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REQUEST FOR ACTION To Park & Recreation Commission Item Number 7.1.A. Agenda Section Meeting Date September 14, 2011 Prepared by Rebecca Haug, Environmental Admin. Item Description Discuss cleanER Program Reviewed by Steve Benoit, Recreation N1ana er Background/Discussion The cleanER program would be an umbrella program that contains the following programs: • Adopt a Park • Adopt a Storm Pond • Adopt a Wetland • Adopt a Neighborhood cleanER would follow the same guidelines as the Adopt a Park program currently run under the Parks and Recreation Department (see attached brochure). Differences/Additions/Work for cleanER program • New marketing materials would be created in house and dispersed through current communication tools such as the newsletter, social media, website, volunteer resources, etc. • Parks and Recreation will continue to coordinate and track volunteer activities for Adopt a Park • Environmental Division will begin to coordinate and track volunteer activities for storm pond and wetland adoptions. • Parks and Recreation will be notified about participants in the storm pond and wetland program because theywill provide all of the benefits of the recognition certificates, signage at the site, and acknowledgement onthe website. One item to note is that cleanER will be marketed as one program but will be coordinated by two different divisions. If the city gets a volunteer coordinator, it would be recommended to have this person handle the coordination of the cleanER program Parks staff and the Parks and Recreation Chair assisted with the concept for this new program Visioning Consideration This item is directly related to the 2011-2012 Council adopted goal of Beautification. Ckre of the tasks under Beautification is to create opportunities to beautify the community. The cleanER program would address this goal by opening up other areas of the city that citizens can have an opportunity to cleanup and would involve minimal staff time and exvense.