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4 Park Commission Report CITY OF CHANHASSEN 7700 Market Boulevard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Administration Phone: 952.227.1100 Fax: 952.227.1110 Building Inspections Phone: 952.227.1180 Fax: 952.227.1190 Engineering Phone: 952.227.1160 Fax: 952.227.1170 Finance Phone: 952.227.1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 Park & Recreation Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone: 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 Public Works 1591 Park Road Phone 952.227.1300 Fax: 952.227.1310 Senior Center Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952.227.1110 Web Site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us L/- MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park &. Recreation Director FROM: Tom Knowles, Recreation Center Manager DA TE: June 15, 2007 SUBJ: Park Commission Report Recreation Center Recreation Center hours are as follows: . Memorial Day 2007 thru Labor Day 2007 . Monday-Friday: 5:30 am - 9:00 pm . Saturday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm . Sunday: Closed Additionally, the Recreation Center will be closed for maintenance from August 19 - September 4. StamDl~ Danny Makespeace has recently accepted a summer internship in Montana. Upon completion of this internship, Danny will have completed the requirements for his degree. Danny has been with us for nearly 8 years, but we do not anticipate having him back with us in the fall. We will miss Danny's experience and willingness to take on extra hours as needed. Current Recreation Center staff have assumed Danny's hours. All shifts are being covered. We intend to maintain the current staff schedule through the summer season, but anticipate the need to hire additional staff when we return to our regular schedule after Labor Day Pro2rams The summer programming season has begun. During the week of June 11 - 15, the Recreation Center will host the first summer sensations program, babysitting classes, tie dye classes, tennis classes, dance camps, and a multi-sport camp. This is in addition to ongoing programs in Pilates, yoga, tae kwon do, t-ball, jazzercise and fitness classes. Later this summer the Recreation Center will host a self-defense class for kids, the Penny Carnival, chess club and camps, and The City of Chanhassen · A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play. Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director June 15, 2007 Page 2 sports camps featuring soccer, golf, flag football, volleyball, baseball, basketball, lacrosse and cheerleading. Facilitv Notes The Recreation Center is operating on the summer schedule as detailed above. The demand for room rentals declines somewhat during the summer months. Thus far in June we have hosted several end-of-school-year-type meetings or celebrations and a variety of other meetings. With the active summer programming season that has been scheduled, we should be able to keep the meeting rooms fairly busy. The Recreation Center will be closed August 19- September 4 for annual floor re-surfacing and other maintenance. 2007 Stratee:ic Plan. June Update 1. Jazzercise: The first Jazzercise class was held at the Recreation Center on March 1. Rental receipts from J azzercise for March - May totaled $1561.55 2. Additional Sports and Arts Programming: The Recreation Center lost a potential client when Fungos announced they would be moving their operations into the space formerly occupied by the Chanhassen Fitness Center. I recently booked 36 hours of gym rental to Minnesota Development Basketball (MDB) for basketball instructional programming. I will continue to explore opportunities for growth in this area. 3. Develop Themed Party Packages: I plan to introduce at least 4 types of party packages in the fall edition of the Chanhassen Connection that will be released August 7. 4. Revitalize the Personal Training Program: This continues to be a challenging area for us at the Recreation Center. Summer provides even more challenges for personal training. I hope to be able to report some progress in this area by fall and into 2008. 5. Initiate a Corporate Sales Program: I plan to have such a program, developed by fall of this year. 6. Actively Search for New Programming Ideas: I have begun working with a local resident in developing martial arts programming at the Recreation Center. We hope to be hosting Kung Fu and Tai Chi classes at the Recreation Center this fall.