City of Minnetonka: Recreation

Recreation

Address and Directions

14600 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN 55345

Program registration information: 952.939.8203

Weather hotline: 952.939.8355

Hours of Operation

Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday:: Closed

Mission statement: “To develop, promote and provide recreation opportunities and facilities in anticipation of and in response to the leisure time needs and interests of the Minnetonka and Hopkins community.”

Children swimming at Shady Oak Beach To that end, the Hopkins-Minnetonka Joint Recreation Services Department offers recreation programming for the approximately 70,000 residents of Hopkins and Minnetonka, providing programs and leagues for about 45 activities at more than 50 sites. The Joint Recreation division also manages outdoor skating rinks at 14 sites and playground programs throughout both Hopkins and Minnetonka.

Recreation Services also manages direct services for each city, including Libbs Lake Beach, playgrounds, skating rinks and the Glen Lake Skate Plaza in Minnetonka; and playground, outdoor ice rink and park attendant programs and services in Hopkins.

Recreation Services also organizes the Minnetonka Summer Festival, schedules city-owned athletic fields, provides a staff liaison to both the Hopkins-Minnetonka Joint Recreation Board and Minnetonka Park Board, and provides adaptive recreation services through REACH for Resources.

The Joint Recreation division’s 2007 operating budget is $1,689,390, with revenues generated from program fees estimated to be $808,897. Of the net cost required to operate the joint recreation program, the city of Minnetonka is responsible for 66 percent and the city of Hopkins pays 33 percent.

Divisions

Administrative Services

In 2008, administrative services hired 454 seasonal employees to staff programs and services; published three recreation brochures that were mailed to all Minnetonka and Hopkins residents; registered 46,357 program participants; developed and maintained program evaluations; planned annual events such as the Minnetonka Summer Festival, Kids’ Fest, and the Fall Family Festival; scheduled city-owned athletic fields; and provided a staff liaison for the Hopkins-Minnetonka Joint Recreation and Minnetonka Park boards. Finally, administrative services is responsible for processing accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll for full-time and seasonal department employees.

Mega slide slip at Summer Fest