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1 o. <br /> CITY OF <br /> IN KE <br /> March 30, 1998 <br /> TO: Park Board Members <br /> FROM: Mike Hoffman <br /> SUBJECT: March Parks Maintenance Update <br /> March is a month filled with training opportunities for Parks <br /> Maintenance personnel . The following is a list of conferences <br /> or seminars attended by maintenance staff during the past month. <br /> • Defensive Driving Course <br /> • MTI University - Training included irrigation systems, turf <br /> grass management, athletic field maintenance, tree and <br /> shrub selection <br /> • Equipment Maintenance (Groundsmaster 300 Series) <br /> • Shade Tree Shortcourse (Tree inspector rectification <br /> training) <br /> All of the training was excellent and benefits our department by <br /> keeping us up-to-date with the current parks maintenance <br /> practices . A number of new ideas will be implemented this year <br /> as a result of this training. <br /> Maintenance activities during the month of March have included: <br /> • Park building cleanup and painting (interior) <br /> • Garbage can inventory and acquisition (55 gal . blue plastic <br /> barrels (free) ) <br /> • Equipment maintenance (prepping for spring) <br /> • Equipment purchase (Toro 325D, late April delivery) <br /> Projects we will be working on in April include: <br /> • Hiring seasonal maintenance staff <br /> • Playground install at Sunrise Park (April 25th tentative, <br /> May 2 d back-up date) <br /> • Prepping athletic fields <br /> • Playground inspection <br /> • Trail inspection <br /> • Trail sealcoating - gather information and cost estimate <br /> • Park and grounds cleanup - spring prep. <br /> PARK, RECREATION, FORESTRY, & RECYCLING DEPARTMENTS <br /> 7204 Lake Drive • Lino Lakes, Minnesota • 55014 <br /> Phone: 617-780-1885 • Fax: 612-784-7227 <br />