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SO DO WE JUST BEGIN OR. YEAH. SO WE'LL CALL TO ORDER. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. CALL TO ORDER. AND THEN 436 AT 436. AND THEN WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND SINCE YOU'RE THE NEW. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE US TO THIS. OKAY. SO I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH. THAT. CAN WE TAKE A QUICK PAUSE? YES, YES. OH. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO YOUR OWN. AND. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. AND JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND YOU JUST REPEAT AFTER ME. I.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO YOU SWEAR? OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES? OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. FOREIGN. DOMESTIC. AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. I, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS.
SO THAT WAS IN THE CORPORATE GENERAL. BROKER OR BROKER? COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER NUNEZ HERE. COMMISSIONER. GRANADOS. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. ALCANTARA.
COMMISSIONER. GALLEGOS. HERE. COMMISSIONER. AVILA. COUNCIL. CHAIR. OKAY. AND WE'LL BE MOVING
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TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONTINUE TO ANOTHER DATE, OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. COMMISSIONER. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO TAKE A MOTION? MOTION. SO MOVED. DO I NEED A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER NUNEZ. CAN YOU SAY I, I YES.
YEAH. WE'RE VOTING YES OR NO? OH. JUST SAY YEAH. YEAH. COMMISSIONER ALCANTARA. HI. HI.
YOU CAN SAY I OR. YES. ERNIE. ERNIE. COMMISSIONER GRANADOS. HI. COMMISSIONER GALLEGOS. HI.
AND CHAIR AVILA. HI. YEAH. OKAY. I MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. OKAY. SO, THE MEETING
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MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 19TH, 2020 FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. AND PRESENT. YOU'LL NEED A FIRST AND A SECOND. OH, I NEED A MOTION TO. A MOTION TO APPROVE. YEAH. NINA. YEAH. I SECOND. SECOND. I OKAY. COMMISSIONER NUNEZ. HI. YES, COMMISSIONER ALCANTARA. HI. YES.COMMISSIONER GALLEGOS. HI. COMMISSIONER GRANADOS. HI. AND CHAIR AVILA. I. DOING
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PRESENTATIONS, RIGHT? YES. AND PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU. CHAIR AVILA. WE'RE GOING TO. FIRST PRESENTATION IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SOCCER RECREATION SERVICES PROJECT. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.[00:05:05]
I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE COMMISSION. IT DID GO TO COUNCIL LAST MEETING. AND COUNCIL HAD SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE ITEM. AND THEY ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS PRESENTATION. FOR THOSE THAT ARE NEW TO THE COMMISSION, JUST GIVING YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM. SO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WAS A RESULT OF ALMOST FOUR MEETINGS THAT THE COUNCIL HAD LAST YEAR. FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH THE END OF APRIL, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR MEETINGS WHERE THE TOPIC OF COMMUNITY FIELD USE HAD COME UP BY THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT RESULTED IN SOME CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS AND COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS ARE DAYS THAT THE CITY TURNS ON LIGHTS AT THE BALLPARK AND THE SOCCER FIELDS FOR FREE, AND IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, ESSENTIALLY. THE OTHER DAYS WE REFER TO THEM AS MOU DAYS. IT REFERENCES. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MOU AS THE INITIALS OF THAT, AND IT REFERENCES THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE WITH OUR LOCAL LEAGUES. SO ON MOU DAYS THE LEAGUES CONTROL ARE BASICALLY OUR PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE FACILITIES. WHEREAS ON COMMUNITY FIELD DAYS THE PUBLIC IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. SO THAT TOPIC CAME UP EARLY PART OF FEBRUARY AND CONVERSATIONS WERE HAD WITH THE COUNCIL. A SPECIAL STUDY SESSION WAS HELD WHERE WE HAD QUITE A TURNOUT, PROBABLY, I WOULD SAY IN EXCESS OF 60 INDIVIDUALS IN THIS ROOM CAME OUT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD WITH SOCCER LEAGUES AND SOCCER FIELD USE. THAT RESULTED IN SOME IN CURRENT IN THE CURRENT COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS AS ESTABLISHED. AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN THIS PRESENTATION AS A BRIEF OVERVIEW. BUT IN ADDITION, IT RESULTED IN THE COUNCIL REQUESTING THAT STAFF BRING BACK A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO EVALUATE GOING TO A SINGLE SOCCER LEAGUE. AND CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE TWO SOCCER LEAGUES THAT WE PROVIDE CITY FACILITIES, CITY SOCCER FIELDS FOR. SO I WANTED TO START OUT WITH AFFIRMING WHAT OUR SOCCER SEASON IS FOR OUR SOCCER FIELDS, CITY SOCCER FIELDS, AND WE OPENED THEM MID SEPTEMBER AND WE CLOSE THEM IN MID DECEMBER. SO WE ESSENTIALLY DO THE MAINTENANCE IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER FOR REMOVING AND REPLACING THE WEAR PATTERN AREAS OF THESE FACILITIES, AND THEN WE OPEN THEM UP MID SEPTEMBER. WHEN WE CLOSE THEM IN MID DECEMBER, WE CLOSE THEM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE OVERSEEDING SO THAT WE, WE PUT DOWN THE WINTER GRASS SO THAT THROUGH THE WINTER AND EARLY PART OF SPRING, WE STILL HAVE GRASS OUT THERE TO PLAY ON. AND THE IMPACT TO THE FIELD IS MINIMIZED. WE OPEN THEM BACK UP EARLY PART OF FEBRUARY AND THROUGH THE END OF JULY. THE COMMUNITY FIELD USE THAT I SPOKE ON EARLIER. SO AT BAGUMA PARK, COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS ARE ON MONDAY. WE, AS AGREED BY THE COUNCIL, DURING THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WERE HAD LAST YEAR MOU DAYS ARE ALLOWED AFTER 815 ON ALL FIELDS EVERY DAY. COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS RUN BASICALLY FROM DUSK UNTIL THAT 815 TIME ON MONDAY. ON TUESDAYS IT'S MOU ALL DAY. WEDNESDAYS IT'S COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAY. THURSDAYS IT'S MOU DAY, FRIDAY IS COMMUNITY DAY AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BOTH ARE MOU DAYS. AND I'M SORRY EXCEPTIONS. IF I CAN JUST REAFFIRM THE EXCEPTIONS TO THESE ITEMS NOTED, YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S NOTED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS. FIELD THREE AND FOUR IS WHAT I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THEM AS. AND ON THIS, ON THIS MAP, THEY'RE SHOWN AS C-3 AND FIELD. THE D FIELD AT YUMA PARK, WHICH IS THE FIELD THAT'S CLOSER TO AVENUE 51.THOSE TWO FIELDS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE COMMUNITY DAY ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHEN THEY'RE IN PLAY.
AND DID I FORGET AN EXCEPTION? AND ON FRIDAY FIELD D, WHICH IS FIELD FOUR IS EXEMPT FROM COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAY. LAS FLORES. VERY SIMILARLY MOU ON COMMUNITY DAYS ARE LISTED HERE.
MONDAYS IS A MOU DAY. TUESDAY IS A COMMUNITY DAY AGAIN AFTER 815, THE LEAGUE IS GIVEN ACCESS TO THE FIELDS. WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS ARE COMMUNITY DAYS AND FRIDAY, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS ARE ALL MOU DAYS. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RFP. SO WE AS WE STARTED TO DRAFT THIS RFP, WE WANTED TO CREATE A BASELINE OF WHAT EVERY RESPONDENT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO AND ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE IN THEIR SERVICE LEVEL AS THEY SUBMITTED. THESE ITEMS ARE LISTED HERE AND THEY INCLUDE THEY HAVE TO BE ALREADY A NONPROFIT WITH AN ACTIVE 500 AND 1C3 THAT HAS A
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CURRENT STANDING IN THE IRS AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LISTED AS A CHARITY, WHICH IS WHAT A NONPROFIT IS. THEY MUST HAVE ESTABLISHED BYLAWS, AND THEY MUST PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS OF THEIR BOARD AND OFFICERS. ARE BASICALLY THE FORM OF GOVERNANCE FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION. THEY MUST PROVIDE A RECORD THAT, AT A MINIMUM, THAT ORGANIZATION, THAT LEAGUE CONVENES AT LEAST FOUR BOARD MEETINGS ANNUALLY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY REQUIRE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR ORGANIZATION, FROM COACHES TO GAME OFFICIALS TO VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE DIRECTLY REPRESENTING THAT ORGANIZATION, ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ANNUAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. SO THEY THEY CANNOT JUST GET A BACKGROUND CHECK ONE TIME. THEY MUST DO IT EVERY YEAR THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT ORGANIZATION. THEY ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ORGANIZATION AFFIRM THAT THEY ENSURE THAT ALL THEIR COACHES AND REFEREES ARE CERTIFIED BY ANNUALLY BY A YOUTH ORGANIZATION, AN ORGANIZATION IN THE SOCCER INDUSTRY THAT IS ACCREDITED EITHER NATIONALLY OR BY THE STATE. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED OF THE RESPONDENTS.THEY'VE GOT TO IDENTIFY THE LIMITS THAT ARE SHOWN HERE IN THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE TO COVER THEIR THEIR PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS THE CITY. THIS SLIDE IDENTIFIES WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING THAT ANYONE THAT IS RESPONDING TO THE RFP FOR SURE HAS TO INCLUDE. SO IN ADDITION TO THE BASELINE THAT YOU SAW THERE, THEY ALSO NEED TO GIVE US THE SPECIFICS ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD MANAGE THEIR ORGANIZATION AND THEIR THEIR SERVICES AND THEIR PROGRAMING IN COACHELLA. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, PROVIDE THE MAKEUP OF THEIR BOARD, AND HOW THEY'RE BASICALLY AN ORG CHART. THE LEAGUE FORMAT.
