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04-06-2009 PRCEMMinutes Parks, Recreation, and Community Education Advisory Board April 6, 2009 Members present were: Mary Christensen, Chad Czmowski, Mike Retterath, Jay Bartholomew, Scott Scholl, Lora Muilenburg, and Jim Waldron. Also present were Dolf Moon, Sharon Armstrong, Marv Haugen and September Jacobsen. The meeting was called to order at 5:05pm The minutes dated March 2, 2009 were approved as written NEW BUSINESS There will not be a May meeting due to the Esta Reception at the Event Center and Summer Mass registration. a)Esta is the last musical group from the Arts Midwest concerts. Reception at the Event Center starting at 5pm. All Board members are invited. b)Karen will send out emails for volunteers to assist with mass registration. Volunteers should be at the Rec. Center at 5:15pm with the doors opening at 6:00 pm. Annual Report Marv Haugen, Facilities and Operations Manager, presented his annual report. He discussed the Recreation center, summer swimming lessons/outdoor pool, and the Burich Arena: winter and summer skating. Ice: Buzz Burich made a large contribution for a new score board. The winter hockey teams had a wonderful season becoming section champs in both the boys and girls teams. The figure skating program continues to have 130-140 participants. Annual Ice Shows have been in existence since 1981. Broom ball finishes off the ice time for the winter season. Approximately 1, 900 ice hours are used in winter and about 130 hours during the summer. Energy improvements with rebates from Hutch Utilities have been made to high efficiency lights. A study will be done to quantify savings. Future items for the ice arena will include more scoreboards and a “resurfacer” (are replaced every ten years). Recreation Center: the Rec. center is kept busy with Adult Volleyball, JO Volleyball, Youth Basketball, indoor playground, and indoor soccer. Swimming Lessons: Summer lessons involve 1,000 participants. Overall attendance for the outdoor pool is about 12,000 users. Due to the age of the pool some repairs have become necessary. The Diving board stands need replacing and the drains need to be updated. Some projected numbers for future attendance if the pool was to be upgraded to an aquatics facility are in the range of 50,000. Questions: The Board asked if it would be possible for more seating to be provided with some form of shading and if one diving board could be removed and replaced with a slide. Marv Haugen reported that there just is not enough support for any changes. Community Education Program Coordinator, Sharon Armstrong, reported on 2008 accomplishments. All Day Everyday Kindergarten had 80 participants Arts Midwest Concerts will be finishing up with its fourth concert. Esta, a group from Israel, is the final concert. Four different musical groups have visited Hutchinson bringing their own unique and interesting form of musical talents. The groups tour the schools giving mini workshops and a final concert. Funding was provided to offset costs with a large percentage being made by 3M. Sharon reviewed different activities that are held in the various community education buildings. Some activities include: pre-k activities, Church rentals, dancing rentals, Arts Midwest, Sport Camps, Butts & Gutts, and Clay Camp. Community Education has been the catalyst for new businesses here in Hutchinson. Several businesses started as a community Ed. class and evolved into private business. It is the goal of Community Ed. to continue offering fun and exciting classes. September Jacobsen, Coordinator for the Hutchinson Event Center, presented information about Event Center rentals, Senior citizens programming and Adaptive Recreation programming. The biggest additions to the Event Center included china/flatware as rental items, an information desk, energy savings devices and new programs for senior citizens and updating Adaptive Recreation activities. The number in participants has been increasing with continued renters and senior participation. It is the goal of the Event Center to continue to provide beneficial recreational programming and customer satisfaction in order to keep the Center a benefit to the citizens of Hutchinson and the surrounding area. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:15pm.