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Pi4'L ., <br /> Elk .........._, <br /> Memorandum Item: 8.2 <br /> River <br /> To: Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> From: Tim Sevcik,Park Superintendent <br /> Date: December 8, 2017 <br /> Subject: Staff Report <br /> Athletic Complexes <br /> The dugout kits have been installed at Oak Knoll and the Youth Athletic Complex. Fencing and the <br /> block seat walls will be installed during the winter and spring of 2018. <br /> Skating Rinks <br /> Staff began making ice this week at both the Handke Pit and Lions John Weicht Park skating rinks. <br /> With daytime temperatures still reaching the high 20's, staff will be working overnight shifts for the next <br /> week to continue to build ice at these two locations with the goal to have these rinks open by December <br /> 22,just in time for the Christmas holiday weekend. Work on neighborhood rinks will begin once <br /> weather conditions permit. <br /> Hillside City Park <br /> Staff began removing buckthorn as well as hazardous and diseased trees at Hillside City Park. The <br /> primary focus for this winter is section 2 of the park, the southwestern 25 acres,where there are over <br /> 400 standing dead trees. Section 2 will be closed throughout this winter to allow for the crews to safety <br /> remove the trees. The trail in section 2 will remain closed until reconstruction of the trails in sections 1 <br /> and 2 in the summer of 2018. <br /> Volunteer Efforts <br /> The Hillside City Park Stewards,Harriet and Mark Holasek,along with other MORC volunteers <br /> continue to do an exceptional job maintaining the trails within the park. Hillside has seen its largest <br /> volume of users since sections 3 and 4 were reconstructed this past summer, and the trails look as <br /> though they were completed just this past week. Mark and Harriet also ensure that both the Facebook <br /> page and MORC forums are updated regularly to alert riders of trail conditions. <br /> PONEREI 11 <br /> N:\Departments\Parks and Recreation\Commission\Packets\2017\12-13-17 PRC Packet\8.2 Park Superintendents NATURE <br /> Report.docx <br />