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GET STARTED? YES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND OUR TEAM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE UNDERGO SOME TRANSITIONS AND CHANGES.
SO WELCOME. IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU ALL. MY NAME IS SELENA JIMENEZ AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND SO I'VE BEEN TASKED TO, YOU KNOW, TEMPORARILY OVERSEE THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. AND THEN TO MY RIGHT, I HAVE MISS NOVOA. SHE'S OUR DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT. AND THEN WE HAVE MISS JESSICA NAVARRO OVER THERE. SHE'S OUR RECREATIONAL COORDINATOR. I THINK YOU GUYS PROBABLY HAD PREVIOUSLY MET. MET HER BEFORE. WE HAVE LEONARD SAINT-SAUVEUR. HE IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER IN ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS. AND PROBABLY KILLING HIS TITLE. AND I APOLOGIZE, LEONARD, BUT HE DOES A LOT FOR THE CITY. AND THEN WE HAVE ANDREW SIMMONS, AND I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF. HELLO. ANDREW SYMONDS, CITY ENGINEER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU. SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO CHAIRMAN. CHAIR ROSALIO AVILA. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA BE A LITTLE RUSTY TODAY. I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE, SO? SO WE'LL GO WITH CALL TO ORDER. I THINK WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND THANK YOU FOR. IN THE BACK FOR THIS ONE. NO, THE BACK OF THE PAGE. TWO. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE RISE. 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. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
YES, WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER ROSALIO AVILA. HIGH COMMISSIONER JUAN CARLOS AYALA HERE, COMMISSIONER MARCOS GRANADOS, PRESENT, AND COMMISSIONER JESUS NUNEZ, PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VICTOR ALCANTAR IS NOT PRESENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THEN WE NEED
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA. THEN AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONTINUED TO ANOTHER DATE, OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, NOW WE'LL GO WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
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MEETING. MINUTES FROM MAY 20TH. GREAT MEETING. THE MINUTES OF MAY 20TH, 2025 FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND. NOW. OKAY. PRESENTATIONS. BY.[PRESENTATIONS]
RIGHT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS SELENA JIMENEZ, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE ANNUAL PARK MAINTENANCE AND RESEEDING UPDATE. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA. AND SO HERE WE'RE JUST OUTLINING THE SOCCER SEASON. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD INDICATE WHAT THE SOCCER SEASON WILL BE THIS COMING SEASON AND THEN GOING MOVING THEREAFTER. SO NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 15TH. AND THEN WE HAVE FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH JULY 31ST. SO THE CITY'S PARKS THAT ARE USED BY THE SOCCER LEAGUES WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE AND RESEEDING BEGINNING DECEMBER 16TH THROUGH JANUARY 30TH, AND THEN AUGUST 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15TH. AND, MR. SIMMONS, CAN YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG? BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE IT WRONG? YES. SO I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE OLD SCHEDULE. SO THE SOCCER LEAGUES BOTH APPROACHED US RECENTLY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SOCCER LEAGUES, WE HAD BEEN DOING THE MAINTENANCE AND THE RESEEDING IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY. AND THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THE GRASS REALLY WASN'T LASTING UNTIL MARCH AND APRIL. SO WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE GRASS WAS IN POOR CONDITION IN MARCH AND APRIL. PREVIOUS ALL EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE PREVIOUS PRACTICE HAD ALWAYS BEEN TO DO THE SCALPING AND[00:05:05]
RESEEDING IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WHICH IS KIND OF MORE STANDARD. WHAT A LOT OF GOLF COURSES. THAT'S KIND OF THE THE NORMAL TIME THAT MOST PLACES DO THEIR RESEEDING. SO THE SOCCER LEAGUES DID APPROACH US THIS YEAR AND ASK THAT WE ADJUST OUR SCHEDULE AND CLOSE ALL OF THE SOCCER FIELDS IN OCTOBER INSTEAD. AND THAT WAY THEY CAN HAVE AN UNINTERRUPTED SEASON.SO THEIR SEASON WOULD START ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. IT START THE SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER, AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE THAT BREAK FROM DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY. AND THAT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE A CONTINUOUS SEASON FROM NOVEMBER. I THINK LIKE 14TH NOVEMBER 11TH, JULY 31ST. SO RIGHT NOW, ALL OF THE FIELDS, SOCCER FIELDS ONLY, WHICH IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THE SOCCER FIELDS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX AND BAGUMA AND SOCCER FIELDS ONE, TWO AND THREE AT LAS FLORES ARE PROPOSED. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PRIMARILY ONLY SOCCER. THOSE WOULD BE TAKING THE SCALPING AND RESEEDING IN OCTOBER. FIELD FOUR. AND ALL OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS WOULD HAVE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE IN DECEMBER.
