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April 10, 2020 <br />To the Elk River City Parks and Rec Commission, <br />I hope this letter finds everyone on the commission in good health, and spending quality time at home <br />with your families. COVID-19 has had a huge impact on everyone this Spring personally and <br />professionally. With respect to Elk River Youth Baseball, we have been in a total holding pattern, <br />watching and waiting that hopefully we will have the opportunity to spend time this summer at our <br />upgraded fields. With Governor Walz extending the "shelter in place" order through May 4th we have <br />been forced to reschedule the 2020 IceBreaker Classic. The event has been moved to Father's Day <br />weekend, June 19-215t. Prior to moving the event we had plans in place to host 60+ teams, however <br />with the change in date we will have to see how many teams will ask to have their money refunded due <br />to being double -booked that weekend for two tournaments, or if there are communities that simply are <br />not able to put together teams due COVID concerns within their individual communities. <br />Our association is also being hit with players/families electing not to participate this summer due to <br />COVID concerns and the possibility of infecting high -risk family members. Additionally, we are not able <br />to ask local small businesses to sponsor teams when a majority of them are having to lay off staff <br />members and have experienced a significant hit to their revenue. With our numbers dropping, a lack of <br />local business sponsors and potentially losing a significant number of teams from the IceBreaker <br />tournament we are requesting permission to defer our 2020 dugout payment $11,540. Our goal will be <br />to resume payments starting again in 2021. <br />Please advise if this is something the city is willing and able to allow us for this year. <br />Best, <br />Janine Wilke, ERYB President <br />