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PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CASAS NUNEZ, PRESIDENT. MARCOS GRANADOS, JUNIOR PRESENT. ROSALIO AVILA IS ABSENT. ANDREW GALLEGOS, PRESENT. WE HAVE CARLOS AYALA ALSO ABSENT. WITH THAT, BEFORE WE GO ON TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK
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THAT IF WE COULD MODIFY THE AGENDA AND IF I COULD PROVIDE MY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR COMMENTS FIRST RATHER THAN AT THE END OF THE MEETING. OKAY, OKAY. SO WE'RE TAKE A ROLL CALL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE MODIFICATION REQUESTED, WE HAVE JESUS NUNEZ. PRESENT. I, MARCOS GRANADOS, JUNIOR I, AND ANDREW GALLEGOS I. AND DO APPROVE THE MINUTES FIRST. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.[Approval Of The Minutes]
LET'S MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR JUNE. HAS SUSAN NUNEZ APPROVING THE MINUTES. I.MARCOS GRANADOS JUNIOR HIGH AND ANDREW GALLEGOS. HI. OKAY. SO FOR MY PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS, I
[Reports And Requests (Part 1 of 2)]
WANTED TO GO FIRST BECAUSE OUR. YOU CAN SEE THE NAME TAG HERE THAT SAYS JESSICA NAVARRO, PARKS AND RECREATION COORDINATOR. SHE NEEDS TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT EARLY TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE HAS A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZED HER BECAUSE SHE HAS RECENTLY BEEN PROMOTED TO MANAGEMENT ANALYST. IT'S LONG OVERDUE. SHE'S BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DOING THAT JOB FOR A QUITE A WHILE NOW, SO I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE HER A HAND AND GIVE HER EVERY SINCERE THANKS FOR JUST THE FANTASTIC WORK SHE'S BEEN DOING, AND REALLY RECOGNIZE HOW DESERVING SHE IS OF THAT PROMOTION. WE'LL MAKE SURE THE NEXT PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING THAT WE WILL GET HER NAME TAG UPDATED WITH MANAGEMENT ANALYST INSTEAD. SO THANK YOU, JESSICA, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY.CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, JESSICA. SO WE
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MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS. OKAY. OKAY, SO I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK PRESENTATIONS I'LL BE DOING TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS OUR SPECIAL EVENT UPDATE SCHEDULE. THIS WAS PREVENTED OR PRESENTED AROUND THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES. WE'VE HAD SOME ADDITIONS. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THIS FOR BOTH YOU GUYS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS JUST OCTOBER THROUGH EARLY DECEMBER.IT IS A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE. AND THE FIRST ITEM IS THE BAG DUMA WELLNESS HUB GROUNDBREAKING.
THAT'S A NEW ITEM THAT'S BEEN ADDED. THE CITY HAS OUR $22 MILLION TCC GRANT, AND A LOT OF THAT IS CITY LED PROJECTS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS. SO ONE OF THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE DOING AT THE TCC IS THE REMODELING OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT MAGNOLIA PARK. SO WE'LL BE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING AND A LAUNCH FOR THAT AND A COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
SO I'M HOPING ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS CAN ATTEND THAT, SINCE THAT IS A PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENT. AND YOU CAN YOU HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD AT THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH RELATIVE TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF THINGS WE WANT TO SEE IN THAT DESIGN BUILD PROCESS AT THE WELLNESS
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CENTER? MOVIES IN THE PARK IS STARTING IN OCTOBER AS USUAL, AND ON THE NEXT DAY. SO ON OCTOBER 5TH, WE HAVE THE OUTREACH AT THE WELLNESS CENTER. AND ON OCTOBER 6TH WE HAVE THE DATELAND PARK SKATE PARK GROUNDBREAKING. THAT'S ANOTHER TCC PROJECT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING ALL OF THE RAMPS AT DATELAND PARK WITH NEW HIGH QUALITY X SERIES RAMPS, BUT THAT'S ONLY PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT. WE'RE ALSO GOING INTO THE FULL DESIGN, AND WE'RE HOPING TO ADD A CONCRETE BOWL AT THE SKATE PARK AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO MODIFYING THE GATE. I KNOW RIGHT NOW IT HAS THAT TURNSTILE GATE, WHICH I THINK WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN TO TRY TO KEEP BICYCLES OUT