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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THE TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE RECREATION DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT ONE O'CLOCK.THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] SOUND. YES, THAT WOULD HELP.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 20TH,
[2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
2023 AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE JUNE 20TH, '23 AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION PASSES. UNDER ITEM NUMBER 3,
[3. FINANCE / BUDGET UPDATE]
FINANCE AND BUDGET UPDATE.WE HAVE THE TETON COUNTY RECREATION DISTRICT BUDGET UPDATE FOR JUNE 20, 2020. LAURA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD CHAIR KRISTIE [INAUDIBLE] WITH TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE ON THE AGENDA, WE ALSO HAVE THE BALANCE AS OF JULY 31ST.
ALL BRANDS HAVE BEEN PAID OUT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, SO THERE ARE NO EXPENSES THAT WILL BE COMING OUT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THE ONLY AMOUNT THAT WILL BE COMING IN WILL BE KNOWING INTERESTS THAT WILL HAPPEN IN JULY.
I DID PUT BEFORE YOU AN UPDATED SPREADSHEET THAT I WENT AHEAD FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ENDING BALANCE IS FOR THE END OF JUNE 30TH, AND THEN WHAT THE NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU FOR APPROVAL AND WHAT THE REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
SO IT'S VERY ESTIMATED BASED UPON THE ESTIMATED MILL LEVY AND JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU JUST SO YOU HAD SOME NUMBERS FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
SINCE THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ALMOST STEADY AS TO WHAT WE HAD AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR LAURA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THAT REPORT, DON'T WE? HAVE WE DONE THAT IN THE PAST, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
[OVERLAPPING] THE BIG ITEM OF THE DAY IS THE LIST OF 3, 24 RECREATION DISTRICT GRANT APPLICATIONS.
SO I HOPE YOU HAVE THOSE IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS, TETON COUNTY PARKS AND RECS APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS TO TCSD APPLICATIONS.
BETSY AND I ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE TCSD APPLICATIONS BILLING SO DON'T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE.
I THINK THAT'S YOUR IMPORTANT FUNCTION HERE.
SO ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE BRAND APPLICATIONS? I SEE NONE. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION THAT BECAUSE TETON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES WAS ON THIS CHART, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE FILED AN APPLICATION FOR THIS YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE NOT.
SO ON THE CHART OF ALL THE PROJECTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY HAD A $5,000 REQUEST, BUT THEY DID NOT.
>> THEY HAD A $5,000 REQUEST LAST YEAR.
THEY WERE GRANTED THEY DID NOT ASK FOR A REQUEST THIS YEAR AGAIN.
>> BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS, THIS FISCAL YEAR 2023 REQUESTS?
SO WE HAVE QUITE A NUMBER TO GO THROUGH.
AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
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I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE,[4. ACTION ITEMS]
WE GO THROUGH THEM FIRST BECAUSE THEY SHOWED UP.THEN PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE PHONE, WHATEVER WE'LL DO NEXT SO PEOPLE CAN GO ON THEIR WAY.
AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] GO FIRST SINCE THEY WERE THE FIRST ONES HERE AND THEY BROUGHT A CROWD.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, PRISCILLA.
>> WE'VE BROUGHT THE OTHER CROWD.
[LAUGHTER] THEY SEND YOU ALL THEIR BEST AND THEY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US OVER THE YEARS.
I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS.
THIS IS OUR 25TH YEAR OF DOING HORSE WARRIORS.
AND I WAS JUST SHARING WITH OUR GROUP THAT THANKS TO BRAD [INAUDIBLE], BRAD HELPED US START.
HE GAVE US OUR FIRST TRUCK AND BILL HANSEN GAVE US OUR FIRST LITTLE TRAILER.
AND FROM THERE WE'VE GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN.
SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE I REALLY CARE ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I'D LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK TO THAT AND THERE'S ONE LINE IN THERE THAT SAYS INDIVISIBLE.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT HORSE WARRIORS HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS IS PROVIDE INCLUSION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DO IT AND IT FEELS SO GOOD BECAUSE THEY STAY WITH US A REALLY LONG TIME.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SECOND-GENERATION KIDS IN OUR PROGRAMS NOW, WHICH I THINK SPEAKS REALLY WELL ABOUT THE PARENTS.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ASKED YOU TO PROVIDE FOR OUR TEACHER, WE'RE SPORTING REALLY COOL [INAUDIBLE] YOU GUYS SHOULD BE IMPRESSED.
BUT WE DO PROVIDE T-SHIRTS FOR EVERYONE, FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS, SO THAT THEY CAN FEEL THAT SENSE OF BELONGING.
AND I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW IN OUR COUNTRY WE'RE SO FRACTIONED.
AND SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO STRIVE FOR IS ACCEPTANCE FOR EVERYONE.
THAT IF YOU COME TO US, WE PROMISE TO SEE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE.
WE WILL MEET YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE THAT VERY SPECIAL PERSON THAT YOU'VE COME TO BE.
SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT WE DO AT HORSE WARRIORS IS WE DO A LOT OF ART BECAUSE I LOVE IT AND I'M AN ARTIST, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN TAKE PART IN AND REALLY ENJOY.
THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE PROGRAM AND NOT JUST OUR KIDS PROGRAM, BUT OUR PROGRAM WITH ADULTS TOO.
IT'S CALLED THE KINDNESS PROJECT.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CREATING A TRAVELING ART SHOW THAT WILL BE AROUND HERE PROBABLY IN THE FALL WHEN EVERYBODY FINISHES IT, BUT EVERYONE IS CREATING THEIR PIECE.
IT'S A 12X12 [INAUDIBLE] FORMAT OF WHAT THEY THINK KINDNESS IS.
AND WE'VE SPENT A LONG TIME DISCUSSING HOW WE RELATE TO ACTS OF KINDNESS.
HOW WE CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE IN ANY SITUATION TO FIND THE PLACE THAT WE COULD BE THE KINDEST IN HOW WE RESPOND.
AND THAT STARTS WITH THEIR HORSES, THAT STARTS WITH HOW WE TREAT THEM.
AND WE MODEL THAT THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
I THINK THAT YES, WE'RE A RIDING PROGRAM.
YES, WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO RIDE HORSES, BUT WE MOSTLY TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO BE.
WE TEACH THEM HOW TO BE FULLY PRESENT, ENGAGED, KIND, ACCEPTING, COMPASSIONATE, AND WE WATCH THEM TAKE THAT OUT AND WE HAVE A MENTOR PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN IN THE PROGRAM AT LEAST A YEAR.
AND THOSE IN [INAUDIBLE] PERHAPS SOME OF OUR FINEST ONES WITH US TODAY.
BUT THEY ACTUALLY END UP BEING TEACHERS.
AND THEY TAKE EVERYTHING THAT THEY LEARNED FROM US AND THEY PAY IT FORWARD AND THEY PAY IT FORWARD AND THEY PAY IT FORWARD AND IT CHANGES THEIR LIVES.
IT ABSOLUTELY CHANGES THEIR LIVES AND IT CHANGES LIVES OF THE LITTLE KIDS THAT THEY'RE TEACHING.
THEY BECOME HEROES TO THESE YOUNGER PEOPLE.
BUT I FEEL LIKE ANYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE WORLD, IF IT CAN JUST MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT ANY LEVEL, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO DO.
I KNOW WE'VE ASKED YOU TO HELP US WITH SOME TIRES FOR A TRAILER.
YESTERDAY WE GET UP HERE, WE HAVE A FULL LOAD OF HORSES.
