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Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM MDT
A
B
A
C
A
F
F
Thank
you,
president
carter
and
commissioners,
I'm
here
today
to
talk
to
you
about
fy,
23
fees
and
charges.
Before
I
get
into
the
details,
I
wanted
to
give
an
overview
of
whoops.
Sorry,
oh
yeah,
that's
right.
I
thought
it
was
skip
forward,
sorry,
an
overview
of
what
the
amount
of
revenue
we
received
before
the
pandemic
hit
so
you'll
notice
in
fy
19.
We
brought
in
10
million
dollars
in
fy
20.
F
our
registration.
We
were
able
to
have
some
summer
programs,
but
it
was
very
limited
and,
and
people
didn't
want
to
wear
a
mask
inside,
so
we
didn't
have
a
lot
of
programs
going
on,
but
we
tried
to
open
it
up
as
much
as
possible,
but
you'll
notice
that
our
golf
courses
did
well
zoo
did
well
because
they
were
outdoors.
F
Our
cemeteries
have
been
breaking
records
in
fy
21.
We
had
177
000
and
at
the
end
of
april
already
in
22
we
have
234,
it's
people
buying
lots
neces,
I
mean
more
than
actual
burials.
So
I
thought
that
was
interesting.
You'll
also
notice
that
in
21
idaho
ice
world
was
only
open
for
a
few
months
and
we
closed
down
and
then
in
22
we've
been
open
since
october,
when
and
they've
already
brought
in
1.44
million.
F
I
also
wanted
to
let
you
know
what
we
plan
on
doing
in
fy23,
with
our
picnic
reservations
or
our
reservations
outdoors.
We
currently
have
time
blocks
that
are
four
hour
time
blocks,
but
we've
heard
from
our
patrons
that
they
like
to
reserve
the
site
at
noon
and
at
five
to
have
a
lunch
picnic
or
an
evening
picnic.
Well,
it's
not
open
before
noon,
because
we
have
cleaning
between
11
and
12,
and
then
we
have
cleaning
between
four
and
five.
F
So
we
just
tell
them
they
can
come
in
and
drop
in,
but
they
might
have
to
step
back
if
cleaning
needs
to
be
done.
So
instead
for
fy
23,
we
want
to
start
a
program
that
the
time
is
five
hours
long
and
it
will
be
from
nine,
am
to
two
pm
or
three
p.m,
to
8
p.m
or
all
day,
and
this
will
also
help
with
our
cleaning,
because
we
have
so
many
cleaning
sites
up
above
that
we're
currently
doing
time
blocks
for
custodial
staff
to
get
in
and
clean
versus
the
new
method.
F
So
due
to
changing
the
type
way
our
fees
are
listed.
We
have
to
change
the
name
of
the
fee,
so
we
actually,
we
have
542
fees.
We
ended
up
deleting
68
fees,
adding
40
fees
and
most
of
those
were
due
to
the
name
changes,
because
how
we're
doing
our
reservation
sites
with
the
change
fees
that
we
have
the
342
change
fees.
F
We
project
that
will
bring
in
625
000
out
of
that
625
236
of
it
is
from
the
golf
courses
they
plan
on
increasing
their
greenpeace
by
a
dollar
eighty-nine,
their
annual
passes
by
two
hundred
dollars
and
then
their
car
rental
cart,
rental
fees
by
94
cents.
By
doing
that,
and
some
other
minor
fees
they
plan
on
bringing
in
236
thousand
the
zoo
plans
on
bringing
in
266
000
and
by
increasing
their
admissions
by
75
cents
and
then
their
youth
group
fees
by
1.75.
F
I
do
want
to
mention
that,
with
the
youth
fee
at
the
zoo
that
hasn't
been
increased
since
fy
20
and
with
the
conservation
fee
going
up
to
75
cents,
the
total
amount
would
be
five
dollars
for
a
youth
group.
A
youth
to
attend
the
zoo
with
their
group
that
is
comparison
to
discovery
center
is
six
dollars.
