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Correspondence Section · " Correspondence Letter from Carver County Parks dated July 11, 2000 Article For Heidi Lemmon, Skateboarding 1.~~ A Political Maneuver, dated July 3, 2000. Lakeshore Weekly News article Overleass S/cate Par/c Opens, dated June 29, 2000. Letter from School District 112 received July 3, 2000. Letter to Spolm Ranch Incorporated dated July 3, 2000. Letter~ Walsh dated July 3, 2000. Letter to Dave Benson dated July 3, 2000. Letter to Brian Moore dated July 3, 2000. The Connection Ne~4,sletter by Anoka Parks and Recreation dated June 2000. New Release from MASC dated July 7, 2000. Letter to Mary Ann Porter dated June 27, 2000. Letter to Jan Lash from the Kids of the Stonecreek Park Program. Memo to David Hempel from Theodore and Marlene Bentz dated July 10, 2000. Research News dated June 2000. Picnic Evaluations. 81/17/1994 83:18 4674355 CARVER COUNTY PARKS PAGE 82 CARVER COUNTY PARKS 10775 County Road 33 Norwood Young Amcrica, Minnesota 55397 Phone (612) 467-4200 Fax (,612) 467-4355 Division of Public Win'ks (~wcr~m,Cn! L'¢.ter July 11, 2000 Mr. Todd Hoffman City of Chanhassen 690 City Center Dr. P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Todd: As we have discussed, the County intends to update the development master plan for Lake Minnewashta Regional Park. I am hopeful that the process to update the plan can begin late this year or early 2001, The updated master plan will reflect recent Improvements to roads, parking areas, restored wetlands and other improvements that have occurred since the original 1982 development master plan was created. It is likely that a strong emphasis of the updated plan will include resource management as well as the primary park uses of hiking, cross-country skiing, boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking and nature interpretation. The County is aware of the demand for an off-leash area for dogs. In updating lhe master plan of the park, an off-leash area may be considered. Wrth any proposal for a new facility or activity, the activity or facility will be evaluated in terms of its appropriateness, impact on the park and on pdmary park activities. At this point, I can not say with certainty that an off-leash area for pets would be included in the updated master plan for the park. However, do to the demand for ~his activity an off-leash area would receive consideration in the initial planning stages of the plan. W'rth the exception of a few areas within Lake Minnewashta, dogs are pen~itted on a six-foot leash. If you or the City Park Commission are in need of any additional information c~nceming the County Park System please le{ me know. Sincerely, Martin J. Welsh Parks Director Affirmative Action/Equal Opportuni~. Employer Printed ntt 10% Post-Consumer Reo.clcd Papcr For Heidi Lemmon, Skateboarding Is a r A Political Maneuver 'ii She's the Stealth Force Behind Proliferation of Skateparks; 'Rage' Works the Machine, SANTA MONICA, Calif.-To under- board parks are proliferating all across Amerka, step into tile littered home office of tS-year-old Heidi Lemmon. No, Ms. Lemmon doesn't skate, though No, she doesn't think of herself as a obhVist, though in a way she is one. No, she doesn't think of herself as an Skatepark U.S.A. Association, which has pay dues. get organized and lobby their Cu 'reutlv, Ms. [,emmon is the behind- camp: igns. inch d *g one wa}' up in Craig, Alask~l, where skateboarders despa ed of en}qgl×ed by Ms. Lemmon's popular Sk epaik U.S.A Web site, 16-year-old Chad ScbWegel has earned how to lobby Craig's g ye 'n dent, v,'hich has agreed to there. "She lets you know you aren't fight- ink alone," says 5I' Schwegeh Technicully, the Skatepark Association, for fled in 1¢97, is a not-for-profit organi- zat on. But Ms. Lem ~ a~i;~.~ moo tins a goal to sign ~'~.~'~ up t00,000 skateboard- ~ ers willing to pony lip ~ For their money, the c '~'~CeJ. f~]~ kids get a card and }~ *<"-;~ ::3¢]1~ medical insurance ~ , :d.;~_c~slmnld the5' break , :;;~ their necks while go (~ ink ad'borne (or re- }~' turning to earth). ~ More critically, be cause they have Hekfi Le.lalou Skatepark's insur- ance, an'anged tmmgh private brokers they promise Bdt to sue the very parks t lac have been built ira' are plannedl on their behalf. This tends to remove a huge obstacle in the mmda of public servants everD~'bere who worry about the parks becoming feeding tanks for schools of personal-injury taw- yers. For her efforts, Ms. Lemmon gets to keep 20% of the dues she collects. She has only 1,00t3 membors now, but should she reach her goal of 100,C0C~, it would add up to half a million dollars a year. That's a lig career jump for a woman who, before ~he became America's stealth weapon ill skateboard-park proliferation, worked as an interior designer. In fact, the skateboarding industry thinks she is, in skateboarding parlance, ruly tad. "Heidi Lemmon is doing more !or skateboarding than big-name stunt per- formers like Tony Hawk, and she isn't even on ESPN2,' says Mark Stosberg. te's tile 21-year-old leader of a movement, hieS, to get the city of Richmond, Ind., to Please Turn to Page A6, Column 5 NOTICE TO READERS The Wall Street Journal wiIl not be published tomorrow, in obser- vance of Independence Day. A Mom Pushes Skateboard Parks Continued ?'rom Page Al ' build a skatepark. "Heidi has done all the real work to set up tile association, and now people are joining as fast as they hear about it," adds Karen Oxman of Gelfand, Newman Wasserman, a Los Angeles insurance firm. Skateparks can also join Ms. Leto- mows association for $40 a year and get discounts on insurance from brokers like Ms. Oxman. ~'1 wrote about 3O of those policies last year, and now I'm getting five to 10 calls a week," says Ms. Oxman of the policies that cost $2,000 to $5,000 a year. Though the skateboard industry- insur- ers, park builders and skateboard and in- line skate makers and retailers-stands to profit handsomely from Ms. Lemmon's forts, she says this is more about a mis- sion than money. She's seen her 15-year- old son Duncan chased frmn sidewalks and parks by police who view skaters as a nuisance. Many localities have passed an- tiskateboarding laws that carry hefty fines for skating in the wrong place-which is almost everywhere. Despite skateboarders' unsavory repu- tations, Ms. Lemmon simply sees them as misunderstood. "A lot of these kids like to think of themselves as rebels," she says. "But I find that most just want a sport without a lot of rules that slow them down, no parents arguing with referees and no uniforms that turn them into numbers ... identify with these kids." Marketing Moves She also has had an ancamly ability to identify with a hot new market while spot- ting a vacuum in the efforts to make it grow. For all lbo obstacles to skateboard- ing, the sport is exploding-fueled in part by tile very outlaw image that creates so much opposition to it. Mamlfacturers esti- mate there are 9.5 million skateboarders in tile U.S., up about 50% in just the last three years, who guy about $1.45 billion in equipment annually. Most skate where the general population objects to them, largely because there are only about 400 skateparks in the U.S. More than 300 of those purks collec- tions of downhill concrete and wooden ramps and obstacles costing $30,000 to $200,O00-were built last year alone, often after skaters and their advocates pried loose local funding, Ms. Lemmon left her imprint on almost all of them. She was a pivotal adviser, for example, to the youth- led lobbying group that got city and fed- eral funds to build the nation's first loner- city park-a 1.t,000-square-Dot facility-in the tough Lynnwood section of Los Ange- les. It opened earlier this year. It seems, in fact, that "she's involved with most" of the parks built these days, says Greg Benson, a Duluth, Minn., con- tractor who plans to build 30 parks this year, twice the number of last year. But few politicians who feel the pres- sure of Ms. Lemmon's volunteer legions have even heard of her. "The kids are the ones you send before the city commission- ers. It's harder for them to say 'no' to kids who ask for a place to play and then give you all the facts and figures on how little it will cost and how popular it will he," says Michael Taylor, a father of two boys in Palmetto, Fla., who is helping them peti- tion for a park with advice from Ms. Leto- moo. Ladled into her suggestions: Local kids shotfld volunteer manual labor, which not only keeps down skatepark costs but tells politicians that kids are willing to work for what they want. Indeed, one of her strengths is in tak- ing all that skateboarder rebelliousness and channeling it into political action. Daniel Trapp, a Columbus, Ohio, area teenager, recently e-mailed Ms. Lemmon in a fury of obscenities to complain about how skaters there were chronically ha- rassed by the police and how adults seemed indifferent to their plight. What lie got back from Ms. Lemmon was a sympa- thetic note that also detailed how to start winning support for a public pul'k-start- ing with cleaning up his language. Mr. Trapp, whose Web persona is Rage, says Ms. Lemmon totally changed his attitude. Instead of fuming, he's fo- menting a plan to hit up local government for a park. "My life is turping around. She explained to me how to get a petition go- ing, and we hauled 113 signatures in three hours. 1 am starting to believe we can get the city council to listen now." These tactics don't always work. Pat Whitesel, tile Pahnetto, Fla., mayor cur- rendy besieged by Lemmon.coached skatepark advocates, says, 'Tm afraid that after we spend a lot of money on a nice park. a lot of tile kids will still want to skate uncontrolled out there among mir pedesh'ians and keep jumping off the side of buildings." Still, more often than not, the kids make favorable impressions and get their way. In Craig, Alaska, a town of 2,0O0 about 100 miles south of .Juneau, Tom Briggs, the city administrator, says he's been "impressed" by Mr. Schwegel's skatepark drive and says, "it's nice to see youth involvement in our government. don't get much of that." And though Craig has stopped short of actually funding a park, the donation of city land has young Mr, Scbwegel skating on ain lie says that Ms. Lemmon has al- ready given him plenty of ideas on bow to raise the $120,000 necessary to build the facility. "She's going to help us find local businesses that want to advertise on tile park fences like they do in baseball stadi- uuls~and maybe name tile place after big sponsor." He adds. "We just have to keep tile pressnre Od." htu,kl C t [ 18. No. 44 · June 29, 2000 Park. A~ i' danc~ at Park, : takes its name ~from Highway! overp es was able above ;olf g parkl Skate: hot with go! · Na,nc, : i are being ive_Tim Herr0nlanded an . structed in 4e, and is ShOWn here ~wing. Herr0n communip .~ event, which Was held at' across Minneapolis ¢ S Photos b] , liticians ~ndered A1 Gore ne with st week, lents at igh the re clear. ; list of · was an~ ers ,is · Gore to page 16 ;chool chosen for Gore's visit exemplary place to -,;isit to special and regular education demonstrate both the successe's °f which students receive in the special and regular education, school district. and also the need for additional Thursday, June 22 started with square'. funding to help these programs Gore and Ventura arriving sepa- reach their full potential, rately before 7:15 a.m. People com- According to Jan Ormasa, direc- muting to and from the western tor of special services, during the suburbs may have noticed the Education Forum, State Education traffic jams the motorcade created Commissioner Christine Jax said during rush hour on highways 100 that Hopkins-was chosen to host and 169 along with Interstate 394. ~;:~: one of Gore's national school days visits because of the quality of ins approval for 7-Hi location few people from the neighbor- tomers as they enter the Parking hood had come to the meeting lot from County Road 101. with negative comments corn- Target has also proposed option pared to other business develop- putting in wetlands, but a final en two ments in the city. decision on that aspect will be ; i n It was noted that Target repre- made at a latter date. ¢ store, sentatives and city staff have put Traffic vfas a major concern to erysec- a lot of effort into planning for the all involved in the project. a 7-Hi landscaping of the property, the Methods to keep traffic disrup- Zountv exterior of the buildin~ and traf- tion tc~ a minimum will be dis- PortionS ! th~c6ntribu~;., School District Fields Task Force .Nme 20, 2000 1. %linu[cs ogXlay 30, 200/) accepk~i ;is distributed, City oJ:'C,mver Soccer Field Proposal presented by Ke`.'in C:irroil. Currently the el'Carver has no soccer tleld. The proposed project would cost gl00,000 but a partnership with the District would ask ~br a maximum amount of S30,000. The Iield ~ould be placed in Communit}' Park and maintaNd by the City og Carver. [t would run Noah and South and have a parking loL Thc o~sinal timetable was to begin ~ _ o~ ~0~_. project this FaN with con:pletion in the sprinS and usc to be~in in thc sprins '~ Tn's was a projcc~ submitted to the DNt~ Outdoor Recreation Grant Program which was not Iimded. The field would be i~igakd. Atier discussion, it was decided to Lible any rcconimcnda~ion timil thc Task Force is Further along in the p~ocess. ~t ~as ju~sdiction. Fred Whitney pointed out that while tonight's a?nd;~. is socccr-t'ocused, Football, baseball, ;md softball should not be overlooked. Soccer Stadium lighting proposal fi-om Voice, Stream ,.,,'as described. This `.vould replace the lighting at no cost to the District for a 20-year no-rcnt..lcase to Voice/Stream for a cellular phone tower on one of the light ?oles._,The value would be $107,000. This proposal goes to the School Board on July I3, 2000 Update on new Middle School Field requirements - July 5, 2000 is date for a District and City meeting to reviexv Pioneer Park site. A report will be on the agenda for our R~lv 11~h meeting. With the Board's decision to have grades 6-8 at East and at West, the question was raised about whether the number of fields needed might double. Design proposals were presented for additional fields at Middle School Campus The field improvement projects in 1999 Referendum tally sheet and detail pages of the options and costs ,.','ere distributed. It ,,vas suggested that current irrigation heads bt examined, la>' presented Schemes A and B giving options for placement of'soccer folds. Parking was put in at 50: I. it was noted that in Chanhassen, the ratio is 43;I. Landscaping screening and wood fence would be provided. Parking and concerns about parking in the Park Ridge neighborhood were discussed. The point of agreement was that adequate and convenient is the key to minimize parking in the neighborhood. A wood privacy fence was suggested but this is something that needs neighborhood input. A chain link fence is see-through which the District did not think neighbors would want. Placement of field P would be needed with north south orientation/'or soccer but for student access east west would be better. Football on the other hand needs the space (direction does not matter). Drawings of options will be sent with Minutes, Jay Pomeroy, Doug Pass, Judy Martinez-Sones, Mike Wemer, Rick Clark, Frank Scott and Lee Meyer did not get Minutes from our last meeting. High School Campus Middle School Campus Field Improvements - Proposed options and costs June 23, 2000 BLEACHER IMPROVEMENTS Middle School Soccer Fields Existing Seating Capacity: 1800 Cost