[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS]
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13, 20 26 AT 5:02 PM ROLL CALL.
CHAD TRESSLER HERE AND MYSELF.
THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE WORK SESSION.
[3. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MEMORIAL GARDEN WITHIN THE PAT HALLISEY PARK PROJECT]
NEXT WOULD BE A PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MEMORIAL GARDEN WITHIN THE PAT HALSEY PARK PROJECT.ION COUNCIL STAFF WAS GIVEN A DIRECTIVE TO COME UP WITH A COUPLE OF CONCEPTUAL PLANS, UH, FOR THE MEMORIAL GARDEN WITHIN THE PAT HAL PARK, TBG PARTNERS, BLAKE COLEMAN HERE TO PRESENT THOSE PLANS.
WE HOPE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL AND DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU CHIN AND GOOD EVENING.
UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, IT'S BEEN A, IT'S A GREAT PROCESS WITH ENGAGING, UH, THE, THE FAMILY.
UM, AND, UH, JUST THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF, OF THIS MEMORIAL.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.
UM, SO WE HAVE, TONIGHT WE WANNA WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OPTIONS.
UM, I THINK BOTH, WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITHIN THE, THE CONSISTENT, THE, THE, THE BUDGET OF, OF ABOUT 250,000.
UM, SO EACH BUDGET OPTION IS, IS, IS COMPARABLE.
UM, AND SO WE'LL JUST WALK THROUGH THOSE.
UM, AND PLEASE STOP ME ALONG THE WAY WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, WE, WE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS, UM, EN ENGAGE, UM, TO MILLER AND SOME OF THE OTHER CONSTITUENTS, UM, AND, AND CITY STAFF TO REALLY DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT, UM, UH, DELIVERS ON THE GOALS OF, OF CITY COUNCIL AND, AND REALLY IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT THE CITY, UH, CAN REFLECT ON, UM, AND, AND MEMORIALIZE THIS, THIS TRAGIC EVENT.
UM, IF YOU CAN READ ON THE SLIDES, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, UM, THERE WERE OVER 30, THERE WERE 34 VICTIMS. UM, FOUR WERE ACTUALLY, UM, LOCATED ON, OR, OR VERY CLOSE TO OUR SITE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE MIDDLE IMAGE TO THE RIGHT.
UM, AND, AND SO THERE'S, UM, UH, A MASSIVE WEIGHT TO, UM, THE, THE EVENTS, UM, THAT HAPPENED.
UM, AND JUST THE SIGNIFICANCE OF, OF OUR PARK IN TELLING THE STORY OF THESE WOMEN AND THE, THE TRAGIC EVENT THAT OCCURRED.
UM, SO FROM THE, THE, THE, THE, THE LEAGUE CITY, UM, COUNCIL MEETING, WE, UM, UH, TOOK THE, THE DIRECTIVE OF THE, THE FOLLOWING NOTES.
THE, I WANTED IT TO NOT, NOT BE LIMITED TO JUST A MEMORIAL, UM, ALSO HAVE A ME A MEANINGFUL DESTINATION, UM, THAT DRAWS PEOPLE IN.
UM, SO THAT WAS, WELL, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE'VE LOCATED IT AND WITHIN THE PARK IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
UM, AND THEN A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE THAT CELEBRATES LIFE.
UM, SO PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND, UH, AND KIND OF REALIZE THAT HEALING, UM, ASPECT OF, OF THE, THE MEMORIAL.
AND THEN THE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE A MEMORIAL THAT WILL SERVE, UH, AS A SPACE OF REMEMBRANCE, HEALING, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS.
UM, AND HONOR THE FOUR LEAK CITY VICTIMS. THE IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, UM, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S NOTED ON THE, THE UPPER OR THE MIDDLE IMAGE WHERE, UH, THAT, THAT MEMORIAL IS, IS CURRENTLY POSITIONED.
UM, AND IT'S VERY CLOSE ACTUALLY TO THE, THE ROAD CONNECTION THAT WE'RE MAKING TO CALDER.
