours, if it.

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Was a new sign that needed to go up or a new closure that needed to happen.

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Getting peepees in the hands of our employees at this time we started to mow.

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Grass, because spring was springing and flowers were growing, and so we just you.

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Know, from all appearances, wanted to maintain and keep doing what we do while.

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Responding to this pandemic so just really high praise for parks, department.

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Staff who responded through this now I'm going to have can bring up our next.

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Slides of how we're preparing to move forward, so, as I mentioned, we have a lot.

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Of resources that staff have tapped into our own state association has hosted a.

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Variety of roundtable sessions on particular areas around table about.

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Operating camps, a round table about special events, a round table about.

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Aquatics, so really diving into the issues. A lot of survey which surveys we.

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Participated in just communicating out not only within the state but nationally.

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The decisions that we were making and all along feeling feeling good about the.

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Decisions that we are making, we were definitely in the majority of the steps.

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That we were taking so two weeks ago, we started to change our attention sort of.

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The the reactive mode started to settle down and we started to focus on our.

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Future and of course, everyone their summer program guide in the mail.

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And julie had just enough time before that went to print to put a banner.

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Across the cover to encourage people to be sure to stay in touch with our.

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Cancellations and postponements on our website, so you know we were planning.

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Summer, like we always plan summer, which is with a lot of activities, but our.

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Staff completed what we're calling the reopening master plan and I am going to.

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Walk you through just three examples of these sheets, but essentially in all four.

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Divisions, administration, recreation, sports and operations, they have these.

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Worksheets and they are set up by stages- and this is the administration's.

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Worksheet so very focused on the main office building, our customer service.

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Staff and community relations, but no dates are attached to these stages.

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Because we don't know how long we're going to be in each stage. But the idea.

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Behind it is when a new stage is announced, our staff can turn to these.

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Worksheets- and they have already thought through what steps our employees and.

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Staff are going to take how we're going to meet and greet and interact with the.

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Public and then how we're going to prepare our different facilities and.

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Sites, as you know, we have a laundry list, 27 playgrounds, 34 parks, acres of.

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Parkland trails and that so thinking through how people interact and use a.

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Variety of our sites, and so, as you can see, we have listed the ppe s and.

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Resources needed and we are working on getting this all in place. It's it's been.

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Nice to have these couple of weeks to get everything in order, but for an.

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Example, when stage two was announced, monroe county moved into stage two.

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Beginning may 16th we immediately turned to our stage two worksheets and what.

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Does that mean for us, so this is the park administration.

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I'll have julie moved to the next slide.

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Kim sorry here you will see this as a sample. This is banneker community center.

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And what stage two means for banneker so what our employees are currently doing.

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How they're working split shifts social distancing wearing masks and gloves.

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Currently banneker is close to the public, so that is noted and then the.

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Activity that is ongoing in the facility right now, the sanitation and work.

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Stations and sanitizing restrooms the side chart shows you what program staff.

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How our program staff are planning so noting all of the programs that they.

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Have planned what the scheduled date is and then what, when they need to make a.

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Decision on, if it's going to be ongoing and then what their decision timeline as.

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Programmers we we plan they plan for several weeks several months in advance.

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So they cannot cancel a program within two days they need to if they're going.

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To cancel or postpone a program, they need to be making those decisions in.

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Advance but again again, this is a good snapshot of how the program staff are.

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Planning for the various stages and then kim I'll, ask you to go to the operations.

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Slide again stage, two, as I mentioned, didn't change a whole lot for the.

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Department, but you can see you know, employees again. Parks did not shut down.

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So we have been working, we have brought our seasonal staff on, as I said, our.

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Mowing contracts are in full swing, our landscaping, things are growing, it was a.

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Beautiful spring, so we have to care for for all of our properties, but this lists.

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The protocols that we put in place and currently operate under again how we're.

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Interacting with the public and I'm sure, if you've been out, you've seen our.

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Social distancing, physical distancing signs and that and then we just show.

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That our playgrounds remain to be closed, we're not taking shelter.

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Reservations, the facilities that are open and just other precautions that.

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We're taking, I can tell you just when we move to stage 3 is still going to be.

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Preparing a lot of these areas for future opening. So when you start to.

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Think about what it takes to sanitize the playground that takes time. We have.

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To sanitize park benches picnic tables, shelters, restrooms, it's it's a long list.

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Of what we'll need not only to prepare for when we're able to reopen, but then.

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Once we are open maintaining that protocol and the sanitation measures so.

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My main communication to you this afternoon is we were really busy when I.

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Think our march park board meeting was a few hours before city hall closed down.

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And there was a lot of scrambling and we were staff where we're preparing to.

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Telecommute we have several staff that have been working remotely, but we have a.

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Lot of staff, who have been showing up day after day on the front line, keeping.

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The parks open and operating, but this is our game plan as we prepare for whatever.

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Stage is announced and again it's a fluid document. So as more information.

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Comes out if any restrictions or protocols are changed, we can go right in.

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There and update our documents, but really staff dug deep and had to.

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Interpret a lot of information and then apply it and start to to put together.

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This plan so and again this last slide shows how, when we eventually are able to.

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Progress what that would mean in operations so, as I referenced currently.

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Our playgrounds are closed down, but in stage 3.

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Well, we begin to to disinfect and starting to open up these these areas so.

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And again, we've also noted the number of people that are allowed in.

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Each stage so a lot to think about, but, as you know, we have talented creative.

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Energetic staff who have put a lot of thought and effort a lot of meetings.

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Like this discussing and they have, as I said, they have been participating.

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Throughout you know, state opportunities and, of course, nationally as well and and.

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Just picking up and gleaning and interpreting all this information, I will.

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Mention we pay close attention to the cdc guidelines. The monroe county health.

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Department has been instrumental in approving our plans.

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Becky will talk to you more in depth about farmers market, but we are have a.

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Wonderful relationship and partnership with the monroe county health department.

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Have for many years working in the health and wellness area, and so it's.

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Been really good, and I also want to mention, as you know, we have a health and.

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Wellness coordinator, as a staff member just klein, that's a position. We've had.

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In the department, almost 15 years now and it's a position that requires a.

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Background in public health and, as you know, we've been operating under that.

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Umbrella for a long time, because everything we do in parks and recreation.

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Has a health impact, and these last few months have really really realized that.

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And we have leaned heavily on just for research for pitching her any idea that.

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We want to do vetting that out and she was instrumental in putting together.

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This manual and and we'll be monitoring and helping staff keep that updated. So.

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Again, the public health correlation with parks and recreation is really in the.

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Forefront right now and and we're making sure that we're following all of those.

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Guidelines and and partnering with all the health officials too, to keep our.

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Staff in our community, safe as they interact with the department.

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I'll be happy to take any questions and then I'm going to turn it over to julie who's, going to talk about some virtual programming and social media efforts.

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During cobit blast, you have any questions. Oh les is on mute piece. um You.

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Okay, it's easy to forget. No, I I don't have any questions, but only to say that.

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The class staff is standing up to their reputation of really doing some very.

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Creative and exceptional things for the people of bloomington, even at a time.

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Like this, thank you. Yes, it's real any questions or.

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Comments, no, no, yes, keep doing the excellent work. I know that this is a.

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Difficult time, but uh the the unit has been doing excellent thing, so keep it up.

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Second, bag, just very well organized in the approach to everything that needed.

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To be done- and I admit I was when you were talking about sanitizing.

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Playgrounds I was like. Oh my gosh, I mean there's, there's a lot. You know.

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People probably don't always recognize the scope of all the things that are.

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Under parks so yeah so excellent good to hear that information all right and then.

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Julie is gonna, tell us about some virtual programming, yes good afternoon.

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Julie ramey, I'm the community relations manager for the parks and recreation.

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Department, everybody hear me: okay, I was playing with the mute button earlier.

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Want to make sure so, as paula mentioned, there's a lot.

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Going on right now and our job in community relations is to let the people.

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Of blooming to know what's going on with parks and recreation, so we have been.

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Utilizing virtual programming from very early on- and I gave you a bit of a.

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Preview of some of the virtual programming that we've been doing at.

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Last month's meeting banneker community center in particular, has been cranking.

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Out lots of virtual programming for their preschool programming, the.

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Youth programs and the teen programs, our community event, staff, has planned.

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Several community-wide events, a tie-dye shirts and how to make puffy chalk and.

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Rebecca and her natural resources staff have been just doing an amazing series.

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Called what's in my backyard, everything from plants to baby bunnies? So if you.

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Haven't seen the baby bunnies episode, I really encourage everyone out there in.

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Tv land to go onto our facebook pages, there are several ways to connect with.

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Our virtual programming, through social media, we created a facebook page just.

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For the banneker community center and that's where the virtual programming for.

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That facility lives, of course, city of bloomington, I-n parks and recreation is.

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The facebook page where we have been promoting our community event.

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Programming and the facebook page, of course, for the farmers market, in which.

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Becky is gonna talk about the market a little bit later, but we've also been.

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Using social media to promote, what's going on with the farmers market, the.

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Online shopping the online store and trying to keep our farmers market.

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Vendors front and center, as we go into the spring market season, a lot of our.

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Customers are really interested in some typical things that we would be doing.

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This weekend, usually memorial day weekend, would.

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Herald the opening of swimming pools- that's not going to happen this year, so.

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At least not on memorial day, so we've been updating the website and social.

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Media pages for all of those events trying to be the source for all of that.

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Parks and recreation information, of course, like it says, on the cover of our.

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Program guide before you head out to a facility or head out to use a park. You.

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Can always call the parks and recreation department at eight one, two, three four.

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937 hundred to get the latest and greatest or visit our website at.

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Bloomington diane gump / parks, look up your favorite park or check out the.

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Calendar for your favorite program to see what its status might be. It's a.

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Movie target things are changing all the time, so we're just doing our best to keep pushing out information, as we know, dates.

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As we know, them rescheduled dates as we know them and keep everyone informed. All.

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Right great, thank you, julie for that information.

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All right good to know, especially that banneker has their own facebook page now.

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Or they can easily find information about all those programs there, and I.

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Will definitely check on the baby, bunnies episode so and is becky up next.

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I am, can you okay, another beautiful background? Yes, is that.

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Your backyard, that is, a picture of flowers from farmers market no silly so.

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Yes, it was fun to make that the background so becky barek, becky buehler.

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Higgins, actually, recreation services, division director with an update from.

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The recreation area and I think I'll start right off with farmers market.

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Farmers market transitioned from an online drive-through pickup market in.

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April to a walk through pickup market in may.

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Due to the cobit 19 during the month of april, customers participated in online.

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Prepaid order process, as julie mentioned and then picked up purchases curbside at.

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The switchyard park pavilion after a rocky start. The first week was very.

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Rocky but the customers were good to us and came back and staff got into the.

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Groove and we were able to provide excellent customer service for all those.

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Who utilize this form of market and a group effort between several city.

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Departments made this effort possible, including economic and sustainability,.

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Development area and the controller's office- and it was really great to see.

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The different departments working together so feverishly to get something.

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Off the ground in may, with the increase of vendors and.

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Available items for purchase, we transition to an on-site walk through.

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Market customers still placed and paid for their orders online, but now they.

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Walk through the site at showers common and can just put up some pictures and.

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They pick up their purchases directly from the vendor, so currently plans for.

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The future of market are being discussed with the monroe.

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County health department and we hope to offer the tuesday market at switchyard.

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Park beginning sometime in mid-june, or it may be a little later and we will.

J

Continue the online saturday market, as long as it is recommended by the monroe.

J

County health department, our goal is to get back to our on-site one-on-one.

J

Market, where customers can make purchases on-site from the vendors.

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Directly, however, we are working closely with monroe county health department to.

J

Follow their recommendations and guidelines, and so the photo shows we've.

J

Had a one-way directional market with arrows, we've had vendors faced out and.

J

Customers faced out with a limited amount of customers allowed in the.

J

Market space at one time, you're giving it a time and assigned time to come to.

J

Market we are able to make exceptions if you can't make that time and then no.

J

Direct contact with the vendors they simply hand you, your pre, perfect.

J

Purchased product we have hand-washing stations on-site and, as I said, it's a.

J

One-Way direction, market to keep everybody safe. It's been working out.

J

Really well, if you haven't, given it a try, you can go online to the farmers.

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Market website and place an order and they are taking orders now. It usually.

J

Closes at midnight or unless it fills and thus far we have not filled last.

J

Week we filled 658 different orders and had about 44 45 vendors on site, so it.

J

Has been unsuccessful, we're chomping at the bit to get back to.

J

Our regular market, but we know that that will come in time talking a little bit.

J

About the banneker community center they've been engaged with the rest of.

J

The department and opportunities for their facility to play a role in the.

J

City's kobin 19 response the plans created as a response to the health.

J

Emergency have given banneker a blueprint to make an impact on.

J

Underserved bloomington residents at this time the actor is pursuing.

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Programming options that would help meet the needs of youth and families and.

J

In july, through the summer food service program, staff is excited about the.

J

Possibilities and we look forward to sharing more information in the very.

J

Near future about that program, but in the meantime, banneker staff will.

J

Continue to engage residents and provide virtual programming to be on her.

J

Facebook page into the parks youtube channel so summer camp will not have the.

