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Agenda and PacketAGENDA PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 CHANHASSEN CITY HALL, 7700 MARKET BOULEVARD A.CALL TO ORDER B.ROLL CALL C.APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioners may add or delete items at this time. D.PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS E.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS Commission Procedures allow for presentations from the audience at this time.  If a motion is required, the item will be forwarded to the next available agenda to allow for publication and review prior to consideration. F.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Approval of Minutes dated December 10, 2019 G.NEW BUSINESS 1.Move February Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Date 2.Appoint Zoe Erpelding as Youth Commissioner H.OLD BUSINESS I.REPORTS 1.2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony Review 2.2020 February Festival Preview J.COMMISSION MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS K.COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENTATIONS L.ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET 1.Administrative Packet M.ADJOURNMENT AGENDAPARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONTUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020CHANHASSEN CITY HALL, 7700 MARKET BOULEVARDA.CALL TO ORDERB.ROLL CALLC.APPROVAL OF AGENDACommissioners may add or delete items at this time.D.PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTSE.VISITOR PRESENTATIONSCommission Procedures allow for presentations from the audience at this time.  If a motion isrequired, the item will be forwarded to the next available agenda to allow for publication and reviewprior to consideration.F.APPROVAL OF MINUTES1.Approval of Minutes dated December 10, 2019G.NEW BUSINESS1.Move February Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Date2.Appoint Zoe Erpelding as Youth CommissionerH.OLD BUSINESSI.REPORTS1.2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony Review2.2020 February Festival PreviewJ.COMMISSION MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTSK.COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENTATIONSL.ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET1.Administrative Packet M.ADJOURNMENT PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Subject Approval of Minutes dated December 10, 2019 Section APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No: F.1. Prepared By Nann Opheim, City Recorder File No:  PROPOSED MOTION The Park and Recreation Commission approves minutes dated December 10, 2019. Approval requires a simple majority vote of members present ATTACHMENTS: Summary Minutes Verbatim Minutes CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING SUMMAARY MINUTES DECEMBER 10, 2019 Chairman Boettcher called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Boettcher, Meredith Petouvis, Joe Scanlon, Karl Tsuchiya, Matt Kutz, Sandy Sweetser, and Haley Pemrick STAFF PRESENT: Todd Hoffman, Park and Rec Director; Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent; Priya Tandon, Recreation Supervisor; Jodi Sarles, Rec Center Manager; Adam Beers, Park Superintendent; and Mary Blazanin, Senior Center Coordinator APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Kutz moved, Petouvis seconded to approve the agenda as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: None. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS. None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Tsuchiya moved, Petouvis seconded to approve the verbatim and summary minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated November 26, 2019 as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0. YEAR IN REVIEW PRESENTATION. Jerry Ruegemer showed a power point presentation at this point in the meeting. OLD BUSINESS. Todd Hoffman presented an update on the status of the Arboretum trail which is currently on hold. REPORTS: REC CENTER QUARTERLY UPDATE. Jodi Sarles presented the quarterly update on activities at the Rec Center. PARK MAINTENANCE QUARTERLY UPDATE. Adam Beers presented the quarterly update on activities provided by the Park Maintenance Department. SENIOR CENTER QUARTERLY UPDATE. Mary Blazanin presented the quarterly update on activities at the Senior Center. COMMISSION MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS. None. Park and Recreation Commission Summary – December 10, 2019 2 COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENTATIONS. None. ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET. Todd Hoffman provided highlights of administrative items being discussed by city staff. Tsuchiya moved, Kutz seconded to adjourn the meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0. The Park and Recreation Commission meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Submitted by Todd Hoffman Park and Rec Director Prepared by Nann Opheim CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 10, 2019 Chairman Boettcher called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim Boettcher, Meredith Petouvis, Joe Scanlon, Karl Tsuchiya, Matt Kutz, Sandy Sweetser, and Haley Pemrick STAFF PRESENT: Todd Hoffman, Park and Rec Director; Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent; Priya Tandon, Recreation Supervisor; Jodi Sarles, Rec Center Manager; Adam Beers, Park Superintendent; and Mary Blazanin, Senior Center Coordinator APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Kutz moved, Petouvis seconded to approve the agenda as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tsuchiya: I don’t know if it’s here but Saturday’s light ceremony was awesome. That was a lot of fun. Hoffman: Yeah. Doesn’t it look great out there? Tsuchiya: It was good. Boettcher: Was Santa Clause in the hut again? Tsuchiya: I don’t think he was in the hut was he? No. Hoffman: He was there. Tsuchiya: He was there but I don’t think he was in the hut. I think he was out in the open right. Boettcher: All the kids know that’s a trick now. They figured out. Hoffman: We can share good news. Really great news that last night the City Council did approve the 2020 budget and it does include another full time maintenance staff person. Boettcher: Oh good. Hoffman: We’ll be advertising shortly. Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 2 Tsuchiya: Someone else for Adam to boss around. Boettcher: Somebody new to get lunch for you every day Adam. Beers: They’ll be rowing the boat. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS. None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Tsuchiya moved, Petouvis seconded to approve the verbatim and summary minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated November 26, 2019 as presented. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0. YEAR IN REVIEW PRESENTATION. Boettcher: Oh what is this? Pictures. Ruegemer: Thank you Chair Boettcher and commissioners. We will, just wanted to put together a power point here and kind of go through kind of a start to finish of 2019. All departments. All divisions participated in this event so we have kind of a fun way to kind of look back and give you a snapshot of 2019 so without further ado I’d like to present. Jerry Ruegemer showed a power point presentation at this point in the meeting. Ruegemer: Just to thank all the staff that did a lot of hard work this summer and I guess all seasons of the year so congrats to everybody else. Just wanted to share successes with you tonight so. Boettcher: Alright. OLD BUSINESS. Boettcher: You want to talk about the trail? Hoffman: Yeah acknowledge that the Arboretum trail is currently on hold. The bids have been rescinded because of the design challenges and the DNR’s failure to acknowledge that they’ll approve it so the County will attempt, they’re going to look at every possible redesign. If the redesign is established and identified then it could be rebid probably between now and March. In order for the federal funding to be secured a pay request has to be submitted by June so you would have to have a design, a bid, award the bid and then have the first pay request by June in order for the million dollar federal grant to be secured. If not it goes away and then the whole process will have to start over again so I’m hopeful they can identify a redesign in that one particular area. When you enter the Arboretum it’s off to the right. That’s the location that has Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 3 the challenging design. The Arboretum is obviously very interested in having the project completed so they will work side by side with the County to try to identify. Obviously they have a master plan as well and so you just can’t move things anywhere because then that you know presents some challenges with the future design for the Arboretum. There’s also a deer fence as part of the project so wherever the trail goes the deer fence has to go so the deer fence is on inside of the trail towards the Arboretum and they have to go hand in hand so there’s a lot of moving parts. Very difficult project. It’s been about oh 3 years to this point and so we’re hopeful that a few more months the redesign can happen. Marty has made a lot of phone calls to me over the years. I could tell when that one, when I picked up that one that I could tell exactly what the news was going to be just by the tone of his voice so he was very distressed and he’s going to go back and work with SRF to see I they can’t find a new design and then get that back to bid. And you know we were all at the point where we were just wondering if the bids was going to be low enough to fulfill the project. Now we’re off to a location where redesign’s typically aren’t cheaper. You typically go to the cheapest in the design first so we’ll see. There is that, you know there is that chance that somebody will just cut through and say you know sometimes you have to, for example this would be the Arboretum. They would just have to say well let’s just make it simpler and let’s do something we really didn’t want to do design wise or location wise just to get the project underway so I’m hopeful that that might be the case. It might not be the case. And I’m sure we’ll hear probably in the first 30 to 45 days of January or the first of the year from the County on what’s going on. Boettcher: So would they have, did Marty indicate would there be just one revised plan? Would they have a back up on top of the revised one? Hoffman: Well they’re going to look at all alternatives and then they would sit down with the DNR and identify those alternatives and see if they would approve one of those so they’re going to look at a variety of alternatives, which they already have. It’s not like they’re starting from scratch. They’ve looked at a lot of different designs over the time. Boettcher: If the price was to go up does the federal money stay the same? Hoffman: Absolutely yes. Always been the same. Boettcher: Well there went that idea. No it’s just, I mean we discussed a few months ago it was a shock to everybody when the our contribution rate doubled and that was bad enough and then this happened. You know we want it to happen even though it was going to be a bigger bite out of our budget but to have it come down to this and all of a sudden it’s not going to happen because the chance of it, if they don’t have a bid that’s approved by June another 3 years. 4 years? Hoffman: Oh yeah at least. Boettcher: At least. Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 4 Kutz: I’m a little late to the conversation but do we have any input to say well if we can’t go through that spot can we just go up to that spot and stop and enter the Arboretum from one side only instead of connecting the two and then, I mean and still secure the money because you don’t want to lose out on money. I mean is that, I’m sure they’ve thought of that maybe or I don’t know if we have input to say well we want it done. Our money’s here. Hoffman: Yeah we really don’t. So we’re a silent partner. A cash silent partner. The land owner is the Arboretum and the contractor is the County or the owner is the County so, and the Arboretum is likely not going to just want people just dropped at their street so they’re going to want to see but they’re very interested. The Arboretum, the current management, administration there really sees this as an attribute to actually reduce some car parking in their facility. Having people arrive by bike or other means. Other pedestrian means so they see it as a real benefit to the Arboretum. They want to get it done. They were just as shocked when their contribution went from $625,000 to a million two five and you need to remember that the Arboretum is not charging for that land which is unusual. Traditionally they charge for that land for public improvements for, you know that are being completed by outside agencies like the County. That would put the project completely out of sight and so the fact that they’re cooperating. Allowing this trail to be built on their property and then also paying the million two five, we’re a long ways down towards getting a positive project. And of course this design is all to replace what would be on Highway 5 so our Comprehensive Plan, the City’s Comprehensive Plan shows a trail along Highway 5. Again which I indicated tonight if that was to be the case, if you were to build it right you’d have to build that on a bridge. You’d just have to completely build a bridge and the State knowing that it would likely be upgraded to a four lane highway what they would say at some point in the future, they’d say you can build it. It’s not going to stay there. It’s going to be taken out and a four lane highway’s going to be put in at some point so that’s really not an option but that was, you know that’s why this seemed like such a good plan is to go off line. Off the highway. Into the Arboretum and make the trail you know a much more pleasant experience going through the Arboretum than right adjacent to