SO THIS IS A, THE FIRST OPTION.
UM, AND, AND SOME OF THE ELEMENTS, AND I'LL WALK THROUGH.
UM, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE, THE CIRCUITOUS PATH, UM, THAT LEADS TO THE PARK.
UM, AND, AND ACTUALLY LET ME START BY SAYING, UH, THE SMALL INSET IMAGE THERE IN THE MIDDLE, UH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT RED BOX.
UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED MEMORIAL.
UM, YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT, THAT IT'S ADJACENT TO PARKING TO THE WEST, UH, BASEBALL FIELD TO THE SOUTH.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WAS REALLY, UM, IDEAL ABOUT THIS LOCATION IS THAT, UM, IT'S ALONG THE CENTRAL PROMENADE THAT CONNECTS THE SOFTBALL COMPLEX TO THE BASEBALL SO THAT THAT NORTH SOUTH PATH THAT YOU SEE THERE TO THE WEST OF THE SCREEN, OR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, IS GONNA BE A VERY, UM, CENTRAL SPINE FROM A PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION STANDPOINT.
SO WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF, UH, VISIBILITY AND A LOT OF ACCESS, SO PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO BE DRAWN INTO THAT SPACE.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME BEING, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO THAT, THAT MAJOR CIRCULATION, WE ALSO WANTED TO GIVE IT SOME BUFFER AND SOME RELIEF FROM JUST ALL THE ACTIVITY THAT'S AROUND IT BEING THE BASEBALL FIELD, THE PEDESTRIAN TRAILS, THE PARKING.
UM, SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE WHOLE, THAT THE, THE MEMORIAL IS REALLY ENCLOSED WITH A LOT OF BERMS AND, AND A LOT OF VEGETATION THAT THAT IS INTENDED TO MAKE THE SPACE FEEL VERY REMOVED.
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INTO THE, INTO THE MEMORIAL, UM, YOU, YOU HAVE A SENSE OF RESPITE, UM, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME IT IT'S LARGE ENOUGH.UM, AND, AND WE'VE CREATED THAT CENTRAL LAWN IN THE MIDDLE THAT LOOKS THE, LIKE A KIDNEY BEAN SHAPE, UM, THAT'S REALLY INTENDED TO DRAW PEOPLE TOGETHER.
SO AS YOU COME INTO THE MEMORIAL, IT'S A SPACE TO REFLECT ON, UH, THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL WALL, WHICH, UM, YOU CAN SEE TO THE, THE TOP RIGHT, THOSE FOUR, UM, VER VERTICAL, UH, PILLARS WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE IMAGES ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT WHERE WE WOULD HAVE, UM, WE'RE THINKING STEEL, UM, POSSIBLY QUAR 10.
UM, I THINK THAT'S A DETAIL THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THAT MATERIALITY, UH, SELECTION.
BUT, UM, THE IDEA IS THAT WE, WE MEMORIALIZE THOSE FOUR VICTIMS IN A WAY THAT, UM, TELLS THEIR STORY.
UH, WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ABOUT, UM, EACH OF THE VICTIMS, UM, THE THINGS THAT THEY LIKE TO DO, THE THINGS THAT, THAT, UM, MADE THEM UNIQUE PEOPLE.
AND, AND SO TELLING THEIR STORY A LITTLE BIT ON THESE VERTICAL PANELS, UM, YOU CAN SEE THE MIDDLE, MIDDLE RIGHT IMAGE, UM, WOULD BE LIKE A LASER CUT.
UM, WE COULD DO, UM, WORDS OR A COMBINATION OF WORDS AND A PORTRAIT, UM, DIFFERENT THINGS.
I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER LAYER OF DETAIL THAT WE WOULD GET INTO IF THIS OPTION IS SELECTED, UM, TO REALLY JUST TELL EACH OF THEIR STORIES.
