►
From YouTube: 7-28-20 Parks & Recreation Board
Description
Des Moines Parks & Recreation Board meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
Help us caption & translate this video!
https://amara.org/v/C1wty/
A
B
A
C
D
E
E
E
Don't
worry
soon
rebecca
and
I
and
jordan
give
you
an
orientation.
I
know
it's
been
crazy.
Trying
to
align
schedule
so
feel
free
to
ask
george
at
any
time
any
questions
you
have
today
or
just
want
to
kind
of
quietly
participate
and
learn
the
lay
of
the
land.
That's
good
too.
Whatever
works
for
you,
okay,.
C
E
That's
the
same
rules,
it's
a
pretty
horrible
event,
so
yeah
just
kind
of
just
get
rid
of
the
bills,
because
it's
not
for
kim
marcus
making
it
all
right
so
on
to
receive
file.
Is
that
okay,
chair?
Absolutely
all
right!
First
up
is
lee
mila
he's
going
to
give
a
overview
with
some
slides
on
riverview
park.
I've
been
really
excited
to
see
that
literally
come
out
of
the
ground
for
the
last
few
years.
E
F
F
F
Just
to
give
you
get
you
oriented.
This
is
a
map
park.
The
stage
is
at
the
top
center
of
the
image
white.
The
history
and
donor
plaza
is
at
the
end
of
the
pedestrian
bridge,
just
as
you
come
onto
the
island
and
the
two
playground
areas
will
be
on
either
side
of
the
plaza.
The
two
playground
areas
of
the
two
to
five
year
old
and
the
five
to
twelve
year
old.
F
F
F
F
F
D
F
F
F
F
H
I
had
two
of
those
plaques
made
for
our
family
and
vandals
destroyed
took
every
one
of
them.
There
were
a
number
of
them,
those
little
plaques
that
were
on
the
on
the
railing
and
I
don't
know
what
they
did
with
them,
but
they
pried
them
off
or
something
and
disposed
of
them.
I'm
wondering
if
there's
any
demands.
E
We're
waiting
till
we
get
really
close
to
the
opening
of
the
park.
We're
gonna
use
different
adhesive
that
we've
used
or
different
than
we've
ever
used
we've.
We
actually
use
the
same
adhesive
that
we
use
at
grey's
lake
and
it
for
some
reason,
like
you
know
that
the
vandal
really
probably
goes
off.
We
we
believe
that
we
might
even
be
in
the
bottom
of
the
lagoon,
but
can't
prove
that
we're
gonna
wait
until
we
get
right
close
to
the
opening.
E
C
E
I
I
was
just
just
a
publicly
started
on
this:
I'm
tickled
the
job
that
lee
and
the
city
staff
have
done
has
just
been
tremendous,
it's
quite
hard
and
to
see
something
go
from
us.
As
the
old
saying
goes,
a
sketch
and
a
bar
napkin
too,
but
but
seriously.
You
know
from
a
thought
and
an
idea
to
see
where
it's
gotten
today
and
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
tremendous
facility
for
the
community
for
for
many
years
to
come.
G
E
All
right
next
item
is
an
updated,
pretty
exciting,
update
for
another
additional
long-ranging
plan
that
will
position
us
really
solid
choices
and
develop
policies
and
priorities
with
a
lot
of
input
from
this
board,
as
well
as
the
neighborhood.
As
you
all
know,
berlin
park
you'll
see
in
a
second.
What
that
scope
looks
like
in
our
presentation
from
colby.
Fengman
has
seen
a
lot
of
exciting
things
that
started
with
the
hub
of
captain
royce
aged
infrastructure
and
a
lot
of
need.
E
So
we
are
going
to
employ
a
consultant
to
come
through
the
public
process
to
help
us
identify
what
happens
next
and
how
those
things
marry
up
with
the
central
oil
water
trails
plans
that
are
in
that
area
as
well.
So
without
further
ado
I'll,
let
chloe
kind
of
walk
you
through.
What
this
looks
like
from
a
scope
was
the
time
of
this
project.
K
J
J
So
here
we
have
a
brief
presentation
outline
for
you.
First
we're
going
to
look
defining
what
is
the
birdland
park
and
marina
corridor
then
we'll
transition
into
reviewing
completed
projects
within
the
corridor,
then
we'll
move
on
to
reviewing
central
iowa
water
trail
concepts
for
the
birdland
site
and
finally,
we'll
transition
into
the
berlin
park
and
marina
master
plan.
J
The
outlined
area
you're,
seeing
on
the
graphic
on
the
screen,
is
the
actual
study
scope
for
the
berlin
park
and
marina
master
plan,
but
before
getting
into
further
details,
they'll
be
more
on
that
later.
So
this
is
what
we
are
calling
the
berlin
corridor
so
completed
projects
within
the
corridor.
Here
we
have
our
first
two
recently
completed
projects,
including
the
burn
park
trail
and
the
development
of
a
new
pub.
In
recap:
noise.
