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ALL RIGHT.[CALL TO ORDER]
ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE RECREATION PARKS AND MUSIC COMMISSION FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2024.CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US, UM, ROLL CALL.
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UM, FOR AN AGENDA CHANGE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE SWITCH AROUND THE PRESENTATIONS AND THAT WE DO THE PETALUMA FAIRGROUNDS PRESENTATION FIRST, AND THEN THAT WILL ALLOW RELIEF, UM, TIME TO GET SITUA SITUATED.DO WE NEED TO TAKE A, A VOTE? CAN WE JUST MOVE AHEAD? OKAY, GREAT.
IN THAT CASE, THIS IS GOING TO BE AND CHAIR WE, UH, SKIPPED OVER THE PLEDGE.
[PRESENTATIONS]
WELL NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO IN PLACE OF NUMBER ONE.THIS IS THE PETALUMA FAIRGROUNDS SPECIAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING UPDATE.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO GET A PRESENTATION ON THE PLANS FOR THE WINTER 2024 LUMA ICE OUTDOOR SKATING RINK, AND THE PROPOSED PLANS FOR THE PICKLEBALL PILOT PROGRAM.
AND I BELIEVE, UH, KAT, UM, OR WELL, MAYBE DREW MIGHT WANT TO INTRODUCE US AND THEN KAT WILL BE TELLING US ALL ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU CHAIR AND GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
WE'RE EXCITED, UH, TO BE PRESENTING TONIGHT, UM, SOME OF THE UPCOMING FALL SPECIAL EVENTS IN PROGRAM PROGRAMMING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY.
UM, BY NO MEANS IS TONIGHT INTENDED TO BE KIND OF AN ALL ENCOMPASSING REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS, BUT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WANNA HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT AND BRING 'EM TO YOU, UH, WITH ENOUGH LEAD TIME TO GET SOME INPUT, TO GET SOME EYES ON, UH, WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE INTENDING TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS WELCOME TO HAVE, UH, FEEDBACK SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS THE BEST PROGRAMS, EVENTS POSSIBLE.
I DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION, UNRELATED TO THIS ITEM I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD.
WE, UM, HAD SENT OUT, UM, THROUGH SOME SOCIAL, SOME INCORRECT INFORMATION ON THIS AFTERNOON'S TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I THINK WE HAD NOTICED THAT MEETING FOR SIX O'CLOCK.
UH, AND WE PRESENTED, UH, A TREE PLANTING PLAN AS IT RELATED TO THE SKATE PARK PROPERTY.
SO IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE LOOKING FOR THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, PLEASE DO SEND IN COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
WE'RE ALSO, THAT MEETING IS RECORDED, SO GET IN TOUCH WITH US AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THAT RECORDING.
UM, STAY ENGAGED, STAY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
BUT I DO WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT ITEM.
THIS IS THE RECREATION MUSIC PARKS COMMISSION, AND WE DO NOT HAVE THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, UM, HAPPY TO INTRODUCE KAT REISINGER, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
KAT RISINGER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
I AM HERE TO PRESENT, UM, A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE PETALUMA FAIR GROUNDS LUMA ICE AND PICKLEBALL PLANS.
DID YOU WANNA DO THAT WHILE I FIND MY MOUSE
I I THINK ALSO THEY HAD WALKED IN AFTER I DID WANT TO NOTE WE HAD ONE, UM, EMAIL, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THAT I THINK CAME IN LATE BECAUSE I WAS ON THERE AT AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK.
SO ONE GENERAL, UM, EMAILED PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE OR DO OR, YOU KNOW, FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY OR ARE THEY, UM, ARE YOU GOING TO COMMENT FOR, ARE YOU HERE FOR AGENDA ITEMS SURVEY? OKAY, GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH OUR PRESENTATION.
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UH, SO JUST WANTED TO BRING TO LIGHT A REMINDER TO THE COMMISSION HERE THAT WE DO HAVE EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND THROUGH LARGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AD HOC COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS, WE CAME UP WITH EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE ABOUT HOW WE AS THE CITY CAN BE GOOD STEWARDS OF UTILIZING AND REINVIGORATING AND ENGAGING THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY.THESE ARE NOT THE ACTUAL EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES, BUT THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN WITHIN PARKS AND RECREATION IN TURNED THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES INTO ACTIONABLE ITEMS. SO IF YOU WILL KIND OF GUIDE WAYS, UH, DIRECTIONAL WHERE WE FOR LIKE, HEY, WE SHOULD BRING THIS REALLY COOL EVENT OR PROGRAM WELL, DOES IT FIT INTO THE DIRECTION THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN AS BEING STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC'S TRUST ENERGY FOCUSED? DOES IT FIT IN WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE'D LIKE TO GO AS A DEPARTMENT? SO THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN DETERMINING YES, IT'S A FIT OR NO, NOT REALLY GREAT FOR US.
SO WHILE WE LOOK AT ALL OF THESE TONIGHT SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THE CONTINUOUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ABILITIES.
THAT IS WHERE I'M VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND LUMA ICE EXCITING PARTNERSHIP EVENT, COMMUNITY EVENT EVENT, I FEEL DOES NOT GIVE IT JUSTICE.
IT IS A LARGE ICE RINK THAT IS GONNA BE IN THE PETALUMA FAIRGROUNDS PARKING LOT FROM DECEMBER 13TH THROUGH JANUARY 7TH.
WE WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN BUILDING THE ICE RINK ON NOVEMBER 18TH.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THE TENT BEING BUILT FIRST AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME ART THROUGH INFLATABLE.
THESE HUGE GIGANTIC INFLATABLE ART ORNAMENTS AND GLOBES COME.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WORKING WITH REBUILDING TOGETHER WHO'S GONNA BUILD THE SKATE DECK AREA.
AND THEN STARTING ON NOVEMBER 29TH, THAT'S WHEN THE ICE RINK SPECIAL ICE COMPANY COMES ON BOARD AND THEY BUILD OUT THE ACTUAL ICE RINK WITH A SOFT OPENING DATE OF THE 11TH TO MAKE SURE THE ICE IS FIRM SOLID AND SAFE.
AND THEN A GRAND OPENING ON THE 13TH WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE PETALUMA HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND OPEN THE EVENT AROUND THREE TO FOUR 30.
WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT SOME OF THE LOGISTICS, BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS EVENT AND PROGRAM HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE WILL BE OFFERING DROP IN SKATE FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES, BIRTHDAYS AND PRIVATE ICE RENTALS OR PARTIES.
THIS UM, EVENT AND PARTNERSHIP AREA WILL INCLUDE LOCAL VENDORS, FOOD, A POLAR EXPRESS MINI TRAIN CAR, SOME LIGHTS, COMMUNITY HOCKEY, SO MANY FUN THINGS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
IT'S CITY PETALUMA.ORG/ILLUMINA.
SO YOU'LL SEE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME SPONSORS SMALL WITH LUMA SKATES IF YOU WILL.
YOU CAN GET A LAWN SIGN IN THE FRONT OF YOUR YARD SAYING YOU SUPPORT LUMA ICE ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR LUMA STAR, LUMA CLAUSE.
MORE OF A PRESENTING SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU WILL, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SOME, UM, LOCAL AGENCIES FOR IN KIND DONATIONS FOR SUPPLIES, MARKETING, THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO THIS IS A MAP OF LULUM ICE.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, IF YOU SEE EAST WASHINGTON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN ON THE TOP IS THE SWIM CENTER AND THE LIBRARY IS TOWARDS THE BASE KIND OF.
SO I SEE SOME CONFUSED LOOKS
SO, UM, SO FOCUS ALONG EAST WASHINGTON AND PRETEND YOU'RE WALKING FROM ELROY TACO TRUCK TO JAVA HUT.
THE ICE RINK IS GONNA BE PARALLEL ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF EAST WASHINGTON.
THERE IS GONNA BE A FENCE THAT'S THE, THE CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH LIKE THE DOTS IN BETWEEN IT SEPARATING EAST WASHINGTON FOR SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.
THE 53 FOOT BY 117 FOOT SPACE THAT IS 5,600 SQUARE FEET OF REAL ICE SKATEABLE SPACE UNDERNEATH A 100 BY 140 FOOT TENT.
THAT'S THE LARGE BOLDED RECTANGLE ITEM.
THAT ICE RINK CAN FIT 225 SKATERS AT ONE TIME ON THE ICE RINK.
AND THEN AROUND THE AREA WE CAN FIT AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY 250 PEOPLE.
SO AT ANY GIVEN TIME WE MIGHT HAVE AROUND 500 PEOPLE IN THIS SPACE.
NOW WHAT I'D ALSO LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO IS KIND OF THE BAR LOUNGE AREA.
ON THE BOTTOM ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE MERCH TENTS.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT 14 OF THEM.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A GROUP OF STAFF WHO ARE REACHING OUT TO LOCAL ARTISTS, CRAFT FAIRS.
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GIRL SCOUTS HAVE APPROACHED US, UM, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING, THAT'S YOUR SMALLER 10 BY 10 TENT WITH A TABLE.MAYBE THEY'RE SELLING HOT COCOA OR POPCORN OR SOMETHING KIND OF FUN.
WE WILL HAVE LUMA ICE SWAG AVAILABLE.
AND THEN ACROSS FROM YOUR MERCH THERE'S GONNA BE ELROY 'CAUSE THEY ARE A TENANT OF OURS ON THE FAIRGROUND.
SO THEY ARE RELOCATING FROM THE ICE RINK SPECIFIC TO KIND OF OVER TO THE SIDE IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER FOOD TRUCK VENDOR ITEMS. AND THEN THE PINK KIND OF CLOUD SPACE AREA ARE YOUR PARTY TENTS.
WE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, UM, TO BE ABLE TO COME AND ENJOY SOME DEDICATED SPACE ON THE ICE RINK AS WELL.
WE DO HAVE ON OUR MAP HERE PANINIS CHRISTMAS TREE LOT WITH WITHIN THE CITY TO FOLLOW ONE OF OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EXISTING AND WORKING, UM, WITH EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS.
WE'VE WORKED WITH PANINIS TOGETHER WHERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY A SPONSOR OF OURS AND THEY'RE DONATING 20 CHRISTMAS TREES TO HELP US CREATE A WINTER WONDERLAND EXPERIENCE HERE ON THE FRONT FAIRGROUNDS PARKING LOT AREA.
THE OTHER THING TO POINT, WELL, THERE'S A FEW THINGS.
I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT A FEW HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS WE ARE WORKING WITH A BATTERY GENERATOR THAT'S YOUR GREEN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
WE ARE TRYING, UH, DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THIS EVENT AS CLIMATE FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE GONNA BE USING IS THE BATTERY GENERATOR TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO THE FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE MERCHANT TENT VENDORS.
THIS MAP DOES NOT HAVE IT YET, BUT THE WHERE THE WORDS MERCH AND THE 10 BY 10 BOOTH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT TRAIN PARKING.
SO THAT'S THAT TRAIN OR THE PICTURE IN LATER SLIDES THAT I CAN SHOW YOU ALL, UM, THAT WE'LL GO DRIVE DOWN THE CONCOURSE AND KIND OF TURN AROUND FOR EVERYONE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A PEDESTRIAN AREA.
SO WE ARE ALSO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION MANY LOGISTICAL CHANGES, UM, SOME INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY NEEDED TO HAPPEN ON THE FAIR GROUND, SUCH AS SOME UPDATED STRIPING.
WE'RE FIXING A FEW OF THE MORE, UM, UNIQUE POTHOLE AREAS IF YOU WILL, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT ALL THE ELECTRICITY'S WORKING AND SOME UH, YOU KNOW, GETTING VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARKING LOT AREA THAT DOES NEED SOME, UM, UPGRADES IN GENERAL.
SO THERE'S THE TRAIN, THE UPPER LEFT, THE GLOBE INFLATABLES.
THAT'S INFLATABLE ARTWORK THAT IS GONNA BE INSTALLED INSIDE OF THE TENT, UM, HANGING FROM THE CEILING, THE SCENT.
IT IS FULLY WINDSHIELD APPROVED BY FIRE.
ALL THE LOGISTICS AND STRUCTURAL NEEDS WITH THE CIVIL ENGINEER, IT WILL BE BOLTED INTO THE ASPHALT.
SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE AMAZING ARTWORK THAT WILL BE LED LIGHTED AND CHANGING COLORS BASED ON THE THEME.
WE ARE WORKING WITH, UM, RABBI BUSH TO HAVE A HANUKKAH THEME NIGHT FOR EXAMPLE.
AND WE'VE ALREADY PLANNING ON HAVING BLUE LIGHTS AND WHITE LIGHTS AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF TURN OUR DECORATION TO BE ABLE TO UH, SHIFT THEM TO SUPPORT WHATEVER THEME IS COMING FOR THAT SPECIFIC NIGHT.
THIS IS NAGA IN ALL HIS GLORY.
THE FEMALE SERPENT IS NINI FROM HARRY POTTER.
UM, THIS IS HER IN HIM, EXCUSE ME, IN DAYLIGHT.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, IN THE EVENING THIS SEA SERPENT WILL BE RIGHT ALONG THE CONCOURSE, RIGHT KINDA AS YOU EXIT THE GATE BEFORE ON THE IN INTERNAL INTERIOR SIDE.
SO WHEN WE DO CLOSE IT AT NIGHT, IT CAN BE SECURED AND LOCKED.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT LIGHTS UP AT NIGHT SO IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY COOL.
IT'S 120 FOOT LONG APPROXIMATELY 'CAUSE YOU CAN SPACE OUT THE DIFFERENT PIECES.
THE HEAD IS AS TALL AS 24 FEET, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL LIFT THAT MOVES WITH AN ARTICULATING ARM TO MOVE IT AROUND.
SO IT IS QUITE SUBSTANTIAL AND IT'S A, UM, VERY EXPENSIVE PIECE THAT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
UM, HE WILL BE WITH US THROUGH APPROXIMATELY MID-JANUARY, DEPENDING ON THEIR FUTURE HOME, WHICH WILL BE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY DRAINING A POND IN GOLDEN GATE PARK GETTING THE POND READY TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT UH, NAGA WHO WILL BE THERE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AS A PUBLIC ART PIECE, WHICH COMES TO US FROM BURNING MAN.
SHOULD I PAUSE IN BETWEEN THE TWO OR JUST KEEP GOING? GO THROUGH.
UM, PETALUMA FAIRGROUNDS PILOT PICKLEBALL POTENTIAL.
SO HERE IS A ZEROED BACK EAGLE EYE VIEW OF THE FAIRGROUNDS.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE A STAR ON TOP OF THE BARN.
THERE'S YOUR BIANCHINI BARN CLOSER.
SO YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE CONCOURSE.
IT'S ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE END AND A LITTLE CLOSER SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S REALLY IN THE BACK PART OF THE PROPERTY
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THAT AT THIS MOMENT IS NOT VERY HEAVILY OCCUPIED OR USED.SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TASKED WITH FROM A CITY SIDE IS TO REALLY, UH, THINK OF CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY BRING MORE PEOPLE ONTO THE FAIRGROUNDS IN A MANNER THAT ALSO LEAVES ENOUGH OF A FOOTPRINT FOR MULTI-USE HISTORICAL USE, BUT ALSO THE ABILITY TO UM, NOT PUT TOO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT CHANGES THAT MIGHT BE CHANGED ONCE THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS ROLLS OUT IN THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
UM, THESE ARE THE BIANCHI BARNS.
AS YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT IS AN OPEN AIR.
IT DOES HAVE ELECTRICITY AND WATER CAPABILITY.
UM, LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM PHOTO, IF YOU SEE THE CONCRETE SLAB AREA, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IS FILLING IN THAT CONCRETE SPACE AREA AND THEN PUTTING PICKLEBALL SPORTS TILES OVER THE CONCRETE SPACE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO TURN IT INTO AN INDOOR OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL SPACE WITH FOUR 20 FOOT BY 44 FOOT QUARTS REMOVABLE SPORTS TILES ON TOP OF THE QUARTZ.
A PHASE TWO IS SOME IMPROVED SEATING AND VENDING OPTIONS.
SO WE NEED TO DO THE CONCRETE FILL THEN THE QUART TILE OVERLAY.
AND WE HAVE A PLAN TO DO A WIND WALL CURTAIN.
SO IF YOU'VE SEEN THOSE REALLY BIG GYMNASIUMS THAT HAVE THE BIG CURTAIN THAT PULLS ACROSS SEPARATING THE TWO UH, BIG HUGE BASKETBALL COURTS IF YOU WILL, A VERY SIMILAR TYPE STYLE HERE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
WE HAVE A PROGRAMMING VISION OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR FREE OPEN PLAY PICKLE BALLERS TO COME AND PLAY PICKLEBALL.
IF YOU'VE BEEN AT THE LOU CASEY PICKLEBALL COURTS LATELY, THEY ARE VERY WELL USED AND THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE PICKLEBALL IN PETALUMA.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR ORGANIZED GROUP PLAY TOURNAMENTS AND POTENTIAL SUMMER CAMPS, WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING IN SOME RETURN ON INVESTMENT REVENUE FOR THE RECREATION SIDE OF THINGS.
BUT OUR FOCUS IS REALLY TO HAVE AN ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM HERE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT TRADITIONALLY VERY MUCH UTILIZED.
THIS IS THE PRODUCT THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS A TECHNICAL PICKLEBALL FLEX PRO TILE THAT CAN BE PUT DOWN AND IT CAN ALSO BE PICKED UP AND MOVED AWAY STORED SPECIFICALLY.
SO THIS ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO USE THE BARN FOR MULTI-USE AND FOR THAT EXAMPLE, THAT FOUR DAY FARE THAT COMES EVERY YEAR.
SO YES, THE FOURTH DAA FAIR WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SAFELY HOST ANIMALS IN THE BARN AREA THAT IS NOT, UM, A DETERRENT.
THE CONCRETE WORK AND THE CONCRETE WORK ACTUALLY WILL ELIMINATE TRIP HAZARDS AND INCREASES THE ABILITY FOR US TO SAFELY USE THE SPACE FOR OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS MAKER MARKETS.
WE HAVE TRIED TO UM, BRING AN ANTIQUE FAIR, A DANCE PROGRAM OR A FITNESS CLASS INTO THAT SPACE, BUT ALL OF THOSE INSTRUCTORS HAVE DECLINED USING THAT SPACE BECAUSE OF THAT CONCRETE PATHWAY AREA WHERE IT'S ABOUT A TWO TO THREE INCH DIP BETWEEN THE CONCRETE AND THE DIRT.
THAT'S A VERY HIGH RISK ROLLED ANKLE POTENTIAL.
WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE FINE TUNING, AS DREW SAID TODAY.
THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION ON THE IDEA.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR SOME FEEDBACK.
POTENTIAL HOURS ARE DAWNED TO DESK.
WE NEED SOME QUAR SIGNAGE, FUTURE PARKING ENHANCEMENTS AND SPORTS LIGHTING IN THE FUTURE.
THERE IS ELECTRICITY, WE DO HAVE LIGHTS, THEY'RE OLDER LIGHTS
JUST AGAIN, THE ACTIONABLE ITEMS THAT WE ALWAYS WANNA LOOK BACK ON TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE USING THE FAIRGROUNDS WITHIN THE VISION THAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION THAT WE REALLY APPROACH THE FAIRGROUNDS AS A HOLISTIC PETALUMA HUB.
WE DON'T LOOK AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AS JUST AN EVENT CENTER.
IT'S AN AREA THAT REALLY THE PETALUMA RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IF YOU ARE A CHILD, IF YOU'RE AN ELDER ADULT, IF YOU LIKE MOBILITY CLASSES, IF YOU LIKE CONCERTS, IF YOU LIKE COUNTRY ITEMS, IT'S REALLY, WE WANT IT TO BE A MULTIVERSE AND HAVE VARI G USES.
SO WE LOOK AT IT FROM A PROGRAMMING STANDPOINT.
SO THAT'S YOUR ONGOING USES OF FACILITIES.
WE HAVE WRESTLING, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE MORE SUMMER CAMPS, CHEER PRACTICE, BALLET, FOLKLORICO, DANCING, POTENTIALLY PICKLEBALL.
THERE'S ALSO YOUR RENTALS, YOUR SANE MEMORIAL SER SERVICES.
WE JUST RENTED OUT BCW FOR BABY SHOWER ACTUALLY.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR LONG-TERM ONGOING USE OF THE CURRENT NINE TENANTS ON THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY AS WELL.
AND THEN THERE, THERE ARE YOUR VERY LARGE EVENTS, THE FAIR PETALUMA MUSIC FESTIVAL.
VERY EXCITED TO TRY BIG BOUNCE COMING NOVEMBER 1ST.
HOPEFULLY YOU'VE SEEN THAT COMING THROUGH THE PIPELINE WITH ALL OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ADS.
THE CARNIVAL IS COMING BACK THAT SKI WEEK IN THE PARKING LOT AREA
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THAT TRADITIONALLY COMES ON SITE.AND WE ARE WORKING WITH ONE OF THE CIRCUSES TO KIND OF GET THEM BACK ONTO THE FAIRGROUNDS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN USE THE SPACES.
THIS IS A OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE FROM RECREATION.
WE REALLY FOCUS A LOT OF OUR EFFORTS INTO THAT PROGRAMMING ONGOING USE.
WE VIEW THESE ITEMS AS WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN BUILD CONNECTION, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND REALLY FEEL SAFE IN THEIR SPACES.
AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE OUR SCHEDULE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK HOLISTICALLY AND CREATIVELY, FOR EXAMPLE, TO HAVE THE PETALUMA WRESTLING CLUB SHARE SPACE AT THE SAME TIME AS PANTHER'S CHEER GROUP, FOR EXAMPLE IN THE EXPO HALL.
YOU GO IN THERE AND YOU HAVE WRESTLING ON ONE HALF OF IT WHERE IT'S LITERALLY WRESTLING LIKE HIGH LEVEL INTENSE WRESTLING WITH THE WHISTLES AND THE COACHES AND THEY'RE ALL ON THE GROUND.
AND THEN YOU LOOK TO THE LEFT AND IT'S THE CHEER GIRLS AND THE CHEER FAMILIES AND IT'S SO FUN.
YOU CAN HEAR LAUGHTER, YOUR KIDS ARE AROUND THE BUILDING AND IT'S JUST THAT REGULAR USE AND THAT INVESTMENT IN YOUR PROPERTIES THAT PEOPLE START TO THINK OF IT AS THEIR SPACES THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND USE.
AND THEN JUST, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS.
AGAIN, THERE'S YOUR BIG BOUNCE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, THE PLUG ONCE AGAIN COMING IN NOVEMBER.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO TRY THAT OUT AND SEE HOW OUR FAIRGROUNDS CAN HOST SUCH A FUN EVENT.
WE HAVE CAR SHOWS CARNIVAL, WE ARE WORKING ALSO TOWARDS THE RODEO CONCERTS THAT HAVE THE LATINX COMMUNITY.
PRETTY EXCITED THAT WE ARE, UM, EXCITED TO BRING THOSE INTO THE TABLE AND HAVE THE AGRICULTURAL PIECE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS THAN WE'VE TRADITIONALLY BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT.
PETALUMA WILL COME BACK OUT PETALUMA NIGHT OUT.
AND THEN HARVARD'S HARVEST BEATS ARE OUR MUSIC CONCERTS.
UM, WE WILL GO THROUGH, UM, THAT WAS VERY THOROUGH.
IT WAS HELPFUL TO SEE THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
UM, WE WILL GO THROUGH CLARIFYING COMMENTS, UM, OR CLARIFYING QUESTIONS BEFORE COMMENTS.
SO I'LL START TO THE RIGHT OF ME.
UM, JUST TWO QUESTIONS BOTH HAVING TO DO WITH UM, EVENT RENTALS SCHEDULING.
HOW CAN THE PUBLIC, UM, GET IN TOUCH ABOUT SCHEDULING FOR LUMA ICE AND THEN HOW CAN THE PUBLIC, UM, WHERE DOES THAT LIVE EVENT SCHEDULING FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS AND LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS? I KNOW THERE WERE SOME SCOUT GROUPS THAT, IT'S FUNNY WAY OF SCOUTS IN THE AUDIENCE
UM, SO HOW CAN THOSE GROUPS REACH OUT TO THE CITY? ABSOLUTELY.
SO WE DO, IF YOU GO TO THE CITY OF PETALUMA WEBSITE AND YOU TYPE IN FAIRGROUNDS, RENT THE FAIRGROUNDS COMES UP AND IT HAS OUR GENERAL PARKS AND REC EMAIL.
SO IT'S PARKS N THE LETTER N REC@CITYOFPLUMA.ORG.
IF YOU EMAIL THAT ANYTHING, IT WILL GET FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY.
BUT THERE ARE ALSO FORMS SPECIFICALLY TO FILL OUT FOR YOUR RENTAL EVENTS SUCH AS A QUINCEANERA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ONGOING USE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR LIKE, WE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITED.
WE HAVE THE FOUR H GROUP DOING A POULTRY SHOW IN APRIL COMING AND THEY NEED SOME PRACTICE DATES TO COME TO USE ONE OF THE SHOW RINGS.
BEST WAY IS JUST TO EMAIL US AND THEN WE'LL GET BACK IN TOUCH IF IT'S KIND OF A USE THAT FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMING HOURS.
AND I'M SORRY, YOUR SECOND QUESTION
IS IT THROUGH THE CITY'S PORTAL? YES, YES AS WELL.
UM, SAME THING@CITYOFPETALUMA.ORG SLASH LUMA ICE.
WE ARE ALSO LAUNCHING ALL OF OUR, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND EVERYTHING WILL COME OUT THIS WEEK ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY UPDATE AND THE EMAIL LINKS.
YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ICE RINK AS WELL AS HOW TO BOOK PARTIES.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO BOOK YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTIES ONLINE DIRECTLY THROUGH THE LINKS ON THE WEBSITE.
IT'S ALSO, IF YOU'VE EVER SIGNED UP FOR A SUMMER CAMP WITH US OR THE PRESCHOOL OR CLASSES THROUGH OUR CIVIC REC SOFTWARE, ALL THE LUMA ICE TICKET SALES AND EVERYTHING THROUGH THERE WILL BE ON THE CIVIC REC SOFTWARE AS WELL.
SO IT WILL ALL BE USER-FRIENDLY ONLINE AND WE WILL HAVE DAY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE WALKING BY OR DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE THERE.
THEY WANNA COME IN, THEY'VE GOT 20 BUCKS AND THEY WANNA SIGN UP RIGHT ON, ON SITE FOR THE POINT OF SALE.
UM, IS THERE A REASON WE CHOSE THE PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF INTERNALLY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS? WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? WHY WE CHOSE THE PARKING LOT ON THE STREET INSTEAD OF INSIDE THE FAIRGROUNDS? THERE ARE QUITE A FEW REASONS.
AND WE DID VERY INTENSELY LOOK AT
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MULTIPLE OPTIONS ON THE BEST PLACE AND LOCATION TO PUT THEM.AND WE CHOSE THE PARKING LOT FOR VISIBILITY, OUR ABILITY TO ENGAGE MORE OF THE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND VENDORS.
'CAUSE IF WE WERE LOOKING AT THE EXPO HALL INTERNALLY, WE'D ONLY BE ABLE TO HOST THE ICE RINK AT THE SAME TIME AND IT WOULD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO HAVE OUTSIDE INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE SPACE AS WELL 'CAUSE OF FIRE CODE SPACES.
SO THE OUTDOOR SPACE IS REALLY TO GIVE IT MORE OF THAT KIND OF WINTER WONDERLAND EXPERIENCE VERSUS INSIDE A BARN TYPE AREA.
I MEANT MORE OF LIKE AGRA THE GRASS FIELD INSIDE THE OH, OKAY.
SO, OH, NOT IN AN EXPO HALL, BUT IN THE FAIRGROUNDS ITSELF.
AND THEN, SO THE STRUCTURE THAT THE ICE RINK IS GOING TO BE BUILT UPON IS A DECK, LIKE A WOODEN DECK BECAUSE THE, IT'S, I FORGET THE SLOPE SPECIFICALLY, BUT IF YOU GO FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ICE RINK ALONG EAST WASHINGTON IS ALMOST A FOUR FOOT SLOPE DOWN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RINK BECAUSE OF JUST SLOPING IN THIS OLD PARKING LOT AREA.
UM, SO WE NEED TO BUILD A DECK TO MAKE IT FLAT.
THAT'S THE SAME CASE IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE CARNIVAL LAWN AREA BECAUSE OF THE ADOBE CLAY, IT LITERALLY DRIES AND HEAT AND THEN HAS THOSE CAVERNOUS KIND OF HOLY RIVER AREAS IN IT.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO FILL IN ALL OF THAT SPACE TO MAKE IT FLAT.
UM, SO IT'S VERY HEAVY 'CAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING SAND ON TOP OF THE WOOD, WHICH THEN IS ALL EVENED OUT AND THEN YOUR WATER GETS PUT ON TOP OF IT.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE 17,000 GALLONS OF WATER COMING TO THIS ICE RINK.
DON'T QUOTE ME, I COULD BE OFF GETTING MY NUMBERS MIXED UP.
UM, IT'S ABOUT FIVE INCHES THICK OF ICE ON TOP OF IT, SO IT'S SUPER HEAVY.
SO BASICALLY IT'S GONNA KILL YOUR TURF, IT'S GONNA KILL ANYTHING THAT'S UNDERNEATH IT AS WELL.
UM, WE WERE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WEATHER WITH RAIN AND IF WE'RE HAVING THE ICE RINK ON THE TURF AREA AND THEN IT'S RAINING ON THE OUTSIDE, IT CREATES MUD AND THEN SHOES AND KIDS TRYING TO SWITCH WITH THE MUD.
SO WE WERE LIKE, WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA DO MUD RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO SEE HOW WELL THIS YEAR GOES.
WE'RE VERY OPEN TO, HEY, THIS WAS A GREAT IDEA, LOCATION, MAYBE WE NEED TO CHANGE IT NEXT YEAR.
MAYBE IT'S A PERFECT LOCATION.
WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA BE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON WAS THIS A GOOD SPOT, NOT A GOOD SPOT.