THEY'RE ALL VERY FAT BUT WE GET THERE AND WE HAVE ANOTHER FLAT TIRE.
WE HAVE HAD OUR TIRES FOR 13 YEARS ON THE TRAILER.
BUT THEY, LIKE ME, ARE GETTING A LITTLE OLD AND TIRED SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS COULD QUALIFY IN SOME OF OUR SUPPORT FOR EQUIPMENT THAT YOU GUYS COULD SUPPORT US.
WE DID GET A GRANT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO GET NEW TRUCK TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE EATING MORE BALLS AND THE TRAILER TIRES.
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BUT WE HAVE REALLY GOOD TIRES ON THE TRUCK, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE GOOD TIRES ON THE TRAILER.WE HAVE THE HEAVIEST PLY TRAILERS ON ALL OUR TRAILERS RANCH.
>> BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET FLAT AND YOU'RE CARRYING A LOAD OF BULLS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YEAH.
>> OUR HORSES PROBABLY WEIGH AS MUCH AS YOUR BULLS.
[LAUGHTER] SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR FOR ANY OF OUR WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WITH ME?
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD?
>> PRISCILLA, YOU REALLY TAUGHT TO BRAD HOW TO DRAW A LITTLE BIT.
[LAUGHTER] DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS APPLICATION?
>> I MOVE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FOR HORSE WARRIORS NOT TO EXCEED $1,777.87.
>> ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE HORSE WARRIORS APPLICATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF $1,777.87.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
HE'S JUST CALLED THEM. HE'S CALLING ONE OR IS HE CALLING TWO?
>> THANK YOU, THOMAS. DID YOU HEAR THE PRESENTATION?
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. I JUST DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE IS RECORDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[INAUDIBLE] YOU ARE FREE TO GO IF YOU'D LIKE.
I'M JUST SAYING THANK THE VOTERS BECAUSE REALLY IT'S THEIR MONEY.
[LAUGHTER] I'M NOT SURE WHO IS NEXT.
SANDY, WHO ARE YOU PRESENTING FOR?
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SKATING CLUB OF JACKSON HOLE.
WE ARE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE THIS YEAR FOR OUR SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA.
AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, OUR PROGRAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO SEMESTERS.
OUR FIRST SEMESTER BEGINS USUALLY AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER, AND IT CULMINATES IN DECEMBER WITH OUR HOLIDAY SHOW, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY ATTENDED COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES IN THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE TWO SHOWS, THEY'RE BOTH ALWAYS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.
THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR LITTLE SKATERS, STARTING AT AGE THREE, ALL THE WAY UP TO ADULTS ARE ABLE TO COME IN AND SHOWCASE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED OVER THE PAST SEMESTER.
ALL OF THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS GET TO COME AND WATCH THEM SKATE.
IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE LITTLE BIDDENS, BUT IT ALSO BECOMES A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR THE KIDS WHO ARE SITTING IN THE CROWD WATCHING AND THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS.
AS SOON AS REGISTRATION OPENS UP AFTER THE HOLIDAY SHOW, WE'VE GOT AN INFLUX OF KIDS THAT WANT TO BE ON THE ICE, UNDER THE LIGHTS IN THEIR PRETTY SEQUINED DRESSES, AND THEY WANT TO PERFORM FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
UP UNTIL THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, WE HAVEN'T HAD A SHOW FOR THEM AT THE END OF THE SEASON, SO THEY'RE LEFT WITHOUT FEELING LIKE, WHAT AM I, CHOPPED LIVER? WE WANT TO INSPIRE THEM.
WE WANT TO KEEP THEM INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAM, SO WE'VE STARTED DOING A SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA.
WE'RE BRINGING IN THE SPOTLIGHTS, WE'RE BRINGING IN THE DECORATIONS.
WE'RE BRINGING IN GUEST SKATERS, BUT IT'S A COSTLY PERFORMANCE, BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT KEEPS THESE CHILDREN INVOLVED AND ACTIVE IN OUR PROGRAM.
AS YOU KNOW, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN ALL OVER THE VALLEY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HELP FOR THIS YEAR IS OUR SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA EXPENSES.
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>> DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS MATTER?
>> ALL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR SKATING CLUB OF JACKSON HOLE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000?
>> THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GOING TO BE DOING ALL THE WORK TODAY.
[LAUGHTER] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR $5,000 FROM SKATING CLUB OF JACKSON HOLE PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANK YOU, THOMAS. I DON'T KNOW WHO IS YOUR NEXT.
IF ANYBODY HAS TO TAKE OFF, LET ME KNOW, BUT IT IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE JUST SITTING HERE WITH THE AVES.
>> I KNEW SOMEBODY WOULD JUMP UP.
>> IT IS. I'M JENNY WOLFROM HOLLADAY.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COOMBS OUTDOORS.
DOUG COOMBS FOUNDATION DBA COOMBS OUTDOORS.
COOMBS OUTDOORS IS A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT DEVELOPS AND RUNS OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL YOUTH WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING COMMUNITY AND BELONGING, INCREASING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE FOR KIDS, AND ALSO IMPROVING EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH.
OUR PROGRAMS REDUCE BARRIERS TO THE OUTDOORS THAT MANY OF OUR LOCAL FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY ENCOUNTER, INCLUDING FINANCIAL BARRIERS, LACK OF GEAR, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, LACK OF REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE OUTDOOR COMMUNITY, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW OR WHERE TO RECREATE OUTSIDE.
A LOT OF OUR LOCAL YOUTH ARE MISSING OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF CULTURE.
WE STARTED 10 YEARS AGO WITH 28 KIDS AND IN SNOW KING SKI SCHOOL, WE NOW HAVE MORE THAN 400 KIDS THAT WE SERVE YEAR-ROUND.
WE HAVE PROGRAMS RUNNING NOT JUST IN THE WINTER, BUT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN FALL.
SOME IN SPRING, SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS. OUR GRANT IS, I THINK SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 175 LOCAL YOUTH RUN THROUGH OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS. THEY EACH GET AT LEAST TWO TO THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP PER YEAR.
THEY DO THINGS LIKE GO PADDLE BOARDING IN [INAUDIBLE] PARK, HIKE IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, GO TO [INAUDIBLE] HOT SPRINGS.
GO TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN WITH [INAUDIBLE] ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MOST KIDS IN JACKSON GET TO DO AND OUR KIDS GET TO DO THEM WITH COOMBS AND THEN COME BACK TO SCHOOL AND HAVE THAT SOCIAL CAPITAL TO BRING BACK TO THEIR PEERS AND REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG AND THEY'RE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT COOMBS AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
>> DO YOU CHARGE FOR YOUR PROGRAMS?
>> WE DO CHARGE. WE THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES TO HAVE PARENTS PAY WHAT THEY CAN.
WE DO HAVE A SET FEE OF $150 FOR THE PROGRAM, WHICH IF YOU'RE GETTING THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP OR FOUR WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMPS, THAT'S PRETTY AFFORDABLE.
HOWEVER, FOR EVEN SOME OF OUR FAMILIES, THAT IS A LITTLE OUT OF REACH, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE MORE THAN ONE OR TWO KIDS SO WE WORK WITH FAMILIES TO HELP THEM BE INCLUDED IN OUR PROGRAMS ON A PAYMENT SCALE THAT THEY CAN AFFORD.
>> THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
>> BEING NONE, I MOVE TO OBTAIN A MOTION.
THOMAS, WE'RE GOING TO THE MOTION.
>> COMMUNITY APPLICATION FOR THE COOMBS OUTDOORS NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COOMBS OUTDOOR APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION PASSES. THANKS VERY MUCH.
YOU BET. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE ART ASSOCIATION HERE? THANK YOU.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING.
>> AMY, YOU GOT TO TELL ME YOUR NAME AGAIN.
I LOOK AT YOUR NAME [INAUDIBLE] I'VE HEARD IT MANY TIMES, BUT I NEVER CAN GET IT RIGHT.
>> WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE THE OLDEST VISUAL ARTS ORGANIZATION IN JACKSON, CELEBRATING 60 YEARS THIS YEAR.
THAT'S OUR IMPACT REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE ARE APPRECIATIVE AND THANKFUL FOR PAST GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR YOUTH PROGRAMMING.
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AS I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE OFFER PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE FORM OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE SPRING BREAK CAMPS AND JUST THIS WEEK WE STARTED OUR 10-WEEK SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM FOR AGES K THROUGH TO 9.WE HAVE DIFFERENT CAMPS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, BUT ALSO INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.
SUPPORT FROM THE RECREATION DISTRICT HAS HELPED US CONTINUE TO OFFER REALLY VITAL, WELL-DELIVERED, SUPER HIGH-QUALITY ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN TETON COUNTY.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR AGAIN IN THIS YEAR.
>> MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, I KNOW WHEN MY KIDS WERE IN THE ART ASSOCIATION ART CLASSES, THERE WAS A CHARGE, HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE FOR THESE SUMMER CAMPS?
>> IT VARIES. THE SUMMER CAMPS, AGAIN, MOST OF THEM ARE ONE-WEEK LONG.
WE HAVE A HANDFUL THAT ARE TWO.
WE HAVE MANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE OUT OF THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
THEY RANGE FROM $300-$500 FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK OF PROGRAMMING.
WE ARE ALSO LUCKY TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH 122, WHEN THAT NECESSITY ARISES TO HAVE TO SUPPORT ACCESS FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHOM THAT WOULD BE COST-PROHIBITIVE.
WE ALSO HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP FUND BOTH FOR ADULTS AND FOR YOUTH THAT FOLKS CAN APPLY FOR AS WELL CALLED THE AVERY MATTHEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT WE GET SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE DONORS AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR.
WE REALLY ARE THE ONLY COMPLETELY DEDICATED VISUAL ARTS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING IN THE VALLEY AND WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A FINANCIAL BARRIER FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT WANT THEIR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I MOTION THAT THE ART ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION BE ACCEPTED AS THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ART ASSOCIATION'S REQUEST AND APPLICATION FOR $5,000 GRANT, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANKS, THOMAS. THE NEXT ONE IS PARTNERS.
NO, THEY DIDN'T APPLY THIS YEAR SORRY.
ANYONE HERE FROM DANCERS' WORKSHOP?
>> I'M AMELIA. I AM HERE FOR DANCERS WORKSHOP.
WE APPLIED THIS YEAR FOR SUPPORT FOR OUR SUMMER CAMPS.
I PERSONALLY LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE GOALS OF OUR TEACHERS WITHIN THE CAMP TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, CREATIVELY, AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN A WAY THAT THEY MAY NOT TRADITIONALLY GET TO DO SO IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM.
WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXPAND THEIR VIEWPOINT.
I THINK THAT CASE HAS BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT AND MOVE THE CHARGE FOR 50 YEARS.
SHE'S CALLED PROUD TO CLAIM THE ORGANIZATION ORIGINATED IN 1972.
PERSONALLY, SOMEONE WHO WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM AT DANCERS WORKSHOP, LEFT AND STUDIED DANCE AND CAME BACK BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE ARTS IN GENERAL ARE REALLY VITAL TO WHAT WE'RE FACING IN SOCIETY TODAY IN TERMS OF COLLABORATION AND WORKING TOGETHER.
HOPEFULLY WE PASS THAT ONTO THE NEXT GENERATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, THOMAS? THERE IS NONE.
>> SEEING NONE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I WOULD NOTE THAT THEIR APPLICATION WAS FOR $3,000. THAT'S CORRECT, RIGHT?
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>> APRIL 23 WAS WITH, I'M SORRY, 3,000 SLASH [OVERLAPPING] YEARS IS FILED.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FOR DANCING FORK JOB NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 [INAUDIBLE]
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE DANCERS WORKSHOP APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] SEE ANYBODY HERE FROM GAP?
>> ANYBODY HERE FROM GAP? THERE WAS LIKE DEPLETE PARTICIPATING.
>> TO START WITH THAT THEN, GRAND TEACHERS SKATING ASSOCIATION.
>> GRAND TEACHERS SKATING ASSOCIATION AID.
PICK UP MY WEEKEND WITH GRAND TEACHERS SKATING ASSOCIATION, AND WINTER WONDERLAND ICE RINK AT THIS QUESTION.
THIS UPCOMING YEAR GOING TO BE OUT 12 YEARS GOING FORWARD AND PROBABLY SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS OF TET, WE HAD YOUR SUPPORT, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN VERY GOOD RECEIVING MONEY FROM YOU BECAUSE ALL THAT WE COULDN'T DO THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF OUTSIDE, IT'S RUINING A LOT OF STUFF.
BUT GOING FORWARD, SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE WORKED WITH THE WINTER SPORTS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE DO SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS FILLER TO SKATE PROGRAM 25-MINUTE, TWO TIMES A DAY.
THE AGE START FROM 40 YEARS AND UP TO 75, THREE YEARS AGO WE HAD A 75 YEARS OLD PENKEN AND HE NEVER SKATED, HE WAS SCARED.
I SAID, LET'S GO IF YOU'RE GOING TO FALL, I WILL FALL WITH YOU, LET'S TRY IT.
HE TRIED IT AND HE WAS FROM GERMANY ACTUALLY.
HE SAID, WHEN HE GOES BACK TO GERMANY, HE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT.
ANY AGE FOR US, IT'S WELCOMING.
ALSO, WE DO SHOWS, IT'S TWO SHOWS AT THE SQUARE AND TWO SHOWS AT THE VILLAGE.
THE SHOWS IS GETTING REALLY POPULAR AND LAST YEAR, FIRST TIME, WE USED LIVE SINGERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE 12 OF THEM, AND WE ALSO HAD WALT JUNIOR CHAMPION WAS COMING FOR SECOND YEAR AND WANT TO COME THIS YEAR AS WELL.
THIS YEAR WE ARE ASKING FOR A $5,000 BECAUSE OF THE SHOW, WE WANT TO UPDATE OUR EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THE SINGERS WERE HAVING HARD TIME LAST YEAR TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE SPEAKER, SO WE NEED WIRELESS ONE, ALSO WE NEED TO GET THE FORMULAS FOR THE CARRIERS BECAUSE THE SNOW, IT'S OLD WEST WHEN IT BIGGER FIRES BETTER TITLE BASICALLY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ALL THESE YEARS.
YOU SAID THAT YOU SUPPORT THE WINTER SPORTS PROGRAM.
DID THE KIDS COME TO THE SQUARE AND SKATE, WHEN IS THAT?
>> IF THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH THE SNOW KING GUY STRING, THEN YES, HASN'T BEEN THAT MANY TIMES, WE ALWAYS TRY TO WORK OUT.
BUT IF NOT, THEN THEY'RE COMING OVER THERE.
BUT MOSTLY WE DO OVER THERE BECAUSE IT'S WARMER, [LAUGHTER] IT'S LITTLE BIT BIGGER, IS MORE COMPACT, WE HAVE DONE IT AT A SQUARE AS WELL.