The
aquatic.
The
aquarium
is
also
six
dollars
and
then
the
idaho
state
museum
is
currently
at
three
dollars.
F
I
also
wanted
to
with
the
zoo's
fees
they
are
asking
for
five
additional
staff
for
next
year
and
they
currently
have
temp
staff
for
custodial,
so
they're
asking
for
a
full
fte
for
custodian,
additional
help
at
the
front
gate
and
then
two
zookeepers
and
then
an
animal
care
program
mft,
so
with
their
increase.
That
will
help
cover
that
and
also
some
upgrades
in
the
zoo.
I
wanted
to
mention
that
the
non-residents
are
charged.
An
additional
55
percent
of
the
resident
fee,
except
at
regional
locations
and
our
regional
locations
are
at
the
zoo.
F
A
F
Thank
you.
So
currently
we
have
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
budgeted
to
distribute
for
scholarships,
so
there's
a
form
that
we
have
online.
That
and
families
who
are
in
need
can
fill
out
and
they
submit
it
and
they
have
up
to
500
that
they
are
allocated
to
pick
whatever
classes
they
want
to
attend.
So
it
could
be
golf,
it
could
be
play
camps,
they
we
also
work
with
the
school
districts
and
we,
the
counselors,
are
able
to
give
a
hundred
percent
on
an
individual.
F
G
Mr
president,
commission
members
you're
doing
perfectly
fine
karen.
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
we
also
have
scholarship
program
for
zoo
boise,
and
I
believe
we
mentioned
it
to
those
that
were
in
the
subcommittee
meetings
that
we
provide
that
through.
So
it
would
be
a
because
it's
daily
admissions
that
were
scholarshiping.
It
would
be
a
heavy
administrative
burden
to
be
able
to
track
those.
G
G
We
also
are
still
providing
that
ten
thousand
dollars
and
I
don't
believe
karen
there's
been
a
year
that
they've
used
the
entire
ten
thousand
dollars,
but
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
that
is
out
there
and
then
karen
had
mentioned
the
scholarship
program.
I
think
it
has
grown
significantly
from
when
we
instituted
it
some
20
years
ago.
G
I
believe
the
last
full
year
pre-covered.
We
did
somewhere
around
16
000
scholarship
activities
and
I
think,
the
very
first
year
we
started
the
scholarship
program.
We
did
244.,
so
it
is
a
program
we
should
be
very
proud
of,
and
I'm
glad,
commissioner
johnson,
you
bring
that
up,
because
it
is
a
vital
part
of
making
our
programming
that
we
offer
the
community
affordable
and
accessible
to
all.
A
Any
other
questions,
okay
and
I'll
just
make
the
comment.
I
know
where
sort
of
costs
are
increasing
and
I
know
that
we
strive
to
balance
revenue,
revenue
generation
and
recuperating
the
cost
of
running
the
programs
with
keeping
the
fees
affordable,
and
I
think
we've
struck
a
pretty
good
balance.
There.
We've
got
to
make
some
increases,
but
as
a
whole,
the
fees
remain
very
cost
effective
and
affordable
and
reasonable,
and
I
think
the
services
that
are
offered
are
definitely
high
value,
even
with
the
increases.
A
B
Commission
president,
we
have
one
attendee
online
looks
like
george.
If
you
are
wanting
to
testify
on
these,
the
fy
2023
fees
and
charges,
please
feel
free
to
use
that
raise
hand
function
on
the
zoom.
Otherwise
I
will
give
you
a
moment
to
have
that
chance,
but
it
does
not
look
like
there's
anyone
willie.
That
is
here
to
testify.
So
you
are
good
to
close
the
public
hearing.
Okay,.
A
A
F
President
carter
and
commissioners,
I
was
going
to
give
you
an
overview
of
what
we
are
submitting
for
fy
23
capital
projects.