AND THEN JUST ONE MORE JUST COST VERSUS WHAT WE'RE HOPING, I GUESS TO BRING IN, YOU KNOW, WITH RENTALS AND PARTIES AND ALL, I DIDN'T SEE HOW MUCH THE CITY'S PAYING FOR THIS.
SO THIS COST SPECIFICALLY IS COMING OUT OF THE FAIRGROUNDS BUDGET DIRECTLY.
SO ALL OF THE COST COMING FROM THE TENANT THAT GOES THE, THEIR RENTS THAT GO BACK INTO THE, UM, PROPERTY AS WELL.
THE COST IS PAID FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS BUDGET.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN'T PAY FOR SOMETHING FOR THE ICE RINK OUT OF THE PARKS MAINTENANCE BUDGET OR MY UNIFORM BUDGET OR SOMETHING AROUND FROM THERE.
SO WE CAN ONLY USE IT IN THE FAIRGROUND SIDE AND PIECE.
WE ARE STILL WORKING ON ALL OF OUR COST RECOVERY MODELS FOR THE DIFFERENT EVENTS BECAUSE ONE THING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US IS TO KEEP THIS PROJECT AND ACTIVITY AND EVENT OPEN FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ACCESSIBLE.
SO WE'RE PURPOSELY KEEPING OUR COSTS LOW.
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS TO COME, WE'RE ONLY CHARGING $10 A PERSON AND THAT INCLUDES THEIR SKATE RENTAL FOR TWO HOURS, WHICH IS, UM, NOT A LOT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORING AREAS AND WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO WE ARE HOPING FOR, UM, QUITE A FEW HIGH LEVEL SPONSORS TO OFFSET THE COST FOR US.
WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT MODELS.
IT DEPENDS, UM, REALLY ON, YOU KNOW, WEATHER
HOWEVER, THE TENT, THE ICE RINK IS PURPOSELY TENTED ON PURPOSE SO THAT YOU CAN STILL GO SKATING WHEN IT IS RAINING.
UM, BUT YEAH, WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF CREATING AN ACCESSIBLE EVENT AND REALLY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC RETURN THAT ALL OF OUR LOCAL VENDORS AND LOCAL MERCHANTS AND THE PARTNERS AND FOOD TRUCKS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT ARE COMING TO THE FAIRGROUNDS THAT THEY'RE GONNA GET AS WELL IN RETURN.
AND, AND KAT CAN I JUST JUMP IN ABSOLUTELY.
REAL QUICK TO DOVETAIL ON ON THOSE COMMENTS.
UM, APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE AS A CITY OR AS A VENTURE.
AND SO A LOT OF THE, UM, EXPERIENCES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY ACTIVATE THIS AREA, LIKE THE, LIKE THE TRAIN, LIKE THE MERCH, LIKE THE FOOD AND THE VENDING, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT COST RECOVERY.
SO IT'D BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW IT ALL KIND OF SHAKES OUT AND WHAT'S THAT RIGHT LEVEL OF, SHOULD THIS BE AN EVENT THAT THE COMMUNITY SUBSIDIZES AT WHAT LEVEL OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO HIT FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT OF A COST RECOVERY? UM, NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS REALLY KIND OF BEEN DONE IN OUR AREA, SO WE'RE KIND OF GONNA FIND OUT.
THE OTHER REALLY INTERESTING ELEMENT IS THE, THE ACCESS WITH THE LUMA GO PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE MICRO TRANSIT AND REALLY TRYING TO MAKE
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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS FEATURING KIND OF ALUMA ICE AND TO TRACK AND SEE HOW FOLKS ARE USING THAT ON DEMAND FREE TRANSIT TO BRING FOLKS FROM EATING DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS TO COME ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES WITH AN ICE RINK.AND SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT TRACKS OUT AND TALK TO BUSINESSES AND SEE HOW THE HOLIDAYS ARE GOING DOWNTOWN.
SO A LOT OF THAT WILL, WILL ULTIMATELY FACTOR IN, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE ASKED THAT QUESTION AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF PRESENTING WHAT HAPPENED WHERE WE COULD LEARN WHAT WE DO BETTER AND THEN WE CAN TALK TO COMMUNITY ABOUT WHERE DOES THE FUNDS REALLY MAKE SENSE TO BE INVESTED.
SO DO WE NOT HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT OF HOW MUCH THIS IS COSTING THE FAIRGROUNDS? WELL, YEAH, I MEAN SOME OF IT IS LOGISTICS.
UM, THERE ARE DOLLAR AMOUNTS WHERE WE THINK WE KNOW, RIGHT, THE, THE TENTS FOR EXAMPLE.
BUT WE KNOW WHAT A GENERATOR MAY COST TO RENT, BUT WE DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE WE'VE NOT BUILT IT AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN GET FROM SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDING IN KIND FOR THINGS LIKE THE LUMBER.
UM, SO WE ARE TRACKING THOSE PROGRAMS AND WE'LL PROVIDE UPDATES WHEN THOSE BILLS KIND OF BECOME DUE.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE HAVE SOME HARD COSTS.
UM, BUT REALLY IT'S, WE DON'T HAVE A, UM, NUMBERS TO SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE WE'LL SEE HOW FAR WE GO WITH SPONSORSHIPS AND WHAT ENDS UP COSTING US.
WHEREAS IF WE ONLY HAVE A SCHOOL FIELD TRIP WHERE THERE'S 40 PEOPLE, WE'RE ONLY GONNA NEED THREE PEOPLE AT $25 AN HOUR, WHICH IS WAY LESS OF A COST THAN IF WE DO HAVE A FULL RINK AT 225 PEOPLE AND 300 PEOPLE MILLING AROUND THAT WE'RE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR SAFETY.
SO, UM, WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE QUESTION ON THE COST ITEMS AND SPECIFICALLY WE ARE VERY ACTIVELY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS, UH, DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH ALL FACTORS BEING INCLUDED.
UM, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BY, UM, THE, UM, COMMISSIONER WITH THE, UM, ABOUT COSTS BECAUSE IT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD A FAIR GROUNDS BUDGET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO, HOW TO, UM, WE'RE TAKING IN THE MONEY FROM THE TENANTS, BUT THEN WE'RE DOING ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND SO I KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL'S GONNA BE LOOKING AT A MASTER PLAN OF THE WHOLE FAIRGROUNDS.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING TO COUNCIL, WE'D JUST KEEP GETTING THAT PROMISE.
SO I'D REALLY BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THAT FAIRGROUNDS BUDGET.
UM, THIS IS A WONDERFUL, UM, THING FOR THE CITY TO HAVE DURING CHRISTMAS TIME OR THE HOLIDAYS.
AND WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF OPERATION GOING TO BE FROM, YOU KNOW, TO BE DURING THE DAY FOR SCHOOLS? THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PUBLIC? YES.
WHAT'S THE, THE OPERATING HOURS ARE GONNA BE APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM TO 10:00 PM EVERY DAY.
WE'LL HAVE A CALENDAR ON THE WEBSITE THAT WILL SHOW IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, RESERVED FOR A SCHOOL TOUR OR A CORPORATE PARTY OR SOMETHING.
WE ARE VERY ACTIVELY KEEPING THOSE POPULAR WEEKEND DAYS AND WEEKEND TIMES OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO COME BY AND DROP IN.
WE, UM, THOUGHTFULLY WORKED WITH OUR CIVIC REC STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE COULD PURCHASE TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME.
WE FELT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE, IF THEY PLANNED TO COME, THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS AND BE ABLE TO COME, BUT ALSO STILL OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY THAT HEY PEOPLE IF THEY WANNA STOP BY AND WE HAVE SPACE COME ON IN THROUGH SIGN UP.
WE ARE ALSO, IN TERMS OF TRYING TO HIT OUR COST RECOVERY GOALS, UTILIZE AS MUCH OF THE ICE TIME AS WE CAN.
WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SOME OF THE, UH, ICE SKATING RENTAL GROUPS FROM SNOOPY'S, FOR EXAMPLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PETALUMA RESIDENTS THAT GO TO SNOOPY FOR THEIR ICE HOCKEY TEAMS AND PRACTICE TIMES AND EVERYTHING.
AND WE'VE OFFERED ICE TIME FOR THEM ACTUALLY FROM 6:00 AM TO 10:00 AM BEFORE THE ICE ACTUALLY OPENS TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN USING THE SPACE AS WELL.
UM, WE'RE GETTING SOME FUN FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL WHERE YOU CAN DO A GLIDING GIVE NIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE I THINK WE'RE, I THINK CASA GRANDE CHEER IS DOING ONE OF THEM WHERE 15% OF ALL TICKET SALES GOING THAT NIGHT GOES BACK TO CASA GRANDE CHEER AND THEY GET TO DECORATE THE SPACE AND, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE TICKET SALES.
UM, BUT IT WILL BE MARKED ON THE CALENDARS ONLINE.
UM, WE ARE GONNA DO AS MUCH PRINT STUFF WITHIN REASON, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THE DAILY UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE ICE RINK.
CAN YOU COME, CAN YOU NOT COME? UM, AND WE ARE ALSO, I KNOW, KNOW YOUR GRANDMA, WE ARE ALSO VERY MUCH SPECIFICALLY,
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UM, KEEPING IN MIND, UH, NOT OVER PROGRAMMING THE ICE RINK SO THAT, SAY YOU WANTED TO TAKE YOUR GRANDCHILDREN BUT YOU DIDN'T WANNA GO ICE SKATING.YOU CAN SAFELY HAVE THEM ICE SKATING, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH AND YOU CAN WATCH THEM FROM THE SIDE WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO PARTAKE AS WELL.
AND WHEN YOU GO TO AN ICE SKATING RINK, IT'S USUALLY GOT, UH, UH, LIKE HANDLES OR BARS AROUND THE EDGES FOR THOSE BEGINNERS.
AND UH, THERE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA NEED THOSE AN THOSE EDGES.
SO THOSE RAILS, UH, IS THAT PART OF IT TOO? I AM TRYING TO VISUALIZE AND THEN WHERE IS THE SCULPTURE GONNA BE? 'CAUSE I'M LIKE, HOW DOES HOCKEY GET PLAYED IF THIS ART SCULPTURE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AND I'M THINKING OF IT GETTING DINGED BY THE HOCKEY PUCK.
I'M LIKE TRYING TO, TRYING TO SEE WHERE THAT IS ON THAT SPACE.
SO, I'M SORRY IF I MISSPOKE AND WENT TOO QUICKLY.
THE, THE NAGA SEA SERPENT, HE WILL BE ACTUALLY ON THE FAIRGROUNDS LIKE OVER BY WHERE? OH, HE IS NOT ON THE HEIGHTS, CORRECT? NOT ON HEIGHTS, YEAH.
YEAH, OVER BY THE HUB AREA, UM, ON GROOM.
SO THE TRAIN WILL DRIVE BY NAGA AND NAGA WILL BE UP LONGER THAN THE ICE RINK AS WELL.
SO ON HERE WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE MERCH, THAT'S WHERE THE TRAIN IS GONNA BE, CORRECT? CORRECT.
THAT'S WHERE THE TRAIN IS GONNA BE.
AND THEN THAT'S STILL A DA ACCESSIBLE PARKING THERE.
THE A DA ACCESSIBLE PARKING FOR THIS EVENT SPECIFICALLY IS GONNA BE ON THE RIGHT.
SO CROSS OVER THE DRIVEWAY AREA WHERE? WHERE THE PARK.
OH, BY THE LIBRARY? UM, NO, IT'S ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT.
OH, BY THE AIRPORT OR PARKING? YES, THAT'S GONNA BE THE EVENT PARKING THAT'S GOING GO GOING TO BE THE EVENT.
AND THEY'RE GONNA MOVE FARTHER DOWN.
RIGHT, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE AIRPORTER, OR IT'S NOT FOR THE AIRPORT.
SO THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY AIRPORTER PARKING.
A DA PARKING, THE A DA AIRPORTER PARKING IS, UM, IF YOU SEE THE WORDS WHERE IT SAYS GROOM OPERATIONS IN YOUR UPPER RIGHT'S, ACTUALLY THAT'S, IT'S CALLED GROOM.
THAT PARKING IS GROOM WERE G YES.
THOSE WERE, UH, TRAVELERS THAT WERE WORKING
BUT THEY'RE, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE PART OF GROOM, YOU KNOW WHAT MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT, THEY'RE PART OF THE, UM, TO FAIRGROUNDS IN GENERAL TO YES.
AND WE ARE EVEN WITH THE LIBRARY NOT OPEN.
SO WHERE IS THIS ART PIECE I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE? SO IT'S NOT, YOU CAN'T QUITE SEE IT ON THAT MAP.
UM, THAT'S WHY I CAN'T SEE IT.
IT, IT WOULD BE IN YOUR UPPER RIGHT CORNER IF YOU SAW IT.
IF IT WAS ON THAT MAP UPPER RIGHT? YES.
OH, IT WOULD BE OVER BY WHERE THE SPEED WEIGHT ENTRANCE.
IT'S ON THE BIG FIELD, RIGHT? IT'S ON THE BIG FIELD, YES.
ARE PEOPLE GONNA BE ABLE TO WALK UP TO IT? YES.
YEAH, AND THERE'S, UM, OUR PUBLIC ART SPECIALIST, MELISSA ABERCROMBIE, SHE'S WORKING ON A FULL WEBSITE BUILD OUT AND, UM, INFORMATIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA PIECES AND INFORMATION.
UM, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT GO ON AT THE FAIR GROUNDS DURING THE YEAR YES.
UM, YOU DID NOT MENTION THE BMX, WHICH IS WHAT THE PUBLIC'S BEEN KIND OF PROMISED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SPEEDWAY, UM, AREA, THE BMX.
SO WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? BECAUSE THAT WASN'T EVEN MENTIONED ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND, UM, THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE KIND OF AN ALL ENCOMPASSING FAIRGROUNDS UPDATE.
WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH CONTEXT TO TALK REALLY ABOUT KIND OF WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US THIS FALL WINTER.
UM, THE BMX, UM, CONVERSATIONS.
THOSE, THOSE MEETINGS ARE STILL HAPPENING.
I KNOW THE GROUP IS REALLY EXCITED.
UM, THEY'RE, THEY ALSO ARE A VERY SMALL TEAM.
I THINK THERE'S, UH, ONE AND TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PRESENTED TO THIS COMMISSION, I BELIEVE FIRST WITH THEIR PRESENTATION.
AND THERE'S, UM, JUST A LOT OF, UM, LOGISTICS TO WORK OUT.
NOT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, THE PROPOSAL IS ON, UM, ON AN EXISTING TENANT'S SITE LICENSE.
SO THAT'S THE FUTURE COORDINATION WITH THE SPEEDWAY.
YOU JUST DIDN'T LOVE, LOVE TO BRING THAT BACK.
AGAIN, THAT'S, ARE YOU GONNA BE DOING THIS PRESENTATION FOR THE COUNCIL? WE DO NOT HAVE A DATE TO BRING THIS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL.
WE DO FEEL, UM, LIKE AGAIN TRYING TO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON LUMA ICE.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE, LIKE, AGAIN, LIKE KA WAS SAYING, UM, WE'VE GOT ABOUT A MONTH UNTIL WE'RE STARTING TO CORDON OFF THE PROPERTIES TO START
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BUILDING.SO THIS HAS BEEN A, UM, A HEAVY, HEAVY LIFT WITH A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE NOT HERE REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
AND SO BEFORE WE FINALIZE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING THIS TO THE SUBORDINATE BODY THAT OVERSEES RECREATION AND MUSIC AND PARKS AND THEN, UH, FINALIZE SOME PLANS TO BRING IT AS A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL JUST WITH AN UPDATE.
