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12-01-2014 PRCEMMINUTES Parks, Recreation & Community Education Advisory Board December 1, 2014 Members present were Don DeMeyer, Tim Peterson, Marlys Hoeft, John Rodeberg and Elizabeth Hanninen-Scharn. Also present were Dolf Moon, Mary Haugen and Karen McKay. The meeting was called to order at 5:15 pm. A motion was made by Tim Peterson and seconded by Don DeMeyer to approve the minutes dated September 8, 2014. The board unanimously agreed. OLD BUSINESS Facilities Improvement Update: The board was brought up to date with the improvements made at the Parks garage, the Civic Arena and the baseball field. The City of Hutchinson's Facilities Improvement committee tours the various city -owned facilities annually and makes recommendations for updates, replacements and improvements, etc. Burich Arena: The refrigeration systems at the ice arenas have been replaced combining the two systems into one. The new system is more energy efficient. A reduction in electrical costs has already occurred. Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Hutchinson has received the designation as a bike - friendly community. The committee's goal is to educate the community on bicycle safety and bicycle trails/routes throughout the city. A sub -committee will be working on a plan for "safe routes to school" if grant money becomes available, the plan can be ready. NEW BUSINESS Fall Programs: Dolf distributed the fall program report with participation numbers. The numbers were fairly consistent with past years. Community Education Annual Report: Dolf distributed the Community Education annual report which outlines participation numbers by age group and service category. Pool Update: U.S. Aquatics, a consulting firm, provided the City with a report in June 2013 regarding the city pool. Mary Haugen presented a slide show of this report showing the various options and costs that were provided for replacement of the pool. Also included were costs to repair and update to code the existing pool. A cost/revenue analysis was provided in the report. Dolf will meet with the new administrator early in January. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:45pm on a motion by Don DeMeyer and seconded by Tim Peterson.