I'M REALLY VERY HAPPY TO SEE EVERY YEAR IT'S GROWING.
AFTER SCHOOL, THE KIDS GET TOGETHER IN THE COMMON SPACE, AND IT'S ALL OVER THERE, YOUR NAME, AND THAT'S FUN TO SEE THE GROUP NOW COMING TOGETHER.
AS THIS ONE I'LL LET YOU KNOW MY HAPPY MOMENTS.
>> I LIKE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I DO HAVE A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION FOR GRAND TEACHERS SKATING ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE APPLICATION FOR GRAND TEACHERS SKATING ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> EXCELLENT. HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM.
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>> I THINK THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE JACKSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
OUR MISSION IS TO IGNITE EVERY KID'S POTENTIAL THROUGH LEARNING, CREATIVITY, AND PLAY, RIGHT IN HER 11TH YEAR OF OPERATIONS.
ASIDE FROM OUR INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, WE OFFER PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
OUR BIGGEST ONE BEING OUR STEAM PROGRAM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MADDOX, ALMOST EVERY CHILD WHO GOES THROUGH TCSD THROUGH FIVE IT GOES THROUGH OUR STEAM PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TCSD.
THIS YEAR OUR EDUCATION TEAM IS ASKING FOR PROMOTING MORE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE MAGNIFYING DEVICES.
ESPECIALLY ONE DIGITAL MICROSCOPE.
THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CHILDREN AND TEACHERS TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE WHILE MAGNIFYING DIFFERENT CRITTERS OR OBJECTS AND USING A SCREEN TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS THOMAS?
>> SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FROM JACKSON HOLE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM NOT TO EXCEED $870 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM APPLICATION UNDER THE AMOUNT OF $870.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE YET? MY GOODNESS, I KNOW IT GETS TO BE A LITTLE EXTRA FUN AND MAYBE A LITTLE EXTRA LOUD, I PLAYED ON.
>> WHY DOES HE HAVE BOOTS, IT'S NOT WINTER.
>> OKAY, SO LET'S START WITH NAMES, THIS IS LEBOWSKI, SHE IS MY SERVICE DOG.
BETSY HAS GOTTEN TO KNOW HER A BIT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WEEKEND, I SPENT SOME TIME IN THIS CITY AND SHE GOT BURNS ON HER PAWS FROM THE CONCRETE.
NEW DOG MOM, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE WITH ALL THIS GRASS AND SNOW.
HER FEET GOT WET AND SHE RAN ON CONCRETE.
SHE'S GOT ON HER CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING BOOTIES [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE WHY WOULD I FIND ALSO BEARS? [LAUGHTER].
>> APPARENTLY I LIKE RED [LAUGHTER] THE ATTENTION-GETTER.
JOKES ASIDE. MY NAME IS CATHERINE MCGUIRE.
I WORK FOR THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THERE.
IT'S A PRETTY NEW POSITION FOR ME.
THIS IS MY FIRST RUN HERE, AND I WILL BE WELCOMING FEEDBACK IF YOU HAVE ANY FOR ME.
TOOK ME A MINUTE TO FIND THIS PLACE, BUT I WAS GLAD TO DO IT.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE RUNNING SUMMER CAMP THIS SUMMER FOR FOUR WEEKS AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING $5,000 TOWARDS.
THE GOAL BEING SIMILAR TO WHAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID ON INCLUSIVITY.
NOT ONLY YOUTH EDUCATION BUT ALSO IN THAT ADULT EDUCATION BUCKET.
WE ARE HIRING SOMEONE THROUGH RISING EDUCATORS, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HERE WHERE LATINO STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL ARE GIVEN A MEANINGFUL JOB WITH A REAL SALARY, SO NOT HIRING AN INTERN AT A NO PAY AND REALLY TRYING TO GIVE THEM THE OPTION OF A JOB THAT IS OF INTEREST, NOT JUST A JOB THAT PAYS $20 BECAUSE IT PAYS $20.
WITH THAT, THEY WILL BE GETTING, I THINK IT'S $17 OR $18 AN HOUR AND SO THAT OVER TWO MONTHS IS QUITE A SUM.
THAT WAY CHILDREN HAVE A BETTER EXPERIENCE HAVING A BETTER RATIO OF CAMP COUNSELORS TO STUDENTS AND THEN ALSO THIS OLDER INDIVIDUAL, SO I GUESS COUNSELOR AND TRAINING CAMPER, SHE OWES 216 WILL ALSO BE GETTING SOME EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OF HER OWN AS SHE EXPLORES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN EDUCATOR HERSELF.
THAT IS WHAT PORTION OF THE FUNDS IS INTERESTED IN.
THE OTHER PORTION IS ON RENTING A VAN KNOWING THAT, YES, WE HAVE A GREAT MUSEUM, BUT ALSO THERE ARE SOME GREAT PLACES IN THAT COMMUNITY WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO.
MANY OF WHICH WILL TRY AND USE THE SMART BUS FOR, SOME OF WHICH ARE OUTSIDE THAT SCOPE, LIKE GETTING INTO THE PARK ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES AROUND THE RIVER HISTORY, CONNECTED TO OUR CURRENT EXHIBIT, AND SO WE WILL HOPEFULLY BE GOING INTO THE PARK TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE PARK RANGERS AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A DAY WE WOULD NEED TO RENT A VAN.
THERE'S A DAY WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ESTORIA HOT SPRINGS THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE AGAIN, THAT SCOPE OF THE SMART BUS AND SO THAT IS LISTED AT TWO DAYS OF THE WEEK FOR EACH WEEK OF CAMP.
TOGETHER, THAT SUM IS CLOSE TO 9,000 SO WE'RE ASKING 5,000 KNOWING THAT WE HAVE
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SOME FUNDS OF OUR OWN BUT WE WOULD LIKE SUPPORT TO MAKE THAT CAMP AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE.>> CATHERINE, IS THIS THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FIRST SUMMER CAMP?
>> IT'S NOT. COVID DEFINITELY HIT SUMMER CAMP IN A DIFFERENT WAY, SO THERE WERE SOME YEARS OF ONE WEEK OF CAMP, TWO WEEKS OF CAMP, JUST SIBLING CAMPS, ONLY FIVE CAMPERS.
BUT THIS YEAR IT'S FOUR WEEKS AND EACH WEEK IS BETWEEN 8-12 CAMPERS.
THE HOPE IS TO CONTINUE THAT TRAJECTORY AND POTENTIALLY NEXT EVEN DO SIX WEEKS.
THINKING OF INCLUSIVITY, THE PRICE TAG OF CAMP IS $330 FOR A WEEK, WHICH IS ALSO PRETTY AFFORDABLE COMPARATIVELY TO OTHER SUMMER CAMPS IN THE AREA AND WE'D LIKE TO KEEP IT AT THAT LEVEL, WHICH IS HOW THIS COMMUNITY FUND CAN HELP US MAKE THAT INCLUSIVE.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY, CATHERINE. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION FOR $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND IS SECONDED TO APPROVE THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES APPLICATION FOR $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MAYBE I'LL PUT IT IN A LITTLE TAPE BOX.
>> IS IT LEBOWSKI? LIKE THE GREAT LEBOWSKI.
[LAUGHTER] JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FOR THAT?
>> YES, PLEASE. WE DID SKIP PUBLIC ART.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT? THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT, ANDREA.
