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From YouTube: 3-26-19 Parks & Recreation Board
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Des Moines Parks & Recreation Board meeting on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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A
D
A
Have
an
agenda
we
have
a
quorum,
I
should
say,
and
number
two
will
be
the
approval
as
of
the
agenda,
but
before
we
do
that,
our
director
director
page
has
some
guests
that
are
speaking
that
are
under
a
time
frame
where
they
have
to
go.
So
as
we
approve
the
agenda,
I'd
like
to
give
him
some
flexibility
to
move
some
items
around.
If
that
is
okay,
so
motion
to
approve.
E
Yeah
I
thought
board
actions,
I
think
that'll
be
rather
quick.
You
already
have
unanimous
subcommittee
approvals.
I
don't
have
much
more
to
add
that
was
not
already
in
that
documentation
for
you.
I
would
defer
to
any
of
the
committee
members
from
the
park
board
for
me
on
the
Gulf
them.
First,
we
could
defer
to
you
go
May.
If
you
had
any
thoughts
on
the
two
committee
members
for
the
Gulf
Committee,
they.
D
A
D
A
J
A
K
D
K
D
E
E
Our
colleague
from
City
engineering
here
to
show
you
is
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
levee
work
in
the
city
coming
up
over
the
next
five
years
and
why
we're
showing
you
for
a
lot
of
reasons
why
you're
all
doing
resins
you'll
want
to
understand
some
of
these
things,
but
the
trails,
purview
Falls
or
any
of
that
it's
going
to
make
a
little
bit
of
a
tough
designed
for
us
to
be
able
to
walk
through
all
the
different
challenges
that
this
levee
work
will
do.
It's
all
progress,
it's
all
mandated.
So
it's
not
like.
J
You
good
evening,
chair
davis,
members
of
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
Jenny
Richmond
Planning
and
Development
administrator,
very
pleased
to
introduce
Craig
busca
tonight.
Craig
is
an
extremely
skilled
civil
engineer.
Three
he's
been
with
the
city
for
11
years
and
he's
been
tasked
with
a
very
significant
role
of
managing
the
levee
alteration
portion
of
the
overall
city
flood
mitigation
program.
That
is
a
mouthful,
but
that
is
what
his
big
role
is
that
he's
gonna
talk
about
tonight.
J
This
effort
is
of
great
interest,
as
Ben
mentioned,
all
divisions
of
our
department
for
several
reasons
that
fall
into
two
main
categories.
So,
first
and
currently,
engineering
and
Parks
have
been
collaborating
really
closely
to
ensure
the
best
possible
outcomes
for
what
is
constructed
for
taking
an
advantage
of
a
few
unique
opportunities
that,
without
this
big
project
overall,
they
would
not
actually
be
possible.
J
What's
going
on
so
Craig
led
a
presentation
a
couple
weeks
ago
to
Lou
of
the
department,
and
we
felt
that
it
was
such
important
information
that
it
should
be
shared
with
you
guys
tonight
that
our
meeting
this
evening,
so
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Craig
he'll,
give
you
an
overview
dive
into
a
few
details
that
we
think
you'll
find
very
interesting
and
then
he'll
have
time
for
questions
at
the
end.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
Good
evening,
chair
Davis
and
members
of
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board
thanks
Jenny
and
park
staff
for
having
me
here
just
to
give
you
a
little
brief
history
of
of
kind
of
how
we
arrived
at
this
moment
following
the
flooding
of
2008
in
the
Upper
Midwest.
Here
on
you,
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
conducted
a
Des,
Moines
River
regulatory
flow
frequency
study
to
act
to
estimate,
Lake
frequency
and
magnitude
of
River
and
reservoir
outfalls.
H
The
result
of
the
study
was
released
in
2011
and
concluded
that
flood
events
like
the
1993
flood
and
the
2008
flood
were
more
likely
to
occur
here
in
Des
Moines.
Therefore,
the
existing
levees
in
Des
Moines
do
not
provide
currently
provide
reliable
protection
against
100-year
flood
event.
In
addition
to
that,
we
also
do
not
meet
FEMA
accreditation
standards.
H
So
since
the
study
was
was
released
in
2011,
showing
you
know,
the
increased
water
sort
of
surface
elevations
in
downtown
Des
Moines,
the
city
has
currently
modified
about
4.2
million
dollars
worth
of
existing
projects
in
the
downtown
area.
To
meet
that
full
frequency
study.
We've
also
spent
another
4.3
million
dollars
to
hire
a
consultant
to
perform
hydraulic
analysis
as
well
as
conceptual
design
for
our
levee
alterations.
You
know
here
in
downtown
and
also
just
to
you
know,
kind
of
you
know,
set
the
table
for
future
design
projects.
H
In
addition
to
that,
the
City
of
Des
Moines
has
secured
111
million
dollars
in
Iowa
flood
mitigation
program
funding
to
help
support
these
projects-
and
you
know
also,
you
know,
in
conjunction
with
the
conceptual
design
work
that
we've
done.
Along
with
the
hydraulic
analysis.
We
were
also
able
to
kind
of
complete
some
projects
up
to
this
point.
For
example,
the
raising
of
the
rip
red
Ridge
downtown
was
also
a
part
of
this.
We've
done
some
downtown
levee
closure
work
projects
and
also
some
storm
drainage
improvement
projects,
including
pump
stations.
H
So
because
of
the
perimeter,
you
know
conceptual
design,
work
that
we
did
along
with
the
hydraulic
analysis,
we
were
able
to
submit
a
master
plan
to
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
and
in
2018
June
of
2018.
They
approved
our
master
plan
program,
which
you're
seeing
overview
map
of
that
and
I'll
kind
of
get
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
on
this
as
we
proceed
forward
here.
H
But
the
ultimate
goal
of
of
this
whole
project
or
process
is
to
basically
gain
FEMA
accreditation
on
DM,
1,
DM,
2,
DM
3
and
the
southeast
moines
levee
system,
so
just
to
kind
of
I
guess
step
through
this
here,
a
little
bit
basically
right
now
on
the
the
projects
that
we're
currently
designing
our
on
DM
1,
DM,
2
and
DM
3,
there's
also
I,
will
kind
of
state
here
too,
that
that
is
that
is
currently
phase
a
B
and
C,
that's
currently
being
designed
and
there's
each
total
phases
of
this
whole
process.
H
So
when
you
look
on
this
thing
here
to
like
phase
each,
which
is
basically
you
know
on
the
southeast
moines
levee
system,
you
know
ultimate
completion.
We're
looking
at
you
know,
2025.
H
Some
of
the
initial
work
goal
that
we're
working
on
like
I
said
before
is
we're
working
through
the
design
on
phase
a
B
and
C
so
phase
a
that's
gonna,
be
the
first
phase
of
work
that
we're
gonna
be
doing
here
and
that
work
will
be
starting
I'm,
anticipating
sometime
around
July
of
this
year,
and
it
will
likely
conclude
around
2020
the
phase
these
stuff,
which
is
basically
you
know
well
phase
a2
is
also
upstream
of
the
confluence
of
the
Des
Moines
Raccoon
River
on
the
Des
Moines
River
phase.
H
H
If
most
the
work
is
gonna,
be
you
know
happening
in
2020
and
then
phase
C
would
then
come
in
2021
and
early
2022
and
those
are
the
current
projects
that
we're
working
on
as
we
speak,
getting
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
here
on
Phase
II,
which
is
upstream
of
the
confluence
on
the
Des
Moines
River,
essentially
up
to
235
on
both
sides
of
the
river.
On
the
we
really
don't
have
too
many
significant
impacts
on
this
portion
of
the
project.
You
know.
H
One
of
the
the
main
components
of
this
this
portion
of
the
project
is
that
the
amphitheater,
for
example,
where
there
will
have
to
raise
that
flood
wall
around
the
amphitheater
about
six
inches,
and
then
we're
also
doing
some
other
flood
wall
mitigations
that
are
kind
of
shown
here
in
red
and
then
there's
also
on
the
on
the
west
side
of
the
river
there.
H
You
know
we're
also
going
to
be
doing
a
little
bit
of
levee
improvement
work.
