* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. OH GOSH. [Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:06 PM AND WE'LL JUST START WITH ERIC AND GO DOWN THE WAY YOU CAN SAY YOUR NAME FOR ATTENDANCE. ERIC PROBES. AMANDA LARSON. AARON BONSAL. COURTNEY KELLY MARKOWSKI. ALRIGHT. UM, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST MAY, OH WAIT, I'M SO SORRY. WE'RE GONNA STAND THAT TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THAT ONE. FIRST, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. P SEE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE. ITEMS OF [Community Announcements] COMMUNITY INTEREST MAY INCLUDE RECOGNIZING CITIZENS AND STAFF OR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY. A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT IS ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF A AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT HAS ARISEN AFTER POSTING OF THIS AGENDA. SO OUR FIRST FRUIT JAR JUNCTION COMMUNITY MARKET IS GONNA BE THIS SATURDAY, UH, STARTING AT 8:00 AM UH, ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE OUR EASTER EVENT THAT STARTS ON APRIL 12TH. UH, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EASTER EVENT, WE WILL BE DOING A GRAND OPENING AT MATTHEWS PARK. THAT'LL START AT NOON. YAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, CITIZEN INPUT. ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD. IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING ON AGENDA ITEM, YOU MAY WAIT UNTIL THE DISCUSSION OF THAT ITEM. IF YOU PREFER ONCE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRPERSON, PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO SPEAK, UH, TO THE SPEAKER'S PODIUM IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OKAY. , WE'LL MOVE [Department Updates and Discussion] ON TO, UH, UPDATES AND DISCUSSIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS A DISCUSSION REGARDING BOARD MEMBER ATTENDANCE AND REQUIREMENTS. UH, SO I'VE GOT THE, UM, LITTLE PIECE FROM THE HOME RULE CHARTER. UM, IF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE MEMBER FAILS TO ATTEND THREE CONSECUTIVE REGULAR MEETINGS OF A BOARD COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE UPON WHICH THE MEMBER SERVES, OR 25% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGULAR MEETINGS HELD WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD, SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL UNLESS EXCUSED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE APPLICABLE BOARD, COMMISSION, AND OR COMMITTEE. OKAY. SO IF WE HAVE ONE, UH, A MEMBER THAT HAS MISSED THREE, THREE CONSECUTIVE, DO WE NEED TO VOTE OR IS THAT ON AUTOMATIC? I BELIEVE IT'S AUTOMATIC. OKAY. SO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. SO THIS ONE IS NOT SET FOR A MOTION, BUT WE CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. WE CAN LET THE COUNCIL OKAY. I THINK MY ONLY QUESTION IS RIGHT. YEAH. SO IF IT'S WHO, WHO DOES THE EXCUSAL SIDE OF IT? LIKE DO THEY HAVE TO WRITE JENNY AHEAD OF TIME AND ASK FOR AN EXCUSE LIKE, HEY, IS THIS EXCUSED? OR, I THINK SHE WOULD BE THE BEST ONE. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE EMAILED ME AS WELL AND I USUALLY WILL PASS IT ALONG. SO I THINK AS LONG AS ONE OF US KNOWS THAT WOULD WORK, I THINK THAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEBODY COULD COME IN MISS FOUR MEETINGS AND THEN COME INTO A MEETING AND BE LIKE, WELL, HEY, CAN I EXCUSE THESE? RIGHT. YEAH. THESE TO BE PRIOR CONSIDERING MM-HMM . OKAY. MAKES SENSE. I THINK SO. DO WE HAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF EVERYONE'S ATTENDANCE FOR THE LAST YEAR? I DO. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVEN'T DONE A VERY GOOD JOB, BUT I USUALLY TRY TO REACH OUT JUST TO GET A DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE THINGS HAPPEN AND MAYBE YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT FORGET. SO, UM, I'LL HELP WITH THAT TOO, JUST TO MAKE SURE SENDING A REMINDER. YEAH, I'M SENDING YOU REMINDERS. UM, BUT YEAH, I THINK AS LONG AS YOU NOTIFY ONE OF US, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR AN EXCUSE. YEAH, I THINK THE ONLY, I MISSED THE FIRST ONE JUST BECAUSE PRIOR COMMITMENT. YEAH. THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE. WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE LAST MONTH, BUT MOVING FORWARD IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE ANYMORE FOR ME. YEAH, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE ONES WHERE LIKE THEY TOLD ME I WAS APPOINTED AND I ALREADY HAD THEIR PRIOR ENGAGEMENT. IT WAS LIKE DOWN SURPRISE. I CAN THAT. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN WHEN YOU, UM, I GUESS MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, WILL YOU ATTACH THAT WITH IT SO THEY CAN [00:05:01] SEE WHY? I GUESS MM-HMM . FOR LIKE JUSTIFICATION. MM-HMM . IF THEY NEED IT, I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY COULD JUST TRUST US, BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD HELP. BUT JUST KNOWING THAT LIKE WE ARE DOCUMENTING. OKAY. ANY OTHER, UM, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FOR THAT ONE? ALRIGHT, UH, NUMBER TWO, RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING PARK CONSTRUCTION. UM, YEAH. ALRIGHT. SO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK IS, UM, CLOSING IN ON THE END DATE HERE. SO THEY JUST HAVE A FEW ITEMS LEFT. UM, IT'S THE BOLLARDS THAT GO AROUND THE PARK. UH, IT'S THE LIGHT POLES, IT'S THE PAVERS AND IT'S THE BENCHES. SOUNDS LIKE A LOT SHOULD BE QUICK. UM, THE BALLARDS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THOSE TO COME IN. UM, AND RIGHT NOW IF YOU DRIVE BY, THEY'RE JUST TRENCHING DOING ALL THE ELECTRICAL WORK AND PUTTING THE IRRIGATION IN. BUT, UH, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CLOSING IN AND WE SHOULD SEE, UH, COMPLETION MAYBE MID TO LATE APRIL. UM, AND THAT'LL BE WRAPPED UP AND WE'LL BE READY TO GO THERE. UM, AS BEFORE MENTIONED, MATTHEWS PARK IS COMPLETED. UM, WE DID OUR FINAL WALKTHROUGH ON THE 26TH OF MARCH. UH, WE'RE HAVING OUR GRAND OPENING ON APRIL 12TH. UM, IT IS CURRENTLY NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL OUR GRAND OPENING JUST BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FRESH SOD THAT'S DOWN AND WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET THAT GOOD AND ESTABLISHED BEFORE WE GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. UM, HY MEADOW PARK OVER HERE, UH, RIGHT NEXT TO THAT CELL TOWER ACTUALLY STARTED CONSTRUCTION, UH, ON MARCH 10TH. UH, THEY ARE PLANNING ON POURING, UM, SIDEWALK AND SOME OF THE, UH, BARRIERS TOMORROW AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T RAIN. UM, BUT THAT ONE'S MOVING ALONG PRETTY QUICK AND UM, ONCE THEY GET ALL THAT POURED, WE SHOULD BE SEEING SOME PRETTY GOOD UPDATES AND SEEING THAT MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY. UH, I'M GONNA SKIP OVER VETE PARK FOR JUST A SECOND. GO STRAIGHT TO LESLIE. UM, WE ARE STILL PENDING THE FINAL WALKTHROUGH. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LESLIE FOR THE PAST YEAR. UM, THEY'RE JUST MISSING A FEW PIECES AND NOW THAT'LL BE COMPLETE. SO, UH, THEY'RE PUTTING ACTUALLY A FENCE UP OVER BY THE BRIDGE, UM, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE AREAS WHERE YOU ENTER THE BRIDGE BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE LOOKED IT CAN BE A PRETTY STEEP DROP. YEAH. SO, UM, THEY'RE PUTTING THE FINAL PIECES UP ON THAT. UH, ONCE THEY GET THAT DONE, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ACTUALLY GET THE SILT FENCE IN THE RIP WRAP, UM, OUT OF THE DRAIN INLET. UH, AND THAT ONE SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND BE FINISHED. BUT FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IT'S OPEN, IT'S READY TO GO. UM, LASTLY, VETE PARK. UM, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SO WESTWOOD IS REVIEWING THOSE COMMENTS, UM, JUST SEEING WHAT INFORMATION THEY KIND OF DISCOVERED. UH, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOMEONE GOING OUT TOMORROW TO CHECK THE DEPTH OF THE POND. AND SO THAT'S JUST MORE SURVEY WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AT TI. UM, WE DID PROVIDE THE FEEDBACK, UH, THAT YOU AT HALL TOLD US ABOUT, UM, HAVING MORE OF A NATURAL THEME, BUT WITH THE BIG AND REALLY COOL TOYS OUT THERE. UM, SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT PIECE OF IT AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY PUT A FEW DESIGNS TOGETHER ON SOME OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. I THINK YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY THAT. UM, SO WHENEVER I GET A FURTHER AND BETTER UPDATE FROM 'EM, UM, I WILL LET YOU GUYS KNOW IN MAY. UM, BUT I'VE GOT A PARKS MEETING, UM, EVERY OTHER THURSDAY WHERE WE KIND OF GET UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON. UM, SO THEY SHOULD PROVIDE ME A BETTER UPDATE THIS THURSDAY. UM, SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, WITH THE GRAND OPENING, IT'S AT 12. YES MA'AM. UH, IT, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THAT? SO, UM, YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. UM, WE WILL ALSO HAVE, UM, A SURPRISE EGG HUNT AT THAT PARK AS WELL. UM, SO IT'LL BE A LIMIT OF ONE EGG PER KID