THERE, BUT WE WANT TO LET THE BMX RIDERS AND EVERYONE ENJOY THAT PARK AND ENJOY THAT USE. SO THAT SHOULD BE A VERY FUN EVENT. WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING A PROFESSIONAL SKATE, A PROFESSIONAL SKATER FLY OUT FROM LIKE MINNESOTA, WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING SOME PERFORMANCES. WE INTENTIONALLY SCHEDULED IT ON A WEEKDAY FROM 4 TO 6. WE'RE HOPING THAT EVERYONE FROM DATELAND SCHOOL COMES OVER AND PARTICIPATES AS WELL. WE WANT TO GET A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT FROM THE KIDS AND A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT FROM EVERYONE ON THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG KIND OF KICKOFF FOR ALL OF THE TCC PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING COMING.AFTER THAT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY RUN OF THE MILL WITH ALL OF OUR REGULAR PROJECTS. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP AND HOUSEHOLD WASTE, WHICH IS HOSTED BY THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND OCTOBER 15TH. THIS WILL BE AT SIERRA VISTA PARK. THIS IS A NEW ITEM THAT'S BEEN ADDED TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE GRAND OPENING FOR AVENUE 50 WHITEWATER BRIDGE PROJECT. THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE WORKS WE HAVE WILL BE AWARDING THAT PROJECT AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SCHEDULING A LARGE GROUNDBREAKING AT THAT AS WELL. SO OBVIOUSLY ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE INVITED TO THAT AS WELL. FINISHING OUT OCTOBER, WE HAVE THE TACOS TEQUILA FESTIVAL, WHICH IS AT VETERANS PARK ON OCTOBER 17TH AND THE STATE OF THE CITY ON OCTOBER 22ND. AN ITEM. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 10TH ANNUAL EAST COACHELLA VALLEY PRIDE FESTIVAL THAT'S AT THE LIBRARY PARK.
THAT WAS NOT ON THE LIST WHEN WE PRESENTED IT THE FIRST TIME, BUT IT'S THE 10TH ANNUAL ONE.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S LISTED ON HERE. THAT'S OCTOBER 24TH, OUR HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL THAT'S HOSTED BY DRD IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 28TH THIS YEAR AT BAGUMA PARK AS USUAL. AND RUN WITH THOSE IS NOVEMBER 7TH THIS YEAR, JUST SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE THAT ON THEIR CALENDARS. I DON'T WANT TO READ ALL THESE INDIVIDUALLY. I KIND OF WANTED TO GO OVER THE ONES THAT ARE COMING UP SOON. 2027 NO CHANGES TO THE 2027 CALENDAR, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THE THE GRAND OPENINGS OF THE WELLNESS HUB AND AWARE OF THE GROUNDBREAKING AT THE SKATE PARK. AND WE HOPE THAT THAT YOU GUYS ATTEND AND ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND AS WELL. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF OUR EVENTS OR UPCOMING ITEMS? GUYS? NONE THAT I HAVE. NO. THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THOSE FEW BIG ONES THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE THERE. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. SO. SO LOOKING AT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT EVENTS WE HAVE, I ALSO WANTED TO PRESENT OUR FIELD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO YOU. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF LETTING YOU KNOW WHEN PARKS ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED OR WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THE RESEEDING AND SCALPING. SO RIGHT NOW FOR OUR ANNUAL SCALP AND RESEED SCHEDULE FOR OUR CITY PARKS, STARTING NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO START SCALPING AND RESEEDING AT VETERANS PARK, THE LIBRARY, CITY HALL, THE SHADY LANE PARK AND AETHERIA. WE WILL BE SCALPING ON SEPTEMBER 21ST AND THEN WE'LL BE OVER WATERING GERMINATING FROM SEPTEMBER 21ST THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH. THAT WAY THAT PARK WILL HAVE NICE FRESH GRASS AND WILL BE READY IN TIME FOR BOTH THE TACOS TEQUILA FESTIVAL AND STATE OF THE CITY. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE NORMAL TIME FRAME WHEN WE DO THAT DEL ORO PARK, WE'LL BE DOING THAT THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AND THEN DATELAND PARK AND NINTH STREET PARK. WE'RE DELAYING THOSE A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THOSE UNTIL OCTOBER 7TH, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BIG SKATE EVENT. THAT AND THE GROUNDBREAKING THAT IS ON OCTOBER 6TH. SO THE DATELAND PARK IN NINTH STREET, THOSE WILL BOTH OCCUR FROM OCTOBER
