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Administrative SectionAdministrative Section Hoffman, Todd From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hoffman, Todd Wednesday, September 11,2002 2:05 PM 'Cskack@aol.com' Hoen, Corey; Ruegemer, Jerry RE: Park & Rec Commission comments Dear Cindy, Thank you for your e-mail note concerning the 4th of July celebration. The operation of the parade is coordinated by a volunteer committee independent of the City. I know the idea about moving the parade to the morning is a common request. One reason for the current schedule is to allow the Waconia band time to get out of Delano after their morning parade. The Waconia band has been the most requested entertainment talents in the parade. A time switch would bump them from the schedule. Another reason for the current time is to allow the parade to fit in between the morning and evening activities at Lake Ann. Regarding the need for more "local" parade entries and less politicians - the community is in charge on this one. Whoever steps forward gets in the parade. I will make sure to forward your comment onto the parade committee. The comment regarding the volume of the bands is also a common one. We discuss this with the groups each year, but they still tend to like to "entertain" at a certain volume. We are now offering more seating outside of the band tent. We will also discuss this issue with the bands again next year. You make a good suggestion about having more access to the popular events. We try and try to make this happen each year. The major challenge is finding people who want to work on a national holiday. We have not considered a new years event, but we will talk it over. Concerning the Community Center discussion - would you be willing to serve on a focus group that will meet two or three times over the next three months? Please let me know. Sincerely Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director ..... Original Message ..... From: Cskack@aol.com [mailto:Cskack@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 5:11 PM To: thoffman~ci.chanhassen.mn.us Subject: Park & Rec Commission comments Hi Todd, Was reading through the minutes from the July Park & Rec Commission meeting and wanted to pass along a few comments about the celebration on the 4th. I noticed you all had your own comments and thoughts, but not sure how the public comments should best be directed, thought I'd start with you. First, it's a great community event! So great that we always plan to stay here rather than go somewhere for that holiday. For me it kicks up great childhood memories of the 4th of July in my hometown, about the size of Chanhassen. So, I guess it's really for the kids first and foremost. With that in mind, I have a few ideas for consideration: have the parade earlier even 9 or 10 am. It's very hot by 2:30 pm, very little shade on the route and it occurs right in the middle of that nap/cranky time which makes it tough on the kids. I agree about more music, drums, bands, majorettes, dance teams, skateboarders, motorcycles, bikes, whatever, and less political stuff. The bands on the 3rd were great but absolutely deafening. The kids couldn't take the noise level and my ears were ringing too. A simple volume adjustment. One could not have any conversation while the music was on. Partially the acousitcs of the tent, I suppose. Don't worry so much about having tons of activities. Do some and charge for them if you need to make it work financially. Maybe less variety with better access, like 2 stations of the popular ones such as Water Wars. Loved the idea of a booth to encourage larger participation in the fishing contest. I didn't even know their WAS a kid fishing contest and I've been at this thing for 4 years now. I think having so many things going on dilutes the participation. People just enjoy hanging out with their families and friends, socializing. Just a few ideas from an appreciative citizen, thanks to everyone who helps make this event a success!!! Has Chan ever considered a family event for New Year's Eve? ~--%Lastly, where can I track more details on the community center idea? Thanks, Cindy Skack 2209 Lukewood Drive Chanhassen MN 55317 Minnesota Recreation and Ptrk Anocbtioa * 3954 Bryant Avenue South * Mlnneapoll~ Minnesota S5409 Phone: 612/825-2200 * Pox: 612/825-6201 * Toll Fre~, 800/862-36S9 RECEIVED SEP 1 3 2002 CITY OF CHANHA$$EN September 11, 2002 Linda Jansen, Mayor City of Chanhassen P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Linda: On behalf of Minnesota Recreation and Park Association, we say THANK YOU to the City of Chanhassen for your assistance with our National Playground Safety Institute. The event was held September 4-6 at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. The Chanhassen Recreation Center staff was wonderful! They were professional and extremely helpful. They made our group of 90 participants feel welcome, and they were always ready to help in any way possible. We were especially impressed with the recreation center staff on Friday, as a thunder/lightning storm caused a power outage in the area. The staff immediately began to work on a back-up generator and lighting for our course room. They definitely turned a challenging situation into a workable environment. The power did resur~e shortly thereafter. However, we're grateful for the staff's action plan during the power outage. We believe the Chanhassen Recreation Center staff was instrumental in making our event a successful one! Again, thank you. Sincerely/~ J~ R. Gurban Executive Director CC: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recrea;ion Director City of Chanhassen Page 1 of 1 Hoffman, Todd From: Hoffman, Todd Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 