Recreation
Fiscal Year 2023
Department Overview
The mission of the City of Owatonna’s Parks and Recreation Department is to enrich the quality of life for our community and visitors by providing a variety of green spaces, trails, facilities, programs, and services to promote health, wellness, learning, and having fun.
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Accomplishments
- Transition of the Brooktree Clubhouse operation from a private vendor to City staff
- Secured a Food and Beverage Operator for the Brooktree Golf Course
- Transition to the new OpenGov software
- Introduced Outdoor Leisure Programming: Archery, Snowshoeing and Geocaching
- Started the River Springs Water Park Capital Improvement Project - mechanical upgrades
- Implemented the Cost Recovery Policy and Fees Manual
Goals
- Align resources to meet community needs
- Balance work load through work plans and department priorities
- Purchase equipment to support public programming
- Provide Supervisor level development training
- Improve service to customer through quality and timely communications
- Complete phase II of the River Springs Water Park CIP project
- Increase revenue and rounds of golf at Brooktree G.C through promotions and great service