BECAUSE BASEBALL SEASON IS STILL OCCURRING AND FOOTBALL SEASON IS STILL OCCURRING. SO THAT'S THE PLAN THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S KIND OF CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE PLAN HAD BEEN IN ALL THE PREVIOUS YEARS AS WELL. SO WE'RE KIND OF JUST CHANGING IT UP A LITTLE BIT FROM WHAT WE DID FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE IS GOING TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN WE DO THE SCALPING AND RESEEDING IN OCTOBER, YOU KNOW, THE GRASS MIGHT NOT BE IN THE BEST CONDITION IN MARCH AND APRIL WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT BERMUDA GRASS TO COME BACK UP.
BUT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE, I DO HAVE NOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE ON THE FIELDS. WHO DO WE IS IT A IS IT SOMEONE LIKE IS IT OUR OWN LIKE CITY OR IS IT LIKE AN OUTSOURCE THAT WE IT'S BOTH. SO THE FULL CITY PARK STAFF IS INVOLVED IN THE SCALPING AND IN THE SEATING AND THE MAINTENANCE, BUT IT'S MORE WORK THAN WE CAN HANDLE WITH JUST OUR FOUR FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS. SO WE ALSO CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER COMPANY THAT COMES OUT AND HELPS US WITH THE SCALPING AND RESEEDING AS WELL. OKAY, BECAUSE MAYBE ANOTHER OPTION TOO. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HEARING IT FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE, MAYBE LOOKING INTO, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE ACTUALLY TAKING OVER THE FIELDS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, FIXING THEM UP NICER, SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS HOW YOUR SPORTS FIELDS ACTUALLY WORK AND HOW TO RECEIVE THEM, HOW TO MAINTENANCE THEM BETTER. AND I MEAN, WE ALWAYS GET ALL THAT MONEY BACK FROM THE LEAGUES, YOU KNOW, SO A CERTAIN WAY, JUST BECAUSE IF I GONE TO ALL THE FIELDS AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY PLAY, I THINK LONGER THAN US BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT LITTLE SHORT BREAK AND THEIR FIELDS ARE PHENOMENAL. SO I MEAN, THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE HIRING, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT STUFF. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING MAYBE WE COULD LOOK INTO, JUST SO THAT WE COULD BRING MORE PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN AND SEEING THE FIELDS, BECAUSE IMAGINE HAVING A TOURNAMENT AND THE FIELDS ARE NOT IN THE BEST CONDITION. I DON'T THINK OUTSIDE TEAMS ARE GOING TO WANT TO COME BACK AND PLAY HERE WITH US. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S ONE THING. IF YOU GO TO PALM DESERT, I KNOW THEY HAVE BETTER RESOURCES THAN WE DO, BUT I GOT INTO FIELDS ARE ALWAYS VERY, VERY NICE, YOU KNOW. SO I THINK MAYBE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO, IF IT'S IN THE BUDGET, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALWAYS LOOK INTO JUST LIKE THAT, BECAUSE WE WANT MORE ATTENTION FROM, YOU KNOW, OUT OF TOWN TEAMS COMING IN TO PLAY HERE AT THE CITY OF COACHELLA, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE GOOD SOCCER LEAGUES OUT HERE. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO BRING IN, BRINGS MORE REVENUE, BRINGS MORE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY OF COACHELLA, NOT JUST FOR COACHELLA FEST OR OTHER STUFF. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THEM FOR THE BECAUSE OF SOCCER, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S I THINK WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY HERE THAT WE HAVE GREAT SOCCER. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT. AND I HAVE BEEN REACHED OUT BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT THAT. OKAY. YOU KNOW. GOOD QUESTION. SO WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE SCHEDULE FROM YOU SAID, BUT FROM TWO YEARS AGO. YES. YEAH. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. NO QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AN UPDATE AND OVERVIEW OF THE SOCCER RECREATION SPORTS SERVICES RFP OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE CITY RELEASED AN RFP OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. AND THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE CITY SOUGHT PROPOSALS FROM ESTABLISHED RECREATION ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SPORTS RECREATION SERVICES THROUGH A ONE YEAR