AND COUNCIL'S AGENDAS ARE LONG.
AND IS THE BMX PLAN ON COMING UP TO THIS, UM, COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR SO TO JUST SEE AN UPDATE? I KNOW WE'VE HEARD THE BMX IS COMING, BUT WE DON'T KNOW ANY DETAILS.
YEAH, AGAIN, WE, UM, WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEM.
WE ARE NOT, UM, PLANNING THE BMX, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GROUP THAT GRASSROOTS EFFORTS.
THEY NEED TO KIND OF COME, COME TO US AND I THINK WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING IT BACK TO THIS BODY WHEN THERE'S KIND OF A PROGRAM TO LOOK AT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
SO, UM, AND THEN IS THE ICE SKATE SKATES THEMSELVES GONNA BE RENTABLE BY A COMPANY? HOW DOES THAT WORK? YES, THEY'RE, THEY'RE INCLUDED IN YOUR DROP IN PRICE.
THE DROP IN PRICE FOR ADULTS WILL BE $20 FOR CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND DISABLED.
I'M MIXING, IT'S 15 IS IT? BUT YES, IT INCLUDES YOUR SKATE RENTAL, BUT IS IT A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT'S DOING IT? IT'S THAT SAME COMPANY THAT WE ARE RENT ARE USING THE ICE BUILD FROM.
AND UM, SPECIALIZE IS THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
THEY DO THE FRESNO ICE RINK, THE WALNUT CREEK ICE RINK, SAN RAMON, SAN JOSE.
HE, HE EMERY, WHO OWNS A COMPANY, IS BUILDING 11 RINKS RIGHT NOW CONCURRENTLY.
SO IT IS DEFINITELY A REPUTABLE COMPANY THAT WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH.
THEY WILL HAVE, UM, A GENERAL MANAGER, AN ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER THROUGH THEIR COMPANY THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE STAYING HERE IN PETALUMA.
THEY'RE BASED OUTTA LIVERMORE, UM, ONSITE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN THE, THE ICE THE WHOLE TIME.
YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER BUILT AN ICE RINK OR, AND THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE EVER BUILT ONE HERE IN PETALUMA TOO.
SO WE, YOU KNOW, AREN'T SURE THE HUMIDITY OF THE AIR AND THE COOLING.
WE CAN GO AND CAN GO OFF FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT WE'RE VERY, UM, EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH SUCH A, A STRONG COMPANY.
AND THEN, UM, THE PICKLEBALL, WE HAVE AN EXPERT IN THE HOUSE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE DIMENSIONS WEREN'T QUITE BIG ENOUGH, SO I'M GONNA LEAVE IT TO OUR
IS THAT, I MEAN, I'M EXCITED TO THINK ABOUT PICKLEBALL FOR THE FUTURE, BUT, SO THE CONTRACT COMPANY THAT I HAD COME OUT TO DO QUOTES FOR THE FOUR COURT SPACES SAID IT WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE FOUR COURTS.
AND UM, I'M ALSO WORKING WITH A FEW OTHER, UH, DEDICATED COMMUNITY PICKLEBALL ENTHUSIASTS WHO ALSO MEASURED THE SPACES AND HAVE BEEN ACTING SORT OF AS A, YOU KNOW, SPECIALISTS ON THE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY AS WELL, WHO HAVE ALSO INDICATED THAT IT IS USABLE LARGE ENOUGH SPACE, IT, YOU KNOW, WILL NOT BY NATURE OF THE TILES VERSUS THE ACTUAL FLOORING, IT WON'T BE YOUR STATE OF THE ART COMPLETELY PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT WE MIGHT ALL HAVE ONE DAY.
BUT IT IS DEFINITELY FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT YOU CAN PLAY ON AND HAVE SOME TOURNAMENTS AND, AND USE IN THE COMMUNITY SPACES.
OKAY, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CHISHOLM.
UM, YEAH, I KNOW WE MENTIONED IN PUBLIC ART WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PUBLIC ART, UM, COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF NAGA AND UH, THEY SAID THERE THERE MAY BE CONNECTION TO THIS AND OTHER EVENTS GOING ON IN A SHUTTLE TO HERE IN A SHUTTLE, MAYBE THE DOWNTOWN.
SO I WAS WONDERING, 'CAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER ALIGHTED BOAT PARADE SANTA COMING IN, ALL THESE THINGS.
ARE THERE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS WE THOUGHT ABOUT TO CONNECT ALL THIS TOGETHER AND WITH SHUTTLES AND ALL OF THAT? ABSOLUTELY.
GREAT QUESTION AND ABSOLUTELY YES.
WE ARE, UH, PROMOTING THIS EVENT AS DOWNTOWN AND PETALUMA AND HERE'S THE ICE RINK AS WELL.
WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH MARIE FROM, UM, PETALUMA DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, UH, CONNECTING LUMA GO.
WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING A QUOTE RIGHT NOW WHERE A BIG HUGE BLOW UP SIGN ON TOP OF THE SIDE OF THE TENT THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, NORTH POLE WITH AN ARROW HERE, BUT DOWNTOWN EXTRAVAGANT TO RIGHT WITH LIGHT
SO YES, WE ARE VERY ACTIVELY HOPING, UM, TO TIE EVERYTHING AS CLOSELY TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TURN IN YOUR RECEIPT FROM DOWNTOWN AND, AND YOU COME DOWN, YOU GET 10% OFF OF A TICKET, IF YOU RIDE LUMA GO, YOU GET PERCENT OFF OF A TICKET.
YOU KNOW, DON'T QUOTE ME SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE SPECIFICS, BUT VERY MUCH WE ARE TRYING VERY ACTIVELY TO INCLUDE
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ALL THE BUSINESSES.THAT'S WAS PARTLY WHERE THE COST RECOVERY QUESTION WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO ANSWER IN THAT ONE.
WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE COSTS YET.
UM, BUT TWO, WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT THIS WILL BRING MORE PEOPLE HERE THAT TRADITIONALLY DON'T COME TO PETALUMA FOR SHOPPING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE, YOU KNOW, A TABLE OF HERE'S ALL THE GREAT STORES AVAILABLE IN DOWNTOWN.
OH, YOU DON'T WANNA GO GET YOUR CAR THAT YOU PARKED OVER THERE, TAKE THE LUMA GO, GO DOWN THERE.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S WORTHY TO NOTE AS WELL THAT THE THREE TENANTS ON SITE THAT ARE IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA, GROOM ELROY AND JAVA HUT ARE UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, IT'S CHANGE, BUT IT'S, THEY'RE EXCITED AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE CHANGE.
'CAUSE THEY'RE HOPING TO SEE, OH, NEW PEOPLE WILL GET TO COME AND THEY'LL BE LIKE, OH, HEY, THIS ONE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS HERE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH JAVA HU TO HAVE A SIGN SIGNATURE BEVERAGE, UM, FOR STAYING OPEN LATER.
SO YES, ABSOLUTELY WE WELCOME ANY, UM, SUPPORT OR CONNECTION AS WELL THAT WE CAN BRING.
AND UM, YEAH, IT'S A DEFINITELY UNIQUE ECLECTIC EVENT.
AND, UM, I WANNA ALSO MENTION WHAT DREW SAID IS THAT EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT IS TOUCHING THIS IN EVERY SINGLE WAY FROM WASTEWATER.
THIS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE COOLING FREEZING AGENT IS, ARE WE ALLOWED TO HAVE IT DRAINED TO COMMS COMMUNICATION TO ACCESSIBILITY WITH MARIA? UM, OURS FROM TRANSIT, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE TWO ACCESSIBLE SENSORY FRIENDLY EVENING SKATES NIGHTS WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE MIRACLE LEAGUE, FOR EXAMPLE.
UM, I, I COULD KEEP GOING, BUT, BUT YES,
AND THERE'S A LONG LIST OF INTERESTED ZAMBONI DRIVERS SO THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO RAFFLE THAT OFF.
I'LL SAVE THAT COMMENT FOR MY COMMENTS.
I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR AND I JUST HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
NUMBER ONE, WHERE DO PEOPLE PARK IF 300 PEOPLE CAN BE IN THE ICE RINK AREA AND THEN ANOTHER 200 ON THE OUTSIDE AND YOU TOOK ALL OF THE PARKING.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE LIMIT AGO.
BUT PEOPLE LOVE THEIR CARS IN THIS TOWN, SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND.
I WOULD DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.
I THINK LUMA GO IS A GREAT STARTING GROUND.
PARKING IS DEFINITELY WAS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR FIRST QUESTIONS AND QUERIES IF YOU WILL.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVELY, AGAIN, WORKING WITH PLANNING FOR EXAMPLE, THAT HAS OUR, YOU KNOW, OVERLAY ZONING AND REQUIREMENTS FOR IF YOU BRING THIS EVENT AT THIS SCALE, HOW MUCH PARKING DO WE HAVE TO HAVE? SO I CAN 100% CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH PARKING WITHIN THE DESIGNATED AREAS THAT ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MEET OUR ZONING CODE REQUIREMENTS.
THAT SAID, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH GROOM TO MOVE THEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT TO CREATE MORE PARKING SPACES THAT ARE CLOSER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUNG FAMILIES.
WE'RE WORKING ON A LOADING ZONE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL HAVE STROLLERS.
UM, WE ARE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FARTHER EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT AREA, KIND OF BY THE SPEEDWAY ENTRANCE.
WE'RE RETRIP THE PARKING LOT IN NOT THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT, BUT PARTS OF IT TO KIND OF MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT CLEARER IN THAT AREA.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE, UM, ITEMS I WAS INFERRING WITH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEEDED TO KIND OF HAPPEN.
SO WE WILL HAVE IMPROVEMENTS WITH PARKING THERE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE, UM, SHOPPING CENTERS NEARBY TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME OVERFLOW OPTIONS.
WE HAVE DONE AN ASPHALT, NOT CRUSH GRANITE, BUT SOME, WE'VE REPAVED PART OF THE SPEEDWAY PARKING LOT AREA WITHIN THE FENCE AREA TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY 120 SPOTS IN THAT LOCATION.
THAT'S ALSO A LIGHTED LOCATION.
OH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A LOT OF PARKING.
SO WE ARE VERY ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE PARKING ITEM AND WE DO RECOGNIZE IT IS NOT EVERYONE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO PARK RIGHT IN FRONT AND WALK 20 FEET TO GET TO THE ICE RINK.
SO, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
I JUST THINK YOU NEED ENOUGH PARKING SPOTS.
SO NEXT QUESTION, HOW DO YOU STOP 'EM FROM PARKING AT THE SWIM CENTER? BECAUSE THE SWIM CENTER'S SUPER BUSY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH LAP SWIM AND WHATEVER AT CERTAIN TIMES IT'S VERY BUSY.
SO HOW DO YOU AND ARE YOU CHARGING FOR PARKING? WE ARE NOT CHARGING FOR PARKING.
UM, WE WILL HAVE FLAGGERS DURING OUR BUSIER TIMES, UH, PARKING LOT FLAGGERS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE VEST AND THE SIGNS AND EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE INDICATING, YOU KNOW, THE APPROPRIATE PARKING SPACES AND LOCATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AS WELL AS DOING A ROBUST TRAINING WITH THE FLAGGERS ON HOW TO HELP THEM PARK IN SPECIFIC AREAS.
UM, SO I CAN'T PROMISE NO ONE WILL PARK THERE, BUT I CAN PROMISE THAT WE ARE ALREADY ACTIVELY TAKING PROACTIVE APPROACHES TO MITIGATE ANY PARKING AT THE SWIM
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CENTER.UM, DURING, DURING THE OPEN HOURS.
SO, AND THEN, UM, AND I'M TAKING ONE THING AT A TIME.
SO THE ICE RINK, THE BUDGET'S COMING OUTTA THE FAIRGROUNDS BUDGET, YOU GUYS ALREADY COVERED THE MARKETING.
UM, WHERE ARE ALL OF THE STAFF HOURS COMING FROM? SO THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF STAFF HOURS AND I UNDERSTAND LIKE SOME THINGS MIGHT BE COMMUNICATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IS THAT ALSO ARE THOSE STAFF HOURS COMING FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS POOL? NO, UM, WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH A SEPARATE COMPANY THAT IS ACTUALLY BUILDING THE ICE RINK SPECIFICALLY.
SO AS PART OF THEIR CONTRACT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY BUILDING IT.
REBUILDING TOGETHER IS DOING THE DECK BUILD OF THE SANDBOX PIECE, WHICH IS LARGE.
THE TENT COMPANY IS A CONTRACTED COMPANY.
SO ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD ARE NOT ACTUALLY STAFF OURS.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING WITH BOLT STAFFING AGENCIES, ONE OF OUR APPROVED, UH, THIRD PARTY STAFFING AGENCIES FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.
UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE HIRING THE EMPLOYEES, THE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD SPECIFICALLY.
TO HELP MITIGATE, UM, KIND OF WHAT OUR, THE PULL ON US WOULD BE AS WELL.
'CAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE INTERNAL STAFF ABILITY.
AND SO THAT ALL COMES FROM FAIRGROUNDS MONEY? CORRECT.
UM, AND THEN THE ART, THIS, UH, IT WASN'T CLEAR, BUT AFTER COMMISSIONER CHISHOLM SAID, SO THE ART PIECE IS ACTUALLY COLLABORATIVE WITH THE ART COMMITTEE IT SOUNDS LIKE.
IT SEEMS LIKE A PLAYABLE, LIKE WHY ARE WE KEEPING EVERYTHING SEPARATE? LET'S TRY AND MERGE IT ALL TOGETHER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO, UM, WILL THERE BE PARKING OVER THERE OR DO PEOPLE PARK ON THE OUTSIDE AND WALK INTO THE FAIRGROUNDS? ARE THERE GOING TO BE BIKE RACKS INSTALLED? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PICKLE BALLERS WHO RIDE THEIR BIKE CURRENTLY TO LUC CASIE PARK.
HAS THAT BEEN THOUGHT ABOUT? KAT? WELL, WE KIND OF SHUFFLE THROUGH THAT QUESTION.
MAYBE YOU CAN PULL UP THE AERIAL SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AND YEAH, WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE THE NOTE IF THERE ARE, UM, TEMPORARY BIKE RACKS.
WE'VE, WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE FOR EVENTS.
YOU KNOW, WITH THE SONOMA COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION.
SO WE'LL TAKE THAT FEEDBACK BACK TO THE TEAM.
DO, IT'S JUST SOMETHING, SOMETHING TO LIKE PUT ON A LIST IF THIS GOES FORWARD.
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE MORE SLIDE.
I THINK YOU HAD THE ENTRANCE POINTS.
SO AS THE CONCOURSE KIND OF HITS THE TERMINUS, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE BEFORE YOU GET TO THAT STAR, THERE'S AN AREA IN BETWEEN THE TWO BARNS.
UM, THAT WOULD BE THE, THE PROBABLY MOST IDENTIFIABLE PARKING IN THE SHORT TERM.