You
know
kind
of
nearer
to
m.l.king,
just
north
the
ml
King
there,
where
that
will
also
in
you
impact
the
trails
generally
most
of
the
stuff
here
that
we're
doing
in
in
phase
a
will
not
have
not
effect
the
Riverwalk
where
the
trail
system,
but
we
will
have
like
block
closures
or
area
closures.
As
we
progress
any
questions
on
that
particular
phase,
we
can
always
circle
back
to
clarify.
E
Because
the
first
time
I
looked
at
this,
it
may
be
your
graphic
says:
well,
look
at
the
one
right
on
your
screen
here.
The
pink
line
they're
not
always
doing
the
all
the
pink
line
does
not
signify
they're
actually
doing
work
there.
It's
a
little
call-outs
like
the
cloud
shape
around
the
amphitheater,
the
red
line.
That's
what
they're
actually
doing
work,
yet
that's
just
showing
that
basically,
the
zone
where
that
first
phase
is
gonna,
be
at
that's.
E
That
clarification
I'll
make
sure
you
saw
that,
so
it
doesn't
mean
that
the
whole
levees-
that's
I'm,
just
getting
touched
throughout
that
whole
section.
Just
those
callin
areas
and
we're
going
to
work
together
with
engineering
to
have
detours
in
place
for
the
pedestrian
traffic
that
uses
of
those
facilities,
if
needed.
So.
H
So
like,
if
it's
like
around
the
women
of
achievement
bridge
there
on
that
kind
of
more
of
the
east
side
of
the
river,
there
is
some
some
embankment
protection
work
that
we're
gonna
be
doing
kind
of
around
the
bridge.
So
that's
like
riprap,
there's
gonna,
be
some
pump
station
improvements
also
up
in
that
neck
of
the
woods
too,
but
once
again,
not
necessarily
directly
impacting
the
trail
system.
H
Now,
when
we
do
place,
riprap
you're,
obviously
gonna
have
to
have
dump
trucks
backing
in
there
and
you're
gonna
have
to
have
a
closure
area
and
have
some
detours
and
stuff
like
that.
But
really
the
impacts
are
very
minimalistic
at
this
point
in
time.
You
know
you
get
over
on
the
west
side
of
the
river,
where
you're
seen
a
long
little
piece
of
red
there.
That's
that
there
again
that's
another
flood
wall
raised.
H
You
know
so
you're
looking
at
something
in
your
you
know
a
zero
foot
raised
up
to
a
a
one
foot
raised
and
then
obviously
in
the
in
the
blue
and
kind
of
the
clouded
area
there
that's
shown
in
the
amphitheater
and
that
there
again
we're
also
doing
another
flood
wall
raised
there.
You
know
at
the
at
the
amphitheater,
you
know
progressing
downstream,
a
little
bit
more
again,
you're.
Also
seeing
you
know
near
you
know,
kind
of
the
the
red
bridge
and
stuff
like
that.
H
There
is
some
some
flood
wall
work
and
some
minor
things
that
also
need
to
kind
of
happen
in
that
the
woods
too
I
think
one
of
the
more
impactful
areas
to
this
particular
phase,
like
I
said,
is
just
kind
of
more
on
the
west
side
of
the
river
south
of
the
red
bridge.
You
know
where
we
have
the
trail,
that's
kind
of
well
below
the
flood
wall
that
that
trail
will
have
to
be
taken
out
of
service.
H
H
I
mean
yes
sometime
in
July
ish
on
and
then
you
know
kind
of
creep
into
2020.
We
still
won't
have
the
details
exactly
and
I'll
work
with
the
parks
department
on
this,
too
of
like
when
certain
aspects
of
the
project
will
be
taking
place
right
now.
Our
design
work
is
about
50%
complete
so
as
as
design
progresses
to
to
more
than
90%
level.
That's
when
you
really
start
getting
in
the
weeds
about
like
how
you're
gonna
phase
the
work
and
do
those
kind
of
things
how.
H
Generally
up
here,
you
know
upstream
the
confluence
on
the
Des
Moines
River.
It's
it's
a
foot
max
it's
what
one
foot
max
okay!
This
was
all
that's
required
for
a
race
cord
where's,
the
highest
level
required
southeast
moines
levee
system.
So
if
we
went
back
to
the
original
drawing
there.
G
H
So,
most
of
stuff-
upstream,
it's
not
really
there's
not
really
all
that
much
so
like,
even
if
we
move
to
the
next
segment,
the
phase
B
stuff
here
on
low,
which
is
which
is
the
Raccoon
River
phase.
You
know
kind
of
upstream
there's
some
really
neat
stuff,
that's
kind
of
going
on
here.
The
one
one
biggest
thing
right
now
with
this
particular
phase,
is
that
we're
basically
gonna
be
raising
the
levee
levee,
not
only
about
a
foot
throughout
the
whole
stretch.
H
E
A
H
Just
depends
it
just.
It
depends
on.
You
know
if
there's
other
geotechnical
mitigation
work
that
you
have
to
do
there,
you
know
in
certain
segments
even
on
this
phase,
B
we're
gonna,
be
you
know,
dumping
riprap
for
for
protection.
You
know
embankment
protection,
there's
other
minor
things
that
go
on
here,
but
yeah.
Normally
what
you
do
is
you
do
you
would
strip
the
topsoil
off
kind
of
scarify?
H
But,
like
I
said
here,
this
is
really
gonna,
be
kind
of
an
impactful
Faisel
for
for
the
for
the
trails
though,
but
but
the
neat
part
is
is
like
I
said:
they'll,
be,
you
know,
accommodation
for
a
future
trail,
all
the
way
out
to
m.l.king.
You
know
when
we're
done
with
this
particular
work,
a
lot
of
what
you're.
H
Seeing,
though,
there's
there's
quite
a
quite
a
bit
of
work,
you
know
really
around
that
the
the
Jackson
or
the
South
West
fifth
Street
bridge
or
the
Jackson
bridge,
on
the
based
on
the
south
side,
River
kind
of
where
that
clouded
area
is
where
we're
kind
of
showing
on
the
red
line
there.
That's
a
flood
wall
replacement
there
so
like
in
that
particular
case.
You
know
we're
gonna
have
to
remove
the
entire
wall
itself,
because
it's
it
doesn't
I
mean
if
you
were.
If
you
were
to
raise
it,
it
could
over
top.
H
So
we
have
to
basically
get
in
there
and
replace
the
whole
thing.
So
that's
that's
gonna,
be
really
kind
of
a
big
deal
from
you
know.
Essentially
the
Southwest
first
stretch
of
trail
all
the
way
out
to
Southwest
seventh,
so
that'll
have
some
that'll
have
some
impacts
in
that
area.
How
long
the
wet
project
take
to
specific?
Oh
right
now
we're
anticipating,
like
I,
said
a
late
fall,
start
on
it
and
then
a
completion
in
2012.
H
I'll
just
kind
of
keep
moseying
wrong
because
we
can't
always
come
back
with
questions
here
too.
This
phase
also
is
pretty
impactful
to
the
trail
system,
but
there's
also
some
some
neat
aspects
of
this
as
well.
This
is
the
the
phase
C
portion.
H
This
work
is
gonna
predominantly
be
completed,
I
believe
in
2021.
Recording
that
that
coversheet
well,
what's
really
interesting
about
this
stretch,
is
that
there's
a
lot
of
geotechnical
issues
associated
with
it.
So
in
this,
in
this
particular
phase,
we're
gonna
have
to
kind
of
break
down
the
levee
in
certain
spots
and
rebuild
it
back
up.
H
So
in
conjunction
with
having
to
do
you
know,
basically,
some
levee
raises
we're
also
going
to
be
doing
geotechnical
mitigations
here
to
ensure
that
you
know
the
levee
has
stability
and
we
don't
have
to
do
as
many
inspections
when
there's
a
flood
event
and
everything
else.
So
this
the
this
phase
is
gonna
take
a
little
bit
more
time.
You
know
we're
gonna
have
to
probably
break
down
the
levees
a
little
bit
and
just
we
kind
of
build
them
back
up.
H
The
neat
part
about
this
section
as
it
pertains
to
you
know
this
board
in
the
Parks.
Department
is
a
trail
on
the
north
side
of
the
river.
Here
is,
and
really
really
really
poor
shape.