J
The
birdland
park
trail,
which
was
completed
in
2016
and
included
the
construction
of
a
quarter
mile
of
rail
quarter,
miles
asperger
connecting
berlin
park
to
the
neal
smith,
national
recreation
trail
for
better
connectivity
images
on
the
right
captain,
roy's
opened
in
2017,
following
an
architectural
conversion
from
prior
use
as
a
maintenance
building.
As
you
can
see,
the
photos
very
popular
photo
credit
ask
studio
moving
into
our
next
recently
max
two
recently
completely
completed
projects
we
have
the
birdland
sports
park
and
berlin
drive.
J
Berlin
drive
was
completely
reconstructed
in
2018
to
2019,
with
a
wra
sewer
interceptor
project.
The
roadway
was
rebuilt
for
better
stormwater
management
and
include
planes
running
in
each
direction.
The
berlin
drive
bike
lanes
are
an
important
alternate
bicycle
connection
for
the
neal
trail
due
to
frequent
flooding.
J
The
the
trail
in
this
area
can
actually
be
flooded
up
toward
the
treatment
of
a
given.
The
birdman
sports
park
experienced
multiple
improvements.
Recently,
first
in
the
fall
of
2019,
an
existing
fenced
in
court
was
reaped
to
house
a
new
soccer
mini
pitch
system,
as
shown
in
the
bottom
left
of
the
slide.
J
This,
this
improvement
was
made
possible
by
a
partnership
with
kick
it
forward
and
muscle
lighting.
The
little
space
along
second
avenue
was
also
improved
with
one
large
crown
bunker
field,
a
practice
field,
improved
drainage
and
a
storm
water
management
area
with
native
plantings.
This
pro
this
project,
the
soccer
field
project,
is
nearing
completion.
Final
purpose
coming
this
fall.
J
Moving
into
the
central
iowa
water
trail
site
concept,
work
as
you've
all
likely
heard.
The
central
iowa
water
trails
project
led
by
the
des
moines
area,
npo,
is
well
underway
and
is
partially
supported
by
a
25
million
dollar
federal,
build
grant
along
with
prospect
park
and
harriet
street.
The
berlin
corridor
was
selected
as
a
key
site
for
the
project
to
enable
the
water
trail
above
you'll
see
an
early
concept
graphic
that
was
created
as
part
of
the
feasibility
study
for
the
project.
J
So
this
this
would
be
the
early
work
and
next
slide
is
what
they've
built
upon
to
dial
in
this
concept.
So
the
project
has
transitioned
past
feasibility,
work
and
now
they're.
Now
dialing
in
site-specific
improvement
concepts
for
each
site.
The
berlin
marina
site
concept
shows
a
clarified
parking
design,
loop,
drive,
drop-off,
paddler
boat,
ramp,
long
launch,
ramp,
viewing
terrace.
D
J
More
architectural
improvements
are
not
shown
on
this
concept,
but
we'll
look
at
some
of
those.
In
a
couple
slides,
though,
commissioned
by
the
des
moines
area
mpo,
the
central
iowa
water
trails,
design
team
is
working
closely
with
city
staff
to
develop
site
concepts
which
offer
new
and
improved
outdoor
recreation
opportunities,
with
careful
consideration
of
existing
and
long-term
operations
and
maintenance
needs.
J
The
parking
organization
in
circulation
provides
greater
access
for
power,
boaters
and
visitors
to
captain
roy's
in
general,
but
also
with
greater
clarity,
there's
reduced
barriers
for
fire
and
emergency
services
to
get
out
on
the
water
as
needed.
So
we're
all
very
pleased
to
see
this
with
some
better
organization
now
moving
into
the
architectural
concepts
right
now,
there's
three
different
architectural
concepts
from
the
central
iowa
water
trails
project.
J
J
J
So,
as
I
mentioned,
smith
group
is
the
lead
consultant,
providing
landscape
architecture,
planning,
marina
and
waterfront
expertise
among
their
sub
consultants
includes
pros
consulting.
They
are
an
economic
and
operations
and
maintenance,
consulting
making
sure
all
the
numbers
are
looking
good.
Then
we
have
v
and
k
sub
consulting
on
engineering
work,
structural
and
electrical.
I
believe,
then
we
have
ect
environmental,
consulting
technology,
subbing
on
ecology
and
environmental
work,
and
then,
lastly,
we
have
ask
studios
subbing
on
architectural,
consulting.
E
Hey
colby,
this
has
been
I'll
just
pause
you
for
a
second
one
thing
that
we
will
be
asking
the
board
to
channel
up
through
george's
we're
looking
for
a
volunteer,
we'll
only
have
one
seat,
we'd
like
you
to
work
with
george
and
then
george
will.
Let
us
know
who
he
decides
is
the
best
fit
for
this
to
represent
the
board,
but
don't
worry,
you'll
get
an
update
throughout
the
process
and
you'll
get
to
see
a
final
proposed
plan
once
we're
done
via
our
consultants.
E
C
C
J
So
sm
smith
group
is
a
one.
Second,
they
are
a
multi-disciplinary
international
design
firm,
so
they
include
planners
landscape,
architects,
whole
slew
of
design
and
they're.
