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Item: 8 Elk MEMORANDUM River TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director DATE: May 8, 2013 SUBJECT: Director's Report This report is a monthly highlight of our Department's activities informing the Commission on items related to collaborations, strategic planning,staff changes/ development, and park operations. Summer Concert Series We are very pleased to report that the first concert of the summer concert series will be on Thursday,June 6. The first band to kick off the concert series will be the Arch Allies - a tribute band to Journey, REO and Styx. Recreation Coordinator Vacancy A total of 99 applications have been received for this vacancy in late March. Phone interviews were completed this week with the top 19 scoring applicants. Eight have been chosen to return for in person interview on either May 8 or May 9. We hope to have a final applicant chosen by the end of this month. Orono Park Playground We should know soon when the "Powered By Nature" themed Elk River playground will be on the assembly line at the Landscape Structures plant in Delano so that interested staff and Commissioners may view the manufacturing process. The shipping date has been moved up to the week of May 20th so that we have more time for installing the playground. The grand opening date is planned for Tuesday,June 25 at 7:30 pm. The ceremony will include a ribbon cutting, children's entertainment,free giveaways and other events to be determined. City Council and Commission members are encouraged to attend. Playground Equipment Donation City Council authorized on April 15 the removal and donation of the playgrounds at Orono and Baldwin to a nonprofit organization, KIDS Around the World. They will clean and fix the old playgrounds and then assemble them in a third world country for underprivileged children. A newspaper article on the playground donation is attached to this report.