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Parks&Recreation Commission Minutes Page 4 <br /> April 14,2021 <br /> Chair Williams stated the council asked for participation rates and what he found is <br /> there is not a lot of honesty. When an organization thinks they are going to get <br /> another field the participation number will increase, and if they think it will cost <br /> them more money the participation number will decrease. He stated that after 2021 <br /> we can look at the participation numbers from 2019 and 2021. <br /> Commissioner Soltvedt asked if the school district has a similar rate structure for <br /> their fields. <br /> Chair Williams stated their structure is different and will probably change once the <br /> stadium is completed.Their rates are more per kid than what we charge on the field <br /> allocation policy. <br /> Commissioner Loidolt stated he is happy to see the Parks and Recreation <br /> Commission working with more of the youth programs and is looking forward to <br /> seeing participation numbers. <br /> Commissioner Niziolek stated we should look at quality of fields and participation <br /> rates. <br /> Commissioner Rathbun stated he is glad there is a plan to add participation numbers <br /> for further analysis. <br /> Councilmember Wagner stated this will help when we continue to plan out and <br /> understand what our needs are to make sure we have a vibrant youth community and <br /> great places for them to play. She asked if the fields at Dave Anderson Athletic <br /> Complex are still used for youth football since they were not added to the <br /> spreadsheet. <br /> Chair Williams stated he did not consider that because the fields are mainly used for <br /> youth baseball and youth softball and you can put youth football on any of the fields. <br /> Councilmember Wagner asked what the reaction was from other cities when we <br /> contacted them for their field information. <br /> Chair Williams stated they wanted to know why we were asking for the information. <br /> Mr. Hecker stated the reason it took so long to gather the information is because it <br /> took many times to get it from other cities. We were persistent until we got the <br /> information. <br /> Chair Williams added we grouped Rogers and Otsego together since most of their <br /> 1-111E1E1 II <br /> NATURE <br />