J

Usual, look that it has had at banneker and said our focus will be on getting.

J

Nutritious meals out to the community who needs it and then also a little like.

J

Banneker summer camp on the go, we will be providing activity packets to the.

J

Kiddos in the area, so that's a little bit about banneker. Moving on to kids.

J

City just a reminder: kids city has been providing quality camp opportunities.

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Since 1993, and will continue continue to do so during these unprecedented times.

J

Kids, a staff have been diligent and researching ways to offer families a.

J

Camp option for the summer of 2020, with guidance from local health authorities.

J

The center for disease control, the american camping association and the.

J

Family and social service administration policies policies have been put in place.

J

That will screen participants and limit social circle circles. The best that we.

J

Can camp will look different this summer? Campers will be divided by age. Will not.

J

Be divided by age, but actually kept in consistent groupings that keep siblings.

J

Together to create it's the greatest, to the extent that we can parents will drop.

J

Off and pick up campers outside due to the number of limited people inside.

J

Buildings and we are following strict hand, hygiene and building disinfecting.

J

Procedures as well, staff will be wearing face coverings, and we have asked that.

J

The campers wear them as well when they're indoors, and there have been many.

J

Health and safety protocols that have been put in place. We look forward to.

J

Spending lots of time outside this summer and many fun activities that.

J

Include physical distancing, so that's a little bit about kids city and we're.

J

Getting ready very soon to open registration for that in response to the.

J

Need for emergency services during the cova 19 discussions and plans were.

J

Implemented for emergency childcare for our health care workers, this was through.

J

A group that was formed the childcare urgent needs task force. We played a big.

J

Role in this and staff work in cooperation with other agencies to.

J

Develop a pod concept of childcare at various locations such as banneker and.

J

The t lrc, we were ready to implement three pots of child care in response to.

J

The needs in our community, but unfortunately we never got to implement.

J

Those program plans by the time and it does take a while to respond so many.

J

People had started working remotely that, for child care need all sudden went down.

J

But those plans have come in handy as we look to the future programming of our.

J

Own camps and things within our department also, as we repurpose some of.

J

Our facilities, the allison jukebox community center, was utilized by the.

J

Bloomington indiana fabric masked dry, so this site was used for dropping off.

J

Supplies and picking up fabric masks and I'm guessing you probably read about it.

J

And maybe even own one of these fabric masks and they've been great. A great.

J

Asset to the community they're going to continue to be at that location at the.

J

Allison jukebox bill the only till friday of this week and then beginning.

J

Tuesday may 26 they're going to move their location to the banneker community.

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Center, where their hours of operation will run from 2:00 to 6:00 on monday.

J

Through friday, I do have to announce one cancellation that was a big deal and.

J

That's our fourth of july parade. We hated to have to cancel it, but other.

J

Than doing a virtual parade, it was hard to think of a way that we could come.

J

Together without and keep social distancing, when we offer a parade that.

J

Usually has 8 to 10 thousand people in attendance so for this year.

J

We put that on hold and cancelled it and it'll be back again next year, ready to.

J

Go um I want to end on a really happy note. That is a great way to end this.

J

Update and I wanted to share with you some great news- this will come out.

J

Officially, in a news release and very very soon, but since we're all here, we.

J

Thought a little preview was in order, and I would like to announce that the.

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City of bloomington parks and recreation department, specifically the banneker.

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Community center is one of 15 agencies nationwide to receive a parks as.

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Community nutrition hubs, expanding access to healthy foods grant from the.

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National recreation and park association was support from the walmart foundation.

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There were three categories: urban, suburban and rural and banneker was one.

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Of five departments in the urban category to be chosen, so there were 15.

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Agencies chosen overall, but that got narrowed down by the three categories.

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And so banneker really was one of five category by here five departments.

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Selected for the category of urban, so we are really really proud of this. Our.

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Department was picked nationally for support of our efforts around increasing.

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Access to meals, providing nutrition education and implementing a nutrition.

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Hub model, the focus is on addressing food insecurity by increasing valuable.

J

Nutrition resources to underserved residents, I'd like to specifically call out eric pearson corey, hawkins and jess kline, who.

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Worked together to apply for this two-year grant totaling 80 thousand.

J

Dollars we have worked with iu health and the our very own goal program in.

J

Developing this program, I look for more input from others in the community, as we.

J

Proceed in 2019, the banneker community center was awarded almost $2,000 in a.

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Grant funding from regional opportunity initiatives, inc or roi.

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To enhance spaces within the facility in support of becoming a community in a.

J

Cultural hub these improvements, which, by the way, are undergoing right now so the.

J

Fact that we are open to the public has allowed us to make use of this time and.

J

When people do start going back to banneker they're going to see a lot of.

J

Difference in the facility a lot of improvements that are really exciting.

J

But those improvements combined with the rich history of our.

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Programming or underserved bloomington residents positioned our department to.

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Apply and to receive this nrp a community nutrition of funding. So look.

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For more information at a press release to come out about that. But I want to say.

J

Congratulations to those staff, the I'm so proud of them that it's I get teary. I.

J

Just talked about it, so that's all. I have and I'd be happy to answer any.

J

Questions, if you had any thank you so much becky, and that is that is really.

A

Fabulous things about all those great things that have been going on at banneker. That's excellent, yes, and thank you appreciate, I'm sure people.

A

Appreciate hearing the other updates farmers market in kid city and so.

A

Minute-By-Minute changes in some cases they have been minute by minute and and.

J

Some of them are dependent on when we get to move into the next stage, and you.

J

Know, as paula said, we haven't put dates on that because we, we just don't know.

J

What are you go just waiting for the word so check with our department. If you.

J

Have any questions and we'd be happy to answer? Okay, all right great! Thank you. So.

A

Much les do you have any questions or comments just to call it becky you and.

B

Your team, and particularly eric and his team, have done a remarkable job again. I.

B

Know that they've been working on this for several months now, and it just shows.

B

What what the groups your group is capable of it's amazing well and to.

J

Their credit this was due during you know april, so we were right in the.

J

Throes of cobit and trying to be responsive and reacted to what was going.

J

On around but at the same time, writing in grant.

J

For this, so so yeah we are very proud, very yummy and israel. Do you have any.

A

Questions or comments, yeah, no congratulation with a with a with the.

H

The world I just wondering so there were five.

H

Recipients for this category- and I was wondering the other four ones were in.

H

Indiana or well that's a good question. You know we just got this announcement.

J

What's it yesterday, but I think it would it's it's been within the last 24 hours.

J

Or so, and there is an upcoming meeting, be a zoom that they will go over the.

J

First, steps of this, and we can tell by looking on their like what other.

J

Departments might have been rewarded this and it looks like there might have.