WHAT IF THEY COULD PROVIDE US WHAT ARE THEIR PLANS FOR PRACTICES? WHAT ARE THEIR GAME DAYS? HOW MANY GAMES AND PRACTICES PER TEAM WOULD BE COMMITTED TO PER SEASON TOURNAMENT PLAY? VERY SIMILARLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MANY TOURNAMENTS AND HOW MANY GAMES WOULD BE PER TOURNAMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY ARE ANTICIPATING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS LOOK LIKE. WHEN WILL THE START OF THE REGISTRATION BE BASED ON OUR AVAILABLE FIELD ACCESS DATES? RIGHT. SO WHEN WILL THEY START REGISTRATION AND WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE REGISTRATION PERIOD? WE'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THE ORGANIZATION WILL HANDLE REGISTRATION. WILL THEY DO ONLINE. WILL THEY DO IN PERSON ONLY. WILL THEY DO A BLEND? THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THAT TO SPEAK TO THAT, THE START AND END DATE OF EACH OF THEIR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT PLAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR GRIEVANCE PROCESS IS AND THE RULES THAT ARE GOVERNING BOTH LEAGUE AND TOURNAMENT PLAY. I'D LIKE TO SEE AN OUTLINE OF THEIR STAFFING LEVELS, HOW THEY ARE GOING TO PROCESS AND SECURE COACHES, AND THE TRAININGS RELATED TO COACHES BYLAWS, AND REAFFIRMING SOMETHING THAT WE HAS BEEN A CONCERN THAT WAS NOTED DURING ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS THAT WE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS THAT FIELD USE WILL NOT BE OFFERED UP OR SUBCONTRACTED TO ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ONLY THE CITY IS THE ONLY ENTITY THAT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE FIELD USE PERMITS FOR ANYONE ELSE. PROGRAM FEES FOR EACH SEASON. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE BY AGE AND BY TOURNAMENT PLAY THAT THEY ARE THAT THEY ARE OFFERING. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PLAYERS FOR THE NEXT SEASON BASED ON THEIR PROGRAM. UPON RECEIVING ALL OF THE RESPONDENTS. WE WILL BE SCORING THEM AND WE IDENTIFIED SCORING CRITERIA AS SHOWN HERE IN THIS KIND OF PIE CHART. SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S WEIGHTED THE MOST IS OBVIOUSLY THE BACKGROUND. SORRY NO LEAGUE STRUCTURE. WE HAVE BACKGROUND, LEAGUE STRUCTURE, PROGRAM FEE AND THE UNIQUENESS. SO THE UNIQUENESS IS JUST 10%. AND THEN THE PROGRAM FEE IS 20% ALONG WITH THE BACKGROUND. SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE ENVISIONED THE SCORING CRITERIA WOULD WOULD MEASURE MEASURE UP ON EACH RESPONDENT. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING A REVIEW PROCESS THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE INTERVIEWS FOR THESE RESPONDENTS. THIS SLIDE IS REALLY HERE TO MOSTLY SHOW WHAT THE AWARDED RFP RESPONDENT WOULD THEN BE. HAVE ACCESS TO. THEY WOULD HAVE ONE YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWALS. AS AN MOU LEAGUE ESSENTIALLY. SO THEY WOULD BE PROVIDED FIELD ACCESS FOR THE CITY'S SOCCER FIELDS. THE FACILITY USE PERMIT FOR BOTH PARKS. THERE WOULD BE
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NO IMPACT TO COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS. WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING CHANGING THOSE. WE'RE LOOKING TO BASICALLY HAVE THOSE HOLD AS THEY ARE. AND THERE WOULD BE NO FACILITY USE FEES AS APPROVED BY COUNCIL AS IT EXISTS RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD BE NO CHANGE. AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MAY ALTER THIS, BUT WE ANTICIPATED PUTTING OUT THE RFP ONLY FOR THE SOCCER FIELD FOR NOT INCLUDING THE SNACK BAR AT THIS POINT. NEXT STEPS FOR THE TIMELINE IS THAT WE WOULD PUBLISH. THE PUBLISHED RFP IS AVAILABLE ALREADY. IT WAS PUBLISHED LAST WEEK ON MARCH 6TH, AND IT CLOSES ON MAY 6TH.THE REVIEW OF WHOEVER RESPONDS TO THIS RFP. WE EXPECT TO START REVIEWING THOSE THE WEEK OF THE 12TH. THE SIXTH IS A TUESDAY, SO REALLY, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE FOLLOWING WEEK THAT WE WOULD REALLY START DELVING INTO THEM, AND WE WOULD BRING AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL ON MAY 14TH, WHICH IS THAT THE WEDNESDAY AFTER THE WEEK THAT IT CLOSES, AND WE WOULD GIVE THEM AN UPDATE AS TO HOW MANY RESPONSES WE RECEIVED AND WHO THOSE RESPONSES WERE FROM, AND THAT IS THE END OF THE ITEM. NUMBER TWO IS PRESENTATION, AND STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT WHETHER YOU WANTED TO GET THAT. DO WE DO PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST OR UP TO THE COMMISSION? DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH.
OKAY. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO, IT'S WELL, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FOOTBALL FIELDS AND THE OTHER ONE WITH. REFEREES. OKAY. OKAY. WANT TO TAKE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THOSE. IS THERE SOMEBODY ON ZOOM JASON FOR THIS ITEM. THERE IS. SOMEBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON ZOOM SPECIFICALLY TO THIS ITEM. DO YOU WANT TO PASS SOMETHING? HELLO? YEAH I DON'T.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK. OKAY. I'M I'M I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC. I'M A CURRENTLY I'M A COACH FOR COACHELLA FOR THE. LEAGUE. SO YOUR GUYS'S PROPOSAL IS TO GO INTO A SINGLE LEAGUE. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE. THE LAST. IS THAT WHAT'S GOING TO BE WITH THE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE RECOMMENDING, OR IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THE TWO LEAGUES STAY AS AS THEY ARE? SO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY, BUT WE'LL USUALLY DURING COMMENTS AT THE END, WE CAN PROVIDE SOME RESPONSES AT THE END. OKAY THEN.