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PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. THE SELECTION PROCESS WILL ENTAIL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA. SO THE SCORING CRITERIA, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WILL CENTER AROUND LEAGUE BACKGROUND, LEAGUE STRUCTURE, PROGRAM FEE SCHEDULES, UNIQUE LEAGUE FEATURES, AND OTHER OTHER CRITERIA THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN STATED IN THE RFP. ADDITIONAL CRITERIA MAY INCLUDE THE CITY VERIFYING REFERENCES, SEEKING CLARIFICATIONS, IF APPLICABLE, FROM THE APPLICANTS, AND THEN DISCUSSIONS WITH PROSPECTIVE AWARDEES, AND MAY EVEN INCLUDE AN ORAL INTERVIEW. AGAIN, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED TO YOU BACK IN MAY, AND SO I'M JUST KIND OF DOING A QUICK REHASH OVERVIEW. SO WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS FROM COACHELLA YOUTH SPORT ASSOCIATION, COACHELLA VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE, COACHELLA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE SOCCER ASSOCIATION. THE TIMELINE FOR REVIEW OF THE RFP WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. SO THE RFP WILL BE REVIEWED AND SCORED BY NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR. INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AND SCORES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AROUND DECEMBER OF 2025. INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AND SCORES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL THEN DECIDE IF THEY WISH TO PROCEED WITH THE RFP DIRECTION, AND THEY WILL ALSO BE THE THE FOLK THAT WILL SELECT THE ENTITY THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE SINGLE ENTITY THAT MANAGES ALL OF THE SPORTS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES HERE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION AND UPDATE FOR THE SOCCER RECREATION SPORTS RFP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS STUFF. NOW, I KNOW THAT THIS GET INVOLVED AS MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO THE LEAGUES, RIGHT? BUT I THINK SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ADD TO, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A REQUIREMENT IS WHEN IT COMES TO, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S AWFUL THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ALCOHOL, A LOT OF FIGHTING, ESPECIALLY IN THE ADULT LEAGUES. I THINK THAT THE NEW WHOEVER'S COMING IN OR, YOU KNOW, THE EXISTING LEAGUES DO IT NOW WHERE THEY THEY DO CONSEQUENCES FOR THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY IT IS MAKING A BAD NAME FOR OUR CITY. I MEAN, I DO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY SAY, I DON'T WANT TO GO TO COACHELLA, JUST A BUNCH OF DRUNKS NOW AND FIGHTING. SO THE RFP DID STATE, YOU KNOW, SO THE WAY RFPS WORK AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED, IS WE CANNOT ADD ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AFTER THE RFP HAS BEEN RELEASED. RIGHT. AND SO WHAT WE CAN DO THOUGH, AND I DID NOTICE THAT OUR RFP DID DISCUSS SOME OF THAT IN THERE. SOME OF THE SCORING CRITERIA DOES REVOLVE AROUND, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THE HOW IS THIS LEAGUE ENTITY OR WHATEVER ENTITY IT IS THAT IS SUBMITTING TO BE THE AGENCY, RIGHT. HOW ARE THEY HANDLING, YOU KNOW, BEHAVIOR? HOW ARE THEY HANDLING GRIEVANCES? HOW ARE THEY HANDLING PLAYER INJURIES, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT? BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST PEOPLE GETTING HURT OR, YOU KNOW, THE VIOLENCE THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF OR OTHER CONCERNS THAT ARE VERY ALARMING. AND SO THERE IS CONSIDERATION FOR THAT IN THE SCORING. AND IT WAS OUTLINED IN THE RFP DOCUMENT. OKAY. PERFECT. WE DON'T HAVE COPIES OF THAT. RIGHT. OR DO WE. IT WAS PROVIDED MEETINGS AGO WHEN MARISA MARTINEZ WAS HERE. BUT I CAN I CAN DEFINITELY SEND IT TO YOU ALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SEND THE RFP, YOU KNOW, DOCUMENT, I CAN SEND THAT OVER.YEAH, I THINK, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABSENT THAT DAY, I DON'T REMEMBER. YEAH, SURE. I DON'T REMEMBER IT AS MUCH. I REMEMBER I KNOW THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT THEN IT GOT DELAYED AND IT GOT ALL OVER THE PLACE. ABSOLUTELY. I CAN DEFINITELY EMAIL EVERYONE A COPY OF THE RFP DOCUMENT. YEAH. BECAUSE I THINK, HONESTLY, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO HANDLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, GETTING, YOU KNOW, FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, JUST THE ALCOHOL, THE FIGHTING, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, A HUGE VIDEO. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD HELICOPTERS, MULTIPLE COPS. AND UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES PUT, YOU KNOW, BAD NAME INTO THE CITY, INTO OUR LEAGUES AND INTO OUR KIDS. SO I THINK THEY AS, AS AN ADULT MIND AND AS ADULT EVERYONE ELSE, THEY SHOULD SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE KIDS, I THINK, AND I THINK HAVING SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BEHAVIOR THAT WE THAT THEY COULD FIX, I THINK THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY, HOPEFULLY SOLVE THAT LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE INJURIES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. I MEAN, I PLAYED I RETIRED EARLY BECAUSE I BROKE MY ANKLE AND PLAYING IN THE FIELDS. SO NOW AND I WAS LIKE 16. SO AFTER THAT IT'S LIKE I'M NOT PLAYING ANYMORE. SO THOSE ARE GOING TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS THE INJURIES. IT'S JUST WE WE COULD WORK ON THE OTHER STUFF AND YOU KNOW, JUST
