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Staff Leadership Development <br />We will complete the leadership training workshops for staff on Apri126. Staff is now volunteering <br />to take on the role of leading the workshops in organizational effectiveness. The main source of <br />training materials comes from the "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" program byJohn <br />Maxwell. <br />Packs Maintenance Position Vacancy <br />Park Maintenance employee Ross Demant resigned on Apri14 with two weeks' notice. Ross was <br />hired as the new Parks & Recreation Manager for the City of Otsego. We are now accepting <br />applications for this vacant position. <br />Branding, Core Values and Mission <br />I plan to unveil the new Department mission statement and tagline branding on Apri112 at our <br />fourth Department meeting on strategic plannuig. This process began in January. We will unveil <br />this to the Commission at the May meeting. <br />Senior Center <br />The Senior Center at 350 Evans (Guardian Angels) will soon be dedicated to programs that fit under <br />Health and Wellness. Guardian Angles plans to expand programming for older active adults and <br />wants to continue partnering with the city. This includes using the crurent instructor from the <br />YMCA for the fitness classes. We will seekto n„nimi~e our staff efforts Guardian Angels are using <br />fundraisers for fitness and health. They plan to bring in new fitness equipment into the facility. The <br />city-owned equipment will be sold as surplus (publicsuprplus.com) and the ceramics class will be <br />discontinued. We will continue to review our services and partnership with Guardian Angels as Sue <br />departs and we incorporate organizational changes. <br />Houlton Prouerty <br />I was approached by a real estate agent representing the Houlton properly. The entire 343 acres <br />along the Mississippi River is for sale. The list price is crurently $3.9 million. Staff is exploring grant <br />possibilities. This will probably be discussed at a May City Council work session. <br />Playground Design Workshou <br />We had to cancel the original design workshop and factory tour on March 21 becatue of the <br />personal injury sustained by Rodney. We have rescheduled this workshop for Wednesday, May 2. <br />All of the Commission members are again invited to attend. Lunch will be provided. This will assist <br />in the design process for a future destination playground at Orono Park <br />