SO I'LL WAIT FOR THE END. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, I'M JUST SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE. I'M CURRENTLY IN COACH THERE. I WOULD LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO FOR THINGS TO CHANGE, TO STAY AS THEY ARE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THINGS THAT COULD COULD BE IMPROVED. I JUST HOPE THAT THIS DOESN'T GO INTO A SINGLE LEAGUE AND THEN IT BECOMES MORE ASSOCIATED TO CLUB, LIKE A CLUB ORGANIZATIONS. LIKE YUMA AND LAS FLORES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FOR THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THERE'S INTERESTS OF CLUBS THAT WANT TO BE PART OF THIS, AND NOT ALL KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO AFFORD THE CLUB SYSTEM. SO LET'S NOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM OUR KIDS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO PLAY, PLAY, PLAY FOR A CLUB THAT YOU KNOW CONSISTS OF TRAVELING AND DIFFERENT COSTS. SO. EVEN IF IT DOES GO INTO A SINGLE, SINGLE LEAGUE TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS SEPARATED FROM THE CLUB SYSTEM OR CLUB, YOU KNOW? PATHWAY. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? RENEE. BRENNAN. I'M SORRY. RENEE AGUILAR. I'M CURRENTLY A COACH FOR TWO TWO DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AT YUMA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ONLINE? JASON? OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR. ESPOSITO. COMENTARIOS
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PUBLICOS ES HAY PROBLEMAS CON LOS SISTEMAS DE ESPANA. YOU HAVE TO USE THE MICROPHONE. I CAN.OKAY. NO. NO PROBLEMA. ALGUIEN TE QUIERO DAR COMENTARIOS SOBRE ESTE TEMA O QUIEREN DAR COMENTARIOS SOBRE. IN GENERAL, THESE ARE IN GENERAL GENERAL OF THE SISTEMA OKAY. ENTONCES PUEDE PASAR. GRACIAS. ALMA ROSA. SABES. NADA. BUENAS TARDES. MI NOMBRE ES BUENO. HOY PRESIDENT DE LA LIGA SISA. ESTAMOS AQUI ESTE POR SEIS ANOS Y TENEMOS UN HISTORIAL EN ESOS CAMPOS HISTORIAL PARA LOS NINOS PARA LOS PAPAS. TODO EL TIEMPO HAN JUGADO AHI LLEGAN AHI RECORDANDO AQUELLOS TIEMPOS JUGABA EN ESOS CAMPOS. Y DE LAS VACAS PARA LOS NINOS Y TODO ESO HAY UN GRAN HAY PASOS A SEGUIR NOSOTROS VAMOS CON UN ESCUELITA PARA TODOS. ELLOS PARA LOS CLUBS PORQUE DE AHI VAN AGORA NINOS YA HECHOS PORQUE NO VIENEN ESCOGER NINOS NO SEPAN VIENEN ESCOGER NINOS Q Q Y Q PAGAN. ENTONCES NOSOTROS ESTAMOS CON LA COMUNIDAD PARA POR SEIS ANOS COMO LA ESTABA DICIENDO YO ESTEP. HEMOS HECHO DEMASIADO PARA A LOS NINOS A UN REPORT. NO A LA VIOLENCIA A DROGAS A LAS CALLES Y EL LA PRESENTACION. TENGO YO YO CREO Q MARISA LO SABE SEIS ANOS Y SE ME HACER ALGO Q NO MAS VENGA OTRO CLUB A PRESENTARON UN PROGRAMA Q EXCELENTE ADMIRABLE. YO TAMBIÉN DIGO. EXCELLENT. BECAUSE LAS VACAS SE CONSIGUEN DESPUÉS DE ESTE PASO VA LA HIGH SCHOOL AND A HIGH SCHOOL. SI TAMBIÉN EN DEPORT Y EN EN SUS CLASES SEMANAL EL COLEGIO Q SON VAN A BUSCAR YO CREO Q AQUI HAY UNA PERSONA Q VA BUSCANDO ESOS TALENTOS Y LO HA LOGRADO PORQUE HAY MUCHOS TAMBIÉN ELLOS HAN SALIDO DE SISA Y HASTA EL PARQUE. LA CUARENTA Y OTRO AHI ELLOS SE ENFOCAR JUGAR AHI AHORA SE VIENEN DIRECTAMENTE AL BANDONEON IS PURA PURA GENTE. Q VIENE AQUI A ESTADOS UNIDOS A TRABAJAR GENTE KEVIN Q SUS HIJOS TENGAN UN DEPORTEE. ENTONCES YO LES PIDO DE FAVOR Q TOMA EN ESTE TEMA COMO ALGO MUY ESPECIAL DE QUÉ VA A PASAR CON ESOS NINOS Q NO PUEDEN PAGAR AHI ESTAN HACIENDO DISCRIMINACION A NINOS DE VERDAD. NO MAS PAPAS ESTAN EN LOS CAMPOS TRABAJANDO PARA TRES NINOS PAGAR QUINIENTOS DOSCIENTOS CINCUENTA ANOS DEMASIADO YA LA CIUDAD TRATA DE METER EL AGUA NO SE PUDO POR LO MISMO. ELLOS VIENEN A DEMOSTRAR Q SEA VAN A PODER. PERO NOSOTROS ESTAMOS DEMOSTRANDO. EN SEIS ANOS Q YA PUDIMOS Y ESTO ES UN ALGO PARA USTEDES LEAN POR FAVOR PASAR PARA QUÉ BIEN UN POQUITO DE LO HEMOS HECHO O DE LO Q QUEREMOS HACER TAMBIÉN NOSOTROS PODEMOS PONER CLINICAS PODEMOS PONER MUCHAS COSAS SOLAMENTE Q.
LA CIUDAD ESTABA COBRANDO MUCHO EN LOS CAMPOS AHORITA. QUEREMOS APROVECHAR Q NO NOS COBRAN TANTO QUEREMOS TRABAJAR. INCLUSO AHORA, TENEMOS UN ENTRENADOR DE CANADA VAYAN A AHI AL MAKTOUM AL ESTE ENTRENANDO VA A ENTRENAR ESTE CASINO SABEN. ENTONCES YO QUIERO HACER EN CUENTA LA COMUNIDAD NO VENGA NI DIGAN. YO QUIERO PUES YO TAMBIÉN QUIERO MUCHO. PERO HAY Q TOMAR EN CUENTA LA COMUNIDAD Q SON PURAS EMIGRANTES AQUI EN COACHELLA Q SE MERECEN ESOS CAMPOS POR LA TRAYECTORIA DE LA HISTORIA DE SUS PAPAS. PORQUE ES TODO. GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS.
ALGUIEN MAS Q. QUIERO HABLAR SOBRE ESTE TEMA. WE HAVE RICARDO VALENCIA. HELLO. MY NAME IS RICARDO VALENCIA. I'VE BEEN COACHING FOR A LONG TIME ALREADY. I'VE BEEN IN BOTH LEAGUES ALL MY LIFE. I WAS PROBABLY NINE WHEN I PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE BACK IN THE DAYS, AND JUST HEARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOCCER FIELD USAGE, LEAGUES, GOING BACK AT IT, IT'S HARD, YOU KNOW, TO BE HERE EVERY DAY TRAINING, PLAYING. AND I SAY EVERY DAY BECAUSE I'M LITERALLY EITHER PRACTICE OR AT GAMES. MY OLDEST ONE IS ALREADY 25, MY YOUNGEST ONE IS EIGHT, AND I GOT GRANDDAUGHTERS NOW. SO I'M GOING TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME. AND I WOULD WISH THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS WOULD STAY THE WAY THEY ARE. Y YEAH, WE WANT TO BRING A LEAGUE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RULES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DEADLINES AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT COME ON, LET'S BE HONEST. HOW MANY HISPANICS ARE ALWAYS ON A DEADLINE? HOW MANY PEOPLE TRAVEL HERE TO WORK FROM ONE CITY TO ANOTHER? SO THAT MEANS IF I GO UP NORTH TO WORK, IT'S SEASONAL AND I COME BACK BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DEADLINE, THAT MEANS MY CHILD'S NOT GOING
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TO BE ABLE TO PLAY. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DEADLINE. I WON'T BE ABLE TO REGISTER MY KIDS. LET'S LOOK ONTO EVERYTHING, NOT JUST THE FACT THAT WE WANT A LEAGUE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE STRUCTURED. LET'S HELP THE LEAGUES THAT ARE NOW GUIDE THEM ON HOW TO BECOME BETTER LEAGUES, NOT TRY TO BRING A LEAGUE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST ONE. WE ALREADY HAVE TWO LEAGUES HERE.THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME. WHY NOW? A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE AND LOOKING AT THE LEAGUES, THEY DON'T LOOK AT THE KIDS, THEY LOOK AT DOLLAR SIGNS. YOU SEE A KID, WHAT'S THE FIRST THING THEY SAY? WOW. HOW MUCH MONEY ARE THEY MAKING HERE? LOOK, THEY HAVE THREE KIDS RIGHT HERE PLAYING WOW. HOW MUCH MONEY? THEY HAVE SO MANY TEAMS. WOW. SO MUCH MONEY. EACH TIME SOMEONE COMES HERE TALKING ABOUT LEAGUES, THEY SEE DOLLAR SIGNS ON THESE KIDS. WHY NOT LET THE LEAGUES ARE THE WAY THEY ARE? JUST LEAVE THEM THE WAY THEY ARE. WHY GO INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? WHY? IT'S BEEN WORKING LIKE THAT FOR YEARS AND IT'S GOING TO KEEP ON WORKING. WE'RE HISPANICS, WE WORK UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE CALIFORNIA OTHER STATES. WE HAVE TRUCK DRIVERS. SO THEY'RE LATE HERE ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S A DEADLINE. LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO PLAY SOCCER NO MORE. KEEP ALL THAT IN MIND. DON'T JUST GO BECAUSE THERE'S A CLUB THAT OR A LEAGUE THAT WANTS TO BE ENFORCING RULES. IT'S JUST SO UPSET. IT GETS ME SO UPSET.