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7TH THROUGH ABOUT NOVEMBER 11TH. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE SYNERGY FESTIVAL, WHICH OCCURS AT DATELAND PARK, I THINK NOVEMBER 14TH. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, FITTING THAT IN THERE RIGHT ON TIME SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT COMPLETELY RESEEDED AND SCALPED AFTER THE GRAND OPENING AT THE SKATE PARK AND HAVE IT FINISHED AND HAVE FRESH GRASS READY FOR THE SYNERGY FESTIVAL. AND THEN SIERRA VISTA PARK, THAT ONE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON OCTOBER 19TH. AND AGAIN, THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING THE GRAND OPENING FOR THE AVENUE 50 BRIDGE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT ONE IS BEING COMPLETED ON THOSE DATES. AND THAT'LL BE FINISHED AND OPEN BACK TO THE PUBLIC BY NOVEMBER 23RD. RELATIVE TO ALL OF OUR SPORTS FIELDS, ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE MAINTENANCE THAT ARE IN LINE WITH OUR APPROVED MOU. SO NO CHANGES TO THAT. I MEAN, THOSE ARE A GOING TO BE PERFORMED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1ST AND JANUARY 15TH, YOU KNOW, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEADLINES AND SCHEDULES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR MOU. SO LOOKING AT HOW THAT SCHEDULE IS GOING TO LAY OUT. WE'LL WE'LL PLAN ON STARTING AT LAS FLORES PARK ON DECEMBER 2ND, AND THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITH A NICE FRESH GRASP BY JANUARY 8TH. BACK TUMOR SOCCER FIELDS WILL START ON THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AND THEN THE BASEBALL FIELDS WILL START THE WEEK AFTER THAT. THERE'S NO. THE REASON WE KIND OF STAGED THOSE OUT LIKE THAT IS YOU JUST CAN'T PHYSICALLY SCALP AND RESEED AND GET THAT MANY FIELDS ALL DONE IN THE SAME WEEK. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT THREE WEEK STAGING. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCHEDULES, IN THE SIX WEEKS PERIOD WHEN WE HAVE THE CLOSURES FOR THE PARKS OR WHEN THE LEAGUES AREN'T PLAYING ON THE PARKS, WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THE SCALPING AND RESEEDING COMPLETED SO THAT AS OF JANUARY 15TH, WHEN THE SOCCER LEAGUES START BACK UP, ALL THE FIELDS WILL BE IN GREAT CONDITION. AND ON FEBRUARY 1ST, WHEN THE BASEBALL SEASON STARTS BACK UP, ALL THE BASEBALL FIELDS WILL BE IN GOOD CONDITION AS WELL. SO THAT'S THE SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES, NONE FOR ME. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE LAST PRESENTATION. YES, WE'RE BREEZING RIGHT THROUGH THIS. WITH OUR LAST PRESENTATION. I ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE.I'M SORRY, CAN YOU PRONOUNCE THE NAME CORRECTLY FOR ME SO I DON'T MURDER IT? YES, OF COURSE WE HAVE TRAMON WILLIAMS TYBSA HE IS THE NEW PRESIDENT, SO HE'S GOING TO DISCUSS CBSA AND KIND OF THE NEW LEADERSHIP HERE. SO. ALL RIGHT. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY? GOOD, GOOD. TRAMON WILLIAMS I'M THE NEW PRESIDENT OF CYBS. I'VE BEEN IN YOUTH SPORTS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN OUT HERE IN THE DESERT 17 YEARS. I'VE STARTED OUT HERE WITH FOOTBALL, STARTED OUT HERE WITH THE COACHELLA RAIDERS. I WAS WITH THEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THEN I WENT OVER TO THE LITTLE ARABS. I WAS WITH THEM WITH THEIR INAUGURAL SEASON, WITH THEM A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THEN I WENT OVER TO THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, DID HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN AFTER THAT, I TOOK OVER PDQ, YOUTH FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
I RECENTLY STEPPED DOWN FROM THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ROLE. YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST IT WAS A LOT, A LOT WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I TOOK OVER CYBSAA COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. MY VISION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO, YOU KNOW, TO BE A FEEDER PROGRAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS. I NOTICED THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. THEY THEY STRUGGLE A LOT. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE KIDS, THEY GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THEY NEVER EVEN PLAYED BEFORE. YOU KNOW, I REFEREE, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL. SO, YOU KNOW, I GET A LOT OF THE GAMES FROM COACHELLA.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY STRUGGLE. YOU KNOW AND I THINK IT'S IT'S IT'S A NEED FOR IT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FOR THE YOUTH LEAGUE. BUT WE NEED A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE, FROM THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, TO, TO MAKE THIS THING WORK. WE HAVE 16 TEAMS. I KNOW SPRING LEAGUE. WE HAD NINE TEAMS. SO USUALLY IN THE SPRING LEAGUE WE USUALLY HAVE MORE TEAMS THAN WITHIN THE FALL
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LEAGUE. WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF ADVERTISEMENT. AND WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO FOR OUR LITTLE, LITTLE ONES WE HAVE SIX TEAMS AND THAT'S REALLY UNHEARD OF. WE USUALLY HAVE 2 OR 1 TEAMS. SO YOU KNOW, OUR OUR PLAN IS TO GET GET THEM IN YOUNG AND GET THEM TO STAY HERE IN COACHELLA. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO COACHELLA, THEY STAY A SEASON AND THEY GO, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS NOT FOR US. IT'S NOT ORGANIZED. THERE'S NO STRUCTURE. AND YOU KNOW, THEY GO THEY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO MY GOAL AS NEW PRESIDENT IS, YOU KNOW, TO BE, YOU KNOW, FAMILY ORIENTED, YOU KNOW, GET THESE PEOPLE TO STAY HERE. YOU KNOW, COACHELLA IS A GREAT, GREAT PLACE TO PLAY, PLAY. BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE JUST NEED THE CITY SUPPORT WITH LIKE THE MINOR THINGS, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF FIELD ISSUES THAT THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP TO ME BY THE PARENTS. JUST, JUST, JUST MINOR THINGS, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF FENCE, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF COVER THE, THE FENCES ARE KIND OF BROKEN CANOPIES, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THEM, THEY JUST NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, REPLACED, JUST, JUST, JUST MINOR STUFF, YOU KNOW, MINOR MINOR THINGS THAT, THAT I THINK COULD BE, YOU KNOW, FIXED AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE DID START A NEW ADAPTIVE PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY BIG TO ME. I DO HAVE A SON THAT'S ON THE SPECTRUM. SO I KNOW, I KNOW THAT LIKE A LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE ON THE SPECTRUM, YOU KNOW, THEY GET OVERLOOKED FOR A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE, I THINK IT'S 30, 35 KIDS AND, AND THAT PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, AND JUST TO SEE THE SMILE ON THESE KIDS FACES, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING JUDGED, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST OUT THERE HAVING FUN RUNNING AROUND AND STUFF LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BIG, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE KIDS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, ACTIVITY, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF BEING HOME ON THE TABLETS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING, GETTING OUTSIDE AND HAVING FUN. YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. YOU KNOW, I'M, SHE'S BEEN GREAT. JESSICA. AND THE FEW CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SHE INFORMED ME WHAT A LOT OF STUFF THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT I HAVE HER CONTACT NOW. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'LL WORK, YOU KNOW, WORK WELL TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I MEAN, WE HAD WE PUT THAT IN THE PRESENTATION MAIN SECTION SO THAT IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ASK QUESTIONS. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR BACK AND FORTH, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY AVAILABLE TO DO THAT SINCE IT'S AGENDIZED. DOESN'T THINK WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS. YOU DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ASK? NO, NO. WE'RE GOOD. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING ABOARD. YOU CAN FIND US IN OUR MEETINGS HERE ALMOST EVERY MONTH. AND SURE, WE'D BE GLAD TO HEAR YOU OUT AND SEE WHAT WHAT ISSUES ARE AFFECTING THE PARKS AND SEE WHAT WHERE WE CAN STEP IN AND TALK WITH JESSICA AND SEE WHAT CAN BE, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE SMALL ISSUES AND THE LITTLE STUFF. AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR, FOR TRYING TO MAKE BASEBALL A BIGGER SPORT. YEAH. SO CAN I GET YOU GUYS ROLES ON THE BOARD? I'M SORRY. I, I, YEAH, I'M, I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN. OUR PRESIDENT ISN'T HERE TODAY, OUR CHAIRMAN, BUT I'M, I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS AND RECS. OKAY. I'M JUST A COMMISSIONER HERE. OKAY.YEAH. SAME FOR ME. I'M THE COMMISSIONER FOR PARKS AND REC. OKAY. AND THEN YOUR MAINTENANCE.