Actually
they're.
One
of
their
main
offices
is
housed
in
madison,
wisconsin
and
they're,
very
well
known
for
their
waterfront
and
marina
work
in
the
great
lakes
region.
J
J
J
J
G
J
So
the
the
consulting
team
is
is
a
rather
large
consulting
team,
so
with
smith
group
they
have
three
to
four
staffers
pros.
Consulting,
I
believe,
has
two
ect
has
one
I
believe:
ask
studio,
has
a
couple,
and
vnk
has
a
few,
so
I
I
you
know
as
far
as
capacities,
I
I
think
we're
all
very
proud
of
our
staff
and
I
think
that
the
skills
are
there.
E
I
think
colby
said
that
very
diplomatically.
I
would
say
that
it
comes
down
to
the
more
the
capacity
of
staff.
Really
we've
got
an
extreme
amount
of
capital
funds
in
the
last
two
years,
which
has
been
a
good
thing,
because
the
ability
to
raise
money
for
capital
projects,
but
the
projects
also
have
deadlines
to
meet.
So
it's
more
of.
We
can't
keep
up
with
the
current
workload
with
the
current
internal
staff
that
we
have.
E
This
is
very
similar
to
what
engineering
does
you
just?
Don't
see
it
because
you'll
get
sit
on
the
park
board.
Most
of
the
street
work
that
you
see
is
actually
consulted
out.
These
days,
too,
is
because
the
sales
tax
added
a
whole
new
level
of
investment
in
our
community,
so
between
the
expertise
of
the
waterfront
that
we
don't
really
have
a
lot
of
experience
with
in
des
moines,
plus
the
staff
workload.
That's
the
reason
that
we've
chosen
to
make
this
one
of
the
few
things
that
we
add
a
consultant
to
help
us
with.
E
To
tell
you
that
the
city
council
already
approved
the
contract,
so
we
are
really
close
and
they're
excited
as
well.
We'll
have
two
honorary
chairs,
linda
westergard
and
tom
hockensmith,
so
that'll
be
exciting.
We'll
have
much
higher
level
of
input
from
the
beginning,
rather
than
the
normal
process,
which
is
to
bring
them
the
final
product
after
it's
all
solved
so
exciting
times
for
all
of
us.
E
G
E
Great
next
up,
it's
it's
hard
to
believe
that
the
fluer
drive
median
beautification
is
already
15
years
old
for
those
that
have
been
in
town
for
a
while
and
use
floor
drive
regularly,
and
that
means
that
it's
a
good
time
to
look
at
them
because
floor
drive
has
been
under
construction.
So
I
want
to
kick
this
off
before
I
hand
it
off
to
julia
who's,
been
maintaining
the
relationship
with
des
moines
waterworks
to
maintain
those
beautiful
medians.
E
To
tell
you
that
the
public
private
partnership
that
established
this
back
in
20
or
2004
was
strongly
set
up
by
janice
rouen
and
her
husband
and
they're
back
to
help
us
take
a
look
at
these
to
make
sure
they're
still
what
we
need
and
they're
providing
the
beautification
the
way
that
they
should
they're
sustainable,
and
they
can
also
take
care
of
some
lessons
learned
from
the
last
15
years.
So
without
giving
away
julie's
presentation
I'll,
let
her
take
it
from
here
and
you'll,
see
kind
of
where
we're
going
in
the
near
future.
E
L
Can
you
see
my
screen?
Yes,
okay,
good
evening,
chair
davis
and
members
of
the
park
and
recreation
board?
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
brief.
You
on
the
history
and
beautification
of
floor
drive,
I'm
julie,
hempel,
horticulture
inspector
for
the
city
of
des
moines
parks
and
recreation
department,
bloomer
drive,
stretches
three
and
a
half
miles
north
south
and
has
17
meetings
from
army
post
road,
north
martin
luther
king
junior
parkway.
It's
a
four
lane
road.
With
a
speed
limit
of
40
miles
an
hour
in
2004
to
the
makeover
of
fluid
drive
began.
L
It
was
a
four-year
project
to
improve
the
floor
corridor
from
the
airport
to
downtown
doug
hare
a
landscape
architect
from
chicago
was
hired
to
improve
the
look
of
the
existing
medians.
The
initial
project
was
more
than
two
million
dollars,
which
is
paid
for
mostly
by
private
donations
in
the
new
design.
Medians
were
built
with
a
consistent
landscape
of
ornamental
grasses
roses
perennials
and
annuals
at
the
endcap,
which
were
changed
out.
L
L
In
2017,
plans
began
to
improve
the
roadway
along
floor
drive
due
to
construction
and
lane
closures.
Water
works
staff
recommended
to
engineering
to
remove
all
the
plant
material
from
the
medians.
This
way
there
would
not
be
increased
congestion
in
the
construction
zone.
It
was
determined
that
this
would
be
also
a
good
time
to
improve
the
overall
landscape
of
the
medians
as
well
as
you
can
see
in
the
picture.
