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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.c. Director's Report4ROSEMOUNT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting: September 28, 2020 AGENDA ITEM: Director's Report AGENDA SECTION: New Business PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director AGENDA NO. 7 c. ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: dis RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only. Park Improvement Fund Balance as of August 31, 2020: $2,197,770.30 Inflows to the Park Improvement Fund last month were as follows: Dedication fees — $93,229.79 Grants/Other - $0 Interest - $82.03 Donations - $0 Expenditures — $223,266.65 (Greenway Trail Designs, Skate Park, Carroll's Woods Restoration, Flint Hills Building Design and Horseshoe Lake final inspection) Activity Boxes - The Parks and Recreation Department recently offered themed Activity Boxes for purchase online. Each box included interactive and hands on activities, projects and fun surprises to keep kids busy and engaged at home. We ended up having enough supplies to make-up 130 boxes which were delivered to resident's homes. The boxes were very well received from the community and we will consider offering this option again Senior Picnic On Wednesday, September 16th we hosted a picnic luncheon at Camfield Park for 50 senior members of the community. Under normal circumstances, our seniors hold a monthly catered luncheon at the Steeple Center, and they have not been able to do so since March. Knowing that this was one of the events they have missed the most, we planned this outdoor luncheon following all MDH guidelines with masks, physical distancing and other safety procedures. Attendees received an individually boxed lunch from Morning Glory's and enjoyed some classic country music from local musician Les Blake. This was the first time in six months that many of the attendees had seen each other, and for some this was the first social outing in that amount of time. It was very well received, and we have another one planned in October.