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TO IMPROVE THE CITY. AND HOPEFULLY WE COULD HAVE MORE TEAMS COME IN TO PLAY INTO OUR TOWN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, YOU KNOW. YES. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT SAFETY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME AND AND WE WANT OUR KIDS TO TO THRIVE. AND YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND THEN ALSO SO AT THE MOMENT IS THE DECISION IS EITHER GOING TO BE TO KEEP JUST THE TWO LEAGUES THAT WE HAVE, OR IS IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO COUNCIL. RIGHT. SO IT'S EITHER WE KEEP THE TWO LEAGUES THE WAY THEY ARE OR WE GO INTO THIS.THAT'S CORRECT. SO OKAY. AT THE MOMENT YES. AND SO ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE. BUT AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE THE TWO OPTIONS, YOU KNOW, EITHER KEEP THINGS AS THEY ARE OR CONSIDER THE THE RFP PROCESS. AND SO AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS. BUT I MEAN SELECT SOMEONE FROM THAT PROCESS. AND THEN AGAIN THAT'S UP TO THE FEEDBACK THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL PROVIDE. ONCE THE SCORING IS PROVIDED IN DECEMBER, YOU GUYS CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL CAN THEN MAKE A DECISION BASED ON SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, PUBLIC FEEDBACK, YOU KNOW, AND AND THEN WE'LL SEE OKAY. SO WE'LL SEE THE SCORING AND THEN WE'LL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. YES I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THAT WOULD BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE IS TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND THEN MAKE COMMENT. AND THEN WE WILL FORWARD THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. OKAY. PERFECT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YOU TOUCHED BASE ON PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. YEAH. AND THEN I MEAN I DO HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS BUT IT'LL BE TOWARDS THE END OF OTHER STUFF. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. THERE
[PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)]
IS NONE. THERE'S NONE OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND I DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT BY ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ. IS SHE HERE. YES. AND THIS IS ON ITEM NUMBER.SORRY. WHAT ITEM IS THIS? IT'S REGARDING OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR OCTOBER. OH, OKAY.
JUST. OKAY. OKAY. HELLO, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ. I'M WITH DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT. I'M THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR HERE FOR THE YUMA CENTER. SO WE'RE JUST HERE TO FORMALLY INVITE YOU ALL TO OUR OCTOBER EVENTS. SO WE ARE STARTING OFF OCTOBER 3RD WITH MOVIES IN THE PARK BEING HELD AT THE PARK. SO WE ARE SHOWING MINECRAFT, LILO AND STITCH, SNOW WHITE, KARATE KIDS, LEGENDS. SO ALL OF THE NEW MOVIES. SO IF YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEM WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, FEEL FREE TO BE THERE.
THE CITY OF COACHELLA GRACIOUSLY PROVIDES POPCORN, AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND FUN TIMES OUT THERE. SHOWTIME DOES START AT 730, SO FEEL FREE TO GET THERE AND SNAG A GOOD SPOT. AND THEN TOWARDS THE END OF OUR MONTH IN OCTOBER, WE ARE HOSTING THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL. THIS IS HOSTED IN BETWEEN THE BASEBALL FIELDS OF THE PARK. IT'S A HUGE EVENT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS FROM DIFFERENT GROUPS. SO BRING OUT YOUR KIDS, BRING OUT YOUR FAMILY. IT'S EXPECTED TO BE A REALLY FUN TIME. I WILL LEAVE SOME FLIERS OUT IN THE BACK, BUT WE ARE LOCATED ACROSS RIGHT HERE. SO IF YOU GUYS EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT RECREATION THAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN COACHELLA, WE'RE WE'RE YOUR PEOPLE. SO YEAH, JUST WANTED TO PRESENT MYSELF AS WELL. AND THEN MY SUPERVISOR BACK THERE, BEATRICE, THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY SEND YOU THE FLIERS.