So
once
again,
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
here
is
we're
gonna,
be
raising
or
widening
that
levee
top
out
to
14
feet,
and
then
we
will
be
putting
back
a
brand
new
10-foot
trail
section.
So
that's
a
that's
a
that's
a
huge
win
on
the
south
side.
H
You
know
on
DM
3,
that's
once
again,
it's
gonna
be
kind
of
it.
That's
a
trail.
I
think
that's
used
quite
a
bit
and
then
again
we're
gonna
probably
have
to
set
up
some
detours,
but
a
lot
of
that
stretch
you
know,
even
since
this
drawing
was
created,
there's
they
kind
of
highlighted
these
areas
as
geotechnical
mitigation
and
green.
It's
really
kind
of
a
whole
stretch
from
the
you
know,
the
Southwest
1st
Street
bridge.
You
know
ped
bridge
that
leads
over
the
principal
part,
all
the
way
down
to
South
East
14th
Street.
E
E
We
made
the
asphalt
even
thinner
than
a
normal
standard,
because
we
knew
we
only
had
out
of
a
few
years,
because
the
report
was
just
coming
out
at
that
that-
let's
not
put
a
lot
of
money
in
this
until
we
know,
but
we
had
also
at
grant
money
at
the
time
that
we
came
in
before
the
announcement
of
the
levees
raising.
So
we
had
to
spend
the
grant
money
at
the
front
end,
so
we
did
it
on
a
very
I
guess,
inexpensive
way
of
doing
things.
H
Just
as
a
another
caveat
to
all
this,
to
that
original
cover
sheet
map
that
I
also
showed
I
have
some
red
boxes
that
I
highlighted
on
there
too,
on
the
Southwest
first
Street
Bridge
rehabilitation
work
that
work
is
gonna,
be
done
here
in
2019,
followed
by
the
Scott
Avenue
bridge
work
in
2020
part
of
our
levy
dates
that
we've
established
here
all
is
gonna
coincide
with
that.
So
so
you
know
one
thing
will
remain
open,
while
the
other
is
closed.
H
So
once
we,
you
know
close
or
you
know
kind
of
close,
the
Scott
Avenue
Bridge,
then
that's
when
it'll
kind
of
be
you
know,
closing
the
phase
two
stuff
and
then
actually
believe
it
or
not.
It
works
out
pretty
well,
but
there's
gonna
just
going
to
be
a
lot
of
construction
activity
in
this
area
and
packing
the
trails
in
the
levee
system.
E
The
purpose
of
the
day
we
just
to
make
sure
you're
aware,
if
you
want
to
help
share,
share
word
about
the
trailers
coming
up
later
on
engineering,
will
have
other
ways
of
sharing
the
information
on
the
levee
specific
projects.
They're
doing
and
we'll
do
that,
to
we'll
send
you
those
link
has
it
become
available,
yeah.
A
H
E
A
E
K
Chair
Davis
members,
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board
Ron
Ward
park
manager
like
to
introduce
Tyler
Stubbs
he's
a
urban
fisheries
biologist
with
the
Department
of
Natural.
Resources
he's
been
very
helpful
with
us
for
about
the
last
two
and
a
half
years
actively
working
with
us
doing
things
like
fish
surveys,
fish
stocking
efforts
and
overall
pond
improvement
and
he's
here
this
evening
to
share
with
you
some
of
the
data
from
his
research
and
answer
any
questions
you
have.
L
Chairman
Davis
members
of
the
Park
and
Rec
board
appreciate
the
time
that
I,
probably
don't
see
fishing
stuff,
show
up
too
awesome,
but
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
kind
of
a
state
of
the
state
des
moines
fisheries.
Here,
quick
and
a
few
of
the
things
I'll
be
talking
about
I
kind
of
we
kind
of
break
down
the
fisheries
here
in
des
moines,
its
primary
and
secondary.
So
our
primary
fisheries
are
the
the
four
listed
there
on
your
left.
The
secondary
ones
are
on
the
right.
L
So
when
we
went
out,
we
had
a
graduate
student
back
in
2009
with
Iowa
State
University
do
some
sampling
in
the
Des
Moines
area,
when
the
DNR
was
thinking
about
getting
more
in
depth
into
urban
fisheries
to
see
what
was
out
there.
Urban
fisheries
is
not
something
that
a
lot
of
states
deal
with
from
time
to
time,
but
as
our
funding
is
based
on
license
sales,
we
find
out
that
since
about
2010
or
so
the
majority
of
our
license
holders
are
from
urban
areas.
L
So
it's
about
64%
of
our
anglers
of
our
direct
constituents
live
in
nine
areas,
and
so
we
put
more
focus
on
this
getting
involved
with
with
the
urban
side.
Mccray
Park
is
what
you
see
there
and
it's
currently
undergoing
renovation.
We're
really
excited
about
that.
That's
a
really
popular
gonna
be
a
very
popular
park.
E
L
The
other
thing
is,
is
that
goldfish
is
actually
legal
to
use
as
a
bait
in
Iowa,
and
so
you
can
purchase
goldfish,
add
a
bait
shop
and
use
them
as
bait.
So
there's
a
chance,
it
could
have
come
from
somebody
dumping
out
a
minnow
bucket
or
or
whatever.
So
no
no
idea
where
they
came
from,
but
those
were
obviously
very
large
goldfish
and
pretty
impressive
in
size.
Whitmer
Park
is
is
another
one
that
the
fishery
is
is
less
than
desirable.
L
Those
two
largemouth
bass
that
I'm
holding
there
that's
about
it.
Otherwise,
everything
else
was
was
pretty
much
unharvested
from
an
angler
standpoint,
too
small
to
harvest
and
we're
looking
forward
to
see
in
the
future
of
that
place,
and
then
Gray's
lake
Gray's
lake
gets
some
negative
feedback
from
a
fishing
standpoint.
But
I
tell
you
what
it's
a
diamond
in
the
rough
from
our
views.
L
The
bass
population
I,
would
compare
that
to
any
bass
population
in
central
Iowa,
otherwise
that
bass
that
I'm
holding
there
is
a
is
a
harvestable
fish.
That'd
be
15
inches
to
harvest
and
Grayslake
has
no
shortage
of
fish
in
that
15
to
20
inch
range,
which
is
a
good
3
to
5,
pound
fish
and
the
catfish
was
was
unbelievable.
I
mean
that's
a
you
know,
we're
averaging
almost
a
hundred
catfish
per
net
I
think
we
said
8
Nets
out
and
the
opportunities
are
there?
It's
it's.
It's
really
pretty
remarkable
that
it's
such
a
well-kept
secret.
L
Now
you
see
people
fishing
they're,
quite
you
quite
a
bit
and
then
the
place
gets
used,
but
for
the
size
of
the
lake
being
96
acres,
the
pressure
is
pretty
darn
minimal.
You
don't
see
a
ton
of
boat
traffic,
even
though
you
are
allowed
to
use
use
boats.
So
it's
a
lot
of
bank
fishing,
but
but
it's
definitely
unexploited
and
with
flooding
events
that
hurts
us
a
little
bit,
but
it
helps
us
at
the
same
time.
L
It
restocked
a
lot
of
fish
and
we
assume
when
flood
events
happen,
you
lose
fish
as
fast
as
you
gain
fish.
Now
that
may
mean
we
lose
some
more
quality
fish
and
didn't
gain
the
quality.
But
those
bass
have
been
there
quite
a
while
and
they've
set
up
a
good
population
and
in
Grayslake
got
flooded
multiple
times
last
year.
So
we're
not
at
all
worried
that
this
is
going
to
hurt
the
fish
population.
L
We've
also
started
putting
it
on
our
stocking
list
for
hybrid
striped
bass
and
that's
another
predator
fish
that
we
think
can
flourish
here.
We've
seen
good
results
from
a
similar
fishery,
blue
heron
lake
at
Raccoon,
River
Park
in
West,
Des
Moines,
and
so
that's
just
an
additional
fish
species
that
that
you
could
harvest
here
in
in
Des
Moines
and
they
get
the
trophy
size
very
fast
and
they
take
advantage
of
the
the
shad
population,
and
so
the
shad
is
really
the
main
species
in
that
lake.
L
You
can
fish
from
a
boat
I.
Think
the
main
a
lot
of
the
problems
we
see
is
parking
being
a
problem.
A
lot
of
those
spaces
that
are
trailer
accessible,
a
lot
of
times
are
filled
with
vehicles,
but
yep.
It's
just
something
you
don't
see.
You
know
baskets
traveling
down
MLK
or
fluor
Drive
headed
to
Gray's
lake,
but
they
definitely
could
and
I
think
if
we
work
to
promote
this
work
together
on
promoting
this
I
think
you
will
see
that
this
kind
of
wanted
to
go
in
a
little
bit
on
McCray
Park.
L
This
is
kind
of
pre-renovation
here
from
2005
to
2016
a
lot
of
sedimentation.
You
know
we
lost
almost
half
of
the
surface
area
of
that
particular
pond
and
depth,
and-
and
this
is
a
popular
Park
for
folks,
downtown
I'll-
show
you
here
in
a
minute
why
it's
a
popular
fishery
as
well,
or
why
why
we
assume
it
will
be
and
something
we're
really
looking
forward
to
promoting
just
some
other
information
that
we've
got.
We've
got
some
depth
maps
of
ponds
in
town.
L
L
So
that
shows
us
evidence
that
that
that
sediment
Basin
that
catchment
basin,
that's
up
above
there
that
the
city
has
done
a
good
job
at
maintaining
it's
actually
working
and
it's
it's
held
that
depth.
For
the
last
nine
years,
McCrea
Park
was
very
different
from
that
it
filled
in
another
three
feet.
Probably
since
then
the
Wimmer
Park
was
was
holding
its
own
from
a
sedimentation
standpoint,
so
kudos
to
the
city
on
now
some
sediment
depth
profiles.
A
L
E
Use
this
information
to
make
our
case
with
the
city
manager
in
the
council
about
you,
know:
storm
water,
utility
funds
coming
back
to
parks,
because
these
park
ponds
are
fed
by
storm
water,
sewers
and
so
finally,
after
many
years
of
having
a
showed
good
analytics
such
as
this,
the
case
was
made
and
at
for
example,
at
McCray.
The
majority
that
cost
is
being
paid
for
by
the
storm
water
utility
right.
L
Yeah,
it
benefits
not
only
the
fishery
standpoint,
but
your
storm
water
goals
are
met
as
well,
and
then
grades
like
this
is
an
older
map
we're
still
working
on
our
cartographers
working
on
the
new
one.
We
mapped
at
this
last
year
to
try
to
update
that,
and
that's
just
something
as
we
continue
to
work
more
with
with
the
cities
and
des
moines
included.
We
get
you
more
up-to-date
information,
so
you
can
answer
questions
that
come
in.
If
need
be,
I,
don't
assume
it'll
change
a
whole
lot.
L
So
this
map,
here
those
purple
dots,
are
license
holders,
and
so,
when
we
start
to
look
at
projects
on
our
own
property
or
on
County
Conservation
Board
property,
we
look
at
other
people
that
are
utilizing
either
fishing
or
hunting
or
whatever,
in
this
case,
fishing
nearby
that
this
will
well
directly
affect
over
these
people.
We
could
market
to
our
these
neighborhoods
that
we
could
look
at
to
do
different
projects.
This
is
an
example
of
Greenwood.
You
can
see
almost
it's
about
6%
7%
of
that
that
neighborhood
within
a
one-mile
radius
holds
a
fishing
license.
L
A
L
L
If
you're
more
of
a
numbers
person
than
a
map
person,
it
shows
you
the
same
thing
except
for
its
got.
2016
and
2017
license
is
on
there.
The
big
difference
on
here
is
Witmer.
Park
we've
got
a
lot
more
license
holders
there,
assumingly
from
the
Drake
neighborhood
or
from
Drake
University
itself.
We
see
a
lot
of
college
students
in
Des
Moines
buying
fishing
licenses
and
then
the
recent
uptick
in
apartments
downtown
has
also
included
a
lot
of
licensed
buyers.
L
So
fishing
is
something
that
that
folks
want,
but
a
lot
of
times
we're
not
promoting
it
as
much
as
we
should
or
compared
to
other
types
of
recreation.
Fishing
is
something
that
Des
Moines
has
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
look
at,
and
so
we've
started
doing
that
in
connection
with
cities.
Last
year
we
had
a
marketing
grant
to
work
with
the
Des
Moines
suburbs
this
year,
we'll
be
doing
something
very
similar
to
that
again,
but
we'll
also
be
encompassing.
L
You
know
the
City
of
Des
Moines
on
that,
as
well
as
Carlyle
and
Grimes,
but
that
particular
grant
just
looked
at
the
suburbs
and
promoting
fishing
and
the
fishing
opportunities
that
are
there
one
of
the
big
takeaways
from
us.
When
we
look
at
surveying
urban
residents,
which
is
something
we
did
this
year,
and
it
was
just
a
general
survey-
is
that
there's
a
couple
reasons
they
don't
go?
L
L
L
L
If
you
will
and
then,
if
you
get
in
a
little
closer
and
click
on
like,
for
example,
I
clicked
on
grace
lake,
you
can
see
who
the
owner
is,
how
big
it
is,
and
the
bottom
thing
there
is
ice
fishing
and
that's
something
that
recently
added
on,
because
I
had
a
group
of
anglers
who
helped
me
as
far
as
how
this
map
should
be
set
up,
say:
hey
we've
had
issues
at
different
areas
with
ice
fishing.
Can
can
you
put
something
on
there?
L
As
far
as
can
you
ice
fish
here
or
not,
and
so
you
see
grace
Lake
is
listed
as
an
oak
and
that's
just
another
way
that
we
can
help
the
city
get
out
information
as
well.
You
know,
a
lot
of
our
anglers
are
not
digging
through
your
city
ordinances
to
find
rules.
They
usually
find
out
the
hard
way,
and
this
is
just
another
way
that
we
can
be
on
the
Paige
and
get
that
information
out.
L
L
L
I'm
running
our
latest
magazine
here,
which
I
can
send
you
send
somebody
Richards
or
somebody
the
actual
article.
Looking
at
hot
spots
in
the
Des
Moines
metro,
you
know:
we've
got
Des
Moines
parks
in
there.
We've
got
green
wood,
Ashworth
grace
lake,
okay.
So
we're
looking
to
promote
these
things
and
and
to
work
with
the
cities
on
this.
This
is
a,
but
we
see
this
as
a
beneficial
partnership
for
both
of
us
and
what
to
see
and
how
we
can
help
I
hate
to
say
we're
from
the
government
here
to
help.
A
L
Of
help
and
I
want
our
anglers
to
know
that
that
those
opportunities
are
there
and
any
potential
citizens
that
come
in
as
the
one
continues
to
grow
that
hey
these
are.
This
is
another
recreational
opportunity
you
don't
have
to
leave
Des
Moines
to
go
to
Okoboji
or
spear
lake
or
wherever
you
can
stay
right
here
and
do
this
and
for
the
most
part
you
can
ride
a
bike
on
a
trail
they
get
to
any
of
these,
and
that's
where
we're
we're
out
so
I'll.
Take
any
questions.
You've
got
how.
L
L
So
the
first
weekend
it's
actually
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
of
June
is
free
fishing
weekend.
So
I
think
it's
the
sixth
seventh
and
eighth
this
year
and
that's
a
big
deal
at
Gray's
lake.
We
usually
have
an
event
with
the
City
of
Des
Moines
on
that
Friday
night
and
Joel
Van
Roekel
is
actually
usually
the
one
there
with
programming
and
then
Saturday
the
Des
Moines
hikes
as
equality
Lake
have
an
event
of
their
own
at
Gray's
lake
as
well
I.
A
L
L
I
L
A
lot
of
times
when
we're
stocking
bluegills
in
the
spring
they'll
be
five
to
six
inches
in
the
fall,
so
they'll
be
catchable
in
the
fall.
They
won't
be
necessarily
harvestable
size,
but
they'll
be
catchable
and
then
bass
will
go
in
and
june,
along
with
channel
catfish
and
then
I
know,
there's
plans
there
in
the
future,
with
walleye
and
crappie
amount,
but.
