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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 /> <br />PARKS <br />Committee Vacancy <br />The parks committee now has two open seats. We have one identified candidate and are <br />hopeful she will join the committee next month. <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 /> <br />