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1. CIM C IT Y C O MM IS S IO N IN F O R MA TI O N ME MO R AN DU M May 1, 2018 ADMINIS TRATIVE BRIEF CHRIS COTTEN PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR Animal Shelter Vanessa Cowie applied for the $175,000 grant in 2017 due to a 25% increase in animals coming into the shelter. The check was presented at the Friends of the Animal Shelter Fundraiser in February, and the funding will assist with purchasing equipment and consumables necessary to provide low-cost spay/neuter to publicly owned animals. The intent of the program is to reduce the number of animals entering the facility. Some of the funding is also designated to make minor changes to some of the animal enclosures, in an aim to improve the standard of care to sheltered animals. Instructional -We just received a $1,000 grant from Capitol Federal Savings for the Salina Senior Games, and have applied for another. -This year we have taken 9 Trips & Tours, co-sponsored the Annual Saline County Spelling Bee, and started a new Senior Fitness Class. -We held a Gymnastics Meet at the Fieldhouse in January, and the Golden Years Spring Festival had over 300 attendees from 15 communities in Kansas in the Fieldhouse as well. Therapeutic Recreation -Therapeutic Recreation offers two different cooking classes each month. One is at the Salina Emergency Food Bank, and one in the City/County building. Participants help to prepare a dish and are responsible for cleaning up their own area, and doing their dishes. -Mileage Club meets 2-3 times a month for a group walk. We provide mileage logs to record the steps/miles they walk on their own, and we give incentives to encourage the participants! We provide free transportation due to a grant from the Greater Salina Community Foundation. -In February we had our Valentine’s Dance. This year, the dance was after Valentine’s Day, so Linnette contacted the Local Dillon’s stores and they were able to donate balloons, roses and carnations, table decorations, and table cloths - allowing us to decorate at no cost to Parks & Recreation. Lakewood -Lakewood has done 16 walks & tours, 24 in-class presentations, 5 birthday parties, 1 facility rental, and 4 field trip groups so far this year. -The photo is the test for Eco Meet for High School students. Eco Meet is a scholastic competition that challenges teams of 4 students to study and engage in wildlife, ecosystems, and interpretive aspects of Kansas. We have 10 Regional spots across the state and Lakewood is one of them. -Lakewood continues to improve the quality of the fisheries by adding largemouth bass and anadditional stocking of catfish. -Lakewood has applied for 2 grants to continue to acquire improvement dollars for the center. We have partnered with the Smoky Hill Audubon Society and First Connection in the grant writing process Salina Fieldhouse -The Salina Fieldhouse had a total of 20,460 participants using the facility from January to March. This figure includes tournaments, rentals, and programming participants. -This facility has increased existing programming and enabled new programs includi ng indoor soccer, futsal, and indoor golf. Kenwood Cove -We are getting ready for Kenwood Cove th opening on May 26 including painting, bridge refurbishment, cleaning up leaves, and getting de-winterized. -Membership sales are ongoing for Kenwood Cove, and we have booked 8 Exclusive Rentals for private parties at Kenwood Cove -Spray pads at Hawthorne Park, Centennial Park, and Jerry Ivey Park will be open next week. Hours of availability are subject to change due to cold weather. Parks & Forestry th -Salina was awarded Tree City USA for the 28 consecutive year! This recognition shows that we do our best to save the trees as opposed to just cutting them down. -In order to qualify to be a Tree City USA City you need to have a Tree AdvisoryBoard, spend at least $2 per capita, try to replenish what you have to take down, recognize Arbor Day with an event of some sort, have the Mayor approve of the event, and have your declaration read publicly. -The Parks Department finished the update of the Oakdale Formal Garden. They tore out the broken and dangerous limestone and replaced it with stamped concrete that is ADA compliant(right). -The Parks Department completed the ADA sidewalk update at Sunset Park (left). The playground at Oakdale Park is still being installed. This is brand new equipment and includes a rock wall, a climbing wall, balance steps, multiple slides, monkey bars, and many other fun activities for Salina to enjoy. -The Parks Department replaced the old conventional incandescent lights in the restroom, outside the restroom, and in the shelter at Indian Rock with new LED dawn to dusk lights. These will be much more energy efficient. -They also replaced the lights in the tennis court restroom. The old lights were on 24/7/365 days a year. There are 10 new lights. The inside lights are on a motion sensor and the outside lights are on a dawn to dusk sensor. Athletics Field Maintenance worked to construct new bullpens for safety purposes to move pitcher warm-ups off the warning tracks.This bullpen brings an updated look of professionalism to Dean Evans. Soccer Soccer programming has had a very busy and productive year so far.We started the year with 3 different programs in the Salina Fieldhouse for the first time. We ran a Youth 3 v 3 league, an Adult 7 v 7 league, and a High School Futsa l program.All three were very successful. The Youth 3 v 3 was a first time program and we ended up with 2 divisions and 6 teams in each division.We dida league play and then ended the season with a tournament. Positive feedback was heard from all participants and it was a great jumping off point to having big numbers next winter. The Adult league was also a brand new league. We had 5 teams in the league, but were contacted by 2 others after play had already begun, so I think this is the low end of what an indoor winter adult league will have.Again, a very successful league season ended with a fun and very competitive year end tournament. The high school Futsal, while not a new program, was run in the Fieldhouse for the first time. We had 8 teams at it was a huge success. We are now running a spring outdoor youth league.We have 120 kids in the program, well above the highest number (previously seen in the low to mid 80's).Planning continues for a developmental or competitive league, summer programming includes a camp and 3 v 3 league.We are in talks with Challenger/British Soccer to do a tournament.Next fall will be the kick off for Puma FC and Parks and Recreation combined team participation and league play.Our goal continues to be to expand activities and participation at the Fieldhouse. Salina Municipal Golf Course -Pictured is our Senior League, which averages around 85 golfers every Thursday Morning. -The Golf Course Irrigation Professional Design Services will be used to design and develop bid specifications and cost estimates for the Golf Course Irrigation Project, that was identified in future CIP needs. The project will consist of cost estimates and designs needed to plan for the replacement of the failing 50 year old irrigation system. Work on this is underway. Bill Burke Facility Maintenance and Field Maintenance worked together to install eight brand new scoreboards at all the fields at Bill Burke. Special Events th On February 14 the Salina Fieldhouse hosted their First Annual Daddy Daughter Date Night. This informal event included dancing, food, pictures, and games. It was very well- received. Other parent/child events are in the works. This year, the Annual Easter Egg Hunt took place at East Crawford Recreation Area on March 31st. There were over 350 participants.