to repair exiting bleachers to meet code: 545,000 - $55,000 Number of seats needed in new bleacher: 600 Bleacher Cost 600 x 1.15 x $120/seat Less health/safety funding 8' x 25' pressbox w/structure TOTAL construction cost $83,000 -$18,000 533,000 $98,000 High School Football Field Seating capacity of Home bleachers: 2000 Proposed Visitor capacity: 900 Bleacher Cost Option 1 900 x 1.15 x $120/seat(open) TOTAL construction cost Bleacher Cost Option 2 900 x 1.15 x $90/seat (light truss) TOTAL construction cost 5124,200 594,000 HIGH SCHOOL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Upgrade 1 Soccer and 1 practice football field (South of pathway) Regrade and level Sand peat fields Upgrade 1 Soccer field (North of pathway) Regrade and level Sand peat fields TOTAL construction cost 3 Install irrigation we!! S40,000 520,000 $260,000 $60,000 5130,000 NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Irrigation for 2 soccer fields $24,000 $390,000 CITY OF CARVER SOCCER FIELD Proposed School District contribution $30,000 AJA INC KKE Architects 0006-1097-01/FIELDCOSTS2 High School Campus Middle School Campus Field Improvements - Proposed options and costs June 23, 2000 MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Upgrade existing Soccer Complex Earthwork; Drainage New Sports Field Lighting System* Irrigation (existing) (review heads) Seeding, Sodding Add Sand / Peat TOTAL construction cost *pending contract with Voice Stream Communications Develop Soccer Fields - Scheme A Field M - Alternate Field K Field P (East/West Soccer field) Irrigation Service (well) Parking Lot - 100 Spaces, gravel Landscape Screening, Wood Fence 3 TOTAL construction cost Field J - Alternate Develop Soccer Fields - Scheme B Field J Field K Field P (East/West Soccer field) Irrigation Service (well) Parking Lot - 100 Spaces, gravel Landscape Screening, Wood Fence TOTAL construction cost Alternate Field P (North/South Soccer) Alternate Field P (East/West Football) $75,000 $0 $10,000 $16,000 $180,000 $101,000 $180,000 $60,000 $60,000 $66,000 $45,000 $55,000 $52,000 $338,000 S220,000 $110,000 $6O,OO0 $66,000 $45,000 $55,000 $52,000'~ $388,000 $78,000 $28,000 NOTES 4 1,3 1 2 1,3 NOTES 1 Budget includes Earthwork, drainage, irrigation, seeding and sodding 2 Budget includes Asphalt removal, earthwork, drainage, irrigation, seeding and sodding 3 Either field J or M can built but this will impact the overall cost 4 Provides 1 regulation soccer field and 1 football field AJA INC KKE Architects 0006-1097~01 tFIELDCOSTS2 F/ELD P ,225'X 3J~' REt OCA ~ED FENCE SCHEME 'B' RELOCATED FENCE --7 IRIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD IMPRO SCHEME ',4' JUNE.23, ~ CITY OF CHANHASSEN 612. ?37. 5739 ~.v 6]2. ~34.2524 July 3, 2000 Spohn Ranch Incorporated 15131 Clark Avenue, Unit B City of Industry, CA 91745 Dear Spohn Ranch: Thank you for 3,our proposal dated June 12, 2000, £or Chanhassen Skate Park Phase II. I enjoyed viewing the materials you mailed. They allowed me to acquaint myself with .,,,our product, which is unique to others I have experienced. Untbrtunately, the pricing sheets you mailed confirmed our previous discussion. With a budget of $15,000, it proved impractical to consider your product for our needs. Again, thank you tbr responding to my inquiry. I receive 4-6 inquiries a month on our skate park and I will make sure these callers are aware of your company. Sincerely, - ' -~7 ' Todd Itoffman Park and Recreation Director TH:grab C: "Park and Recreation Commission g:',park~,th~,Spohn Ranchlnc CITYOF CHANHASSEN 690 C/~. Ce,ter Dri~,e, PO Box 147 Chanhasse,. Minnesota 55317 PtJo~e 612.937. I900 Ge,emi F,~x 612.937,5739 E~i, eeri,g Fax 612. Y3,~ 9152 Pub/ir S~O, Ez.x' 612.934.2524 July 3, 2000 Mr. Marty Walsh Carver County Parks 10775 County Road 33 Young America, MN 55397 Dar Mart3,: On Tuesday, June 27, the Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission reviexved the attached ordinance concerning animals in parks. The commission elected to recommend the city council approve this ordinance amendment. As a part of our discussion that evening, the topic ora "dog exercise park" was raised. The city's park system does not offer a location which could accommodate this facility. I informed the commission that you have considered including such a facility in an update of the master plan for Lake Minnewashta Regional Park. Could you provide all update on this topic to tile city's park and recreation comlnission? You can trust that the commission will support your efforts. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director TI&ns C: ~'55ark and Recreation Commission CIT OF P/:o,e 612.937. I~O0 Ge,e~d Fax ~12.~7.~739 E~i, ee~i,g ~x 6129329152 ?~b/ic S'~/'9' ~.v 6]2 934. 252~ July 3, 2000 Mr. Dave Benson True Ride 5781 Berquist Road Duluth, MN 55804 Dear Dave: Congratulations! The City of Chanhassen has selected True Ride as the supplier of our Phase II Skate Park. This letter is sent to confirm my telephone message left earlier this week. As you knoxv, if the equipment could be here tomorrow the community would put it to use. To this end, please do whatever you can to ensure a timely delivery of our Phase II. Delivery by August 25th was specified in nay RFP. If you can do better than this, I would appreciate it! Dave, thanks again for taking the time and effort to submit 3,our Phase II proposal. I look forward to our continued relationship. Sincerely, Todd Itoffman Park and Recreation Director TH :grab C~ ;Park and Recreation Commission g:\park\th\TrueRidcPhascllLtr CITYOF CHANHASSEN 690 Ci7 Center Drive, PO Box 147 C/;anhassen, Minnesota 55317 Phone 612.937.1900 General Fax 612.937.5739 E,gi,cering F, zx 612.93Z9152 &~b lic Safer)' t:,zx 612. 934.2524 July 3, 2000 Mr. Brian Moore Ramptech, Inc. 14855 Persistence Drive Woodbridge, VA 22191 Dear Mr. Moore: Thank you for your proposal for Chanhassen's Skate Park Phase II. I enjoyed viewing the materials you mailed. However, Ramptech was not selected as the supplier for our new equipment. Sphon Ranch was not considered as a source due to the pricing of their equipment. True Ride, the supplier of our first phase, was selected again as the vendor for our second phase. The main issues that distanced 3'our proposal from 3,our competitors were: Smaller sizing of equipment. Less money in equipment/more money in shipping. The City's Park and Recreation Commission was convinced that by selecting True Ride they would receive more product for their money. I receive 4-6 inquiries a month about our skate park. 1 will make sure these callers are aware of your company. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Director of Park and Recreation Ttt:gmb c: -~(:Park and Recreation Commission g:\park\th\RampTech Inside this Newsletter 1. The Anoka County Board of Commissioners has adopted a long-range plan for management of the Cedar Creek Greenway Corridor. 2. Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park development nearing completion. 