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Burg stated the Council is being sensitive to the fact that there are a lot of people who are out of work. toHarreld asked if anyone in New Brighton was working toward getting the unallotment money back. Burg stated she was not aware of anyone working on that. In the past the Mayor and City Manager have gone to legislative sessions. She expects that will continue some time in the future. VII. Staff Report MOTION BY HARRELL, SECONDED BY HEINRICH, TO ADD PAT TUMA TO THE AGENDA AS SPEAKER TONIGHT. MOTION CARRIED. A. Pat Tuma — Staff Report Breuer introduced Pat Tuma. She thanked the Commission for recognizing staff for what they are doing. There are a lot of staff present this evening. Pat has taken on new responsibilities. Pat has taken on some of the duties which Andy Soltvedt had been doing. In October we lost Recreation Supervisor Cindy Tranby. She wanted to recognize Pat for all of the extra work she -has taken on with the Senior programs. Pat gave a power point presentation. The presentation covered 2009 accomplishments, recreation programs, adult sports, adult sport revenue, adaptive recreation, adaptive revenue, Ed -Ventures Daycare, youth programs, active life 50+ programs, recreation pro"grarns and looking to the future. Frischman commented: as always, fabulous Pat. Trevorrow said you are doing a very, very good job. Trevorrow mentioned again that people do not realize how much you've had to pick up the slack. Kudos to all the staff. Tuma noted that it is; not only full time staff, but part-time staff that are stepping up and helps g out. Frischman encouraged residents to invest in New Brighton Soccer program. There are other programs in'other cities but support New Brighton's program. VIII. New Business A. Chair Elections / Recommendation for Council MOTION BY FRISCHMAN, SECONDED BY HARRELD, TO NOMINATE JOEL NORTON AS CHAIR. MOTIONED CARRIED. Breuer mentioned that the recommendation will go before the Council at their next meeting. She also mentioned that newly appointed Commission members could start at the meeting of April 71h Frischman added that she would still like to see 9 members on this Commission. Because the Park and Recreation Department is so overwhelmed, and not having the appropriate level of staffing, as a Commission we try to do what we can to support them. Harreld agreed. Harreld stated the more members we have living in different areas of the City, the better it is for our parks and programming. IX. Announcements A. Chair Updates None