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j e e e Administrator Comments for the January 25,1999 Council Meeting Page Seven January 22,1999 . Orl:anization Issues As a result of the decision to hire a Parks Director, staff has revised several job descriptions to address the needs of the organization. A meeting was held emphasizing the need to be flexible and "team' players in assisting departments. . OSHA Annual Labor Report Staff completed the annual OSHA Labor Report. This report documents the number of accidents and injuries experienced by the City during 1998. . COBRA Coveral!:e Previously, staff had informed the Council of the decision by American Medical Security (employee dental coverage) to terminate one of our COBRA employees. Staff and our representative were able to document and require the insurance carrier to reinstate coverage for this individual. . Park Development I attended the January 7th and will be attending the January 26th Parks and Recreation Commission meeting to provide an update on the various park development activities. Numerous meetings have been held between staff and Bethel College regarding the proposed joint park project. Phone conversations and correspondence has also been performed on a regular basis with the representatives of the Chatham neighborhood. The various parks development projects I've been working on this past month include: . Tony Schmidt Park The City has been notified that this project will be bid in February. The County intends to begin construction this summer. At this point, it is unclear if the County has all of the funds necessary to complete the full project this year, or if it will be completed over time. . Arden Manor Park As mentioned previously, staff met with Greg Brown ofBRW to discuss the drainage issues present in the Arden Manor Park. Once the sketch plan for the park is completed, the City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission will need to consider the level of improvements it wishes to undertake to correct the drainage problems. . Bethel Park The Bethel Park project will be presented to the City Council at its February 8th meeting.