UM, I THINK AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT A DA ACCESS.
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE IF ANYTHING WE HAVE TO DO TO, YOU KNOW, PROPERLY SIGN THAT.
BUT THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE, THE AREA THAT WE WOULD DESIGNATE AS PARKING.
AND THEN, UM, KAT'S ALSO KIND OF SHOWN SOME POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY ENTRANCES AND THINGS THAT WE COULD MOVE AROUND.
BUT IF IT'S A DAWN TO DUSK PROGRAM, THAT WOULD BE THE AREA WE WOULD LOOK AT.
UM, WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CURTAIN? YOU MENTIONED A CURTAIN, BUT I I DIDN'T CATCH THE PURPOSE OF THE CURTAIN.
IS IT TO GO AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF IT OR IS IT TO DIVIDE IT? SO THE PURPOSE OF THE CURTAIN WAS TO MITIGATE WIND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO IT'D BE LIKE A WEIGHTED CURTAIN ON THE BOTTOM TOO.
SO WHEN YOU KIND OF PULL IT ACROSS IT'S LIKE HARD TO MOVE THROUGH.
I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE.
THEY'RE SOFT ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT LIKE RUBBER ON THE INSIDE KIND OF YEAH.
UM, AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE GOING ON THE OUTSIDE OR IS THAT GOING TO BE GOING ON? LIKE ONE SIDE WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE WIND NORMALLY BLOWS.
THE CURRENT QUOTE WE HAVE IS FOR THE TWO LARGE LONGER SIDES, WHICH IS ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, THAT'S THE BIGGEST WIND TUNNEL AREA AND RAIN DIRECTION.
'CAUSE WE'RE HOPING, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO PERMANENT INDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS AT THIS MOMENT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO OUR BEST TO, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NOT A HUGE COST, BUT CAN POTENTIALLY GET US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE WANT.
SO IS IT DRIZZLING? CAN WE STILL PLAY PICKLEBALL? YES.
AND THEN LAST QUE UH, QUESTION.
SO THIS ONE KIND OF SEEMS LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S ON THE FAIRGROUNDS THEN THE COST TO PAVE DO ALL OF THAT IS ALSO COMING OUT OF FAIRGROUNDS MONEY AND THEN STAFF HOURS TOO COMES OUT OF FAIRGROUNDS STAFF.
DOES FAIRGROUNDS HAVE STAFF HOURS?
WELL, I MEAN, THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING THIS AND JUST BEAR WITH ME IS BECAUSE AS, AS COMMISSIONERS WE'RE ALWAYS TOLD THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE, MONEY, TIME,
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WHAT HAVE YOU.AND SO I JUST WANT REALLY WANNA BE CLEAR, AND IT'S NOT TO, TO BE, UM, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN OR ARGUMENTATIVE.
IT'S JUST MORE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE'RE TAKING TIME AWAY FROM PARKS AND REC, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SAY YES TO SOMETHING, WHAT ARE WE SAYING NO TO? AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANT THE, THE CLARIFICATION.
WE APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION AND YES.
UH, TO REMIND FOLKS WE ARE, WE'RE LESS THAN A YEAR ONTO THIS PROPERTY MANAGING IT.
SO THE FIRST YEAR WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS BUDGET, UM, WHAT WAS APPROVED IS A FAIRGROUNDS BUDGET AT 450,000, I BELIEVE WAS THE BUDGET.
NOW THAT INCLUDED SOME STAFFING.
UM, THERE'S A MAINTENANCE POSITION, FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE POSITION, A PORTION OF A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR EXAMPLE.
AND THEN THERE WERE SOME, YOU KNOW, ESTIMATES FOR THINGS LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MONEY THAT ARE GONNA BE SET ASIDE, UM, FOR PROGRAMMING.
AND WE KNOW THAT YES, THERE ARE NINE TENANTS, RIGHT? BUT WE ARE ALSO BEEN MARCHED WITH INCREASED ACCESS, INCREASED COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, AND THROUGH THAT NEXT COUPLE YEARS, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH OF THAT PROGRAMMING IS GONNA PROVIDE REVENUES BACK INTO THAT BUDGET.
SO IT'LL BE REALLY INTERESTING AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE, RIGHT? WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA THAN WHEN WE DID IN MAY RIGHT OF LAST YEAR OF WHAT THIS FIRST YEAR IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
BUT I, I THINK IT BEARS REPEATING WE'RE, WE'RE NOT EVEN A FULL YEAR ONTO THE PROPERTY.
SO IT'S, THIS IS THE TIME TO KIND OF LEARN AND PUT SOME OF THOSE COSTS TOGETHER.
BUT YES, THERE WAS A PORTION OF THE BUDGET APPROVED THIS YEAR.
THAT'S OUR FAIRGROUNDS, UM, OPERATING FUNDS.
SO, SO ALL OF THIS, THE LUMA ICE, THE PROPOSED PICKLEBALL, ALL OF THAT STAFF, ALL OF THAT JUST COMES FROM, FROM THAT BUDGET.
SO WE'RE NOT SHORT CHANGING PARKS AND RECREATION.
AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE IT GETS SUPER, IT'S GOING TO GET SUPER DICEY WITH NOT HAVING A MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS AND REC.
SOON WE'LL HAVE ONE FOR FAIRGROUNDS.
AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY GO LIKE THIS,
LIKE YOU GUYS RUNNING IT, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE FROM OUR STANDPOINT.
WE, WE THINK IT'S A, IT'S A LOGISTICAL OPPORTUNITY AS WELL,
UM, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO SAY, I MEAN, AGAIN, WE ARE ONE DEPARTMENT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU, OBVIOUSLY GIVING THE PRESENTATION, BUT, UM, THIS REALLY IS A CITY WITHIN A CITY.
THERE ARE EVERY, UM, DEPARTMENT PLAYS A HAND IN THIS.
AND SO THERE ARE STAFF TIME, UM, FROM COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT WE COME AWARE AND WE HAVE TO ADDRESS.
THIS IS A BUDGET, ALTHOUGH IT, YOU'LL SEE IT UNDER, AND PARKS AND RECREATION PLAYS A HUGE PORTION OF IT.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT FEED INTO THAT BUDGET.
WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE REPAIRS OR WE NEED TO COST THINGS, WE'RE REALLY JUST TRYING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN TRACKING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN.
UM, STARTING TO PUT THAT MESSAGE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY NOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHY WE'RE DOING IT, UH, AND THEN ULTIMATELY PUT TOGETHER MORE OF AN OPERATING AND PROGRAMMING BUDGET BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF EVENTS WE WANNA SEE, WHAT LEVEL OF PROGRAMMING WE WANNA SEE.
AND IF THAT'S GONNA BE OPERATED THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION, THEN THAT NEEDS TO COME WITH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO STAFF IT APPROPRIATELY, BECAUSE YEAH, IT'S BEEN A HEAVY LIFT, UM, ALONE AS YOU, AS YOU'RE HEARING NOW.
UM, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD OF THE STAFF THAT HAS ANSWERED THAT CALL.
UNDERSTANDING THIS IS WHERE OUR COMMUNITY, UM, WANTS TO SEE THE EFFORT BEING PUT FORTH.
UM, I THINK I'VE HAD ONE MORE.
UM, AND IT'S JUST IN REGARDS TO THE FAIRGROUNDS, JUST A GENERAL FAIRGROUNDS QUESTION.
UM, UH, IS LIVE OAK IS, IS ENDING THEIR LEASE, DOES THAT END AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR? IS THAT WHEN THEY'RE DONE? UH, WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU TONIGHT.
UM, WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN, UM, AN END OF LEASE, SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT SURE.
BUT WE'RE, AS SOON AS WE KNOW, WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON THE LIVE OAK PROPERTY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
THEY, THEY TALK ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'RE MERGING WITH VALLEY VISTA.
I'M SURPRISED THAT PCSI GUESS SOMEBODY ELSE CAN TAKE ON THAT.
UM, LET'S, IF THERE'S NO OTHER CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, NOPE.
UM, HAS THAT MAINTENANCE POSITION BEEN FILLED FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS? WE HAVE THE, UH, MAINTENANCE TECH POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.
THE, THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR POSITION HAS NOT BEEN FILLED.
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UM, SO THEIR ROLE IS TO MANAGE, UM, THAT WORK ORDER FLOW SYSTEM FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE.
UM, AND THAT WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE A GAP IN BUFFER.
SO RIGHT NOW WE WORK THROUGH, UM, COORDINATION WITH THE NINE SITE TENANTS AND PROPERTIES.
WHEN THERE'S MAINTENANCE CONCERNS, WE WORK THROUGH THAT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, UM, AND THEY, UH, PRODUCE THE WORK ORDERS AND THEN THE MONEY IS ESSENTIALLY KIND OF TAKEN OUT OF THE, THE RENTS AND ISSUED BACK TO THE CITY.
SORRY, I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE RENTAL, UM, FEES FROM ALL OF THE PROGRAMS ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
IS IT LIKE THE PARKS WHERE THEY GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND, OR DO THEY GO BACK DIRECTLY INTO FAIRGROUNDS? THEY GO SEPARATELY INTO FAIRGROUNDS.
UM, LET'S GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DID NOT SEE, UM, I DON'T THINK I'M MISSING ANYTHING ONLINE, SO LET ME JUST DOUBLE CHECK REAL QUICK.
THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ATTACHED TO THIS ITEM.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T, UM, NOT ASK, ARE YOU SURE? DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL COURT? IS IT TO SIZE, BECAUSE COUNCILWOMAN NOW ACTUALLY ASKED THAT CAN, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PART OF THAT ASSOCIATION, SO I'M CURIOUS.
I COULD HAVE MADE, SO BEFORE WE, WE START A DIALOGUE, IF WE WANNA OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND MR. TRE, IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE MIC, THEN YEAH, WOULD YOU? I'M SORRY.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN, WOULD YOU MIND MORE CLEAR WITH THAT? WOULD YOU PUTTING A COMMENT CARD TOGETHER.
JUST A NAME RIGHT THERE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A FEW SECONDS.
I THINK SINCE HE'S HERE, IT WOULD BE JUST WORTHWHILE TO GET HIS FEEDBACK.
AND WHILE MR. CRABTREE GETS GOING, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE WE HAVE ALLIE BAKER HERE TONIGHT, AND ALLY IS CLERKING, UH, WITH RACHEL.
ALLY IS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, UM, NEWLY PROMOTED.
AND SO ALLY WILL BE JOINING US, UM, WEDNESDAYS, UH, ON A ROTATION, BUT FIRST NIGHT TONIGHT CLERKING.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE THOSE GOOD HABITS AND PRACTICE.
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO SOMETIMES GO OUT OF ORDER.
I'LL GET IT IN MY SEVENTH YEAR IF THEY, IF I GET REAPPOINTED
GOTTA GET THAT PARKS MASTER PLAN.
UM, YEAH, ACTUALLY I'M, I'M ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PLAN FOR MORE PICKLEBALL IN, IN THE, UH, WHEREVER YOU CAN PUT IT.
OBVIOUSLY THE, THE LONG RANGE PLAN WOULD BE A LARGER FACILITY 'CAUSE OF THE NATURE OF PICKLEBALL HAVING MORE COURTS, BUT THAT IS A LONG RANGE PLAN.
UM, MY ONLY QUESTION BECAUSE I, I DID KNOW ABOUT THE, UM, THE BARN OUT THERE, AND I ACTUALLY DID GO OUT, AND I MAY HAVE MEASURED WRONG, BUT TO PUT FOUR COURTS INTO A SPACE, YOU NEED 120 FEET BY 60 FEET.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT BARN IS A HUNDRED FEET BY 65 FEET.
SO MY ONLY QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE ACTUAL DIMENSION? I THINK THAT WAS, WASN'T THAT ON THE SLIDE, THE COURT SIZE? YEAH, I DON'T OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HAVE THE ACTUAL DIMENSION OF THE BARN.
WE, WE DEFINITELY HAVE NO INTEREST IN PUTTING QUARTS THAT ARE NOT TO SIZE.
SO IF, OF COURSE, IF IT'S NOT APPROPRIATELY SIZED, THEN UM, YOU KNOW, WE WILL PIVOT AND SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
BUT, UM, EVERYONE I'VE MET WITH SAID WE COULD FIT FOUR.
WE WERE TRYING TO FIT SIX THAT WAS NOT GONNA FIT
SO, SO THAT WAS MY ONLY THING WAS IS IT IS 120 FEET AT LEAST BY 60, AND THAT, THAT WILL ACQUIRE, THAT WILL TAKE THEN FOUR COURTS.
A TENNIS COURT AREA SPACE IS 120 BY 60, AND YOU CAN PUT FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS INTO IT.
SO IT'S, IT'S PRETTY WELL DEFINED.
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UH, FOR THAT.WE, WE, AND, UH, FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR INPUT AS WELL.
SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PRESENTATION NUMBER ONE, UM, WHICH IS FROM RELIEF PETALUMA.
WE DO, I'M KIND OF OFF, AREN'T I? TONIGHT? I THINK IT WAS RUNNING LATE.
UH, LET'S GO WITH COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
I THINK THIS IS VERY EXCITING FOR THE CITY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND CREATE MAYBE A NEW, UM, NOT RITUAL, WHAT'S THE WORD? UM, YEAH, EVERY YEAR MAKE THIS A NEW TRADITION.
IT MAKES ME THINK OF GOING TO, TO THE, UH, UNION SQUARE FOR THE, UH, UM, THE ICE SKATING RINK THERE.
SO, UH, I THINK THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
NOW, WELL, I SPENT THE WEEKEND IN, UM, GOLDEN GATE PARK AND THEY HAVE ROLLERSKATING AND I THINK IT'S YEAR ROUND.
AND THEY HAVE, UH, A VENDOR WHO RENTS OUT THE SKATES, AND THEN THEY HAVE A PORTION OF THE GOLDEN GATE THAT PEOPLE JUST ROLLER SKATE.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
AND IT WOULDN'T BE SO EXPENSIVE.
ICE SKATING'S PRETTY SET FOR JUST A, THE HOLIDAY IN THE WINTER.
BUT, UM, WE MIGHT ALSO THINK ABOUT EXPANDING TO ROLLER SKATING, SO WE CAN DO IT YEAR ROUND THAT.
BUT, UM, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
I'VE DONE THE ROLLER SKATING AT SF.
YEAH, IT'S, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY DONE A LOT OF WORK TO FULLY FLESH OUT A, UM, I THINK WHAT'S GONNA BECOME A REALLY GREAT HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR PETALUMA.
SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I KNOW IT'S AN EXPERIMENT, SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT AND LEARN A LOT OF THINGS AS FIRST, FIRST GO ROUND, BUT, UM, UM, IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
AND, UH, I'M ALL FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ALSO.
I THINK THAT'S, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO, TO UTILIZE THOSE SPACES AND MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY IS GONNA BE A PLUS FOR PETALUMA.
UH, ICE SKATING SOUNDS AWESOME.
MARTY SENT OFF A TEXT TO PETALUMA NATIONAL ABOUT MAYBE DOING A FUNDRAISING EVENT THERE FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE.
UM, I GUESS I JUST HAD A COMMENT ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL, UM, OUTDOOR BASKETBALL HOOPS, UM, YOUTH IN THIS TOWN, ESPECIALLY ON, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THE WAY OVER AT LEGHORN.
