HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.a. Director's Report � ROSEMOLINT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting: August 22, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Director's Report AGENDA SECTION:
New Business
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director p`GENDA NO.
7 a.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: dls
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only.
Park Improvement Fund Balance as of July 31, 2016: $309,200.60
Inflows to the Park Improvement�^und last month wcYe as follows:
Dedication fees —$0
Gxants�OtheY - $0
Intcrest- $ 31.23
Donations - $0
EYpenditures - � 18,)70.08 (�lilesbur�� Park impro�rements)
Lepreehaun Days -The Parks and Recreation llepartment recendy completed another gxeat�veek of free
l.eprechaun Days special events for the community. We started the week off�vith the Blarney Stone Hunt
where more than 450 kids seaYched the park for hidden rocks and coins �vhich they turned in for money to
fill their pi��y�banks. 1'hank �-ou t�� CF Industries for the sponsorship.
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parucipated in diffeYent�vater related stations. The huge slip N slide remains the favoYite station to date.
Thank you to the Rosemount FiYe Department for thc hclp in setting up for this fiin event.
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Fishing Derby- One of our final special c�-ents and staff fa�-orites is thc Fishing Derb�- sponsoYed by� CI�
Industries. This year the largest fish�vas a 9.5" bullhcad caught by 6 gear old Sophia. �1 fe�v sunfish and
turtles were also caught. Approximatcly 120 kids participated in three age groups, 6 and under, 7-9 and 8-
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Run For the Gold - The 30th annual Leprechaun Day�s Run for the Uold�vas held Saturda�-,Jul�- 23. ��1e
had 109 runneYs who ran the 1-mile event and 177 runners�vho finished the 4 -mile e�rent�vith a total of
286 paYticipants. 'I'hc fastest 1-mile runner was EYic Heidal, age 17 of Rosemount His time was 5:21.5.
1'he fastest 4- mile runner was'I'Yevor Capta, age 21 of Rosemount. His time was 21:22, �vhich is a 5:21
pace. Special thanks to Runner's Gate in �lpple�'alle�� and Scott Chiropractic in Rosemount for the
sponsorships.
Summer Camps - Parks and Recreation increased its full week, day-long summer camps for school age
�-outh from offering 3 in the summer of 2015 to 7 camps this summer. This increased attendance from
204 in 2015 to 328 kids participating in our summeY camps in 2016.
Recycling at Leprechaun Days - Leprechaun Days took place from July 22 to July 31. Z'hxough the
cooperation and efforts of the Leprechaun Da�-s Committee,�-aYious �olunteeYs, and cin� staff, rec�-cling
has become an impottant part of annual suinmex e�ent. Rec�-cling and organic�compostable items �vere
collected at the Run for the Gold. Recycling bins lined the parade route the day of the Leprechaun Days
PaYade and a group of volunteers from the 4-Force 4-H Club �valked the parade toute collecting
rec�-clables from parade attendees as the parade�vas coming to an end. The Lighthouse Church borro�vs
recvcling bins from the Cin- and does a great job of rec}-cling at the Lightin' Up I�lock Parn�, immediately
following the parade.At Midsummer Faire,recycling bins were set throughout the Beex Gaxden and Waste
Sta,tions consisting of recycling bins,bins for organics/compostable items,and trash bins that were located
throughout the rest of Central Paxk. Master Recyclers fYom the Dakota, County Master Recycler program
volunteered to staff these waste stations and to sort through the various bins to make sure that recycla,ble
items, composta,ble items, and trash items all ended up in the correct bin. Finally,the morning after the
carnival ended, City Staff and several volunteers sorted through all of the trash,recycling,and organic bins
used at the event to separate even more of the materia.ls collected the da.y before.After all this effort and
sorting,it appears that over 60% of the materia,ls collected during Lepxechaun Days was either xecyclable
or compostable and was diverted from being placed in a landfill.
Blue Birds -Parks and Recreation Staff have been monitoring sixteen bluebird houses at Schwaxz Pond
Park thYoughout the summer.This was a busy yeax in the park and we had successful bluebird nesting in
six of these boxes,with approximately 22 bluebird chicks hatched and leaving the nest.This has been a fun
and successful program and it demonstrates the importance of allowing some of our park sites to be set
aside for the benefit of native pla.nts and animals. We hope to place bluebird nest boxes in more paxks in
years to come.