EACH TIME THEY TALK ABOUT RULES, ABOUT BECOMING A BETTER LEAGUE, A SCHOLARSHIPS, THIS AND THAT.
OKAY, BUT REMEMBER, YOU HAVE OTHER KIDS, OTHER PARENTS THAT CANNOT AFFORD. THEY'RE NOT PEOPLE THAT WERE BORN AND RAISED HERE. THEY'RE NOT INTO ALL THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. LET'S GIVE THEM THE CHANCE TO KEEP ON PLAYING SOCCER HERE IN OUR FIELDS. KEEP THAT IN MIND. YOU'RE DESTROYING SOCCER LEAGUES FOR THE FUTURE. FOR THE KIDS THAT HAVE THOSE PARENTS THAT ARE MIGRANTS. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, PLEASE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I. GEORGE SANCHEZ. YEAH. BUENOS TARDES, SENORES. BUENOS. NADA. MAS. QUIERO AGREGAR UN POQUITO A ESTO ACERCA DE DEL FUTBOL AQUI EN COACHELLA. HAY LIGA'S HAY NOS LIGAS Q YA TIENEN MUCHOS ANOS. UNA MAS Q OTRA AQUI EN LA CIUDAD DE COACHELLA. ENTONCES QUIERO VENIR ALGUIEN MAS A USAR LOS PARQUES PUBLICOS PARA UN NEGOCIO PRIVADO. TAMBIÉN EN CUENTA. ESO YA ESTAN USANDO LOS PARQUES DEL AGUA PARA NEGOCIOS PARA PARA PARA NEGOCIOS PRIVADOS. ENTONCES COMO NO ESTA BIEN ALGO DE LO ESTAN PAGANDO. YO SOY MUCHOS ANOS EN COACHELLA. AHORITA NO VIVO EN COACHELLA. PERO AQUI EN COACHELLA. TODO EL DIA Y TODOS LOS DIAS. ENTONCES DINERO DE LOS CONTRIBUYENTES DE COACHELLA PARA ALGUNOS NEGOCIOS. ENTONCES NO SE ESOS CLUBS Q VIENEN PUES SI VIENEN A SEGUIR HACIENDO NEGOCIOS CON LOS NINOS VERDAD.
ENTONCES COMO ESTA EN LOS RECURSOS DE LA CIUDAD O VAYAN USAR LOS RECURSOS DE LA CIUDAD.
DICIENDO Q VAN A TENER PROGRAMAS UNIVERSITARIOS Y ESTO Y ESTO Y ESTO OTRO. ENTONCES COMO DIJO LA SENORA ALMA A LOS NINOS CUANDO SON BUENOS DESDE LA HIGH SCHOOL. DESDE UN CHIQUITOS AQUI EN LAS LIGAS EMPIEZAN A SOBRE SALIR SE LES MIRA TIENEN QUALIDADES VAN A LA HIGH SCHOOL. LUEGO VAN AL COLEGIO, LAS VEGAN VAN A UNIVERSIDADES Y MUCHOS Y HAN SALIDO ALGUNOS ENTONCES SUS DECISIONES Q TOMAN USTEDES EN UN FUTURO CON ESTO ES RECUERDAN SON PARQUES PUBLICOS. Y SI QUIEREN ENTRENAR ESTA BIEN. YA ESTAN LOS ESPACIOS DE DE COMUNIDAD. AHI ESTAN LOS ESPACIOS. PERO PUES DESGRACIADAMENTE COMO DIJO EL SENOR RICARDO MIRA ES UN BUEN NEGOCIO Y QUÉ HAY MUCHO DINERO.
AHI. VAMOS. ENTONCES YA ESTAN CORRIENDO. AHI LLEGAS PRIVADAS SON NO SON. NONPROFIT. YA ESTAN CORRIENDO AHI EN PARK BAGUMA Y EN ALGUNOS OTROS PARQUES TAMBIÉN EN RANCHO LAS FLORES. HE ESTAN MIRANDO EL POTENZIALE. QUÉ HAY DE DINERO. TAL VEZ TAL VEZ PARA BENEFICIO PARTICULAR SOY ARBITRO. ESTOY CERTIFICADO EN LA FEDERACION DE FUTBOL DE ESTADOS UNIDOS DESDE HACE QUINCE ANOS COMO ARBITRO. ENTONCES TAMBIÉN HABLANDO DE LOS ARBITROS EN COACHELLA, ESPECIALMENTE EN LA LIGA SISA. TENEMOS UN CINCO POR CIENTO DE TODOS LOS ARBITROS. AHI ESTAN REGISTRADOS EN LA FEDERACION DE FUTBOL DE ESTADOS UNIDOS. ALGUNOS SOMOS LOS OTROS SOMOS MAS MALOS. PERO ESTAMOS TENEMOS UNA CERTIFICACION Y UNA LICENCIA POR PARTE DE LA FEDERACION PARA LLEVAR A CABO LOS JUEGOS. EL DIA SE NOS REQUIERA A UN SERVIDOR PARA DAR CLASES O CONSTRUIR A GENTE NUEVA. ESTOY PARA SERVIR DE SENORES. GRACIAS, GRACIAS, JESUS TRUMPER. BUENOS. MI NOMBRE ES NADA SERA HACER UN EMPHASIS EN ESTO ES TODO ESTO SE ESTA COLABORANDO. QUÉ ES UNA VENGANZA PERSONAL. ES UNA VENGANZA CONTRA SISA. NO SÉ QUÉ SE DEBE Y POR NADA. PERO ESTO ES UNA VENGANZA.
CUANDO LA SENORA. YA HEMOS ANTERIORMENTE HEMOS ESTADO AQUI VEMOS LUCHADO PARA LOS NINOS
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SIGUEN JUGANDO PARA QUÉ SOBRE TODO LO. PRINCIPAL ES DE LAS CALLES. ESO ES LO PRINCIPAL CARLOS DE LAS CALLES DE LA CARLOS DE LAS GANGAS, DE LAS PANDILLAS DEL FENTANILO DE TODAS LAS DROGAS PUESTOS EN LAS CALLES Y LA MEJOR MANERA ES PRESENTANDO EN UNA SOLA LIGA. UN PERDON JUGANDO FUTBOL EN UNA LIGA. LIGA DE SEIS ANOS, HEMOS QUEDADO CAMPEON NACIONAL DOS VECES HEMOS HABLADO DE NINOS BUENISIMO PARA MUCHOS NINOS MUY BUENOS. LOS DE LA IGLESIA DE LA IGLESIA. ELLOS TIENEN SECUESTRADO EL FUTBOL AQUI EN EL BARRIO. LO QUIEREN SECUESTRADO Y A UN PUESTO COACHES EN DIFERENTES HIGH SCHOOLS QUIEREN TODOS LOS JOVENES. CON TALENTO. IGLESIA LOS ABANDONING PRUEBAS MUCHAS DICEN DE ABEJAS POR NUESTROS JOVENES TIENEN A BUSCAR PROGRAMAS EN OTRAS PARTES, PORQUE NO PORQUE NO ESTAN EN LA IGLESIA, PORQUE ES JUGADORES DE PRIMER NIVEL Y TODOS CONOCES SE VAN A OTROS LUGARES A BUSCAR UNIDOS. POR QUÉ LADO PARA QUÉ LOS BISON SIENDO ESTABAN JUGANDO CON ELLOS. ENTONCES HABLANDO DE ESO ES EL FUTURO CU LA ESPERA LOS NINOS DE COACHELLA TIENEN TENER MUCHO CUIDADO CON ESO A ELEGIR Y A TRATAR DE LAVAL PARA ELLOS SE POSESION DE LOS CAMPOS. QUÉ TANTO NOSOTROS HEMOS BATALLADOR DURANTE MUCHOS ANOS Y NOSOTROS AHORITA. LA IGLESIA NO TIENE NADA. QUÉ HACER EN LOS CAMPOS DE ABAJO. NO TIENE NADA.QUÉ HACER LAS POLITICAS DE FUTBOL LOS DEPORTES. ELLOS TIENEN UNA SOLO PROPOSITO. QUÉ ES LA FE. PERO NO TIENE NADA ESTAR HACIENDO AQUI. EL TAMPOCO EL CIEGO. EL HIJO DE NUESTRA ALMA MATER DE AQUI. ENTONCES SE LO MAS RAPIDO PUEDA. PERO SI LES DIGO ES Q NUESTROS JOVENES DE PRIMER NIVEL ESTÉN YENDO A OTROS LUGARES A BUSCAR SEGUIR SU CARRERA. CUANDO TENEMOS AQUI POR LA RAZON DE QUÉ NO ES LA IGLESIA. NO ESTABAN EN EL CLUB. ESO ES LO MALO Q. YO ESTOY MIRANDO TAMBIÉN DE TODO ESTO ES LO Q. USTEDES QUIEREN ELLOS QUIEREN PARA LOS NINOS DE UNA SOLA LIGA. NO FUNCIONA NO FUNCIONA ANTES NO VA A FUNCIONAR PORQUE SE SE LLEGA A TODOS POR DINERO. NO TIENEN LOS COACHES DICE ALGO EXPULSAR A LA LIGA Y QUÉ VAS A HACER VA A TARPON SPRINGS CUANDO CUANDO LIGAS NO ME GUSTA AQUI COMO LO VOY OTRO LADO DE LA OPORTUNIDAD. QUIERO MUCHO ATTENZIONE A LOCAL ESTA DICIENDO PORQUE ES IMPORTANTE LA GENTE Q NO SE SABE PROCESOS DE LAS SEIS Q. NO TENEMOS Q RICARDO ZAPATOS HASTA LOS MAS ALTOS Q ES SIENDO PRIMERA FUERZA. GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS. AGAIN. ME GUSTARIA UNAS PALABRAS SOBRE ESTE TEMA. THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. NOT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I KIND OF HAVE A LOT. REGARDING THAT. THE SO THE FIELD USE, AS I MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE, YOU THINK WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE QR CODE THING. SO LIKE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SCAN IT AND FROM THERE WE ABLE TO WORKING ON THE BULLETIN BOARD FOR BOTH PARKS. OKAY, PERFECT. JUST LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO NEVER ANY MISUNDERSTANDING. IT'S MY FIELD. NO, IT'S YOUR FIELD. YOU GO THERE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE. ARE WE GOING AUTOMATICALLY WITH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JUST ONE LEAGUE OR IS IT STILL OPTIONAL TO HAVE BOTH LEAGUES? SO IN RESPECT TO THE RFP AS IT'S WRITTEN, COUNCIL CAN DECIDE NOT TO AWARD TO ANYONE AND THAT IS AN OPTION. BUT THE RFP WAS SPECIFICALLY AS DIRECTED TO STAFF WAS TO ESTABLISH ONE USER. SO IF AWARDED THE INTENT THROUGH THAT RFP IS ONE USER, ONE LEAGUE OKAY. YEAH. SO AND I MEAN I DID HEAR SOME STUFF AND IT REALLY DOES CONCERN ME NOW THAT PLAYING SOCCER, IT'S ALREADY VERY EXPENSIVE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER. AND IF IT COMES TO A CLUB, HOW MUCH MONEY IS IT REALLY GOING TO COST YOU WHEN IT COMES TO A CLUB? I, YOU KNOW, MY KID PLAYS AND I SEEN THE CLUB PRICES. IT'S PRETTY PRICEY YOU KNOW. SO I THINK THAT MY POINT OF VIEW NOW THAT I'M SEEING IT, IS IT REALLY GOING TO BE FOR US LIKE THE, THE COMMUNITY OR IS IT GOING TO BE A BUSINESS AT THE END OF THE DAY? BECAUSE I'M SEEING IT, HONESTLY, I AM SEEING IT AS IT'S A BUSINESS AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT IT AS A BUSINESS AND THEY'RE SEEING IT MORE THAN THAT THAN TO THE COMMUNITY. I WILL PREFER TO HAVE WHOEVER TAKES OVER OR IF IT'S ONE LEAGUE, TWO LEAGUES, THAT IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT IT'S FOR