I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA SAY OAK HILL, THAT'S NOT A BASKETBALL COURT, IT'S JUST NOT.
UM, BUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAYBE DO BOTH AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, OPEN BASKETBALL COURTS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS TOWN'S TOTALLY MISSING.
AND IF YOU GO TO LEGHORNS, THEY'RE LITERALLY BEING USED ALL DAY.
UM, SO YEAH, TO, TO ALSO THINK ABOUT YOUTH IN, UH, IN THE FAIRGROUNDS WOULD BE AWESOME.
UM, 'CAUSE YEAH, THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO.
BUT YEAH, EXCITED ABOUT ICE SKATING.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST LOVE THE IDEA FOR LUMA ICE HATS OFF TO ALL STAFF DREW KAT.
I MEAN, I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN COMING UP WITH SOME REALLY CREATIVE IDEAS AND USES FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS, AND I JUST, UM, I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF IT COME TO LIFE.
UM, I, SINCE MEGAN IS NOT HERE,
UM, I THINK SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS OF BUDGET AND, YOU KNOW, SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, IT WOULD JUST BE SO NICE TO HAVE THAT JUST GUIDING PLAN.
UM, BUT I ALSO JUST WANTED TO ECHO SOMETHING THAT DREW SAID.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS IN THIS AREA, AND IT JUST FEELS REALLY SPECIAL AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO US TONIGHT.
UM, I THINK THIS IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN GET, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY TRYING THINGS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
YOU GOTTA TRY SOMETHING AND SEE HOW IT WORKS.
SO I GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR LIKE, GOING BIG WITH THE BOUNCY HOUSE AND ALL OF THAT STUFF, BECAUSE YOU JUST GOTTA SEE, I, I THINK THAT THEY'RE GREAT IDEAS.
UM, UH, MY COMMENT EARLIER THAT I HAD TO TYPE DOWN IS THE WHOLE ZAMBONI THING.
I THINK YOU NEED TO AUCTION IT OFF, AND THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE BIG BUCKS.
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YOU, AUCTION THOSE RIDES OFF AND YOU WILL GENERATE MONEY.SO WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S GONNA BE THE BASEBALL TEAM THAT COMES UP WITH THE MONEY, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S SOMEBODY'S DREAM TO RIDE ON INTO ZAMBONI, BUT AUCTION IT OFF, YOU'LL MAKE MONEY.
UM, THE
SO ANYHOW, UM, UH, I HAVE ONE OTHER, I GUESS IT'S KIND OF A QUESTION, BUT IT'S A COMMENT TOO ABOUT THE BIG BOUNCE.
UM, DO, DOES THE PROVIDER KNOW THAT NOVEMBER 1ST IS NOT A SCHOOL DAY FOR PETALUMA CITY SCHOOLS? OKAY.
'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY HOURS OPEN FOR BIG KIDS.
'CAUSE I WANTED TO SCHEDULE MY BIG KIDS BECAUSE THEY'LL BE HUNGOVER FROM SUGAR, SO, UM, BUT MAYBE THEY'RE JUST DOING SMALL KIDS AT THAT TIME.
BUT, UM, SO I'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH MY CONNECTION BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO UPDATE THAT.
I MEAN, I, I MEAN, I THINK I CHECK LIKE 10 DAYS AGO OR SO, BUT NO, YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING IN THE WORK AND IT'S COMING ALONG.
AND THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING MY, YOU KNOW, RI SHOULD SAY TOUGH QUESTIONS.
BUT WE ARE, UM, WE'RE EAGER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE OTHER ITEM OF THE EVENING AS WE CLOSE THAT OUT.
SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION FROM RELIEF, UM, ON THE UPCOMING FALL 2024 AND WINTER 2025 TREE PLANTING SCOPE AND THE SCHEDULE AS PART OF, AS PART OF THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT GRANT AWARD, WHICH INCLUDES PROPOSED SITES ALONG THE PET, PETALUMA URBAN SEPARATOR, DENMAN REACH, CASA GRANDE ROAD, KENNELWORTH SONOMA MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS.
UM, AND, UH, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE, UH, DREW TO TAKE IT AWAY? THANK YOU, CHAIR.
UM, WELCOME, UH, BACK CAROLYN, UH, ERRA WITH RELIEF PETALUMA AND, UH, CAROLYN'S BEEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AND COMMISSIONS BEFORE.
SHE HAD PRESENTED EARLIER TO THET COMMITTEE, SO I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BERTELLI, WHO'S COULD PROBABLY FINISH THE PRESENTATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA SEE US WALK THROUGH SOME SITES THAT WHILE THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY WITHIN DEDICATED PARKLAND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING INTO THIS PHASE WITH RELEAF TWO, WHERE WE'RE EXPANDING INTO OTHER KIND OF AREAS OF NEED, WHICH INCLUDE SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, SOME OF THE STREETS AND THE FRONTAGES AND OTHER AREAS THAT YOU HAVE PARKLAND OPEN SPACE, AND THEN RETENTION PONGS IN DENMAN REACH.
SO PARK PLAYS A ROLE IN KIND OF MAINTENANCE OR MANAGEMENT AND SOME OF THESE PERIPHERAL AREAS.
UH, BUT I WANTED TO JUST START WITH THAT PREFACE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, RELIEF IS REALLY AC ACCELERATING THEIR AMBITIOUS GOALS OF REPLANTING AND, AND BUILDING AND BOLSTERING THE URBAN TREE CANOPY.
UM, BUT WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE THAT DISCLAIMER FIRST THAT ALL COMMENTS ARE WELCOME, UM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, TREES THAT ARE PLANTING ON A STREET FRONTAGE VERSUS A PARK THAT WE'RE TYPICALLY SEEING.
SO WITH THAT, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE CAROLYN HERE FROM RELIEF PETALUMA AND TAKE IT AWAY.
UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE.
I'LL NEVER MISTAKE THE MEETING TIME FOR SIX 30 EVER AGAIN,
UM, BUT I AM GLAD I GOT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT THE FAIRGROUNDS BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO BE IN PETALUMA AND ALL OF, YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE PETALUMA GREAT.
SO ANYWAY, UH, BACK TO RELIEF.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING PARTS OF OUR 20 24, 20 25 PLANTING PLAN.
UH, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA COVER DENMAN REACH AND LADS RIGHT NOW, AND THEN IN NOVEMBER I'LL COME BACK AGAIN.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE, SO THE FUNDING FOR THIS, UM, THE DENMAN REACH AND THE LADS, UM, YEAH, IS, UM, FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF PETALUMA PROJECT IS PROVIDED BY THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND THE USDA FOREST SERVICE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAMS, AND WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR WONDERFUL PARTNERS, OF COURSE, THE CITY OF PETALUMA REBUILDING TOGETHER PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES.
AND POINT BLUE HAS BEEN TEACHING US THE WAY OF THE ACORN, SO WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM TOO.
UM, THE, THE DENMAN REACH, UM, OPEN SPACE IS REALLY LARGE, AND SO I SEPARATED IT INTO PHASES AND WE'LL PROBABLY PLANT IN PHASES ALSO BECAUSE IT'S SO LARGE.
UM, THE FIRST PART IS ACTUALLY DENMAN REACH PARK.
AND, UM, THE PLAN FOR THIS AREA IS TO PLANT IN OUR, IT'S SORT OF A COMBINATION OF OUR REWORKING PROGRAM AND ALSO, UM, THE CITY OF PETALUMA WATER RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION CAME TO US, UM,
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WITH THEIR PLAN BECAUSE, UH, WE'RE NEED, THEY'RE RE NEEDING TO REPLANT SOME TREES THAT WAS, UH, THAT WERE DONE IN THE ORIGINAL MITIGATION, BUT DIED.AND SO THEY HAD ASKED US TO ALSO PLANT THOSE TREES FOR US, FOR, FOR THEM.
UM, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SLIDE, YOU COULD SEE THE BLUE DOTS, OUR TREES, UM, AND THEN THERE ARE BLUE LINES, WHICH ARE JUST INDICATING THAT THE TREES WILL BE PLANTED IN A LINE 40 FEET APART.
AND SO WHAT I DID IS I MEASURED 40 FEET APART AND I
UM, SO UP IN THE LEFT CORNER OF DENMAN REACH ON A LITTLE HILL, THERE'S A SIGN EXPLAINING ABOUT THE PARK.
AND RIGHT NOW IT'S IN FULL BLAZING SUN.
SO WE'RE GONNA SURROUND THAT WITH A FEW TREES.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO STICK TO THE PATHWAYS.
UM, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY HOT AREA, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TREES ALONG THE PATHWAYS SO PARK USERS CAN REALLY ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE THERE MORE.
AND THEN ADDING A FEW TREES TO FILL IN AND STAYING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AREA TO KEEP THE GRASSLANDS OPEN.
AND, UM, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME BEEHIVES ON THE END THERE TOO, SO WE'RE NOT GETTING IN THE WAY OF THOSE EITHER
UM, THE SECOND PHASE GOES BEHIND THE, UM, THE, UM, STRAUSS MILK FACTORY THERE.
THEY'RE SHIPPING AND IT'S BASICALLY A, A, A WALKING AREA, SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TREES ALONG THE PATHWAY AS, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT'S VERY HOT THERE.
SO, UM, I MEASURED OUT ABOUT 23 TREES THAT WE COULD FIT IN THERE, AND WE'LL BE MAKING SURE TO STAY 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALKS.
AND, UM, WHEREVER THERE ARE DRAINAGE, YOU KNOW, DITCHES, WE'LL STAY AWAY FROM THOSE.
UM, SO IT'S AN APPROXIMATION BECAUSE WHEN WE GET OUT IN THE FIELD, YOU KNOW, WE MAY LOSE A TREE OR TWO BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE.
AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, DUNMAN REACH PHASE THREE.
IN THIS PHASE THERE ARE THESE BIG MITIGATION, RETENTION PONDS.
AND I WALKED THE SITE WITH, UM, CINDY FROM PARKS AND REC, AND THEN I WALKED THE SITE WITH ORIANA FROM, UH, WATER AND, UM, WATER CONSERVATION.
AND SHE TOLD ME THAT, UM, SHE POINTED OUT ALL THE PLACES THAT WE COULD PLANT TREES.
AND SO, UM, WE WERE GONNA STICK ALONG THE PATHWAYS, UM, THAT GO THE, YOU KNOW, PAVED PATH AND THEN ALSO THE DIRT PATHS TO GIVE PARK USERS A MORE SHADED, UM, AREA TO ENJOY THE PARK.
AND SO I MEASURED OUT 83 TREES, IF THEY'RE 40 FEET APART.
AND AGAIN, THE LINES ARE SORT OF WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE PLANTING THE TREES.
AND THEN THE NEXT AREA IS DENMAN REACH, PHASE FOUR.
SO THIS, THIS SLIDE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THOSE ORANGE AREAS ARE THE AREAS WE'RE STAYING AWAY FROM
BUT, UM, WE WILL BE DOING A SIMILAR PLAN JUST STICKING TO THE PATHWAYS.
UM, AND THERE ARE SOME BENCHES THAT WERE POINTED OUT THAT NEED TREES, AND WE MAY PUT A LITTLE GROUPING OF TREES IN A DRY AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE, UM, BUT MOSTLY STAYING TO THE PATHWAYS.
AND SO THE PLANTING WILL BE A MIXTURE OF POTTED PLANTS AND ALSO, UM, SEEDLINGS.
AND ALSO WE'LL BE TRYING STARTING TREES FROM ACORNS AND SEEDS.
SO IT'LL BE A REALLY INTERESTING PROJECT.
UM, THE, UH, RELIEF AND REBUILDING TOGETHER.
PETALUMA HAVE AN AMERICORPS TEAM COMING.
AND SO, UM, AMERICORPS WILL BE WORKING ON OUR RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, BUT ALSO GET EXPERIENCE HERE PLANTING OTHER THINGS.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE, THESE ARE THE, UM, VARIETIES OF TREES, APPROXIMATELY 240, BUT, UM, YEP.
SO THERE'S A ROYAL WILLOW BOX ELDER, BLACK WALNUT, A VARIETY OF OAKS, OREGON ASH, WESTERN SYCAMORE, AND WHITE ALTAR.
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VARIETIES ARE ALSO ON THE LIST OF TREES THAT, UM, THE, UM, CONSERV WATER CONSERVATION ONE HAS TO PLANT LIKE THE BOX ELDER, WHITE ALDER, VALLEY OAK.SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST OUR GENERAL PLANTING PLAN.
SO OUR PLAN IS TO ADD TREES TO ENHANCE THE PARK EXPERIENCE WITH COOLING AND CANOPY COVER ALONG THE TRAIL.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ADDING SOME TREES ALONG THE CREEK AS A BUFFER.
UM, WE'RE KEEPING THE GRASSLAND OPEN, BEING MINDFUL OF ESTABLISHED UNDERSTORY PLANTINGS, AND WE'RE AVOIDING THE WETLANDS AREAS THAT WERE MARKED ON THE MAP.
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CITY WATER AND RESOURCES CONSERVATION MANAGER ON THE SPECIES SELECTION AND IN CERTAIN SECTIONS.
SO IT'LL BE PLANTED IN PHASES.
THE TREES WILL BE 40 FEET APART, SO WE CAN DO ALL THE MOWING.
WE NEED TO DO 10 FEET FROM SIDEWALKS.
AND THERE ARE THESE CULVERTS IN THE MITIGATION PONDS WHERE THE WATER GOES IN.
AND WE WILL DEFINITELY STAY AWAY FROM THOSE.
WE ARE TOLD TO ST STAY AWAY FROM THOSE
SO, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE'LL BE PUTTING UP OUR SANDWICH BOARD SIGNS AND WE'LL HAVE A WEEKEND, WEEKEND TABLING, AND THEN WE'LL LEAFLET THE BUSINESSES.
THERE AREN'T REALLY ANY RESIDENCES AROUND THERE, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR SIGN LOOKS LIKE.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TWO, UM, LAD PROJECTS, WHICH, UM, WILL BE EXCITING BECAUSE THESE AREAS ARE REALLY, UM, DEVOID OF TREES AND THEY'RE, WE'RE NEEDING SHADE IN THOSE AREAS TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE OF WALKING AND RIDING YOUR BIKE BETTER.
YOU KNOW, SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN WITH MORE TREES, AND THEN ALSO THE HOMES ALONG THE LAD WILL REALLY BENEFIT TOO.
SO, UM, YEAH, THE FIRST ONE IS ALONG RAINIER FROM MARIA MARIA TO SONOMA MOUNTAIN PARKWAY.
AND THAT LAND IS, UM, I GUESS IN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THEN A WALL, UM, A WALL, UM, THAT BACKS UP TO THE HOUSES THERE.
AND, UM, THE SECOND PROJECT IS THE CORNER OF MCDOWELL IN CASA GRANDE.
AND FOR BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS, WE'LL BE CHOOSING DROUGHT TOLERANT TREES, UM, FROM OUR DIFFERENT LISTS, NATIVE TREES.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR NEAR NATIVE LIST, OUR NEW NEAR NATIVE LIST AND RESIDENTIAL LIST.