J

Been one other one in indiana, but to say what category they were in. We don't know.

J

Fine because, anyway, you know like a just beginning, the top five, it's a great.

H

Achievement, but I would say like if we, if we are the only if you know the.

H

Benefits they the only one in in indiana. That's even a you know like higher for.

H

All the work and all day and all the things they they do and they offer and.

C

I'll just jump in here and say to be awarded this by the national park and.

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Recreation association is really phenomenal. This is our national.

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Organization that accredits us and awards the gold medal. So this staff is.

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Really competing at a national level and will really benefit from the trainings.

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And support that nrp a will be providing them throughout the two years to to run.

C

The program they really have a strong program arm to that organization and so.

C

To be able to be working so closely with them is really going to be beyond that's.

C

That that's beyond the the funding that we are awarded, but there's going to be.

C

Also, those benefits that our staff will definitely be a part of which is really.

C

Exciting for them as well.

A

All right, thank you very much, becky and paula, and next we have john turnbull out.

A

There, somewhere in the ether for some project updates, can you hear me yes,.

A

Excellent. Thank you kim for setting this up. I'm always a little worried about the.

K

Technology and my end all right, let me know when you want the excel.

A

Spreadsheets brought up okay, okay, I've been asked to give two reports.

K

And I'll start with the first one is in reference to our aquatics area and.

K

Really the issues and considerations for this very unprecedented summer, obviously.

K

It's really been a serious issue in terms of whether to open or not, and I.

K

Want to really assure you that d tuttle is now over aquatics oversees that area.

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And her staff shanda sims have spent countless hours.

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Studying cdc requirements, the state directives also, most importantly, the.

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County directives and all and really the associations that have been very helpful.

K

To gather information and interpret what some of the issues are for pools, indiana.

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Parks and recreation association, the national parks and recreation.

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Association, it also peer organizations across the state across the country that.

K

We've developed relationships with so really what I did for you was try to.

K

Break give some clarity to what some of the major issues are for everyone in.

K

Terms of whether to open the pools or not, obviously it's a balance between.

K

Health and public health, it's a it's! A balance between you know. It's a big jobs.

K

Program for us here in bloomington every summer, it's a it's a balance between you.

K

Know what families typically do in a kind of service that we typically.

K

Deliver and it's also a balance of whether there is a demand you know given.

K

All the circumstances, so what I did was give you five salient issues to really.

K

Consider not that they're, the only ones, but there are certainly the very.

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Important ones, and the first one that you'll see on your report, if you have it.

K

In front of you is this staff training, and I want to mention that we use the.

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American red cross- that's not the only certification program, but it is the most.

K

Popular they are currently not certifying any lifeguards until the.

K

Social distancing has been taken off, so that really is a stage. Five.

K

Consideration and so that earliest in this in the state of indiana, would be.

K

Around july, 4th that anyone could start training, but I just wanted to let you.

K

Know that those classes are required for us, because we don't have an indoor.

K

Aquatic facility, where we can train all year round and then maybe bring a staff.

K

To an outdoor facility, we do heavy training in the early spring and in the.

K

Summer, because we ramp up so much and this in the summer with a large staff, so.

K

That, certainly when you consider you have to do boarding for bringing a.

K

Rescue you have to do deep water rescue, an american red cross. Won't let us train.

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For that, until social distancing us off the other one, I just wanted to let you.

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Know the preparations for a large mechanical operation, which a pool is a.

K

Large mechanical operation, it really takes us three weeks to put water in and.

K

Then get the mechanics going and the pumps there's always a problem as you.

K

Know because equipment sits idle for several months and that usually requires.

K

Some sort of fixing and maintenance, and then we have to get the chemicals just.

K

Right so that the pool can be inspected and allowed.

K

For people to go in so certainly those preparations are a big factor to.

K

Operationally factors if any aquatic facility were open before stage five.

K

Which means, while there's still some social distancing going on, I just want.

K

To highlight some of the major ones, there are some small details, but you.

K

Know, certainly, you would have to do social distancing at a retail entry.

K

Level point: regular cleaning of high contact surfaces, no deck chairs, no.

K

Drinking fountains, a 50-percent bay, their load and obey their load is a.

K

Rather complicated formula, but we know it and- and so it's not really probably a.

K

Big problem, considering that we're not in we wouldn't anticipate a huge demand.

K

Or whatever, but no swim, lessons could be permitted when there's social distancing.

K

And our current setup with lifeguards and employees is a very tight quarters.

K

So that would have to be greatly modified. Of course, there'd be mass for.

K

Employees, the deck is, there's a real issue in terms of social distancing and.

K

That would have to be dealt with, and then we have in our facility meant.

K

Several slides and water features, so you know that would certainly have to be.

K

Dealt with as well. All these issues I sort of forgot to mention was that you.

K

Know your input is very important to us and I'm sure you may not want to express.

K

It in public- but you know paul- is always a great listener. We're great listeners.

K

Or even the administration, so you might want to mull over some of these factors.

K

Or just sort of discuss it or think about it for a while, but really we're.

K

Presenting this and paul asked me to present this to really get some input or.

K

Get some ideas for you at some point. Probably the other fact.

K

There are certainly financials and I provided a couple spreadsheets for you.

K

I'm kim, if you want to put them up, you can, but you don't really have to. I trust.

K

That they're in your packet, the only thing I want to highlight for you and I.

K

Simplified in the report was historically, mills pool is about a.

K

Hundred thousand dollar deficit operation- and we know that that's part.

K

Of the you know, the goals and objectives of the parks department in it in our.

K

Subsidy goals, but if you look at those columns, there's a column to the right is.

K

If we didn't open- and I think I'd like to draw your attention to the column in.

K

The middle that assumes little revenue or worst-case assumption of revenues. I.

K

Honestly want to be very clear that we have no idea what sort of revenue.

K

Situation we would have if we were to open. So that's a big qualifier here. So I.

K

Really wanted to mention that, obviously, the deficit goes down. If you don't open.

K

Up because you just don't have those staffing costs and the lifeguarding.

K

Costs and all that brian park for your information, I don't.

K

Think a lot of people know this, and I often found this interesting myself is.

K

Brian poole, ken historically in a regular normal operating year, be a.

K

Break-Even operation, obviously a later start ordering these circumstances. We.

K

Wouldn't assume that, but it's just a piece of information I think you might.

K

Find interesting because the revenue component of that operation is much.

K

Greater than then obviously, mills pool, but again, if we didn't operate, we didn't.

K

Open that would about a that would be a deficit but sure.

K

Certainly a far less deficit than if we had a shortened season and then the last.

K

Factor I thought maybe that you might want to consider and ponder and then, if.

K

You want to, you know, provide your input to paul, or the administration, however, is.