9:09 AM To: 'Nathan Adams' Subject: RE: new skate park Dear Nathan Thank you for your e-mail letter concerning skate parks. Iam pleased to hear that you and your friends enjoy theChanhassen Skate Park. The park master plan for Roundhouse parks calls fora couple of potential new attractions. A hockey rink and tennis courts are two such improvements. Currently the Roundhouse Park plan does not call fora skate park. In fact the City currently has no plans to construct additional skate parks anywhere in the City. You are welcome to attend a Park and Recreation Commission meeting and present your idea for their consideration. The Commission meets every fourth Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Thank you again for contacting me. Sincerely Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director ..... Original Message ..... From: Nathan Adams [mailto:sk8boarder427@msn.com] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:06 PM To.' thoffman@ci.chanhassen.mn.us Subject: new skate park Dear Mr. Hoffman, Hi, my name is Nathan Adams of Chanhassen and I'm 12 years old. I have a new idea for another attraction for Chanhassen, a new skate park. I asked some of my friends what they thought about what they thought of the Chanhassen skate park by Target, Festival Foods, and the Library, they said they liked it a lot but it was always way too crowded. I was thinking that we could maybe build one at roundhouse park, witch is on the other side of Chanhassen, on Minnewashta Parkway. Minnewashta Parkway is located off of Highway 7, and Highway 5andon Lake Minnewashta. There is plenty of space fora smalllskate park there. It's alsoa good thing to be around there because there are tons of skateboarders that live around there including me. AIotofkids play other sports and don't have time to drive all the way down to the other skate park so then they can just go there for a little and go back to their house. If it is completely unacceptable, please tell me what I could do to maybe make this happen. Please RSVP me at sk8boarder427~msn.com. Ispeakon behalf of the kids of roundhouse park and Chanhassen. Thank you for spending your time to read this Mr. Hoffman. Sincerely, Nathan Adams Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download: http://explorer, msn.com 9/9/02 Administration . _ September 16, 2002 Mr. Tom Furlong 1841 Ringneck Drive Excelsior, MN 55331 Dear Mr. Furlong' Congratulations on your decision to run for tile Mayor of the City of Chanhassen. The commitlnent you arc willing to make for tile common good of our comnaunity is commend:lble. F';~ning & Senior Center :'.-. ,11- :'2! .- Web Site During tile weeks ahead, y'oL~ xx'ill have a need for basic information about our City and how it operates. You will face nt~mcrous questions about tho wide array of issues the City fnccs. I-taring all of the candidates as knowledgeable as possible about ibc operations of city government is highly desirable. Knowing the facts rcgarding policies should help you develop stronger and better platforms. In addition, a knov,'ledgeable c:mdidate is less likely to establish a platform that later nccds to be changed To help you understand Chanhassen's form of government and issues facing the city, Iarn inviting you to meet with our department heads on Thursday, September 26 at 6:00 p.m. We will meet in the council chambers at city hall. Each department head will be introduccd and give a brief desc~Sption of the programs they administer. If you have questions, feel fl'ee to ask us at the end our presentations, or to stay after the meeting and speak with us individually. I anticipate that dining the course of the campaign you ma), desire more specific information on one program or another. This meeting will help you place a name with a face and give you a general idea as to who to contact to ansv,'er your questions. Attached please find copies of various city docurnents that ina), be helpful in ),our campaign/knowledge-seeking process, i.e. a budget, various maps, city guide plans, etc. This meeting is not intended to make you an expert on city government, but instead to provide you with an overview of our city's operations and functions. Agenda ADMINISTRATION · City Officials/Staff Directory (including back page from Chanhassen Connection for staff email addresses and phone extensions) · Base Map With Street Index · Community Profile (printed from our web page) · Tax Increment District Map · TIF Basics · State of the City (1999) · Handbook for MN Cities - Chapter 3 - The Statutory City · Handbook for MN Cities - Chapter 6 - Elected Officials and Council Structure and Role · Community Survey (printed from our web page) · Community Survey Questions (from Admin File A-297) FINANCE · Public Budgeting Summary (Fund Accounting)--verbal · Sumnmry 2000 Budget · Capital hnprovement Budget 1999 CAFR I'ARK AND RECREATION DEPAIITMENT Overview of the Dcpmqment Prepared By Todd Hoffmal~ Park Plans Pnrk & Recreation Map and Guide (Color llrochure) Recreation Center Flyer PUBLIC WORICS/ENGINEERING DEI'ARTMENT · Public Works Department Itot Topics · Public x, Vorks Fact Sheet PLANNING DEI'ARTMENT · Past, Present, and Future (printed from our wel) site) · Comprehensive Plan/2020 Land Use Map for those candidates that don't have one LAW ENFORCEMENT / CRIME PREVENTION / CSO · Overview of Chanbassen Law Enforcement · Project LeadFoot Brochure · Neighborhood CrimeWatch Brochure · Carver County Sheriff's Department Brochure g:\clcctions\2002\Candidateln formation ~cHA~HA'~SEN PARK5 AND RECREA"I'~ON 7700 MARKET BLVD. 