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US. THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT, OH, I'M GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF THIS. OF COURSE, YOU GOT TO GET PAID SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF YOUR JOB. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WOULD PREFER THAT WHOEVER TAKES OVER, OR IF IT IS HOW WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, THAT IT IS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANT TO BE INVESTED INTO THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY WERE SAYING ABOUT DOLLAR SIGN, BECAUSE I AM SEEING THAT A LOT, NOT JUST IN LEAGUES HERE, BUT I'M SEEING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE VALLEY. ANYWHERE ELSE, YOU'LL SEE IT. IT'S THEY SEE IT AS A BUSINESS. AND UNFORTUNATELY HERE WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY AS A PARENT THAT IMAGINE HAVING FOUR KIDS. YOU HAVE A CLUB AND THE CLUB, SAY IS 250. THAT ADDS UP REALLY FAST. IF YOU HAVE FOUR KIDS, I HAVE TWO KIDS AND IT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THAT'S JUST TWO. SO I THINK HAVING, YOU KNOW, IF WE LOOK INTO IT MORE AND I MEAN, IF WE DO DECIDE TO GO WITH ONE, IF YOU HOPEFULLY COUNCIL DOES SEE THAT THEY COULD SEE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE PERSON AND BE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT REALLY SEEING IT AS A BUSINESS. JUST SO LIKE THAT. WE KNOW IT'S FOR OUR KIDS, IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND EVERYONE COULD COME AND PLAY, NOT JUST PEOPLE WITH HONESTLY WITH MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY. AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY SEEING NOW. I WAS REALLY FORWARD FOR JUST ONE LEAGUE, BUT I'M ACTUALLY SEEING WHAT COULD COST AND THE MONOPOLY THAT COULD HAPPEN. JUST HAVING ONE LEAGUE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, SAY YOU GET ANY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I JUST THOUGHT OF RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE ONE LEAGUE IN COACHELLA.YOU GET EXPELLED FROM ONE OR EXPELLED OR ANYTHING FROM ONE, AND YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO INDIO, YOU HAVE TO GO TO PALM DESERT, YOU HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE NOW THERE'S ONLY ONE LEAGUE AND HAVING TWO, YOU HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY OF GOING EITHER OR. HOPEFULLY AS LONG AS IT'S NOT SOMETHING BAD. BUT I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND SOME PEOPLE DO GET A LITTLE ANGRY AND IT COULD BE SOMETHING MINOR SCUFFLE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN NO LONGER PLAY THERE. BUT I THINK THAT'S ONE THING. AND NOW THAT I'M SEEING, I MEAN, I'LL HAVE MORE STUFF. BUT WE'LL GET TO THE COMMENTS. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MEAN, I DO REMEMBER LAST YEAR I THINK WE WERE ALL FOR THE ONE LEAGUE. IS THERE ANY DECIDING? I MEAN, I'M ASSUMING THE COUNCIL DECIDES WHO GETS THE RFP. IS THERE ANY INPUT AS INTO OF STOP THEM FROM LIKE MAYBE CHOOSING A CLUB AND MAKING IT JUST SPECIFIC FOR A LEAGUE? I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE HAVING A COMBINATION OF BOTH OF THE LEAGUES, MAYBE FORMING ONE LEAGUE, BUT DEFINITELY, I THINK NOW HEARING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE CHAIRMAN IS SAYING ABOUT THE IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY FOR A CLUB, I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY THE DIRECTION THAT I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANT TO GO. I MEAN, I'M, I'M HEARING NO. YEAH. LOOK, OUR COMMISSIONER OVER HERE, NOT WITH US AS WELL. SO I FEEL LIKE A CLUB IS NOT WHAT WE WANT FOR COACHELLA. OR MAYBE HAVE THE OPTION OF A CLUB, BUT THEN WE'RE BACK AGAIN TO THE 2 TO 2 LEAGUES. SO, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY TOUCH UP AGAIN. SO I THINK THE ART AS NOT THINK, BUT I KNOW THE RFP IS NOT WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR A CLUB. SO SPECIFICALLY, AS WE WENT THROUGH THE SLIDES, YOU NOTED THAT THERE WAS REALLY WANTED TO BREAK OUT THE RECREATIONAL ASPECT OF THEIR SERVICES VERSUS THE TOURNAMENT PLAY OF THEIR SERVICES. SO THE RECREATIONAL ASPECT WOULD NOT BE CLUB FOCUSED. RIGHT? THAT IS REC PLAY. THAT IS TEACHING KIDS HOW TO PLAY THE SPORT AND HOW TO LEARN THE ART. SO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS, THAT IS WHAT WE HOPE THE PANEL WILL VET. PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO INTERVIEW ALL OF THE RESPONDING ORGANIZATIONS SO WE CAN FILTER OUT THAT INFORMATION. PART OF THE SCORING IS ALSO THE FEE THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING, WHICH WILL BE WHAT THEY'LL BE HELD TO CHARGE. SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT RESPONSE AND WILL BE QUALIFIED AS PART OF THAT RESPONSE. AND I THINK IF WE COULD KEEP IT AFFORDABLE, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, HAVING IT AFFORDABLE, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, RIGHT NOW MY KIDS WHERE THEY PLAY, IT'S NOT MUCH. AND I'VE SEEN WHAT A CLUB DOES AND IT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE. AND I KNOW WE HELP WITH YOU KNOW WITH WITH THE PARENTS PAYING YOU KNOW WHAT IS IT. HOW MANY DO WE HAVE. HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR THAT. FOR THE WE STILL HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SCHOLARSHIP PAYS FOR HALF OF THE REGISTRATION FEE ONCE A YEAR FOR ANY CHILD. SO THAT THAT HELPS. I KEEP SPREADING IT AS MUCH AS I CAN. BUT THANK YOU. SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, BUT I DO SPREAD IT AS MUCH AS I CAN. BUT DEFINITELY THAT'S MEAN SOMETHING KEEPING IT AFFORDABLE FOR US. YOU KNOW, FOR THE PARENTS, FOR THE KIDS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S I THINK THAT'S ONE MAJOR THING. OH, SORRY. I'M GOING TO CUT YOU OFF. GOOD. HAVE ANY MORE? I WAS PRETTY MUCH MY THING IS ABOUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE STOPPING THE CLUBS. YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH. LIKE, I JUST FEEL LIKE WHATEVER'S BEST FOR, LIKE, THE COMMUNITY. LIKE, I HEAR ALL OF YOU GUYS SAYING THAT KEEPING OUR KIDS, LIKE, IN SPORTS INSTEAD OF LIKE THEM GOING INTO GANGS OR LIKE GETTING INTO, LIKE, THINGS THAT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEM. AND I'M HERE TO, LIKE, SUPPORT THEM. AND THEN ALL OF