BECAUSE EACH EGG WILL CONTAIN A SPECIAL PRIZE. OH, YAY. UM, AND OUTSIDE OF THAT IT'S JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, A NICE LITTLE CEREMONY. WE'LL HAVE SOME BALLOONS AND A FEW BANNERS OUT JUST TO TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE. BUT, UM, IT'S ABOUT WHAT IT'S GONNA BE. SHOULDN'T BE, UH, MORE THAN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. AND THEN WE'LL JUST KEEP IT OPEN AND LET EVERYBODY STAY IF THEY'D LIKE TO. DO WE NEED TO, UM, I GUESS COME AND OUR PARKS ATTIRE? I MEAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO I WAS, I WAS PLANNING ON COMING. I WAS GONNA SAY IF YOU THINK THERE'LL BE A QUORUM OF YOU, I'LL NEED TO POST A POSSIBLE QUORUM. I WAS GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE IF WE NEEDED TO. 'CAUSE THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO ALSO ADVERTISE THAT, RIGHT? OR LIKE POST IT. WE'LL JUST POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. UM, 'CAUSE WE WOULD BE MEETING, SO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION THAT'S AUTOMATICALLY POSTED. OKAY. I'LL DO IT ANYWAYS. WHETHER, WHETHER WE'RE GONNA HAVE RECORD THEM OR NOT. OKAY. JUST IN CASE. YEAH. [00:10:01] MM-HMM . BECAUSE I KNOW I, I WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE SO IF OTHER PEOPLE SHOW UP. COOL. AWESOME. THANK YOU. UM, OKAY. RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SPORTS COMPLEX DESIGN. ALRIGHT. SO EVERYONE GET EXCITED. . UM, THE CITY OF AUBREY HAS POSTED AN RFQ FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, UH, OVERSIGHT OF AN OUTDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX. UH, SO THIS PROJECT'S GONNA FEATURE FOUR BASEBALL FIELDS, THREE SOCCER FIELDS, A PLAYGROUND AREA, CONCESSION AREA, UH, AND AMPLE AMOUNT OF PARKING FACILITIES. UM, SO THIS HAS BEEN POSTED, UH, ALONG SOCIAL MEDIA AND SO WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING BIDS TO, UM, FULFILL THAT NEED. SO, UM, THIS IS JUST US GETTING PREPARED SO WHENEVER LAND IS ACQUIRED, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WASTING ANY TIME. [New Business] OKAY. UH, NEW BUSINESSES TO CONSIDER THE CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING. UH, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETINGS MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025. ALRIGHT, SO ANYBODY WILL SECOND THAT. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALRIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA [Future Agenda Requests] REQUESTS WE TALKED ABOUT? WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, WELL, I HATE TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT TOPIC AGAIN, BUT NOW THAT WE'VE KIND OF DISCUSSED IT WE'LL, CAN WE GET AN UPDATE AS TO WHETHER IT'S GONE TO THE BOARD OR WHAT THE PRO LIKE WHERE ARE WE AT IN TERMS OF JUST BOARD MEMBERS? THE BOARD MEMBERS, AND IF WE HAVE, I GUESS ANY APPLICATIONS OR ANYTHING TO POTENTIALLY FILL THAT SPOT MM-HMM . AND THEN WE'LL ALREADY HAVE ON THERE, UH, TTI BECAUSE THAT WILL JUST BE PART OF OUR UPDATES THAT BE YEAH. I'LL MAKE PARK UPDATES. JUST SOMETHING THAT WE BRING UP EVERY YEAH, EVERY MONTH. THAT WAY OFF OF WHAT SHE WAS MENTIONING. DO YOU GUYS, IF YOU GUYS GET APPLICATIONS FOR PARKS AND REC, DO YOU GUYS NORMALLY REVIEW 'EM FIRST, BUT, AND THEN VOTE BEFORE YOU SEND 'EM TO COUNCIL? OR IS IT JUST STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL? WE USUALLY REVIEW THEM AND THEN YEAH. AND THEN VOTE ON THEM. MM-HMM . WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO IT IN A WHILE, SO TO THINK IT THROUGH, BUT YEAH, WE USUALLY DO. THANK YOU. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO ADD? I'M MORE, I'M EXCITED ABOUT TI PARK. ALRIGHT. WELL I, THEY CAN ADD AGENDA ITEMS AT ANY TIME. MM-HMM . YEAH, IF Y'ALL THINK OF SOMETHING, WE CAN, CAN EMAIL. YEAH. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT ASKING FOR, SO IF YOU THINK SOMETHING AND THEN WE JUST SEND IT TO MYSELF, JENNY, MAKE SURE. YEAH, I THINK I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE. I WAS LIKE, I THINK EVEN ONE OF THEM, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO WORD IT. I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS SO DON'T WORRY. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW TO WORD IT A STRAW PICTURE OF IT. ALL RIGHT. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT SIX 19. I FEEL LIKE I NEED A GAVEL GUYS. I GOTTA, I GOTTA UP MY CHAIR. CHAIRPERSON GAME. THAT SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT ON THE REQUESTS DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON A GAVEL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.