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Approved August 5, 2019 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />the southern side. He said that he didn’t believe that the 12th Ave Trail will have any <br />impact with Birch Street. <br /> <br />7. Recreation Update: <br /> <br /> A. 9th Annual Family Corn Roast <br /> Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director, updated Park Board Members on the 9th <br />Annual Corn Roast which was held July 25th. He stated that it was beautiful weather, <br />sunshine, and a record breaking crowd. The band Shirts & Skins played live music, the <br />Rotarians sold raffle tickets, Sammy Sue provided face painting and the Amazing Scott <br />did balloon art. There was lots of fresh corn and food served all evening. Other highlights <br />included the Lino Lakes Ambassadors in attendance to help with spin art, bounce houses, <br />and snow cone making. The Police and Fire Department held their annual Guns and <br />Hoses softball game and the weather made the event one of the best of all times. He went <br />onto mention that there were some technical difficulties at the event. The corn roaster that <br />had been rented was broken so Brian, Recreation Supervisor, drove to Eden Prairie for a <br />new one. Due to this, instead of corn being roasted at 3:30pm and having coolers of <br />cooked corn ready for when people arrived, roasted corn was not available until 5:30pm. <br />This resulted in very long lines. He stated that the event was well attended and well <br />received and the only comment the staff had was that the lines were long. <br /> <br /> Clark Gooder, Park Board Member, commented that at the event the park playground <br />equipment was busy (lots of kids). DeGardner replied that the new park equipment was a <br />hit and it was jammed packed with kids. <br /> <br />DeGardner also commented that parking for this event is always a big issue. It’s a cozy <br />atmosphere. Beer sales & face painting were new and they seemed to go very well. <br />Parking is always an issue due to the nature of the location. Other than that it was a well <br />done event. <br />Gooder asked if there had been any feedback on Facebook, emails to the office, etc. <br />Kellie Schmidt, Public Services Administrative Assistant, stated that no <br />feedback/comments good or bad were received, but she noticed that many people were <br />reposting photos of the event to their Facebook pages. <br /> <br />Gooder stated that it was such a laidback event and people didn’t seem to mind the lines. <br />DeGarnder responded that staff has some ideas to remedy the long lines. <br /> <br /> <br /> B. Credit Card Processing Using “Square” <br /> Kellie Schmidt, Public Services Administrative Assistant, informed Park Board Members <br />that the Public Services Department purchased the “Square” credit card processing <br />system. This allows Public Servicers, Parks & Recreation Department, etc. to use the <br />already purchased, and on hand, City IPads to take credit cards at offsite events and at the