K

Really, what kind of impact we we may have, and I think that's really a matter.

K

Of an opinion or some of its really a guest, most professionals and our peers.

K

Have extensively discussed that if you don't open by july 4, you know it's.

K

Really hard to have any impact at all, and you know certainly that's going to.

K

Be very troubling that may be handed to us anyway, but there have been.

K

Announcements already by several parks, departments and ymcas and public pool.

K

Operators and private operators- and I listed some of those for you- columbus.

K

Indiana has announced they're, not opening a city of evansville vanderbrook.

K

County which has large pools down in the evansville area they're not in the city.

K

Of evansville system but they're in a county system, and then I listed.

K

Mooresville clarksville jeffersonville and then most of illinois has already.

K

Announced these are just places that have announced that they're not going to.

K

Open I'd be glad to answer any questions. Really it's for your information. It's.

K

For you to consider, because it's been really it's a big part and we've taken.

K

It we knew when this all was going to happen, that you know the pools are.

K

Really a high-profile area for us, and it is something that we had to study and.

K

We've continued to study extensively.

A

Right well, thank you, john. I really appreciate all the information, I'm sure.

A

The public does as well, and I don't know about less than israel.

A

But I would say nearly every day for the past month.

A

um I see someone or they messaged me and they say, are the pools, gonna open and I.

A

Say I don't know, and I totally understand I mean pools- are very.

A

Expensive to operate even in normal times, so I really appreciate you looking.

A

At all the different options and explaining what would that it wouldn't.

A

Be just that's it, okay! Well, it can't be till july, but it's open come in pull up.

A

A deck chair you know now, by a by a soft drink, that it's not gonna, be that way so.

A

I know there are a lot of factors. I've been reading a lot about some of the.

A

Pools and beaches on these coves just having family there and they're trying.

A

To weigh what to open and what not to open and some statistics that win pools.

A

Were shut down all summer during the polio epidemic for several years that.

A

Drownings actually went up because people was hot and people went to.

A

Unguarded bodies of water anyway, so, um but I understand you know if you can't.

A

Open until july, what kind of a what kind of an impact, as you say, is that so I.

A

Think another factor is, we don't know, what's happening with local schools, yet.

A

And if they're, if they're, not starting back in person in august, then, is that.

A

Also, will august be another month where kids are looking for something to do and.

A

Families are looking for something to do. I mean it's typically, you know swimming.

A

Weather all through the end of august. So but but we don't know that yet either so.

A

Yeah lots of them lifeguard training you mentioned there's. I think another thing.

A

People probably don't think about so yeah. I just really appreciate all the.

A

Overview and that that's a tough decision to make so les do you have any.

A

Comments or questions.

C

Les you're muted- oh sorry about that, like can't get used to them. I have you.

B

Know several questions that fly to mind and I've actually wondered about this.

B

Before when this thing really hit, I think it would be useful to me if we.

B

Could have a su video.

B

With I know, there's quorum issues, but I think this this has to be a discussion.

B

Item because I don't have enough information- and I really like to hear.

B

What john you have to say and paula you have to say, particularly as well.

B

Excellent report- john, you laid it out. I think the people watching this will.

B

Clearly get this is no small matter to undertake a decision on, but maybe we.

B

Could do some smaller zoom meetings where we can have some discussion? Okay,.

A

All right, and and yes, thanks lesson, israel do you have any comments or.

A

Questions for john, how about will be getting the slides because they are.

H

Going to be open- and there is a on the report explaining about having or being.

H

Careful with these and taking social distancing measures regarding the slides.

H

So I wonder if you can explain more about this, how the nationals are going.

H

To be, if somebody can help me with that, I didn't catch the whole thing, john, how.

C

Are we going to manage the physical social distancing around the slides at.

C

Both pools lines to the slides and yeah we we have discussed that it would be be.

K

Pretty difficult, it would be much as a retail situation that you see it at a.

K

Retail operation, where there is markers for where your feet are, they would.

K

Certainly have to be some cleaning of high contact surfaces on a very regular.

K

Basis, but that would probably be you know mostly, what you would see is a.

K

Queue or a regulation of how close people could be and how many could go.

K

A

Okay, israel, any other questions or comments.

H

Okay, all right great yeah go ahead! John! Oh I'm! Sorry thank.

K

You, the next area, would be just an update. I.

K

Was asked to give an update on some capital projects and I'm really glad to.

K

Be able to report on something that is in progress and ongoing if you know what.

K

I mean I mean there's a lot of things that are treading water, but work is.

K

Going on in a lot of crafts or some sort of trades industry, and so I'm happy to.

K

Report that the twin lakes, recreation center, the front counter- is probably 95%.

K

Done- and this is megan and mark that are modeling for you- there are no signs and.

K

There's no graphics for you, but you can see that the colors come out pretty.

K

Pretty good for this, and there was the new counter and the counter tops along.

K

With the cabinet's in the front area there, if you could go to the next slide,.

K

There's some other parts in the scope of this project was put some flooring along.

K

The hallway there in the front, it's rubberized flooring, and so you see that.

K

On your left hand side there, and then there are the offices that has a new.

K

Layer carpet put down and just really fine-tune the the drywall, which was.

K

Really beat-up and really old. So it's I think I think you're gonna be real. Happy.

K

With it, I guess- and I paulo express it to me today, but.

K

When I first saw it, I was like wow, so it does have a little bit of a wow effect.

K

Even without the graphics of the picture, um the project at twin lakes also that's.

K

The hvac system replacement this was awarded quite some time ago.

K

You may not remember the whole thing, but on your left-hand side I hope it's on.

K

Your left-hand side, but that's an old hvac unit,.

K

It's a massive unit and on the right-hand side, is just a snapshot of.

K

The newer units not hooked up with the ductwork, but this project is close to a.

K

Half a million dollar project. When you talk about moving air, which now we know.

K

Is really really critical? The cubic yards of air that you move in a facility.

K

Have to be moved so we're about 75% done with that project and I hope, when you're.

K

Able to get out you'll just take a moment to to look at both of them and.

K

Just wander and take a look at these projects as we speak, the twin lake.

K

Softball complex parking lot is being repaved. This is, I had to take some.

K

Pictures last week, this is when they were doing the cleanup and the grading.

K

In preparation for paving that lot, as you know, it suffers from a lot of.

K

Minerals that come on a lot from all the springs out there at twin lakes, but we.

K

Did specify a berm on the one side to mitigate the water and then also we're.

K

Raising that pavement, so I don't think it's going to over time totally.

K

Eliminate the problem, but it will certainly extend the life of the.

K

Pavement again, it'd be great if you could see it when you're out and about.

K

Brian park, tennis courts, we are currently talking with the contractor.

