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52 is hoped that the Climbing Rock will be installed in time to coincide with the 53 opening of the new park building this fall. 54 o D. Holt inquired into how the Best Value Process has been working. 55 Brokke responded that so far the process is working good and has brought 56 contractors together, as it should. It is new to all so will continue to 57 evaluate. 58 • Playgrounds at Howard Johnson, Langton Lake @ County Road C2 and Materion Parks 59 o Brokke shared pictures from the community celebrations at each park recognizing 60 the completion of the playgrounds. 61 • Tennis Court Renovation 62 o Work has begun on the courts at Howard Johnson and Pocahontas Parks. These 63 court projects will be using a process that reclaims some of the court surface for 64 the base of the renovated courts. 65 • County Road B2 Sidewalk 66 o Concrete has been poured from Lexington to Victoria. 67 • Skating Center Exterior Painting & Improvements 68 o Contractor has been secured and exterior painting is expected to take place in late 69 August. 70 • Nature Center 71 o Work has begun on the exterior. 72 o Boardwalk is currently being built off-site and will be installed this fall and winter. 73 • Lake Bennett Lighting 74 o Work will begin toward the end of August. 75 • Field Improvements at Evergreen Park and Central Park Victoria 76 o Work is scheduled to begin next month on 2 fields at Evergreen and 4 fields at 77 Central Park. 78 • Disc Golf Improvements 79 o First nine holes will be worked on this fall with the 2nd nine being completed in the 80 spring. 81 • Natural Resources 82 o Contractor working on additional grants to help expand Renewal Program funding 83 for Natural Resource projects. 84 • Irrigation Improvements 85 o Staff will being bringing this package back to the Council at an upcoming meeting 86 due to the selected contractor not being able to work out an agreement because 87 they were not able to secure the required 3 -year bond. 88 89 6. CONSIDER TOUR in SEPTEMBER 90 Commission agreed to adjust their traditional meeting night to Wednesday, September 10 and 91 meet earlier at 5:30pm to accommodate their annual park tour. 92 93 7. STAFF REPORT 94 Anfang reported on recent communication efforts: 95 • Shared a draft copy of the sign that will be posted at each park building site. Sign will 96 include sketch of building exterior, floor plan, contact information and web location for 97 more information. 98 • Social Media Update. Recent Facebook posts have received good response and are 99 demonstrating the potential to reach a strong number of community members. 2 posts 100 added between July 31 & August 2 had reached over 1350 people.