This
is
the
planned
estimated
timeline
for
the
road
construction
spring
of
19.
It
began
and
it's
estimated
to
go
to
fall
of
2020.
L
L
This
plan
designates
what
type
of
area
the
medians
are
located
in
either
a
park
or
civic
location
like
graves
lake
or
waterworks
residential
since
there's
apartments,
home
and
condos
along
floor,
commercial,
restaurants,
retail
or
grocery
store
or
the
airport.
This
all
would
play
a
part
in
how
the
medians
would
look
and
change
in
the
picture
shown.
The
current
conditions
are
indicated
in
the
left
picture
and
on
the
right
picture
is
the
recommended
new
landscape.
L
The
existing
landscapes
along
floor
drive
is
highly
organized
with
different
blocks
of
plants,
which
means
if
we
had
a
cold
winter.
There
was
a
chance
we
could
lose
a
lot
of
plant
material
causing
blank
or
dead
spots
in
the
median.
The
proposed
planting
layout
will
address
all
the
changes
challenges
specific
to
each
median.
It
will
also
have
an
organic
over
overall
form
and
arrangement
of
the
plants
that
will
be
more
forgiving.
L
The
naturalized
design
will
allow
for
greater
flexibility
where
replacements
can
be
tailored
to
the
best
performing
plants
within
the
medians.
There
will
be
low,
growing
annuals
to
preserve
the
sight
line
and
add
additional
seasonal
color.
The
annuals
will
rotate
with
the
seasons,
the
complements
the
perennials.
L
L
Currently,
here
shout
team
is
working
to
have
the
design
and
plant
selection
completed
by
september.
Estimated
timeline
would
have
the
first
phase
of
plant
installation
in
2021
on
the
northbound
lanes
from
watrus
to
george
flagg
estimated
phase
two
would
begin.
2022
southbound
watrus
to
bell
avenue
estimated
phase.
3
would
be
scheduled
for
2023
the
north
and
southbound
lanes
from
mckinley
to
watrus
avenue.
L
L
L
L
L
C
I
like
it,
I
like
it,
you
know,
I
I
think
that
fluid
drive
flowers
along
there
is
just
beautiful.
Sometimes
we
have
people
in
in
neighborhood
meetings
that
that
you
know
have
negative
comments
about
it
or
the
money
that's
spent
on
it,
but
I
really
think
it
is
just
an
asset
to
the
city
of
des
moines
ben.
Do
you
have
a
lot
of
budget
money
in
that.
E
We
really
don't
have
a
lot
of
budget
money
in
that
because
of
our
partnership
with
the
morning.
Water
works,
so
we
grow
the
plants
from
seed
you've
seen
our
greenhouse
presentations,
where
we
have
one
and
three-quarter
time
staff
signed
to
that
budget.
They
use
a
lot
of
volunteers
to
do
that.
Occasionally
we
have
to
have
a
significant
but
not
significant
in
the
grand
scheme
of
our
budget
investment
and
some
of
the
hardier
materials
that
aren't
grown
from
seeds
like
shrubs
that
die
out
occasionally,
I
think
the
good
news
about
all
this
is
the
lessons
learned.
E
In
time,
and
still
will
be
to
get
to
the
end
of
this
plan
and
the
commitment
should
the
shouting,
should
the
city
council
accept
this
idea
and
this
presentation
is
going
to
them
on
monday
of
next
week
at
their
workshop,
this
will
be
privately
fundraised
to
purchase
all
new
plant
material,
all
new
soil,
specs
and
soil,
and
the
mulch
and
the
drainage.
So
a
really
good
private
public
partnership.
It's
probably
one
of
the
original
ones,
that
kind
of
kicked
off
the
great
private
public
partnerships
that
we
see
all
across
des
moines.
E
Oh
yeah,
one
through
seventeen
one
on
the
north
end,
seventeen
down
by
army
post
road,
what
other
roads
have
medians?
There's
a
few
that
I
have
meetings
that
are
underneath
the
parks
and
recreation
departments
jurisdiction
at
southridge,
mall
and
southeast
14th.
There's
two
large
medians
there
there's
a
few
on
the
east
side.
I'm
trying
to
think
julie.
You'd,
probably
be
better
because
you
maintain
these.
L
G
K
No,
I
mean
I
just
did
the
infrastructure
for
a
project
like
this
must
be
pretty
pretty
tremendous,
and
I
like
ideas
like
going
more
to
perennials
and
and
mixing
up
the
the
the
architecture
the
plantings
are
all
good
moves
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
with
with
that
corridor
kind
of
opening
up
when
the
the
connector
between
waterworks
and
gray's
lakes
comes
into
play,
that'll
all
kind
of
fit
in
together.
So
just
nice
to
see
those
projects
make
some
progress.
E
I
think
the
number
one
complaint,
if
you
want
to
call
it
a
complaint
that
the
city
receives,
is
the
waterworks
process
of
watering,
not
not
their
fault,
but
it
does
block
a
lane.
So
when
we
talk
about
irrigation
as
part
of
this
plan,
it's
already
happening
in
the
first
section.
