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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 3, 2004
AGENDA ITEM: Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association AGENDA SECTION:
(MRPA) Communications Award DEPARTMENT HEAD
REPORT
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director AGE NffElM
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ATTACHMENTS: Letter Announcing Award APPROVED BY:
The Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Cities of Eagan, Inver Grove Heights,
Apple Valley, Independent School District 196 and the Southwest YMCA, recently received an Award of
Excellence from the MRPA for a Youth and Teen Program Guide for 2002 that the local communities
collaborated on. The guide was designed to target youth in grades 5 - 12 with a variety of traditional and non-
traditional recreational opportunities, plus volunteer and job opportunities. Because of the limited budgets and
teen program offerings the collaboration allowed each organization a new method of marketing.
Accepting the award from the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department is Lisa Maurer, Recreation
Supervisor. Ms. Maurer played a vital role in seeing that this program guide was put into publication. Ms.
Maurer's strong working relationships with our neighboring recreational professionals allowed for the open
communications and the sharing of ideas. The outcomes of her hard work have been stronger program
offerings, cost effective marketing and future collaboration opportunities.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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Ms. Lisa Maurer
Rosemount Parks and Recreation
13885 South Robert Trail
Rosemount, MN 55068
Dear Lisa,
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December 2003
The Awards Committee for the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Associations is pleased to
inform you that your organization(s) has been selected to receive an Award of Excellence in
2003 for the Summer 2002 Activities Guide for Youth Grades 5 — 12.
This year, the Awards Committee granted awards to 13 projects, including:
Administrative Management Strategies
Activities guide - Zanewood Recreation Center and Community School -
City of Brooklyn Park
Communications
Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Southwest YMCA (Eagan) and ISD #196 Activity Guide
Inver Grove Heights 2002 Program Guide.
Sponsorships and Partnerships
Owatonna Bike /Skate Park- City of Owatonna
Facilities
Lakefront Park, City of Prior Lake
Woodbury Central Park- City of Woodbury
Anoka County Mississippi Riverbank Restoration - Anoka County
Programs
A Rose of Many Colors- City of Roseville
Poetry Slam- City of Plymouth
Plymouth Intergenerational Initiative, Bridging the Gap- Plymouth
Leisure Education Program- City of Eden Prairie
Washington County Summer Festival_
Totally Talents and Tunes- City of Edina, City of Richfield
Leisure Education Program — City of Eden Prairie
City Hall (952) 927 -8861
4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX (952) 826 -0390
EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 -1394 TDD (952) 826 -0379
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During the month, a member of the MRPA Awards Committee or Board of Directors will contact
you to come to your community to present your Awards of Excellence at a City Council, Board or
Commission meeting, or an event of your choice. A member from the committee or board of
directors will contact soon to pick a date.
Again, congratulations on your selection as an Award of Excellence winner!
Sincerely,
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Donna Tilsner
Chair, MRPA Awards Committee