UM, AND SO IT'S A SPACE TO, TO COME TOGETHER, UM, TO FEEL, UM, A A BIT OF, OF, OF, OF ISOLATION AND A BIT OF REFLECTION, BUT IN A WAY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IS THE, THE CONCEPT HERE.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY UTILIZING LANDFORM, UM, AND VEGETATION TO REALLY CREATE THAT, THAT SENSE OF PLACE.
CAN, UM, CAN I JUST, JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR THIS.
IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW WHEN WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, IF THE GOAL IS ON THE OTHER SLIDE THAT IT WOULD A DESTINATION OR A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, THE WAY IT LOOKS, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE IT'S FOUR TOMBSTONES WITH, SO I DON'T REALLY SEE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT KIND OF FOUR TOMBSTONES IN THE MIDDLE OF A, A PARK.
I DON'T REALLY SEE THIS MM-HMM
SO I, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION IS DID YOU NOT, DO YOU NOT SEE IT THIS WAY? AM I LOOKING AT IT WRONG? IT'S, IT'S, WE DEFINITELY DID NOT INTEND THEM TO BE TOMBSTONE LIKE, UM, I THINK, UH, WE, WE, WE WANTED EACH PANEL TO TELL A STORY.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE JUST SOME EARLY CONCEPTS.
IF, IF, IF, IF THE DESIRE IS TO HAVE SOMETHING MAYBE MORE ENGAGING OR MORE INTERACTIVE, UM, WE CAN STUDY WHAT THAT ACTUAL, UM, VERTICAL ELEMENT IS.
UM, THERE'S A MILLION IN ONE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, PLAY, YOU KNOW, DIRECTIONS.
SO IF, IF, IF YOU'RE FEELING OR COUNSEL IS, IS FEELING LIKE WE NEED TO EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE CAN DO AND, AND TEND TO DO.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT THAT DOESN'T, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE COULD, WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO, IF YOU LIKE THE LAYOUT, YOU LIKE THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PLAN, THAT COMPONENT OF THE, THE DESIGN CAN DEFINITELY BE MODIFIED.
UM, OPTION TWO IS, UM, IT, IT TAKES A, A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT TWIST.
UM, A LOT OF THE SIMILAR ELEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE BERMING, UM, THE, THE, THE FEELING OF WANTING TO, TO BUFFER FROM THE ADJACENCIES, UM, AND CREATE THIS MOMENT WHERE YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VICTIMS AND THEIR LIFE.
UM, AND, BUT THIS ONE DOES IT IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WAY.
YOU CAN NOTICE THAT IN THIS OPTION WE HAVE, UM, JUST THE, THE, THE FORM GENERATION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND IT'S, IT'S DONE SO INTENTIONALLY TO, TO CREATE A SENSE OF, OF, UM, UH, TENSION IF YOU WILL, UM, AS YOU COME THROUGH THE, INTO THE MEMORIAL.
UM, THE, THE, UH, THE EXPERIENCE IS NOT, UM, UH, DIRECT AND THAT'S, THAT'S DONE INTENTIONALLY TO REALLY, UM, CREATE A SENSE OF TENSION AS YOU COME IN.
UM, YOU KNOW, A BIG PART OF THE STORY OF THIS, THIS TRAGEDY IS THE, THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THE VICTIMS, UM, IT TOOK TO FIND SOME OF THEM.
AND SO, UM, INTERPRETING THAT IN A, IN A FIGURATIVE WAY, UM, AS YOU'RE COMING THROUGH THIS INTO THE MEMORIAL, UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A CIRCUITOUS PATH THAT IS KIND OF LIKE A JOURNEY.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A LITTLE EDGY.
IT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE IF YOU WILL.
UM, AND AS YOU COME IN, THEN YOU ARRIVE TO THE, THE CORIN PANEL OR METAL PANEL, UM, THAT WOULD HAVE MAYBE A SIMILAR EFFECT, UM, AS THE PREVIOUS OPTION, BUT DONE IN A WAY SIMILAR TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT IMAGE, UM, WHERE IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT, UM, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL, UM, WHERE IT'S, IT'S RETAINING, UM, UH, A LAND FORM BEHIND IT.
