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Teresa Bender <br /> From: Patrick Branch <p2branch@gmail.com> <br /> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 10:33 AM <br /> To: Mike Ericson;Teresa Bender,Jon Grahek <br /> Subject: Fwd:January 2016 Parks and Rec Agenda <br /> I want to encourage the Parks and Recreation Committee to take action regarding the selection of a race director <br /> for the 2016 Festival of the Lakes 5K, 8K, and Kids Run. <br /> This is a urgent matter. The runs may not be until the first weekend in August,but there are steps that the race <br /> director needs to take as early as possible. Those steps include: park permits from the City and the County, <br /> selecting a timer, selecting an on-line registration company, and getting the runs posted on a variety of running <br /> calendars. The race director, timer and on-line registration are all professional people with very busy <br /> calendars. It is important to make this commitment before their calendars are full. The City is committed to a <br /> specific date without the luxury of having alternative dates. Also there is the issue of the County Parks <br /> Permit. They also have a busy summer time calendar and a first come- first served policy. <br /> This agenda item is also important in January as the P&R committee only meets month and their <br /> recommendation will need to go to the City Council for approval. <br /> I have recommended Kern Kolstad(myWahooadventures.com). I know that she would do a good job and keep <br /> this a quality local race. Mike Ericson has interviewed Kerri and was favorable impressed with her <br /> qualifications. <br /> Here is my proposed motion: <br /> " The Parks and Recreation Committee recommends that the City Council authorizes the City <br /> Administrator to negotiate a contract with Kerri Kolstad to be the Festival of the Lakes Race Director for 2016." <br /> There are couple of methods to determine the amount that Ms Kolstad should be paid for her <br /> professional service. I would leave that decision, I would leave that decision up to the professional judgement <br /> of the City Administrator. <br /> This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. <br /> For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com <br /> I <br />