ANDREW SYMONDS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER. OKAY. SO WE'LL EXCHANGE CONTACT YOU ANYTIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE DONE WITH PRESENTATIONS. YES, SIR. NEW BUSINESS. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NOTHING. PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DO
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HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM MICHAEL VARGAS. HE IS FROM DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT. SO HE'S GOING TO BE PRESENTING ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM, GIRLS IN LEADERSHIP. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MICHAEL VARGAS. I WORK FOR THE DISTRICT. I'M THE RECREATION SPECIALIST FOR THESE VALLEY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING COACHELLA. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU. WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND. IT'S CALLED GIRLS IN LEADERSHIP. IT'S CALLED GAME CHANGERS. IT'S AN ALL GIRLS PROGRAM, AND THE PROGRAM IS THE BASIS IS TO TEACH EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORTS FOR YOUNG LADIES. WE ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS, WE[00:20:04]
ENGAGE IN SPORT ACTIVITIES, AND THE AIM IS TO HELP YOUNG GIRLS KIND OF DEVELOP THEIR CONFIDENCE, THEIR VOICE, AND TO FIND THEIR SUPERPOWER. SO ALL WE'RE ASKING IS, JUST FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I AM IN CONTACT WITH JESSICA. SHE'S BEEN GREAT WITH THE CITY, AND WE ARE PARTNERING UP WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO BE ABLE TO OFFER PROGRAMS AT THEIR SITE AND AS WELL, WITH THE CITY'S PERMISSION, UTILIZE THEIR PARKS. SO I'LL BE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A COUPLE FLIERS THAT ARE NOT LEGIT YET. THEY'RE MARKETING. JUST GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS, BUT THEY'RE NOT OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC. BUT ONCE THE FLIERS ARE READY, I'LL BE SURE TO SEND THEM OVER TO JESSICA. AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THIS PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND. AND YEAH, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU CAN GIVE HER.YEAH. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. GIVE US A JUMP ON IT. THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. EXCUSE ME. I HAVE TO STEP OUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALMA. HOLA. BUENAS TARDES. ES MI NOMBRE ES ALMA. SOY LA REPRESENTANTE PRESIDENTE DE LA LIGA DE. ESTE NADA MAS VENGO. YO HABLAR AQUI ES DE CUALQUIERA DE USTEDES. CUALQUIERA DE TENER MAS DE NOSOTROS. SOMOS VENIDO AQUI NOS SALIMOS CON EL SIGUIENTE JUNTA OTRO VOTO ESTAMOS ORGANIZADO EXTRALIGA PARA BENEFICIO DE LOS NINOS NO TIENEN NADA DE JUEGO O SEA. ESTAMOS REALIZANDO NINOS AHORITA TENEMOS MUCHOS EQUIPOS DESDE LA EDAD DE TRES ANOS HASTA ANOS. ENTONCES, NOS ESTAMOS JUGANDO PORQUE A VECES AQUI A LA SIGUIENTE JUNTANDO TAMBIÉN TENEMOS UNO UNA. IDEA DE LOS ADULTOS EN EL PARK NO TIENEN MAS NO TIENEN DOS CAMPOS. EL CUADRO DE LOS DEMAS ESTAN PARA NINOS LAS CONCHAS CHICAS ESTE NOS NOS FALLA TODO ESO, PERO HEMOS ESTADO DEMOSTRANDO. QUÉ ESTA ES LA MAS GRANDE AHORITA EN ESTA TEMPORADA MENOS EQUIPOS NO HAY MUCHISIMAS AHORITA TENEMOS EQUIPOS DE NINOS. UNOS CINCUENTA DE ADULTOS. GRACIAS A DIOS PORQUE MUCHOS NO SIGUIERON POR AQUI.