3. Department rcccivcs conscrvation grants from DNR. From The Director: I am pleased to announce that the Anoka County Board of Commissioners has adopted a long-range plan for management of the Cedar Creek Greenway Corridor in Oak Grove and Andover. The Cedar Creek Study was one of the first to be completed in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, under the Metropolitan Greenways Program. The genesis of the Cedar Creek Greenway Study was a comprehensive review of natural resources contained in the Anoka County Parks and Recreation System Plan finished in 1998. That plan identified resources along the Cedar Creek (in Andover and Oak Grove) as containing some of the most significant, undisturbed natural resources in the entire Metropolitan Area. Through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, coupled with technical assistance from the University of Minnesota, a planning process for the 8,000 acre Cedar Creek Corridor got underway in early 1999. Anoka County Cedar Creek Greenway Throughout the planning process input was sought from a wide variety of stakeholders. An inter-agency task force, including representatives from municipalities, local conservation organizations, and state agencies, provided technical and policy expertise. A twenty member citizen's task force was established by the County Board which included private land owners within the corridor. Plans were reviewed with local planning and park commissions, as well as city councils. Letters of support were received from eight different agencies. Two public meetings were also held giving citizens an opportunity to offer comments and insights about future land stewardship. A view of the Cedar Creek Grenway Corridor from a canoe. To further the vision for the Cedar Creek Greenway, the plan is recommending that the County, along with it's allied partners, pursue an implementation grant through the Metropolitan Greenways program. These funds could be used for a wide variety of initiatives such as the staffing of a full time resource coordinator to work with local land owners, the purchase of conservation easements, and the restoration of natural resources on public and private lands. The County will begin pursuit of these grant funds in the fall of 2000, working closely with representatives from the cities of Oak Grove and Andover, along with local conservation agencies. The Cedar Creek Corridor Greenway Plan will serve as a model for other local governments to follow in the stewardship of important natural resources in the Metropolitan Area. The plan is based on the concept of cooperation between local governments and private landowners. No additional publicly held meetings are planned and no new regulations are being proposed. The unique and progressive nature of the plan is a testament to the creative leadership of the county board, closely assisted by a wide array of citizens and public officials. Rangers And Gate Attendants Are In Full Swing The summer season is well under way, and is going quite smoothly. There are a lot of new faces in the Park Ranger and Gate Attendants ranks. Of the twenty Rangers, eleven are new. Twenty-five Gate Attendants, out of the thirty-two hired, are new this summer. Rangers received 16 hours of training and Gate Attendants received 12 hours of training, plus "On the Job" training for both groups. This season we have 10 Rangers trained to ride our mountain bikes. Bicycle patrols are at Lake George, Bunker Hills, and at the Coon Rapids Dam. There is also a Ranger patrolling Riverfront and ~lands of Peace on a golf cart on a regular basis. Pond Water Management Applied At Chomonix Chomonix Golf Course has implemented the Riparan Ecotone Restoration plan in the past few years. Our focus has been on the encouragement and establishment of native grasses. We are now looking at other methods to better the water quality on the course. During the week of ~lune 5~ a new and natural product for reducing algae growth was implemented in several of the golf course ponds. This product called Aqua-Force, makes use of natural occurring beneficial bacteria to reduce excessive nutrient levels in the water. Aqua-Force uses both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to work in areas of the ponds containing oxygen as well as in those areas where there is little or no oxygen present (e.g. sludge layer at the bottom of the ponds). Ranger Ryan Erdman on golf cart patrolling Coon Rapids Dam Regional Parr,. Stephanie Cherfier, a five year veteran of the Park :Ranger program, has been promoted to Ranger Supervisor. She has been assigned to work the night and weekend shift. Stephanie is attending the University of Ninnesota Duluth, where she is majoring in Criminal Justice. Stephanie is a welcome addition to our supervisory staff, but she will be mis~d at the stable where she was the Lead Mounted Ranger the past two years. The interim Superintendent of Park Rangers is being ably assisted this season by 3essica Worwa, who is the new Gate Attendant Supervisor. 3essica was a Gate Attendant in Bunker Park last summer. She has been busy covering the six gate houses and training the staff to handle all sorts of requests and services. Among the more complicated duties are the two campground registration sites. The addition of the credit card machines has made paying more convenient yet added responsibilities for the staff. This has been an excellent summer for recruiting and hiring enthusiastic and capable staff. The class of 2000 has performed well during the busy start of the season. Let's hope for great weather and more excellent service from the Park Rangers and Gate Attendants. One of the ponds on//16 fairway to benefit from the product called Aqua-Force. The benefits of this natural solution to cleaner ponds are: keeps ponds clean and clear significantly improves water quality and clarity reduces excess nutrients reduces odor safe for humans, animals and fish no harmful chemicals 100 % natural and biodegradable improves dissolved oxygen levels reduces biological oxygen demand (BOD) breaks down organic sludge The product is safe for humans, all animals, fish and vegetation. It is the most effective all natural way to maintain ponds in an environmentally balanced condition. Chomonix will be a demonstration site for BioPond, using the Aqua-Force product this year. Plans are being made to treat additional ponds using this method next year. Page 2 Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Development ,.~learing Completion As reported earlier, development at the Rice Creek Chain-of- Lakes Regional Park Reserve has been ongoing since last fall. Construction of the buildings by RAK Construction is nearly complete, with some minor finishing work needed before the final inspection. New building development indudes: a main hands-on activities using their eyes, ears, and noses, the program encourages sensory awareness and self-discovery. The fee is $2/child. Pre-registration is required. Please call Wargo Nature Center at 651-429-8007 for more information. The large group picnic pavilion is as impressive as it is practical. ~building with restrooms and changing rooms, a lifeguard station ,ith plenty of storage, a gazebo for picnickers, and a large ~icnic pavilion. The picnic pavilion will accommodate about 150 people and has a fire pit adjacent to it. The quality of work and craftsmanship with this project has been very outstanding, and the buildings will make a great attraction to the beach area. Park crews have installed a new accessible creative play area, with swings and a motif of tropical design. In addition, there will be a water play area next to the beach which will mesmerize kids of all ages. Regarding the roadways and parking lots, W.B. Hiller has been working around the clock to get proposed development complete. Since inclement weather slowed the completion date, the department is now looking at finishing by July 1". Miller has finished the boat access and has completed a major portion of the trail system. It is antidpated that all work will be completed in early .luly, anticipating the grand opening on July 22"d. Programs Help Youngsters Relate To Natural World In striving to reach nature lovers of all ages, the Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department offers a monthly Nymphs and Nuthatches program for children ages 4 and 5 years old. This '~"~rogram is held the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30- .0:30 a.m. at the Coon Rapids Dam Visitor Center, and on the corresponding Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Joseph E. Wargo Nature Center. Themes change each month to provide the children with new and different ways of relating to the natural world. By getting the children involved in outdoor By getting the children involved in outdoor hands-on activities using their eyes, ears, and noses, the program encourages sensory awareness and self-discovery. For the month of August, Nymphs and Nuthatches summer day camp will be offered instead of the monthly program. The day camp will be offered on August 8-10 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Joseph E. Wargo Nature Center. The same camp will be offered the following week, August 15- 17 at the Coon Rapids Dam Visitor Center. This year Nymphs and Nuthatches campers will be exploring the world using just one or two of their five senses each day. Activities include hiking, games, crafts, snacks and storytelling. The fee is $30/child. In-person registration is required. Please call Wargo Nature Center at 651-429-8007 for more information Department Receives Conservation Grants From DNR The Parks and Recreation Department was recently informed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources that two applications for the Conservation Partners grant program have been selected for funding. The two projects include an oak savanna restoration at Rum River North County Park and a wet prairie restoration at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve. A total of $21,800 was awarded to the Parks and Recreation Department for the two projects. Page 3 The Rum River North oak savanna restoration will focus on restoring a 6 acre old field located on a River Terrace along the Rum River which has been historically farmed and has since been inundated with invasive non-native plants. This project will remove the non-native species and re-plant the site with specific native grasses and wildflowers to emulate a barrens oak savanna vegetation community. The project benef~ to the local community include a re-introduction of native plant diversity, aesthetic enhancements, and to provide an ecological interpretive area for the St Francis High School. The regional benefits of this effort are intended to work towards reclaiming the vastly fragmented oak savanna across the Anoka Sandplain Region. The Rice Creek Chain of Lakes wet prairie restoration entails the restoration of a 15 acre old agricultural field that has since been invaded by non-native plants. The goal of this project is to re-introduce a high diversity of plant species including a mixture of moisture-loving, upland prairie plants, wet meadow plants, and specialized plants that grow only on moist sand. The wet prairie plant community has nearly been eliminated from the region, hence, underscoring the importance of re- creating this natural community type. Implementation of these restoration projects will begin immediately with a comprehensive native seed collection program focused on the collection of seed from local remnant natural communities throughout the park system. Maintaining local genotypes is a primary goal for these restoration projects. The anticipated completion date for the installation phase is October of 2001. YMCA Camp At Lake George In Full Swing Day Camp Guy Robinson is the most recent addition to the list of recreational opportunities offered at Lake George. A cooperative effort between the YMCA and Anoka County Parks, Day Camp Guy Robinson offers activities for up to :130 first through sixth grade childrn each day, Monday through Friday, throughout the summer. Many park amenibes are used by the YMCA Day Camp. Camp Director Tim Bersie-Mize and his staff work and play closely with the children in activities ranging from archery and fort building to fishing and canoeing. The Camp is situated in the Shelter 8 area of the park. Tim and his staff are pleased with the location of the Camp and the amenities that are available. Parks staff have been busy preparing the site for the YMCA. Parkkeeper Scott' Gilbertson and his crew have cut activity "pods" out of the brush and spread wood chips on the trails that lead to them. Tn addition they have provided the YMCA with a designated beach area as well as a campfire pit and new grills in the Shelter 8 area. it has been a successful start for Day Camp Guy Robinson. Parks ands YMCA staff look forward to working together to provide children with positive outdoor experiences for many seasons to come. BanfilI-Locke Center For The Arts Presents New Exhibit BanfilI-Locke Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibit of works by The Jade Street Co-op, a group of seven artists who artistically express the figure in individual styles and media. The support group has been meeting since the winter of 1991-92 when Nora Community Education ran two sessions of life drawing at the urging of the Kanabec County Art Association. The Co-op acts as a mutual support group on a personal and philosophical basis. The majority of the group's artists are based within a thirty-minute radius of Moor where the Co-op is located. "Go Figure: Figure Works from Greater Minnesota" will be on display .luly 22 - August 26*, 2000. Public reception is August 20m, 2000 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Remember that BanfilI-Locke River Days begins at noon, Sunday, July 9u~ and ends at t0:00 p.m. There will be educational booths, storytelling by Barnes & Noble, food vendors, art demonstrations, youth graffiti wall, face painting, book sale, and signing. Enjoy music by the Fridley City Band, Charlie Mcquire, the singing park ranger, Musikki German Band, Natalie Miller, CODA, and a variety of other performers. As the sun sets over the Mississippi River, relax on the grass in the natural amphitheater and enjoy Shakespeare in the Park performing "Comedy of Errors". Kordiak Park Volunteers Are Involved On Thursday, June 22, the Kordiak Park Volunteers in Parks (VIP) group gathered for their summer meeting. Commissioner Kordiak, 3ohn VonDeLinde, Jeff Perry and Peter Mott of the Parks and Recreation Department, donators to the Reforest Kordiak Park Project, and several ViP members met to discuss current natural resource and park maintenance projects and future tree planting plans for the park. The group discussed several topics and came to consensus on many decisions. Led by VonDeLinde and Kordiak, the group discussed maintenance approaches for the fall and spring season; which included the placement of a portable restroom near the parking lot, the agreement that the park did not need chemical treatments for weeds in the park, and helped steer the group on the development of policies related to natural resource management in the park. The group also indicated that future donations to the park could go towards a community "bulletin board" placed near the parking lot and used to highlight upcoming events in the park. The group also recommended having community corrections groups visit the park on a few more occasions to clean debris from Highland Page 4 Lake's shoreline. ,"~art of the meeting was focused on the Reforest Kordiak Park ee planting project. Numerous people who have donated to the project were present and provided comments about how and where they might like to see the project performed. Later this summer, nearly $3,000 of donated plant material will be added to the park for wildlife habitat and to replace aging trees in the park. A plaque will be placed in the park to recognize the donors (there is still time to donated - call 763- 767-2870). Only teens are allowed on the Tuesday Twilight Teen Night from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p,m. Commissioner Kordiak talks with members of the Volunteers in Parks (VIP) at a recent meeting at Kordiak County Park. t the conclusion of the two-hour discussion, several participants expressed their gratitude for being included in the meeting and