Just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
what
we
are
submitting
to
council
so
for
our
major
equipment,
we
are
asking
for
1.3
million
dollars
out
of
that,
the
department
vehicles
in
a
department
vehicle
is
could
be
a
mower
could
be
a
dump
truck
tractors.
F
Anything
like
that
and
also
the
vehicles
that
are
on
the
road
golf
course
equipment
is
separated
out
because
they
need
to
have
their
profit,
covers
their
equipment
and
which
is
mostly
mowers
or
any
special
type
of
rollers
or
whatever.
They
need
to
maintain
the
grounds
at
the
golf
course.
I
do
want
to
note.
F
The
golf
carts
are
not
in
capital
equipment,
because
capital
equipment
is
ten
thousand
dollars
or
more
for
an
item
and
a
golf
cart
is
less
than
ten
thousand,
so
that
is
paid
for
out
of
their
o
m,
and
so
then
the
sound,
the
idaho
ice
world
is
requesting
a
sound
system.
The
pool
shade
structures
that
we
would
like
to
put
some
shade
structures
at
borah
and
fairmont
park.
F
I
mean
pool
and
then
zoo
equipment
is
for
some
vet
equipment
and
an
animal
crate
is
what
they're
asking
for
for
major
rnm
we're
asking
for
five
million
dollars.
We
have
reoccurring
projects
and
the
reoccurring
projects
come
to
about
2.7
million
dollars,
and
every
year
we
have
court
replacements
or
playground
replacements
extra
for
the
playground,
we're
looking
at
fairview
park,
and
then
we
always
are
updating
our
green
belt
repairs
or
bank
repairs,
pool
repairs
and
and
so
on.
F
So
the
esther
park
esther
simply
park
pond
remediation,
we're
still
trying
to
get
that
worked
out.
So
we
don't
have
to
close
those
ponds,
you'll
notice
on
julia
davis
park,
roadway,
we're
currently
doing
phase
one
and
that
you
will
see
work
done
on
the
east
end
of
julia
davis.
This
will
be
for
phase
two,
which
will
be
between
the
zoo
and
the
boat
house
facility,
and
the
pond
area
is
where
we'll
concentrate
next
year
and
then
the
whitewater
park
repairs.
F
That's
for
phase
one
we're
working
on
the
wave
shaper
to
make
it
more
functional
with
the
river
flow
and
then
improve
safety
associated
with
the
maintenance
whoops.
How
do
I
go
back?
There,
it
is
sorry
so
for
the
capital
part
of
it.
These
are
the
projects
that
we
will
have
for
new
parks
or
new
pieces
of
amenities,
and
these
will
all
be
funded
out
of
impact
fees
is
how
we're
requesting
these
borah
park.
We
have
five
acres,
that's
undeveloped.
F
It's
1.5
acres
and
we
finish
the
master
plan
and
it's
expected
to
include
a
playground,
a
fitness
area
and
open
space,
but
we
will
be
working
with
the
residents
based
on
the
funding
on
what
we
can
put
in
same
with
that
magnolia
park.
That
is
an
8
acre
park
that
was
greened
up
in
2018,
and
the
master
plan
calls
for
a
playground,
restroom
a
dog
off
leash
area
and
a
splash
pad,
and
there
we
will
also
be
working
with
the
residents
to
see
what
we
can
put
in
with
the
funding
that
we
have
available.
F
A
G
A
D
I'll
mention
real,
quick,
just
an
amazing
number
of
fees
and
detail
and
attention
that
needs
to
go
into
this
karen,
which
you
do
annually
and
a
wonderful
job
of
it.
So
just
thank
you
for
your
time
and
being
so
attentive
to
this
and
being
caring
for
the
community
to
keep
these
fees
in
line
with
what
people
can
afford,
and
obviously
the
service
is
way
out,
performs
the
cost
here.
So
just
a
wonderful
part
of
our
city
that
gets
well
used
and
we
thank
you
for
your
organization.
A
E
Thank
you,
commissioners
and
council
member
hallie
burton
thanks
for
joining
us.
My
name
is
bonnie
shelton.
If
we
haven't
met
before
I
am
the
superintendent
for
the
communications
and
marketing
division,
which
is
the
newest
division
within
parks
and
recreation.
We
actually
were
created
two
years
ago
right
before
the
pandemic
shut
everything
down.
E
So
I
feel,
like
this
year,
is
kind
of
our
first
year
of
being
full
steam
ahead
and
all
of
our
communications
don't
surround
closing
reopening.
As
you
can
imagine,
there
was
a
lot
that
went
into
all
of
that,
but
I'm
excited
to
have
this
opportunity
to
talk
to
you
about
all
of
the
projects
that
we're
working
on
and
some
of
the
different
outreach
opportunities
that
we've
had
with
the
public
and
really
just
get
to
brag
about
the
work
that
we
do
in
communications
and
marketing.
E
So
first,
this
is
my
sixth
year
with
the
city.
As
I
mentioned,
this
division
was
only
created
two
years
ago,
so
I
started
as
the
communications
manager
and
we've
just
slowly
grown,
as
you
can
imagine,
with
the
portfolio
that
we
have
in
this
department
we're
a
bit
unique
in
our
division,
and
when
I
say
we
I
mean
the
two
of
us
employees
that
are
in
my
division.
I
have
a
teammate
sarah
collings
who's,
basically
my
right
hand
that
helps
with
all
of
these
projects.
E
So
when
we
walk
through
everything
that
we
do,
the
two
of
us
really
are
behind
all
of
the
work
that
we
do
with
the
other
superintendents
in
their
divisions
and
all
the
facilities
that
we
manage.
So
you'll
see
some
photos
on
here
from
the
foothills
ridge
to
rivers.
We
do
ribbon
cuts
for
parks,
we
help
with
events
in
our
parks
and
then
the
outreach
work
that
we
do
for
our
park.
E
Sorry
I
haven't
presented
here
in
a
while,
so
just
to
give
you
a
little
list
of
everything
that
we
oversee
overall
communication
strategy
for
the
department
and
major
initiatives
that
could
be
the
happy
trails
campaign
that
we
did
for
ridge
to
rivers
and
the
different
special
management
strategies
that
we
had
a
pilot
program
for
last
year.
That
was
all
our
outreach
efforts,
media
relations
so
pitching
stories
to
reporters
answering
their
questions.
E
That's
why
we
call
director
holloway
hollywood
holloway,
because
I'm
technically
his
agent,
so
just
trying
to
tell
stories
about
the
good
work
that
our
team
is
doing.
So
we
handle
all
of
that
marketing
of
parks,
programs,
events
and
facilities.
So
we
handle
our
marketing
plans
any
materials
that
our
facilities
or
programs
need.
That
could
be
a
logo.
It
could
be
a
brochure
anything
that
you
see
at
the
boise
depot.
We
work
on
all
of
that.
E
The
activity
guide,
which
I
brought
copies
for
you
all,
or
I
should
say
chloe-
did
for
you
today,
because
she's
the
best
we
actually
went
through
a
revamp
of
that
a
few
years
ago,
and
so
we've
had
great
response
to
the
updated
guide.
Just
much
more
user-friendly,
we
worked
closely
with
parents
on
what
they
would
like
to
see
how
they
would
like
to
use
that
guide
and
improving
our
online
experience
for
signing
up
for
classes,
camps
and
programs
as
well
community
outreach.
E
So
all
of
our
neighborhood
meetings
park
master
plan
meetings,
the
park
designers
work
with
us
to
do
those
notifications
and
host
those
meetings,
gather
the
feedback
and
then
incorporate
that
into
our
planning
public
meeting
coordination
and
execution
for
a
variety
of
things.
As
I
mentioned
park,
signage
event
planning.
