7.2.B. PRSR 06-08-11MEMORANDUM
Kiver
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Chris Leeseberg, Park Planner-Planner
DATE: June 8, 201 I
SUBJECT: Doggy Pots
A volunteer at Woodland Trails has indicated that an additional doggy pot and bench would
be beneficial on the Great Northern Trail (GNT) in a high use area.
The city currently utilizes several doggy pots in the parks which are to be used by park users
that have cleaned up after their dogs as they have walked in the park. Staff will provide costs
and current/proposed locations of doggy pots during the meeting.
Staff is requesting that the commission review the location on the GNT, indicate other
possible locations within the city park system and how to budget for these items.
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Elk River Facility Use Report-June 2011
Total Potential ERPR Profit $48,431.00
Current, ERPR Profit 30,333.00
Difference $18,098.00
Difference in Actual Profit
and pot@ntial Profit from
adult so~iball leagues
(summer and fall) $14,390.00
Adult softball profit potential
as % of~total profit potential 79.5%
Other potential profit sources
for ERPIR $ 3,708.00
Solutioais
• ,I1dd a Friday night men's softball league
• .h.dd a Sunday night co-rec softball league
• lutake sure leagues on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday all have 16
beams playing doubleheaders (Game times 6:25, 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, lights off by 11
ID. m. )
• youth leagues not allowed to use fields more than 2 weekends per month leaving
>i;RPR two weekends to host invitational and state softball tournaments. If ERPR
does not anticipate using both Orono and YAC for a tournament, youth leagues
dould use one of the facilities on the same weekend.
If adult Softball issue is rectified it would not be worth upsetting the current framework
we are ojperating under for a mere $3,708.
On top pf that I would venture a guess that no more than 50% of the adult softball
players lire from Elk River while I would say that 90% of the kids in youth softball,
youth bAseball, youth soccer and youth football are Elk River residents. It is
obviously our mission to serve Elk River residents first. Do we sacrifice that in the
name of profit?
How would a policy change concerning youth organizations affect the Elk River Ice
Arena? Right now Elk River Youth Hockey uses a very large percentage of the ice time.
Are we going to alter their hours for more ERPR programs?