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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE March 19, 2003 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:10 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members T. Goodwin, P. Messinger, J. Volimas and H. Lovelace. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud, Environmental Resources Coordinator Mac Cafferty and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. Unable to attend were B. Boldus, J. Berg and C. Skeps. ITEM #4. Approval of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee minutes of March 5, 2003. The minutes of the March 5, 2003 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting were presented. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM #5. Citizen comments. There were no citizens present at the meeting for items other than what is scheduled on the agenda. ITEM #6. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Staff has no further items to add at this time. st ITEM #7. Crossroads 1 Addition final plat. D R Horton, Opus Northwest, Crossroads Church and Ed McNemony st Developers are requesting approval of a final plat of Crossroads 1 Addition. The plat is proposed to include eight commercial lots, one church st school lot and 55 single-family lots on 6 lots and 18 outlots. Crossroads 1 Addition is located on approximately 240 acres of land south of Dodd Boulevard east of Cedar Avenue and west of Flagstaff Avenue. In addition to the cash contribution, the developer will be required to construct all trails and sidewalks that are identified in the planning report. The existing policy requires 8-foot concrete trails in front of commercial property. The plan indicates concrete trails adjacent the commercial area of th Cedar/Dodd/179 Street. To create consistency with existing and planned th trails along Cedar/Dodd/179 Street, staff recommended changing these trails from concrete to bituminous. The developer will pay for all bituminous trails adjacent the commercial property and all remaining concrete trails and sidewalks located within the development. Andie McDowell discussed the environmental resources of the plat. She stated the storm water ponds exceed the requirements and are consistent with the plan presented in the preliminary plat. The infiltration basin will accommodate the runoff for the whole site. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 March 19, 2003 03.10 Motion by Goodwin, seconded by Volimas to recommend City Council st consider approval of the Crossroads 1 Addition final plat including a cash contribution in the amount of $200,270 (20.65 acres x $5,400/acre = $111,510.00, 1 church/school lot x $1,585 = $1,585, 55 single family lots x $1,585 = $87,175) to satisfy the park dedication requirement. The developer will be required to construct all trails and sidewalks as outlined in the Planning and Engineering reports including a recommendation to construct bituminous trails adjacent commercial property on the east side th of Cedar Avenue, south side of Dodd Boulevard and north side of 179 Street. In addition, the developer is required to follow all natural resources requirements detailed in the Engineer?s report associated with tree preservation, grading, drainage and erosion control and further recommendations by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, if applicable, shall be adhered to. The committee further recommends the homeowners association or residents in this plat adhere to the prohibition of phosphorous use in fertilizer applications. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion passed. ITEM #8. Lone Tree Point a/k/a Oak Point Shores preliminary plat. Lone Tree Point preliminary plat is located east of Kenrick Avenue and north of Lake Marion fishing bridge. The plat proposes to develop 16.39 acres of property being subdivided into eight single-family residential lots along a considerable amount of Lake Marion shoreline. The City presently owns a piece of property located directly north of the plat consisting of a mature oak stand and a small ponding area. The developer will be required to provide a trail corridor that would begin at an existing trail easement located in the northeast portion of the plat and head westerly along the north portion of the proposed plat into the existing City owned property and eventually connecting with Kenrick Avenue. The Parks and Open Space System Plan does not identify park property in this planning district. As part of the 16 plus or minus acres, the developer owns a 5-acre island on Lake Marion. Staff is working with the developer concerning the possibility of the island being preserved as a conservation/natural area. The existing residence on the platted lot will remain but must hook up to City sewer and water within two years of the plat approval. All lots within the plat will have City sewer and water. It is estimated 62% of the trees will be saved which will be summarized in the tree preservation plan with the final plat. A sump pump will be installed into the adjacent pond to enable skimming of the pond before it runs into Lake Marion. The storm ponds average two to three feet deep. 03.11 Motion by Volimas, seconded by Lovelace to recommend City Council consider approval of the Lone Tree Point preliminary plat including a cash Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 3 March 19, 2003 contribution in the amount of $12,680 (8 lots x $1,585) to satisfy the park dedication requirement. The developer will be required to construct the trail through Outlot A and the adjacent City-owned parcel as depicted on the grading plan. The developer will be reimbursed by the City for trail Class 5 and bituminous pavement only. The developer will be responsible for the engineering, erosion control, grading, restoration and any landscaping required for the trail. The developer shall also rough grade the future trail in the right-of-way of Kenrick Avenue adjacent the proposed storm water pond. In addition, the developer is required to follow all natural resources requirements detailed in the Engineer?s report outlined by Mac Cafferty associated with tree preservation, grading, drainage and erosion control and further recommendations by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, if applicable, shall be adhered to. The committee further recommends the homeowners association or residents in this plat adhere to the prohibition of phosphorous use in fertilizer applications. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion passed. ITEM #9. Midwest Asphalt Interim Use Permit. Midwest Asphalt is requesting a permit to continue mining in the gravel pit located directly north of Casperson Park. Planning has reviewed the permit and determined the operator meets all zoning requirements and regulations to allow for excavation of 65,000 additional cubic yards of sand and gravel. The duration of the excavation is approximately 1 to 2 years. This is the site where trees were removed along the bluff last September. nd Lake Marion Association President, Mr. Barry Fick, 10546 202 Street West, spoke to the committee on behalf of the Lake Marion Association expressing the association?s outrage regarding the removal of trees along the bluff. They have concerns regarding the erosion of the disturbed areas adjacent the bluff, the deterioration of the lakeshore, the affect on the water quality and the aesthetic impairment of the lake. They request the land be restored to the state it was in before the destruction caused by the removal of the trees. The association supports deferral of the request made by Midwest Asphalt for an interim use permit. They also supported determining the actual number of trees that were removed and that a 2-1 ratio replacement requirement be imposed. 03.12 Motion by Goodwin, seconded by Lovelace to table this item until the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee receive more detailed information concerning the number of trees removed from bluff areas before making a recommendation. The applicant must be present to address questions raised by the Committee related to tree removal, etc. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion passed. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 4 March 19, 2003 ITEM #3. Conduct public hearing on 2003/2004 park and trail development grant applications for the following projects: 1. Prairie Lake Neighborhood Park 2. Village Creek Greenway Trail Acting Chair Messinger called to order the public hearing for the proposed 2003/2004 park and trail development grant applications for the Prairie Lake neighborhood park and Village Creek greenway trail. Prairie Lake neighborhood park: Staff presented the concept master plan and discussed associated amenities and costs. The project proposes a two-phase funding and construction process. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $704,280 broken down as $255,480 for phase one and $448,800 for phase two. The requested grant amount is $352,140. The project will provide typical neighborhood park facilities. Phase one will include: parking lot, trails, ball field, open play areas, restroom shelter building, basketball court, picnic areas, skating facilities, trails, lights and associated grading, seeding and landscaping. The park will be constructed on a 10-acre park, which has been dedicated as part of a large residential th plat. The proposed park is located west of Interstate 35 and north of 185 Street West. This area presently has several hundred homes, and no park facilities. Most of the land area west of I-35 consists of heavily wooded areas, ponds, wetlands and steep slopes. As a result, the City has had difficulty in locating property conducive to active neighborhood park facilities. The proposed plat encompasses approximately 116 acres, including the only flat open area, once used as pastures for farm animals. The City has chosen this open area to accommodate the proposed active recreation facilities. In addition to the flat open area, the City has preserved a large oak-wooded ridge, several ponds and wetlands. Because there are no neighborhood park facilities west of 35W, there is a tremendous need for a park, and the described proposed facilities. The proposed neighborhood park is consistent with the overall park and open space system plan, and meets park needs for existing and future residents. The proposed development is consistent with current neighborhood park development standards, as identified in the 1999 Comprehensive Park and Open Space System Plan. This particular site was identified in the Comprehensive Park and Open Space System Plan as a park search area. Village Creek Greenway Trail: The proposed trail facility will be located within an existing neighborhood linear/greenway park. The project proposes to construct approximately 4,600 feet of lighted 10-foot wide bituminous trail. A pedestrian bridge will be constructed and installed providing pedestrian access to all of downtown Lakeville providing access to the proposed Village Creek neighborhood park. Park benches will be installed at strategic locations for pedestrian use. The proposed trail is part of a multi-phase greenway/linear park development plan. The system will connect numerous public and Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 5 March 19, 2003 private facilities to hundreds of existing and future residential developments. The project will result in a trail linkage to several recreation facilities that will be available for use by the general public. The proposed trail facility, when complete, will provide residents linkage to Aronson Park athletic complex, Quigley-Sime baseball facility, Village Creek neighborhood park, Heritage Square commercial shopping center, Historic Downtown Lakeville, Dakota County Library, Lakeville City Hall, Police and Fire headquarters, Lakeville Senior Citizen Center, Lakeville Area Arts Center and several District 194 elementary schools, Century Junior High School and the Lakeville High School. The proposed facility will complement existing trail corridors along major collector roads. The proposed trail will provide a safe cross-country aesthetic park experience and provide access to numerous natural amenities, existing within the linear park/greenway. Acting Chair Messinger closed the public hearing for citizen comments. There were no public comments and the public hearing was closed. ITEM #10. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business to report at this time. ITEM #11. New business. Staff shared an e-mail with the committee from a citizen regarding the playground at Valley Lake Park. A risk manager from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust inspected the site and verbally commented there did not appear to be a problem. A report will be prepared and forwarded to the City. ITEM #12. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for April 2, 2003 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers. ITEM #13. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 6 March 19, 2003 Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Pat Messinger, Acting Chairperson