* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] KEEP GOING OFF. WELCOME [1. CALL TO ORDER] EVERYONE TO THE FIRST COMMISSION MEETING OF THE YEAR. YAY. YAY. HAPPY NEW YEAR, . IT IS NOW FIVE 30. I'M GONNA HOLD THE MEETING TO ORDER IN TERMS OF ROLL CALL, I THINK WE'RE JUST MISSING COMMISSIONER RAND. OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE BOARD PRESENCE. I'LL START WITH, UM, A FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD INTO LIBERTY, VIRGINIA JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER, IF YOU GUYS WANNA SPEAK, YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BUTTON AND SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE ELS IT DOESN'T GET RECORDED. UM, WE'D LIKE TO START OFF BY WELCOMING, UH, TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THE FIRST ONE IS PERCY LBECK, APPOINTED BY MAYOR GILBIN. WELCOME. IF YOU COULD SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOURSELF IN A NUTSHELL. UH, MARRIED FOUR KIDS, UM, WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ALFREDA HIGH SCHOOL, UH, SPORTS ASSOCIATION. I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT SPORTS PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF, OF, UH, YOUNG ADULTS. AND, UH, THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL VERY CLOSELY TIED TO THE, TO THE CITY OF ALFREDA, UH, AND, UH, MADE MY WAY TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOUR YEARS LATER. HERE I AM. SO IT'S A PLEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO, UH, WELCOME COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY, BOARD MEMBER TATE HOLCOMB, APPOINTED BY COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL. DO YOU MIND SAYING A FEW WORDS? HEY, EVERYBODY. UH, I'M TATE HOLCOMB. I AM FROM AROUND THIS AREA, BEEN HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, GRADUATE OF KENRIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, AND THEN SANFORD UNIVERSITY, UH, BEFORE QUICK TRIP IN, UH, STINT UP IN THE DC AREA BEFORE MOVING BACK HERE DURING COVID BECAUSE DC WAS NOT THE AREA TO BE DURING COVID. AND, UH, SIX YEARS LATER, WE HAVEN'T LEFT, UH, HAVE A 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS VERY INVESTED IN FACT THAT I'M HERE BECAUSE SHE IS VERY UPSET ABOUT NO YELLOW SLIDES RIGHT NOW. AND SHE WOULD LIKE ME TO BRING THAT UP TO ALL OF YOU TONIGHT. . THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, WE'RE [a. Election of the 2026 Chair] GONNA START WITH NEW A BUSINESS. AND THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO HAVE ELECTIONS HERE. THERE'S TWO POSITIONS, THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR. FIRST, WE'LL START WITH THE CHAIR, AND WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS OF CHAIR OF THE RECREATION BOARD, ANY NOMINATIONS. JI WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU TO CONTINUE AS OUR CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR OPENING THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS? ONE, TWO. OKAY. I GUESS THE NOMINATIONS DECLARED. ARE THERE ANY, THERE'S NO MORE NOMINATIONS. LAST SECOND TO CLOSE THE FOUR FOR NOMINATIONS. GO ON ONCE. ALL RIGHT. TWICE GONE. I'LL NOW CALL FOR A VOTE FOR BOARD MEMBER SAHA FOR CHAIR. YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE, UM, BUTTONS ON YOUR SCREEN. YOU PUT ON, YOU PUSH A BUTTON ON THE SCREEN AND THEN YOU HAVE A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. UM, IT PASSES. EIGHT ZERO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE RECREATION BOARD IS VOTE IN FAVOR OF BOARD MEMBER SAHA CHAIR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. THE CHAIR WILL ASSUME THE ROLE AT THE NEXT MEETING OR WORK SESSION OF THE RECREATION BOARD. SECOND, UH, [b. Election of the 2026 Vice Chair] ELECTION IS FOR THE VICE CHAIR ROLE. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TION TO VICE CHAIR OF THE RECREATION BOARD. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE OUR DEAR FRIEND SITTING NEXT TO ME AS VICE CHAIR, IF SHE WOULD CONSIDER OKAY. NOMINATION FOR, UH, MS. PETITA. MM-HMM . I SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS GOING ONCE, TWICE. GONE. BOLD . I, I NOW CALL FOR A VOTE FOR BOARD MEMBER PETITA FOR VICE CHAIR. CARLY, GOTTA VOTE YOURSELF. OH, I DO. . ALRIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES. EIGHT ZERO. THANK YOU. ANNOUNCE, UM, THE RECREATION BOARD IS VOTED IN FAVOR. BOARD MEMBER PET HIDA AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. THE VICE CHAIR WILL ASSUME THE ROLE AT THE NEXT MEETING AND WORK SESSION OF THE ION BOARD. THE NEXT ITEM [5. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES] OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 11TH, 2025. THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE AGENDA PACKET PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR YOUR REVIEW. [00:05:02] ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MINUTES OR CORRECTIONS? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WRITTEN FROM 11 11 25 REC BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER KLEIN, IT'S BEEN MOVED BOARD MEMBER PDA AND SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER KLEIN THAT WE APPROVE. THE MINUTES IS WRITTEN FROM THE NOVEMBER 11TH, 2025 RECREATE BOARD MEETING. I'LL NOW CALL FOR A VOTE WHO VOTES PASSES. EIGHT ZERO. THANK YOU. AND THEN, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE WORK BOARD WORK SESSION MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 29TH, 2025. AS BEFORE THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE AGENDA PACKET PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR YOUR REVIEW, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEEING AS NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? UH, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN FROM THE OCTOBER 29TH, 2025 RECREATION BOARD WORK SESSION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER KLEIN. YOU HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER PEACH HAS BEEN MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER KLEIN AND SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER BEACH, WHERE YOU PUT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN FROM OCTOBER 29TH, 2025, RECREATION BOARD WORK SESSION MEETING. I'LL NOW CALL FOR A VOTE AND IT PASSES EIGHT ZERO WITH ONE ABSTAIN. ALL RIGHT. WE [a. DIVISIONS] WILL, THAT'S IT FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES, AND WE'LL GO INTO STAFF PRESENTATIONS. AND WE HAVE COMMUNI COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY. I AM MISS AMANDA. HELLO. HELLO. GOOD. HOW'S THAT? OKAY, GREAT. HI. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. HEY, UM, SO I WANT TO JUST SHARE THIS, UM, THIS WAY. THERE'S MANY PAGES. UM, I'M JUST GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS. AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF OUR SOIL RESULTS. UH, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. THIS IS PART OF THE EDUCATION THAT WE, UM, SHARE WITH THE CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AG BUSINESS STUDENTS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AS YOU'RE FLIPPING THROUGH THERE, THERE ARE SIX DIFFERENT SOIL TESTS THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE, UM, UGA EXTENSION OFFICE. AND EVERYTHING'S GREAT. EVERYTHING IS GREAT. AS YOU'LL SEE ON EACH PAGE, OUR PH LEVELS ARE RIGHT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. BUT THE, I I NORMALLY DON'T SHARE THIS WITH YOU. THE REASON THAT I AM SHARING THIS WITH YOU IS BECAUSE IF YOU FLIP TO THE LAST PAGE AND YOU LOOK ON THE FOURTH LINE DOWN, OM STANDS FOR ORGANIC MATTER. I WILL GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF YOU WENT AND DID AN ORGANIC MATTER TEST ON YOUR SOIL IN YOUR BACKYARD TODAY, YOU MIGHT HAVE 1% ORGANIC MATTER IN YOUR LAWN, IN THE GRASS, IN THE SOIL THAT YOUR GRASS IS GROWING IN. FARMERS ARE ELATED IF THEY HAVE SIX OR 7% ORGANIC MATTER IN THEIR SOIL. WHEN WE GOT THIS TEST RESULTS BACK, AND OURS RANGE, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE TEST TAKEN FROM 14.37, THIS IS BRINGING TEARS TO MY EYES, YOU GUYS, 14% UP TO 26%. THE, UM, EXTENSION AGENT FROM UGA SAID, SHE'S NEVER SEEN RESULTS LIKE THIS. SO THEY VERIFIED THE PRACTICES THAT WE, UM, UM, USE OUT AT OLD RUCKER, AND THEY WANT TO USE THE FARM AS A, UM, AND ANOTHER WAY TO SHOW THAT REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AND WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE'RE TEACHING OUR COMMUNITY REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WORKS. SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THOSE RESULTS. AMANDA, WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THOSE DOUBLE DIGIT NUMBERS TO? UH, WE ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE PRACTICES OF WE DON'T PULL ROOTS OUT. WE LEAVE EVERYTHING INTACT. IF WE'RE TAKING PLANT PLANTS OUT, WE CUT THEM OFF AT THE BASE AND WE LET THOSE ROOTS ROT RIGHT THERE IN PLACE. WE LET THE MICROORGANISMS EAT ALL OF THAT. AND, AND, UM, IT'S REALLY COMPOSTING IN PLACE. SO WE'RE ALSO NOT TILLING THAT SOIL. UM, IF WE NEED TO MOVE THE EARTH A BIT TO INCORPORATE COVER CROP, WHICH WE DO EVERY YEAR ON A CYCLE, UM, ON EVERY FIELD, THEN, UM, WE'RE USING A VERY SHALLOW LIKE DISC. IT'S A DISC PHARAOH DISC, IT'S A DISC TOOL, UM, THAT ACTUALLY GOES LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF LIKE THIS. SO IT MOVES THE SOIL LIKE THAT. UM, SO I [00:10:01] ATTRIBUTE THOSE PRACTICES TO GETTING TO THESE RESULTS. IN EIGHT YEARS, WE'VE JUST BEEN DOING NOTHING BUT THAT. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT, AND THE STUDENTS COULD SEE IT. SO IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. THE, UM, THE AG AGENT ACTUALLY CAME TO READ THESE RESULTS WITH THE STUDENTS ONE MORNING, AND, UH, I THINK HAD IT JUST BEEN COMING FROM ME, THE STUDENTS WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE, OKAY. UM, BUT BECAUSE IT CAME FROM SOMEBODY FROM UGA, IT REALLY RANG, RANG HOME FOR THEM. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S AWESOME. UM, THE OTHER THING I WANNA SHARE IS THAT OUR, UH, WE, WE LAUNCHED OUR HOA COMMUNITY AND HABITAT SUPPORT PROGRAM. UH, THIS YEAR. I MENTIONED IT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING IT, AND WE WERE LOOKING TO, UH, HOPING TO BE SOLIDIFYING THAT WITH WINDWARD, WINDWARD COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE IN FACT, DONE THAT. THEY HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN IN WINDWARD WITH 48 GARDEN BEDS THERE, AND 26 OF THEIR PARTICIPANTS HAVE SIGNED UP AS PART OF THAT PROGRAM. SO THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL, UH, THIS YEAR BETWEEN THE PEOPLE SIGNED UP, UM, IN THE HOA PROGRAM, OUR FLOWER PROGRAM, OUR HOME GROWERS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PLOTS AT OLD RUCKER FARM TO OVER 150 PEOPLE. THAT'S ABOUT A 20% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT AS WELL. UM, OUR FIRST VEGETABLE AND FLOWER PICKUP STARTS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO PEOPLE WILL BE COMING OUT TO THE FARM TO PICK UP ALL OF THEIR COOL CROPS AND COOL FLOWERS. UM, HAVE A WHOLE WEEK TO PICK THEM UP AT THEIR CONVENIENCE, WHICH IS A REALLY NICE WAY TO DO IT. SO EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST COME OUT ON ONE SATURDAY. SO THOSE WILL BE OUT. UM, AND RIGHT NOW, THOSE, THOSE PLANTS ARE IN OUR NEW GREENHOUSE. SO THE GREENHOUSE IS UP AND RUNNING. WE HAVE ELECTRICITY IN THERE, WE HAVE FANS. UM, AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN MOVING ALL OF OUR COLD WEATHER CROPS THAT ARE GONNA BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF THE MONTH OUT INTO THE GREENHOUSE. IT WAS SO WARM IN THERE TODAY WITH, NO, WE DON'T HAVE HEAT OUT THERE. UM, IT WAS 97 DEGREES IN THE GREENHOUSE. SO IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO ROLL UP THE SIDES. THE, THE FEATURE OF THIS, ONE OF THE BIG FEATURES OF THIS NEW GREENHOUSE, IN ADDITION TO IT BEING SO BIG, IS THAT IT HAS THE ROLLUP SIDES. SO WE ROLL THOSE UP AND, UM, CONNECT THOSE WITH A NICE CORD. AND IT GREAT BECAUSE IT, IT, THEN IT WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 74 DEGREES, WHICH IS GREAT. IT WAS JUST PERFECT. UH, AND THEN THE LAST THING, OH, WHAT, TWO MORE THINGS. UH, NINE OF OUR, WE HAVE NINE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN OUR GARDEN SUPPORT PROGRAM THIS YEAR. UM, AND THAT'S NINE OUT OF THE 15 THAT WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH. BUT NINE ARE RECEIVING PLANTS FROM US, SEEDLINGS AND SEEDS IN THIS SEMESTER. AND THEN THEY'LL ALSO RECEIVE SOME IN SEPTEMBER WHEN SCHOOL STARTS AGAIN. SO WE'LL BE DELIVERING THOSE TO THOSE NINE SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK. AND THEN, UH, WE, WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO BE A CO-HOST OF A NATIONAL COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE. UH, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING TO US THAT THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR OUR AREA OF SPECIALTY. AND THIS IS NEW YORK CITY. IT'S CALLED THE GREEN THUMB GROW TOGETHER CONFERENCE. IT'S PUT ON BY NEW YORK CITY RECREATION AND PARKS. UM, AND LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY INVITED PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK, AND WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND, I ATTENDED LAST YEAR AND GOT REALLY ENGAGED IN IT. AND AS A RESULT, WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO BE A CO-HOST, UH, AND A CO-PRODUCER OF THIS CONFERENCE. SO WE'LL BE HOSTING TWO SEMINARS AT THIS, UH, CONFERENCE, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING, UM, THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO HERE IN ALPHARETTA TO SHARE WITH PROGRAMS LIKE OURS THAT ARE RUNNING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM HONOLULU TO NEW YORK. UM, THERE'LL BE PEOPLE IN ROLES LIKE MINE ATTENDING THIS CONFERENCE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT'S AWESOME. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO. UM, WHAT ARE, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR TO SHARE BROADCAST BEST PRACTICES? FOR EXAMPLE, THE ORGANIC MATTER READING AND DATA. HOW DO YOU PROMOTE IT? GREAT QUESTION. SO WE HAVE AT LEAST SIX CLASSES EVERY MONTH THAT WE OFFER THROUGH OUR PROGRAM. SO WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION THROUGH THERE, UM, WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AND THEN THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE, UM, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AG EXTENSION, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DID THIS TEST FOR US. AND THEY CAME OUT TO THE FARM. UM, THEY HAVE HELD OTHER COMPOST WORKSHOPS AND SOIL BUILDING WORKSHOPS AT OLD RUCKER. UM, AND I THINK WE'LL SEE NOW WITH THESE RESULTS, THEY WILL DO A LOT OF THAT BROADER BROADCASTING, UM, BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT GROWERS ALL OVER THE STATE. SO, UM, THEY WILL BE TALKING TO PEOPLE AND SHARING, HEY, OLD RUCKER FARM AND ALPHARETTA HAS 20 PLUS PERCENT ORGANIC MATTER AND THIS IS HOW THEY'VE DONE IT. I THINK A LOT OF [00:15:01] THAT WILL BE DONE BY THEM FOR US. GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND AMANDA, THE SCHOOL PROGRAM NINE ARE ENGAGED NOW. IS THAT NUMBER MAXED OUT? NO, NO. WE ACTUALLY HOPE TO GROW THAT NEXT YEAR. UH, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR NEW GREENHOUSE, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. AWESOME. WE, WE WERE MAXED OUT. UH, WE CAPPED IT AT NINE FOR THIS YEAR, UM, WHILE WE WERE WAITING TO GET OUR GREENHOUSE COMPLETED. AND WHO ON YOUR TEAM IS THE CONTACT FOR THAT? KRISTEN ORR. AWESOME. THANKS. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AMANDA. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT. I THINK THE NEXT ONE UP IS CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION FROM KIM. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? WANTED TO GIVE, SHARE SOME, A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, AND JUST GIVE ACCOLADES TO ROTARY OF NORTH FULTON. THEY'VE TAKEN ON A BIG CHALLENGE, AND THIS IS THEIR THIRD YEAR THEY'VE DONE THIS. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE MURALS THAT WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH SIX DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING. SO THEY ACTUALLY HAD 15 MURALS THIS PAST YEAR. AND WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 28 MURALS ON THE GREENWAY. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T WALKED ALONG THAT WAY, PLEASE DO. AND THEY'RE PLANNING ON CONTINUING THE PROJECT PROJECT THIS YEAR. AND WHEN YOU'RE STANDING OUT THERE, WE'LL BE OUT THERE AND A RUNNER WILL GO BY AND THEY'RE LIKE, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I AM ON THE GREENWAY. 'CAUSE I SEE, YOU KNOW, THE FISH MURAL AND IT'S KINDA LIKE MILE MARKERS. AND SO WE GET A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK, BUT THEY REALLY TURNKEY THE WHOLE PROJECT. AND WE EVEN HAD A, ONE OF THE MURALS WAS PAINTED OVER BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING THE MANHOLE THIS YEAR. WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT HAD HAPPENED. AND THEY HAD ALREADY GONE BACK OUT. THE ROTARY OF NORTH FULTON HAD THE ART OUT AND REPAINTED IT. SO THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL PARTNERS. OOPS, SKIPPED THE SPOTLIGHT. COMMUNITY STAGE OPENED IN DECEMBER AND THEN, EXCUSE ME, OPENED IN MAY AND THEN IN THROUGH DECEMBER, THESE ARE SOME NUMBERS. WE HAD 30 TOTAL PERFORMANCES IN BOOKINGS WITH FOUR CITY PERFORMANCES AND 26 RENTALS. WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY OVER THERE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WALK-INS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. WE HAD 33 REHEARSAL DAYS. SO THE REASON WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NOT HAVE A SHOW, THE SPACE IS BEING USED FOR REHEARSALS. AND SO IT'S VERY ACTIVE. WE'VE HAD 3,417 PEOPLE AND ATTENDEES ON SITES FOR THIS TIMEFRAME. AND WE HAVE 11,000 IN REVENUE AND 187 TOURS DURING OFFICE HOURS. SO I THINK THE COMMUNITY'S VERY INTERESTED IN THIS. AND SO WE, WE HOPE TO HAVE A REALLY GREAT YEAR IN 2026. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? MM-HMM . LIKE IF YOU WANTED TO RENT THE FACILITY, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST? IS IT PER, PER A GROUP SIZE, OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT BY THE, BY THE DAYS AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS YOU USE IT, IT CAN GREATLY VARY. SO IS THERE A RANGE SORT? WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT I COULD SHARE WITH YOU. OKAY. AND IT CAN GIVE YOU AN IDEA, UM, A SIMPLE RENTAL, I WOULD SAY IF YOU JUST WANTED, LIKE, WE HAD A VALET TUTU GROUP THAT CAME IN AND DID A PERFORMANCE, AND THAT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE. THE RENTAL AND ALONG WITH STAFF WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 800, $800. IT WASN'T TOO BAD. I THINK THAT WAS FOR SUNDAY. OKAY. SO, THANK YOU. MM-HMM . MATILDA'S MUSIC AT THE SPOTLIGHT. THIS IS OUR LISTENING ROOM SERIES. IT'S BRAND NEW. WE HAVE THREE DATES, FEBRUARY 13TH, MARCH 7TH, APRIL 25TH. THEY WITH TICKET PRICE IS $40. AND YOU GET CATERING, YOU HAVE A MEAL. THERE'S A CASH BAR ON SITE, AND THEY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT THEMES. THIS FRIDAY IS A JAZZ KIND OF THEME WHERE SHE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF JAZZ. SHE'S GONNA TOUCH ON THE LEGACY OF JAZZ, TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, AND JUST KIND OF DO MUSIC AND FLIP BACK AND FORTH. THE SAME FOR THE APRIL, EXCUSE ME, FOR MARCH 7TH IS GONNA BE MORE OF A COUNTRY NASHVILLE NIGHT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE MUSICIANS WHEN THEY DO IN THE ROUND LIKE THIS, AND THEY'RE DOING A LISTENING ROOM, IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE HOW THEY INTERACT EACH OTHER. AND OUR THIRD NIGHT WILL BE A AMERICANA ROOTS NIGHT. AND WE WANTED TO OFFER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE ONE NIGHT AND COME AND GET A FEEL FOR ONE OF THE SHOWS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MYSELF FOR MORGAN OR SARAH [00:20:01] AND WE CAN GET YOU TICKETS FOR THAT NIGHT. IT IS AN 18 OR UP SHOW. SO WE WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE THAT WITH YOU TOO. BLACK HISTORY MONTH, THESE ARE THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD LINED UP. WE TRY TO TOUCH ON ALL AGES DURING THE MONTH. WE HAD A CONCERT AT THE SPOTLIGHT LAST WEEKEND. WE HAD A, WE HAD THE BAILEY JOHNSON SCHOOL DOCUMENTARY THAT WE PARTNERED WITH THE ROOTS FESTIVAL IN ROSWELL. THEY SH THEY WERE SHOWING THAT IN THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY SHOWING IT ON FEBRUARY 21ST AT THE ART CENTER FOR A MATINEE. WE HAVE OUR ART STUDIO IN THE GO-GO. THAT WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE PARKS IN PRINTMAKING. WE HAVE OUR MUSIC MATCH PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE EVEN GOING FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST SIDE OF ALPHARETTA. THIS IS OUR NEW GUIDE. DON'T YOU LOVE THE TURTLE? IT'S AWESOME. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THAT. AND I CAN'T, WE CAN'T TAKE CREDIT. THIS IS AN ARTIST THAT CREATED THIS AS ONE OF OUR GALLERY SHOWS. WE ASKED PERMISSION, WE ALWAYS DO. AND WE, WE JUST THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE FUN TO HAVE. UM, THE NEW GUIDE IS OUT. PLEASE REGISTER. WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT CLASSES. WE'VE GOT, UM, ROCK BAND. WE'VE GOT CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUMMER, SO PLEASE, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THAT CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN. WE HAVE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE FINISHED THE PLAN LAST YEAR AND NOW WE'VE GOT TO DO SOME THINGS. SO OUR FIRST ACTION IS WE'RE DOING A THREE SERIES WORKSHOP FOR ALFREDA ART LEADER GROUPS AND NONPROFITS. THE LINK WAS SENT OUT, I BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT ON FRIDAY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. IT'S ONLY $10 BASIC, $10 AND 78 CENTS. LET ME GET THE AMOUNT CORRECT. IT'S BASICALLY YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE, UM, MEAL. WE'LL HAVE A CHICK-FIL-A MEAL THERE FOR YOU. AND WE'LL DO MANAGING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS IS KIND OF LIKE HOW TO BE ON A BOARD. THE SECOND CLASS IS, UH, A LOT ABOUT FUNDRAISING, FUTURE PROOFING YOUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AND THEN THE THIRD IS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AI KINDA LEVERAGING THOSE TOOLS. AND IT'S A LUNCH AND LEARN KIND OF THEORIES. ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF FOR EACH SERIES. WACKY WORLD PLAYGROUND. WELL, I KNOW THE BUILD OUT AND MORGAN'S GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT, SO I'M NOT GONNA TALK TOUCH ON THAT. BUT WHEN THE BUILD OUT IS FINISHED, WE'RE NOT FINISHED. WE WANT TO PAINT THE MURAL AND HAVE THAT READY IF WE CAN. BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING. THE MURAL IS SPECKED OUT HERE. IT'S, IT'S PRETTY LONG. IT'S A BIG, EXCUSE ME. IT'S A BIG MURAL SPACE. AND THE THEMES THAT WE HAVE INITIATED WITH ARTISTS IS PLAYFUL, NATURE AND COMMUNITY. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS, WE'LL BE BRINGING SOME, SOME SUBJECTS TO YOU. THE FINAL MURAL, WE'LL KIND OF BRING THAT IN FOR REVIEW AND LIKE LOOK AT IT. WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE CULTURE ARTS COMMISSION AND TAKE IT THROUGH THE PROCESS. BUT HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THE MURALS, EXACTLY HOW WACKY WORLD IS BEING BUILT. IT'S GONNA BE A COMMUNITY MURAL. WE'RE GONNA ASK THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND PAINT. AND WE DO EXPECT SOME, A LITTLE CRAZINESS, BUT WE'LL KIND OF CLEAN UP THOSE AREAS. BUT WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PARTICIPATING. SO WE'RE GONNA STRUCTURE THIS THE SAME WAY THAT THEY'RE STRUCTURING THE BUILD OUT CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND REPAIR. UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY RESCULPTING THE UPPER HALF PROBABLY FROM ABOUT THE NECK UP WITHOUT DISTURBING THE SCULPTURE BASE. IT'S NEEDED A LITTLE LOVE. IT'S BEEN THERE 30 YEARS, IT NEEDS SOME CARE TAKING. SOME OF THE HANDS WE KNOW HAVE FALLEN OFF. WE'VE MET WITH THE ARTIST AND WE'VE GOTTEN A, A FEW, THIS WILL BE AN ACTUAL, THE SAME ARTIST THAT DID THIS 30 YEARS AGO WILL BE OUT DOING THIS AGAIN. SO HE'S STILL DOING WORK. AND WE WILL BE DOING THIS HOPEFULLY SOMETIME IN APRIL, IS OUR GOAL. AND WE'LL BE ADDING DIVERSITY REAL FACES, THE FACES FROM OUR CAMPS. THEY WON'T BE EXACT, YOU KNOW, FACES, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL WHO THEY ARE. BUT WE WANTED TO USE OUR CAMP, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE, THE KIDS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMPS. WE'RE HOPING IF WE CAN TO INCORPORATE A DOG POSSIBILITY, MAYBE WE'RE HOPING TO INCORPORATE, YOU KNOW, GLASSES, HEARING DEVICES, THOSE KIND OF THINGS TO SHOW DIVERSITY THROUGH THAT TOO. AND ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, KIM. I APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP IS RECREATION SERVICE DIVISION. MONTHLY REPORT BY MS. CHRISTINE. THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. UM, AND WELCOME, MERCY AND TATE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S [00:25:01] GREAT THAT YOU'RE ON, ON THE, ON THE TEAM NOW. UM, SO I JUST WANNA BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. UH, WE'RE GOING BACK TO DECEMBER. WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF CELEBRATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU CAME TO THE TREE LIGHTING. IT WAS PACKED AND IT WAS FAR BIGGER THAN IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE. UH, WE ESTIMATED 8,000, BUT IT'S PROBABLY CLOSER TO 10. WE'RE NOT SURE. BUT IT WAS VERY CROWDED, VERY SUCCESSFUL. UM, ADDED, UM, SOME GREAT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A SCAVENGER HUNT AROUND THE BUSINESSES TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE INTO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. AND WE ALSO ADDED AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE EVENT STARTING, UM, WE USED ONE OF THE VACANT, UH, STORES DOWN THERE TO HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS HOUR SO THAT PARENTS COULD COME WITH THEIR KIDS AND WITHOUT ALL THE HUBBUB AND ALL THE CRAZINESS GOING ON. AND THEY GOT TO DO CRAFTS AND THEY GOT TO TAKE PICTURES WITH SANTA. AND THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE. UM, WE JUST HAD ON SATURDAY, THE ROTARY POLAR PLUNGE. WERE YOU THERE? I WAS THERE. DID YOU JUMP? I DID. WHO ELSE JUMPED? ANYBODY ELSE JUMP? WAS IT COLD? YES. . BUT I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ROTARY ON THAT. IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT, AND EVERY YEAR IT GETS BETTER. IT JUST, IT'S FANTASTIC. AND THIS YEAR THEY RAISED OVER 220, ALMOST $224,000 TO GIVE BACK TO CHARITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. SO THAT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. STILL DONATE, STILL DONATED. OH, AND YOU CAN STILL DONATE. OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. UM, WE ALL WEEK, PARDON ME TILL THE END OF THE WEEK. TILL THE END OF THE WEEK. OKAY. THAT HAS BEEN BROADCAST OUT. SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT. UM, ALSO ON SATURDAY, SATURDAY WAS A BUSY DAY. SATURDAY NIGHT WAS THE FAMILY DANCE. ARABIAN NIGHTS YOU WERE THERE, MISS CARLA, BECAUSE I SAW SOME GREAT FIXTURES. I WISH I HAD SOME. THEY JUST CAME OUT THIS AFTERNOON. THEY'RE FANTASTIC. IT WAS DECORATED BEAUTIFULLY. WE HAD THE CAVE OF WONDERS WITH THE BIG GIANT LION AS YOU WALKED THROUGH THE MOUTH. IT WAS FABULOUS. UM, LINDSAY AND TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OVER THERE AS USUAL, BUT EVERY YEAR WE THINK THEY'RE NOT GONNA TOP WHAT THEY DID THE YEAR BEFORE, AND THEY DID IT AGAIN. SO KUDOS TO THEM. THEY HAD OVER 120 PARTICIPANTS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF FAMILIES AND DADS AND DAUGHTERS, AND MOMS AND SONS. IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT COMBINATION OF PEOPLE. UM, AND THEN TODAY AT THE AAC THERE WAS THE VALENTINE TEA. THEY HAD THEIR ANNUAL VALENTINE TEA AND THEY MADE, UH, CERAMIC PLATES IN THE, UM, ART CENTER THAT THEY GAVE TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS. THEY WERE JUST BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED, AND THAT WAS A NICE TOUCH THAT THEY DID OVER THERE. UM, HERE IN THE SPECIAL EVENT TEAM IN MY DIVISION, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW SUPERVISOR. HILLARY LOU, AFTER 10 YEARS WITH THE CITY, UM, HAS DECIDED TO GO ON AND DO BIGGER THINGS IN THE WORLD. UM, WE'RE SAD TO SEE HER GO, BUT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING SOMEONE IN AND, UM, CONTINUE ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE DO WITH SPECIAL EVENTS. SO HOPEFULLY BY NEXT MEETING, I'LL BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THAT PERSON TO YOU. UM, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SPEAKING OF SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, IN THE PROCESS, UM, OF, OF GETTING TASTE OF ALPHARETTA READY TO GO ON MAY 14TH. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. UM, UPCOMING EVENTS. AMBUSH IS GOING TO BE DOING THEIR ANNUAL PRESENTATION FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ABOUT THAT. UM, ABAS OPENING DAY IS MARCH 7TH AT NOON AT WILLS PARK. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GOING TO SEE THE PARADE OF ATHLETES AND THE KICKOFF FOR THAT AS WELL AS A YSA, THEIR OPENING DAY IS FEBRUARY 21ST, SO THEIRS IS EARLIER. AND SO THEIRS IS COMING UP QUICKLY HERE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, THE CRAZY PROCESS OF HIRING FOR THE SUMMER. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOBS THAT YOU KNOW OF, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY. WE ARE HIRING FOR COUNSELORS AND FOR LIFEGUARDS. LIFEGUARDS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR LIFEGUARDS. UH, THERE'S ALSO CASHIER POSITIONS AT THE POOL, AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO WORK FRONT DESK AND ATHLETICS. SO THERE'S ALWAYS THOSE POSSIBILITIES OUT THERE IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS. UM, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS SUMMER CONNECT IS COMING OUT. THAT IS OUR SUMMER GUIDE. AND IT'S GOING TO COME OUT THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13TH. SO NEXT WEEK IT'LL BE OUT, IT'LL BE ONLINE, AND THEN WE'LL GET THE HARD COPIES IN SOON THEREAFTER. RESIDENT REGISTRATION, I MIGHT WRITE THIS DOWN. RESIDENT REGISTRATION BEGINS FEBRUARY 25TH AT 8:00 AM AND THEN FOR OPEN REGISTRATION MARCH 11TH. AND I THINK I'LL KNOW HOW QUICKLY THOSE CAMPS FILL UP. SO THOSE, IF YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS, AND JUST REMIND THEM THAT IT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING, WE WILL BE, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT, UM, NOTIFICATIONS TO REMIND EVERYBODY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON THE CITY WEBSITE. AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE OPENING THE, UH, APPLICATIONS FOR OUR DAY CAMP OR ALL DAY CAMPS. THERE'S A TWO STEP PROCESS. YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FIRST, AND THEN YOU CAN REGISTER LAST YEAR. WE OPENED THEM EARLY SO PEOPLE CAN GET THOSE DONE AHEAD OF TIME. AND WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT AGAIN [00:30:01] THIS YEAR. AND THAT NOTIFICATION WILL BE GOING OUT AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, CHRISTINE. NEXT UP IS A PARK SERVICES DIVISION, EXCLUDING WILLS PARK. HELLO EVERYBODY. HELLO. SO, UH, OVER AT INNOVATION, UH, WE, UH, CONVERTED THE, UH, OLD OUTDATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, WHICH IS ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD OR HOWEVER OLD, UH, TO A MODERN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RUN MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY. UH, YOU KNOW, THAT INCLUDED ALL THE SOD REPAIR THAT WAS, UH, DAMAGED DURING THE, UH, CONVERSION, UH, AT NORTH PARK. UH, WE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL BATTING CAGES BETWEEN FIELDS TWO AND THREE. UH, THIS WAS A 50 50 SPLIT, UH, PART PARTNER PROJECT EDITION WITH A YSA AS WELL AS A, UH, A STORAGE SHED INNOVATION THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, A YSA ALSO, UH, WAS A 50 50 SPLIT. UH, ALL THE OTHER CAGES, UH, YOU KNOW, WERE MAINTAINED. WE HAD A, YOU KNOW, ADD SOME ADDITIONAL BRACING. SOME OF THE NETTING WAS REPLACED, REPAIRED, SOME OF THE NETTING WAS, UH, RECONFIGURED. YOU KNOW, A YSA HAD REQUESTED, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BALLS WERE EXITING THE NET AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE RECONFIGURED EVERYTHING SO, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T HIT ANYBODY. UH, UH, PITCHING LANES. UH, WE RENOVATED THE PITCHING LANES AND BASICALLY WHAT WE DID THERE IS ADDED ARTIFICIAL TURF, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, PITCH INSTANCES. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, THE HOME PLACE, DIFFERENT HOME PLACE FOR THE PITCHING DISTANCES FOR THE GIRLS. UM, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TREES HAVE BEEN BROODED, UH, TO, UM, YOU KNOW, PREVENT WALKWAY AND BANDON CAGE AND FIELD LIGHTING, UH, AND SCOREBOARD ENCROACHMENT BASICALLY JUST PRUNED EVERYTHING AWAY FROM PEOPLE WALKING, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BRANCHES WERE, YOU KNOW, FILTERING THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT, THINGS LIKE THAT. UH, THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO REPLACE THE CONCESSION STAND AT THE RESTROOM BUILDING AT, UH, ONE THROUGH FOUR HAS BEGUN. UH, THE TEAR DOWN SHOULD BEGIN SOMETIME THIS MONTH AND THIS MONTH ACTUALLY, IT'LL HOT. THE 23RD IS WHEN THEY'RE GONNA START. UH, AND IT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY JULY. UH, SEVERAL FALLEN TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM, UH, BIG CREEK, YOU KNOW, UH, ALONG THE TRAIL OPENED UP SEVERAL DAMMED UP AREAS THAT WERE OBSTRUCTING WATER FLOW CAUSING, UH, CREEK BANK EROSION. AND ALSO, UH, TRASH FROM, YOU KNOW, DAMMING UP THAT PEOPLE COULD SEE FROM THE TRAIL. UH, ALL THE PARKING LOTS THROUGH WEB BRIDGE HAVE BEEN, UH, REPAVED EXCEPT PHASE THREE, UH, WHICH WAS THE MOST, UH, RECENT ADDITION TO THE PARK. AND BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, OUR MONTHLY INITIATIVES, UH, THROUGH ALL PARKS ARE, YOU KNOW, FINISH ALL SEASONAL PROJECTS AND BE GRAND OPEN AND READY FOR THE SPRING SEASON PROGRAMMING. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY KNOW IT YESTERDAY OR NO? TWO DAYS AGO I DROVE THROUGH WE BRIDGE PARK AND THAT PAVING WAS AWESOME. SO GREAT JOB ON THERE. YEAH. YEAH, IT'S GREAT ADDITION. THANK YOU ELSE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW PARK SERVICES DIVISION FOR WHEELS PARK AND EQUESTRIAN CENTER. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HEY, UH, WELCOME. TODAY YOU CAN LET YOUR DAUGHTER KNOW THAT, UH, THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE UP. THE YELLOW SLIDES, UM, WON'T BE YELLOW ANYMORE, BUT, UH, THAT'LL BE COMPLETE BY THE NEXT WEEK. SO THEY STARTED ON THAT TODAY, OF COURSE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT WE'VE HAD IN A FEW MONTHS. SO, UM, THERE'S, I GUESS THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME. SO, UM, A COUPLE OF, FEW, A FEW DATES, UH, COMING UP. THE, OBVIOUSLY THE W WORLD COMMUNITY BILL SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEKS OF MARCH 9TH THROUGH THE 14TH AND MARCH 23RD THROUGH THE 25TH. UM, SO WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN, UM, SCHEDULING AND PLANNING, UH, FOR, FOR THAT WEEK. UM, AS CHRISTINE, CHRISTINE SAID, OPENING DAY FOR BASEBALL SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 7TH. UM, WE, UH, HAVE A, A NEW DATE ACTUALLY WITH THE, UM, UM, OUR CONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. UM, FEBRUARY 16TH, THE DOG PART WILL BE CLOSED, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY'RE GONNA GO IN, PUT IN ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW FENCING. UH, IT'S REALLY GONNA BE, UM, VERY MUCH NICER THAN IT IS, AND, UH, A LOT EASIER FOR US TO MAINTAIN MOVING FORWARD. UM, SPEAKING OF THE BOND INITIATIVES, UM, A LOT OF THE SITE WORK AT WACKY [00:35:01] WORLD IS, IS COMING TO GRADE. UH, THEY POURED THE FOUNDATION FOR THE RESTROOM. UM, SO WE'RE GONNA GO VERTICAL PRETTY QUICK. UM, THE PARKING LOT WAS SEALED TODAY. UM, SO I KNOW WE GOT SOME WEATHER COMING IN TOMORROW, BUT THURSDAY, I THINK THEY'RE PLANNING ON PAVING AS WELL. UM, SO THAT SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE DONE PRETTY SOON. UM, I KNOW TREES IN THAT AREA ARE GONNA BE PLANTED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. UM, SO THAT, THAT AREA'S GONNA REALLY START COMING TOGETHER AND YOU'LL KIND OF REALLY SEE THAT, THAT FOOTPRINT IS, IS PRETTY AWESOME. UM, THE E CENTER, UM, THE, THE NEW ENTRANCE HAS BEEN CUT IN. UH, A LOT OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN SET. UM, SO THEY'LL START ON ARENA THREE, UM, COMING UP HERE. AND THEN NEXT WEEK OR SO, UM, SHOW STARTS UP THIS WEEKEND. UM, SO OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD, UH, A COUPLE WEATHER EVENTS, WHICH CALL SOME CANCELLATIONS, BUT THIS'LL BE OUR FIRST SHOW OF 2026 SHOW SEASON, SO THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY INTERESTING TO SEE, UM, HOW ALL THAT FLOWS. SO IT'LL BE A LEARNING PROCESS. UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UH, IT'S, THE WILLS IS JUST A VERY BUSY PLACE, JUST LIKE ALPHA. IT'S AWESOME. IT'S, EVERYTHING'S JUST KIND OF BEING TRANSFORMED AND, UH, REVITALIZED, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME. SO, WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS, MATT? WHAT'S THE PROGRESS ON THE SPINE? UH, SO ONCE THE, UH, THE CONTRACTOR HAS ESPECI WITH THE SITE WORK AT WACKY WORLD, UH, THEY'VE, THEY'VE DONE SOME WORK FOR THE, UM, UH, EAST AND WESTGATE MM-HMM . AND THEN, UM, SO FROM THE SITE, FROM WACKY WORLD, THEY'LL MOVE TO THE DOG PARK AND THEN THEY'LL WORK ON THAT, UM, WORK ON THAT EAST SPINE AND START COMING BACK TOWARDS THE WESTGATE. AWESOME. AND CAN YOU REMIND ME THE FOOTPRINT OF FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST? LIKE WHERE, WHERE IT'S PASSING THROUGH THE PARK, UH, FROM THE WESTGATE. UH, SO IF YOU'RE COMING IN, UH, WESTGATE, YOU WILL, UM, YOU'LL COME IN, YOU'LL COME THROUGH THE TENNIS COURTS OVER THE BRIDGE, AND THEN THAT WILL TAKE YOU UP TOWARDS THE LINES. CLUB PAVILION WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT PAST WACKY WORLD UP TO THE WALK OF FAME AND THE WALK OF FAME UP TO THE GROVE, AND THEN THE GROVE, UM, PAST THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND IT'LL TIE INTO THE ALPHA LOOP, UH, RIGHT THERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO. AND THEN WHAT'S THE ESTIMATED TIMELINE FOR THAT? UH, FOR ALL, ALL COMPLETION? YEAH. IT'S FLUID, OBVIOUSLY. FLUID, YES. WITH THE WEATHER, SMART WITH THE WEATHER AND UH, AND CONTRACTOR DELAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, AND I THINK MORGAN WILL ECHO THIS, BUT, UH, THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IS VERY PROFESSIONAL. THEY DO WHAT THEY SAY, THEY'RE VERY, UM, EFFICIENT IN THEIR WORK, WHICH IS SO REFRESHING. SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MATT? HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES WILL WE GET WITH THE NEW LAYOUT THERE? OH, BY THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND WACKY, OOH, YOU HAD TO ASK ME THAT. JOHN , YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I BELIEVE TWO FOUR, YEAH. 4 42. 42 50. UM, I KNOW, UM, FOR EVERY NON SPACES YOU HAVE TO HAVE TREE. WELL, SO THERE'LL BE TREES WITHIN THE PARKING LOT. WELL, JUST A QUESTION BACK TO THE DOG PARK. DO WE HAVE AN EX, UH, ESTIMATED TIMELINE FOR WHAT THAT PROCESS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE? AND CAN YOU REMIND ME, ESPECIALLY WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON OTHER THAN DRAINAGE AROUND THAT AREA? OKAY. SO THE, THERE THERE'LL BE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DRAINAGE, UM, ALL THROUGHOUT THE DOG PARK. UH, THE FENCE, WHICH IS IN TOUCH SHAPE. UM, SO THAT'S GOING TO, UM, BE REPLACED WITH A FENCE THAT'S VERY COMPARABLE TO THE POOL FENCE. UH, A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, BUT, UM, UH, THERE'LL BE, INSTEAD OF THREE RUNS, THERE'LL BE TWO RUNS. UM, AND IT'LL JUST BE A LOT MORE USER FRIENDLY. UM, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU USE THAT DOG PARK, IF IT RAINS, IT'S THE MULCH. IT JUST, IT'S, AND THEN YOU GOTTA GO GET BACK IN YOUR CAR AND THEN YOU GOTTA GO HOME OR WALK HOME AND THEN WASH YOUR DOG. SO WE'RE TRYING TO, AND YOU GO DO A BATH AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT ALL THAT, MAYBE A BETTER EXPERIENCE. AND YOU SAID SHORTER FENCES? UH, I, I BELIEVE THEY'RE SIX FEET. OKAY. SIX FEET FENCE. OKAY. SO PRETTY MUCH THE SAME HEIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE DON'T WANT 'EM TOO LOW. YEAH, THAT, THAT WAS MY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 'CAUSE MY DOG IS VERY GOOD AT GETTING OVER FENCES. GOTCHA. GOTCHA. GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE DISC GOLF COURSE? UH, I DO. UM, THE DISC GOLF, UM, STAFF HAS ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON CLEARING SOME UNDERBRUSH AND, UM, SOME THE WHOLE, BASICALLY THE ADDITIONAL HOLES THAT WERE RELOCATED FROM THE EQUESTRIAN [00:40:01] CENTER. UM, THAT AREA IS LOCATED, UH, BASICALLY IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT BEHIND AM MON ACADEMY. SO IF YOU COME DOWN THOSE STAIRS, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT ON THE TRAIL, UH, THOSE HOLES ACTUALLY MEANDER THROUGH, UH, THE WOODS BETWEEN THAT AND OUR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. SO THEY'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED, UH, THEY'VE BEEN CLEAR THEY WERE CLEARING THEM TODAY, WHICH LOOKS REALLY GOOD. AND THEY'LL BE PUTTING SOMET PADS PROBABLY HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. YES. THANK NOW FOR DIRECTOR ROGERS [b. DIRECTOR - FEBRUARY 2026 ​Report on the latest updates, projects, events and/or initiatives of the Director of the Recreation, Parks & Cultural Services Department.​​​​] FOR HIS BOARD UP. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. WELCOME TO PERCY AND DAVE. THANK Y'ALL FOR, FOR SERVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY YOUR TIME ON THE COMMISSION. UM, I'VE GOT, I'M GONNA TEST MY EL ELECTRONIC, UH, SAVVY HERE AND SEE IF I CAN'T GIVE Y'ALL SOME PHYSICAL REP. I MEAN, UH, SOME VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AND IT SHOULD JUST POP UP, RIGHT? IS IT? WE GOOD? YOUR SLIDES WHAT? GET YOUR SLIDESHOW? MM-HMM . OH, NOPE. YEP. IT IS NOW. OKAY. SO BEFORE I, BEFORE I GET TO THE, TO THE SLIDESHOW, I DO DO, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF NOTES THAT I WANNA FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT WAS SAID, HAVING BEEN ABLE TO THINK ABOUT IT AT 72 SPACES THAT WE'RE ADDING TO, UM, THE PARKING, NOT 42. UH, SO IT'S SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN WILLS PARK ON THE SATURDAY MORNING IN THE SPRING OR THE FALL, YOU KNOW, THOSE 72 ARE VALUABLE SPACES. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, UH, AND TO KIND OF WRAP THINGS UP IS WHEN AMANDA WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DIRT AND ABOUT HOW, UH, GOOD HER DIRT IS, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS SHE SAID TO ME WHEN WE WERE FIRST TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FARM COMING, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY HAVE TO GROW GOOD DIRT AND IF YOU GROW GOOD DIRT, EVERYTHING WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. AND ONCE AGAIN, SHE WAS PLANT, SHE WAS PROVING HERSELF, RIGHT? SO WE SPENT A LOT, I REMEMBER I DIDN'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME, I REMEMBER SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME GROWING GOOD DIRT OUT AT THE FARM AND IT STARTED TO PAY OFF. UM, AND I WANNA GO AHEAD AND SHAME EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW INTO COMING TO THE SPOTLIGHT THEATER. YOU'VE GOT THREE CHANCES AND A FREE TICKET FOR YOU AND YOUR DAY TO COME ONE OF THOSE THREE TIMES. SO IF YOU DON'T COME, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY EXCUSES OTHER THAN YOU DON'T WANT TO, OKAY? BECAUSE YOU GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO GET A BABYSIT OR PLAYING AROUND. YOU GOT THREE OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S FREE. AND SO I REALLY THINK IF YOU'LL COME, YOU'LL HAVE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE SPOTLIGHT THEATER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT IDEA OF WHAT THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE MALL IS, RATHER THAN JUST THINKING WHAT THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE MALL RIGHT BE. 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA SURPRISE YOU. SO I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONE OF THOSE THREE NIGHTS. AND SO, UM, AS WE'RE, UH, AS WE'RE, AND, AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS TALKING ABOUT US. UH, CHRISTINE TALKED ABOUT A MINUTE ABOUT, UM, UH, NEEDING EMPLOYEES AND, AND FOR THE SUMMER. AND I WOULD TELL YOU, AND YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR FAMILY AND ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS, THERE IS NOT A BETTER PLACE FOR, UH, KIDS THAT ARE TEENAGERS IN HIGH SCHOOL TO WORK THAN IT IS FOR US. THEY'RE GONNA GET A GOOD PLACE TO WORK, THEY'RE GONNA GET GOOD TRAINING. CHRISTINE AND KIM DO A GOOD JOB TRAINING THE STAFF, PREPARE THEM, AND THEY'RE GONNA LEARN LESSONS AND MAKE FRIENDSHIPS. THEY'RE GONNA LAST FOREVER. I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, UH, OR IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE, WE HAD TWO, UH, UH, KIDS, UH, FROM UH, I THINK IT WAS MILTON HIGH, I THINK IT WAS MILTON HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEY CAME TOGETHER, THEY DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER. THEY FOUND THEY WERE GOING TO THE SAME SCHOOL IN NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. THEY BECAME RE ROOMMATES AND NOW LIFELONG FRIENDS. SO THAT'S THE KIND OF KIND OF CAMARADERIE THAT WE HAD. THAT WAS, IT WAS IN THE LIFEGUARD. SO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S 16 AND OVER TO COME OVER AND TRY TO GET A JOB WITH THIS THIS SUMMER. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. AGE AGES 16 AND NO. MM-HMM . OKAY. SO NOW WE'LL GET TO THE SLIDESHOW. SO I'VE GOT VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE ENCORE GATEWAY, GREENWAY GATEWAY ENCORE PARK. IF YOU ARE ON ENCORE BRIDGE AND YOU'VE JUST LEFT WEST SIDE, YOU COME OVER, UM, AND YOU'RE COMING UP ON NORTH POINT DRIVE, THE CAR WASHES TO THE RIGHT, THE NEW PARK ENTRANCES TO THE LEFT. SO THIS IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M STANDING ON, I'M STANDING WITH MY BACK TO NORTH POINT ROAD, UH, NORTH POINT PARKWAY AND THE CAR WASH ENTRANCE RIGHT HERE TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THIS PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE IT'S A SIGNIFICANT DROP OFF. SO WHAT THIS [00:45:01] PART'S GONNA DO IS PUT A GRAND ENTRANCE THERE TO THE GREENWAY AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A U-SHAPED WALL THAT YOU'RE GONNA OVERVIEW THE GREENWAY AND BIG CREEK AS WELL AS A, UM, UH, A BOARD WALL THAT'S GONNA GO ON AND TAKES YOU ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GREENWAY, WHAT WE CALL THE FOUR WAY STOP AT THE GREENWAY. UM, SO THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT. IT WAS A LITTLE SLOW OUT TO GET IT, TO GET IT GOING. UM, BUT NOW THEY HAVE FOUND THEIR, UH, THEY'VE GOT THEIR STRIDE AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THIS DONE EITHER FOURTH QUARTER THIS YEAR OR FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. UM, SO HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THAT, JUST A COUPLE OF VIEWS. SO THOSE AL PEERS, THAT, THAT, THAT EVERYTHING GONNA BE BUILT ON THAT, THOSE RIGHT THERE ARE 18 AND 19 FEET OUT OF THE GROUND. SO IT'S GONNA BE A SIGNIFICANT OVERLOOK. IT'S REALLY GONNA BE A COOL, IT'S GONNA BE A COOL LOOK WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SEE IT. THIS IS AGAIN, FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, UH, UH, ON, ON NORTH POINT. YOU MENTIONED WEBB BRIDGE IN THE PARKING. IT IS HARD TO GET A GOOD PICTURE OF GOOD PARKING LOTS AFTER YOU HAD IT, UH, ASPHALT DOWN AND PUT STRIPING. SO THIS IS A GOOD, I COULD DO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I HAVE TO LOOK 'CAUSE I FORGET NAMES, AND SHE'S GONE. KIM, UH, KIM SAID WHENEVER SHE CAME AND TOOK ON THE CULTURAL ARTS ROLE, SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO INTEGRATE ART INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. SHE JUST DIDN'T WANT AN ART OFF ART PROGRAM. SHE WANTED TO INTEGRATE, AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA INTEGRATE THIS. UM, THE, THE SCULPTURE ON THE RIGHT USED TO BE RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE THE PARKING DECK. AND NOBODY PROBABLY NOTICED IT 'CAUSE IT WAS UP AGAINST THE PARKING LOT. YOU WERE TRYING, BUSY TRYING TO GET, UH, TWO CARS INTO SPACE THAT WAS MEANT FOR A CAR AND A HALF GOING IN THERE. AND SO IT'S, IT WAS, NOBODY REALLY NOTICED IT. SO WE PUT IT OUT THERE AND EVERYBODY NOTICED IT. BUT IF, WHAT I NOTICED IN THAT PICTURE IS THE NICE CRISP BLACK ASPHALT AND THE NICE NEW LINES, UH, THAT WAS DESPERATELY NEEDED AT WEBB BRIDGE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE ENTIRE PARK, UM, ALL THE PARKING LOTS, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE SHOP. SO THAT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR US. THE OTHER NEXT THING THAT WE'RE GONNA DO AT WEB BRIDGE IS DO THE TRAIL SYSTEM. UH, THERE'S ABOUT A MILE AND A THIRD TRAIL TRAIL SYSTEM AT WEB BRIDGE. PROBABLY THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN ALPHARETTA IS THE TRAIL SYSTEM AT WEB BRIDGE. UM, IS THAT, IT'S REALLY NICE, IT HAS A FEW HILLS. IT GOES BY ALL OF THE ACT ACTIVE PLACES. BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS IS WE'VE CONTINUED TO PUT WHAT WE CALL CRUSH AND RUN ON THE TOP AND, AND SMOOTH IT OUT. SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, IS IT, UH, NUMBER ONE, THE BRIDGE, YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE, UH, TO THE LEFT, IF I CAN DO THIS RIGHT, WELL, OVER TO THE LEFT, THAT USED TO BE A DITCH THAT WAS ABOUT FOUR FEET DEEP AND NOW IS FILLED IN. SO ALL OF THE, THE, THE WATER'S COMING DOWN THE TRAIL, WE TRIED ZONES, WE TRIED, UM, UH, BOARDS IN IT. AND SO NOW WE'RE GONNA FIX IT. WE'RE FIXING ALL THE DRAINAGE AND WE'RE GONNA NARROW IT DOWN TO A 12 FOOT WIDE TRAIL, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE, UM, THE OTHER ISSUE IS OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT IS WHERE THAT, WELL, THAT TRAIL CREEP WHERE YOU PUT THAT, UM, SURFACE DOWN, IT JUST CREEP, KEEPS CREEPING INTO THE WOODS. SO IT'S GONNA BE SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, BETTER. UH, AND THEN, UH, ALSO IF YOU NOTICE WHAT HAPPENS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH WATER COMING OUTTA THE TRAIL, IT TAKES ALL OF THE GOOD STUFF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WALKING ON OUT. AND IT LEAVES THOSE ROCKS AND THOSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE WEARING A, A NICE PAIR OF WALKING SHOES, YOU CAN FEEL THOSE STONES UNDER YOU. 'CAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SMOOTH. SO THAT'S THE NEXT BIG PROJECT IS, UM, THAT WE'VE GOT UNDERWAY. AND, UH, IT'S SUPPOSED TO START, UH, AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. UM, AND IT'S GONNA BE ENTIRE TRAIL, BUT ONLY PARTS OF IT'LL BE CLOSED OFF AT TIME. SO WHAT WILL YOU LAY OVER THAT THEN WHEN YOU THIS WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE SAME SURFACE. SAME SURFACE. IT'LL BE SOFT SURFACE, OKAY. BUT IT'LL STAY THERE. IT'LL GET, IT'LL GET COMPACTED TO A CERTAIN LEVEL AND IT'LL STAY THERE BECAUSE IT'LL HAVE THE EDGES ON THE END AND IT WON'T BE ABLE TO. IT WON'T. AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE DRAINAGE. WE'RE GONNA REDO, UH, THE DITCHES ON THE SIDE AND PUT THE PIPES IN WHERE WE NEED IT SO THAT WE KEEP THE WATER OFF TRAIL. 'CAUSE THE WATER'S GONNA GO THIS DOWN THE HILL. AND IF WE MAKE IT EASIER TO GO DOWN THE DITCH THAN THE TRAIL, THAT'S WHERE IT'LL GO. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. UM, WE, MATT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, EQUESTRIAN CENTER, A BIG PROJECT OVER THERE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO, UH, LARGE STORMWATER, UH, PONDS THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD. UM, IF, IF THAT WAS JUST, UH, RIGHT, WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT WHERE A COUPLE OF DISC, UH, DISC GOLF HOLES WERE BEFORE THAT WE HAD TO ELIMINATE. AND THEN, UH, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE, UH, THAT THEY'RE BUILDING. SO A LOT OF STORM WATER BECAUSE ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE STORM WATER FROM HIGHWAY NINE WITH WAFFLE HOUSE AND ALL THOSE PLACES COMES TO RIGHT HERE. SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA CAPTURE IT, SLOW IT DOWN BEFORE WE SEND IT ON DOWNSTREAM AND GET RID OF SOME, MOST OF THE EROSION [00:50:01] IN THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER. UM, AND MATT TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, THE ROAD THAT WE'RE GONNA CUT IN. UH, THIS PICTURE AS, AS YOU CAN TELL WHEN I SLIDE IT, YOU CAN TELL I WAS ACTUALLY IN A MOVED VEHICLE. SO I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T TELL YOU THAT, BUT I SNAPPED THAT OUT. THE, OUT THE, UH, THE RIGHT SIDE, UH, TO THE, TO THE BEHIND ME IS WILL'S LANE. SO IT'S GONNA LINE UP WITH WILL'S LANE, AND THAT'S GONNA BE NEW ENTRANCE INTO THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER THAT'LL GO BACK BEHIND THE BARN SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A HORSE SHOW, WE'RE GONNA CLOSE DOWN THESE, THE FIRST ENTRANCE EVERYBODY GOES IN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT GOES RIGHT INTO THE ARENAS AND THE HORSES AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE COMING IN WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN AND OUT AND HAVE THEIR OWN ENTRANCE AND WON'T BE IN COMPETITION WITH THE HORSES. SO THAT'S A BIG PART. UM, AS WELL AS THE, THE RENOVATION OF THE LAST TWO OF THE ARENAS. THIS IS THE YELLOW PLAYGROUND, MI MINUS THE YELLOW STUFF. THAT'S THE SHAPE IT IS IN RIGHT THERE TODAY. UM, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT'S COMING. SO IT'S STILL GONNA BE, I STILL THINK IT'S GONNA BE CALLED THE YELLOW PLAYGROUND BY MOST KIDS. UM, AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE, THIS ONE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT SMALLER THAN THAN WACKY WORLD. UM, SO IT'S GONNA GO PRETTY QUICKLY. UM, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT UP AND RUNNING PRETTY SOON. BUT I WOULD MIND ANYBODY THAT HAS KIDS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA, THERE'S A THIRD PLAYGROUND IN WILLS PARK, THE PURPLE PLAYGROUND, IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A WALK AND IT'S USUALLY IN ITS DESIGN FOR THE MORE SIX TO 12. IT WAS A KING'S RIDGE HIGH, UH, PLAYGROUND GROUND BACK IN THE DAY. THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT PURPLE 'CAUSE IT WAS A PURPLE PLAYGROUND. UM, NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT WACKY WORLD. UH, SOME ACTUAL PICTURES TAKEN, UH, JUST THIS AFTERNOON. UH, THE TIMESTAMP IS THREE 12 THIS AFTERNOON. SO YOU CAN START SEEING THE, THE, THIS, UH, LITTLE CURVY THING THAT LOOKS LIKE A, UH, LIKE ALMOST LIKE A SNAKE HERE TO THE RIGHT. THAT'S THE CURVE THAT'S GONNA GO ALL THE WAY AND WELL WACKY WORLD. AND THAT'S WHERE THE, THE, UH, POURED SERVICE WILL BE POURED UP TO. SO THAT'LL BE THE HEIGHT OF IT. UM, BUT THIS IS, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS, IT KIND OF GIVES YOU THE SIZE OF WACKY WORLD MUCH BIGGER THAN THE OLD WACKY WORLD. UM, THE, THE GENTLEMAN THAT RUNS THE, UH, THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THE SITE, HE SAYS IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM. I