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COMMUNITY RECREATION BOARD <br />Minutes Fr. 3/30/98 <br /> <br />Attendance: Staff: j. Asfahl- Comm. Rec., C. Blesener - Dist. 728 Com. Education, Pat Klaers - City of ELk <br />River Commtw~ity Representatives: Gary Eitel - City of Rogers, Mark Berning - City of Otsego, Roger <br />Holmgren - City of Elk River, Sandy Borders - City of Dayton, Zach Fox - ISD 728, <br /> <br />Community Representatives absent: Hassan Township <br /> <br />A.) Ca/1 meeting to order:. - The meeting was called to order at 12:00 noon. <br /> <br />B.) Changes / additions to agenda: None <br /> <br />C.) Consider consent agenda: Minutes from 2/24/98 approved on a motion by G. Eitel seconded bv S. <br />Borders. Motion carried. ' ' <br /> <br />D.) Staff Reports / Informational Updates: The following report items were reviewed: Youth Initiatives <br />update, Winter and Spring program updates. 1998 Summer planning, July as National Parks and Recreation <br />month. MRPA '~'outh Initiatives" 1998 legislative action, and a feature review of two services that we <br />provide. 1) Entertainment activities organized by our office, & 2) Other community activities that we help <br />promote <br /> <br />E.) Community Reports: Charlie Blesener spoke about changes at the CE center due to the ALC building project- Gary <br />Eitel me,'~tioned coordination opportun/ties with existing county, transportation systems. Gary also mentioned a local <br />engineer with experience in developing "swim lakes" as a resource. - Mark reported that Otsego will be seeding one <br />ballfield at their Otsego Prairie Park.,. Previous position was not to seed at all. - Pat Klaers shared the ERPC is planning a <br />park improvement bond referendum for this fall. Roger Holmgren mentioned the various improvements made at the <br />Varsity / Community Baseball field that the city of ER and LSD 728 have cooperated on. <br /> <br />F.) Discussion / Board Action Items: <br /> <br />F. 1) Consider goals for 1998. The following goals were adopted at our 2/24/98 meeting. We them reviewed <br />options for pursuit as outlined below: <br />- Increase program offerings and participation: support fr. each community in extra promotions, commitment to help <br />keep pr%~rarn fees affordable, assistance with program ideas and identification of human resources who have interest/n <br />recreation <br /> <br />- Coordinate / partner facility developments: Review future needs with a re~onal perspective <br /> <br />- Eliminate transportation barriers: Support with identifying funding sources to help underwrite transportation costs, <br />consider relationship with ex/sting county transportation systems <br /> <br />- Better market our programs: assist with promotion in local mediums ( newsletters, utility billings, etc. <br /> <br />- Increase understanding of our programs and service VALUE!!: Support upcoming July as Park and Recreation month, <br />help to communicate our value often, <br /> <br />- Be part of efforts & solutions to better serve teens: Involvement/understanding of/with other local efforts, <br />promotion of the community Assets model as developed by the Search Institute <br /> <br />- Consider /plan for future sattelite offices /extended hours - Human resource presence in more local communities.: <br />Consider how technology could help accomplish this as well. <br /> <br />- Coordinate sharing of services / equipment to maintain recreational facilities: organize a meeting with representatives <br />of the maintenance crews to establish relationships, ident//3r need / support areas. <br /> <br />- Develop a regional field / facility development plan: update inventory, and review future needs, establish <br />communication between local park commissions <br /> <br /> <br />