ANYONE HERE FROM PUBLIC ART? THERE YOU ARE, SHAWN.
[LAUGHTER] YOU SHOULD HAVE RAISED YOUR HAND EARLIER, YOU WERE HERE EARLY.
>> I DID LATER, BUT JENNY WAS AHEAD OF ME AND AMAZINGLY LOUDER THAN I WAS.
[LAUGHTER] BOARD VICE CHAIR AND TRUSTEES, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY REPRESENTING JACKSON HOLE PUBLIC ART.
THIS YEAR'S APPLICATION WHICH REQUESTED $5,000 WAS FOR THAT MAGICAL TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE MOBILE ART STUDIO BECOMES THE ARTMOBILE.
ALONG WITH COMMUNITY ARTISTS CALLED CO-ARTISTS, WHICH ARE LOCAL ARTISTS WE HIRE TO DO PLANNED POP-UPS IN PUBLIC SPACES WITH THE TENT, WITH THE ARTMOBILE, FARMERS MARKETS, PEOPLE'S MARKETS, SCHOOL SETTINGS, ALSO PUBLIC PARKS, WE MAKE ART.
WE MAKE ART WITH THE CO-ARTISTS LEADING, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY MOBILIZER WHO GETS OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH USING A NETWORK SO THAT PEOPLE COME AND ENJOY AND KIDS CAN PLAY, FAMILIES SHOW UP.
WE HAVE AN AGING ARTMOBILE WHICH OFTEN NEEDS INSURANCE AND REHAB BETWEEN SEASONS, IT GETS USED AND ABUSED AND WE ALSO NEED ART SUPPLIES EVERY YEAR.
BUT I BROUGHT WITH ME SOMETHING VERY FUN.
ROBIN CAMERON FROM CAMPING SENT ME SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE DOING THIS YEAR, THIS SUMMER, AND FALL.
CREATING MODULAR INSECT HABITATS AS PART OF THE BIG POLLINATOR PUSH.
MAKING TINY ART GALLERIES THAT WILL POP UP AROUND TOWN.
MAKING CLOUDS FOR JENNY DOWN AT THE FALL FACTORY, ALSO WORKING WITH MOSAICS WITH THE ARTIST WHO IS DOING THE MOSAIC INSTALLATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE REC CENTER.
WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS COMING UP, MURALS IN THE FALL.
THEY WORK WITH CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS TO GET THOSE YOUTH MURALS THAT POP UP UNDERNEATH UNDERPASSES.
I KNOW AT SOME POINTS YOU ALL COLLABORATED, I THINK WITH WHOLE FOOD RESCUES SO THAT THERE COULD BE SNACKS FOR SOME OF THE FAMILIES AND KIDS.
>> THEY ARE BUSY BUT WE BUILD THEM SPROUT MARKETS AND WE WORK WITH THEM FOR SOME POP-UPS.
WE CAN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, SO WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE SNACKS WHERE THEY CAN'T COORDINATE.
I JUST THINK THE PROGRAM GOT REALLY BUSY. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> BUT THERE ARE SNACKS AVAILABLE TO THE KIDS AND JUICE BOXES WHEN THEY'RE WORKING.
>> THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY. YOU STILL THERE? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FROM JACKSON HOLE PUBLIC ART NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
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>> THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY OF JACKSON HOLE PUBLIC ART APPLICATION FOR $5,000 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANK YOU, SHAW. THE NEXT ONE IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING.
WE'LL MOVE ON AND AS SOON AS YOU GET HER, JUST LET US KNOW.
[LAUGHTER] KRISTEN IS OUR MONEY PERSON AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE PERSON IN THE HOUSE.
>>SORRY BUT A WHOLE LOT OF FRUSTRATION HERE ON MY END WITH TRYING TO GET ON.
I'M TORY, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS YEAR WE'RE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING $5,000 TOWARDS THE CONTINUATION OF OUR LONGSTANDING SCHOOL-BASED ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAM.
THESE FUNDS WILL CONTINUE TO ENABLE JSTR TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE WRITING HYPNOTHERAPY AND OR OUR EQUINE-FACILITATED LEARNING LESSONS TO TCSD STUDENTS OF ALL AGES WITHIN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
OUR SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT FOR FOUR WEEKS IN THE FALL OF 2023 AND FIVE WEEKS IN THE SPRING OF 2024.
IT'S THE SAME PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT FOR THAT LONG.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING? SEEING NONE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION FOR $5,000 FOR JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE IS JACKSON HOLE YOUTH BASKETBALL. HI, JOE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE HERE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER $5,000 GRANT FOR JACKSON HOLE YOUTH BASKETBALL 501(C)(3) THAT IS SERVING OVER 200 FAMILIES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING BASKETBALL FROM FIRST GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE RECREATIONAL LEAGUE'S, CAMPS, CLINICS, TRAVEL LEAGUES.
THE GRANTS HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY USED AND THIS GRANT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING WILL BE USED FOR EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, BASKETBALLS, BASKETBALL CAGES, AND RACKS.
AND THE SUPPORT CONTINUES TO ALLOW US TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE BUY A BASKETBALL PUMP TO PUT AIR IN IT.
>> [LAUGHTER] WE WILL INCLUDE THAT ONE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, NO? ANY QUESTIONS, THOMAS? SEEING NONE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I'M HERE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FROM JACKSON HOLE YOUTH BASKETBALL NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF JACKSON HOLE YOUTH BASKETBALL, THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
JOE, YOU'VE GOTTEN JUST IN TIME.
THANKS FOR HOSTING. MY NAME IS TRENT HULTMAN, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR JACKSON HOLE SOCCER.
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SIMILAR AS WELL WE PROBABLY ALSO USE A PUMP FOR OUR SOCCER BALLS AS WELL.BUT WE CONTINUE TO SERVE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF YOUTH IN THE VALLEY HERE.
WE HAD OVER 850 PLAYERS, RANGING FROM U_3 UP TO U_18, BOTH IN OUR OUTDOOR SPRING AND FALL SEASONS, OUR WINTER INDOOR PROGRAMS, OUR SUMMER CAMPS.
MOST RECENTLY, WE CO-SPONSORED AND PARTNERED WITH TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO OFFER THREE DIFFERENT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT THERE.
TWO OF WHICH WERE WITH KOLTER ELEMENTARY, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE WITH THE EIGHTH GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAYERS.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT UNDERWAY FOR THOSE PLAYERS THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO SERVE.
WE ALSO RECENTLY STARTED A TOP SOCCER PROGRAM FOR PLAYERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
WE WILL BE THE THIRD, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN SINCE 2020 IN EVERY CAPACITY, EACH DIVISION.
OUR NEEDS CONTINUE WITH PRIMARILY EQUIPMENT RELATED ITEMS, SOCCER BALLS, SMALLER GOALS, PENNIES, TRAINING, COACHES, MISPLACED COACHING EQUIPMENT.
>> PUMPS, EXACTLY. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR ANOTHER $5,000 TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE NEEDS.
THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HULTMAN? ANY QUESTIONS, THOMAS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE JACKSON HOLE YOUTH SOCCER COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION FOR $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF JACKSON HOLE YOUTH SOCCER AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL RIGHT. OFF SQUARE THEATER COMPANY.
>> HI, WHAT'S GOOD? I'M SADIE FRANK.
I'M THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT OFF SQUARE.
WE'RE SEEKING $5,000 TO SUPPORT OUR 2024 MUSICAL, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A CAST OF 50-60 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS A YOUTH CREW OF SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS OF AS MANY AS WE CAN GET, BUT PROBABLY AROUND TEN OF THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE SERVED.
