8.3.A. SR 06-06-2005
Item 8.3.A.
MEMORAiNDUM
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Bill Maertz, Director of Par~s and Recreation
DATE: June 2, 2005
SUBJECT: Amend 2005 Parks Capital ~mprovement Budget in Order to
Help Fund the Renovation of Handke Stadium
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 gqal is to complete the project this summer.
The estimated cost of the fmal phase is $50,000. '(['he Rotary is requesting the Park and
Recreation Commission consider using $10,000 ~f park dedication funds to assist with this
project.
The City of Elk River has participated fmanciallYiin this project and the past, and there is
precedent in using park dedication funds on schqol district property. The lights installed at
Handke in the winter of 2004/2005 were paid fot with park dedication funds. The Parks and
Recreation Department operates the warming horuse and maintains the rinks, which received
over 6,000 visits last year.
Staff believes that Handke Stadium is a valuable tecreation resource to the community and
that park dedication funds would be well spent or the completion of the renovation
Parks and Recreation Commission Recomm~ndation
At the May 11, 2005 Parks and Recreation Coffi$ssion meeting, the Parks and Recreation
Commission voted to recommend that the City Council amend the 2005 parks capital
improvement budget by an additional $10,000, in! order to help fund the renovation of
Handke Stadium. .
Action Requested .
Amend the 2005 parks capital improvement budget by an additional $10,000, in order to
help fund the renovation of Handke Stadium.