I
don't
want
you
to
think
of
your
standard
irrigation
that
heads
pop
out
of
the
ground
and
they're
seeing
water.
This
is
drip
line
irrigation
for
those
plants.
You
won't
even
most
the
time
you
ever
even
know
it's
there
or
see
it
going.
E
C
C
E
M
M
The
whole
project
basically
took
off
and
it
got
some
good
attention
and
what
was
important
was
to
get
private
fundraising
involved.
In
this
whole
aspect.
We
did
pilot
it
again
for
another
year
and
then
we
took
this
major
leap
with
the
efforts
of
ben
and
mike
simonson
to
get
polk
county
supervisors
involved
and
they
stepped
up
in
a
very
significant
way.
We
received
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollar
grant
towards
the
project.
M
M
So
the
goal
for
this
year
is
a
thousand
monuments
to
be
done
by
the
contractor.
It
already
went
out
to
bid
we've
already
awarded
the
project.
It
started
on
july
1st
and
then
staff
are
doing
1500
monuments
and
then
our
goal
with
the
volunteers
is
to
do
2500
stuns
to
clean
those
so
where
we're
at-
and
this
number
actually
changed
as
of
today,
because
the
contractors
have
been
out
they've
had
some
beautiful
dry
days
to
be
working
with
they've
done
nearly
500
monuments.
M
The
staff
is
well
over
150
that
we've
reset
there
are
some
of
our
guys.
Actually,
today,
this
photo
was
just
taken
today
of
them
working
and
then
we
do
have
to
go
around
and
inspect
every
monument
to
be
sure
that
the
contractor
has
done
their
work
to
be
sure,
it's
level
to
be
sure
that
it's
stable
and
also
to
be
sure
that
there
no
there's
no
damage
that
was
done
in
the
process
of
leveling
this
monument.
M
M
M
M
Had
you
do
in
the
previous
years,
we're
going
to
have
you
knock
down
the
big
stuff
on
the
flat
surfaces
and
then
we're
just
going
to
spray
it
with
that
very
safe
chemical
called
d2,
and
then
let
nature
work
its
process,
but
we
are
trying
to
get
2500
of
them
done
this
year.
It
cost
quite
a
bit
to
get
that
d2.
It
cost
about
67
cents
per
four
ounces
per
monument.
So
it
is
something
that
we
treat
as
liquid
gold.
So
we're
looking
for
some
good
volunteers
to
help
to
step
up.
To
do
that.
M
I
know
I've
touched
on
a
number
of
things.
The
project
is
going
extremely
well
thanks
to
the
ben's
leadership
and
also
the
polk
county
supervisors
for
getting
involved,
and
also
taking
back
and
thanking
buzz
and
mike
simonson
for
their
their
leadership
and
getting
us
underway
I'll
entertain
some
questions
at
this
time
or
other.
N
E
I'd
say
in
general
fundraising
is
going
to
be
much
more
difficult
for
at
least
the
next
18
months
to
24,
as
the
economy
starts
to
change,
whether
it's
the
casino
or
polk
county,
they
have
two
different
pots.
They
can
pull
out
of
for
grants,
so
I
wouldn't
expect
a
lot,
but
jim
you
read
my
mind.
I
was
going
to
close
before
your
question.
E
If
there
was
no
questions
on
items,
a
c
and
d
on
receive
and
file
are
just
another
good
example
of
the
great
public,
private
public,
private
partnerships,
probably
over
two
million
dollars
in
private
in
those
items
alone,
and
so
our
job
will
become
a
little
more
difficult,
but
I'm
starting
to
see
more
interest
in
the
ability
to
still
provide
grants
and
private
donations.
I
think
it
all
depends
on
who
it
is
entity
or
individual,
and
what
the
project
really
is.
E
N
E
We
really
haven't
given
up
our
ability
to
either
write
our
own
grants.
We
did
lose
a
position
that
we
would
would
have
loved
to
keep
that
would
have
been
more
of
a
dedicated
individual
grant
writer,
but
rather
than
ability
to
keep
that
we
all
just
absorbed
that
within
different
jobs
of
the
parks
and
recreation
department.
So
there
isn't
very
many
few.
There
are
very
few
people
in
the
department
that
don't
have
to
write
a
grant
I'll
say
I'll
sit
like
that.
C
C
M
C
E
K
C
H
C
E
All
right
cover
19
still
seems
to
be
a
challenge
and
a
complex
issue
for
all
of
us.
I
know
in
all
of
our
work,
lives
and
personal
lives,
and
nobody
really
has
a
playbook,
but
I
will
remind
the
board
that
I
feel
very
confident
and
very
proud
of
the
work
that
this
team's
done
to
write
protocols
and
to
develop
policy
for
not
only
participant
safety
but
for
staff
safety.
E
You
saw
an
email
from
me,
we
dealt
with
one
and
our
policies
were
in
play
and
it
was
quick
lived.
I
think
in
the
not
only
the
court
of
public
opinion,
but
also
the
media,
and
that's
because
we
had
the
answers
in
play.
