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E.) Community. Reports: All representatives are encouraged to share items of interest, current <br />events, etc. or concerns that the Community Recreation Board should be aware of. <br /> <br /> El) Review outline for our May 7th meeting: I will have a draft outline for your review. The <br />following is a sampling of items I think would give us a good start. <br />- Review existing inventories and status / options for enhancement <br />- Hear community plans from each representative <br />- Review general development needs and costs to consider: (all cost and other considerations of:land, <br />parking, acreage requirements, fencing, aglime bases, etc, irrigation, goals, seating, maintenance <br />requirements / equipment, lighting, seed/sod <br />- Identify partnering opportunities <br /> <br /> E2) Discuss Zimmerman Area Recreation Request: The Zimmerman Recreation Coordinator has <br />requested that we waive the nonresident fee on the Girls Summer Basketball league that we <br />administer for the city of Elk River as part of our Community Recreation Board programs. Our office <br />response was not favorable to him. This matter has some further "fallout" issues. ! will review this <br />matter at our meeting. <br /> <br /> F.3 Review 1998 goals as approved on 2/24/98 and determine plans to accomplish: <br />- The following is a list of the goals and some of my thoughts for strategies to accomplish each. We <br />have begun working towards goal B, and we should consider setting our sights on another and <br />begin our work. I would like to suggest item C. <br />Goals: <br />A- Increase program offerings and participation: support fr: each community in extra promotions, <br />commitment to help keep program fees affordable, assistance with program ideas and identification <br />of human resources who have interest in recreation <br /> <br />B- Coordinate / partner facility developments: Review future needs with a regional perspective <br /> <br />C- Eliminate transportation barriers: Support with identifying funding sources to help underwrite <br />transportation costs, consider relationship with existing county transportation systems <br /> <br />D- Better market our programs: assist with promotion in local mediums ( newsletters, utility <br />billings, etc. <br /> <br />E- Increase understanding of our programs and service VALUE!!: Support upcoming July as Park <br />and Recreation month, help to communicate our value often, <br /> <br />F- Be part of efforts & solutions to better serve teens: Involvement/understanding of/with other <br />local efforts, promotion of the community Assets model as developed by the Search Institute <br /> <br />G- Consider /plan for future sattelite offices /extended hours - Human resource presence in more <br />local communities.: Consider how technology could help accomplish this as well. <br /> <br />H- Coordinate sharing of services / equipment to maintain recreational facilities: organize a <br />meeting with representatives of the maintenance crews to establish relationships, identify need / <br /> <br /> <br />