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1111 <br /> MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks & Recreation Commissioners <br /> FROM: Staff <br /> DATE: February 24 , 1982 <br /> SUBJECT: M.R.P.A. Update <br /> As you are aware, the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association <br /> is our professional organizations which coordinates conferences, <br /> seminars and generally serves as our adminstrative body. Staff <br /> has enclosed two memos outlining current issues which are facing <br /> our organization. <br /> The first is the legislative platform which is a major "arm" of <br /> our organization and one which we have just begun to feel some <br /> clout. We do have a part time lawyer working for M.R.P .A. which <br /> does some lobbying and leg work but the majority of our legislative <br /> efforts is done through volunteer efforts. <br /> 1111 The second issue involves our recreational sports program which <br /> our City actively participates in. The recreational sports program <br /> offers advanced state tournament play for a wide range of sports, <br /> broomball to softball for young and old and the physically and <br /> mentally disadvantaged. The basic issue is that one of M.R.P .A. ' s <br /> past employees was terminated with M.R.P.A. and has gone into <br /> direct competition with a similar sports program. The enclosed <br /> letter from our President, John Christian, outlines our position <br /> and what has evolved in the past 6 months. As this is an extremely <br /> complex issue, we will be providing you with additional commentary <br /> on Thursday. <br /> BKA/bc <br /> Enclosures <br /> • <br />