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JA is also working with the Elk River Park Commission and the Associations' at determining field <br />needs as Elk River has some development pending. <br />The recreation office also assists them with their program registration / advertising. <br />- Oak Knoll Maintenance agreement: Oak Knoll athletic complex was developed in cooperation by* <br />ISD 728 and the city of Elk River. Maintenance responsibilities have been unclear and have lead to <br />some frustration. JA has been asked to work with Mike Hanlon ( ISD Athletic Director) at establishing <br />a formal agreement related to maintenance. M. Hanlon is also pursuing construction of some batting <br />cages and has asked for support from the City of Elk River. JA is working w/ M. Hanlon and Elk River <br />on this matter. <br />- Public Relations: Community Recreation staff have been paying close attention to all PR <br />opportunities. in the coming weeks we will be participating in the Down Town of Elk Rivers Scarecrow <br />contest. We are also working towards improved means of getting information on our programs to <br />area newsprint as often as possible. A slide show presentation is also near completion. Recreation <br />staff are also planning for development of a video presentation. More regular use of community <br />sponsored Newsletters is also being pursued. <br />- MRPA Conference: Attended by JA and Michele, Nov. 1 -3. JA was on the Conference Organization <br />Committee. This conference is held annually. Provides excellent networking and educational <br />opportunities. <br />JA was asked to serve on the Associations Legislative Committee. See the attached information <br />relative to this Committee and the mission. <br />-Office Changes: The move of our offices to the lower level is complete. Some work still remains with <br />computer set -up, etc. • <br />- Technology Update: Over the past several months CE, ECFE and Recreation have been <br />investigating new software to enhance our efficiency. Recently a decision was made to upgrade our <br />current system with the newest addition of the same program ( Panorama ). Our long range intention <br />is to move towards a system that will enable 24 hour phone registration. The supposed ( state of the <br />art "RECWARE ")program that we looked at that accomplished this and several other features relative <br />to our operation has not performed ( according to those communities that we researched ). This <br />software provider is now aware of the needed improvements. We will monitor these changes for <br />future consideration of their software (RECWARE). <br />JA is also looking at program that schedules facilities. Presently it is done by hand. <br />- Misc. Projects: <br />- Resident tracking system <br />- Employee manual / orientation guide <br />- Update Joint Powers Agreement <br />- Inventory of area playfields and planned developments <br />• <br />