So
we
work
closely
with
special
events
in
our
department
to
do
anything
from
sponsorships
to
working
with
planners
for
those
events
any
signage
that
they
may
need,
and
promotion
of
things
that
we
are
sponsors
of
as
well
and
then
the
website.
E
E
We
are
the
content,
creators,
the
posters,
we're
having
that
two-way
communication
with
residents
all
the
time
and
then
internal
department
communications.
So
we
actually
work
closely
with
karen
bledsoe
and
administration
to
share
information
with
our
co-workers
on,
what's
going
on
in
the
department
and
we've
amped
up
those
efforts,
just
to
make
sure
that
everyone
that
we
work
with
knows
everything
that's
going
on
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
Every
week.
E
I
wanted
to
highlight
this
past
summer
registration
from
april,
because
it
was
bonkers.
We
didn't
really
know
what
to
expect.
This
was
our
first
guide
and
season
where
we
were
kind
of
back
full
steam
ahead
since
before
kovid.
So
I
pulled
some
numbers
comparing
2019's
first
day
of
summer
registration
to
this
year,
2022
and
we
doubled
the
number
of
activities
in
one
day
on
that
first
day
that
were
signed
up
for
we
doubled
our
revenue
for
that
first
day
and
it
just
continued
from
there.
E
So,
from
my
perspective,
I
think
that
shows
not
only
are
people
hearing
about
our
programs,
the
quality
of
our
programs,
we're
doing
a
good
job
of
getting
the
message
out
that
way,
but
I
think
people
are
just
ready
to
get
back
out.
They
want
to
see
what's
out
there,
our
programs
are
affordable,
they're
accessible
and
what
we're
offering
is
valuable
to
the
community.
So
to
me
this
was
really
a
good
show
that
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction
and
yeah
we're
just
very
popular,
which
is
always
a
good
thing.
E
E
I
like
to
think
that
we
are
really
helping
our
staff
make
a
good
impression
and
helping
people
have
a
good
experience
when
they
come
to
our
facilities.
So
from
helping
open
the
new
gorongosa
exhibit
at
zoo,
boise
working
on
the
happy
trails
campaign.
You'll
see
a
logo
for
boise
outdoor
preschool,
that's
brand
new
that
we
are
just
launching
a
new
brand
for
that
program.
E
E
We
actually
just
gave
all
the
kids
t-shirts
for
their
graduation
this
year
and
I
got
some
really
cute
pictures,
but
I
just
love
having
those
connections
with
our
customers,
and
it
just
helps
them
have
even
better
feelings
about
the
programs
that
we
do,
because
they
have
that
visual
connection
to
it,
which
I
think
is
cool
and
then
also
I
work
on
all
the
marketing
and
branding
for
the
golf
courses.
You'll
see
a
picture
of
the
whitewater
park
there.
E
When
we
opened
phase
two,
we
did
a
big
celebration
ribbon,
cutting
that
all
runs
through
our
division
and
then
things
like
50
years
of
the
boise
green
belt,
a
three-day
celebration
with
lots
of
events
and
things
that
was
all
our
planning
campaign,
execution,
of
course,
with
help
from
the
department,
but
just
working
closely
with
director
holloway.
I
think
one
of
the
things
when
I
came
on
six
years
ago.
The
goal
was:
how
do
we
not
only
share
stories
about
everything
that
our
department
is
doing
but
connect
that
back
to
the
parks
and
recreation
brand?
E
Even
if
all
someone
thinks
is
I'm
gonna
head
to
zoo
boise?
How
do
we
subtly,
but
in
a
very
visual
and
instinctive
way,
connect
that
to
the
affordable,
great
reputation
that
parks
and
recreation
has?
So
we've
really
tried
to
do
that
over
the
years
rather
than
people
thinking
I'm
just
going
to
ice
world?
Oh
that's
a
boise
parks
and
recreation
program.
They
have
scholarships
just
really
trying
to
add
in
some
more
layers
to
the
stories
that
people
tell
when
they
talk
about
going
to
one
of
our
facilities
or
participating
in
one
of
our
programs.
