Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/12/2020

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Adrenaline Sports The City of Ramsey has utilized Adrenaline Sports' indoor sport courts for various recreation programs, (like Zumba, dance and hard court winter activities) as well as the annual Business Expo. In these examples, the city often simply does not have an indoor venue this large or with specialized flooring and high ceilings. By renting the appropriate space, the city can 'right size'the program or event without having to build and maintain a public facility and the private sector derives the rent income and exposure to new patrons. Anoka County Parks A logical partner with the same mission (and shared constituents) is the county park system with two Regional Parks within the city. Program opportunities may occur in either the municipal or county parks —or at river locations, where in October of 2019, a collaboration resulted in the cross promotion of a Voyager Canoe paddle on the Rum River, using the county owned watercraft. Anoka Historical Society Sense of Place is an important aspect of community engagement and the Anoka County Historical Society is well equipped to share resources and programming on site and within Ramsey, like the free Halloween-themed educational programs held at City Hall. Many additional opportunities exist to be developed that facilitate connecting existing and new residents to Ramsey's past. Anoka School District # 11, Elk River #728 and area Community Education Ramsey is served by two school districts, [[[each with many synergies in serving shared constituents to be explored.]]] Anoka High School regularly uses Ramsey's tennis courts at Rivers' Bend Park, and Elk River's Spectrum High School has used Ramsey's parks since their inception. Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association The Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association (formally Ramsey Youth Athletic Association) has positively touched thousands of families over the last four decades through youth athletics within Ramsey parks. Their favorable impact simply cannot be overstated. This long-standing partnership has many layers, but at its essence, is a partnership that finds the City building millions of dollars of outdoor athletic facilities, buildings and support infrastructure and maintenance services —with ARAA providing tens of thousands in hours of volunteer contributions every year —all of which are available to every interested youth in the community. xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx PARK SYSTEM PLAN