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MINUTES PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION October 3, 2019 there once the entrance is complete. The Community Services Manager stated he had met with the Executive Director of the Historical Society and he had some programming ideas that could be used for this. The Community Services Manager asked the Commissioners to talk about what they observed at their adopted parks in the City. Abruzzese stated she has adopted Nadeau Wildlife Park. She explained the park has relatively new play equipment and is surrounded by greenspace. Abruzzese shared the park is pretty well kept, except for some graffiti on the back of the sign, but she hasn’t seen anyone using the park. The Community Services Manager stated graffiti has been a problem in public spaces throughout Little Canada, but he would make sure it was cleaned up. Chu stated she has adopted Rondeau Park, a neighborhood park that seems to have a lot of children playing on the playground equipment and basketball court. She explained the sign had been broken a while ago and asked if it would be replaced soon. The Community Services Manager stated he would check on this and get back to the Commission. Chu stated one thing she had observed was that the play area needed more mulch and was low in several spots. She explained the play equipment was in good condition, but the basketball court may need resurfacing. Chu shared that the pond area had a lot of trash and algae, but maybe the Commission should consider a Parks Cleanup Day to minimize littering. Darling stated she has Veteran’s Memorial Park. She noted the park is in a highly-trafficked and very visible space but has a calming atmosphere. Darling stated she had visited throughout this summer and noticed some trash near the water, but she did notice it getting cleaned up after multiple visits. She stated the park is usually very clean. Darling shared there are often people sitting at the picnic table. Darling thought one thing that could be added is a table down near the water with a couple of benches for people to sit. She stated overall the park is very well kept and it is a wonderful addition to the Park’s system. Chair Miller stated he has Pioneer Park. He stated the park is very walkable and well kept. He noted that the grill near the Pavilion had a pile of coals beneath it. Chair Miller suggested a firebox be added to place hot coals in. Chair Miller explained there were many people at the park on the tennis court and basketball court. He noted the playground needed updating, but the Commission was working on that. Chair Miller pointed out the soccer field looked very nice, but use was very limited due to field wetness. He hoped in the future this could be fixed. ADOPT A PARK QUARTERLY REPORTS