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~~, TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members FROM: Kim Stephan K.6 SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Committee Recommendations DATE: September 3, 2003 The Parks and Recreation Committee made the following recommendation for CouneD consideration at their August 6, 2003 committee meeting. Uno Lakes Parks & Recreation I Youth Football Protmun Reauest Chairperson Pet~n receiv~ the following request: .My 1UlIIU! is lJtlny Berstein, RecreoJionol Program Supervisor with the 0(J7 of Lino Lakes. As you well know, the Lino Lakes Parks tUUl RecreoJion Department operate II yOllth fall tackle football program for the ll1'ea youth. This year willlJltll'k 010' third yeor of operoJing this progt'tun, but the tackle footbuIl p"ogram has been in operation for severu1 years. lam contllcting you totllIy to imestigate the possiIJility of ll'Ii/izing one of the lighted ball JieltIs at Laurie LaMotte Me1lWritJl Park for the area youth football P.,ogrtl1lL It is my impression we are able to tkvelop an eighty-Yll1'd football field at this site. If we were able to utilize this site and lights, this would greatly enhance the football experience for numy of our participants. At the present time, we htne approximately twenty percent of our participants who come from Centerville. The field with .lights would .,educe the travel time for some of ou., lower grtule level teI.lms and extend our practice period due to utilizing the lights on this fleld. If this is "possibility, we would need the.field to be mowed tUUl I am certain we could :'(,get volunteers to mtl1'k, with paint, the appropriate fleld dimensions. Ou., setlSon-mns from mitl-Allgust to the end of October. If this field were tIVtlilable, we would like to make use of the field Monday -1'hurstJay in the evenings and possibly on Saiunltzys. If you or another representotive would like to conttlct my o.fJice to i/iscuss this 1IUJtteia, I can be reached at 651-982-2445 or bbemstein(ii)d.lino-l4lkes.mn.us. If need be, I would even oJJentl II Park Boanl Meeting to discuss this matter with the entire bOtl1'ti. To adeqlUltely plan the season, I will need to know if this field is avllilllble by August 1. I ret1lize this is short notice mul understtmd if there is not sufficient ID1IOUnt of time to discuss this issue.