encouraged the department to continue their efforts in this area. All participants will be invited to the tree planting ceremony, which will be held in late July or early August. Wave Pool Opens Successfully Our opening day was a complete success. Everything from the operations in the concessions stand to the daily pool-wide games went absolutely fantastic. The weather that weekend was possibly the best that it has ever been in the 13 summers that the pool has been open. Unfortunately, the weather during the last few weeks has not been as cooperative. With rainy days causing early closings and unfavorable swimming conditions, attendance has been slow. As the temperature begins to go up and the clouds disappear we anticipate a full pool and great time for the whole family. For any teenagers that are sitting at home wondering what to do, do not forget about our Tuesday Twilight Teen Night where only teens are allowed. It happens every Tuesday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Something new that we have added this summer are themes for each teen night. We have everything from Hawaiian Night to the July 4~ bash. Come for the fun and you can still make any fireworks show in the area. ,o, if you are ever looking for something to do on that hot sunny day in July, come out and join us. Our staff here promises to give you great service and a fun environment for young and old alike. Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants Secured Once again the Parks and Recreation Department has been successful in securing grants through the Integrated Waste Management Department. Tn the past, the encouragement of the grant program has provided for the recycled materials used at Lake George Regional Park, a paperless time sheet procedure used at the Wave Pool, recycled base material for trails, recycled paving stone for a walkway at Riedel Farm Estate, and much more. This recyded plastic lumber park bench is heavy duty and ensures many years of service. This year the grant committee has awarded $5,132 for new recycled benches for the tees at Chomonix Golf Course, and $9,250 for recycled rubber buffer bollards (say that fast three times) to be used at Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve. The benches are easy to move to allow for mowing, easy to place with the tee markers, and easy to store during the winter. The recycled products are becoming more durable and offer a greater selection of colors and styles. The rubber buffer bollards also come in a few color selections and styles. The advantage of these bollards over the metal version is the forgiving quality of the rubber. The rubber bollard gives a little when bumped, thus avoiding damage and discoloration of either the vehicle or the bollard. Page 5 The Parks and Recreation Department is constanUy on the lookout for ways to encourage the recycled materials industries. The lumber currenUy used for the picnic tables and benches has been made from recycled plastic and sawdust. Salvaged paint will be uSed for projects this summer. Recycled Class V material is regularly used as a baSe for trails and roadways as has recycled asphalt. Tire chunks are being tested as a sub-base for trails or parking. Chewing gum is scraped from the undersides of picnic tables and resold at the concession stand (just seeing if you are paying attention). In addition to the conscious effort to use recycled materials, the department encourages recycling by providing recycling bins at all parks, in certain areas, waste reduction is encouraged by requiting park users to pack out their refuSe. This cauSes people to re-think what they bring and how they pack for their visit. Integrated Waste Management has been a great supporter of the efforts made to reduce, reuse, and recycle within the Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department. The grant program continues to provide encouragement to be creative and re-think how business is conducted and how services are provided. Featured Employee of the Month M~e Mellen began working as a Parkkeeper May 1. The opening was created after Rick Tyson retired. He has been working in the southern division on the mowing crew. Mike states that he likes the job and wants to have a positive impact on all who visit the park system. He likes to challenge himself and strives to raise the standards of performance. Mike's life began in Germany but his family moved to Minnesota when he was an infant. His mother is from England. Mike has seven children ages :14 to 24. Some of his children are adopted and have special needs. Besides tending to his children's activities, Mike enjoys outdoor activities and reading autobiographies, in :[968, Mike saw active duty in Vietnam. He served in the infantry. Mike was living in the Mankato area before taking this position. Prior to staring work with Anoka County, Mike has worked a variety of jobs. Most recently he worked contract labor remodeling and building homes. He has sold vacuum cleaners and water treatment systems. For ten years Mike worked a dairy farm with his father on 300 acres in Rice County. He has run his own property maintenance service business. For five years Mike was a furder buyer in the Mankato area. He also worked in the hog market. Quite a varied past. Mike likes to challenge himself and strives to raise the standards of pen%finance. This versatility is a part of what made Mike a strong candidate for the Parkkeeper position. ThoSe skills along with a desire to serve the community have propelled him to achieve. He has a special interest in serving youth at risk. Please be sure to welcome Mike to Anoka County as he adjusts to his new surroundings. Page 6 · Projects must comply with Minnesota statutes 16B.335 · Any public owned facilities lcascd to nonpublic groups must be documented · Must comply with ADA Where can I get the complete information? 1. On the MASC web site at http://www, masc.state.mn.us/programs/masccfl 2. Calf/612) 785-5631, and we will fax or send a complete RFP. ~!i,:~i. ..... ?i~ii~!.~:~!iiiiii~.....:~:~ ...... i;:,~;::?i:¥.:i' '%:,i!i~ii: ::: MINNESOTA ...... ~:¥iii~ii!iii~i~:::. ":" AMA TEUR .:i:~i¢?' '"~:iiiii:iiiii~:: SPORTS ~ ...... ~:'COMMISSlON 1700 105th Ave N.E. Blaine, MN 55449 NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: July 7, 2000 Contact: Barc!ay Kruse, Associate Director Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (763) 785-5634 Fax: (763) 785-5699 Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission Announces New Grant Program Blaine, Minn -- The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC) announces that $2.5 million in grant funds are being made available for amateur sports facilities and athletic fields. While the new program applies to all sports, a special emphasis will be given to the development of new soccer fields. The new grant program is intended to fund proposals to design, furnish, equip, reno- vate, or construct parks and recreation facilities including soccer fields and school facil- ities to provide youth, with preference for youth in grades four through eight, with regu- lar enrichment activities during non- school hours. The deadline for application is August 15, 2000. All applicants must be a governmental unit, such as a county, city, or school district. Qualifying enrichment programs include athletic and recreational activities, academic enrichment, homework assistance, computer and technology use, and arts and cultural activities. The facilities must be fully available for programming sponsored by nonprofit groups and community groups serving youth, or school, county, or city programs during non-school times. Grant applications will be evaluated by need, reasonableness of cost, ability of the organization to administer the facility or program, fiscal capability to complete the pro- ject, and collaboration with other community organizations to provide for multi-uses of a facility. The grant program is a cooperation between the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning and the MASC. For a copy of the RFP, please call the MASC at (763) 785-5631 or log onto the MASC's web site at http://www, masc.state.mn.us/programs/masccfl. Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission/CFL Grant Program Summary Announcing The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC) in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Children. Family 8: Learning (CFL) is offering a grant program to design, furnish, equip, renovate, replace or construct parks and recreation facili- ties, school facilities and soccer fields. Amount Available $2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand dollars) is available to be distributed between the eight congressional districts by the MASC. Grants will range from $2,500, $5,000 to $100,000. Who Can Apply Government units such as sclnool districts, cities and counties can apply. Nonprofit organizations such as soccer clubs are encouraged to partner with local governments. Eligible Expenses Funds may be used to design, furnish, equip, renovate, replace or construct parks and recreation facilities, school facilities and soccer fields. Operating expenses are not eligible for funding. Selection Criteria 1. Geographic equity to all eight Minnesota congressional districts 2. Cost: Projects (that develop the most facility for tile least cost will be favored. 3. Organizational Capacity: · The capacity of tine applicant to proceed promptly with the improvement of tile facility il' funded. · The experience of tine applicant in successfully de'.,eloping and operating tine program with the intent to operate the facility. · A plan to operate the program intended for tile facility. A pri`.'ate, nonprofit organization that leases or manages ttne facility must also demonstrate the ability and a plan to operate the program. 4. Fiscal Capacity: · Tile availability and source of funds to pa.',' the ongoing costs of the program(s). · Tile availability alld source of other funds to pa.,,, for the cost of acquisition or rehabilitation of the structure beyond what this grant will provide and the ability to cover all expenses incurred before the end of the construction project. · Tile extent to which tile requested funds are to be used in conjunction with committed direct or in-kind contributions from other public and/or private sector sources. Extent of commitment ,,viii be considered: fully committed, commit- ted contingent upon receipt of state funds, or uncommitted. 5. Collaboration - The extent to which the application invoh, es the local community in planning and implennentation. Collaborative efforts, family resources center models, and "one-stop" models that include more than one program will receive favorable consideration. Written evidence of meaningful collaboration are recommended. General letters of sup- port will be viewed favorably but will not carry as much weight as evidence of actual collaboration. 6. Preference must be given to: · Youth in grades four through eight · Provide equal access and programming for all children · Grants that expand the number of children participating in enrichment programs or improve the quality or range of pro- gram offerings. · Grants that offer year-round programming. · To school attendance areas with high concentrations of clnildren eligible for free or reduced school lunch. Mnteh Requirement Match requirement for soccer field development Total project costs up to $20.000 - match requirement 1'1 (total up to $10,000) Total project costs $20.001-$75,000 - match requirement 1:3 (total up to $25,000) Total project costs over $75,001 - match requirement 1:4 (total up to $100,000) Match requirement for other sport facility development - match requirement 1'1. Applicants will tnave until September 15 2000 to provide documentation of matching dollars. DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked by August 15, 2000. What other government rules apply? CITYOF 612 q~qg]52 ;:~l,,:,>,,x.,:,: :~, June 27, 2000 Ms. Mary Allll Porter 2235 Thrushv,,ood Circle Victoria, MN Dear Mary Ann: Thank you lbr meeting with Susan Marek and me on June 20, to discuss the Dance for Fun program. I appreciated thc update on the program and fotmd the notes that you distributed hclpfi~l. I discussed your idea of remodeling portions of the Recreation Center to accommodate a larger dance program with Scott Botcher and Todd Gerhardt. While they admire vein' enthusiasm, they found this concept impractical. Again, thank you for meeting xx ith iYlC. It' voL1 l]~l\'c additional inquiries about room allocations, please consull \\'ith Ms. Nlarck. In addition, feel fi'ce to contact me al any time. Tf t: grab C: Park and Recreation Commission Scott Botcher, City' Manager Todd Gerhardt, Assistant ("it3' Manager Susan Marek. Recreation Center Mana,,er L. ,,,/ PAX tilZ.'-'t140499 CHUItBO HOLDINGS CORP. ~001 To~ Cc~ FrolT12 Re: David Hempel Assistant City Engineer City of Chanhassen 690 City Center Drive, PO Box 147 Chanhassen MN 55317 Fax: (612) 937-9152 Mayor - City of Chanhassen Comncii Members - City of Chanhassen Theodore and Marlene Bentz 7300 Galpin Blvd Excelsior MN 5533 l PINT 25.0101700 JuN 10. 2000 Trunk Highway 5 / West 78t~' Street Roadway and Utility Impro,:cments (Lake Ann park to Century Boulevard) - Project No. 97-6 Let this letter serve as notice of our inten~ to seek at: Assessment Deferral for this project as it relates to PEN' 25.0101700. We arc seeking the deferral until such time as the property subdivides. Please distribute a cop,,,' of this request to the Mayor and the CiD' Council members for their review at the next City Council Meeting. If you seek an}~dng additional L~o:n us to begin :he defen'aI process, t~'lcasc don't hesitate ro contact us via mail. Thank you in adx. ance for }'out' attention o:: this ma~.tcr. RESEARCH A N D News ,- e e ,, o o OVERHEARD This new approach counts each bicycle only once and also makes it possible for detection of bicycles at more difficuliangles. Number 19, June 2000 Research shows accuracy of video camera-based bicycle counting system With increasing congestion on roads, ahemative methods of transportation are looking more and more popular. Bicycles, for example, offer exercise as well as transportation, and more and more communities are investing in multi-use paths. Does the investment in such paths result in high use? Communities who are looking for answers to that question may want to consider a ilex',' method of counting tile number of bicycles on a trail or road. As a result of research conducted at tile Univer- sit), of Minnesota and landed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the system can reliably count--up to 70 percent accuracy--the number of bicycles on a trail. Researchers Nikos Papanikolopoulos and Scott Rogers from the University's Artificial Intelli- gence, Robotics, and Vision Laboratory devel- oped a system to monitor bicycle activity in sequences of gray scale images from a video camera. Concepts from the proposed system also could apply to other uses, such as detecting, tracking, and classifying vehicles, pedestrians, rollerbalders, and other traffic objects. Cameras often provide richer and more complete information than other methods for counting bicycle use, such as loop detectors, laser triggers, and manual counting. Cameras also offer a less intrusive, more mobile method. This work builds on previous camera-based research, which focused primarily on distin- guishing bicycles from the background. This new approach counts each bicycle only once and also makes it possible for detection of bicycles at mm-e difficuh angles. The system uses