Highway 5. Boettcher: Anybody else have any discussion? Questions? Sit and wait. Alright. REPORTS: REC CENTER QUARTERLY UPDATE. Boettcher: Jodi looks like your’s. Sarles: Thank you Chair Boettcher, commissioners. Good evening. Just give you kind of some brief updates of what’s going on at the Rec Center right now. I just left then, we are training a bunch of new Super Heroes so there were 10 kids and little ones, 3 and 4 year olds out in the gym practicing all their tumbling and throwing and running skills so in a week they will graduate to Super Heroes so hopefully protecting us. Then we’re also running some track and field for little bit older kids. Those programs continue on and are successful. Our next stop will be floor hockey so that will be fun in January. We had a few, a couple activities here. We just finished Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 5 up the Artisan Fair so that’s the 11th one we’ve had. That’s all hand crafted items that we have the vendors come in and they pay for their table. A nominal fee. We had about 350 people and we collected, we collect food for the Food Shelf here so the Artisan Fair we usually donate one to PROP and then with the Holiday Boutique we’ll donate some food there to Bountiful Basket. And so that was 174 pounds of food was collected for PROP and this past weekend, writing these reports it’s always interesting when you don’t have any significant information beyond it but we did, we had 40, I think we actually had 41 vendors and again we collected that food and it was 129 pounds this past weekend and then a $ cash donation as well so it was very appreciated from the folks at Bountiful Baskets. I dropped that off yesterday. Again another successful event and very steady throughout the day so probably about 350-400 people again. A little update we’ve done with the, we’re modernizing our facility rental reservations so we’re kind of into the almost 2000’s now that we have an online system where you can submit for indoor reservations there so we’ve had about 4 so far since it started about 3 weeks ago so it’s just another way people can get that process going on their time and not waiting for me so it’s kind of a nice little addition. As far as some adult activities, our Fit for Life program is really a popular one. Very positive for the folks that participate so we tend to get less reservations and more drop in’s so I think it says here 47 people registered throughout the year and then we had 542 drop in visits for all those sessions so our instructor Kay Benson, she does really a fantastic job and we really appreciate what she does to keep folks active, moving and busy here. The personal training this year is again been very successful. We’re down to just one trainer for the most part, Julie and she also works the front desk. She’s done 166 one hour sessions this year so it’s a pretty good, good amount for one person to be putting in there so on a part time, part time part time basis. Again we just, yoga is offered every Tuesday night. We have two different classes. We get about 17 people that participate in that and then pickleball. Pickleball, pickleball. Can hear more than I do so we have a time every day where somebody can come and play pickleball so we are trying to meet the needs of our very vocal community. We offer beginning lessons and then we’re also having another tournament this January that we do with Chaska and Victoria park and rec departments. They have 6 courts over in Victoria so we typically hold it there so it’s kind of a fun little tournament for the folks to participate in. And then as far as we, with the addition of Silver Sneakers and Renew Active this year we’ve had about 1,000 visits throughout those two companies there that provide it for free. For seniors to come in and use the Rec Center so it’s been a nice partnership. And then we did have a free happiness seminar that Silver Sneakers provided for us as well so a few things. We’re in the punch card sale right now so if you buy a 40 punch card you get a 10 punch card free. That’s very popular. And then the last one is we have our winter showcase is going to be in February so I think that’s Feb Fest day. It always is so I am not going to be, I’d encourage you to come to that so that you can be at Feb Fest to volunteer. I can get you a recording so, but thank you commissioners. Anybody have any questions for me? Boettcher: Anything for Jodi? I was over there Friday for the Senior Center, the Christmas lunch and the pickleballers were, I think one of them chased the other one off the court. I don’t know what was happening there. I didn’t want to. Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 6 Sarles: Take a day off and then. Boettcher: It sounds like you’ve always got stuff going on over there. It’s really pretty amazing. Sarles: Yeah. Boettcher: So great job, thank you. Sarles Thank you. PARK MAINTENANCE QUARTERLY UPDATE. Boettcher: So next up Adam, park maintenance. Beers: Thank you Chair Boettcher and commissioners. I’m going to be short and sweet so we can get to our other meeting. So staff right now has been working really hard to get ready for hockey. Tonight’s going to be our first night with our new flood truck. We have two staff members going from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. so this is our first night of making ice. Been getting a lot of calls from I don’t know coming to Jodi and Jerry and Priya about when and why we don’t have ice already even though it’s been 40 degrees. So now we’re optimistic that this will all stay and it won’t warm up enough to lose it so we’re just going to go when we can and that will be that so we’ve been kind of just switching gears. We’ve had a few snow events under our belt now so we’re kind of getting used to getting everyone back into that mode and starting in the middle of the night to get everything cleaned off. I think we’ve done a pretty good job so far with our first few snowfalls to get everything open in a reasonable amount of time for everybody to kind of get to work and use the trails in the morning so it’s been good. Like Todd said we have another staff member coming on board. We’re going to advertise for that so that’s kind of a, it’s the first employee in 21 years to be added to our division so it’s kind of a big deal for us. Other than that we’re just kind of getting ready for Feb Fest now. Now that the tree lighting’s over we’ll kind of be cleaning up and we’ll be starting our preparations for the ice fishing contest so that’s a little bit of what we’ve got going on. Boettcher: I know you’ve said this in the past Adam and just for some of our newer commissioners. What is the time, we have a 6 inch snow and you guys get out there cleaning trails because we always used to hear it, well the trail and the sidewalk in front of my house is not cleaned until 3:00. What is the time if you started at 7:00 in the morning to clear everything? Beers: So the last few, as an example our last event we had 2 ½ inches and that typically requires you know 6 to 7 guys going from, I think we started at 4:30 and then we worked until about 5:00-5:30. A couple guys kind of petered out because they had obligations to get their kids so it’s a full day and that’s not including rinks so that’s when we throw that in the mix it becomes you know, we’re either starting earlier if we can, if the snow has stopped or we’re Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 7 working late or some things don’t get done so it typically would take you know 12-13 hours with 6 or 7 staff members going. Hoffman: And that’s more than a full day. 4:00 to 5:00. Beers: Yeah. Hoffman: So last year, well this year I believe our overtime is going to be about $100,000 in all divisions in public works so that’s one of the reasons you’re seeing those two positions. There’s a position coming into street maintenance as well. Full time position and full time position coming in at park so when you have $100,000 in overtime you know you have a staff shortage and that should help with that. Beers: Yeah absolutely. Boettcher: Sandy you had a question? I saw you playing with the button there. Sweetser: No I just moved it over… Boettcher: Well and like I said I know in a couple years past you had talked about it so if you get a request, if somebody calls in at 10:00 and they say my kids are out there and there’s snow on the sidewalk, on the trail or whatever, do you then will you prioritize that neighborhood the next time? How do you, because you can’t be everywhere at 7:00 in the morning. Beers: Yeah it’s kind of a delicate balance. We don’t do that. We try not to grease the squeaky wheel as much as we can. We prioritize all of the, you know public safety. Jodi’s school, Rec Center and all the school walking grounds so the stuff around the high school. The stuff going down Kerber and the elementary school here is priority one. 78th. The sidewalks. We want to try to have them all open by business hours, by 8:00 so that alone will, I mean we barely make that as it is so having another person is going to be a huge benefit to trying to reach those goals at a reasonable time. So we try not to you know bounce around too much. People are pretty understanding if I can get on the phone with them and explain the process. A lot of times they just don’t know and a little education goes a long way. Kutz: Adam do we send out an email when the rinks are ready to be used? I think I thought I saw somewhere it’s like December 15th through the end of February where it’s like the standard hours but if we’re going to open it early do you have anything, notifications out there? Beers: Yeah typically Jerry and I will, you know we’re communicating with Priya and trying to make sure we’re getting out as much information as we can about you know when the process starts because we’re kind of handcuffed by the weather and frozen ground so Jerry’s actually got a little. Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 8 Kutz: A social media post. Ruegemer: Kind of ready to go. Kutz: Okay perfect. Beers: Just to kind of keep everybody up to speed. Boettcher: Have you gotten any feedback from Pioneer Pass? Are they thankful that it’s coming? Beers: I haven’t heard anything. Boettcher: Haven’t heard anything? Because we had what two parents or three or whatever it was that were here back in September or something. Beers: Yeah it’s already to go. We moved a few tables around and pushed all the snow off of the ballfields so we’re, it should go in nice. Boettcher: Anything else for Adam? Great job Adam. Thank you very much. Hoffman: I’m going to have Adam talk a little bit about flooding grass versus flooding asphalt so everyone understands the difference and where we’re at with the current frost cycle and just how that works. Beers: Yep so typically in a perfect world we would wait until you know in the ballpark of 6 inches or more of frost in the grass to start because a lot of times what will happen is when we’re putting that room temperature water down, if there’s less than that it will start to pull the frost out and then the water will just leech through so it’s a real kind of a, when we’re starting it’s a delicate balance of flirting with starting too early and we’re kind of at that point right now so for sure staff’s going to be out flooding the bituminous rinks. All the asphalt. Those are, they’re all kind of shaped like a pool, like a bowl and we plug the drain so that you know the water can’t leave so it’s just a matter of time. It’s going to be 9 below tonight so that with little short of bursts of water will, that will start so when they get out there at 11:00 they’re going to go probe around and check and see if we can go and if we can great, we’re going to do it but if we have to wait it’s better to do that in the long run so that we don’t go backwards so. Yeah right now, you know as of yesterday we didn’t have any frost in the ground. You could stick a finger right in so with it being super cold the last couple night it goes fast. There’s a lot of moisture in the ground so it’s not going to take long to freeze so. Kutz: I’m not advocating for this but have you ever used liners in the past on any of rinks that you’ve tried? Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 9 Beers: Not in this situation. The facility I used to work for we did that and it’s a completely different animal to tackle I think with the number of rinks we have and the size of the rinks that we have, it’s not really a feasible option. I don’t think you get a, there’s a lot more headaches that go into it. A lot of things that can go wrong. We were, the place I came from we were doing, they were pond hockey sized rinks so they were probably you know about a quarter of the size and we would fill them like a pool up to 16 inches and that would take 2 weeks to freeze so it’s, I think the system we have in place is the right option. It’s just you know we’ve just got to have the right conditions to get going. Kutz: Good. Hoffman: And the new truck adds to the other trucks so there’s two trucks going. Beers: Yep. Hoffman: They fill up at public works with water and they head out. Beers: You know when it’s 9 below or anything below zero they can, I mean just turn and burn and keep going so by the time the get the first one on there you know they split the city kind of north and south of Highway 5 and then just, they just keep going. Going, going, going all day long so a lot of coffee and radio time. Tsuchiya: Adam what is the scientific instrument used to determine the frost level? Is it a spade shovel or? Beers: Screwdriver. That’s kind of our go to. Tsuchiya: Okay. Alright, Beers: We do have a frost probe. Just a, never mind. It’s a piece of rebar but pretty high tech. Boettcher: Hammer and chisel. Tsuchiya: Alright. Boettcher: How many rinks total in the city? Beers: Let’s see, 8. 9. Boettcher: Alright, thank you Adam. Beers: Absolutely. Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 10 SENIOR CENTER QUARTERLY UPDATE. Boettcher: Next we have senior center. Mary. Looks like you’ve got a bunch of updates. Blazanin: Thank you Chair Boettcher and commissioners. So we are wrapping up our winter, our early winter programs with seniors here and we continue to see many new folks coming in as well as regular attendees and actually now I’m seeing some folks who hadn’t been coming in a while and now are starting to come back so that’s been fun to get to know some new folks. A lot of stuff going on. So a lot of holidays, a lot of parties happening in the last few months. We’ve had our Octoberfest. We’ve had our Crazy Hat Day which was on Halloween. Our annual pancake breakfast where this year for the first time I offered the breakfast for free to veterans who signed up so that was a big hit. We had 65 folks show up for that and staff was cooking up pancakes for me. It was a really fun day. It was a good morning. Our annual holiday party was just this last Friday. We had quite a few. Jim was there. Great lunch. It was really good. Boettcher: Real good. Blazanin: And then for the first time this year we’re going to have a New Year’s Eve party. I promised I’d have everybody get home by 2:00 so they could, so we have a New Year’s Eve party and it’s filling up nicely so that will be fun. We partnered again this fall with Chaska. With Chaska Lodge on a number of trip and play outings. It just really helped us to be able to fill up a bus so we kind of split the cost on the transportation. Purchase tickets together and then show up. It’s also a really great way to build community between the two cities which I really enjoy. We did a walking tour of Mankato and driving and dining down there last October. We’d like to go up to St. Cloud to their Paramount Theater which is a beautiful venue. They have a lot of variety of shows up there. We’d like to go to Bloomington. There’s a new Ives Theater connected to the Masonic Home. They offer a lot of kind of home grown plays which are fun to see and then of course the annual Church Basement Ladies show. Got to hit that one so that was actually coming up next week. Just a few highlights from this year. Still strong on educational and informational classes. I’ve discovered that Chanhassen seniors really love to learn so I’ve found a number of speakers who could come in and do historical presentations. We had someone come in to talk about the 1936 Olympics. The Queen’s Gardens in England. Our Veterans Day pancake breakfast I had a woman come in from the Rosie the Riveter Foundation and talk about the Rosie’s of World War II. We’ve also done some health care informational kinds of things. Group of folks came in and did a discussion on how to have care conversations with your loved ones so those are just some samples. We continue to host AARP Safe Driving classes for seniors and those are popular. We do at least once a month for those classes. Our in- house dining is still growing. We’re still seeing new folks coming in for meals and they have increased their home deliveries as well and I suspect that will go up even more this winter as people are more homebound so still trying to just partner with them and have events that will, that will allow people to stay afterward and have a meal with CAP Agency. Our creativity groups are still thriving. We’ve got book clubs and wood carving and all kinds of card games. Our Chan-o-Laires is going strong. Diane who was the long term director there moved out of Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 11 town. We have a new director now, Carol who is just doing a fabulous job and she’s agreed to stay on for the year and then she’s going to decide what she’ll be doing next after that but hopefully she’ll decide to stay. She’s really been doing a fabulous job on that. During the month of November we highlighted National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month with a variety of speakers and events. It was a pretty full calendar but one of the best ones was we went over, we partnered with the Chanhassen Cinema. They hosted our group and allowed us to show a movie called Glen Campbell. The Story of Glen Campbell called I’ll Be Me. It was a documentary on his life. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease and had, already had a series of concerts that he had booked and the family chose to continue to allow him to perform and it was just a really wonderful movie documenting this progression through the disease and how the family dealt with that and how his fans dealt with that and it was very informational too. A lot of information about just what does that disease look like. We had close to 80 people attend that. A lot of local businesses helped provide food so that they could sit through the movie and just enjoy it. Cub Foods, Lunds and Byerlys, Chick-fil-A all provided food and then we did a, we had afterwards a panel discussion to talk. To give people a chance to kind of talk about what they learned or what they knew and to give them information about where to go if they’ve got some family members that are struggling with memory loss. Our most exciting project however of the year was remodeling the Maple Room. Remodeling that maple corner and I know you all knew about that and heard about that. It was really quite a flurry of activity for a few short months but it looks beautiful. If you have a chance walk down there and take a look at it and already starting to see some coffee groups show up. Some seniors who are just looking for a place to bring their laptop and do a little work. Small groups. Book clubs. Discussion groups are all starting to kind of pop up and I’ll be promoting that more and more into next year. Along with that a remake of the maple corner we also have kicked off our new Memory Café program. That started in November. We also will have another one this Thursday. Be our second one and we’re partnering with a lot of community programs to make that happen and that’s just an outreach for folks who are caregivers and have a loved one at home that they’re dealing with who has some memory loss. It’s a place for them to come and hang out and have fun. We have artists coming in. Musicians coming in. All kinds of fun things to do while people are coming in to hang out with us in our Memory Café. In all of this throughout the year we’ve just been gaining some strong partnerships with many community organizations and businesses. Especially Carver County Health and Human Services, the CAP Agency, Chaska Lodge, Eastern Carver County Schools. I’m actually working with a young man now who wants to start a tech training program. He wants to teach seniors how to use those Smartphones that their children give them and they don’t know how to use. So I’m excited that he’ll be starting that up after the first of the year and be able to meet with folks and work with them one on one to teach them how to do tech stuff so that will be fun. We’ve also been working with Southwest Prime on getting information out about transportation services that they offer. They’ve just started a new program called Prime MD which will help people get to and from medical appointments as well so we’re just helping them get the word out on that. Also people have been using it to come to the senior center so that’s great so a lot of stuff going on. We’re going to keep them busy. We’re going to keep them active. Keep them coming. Do you have any questions? Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 12 Boettcher: I don’t know if any of the seniors can get a nap anymore with all that stuff. You’ve got so much going on. Blazanin: We can put a murphy bed in that maple corner room. Boettcher: So I was, as Mary stated I was at the Holiday lunch at the Rec Center on Friday. Who was the caterer because that was really, that was a great meal. Blazanin: It was Greg’s Catering. Yeah they do a fabulous job. They’ve been catering that event for about 6 years now for us. Boettcher: Okay, and they had cookies. I was sitting right near Mary by the table and the cookies were right here and Councilor Coleman and I were sitting there. We were taking turns. I had her grabbing some for me so. I might have had a couple in my pocket when I left, or not. Blazanin: I’m glad you enjoyed them. Boettcher: Anyone have any other questions for Mary? Any discussion? Alright great job. Thank you. COMMISSION MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS. None. COMMISSION MEMBER PRESENTATIONS. None. ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET. Boettcher: Administrative packet, we didn’t have one. Hoffman: I’ve got a few notes for the commission. Boettcher: Good. Hoffman: I think some of the stuff I’ve shared by email but By-laws will be reviewed in January so you can anticipate to see those. Zoey our youth commissioner, thanks to Sandy for coordinating that, will be appointed by this commission so you’ll appoint her in January when she’s here and she’ll start that evening so welcome Zoey. Probably have her sit over here I’m thinking right? So we’ll have Zoey here. If you’re not aware public works, our public works labor is unionized and we are in the middle of union negotiations again for 2020 so if you’re not aware we are a union shop and we’re negotiating that contract. Sweetser: What union is that Todd? Hoffman: What union are they? Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 13 Ruegemer: The 49er’s. Hoffman: 40er’s yep. And that’s relatively new. This is the third contract I’m thinking. The Rec Center, so when, as a cooperative with the school they lead most of the capital projects so they pay 76 percent of the bills, we pay 24 percent of the bills at the Rec Center. That’s how the agreement, the lease agreement is written and so they’re going to do a recommissioning of the whole HVAC, so that will cost us $10,000 to $15,000. Something like that or 24 percent and so those type of expenditures are not always programmed. They contact us. They say hey we’re doing this project. Are you onboard with that? We’ll be sending 24 percent to you and so administratively we talk that over and that was approved today by city management to allow that to happen. They’re doing all their schools so everybody, each school gets a break and it’s basically taking a look at your current system and recommissioning it to make it work much more effectively. Efficiently. Find out if there’s any deficiencies that can be repaired and so that’s a pretty big deal. Let’s see, oh and the Arboretum trail. So this is something I encourage commissioners to do and so you can, as commissioners always take the opportunity to have a desire to do that to advocate on behalf of the trail project. And so if you know any county commissioners, if you know somebody at the Arboretum, just find their email. Send them a note. Say hey this is you know so and so from the park board. We know that the trail project has got a little bit of a hiccup right now. We just want to make sure, let you know that we continue to be in support of this. You know just one or two emails from one or two of you to any kind of people that have a future decision in that kind of a project, that plays a big different and so if there’s nothing that anybody hears then often times as they’re working through these things they say you know what, we’ve hit a snag. We haven’t heard from anybody. We’re just going to let this thing you know go by the wayside so it’s always good to advocate on behalf of these projects as park board commissioners and then they hear from you they appreciate hearing from you. Really proud of the commission and all of your dedication to the 2019 so we appreciate that. Thank you for always being here and always being a good advocate for parks. And then obviously I want to say that I’m so proud of our staff. We’re small but mighty and as you can see from the slide show just really put a lot of smiles on people’s face. We do a lot of things that maybe don’t get always noticed and so police, fire, streets, a lot of those hard things get recognized really highly. Parks also get recognized but it’s kind of on the softer side. People are like yeah parks. That’s really nice but is that really an essential service and obviously we believe it’s an essential service. Our community believes it’s an essential service and it’s one of the things that really designates who we are as a community. Our parks and our recreation program so proud of the small but mighty staff that puts all that stuff onto the streets each and every day and really appreciate all they do. Boettcher: Good. It looks like is this our future youth commissioner? No? Hoffman: Student probably. Boettcher: Just a student, okay. You’re always welcomed. Anything else? Park and Recreation Commission – December 10, 2019 14 Kutz: Just a quick question. Wondering how many registrations we got for, I hear Santa’s calling on Thursday. Hoffman: Oh yeah. Tandon: Oh yeah, we have 17. Kutz: 17 excellent. Tandon: We’ve got 2 Santas. Both are in the woodworking Club. Tsuchiya: There’s only one Santa. Tandon: Santa’s helper. Kutz: Can they still register or is registration over? Tandon: What’s that? Kutz: Is registration closed for that? Tandon: Registration is now closed but we’re not full. I just need to get the Santa’s helpers their call list. Kutz: Excellent. In case anybody’s out there is watching. Boettcher: Alright if there’s nothing else I’ll entertain a motion to adjourn. Tsuchiya moved, Kutz seconded to adjourn the meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0. The Park and Recreation Commission meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Submitted by Todd Hoffman Park and Rec Director Prepared by Nann Opheim PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Subject Move February Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Date Section NEW BUSINESS Item No: G.1. Prepared By Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director File No:  DISCUSSION Tuesday February 25, 2020 is Minnesota Precinct Caucus night. In recognition of this event the regularly scheduled Park and Recreation Commission meeting is being moved to Wednesday, February 26. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Subject Appoint Zoe Erpelding as Youth Commissioner Section NEW BUSINESS Item No: G.2. Prepared By Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director File No:  PROPOSED MOTION The Park and Recreation Commission appoints Zoe Erpelding as a Park and Recreation Youth Commissioner with a term of 1/28/2020 to 4/28/2020. Approval requires a simple majority vote of members present SUMMARY Commission bylaws allow for the appointment of one or two youth commissioners. BACKGROUND No youth candidates came forward last April during solicitation for commissioners. Commissioner Sweetser worked with Chanhassen High School and Ms. Erpelding came forward.  DISCUSSION Zoe is a junior at Chanhassen High School, she worked for the Park and Recreation Department this past summer as a playground leader, volunteered in the city's Teen Volunteer Program and has expressed an interest in becoming more involved in local parks and recreation issues.  RECOMMENDATION The Park and Recreation Commission appoints Zoe Erpelding as a Park and Recreation Youth Commissioner with a term of 1/28/2020 to 4/28/2020. ATTACHMENTS: PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Subject 2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony Review Section REPORTS Item No: I.1. Prepared By Priya Tandon, Recreation Supervisor File No:  SUMMARY The 2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on Saturday, December 7 from 5:00 ­ 6:00 pm. Deputy Mayor Dan Campion and family "flipped the switch," illuminating City Center Park. The weather was great and there was an excellent turnout with approximately 600 people in attendance. This is a wonderful holiday celebration that many people enjoy.  DISCUSSION Refreshments BuyChanhassen representative Vernelle Clayton coordinated food and drink donations from the business community. The contributing organizations were Lunds and Byerlys Chanhassen, Caribou Coffee, Cub Foods, and Americana Community Bank.  S'mores SouthWest Chamber of Commerce representative Kelly Darcourt coordinated and provided 200 s'mores for attendees to roast over small bonfires. This was a very popular aspect of the event.  Bonfires The Park Maintenance staff set up a wonderful, warm bonfire for all to enjoy. With chilly and windy conditions, the fire was an excellent component to keep everyone warm at this outdoor winter event.  Santa Claus The Mustard Seed Landscaping and Garden Center arranged for a visit by Santa Claus. Santa appeared out of his workshop, which was built by Park Maintenance. He entertained the crowd, passed out candy canes, and posed for pictures. Kelly Lorenz of the Mustard Seed and Landscaping Garden Center has been a great sponsor, and is already planning to be at next year's event.  Live Reindeer This year we had two live reindeer at the event from Kendallville Farms in Excelsior. Three Kendallville Farms' staff were present and had a photo station set up, which included a sleigh for families to sit in, hay bales, and of course, a reindeer. Families were also allowed to pet the reindeer. There was lots of positive feedback on this part of the event.  Carolers Living Christ Lutheran Church of Chanhassen provided a group of about 20 carolers for the event. They were excited to be a part of this celebration and are looking forward to caroling again next year.  PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORTTuesday, January 28, 2020Subject2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony ReviewSectionREPORTS Item No: I.1.Prepared By Priya Tandon, Recreation Supervisor File No: SUMMARYThe 2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on Saturday, December 7 from 5:00 ­ 6:00 pm. Deputy Mayor DanCampion and family "flipped the switch," illuminating City Center Park. The weather was great and there was anexcellent turnout with approximately 600 people in attendance. This is a wonderful holiday celebration that manypeople enjoy. DISCUSSIONRefreshmentsBuyChanhassen representative Vernelle Clayton coordinated food and drink donations from the business community.The contributing organizations were Lunds and Byerlys Chanhassen, Caribou Coffee, Cub Foods, and AmericanaCommunity Bank. S'moresSouthWest Chamber of Commerce representative Kelly Darcourt coordinated and provided 200 s'mores forattendees to roast over small bonfires. This was a very popular aspect of the event. BonfiresThe Park Maintenance staff set up a wonderful, warm bonfire for all to enjoy. With chilly and windy conditions, the firewas an excellent component to keep everyone warm at this outdoor winter event. Santa ClausThe Mustard Seed Landscaping and Garden Center arranged for a visit by Santa Claus. Santa appeared out of hisworkshop, which was built by Park Maintenance. He entertained the crowd, passed out candy canes, and posed forpictures. Kelly Lorenz of the Mustard Seed and Landscaping Garden Center has been a great sponsor, and is alreadyplanning to be at next year's event. Live ReindeerThis year we had two live reindeer at the event from Kendallville Farms in Excelsior. Three Kendallville Farms' staffwere present and had a photo station set up, which included a sleigh for families to sit in, hay bales, and of course, areindeer. Families were also allowed to pet the reindeer. There was lots of positive feedback on this part of the event. Carolers Living Christ Lutheran Church of Chanhassen provided a group of about 20 carolers for the event. They were excited to be a part of this celebration and are looking forward to caroling again next year.  Gingerbread House Display The entries for the 11th annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest  were on display at the event. This year there were 5 entries, and winners were declared in the categories of Most Creative, Most Difficult and Honorable Mention.  PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Subject 2020 February Festival Preview Section REPORTS Item No: I.2. Prepared By Priya Tandon, Recreation Supervisor File No:  SUMMARY The City of Chanhassen's 27th annual February Festival will be held on Saturday, February 1st at Lake Ann Park. The event will run from 12 noon to 3 pm. Attendees can participate in free activities including horse­drawn wagon rides, ice skating, sledding, bonfires, kick sledding, fat tire bike demos, snowshoeing, and a kids scavenger hunt. Free door prize tickets will also be distributed at the event (one per person), with prizes exceeding $3,000 in total value.  The popular ice fishing contest runs from 1­3 pm, and over $6,000 in prizes will be awarded to the 50 largest fish by weight. Tickets are being sold for $10 each (limit 2) and are available online, at City Hall, and at the event beginning at 10:30 am.  To promote the event, information and event flyers were mailed to past participants. We are also advertising with two schedule­of­events inserts in the Chanhassen Villager (1/16/20 & 1/30/20) and one schedule­of­events insert in the Chaska Herald (1/30/20). Posts are being made on the City Facebook page to promote the event, and a Facebook event has been made and shared. Over 800 people RSVP'd that they are 'going' or 'interested' in the event.  February Festival would not be possible without the support of local businesses and service organizations. The Chanhassen Rotary will provide hot concessions and beverages at the event, as well as drill over 1,000 holes for the fishing contest. The Chanhassen Lions Club will return as event marshalls this year to enforce fishing contest rules and DNR regulations. Boy Scout Troop #330 will be selling bait and s'mores kits again this year. Various other local businesses and organizations are providing free activities and merchandise donations for the fishing contest and door prize drawing, and the Carver County Sheriff's Department and Chanhassen Fire Department will be present at the event to ensure safety.  The PowerPoint presentation will preview February Festival 2020 in further detail. ATTACHMENTS: FebFest 2020 Flyer 1. Vexilar FLX-20 Pro Pack II Fishing System - Automotive Unlimited 2. Kenai Pro Thermal Fish House 3. Eskimo 8’’ Ice Auger (used to drill contest holes) 4. Craftsman 240 Piece Mechanic’s Tool Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 5. $500 Travel Voucher/ Travel Advisors International 6. Dinner, Show, & Stay for 2 – Chanhassen Dinner Theatres & Country Inn & Suites 7. $250 Gift Certificate – The Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center 8. $100 Gift Card – Lunds & Byerlys Chanhassen 9. Trophy Angler Rod Case & 13 Rod & Reel Combo 10. Craftsman 95-Piece Mechanic’s Tool Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 11. Dinner, Show, & Stay for 2 – Chanhassen Dinner Theatres & Country Inn & Suites 12. Tend Secure Lynx Pro Camera - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 13. $50 Gift Card – Houlihan’s Restaurant & Bar 14. Craftsman Grip Wrench Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 15. Berkley Electric Filet Knife 16. Craftsman 24-Piece Combination Wrench Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 17. $50 Gift Certificate – Pizzaioli 18. Car Care Club Pack - Automotive Unlimited 19. Craftsman 23-Piece Screwdriver Set – Merlin’s Ace Hardware 20. Tend Secure Lynx Indoor 2 Camera - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 21. $100 Gift Certificate – The Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center 22. Craftsman 63-Piece Mechanic’s Tool Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 23. Clam Super Skimmer & Tip Up 24. Mr. Heater 25. Vexilar Underwater Camera 26. $100 Gift Card – Lunds & Byerlys Chanhassen 27. Craftsman 11-Piece Combination Wrench Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 28. $100 Gift Certificate - Café Thyme 29. Clam Tip Up & Feb Fest Long Sleeve 30. Berkley Rod & Reel Combo 31. Dinner, Show, & Stay for 2 – Chanhassen Dinner Theatres & Country Inn & Suites 32. Craftsman Universal Max Axess Set & Feb Fest Beanie - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 33. Mr. Heater 34. $50 Gift Card – Houlihan’s Restaurant & Bar 35. Eskimo Pop Up Fish House 36. Car Care Club Pack - Automotive Unlimited 37. Craftsman 11-Piece Combination Wrench Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 38. Berkley Electric Filet Knife 39. Clam Chair 40. $100 Gift Certificate - Café Thyme 41. Craftsman 30-Piece Bit Socket Wrench Set - Merlin’s Ace Hardware 42. Clam Shovel 43. Trophy Angler Rod Case 44. Craftsman 7-Piece Wrench Set – Merlin’s Ace Hardware 45. Clam Tip Up & Feb Fest Sweatshirt 46. Clam Ice Sniper Rod & Reel Combo 47. $50 Gift Certificate – Pizzaioli 48. Craftsman 9-Piece Wrench Set – Merlin’s Ace Hardware 49. $250 Gift Certificate – The Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center 50. Eskimo 8’’ Power Ice Auger (used to drill contest holes) Purchase Tickets 1. Online at www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/febfest 2. At Chanhassen City Hall located at 7700 Market Boulevard 3. At the Feb Fest event at Lake Ann Park, Feb. 1, starting at 10:30am Fishing Contest » Feb. 1 » 1-3pm » Lake AnnJoin Us For THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN’S 27TH Annual Feb Fest One ticket per fishing hole with a limit of two tickets for each person fishing. Prizes awarded to the 50 largest fish by weight, of any legal species. In the event of a tie, the contestant with the first entry wins the higher prize, the second fish places next. Pursuant to DNR regulations, large mouth bass of any length and northern pike between 24”-36” in length are NOT eligible for the contest. If caught, these fish must be released immediately. No fish house sheds or enclosures inside assigned fishing contest area. February Festival would not be a success without the help and support from our Community Sponsors. A special thank youto the Rotary Club of Chanhassen for drilling the holes and providing concessions for our Feb Fest Fishing Contest. 10$PER TICKET FISHING CONTEST H ICE H 1PM TO3PM LAKE ANN P A R K For ALL the Feb Fest RULES go to www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/febfest TICKETS MUST be affixed to your fishi ng po l e or tip-up duri n g the fishing contest. TOP 50 PRIZES BY WEIGHT $6,000 IN TOTAL FISH PRIZES LAKE ANN Buy Tickets Online and be elegible to WIN a $100 GIFT CARD to Cabin Fever Sports!! Saturday, Feb. 1 12 NOON-3PMLAKE ANN PARK KICK SLEDdemos FROM CARVER COUNTY PARKS FAT TIREdemos FROM MICHAEL’S CYCLES door prizes PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORS SNOWSHOEING FROM RILEY PURGATORY BLUFF CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT DOG SLEDRIDES s’mores kits& live bait KITS FOR SALE BY LOCALBOY SCOUT TROOP #330 wagon ridesSLEDDINGICE SKATING LAKE ANN beveragesand food FOR SALE BY THE ROTARY CLUBOF CHANHASSEN. Medallion Hunt $500 Prize Package! Begins Monday, January 27. Find clues and contest rules on the city’s website, www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/febfest and on Facebook. Events Schedule 10:30AM-1PM Door Prize Tickets Pick up a FREE ticket as you enter for a chance to win prizes valued at $3,000. One ticket per person. Drawings begin at 1pm. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. 