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<br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. Updated: January 2023 <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To <br />Parks and Recreation Commission <br />Item Number <br />7.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Action Item <br />Meeting Date <br />April 12, 2023 <br />Prepared by <br />Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Manager <br />Item Description <br />Neighborhood Ice Rink Status <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Discussion of the maintenance status at Riverplace and Mississippi Oak Park neighborhood rinks. <br /> <br />Approve (or deny), the continuing operations of the Riverplace Park neighborhood ice rink. <br /> <br />Approve (or deny), the continuing operations of the Mississippi Oaks Park Ice Rink. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Maintenance staff observed that the two neighborhood rinks, Mississippi Oaks Park and Riverplace Park were not <br />used this season by evidence of no skate marks when temperatures were below freezing. This was presented in my <br />Managers Report at the March Commission meeting. Commission and staff consensus was to reach out to the <br />neighbors of the ice rinks. <br /> <br />Staff sent about 200 postcards to the neighbors of Riverplace and Mississippi Oak Park to gather opinions <br />regarding their neighborhood ice rinks. We asked residents to complete a quick survey via QR code to help us <br />determine whether we should continue maintaining their neighborhood ice rinks. They were also informed that <br />the topic would be included on the agenda for the April meeting. <br /> <br />Initial survey results from residents indicate more than 60% of households that responded use the ice rinks three <br />or more times. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Parks maintenance estimate they spent about 253 hours this past season to maintain each ice rink. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Opportunity to live, work and play <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Ice Rink Survey Postcard/Survey Questions and Results <br /> Emails from Neighbors of the Parks <br /> <br />