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Arden Hills Park and Recreation Committee Meeting December 18,2001 2 • PARK AND RECREATION UPDATES Mr. Moore provided a Park and Recreation update to the Committee. He stated that they have received three applications from individuals interested in joining the Committee next year. He stated that he would submit the applications to the City Council at the Jan 14th meeting. He stated that the ice rinks are not up and explained that they need three consecutive days of hard frost plus ten cold days in order to have a skatable rink. He stated that the ground is not frozen yet noting that a park truck, while doing park maintenance, sunk in the mud due to the extremely wet fields. Recreation Update- Michelle Olson Ms. Olson provided a recreation update to the Committee. She stated that the clinic, scheduled for over the holidays, is not going to work. She explained that it would be too difficult to do the clinic indoors and that it has been canceled. She stated that the ice skating lessons could be delayed a week due to the fact that the rinks are not ready. She stated that they are hoping to have them up by the first week in January. She stated that all rinks are staffed, attendants are in place and ready. She stated that they are still working on covering all the shifts. She referenced the budget decisions made the previous evening and stated that she had decided, in order to save money, she would produce the Recreation Guide in house in addition to relying on a combination of flyers and press releases. She stated that the in house version would be a scaled down version but just as effective and that it would save the City considerable money. She stated that support staff is available and that it would help the lines of communication. She stated that they are very capable of producing a guide similar to what is presently available. She stated that Mr. Moore would be taking over for her while she is on vacation for two weeks in Hawaii. Chair Messerly noted that the outdoor ice-skating didn't sound too promising. Ms. Olson explained that if the weather continues like this beyond the second week of January it might not be useful to open the rinks. She further explained that it takes more than a couple of cold days to keep the rinks in good skating condition. She stated that after February the weather can be very unpredictable,which is the reason why they usually start to close shop in that time frame. Chair Messerly clarified that the Rink Attendants are aware that they are behind schedule with the rinks and that it is possible they might extend the open hours. PARK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION Mr. Ingraham provided a review of the changes in the draft document and asked for feedback from the Committee. Committee Member Crassweller suggested reviewing what was heard tonight during the open house and then discuss the changes. • Mr. Ingraham reviewed the cover options and explained that any digital photograph could be