SO IT SHOULD BE REALLY WONDERFUL, UM, TO PLAN OUT THE TREE PLANTING THERE, AND IT'LL BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO PETALUMA.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING.
AND, UM, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER GREENSPAN.
UM, WHAT'S THE IRRIGATION PLAN FOR THE YOUNGER TREES WHEN THEY'RE PLANTED IN THE KIND OF HARDER TO REACH AREAS OF DENMAN? SO, LUCKILY DENMAN HAS IRRIGATION BECAUSE, UM, THESE TREE, THESE, UH, TREES WERE ORIGINALLY PLANTED IN THE MITIGATION FOR, FOR MITIGATION.
AND, UM, SO THERE'S TUBING AND WATER AND EVERYTHING.
UM, AND THEN FOR THE AREAS ALONG THE PATHWAYS, REBUILDING TOGETHER, PETALUMA, IF, IF, UM, THE IRRIGATION DOESN'T REACH THOSE AREAS, THEY CAN USE THEIR TRICYCLE WATER BUFFALO, THE BUFFALO TO HIT THOSE.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILWOMAN? NOW, UM, TO GO OFF OF THE IRRIGATION QUESTION OF THE COMMISSIONER, UM, THE LEDS, HAVE THEY RETURNED? THE IRRIGATION WAS TURNED OFF DURING DROUGHT YEARS NOW THEY TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT'S BEEN A NEMUS
AND SO IT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST HEADACHE, I THINK, FOR CINDY AND STAFF THAT, AND, UM, THE NEIGHBORS COMPLAINING BECAUSE THE TREES THEN, OF COURSE, DID NOT SURVIVE.
SO WE NEED TO REALLY TEST THAT IRRIGATION THAT'S IN PLACE, BECAUSE THAT AREA DOES HAVE GOPHERS AND RODENTS WHO LIKE TO CHEW THROUGH.
UM, I DISCOVERED THAT EVEN MICE WILL CHEW THROUGH BECAUSE THEY'RE THIRSTY AND THEY WILL CHEW THROUGH PLASTIC.
UH, THEY TOOK OUT MY DISHWASHER
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PLASTIC TUBING UNDER THE DISHWASHER.UM, AND THEN THE LAD TO MAKE SURE, AND WE MIGHT NOTICE THE LEDS, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IS PAID FOR BY THE, UM, NEIGHBORS.
AND THEY HAVE NOT GONE UP IN, UM, PRICE.
AND OF COURSE, THE COST OF LIVING HAS GONE UP IN PRICE.
SO IT IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST HEADACHES THAT WE HEAR ABOUT AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND ON THE APP, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PET MAG GAUGE APP, THEY, THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR, UM, THE LAD AND THE WHO'S GONNA MOW, WHO'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT, WHO'S, WHO'S DOING THE IRRIGATION, WHO'S COMING OUT TO PICK UP BRANCHES THAT FALL.
AND SO WE HAVE TO GET IN FRONT OF IT AND BE PROACTIVE.
SO IT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION FOR LEDS.
BUT OF COURSE, ANYTIME WE CAN PLANT TREES IN PETALUMA, IT'S GREAT.
AND MY HATS OFF TO ALL YOUR VOLUNTEERS.
'CAUSE ONE DAY OF PLANTING TREES AT MEOC PARK ALMOST KILLED ME.
'CAUSE THAT ADOBE IS HORRIBLE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THOSE SUGGESTIONS.
WE'LL GO TO, UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? NO.
AND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS EITHER.
WE'LL GO TO, UH, COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
ANY COMMENTS DOWN HERE? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
EVERYTHING RELIEF TOUCHES IS NOT GOLD, GREEN
UM, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE TREES IN THESE AREAS THAT ARE KIND OF OVERLOOKED.
SO YEAH, IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR THIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMENTS, YOU GUYS? EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
WE LOVE HEARING ABOUT ALL OF YOUR PLANS AND HOW YOU'RE BRINGING US UP TO 10,000.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THAT FINISHES OUR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE EVENING.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
UH, OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.UH, WE ARE SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024.
ARE THERE ANY, UM, CHANGES OR COMMENTS TO BE MADE ABOUT THOSE? I MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECOND, DO WE HAVE TO DO A HAND RAISE IS OKAY.
UH, THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, GREAT.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS OR MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
[COMMITTEE COMMENT]
THIS EVENING.SO THEN WE'LL MOVE TO COMMITTEE COMMENT.
UM, UH, COMMISSIONER GREENSPAN, I'LL START WITH YOU.
UM, PBAC DID NOT MEET THIS MONTH, SO UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO RELAY.
I THINK I HAVE NOTHING, SORRY.
EAST WASHINGTON TREES BY THE PARKING LOOK REALLY DEAD AND DRY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE BUFFALO BAGS ARE FULL OR EMPTY OR WHO IS IN CHARGE OF FILLING THEM UP IF IT'S CITY OR RELIEF OR REBUILDING OR SOMEONE ELSE.
UM, AND THEN I JUST HAD SOMETHING ABOUT THE LUC CASEY SOCCER FIELD.
I SAW THE, UM, POSTS THAT WENT OUT, UM, THAT IT, I THINK IT'S, WAS IT THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK THAT IT WAS CLOSED FOR A LITTLE PATCHWORK? UM, AND THEN IT, THE POST SAID THAT YOU GUYS WERE GONNA BE BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18TH.
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE DATE TO BRING TO COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON THE LOU CASEY TURF REPLACEMENT ON THE 18TH.
AND WE MEET THE 20TH, CORRECT.
SORRY, PARKS AND REC MEETS THE 20TH.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT BEFORE IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL AGAIN.
SO WE TOOK THIS TIME, IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT WE HAD, UH, THE MEETING HERE, UM, THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION NOT TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE WITH THE SYNTHETIC SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING AN UPDATE TO CITY COUNCIL, UM, WITH, UH, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, FOR NATURAL GRASS SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC.
UM, SO YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE PRESENTED AND WE'RE ASKING FOLKS TO BE
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INVOLVED, BUT NO, IT'S NOT GONNA COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION BEFORE GOING TO THE COUNCIL.BUT, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS SOME, SOME DIRECTION FROM THE, THE COUNCIL ON WHICH WAY TO GO.
IF WE'RE GONNA GO WITH A, AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION, THEN WE'RE GONNA NEED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, GET SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE IN A NEW DESIGN AND TIMELINE.
AND THEY'LL BRING THAT TO US ON THE 20TH, I HOPE.
NO, THERE'S NOT A, NOT A PLAN TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE COMMISSION'S FEEDBACK, WE'VE GOT A VOTE, SO WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING IT TO COUNCIL TO GET SOME DIRECTION ON, UH, WHICH AVENUE TO PURSUE.
AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW THAT GOES, UH, IF IT BECOMES A NEW PROJECT, THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO THE, TO THE COMMISSION.
BUT THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A, UM, YEAH.
AND ANYWAY, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT.
AND THEN, YEAH, I'D JUST REALLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE LOOKING AT THAT SPACE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR BASKETBALL.
UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY NEEDED IN TOWN.
THEY'RE TAKING OVER THE WORLD,
UM, COMMISSIONER BERTELLI, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, WELL, I WAS AT THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE EARLIER WHERE WE SAW THE RELIEF PRESENTATION, WHICH IS GREAT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE TREE COMMITTEE WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT IS THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO START REPLACING SOME STREET TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THROUGH SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS WITH RELIEF.
AND WE ALSO GOT A PRESENTATION ON THE 50%, UH, DESIGN AT LUCCHESE FOR THE SKATE PARK.
UM, THEY TRIED TO REWORK THE DESIGN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THEY COULD, AND THEY'RE GONNA END UP HAVING TO REMOVE FOUR MATURE TREES, A COUPLE OF WHICH ARE NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE, BUT THEY'RE GONNA BE REPLACING THEM WITH A NUMBER OF NEW TREES IN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THE SKATE PARK.
SO WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A GOOD, A GOOD COMPROMISE.
THEY TRIED TO KIND OF TURN THE DESIGN AROUND EVERY WHICH WAY THEY COULD.
AND THAT WAS BASICALLY THE MINIMUM, UM, NUMBER OF TREES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME AD HOC COMMITTEES WORKING ON, UM, AN ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION FOR NEXT YEAR, JUST GETTING STARTED ON THAT DIFFERENT, UM, WORKING ON A STREET, UPDATED STREET TREE, UM, LIST OF RECOMMENDED STREET TREES.
AND, UM, YEAH, JUST CONTINUING ON SOME OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT, THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME NOW.
UM, THE, UM, CITY COUNCIL, WE, UM, HAVE A LONG, LENGTHY MEETING ON THE DOWNTOWN OVERLAY AND HOTEL PROJECT AT DEIR, WHICH IS THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
I THINK THERE WAS LIKE TWO HOURS OF VERY, UM, LONG PUBLIC COMMENT TO PEOPLE.
VERY, UM, VERY, HE, IT'S A VERY HEATED, UM, TOPIC.
UM, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS NOT ENDED.
IT WILL END ON THE OCTOBER 21ST.
SO IF YOU STILL WANNA GET YOUR, UM, COMMENTING TO THE CITY, SEND IT TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND IT'LL BE IN THE RECORDS.
AND THEN IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER.
AND, UH, THE, PROBABLY THE FINAL VOTE WILL BE IN JANUARY, BUT WE'LL HAVE A NEW COUNCIL.
SO IT'LL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE WHICH DIRECTION IT GOES.
UM, THIS COMING UP MONDAY CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON THE LAND USE OF OUR GENERAL PLAN, WHICH WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
2025 IS THE, UM, PROJECTED DEADLINE FOR THE ONE THAT WE HAVE ENDING AND THE NEW ONE BEGINNING AND BEHIND YOU, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE CITY'S BEEN DOING, UM, LOTS OF THESE LITTLE WORKSHOPS.
THEY BEEN HAVING THAT LUC CASEY PARK WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND THEY CAN MAKE IDEAS OF WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR CITY.
SO THAT'S, IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU CAN MAKE COMMENTS, UM, 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO AFTER WORK AND GO TO THESE, UM, WORKSHOPS.
UM, COMMISSIONER KELLY ISN'T HERE.
AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE MUSEUM EVENTS.
I HAVE BEEN GOING TO QUITE A FEW MUSEUM EVENTS BECAUSE, UM, IT'S ON EARLY CALIFORNIA AND IT WAS BROUGHT IN, IT WASN'T PUT ON BY OUR MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS.
IT WAS PUT ON BY AN INDEPENDENT THAT CAME IN TO, THEY ARE SHOWCASING, UM, THE MEXICAN PERIOD IN THE
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18 HUNDREDS WHEN GENERAL VALLEJO TOOK OVER OUR STATE, UM, PART OF OUR STATE AS, UM, HIS TERRITORY, MEXICAN TERRITORY BECAUSE THE RUSSIANS WERE COMING DOWN FROM FORT ROSS.AND THEN THAT WILL SEGUE INTO THE DAY OF THE DEAD AND THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT.
AND THEN UPSTAIRS, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT NEW EXHIBITS.
UM, I HAVE BEEN THERE LIKE FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH AND DIFFERENT EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS.
AND YOU GO ON THE MUSEUM WEBSITE AND YOU CAN ATTEND ONE OF THE TALKS.
AND IT WAS ALL ON THE COSTUMES, UM, WHAT WE SAW IN HOLLYWOOD VERSUS WHAT WAS REALLY BEING WORN IN THE 18 HUNDREDS.
SO, UM, AS FAR AS MY PERKS, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE, UM, DOGS ON LEASHES.
IT'S GONNA BE MY PET PEEVE, I THINK BECAUSE CHILDREN AND DOGS OFF LEASHES DON'T ALWAYS MIX.
AND I ALWAYS GO TO THE PARK WITH LIKE FOUR KIDS, AND SOME OF THEM REALLY EMBRACE A CH UH, A DOG.
BUT SOME CHILDREN DON'T LIKE TO HAVE A DOG RUN UP TO THEM WITHOUT A LEASH, AND IT'S KIND OF NERVE WRACKING.
AND SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE MORE SIGNAGE, UM, IN THE PARKS.
AND, UM, I KNOW THERE IS SOME, BUT ALMOST EVERY ENTRANCE NEEDS THAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO NEED, UM, MORE POOP BAG AREAS.
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CHISHOLM.
I WAS GOING TO THANK THE BOY SCOUTS FOR BEING HERE.
I THINK THEY'RE DOING THEIR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY MAYOR BADGE.
YOU HAVE TO ATTEND A CITY MEETING.
I REMEMBER DOING THAT WHEN I, UH, HAD TO DO THAT BADGE.
UM, UH, OH, WE HAD OUR, OUR FIRST, UH, PUBLIC ART MEETING LAST MONTH.
AND RIGHT BEFORE THAT WE HAD THE UNVEILING OF THE, UH, THE MURAL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
I THINK IT'S CALLED THE HEART OF PETALUMA.
I THINK IT'S TWO OR THREE BIG BANNERS OF ALL THESE PHOTOS HE TOOK WITH AN OLD FASHIONED CAMERA.
A VERY ORGANIC PROCESS OF JUST GETTING ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE FAIRGROUNDS AND PEOPLE WHO WERE INTEGRAL IN IT TO PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST USING IT.
UH, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WE TALKED ABOUT WAS NAGA, WHICH IS, UH, THAT BIG SEA SERPENT.
UH, IT WAS A BURNING MAN PIECE AND THEY NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO PUT IT BEFORE IT GOES INTO, UH, GOLDEN GATE PARK.
UH, AND THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE FAIRGROUNDS AS A PLACE TO WORK ON IT AS WELL.
IT HAS, I THINK, 20,000 HANDMADE STEEL SCALES.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO FIX SOME SCALES.
AND THERE'S LIGHTING AND IT ACTUALLY BLOWS BUBBLES OUT OF ITS MOUTH.
UM, SO IN TRADE FOR LETTING US SET IT UP, ONCE THEY'RE DONE FIXING IT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING THE FAIRGROUNDS AS A SPACE TO WORK ON IT BEFORE THEY'RE DRAINING A POND IN GOLDEN GATE PARK, PUTTING THESE PEDESTALS IN.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA PUT IT BACK AND PUT THE WATER IN IT, I BELIEVE.
SO THAT'LL BE PRETTY COOL TO SEE.
IT'LL BE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT MY PARK, BUT I'M THERE A LOT WITH MY DOGS.
I THINK THAT PYSL SHOULD ADOPT THAT PARK AND DO TRASH PICKUPS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT WAY.
UM, 'CAUSE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT CINDY BEFORE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF TRASH THAT SPECIFICALLY IS JUST LEFT OVER BY KIDS AND I, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, ARE TOLD TO PICK UP THEIR TRASH.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GUM LEFT OVER, WHICH IS TOXIC TO DOGS.
UM, BUT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LIKE WAY AND ADOPT A PARK IDEA.
I HAVE, UM, MEGAN AND I, I HAVE A COMMENT FROM HER SINCE SHE'S NOT HERE, SO I'LL READ THAT IN A MOMENT.
BUT HER AND I WENT TO LAFFERTY RANCH, SO WE DID ONE OF THE DOCENT HIKES.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING UP THERE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UP THERE.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
UM, THE HISTORY OF THE, THE AREAS INTERESTING.
