Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/08/2010

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Parks Supervisor Riverblood noted that the Business Expo event will be held at the same time at the Pact Charter School and shuttle buses will be available to shuttle back and forth to each event. Action: No action necessary Case #3 Nominate Chair and Vice Chair Background: Park Supervisor Riverblood handed out paper ballots to vote on nominating a Chair and Vice Chair position. Vice Chair Shryock was voted unanimously to fill the Chairperson position. The Vice Chair position vote was two for Commissioner Backous, one vote for Commissioner LaMere, one vote for Commissioner Barr and one vote for Commissioner Erickson. Commissioner LaMere respectfully removed his name from consideration and a new vote was taken with the majority vote going to Commissioner Backous for the Vice Chair position. Parks Supervisor Riverblood stated the vacant seat is currently being advertised in the Ramsey resident. Action: No action necessary. COMMISSION/STAFF INPUT Parks Supervisor Riverblood updated the Commission on the following items: Amphitheater update on the bidding process for East Meandering Common Park. Farmers Market has received a lot of support. Survey work through the Ameri Corp intern revealed that Thursday night seems to be the favorite night for the market and will probably be held at Rhinestone Commons next to Pact Charter School. An application is in for the MN Art's Board with the hope of it beginning in August on Thursday night at the Amphitheater sight. The Bank who owns the land and the Developer has bids out to complete the Sweetbay Ridge Boardwalk The winter recreation report is 6,652 utilized Central and Ramsey Elementary warming houses which is a 9% attendance increase over last year. Park and Recreation CommissionlMarch 11, 2010 Page 3 of 4