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City <br /> Elk <br /> Memorandum <br /> River <br /> To: Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> From: Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Date: June 11,2014 <br /> Subject: Director's Report <br /> This report is a monthly highlight of our Department's activities informing the Commission on <br /> items related to collaborations, strategic planning, staff changes/ development,and park operations. <br /> Summer Concert Series <br /> We are very pleased to report that the first concert of the summer concert series will be this <br /> Thursday,June 12. The first band to kick off the concert series will be the Rockin'Hollywoods with <br /> their classis rock and roll. <br /> Rivers Edge Commons Park <br /> Parks maintenance staff did a fine job in preparing Rivers Edge Commons Park for the <br /> spring/summer season with trimming,pruning and turf preparation. Flowers were planted just two <br /> weeks ago. The circulation pump for the water feature presented several issues Memorial Day <br /> weekend,but staff has worked diligently to keep it operating. <br /> The pavers in the alley next to Rivers Edge Commons Park continue to deteriorate and crumble <br /> each day. Staff has met with the president of Borgert Products,Inc.,the company that presumably <br /> supplied the pavers. He acknowledged that the pavers are showing damage in excess of normal <br /> wear and tear;however we have been unable to locate paperwork showing Borgert was the supplier. <br /> The paver subcontractor who installed the pavers went out of business. In the meantime,we have <br /> installed a temporary asphalt patch so pedestrians do not trip,especially upcoming concert goers. <br /> Parks Maintenance Workload <br /> Some of you might be getting calls on playfield conditions,trail conditions,park mowing etc. With <br /> the hard winter,late spring,and heavy rains all of our work is severely backed up. The winter was <br /> tough on trails,parking lots,pavers and grass. We are also taking a number of calls each day and <br /> trying to work them in with the rest of the workload. We staff and budget based on our historical <br /> average for workload and when a season is irregular it takes time to catch up. Parks maintenance <br /> has three more seasonal staff that recently started Monday,which should help some. <br /> Parks staff is now involved with the maintenance of the Twin Lakes Parkway. This past week it <br /> took 12 hours to mow and weed whip the medians. <br /> � RrIRER Rr <br /> N:\Departments\Parks and Recreation\Commission\Packets\2014\06-11-14 PRC Packet\Directors Report 6-11-14.docx It4TLJREI <br />