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<br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 6.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Presentations, Awards September 8, 2020 Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />and Recognition <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />MRPA Awards of Excellence: Active Elk River Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Initiative and Rivers Edge Commons Park Expansion <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Accept the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Award of Excellence for the Active Elk River Initiative <br />and Rivers Edge Commons Park Expansion. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Steve Benoit from the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) Awards Committee will present <br />to City Council the annual MRPA Awards of Excellence. <br /> <br />We will receive two awards this year – Active Elk River Initiative and Rivers Edge Commons Park Expansion. <br />The original plan was to receive the award in March until the pandemic. <br /> <br />The award is given to an organization that has completed a project that exemplifies the highest level of <br />excellence in Parks and Recreation. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> N/A <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />