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Home My WebLink About03/04/2002 Park Board Other• • Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 February 26, 2002 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardn�'r,"Public Services Director SUBJECT: March 4, 2002 Park Board Meeting There will not be a formal Park Board Meeting. Rather, all Park Board Members are encouraged to attend the following meetings: 6:00 Highland Meadows Park Master Planning — Community Room 7:00 "Referendum 2002" Meeting - Community Room The agenda for the "Referendum 2002" meeting is enclosed. I have enclosed the monthly update from the Parks Department and Recreation Department. sw /parkbrd/Meeting Information/02 March Park Board Meeting Notice.doc "Referendum 2002" Committee 7:OOpm Monday, March 4, 2002 Community Room Agenda • Review timeline schedule including informational brochure, reminder post card, neighborhood meetings, town hall meetings • Community Channel 15 - 30 minute "Viewpoint" show on referendum. Taping Monday, March 11 2 -3 people Katie 763- 780 -8241 x34 Recreation Complex Subcommittee 1. Develop detailed marketing plan with timeline 2. Youth sports association's information distribution: • Newsletters • Letters to editor to Quad • Information to teams /parents • Information at concession stands • Mailing lists of participants • Letters from association leadership to participants • Other 3. Additional discussion items Marketing Subcommittee 1. Informational brochure update 2. Slide presentation update 3. Web Site update 4. Identify ways to get word out to neighborhoods 5. Newspaper articles and letters to the editor 6. Advertise in the Quad? 7. Other items Next Meeting — Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 pm in the Community Room Remaining Meetings at City Hall (Tentative) Wednesday, March 20 6:00 pm Monday, April 1 6:00 pm Monday, April 15 6:00 pm Monday, April 22 6:00 pm • 2/28/02 RD /Referendum /Committee /Agenda 3 -4 • Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 February 27, 2002 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Mike Hoffman, Parks Supervisor SUBJECT: February Maintenance Update Well, our unbelievably mild winter continues to march on (towards March). We have finally given up on our rinks. Our last day of rink maintenance was February 13. Other maintenance activities during February have included: • Tree and brush removal Over 30 dead, dying or hazardous trees have been removed from city parks and boulevards. • Stump Grinding Over 30 stumps have been ground from city parks. Most were done at Sunrise and Woods of Baldwin Lake Park. • Snow Plowing Assisted Public Works with plowing of streets and parking lots. • Miscellaneous • Picked up and stored hockey goals. • Advertisement for bids for Clearwater Creek Landscaping Project. • Equipment maintenance. • Installed wood duck houses (5). • Attended Chain Saw Safety and Defensive Driving Training Classes. • Arranged community service projects for 7th graders at Centennial Middle School. • Finalized plans for 2002 Broadleaf Weed Control Program. Those are February's highlights. See you in March. sw/Parkbrd/Mike /February 02 Update.doc 2002 Sweetheart 2 ance �C ono o/ abet Park and Ieecreation 2e artment /9roparn jiiyhjiy4tJ - 7e4riitarj Part? &arct ?4c/aie SPECIAL EVENTS Sweetheart Dance: The first ever CLUBS (Centennial and Lino Lakes Unite with Blaine and Spring Lake Park) Sweetheart Dance was held on Saturday, February 9 at Centennial Elementary School. One hundred thirty one people registered for this adult /child event - a terrific turnout for the first year! Participants danced to music by Kid's Dance, made a Valentine craft, had their photos taken under a balloon arch and enjoyed refreshments. The response to the day was extremely positive and we've decided that the Sweetheart Dance will become an annual event. YOUTH CLUBS: Eight children from Lino Lakes attended the CLUBS President's Day field trip to the Minneapolis Planetarium, Fuddruckers and Cheapskate. This was our last field trip as CLUBS. We will now be CLUB due to Spring Lake Park's secession from this cooperative programming group. Instructional Programs: Our youth instructional programs are going smoothly this winter season. Most classes will conclude the middle of next month and registration for spring session programs (which will be starting in late March/early April) is underway. ADULT Softball: Registration is currently taking place for our Slowpitch Softball leagues that will begin in May. Indoor Soccer: Registration is currently taking place for this program. We have reduced the number of teams this season from 18 to 8 due to the need of the youth indoor soccer program for additional turf time. WARMINGHOUSES Warminghouses officially closed for the season on February 14. We had hoped to keep them open until February 17, but the extremely warm weather did not allow for this - as maintaining good ice conditions was extremely difficult. A report will be included with next month's update. ACTIVITIES GUIDE The Spring Activities Guide is completed and will be in homes the last week of February, first week in March. Questions? Please contact Liz Bursack or Barry Bernstein at 651- 982 -2440. Thank you. 2 anciny with their "Sweetl earta "at the 2002 Sweetheart .2 ance.