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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-17 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE December 17, 2003 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members R. Boldus, C. Skeps, T. Goodwin, J. Volimas and H. Lovelace. Unable to attend were P. Messinger and J. Berg. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud, Environmental Resources Coordinator Mac Cafferty and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting minutes of November 5, 2003. The minutes of the November 5, 2003 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting were presented. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM #4. Citizen Comments. There were no citizens present at the meeting for items other than what is scheduled on the agenda. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. The maintenance staff are flooding rinks on three shifts. - The Lakeville Sno-Trackers have prepared and groomed trails at Ritter - Farm Park. Jim Urie, Arts Center Coordinator and Nick Corbett, Arts Center Facility - Attendant have resigned. Applications are being accepted for both positions. ITEM #6. Chadwick Farms sketch plan. th Chadwick Farms proposed plat is to be located at 210 Street and Jacquard Avenue. The plat consists of 216 single-family dwelling units on 142.25 acres. The east border of the plat adjoins Wild Meadows which is adjacent the west side of Dodd Boulevard. This area of Lakeville would be served by a neighborhood park approximately 8-9 acres in size. A greenway corridor will run adjacent the south creek tributary which is presently just north of County Road 70 from the westerly border of the second high school easterly to Holyoke Avenue. Both the new high school and the Chadwick plat would be required to dedicate the necessary corridor to accommodate the proposed greenway. Staff has worked with the developer to strategically locate the park providing good access to future area residents and adjacent both a significant wetland, the proposed future greenway corridor. There will be 8 foot trails on both sides of Jacquard Avenue and sidewalks within the development. The wetland on the site is a Type 2 (dry) is along South Creek with a 50-foot buffer. Outlot C will be deeded to the City and Outlot D is owned by D R Horton. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 December 17, 2003 The tree preservation plan includes 861 significant trees and 84 of the trees will be marked as ?save trees?. There are also 658 evergreen trees of which the majority will be transplanted within the site. 03.36Motion by Goodwin and seconded by Volimas to recommend approval of Chadwick Farms sketch plan as presented noting the following items: A 50-foot buffer should be implemented on the south side of South - Creek. An effort should be made to preserve as many trees as possible. - Ayes ? 5 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. ITEM #8. Review of rules and rental fees for City athletic facilities and rules and rental fees for use of City shelters and buildings. Resolutions regarding rules and rental fees for City athletic facilities and rules and rental fees for use of City shelters and buildings were discussed. After research completed by staff, it is recommended fees increase to be closer to the level of surrounding communities. 03.38 Motion by Lovelace and seconded by Goodwin to recommend City Council consider approval of the rules and rental fees for City athletic facilities and rules and rental fees for use of City shelters and buildings as outlined. Ayes - 5 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. ITEM #7. Approval of 2004 meeting schedule. The proposed schedule of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee was discussed. Meetings are scheduled preceding the schedule of Planning Commission meetings. 03.37 Motion by Volimas and seconded by Lovelace to recommend approval of the 2004 meeting schedule for the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee. Ayes - 5 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 3 December 17, 2003 ITEM#9. Warming house volunteer program. Staff has worked diligently on coordinating a warming house volunteer program to enable warming houses at a limited number of sites to be opened this winter. Warming houses will be opened at Dakota Heights, Meadows Park and Parkview. Volunteers have stepped forward from the Lakeville High School National Honor Society and Lakeville Hockey Association. There are approximately 75 volunteers to date. ITEM #10. Officers for 2004. Committee members are encouraged to consider terms of office for the 2004 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee. Appointment of officers will be conducted during the meeting to be held January 14, 2004. ITEM #11. Unfinished business. Dakota County is pursuing a regional park in the area of Empire Township consisting of approximately 500 acres. In addition to the proposed Dakota County Regional Park, a collaboration between the DNR and University of Minnesota may create an additional 2,500 acres of public open space. Collectively this is an opportunity for a 3,000 acre park. The DNR is looking at creating a wildlife management area and an aquatic management area. The aquatic management area includes one mile of the Vermillion River Trout Stream. The U of M owns several hundred acres adjacent theses properties known as Umore Park. This area is presently being used as public open space providing equestrian trails and hiking trails. The initial goal is to master plan these areas to maximize their collective benefits to meeting short and long term park and open space needs of the densely populated areas of Dakota County. An ad-hoc task force is being developed for the planning of the community center. More information will follow as it becomes available. ITEM #12. New business. ISD 194 Activities Program Task Force Report. - The Lakeville School Board was presented with a report by the ISD 194 Activities Program Task Force on November 25, 2003 regarding programming for the high schools, middle schools, conference affiliation, activities regarding staffing, youth athletic programming and athletic facilities. The taskforce has drafted preliminary plans and recommendations for issues associated with building a second high school as it relates to major athletic associations such as baseball, soccer and hockey. These organizations act as feeder systems to the high school varsity programs and upon completion of the second high school these associations may possibly be split by boundaries and have separate feeder systems. The City did not have representation at this meeting and therefore was not able to contribute to the discussion. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 4 December 17, 2003 03.39 Motion by Goodwin and seconded by Skeps to recommend the City convene a meeting of interested parties regarding the use of facilities in light of a second high school being constructed within the district, the proposed community center and various other facilities as they relate to the feeder system, schools and prioritization of scheduling. Ayes ? 5 Nays- 0 Motion passed. ITEM #13. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for January 14, 2004 at 6:00 PM at City Hall. ITEM #14. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Robert Boldus, Chairperson