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Department Activity ReportsON PARKS & RECREATION ACTIVITY REPORT June 1999 TO: Kris Kukulski, City Manager Wm. E. Boharski, Mayor City Council Members FROM: Mike Baker, Parks Director RE: June Activity Report DATE: June 30, 1999 V Parks & Recreation Highlights: • Start of Summer Recreation Programs; • Bruckhauser Pool Opened; • Seed new soccer fields at KYAC; • Mother Nature is doing our irrigation; • Meridian Road Trail Bid Awarded. ISTEA: Preliminary design of Woodland Park DREAM Phase III completed. Design for Phase II North Main/Lawrence Park approved by MDT, Bridge Design underway (relocated site for river crossing). Meridian Road Walkway bid Award, and preconstruction meeting set. Work on right-of-way easements continue. Submitted project for the Meridian Road/Highway 93 to KYAC Trail, to the Montana Department of Transportation. Youth Athletic Complex: Routine maintenance — soccer fields seeded; dugout roofs being installed. Paving complete, backstops and fencing started, grass is growing - total project = 90 percent complete. Bleachers and player benches ordered and received. Netting ordered. Meeting with various organizations on scheduling maintenance of KYAC. Review trail plan and landscaping plan. Gearing up for play this Spring. Beaa Park Master Plan: Roadside trail completed, landscaping and trees being installed. Post Office Box 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 Telephone (406) 758-7700 • FAX (406) 758-7758 Kris Kukulski, City Manager Mayor Wm. E. Boharski City Council Members June 30, 1999 Page 2 V Parks Department - Ken Bauska, Foreman: Maintenance Tasks: • mow and trim all 24 City Parks and ballfields; drag and fertilize the Complex fields; install chain link fence, door and siding at Complex; landscape Lawrence Park for stone gardens; load and haul trash out of Dry Bridge Park; repair various ballfield fences; haul benches and picnic tables to various locations; daily rest room and pavilion cleaning and garbage removal. Seasonal Maintenance: • Bruckhauser Pool startup; • repair and start numerous irrigation lines; • fertilize, weed, water, and plant roses (Woodland, City Hall, Depot and Lions); • spray herbicides at tennis courts, Northridge, Hawthorne, Greenbriar; Urban Forestry - Michael Baker, Urban Forester: • plant 40 trees in the Urban Forest; & Recreation Depart. - C. Bohannan & J. Reese, Recreation Coordinators: • June is the start of the Summer's busy programs. Enrollment is above average and revenues are doing well. All programs are running well, even though the weather has not cooperated. Following is a breakdown of the participant numbers and hours, and up -coming events. • Frequent Monthly Duties: Vouchers, Marketing, Administrative work, answering phones, assisting participants, taking registrations. Kris Kukulski, City Manager Mayor Wm. E. Boharski City Council Members June 30, 1999 Page 3 Activities Recreational Participants Hours Special Events & Cultural: Pick-nic in the Park and Evening in 2,400 2,400 hrs Music; Sports: Tennis Lessons, Soccer Camp, Skyhawks Soccer Camp, Skyhawks Basketball Camp Pee Wee Sports Camp; 2,630 7,413 hrs Outdoor. Day camps, Saddle Sores, & Trail Rides, Nature Explorers; 192 1,452 hrs Seniors: Hungry Horse Tour, Walks, Biking, 152 1,696 hrs Lewis & Clark Tour, Frontier Tour; Totals . . . . . . . . . . 5,374 12,961 hrs June, 1999 - UP COMING EVENTS: Youth and Adult Activities: SPECIAL EVENTS Pick-nic in the Park July 7, 14, 21, 28 Evening in Music July 6, 13 20, 27 Ice Cream Social July 28 SPORTS AND CULTURAL Jewelry Making Fun with Music Cheerleading Hawaiian Hula Dance Golf Lessons Pee Wee Sports Camp Hoops Basketball CONTINUED July 26, 28, 30 July 12-16 July 5-9 July 12-16 July 8, 15, 22, 29 July 19-23 July 5- July 31 Kris Kukulski, City Manager Mayor Wm. E. Boharski City Council Members June 30, 1999 Page 4 OUTDOOR YOUTH EVENTS Day Camps Saddle Sores Horseback Trail Rides Nature Explores Backpacking Camp SENIORS ON THE GO: Senior Hikes Senior Bike Trains and Mail History Bowman Lake Mystery Hiking in Nature July 1-2, 6-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30 July 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 July 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 July 12, 19 July 21-24 July 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 29 July 2, 9, 16 July 2 July 14 July 28-30 • Airport Advisory Board: Awaiting results of F.A.A. Airport Study. Fence completed on North end. Weed control and mowing. Notifying users of rate and fee increase. Invoicing users for new fees. Sincerely, c Michael Baker, C.L.P. Director of Parks & Recreation MB/dlw