F
L
Will
stock
McCray
when
McCray
is,
is
full,
we'll
stock
that
as
well
with
largemouth
bass,
bluegill
and
channel
catfish
and
I
mention
hybrid
striped
bass
at
Gray's
lake
we'll
get
those
every
other
year.
So
on
odd
years,
so
it'll
it'll
receive
a
stocking
of
those.
This
fall
around
2000
or
so
probably.
A
A
L
A
E
Ganesh
gets
ready
to
talk
about
adaptive
block
I,
just
wanna
remind
all
of
you
that
serve
on
subcommittees.
That
was
a
great
idea
that
Candra,
if
you
see
a
presentation,
we
don't
always
know
what
what
would
resonate
well
with
this
group
at
the
next
level
or
not,
but
always
feel
free
to
tell
me
if
you
want
to
ask
something
move
forward.
That
was
her
idea
to
move
this
floor
to
this
group,
so
we
can
always
do
that.
Katie.
A
E
E
While
they're
pulling
us
up,
I
didn't
want
to
add
one
quick
overview
of
the
flooding
we
just
saw
so
at
the
end
of
my
report.
The
last
item
will
be
rich
and
brown.
It's
just
going
to
show
you
some
pictures.
What
we
saw,
what
you
did,
the
drone
footage
will
be
able
to
show
that
we'll
show
you
a
little
drone
footage
of
Grayslake.
B
All
right
good
afternoon,
chair
Davis
and
members
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Board
Ganesh,
Ganpat
Parks
and
Rec
Supervisor
cemetery
manager
I
want
to
share
a
little
bit
with
you
today
about
the
adopt
a
block
program.
This
is
the
tenth
year
of
that
program,
and
the
season
is
just
kicking
off.
Volunteers
are
asked
to
do
various
tasks
which
include
removing
litter
reporting
damage
to
the
grounds
reporting
any
vandalism.
B
We
also
have
volunteers,
help
to
point
us
out
to
people
who
might
be
in
violation
of
some
things
and
not
obeying
cemetery
rules,
but
the
most
important
tasks
that
these
volunteers
are
charged
with
is
picking
up,
sticks
and
branches,
especially
after
some
of
the
wind
storms
that
we
have
over
the
spring
and
summer
and
fall
so
the
volunteers
are
involved
in
April
at
the
beginning
of
April,
starting
next
week
through
the
end
of
October.
They
help
in
various
ways
most
of
the
volunteers.
Are
there
like
once
a
week,
but
some
will
come
twice
a
month.
B
B
We
work
really
hard
with
those
volunteers
to
be
sure
that
they're
cleaning
up
all
the
cemetery
blocks
that
they're
that
they've
adopted
now
I
do
want
to
share
glendale
cemetery
had
about
40%
coverage
of
volunteers.
That
chose
to
pick
up
and
helped
to
adopt
that
that
particular
Cemetery,
the
other
two
cemeteries,
that
I
highlighted
down
woodland
and
Laurel
Hill
only
have
about
10%
coverage,
so
we're
really
in
need
of
volunteers.
Last
we
had
about
25
active
volunteers,
so
we
do
have
a
kickoff
event
in
a
training
event.
B
Coming
up
next
Monday
right
here
at
the
municipal
service
center
5:30
to
7:00
o'clock,
we
are
encouraging
people
to
register
either
online
or
give
us
a
call
and
to
learn
more
about
that
or
to
sign
up
and
I
will
say
that
you
know
if
somebody
can't
make
it
to
that
particular
training
session,
we
will
train
them
one-on-one,
and
it
doesn't
have
to
be
on
that
date
if
they
want
to
start
later.
On.
B
G
B
We
we
adjusted
the
dates
a
little
bit,
we'll
take
everybody
who
wants
to
sign
up
now.
The
thing
is:
if
you've
claimed
the
block-
and
you
had
it
last
year
or
the
prior
year,
you
have
first
right
of
refusal,
so
you
will
get
that
block,
but
we
extended
the
dates
because
we
want
as
much
participation
as
possible
I'll.
M
E
M
A
D
G
And
some
kids
like
to
get
outside
and
and
do
things
outside,
so
this
might
be
something
I
could
share
and
then
also
maybe
in
the
parks.
I
don't
know
if
there
are
any
opportunities
like
for
them
to
volunteer
and
get
ours.
I
mean
I
used
to
just
drag
my
kids
and
do
it
no
silver
cord
back
then,
but
I
don't
know
yeah.
B
B
G
E
A
E
F
E
John's
been
with
us
a
long
Titus,
as
you
know,
Woodland
Cemetery.
We
could
probably
go
for
a
long
time,
but
we
tried
to
pick
some
highlights:
there's
not
always
the
history
that
we
could
tell
you
and
contend
understands
them
to
be
able
to
told
this
story,
but
very
fascinating.
So
without
further
ado,
John
yeah.
M
Afternoon,
chair
Davis
members
of
the
parks
board,
I'm
John
Wilson
Cemetery
Operations
Supervisor
women
Cemetery
was
plotted
in
1848
with
5.5
acres.
It
was
called
Fort
Des,
Moines
Cemetery
from
land
donated
by
John
s,
Dean
Abel,
Jay,
King,
Henry,
Everly,
Jonathan,
Lyon
and
Lewis
Jones.
The
city
the
morning
became
the
owner
in
1864
only
six
years
after
Des
Moines
become
a
city.
At
that
time,
an
additional
thirty
six
point:
five
acres
were
purchased
from
JB
bossman
to
make
it
a
total
of
42
acres.
M
Woodland
is
one
of
the
first
public
cemeteries
in
Iowa
and
is
the
most
historic
of
the
city's
seven
cemeteries.
Woodland
has
two
other
cemeteries
connected
to
it.
Saint
Ambrose
in
the
northeast
corner,
which
is
owned
and
maintained
by
the
city
and
the
Jewish
Emmanuel,
which
is
owned
and
maintained
by
the
Jewish
community
in
1986,
woodland
was
designated
a
historical
landmark
by
the
city
by
the
Des
Moines
City
Council.
The.
M
Burger
on
woodland
is
said
to
be
Thomas
Cassidy
in
1850
son
of
Pioneer
lawyer,
judge,
finished
fenice,
Cassidy
willin
is
still
only
42
acres,
but
has
estimated
thirty
four
thousand
three
hundred
eighteen
burials.
This
includes
traditional
casket
burrows
second
tournaments,
which
are
considered
cremations
and
a
number
of
moslems.
M
You
will
find
many
well-known
names
in
Woodland.
Cemetery
I
can
literally
spend
hundreds
of
hours
telling
you
of
people
buried
there,
but
Ben
is
only
given
me
ten
minutes
today.
So
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
snapshot
of
15
individuals.
When
you
first
enter
woodland,
you
will
see
the
Hubbell
catacomb,
which
is
has
50
crypts.
For
those
of
you
wondering
it
is
not
a
mausoleum.
A
mausoleum
is
above
ground,
the
catacomb
burials
in
this
location
or
17
feet
underground.
M
We
are
constantly
doing
research
on
people
in
this
cemetery
and
one
recent
discovery
was
closed
at
Halsey
Patchen,
who
was
the
first
ever
woman
writer
for
The
Washington
Post.
She
was
a
charter
member
of
the
des
moines
Woman's
Club.
She
wrote
much
on
women's
suffrage
movement.
She
is
laid
to
rest
with
her
husband,
art,
dr.
Robert,
a
Patchen
to
practice
medicine
for
28
years
and
endured
himself
to
thousands
play.
Sherman
was
a
postmaster
in
1848.
M
He
later
became
a
lawyer
and
a
banker
and
eventually
beltway
Sherman
place
in
1877
George
carpenter
was
a
founder
of
Drake
University
general
Marcellus,
M
Crocker,
who
is
a
lawyer
in
1861,
entered
the
army
corpse
as
a
major
after
many
battles,
including
the
Battle
of
Shiloh.
He
became
a
vegetarian
brigadier
general
Jefferson,
Scott
Polk,
for
which
our
County's
name
doctor
started
the
Des
Moines
our
works,
one
of
the
original
starters
of
equitable
life
insurance,
as
well
as
a
remoter
and
developer
of
the
electric
lines
and
steam
railway.
