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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting: September 26, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Director's Report AGENDA SECTION:
New Business
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director AGENDA NO.
7 c.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: dls
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only.
Park Improvement Fund Balance as of August 31, 2016: $316,814.43
Inflows to the Park Improvement Fund last month wexe as follows:
Dedication fees—$10,200
Gxants/Other- $0
Interest- $1,412.75
Donations - $0
Expenditures - $3,998.92 (Ailesbury and Greystone Parks—Professional Services)
The Minnesota Wild Learn to Play Hockey Program-The Minnesota Wild recently announced the
third season of the Little Wild Learn to Pla.y Hockey Program pxesented by the Minnesota.Wild,
Minnesota Hockey, CCM,Total Hockey,and Hy-Vee. Since the inaugural season in 2014, over one
thousand kids have been introduced to the game of hockey through the Little Wild Learn to Pla.y Hockey
Program. This year,Little Wild has expanded to additional sites throughout the metro and Gxeater
Minnesota.The Rosemount Area Hockey Association has joined this pYogram with the Minnesota Wild
and is hosting the Little Wild Program at the Rosemount Ice Arena on Tuesday nights from 6:15pm-
7:15pm in September. For the low xegistration fee of$100, the equipment kit includes:
Helmet Shoulder pads
Gloves Elbow pads
Breezers Shin guards
Ice skates Hockey socks
Hockey stick Little Wild jexsey
Equipment bag
Who Done It Hike -The SORR (South of the River Recxeators) Cities of Apple Valley,Burnsville,
Eagan, Farmington,Lakeville,Rosemount and Savage hosted the annual Who Done It Hike at Ritter Farm
Park in Lakeville on Saturday, September 10. This yeax's event drew 269 participants,which is a
substantial increase over last year's attendance of 174. The beaurifiil morning brought out many families
who enjoyed hiking through the park while collecting clues to detexmine"Who Done It". New this year
was a note on the publicity stating that the event was dog-friendly. Families were encouraged to bring their
dogs with them to join in the family time together outdoors. Bowls of watex were supplied along the trail
and at water stops. We look forward to offering this fun, free family event again next yeax.
Adopt A Park- In the last few weeks,three of oux parks have been adopted through our Adopt-A-Park
program. Kiddex Park and Winds Paxk have been included in our progtam for many years and both
became availa,ble for adoption this year.They were recendy adopted by Brian,Amy,Brooks,&Bendy
Seaberg,and Dan,Lisa, Cody& Zach Utes respectively. Ailesbury Park, our newest park,has just been
added to the Adopt-A-Paxk program and has been adopted by the Rosemount Fire Explorers Post 0635.
We would like to welcome these groups to the Adopt-A-Patk progxam. With these new additions,all of
oux parks are currendy adopted.
Garden Plots -Last week Tom Schuster got the following email concerning our garden plots at Biscayne
Park fxom one of our gardeners,Joe Sapletal:
Tom,
I did want to share with you that Chase entered a few things from our gaxden in the Dakota,
County Fa.iY in the Youth Categories of Small Tomatoes,Jalapeno Peppers,Laxgest Cucumber and
Canning Dill Pickles. He walked away with two blue ribbons, a red xibbon and a white ribbon for
all the hard work he put in helping out this summer. He tells everyone that his jax of pickles got a
blue ribbon and mine only a yellow (fifth place),but I think my competition may have been a little
tougher than his.
Joe
Capital Improvement Program Budget (CIP)—Staff is working on the CIP budget for the next 10
yeaxs and will have information to share on the Commission at a meeting in the near future.