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Active Elk River Park Improvements Orono Park and YAC On April 20, the City Council approved to hire SRF Consulting Group for $367,172 to complete the design and construction services for the Orono Park and YAC projects. We had to extend our proposal deadline date from the original date of April 3 to April 6 because of COVID-19. We received eight proposals and narrowed it down to two for interviews. The interview video conferences were very helpful. We decided on SRF for the following reasons:  Experienced design and engineering team knowledgeable in both design and construction. They have an in-house engineering team with the right fit for this project.  Multiple projects similar in scope to Orono and YAC,  Focused on YAC’s building assessment early in the process. They already assessed the building last week.  Outlined COVID-19 issues and challenges during the design and construction process. On May 4, they evaluated the park sites and YAC building. Initial feedback seems to suggest that the YAC building will be a redesign and not new construction. Survey crews will be out the next few weeks at the sites. Park System Usage As the weather gets nicer and people are beginning to flock to the parks, we have witnessed an increase demand on porta potties and trash cans. Park Maintenance placed additional trash cans this past week to avoid overflowing. It seems people are ordering food from local establishments and eating them in the parks. Also, we had to order additional clean-up of a few porta potties because of the demand. Multipurpose Facility Fees, Staffing and Commission Staff presented the proposed new facility fees to City Council in December. The Council directed staff to present the information to the youth athletic groups, review private banquet room costs and update the fieldhouse budget projection with a higher expected us. The youth groups suggested a nonresident fee above the resident fee. The feedback and recommendations were discussed at the May 4 City Council work session. An organization plan was also presented and discussed along with the duties and mission of a new multipurpose facility advisory commission. We are recommending Recreation Manager Steve Benoit as the new Multipurpose Facility Superintendent.