12NOON-3PM Kick Sled Demos FREE!Provided by Carver County Parks Fat Tire Bike Demo FREE! Provided by Michael’s Cycles Dog Sled Rides FREE! Snowshoeing FREE! Live Bait for Sale Sponsored by Boy Scout Troop #330 Bonfires, Sliding Hills, & Horse Drawn Wagon Ride FREE! Open Ice Skating FREE! Bring your skates and skate the loop at Lake Ann Concession/Beer Garden Provided by the Rotary Club of Chanhassen S’mores Cookout S’more kits for sale. Sponsored by Boy Scout Troop #330 1-3PM ICE FISHING CONTEST $10 per hole. Two tickets per person maximum. Prizes awarded to the top 50 fish by weight. Parking Information www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/febfest More information at www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/febfest or call 952.227.1100 PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Subject Administrative Packet Section ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET Item No: L.1. Prepared By Kim Meuwissen, Office Manager/Deputy Clerk File No:  ATTACHMENTS: Todd Hoffman Resignation Letter Agency Review Request CIP Sheet Park Equipment Replacement Email from Laura Lorenz to Jerry Ruegemer 01/16/2020 The Reach Reader Spring 2020 Todd Hoffman 6891 Utica Lane, Chanhassen, MN 55317 January 15,2020 Mr. Todd Gerhardt City Manager City of Chanhassen 7700 Market Boulevard P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear City Manager Gerhardt: This letter is my official notification that my last day of employment with the City of Chanhassen will be July 31, 2020. On that day, I plan to retire as the city's Park and Recreation Director. I am excited about my impending retirement, but wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, my co-workers, and the residents of Chanhassen for all the opportunities that I have experienced working for the city. I am proud of everything we have accomplished and feel a tremendous satisfaction in having worked for 33 Y, years improving people's lives by building and maintaining parks and trails and coordinating community recreation programs and special events. The Park and Recreation Department team plays an integral role in delivering quality of life services to Chanhassen residents and visitors alike. Our Recreation Center staff, Senior Center staff, Park Maintenance crew, and Recreation Programming staff take a great deal of pride in their work and I am extremely proud of all of them. Additionally, I will be forever inspired by the selfless dedication of our Park and Recreation Commissions and their steadfast advocacy for building community through park and recreation services. Please let me know what I can do to help you with the transition of my work. I plan on working full time until my retirement date and look forward to helping train and familiarize anew departrnent leader with the roles and responsibilities of this position. Again, thank you for the opportunity to serve the community for all these years, it has been an honor and ajoy! Sincerely fu)76fu Todd Hoffman c Park and Recreation Commission, January 28,2020 Packet Date Application Filed : December 20,2019 Agency Review Request Date: December 20,2019 Agency Review Response Deadline January 9,2020 Contact Emai!: bgenerous@d.chanhassen.mn. us Contact: Robert Generous, AICP Senior Planner Contact Phone: 952-227-1131 60-Day Review Period Deadline February 18,2020 Planning Commission Date: January 21,2020 at 7:00 p.m. Gity Council Date: February 10,2020 at 7:00 p.m COMM UNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Planning Division -7700 Market Boulevard Mailing Address - P.O. Box 147 , Chanhassen, MN 55317 Phone: (952) 227 -11 30 i Fax: (952) 227 -1 1 10 *cnYorcnAtluAssxtt AGENCY REVIEW REQUEST LAND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL Please review and respond no later than the review res nse deadline Application: A request for an lnterim Use Permit (lUP) and Wetland Alteration Permit for the purpose of repairing landslides along a portion of the Minnesota Bluffs LRT Regional Trail. Zoned Agriculturq! Eslatq Q!st!c[ 17]![l Planning Gase:2020-01 Web Paqe: www.ci.chanhassen. mn. u s12020-01 ln order for staff to provide a complete analysis of issues for Planning Commission and City Council review, we would appreciate your comments and recommendations concerning the impact of this proposal on traffic circulation, existing and proposed future utility services, storm water drainage, and the need for acquiring public lands or easements for park sites, street extensions or improvements, and utilities. Where specific needs or problems exist, we would like to have a written report to this effect from the agency concerned so that we can make a recommendation to the Planning Commission and City Council. Your cooperation and assistance is greatly appreciated. 9j!y-9!peE@tg: E Attorney Building Official Engineer Fire Marshal Forester Park Director Water Resources Law Enforcement Carver County Agencies: fl Community Development Federal Aqencies: Army Corps of Engineers US Fish & Wildlife WelsshsllDisllr!cts: Carver CountyWMO Lower MN River E Minnehaha Creek X Ritey-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Utilities: E caote TV- Mediacom Chaska Eden Prairie Jackson Township Minnetonka Shorewood Victoria Adiacent Counties: I Hennepin E Scott School Districts: n Eastern Carver County 112 E Minnetonka27i Other Aqencies: ! Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority MN Landscape Arboretum SouthWest TransitE rcaw Raitroad &i.e@: trxtrtrtrtr trxtrx Xxtr Engineer Environmental Services Historical Society Parks Soil & Water Conservation District State Aqencies: Board of Water & Soil Resources Health Historical Society Natural Resources-Forestry Natural Resou rces-Hyd rology Pollution Control Transportation Electric - Minnesota Valley Electric - Xcel Energy Magellan Pipeline Natural Gas - CenterPoint Energy Phone - Centurylink BARR - Chonhossen Londslide Repoir project lnlerim Use Perm it Applicolion Prepored on beholf of Hennepin County Regionol Roilrood Authority Prepored for City of Chonhossen December 2019 sc.,$.tttED 4300 Mcr!:elPoinle Drivc.r, Suite 200 ll;nnecpolis. I\4N li5,135 952.3'32.26r)0 v;wvz,borr.corn Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 chonhossen Londslide Repoir - lnterim Use Permit Applicotion List of Figures Site Location LiDAR MaP National Wetlands lnventory MaP Wetland Delineation MaP FEMA FloodPlain MaP Public Water lnventory MaP Water Table DePth Water Table Elevation Well Locations List of Attochments Proof of OwnershiP Landowner List Construction Design Plans Draft Specifications for Horizontal Directional Drilling Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water Resources in Minnesota tr.,\ 23t c 10 i,1Il il\ (lr:;i: ::i::i ',.i-'f -'' 'rrl_li'1 :l ,^l_ lrii; i' : 'r: -', :a Ll Ccnsl I lnlroduction This application is prepared to fulfill the City of Chanhassen lnterim Use permit requirements as outlined in the City Code Chapter 7, Article lll, Section 7-35. The application is organized to correspond to each numbered item under Section 7-35 (b). Proiect Description The scope of the project includes landslide repairs on a portion of the Minnesota Bluffs LRT Regional Trail in chanhassen, MN owned by the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA). Two areas will be repaired as part of this project - the north repair area and the south repair area. project access will be from Highview Drive in Eden Prairie, proceeding southwest along the trail to the site, and also from Flying cloud Drive through the Moon valley Aggregate operated property (final access route through Moon Valley Aggregate operated property pending property owner authorization). Landslide repairs in the south repair area will include stabilizing the south slope, repairing the south culvert outlet area and constructing a new storm sewer and drainage ditch to direct water into the repaired area. Plans for redirecting the water were provided to the Lower Minnesota River watershed District for review and comment on Decemb er 12,2019.The response from the watershed district will be provided to the City upon receipt. Existing trail profile grades will be reduced with the embankment slopes regraded to less steep grades and finished with turf reinforcement mats. The existing damaged concrete headwall will be removed and existing riprap will be salvaged for reuse. The south culvert outlet area will be repaired with riprap, boulder cross vanes, and a stilling basin. work in the north area will include removal of existing pipe debris, placement of riprap fill on north slope, and abandonment of the existing pipe crossing beneath the trail. Drainage will be rerouted from north pipe area via new buried storm sewer and lined drainage channel, which will discharge to the south culvert outlet area. 2 lnlerim Use permil Applicotion Item 1: The name and address of the operator and owner of the land, together with proof of ownerchip. lf the operator and owner are different, both must sign the application. Contact lnformation Owner Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority Mailing Address: 701 4th Ave. S, Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 5541S Contact Person: Jessica Galatz, project Manager Phone Number: (612) 348-2691 Email: jessica.galatz@hennepin.us Alternate Contact Person: Kristine Stehly, project Engineer Proof of ownership is provide in Attachment 1' ltem2:ThecorrectlegaldescriptionoftheP]oPertywhe'etheactivityisproposedtooccur. easements of record, if any. ltem 3: A certified abstract listing the names of all landownert owning proPerty withln 5fi1 feet of the boundary of the property described above' The City of Chanhassen provided the applicant with a list of landowners located within 500 feet of the property boundary on December 2, 2019' Refer to Attachment 2' Item4:SpeclficationsofthGfollowing,usingapprcpriatemaps'photographsandsuweys: Full project specifications are provided in the construction design plans as Attachment 3' Draft specifications for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) are provided as Attachment 4 Once a final copy of the HDD specifications is available it will be provided to the city' a, Proposed grading Plan Reiertotheattachedconstructiondesignplans,sheetG.os(Attachment3). b. Propos€d stockpile sites + )\ rhara Stockpiling will occur in the areas identified as staging areas on plan sheet G-05 (Attachment 3)' There is limitedspaceforstockPilingmaterialonthesite.Thecontractorwilllikelychoosetoputanyexcavated material directly in trucks to export from the site and stockpile temporarily stripped topsoil on site lt is likely that material will also need to be imported and stockpiled at the site within the staging areas on plan sheet G-05 (Attachment 3)' lmported material will include riprap' granular filter' and topsoil' c. The Physical relationship of the proposed designated site to the community and existing development. The project site is located on a portion of the Minnesota Bluffs LRT Regional Trail in the Rice Lake area just north of Flying cloud Drive. The project will take Place on Hennepin county Regional Railroad Authority property. Two repair areas are part of this project - north repair area and south repair area A gravel pit owned by Moon Valley Aggregate is located ;outheast of the south repair area There are no other residential, commercial or industrial d"u"lop'"nt' i""diately adjacent to the north and south repair 2 Phone Number: (612) 348-6370 Email: kristine.stehly@henneoin us AllthatpartofavariablewidthstripoflandinSections34'35'36and25'Townshipl't6'Range23'Carver County, Minnesota, being former railroad right of way Subject to existing public roads and highways' and areas. Residential areas are located on either side of the trail in the northeast portion of the project area (Figure 1). The northeast portion of the trail will be used for construction access only. d. site topography and natural features including location of watercousg and waterbodies. The trail slopes down from the northeast towards the southwest with an approximate elevation of gg0 feet at the northeast access point coming down to g30 feet at the south repair area. Topography on either side of the trail is variable but generally downward sloping. Refer to sheet G-08 (Attachment 3) and Figure 2 for elevation contours within the project area. Wetlands are located on either side of the trail along the access with a small Percentage located within the construction limits (Figure 3 and 4; sheets G-05 and G- 06, Attachment 3). A smarr wetrand is rocated northeast of the north repair area outside of the construction limits (Figure 4). A stream channel runs adjacent to the trail from the northeast. The stream channel is outside of the construction limits at the north repair area and flows under the trail via the south culvert in the south repair area (Figure 4). No other waterbodies are located within the project footprint. The site is not within a designated floodplain (Figure 5). A pubric water rnventory basin (unnamed) is located northwest of the access at Highview Drive but is not within project limits and will not be impacted by construction activities (Figure 6). e. The description and quantity of material to be excavated. Excavated material will include soil and riprap. The total estimated quantity of excavated material is:. Excavation - common (non-contaminated material): 19,990 cubic yards. Excavation - special (contaminated soil):2g24 cubic yards The trail lowering portion of the project will require extensive excavation and some of the material on the surface is contaminated. contaminated soil will be exported offsite to an approved waste disposal facility. No new soil will be needed as the finished grade is much lower than existing grade. Item 5: The purpose of the operation, The purpose of the planned work is to repair landslides along a portion of the Minnesota Blufft LRT RegionalTrail that occurred in 2014. ln addition to the landslide repairs, a new storm sewer and drainage channel are proposed to be constructed on the south side of the trail that will drain to the south culven area. The south culvert will also undergo repairs. The culvert located in the north repair area will be filled and abandoned in place. 3 f. The depth of water tabtce throughout the arca. Refer to Figures 7 and I for water tabre depths^revations. Depth to water tabre is approximately 0 to 25 feet in most of the south repair area, 25 to 75 feet along the trail and, o to 25 feet in the north repair area. g. The location and depth of we s and buried garbage, water and fill. There are no public or domestic wefls within the project footprint, refer to Figure g. No buried garbage or fill was identified at the site. Item 6: The estimated time required to comPete oPeration' Tree clearing will occur prior to the work required to complete the repairs ln total' construction time is expected to be no greater than ten months' Item 7: Hours and months of operation' Work will occur within regular hours, starting no earlier than 7:00 a'm' and finishing no later than 6:00 p m' on a daily basis. Work is anticiPated to occur between the months of February and December of 2020' Item 8: A tree survey indicating the location and RPe of all trces over six inches in caliper' ln a heavily wooded area only the boundari$ of the tree areas must be indicated on the suruey' Atreesurveywasconductedtoidentifytre€sover6inchesindiameteratbreastheight(dbh).Thearea withintheconstructionlimitsisheavilywooded.Collectingindividualtreelocationswasnotfeasiblegiven that the area is heavily wooded. tnstead, a square measuring 2'500 square feet was surveyed in three different locations along the south repair area On average' about 7 trees at or above 6 inches dbh were identifiedwithinthesurveyedsquares.Treeclearingwilltakeplaceinareasasnecessarywithinthelimits ofconstruction(Attachment3)andwillbeavoidedtotheextentpracticable.Treesover6inchesdbhthat areremovedduringconstructionwillbecountedandreplantedatal:lratiowithintheconstructionlimits duringrestorationasspaceallows.someareaswheretreeswillberemovedwillnotbereplanteddueto new features being constructed. Refer to sheet R-03 (Attachment 3) for the tree replacement plan' Item 9: An end use landscape plan and interim scre€ning plan fo] the oPeration period' The restoration plan is provided in Attachment 3' sheets R-01 through R-04 An interim screening plan is not applicable to this Project. Item 10: The plan of operation, including processing' nature of the processing and equipment location of the plant source of watec disPosal of water and reuse of water' Not applicable Item 11: Travel routes to and from the site and the number and tlDe of trucks that will be used' Access to the north repair area will be from Highview Drive along the trail' An access road will be constructed from Highview Drive for truck anJequipment access. An application for a right-of-way permit willbesubmittedtotheCityofEdenPrairieoncethecontractorhasbeenselectedandconstructiondates are finalized. The City of Eden Prairie perm't is required to obtained authorization for constructing a temporary access route in the City of Eden Prairie right-of-way- The timeline for submitting the application in late winterApring of 2O2O and the application requirements have been discussed with the City of Eden Prairie. Access to the south repair area will be from Flying Cloud Drive via Moon Valley Aggregate property (pending owner approval) EquiPment used will include a backhoe or similar excavator, small bulldozers, light bobcat(s), and trucks to transport personnel, equiPment and material' Beyond the direct access routes into the project area, it is anticipated that most construction related traffic would use County Highway 1 and County Highway 61. Item 12: Plans for drainage, erosion and sediment control and dust control. No drainage will occur as part of this project. Erosion and sediment control best management practices (BMPs) are outlined in the storm water pollution prevention plan (SWppp) included in Attachment 3, sheets C-05 and C-0G. Item t3: A rcstoration plan providing for the orderly and continuing restoration of all disturbed land to a condition equar to or better than that which existed prlor to the earth worrc such pran shall illustrate, using photographs, maps and surveys where approprlate, th€ foltowing: a' The contour of the rand prior to excavatron and proposrd contourc after compretion of excavation and after completion of rcstoration. Refer to Figure 2 for current topographic contours and refer to Attachment 3, sheet G-og for topographic contours after project completion (regraded area along trail modifications). b. Those areas of th€ site to be used for stoEge of topsoil and overburden. The site does not currently contain much topsoil. lt is anticipated that the contractor will strip what topsoil they can and stockpile it in the staging areas, but most of the topsoil used in site restoration will likely need to be imported. c' A schedule sotting forth the timet ble for excavation of land lying within the extraction f.citiry. Refer to items 6 and 7 for a schedule of the proposed activities. d. rhe grade of all stopes after r*torrtion, based upon proposed rand uscl and description of thetype and quantity of plantings where rcrregetation is to be conducted, Refer to Attachment 3, sheets G-08 for area that will be regraded and sheets R-01 through R-03 for the restoration plans. The construction area wilr be re-seeded using MnDor approved seed mixes. Types of seed mixes are outlined on the restoration pran (sheet R-01, Attachment 3) with a totar area to be seeded of up to 7.41 acres. e' The criteria and st ndards to b€ used to achieve frnar r*toration as wefl as intermiftont stabilization. lntermittent stabilization wifl be achieved with the use of erosion and sediment contror BMps. Finar restoration will be achieved per the restoration pran (sheet R-01 through R-03, Attachment 3). For furtherinformation refer to the Swppp on sheets C_OS and C-06 (Attachment 3). 5 Item 14: A statement identifying the applicant's program to insure compliance with the permit conditions, method of response to complaints and resolving conflicts that may arise as a result of complaints. H.RRA will obtain coverage under the Minnesota Pollution control Agency's General Permit for construction stormwater. As such, required inspections under that coverage will be completed and will serye as means to oversee compriance with the permit conditions. confricts that are brought to the city's attentioncanbedirectedtoJessicaGalatz(612)348-2691. Item 15: Unless exempt under Minnesota Rules, an environmental assessment worksheet' if required bY the citY. Not applicable. Item 16: A wetland alteration permit, if required by the City Code' which shall be processed concurrently with the excavation permit application' A joint application form for activities affecting water resources in Minnesota was submitted to the U's' Army Corps of Engineers and serves to fulfilithe city's wetland alteration requirement' lt is provided as Attachment 5 for reference. The application materials are supported by field delineations completed in 201 5 and 2019' Delineation work was confirmed by the City of Chanhassen's technical evaluation panel' as noted in the attached application materials. 6 Capital Improvement Program City of Chanhassen, MN Project # PK&T-l'tl Project Nrme Park Equipment Replacement 2A20 thru 2024 Ilepartment Park & Trail lmprovements Cortrct Todd Hoffinan Typt Equipmcnt Useful Life Category Park Priority nlailccount #l 401-0000-lxxx A(eo0nt #2 .{ccount #3 Account #,1 Prior Expenditures 7,020 2021 2422 Tottrl Project Cost: S1,505,000 2023 2024 Total - Curry Farms park (basketball court & trail), Lake Ann Beach (playground), Por'ers Blvd (pipe rail fence), Power Hill Park (playground). Marsh Lake Park (backstop and ballfield benches) and Meadow Green Park (backstop and ballfield Benches) I - Carver Bcach park (playground), Lalie Susan Park (basketbalt court). Pheasant Hills Park (playground), Roundhouse Park (structure) and 2023 - Carver Beach Plalground (playground), Sugarbush Park (playground) and South Lotus Lake Park (playground) existing park equipment that has reached its uscful lifc expectancy Creek Park (playground) - Bandimere Park (playground) and North Lotus Park (hockey rink) and Lake Ann ParkMeadow Green Park- Lake Ann Park Justification isting playground equipment has reached its useful life expectancy of25 yean. Equipment 2s5,000 245,000 250,000 255,000 255,000 1,260,000 Total 245,000Total255,000 250,000 255,000 255,000 1,260,000 Prior Funding Sources 2020 202t 2022 2023 2024 Total 245,000 Park Replacement Fund 255,0@ 245,000 250,000 255,000 255,000 1,260,000 Total Total 255,000 250,000 255,000 r,260,000 Budget Impact/Other rriryE mer, Je F om: Sent: To: Subject: Laura Lorenz < llorenz5@hotmail.com > Thursday, January 16, 2020 4:48 ?M Ruegemer, Jerry Re: Chanhassen Farmer Market Hi Jerry, Sorry it's taken a few days to get back to you. We've been waiting to e-mail you about this once it was all set and final and it finally is, so we can finally e-mail and let you know that we won't be running the Chanhassen Farmer's Market this year. We've officially handed the 2020 Farmer's Market over to one of our seasonal vendors who wanted to take it on. You might be familiar with her- her name is iessica Pettingill. She and her husband own and run Cafe Thyme right in Chanhassen and they are also vendors at the Chanhassen Farmer's Market. We brought her all ofthe items we had forthe Chanhassen Farmer's Market on Monday, January 13th of this year. We had been trying to connect for several months, as we had announced to the vendors that we have too much going on in our personal lives and are stepping back from our business of farming and ultimately stepping back from running the Farmer's Market. We gave notice to our vendors and asked if anybody was interested in taking over running the Farmer's Market; otherwise we'd have contacted you and seen what other options are available. Luckily, Jessica was very interested in taking over running the Farmer's Market for the 2020 season. We've told her that if she needs any help, we'd be willing to provide her with any help we can. lt's just that my husband and I retired from our regular jobs last year, and I had alot of medical issues over the last few years that have worn my body down enough to where I made the very difficult decision to retire from farming. My daughter (Tessa) and I were running the market together, but I had a back and a hand surgery this past season that left me incapable some weeks of not only helping her run our booth from our farm, but also to help her with running certain aspects ofthe Farmer's Market. So at the end ofthe season, we both made the decision that it's time for us to move on. We've enjoyed the last couple of years and feel blessed to have had the pleasure of working with you. We're grateful for all of your help and all that you've done for us to make our lives so much easier in taking the Farmer's Market on. lt was such a joy! We're going to miss everyone, of course, but it's just getting too hard on our bodies doing the work we do. So, with that said, we've officially handed the market over to Jessica Pettingill. Her phone number is 650-520- 7591. Her personal e-mail address is ChefJess@cafethymemn.com. She also now has access to the Chanhassen FarmersMarket@gmail.com e-mail account so you can most likely reach her there. lf not, then I would try her personal e-mail or phone number. lf you have any questions or need anything else from me, please feel free to let me know. And again- thank you so much for everything you've done for us. You're a very kind man, Jerry and we're so lucky to have worked with you! lf you have any issues getting ahold ofJessica, also please let us know. She's usuallyvery prompt in answerin& so you shouldn't have trouble, but if by chance you do, we can try to help. She's a very smart, very friendly lady, so l'm sure there will be no problems! Thank you again for evefihing, Jerryl 1 Laurie and Tessa Lorenz Nomi meone for nual who s awa nside Give Thank you everyone s for our ax Day campai year! We received a worksite wellness award from Hennepin County. Employee health matters! Supporting lndividuals with Developmental Disabilities and Menta! lllness to Reach Their Full Potential *** SPRING 2O2Oyh Those We Support Are Supporting Others We at Reach often refer to the "individuals we support." What has not gone unnoticed, though, is the ripple effect of some of these same individuals who are also supporting other individuals by volunteering in the community. Misha helps with meals at the food shelf Open Arms each Wednesday (shown at left). Jessie assists with games and birthday parties at The Birches at Trillium Woods senior center, Dan delivers Meals ' on Wheels, and Jill sorts clothes and shelves food at lnterfaith Outreach & Community Partners. And there are others. (Continued on poge 4) r I ) -a, - =Y G IIZ|ry sr IrtI qlP\1 E IF EI t' 1 t ilil t \ I Reach to Launch Reach Champs Everyone deserves to live, work, and play as independently as possible. When those we serve have a feeling of involvement in the community, they gain a sense of belonging. Physical and mental well-being are vital to a healthy, happy life. We hold these beliefs dear to us and hope you'll agree, (See details ond benefits ofthis program on page 3) a t a Q & A with Reach's ARMHS Practitioners Aur Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services Practitioners (ARMHS) provides mental health lr.-fsupport to individuals with mental illness. The main focus is to help the individual learn skills to overcome barriers to the activities of daily living caused by mental health symptoms. Reach employs two full-time ARMHS practitioners, Angela Schroetter and Rhonda Johnson, who teach coping skills, share resources, and provide education. Angela has a master's degree in counseling psychological services, and Rhonda has a master's degree in clinical mental health. We asked our ARMHS practitioners to respond to some questions. How do you teach skills to ARMHS participants? Both ARMHS practitioners teach their participants in a variety of ways, always adjusting to the person's particular needs and learning styles. Angela said that she primarily teaches through education, role play, rehearsing, handouts, websites, and connecting to resources in the community. "Humor, lots of humor!" as well as many of the same techniques as Angela, adds Rhonda. What is the biggest misconeeption about your job? For Rhonda, the biggest misconception can be, "People think lam a taxi driver." Angela agrees and notes that clients often ask for transportation to accomplish non-mental-health-related tasks. She also states that it is not uncommon for individuals to assume that ARMHS will do tasks for participants. Rather, our philosophy at Reach is "to do with, not for." What is your f avorite part of being an ARMHS practitioner? "l really enjoy watching my clients grow and implement what we have been working on during our meetings so that they can achieve their goals," said Angela. Rhonda f inds joy in many aspects of her job. "Getting to know the clients. Watching them progress. Seeing the excitement when they have achieved difficult tasks that they have been working on for weeks. Assisting a client as they rebound from a difficult situation." Annual Award Nominations We are now accepting nominations for our various annual awards, which will be announced on our website by March L,202A. We encourage you to visit the News Ege on our website to submit an award nomination(s) by February 1 for any of the followi ng categories: o Advocate of the Year. Corporate/Civic Sponsor of the Yearo Volunteer of the Year. Community Partner of the Year All nominations are welcome, so please take the opportunity to honor those who have supported Reach. Pictured ot right is Brenda Fromm, our most recent Volunteer of the Yeor aword recipient. 2 I xetcl*' -l "-tu i \, lt \\ I lFlnir Board Members Farewel! As this new year begins, the tenure for three of our board members has come to an end. We must say "goodbye" and extend our heartfelt gratitude to Kendra Baker, Gary Johnson, and Nico Montoya. Kendra spent three years on our board, most recently as our Deputy Chair. She is the parent of two children with special needs, one of whom has been involved with Reach. A commercial attorney, Kendra is employed with St. Jude's Medical/Abbot. Gary holds the board term record, having served for 23 years. An article on our website about Gary's relationship with us spotlights his strong advocacy for Reach over the years. He is retired from his career at Wells Fargo, but will remain active in our adaptive recreation programs, most commonly on our bowling league. Nico first learned of Reach when his sister was able to benefit from our services. He spent seven years as a staff member in our Adaptive Recreation and lnclusion Department before joining the board in 2O!4. Nico served as board chair for the past three years and currently works as a strategy manager at US Bank. We thank each of these valuable individuals for their contributions of time, energ% and wisdom as board members and wish them our very best. h Reach Boord of directors members took this photo eorlier this yeor for posting on our sociol medio accounts. Pictured lefi to right: David Erickson, Kendra Baker, Ellen Bittner, Potrick Boley, Gary lohnson, and Nico Montoyo. BoenD oF DrnrcroRs David Erickson, Choir HealthPartners/Stub Enterprises lnc. Patrick Boley, Deputy Choir Eckberg Lammers, P.C. Mark Brown, Treosurer Sunrise Banks Ellen Bittner, Secretary Boston Scientific Craig Espelien 1201 I nvestment Partners Brandon Leyde Mastec We're accepting appl ications for board members. Would you or someone you know be interested in volunteering in this way? Contact Kate for details: kbofriser@ rea c hfo rreso u rces. o rg. RgaCh ChampS gontinued fram front posel With an automatic donation of at least $1O/month, you will be enrolled as a charter member of this important program. As a member, you will receive: . A special Reach Champs monthly newsletter with insider stories just with you in mind. You'll have exclusive be- hind-the-scenes information to some of our program highlights.o Exciting incentives throughout the year, including discounts to our special events, appreciation gifts, and more.r Our sincere gratitude for helping us maintain consistent services and support to those needing our assistance.r Assurance that you are making a significant difference in the lives of others. lf you are willing to make this investment in others' potential, simply make a recurring donation through our w-gbsilg. We need you as a champion to help sustain Reach's financial security! 3 for all hardyour *g,t d \!8_. -rrs a a Our Waiver Case Management Department Continues to Grow 8y Chelsea Speormon, Director of Woiver Cose Monagement The Waiver Case Management Department has been growing so much since the department's inception. Just in the last two years... our team of case managers has grown from 4 full-time employees to 10 full-time employees. the number of individuals we support has grown from 61 to approximately 250. the department has taken on the DD Waiver-Consumer Directed Community Supports option, or CDCS. the department has also recently implemented an assistant director position to support the staff and individuals we work with. The Waiver Case Management Department looks forward to future growth and furthering Reach for Resources' mission to support those we work with to live their best lives, and to be supported in the community. Kinsey Brown Assistant Director of Woiver Cose Monagement SUppOfting Othe fS ftontinued from front pose) Jessie just marked her one-year anniversary of volunteering at her current commitment-a milestone she is proud to acknowledge. When asked about her volunteer experience, she stated, "l am having lots of fun and I love the people that work and live there." Misha agrees. ln action at Open Arms one day, he said, "l'm always excited to come here because I have so many friends here." He also admits that his own meal planning and prepa- ration skills have improved because of what he has learned...not to mention the added bo- nus of sometimes getting to take home left- overs. lessie, helping residents at The Birches ot Trillium Waods This is not Mishat first rodeo when it comes put together o puzzle to volunteering. Feed My Starving Children, Books for Africa, Second Harvest Heartland, and ICA Food Shelf have all benefited from his giving nature. He is particularly grateful for how accommodating and supportive Reach employees are with volunteer opportunities, stating that his staff member, Jake, gives him rides. Plus, Misha adds, "lt helps so much to connect with others in the broader community," noting that he engages in a truly inclusive experience when volunteering. a As he further explains, "eventually all of us will have a need" [for others' help]. Yet, it's fair to be optimistic that there will always be those willing to lend a hand. 4 It helps so much to connect with athers in the brooder community. a( )) I a 7-I :n Am la "Resident"?our@isa cooperative effort with these cities: . Brooklyn Center . Chanhassen. Brooklyn Park o Golden Valley . Maple Grove . Plymouth. St. Louis Park lfyou live in another city, please pay the non-resident fee upon registration. For more informotion, coll 952-393-5880 . or go to www.reachforresources.ors. ApapuvE RncnBATroN Pnocnaus YoUNG Arnrergs (Ages 2-7) Have fun while improving your gross motor skills playing different gamesl Young Athletes is an early introduction to sports using focused activities that target mental and physical growth. This is a unified program designed for children with and without disabilities. There is an evidence-supported curriculum for this program provided by Special Olympics MN. More information: 952-393- 4277. Tuesdays, March 37 - May 72 (ofr 4/21) 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Brooklyn Center CC - Constitution Hall lruclusrorv Supponr Reach for Resources provides inclusion support to children and adults with dis- abilities who would like to participate in their city park and recreation programs. Registration for these programs is done through your Park & Rec Department. lnclusion support through Reach is offered in the cities of:. Brooklyn Center . Chanhassen. Brooklyn Park . Chaska. Golden Valley . Crystal. New Hope . St. Louis Park. Three Rivers Park District After registering, contact Reach to discuss the needs/accommodations for yourself or your child. * Pleose allow o minimum weeks' notice for o successful of two inclusion. CHILDREN Fee: FREE! ALL AGES Bowutuc (Ages 5+) Join us for fun, noncompetitive bowling. You will bowl two games each week. Youth League: Ages 5-17 Adult League: Ages 18+ Park Tavern Soturdoys, March 28 - lune 6 (ofr 4/11,4/18, & 5/23) 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Resident: S44 / Non-Resident: $52 (+$a.2slwk) Bowlero Bowl Soturdays, March 28 - lune 6 (oll 4/11,4/18, A s/23) 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Resident: S44 / Non-Resident: $52 (+54.00/wk) Bowt -A-THoN (Aees 5+) Join us for our annual FUNdraiser. Collect pledges/donations and then enjoy two games of bowling, pizza, and prizes, all while helping to support Reach. Saturday, April 78 10:00 a.m. - l:fi) p.m. Park Tavern Fee: S50 in pledges/donations if registered by 3/23. After 3/23: S50. Lunch only: S20. Txerueo Yoca (Ages s+) lncrease attention span, flexibility, focus, and muscle tone. Have fun dressing up while also practicing yoga! Each week will have a new theme, like glow yoga, super- hero, favorite color, and more. Adults may sign up to participate independently. Children with disabilities and their parents participate together, Children under 13 must be accompanied by an Tuesdays, Morch 37 - Moy 5 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. SLP Rec Center - BBI-a|27: Gallery Rm) la/28-5/5: Banquet Resident: 546 / Non-Resident: S54 u&ru H nrJlrop Daruce cuss (ne"]s*) Come learn a new move or two by our very own Recreation lntern, Brittany Jarzemski and her sidekick dance instructor from the U niversity of Min nesota. Mondoy, Moy 4 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Brooklyn Pork CAC - Grond Room 3 Fee: 56 Soclal SeereRs (Ages 15+) This is a program for teens and adults on the autism spectrum. We meet once a week for fun and social interaction. We play games, do crafts, get outside, and practice socializing with a variety of staff, volunteers, and participants. A brief intake meeting is required for all new participants. For more information or to schedule an intake: 952-393-4277. Wednesdoys, March 25 - Moy 27 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. The Depot:9457 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins Fee: 5205 Anr AelLtilES (Ages 12+) Art Abilities is a series of workshops that offer the opportunity to explore a variety of art media. The workshops will invite the participating artists to explore their creative interests, beginning with warm-up exercises at each session, painting, draw- ing, journaling, creating masks, and other abstract creations to help the participants learn a different method of communication. This octivity is mode possible by the voters of Minnesoto through a gront from the Metropoliton Regionol Arts Council, thonks to o legislative oppropriotion from The Arts ond Culturol Heritoge Fund. Fridoys, March 27 - Moy 7 5:30 - 8:d) p.m. 70225 Yellow Circle Drive, Minnetonko Fee: FREE! 5 TEENS & ADULTS 71 All fees stated represent pre-registration. Advanced registration is required unles otherwise noted. CKEATII'E CRAFTING (Ages 13+) DlY "Jurup lruto SpRtruG" Tore Bees Get yourself ready for spring by creating your very own tote bag for shopping or everyday use! Thursday, April2 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. SLP Rec Center - Bonquet Room Fee: $16 DIY MoTxER,s DAY GIFT: MAsoN Jnn Berx Serrs This Mother's Day, give the gift of bath saltsl Come and create a one-of-a-kind present that will relax and rejuvenate. DIY FarxeR's DaY Grrr: PsRsoruRuzED CooKrNG Apnoru This Father's Day, give the gift of a home- made cooking apron for dad! Come with creativity and leave with a masterpiece. Tuesday, May 26 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. SLP Rec Center - Bonquet Room Fee: 521 6tihsl! t4r{6f, ilr Gutt #lr1 Monday, May 71 6:30 - 8:fl) p.m. Brookview CC - Volley Room South Fee: S21 Blruco (Ages 13+) Come play everyone's favorite gamel Everybody goes home a winner. Friday, Moy 8 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Brookview CC - Volley Room South Fee: 58 bv 5/4; S10 at the door KnRaoxe wrrH Mocxrnrs & Snecxs (Aess 16+) Sing along to your favorite tunes. Bring a CD, or we can search for your favorite song online. Friday, May 29 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. iLP Rec Center - Bonquet Room Fee: 516 Coorrrue Cuss: CReerr Youn Owru Jurcy Lucv (Ages 16+) Come enjoy one of Minnesota's greatest creations by making your own Juicy Lucy burgerl Thursdoy, May 27 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Eisenhower CC - Room 270, 7001 MN-7, Hopkins Fee: 521 FRIoRv NIcxr DANcES (AcEs 13+) Join your and groove to all the latest hits, as well as classic dance songs. More information: 952-393-5866. Friday, April 77: Rock and Roll Party Fridoy, May 75: Superhero Pafi 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Note new times) SLP Rec Center - Bonquet Room Fee: 55 by /B &5/77; 58 at the door friends . '- 6 'lT { Zunnea (Ages 13+) Get together with peers and have fun dancing to a variety of music on Just Dance! for the Wii. Learn some new moves and get some exercise while having a great timel Mondays, March 23 - April2T 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. SLP Rec Center - Gallery Room (4/5: Banquet Room) Resident: $46 / Non-Resident: 554 Pvzn & BINGo (Ages 13+) Let's get together for dinner and bingo night. Prizes and pizza for all! Thurcdoy, April 2i Monday, Moy 78 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Brookview CC Fee: $17 each; 58 pizza for companions Laov or THE LAKE Boar Cnutse (AGEs 13+) Enjoy a relaxing cruise on beautiful Lake Minnetonka on the Lady of the Lake Paddleboat! Light snacks and complimentary sodas will be available for all guests. Wednesdoy, Moy 20 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. City of Excelsior Public Dock: 2 Woter St, Excelsior Fee: S12 (for companions too) I 4 \ il Y -;l R-r* sruacxs & CINEMA (Ages 13+) Join us for a movie and a treat that goes with the theme of the movie! Thursday, April30: Avengers End Gamewith Avengers-shaped shortbread cookies Thurcdoy, May 28: Frozen 2 with frosted sugar cookies 