E
E
So
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
over
the
winter
when
things
are
slower
going
through
all
of
the
content
on
the
ridge,
rivers
page,
we
amped
up
the
descriptions
about
the
trails
if
there's
accessible
parking,
all
of
that's
easy
to
find
and
then
sharing
that
with
the
city's
cross
disability
task
force
and
they
really
helped
us
create
a
lot
better
product.
We
also
just
launched
an
accessible
recreation
page
on
our
website
that
gives
people
information
about
our
accessible
playgrounds.
E
What
parks
have
better
parking
and
actual
wide
paths
where
they
can
get
to
a
shelter
just
trying
to
make
it
easier
for
anyone?
No
matter
what
their
ability
level
is
to
access
our,
not
only
parks
but
facilities,
and
all
of
the
things
that
we
love
living
in
boise
for
just
making
sure
that
everyone,
no
matter
their
ability
level,
has
equal
access
to
those
which
is
huge
for
us,
and
then
we've
started
something
new
over
the
last
few
years.
E
There
there's
work
going
on
in
julia
davis
park,
so
we
create
a
web
page
that
has
all
the
information
there.
All
of
our
signage
points
to
that
we've
been
using
qr
codes
that
people
can
easily
pull
it
up
on
their
phone
on
site
and
we've
had
really
good
success
with
this,
not
only
from
our
division's
perspective,
just
getting
the
word
out
about
everything
that
we're
doing
but
our
front
desk
workers.
E
If
someone
calls
they
know
exactly
where
to
go
on
the
website,
they
have
all
the
information
to
share.
They
don't
have
to
get
pushed
off
to
another
person
or
transferred,
and
it's
just
really
helps
streamline
that
process
of
trying
to
keep
people
informed
anytime,
we're
out
working
in
the
community.
E
They
are
both
older
aging
studies
have
shown
that
they
are
deficient
in
many
areas
and
they're,
not
ada
accessible.
So
before
we
figure
out
or
work
with
marin
council
to
decide
what
the
future
of
these
facilities
are.
We
wanted
to
talk
with
the
community
about
what
they
think
about
them,
what
they
find
valuable.
What
they'd
like
to
see
and
we've
had
great
response.
We've
had
more
than
4
500
individual
responses
to
the
various
things
that
we've
done,
including
a
survey
we
had
open
houses.
E
I
have
to
give
props
to
commissioner
johnson
because
she
came
to
the
south
open
house,
which
is
great
and
that's
been
a
really
interesting
project
to
work
on
and
I'll,
be
interested
to
see
kind
of
how
things
move
forward
and
I'm
sure
we'll
be
updating
you
all
on
what
the
plans
are
for
those
facilities
as
we
move
through
the
process.
But
some
really
interesting
conversations
there
upper
right
karen
mentioned
it
primrose
park,
which
you
all
know
as
the
gary
lane
park
site.
E
Mayor
mclean,
just
announced
the
name
for
that
park
at
her
state
of
the
city
yesterday,
and
the
name
was
chosen
based
on
a
native
plant
to
idaho
primrose
that
we
will
incorporate
into
the
pollinator
garden
there
and
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
promote
pollinators
in
our
parks
and
open
spaces,
not
only
for
bees
and
other
insects.
But
it
helps
us
meet
our
america,
the
beautiful
goals
and
our
conservation
goals
in
our
parks,
and
it
just
is
a
different
maintenance
technique
and
water
needs
from
turf
that
you
would
usually
see
in
a
park.
E
So
we're
excited
about
that
and
we'll
be
working
toward
building
up
primrose
park
this
year
and
then
just
to
mention
again
the
pilot
trail
program
through
rich
rivers.
That
was
a
huge
lift.
We
had
great
response
and
really
it
was
a
community-led
change
on
four
popular
trails
in
our
foothills
system.
As
you
know,
through
covid
we
had
very
high
rates
of
use.