'P.O. BOX 147 CH6NRA55EN, MN 5531-7 PHONE 952-227-1121 RECEIVED AUG ,~,8 2002 CITY OF.CHANHASSEN · - PZCNZC EVALUAT'J:ON .. I In order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, we ask that you take a few minutes to answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please circle one) Procedure for reserving picnic Picnic Reservation .Fee Was facility clean Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Did facility meet your expectations Overall impression of facility ~) 2 3 4 5 I ~ 3 4 5 (~ 2 3 4 5 (~ 2 3 4 5  ) 2 3 4 5 ) 2 3 4 5 What did you like most about your picnic facility: (Evaluation Form continued on other side) Whatamen~t~es would you like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility.~ Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better ,,,~ picnic reservution pr'oces$? Additional Comments' Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us. Have a great day! RECEIVED.. CITY OF CHANHA,~F~ PZCN]:C EVALUATION In order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, we ask that you take a few minutes to answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! ~roup Name:(optional) ~'.~"~l~-~-"~'~'s' Picnic Facility Procedure for reservin9 picnic Picnic Reservation Fee Was facility clean Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Did facility meet your expectations Overall impression of facility Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please circle one) I (~ 3 4 5 Q ~ 2 3 4 5 1~ 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 (~ 2 3 4 5 (~ 2 3 4 5 Comments: What did you like most about your picnic facility: (Evaluation Form continued on other side) What ~es would you I~ke added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? Additional Comments: ~ ~-~ ~,c 6~'~.~ ~ J~(~ ~:c~:c ,~~ ~-~ Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us. Have a great day! eHANHA$5EN PAP-,K5 AND P, EeP. EATION 7700' MARKET BLVD. P.O. BOX 147 CHANHA55EN, MN 55317 952-227-1121 RECEIVED SER. 0 5 200Z.. CITY OF CHANHA$$EN ' P:r. CNZ¢ EVALUAT'J:ON Zn order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, we ask that you take a few minutes to answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! Group Name:(optional) 6~1, S ~o~*, p~k 3o~ ~ $ ~ o Picnic Facility /~,,~ ~s~h · , Procedure for reserving picnic Picnic Reservation Fee Was facility clean Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Did facility meet your expectations Overall impression of facility Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please circle one) 1~ 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 i I 2 3 4 5 / 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 Comments: What did you like most about your.picnic facility: w~ s, ;4~ ~.~- c~, s',.-o, ,.,.41..+b. (Evaluation Form continued on other side) What:'~'i~i~ities wou u like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? Additional Comments: Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us. Have a great dayJ eHANHA$$EN pARKs AND REeREA1-J:ON - .' ;. , , : : .: .: 7700 M,ARKET BLVD. P.O,-BOX 147 cHANHA55EN, MN 55317 pHONE 952-227-1121 (Jerry Ruegemer) Zn order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, we ask that you take a few minutes to answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! Group Name:(optional) C~/~ P--~~ Picnic Facility Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please circle one) Procedure for reserving picnic Picnic Reservation Fee Was facility clean Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Did facility meet your expectations Overall impression of facility Comments: O 2 3 4 5 (~ 2 3 4 5 O 2 3 4 5  '2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 ( 2 3 4 5 What did you like most about your picnic facility: g IF. Co) (Evaluation Form continued on other side) What amenities would you like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us. Have a great day[ CHANHA$.SEN PARKS AND RECREA1-ZON 7700 MARKET BLVD. P.O~ BOX'147 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE 952-227-1121 lEn order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, we ask that you take a few minutes to answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! ~roup Name:Coptional) ~tt~'l,.~_~%l~ Picnic Facility Procedure for reservin9 picnic Picnic Reservation Fee Was facility cleon Were there enough tobies/grills, etc. Did facility meet your expectations Overall impression of facility Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please circle one) 1 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 Comments: What did you. like most about your picnic facility: (Evaluation Form continued on other side) RECEIVED SEP 0 3 2002 CiTY OF What improvements could be made to bette~ the facility? bo you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your ~put and comments are very important to us. Have a great day! ~ . CHANH_&.5.$EN PARKS AND RECREA~ON ~00 MARKET BLVD. . . ,- , ,~. ~., . ~:~. ~ , P~O~"B~X-147 CHANHA55EN, MN 55317 PHONE 952-227-11~1 I II .. RECEIVED SEPt 8 ZOOZ '":'~ Cl~ OF CH~SS~CNI~' ~ALUA~ON .. II . . Zn order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, we ask that you take a few minutes t:o answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! Sroup Name:(optional) ~"~u~::~ ~,x~ ~. Picnic Facility Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please circle one) Procedure for reserving picnic 2 3 4 Picnic Reservation Fee ,(~2~D 3 4 Was facility clean I 2 (~ 4 Were there enough tobies/grills, etc.~ 2 :3 4 Did facility meet your expectations I 2 3 4 Overall impression of facility I :2 3 4 ~ 5 1 5 Comments: What did y. ou like most about your picnic facility: (Evaluation Form continued on other side) Whet (Zn~nities W&~'l~I yOu like added? -,: ~ .f What improvements could be made to better the facility?~ Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? Additional Comments: Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us.