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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: April 22, 2019
AGENDA ITEM: Director's Report
AGENDA SECTION:
New Business
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director
AGENDA NO.
7.a.
ATTACHMENTS: None
APPROVED BY: dls
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only.
Park Improvement Fund Balance as of March 31, 2019: $1,163,975.09
Inflows to the Park Improvement Fund last month were as follows:
Dedication fees — $0
Grants/Other - $250,000 reimbursement form Dakota County
Interest - $294.76
Donations - $0
Expenditures - $3,013.00 (UMore Ballfield Dugouts)
Youth Hockey - The Rosemount Ice Arena hosted the District 8 Peewee B2 playoffs last week. The
Rosemount Area Hockey Association home teams Rosemount Peewee B2 Blue and Rosemount Peewee
B2 Green won the championship in their respective brackets.
Fundraiser - The Rosemount Ice Arena in cooperation with the Rosemount Area Hockey Association
Boosters hosted the 2nd annual Skate with a Leprechaun event on Sunday, March 17rh from 1:30-3:00pm.
All proceeds from this event were donated to the Rosemount Family Resource Center.
Guns and Hoses - The Rosemount Ice Arena hosted the 2nd annual Guns & Hoses Charity Hockey game
on Saturday, March 23rd at 6pm. All proceeds were donated to United Heroes League to help provide
sports equipment to military and veteran families.
Senior Activity - A group of 40 seniors came out to the Steeple Center on Tuesday to listen to former
WCCO Radio News Director Curtis Beckmann as part of the Steeple Speaker Series. Curtis had everyone
reminiscing about the good old days of the station with stories of former radio personalities, station
history, and his own unique experiences.
Garden Plots - Applications for garden plots were due at the end of March. We have gone through the
applications and can offer all applicants their first or second choice of plot locations and plot size. Now
that all of the applicants' requests have been satisfied there are still plots available and we will continue to
take registrations until all of the plots have been claimed.