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Lino Lakes Public Services Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 October 7, 2003 Centennial Soccer Club Mr. Dave Knoll 7154 Shad Ave Centerville, MN 55038 The city's current and projected future budget situation has resulted in all city departments to examine the services that are currently being provided. The Parks and Recreation Department staff will be analyzing the city's ability to provide practice and game facilities for all youth sports associations that have Lino Lakes residents participating in their program. The frequency and degree of field usage is directly correlated to the amount of the city's resources via on -going maintenance (mowing, striping, etc) and long term maintenance (overseeding, core aerifying, etc). Our primary objective is to allocate fields based upon three criteria: 1. The City of Lino Lakes will make every effort to reserve /allocate game and practice fields to the youth sports associations in proportion to the number of Lino Lakes participants in relation to the total number of participants. For example, if 75% of a youth sports association's participants reside in Lino Lakes, then the City of Lino Lakes will provide fields for 75% of the games and practices. In addition to addressing the needs of the youth sports associations, city staff will also consider the long -term condition and quality of fields. For example, a field(s) may be taken out of commission for a year for renovation. 3. If necessary, city staff will compare the level of Lino Lakes resident participation in all youth sports groups when allocating fields. For example, if the necessity for fields (as defined in Criteria #1) to accommodate all youth sports associations exceed the available amount of fields, city staff will allocate fields based on the number of Lino Lakes residents in each youth sports association. It is our intent to provide adequate practice and game fields for the various youth sports associations and to ensure that the City of Lino Lakes provides the appropriate amount of fields. Therefore. the Parks and Recreation Department needs the Centennial Soccer Club's (CSC) assistance to determine the appropriate allocation of soccer fields for the 2004 soccer season. Please respond completely and accurately to the following items: