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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes Page 7 <br /> March 13,2024 <br /> Tim Mackey,the designer of the original disc golf course at Lion John Weicht Park said that there will <br /> be a lot of people at the meeting with energy and input at the meeting,so he suggests having it earlier <br /> and going up until right before the Commission meeting. Mr.Mackey continued to share current stats <br /> and patterns of the growth of the game for example,Minnesota is in the top six of disc golf growth in <br /> the United States.The City of Princeton is also adding a new facility. <br /> Mr. Mackey also shared that having a destination course will bring money to the city. He described a <br /> variety of levels of disc golf and provided a stack of handouts that he gave to Mr. Hecker to give to <br /> the Commission. Eighty-nine percent of the courses are free. Shorter courses lead the way and getting <br /> youth and new people to play is the focus to gain a grassroots movement of new people into the <br /> sport.There are currently nine baskets at Lion John Weicht Park. Mr.Hecker purchased nine more so <br /> we should have them stored somewhere. He recommends that we sell the older baskets to put that <br /> money towards the new course. <br /> Chair Anderson asked about advertising for the open house.Mr. Hecker confirmed that advertising <br /> will be through social media and mailing former contacts. <br /> Mr. Mackey said he can provide us with some links to his social media contacts.Parks and Recreation <br /> staff will send invites to current contacts and can provide the commission members with fliers. <br /> The Commission agreed that the disc golf meeting would go from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. <br /> 8.3 Install Tennis/Pickleball Nets for the Winter <br /> Chair Anderson recommended that since the pickleball nets are already up we move this item to the <br /> next meeting,and they can discuss if they want to change the policy for next year. <br /> 8. 4 Parks and Recreation Commission Ordinance Duties <br /> Chair Anderson wanted to move this item to the next meeting,but Mr. Stremcha said that the City <br /> Council wants to make decisions on it at their next meeting,so he suggested at least touching on it at <br /> this meeting. He suggested to review 8,9, 11 but Chair Anderson said they should go through them <br /> all. <br /> In the membership category Chair Anderson confirmed that they should have a chair and vice chair, <br /> but they do not have a secretary. <br /> Plan and implement city trail plans.Add parks,trails,and recreation facilities to 1-4. <br /> The Commission agreed to remove number 5. <br /> Change Number 6 to"Development of a comprehensive city park,trail,and recreation plan and <br /> making recommendations on the implementation of the plan". <br /> voalelo Di <br />