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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 12 -01 -10 opinion that if this area is to be used as a volley ball court it needs to be done in such a way that it can continue to be used as a pleasure rink in the winter months. The committee would like Mr. Palzer to confirm that a dual purpose would be possible. Basket Ball on Hockey Rink Mr. Palzer also suggested the committee consider a basketball court on the hockey rink during the summer months. The committee was in favor of this idea and discussed variations; size of rink, how would a basketball court fit and what type of hoops and equipment would be used. The committee would like more information from Mr. Palzer as to his ideas on the above questions. Program Promotion (Seeley) Chairperson Branch provided the committee with a draft of a Parks & Recreation Handbook for review. The objective is to create another way to publicize the Centerville social and recreation events. Chairperson Branch felt it a good idea to include the events from other organizations that the committee wants to endorse such as the Bald Eagle Water Ski Show, Centerville Lions Club Events or Wargo Nature Center Programs. Chairperson Branch discussed this idea with Committee Member Seeley who also had ideas on program promotion and presented both ideas to the committee. There will be a cost factor associated with a catalog or fliers and the committee will have to bear the cost or at least share it with some of the other groups. This can be discussed with the other groups as the promotion ideas evolve. Committee Member Seeley had spoken with representatives of the Wargo Nature Center regarding the possibility of a 2 -sided flier with Parks & Recreation Committee events on one side and Wargo events on the other. Committee Member Seeley stated that Wargo would love to get more information about their programs out into the community. This flier could be mailed quarterly with the utility bill to each Centerville residence. Wargo would consider paying for the cost of printing, with the City mailing it out. The thought is this could be done quarterly with just the specific quarter's events included. One limitation is the number of pages that can go out with the utility billing (4) and that City business such as the quarterly newsletter, Garage Sale /Clean -Up Day's Registration, Fete des Lacs, etc. would take precedence. Chairperson Branch's proposal is to create a handbook and update that handbook as the year develops; the pages in the draft were place holders intended to illustrate the idea. Chairperson Branch would coordinate with the other organizations and ask them to create their own pages in a similar format, with one idea or event per page. That keeps the pages easy to read which make them more effective. The committee is generally in favor of both these options and would like to continue discussion on the item at the January committee meeting. VI. UPDATES The committee would like a discussion of a concession stand at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park be added to the January agenda. 8K Run Website/Domain Name / Expenditure of Funds Following is an email update from Chairperson Branch regarding the 8K Run website /domain name, with a request to expend funds. 6of8