SO JESSICA WILL SEND THE FLIERS THAT DRD HAS SENT US, SENT US, AND WE'LL SHARE THEM WITH THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT. THEY ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATION, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND THEY ARE A PARTNER OF THE CITY FOR COACHELLA, FOR OUR TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING HERE AT THE CITY. AND SO WE WILL HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT WILL COME TO THE COMMISSION AS WE GET CLOSER TO IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT COACHELLA CARRIES, BECAUSE ONE OF THEM IS THE WELLNESS HUB. SO WE'RE WILL BE TRANSFORMING THE COMMUNITY CENTER INTO A WELLNESS HUB. AND SO MR. SIMMONS AND AND DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT WILL HAVE A LOT OF INPUT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. AND THIS COMMISSION. THANK YOU. GREAT. GREAT TO HEAR. ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE. ANYBODY ELSE. OH I THINK WE HAVE ONE PERSON. OKAY OKAY. BUENAS TARDES. MI NOMBRE ES ALMA. Y LE PRÉSIDENT DE LA LIGA SEASON SOCCER LEAGUE. TENEMOS UNA PREGUNTA TODO TODO ESTE ES ESCUCHANDO POQUITO ENTENDIDO PORQUE AQUI NO HABIA TRADUCTOR.
PERO ALGO ENTENDIENDO UN. ESTA MUY BIEN EL PROYECTO USTEDES TIENEN PARA HACER UNA MEJOR
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LIGA AQUI EN EL VALLE DE COACHELLA. YO TENGO SIX ANOS EN LA LIGA SEASON. DURO PARA PARA ESTABLECER UNA LIGA BIEN. PUES TENGO TODO LO NECESARIO DEMOSTRAR. TODO BIEN LOS ADULTOS LOS ADULTOS ES ALGO ALGO LA ADRENALINA. CLARO SI USTEDES AYUDAN A TODO ESO DE LOS ADULTOS DE LOS PLATOS. YO CREO NOSOTROS HEMOS BAJADO MUCHO EL NIVEL DE DE LOS ADULTOS DE LOS PLATOS DE LA MADERA DE CONTROL PORQUE LO HACEN POR AHI ESCONDIDO. PERO EL RANCHO YO CREO SI ES NECESARIO DE AHI LOS DIAS NECESARIAS CUANDO JUEGAN IN LAS LAS NOCHES DE UNA VUELTA. ANTES A LAS DIEZ DE LA NOCHE. SI ES UN POQUITO DE LOS NINOS ES UN POQUITO MAS ESTE DE LOS PAPAS POR LA ADRENALINA Y SIEMPRE ALGUNOS SI TAMBIÉN. PERO COMO USTEDES ESTAN DICIENDO ESTABLECER ALGO MAS TODO ESO PUES YO COMO ESTOY ESTOY CON USTEDES. POR EN TODO ESTO CON LA AYUDA DE USTEDES EN UNA PREGUNTA. ES LOS CAMPOS SE VAN A SER AC EN LA JUNTA TUVIMOS COMO ESTAN. ENTONCES ESTOY AQUI EL CAMPO DE FUTBOL AMERICANO VA HASTA DICIEMBRE. SI SI NADA MAS EL CAMPO DE ELLOS PORQUE APARENTEMENTE NO PARA O SEA LOS OTROS CAMPOS. ENTONCES ESTE PORQUE YA HABIAN COMENZADO SU SU SU TEMPORADA. ENTONCES ESTE NADA MAS ELLOS. Y LUEGO TAMBIÉN ESTA SI DIJERON PODRIAN USAR EL PASO CUESTA COMO OTRAS CERCA DE LA PISCINA. O NO SÉ QUÉ HAY UN LUGAR AHI LAS LIGAS PUEDEN USAR ASI COMO LARGO CON EL SENOR.WAS IT AIDAN JESSICA OR JUAN. JUAN. ÉSTE DIJO BIEN. SI USTEDES QUIEREN UTILIZAR. ESO ESTA BIEN CON ELLOS. PERO SI ESTO ES ELLOS. SE VAN A MANTENER ABIERTOS. ESTE ES EL TIEMPO DE QUÉ TENEMOS LA COSTA. PUES EL PROBLEMA DE LOS NINOS DONDE PRACTICAR. PERO UNA PREGUNTA TAMBIÉN EL FUTBOL AMERICANO. AHORITA ESTABAMOS ESTABA HASTA LAS CINCO DE LA NOCHE. USTEDES NOS PERMITEN HACER UN JUEGO DESPUÉS DE LA SEGUIR PERMITIENDO ESO DESPUÉS ESO NO. ES EL PERMISO. VAMOS NO ESTE ES USTED PUEDE SER EL JUEGO DESPUÉS HASTA LAS DIEZ HASTA LOS DIAS. SI ENTONCES ESO SI LO VAMOS A PORQUE SI LOS. DICIENDO SI SE PUEDEN ENTRENAR LOS NINOS A C OKAY. BUENO PUES MUCHISIMAS. GRACIAS. YO CREO QUÉ ES TODO UN PERMISO. GRACIAS.
GRACIAS. ANY OTHER PERSONS ON ZOOM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE MOVE ON TO REPORTS
[REPORTS AND REQUESTS]
AND REQUESTS AND WILL BE COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING ANYTHING IN GENERAL? NO. SELF EXPLAINABLE. WELL I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO ADD, BUT IT'S MOSTLY NOW. THERE WAS A WHAT WAS IT THE LAST TWO. THERE WAS TWO GAMES THAT WE HAD.THE WELL MY KID PLAYED FOR BOTH OF THOSE GAMES IN FIELD THREE AND FOUR. SO FIELD THREE, THE LIGHTS GOT SHUT OFF AT NINE, EVEN THOUGH I THINK THEY HAD CALLED IN TO HAVE THEM ON, BUT THEY GOT SHUT OFF WHILE FIELD FOUR STAYED ON. YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS NINE. SO TECHNICALLY THEY STARTED PLAYING AT EIGHT AND THEY ONLY GOT TO PLAY A HALF, YOU KNOW. AND THEN IT HAD THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ACCORDINGLY AT THE SAME TIME. 9:00. YEAH. 9:00. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT THEY HAD ADDRESSED ALREADY TO GET FIXED, OR IS IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I THINK FOUR IS FOR THE FOOTBALL, THAT'S WHY THEY STAY A LITTLE LONGER OR WE'VE SINCE FIXED THAT. I HOPE MISS JESSICA CAN SPEAK TO THAT. SHE WENT AHEAD AND PROGRAMED THE LIGHTS TO SHUT DOWN. SHUT DOWN AT. JESSICA, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM AND EXPLAIN THAT YOU REPROGRAMED. AND SO THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ANYMORE.
CORRECT. SO NOW THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMED UNTIL TEN. OKAY. THEY WERE LEFT ON BECAUSE YOU'RE CORRECT BECAUSE OF THE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE. BUT WE'VE NOW ASSIGNED A DUTY AND I'M IN CHARGE OF WE'VE ALSO ASKED THE LEAGUES TO PROVIDE THE SCHEDULES WITH AT LEAST A WEEK'S NOTICE, BECAUSE I THINK BECAUSE OF THE MOU BEING OVER. RIGHT. JULY 31ST, IT'S BEEN A
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VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR EVERYONE, AND I APOLOGIZE, INCLUDING STAFF AND THE LEAGUES.SO NO ONE'S AT FAULT HERE. IT'S JUST A IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF US NOT REALIZING LIKE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE. NEITHER DID ANDREW. NOBODY REALIZED. RIGHT.
AND SO WE WE BUT WE GOT THE CALLS AND WE DID TURN THEM BACK ON. I KNOW PEOPLE HAD ALREADY LEFT WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT WE HAVE SINCE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BY ASKING EVERYONE TO SUBMIT THEIR SCHEDULES AT LEAST A WEEK IN ADVANCE SO JESSICA CAN PROGRAM THE LIGHTS AND THEY'RE ON WHEN PEOPLE NEED THEM ON. OKAY, PERFECT. YEAH, BECAUSE I KEPT ALSO GETTING CALLS FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE. BUT THANK YOU GUYS. I KNOW I DID. I DID TELL EVERYBODY THAT CALL ME THAT THERE WAS A HUGE THING THAT'S HAPPENING. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF POSITIONS CHANGE. SO DEFINITELY AT HOME THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. YOU GUYS GOTTA BEAR WITH US, YOU KNOW. SO TELL THEM I'LL DO AS MUCH AS I CAN. AND DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, WORKING FOR YOUR PATIENCE. YEAH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN AGAIN NOW WE'RE AWARE AND YOU ONLY LEARN BY MAKING MISTAKES.
SO SO I APOLOGIZE. BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU DO HAVE OUR CONTACT INFO. I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH MY CONTACT INFO. SO IF LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN, CONTACT MYSELF OR JESSICA. OKAY.
CALL US. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN JUST SEND US A TEXT OR GIVE US A CALL. AND THEN IF SOMETHING BREAKS WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE, OH MY GOD, A SPRINKLER BROKE OR WHO KNOWS WHAT BROKE, CALL ANDREW AND HIS TEAM SO THEY'LL BE ADDRESSING ANY DEFICIENCIES WITH FACILITIES. IF SOMETHING BREAKS OR SOMETHING NEEDS ATTENTION, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, MAYBE THERE'S SOME BIG HOLE THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED. LET ANDREW KNOW HE WILL HANDLE THAT, AND THEN JESSICA AND I WILL HANDLE LIKE THE SCHEDULES AND PROGRAMING THE LIGHTS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU.
YEAH, BECAUSE I DID I MEAN, IT'S BEEN PROBABLY MONTHS THAT I DID KIND OF TALK TO MARITZA WAS HERE ABOUT IN OUR FIELDS HAVING LIKE A QR CODE WHERE WE COULD SCAN IT AND IT'LL TAKE US DIRECTLY TO, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR CITY WEBSITE. AND IT SOMETIMES DOES EXPLAIN THE MOU AND WHO'S TAKING THE FIELDS, WHO BELONGS TO FIELDS TO AT THE MOMENT, MAYBE THE LIGHT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND THEN ALSO WHERE I KNOW WE HAVE A PAGE WHERE WE COULD SUBMIT ANY WHAT'S IT CALLED? SORRY, I BLANKED OUT, BUT I THINK WE COULD SUBMIT, LIKE IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEMS. RIGHT. LIKE SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP YOU GUYS. HELPS US, HELPS EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW JUST SO LIKE THAT, ISSUES DO GET FIXED A LITTLE FASTER THAN INSTEAD OF CALLING.
THEY GOT TO CALL ME AND THEN I GOT TO CALL EITHER ANDREW, I GOT TO CALL YOU OR I GOT TO CALL HER. SO IT'S JUST IT'S I THINK IT'LL BE EASIER FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS TO COME IN AND SCAN. IT TAKES YOU AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND PUT A, YOU KNOW WHAT ON FIELD FOR THERE'S THIS ISSUE AND, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST IT GOES TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT RIGHT AWAY. I THINK THAT'S JUST ANOTHER SOLUTION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT GOT, YOU KNOW, PUT IN THE BACK POCKET AND, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T BROUGHT BACK UP.
SO THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. YEAH. SO IT'S AT BOTH PARKS. YOU CAN SCAN THE BARCODE AND IT'LL SHOW YOU THE COMMUNITY FIELD USE DAYS. WHERE DO WE WERE THOSE SIGNS. THEY ARE LOCATED WHERE THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY'RE LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE METAL AND THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE THEY GO BEHIND THE THE BOARD. YOU JUST SCAN IT AND THEN IT'LL SEND YOU TO THE, THE PAGE. OKAY. WE CAN ADD THOSE TO LIKE THE SOCCER FIELDS MORE JUST BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE PEOPLE DO SPEND THE TIME. I THINK THAT'S JUST BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'VE GONE TO OTHER CITIES AND THEY HAVE THEM LIKE LIKE CITY, LIKE THE QUINTA HAS SOME KIND OF LIKE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOCCER, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHERE MORE OF THE TRAFFIC GOES THROUGH THAN AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL GET MORE I COULD SAY MORE OF THE COMPLAINTS, YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM. THAT'S WHY.
AND I DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE FIELDS WITH MY KIDS, THAT THING. SO. OKAY. YEAH. IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE IF WE COULD ADD TO THE FIELDS, THAT'D BE GREAT. DEFINITELY. ANDREW, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO? I MEAN, THE LOCATIONS WERE CHOSEN ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY DO GET VANDALIZED REGULARLY. SO WHEN WE HAVE TRIED TO PUT THOSE TYPE OF INFORMATIONAL BOARDS ELSEWHERE, THEY MUST IMMEDIATELY GET VANDALIZED. SO WE DO INTENTIONALLY PUT THEM IN PLACES WHERE THEY'RE BEHIND A A LOCKED CABINET, AND THEY HAVE GOOD LIGHTING THAT WAY. THEY'RE KIND OF ACCESSIBLE ALL THE TIME, WHETHER IT'S DARK OR NOT. AND AND IT PREVENTS THE VANDALISM.