MEAN, FIELD, THAT'S THE SIZE. IT'S HUGE. UM, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN. THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE ACKY WORLD. SO IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THESE PICTURES, THEN YOU CAN START SEEING WHY, WHERE THE CURVES ARE, WHERE, I'M SORRY, WHERE THE CURVES ARE. UM, SO THIS IS GONNA BE, THIS IS A SHOT OF THE ACTUAL PLAYGROUND THAT'S COMING. UM, WE'RE GONNA START BUILDING THAT ON MARCH THE NINTH. UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SIGNED UP, SIGN UP. WE NEED YOU TO COME OUT AND HELP US BUILD IT. YOU CAN DO IT. WE HAVE NINE DAYS. YOU GOT TO CHOOSE FROM. YOU CAN CHOOSE MORNING, AFTERNOON, OR EVENING. UH, WE'LL FEED YOU IF YOU COME. UM, WE'VE ALREADY GOT ALL THE FOOD, LUNCHES AND DINNERS FOR THOSE FOR 125 PEOPLE LINED UP. THE COMMUNITY HAS JUST COME OUT. I MEAN, IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH WACKY WORLD RIGHT NOW. HOME DEPOT HAS STEPPED UP IN A MAJOR WAY. UH, WE, EVERYBODY KNOWS JACKSON HEALTH CARE IS THE NAME AND SPONSOR. WE GOT, UM, EVANS CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GIVEN A, A LARGE CASH DONATION. BUT WHAT'S REALLY FUN IS TO SEE THESE SMALL RESTAURANTS LIKE SID'S PIZZA RIGHT ACROSS, YOU KNOW, IN, UM, IN FRONT OF WHERE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BACK HERE, Y'ALL KNOW WHERE SID IS. SID IS GONNA DENY TO PIZZA. SO JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. SO WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF THOSE, UM, COME UP. UH, FUEL COFFEE IS PROVIDING COFFEE EVERY MORNING. SO, UM, WE WILL GIVE A FULL REPORT WHEN THIS IS OVERALL. ALL, ALL OF THE SPONSORS THAT WE'VE HAD. UM, THIS IS THE, UM, UH, THE STORM WATER FOR WACKY WORLD AND THIS POWDER OF THE PARK, UM, THAT'S THE SEATING. OH, I'M, LET ME BEFORE I JUMP BACK, THIS IS THE WALL. AH, I WAS GOING TO, OH, SORRY GUYS. SEE I'M ELECTRONICALLY CHALLENGED. I KNOW, IF YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S THE WALL THAT BEHIND THOSE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT KIM WAS TALKING ABOUT, PUTTING A MURAL IN, THAT'S WHERE THE MURAL'S GONNA GO. IT IS GONNA BE A VERY LARGE MURAL THAT'S PROBABLY 60 FEET OF MURAL THAT'S GONNA GO IN THERE. SO IT'S REALLY GONNA POP FOR THE PLAYGROUND. UM, AND SO, UM, THIS IS, BUT THIS IS THE STORMWATER, UH, FEATURE. THE, THE CURVE TO THE RIGHT IS GONNA BE A SEATING WALL. SO WHEN THEY FINISH, IT'LL BE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK UP THERE, SIT DOWN, AND THIS EVERYTHING TO THE LEFT THAT YOU SEE DIRT NOW WILL BE PLANTED WITH PLANTS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE 100% COVERED FOR IT TO BE A STORMWATER FEATURE. SO IT'S GONNA BE REALLY, IT'S GONNA BE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS WHEN THEY FINISH. UM, THIS IS THE RESTROOM. UH, REMEMBER THERE WERE SIX TOILETS IN THE OLD WACKY [00:55:01] WORLD. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A FEW MORE IN THIS ONE. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S THE SIZE OF A SMALL HOUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. UM, AND, UH, UH, THEY, UH, ARE GONNA START BUILDING, UM, PRETTY SOON. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT PIECE IN THE MIDDLE THAT'S GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT THE PEAK'S GONNA LOOK LIKE. SO IT'S GONNA BE A NICE LOOKING BUILDING, UM, TO KEEP, TO KEEP UP WITH WACKY WORLD. AND THEY WERE PAVING THE ROAD, UH, THE PARKING LOT THAT MATT WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE 72 SPACES TODAY. UM, AND UH, AS HE SAID, THEY'RE GONNA START PLANTING TREES, UM, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, UM, AS WELL. THAT'S WHAT THE EAST GATE'S GONNA LOOK LIKE. UM, THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE IF YOU SEE THE, THE LADY, THE SHADOW WITH THE STROLLER, THE LEFT IS THE ALPHA LOOP. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT THE, THE BUILDING THAT'S GOING ON AT THE CORNER OF ROSWELL AND OLD MILL IS THE ALPHA LOOP PROJECT. IT IS NOT THE WHEELS PARK PROJECT. SO WHEN THEY FINISH UP, WE'RE GONNA COME IN, UH, PRETTY SOON AFTER THAT AND BUILD THAT. SO YOU COULD SEE WHEN YOU GO BY THERE RIGHT NOW AS YOU COULD SEE, IS THAT IF THAT LADY IN THE STROLLER KEPT WALKING AROUND, SHE'D BE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. AND THEN THAT PLAZA WHERE THE, WHERE THE ARCHWAY IS GONNA BE IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA BUILD. AND YOU CAN SEE THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS IN THE BACK. SO WE THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A GATHERING SPOT WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY, WELL MEET ME AT THE EAST GATE OR THE WEST GATE. AND THE WEST GATE'S GONNA LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THIS AT THE CORNER OF WILLS AND OLD MILTON. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, AMANDA, I DON'T THINK I MENTIONED THE GREENHOUSE. DID YOU MENTION THE GREENHOUSE? YOU DID. OKAY. I MUST HAVE BEEN MA MAKING THE NOTE ABOUT THE GOOD DIRT WHEN YOU WERE RIGHT. TALKING ABOUT THE GREEN, THE GREENHOUSE. BUT THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE GREENHOUSE. THAT'S, THIS PROJECT WAS A LONG TIME COMING. UH, A LOT OF SPONSORSHIP IN, IN THIS PARTICULAR GREENWAY AS WELL. A BA WAS A BIG SPONSOR AND I'M SURE THERE'S OTHERS, BUT IT IS NOW FUNCTIONAL AND, AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE ON THE INSIDE. WE CAUGHT IT JUST RIGHT TIME WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE SUNSET, BUT IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE, UM, UH, ONE OF THE CLASSES OUT THERE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE GREENHOUSE AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO. SO I ASK YOU WHAT END ON A FUN NOTE. WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS? ANYBODY GOT A SHOT? AN IDEA? IT IS FROM, IT IS WITHIN ONE OF OUR PARKS, I'LL TELL YOU. HMM. IT, IT, YEAH, IT'S A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT I'LL GIVE YOU. IT'S A CIRCUIT BOARD. THAT'S A SCOREBOARD. GOOD PART. DO YOU SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? HMM. THAT'S CLOSE. IT'S NOT A LIZARD. IT'S A SQUIRREL. IT'S A SQUIRREL. SQUIRRELS WE FOUND OUT OVER THE WINTER, HAS TAKEN RESIDENCE IN OUR, THE SCOREBOARD AT FIELD FIVE FIVE AT NORTH PARK, FIELD FIVE AT NORTH PARK AND EATEN ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS. IT DOESN'T WORK. SO BECAUSE THIS LITTLE SQUIRREL, WE HAVE TO PUT A NEW SCOREBOARD IN TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $6,000. SO THOSE ARE JUST THINGS THAT HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE, UM, UH, UH, WHOEVER TOOK THE PICTURE DIDN'T MEAN TO CATCH THE SQUIRRELS. I I MIGHT, THE, THE STORY IS IT SCARED THE PERSON TAKING THE CAMERA PROBABLY AS MUCH AS IT DID THE SQUIRREL. BUT HE HAPPENED TO GET IT WHEN HE TOOK THE PICTURE. 'CAUSE HE FOLDED IT BACK. JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF THE, THE INNARDS, HOW BAD IT WAS, AND CAUGHT THE SQUIRREL AND UH, UH, BASICALLY CHASING HIM OUT OF HIS HOUSE. SO, UM, ALRIGHT. SO I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. UM, IT'S, UH, THIS IS EXCITING TIMES IS THE, THE END OF THIS YEAR. THINGS THAT WILL HAVE BE A LOT DIFFERENT. A LOT'S GONNA CHANGE IN THE NEXT YEAR. IT'S GONNA BE AN EXCITING TIME. AND, UH, BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MORGAN, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. AT ONE TIME AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER, THERE WAS TALK ABOUT REDOING THE, UH, THE STABLES BARN, AND I KNOW IT GOT PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND STUFF HERE. IS THERE ANY INDICATION IF THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN OR WHAT? YEAH, I THINK IT WILL. UM, SO IT GOT PUSHED BACK BECAUSE WE RAN OUTTA MONEY. I MEAN, AND MA MAINLY, MAINLY BECAUSE OF STORM WATER. WE RAN OUT OF MONEY AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER, SO IT WAS PUSHED BACK, UH, WITH, UM, WITH THE, UH, FOUNDATION, THE EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION, UNDERSTANDING THAT, AND THEY SAID, WELL, LET'S JUST PUSH IT. AND THEN ONCE THIS PROJECT IS OVER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FUNDRAISE AND, AND REFINISH THE BARNS AS WE CAN. SO THEY HAVE TAKEN ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN THIS PROJECT IS DONE, THEY'VE ALREADY DONE SOME WORK TO SUMMATIVE STABLES IN THE BACK. I MEAN BARNS IN THE BACK TO MAKE 'EM LOOK BETTER, BUT THEY, THEY HAVE TAKEN ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT'S NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT NOW. SO THIS PROJECT'S GONNA GIVE US THE ENTRANCE, THE, THE TWO NEW ARENAS. THERE'S TWO NEW ARENAS, UH, AS WELL AS NEW, UH, RV HOOKUPS. UM, AND UH, BASICALLY A NEW FLOW THROUGH THE WHOLE EQUESTRIAN CENTER TO MAKE IT, MAKE IT MORE USER AND HORSE FRIENDLY. [01:00:01] MORGAN, UM, HOW ARE WE LOOKING ON VOLUNTEER SIGNUPS FOR THE WACKY WORLD? COMMUNITY BUILD AND ON WHAT? ON THE WACK WORLD COMMUNITY BUILD? HOW, HOW ARE WE LOOKING ON VOLUNTEER SIGNUPS? AND WE CAN DO SKILLED AND UNSKILLED. WE'RE ACCEPTING EVERYBODY. RIGHT? RIGHT. IT YOU CAN, IF YOU KNOW YOU, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE HA WE NEED SKILLED WORKERS AND UNSKILLED WORKERS. W AND THE SKILLED WORKER MEANS THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO USE A A A A SAW, YOU KNOW HOW TO USE A DRILL, YOU KNOW HOW TO USE AN IMPACT DRIVER. YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DRILL AND AN IMPACT DRIVER, YOU'RE PROBABLY SKILLED. OKAY. SO WE ARE GONNA, AS PEOPLE COME UP, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE UH, THIS IS WHAT THE PLAY BY DESIGN FOLKS WILL DO. THEY WILL TALK TO THE FOLKS THAT THINK THEY'RE SKILLED, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SKILLED. THEY'LL BE PUT IN ONE GROUP AND THEN THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE SPLIT UP AND THEN EACH OF THOSE FOLKS WILL GET TWO OR THREE UNSKILLED WORKERS ASSIGNED TO 'EM WITH A LIST OF TASKS THAT THEY WOULD DO AS A GROUP. SO WE NEED 80 PEOPLE PER SHIFT FOR THOSE NINE DAYS. SO IF YOU DO EIGHT TIMES THREE, THAT'S 270. WE HAVE 270 SPACES PER DAY. SO WE NEED BOTH SKILLED AND UNSKILLED WORKERS TO COME. SO, UM, THEY, AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO BE OVER 21. THAT'S THE PLAY BY DESIGN RULES. UM, THEY HAVE TO BE OVER 21 TO COME ON SITE. DID THAT, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT DID. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO YEAH, I ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU, WE'VE GOT THE LINK, UM, WE'VE SENT THE LINK OUT AND YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THAT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THAT TO ANY YOUR CHURCH GROUP, YOU KNOW, YOUR SMALL GROUP, UM, ANYBODY, YOUR SCHOOL GROUP, ANYBODY THAT YOU HAVE MIGHT, THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON A LEGACY PROJECT. AND IF YOU CAN THINK BACK IF YOU'VE LIVED IN, IN, UH, ALPHARETTA, THE LONGEST TAPE SAID HE'S LIVED, HE KNOWS THAT HE'S TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO BRAG ABOUT HOW THEY HELP BUILD THE FIRST WACKY WORLD WITH GREAT PRIDE. THEY JUST, JUST TALK ABOUT THAT. SO HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A LEGACY PROJECT PROJECT FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED WITH. UM, BUT WE'VE BEEN TO NOW VERY PLEASED WITH THE, WITH THE RESPONSE THAT WE'RE HAVING, BUT WE STILL NEED A, A LOT OF HEADS COME OUT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MORGAN? I HAVE, UM, REGARDING THE STAFFING FOR THE SUMMER, DO YOU ALL ACCEPT COLLEGE KIDS AS WELL OR MAINLY HIGH SCHOOL FOR SUMMER JOBS? FOR SUMMER? OH YEAH. WE LOVE COLLEGE KIDS. OKAY. OH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM. YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE, GIVEN THE CHOICE, WE ALWAYS LIKE FOLKS A LITTLE BIT OLDER, WE NEED A MIXTURE OF THAT. YOU KNOW, IDEALLY YOU'D HAVE, UH, YOU, IDEALLY YOU HAVE A GROUP OF LIKE JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN COLLEGE AND A GROUP OF FRESHMEN, UM, COLLEGE AND THEN SOME HIGH SCHOOL KIDS SO THAT EVERY YEAR THEY'RE FLOWING UP AND FILLING IN DOWN HERE WITH THE FRESHMEN IN THE, IN THE SOFT. SO WHERE DO THEY APPLY? UH, THEY CAN APPLY ONLINE, JUST GO TO, UH, IF YOU GO TO, TO THE CITY WEBSITE, UM, AND, AND IT'S GOT JOB OPPORTUNITIES. WE'VE GOT ALL OF 'EM, WHETHER THEY'RE PARK CAMP DIRECTORS, CAMP COUNSELORS, LIFEGUARDS, ALL OF OUR SUMMER JOBS ARE LISTED THERE. UNDERSTOOD. ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO SIGN UP THAT WAY. YEAH. AND WE NEED, WE JUST NEED, YOU KNOW, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE. WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST IN FILLING THOSE JOBS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH LIFEGUARDS. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, SO MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WE'RE OUT OPERATING TWO POOLS. YOU HAVE THE, THE COMPETITION POOL AND YOU HAVE THE LEISURE POOL AND YOU KIND OF HAVE TO TREAT THEM AS, AS SEPARATE ENTITIES. SO YOU, WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWICE AS MANY AS YOU THINK WOULD HAVE TO HAVE. SO, UH, AND WE CAN, WE CAN HELP IF THEY'RE NOT, IF THEY'RE NOT CERTIFIED, WE CAN HELP THEM GET CERTIFIED. WE CAN PUT 'EM ON THE PATH TO GET CERTIFIED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROGERS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT STEP ON THE AGENDA [8. ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS] IS RECREATION BOARD REPORTS. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY ITEM TO REPORT? I, I, I DID WANT TO, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT THE WACKY WORLD BUILD. UM, I WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO STAFF. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET LIKE A BEHIND THE SCENES PEEK AT IT AND THEY, THERE'S A, THIS, THIS BUILD IS GONNA BE AWESOME. IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN. AND THAT'S IN NO SMALL PART TO THE LIFT THAT STAFF HAS BEEN DOING ON IT. UM, AND I'M SURE A LOT OF THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING IS NOT PART OF THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION OR AT LEAST AT THE POINT IT WASN'T. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KIND OF A, A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GREAT AND I KNOW IT'LL BE STARTS BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING I GUESS. SO I WANTED TO BE SURE. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT AND ENCOURAGE OUR BOARD AND ANYBODY ELSE TO, TO GET OUT THERE AND SWING A HAMMER OR SERVE SOME FOOD OR WHATEVER YOU CAN DO. AWESOME. [01:05:02] UM, ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY REPORTS? ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. UM, BACK IN NOVEMBER WE HAD TALKED ABOUT ASSOCIATION LIAISONS AND THEN WE HAD TALKED ABOUT ASSIGNING, WELL NOT ASSIGNING, BUT ASKING FOLKS WHO WANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE TO BE ASSIGNED TO. AND, UM, AT THE TIME, A YBA WAS CAMERON FOR AN A FL WE HAD PRESELECTED YOU KNOWING THAT YOU MIGHT BE AN OPTION AND YOU CARE ABOUT AN A-L-A-O-I-S-A WAS CHERYL MIRACLE LEAGUE, IT WAS JOHN AND THEN AMBUSH WAS BRED. UM, I REACHED OUT TO TATE A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, ASKED HIM IF HE WAS INTERESTED. HE SAID YES. SO DOES THAT MEAN IT MEANS THAT MYSELF, CHRISTINE, UH, MORGAN AND WILL MEET TO TALK ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND THEN THE ASK IS THAT YOU GUYS GO MAYBE ONCE A QUARTER TO A BOARD MEETING OF THEIRS AND MAYBE SEND AN EMAIL REPORT BACK IN WHAT YOU HEAR. UM, BUT A VERY FIRST BOARD MEETING THAT YOU GO TO, I BELIEVE MORGAN VOLUNTEERED THAT HE WILL GO WITH YOU TO THAT BOARD MEETING. SO YOU'RE NOT BY SELF, THAT'S THE, THIS IS JUST PRELIMINARY. IT'S JUST SIMPLY AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? OKAY. AND THEN THE SECOND TOPIC IS, UM, WORK FOR THE YEAR. CAN I, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. SO THIS, SO THAT WE'RE, I PROBABLY HAVE TO TAKE THE SQUIRREL DOWN . UM, SO IT'LL NEED TO BE, UM, IF, IF YOU, THE LIAISON WANTS TO GO, WANTS TO GO TO THE BOARD MEETING, WE'D LIKE FOR EITHER ME OR CHRISTINE TO GO WITH YOU. 'CAUSE THEY'LL BE ASKING QUESTIONS THAT THEY THINK THEY SHOULD ASK YOU WHEN THEY REALLY SHOULD BE ASKING STAFF. SO WE DON'T PUT YOU IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION. SO IT'D JUST BE, IT'D BE BETTER IF WE WENT WITH YOU. UM, SO THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, WE CAN, WE CAN HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION AND KEEP EVERYBODY ON THE RIGHT PATH BECAUSE THEY'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE VOLUNTEER GROUPS AND THEY'RE, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL HARDWORKING, BUT I DON'T WANNA PUT ANYBODY ON THE SPOT. SO THAT'S WHY WE WOULD, IT WOULD JUST BE BETTER IF WE COULD DO THAT. COOL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MORGAN, REAL QUICK, UH, WHO DO WE FIND OUT THE CONTACT AT THE, UM, LIKE I'M MIRACLE LEAD, UH, TYPE THING? CHRISTINE. CHRISTINE WOULD HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION STUFF. YES, ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL ALL MEET TOGETHER THE FOUR OF US FIRST SO THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY. SOUND GOOD? ALL RIGHT. AND THE NEXT TOPIC WAS, UH, TO DISCUSS WORK SESSIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. UM, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT STAFF DOESN'T HAVE AS MANY TOPICS IN FRONT OF THEM THAT THEY WANNA PRESENT. SO THERE MIGHT BE FEWER MEETINGS, BUT WE DO WANT TO HAVE WORK SESSIONS IF WE HAVE A TOPIC WE WANT DISCUSSED OR A DAY WE HAVE A VOTE ON A TOPIC FOR LIKE THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING TO HAVE A SESSION DISCUSSED. SO THERE MIGHT BE FEWER, BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND WE MAY NOT HAVE IT EVERY MONTH AS WE'VE HAD IT IN THE PAST YEAR. SARAH, DID I COVER IT CORRECTLY? ALL RIGHT. UM, THAT'S IT SPECIFICALLY, CORRECT. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, I SAW YOU BACK. I WASN'T SURE. ALL RIGHT THEN I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY. BOARD MEMBER BEACH. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? EVERYBODY WANTS TO SAY I WILL. SECOND BOARD MEMBER KLEIN. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER BEACH AND SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER KLEIN THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:38 PM I'LL NOW CALL FOR A VOTE AND THE MOTION PASSES. SEVEN ZERO. YOU GOTTA COME TO KINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH Y'ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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