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Item: 7 <br />fiver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Parks and Recreation Commission <br />FROM: Bill Maertz, Parks and Recreation Commission <br />DATE: January 13, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: Directors Report <br />• Outdoor Skating Rinks -Parks maintenance staff are currently maintaining ice rinks <br />at nine locations. Handke Stadium and Lions Park have warming houses and hockey <br />rinks and lights. Country Crossings, I{liever Lake Fields, Mississippi Oaks, <br />Riverplace Park, Trott Brook Park, Highland West Park and Fresno Park have <br />unlighted general skating rinks. <br />• Special Events -Reductions in the programming budget will result in the <br />downscaling or elimination of some community events. Staff is currently reviewing <br />events and working to develop a special events schedule that provides the highest <br />level of service possible that fits within the budget. <br />• Holiday snow event -The heavy snows over the Christmas holiday resulted <br />maintenance staff working during their holiday. Staff went above and beyond to <br />insure that sidewalks, trails and rinks were cleared of snow and available for use the <br />weekend after the holiday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the <br />maintenance crew for their commitment and hard work, and for sacrificing their time <br />off with family in order to provide service to the community. <br />• Solar Energy Legacy Grants- Staff is preparing applications for the Solar Energy <br />Legacy Grants. One project is for solar powered lights for the Great Northern Trail <br />tunnel that goes under CR33. The other project is for solar powered crosswalk lights <br />for the Great Northern Trail crossing at 221 S`. These lights are motion activated and <br />can alert both cars and pedestrians of potential crossing conflicts. (see attached) <br />