AND THEN ON THAT WALL THERE WOULD BE, UH, NAMES ENGRAVED.
UM, AND AGAIN, UH, A WAY TO, TO REALLY WE COULD
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EXPAND THAT, THAT COULD, IT COULD HAVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH OF THE VICTIM'S LIVES.UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE, UM, COULD, COULD PORTRAY ON THOSE, THOSE SIGN WALL THAT, THAT METAL WALL.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE IDEA IS THAT YOU'RE, IT'S, IT'S CREATING AN EXPERIENCE AS YOU COME IN FROM THE EAST AND WEST AS YOU ARRIVE TO THAT, THAT, THAT, UM, THE MEMORIAL WALL AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A, A SEAT BENCH ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FOR SEATING AND GATHERING.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO PROVIDE, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A FRAME OF REFERENCE OF SCALE IS A, A SCALE COMPARISON TO, UM, THE, UH, VETERANS MEMORIAL AT CHESTER DAVIS SCHWARTZ PLEX.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WE'RE, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THAN THAT, BUT, UM, IF YOU JUST TAKE INTO EFFECT TO ACCOUNT THE, THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL AREA, UM, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT LARGER, BUT AS OPPOSED TO THE, WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT OURS IS WE HAVE THE, THE LAWN AND IT, IT KIND OF OPENS A, CREATES MORE OF A FEELING OF A, A GATHERING SPACE, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S LARGER.
UM, UM, AND, AND KIND OF SPREADS OUT THE, THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL.
UM, FROM A COST STANDPOINT, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, BOTH OPTIONS ARE OF AROUND $250,000.
WE ARE, WE HAVE THE, THE BENEFIT OF DOING THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF A LARGER PROJECT.
SO A LOT OF THE EARTH WORK, WE, WE HAVE EXTRA OR SPOILS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF FROM OUR DETENTION PONDS.
UM, SO A LOT OF THAT EARTH WORK WE'RE HAVING TO DO ANYWAY, A LOT OF THE, THE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION IS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR.
UM, BUT YOU'LL SEE, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE, WE HAD TO DO TO GET IT WITHIN THE BUDGET WAS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPE.
SO WE HAVE A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF SHADE TREES AND BUFFER TREES, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S NOT A, A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SHRUB PLANTINGS.
UM, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE PHASED IN AT A LATER TIME.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME LIGHTING AS WELL TO KEEP THE MEMORIAL SAFE AND, AND, AND WELL LIT, YOU KNOW, I LIKE OPTION NUMBER ONE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
AND I'D SAY THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE MEMORIAL IS KIND OF SET BACK A LITTLE BIT, SO MM-HMM
IN CASE YOU DID WANNA TRAVEL THROUGH WITHOUT GOING THROUGH OR INTERRUPTING SOMEBODY IN THE MM-HMM
MEMORIAL, YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE YOU, YOU GOT A PATH TO GO AROUND.
THE SECOND THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS MAYBE SINCE WE'RE A CITY OF THE OAKS MM-HMM
AND WE, WE REALLY LOVE OUR TREES IN LAKE CITY IS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF FEATURE THAT THERE'S A OAK TREE BEHIND EACH AND EVERY MM-HMM
BUT MAYBE LIGHTING SYSTEM TO REFLECT IT, THEIR SYMBOL OF LIFE STILL LIVES ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
TO, TO HAVE A MEMORIAL FOR THE, FOR THE, UH, CHILDREN.
UM, BUT I LIKE OPTION ONE, THERE'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN PRICING.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE, UH, MY OPINION, THE KIDNEY BEAN ON OPTION ONE.
CAN YOU GIVE ME A ROUGH DIMENSION OF IT, IF YOU WERE TO CALL IT A LENGTH AND WIDTH? SURE.
IT'S, UM, SO THERE'S A SCALE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, BUT WHICH IS ABOUT 40 FEET.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S ABOUT, UM, 80 FEET LENGTHWISE.
