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          IS THIS ON? [INAUDIBLE] THERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME,
EVERYONE. THIS IS A REGULAR PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2025, BEGINNING AT 4:01 P.M. 
          MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL. 
          [Roll Call]
YES. OKAY. MEMBER BARTLEBAUGH. PRESENT. THANK YOU. 
          MEMBER CHANG NOT HERE. MEMBER CLAXTON. HERE REMOTELY. 
          THANK YOU. MEMBER DETJENS. PRESENT. THANK YOU. 
          MEMBER DIETER. HERE. THANK YOU. MEMBER HENRY. 
          HERE. THANK YOU. MEMBER LOPEZ. THANK YOU. MEMBER MAHADEVAN NOT HERE. 
          MEMBER MARSH. PRESENT. THANK YOU. MEMBER MENDOZA. 
          HERE. THANK YOU. MEMBER OBRINGER. I AM HERE AS WELL. 
          WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE HEARING YOU. 
          OH, REALLY? I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. THAT'S BETTER. 
          THANK YOU. MEMBER OMOLO NOT HERE YET. MEMBER PEOPLES. 
          PRESENT. THANK YOU. MEMBER REID. HERE. THANK YOU. 
          MEMBER SIMMONS. PRESENT. THANK YOU. MEMBER SMITH. 
          HERE. THANK YOU. MEMBER VALENZUELA. HERE. THANK YOU,
MEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW READ A NOTE ON THE BROWN ACT IN MEETING PROCEDURES. 
          TODAY'S MEETING IS HELD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT. 
          THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT OR PARK DISTRICT INTENDS TO HOLD MEETINGS THROUGH A
HYBRID PLATFORM OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE ATTENDANCE TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE VIA REMOTE ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE PARK DISTRICT'S VIRTUAL PLATFORM OF ZOOM. 
          THE PARK ADVISORY MEMBERS AND DESIGNATED STAFF WILL,
WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, PARTICIPATE IN PERSON AT THE PARK DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AT 2950 PERALTA OAKS COURT IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. OCCASIONALLY,
MEMBERS OF THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAY ATTEND REMOTELY PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, AS AMENDED BY AB2449 PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953,
SUBDIVISION B, PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER DENNISHA MARSH WILL PARTICIPATE FROM 352 SHORELINE DRIVE IN PITTSBURG,
CALIFORNIA, AND PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER CARLYN OBRINGER WILL PARTICIPATE FROM 1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE IN CONCORD, CALIFORNIA. THIS NOTICE AND AGENDA WILL BE POSTED AT THE
TELECONFERENCE LOCATIONS. 
          ACCESSIBILITY TO AND PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THESE ADDRESSES WILL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953 B3. 
          WE ARE PROVIDING LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING. 
          MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO IN PERSON OR LIVE VIA
ZOOM BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL TO PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT EBPARKS.ORG OR LEAVING A VOICEMAIL AT (510) 544-2036. 
          THIS INFORMATION IS NOTED ON THE AGENDA. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT MEETING
PROCEDURES, WE WILL BEGIN. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR MENDOZA,
IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 
          AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE LANDS WITHIN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ARE THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE EAST BAY, OHLONE,
BAY MIWOK, AND THE NORTHERN VALLEY YAKUT, WHO ARE POLITICALLY ORGANIZED AND REPRESENTED BY A NUMBER OF TRIBES. TODAY, WE MAKE THIS RECOGNITION AS A WAY TO RESPECT AND HONOR THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO FIRST CULTIVATED AND INHABITED THIS LAND. 
          THE PARK DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING WAYS TO WORK AND CONSULT WITH EAST BAY
TRIBES, AS WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE TRIBAL CITIZENS REMAIN CONNECTED TO THEIR LAND AND CULTURE. 
          I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE VILLAGE KNOWN AS HUCHIUN,
AN CHOCHENYO OHLONE LAND. 
          THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY DUE TO AN EMERGENCY THAT WISHED
TO REQUEST THE BODY'S APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY? YES. SUSIE CLAXTON THANK YOU. MEMBER CLAXTON,
COULD YOU PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF YOUR EMERGENCY? I'M RECOVERING FROM MINOR SURGERY. THANK YOU. 
          AND I HOPE YOU RECOVER SPEEDILY. AND YOU'RE FEELING BETTER. 
          THANK YOU. IF I COULD REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMBER CLAXTON REMOTE PARTICIPATION. 
          I SO MOVE. SECOND. THANK YOU. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? YES. MEMBER BARTLEBAUGH. AYE. MEMBER CLAXTON. 
          AYE. MEMBER DETJENS. AYE. MEMBER DIETER. AYE. 
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MEMBER HENRY. YES. MEMBER LOPEZ. YES. MEMBER MARSH. 
          YES. THANK YOU. MEMBER MENDOZA. AYE. MEMBER OBRINGER. 
          YES. MEMBER PEOPLES. AYE. THANK YOU. MEMBER REID. 
          AYE. MEMBER SIMMONS. AYE. MEMBER SMITH. AYE. MEMBER VALENZUELA. 
          YES. AND MEMBER WILLIAMS. YES. GREAT. THANK YOU. 
          THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NOW TO APPROVAL THE MINUTES. 
          [Approval of Minutes]
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 23RD,
2025 MEETING. 
          SO MOVED ON PAGE 4 OF THE MINUTES, I THINK IT'S PAGE 6 OF THE PACKAGE. 
          IN THE 3RD LINE, ABOUT 2 3RDS OF THE WAY DOWN,
I HAD SOME COMMENTS. 
          IN THE 3RD LINE, I'D LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF BALANCED
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN LIEU OF THE WORD CONSTRUCTION. 
          SURPLUS DEVELOPMENT WITH CONSTRUCTION WAS THE. 
          BALANCED ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN LIEU OF THE WORD CONSTRUCTION. 
          THAT'S IN THE IN THE TEXT. THANK YOU. MEMBER PEOPLES DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES AS AMENDED BY MEMBER PEOPLES.MOVED BY LOPEZ. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY MEMBER DETJENS. 
          MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. 
          MEMBER BARTLEBAUGH. AYE. MEMBER CLAXTON. 
          SORRY, AYE, YES, THANK YOU. MEMBER DETJENS. AYE. 
          MEMBER DIETER. AYE. MEMBER HENRY. YES. MEMBER LOPEZ. 
          MEMBER MARSH [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. MEMBER MENDOZA. 
          YES. MEMBER OBRINGER. YES. MEMBER PEOPLES. AYE. 
          THANK YOU. MEMBER REID. YES. MEMBER SIMMONS. YES. 
          MEMBER SMITH. YES. MEMBER VALENZUELA. YES. THANK YOU. 
          MEMBER WILLIAMS. YES. THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          THANK YOU. IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS. 
          PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED 1 OF 3 WAYS. 
          1 VIA EMAIL TO PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT EBPARKS.ORG. 
          2 VIA VOICEMAIL AT (510) 544-2036 AND LEAVING A MESSAGE WHICH WILL BE TRANSCRIBED AND
GIVEN TO THE COMMITTEE AND MADE A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OR 3 BY JOINING THE MEETING VIA THE ZOOM LINK,
WHICH IS LISTED ON THE AGENDA POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. 
          THE SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS NOTICED ON THE AGENDA AND IN THE PARK ADVISORY
PACKET POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. 
          ALL EMAILS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK ARE DISTRIBUTED TO PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          ANY EMAILS THAT HAVE COME IN AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE ORGANIZED AND GIVEN TO THE COMMITTEE
AFTER THIS MEETING. 
          THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE HERE TO PROVIDE A COMMENT REGARDING AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
WE WILL CALL ON INDIVIDUALS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. 
          HAS THE CLERK RECEIVED ANY EMAILS OR SPEAKER'S CARDS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR ANY ITEMS NOT ON
THE AGENDA? NO, WE HAVE NOT. THANK YOU. AGAIN, WE WILL PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT ABOUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AT THE END OF EACH ITEM. 
          SO TONIGHT WE HAVE NO ACTION ITEMS. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL INFORMATION ITEMS. 
          [Informational Items]
AND OUR FIRST ITEM WILL BE WE ARE BEING JOINED REMOTELY BY DIRECTOR ELIZABETH ECHOLS FROM
WARD 1. 
          THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ECHOLS. [INAUDIBLE] DIRECTOR ECHOLS WERE STRUGGLING TO HEAR YOU. SO THAT REALLY HELPS US. 
          WHAT DOES THIS 
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WE SEE YOU ARE UNMUTED. DIRECTOR ECHOLS, BUT WE'RE STILL HAVING TROUBLE GETTING YOUR
AUDIO. 
          DIRECTOR ECHOLS. IF YOU GO TO THE BOTTOM LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN,
YOU SHOULD HAVE AUDIO OPTIONS. 
          OH, IT SAYS HER AUDIO IS DISABLED. 
          OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. DIRECTOR ECHOLS,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER ITEM. 
          HOPEFULLY YOUR SCHEDULE PERMITS YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE FIRST PRESENTATION
FROM STAFF, WHICH IS 2026 SPECIAL INTEREST MONTHS AND OBSERVATIONS CALENDAR AND DESIGNATION PROCESS. 
          YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A MEETING WE HAD AT PAC SOME TIME BACK. 
          ALL RIGHT. I HOPE THAT IS SET UP AS POSSIBLE. 
          PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE REMOTE, IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE PRESENTATION OR AS WELL IN HERE
IF YOU CAN'T HEAR ME AS CLEARLY OR SOMETHING'S UP OTHERWISE. HELLO, EVERYBODY. CHAIR. VICE CHAIR,
MEMBERS OF THE PAC, JOSE GONZALEZ. 
          I'M THE EQUITY OFFICER FOR THE PARK DISTRICT. 
          I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. I'M RETURNING WITH THIS ITEM. 
          IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR, I GUESS TECHNICALLY IT WAS EARLIER THIS YEAR,
BUT IN THINKING OF IT AS A LAST YEAR ITEM I CAME TO YOU ALL BEFORE TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIAL INTEREST MONTHS OR SIMS, QUOTE ON QUOTE. 
          WHICH IS REALLY KIND OF WHAT ARE THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCES? WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL ANNUAL
OBSERVANCES THAT THE PARK DISTRICT KIND OF SUPPORTS. 
          AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TOOK ON THE LEAD IN PROCESS TO KIND OF REALLY LOOK AT WHAT,
WHAT COULD BE A MUCH MORE INSTITUTIONALIZED AND SUSTAINABLE PROCESS, BOTH FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAKING IT CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          RIGHT. THESE ARE OBSERVANCES THAT THE DISTRICT SUPPORTS THAT THEY COME KIND OF VIA THAT
BOARD AUTHORITY IN TERMS OF THESE ARE DISTRICT WIDE, BUT ALSO IT HELPS STAFF PLAN IN ADVANCE. SO IF YOU TAKE A DEPARTMENT LIKE ENTREPRENEUR
WRECK THAT. 
          THEY ARE ABLE TO USE THIS AS A GUIDE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE AND AND
RESOURCE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF TIME, STAFF AND SO FORTH. 
          SO WE'RE BACK AS WE'RE KIND OF CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THIS PROCESS. 
          SO I'LL KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON IT. 
          AND THE ASK OF THE PAC WILL BE THAT THE PAC IS PART OF THE PROCESS COMING TO YOU ALL
BEFORE WE GO TO THE BOARD. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK AND COMMENT THAT CAN BE INCLUDED AS WE
MOVE ON UP. 
          SO TO START, YOU KNOW, IN SIMS WE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THE ACRONYM IF NEED BE. 
          BUT ORIGINALLY WE TOOK THIS IN TERMS IT WAS A TERM THAT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WAS USED WHEN
YOU'RE TRYING TO THINK OF NOT JUST HERITAGE MONTHS, BUT BEYOND INCLUSIVE OF BUT NOT LIMITED JUST TO HERITAGE MONTHS AND LOOKING AT OBSERVANCES
THAT ARE BOTH MONTHLY BUT COULD BE WEEKS, IT COULD BE DAYS AND SO FORTH. 
          AND THESE ARE REALLY PERIODS WITHIN THE YEAR THAT ARE DESIGNATED TO CELEBRATE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE VARIOUS ETHNIC AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS OR, OR AND OR FOCUS ON PARTICULAR CAUSES AND EFFORTS. 
          SO EXAMPLES OF THOSE, AS I MENTIONED, ARE HERITAGE MONTHS COULD BE AWARENESS MONTHS. 
          IT COULD BE WEEK OR DAY OBSERVANCES. SOME OF THESE ARE VERY FAMILIAR. 
          I THINK TO EVERYBODY HERE A HERITAGE MONTH. SO FOR EXAMPLE,
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 
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WHICH IS COMING UP AN AWARENESS MONTH SUCH AS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH,
WHICH WE ARE ALSO WHICH IS ALSO COMING UP AND THEN AN OBSERVANCE LIKE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE,
RIGHT, WHICH JUST OCCURRED THIS MONTH AS AN EXAMPLE. 
          AND AT THE PARK DISTRICT. SO OBSERVANCES ARE NOT NEW. 
          THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE, FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 
          AND AN EXAMPLE WHERE YOU'VE PROBABLY HAVE SEEN THEM HOSTED FOR THAT PUBLIC COULD SEE WOULD
BE ON THE WEBSITE. 
          SO WHEN YOU GO TO THE WE CELEBRATE PAGE YOU HAVE SOME EXAMPLES ON THERE. 
          WHAT WAS MISSING? IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAME TO YOU LAST TIME WAS THE QUESTION WOULD COME UP
WAS LIKE, WELL, WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHAT'S A DISTRICT WIDE OBSERVANCE AND CELEBRATION? AND ALSO IF WE KIND OF HAVE PRETTY GOOD CERTAINTY THAT THESE ARE GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY
YEAR AS OPPOSED TO THIS, JUST, YOU KNOW, WE REQUESTED THIS 1 TIME FOR THIS 1YEAR. 
          WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A CALENDAR THAT REALLY KIND OF STANDARDIZES THAT PROCESS? AND SO WE BEGAN THAT PROCESS LAST YEAR AGAIN,
WITH THE KEY THING TO REALLY HELP STAFF PRIORITIZE AND DO RESOURCE ALLOCATION. 
          MEANING IF WE KNOW WHERE THIS MONTH IS ALWAYS GOING TO COME UP AND WE WANT TO HAVE SOME
EVENTS AROUND IT, WE HAVE IT ON THE CALENDAR, WE CAN PLAN AROUND IT. 
          THESE ARE EXAMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN UP ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH,
AANHP HERITAGE MONTH, PRIDE MONTH, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AS EXAMPLES. 
          WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF GUIDELINES,
RULES AND PROCESSES HERE'S WHERE I KIND OF SHARE WHAT'S THE SAME FROM LAST TIME, BUT ALSO SOME UPDATES WHEN WE WENT TO THE BOARD,
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THE BOARD HAD SOME GOOD QUESTIONS AROUND. 
          SO HOW COULD COULD WE GET MORE CLARITY? LET'S SAY IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO
PROPOSE SOMETHING OR IF, OF COURSE, THE BOARD CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE TO DESIGNATE WHICHEVER OBSERVANCES. 
          COULD IT BE HELPFUL IF THERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES OR THINGS TO CONSIDER AS WELL? AND SO THAT WAY, ANYBODY THAT'S REALLY THINKING ABOUT WANTING TO PROPOSE SOMETHING,
WE COULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF CRITERIA AND KIND OF A PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO TO ASSESS AND VENT. HOW WE HAVE IT SET UP IS THAT IT'S THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT KIND OF VOTES TO
APPROVE THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE CALENDAR. 
          THEY CAN ALSO IDENTIFY AND SUGGEST APPROPRIATE REVISIONS TO THE CALENDAR. 
