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which is possible because of donations by Medtronic and Irondale Hockey <br />Association. Four Sunday evenings of musical entertainment is planned <br />during the month of June at Lakeside Park. <br />SWIMMING: The Aquatics program is changing to a Ellis & Associates curriculum <br />which provides more flexibility in training and licensing lifeguards and <br />swimming instructors. In addition, the curriculum is more user friendly <br />rather than competitor skills (more similar to YMCA swimming lessons). <br />In addition, Ellis & Associates provides training assistance, lifeguard and <br />swimming staff evaluations and on-going training. The switch over to this <br />new aquatics program will begin this Summer. Lifeguards and Swimming <br />Instructors will be trained in the new technologies of lifesaving and new <br />curriculum of the Learn to Swim program this Spring. <br />PLAYLOT <br />REQUEST <br />PARK <br />IMPROVEMENTS: <br />Director Saarion reported that the Manager of Woodlawn Estates <br />Apartment complex visited her office and suggested that the empty lot on <br />Woodlawn Drive be groomed for a playlot for children of the apartments. <br />Staff checked into the status of the two lots and found that both were tax <br />forfeited properties. The size could accommodate a very small soccer field <br />and/or a small overlapping ball field. The lots require clean-up, mowing, <br />fill and seeding. The play space would be next to a street, but it was <br />suggested that bushes could be planted along the roadway to hinder <br />children from running into the street - or could be fenced. After discussion, <br />Commissioner Starr made a motion seconded by Commissioner Long to <br />recommend to the City Council declaration of these two parcels of tax <br />forfeited property as parkland - to be improved for a grassy playlot <br />Motion passed unanimously. Staff will provide further information to the <br />City Council regarding costs and labor for improvements and will present <br />this information at the April Work Session. <br />Hillview Park hockey boards are very old. Planks and hardware has been <br />replaced numerous times with a result being that the facility looks <br />unsightly. The court is paved for multiple use both as a hockey rink during <br />winter as well as rollerblade hockey rink and basketball court during <br />Spring, Summer and Fall. The function of the facility is very good - but <br />there is a need to replace the hockey boards. Approximate cost is $10,000. <br />Staff requested Commissioner's thoughts on this proposal. <br />In addition, Staff reminded Commissioners about the need for additional <br />netting at Greenfield Park baseball field to decrease the number of foul <br />balls landing on the parking lot, damaging cars and potentially hitting and <br />hurting people in the park. (Commissioners recalled the visit to the park <br />last summer when Councilmember Gunn's car was hit and dented with one <br />