I THINK, UM, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT'S ABOUT DOUBLE, DOUBLE THAT MAYBE, MAYBE CLOSER TO A HUNDRED FEET.
SO IT'S BIGGER THAN THIS ROOM? YES.
UM, THE REASON I ASK, I LIKE OPTION ONE.
UM, I GUESS IN MY HEAD I PICTURED, UM, SOME SORT OF, UH, EVENTS BEING THERE AND I THINK ABOUT LIKE THE, UH, THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR THE VICTIMS AT THE PD DOES MM-HMM
I FEEL LIKE THIS MIGHT BE AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR THAT, AND I THINK THIS OPTION WORKS A LOT BETTER FOR THAT THAN THE SECOND OPTION.
UM, SO I'M GONNA AGREE WITH MR. CONES HERE.
I THINK I PREFER OPTION ONE FOR THAT REASON.
UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT THEN LENDS VERY WELL TO WHAT WE SAID WHERE WE WANTED IT TO BE MORE THAN JUST SOME PASSIVE THING, UM, TO WHERE IT, IT, IT BECOMES PART OF SOMETHING MORE.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'LL PULL THAT OFF.
I, I KIND OF, I, I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CHAD, ABOUT HAVING, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO USE IT FOR OTHER PIECES, BUT IF ALL WE'RE DOING, IF WE'RE LIMITING THIS TO JUST FOUR VICTIMS OUT OF THE ENTIRE KILLING FIELD, UM, ALL, YOU KNOW, THE, THE TERROR THAT THAT HAPPENED THERE, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE CAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IF, IF WE CAN EXPAND IT BEYOND JUST SAYING, HEY, FOUR PEOPLE WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONLY BRINGING IT IN JUST BECAUSE EITHER THEY HAPPENED CLOSE TO THIS ASSET OR BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAGUE CITY
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CITIZENS.I, I, I ASSUME, UM, THAT'S ME JUST GUESSING THERE.
UM, IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD, IF WE COULD EXPAND IT NOT JUST TO SAY FOUR PEOPLE, THEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO HAVE LIKE THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, WHICH IS FOR, UM, UH, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.
UM, I'M NOT SURE THAT DOMESTIC ABUSE WOULD KIND OF TIE INTO THIS, UM, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD EXPAND IT TO WHERE IT DID.
BUT THIS, THIS WAS STRICTLY, THIS IS BEING MADE FOR THE FOUR VICTIMS THAT WERE PHYSICALLY FOUND ON THIS PROPERTY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS MORE VICTIMS, AT LEAST FOR THE FOUR VICTIMS THAT WERE PHYSICALLY FOUND ON THAT PROPERTY, THE OTHERS WEREN'T FOUND THERE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT FOR THEM.
THE KILLING FIELDS TECHNICALLY STRETCHES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE, TO THE ISLAND.
AND THERE WERE 34 VICTIMS FOUND ALL UP AND DOWN THERE.
THIS IS STRICTLY FOR THE FOUR LADIES THAT WERE FOUND ON THIS PROPERTY.
SO, SO THAT'S THE, THE ONLY REASON IS JUST BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO WHERE THEY WERE FOUND TO WHERE THEY WERE.
THEIR, THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
THE CHURCH HAD, BEFORE THE, I THINK ALL THE REMAINS WERE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED, THE CHURCH HAD CROSSES OFF TO THE SIDE.
AND THEN I THINK ONCE ALL THE BODIES WERE, WERE IDENTIFIED AND EVERYTHING, THE CHURCH ACTUALLY REMOVED THE CROSSES, BUT THEY USED TO HAVE BIG, WHAT, ALMOST 10 FOOT CROSSES OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE CHURCH IN REMEMBRANCE OF THESE YOUNG LADIES.
I, I JUST, I WANT TO COMMEND STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS AND, AND BRINGING THESE TO US.
UM, WHEN WE FIRST SET OUT WITH THIS DIRECTIVE THERE, THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF GUIDANCE, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS PROBABLY FELT LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO HIT A MOVING TARGET AT TIMES.
SO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.