WE, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, WE HOLD AUDITIONS IN OCTOBER.
I BELIEVE THAT OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL START OUR REHEARSALS IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.
AND WE DO EIGHT WEEKS OF REALLY INTENSIVE, 20 HOURS A WEEK OF REHEARSAL TO DO A GIANT EXTRAVAGANZA OF THE YOUTH MUSICAL IN LATE FEBRUARY IN THE CENTER OF THEATER ARTS.
AND WE RECENTLY DID A BIG STRATEGIC PLAN AND REORIENTED OUR EDUCATION GOAL, ELUCIDATED AS FOLLOWS, WHICH IS THAT WE ARE STRIVING TO CREATE A NEXT-GENERATION OF CREATIVE, EMPATHETIC LEADERS.
NOT NECESSARILY A NEXT GENERATION OF CEOS, BUT AN EXPLORATION OF COMPETENT, CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATIVE KIDS.
I THINK THAT WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY AND I'M THANKFUL TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR FAST SUPPORT, AND THAT'S ALL.
>> WHAT WAS THE PLAY THIS YEAR?
>> I'M FROM VERMONT WHERE THE MARIA VON TRAPP, AND I MENTION BECAUSE WE WERE CUTTING SOMETHING.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT UNTIL WE WERE SLATED THAT THAT WAS WHERE THEY LANDED.
>> AND THEN PUTTING TOGETHER WITH THE PLAY GUIDE, I CAME ACROSS THAT NUGGET. THAT'S ALL.
>> THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE THERE, AND STILL.
>> BUT WHEN I WORKED THERE, IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE RUN-DOWN AND THEY HADN'T REALLY HIT THEIR STRIDE.
SO SORRY. I MEAN, MARIA DEFINITELY WASN'T JULIE ANDREWS, BUT JULIE IS A VERY TOUGH LADY.
>> YEAH. THAT WAS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR ME THIS PAST JANUARY.
I WAS LIKE, EVERYONE DESCRIBES HER THAT WAY. I'M PRETTY ABOUT JULIE.
WE HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED FOR 24 YET, BUT.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THAT, BUT I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT'S A SECRET.
>> SOME PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM MAY KNOW.
>> THAT BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT PIECE IS I NEED TO RECUSE HIMSELF.
>> THANK YOU, BETSY, FOR DOING THAT. IS THERE MUCH?
>> I MOVE. LET'S SEE WHERE WE ARE.
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THE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION FOR OFF SQUARE THEATER COMPANY AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 AS PRESENTED.>> THOMAS, CAN YOU SECOND THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS THERE.
>> CAN YOU SECOND THAT MOTION, THOMAS?
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND THEN SECONDED TO APPROVE THE OFF SQUARE THEATER COMPANY COMMUNITY APPLICATION FOR $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AND WILL YOU PUT DOWN THAT TRUSTEE CARLIN, RECUSE YOURSELF. OKAY, GREAT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.
>> THANKS, THOMAS. WE WILL BE BEHIND PINS AND NEEDLES TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS YEAR'S PLAY IS.
>> THANK YOU. SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS.
I'M HERE FROM SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS.
I'M RELUCTANTLY AND NEW TO THE PAPERWORK SIDE OF THINGS.
I'M USUALLY DOING THE OUTDOOR VERSION OF ALL THIS. AND FORGIVE ME.
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL FOOD.
WE BRING TOGETHER FARMERS, RANCHERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS AND CONNECT THEM WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND MY FAVORITE COMMUNITY GROUP TO CONNECT WITH IS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY DO IT SO LOUDLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY AND THEY ABSORB NOT ONLY OUR INFORMATION, BUT OUR FOOD AND OUR NUTRIENTS SO ACTIVELY.
SO OUR REQUESTS THIS YEAR IS FOR $5,000.
IN THE PAST, YOU ALL HAVE SUPPORTED OUR COOKING & FARMING CAMPS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SHIFTED THAT MODEL A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
LOCATION AND STAFFING AND JUST BANDWIDTH OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
AND SO WE HAVE, THIS YEAR, A COOKING AND GARDENING CLASS SERIES INSTEAD OF A TRADITIONAL MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY CAMP SERIES.
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU, KATE, IS THAT YOU WILL SEE KIDDOS AT THE PUPILS MARKET TOMORROW INVOLVED IN A COOKING CLASS.
THEY SHOW UP AS THE PEOPLE'S MARKET BEGINS.
THEY ARE LED BY AN INSTRUCTOR AND THEY GO AROUND AND SHOP AND GET TO TALK TO THE FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS, AND SELECT WHAT THE INGREDIENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO USE.
THEN THEY GO BACK UNDER THE TENT AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS LAWN AND PREPARE A SMALL MEAL THAT THEY CAN SHARE WITH EACH OTHER AND THEN TAKE HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES.
OUR IDEA, OF COURSE, IS TO GET THESE KIDDOS EXCITED ABOUT THE LOCAL FOOD THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED AND GOTTEN TO USE AND THEN HAVE THEM GET THEIR FAMILIES EXCITED ABOUT LOCAL FOOD AND REACH OUT TO US MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN SUPPLY THESE FAMILIES AND CONNECT THESE MOMENTS WITH LOCAL FOOD RESOURCES.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW MODEL.
WE THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WHEN WE DO GET THE BANDWIDTH FOR CAMPS BACK, THESE CLASSES COULD ALSO CONTINUE.
THEY'RE NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD COMPETE WITH THEIR CAMPS, THEY'RE JUST WHAT WE'RE TRYING OUT THIS YEAR.
THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS IS WE WORK WITH THE COOMB'S FOUNDATION.
THEY, AS THEY TOLD YOU GUYS A FEW MINUTES AGO, THEY PROVIDE US WITH GROUP OF KIDS WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN COOKING AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS OR ENCOUNTER LOCAL FOOD RESOURCES BEFORE.
WE BRING THOSE KIDS OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS AND SOME LOCAL GARDEN, JUST PRIVATE GARDENS WHERE THEY GET INSTRUCTION IN GARDENING AND A SEASONAL EATING AND NUTRIENTS AND THEN ALSO GET TO DO SOME COOKING AND TAKE SOME FOOD HOME, HOPEFULLY TELL THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GET THE ANSWERS FOR YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARI ALLAN? ANY QUESTIONS, THOMAS? SEEM NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FROM SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MARI ALLAN.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE TETON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE, NEXT. ARE THEY ONLINE?
>> OKAY. THEN, TETON MUSIC SCHOOL.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I'M AMANDA FLOSBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TETON MUSIC SCHOOL,
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AND ALSO CARPOOL OR WITH SOMEONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ALPHABET, WHICH WE REALIZE IN THIS FORMAT MAYBE.>> I JUST WANTED TO STAY IN AND SEE.
>> BUT TETON MUSIC SCHOOL, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FUNDING THE PAST FEW YEARS OF OUR NEW AND GROWING ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS OUR FOURTH YEAR IN OPERATION, AND WHAT I REALIZED THE OTHER DAY WHEN PUTTING TOGETHER SOME BOARD REPORTS IS, IT WAS OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF EXISTING NOT DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND SO WE'VE LEARNED A LOT DURING THAT TIME.
ALSO, WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS PROGRAM GROWTH THAT I THINK IS RELATED TO THAT.
OUTSIDE OF PANDEMIC WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE OUR AFTER-SCHOOL OFFERINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH GROUPS AND ENSEMBLES AND SINGING AND PEOPLE SHARING SPACE IN WAYS THAT WE COULDN'T FOR MUCH OF OUR EXISTENCE AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A REALLY POPULAR ROCK BANDS PROGRAM WHICH DOUBLED IN SIZE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND WE WENT FROM TWO TO FOUR BANDS.
WE'RE ADDING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-LEVEL OF ROCK BAND IN THIS COMING FALL.
THE KIDS WORK REALLY HARD AND IN FACT, ARE DOING SO WELL THAT ONE OF OUR BANDS IS INVITED AND WE WILL BE OPENING FOR CORY WONG AT THE CENTERS BENEFIT ON MONDAY, SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND THE FACT THAT [INAUDIBLE] DAUGHTER IS IN THE BAND.
[LAUGHTER] BUT AS WE LOOK TO CONTINUE THIS GROWTH IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT SAYS AN APPLICATION OF INCENTIVES LIKE BEG, BORROW, STEAL WHATEVER EQUIPMENT WE CAN USE TO GET THINGS DONE, SO WE'RE SLOWLY BUT SURELY BUILDING OUT OUR STOCK OF EQUIPMENT, AND SO OUR APPLICATION IS ABOUT ITEMS TO SUPPORT OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> SEEING NONE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FROM TETON MUSIC SCHOOL NOT TO EXCEED $5,000.
>> SORRY, WE'RE GETTING CONFUSED.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THE MAIN AND SECONDARY TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF TETON MUSIC SCHOOL FOR THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> YOU KNOW WE SKIPPED? [OVERLAPPING]
DID EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEIR APPLICATION? I THINK IT WAS FOR $5,000.
>> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION FROM GAP NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF GAP.
[OVERLAPPING] PROTECT PAID HIM IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
SO WE'VE GOT ALL THAT PAGE DONE, THEN THERE'S TETON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE FOUNDATION REQUEST.
ANYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TETON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> ANY COMMENT? I SAY THIS BECAUSE I DO HAVE.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THEIR APPLICATION, THEY ARE REALLY TRYING HARD TO TRAIN KIDS, SO THEY DON'T GO IN THE BACK COUNTRY AND DO SILLY THINGS THAT CAUSES THEM TO HAVE TO RESCUE PEOPLE.
BUT I HAD A QUESTION FOR THEM AND I'LL JUST CALL THEM AND ASK THEM WHETHER THEY ARE CHARGING PEOPLE FOR RESCUES, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE I THINK THE SENSE IS, THAT PEOPLE WILL CALL THEM WHEN THEY NEED TO BE RESCUED.
BUT YOU KNOW INSURANCE CARRIERS WILL PAY FOR IT.
IT JUST SEEMS WHEN YOU BUY A HELICOPTER WHICH IS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO MAYBE MILLIONS.
MAYBE YOU'RE TO THINK ABOUT CHARGING SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE.
BUT I AM SUPER ENCOURAGED BECAUSE I ALWAYS WATCH
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THIS ABOUT AVALANCHES AND, KNOCK ON WOOD.KIDS WHO GROW UP HERE GENERALLY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GETTING AVALANCHE BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TRAINING CAMP SEARCH AND RESCUE FROM GETTING HARD AND OUR TEACHERS WHO REALLY TEACH THEM, WHICH I'M SUPER HAPPY THAT WE DON'T LOSE THEM THEN.
ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT.
>> I WOULD JUST FOLLOW UP AND SAY THAT I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO THEIR APPLICATION.
IT WAS MORE FOR BOOTY FOR THE ONES IN YOUR PACK THING, AND I THINK THE FACT THAT IT'S FOR THE EDUCATION AND THAT KIND OF THING, EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITH THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SKI PASSES AVAILABLE THIS YEAR, WILL PUSH MORE PEOPLE INTO THE [INAUDIBLE] AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
>> THAT'S TRUE. I KNEW THAT'LL HAPPEN TOO. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION OF TETON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE FOUNDATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF TETON COUNTY PARKS AND REC AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY KIDS CLUBS PROGRAM, WHICH WE HAVE FUNDED IN THE PAST. HAVE WE? >. YES, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE SAME?
>> I THINK SHE HAS TO UNMUTE HERSELF.
>> SHE'S ON HER PHONE SO AM NOT SURE.
>> WELL, WHEN SHE COMES OUT AND WE CAN TALK TO HER, BUT IS THERE A MOTION IN THE MEANTIME?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE THREE TETON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION GRANTS FOR THE AMOUNT, WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE I'M SORRY, TWO LAST YEAR, ONE THIS YEAR FOR $40,000 AS PRESENTED.
>> WE'RE HERE. WE WONDER IF YOU WOULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TETON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION AFTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY KIDS CLUB PROGRAM APPLICATION.
I KEPT SAYING I WAS UNMUTED AND I KEPT TALKING AND THEN THERE WAS NOTHING.
HI, THIS IS RACHEL ZIMMERMAN I'M THE RECREATION CENTER MANAGER.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF RACHEL KERI, WHO'S OUR YOUTH ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR, BUT SHE'S IN THE FIELD TODAY WITH THE KIDS FOR CAMP JACKSON.
ANYWAY, IN THE YEARS PAST, YOU'VE DEFINITELY FUNDED OUR K-5 KIDS CLUB AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.
THIS REC DISTRICTS GRANT HELPS US KEEP OUR PROGRAMS AFFORDABLE.
PARKS AND RECREATION HAS ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERED IN THE VALLEY FOR MANY YEARS.
WE SERVE MANY FAMILIES, ABOUT 50 KIDS A DAY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'RE HOPING TO INCREASE THAT IN THIS NEXT YEAR.
WITH THESE FUNDS FOR OUR KIDS COULD PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND AFFORDABILITY TO MANY OF THE FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.
THESE PAST YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITIES AND PROGRAMS, INTRODUCING DIFFERENT PARTNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ALSO PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT ARE GEARED A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS.
ALSO, WHILE HAVING PARTNERS COME ONTO THE SITE OF THE SCHOOL TO REDUCE THE TRAVEL TIME FOR THESE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL AS WELL, AND THEN HELP WITH THE FAMILIES THAT NEED TO COME AND GET THEM WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE REC DISTRICTS' GRANT, WE ARE ABLE TO ENHANCE OUR PROGRAMS, TRAIN OUR STAFF APPROPRIATELY, PURCHASE THE MOST NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, AND PROVIDE MOST CARE FOR ALL THE FAMILIES HERE.
THIS LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE SOME REALLY GREAT SENSORY TOYS, RECREATION EQUIPMENT, HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS, CRAFT SUPPLIES, AND OTHER VARYING MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING SUPPLIES THAT HELPS US KEEP THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS CLUB.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RACHEL,
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IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RACHEL? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH REGARD TO HER MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE TETON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION APPLICATION FOR AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY KIDS CLUBS PROGRAMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. SO MUCH.
APPRECIATED AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE ON TO THE TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUESTS.
HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES ON THIS SINCE WE LAST SAW THIS?
>> THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES TRUST YOU ME TO THIS.
BUT I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF NOTES I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.
FIRST. UNDER THE FACILITIES PORTION OF THIS REQUEST, WE HAVE $250,000 SET ASIDE FOR THE FIREPROOFING OF THE BLEACHERS UNDERNEATH PART OF THE NEW BLEACHERS, AND THE ACTUAL QUOTE FOR THAT CAME IN AT 319,775.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD ENTERTAINED TO INCREASE THE FACILITIES PORTION FROM $947,743 TO $1,017,518, WHICH WOULD THEN INCREASE THE TOTAL TCFD REQUESTS FROM $2,916,739 TO $2,986,514.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER NOTES THAT DON'T REFLECT SPECIFICALLY TO OUR REQUEST.
