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Memorandum <br /> <br />To: Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> <br />From: Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br /> <br />Date: November 9, 2022 <br /> <br />Subject: Director’s Report <br /> <br />This report is a monthly highlight of department activities related to recent collaborations, strategic <br />planning, staff changes/developments, and park operations. <br /> <br />Orono Park <br />One of the last features to be completed at Orono Park are the pavilion capstones. We expect to see a <br />crew complete this work in the coming week. Netting for all the city’s pickleball and tennis courts will be <br />taken down by parks maintenance in the coming week. <br />YAC <br />A small gap continues to exist between the two concessions window metal shutters and the serving <br />counter at the YAC concessions building. This is the last remaining item on Ebert’s punch list. The <br />original seal did not work, so it was added to the order with two new door bottoms expected to be <br />installed in the next 2-3 weeks. The city has a balance including retainage owed to Ebert when this <br />project is completed. <br />Elimination of Underutilized Park Facilities <br />The Parks and Recreation Master Plan recommends on page 41 to eliminate the following duplicated and <br />underutilized park properties: Baldwin, North Terrace, Meadow, and Elk Hills Green Space. We are <br />currently working with the city attorney on this process. Initial research indicates that only North Terrace <br />and Elk Hills Green Space were acquired in the 1960’s with park dedication. This will come before the <br />Commission in an upcoming meeting to discuss before it is presented to City Council for final approval. <br />Bailey Point Nature Preserve <br />The Minnesota Land Trust completed its annual monitoring of Bailey Point Nature Preserve. They did <br />not find any changes over the past year that would negatively affect the conservation values of the land. <br />Jim Nystrom <br />Funeral services were recently held on October 22 for Jim Nystrom. He served on the Parks and <br />Recreation Commission from March 18, 2002, to February 28, 2017. <br />Item: 9