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AGENDA ITEM – 1A <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 20, 2022 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br /> Joe Vaughan, Recreation Supervisor <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Recreation Discussion <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider City Council direction is requested regarding the City’s recreation program offerings and the <br />current level of service. <br /> <br />Background In 2020, the City Council directed staff to cut back on program offerings as a result of COVID-19 and department staff changes. Staff altered the program offering for the year 2021 as directed by the City Council. Some of the events not offered were the Spring Egg Hunt, Friday Field Trips, Before and After School Programs, the Breakfast with Santa event, adult day trips, adult seminars, and various youth camps. The Recreation Department offers various special events throughout the year. Here is a list of events hosted by Arden Hills: • Spring Egg Hunt • Touch-a-Truck (added in 2022) • Penny Carnival • Bark & Rec Day • Halloween Event (added in 2021) • Breakfast with Santa See attachments A and B for the breakdown of the Inaugural Flashlight Pumpkin Hunt (Fall 2021) and the Spring Egg Hunt (Spring 2022). After the events are concluded, staff has been taking notes on how to improve the events and reviews feedback from the participants. For the 2022 Spring Egg Hunt, staff sent out surveys to the participants so that they could offer feedback on the event. The City also offered the annual Penny Carnival event. This is a free event held to celebrate the end of summer programs. The costs of this event are typically covered by the other City events (e.g. Spring Egg Hunt), by the registration fees associated with the Playground Program, and any money made at the event. Staff has been looking to offer more programs that partner with other communities. The list below are partnered programs the City currently offers: