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Item: 7 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />ver <br />TO: Parks and Recreation Commission <br />FROM: Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />DATE: February 10, 2012 <br />SUBJECT: Director's Report <br />This will be my first Directors Report to the Parks and Recreation Commission. I plan to make <br />these reporrs highlights of our Department's activities to inform the Cormi>ission on items related to <br />strategic plannring, staff development, park operations and collaborations. <br />Bailey Point <br />City staff recently reviewed a fast draft of the conservation easement with our attorney Bob Walter. <br />We feel the restrictions outlined in the conservation easement will make it difficult to plan for the <br />features outlined in the initial concept plan approved by the DNR We had a follow up meeting <br />with the Minnesota Land Trust on February 1, and they inform us that most of our concerns can be <br />properly addressed in a second draft we hope to review by February 15. <br />Hockey Day Minnesota 2014 <br />A contingency of City staff, Council Members, and School District staff attended the Hockey Day <br />Minnesota event in Minnetonka on January 21~` to represent and recruit for the City/Elk River <br />School District to host the event in 2014. A copy of the recruiting marketing piece will be handed <br />out at the Commission Meeting. The event will require volunteers and a myriad of community <br />collaborations to be successful. Much more to come later...... . <br />Outdoor Ice Rinks <br />We have witnessed a decreased use of our neighborhood ice rinks this season, due to the <br />unseasonably warm winter. As of February 9, all four neighborhood rinks and the Lions Park rink <br />have been closed. Handke Pit continues to hold its ice because of its ideal location. Unless the <br />weather gets colder in the next week, the rinks will be closed for this season. Handke could become <br />questionable. <br />New Scoreboard at YAC <br />The Elk River Youth Football Association wants to donate a $6,000 scoreboard to the football field <br />at YAG The installation, electrical work and operational requirements are being reviewed by staff. <br />