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Park Board Meeting - December 2, 2002 <br />Minutes <br />• RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: <br />Rick referred to the Program Highlights Flyer from November 2002. <br />He noted thirty -nine youth attended the Cosmic Bowling and <br />Tropics trip on November 8. The next set of trips will be over <br />winter break. <br />The Five - Player Basketball season will begin December 4. Nine <br />teams are in the league this season. <br />The Family Turkey Shoot has 167 adult /child teams participate and <br />81 volunteers helped with the year's event, which was held on <br />Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Centennial Middle School - the <br />highest turnout to date. <br />The Breakfast with Santa event reached an all time high of 221 <br />participants on November 5, at which time the City officially <br />closed registration. The event will take place on Saturday, <br />December 14, at St. Joseph's Church banquet hall. <br />The outdoor skating rink season is schedule to begin December 14, <br />weather permitting. The winter activities guide was delivered to <br />homes last week. <br />PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE: <br />• Rick reviewed a memo from Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor, which <br />summarizes the maintenance highlights for November 2002. Rick <br />noted maintenance activities have included leveling all hockey <br />and pleasure rinks, board repair to hockey rinks, inventory and <br />winterizing wood duck houses. Other activities included over <br />seeding athletic fields, assisting with prairie burns, removal of <br />pumping equipment and buckthorn removal in South Reshanau Lake <br />Estates Park area. <br />Rick added in late October the City was visited by an Ag Chemical <br />Investigator from the Department of Agriculture. She conducted <br />an inspection of the facility to see if the City is compliant <br />with current regulations. Overall, she said the City does a good <br />job with its pesticide program. There are a few areas that will <br />be addressed and completed by mid December. <br />PROJECT UPDATES: <br />Clearwater Creek Park - Rick indicated the weather cooperated <br />enough to allow a netavator to be used to till the peat with a <br />couple inches of subsurface clay. The remaining earthwork will <br />need to be done next spring. <br />Highland Meadows Park - Rick advised the development of Highland <br />Meadows Park has progressed pretty well. Staff has issues with <br />• the quality of the asphalt trails. Staff met with the general <br />contractor and subcontractor to express those concerns. It was <br />8 <br />