NOSOTROS ESTAMOS PARA REALIZAR JUGADORES PARA TODOS LOS NINOS O BESOS EN NINOS Y NO TENGAN EL TALENTO. TENEMOS EL PERSONAL PARA Q LOS ENTRAN. PERO CUANDO VAMOS A UNA DECISION NO LE CAMBIAN O AQUI TOMAN UNA MANERA ENTONCES NO ENTIENDO LA LA RAZON POR LA CUAL COMBIEN DE UN UN DIA. OTRO AHORITA QUIERO TOMAR TAMBIÉN UN UN UN TEMA DE HACER UNA SEMANA. HUBO UN PROBLEMA CON JUGADORES DE DE DE DOS MIL DIAS. ESA CATEGORIA SON REALIDADES QUÉ HAY ENTRE LOS JOVENES? LE TRAIN DE LA HIGH SCHOOL A MI EL ANO PASADO SE ME PARA QUÉ NO FUERON A JUGAR CON LOS CON LOS ADULTOS SE ESA CATEGORIA NO LES COBRA NADA EL ANO PASADO. BASTANTE BIEN ES APENAS ESTE ANO. SI SE HIZO ESE PROBLEMA ES JUGADORES Q NO QUIERO VAYAN A JUGAR CON LOS ADULTOS PORQUE ES TAN JOVENES TAN CHICOS DESDE UN PROBLEMA Y CON ESO PARA ARRIBA Y PARA BAJO LA OPORTUNIDAD NO LES COBRA Y YO HABLAR CON TODOS LOS JUGADORES INVOLUCRADOS. PERO TAMBIÉN QUIERO SER EL POR QUÉ CATEGORIA YA REALIDADES DE LAS ESCUELAS Y AQUI. LO QUEREMOS Q NOS APOYAN. NO DEBEN CON LOS ADULTOS Y DE LOS MAS. PUES QUÉ TENGAN UNA PALABRA DE Q DIGA.
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ESO SI NO ESTAN CAMBIANDO LAS DECISIONES O LOS VOTOS. GRACIAS GRACIAS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GEORGE SANCHEZ. BUENAS TARDES. A PARKS AND RECREATION. ANDREW. BUENAS TARDES. I KNOW YOU ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH, BUT YOU HAVE TRANSLATED, RIGHT. I HAVE A TRANSLATOR. YEAH. BETTER BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK IN SPANISH. GRACIAS, ANDREW. POR EL TRABAJO EN PARQUE DE UNO DOS CUATRO CINCO SIX ESTAN EN MUY BUENAS CONDICIONES EL PASO ESTA MUY BUENO AHORITA LOS CAMPOS ESTAN BIEN UNAS MANCHAS AMARILLAS. PERO ESO ES LA VERDAD CON EL TIEMPO. EL PROBLEMA ES CUATRO PARA LOS FUTBOL A MUCHAS VECES SE LO COMENTÉ CUANDO HEMOS SIDO POR AHI ALGUNA JUNTA. ANDREW LE HACE FALTA ESE CAMPO UNA PAREJA CON TIERRA Y LO VAN A SER DEL DE DE DICIEMBRE A ENERO POR ESTAR CERRADO A VER SI HAY LA FORMA DE LA PONGAN TIERRA PARA Q EL CAMPO, PORQUE SI LO MIRAS A SIMPLE VISTA, EL CAMPO ESTA MUY BONITO SE MIRA PAREJO, PERO HAY ELLOS SE PUEDE PASAR ALGUNA PERSONA Y SE PUEDE TOMAR VERDAD. ENTONCES NO QUEREMOS POR ESTAR CORRIENDO DENTRO DEL CAMPO Y SI LE PONEN UN POQUITO MAS DE ATTENTION EN PONERLE TIERRA PARA SE LOS AGRADECEMOS A TODOS VERDAD OTRA COSA LOS PROBLEMAS. QUÉ HAY EN LAS LINEAS DE PLATOS RECALCAR PORQUE LA GENTE CON USTEDES Y A LA CIUDAD Y SE HAN Y DICEN ES ESTO Y LOS PLATOS COMO DICE DONNA ALMA LOS CHAMACOS DE EDAD DE QUINCE PROBLEMAS DE VARIOS DE LA ESCUELA DE PANDILLAS INCLUSIVE. MUCHOS DE MUCHOS, ENTONCES ES DIFICIL PARA MI COMO ARBITRO PORQUE YO SOY ARBITRO Y SE MUCHA EXPERIENCIA CONTROLLER Y ESTAR EN LA MENTE DE CADA UNO DE LOS CHAMACOS. LOS PROBLEMAS SE VAN A DAR TODO EL TIEMPO EN CUALQUIER LIGA. LO MENOS QUEREMOS ES PLATOS Y LO MENOS QUEREMOS ES PROBLEMAS A USTEDES. ENTONCES TRATAMOS DE SER CONTROLAR LO MEJOR QUÉ PODEMOS PERO A VECES NO SE PUEDE Y DICEN MUCHOS EL ARBITRO ESTA PARA PARA Q NO SE PELEAN EL ARBITRO ESTARA PARA PARA APLICAR REGLAMENTOS IGUAL CU UN POLICIA. UN POLICIA NO PUEDE EVITAR. Q AND A UNA CUADRA EN LA OTRA CUADRA SE LA SI SE TIREN BALAZOS VERDAD. ENTONCES COMO LO PUEDE SER UN POLICIA. ESO Y LA GENTE LOS ARBITROS NO PUEDEN EVITAR LOS CHAMACOS A VECES VEIAS CORRIENDO PARA UN LADO Y AHI A SIMPLEMENTE ES REPORTAR QUIÉN Y COMO PASO Y TODO ESO. ENTONCES SI ES DIFICIL PARA Q TENGAN EN CUENTA.LA GENTE ESTA EL CARGO PARKING SECRECIONES Y LA GENTE DE LA CIUDAD. QUÉ TODO ESO ES DIFICIL LO CONTROL VEMOS Y Q VECES NO ESTA EN NUESTRAS MANOS. PERO TAMBIÉN TENGAN CONCIENCIA Q LAS VEGAS CUALQUIER DE LAS VEGAS NADIE QUIERE TENER PLATOS EN SUS LIGAS. NADIE QUIERE TENER PROBLEMAS DE ESOS PORQUE NO QUEREMOS TRAER LOS PROBLEMAS AQUI A USTEDES PORQUE LUEGO EMPIEZAN A AMENAZADO TE VAMOS A HACER LA LIGA. LES VAMOS A HACER LA LIGA, PERO SON COSAS NO ESTAN EN NUESTRAS MANOS. GRACIAS POR SU ATENCION. ANDREW LES RECORDAMOS LO DEL CAMPO CUATRO Q ESTA MUY BONITO. PERO LA HACE FALTA UN POQUITO MAS DE TRABAJO NADA MAS GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS. THAT IS ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER REQUESTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO FILL OUT A PUBLIC SPEAKER REQUEST? DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE? OKAY, WELL,
[Reports And Requests (Part 2 of 2)]
WITH THAT, WE CAN MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE I HAVE NONE FOR THIS THIS MONTH. OKAY, SO WE'RE STILL ON THE ISSUE WITH HOW THE PARKS WERE DISTRIBUTED OR DID THE COUNCIL VOTE ON THAT ALREADY? I MEAN, THAT'S BEEN VOTED ON WITH THE MOU MONTHS AGO. THAT'S WHAT WE ESTABLISHED. YEAH. NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT THE BOTH THE COMMISSION APPROVED AND THE CITY COUNCIL WENT WITH THE SAME RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED. OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD THAT NO ONE ELSE KNOW OR I PUBLIC THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE CAN ADJOURN. CAN I
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DO A YES VOTE DIRECTOR COMMENTS AGAIN? JESSICA ACTUALLY DID POINT OUT I MADE A MISTAKE IN MY SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR THIS YEAR, THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HOSTING IT AT VETERANS PARK. SO IT WILL BE OCTOBER 28TH. BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HOST A VETERANS PARK INSTEAD. I THINK IT'S BEEN KIND OF TOO MUCH SPACE AT THE PARK. YEAH, WE THINK IT'LL BE MUCH KIND OF MORE FRIENDLY FAMILY EVENT TO HAVE AT VETERANS PARK, WHERE IT'LL FIT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THAT. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I ALSO WANT TO THANK JORGE AND ALMA FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE THEIR REQUEST TO ADD THE SOIL AND ADD SAND AND LEVEL FOUR DURING OUR MAINTENANCE PERIOD. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO ACCOMPLISHING THAT DURING THAT MAINTENANCE TIME. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMOTIONS RUN HIGH, AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE PLAYING SPORTS AND YEAH, WE DON'T BLAME THE ARBITRATORS. WE DON'T. WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS DO YOUR BEST TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL. OKAY, THEN, IF THAT IS ALL WE CAN ADJOURN AT, CAN I A QUESTION AND WE HAVE A PROBLEM EVERY SUNDAY IN THE NAME OF NUMBER FOUR ABOUT THE LIGHTS. NUMBER FOUR, ALL OF WHICH ARE OWNED. AND WE CAN WE CAN DISCUSS THIS AFTER THE MEETING. THAT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM IF YOU'D LIKE. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WITH THAT WE CAN ADJOURN. YES, SIR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.