Burnsville in Brief

Burnsville Council Strategic Priorities of safety, community engagement, community development, sustainability, transportation & infrastructure and organizational services

Welcome Note from City Manager Melanie Lee

Burnsville parks provide astonishing benefits for u.s.a. all and we are proud of our connected delivery to outdoor environments and natural resource conservation.

Heady things are happening with Burnsville parks and natural resource - City staff, Council Members and Park and Natural Resource Commissioners recently explored some of the new projects effectually the metropolis including:

  • Burnsville'southward Food Wood

  • Organics Collection Site

  • Market Garden

  • Crimson Oak Park Inclusive Playground

  • Red Oak Park's Pickleball Court Surface

  • Nicollet Eatables Water Feature Improvements

  • Neill Park Tennis Courts

  • Kelleher Park Boardwalk

  • Wolk Park Improvements

Fun in the Sun

This summertime, popular favorites paired with new offerings provided a diverseness of recreation activities for all ages to enjoy.

Adult Sports:

  • Pickleball: This summer we introduced four-week introductory pickleball lessons and those who attended had then much fun, most continued with the Advanced Beginners pace, both taught by world-champion Pickleball instructor Rachael Kroog.

  • Developed Softball: Burnsville'due south softball programme excelled in 2021 and continues to exist on the leading edge of the softball community with the largest USSSA-sanctioned softball program in MN over again this year - 174 teams! Softball food truck nights were a popular addition this yr, a solution to the pandemic concession stand closure.

  • Edible bean Bag and Sand Volleyball leagues connected strong momentum with 12 teams each this summer.

Kids Belong in Burnsville: From the introduction of Acquire to Play Cricket to our summer concerts, kids and families enjoyed all the beauty and fun of Burnsville parks.

  • 211 Kids of Summertime loved breakdancing instruction, the water trucks and days of countless summertime fun!

  • The Pop Up Park programme traveled to 7 locations this summer bringing the fun out to more than than 100 kids.

  • We saw great omnipresence with our youth activities and sports including Preschool Soccer (66), Lawn tennis (43) and Skateboarding (36).

Check out some addtional highlights in our Parks, Facilities and Recreation section including our new Market Intern Program, the debut of PLAY BALL Sandlot Games, Birnamwood Golf Course and the Burnsville Ice Middle.

Customs Development

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Record Year for Building Inspections

The Building Code Sectionalization is experiencing another record year for inspection projects.

For the 3rd consecutive year, new multifamily housing and office warehouse buildings make up the majority of the inspections. Since 2018, over 1,500 multi-family units take been approved. This brings the full number of multi-family unit dwelling units in the city to over 10,000 units.

(Pictured: Overlook Maple Island, office warehouse on 126th Street and Gallery on Nicollet)

FIRE

list of Burnsville Fire response calls on August 20 between 11 a.m. and 12:35 p.m.

A Snapshot in Fourth dimension

Burnsville Fire Section'south number one priority is responding to emergency calls for service. Some days are quiet and others hectic, and every day is different.

Here'southward a brief look at what a day in the life of a firefighter/EMT expect similar:

On Fri, August 20, personnel were requested to answer to nine incidents; some interesting and disquisitional calls within a short hour and a half timeframe. From responding to an injury in the middle of Terrace Oaks Park to assisting with calls for cardiac arrests, our responders are always ready and willing to serve. (Also a special thank you to Eagan Burn for their common help response with their utility terrain vehicle.)


ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES

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Working Together for Optimal Efficiency

Throughout the year, Organizational Services has been piloting process comeback projects in an effort to improve our effectiveness in internal services and promote the best possible public service.

  • Human Resources rolled out a new recruiting procedure and is currently standing with a new arroyo to onboarding

  • Communications reimagined internal communications with the redesign of Insite, an employee intranet website

  • Finance streamlined the audit procedure

  • Information Technology is completing a projection to enhance helpdesk ticketing

As we conclude pilot projects this year, Organizational Services will exist rolling out a program bachelor to all departments in 2022 through Burnsville University. We look forrad to continuing to create simple processes that best leverage our resources and enhance our service to the customs.

PARKS, RECREATION AND FACILITIES

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Grow Burnsville Market Garden Internship Plan

We call it a "Market Garden" because we've set up to create the most produce in the most efficient infinite possible.... but since the produce isn't being sold, it really could be called a "Giving Garden." - Paige Hawkins, Market Garden Supervisor

Our piloted Market place Garden Internship programme this summer turned a bare plot of land into a community harvest. 6 high school interns led by a Market place Garden supervisor were given the wide pedagogy to "make as much produce equally you lot can grow" in the new 800-square-foot infinite in Civic Center Park. From designing the garden and selecting the seed, to watering the harvest and weeding out pests, the Market Garden Staff worked diligently all summer to produce dozens of pounds of fresh produce and herbs to donate to local food shelves.

"I have gardened, and I have cooked before, but this is really helping me learn about what vegetables are best to abound in this area, the unlike ways I tin can use them, and the best means for me to go the most out of each harvest." - Alex Zimmerman, Market place Garden Intern

Run into the Market place Garden interns and learn more than about Abound Burnsville at our Harvest Political party on Sept. eighteen , ten a.k. - 2 p.m. in Borough Center Park.

Constabulary

Welcome LeAnn Creger -

Dakota County Social Service

We are honored to innovate LeAnn Creger of Dakota Canton Social Service who will be joining our Behavioral Wellness Unit ane day a week.

LeAnn has worked at Dakota County in the Crunch Response Unit of measurement for 28 years. Prior to Dakota County, she worked for a runaway youth program in St. Paul. She attended the University of Minnesota and then went to St. Mary'due south for a graduate'south degree in Counseling Psychology. Her continuing development includes completed coursework and supervision and has a license in Marriage and Family Therapy.

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PUBLIC WORKS

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Taking a Shut Look at the Center of the City

The Center of the City is now more than 20 years old - can you believe information technology? Over that fourth dimension, this vital expanse has seen changes, including rezoning to a Transit Oriented Development (TOD). A TOD maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure infinite inside walking distance of public transportation.

Our Public Works and Customs Development have teamed up to focus on a Heart of the City Framework Update.

  • How should the Metropolis move forward in this area?

  • Nosotros have paver blocks that have fallen apart due to salting in the winter, should those be replaced with a new pavement material?

  • Should the city proactively install more streetscaping and multi-modal improvements in the district?

  • How does the new zoning district bear on time to come evolution?

These are just some of the many questions we will be examing throughout this process and we welcome your thoughts. Acquire more and share on the project website at world wide web.burnsvillemn.gov/HOC .

Want to know what's coming up adjacent in the City? Check out our Events and Meetings calendars for the latest activities.

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