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Emerald Ash Borer Preparedness Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District Resource Conservationist Gina Hugo made a presentation to City Council on February 4 on the need for an Emerald Ash Borer(EAB) preparedness plan for Sherbume County and Elk River. Some of the requirements for the plan are attached to this report along with the memo to City Council. Field & Facility Use Allocation Policy The Field&Facility Use Allocation Policy has been reviewed by City Attorney Peter Beck. The background screening portion of the policy is still being reviewed by Attorney Mark Matheson. Once this review is completed we should meet with the Committee and all of the youth sports organizations before making recommendations to the Commission and City Council. Riverfront Concert Series Schedule The lineup for the 2013 Riverfront Concert Series is complete. The concert series will be a quality lineup of 10 consecutive Thursdays (except for July 4`h) beginning June 6. These are bands that we are familiar with bringing in excellent attendance and two new bands that have been recommended as crowd pleasers. Date Band Genre/Description June 6 Arch Allies Tribute of Journey, REO,Styx June 13 The Jimmys Chicago Blues/New Orleans Funk - NEW June 20 Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos June 27 WhiteSideWalls Rock' N Roll from 50's, 60's,70's July 11 Rubber Soul Beatles Tribute July 18 Bend In The River Big Band July 25 Chris Olson Memories of Elvis August 1 Rockin' Hollywoods Rock'N Roll from 50's, 60's, 70's August 8 Killer Hayseeds Country August 15 Ladies of the 80's Tribute to the females of the awesome 80's- NEW Establishing Priorities in Parks and Recreation Steve Benoit and I attended an MRPA full-day session on establishing priorities for parks and recreation. On a national standard,and recommended for MN,the top three areas of focus/ responsibility for parks and recreation agencies should be: 1) Park and facility maintenance - take care of what we currently maintain; 2) Preservation of open space; and,3) take care of our youth and teens with parks and programming. Parks and recreation is a place based brand in which citizens relate personal experiences and values. I hope to have more to present on this at our meeting.