          AND THEY CAN ENCOURAGE THEY'RE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE SIMS. THAT PART I THINK WE'RE STILL IN PROCESS, REALLY TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE BOARD THAT,
HEY, IF IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH, DO YOU WANT TO INVITE A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATION TO A PUBLIC MEETING, KIND OF AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CELEBRATION OF THAT? SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE, I THINK OF OF SOME OF THE CEREMONIAL BUT VERY KIND OF IMPACTFUL
ELEMENTS OF A SIM CALENDAR THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON FOR THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SO THE PAC WE COME TO YOU TO ASK,
CAN YOU REVIEW THE CALENDAR ALSO ANNUALLY BEFORE WE GO TO THE BOARD AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK? AS I HOPE IT'S BEEN NOTED OR IT'S CLEAR, LIKE YOU'RE YOU'RE HERE IN A VERY IMPORTANT
CAPACITY IN TERMS OF NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHO RECOMMENDED YOU AND APPOINTED YOU,
BUT ALSO YOU REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          SO THAT FEEDBACK IS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL. AND THEN THE GENERAL MANAGER,
REALLY LOOKING AT THE STAFF SIDE IS TO ENSURE THAT SIMS ON THE CALENDAR ARE IMPLEMENTED AND RESOURCES ACCORDINGLY. AND IF WE'RE GETTING SOME OF THAT
FEEDBACK IS TO THEN BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHICH ONES NEED MORE PLANNING AND RESOURCES, COMPARE WHICH ONES ARE MAYBE JUST MORE IN TERMS OF OBSERVANCES. 
          AND SO PARK DISTRICT DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS GET TO PARTICIPATE AND DEVELOP THE
PROGRAMING FOR THAT. 
          AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, OF COURSE, THE IDEA IS THAT THEY ALSO GET TO BE THE
BENEFICIARIES OF THIS IN TERMS OF WHAT'S PLANNED FOR AND PROGRAMS, AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN PARK DISTRICT PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEVELOPED BY STAFF AND
THEN, OF COURSE, ALSO ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WISH TO RECOMMEND A CHANGE TO THE
CALENDAR OR ADD FOR EXAMPLE. 
          OF SERVICES. WHAT ARE SOME PATHWAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE FOR THAT. 
          AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF A NEW ELEMENT. 
          IT DOESN'T REPLACE OR TAKE AWAY WHAT'S ALWAYS EXISTED THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN
APPROACH THE, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD AND ASK, CAN YOU PLEASE DO A PROCLAMATION OF THIS,
CAN YOU HONOR THIS FOR THIS MONTH AND SO FORTH? THERE'S A LOT OF TEXT HERE, BUT I'LL KIND OF JUST CHUNK IT A LITTLE BIT. 
          IT'S REALLY TO LOOK AT WHAT COULD BE SOME CRITERIA FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER WHEN
REVIEWING THE SIMS. 
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AND IT'S FOR THE BOARD. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PAC TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT LIKE,
DOES DOES THIS SEEM ALIGNED OR ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING OBVIOUS? THAT KIND OF ELEMENTS FIRST, THIS MISSION ALIGN. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF TRUE, ALMOST, FOR ANYTHING WE DO AT THE PARK DISTRICT. 
          IS IT ALIGNED TO THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE PARK DISTRICT? SECONDS AROUND EQUITY. DOES THIS ALIGN WITH THE PARK DISTRICT GUIDING EQUITY STATEMENT,
THEMES AND GOALS. 
          THE GENERAL MANAGER APPROVED OUR EQUITY GOALS. 
          AS FOR STAFF STARTING THIS MONTH IN SEPTEMBER AND SO YOU'LL BE GETTING AN UPDATE AROUND
THAT AS WELL. 
          FOR COMMUNITY RELEVANCE, WHO IS REQUESTING WHO'S REQUESTING THIS? AND KIND OF WHY WOULD IT RESONATE WITH THE PARK DISTRICT'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES? EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. DOES THIS OFFER UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ABOUT IMPORTANT CAUSES
OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED IN PARK DISTRICT PROGRAMING? PART OF THAT IS TO NOTE THAT WHEN THERE IS A HERITAGE MONTH,
FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SHARE WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT. 
          IT'S NOT JUST THE STATEMENT, BUT REALLY GETTING ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC THAT MAY BE UNAWARE
ABOUT THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES AND NOT JUST IN THE DISTRICT, BUT COMMUNITY AT LARGE. HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT RESOURCE IMPACT AND
SUSTAINABILITY. 
          SO REALLY, ESPECIALLY ALSO FOR THE STAFF SIDE. 
          WHAT RESOURCES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THIS? WHAT? WHAT NEW RESOURCES MAY BE REQUIRED? AND WITH THE PARK DISTRICT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN
THIS, WOULD IT BE SUSTAINABLE? IN CONSIDERATION OF AS AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE. 
          AND FOR THERE THERE IS SOME OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOME DISCRETION ON THE STAFF SIDE,
BUT ALSO SOME BOARD GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF LIKE THIS MONTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE A LOT OF EVENTS COMPARED TO THIS OBSERVANCE,
REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. 
          THERE MAY BE ONE EVENT, OR IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS,
WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THIS. 
          AND SOMETIMES FOR SOME MONTHS YOU MIGHT HAVE MULTIPLE EVENTS,
AND FOR SOME MONTHS YOU MIGHT HAVE ONE SIGNATURE EVENT. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF PROVIDING THE STRUCTURE AROUND THAT EXISTING SIMS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OBSERVANCES THAT HAVE SIMILAR
FOCUSES, AND IF YES, WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS THAT WARRANTS THIS DESIGNATION? SOMETIMES THERE ARE SOME OBSERVANCES THERE IS A DAY COMPARED TO A MONTH COMPARED TO A
WEEK. 
          AND THEMATICALLY THEY MAY BE SIMILAR. THAT'S ALL OPEN FOR KIND OF REVIEW. 
          IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS A DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY COMPARED TO A WEEK COMPARED TO A
MONTH AND WHICH 1 IS THERE ANY RECOMMENDATION OR PREFERENCE FOR OBSERVANCE AND THEN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER AGENCIES? IS THIS OBSERVANCE CELEBRATED BY PARTNER PUBLIC
AGENCIES OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS? SO THAT MIGHT BE FAIR. IF A QUESTION COMES UP,
WHY IS THE PARK DISTRICT THE ONLY 1 THAT DOESN'T CELEBRATE THIS? IF EVERY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF IF EVERYONE AROUND US DOES. 
          I DON'T HAVE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT. BUT IF YOU DO,
OF COURSE, WE'RE OPEN FOR THAT AS WELL. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE CRITERIA. AND I'LL COME BACK TO THIS BECAUSE I CAN ANTICIPATE OR YOU
KNOW, WE'LL WELCOME FEEDBACK ON THIS PROCESS ON THIS CRITERIA AS WELL. 
          KIND OF OUR GENERAL REVIEW TIMELINE AROUND THIS IS LATE SUMMER,
AUGUST INTO THE FALL. 
          WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT THE CALENDAR IS KIND OF READY FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 
          AROUND SEPTEMBER IS WHEN WE COME TO YOU. AND THEN DEPENDING ON WHAT THE BOARD HAS ON THEIR
AGENDAS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE KIND OF LINE UP TO GO TO THE BOARD FOR THAT,
ASK FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL CALENDAR. 
          THIS YEAR, THE ASK IS GOING TO BE NOT JUST THE APPROVAL OF THE CALENDAR,
BUT SINCE THEY ASK, COME BACK WITH MORE PROCESS. WE'LL BE ASKING FOR SUPPORT OF THAT PROCESS AS WELL. 
          AND SO THAT IDEALLY BY JANUARY THE CALENDAR IS ACTIVE. 
          AND THAT'S THE GUIDE FOR, FOR STAFF FOR THE YEAR. 
          MY LAST SLIDE IS THIS IS THE 2026 PROPOSED SPECIAL INTEREST MONTH CALENDAR OR ANNUAL
OBSERVANCES CALENDAR. 
          WHAT THIS THIS INCLUDES BOTH WHAT WE HAD FOR THIS YEAR AS AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE BOARD MADE LAST TIME. 
          2 TO 3 THINGS I WANT TO STRESS ARE ONE, THIS RECOGNIZES WHAT WHAT STAFF HAD NOTED IS KIND OF RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. 
          SO JUST BECAUSE IT'S HERE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE BOARD CAN'T GO AHEAD AND MAKE LIKE A
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR A MONTH. 
          SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY,
WELL, TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T GET ON IT. YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING. 
          BUT THIS IS REALLY HAVING SAID THAT, THOUGH,
THEN WE DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT QUESTION AROUND IF WE KNOW WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, LET'S INCLUDE IT ON THIS CALENDAR AS WELL. 
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AND AGAIN, IT HELPS STAFF KNOW IN ADVANCE WHEN SOMETHING IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PAC
AND TO THE BOARD TO BE RECOGNIZED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT WE HAVE. WE BROKE IT DOWN INTO MONTHS AND DAYS AND EVENTS. THERE WAS DISCUSSION LAST TIME IN TERMS OF,
LIKE, HOW BIG OF A LIST DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT OR HOW TIGHT OF A LIST? THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE CRITERIA ARE MEANT TO PROVIDE SOME STRUCTURE. 
          YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A STAFF RECOMMENDATION,
IDEALLY YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT'S MANAGEABLE. 
          BUT OF COURSE IT'S UP TO IT WOULD BE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. HOW BIG OF A
CALENDAR YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT? AND LASTLY, IS JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THERE. 
          THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY THAT OF COURSE WE WANT TO EXPRESS A VALUE OR RECOGNITION OF AN
OBSERVANCE. 
          SO THERE MAY BE OTHER PROGRAMING OR EVENTS OR COORDINATION OR PARTNERSHIPS THAT COME UP
THAT MAY NOT BE REFLECTED IN THE CALENDAR, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S EITHER THERE AND IT'S VALUED OR IT'S NOT. 
          I HOPE THAT KIND OF MAKES SENSE. AND LASTLY,
IT'S ADAPTIVE. 
          IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. AND HENCE THE ANNUAL REVIEW POROCESS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE UP THERE OR NOT. 
          SO THAT IS THE LAST SLIDE. SO KIND OF THE ASK OF THE PAC IS I WELCOME COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK. 
          GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS BACK TO US AGAIN TOO FOR INPUT. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MEMBER LOPEZ AND THEN MEMBER DETJENS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND UPDATE. 
          A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WITH THIS LIST THAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR 2026 IS HOW MUCH OF A
CHANGE IS THERE IN THIS LIST COMPARED WITH 2025? IN TERMS OF WERE THERE ANY EXTRA THINGS ADDED
THAT WE DIDN'T SEE LAST YEAR WHEN THIS DRAFT CAME TO US? GOOD QUESTION. I CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BOTH OF
THEM. 
          I REALIZED THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IF YOU WANTED TO SEE SPECIFICALLY. MAYBE NEXT
YEAR. 
          YEAH. AND IT IS IT'S MINIMAL WITHOUT MINIMIZING THE ADDITIONS,
IF THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          YEAH. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WORLD WATER DAY IS ONE EXAMPLE THAT I RECALL THE BOARD KIND OF
SAYING CAN WE INCLUDE THAT? AND SO THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. AND NOTHING WAS TAKEN OFF. 
          OKAY. AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY ADAPTIVE AND IT'S APPROVED FOR THE YEAR. 
          WHAT IF IN THE MID CYCLE A COMMUNITY GROUP COMES ON AND REQUESTS FOR,
YOU KNOW, OBSERVANCE OF A PARTICULAR SIM I GUESS. YEAH. IS THERE A PROCESS THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN WHERE,
LIKE IN REAL TIME, THAT CAN BE RESPONDED TO WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR? SO LET'S SAY SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING IN OCTOBER AND THEY PROPOSE IT IN JULY OR
JUNE. 
          IS THERE A WAY FOR THERE TO BE AN A AN ADDITION BY THE BOARD OR IS IT SET? THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. 2 PIECES ON THAT IS 1. 
          I THINK I REALIZED I MISSED THE SLIDE HERE. WHAT? WHEN I PUT ON HERE REQUEST PATHWAY REVIEW.1 OF THE THINGS IS WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT PROBABLY A FEW CHANGES BETWEEN NOW AND WE GO TO THE BOARD. PART OF THAT IS TO SEE HOW THIS ACTUALLY CAN
ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT SPONSORSHIP PROCESS THAT GOES BEFORE THE BOARD, JUST TO DO AS MUCH PREP AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW. 
          AND SO IT'S NOT JUST LIKE SURPRISE, HERE IT IS AT THE BOARD MEETING. 
          SO PROCESS LIKE THAT MEANS, FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND GETTING
THEIR FEEDBACK AS WELL, AND KIND OF TEEING THAT UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS ON THE WEBSITE,
AS WE'RE KIND OF CLEANING UP THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT. IT'S NOT A PORTAL OR HUB,
BUT REALLY JUST TIGHTEN IT. 
          AND WHEN PEOPLE SAY, I WANT TO GO TO THE WE CELEBRATE PAGE. 
          IT HAS ALL OF WHAT IS CELEBRATED. BUT THERE'S ALSO A PIECE ON THERE WHERE IT'S LIKE,
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, YOU CAN GO ON THERE AND PUT THAT IN THERE AND THAT WILL BE
RECEIVED BY STAFF. 
          I SAID YES AS WELL BECAUSE AGAIN, THE BOARD STILL HAS THE ABILITY AND DISCRETION TO GO
AHEAD AND MAKE AN OBSERVANCE DURING THE YEAR IF THEY, IF THEY CHOOSE TO. SO IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SAYS THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO US, WE'RE COMING TO YOU IN JULY BECAUSE IT'S COMING IN OCTOBER. 
          THE BOARD, OF COURSE, CAN STILL DO THAT, KNOWING THAT IF THE YOU KNOW,
THE PUBLIC WOULD BE SAYING IT'S OKAY IF WE DON'T SEE IT THIS YEAR, BUT WE DO WANT THIS TO BE INCLUDED ON A REGULAR BASIS,
THEN IT'S TEED UP FOR THAT ANNUAL REVIEW. 
          [00:30:05]
THANK YOU. AND THEN THE 3RD THING AND I'LL BE DONE,
I PROMISE. 
          IS, YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THIS LIST,
AND I, I 1ST OF ALL, IT WAS THE SAME COMMENT THAT I MADE LAST TIME WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS WAS, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE DISTRICT FOR, YOU KNOW,
REALLY HONORING VARIOUS GROUPS AND THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF THOSE GROUPS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL RELATED AND SOME OF US CARRY VARIOUS
LAYERS WITH, YOU KNOW, WE OBSERVE VARIOUS MONTHS ARE IMPORTANT TO US PER SE. 
          I'M GLAD THAT THE DISTRICT'S DOING IT. I KNOW THAT THERE IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. 
          YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE ARE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT
THE CORRECT PATH FORWARD. 
          SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT I FEEL HONORED. YOU KNOW,
AS A LATINA, I'M HONORED HERE. 
          AND AND AS SOMEBODY WHO IS WHO'S GOING THROUGH VARIOUS LAYERS OF THIS CONVERSATION,
I FEEL, AGAIN, YOU KNOW WHAT I SAID LAST YEAR, VERY,
VERY PROUD OF THE KNOW, THE WORK AND THE VISION AND AND THE COURAGE AND RISK TO THE DISTRICT IS TAKING. ONE OF THE AREAS THOUGH THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE LAST YEAR AND I'M LOOKING
AT FOR THIS YEAR AND AGAIN, THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERSECTIONALITY'S,
BUT I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE HAVE WE DO HAVE YOUTH PROGRAMS. YOU KNOW, THE PARKS DISTRICT HAS A RANGER PROGRAM,
JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM, AND SO FORTH. 
          I WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO PERTAINING TO
YOUTH BECAUSE THE YOUTH DO REACH CERTAIN MILESTONES, YOU KNOW AND THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO MAYBE IF THEY'RE LIKE ALL
TRAILS OR IF THEY'VE DONE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS OR IF THEY'VE VOLUNTEERED IN A PARTICULAR WAY, YOU KNOW, SO THAT THAT CAN BE RECOGNIZED,
BUT ALSO PROCLAIM, YOU KNOW, IN A PROCLAMATION AND THAT A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH OR A GROUP OF YOUTH CAN RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION OR RESOLUTION TO SOMETHING,
BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT REALLY DOVETAILS WITH ALREADY WITH THE PARK DISTRICT'S ALREADY PRIORITIZING
AND THEN MAYBE REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THAT FOR THE PUBLIC THAT IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING. 
          THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO AND I
APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING UP ALL THE OXYGEN. 
          NO CHAIR. IF I IF I MAY MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT. 
          I JUST WANT TO ACCENTUATE I THINK BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID,
THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF HAVING THESE OBSERVANCES AND THE WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT. LIKE, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR END ON THE PROCESS PIECE,
CLEANUP OF IT, AND YET WE KNOW THAT IT THE IDEA IS THAT IT HAS THIS TYPE OF VALUE AND IMPACT ON THE
PUBLIC AND WHY WE WANTED TO ELEVATE IT TO THE BOARD LEVEL, BECAUSE IT IS THAT KIND OF IMPORTANT STATEMENT THAT COMES FROM THAT POLICY MAKING DECISION
SPACE SO THAT IT'S CLEAR IT'S NOT JUST STAFF KIND OF DECIDING WHAT WE WANT TO EVALUATE, BUT THIS IS DISTRICT WIDE AND IT COMES WITH THAT
SUPPORT AND AUTHORITY OF BOARD DESIGNATION. 
          SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT. MEMBER DETJENS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. NOT ONLY THE PRESENTATION BUT
THE POLICY. 
          I SEE THAT OUR AGENDA HAS IT AS JUST A PRESENTATION,
BUT YET THE PROCESS SAYS THAT IT SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE PAC FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. 
          AND I GUESS I HAVE A PROCESS QUESTION IS THAT SHOULD THIS BE REALLY AN ACTION ITEM FOR US
TO PROVIDE INPUT AND THEN ENDORSE IT RATHER THAN JUST THE ACCEPT THE PRESENTATION? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          I WOULD HAVE TO I WOULD HAVE TO ASK STAFF ABOUT THAT TOO. 
          BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MISS AGENDIZED FOR WHAT WERE THE WHAT LOGICALLY THE PROCESS WOULD
BE ASKING US TO DO. 
          IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTED AS AN ACTION ITEM ON
THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S NOT. 
          I THINK IT WOULD BE A BROWN ACT ISSUE TO TAKE A POSITION. 
          I GUESS MY QUESTION ERICH ISN'T SO MUCH TODAY,
BUT IN GENERAL, AS WE'RE FOLLOWING THE POLICY, WHICH PATH SHOULD THIS BE FOLLOWED AND ARE WE ON THE RIGHT PATH TODAY? NOT THAT I'M LOOKING TO RE AGENDIZE IT FOR NEXT TIME,
BUT MAYBE NEXT YEAR IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT PATH, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE JUST JUST AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM,
WE'RE JUST ACCEPTING THAT INFRARED, OTHER THAN PROVIDING MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PAC. 
          I KNOW THERE'S SOME MORE QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. 
          THAT'LL BE TOUCHED ON BY LISA AND HER PRESENTATION FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          OKAY. MEMBER OBRINGER? YES. THANK YOU QUICKLY. 
          [00:35:05]
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE THOUGHT AND ENERGY AND TIME THAT'S GONE INTO THIS. 
          AND I APPRECIATE LEARNING ABOUT THE ACRONYM SIM BECAUSE I THINK IT IS MORE INCLUSIVE THAN
JUST HERITAGE MONTH. 
          SO I CAN APPLY THAT TO CONCORD HOPEFULLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES. 
          AND MY QUESTION IS, SO FOR EACH OF THESE IS IT IS IT UNIFORM IN TERMS OF HOW THEY ARE
ACKNOWLEDGED? I MEAN, DOES EACH EACH ONE OF THESE ACKNOWLEDGE EACH ONE OF THESE RECOGNITIONS? DOES IT COME WITH, LIKE, A PROGRAM AT A PARK? LIKE HOW? YEAH. LIKE, IS EACH ONE THE SAME? IS THERE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY BUDGETED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE ALL ACKNOWLEDGED APPROPRIATELY? LIKE, HOW DO HOW DOES THAT WORK? I'LL ANSWER THAT IN 1 OF 2 WAYS. 
          1 OF THEM IS I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE STAFF THAT DEVELOP THE PROGRAMING. 
          I THINK WHEN WE STARTED WITH THESE, IT WAS AT THE STAFF LEVEL TO SAY,
DO YOU, DO YOU WORK ON THESE ON A REGULAR BASIS? ARE YOU DEVOTING TIME? ARE YOU DEVOTING, YOU KNOW,
TIME, FUNDING, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE? AND SO I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THIS, THAT IS THE CASE. 
          HOW I ANSWER THE SECOND QUESTION IS GOING TO BE THAT,
NO, THESE ARE NOT PRESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THAT. 
          EACH ONE LISTED HERE HAS TO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF RESOURCE DEDICATION. 
          SOME OF THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING AND THERE'S ALREADY JUST DESIGNATED PROGRAMS FOR
IT. 
          SOME OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE MONTHS THEY TEND TO HAVE A FEW MORE PROGRAMS AROUND THEM. 
          OTHER ONES ARE PRETTY SPECIFIC, SUCH AS ALL ABILITIES DAY LIKE THAT IS THE DESIGNATED
PROGRAM. 
          AND PART OF THAT IS JUST IT'S A FOCUSED KIND OF DISTRICT EVENT THAT YOU COULD ARGUE THAT'S
ALSO ALIGNED WITH MAYBE DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH AND SO FORTH. 
          SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE STARTED WITH THAT. 
          IF WE RECEIVE ANY SPECIFIC OR DIFFERENT FEEDBACK,
OF COURSE, FROM THE BOARD OR IF OUR STAFF INPUT COMES INTO THAT, WE KNOW THAT HAS HAPPENED. SO WE'VE HAD BOARD MEMBERS BE ABLE TO SAY,
I REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS MONTH. 
          I WILL WANT TO HEAR BACK TO KNOW, LIKE, WHAT ARE ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AROUND IT. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE THE KIND OF FEEDBACK THEN WE COULD LOOK BACK AND BE ABLE TO SAY,
IS THIS DISTRIBUTED PROPORTIONALLY OR EQUITABLY? THANK YOU. MEMBER BARTLEBAUGH. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK ON THE POLICY AND PUTTING
TOGETHER PROCESS. I HAD A QUESTION IN 2025 AND 2024, THE BOARD PASSED RESOLUTIONS TO RECOGNIZE EAST
BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MOUNTAIN BIKING MONTH. IT WAS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESOLUTIONS AT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE LEVEL AS WELL, AND IN FALL OF 2024, I BELIEVE THE BOARD RECOGNIZED EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
EQUESTRIAN MONTH. 
          DO THOSE. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THOSE WOULD FIT INTO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES OR ASPECTS OF
SIMS. IS THAT A FAIR CONCLUSION? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE THOSE TYPE OF THINGS ON THE CALENDAR AS WELL. 
          AND OTHER PERHAPS TRAIL USER GROUPS RECOGNITION OF THOSE AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU. AND ALL THAT. SO, YES. SO I THINK THIS IS BOTH AN EXAMPLE OF TO A FORMER POINT, WE CAN FOR THE FUTURE, MAKE SURE IT'S ADJUSTED AS AN ACTION ITEM IN TERMS OF AN ASK OF THE
PAC, SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF TAKING A VOTE. AND EVEN NOW,
LIKE I SAID, ASKING FOR FEEDBACK. 
          IT IS ALL MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK. SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE,
YOU KNOW, WE TAKE IT FORTH AND THEN PROVIDE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THAT CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION. VICE CHAIR MENDOZA. THANK YOU,
OFFICER GONZALEZ. 
          I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TO OUR LITTLE COMMITTEE IN OAKLAND. 
          I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TRAVELING THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IN NEW MEXICO FOR THE LATINO OUTDOORS
CAMPOUT, AS WELL AS THE CONFERENCE IN MONTEREY. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR PRESENTING TO US AGAIN. 
          I JUST WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE TO MEMBER LOPEZ HOW THE QUESTION ABOUT WORKING WITH YOUTH IS
ONE THAT OFFICER GONZALEZ ANSWERED BUT THERE'S QUITE A BIT MORE TO IT IN WORKING AS A NATURALIST FOR MANY YEARS,
AS WELL AS BEING CONNECTED TO A LOT OF THE PARTNERS. 
          ONE OF OUR PARTNERS IS BROTHERS ON THE RISE,
WHICH JOSE HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT. 
          AND THEY WORK WITH YOUNG YOUTH, LATINX YOUTH IN OAKLAND TO BRING KIDS OUT TO THE WOODS,
BASICALLY, AND JUST DEVELOP THEIR YOUNG MINDS AND THEIR SPIRITS AND BODIES. 
          SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND FOR MANY
YEARS NOW. 
          AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE MEMBER DETJENS QUERY ABOUT ACTIONABLE ITEMS LIKE THIS. 
          [00:40:06]
AND I WANT TO YOU KNOW, ALSO SECOND ERICH'S CONTENTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING
MORE ABOUT IT WITH LISA'S PRESENTATION AT THE END. SO IN ESSENCE, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO ADD THAT 1 THING I FOUND THAT SOMETIMES BECOMES
DELETERIOUS IN THIS PROCESS IS HAVING DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WORK ON DIFFERENT SPECIAL INTEREST MONTH DAYS OR EVENTS IN A
SILO. 
          BUT HAVING SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THE REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION WORK TOGETHER
WITH INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION TO PUT TOGETHER A A SPECIAL EVENT SUCH AS PRIDE MONTH WOULD BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS. 
          I'M ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I'VE BEEN SEEING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. 
          THE PRIDE EVENTS IN TILDEN AND BERKELEY, WHICH HAS GARNERED UP TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
COMING OUT TO CELEBRATE PRIDE, AS WELL AS JUNETEENTH. AND JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO PICK AND
CHOOSE HOW WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THOSE. FOR EXAMPLE,
JUNETEENTH IS A DAY WE WANT TO HAVE OFF TO CELEBRATE FOLKS LEARNING THAT THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION HAPPENED IN THE SOUTH LATER ON,
AFTER EVEN THE ACTUAL EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. 
          SO YOU KNOW, NOT SO MUCH HAVING AN EVENT, MAYBE,
BUT HAVING IT BE A FREE DAY OUT IN THE PARKS, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. SO BEING VERY MINDFUL AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW TO CELEBRATE
THOSE EVENTS. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE THAT KIND OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO INTERDEPARTMENTALLY, ESPECIALLY WITH, THE UNION AND AFSCME LOCAL 24-28,
HAVING THEIR OWN WORKFORCE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE AND HAVING INSTEAD OF A PUSH AND PULL. 
          THAT IS OFTENTIMES THE CASE WITH THE UNION HAVING IT BE A PLACE WHERE THE BLACK EMPLOYEES
COLLECTIVE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN COME TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER INSTEAD OF WORKING IN A SILO. YEAH. AND IF I MAY QUICKLY RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE SO,
YES, ON ALL ACCOUNTS, ONE IS EXCELLENT EXAMPLE IN TERMS OF BROTHER SUNRISE. 
          THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF OF A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION. 
          THAT'S PART OF LIKE THE TEEN ECO WEEK THAT INTERPRET AND RECS WORKS WITH LIKE BASICALLY
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THAT. 
          AND THEN 2, PART OF HOW WE STARTED WITH THIS PROCESS WAS TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T SILOED,
EITHER IN 1 DEPARTMENT OR IN 1 PIECE OF THE DISTRICT. AND WE STARTED BY ASKING ALL STAFF,
INCLUDING DIVISIONS THAT MAYBE REGULARLY DIDN'T THINK, OH, WE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT? CERVANCE. SO SOMETHING LIKE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY
TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK. 
          THAT'S INCREDIBLY VALUABLE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE
LIKE, WELL, WE DO PARTICIPATE IN IT. IT'D BE GREAT TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT BE REFLECTED IN THE
CALENDAR. 
          DOWN TO, AS I MENTIONED, LIKE FOR JUNETEENTH AS AN EXAMPLE. 
          THAT IS ONE OF THE DAYS THAT THE GENERAL MANAGER APPROVES FOR FREE ENTRY. 
          SO TO WAIVE SOME OF THE FEES FOR FOR PARKING. 
          MEMBERS VALENZUELA. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR PUTTING ALL THIS IN A MUCH CLEARER FORMAT FOR US
TO ALL SEE. 
          AND WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, ONCE A SIM GETS ON THE LIST AND,
AND GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS AND ALL THAT, WHERE DOES IT GO? I MEAN, WHERE DOES THAT INFORMATION GO? CAN A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, IF I WANTED TO SEE,
TAKE MY FAMILY NEXT MONTH AND AND GO TO SOMETHING SPECIAL NEXT MONTH, WILL I SEE IT RIGHT AWAY WHEN I ENTER? OUR WEBSITE. 
          IS THERE PATHWAYS FOR THAT? BECAUSE, I MEAN,
WE DON'T HAVE THE CLEAREST WEBSITE SOMETIMES AND IT'S GETTING BETTER. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, OFTEN I HEAR, WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON NEXT MONTH? AND I ASK THEM, HAVE YOU GONE TO OUR WEBSITE,
HAS A LIST OF ALL THE STUFF. 
          SO I WANT TO KNOW WHERE DOES THAT INFORMATION GO,
AND IS THERE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN PROMOTE THIS SO IT'S EASIER TO FOLLOW. 
          YEAH. YES. AND WORKING ON IT. SO ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE AND
WE'RE WORKING WITH EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TO MAKE SURE OBVIOUSLY, THAT RIGHT NOW YOU GO TO THE WE CELEBRATE PAGE. 
          AND THAT KIND OF HAS BEEN THE PLACE REALLY KIND OF I DON'T SAY CLEAN THAT UP,
BUT REALLY RESTRUCTURE IT SO IT'S EASY TO ACCESS. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE CALENDAR BECAUSE THIS IS, IS AND SHOULD BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
INFORMATION. 
          AND THEN THE WAY THAT YOU GET TO SEE SOME OF THE PROGRAMING IS OF COURSE THROUGH
ESTABLISHED CHANNELS. 
          YOU'LL SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA BUT ALSO ON THE PARK EXPLORER. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS IN WHICH WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SAY LIKE,
OH, THIS EVENT IS HAPPENING. 
          [00:45:03]
IT'S COMING IN MY NEWSPAPER. IT'S SHOWING UP ON,
ON, ON INSTAGRAM. 
          BUT ALSO I CAN JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE AND KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. OKAY. 
          WELL, THANKS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL ABILITIES TODAY BEING ON ON THE LIST. 
          IT'S REAL IMPORTANT TO THOSE OF US WHO WORK AT BIG BREAK. 
          AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND HELP OUT FOR THE DAY. 
          SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER DIETER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          I'M GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING I SAID WHEN YOU CAME BACK LAST TIME,
AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE BOARD ENTERTAINED IT OR NOT. 
          BUT I HAD REQUESTED THAT WILDLIFE BE GIVEN RECOGNITION. 
          AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE YOU HAD WILDFIRES, WORLD WATER,
FLOOD SAFETY. 
          TRAILS, DAY, THINGS THAT AREN'T CENTERED AROUND PEOPLE. 
          BUT DID WILDLIFE EVER GET ENTERTAINED BY THE BOARD? FROM WHAT I RECALL, YES. AND PART OF THAT CONVERSATION THEN LED INTO THE WHAT PARAMETERS
COME BACK TO US WITH MORE PARAMETERS. 
          SO THIS THIS WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE THAT I CAN MAKE SURE THAT'S INCLUDED AGAIN. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY. I WOULD JUST ASK WE'VE GOT A LIST OF FOLKS. 
          MEMBER SMITH, IF YOU COULD WAIT. IS THAT OKAY? SORRY. THANK YOU. MEMBER PEOPLES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS. 
          I THINK IT'S A A VERY. WELL THOUGHT OUT AND COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AND PROCESS, KEEPING IN MIND THAT IT'S CONTINUALLY EVOLVING. 
          RELATED TO THE QUESTION OF THE ACRONYM USED ON THIS I,
YOU KNOW, THE WORD THE ACRONYM SIM HAS BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S REALLY BROADER THAN JUST MONTHS. AND YOU DO PICK UP IN THE LANGUAGE THE WORD
OBSERVANCE. 
