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or on Canterbury Road. Summer in the Citv Kim said there was a good turn out for the Big Bike Bash over the weekend. The Parks & Recreation staff planned the event which included an obstacle course, decoration station, maintenance station, photo opportunity, DJ, Kona Ice and snacks. She thanked the Commission members who helped with the decoration station at the event. Remaining events include the Westside Flea and Homecoming parade and festivities. Kim thought the Parks & Recreation staff did a great job planning the events and the Commission should think about what their role will be in future events. The movies and music events had lower attendance than what was expected. Bryan suggested including local artists in future music events. Keith thought the Commission could help provide an outlet for local artists by doing events like the Open Mic Nights. He suggested having the Parks & Rec staff plan for the larger band events. Leah wanted to host larger events to engage with the community more, Janelle agreed. For the Party in the Park events, the higher costs of more popular bands was. offset by the revenue from beer sales. Bryan suggested including multiple types of art at the larger events, such as sculptures or art displays and including local musicians between the bigger bands. Community Decathlon The Community Decathlon was an Olympics -inspired event meant to encourage families to engage with the community and have fun. Ten categories ranging from trying new restaurants and food to playing games and sports were given and residents could choose to do half or all of them to enter the contest. Two entries were received, one of which, completed all of the activities. The prize was a $100 gift card. NEW BUSINESS Barton -Bradley Fields Art Project The principal of St. Brendan is interested in having students or youth group members help paint the concrete barriers that were recently installed by the soccer fields on Bradley Road. The Service Department will power wash the blocks and volunteers will be needed to prime the blocks prior to St. Brendan painting them. The goal is to paint the blocks this fall. Halloween Events The Parks & Rec staff are hosting the Trek at the Rec event on October 29 from 6 to 8 PM. The Commission can have a tent or station set up to distribute treats and promotional items. Nicole provided some options for handouts and the group agreed on purchasing the Halloween character kits made from spoons. Commission members interested in helping can submit theme ideas to the group to start coordinating for the event. The Commission was interested in hosting the Halloween Decorating Contest again. They would like to have a map for members to use when judging the properties. When submitting entries, participants should specify if their decorations look better in the daytime or evening and provide photos of each. A time for judging should be specified so participants can have decorations turned on and ready for members to look at. Leah suggested having Commission members pick