A-2. Joint Meeting with Park & Recreation Commission0
CITY OF
CNANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PC Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100
Fax: 952.227.1110
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Park & Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
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Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227,1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227,1130
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Public Works
1591 Park Road
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Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
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DATE: September 27, 2010 eky
SUBJ: Review 2010 Park and Recreation Commission Goals and
Accomplishments
The Park and Recreation Commission is looking forward to the opportunity to
discuss 2010 goals and accomplishments with the Mayor and City Council.
2010 Goals
This past spring the Park and Recreation Commission established the following
goals with the City Council for 2010; updates on how the commission has
performed are listed in bold:
Website Improvements: Continue to add more features and information.
Example: Create a link for residents and customers to leave messages about
their experience or to report broken and damaged equipment or other
hazards.
The City is now on Facebook and we continue to add features to our
web site as appropriate. We are considering a variety of options for
implementing a complaint tracking system.
2. Investigate the merits of installing a disc golf course at Bandimere Park.
The Commission played a short round of disc golf at Bandimere Park
on June 22 and is recommending the inclusion of $20,000 in the 2010
Park and Trail CIP for construction of a disc golf course at the park.
3. Encourage additional interaction with local athletic associations to better
serve the community needs.
The Commission and staff routinely interact with the leadership and
representatives of our local athletic associations. The Lake Ann Park
concession stand remodeling project was successfully completed in 2010
through a cooperatively planned and funded effort between the city and
Chanhassen Athletic Association.
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
Mr. Todd Gerhardt
September 27, 2010
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4. Host a 2010 city council /commission bike ride. Discuss additional
downtown pedestrian/bike improvements and residential sidewalks.
No bike ride tour was held this past summer.
5. Continue to explore the expansion of recreation programs especially at the
Recreation Center: Consider adding a half - marathon and ultimate Frisbee
league.
The recreation staff successfully transferred the administration of our
youth sports program from the YMCA to an "in- house" program.
Customer satisfaction and registration numbers have both risen due to
this change. Neither a half- marathon event nor ultimate Frisbee league
was added.
6. Herman Field: Host a neighborhood meeting to identify means by which to
increase the use of the park and improve the existing trail access to
Minnewashta Regional Park.
On August 24 the Commission hosted a neighborhood meeting at
Herman Field Park. Approximately 25 area residents attended the
event. Overall the consensus was that any improvements to the park
would be welcome, but a half basketball court topped the list (something
for teenagers to do). The neighbors were very appreciative of the
commission taking the time to come out and listen to their ideas and
concerns. A half basketball court ($10,000) was added to the 2012 CIP.
7. Special Events — Identify additional opportunities for residents to give back
to the community. Examples: Food shelves, Toys for Tots.
This idea was abandoned. Many of our local non - profit organizations
already actively participate in these programs.
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