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4/8/97 <br /> <br /> Community Recreation Board <br />J. Asfahl - Staff Report for 4/14/97 <br /> <br />Programming: <br />- Current / Recent Activities: The following Spring opportunities are: 3vs 3 basket ball, gymnastics, skating <br />club and various other opportunities at the arena. Easter egg hunts and basket making class at Rogers and <br />Otsego, Bike roadeo and family bike ride, <br /> <br />Youth baseball, girls softball, and youth soccer, have been recently conducting their program registration. Our <br />office assists this process in various ways; from flyer distribution, to facility arrangements, and handling a <br />significant amount of phone calls about their programs. Youth soccer is up approx. 200 registrations over last <br />year, while baseball and girls softball are at comparable levels to last season. April is a busy month working <br />with these groups getting organized for their season to begin. <br /> <br />Miscellaneous Updates: <br /> <br />- Planning for this summer. WE are working hard at increasing opportunities for the junior high age. <br /> <br />- Youth Initiatives: The "Youth Initiatives" process continues. We continue to meet and have good meeting <br />attendance. We have been meeting regularly since July of 1996. A web site for youth info. has been designed <br />and is ready for use. <br /> <br />- Mayor Duitsman and I met with the Sherburne County Fair Board to explore our use of their buildings and <br />property. They understood our need, but did not have any facilities available. <br /> <br />- Along with CE staff, we have again met with advocates of persons with disabilities to determine any program <br />services that we could help to provide. Several of our existing offerings can serve this population and there are <br />several other programs that could be developed with them. We hosted a meeting on Jan. 21 to begin <br />considering and building a support network for possible development of a Special Olympics program. This <br />meeting was well attended and good support was indicated. We are now looking to develop a local <br />management team that would be responsible. Our programs will play a role, but we will not be totally <br />responsible, we are seeking to develop a strong broad based management team. <br />Several individuals have stepped forward to serve on the management team. We will be offering softball, track <br />& field, and tennis opportunities. <br /> <br />- Working closely with youth advocates and the city of Elk River on development considerations of a <br />permanent skatepark. WE will be presenting a proposal at the April 16th Elk River Park commission meeting. <br /> <br />- Working with the Otsego Park Commission on adopting field use policy and procedures for proper <br />management of the ball fields. <br /> <br />- Working with the city of Rogers on implementing a maintenance program to better serve youth baseball, <br />soccer and youth softball programs. We have been successful in Elk River with a good system and it is <br />replicable for any community. <br /> <br />- Served on the Rogers Junior High community planning committee. I have also along with several of the youth <br />associations forwarded suggestions on the Zimmerman site plan. <br /> <br />- Working closely with the Arena Manager on a variety of program developments <br /> <br /> <br />