I CAN MENTION LATER, BUT FOR NOW, THAT'S THE ONLY PROPOSED CHANGE TO THIS APPLICATION.
>> ANY QUESTIONS TO KRISTEN? KRISTEN, I WAS THINKING THAT THE FACILITIES CATEGORY WAS THE BRONC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, BUT IT'S NOT.
SO WHAT ELSE ARE WE PAYING FOR THROUGH THE REC DISTRICT OR FACILITIES BESIDES WHAT YOU JUST SAID?
>> LET ME GET TO THE FACILITIES PAGE AND I WILL GO THROUGH IT.
IF YOU ALL MAY OR MAY NOT REMEMBER BEFORE WE CHANGED UP HOW WE DO OUR BILLING WITH TETON COUNTY PARKS AND REC APPLICATION.
IF YOU LOOK AT PAST APPLICATIONS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY USED TO REQUEST MONEY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF TCSD GROUNDS.
WE CHANGE THAT AROUND WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD RENEGOTIATED THE AGREEMENT WITH PARKS AND REC, SO THAT MONEY SHIFTED AND THAT'S AT TCSD MAINTENANCE LINE AT 230,000.
NOW INSTEAD OF THE TETON COUNTY PARKS AND REC REQUESTING THAT MONEY, THEY BUILD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TCSD GROUNDS AND THEN WE PAY THEM OUT OF THE REC DISTRICT FROM FACILITIES.
MOST OF THAT ORIGINATES WITH HOW THE DOCUMENT AND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TETON COUNTY PARKS AND REC AND THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS ORGANIZED AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHANGE THERE.
THE ACTIVITY MAINTENANCE STAFF IS THE PERSON THAT CLEANS UP AFTER A LOT OF THE EVENTS HELPED SET UP FOR THE EVENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF SETUP THAT GOES INTO WHETHER IT'S BASKETBALL GAME, OR FOOTBALL GAME, GRADUATION, ANY OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.
THERE'S SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY COMES IN TO HELP PREPARE AND SET UP GROUNDS.
WE TYPICALLY USED TO HAVE SOMEONE DESIGNATED FOR THAT, BUT NOW WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S MORE ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOMEONE THAT WE TIMECARD TO DO MORE OF THE CUSTODIAL SIDE.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THOSE TWO SPLIT AMOUNTS THE 82,000 FOR THE MAINTENANCE SIDE AND THE 15,000 FOR THE CUSTODIAL SIDE.
THE GROUNDS CARES THE AGREEMENT OF THE CARE OF THE GROUNDS THAT THE TETON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN, AND THAT'S TYPICALLY A CONTRACT THAT THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT BIDS OUT TO MAINTAIN THE REST OF THE GROUNDS CARE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THAT CONTRACT.
THE HIGH-SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ZONE SYSTEM.
THIS IS A ONETIME PURCHASE THAT WAS APPROVED IN THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE THE AUDITORIUM SYSTEM IN THE HIGH-SCHOOL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REDONE.
I THINK ITS ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING AND CREATES MANY ISSUES.
I THINK THERE'S ONE PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS HOW TO RUN THAT SYSTEM AND
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[LAUGHTER] HE'S ACTUALLY ALREADY RETIRED AND HE'S KIND ENOUGH TO COME BACK AND CONTRACT WITH US WHEN WE NEED HELP, BUT HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET THAT SYSTEM REPLACED SO THAT IT CAN BE MORE USEFUL TO ALL KINDS OF GROUPS, RANGING FROM K5 GROUPS, AND MUSIC, AND ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES WE HAVE IN THERE.THE CONCRETE WALL AROUND THE TRACK.
OUR TCSD BOARD, IN COMBINATION WITH THE REC BOARD, REPLACED THE TRACK AND THE TURF A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
AT THE SAME TIME THEY CUT DOWN A LOT OF TREES.
ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT ORIGINALLY DAMAGED THE TRACK WAS THAT THE ROOTS FROM THE TREES WOULD GROW UP AND GIRL UNDER THE TRACK AND THAT CREATED A LOT OF DAMAGE.
THIS IS A CONCRETE WALL THAT WILL PREVENT THOSE ROOTS FROM COMING BACK THROUGH THE TRACK, WHICH WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE DONE AT THE TIME BUT DIDN'T AND SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN EMERGENCY PROJECT NOW.
THE FENCING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THIS IS REALLY TO CONTROL PUBLIC ACCESS AND MAKE ACCESS POINTS INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING THE ENTIRE AREA OPEN.
THEN THE BLEACHER FIREPROOFING, WHICH I REFERENCED BEFORE, AND THIS BOARD REPAIR FOR THE WILSON WETLANDS, THAT'S THE PROJECT THAT THE COUNTY HAS ASKED US TO DO IN PREPARATION TO TURN THAT WILSON WETLANDS PARCEL OVER TO THE COUNTY.
THEY WON'T ACCEPT THAT UNTIL WE REPAIR THESE BOARDWALKS.
>> THANK YOU, KRISTEN. I'D FORGOTTEN MOST ALL OF THAT.
I KNOW YOU TOLD US THAT BEFORE, BUT IT'S GOOD TO GO OVER IT FOR BILLY'S BENEFIT BECAUSE HE WASN'T AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, AND THOMAS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KRISTEN WITH REGARDS TO THE TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUEST?
>> I WROTE DOWN YOUR NUMBER CHRISTIAN, IT WAS $2,986,014.
>> NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN.
GREAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE AWARD OF THE TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S APPLICATION.
>> I MOVE TO PROVE THAT TCSD NUMBER ONE GRADE APPLICATION NOT TO EXCEED THE NUMBER THAT KRISTEN JUST SAID [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] $986,514 AS PRESENTED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE TCSD APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,986,514.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> GREAT. WE'RE DONE WITH THE APPROVALS.
WE HAVE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA 501,
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
A PRIVILEGED MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2023.502 IS APPROVAL OF SOME MIDDLE FOR FISCAL YEAR '25.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT LAURA JUST GAVE US.
>> THAT IS ACTUALLY THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE GRANTS THAT IS OWNED BY THE FIRM FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
IT'S OUR PORTION OF ACCESS THAT THE FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION'S REQUESTING FUNDING TOWARDS.
>> I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THE MATERIALS THAT WE HAD.
>> EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS. THANKS. JUST SO WE HAVE THAT.
THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES 502 [INAUDIBLE] SUBMITTED BOTH FOR FISCAL YEAR '25 IN THE AMOUNT OF $800, AND THEN FINAL REPORT FOR PARTNERS, AND THEY DIDN'T REAPPLY THIS YEAR?
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> GREAT. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I SEE NO PERSON HERE, UNLESS YOU WANT TO COMMENT, BILL.
>> COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD.
[6. COMMUNICATIONS]
I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY, DID WE?>> COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD?
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ANYTHING ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY?[7. ADVANCED PLANNING]
DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING?>> THE NEXT MEETING IS FOR BUDGET HEARING JULY 20TH, TUESDAY.
>> I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
I WILL BE VIRTUAL IF I [INAUDIBLE].
>> THOMAS, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR BUDGET HEARING ON JULY 20TH?
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THAT. MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.