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YOU GUYS, THANK YOU. I'M ALWAYS HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A PANEL. YES. SO WE ANTICIPATED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT PANEL HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED AT THIS POINT, BUT IT WOULD BE A PANEL INTERVIEW OF EVERY RESPONDENT. RIGHT. SO THEY EACH RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BASICALLY LIKE AN HOUR ISH TO PRESENT THEIR PROGRAM AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WOULD CLARIFY THEIR SUBMITTAL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO SPOKE UPFRONT. YOU DO HAVE A VOICE AND WE ARE LISTENING. YEAH. NOW IS THE PANEL. NOW SINCE I SEE THE PANEL, IS IT IS IT LIKE IN TOWN PANEL LIKE OR WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OR HOW'S THAT PANEL WORKING LOOKING TO DO A BLEND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE A BLEND OKAY. YEAH. WELL LET ME PUT SOME INPUT. YOU KNOW, I WAS LISTENING EVERYBODY AND I WAS PUTTING SOME NOTES RIGHT HERE. EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU LOWER YOUR CAN YOU LOWER YOUR MICROPHONE? THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN YOU LISTEN NOW. PERFECT. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN. SAY, AND I AGREE WITH HIM ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ISSUES WE HAVE IN THE CITY WITH THE COMMUNITY, ABOUT CLUBS. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 15 YEARS. I WAS COACHING TEAMS. I WENT WITH MY TEAMS TO MANY TOURNAMENTS SAN DIEGO, LA, EVERYWHERE. AND ANOTHER THING I AGREE WITH YOU IS I ALSO AM AGAINST MONOPOLY. I DON'T LIKE IT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO OFFER THE PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY CHOICES, OPTIONS. SO ALSO IS MY FIRST MEETING HERE AS A COMMISSIONER. BUT I WAS DOING MY HOMEWORK. I WAS CALLING ANOTHER CITIES TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SOCCER FIELDS, WITH THE CLUBS. YOU KNOW, I WAS PART OF THE DC UNITED A LONG TIME AGO, AND I KNOW HOW CLUBS WORKING AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE, LET ME TELL YOU. BUT WHAT I'M THINKING IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS ISSUES ABOUT FIELDS. I THINK WE HAVE NO FIELDS ENOUGH. AND I WENT FOR ANOTHER LEAGUE, OR MAYBE ONLY ONE LEAGUE TO RUN FOR THOSE SOCCER FIELDS AND RANCHO LAS FLORES. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF THOSE TWO LEAGUES CAN PROVE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE CITY THEY ASKING FOR ABOUT TAXES AND EVERYTHING, I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE A CONSIDERATION FIRST TO THOSE TWO LEAGUES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY THEY CAN'T AFFORD.THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM TO HAVE FOR KIDS, MY FOR KIDS PLAYING SOCCER. AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S EXPENSIVE. YOU KNOW, LIKE START GOING UP OR TRY TO JOIN CLUBS. SO AND I'M, I'M STARTING A BUSINESS. TWO YEARS AGO I CAME THINKING AS BUSINESS OWNERS TOO, BUT ALSO I THINK FIRST IS COMMUNITY. I ALWAYS SAY COMMUNITY FIRST. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT. TOO MANY KIDS, YOU KNOW, LIKE IN THE SPORTS, SOCCER IS NOT EXPENSIVE LIKE OTHER SPORTS HERE IN COACHELLA.
THAT'S WHY TOO MANY PEOPLE TRY TO REGISTER THEIR KIDS TO PLAY IN SOCCER. AND I KNOW PERSONALLY SOME OF THOSE COACHES HERE, AND THEY DO GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE TEAMS OR THE COACHES IS FIERCE. AND I ALWAYS TELL THEM TO RESCUE OR TAKE THOSE KIDS AND THEY TRY TO DOING SOMETHING BETTER. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE CITY LIKE THIS IS CONSIDERED ACTUALLY LIKE A BORDER CITY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CHECK IT FROM FAR. SO THOSE KIDS RIGHT HERE, THEY ARE REALLY CLOSE TO DIFFERENT THINGS, MAYBE BAD THINGS, YOU KNOW, LIKE SOME DRUGS OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO IF WE PUT KIDS DOING SOMETHING, NOT ONLY SOCCER BUT FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, THAT'S THAT'S GOOD.
IT'S GOING TO BE REFLECT ON OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S WHY I BECAME COACH IN 2010. AND WHEN I STARTED ACTUALLY LIKE MONTHS AGO. BUT I CAN SEE ALL THOSE KIDS. I MADE THEM WHEN THEY WAS TEN YEARS OLD, NINE YEARS OLD. NOW THEY ARE GOOD CITIZENS. SO FOR NOW, I THINK, AND ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET FROM THE OTHER LEAGUE. SOMETHING TO READ, TO REVIEW, TO CHECK, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE NOT READY TO FOR A CLUB HERE YET BECAUSE WE HAVE NO MONEY. AND THE CITY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WORKING TOO MUCH AND I THINK THEY CAN ONLY PAY SOME REGISTRATION. I KNOW THE CITY HELPING THEM WITH SOME SPONSORS OR THEY PAY SOME FEES. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE 2 OR 3 KIDS, RIGHT? THEY HAVE MORE THAN TWO KIDS IN THE LEAGUE. YOU GUYS HELPING THEM, RIGHT. WE HELP EVERY CHILD. EVERY CHILD. YEAH. SO YEAH. YEAH. I WAS NO TOO FAMILIAR FOR A LONG TIME WITH THE CITY OR THE MEETINGS. BUT I ALWAYS READ SOMETHING OR PEOPLE TOLD ME AND IT'S DOING GOOD THINGS RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TWO SOCCER LEAGUES. SO YEAH, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I, I GO WITH WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO. BUT WHAT I HEAR RIGHT NOW IS WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND, AND OUR ECONOMY, IF THE
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COMMUNITY THAT CAN DO THAT. AND I THINK UNTIL TODAY, LIKE EVERY SINGLE LEAGUE, THEY HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT I MEAN, IF YOU MAKE A BALANCE, I THINK 80% OF THE SOCCER LEAGUES, THEY ARE DOING GOOD JOB TO ME. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS REGARDING THIS OR IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD? OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE TO NINTH STREET POCKET PARK DESIGN.THANK YOU. CHAIR AVILA. THE NEXT ITEM IS INFORMATIONAL AS WELL. WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED THIS ITEM AND THEY DID APPROVE THIS DESIGN. IT'S MOVING FORWARD. IT IS ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT OF THE COVERED APARTMENTS THAT ARE GOING UP RIGHT NOW ON CESAR CHAVEZ STREET. SO PART OF THAT THAT DEVELOPMENTS REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THEY NEEDED TO BASICALLY BUILD OUT THIS PARCEL OF FUTURE PARK SPACE. AND IT'S LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN ON NINTH STREET, OFF OF VINE OR SHADY, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT. THAT SEGMENT RIGHT THERE, IT'S ABOUT A BLOCK AND A HALF AWAY FROM DATELAND.
IT REALLY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE OUR ART WALK, AS WELL AS AS IT WILL CONNECT THE DOWNTOWN TO DATELAND PARK AND TO SHADY LANE PARK. SO IT IS SOMETIMES WE REFER TO IT INTERNALLY AS OUR BASEBALL FIELD. DIAMOND FUTURE PARK. IS IT SHAPED THAT WAY? REALLY? THE INTENT HERE IS TO CREATE A PASSIVE SPACE THAT WOULD, IN THE FUTURE, BE ABLE TO ALSO HOUSE SOME FUTURE ARTWORK. WE HAVE INCORPORATED ARTWORK INTO OUR SPACES, LIKE THE AREA THAT IS ON THE CORNER OF SIXTH STREET AND CESAR CHAVEZ, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT SHADY LANE ALSO HAS THE BEAR FROM ONE OF THE COACHELLA FEST FESTIVALS THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THAT PARK. SO THIS PARK FROM VERY HIGH LEVEL, IT HAS A LOT OF IT HAS WALKING PATHS AND SHADE, A LOT OF DESERT SCAPE, BUT IT ALSO HAS TURF AND IT HAS AREAS FOR BENCHES AND PICNIC SPACES. IT REALLY IS A POCKET PASSIVE PARK WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE ART, AND THE ART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE RIGHT AS THE TIME OF DEVELOPMENT, BUT WOULD BE FORTHCOMING AND SOMETHING THAT STAFF WOULD WORK ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IT IS ALSO GOING TO BE BUILT IN SUCH A WAY THAT ALLOWS FOR FUTURE AMENITIES TO ALSO BE AUGMENTED TO THE PARK, LIKE IN THE CENTER, THERE'LL BE UTILITIES THAT WILL BE PIPED IN SO THAT IF WE WANTED TO UTILIZE IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY LATER ON, THOSE THOSE OPTIONS WILL WILL EXIST. SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. WE EXPECT THAT THIS WILL BE IN CONSTRUCTION VERY SOON, AND THAT HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE THIS PARK FOR SURE BY THE FALL. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE ON THIS ITEM. THIS IS REALLY NICE. YEAH. THANK YOU. REALLY REALLY NICE. YEAH WE ARE WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT COME. AND IT DOESN'T I MEAN AS I'M LOOKING AT IT, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO COST MUCH FOR MAINTENANCE RIGHT. NO THAT WAS THE INTENT. SO IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF DESERT SCAPE TO IT. THERE'S A LOT OF HANDWORK AS THE PLANT MATERIAL GROWS. SO THERE WILL BE SOME. BUT OVERALL IT'S NOT A HIGH COST MAINTENANCE LOCATION. AND THEN WE ALREADY DO MAINTENANCE IN, IN AND AROUND IT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE URBAN GREENING PROJECT THAT CAME THROUGH ON NINTH STREET. SO THERE'S ALREADY TREES AND SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE OF THAT PARK. SO EXTENDING THAT THAT CONTRACT TO INCORPORATE THIS WILL NOT BE EXPENSIVE. YEAH. IT LOOKS REALLY NICE. NOW WHEN IT COMES TO THE ARTWORK, HOW ABOUT IF WE GET SOME LOCALS INVOLVED IN THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE COULD PRESENT SOME KIND OF NICE ARTWORK THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD BUILD THERE. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY BE LOOKING AT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR ARTS COMMISSION. I KNOW THAT ALSO AT THE IF YOU GUYS HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE FIFTH STREET PASEO. THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO THE SUNLINE TRANSIT CENTER, THERE'S A LITTLE PASEO THERE THAT CONNECTS ONTO FIFTH STREET. AND WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE LEFT WALLS THERE THAT WILL ALLOW ALSO FOR ARTWORK, ART, MURALS TO COME. SO BOTH OF THESE SITES ARE FUTURE SITES THAT WE CAN ADD INTO ART SO THAT THOSE PROCESSES WILL BE MANAGED THROUGH THE ART COMMISSION. AND THEY DO HAVE A, I THINK, A PROPOSAL PROCESS THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT. THANKS. YEAH, THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY NICE. I'M GLAD WE'RE MAKING A CHANGE HERE NOW. NO MORE EMPTY LOTS. IT'S GREAT. YEAH. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? RIGHT. SORRY, THIS IS BRAND TO BUILDING THOSE PARKS IS A GRANT. YOU GUYS GET A GRANT. IT IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. SO THE CONTRACTOR THAT IS BUILDING THE APARTMENTS, THE APARTMENTS RIGHT THERE ON CESAR CHAVEZ. AND SIXTH, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BUILD THE PARK. SO THEY'RE CONSTRUCTING THE PARK. WE WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN
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IT AFTER THAT. YES. OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO WE OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC FOR THIS ONE AS WELL TOO, OR. YES. CAN ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MADAM NO[NEW BUSINESS CALENDAR (LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE)]
COMMENTS OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS. THAT WOULD BE SELECTION OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. MADAM CLERK, DO YOU WANT TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE VICE AND THE AND THE CHAIR. SO ONE OF YOU CAN NOMINATE ONE OF YOU AND USUALLY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT USUALLY YOU DON'T PUT, YOU KNOW, THE NEW COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY STILL ARE GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, STARTING IN THIS COMMISSION. SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS CAN START MAKING THE NOMINATIONS. SO WE START, RIGHT? YES. AND ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SO IT'S ANY COMMISSIONER CAN NOMINATE ANYONE. SO IT CAN INCLUDE. AND ANY COMMISSIONER NEW OR OR ALREADY SEATED. OKAY. WELL I WOULD NOMINATE ROSALIO FOR CHAIRMAN. WHO WAS NOMINATED. YEAH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS. NO I MEAN HE DID GREAT. YEAH. HE KNOWS THE LEAGUES. HE'S AT THE PARKS HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE. YEAH. SO YOU KNOW ANY SECONDS TO THAT MOTION I SECOND IT I. OH YEAH OKAY OKAY. WHO FIRST DID IT. SO COMMISSIONER NUNEZ MOTIONED. AND THEN WHO SECOND AND NOMINATED AND COMMISSIONER ALCANTARA.CONGRATULATIONS, CHAIR. THANK YOU. AND THEN FOR VICE, IS IT VERY SIMILAR. SIMILAR. SIMILAR PROCESS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD ENOUGH. CLOSE, CLOSE I WAS CLOSE I WAS TRYING TO MENTION I WAS LIKE, HOLD ON, LET ME GO BACK AGAIN. THANK YOU. YEAH I SECOND SECOND OKAY OKAY OKAY. AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER NUNEZ. PRESENT. YOU CAN SAY I OR I IRONY, IRONY I COMMISSIONER ALCANTARA, I COMMISSIONER GALLEGOS, I VICE CHAIR GRANADOS I AND CHAIR AVILA I OKAY, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. THANKS, GUYS. AND NOW WE MOVE TO PUBLIC
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COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT CARDS? NO. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE TODAY? ANY COMMENT ON ZOOM? NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. QUIERO OKAY PASO POR FAVOR. OKAY. QUIERO DECIR MI EXPERIENCIA PARA HACER UNA PRESENTACION TIPO DE ELLOS SON ORGANIZACIONES DE ANOS TIENEN BASTANTE EXPERIENCIA PARA HACER UNA PRESENTACION. ES ES CORTA BUSCANDO PERSONAS Q ME ASESORA A ESTO BASADO A TODO LO HA PASADO EN LA LIGA DE LOS PROYECTOS Q. TENEMOS MAS ADELANTE Q SON EXCELENTES TAMBIÉN ENTONCES. A LAS LAS HOJAS Q NOS DIERON YA UN POQUITO TARDE Y EN INGLÉS. LAS ESTUVE EN ESPANOL Y APENAS AYER MANDO MARISA AHORA SI YO LA TENGO EN ESPANOL. YA TENGO UN POQUITO. YO QUIERO SABER LAS EN ESPANOL.PORQUE ESTABA LAS PERSONAS Q YO PUEDA Q Q ENTIENDAN UN POQUITO LOS LOS PUNTOS DE QUÉ HAY EN ESA LIBRETA ENTONCES. NO SÉ SI SERIA POSSIBLE PORQUE EL TIEMPO PARA NOSOTROS. ESTAMOS MUY CORTO APENAS OBTUVO ESOS PAPELES Y ES PULSES. VAMOS A VENIR. QUÉ REVISION Y YO APENAS ME VOY.
ESTOY PREPARANDO EL OTRO ES PARA EL SIX DE MAYO. ENTONCES SI ES POSIBLE. PONER UN POQUITO MAS TARDE PARA DARME TIEMPO. PORQUE COMO LES DIGO EXPERIENCIA EN SEIS ANOS NUNCA. VEAN PERDIDO ESTO SIEMPRE ERA ANO CON ANO ESTAR HACIENDO EL CONTRATO Y ESTE PARA MI. ES ES UN POQUITO MAS DIFICIL Y AHORITA. PUES EL TIEMPO DEL PAIS DE MARZO. AHORITA YA CUANTOS DIAS VAN. NO SÉ SI SE PUEDA SER UNA DOS SEMANAS. ESTE USTEDES. MADISON. MARISA. MARISA. OKAY. GRACIAS.
GRACIAS. GRACIAS. I BELIEVE THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS. I THINK WE HAD ONE ON ZOOM THAT I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S. IS HE STILL ON? RENEE AGUILAR. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY ANYBODY ON ZOOM. OKAY.
[REPORTS AND REQUESTS]
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OKAY. SO NOW WE GO TO THE COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS. CORRECT. OKAY. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I'LL START OFF. WELCOME TO THE TEAM. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. I MEAN, WE'RE ONE OF THE. SINCE LAST TIME, WE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE MOVING A LOT MORE INTO THIS, INTO THIS COMMISSION. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK AND WE'RE GETTING MORE INVOLVED. AND I DO ASK MARITZA THAT GET US MORE INVOLVED WITH EVERYTHING. SO YOU GUYS WILL, EVEN IF WE SEE EACH OTHER ONCE A MONTH, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE EACH OTHER MORE WITH OTHER PROJECTS THAT THERE'S AROUND. YOU KNOW, I, I LIKE TO BEING VERY INVOLVED INTO THIS. WE ARE MAKING AN IMPACT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS AT OUR OWN TIME AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE HERE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHAT, TWO YEARS, RIGHT? YEAH. FOR SOME. YES. FOR SOME. SO WE'LL BE HERE FOR A WHILE.AND THEN I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE LIGHTS, THEY'RE NOT ON EVERY NIGHT. CORRECT. FOR THE FIELDS. RIGHT. THE COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS. AND ON THE MOU DAYS THEY'RE ON BASED ON THE CALENDARS THAT EACH LEAGUE PROVIDES US. WHY IS IT THAT WE DON'T HAVE THEM ON EVERY NIGHT? JUST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO OTHER CITIES AND THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH ON, I DON'T KNOW. IS IT BECAUSE OF TO THE COST OF THE LIGHTING, OR IS IT BECAUSE, LIKE THEY'RE ON PRETTY MUCH SO THE COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS ARE THE DAYS THAT THEY'RE ON THE MOU DAYS ARE ARE BASICALLY THEY'RE REQUESTED BY THE LEAGUE. SO IT'S WHATEVER THEY TELL US THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE TURNED ON. OKAY. BUT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THEM ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY NIGHT. THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS APPROVED. NO. OKAY. JUST BECAUSE LIKE, THERE'S BEEN TIMES THAT LIKE WE WANT TO GO OUT AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND, LIKE, THEY JUST GO HOME. BUT I MEAN, NOW THE TIMING IS ON OUR, ON OUR AREA. SO WHICH IS A LOT BETTER NOW. WE COULD PLAY A LITTLE LONGER. I MEAN I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT.
AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE A QUESTION. NO. SOMETIMES I JUST WALKING AROUND BUT. PART ONE AND TWO, AND I REMEMBER BACK IN 2016, THE CITY REMOVED THE LIGHTS IS 2016 NINE YEARS AGO. SO IT'S ANY FUTURE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN BECAUSE IT'S DARK AND MY THEY WERE INSTALLED THIS YEAR. THEY'RE GOING TO INSTALL. THEY WERE ALREADY INSTALLED IN THOSE CORNERS WHEN THEY TOOK IT BEFORE THE FIELDS ONE AND TWO AT DUMA PARK. THE SOCCER FIELDS HAVE NEW LIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. SO THEY ARE IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY THE SAME LOCATION AS BEFORE, BUT THE FULL FIELDS ARE LIT. IT'S LIT. OKAY. AND THEY'R. THOSE WERE INSTALLED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. OKAY. ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO. I NEED TO GO MORE OFTEN. ACTUALLY, NO CORRECTION.
I THINK THEY WERE FULLY INSTALLED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER. SO THEY HAVE IN EACH CORNER IN ONE, THEY HAVE FULL LIGHTING LIKE THE ENTIRE FIELD. ONE AND TWO HAVE REGULATION REQUIRED LIGHTING. YEAH. CAN I MAKE A QUESTION? SMOKE, PLEASE? NOTHING AT THIS TIME ABOUT THE LIGHTS. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO DO YOUR COMMENTS IN THE LET HIM DO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END, THAT WOULD BE FINE. YEAH, WE'LL JUST FINISH UP. ONE LAST COMMENT RIGHT HERE. GO AHEAD. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW THANK YOU. AND THEN CONGRATULATIONS TO VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION DON'T FORGET WE DO HAVE MARIACHI. THIS SATURDAY. FIVE TO TEN 9999. HE WANTS IT. HE WANTS IT TO TAKE. I ENCOURAGE THE NEW COMMISSIONERS TO GO TO OUR EVENTS. IT'S AWESOME. YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET TO MEET OUR RESIDENTS HERE AND, YOU KNOW, MINGLE AND JUST HAVE FUN. THANK YOU. ON THE LIGHTING. I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. IT'S THE SOCCER FIELDS NOW. IT LOOKS PHENOMENAL AT NIGHT. SO I WAS THERE. I WAS LIKE, THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE. AND THEN I NOTICED A NEW LIGHTING. I MEAN, HOPEFULLY DOWN THE ROAD WE COULD SWITCH IT OUT TO THAT STYLE OF LIGHTING FOR THE REST OF THE FIELDS. I MEAN, DOWN THE ROAD, BUT DEFINITELY DID MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON NIGHTTIME. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH US AND TAKING THE TIME TO GET IT DONE.
NOW, DO WE GO WITH. YES. IF YOU WANTED TO OPEN IT BACK UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. WE'D LIKE TO OPEN IT BACK UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. CAN YOU PLEASE USE THE MIC, MIKE. YEAH. ACERCA DE LAS LUCES DE LOS SABADOS. ESTAN APAGADOS TOTALMENTE TODOS LOS CAMPOS Y LA VERDAD SE JUNTA MUCHO MUCHO MALANDRINO A ESTAR FUMANDO MARIJUANA Y ESTAR AHI EN EL PARKING LOT ENTRE EL CAMPO,
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DOS Y TRES A ESTAR Y NO SE LAS LUCES DE LA CIUDAD. PERO YO CREO APRENDIDAS LOS SABADOS EN LA NOCHE. PORQUE AHORITA VIENE EL TIEMPO DE CALOR Y LA GENTE LE GUSTA SALIR POR AHI CON LAS FAMILIAS. PORQUE LOS DOMINGOS APRENDIDAS LAS LUCES DE LA NOCHE Y ESTAN LAS FAMILIAS EN LOS CAMPOS EN LOS JUEGOS DE FUTBOL ORGANIZADO POR LA LIGA. ENTONCES LOS SABADOS VAN MUCHA GENTE ESTAN OBSCURAS Y HAY MUCHA GENTE FUMANDO MARIJUANA Y ENTRE EL CAMPO, DOS Y TRES SI. PUDIERAN APRENDER SERIA MARAVILLOSO ES TODO. GRACIAS GRACIAS, GRACIAS. OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS? IF NOT, SO, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN NOW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR COMMENTS I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE REQUEST. I THINK WHAT THE EASY WAY IS TO WORK WITH BOTH LEAGUES AND JUST HAVE THEM IDENTIFY SOME USE ON THOSE DAYS. SO I'LL WORK WITH BOTH LEAGUES ON THE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. I'M HEARING THAT AND TAKE NOTE OF THAT. AN OPTION FOR THAT. AND THEN THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GALLEGOS. YOU BEAT ME TO IT. SO I WAS JUST GOING TO INVITE THE COMMISSION TO COME OUT TO MARIACHI. THE OUR FESTIVAL THIS THIS YEAR IS ON SATURDAY FROM 5 TO 9. AND WE DO HAVE FOUR REALLY GREAT MARIACHI GROUPS THAT ARE COMING OUT. WE USUALLY A VERY POPULAR EVENT AND VERY WELL ATTENDED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. AND THIS YEAR GUYS WE'RE DOING THE FOR CHRISTMAS. WE'RE ON THE PARADE. ALL RIGHT. LAST YEAR WE DID IT.IT WAS GREAT LAST MINUTE BUT WE GOT THERE. BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER. ALL RIGHT. SO AT 538 THE
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