M
He
was
a
guiding
spirit
behind
many
business
project
enterprises
and
public
movements
to
develop
the
capital
city
summer
felt
still.
Finally,
of
is
a
founder
of
Des
Moines
University
Merton
Flynn,
who
was
originally
a
home
whose
original
homestead
is
now
Living,
History
Farms.
He
also
owned
fund
dairy,
as
well
as
the
fun
building
in
downtown
Des
Moines
Reverend
Thompson
Berg
was
the
Des
Moines.
First
mayor,
his
wife
Hannah
was
a
direct
descendant
of
an
American
revolutionary
soldier.
M
M
William
Morrison
was
a
chemist
who
was
part
of
the
early
development
of
battery
power,
even
bought
a
battery-operated
car
which
he
called
the
horseless
carriage.
He
drove
it
to
the
World
Fair
in
1888,
governor
Albert
B
Cummings
was
state
representative
from
1888
to
1890
elected
the
22nd
governor
from
1902
to
1908
and
then
went
on
to
the
US
Senate
from
1908.
Tell
us
passing
in
1926
NEC
Wallace,
who
served
as
US
Secretary
of
Agriculture
in
1921
until
his
death
in
1924
governor.
D
M
Samuel
Merrill,
the
11th
governor
elected
in
1870
to
his
mausoleum,
has
recently
been
restored.
Thanks
to
donations
from
various
people
and
organizations.
There
are
many
veterans
laid
to
rest
in
Woodland.
There
is
two
Grand
Army
of
the
Republic
sections
gar
sections
and
where
there's
many
laid
to
rest,
Civil
War
veterans
are
buried.
M
Goldstar
memorial
were
a
hundred
and
sixty-five
World
War
one
vets
who
were
originally
buried
in
the
South
of
France
and
graves
only
marked
with
crosses
and
her
dog.
The
remains
were
moved
to
the
bay
and
buried
at
woodland.
General
Nathan
Baker,
former
governor
of
New
Hampshire
in
1854,
to
1856
later
moved
to
Iowa
in
1859.
It
was
elected
to
the
Iowa
Legislature
in
1861.
M
He
was
made
that
made
the
state
chairman
of
the
Committee
on
Military
Affairs.
His
contributions
to
the
Civil
War
was
equipped
in
57
regiments
four
battalions.
As
he
went
on
to
battle
the
monument
that
marks
his
grave
was
paid
for
by
the
soldiers
of
served
under
his
command.
The
cannons
around
it
were
donated
by
the
US
department
of
war.
Our
Perkins
was
a
silversmith
in
1800s,
with
no
heirs
to
his
estate.
M
So
his
request
was
to
have
an
entire
estate
used
towards
his
Monument,
which
is
a
tallest
personal
monument
in
the
state
and
one
of
the
top
three
overall.
It
stands
over
sunny
foot
tall
and
was
erected
November
23rd
1913.
It
took
five
rail
cars
to
bring
it
to
Des
Moines
from
Vermont
and
several
teams
of
horses
to
bring
to
the
cemetery.
M
M
M
The
city
receiving
vault
was
built
in
1882
by
wealth,
and/or
taker
named
Alfred
Hollett,
with
the
purpose
of
storing
the
deceased
in
the
winter
months,
when
the
ground
was
frozen
too
hard
for
burials.
It
has
two
rooms:
a
viewing
room
in
the
storage
room,
with
a
capacity
of
storing
approximately
100
coffins.
There
was
no
electricity
to
keep
the
room
cold
enough
from
keeping
the
bodies
from
decomposing,
so
blocks
of
ice
were
cut
from
the
Moines
River
were
used
on
the
ground
and
they
stocked
two
coffins
on
top
of
it.
M
According
to
several
sources,
the
woodland
receiving
vault
is
the
first
building
west
of
the
Mississippi
River
to
use
reinforced
concrete
in
its
construction.
They
stopped
using
a
receiving
vault
in
1920,
because
machining
was
a
capability
of
breaking
through
frozen
grounds
in
2002,
the
city
allocated
money
to
restore
the
roof
and
exterior
doors.
M
There
are
many
individuals
who
have
felt
compelled
to
tell
the
story
of
the
unknowns.
Historians
like
lake
gerald
leblanc
started
fundraising
campaigns
to
purchase
markers
for
each
baby
grave.
So
the
name
of
every
grave
is
now
known
thanks
to
Gerald's
leadership
in
the
help
of
private
contributions.
M
There
are
thousands
of
others
buried
woodland.
There
are
some
ones
here,
oh.
That
is
why
our
cemetery
team
buries
every
person
as
if
they're
our
hero,
because
in
somebody's
eyes
they
were
the
most
important
person
in
the
world.
I've
been
a
part
of
this
team
for
25
years,
you
can
find
me
doing
cells,
mobilizing
equipment
and
coaching.
Our
team
and
I
need
to
talk
to
many
of
you,
as
you
plan,
make
your
plans
for
the
future.
M
E
M
One
last
week,
okay,
but
we
do
have
lots
available
in
st.
Ambrose.
We
have
about
40
left
35
left
up
in
st.
Ambrose.
We
just
opened
up
right
outside
you
got
to
go
through
woodland,
but
originally
there
was
a
gig
off
Harding
Road
that
would
cut
up
and
they
moved
the
fence
out
when
they
redid
it.
So
we
created
a
bunch
more
spaces
up
there
for
families
who
do
want
to
be
interred
there.
St.
Ambrose,
listen.
A
E
M
M
A
A
I
N
Chair
Davis
members
of
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
Matt
calcific
recreation
manager.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
share
information
with
you
about
our
city
of
Des,
Moines,
culture
and
well-being
team,
as
well
as
our
partnership
with
Des
Moines
corporate
games,
our
city
of
Des,
Moines
culture
and
well-being
team,
previously
known
as
the
Wellness
Committee,
is
a
group
of
employees
working
to
create
wellness
opportunities
for
other
employees.
We
went
through
a
strategic
planning
back
in
2018,
really
to
evaluate
what
the
structure
was
and
how
we
could
better
serve.
N
The
employees
really
utilizing
this
mission
and
we
went
through
a
rebranding
process.
That's
the
main
name
change,
but
also
came
up
with
the
acronym
helping
employees
attain
lifelong
total
health
and
one
of
the
wonderful
aspects.
For
me
as
one
of
our
liaisons
out
of
the
park
and
Recreation
Department
is
really
the
city
employees,
leading
by
example,
and
being
part
of
the
effort
that
Parks
and
Rec
is
very
much
trying
to
champion
about
trying
to
create
healthy
opportunities
in
the
community
for
youth
and
adults.
With
that
focus
on
health
and
wellness.
N
One
of
the
things
that
the
employee
group
has
consistently
been
involved
with
for
the
last
several
years
or
biometric
screens
or
biometric
screenings,
and
on
the
heels
of
that
being
a
consistent
part
of
employees
process
each
year
or
opportunity
to
take
advantage
of
we're,
exploring
ways
to
potentially
bring
that
to
the
community
through
Park
and
Recreation
provision
and
partnership
with
our
own
community
recreation,
centers.
So
more
information
to
come
about
the
way
we
might
be
able
to
expand
that
service
to
the
community.
N
One
of
the
great
partnerships
that's
existed
for
quite
a
long
time
between
Park
and
Recreation,
and
the
city's
culture
and
well-being
team.
Through
both
the
city
manager's
office
and
our
Human
Resources
is
with
swimming
passes,
swimming
pool,
passes
and
skating
passes
for
city
employees
each
year
annually.
N
This
was
really
one
of
the
first
motivations
for
thinking
about
how
we
might
expand
the
partnership
and
present
more
opportunities
to
city
employees,
and
now
we
have
an
opportunity,
through
our
adult
sports
program,
for
all
city
employees
to
essentially
participate
for
free
through
the
sponsorship
of
the
culture
and
well-being
team
and
for
those
of
you
who
have
been
on
the
board
for
quite
a
while.
You
know
the
I
think
extensive
adult
sports
menu.
N
We
have
and
you
can
see
the
listing
there
of
softball,
of
which
we
have
three
seasons:
basketball,
which
we've
just
added
a
summer.
