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03-06-2023 PRCEM Parks, Recreation & Community Education Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 6, 2023 Members present were Jeff Hoeft, Kyle Wendling, Chad Czmowski, Kim Schutt. Mark Lansink, Josh Kamrath. Staff present Lynn Neumann and Leslie Alberts. Members absent were Erin Knudtson and Liz Stearns. The meeting was called to order at 5:15 pm. Motion was made by Kyle Wendling to approve the minutes for February 6, 2023. Kim Schutt second the motion. Minutes were approved. Old Business PRCE Staff Retirements o Recreation Services Coordinator, John McRaith, has announced his retirement date – March 20, 2023. o Recreation Facilities Operations Manager, Marv Haugen, has announced his retirement date – March 13, 2023. o Both positions are retiring after 40 + years of service to the PRCE Department. PRCE job positions and postings o Recreation Manager position has received 20 applicants and PRCE Facilities Maintenance Manager position has received 15 applicants. o Interviews will be held between March 17-22, 2023. o Applicant resumes will get scored by Human Resources prior to holding interviews. Potential NA3HL team consideration o Hutchinson has been approached by a NA3HL team to operate out of Burich Arena. Staff have had multiple conversations and meetings with the organization to see if it would be a good fit for Hutchinson. o The team is looking to have a locker room installed for their use. This project will be approximately $128,000. Project currently on hold until City of Hutchinson and NA3HL team can agree on equal amounts to put forward for project. New Business Senior Newsletters o Lynn will include the Senior newsletter each month with the meeting minutes and agenda. Summer Brochure Timeline o April 17 is when online and in office registration will open for all activities. o Gathering all information from possible advertisers now. Information due back to the PRCE office by March 13. 2022 PRCE Annual Report o Went over document with advisory board highlighting certain projects in Parks, attendance for the Senior Center, Arena, attendance for Aquatic Center and Community Education programs. o Will print 2 hard copies for board members per request. Board Member Items o Asked members where they would like to meet for future meetings. o Locations given: Northwoods, Drift Riders park, Historic Church, and the Senior Center. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Jeff Hoeft and Mark Lansink second the motion. Meeting adjourned at 6:30pm. Next Meeting Monday, April 3rd at 5:15pm Location TBD