a simple bicycle model of two circular objects separated by a relatively known distance. This model helps the computer detect the bicycle image. The system identifies raw images, blobs or image regions, edge images, based on the bicycle model. A personal com- puter processes the raw images. Researchers successfully tested the system on a dual Pentium computer equipped with a Matrox imagining board. The system achieved a peak performance of eight frames per second. Experi- mental results based on outdoor scenes show promising results for a variety of weather conditions. For a copy of the report, Bicycle Cotmte~; call 651/282-2274. For more information about the research project, contact Nikos Papanikolopoulos at 612/625-0163. Mail Stop 330, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC 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! Group Name:(optional) ~4//~/'~ /¢£/~ CY~ Picnic Facility: Excellent Good Overall impression of facility Did facility meet your expectations Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Procedure for reserving picnic Average Fair Poor (Please Circle) 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 '"~icnic Reservation Fee Was facility clean ?1 ) 2 3 4 5 ? ~) 2 3 4 5 Comments: What did you like most about your picnic facility? What amenities would you like added? ~Vhat improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? 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What amenities would you like added? /~'( ' ~hat improvements could be made tg, better the facility? (over) 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 day! CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC EVALUATION RECEIVED dUL 2000 CITY OF CHANHASSEN 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! 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CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC 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! GroupSame:(optional)~.~-x~ ~'~lk_~ ~(~'- Picnic Facility: L&J(.~ ~ t3~ Excellent Overall impression of facility Did facility meet your expectations Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Procedure for reserving picnic nic Reservation Fee Was facility clean Good Ayerage Fair Poor (Please Circle) 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 at improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) ~"_ (Jd/QD° y_ou have~._? Ooi~any suggestion~.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 day! CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER.DRIVE ~ ' / CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC EVALUATION JUL 0 7 2-000 Cl l Y OF Grmtvt~ASSE~:! 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! Group Name:(optional) Did facility meet your expectations Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Procedure for reserving picnic Picnic Reservation Fee ,~as facility clean Excellent Good .Fair .Poor 1 2 1 2 Picnic Facility: Average (Please Circle) 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 Comments: t did you like most about your picnic What amenities would you like added? What imp/ovements could be made to better the facility? (over) Do you have any sugges[ions or ideas. to bettt,er th¢ picnic reservation process? 1 Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us. Have a great day! CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT~ffA~,i..~ 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE- 937-1900 ,JUN g 8 2000 C T¥ 0F PICNIC 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! Group Name:(optional~5'6r ~~.~,'~.~-5r' Picnic Facility: .'~r/~,~i~ ~'~ff~ Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please Circle) Overall impression of facility I ~ 3 Did facility meet your expectations t (~ 3 Were there enough tables/grills, etc. ~ 2 3 Procedure for reserving picnic 1 Q~ 3 Picnic Reservation Fee 1 2 ~ Was facility clean I (~_~_ 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 Comments: What did you like most about your picnic facility? ///ge-c) What amenities would you like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) 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 day! CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC 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! Group Name:(optional) Excellent Good Overall impression of facility 1 Did facility meet your expectations 1 Were there enough tables/grills, etc. 1 Procedure for reserving picnic 1 Picnic Reservation Fee 1 ~/as facility clean 1 2 Picnic Facility: Average Fair (Please Circle) 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 Poor 5 5 5 5 Comments: What did you like most about your picnic facility? What amenities would you like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) (.;tl Y "~- 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 day! CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE ' CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC EVALUATION CITY OF CHANHASSEN In order to better serve participants using our picnic facilities, w.e ask that you, take a few minutes to answer the following questions and give us some suggestions. Thank you! Group Name:(optional) Linde~..~[l~ Picnic Facility:. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please Circle) Overall impression of facility Did facility meet your expectations Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Procedure for reserving picnic ,.Picnic Reservation Fee Was facility clean Comments: 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 ~ 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 What did you like most about your picnic facility? What amenities would you like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) Do you have any suggestions or ideas to better the picnic reservation process? Additional Comments: '~ ~t% ,~_k~O~. ~('('l..~F'h & ~[-~x ~__.5~.~ '"~ Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation. Your input and comments are very important to us. Have a great day! RECEIVED ¢~$SE~ ~Am~S ~ m~Cm~AT~O~ ~E~T~V~T JUN ,~ 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 CITy OF Ct~'NHA$$EN PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC 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! GrpupName:(optional) ~O~r { [sl?[[l~{ . ~){lff-~ri~'¢' ~ PicnicFacility: Excellent Good Average Fair Poor (Please Circle) Overall impression of facility Did facility meet your expectations Were there enough tables/grills, etc. Procedure for reserving picnic ,.Picnic Reservation Fee Was facility clean 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 ~ 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 Comlllents: What did you, like most about your picnic facility? L~"r ~?.~.[~",'l - .z.,z//A}..t////t~,r_? /_4 4t'~ ,,',w/' t:.. ,:4.. ,' /~.'¢~ .ti9 7-/~. x~..~,'h"fFp.' ~2r~ru. -- ' ,x ' / ' t ..... I ' What amenities would you like added? What improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) Do you have any suggestio~ns or ideas to better the picnic, reservation procqss? /~ ' V 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! CHANHASSEN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 690 CITY CENTER DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 PHONE - 937-1900 PICNIC 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! Group Name:(optional) Excellent Good Overall impression of facility Picnic Facility: l/,~/[~ ~,,/[ C~o,~P- Average .F.a!r~ Poor (Please Circle) 3 4 5 Did facility meet your expectations 1 ~) 3 4 5 Were there enough tables/grills, etc. 2 3 4 5 Procedure for reserving picnic ~ 5. 3 4 5 Reservation Fee 2 3 4 5 Was facility clean 2 3 4 5 What did you like most about your picnic facility? What amenities would you like added? improvements could be made to better the facility? (over) 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 day!