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MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Bill Maertz, Director of Parks and Recreation
DATE: May 5, 2005
SUBJECT: Request by Elk River Rotary Club for Financial Assistance with
Handke Project
Item
The Elk River Rotary Club has requested that the Parks and Recreation Commission
consider a request to participate financially in the final phase of renovation of Handke
Stadium.
Summary
The Elk River Rotary Club has been working on the restoration of Handke Stadium. The
majority of the work is complete, and Rotary's goal is to complete the project this
summer. The estimated cost of the final phase is $50,000. The Rotary is requesting the
Park and Recreation Commission consider using $10,000 of park dedication funds to
assist with this project.
Action Requested
Make a recommendation to the City Council to amend the 2005 parks capital
improvement budget by an additional $10,000, in order to help fund the renovation of
Handke Stadium.
The City of Elk River has participated financially in this project and the past, and there is
precedent in using park dedication funds on school district property. The lights installed
at Handke in the winter of 2004/2005 were paid for with park dedication funds. The
Parks and Recreation Department operates the warming house and maintains the rinks,
which received over 6,000 visits last year.
Staff believes that Handke Stadium is a valuable recreation resource to the community
and that park dedication funds would be well spent on the completion of the renovation.