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Memorandum <br />To: Parks and Recreation Commission <br />From: Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Date: March 11, 2020 <br />Subject: Director’s Report <br />This report is a monthly highlight of department activities related to recent collaborations, strategic <br />planning, staff changes/developments, and park operations. <br />Annual Park Stewards Meeting <br />The annual Park Stewards Meeting will be held on March 11 at 5:30 p.m. prior to the Commission <br />meeting. <br />Naming Rights for Multipurpose Facility and Lion John Weicht Park <br />The City Council approved the naming rights professional services agreement with Front Burner <br />Sports on March 2. Front Burner will perform the services in two phases from March through <br />December 2021. Phase One starts this month to evaluate and determine the valuation of the assets <br />of the facility and Lion John Weicht Park. This includes the development of solicitation materials. <br />Then after about four months this summer, Phase Two will begin contracting, activation and sales <br />of naming and partnership levels. <br />City Council also appointed two members to serve on the Naming Rights Committee – Mayor John <br />Dietz and Council Member Jennifer Wagner. The staff members on the Committee are Cal Portner <br />and Michael Hecker. The Committee will assist with the development of solicitation materials and <br />provide regular feedback. The consultant, Chris Potenza, plans to conduct interviews with individual <br />members of City Council and the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commission members will be <br />contacted the end of this month to set up dates in April to meet with Chris. <br />Spectrum Outdoor Hockey Rink <br />On February 27, 2020, the Spectrum School Board approved the purchase and installation of a 200’ <br />x 85’ dasher board system at their athletic facility. The installation will be completed this July. Lights <br />have already been installed. The Commission and Council approved an agreement in 2019 with <br />Spectrum for the city to flood the rink for community public times and staff the warming house. <br />Item: 11