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City of Centerville Parks and Recreation Meeting Minutes February 2, 2022 and Seeley would be volunteering at the event. Committee Member Freiermuth stated that she may be able to attend. Discussion ensued that the volunteers should arrive between 5-5:30 p.m. allowing ample time for preparation for the event. Weather and ice conditions will be determined on the Friday prior to the event. Cancellation notification will be provided by City staff via the website, calendar and social media outlets. 2. 22-001: Music in the Park a. Performers Committee Member Peterson stated that he will be contacting several performers in the upcoming weeks to begin the scheduling process. b. Food Truck Schedule Ms. Lonni Olson provided the Committee with a schedule of food and dessert vendors that will be at the events. She has scheduled seven (7) vendors offering a variety of food items with two (2) vendors being present per event. Placement of the vendors will be discussed at a later date. VI. NEW BUSINESS 1. 16-026: P & R Website Assistant City Administrator Lewis stated that staff has been evaluating options for a redesign of the CityÓs website. She stated that within the website, the Parks & Recreation will have committed pages/location. She provided a presentation of sample city websites (Maplewood, Brooklyn Park, Lexington and Circle Pines in an attempt to ascertain the CommitteeÓs feedback for their desired features, aesthetics, functionality, etc. Committee Member Akpan volunteered to coordinate responses from members and communicate with Ms. Lewis to streamline the process. 2. 2022 Logo Contest (Fete des Lacs) There were questions regarding the ongoing process for funding award money for the annual logo contest. It was stated that Ms. Lonni Olson assumed these responsibilities from former Run Coordinator, Mr. Pat Branch and is looking to commence the contest through the Centerville Elementary and Centennial Middle schools as in years past. It was stated that historically, approximately 90 to 100 students at each school participate. It was also stated that generally the Mayor has made presentations at the schools honoring the winners and presenting them with their award money. It was reported that with COVID limiting visitors within the schools and availability of the Mayor, this has not been the case and the winners have received their awards via mail. Lengthy discussion ensued regarding possible presentation of the awards at the Festival, before or after the runs as the logo is associated with the runs/walk and consideration of the process that has been utilized in the past. Discussion also ensued regarding the inclusion of grade K-5 and grades 6-8 children Page 2 of 5