UM, THE VIEWS WERE JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
UM, YOU COULD REALLY SEE THE WHOLE ENTIRE, UH, NETWORK OF HOW PETALUMA CONNECTS.
UM, THEY HAVE THIS AMAZING FIG TREE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
WE ATE SOME GREAT FIGS OFF OF IT, PEARS, APPLES, ALL OF IT.
BUT, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UP THERE, UM, YOU CAN, UM, REPLY TO THE EMAIL OR, YOU KNOW, SCHEDULE.
UM, I KNOW I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN.
I'M GONNA MAKE MY KIDS LIKE IT IN THE SPRING WITH THE WILDFLOWERS.
I LOVE DRAGGING THEM TO PLACES THAT THEY DON'T KNOW AND LISTENING TO THEM COMPLAIN FOR TWO
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HOURS.UM, THERE, UM, WE ALSO HAD AN EVENT AT THE SWIM CENTER THAT, YOU KNOW, IN HINDSIGHT I REALIZED WE SHOULD PROBABLY ANNOUNCE THIS, BUT I KNOW RACHEL WENT TO IT.
UM, THE TEAM HAD WON A, UM, A CLINIC BY THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER FOR BACKSTROKE.
ACTUALLY, CINDY, YOU WERE THERE TOO.
SO THERE WAS, UM, A MULTIPLE HOUR CLINIC THAT WENT ON FOR THE KIDS.
UH, AND SO WE HAD, YOU KNOW, TWO GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIANS THERE.
REALLY A GREAT DRAW FOR THAT AREA.
UM, AND I THINK THE, THE TEAM HAD REACHED OUT, BUT I ALSO THINK JUST FROM LIKE A MARKETING STANDPOINT, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE ANOTHER GREAT THING FOR MARKETING.
SO IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, UM, TO LIKE, PUT THAT OUT THERE, I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE COME AND WATCHED, YOU KNOW, VERSUS THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE WATER OBVIOUSLY.
UM, AND THEN I HAVE, UM, COMMENT FROM MEGAN.
UM, I'M JUST GOING TO READ HER EMAIL.
UH, SO STACEY AND I WERE LUCKY TO GET A PERSONAL TOUR OF LAFFERTY BY MATT MCGUIRE.
THE TRAILS WERE BEAUTIFUL, THE VIEWS WERE STUNNING, AND WE LITERALLY ATE THE FRUIT OFF OF SEVERAL TREES, APPLES, FIGS, PEARS AND MORE.
I'M SO GLAD THAT I GOT TO SPEND THREE HOURS WITH MATT LEARNING ABOUT THE PARK AND THE HISTORY OF IT.
THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY TO SOAK IN.
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE THE TIME, EVEN AN HOUR TO GO A, TO GO ON A HIKE WITH MATT.
I ALSO HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE MATT GIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT LAFFERTY AND ITS EFFORT TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WHILE RIGHT NOW ONLY PRIVATE TOURS AND DOCENT LED TOURS ARE AN OPTION.
I REALLY HOPE RESOURCES ARE PUT INTO IT SO THAT IT CAN BE OPEN FOR EVERYONE.
EVERYONE IN PETALUMA NEEDS TO SEE THESE VIEWS.
REGARDING THE MUSEUM, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON.
IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT THE D UH, DIA DE LOS MOTOS EXHIBIT AND THE TELLING STORIES OF, OF MEXICAN CALIFORNIA YET, MAKE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT.
THE CEMETERY WALK IS COMING UP AND THIS SUNDAY IS, WHAT'S YOUR STORY? PETALUMA, A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FOR ALL.
SO, UM, I ECHO HER SENTIMENTS ABOUT BRINGING THIS TO THE COMMISSION, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT DONE, UM, PROBABLY NEXT YEAR.
[STAFF COMMENT]
UM, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US, DREW? YES.UH, WE WILL START WITH STAFF COMMENTS AND CINDY CHONG, OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.
AND I JUST WANNA REMIND KAT THAT PARKS STAFF DID ALREADY PUT IN A DIBS TO RIDE THE ZAMBONI.
SOME MIGHT HAVE IT AS THEIR BUCKET LIST ITEM ON THEIR, THEIR LIFE'S WISHES.
SO JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FORGET THERE.
THEY, THEY SHOULD GET FIRST DIBS.
SO, UH, THAT'S WHY I JUST DIDN'T WANT HER TO FORGET
UM, BUT ANY CASE, ON A MORE SOMBER NOTE, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A REALLY HARD FIVE DAYS FOR THE PARK STAFF IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THEIR, UM, PARKS, WORKSPACE AND LUCCHESE BURNT DOWN ON FRIDAY.
AND IT'S REALLY BEEN VERY EMOTIONAL FOR THE TEAM BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID THEY LOSE EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHEN WE, IF YOU HEAR ABOUT THE, THE DUCK AND GOOSE POOP AROUND LUCCHESE POND, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HOSE IT DOWN RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'LL GET TO IT, BUT IT'S JUST GONNA LITTLE LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE MUCKY FOR A WHILE.
SO, BUT SOME PATIENTS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
I MEAN, SO WE LOST, YOU KNOW, THE KAWASAKI MEAL.
WE LOST BLOWERS, WEED EATERS, YOU KNOW, WE LOST NEW TENNIS NETS, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WE JUST HAD STORED IN THERE.
BUT IT WAS REALLY THEIR ONE SPACE TO GATHER.
THEY WOULD COME CHECK IN WITH EACH OTHER, EAT LUNCH TOGETHER.
AND I WOULD TELL YOU THAT, THAT STAFF WILL SAY IT'S THE MEMORIES, RIGHT? THE GOOD MEMORIES, THE FUNNY MEMORIES.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ASKED LIKE, OH, IS THERE ANY PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR? AND ONE OF MY STAFF GOES, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST TAKING FUNNY PICTURES OF THIS ONE OTHER STAFF MEMBER.
EVERY TIME I LOOKED THROUGH IT WAS OF HIM, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO MAKE FUN OF HIM.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY LAUGH, BUT ALSO KIND OFS JUST REALLY SOBERING FOR THEM.
UM, AND I SEE IT IN THE WAY THAT THEY'VE INTERACTED WITH EACH OTHER.
THIS WEEK HAS JUST BEEN A LITTLE BIT TOUGH.
SO IF YOU SEE THEM JUST KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING THEIR BEST, WE'RE FIGURING OUT OUR OPERATIONS, IT DOES REALLY CHANGE HOW WE WORK BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE NOWHERE TO STORE EQUIPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, WHICH IS ALSO SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE QUITE A PLAN YET, BUT WE'RE GONNA FIGURE IT OUT.
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT BUILDING WAS 40 YEARS OLD.
UM, SO THERE'S NO SUPPLIER SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN IT.
AND WE'RE HOPING IT WON'T TAKE 40 YEARS TO REBUILD, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN IN A FEW MONTHS, RIGHT? IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME.
SO THINGS ARE JUST GONNA LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO OUR TURF MAINTENANCE AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE SILVER LINING, AS THE CREW SAID, WE TALKED ABOUT TAKING THE NEW TORO GANG MOW, WE'RE OVER THERE AND WE'RE GONNA STORE IT.
SO IT WAS CLOSER TO THE PLAYING FIELDS ON THE EAST SIDE.
THANK GOODNESS WE WERE SO BUSY WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHANGE EQUIPMENT OUT.
'CAUSE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SUCH A
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HUGE LOSS TO THE TEAM.SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, LITTLE BIT SOBERING, WE'LL FIND OUR WAY.
SO SOME PATIENTS WITH THE STAFF, UM, AND IF THINGS ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN SOME OF YOUR PARKS, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WORKS AND TIMING AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT ACROSS TOWN AND DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TRAILERS? A LOT OF LOGISTICS, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT PARK STAFF HAS BEEN BUSY.
UM, LIKE THEY NORMALLY ARE SUPPORTED, THE ANTIQUES FAIR FILLING AND THE TREE WALLS DOWNTOWN, CLEANING OUT THE OWL BOXES.
WE STARTED THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR PILOT, UM, ORGANIC TURF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
SO WE STARTED THE ITERATION, WHICH IS OUR FALL SCHEDULE.
SO WE DID THE FIRST ROUND OF THAT AT MCNAIR MCDOWELL, GOSH, WE DID IN PRINCE PARK.
SO THOSE ARE OUR THREE PILOT PARKS.
MAKES US KNOW WHEN WE'RE STARTING.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE SPRING WE'LL REALLY GET TO KIND OF GET INTO THE SOIL HEALTH AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THAT ORGANIC TURF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAPPEN.
UM, FACILITIES WISE, YOU DID HEAR OUR FACILITIES TECH MANUEL, HE IS ON BOARD AND HE'S STARTING TO LEARN THE FAIRGROUNDS, BUT HE'S A VERY CHEERFUL FACE.
SO IF YOU SEE HIM AROUND, HE MADE THE MOVE FROM HILTON HEAD, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH SOUTH HILTON HEAD.
HE MADE IT OUT JUST BEFORE THE STORMS HIT.
SO HE'S VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
HE AND HIS FAMILY, HIS THREE DAUGHTERS ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE IN SONOMA COUNTY.
SO, UM, HE'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TEAM.
BUT YEAH, AS NORMAL, WE'RE BUSY TREE STUFF IS HAPPENING, SO WE'RE STILL MOVING ALONG.
UM, I WANTED TO START MY COMMENTS WITH, UM, INTRODUCING A SECOND STAFF HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
UH, HERE WE HAVE NICOLE STARK.
NICOLE'S WAVING OVER THERE, YOU CAN'T SEE HER.
UM, BUT NICOLE STARK JOINED US MONDAY AS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
SO THIS IS A POSITION THAT WAS FORMERLY HELD BY DELENA.
BRADFORD JOINED US A COUPLE YEARS AGO, DENA'S STILL WITH THE CITY, BUT TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY, UM, WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES IN A NEW ROLE.
SO SIMILARLY, NICOLE, UM, ALSO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY IN THE LAST YEAR.
SHE'S BEEN WITH THE WATERFIELD OFFICE AND PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, SO KNOWS OPERATIONS VERY WELL.
UM, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE NICOLE THIS WEEK.
AND, UM, YOU WILL SEE HER OFF AND ON ROUND COMMISSIONS, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, IN THE EMAIL ETHER AND CONNECTED TO PROJECTS, UH, AND HELPING US MANAGING ALL THE THINGS.
UM, THANKS FOR STICKING OUT TONIGHT.
GOING THROUGH SOME ITEMS. UH, YES, THANK YOU.
WE HAVE, UH, A TENTATIVE COUNCIL, UH, DATE SET FOR NOVEMBER 18TH.
WE'LL BE TAKING THE LU KC TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
UM, SO WE WILL BE PUSHING OUT MESSAGES TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED UP AS A SUBSCRIBER, HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THAT PROJECT.
UM, AND SO YES, THAT, THAT IS THE TENTATIVE DATE.
THE SENIOR CENTER STAFF HOSTED A NACHO AVERAGE VOLUNTEER.
APPRECIATION DINNER TO THANK ALL OF THE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS AND INSTRUCTORS THAT MAKE THE SENIOR CENTER THE LIVELY PLACE.
JUST COME UP WITH SOME GOOD ONES.
UM, THERE WERE 40 VOLUNTEERS IN ATTENDANCE AND IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE, UH, TONS OF VOLUNTEERS.
THAT'S THE SECRET SAUCE AND PETALUMA, UM, AS YOU KNOW.
ON A RELATED NOTE, UH, GAZEBO GRANT OPENING IS NEXT WEDNESDAY.
UH, THE SENIOR CENTER'S GAZEBO RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATION WILL TAKE PLACE.
THAT'S FROM FOUR TO SIX O'CLOCK.
UM, THE, UH, THE GAZEBO WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS DONATION.
THIS IS IN THE BACK GARDEN PATIO AREA.
SO THE, UM, THE, THE CONSTRUCTION WAS FACILITATED BY REBUILDING TOGETHER WITH THE GENEROUS FUNDS AND DONATION.
BUT I REALLY WANNA THANK RACHEL, UM, AND AYA AND A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS, THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES HELPING TO MANAGE THROUGH THE DESIGN AND WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK.
AND IT REALLY TURNS OUT WONDERFUL.
SO PLEASE SPEND, UM, A DAY NEXT WEDNESDAY IF YOU CAN COME BY AND STOP BY AND SAY HELLO.
THERE'LL BE SOME LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, SOME MUSIC, BUT JUST BE PART OF THAT KIND OF REALLY, UH, POSITIVE ENERGY AT THE SENIOR CENTER RIGHT NOW, OUT OF TIME OF YEAR.
FINDING EXCUSES TO BE OUTSIDE MOVIES IN THE PARK.
OUR FINAL MOVIE WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH WITH COCO, UH, AND THE MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT SUNSET.
UH, IT WAS A VERY POPULAR EVENT LAST SUMMER, SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE.
UH, TEAM ACTIVELY WORKING TO BRING NEW ADULT SPORTS PROGRAMMING INTO THE NEW YEAR.
SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME MESSAGING, SOME SURVEYS THAT HAVE GONE OUT.
UM, ERIC REED, WHO HAS JOINED US AS A, UM, OR HAS BEEN PROMOTED INTO A RECREATION SPECIALIST ROLE, HE'S REALLY KIND OF TAKEN THIS, THIS ON AND BREATHING SOME LIFE INTO SOME OF THE ADULT PROGRAMS AND LOOKING AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND IT.
AND THE TEAM FALL BREAK CAMPS OFFERING
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A MIXED MEDIA ART AND CHARACTER DRAWING, AS WELL AS A THANKSGIVING LEGO WORKSHOPS THIS FALL.SO PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AND CIVIC REC OFFERINGS AS YOU ALWAYS DO FOR SPRING BREAK, OR SORRY, FALL BREAK CAMPS.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, IN ADDITION TO ALLY, WHO'S NOW GONNA BE A STAPLE HERE AT THE COMMISSION, UM, NICOLE WHO'S JOINED US TONIGHT, WE'RE ALSO WELCOMING, UM, NEW TINY TAUGHT TEACHERS, NEW BUILDING ATTENDANCE, NEW PART-TIME STAFF.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD, GOOD ENERGY THAT'S, UH, GETTING INFUSED INTO THE, THE WORLD OF PARKS AND REC AT A TIME THAT WE COULD NEED IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE CINDY SAID, IT'S BEEN A HARD GROUP, UH, WEEK FOR THE MORALE FOR SOME OF THE TEAM.
UM, BUT REALLY PROUD OF HOW CINDY'S CREW REALLY HAS KIND OF BONDED TOGETHER.
UM, AND YES, WE'LL, WE'LL WE WILL TAKE THIS, THIS MOMENT TO, TO GRIEVE A LITTLE BIT LONGER LOSS OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
BUT AS WITH ANY KIND OF OPPORTUNITY, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT WHAT'S GONNA SERVE US FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS AND, AND HOPEFULLY, UM, PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT AND WRAPAROUND AROUND THE CREW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE FOLKS THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO, TO KEEP THE WORK GOING AND, AND APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE'S PATIENCE WITH US AS WE, UH, GET OUR, GET OUR FEET UNDER US.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS TONIGHT, AND YOUR SERVICE AS ALWAYS.
AND WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.