K

That you awarded a contract to scheduled this, we are in favor of scheduling it.

K

Late in the summer, these are hugely popular now, as you probably all driven.

K

By and seen it suffers a lot from foliage and the trees that are near it.

K

Staining from walnuts is bad, but it's going to get a nice new look.

K

I think you're gonna be real happy if you've seen winslow or if you've seen.

K

Sherwood oakes we'd like to do the same color scheme, but that project probably.

K

Won't start- and you probably won't see anything until august and then the best.

K

Slide I had for you on you. You may have forgotten about this too, because it's.

K

Been a long war dude and it's been held up in the item approval process, but this.

K

Is a green yard waste project down at lower cascades? If you can see this is a.

K

Shot where the ball fields are there and then the section where I believe years.

K

Ago there were mobile homes there correct me if I'm wrong.

K

Now it's quite overgrown, and so we are planning to have a green yard waste a.

K

Section there that's gonna, save the city, we really don't know how far it could go.

K

It could be, I think it could be, have great potential, but instead of city.

K

Crews traveling way out in the county, don't debris and pay for it could.

K

Actually be done here at a much closer proximity, it can be most up and as much.

K

As 80% of the volume can be reduced and then potentially hauled off later after.

K

All the reduction is done additionally, in this project, we're going to get some.

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Water problems that have plagued the parking lot at lower north cascades. It's.

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Going to be taken care of with some remediation there, and also some of the.

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Parking lot and the lower south is going to be eliminated and there's going to be.

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Some mitigation and some some vegetation it's going to be put in there to help.

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With all that erosion that happens there, so those are the projects. If you have.

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Any questions or, if you're out roaming, I really encourage you to stop and take a.

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Look at. Thank you anything any questions. Let me know. Okay,.

A

Thank you very much of the updates. John last. Do you have any questions? No, I.

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Don't just a quick comment: I want to thank all the team on getting the.

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Renovation done as follow would have guessed hi. I have a big well done and.

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Thank you that that was, in my mind, meeting a significant touch for a good.

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While everything else behind it was looking really good, but anyway, it does.

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Look truly wobble, john congratulations to the architect and your crew menu.

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Thank you alright, and yes and israel any questions or comments, please. Okay, all.

A

Right, thank you again, john and lastly, we'll have dave williams up to tell us.

A

About a couple of capital projects good afternoon, can everybody hear me.

L

Yeah, okay, good deal: we've got a tremendous amount of projects in various.

L

Stages of design or construction, so I'm going to highlight a few obviously with.

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Code and construction activities deemed to be essential. Our projects that I'll.

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Be talking about in a couple of minutes that are actually under construction.

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Have proceeded without interruption, arguably, perhaps even more efficiently.

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And time-sensitive wise then maybe it would be if a lot more people were out.

L

And about but you're aware that we're we have a large list of capital projects.

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Funded by the general obligation bond, a tif bond, the biggest flagship for that.

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To switch our park, we also have the bicentennial trails and trees bonds, so.

L

We have a lot of projects under design. I think most significantly right now would.

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Be we're looking at establishing a scope of work for a trail that would run.

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Within the duke power line, easement from the west side of rogers street to the.

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East side of wimmer road- and it literally, is on the doorstep.

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We're anxious to get that project under design. We are under design, along with.

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Steve carter and rebecca johnny: oh we are I'm designing a fishing pier that.

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Will go on the lake side of the causeway at 6 mile loop trail for those that.

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Really want to get out and do some serious hiking it's. I think, a very.

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Popular facility when constructed and griffy lake is doing a land office.

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Business mall I mentioned people are out and about on our parks, trails, which is a.

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Good thing we're also.

L

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For four minutes, even back, then the part or was awarding an allocation x' to.

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Address streamside erosion so we're looking at primarily the areas between.

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The two shelter houses project so we'll be providing more details on that as.

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Design progresses. I wanted to talk a little bit about the projects that are.

L

Underway kim, if you can move to the next slide switch art park, obviously is the.

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Most prominent project, it's interesting, the feedback that I get I know paula. It.

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Gets about, oh things are coming along, things are getting done, I'd say the most.

L

Substantial difference, that's happened this year and we've been under.

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Construction, just about two years now is the landscape. Just thousands and.

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Thousands of native plants going in hundreds of trees are going in that work.

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Has been moving ahead unabated, largely unaffected by wet weather conditions, we.

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Have some tune ups and some fix ups and some punch list items that we're working.

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With the contractor to correct, we are not done, we probably won't be done for a.

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Little while weather is giving us some challenges in.

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Particular with installation of sod in the great law era by.

L

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Which is a park construction project? We are remediating the coal ash and cinder.

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Soils and switch our parks, so we have to be extremely diligent on the measuring.

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The the thicknesses of the specified soils so when this part does fully open.

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To the public and everyone can once again gather for a concert or to gather.

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In the dog park, we will know and have great assurance that what lies.

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Underneath is a protective layer for public safety, so we're continuing to.

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Move ahead on that project and we'll keep you in touch with when the final.

L

Completion arrives next slide. Please can the pavillion I'm sorry when I had a.

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Little bit of the I just wanted. The flagship facility is the pavillion.

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Ironically, were not allowed to assemble too many people in it, but it has been a.

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Very well received building. This is a leed silver building, so we have a lot of.

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Inspections and certifications and things of that nature to complete in.

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Order to get that certification, but we're well on our way towards achieving.

L

Final project closeout on the pavillion okay, now next slide. Please.

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Our ca park, I started with the department in 1993 summer of 1993 when.

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The park was under construction and what is on the left, the the new asphalt trail.

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We got about 25 years out of the original, but keep in mind 25 years ago.

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There wasn't some an elementary school. There wasn't anywhere near the.

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Residential development upstream from rca parks, so the park is as a stream.

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That runs through its southern end and over the years over the decades, a.

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Tremendous amount of stormwater went through the park, it did substantial.

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Damage to the paved accessible trail on the south side of the tennis courts and.

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One of the mon funded projects was to repair those trails put in bigger.

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Drainage, conveyances, bigger pipe to literally design the park to handle a.

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Lot more storm water run through than it was originally designed to do, because.

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New, so nude boardwalks new pipes, basically connecting this trail also to.

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The north there's a shelter house to the west that now has a paved service access.

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As well as a trail and then whenever we have a park with a loop trail, building.

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Trays as an example rc-aid park as an example, people love to walk the loops.

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And we're happy to say that this project is kind of in the cleanup mode. The.

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Pavings been done, we have some plantings to do some cleanup along the edges of.

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The trail, but this project was about.

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280,000 we had one bidders and it was over estimate, but the bidder is one that.

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We've developed a relationship with he specializes in this kind of off-road.