Three-On-Three
summer
league
with
specific
age
divisions,
flag,
football
volleyball,
one
of
our
newer
sports,
that's
already
grown,
doubled
in
size
in
just
two
years:
Ultimate
Frisbee,
kickball,
wiffle,
ball
and
bags.
So
just
a
broad
range
of
options
to
include.
Hopefully,
everybody
who's
looking
to
get
active
in
some
way
and
you
can
see
some
of
the
pictures
there
of
those
activities
below
now.
This
is
a
pilot
project
for
2019.
N
We
have
capacity
and
our
adult
sports
programs
and
we're
looking
to
grow
interest
in
those,
and
we
were
seeking
more
opportunity
for
our
city
employees
to
get
involved
through
the
culture
and
well-being
team
programs,
so
again
a
perfect
complement
for
each
other
and
we're
excited
to
see
how
this
can
grow
and
blossom
during
this
first
year
of
the
offering
that
leads
me
to
the
Des
Moines
corporate
games
and
another
tremendous
partnership
between
Des,
Moines,
Park
and
Rec,
and
a
unique
program.
That's
really
bringing
again
health
and
wellness
opportunities
to
adults
here
in
the
community.
N
For
those
of
you
aren't
familiar
with
this
program,
this
is
a
company
based
competition
that
enables
and
supports
teamwork,
company
pride
and
corporate
wellness
through
healthy
competition.
That's
the
exact
mantra
or
motto:
they
promote
on
their
website
and
so
just
a
fantastic
relationship
with
them
and
something
we
look
to
build
on
this
year
and
beyond.
N
Personally,
as
participants
and
the
organizations
they
worked
for,
we
quickly,
we
evaluated
some
of
this
that
they
presented
to
us
ourselves
and
quickly
evaluated
that
this
was
going
to
be
not
beyond
the
scope
of
what
we
could
provide
as
an
organization.
So
we
approached
to
the
Iowa
Sports
Foundation
and
the
Iowa
games
to
create
the
partnership,
and
essentially
in
terms
of
Des,
Moines,
Park
and
Rec,
and
the
corporate
games.
We
allow
them
use
of
our
facilities
in
exchange
for
a
company
registration
in
their
model.
N
To
give
you
a
rundown
of
where
you'll
see
participation
for
the
Des
Moines
corporate
games
in
2019-
and
these
are
solely
during
the
months
of
June
and
July,
we
have
disc
golf
at
Grand,
View,
Park
dodgeball
at
Pioneer,
Columbus,
community
recreation
center,
that's
been
the
only
location,
that's
ever
hosted
the
dodge
ball,
it's
a
perfect
spot
for
that
activity.
The
fitness
walk,
starts
and
finishes
at
the
Brenton
skating
Plaza.
We
also
have
golf
at
blank
and
Grandview.
N
This
will
be
the
second
year
for
golf
here
in
Des
Moines
recently
or
previously
it
was
up
in
Ames
at
venker.
We
have
spike
ball
at
Union
Park,
that's
a
new
location
for
us
this
year,
so
again
looking
to
evolve
and
offer
new
opportunities
through
the
partnership
to
expose
people
who
wouldn't
normally
be
in
some
of
our
Des
Moines
facilities
to
the
wonderful
infrastructure
we
have
here
in
the
city,
Ultimate
Frisbee
at
the
County
Soccer
Park.
That's
also
where
we
host
our
adult
sports
program
and
then
yoga
at
the
Clare
and
Miles
Mills
Rose
Garden.
N
Just
a
few
final
numbers
in
terms
of
the
growth
and
evolution,
very
quick
evolution
of
the
corporate
games
program.
So
in
the
first
year
of
the
offering
in
2016
it
was
only
28
organizations
and
you
can
see
the
pattern
and
increase
each
year
up
to
75
organizations
already
registered
for
participation
here
in
2019,
and
that
was
their
capacity.
N
So
they
actually
reached
that
number
before
the
end
of
the
registration
period,
so
very
excited
for
them
as
a
partner
that
they're
having
the
kind
of
success
they
are,
and
you
can
see
from
a
Des
Moines
participation
standpoint.
Our
employees
are
coming
out
and
competing
in
force.
We've
improved
each
year,
including
a
fourth
place
finish
last
year
right
outside
of
the
money.
You
see,
those
trophies
there
in
the
lower
right
corner
and
no
andrea
was
a
participant
in
the
program
as
well.
N
N
If
people
have
questions
or
want
more
information
about
either
our
city
of
Des,
Moines
culture
and
well-being,
team
or
the
Des
Moines
corporate
games
and
our
direct
connection
with
them
through
Park
and
Rec,
please
have
them
contact
me
and
my
phone
number
and
email
are
there
on
the
screen.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
details
with
you
about
both
of
these
programs.
I'd
be
happy
to
try
and
answer
any
questions
you
have
about
either
at
this
time.
A
E
N
E
C
Chair
Davis
members
of
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
Richard
Brown
assistant
director,
just
want
to
give
you
a
brief
overview
of
what
things
are
looking
like
out
at
Gray's
lake
and
in
the
park
system,
as
we
can
all
recall
and
probably
have
lived
through.
We
had
a
pretty
extreme
winter,
especially
through
January
and
February.
We
received
a
lot
of
snow
and
then
very
quickly.
It
all
melted
and
the
result
of
that
is
a
lot
of
the
flooding
that
we
see
out
there
today.
C
Obviously,
florrick
Drive
was
closed
for
four
or
five
days
last
week,
and
the
result
of
that
as
well,
is
some
damage
and
flooding
at
Gray's
lake.
Here's
a
picture
of
what
the
flooding
looked
like
at
its
peak.
You
can
see
here
we're
looking
at
the
east
end
of
the
bridge,
looking
west
towards
the
southwest
corner
and
floored
drive.
One
of
the
things
we
have
seen
with
this
flood
that
we
haven't
seen
in
the
past
is
the
problems
of
ice
that
was
still
in
the
lake
and
broke
up
as
part
of
the
melting
process
out
there.
C
That's
not
something
we
experienced
before,
and
the
result
of
that
is
some
damage
that
we're
starting
to
see
now,
but
you
can
kind
of
right
see
it
just
on
the
right
side
of
the
bridge
railing
there.
You
can
see
big
chunks
of
ice
that
are
sticking
up
paul
Ostrom,
who
was
out
working
with
tyler,
who
just
presented
a
little
while
ago
they
said
ice
was
as
thick
as
24
inches
on
grace
Lake
this
winter,
so
big
chunks
of
ice
were
out
there
when
all
of
this
melted
just
give
you
a
frame
of
reference.
C
This
would
been
about
the
third
highest
flood
level
at
Gray's
lake,
since
the
park
was
rebuilt
in
2000,
so
the
only
two
higher
flood
elevations
would
been
2008,
which
is
our
highest
ever
as
well
as
then
2015,
where
we
had
a
pretty
big
flood
and
in
July.
This
is
just
looking
at
kind
of
the
southwest
corner,
looking
north
towards
the
lake
and
into
downtown
same
position,
but
just
looking
a
little
bit
west,
you
can
see,
there's
the
rental
dock
and
you
can
kind
of
see
a
couple
sailboats
sticking
up
from
the
water.
C
There,
though,
the
river
went
up
so
quickly,
it
was
very
difficult
to
get
anything
out
of
the
way
unless
we
knew
where
it
was
and
could
jump
on
it
very
quickly.
Now
that
the
water
receded,
the
ice
cost
some
different
patterns
that
we
weren't
used
to
seeing
out
there.
This
is
just
at
the
northwest
corner
shows.
We
saw
a
lot
of
sediment
and
dirt
pushed
around
a
lot
of
erosion.
Tree
roots
were
exposed
through
the
erosion.
A
lot
of
signs
light
poles
things
like
that.
C
This
is
the
one
I
sent
to
Ron
and
Ben
I
said:
I
berg
one
park
bench
zero.
So
at
some
point,
when
the
water
was
its
highest
point,
it
launched
an
iceberg
on
top
of
this
bench
and
just
set
it
down.
As
you
can
see
here,
that's
what
the
ice
did
to
this
bench,
pretty
heavy
big
chunk
of
ice.
