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Home My WebLink About12/01/2003 Park Board OtherLino Lakes Public Services Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 November 24, 2003 TO: Park Board Members FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director SUBJECT: December Park Board Meeting Cancelled The December 1, 2003 Park Board meeting has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items. However there is some information I would like to pass along. I will be sending the Recreation Department's Highlight's for October and November in the mail today. The Parks Department Updates will be reviewed at the January meeting. Pat Huelman's and Michael O'Connor's terms expire next month. It is my understanding that Pat has expressed interest in being reappointed to another three year term. Michael has decided not to seek reappointment. I want to thank Michael for his input, time and energy the past three years. I will be sending out an informational packet in preparation of our 2004 goal setting meeting that is scheduled immediately following the January 5, 2004 Park Board meeting. Please review the information and be prepared to discuss potential projects /improvements you would like to see throughout the parks and trails system. I am planning on sending this information to all park board members around December 17th. Please bring the informational packet to the January 5th Park Board meeting. Pizza and pop will be provided. Enjoy the Holiday Season!! 11/24/03 RD /Park Board /Dec 2003 cancelled, etc Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department Program Highlights - November Park Board Update YOUTH Youth Instructional: Many of our fall session programs have now concluded. The rest will finish the first week or two of December. The programs went very well this season despite some smaller class sizes than normal. Baskets "Have a Ball ": It is anticipated to see a rebirth of this program later this season. Fastpitch Pitching Clinics: The winter program will be offered on Sunday mornings. This may be difficult for some to attend, but we anticipate that the program will fill based on the high demand for the program. Field Trips: Our Thanksgiving break field trip, scheduled for November 26, is Movie and Tropics. Twenty -five youth have signed up so far to attend this trip which includes a morning trip to East Bethel Theatre to watch "Brother Bear" and an afternoon trip to the Shoreview Tropics water park. Family Turkey Shoot: This year's event was held on Saturday, November 22 at Centennial Middle School. 142 adult/ child teams participated in this year's event. Special thanks to our volunteers: Centennial High School National Honor Society, Centennial High School Student Council, Forest Lake High School National Honor Society, Centennial Women of Today, City of Lino Lakes Employees, their families and friends. Special thanks too to our event sponsors: Lino Lakes Lions, Forest Lake Area Athletic Association, Circle Pines Lexington Lions and Lino Lakes State Bank. kfast with Santa: We are close to filling our 200 spots. As of November 21, 198 people were registered. Community Outings: We recently planned our extended outings for 2004. They will include a four -day trip to Holland, Michigan for the Tulip Festival, an 11 -day Canada Magnifique trip to Ontario and Quebec, a three -day Lake Superior trip, and a four -day Disney Cruise trip. Five Player Basketball: The season is set to begin December 3. This league accepted a total of nine teams. The maximum allowed is 10 teams. This number has been reduced due to facility availability. Open Basketball: So far this program is averaging about 25 people per night. This is consistent with past years. Fitness: We will be experiment with a few new program offerings this winter such as a massage class, fitness ball and band class, and some self improvement classes. Weather permitting, the season is scheduled to begin on December 20. This season the department will operate two shelters located at Sunrise and Birch parks. Lino and City Hall parks will have maintained ice, but no attendant at the rink. Conversations have taken place with Centennial Youth Hockey about their use of City Hall Park for additional practice. The anticipated use would be under their supervision. Interviews are currently being conducted for rink attendant positions. • The winter edition of the Recreation Review was mailed to homes this week. Work on the spring edition will begin in January. Check out our web page at www.ci.lino - lakes.mn.us. Questions? Please call Liz Bursack or Barry Bernstein at 651- 982 -2440. Line) La,&s /?ars are! gee-rear-4)r ,%fie /artment /'r&5ra,r / if9'hl ghts - Gct6Aer /'a4 Boaret Update YcrTi Field Trips: Our first set of CLUB field trips for the school year were over MEA Break (October 15 -17) and the weekend before Halloween. Our attendance numbers for the trips were quite good. Crystal Cave on October 15 - 33 youth, Pumpkin Patch on October 16 - 23 youth, Bowling /Lunch /Como Zoo on October 17 - 29 youth, Zoo Boo! And Pumpkin Night in the Park on October 25 - 45 youth and adults. • Youth Soccer: The program recently concluded with a playoff weekend for the older participants (U10/12). Based on the feedback received thus far, the program went well. Participants seemed happy with the registration procedure, fields, coaches, teams and distribution of players. A survey was passed out just prior to the end of the season. Once the surveys are returned, more information will be available. Youth Football: We saw an increase in participation this season in all divisions. Even though there were only two more teams than last season, there were more players for per team. The department will be addressing how to motivate participants to register prior to the posted registration deadline, as late registration has become an issue. A program es ey was passed out to all participants. In a few weeks, the information will be compiled and adjustments in the ation of this program may be made. Fastpitch Pitching Clinics: The fall programs are full. Due to facility limitations, the department is unable to expand this program to accommodate additional participants. r p,-{- -t #, 1 Family Turkey Shoot: This year's event will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2003 at Centennial Middle School from 10 -11:30 a.m. The event consists of low -key competition in a variety of athletic events. Other features of the event include: Inflatable Arch Bounce, turkey coloring activity, removable tattoo station and refreshments. Breakfast with Santa: Registration is slow this year compared to previous years. Currently, 147 youth and adults are signed up. Last year at this time we had reached our maximum of 200 and had started a waiting list. �Dj T Community Outings: We are currently researching new ways of marketing to our target audience. Fitness: Registration is solid. The season pass is popular once again this year. We have added several new fitness programs this winter such as massage and a ball and bands class. RECREKiloN REYt Ew 4111are currently working on the Winter 2003/2004 edition of the Recreation Review, scheduled to be in homes the last week of November. Questions? Please call Liz Bursack or Barry Bernstein at 651- 982 -2440.