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Backwoods construction and were really pleased with the next slide. Please.

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You waldron hill and buskirk park aka 3rd street park. As long as I've been with.

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The department and I, as a child, remember going to ceramics classes that this.

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Building has been around for a long time. It's always lacked an ad, a compliant.

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Accessible entrance- and we now have one under the guidance and assistance of amy.

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Shriek at the ajb we completed that design with cornerstone planning, crider.

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Was the contractor we also finally addressed- and we quite frankly gave up.

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On trying to grow grass in front of the stage between the daily recess activity.

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Of the project school shakespeare in the park, kid city, just normal park usage.

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Concert, it simply was not an area that we could keep a good stand of grasses. So.

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We have put in pervious pavement that will allow the water to percolate down.

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Through the paver stones, it's still a very good surface for recreational play.

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And obviously, a more stable service surface for performances and things of.

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That nature, this project is done. John barnes on our staff is putting in an.

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Irrigation system so we're going to hopefully have better maintenance of the.

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Turf in the park heads up what's coming is what may be.

L

The final phase of the city utilities departments, big, dig all when that.

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Occurred on kirkwood josh quite a few years ago, it will have an impact on the.

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Parks playground we're working very closely with city utilities, on how that.

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Design would occur, the replacement of the playground, and there will be some.

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Tree issues we will also have to okay ken, let's go to crest mont park.

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To the left was the original playground that was constructed by park staff. I want to say about 18 years ago to the right is.

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The brand-new playground that, ironically, still has the fence around it. This is an.

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Example of something I'm very happy about, and also it's in my appreciation.

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To operations superintendent mark murat, we simply did not have the money to.

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Construct what is on the right hand, side of this photo unless we did it in-house.

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And we've had an on-again, off-again history based on what talent we have in.

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Our staff, but about 10 years ago we lost a lot of that talent. So we kind of.

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Assumed more of a day-to-day maintenance, known and less of a capital, construction.

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Mode, I'm pleased to say that we have filled vacancies with very strong trades.

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People fill paris has come on board. That has a tremendous amount of construction.

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Experience and we're using it, and so not only are we able to provide a lot more.

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Bang for our buck, but it also instills in our staff, a prize saying I built this.

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And I built it as good as any hired contractor. We also had a hundred and ten.

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Thousand dollars community development block grant that helped us make a much.

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Bigger much better playground, it has creature comforts, there was shaded.

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Seating and tables, and the neighborhood understandably can't wait to use it.

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Obviously, we're going to have to bide our time until it's safe to do it just.

L

Like every other playground location, but we're really anxious to cut the ribbon.

L

On this part, surrounded by the craftsman, housing.

L

Ok, I think that's it. Is it not kim yes, so I also wanted to extend my.

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Appreciation to all the operations staff, both full-time and seasonal, we've been.

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Essential from day, one 90% of the staff has come to work as polly indicated, the.

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Mowing has to be done. The trash removal has to be done. We're also able, because.

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Of closure, some facilities, at least for the foreseeable future, we've been able.

L

To invest in improvements and other locations were we on a long list of.

L

Backlog capital improvement projects was a an accessible sidewalk entrance to.

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Schmaltz farm park we've had that park since 1996 it's been forever in a day on.

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A list of things to do well now we have the time to do it, so we're attacking.

L

Some of those backlog of projects that we with our in-house staff and our.

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Materials budget are able to complete, so I'm pretty happy to see that the.

L

Maintenance is continuing, albeit with a lot of people out in our parks and.

L

Trails and keep it up and with that I'll, be happy to answer any questions and any.

A

Questions or comments start with less yeah. Just a small item dave when you.

B

Were talking about the twin lakes lot, that's that's been a challenge for many.

B

Years and we had to spend a small fortune to get the fields drained.

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Properly, I assume, when you said they raised the parking lot. They put some.

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More gravel under it to get that water out unless I'm gonna defer to john on.

L

That one, if he's still on board, that's his project. But yes, if they're.

L

Gonna pitch the sheet drainage to a different location than what exists they.

L

Would have to rip out the pavement add some more sub base before they put the.

L

Pavement in a new drainage profile yeah, I was that's the only way you can handle.

B

That now granted in a bigger picture, longer-term thing and finances permitted.

L

You can pipe it store it underground that type of thing, but I think john, is.

L

Making sure that, within the constraints of his.

L

Budget that there will be an improvement to the lot and that the longevity of the.

L

Asphalt would be improved, yeah just one other thing: the green waste situation. I.

B

Think, that's that's gonna work out! Well, it's been talked about for a while.

B

But there's got to be significant way us money savings in that dave. We think so.

L

Not only money savings but time savings I mean too low is transportation to.

L

Transport it to gently green county, is you know, hour hour and a half two hours.

L

As john indicated, we think we can render a lot of our tree waste into a mulch.

L

Product now it has to be very high grade and scree 'td to be used for playgrounds.

L

But landscaping mulch hiking trail pathways can be used, use this kind of.

L

Mulch but, as you know, lesson again, you've been around for a while, but the.

L

Master plan long ago was to try to acquire all properties within the.

L

Cascades valley and we've done that other than the imi quarry, which is.

L

That's a dream could be later. It is a well down, you know, perspective road, but.

L

We acquired the motorcycle shop. We acquired the mobile home park, which is.

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Essentially, the site where the green waste yard will go, we acquired the.

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Monastery property and did a lot of reviews and analysis about the potential.

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Reuse of that facility and determined that the best approach for cascades park.

L

Was to return that location to green space, we did the demolition in-house.

L

Which was that a significant savings? So we now have an area that we think we can.

L

Conduct these green waste activities because we simply don't have neighbors.

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Nearby you're not going to create a ruckus by firing up the machinery that.

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Will frequently be needed on-site to dispose of the trees to load them to.

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Under them to mulch, we think it's a perfect location and it speaks well for.

L

Bloomington to see, if there's a recycled use for this problem well, and it it also.

B

Helps show the community that the cooperation between departments is not.

B

Lost on parks, absolutely I get a lot of yes. The the public works department is.

L

Of huge assistance to us you, google, of street trees, they do a lot of the.

L

Transportation they're going to benefit from the efficiency that that that.

B

Really is something that I've wanted to see us somehow figure out how to do.

B

Because they have back at our back for a long ride, and these are the area too, and.

L

It's only happened once in my tenure, but every now and again, you're gonna have.

L

That major weather event, if one was 15 years ago, that went through seminary.

L

Park and took down a lot of big trees. Lee has always warned us that someday.

L

Somehow someway we were going to have to have a marshalling yard where it didn't.

L

Matter where the trees went initially, you got to get him out of the street, got.

L

To get him off of buildings, you got to take him to an area that you don't.