It
was
at
least
a
foot
sick
and
so,
as
a
result,
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
damage
out
there
related
to
just
ice
hitting
things.
C
This
is
at
the
northwest
corner.
Where
we're
doing
some
work
with
the
shoreline
restoration
right,
there
is
kind
of
the
temporary
trail
connection
that
connects
you
from
the
Meredith
trail
and
Water
Works
Park.
Just
the
water
found
a
soft
spot
in
the
soil
where
Water
Works
has
been
doing
some
work
on
a
water
line
and
the
result
is
this
holes
about
four
feet
deep
and
some
damage
to
the
temporary
trail.
C
Here
it's
a
little
bit
hard
to
see
here,
but
this
is
where
an
iceberg
hit.
One
of
the
light
poles
on
the
east
end
of
the
corner
east
end
of
the
lake
dented
the
light.
Pole
knock
the
cover
off
of
it
and
it's
hard
to
see
the
picture.
But
the
light
pole
is
actually
sitting
out
a
little
bit
of
a
weird
angle
now
because
it
got
hit
so
hard.
C
This
gives
you
a
better
example
of
it,
but
you
can
see
two
or
three
light
poles,
they're,
leaning
off
to
the
right
a
little
bit,
that's
from
the
ice
hitting
them
and
damaging
them
as
well
as
softening
up
the
the
footings
for
them.
You
can
also
see
in
the
very
front
of
the
picture,
a
damage
to
the
tree.
We
lost,
probably
in
the
neighborhood
of
a
dozen
small
trees
that
just
were
taken
out
by
ice
and
floodwaters.
C
Also,
it's
a
little
bit
hard
to
see
here,
but
at
the
East
End,
the
lake,
about
500
feet
of
the
top
level
of
the
trail
was
just
peeled
off
and
kind
of
crumpled
up
here.
To
give
you
a
better
example
that,
luckily,
with
the
plants
were
working
on,
this
will
all
be
resurfaced.
This
fall,
so
it
comes
at
an
appropriate
time.
If
there's
going
to
be
some
damage
out,
there
we're
going
to
be
replacing
it
in
the
fall.
C
We're
going
to
be
evaluating
whether
or
not
we
just
transition
the
edges
by
grinding
down
a
transition
between
what's
there
and
what
used
to
be
there
and
just
wait
until
the
fall,
but
we'll
take
a
look
at
over
the
next
few
days.
I
just
gonna
give
you
example.
This
is
where
the
water
drains
out
of
Gray's,
like
it
again,
was
hit
by
an
iceberg
and
damaged
the
railing
there.
As
pretty
pretty
typical.
A
lot
of
damage.
C
We're
at
the
East
End
of
the
park
here
on
the
right.
You
can
see
the
outlet.
Those
are
the
light
poles
that
were
damaged,
that's
where
the
trail
was
damaged.
Our
staff
shot
this
today,
you
can
see
that
the
water
has
mostly
receded
from
the
park,
but
still
what
we're
left
with
is
a
lot
of
mud
north
along
the
northeast
corner.
Here
the
whole
Park
Road
is
mud.
You
can
see
everything
just
looks
really.
C
Brown
and
nasty
most
of
the
water
has
receded
from
the
park,
with
the
exception
of
the
very
far
northwest
corner
parking
lot
and
the
trail
that's
kind
of
parallels,
fluor
Drive.
The
hope
is
that
we
can
get
a
lot
of
that
mud
cleaned
up
by
the
end
of
this
week,
and
the
predicted
rains
on
Friday
and
Saturday
can
help
really
kind
of
wash
things
off
and
kind
of
get
things
looking
good
again,
but
you
can
see
our
staffs
been
out.
C
C
Sorry
it
is,
you
can
see
where
the
bridge
construction
and
we
can
stop
at
any
time,
but
this
is
just
right
near
the
beach
area
where
the
video
starts,
but
you
can
see
just
a
lot
of
mud
that
we're
having
to
deal
with
and
clean
up
all
pretty
typical
of
what
we
see
from
floods
of
Grayslake
and
we
expect
and
we
plan
and
prepare
for
it.
What
we
weren't
able
to
prepare
for
this
year
was
just
the
the
floating
ice
chunks
that
we
haven't
experienced
in
the
past.
C
E
Was
great
on
our
back
River
shoreline
work
that
we've
just
done
the
stabilization
work.
It
appears
from
just
early
audits
that
it's
past
this
first
big
test
and
who
would
ever
thought
not
just
a
flood
but
icebergs
coming
down.
The
back
of
the
river,
like
that
and
I
would
hate
to
think
what
would
have
happened
if
we
wouldn't
have
gotten
that
in.
C
The
great
thing
is,
our
staff
has
been
out
there.
We,
you
know
we
had
full-time
staff
that
work
at
the
park.
We
also
have
our
trail
staff,
as
well
as
staff
from
all
over
the
parks,
division.
Ron's
teams
done
a
great
job
and
tackling
a
little
bits
here
and
there
we
don't
have
an
opening
date
yet,
but
we'll
hopefully
get
a
feel
on
it
tomorrow
and
get
be
able
to
get
a
good
idea.
When
we
can
open
it.
C
You
can
see
some
of
the
broken
trees
there
and
the
asphalt
torn
about
so
well
we're
gonna,
inspect
the
bridge,
we're
gonna
inspect
the
shoreline
work
that
bends
talking
about
we'll
have
our
electricians
check
out
the
lights
and
the
integrity
of
those.
So
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
everything
safe
and
make
sure
it's
safe
to
reopen
the
park,
but
we're
gonna
do
our
best
to
get
things
open
as
soon
as
possible.
C
Knowing
that
the
70
degree
weather
tomorrow
will
get
people
start
to
get
antsy
about
getting
out
and
about
but
I
think
in
the
next
few
days,
you'll
see
quite
a
few
things
start
to
reopen.
Some
of
the
trail
segments
after
they're
cleaned
and
the
waters
receded,
but
we've
had
ice
damage
in
other
places
as
well.
The
Bill
Riley
trail
lost
all
the
railings
that
were
on
there
from
ice.
So
just
a
lot
of
things.
We
got
to
investigate
and
figure
out
how
to
fix
was.
C
E
Hope
by
showing
the
video
not
just
for
this
group
because
you're,
not
the
group
leeway,
we
worry
about
it's
the
public,
they
just
love
Grayslake
and
they
have
a
hard
time
staying
out.
It's
not
safe
to
be
there.
It
raised
like
like
now.
It
won't
be
safe
next
few
days
because
we'll
be
out
there
with
heavy
equipment
what's
hard
for
us
to
see
people,
but
we
have
people
keep
coming
through
the
park.
We
have
inspected
the
bridge.
We
have
inspected
everything
else.
E
We
want
to
make
sure
it's
safe,
so
people
watching
at
home-
and
if
you
can
talk
to
your
friends
that
maybe
use
Grayslake,
give
us
give
us
another
week
here,
we'll
see
what
we
can
do
we'll
do
our
best
to
get
it
open
as
soon
as
possible.
But
safety
is
our
number-one
priority
and
if
they
can
stay
out
we'll
be
faster.
Our
ability
to
open
the
park
back
up
now.
E
E
Unfortunately,
we're
very
good
at
this
I
think
we've
got
a
great
I,
don't
think
I
know
we
have
a
great
team,
they
have
a
little
protocol,
they
know
what
to
do
and
how
to
follow
it
and
they're
already
out
there
so-
and
this
is
what
we
saw
in
other
parts
of
our
trail
system,
because
you
know
the
trail
system
follows
the
river
too
for
the
most
part,
so
we
have
other
washout,
so
we're
working
on
them
know
about
them.
We'll
do
our
best.
That
goes
to
the
process,
but
anything
really
that's
gonna
be
substantial.
E
F
Open
Sunday
night
were
some
fairly
sophisticated
vandals.
They
know
where
the
cameras
are.
They
had
a
portable
bolt
cutter
got
four
carts.
Well,
these
screwdriver
get
started
so
Ned
and
rockier
all
over
whoever
I
chase
them
down.
There's
one
still
missing:
they
found
one
in
Greenwood
Clarke.
That's
how
not
be
dead
in
the
pond.
Yeah
include
some
real
vandalism,
yeah
you're
still
missing
on
Springs.