E
I
mean
we,
I
think,
tripled
use
of
our
trails
in
the
ridge
trivers
system
and
so
really
trying
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
users
of
what
kind
of
experience
they
want
to
have
with
more
and
more
people
heading
out
there.
How
do
we
be
good
stewards
of
these
trails
and
the
community
really
guided
the
different
management
strategies
that
we
did
there,
and
so
that
was
also
a
really
cool
project
to
work
on
and
then
the
last
photo.
E
There
is
the
pathways
plan
which
was
adopted
and
I'm
sure
you'll
be
hearing
more
about,
but
really
trying
to
incorporate
more
pathways
in
the
city,
link
them
to
parks,
other
facilities
that
we
manage
and
make
sure
that
people
have
easy
access
without
having
to
get
into
a
car
to
get
to
their
local
park,
or
you
know
fort
boise
community
center.
Some
of
these
places
that
can
really
be
a
lifeline
for
people.
E
Social
media
has
grown
even
in
the
last
six
years
that
I
have
been
here.
This
is
not
a
huge
part
of
our
jobs,
but
it's
definitely
an
important
way
that
people
reach
out
to
us
and
get
information.
And
honestly,
we
can
share
stories
about
what
our
team
is
doing.
Project
updates.
As
you
can
see,
we
have
a
very
good
following
on
all
of
our
platforms.
E
We've
worked
really
hard
to
be
mindful
and
increase
growth
in
those
areas,
so
we
actually
have
some
of
the
highest
follower
rates
of
any
city
platforms,
we're
right
there
up
with
boise
police
and
the
city's
main
accounts,
which
I
think
is
great
and
it's
a
great
way
for
us
to
interact
with
residents,
answer
questions
and
honestly
share
some
feature
stories
about
our
crew.
We
just
did
a
whole
series
on
community
forestry,
which
I
don't
think
a
lot
of
people
know
is
in
our
department,
the
storm
that
happened
really
amped
up
their
popularity.
E
So
that
was
a
good
thing
to
promote
and
just
let
people
know
if
you
had
a
branch
fall
in
your
neighborhood.
Who
do
you
call
like
who
can
come
and
help
you?
So
we
try
to
latch
on
to
those
kind
of
spur
of
the
moment,
more
breaking
news
situations
and
use
our
social
media
accounts
for
that.
But
it's
been
fun
to
see
those
accounts
grow
over
the
last
few
years
and
really
become
kind
of
a
go-to
place
for
people.
Looking
for
information
about
everything
that
we
do.
E
E
They
know
that
they
have
a
place
in
our
parks
and
facilities
and
that
we
are
here
for
them
to
accommodate
their
needs.
You
see
a
picture
here
from
our
adaptive
youth
sports
summer
camp.
It's
one
of
the
coolest
things
we
do
if
you've
never
been.
Please
reach
out
to
me,
and
I
will
give
you
the
dates
for
the
summer.
E
It's
such
a
fun,
I
mean
it
just
makes
you
feel
so
good,
because
the
kids
have
such
a
good
time
and
many
of
these
kids
just
can't
access
a
normal
summer
camp
like
an
able-bodied
child,
so
they
get
to
come
and
play
tennis
and
we
do
art
with
them
and
our
staff
that
works
in
our
adaptive
programming.
They
are
just
angels
on
earth,
but
it's
such
a
fun
time
and
truly
shows
the
difference
that
we
make
in
the
community,
so
social
equity
and
inclusion.
We
talk
about
community
and
employee
experience.
E
I
think
that
we
are
really
proud
of
the
retention
rate
that
we
have
in
our
division.
We
have
people,
who've
worked
in
parks
and
recreation
for
40
years
when
they
retire,
like
it's
just
a
place
that
people
love
doug's,
pointing
at
karen
bledsoe
she's,
been
here
a
long
time.
She
runs
this
place
honestly,
but
we
really
want
to
make
sure
our
employees
feel
pride
in
the
work
that
they
do
know
that
we
appreciate
them.
That's
where
that
internal
communication
comes
in,
obviously
our
environment.
We
work
in
parks
and
recreation.
E
We
oversee
the
foothills
properties
that
the
city
owns.
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
good
stewards
of
those
properties
that
we're
doing
good
restoration
work
that
we're
managing
the
trail
system.
Well,
all
of
those
quality
of
life
benefits
that
people
love
living
here
and
that
our
parks
are
well
maintained
and
then
community
health
and
wellness
I
mentioned
covid.
E
It
changed
a
lot
for
people
and
our
outdoor
spaces
really
became
a
haven
and
almost
like
a
mental
health
break
for
people
dealing
with
a
lot,
and
we
recognize
that
and
we
want
to
promote
that
so
whether
it's
you
know
adding
new
trails
so
that
we
can
continue
to
get
people
out
adding
accessible
trails
so
that
people
in
wheelchairs
don't
have
to
worry.
You
know
what
terrain
am
I
going
to
experience?
Is
there
a
grade?
E
You
know
if
I'm
visually
impaired,
am
I
going
to
encounter
like
a
huge
boulder
or
something
that
I
have
to
try
and
climb
over
and
then
fostering
our
urban
agriculture
opportunities?
Karen
mentioned
spaulding
branch?
That's
going
to
be
an
amazing
educational
opportunity
for
our
staff
not
only
to
promote
urban
agriculture,
but
our
boise
outdoor
preschool
program
could
potentially
expand
there.
It's
meeting
a
need
on
the
boise
bench
that
we
don't
currently
have.
So
I
think
we
just
like
to
keep
these
in
mind
and
I
use
them
in
my
daily
work.
E
A
Great,
thank
you.
Bonnie
you've
got
a
lot
on
your
plate,
and
certainly
I
can
speak
to
a
lot
of
the
activities
and
gosh,
even
the
employees,
that
answer
the
phones
for
the
activity,
guys
they're
phenomenal
great
service
and
really
appreciate
what
you're
doing
any
other
comments
from
members
of
the
commission.
C
Bonnie,
I
just
wanted
to
relay
a
great
job
to
you
and
the
staff
for
making
information
about
our
accessible
parks
and
programs
available.
I
feel
like
I've
gotten
a
lot
of
people
reaching
out
and
compliments
recently
about
some
of
the
efforts
here
and
the
most
recent
one
wasn't
actually
a
kid
with
a
disability.
C
It
was
a
parent
with
a
disability
who
hadn't
really
had
the
ability
to
take
their
kids
to
some
of
the
parks
they
found
out
about
it
on
social
media
and
saw
it,
and
then
they
went
to
the
park
and
it
was
the
first
time
they
could
actually
really.
You
know
get
next
to
the
slide
and
be
able
to
participate
with
their
kids
on
the
playground.
So
I
know
it
means
a
lot
to
a
lot
of
folks.
They
give
me
some
of
the
compliments.
C
They
probably
don't
make
it
all
the
way
to
you,
but
I
always
give
you
and
this
commission
a
lot
of
the
credit,
because
by
the
time
that
we
approve,
you
know
a
lot
of
these
decisions.
You
know
the
good
idea
has
already
been
formed
and
worked
out
and
approved
by
the
commission.
So
the
work
really
matters
it
makes
a
difference
for
folks.
G
Yes,
that's
a
big
part
of
what
she
does,
but
she
really
oversees
a
number
of
initiatives
in
our
department
like,
for
example,
you
didn't
touch
upon
the
city
of
trees,
challenge,
which
is
an
initiative
by
council
president
clegg.
That
bonnie
is
the
lead
on
in
our
department,
and
she
also
had
mentioned
the
america,
the
beautiful,
which
is
to
preserve
30
of
our
land
and
water
mass
in
our
community
by
the
year
of
2030..
That's
another
project
that
bonnie
has
a
lead
on.
She
did
talk
about
the
south
and
low
pools.