SO PUTTING LIKE A PAPER FLIER OR SOMETHING KIND OF LIKE OUT I THINK HE'S REFERRING TO LIKE A STAKE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN HIM IN PALM DESERT. IT'S LIKE A THIN, LIKE A REAL THIN STAKE, LIKE.
AND YOU CAN'T VANDALIZE THAT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY SKINNY, BUT IT HAS THE QR CODE AND THEN YOU JUST SCAN IT. SO EVEN IN THE FIELD THREE HAS LIKE WHERE THE BLEACHERS ARE AT AND THE AWNINGS ARE AT, YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, PUT IT THERE. AND I MEAN, UNFORTUNATELY WE DO GET A LOT OF VANDALISM HERE AND THERE THAT'S EVERYWHERE. BUT AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SAY AS A CITY, HEY, THEY'RE TRYING. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, THE BAD APPLES DO KIND OF SOMETIMES MESS IT UP. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THAT THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER IS JUST SOMETHING TO, YOU KNOW, THINK MAYBE THAT WE COULD WORK OUT ON THAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO, I MEAN, SORRY, I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE.
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ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO THE RESTROOMS ARE THEY'RE NOT OPEN ALL THE TIME LIKE CERTAIN RESTROOMS. I KNOW I GOT A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE I'VE BEEN PRACTICING AT PARQUE DE ORO AND THEY CALL ME HEY, RESTAURANTS ARE NOT OPEN THERE, YOU KNOW? AND THEN NOW A FEW THE ONES RIGHT HERE ON THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS FIELD THREE AND TWO, THERE'S NO PLAY ON FIELD THREE ON FIELD, SORRY, FIELD ONE AND TWO. BUT THOSE ARE THE ONLY RESTROOMS ARE OPEN EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE RESTROOMS AVAILABLE ON FIELD THREE. BUT THOSE ARE CLOSED. SO IT KIND OF JUST DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE THAT WE'RE NOT USING ONE AND TWO. BUT THE RESTROOMS ARE OPEN. BUT THEN FIELD THREE, WHICH WE'RE USING, THEN THE RESTROOMS ARE CLOSED. JUST TO ME, IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE ON THAT. LIKE, BECAUSE NOW WE HAD KIDS RUNNING ALL THE WAY TO FIELD ONE AND TWO AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, 8:00 IT WAS PRETTY DARK FOR HAVING LITTLE KIDS SOMETIMES GO WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING, YOU KNOW, I FEEL, YEAH, WE CAN LOOK, WE CAN HAVE FACILITIES. LOOK AT THAT. THAT WOULD BE ANDREW'S DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT RESTROOM CLOSURES AND THINGS LIKE THAT OKAY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE. AND THEN I GUESS WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR COMMENTS. OKAY, SO I'VE BEEN TEXTING OUR PARKS DIRECTOR WHILE WE'VE BEEN IN THE MEETING. JANET, LAURA. AND SHE DID PROVIDE ME WITH ONE CORRECTION. IT'S ACTUALLY FIELD THREE. AND FIELD FOUR ARE BOTH HAVING THE MAINTENANCE POSTPONED TILL DECEMBER. SO IT'S THE ONE, TWO, FIVE AND SIX ARE THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING SCALPED AND SEEDED. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS RIGHT NOW. AND BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THE THE OPENINGS FOR THE SCHEDULES AND THE BATHROOMS. SO I WILL SEND YOU A FOLLOW UP MESSAGE. I'LL REACH OUT TO OUR PARKS MAINTENANCE STAFF AND FIND OUT IF ANY BATHROOMS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. WHY? AND I'LL GIVE YOU A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THAT AS A FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COMMISSION. I'M SORRY I WAS LEFT OUT OF THE AGENDA THIS TIME AROUND, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WILL SEND THE SCHEDULES OUT, THE RESEEDING AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE DID NOT PRESENT ACCURATE SCHEDULES AND I APOLOGIZE. SO WE WILL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU VIA EMAIL. AND THAT WAY YOU KNOW WHAT FIELDS WILL BE CLOSED AND AND FOR HOW LONG AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF. SO WE'LL SEND THAT OVER. AND, AND I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY HELPFUL TO PROVIDE CLARITY AS TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GUYS. HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? ALL RIGHT. WELL I ALSO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOW, BUT YOU GUYS ARE DOING EVERYTHING AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE BACK OUT HERE.
SO IF WE GET THIS BALL ROLLING AND WE'LL GET MOVING BETTER AND I THINK THIS IS WE'RE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.