          SO IF YOU HAD SIM WITH AN O ON THE END OF IT,
YOU COULD KIND OF KEEP THE HISTORIC TERM, BUT ALSO BROADEN IT TO INCLUDE DAYS, WEEKS AND EVENTS AND INDIVIDUALS AND SO FORTH. 
          YEAH. THANK YOU. MEMBERS SIMMONS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE
CLARITY OF IT. 
          I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO SUGGEST 2 ADDITIONAL THINGS,
BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 WEEKS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT. 
          1 IS THE INVASIVE SPECIES WEEK, WHICH, YOU KNOW,
THE DISTRICT SPENDS A LOT OF EFFORT PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN MUSCLES BUT ALSO WITH REGARD TO PLANTS IN VARIOUS AREAS THAT ARE INVASIVE. 
          AND THIS IS A NATIONAL WEEK, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT AND BRING SOME ATTENTION
TO WHAT THE DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY DOING WITH REGARD TO INVASIVE SPECIES. AND THE 2N IS, I APPRECIATE THE WORLD WATER DAY. 
          MY PERSPECTIVE, I PREFER TO SEE A RECOGNITION. 
          AND THIS IS ANOTHER WEEK IN SEPTEMBER OF WATERSHED WEEK. 
          WATERSHEDS IS, IN MY PERSPECTIVE, IS HOW THE DISTRICT OUGHT TO BE MANAGING OR FOCUSING
SOME OF ITS MANAGING ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN THESE ARTIFICIAL BOUNDARIES. 
          AND I REALIZE IT'S NOT A REALISTIC VIEW, BUT THAT'S,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S A WATERSHED VIEW. 
          AND THOSE ARE THE 2 THOUGHTS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. 
          I THINK IT'S JUST EXCELLENT TO HAVE THIS AS A FOCUS. 
          AND YOU CAN REALLY APPROACH IT IN A BUSINESS LIKE PROFESSIONAL MANNER. 
          AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO IT THIS WAY. THANK YOU. 
          AND NOTED MEMBER OMOLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. 
          SO I THINK EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SITS IN A REALLY INTERESTING POSITION OF
ENCOMPASSING 2 COUNTIES. 
          AND I'M REALLY LOOKING AT THE ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND REALLY LOOKING AT THE
PARTNER AGENCIES. 
          AND ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS KIND OF WHAT IS THE COLLABORATION THAT IS BEING WORKED WITH
OTHER AGENCIES? SO I SIT FOR OAKLAND AND THEN I ALSO WORK FOR HAYWARD. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN EACH OF THESE PLACES IN A REALLY SILOED
WAY. 
          AND I THINK IN A CURRENTLY WHERE WE ARE WHERE IT'S THERE'S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS AND
THINKING ABOUT HOW CAN WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE JUNETEENTH BEING CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT DISTRICTS AND CITIES,
BUT HAVE LIKE A CENTRAL KIND OF IDEA AND KIND OF TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND BEING KIND OF THAT CENTRAL ENTITY THAT CAN HAVE YOUR HANDS IN A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PLACES. 
          AND I THINK IT'D BE REALLY INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT MAKING THESE REGIONAL EVENTS AS
WELL, OR KIND OF THINKING REGIONALLY ABOUT IT, AND RATHER THAN JUST THINKING KIND OF WITHIN YOUR
OWN DISTRICT. 
          THANK YOU, MEMBER SMITH. I HAD IT, I COULDN'T SEE IT. 
          [00:50:04]
MY NUTS WERE IN MY TRAIL MIX WAS IN THE WAY. I WANTED TO THANK IRENE FOR HER COMMENT AND
TO MAYBE EXPAND THAT. 
          I BELIEVE THERE'S AN INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DAY OR WEEK THAT I THINK WOULD BE REALLY
GOOD SO THAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT WILDLIFE AS PART OF BIODIVERSITY. AND I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT IN OCTOBER THERE'S A
BIRDABILITY WEEK, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ACCESSIBLE BIRDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
          THANK YOU. NOTED. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT ON THIS. 
          THANK YOU TO STAFF. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE,
SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US AND ASKING FOR OUR INPUT. 
          WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ARE WE READY FOR MEMBER ECHOLS? EXCELLENT. 
          OKAY, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. I'M KIND OF STRINGING THIS TOGETHER. 
          FOR SOME REASON, MY PARK DISTRICT COMPUTER IS NOT FULLY FUNCTIONING,
SO I'M DOING HALF ON MY PHONE AND HALF DOING THE VIDEO ON THE ON THE COMPUTER. BUT ANYWAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. 
          AND THANK YOU TO OUR EQUITY OFFICER, JOSE GONZALEZ,
FOR THAT WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. 
          AND REALLY, FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IT'S SO APPRECIATED AND SO VERY NEEDED. 
          I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE SERVING ON THE PAC FOR FOR YOUR TIME AND
DEDICATION, AND I'M ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE CARE AND ATTENTION THAT YOU GIVE TO ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT ISSUES, YOUR PERSPECTIVES AND INPUT IS TRULY VALUABLE. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, I THINK I SAID THIS LAST TIME WHEN I WAS HERE IN APRIL,
BUT AGAIN, OUR PARKS ARE SO IMPORTANT, JUST MORE SO THAN EVER AS A PLACE FOR INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY RECREATION AND TO SPEND
TIME IN NATURE AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO ALL OF OUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. 
          AND AND OF COURSE, THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE
ACCESS TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. 
          AND AS YOU KNOW, THAT ONE OF MY VERY HIGHEST PRIORITIES FOR THE PARK DISTRICT IS TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE PARKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE AND CENTER EQUITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO. AND TOWARDS THAT END, I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED THAT WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CLOSE ESCROW
ON POINT MOLATE IN AUGUST. 
          AND THIS IS A PARK THAT IS NOT ONLY STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL BAYFRONT PROPERTY WITH TREMENDOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE. 
          IT ALSO IS CLOSE TO SOME OF THE LOWEST INCOME CENSUS TRACTS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
AND CREATING A WORLD CLASS PARK HERE HELPS BRING US JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO ACHIEVING THAT GOAL,
TO HAVE EVERYONE OUR NATURE, TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. 
          AND EARLIER IN AUGUST, WE ALSO CELEBRATED THE GROUNDBREAKING OF NEW TRAIL OUT AT POINT
MOLATE. 
          THIS IS 2 AND A 1/2 MILES, HALF OF IT EAST BAY PARKS AND HALF OF IT CITY OF RICHMOND. 
          AND I SEE THIS AS NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN THERE AND START,
YOU KNOW, START BUILDING A TRAIL, BUT IT'S ALSO A WINDOW INTO WHAT'S COMING IN TERMS OF A ACCESS TO A VERY SPECIAL PLACE
WITH INCREDIBLE HISTORY. 
          I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, COMING UP THE BOARD SITE TOUR,
YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT WE'LL BE GOING TO MILLER KNOX REGIONAL PARK AND POINT PINOLE REGIONAL PARK ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER. SO I CERTAINLY INVITE ALL OF YOU. 
          YOU'RE ALREADY INVITED, BUT JUST AGAIN, WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE. 
          THEY ARE BOTH VERY BEAUTIFUL, SPECIAL PLACES AND IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU. 
          I ALSO, YOU KNOW, REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT PLAN HERE
TODAY. 
          YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS ALSO PART OF OUR WORKSHOP ON THIS FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 3RD, IS ALSO GOING TO BE ON THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          SO JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR IF IT'S NOT ALREADY,
IT'S GOING TO BE AT FERN COTTAGE OUT IN EL SOBRANTE. 
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AND WITH THAT, I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO WRAP IT UP BECAUSE IT'S A LONG AGENDA AND I WANT
TO GET QUICKLY TO THE, TO THE MEAT OF THINGS IN TERMS OF THE, THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          SO THANKS AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. 
          I DO HAVE A MEETING AT 6, SO I'LL HAVE TO SLIP OUT A LITTLE BIT EARLY,
BUT VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. 
          [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ECHOLS FOR SERVING THE DISTRICT AND THANKS FOR TAKING TIME
TO SPEND WITH US TONIGHT. 
          WE APPRECIATE IT. OF COURSE. SO NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          SEE GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MAX KORTEN. I'M A DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER. 
          AND NEOMA, WHO'S BEHIND ME HERE IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. 
          BUT AS OUR DIRECTOR MENTIONED THIS IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO OUR BOARD ON OCTOBER 3RD ON
FRIDAY, AND THAT WILL REALLY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ENGAGE IN SOME OF THE EXERCISES THAT
ARE PART OF ROUND TWO OF OUR ENGAGEMENT AND PROVIDE DIRECT FEEDBACK ON THE DISTRICT PLAN, BUT WILL ALSO BE GIVING AN UPDATE OF OUR ROUND ONE ENGAGEMENT. 
          THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD, THE THEMES THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT SOURCES AND
AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT SORT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING NEXT STEPS. 
          BUT WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO NEOMA. 
          I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL HERE, SO WE'LL PROBABLY GO THROUGH SOME OF IT QUICKLY. 
          BUT LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK AND IDEAS AND ENGAGING YOU ALL IN THIS PROCESS. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. HAPPY TO BE HERE. NEOMA LAVALLE PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT. 
          TODAY I'M GOING TO BE GOING OVER THE DISTRICT PLANS,
VISION AND AND THEN MOVING FORWARD INTO A RECAP OF OUR ROUND 1 ENGAGEMENT AND WHAT TO EXPECT AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ROUND 2. LISA BALDINGER IS JOINING ME IN THIS PRESENTATION,
SO SHE'LL TAKE OVER A FEW SECTIONS AS WELL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION. 
          OH LET'S SEE. SO THIS PRESENTATION, LIKE I SAID,
WILL PROVIDE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          AND THUS FAR, OUR ROUND 1 ENGAGEMENT. WE'LL GO OVER THE DRAFT DISTRICT PLAN GOALS THAT
HAVE SORT OF COME THROUGH FROM THE RESPONSES FROM ROUND 1. AND THEN WHAT ROUND 2 ENGAGEMENT WILL ENCOMPASS AS WELL AS NEXT STEPS. 
          SO THE DISTRICT PLAN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL DESIRED OUTCOMES. 
          WE YOU KNOW, THE FIRST 1, OF COURSE, IS ESTABLISHING A CLEAR VISION AND DIRECTION FOR THE
NEXT DECADE OF THE PARK DISTRICT. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR SECOND OUTCOME IS REALLY IDENTIFYING THE KEY PRIORITIES OF THE PARK
DISTRICT'S STAFF, CONSTITUENTS AND VISITORS. WE ALSO REALLY WANT TO PROVIDE UPDATED MAPS AND ACCESSIBLE
DATA, AS WELL AS ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN A VERY ROBUST PROCESS. 
          THE DISTRICT PLAN YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHAT THE THE KIND OF TABLE
OF CONTENTS WILL BE FOR THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          BUT OF COURSE, THERE'LL BE A HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AS AS WELL AS A SECTION THAT
WILL REALLY, YOU KNOW, DESCRIBE THE PARK DISTRICT AND EVERYTHING IT ENCOMPASSES. 
          WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SECTION ON THE PURPOSE AND ROLE OF THE DISTRICT PLAN ITSELF,
AND THEN GO INTO SETTING THE CONTEXT OF THE ISSUES, THE TRENDS, THE CHALLENGES THAT FACE THE PARK DISTRICT,
AS WELL AS GOALS AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THOSE. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, THE THE DISTRICT PLAN WILL ALSO HAVE A SECTION THAT FOCUSES ON
PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE GOALS AND STRATEGIES, THE IMPLEMENTATION, AS WELL AS THE TRACKING OF THE SUCCESS AND HOW WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED. 
          SO CURRENTLY THIS IS A REALLY BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT PLAN'S TIMELINE. 
          WE DO HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE GANTT CHART THAT WILL BE PRESENTING TO OUR BOARD ON
FRIDAY, AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ANY OF THOSE MATERIALS. 
          IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE MORE DETAILED SCHEDULE,
BUT JUST REALLY BROADLY, AND YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS IN A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW,
WE REALLY KICKED OFF THE THE DISTRICT PLAN EARLIER THIS YEAR IN APRIL. 
          WE HAD A FAIRLY ROBUST ENGAGEMENT PERIOD WITH BOTH INTERNAL STAFF AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. 
          AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO KIND OF SYNTHESIZE ALL OF THAT DATA AND RESPONSES THAT
WE'VE COLLECTED. 
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WE'RE KIND OF NOW HERE IN END OF SEPTEMBER, AND WE'RE REALLY GOING NOW INTO ROUND 2 OF THE
DISTRICT PLANS ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. 
          AND THAT WILL BE REALLY CONTINUING ON THROUGH INTO NEXT YEAR. 
          ROUND 1 WAS FOCUSED ON COLLECTING A BROAD OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE GOING,
WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING AT THE PARK DISTRICT. 
          AND ROUND 2 IS REALLY FOCUSED ON HOW DO WE ACTUALLY GET THERE. 
          AND THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS SPRING AND SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR,
WE'RE GOING TO BE YOU KNOW, REVEALING THE DRAFT DISTRICT PLAN. AND THEN THE ROUND 3 ENGAGEMENT WILL BE FOCUSED ON DID
WE GET IT RIGHT AND GETTING ACTUAL FEEDBACK ON THE PLAN ITSELF. 
          SO THE SUMMARY OF THE ROUND 1 ENGAGEMENT YOU KNOW,
WE REALLY WE TRIED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO COORDINATE WITH ONGOING EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM LED BY GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. 
          WE HAD STAFF ENGAGEMENT, TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS ONGOING AS WELL AS COORDINATING WITH
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AS WELL AS DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE THAT WE DID IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. I'M GOING TO PASS OFF TO LISA BALDINGER,
WHO'S GOING TO GO GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT? ALL RIGHT. HELLO. LISA BALDINGER LEGISLATIVE POLICY MANAGEMENT ANALYST FORGOT
MY TITLE THERE FOR A SECOND, I APOLOGIZE. I'LL BE UP HERE TWICE TONIGHT. 1 TO SPEAK TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM,
WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS TEAM AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT. AND THEN I'LL BE BACK TO SPEAK ABOUT YOU ALL AND THE ROLE OF
THE PAC IN THIS. 
          SO MORE TO COME. BUT ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM,
WE'VE COME BEFORE YOU ALL BEFORE AND SPOKE TO THIS. 
          IT WAS INITIATED BY OUR BOARD IN MAY OF 2024 TO DO DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, CITIES AND COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS THE EAST BAY. 
          THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO MEET WITH, OR IS TO MEET WITH EVERY SINGLE MAYOR AND EVERY
SINGLE COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PARK DISTRICT, OUR SERVICES, AND OUR SERVICE DELIVERY. WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR INTO THE PROGRAM,
AND I'LL TELL YOU, GETTING MEETINGS WITH EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ELECTED OFFICIALS,
IT'S QUITE A LIFT. 
          AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK ELSA FOR EVERYTHING SHE'S BEEN DOING TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM A
SUCCESS. 
          WE'VE HAD ABOUT 25 MEETINGS TO DATE. WE HAVE 2 COMING UP TOMORROW,
MORE THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AND REALLY HOPING TO HAVE THOSE TOUCHES WITH EVERYONE BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR,
AT WHICH POINT WE'LL BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION FOR PERMANENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF TOOLS, INCLUDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS,
LIAISON MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, WHERE WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS OUR PRIORITY ATTENDEES. 
          SO IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING ACROSS THESE MEETINGS,
THERE HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT THEMES IN CONVERSATIONS, SOME A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHTENED PRIORITY IN DIFFERENT AREAS THAN OTHERS. 
          BUT AT A BROAD LEVEL, WE'RE HEARING EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAM. 
          THAT'S BEEN THE TOP RESPONSE FROM OUR PARTNERS. 
          THEY WANT TO SEE COMMUNITIES ENGAGED, GETTING OUTSIDE AND LEARNING IN NATURE SAID ANOTHER
WAY THEY WANT TO GET PEOPLE AWAY FROM SCREENS. 
          THEY'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HOW THE PARK DISTRICT HOW WE CAN
PARTNER. SO WE'VE REALLY ACTIVATED THIS ONE ALREADY WITH GETTING PARK DISTRICT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INTO THE CITIES, AND ELECTED NEWSLETTERS HIGHLIGHTING WHAT'S IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE SERVE 33 CITIES, 2 COUNTIES, A PUBLIC OF OVER 3 MILLION. 
          WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON OUT THERE. WE HAVE INTERPRETIVE TEAMS ALL ACROSS THE SECTOR,
SO HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS LOCALIZED TO THAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN OF GREAT INTEREST. THERE'S ALSO EQUITABLE ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION TO PARKS. 
          WE'VE HAD 1 MAYOR SAY HER TOP PRIORITY IS BUSSES. 
          AND AND WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT TOO,
IS HOW CAN WE CONNECT PUBLIC TRANSIT AND MEANINGFUL PATHWAYS TO GET TO PARKS? HOW WE CAN EXPAND SERVICES. AND THEN ONCE THOSE BUSSES GET TO THE PARKS,
WHAT'S THE EXPERIENCE THEN? IS THERE SIGNAGE? IS THERE MAP? IS THERE DIRECTION? IS THERE ACCESSIBILITY? AND SO WORKING WITH OUR TRANSIT PARTNERS TO REALLY EXPLORE WHAT'S
CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND HOW WE CAN EXPAND AND MAKE FOR A MORE COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE GOING FORWARD. FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS. YOU BETTER BELIEVE MONEY'S COMING UP IN THESE CONVERSATIONS
OF WHAT ARE YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES? HOW CAN WE PARTNER? HOW CAN WE APPLY FOR GRANTS TOGETHER? WE'VE DONE FOLLOW UP FROM MEETINGS WITH LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO SUPPORT CITY GRANTS,
AND CITIES HAVE PROVIDED US LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO SUPPORT OUR PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'RE SERVING THE SAME CONSTITUENTS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE BEST SERVICES AND
INVESTMENTS. 
          THESE ARE IN ORDER OF HOW OFTEN THEY COME UP. 
          BUT IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND
PUBLIC ACCESS. 
          CITIES HAVE APPLAUDED THE PARK DISTRICT FOR HOW WE'RE BALANCING CREATING SPACE FOR THE
PUBLIC TO GET OUTSIDE, WHILE STILL PROTECTING OUR NATURAL AND SENSITIVE RESOURCES. 
          THEY SEE THAT AS CORE TO OUR MISSION AND VISION,
WHICH IS IS GOOD BECAUSE IT IS. 
          THERE'S ALSO INTEREST IN SEEING THE PARK DISTRICT'S INFRASTRUCTURE CARED FOR AND
MAINTAINED RECOGNITION THAT MAINTAINING RESTROOMS, TRAILS, WATER BOTTLE AND FILLING STATIONS, ETC. 
          IT'S NOT JUST A1 TIME INVESTMENT, BUT IT'S INVESTMENTS OVER TIME TO CARE FOR THESE
FACILITIES. 
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AND SO CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT THOSE ONGOING INVESTMENTS LOOK LIKE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY
AND SAFETY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF OUR CITIES. 
          WE DO HAVE AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TRAIL. THIS IS 1 THAT COULD BE SEEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO USING A CAR OR VEHICLE. 
          SO THE IRON HORSE TRAIL AND THE BAY TRAIL ARE KIND OF OUR BROADEST EXAMPLES OF THESE. 
          AND CITIES MANAGE PORTIONS OF THESE TRAILS AS WELL. 
          SO ASKING HOW CAN WE CREATE CONNECTIONS AND EXPAND THE NETWORK BOTH ON THOSE TRAILS
THEMSELVES, BUT INTO LOCALIZED TRAIL NETWORKS? WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS A POPULAR
TOPIC. 
          WHAT'S THE PARK DISTRICT DOING? HOW CAN WE PARTNER? HOW CAN WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MITIGATE
FOR WILDFIRE FAFETY? AND THEN CLIMATE RESILIENCE, PARTICULARLY IN SEA LEVEL RISE,
HOW WE CAN PROTECT OUR SHORELINES, OUR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE SHORELINES OF THE EAST BAY. 
          AND SO THOSE ARE BROAD TOPICS THAT WE'RE SEEING COME UP IN THESE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MEETINGS. BUT WE'VE ALSO HEARD THEM THROUGH DIFFERENT FORUMS. AND SO I'M GOING TO INVITE NAOMI BACK HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT STAFF'S TALKING ABOUT. 
          THANK YOU. LISA. YEAH, I THINK YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY OF A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK WILL,
WILL, WILL BE REPLICATED IN THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN TO. 
          SO FOR STAFF, YOU KNOW, WE CONDUCTED INTERNAL STAFF ENGAGEMENT FROM MARCH TO MAY 25TH. 
          WE HAD 26 IN-PERSON EVENTS. 9 WERE HELD HERE AT PERALTA OAKS. 
          9 WE WENT OUT INTO THE PARKS AND THEN WE HAD 5 AT OTHER FIELD LOCATIONS LIKE CORPORATION
YARDS. 
          WE ALSO HELD 3 VIRTUAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WAS VERY MUCH MIRRORED TO
THE ONLINE SURVEY THAT WE DID WITH THE PUBLIC. 
          SO THOSE WERE VERY BROAD, OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS,
KIND OF. 
          WHAT IS YOUR VISION? YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IMPORTANT WITH PUBLIC WHAT DOES THE PUBLIC NEED,
NATURAL RESOURCES, ETC.. AND WE HAD 48% OF STAFF PARTICIPATED, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE OVER 500 PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED AND COMMENTS. 
          AND SOME OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS WERE REALLY YOU KNOW,
INTEGRATE NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION AND RECREATIONAL USES, IMPROVE STAFFING INTERNAL OPERATIONS, MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND
FACILITIES CONDUCT AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH AND REALLY IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES. 
          WHEN WE MOVED ON AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE LAUNCHED THE INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT 1ST. 
          BUT THE COMMUNITY EGAGEMENT FOLLOWED AND FOR PART OF THE TIME WAS WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY BEING
CONDUCTED. 
          THIS WAS SIMILAR. IT WAS WE DID IT VIA AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE YOU KNOW, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND POSTING ON THE DISTRICT PLAN,
BUT ALSO THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUT AT DIFFERENT EVENTS. 
          WE HAD CREATED MULTILINGUAL BROCHURES AS WELL AS SIGNAGE. 
          WE POSTED MATERIALS AT 17 LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE EAST BAY AND REALLY TRIED TO TARGET
LIBRARIES WHERE THERE WAS LOWER VISITOR SHIP TO TRY AND, YOU KNOW, SPREAD THE WORD TO FOLKS WHO MAYBE AREN'T REGULARLY COMING TO OUR PARKS
SINCE WE ALSO HAD SIGNAGE AT OUR PARKS TO PARTICIPATE. 
          YOU KNOW, WE PROMOTED THE SURVEY AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FAIRS AS WELL AS ENGAGED DIRECTLY
WITH YOUTH THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PARK DISTRICT YOUTH PROGRAMS. SO WE REALLY TRIED TO GET THE WORD OUT AS, AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE. 
          AND WE HAD, YOU KNOW, PRETTY GOOD RESULTS. YOU KNOW,
WE GOT 10,000 DISTRICT PLAN PAGE VIEWS. 
          YOU KNOW, A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CLICKS FROM REDIRECTED TO THE WEB PAGE. 
          AND REALLY, IN THE END, YOU KNOW, WE GOT ALMOST 6000 SURVEY RESPONSES. 
          BUT I THINK WE ALSO LEARNED A FEW THINGS OF WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY. 
          AND IF YOU'VE REVIEWED THESE MATERIALS, YOU'LL ALSO COME TO SIMILAR CONCLUSIONS. 
          YOU KNOW, HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE AGE 60 OR OLDER,
AND ONLY 6% OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 30 AND 72% OF RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED AS WHITE, WHICH I THINK IS, YOU KNOW, AN INTERESTING TAKEAWAY. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAD DISTRIBUTED IT IN, IN AS WIDELY A WAY AS POSSIBLE AND,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT AS POSSIBLE, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY. AND WE DIDN'T,
YOU KNOW, QUITE GET THE VARIETY OF RESPONSE THAT WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. 
          THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GIVING UP. WE JUST KNOW CAN TAKE THOSE AS LESSONS LEARNED AND AS
WE MOVE INTO THE 2ND ROUND. 
          ALSO ANOTHER INTERESTING TAKEAWAY WAS THAT THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF RESPONDENTS LIVE
IN THE ZIP CODES OF NORTH OAKLAND AND PIEDMONT. 
          SO THAT IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, A, YOU KNOW, OKAY,
GREAT. 
          YOU KNOW, NOW WE KNOW WHERE WE HAVE A LARGE RESPONSE. 
          AND NOW WE ALSO HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A MORE TARGETED OUTREACH
TO. 
          WE ALSO THE LARGEST SHARE OF RESPONDENTS ARE REALLY OUR VERY FREQUENT USERS,
WHICH IS REALLY APPARENT IN THAT IN THAT BAR CHART. 
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THEMES FROM THE SURVEY RESPONSES. I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THESE,
BUT YOU'LL SEE IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HEARD FROM STAFF. 
          WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE LOCAL AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OUTREACH. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, PARKS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES,
CONSERVATION AND FIRE MANAGEMENT, MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION YOU KNOW,
EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION AND OROGRAMING. 
          I THINK THESE ARE ALL THEMES OF SURVEY RESPONSES THAT RESONATE AND THAT WE HAVE SEEN
REPEATED IN OTHER FORMATS. 
          THE DETAILED REPORT IS ON OUR WEBSITE, AND IT'S AVAILABLE TO TO THE PUBLIC AND WHOMEVER
WOULD LIKE TO DOWNLOAD IT AND READ IT AND AND THEN NOW FROM THOSE RESPONSES, WE HAVE DRAFT GOALS. 
          WE HAVE OH, I THINK THIS SO THIS IS A REPEATED WE'VE GONE THROUGH KIND OF THE,
THE DISTRICT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS AND HONE IN ON THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES HERE. THERE'S
THEMES THAT WILL APPLY THROUGHOUT THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES OF EQUITY, RESILIENCY, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COLLABORATION. 
          SO IF YOU DON'T SEE A GOAL SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT,
1 OF THOSE 4, IT'S BECAUSE WE REALLY FEEL THAT THE GOALS ENCOMPASS AND ADDRESS EACH ONE OF THOSE THEMES AND THESE ARE OUR DAFT GOALS. THIS IS REALLY WHAT THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE TAKING OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO GET RESPONSE BACK ON IN ROUND 2. 
          ACCESS AND THE DRAFT GOAL. AND THIS IS THE VERBIAGE THAT WE'RE ASKING,
YOU KNOW, DOES THIS RESONATE? OUR PARKS, PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES ARE WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL EXPERIENCES. 
          OUR LANDS, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES PROVIDE ENGAGING OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ENRICHMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DIVERSE EAST BAY COMMUNITY. 
          RESOURCE PROTECTION. OUR PARKS PROTECT VALUABLE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES,
AND ARE PART OF A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM THAT IS RESILIENT TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND AN ENGAGEMENT. OUR PRIORITIES AND POLICIES REFLECT AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE EAST
BAY COMMUNITY. PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT OUR LANDS AND FACILITIES ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND SUPPORT HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT. 
          WE ARE AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION AND AN EXCELLENT WORKPLACE. 
          TAKING THOSE GOALS AND MOVING INTO ROUND 2 ENGAGEMENT. 
          YOU KNOW, WE WERE INVITING PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THESE DRAFT GOALS OF THE DISTRICT PLAN AND
PROVIDE FEEDBACK. 
          DO THEY RESONATE? ARE THEY WORDED IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE? IS THERE A GOAL THAT IS MAYBE MISSING OR A THEME THAT ISN'T ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED? WE'RE ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAMING PRIORITIES. 
          ARE THEY MORE INTERESTED IN INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMING OR A TRAIL EXPERIENCE OR A RESTORATION
GOAL? SO WE'RE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO,
YOU KNOW, REALLY RATE WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAMING PRIORITIES SHOULD BE. 
          AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACTIVITY CENTERED AROUND SPENDING TRADEOFFS. 
          YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS,
YOU KNOW, AND IT TAKES X AMOUNT TO BUILD A VISITOR CENTER AND X AMOUNT TO OPERATE THAT VISITOR CENTER, THEN, YOU KNOW, AS THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT TICKS DOWN WHAT ELSE CAN YOU WORK ON
OR, YOU KNOW, AFFORD TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE? AND THEN,
YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT ROUND 1 DIDN'T PRODUCE AS MUCH VARIETY, WE SUSPECT THAT WE MAY HAVE PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T ABLE OR DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY COULD
PARTICIPATE IN ROUND 1. 
          AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THOSE QUESTIONS OPEN,
THOSE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS FOR FOLKS WHO MAYBE AREN'T QUITE READY TO JUMP INTO THESE ROUND X2 QUESTIONS. WE STILL WANT PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK AND INPUT. 
          AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ADJUST AS WE GO ALONG THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO INCORPORATE NEW
VOICES AND NEW PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROCESS. 
          SO THAT THOSE ROUND 1 QUESTIONS WILL STILL BE ACTIVE AND HOPEFULLY COLLECTING MORE IDEAS
THAT WILL HELP AND REFINE OUR VISION AND GOALS. SO LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S INSIGHT FROM ROUND 1
ENGAGEMENT. 
          AND DEFINITELY WITH ONLY 6% OF RESPONDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 30,
WE REALLY WANT TO AIM OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CONGREGATING AND 70% OF RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED AS WHITE. WE REALLY NEED TO COLLABORATE AND WE WILL BE
DOING THIS WITH OUR EQUITY OFFICE TO, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE WITH UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES WHEREVER THEY ARE IN THE PARK DISTRICT AND WITH THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF RESPONSES FROM SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES. WE DEFINITELY KNOW THAT WE HAVE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT
WE COULD WE COULD FIND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY REACH OUT TO THEM. 
          THE ENGAGEMENT PATHWAYS WILL BE SIMILAR BUT EXPANDED UPON FROM ROUND 1. 
          WE WILL HAVE SOME VIRTUAL STAKEHOLDER FORUMS,
WHICH ARE GOING TO BE ORGANIZED BY WARD AS WELL AS BY KIND OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE'LL BE SENDING OUT INVITATIONS TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. 
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WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE INVITED. 
          THEY'RE REALLY OPEN TO ALL. WE'LL ALSO BE DOING COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE SOME OF THOSE LOW RESPONSE AREAS. 
          IN PERSON PARK DISTRICT HOSTED LISTENING SESSIONS DEFINITELY IN THOSE LOW RESPONSE AREAS
BUT NOT NECESSARILY COMPLETELY CONFINED TO THERE, AS WELL AS PRESENTATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS TO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. 
          AND THEN WE'LL HAVE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT AT EXTERNAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS. 
          AND HOPEFULLY THE PAC WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST US IN THOSE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT AND
EXTERNALS. 
          SO FOR THE TIMELINE, THE ONLINE ACTIVITY IS GOING TO BE OPEN STARTING I BELIEVE IT
LAUNCHES OCTOBER 20TH. 
          SO THAT WILL BE THAT SURVEY RESPONSE WILL BE LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE. 
          AND WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, WANT ALL OF YOU TO FILL IT OUT AND THEN SPREAD THE WORD. 
          THEY'LL BE GOING ON THROUGH FEBRUARY 2026 SO THAT WE MIGHT WE MIGHT EXTEND IT AS WELL. 
          VIRTUAL MEETINGS KIND OF THIS FIRST IN THIS FIRST PHASE OF ROUND TWO,
OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER, AND THEN WE'LL REALLY BE LAUNCHING IN-PERSON EVENTS,
KIND OF STARTING AT THE NEW YEAR AND THROUGH THE MID PART OF NEXT YEAR. 
          IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT WILL BE COMPLEMENTED WITH THE ONLINE ACTIVITY AND WILL BE PROMOTING
IT THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, POP UP EVENTS SOCIAL MEDIA, DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS, AS WELL AS THE PARK DISTRICT CHANNELS. 
          LISA. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU ALL ARE INVITED TO EVERYTHING THAT NAOMI JUST PRESENTED ON,
AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL ROLE FOR YOU. 
          SO NOT ONLY IS THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
YOU ALSO HAVE THE ROLE TO BRING THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP GUIDE OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THEIR STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING PROCESS. 
          AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WE. WELL, WE'VE BEEN HEARING. 
          WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO YOU ALL. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR TO DEVELOP
A WORK PLAN FOR 2026. 
          THAT WILL KEEP HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS OUR MAIN FOCUS AT OUR
OCTOBER MEETING, BUT IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN 2026. 
          IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED AND SUPPORTIVE OF THIS NEW FORMAT,
WHICH IS THAT IT'LL BE A LONGITUDINAL ENGAGEMENT FORMAT WE RECOMMEND THE DISTRICT PLAN BEING THE 1ST TOPIC OF DEEP ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE PARK DISTRICT,
AND WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT THE 2ND TOPIC IN THE LATER PART OF THE YEAR WOULD LOOK LIKE. 
          BUT USING THE DISTRICT PLAN AS AN EXAMPLE WE WOULD HAVE A TRAINING DISCUSSION SLASH DEEP
ENGAGEMENT WITH STAFF IN THE JANUARY FEBRUARY MONTHS OF 2026 WHERE YOU CAN ASK ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS,
GET EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO FEEL THAT YOU CAN REPRESENT THE PARK DISTRICT, OUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES WELL OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ALSO AT OUR OCTOBER
WORKSHOP OF WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU'LL NEED? THEN FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH, WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU ALL CAN GO OUT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY. 
          YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING. ELSA HAS A GOAL TO GO WITH SOME OF YOU TO FARMERS
MARKETS. 
          SO JUST LET US KNOW WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. 
          GO OUT IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
STRUCTURE THAT, WHAT THE QUESTIONS LOOK LIKE, HOW YOU CAN DRIVE IT TO SOME OF THOSE ONLINE ENGAGEMENT
PLATFORMS THAT NEOMA WAS SPEAKING. THEN IN MARCH, WE'LL COME BACK TOGETHER, BRING ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS,
FAMILY MEMBERS, AND WE'LL HAVE A BIT OF A WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS WHAT YOU HEARD, WHAT YOU LEARNED. AND THEN OUR HOPE IS TO USE THOSE FINDINGS AND PULL THEM TOGETHER. 
          AND STAFF WILL DRAFT UP SORT OF WHAT WE HEARD FROM YOU REPORT THAT WILL BRING BACK TO YOU
IN APRIL. 
          AND WE'LL SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD FROM YOU. IS IT CAPTURED? YOU CAN PROVIDE EDITS AND
FEEDBACK. 
          AND THEN THAT DOCUMENT WILL BE RESOLVED ON BY THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE THROUGH ACTION
AND BROUGHT BY OUR CHAIR OF 2026 TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A RECOMMENDATION ITEM. AND SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO BRING YOUR VOICES,
AS WELL AS THE VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITIES, INTO THE PARK DISTRICT'S PLANNING PROCESS GOING FORWARD. 
          AND SO THAT'S SORT OF THE WORKFLOW AT A HIGH LEVEL. AND WE REALLY SEE THE DISTRICT PLAN AS
JUST THE OPTIMAL ISSUE ITEM TO LAUNCH THIS NEW FORMAT WITH. 
          BUT ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT PLAN ITSELF. 
          SO WE'LL DISCUSS THIS FORMAT MORE AT OUR OCTOBER MEETING AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU
THROUGH RESOURCES, TOOLS, CONVERSATIONS, ETC.. BUT WE WANTED TO USE THIS TIME TO,
TO SHARE AT A HIGH LEVEL JUST BECAUSE WE THOUGHT QUESTION FOR THIS PRESENTATION MIGHT BE, HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? AND SO WE REALLY WANT YOU INVOLVED LIKE A LOT. 
          AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE CONVERSATIONS. 
          SO JUST THE BIG BROAD NEXT STEPS AND I SWEAR I'M ALMOST DONE. 
          WE NEED YOUR IDEAS. SO ONCE THE THE ONLINE ACTIVITY IS LAUNCHED AND READY,
PLEASE PARTICIPATE. 
          I'M SURE YOU'LL BE GETTING A NOTICE ABOUT WHEN IT'S WHEN IT'S LIVE. 
          AND THEN PLEASE SHARE THE LINK WITH WHOMEVER YOU CAN. 
          THE FINDINGS FROM ROUND 2 WILL BE SHARED IN EARLY 2026. 
          THOUGH I WOULD SUSPECT YOU KNOW, MAYBE MORE THE END OF THE 1ST QUARTER,
THE 1ST PUBLIC DRAFT OF THE DISTRICT PLAN WILL BE SHARED IN THE SUMMER OF 2026. 
          [01:20:03]
AND THE ROUND 3 ENGAGEMENT WILL BE A PUBLIC REVIEW,
LIKE I SAID EARLIER. 
          SO THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS NOW. 
          AND ALSO FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP WITH BRIAN HOLT,
WHO'S THE DIVISION LEAD OF PLANNING TRAILS, CULTURAL RESOURCES AND GIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I JUST DO WANT TO MAKE MEMBER SMITH, I GOT YOU YOUR 1ST ON THE LIST. 
          THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM PAC MEMBERS ABOUT,
HEY, WE NEED TO BE MORE INVOLVED. 
          WE NEED MORE ACTION ITEMS. WE NEED WE WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH. 
          SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK AND COMMEND STAFF FOR HEARING US. 
          AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM EVERYBODY ON PAC. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I KNOW PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO GET INVOLVED, SO THANKS FOR HAVING TRUST IN US. 
          AND I THINK TRAINING IS A KEY PIECE TOO. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AND ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK, BEFORE WE START WITH QUESTIONS. 
          NO, NOT AT THIS TIME. ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION. AND I LOOKED AT THIS. 
          I'M LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TILL 8:00 TONIGHT. BUT YOU GUYS DID A REALLY NICE JOB. 
          AND IT'S IT'S SO HARD TO MAKE THINGS SHORT. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S AN OLD EXPRESSION. 
          I WANTED TO SEND YOU A SHORT NOTE, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME. 
          RIGHT. AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT? BUT YOU GUYS DID A REALLY NICE JOB. 
          SO I'LL JUST KIND OF CHALLENGE THE PAC TO STAFF DID A GREAT JOB KEEPING US ON TRACK AND
NOT GETTING US IN THE WEEDS WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION. 
          SO I WOULD JUST ASK PAC MEMBERS TO DO THAT TOO. 
          AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'LL START WITH MEMBER SMITH. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS WAS REALLY EXCELLENT. 
          AND IT'S VERY EXCITING. I WAS THINKING THAT A GOOD WAY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE
COMMUNITIES THAT WEREN'T REACHED WOULD BE AT THE SIMOS. 
          I ADDED THE OH BOB OR WAS IT BOB OR. YEAH, 1 OF THE BOBS. 
          YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE. 
          BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK WITHIN THE TIMELINE THAT YOU'VE SET UP. 
          AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM SO ANGRY ABOUT THE OCTOBER 3RD MEETING. 
          I THINK IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE THAT A MEETING ON THE DISTRICT PLAN WILL NOT BE ON ZOOM,
WHICH PROHIBITS MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, FROM ATTENDING. I THINK WHOEVER MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE IT THERE MADE
A REALLY POOR DECISION, AND I DON'T THINK IT REFLECTS WELL ON THE DISTRICT AND ITS COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY,
TO TRANSPARENCY AND TO PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. 
          IF PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, GET THE CONTENTS OF THE MEETING. 
          AND I AM PRETTY MUCH GOING TO DEMAND THAT A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL QUALITY RECORDING MUST BE
DONE AND PROVIDED BECAUSE OTHERWISE THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER CLOSED SESSION. 
          THANKS. MEMBER LOPEZ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I HONOR THE THE STATEMENT MADE JUST NOW 1 OF THE THINGS ABOUT FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVING,
YOU KNOW, BEEN HERE NOT FOR THAT LONG, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE LESS THAN 2 YEARS IS I AM FINALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT
THERE WILL ACTUALLY BE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION OPPORTUNITY BY THIS BODY. 
          WE RARELY DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANY KIND OF ACTION ITEM. 
          I DON'T SEE IT. WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO AT LEAST HAVE FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS
AND BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY VOTE TOGETHER AND ACTUALLY PROVIDE INPUT TO THE BOARD. 
          I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. THERE IS A LOT OF INTELLECTUAL WEALTH HERE. 
          AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR. I THINK IT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ALL ALONG. 
          AND SHOULD THERE SHOULD BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE THIS BODY TO ACTUALLY TAKE YOU
KNOW, I MEAN, REAL AUTHENTIC, HAVE A REAL AUTHENTIC CONVERSATION,
ACTUALLY VOTE AND MAKE FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          I THINK THAT HONORS ALL OF OUR TIME, OR AT LEAST MY TIME IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. 
          SECONDLY IN TERMS OF OUTPUT AND OUTREACH, AND IT MAY ALREADY BE HAPPENING,
BUT I DID SEE THAT THE THAT THERE WAS MAYBE JUST A LESS THAN 10 RESPONSES IN SPANISH AND SO FORTH. 
          IS THE DISTRICT GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT IN THE FRUITVALE? BECAUSE THAT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BOOTH AND THAT'S,
YOU KNOW, LESS THAN A MONTH FROM NOW AND THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME TABLING THERE. YEAH, I CAN CERTAINLY CHECK WITH OUR OUTREACH TEAM AND SEE IF THAT'S ON THE LIST. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'S CURRENTLY ON THE LIST. WE WERE BECAUSE OUR ONLINE ACTIVITY WAS NOT
GOING TO BE READY UNTIL A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT IT SHOULD BE READY BY THEN. SO I'LL CHECK WITH OUR TEAM. 
          WELL, I MEAN, THERE'S THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DIGITALLY INCLUDED,
NOT DIGITALLY INCLUDED, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE DIGITALLY REDLINED AND NOT,
YOU KNOW, AND SO THIS WHOLE IDEA OF HAVING EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, AND BEING PROVIDE INPUT YOU KNOW, DIGITALLY IS,
IS CONVENIENT AND IT'S CERTAINLY FOR GATHERING INFORMATION AND SO FORTH. 
          [01:25:07]
BUT SOMETIMES I THINK, YOU KNOW AND I SEE THIS ALREADY BEING DONE,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF FIELD WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE. 
          AND I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY THAT IS THAT IS THE CASE. 
          I THINK IF YOU WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY IT'LL BE TOO LATE. 
          SO I HOPE THAT THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE,
MAYBE YOU KNOW, PINCH HITTING AND AND DOING SOME LAST MINUTE OR AT LEAST ENGAGING SOME LATINO CENTRIC, I THINK YOU KNOW, IN THE EARLIER PRESENTATION,
LATINOS OUTDOORS WAS MENTIONED, THERE'S A VERY VIABLE ACTIVE GROUP, PERHAPS JUST,
YOU KNOW, TAKING IN INPUT THERE, AND THAT MIGHT COVER A VARIETY OF OPINIONS ALL AT ONCE. 
          THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT STAKEHOLDER GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE,
THAT GROUP IS DEFINITELY INVITED TO OUR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING INITIALLY, AND THEN WE'RE CERTAINLY HOPING WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO GET TO AS MANY KIND
OF LOCALIZED, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION AND HAVE, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF DIRECT 1 ON NOT 1 ON 1, BUT YOU KNOW, STAFF TO PARTICIPANTS OF, OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS MEETINGS. 
          SO, YEAH, BUT I DEFINITELY I'M PUTTING THIS DOWN RIGHT HERE,
THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FOR AT FRUITVALE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEMBER VALENZUELA. THANK YOU. 
          SO, OF THE 5794 SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE HAD, WAS THAT ROUGHLY THE GOAL THAT YOU WERE
LOOKING FOR IT. TOTAL RESULTS. I MEAN, I MEAN, AT SOME TIME YOU HAD TO THINK ABOUT HOW MANY
RESULTS ARE WE LOOKING AT? YEAH, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE HAD NECESSARILY A TARGETED GOAL THAT WE HAD TO
GET X AMOUNT OF RESULTS. 
          WE HAD A CERTAIN TIME FRAME AND WE WANTED TO GET AS MANY,
YOU KNOW, RESPONDENTS IN THAT TIME FRAME. 
          AND WE WERE NOT NECESSARILY DISPLEASED BY THAT. 
          BUT IT'S NOT IT WAS NOT A LIKE A FORMAL SURVEY INSTRUMENT WHERE,
YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN EXACT LIST OF PEOPLE WE WERE CONTACTING. 
          AND WE KNEW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT 100% SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY SAW ADVERTISING
ABOUT THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAVE KIND OF THE OUT OF THE 10,000 WEBSITE CLICKS THAT WE GOT,
WE GOT, YOU KNOW, 5700 RESPONDENTS TO THE SURVEY. SO, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD RESPONSE RATE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT PEOPLE SAW A NOTICE ON INSTAGRAM AND DIDN'T NECESSARILY CLICK
TO GO TO THE WEBSITE SO THAT WE CAN'T NECESSARILY HAVE AS MUCH OF A RESPONSE. BUT I THINK JUST BY WHO RESPONDED,
WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO GET MORE RESPONSES AND FOR MORE AREAS AND FOR MORE PEOPLE. 
          SO HOW DID THAT COMPARE TO OTHER SURVEYS THAT WE'VE HAD? I MEAN, ARE WE LOOKING ABOUT THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF WHITES THAT ARE MOSTLY DID THE SURVEY
THROUGH SO SO TYPICALLY THE PARK DISTRICT WE CONDUCT REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC
SURVEYS WHERE OUR SAMPLE SIZE WILL BE 500 TO 800 WITH A MARGIN OF ERROR OF 4 TO 3%. THE LAST TIME WE DID ONE OF THESE LARGER INTERCEPT SURVEYS,
WHAT WAS BROAD REACHING, WE DID GET CLOSE TO ABOUT 10,000 RESPONSES, BUT I WILL SHARE THE DEMOGRAPHICS WERE
SIMILAR. 
          AND MUCH LIKE WE ARE DISCUSSING HERE TODAY, WHAT WE FOUND THROUGH THE RESPONSES IS KIND OF
WHO'S ENGAGING WITH THE PARK DISTRICT THROUGH OUR CHANNELS AND MEDIUMS. THAT LAST SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2019. AND SO SOME WORK WAS DONE TO SUPPORT OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA AND OUR OUTREACH AND REVIEW OUR PROCESSES. 
          AND THERE'S STILL MORE WORK AHEAD OF US. AND SO IT'S OFTEN THAT THESE ARE SORT OF WHERE WE
CAN SEE WHO'S COMMUNICATING WITH THE PARK DISTRICT AND THEN FIND IN THOSE LOW RESPONSE AREAS WHERE WE CAN DO THOSE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND THOSE DEEP ENGAGEMENT POP UP
EVENTS. 
          SO IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF THE SURVEYS CAME LATE,
LIKE RIGHT AT THE END. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF SURVEYS THAT CAME IN. I MEAN,
WHAT DID WE DO DIFFERENTLY IN THE LAST MONTHS OF THIS TIME PERIOD THAT WASN'T WORKING IN THE FIRST MONTHS? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU A LOT OF THE SURVEY RESULTS CAME FROM THAT UPPER
ROCK RIDGE PIEDMONT AREA. 
          AND 1 THING THAT HAPPENED THERE IS LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS GOT INVOLVED AROUND LAKE
TEMESCAL AND SORT OF ORGANIZING TO ASK OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE THE SURVEY TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENTS TO LAKE TEMESCAL. 
          AND ONE THING THAT WE KNOW IS THAT WHEN WE ASK PEOPLE TO TAKE A SURVEY,
WE GET SOME RESPONSES. 
          WHEN IT'S INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE FROM A COMMUNITY SAYING,
HEY, YOU SHOULD TELL THE PARK DISTRICT TO DO SOMETHING TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THERE'S A LOT MORE ACTIVATION. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL
BEING WILLING TO HELP ENGAGE THE COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU LIVE AND REPRESENT. THAT CAN HELP DO MORE THAN SOMETIMES WE CAN BY OURSELVES. 
