2009-11-10 Parks and Rec Comm Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AGENDA
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 — 6:30 P.M.
City Council Chambers
I. Roll Call
2. Approval of October 13, 2009, Minutes
3. Recreation Programmers Report
4. Parks Celebration Discussion
5. Ice Rink Usage
6. Free Skating Rink at Ivy Hill Park
7. Mendakota Park Playground Improvements
8. Pilot Knob — Brochure on "Historical/Cultural Significance of Site"
9. Par 3 Update
10. Discussion of December Meeting
11. Commission Comments
12. Adjourn
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will make every attempt to provide the aids. This may not, however, be possible on
short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-452-1850.
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Date: November 5, 2009
To: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
From: TERESA GANGELHOFF
RE: OCTOBER/NOVEMBER PARK AND RECREATION REPORT
Simple Steps
Our fall Simple Steps programs started up on August 17t". We did increase our registrations getting
more seniors to sign up with this new promotion. I still have t -shirts to give away to anyone that joins
the program so please sign up and claim your shirt at city hall (until they are gone!) The web site for
simple steps is www.DakotaCounty.us and search for Simple Steps. Many of our walkers have won
great prizes from Dakota County just for logging their minutes walked (or workout minutes) We are
looking to increase participants in Mendota Heights for this fall promotion.
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MH Park and Rec promotes the Northern Dakota County-TPAC programming for our area seniors and
I continue to help Barb Eschle with some of the programming representing the City of Mendota
Heights. I met with the senior center in September and explained the Simple Steps program to them
and registered 10 more seniors into the program.
School Fiver
The school flyer for fall and winter programming went out to local schools the first week of October.
The next school flyer will go home early December promoting our winter skating and youth trip
programs.
Revtrak Online Registration and City Website
Registration online with Revtrak is available with a credit or debit card again for all our winter activities.
We will still take walk up registrations at City Hall. (We will soon be able to take debit/credit cards at
City Hall as well but currently we can only take cash or check) If you have computer access please
visit our city website at www.mendota-heights.com and click on the registration tab. The website also
lists all our recreation programs and program descriptions.
Youth Trips
Here are the upcoming Holiday youth trips for December schools out days:
Monday Dec. 28- Bowling and a Movie $26.00
Tuesday, Dec. 29- Nickelodeon Universe At MOA $30.00
Gymnastics
Sibley Gymnastics team again offered gymnastics for Mendota Heights youth this fall on
Saturdays at Henry Sibley High School. The classes started November 7 and runs for 6
weeks.
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Learn to Skate
Outdoor skating lessons will be held at Friendly Hills Starting January 2nd and will run for 5
weeks. Fee is $34.00 and children register for classes according to ability. Our instructor
Rebecca will be back for her 9th season. We had a waitlist already for one of the classes so
we have now added an additional Smalls and Talls class.
Ice Rink Season is lust around the Corner!
We have set a tentative opening date weather permitting December 19th. The only change
this year will be the time we are open for New Years Day. It was until 6 pm but we will now
be open until 8:30 pm (request from a resident)
I have already hired this years crew and am currently working on the schedule and preparing
everything needed for the warming houses.