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Staff updates parks operations: QR season passes, historic-ship rope repairs, prairie burns and trail issues
Summary
Parks staff reported rollout of online season-pass purchases with QR-code check-in for golf and pool, completed a rope-replacement project on the Yum Combs with a $10,000 Minnesota Historical Society grant, carried out controlled prairie burns at three sites, and described the city's approach to unsanctioned structures and informal bike trails in the river corridor.
Parks staff provided a cluster of operational updates at the May 14 Moorhead Park Advisory Board meeting, covering season-pass technology, historic-ship repairs, prairie management and safety concerns in the river corridor.
On season passes, staff said work with the registration software Sportsman now allows patrons to buy passes online and present a QR code at the golf course or pool for check-in. "You would purchase your pass, and then you would generate a QR code," Sean said, adding staff can print or text codes for patrons without phones.
Staff reported the Yum Combs exhibit required rope replacement after a vendor assessment found age-related deterioration. The city received a $10,000 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society and used repair-and-replacement funds to complete the two-week project with park maintenance staff assistance.
On native prairie management, Derek said crews completed controlled burns at three sites (Homestead Park, the area by the toll bridge on 15th, and Propst Field). Sites were overseeded with a floral mix and will be managed with staggered burns (about three sites per year) and follow-up spraying where needed.
Paul, speaking for park maintenance, described encounters with unauthorized temporary structures and steep, unsafe informal bike-trail ramps in the river corridor's unmaintained areas. "Per city code, we can't have temporary structures with people living in them," Paul said, and explained the process: outreach by community-action teams and law enforcement, a two-week notice, then cleanup by maintenance if structures remain.
Staff also summarized senior-center survey results and program changes aimed at expanding exercise offerings, newsletter outreach and bus tours. No formal board actions were taken on these updates at the meeting.
