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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/10/2006 Park Board OtherLino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us June 30, 2006 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: Updates With the cancellation of the July Park Board Meeting due to lack of agenda items, I wanted to provide Park Board Members some updates. Behm's Park and Highland Meadows Park Shelters — Both shelters, along with the restoration work, were completed prior to the Summer Playground Program commencing. Both shelters turned out great! Check them out sometime. 2006 Birch Street Trail Project — The City Council awarded the construction contract to TA Schifsky and Sons, Inc. at the June 26 Council Meeting. The pre- construction meeting is scheduled for July 6 with construction beginning shortly thereafter. Our intent is to have substantial completion of the project prior to September 1. Shenandoah Park Sign — City staff has worked with an area Eagle Scout, John Gavanda, to replace the park sign /landscape bed at Shenandoah Park. Mr. Gavanda and his scout troop did a great job laying the landscape block, planting the shrubs, and spreading the mulch. It looks great! Parks Update — The June Parks Update is attached for your review. Recreation Update — Attached is the June Recreation Update for your review. Have an enjoyable and safe Fourth of July. Sw /Park Board /Rick/June 2006 Updates Email.doc Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us • June 30, 2006 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor SUBJECT: June Maintenance Highlights Maintenance activity during the month of June has included: • Weekly mowing of all parks (some athletic fields twice weekly). ❖ Weekly garbage collection. • Repaired and installed fishing dock at Country Lakes Park. ❖ Irrigation system maintenance. (Repaired main breaks at Birch, Sunrise, and Highland Meadows Parks.) ❖ Remounted bench at Rice Lake Elementary basketball court. Replaced nets on hoops. • Daily athletic field maintenance and game preparation. • Weekly watering of newly planted boulevard and park trees as well as sod around new gazebos. ••• Storm water compliance inspections. • Burned prairie restoration site in South Reshanau Lakes Estates Development. (Area was sprayed with Roundup first to kill existing vegetation. We plan to total kill the site again in early August, reburn it and then seed it to native grasses and wildflowers. The chemical control and burning is being done to reduce competition from the non - native plants that had taken over the site.) ❖ Fertilized approximately 45 acres of turf. • Core aerated soccer and lacrosse fields at Centennial Middle School and Rice Lake Elementary School. • Repaired picnic tables and delivered to parks. • Flail mowed trail edges. • Replaced 30' of damaged trail along Birch Street (contracted). ❖ Built additional railings onto Trapper's staircase to eliminate bicycles from using private property to access boardwalk. ❖ Equipment maintenance and repair. • Removed Shenandoah Park sign. New sign and landscaping will be installed as part of an Eagle Scout Project. • Assisted Liz with getting playground sites ready. (Cleaned shelters, delivered tables, etc.) • • Gazebo installation at Behm's and highland Meadows: - Site preparation done by staff. - Gazebo footings and slab (contracted). - Gazebo installation (contracted). - Site restoration and sodding done by staff. Both projects were completed on time and are being used by our summer playground programs. Those are June's Highlights, more to come in July. • 1 Lino Lakes Parks & Recreation Department Program Highlights • June Park Board Update YOUTH Playground Program: Playgrounds are up and running! We have experienced a decline in our registration numbers this year which is probably due to the new format (we received a few complaints about the new format - particularly from the neighborhoods that have only a morning program this year when last year they had an afternoon program). We will evaluate the program at the end of the summer and make changes if necessary. Despite the significantly lower numbers and initial complaints, things are going very smoothly and the kids are having a great time! Total enrolled in this summer's M/W & T /Th Playground Programs is 272 participants. Last summer's total was 342 total participants. Preschool Playtime: Preschool Playtime is also going smoothly. We have 18 registered (the maximum) in our M/W program and 13 registered in our T/Th program. This is slightly lower than last summer's participation levels, but still very positive. The program is now operated very similar to our Playground Program - it includes the same weekly themes and visits from the Art Specialist, as well as many similar games and activities. The main differences between the two are lower staff to child ratios, smaller group size and shorter time frame each day at Preschool Playtime. Summer Youth Instructional Programs: T -Ball: We offered 10 classes for 3, 4, & 5/6 year olds the month of June, each class had between 10 -15 registered. Mini -Hawk Sports Academy: This program for 4 -6 year olds ran June 19 -23 and had 12 participants signed up. This program gives children the opportunity to sample a variety of sports including basketball, soccer, and t -ball. Soccer Fundamentals: Soccer Fundamentals began the week of June 19. 97 participants signed up for this session. Kids ages 3 -8 are learning basic soccer skills while having fun playing soccer. Golf Academy: Golf Academy ran the week of June 12. 10 kids were registered in the week long golf camp that culminated with playing nine holes of golf on the final day. *lag Football: Flag Football for ages 7 -12 ran the week of June 19. Each camper learned passing, blocking and running skills that pertain to football. 29 participants signed up for this program. YLM Youth Lacrosse: This is a developmental lacrosse league for kids ages 9 -15. We have 3 teams (3/4 grade, 5/6 grade, and 7/8 grade) this year. Home games are at Centennial Middle School almost every Thursday. 70 kids are registered for all teams combined. Intro - Lacrosse Camp: This camp for children ages 10 -14 ran the week of June 19. Participants learned basic, cradling, stick handling, passing, and shooting skills that apply to the game of lacrosse. 14 kids participated. Tennis Camp: This program started the week of June 12. 25 total participants registered. These children, ages 4 -12, learned basic tennis skills. Fall Soccer and Football: Youth Fall Soccer and Football registration began June 19. We anticipate 450 soccer players and 325 football players. The last day to register is Monday, July 17. Field Trips: Our fishing trips are popular this summer. We have 5 registered for the June 23 trip and 10 registered for the July 7 trip. ADULT Adult Golf: Adult golf lessons for adult /children has 8 participants registered. These parents and children are learning the golf swing while taking lessons together. Softball: We are past the half way point of the ummer season. 28 teams signed up for softball this summer! Questions? Please call Liz Benoit or Brian Hronski at 651- 982 -2440.