2024-08-14 Administrator's Report

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due: First, thanks to all of our performers, for sharing your talents at a home-town discount price. Next, thank you to our partners at Wiseguys Pizza for being a reliable food vendor. It’s great to have a local business be a part of our programming. Finally, the Parks and Recreation Committee wishes to thank their colleague, Brian Peterson for his tireless efforts, booking bands, setting up, running the sound board, and so much more. See you again next season! Vacancy on the Parks & Recreation Committee The Parks & Recreation Committee interviewed a candidate for the open seat on the board at its last meeting. A recommendation was put forward for consideration by the City Council. If the recommended appointment is accepted, the committee will again be full. Playground Equipment Replacement Plan At their August meeting, the Parks and Recreation Committee discussed their long-term Capital Equipment Replacement Plan. The city’s 5 playgrounds were installed during a 12-year spurt of development, between 1996 and 2008. Now approaching 25 to 30 years in service, these facilities are showing their age and are in need of replacement, or substantial repairs. The committee reviewed the financial impacts of replacing all 5 in a short span, eventually landing on a plan to immediately complete some needed repairs to ensure safety, while spreading the replacements out over a more manageable 15 year timeframe. The city council will review this plan and consider whether the impacts to the 2025 budget are feasible at their August 28 meeting. Main Street Market Aarf, aarf, yip, yip, bark, bark, grrrrr…Let me help you out if you don’t have a translator app on your phone: Thanks to everyone for coming out to watch our pet parade. We had over 350 visitors to Pet Night at Main Street Market. Next up is Kids Night, August 15, 2024, featuring crafts, games, touch-a-truck, face painting and a bounce house along with 25 vendors to peruse. The Market runs from 5:30 to 7:30 on Thursday nights on Centerville Road, north of Main Street, next to the Elementary School Parking Lot. 2024 ELECTIONS UPDATE (Cont’d) State Primary Direct Balloting (Ballot is placed directly into the ballot counter) is available either at City Hall or Anoka County Elections Office (Special Hours: August 10, 2024, Sat., 9-3 and August 12, 2024, 7:30-5). Primary Election Day is August 13, 2024, from 7 a.m.—8 p.m. and Centerville’s polling place is located at St. Genevieve’s Community Parish Center (Fellowship Hall), 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville, MN 55038. Offices on the ballot are: United States Senator & United States Representative, District 6. During the Primary, you must stay within Party lines which means you vote solely within a party and there are no crossing Party lines. Testing of the equipment has commenced, and the Public Accuracy Testing is scheduled for July 24, 2024 at 9 a.m. and open to the public. Stop on in.