L

Really concern yourself with initially, what's going to happen to them, you just.

L

Got to get them removed and hauled off site, so this site- and you know you know.

L

In a catastrophic scenario, even the ballfield parking lots could be used so.

L

This is a very strategic location for that perform a lot of functions about.

L

Tree removals and tree waste well, thank you for the highly informative update on.

B

Those smaller capital bond projects but they're the icing on the cake in many.

B

Ways because it spreads throughout the community, the umpire well and our bond.

L

Funding is allowed us to really obviously do be taking projects like.

L

Switchyard, but also attend to some of these smaller projects that have been on.

L

The list for many years yep. Thank you very much. Thank you.

A

Israel any questions or comments for de yes, thank you for everything and.

H

Keep it up welcome. Thank you, yeah. It's kind of interesting silver lining, though,.

A

As you say, to get to be able to get to some projects that you normally couldn't.

A

Even though yeah, even though there are more definitely more people out, I mean.

A

When I'm in bryant park or switchyard or or you know, cascades, I mean people are.

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Definitely more people are out there using it. So it's nice that you guys have.

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Been able to work around that, and just second everything less said about some.

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Of those great projects, so thank you very much. Dude you're welcome.

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One thing: cathleen yeah: I got suggestion when we get a break from all this virus.

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Thing, I think, it'd be really really good for all the board members and in the.

B

Mayor and some of his staff just to take a tour, put us all in a vehicle and go.

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Around and see what what impact and and what a great job has been done on those.

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Those bond projects we tend to particularly this year in the last.

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Couple of years when, when the switch to our clark has been such an overshadowing.

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Project but I go back when these capital projects were the big deal, every 17 16.

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Or 17 years and I think it'd be useful for all the key leadership to just see.

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Their main call has done this already, but you just spent an afternoon and show.

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Us the great things that have been done with this last round of capital money.

C

Yeah, that's what I was saying and you've certainly been a part of this department.

C

For a very long time, we have never in the history of our department had the.

C

Funding for so many projects as we've experienced in the last five years, I.

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Mean I know when we started with this new general obligation bond package. It.

C

Was like okay, you know 24 projects and then oh and then the switchyard park and.

C

Then we had the bicentennial bond package passed, so it's certainly and and.

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A lot of praise goes today with everything that's on his his plate and.

C

Managing through that and tapping this talented staff.

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Hiring the right consultants and the right partners to see these projects.

C

Through but it really does run the gamut from the the jewel of switchyard park.

C

All the way down to building a sidewalk and putting in a trail or a new.

C

Playground, so it's it's a huge variety list that has a lot a lot of touch.

C

Points- and I absolutely be happy to put that together and and take a tour and.

C

Our new mini bus that derek got grant funding for and and take a tour of all.

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These sites, because it really really is exceptional. Well, I sometimes wonder to.

B

The community shirley understands this has been an incredible two to three.

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Years on capital projects, but there are very few communities the size of.

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Bloomington that can take a tour or the incredible projects that have happened.

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In the last seven years with this, this department, it's a great credit to the.

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Leadership that you and your team have put out and to terms of mayor so that.

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Have been willing to support this, starting with the rca clark, I would say.

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And make it happen and with a lot of foresight and a lot of out-of-the-box.

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Thinking and partnerships like with rca, I said that's one of the starting points.

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For me, it's just, it truly is amazing, as I look back and I just just want to.

B

Share those thoughts from that perspective, okay, great great idealist. I.

A

Look forward to a tour when we can all get a little bit mark back to normal, so.

A

Pollard, do you have anything else you want to tell just two things are related.

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To projects on the twin lake sports park paving project- I don't know if you.

C

Noticed in that, in the slide that jon put up, but there are a couple medians.

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Along in that parking lot there right at the front of the parking lot that were.

C

Actually, brand new and we opened that facility 20 years ago and those medians.

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The landscaping and that signage was a gift from them psi.

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Energy, which is now duke and cfc, and just this past, fall cfc, jim murphy and.

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Duke energy partnered up together and I wrote a grant application and we were.

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The recipients of matching grant funds for $10,000 to improve those three.

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Medians, so joanna sparks has overseen that landscaping project right now and.

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Trees and new landscaping and a new sign are right on the cusp. As soon as the.

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Paving gets done so that whole area is going to get a real sprucing up as well.

C

And then I'd also like to take the opportunity to remind a community and to.

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Remind all of you, if you have not done so, is to take advantage of the lower.

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Cascades road conversion pilot project we just completed our second month. We.

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Started it ironically, when coe bid was hitting on march 13th.

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Actually, we've had three months of march april may and there is been a lot of use.

C

Down there we're really encouraging the community to go down and walk this piece.

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Of the road which is now barricaded and is open for walking and then to complete.

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Our online survey and give us your feedback.

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There are signage on both barricades on either end of the of the pilot area and.

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There's a qr code. So when you finish your walk, you can just put your phone up.

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There and qr code will take you straight to that survey, but in the survey results.

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We do a survey pull down of the results. The 13th of every month on the.

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Anniversary each month and we post those on our website so getting some. You know.

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A lot a lot of opinions, a lot of feedback, which is exactly why we want to.

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Do this and the most interesting feedback that we got when we just pulled.

C

The survey results last week was the return of a lot of wildlife in the area.

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And it's been a great place to go and walk to practice. Social distancing, but.

C

Again, just taking the opportunity to encourage people to go down there and.

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Try it out, and let us know what you think, that your feedback is really.

C

Really and important on that pilot project and.

C

Other than that great to see all of you, I'm going to say, wow our next board.

C

Meeting is june 23rd and I don't know if it's gonna be like this. But if it's like.

C

This we're and oh I'm getting this done right so kim will certainly keep.

C

You up to date on what the format's going to be, but again thank you for your.

C

Support and want to thank the community for their support, and I would definitely.

C

Personally, want to thank our staff and administration for supporting our.

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Department through what has been new territory and a new new time and a new.

C

Chapter in the history of the department, but we're pleased that we get to do what.

C

We do and not continue to serve the community and new creative ways, and it's.

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Just one day at a time is our mantra and that's what we're doing so. We just want.

C

To thank everyone for that. Well, excellent, excellent job keeping all.

A

These balls in the air, paula and yeah- it's been, it's been really impressive, so.

A

I'm sure your staff knows that, but just just reiterate that one more time so.

A

This really works, I've got to say an old guy. Like me, this really works. Well, you.

A

Know we have to wrap up in case you know. Normally public works comes in. I don't.

A

Know they might be coming to my living room for they're leaving you have to.

H

Vacate the space, so all right, so with that we will adjourn our may meeting of.

A

The bloomington board of parts commissioners, thank you. Everyone.

C

All right, thank you.

M