We
had
the
policy
in
play
and
we
were
able
to
quickly
treat
this
in
the
most
safe
and
effective
manner.
E
So
I
again
would
remind
the
board
that
I
thank
you
for
your
support
and
encouragement
of
us
having
the
services
open
this
summer,
that
we
do
they're
restricted,
obviously
and
they're,
not
at
peak
capacities
that
we
would
normally
see,
but
there
is
a
strong
desire
that
we're
hearing
not
only
an
email
phone
calls.
You
name
it
from
constituents
from
council
members
to
to
continue
to
support
and
provide
all
the
services
that
we
provide.
Everything
from
when
we
started
with
sports
complex
usage
to
last
thursday
night.
E
We
had
our
first
drive-in
movie,
so
things
are
working
they're
done
in
the
safest
way
that
we
can
do
it
that
we
know
how
to
do
it,
but
I
remind
the
board
one.
One
important
piece
is
that
I
think
that's
important
that
we
talk
about
with
our
staff
is
that
we
don't
have
any
one
service
that
you
have
to
use.
So
a
talking
point
for
all
of
you,
if
you,
if
you
get
criticized
because
that's
part
of
this,
I
think
there's
very
emotional
sides
to
this.
E
Obviously,
is
that
if
somebody
does
not
like
a
service
provider,
I
remind
them
in
a
very
professional
way.
They
don't
have
to
participate
in
our
service.
There's
ways
to
do
it,
there's
ways
not
to
do
it,
but
again,
I
think
we're
doing
a
very
nice
job.
I
know
that
I've
seen
the
staff
from
my
site,
visits
on
nights,
weekends
and
days
to
the
policy
to
the
emails
that
go
across
it
never
stops
it's
something
we're
dealing
with
every
day
and
probably
for
the
foreseeable
future.
We'll
deal
with
every
day.
E
So
again,
I'd
stop
there,
but
I'd
also
remind
you.
There
was
an
email
that
came
from
the
mayor's
office
that
is
going
to
close
city
buildings
a
little
longer
than
we
all
anticipated.
So
this
will
be
the
style
meeting
we'll
have
at
least
through
october,
and
I'm
sure
that
will
be
updated
as
we
get
closer
to
october.
O
We're
just
very
excited
to
be
offering,
as
ben
said,
the
things
that
we
are
to
the
community
and
we're
just
thankful
that
people
have
supported
the
action
and
the
choices
we've
made
to
really
try
and
provide
that
safest
environment
possible.
And
it
is
exciting
and
a
great
joy
to
us
to
see
people
out
experiencing
things
in
the
summer.
That,
at
one
point
we
didn't
think
would
even
be
a
possibility.
E
It
was
a
challenge
because
it
was
in
the
middle
of
covet
and
trying
to
get
folks
to
you
know,
send
us
videos
and
trying
to
think
about
all
the
things
we
needed
to
shoot
live
so
jen
fletcher
did
a
great
job
she's
on
the
call
tonight
she
pulled
this
together
and
I
want
to
give
her
credit,
but
it's
a
fun
video,
it's
a
little
over
six
minutes
or
so,
and
that's
the
last
thing
we
have
on
your
agenda
before
you
get
into
your
report.
So
I
hope
you'll
be
okay
with
entertaining
a
little
six
minute.
E
E
E
E
Very
close,
it's
a
simple,
I
think,
down
to
simple
punch
list
items
and
the
city
engineers
are
managing
that
project.
I
heard
early
early
august,
which
were
approaching
obviously
so
I
would
hope
that
there's
an
announcement
by
the
city
real
soon
working
with
the
des
moines
waterworks
park
foundation,
so
stay
tuned.
I'd,
say
that
that
social
media
will
be
a
lot
of
spots,
nothing
real
formal,
but
just
the
idea
that
it's
open
and
it's
already
probably
being
used
to
be
quite
frank
with
you,
like
we've
seen
people
cutting
through
there
already
so.
K
K
K
E
C
E
G
P
P
This
capital,
the
state's
largest
city,
the
county
seat
of
polk
county
and
the
epicenter
of
a
sprawling
metro
in
total,
an
impressive
12
percent
of
the
city,
is
protected
for
public
parks
and
open
space.
You'll
also
find
much
of
our
80
plus
miles
of
internationally
recognized
trail
system
along
our
rivers
and
greenways.
As.
Q
P
P
Even
with
budget
constraints
that
our
city
is
experiencing,
we
feel
very
fortunate
to
provide
such
a
wide
variety
of
recreational
programs
and
events
and
entering
into
progressive
partnerships
has
allowed
us
to
improve
service
delivery
and
expand
our
offerings
for
325
days
a
year.
Our
team
provides
programs
for
over
16
000
people
of
all
ages
and
interests
from
athletic
leagues
to
yoga.
There's
truly
something
for
everyone.
P
P
P
While
managing
over
four
thousand
acres
of
parkland
multiple
ornamental
collections,
streetscapes
and
facilities,
the
des
moines
parks
team
completed
numerous
projects
that
expanded
recreational
offerings
and
positively
impacted
the
environment.
