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<br /> Department Goals for 2008 <br />Department: Recreation <br />Completed by: Michele Bergh <br />Date: May 29,2007 <br />Goal Objective(s) Resources Required Other Comments <br />Add five summer Increase connection to individual Access to a city vehicle with <br />neighborhood park programs. neighborhoods. towing capacity. <br /> Reduce transportation concerns for <br /> parents. <br />Increase connection with Improve training program by increasing Staff time and training money. <br />seasonal staff by adding two frequency of training opportunities. <br />mid-season meetings/trainings. <br /> Increase communication by holding <br /> regular staff meetings with seasonal staff. <br /> Seasonal staff is similar to running a <br /> program for teens. It develops leadership <br /> skills as well as other life skills. <br />Add softball and t-ball Increase use of the fields during down <br />programs on Sunday nights times. <br />with at least five teams in each <br />league. <br /> Increase program revenue by offering <br /> additional opportunities. <br />Have 80% (35) of the parks To improve the appearance of our parks Money for volunteer event in the <br />adopted. at a minimal cost to the city. fall. <br /> To increase community involvement in <br /> our programs. <br /> Working with volunteers is similar to <br /> running a program. It builds emotional <br /> intelligence skills such as showing <br /> someone how they can make a difference <br /> and connecting them to something bigger <br /> than themselves. <br />Increase community eventsby Provide more opportunities for community <br />providing 5 months of members to gather in city parks to help <br />programming at River's Edge foster a sense of community. <br />Commons. . < <br />Provide year-round (eight Increase opportunities for teens. Money for subsidizing intial costs. <br />months) intramural programs. <br />