8.2. PRSR 12-12-2018 Item: 8.2
City of
Elk
Memorandum
River
To: Parks and Recreation Commission
From: Tim Sevcik, Street and Park Superintendent
Date: December 12, 2018
Subject: Staff Report
Outdoor Ice Rinks
Staff began flooding the outdoor ice rinks on December 4 with the goal to have Handke Pit open prior
to Christmas and the remaining ice rinks ready for skating by December 31. For the 2018-2019 skating
season the City will have outdoor skating at Handke Pit, Lion John Weicht Park,Mississippi Oaks Park,
Riverplace Park, and Kliever Lake Fields. Ice making is on track with last winter;however the warmer
temperatures that are forecast will slow down progress.
Buckthorn Management
Staff will be working throughout this winter to remove buckthorn from Section 1 at Hillside City Park.
During the past two winters staff conducted initial removals of buckthorn in Sections 2 and 3. The goal
over the next couple of winters will be to complete Sections 1 and 2 in order to eliminate all mature
buckthorn. Follow-up spot spraying of buckthorn seedlings will be required for several years to prevent
re-infestation.
Trail Gates
Staff installed new trail gates along three sections of trails over the past month. Parks staff worked with
Street Division staff to install gates at the trailhead in the lower parking lot at Rivers Edge Commons
Park to prevent vehicles from driving on the trail and parking on the stage. Another set of gates was
placed along the short section of trail at the end of Island View Drive to prevent vehicles from using the
trail between the two neighborhoods. Additionally a gate and signage was added at the trailhead next to
the parking lot at Hillside City Park. This gate will be utilized by the volunteers to more easily open and
close the trail dependent on conditions.
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