We
strive
to
deliver
projects
that
are
the
heart
and
soul
of
our
city,
for
our
residents
and
for
our
visitors
from
landmark
destinations
to
nationally
recognized
trails
to
neighborhood
parks
that
serve
as
the
identity
of
our
communities,
all
with
a
focus
on
the
natural
resources
of
the
system.
We
value
the
support
that
our
community
provides
for
our
success.
P
None
of
the
work
we
do
happens
alone.
It
is
only
through
the
spirit
of
cooperation
and
teamwork
that
progress
happens.
Our
mission
is
helping
des
moines
live
well
play
hard
and
protect
the
earth,
and
over
the
years
our
department
has
been
fortunate
to
work
with
many
groups
that
believe
in
it.
As
much
as
we
do,
our
volunteer
program
has
experienced
phenomenal
growth
over
the
last
11
years.
P
A
A
I
started
my
local
government
career
in
parks
and
recreation
and
almost
eight
years
ago
and
seeing
where
des
moines
parks
and
recreation
is
at.
I
truly
believe
that
they're
on
the
right
path
towards
achieving
equity
through
parks
and
recreation,
for
not
just
the
des
moines
community
or
des
moines
proper,
but
the
entire
metro.
P
P
P
We
are
looking
towards
the
future
and
the
next
20
years
of
planning
for
meaningful
recreation
experiences.
The
services
our
team
provides
are
essential
to
the
community
and
provide
numerous,
tangible
and
intangible
benefits.
Every
facet
of
our
operation
in
some
way
reflects
the
following
places:
programs,
projects,
partners,
passion,
pride
and
purpose.
E
Well,
hopefully,
that
gives
you
an
idea
of
how
impressive
our
work
is.
As
your
work
is
our
work
too
and
the
residents
what
they
what
they
demand
out
of
our
services,
we're
really
excited.
I
want
to
thank
jen
fletcher.
She
did
an
awesome
job
in
that
video.
Any
bonus
points.
If
anybody
can
guess
who
our
voiceover
was.
A
H
All
right,
thank
you,
george,
and
then,
when
I
was
a
youngster
I
was
seen,
but
not
heard,
and
now
that
I'm
an
aged
senior
citizens.
I
want
to
be
heard,
but
not
seen
one.
So
I
hope
everybody
can
hear
me.
But
last
friday
night
we
had
a
meeting
over
in
mchenry.
The
neighbors
had
a
meeting.
It
was
organized
by
a
park
activist
bill,
wheeler
and
linda
westergard
was
in
attendance,
and
so
were
our
neighborhood
liaison
stephanie
schwartz
and
lieutenant
davey,
and
we
just
got
to
get
there.
H
We
met
in
the
far
shelter
house
and
we
were
really
physically
distanced.
We
were
very
cognizant
of
that
and
we
all
wore
masks,
so
we
felt
that
we
were.
We
were
safe.
So
but
anyway
we
got
together
and
expressed
feelings
about
the
park,
and
everybody
was
in
agreeing
agreeance
that
the
the
physical
aspect
of
the
park
is
very
good.
The
mowers
do
a
wonderful
job
and
the
park
and
recreation
people
that
are
responsible
for
cleaning
and
repairing
the
kudos
go
out
to
them,
because
gee
whiz,
with
the
use
that
they
get
it's.
H
I
did
not
know
that,
but
he
said
well,
why
don't
you
know
they
drive
back
unload
if
they
park
there
give
them
30
minutes
to
unload
whatever
and
then,
if
they
continue
to
stay
back
there
give
us
a
call.
Well,
okay,
that's
good,
but
the
neighbors
that
lived
across
the
street
from
the
splash
pad,
where
which
the
majority
of
the
people
congregate.
H
H
I
guess
there
has
been
an
uptick
in
physical
altercations
over
there
that,
between
like
five
and
eight
on
friday
and
saturday
night-
and
he
said
the
the
one
of
the
neighbors
said
that
it's
just
a
regular
occurrence
that
between
friday
on
friday
and
saturday,
there's
going
to
be
physical
altercations,
and
I
suggested
that
well,
you
know-
maybe
maybe
the
police
could
make
more
of
a
presence
during
that
time.
They
could
come
up
at
that
time
and
maybe
do
a
walk
through
and
and
but
anyway.
H
So
those
were
the
main
concerns
of
that
yeah.
But
those
were
the
main
concerns,
but
I
I
know
I
talked
to
officer
schwartz
today
and
she
said
she
passed
along
our
concerns
and
to
to
the
people,
and
they
were
going
to
the
police
were
going
to
try
to
make
pr
their
presence
known
between
the
times
on
friday
and
saturday
night,
when
most
of
the
altercations
take
place
so
and
and
the
loud
music.
H
If
you
know
if
they,
if
they
would
just
walk
through
and
say,
you
know,
turn
it
down
a
little
bit
or
whatever.
