1a. Accept Donation from Chanhassen Lions Club-Park & RecreationP
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
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TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director Tq /.'.
DATE: July 6, 1994
SUBJ: Accept Donation from the Chanhassen Lions Club
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As you are aware, the Chanhassen Lions Club has recently made donations to both the
Chanhassen Park and Recreation Department and the Chanhassen Public Safety Department.
On behalf of the City of Chanhassen, I am excited ; to announce that the Lions have elected to
donate $17,000 to be used to purchase park and, recreation equipment. Of this $17,000,
$6,000 is slated to be expended on projects which directly benefit the Chanhassen Athletic
Association Youth Sports Programs. It has been discussed that the remaining $11,000 will be
set aside in an escrow account to be used at.a future date to assist in equipping the new
Chanhassen Recreation Center /park site to be located at; Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard.
Representatives of the Lions organization have kept in touch with the department periodically
as their charitable gambling fund has continued to gain strength. I am pleased to tell you that
this donation truly represents a sincere interest by the Lions organization to help their
community, they came to us—we did not solicit them. The: Chanhassen Athletic Association
will have the liberty of selecting the projects on which they would like to invest their portion
of this donation. The $11,000 targeted at city park and recreation equipment may be invested
in a variety of ways, i e. hockey boards, fitness equipment, playground equipment, etc. This
$11,000, when combined with the < -10 that the dark and Recreation Commission initially
set aside for the purchase of .equipment for .the ; new recreation .center represents, a good start
towards completely Outfitting the facility.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Chanhassen City Council gratefully accept the donation of $17,000
from the Chanhassen Lions Club to be used f& purchase of park and recreation
equipment in the City of Chanhassen; and that the Park and Recreation Director be directed to
send the appropriate thanks to the Lions organization.
PC: Jim Sloss
' Gary Boyle
Jack Spalding
MEMORANDUM