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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 02-02-11 Movies in the Park thth After some discussion, the committee decided to set September 10 and September 17 as the Movie in the Park nights for 2011, with September 24th as a makeup night, if necessary. Parks & Recreation Hosting an Olympic Day Chairperson Branch brought this item to the committee for consideration stating there are 160 of these events nationwide, but only 3 in Minnesota. Chairperson Branch suggested funding could come from the $1500 now slated to the YMCA Park Programs, thinking the Olympic Day could be done for approximately $1000. The two biggest challenges would be the agenda and the participants. Playing on the idea of the Olympics, we could set up a series of teams that we would call nations. We would invite organized sports, neighboring towns and the YMCA to field a national team. So we could have the hockey nation, soccer nation, YMCA nation, Hugo nation, etc. For sports we could do a one or two day softball tournament, tennis tournament, skate board skills, and sprint distance track events. We could invite an Olympic speaker from the national training center in Blaine. Committee Member Seeley stated that it would be difficult to organize this event in the time frame allowed. Other cities known to host an Olympic Day are Burnsville, Rochester and Duluth. Reportedly they have had about 30 to 300 participants. It was suggested someone from the Parks & Recreation Committee try to attend one of this events and report back to the committee. The Committee decided to not participate in hosting an Olympic Day Celebration in 2011. VI. UPDATES Skate Night Update The committee coordinated the details of the upcoming Saturday, February 5, 2011 Skate Night event. Tobacco in Parks Policy (Grahek) This item was tabled until the March 2, 2011 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting. Youth Corps Committee Member Seeley suggested an online timeshare signup for volunteers to offer skills they have. The committee is still concerned about how the youth would be chaperoned. Promotions ~ Handbook & Quarterly Flier Per the utility Billing Clerk, Ms. Kris Sweeney, it will cost the Parks & Recreation Committee/Wargo Nature Center approximately $50 to mail a flier with the utility bills, this does not include the cost of printing. Chairperson Branch and Committee Member Seeley have met with Ms Deb Gallop, Wargo Nature Center to discuss the concept of placing event notices on the opposite sides of a single sheet of paper, Centerville would send out these flyers with the quarterly utility bills and Wargo would cover the cost of printing. Wargo and the City would also hand out these flyers as part of their normal business with the public. Chairperson Branch will follow up with Ms. Krista Toomerdahl, Wargo’s graphic designer to work out what the fliers would look like. 4 of 6