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MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission • FROM: Staff DATE: October 25 , 1983 RE: "Adopt a Park" Program Attached is some information from the City of Lakeville regarding their "Adopt a Park" program that they have established for the maintenance of small neighborhood parks. I have forwarded copies of the enclosed information to City Attorney Meyers to get his legal position on this program and he has indicated that the City would have to require the following items before we could expand into an "Adopt a Park" program: 1 . Establish a cost value on a per hour basis that the inkind or labor would be worth to the City given the existing fair market value . 2. Purchase workmen ' s compensation insurance for each of the employees working for the City. 3. Insure that the individuals employed would be covered through the City' s liability insurance . Staff would like to have some direction from the Park Commission • as to whether or not they deem this is a program worthy of exploring from the standpoint of providing some type of tax incentive for volunteer labor . Attorney Meyers further indicated that should the City get into this type of program, there still would be not guarantee from the City' s perspective that this item would be a legal deduction from your state or federal income tax. Potential usages from this area would be winter rink flooding , summer maintenance of small park areas such as Random Park , Oakwood Park and possibly section of Greenfield Park. At this time , staff is looking for preliminary direction and should the Park Commission decide to pursue this type of program at greater length, we would do a greater , indepth report to bring back to the Park Commission for further study. Should you have any questions , feel free to contact staff directly at ext. #41 . BKA/sll Attachment •