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Council sends proposed Crookston Recreation youth-sports policy back to Park Board after heat, water and process concerns
Summary
Councilmembers asked that the proposed Recreation policy include heat-safety and water/bathroom procedures, and voted to table the resolution and return it to the Park Board for revisions and a standard operating procedure before approval.
The Crookston City Council voted on Aug. 12 to table a resolution adopting a new Crookston Recreation policy that would formalize sign-up, participation and a parent code of conduct for youth sports and other recreation programs.
Council members said portions of the policy appeared to be new and that the item is part of a larger Parks & Recreation manual. Several members asked that the draft be returned to the Park Board so staff and the board can add operational details the council felt were missing. In particular, council discussion repeatedly flagged heat and hydration procedures and the availability of restrooms during events as items to be added. One councilmember asked that the policy spell out what to do "if bathrooms aren't available or water isn't available" during high-temperature events; council direction was to draft a standard operating procedure addressing those concerns and return the policy to the council after Park Board review.
The motion to table the recreation policy and refer it back to the Park Board passed on roll call. Staff said the park board meets next Monday and the revised policy could return to the council in late September.