UH, I, I DIDN'T REALLY INTERPRET THE, UH, THE EXPERIENCE ASPECT OF IT WHEN I SAW OPTION TWO ON PAPER, SO I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION THERE.
UM, I, I ALSO KIND OF, KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS OPTION ONE.
I THINK THAT, THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE OR DECIDE WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE MIGHT BE.
UH, 'CAUSE IT COULD BE DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY AND IT KIND OF GIVES YOU, UM, A LOCATION FOR SOME QUIET REFLECTION.
BUT, BUT ALSO, I LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE'S, UH, SOME HIGH TRAFFIC AREA THERE.
I I CAN SEE CHILDREN WALKING FROM, YOU KNOW, ONE, YOU KNOW, BASEBALL FIELD TO THE OTHER AND ASKING THEIR PARENTS, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT? RIGHT? SO, UM, I THINK EITHER WAY WE GO, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
IT'S GONNA BE WELL, WELL APPRECIATED.
UM, BUT I'M, I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH NUMBER ONE.
AND I THINK AS FAR AS THE MONUMENTS THEMSELVES GO, UM, YEAH, THAT, THAT WE CAN MODIFY THAT.
UM, I, I, I WASN'T THRILLED WITH THE AESTHETICS OF THOSE.
I, I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, THINK OF'EM THE WAY COUNCILMAN CRUZ DID.
BUT, UM, I HAD NEVER, YOU KNOW, BEEN A PART OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
I, I HAD ENVISIONED LIKE OBELISKS OR SOME SORT OF MONUMENT LIKE THAT.
BUT I, I DO, THE MORE I LOOK AT AT BOTH OF THEM, THE MORE I CAN APPRECIATE THE, THE MODERN MORE ABSTRACT ASPECT TO IT.
WE WERE, WE WERE REALLY INSPIRED BY JUST THE IDEA, YOU KNOW, WE, AND WE COULD DO DIFFERENT MATERIALS, BUT WE WERE REALLY INSPIRED BY THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL AND HOW YOU CAN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY TOUCH IT, YOU CAN TOUCH THE NAMES, YOU CAN ETCH THE NAMES ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND JUST THE TANGIBLE NATURE OF THAT WE, WE THOUGHT WAS, WAS PRETTY, PRETTY, YOU KNOW, INSPIRING FOR US.
AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPE GOES, UH, I, I THINK THE MAYOR HAD SUGGESTED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS, IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OR ADD TO IT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, UH, INVOLVE SOME OF THE LOCAL GROUPS, THE, THE GARDEN CLUB AND STUFF LIKE THAT FOR SOME PROJECTS.
BLAKE, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US? SO THIS WOULD BE JUST OUR CONCEPT, UM, ONCE WE, UM, SO IF, IF, IF THE ONE, NUMBER ONE IS GO OFF THE NUMBER ONE YEAH.
THE DIRECTION WE CAN PRESENT A PROPOSAL FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
AND THEN, UM, WE WOULD WORK TO, UM, MAKE THIS, UH, INTEGRATE INTO THE OVERALL PARK DESIGN.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE AT THE TAIL END OF THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PROCESS.
UM, SO WHAT WE WERE BRAINSTORMING IS, UM, TO IF WE, IF, AND BECAUSE WE'RE UP AGAINST THE GUN TO GET THE TXDOT, UH, WORK GOING.
UM, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE THE, THE, THE PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR THE WHOLE PARK BACK, UH, IN MY OPINION, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT.
AND SO MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO, UM, HAVE A CHANGE ORDER, UH, FOR THIS DESIGN INTO THE, THE AWARDED CONTRACT.
UM, BUT FOR, FOR, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. BAUMGARTNER, WE WOULD PRESENT A, A PROPOSAL FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND THAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT STEP.
WE WOULD FINISH, WE WOULD EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ON THIS DESIGN.
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WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE HEARD TONIGHT AS INPUT RELATIVE TO SOME LANDSCAPING FEATURES AND SOME DESIRE TO KIND OF LOOK AT MONUMENT OPTIONS AND BUILD OFF, BUILD OFF ALTERNATE, ALTERNATE ONE.AND I DON'T THINK, I, I THINK EVERYBODY AT THE DIOCESE EXCEPT COUNCIL MEMBER HIGGINBOTHAM UPON THEY LIKE NUMBER ONE, I ACTUALLY FAVOR NUMBER ONE AS WELL.
I LIKE THE INDIVIDUALITY OF IT.
UM, FOUR SEPARATE MONUMENTS, UH, FOUR INDIVIDUALS.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START THAT PROCESS WITH TBG AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT PIECE.
AND I THINK TO REITERATE WHAT HE SAID IS WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE PARK DEVELOPMENT, PUT THAT PROJECT OUT TO BID, AND THEN BRING THIS BACK AS EITHER A CHANGE ORDER OPTION OR, OR BUILD IT AFTER THE PARK'S DONE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR DESIRE WOULD BE TO BUILD, INTEGRATE IT AS PART OF THE PARK, PUT AN ALLOWANCE IN THERE FOR THE MEMORIAL GARDEN WHEN WE AWARD THAT BID.
AND WHAT WE CAN ALSO DO IS, UM, TRY TO GET THE GRADING AND CLOSE AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN THAT BASE BIG CONTRACT.
UM, I DON'T, JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIMING, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN EVERYTHING AND GET IT IN THERE, BUT WE'LL TRY TO GET AT LEAST THE, THE GRADING COMPLETE TO WHERE, UM, IT'S NOT GONNA SLOW DOWN THE CONTRACTOR AT ALL.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT HOW LONG AFTER THIS PARK OPENS IS, IS, ARE WE, ARE WE LOOKING TO HAVE THIS READY TO GO WHEN THE PARK OPENS OR IS THIS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE AFTER THE PARK OPENS? WITH THE PARK OPENING? WITH THE PARK OPENING? OKAY.
YEAH, IF IT ALL COMES, IF IT ALL COMES TOGETHER, WE AGREE ON A PRICE FOR A CHANGE ORDER WITH THE BASE CONTRACTOR.
IT COULD ALL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE, TO THE PARK.
THE PARK CONSTRUCTION IS 18 MONTHS-ISH.
UH, I THINK THAT'S, OR YOU AT 24 NOW.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE A PLUS B.
SO THE, ACTUALLY THE, THE CONTRACTORS WILL GIVE US A PROPOSED SCHEDULE.
SO, UM, CHIN'S REMINDING ME IT'S MAY 26TH, UM, MAY, 2026 THROUGH APRIL, 2028.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE GOAL FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S THE CURRENT GOAL FOR CONSTRUCTION.
UH, I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE? UH, JUST ONE LAST, ONE LAST QUESTION.
UM, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE OAK TREES.
UH, WOULD THAT, WOULD THAT INTRODUCE ANY COMPLICATIONS WITH THIS DESIGN IF WE WERE TO INCORPORATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I THINK, UM, WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK IF, IF YOU WANT ONE OAK TREE PER, PER VICTIM, UH, WE WOULD NEED TO WORK OUT THE SPACING AND, AND EVERYTHING.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN, I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S SOME WAYS WE COULD DO IT TO WHERE IT MAYBE DOESN'T MIRROR EACH, UM, PANEL.
IT COULD, IT COULD JUST BE THEY COULD JUST BE IN THE LANDSCAPE.
WE COULD, WE COULD FIND A CREATIVE WAY TO YEAH.
WITH MAYBE LIGHT SHINING, CONTINUOUS LIGHTING.
WE COULD FIND A CREATIVE WAY TO, TO TASTEFULLY INTEGRATE THEM.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN LANDSCAPING,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE OH YEAH, I KNEW IT.
I THINK WE LIKE THE OCCUPATION.
ANYTHING ELSE? THINK THAT'S IT.
WE'RE HUMBLED TO BE WORKING ON THIS THIS'S.
AND AT 5:25 PM WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THE WORK SESSION CLOSED.