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Park Board Meeting — December 1, 2008 Minutes • RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick discussed the number of people that were in the football and soccer programs. He told members that there 23 teams in the Fall Softball Leagues. He said that the 11th Annual Turkey Shoot was a success and that there were 236 participants this year. Members wanted to know how registration was going for fitness programs since the YMCA has moved in. Rick said fitness registration was a little slow but didn't know if it was because of the Y. He then talked about upcoming events in December and January. PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATES: Rick talked about planting trees in various parks in May. He went on to say that the shelter exterior in Birch Park had been renovated. The roofs at Sunrise, Birch and Marshan Park had been re- roofed because of the storm in May. In June staff removed the observation deck at Pheasant Hills. Rick said 180' of chain link fence had been installed along the east side of Rice Lake Elementary. He said people were not crossing West Shadow Lake Drive at the crosswalk and there had been a couple of near miss accidents prompting this action. He told members that staff was currently flooding skating rinks with the hope that they will open the middle of December. A member questioned the use of fields and said they had heard from residents about people not cleaning up after themselves when using the park. The board also wanted to know about prairie burns. Rick responded to their questions. He told members to read through the updates and to contact him if they had any additional questions. • DISCUSS POSSIBLE 2009 PARK BOARD GOALS: Rick talked about the memo included in member's packets that outlined the goals from 2003 — 2008. He also included an updated Dedicated Parks Fund sheet that told members that the total undesignated funds were $92,597. Rick told members that in previous years $25,000 has been put into the General Fund for trails but this amount has been eliminated from the 2009 Budget. Members talked about extending the Otter Lake Trail to the Hugo Trail in the future. Rick said the trail would be about 1300' and the approximate cost would be $60,000. They asked Rick if the county trail was going to be connected to city hall. He said it is still anticipated that it would be done in 2009. • There was discussion about the next step for Lino Park, if any other parks were in dire need of playground equipment, what parks needed shelters, lighting in parks, and putting in tennis courts at Rice Lake Elementary School. Rick said installing tennis courts at the school would have to be a joint venture with the school district. Bill Kusterman made a motion that the 2009 Park Board Goals would consist of installing a shelter at Marshan Park. He also asked staff to inquire with the school district about putting a tennis court on or near the property of Rice Lake Elementary School. Richard Jensen seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: The next Park Board meeting will be held on Monday, January 5, 2009, 6:30p.m.