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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Maintenance Facility Sewer Hook-up <br /> County parks staff has contacted the city requesting an extension of their sewer service to <br /> some new office space at their maintenance facility in the regional park. The facility <br /> would simply hook to the existing sewer line serving other buildings in the park. City <br /> staff is evaluating what hook-up charges or amendments to existing agreements may be <br /> needed, if any. <br /> PUBLIC WORKS/STREETS <br /> Spring Thaw <br /> Staff has been busy hammering down curb stops that spring up like a tulip in the <br /> driveway. <br /> Street Sweeping <br /> The city contracts with the city of Hugo to do our street sweeping. They give us very <br /> friendly rates, far lower than we could find on the open market and less expensive than <br /> renting equipment. They will begin sweeping on Saturday, 4/5. They will continue <br /> sweeping on Sunday and finish up with evening shifts throughout the coming week until <br /> the job is done. <br /> PARKS <br /> Committee Vacancy <br /> T mc p,mmmm•p<s c�)ninia ttee nu )w tmmms bw�) �)p,)cn sc,,it W lmmmxe �)nc i(le ubup'ic(i m;mmmumpa(pmmte mmmump mli•c <br /> tiopmef ui store wiii jon btme conmniktee next niontpm. <br /> Long Range Capital Improvement Plan <br /> Staff will be completing an evaluation of our existing park equipment in the next month <br /> or so to help us plan a replacement schedule, leading to a more informed decision on <br /> capital outlay budgeting. <br /> The Parks and Recreation Committee also reviewed information from The Tony Hawk <br /> Foundation, on the latest industry trends for skate parks. The representative from the <br /> foundation encouraged us to look at replacing our aging equipment with a poured-in- <br /> place skate park. The new style is more durable, lower maintenance and safer. Staff will <br /> work on getting some ballpark costs to be able to add this to our Capital Improvement <br /> Plan. <br /> Waterski Shows <br /> The Parks Committee agreed to take on a new event,piggybacking on the Thursday night <br /> shows put on by the Bald Eagle Waterski Club. The event does not yet have a name, but <br /> would involve a food truck or two and a handful of vendors set up in Cornerstone Park on <br /> Thursday evenings. We are hopeful that this can bring more people downtown during the <br /> summer, building on the draw of the waterski shows and creating experiences for people <br /> in the downtown area. A budget for the event has not yet been finalized, but looks to be <br />