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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 17, 2022 4 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said that through the survey they will get a better idea of what the public wants to see in the park, they will pick vendors that supply what is wanted and choose the vendor with the better price for the amenities. Councilmember Scott mentioned a large oak tree in the park that is dead. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said there are 3 that are dead and Public Works will be removing one or more if they can access them. Councilmember Holden asked if the Arden Hills Foundation might want to provide the grill at the shelter or a second picnic table. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said for the water source he was envisioning a one -inch copper or PVC line running through the park that would be tied to a spicket head with a safety feature to shut it off. Mayor Grant asked staff to negotiate engineering costs with HR Green. D. Parkshore Exercise Station Trail Loop — Official Name Discussion Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained that the City is responsible to install a park sign at the new Parkshore exercise loop, and so he'd like to know what they would like to name the trail. PTRC had the idea of a staff coordinated contest at the elementary schools to name the trail. Councilmember Holden noted this is off the beaten track and for seniors. She felt the name needed to be more focused to identify it. She suggested they tell the PTRC to come up with a name associated with the type of park it is and location. Mayor Grant directed staff to have PTRC suggest a name to submit to Council. E. Recreation Programming Update City Administrator Perrault stated there is currently an opening for Recreation Supervisor, there will be seven interviews held. He was happy with the candidates that applied and ideally, someone will start in mid -November. In the meantime, the winter programming guide typically goes out in early to mid -November, and they need to plan a realistic schedule of events. City Administrator Perrault said in 2020-2021 they didn't have ice rink attendants, but had picnic tables and port -a -potties. This past year they had rink attendants but the shelters weren't open to the public. The current issue is the limited number of applicants for the attendant positions, and having someone to oversee and train them. If a Recreation Supervisor is on board by the end of November they could take over these duties, but they'll be learning the job along with the new seasonals. There have been issues with rink attendants previously, such as not locking the buildings, not showing up for shifts, or leaving the rink lights on. Councilmember Holden said she liked the idea of hiring one or two people for four months.