          [01:30:02]
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MEMBERS SIMMONS. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR BOTH. FOR BOTH LISA AND NEOMA,
FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I'M GOING TO BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY ON THE OCTOBER MEETING,
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. 
          MY I'LL BE MINDFUL OF THE CHAIR'S ADMONITION ABOUT TAKING TOO MUCH TIME,
BUT I WAS AN ATTORNEY FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER, MY PRINCIPAL CLIENT AGENCY WAS THE FOREST SERVICE. 
          1 OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT STATUTES THAT'S EVER ENACTED BY CONGRESS WAS
SOMETHING CALLED THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND. 
          IT WASN'T THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND. SO WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR GOALS AND I SEE LAND
MANAGEMENT. 
          WHAT ABOUT WATERS? ARE WE GOING TO. ARE YOU NOT GOING TO MANAGE WATERS OR ARE YOU NOT
GOING TO TREAT WATERS? I MEAN, IT REALLY SHOULD BE LAND AND WATER BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU HAVE. 
          MY OTHER REMARKS WON'T SURPRISE ANYBODY, BECAUSE WHAT I TALK ABOUT I FEEL THAT YOU'VE
MISSED A KEY GROUP IN TERMS OF THE WATERSHED GROUPS. 
          AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY TO SET UP A MEETING,
PROBABLY IN BOTH COUNTIES WHERE YOU INVITE THE VARIOUS WATERSHED GROUPS. 
          AND IF YOU HAVEN'T WORKED WITH THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS IN EACH COUNTY,
THEY ARE [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE SMILING. 
          SO THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES. THEY'RE AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE. 
          AND LIKE FOR CONTRA COSTA, WHICH I'M FAMILIAR WITH,
THEY HAVE EVERY OTHER MONTH A FORUM, A WATERSHED FORUM, WHICH IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. NOW MY LAST COMMENT IS,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALAMEDA, BUT I'M FAMILIAR WITH CONTRA COSTA LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THEY ARE IN A SEPARATE CAPACITY. I'M A MASTER GARDENER AND WE PUT ON TALKS AND WE GET UP TO 600
PEOPLE FROM A 6 P.M. 
          TO 7:30 TIME SLOT. AND THIS IS REALLY A FORM OF OUTREACH. 
          IF YOU'RE NOT USING IT, IT'S REALLY PRETTY PHENOMENAL. 
          SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. MEMBER CLAXTON. MEMBER CLAXTON. 
          SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO GET MY CURSOR TO MY MICROPHONE. 
          2 QUESTIONS I THINK FOR LISA. HOW DO WE CONNECT OR HOW DO WE FIND THE SCHEDULE OF OUR
CITIES WHEN YOU'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR CITIES SO WE CAN PARTICIPATE. I'M FROM FREMONT. SO WE DON'T HAVE A LIVE SCHEDULE WHEN THERE ARE
PUBLIC MEETINGS OR EVENTS IN YOUR CITIES. 
          ELSA HAS BEEN SENDING OUT EMAILS, SO MOST RECENTLY WE HAD 1 OUT IN BAY POINT AT THE BAY
POINT REGIONAL SHORELINE AND DENNISHA ATTENDED OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT SHE IS DOING REGULAR UPDATES TO YOU ALL ON EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AT OUR
DIFFERENT PUBLIC FORUMS. OKAY. AND THEN I THINK YOU MENTIONED 1 OF THE WAYS YOU WANT TO GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES. 
          AND I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TOPIC BEFORE IS GOING TO
FARMERS MARKETS. 
          WAS THAT JUST AN EXAMPLE OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU THINK YOU MIGHT FOCUS ON NEXT WINTER OR
SPRING? SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE. SO WE'LL HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION AT OUR OCTOBER MEETING ABOUT THE
PAC 2026 WORK PLAN. 
          BUT THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A VENUE WHERE YOU ALL CAN GO OUT AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ON THE
TOPIC OF ISSUE INTEREST. 
          WOULD WE BE DOING IT OR WOULD WE? WE BE DOING IT WITH YOU? LIKE, WOULD THERE BE AN OFFICIAL TABLE WITH THE HOPE IS THAT YOU WOULD BE THE OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVE. 
          SO WE CAN WE CAN DISCUSS IT MORE. 
          THERE WOULD BE SOME TRAINING. EXACTLY. YEAH. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. 
          OKAY. WE'RE NOT SENDING YOU OUT NEXT WEEK, SO WE'RE SENDING. 
          YEAH. MARCH 2026. SO. RIGHT, RIGHT. WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO PLAN. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. MEMBER OMOLO. THANK YOU BOTH. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT GETTING SURVEYS ARE. 
          I'VE WORKED ON A FEW OF THOSE, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK AND DEDICATION YOU'VE PUT
INTO THAT. 
          THEY'RE THE CONCLUSIONS THAT COME FROM THOSE SURVEYS ARE A BIT I'D HAVE A HARD TIME REALLY
BELIEVING THEM, BECAUSE THE SUBSECTION OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS REACHED OUT TO THAT. 
          AND SO JUST MOVING FORWARD. USING THOSE AS AN ASSUMPTION OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT IS A BIT
DIFFICULT. 
          AND JUST KIND OF THINKING ABOUT OUTREACH, I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF TIMES PUBLIC AGENCIES
REALLY TRY TO TAKE ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE ON THEIR OWN AND REALLY GO OUT AND DO THE SURVEY AND FULLY TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND OR START THINKING ABOUT
HOW DO HOW DOES EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT LET GO OF SOME OF THAT AND USE OTHER AGENCIES AND PARTNERS FOR GETTING THAT ACCOMPLISHED? FOR EXAMPLE I'M THINKING ABOUT RICHMOND IS KIND OF A BLACK HOLE. 
          NOT AS MANY FOLKS REACHED OUT THERE. THE CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL,
THEY HAD HAD 35,000 PEOPLE WALK THROUGH. 
          THERE WAS NO I DIDN'T SEE AN EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT PRESENCE THERE. 
          [01:35:04]
AND THAT WOULD BE A HUGE LATINO POPULATION 5,
10 FAMILIES. 
          THAT'S HOW ME AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE MY AGE WITH FAMILIES FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN
THE BAY AREA IN THE EAST BAY AS A GENERAL. 
          SO THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS WOULD BE FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY GET TO THE YOUNGER
FOLKS. 
          I WORK IN UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY, SO THEY HAVE THE MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
THAT MEET MONTHLY, AND THOSE HAVE REALLY STRONG STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO IF I'M TRYING TO DO AN EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
THOSE ARE THE AGENCIES THAT I REACH OUT TO. 
          AND THEN ALSO REALLY STARTING TO THINK ABOUT FAITH BASED AGENCIES AND OTHER REALLY STRONG
COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THE AVENUE TO DO THE OUTREACH FOR YOU. AND SO THE WORK ON THE FRONT END WOULD REALLY BE
LIKE, WHO ARE THOSE? AND THEN EMPOWER THEM RATHER THAN TAKE ON A LOT OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON
YOUR OWN. 
          AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN IT. 
          BUT I FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO REALLY GET A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE. 
          BUT USING THESE AS CONCLUSIONS WOULD BE REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO KIND OF MOVE FORWARD
WITH. 
          VICE CHAIR MENDOZA. THANK YOU. DOVETAILING ON MEMBER OMOLOS AND MEMBER LOPEZ'S COMMENTS
ABOUT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AND CINCO DE MAYO AND OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS THAT,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FARMERS MARKETS ARE NOT WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING. 
          NOT ESSENTIALLY. I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE YOUNG AND GOING TO THEM,
BUT THERE'S NIGHT MARKETS, THERE'S POP UPS, THERE'S ALL THESE FOOD TRUCK EVENTS THAT I THINK MIGHT HELP IN,
YOU KNOW, ENLISTING US IS IS HELPFUL. BUT ALSO WHEN YOU HAVE THE MEETINGS WITH THE DIFFERENT MAYOR'S
OFFICES, SUPERVISOR'S OFFICES, YOU KNOW, TAP INTO THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY. 
          AND THEN ALSO YOU HAVE OUTDOOR RECREATION, INTERPRETIVE RECREATION SERVICES,
REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION, THEIR PUBLIC FACING. SO THEY KNOW A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND YOU ALL KNOW ALSO
YOU'VE BEEN TAPPING INTO, LIKE WE SAID, LATINO IUTDOORS AND OTHERS. BUT NOT JUST THE LOW HANGING FRUIT. 
          I THINK THAT WE REALLY WANT TO YOU KNOW, ENGAGE YOUTH,
MAYBE BY GIVING INCENTIVES SUCH AS GIFT CARDS. 
          YOU KNOW 1 THING THAT I SAW, AND I APPRECIATE THE METHODOLOGY AND THE ROBUST NATURE OF
THE, THE SURVEY, BUT IN THE 2ND ITERATION, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THE RESPONSES NOT BE
REQUIRED SO THAT IF SOMEBODY IS NOT ABLE TO ANSWER IT RIGHT AWAY,
THEN THEY CAN JUST DO A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN PUT ON AS THEIR MAIN INTEREST. 
          IF ANYBODY HAS SEEN TLDR ON THEIR, YOU KNOW,
SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT MEANS TOO LONG DIDN'T READ. 
          SO THAT MIGHT BE BRINGING THE 30 TO 20 YEAR OLDS AND 18 YEAR OLDS OUT OF THAT SORT OF
CONSTITUENCY. 
          BUT JUST SOME, SOME BASIC THINGS ALSO HAVE WI-FI AVAILABILITY AT PARKS AND PARKING LOTS
BECAUSE IT MIGHT SEEM SORT OF LIKE A FLIPPANT THING. 
          I ALWAYS SEE THESE YELP REVIEWS OF NATIONAL PARKS SAYING,
OH, 1 STAR YELLOWSTONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WI-FI, RIGHT? IT'S SORT OF FUNNY JUST TO TO LAUGH AT THAT. 
          BUT WHAT ABOUT FOLKS HERE AT OUR PARKS WHERE THEY MIGHT BE GETTING RIDESHARE AVAILABILITY
ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE WI-FI, OR AT A PARK WHERE THEY HAVE SIGNAL SERVICE? IT MIGHT BE A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL,
WHERE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO CONTACT PUBLIC SAFETY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO GET ON TO A SERVICE. SO, YOU KNOW, SCREEN TIME IS GREAT AND EVERYTHING IN THAT WE
WANT TO LIMIT THAT. 
          BUT WHAT ABOUT GOING OUT TO THE PARKS AND USING INATURALIST? MERLIN, BIRD ID JUST TAKING PICTURES BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF ASIAN,
LATINX, BIPOC FOLKS, THEY GO OUT TO THE PARKS AND TAKE PICTURES OF FLOWERS OF THEMSELVES,
OF THEIR FAMILY, OF THEIR CULTURE AND THEN PUT IT UP. 
          SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE, AND ALSO TO THIS DISTRICT PLAN SURVEY. 
          REMEMBER CHANG. 
          WANT TO 3RD OR 4TH MEMBER OMOLOS POINT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE EVENTS. 
          BUT ACTUALLY I THINK THAT THE OUTREACH TEAM,
BASED ON JUST WHAT I'M SEEING TODAY. 
          1ST OF ALL, GREAT JOB. I JUST WANT TO SAY LIKE LIKE THE WORK ITSELF IS REALLY GOOD. 
          THE SURVEY ITSELF IS REALLY GOOD. [INAUDIBLE] IT WAS VERY WELL DONE. 
          BUT WHAT I JUST WANT TO SAY IS WHAT I'M SECONDING IS I DO FEEL LIKE OUTREACH IS DOING TOO
MUCH. 
          AND JUST BECAUSE OUTREACH IS AT A CERTAIN EVENT,
IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE PEOPLE WILL TAKE THE SURVEY OR WHO IS GOING TO BE 
          [01:40:02]
TAKING GOING TO TAKE THE SURVEY IS GOING TO BE THOSE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TARGET. 
          MY COMMENT WOULD BE MORE LIKE, WHY DON'T WE JUST HIRE A PROFESSIONAL POLLING FIRM? AS I THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT IF, LET'S SAY WE DECIDED TO DO A BALLOT INITIATIVE TO,
LET'S SAY, ASK PEOPLE TO FUND PARKS, WE WOULDN'T BE DOING SURVEYS THIS WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO TO ENGAGE
THE PUBLIC. 
          NOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG. WE THE PROFESSIONAL,
THE PROFESSIONAL POLLING FIRM, WE WOULD BE ASKING DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAN WHAT WE WOULD ASK FOR A BALLOT INITIATIVE, RIGHT? WE WOULD BE TARGETING DIFFERENT PEOPLE. BUT I THINK WE
WE WOULDN'T BE DOING A PROCESS LIKE THIS IN TERMS OF ENGAGING PEOPLE, WHETHER OR NOT HOW WE SHOULD FRAME THE LANGUAGE,
WHAT WE SHOULD PUT IN THE FUNDING, ETC.. AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF LIKE DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND FOLKS BEING ABLE TO, LIKE,
SELF-SELECT AND GO AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY. 
          SO THAT'S WHY I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS WORK IS VALUABLE. 
          IT SHOULDN'T JUST GO AWAY, BUT THAT SHOULD JUST BE 1 OF MULTIPLE DATA POINTS. 
          BUT IF WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE DIRECTIONS OF THE PARK AND WE'RE TRYING TO SAY
THIS IS WHAT THE PUBLIC IS SAYING. 
          I DO THINK THAT SOMETIMES MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER SOURCING THAT OUT. 
          AND I KNOW I'M REPEATING MYSELF, BUT THAT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT THERE
NEEDS TO BE A DIRECT DEMOCRACY PROCESS IN WHICH FOLKS CAN PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. MEMBER PEOPLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU PUT INTO THIS. 
          I I HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS ON THIS. 1 IS I LOOKED AT THE ATTACHMENT A TO THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS AND THE PAGE 31, THE LAST PAGE,
THE NEXT STEPS ON THAT. 
          AND IT SAID ROUND 2 WILL BE ABOUT GOALS, PRIORITIES AND TRADE OFFS. 
          AND YET, YOU KNOW, YOUR FLOWCHART TALKS ABOUT ROUND 2,
TALKING ABOUT HOW WILL HOW WILL WE GET THERE, WHEREAS 1 ROUND 1 TALKED ABOUT WHERE ARE WE GOING. 
          AND I THINK GOALS, PRIORITIES AND TRADE OFFS REALLY IS. 
          WHERE ARE WE GOING? YOU KNOW. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? AND THAT SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF THE NEXT STEPS HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 
          THE THERE'S JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED FROM A
LOT OF DIFFERENT SOURCES. 
          WE HAVE INSIGHTS. IT, I THINK, AS EVERYBODY IS RECOGNIZING,
IT'S IT'S NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE AS WE'D LIKE AND AS COMPLETE AS WE'D LIKE, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE AND A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING AS WE GO FORWARD
AND TO HELP TO PULL ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER AND PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE SENSE OF IT,
I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AS YOU GO FORWARD, NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF AN OUTLINE AT PERHAPS A FAIRLY HIGH LEVEL ABOUT WHAT? WHAT THE GOALS ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT THE DISTRICT IS,
IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH ITS PLAN INTO THE NEXT CENTURY WHERE IT WANTS TO BE IN THE NEXT CENTURY. THE AND AND I HAVE PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER CONTEXTS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT IT SEEMS TO ME THERE'S 2 FUNDAMENTAL
THINGS THAT THE DISTRICT IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. AND OUR FUNDING KIND OF BREAKS OUT THAT WAY. 
          1 IS TO PROTECT ADDITIONAL NATURAL AREAS AND HISTORIC AND CULTURAL FEATURES. 
          AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO STEWARD AND MANAGE OUR EXISTING PARKS AND FACILITIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO FORTH. AND THAT, I THINK, WILL IN THE FUTURE,
IN THE IN THE NEW PLAN, SHOULD BECOME THE FUNDAMENTAL FOCUS OF THAT, THAT THERE ARE 2 MAJOR MISSIONS, IF YOU WILL. 
          VERY HIGH LEVEL GOALS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. 
          AND I THINK THAT THAT WILL HELP TO ORGANIZE SOME OF THE INFORMATION. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF INFORMATION COMING OUT OF THE SURVEYS AND FROM THE
COMMENTS FROM MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES ABOUT MANAGING THE FACILITIES, STEWARDING OUR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          BUT WE WE NEED TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO
PROTECT AND MAINTAIN NATURAL AREAS AND SOME KIND OF, AS YOU GO FORWARD, SOME KIND OF A STRUCTURE LIKE THAT THAT PEOPLE CAN REACT TO,
I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. 
          MEMBER MARSH. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. 
          JUST 2 COMMENTS. I DON'T THINK WE NEED WI-FI IN THE PARKS. 
          THEY CAN BE IN A PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
BUT MOST PEOPLE GO TO THE PARK TO GET AWAY FROM TECHNOLOGY, 
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AND WE DON'T WANT TECHNOLOGY TAKING OVER QUIET SPACES AND THE PARKS ARE QUIET SPACES. 
          NO ONE WANTS PEOPLE SITTING ON THE TRAILS DOING WORK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          THAT'S NUMBER 1. AND NUMBER 2 I DON'T THINK PERSON WHO'S NOT PERSONABLE WITH THE PARK
SHOULD BE TAKING SURVEYS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WHEN I TAKE A SURVEY, I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS TO A PERSON WHO IS
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PARK. 
          SO TO HIRE A POLLING PERSON WHO HAS NO CONNECTION TO OUR PARK OR A PARK,
SERVICES WOULD BE DEFEATING THE PURPOSE OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. I KNOW WE WANT TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE TO TAKE THE SURVEYS AS POSSIBLE,
BUT WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS PEOPLE TAKING THE SURVEYS AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE GETTING IN THE PARKS,
NOT KNOWING WHY THEY'RE DOING THE SURVEY AND HOW IT WILL SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. MEMBER DETJENS. 
          I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE COMMENTS MADE BY MEMBER MARSH IN TERMS OF HAVING SURVEY
RESPONDENTS HAVING SOME BASELINE PARK DISTRICT FAMILIARITY. 
          I WILL RELATE AN ANECDOTE HERE THAT I WAS WORKING ON A PROJECT IN THE NORTH RICHMOND
COMMUNITY YEARS AGO, AND WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE FEMA FLOODPLAIN BY DOING A ENVIRONMENTAL
ENHANCEMENT AND LEVEE IN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. WE PRESENTED TO SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS,
AND WE WENT TO THE NORTH RICHMOND MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE MAC, AND WE DID OUR LITTLE DOG AND PONY SHOW,
AND WE HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL SLIDES. 
          AND THIS VERY WELL SPOKEN GENTLEMAN CAME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND HE SAID,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO TELL US, BUT I KNOW HOW TO SWIM, BUT I DON'T GOT NO JOB. 
          AND THAT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING BECAUSE WE WERE REACHING OUT TO THE HEART OF THE
COMMUNITY WITH AN ISSUE THAT WAS SUPER IMPORTANT TO MY AGENCY, THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. BUT FOR SOME IN THE AUDIENCE,
THEY DIDN'T COME TO THIS MEETING TO LISTEN TO OUR PRESENTATION. 
          THERE WERE MANY OTHER THINGS ON THERE. WE TEND TO HAVE A MYOPIC VIEW OF HERE'S WHAT'S
IMPORTANT, AND RIGHTLY SO WITH THE PARK DISTRICT. IT'S HERE. 
          THIS IS MY ASGENCY. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. 
          I'VE FOUND THAT SOMETIMES A CERTAIN CHUNK OF THE COMMUNITY MIGHT HAVE LOW INFO AND LOW
INTEREST IN THE THINGS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE HIGH INFO AND HIGH INTEREST IN. AND SO WE DO THE BEST WE CAN TO OUTREACH AND GET MANY OTHER GROUPS AND
AND TRY TO BROADEN THAT. 
          BUT THE EXPECTATION THAT EVERYONE WOULD SHARE THAT SAME LEVEL OF INTEREST,
I THINK, IS SOMEWHAT SHORTSIGHTED. 
          I DID WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND ESPECIALLY LISA'S PART. 
          I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE ROUND 2 ENGAGEMENT PART. 
          I THANK YOU FOR USING THE EXPERTISE OF THE PAC. 
          NOT TO GO BACK TO PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH IS PROBABLY AGAINST SOME POLICY,
BUT I STILL THINK THAT THE QUESTION I RAISED ABOUT WHETHER IT SHOULD BE AN ACTION ITEM OR JUST AN INFO ITEM REMAINS UNANSWERED. 
          AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT THIS WAS HERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT MY MY QUESTION
ON THE ORIGINAL 1 WAS NOT ANSWERED BY THE THE PLAN FOR THE ROLE OF THE PAC FOR THE THE NEW DISTRICT PLAN. 
          VICE CHAIR. MENDOZA. I APPRECIATE MEMBER DETJENS BRINGING THAT UP AGAIN BECAUSE MAYBE A
YEAR AND A HALF AGO, 2 YEARS AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT E-BIKES AND THERE WAS A BIG CONTENTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
WE HAVE A ROLE OF BEING AN ACTIONABLE ITEM OR IF IT'S GOING TO BE YOU KNOW,
SORT OF A ADVISORY BOARD. 
          SO WE REALLY WANT TO DELINEATE YOU KNOW, THE PRIOR PRESENTATION,
WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN TAKE AN ACTIONABLE ROLE IN THAT. 
          AND I KNOW THAT THE CHAIR, MYSELF AND THE GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE STAFF HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THAT IN PRE MEETINGS AND WOULD LIKE TO YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT BE ADDRESSED FOR EACH PRESENTATION THAT WE DO,
INFORMATIONAL OR OTHERWISE, TO AT LEAST SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHAT IS OUR POWER WITHIN THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF LISA YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT OR. I GUESS SO. 
          AS ERICH MENTIONED, BECAUSE IT WASN'T LISTED IN THE BOARD AGENDA. 
          EXCUSE ME, IN THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA AS AN ACTION ITEM. 
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WE WON'T BE TAKING A VOTE TODAY. HOWEVER, THE INTENT BEHIND THE ITEM AND AS IT WAS
WRITTEN, WAS TO GATHER THE INPUT FROM THE PAC AND COMMENTS FROM THE PAC TO INTEGRATE INTO THE
RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
          SO RATHER THAN THE PAC SAYING PASSING A RESOLUTION OF WE SUPPORT WITH THE ADDITION OF X,
Y AND Z DAYS. 
          OUR TEAM WAS COLLECTING YOUR INPUT FOR THAT ITEM,
AND THAT'S HOW THE ITEM WAS DESIGNED FOR TODAY'S CONVERSATION. 
          TO MEMBER MENDOZA'S POINT, THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATIONS BACK AND FORTH. 
          THE BUDGET COMES BEFORE THE PAC DOES THE PAC TO ACTION ON THE BUDGET,
OR DOES THE PAC REFLECT ON THE BUDGET FOR TRANSPARENCY? AND SO OUR HOPE WITH THE 2026 WORK PLAN IS TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY AROUND THE THE ROLE OF
THE PAC AND WHEN THE PAC TAKES ACTIONS. 
          AND SO I DO APOLOGIZE THAT TODAY THERE WAS SORT OF A MISCOMMUNICATION. 
          IT FELT LIKE THE ITEM HAD MOVED FORWARD, BUT I DID WANT TO PROVIDE THAT CLARITY. 
          OUR TEAM WAS TAKING LOTS OF NOTES, AND WHEN THAT DOES GO BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
THEY WILL BE SPEAKING TO WHAT THEY HEARD FROM THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          BUT IN THE FUTURE, IF IT IS OF INTEREST TO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
WE CAN WORK WITH THE TEAM TO MAKE IT AN ACTION ITEM. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. GREAT PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. 
          [APPLAUSE] AND. THANK YOU ALL. GREAT, GREAT COMMENTS FROM PAC. 
          IF ANYONE DIDN'T NOTICE, DIRECTOR COFFEY IS HERE TONIGHT. 
          HE'S JUST OBSERVING, WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT HIM OR ANYTHING. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DIRECTOR COFFEY, FOR ATTENDING. 
          AND I'M SURE HE WILL WELCOME QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS TOO,
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          AND WITH THAT ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE? 
          [Announcements]
MEMBER VALENZUELA. YES, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HAVE ALL ABILITIES DAY COMING
OCTOBER 7TH, AND IT IS TRULY A SPECIAL, SPECIAL PROGRAM. AND THAT'S WHY IT IS ON THE SIMS LIST,
BECAUSE WE STARTED IT IN 2017, I THINK. AND, AND IT HAS BEEN A GROWING FUNCTION IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT. 
          THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF DAY IN OTHER PARKS BECAUSE,
I MEAN, WE HIT ON A GROUP OF THE OF OUR CUSTOMERS, THE PUBLIC THAT WE WERE NOT SERVING, WE WERE NOT SERVING. 
          AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALMOST A 1000 PEOPLE SHOW UP IN MARCH,
THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL DAY. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER DAY COMING UP,
OCTOBER 7TH, 10 TO 11. 
          IT'S ON A TUESDAY. AND SO WE SPREAD THE WORD,
SPREAD THE WORD AMONG YOUR PARKS TO ADD IT TO THEIR TO THEIR YEARLY CALENDAR BECAUSE IT IS REALLY A NEAT DAY TO BE A PART OF THIS NEAT DAY TO JUST SEE
AND TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH OUR PUBLIC THAT ARE JUST SO HAPPY,
SO HAPPY TO BE THERE. 
          SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER LOPEZ. THANK YOU. 
          YESTERDAY I WENT TO THE THE OPENING AND THE RECEPTION TO OF A SPECIAL EXHIBIT AT THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VENUE OF ALCATRAZ ISLAND. AND I'D HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. 
          IT'S ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS OCCUPATION OF ALCATRAZ. 
          AND A NEIGHBOR, A FRIEND, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. 
          IT WAS A LEAD FOR FORMING THE EXHIBIT THERE OUT OF SAN LEANDRO. 
          AND IT'S VERY EYE OPENING EXHIBIT. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT FOR THE
EXHIBIT. 
          WE'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S GOING TO GET TAKEN DOWN OR NOT. 
          SO IF YOU CAN, I WOULD SAY SOONER THAN LATER,
BUT IT IS MEANT TO BE A PERMANENT EXHIBIT. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER DETJENS. A COUPLE ITEMS COMING UP. 
          IN ABOUT A MONTH. THE STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE WILL BE HAPPENING IN OAKLAND. 
          AND TRADITIONALLY, WE HAVE SEEN SOME PARK DISTRICT REPRESENTATION THERE. 
          I WOULD ENCOURAGE AS, AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE REPRESENTATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF
THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE, RESILIENCY AND WETLAND AND WILD LAND AND WATERS. 
          THANK YOU. BOB RESTORATION WILL BE THERE. I WILL ALSO BE GIVING A BE ON A PLENARY PANEL,
GIVING A PRESENTATION ON THE SUCCESS OF THE LOWER WALNUT CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT RIGHT BEFORE NOON ON THE 29TH. ON A 2ND ITEM I AM ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
RESTORATION AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND 1 OF THE ROLES THAT WE DO IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR SBFRA
FUNDING. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, I WILL RECUSE MYSELF FROM EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT APPLICATIONS,
BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE ARE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND 
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I WISH THEM WELL FOR THE FOR FOR FOR SELECTION,
FOR FUNDING. 
          SO I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE THE THAT STAFF HAS,
HAS PUT IN APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING. 
          AND EVEN IF IT'S NOT SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO. 
          THANK YOU. MEMBER BARTLEBAUGH. I'VE GOT 2 EVENTS ON OCTOBER 19TH,
OUT AT BRIONES. 
          THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRAIL MIXER EVENT GETTING EQUESTRIANS,
HIKERS, TRAIL RUNNERS, MOUNTAIN BIKERS OUT TOGETHER TALKING TO EACH OTHER. 
          SIMILAR TO THE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS THE PARK DISTRICT HAD DURING THE PILOT. 
          TRYING TO GET A VARIETY OF USERS OUT, TALKING TOGETHER. 
          THE STEWARDS OF BRIONES ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING SOME FOOD. 
          SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME. IF YOU'RE NOT A USER OF BRIONES AND YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON THERE, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND SEE THAT. WHEN IS THAT AGAIN? SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH. SO THAT'S GOING ON. AND THEN PUTTING IN A PLUG FOR THE BAY RIDGE TRAIL DAY OF SERVICE. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR WORK EVENTS WILL BE OUT AT
CROCKETT HILLS ON NOVEMBER 8TH. 
          THERE'S A VARIETY OF BAY RIDGE TRAIL DAY OF SERVICE EVENTS AROUND THE BAY THAT DAY. 
          SO IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND DO SOME TRAIL STEWARDSHIP OR OTHER OUTDOOR SERVICE TAKE A
LOOK AT BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL SITE. 
          THEY'VE GOT A VARIETY OF OPTIONS THERE. SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR MENDOZA. I'M WEARING THE SHIRT AGAIN. 
          I SWEAR WHERE I HAVE DIFFERENT SHIRTS AT HOME,
BUT IT'S FOR THE GATHERING OF OHLONE PEOPLES, WHICH IS HAPPENING ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH AT COYOTE HILLS IN FREMONT. 
          I ALSO PUT OUT A FEELER FOR FOLKS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE ACORN TASTE ACORN. 
          I'VE LEARNED FROM ELDERS. SPECIFICALLY RUTH,
WHO'S 91 YEARS OLD, AS OLD AS THE PARK DISTRICT. 
          AND SHE'LL BE THERE AT THE GATHERING OF OHLONE PEOPLE. 
          SO I DEFINITELY WANT YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THAT FOR YOURSELVES AND TO REMEMBER
LOPEZ EVENT THAT SHE HAD SHARED WITH US. 
          INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SUNRISE CEREMONY IS COMING UP AT ALCATRAZ. 
          SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO GET UP AT THREE IN THE MORNING AND CELEBRATE THAT DAY THAT'S
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ONLINE. IT'S BASICALLY IN FACT,
THERE'S A GROUP CALLED THE BAY AREA AMERICAN INDIAN, 2 SPIRIT FOLKS WHO ARE GIVING OUT FREE TICKETS IF THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM ALL
AWAY. 
          SO THAT'S A GROUP THAT YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO,
IF YOU IDENTIFY WITH THAT CULTURE, THEN YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP. 
          BATES. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER DIETER. 
          HI. I JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE THAT I ATTENDED AN EVENT ON SATURDAY ON CLIMATE AND
RESILIENCY, AND THE PARK DISTRICT DID HAVE A PRESENCE THERE WHERE THEY WERE HANDING OUT A FLIER ON
GETTING INVOLVED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN. 
          AND SO THAT WAS NICE. AND THEY ALSO HAD A FLIER THERE ABOUT OPENING UP THE FORGOTTEN
SHORELINE TRAIL OUT AT ALAMEDA POINT, WHICH I WAS THRILLED ABOUT HEARING. 
          AND BECAUSE I WANT THE PARK DISTRICT TO START WORKING ON IT. 
          SO 1 DAY THE PARK DISTRICT CAN OPEN UP THEIR FUTURE REGIONAL PARK THERE. 
          AND I DID REQUEST THAT, THAT THERE BE A PAC TOUR OUT THERE ONE DAY. 
          IF NONE OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE TIP ALONG THE ESTUARY,
AND MAYBE ONE DAY THERE ARE RIGHT NOW THERE'S DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE CURRENT WETLANDS THAT ARE OUT THERE WHICH IS UNDER THE CITY'S CONTROL. 
          BUT WHERE THE FUTURE REGIONAL PARK WILL BE. BUT THERE IS THE BAY TRAIL,
WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR BICYCLING AND EVERYTHING. 
          1 DAY, AS SOON AS THE PARK DISTRICT PUTS IT ON THEIR PRIORITY LIST. 
          SO 1 WAY THAT WE CAN BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH IT IS PERHAPS HAVE A PAC TOUR OUT THERE. 
          SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 29TH,
2025 IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 6 P.M. 
          THE NEXT REGULAR PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 27TH,
2025 AT 4 P.M.. 
          THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.