But
anyway,
I
just
wanted
you
to
know
that
we
had
a
very,
very
good
meeting
and
the
the
police
officers
were
were
very
attentive
and
linda
westgard
was
very
attentive,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
pass
along
how
happy
everybody
seemed
to
be
as
we
left
the
meeting.
E
Thanks
sam
we'll
talk,
we
have
got
a
great
relationship
with
the
police
department.
Unfortunately,
we
get
a
talk
almost
every
day,
as
you
might
imagine,
especially
with
the
increased
use
of
parks
and
trails.
It
is
not
allowed
to
drive
in
the
park
so
we'll
verify
that
with
them.
In
fact,
when
you
rent
a
shelter,
that's
one
of
the
things
that
they
call
out-
and
I
can
hear
from
my
desk
the
ladies
because
it's
a
routine
violation,
we'll
say
you
understand,
you
cannot
drive
in
the
park.
That's
a
it's
a
risk
management
issue.
E
K
E
You
have
to
have
a
permit,
which
is
a
different
department.
But
again
I
can
hear
the
ladies
up
front
very
close
to
my
desk.
They
asked
him.
Are
you
going
to
play
elevated
music
sounds
and
if
so,
here's
how
to
get
a
30
dollar
permit
to
play,
amplified
sound
here's
the
real
oils,
here's
the
hours.
You
can
do
it,
but,
as
we
all
know,
I
don't
think
that
you're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
compliance
with
that
once
in
a
while.
So
that's
where
the
police
come
in.
E
This
is
a
100
police
enforcement
issue
and
they've
been
great,
there's,
probably
at
any
one
time
a
half
dozen
parks
that
they're
trying
to
help
us
with
on
any
given
evening,
and
they
do
have
a
summer
program.
They
use
actually
the
des
moines
school
resource
officers
because
they
know
the
kids.
They
spent
the
last
seven
eight
months
in
the
schools
with
the
kids.
So
it's
easier
for
them
to
identify
and
say.
Okay,
I
gave
you
a
warning
bill.
I
know
you
so
bill.
E
If
I
see
you're
here
again,
you're
doing
the
same
thing,
then
we're
going
to
have
a
problem,
but
then
again
it's
a
priority.
Call
too,
because
I've
sat
down
and
had
this
conversation
with
the
chief
himself.
It
all
depends
on.
What's
going
on
in
that
neighborhood,
as
you
might
imagine,
loud,
music
or
people
driving
in
the
park
is
going
to
be
at
the
lowest
tier
compared.
E
D
E
Nope,
that's
that
would
elevate
the
call.
Obviously
that
would
be
something
that
would
come
to
hopefully
sooner,
but
yes,
I'm
glad
the
neighborhood's
doing
this.
You
know
there's
a
few
neighborhoods
out
there
that
have
what
I
call
like
an
ambassador,
informal
ambassador
program
where
they
get
together.
They
assign
a
family
just
to
walk
to
the
park
and
call
the
non-emergency
number
for
non-emergency
things
pick
up
trash
while
they're
there,
one
of
the
things
we'd.
N
D
N
E
H
H
E
G
G
C
C
B
We
we
did
not
so
much
of
our
summer.
Meetings
are
typically
in
person
at
the
parks,
checking
out
those
projects
and
with
the
just
all
the
restrictions,
and
we
also
have
a
couple
of
members
who
don't
have
the
technology
accessibility.
So
for
all
of
those
reasons
we
have
are
holding
off,
and
that
may
be
the
the
case
with
the
announcement
of
the
buildings
being
closed
again
for
october
or
through
october,
but
normally
we
would
meet
in
september.
B
H
G
N
N
N
E
Okay
brings
this.
No
one
thing
we
just
mentioned,
because
the
golf
committee
jenny
sent
me
a
quick
note
to
remind
me-
is
the
only
real
golf
action.
That's
significant
that
will
be
on
the
next
council
agenda
would
be
cart
pass
at
blank.
It's
been
one
of
the
long
awaited
cip
projects
after
we
hit
the
other
two
priorities,
which
was
the
wavelength
clubhouse
roof
and
we
did
some
other
irrigation
repairs,
but
long
story
short.
There's
a
lot
of
club.
E
C
Well,
and
then
that
brings
us
thank
you
ben.
That
brings
us
to.
We
have
our
executive
board
meeting,
be
it
via
zoom
and
that's
on
august,
the
12th
it's
a
wednesday,
of
course,
7
30
and
I'd
like
to
have
every
one
of
you
attend
that
that's
open
to
anyone,
even
though
it
says
executive
board,
it's
open
to
all
members,
and
we
appreciate
any
of
your
comments.
C
E
Anything
dad
just
let
us
know
if
there's
any
way
to
make
this
more
accommodating
for
you
to
have
these
zoom
meetings.
If
there's
something
we
can
be
better
at
we're,
still
learning
our
way
too.
I
do
want
to
thank
rebecca.
She
has
spent
a
lot
of
time,
learning
this
system
and
making
it
work
and
teaching
all
of
us.
So
thanks
to
rebecca
too.