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn Park CAC - Grand Room 3 Fee: 58 per movie Trrru Exptonens (Aces t3-2tl Get to know new friends while trying new activities. Our teens love going out to the movies, going bowling, grabbing dinner or ice cream, getting outside, having themed parfies, doing crafts, and so much more! After your registration is complete, we will send you the schedule for the quarter so you know where to meet. You can also check the Adaptive Recreation page on our website prior to registering so you can see what we're up to! Tuesdoys, March 24 - Moy 72 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Vorious Metro Locotions Resident: S49 / Non-Resident: S5z Weereruo VrruruRes (Ages 16+) Need a mini-vacation? Reach has a community-based group respite program for ages 16+. Group outings may include staying in a Bloomington hotel, going to the Mall of America, spending a day at Valleyfair, and more. Participants can pay with a waiver or out of pocket. For more information, contact Jesse at952-393-4277 . Locations Key Bowlero Bowl: 7545 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center: 5600 85th Ave N, Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Center Community Center: 6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy Brookview Community Center; 316 Brookview Pkwy S, Golden Valley Park Tavern Lanes: 3401 Louisiana Ave S, St. Louis Park St. Louis Park (StP) Recreation Center: 3700 Monterey Dr S, St. Louis Park ADWTS ONLY (Aees 18+l Srrucles Nle xr wrrH Garues & DRTNKS Looking for that special someone? Join us for food, conversation, games, and fun with other single people. We will meet at Dave and Buster's in Edina for half-price night! Reach will facilitate an icebreaker and give out some conversation topics. Wednesday, AprilS 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Dove ond Buster's: 500 Southdole Ctr, Edino Fee: 56 Dawtrug: SpRrruc Besres AT THE Zoo Come join Reach as we venture out to the Minnesota Zoo to check out the newborn spring babies! Entrance fee is 518; feel free to bring extra money for snacks or souvenirs. Thursdoy, April2S 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. 13000 Zoo Boulevord, Apple Volley Fee: S18 Devnlvrs: Mnll oF AMERtcA Spend the afternoon at the Mall of America with friends, doing some shopping and getting some lunch ! Thursday, Moy 74 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 60 E Broadwoy, Bloomington Fee: 56 I lil ilr G I ,il ATI flI --wtF{+r'* 7 ,:*a a \ '! Jl WrorvesoeY Nrcur Socrnl Become more engaged in the commu- nity, build social skills and coping skills, and practice flexibility. This is open to individuals of all abilities, and some participants bring a staff or caregiver, if additional support is needed. Oru Txe Towru This is a community-based social program for adults who want to explore their community with minimal support. To nrinimize safety concerns, a brief intake is required.More infor- mation or intake scheduling: 952-393-4277. WeoruesoaYs, APRTL 7 - Mav 20 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise Join us at every event for these costs: Resident: S54x / Non-Resident: 562* Or register for $L0* per event (unless otherwise noted with **) on page 9. Brooklyn Center CC - Cohen Room 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Fee: S10 (includes plant, pot & soil)r April 1: Spring Craft Night SLP Recreation Center - Banquet Room Wear clothes that can get messy. 1607 West End Blvd, St. Louis Park 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: 515-25 for meal & tip April 8: Dinner and a Movie at New Hope Cinema Grill 2749 Winnetka Ave N, New Hope*Addt'l Cost: 54 (cash) for movie ticket; $10-20 if you wish to purchase a meal. 10982 Cedor Loke Rd, Minnetonka 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Fee: $6; Addt'l Cost: 56-Z for coffee (optional) April 15: Gopher Baseball vs SDSU Sibert Field: 1606 SE 8th 5t, Minneapolls :ijr;i 3j,l T;5 ror ticker w",* @{purchased at ticket office meet at the corner of 15th Ave. & SE Bth St. before walking to the ticket office. 920 E Lake St. Minneopolis 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: 510-20 for shopping and nreal (oprronal) Saturday, April 25: Roller Garden Skate April 22: Out to Eat at Pizza Ranch 5526 W Broadwoy Ave, Crystal*Addt'l Cost: Bring $13.85 if you wish to eat off the buffet. A la carte options also available. Reservation is under Reach. 5622 West Lake St, St. Louis Park 1,2:OO - 2:00 p.m. Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: 57 admission + 53 skate rental April29; Cooking Night Eisenhower CommunityCenter ** 515 .; i400 Vicksburg Ln N, Plymouth Time: TBD (Around 6:00 p.m.) Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: 59.50 for hcket plus concessions (optronal) May 5: Game Night - Wii & Board Games SLP Recreation Center - Banquet Room SLP Recreation Center - Bonquet Room 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Fee: 510 (inclr-rdes craft supplies)May 13: Lady of the Lake Cruise Port of Excelsior: 8 Water St, Excelsior 6:00 - B:30 p.m. Light snacks and soda will be provided** S12 May 20: lce Cream at lzzy's 1100 S 2nd St, Minneapolis 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.*Addt'l Cost: Bring $5-8 for ice cream. We'll enjoy our ice cream in Gold Medal Park. {# Oru Txe Toww: ArL Aetunes This is a community-based social program for all adults who want to explore their community. Monday, March 23: Out to Eat at Pizza [ucri 270 Elake Rd N, Hopkins 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: Sfo-fs for meal & tip ffit#*:""]ry Friday, April 24: Live Music at the Depot 9457 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: 58 {cash) entrance fee Saturday, May 2: Lunch at Sea Salt Eatery and Walk at Minnehaha Falls 4825 Minnehoho Ave, Minneopolis 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Fee: 56; Addt'l Cost: SrO-rs for lunch (optional) Thursday, May 7: Photo Scavenger Hunt at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden 7 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis ) ./ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. €'d( 5:ii.s"u/;31[?,',? ;llT:#:. " ffi Saturday, May 16: Under the Stors Planetarium Show & Bell Museum Tour 2088 Lorpenteur Ave W, St. Paul 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Fee: St6 (includes planetarium show & museum admission)ffi Tuesday, May 19: Saint Paul Saints vs. lincoln Saltdogs i60 N Broodwoy St, St. Paul 6:30 p.m. (Game starts at 7:05 p.m.) Fee: 521 (includes ticket) Adaotive Recreation & lnclusion Proqram Policies 8 most are -i-BI The Wednesday Night Social schedule is also always posted on the Adaptive Recreation paqe of our website. is and the not to rf ata to on Registration ForeSpring 202Ax Priorit stration OPEN NOW!Open Registration starts January 7o Name:- Address:Zip:_ Phone Alt. Phone :- Email:- Alt. Email:- Birth Date:Emergency Contact N Emergency Phon o. PHOTO WAIVER: To photograph this participant for use in the agency's publicity by using printed material, photographs, videos, website images, photo displays, newsletters, W, radio, lnternet, brochures, and social networking media. lf photographed, this participant may be identified by name. Photo: YesB NoE Name:Yestr NoE Allergies/Diet/Accessibi Pf ogf ams (Li$red Alphaberically)ResidenUNon-Resident tr Bingo (s/8)Sg (Sro at ttre door) tr Bowling at Bowlero: E ndutt E youth $44 / 552 tr Bowling at Park Tavern: Eedult E youth 544 I 5s2 tr Bowl-A-Thon (4/18)Register on back side tr Cooking Class: Create A Juicy Lucy (5/21)Szr tr DIY "Jump lnto Spring" Tote Bag (4/2)Srs tr DIY Father's Day Personalized Apron (5/26)s21 tr DIY Mother's Day Bath Salts (5/11)Szr tr Dance Class (5/4)So tr Daytime Spring Babies at the Zoo (4/23)s18 tr Daytime Mall of America (5/14)Ss tr Dance: f,Jqln trs/rs 56 (S8 at the door) tr s15 tr Ladyofthe Lake BoatCruise (5/20)S12 On the Town E Plant Your Own Succulent: S10 E Roller Garden Skate: SG E Out to Eat at the Lucky Cricket: 56 D Out to the Movies: 56 E Trivia & Games at Lodestone: 56 fl Spring Wreath Making: S1O E Sfrop & Dine at Midtown Global Market: 56 On the Town - All Abilities El out to Eat at Pizza Luce: s6 E Photo scavenger Hunt: s6 E Raptor Center Show: $6 E planetarium Show & Museum: 516 D Live Music at the Depot: 56 E Saint paul Saints Game: 521 E Lunch at Sea Salt Eatery & Walk: 56 tr Pizza & Bingo: 3 q/zl E s/rs St7 each (S8 for companions) tr Se o Snacks & cinema: fl a/so E s/ze 58 each tr Social Seekers S2os tr Teen Explorers 54e I 5s7 o Wednesday Night Social Program (Costs are increased by 52 this session only to accommodate lake cruise.) 5s4 I 562 (all below included) Wednesday Night Social lndividual Activities (S10 each, unless noted) E Spring Craft Night fl Cooking Night: S15 E Movie at NH Cinema Grill fl Game Night E Gopher Baseball Game E t-ady of the Lake Cruise: S12 E Out to Eat at Pizza Ranch E lce Cream at lzzy's tr Weekend Ventures - Send me info. tr Yoga s46 / ss4 tr Young Athletes T-shirt size:FREE ! tr Zumba s46 / ss4 Therapeutic Recreation Assessment By Appointment Only Are you currently meeting your therapeutic recreation goals? Want to get more out of services available in your community? Meet with a licensed Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist at Reach to make the most out of your leisure activities. Our licensed staff will meet with you to discuss what you are cur- rently doing, what your goals are, and how we can help you get there. Then, we will research available resources in your area to help you come up with a plan that can help you meet your goals. We can have a follow up meeting in 6 or 12 months if you'd like further evaluation. tr SZS - 1-hour individualized assessment (by appointment), research and an individualized plan by licensed staff tr SfOO - 1-hour individualized assessment (by appointment), research and individualized plan by licensed staff, and a follow-up meeting Please mail completed form with payment to: Reach for Resources 5900 Green Oak Drive, Suite 303 Minnetonka, MN 55343 or fax to 952-229-4468* Online registration is available at www. reachfo rresou rces. org. z =o l _ Registered by _ Amt Pd $_ Ck#_ _ Pymt Received By registering, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Program Policies on pate 8, and you agree to be bound by them. Program Total s Optional Donation to Reach s TOTAT ENCLOSED:S ECash trCheck OCreditCard # Exp. Date:_ Sec. Code:_ Name on Ca 9 Karaoke with Mocktails & Snacks (5/29) singles Night (a/8) (1) Our adaptive sailing program was a breeze for these two captains. (2) Renee treated her eyes to the benefits of cucumber slices during our Spa Night. (3) The jellyfish at Sea Life brought out the giggles with these friends while they were out "On the Town." (4) Our social seekers were seeking some wins on arcade games one evening. 28th Annual Bowl-A-Thon Registration Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Park Tavern Lanes: 3401 Louisiana Ave S, St. Louis Park *You must be registered in order to bowl.* Registration: S50 by March 23; S50 after March 23 We'll send a pledge packet upon receiving your registration. Registration form and pledge packets also available on our website. Name: Address:Crty: - State: _ Zip, _ T-Shirt SLe: S M L XL XXL (circle one) (adult sizes only) Register me for: ll Bowling & Lunch $50 (by 3/23) / $60 minimum pledges or donationl_J (Pledges due the day of the event.) I am bowlins alone I am bowline with a team' Other team members: *(Note: All team members must fill out their own registration form. You can have a total of 6 people on a team.) l-l Lorr.h Orrly - My $20 donation is enclosed (checks payable to Reach for Resources) ! I a- urr"ble to participate, but enclosed is my donation of $ Photo Waiven Photos may be taken at the Bowl-A-Thon and used in Reach publications. If you DO NOT want your photo used, initial here: Bowl-A-Thon 0000 10 Reacfu for Resources L n \ I -/ I 3 I I f,,- L ,) Y ,) ro t J n,u ? I I ry m E :{ .$ coltlcl I7 {II J2 \".4. 4 TOTAL COUNTRY t05.5 lo 5.1 IO7.5Oo @ar+rp.ncrs @JHGER St. Cloud 0ur000frs df Twin Cities Rochester FEDERALPREMI[JM. AMMUNITION )wt V MINN. AND IIUNTER HUNTERSTANDS.COM cRoss Glen & Marylee Poole (Poole's Paradise) Hampe Family Foundation Dr. Dave & Joyce Koranski GnosrlY GALA 2019 SPoNsoRs: Allianz lnsurance of North America American Family lnsurance Brooklyn Park Lions club Godfather's Pizza Myslajek Kemp & spencer Piper Garmon Reliable Medical Supply HH DTSIGNIN6 YOUR FUTURE. RESTORING YOUR PA5 HOFFMAN WEBER CONSTRUCTION TRAIL 11 Txnrur You to our 2019 Game Farm Gala sponsors, including our "Top Gun" sponsor, BOB-FM... and all our other generous supporters shown below. troolG Cnn,qR l-c.><i rRL; .*+*^x -,t<e&cn for Resources, lnc. f Address Service Requested Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Spectrum Marketing Services 56345 5900 Green Oak Drive, Suite 303 Minnetonka, MN 55343 Office: 952-200-3030 Fax:952-229-4468 www.reachforresou rces.orq E Elril@m Are You a Fon of Reach? lf you are pleased with services you've received from us, have supported us, or have even referred someone else to us, we'd like to hear from you. Tell us why we've earned your trust by submitting our Share Your Story form, found on the News page of our website. Bowl-A-Thon to be Held April 18 It's time to start thinking about being part of our annual Bowl-A-Thon, scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2020. We'll take over Park Tavern Lanes in St. Louis Park from 10:00 a.m.-1.:00 p.m. Anyone of any age is invited to participate, whether you've been involved in a Reach program before or not. Register on our website or by using the form on page 10. The cost is S50 by March 23, or 560 after March 23. Be sure to join us for prizes, food, an event t-shirt, and plenty of action ! Volunteers are also needed for the event. lf you can help out, please contact Jesse at 952-393-4277 or ihartrick@reachforresources.ore. LI I T ,* ril i** L;a ntaP&'I t" I Lr'- rf tt ,l'.t I Lir tn I t/ t * \IE -J nk;FI