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B. Chair Updates Chair Kunesh-Podein commented that the New Brighton Farmers Market continues to grow. Hope to have a winter market indoors. Much praise from the New Brighton community and surrounding communities. C. Commission Reports on Parks Driftwood: Parker. There is activity going on at the Water Treatment Plant. The park looks good. It is very green. There may be more planting after work is done at Treatment Plant. Freedom: Brunell. No report. Hansen: Fields. There is a lot of water going through the stream. Park looks good. Hidden Oaks: Quade. There are lots of kids playing in the park. Having the shelter down makes it easier to see playground and other things in the park. Innsbruck: Kunesh-Podein. It is a very lovely park. Also, it is very, very green. Play area very well kept. It is in good shape. Meadow Wood: Eischen. Some of the lights are flickering on the south side. Silver Oaks/Totem Pole: Justin. No report. Sunny Square/Vermont: McEathron. Vermont: Work has been done, new nets for goals, lines painted, picnic tables redone. It looks very nice. Sunny Square: some graffiti on the utility box by ball field. Sunny Square could use new wood on benches and tables. Veterans: Stenglein — No report. D. Department Happenings / upcoming events • 27 teams participating in the fall softball leagues. 324 players are visiting New Brighton each week. • Trimming has been completed in alleys. • Buckthorn removed at Hidden Oaks, over 2 acres of land. • A total of 18 red oaks with oak wilt and 26 elms with Dutch elm disease were found. • 65% of Americans do not know how to swim. New Brighton Parks and Recreation offers 35 different aquatics courses in the month of September. • 48 participants learned to swim in the summer final session. • 25 participants enjoyed youth sports camps. • 58 children attended the last summer class of gymnastics. • 42 Ed -Venture children played foot golf at Hansen Park. • 39 Ed -Venture children visited Bunker Hills for a hay ride and pony ride. • 42 children attended Ed -Venture trip to Zero Gravity Trampoline Park in Mounds View. • 11 children attended beginning tennis lessons at Hansen Park. • Ed -Venture children to an urban hike to get ice cream treats and visit the Raptor Center. • 131 Jr Golfers at Brightwood Hills in the Mon/Thurs program. 28 participated in the Jr Scramble. The annual tournament hosted 54 juniors. • RFQ's went out to 7 and 3 were returned for Recreation Software.